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to the support ct General Pershing's
column should aggressive action bo
ordered.
tVA.\T ADKQl'.VI i: l'KKCAI'VIOKS
UK Font: Uin?M.\TIO IIItCAK
It seems doubtful that a formal
diplomatic rupture will be forced bo
fore adequate military precautious are
made, particularly as qui? k, drastic ac
tion Is President Wilson's desire should
General Carranza force the use of the
army.
Mr. Wilson s visitors sought light on
these questions to-night. Specific fig
ures were not available as to the gar
risons at v irious border towns: the
number i.f guardsmen who liave re
sponded to the President's call, or the
time that would be required to not the
entire force to tin border. These de
tails have been left to the War De
partment, and Secietary Paker was not
present at th< conference. Tin general
situation was presented, however, and
there is reason ti> suppose that the
Foreign Aftairs Committeemen approv
ed the President's course.
One fact as to the conference is sig
nificant. There was no discussion of
the possibility of mediation. The sub
ject was not mentioned either by the
President 01 his callers. Senator stone
said. This statement came in the face
of a formal notification to lilisco Ar
redondo. Mexican ambassador-desig
nate, by his government to-day that it
approved the principle of mediation as
approved b\ several Latin-American
countries. Mr. Arredondo expected to
begin conferences with his Latin
American colleagues here early to
morrow in an effort to divert the crisis
to peaceful channels. There was no
indication to-night that any diplomat
had attempted to sound Secretary'
Lansing in this regard.
It is known, however, thai he holds
that the Cr.ited Stales has nothing to
mediate, since its only object is the
protection of its own borders. He
has formail\ notified nil l.atin
Amerlcan diplomats that the Washing*
ton government has no aggressive pur
pose towards Mexico, but is resolved
to free its iitizens along the border
of the dinner of bandit raids.
Ambassador Naon. of Argentina, who
saw Mr Landing last week, is under
stood to have gained the impression
that offers of mediation would not be
acceptable to the United States in the
present situation, and to have so in
formed his government.
TIGRIS NOW IN DISREPUTE
Kvon the irabs Whom it Sustains
Sciiri! to !><? ft
Honor.
The great Tigris, upon whose banks
there flourished the magnitlc* nt city,
of Larrash and the great Pabylonlan
empire more than 2.00il years before
the Christian era. to-day has fallen to
such lowly estate that even the Turks
and Arabs, whom it sustains, scorn
to do it hor.or. Almost contemptuous
ly they have given it the sobriquet "the
cheap cameleer," because it is used l>>
the natives of its upper reaches to
bring down rafts or kelleks from Dlar
bekr to Bagdad, where the Wood is
sold, while the inflated skins, used as
floats, are deflated and transported
bark to the hill country by caravan.
On its turbid course through Meso
potamia the Tigris, which is traversed
by email boats t\,r a distance nearly
four times as great av the navigable
reaches of the Hudson liiver, flows past
many ruins, which have proved an al
most inexhaustible mine of information
for archeologists. opposite Mosul,
from which we have derived the word
muslin, applied to the fabric lirst itn- '
ported into Kurope from this town in
the twelfth century, there are t? > be
fbund the extensive remains of v. hat
was once haughty Nineveh, ever asso
ciated In the popular mind with the
biblical account of Jouiilu the great ti*h
and the gourd vine
Sixty miles down the river from
Nineveh which was t:.e hut capital
of Assyria, there squat* the mean little
Arab village of Kallat-Shei gat. on the
buried ruins of Assur, the first great
city of the Assyrian empire. It was
in honor of their god Assur that high
priests founded the ?? 11y v.f the same
name These priestly builders .tnd ad
ministrators were at first under the
suzerainty of i'.nbvlonla, but when that
empire fell Into decay, they succeeded
In establishing themselves as indepen
dent Kings, founding a dynasty v hi- h
held r uth I ??*?*'' .-w.afc over this se< t of
the world*'for centuries
WOMEN'S CONVENTION IN 1920
The XVit Republic Mnkr? a Prophecy
for .Next {'residential
Vear.
^ ' venture to mti;.< a prophecy.
Four years from now the nation will
be watching another convention of the
Republican, if not of the Progressive
party. There will b?- assembled at the
same time ar.d place a supplementary
convention of women politicians; but
in lf<L'0 the- news of their performances
will not be dismissed to the s.xth page.
They will be promoted to somewhere
near the fust.
These conventions of women held,
not as in the past lur the purpose <<f
conEuitation, but tath.r to influence
the course of American politics, are
only in their inf u.' \ As the numbci
of women \>'<r- in;**reas:cs and as
their polltjral s? ]f consciousness <?,
inters":' n womi-i wi'l assembb in con
vention;'. ? .i i. tin It's*." to utt< r pious
opinion tt.. . . \< :>c powei ! >1 the
accompli.- am- iii of pin po ..???
