Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-05-13

SolSuiate lTout tue roof OF B nearby
hotel, where he was escaping Huerta's
men, and came aboard the Michigan.
Not Allowed to Rest.
So the Michigan's men began to go
up spiral s~taircases and through dark
shooters" In every case they investi-
gated they found at least one Mexican,
perhaps two, three or four.
Lieut.. Com. j. w. Greenslade. in
charge OF this Michigan battalion, said
to me today: .
barracks we settled down in comfort
table quarters, but at 8 p. M. were
driven out into the cold world because
the doctors decided the barracks were
full of spinal meningitis and smallpox.
Pleasant!
So we bunked in HI avenue in frons
of the variety theater and were very
comfortable under Gods own sky. In
addition we patrolled one section OF the
city all night.
Our men are splendid and our con-
troll over them practically perfect.
Il could not say too much for Them"
He added:
1T takes some nerve to do what these
men are doing. We tell the officers,
Take two squads and search that
house. Eighteen men run up, twice as
many more volunteer. half stay on the
outside to watch the roof, and between
US all somehow. we get these 'snipe
ShooterS.' and their guns and ammuni-
ton. too. Spiral staircase work, such
as we have a to do, Is pretty good
work., / think. These fellows never
know what they are going to meet at
the top of these s~taircases."
A story is being told this afternoon
in the Michigan outfit about the pa
troll of Ensign Roth. fired on last night
by Shippers" Roth slept on the side
walk. before his turn came to go on
duty. A 'sniper' anne easily, around
the corner. and before the men could
wake their officer with the butts OF
four of them fired again and again.
Roth y h assassin bled to death,
he had so many wounds
Arms Hid in Their Beds.
mail steamer). Capt. A. P. Nib
lock, commanding the battleship
Michigan. has succeeded Captain Simp-
son. commanding the battleship Minne-
sofa. in command OF the Third regi->
ment. which holds the left front of the
American forces now invested in and
surrounding Vera Cruz. between the
city and the troops of General Mas.
Captain Simpson returned to the
Minnesota last night, on which ship
&IlJISC u Affairs has
been quartered.
This apparently peaceful Sunday in
vera Cruz has been broken. Captain
N1black tells me. by the capture in the
Municipal hospital opposite this square
or 70 pretended convalescent Mexfcans
with arms in their cots, "snipe shoot
ers," from whom all danger was sup
posed yesterday to hay passed.
The fact illustrates the situation.
Despite the most drastic measures
against the Vera Cruzanos, who have
hidden arms and ammunition and who
nave fp~ot-shotted' Americans, the at
tempt to continue this work of assas-
that civilized people could use hospitals
for such work, but they do, and to-
days incident prove it. Threats of
executing Mexicans found with arms
nave proved unavailing. These people.
when taken. tell of a high spirit Of
patIlot'sm Notwithstanding the fact
that 1T Is evidenced in a manner con-
trary to the American point of view.
'Pot-shooting.' on the whole. how
ever, mas considerably abated today.
me continued confiscation of arms has
brought this about. Today the relent-
less ana lmpiacable search continues.
AND as force of entry is used, the re-
suit is that the %treacherous Mexican. in
order to obtain revenge upon his fell
ioW-cltlzen who is his enemy. is often
turning 1nformer. This is just what
the american authorities want.
me vera Cruzanos, Notwithstanding
Inese precautionary measures. give
every evidence today of being a light
hearted people. The city is a city OF
s~hopkeepers to a great extent. and
American money, with the influx of the
americans, has flowed In here In plenty
gold not Mex" All the stores have
oeen open today. although wartime
prices. prevail. a QQok nf oI,oo1.p
with which Vera Cruzanos cook. for in.
stance: costs S. Mexican. As the rate
OF exchange is about three to one, such
a sack Of fuel costs $1.66, about. This.
necessarily. is utterly beyond the reach
or the poor people and what food they
get they eat raw.
Those Wiley Babies.
From the Los Angeles Tribune.
That DR.. Wiley is the father Of two
boys there is no reason to doubt. Col
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