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LATEST NEWS BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.
ARMY DM)
British First Pound the Lines
To Pieces, Then Charge
Through the Debris.
GERMANGUNNERS
'. FIGHT TO DEATH
Machine Guns on Both Sides
Wickedly Mow Down the
Men in Close Combats.
.- ONT30N'. Ens- July 3. British
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forces north of Fricourt, France,
save pushed forward to higher
ground, says a Heuter dispatch from
the front today. The situation here Is
promising, the correspondent wires.
Thole British front. Above the Ancre
there has been so important change.
The British have heavily bombarded
ThievpaL
At La Bolsselle severe fighting- Is
proceeding.
There was rejoicing in the British
array at the close of the second day of
the battle of the Somme over the tak
ing? of Fricourt, which the capture of
Mametz and Montauban Saturday left
as a -sharp German salient The
British guns surrounded it with cur
tains ib ftre aad after & heavy pound
ing, the British troops rushed through
the debris takinc the surriTors prison
ers at 2 oclock Sunday afternoon. Later
they stormed Fricourt wood and from
the neighboring hill it could be seen
That the Germans, as they were forced
Vfrom the wood, were holding up their
hands in surrender.
Bombardment of L Bolaelle.
Included in the same panorama -was
the bombardment of La Boiselle. fol
lowed by a British infantry attack.
When It faced the machine guns, which
the artillery had not reached, the right
line advanced unwaveringly Into the
German positions and was lost to view.
The possession of Fricourt and the
wood means command of the ground
toward Bapaume. and the German
guns, which had been hidden in the
valleys of the front, have now been dis
closed to the British observers and
must be withdrawn or put out of ac-
v Xorth of the Ancre the day was quiet,
except for vicious in and out fighting
in the sections of the first line German
trenches held by the British. Here the
Germans in great force in the day at
tack kept to their dugouts. 40 feet deep,
during the bombardment. They then
rushed out with machine guns to re
ceive the British advance. Ultser
troops drove through the ridge north
of Thiepval most gallantly, but were
-' forced to retire before the fire of the
machine guns.
Machine Gunner Fight Valiantly.
The northern attacks Sunday served
as a diversion which led to the success
at Fricourt Sunday and Montauban
the previous day. Everywhere the
German machine guns were numerous
and the German machine gunners
fought to the death as the British
closed in on them. A German counter
attack at Montauban Saturday was
mowed down by the British machine
'suns.
The -a either was fair and hot Sun
day, merciful to the wounded. There
are many tales of heroism. Scotch pi
pers played their Tegiment to the
charge. A private of 18. when all the
officers of his company had been
killed, went in and captured a machine
gun.
German Dead IJtter Ground.
Many German dead are lying on the
..A- cround taken by the British at Mon-
tauDan ana -viametz. ana tne tfritisn
litter bearers were buey today bring
ing in the German wounded.
First Wounded Beach London.
The first group of wounded from the
V British front In France arrived at
. . Charing Cross station Sunday evening.
i An enormous crowd assembled at the
station and the police had considerable
difficulty in obtaining passage for the
red cross vehicles through the cheer
ing, flag waving people
French Satisfied With Result.
Paris, France. July J. "General re
sults excellent," is the verdict of the
Parisian press on the achievements of
the second day of the great Franco
British nirensive. All the newspapers
assert tnat what has been accom-
Vplished is rather substantial than sensational-
They declare that the mis
take made in the Champagne battle
will not be repeated, that men cannot
fight until the ground has been pre
pared, so far as humanly possible by
artillery. No Eection of the Franco
British forces was advanced beyond
the line assigned to It. they say, how
ever tempting might have appeared
the chance of success of smashing fur
. ther lines.
Bombardment Terrifyins-.
An artillery corporal, wounded while
In an observation post at Maricourt
tells the following story:
"I witnessed the first bombardment
of the German trenches and works.
The effects were terrifying. It is not
possible that any work of defence,
however strong, can resist such an
avalanche of fire and steel How many
men must lie buried in the ruins!