The Hi": ;? iai.; will fi:: 1 this
creasing intrusion <.f women as a sepa
rate organized force 1nt< pait> polities
very Inconv. n ? nt. I ;? m the long run
there only ore .sa\ it which it can
be m voided. \'.'orn< ? will assemble in
separate conventions ,i long as they
>,a\e ?*,ep. rat-- p o*.ti< 1 gru-var.ee: Ti e
only wov to prevent some we,mm from
a sex-regard *.?.. e%. of then power
as voters : ' ; t\ - t. ;? :1 < f them ?h<
vote
From now on they will hold sepa
rate conventions until t he> are p.d
rnltted into t i: ? regular par:. c..n\ ?
tionn on complete e.ju.i .t with men
?New Repuhi:
SNEEZES HIMSELF TO JAIL
Ilurglnr \\ Itli Hay I'imt Man Mail I,nek
Willie II Id I nt I niter
the Ile?l.
.. Tf Frank Johnson lu-rc r.t :'t . i,
\ 1th hay fe\. t lie ma *.t ha* ?? < :?< upe i
capture early the oilier morning, but
he sneezed at a critical tun* and
landed in jail
John Peterson, sleeping a: a f. .tel
awoke to discover that h:s pur . . ..rj
taining ? 1 f>. and his watrh ?i?d been
taken from under s pillow.
"If you l.rt the motiey m the I.e.;
it must still be there. * ;i 1 .1 i>.:wl
iiald. as be lifted pillows and sheet
"Ker-choo"' came irom und-r the
bed It was a subdued sneeze, but 1'
sounded like a pistol shot in the ear*
of the policeman. He grabbed a pair
of ankles that belonged to Frank
Johnson
While the office/ took Peterson's
money and watch from Johnson's
-pockets. Johnson gave vent to a aerie*;
of explosive sneezes
"That hedtlck must be stutfed with
ragweed and goldenrod," he snorted.?
Minneapolis Journal.
NEGLIGIBLE AMOUNT I
OF PROGRESS MADE
.
Little of Interest Connected With Work in the Fourteen
States Where Lawmakers Held Sessions During Past
Year?Preparedness Is New Phase of Legislation.
N12W YOltK, June 25?The StHte |
legislative year 1915-K. in the United I
States, ending with the adjournment j
soon of ihc Louisiana Legislature, has ?
boon remarkable for its comparatively |
negligible anuunt of progress. accord
Inn to the annual canvass which the j
Associated Press has made of leglslu- |
tive activity in tho various States.
As compared with last year, when i
forty-one of the forty-eight States held j
legislative sessions and a great many :
progressive measures were adopted, i
the past twelve monthc have ootisti- i
tutod an off-year, tho lawmakers of
only fourteen States having held any ;
sessions.* All of those* with the ox- i
eeption of Oklahoma and Louisiana,
are States east of the Mississippi Hiver;
and, in addition to the two States ;
named, they are Massachusetts, llhodo
Island, Now York. New Jersey. Mary- !
land. Virginia. Illinois. Kentucky.
South Carolina. Georgia. Florida and
Mississippi. In other States tho Legis
latures moot biennially.
There are. however, a number of out- ?
standing features of general interest ?
connected with the work of the few j
Legislatures which met. One is that a 1
new phase of legislation has arisen ;
during the year; namely, the question >
of State military preparation, as part i
of tlie general movement for prepared- j
noss New York State, however, which
has been the first to take legislative
action in tho matter, by strengthening
her National Guard and providing for I
military training in public schools, ap
pears to have been the only State that
has actually enacted any new prepared- i
ness measures the pa.?= t year. New Jer
sey created a commission to investl- j
R.-i'.e the subject or military training in |
.high schools and to report to tho 1017
Legislature, but In tho reports at hand
of the sessions in Hie other twelve t
States where the Legislatures met this j
year, there appear*- no mention of ac
tion along these lines.
The New York Legislators pledged
to tho President and Congress tho
State's unqualified support in action
necessary to maintain the honor of the
nation in any crisis. The legislators
appropriated JfiOn.rto't to provide for the
first mobilization of the entire National !
Guard of the State in exercise camps '
this summer, and making that sum
available for immediate use should
other crises develop.
rno\ir>ics roil thaimnu
or im'Iilic-sciiool rriMi.s
It provided for military, disciplinary
rind physical trainiiu; of all public
school pupils, the physical and disci
plinary to all more than eifcht years of
age, and the military to apply to all
male youths, whether students or not.
between the aj;?s of sixteen and nine
teen. the only exemption being in cases
where the young men are employed
continuously as a means of livelihood
1! also authorized the Governor to
prepare a reserve militia list to be
composed of all males between the
ages of eighteen and forty-five, from
which may bo drafted at any time suf
ticient numbers to till up tho comple
ment >>f the militia or any of its de
ta> hments.
Woman's suffrage, which, during the
\e:ir of 1MI-1.V was referred by the
Legislatures of several States to the
vote - t the people, and which re
ceived a setback at the elections in
four Atlantic Stiites?New York. New
.Jersey. Pennsylvania and Massachu
><>ts ? received comparatively little
favorable action during the past legis
lative season. The New York lawmak
ers. however, took the first step to
ward the resubmission of the referen
dum on th - matter In 1917, but in order
for the referendum to be held the reso
lution In favor of it must be adopted
.ivr;;in next year. In Kentucky, after a
?> rien of defeats in previous Legisla
Mrf-s, i measure in favor of a referen
dum if woman's suffrage was passed
'.<> the Senate, l>ut failed in the House
in Louisiana, Virginia, Florida and
Mississippi, woman's suffrage measures
were d. foaled, and In Rhode Island ill*
suffrage bill remained in tho files of
the Committee on Special Legislation.
