davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-10-06
HOUSE LOTS FOR SALE!

On Hospital street, Togus road, Eastern
Ave, Arsenal St.. Middle St, East Chest
nut ST., St. Catherine ST.. Cony ST..
Morse St, Pearl St, Greenlief ST., Quinn
by St. Bangor St, No. Belfast Ave,
Washington St.,-eCumberland St, Lower
State St, School St, South Belfast road
and Sewall street extension. Apply to
SAMUEL FITCOMB, Augusta. decSdtf
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-10-06
FAIRFIELD BOY IS A MEMBER or
TWO FOUR Generation FAMILIES

Edward Blackwell Lord Has Four Great Grand
parents LivingLHead of the Family, Leroy
Blackwell Has Lived for Most of Life in Fair
feld-With Son Frank Does Most Progressive
Farming fis1tE
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-10-06
A EARN BARGAIN

owner must sell--has reduced price $500
since last advertised which makes this
the greatest farm bargain you have ever
r. r. in prosperous town; cuts about 20
tons of hay; pasture for 10 head. wood
and timber for home use; about 500 young
apple trees. A thoroughly modern 2-story
house of 10 rooms, built years ago,
hard wood floors, heated by furnace, bath
room, water in house. A most desirable
home farm we'll located. Price S2250.
Maine Farm Agency, Room 10, Augusta
Trust Bldg, Augusta, Me. Tel. 545-R.
oct3dtf
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-10-06
FOR SALE-REAL ESTATE.
REAL ESTATE TO EXCHANGE

REAL ESTATE TO EXCHANGE
$500 choice vacant clear, in growing
Chicago suburb; railroads. Public inn
provernents. Coming industrial center.
WIN exchange all or part. e. Franklin,
Herald Building. Chicago oct6dlt'
HOUSE AND LOT, 20 ELM ST, WA
terville. For further particulars apply
A.. Goodridge, Lockwood Mills, Water
Vile. oct6d3t
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-10-06
RUBBER STAMPS, ETC.
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES.
YOUR 2s-woRD ADVERTISEMENT

PIaced In 100 monthly magazines one
t mo for 81 %. three months 81. so. Write
TOT INST =. l.. Miller, 1908 Bastable. Sy-
facuSe' n. \. oct6d1ts
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-10-06
Maine Transportation Company
SIental parties. Reasonable prices.
june15dtf
Eastern Steamship Corporation
SCHEDULES IN EFFECT OCT. 18th.
kENNEEEc LINE

Leave Gardiner Tuesdays, Thursdays
and Saturdays at 800 P. NJ. for Rich
mond. Dresden, Bath and Boston. Con-
Meeting steamer leaves Augusta at LOO
p. NJ.
RETURNING: Leave Fosters Wharf.
Boston, Mondays. Wednesdays and Fri
days al GOO 2. NJ. for Bath, Richmond
and Gardiner, connecting with steamer
for Hallowell and Augusta.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-10-06
RAILROADS & STEAMBOATS,.
MAINE CENTRAL R. R.
In Effect Sept. 81, 1914.

TRAINS LEAVE AUGUSTA AS FOL
LOWS:
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-10-06

FOR SALE-REAL ESTATE
s ROOM COTTAGE 1-2 ACRE LAND,
good water, large shed, $500 down, bal
ance on time. House lots for sale
George 7. Benson, Oakland, Me- occt5d3t*
HOUSE AND LOT, &c ELM ST., WA
terville. For further particulars apply A.
Goodridge, Lockwood Mills, Waterviile.
oct3d3t
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-10-06
eLENWooo HOT AIR FURNACE,

used two winters, good as new, complete
with pipe and registers. Viii heat from
eight to Il room mouse. Have put steam
in garage and house, have no use for fur
mace Apply at Stebbins' garage. Tel.
1043- w. sept30d1w
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-10-06

