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The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-07-18
This Savage Tribe Might Give Us
More Trouble Than the Mexicans---
They Are Hard Fighters and Could
Battle At Great Advantage In
Their Wild Mountain Retreats

my is many miles beyond range and
will not cease until all his bullets
have been fired. He does not like
close range fighting or continuous
fighting, and 1t is hard for Mex
lean officer to get his troops more
than a mile away from railroad
where awaits a train with steam up
The Mexican wants to fight so long.
and. If necessary. fee. And when
he fees he wants to do it expedf-
tiously and successfully.
Neither Mexican officer nor SOL
diers know much of modern mill
tary tactics. They try fanking
movements, but they rarely are sue
cessful. Unless they are in over
whelming numbers the Mexicans
rarely charge an enemy. The Mex
leans have but little faith in artillery.
for the simple reason they never
have had great success with 1t. They
are, however, very strong for ma
chine guns, but rarely get close
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-07-18

sands of Americans, especially in
Northern Mexico. who know every
inch of the country. No trail is con-
cealed from them. and the great
mining companies have mapped ev-
cry foot of the land. No invading
army ever had the amount of exact
information concerning the country
that 1t invaded that an army of the
United States would have If it cross
ed the Rio Grande. The whole coun-
try, too. Is a network of railroads.
During the last few years these rail-
roads have been torn UP and repair
ed so many times that they are now
in pretty poor condition. It would
not take expert engineers long, how
ever, to whip them into good enough
shape for the transportation Of men
and supplies, and there is an abun-
dance of rolling stock.
AS matter of fact, any number of
trains can be run into Mexico from
Ell Paso, Texas. across the interna-
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-07-18
ZACATeCA5. nExlcO

enough to the enemy to use them eff
fectively.
The greatest drawback the Mexi-
can experiences when he enters an
engagement with United States
troops is his inability to stick to it
continuously.
This is the sort of thing he does
not understand. When nightfall
comes Mexican armies stop fighting.
Sometimes they resume the next day
but more often they rest for several
days. Such thing as following up
an advantage is practically unknown
to them if it necessitates fighting at
night. Fighting against an enemy
who holds the same views of the
etiquette of fighting opposing forces
in Mexico can make good show
ing, but fighting against an enemy
who keeps up fire night and day and
who can shoot straight and effec-
lively is a new experience with the
Mexican soldier.
COMPARISON
OF TROOPS.
On the whole. in tactics. strategy,
equipment, knowledge or effective
ness the Mexican soldier is not COM
parable to the American soldier
a fact. say the experts. that will be
amply demonstrated the first time
they clash. The courage of the Mex
lean when he Is reused is not ques-
toned. but his method of fighting is
one that cannot stand up against
trained troops. And when the state
ment is repeatedly made that Car
rama and Villa have between them
100000 veterans under arms 1T must
be remembered that at least rs per
cent of them are men who have been
recruited within the last two years
and who prior to entering the revo-
lutionary armies knew nothing OF
warfare or the use OF weapons.
If war with Mexico must come the
United States will be fortunate in
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-07-18

the Federals and irregulars under
Orozco out of Tampico.
So with an army at Torreon. an
other at Monterey, and Salhllo and
Tampico held by American forces,
the United States troops would be
facing south on a front extending
about 200 miles. This is precisely
the position In which CarranZa and
Villa found themselves last year aft
er months of sanguinary fghttng.
Then came the split between the
two which rendered ineffective all
that had gone before.
To proceed to Mexico City from
Torreon. an American army could
cross to Monterey and Salttllo. join
ing the forces there and proceed due
south. This was what Carranza
wanted Villa to do last year. But
Villa elected to go by way OF Ia
catecas and Aguascalientes to San
Luis Potosi and there form juno
ton with the rest of the army. This
is doubtless what an American force
would do. This country south OF
Torreon Is now held In great
strength by Villa, and the hardest
fighting American columns from the
north would have to do would doupt-
less be in this country around IA
catecas and Aguascalientes. II the
American troops fought their way
through to San Luis Potosi. howev-
err, they could make junction with
the columns from Tamptco, Monte
rev and Saltillo and the entire force
proceed to Queretaro, where. in time
they would be met by the forces
from the west coast.
QUICKLY
COVERED.
A campaign of this kind carried
out in detail would mean the em-
ployment of vast number of men
and much fighting. but when they
had reached Queretaro, there would
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-07-18