There were no other States which ap
pear to have considered the subject.
Women, however, profit to a con
siderable 'xtent through many meas
ures which were passed during the
y.vir For instance, in Rhode Island
an act was passed to prohibit night j
?v.'-.rk for women and children; in South I
Carolina the law was amended to make
the limit fourteen years, Instead of
twelve for children in mines and fao
' ries. while Maryland passed a
mother's pension law, providing State
aid tr, needy widows who have de
:?? ti.b-nt ? hildren under fourteen years
of age
% tIK.IMl SHOW S POSSIHII.ITV
OF FALLING IV LINK
There are already thirty States in I
wb.i'h workmen's compensation laws
are In <ff<ct, and one State. Virginia,
indicates n possibility of falling in line.'
having passed a Joint resolution for a
i ommlsslon tr- >vport on a workmen's
compensation bill at the sessio.n in
litis In Massachusetts the labor lead
en: succeeded in having passed an
amendment to the workmen's compen
sation ,ii ? reducing from fo-irteen to
days the waiting period when in
lured employees shall receive eomper
:ation. and a resolution was passed
for an Investigation of the advisability
of establishing n new rate for com
pensation Insurance Two smMl loan
aoty v. '-re also passed :r. Ma??ach'.isef ts
one establishing the rate of Interest
? .!! small loans at ?. p*r rent a month,
and the other exempting from s>?.si<r:
inent three-fourth.* of * mar's ^*sres.
stipulating f :rt'ner '.nr.: r,o assignment
of a married man'* '?> agis car b* made
?.'iil^ss the written 'ofi'eot of the v/.fe
has b?en obtained >."??*? York State ex
tendi 0 to additional class** the bene
fits f the workmen's compensation
law of 1914 Illinois provided an ad
ditional appropriation for Its Civil Ser
vile Commission and for free employ
ment offices, while New Jersey re
orj. ir.iz-d .is department of labor and
? i ,i workmen's compensation aid
b ii ? an.
T1 further restriction of liquor traf
f.< is provided by new lawa in Georgia.
I'iorPla, South Carolina, Mississippi,
i ar.d, in some particulars, in a few
othir State". Georgia, at an extra ses
! slon last Dill, enacted three liquor laws,
' one to prohibit the sale of any bever
age containing more than one-half of
1 per cent of alcohol, another to pre
Ivtnt tho shipment of mor? than two
| quarts of liquor or forty-eight pints i
j "f beer or one gallon of wine to any J
| individual in the State within any thir-.l
ty-ilay period, and a third law to pro- j
liibit liquor advertising, all of which
took effect in May. this year. Florida
passed a package law which resulted
in tho ordinary saloons being closed,
as it prohibits I lie sale of liquor ex
cept in unbroken packages containing
not less than half a pint and the drink
ing of liquor on premises where sold.
The Florida Legislature, however, de
feated a bill for a constitutional amend
ment providing; State-wide prohibition.
South Carolina, which had abolished
its dispensary, passed a bill making it
unlawful to ship more than two quarts 1
of liquor or sixty pints of beer to any
individual within any calendar month.
The Governor would not sign tho bill,
but did put his signature to the oi?e
providing prison sentences for selling j
liquor.
The Mississippi Legislature also pass- j
ed bills to limit liquor shipments, set
ting the limit at one quart of liquor
or twenty-four pints of beer every two
weeks to any person in the State. A
test of this law is now being made in
the courtM. Mississippi also passed a
law prohibiting liquor advertising in
any form. In Massachusetts the prohi
bition forces wore successful in hav
ing passed a law prohibiting the
transportation of liquor from a licensed
community to a no-licensed community,
an uct for which they have worked for
several years. In- Kentucky there was
a remarkable fight over two bills pro
viding for a vote on State-wide prohibi
tion, one in the Senate f.tiling t>> j:
the necessary three-fifths majority,
while the House bill died ;n the com
mittee. Some new restriction? on Ken
tucky saloons, however, were provided
by the passage of the so-called Hutch
craft law, resulting virtually In abol
ishing Sunday liquor-selling and clos
ing tight on certain other prescribed
days and hours. Maryland passed -a
local option law for all the wet terri
tory In the State to be voted upon by
the units affected next November. This
lnw will bring the issue before the
people in Baltimore, Annapolis, Alle
gheny County, and a number of other
places. Virginia passed a bill puttinc
into effect methods of enforcement of
the prohibitory law, passed in 1914,
which becomes effective on the first
of next November.
liHFOini OK I'HISON AM)
rUAIUTA KMC INSTITUTIONS
The reform of prison and charitable
institutions was another it<-ui of pro
gressive legislation in a few States,
notably in New York. The way was
paved for the practical abolition of the
antiquated nnd unsanitary Sine Sing
prison and lite cell block system of
prison construction, and the building
of a new S2.0o0.000 prison along modern
lines, remodeling Sing Sing for use
merely as n receiving and distributing
center. The New York Legislature also
adopted a plan under which long-term
prisoners by faithful performance of
their work nnd good behavior may earn
a commutation amounting to one-fourth
of their minimum sentences. Virginia
took its first step toward abolishing
convict labor by repealing an act which
permitted contracts to be made for the
employment of prisoners. A law was
also passed increasing the good be
havior* allowance of prisoners. An- j
other new Virginia law provides for ;
the segregation of the feeble-minded. .
