The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1916-05-18

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on the slipshod control which the Car
rama government. fitting from city
to city, has over its civil as well as
its military affairs. The de facto
government, which operates the roads,
will not permit them to carry even
supplies to our troops. The result is
that thrifty Americans have their
supplies shipped to them where the
camps are and then turn them over
to the troops at a rroat. Even the
devious Mexican mind Recognizes
this as an evasion of the spirit Of
the executive mandate. To ease the
conscience of these Mexicaps it is
necessary to grease their itching
palms with gold.
How Supplies Are Held Up
In some instances even this does
not avail. as orders from the capital
are issued prohibiting the running of
any trains for fear that supplies may
reach the American "allies.p One of
our camps is about seventy-hve miles
from Chihuahua. A train which was
already made up was held for more
than two weeks because it contain
ed supplies which might be used by
the troops. One day it did start out.
cause unexplained, and seven cars of
baled hay and one OF fruit and candy
for private consignees were sidetrack-
ed at the station nearest the camp.
Mexican Troops in Parral Attack
The Parral ambuscade of the Amer
lean troopers was taken by our of
ficers as a determination of the Car
rama government to block the expe-
dition What rankled especially in
the mind of General Pershing was
the report of General Luis Herrera.
who had foretold such an event that
the ambuscade was by civilians alone.
Figures compiled by President Juan
de Dios Herrera, father of the gene.
raj we're that of the sixteen Mexicans
killed or injured, fifteen were Car
rama soldiers.
General Pershing plunged ahead in
to the Villa territory as fast as any
of his soldiers. 1t was on one Of his
fast rides that his train of only five
automobiles was fired on. If that am.
buscading party had picked the first
car instead of the last and II its aim
had been better. the expedition might
have been lacking commander. AS
/ It was. General Pershing vas little
more than mile away talking with
the commander of a Carranza camp.
The next morning several Ameri-
can officials sat on a hillside and
watched this Carranza detachment
stealing from the village of Guada-
lupe everything that could walk on
,our legs. 4 few days later at Cor
retas. about twenty miles distant, the
Carranza garrison Withdrew and
MARITIME Lopez. brother Of the notori-
Gus Pablo. a Villa follower. took pos
session The defense of Pablo. the
Columbus murderer. that he killed
only "gringoes" has so far STAYED on
his execution by the carranza author
tiles.
Case Of carranza @co-operstion.,
One instance OF Carranza's coop
eration" occurred after the Santa
Ysabel massacre. His men garrison
cd the town three miles distant. The
next day. when special train with
few daring Americans went ont to
recover the bodies. the villa bandits
were still lurking in the hills. AS ii
was told by one of the band in the
HEADQUARTERS camp a few nishts ago.
the Americans requested the Carranza
commander to drive back the villa
forces. for so the first chief had prom
ised This commander. after much
inquiry. sent about thirty men. who
trotted along for half an hour and
then returned. The Americans went
ahead alone and recovered the bodies.
Army Ready to Go Ahead.
Our army is ready. Its forces are
concentrated at stratefical bases.
Camps which few weeks ago con-
sisted of only few scattered tents
now look like warehouses in the midst
of the plains, with boxes. bags and
cans of food and supplies piled high
er than mans head. Officers and
soldiers want to go ahead, food or no
food. Cavalry columns that started
out with five days provisions, have
gone for three weeks without addition
al supplies. Beeyes killed at night
would be stripped and carried on
saddles to cure through the day and
would be eaten the next night. The
corn picked up from the countryside