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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1915-03-16
Ell Administrator del Boletin

Nuestro antique y buen companero
Don Pho Amador Rodriguez iBori-
cua), ingreso en- estas oficinas como Ad-
ministrador de este diario, en- 21 de Di-
ciembre de 1914.
Con ell Sr Amador deben, pues, en-
tenderse todas aquellas personals que
leseen suscripciones al BOLETIN 8 ne
cesiten anuncios, comunicados, edictos,
esquelas 6 cualesquiera publication en-
este diario.
De todo este la persona encargada es
Don Pho Amador y Rodriguez, Admins
trador del BOLETIN MERCANTIL
LABORATORIO.
DR.. r. del Vale Sarraga.
Allen 88.
Apartado 935. Telefono 4oi
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1915-03-16
DR.. F. Figueredo

Oculista de la Facultad de Medicina
de Paris. Consultorio exclusive para
afecciones de la vista.
Horas de Consultas
De 10 12y de 2a5.
Altos de la antigua Farmacia de
Guillermety
Plaza Principal, San Juan, P. r.
Telefono 494. P. O. Box 414.
Advt
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1915-03-16
Dr.. Gustavo Mu1loz

TETUAN No. 81. Altos
Consultorio de Intermediates del apa-
ratio digestive y del Sistema Nervioso.
Horas de Consulta:
De s q 911a A. M
DE 8 a Az P. M.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-06-17
A Medicine Chest For Csc.

In this chest you have an excellent
remedy for Bruises. Sprains. Tooth
ache, Stiff Neck B ackache. Neuralgia.
Rheumatism end for most emergen-
cies. One 25c. bottle of Sloan's Lin
iment does it-this because these all
ments are symptoms. not diseases.
and are caused by congestion and in
fammation. II you doubt. ask those
who use Sloan's Lihiment. or better
still. buy a 25c. bottle. aud prove it
All Druggists Advertisement
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-06-17
Named After Americans.

It seems that the wistaria. which
was originally a Japanese plant, is
not the only one named after an
American. "The gardenia," said a
native Of South Carolina now in New
York, "is named after Doctor Garden,
while the brilliant scarlet flower so
popular at Easter and Christmas,
oiled the poinsettia, takes its name
Yrom Joel Poinsett, who brought the
flower from Mexico, where he had
been minister from this country. He
brought back with him the first plant
of the kind ever seen in this country.
Both these men who gave their names
to popular flowers. moreover, we're ma
tives of South Carolina"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-06-17
Useful Earthworm.

AS Darwin long ago showed, the
earthworm is the farmers friend. Its
burrows drain and aerate the soil,
while the earth which has passed
through its body is finely divided and
is constantly being brought to the sur
face from lower levels. Their bodies
are adapted to this burrowing habit.
The pointed head-end is devoid of~feel-
ers and eyes, and the foot stumps are
only represented by rows Of bristles,
which can be felt IL the finger be
passed along the body from back to
front. There are no jaws, but the mus
cular part Of the digestive tube acts
as kind of pump for taking in food.
This includes plants and animals. 1t
has a small gizzard. which contains
many stones. and these are used in
stead Of teeth to grind the food.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-06-17
Mrs. Vest Felt Like Crying.

Wallace. vs.-Mrs. Mary Vest. Of
this place, says: Il hadn't been very
we'll for three years. and at last was
taken bad. could not stand on my
feet, | had such pains. I ached all
over. felt like crying all the time.
Mother insisted on my trying Car
dui. Now lam well. and do nearly all
my homework. No medicine for
weak and ailing women. has been so
Successful as Cardui. 1t goes 20 the
spot, relieving pain and distress. and
bnilding up womanIy strength. in a
way that will surely please you. Only
try it once. Advertisement.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-06-17
PROPER FEED FOR DRY COWS
Animals Digestive Organs Should Be
Given Rest by Giving Materials
to Build Up Calf.
tRy W. F. PuRpurl

As soon as COW stops giving milk
feeding should begin at once for the
following year. There are three spe-
cido purposes for which she should be
fed during her brief vacation.
First, If she is a good Woodworking
COW, her last years work has been
wearing on her and her digestive APP
para'us should have a rest as far as
practicable. To accomplish this pur.
pose feeds Of a cooling and light, bulky
nature, rs pasture grass, in summer
and silage in winter should be sup.
piled
Secondly, in feeding the dry COW v
Is essential to build up the future caff.
Nitrogenous or protein feed must be
given for this purpose About all the
alfalfa or clover hay that the COW will
eat. combined with little bran, is ex-
cellent
The third purpose IN feeding is to
store up in the cows body fat to be
drawn upon later as well as stamina
for her coming work. To make fat
nothing is better than corn, with a
small amount Of other grains. And
there is nothing better for impartins
stamina to an animal than oats.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-06-17
HIS wlFEs MERRY WELCOME
She Told Him She Had Sent Suit
case Containing Friends Belong
inas to Rummaae Sale.

