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and arc in considerable numbers) than

and are in considerable numbers) than
to attempt to cure tho disease.
II you want to doctor them feed hot,
wet mashes containing little black
pepper and clean the birds nostrils with
Il strong solution of the permanganate
mixture. Chckenpox is hard to control
once 1t gains headway in flock. but
It usually causes little loss except to
cut down the egg yield. II is small
eruption on the comb and face and
is very contagious: the head, comb,
Wattles, &C.. where the eruption appears
should be CREASED well with strong car
bolated vaseline.
At no point will tho caro- Of fowls pay
better than in the matter of feeding.
The FIRST consideration is regularity.
They should be fed at the same hour
each day AZ nearly as possible They
should have one feeding of grain as
early in the morning as II Is light enough
for them to get off the roosts and SEQ
to dig for 1t in the litter. Last feed
az night should bc fed as late as they
can see to pick out OF the troughs in
which II is fed. This night feed should
be at least one-half corn, IL the weather
is cold. and fed In troughs. 80 the hens
can eat II easily. and thus go to bel
with we'll filled crops. The other grain
feeds should be well scattered into the
litter. so that the hens must work To
dig 1t out. Three or even four small
feelings OF this scratch grain Will pay
In eggs, but care must be exercised to
see the hens are not fed too much Mt
one time. but Just enough to keep them
slightly hungry.
Al the last feed. however, they should
he given all they VIII clean up. II wet
nash,s are fed precaution should he
taken to prevent the hens ovoreatng
and then refusing to work for their
grain the remainder OF the day II the
birds are Inclined TO sit around on the
roosts instead of being down III the litter
IL Is "A sign that too much feed has been
given at one time. and the next feeding
should he decreased or left off entirely.
IL Is well to look in the litter occasion
ally to make sure they are cleaning up
all the grain scattered there each day.
Wet mash may be- fed once day "a
advantage. but 1t should never he sloppy.
just barely wet. Milk. either sweet or
sour. makes the best foundation 70"
mash. which should u" fed In V
shaped troughs long enough so all tho
hens can eat at once. or some will get
more aud others less than their share.
The mash may be fed at any time. bu'
no Rfain should be given for an hour
previous to or following the feeding and
should be fed so that the hens will
clean II up In a few minutes. II any is
left over for half hour feed less each
day until the proper amount Is de-
te1nined. In very cold weather 1t will
pay TO wet the mash with hot water ~
milk, and an occasional feeding OF cooked
vegetables. such as potatoes, cabbage
&c. as a substitute for either the grain
or the mash Will be much reished by
the fowls.
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sary 20 cut off the comb and wattlcs
the males, process known ~ %.
blnY"
The Black Red male is boau'I'
colored. His head. neck. back. t,i. d
wings and secondary Night feathers .
red. and III" breast. body, tail and .
bow glossy greenish black. Tho fcu..
is clothed IN soft and modest SAt .s .
brown. Her neck - golden yellow. -
dark stripe down the ceu,r. o' r..
feather. Her breast j. salmon. Uio, .,.
into the brown of the Thighs. r., lu.
thighs and body ave hruNu. nlol1 ...
oillei VITA q darker shtd. of tho sau
color.
lilack Red Games are not Ca. .Y.
died. They ar" very puguacoU., w..
prevents keeping more than uu" ma,
the no'k. They are. huwevrr. r..r.
confined, being heavy and ht,,'g v..
short wings, which prevents them '..
hIing csaily. They make excellent &C.,.
!oN. The eggs are brown .u ,p.ur t.
enjoy the reputation "f prss,ss .s
particularly rich flavor
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"A Euglishmcn pIHpc sed to dig
L \ canal ON the northwest coast
Of Africa. south of Morocco. TO
admit the waters Of the Atlantic into
the Sahara Desert. 1t WAS argued
that a great inland sea would thus he
created and that ocean. vessels might
steam into Africa and pick UP cargoes
along the western Sudan.
This fine idea was based upon the
prevail nj notion that mos, Of the
desert surface was much below sea
level. II was discovered later that
most uf the desert stands high above
the sea, II would take hard pumping
tn transfer much Atlantic water into
the sab ira.
The French. who have been the
greatest explorers of the desert. have
corrected other fa.sc ideas about the
desert. The most conspicuous and
persistent Of these errors has been the
notion that the desert is a vast area
of sand. The French have proved
that this Is not 81. In fact, only about
"A fifth of the Sahara Is covered with
sand.
The greatest desert in tho world is
about as large as the United states
and Alaska together. The sand areas
Ill.,. -, ~" ''t,, So" ,ha ,',. ''", ,"'S' ,",.,,
,I ,',r,,,i,,,. 49,, 80 ,t'o t,,o,,
,.',,,.,,,,,a, s,,,tI,r th,, ,,,n I.ri,ad
$500, l., n,h,r yvn,.d. ,ha S,hara
i, made nm nf ,hnut zoo ooo snn,ro
u,t,ns az Sand and 500 ana sruar.
miles of rock surface.
I, is no, surprising that this error
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wood martin. the veery. the gray
checked. the olive black and the her
init thrush.
The robins and bluebirds nest close
To houses and for this reason the
thrushes are among the best known
and most carefully protected OF native
American birds, and at times their
numbers become so great that 1t Is
feared they will do harm to crops and
fruits. A recent investigation by the
Department of Agriculture shows
there is very little cause for this fear
ON the other hand they destroy such
a vast number of insects that without
them many crops would be seriously
damaged.
The robin is the best known OF all
the thrushes and has frequently been
4, accused of destroying fruit and berries
, but this occurs only in regions that
are 80 thickly settled that there is
no wild fruit upon which the birds
may suhsist In California some years
robins are destructive In olive or
chards, but they are driven there by
the scarcity Of native berries. Where
wild fruit is available the birds prefer
this to the cultivated variety
Like the robin. the bluebird is q,
very domestic bird and 1t does not
prey upon any cultivated crops or
| work any injury whatever to the fruit
growers. Therefore the practice of
encouraging the bluebirds to nest near
/ houses and placing boxes In whicl
they may build is fully justified
The wood thrush consumes many
varieties of harmful insects such ns
| the Colorado potato beetle and white
grubs. The fruit u eats IL usually
picked MP from the ground instead
' of taking it fresh from the tree.
Thrushes should be protected and en-
couraged.
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NEW FACTS ABOUT SAHAR \

