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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-08-18
building New Town,

The contract WAS let yesterday by
John p. Volmer to Peter Book for
the delivery of 300, 900 brick at Voll-
mer by November 3Oth next, for use
in constructing new business houses on
the new townste. Mr.. Vollmer stated
yesterday that Contractor Book would
commence Immediately to reopen the
brick yard for the burning of the
brick He said that the plans, al
though not yet completed would be
for modern, attractive brick buildings,
well heated and ventilated.
Mr., Vollmer further stated that he
expected that all three structures
would be ready for occupancy by early
spring, depending Of course on the ma
ture Of the weather The eastern
method of laying brick during the win
ter will be used and It is thought that
with care the mortar can be kept from
free2ing.-Lewiston Tribune.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-08-18

e. A. VAUGHAN, DENTIST. Of
flee in Judd building. Phone red
1a11.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-08-18

DIR. JOSEPHINE S. HARLOW
Graduate of Boston Institute Of Os-
teopathy. Schmidt building.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-08-18
Among the Exchanges
of the Inland Empire


The sisters are well trained and thor
oughly practical in their work and
have had splendid success with their
schools where they have taught.
They will occupy the Karl Becker
house, which was rented for them
some time ago.-Condon Globe.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-08-18
Girls in Band.

A meeting was held in the reading
room last Monday at which the John
Day band was reorganized. 1t was
decided that in the future the band
several enrolled as members accord
ingly. Miss Maud Boyce was elected
president and Paul Griffith, secre-
tary. The office of treasurer was
dispensed with, as the band is nearly
always broke. states the leader
Grant County News.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-08-18
INSURANCE AND LAND BUSINESS

HARTMAN ABSTRACT CO., MAKES
reliable abstracts of title to all land.
in Umatilla county. Loans on city
and farm property. Buys and sells
all kinds of real estate. Does a gen.
eral brokerage business. Pays taxes
and makes investments for non-resi-
dents. References. any bank In Pen
dleton.
JAMES JOHNS, Pres
w. S. HENNINGER, Vice-Pres.
c, H. MARSH, Sec.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-08-18

Washington & Columbia River Rail-
way Summer Excursions to the
Beach.
MOCLIPS,
SUNSET BEACH,
PACIFIC BEACH,
COHASsETT BEACH,
GEARHART,
SEASIDE,
WEST PORT, and all
LONG BEACH resorts, $13.75.
Tickets on sale daily until August
25, 1909.
Good for 10 days each direction,
with final return limit of September
30, 1905.
Stopover allowed at Seattle, Tacoma
and Portland in either direction with
in the limits
For further information regarding
timc, accommodations. etc.. call on or
address, w. ADAMS.
Agent.
8. r. CALDERHEAD,
General Passenger Agent.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-08-18
Pike Centennial Celebration, Colorado

SDrIIgS, COL, SEPT. g4-2B, 10O6.
For the above occasion the o. r. G.
N. announces a rate of $4S.S0 for the
round "trip to Colorado Springs, Dem
yer or Pueblo. Col. Going limit 10
days. Final return limit, October 81.
Sale date September 21. For partic-
ulars, call on or address Z. c. Smith,
agent.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-08-18
8. r. CALDERHEAD,
General Passenger Agent.

Annual Convention Grand Lodge Be-
nevoIent and Protective Order OF
Elks, Denver. Colo, July II. IS and
10, 1905.
For the above occasion the o. r. &
N. makes a rate of s4S.SO for the
round trip. Dates of sale July 10, II,
IL, 13, II and Is. Limit going July
10. Final return limit September 80.
Stopovers granted within the transit
limit For particulars call on or ad-
dress T.. c. Smith, agent.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-08-18
FRATERNAL ORDERS.

PENDLEToN LODGE NO. 52, A. r.
and A. NJ, meets the first and third
Mondays of each month. All visiting
br athren are invited.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-08-18
CHINESE LAUNDRY.

SLOM KEE, CHINESE LAUNDRY
man. Family washing a speciality.
All work done by hand, and first
class. Goods called for and delivered.
40S Court street.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-08-18
MARBLE AND GRANTTE WORKS.