The following rescripts in Aroostook
and Cumberland county cases have been
received by Clerk OF Courts Charles W.
Jones of Kennebec county:
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-10-06

prepared 10 loan large or small sums of
saction confidential. Collateral Loan Co..
augusta. Me-, q. OPP. Cony House. up
stairs L aug27Nf
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-10-06

SPECIAL FOR A SHORT TIME
only, nice diamond ring for $500.
Nights Jewelry Store, 314 Water ST.
septl6dtf
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-10-06
STORE FOR sALE-NEAR FREE
0 acne FARM NEAR CAR LINE,

buildings connected and in good repair,
orchard, wood and timber for home use;
set price and iull partic ulars at once,
II. Is. Sawyer Farm Agency, So Water
ST.. Augusta. Me. Tel. S01-W jy14dtt
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-10-06

TURNING LATHE. TURNS IA FT.
pole. Also attachment for small iron
work, and a jig saw. Address l.. E, Y.
Box 264, Winthrop, Me. july18dtf
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-10-06

WATCH BARGAINS AT DREW'S
Reliable Jewelry Store, 70 Lisbon St,
Lewiston. oct1, div
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-10-06

MONEY!! ACcO M M Q TON
loans made privately with privilege of
paying back in easy payments. Write US
or call. Collateral Loan Co.. Augusta,
Me-. Opp. Cony House, up stairs.
aug27dtf
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-06-08
Swiss Physician in Deposition
Filed in District Court To-
day Says Dead Probate
Judge Shot Himself.
EVIDENCE FILED IN
CONTEST OVER WILL
Will be Used by Counsel for
Arthur Staab to Prove
Brother Of Unsound Mind
When Making Will.

That the late Julius ataab. probate
Judge of Bcrnalillo county. ciubman
and lawyer. did not die 81 natural
causes, but that he SHOT himself with
% revolver while In re- Swiss hospital
for the treatment e mental disorders,
is the substance Of "a deposition fled
In district court this afternoon ny
NELL H. Field. counsel Tor Arthur
Staah, WIN rs seeklng 80 break his
brothers VIII In which he was not
mentioned.
The deposition is the testimony u
Or. Ludwig pinswangcr. manager i
the Sauitatium Belieyiew kr%uczlingcn.
switzerland. who. In answer tn uues-
lions, svears that Judge Stnab shot
himself with a revolver while a pa
tlent in the institution. which the wit
ness says IS FOR the treatment OF "a ner.
rous breakdown and mental dorunge-
mont.
Permission 20 take dispositions ,u
switzerland was granted by the court
when The effort Go break the will Was
transferred from PROBATE 10 the dis
trict court. Judge Staab was the son
of the late \. Staab. tho pioneer santa
NV AAA EAANN fA w NAAN mn
l~ionairc fathers estate. Ne was aI~
welthy In his own right. In his wili.
Judge Staab made no mention of his
brother. Arthur Staah. who immedt-
ately brought suit 10 break the instru-
ment II is assumed that the deposit
ton 81 the Swiss physician viii Doe
used as tending 10 show that the dead
lawyer was not In fun possession 81
his faculties when the viii was maN.
Tint Judge staab was In poor health
when he left Albuquerque for Europe
was well known. as was the fact thai
ne expected TO enter "a sanitarfum for
treatment. The deposition filed to-
lay. however. Is the first intimatiou
the public has had that his death WIS
not the result OF the stomach disorder
from which ne was known Co suner
ana FOR which 70 was understood De
went abroad Go take treatment.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-06-08
Females Again Assail Their
Majesties During Interna-
tional Horse Show at 0lym-
pia. People Growing Ugly.
POLICE HAVE TROUBLE
SAVING MOB ASSAULT
I'VE Have no King But we
Have Mrs. Pankhurst.
Thank God" Shouts Hyster-
ioal Fury in Court.
[By Lcased Wire 10 Evening Herald