tional bridge to Juarez, where they
could be switched onto the tracks of
either the Mexican Central or the
Mexican Northwestern Railroad.
And Ell Paso is junction point for
four great railway systems. the
Southern Pacific, the Rock Island,
the Santa Fe and the Texas & Pa
ciflc.
JUNCTION POINT FOR
FOUR RAILROADS.
II it becomes necessary to invade
Mexico. the points of entry neces-
sarily would be determined t. a
large extent by the Mexican rail-
ways. The views of army officers
on the subject are also well known.
The campaign which Gen. Scott is
believed to have had in mind In 1914
involved the sending in from the
north of armies at Nogales, opposite
the town of the same name in Art-
IONA, at Juarez, opposite Ell Paso.
Texas, at Piedras Negras, opposite
Eagle Pass, Tex, and at Laredo.
This program, it is believed, would
be followed now.
The hardest task of all would fall
to the army that entered at Nogales,
for Its work would be in straight
line down the west coast covering
many hundreds of miles before 1t
would be in position to make any
junction with other American land
forces. It would in fact be practic-
ally an independent expedition. Such
an army would, by using first the
Southern Pacific railroad in Mexico
and then the Sonora Railway, adj
vance on Hermosillo and then the
port of Guaymas. Proceeding into
Sinaloa, such an army would nat
urally proceed to Culican and Ma
zatlan, which, like Guaymas, are sea
ports, where the navy or the army
transports could provide reinforce
menta and supplies, With Topic. in
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-03
READY TO GIVE
 BIC CONTRACTS
 FOR WARRENITE
Between 15 and 20 Miles of Patented Surfacing to be
 Laid This Summer. NEW CONTRACTS TO TAKE PLACE OF OLD Thus the Litigation Will Be Dodged- Great Profits
 in Sight.

To pave between 15 and 20 miles Of the city streets with Warrenite during the coming summer is the plan of the Republican adninistra- tion. The pavement that the admin kstration proposes to lay includes the nearly nine miles of streets that had been contracted for Warrenite road way at cost of $16O,O00 and which Mayor Wilson and his Republican colleagues proposed to take from the bond issue of $200,000 which was Vot- ed at a special election last summer. This year the administrations has SIT, ,512.12 to use for the new War renite contracts which may be made. Of this sum $6O,0oO was allowed by the board. of apportionment for ina cadam repairs The $160,000 War renite contracts which are now in lit igation were held to be macadasm re- pairs by Jacob A. Courtade, director of public, works Sand Mayor Wilson, both Republicans.
 At their last meeting the board of lapportionment cut the usual one mill school tax in half and allowed a. half mill assessment for street pay ing. This gives S57, ,512.12 additional for this work. The charter amend ment limiting the powers of the paw Ing and sewer commission to the con troI of contracts for streets only where the pavement is laid on a concrete base of Portland cement has passed both the House and Sem ate and is now in the hands of the Rngrossing clerk to be transferred to &he governor for his signature. The Republicans are confident that the amendment will become law.
 The plan is that after the amend ment is signed new contracts shall be let covering, those now in litigation. Mayor Wilson said today if new con- tracts were made the enjoining par ties in the suit might withdraw or the suit might be tried out.
 A number Of Portuguese negroes who are accustomed to working on bituninoas macadam pavements are in the city at present and all say they expect to go to work on Warrenite roadways here soon. Alderman Mac Fayden, chairman of the common council committee on streets and side walks, denies that any more contracts for IWarrenite pavement have been made fby- his committee or that any will be made, but Mayor Wilson seems to know more about the matter than the alderman.
 The mayor said today that he would name new members of the paving and sewer committee when the governor passes on the charter amendment re- gar6fng the commission.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-03
FAVORITE SPORT IS
 HEATING UP COPS"::
 "COP" WALLOPS HIM

Peter Chrisz, of Shelton, aged 20 and a prototype of John L. Sullivan in his palrny days. may be able to beat up the policemen of Shelton. but he cannot perform the same feat in Bridgeport as he learned last night when he walked up to Policeman John McPadden and taking off his coat informed that officer of the law he was going to be .1fcked."
 McPadden first rapped him gently over the knuck1es and this not being effective tapped him on the head with nightstick, a gentle blow, but sufh- cient to render Chrisz doci1e. Found guilty of intoxication, breach of the peace and resistance Chrisz paid $40 and costs to procure his release from the county jail.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-03
BURGLAR STEALS
 EASTER SUITS OF
 FAIRFIELD YOUTHS
Backs Wagon Up To Tailor Shop and Leaves Nothing
 But Heavy Stove
(special to the Farmer.)