MoNTERASTELLI BROS, MARBLE
and Granite Works. Monuments of
all descriptions. Ornamental and cut
stone for buildings. Examine our
work: 700 East Court st.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-08-18
BOARDING AND LODGING.

HELIX HOTEL, HELIX, OREGON.
Under new management. Special
accommodations for commercial trav-
elers. Frank Myers, Prop.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-08-18
CHOP MILL.

ALL CHOP FEED. WALTERS
shorts and bran. Alfalfa, s11 pei
ton. Free delivery. Phone main $50
Also Standar scales for weighin,
stock. Guarantee to be Jrrect. Sat-
isfaction or no pay.
Ed. Maurer, Prop. West Webb street
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-08-18
RANKS AND BROKERS.

~~~~-~N~~@~~-N---~N--~ ~~@7----N--~-~~@-%~~~~
THE PENDLETON SAVINGS BANK
Pendleton. Ore. Organized Marci
1, 1889. Capital, 100000; surplus,
100000. Interest allowed on all time
deposits. Exchange bought and sold
on all principal points. Special at
tention given to collections. w. j..
Furnish, president; T. ]. Morris, vice.
president: ]. w. Malonev, cashier;
Fred Schmeer, assistant cashier.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-08-18
WANTED.

WANTED-MEN AND WOMEN TO
learn barber trade in weeks.
Graduates earn SIS to s25 per week.
Catalogue free. Moler system of col
legos, 403 Front avenue, Spokane. wn.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-08-18
ENGRAVED CARDS.

ENGRAVED CARDS, INVITATIONS.
etc. Very latest styles. Leave or
ders at East Oregonian office.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-08-18
FOR RENT.

Store or office room for rent. corner
of East Oregonian building, formerly
occupied by Women of woodcraft.
Apply at East Oregonian office.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-08-18

FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF PEN
dletUn. Capital, surplus and undi-
vided profits, s250,000.e0. Transacts
a general banking business. Exchange
bought and sold on all parts of the
world. Interest paid on time depos-
its. Makes collections an reasonable
terms. Levi Ankeny, president; w.
f. Matlock. vice-president; G. M.
Rice. cashier George Hartman, Jr,
assistant cashier.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-08-18
Classified Advertisements
BRING CERTAIN,
QUICK RESULTS
LIVERY AND FEED STABLE

CITY LIVERY STABLE, THOMPSON
street, Carney & Kennedy, Props
Livery. feed and sales stable. Good
rigs at all times. Cab line In connec-
ton. Phone main 701.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-08-18
SECONDHAND DEALERS.

GRAHAM. THE FURNITURE MAN.
will buy your old furniture and give
you cash or new goods in return. II
costs nothing to visit him. Postoffice
block. Pendleton.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-08-18
MALE HELP WANTED.

AUTOMOBILE DRIVERS, REPAIR
men. chauffeurs and others wanted
all over the country. $4,000 machines
built this year in Unite] States; af-
fording great opportunities for our
students, 6 cents a day will qualify
YOU for good wages in this growing
field. For full particulars and one
free lesson, including a Dictionary OF
Motoring Terms, address The Cores
pondence School of Automobile En-
gineering, Suite 7464, Flatiron Build
ing, New York.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-08-18

DIR. C. ]. SMITH-oFFICE SMITH
Crawford building, opposite postot-
flee. Telephones: Main 301; resi-
dence, main 1891; barn, red 5S1.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-08-18
PHYSICIANS.

J. A. BEST. PHYSICIAN AND SUR
geon. Office in Savings Bank
building. Phones: Office main 1b4;
residence, main 175.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-08-18
FUNERAL DIRECTORS.

BAKER & FOLSOM, FUNERAL d.
rectors and licensed cmbalmers
Opposite postoffice. Funeral parlor.
Two funeral cars. Calls responded to
day or night. Phone main rs.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-08-18
MOTEl. PORTLAND

PORTLAND. OREGON.
American plan, SO per day and up.
ward. Headquarters for tourists and
commercial travellers. Special rates
made to families and single gentle.
men. The management will be pleas.
ed at all times to show rooms and
give prices. A modern Turkish bath
establishment in the hotel.
Fl. c. BOWERS Manager.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-08-18

GET THE HABIT. PERSIAN STEAM
Cleaning and Dye Works clean, press
and mend your clothes the best and for
less. Give them a trial.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-08-18
VETERINARY SURGEONS.

DIR. D. C. M'NABB, LOCAL STATE
Stock Inspector and member State
Veterinary board. Office Tallman's
drug store. Residence 1908 e. Court
street. Phone main lis.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-08-18