Mrs. Tubbs went to the hall and
greeted her husband with her usual
affection when he returned from town
the other evening. After a few mo-
ments, when he was seated comfort
ably in his own particular armchair.
he asked lazily:
by the way, queenie, | suppose .
suitcase arrived all right about hall
an hour ago."
Queenie beamed on him roguishly-
they'd only been married FIVE months.
Eyes, darling. And what an awful
collection of old clothes it had in 1t!
You naughty boy. boarding up such
disgracefully shabby things, when you
had everything new only few
months ago. l sent them straight
away to the rummage sale-so there!
Tubbs had gradually assumed
petrified expression, which finally
melted into one of extreme terror.
II sent those clothes down here foi
a special reason. They belong TO
business friend who is coming to DIN
ner onight!"-Pittsburg Chronicle
Telegraph
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-06-17
GOOD SEEDED FOR ALFALFA
Proper Condition Can Be Obtained BY
Early Flowing and Working With
Disk and Harrow.

A mellow, well-compacted soil
makes a good seedbed for alfalfa. The
capillary attraction OF the subsoil and
the top soil must be well restored, the
land must be firm with only little
loose dirt on top. not much more than
is needed to cover the seed
This condition can be obtained by
early blowing and a great deal OF
work with the disk and harrow
II the soil is adapted TO alfalfa and
Is properly prepared you can be as
certain OF getting stand OF alfalfa
IS any other crop.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-06-17
Constipation Causes Most Ills

Accumulated waste in your thirty
feet of bowels causes absorption of
poisons, tends to produce fevers, up
set digestion. You belch gas, feel
stuffy. irri able. almost cranky. 1t
isn't you-it's your condition. ELM
mate this poisonous waste by taking
one or two of DR.. Kings New Life
Pills tonight. Eujoy a full, free
bowel movement in the morning
you feel SO grateful. Get an origin.
al bottle, containing SO pills, from
your Druggist to-day for 25c.-Ad-
vertisement.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-06-17
How 70 Take a Sun Bath.

To get the maximum benefit from
sun baths a regular formal routine
should be followed. THE first e1-
posture to the suns rays should not
be longer than ten minutes. The head
should be shaded, while as much Of
the rest Of the body as possible should
be barred to the healing rays. The
best time is about two hours after a
meal. On the next day and on sue
ceeding days longer exposures are al
lowed, increasing as tanning takes
place. With little care all acute burn
ing or blistering of the skin is avoid
ed. After the skin has been fully
tanned, two or more baths a day
may be taken. While sufferers from
chronic tubercular disease and anemia
make up the bulk of the patients at
the numerous established sun-cure
sanatoria on the continent, the treat
ment will be found to have a notice
ably bracing and invigorating effect
on those generally run down and de-
bilitated.'
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-06-17
Unusual Offer To Our Readers

For limited time, and subject to
withdrawal after 30 Jays, the we'll
known publishing house of the ]. B
Lippincott Company. Philadelphia.
founded in 1892. offers to the readers
of this paper a IL months subscrip.
tion to "Lippincott's Magazine" and
q years subscription to the Kentuck.
ian. both for $500. Thisi is the price
of twelve months subscription to
"Lippincott's" alone. Additional to
obtaining every issue of this paper
for year. our readers will receive
In "Lippincott's." IL great complete
novels by popular authors, los short
stories. crisp. entertaining. original
As timely articles from the pens Of
masters. and each month some ex.
cellent poems with the right senti.
ment. and "Walnuts and Wine, )"
the most popular humor section in
America. To obtain this extraordin.
airy offer prompt action is necessary
Remit to ]. B. Lippincott Company.
Washington Square. Phila.. Pa.
Advertisement.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-06-17
NEED OF SOIL INCUBATION
Different Kinds Of Bacteria Required
for Each Plant With Exception Of
Alfalfa and Glover.

