El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-03-15
PER5HING AWAITS
TROOP ARRIVALS
Last Commands to Make UP
Expedition Are En- Route;
Alleged Spy Caught.

coIu.nbus. \ .AL. March 1'.-2ctl l'S
.,.,,i,,,,os il, ..c,mp columbus pending
the arrival here Of the last OF 'he
troops tbnt will constitute the com
m,ud Of Cen. John }. Pershin5' winch
is to 60 into Mexico. The arrival o.
army trucks from Wisconsin 10 ga -
sil1plies and Of addtuohal uooPa 49,
make uD thc expedition, VIZ l',ui III.
rofnnrafiou Of the American plans ~.
aviation corps from fott sam
Troaps Travel Light. ,-,,,.
Pho men OF every unit pursuing ~"
win travel light orders N1,,,..d,-,-
snCd =. commanding officers ueSua.
mar ~ men should take WIN mem
onIr such equipment as they coulu Cal Cal
~, I'm tbeir backs or saddles Inc -
tra rIothirg and cuuipment KNOW "a.
the ARMY KS the surplus KIT VIII De
left behind .....,,-+ ,,ov.er viii
no. JcvCtod 20 the material used III l'e
business OF killing. .--i,,.- a., q
1,ha difficultie= OF Campa gnSn4 m
desert country such as tlla' ND Of
h,n6ifs v-bo we're wRh him i'm the raid
and r,aesacre here last Thursday are
rctreatiug, are many.
Water is far from pl1n .ltul. is
soldiers are expected sometimes 20 DS
nitrate as fhev press iartuer ana iarth-
er The orders therefore, We're u.
tended 10 limit carrying facilities 10
essentials. food and drin SLOT ,us4l ~
animals and ammunition tOI ths I'-i'7
Ho,sitzer Ammunition Distributed.
Vast ouautftfcs OF ammunition lOi LHe
mountain boWitzers and field guns as
sembled here were broken out anu ul9
t.5outCd today. - ..,..- ~
Combat wagons" which carry am
r,,,nition for The soldiers, were loaded
and engineers. signal and hospital corps
urcn9red for the work ahead OF them.
Everybody Busy
The commander OF the eApeul vi - 80
his staff. as well IS the regime J ,ll
sfaffs Of every organization TO take
part i'm the chase for Villa. We're STEPPED
in work All day. while the soldiers. I'M
der their commissioned officers ~
bored unloading the trains NhlJn
passed in and out OF the faliroau SaiUS
All Quiet on Mexican Side.
At the same time every eminence or
bit Of high ground was Ihrons,y{u
throughout the daylight hours by CIVIL
ians and soldiers who scanned the
southern horizon for any sign OF actiN-
ity on the MeXiCan SIDE. Ihere ap-
peared 10 be none. although many times
during the day reports came IN 1hat
the Mexicans were in molloh. II seemed
practically certain however, that there
were no hostile forces anywhere near
Dertani Gone south.
Reliable reports were received that
the Carrauza Garrison of 1000 men
that moved north 10 Palomas after
Villa had retreated southwark. follow
ing the attacks of a detachment OF the
18Th cavalry south Of the border Thurs
day. had left that port. Where they had
gone no one seemed 10 know, although
the general opinion was that they had
gone far 10 the south
ALLEGED villa Spy Caught.
At the same time the hunt for villa
SDies~ was carried OH in columbus
Tuesday with as much enthusiasm as
ever. Half dozen MeXicans were ar
rested By soldiers or civilians, but only
one was held. This man. Alfredo Are
aon. a waiter i'm a hotel where army OF
fieers frequently dined, was found in
of loot taken by the villa
raiders from Columbus houses which
were rifled and then fired Thursday
He also had a United States
army uniform. In custody of United
states deputy marshal. he was taken 10
Deming to face a number OF charges IN
the United States district court