The San Antonio Light (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 36, No. 65, Ed. 1 Friday, March 24, 1916 Page: 4 of 16
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146 Spring Suits
featuring every new spring style note
at 4 Special Upstairs Prices
A collection in which we have put forth every
effort in an attempt to outdo our previous value-
giving accomplishments.
The Suits are in tlx* very newest mode®—
The materials arc excellent in quality—-
and the workmanship—is of a character
Rekloni met—in suits of llicsc prices—
The entire assemblage will bo specially dis-
played tomorrow —on center aisle racks. Their prices
are
$lO $l5 $18.50 $22.50
Sport Coats
A varied collec-
tlon In the latest t W Iff W
modes of the most g ■ .jiff
fashionable ma- * ■ tK *
terlals will be f
specially priced
tomorrm^at * UPSTAIRS
$5 > f 215'2 Alamo Plaza
MEXICO WILL REDEEM
OLD PAPER CURRENCY
National Treasurer Issues
Statement Saying Nation
Is Inherently Solvent.
MEXICO CITY March 24.—
Niceforo Zambrano national treas-
urer of Mexico in a public state-
ment last night assures the citi-
zens of the country that the pres-
ent government will not repudiate
the outstanding paper money when a
new issue is put in circulation. For
the past few days the exchange mar-
ket has been greatly agitated but it
closed firmer on the statement by
the treasurer that the peso is now
Diseases That Show
In Your Face?
It matter* not how little confidence we
may have in our ability at mind readers
all of us by life-long practice are face-
readers. A considerable part of our at-
titude toward our fellows is determined
by what we see in their faces. Most of
us have become surprisingly accurate
face-reader* in regard to moral and
emotional tendencies. And we also read
just as well when the face indicates either
internal or external disease. The tense
drawn features indicating continued pain
from some internal ailment or the break-
ing out of one of the many skin dis-
eases which speak only too plainly for
themselves because most if not all skin
diseases show on the face sooner or
later. Impure impoverished or im-
paired blood are the prime causes of
I BEACON SHOE STORE .SOLE F
301 Alamo Plaza AbtNCY U
BEaw!
Iyl J . If I 1
FRIDAY.
worth 2 1-2 cents in United States j
currency.
The treasurer’s statement says
that whereas the Constitutional gov-
ernment had found the treasury
empty after the flight of General
Huerta and that the entrance of!
Villa into Mexico City had again
emptied it. the treasury today con-
tains 4 4000.000 pesos in paper. 90-
000 in silver. 4 51000 in Mexican
gold and $98000 in American gold.
The statement follows:
"The first chief of the Constitu-
tionalist army hopes that the Mex-
ican people in general will not lose
faith in the solution of Mexico's
financial problems. Mexico is in-.
herently solvent on account of her
admirable sources of riches and the*
problems are really not so difficult j
to solve as those who traffic in
money would lead the people to be-
lieve.”
♦♦♦
Shipment of Bamboo Received.
CORPUS CHRISTI. Tex. March
24.—A large shipment of bamboo ।
poles direct from Tokio Japan has (
been received here fop distribution i
in Houston. Galveston San Antonio
and intermediate points. Included ini
the cargo is a carlot of fishing poles j
disease. Therefore the blood should be
nourished as well a* purified.
One of the striking changes in modern
medication is the way the use of iron
for blood troubles has decreased. It was
discovered that iron was not a blood
food. When people arc suffering L
poisoned blood or impure or r..poverished
blood they ne-d a remedy that will not
only d- ; ve out the impurities but that will
nourish the blood at the same time—
S. S. S. the st ndard blood purifier for ’
50 years ij purely vegetable and will
absolutely drive out the impurities and
nourish and tone vn the er tire system I
both physical and nervuu . Purify and
nourish your blood by • iking S. S. S.
I f you need special advice write Medic*! <
Department Room 18 Swift Specific Com-
pany Atlanta Ga.
PERSHING FEB
FUST BE BE
FIBS! COLUMN
He Crossed Border With In-
fantry. Returned and Then
Went With Cavalry.
MEXICANS ARE SURPRISED
While Spies Watch "Dough
Boys. Troopers Are
Fifty Miles Ahead.