Leguminous crops such as clovers,
peas, beans, alfalfa and the like, may
fail to do we'll sometimes, even when
the soil is In good condition and good
seed is used. These plants take their
nitrogen from the air, and they can
not do this unless there is in the soil
certain kind Of bacteria which
changes the air nitrogen to a form the
plant can use.
The bacteria develops on the roots
of the plants, II present, and the pres
ence or absence of them may be
known by examining the plants Pull
up a few plants and II the right kind
OF bacteria are in the soil there will
be nodules-small wart-like lumps-on
the roots. A different kind of bacteria
is required for each plant, with the
exception of alfalfa and sweet clover,
which have similar requirements in
this line.
The bacteria, IL needed. may be
supplied in either OF two ways. One
way Is to drag or drill into the soil
about 200 pounds to the acre of soil
from a field where the kind of crop
to be planted has been grown sue
cessfully. The other way is to treat
the bacteria wanted.
The United States department Of
agriculture will supply any farmer
with enough OF this culture, free, TO
treat two bushels of seed.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-06-17
Had No Answer.

A man walked into George Harmon's
Office in Valley Falls the other day
and said his doctor told him ten years
ago IL he didn't stop smoking he would
become feeble-minded. And when Mr..
Harmon asked him why he didn't stop,
he Just stalked out and slammed the
door.-Kansas City Star.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-06-17
is She So Ingenuous7

Charley. DEAR" said young Mrs,
Torkins, what does it mean when
the paper says money is easy?"
why it means Just what is says"
'I'm so glad. thought it was a
quiet reference by some Of your
friends to the fact that you are trying
to play poker again."
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-06-17
A Sad Cynic.

"a man should never give up his
ideals" said the genial adviser.
Whats an ideal?" inquired MI
Growcher.
Something to which he aspires."
mot always. In some cases ideals
are what people talk about in order
to throw you of your guard while
they are reaching for plain ordinary
lucre."
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-06-17
MUCH DEPENDS ON SPRAYING
excellent Results Secured by Missouri
Apple Grower After Sprayed by
Experiment Station.

In an orchard near Columbia, Mo-,
one hundred trees we're sprayed by
the Missouri experiment station and
the owner said in a public meeting
that he picked more marketable apples
from these one hundred trees than
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-06-17
Needless Travel,

"You are not going to Europe next
summer"
"No. What's the use? You can go
to any large American city and eat
all the foreign food and hear all the
foreign languages you may happen to
care about"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-06-17
Wisdom Of ExperIsncs.

what" queried the unsophisticated
youth, lis the best way to find out
Just what a woman thinks OF your"
MARRY her." replied the Shelbyville
sage, "then wait few days"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-06-17
Marital Amenities.

She-There is only one way a mar
of your disposition could make any
woman happy.
He-How's that?
Shelby making her your widow.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-06-17
Plenty OF Ills.

"Ha. ha! this house, though 1t has
no sign, is that of Doctor"
How can you tell?"
"Don't you see the tree growing IN
front OF the gate is a sick-a-more?"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-06-17
Retort Courteous.

my dear" said Crowells. you are
simply talking nonsense
81 know IT," replied his better half.
but II is because | want you to un.
derstand what | say"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-06-17
Just so.

"But how about the risk"
ooh, I'll let you in on the ground
floor. You're safe if you can get in
on the ground floor Of new enter
prise"
81 don't know about that. Some
times the bottom drops out"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-06-17
CONVINCING Aroument,

Doctor-Madam, your daughter
needs a complete rest.
Mother-But she won't listen to me.
What shall do?
Doctor-Appeal to her in the inter
est OF her Observation-Disclosures
Public Ledger.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-06-17
Children CRY
FOR FLETCHER'S
CA STO RIA
Eaas Minus Bacon.

The vogue of bacon as a breakfast
dish does not date back very far. We
learn from Macaulay that the fare
served in 1881 at Rogers breakfast
parties-the most famous on record
consisted of very good coffee, very
good tea and very good eggs, butter
left In the midst Of ice and hot rolls"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-06-17
Heard In Court

Judge-Why did you strike this
man?
Pfisoner-He called me a liar, your
honor
Judge-That is no excuse.
Prisoner-Well, judge, it was my
first experience. What does your hon
or do in such cases?
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-06-17
The senslhla rhlna.