Not rise above 5000 feet. ii".,. .'..
there "" sec important areas o' san,
especially in the south. and .' IS a
serious matter that these sands a.
really enCroaChiug upuu TIN. f"-'..
lands Of the Soudan.
Most Of the Sahara l. a pam ,f
French domain ami. south If IT,, a. ..-
ert, British Nigeria begins tn" tT..
and English marked th~A b'I'at.
IN 1AHS; and this boundary D4- -.''
been fixed a little further South $50 '..'
the French need not travel ''Ir.t
the "ncroa"hlng desert IN pa~- -
tween French West Atm,a ANA rI...
possessions on l.ako Chad
Returning to the vast rucI r'l.....
We find that il is just aS fnrb.J!'.- ..
tn" sand wastes. In them ",'
phases these high tahlclauds ar' ,'.'
icctly barren, utterly devoid .i $50
On tho best maps We see tl'-' H.'
wat"ricsS regions with %. .,
"Tanezruft,' n Brrbcr word ,.G. N..-
THEM inhospitable characirr
frcnch travelled, three years a-,.. D.
thirteen days over one Of tho. 'r'A'
without finding water
But there are brighter phase. '.'.
of the mid-Sihara. some nt .'r
mountain ranges, crowniug i.r rat-
cauS, are high enough t. '"t. ..'.- -'
little water Vapun and stroam'''- ' %.
down the hills. creating hit 90, So,
land and pasturago AT the M-. -"
are gardens Of Eden amid the
rounding desolatiun ANA IN suc. l.,.'
are the hsbitations of TN" d,,'gr
MAIDS. The Ahaggar Mountain ''
blessing amid the VAST eXpau,' u' ...,.-
lation.
Some day the world will Er' CO.,. .
the sahara all tho good II ht- - n'..
Among the desert sands near bl-.'
last year, tho French had ".,r 1900
wells giving life and fru.tag" t' 4 ...'
900 date palms. There is a 'It'.. Z
immense development uf the dt,r '-
dustry all along the northern Cd~" ~
the desert south OF Morocco, A..
and Tunis, Frank Il, cana, D., '''-
scrvatiNe and authoritative N ~
says that in time probably " i.'t '
the Sahara will hc rccla med 'Hr 10
man usefulness.
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TROUBLE WITH PLANTS.

