El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-12-22
VISIT TO The
OJINA6l GARRISON
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why the position is considered Ylrtu-
ally impTegnable.
NAMED too long watching the BullQlnS
OF Notifications, I continued on INTO
the city. Meeting young oIIlcer pc
fore going very far. j asked the way
to The "Cuartel general or military
headquarters He volunteered TO snow
me the place BY this time we were
Narrow streets CIOEged-
Narrow and cramped are the roads
that are called streets in OJinaga' ana
every one was literally alive win SOL
diers and horses. They leaned against
the walls of houses on the street tneS
moved back and forth by tens ana
twenties. they came out OF doorway,
alleys and side Streets Lhey SLoou ~
little groups on the corners-eacn one
dirty and hungry looking. Hair or Ine
federal army-the volunteer COMMAND
Of OrozcO and SalaZar- are cavalry
and horses were as numerous Is ll.eti
in fhe street Tt was hard to tell which
looked more rliserabIe-the animals or
/ their riders. 80
Two or three times my sulde ana L
were halted by officers VINO WduLeu 10
Z 1-Tou nv mission At beast half
dozen officers asked me, during oLher
+ visits if they could cross the Ilne 20
3 Presidfo. and seemed inwardly pleased
when I assured them they coulo, II
they came Unarmed- tour or I've
/ blocks Of picking our way lhIgt !7
I-nots CT men and horses. all mllilI5
D
( iect. brought us to Cen Mercado s nsstu-
( Guarters- where my pilot excused him
/ self. after I had thanked him with
: words and a CigareL-
NercadO is a SMALL stout, solQlet- ne
wears glasses and an eye ann ig-l
causes him to blink lhces s5s-ll.-3 = ~, - -
Judging from remarks dropped oy o.
-ioers of the army. any thing DuL popu-
Jar and the rumOr that he and Salaz5tI
Gre not i'm perfect accord was slIel IN
Il hat
( few minutes after had been aoInllleu
. to his office
THE federal commando, 7 learned IN
Ofinag1 is q brOtherinlaW or preSl-
den+ T-Terta which probably accounts
for the fact that he has not Deen re
moved from commend or the norm
eru division" long ago as ne mas llauS
: some apparently BAD mllltaLy NOV -
He is a silent man and ms speech
when he does talk, is grdtI ana az
: rupt He was as courteous 10 me q
could oe desired, however
SaIaZar and MercadO.
Four or five officers were seated IN
Z his office when i entered 4ne sSilS- a
offered me a seat and answered haiL =
{ ! dozen or more questions that were put
/ 10 him He invited me to visit OJinasa
when pleased and gave me pass
Z port explaining my business he
speaks no English
inmate the office door opened ana Gen
Z Jose i. SalaZar entered All those PC
Z the room. except Aerca0of rose anu
SaIazar shook hands with each or IneIn
NTercado turned in his char anu D+
the movement. presented his back 70
him For lust a fleeung Sec0uur =
cauEht sight Of a sheer on oaialaI s
Inns and then he began talking Win
/ one o. the officers
SaIazar Is F'lesaier.
Ca1ezar. called the 'gringO haJer.
Z aud4uOted as an enemy or the amer u
can. was in a good hum0r apparently
He asked me if I was not aIralu =
I come hunting for news IN OIlhaSd d l--
( was amused when I repued mat Il2
frea truent I'D to that time had not CIV
Z en- any cause for fear lie IS llesnle
[ than when he took Juarez near L-
two years ago at the beginning or IN
20 OrOzcO revolution bis physlQue p
. I nowe-ful but easy living has put su
[ perfluOus weight upon IL
Many Generals
Cen. MercadO handed me list or I'M
3 ! era1era1s in Oiinaga as I made ready q
/ leave There were 10 OF tneLl We
I cadO. SaIazar. OrOzcO, AdUna- Romero
: G7pfueL Iauda. Mancilla- CaraVeo au'
[ Marine. Aduna. Mercado. Landa
l MARTINEZ and MauCilla are all 1edera
- regulars The rest command FolunLee
I regiments OrOZCO is second IN com
> T79nd to Nercado. though Aduna Il
$50 men-a military freaks the cas-
in OiiuaEa-
saw Crozco as 7 started back e
PrcsfdiO He is the same slender, hdll
locking man that Fl PaSoans Know
is said that he is even more quiet nov
n than ever and is really the comh allqe
I in Oiinaga. MerCadO removed POI
4 vote would give OrozcO hls place ~ ~
q trip back to Preside was uneFeillLu'