The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-28
n, FLOYD GIBBONS.

firsHISG's HEApQuARTER's. NAMicUiPA,
Chihuahua. via columbus, y. NJ. April
27.--Moro examples or C~arranzista CO.
operation with United States forces In
Mexico came to light to-day upon the
rccstablishmcnt of communication with
the American column which reached tho
point furthcst south In the punitive in
,asion Of Mexico.
Major Robert Howe. with a squadron
OF EOS picked men ~ the Eleventh cav
airy. reported to Gen Pershing that he
had followed the trail OF VII 10 a point
within sight of the border line between
the States Of Chihuahua n Durango.
a messenger Of the column brought
back the reports. and with him came
Aviator Lieut.. RAIDER. tho first member
of the expedition and the only one to
date to enter the state OF Durango.
RAIDER while searching for Howze's
column landed his plane at Otto. which
can be found on the map just southwest
OF santa Barbara.
The performance OF Col. How yes
column is another mark of credit in the
records OF the United states Cavalry
In Mexico. and further than that It may
be a worldwide record for mounted
Ni'VtFs i"hN NY thSiN IfIltlt vi ldl'l
- the column marched 51i miles In
twenty-one days on m ISSUE Of five days
rations over u~nfrequentcd and limos
impossible mountain trails and fought
their way through three towns.
Birthplace Of villa.
The country traverscd is the rcputed
birthplace of villa and is 80 isolated tina,
there are sections OF II which nave
never been penetrated by C~arranzista
author ~. either military or civil.
Driving small bands OF Villistas be-
fore them AS they rode. Col. 1lowse's
men left the district OF Guerrero. San
lsidro and Manaca and pushed south
and eastward through the mountains to
the American mining o. OF Cusihuiri
achic. Authentic information on villas
flight led them straight south over the
dotted trail through san Bernabes to
the town of san Francisco dc Borja,
which place was reached on April s. just
one week after Villa had departed.
The President of the town told Major
Howse that the bandit chief had only a
slight wound in the calf OF his leg. This
was the first report received By tho
American In which Villas reported
wound Was not characterized rs a grave
one.
lHTef lllltS SpuNll w a WI ~. thV
point Of Howse's column from tho tor
of "A hill sighted two armed Mex!cans
on the crest of a hill opposite. The
Mex!cans disappeared. The American
point called up the advance guard and
In a double quick order thirty of the
American troopers mad ~dismounted and
were In positions.
The manouvrc was just IN tim A
minute later a line az horsenen a
-a.A " Watf- fANY ~. 1y
the crest Of tho opposite hill. Their
carb'nes had been drawn from the sad
die boots. They rode at "A gallon.
ing their weapons and two large Next
can flags, which p~unctuatcd either enc
OF the lin"
viva carranza" - and viva Mcxico!"
tho shouted rs they charged down tn,
hill.
nd Of Con. CavasOs.
They were C~arranzista soldiers. Tho,
were $50 strong. and their commander
Was Gen. Cavasos, tho Same who oh
jocted 70 col. Browns entrance II
Cusihuirarhic and who ordered the ma
tivcs at that place no, TO sell supplies t.
tho Americans,
only the quick action Of Major Howe
performed at great personal risk. rre
vented a serious clash which would hav,
a~ntedated the inevitable Parral afair b,
four days. With a display 81 fearless
ress that puzzled the Mexicans tn
Major. first ordering his advance men 4
Eold their rre. ralloped forward alone I,
meet tho Carrauza charge
He waved his hat In the air anc
shouted 10 the Mox!cans to 70 back
He called for their Jefe. There wa!
something IN mis- actions that caused IN
NfSxipnn hnYe.rnap Ia draw I'm Al
though a score Of carbines were pointed
on him. Major Howe rode UP to tn,
advance line and asked h soldiers VIII,
Their commander was.
Gen. Cavassos.' replied n surly Cap
tain.
~ am the commando Of this Ameri
can force replied Major Howe. Pre-
scut my compliments to your Genera
and tell him that ! would like to speal
with HIM"
An order from the Captain and
horseman Rallnped back over The hill. I
return IN a fow minutes later wit
Gen. CavaS"s. The Mexican commando
was inclined to consider the Incident
Joke, He laughed at the thought that
fight had been narrowly avertcd.
All, my children. they are brave an
daring soldiers" 10 said, referring I
his troops, He had no word Of censur
for their attempted charge on the Ameri
cans, He did think that maybe hi
men IN their zeal to fight for Mexico, Ia,
M e." KHAKI uniform OF IN
Americans for the nondescrip rags Of u
Nillistas,
But that was all over. No harm ha,
been done. There Mas no use huntin.
villa further. lie was dead. Everythin,