El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-03-24

} the ministry OF lOlutnAu.
villa tonight" said one tired recruit
NO" replied an equally saddle
weary comrade, "he is on the way to
Mexico City. and we Will get there
tomorrow"
Every soldier had something to say
about Villa and every one pronounced
/ the name. not "Vee-ya." but as it is
, spelled in English. Many expressed
/ the pious hope that the bandit leader
would soon have the misfortune to get
in front Of his rifle or army auto
matte pistol.
Negro Wants villa.
'If dat villa gifts anywhere near
US. good night was the ambiguous re-
mark Of negro cavaIrynah, one WV
fought at San Juan in CUBA, ana
! wears service badges Of several cam
| paigns.
Good night for you or him. cut in
a white soldier.
{ Good night for him Indignantly
replied the black. mo man named
| villa will never put my light out
A white sergeant expressed similar
| sentiments. and added that II chahce
gave him the honor Of bagglng the
bandit no one of lesser rank than a
| colonel could speak to him. And
even the colonel would have TO say
sir"
The object Of the gruellins march Of
Friday was to reach Colonla Duolan
( by night, and it was done. The noun
tain route reduced the distance 10 9V
miles while the artillery and hosplLal
wagons in the valley were doing ee-
BY o'clock Friday night camp was
made beside an irrigation pant
4 Hard Ten titles.
The last ten miles was almost tor
ture. II was hot. High winds sWirled
the clouds Of dust kicked up by the
horses into the eyes and painting
mouths Of the men. Water at dol
lar a swallow could not be bought any
where along the line. Every canteen
had been emptied, many tongues We're
swollen. Eyes, mouths and nostrils
were merely blackened oriflces IN every
face But there was no complaint
God, ! wish I had a drink My
mouth is full Of mud was the nearest
to a complaint that was heard.
Twenty miles northwest or mere
where the table lands grow narrow
outguards were thrown out on me
flanks and two. troops OF cavalry sem
in nursuit OF some hOrsemen reported
10 Gen. Pershing as having been seen
lurking in canyon. The horseneh
turned out 20 be riderless range horses.
Hard Road
The hardest part OF the march was
through the pass just west OF mere
known as Puerto san vicente mus
deGle is so narrow that the column
had to move for several miles in single
tile the horses now climbing rocky
sleeps and now slipping with sllILehtu
forelegs down into TaVines- at the DOT
tom of which ran tiny streams OF aka
line water tinted green by the copper
impregnated rocks ..,,...,.-
Officers experienced dlitlculty IN
preventing the famished men and their
mounts from drinking the poisonous
water. Discipline prevailed. however.
and there was not case OF ll!neSs
for the medical officers ana thelI
staffs- Up to today me hoSpl.Si co oi re
has had only two cases TO handie' one
az them a soldier accidentally shot az
Garlic. and who later died, and Lieut.
Y. S Bowen. the aviator olIlcet IN
iured Monday, when his biplane We
caught by A whirling wind. turned up
on its nose and plunged TO the grounu'
Rest For n Day.
From the irrigation plant the troops
after n night OF refreshing sleep ue-
spite the almost freezing temperature
we're moved Saturday TO the CaS1S
C,randes river which skirts the MOT
mon colony Of Dublan. o
Gen. Pershing and Col George \.
Dodd commanding the Second cavalry
brigade. established headqlarters on
the right bank OF the river ana he!u
them there for a day Inc coiliIdHu
ing general allowed the tired troops
Of the flying column Il run va. -
rest hut at o'clock sunday morning
tbe actual pursuit Of villa and his
diminished band Of brigands was Ne
gun. Regiments Of cavalry were Pontu
southwark. with orders 10 get "ItS'
the bandit leader as quickly as pos
sible and remain on his iran un'il ~
is caught or killed. As fast as new
troops reached headquarters camp re-
endorsements were dispatched 70 the
soiithward to carry out the plan oil
Men Suffer of Cold.
Wagon trains which arrived Monday
brought the first tents TO be erected IN
~. 80 Previously The cottonwOOds
frineing the river provided the only
shelter from the ardent sun. During
the nights. always frigid IN TINS anu
tude of 5000 feet the shiNerlhs men
supplemented meager equipments OF
blankets with hay piled beneath and on
ton of them. High winds have pre-
vailed almost continuously, but the
camp. with supplies Of food and forage
The officers messes have turkey,
fresh eggs and milk There are wild
duck and cottontail rabbits TO be had
for the shooting.
MOrmOns Escape.
One OF Gen. Pershings tlrst acts on
arriving at the camp was to make in
oIirv concerning the Mormon families
OF the COloilltHs DADA'.i4 anu 10 o.
Bishop A. B. Call. in charge Of Colonia
Dublan, confirmed reports of extensive
looting. but gave the information that
no lives had been lost. In the old bat
tered. shot marked Mormon church of
the colony A praise service was held last
Sunday.
"A special Providence guarded US"
said bishop Call. The bishop said that
since Villas retreat from Sonora af-
ter his defeat at Aqua Prieta last No
vember the mormons resident in the
vicinity of Casas Grandes had been