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FOUHTII RKGIMKNTS
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XON TODAY.
I)e Facto (lovernmcnt ?
to Return Properties
K I'AHlN, Auk. 11.-Confirmation ;i
, mum given liiilu) liy .luun AieoiW. /
, litiuiic'iul ant-iil in I'aria uf the < «r- \
/ rati/.n r»*Kii<i«' uf a City ol Mexico /
!< (li»i»iirh in the Mgnru nwyiiiu lli«* \
\ Mexican government Iiiin decided to
i'/ ri'lurn HtiiiiiNlcri-d prii|>t*r(i<'i> taken t
jfrurn aupportrre of prtvioiM govern*)
i s tneulN, Kuhjerl |n any civil rc«|H»n-
■\ Hllillltied which uia> havi> been in- S
i) curred.
! > The dispatch wty* Ihl* will tend to s
|'/ unite the variotlit element* In Me\- )
t ico fur the renturntiun uf normal {
| condition*.
Lord Lansdoune /<
Cabinet of tireal
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FOR TROOPS SOLDIERS NEED
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Mlllllninoii of llnttrry E, nt the Klrnt II
UuuIr I'li'ht Arlillny, fciiilluned ni ('atrip
WIImiii, urt ili'liuitiik urn <iiii'niion u« to
ttbttlwr thu hiiproiirtdiiiiii ■ .r » mount in
•rror ••oaalltutcN "iioimi hii-hUhk." oiiu »(
tin' other bututli'n i'ihiiiih li
(IpuIp» iiiu ulli'uutloii In lii'tiiilf of one
nt the uien who unwillingly conillllttuij
tUi'h llll offenne.
AiiorJliiK to tho cook of thu buttery,
th»i«,were iht ru'iii* which toil up t<i tlm
trouble:
"It uug like thin," Mihl the rook "iin«
of th# incii nt th» 1)littery mw ii Mriiy
horwi witiilurlng iirouml our picket Hum,
*ii he culight til in pronto, mill hllc licit him
UP.
"The ntit iluy we were due to go on
t bike to h** i in ii. ou the New llrinilifcln
Itoml Well, curly III the morning tlitr>
bere mildler gnce out ulnl miilUlen thin
bone
"Well, everything went nlong fine We
cmnjicil over night tud the next ilny stdrl
nl bul k. Ho fur, no good.
"About hiilf way to <'uiii|i Wilton nlong
comei unother buttery going out for their
bike. The officer In loiiimuiid hulte hie
men and hm u II11In confub with our ciii
tulu. ho telle him n« bow one of bl«
hiirtcn le winning mid uiidnretmida tbut
the ealil boren in with our bultery Ob,
Ho, «uya we, to ourxclvc*, thai a couldn't
be no.
"Well, they hud a look ut our boraea
and euro enough there waa the one they
were looking for.
"'How did you coma br that mount?'
•ara our captatu to thla fellow who waa
riding him. uf courae, lie told lilin how
be thought It waa one of our own and
bow he had tied blm to the |dckct lines
the night before.
"'<Jet off that borne,' aa.vn he. He got
off utid urn-addled blm. Well they took
the horae and thla guy walked bu< li home
with hta mddla.
"Yah, and he'a aotne horaemun, too -
n o-t. Ue walked all the way buck with
his spun ou. Wlial's more now, the other
battery la Haying we are hiirborlng horse
thieves. Now, what do you know about
thatV"
Battery c. known n* the "millionaire
battery, went ou Hiiother hike yeaterday,
•tartlng early In the morning uud return,
lng ut night. All of the outflla of the
regiment have been taking hlkci to Hel
ma, going one day and coming back the
next In preparation for the trip to the
range at Leon Springs next Thursday
The men of Kattery t'. eager to accompllah
as much as uosslblc jn this respect, went
out for the any ou their own accord
The Third and Fourth Illinois Infan-
try Regiments, which left Landa't i'ark
yesterday morning, camped for the night
at Selmo. They are expected to arrive
at Camp Wilson before noon today. So
far it Is said the then have marched well,
•nd few were reported to have fallen out
of the ranks.
.may f'.o to borhkh
It was unofficially reported at the camp
of the First Illinois Field Artillery that
the regiment muy be sent to one of the
border stations upon their return from
i,con Springs. This, It Is said, will bo
about September 1.
Although no orders have been given as
Jet to this effect, preparations for depar-
ture from tamp Wilson altogether are
to be made before the men leave for the
ffprlngs. This would seem to Indicate
It is said, thnt the regiment will be sent
away as soon as the men return from
practice with the field pieces.
.Militiamen who were dlicusslng the ro-
iiort yesterday, seem to be in favor of hik-
ing Ibe distance to the border, Instead of
being sent on trains. This they said would
be good practice and would lie far more
enjoyable than loading uud unloading their
•Qulpptnent.
a few hundred feet from the principal
entrance of Camp Wilson there ban been
built by the Knights of Columbus a "field
station or clubhouse for the use of the
many thousands of aoldlcrs now encamped
there. It is a mibstantial frame structure,
60x24 feet in dimensions, lighted and ven
tllated ou all sides, and affords a pleasant
and cool retreat where the men uiiiv enjoy
their hours of leisure and find pleasant
relief from the nmuotonous duties of camp
life, amid elevating and congenial sur-
roundings. The use of the building ant.
