Las Vegas optic., 1914-05-04
HAS BEEN GETgINGFR FREE FOOB
WILL CONTINUE no no SO uNriL
TRoURLEs IN MEXICO ARE
Az AN END 1
TOlAVOID ANY EVENTUALITlES
UNITED STATES DEEMED II 40.
vlsARLE TO REMOVE HUERTA
MEN FROM THE BORDER

El Paso, Texas, May 4.-The 1000
men Of the Mexican federal army, ac-
companied by 1900 women and chill
dren, who have been interned at Fort
Bliss since they crossed the interna-
tionaI border after suffering defeat
by the constitutionalists at oiinaga
and were taken in charge by United
States troops, were entrained today
for Fort Wingate, New Mexico.
Three ten-section trains carrying ap-
proximately 1000 federal soldiers left
today, and four more sections will de-
part tomorrow. Each section was un-
der command Of one Of the IA federal
generals who sought safety across the
border after their disastrous defeat by
General villa at Ojinaga. Lieutenant
Colonel Frederick Perkins Of the
Twentieth United States infantry was
in command Of the transfer to Fort
wlngate
Three companies Of the First bat
talon Of his regiment and the entire
Second battalion guarded the prison
ers on the journey and win turn Them
over to the permanent guard already
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General jose Ines salazar, under in
dictment in New Mexico on charges
Of having violated the neutrality laws.
was among the federals on the first
section. He has been confined in the
stockade at Fort Bliss. but will be
taken temporarily to Fort Wingate to
await his trial, which is set for some
time this month at Santa Fe.
Maximo Castillo, charged with being
the leader Of the band responsible for
the Cumbre tunnel explosion and fire
on the Mexico and Northwestern rail-
road. also was sent on the first sec
tion, accompanied BY specia1
guard.
With the exception Of the little
group OF United states soldiers which
occupied the end sections and plat
forms of each car, the Pullman porters
Of the tourist sIeepers Of which the
trains were composed. were the most
martial figures on the trains.
Only shredg Of uniforms remain to
most Of the prisoners and no attempt
to maintain any military Formations
was made by the little ol4mps Of men,
women and children which scufnea
from the barbed wire stockade drag-
ging with them q varied assortment o1
pots, pans and personal belongings.
The entire personal baggage Of ons
cheerful looking Mexican woman con-
sisted Of one new ana entirely unused.
broom. ssM
A swarm Of Mexican men and won-
en- gathered last night and early today
as close to the stockade as the guard
would permit, and shouted farewell
messages and greetings to their
friends inside the wire fence. Many
wrote notes and tossed them into the
air in the hope that the stir breeze
blowing toward tho fence would carry
their missives within reach Of the
prisoners. A dog belonging to one o.
the prisoners was made the carrier
for many letters. trottlng back ana
forth with the notes tied to hts collar
but he declined to accept parcels post
business and rolled IN the dust when
heavy package Of tobacco was slea
to his back
Since their arrival here, thsfe have
been several attempts by prisoners ta
escape. Two prisoners were shot ana
seriously wounded By the enaiSs as
they attempted q cut the wires whleE
lighted tie stockaae.