When the leaves Of geraniums turn
yellow and drop look for injury to
the roots either from lack of drainage,
too much moisture or hot sun against
the sides of the pot scorching the
roots, Diseased plants should be re-
pottcd in new soil containing a sufil-
cie1t amount OF sand to insure good
drainage. first removing all discolored
leaves. Keep the plant in a sunny
window. avoiding sunshine against
the sides of the pot.
Rex begonias like sandy. porous
soil, half loan and half sand making
a good soil. When the leaves drop
1t is an indication Of poor drainage.
Do not permit sunshine to strike
them while dew or water Is upon the
leaves.
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Hall is secretary, 204 Granite Building.
Rochester, y. Y.
India rubber plants will frequently
have single stem. and the owner
will find fault because the rubber
plant is not bushy. n bushy plants
are wanted cut off the tops and keep
them back. New shoots will start
from below and by heading the plants
In round bushy effect can he Sc
cured.
Ficus Pandurata, commonly called
the majestic rubber plant. differs from
the common rubber plant in having
large oak shaped leaves The treat
ment required is the same as for the
ordinary rubber plant.
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the roots on the wall or from joists.
In the spring the tops Of the plants
are cut off within two or three inches
Of the ground and the roots again
planted About half the plants will BE-
los. when this plan is followed. If
geraniums are placed IN n deep boz
standing up and packed close to-
gether with little soil about the
roots and kept in the cellar the per-
ccntage OF loss will he very small.
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AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF
NURSERYMEN.

The forty first annual convention OF
the American Association of Nursery
men will be held I'm Milwaukee, Wis,
June 2S to 80. 1916. Every nursery
man In the country should show the
spirit Of cooperation and seek mem
bership In the organization. John
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JAS1fIlyUM.

JaSismum Glandiflorum is an old ia.
vorite and one of the most satisfactory
OF the family for general cultivation.
1t is valuable as a house plant, bear
ing pure white. star shaped flowers of
delightful fragrance.
Louise Shelton, author of Seasons
in the Flower Garden" which ap-
peared eight years ago. Is the author
of Continuous Bloom in America"
published by Charles Scribner's Sons
The theme of the author has been
10 obtain continuous bloom In the
garden from early spring until the
last flowers OF autumn, and for eight
years she has labored with the spade,
seeking "A more satisfactory plan than
the one offered in her first book. Sew
eral mistakes that appeared In the
first work have been corrected. "C'on-
tinuous Bloom in America" tells what
to plant and where. giving valuable
garden advice and suggestions.
Bergonia Melior. the new winter
Towering begonla. Is u spore OF the
Glorie de Lorraine crossed with an
other variety. II is a robust grower
about two feet In height with rich dark
green foliage, The flower is soft
satiny pink blooming from November
to March, at its best in December and
January.
The following new cannas will be
in demand next spring: Mrs. Wood
row Wilson. II soft crimson pink. The
flowers are large and graceful. 1t Is
an early and continuous bloomer. The
leaves do not hide the flowers and the
foliage is Of n pleasing green. The
flowers of Golden Gate open almost
pure yellow, soon after becoming rayed
with orange crimson. With rcd
throat. Winters colossal has very
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Wildcat Fierce Fighter,

TowANpA, Pa. Jan. S.--Jaseph Cdmp.
proprietor uf hotel at Powell, killed u
monster wildcat after a terrific battle
during which the beast whipped Camp's
dog. With two broken legs the eat con-
tnucd to fight and held the man ana dog
at bay until a bullet pierced its heart
The wildcat weighed nearly nifty pounds
and WAS the largest one ever killed in
this county.
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THRUSHES ARE VALUABLE.

