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New-York tribune., 1916-05-28
Kaiser Undcrestimates England.

A5 the situation stood il was reck-
oncd in Berlin that Britain would
either stand out Of the struggle and,
on the whole. this was expected or
would be plunged into domestic an
archy II she interfered. England had
long been so utterly underestimated in
Germany that even official German
judgments on British affairs had be-
come hopelessly superficial. The Kaiser
cast the die. But for the clenched an
tagonsm between majority and minor
;ty in ireland the world war might not
have happened.
Instantly on the invasion of LuXem-
burg and Belgium feuds were husheC
and Britain closed up more solidly
than for the war against Napoleon
Not only he Ulstermen but the regu
lar Nationalists threw in their lot with
the empire There was small but
fanatical exception. The Sim Fein
was allowed to denounce recruiting for
the King and to organize with faunt-
ing openness a rebel conspiracy This
was done under the very eyes Of a
feeble and uncomprehending govern
ment. The weaker the government
the bolder grew the Sim Fein, and the
very impurity il seemed TO enjoy at
.racted TO the more picturesque and
defiant side many young lrishmen who
would never otherwise have joined n
New-York tribune., 1916-05-28

and munitions faster than they could
be brought up by rail has caused the
present lull. And the fact that in ad-
cition TO the main railway TO the great
Metz base the Germans have some
twenty-five light field railways serving
the Nerdun front, gives some idea OF
the enormous scale on which the as
sGult has heen conducted.
New-York tribune., 1916-05-28

Rule bill. Any such exclusion. unless
indeed strictly temporary and for a
small area. would make Home Rule
worthless and even hateful to National
lists. In sight Of civil war Mr.. As
quith's government was driven TO con.
slider exclusion. Even Mr.. Redmond
was compelled to contemplate it for
period of transition.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-16
HARDWOOD OF u. S. TROOPERS .
SHOWN IN OFFICIAL DISPATCHES
With Clothes in Tatters, and Little Food and
Water, Men Ride Day and Night
Without Complaint

LAMP OF J. ]. PERSHING AT THE
FRONT IN MEXICO. April 8. by aero
rjane and motor couriers TO Columbus
y NJ. April 16.-Tales OF the harol-
hood Of the youngsters who comprise
mos, Of the fighting men OF the Hh
Cavalry troops whose effectiveness broke
The power Of Villas command at Guerrero,
were brought here today by a dispatch
bearer. Ragged and with little 1000, some
Of them having their knees bare "here
their trousers had torn. and all with
shoes fun of holes. they have gone for
ward in snow and ice without com
,l.5u, the officer said The officers
share equally with the men in the
hardshlps. one oihcer mas worn
Through the seat Of his riding trousers
and does not know when relief will
reach him The policy of the troops
has been TO keep constantly on
The move The men may be awak-
ened a, any time of the night, move
forward few miles and then camp
again They have given the villa ban
dts few chances for rest.
The march to Guerrero was one of
the most arduous of the cavalry's ex-
,,oits on account Of intense cold. The
officer who brought the dispatches was
with the machine gun platoon but act
ed as messenger during the fighting.
H.. said the march upon Guerrero. fifty
I'VE miles. began about noon of Tues
day. March 28. proceeding until nearly
dark. when brief halt was made. Az
ter dark the ten troops of the 7th in
this exploit resumed their march. Late
a, night IT became very cold, and when
the men finally reached San Antonio.
about twelve miles from Guerrero. they
were all Shivering. At San Antonio
there was long stop while the guides
were being found. During this walt
some Of the men boxed with each other
to keep warm. Others laid their ears
against the necks Of their horses to
stop them from aching.
March Resumed After Delay.
Finally, after q delay which made it
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ming and everywhere horses were being
saddled hurriedly. Before the Ameri-
can surrounding movement was COM
piete two columns of men rode out of
Guerrero. Each of them carried a
Mexican flag, the same as the Car
rama troops bear. Word went along
the American lines not to fire on the
Mexican flag. Two captains. James
Fechel and Rush Wells. were sent for
ward to demand the identity of the
two columns. Capt Fechel received no
reply to his demand. but Capt Wells
was fired on. The Americans swung
into action as fast as their tired
horses would take them. while the Villa
band scattered. an in flight, some in
twos and threes. sniping as they re-
treated from rock to rock.
The Villa forces, this messenger
said. formed three times as if to make
a stand against the Americans, but
gave up each time without a fight and
continued their retreat The Ameri-
cans followed, riding a short distance
and then oismounting to fire 1t was
difficult for the Americans to over
take the Villa men because of the long
march the cavalry men had made to
reach Guerrero. For this reason the
machine gun platoon was unable to
get into action a very close range.
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took them while the other fellow was
not looking because I knew he could
not need them half as much as we did
out on the trail"
His men and himself. this officer said.
had worn out much of their clothing.
according to ordinary standards of
wear. in their hard rides. They, like
thousands of other cavalrymen. We're
patching their shoes with the extra
leather from their stirrups, which made
excellent sole leather.
This is the only suit Of clothes l
have along the officer said. and
wore out the seat of my trousers a
week ago. So l made a new seat out
Of my shelter half
Two men use one tent and each car
ries half. called his shelter half
These tents are about yard high
at one end. sloping to the ground ar the
other END. Most of the fast riding
cavalry advance columns are without
such tents at present. having used them
for other purposes or discarded, them
to tighten burdens when they got the
trail of some squad OF Villa bandits.
"A good many shelter tents in our
force" the officer continued. have been
used to renew trouser seats.
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impossible to reach Guerrero before
daylight, the march was resumed. X
was so dark that houses 100 feet from
the road could not be distinguished
from the background OF hills and
mountains. This made marching slow.
Although they did not hear Of it that
night, some of the officers of the 7th
were informed few days afterwar:
that villa was believed to have been at
house within two miles of San An
tonic the night when the American
column passed on its way to Guerrero.
AS the Americans took their positions
at three points about Guerrero the Of
ficer stationed with the machine guns
said that he could look down into the
city, which was spread over wide
expanse. From the plaza and from
most OF the houses he saw men run
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MEN GUARDING SUPPLY TRAIL
ENCAMPED ON MEXICAN OASIS
Tents of Negro Detachment of United States
Soldiers Surrounded by Trench
for Action.