Its equipments Is not limited to Catholic
soldiers and Knights of Columbus; all
tbe troops in camp are welcome to nvnii
themselves of Its accommodations and priv-
ileges.
Cong desks, furnished with writing ma
terlals occupy tbe full length of the room
on b"th Bides. How well these are pat-
ronized by the men may be Judged by the
fuet that S.OOo letterheads uud envelopes,
all bearing tbe Bea] and Inscription of
tile Knights of Columbus, were used up in
th» first four days after the opening or
the station. The stock of writing material
, v.as immediately replenished, and great
baskets full of mall addressed to all parts
of the United States are dally delivered
to the postal authorities.
lots of heading matter.
Two long tables are covered with rend
lug matter—books, magazines nnd new-1 in
pers supplied by friends, and these also
ure being constantly made use of by the
soldiers. The center of the room Is filled
vlth smaller tables suitable for games of
chess, dominoes, checkers, etc. a plain,
and u Ylctrola with fifty records complete
tbe material furnishings. There are many
musicians of ability among the men; many
also have good voices, and a movement is
on foot for the organization of a cbolr
to furnish music for the field masses.
The clubroom Is alno used as a chapel on
Sundays when the weather does not admit
of the celebration of mass In the open
(tlr, as was the case last Sunday. On
such occasions the room 1b carefully
eleaned and arranged beforehnud, and one
of the larger tables, suitably decorated,
Is used as an altar. All this work is
dene by the soldiers themselves, every one
of whom is eager to assist In this labor
of love, and two of them serve the mass
At last Sunday's mass the building was
crowded In spite of the very unfavorable
weather and the fact thnt n"large number
of the Catholic troops bail left durlug the
preceding week for target practice at
Leon Springs, any of the men also who
can obtain leave attend mass In the va-
rious parish churches In the city.
The building was completed and thrown
open to the troops on August 3, aud It
has been filled every night since,
A register Is kept containing the name of
each visitor, his company and regiment,
home address, and. If a Knight of Colum-
bus, the number of his council. The regis-
ter Is Indexed, so that each man can read-
ily be located.
L. F. Durrell of San Antonio Council,
with an assistant, Is In charge of the build-
ing, which Is kept open all day and until
retreat la sounded In the evening.,
carrancistaTloot mine
Kill Two Chinese Cooks—Property Is
Owned by Americans.
By Associated frtss.
NOGALES, Arli., Aug. 11.—Carran-
elfta soldiers looted the El Cajon mine,
In the Altar district, Honora, owned bv
Americans, and killed two Chinese cooks
•mployed there, according to Dr. H. F.
Underwood, who arrived here today.
Carranza Pays Damage**.
By Associated Press.
CITT OF MEXICO. Aug. 11.-«eneral
Carraua has given to each of the four
i i
„ - tly
automobile driven by the first chiefs ne
soi,miit boys, 2,000 sritoNti,
(JIVK SOCIAL WORKER OVATION
AT AKMY Y. M. C. A.
Hpi'clnl Telegram to Thu Kiprenn,
LAREDO, 'lei., Aug II. Lnst night »t
tin Young Men's Christian Association
billdlng ut Cutiip Missouri it throng of
mliltluitien estimated ut nearly two thou-
snutl gathered ill the spacious building
to hear I bo uddress made by Mrs. Alice
McKay Kelly, field secretary of the Na-
tlonul Patriotic Relief, a patriotic associa-
tion composed of influential uud affluent
women or New York, of which Miss Maude
Wetniore Is chairman. During the time
tl.at Mrs. Kelly was spenklng the attention
ghen the well known womnii wiio became
famous because of her connection with the
Igoirotes in tha Philippines and I*
greeted by the salutary words of "tiood
luuriilng, Mrs. Kelly," a pin could have
dropped In that spacious auditorium aud
been distinctly heard.
Mrs. Kuily, who Is a facile writer and
gifted lecturer, Inst night told the usseiu
bled soldiers wliul the National Tatl'loth
Relief stood for that It «us an associa-
tion which gave relief to the liiuillles of
tbe enlisted men of the mllltlu and also
provided relief for deserving buuiuuii.
wherever It was found Here on the bor-
der. Mrs Kelly said, she found conditions
letter than elsewhere, though u few de-
serving cases were found among American
refugees from Mexico, The object of Ihe
National 1'atrlotlc Relief Mrs. Kelly stal
ed was, besides relief ror soldiers' fam
tiles who might have been hurriedly left
when the call for mobilisation was made,
also was to help noncouibulunts who have
been subjected to hardships as a result ol
the many raids innde along tbe Texas bor-
der within the last year.
Mrs. Kelly, who was Introduced to the
vast audience of soldiery last evening by
Secretary Carrlngton of the Young Men's
l hrlstinii Association at Laredo, was given
u grand oviition, for she Is a woman who
is well knowu all over the world because
of her benevolent work where her coun-
try's soldiers were engaged In strife. She
was In the Philippines durlug the Spaulsli-
American war nud for some time there-
after, aud it was there tliut she acquired
thu greeting of "tiood morning, Mrs.
Kelly," a salutation given her by tne sol-
dier boys who wer« engaged In the Phil-
Ipplne campaign.