Thr,ishcs. the group of birds whicl
includes robins and bluebirds. are
very valuable to agriculture. Within
the limitations Of the United States
there are eleven species OF thruslies
fvc Of which are commonly konwn rs
robins and blueblrds: the other six
include the Townsend Solitaire. the
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Rescued From Frccsingi killcd W
Mule.

LANCASTER. Pa, Jan \ W'i.
unbalancd through sichucs. \l'"'
Balsc. 40 years old. slipped tro" "'
early the other mornIug paitN dr,
and was found nearly from a. Na'''
bausman's barn, near this ctN liz \"
carried into the buil,lius, aud . &C.
sencc OF the men who placed D. m .'
he wandered into mules stall ,,nd N''
kicked to death.
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should be cut down to within two
or three inches of the soil in 'he pot
base OF the plant from "hich cuttings
on pe madc'
rotteo ou'os s"o"'u oe hep' ''o'c ~
tho sAss anu ""'e'eu i'ecS'
=. .,,,. ,,
opos Wv va
s"o 'o''
D,rv v,as. 4, copssrvatories and
.I,,.,.. r,aoo. ,,,r uyh, aud
80. TIT, ,,,.ns ,,oo, nI,ris k.cn
- ..., .,o,r
-.
Tho rose ueranium likes "A warm,
n,o,st atuosphere dive A sunny sit
ustion during summer and "A sunny
1nJndov with moderate water supply
IN winter
The ornamental asparagus plants
are easily started from seed. The
seeds terminate in from thirty to
ninety DAYS. II sown as soon as ripe
the see,i will start quickly: the older
the seed the longer they will take
IN start Keen the soil constantly
moist hut not wet. Some growers
res,,mmepd s,akinr the seed in water
por noel mr. ,vo Sow the seeds in
sandy soii covering not more than
one-eivhth of an inch deep. keeping
,h.r, a, "a f,vor,ble temneratu,x, in
.haa,. ,,,a,ior wbcn tho seedlings
.cnaar grad,,,,,,. mayo them ,pro the
.,,,,,,.,,, r,,,u ,ho, are ahIe finally
=. .,s,,a ,h. ,u,i .x,osu,, IA tho ann.
w., ,ha sooa,,rys .re large enough
-. 49,, IN son.r,,elv
.c,.,, Atr,,.n m.r,yo,ds can be
..,.ad iron, seea yor forcing in tho
SS.,..,.r,, 90 ,r.a,h,,,s. yt,h n
s,,,I. di,h,,,d,,v a,wers ,,m,st as
49, n. cr,.,,r,h.r,,,,, can ho
-
Xne,hor ,o,a n,,n, for cui,ure nm
a.r g,.s. o.s,,v raised from seed is
Car,r,,r., ,n,neri,lis which gives in
,h,na,nc. az ,ow.rs ,,, long s,rony
-. r,,r. ,,r.. ..,.ar,,i ,.,r,a,,o,
ros.. rose. n,rnurs, nurn,c rose.
,n.o,n. ,i,,,. ,,,nor,Ii, ,Iha u.h,,a.
.r,,,a. MINI, t,ng.d With whit.
' ''''
-. ,,,,,, r.ro,,,,c,, 60 ,,oo,,, a,,r
in. Tho u,,r,er tho ,r,,.,b shou,d ho
r.s,r,c,.d and mo soiI ken, .liyb.,v
49,,
po,,,s r,,,h.r ni,r,s ,L,.rd.rs .,l
..n,s,.,. a,. aa,i,,. ,,a,, t., co,,a
so,s,,,o, a., ,,,.,r,, rc,,,s
p.,ms .re ,.rye,v used for ipdoor
6ecoration whore there is no direct
.,r,,.h, No., n,,m. .ro he,,.r kan,
a little TOO drv than a little too wei
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Gcraniums are sometimes housed
over winter by hanging them up. by
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Begonias are attractive plants for
the window garden, both the towering
and non Towering varieties. The non
Towering varieties have beautifully
colored and formed foliage and several
varieties make an effective contrast.
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HONEY, ITS PRODUCTION AND
USES--A PLEA FOR THE BIRDS