New Jersey revised its law concern
ing the commitment of the insane and
the management of hospitals tor the
insane. A State colony for the care of
feeble-minded is also tc> be estab
lished. Still another New Jersey meas
ure calls for the destruction of rec
ords of conviction of juvenile offenders
after a certain time. Oklahoma passed
a law providing for the employment
of convicts on public roads.
Among numerous other accomplish
ments of various Legislatures, not lend
ing themselves to a group of classi
fication. there are many of Interest. The
Virginia Legislature passed an "ouster"
law providing for the removal from of
fice of any State, county or municipal
oflicial who fails to enforce till State
laws. The law. which became effective
on .Tune IS, already has brought ahout
a strict enforcement of the Sunday
law, which prohibits all labor on the |
Sabbath, except work of "necessity ot
charity." Virginia also indicator] its
interest io rural credits by providing
for a commission to report on the mat - 1
tcr. A farm loan bank bill was passed,
hut was vetoed by the Governor, and ?
the Senate would not override the,
veto. Illinois made a largo appro
priation for the Hoard of Live Stock j
t'otnmlssioners to pay foot-and-mouth
disease losses.
Iii New Vork and elsewhere further
regulation of the automobile traHIc
was considered. A commission was ap
pointed in New York to draft new
schedules of motor registration fees
under which commercial vehicles would
lie required to pay their proportionate
share for highway wear and tear and
a tax of -Si!.-",!) was imposed for each
motorcycle
\ lrginla passed a law imposing a
direct inheritance tax, and Mississippi
a bill providing for a graduated tax on
inheritance. New York State adopted
a legislative budget system for pre- ,
'?'?iring annual appropriation bills, and
directed .Vow York City to adopt a
pay-as-you-go policy of) municipal
! finar.clng. and took preliminary steps
toward incorporating the systems into
vh<- Constitution by adopting n pro
posed constitutional amendment, which
will . orsie up atrain for rr.tiflcat on by
tho 1 r-lT Legislature.
Massachusetts legislator.? v ? j?
favor of two referenda for t| state
[election next November one .akin
New Year's Day a legu? ho]' ,v ;in7i
? another providing for the fir" ? ..n-.tj
: tutional convention which ?-en
held in Massachusetts since jv
KAN \ I.A \\I> TIIIOSSOS '
Ot CI IMICi) I(l> \ M.IKS
| [Special fable to The TiinesMiltpatch.'i
SALON1KI, June Ji<.?Tho 'city of
( I'oroy was bombarded for fouiv hours
| In the city of Kavala there is nn abso
lute leek of all kinds of breadstuff* ,,rd
other food
Kavala and the Island of Thes^os
have been definitely occupied by the
I allies. They allow only certain na
1 tlves to remain.
Show "Yellow Streak"
Their Comrades Say
HA l.'l'I >1 OK K, Jlliif -.1-?About
X 1(1 memlit'iN of the .Muryluud \n
tloual Cuiird lit cnnt^ nt I.uiirel to
(Jn.v refused (u Inkr the oath con*
tuliiiiig llir thrre jfiirn rc*fn*
elnune.
Severn! of (Item ?err banded to
Kfthfr and Mtrlim uf yellow tied to
their uniform*. They then were
?imrclied through the company
streets, while tlielr eoinrnden yelled,
"?ee the yellow streak la them!"
AMERtCANS FIRED ON
WHILE ADVANCING
IN BATTLE FORMATION
(Continued From First Page.)
from field, nnd have one other wound
oil man and three men with me.
(Signed) "MORBY,
Captain."
in transmitting; Captain Moray's let
ter. General Pershing said:
"The three men referred to by Morey
are the three men who had above nics
sage in their possession. The wound
ed man was from C Troop. shot
through t!u* "knee, lieutenant Meyer
reports that the three men were rath
er vague as to where they had left
Captain Morey. but stated that the
night of the 21st, they had carried him
uvo miles: that Morey became weak,
could not go further, and told them
to leave. Meyer reconnoitered twenty
miles of Santa Maria. but found
nothing. Out of grain and forage,
horses in bad shape had to return." i
General Funston Issued no orders to
General I'ershing to-night. It was
observed at headquarters here that
Captain Morey's note was addressed
ti. his immediate superior, the com
manding oiiicer at Ojo Frederico
<probably Ojo Foderico). It is sur- j
mised that lieutenant Meyer sent the j
letter to the commanding ollicer at Ojo
Federico, and he. In turn, forwarded
ft to General Pershing. This would
<\plain Die fact that the letter ap
parently was not delivered to Cieneral
Perching by Lieutenant Meyer on his
r. turn with the stragglers found at
Shi l.uis ranch last night.
s| It V I VOK OF TBXTH
TICM.S STORY OF FIGHT
( IIy Jnck Hunting.)
