El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-04-14
EVANS IS OUT
IN THE DESERT
Ell Paso Motor Cop and Geo.
Clements Both Among
the Unfortunates.
NY GEO. nj. CLEMENTS.


Field Headquarters. Punitive EXpe-
dition. United States Army, near Neuva
Casas Grandes. Chin, Mex, April ID
Whatever may be the effect Of the eX-
petition upon the officers and men
composing the army sent to punish
Villa and his bandit band for their
many crimes, the casualties among Jhe
rank and file Of the army or neWspa-
per correspondents, messengers, maya
zine writers. photographers and feature
film makers, travelling as an annex 70
the big show, have reached frlghlIui
proportions and that the hospital tents
are not filled with the manned Is due
solely TO the forttude displayed by the
victims Of their own carelessness.
Dick Evans the bicycle cop OF FL
Paso. who threw up good JOB chas-
ing violators Of the speed regulations,
10 come down here to help Elser. Of
tho New York Times, chase villa
through the Businesses Of the Sierra
Madres, is marOOned at or near I'll
Vale with a busted flivver. The Mex
leans I'm the town or who pass him
on the road give him the the Ha, Hai
or its Mexican equivalent while the
drivers Of the army motor trucks as
they speed by him on their way TO or
from the front give him word Of cheer
but refuse to tow him IN.
Richardson Cuts Finger.
While am we're struggling with the
powers that be to send relief eX-
petition to bring Evans back, J. =.
Richardson. who is doing the best he
can TO keep the New York Herald post
ed regarding the expedition, in spite
Of the censor, and who is the acknoWl-
edged Beau Bruuuel of the corps, got
into an argument with his pet razor
with the result that he sliced off the
end Of the only finger on his left hand
with which he can play tune on ms
typewriter. He can still shave and
Gel, Tee. Tn1 nm been
a marked falling off IN his output OF
COPY since the catastrophe
L was the next victim OF disaster
so iniurinE myself while in Colonla
Dublan foraginE for the correspondents
mess of which 1 am steward that / had
to call a surgeon who recommended
return TO the border ana month in
a hospital while surgeons operated
with a view toward restoring me to
physical normaLty l can't see my
way clear TO go out, on the ground that
this ia no time for man TO leave that
portion OF Mexico occupied by the
United States army. ! have quit tor-
aging for grub, however leaving that
20 one Of the mess cooks while I check
and pay the bills for the bunch
HOuEhtons Both Hurt.
Winfred and Ted Houton, who, while
not correspondents, have been adopted
By the news gatherers as messmates'
seem to be pursued by the correspon-
dents mess INK and both have been
the victims of accidents which nave
forced them TO locate the Rags Wnlcn
indicate the tents Of the field hospital.
Ted only squeezed his thumb to point
where he is a bit awkward when IL
comes 90 handling his mess XII pul
Win sIashed his foot with an AK while
trying to dissect the skull OF a peer
with a view toward extracting inc
brains TO be added TO the menu OF
his favOrite mess.
Damon Runyou pulled the biggest
nrize i'm the unlucky lottery while at
temnting TO ride Eis 1ractlOus war
horse 10 the grazing ground bare
backed and without bride ne
mounted all right but just then the
bronze seemed to have business IN thal
portion Of the camp ground occupied
by the artillery. and, instead OF meehly
crossing the river as IL mad been ac-
Customed TO do started on dead run
across the parade ground as the
open space III front Of the tents OF the
headquarters staff is taceuously called.
Runvou did the best he could and as ]
soon as he believed everybody IN camp I
had seen the show. jumped OFT, iandlnS !
on his left arm and hand in such FASH /
ion that he wasn't able to hold king /
fun or even two small pairs fOr several /
DAYS In the meantime Eddie Behr /
had 20 do Runyon's typewriting Whlcn /
to Behr is equivalent to being himself
bitten by the hoo doc.
Mason Drives Truck; Loses Horse.
When Gregory Mason, the long rep
resentative Of the New York outlook |
came into camp. he came as chaut- |
feur Of a motor truck loaded with sup
plies When he started from column
bug he was riding a horse which ne J
had bought for $40 and 20 (which ne
had the presence OF mind to ask for
and oet a bill Of sale I'm due legal form.
Gibson's ranch. The driver Of one OF
the trucks. sick or suffering from cold
feet. quit and the outlook man volun--
teered TO take the mans place ana
turned his horse over to cavalry out
fit 10 be led TO this base
The horse arrived i'm due time and
was given a place on the picket line
with the horses Of the other CORE
spondents until an old man appeared
and said the horse was his or rather
had been the property OF nus son.
who had been murdered by VIVA or
his men at Bocas Grandes early IN
March. He explained that ne was
william c. Mckinney and that his oeao
son had been Arthur Bchinney, Who'
with William Corbett and Arthur
O'Neiu. had been hanged by villa while
the latter was on retreat from his III
fated attack upon Aqua Prieta-
The matter was taken TO Mason who
produced his bill Of sale. but MT. NC
IUnnK brought Witnesses ~ ANtlA.iAs
the brands and Mason, after getting
an Official statement of the affair from
.be adutant Of the division gave up
the horse. to be added to the estate OF
the widow OF the murdered son.
Correspondents Watch Horses Closely.
The episode has had the effect OF
causing all the other correspondents
who bought horses at fancy prices IN
Columbus before crossing the border
10 view with suspicion any man, young
or old. seen IN the vicinity Of the picket
line. lest he may be looking for brands
fo which he may lay claim and in es
tablishing put the unfortunate pur-
chaser Of stolen property afoot ana
with no reason to suspect that he VIII
be carried on a motor truck as the
army moves.
NEGRO SOLDIER HURT BY WAGON
18TH CAVALRYMAN BREAKS ARM
Seven sick soldiers We're brought in
from Columbus on the noon tram
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