Early this morning the estimable woman
was a caller at the Times office. She
quietly walked lu and presented her card
and the moment the reporter observed the
imnio he could not resist the greeting,
"tiood morning, Mrs Kelly." She Is u very
uu'lahle woman, nn Interesting talker and
possessed of those graceful wuys and gen-
teel manner that win her friends from the
very offset. Mrs. Kelly came to the Times
office to procure copies of the paper con-
taining tbe detailed accouuts of the raid
ai Webb station m the night of .lune 10
and the battle at San IgnacTo i(n June
15 between the Cnlted States troops and
bandits.
Speaking r.bout tbe address sho made to
the soldiers at Camp Missouri last night
and the reception tendered her. Mrs. Kelly
said: "I never addressed a finer looking
god more orderly gathering of young men
before. They were all perfect gentlemen,
seemed deeply Interested in every word 1
said and It was a delight on my part to
speak to those boys." Perfect quiet was
maintained throughout the evening, music
was rendered before and after the speak-
ing, and at the end the guardsmen gave
Mrs. Kelly an enthusiastic ovation.
Mrs. Kelly (tated this morning thnt she
was thoroughly Investigating conditions
as they really exist on the Texas Mexican
border aud that besides looking into the
londttloiis Immediately surrounding the
1 lilted States National Guardainen she
would also "take a peep" into the sltun
tlon In Mexico so far us it can be ob-
served from a point of view expressed
along the Rio Grande. Mrs. Kelly will
leave on Sunday for San Antonio, from
where she will proceed to Eagle Pass, Del
ltio, El Paso and other points on the
Texas border where National Guardsmen
ure now stationed.
MILLIONS SPENT IN EQUIPMENT,
(il'AHD (JETS NEEDED
TRYOIJT.
By !,. Y. I*. Ill < Hl.lt
(Interiintloiial News Service Staff Corre-
spondent lu San Aiitoulo,)
"Anyway, It will help us to get an
army,"
That 1» the comment one hear* from ev-
ery regular army officer around Fort Sam
Houston, heudiiuarters of Ihe Southern Dc
purtmcnt, where the tUilted Slates now
lias gathered ihe biggest "peace army" It
ever hud, when the Mcihun situation Is
under discussion.
Though the "situation" Is a chaotic on*
and the majority of the offhers think or
fear (?) thai nothing will conic of It,
tlicy agree thut it In serving a useful pur
pose, It's tin III wind that blows nobody
good" Is their Idea
llow is the present »tstc of affairs help-
lug the army l My providing millions of
dollars of new equipment, long luidly
needed, which army men say they never
could have got except In emergency. Since
March, when "I'am-lio" Villa mndo his
memorable visit to Columbus, N. M., the
army hits inquired nearly ii thousand lingo
motor trucks Before, tncy hud very few.
With these trucks, the srmy on the bor-
der Is almost Indepemleul of the rail-
roads.
They also bsve obtained new aeroplanes.
At lhe beginning of this chapter of the
"Mexican situation," our aeroplanes would
not fly. of the first eight senl to Colum-
bus, only two reached Pershing's base nnd
they soon were scrapped. The War De-
partment then purchased eight tnore big
inncblues, but they went to pieces on Ihe
first tryout. They would not fly.
llml Pershing been equipped with ef- j
flciciit aeroplanes, tile massacre of Carrlxal i
never would have happened. Captain Itoyd i
ami his negro troopers were scouting when 1
they fell Into that trap. The Uuropeun
armies scout with aeroplanes thnt will fly 1
Also, the army la being supplied with
new field radio outfits. At the outset, the
field wireless was Inefficient and Per-
shing's dispatches to (iuuerul Funston were
undecipherable.
Thus, the "Mexican situation" has done
that much. When Pershing's punitive ex
pcdltloii headed aouthwarii Into <'lilliuu
him the few trucks could not stand up un-
der the test, the aeroplanes would not fly,
the wireless would not work and the ma-
chine guns Jammed. perhaps It Is no |
exaggeration to sny that the men were the
only efficient purt of the little army,
i But now, thanks to hard learned lessons, |
i the army Is being supplied with plenty |
of powerful trucks, better wireless, aero
A
LORD
cftNSOOwnc.
International New Hfrrli-a.
LONDON, Ante. 11. The London Daily
Chroiilclo states that Lord Lansdowne ia
About to resign. II 1m added thnt th®
roHlKMntimi In • I no to lullm# health and
lia.i no connection with the Irlah situation.
Lord Lanadowno la a inombor of trio
fVrltlBb coulltlon Cabinet without a port-
Mio. Ho bun taken n lending part In the
Irish eontroveray and lias been severely
criticised by I ho Nationalist leaders Tor
bis plnn of ruling Ireland "by a policy
war and coercion" during the interim
before a definite settlement Is reached.
Oil Company Holveg Problem by Of.
fcrlntf Tunk < *r»—Will He Itunhfd
(o S«n Antonio.
