Show venezuelans VENEZUELA NS MEET DEFEAT GREAT LOSSES TO 70 government TROOPS IN BATTLE AND BY DESERTION government almost without Finan clat Us U sources burc and cannot I 1 ay itis soldiers ceplo try to escape foht went to IQ the army the revolution in the eastern part of venezuela has made much progress during the past week and the government has been obliged to send reinforcements for cements of troops and supplies of ammunition dally daily to many parts of the republic general Es callante and two of preal dent castro a brothers suffered severs severe defeat at the hands of insurgents under borando Ro rando penalosa and dusharme Du harme april 3 at ban bail agostin Ago ag atin near carufano Car in ID the state slate of bermudez of the government soldiers eia eis engaged in this action only retreated the remainder being killed wounded or having de sorted the government was defeated in another engagement april 4 near el rilar illar when its soldiers s were sere ere trying to reach cariaco to in bermudez on tills this occasion tile the government troops again retreated to cat buano where general i escalante is awaiting reinforcements among these will be government soldiers called general escalante has taken tile the ostensive of with 1200 men lite situation of the venezuelan government is becoming critical it is almost without financial resource i and consequently cannot pay its ita soldiers the people ure are making efforts to escape forcible enlistment in the alie army and president castro has been obliged to bring troops from the state of los LOB andes castro was born in this state and the men aiom there are called anin clos |