 . Fairfield, April 39The snow isn't the only thing that is going to spoil the Easter parade for the young men Of Fairfield. There'l be no, Easter suits for the boys this year. and there's weeping and gnashing of teeth
 A Soiomone, custom tailor, had the contract to supply the local young men with .eg1ad rags" for Eastertide- He had promised to deliver the suits -15 of thern-Saturday.
 SoloEnone had a first class tailor shop yesterday afternoon It was Wen-eQuipped. This morning he dis covered that all he had left was q stove
 Some time duE1ng last night wa.g- on was backed I'D to the door e the goIon1one store in the Freeman build ing. The front door of the store was tfnmied open The contents of the store were removed and all that was left was the stove
 Stzitss cloth, shears. needles, thread and everything else moyeable- was carried away. Nothing escaped the vigilance of the inruders-
 When A SoIomone discovered that his store had been ransacked. this lnorning. he went back to Bridgeport where he lives and reported the mat Ter to the police. Search is being made for the stolen goods.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-03
Summary
 OF THE w ar News

The attitude of ffRussia. concern inga Italy's5 territorial assertions is defined in a semi-ofhcia1 an nouncement from Petrograd which assumes special significance because of Italy's war-Iike pre- parati0ns and the efforts to adjust the boundary question with Aus tria. Russia, in effect. expresses sympathy with Ita1y's desire to. obtain the territory about the head of the Adriatic inhabited chiefly by people of Italian stock, which would include the provinces of Trent and Trieste. Russia would not oppose still further ex- pansion but warns Italy not tol press her claims to a. point which might bring on another conflict later. At the same time it is said the imperia1istic attitude towards the Adriatic attributed to Russia, is absurd.
 The British embassy at Rome de- nies a report that Lord Roseberry Rome on a special mission for Great Britain:
 Vienna reports assert that the recent fighting in Bukowina has been more important than the of hcial communications have shown. It is said that the Russians, who sent in endorsements in the hope , Of gaining a decisive victory in BulSowina, have been defeated and forced to retreat.
 The British steamer Lockwood was torpedoed last night off the coast of Devonshire, Eng. This is the sixth ship whose loss by tor pedo or mine has been reported in the last two days. The crew of the Lockwood was saved.
 General Joffre the French com 1nander-i11- chief, is quoted as pre- dieting that the war will soon come to an end, to the advantage of the allies.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-03
SHERMAN DOESN'T
 BLAME HALL FOR
 SHOOTING ANIMAL
Agrees That It's Better To Kill Suspected Dogs Than
 Take a Chance.

Ado1ph Sherman, member of the board of apportionment and taxation and a real estate dealer of promin- ence, has dissolved Dog Warden eco. Hall from any TbIame in connection with the killing of the valuable dog owned by MT. Sherman. Some criti- cisrn had been made of the act of the dog warden because a bacteriolog- icaI test showed no presence of rabies in the head of the animal. which was examined at the state laboratory in MiddletoWn.
 tsWhile regret losing my dog, cannot blame Hall,'' MT. Sherman said today. Dr. R. D. Martin, vet ernarian, declared today:
 'sIt is better to kill all suspected dogs in the city than have one hu- main death result through Inistake.' 2
 MT. sherman was quoted yesterday as critieising the action of Dog War den Hall for shooting the animal, which was a valued one In explain ing the incident today Dog Warden Hall said:
 +-I feel sure that Mir Sherman must have been nisquoted for The came to my house about 10:3O and asked me if I would look at a dog that was acting queerly. He brought the dog into the house. I saw at once that it had a very peculiar look in the eyes-staring-an when I called it the eyes merely rolled The mouth was partly open and asked MT. Sherman if the animal could close it. He said the dog had not been able to close it for two days and had eaten nothing. He asked me what thought of the case said that I had seen many similar cases in my 20 years experience with dogs and told him I thought the dog had dumb rabies. Is that dangerous?' asked Sherman. I told him that it was not providing the dog had bitten nobody. If that is the case said Sherman. kill the dog He repeated that ex- pression three times during the eve ning.''
 After leaving the dog warden's sherman is said to have telephoned later and asked if the dog was kill ed. instructing that the head at once be sent to MiddIetown to determine whether it had rabies or not In a recent conversation with the dog warden Sherman is alleged to have said: '1 do not begrudge you your position. would not take that posi- ton for all the money in Bridgeport
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-03
SMALL HELP
 FOR CARS AGENT HERE
Count Alexander Gorsky Unable To Arouse Much Interest Among Slavish Residents of Bridgeport.
Expects To Return Here
 Within Fortnight to Make X Further Appeal for Either
 Funds or Men.