MISCELLANEOUS.

TEXAS STAR LAUNDRY TABLE
with sleeve board, $3.50. Folds up.
Dresses, shirts and sleeves fit over 1t.
]. b. Fisher, 312 w. Webb street.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-08-18
DENTISTS.

RALPH c. SWINBURNE, DENTIST.
Rooms and 4, Smith-Crawford
building, opposite postoffice. Phone
main 543
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-08-18

DR.. T. j. LLOYD, VETERINARY
surgeon and dentist. Graduate of
Grand Rapids Veterinary College,
Michigan. State local veterinary in
spector. Residence 1913 Cosbie st.
Telephone Main 131.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1906-05-04
Como to

The Elks lodge of this city is TAX
ing a great interest in the annual re-
union which is to be held in Denver,
Colorado, mex July. A large delega-
ton will go from this Territory and
local Elks are already preparing for
the journey.
Up to 1890 the sessions of the
Grand Lodge were neld in the
city of New York. In that e the
meeting was held in Cleveland; fol-
lowed by Louisville, the next year;
then Buffalo, Detroit, Atlantic Cy., Gin
c~innati, Minneapolis, New Orleans.
ST. Louis, Atlantic City, Milwaukee,
Salt Lake City. Baltimore, Cincin-
natl and Buffalo,
Baltimore and Philadelphia will con
test this year at Denver for the @
meeting of the Denver lodge.
Reports from Denver to the Elks
in this city say that more than $780,
600 will be spent for the entertain
ment of the Elks, who attend the re-
union. and that one of the largest
wild west SHOWS ever given in the
west will be arranged for the enter
tainment of the visitors. Elks from
this city are arranging to go by spec
ial train with those from other sec
tons of the Territory.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1906-05-04
ROSWELL ON RIGHT ROAD.

Santa Fe New Mexican.
Roswell business men will raise a
bonus of $4,000 to secure the location
of a 100000 picking factory ar%
preserving works. The factory will
employ $50 hands and will pay out
$4,000 q month during the summer.
1t will handle, if necessary, the en-
tire surplus vegetable and fruit crop
of the lower Pecos Valley and will
besides, experiment in the raising of
sugar cane and the making of syrup.
This means that Pecos Valley farm
ers will have a certain market for
all the produce and fruit they a
raise, m it will stimulate farming
to such an extent that every availa-
BILE acre will in a few years add to
the agricultural wealth of Chaves
county. That this will make Roswell
the largest and most prosperous CT
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1906-05-04
III WORK.
Superintendent of Construction fol
Acme Cement Co. is Here.

Superintendent OF Construction for
Acme Cement Co. is Here.
Col. Leo B. Jacobs, who is general
superintendent of construction for
all the plants of the Acme Cement
Co, is now at the location of the
new mill near Roswell. Col. Jacobs
is pushing the work there, n Col.
O'Bryan, an expert from Chicago, is
in immediate charge of the building.
The new location will be called Ac-
me, New Mexico, and will rave a
capacity of 200 M daily, or a year
ly output of $3.50 car loads of ce-
ment. The company mas a spur track
now building, which will be complete
Monday, and they now have $4,000
feet of lumber on the sidetracks. The
main building will be 52x262 feet,
and the company will be prepared
to house all their workmen and will
maintain a general supply store for
their employees. Col. Jacobs says
the plant will be the most complete
in the world.
This company, whose general of
flee is at ST. Louis, has mills all over
the United States. n consumption
of Acme Cement Plaster a be-
come SO general that New York City
alone takes The product of a 2O0-ton
plant.
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HOW 1T LOOKS TO AN OUTSIDER

From Santa Fe New Mexican.
The Roswell Daily Record remarks
sagely: Roswell has been twenty
years building, but fire might des-
troy the town in a day, just as fifty
years of building in San Francisco
has been reduced to ashes in a
week" Roswell is largely a frame
town, and its protection is not only
inadequate but practically ~non-exist-
ing. 1t is a wonder tnat the fire un-
derwriters take any risks in Ros-
well at all. Naturally the insurance
rates are very high, and the very
best thing Roswell can do for itself
in the immediate future is to pro-
vide adequate fire protection n to
enforce building ordinances that
will limit frame buildings to the
suburbs.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1906-05-04
CEMENT MAKING IN NEW MEXICO

From the Santa Fe New Mexican.
The rebuilding of San Francisco
brings forcibly to the front the i'm
p~ortance of the cement industry. To