Hall is secretary, 2o4 Granite Building.
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potted bulbs should he kept close to
tho g.ass and watered freely.
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Chrysanthemums after Towering
should be cut down TO within two
or three inches Of the soil in the pot.
New shoots will start up around the
hase Of the plant from which cuttings
can be made.
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Ferns in the living rooms during
winter do best in strong light,
though they do well without sunlight.
Water sparingly. but always keep tho
soil moist and on no account permit
water to stand In the saucer in which
the pot may rest. In spring and sum-
mer ferns require considerably more
water than in autumn or winter.
Spray the tops Of ferns occasionally.
Ferns can he fertilized once month.
in place of the ordinary watering, with
nitrate of soda made by adding n
teaspoonful to a quart of water.
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ITALIAN

Rome. via London, April 23.-The off,
quarters issued today reads as follows: .
"In the Tonale zone Saturday night the
enemy attempted three successive attacks
against our lines and works defending
with heavy losses.
ARTILLERY activity and enemy move
mentS have been marked between the La
garina and Sugana valleys. In the upper
Cordevole enemy batteries Of all cali
bres concentrated their fire on Col Di
Lana without effect.
along the Upper and Middle Isonzo
bad weather has hampered the action OF
our artillery.
ION the Carso east of SELF, our infan-
try yesterday afternoon, supported by the
artillery. occupied, despite fierce resist
ance, strong trenches $50 metres In
length. The enemy having received rein.
forcements made violent counter attack
during the night and on the second occa.
sion succeeded in retaking part of the
lost trenches.
after a readily hand-to-hand struggle
in which the enemy suffered heavy losses
we drove him out, capturing 1873 prison
ers, of whom six were officers We also
took two machine guns. 200 rifles, several
flame projectors and numerous cases Of
ammunition and bombs
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-24

General Lake, telegraphing today,
reports:
"'An attack made this morning on
the Sannaiyat position on the left or
north bank failed. The position had
been Systematically bombarded on the
goth and 21st at intervals during each
night and again this morning. Owing
to floods, 1t was found possible for
one brigade only to attack over a
very contracted front.
The leading troops OF this brigade
consisting Of a British composite bat
TALON advanced with great gallantry
and penetrated the enemy's first and
second lines, through the bog and sub
merged trenches. A few got into the
third line. The brigade, however. was
unable to maintain itself under the
furious counter-attacks. Other brig
AIDES pushed up on the right and left
to reinforce were unable to reach their
detectives across the flooded, Doggy
ground under heavy machine gun fire.
Our troops on the right bank also were
unable to make much progress.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-24
RUSSIAN
importance

Petrograd, Via London, April 25).-
The following statement on war opera
lions was issued today by the war OIL
flee:
During the night and on sunday
German artillery bombarded the TX
skull bridgehead.
Enemy aeroplanes flew over the
DVinsk region
In the region of the Oginski canal,
the Germans employed asphyxiating
gas.
In the course of the day party
of German scouts north of Lake Wy
gonovskoye crossed the river Schara
and plunged into the forest. where they
were surrounded by our troops and all
were killed or taken prisoner.
ION Friday we destroyed an Aus
trian position near khreish north OF
Cazartorysk In the region of Sopanotf
north Of krementz, The enemy exploded
three mines and attempted to occupy
the craters. but We're driven away by
cur fire, and we occupied the craters
without suffering any losses.
Caucasus region: In the region OF
Aschkala We repulsa.1 all the desperate
Turkish attacks. infiicting heavy loss
es on the enemy We then launched a
surprise counter attack and captured
an important sector Of an enemy posi-
ton"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-24