In an effort to enlist the sympathy of Slovenian residents of this city on behalf of Russia in the war now rag ing in Europe. Count Alexander Cor sky paid a visit to this city yester- day and addressed a meeting Of some fifteen prominent business and pro- fessional men of Slav nativity. The meeting was held at 421 East Main street. The Count is travelling i'm cognito and was under an assumed name. His proposition received lit tie sympathy from the Igathering, however. Last night Count Gorsky said in part:
 T bring a. message from the Little White Father to his children here over the sea The Slavs have felt Teu- tonic oppression in Austria, in Po- land, in servia and mother fair coun- tries in Europe. Now the greed and ambitions Of the Teutons has plunged Europe in the most cruel and most dreadful war ever known. There are Slavs in many lands beside Rus sia but Russia, has ever been the land of opportunity for our race. In this situation the Tsar needs the moral whether their former homes have been in my country or not, and wher- ever they may be now. This is why I am here. The fight against Ger many is a fight for all the SIavish race. for the Servians are Slavs just as you are SIavs and it was the Aus trian oppression of Servia which brought on this war;
 Count Gorsky requested that these present arrange with the societies of which they are members to organize a mass meeting which he will address some evening later. He did not ask for money or men to enlist but sev- eraI, leading S1avonians who were at the meeting said that the Count probably bring gzup these matters next week. ass.s
 The Count denied this was his in tention and said his mission was pure ly to explain the position Of Russia in the war and if possible to enlist the sympathy of the Slavish people on behalf of the Czar. Count Cor sky is said to own large estates near Moscow. He was formerly con- nected with the Russian secret ser vice but has lately been transferred to the diplomatic service.
 That his propaganda did not meet with much sympathy here was evi- denced by the fact that several prom inent Slavonians who attended the meeting asked that their names be not used in connection with it. One Slovenian business man said to- day:
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-03
DENMARK HOLDS
  KEY TO GERMAN FOOD SUPPLIES
Clemens Kloefkorn, Former Bridgeport, Writes of
 Conditions There.

Denmark. the little country to the north of Germany, controls the des- tiny of the great Empire, according to Clemens Kloefkorn, former secre- tary and treasurer of the Challenge Cutlery company, of this city. ME, and Mrs. KIoefkorn are now in Ham burg Germany.
 According to a letter received by Cecil Kloefkorn, a former Bridgeport High school student and now a mem- ber of the Academic student body at Yale University. the existence of Ger many depends on the neutrality of Denmark. Gut off by hostile ships from food supplies that ordinarily would come from other nations, rob. bed of produce that is ordinarily cu1- tivated within it's own btrders, by the men and boys who are now fight ing at the front, Germany is forced to depend upon supplies from Den mark.
 7 MT. KIoefkorn told his son in the letter that during the last few weeks, Denmark has been pouring food sup plies into Germany.
 If Denmark enters the war, the supplies will be cut off,. Some of the southern states are getting sup- plies from Italy, according to the let ter, and for this reason, Germany is trying to keep Italy out of the war; or e9se bring her in the inbrogIio on the German side.
 Rye bread is snow the staple ar tiele of food. according to the local man. No more wheat bread is al- lowed the civilian population because it is scarce and whatais procured goes to the front In Hamburg, the feed ing of the populace has been taken over by the government, as in most of the rest of the country.
 It seems as if every man and boy has gone to war. according to the let ter received by the son of the for ner Cutlery shop official. None but women and decrepits are seen.
 MT. and Mrs. Kloefkorn eft this city after the war started and went to Germany. MT. K1oefkorn. had purchased a dwelling in Germany and because of the war, he went over there to get rid of it. Nobody is buying houses in Germany now, however.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-03
FIERCE STORM GRIPS
 ALI ATLANTIC COAST

