The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-21
RAGGED SOLDIERS OF
HUERTA IN STOCKADE
$500 Mexican Troops. Women,
children. Dogs and Chickens
Reach Fort Bliss.
PREPARE FOR EASY LIFE
pefurrc, Will Cost 1. :. 81. 100
n Day During Their
Imprisonment.

=, rNso. Jan. .0.-Fort Bliss is the
,omc now for $500 Mexican Federal
sshters and camp followers. Three sec
so,. Of the. refugee and prison caravan
,,r prcsldio arrived at the post this
.,,,rnins and more ar, coming tomorrow
"a c,rnrl,tp the full quota of the Mexican
Federal refugees who fled from Ojinaga
>, % Texas and surrendered to the United
s,a,es soldiers when driven from their
trenches 10y the rebels.
, Gems Mcrcadu l.anda. Aduna and
Romero arrived with the first three trains.
Thu other trains tomorrow will bring
Gems. Castro and uppinal.
As rapidly as the Federal fighters
reached the refugee camp they We're as
signed 20 their places on the company
streets. their baggage and kettles un
strapped. and food was given 10 them by
An American camp cook. assisted by a
Mexican captain. who had to keep Il sharp
watch 10 prevent the men from returning
FOR a second ration. All day attachments
o, the prisoners. with their camp follow
era. children. dogs and chickens were seen
CROSSING the mesa from the railroad sid
ING The We're distributed along the com
pany streets where the yellow, conical
wall tents had already been set up by the
United states soldiers
Immediately after their arrival the Mex
.can soldiers We're put to work saving
A-eSood. digging trenches and setting up
additional tents. The tents for the Mex
.csa officers are segregated from those OF
the soldiers. The refugees are divided
INTO company ORGANIZATIONS and are in
command Of their own officers.
z. =. Troops surround Entire Camp.
The barbed wire stocktde has not yet
been completed. but there is n Gordon
O. mounted and foot soldiers around the
entire camp, with two pr!vates constantly
{. guarding Gems. Mercadu. l.anda Aduna
' .-.i Romero
The prisoners ar. dressed in all kinds
81 uniforms, few having complete outfits
Many Nore blue blouses. gray trousers,
red banded caps and military overcoats
Others had the irregular Uniform OF slate
gray and Ste;son hats. St!ll others wore
plain Mexican straw hats with parts Of
uniform coats and trousers. and many
were without any distinctive dress
The camp followers carried pots. pans.
'ke,tles and beddinC with them, and many
carried their small children on their backs
one woman had "a sack full of chickens.
which she had carried from Ojinaga to
Fort Bliss. a little Mexican boy rode
behind an American trooper his feet so
sore from the long march that they were
handaged with rags. Many of the women
sere barefooted while others wore Mexi-
can sandals. but few had shoes.
As soon as the caravan reached the
camp the refugees Were distributed along
the company streets. They set up their
amp fires and We're soon busy cooking
beans and pattins out tortillas, apparently
happy. at least that the travelling was
over and they were 10 settle down TO a
life OF quiet for time.
The United States will have to pay
out sl.400 every day for housing and
feeding the $500 Federal prisoners and
refugees. In other words. II will cost the
american people nearly 81 every minute
mat the prisoners and refugees remain a.
guests in this country.
;. Daily Meat BiIl 1884.
The meat bill alone viii total 1854 a
day. Nearly 1.400 pounds of beef and
about two and a half tons OF -four will be
doled out every day. ana the women who
accompany the army will be allowed to
COOK II as they like Army cooks will
bake byead for the prisoners. but II Is
probable that Hour tortllas will lie more
popular. Bacon in 500 pound lots will
te served at each meal IL the prisoners
desire IT, The monthly bacon bill will
total $500.
The inevitable cup of coffee will be
gwen 10 each prisoner at every meal
'Iais VIII cost the Government Sis a day
or S3,142 month. Rice will be set down
before the prisoners in 500 pound lots
aally. while frjo!es and chile peppers
"Hl be consumed at the rate OF $500
pounds every twenty -four hours. Pota-
loes and onions are also on the bill OF
'sre' $40 pounds Of each to be consumed
every day
sugar and salt. everyday necessities
VIII accompany each meal, and Uncle
sam VIII pay out s67 day for these two
TENS Five hundred pounds of lard will
oe used daily. AT a cost OF approximately
: eoo day. Canned milk will be used al
every meal, and $50 cans will be con
sl'ned every day at cost of $40. Nearly
S'' pounds of prunes viii he dealt ou,
e.rry twenty four hours, while six gallons
|" vinegar viii also be tapped