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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-06-25
FORD DENIES REPORT
OF ENMITY TO MILITIA
Manufacturer Says Men May
Return Without Prejudice.

Detroit, June 24.-Henry Ford denied
to-day the report that he would dis
charge all men who enlisted in the
militia.
81 made no such statement, and no
such order has gone out" said Mr..
Ford "Only about one out of every
thousand of our men belongs to the
militia-to be exact, thirty-seven out
of $4,000 and when they come back
il certainly Will be without prejudice"
But the papers are denouneing you"
he was told.
Let them. What difference does it
make? They print false statement
sent out for sensational purposes, and
on that false statement pass judgment
on me. In the end the people get the
right Of everything, and so they Will IN
this"
What about the possible war;" he
was asked.
Anything that President Wilson
calls on me TO do I will do Mr.. Ford
said. 81 speak of him merely as Presii-
dent. as President of all the people.
would do the same if Mr.. Hughes
were President"
"What would you do if you had
trouble with your men--a strike or the
like >" Mr.. Ford was asked.
"I'd try 10 treat them so there would
be no trouble, but if couldn't agree
with them I'd never call on the militia
TO shoot them up-never"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-06-25
ARMY MAN CHOSEN
MAJOR OF THE GOTH
Instructor of Newspaper Mems
Corps Is at Fort Totten.

Lieutenant Phillip Matthews, 135th
Company Of Coast Artillery. now sta
toned at Fort Totten, senior instructor
Of the Newspapermen's Training Corps,
has been selected major OF the 69th
Regiment, at the request of the regi-
ment. General Organ and General
Wood have approved the appointment,
and IL is now under consideration by
General Miles in Washington.
Blanton Barrett, Of the city staff Of
The Tribune, who organized the News
papermen's Corps, has been made a
second lieutenant in the 18th Infantry.
lie was sworn in yesterday.
Fifty members Of the Training Corps
went to Fort Totten yesterday and will
engage in a skirmish with the Flush
ing Volunteer Troop to-day. The
Training Corps has eight officers, five
sergeants and three corporals in the
First Plattsburg Volunteers.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-06-25

Gomez. II was twenty minutes after
we had returned 20 our respective lines
and BOYD had given numerous orders
OF the prisoners brought here will be
20 his men and those OF Captain Morcy.
who were stationed some distance away
in line. before Boyd gave tho order TO
advance.
"The opposing sides were within 100
yards Of each other when the firing
began. Neither the negroes nor | know
who fired first. remained behind.
Troop G got rs far as deep ditch.
whore the Mexicans were placed. Prac-
tically all who lost their lives were
there. including Boyd and. Adair. The
Mexicans did heavy execution with n
machine gun. and then. getting around
20 a deep ditch in the rear. attacked the
Americans from that point.
"The whole Of Troop c was sur
rounded. and not many seemed 10 get
away. The horse holders bolted with 4
few Of the mounts. but the remainder
were bottled up and were captured.
There were two American pack mules
along. but they evidently got away at
the very start. Troop X apparently
Jared better, as il was further away.
One Prisoner Wounded.
"a bullet took of my hat and an
other grazed my arm. One OF the
negroes who was captured is wounded
ain Jail here the negroes are very
bitter about being led into what they
call q dea~fall. They were entirely in
the open. with natural defences all
around them, such as brush and bitches,
which the Mexicans naturally took ad-
vantage Of. The Mexicans engaged were
about $50 in number"
The statement concludes by crediting
Spillsbury with saying that in the first
conference he told Lieutenant Colonel
Rivas that if he personally were able
TO get word to General Pershing he be
lieved he could avert the trouble that
threatened. and that he concluded
when he heard after the fight that Gen
cral Gomez was killed that he certainly
would be shot Immediately.
II was officially announced that none
hanged. that mot being the custom Of
a civilized country"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-06-25
Chill Awaiting Reply
from Other Countries

Santiago, Chill, June 24.-The Chill
ian government, il was learned to-day,
expects to await answers from the ma
tions it has consulted regarding the
possibility Of Intervention by all the
American nations to bring about a
peaceful solution of the Mexican stu
alton before taking further steps IN
the matter.
II was stated yesterday that the
CHILEAN government had been in active
telegraphic communication with the
governments of Argentina, Brazil,
Ecuador and the United States as to
the possibility of Intervention by thb
American nations as a whole.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-06-25
Pershing Gets No Word
from Rescue Squadron