EL PASO Tex.. March 24—The
following dispatch from an Asso-
ciated Press correspondent at the
front in Mexico i s the first complete
story of the crossing of the border
by the punitive expedition sent to
avenge the Columbus massacre:
headquarters u. s. PUNI-
TIVE EXPEDITION NEAR COLO-
NIA DUBLAN. CHIHUAHUA. MEN.
March 22. — (By Wagon Train to Co-
lumbus N. M.. March 23.).)
Reaching here by a forced inarch
that demonstrated the endurance of
the American soldier and obviously
amazed the Mexicans several thou-
sand United States troops cavalry
infantry and artillery were scattered
today between this point and the
northern boundary of the Guerrero
district intent on the capturing or
killing of Francisco Villa in the
shortest possible time and extermi-
nating the bandit band with which
he raided Columbus. N. M.. and
slaughtered nine civilians on March
9. Troop movements and dispositions
however it was said were shrouded
in the strictest secrecy by order of
the War Department.
Colors Cross the Border.
The entry into Mexico occurred at
12:07 p. m.. March 15. At that mo-
ment the American colors with the
standard of the Thirteenth cavalry
two hundred men of which beat off
Villa's raiders despite the surprise
movement of the Mexican brigands
were carried over the boundary by
the color guard. Col. Herbert J. Slo-
cum. commanding the Thirteenth
was the first commanding officer to
cross. He was followed by Major
Jame s A. Ryan acting chief of staff
to General John J. Pershing who
commands the punitive expedition.
This was column No. 1 consisting
of infantry artillery and cavalry and
burdened with heavy wagon trains.
It moved rather slowly and camped
the first night at Palomas a filthy
village of adobe huts seven miles
below the boundary south of Colum-
bus. Column No. 2 entered Mexico
from Culberson's ranch south of Ha-
chita. N M. General Pershing who
had accompanied the first column I
part of the way to Palomas returned :
to Columbus the same afternoon '
raced to Culberson's in an automo-
bile and taking command of the sec-
ond or "flying column” drove it
more than 110 miles over the desert
of Chihuahua in twenty-two hours
actual marching time.
Outwitted the Spies.
<‘fficial records show that spies
dotted the route of the first column
but the men of the second had
forced their way fifty miles into
the country before a single native
was seen; and to the patent surprise
of the Mexicans reached here Fri-
day night exactly forty-two hours
after crossing the border at 3:17
Thursday morning.
In this column every man was
mounted and the lumbering wagon
trains were supplanted by army
mules which made the entire dis-
tance under heavy packs with the
loss of only three of their number.
Battery B of the. Sixth field artil-
lery. commanded by Capt. Edgar H.
Yule and Lieutenant Charles P.
Gorge formed a unit of the flying
column. While the cavalry traversed
trails through the "malpais” or had
country of the Sierra Madre moun-
tains six to eight thousand feet high
the battery encumbered by its am-
bulances and the field wireless
equipment traveled only an hour and
a half behind the cavalry without
the loss of a mule or horse and not
a sore back among any of the ani-
mals. Officers declared this exploit
would long stand as a record of speed
aml endurance.
The Thirteenth Tanl.
The Thirteenth cavalry. because
"f its accomplishment in driving
V illa’s greatly superior numbers out
of Columbus after a brief engage-
ment was given first place in the
first column. Muster rolls of the Villa
command found here after he passed
through southward eight days ago
showed that he made the raid on
Columbus with 583 men. Raving in
anger after his defeat deserters re-
ported that the bandit chief killed
fix e-of his officers and men as row-
arils. There wor© 293 in his command
when he retreated through Colonia
Dublan. The Thirteenth accounted
for the rest.
Major Frank Tompkins who took
59 men of his squadron and drove
the bandits fifteen miles into Mexi-
co after they had crossed the bor-
der. commanded the advance guard.
The rest of the cavalry under Major
Elmer Lindsley followed.
Then came th© mountain and field
guns next the "dough boys" of the
infantry regiments and last the wa-
gon trains field hospital and sani-
tary equipment and the field wire-
less. The orders were for every man
to travel light. Rations were carried
for only five days.
First ( amp on Mimbres.
The sense of smell detected Pa-
lomas long before its collection o!
brown sunburned huts of mud anc
cobblestones came into view. The
American troops camped near a se
ries of lakes formed by the Mim
bres river a stream which like f
number of others in the southwest
^disappears in its course througl
Mexico.