lBy LcRseo Wire 90 Evening iicfnld. ]
London. june Another demon
~stratiou by a militant %suffragette iu
the presence OF King George and
Queen Mary was carried out at the
international horse show at Olympia
today. Their majestics mad hardly
taken their seats when "a Young Nom-
an rose IN the stalls opposite and in
a shrill voice screamed denuncia
tons of the furciblc feeding of sur
fragette prisoners. The police
bounced upon her Immediately but
the wouan fought wildly and her
election from the binding vas effect
ed only after a fierce struggle.
y peace for King George cor
Queen Mary Is the latest order Civ
IN cut by the headquarters stair of
the militant suffragettes.
Later In the day two women at OPP
posite ends o. the arena hnrauguvd
the royal box and made appeals tn
the king to stop forcible feeding
Angry shouts were raised by the
crowd as the s~uffrugettes were eject
I'd.
Noisy demands for "a conference
with Walter Hines Page. the Amer
NNhN AiAht.rlNhI were illduf ihnlA
at the embassy boy IL woman givlng
the name of Mis. NJ. Wandcrhouse
who declared she was an American
We have $50 king, but thank God
we have Mrs. Pankhurst.' was the
defiant shout OF Miss Napier. ono OF
yesterday hrawlcTs In Westminster
Roman Catholic cathedral. when
she was led away To- the cell after re-
fuslng 90 give a bond for her good
behavior in police court today.
Mrs. MAY Fausten. the American
woman arrested with several others
after n disturbance at the Brompton
'ratury yesterday. Mas arraigned to-
day az Westminster police court.
The magistrate told her she would
have 20 give "a bond Of $50 "a guar
antee her good behavior FOR six
months or go 10 Holloway Jail for
four days. Mrs Fausten unhcsitat
ingly chuse the jain sentence and am
uounced or intention 81 az once Dee
ginning a hunger strike"
Oscar Fausten, her husband. vino
present In court. acquicsced 300
his wife's decision He Informed the
magistrate hat ne was a suffrugotte
hut hat when ne accompanied his
wife & % the Oratory he aid not know
there was 60 be any ~"unseemly dem
o~nstratiou'
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-06-08

ing being displayed against tho for.
mer American president, but none
whatever WIS shown.
King Alfonso travelled ON the same
train for some distance with Colune.
Roosevelt. bat as each WAS unaware
OF the presence of the other Their,
was no meeting. The King had been
90 Biarritz To- see his doctor. and ID
WAS merely q coincidence that his
car was attached TO the train iu
which colonel Roosevelt was travel
ing.
When the king left the train the
cN-prcsident was an Interested spec
tator as his majesty passed through
a guard OF troops drawn up on the
Platform. His majesty got Ito an
automobile which he himself drove.
The king will not be present at
the wedding ceremony but ID is said
ne will probably meet colonel
Roosevelt on "Wednesday
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-06-08
To
END STRIKE IN
COLORADO
Resolution introduced in
House and Senate Today Au-
thorizing President TO Name
Commission of Five.
(By Leased vice 10 Evening ncra,d.I

lBy LEASED Wire 10 Evening HcraId.l
Washington. june N.-A joint Tcsulu-
ZION authorizing President Wilson Ia
appoint a commission of i've persons
distinguished in experience. discreet
ion and integrity aud free from any
Interest In the controversy. to settle
tho Colorado coal strike. was intro
duccd today by Representative Keat-
ing ana an Identical measure was IN
troduced by Senator owen. They pro-
pose "a report 10 congress from the
commission by December next. Tao
president is said 10 favor them.
Calls strike Grand Jury.
Trinidad, Col, June S.-Judge A.
W. McHeHdrie Of the district "
The Third judicial district this morn
Ing issued "a cali far "a Las Animas
county strand jury, 60 report for iH-
strucuons ON june 10. The guaI
jury has been called 90 investigate
asses growing ont OF the strike 10
southern Colorado
The calling OF "a grand iury was urg-
upon Judge MCHeudrie 81 week ago
iu "a resolution ADOPTED by the dircc-
tors OF the chamber OF commerce. Tho
last strand jury called last December
Investigated "a numocr of cascs grow
out Of the strike and reported tts
findings un February rs. Indictments
were returned against nine strikers Tor
various alleged crimes. i|ucluding muir
DER, assault ANA rioting.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-06-08
Will ProUe
Singer Also
FaHhLeSS
Having Proven S~chumann-
Heink as Gay as Her Hus-
band, Rapp's Attorney Says
He Thinks She'll be Willing
to Quit.
my Leased Wine to Evening Herald