ASCENcION. CHIHUAHUA. Mexico.
April l5.-on the desert sand less than
a mile to the north of Ascension lies
, the camp of the American infantrymen
who are guarding the lines of commu-
nication. Their tents are pitched in
! the center of little cottonwood
fringed oasis. Around their camp is
a long trench ready for instant occu-
pancy. while cavalrymen constantly are
making their way up and down the
motor supply route which leads from
Columbus y. NJ, to the front.
1t is tedious job. this guarding of
a wagon trail in the desert of Chihua
hua. according to the soldiers. who are
members of the cath Infantry, negro
regiment. Only the occasional arrival
of a motor a wagon train carrying
supplies to the troops farther to the
front who are actively pursuing Villa
breaks the monotony of the task An
engineering company. whose brown
canvas shelters lie just across the Rio
de Janos. is the envy of the infantry
men. for they at least are kept busy
repairing the dust filled ruts made in
the road by the passage of innumerable
heavy truck trains.
Occasional Shots Break Silence.
OF course. occasionally the silence is
broken by the firing of shots. But in
the main these only serve to demon
strate the preparedness Of the men
who are doing guard duty along the
line.
Even the town Of AScencion. lying
about sixty-five miles south of Column
bus. y. NJ, offers distraction for the
soldiers. once prosperous Mexican
village, years of civil strife have left
it little more than a cluster of huts
bearing the marks of the towns ex-
perIenCeS.
because of the order which has gone
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HAS NARROW ESCAPE.
Interned Steamer Near to Collision
With Pier During Storm.

NORFOLK. Va, April 1.-THE Ger
man prize steamship Appam. at anchor
in the harbor OF Newport News. narrow
~ averted during the heavy windstorm
yesterday afternoon a disastrous COLI
sion with pier A The steamer was
helpless in the wind and dragged its
anchor to within twenty feet of the
pier.
The prompt action of Commander
Berg in getting up steam on his ship
saved the vessel from damage.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-16

When we say WA ha BILE" Cape
Gloves we mean washable with
soap and water. Champagne and
sand; also of washable channels
in white and natural, with fancy
embroidered backs.
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VILLISTAS TRIED TO AMBUSH
US. FORCES THREE TIMES
Men Coming Back From Front Give Details
of the Fight at Aguas Galleries, Which
Lasted an Hour and Half.