<)nly two bodies of armed met
were encountered by either of th'
columns on the march here. A
Ascencion. Ramon H. Gomez ha<
100 Carranza soldiers and told Col
onel Slocum be did not know wheth
er to fight or let die American rol
umn pass peaceably on. After a:
exchange of official visits durin
which he observed at the America:
camp the assembly of men and gun
he decided to accept the Unite
THE SAN ANTONIO LIGHT
WONDERFUL TALE
OF AN ACTRESS
Struggled with Sickness and Dis
couragement; How Relieved
Dayville. Killingly. Conn. —"I shall
I ho .-1. i ^very woman know
that 1 know now
ft er using Lydia
E. Pinkham's
'egetable Com-
pound. Although
i am only 2 4
years old 1 have
•offered for tne
past eight year®
i hated the doc-
.ors for a doctor
to d me to give
up the stage
where I «as play-
ing with my hus-
uanu. i nuu ouaring down pains
my health failed me. and I could
not work on the stage and wasn’t
able to tend my baby or even get
around myself. I was always down-
hearted and discontented with the
world and only lived for the sak;
of my little gill. The doctor said
to move to some quiet little town
away from the noisy city and 1
might be able to live and feel wel’
so I went to Dayville in November.
At that time I was so sick I could
not walk around and my husband
kept house and 1 stayed in bed. One
day in January I read your adver-
tisement in a newspaper and I sent
for Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable
Compound and started taking it.
Within two weeks time I was a dif-
ferent woman could get around
and felt so good that it was a pleas-
ure to do my housework. I felt con-
tented and happy and now am the
picture of health and am tempted
to return to the stage. We appre-
ciate my health as the most precious
thing on earth.” Mrs. H. L. Klen-
ett. Box 85. Killingly. Conn.
States army officers' statement that
Carranza had agreed to the entry of
the troops unopposed.
The other body of troops were en-
countered here Saturday. March 18.
Major Eliza Ido Reyes who said he
was proceeding to Casas Grandes
from Madera after scouting for Villa
was startled to see American troops
in this vicinity. He asked to be taken
to the American commander to as-
sure him that his force consisting of
thirty-six men were not “Villistas”
and in turn he was assured they
would not be fired upon.
Infantrymen were posted all along
the route from the border to Colo-
nia Dublan to guard the line of com-
munications. Engineers maintained
the road for wagon trains and mo-
tor trucks. Colonel Slocum's column
made Boca Grande from Palomas
March 16. This was the point from
which Villa started on his raid on
Columbus. It was near Boca Grande
that Villa captured and murdered
Arthur Kinney a round-up boss for
the Palomas Land & Cattle Com-
pany. and three other Americans
just before the raid.
Find Mutilated Body.
.American soldiers found the body
of one of the victims battered and
mutilated. An officer also picked up
In the abandoned Villa encampment
an expense note book of C. R. Wat-
son leader of the party of eighteen
employes of the Cusi Mining Com-
pany. who were slaughtered by Pab-
lo Lopez a Villa lieutenant at Santa
Ysabel. Men and officers of these
columns were not permitted to drink
water that had not been previously
tested. Thej' were forbidden to enter
Mexican houses for fear of typhus.
The result was that all are healthy
and in good condition. The orders is-
sued by the commanding general
provided that no towns should be
occupied.
For that reason the temporary
base her© was established two miles
outside of Colonia Dublan and four
miles from Nueva Casas Grandes
where the Carranza authorities
maintain a small garrison.
Army officers said they found
Carranza officers both civil and
military ready to accord a hearty
co-operation in the task of hunting
down Villa and his bandit band. The
intelligence department of the
American punitive expedition head-
ed by Major Ryan received much
information from Carranza sources.
American colonists near the old
town of Casas Grandes southwest
of the army camp declared the feel-
ing among the Mexicans there was
tense but there has been no evi-
dence of it.
Soldiers Had Real Money.
Thp American troops brought in
the first silver money some of the
Mexicans hail seen for years and
willingly paid double the prices that
prevail at the international boun-
dary for food and the rough dirty
and strong native tobacco. Thore was
in fact so little metal money among
either the Mexicans and the small
band of American Mormons who
have braved the dangers of reported
Villa raids that many were unable
to give change for a silver dollar.
