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Show BATTLE IN PROGRESS Artillery Duel on Hills Near the Town of Parral Jiminez, Mox., April 2. The battle for possession of tho Important city of Parral began this morning. General Gen-eral Campa posted his men ln tho .hills near the city and an artillery duol began. The city is defended by Generals Soto and Villa, with a federal force estimated at 400 men. Campa's column col-umn is fully twice as strong. General Orozco takeB the capture of tho city for granted, and sent a repair crew after the troops today to build a temporary track around a destroyed de-stroyed culvert. Goneral Luis Fernandez, with 800' men, was sent south today to Esca-lon, Esca-lon, in the vicinity of which placo It had been rumored that a federal force from Torreon had been seen. nn |