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Army auto trucks replace mules on Columbus to Namiquipa run
W O McGeehan in the New York Tribune cites the punitive expedition from Columbus New Mexico to Namiquipa Mexico showing auto trucks carrying troopers outpacing mules. The piece notes trucks handle dust ruts and mountains better, disrupt cavalry prestige, and prompt modernization of army transportation while civilians and soldiers clash over discipline and pace.
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Columbus
New Mexico
Numiquips
Old Mexico
W. O. McGeehan
New York Tribune
Llardazas
Marne
France
War Department
Mexico
Namquipa
United States Army of
United States Army
Tasieab
New York City
Namiquipa
Ninth Cavalry
Betsy
Corallitay
New York
Voluibus
Ich
Truto
Tito
United States
Springfield Rifles
Leutenant