New York, April s-A northeast gale swept the Atlantic seaboard to- day from Florida. to New England. Rain fell over a considerable section of the east and south over middle Atlantic states with fYurries of. snow extending up as far as the Maine coast. New York City was visited by snow and a S6 mile gale. Off Sandy Hook the wind was blowing 8 miles an hour.
 At Delaware Breakwater, where the gale was highest this forenoon, it's velocity reached 60 miles. The loA cal weather bureau said that the storm center was approximately over Cape Hatteras and moving rapidly up the coast.
 storm signals flew from Whining ton to Cape Cod.
 With q falling barometer, mhe weather bureau saw no let-up in the etorur for today. The storm moved out A em the Florida peninsula yes Ferday and travelled fast toward the norsheastern tip of New England
 Along the New Jersey coast the 4tde was high. seabright, N. U. was
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-03
Arm Is Broken When Southport Collision
 Wrecks Automobile
Especial to The Farmer1

Southport, April 3-Mrs. Lars Swenson of Lihwood avenue, Bridge port, was injured yesterday afternoon when an automobile in which she was riding was struck by motor truck, near Mill river. She suffered a broken arm,- and many abrasions.
 MT. and Mrs. Swenson were in the automobile MT. Swenson attempted to drive the car across the path of the automobile truck and the latter struck the smaller car, Knocking off both left wheels. MT and Mrs. SWenson were thrown out and besides falling so that her arm was frac- tured. Mrs. Swenson received so se- were a blow on her nose that a hem orrhage was caused. She was treat ed by Dr. c. E. Hyde and taken to Bridgeport in his car. She is now under the care of pr. B. w. White
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-03
U. s. Note To England
 Friendly" In Tone

London, April s.--waIter H Page. the American ambassador, is negotiat- ing with the British foreign office con corning 9 satisfactory date for the publication, both in the United States and England, of the text of the Ameri- can note dissenting from the British ordering counsel outlining Great Bri-I tain's blockade plans Next Tuesday probably will be agreed upon, although possibly Wednesday may be selected. Earlier publication is difficult because the Easter holidays here continue through Monday.
 Ut may be said upon a high authoei- ty that this note is wholly friendly in it's tone. It#consists largely of a state ment of the American conception of 3 legal blockade based on recent precs- dents.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-03
Carpathian Struggle
 Nearing Decision

London, sn 3.sThe huctuating struggle in the Carpathians seems ts be nearing it's decision, according to despatches reaching London. By successive rushes amid ice and snow, Russian troops are said to have car ried a series of Austrian lines and, in the view of British observers. they bio fair soon to break through in force between. the Lupkow and the Uzok passes.
 Tn the west conditions bordering on stagnatton prevail The allies are keeping the Germans in the dark as to when and where the big thrust will come and in the meantime they are speculating as to whether the invad- CTS of France will ris kas. serious of fensive while the situation in the east remains precarious.
 The British press. in addition to be- ing universally outraged that thu Germans should protest to the Ameri- can embassy regarding the segrega ton of the crews of submarines now held as prisoners of war is making much of the death Of Leon c. Threa44 er the. American who lost his life ia the sinking of the Falaba
 What will Washington do2" asks today's Westminster Gazette, and oth- CT papers debate along the same lines.
 As the weeks pass tTle operations in the Dardanelles appear likely to be more and more protracted, even the London papers are taday inclined co admit that the Turkish positions pre- haps have not yet been seriously dam aged.
 The discussion for and against 1ab- soIute. prohibition of the consuni pt1on of alcoholic liquors coptinues to rage. The papers are filled with letters con- taining suggestions to meet the sftua tion. These vary from plans to pro hibit the sale of spirits to the novel idea that employers distribute a~lfrn- ited number of liqdor tickets to such workmen asSwi1 not abuse the privi- 1ege.