Albuquerque morning journal., 1916-10-16

April it was at Cusi. ordered on
April 10 toward Parral as thanking
force 1t arrived at point 20 miles
from that city just in time to rem
force Major Tompkins' squadron,
which had retreated from that city.
The regiment was concentrated dur.
ing the retirement and camped at
Colonia Dubldn on May 10.
The regiment on May 8, lost its
commander when Colonel Brown, ILL.,
left for home. Brief mention only is
made of the hardships the only negro
cavalry i'm the expedition endured. II
received no clothes until May l3. The
horses began to suffer early in the
campaign from lack Of forage and on
March % they were further disabled
when their shoes began to wear out.
The first supply Of coffee, hard bread
and bacon received since March is
was furnished the men on April 20.
During that time the command sub
sisted almost entirely on beef killed
on the range and corn ground in small
hand mills No details are given con
cerning the scouting expeditions ir
which Troop G from Ojo Federico, and
Troop X from Dublan, were engaged
when cut up at CarrizaL
The narrative of the 18th, the most
detailed Of the five submitted, con-
tains extracts from the war diaries OF
the commanding officers and furishes
valuable sileHghts on the campaign as
viewed during its critical period Ar
riving at Colonia Dublan. on March 22,
the regiment was split, four picked
troops under Major Howe moving
south on Villas trail, reaching Nami-
uuiQa on March -. Four others, un-
der Lieutenant Colonel II. =. Allen,
who later became colonel Of the 18th,
left March 80 for Namiquiqa with yer-
bal instructions in regard to the pur-
suit Of the outlaw leader Colonel Al
len. at San Antonio on April S. was
ordered TO follow Pablo Lopez' trail.
Marched over 69f Miles of Mexican
Mountains.
Major Howe. unable TO pick up
Villas trail in the Sierra Puras, into
which range he had fled, skirted the
mountains, hoping O capture the ban
dit when he emerged. On April 10.
according to his diary, his horses
were thin and footsore, his men rag
ged and no food or grain was to be
had In the country Accordingly he
decided to make for the Parral Coun-
try and arrived at Santa cruz de Her
rera about the time the expedition was
halted. He had marched 691 miles
through some of the most difficult
mountain country i'm northern Mexico.
Colonel Allen. meanwhile, had been
making marching history. ordered on
April - toward Parral he led his,
men, after 16 consecutive days Of trav-
cling, on a march that lasted the day
of April IA and the night of the l4th
and 18TH,
The situation that obtained during
the days following the Parral fight,
while the cavalry was near the Dur
range line, between villa and safety
Is summarized by Colonel Allen in his
war diary as follows
The story of ParraI the conference
between the American and Mexican
authorities. the search for supplies
during our encampment at this little
ranch constitute one of the most in
teresting. characteristic and peculiarly
delicate situations, within my knOwl-
edge, of the punitive expedition. The
attitude of the people Of Parral, the
instructions from General Gutierrez
not to go a step farther south, the die
tatorial manner Of Gen. Luis Herrera
at the conference of April II and his
reply to the request for disavowal OF
the unproyoked attack, ending with
there is no reason for an apology on
my part 'all these go to show thn
character of the cooperation this eN-
pedItion was receiving from the au-
th0rities and the people. The night
our column passed through Zaragassa