The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-04-04

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as IL poured into the lowlands
through three breaks in the leveee.
The strip OF land upon which the
men were marooned was at its widest
part not over four feet and about
400 yards long.
The men had been promised sue
cor from Commerce, Mo-, but the
danger becoming so grave and the
inability of the proifered assistance
to get down the river to the broken
leyee, compe led the men to seud
two men to Cairo for assistance.
They were furnished food upon
arrival here after being without a
bite for "a hours,
The men are from Lutesville, Mo,
a small town on the Iron Mountain
20 miles above Gran
Good Work of Commisssry.
The Cairo Commissary department
is certainly TO be congratulated
upon the quality and quantity OF
food supple at regular intervals
The quickness and dispatch of
food to even the most distant points
where men are laboring has and is
being accomplished by the use OF
autos the owners volunteering the
use OF their machines.
The menu yesterday consisted of
the following:
Corned beef sandwich. carton OF
baked beans, two hard boiled eggs,
two crackers. two cakes, one apple,
two slices of bread and an abund-
ance of coffee.
Turn in Lanterns.
Notwithstanding the city is sup
posed TO own something like 1890
lanterns, having purchased zoo ad-
|ditional lamps this year, those doing
patrol duty have neglected to re-
turn the lanterns to headquarters
taking them home and neglecting to
bring them in.
The city is absolutely in need of
them and MUST have immediate
possession before night SO those who
left the lanterns at home are
URGED to return them today.
There are still lots of tools that
have so far not been returned.
Soldiers Still at Mounds.
The companies Of tho Seventh
regiment are still ma ooned a.
Mounds An attempt was made to
bring the men to Cairo yesterday
when the Naval Reserves made the
trip TO Mounds in their steam launch
and cutter. When the marines ar
rived there the commanding officer
could not be found, and as their time
was limited they made the trip back
without the men. Another effort
viii be made to bring the men to
Cairo again this morning.
Rounding Up Idlers.
1t was stated here last night thai
all the laborers. including negroes
and foreigners were being rounded
up by the mlitiamen at Mounds and
were 80 be taken to Monud City to
work up the levees.
Specimen Lies About Cairo.
There are many foreign news
paper men in Cairo present who are
supposed to he intelligent and cap
able Of telling the truth, but so
many statements contained in the
metropolitan papers which are con
trary to the truth, that Cairo people
have become highly incensed at some
of the stories sent out.
Under date of April I the St Louis
star has the following:
Through weapened spot in
the big leyee guarding the bus
mess section, water forced itself
into Cairo today and filled two
streets TO a depth of about
foot A carload of sandbags
was Immediately rushed to the
leaking Ievee and citizens,
militiamen and members of the
State Naval Reserve repaired
the damage"
In reference to the rescue of Co
D. Missouri National Guard by a de
taehment of the Chicago Naval Re
serves the st. Louis Republic O.
"Wednesday makes the foilowine
ridiculous statement:
They were rescued from
section of levee which broke
away at Birds Point, Mo, just
below here and brought here in
launch.
"Thirty-six Of their men,