Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-10-15

OF tho hardships the only negro cav
airy in tho expedition endured. II re-
ccived no clothes until May Is. Tho
horscS began TO suffer early I'm the
campaign from lack Of forage, and on
March % they werc further disabled
when their shoes began to wear out.
The first supply OF coffee. hard bread
aud bacon received since March Is was
furnished tho men on April 20. During
that time the command subsistcd AL
most entirely on beef Killed on the
range and corn ground In small hand
mills No details are given concerning
the scouting expeditions. in which
Troop G., from OJo Federico, and Troop
X, from Dublan, were engaged when
cut up at Carrizan.
VALUABLE sIDELIGTiTS
ON THE CAMPAIGN
The narrative Of the Eleventh, the
most detailed OF the 1--WE submitted, con.
tnins extracts from the war diaries Of
the commanding officers and furnishes
valuable sidclights on the campaign as
viewed during; its critical period. Ar
irving at Coionia DGblan. on March go,
the regiment WAS split, four picked
troops under Major Howe moving
south on Villas trail reaching Na,ni
puiDa on March 81 -Four others under
Lieutenant Colonel III. I. Allen, who
later became colonel OF the Thirteenth,
LEFT on March go for Namiquipa with
verbal instructions in regard to the
pursuit of the outlaw leader. Colonel
Allen, at San Antonio. on April 9. WAS
ordered 10 follow Pablo LoDcz's trail.
Major Howe. unable to pick up
Villas trail In the Sierra Puras, Into
which range he had fled. skirtcd the
mountains. hoping to capture the BAN
dit when he emerged. On April 10.
according TO his diary. his horses were
thin and footsore, his men ragged and
no food or grain was to be had In the
country" Accordingly. he decided To
make for the Parral country. ana ar
rived at Santa Cruz de Herrera about
the time the expedition WAS halted lie
had marched COL milcs. through some
OF the most difficult mountain country
in Northern Mexico.
Colonel Allen, meanwhile. had been
making marching history. Ordered Or
April IL toward Parral. he led his men,
after sixteen consecutive days of trav-
cling, on march that lasted the day
or April IL and the night of the 18th
and 18th.
SITUATION FOLLOWING
PARRAL FIGHT
The situation that obtained during
tho days following the ParraI fight,
while the cavalry was near the Du-
range line. between Villa and safety,
is summarized By Colonel Allen in his
war diary as follows.
The story of Parral. the conference
between the American and Mexican au-
thoritics. the search for supplies dur
ing our encampment at this little ranch
constitute one OF the most Interesting
characteristic and peculiarly delicate
situations. within my knowledge, OF the
punitive expedition. The attitude or
the people of parral. the instructions
from General Gutierrez not to go step
farther south. the dic;atorial manner
OF General Luis Herrera at the con-
ference on April 81 and his reply to the
request for d!savowai OF the unpro-
vok.d attack, ending with there Is no
reason FOR an opology on my part. all
these go to show the character of the
cooperation this expedition was re-
ceiving from the authorities and the
people. The night our column passed
through Iaragassa Immediately after
wv az al the SITUATION WIS
very tense. and was expecting an at
tack as we passed"
Nothing unusual marked the retire
n"nt northward OF the Eleventh. save
the fight at Ojo Azulcs. Here, on May
4. Major Howe. after an all-night
march, surprised $40 Villistas. killed
forty-two, saved "A Carranza lieutenant
and four men from execution, and
scattered the band broadcast Among
the more noted victims were Julio
Acosta, Cruz DominGucz and Antonio
Angel. All this without single
casualty.
Among recommendations regarding
cavalry equipment resulting from OBJ
servations made during the campa ign
are:
lighter saber. il it is decided to
keep the sahcr at all; Il light pack out
fit of necessary cooking utensils for
the men: light hunting boots, hob
nailed. instead OF the present leather
lcggings: a fruit complement (dricd
or otherwisc), To make room for which
the hard bread supply could be re-
duccd In the field ration: horses about
fifteen hands high. short coupled and
big barreled