Show PRESIDENT CASTRO IN RETREAT VENEZUELA SITUATION CRITICAL WILLEMSTAD Island o of Sept 17 President 17 President Castro Caltro of V Venezuela la lahas has baa retreated from before the advance of the revolutionists The Venezuelan Governments Government's situation Is 18 critical Ee Recent nt advices received from Venezuela confirm the dispatches of or the Associated As As- Press from of oC Friday September The battle which as then announced d be began an September In the vicinity of Venezuela Vene Vene- zuela between about O J IO H revolutionists under the command of or Gens Mendoza and Rivera RI and GO Government Go forces of about bout the same strength led b by bythe bythe the Venezuelan Minister of oC War ar Gen Garrido resulted in the the defeat of the Government Go nt forces and not In a 3 victory for tor the latter laUer as announced In a dispatch dis- dis patch from Crom Torres Cardenas secretary to Pre President Castro which set act forth that Gen army hall hail been annihilated September Slit m near ar Tinaquillo According to lo report the tho Pr President Intends to move his hiE army to a point near Valencia Join forces force with the troops under Gen Garrido and attack the revolutionary revolutionary rc lIonal army commanded h by Gen Mendoza From all points are reported desertions of Government soldiers to the ranks of the revolutionists and the general Impression in Venezuela is that thal the last Important incident ent o of tho the revolution Is approaching |