The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1919-06-20
oath INFANTRY
MAKING HISTORY
Colonel Iledsc'l Followed In the
Footsteps oI the Famous Col
uncl nOniplian Years Agu.
DouGnBois ARE DELIGHTED
y. H. Montgomery Ia ~ Pnsg Murp-
ina Times, Tells Thrilling
story Of 18th Movements.

History was made when IN,
Twenty fourth infantry marched
across the santa lc bridge at il.l;
O'Clock sunday uiphi and took pos
session Of Juarcz aud cn,irons.
Iuarof has been taken" many
times particularly IN recent years
and almost everybody along lhc
border has anticipated that sooner
cor later Yankee soldiers would have
their inning a, the game of capiur-
ng The notorious little border town
hul u viii be- admitted that sun
day nights adventure of the col
urrd troops came as y distinct sur
prise.
However, this is moi the first
time HAT Yankee soldiers have lrnd
the streets of old Iuarcl. II will
be- remembered that something like
- United States soldiers took aud
held the town. Colonel llnd-rit ni
The lwonly-fourlh infantry simply
followed in the footsteps uf the
iamuu, Colonel nonlphan.
but what q difference IN the pic-
iurrl l"nlphan'- primilivrly equip
ped lor'r couldn't have held q can
dlr tp he small but wonderfully
Nrll-rGmpprd force that lladscll.
ll"rnlr'ok and tumpkins took over
the river.
u b. soldering dr luxe tn mnrch
down 1 paved street under electric
llshis 20 the prospective battlefield
Win 'iiual corps men going along
,lrinwug wire, su that the COM
manding officer may talk at ANY
moment 10 lhr general In the rear.
u 3, the last word m military
mndrruiy la carry along courier.
~ ,id' ears. mulor-driNrn amhu-
lanc"s. machine guns unr-pnnnd- |
cr, and Very pistols.
\ \ry pistol Is not weapon. /
hul SIGNALLING device single |
harrrlInd pistol which throws nar, |
hlgli 90 lhr air. \ flare is com
huslil.r which resembles a rnmau
candle h1ll. Suuray nirhl green
flares were used tu designate thr|
position uf the front unr troops In
JunrDl Us these green flares. In
France Tine Very lgnt, were usrlI
I" cdll ipr harrHrrs. mark oul front
lime. uud other purposes.
prrr" lod 10y two heavily armnr-
ud ru llr march uf the dus.y
drush.uys of the twenty fourth
thruulh lhr streets of Juarrl to
tlr race track was q model of eff
cheney The rummaadius officer
took u' chanr".
n vs. lichlish work, this march
thrnurh q hostile town m the dead
of mrli n was known that thrI
place va, fun of Nlllslas. nnd for
some reason unu one sarmrd a.
fully trust the Cnrranll,lls. AM
bushes mighl easily be- attempted
lhWriurc flank patrols durlrd
ihrnufh ull cross and paralleling
streets. Thus maximum prutrf-
ilon WAS gi,rn 10y a minimum usrl
ol men
The head uf the column urncIl
toward the east az the custom
house md followed the streets ear
line tn the race track. Bullets
Whsil'd constantly overhead.
strange huglc call. from the Car
troops filled the air. and
the shells from the american field
pieces hrIckrd and hurst inst be-
yund the colorcd soldiers. but still
they marched steadily To their OBJ
icciiyr
Once ilc advance party was fired
on, Quickly the men dcployed aud
poured a rain of bullets IN the di-
rrrliuu from whence rumr The IN
notwithstanding hostile bull
lets.
Occasionally bandolicrrd and /
Carranllsias clatlerrd
up ON little ponies and gave ad- ,
Vire. and information la The Amer
leans, The Carranlislas were sure
the Americans would meet with /
hot resistance from the Nillislns. .
These ssurancos or a forlhcoming /
fight omed to cheer the invading ,
force. IA
Onward they pressed toward The ,
Nillisto lines, frequently coming {
lcros, ard relieving hurd-prcsscd s