New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-24
Operator Who Strayed
from u. S. Force Has Dis
quoting Experience.
CARRANZA GARRISON
FEARFUL OF ATTACK
Message from Gavira Made
Way Smooth for Press
Telegrapher.

lFromi Sac Corr.spondent o. We tribune
Columbus, y. ". March 23.--Thst
those Carranzists soldiers in the Ssrri-
son al Guzman A. least ver9 haters o.
Americans and were openly opposed 10
the American expeditionary force, was
thc statement tonight Of +. 4. Van
camp. press telesrapher wl-n General
Pershing's force, who was brought 20
Columbus to-day under guard. van
camp was charged with violating the
rules governing correspondents 10 the
field. lie came here on supply motor
truck. guarded By Scout J. q. Marlowe'
after a thrty-hour ride from CasaS
Grandes The complaint against the
generator was based on mis- Ming a mes
age 20 Juarez and Fl Paso from GU
man after he had fallen into the hands
Of the Carranzistas.
Nsncamp asserts that the Cn'tcu
States force in Mexico IS relying or
IT,. safety on the skill Of the civilian
scouts with the columns ana on 'ne"
knowledge Of the country.
I'VE left here Wednesday, as re-
call H." said Nancamp. Thursday we
were leaving Palomas below the line
T had two pack horses to look after. be
sides my mount, and was two good
hours behind the column in getting
avav. / followed the trail they lei'
tiiI T came TO fork in the roads. |
thought was headed all right, ana
made directly south. mat was my
mistake. The column had turned to ths
west. and lost them.
"Somc thirty miles out o. Pslomas
going south still, topped rise, aho
there in front o. me lay stretched GU,
a broad lake. g.esming IN the sun
was 100 far on my way 20 turn Dach
at that time OF the late afternoon, aho
20 kept going. The water was that Of
Guzman laPuna, and the little adoo'
town which lev on the edge OF II wal
Guzman itself
II kept on the watch for outposts
but saw none. The nearest thing 10
one was CarranZa horse herder. les:
than half a mile from the garrison OF
three hundred men I found in tho
village. The hcrdcr and logged II
side by side.
I'm tho village | was met by Captain
Rafael Nelrosc. r smooth faced and
smoother hammered, small featured
Carranza officer. lie was more polite
than any ono ! ever saw before. But
didn't like the look he gave ne. None
- ulsh ottcgl7
they were more polite than all the pol
lshed persons had run into, liked me.
shortly after my arrival some 20
Of these soldiers began loading on a
train on the Northwestern line headed
for Juarez. They expected 20 sec
troop Of cavalry come galloping after
me. having taken me for an advance
scout.
81 told them ! was a telegraphcr and
frally. though they doubted my state
mcnt. they escorted me to the tcle-
graph station and told me TO wire TO
Jusrcz. flashed IN dispatch to Gen
cral Gavira there. and the reply came
jumping back to take good care OF me:
The officers understood that order, all
right. and was given a place for the
night. with several other minor officer,
in boz car. I'm the morning ! pulled
out and joined the American column at
Asccuclou.
while was in Guzman could
make no mistake on one point. The
Carranza soldiers there hated Ameri-
cans. They susDected the American
force Of planning 20 attack and kill
them. And they had no heart for their
jobs.
The roads over which the American
supplies are travelling arc all rut,ed
down and ought 20 be absolutely use
less within 4 week or more A. the pres
cut rate Of wear. think. The district
the column is In is without food re
sources Of any kind. Tho country IS
the tortuous. trcachcrous kind. with
sharp bends and turns in tho rsvincs
which make IL easy FOR 4 small band 20
wipe out whole companies with a ma
chine gun or two. Sand and rock and
thick undcrbrush Of mesquite and
greasewood make travelling hard. The
men arc standing up we'll, but the
horses and mules arc suffering from
tho heat and tough going.
There was scarcely a Mexican 70 be
seen along the line Of march. They
were afraid of us and scattered into
the hills as We progressed. They do not
trust US. and they have the fear Of
Villa in their hearts. too. They are not
hungry for chase after him