Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-01-19
officers and Soldiers, Num-
beriag $500, 1867 Women
and 800 Children VIII En-
train for Fort Bliss
GENERAL MERCAD0 IS
DEPRESSED IN SPIRIT
Huerta Commander Feels Dis
grace of Defeat and Threat
Of Court Martial If He Re-
turns 10 Mexico

...oss,se JOURNAL SPECIAL LEASED wlagl
MARTA. Tex, Jan l8s- Footsore'
,,aged. ana almost famshed from
tbolr three days march ON foot ol
sxd.seven milcs oyV "a wind-swept
maintain road. Che $500 Mexican
federal soldiers and generals routed
nom 0jinaea, Mexicc' by the repeis.
.rrived today within few miles OF
Narfa. whence they are to be trans
ported by train TO Fort Bliss at -
raso with thcm are about lpo'
women and 800 children.
Tho raegel remnant OF the lluerta
army which sought asylum In TINS
country rather tnan face possible eN-
termination by the rebels ON Tues
day Mil bo formally nterncd at foft
nliss as wards OF the government
They arc To be held indefinitely ON
the footing Of prisoners Of war u
Will hc the first time the American
army has been called upon TO shelter,
feel ana clothe an cntire-diylsion ol
i fercIsn army which includes sN
diwfmed generals
Nome Of those IN thc unique cara
van which struggled for miles along
the read WAS more visibly affected
ON coming within sight Of Maria than
Gen. salvador Mefad0, Hneita's ief-
mcr military chief, who ordered me
evacuation of oiinaga in4pec of the
oene,ai vTr~A4s~ rre.f-s 4 on ho.se,
his uniform covered with dust, waa
lonfessedly Inundated not only by
the defeat of his army and the neces-
sity for tits flight ID iercign soil,
hut also because Of report ircm
Mexico city that he would be court
martialcd should he rctun to his
native country pcsiics General Mer-
fado. and mnsiing with The United
States cavalrymen who acted as
guards. we're the federal generals,
Castro. Aduna. Landa Orpinal and
ecmcro. all uf them shorn Of their
swords but some still retaining ON their
uniforms tbe lits of gold braid winch
had not been torn off or Woin away
in the flight from Ojnaga. The pic
tlrcsaue morch afoot through Ameri-
can territory 90 SO many foclsu sol
dicrs ana women With their baggage
nbourded with Incident The bifth oI
3 child. Che death of several wounded
soldiers. tho search for water VA the
desert the constant siragsling away
nom tho line of march, and ut
rounding up ugHin of scores If The
refugees were some of the difficulties
with which the United states eavai-
rymen. commanded by Major NoNa-
mee had to content. lhe MeNicans.
gearded virtually ns prisoners. out
numbered ihe eatoltIne American sol
diers ten Go one.
Since they were routed from Oii-
uaga by General Villas rebel forces
and compelled 10 .eross the border
m,s the United states at presido.
Tex. eight days ago, the MeNican sol
Hels haye had only scant food sup
plies. Their march of siNty-seven
miles 10 the nearest railway station
after they had been disarmed AND
held prisoners By the American troops
was made possible hy the establish
ment of The three camps provided en-
route Eut these camps were sup
piled with limited rations because ali
faodstuffs and water had TO be ear
ried hy wagon from Maria Many oi
The foreigners were poorly clad ana
without blankets SO that their suffer-
ing at night was intense. Hence the
hopeful look mat appeared m the
faces of the dirt-begrimed men and
women when they were told that the
march was almost over
II was particularly remarked by tho
American officers that Of all the
marehers thc Mexican womcn were
the best, There were instances OF
women Yielding their places on horse
back or hurros TO mon who found
themselves tired out with the walk.
The marching column was stretched
over a great distance to prevent con
fusion ana TO reduce as much as pos
sible the suffering from the dust that
rose III great clouds from the we'll
travelled road All sVmbanee Of IA,
uniform ranks Of an army WAS gone
Il was a curious miagling Of people
and animals. while in places the
women with their red dresses and
shaws gave touch Of brilliant ooloi
~ the scene. Wherever there wer,
spaces Ia the lines. There VAS almost
sure to hc a mongrel dog determined
70 follow it's master.
little group of women by th5
roadside formed rs The permission oi
a.
g child The eld women who at.
ton led announced that a little eir
had been born in the procession ano
the news travelled down the entire line
arousing a fire of conversation A
Rooster, sawed bY daung master
from the wfefk of piinasa. erewed
his triumph from the back of burr,
fn vhfrA ff't st-r4 attached with