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FULL REPORT OF
First Accounts of Battle
at Carrizal Not Held
as Being Official
FATE OF DETAIL
STILL IN DOUBT
Twelve Killed, Seventeen
Captured, and the Rest
Not Accounted For
Washington, D. C, June 23.
Secretary Baker today issued or
ders to all army departmental
commanders to send to the Mex
ican border all mllllta available
Immediately up«n their organiza
tion, without waiting for comple
tion of the mobilization of the sep
arate states.
Washington, D. C., June 23.
Ellseo Arredondo, Mexican ambas
sador designate, today personally
Informed diplomatic representa
tives of 8outh and Central Amer
ican republics that the Carranza
troops in the state of Chihuahua
were under orders not to attack
American troops unless the Amer
icans assumed the aggressive.
Mr. Arredondo stated that he
acted on Instructions from hla for
eign office. When asked whether
the warning of Gen. Trevlno, the
Carranza commander In Chihua
hua, that he would attack any
American forces moving east,
wsst or south had been rescinded,
he said his Instructions made
mention of that matter.
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Washington, D. C., June 23.—A pre
liminary report from. Gen. Pershing on
the Carrisal fight, based on stories told
by stragglers reaching the headquar
ters of the American expedition and
on Mexican rumors, was taken to the
white house early today by Secretary
Baker.
The secretary said Gen. Pershing
himself did not regard the report as
an official statement of what had hap
pened and indicated that no attempt
to decide the course of the United
States would be made until a complete
account had been reoeived. In the
meantime the preliminary report will
not be made public although It Is un
derstood to be substantially in accord
with the version given In border press
dispatches last night.
Delay Causes Worry.
Officials are greatly worried over
the delay In getting: news from sur
viving officers of the little tenth cav
alry detachment, which engaged a
superior foroe of Mexicans. Accord
ing to Mexican official accounts there
were about seventy-nix Americans,
seventeen of whom were taken pris
oner. Oapt. Charles T. Boyd, Lieut.
R. Adair and ten men are said to have
been killed. Of the remaining forty
seven, only a few stragglers reached
Gen. Pershing's headquarters today.
There had been no word from the two
cavalry troops sent out to get in touch
with them.
Oen. Pershing said he hoped to have
a report from surviving officers by
courier during the day.
No Immediate Call.
Secretary Baker denied rumors of
tlers
lans for an immediate call for volun
to add to the regular and na
tional guard: force. He said there had
been no additional orders overnight
for troop movements.
Senator Stone, chairman of the for
eign relations committee, called at the
state department early seeking infor
mation about the situation. He was
told by Secretary Lansing that there
had been no new developments. Mr.
Stone said congress would do nothing
in the crisis that migrht Interfere with
negotiations between the state depart
ment and the de facto Mexican govern
ment
GUNS COMMAND BORDER.
El Paso, Tex., June 23.—American
guns command the situation at every
important border point today. Field
artillery has been mounted on hillocks
in larger communities, the noses of
ttieir guns pointed south, while in
smaller towns machine gun detach
ments have been stationed. Every
preparation had been made for possi
ble hostilities.
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EARLY REPORT FROM PERSHING
IS THAT CARRIZAL FIGHT WAS
UNPROVOKED.
San Antonio, Tex., June 23.—Gen.
Funston awaited today further details
from Gen. Pershing of the Carrizal at
tack by a greatly superior force of
Mexicans under Gen. Felix Gomez on
Troops and of the tenth U. S.
cavalry under Capt. Charles Boyd.
Gen. Pershing's report, received at
headquarters last night, was based on
the stories of several stragglers, who
had made their way back to the main
column. They said the attack was
entirely unprovoked and was made af
ter the Mexican force had parti/
surrounded the Americans under cover
of a parley between Gen. Gomez and
Capt. Boyd. It was not until after
the Mexicans had opened fire with a
machine gun on the American troopers
that Capt. Boyd dismounted bis com
mand and returned the fire.
Conference Wanted.
The stragglers reported to Gen.
Pershing that the forces under Capt
Boyd and Capt. Lewis S. Morey Joined
at Oko, Santo Domingo, on June ^20,
and proceeded together toward Car
rizal, arriving within a mile of that
town at 7:30 a. m., on June 21. Capt.
