Bisbee daily review., 1907-07-02
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So long as MT. Roosevelt confined his controversies to those circles where politicians most do congregate, his task was comparatively easy, but since he engaged in disputes with the nature experts,7 MT. Roosevelt has discovered that the head that wears crown is not at all times en- tirely at it's ease.
 It will be remembered that MT. Roosevelt hotly denounced Rev. Dr. Long because that nature expert undertook to show that a common wolf had killed a deer by biting the deer's chest; but that was a simple proposition compared with the one presented to Francis Aubrey of New
 Writing to the New York World, MT. Aubrey says:
 '-as al hnsusnman l respect the presidential office too much to enter into a controversy with the president, and I trust l will not be roped into the Society of the Deliberate and Un- qualified if, 2s an eyewitness I youch for the following:
 "In or about the month of June, 1880, Lord Randolph Churchill and I were together hunting big game in  ward the close of disheartening day during which we met nothing save hot wind blowing across the sandy wastes we trayersed, we suddenly came across the track of a huge ele- phant, apparently a rogue elephant, as we noticed from the spoor he was travelling alone. Following the spoor we came to the sloping shore of a
 
 yards from the banks. we saw a reg ular jumbo enjoying a big drink to his hearts content. My companion and I had hardly time to exchange ideas as to how we should tackle the monster when, the elephant trumpet ing in alarm, we saw the open jaws of crocodile suddenly close down tight upon the elephants trunk. The elephant immediately began to with draw shoreward, drawing the croco- 1 dile with him, but had not receded yntrty feet when another crocodile ap- peared and seizing the tail of his am phibious friend, materially helped in checking the elephants retreat from tne water. Strength and weight. however, were on the elephants side. and with measured backward stride he was gradually making the banks, where we expected to see him with one of his mighty feet crush any fur ther presumption out of Mir. Greco. diie. but at this moment three other erecodfies came in the scene and each falling into line and taking hold of another's tail, formed one side of the grandest tug-of-war that mortal man ever witnessed. The hindomst crocodile. acting as sort of stroke oar in this remarkable aquatic team began to back paddle with his fore. most paws and the strain upon his I proboscis must have been terrible for I the elephant Amid the lashed and foam-covered waters it was almost impossible to form an opinion as to !,the ultimate result of this gigantic struggle.
 Its even money or either side.s exclaimed Rany. I'll take youi lordship's five to four against the 1 eiephant.v shouted I, and no sonneI was the wager effected than the sa gacity of the elephant landed me the money as well as himself the victor The elephant simply blew through his trunk the many gallons of water he had just previously i1nhibed and the foremost crocodile. feeling a great and forceful swirl of waters uprootinf his back teeth and threatening to al
 most wash his very tongue down hii throat, had to release his hold, and