Ininrnsllonal New* Mervlc*,
NIJNV YiUtK, Aug, II, Thi Union
Tmili Mile Company, a rormu *uu.
sldIniy of tlm Httindiil'd Oil Company of
NhW Jersey, has come In the aid of the
War Itepsrlinent lu solving the problem
of gelling fresh water to ihe lroo|ig along
the bonier, II was learned oilay tlint tbe
i' 1111 11,v bad offered to Ihe uulliaiy au-
thorities the use of forty new tank cars,
each with u capacity of M,0tsi gallons. The
offer was accepted Itumedliilely and the
cars will be on their way to the border
In a day or two,
The cars will be run In a solid train
from Milton, Pa,, where they were built,
to Kan Antonio, The offer cnlnlls the tiHe
of the curi as long us the (lovernmcnt
needs I belli nnd this despite the fin r that
oil refiners ure reporting a ibnilugo of
from !i,0U0 to .'I.ihki curs In equipment
available for the transportation of pe-
troleum products.
T
Dr. Thnnutx Ihirllngtnn Ngyit Troops in
Mt'xlco Art* Not (idling
Knotttfh Heal.
lly Associated I'ress,
IfJEliI) IlKAItQl'ARTIRH, American
Punitive Unpnlltlon, Aug III (Hcluyed),
The extraordinary good health of the
troops In Mexico Is due lu greul purt to
cheerfulness, according to Ur. Thomas
Ihtrlliigloti, who Is Inspecting camps on
behalf of the New York Civic If'edoi'utlou.
lb liaiilngioii, formerly Health Commis-
sioner uf Neiv Voru (Uty, has Just fin-
ished Inspecting the mlltlln camps along
the border, which fculure of his work tie
declined to iUscihs
"f the camp here he Haiti:
"Under the conditions uo camp could
be better. I have only one criticism that
there are not enough screens,
"Hut the men need more rest lu this
climate," lis urged, "and a larger supply
of uottou netting would permit them to
get this additional rest during the day.
"The ennip Is well situated, tho water
Is purn, the drainage system good uml
the refuse disposal system admirable.
"The low pcri'otilngo of sickness Is to me
astonishing.
Pievulenin nf slight Intestinal disorders
are ascribed by I>r. Iinrlliiglnu as due to
natural causes Induced by heat.
AKKlxUnt Chief of Stuff Hnn Not An-
nounced When lis' Will Keturn to
WnMhlngton to Report.
Major General Tasker FI. Bliss, Assistant
Chief of tllaff, Is atlll lu Hnn Antonio, and
It Is not known when he will return to
WnahlliKton. It was announced nt Koulh
ern Impertinent heudiiuurters yesterday
that General lillss Is very tired after bis
long trip of Inspection ou the border and
In Metlco nud that ho hopes to be utile
to obtain a day or two of rest betur*
leuvtng for Washington
General Bliss hus covered morn than
1,N00 miles on tho trip, a great ileal of
which wus in uutomoblles through hot
and dry countries, tie has been working
continuously since leaving Sun Antnuh> una
most nf the sleep he Ties obtained bus
been matched In sleeping cars.
General J'tinston announced thnt thl
are now 11!U regular army officers serv
lng with the National Guard uluiig tin
border and 168 National Guard officers
guns aud all sort
War Department hus waked up. .Millions
equipment. The
planes thut nrc dependable, new machine
or other
are being spent.
Not only is the mechanical equipment
of the army profiting by the Mexican
situation," but iltl.uoo horses and mules
have been added. New regiments of In-
fantry and cavalry are being organized.
Additional units of engineers, artillery,
signal corps nnd other unns of the service
are being formed.
The State intlltlnmen nre having n try-
out. The militia Is being weeded out.
The "mollycoddles" are being discharged
and their places filled with men who want
to be soldiers.
All this Is highly gratifying to the mili-
tary experts at Port Sam Houston.
"If nothing else comes of it," General
Funston said today, "this little scare dowu
on the border has done for the nrmy what
It would have taken years and yeurs to
accomplish In ordinary times."
Latest Army Orders
-- P.i*Lf!
Children of Wllhelm Hchefler, a German
feeldent who was killed recently by an
tent
imobi
w, Jt
Jbtw, Jeans Carrania, 6,000 pesos gold.
Pershing Trying Out All
Kinds of War Devices
International News Service.
COLUMBUS, N. M„ Aug. ll.—Testlng
grounds for all new fang led implements
of war. That ts what General Pershing's
column into Mexico Is now. livery new
development In the lmplemeuts of war-
fare is getting n tryout some place along
the column that extends rfom the border to
Colonla LHibian.
Caterpillar tractors are being tried out
In the transportation of heavy artillery
over mountulu roads- roads often In the
path of cloudbursts which wash them away
or make tbetn quivering uuugmlres.
New schemes for quick road building
get their turns, too, und there are plenty
of opportunities for fair tests on these
rugged routes that lead Into tbe fastnesses
of the banditti Mexican!.
improved motor trucks, which have
robbiil tbe pugnacious army mule of many
of his rightful wreaths get their chance
to show what tbey can do, aud weak spots
In construction are not long hidden under
the gruelling tests that make road races
for silver cups look <»sy.
And next, it will become a long target
range. Annual target practice, which will
lnst n full month, In to begin soon, nnd
4b0.nt)0 rounds of small arms and shrapnel
ammunition have been received at General
Pershing's headquarters.
It Is u taste of the real art of making
war that the boys on the long punitive
expedition line are getting, even If the
only direction open to them is back.
Soldiera at Harlingen Paid Off.
Bpsclsl Telegram to Tbe Express.