COI.l- MHUS, N". M.. Juno 25.?"They,
shot h?1 out of us at Carrizal," said
Private Sam Harris, Troop K, Tenth
Cavalry, who reached bore to-day to
lie treated for an ugly Mauser bullet
wound in his neck.
Ti?e soldier was in the thick of the
fight His story is the first story
brought t<> the border by an individual.
He told how "00 Mexican Indians
opened tire with hidden machine guns
on a handful of American troopers,
mowing them down with the precision
of a scythe.
"They shot h?l out of us. they cut
us to pieces," he kept repeating. Har
ris told how Captain Boyd and Captain
Morey, with Lieutenant Adair, had rid
den out with Troops C and K at day
break on the hunt for marauders. He
touched on the meeting between Cap
tain Hoyd and the Mexican General
Gomez, out on tin* flat, open field.
He remembered watching Gomez
return to his command and give the
signal to fire. Then, as he told of the
battle scene, the trooper placed his
hands over his eyes, as though to shut
out a repetition of the haunting vision, j
"Captain Boyd gave us the order to
deploy in skirmish formation," ho Haid.
"As the order to dismount came the
Mexicans opened lire all along the line.
1 was unslingtng my leg from over
my horse when the rattle of a machine
tjun started from behind perfect cover.
"The horses bolted. Moat of them
hit back for the runch. twelve miles
away. We Hopped to tho ground as
fast as tli.- Almighty would let us, and
began pumping our rifles and auto
mat ICS.
"There were trees over where the
Mexicans were fighting, and a fence
along a slight rise of the edge of a
id.id. There was a ditch over there, |
too. The Mexicans were well covered. |
We were out on the bare flat, sprawled :
on our stomachs under the hot sun in 1
plain view of the enemy.
"it was murdet^
FOKGKTS i:\ i:i?YTHI.\fJ 1HT
(il'N AXD AMMUNITION
"I forgot everything but my gun and
my ammunition I was trying to see
how fast T could load, pick my target, !
tire and ej? ct. It was like running 1
small machinery on piecework.
"Within half an hour of tho begin-!
ning of the light the Mexicans started 1
Hank int.* us We could see the dust
they kicked up as they started crawling
and runnlnir with their bellies low.
well off to iiie right and left in groups.
"There were fully 700 of them, and
they swanned ail over the place. The
bulk of !??? force kept behind some
sort of shelter We bail no shelter.
"There was real satisfaction In
knowing we killed our share of the
Mexicans It was tough work.
"When the fight began, I remember
waiting for a head t?> appear so that
I could shoot at it. 1 was shaking liko
a leaf with the. excitement of mv first
engagement, but I tried to keep cool, l
"'You wait,' I kept telling myself.
'You wait till you see something to
shoot at,' and 1 did. Pretty soon, per
haps about half a minute-it seemed
like an hour?I saw a Mexican head
poke out from behind a fence post over
by the road. I got a bead on it, then
let go with my rifle. Zowlo! How that
Mexican .lumped Into the air and flop
ped. I think 1 hilled him all right.!
He did not move again, l sure felt
good with that rirst shot. 'Bully,' |
shouted. I got most ten alone. ] pick
ed them carefully before j fired, and
! saw them drop when 1 let fly. My
guess Is that a good lOo Mexicans were
left there in the mesquite, and along
the fence and ditch.
"F.ut that machine gun ?j?>i tis. 'Kpul!
sput t sputter!' It kept r idling all the
time, and every rattle |il>i\ud into
us.
l?\^}< STItlfT ATTENTION
TO MICTHOlllt A I. li11,1,1 \ ti
"The alkali dust was kicked up all
around me, with that machine pun
spitting steadily. The fellow running
it was a good one. lie was taking his
lob as a sellout' business, which de
manded strict attention to duty-?-the
methodical killing of as many <>f n? in
a? short a time as possible. it wan
h?i:
"1 don't know what happened to (Tap. I
tain lloyd or Captain Morey or Lieu
tenant Adair I did not see them again
? ifter the Mexican:! started flanking
us. Wo were hitting the trail, each
lour own way. There was not m?riy|
of us left though. The machine gun
had attended to that.
"I got buck to the Santo Domingo
ranch house faster than I ever before
hiked twelve miles. A few other troop
ers were there.
"A Rood many horses had found
th*lr way back after they had bolted.
"We were picked up by the relief
column of the Eleventh Cavalry which
was sent out to locnte us. I was all In.
My throat was parched. My tongue
was swollen. 1 had my arm In a home
made slInR to help my neck and shoul
der. which a Mexican bullet had rip
ped through.
"I reckon that's about all 1 know.
Troop K was on the right and Troop
(*. tttat's mine, was plumb in front of
that machine gun.
