The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1912-1984, 1916-04-11
INDIANS TAKE THE TRAIL
Apaches From Arizona Sent Into
Mexico After Villa.

While Washington reports indi-
Gated improved conditions on the bor-
der and disposed of many rumors of
an impending withdrawal of Ameri-
can forces in pursuit of Villa, furth-
er efforts on the part of the de facto
Government of Mexico to take over
the chase unassisted were indicated
in a statement given out at Juarez
by General Gabriel Gavira, ,Carran-
"a commander. The statement, made
in connection with Gen. SCOTS an
nouncement that the expeditionary
force would consider its purpose &C
complished when Villa bands were dis
persed, said: eff we were able to
overcome Villa when he had 10000
men, we ought to be able now"
That more than eighty persons
were killed and injured in the wreck
ing of the Mexican National train by
Villa bands near Sombrerete March
27 was reported in anc.. er letter re-
ceived at Ell Paso.
Twenty Apache Indian Scouts have
started to Genera Pershing's head
quarters at San Geronimo to take uI
the trail of Francisco Villa. With
the arrival of their wiry mountain
ponies they will cross the border fol
the trip through the desert.
They sleep now on the ground, ano
not as they did on their journey to
the border, on the floor of sleep
ing car, the berths of which were un
familiar and not to their liking. Only
the arrival of Peaches" described
as premier scout and trailer of the
Apaches, was needed to complete
their happiness in the prospect Of
taking the warpath again, after more
than 80 years of civilization, accord
ing to their interpreter.
Peaches" was in the mountain.
and word did not reach him in time
to start with the others from the
! White Mountain Apache Reservation
in Arizona. However, the men sale
that Peaches" probably is riding
hard in an attempt to reach Colum
bust before the border is crossed.
Thirty years ago four of the 2(
made similar trip into Mexico tt
assist another cavalry commanding
in the capture in the Sierra Madra:
of another outlaw, Geronimo, the
war chief of the Apaches. 1t was
Peaches" together with Sharley, an
other of the scouts, who, after &c
ronimo had made his escape from
the soldiers at Mescalero, N. M, an6
again took up the warpath, went into
the old medicine mans camp neal
| Phoenix, Ariz., and captured-him.
AS the scouts, clad in the khaki OF
the cavalry, prepared for their de-
parture, only the eagle feathers, the
Apache insignia of war, stuck into
the tightly woven braids of long
black hair which hung over the Shout
ders of their army blouses, suggest
ed the primitive native of America.
The feathers had been carefully pre-
served in the tepees Of the tribe
since it was last on the warpath, it
was said Tucked away in each mans
shirt was small package wrapped
in buckskin containing pair of moe
casins. Eskanhdesta, bette- known
as Chicken" the ranking officer of
the band, explained that once on the
trail of Villa among forests and cliffs
of Guerrero, the scouts will discard
their uniforms and continue the
search as did their forefathers be
fore the civilization of the white
man enveloped them.
Among the Indians are several
graduates of Haskell Indian Institute
of Lawrence, Kan, including Char
lie Shipp, Police Judge of the reser-
| walton.
eve are going to bring Villa back
said M. Jese Valesque, interpretel
for the marty. ssOur men wern nledp