New-York tribune., 1920-05-31

the situation in that country IN hand
and protested his allegiance to Don
( Nenustiano.
That night the engine of the first
| tr l nosed into the little station Of
RI onada that lies in a plain below
line Of hills. All slept easier than
on any night since leaving Mexico
City, for next day they would start
Tor San Andres, where the protecting
army of Lupe Sanchez undoubtedly
would hail them. And beyond was
Candido Aguilar, the son-in-law. Prac-
tically clear road lay before them.
SO they dreamed,
/ They aWoke to see the hills before
them alive wish Obregonistas. And
there were many more than they saw,
as all night the revolutionary army
/ had been digging IN" Machine guns.
perfectly placed, pointed down upon
the line Of the train.
Carranza alone was unpcrturbed
General Murguia, the one man of his
/ staff to show any energy or direction,
ordered his forces out to the fight. In
/ the dawn he strung cavalry, 500 men
and horse, at the foot of the armed
hin, and behind them infantry. Back
of the infantry, ranging his fire per
fectly, We're the eight field pieces of
the American artilleryman Charlie
Hampton.
Carranza Leads the Attack
Carran2a mounted the horse that
had pranced under him in so many pa
rades down the Pa5eo de la Reforma
He rode around the artillery protec
ton past the foot soldiers to the front
line Of cavalry. Carranza himself led
the attack. His horse was shot in the
right fore leg
Murgua told his shoeless and ragged
little soldiers to go to the top of the
Hill and not come back And 60 up
they did into an incessant downpour of
lead. They were six hours getting to
the top but they got there.
In the mean time Santana, the lone
aviator, had gone up in his Farman.
He came back with the report that the
enemy were not protected on their
rear that an infantry force could make
is way through an opening in the hills
to the side of them and come out in
back and on top of them.
Murguia ordered this mancuver
Four hundred foot soldiers made their
way in the shelter of the frontal at
tack around to the little town of Rinco-
NADIA, which they took without fight
From this base they worked their way
up to the top of the hills and, accom-
/
to do, swoopC 1own on the enemys
rear. They Ok four machine guns,
+ two small field pieces and 500 prison
er9. The enemy lost 700 killed.
No doubt it "as ?, victory. The young
general, Juan Barragan. chief Of the
Estado Mayor, got down from the train
and mounted al imposing stecd.
Within the train while the battle
was going on the utmost terror
/ reignod- terror not unmixed with hu-
NOR. 1t is said that the diputado D0a
NatlVldad Maclaa, on hearing the first
shots. ordered his son to inclose the
/ cushions. When II i was accomplished
I the fathers voice came in scpuichral
tones from within the improviscd dug
/ out:
"My son. these are my last moments,
/ In this tremendous instant, my son,
hear the supreme will of your father.
Serve only the governments that are
constituted on solid bases. Serve them
all. But serve no others,"
! Among the prisoners taken were two
colonels who until a few davs befo
had been Carranzistas. They were sem
fenced by the valiant Estado Mayor to
pe shot for treason. Carranza urged
postponoment of the execution of SEN
tence, but his now throughly aroused
aids insisted upon the military ncces-
slty of immediateness.
The first captured colonel was taken
aside and shot, but the second one of
Tered lnformator Of great Importance
IN exchange for las life He told Car.
rama Of the existence Of five mines
hidden under the tracks just beyond
The President and his a DIS went TO the
spot indicate by the prisoner and there
found, exactly as had been said. five
immense cast iron mines buried be
neath the tcs. Carranza viewed these
powerful engm for his death without
the slightest visible emotion. He per
sonally directe, their removal and the
re2an OF the tracks and ordered the
train to proceed.
They, went ahead three miles anc
stopped for lack of water in the en-.
glnes, Just without the station of Sar
Andres. They were without water anC
with llttle food, but not without hope
lheY had met and whipped the enemy
and were now within the zone Of theil
own troops. Soon they would kiss botr
loya cheeks of General Lupe Sanchez
The train stopped at right angles tC
narrow gauge track that reached hall
mile across level ground to hacienda
ON the left, A wagon road ran parable
to this track. 1t went past the ha
clenda, making q little detour arounc
a water trough and across freshl,
piowed ground into the edge of th9
h>lls. This was the road that Carranzs
was to take, seeking his liberty ane
finding his death.
The water for The trough was sun
Piled 10y q hand-run wheel. All III,
Will and muscle in the world given to il
could result IN only drop in the
bucket Of the Carranzista need
twelve dead engines and more thar
10000 tn " human beings, many
wounded and dy'~g.
To the right O., the wagon road was
a small clear ti"ld. Here Santana sci
up his binlane. A few miles ahead the
mus closed into the track around the
town of San Andres. Close on IN,
right of the track continued unbroken
the line Of hills that began at Rim
conada.
The next morning their dreans rrare