Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-06-05

(War correspondent OF The Chicago
Tribune.) !,
Ell Paso, Texas, June 4.-Poor Mex
leo!
That is what the thinking Mexicans
themselves say when they look out OF
a a window or door on devastated
fields, the burned railrad stations, an(
dren-who flock about when the trail
| stops. -r- SAYS
This is the, first time | have beer
able to pound those two words out O.
a typewriter. The reason is that | an
on the north, side of the Rio Grande
Here in Ell Paso it IS safer to expires
ones real opinions and conclusions
than on the south side of the river.
Mighty glad to see you back" wa
the greeting the United States Gus
toms iicial gave todaylto the Ameri
cans, that hurried by automobile ant
carriage from the Juarez depot to tn,
international line. There were onl.
six OF US. =.
Back Just in Time.
"Why?' inquired n as he opened
his suitcases for inspection and laiC
the contents On the concrete abutmen
OF the bridge that spans the Rit
Grande.
"Pick up the first extra that YOU
meet on the street and you'll see," h
said. "You are Just back In time
President Wilson has given out hi
last note, and there is something dc
ing this time
The extra editions OF. the Ell Pass
newspapers completed the story. No
one Of the American travellers Wht
had awaited themselves of the. bunch
intuition, or, tip to r%eturn--call j
what you may-but who felt, Thankful
for his safe arrival.
The "gringo" hate had not beer
aroused yet when we left the interio
of the turbulent republic, but no on,
questions the fact that tits there
waiting only. the flame Of denounce
ment that is necessary to make i
spread like a prairie fire. ,
+ 1T Is good to realize that almost al
Of the American citizens remaining l.
the. north tof Mexico have long sine,
sent their women and children to the
border on the advice Of various Unit
ed States .consuls.
@@9. Mexico in Claws of Famine, ". q
W Mexico Is starving. Its fields arc
bare. Its towns are full Of womer
and children, who are living on wha
nourishment they cane chew from
roots and natural weed growths. Tho
country is in the first stages OF fam
inc. &
Here is an incident. When on:
train reached the station of La Colo
RADIO, in the province of Zacatecas
yesterday morning, it was found that
the town was even without water
The water tank by the side OF, the
railroad had long since been reduced
to ashes by revolutionary bands toe
numerous to mention. Since then the
town had been existing on water tina
had been pumped from an artesiaI
we'll by a mining company. But there
was no more coal to run the pumps
1t People Mob Water Tank Car.
With pots and cans of every descrip /
ton. the population Of, La Colorado
mobbed the water tank car behind the
lcomoti e. They climbed up on bott
sides, and regardless Of the remon
STRANGE OF the engineer, eager to carry
his train tofthe next tank; they dipped
out the water from the tank. They
fought for it. 81. 2. &...f. "
One man seeking a position at the
mouth of the tank drew a stiletto and
started to cut his way through the
throng that chung to the top rails. A.
Villista colonel, bound north on an Of,
fetal assignment, was riding with me
in The Tribune box car, which was
next to the tank car.
+ With pointed revolver he made the
holder Of the dagger turn over his
weapon. He bent the cheap instru-
ment under his heel and turned it
over to me for a paper cutter.
Situation at Leon. .
We left the battle front at Leon
Monday noon, on a special train to
Auguscalientes, to which point there
is n train a day from Juarez. At
Leon the army was feeding young
green corn, stalks and all, to the
horses OF the cavalry. This means
that the contents for next months
tortillas Is gone.
Meat is selling at $3.50 a pound in
A!guascalientes.E One piece of bread
costs 20 cents. A tortilla with a hand
full Of boiled beans on it costs 20 cents.
A meal on the Pullman car costs any
where from. $50 to $50. The menu
quotes a cup Of coffee at 1915.