"Jack told Nell he was simply burn
ing up>with love for her"
'..What happened?"
Her father heard him and put him
out"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-06-17

"What did you raise on your place
this year,"
"Only the mortgage"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-11-27
Plans For 6O-Room
Addition to Lenox
Hotel Are Complete

Plans and specifications for the
bO-room addition to the Hotel Lenox
We're completed to-day by Samuel
F1shman, the proprietor. Work will
be started December and Mr.. Fish
man hopes to have the enlarged hotel
reSdy within a few months. When
completed there will be about 1O3
rooms available. A feature of the new
addition will be the modern bathrooms
with shower attachments.
November building operations to
date have already scared to more than
double the sum for November of 1914.
Up to and including to-day 2S permits
We're issued at a total cost of SS4,375;
in November of last year 20 permits
were issued at a cost of $4,000.
Among the realty transfers recorded
to-day was the sale to DIR. ]. Loy
Arnold by Ophelia K. Neiffer. of 1909
Market street. for $4,000. Another i'm
portant sale was % South Fourth
street. one of the properties in the re-
cent fire district. by L. A. Hetrick to
G. L. and c. A. Doehne. Others were:
Samuel b. Coles to IRA Moon, Lykens.
81; c. II. Lyter to II. NJ. Hershey and
Thomas Bowman, Penbrook, 81 each:
NJ. r. Nissley to Leah Shaffner. 2O1S
Penn street. 81; Mary b. Miller's ex-
ecutor to Lydia NJ. Hill, 512 Walnut
street. 81.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-11-27
100000 SERBS
ARE PRISONERS
$500 Are Captured by Austro-
German Forces To-day; Aus
trians Advancing

Capture of $500 additional Ser
bians is reported by the German war
office to-day.
A semiofficial announcement in Ber-
lin gives the number of Serbians taken
prisoner by the Austro-G German and
Bulgarian troops as 101.000, while
1000 Austro- -Hungarians who had
been captured by the Serbians were set
free.
The Germans have occupied the
heights on the west bank of the Sitnica
river, west of Pristina and on the
westerly side of the Kossovo plain.
Austrian troops are pushing their ad-
vance southwest of MitrovitZa.
Field Marshal Earl Kitchener's con-
ferenceS with Italian military authori-
ties in Rome and on the Italian front
have resulted in strengthening the ac-
cord between Italy and her allies and
have helped the plans for active as
sistance by Italy in the entente CAM
paign in the Balkans, Rome dispatch
states.
Successes for the Turks on the CAL
upon the allied troops are announced
by Constantinople. Large numbers of
the expeditionary force have been
killed while gun positions have been
destroyed and guns put out of action,
it is declared.
a wireless message from Berlin de-
clares the reports that the Russians
have retaken CZartorysk, in Nolhinia,
are untrue. 1t asserts that there are
no Russian troops on the west bank of
the Styr river.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-11-27
Woman Who Was iii Died on
Life Raft; Two Members
of Crew and Children of
the Captain Are Among
Those Missing
STEAMERS AID
BURNING VESSEL
Succeed in Getting Nearly
All of Eighty-Eight Pas
sengers and Crew Off Be-
fore Flames Get Too Hot
BY associated Press

Baltimore, Md, Nov. 27.-Onc per-
son is dead and four arc missing of
the eighty-eisht people known to have
been OH board the steamer TivoIi which
was burned last night on Chesapeake
Bay, near Annapoiia. Mrs. Eva Bow
den. Il passenger, who was III. died ON
II life raft shortly after leaving the
steamer. The missing are two chill
dren of Captain Howard, commander
of the Tivoli, and two of the crew. II
is thought they may have been taken
aboard tug which aided in the rescue
work and proceeded to Cape Charles.
The rest of the passengers and crew
were taken of by vessels which had
been attracted by the blaze. Seventy
one of the number were carried to
Norfolk and Newport News by tho
steamers Florida, City of Baltimore
and City of Annapolis.
The TivoIi left Baltimore last even
ing for Crisfeld and Snow Hill, Md.
The cause of the fire could not be
learned.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-11-27
British Troops Find Turk
Trenches Filled With Dead
and Wounded at Ctesiphon
By Associated Press

London. Nov. 81. 10:30 A. M.-The
battle between British and Turkish
forces at Ctesiphon, near Bagdad,
which for a time looked like check
to the Mesopotamian expedition is
now reported to have been a success
of first importance.
Information received to-day is that
the retirement of the British after the
capture of Ctesiphon occasioned by
the lack of water, was only temporary.
After the Turks withdrew in the d.
rection of Bagdad. as announced Off
cially yesterday, the British reoccu-
pied their former position, encounter
ing no opposition as they took posses
sion of Ctesiphon for the second time
British troops at once began the
work of clearing the Turkish trenches
which were filled with dead or
wounded soldiers. The British cap
tured a large quantity of arms and
ammunition. in addition to the 1900
prisoners previously reported.
Ctesiphon has been the scene of
many fateful battles. The ancient city
was besieged and plundered dozen
times by Greek and Roman invaders
from the East before the Arabs finally
sacked il.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-11-27
Mic 0Trcte That?