AS 1916 is the first centenary of Will
liam .Shakespeare's death, the Hallowell
Current Events Club will give a Shake
speare program at 2 O'Clock Wednesday
afternoon, April 26. at the residence of
Mrs. F. S. Fox. 10 Summer street, Angus
ia. Members will take the Las p. NJ.
electric car Each member may invite
one friend. The following program will
be carried out: 'Limning Shakespeare,
Mrs. r. w. Harvey; shakespeare S
Country" Mrs. Elliott Andrews; Shake
speare's Ancestors" Mrs. F. S. Fox;
shakespeare History" Mrs. D. l..
Sleeves. A brief story of his masterful
plays will be given by Mrs. f. Weber,
Mrs. Emma Chadbourne. Miss Annie
Banks, Miss Cora Woodward. THE
Shakespeare Bacon Controversy Miss
Elizabeth McClench; Stories of Shake
speares Plays" Mrs. w. II. Brokenshire,
Mrs. Emery o. Became, Mrs. Ernest Cur
rier. Miss Mildred Wyhan, Miss Hattie
Tuck; shakespeare Lost Opportuni-
ties" Mrs. Franklin Thrasher
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-24

Battles Of heavy proportions have
been in progress in all the war thea
tres except the Balkans. Successes for
the Entente allies and the Teutonic
allies have varied. Four vessels-an
Italian steamer, a French bark and
two British steamers are reported to
have been sunk by submarines. All
their crews are believed to have been
saved.
On the Verdun front. where for two
months the Germans and French have
been almost continuously in battle
the Germans, according to an esti-
mate of the French war office. up to
April % had used 30 divisions, or about
600. 900 men in the fighting or in rein
forcing units which suffered heavy
losses.
Germans Claim French Trenches
The Germans claim the capture OF
French trenches in the Nerdun region
southwest of Haucourt and Dead Man
Hill, while Paris records the taxing OF
several German posts in the AVocourt
wood. Hill 3G4 is again under heaNy
bonpa rdment of the Germans.
Artillery duels have everywhere lea
tured the fighting in France ana BEL
siu.n. being particularly severe on lhe
Belgian sector between Newport ana
Dixmude and South of the Somme'
where the French artillery has con-
oentrated its fire on German trenches.
Trenches taken by the Germans from
the British on the Lansernarch- pie
road have been evacuated owing 70 looos
which made their consolidation lmpossi-
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ARMY OFFICERS
ARE PUZZLED BY
BAKERS ACTION

FL Paso, Texas, April 23.-Pablo Lo-
pei. Villa lieutenant, held RESPONSE
BILE for the murder of II Americans at
Santa Ysabel and who was shot
through both legs in the raid on Co
lumbus, was captured yesterday by
Carranza forces near the scene Of his
crime, according to information re-
ceived today by Gen. Gavira, at
Juarez. Three of Lopez's followers
were captured with him, the four be-
ing taken in a mountain cave, where
they had been hiding in starving
condition. All are being taken to Chi
huahua City.
Information regarding the capture
of Lopez and the killing of Baca was
forwarded to Mexican Minister Are
dondo at Washington by Consul Gar
cha.
The news from Washington that
there was no present intention to
withdraw the troops from Mexico was
received with satisfaction by army Of
ficers here, although they frankly adj
mitted that they were puzzled by the
wording of Secretary Bakers an
nouncement The words pending an
opportunity for further cooperation
with the forces of the de facto govern
ment" were particularly the subject OF
discussion. The only cooperation
which will prove really effective in
the opinion of local officers is the use
Of the railroads and they assume that
Secretary Baker means a halt in the
Villa pursuit until the railroad ques-
ton is adjusted.
It is not believed here that General
Funston is considering the establish
ment of a new line Of communication
which would involve the abandonment
of the Columbus Casas Grandes motor
trail. The generals action in ordering
$500 additional troops to Columbus and
the detailing of additional forces to
guard the line south of Columbus indI-
cate that this route will be continued.