/ fallen tree trunks and fell behind"
The officer said the negro troopers
spotted the place from which the ma
chine gun fire came and got there so
rapidly that they found the tripod on
which it had stood still in place. The
gun. however, was gone.
one machine gun of the Americans
was in action for very short time
firing only few rounds. 1t poured
these into cabin. wounding Villa
bandit concealed there.
Among the Villa men killed
soldier who tarried too long while try
ing TO take his burro off with him. The
reason for his eagerneSs to the
burro apparent when the Ameri-
cans got to his body. The burro stood
beside him. loaded with what the
alrymen in this campaign have dubbed
gold namely, coffee Most of the SOL
diers regarded this capture as of more
Importance than the villa prisoners.
or of the two dozen horses and mules
taken. The Carranza prisoners held by
the bandits were liberated by the
Americans
A detachment Of the 10th arriving
here today had been without issue
OF regular ratons since March q. They
had lived of the country. eating beef.
beans and parched corn. They APP
peared to be in good condition. but re-
turned with horses which needed rest
Yesterday one OF the troops said.
II had piece of bareback. Say, it
tasted just like cake.
"A1 the newspapers are gone at
Aguas Calientes. another trooper re-
marked We burned them up. every
one Of them, making cigarette papers"
Some Of the others rolled over and
fell asleep on the dry. brown grass,
but most of them sat quietly. their
eyes watching the pile Of food supplies
at the quartermasters depot as they
talked about the flavor Of bacon. coffee
and tobacco.
"f1l stay in this country hunting
Villa for ten years" said one. 'if they
will just give something to eat
right now, quick.
These men had worn out their shoes:
They said they had seldom ridden or
walked on road during the sixteen
days they have been out. but had been
climbing in mountains.
The squadron in the Aguas Calientes
fight was commanded by Col. w. C.,
Brown. Maj. Charles Young led the
Immediate chase OF the bandits. Lieut..
Henry Abbey. jr., commanded the ad-
vance guard. which took the first Villa
fire Lieut.. John kennard commanded
+ Troop in the chase
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Fire in N Street Stable

Clothing falling upon stove in a
stable in the rear of l14S street
Yesterday afternoon caused slight
fire. The stable is owned by Charles
Harris The flames were eNtinguished
without the aid of the fire department.
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out against unnecessary firing. even
hunting is under the ban. AS a re-
suit the wild animals that make their
homes on these fat dusty plains are
beginning to lose their fear of the SOL
diers soldier telegraph operator.
doing at his key in the headquarters.
was startled by a rough tongue laid
against his cheek. He awakened. so
had been standing with its forepaws on
the rungs of his chair, scampering
away in the darkness.
1tis to the arrival CT the motor truck
trains that the soldiers look forward
most eagerly, bringing. as they do. sup
plies and news from the outside world.
Men of All Sorts Mingle.
The trains bring together men of
every sort. There are the officers and
guards of the guard train. civilians
travelling in Mexico with military per-
mission and the civilian chauffeurs.
Among the drivers there is a former
cavalry lieutenant retired several years
ago for physical disability. who. in his
spare time. perfected an automobile de-
vice. the royalties from which amount
to a large sum annually. He is driv-
ing truck. just as is a former foot
ball star a the University of Michigan
who in his day was mentioned for the
all American eleven and there is
former officer in another army. who is
laborins alongside the young mechan-
les from motor factories, doing his
bit" to help avenge Columbus.
But even the truck trains do not stop
lonG-only a few hours reSt-every eff
fort being made to hasten the supplies
to the waiting troops in the field. When
the crew of train is ready to leave.
the warm water from the radiators
of the cars is let out and divided among
them, few drops to each for toilet
purposes. AS soon as the radiators
have been refilled with cold water from
the river the train resumes Its journey
through the dust haze. The troops at
Ascension then resume their specula-
ton to the time of the arrival of
the next train.
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| rEESHING'S CAMP AT FRONT Mex.
| April :. by courier to Columbus. ~ NJ.
April l5.-About thirty men of the 10th
| Cavalry. negroes. who were in the fight
with Villa bandits April |. at Aguas
| Calientes. arrived here today for rest
! and reou,fittng.
| The men We're sure they had killed
more than the three dead covered in
the official report. Three times the
, Villa forces. numbering about $50, at
tempted to ambush the advance guards
| of the 10th. Not more than three
| troops Of the 10Th participated in the
( fight. which lasted for an hour and a
! half.
/ The 10Th was riding for Guerrero
| when il approa ched the town Of
| Aguas calentes. The advance guard
went forward cautiously as 1t APP
! preached the town, which was hidden
/ behind "A hill. Nearing the top of this
| rise. he advance was. without warn
ing. subjected to volley fire, coming stimuli
taneouSiv from both sides of the road
The Villa men shooting at them were
behind the hills on either side. Troop
L. Of the 10th was brought up at
tro' while F. Troop went around to
flanh the Villa bandits and drive them
out OF the hill. Troop II was hurried
forward.
"A T.. Troop rounded the hill at
galInp il came within a minutes ride
Of the Villa forces on that side. Some
of the cavalry men got so close that
they used their pistols. One Villa man
was killed in this part of the Skin
mishing by d pistol shot at about fifty
wards The moment that + Troop APP
I,cared the villa bandits rode for the
side of mountain overlooking the
town.
a
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In black. white. navy. gray and
brown: also white. with fancy
embroidered backs, in black
stitching. Double finger tips. A
splendid value.
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Tired, Aching
Feet and Limbs