The German reply Is no less terri
ble and the most stubborn resistance
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There's Always Something To Be
SINGI.T COPT
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BELGIANS m
iieotiwi
Numerous Victories Over
German Troops Reported;
Chase Continues.
Havre, France, July 3. Substantial
progress for the Belgian troops in
vading German East Africa is reported
in an official statement issued by the
Belgian wjx office. The statement
rays: "g
"Gen. Tombeur cables that the Bel
gian troops have continued their
progress all along the front, closely
pressing the retreating army on the
Kagera river. MolItor"s brigade met
with only slight resistance and after
crossing the river, the brigade pur
sued the eneicy eastward and occupied
Biaramulo on June S4
"On the march ,east of Biaramulo.
the advanced corps of the brigade at
tacked a party of the enemy who ap
proached from Keindschima- The
enemy was beaten and retreated pre
cpitately. Our troops took some prison
ers and a convoy.
"In the region east of Lake Tang
anyika our forces captured a store
house filled with provisions, arms and
munitions. The enemy, threatened by
columns of Olsen's brigade, refused
battle, and abandoned their position at
Kiteca. which we occupied on June
16. The pursuit continues."
Biaramulo. known also as Njaru
wungo, is an Important center of roads
in the region south of Lave Victoria
Nyanza. Keindschima is on the right
bank of the Kagera river
I0STRIS HE
SLIGHT ADVANCE
Pushing Back of Eussian
Lines Is Effected With
Heavy-Loss of Men. '
London. Eng., July J As the result
of one week of most costly onslaughts
on the Russian lines between the Stok
hod and the Styr rivers, the Austro
German forces have advanced their
hatUefront at the most five miles east
wards of the Styr, and that only In
some sectors, says a Reuters dispatcn
from Petrograd.
Military authorities, the correspond
end adds, are confident that the Rus
sians are firmly holding the enemy on
this front, pending the development of
Gen. Letchitzkys sweep through Buko
wina, notwithstanding that strong Ger
man reinforcements are entering the
field.
Meanwhile, the Russians have prog
ressed several miles to th westward
of Kolomea and the Austrians there
are hard pressed to cover their retreat
to the Carpathian mountains.
HAGGARD GETS MILLION
ACRES FOR EX-SOLDIERS
Sjdney, Australia. July 1 Sir Rider
Haggard, the English novelist and land
settlement expert who is on a tour of
British oersea dominions to investi
gate ways and means of placing
British soldiers and sailors on the land
jter the war. sailed for New Zealand
from here last week having finished
his work in Australia. He will spend
about a month In New Zealand and will
then go on to Canada.
"The Queensland government," he
eald, "Is prepared to provide a million
seres for agriculture for the settlement
of ex-service men from the United
Kingdom. ,,
"When this war ends we shall be
faced suddenly with the problem oT
handling great numbers of the S.OOO.eoo
soldiers who will be released with
changed ideals and changed spirits.
Unless something is ready for them
there will be great mistakes. V,e can
take a lesson from the emigration o.
15.000 men from the United Kingdom
to the United States after the Boer
war."
RUSSIANS REPEL ENEMY
IN DESPERATE ATTACK
Petrograd, Russia, July 3. Desperate
attacks against the Russian line at
various points have been definitely re
pulsed, according to an official state
ment issued Sunday at the war office,
although preceded by 'susts of fire
and attacks made by infantry in mass
formation.
RUSSIAN SHIPSDESTROY
54 VESSELS IN ONE DAY
Petrograd. Russia. July 3. Russian
torpedo boat destroyed 54 enemy sail
llg vessels in the Black sea near the
Anatolian coast on June 29. says an
official statement
GREEK OFFICERS ATTACK
PAPER; WOWD EDITOR
Athens, Greece. July 3. Fresh fuel
has been given to the flames of po
litical discord which are blazlns
throughout Greece, by a dispatch from
Salontkt stating that a number of
Greek officers have sacked the offices
of a newspaper in that city and mor
tally wounded the editor.