Boyd, the senior commander, ordered
a halt at that point and sent a courier
into Carrizal, asking permission of
the Mexican commander to pass
through the town. This permission
was refused, according to the courier,
but while he was making his report a
messenger arrived from Gen. Gomez
with word that the American troops
would be allowed to pass through,
provided Capt. Boyd would stop within
the town for a parley.
Open With Machine Gun.
Before Capt Boyd had dispatched an
answer to this message, Gen. Gomez
himself rode out to meet .the Ameri
can commander, accompanied by staff
members. While they were talked, a
large number of the Mexican garrison
poured out of the town and began to
crowd toward the American forces
from all sides.
Capt. Boyd, according to the report,
protested emphatically against this
movement What reply Gen. Gomez
made Was not known by the returning
troopers but Gen. Gomez retired to
ward his own lines. The moment he
reached his men the Mexicans opeded
fire with a machine gun. Capt Boyd
Immediately dismounted his men, de
ployed them as skirmishers and re
turned the fire. There the story of
stragglers ends.
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Munitions Company Declines To Ac
cept Any Contracts For the
Army of Carranza.
Tokio, June 23. —The Hitsul Co. In
formed a representative of The Asso
ciated Press today that the Mexican
government recently inquired whether
It could supply munitions and arms.
The company replied it had more or
ders than it could fill for the allies of
Japan.
NEAR COLUMBUS
Columbus, N. M., June 23.—Amer
ican scouting patrols reported to mili
tary headquarters early today that a
small detail of Carranza troops was en
camped about twenty miles south of
Columbus. Efforts to determine
whether the force was the advance
guard of some of the forces which
evacuated Juarez yesterday were
futile. While extra sentries were
thrown out, no great apprehension was
shown.
Mexican customs officials at the
"border gate," three miles south, pack
ed their household goods on the backs
of burros today and disappeared over
the
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toward Juarez. Before leav­
ing they threatened to return with an
army and "clean up the Gringoes."
Sam L. Sandoval, a former Carranza
official at Palomas, eight miles over
the border, who was arrested by mili
tary^authorities here yesterday, was
being held today pending investigation
of alleged violation of U. S. neutrality.
VILLA APPEARS AGAIN.
Washington, D. C., June 23.—Inter
est was expressed by war department
officials in the unofficial report that
Villa is at Escalon, Chihuahua, nego
tiating with the Carranza government
for amnesty and a commission in the
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HEAVY ATTACKS
French Report Repulse of
Three Attempts to Take
Mont Tetu Trenches
GERMANS LAUNCH
NEW OFFENSIVE
Russians Are Pressed Back
in the Region South of
Riga Stronghold
Paris, June 23.—The Germans have
I launched a heavy attack in the Cham
Ipagne district. Three violent as
saults on the French trenches in the
region of Mont Tetu were repulsed
last night after severe fighting with
grenades and bayonets, according to
an official statement issued by the
war office today.
West of the Meuse in the Verdun
sector the Germans again attacked
hill 3f04 and there was lively infantry
fighting near Dead Man hill. There
was heavy artillery fire all night in
this sector. It was particularly vio
lent east of the Meuse around the Vaux
front.
FORCES MAKE PROGRESS.
Berlin, June 23. —Continued pro
gress for Gen. von Linsingen's forces
In fighting west and southwest of
Lutsk, despite repeated counter at
tacks by the Russians, was announced
today by the war office. Russian at
tacks in the direction of Brody were
repulsed.
GREEKS YIELD TO ALLIES.
Athens, June 23.—General public
satisfaction is shown over the result
of the ultimatum sent to King Con
stantine by the entente. Diplomatic
representatives of the allies have
recommended immediate lifting of the
blockade. The stock market is no
longer panicky. The demands of the
allies Include complete demobillzar
tion of the Greek army, the formation
of a cabinet benevolently neutral to
the entente allies, the holding of new
elections and the reconstruction of
the gendarmerie.
The composition of the new cobl
net was officially announced today as
follows:
Alexander Zaimis, prime minister
and minister of foreign affairs Gen.
Callaris, minister of war and tempor
ary minister of marine Deputy
George Rallis, finance Phoclan
Negria, communications Col. Haral
ambis, interior Anthony Momper
atos, Justice Constantino Libourikis,
public instruction Colligas, national
economy.
