Albuquerque morning journal., 1915-03-30
Long Journey Made in One
Day Over Rocky Roads by
Villa Forces to Surprise En-
eny by Furious Attack,
PICKED B0DYGUARD
KEEPS PACE TO END
Exhausted Horses LaShed Into
Charge Women GaIIOp at
Side of Men Through Long
Journey,
by FLOYD T.. GIBBONS.

Copyright 1915. by the Chicago Trbune)
Monterey, Mexico, March 1S.-
Gen. Francisco villa has begun his
campaign against the three principal
border ports held by the Carranzistas,
Nuevo Laredo, Matamoras and Tam
pico.
The campaign opened Monday from
Monterey as a base. one column is
now directed northeast toward Nu-
evo Laredo, which is just across the
border from Laredo, Texas, second
column is making directly eastward to
Matamoras, which is across the bor-
der from Brownsville, Texas, and the
third column is on its way southeast
with Tampico as its objective.
Writer Rides to Battle.
BY special permission of General
Villa, | rode out with the central in
vading column with the staff officers
of General Felipe Angeles, the former
federal commander and the trained
military technician Of the Villstas.
Today / returned with two members
of General Villas bodyguard who
were wounded in the fight at Ita-
mOnes, which ! had the good fortune
to witness. General Villa is still in
the field, although which one of the
columns he is with was not given out.
Major Jesus Aguilar, member Of
General Angeles staff. has been my
companion through the three opening
days Of the campaign.
10000 Men on Move.
When we retired late Sunday night
In. General Angeles private car here
in Monterey we were told to sleep III
cur dr0rnes. Before a. IN. we were
routed out Of bed and shortly after
that hour Villas entire army of some
10000 men was on the move. Every
soldier had at least one horse ana
most of them led "A spare one ana
used It as a pack animal.
Dawn was just breaking as we rode
through the little village of San Nlch-
Oias de las Garzas and only hanutui
Of sleepy eyed old men reviewed us
from the doorways of thatched nuts
as we passed through the village
street.
Into the Foothills.
Beyond the village the column
turned close into the foothills or Iopo
Chico mountain, which pokes It's jag
ged, saw-edged back above a fringe OF
clouds and mists, like a prehlstotic
sea monster lashing in spray Inc
cavalcade stopped several miles tur-
ther on at the Hacienda el Canada'
where the British flag was flying over
the overseer's office Although sew
eral members of the staff had men
toned the fact that the small cup OF
coffee received on our departure was
an Inadequate breakfast, the column
was on its way again before FOOD
could be prepared,
We rode on at faster gait. AS we
rounded the base of hill from Whlcn
the road wound down into a Droad
green valley, the size of the army pc
came apparent. For distance Oh i've
or six miles ahead the varicoioreo
costumes of the horsemen could pe
seen bobbing up and down whlle
morning breeze caught the white flags
that punctuated the riding column.
Under the White Flag.
THE white flags are carried pS
General Villas orders, said MAJOR
Aguiar. "The Cararnzistas accuse us
of misusing the flag of truce pu[
General Villa says, My people VIII
follow the white flag, 1t is the c'eah
flag BY the way, wrap your hanu-
kerehief around your left arm. That
is our uniform for this campaign II
might save you trouble"
where is General villa" ] asked
"Who knows?" replied Agullar.
"Villa is everywhere. Sometimes ne
is here. Sometimes he is there. Great
men multiply themselves NO one
knows but villa
Women Ride With Men.
There were fully half as many
women in the army as there Were
men. They rode side by side with the
soldiers and many of them carried FL
files and belts of cartridges. some Oh
them rode astride their horses win
blankets and bundles tied about them'
with their canteens and camp kettleS
and earthcnwarc pots bouncing ABOUT
they logged along, apparently WIN
the greatest comfort. Many OF thelil
carried babies in their arms ana sun
Were able to hold cigarette III one
hand and the reins in the other
BY II o'clock the sun was high ana
hot. The dust from the galloping
horses was almost sitting. The sweat
ing animals snorted and tossed their
heads.
Horses Spurred Down Bun.
At the little village of Zacatecas'
called Zacatecas Chica (the small) 10
differentiate from the larger town OF
that name General Angeles talked
with the old men at the side of the
road while the troops were kept on
the run through the town.
Taking road to the left the gen
eral and his staff and bodyguard oee zee
scended a winding path down 3;n,i 3lnli
Of limestone at the bottom Of which hich
was brackish stream from ,r, Whlu.l ~
the horses refused to drink nc 40