tBy Leased Wire to Evening Herald. |
Chicago, Tune More impus-
STONED letters addressed to Mrs.
Catherine Dean ana alleged 10 have
been written hy William Rnpp. who
Is being sued Tor divorce By Nine.
SchumanR-Heiuk. the grand opera
contralto. were Introduced In Judge
suiiyan's our today.
Under dat" uf August I, 1913, the
writer Of the letter said:
II wrote YOU Friday. Saturday.
sunday MONDAY } did not write as
I had confcrcu,o. an day I'm late
at night. TUESDAY and "Wednesday /
wrote again. Yesterday 1 waited all
day for a letter from you and / was
discouraged al rot hearing from
you"
The reason tho writer did not hear
from Mrs. Dean was IN court in the
person Of Miss Fllnces J. Ashton. "a
nurse employed 1907 "a detective boy
counsel FOR Mime schumunn-H eink
she was the first itneas Of the day
and testified she IpOmed with Mrs.
Dean from time Go lime during 1919
and intercepted 70 considerable mum
Der Of Rapp's letters.
Il was said ten more Of tn Rapp-
letters would he identified hy
Miss Ashton and that this probably
would conclude thy presentation Of
testimony for the complainant
hcn ". smith chief OF counsel Cor
the defendant declared that he
would center hi- license on the allie
sation that the -iurer Is not a resi-
dent Of Illinois and therefore not en-
Titled 10 sue Tor divorce IN the mi
nois court, He added that that he
would prove Bapp's counteF charge
Of infidelity against The songstress by
the. evidence OF the defense. u sue
r"sstul In this he said. there would
De- no necessity fnr controvcrtinE the
letters place. in Violence in behalf
NJ d prima donna.
In the letter OF August I. 1913. !
Mrs Dean is addressed as MY dar-
ling, wonderful girl" "a went on
Without you IL is awful just now
when ] require that quick wit OF
yours the most ! must forego a. That
Is honest, grille, and YOU know my
inbounded admiration for your abll-
ty ~ true. You are the one and
little omu for me. wis can
'eep me true % straight and who
bring out the best In me"
The episile meutions n Mrs De
ihoih. a woman Who the writer says
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-06-08
First Trooper Quits.

Trinidad, Coz, June S.-The arrest
in Pueblo of Trooper wilbur Preston
of the Eleventh United states cavalry
stationed lea this city, records th, nf.t
uessTtion from the federal ranks since
the troops occupied tho neld on Apui
go. Preston will be- brought tu ms
city 10 face military trial for assertion
ana also charged with horse s%tealIng
Preston lest saturday lctt military
camp and went 90 the ranch OF @. W..
hoehner. near here and secured the
loan Of 81 horse and Was not seen again
until he Mas arrested DO Pueblo l.fe
estcrday.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-06-08

