Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-07-19
HOLD pEPORTED
MEN IN CORRAL
United States Will Feed 1000
From Bisbee. Among Whom
Are Liberty Bond
Owners.

Columbus, N. NJ, July 1G.-Along the
same trail on which General Pershing
pursued Francisco Villa into Mexico. in
March 1916, the horde of deported men
from Bisbee marched at noon today to
he site Of the Mexican and Chinese
established on the plains of DEATH"
between Columbus and the internation-
al border.
The exiles went into camp under a
Burning sun without more shade than
the small grass weed and mesquite
brush afforded. Many We're completely
exhausted from SO hours on board the
deportation train. Much suffering was
reported among The older men and the
physically unfit. The men wore hand
kerchiefs over their heads to prevent
SunStrokeS.
Columbus. N. M, July 16.-"Iike an
other Coxey's army 1,1S3 men marched
into this little Mexican border town,
which Villa raided last March, a year
ago, deported /. w. w. striking miners,
laborers, lawyers, cooks and small mer-
chants from Bisbee. The special train
consisting Of cattle cars and box cars
with coaches for United States troops
on the rear stopped opposite the army
CaIHp OulSlue Oh Inc ilIlIe IoWN. Z
The men piled out of the cars, lined
up by fours, with cavalry flankers on
each side n marched to the commits
sary a where rations for breakfast
were issued. Each was given a paper
plate Of salmon, a loaf Of bread and
can opener and returned to the cars
with a tin cup of water. Attorney Will
liam Cleary, in charge of the deported
men. directed he rationing from the
car, food furnished free by the 1Gl Paso
& Southwestern railroad last
night.
The men were also given their first
tobacco since they were rounded up in
was taken up among the deported II
$50 worth of tobacco bought in Ell Paso
was issued this morning on board the
train en- route here.
Ten automobiles arrived here from
Bisbee ahead Of the train, carrying
quantities Of supplies brought by
friends of the deported men. These sup
plies We're not permitted to be issued
today. out will be when camp is estab-
lished.
Twenty men and IL women, including
Mrs. Rosa Mckay. state representative
Of Cochise county. and wives of the de-
ported miners. also came here from Bis
bee by automobile. Mrs. Mckay was
given an ovation by the men as she
walked along the line of march, the men
lifting their hats and cheering. Their
little leader" Attorney Cleary, smok-
ing a corncob pipe was also cheered ae
| he stood at the head line, giving orders
to the men in charge Of each car regard
ing The rationS.
Hermanas. N. M, July 14.-Col. James
j. Holbrook. u. S. A, with a command
of 1872 officers and men, arrived here at
5 o'clock this morning on a special
train from Douglas. Ariz.. to take the
200 Bisbee exiles to Columbus, N. M.
Work OF loading the men on to the
trains was begun Immediately.
h soldiers were assisted in their
work by Sheriff Simpson, of Luna
county, New Mexico, and the five depu-
ties he kept with him here last night to
preserve order. The embarkation Of the
exiles for Columbus, was orderly. The
men will be housed III the tstockade
built during the border troubles to care
for Mexican refugees and will be fed
by the government.
The Associated press correspondent
was invited to search the men and the
cars for arms and did SO without find
ing any. A census of the men showing
312 bearing registration certificates
issued under the operation of the draft
Elaw, and 142 subscribers to the Liberty
loan. the subscriptions being mainly in
$50 and, 500 denominations.
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