El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-12-19
REFUGEES CHANGE
PRESIDI0' ASPECT
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eat their evening meal without an
overcOat around them. Maria, pro-
ular woman in the village: while
Julian" the slow moving Mexican
boy who waits on the table, is the most
abused.
coffee, milk and honey are the prln-
cipaI 'rations." Eggs, potatoes ana
meat for breakfast. dinner and supper
is the rule. Oatmeal is served some
times. At the army barracks nllle
north of town, the chow Is on par
with the eating at Maria's.
The arrival of the mail every even
ing at O'Clock from Shafter marks
the liveliest hour of the day. For Two
McHenry, is busy distributing mail 70
the refugees, officers, soldiers, 1nnaDl-
tants and visitors at Preside No
mail arrives or is sent out on Sunday
The Daily Amusement.
Refugees who still remain in Pre-
sidio gatheS in little groups during
the day to discuss the situation. Law
vers. landowners, government officials
and employees, judges and business men
all of whom fled from Chihuahua with
the federals, are among them some
are waiting here for instructions from
Mexico City; others for money from
home; others to see what is going 70
happen in OJinaSa. None VIII aduilI
to Americans that they suffered mucn
on the six day march across the desert
from Falomir to Ojinaga, but there IS
little doubt that the did. Detection
little doubt that they did. Detection
The large ajOrity of the refugees
who arrived at Ojinaga have already
crossed the line and are on their wax
to Maria. Reliable statements from
them give the information that about
500 of the better class left Chihuahua
with the federals. Few women OF the
40 hr0 rcrhf q =
hardships of the trip were co1sidered
too rigorous. Not a refugee died on
the way to the border, according to the
statements Of dozen or more VINO
made the entire trip. Stories of the
deaths on the trip were false state
ments.
Suffering of Refugees.
Scores of those who reached here
did not have sufficient funds to 90 to
Maria by auto and were obliged to
travel another 81 miles overland IN
wagons or coaches. The trip by wagon
from here to the railroad takes nearly
four days. The road from Preside 70
Maria is a difficult one to travel II
has been alive with wagons filled with
refugees bound for the railway TOT
the last ten days. The nights nave
been cold and there has been some SUI
1ering on MS accO's1-
The f"rd where communication De-
tween Ojin3ga and Preside IS MAIN
tanned Is about hal way between the
two towns. The distance from this
place TO OsiI aga is a little more than
two miles Searl everyone in Pre-
sidiO spends the greater part OF the
day on the ri~er J'plg EaTci.ing IN .
travel baCi and f0riS cry few per-
sons from this SIDE cross the line
Probably MT more tfan me An er4can
a day visits Ojinaga. One newspaper
man has been ordered to stay away
from the place and the sentiment re
garding Americans is anything but
favorable
Serenades ut Night
As in every Mexican village. night
serenades are the custom, and Preside
is no exception Long past the mid
night hour the wailing of violins, &C
cordlOns and harmOnicas Nearly every
Mexican family here possesses one Of
these instruments and playing them
1ftCr CSIk is their sole amusement.
There is no saloon here and unless a
key of beer or a bottle of whisky
I 'strays" in. there is no artificial en-
livenment to relieve the monOtOny.
Sometimes, but say it quietly lest
the high sIeTiff should hear, the swish
of oaIdS g ing round a table and the
words I raise yOu," are to be heard
- one is listening. Poker, played py
the light of a Pickering oil lamp, IN
srUe adobe hut is ten times more fas-
cinaJinS than when it is played by