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Show ' IHLIXXPURSUERS PHOTOGRAPHED PARELOVTVIEXlCAnBOtJKDARY fj I I, i u 1 1 '- - ' " " fiercer - ygie: rrz I I - I MEXICAN PEONS PLAT FOR ARMY, General Pershing Invites Orchestra Or-chestra to Produce National Airs Good Music Surprises Sur-prises Troopers. AEROPLANES ARE BUSY Aviators Make Friends With People and Have Some Odd and Sometimes Thrilling Experiences. Gencr.il Pershing's Camp at San Goronimo Ranch, by aeroplane and motor courier to Columbus, N M , April S, A Mexican peon four piece oi chest ra sayo an unexpected Sunday night concert in General Pershing's ' camp last night. It was the first music to which the American forces hne been treated since they entered .Mexico moie than twtj weeks ago Th orchestra came into camp in a uagon, returning fiom a Sunday "fal-lcilatlon" "fal-lcilatlon" at a nearby ranch, and was halted b eager shouts of the soldiers, sol-diers, just as the camp fires ere lighting about the broad, mountain inclosed mesa which is the camp site There was a vaquero driving the wagon, four musicians and three children chil-dren in the small wagon box, and a bass violin as big as an army soup kitchen lashed on behind the wagon with hemp ropes. Besides the vaquero va-quero a river sat a "woman, her arms filled with a heavy bundle, which seemed to hold several babies. The orchestra played a few selections for the soldiers, including La Cucuracha, the Villa marching song. General Pershing called the musici ans over to his camp site, an open log fire, a cracker box for a chair, and a wind break made by yellow scrub daisies, a mountain flower, the only foliage available, thick enough to shut off the sudden gales. There was no sign of wind when the orchestra ranged rang-ed in a semi-circle in front of the general. gen-eral. The camp -fire smoke rose almost al-most perpendicular, and sounds of camp carried for great distances. Pershing Asks Men to Play. "Play some of the Mexican national airs," said General Pershing. "The Mexicans played LaGoldorlna, and then some Carmen selections. "Wonder was expressed at their musical musi-cal talents, for they were a ragged type of peon, dressed In blue jeans, I all except the vaquero, who ftood at I the head of. the line, more ragged than m p11 the rest, but displaying a pair of leather chaps reaching nearly to his m hips. At General Pershing's request one of them sang "Adelita" a noted Mexican song. Music For an Hour. This concert under the stars on a nearly treeless wilderness, by musici- ans who appeared in. a wagon from, no one in the camp knew where, lasr- ed for an hour Then the Mexicans ' climbed into their wagon, seemingly greatly pleased and drove off across the plains, without lights, oyer conn try which the Americans have some difficulty in getting through at night, even with lights Each day has found new uses for the army aeioplaues, which for the first time began flights among the cliffs and crags of the peaks of the I Sierra Tarahumaies, less than a week ago. It has been discovered that they are excellent pathlinders The native scouts hae not been entirely satisfactory, satisfac-tory, and In a few Instances, when scouts could not givo clear descnp tions of what trails lay beyond a ridge, an aeroplane has gone up, returning re-turning with Information which in a few minutes was transformed Into a good trail and topographical map The planes have demonstrated the skill of the army aviators by daily adventures ad-ventures which they have pulled through safely. Two days ago an aviator avi-ator was caught in a wind which blew off his goggles He finished his ride with an ley wind estimated at 90 miles an hour blowing into his eyes. The drive from the piopeller in front of him accounted for the velocity of this wind. Startling Things Happen. Whenever they are on the ground the aviators keep in mind General Pershing's orders to demonstrate the army's friendliness and they have had some startling opportunities In this line, landing among Mexicans who had never befoie seen any American military mili-tary outfits. One of the machines stopped fifteen miles from a .Mexican village. The aviator, knowing that cuilous natives would gather to examine ex-amine the filer, and thinking of the easiest probable way to win their lriendship on sight, took out several boxes of hardtack for distribution. The present army haidtack is hard In nothing noth-ing but name, being a very palatablo and chunky cracker, made without salt The aviator told the Mexicans the crackers was "American bread without salt." After a few tastes tne Mexicans shook their heads to Indicate Indi-cate that hardtack did not appeal to them. These Mexicans then pointed out a mule, declaring with laughter, that it was "Automobile Americano." This aviator had some chocolate among his rations. He offered a piece of the dark material to a man on horseback, with a scrape thrown about his shoulders. The rider refused. re-fused. The aviator told him it was chocolate and placed a piece In the hand of the Mexican, who seemed to consider It poison, for he threw It Into the deep dust of the road. Then the aiator himself took a bite of the remaining chocolate and ato It-After It-After watching closely the Mexican gavo a shout, jumped from his librae and grabbed up the chocolate, eating it ravenously, dust and all. People Arc Suspicious. Everywhere along this front th minds of the people seem to hav been filled with suspicion agains Americans. There is evidence tha Villa himself not only told the Mexi cans whom he passed in his retrea that he would return to punish then for having anything to do with Amei leans |