by sixty minutes. Of which no one
would bee conscious, We shall ave
sixty minutes more daylight after q
o'clock on each succeeding dag uutil
Or Won BDtungcr % member Of
the frussian house Of lords, added "a
report on the subject. declaring that
the daylight saving idea was regard
cd with great favor throughout Eu-
rope. MANY German chambers OF
commerce were working in behalf OF
the reform
Cnifosm Ill., of Lading.
The Ways in which the great ship
ping companies absolvo themselves IN
bills of lading from responsibilities
which are "rightfully theirs was the
subject OF a report from the Belgian
Chamber of Commerce to-day. II was
declared that shippers were placed In
an intolerahlc position boy being
forced 60 accept clauses which the
transportation companies wrote INTO
the bills OF lading They were drawn
mp in ash almost uuiuteuIEiblc lam
guage, So they Otter escape the at
tention OF the shipper, 'he more So
Since they frequently do not reach
him until the ship Is about Co saii
The steamship companies. the re-
port Says, resist all organized at
teinpts 90 obtain suppression of these
clauses, ON the ground that II would
b violation Of the principle OF lib
crty of contracts. The shipper. ON
the other hand. maintain that such
argument Ia valuoiess since he uayi-
cation companies enjoy e practical
monopoly.
The only way to meet the situa-
tion, 30 was asserted. was hy threat
ening through the various legisiu-
lures Co deprive shipping companies
Of the various privileges they enjoy.
and the adoption OF "a standard bill
Of lading on the lines or that ace
hy the German companies Tot
the transport OF machinery.
To simplify Money Transfers.
The reduction of international
monetary transactions 20 simple
bookkeeping operations was urged 5y
Dr. Louis Narinssy, SECRETARY of the
Chamber Of Commerce Of Arud Hun
gary, In a report 90 the International
Congress today.
He advocated "a system OF iuterna-
tional postti checks aud money
transfers which, he said. would do
to diminish the fluctuations OF
the International exchange rates.
lille such fluctuations could never
be abolished, since they were iu real
iY b reflection Of the economic
situations In different countries. he
that 90, system he outlined
would reduce the monetary transac-
between two COMMITTEES ndhrr-
ms {" th, method to simple book
Keeping OPERATIONS. without any ac-
scudtng Of mlntcd coin.
d best way ct bringing about
his International system. DE- laid.
would hc the union of the savings
banks. postal check Offices. the biz
.ssuinE banks ana the private banks
having International reIatiyBs in "a
convention for the establish
h'ut OF iu I-uteruatlual clearing
house
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-06-08
Kills a Mexican
Who Uses
Knife
General Funston Reporting
Case States Lieutenant's
Houston's Action in Vera
Cruz was Meritorious.

IBy LEASED Wire to EvcniBg Herald,
= Washington. June Second I
. Lieutenant r.. a. Houston of the 4
y Twenty eighth infantry az Vera 4
. Cruz last night shot and KILLED 4
= "a drunken Mexican who was Ia Z
= terfeung with the Mexican po- Z
= lice. I
. Whom Lieut. Houston attempt Z
' ed 20 arrest him The native cut =
= him with q knife. w~hcreupun the Z
= young American officer KILLED .
. him. 4
Reporting the occurrence to =
= the war department today. Cen =
. eral Funston sald Lieutenant =
Hosuton's act b. considered mer- {
. itorlous and kiiling his assailant .
: entirely justinabie, and no fur =
= Their action h considered neces- =
= sary."
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-06-08
O0erIoos K
The Colonel
in Madrid
Roosevelt and Alfonso Ride on
Same Train TO Same Station.
But Fail to Get Together.
tBy Lca.ed wire 20 r,en,ne ue,a,d,

IBy LEASED Wire 10 Evening Heraid1
Muurit june Colonel House-
welt arrived az Madrid this afternoon
on his first visit 90 spain. cumpleilug
his journey % attend the wedding of
bis ION. Kermit Roosevelt. and Mis-
Belle Wyatt willard. daughter ~ the
American amhassndor 10 spain
There was "a small crowd gathered
at the station, including "a number
of police IN plain clothes, who we're
distributed about the depot as "a re-
suit 81 The publication Of several
newspaper articles antaFonlstic 20
'olonel Roosevelt. The chief ~ po-
lice had feared the possibility Of
some evidence of an u~nfriendiy feel
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-06-08
AFFIRMs DECREE
GUSHING
TRUST FROM MISSOURI

