Show CAS CASTRO TR 0 IN IRE DIRE STRAITS J JAND AND VENEZUELA T O U L A Y A A REBELS REBELS' S O ABOUT TO CONQUER HIM I Making Last Stand of at Victoria With Only Four of His Fifteen Guns Remaining in iii Commission Y x I f t PRESIDENT CASTRO f MAKES MAXES LAST STAND f I WASHINGTON Oct 16 A A cablegram cable- cable f gram re received l Cd at the State d depart depart- f meat ment this morn morning Ins from Crom Up United f States Minister Bowen at Caracas i 4 dated last night reads f Battle Victoria continuing f It Is believed hero that Castro Is 4 making his last stand at ut this point 1 f and that the fate Cate of oC tho the revolution f will be determined by this engage- engage i if f mont monte 4 I WILLE WILLEMSTAD AD Wednesday Oct 15 is- The The battle batUe near La Victoria Venezuela 1 la between the army commanded by President Castro Castio and the revolutionary forces which began Monday morning and resulted In the retirement of President PresIdent President Pres Pres- ident Castro to La Victoria Tuesday af afternoon afternoon afternoon af- af was resumed again fiercely atS at 5 S o'clock Wednesday V morning At that time the president had received reinforcements reinforcements rein rein- and had over men engaged engaged en en- en against revolutionists Revolution Ahead The artillery played a part never before before be be- j be-j fore seen In Venezuela Shortly before 5 o'clock Wednesday afternoon the revolutionists revolutionists revolutionists rev rev- appeared to have gained a slight advantage The Tha Presidents President's artillery artillery ar ar- ar tillery which numbered fifteen guns had been reduced to four tour guns La Victoria Victoria Victoria Vic Vic- toria was crowded with wounded and there were no provisions In the town Foreigners Starving Starving- The British cruiser Indefatigable h has had left La Guayra for Tucacas with provisions provisions provi provi- for tor th the foreign residents there some of whom are said to be dying oC or hunger hunger hunger-as as a a. result of ot the concentration measures ad adopted by the Venezuelan authorities The Indefatigable to ac accomplish accomplish ac- ac her mission will have to run ruri the blockade of of TucacaS The German crul cruiser er Veneta has 1139 also left La Guayra and It Is regarded that tha she Is also bound for Tuca Tucacas as Fighting g at C rup no I L' L I Fighting took jock t k place L Monday and and Tuesday Tuesday- T eda b w en n Jh the I forces and the re ar rul hu p pano 1 I IThe The German cruIser Panther hits h s- s forced the tl entrance of the Orinoco river and has reached Ciudad Bolivar to protect pro pro- protect prote te t German Interests th there le United States Minister Bowen has announced announced announced an- an that he will not ask aak for tor a a. guard g of to protect the United States State legation les-atlon at Caracas andall andall and all nil his colleagues will follow tollow Mr I. I Bowen's Bowens Bowens Bowen's Bowens Bowen's Bow- Bow ens en's example I |