San Antonio, Tex, June "a General
Pershing, in an early report to-day,
said he had received no report from
the commander of the two squadrons
of the 18th Cavalry that has been sent
forward to rescue the remnant of the
10th Cavalry.
Sixteen men brought in TO day by
Lieutenant Meyer were horse holders
and, like those who came into camp
yesterday, were not actually in the
fight. They had had difficulty, they
said, in handling the horses when the
furious machine gun and rife fire
began, and they retreated before the
end Of the engagement
They had cared for such horses as
they could round up after they got
beyond range of the FIRE. the full num-
her of mounts in their possession when
encountered by Lieutenant Meyer being
twenty-five.
The troopers told their stories be-
fore they had reentered the camp and
had an opportunity to talk with the
stragglers who had preceded them. The
accounts are said to have borne out in
all essential details those previously
told.
They said they saw General Felix
Gomez and his aid riding forward to
parley with Captain Boyd, and later
saw him move toward the flank of the
Mexican troops that had begun clos
ing in on the American force. Ac-
cording TO their story, the first init
nation any one had that hostilities
were determined upon was the out
burst OF machine gun fire. They cor
roborated the accounts that said il
was not until then that Captain Boyd
gave the command for his men to re.
turn the fire. The Mexicans, during
the parley. had crowded forward and
had assumed such positions that when
they attacked they were in n position
to sweep with a killing fire the Amer
lean line standing exposed in the
open.
General Pershing's mention OF the
rescue of the sixteen men by Lieutenant
Meyers gave headquarters here the
first information that he sent out more
than the two squadrons of the 18th in
search Of the scattered troopers. II
was unknown whether the troop com
manded by Lieutenant Meyers was one
Of those detachments or whether il wa
another unit. acting Independently. II
was believed here more probable that
the two squadrons had been held intac-.
and were driving directly along the
trail to Carrizal.
General Pershing gave no reason 10
suppose that he had sent a supporting
force for the two squadrons Of the
18th, but q was assumed az headquar-
ters that he had. and in the event Of
a clash with Mexicans at or near the
scene Of Wednesdays fight almost
ninety miles from the American lines
assistance could be given without
great loss OF time
General Pershing's report, it was be
lieved. went far toward convincing
General Funston and his staff that the
blame of the Carrizal fight rested en-
tirely on the Mexicans IL will not
alter the determination of General
Funston. however, not to give any new
orders to General Pershing or TO COM
mending officers at border points al
fecting the general situation until alb
solutely no doubts remain. Until such
report is made it is probable that
General Funston will act without spe-
cial instructions from Washington
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-06-25
Ecuador Minister Goes
to Attend Conference

Gonzslo s. Cordova, Minister from
Ecuador to the United States, an
nounced, through his secretary last
night that he would go to Washington
probably early to-day to confer with
other South American diplomats in an
effort TO bring about mediation between
the United States and Mexico.
Dr. Cordova said he had received in
structions from SenCr K. II. Elizalde,
the Foreign Minister of Ecuador di-
recting him to confer with the other
diplomats, and stating he had sent mes
sages 10 the foreign ministers of all
Latin-American countries urging them
to direct their representatives at Wash
ngton to use their good office. in an
effort to avert conflict.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-06-25
Six Nations Send Peace
Proposals to CarranZa

Mexico City, June 24.-The govern
mcnts Of six nations have sent teie-
grams of sympathy to Mexico and nave
offered their good offices toward Ell
fecting an amicable arrangement OF the
difficulties between Mexico and the
United States. Foreign Minister Agul-
lar made this announcement to-day,
stating that messages Of this purport
had been received by him from the gov
ernments of Chill. Argentina, Ecuador,
Salvador, Honduras and Spain.
The Foreign Minister stated that he
had answered these messages, thanking
the governments named for their cour-
tesy and good wishes.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-06-25
BOYD SHOT DEAD IN FINAL RUSH.