gether with steel, cement is today
the principal building material, not
only for sky scrapers but also for
bridges all sorts of foundations, for
dams and irrigation works. It's con-
sumption amounts to millions of tons
annually but this is only an indica-
ton of hat it will be in the future.
Formerly most of the cement used
was imported from Germany, Belgium
and Great Britain but today, fully one
half is manufactured in the United
states. In eastern Pennsylvania,
tens of thousands of men are employ
ed in cement making and millions of
dollars are invested IN the industry.
Although of recent growth, the manu-
facture of cement has quilt a dozen
towns in the famous Lehigh Valley
and railroads., whose chief tonnage
has beer coal and steel. now con-
slider the transportation OF cement of
equal importance. Even in Colorado,
the cement industry is at the point
of marvellous expansion and here in
New Mexico a good beginning has
been made by the cement works at
Ancho, Lincoln County, and the pro-
jected resumption of cement making
at Springer, Colfax County, while the
stone plants at Roswell.
Portales, Alamogordo, Albuquerque
h points, are branches of the
industry. New Mexico has i'm
mense beds of shale, lime and nat
aral cement rock that if utilized |
could alone supply the demand for
cement in the United States for ma
ny years n there can be no Doubt
in he ear future, the maxi
ing OF cement will employ as many
men in New Mexico as at present are
altogether jq all other man.
industries.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1906-05-04

Sprinkle, sprinkle, little cart,
How l wonder where h art;
Up and down the streets so dry,
Like a shower from the sky.
When the summer sun is torrid
And the streets with dust are hor-
rid,
Then we miss your cooling spray,
Sprinkle, sprinkle, all the day.
LATER The dust finally got so
bad about eleven o'clock that we
couldn't write any more poetry, and
The sprinkler ventured u and tenn
porarily spoiled some of our edfto-
rails, but we print them anyway lest
Improvement should not prove
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ty Of New Mexico. if not of the
Southwest, seems very probable, for
the most solid foundation for a large
city is a country surrounding it that
is a large and steady producer of
money making crpps.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1906-05-04

A merchant said to the Record to-
day that he would be n of a doz-
en- to refuse to pay their occupation
taxes and pay his share of testing
the validity Of the occupation tax or
dinance in the supreme court, unless
a disposition was shown to consider
the petition of business men for
street sprinkling.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1906-05-04

About the time any official of the
Russian government shows signs OF
accomplishing something. his resig-
nation is due. Count White has given
up the task of reforming the govern
ment, and the Gar will form a new
cabinet of ''colorless' bureaucrats.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1906-05-04

Enough money has been spent on
repairing Main street in the past two
years to have macadamized the
street and made it permanent. A
foot might easily wash it out again
as it stands now, but If the street
cause but little damage.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1906-05-04

We have voted down the water
works proposition, and now street
sprinkling is to stop. Let's make it
unanimous by abolishing the ecu
patton tax and let every fellow sprin-
kle in front of his own dooryard and
fight his own fires.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1906-05-04

The yellow magazine criticism of
the Senate has econ SO rank that
even Senator Tillman is impelled to
a few years ago Nh. TiHman was de-
nounced for the near things lie said
about members of that august body.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1906-05-04

Amy doctor will tell you that it is
in flying dust that lies the danger
of infection from tuberculosis. Every
body in Roswell visits Main street,
and in this locality lies the greatest
danger.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1906-05-04

ton in the same days ssue of The
Record shouId be in the printers
hands before eleven o'clock In the
morning. Orders for taking out any
standing ad. should also be in the Of
fee by eleven o'clock to prevent its
being run hat day.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1906-05-04

The bill introduced by Delegate
Andrews to grant the city of Albu-
querque a section of public land as
a park. has been favorably reported
and will probably pass congress.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1906-05-04