The one Chinese storekeeper found
in Nueva Casas Grandes was asked
what he would give for an American
five dollar bill. He opened his cash
drawer and with an expressive mo-
tion of the arms and hands indi-
ated that he was willing to ex-
change it for the bale of Carranza
land Villa paper money it con-
tained.
General Pershing’s cavalry escort
crossed the border at 3 o’clock
Thursday morning. March 16
At 7:30 o’clock the flying columns
Preserve the leather and make your ahoea wear longer.
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Easieat to use and their shine lasts longer.
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EAT LESS MEAT
AND TAKE SALTS
If KIDNEYS HURT
Says a Tablespoonful of Salts
Flushes Kidneys Stopping
Backache.
Meat Forms Uric Acid Which
Excites Kidneys and Weak-
ens Bladder.
Eating meat regularly eventually
produces kidney trouble in some
form or other says a well known au-
thority because the uric acid in meat
excites the kidneys they become
overworked; got sluggish; cl jg up
and cause all sorts of distress parti-
cularly backache and misery in the
kidney region; rheumatic twinges
severe headaches add stomach con-
stipation. torpid liver sleeplessness
bladder and urinary irritation.
i’he moment your back hurts or
kidneys aren't acting right or if
bladder bothers you get about four
ounces of Jad Salts from any good
pharmacy; take a tablesponful In a
glass of water before breakfast for a
few days and your kidneys will then
act fine. This famous salts is made
from the arid of grapes and lemon
juice; combined with llthla and has
been used for generations to flush
clogged kidneys and stimulate them
to normal activity; also to neutralize
the adds in the urine so it no longer
irritates thus ending bladder disor-
ders.
Jad Salts cannot injure anyone;
makes a delightful effervescent lith-
ia-water drink which millions of men
and women take now and then to
keep the kidneysand urinary organs
clean thus avoiding serious kidney
disease.
made Carrizo. The negro cavalry-
men and soldiers of the artillery
hospital units and field radio out-
fits that had preceded the escort
were encamped on the sides of a
granite butte fronting the canyon
in which Geronimo the famous
.Apache warrior made his final stand
and surrendered to American troops
mor© than 30 years ago.
Recall Apache Imrsult.s.
These facts recalled to many offi-
cers. some of the older of whom
participated in the Apache cam-
paign that the present expedition
into Mexico has set no precedent and
that bandit hunting in a foreign
country or independent sovereignty
was not a new thing for the United
States army.
Here on the hillside was observed
for the first time the other units of
the flying column the artillery the
negro cavalry and other organiza-
tions. Some of them had previously
march from Fort Huachuca Arizo-
na and other distant points and such
was the secrecy thrown about their
movements that even the officers of
lesser rank did not know of their
coming.
In fact the officers of the organi-
zations themselves moved more or
less in th© dark. Their orders direct-
ed them to proceed to certain points
where other orders would be found.
They proceeded thus by stages not
knowing where the next would take
them and the appearance of Gen-
eral Pershing first at Hachita and
then at Culberson’s plainly surprised
the soldiers and som© of their offi-
cers.
General Pershing tall slender as-
cetic and grown much grayer since
the fir© at the Presidio of San Fran-
cisco. which cost the lives of his
wife and four daughters already had
become known to the men as “the
old man” and throughout the march
comments ran through the ranks on
his tendency to speed up to the ut-
most limit.
"Th© old man’ must expect to get
Villa tonight” said on© tired re-
cruit.
'’No.” replied nn equally saddle-
weary comrade “he is on the way
to Mexico City and we will get there
tomorrow.”
The recruit young and apparently
little acquainted with geography and
the vast distances in Mexico took
the statement at face value and said
"honest ?”
Every soldier had something to
say about Villa and everyone pro- 1
nounced the name not "Vee-ya” but
as it is spelled in English. Many ex-
pressed the hope that the bandit
leader would soon have the mlsfor- ;
tune to get in front of his rifle or |
army automatic pistol.
Not on© had a doubt but that the
object of the expedition would be
promptly accomplished.
"If dat Villa gits anywhere near
me. good night!” was the ambigu-
ous remark of a negro cavalryman
one who fought at San Juan in Cuba
and wears service badges of several
campaigns.
"Good night for you or him?” cut
in a whit© soldier.
"Good night for him” was th© in-
dignant answer. "No man named
Villa will ever put my light out.”