HABMNGKN, Tex.. Aug. 11.—The Third
Texas Infantry stationed here huve re-
ceived their monthly puy; also the am-
bulance Company No. 0, who were paid lu
peison by their commanding officer, Cap-
tain It. I. Cnrswell. The regulars sta-
tioned nt Hurllngen of the Twenty Sixth
United States Infantry have not yet re-
ceived their monthly check, which ts owing
to the great amount of troops now on
the border, nnd the continuous moving of
suite. The Anto Truck Company stationed
here wns nlso paid off. Intermediate
showers have fallen here for the psst few
(lays.
Arkansas Guardsman Drowns.
Dy Associated Press.
AHKADELPH1A, Ark., Aug. ll.-D. W.
Haggard of Itussellvlllc, Ark., a private
In the Arkansas National Guard, who
had been sent here on recruiting duty,
was drowned while swimming In the Dun-
chltn 111ver this afternoon. As he started
to swim across the river, Haggard Jok-
ingly called to his companions "if I drown
l>e sure to notify my folks." He ssnk less
than five minutes later.
Staff Special to The Express.
WASHINGTON, 1). t'., Aug. 11.-Army or-
ders: Secood l.ieutenatit James It. Hill, Thir-
teenth Vsvslry, relieved Agricultural and Mo
cbanlcal College of Texas, Join his regiment.
Captain liuy V. Henry, cavalry, appointed
commandant cadets, United States Military
Academy
Colonel tieorge H. Snails, cavalry; Colonel
Charles \V. Penrose. Infantry; Colonel Jacob il.
Ualbrslth, cavalry, retired.
ltesigustlGiis: First Lieutenant John I.. Mil-
ler, Medical Corps, Pennsylvania Niitloiisl iliiaril;
Major Kdmond l>. McCarthy, brigade adjutant,
Third brigade. New York National iluard; First
Lieutenant Hasconi F. Morris. Medical Corps.
Arizona Sntlora! c.aurd; Second I) iitensnt John
1). Hoyt, Tenth Field Artillery. Connecticut Na-
tional'Ouard; Second Lieutenant A. P. Carr,
Third Infantry, Missouri National (luard; First
Lieutenant Frederick S. Bnlril. Medical Corps,
Michigan National (luard; Captain Norton M.
nllho. First Infantry. Louisiana Nstlonsi Uusrd;
Captain Arthur C. Jenve.v, Fifth Infantry, Call
ferula National (iusrd; First Lieutenant Itrtck
So'.ltl)worth. Third Infantry, Kentucky National
iluard; Captain Wentworth Tucker, Twelfth In-
fantry, New Y'ork National Guard, all accepted.
Second Lieutenant Hamilton Templeton,
Twenty eighth Infantry; First Lieutenant Harry
L. Jordin, Twentieth Infantry; Second Lleuten
ant George I", Arnemann, Twenty-eighth Infan
try; Second Lieutenant Fred It. inglls, Infan-
try; Second Lieutenant Fay It. I'riekett, cavalry;
Second Llcliteuant Harry A. Harvey, First (!av-
aliy: Captain William F. llerrlngsliaw, Thlr
tee'nth Cavalry, sll report board, Kaglo Pass,
examination for transfer to Field Artillery.
Following veterinarians report board. Fort
Sam Houston, for examination for appointment
iu Veterinary Corps;
William \. Lusk, Second Cavalry; Frederick
Foster, Seventh Field Artillery; Charles I>. Me-
Murdo, Tenth Cavalry; Alexander Mcponald,
l ieventti Cavalry; Daniel Le May, Fourth Ar-
tillery; Coleman Nlckolds. First Cavalry; Sam-
uel Glssson Jr., Seventh Cavalry; ltay J. Stnn-
olif, Klghth Cavalry; Walter ft. G rut/man,
Eighth Cavalry; Jules II. llri, Sixth Cavalry;
Joseph H. Jefferles. Thirteenth Cavalry; Harry
F. Steele. Fourteenth Cavalry; Henry W. Peter,
Fourteenth Cavalry; William P. Hill, Sixth
Field Artillery; Robert Vans Aguew, Fifth
Cavalry; Charles H. Jewell, Fourth Cavalry;
Lester E. Wlllyoting, Eleventh Cavalry; Walter
Fraser, Thirteenth Cavalry; Fred B. Gage, Sec-
ond Field Artillery; John H. Gould. Second Field
Artillery; William A. Sprenlc, Fourth Field Ar-
tillery; Hurt English, Second Cavalry; Walter li.
Pick, Fourth Cavalry; Andrew IS. Donovan,
Twelfth Cavalry; George A. llanvey Jr., Sixth
Cavalry; Robert J. Foster, Ninth Cavalry; Rob-
ert C, Musser, Fifteenth Csvairy; Wilfred J.
Stokes, First Field Artillery; Aipilla Mitchell.
Third Field Artillery; Herbert S. Williams,
Fifth Field Artillery; Alfred L. Mason, attscheii
to Sixth Field Artillery; Thomas H. Edwards,
Fifteenth Csvairy; Burton A. Seeley, Fifth Cav-
alry; William C. Van Allstyne, Tenth Cavalry;
Ralph M. Itufflngton. First Cavalry; Pnnlel II.
]«lnlnger, Seventh Cavslry; George 11, Knoii,
Twelfth Cavalry; James II, Haynes, First Field
Artillery; Richard H. Power. Fifth Field Ar-
tillery; Henry L. Sommer, Ninth Cavalry; W.