fBy LeEsed Wiz. 10 Fcten'ng uernl,i.i
Washington, June S.-The supreme
court today affirmed the decree eft the
Missouri supreme court, busting the
International Harvester Company 20
America from the state and hning 70
$4,000 for violation 81 the state anti.
trust law.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-06-08

gave him the idea "of coming 60
Chicago and confronting the MADAME
dirs So gave mo considerable in
formation about her"
The letter wns signed Your Hil-
lie." and concluded with the stale
ment that what money the writer has
'is yours
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-06-08
ALLEGED WIFE BEATER
GETS OUT ON BAIL

Max chavez held for the grand
jury by Justice Craig last week. on
a charge Of wife peaiing. secured his
RELEASE today under $3.50 bond cha
vez Is alleged 40 have threatened his
wife with q revolver after puuching
chr.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-06-08

Washington, June s.-The supreme
court today SAT aside penalties inn
posed by various Kentucky counties
upon the International Harvester
Company 81 Ameriea as being q mem-
Der OF a trust"
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1914-12-25

feet to water. fifteen hundred ral.
lon we'll m tuy. udioluIng th. loI
don't uul % nlrrau like % every
day For particular address o. ID.
Boz ~ Price $1,000 per acre
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1914-12-25
FOR TRADE

TO TRADE Foriy COZ $50 acres cot
best shallow water hand iu part pa,
mcut tor Amarillo house Address
Room Is. new FuQua Bids o. p
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1914-12-25

Don't overlook fFs Au,iion sale
Att IfrtIes tluy four Christ
mas pre-sn's ~ your prize.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1914-12-25

Build y Cnncrete SiIo with ten
vnlrs guarantee. see l.. 7. lionrn NJ
Brazolton-P Pryor Co 1851
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1914-12-25
SPORT CALENDAR FOR WEEK


Navdad Handicap, Sl.uu. az lu1-
tof track
Freddie Welsh 81 frankie Gaia
ham l' New York
Jack pilluu 49, lim Savage. 10
rounds. at Sew York
SATURDAY. dee. "a.
Horse racing at tucltcnham. EAT-
land
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1914-12-25

9 OST Bunch %, keys between tity
Ii-ut office aud Tenth .uu Polls
Return 10 Uslt NoVs "a 3D.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1914-12-25
TOD LATE TO CLASSIFY

CHIMNEY CLEANING done Ut i"s
experience, mon Bricks taken u"i
cot chimney phuu, 800. CO., ...
I.-ff
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-03-21
Bryan Announces The
Conference B etwee n
John Lind With Mexican
Foreign Minister.
Charles Ballard Credits
Escape To Darkness. His
Captors Having Believed
Him Dead.
dEy isSOcia.rd Press. }

CoDStitutionali>t Headquarters. Yer
mo. Durango Mexico. March Il. The
army of General Francisco Villa. r.
frc>hcd after nights sleep. H. full of
confidence and ready for any emergency
today.
The pcon soldiers are hurrNing about
putting the final touches IA preparation
for the opening assault on the city "f
Torreon
Big guns were placed preparatory 10
attacking the city aud General villa
stated that hc expected to capture the
federal stronghold within week.
The rebels have l2.OOn men and more
than forty field picr>. The men have i
plentiful supply of ammunition. prob
ably 3O1n rounds each
The rebels came this FAR hy rail. From
here and from Brrmciillo and Mapimi
they marched over = desert.
Federal advance guards rctrritcI
without opposing the rebels. into Tor
reon destroyin. railroads and bridges ~
they went. The rrbclS followed them
closely. some on horseback and some
plodding through The sand
General Villa receives reports from
here and from his subordinate generals
by courier and wireless. lie said today
that the >hclline of the federal trenches
would begin without unnecessary delay.