In final rush the ntrenched Mexicans Captain Boyd
fell dead shot through the body Without checking their ad-
vance Troop led by Lieutenant Harry Ada dashed after
the fleeing Mexcans into the town That the last seen
them by the found at San Luis ranch Apparently they
found themselves danger of capture from MeXcans approach
ing the and General Perhng report gives no fur
her details of the fate of Adair and his men.
Captain Morey shot through the shoulder while adj
yancing with Troop the irrigation ditch. His how
ever ouanked by superior force of Mexcans and were
forced to take shelter adobe house When last seen by
the sraggerS they returning spirited fire through WIN
do and oophoes punched in the adobe walls to the Mexcans
surrounding their shelter
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-06-25

chihuahua City Mexico, June "a
The seventeen American troopers capt
ured In the Carrizal battle have been
placed iu the penitentiary here. There
have been no arrangements for re-
moving them TO Juarez TO be surrcn-
dered to the American autorities.
The troopers brought here are Ser
ecant Page and Privates Peterson, y.
Lloyd, ". Ward. Jones. Sockes, Mar
shall. Oliver, VI. Donald. Williams. CIV
ems, Stone. Harris, Lee and Graham, Of
Troop X, and Howe and Alexander, Of
Troop &.
Lem Salisbury, the Mormon scout
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-06-25
Corporal of Troop G. Tells
Story of Carrizal Battle

Field Headquarters June "a (by wireless to Columbus
~ M-Trapped and fighting against heavy odds the troops
of the 10th Cavalry engaged at Carried on Wednesday, charged
twice directly into the Jaws of the ambush which the MeXcans
had laid for them.
With bullets in his and shoulder Captain Charles T.
BOYD the commander remained in the saddle leading his
troopers until they had captured the concealed Mexican ma
chine gun trench he fell mortay wounded by bullet in
the eye.
This was the gst of the first detailed account of the
gagement American which brought to Cen
era Pershng to-day by Corporal Green of Troop who
at Captain Boyd's side until he fell.
The Americans thanked both sides by the Carranza
forces who had partly surrounded the little command during
conference between General Felix Gomez the Mexican leader
and CAPTAIN Boyd front concealed Mexican machine
GUN trench from which stream of bullets Unexpectedly
Into tho
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-06-25
Salvador Approves
Move for Mediation

San Salvador, Republic Of Sansalva-
dor, June "a. The Foreign Office re-
scived to-day a cable message from the
Government Of Ecuador urging all
Latin-American governments to take
common action 20 avert war between
the United States and Mexico. The
government replied Immediately. APP
proving the initiative OF Ecuador.
The Salvadorcan government cabled
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-06-25
Brazil President Hopes
for Peaceful Settlement

~ RAIL to-day sent n cable message
20 Domicio da Cana, Brazilian Am
bassador at Washington, expressing
tho homo that the controversy between
the United States and Mexico would be
settled amicably.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-06-25

instructions to Rafael Zalvidar, MINIS,
ter NJ Washington, TO propose mutual
action on the part Of the diplomatic
Of Central and south
Amerncan republics in an effort to pre-
vent hostilities.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-06-25

ditch with one final wild DASH putting the Mexicans to flight
and capturing several machine guns
Captain Boyd wounded twice in the and once
m, no shoulder
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-06-25
WOUNDED CAPTAIN LEADS CHARGE.

Corporal Green said that Captain Boyd although wounded
in the arm and shoulder by the first fire. Immediately the
order to charge the detachment rode at top speed in hail
Of bullets directly at the trench capturing just the Amer
lean leader fell The Mexcans retreated in nearby
adobe shack.
Lieutenant Henry Adar assumed command and ordered
second charge which drove through the shack scattering the
Mexican command.
Green said he did not see Lieutenant Adair after this
charge and believed that he lost his life in it.
Meanwhile Captain Lewis S. Morey, commanding Troop,
which also was partly surrounded during the pary occupied
another adobe house with his from which he engaged
second detachment of the Mexcans While is assumed here
that Captain Morey wounded in the fight neither Corporal
Green nor any of the other survivors reaching here knew
thing of the outcome of his part of the fight
1t is believed here however that MOrey may have collected
the shattered remnants of the American command and bring
ing them slowly and through obstacles to General Pershng
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-06-25

News dispatches from Chihuahua City yesterday indicated
that with the capture of five additional prisoners the captve
the hands of the Caazstas number Twenty-Five leaving
sixteen of the engaged at Carrzal naccounted for
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-06-25
CARRANzIsTAs CAPTURED SOLDIERS IN REAR