G. Turner, Quartermaster Corps; Eugene J Crs-
rner, Quartermaster Corps; Thomas P, Shana-
han, Quartermaster Corps; Sherman T. Teeple,
Quartermaster Corps; Inglhl Hansen, Quarter-
master corps; Lloyd E. Case, quartermaster
Corps; Willism J. I.awler, Quartermaster Corps'
Charles K. ('banning, Quartermaster Corps; AI-
liert W. Austin, Quartermaster Corps; Samuel
H. Saul, Quartermaster Corps; William ,1. Mul-
down, Qusrtsrinaster Corps; Allen E Cherry
Qusrtermaster Corps; George W. Rrower Quar-
termaster Corps.
Captain John B. Christian, Join Seventeenth
Cavalry.
Captain Ootisuelo A. Seoane. assigned to Sixth
Cavalry.
First Lieutenant Klnsls II. Edmunds loin
Sixth Csvslry; First Lleutensnt '.Hney Flaee
Join Seventh Csvslry; Flint Lieutenant Howard
('. Tatnin, loin Eighth Cavalry; Second Lieuten-
ant Edward 11. Dennis, Coast Artillery, detailed
general recruiting service, Charlotle, N. C., Ti-
llering Captain Charles T. Smart, Infantry; First
Lieutenant Franklin L. Whitley, assigned Ninth
Infantry; Captains Frank P. Lahm, cavalrv, and
Benjamin I) Foulols, cavalrv, aviation officers,
Sliinal Cor|is, detailed aviation section and are
rated us Junior military aviators with rank of
major.
Major Sherwood A. Cheney and Captains !*wls
M. Adains and ltslph T. Ward, engluecrs, to
army service achols. Instructors
Resignation of First Lieutenant Thomss J.
Waltluill, Mistical Reserve Corps, accepted; Sec
uud Lleutensnt Vernon G. Olsulth, Twenty-third
BELEM PRISON AT CAPITAL FULL
OF MEN SUSPECTED OF BE-
ING CARRANZA'S ENEMIES.
Bpednl Telegram to The Rxrreeii.
LAREDO, T«*x., Aug. 11.—Juan B. Arn-
aro, u foriucr Mexican newspaper man of
Laredo, who was arrested in Saltiilo,
aliout three months ago, aud placed in
Jail und later transferred to Queretnro
nod theu the City of Mexico, arrived in
Laredo today, liuving been liberated from
Beiern prison lu the capital after belug
confined there forty five days and told
to get out of Mexico and remain away.
Amaro says that In the ttelein prisou at
tfih time are General Lucio Blanco, ex-
Carranza commander of Matamoros, sev-
eral former members of the Mexican con-
gress, about forty prominent attorneys of
Mexico and a number of other prominent
men who are supposedly, but not avowed-
ly, opposed t«» the Carranza principles of
government, lie says in the great prison
men are kept incommunicado and that for
many days he did not speak to a living
soul and had his fwod pushed to him
through a small opening in the bide of
his cell. Amuro had gone back to Mex
lco when amnesty was offered Mexicans
and safety guaranteed, but the moment
be alighted from the train at Saltiilo sev-
eral months ago, he was arrested and
thrown into prison on no specific charge
that he knows of.
DEATH PENALTY FOR STRIKERS
Men Who Paralyzed Work in Mexican
Munitions Factories to Be Executed.
Ilf Associated Press.
Kl, PA8(i, Tex., Aug. II.—The text of
n decree wherein First Chief Carranza
evcKed the death penalty aunlnst tlu
strikers ivho paralyzed the City of Mexico
through a Koneral electric strlkn Is con-
tained In copies arriving here today of Ml
l'nehla, a dally published in the capital.
The strike was declared on .lulv .'il by
the confederation of syndicates. The pa-
per, dated Augusi 3, gives n list of Ihe
lenders then in prison on the charge of re-
bellion. It said that the strike wns as-
sisted by North American avnillcales aud
that it stopped work In the nrtns and
munitions factories, which was construed
us treachery to the ile facto government.
Virginia Troops Off for Maneuver.
By AHHOflated l'ress.
BltOWNSVlliLI'i, Tex., Aug. 11.—The
First and Second Virginia regiments of
infantry left camp here today In army
automobile trucks for Point Isabel, on the
gulf, twenty two miles east of here, for
the first elaborate field maneuvers and
rifle shoot of tho National Guardsmen
at Brownsville and to solve tho problem
of an Imaginary enemy Invasion of this
section by sea. The troops will spend two
flays on the coast. Brigadier General
James Parker Is in command.
Baker's Representative on Border.
By Associated Press.
IjAHICDO, Tex., Aug. 11.—Mrs. Seth Bur-
ton French of New York, said to be a rep-
resentative of Secretary of War Haker,
arrived here today to Investigate condi-
tions In tho border military camps. Mis,
Alice McKay Kelly, field secretary of the
Nutlonal 1'atrlotic relief organization of
New York, Is also here Investigating con-
ditions.
Three Colonels Retired.
fly Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 11.—Three
regular army colonels, until recently in
conimnnd or attached to regiments on the
border or In Mexico, have been retired
for physical disability on the recommen-
dation uf examining boards. They are
Colonels Jacob (I. (lalbralth, formerly com-
manding the Teniii Cavalry; George H.