WAR SUMMARY.
In Volhynia the Germans and Aus
trians have taken the offensive against
the Russians and apparently have stop
ped the Russian drive westward.
Along the Stokhod river in the region
of Sokul heavy fighting iB in progress
and the Russians claim that the Teu
tonic allies have been driven back,
while Berlin asserts that the Russians
have been forced to give wax. In Ga
licia the* Russians continue their ad
vance and have captured Radautz,
about thirty miles south of Czernowitz
taking more prisoners and guns.
Between the Pripet river marshes
and Riga the Germans have started
what seems to be a general offensive,
heavily bombarding Russian positions
or throwing infantry attacks against
them. The Russian official reports de
clares that all of the German attacks
in this region have failed.
In the vicinity of Verdun the Ger
mans again are heavily bombarding
French positions, the attacks against
Hill 304 and Le Mort Homme, north
west of Verdun, and Thlamont, the
Vaux wood, being especially severe. In
counter attacks northeast of Verdun
the French have recaptured most of
the trenches taken by the Germans
Wednesday night.
Near Givenchy the Germans captur
ed British trenches but were later
driven out, suffering heavy losses.
In air battles recently the .Germans
have lost foyr aeroplanes and tho
French one.
No changes of importance have oc
curred on. the Austro-Italian front, or
in Asiatic Turkey.
ASK MORGAN FOR
MACHINE GUNS
Chicago, June 23.—J. P. Morgan,!
said to be in charge of munitions con
tracts for the allies, has been appealed
to by Chicago financiers to divert to
Illinois national guard regiments
twenty machine guns manufactured
for use abroad. Mr. Morgan was ask-,
ed to allow use of the iuns until they
could be replaced by the United States
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VOLUME SIXTY-EIGHT OTTUMWA. WAPELLO COUNTY, IOWA SATURDAY, JUNE 24, 1916 NUMBER
PERSHING CALLS ATTACK UNPROVOKE
CITIZENS BEGIN
ROYS IT THE FRONT
DEPENDENTS WHO ARE LEFT BE­
HIND PRESENT PROBLEM FOR
THE CITY TO SOLVE.
A movement has been launched for
the raising of a fund with which to
aid the members of Co. take care of
dependents they are leaving behind
them. The summons to duty has work
ed a hardship upon numerous members
of the company and some of them are
compelled to leave their wives and
children poorly provided for. Still
others have mothers or sisters who
are dependent to some extent. While
not begrudging service to the nation, it
is but natural that these certain mem
bers of the company are sick at heart
at the call to the colors.
Eleven members of the company—
other than the commissioned officers—
are married and fifteen members have
families or others dependent upon
them. So the call to arms is a calam
ity to more than a score of people,
many of whom are children.
Foreseeing such a state of affairs,
two Ottumwans, W. R. Daum and Sen
ator C. W. Whitmore have come for
ward to start a movement that will
take care of the dependents of those
who go to the front in the service of
the country. The one calls attention
to the i\eed and urges the people to
arise to the oocasion and stand not on
ly behind those who take up arms for
the country, but to take in a measuro
the place of the earners by providing
some help. The other inspired by the
same patriotic spirit has suggested
plan whereby the dependents on the
members of guard and band may be
aided during the absence of their
bread winners at the front.
The plan suggested by W. E. Daum
would provide a fund that will help to
make up in part for the decreased
earnings of the soldiers and music
ians, their army pay being decidedly
less than what they are able to earn in
civil life. Mr. Daum's letter including
the plan suggested for this purpose
follows:
Believing that the young men should
not be expected to make all the sacri
fices for our country, I am willing to
join with other citizens of Ottumwa
to provide a fund for the benefit of the
dependent relatives of members of
Company and of members of the
band if sent into Mexico or called upon
to defend our flag on the border, and
for this purpose, would agree to con
tribute $15 a month for one year or
"during the war."
The regular pay of a private in the
army Is but $15 a month which is a
mere pittance compared with what
these men could earn if they remained
at. home the pay of a non-commission
ed officer is but little more.