The competition for the wonderful
prizes offered by the Telegraph. Dives
POmerOy and Stewart, COttercI, Central
aud Evangelical Book stores, IL becOm-
Ing keener and keener. Many hnve en-
tered; many nrc punched for first
place. There are two weeks more i'm
which to win out. Go to 1t!
2I-"UpOn the branches of the tree
lower down, hard by the green
roller and miniature gardening
tools, how thick the books begin
to hang"
22-"No daintie nOwre or herbe that
groves grOwnd.
No arborett with painted blos-
SONS drest
And smelling sweete. hut there II
might he fOwnd
70 bud out fnire, and fhrONe her
sweete smells all arOwnd.,
23-,sTbe Assyrian came down like the
wolf ON the fold.
And his cohorts were cleaning I'm
purple aud gold"
cA-DNan,s inhumanity to man
Makes countless thousands mour,, >,
you n reason On compuIHfon,
If reasons were ~ plentiful a.. /
bIackberrfes, 1 would give No
man a reason on compuIsiOn, I,v
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-11-27
MONASTIR NOW
SURROUNDED BY
BULGAR TROOPS
May Not Wait For Their Aus
tro-German Allies Before
Entering Capital
SERB ARMY IN RETREAT
Reported That Invaders Will
Not Hesitate TO Follow Them
on Greek Soil

London, Nov. %, Noon.-The Ser
bian forces soon will become an army
without a country, unless the French
should defeat the Bulgarians, four di-
VISIONS of whom are said to be ham
mering at the French lines. Reports
arrive from various sources that
Monastir has been surrounded by Bull
garlans and that they may not wait
Tor tnelr Austro-German allies before
entering the Macedonian capital.
The main Serbian army. retreating
In southwesterly direction before
Field Marshal Won Mackensens troops,
may ma no rest even in Greek terri
tory, as 1t is reported here that the
invaders of Serbia would not hesitate
to cross into Greece. Apparently the
German leaders expect the Serbians
ana their allies will await attack in
greece. 1t is said these operations
will be under the supreme command
OF fleld Marshal Won Mackensen.
additional reports from the battle
at Ctesiphon, in Mesopotamia. near
Bagdad. indicate that the British
FORCES won substantial success in
stead of suffering a reverse as first
accounts led everyone to believe.
Ihe diplomatic representatives at
Athens of the entente powers are still
active, their latest effort to settle def
nltely all outstanding questions being
the presentation to Premier Skoulou-
dis of note detailing measures
deemed indispensable for the security
and freedom of action of the allied
troops
The situation along the RumanIan
frontier where a great Russian force
is said to have been gathered. is still
obscure. The display by the Ru-
manian public of feeling in favor OF
the entente Is regarded in London as
an indication that the nation is in a
position to disregard the demands or
the central powers.
No definite news has been received
of the renewed Austro- German often
sive in Galicia. 1t is expected how
ever, that this movement will be
pushed theoretically for the political
effect on Rumania.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-11-27
LOO NEW TROOPS
SENT TO BORDER
U. ). Patrol Is Increased Fol
lowing Villa Attack; One
Killed
By Associated Press

Nogales, Ariz., Nov. 27.-with the
evacuation of Nogales, Sonora, by
General Villas forces and the arrival
mere to-day of an additional 1900
United States infantrymen to rein
Iorce the border troops at this point,
tesiuehts OF this town expressed a
feeling of security such as had NOT
been enjoyed since Villa forces took
possession of Nogales, Sonora, follow
ing their defeat at Aqua Prieta.
Ihere was evidence of renewed con-
hdence in every quarter and the belief
was generally expressed that should
there be a recurrence of the exciting
events OF yesterday when Villa snip
pers fired into American territory
from the Mexican side. killing one
soldier and wounding two others, such
an attack would meet with prompt
and vigorous response.