A few days of such dust as we
more damage to the dry goods and
other merchandise tnan the cost of
sprinkling for the whole summer.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1906-05-04

The occupation tax in Roswell
amounts to over twenty thousand
dollars a year The men who pay it
ought to ave something for their
money.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1906-05-04

more crops before frost-two IONS
to he acre at each cutting and ten
dollars a ton-easy money.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1906-05-04

1t doesn't require much of a wea-
Their Prophet to predict local dust
showers in Roswell.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1906-05-04

There is more economy in proper
it away in an old sock.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1906-05-04

The waterworks question seems
is just as great as ever.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1906-05-04

The first alfalfa crop of the season
is now being harvested in the Pecos
Valley. There will be four or five
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1906-05-04

If saving money is the main OBJ
ject of government, we might save
mor by letting the streets grow up
in weeds.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1906-05-04

For the first time in ten years, the
Democrats on Tuesday last were vic
torious in the city election at Oma-
ha, Nebraska.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1906-05-04

If you noticed Main street today.
perhaps you can imagine what the
dust will be a week from now.
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DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM.


9 dAdopted by the Roswell City 6
Q Convention. Mar. II. 1861 e
9 Be it resolved by this con s
3 vention that the Democratic 6
9 party of Roswell acknowledges e
g its responsibility and is proud 6
3 of the record made during the 6
9 past two years; and further 6
@ that we declare ourselves in G
9 favor of a continuation of the G
g present progressive policy in e
9 the conduct of municipal af- 6
g fairs; that we favor the pres 6
g ent high license on saloons,
g the suppression of gambling, 6
9 the thing of the irrigation 6
g bitches, extension OF side g
g walks, grading of streets. and G
g all efforts tending to make a 6
g cleaner and better city of 6
9 Roswell. 6
g Second, That we are in ia 6
g vor of municipal ownership of 6
g all public utilities, whenever it 8
g is the wish of a majority of 8
g the people of the city so to 6
g own the same, and therefore, 6
g we are in favor of all future 9
g franchises containing a provi- G
g sion whereby the city within 6
g a reasonable time may acquire 6
g such franchises upon fair and 6
g just terms to the owners 6
g thereof. 6
g 6
9 g g g g g g g g g g g g g g 6
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1906-05-04

Why not reform the whole revenue
system of the city, and raise all funds
by passing the hat?
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1906-05-04

Roswell is now a lap behind Carls-
bad. That city will have a water
works system just as DOR as it cal
be built.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1906-05-04

If a town pump can talk. why
shouldn't a street sprinkler inspire
poetry?
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1906-05-04

President Roosevelt appears TO be
a thorough sportsman.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1906-05-04

WANTED Two nicely furnished
rooms for light house keeping. In
quire this Office. 81
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1906-05-04

And now the Chinese government
has joined the Boxer" movement.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1906-05-04

We have some houses for rent, also
some rooms furnished or unfurnish-
ed.-Carlton & Bell, 800 North Main
street.
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v. e N. e. TIME TABLE.
(Railroad Fime-)
South Bound.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-02-05
Chinese Attitude Toward
Foreigners Concerns
Far East.
U. S. ARMY PREPARED
Two Bodies of Troops Kept
Ready to Proceed to Scene
of Trouble.

San Francisco, Feb 5.-Army offic-
ers who arrived here on the transport
Logan yesterday report the prospect of
trouble in China is the chief topic of
discussion in army circles in Manila.
The 18th infantry and two sQuadrons
Of the Sth cavalry have been ordered
to prepare themselves for field service
Destination "a Secret.
The destination of these troops re-
mains a headquarters secret, but the
only explanation of the order Is they
are to be held in readiness for a China
expedition at the first warning of an
outbreak.