If say only one hundred and seventy
five of Ottumwa citizens would pledge
themselves to pay an average of $15 a
month each, there would be a monthly
income sufficient to pay an average of
$15 a month for each member of Com
pany (If recruited to full war
strength), and each member of the
band. In some cases it would not be
needed and more would therefore be
available in emergencies where urg
ently needed. However a much larger
sum should be pledged and many more
than 175 should join in the plan.
One of the banks could be mad*
trustee where the funds would draw
interest until required, a commission
appointed to handle the funds if any
part is left at the close of the war, let
It then be distributed among the fam
ilies of deceased soldiers and those in
capacitated by wounds or disease. If
these men risk their lives and Jiealth
and endure the hardships required, we
should be willing to relieve them and
those dependent upon them at least in
part of privations that would be due
to their decreased earnings.
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HUGHES MEElTLEADER
Republican Nominee For the Presi
dency Confers With the Big
Men of the Party.
New York, June 23.—Conferences
with republican leaders were on the
campaign program today of Charles
E. Hughes, republican nominee for
president.
Republicans with whom he had ap
pointments included Charles W. Fair
banks, candidate for vice president,
who arrived here today Elihu Root,
who was a candidate for the presi
dential nomination Robert Bacon,
a former secretary of state Franklin
Murphy, former governor of New
Jersey, and Thomas K. Niedrlnghaus
of St. Louis.
An early caller today was Lafayette
B. Gleason, secretary of the New York
state republican committee, who dis
cussed with Mr. Hughes the party's
state campaign.
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Celebration of Midsummer
Day Held in Grand Opera
House Crowd Present
A. 0. EBERHART GIVES
PRINCIPAL ADDRESS
Minnesota Former Governor
Speaks Program Given
With Little Change
Old Jupiter Pluvius who .often
causes rain checks to be issued for
baseball games, interfered with the
splendid arrangements that were made
by the committees of the Swedish
American league for the annual cele
bration of Midsummer day. A big
time was planned including a pleasing
program of speech, Bongs and games
at Caldwell park with a band concert
in the park this evening.
The heavy rain of early morning
made it Impossible to use the park for
the occasion and the opera house was
engaged in advance for Just such an
emergency. The failure to have the
celebration in the open is a disappoint
ment but despite the interference of
the rain, a big program has attracted
a large number of people to the Grand
this afternoon where at 3 o'clock the
festivities started.
The program at the opera house in
cluded most of the numbers that were
to be given at the park with the ex
ception of the band concert. And ad
dress by Mayor F. H. Carter opened
the speaking program and Herbert
Swanson. supply pastor at the Swedish
Lutheran church gave an address in
Swedish.' A solo by Ed Blake and
singing by a large chorus that has
been specially drilled for the celebra
tion were musical features. Twenty
four boys and girls gave a Swedish
weaving dance under the direction of
Miss Ada Linquist.
Reception for Eberhart.
Half a hundred Swedish-Americans
of Ottumwa gathered at the Ballingall
hotel this noon and tendered an In
formal reception to A. O. Eberhart of
St. Paul, former governor of Minne
sota and speaker of the day. Dinner
was served in the main dining room.
At a smaller table between two large
ones, half a dozen members of Co.
sat as special guests of the occasion.
All the guardsmen were of Swedish
American descent.
Oscar A. Anderson acted as toast
master at a short after dinner pro
gram. He extended a welcome to Gov.
Eberhart and then called upon several
of those present for short talks, pre
liminary to the governor's talk
H. G. Anderson had Ottumwa for
his subject and he briefly outlined the
progress that this city has made in
the past few years and painted its fu
ture in bright colors.
John C. Ranseen, formerly of this
city but for the past twenty-five years
a resident of Minnisota, gave a five
minute talk on Minnesota and its agri
cultural accomplishments.
R. D. MacManus paid tribute to
Swedish-Americans anjd pointed to the
guardsmen as evidence enough of loy
alty to America and its institutions.
Mayor Fred C. Carter followed with
an official welcome to Gov. Eberhart.
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.Gov. Eberhart was then introduced.
He expressed his pleasure at being in
Iowa and then launched into the sub
ject of hyphenated Americanism.
"The hyphen," he said, "has been
getting some very undesirable notor
iety. It seems to me that it has re
ceived needless prominence. The hy
phen can mean only one of two things
it. refers either to ancestry or to divid
ed allegiance.