are promptly relieved by applying Absorbine,
Jr.. the antiseptic liniment. 1t is soothing
healing and invigorating-p vim and en-
ergy into faded muscles. One Of the many
enthusiastic users writes: II received the
trial bottle of Absorbine. Jr.. all right and
at that time unable to walk without a
cane. just around the house. ! used 1t free
ly and inside Of two days could walk with
out limpinR, something had not done In two
months. l went TO the drug store and pro-
cured a s1.OO bottle and today can walk as
good ever. I'll meyer be without it.
am recomme nding it to every one l can for
an a living witness"
Absorbine, Jr.. should always be kept At
hand for emergencies.
At druggists, $l.OO and $500 = bottle or
sent postpaid. Liberal trial bottle for 10c
in stamps.
W. F. YOUNG, p. D. r.,
27o Temple ST.. Springfield. MASH.
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From a hill these guns swept an area
about 1000 yards wide and 1000 yards
deep. Observers with the guns saw
horses in the distance lying prone
where the guns had sprayed their fire.
The machine gun men also followed
the retreating bandits. but on account
of their long march had difficulty in
keeping up with the fresh horses Of
the Villa followers
A cavalry officer who has been out
riding the trails of the bandits re-
turning today had not tasted bacon in
fifteen days. His troops did not meet
any Of the bandits. but participated in
many long chases which helped to run
the Mexicans into contact with other
American forces
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Old Sock Proves Valuable.

Ny most priced article of baggage,
the officer said. Il think was an old
sock. When | had coffee l kept it in
this sock When l had tobacco and no
coffee, | turned the sock the other side
out and filled it with tobacco. One
side for each but not enough of either
to keep even one side working all the
time.
Yesterday I obtained some matches.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-15

Of oiled dirt roads that are SO objec-
tionable to the traffic that the travelled
way is on the sides of the road and
not at all on the oiled section.
The failures of oiled dirt roads may
be due to one or more of many mis-
takes, the more common ones being
the use of too much oil per square
yard Of road surface, the lack Of prop
erly Incorporating the oil in the road
surface, and the use of an oil not
suited to do the work.
Doubtless a proper maintenance
would have saved many Of the oiled
dirt roads from such marked failures
1t is difficult to find many sections OF
this type of road that have proved
satisfactory over period Of more than
few years.
There are few oiled dirt roads that
have given satisfaction and have re-
quired but little maintenance over per-
iods of from three to eight years
These roads are not subject to very
heavy traffic.
A. B. FLETCHER,
Highway Engineer.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-15
HIS FEET Freeze
AS He RIDES CAR
Knight of the Road Bunks Here,
Boards Freight and Is Picked
Up by Joliet Police.