The survivors arriving here said that the Caanzsta cred
far around Carza after the engagement and overlook and
captured number of soldiers who had been holding horses back
beyond sight of the point where the fight began.
Piecng together the fragmentary reports which have
reached field headquarters all except twenone of the eighty
engaged in the fight have been accounted for These
reports indicated that thirteen killed and seventeen taken
prisoners Thrythree have into camp here in the last
days most of them coming afoo desert suffering the
greatest hardshps from lack Of water
General Pershng to-day received reports that the Car
ranzsa forces here had intended to attack his command
at the time the Carrza engagement but deferred by
the strength of the Americans.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-10-26

ifestly arrived at some decision, and
he called for his horse. Then he
went to his shack and returned. To
Duane the outlaw looked in shape both
to ride and to fight. He gave orders
for the men in camp to keep close
until he returned. Then he mounted.
Come here, Dodge" he called.
Duane went up and laid hand on
the pommel of the saddle Fletcher
walked his horse, with Duane beside
him, till they reached the log bridge,
when he halted.
dodge, I'm in bad with Knell," he
said. SAN it pears I'm the cause of
friction between Knell an Peggy.
Knell never had any use fer me, but
Poggy's been square, if not friendly.
The boss had big deal on, an here
it's been held up because of this
scrap. He's waitin' over there on the
mountain to give orders to Knell or
Peggy, an neither ones shown up.
I've got to stand in the breach, an
I amt enjoyin' the prospects"
"What's the trouble about, Jim?"
asked Duane.
Reckon it's little about you,
Dodge" said Fletcher, dryly. "Knell
hadn't any use fer you tibet day.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-10-26
PECAN ONLY NUT CULTIVATED
But the Black Walnut Offers Wonderl
full Opportunities Almost Any
where in Northern States.

The pecan is about the only midget
nous American nut that has been ex1
tensively cultivated; although the MEM
bers of the Northern Nut Growers ass
ISOLATION are studying the black wall
nut, the shagbark hickory, the butter
nut and the haZelnut with view to
promoting their cultivation. The COM
example of valuable tree badly neg
lected. Throughout the north and
middle Atlantic states and well inland
it grows with the greatest ease and
bears heavy crops of nuts. The tree
itself is also of the. greatest value and
of fairly rapid growth for a hardwood.
An orchard of black walnut seedlings
would begin to bear nuts in 10 or II
years, and In time would become a
very valuable bit of timber. There
are few better trees to plant; yet they
seldom are planted.
The black walnut itself is finely flaw
ored, but the shell is very thick, and
often after the nut Is cracked open 1t
is still almost impossible to extract the
kernel. In this regard, however, the
nuts from different trees vary greatly.
The men who are trying to develop
the black walnut as an orchard tree
seek the wild trees that bear good,
thin-shelled fruit, and graft cuttings
from them so as to propagate the valu-
able seed. In this way, by system
Of selective grating, thin-shelled
black walnut may be produced In the
course of time, just as the famous "pa-
per shelled" pecan has been developed
in the South.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-10-26
FirefIies and Fire Fish.

Whoever can invade the secret o.
the freely and his portable electric
light factory may confer a wonderful
favor upon civilization. Possibly In
pursuit Of it, Professor E. N. Harvey
of Princeton university, has lately
reached Japan. He has gone thither
in fact to make a special study Of the
"hotaru ika," species Of cuttlefish
living in the Japanese seas. The
"hotaru ika," he says, lives only In
that part of the ocean. It produces
light in the waters which can be seen
on the surface. The best time to
study this fish Is In May and June,
for many of them then come up far
into the rivers. Professor Harvey has
already made q study Of japanese fire
flies and is looked. upon as On author
lty on the subject.
DR.. Ishikawa, of the Imperial uni.
versity, has already published the re
suits Of researches In regard to the
"hotaru ika," but most of his re
searches are said to have been made
In connection with the bodily structure.
Of the fish.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-10-26
New and Useful Metal.