A sergeant expressed similar sen-
timents and added that if chance
gave him the honor of bagging the
bandit no one of lessor rank than a
colonel could speak to him. "and
even the colonel would have to say
sir.’ ”
The object of the gruelling march
BLACK
WHITE
TAN
lot
Special Saturday Sale of
$5.00 to $4.00
Trimmed Hats
$1.98
Special
Saturday
$l4B
Panamas Hemps Milans and fancy straws. Large and small shapes. The
season’s newest styles. Extra special values for Saturday for $1.48.
Special Sale Silk Dresses
Never such exceptional money-saving advantages as will be found in this special sale
of dresses for Saturday. They are exact reproductions of the most expensive models. Ex-
clusive and distinctive styles that will delight the most discriminating women.
Sale of Women’s Low Shoes C £
A special purchase of 500 pairs in patents gunmetals and 'r & *
tan leathers. Regular $3.00 and $3.50 values on sale Satur- —
dav at
Dalkowitz Bros. Co.
NOW IN OUR NEW HOME
Corner North Flores and West Commerce Streets
of Friday was to reach Colonia Du-
blan by night and it was done. The
mountain route reduced the distance
(o fifty miles while th© artillery and
hospital wagons in the valley were
doing sixty-eight. By 8 o'clock Fri-
day night camp was made beside an
irrigation plant.
The last ten miles was almost tor-
ture. It was hot. High winds swirled
the clouds of dust kicked up by the
horses into the eyes and mouths of
the men. Water at a dollar a swal-
low could not be bought anywhere
along the lino.
Canteens Were Fan pt y.
Every canteen had been emptied
many tongues. were swollen. Eyes
mouths and nostrils were merely
blackened orifices in every face but
there was no complaint.
•’I wish I had a drink; my mouth
KEEP YOUR gag?
SHOES NEAT
IKinK
SHOE POLISHES
Trimmed Hats
Scores and scores of Trimmed Hats of ex-
ceptional chic and charm go on sale tomorrow
at unusually low prices. Many stunning styles
in flower trimmed hats —others trimmed with
large bows and wide ribbon; also fruits. There
are Milans Hemps novelty braidsand leghorns
of the finest quality. Indeed the most beautiful
collection of hats you could wish for. And the
prices! Here is where you will be interested.
$6.50 to $7.50
Trimmed Hats
SPRINGS. NEWEST SHAPES
Extraordinary Values for Saturday
$20.00 Taffeta Silk $ 1 J
Dresses Now 1 T" =
The loveliest dresses at a moderate price that one can
imagine. And there’s an air and grace about these dresses
that commends them to the woman who seeks that elusive
“something” termed “style.” I’rctty models of taffeta many
Georgette and taffeta combination effects—an offering of
beautiful dresses that is without equal for assortment of styles
and value giving.
$15.00 Taffeta Silk Qg
Dresses Now X =
The most charming styles ever offered at these low prices.
They are Eton jacket effects in black and navy with white
taffeta silk collars and cuffs.
is full of mud” was the nearest tc a
complaint that was heard.
The commanding general allowed
the tired troops of the flying column
a full day of rest but at 3 o'clock
Sunday th© actual pursuit of Villa
and his diminished band of brigands
was begun.
Regiments of cavalry were moved
southward with orders to get .after
the bandit leader quick and remain
on his trail until he is captured or
killed. A s fast as new troops reached
headquarters reinforcements were
dispatched to the southward to carry
out th© plan of campaign. Part of
these troops left yesterday and last
night.
Colonel Dodd although 64 years
old. leader in th© remarkable march
of the flying column from the bor-
der. abandoned the comparative
$4.98
MARCH 24 1916.
$8.50 to $lO
Trimmed Hats
$6.95
Special
Saturday
s]4B
(■oniforls of the camp and took the
field with these troops.
ANNOUNCEMENT
lo the Citizens of San Antonio:
I hereby announce my candidacy
for the office of Commissioner of
I o ice and Fire and respectfully
solicit your support.
W. G. TOBIN.
(Political Advertising.)
•
A X N OU N CEMENT.
To the Citizens of San Antonio:
I hereby announce my candidacy
for the office of CommiMlondr of
Police and Fire and respectfully so-
licit your support.
PHIL WRIGHT.
(Political Advertising.)
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