South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-01-17
Men, Women and Children on
67-Mile March Under Guard
of American SoIdierS-Stand
Up Under HardShipS.
SALAZAR CONFIRMS
REPORT OF BEATH
Says Gen. 0rOzCO, One of Ma
derO Leaders, Was Slain in
Battle of 0rijina When VIII
las Rebels Took Town.

PRESIDE, Texas. Jan. 1.-THE
picturesque parade OF arrested Nexi-
can federals in ragged uniforms and
civilian refugees mostly clad in tat
ters, IS now on its way to Maria. o.
miles across the hills. where they are
10 entrain Tor FL Paso.
MercadO, Castro and their aides
rode IN state guarded by Mai. McNa-
mee's cavalrymen. bat the private sol
dlerS and the women camp followers
many Of the latter with children in
arms, marched on foot. The prospect
OF the long march. however, did not
appear 10 have a depressing effect on
the spirits Of the ragged army. They
have been better fed and more com
IortaDly housed since they crossed the
border than they had been for many
months on their own territory and ev-
ldently looked forward with a good
zeal OF pleasure TO a continuation OF
TINS pleasant experience at Fort Bliss
where they are 10 he housed until
some other disposition can be made OF
them.
News Of the comfortable situation
OF the refugees appears 10 have trav-
elled back across the border because
the number OF persons in the concen-
tration camp which was only 1000
a week ago has now grown TO 5000
No Military Bearing.
II the crowd had ever been in the
army II had no semblance OF military
bearing today
Occasionally an officer in gorgcous
uniform suggested the military char
acter of the organization but gor-
-eous uniforms We're rare and military
discipline If il ever existed was LEFT
on the hills of Ojinaga
Dust arose like a mist over the first
mile of the route the level stretch of
"a f-r
Many backward glance was cast I'm
the foreground was the L. =. camp and
the Rio Grande valley. Across the
river peaceful in the sun sat Ojinaga
the fortifications that had fallen Then
the column drew further on and soon
even the white walls OF the houses on
the L. =. side merged with the dusty.
treelesS plain.
The army marched in the fashion
of Mexican irregulars Every horse
able to bear the burden had two riders
usually a man and woman. Strong
little burros carried domestic belong
ings packed in huge bundles on both
sides. with children perched on TOP.
The women rode or walked with a
watchful eve on children and domestic
goods. The men who had tobacco.
deftly rolled Cigarets and smoked.
Incidents Of March.
Once in a while, one OF the soldiers.
weaker than the others. staggered. a
woman slides from poor old horse
and the men ride. 4 hurrO darts from
the path at the punched gramma
grass or sotel plants and has 20 be
dubbed back into line. small babe
begins 10 CRY and sitting in a jOlting
wagon the mother suckles IT,
a tattered soldier recovering from
wounds occasionally drops beside the
read but the procession does not stop
The wounded man is bundled into ono
Of Ta a fr1 .rn
dren call for "agua" and the water
bottles have 70 be opened. Occasion
ally the strain Of a half savage song
breaks from the lips OF one or the
more buoyant spirits in the column
and is taken up by another and an
other until IL reaches down the entire
line Of tattered men and women.
IL was typical march Of a typical
Mexican army.
MEXICO CITY. Jan. 17.-Three
thousand factory workers at OriZaba.
state Of Vera Cruz. struck Saturday.
The Orizaba officials have requested
the government 10 saId troops there
as an uprising is feared.
A court martial convened here today
TO try Gen. Mercado. the federal com
mander who surrendered Ojinaga- His
conviction is assured as ne is a pris-
oner OF American troops IN Texas and
Will be represented by one officer ap-
pointed by the minister Of war.
The confiscatiOn and sale OF prop
erty OF wealthy families suspected of
sympathiZing with the constitution
alists will begin next week.
Another attack was made hr La-
patistas on the InterOceanic railway
line 20 Vera cruz today "a freight train
being captured. the tracks torn up
and several bridges burned east ~
Oriental. 4 detachment OF federals
sent 10 the scene were routed with a
loss OF 16 Killed. The road b now
completely tied up leaving only ne
Mexican line 20 Vera Cruz
The government reports a victory
over $500 rct.els at Matchuala. The
rebel leader. Eglalio Guterrcz. four
officers and 200 men are reported q
have been killed.
A number OF small fights have taken
place in the State OF Jalisco. the reb-
els having come into the state from
the Pacific coast
The editor and proprietor of the
Catholic newspaper la NaclOn was
arrested today and the paper sus-
pended hy order OF Huerta-
STARTS FOR SOUTH.
JCAREZ. Jan 70. - Operations
against the federals south of Mexico
city are 70 be pushed simultaneously
with the movement against TorTeOn.
Monterey and Zacatecas. Tais was
made clear Friday by the announce
ment that Gen Craios Bringas. COM
mander OF the cOnstitutionalist forces
in the state Of Puebla VIII leave here