The editor's offence is said to have
been the publication of alleged revela
tions regarding the surrender of Fort
Rupel to the Bulgarians.
ALLIES DEMAD DISMISSAL
OF GItEEK POLICE AGENTS
Athens. Greece. July 3. The minis
ters of the entente allies have present
ed a demand to the govrnment for the
dismissal of 144 police agents in Ath
ens who are accused of activity against
the interests of the entente.
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EL PASO.
FIVE CEXTS.
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no battle ?et,
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Postcards Written to Folks
Back Home Give Impres
sions of the Border.
Douglas, Anr- July 3. Postcards
written home by the New Jersey mili
tiamen reaching here gave a varied
impression of the border country anl
of camp life
"We reached El Paso Sunday after
noon, but they sent us on west to
Douglae. Ariz, where the real fight
ing is going on," one private wrote.
"It is 101 in tha shade down here.
r.nd everywhere is white sand and
dust." scribbled another.
"We reached Douglas after six days
riding," a third militiaman said. "Am
safe. Passed throjgb Columbus where
Villa made his raid. Will write a long
letter the first chance I have, but
don't know when that will be as they
give us no rest."
Still another card read: "We are
at Douglas. A number of Mexicans
have passed by. N'o fighting yet."
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if AT KALES
Nogales. Arix, July 3. Five troop j Since Saturday night the Massa
tralns. bringing more than ISM Califor- ! chusetta troops have been arriving at
, ,., , A , .-,- I Fort Bliss and Camp Cotton and Sun-
nia militia, arrived here during the day wa8 a busy ,,, at tne two na
night and were detrained and marched 1 tlonal guard camps where troops were
to prepared camp grounds early this I unloading, tents erected, streets laid
, I out and order brought out of the camp
morning. of ehao3.
The entire secoifl infantry, under The Massachusetts commands include
command of Col Lon Bond, came in on , the following. Second Jlnfantry bri-
.. , , ..i. ,, . . c r I gade composed of the Eighth. Mnth
three trains, with 1177 men and K of- Jnd nfth infantry regiments at-Camp
fleers. ' TCottow; Batteries A, B. C D. B and F
Three batteries of California field t the First light artillery, at Camp
artillery, with gups but no horses, ar-
rived under command of Mai. R. J.
Faneuf, of Oakland, with 410 men and
20 officers I
These additions to Col. w. H Sage's
command here makes the total troops
strength about 3500 men.
30,000 MILITIA
SENT TO BOBDEB
New York. July 3. While MaJ. Leon
ard Wood says that the movement of
militia from the department of the
east toward the Mexican border has
passed its climax, he estimates that
1C.0O0 more troops will leave their
home mobilization camps this week
Nine states out of 22 under Gen. Wood's
command, already have sent southward
national guard units aggregating more
than 30,060 men.
GEN. BELL INSPECTS MILITIA
CAMPS SUNDAY AFTERNOON
Gen. George Bell, with his aides
called on all o' the troops In the camps
at Fort Bliss. Camp Pershing and Camp
Cotton Sunday afternoon. Gen Bell
made the trip to the camps in an au
tomobile and inspected the camps
which were being laid out by tha
Massachusetts guard after their arri
val here.
Maj. William Elliott, depot quarter
master, alsi visited the camps and ar
ranged for supplying the troops with
food and camp supplies.
FIRST CONNECTICUT TROOPS
ARRIVE AT NOGALES
Nogales. Ariz.. July 3 The first of
ceven units of Connecticut militia ar
rived this mtrning. Col. R A. Goodwin
of the First Connecticut militia, com
manding. MaJ. W. K. Junes of the 14th regular
infantry and MaJ. Haedlcke of the Ari
zona militia, who brought two battal
ions here ten days ago from Doug
las broke camp today, preparatory to
returning there.
NEW MEXICO GUARD USES
AUTO TO OBTAIN RECRUITS
An automobile is being used by the
New Mexico militia officers now in
the city recruiting for their regiment.
A sign on each side announces the
location of the officers and urges El
"asoam to "Join the militia now at
Columbus."
