San Antonio Express. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 54, No. 38, Ed. 1 Friday, February 7, 1919 Page: 14 of 20
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SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS; FRIDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 7, 1919.
MAIL 10 SOLDIERS
IT
GENERAL PERSUING CABLES
THAT THERE IS NO ACCTMl -
LATION OK LETTERS.
»7 Associated I'r« >s.
WASHINGTON. I>. C., Feb. C. General
Pershing cabled the War Department to-
day denying reports that mall to and
Xrora the American 1 ; ditlonary Forces
had become congested at Fren> h rail
beads. The general said there was no
delav or ;c' UiiiHlntion of mail f•»r the
United States and no aecuinnlatlon <>r
correctly addressed mail arrivlug in
Fran-e for lie -oldiers
General ivi^ 'iig saM there were l.'JIC
sacks of in<orr< < tly addressed mall ni thw
central army j>"Mu!fi-•• in I'ihii-t- !m»u i."
ing i"e-• iir• ■ t«• <i. while only !-<» ^oks <• i
deatl letters had been shipped t<> the
United .States during January. The in
correctly addro^ed mail at tho central of-
fice, he said, "could be placed in one
American car."'
FIVE TRANSPORTS ON' WAY.
By Associated I'nvss.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb 8.—Depart-
ore from France of five transports with
more than GT>0 officers and 15,000 men was
announced today by the War Department.
Among the units aboard are the 371st and
372nd. Infantry complete, pans of several
other infantry regiments and the t£th
Coast Artillery Regiment complete. I he
transports are due to arrive at Now lork.
Boston and Newport News between Febru-
ary 12 and IS.
The Leviathan, due to arrive at New
York. February 1"». brings about two
thirds of tho total returning troops. These
Include th>- 371st and 372nd Infantry com-
plete, to be divided among five Southern
camps; lG.'ipl infantry's field and staff and
Headquarter- rompany; Headquarters
Detachment: Medical Detachment aud ' <>m
panics II. I. K. L and M of the 3«sih
Infantry; Headquarters 41st Division; one
casual company Texas men; convalescent
detachments numbers 24 to 34 inclusive,
numbers 37 to 30 inclusive and numbers
41 and 42; seventy casual officers.
The Regina. due at Host..,, February 12.
has on board 2nd lluttnliou and Medical
Detachment. :u5l»th Infantry (negroes) and
DO casual officers.
The Henderson, scheduled to arrive at
New York about February 14, is bringing
convalescent detachments numbers in, 10.
43, 4.r>, 40, f>4, 5ft, ti8, SO and 77 to 8-1 in-
clusive. „ , _ .
The Matsonla. due at New lork Febril-
ary 14. has on board the Osth Regiment
Coast Artillery complete, which is being
returned to the coast defenses of Long
Island Sound. 151st Field Artillery Bri-
gade headquarters, convalescent detach-
ments aud > ;.sual companies.
TEN MILLION POUNDS SOLD IN
NEW YORK AT DROP
OF 4 s, CENTS.
By Assoi .at. •! Pr« **. . ^ m
NEW YORK, Feb. 6.—Ten million!
pounds of copper wai sold bifi today when
large selling auenciea reduced the price
from 2< to 1* • a pound, according to
conservative estimates In market circles.
While the tt\. I • . the first of any con-
sequence since the signing of the armis-
ticr paved the \\;iv for an open market j
was not hea • v, copper dealers asserted
that it m:irk.- l tho lx-vinnlug of business ou j
a peaces calc.
The abandonment of the 23c price which
In iv , ml,, r succeeded the 26c agreed.
111m111 for (he war period by the producers
;iiid the ibiveriiiucnt. was coincident with |
an announcement In Butte* Mont., that the I
copper companies had reduced wages :
a dollar n day in conformity with the ,
understanding between miners and employ- |
ers that pay would be based upon the
selling price of the commodity.
W.8.S.
TEST OF DRIVE-IN FILLING STA-
TION CASE TO BE DECIDED BY
APPELLATE COURT.
By Associated Press.
WASHINGTON. D. ('.. Feb. fi -Assign-
ments of units for early convoy home
from Fran ivere announced by the War
Department today follows:
Headquarters 11 litli Field Artillery Brl-
gadc; 347th and .'Ustli Field Artillery
Regiments <'.'1 t Divisb.ni: Headquarter*
1st Army Artillery. '.With Aero Squadron:
Chemical Warfare (.'usual Company No. 5
aud Ordnance Casual Companies Nos. 12
to 21 inclusive.
FORMKR TEXAN ROBBED
Col E. O. Mens?bach Una Experience With
Bandits Near Torreon.
Npseial Telegram to The Kx press.
TOKItKON. Me\Feb. -Col. lv O.
Meusebaeh, formerly of New Braunfels,
Tex. and living in Torreon for the last
fifteen yours, had rather an unpleasant
experience last Sunday. The colonel left
->n the train for Velardena in the morning
and stopped at Asar •'» station to look after
his interests at the latter place. After
having finished ins business, he employe!
i coach to take him to I'edrlcena station.
There were three coaches in all, tho ro-
mander being loaded with woiii»ii and chil-
dren. On arriving a short disi:n •• from
rI © smelter and in erasing a deep arroyo,
the first coach was halted by .two men
armed with r.flcs and tho p.-issengers
were compelled t-> give up overyihing they
' ad. The bandits even ufiiiiinded tlie
• iothlng --f the children. They then ar
ived at the coach occupied by the colonel
ud he was told to fork over lie handed
i hem fifteen pesos, stating that It was all
l I' had. They, however, demanded more,
it be persisted that there was no more,
however. «»ne « f them reached over and
• xtracted Mr Meusebach's watch and then
•1 ey proceeded to rob the remaining coach,
which they did in short order. About this
,line the train was heard approaching aud
ie bandits left for the hills.