"We were less than 100 yards from
rhe Mexicans when they opened fire.
Our numbers were llttlo less .than
eighty and the Mexicans were close to
700. That looks like the whole, story
to me.
"They just shot h?1 out of us."
Ml'AIX SWT INFAVORAHI.K
TO INTERVENTION nv U. S.
PA It IK, June 20.?The Madrid corre
spondent of the Temps sends the fol
lowing: |
"Public opinion here is greatly im- j
pressed by the Mexican situation. |
Despite the talk of intervention by :
King Alfonso in favor of peace be- :
tween the United States and Mexico, no
oflicial move In this respect has been j
made so far. The feeling in Spain is
that It Is of the greatest Importance '
and urgency that order be re-estab- I
lished in Mexico. It is pointed out .
that there are .100,000 Spaniards in
Mexico who would be unable to carry I
on business, and many of whom would
be virtually ruined.
"Intervention by the United States, j
It is asserted, would not be regarded
unfavorably by Spain, because early
in the Mexican revolution Spanish
refupees were effectively aided by the
United States, the Spanish government
being unable to act directly."
CONS! !. (? A it/.A TO REOPEN
HIS OFFICE AT BHOWSSVII.I.K j
BROWNSVILLE. TEX.. June 25.? On
instructions from Director General of
Mexican Consuls Perez Abreu. In Mexi
co City, J. Z. Garza, Mexican consul at
Brownsville, who has been In Mitta- i
mores for the lust ten days, returned
to the American side of the river to- j
rlay, and announced he would reopen
his office, on Monday.
Consul Garza said first Chief Car
ranza was making every effort to pre
vent a break between the United States
;?nd Mexico. He said new instructions
had been Issued to border commanders,
In the strongest terms, to prevent ban
dits 'from entering United States.
Garza said General Alfredo Ricaut,
Matamoro's commander, was gathering
Fill bandits and bandit sympathizers.
Including Aneclto Plzana. alleged lead
er of the "Texas revolution" of last
summer, and would s*nd them to Mon
terey next week for incarceration lr.
the penitentiary there. He also said
that Lulz de la Rosa, alleged co-part
ner of Pizani, was already In Jail at
Monterey.
EXPEDITIONAKV FORCKS
WIT1IDKAW1NO FROM NAM1QIJIPA
CIIIHAUHUA CITY, MEX., June 25.
?The American expeditionary forces
which have be< :i in Xamlquipa are
withdrawing northward, according to
information transmitted to General
Trevino by Colonel Borquez at Guer
rero.
Colonel Borquez also reports that j
some time after June 20 an American ;
force, 3,000 strong, with seventy can- i
non and machine guns, 100 motor'
trucks und a large number of mule j
wagons, was at Puerto Lao Varas.
which is about forty miles east of ;
El Valle.
In Lae Cruses, he added, the inhab
itants arc reported to have armed
themselves to drive the Americans
away, It being charged that they car- !
ricd away 2?0 peaceful citizens from
the town. .
Eventually they let all but two of'
these persons return to their homes. |
Two they took away, saying they were j
"VllllBtos." |
Colonel Borquez reports that many
abuses are committed by the "in- '
vaders," particularly by the Apache'
scouts. He saya the latter often ar- ;
rive at a main camp without prisoners
that had been entrusted to them, and 1
when asked about the whereabouts of
the charges, reply: "Them heap sick?j
die. on tho road."
TIIIRT V-EH3IIT STRAOGI.ERS
FitOSI CAIIBIZAL FIGHT SAFE
FIELD UEADQUARTEKS, MEX.,
June 26.?Thirty-eight stragglers from
the CarriznJ engagement had reached I
camp here to-night, and the number
of missing was estimated ofllelaily at
fifteen.
BUK0WINA CR0WNLAND
NOW IN RUSSIAN HANDS j
_ (Continued from First Page.) j
besides structural material, groat re- :
serves of fodder and other booty." I
ROM HA ft l> SECTORS
OF RIGA POSITIONS
PETItOGRAD, June 25 (via London,
June 26).?Another IlusBinn oflicial
statement issued to-day says:
"German artillery violently bom
barded numerous sectors of our Itiga
positions. A strong party of Germans j
attempted to approach our trenches I
near the western extremity of Lake j
Habit, but without result.
"On the Dvltia, between Jacobstadt
and Dvlnsk, the enemy artillery al8o j
was violently active. Enemy aeroplanes
dropped twenty bombs on th? station
at Polotchany, southwest of Molo
dehllO.
"On the Styr, three versts (two
miles) south of Smlny, in the region
of czartorysk, we took by a sudden
attack the redoubt of a fort whose gar- )
rlson, after u stubborn resistance, were
all put to the bayonet. Wo captured
in the redoubt two cannon of great
<i. liber.
"North of the village of Saroutskv
we pushed back by a counterattack
the enemy, who suffered severely in
the hand-grenade fighting.
"North of Poustomyty. southeast of
.sviulusky (southwest of Lutsk), the
* nemy attacked our lines yesterday
evening, buf waa received by our con
centrated fire and penetrated as far
as our trenches at only a few points
where our trenches had been virtually
destroyed by his artillery fire.
