Ogden Daily Standard | 1916-04-12 | Page 7 | Thrilling Ride of Lieutenant

THRILLING RIDE OF LIEUTENANT Young Officer Makes Wild Dash Across Open Field Swept by Villista Snipers. Pershing's Camp at the Front in Mexico, April 6, by Aeroplane and Motor Courier to Columbus, N. M., April 11. The rido of Lieutenant Albert Al-bert Myer of tho Seventh cavalry, at tho Guerrero fight, when Col. George A. Dodd caught tho Villa forces for the first time, was described hero today to-day by an, officer from Dqdd's column who brought dispatches to tho headquarters head-quarters camp. Lieutenant Myer is from New York, a grandson of the former chief Blgnal officer of the United Unit-ed States army. During much of the fight, CoL.Podd 1., i ,i i. i.i iaMB "m m had a position on one of the hlllB which form a bowl about tho town of Guerrero. A mile and a half from this hill, Col Dodd saw some Vllllstas, numbering possibly one or two hundred, hun-dred, filing stealthily through a ravine. ra-vine. Moving In their direction, but, In such a position that they might not see the Villistas, waa Col Tompkins' Tomp-kins' squadron of the Seventh cavalry. There seemed a chance for these Vllllstas Vll-llstas to take the squadron on the flank, and Col. Dodd ordered Lieutenant Lieuten-ant Myer to carry word to Major Tompkins of tho Villista movement Myer rode a horse conspicuously marked with white. Botween him and Major Tompkins lay a mile of open field, swept by the fire of Villista snipers. Lieutenant Myor made the distance at a run, Jumping ditches, dodging boulders and leaping fences. The ride thrilled tho officers who were watching. Tho messenger readied readi-ed the American squadron In tlmo to warn them of the Vllllstas position.