The car is being driven about the
streets to attract the attention of pros
pective applicants.
E!V JERSEY ART1LLEUY
BATTKIUES REACH DOUGLAS
Douglas, Ariz.. July 3. Batteries A
and B, of the New Jersey field artil
lery arrived Here early today, where
they were assigned space in Camp
Frederick Funston. the new militia
camp. The New Jersey field hospital
and ambulance company pitched tents
in the same camp last night.
VERMONT M1L1TI. ARRIVES
AT EAGLE PASS 0 SUD.
Eagle Pass, Texas. July 3. The first
regiment of the Vermont national
guard. Col Ira Reeves, commanding,
arrived at Eagle Pass today and went
Into camp. The first battalion arrived
about 1 oclock and' was followed by
the other train sections at intervals
of about one hour.
TEXAS. MONDAY EVENING.
w Way Throu
GUARDS
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ISSflCiSETTS 1011
I TB0OP5I1
IN GAMP
Troops Include Artillery,
Cavalry, Infantry, and
Hospital Corps.
CAMP PERSHING IS
GROWING RAPIDLY
Massachusetts Troops Are
Encamped at Morningside
And at Camp Cotton.
FTVE thousand Massachusetts na
tional guard troops are now en
camped at Camp Pershing and
Camp Cotton, adding three infantry
regiments, six batteries of artillery
-onslsting of 24 three inch guns; four
troops of cavalry, a hospital corps, two
signal corps companies and an ambu
lance corps to the military strength
I of the border brigade under Gen.
1 George Bell, jr.
atSraS2? 3a nrshlnVr'flrst
ambulance corps, a hospital corps and
two signal corps companies at Camp
Pershing.
Batterien Arrive.
At Fort Bliss the remainder of the
first Massachusetts light artillery ar-
rived Mondav morning-, making tha
ocmplete quota of the Massachusetts
artillery at Camp Pershing. These in
clude batteries A. B, C. D. E and F.
There are 24 three-inch guns In this
command.
The first suuadron of the first Mas-
j sacbusetts cavalry also arrived Monday
morning and is encamped at Camp
' Pershing for the present. These cav
alry troops are A, a. u ana u. uney ar
rived over the El Paso and Southwest
ern, as did the remaining batteries of
the first artillery.
Infcmation was received by rail
road officials In El Paso that a section
of the New Jersey national guard was
at Kansas City last night and would
reach El Paso some time Tuesday.
Mystery MIlltla.-
The Pennsylvania national guard Is
the "mystery dilsion" of the militia
t mobilization. Railroad men say they
hae no record of these commands
reaching the border and know nothing
of their being on the road. Two bat
teries of artillery were seen In the local
yards Sunday morning marked "Bat
teries A and B. Pennsylvania national
guard." However, these batteries have
not been located in camp at the fort or
Camp Cotton, and it Is believed that
they left for the west after their ar
rival here Sunday morning.
Troops Go Through.
While the Massachusetts militia was
busy setting up camp at Camp Persh
ing and Camp Cotton Sunday night,
troop trains rolled through the city go
ing 4o the Arizona and New Mexico bor
der west of El Paso.
Three trains of the New Jersey In
fantry passed through the city during
Similar nv.ntnr en mil(n tn DnUirlaS.
Ariz. "The- first train passed througlr
at 8 oclock. another followed at 3
oclock and another at 11 oclock. These
trains got in over the Texas & Pacific
and left over the Southwestern.
Trains to ogalei(. '
Two trains of Connecticut Infantry
passed through Sunday night at 11:30
and 12 05 Sunday night en route to No
gales. Col R A. Goodwin, of the first
Connecticut Infantry, was in command
of this part of the Connecticut guard.
A train of Connecticut cavalry also
passed through Sunday night en route
to Nogales. the train going through at
8.38 over the Southwestern and leaving
over the Southern Pacific. One train of
the New Jersey troops is also said to
have srone to Columbus. This was in
command of CoL John D. Fraser
The soldiers were cheered as they
passed through the city Sunday night
and a few women were at the union sta
tion to cheer them and mail their post
cards back home for them as they did
not have time to leave their cars.
