New Britain herald., 1916-04-06
Local Boy in Cavalry Writes Of
 Experiences on Border
DIMES WITH U. s. PATROL
American Troops Have Little Faith in CarranZa SOIdicrS-CaucuS Next Wcdncsday-Eavn Club Elects NIincJlo Makes Denial-Briefs.

who are stationed along the Mexican border doing patrol duty until they are called on to join in the chase after l Villa and his bandits are contained ! in q letter received yesterday by MT. and Mrs. J. F. Dimes of Grown street, from their son Fred J Dimes vho is q member of the Twelftf1 cavalry, re- gently ordered to Mexican soil. ! Youag Dimes advises that the sol diers have been orshered to shoot and kill any armed Mexican who attempts to cross the border. The troops are keeping a vigilant watch and are pre- pared to be on the move at a, mo- Qlent's notice. {
 The youlrg soldiers letter follows:
 Dear Father and Mothcr:-Just, q few lines to let you know where Em at and what I've. been doing sipce I've been here:. 't
 We arrived in Hachita and the troop left tho next day for Las Cien- esas ranch vhcrc the majority of tIre soldiers arc now. left tliere, how ever three days ago to carry q meg age to onc~ of the most exposed de- tachments .siXty-five miles away. Lang's ranch. I made it in about nine hours and started back the next day. I stopped at the next detach- ment, Cu1bertsons ranch, where I was ordered to join a detachment of eight men here. as one of the men was sent back, to Hachita with the fever and I'm. here now. until further orders.
 ''The ranch here is just over tho boundary line and we patrol every day as far as Lang's ranch, q short distance from the Arizona line. Our camp lies in the heart of the noun tains. There has been quite q little trouble here before we came but we haven't been bothered yet. We've been issued all kinds of ammunition and have orders to kill any armed Mexicans who try to cross :he line. We also sleep full pack and [ believe we'll soon suffer from vermin, unless there is change.
 we went over the line a half mile from here to a place where eight Mexicans were burned at the stake by some of the Mexican bandits Their skeletons are still standing. "We're certainly having fine meals as we eat at the ranch and there's never a shortage of fresh beef The women have all left around here only the cowboys and cattlemen remain to keep guard over their property. "They got a message here today that eight hundred of Carranza's men were collected eight miles from here and ordered the detachment to keep q close watch. The officers seem to doubt Carranza's men and fea~ they will change sides, and attack OUT men
 We haven't got any news about the troops in Mexico yet and we still expect to go and join them before long.
 y just got word from the next pa trol that I only stay here for six daY# and will be relieved to join tires,t tkou at Las Cienegas ranch. Well, I'll close now with 4ayk to all and remain.
 Your loving son, FIRED,
 "12th Cavalry"
 Address Hachita, New Mexico, as headquarters are there and they send our mail wherever we are at We're about a hundred miles from there now. I have a fifty mile patrol at 4 a. m.
 Caucus Next Wednesday.
 The democratic town committee through it's chairman M. A. Norton today issued the call for the caucus which will name delegates to the state convention to be held in New Haven next month. The meeting will he held next "Wednesday evening in the Town hall
 The caucus will also select a town committee to serve during the next two years The call also permits of the selection of delegates to the fifth district senatorial convention although action on this matter may be deferred until later as the date for the assem- blaze has not been named.
 Lawn Club Elects.
 The P1ainvi1lc Lawn club held it's annual meeting last evening at the tho following officers to serve during the year:
 president-S. s. Gwi1lim.
 Secretary-Pcter N. Prior.
 Trcasurer--Gage Kent
 Board of Directors-John IT. Trumbull, Edwin H. Hills, c. F. Riccl1er and Ralph Seymour.
 The club has under consideration the plan of having tournament with a cup as the prize to the victor to be held during the summer. There arc thirty-two members in the organization and it is believed that there would be considerable interest in the tournament.
 MinclIO Makes Denial.
 While admitting that he has been suspended as president of the Italian Mutual Aid society for the balance of the year, James Minello has regis tered denial of the report that the action of the members resulted from differences regarding the banding of the finances.