Hands, formerly attached to the Eleventh
Cavalry, ami Charles W, Penrose, Twenty-
fourth Infantry.
Willi tho regulars. The army officers
with the mllltk are acting In the capacity
of Instructors and are training the men
and officers in work which they nav« not
buen able to obtain at their home sta-
tions.
The National Guard officers with the
army have been detailed for one year in
order to give them experience with pro
fesslonal officers and the well trained
men of the regular organization. All of
these are second Ueuteuuiits and less than
27 years old. At the completion of their
detail they will lie permitted to take ex-
amination for commission of the army or
return home. In either case, officers point
out, the servlco will be greatly benefited,
if they return home they will lie attached
to in 11111 ii organizations nnd will have the
benefit of u year's regulur training with
troops. If, on the other hand, they nre
admitted to the army, they will fill gaps
which have been caused by the promotion
of all second lieutenants on accouut of
the Increase In the army.
South Carolina Troops Arrive.
By Associated Press.
HIi I'ASO, Tex., Aug ll.-Tbe first
Soul# Carolina Infantry detrained here to-
day and went Into cninn on the outskirts
of the city. About hi,ooo National Gurus
men and regulars nre now on station
here.
Mra. Charles Starr AsLs for Donations
for Shipment of Itcnd in if Mat-
ter to .Soldiers.
Mrs. Charles G. Btarr, chalrmnn of the
committee which ts making a collection of
hooka and mngszlnea to fend to the
soldiers In tho hospitals along tho bor-
der and in Mexico, announced yesterday
that hu*cs were needed la which to pack
the articles. , , . , , .
A regular shipment ts to ne made today
and the committee U short of boxes. Any-
one wishing to donate tliem Is asked to
have tbem xorwarrlod to thu Menger Hotel
as early as possible.
Inasmuch as the committee Is nble to
get things through to the troops In the re-
public, special attention ts being paid
to tho boxes for tho field hospitals Nos.
8 ami 7 under Geuerai Pershing s com-
mand.
These shipments mean a great deal to tho
soldiers, it Is said, aud tlie women who
have charge of tho work are desirous of
keeping It up as long as possible.
Donations continue to come In, Mrs.
Starr said. Tbe Self-Culture Club gave
niuguzlues and promised to give some every
week. Donations came from Miss billy
Steele Barces Curio Stor% J. P. Withers,
Pat Campbell. Mrs, K. II. Pufrey, Mrs.
James Kapp, Miss Lena Booth, Mrs. Wil-
liam Aubrey, Volunteer Circle Red Cross,
Mrs. Lewis Maverick, and others who (lid
not send their names.
Amador's Funeral Held.
By Associated Press.
CITY OK MEXICO, Aug. 11.—The fun-
eral wns held today of Juan Amador, sub-
Secretary of Foreign Relations, who died
yesterday General Carranza and inem
hers of Ihe diplomatic corps attended the
Bervlces.
H1XTKENTH HONORS COLONEL
SCOTT-MUSIC UNDER STARS.
DANCIN'ti IN SALON.
Music was In the air si the Manger
Jlotol last nIkhi Tim Nineteenth Tti
fnuiry iiniid Including forty placet oluy
ed in the Spaniel) patio for the dinner
given liy the officers of tlm recently ere
ated Sixteenth Infantry In honor of
Colonel W, S, Scott, A Menger ovchee
Iru played In tho < - It h I patio for the K rl
day evening military dinner, Anotliet
Mangei' iirchesli'ii plnyed lu I lie biilltooui
nud Ircuch dining ni Ion for the dim turn
given liy Mrs, Hus Gieseeku ill honor of
her daughter, Miss Kinnilo.
The illuuei' In Colonel Hcotl wilt one
of the best ever served In San Antonio.
II wiin laid lu the east putlo. The patio
»iis decorated In the cavalry gold. Tho
palm, bn mi na, aud fig trees were draped.
A bund of gold exlonded about the court.
Many United Slnlos flags were lu evi-
dence. Thu tallies were ndoruod with yoi
low xeulas mixed with fern,
Miss Elizabeth Vnlde, operatic soprano,
sung. Her numbers included "A Little
lilt of Heaven," "A Perfect Day," "Little
Urey Homo In the West," "Just a Little
Liivn, Just u Little Kiss," VDIxle," and
other songs. She responded to numerous
encores. The Misses Wiseman, violinist
and singer, gave several numbers.
Tho night wus clear. A gentlo breeze
played through tho oonrt. llio stars, the
music, and the palm and banana trees,
suggested tho tronlcs and Nature's gen
eroslty nnd added their portion to tho
evening's entertaintnenf.
Colonel Scott und the cavalry Vcre the
subject of many toasts,
Tables for the military dinner vcre laid
In the east pal In,
More limn 100 couples attended the dan-
stmt In honor of Miss Gleseeko.
Those at the dinner lu honor of Colonel
son | Majors Klrkputrlc/and Moses; Co
i, Itnscoe, Foley,
Mi
tiilim Brlstoe,
Grlfflt
i:
The West Tesa i Fair opens Tuesday,
August 15, nnd lasts four dnys. The big
gest agricultural fnlr und live stock show
ever seen In this part of Texas Special
low excursion rates. Ask the "Sap" ticket
agent and don't miss the show. (Adv.)