.1. j. Sexton, general manager of the
Mexican Crude Rubber Company, who has
is headquarters in San Luis I'otosl, is
i Torreon looking after his company's lu-
res ts.
A. F. Acres, who has boon spending the
' didays in San Antonio, arrived in the city
companied by Mrs \ res.
There is strong talk of the American
uelting and Refining Company starting
eir smelter at Asano in the very near
ture. Master Me- hanic Pdandcn is busy
aking the necessary repnirs and it is to
I • hoped that it will not bo long before
it smelter will bo blown in
| Citv of San Antonio Thursday morning
won in tin- I'lsrht to eliminate "drive-lu
I t.il-fillliiif stations" In the conKcsted (lis-
i trlct, when Judge 8. Q. Tayloe of the
! Fortv Fifth District Court sustained the
demurrer • filed by attorneys for the city 1
in the suit brought by the Oriental Oil j
Company. , ,
Plaintiff's attorneys asked for time in !
which to draw up a bill of exceptions^ pro- ,
paratory to carrying the case to the Court j
of Appeals. j
The suit, which was dismissed from th^
District Court Thursday, is in the nature
of a test case to determine the right ot
the city to eliminate and prevent the es-
tablishment of so-called "drive-in-filling-
stations ' in downtown sections. Att >r-
nevs for the city argued that the estab-
lishment of the oriental Oil Company con-
stituted a menace to the safety of the clti-
M The suit was argued at great length
I for several days and finally Judge Tay-
j ion dosed tho discussion and announced
that he would retire to his study to see
I for himself. Ills decision sustaining de-
murrer-, of the city Thursday followed two
days of hard study of the points of law
at Issue. The case will now go to the
Court of Appeals for decision.
POSTPONE SCHOOL OPENING
Orders for More Officers Are Issued
Thursday Morning.
Oijonins of the Cavalry Officers' Training
School which was to have taken iilaco
at l'ort Sam Houston Monday, has been
postponed until Monday. February 34, to
allow littv eitflit Officers from over the
Southern Department to get to Fort Sam
Houston, orders having l"'en IssuiM I 1U''S'
, ,iav by command of General Cabell for
tliem to attend the school.
I With those already enrolled the school
I will have fullv a hundred students on tile
I opening day Colonel I'.rown. commandant
; of Iho scliool. Staled Thursday afternoon.
| i|(. sjiid that evervthinp was In readiness
■ for the opening day and that the attend-
■ ii,oe time to time would run over
a hundred tneu from the regular and
emergency army. ^ ^
GERMAN SUBMARINES ARE
BEING DISPOSED OF AS JUNK
Itv Universal Service.
'LONDON, Feb. 0. The German war
submarines which were surrendered and
taken to Hritlsh ports are meeting a sorry
end. according to the Daily Mail.
The vessels, the paper says, are being
gold for Junk.
-W.R.S.
WILL DISCHARGE 2.000.
gpeclal Telegram to rhe Express.
Pout NVOKTII. Tex., Feb. fi.- According
to* Mai. -Lick Sheiton. commander of ihe
C-inip Howie casual camp, more than 2.UW
men will be discharged this week. Two
hundred and eleven overseas men arrived
Monday night an . an additional group of
thirtv came in Tuesday morning.
No overseas patients arrived at the base
hospital Tuesday.
SPORT COMMENT
At last word comes from Christy Math-
\ son that he is on the way home from
1 ranee, but with it no inkling of hit
I inns for the future. Matty, it will be re-
. it'inbered, w > "lost" for some weeks, and
spile of the frantic efforts of the own
ei*s of the Cincinnati baseball club p»
•cat© him. no message was received until
l.i st week However, by that time Fat
loran had been signed as manager of the
I'eds in Matty's pla e, and now the erst
^hile great pitcher of the New York
lauts is a free a ;ent. to make what ar-
neenient.s he will in a business way.
There has been a rumor that he would ro-
an the Oiants ;t* a eoa'-h for young
pitchers or as active manager. He would
e a valuable man to New York In either
'"•rth. while ids presence would be an in-
ul ration to the game over the entire
National League circuit.
Now that Hal Chase, former first base-
man for the Cincinnati Reds, has been ac-
quitted of the charges that he aided and ,
abetted in losing games for his team, there ;
will be much speculation as to where he i
will laud in 11)19. It was asserted in a
news dispatch that he would probably play
with the New York Giants, but this has
not been officially verified. Chase has »
long boon regarded as the most brilliant
first sacker in the game and his presence
in any line up should be a big factor in
the team's success.
A San Antonio man writes to inquire
of the present location of .Ja<*k Johnson,
former heavyweight champion, and whether
he is still in the boxing game .lohnsou
was last heard of about three months ago.
He was then in Barcelona, Spain. Th®
sports editor Is unable to say whether or
not he is still fighting in the roped
arena, or engaged in some other occupa-
tion.
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BOARD OF TRI STEES.
J. D. McCutchan. Livestock.
Fred E. Moore. Insurance.
W. H. Dabe. Indiana Silo Company.
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Wade, Smith & Blow.
Roy C. Vance, Cashier Stock Yards
National Bank.
W. B. King, Chairman, Manager
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