Troops Come In.
All day Sunday troop trains were ar
riving, shuttling back and forth at
Fort HIIbs and Camp Cotton and un
loading theii tired and travel weary
cargoes of militia Sunday's troop
mobilization was all Massachusetts as
only th- bark bay state unloaded and
went into camp here, the Pennsylvania.
Connecticut and New Jersey troops con
tinuing to Douglas and Nogales.
At Camp Fershing there was but
three litile rows of "pup" tents set up
Sunday Hfterroon. These were the tents
of the Massachusetts ambulance corps
No. 1. the Messachusetts hospital corps
and th2 two companies composing the
Massachusetts signal corps. Their
equipment was piled In heaps along
Polk street Morningside, while thet
enlisted men sat in the- shade of their
shelter tents, tie pink ice cream out of
cones and ordered how hot It was.
While they talked about the weather
(Continued on Page 3. Column X)
Thankful For; It Will Be Cooler Bye and Bye
JULY 3. 1916.
DtLlVERED
HEADQUARTER
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Mil BABE BIOL! BEATEi
Woman Strike Sympathizer Smashes Glass in Arizona
Car; Is Arrested and -Released; Ten Men Beat Up
After Being Taken Prom Sunset Car Monday
Morning; Provost Guard Is Attacked.
A LARGE stone hurled through &
window of an Arizona car by a
young woman at Stanton and
Texas streets, and the "beating up" of
four employes of the Electric Railway
company at the end of the Sunset
Heights and the smelter lines, were the
developments Monday morning in the
strike of the motonnen and conductors
of the Electric Railway company.
The woman, who is said to be the
wife of one of the striking conductors,
was arrested and taken to tha police
station where she was released, man
ager H. S. Potter of the railway com
pany refusing to sign a complaint
against her. This was the first arrest
made by the police during the entire
four days of the strike.
Ten sympathizers held up the Sunset
Heights car at Mundy avenue and
West Boulevard Monday morning at
11:15 and, taking the conductor and
motorman off the platform, beat them
severely At the time of the assault
only two persons, a little boy and a
girl, were on the car. Two men were
also taken off a smelter car at the
cement plant and beaten, according to
H. S. Potter. .
Boy Tells of Fight.
A 13 year old boy. who was a pas
senger on the Sunset car with his sis
ter when the trouble occurred at West
BouleTard and Mundy. told his version
of the affair Monday morning. "When
the car stopped." the boy related, "these
men came over to the car and began
talking to the men running the car.
There was a conductor on the car. a
motorman and an extra man. There
were .about ten mn in the. crowd that
took the- car. The men en the car closed
the doom and fastened them. The other i
men broke the doors In and rame on in.
I remember that they asked the men
why they did not quit and come over
to their side They spoke of the com
pany bringing men in from other places
to take the place of the strikers. One
of the men on the car said that he did
not know there was a strike on when
he come here Thev beat up the con
COOKS SAY ABE
WIIIiSTBIKE
Owners of Eestaurants Or
ganize to Pight Strike;
Say Had No Notice.
Seven out of 11 of the larger restau
rants affected by the strike have ac
ceded to the demands of the striking
cooks and waiters, accord Ins to a state
ment Issued by W. E. Fowell, recording
secretary of the Cooks' and Walters'
union. Issued Monday morning, follow
ing a meeting of the union at which It
was agreed to take no action of any
kind until after the Fourth of July.
Gave Proprietor Notice.
"We are not asking for eight hours
continuous service, as has been stated,
but only eight hours out of 12," said
Mo Powell. 'It will not require three
shifts, as the proprietors claim, as the
fen go to work at 5 a- m. and quit at
p. m. We are not trying to be hard
on the restaurant owners, but no man
caq stand over a range 12 hours a day.
We gave the restaurants notice of our
intention to strike the night before.
"We wish to conduct our strike In as
peaceful and orderly a manner as we
possibly can. There will be no demons
trations or violence."