In locating bits of metal, French sur
geons use an electro-vibratOr, but this
sets up oscillations in ordinary surgi-
cal instruments as well as in the frag-
ment sought, and non-metallic instru-
ments have been found necessary. Ber-
gonie and Guillaume report that iron
nickel alloys as material offer diff
culties Of manufacture. A more suit
able metal has been found in so-called
"baros," which has been used for
weights Of precision, and is 90 per
cent nickel, the remainder consisting
of chromium, manganese, and little
copper. 1t works like mild steel, Is
practically unoxidizable, and Is not af-
fected by magnetic vibrations.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-10-26
CHAPTER xX-Continued.

Just at that moment Duane felt
an almost inappreciable movement OF
the adobe wall which supported him.
He could scarcely credit his senses.
But the rattle inside Longstreth's
room was mingling with little dull
thuds Of falling dirt. The adobe wall,
merely dried mud, was crumbling
Duane distinctly felt a tremor pass
through it. Then the blood gushed
back to his heart.
"What in the hell !" exclaimed
Longstreth.
81 smell dust" said Lawson, sharp
~.
That was q signal for Duane to
drop down from his perch, yet de-
spite his care he made a noise.
did you hear a step?" queried
Longstreth.
No one answered. But a heavy
piece of the adobe wall fell with
thud Duane heard 1t crack, felt it
shake.
There's somebody between the
walls!" Numbered Longstreth.
Then q section Of the wall fell in
ward with a crash. Duane began to
squeeze his body through the narrow
passage toward the patio.
"Hear him!" yelled Lawson. 'This
sider
mo, he's going that way" yelled
LongstretE.
The tramp Of heavy boots lent
Duane the strength Of desperation.
He was not Sinking a fight, but to
be cornered like trapped coyote was
another matter. He almost tore his
clothes off in that passage. The dust
nearly stifled him. When he burst in
to the patio it was not an instant too
soon. But one deep gasp Of breath
revived him and he was up, gun in
hand, running for the outlet into the
court. Humping footsteps turned him
back. While there was q chance to
get away he did not want to fight.
He thought he heard someone run
ming into the patio from the other end.
He stole along, and coming to door,
without any idea of where it might
lead, he softly pushed it open little
way and slipped in.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-10-26

he seen me an asked me what reason
I had for bein' on earth or some such
like-why, I up an told him."
Fletcher appeared staggered.
"Who in alfred hell air you talkin'
about"
Didn't 1 tell you once? Cheseldine.
He calls himself Longstreth over
there"
All of Fletcher's face not covered
by hair turned dirty white.
"Cheseldine = Longstreth !" he
WHISPERED, hoarsely. "God Almighty I
Won braced the" Then a remarkable
transformation came over the outlaw.
He gulped; he Strengthened his face;
he controlled his agitation. But he
could not send the healthy brown
hack to his face. Duane, watching this
rude man, marveled at the change in
him. the sudden checking movement.
the proof of wonderful fear and
LOYALTY. 1t all meant Cheseldine, q
master Of men!
"Who air your" queried Fletcher, in
q queer, strained voice.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-10-26
(TO BE CONTINUED.)
SPLENDID BARGAIN FOR JOEL
Citizens Committee Had Good Idea,
but 1t Didn't Work Out as They
Had Planned 1t.

The shift'ess owner of a worthless
old horse, Joel Turner, had been in
the habit of feeding the animal from
the cribs of his more enterprising
neighbors, until the patience of his
victims was completely exhausted.
They had caught him in the act Of
helping himself to corn number of
times, and so there was plenty of
evidence to convict him; but on ac-
count of his family and his vindictive
disposition, no one wanted to prose.
cute him.
One day, when Joel's neighbors
were discussing the situation, someone
suggested that 1t would be an act of
mercy-which would also solve their
problem-if they bought the old horse
and put 1t out Of it's misery.
This suggestion the conference
adopted. They subscribed a purse of
$40, and sent committee Of one to
buy the horse.
Here the plan was threatened with
failure. The committee reported that
Joel did not want to sell.
After a few days, Jesse Winfield,
who thought himself something of a
diplomat, undertook to negotiate the
sale, and to his surprise found Joel
not only willing but anxious to sell the
horse.
"That," said Jesse, in a congratula-
tory tone, as he handed over the ten
dollars, "was a good deal for you.
You'll get lots more good out of the
ten dollars than you would out Of the
old horse"
"That's right" assented Joel. 81
know where l can buy team for ten
dollars."-Youth's Companion.