New Britain herald., 1929-03-15
Soldiers on Freight Car Tops Suffer From Cold, Clad in Garments Suited to Vera Cruz.
By JOHN LLOYD

Associated Press Staff Writsr)
 Caritas. Zacatecas, MaMco-lWith Army or General Caues}-March 15 Lp-Tre-e are few things chilller than riding troop trains ln Zacate- ,as.
 rormauler Byrd never shiyered any more cou1incin53y than have inc soldiers os General ra,les as they came rom Zecatecas 70 C3ni- rls and R.o Grlnae today,
 In a country which is frank and aboye-board about iJs cold wealth ,--. warm clothes, fires and blankets kill tha chuI. But most of the fed eraI soldiers are clad more suitably for torrid Vera Cruz than this noun 'aiuous state.
 The only fires are in charcoal smudgo pots at waysl1e stations where baratoo-ed Indian women ar" ustrg them 10 cook. There gre lois of blankets. wrapped Mexican fash 3on around their owners. hut they aon'- serve to keep thosa who wear 'har warm.
 Tho troop trains Hr~ long strings nr box ears. with some q1 The sol ,liers cuarter.d lnstt" and others riding flso tops. Tho~4 exposed to tho cold nigh, air must have snt- tered this morning ]. WAS bed though inside.
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 The officers and Fl group uf Aufri- rn ~pouaeuts ! ing taken flown 70 'h, front Ea1 tha choice location on 'he train, an old wood- ,u coach serving Is train head quart ITS. Down its single aisle ths officer in caorse-f hlsh member n',,ol r~ampei Tn silence 10 keep warn. He wore a prth helmet such IS mlgh' have come from tropical T"hian'e- pee. and a sheep skin coat turned ligh about his fa0a,
 h a corner several sat and talk .i. among them General Enriqu' rrsonio. chief O the Mexican meii- cal corps and thr surgeon who am uitarei Ganaral ohre@ou'e arm after the battle vI.h Rancho Villa at Oelaya,
 At the request Of some o' the American cores spondents he told the story of the fight al Celaya, a battle which because if rrmly ,"s- +ablshed General Qoragon. cast its shadow over this mornings gather ing which came ahout only because of the dead generals influence in Mexican politics.
 The Battle of Celaya
 T. happened June 3. 1915. at a ranch called Saint Ana del Eonde, rear Leon. Guauajuato. General uyoruio sad. T was colonel then ,rn General Obregon's army w.
 I yoritable life and death strEg- -. with Villa near there for several
 The only watering hole in the
 'rnborhooi was at the ranch and lis had been changing hands re- rt.dly. I started out with General D'lr-gon and a small body of men 9pou- 6 a. n. for the ranch but be- tore reaching it General Obregon sen, mo back 70 camp thinking l lad better attend 10 certain duties there.
 About two hours later a staff of- 1ror came flashing into camp and told me General Oregon was badly wounded l started out Imemdiately with 20 men all mounted and when we reached the vicinity Of the ranch We found the enemy in great num- ners blazing away with artillery and machine guns a what remained Of the generals escort.
 My horse shied at the fire and threw me and when regaIned my feet I found only five Of my 70 men left alive We had 10 dash across 7o yards Of open space 70 reach the side O. General Oregon, who had fallen near an adobe stable
 How Obregon Was saved
 "Vilistas only ROO yards away concentrated their fire on us but we got to the general and found shrap- nel had torn away hts right arm be- low the elbow. causing a grave hemorrhage and spartering his