Owners Organise.
The owners of 12 restaurants In the
city that have been employing union la
bor have organized the Hotel and Res
taurant Keepers' association, with E. H
Tomlinson. of the Stanton cafe.' presi
dent. C C Blalock. Auto cafe, vice
IJicaiucui, xt. s. ouuiii. .tunc ouir tOiC
secretary, and V. C. Harlan. Auto cafe.
treasurer. I
The restaurant men are claiming that j
an eight hour day will require three i
shifts of men. Incurring additional ex-
penditures. In addition to the wages 1
paid the men. they are given their I
board, the proprietors claim, and this
means added cost to the operation of
the restaurants.
"We will not accede to the demands
of the strikers," declared V. C Harlan i
Monday morning "Personally, I value !
the union card in my restaurant, but
we cannot meet the demands of the me? i
for financial reasons. j
Given Short Notice. ,
"We were given very short notice. I
The committee walked Into my place I
the night before, presented a paper con- I
taimng the demands, and wanted to '
know if they weren't Just. I told hint J
that I did not think so. The same com
mittee waited on other proprietors, bnt
there were possibly five or six who
had no notice whatever until the men
walked out Friday morning. This was
the first notice we had had of any
grievance, and It was very short notice.
Some of the men. I have been informed,
did not themselves know that they
were to be called out until the com
mittee notified them Friday morning
when they started work."
ANYWHERE S CENT3 A VONTH
ARRIVE
BOCK AT
ductor, clubbing him with the con
troler handle, and kicked him.
Carried Men Away.
TbVv took- the other men off th car
and carried them away, but I don't '
know where they carried them. One of
the men in the crowd said that before
thev left they ought to put the car off
the track, or take a wheel off it Tha
car was left there, without anybody at
all on it, and my sister and I had to ,
get on ana waiic as a was coming
back to town, I was on Upson avenue
and saw the two men that were taken
off the car. with two other men. They
were not close enough for me to tell
if they were hurt or not. One of them
had the back of his coat torn."
Three Men MlMlnK.
The three men who were taken off
the Sunset Heights car were not found
by the officers and police were sent to
the scene in an effort to locate them.
Traffic was tied up on both lines for
some time. No damage was reported
as having been done to any of the
cars except the broken window caused
by the hurled stone.
Auk for Police Protection.
Aid of the police in protecting the
car men was requested by manager
Potter Monday morning. Mr. Potter
stated that four men had already been
oeaien up and tnat toe st.V.e,rs naa
assumed a threatening attitude. If
and that the strikers had
necessary, a battalion will be ordered
front the Seventh infantry to keep the
streets clear, wnue additional police
men are being held at the station in
readiness for any calL
Cars Runme.
Street car service, which has been
badly crippled since the walkout of tha
employes of the Bt Paso Electric rail
way company, was established on an
enlarged scale Monday morning, fol
lowing the Importation of & large Bom
ber oi strike breakers Irom Fort
i Worth.
According to street railway
, officials
over 1W men were put to
work Monday morning and service was
established on every tine in the city.
"All lines have service and nearly
all of them have full service."- saH
H S. Potter general manager of the
companv "Over 100 men are now
(Oatlnoed on Pare S. CL 3)
UK PISTOL
Maria Aleman, Living Near
Union Station, Didn't
Know It Was Loaded.
Maria Aleman. age 50 years, was in
stantly killed early Monday morning
when a pistol which she was examin
ing was accidentally discharged, the
bullet entering her left eye and pene-
tratlng the brain.
The accident occurred when the worn-
an took the pistol out of a trunk In
her home on the river bank below
the Union station to show it to her
daughter. Not knowing that the
weapon was loaded she snapped the
trigger once. The hammer exploded a
cartridge.
Coroner James M. Deaver went to
the scene, accompanied by a physician,
and rendered a verdict of accidental
death. According to the story of the
jfc mwiuw ji mo wuuiao, uc jus-
toi
had been examined several times
before.