"In our America the hyphen is useful
only in showing ancestry. Swedish
Americans are American citizens of
Swedish descent. There is no other
meaning to be taken from the term.
There is no divided allegiance among
the Americans of Scandinavian de
scent."
The governor then took up the re
quirements of American citizenship
and In the course of his talk defined
an American as one possessing "the
genius and patriotism of the Yankee,
the wit and humor of the Irish, the
sturdy 'man Is a man for a' that' spirit
of the Scot, the determination of the
English, the polish and bravery of the
French, the plodding spirit of the Rus
sian, the thrift of the Jew, the effi
ciency and thoroughness of the Ger
man and laBtly the honesty and indus
try of the Scandinavian."
Mr. Eberhart lauded the mid-siimmer
day of the Swedish-Americans as an
added opportunity to reaffirm allegi
ance to the United States, "that one
place where the boy has a chance in
life with the best, be he rich or poor,
regardless of where he was born or
whether he has along line of ancestry
to point to."
He closed with an appropriate .'quota
tion on the value of "a friend or two."
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OFFICERS STUDY
SPANISH IDIOMS
IOWA NATIONAL QUARD LEAD-
ER8 SEEK KNOWLEDGE RE­
GARDING MEXICAN TONGUE.
Des Moines, June 28.—Complete mo
bilization of an army of Spanish
Idioms was ordered today by Brig.
Gen. Allen, commanding the Iowa na
tional guard at Camp Dodge near here.
Problems of mobilization for service
on the Mexican border were tempor
arily forgotten while commissioned of
ficers gathered around Private Gon
zales, Co. B, third infantry, and were
introduced to the language which will
play a large part in their service on
the Mexican border.
Gonzales is a Porto Rican, a son of
an lnsurrecto In the Spanish-American
war.
Brig. Gen. Allen came to Des Moines
today to consult with Adjt. Gen. Guy
E. Logan regarding plans for com
plete mobilization of the guard. Ac
cording to present plans the first in
fantry will arrive in Des Moines Sat
urday, the second infantry Sunday,
the remainder of the third infantry,
two companies of which are already
in camp, on Monday and the cavalry
and artillery units Monday night or
Tuesday.
EXPECT ORDER TO MOVE.
Chicago, June 23.—Maj. Gen. Thos.
H. Barry, commanding the central de
partment of the U. S. army, early to
day was without official instructions
from Washington directing that as
aoon as 6,000 state troops had been
mustered into federal Bervice they
were to be sent to the border but was
momentarily expecting such orders.
It was said at department headquar
ters that, mustering in of the Illinois
troops probably would be started to
day. It was believed that the first
feavalry of the Illinois guard would be
the first to receive this attention.
The one remaining Chicago regiment
to go to Springfield, the Eighth, com
posed of negro Infantry, is under
orders to entrain tonight.
TRAGEDIESJFJIAR FELT
Camp of Illinois Guardsmen Not The
Hilarious Place It Was During
Afinual Encampments.
Springfield, 111., June 23. —The trag
edies of war are already being felt and
seen here. Nowhere in or about Spring
field is the seriousness of the Mexican
situation so poignantly reflected as at
Camp Lincoln. There is no horse play,
no hilarity, no infractions of camp law
such as is'frequently observed at an
nual encampments of state militia.
Women visitors are as numerous in
this caihp as at any gathering of uni
formed soldiers, but they area serious
looking lot of women—wives, mothers
and sweethearts saying goodbye to
their boys and men. In their faces one
can see that both the men and women
realize it may be the last goodbye.
Every train from Chicago brings doz
ens of women who have come to' be
near their menfolk until the order to
move south is given.
MEXICANS TRY TO
Lima, Peru, June 23.—A lengthy note
from the Mexican minister of foreign
aff&irs was received today at the for
eign office. It set forth the opinion of
the Mexican government that war with
the United States was inevitable on
account of the methods employed by
the American government and pointed
out that all the 'republics of Central
and South America would be affected
by a conflict.
The Peruvian government returned
a carefully worded reply, couched in
friendly terms expressing the hope
that peace would be maintained.
BRAZILIANTAPERS
SUSPECT GERMANS
Rio Janeiro, June 23. —The United
States-Mexico crisis occupies a large
space in the Brazilian newspapers.