This is tough luck tale, concern
ing William Ward, knight of the road.
who Tuesday night bunked at the local
police station. It's story that should
make the youth filled with wanderlust
take a second slant at his warm home
and thank his stars that he can crawl
under the covers at $50 p. m. and
awaken the next day with something
besides the blue canopy of heaven
over him.
William Ward is So years old and
has no home. His principal pastime
| las been to travel from place to place
Wa the bumpers and get what living
i the world would give him without
doing any more than asking for it.
The world owed him a living, he
thought, and he tried to collect with
the least possible exertion.
| Tuesday he came to Rock Island.
When darkness fell over the city he
went to the police station and got a
bunk. Wednesday morning he awak-
ened in the bull pen along with 35 9TH
ers, all homeless like himself He
yawned a couple Of times. stretched
a bit and then got up. He passed in
to the desk sergeant's Office
He got his belongings, which con-
sisted of knife and few other trink-
cts, then he looked through the win
dows. 1t was showing. He shivered
although the station was warm. Then
he looked down at his shoes and yawn-
ed again. He rubbed his chin, then
began to study Desk Sergeant Walter
Flanagan. Flanagan looked up ant
caught the DO in the act of staring
at him.
Move out. Blow town." the ser
geant ordered
Ward looked down at his feet, saw
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-15

been found that for q given mineral
aggregate the desirable percentage Of
bituminous binder must be kept with
in very narrow limits. This is true
to a slightly less extent with the BIZ
tumen used in the oiled dirt surface.
Coarse, sandy soils require less road
oil for a given thickness of surfacing
than the fine silly soils.
Surface Not Firm.
Road surfaces that are over-oiled
are not firm under traffic and there is
generally a tendency for the surface
material to slowly flow to lower ele-
vations. The shoulders of such roads,
after few months, show very deep
thickness Of wavy, somewhat spongy,
oiled dirt and the crown of the road
is protected by an oil surfacing that
gradually becomes so thin that it
breaks under traffic Once the surface
is cut through to the underlying soil
base, a bad chuck hole is rapidly
formed.
Throughout the valley and coast
counties of California there are miles
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-15
NOTED FAMILY IS
ON A VISIT HERE
Woman Seven Feet, Two Inches Has
Sister 90 Inches and Brother "a
Inches Tall.
WILL APPEAR AT INDOOR CIRCUS
Little Folk Expert Dancers. While Rel.
alive Has Appeared Before Rul-
ers of Europe.

One of the most interesting and won
derful families in the world is in Rock
Island for stay. The family consists
of Hans Schneider and his two daugh-
ters, Amalie and Gretel, and his son,
Hans, Jr. Nothing remarkable in that,
you say, but it might be interesting to
note that in these four are included the
Itallest living woman and the smallest
perfectly formed pair of midgets in the
world, and that all are members of the
same family and issue of the same
parents. The Schneider family halls
from Berlin, Germany, and all are here
| with the exception of the mother and
one sister, both of normal size, as is
the father.
Amalie is seven feet and two inches
in height, superbly formed and has
beautiful features. She has appeared
before the public longer than her
brother and sister. The family came
to this country Is months ago, but all
already have learned to speak the Eng
fish language well. They made their
first American appearance in Dream
land at Coney Island, New York, later
travelling with the 101 Ranch, as
drawing card with Jess Willard, heavy
weight champion.
Amalie in 1912 held a 10-minute con-
versation with Kaiser William at Ber-
lin, and later held a similar interview
with King Frederick of Saxony at
Dresden, Germany. Her sister Gretel
is but 26 inches high and is % years
of age. Gretel, attired Hastily in one
of the latest Paris gowns, and her
brother, Hans, in Prince Albert,
danced the tango superbly before a
committee of newspaper men yester-
day at the Rock Island house, where
they are stopping.
Loses Sweetheart in War.
Gretel is one of the most interesting
little women one would care to meet.
She does not believe in woman suf-
frage. She also stated that her only
sweetheart, Lieutenant Kurt Schlotter,
Of the German army, was killed in the
first four months of fighting on the
Russian front.
This noted family will appear with
the indoor circus at the Armory hall
starting Monday. The circus is to be
staged under the auspices of Com
pany A, l. N. G., of this city, and a
percentage of the receipts goes to the
Bethany home and Associated Chari-
ties.