A VICTORY FOR VILLA.
TORREON HAS NOT FALLEN. [By Electric Telegraph—Copyright! [United Press Association.! Mexico City, March 2S. General Villa's victory around Torieon is now admitted. Though the city has not fallen, Villa announces that he expects to capture it within a couple of days. Four days' fighting in the neighbourhood of the suburban district of Gomez Palacia was the fiercest in the history of Mexico. After a series of assaults, involving heavy losses on both sides, the Federals withdrew inside Torreon.
Heat, hunger and thirst caused many deaths amongst the wounded Constitutionalists, but Villa's soldiers wsoh aedovermlll a s'Rni VanlT-. ? showed marvellous spirit.
Permanent link to this item
Hononga pūmau ki tēnei tūemi
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/STEP19140330.2.10
Bibliographic details
Ngā taipitopito pukapuka
Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 84, 30 March 1914, Page 3
Word count
Tapeke kupu
104A VICTORY FOR VILLA. Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 84, 30 March 1914, Page 3
Using this item
Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi
Copyright undetermined – untraced rights owner. For advice on reproduction of material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in