The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-11-17


WaShlng ana mending clothes. and at
tendins To- children In every direction.
large share of the men wore no
uniforms, the nearest approach L. one
being the khaki blouse ana trousers
frequently worn by workingmen an
lover the world. They lounged about
in "a" shade "f the trees, attended 10
the'r horses. repaired their saddles
iand ACCOMPLISHMENTS ana otherwise
busted themselves "r were lost in
slumbrr
Record Breaking couriers.
Armed squadrons were coming and
going constantly. their officers re-
ipuring To- their commanders and then
hastening in various directions To- exc
cute tn" orders given them. An ex-
ample IF the duties required Of some
iof these soldiers was furnished soon
after the arrival of the party of
visitors.
The civilians had brought an impor-
! tant communication for GOV. Carranza
! himself while the writer also bore a
! dispatch that was essential should
reach his hands as soon as possible.
/ To tn" disappointment of the visitors
( II was learned that the commander
ln-chief, or first chief, as he is called
I had left the dav before i'm an automo-
bile for the city of Torreon. over 49,
miles distant
courier was summoned, the mes
sages were securely wrapped up and
given To the messenger. and ne was
instructed 10 start at once. To make
relays, riding night and day. until the
dispatches were delivered into Gov.
'arran2as own hands. Incredible as il
may seem. it was expected that the
journey would be- made ana the courier
reach lIermanas with the governors
reply in not more than four days, and
It was even believed that the journey
would be- made i'm less than that time.
From tn" officers who were met here
and VII" were fresh from the recent
lighting many interesting facts wer,
gathered. AS interesting as anything
we're the statements as To the effects
Of artillery fire. This seems to have |
been chiefly effective from the noise |
made and the fright enRendered there !
by among the raw troops rather than !
from any damage To life or limb. OF all |
the wounded sent 10 the hospital at
piedras Ncgras not a single one owed |
his injuries to the shot of cannon. /
MI had been wounded by bullets.
several officers affirmed that while |
al the battle in Monclova over "a thou /
sand shots had been fred by artillery f,
l.at
his lii" from that fire, a shell having |
passed directly through his body. |
Some destruction was done To- build
inRs by the artillery fire. bat as
against troops. infantry. or cavalry. it |
WAS almost innocuous.
Advantage OF Open Order.
one well placed and lucky shot from
an engine axle gun struck an armorcd
automobile belonging to the kederals
and knocked it into junk. \ detach-
ment of hundred cavalry had up
ward &C Il hundred shells fired at it
from an elevation while ii was march
ing across an open and unprotected
stretch OF country, yet no injury of
any kind was suffered by the men or
animals. The fact that Mexican troops
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