The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-10-15

OF provisional cavalry brigade 10
cover the withdrawal OF the cxpedi-
ton northward at time when $500
Carranzistas were reported to be with
ing thirty miles OF the Americans.
Since Carrizal 1t has been encamped at
FL Vale.
The seventh, after completing its
dash to Colonia Dublan with General
Pershing's column. proceeded post
haste to San Miguel. where villa was
reported. Poor guides caused delay
and the bandit escaped II then start
ed toward Guerrero. This town was
reached by forced marches twelve
days from the border. with daily
average of thirty-two and one-half
miles. The longest days march was
on March II. when fifty-eight miles
were covered. The route chart shows
that the regiment and attachments on
reconnaissance covered $500 miles
Eat Parched Corn.
Mention is made that, during DOdds
historic ride. his men many times had
only arched corn to eat Nearly 800
miles was made in a single Ale. the
troopers leading their mounts and n
number of them leaving bloody foot
prints on the rocky trail, for their
shoes had worn out. Officers and
men lent their own money 10 buy food
and forage. but it was not until the
end of April that clothing could be
secured BY that time the men were
in pitiable state. Two fights stand
to the record Of the seyenth-Guerrero
and Tomache.
The thirteenth. which arrived at Co
lonia Dublan on March Il. furnished
the two picked troops which Major
Tompkins commanded in his dash af-
ter villa and which were halted at
Geurrero. The itinerary OF the remain
der of the regiment embraced FL Vale.
Las Cruces. Namiquipa, San Geronl-
mo, Lake Itascate and III Rubio, where
it made its headquarters May to
hunt bandits in the district 10 which
1t had been assigned. II was concen-
trated at San Antonio on May 10 and
later went into permanent camp at
Colonia Dublan.
The history of the tenth cavalry is
record OF hard marching and hard
luck. Short two troops when it was
made part of the column that entered
Mexico from Culbersou's ranch, it was
divided on reaching COlonia Dublan.
The first squadron, sent south on the
Mexico Northwestern, lost a number
Of men by injuries when their ram
shackle train was wrecked. The third
squadron participated in the vain
march to San Miguel. 1t was joined
March "a by the first and both reached
Namiquipa March 25 With the first
squadron at San Diego del Monte, the
second engaged in its first clash with
the enemy at Aqua Galiente on April
]. Three of the fifty Villistas routed
were killed. On April 3 this squad
ron reached San Antonio and on April
6 it was at Gust Ordered on April
10 toward Parral as a hanking force.
it arrived at point twenty miles
from that city just in time to rein
force Major Tompkins squadron. which
had retreated from that city. The.
regiment was concentrated during the
retirement and camped at Colonia
Dublan on May 10.
Loses Commander.
The regiment on May 5, lost its COM
mander. when Colonel Brown, i'll. left
for home. Brief mention only is made
Of the hardships the only negro cav
airy in the expedition endured III
received no clothes until May 10. The
horses began to suffer early in the
campaign from lack of forage and on
March % they we're further disabled
when their shoes began to wear out.
The first supply of coffee, hard bread
and bacon received since March 1S,
was furnished the men on April 20.
During that time the men suhsisted
almost entirely on beef killed on the
range and corn ground in small hand
mills. No details are given concern
ing the scouting expedition in which
troop G from Ojo Federico, and troop
X from Dublan, were engaged when
cut up at Carrizal.
The narrative of the eleventh. the
most detailed Of the five submitted,