In consequence of heavy losses, the
enemy fell back on all this front. We
took fifteen machine guns. The enemy
trenches were filled with srreat num
To-Day and To-Night
in Richmond
llaud Concert?-Mnmhnll I'nrk, S
to 10 o'clock.
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The Weather
<Furnished by | . s. Weather Uureau.)
tcH ForecaMi Vlrgluln
_I?robnbIy ,n!r MoiI.
day and 'I'uniil?r
North Carolina?
Probably local ?ho?v
Af c^,, .Monday and
j Tuenday.
Local 'l>inperntiire.
j 12 noon temperature 75
.1 P. >1. temperature 7s
Maximum temperature to S 1*. M.. 7X
| Minimum temperature to 8 I*. M.. <57
| Mean temperature 72
j Normal temperature 77
I Deficiency In temperature 5
Deficiency in temperature since
March I
Accumulated deficiency since Jan
uary 1
73
L'8
I.oral Itulnfull.
Rainfall last twelve hours o.t?2
Rainfall last twenty-four hours.. 1.05 ;
Excess in rainfall since March 1.. 1.64 j
Excess In rainfall since January 1. 0.60
l.oeal Ilnronieter HrudliiK?.
8 A. M 29.9?
S P. M 29 *?!?
l.oeal Olmervntlou at K I\ >1. YentrrUay.
Temperature, 73; humidity, 89: wind, ?
rectlon, south; wind, velocity, 7
lies; weather, partly cloudy.
(^rnfral Weather Co million*.
WASHINGTON, D. C., June 25.?Th?
judical Ions are that there will he local
thundershowers Monday and Tuesday
in the Saljth Atlantic States. , Else
where east of tho Mlmlsf-lppl River the
weather will hp generally fair Mon
day and Tuesday. The tendency will
he toward higher temperatures ov.i
the eastern half of the country.
CONDITIONS IN IMPORTANT fITIKS.
Temperature.
I'lace. & m. Hl??h l.ow. Weather
Ashevlllo 70 fit 1*. dourly
Atlanta SO S4 68 Clear
Atlantic City.. 70 7f> .. Cloudy
Boston fifi ?s Haln
Baltimore ....76 K2 .. Cloudy
BuffHlo 60 64 .. P. cloudy
Calgary BS 72 .. Clear
Charleston ... 7? M 7fi Rain
Chicago 64 71 .. Clear
Denver H6 SH .. P. cloudy
Duluth GO 6S .. Rain
Galveston .... S4 s6 .. Clear
Hatteras 7fi 82 74 Rain
Havre 70 72 .. P. cloudy
Jacksonville ., 7^ .86 74 P. cloudy
Kansas City.. 82 84 .. P. cloudy
IsOuisvlUe .... 7? 82 .. Clear
Montgomery .. 82 90 7^ P. cloudy
New Orleans.. M 90 70 Cloudy
New York 70 70 .. Cloudy
Norfolk 70 SO 70 P. cloudy
Oklahoma .... 76 82 .. Clear
Pittsburgh ... 72 78 .. P. cloudy
Rulelgh 70 74 66 P. cloudy
?St. Paul 62 82 .. Ruin
.San Francisco. 64 6C .. Clear
Savannah 74 S8 76 Rain
Spokane 76 7i .. Clear
Tampa 7S M 72 P. cloudy
Washington .. 76 S2 .. Clear
Winnipeg . ... f>S 64 .. Cloudy
Wythevllle ... 72 7S C4 P. cloudy
MINI.ATI'KK ALMANAC,
June 26. 1916.
HIGH TIDE.
Sun rises 4.51 Morning 1.20
Sun sets 7:33 Evening 2:J)T?
hers of dead and wounded from the
bayonet.
"North of Radzlvlloff, in the region '
of Rledkoff, we attacked tho enemy
and broke through his first-line
trenches. The enemy continues to otter
stubborn resistance here.
"West of Roniatvn (Czernowitz '
region) our troops, moving forward,
occupied, after a hard fight, tho vil
lages of Wlllschoff and Toulounoff.
'"Caucasus front?We repulsed the ?
Turks Friday night west of Platana
The same night they dislodged us from [
a convent in the region of DJIvlzlyk, j
but finally, by our counterattack, they 1
were drl\en out, and all subsequent,
attacks by tho enemy were repulsed i
with heavy losses. We also repulsed
all Turkish attacks southeast of
DJivitzlyk, where wo captured a great
quantity of armn."
nniTISIl DEVELOPING
AnTILI,EUY ACTIVITY j
BERLIN, Juno 25 (via London).?Tho
British have developed pronounced ar- j
tlllery activity along the part of tho
Franco-Belgian frgnt they hold from
La Bassoe Canal to "he Somme, the War
Office announced to-day. The British .
fire continued uninterruptedly all last j
night.
NO ACTION IlKPORTIOD
ON EITHER SIDE OF MEFSE '
PARIS, June 25.?Midnight official: '
"On neither bank of tho Meuse was
arfy infantry action reported during the I
day.