Scott Included Lleutenaut Colonel Ander-
intrlc|y anil
oseoo, Fol
Johnson, Spring, Van Natba, liars, Koch,
Reynolds Swift. Sines t Lleutenaute For-
man, Bliurtleff. Alesblre, IlartwelL Morton,
Lang, Hyatt, Ostmsst, Duval, wi'% Chrla-
tlau, Wamsley, Downs, tiwuga.
Those at the military dinner fnelnded
General Sibley and Mr*. Sibley i Mrs,
Smnlley; Colonel Alonso Gray anil Mrs.
Grny; Mrs. Max Ornhamt Miijot Van do
Vere; Mr. and Mrs. Schuitz; Mt. end Mrs
B it. Gnfford; Mr. and Mr* PeLloyd
Smith, Rochester, N. T. i A. Chosterfleld
Newberger; C. W. Helleni C A, Mason and
party; Mrs. Campbell, Mist Kleyberg, Mr.
Tuttle, Mr. Douglas, Mr, Connors) Dr,
Kent and party.
L
Conntitiitlonallst Troops Report Vlctorj
Over Bandits Under Al-
berto Garcia.
Bj Awlateil Prew.
CHIHUAHUA CTTY. Aujr. 11 (Via El
Pnso Junction).—General LaveaKa, wit Ii
his Constitutionalist troops in pursuit of
scattered VlUigta bands in Durango today,
reported via Tepehuanes to General Tre-
vino here he bad totaled a small hand Ol
Vlllistas under General Alberto Garcia at
I residlo, killing Garcia and a number of
his followers and putting the rest to
flight. General Laveuga reported his cav-
alry Is in pursuit.
Infantry, ronort Pacific branch United States
JDIsHpllnary BarraokH, for duty.
Iflrit Lieutenant John T. Hayles, Twelfth Cav-
alry, detailed examining board, Columbus, N.
M., rice Klrnt Lieutenant N. Butler Briscoe.
Twelfth Cavalry: l.leutenant Colonel Kedgwlek
Rice, cavalry, detailed examining board. Fort
lllley, vice Captain Henry It. Richmond, Klghth
Cavalry; Lleutenaut (V>lonel Robert C. Williams,
attached to Third Infantry; Second l.leutenant
Adlal II. Ullkoson, Kleventh Infantry, to Fort
Ham Houston, examination for detail aviation
section.
I,eaves: Colonel Ebon Swift, cavalry, seven
days; First Lieutenant Raymond F. Fowler, en
If inters, two months; First Lieutenant Lindsay
C. Herkuess, eugjlueers, two months; Major
Wilson T. Davidson, Medical Corps, five days;
First Lieutenant Thomas A Clark, ( oast Ar-
tillery, one month; Captain Alfred P. Cpshur,
Medical Corps, five days; Captain Robert 3.
Thomas, englneera, five Uaye.
TRACTION TALK No. 6
The Street Car vs. the "Jitney"
It has been customary in the United States to ask those who desire to en-
ter into the business of public transportation both to pay something for the
privilege in the way of a franchise tax, and also to contribute material toward
the up-keep of public streets.
The Traction Company pays franchise and easement taxes amounting this
year to $16,260, and in addition pays the city $2,400 toward watering streets,
making a total of $18,660.
The Traction Company is doing about four-fifths of the total common car-
rier business in this city. The other one-fifth is being done by the jitneys. On
this basis the jitney business should pay the city one-fourth of $18,660, or
about $4,500 a year. This would amount to about $40 per jitney. The present
license fee is $25. This discrimination, however, is a small thing compared
with the burden placed on the Traction Company by the city paving require-
ments. It would cost the city over $603,000 to replace the pavements already
in or under construction, and paid for by the Traction Company. This does not
include any part of the extra cost that the Traction Company has had to go to
on account of the replacement of track foundations and rails. Figuring in-
terest on this amount at the rate paid by the city (5 per cent), and allowing 5
per cent for depreciation and amortization—which is probably somewhat too
low, and 5 per cent for maintenance—which is also probably much too low
when figured over a twenty-year period, even after including the amounts
guaranteed by the paving companies for the first five years—the Company is
saving the taxpayers over $90,000 per year; and in addition to this the Company
is paying upwards of $40,000 in taxes, making a total of upwards of $130,000
which the taxpayers would have to meet if the Company were not In operation.
To be on a fair competitive basis the jitneys should pay one-fourth of this
amount, or $32,500. It is doubtful that the total taxes paid on jitney cars will
exceed $1,000, and there is, therefore, a difference of approximately $31,500
which the jitneys should pay, to put them on the same basis as the Traction
Company. This would amount to about $300 per year per jitney. At the pres-
ent time the jitneys are bearing no part of the burden of the upkeep of the
streets, and the Traction Company is furnishing a good deal of the roadway
they run on.
In the City of Wichita, Kansas, jitneys desiring to operate on the paved
streets in the central business district are obliged in addition to a $25 license
fee, to pay the city $300 per annum for the privilege of operating a five-pas-
senger car and a proportionately larger amount for vehicles carrying a greater
number of passengers.
Give your patronage to the street car if you want the Traction Company to
continue to carry a large portion of the financial burden of the city.
San Antonio Traction Company
Watch for Traction Talk Number 7 on Monday.
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