Fighting in Mexico
HEAVY FEDERAL LOSSES, REBELS GAINING GROUND. Received 25, 10.15 p.m. Washington, March 24. Reports reach the State Department of heavy fighting around Torreon. The Federal losses are reported at 700. The rebels are reported to be steadily gaining ground, and it is believed that they have captured the city. A BLOODY BATTLE RAGING. By Telegraph—Press Association. Mexico City, March 24. Villa, with twelve thousand troops, fought a bloody battle in the neighborhood of Gomez Palaeio, a village near Torreon. Vcllasco, the Federal commander, attempted to check Villa's march by the left of Torreon, and gave battle. After a fierce engagement and heavy losses Velasco retreated, leaving the villages on fire after a heavy artillery duel. The hospitals arc full of wounded, but Torreon is still holding out.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 255, 26 March 1914, Page 5
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130Fighting in Mexico Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 255, 26 March 1914, Page 5
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