"To the left of the Meuse there was i
intense artillery activity in the region
of hill 304. Mort Homme and Chattan
court.
"To the right of the Mouse at 5
o'clock in the afternoon the bombard- j
ment was redoubled in violence in the ,
sectors of Froi-de-Terre and Fleury. j
"There were no Important ovents on j
the remainder of tho front, except tho ,
usual cannonading."
Afternoon official: "On the left bank j
of tho Meuse a German attack upon <
our trenches on the southern slopes of j
Mort Homme was stopped by our fire.
"On the right bank of the river tho
fighting continued during the course of
the night In the sector of the Thlau
mont work, where our counterattacks
enabled ub to take a few elements of
trenches to the west of the work. Wc
have made some progress with hand
grenade fighting in the village of
Fleury.
"The bombardment has continued vio- (
lent in the other sectors on the right .
hank of the river, but there lias been
no infantry action.
"In Lorraine, to tho northeast of
Pont-a-Mous3on, a strong enemy re
connoitering party was dispersed in tho
Cheminot wood.
"In the VosgeB, an attempted attack
on our positions in La Favo Valley
completely failed.
"During the night of June 24-26, Ger
man aeroplanes throw bombs on Lune
vllle, Baccarat and St. Die. Tho ma
terial damage was unimportant. Some
children were wounded at St. Dlo. This
kjli...AILiAtl..'. ^
7?ms been noted with a view of r<*.
1 prlsnla."
M^CIIUOIIUOOD OF I.EN8
1IIJAVIL.Y BUM DARUKI)
BBHI.1N, June < 26.?Ofllcial: Wmt.
orn theater?"In tlio region from tho
, youth of 1,;? BiisHco Canal to beyond tho
Somnie, the I'neniy developed and con.
tinut'd during tho night unbroken ac.
I tlvity. He alba heavily bombarded
j Lens and the neighborhood, and dhs
i charged pas without suocchb over our
i lines in the region of Beaumont and
! Mumel. ,
"On the left bank of the Mouse the
enemy artillery wan active, especiall,
in the reiflon ??f Mort Homme. Small
I infantry undertakings at night result
j ed in our favor.
| "On the eastern bank of the Meus;
i there were many violent battles \vag< i
' under a continuous bombardment
i around <>vr captured positions!. All t!?.
! French attempts to regain the l??st
j ground failed with the heaviest o?
| losses. W? captured 200 prisoners
"Kast of St. I'Jie we captured flfteori
i prisoners in advance of one of our
: patrols.
j "ICastern theater?On the northern
! section of tho front there was flght
i:in between reconnolterlnp: parties at
various points. We captured prisoner i
and booty.
| "Army group of General von I-lnsln
i gen?The Russians unsuccessfully
counterattacked against our forward
; movements, especially on both sides of
! Zaturcy. South of Przewloka stronp
enemy attnrks were repulsed.
"Army group of neneral von Both
; tner?There Is nothing of importance
1 to report.
"In the Balkans there was no event
of Importance."
Al.'STniAXH ADMIT FALLING BACK
IIKFOKK It D SSI AX KOKCEs
LONDON, June ?The Austrian:!
Bilmit the further falling back of tho
Aurtro-Hungarlan forces before the
Russians. In their official conimunlca
<ion. saying:
"In Bukowina, we have oecuplai ne^r
positions between Kimpolung an-!
Jokobcny. We evacuated the heights
south of Bctronietti an'l Wlsinic with
out th* enemy Influencing our lln* "
SNAKEWlNS ?IGHT WITH MAN
Reptile I'ula t'p Vlcloun (tattle, and
I'olNonn 11? Opponent.
1IAItRISBl'RG, I'A . June 20 ?A
young man engaged In a fight with a
hip snake near Penbrook Tn the end
the serpent was victorious. Retting of?
without any harm, while the man was
severely bitten. The loser in the fight.
Albert Miller, nineteen years old, of
Penbrook, went to the Harrishurg Hos
pital. where efforts were made to pre
vent blood poisoning.
When Mifler was walking through
the Penbrook cemetery recently, pat-s
ing a large trfie ho saw a snake, about
four or five feet In length, with ltn
fnngs protruding and evidently ready
:o make an attack on him.
The youth did not wait for the rep
tile to act, but instead picked up a
club and made for it He dealt it a
blow, but that only had the effect of
Inciting the snake, and It leaped for
him.
Then eaine the hattle I.unglng its
far.es to their full extent, the serpent
tried time itr.d time again to t'ink
them into the vourk man's body, but
for a time the youth managed to get
away. Miller, however, kept wielding
the club, and whilo eo doing the snake
shot its poisoned prongs Into the
youth's hand.
The snake seemed eauer to continue
the buttle, but Miller started runninK
away. The snake followed for a short
distance and then gave up the ..hase
Miller went to his home and applied
antidotes to his hand, but these had no
fffect in stopping the intense pain
which he suffered Later he called
upon a physician, and the latter treated
the injured member
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remains always at the same lev*l,
thereby greatly lessening the tendency
to sea-sickness. The swinging motion
Is hardly noticeable in connection
with the movement of tho vessel In a
rough sea.
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