The general tone of the editorial com
ment is that President Wilson has run
afoul of prepondering elements in Mex
ico, which are under German influence.
In official circles hope is expressed
tiiat war will be avoided. There Is a
general agreement that some end must
be put to the situation so that pacific
development of the peoples of America
may be assured.
Dr. Lauro Muller, Brazil minister of
foreign affairs, Selected as chief arbi
trator should difficulties between Por
tugal and the United States arise, will
sail for the United States tomorrow on
•teainer St. Paul.
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SUNDAY OR MQNDA1
Turlington Gets Notice
Troop Movement Many
New Enlistments
No official order for the departure
the local guardsmen and cavalry
have been reoeived by Capt.
Schamp of Co.v or Cleveland L»
leader of the First Cavalry
far, but the prevailing opinion li
the guardsmen and probably both
ganizations will leave here Sunday
Monday over the Burlington.
Both armories are scenes of
life today with members of the two
ganizations either busy at sotno
patlon or lounging about with
usual quota of civilian visitors am
whom were young men seeking enL_
ment in the ranks. The receipt of
mlted number of the blanks fr
is Moines enabled the officers to
in more recruits and this morning
a dozen lads took the oath of
ment. Drilling of thp company
the customary mess call three times
day are some of the activities,
preparation of the equipment by
corporals and numerous other little
tails necessary In making ready
the start keep a number of laidt
gaged.
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Resumes.
A new, though somewhat
supply of enlistment blanks has arrtvi
ed at the armory and Capt. Scham
and Lieut. Younkln have been bus:
swearing In the new members today.
There have been a good many appltf
cations during the past few dttys buf
they were compelled to be held up tUK
til the arrival of the papers from Del
Moines. As the company is to reel*!
up to full war strength of 141 many:
more are needed.
New names added to the roster tl
morning are:
Edgar A. Lowe, 26 years old, laboim|
Victor Olson, 18 years old, clerk.
Carl Cresswell, 21 years old. cleflL
Henry Frost, 28 years old, assistant!
manager of Swift A Co.
Riley Hudson, 20 years old, rathroeA
mechanic.
Roy Robinson, 21 years old, OUb,
chlnlst.
The departure of Co. and the bal
ance of the Third infantry fdr the
mobilization camp near Des Moinet|
will tafte place Sunday or Monday.
This information was given the loeat.i.
Burlington officials by Division Pas» S
henger Agent M. M. Reno who is At
Des Moines looking after the troop
movements that are to be handled hy
the Burlington.
Preparation for the removal of thS
Ottumwa guardsmen to Camp Dodge
have been underway by the Burlington
and Thursday orders were received to
have three coaches and a baggage csr
in readiness at Ottumwa for the trans
portation of Co. to Des Moines to
day. The change in the time for leav
ing is believed to be due to the taet
that two companies of the Third la*
fantry, Villisca and Winterset troops,
have not been recruited to their fidl
I peace strength. The instructions giv
en by Mr. Reno to the local officials
regarding the movement iof the local
guard was to the effect that Sunday or
Monday Co. of Ottumwa and Co.
of Centerville would be moved to Des
Moines. The local lads will be Joined
by the Centerville guardsmen at Albl*
'and proceed to DeB Moines.
The schedule for the movement of
other guard troops that has been thus
far received here by the Burllngtop
Is that of Co. I of Burlington and 06.
of Fairfield will be moved to D«i
Moines Saturday. The company will
have a train of three coaches and a
baggage car leaving Burlington at 6:40
a. m., June 24, picking up the Fator
field company en route and arriving at
Des Moines at 12:15 noon the^ same
day. ..v'y ,i
Creston Takes Men*
The Burlington road will be hit hard
in the mobilization of troops from a
number of the places along the lino
because of the number of the road's
employes that are enlisted in the serv
ice. Ottumwa is not one of the plaees
taking many of the employes, but at
Creston the guard company numbers
some twenty Burlington route em
ployes. They Include men from the:
various departments of the company's
terminal being dispatchers, offlcp men,
roundhouse and shop men, etc.' Tho
seniority rights of all of these as well
as the holding of their positions tot
them. Is assured by the road.
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