STATE BANK EXAMINERS
MEET WITH COMMISSIONER
Austin. Tex July 3. The quarterly
conference of the state bank exam!-
ners with commissioner of Insurance
and banking John S. Patterson began
today.
The general condition of the state
banks will be disenssed and posslMy
certain changes will be made in the
personnel of the examiners in the dlf-
ferent districts,
T
The Gang Spirit
Develops Right at the
THE gang spirit is most evident in boys from the age f M to 3. The
Y. M. C. A. furnishes the opportunity needed by tne boys to direct this
social inclination into right ckannek.
All kinds of games are played in boys' rooms at the Y" building, in
wholesome environment.
In grevring boys there is a lot of surplus energy, which demands an out
let. Some seem to think this energy sbould be suppressed, or given out in
work, bat great leaders and workers witb boys -are agreed that it has great
value if directed into the proper channels.
Leaders in the Y. M. C. A. are giving all or a part of their time to boys,
developing their enthusiasm in the development of the best that is in them
physically, mentally and morally.
A membership in the Y. M. a A. will be girea to the boys absohitefy
free for attaining only a small number of-new subscribers. Call to see H. H.
Ftm, eircHteUea manager of the SI Paso HeraM.
WKATHER TORECAT.
T3 FaM and wet Ten fair; New Mex
ico, fair cooler; Arizona, fair.
FOURTEEN PAGES TODAY,
Department of New Mexico'
CrpnipA fJpndntiaTterS f-fpr".
i -ret"ca -ICUUIUUIIWO llCf-s
Pershing In Charge.
PERSHINGTOBE
MAJOR GENERAL?.
Promotion Comes, a Brigaj
dier May Relieve Gen.
Pershing In Mexico.
WASHINGTON. D. C July 3. Bl
Paso. Texas, is to be head
quarters of "the military de
partment of New Mexico." created to
day ay order of the war department.
Brig. Gen. John J. Pershing, now la
, command of th punitive expedition in
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Mexico, is to.be In command of the de
partment The war department an
nounced late today that that part of
Its order relating to' the department
of New Mexico is suspended tempora
rily "pending the adjustment of minor
administrative details of the rearrange
ment" It was stated at the war department
that the sttsyeasfea of the order was
determined upon so that Gen. Pershing;
f might report a whether his activities
in the field will permit him to assume
tne dsues of the new department.
Perilling To Stay At Front.
The assignment of Gen. Pershing to
the command of the department of
New Mexico. It was stated officially,
does not mean that the expedition in
to Mexico Is abont to be withdrawn or
that Gen. Pershing himself will return
to direct the affairs of the department
from Kl Paso, his new headquarters.
It is assumed that he will remain la
the field. If he is promoted to major
genaral a brigade commander prob
ably will be. sent to relieve him la
Mexico, unless developments should ne
cessitate the sending of a large number
of additional troops across the border.
Gen. Bell To Remain.
Brig: Gen. George Bell. Jr. will re
main in direct command of the Bt Pasi
district, where his brigade Is on duty,
neorganlzatlon Ordered.
With more than ISa.M troops
now assembling along the Mexican
lorder. the war department today took
steps to decentralize direct administra-
thm of the ISM mile frontier In the
interest of efficiency and probably to
pare the way for the appointment or
a supreme commander to coordinate all
military activities on the international
line.
The border formerly in the' southern
department from the Gulf of Mexico to
California now is to be divided Into
three military departments, commanded
by MaJ. Gen Frederick Funston, Brig.
Gen. John J. Pershing and MaJ. Gen.
J Franklin BelL
war department officials said ths
: new oraer. wnica automatically re-
! lieves Gen. Funston of eupreme com
mand on the border and the enormous
responsibilities that have crowded upon
him. had no significance as indicating?
preparation for war.
There was no announcement in re
gard to he Probable selection of a.
tenlor major general for commander
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V"- mw wo iiniivnuuiio uwl
xaj. uea. Leonard wood, now com
manding the department of the east,
is being considered.
Pennine for Major General.
Another probable change Indicated
by the new order is the promotion of
Gen. Pershing under the army bill now
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