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The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1916-08-04
Ladies' Aid Meeting

A business meeting of the
Ladies' Aid was held at the
Methodist Church Wednesday
afternoon. The regular routine
of business matters were dis.
posed OF and a committee APP
pointed to draft new set of by.
laws to he presented at the next
meeting. The committee was in.
Structed to insert a clause regu.
lating dues and membership. A
social tea was planned, the plac
and date TO be decided upon
later.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1916-08-04
Police Court Proceedings

This has been the most quiet
week in police court since the
raid. Very few arrests have
been made by the officers. Lieu.
tenants Donnelly and Williams
paid the village s. each and costs
on charge of indecent exposure.
Ivy Edwards and Ruby Blair
paid the same fine for a similar
otfense. Jose Puchi was assessed
a fine Of 81 for disturbing the
peace.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1916-08-04
DEMING WANTS
EXPEDITION BASE
Every available method being used to get troops
from Border to Deming. Simply a tOwn-bOOstng
proposition regardless Of Border Protection

Ii has now been eight months since the citi.
zens of Deming started campaign to take the
soldiers away from Columbus that they might
have the advantage of their payroll Every
means that has ever suggested itself to Demine
has been used, except they have not the nerve
to say they need the protection of the soldiers.
Last December it was thought among them
selves that everything had been arranged, and
that soon Columbus would be left without any
protection whatsoever They thought that the
Department cf War at Washington was satisfied
that Deming was the logical place for the estab-
lishment Of a camp, and that the Southern De.
partment had also agreed. This at the expense
Of the trips of two committees, one to Washing
ton and one to San Antonio. The matter of
the decision, finally, however was left up to
Colonel Slocum. lie knew the situation, saw
its danger and refused to entertain the thought
at all.
Since that time we have seen several of our
most prominent citizens both men and women
bathed in their own blood. We have seen Co
umbus, the place we call our home, looted and
burned by Mexicun Bandits. The fact that there
is any Of us left TO tell the story is due to the
presence of the soldiers. and that Deming had
not succeeded in her greed for gain. After they
saw they had failed, one of the prominent citiz-
ems of Demine made the remark to one of onr
prominent citizens that they did not give a
.--- for the soldiers. that all they cared for
was the pay roll" A similar admission was
made to an officer of the 18th Cavalry.
Some of the Dcming citizens, conscience
stricken, ,apologized Columbus for the part they
had taken in trying to get the troops removed
from Columbus to Deming. Columbus did not
think that Demine would ever have the auGacitv
to even suggest such thing again. Wrong.
Demine is now using every conceivable
method to get the base of supplies. We told
the assistance of United States senator is
being solicited for this purpose. We OF Colum.
bus do not believe that the senator could SO far
forget his duty to the border as to lend his as,
sistance to Deming's unworthy scheme.
IL has been reported and generally circulated
that the citizens Of Columbus had held up the
government in prices for leases on ground for
camp site purposes, which is absolutely untrue.
Columbus has always co.operated with the
military. and recently they have been given
leases on 1880 acres of land, the same having
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1916-08-04
Republican Convention Aug. is

The Republican county con.
vention will be held in Deming
on Tuesday, August 18th, for the
purpose of nominating candi-
dates for the county Offices and
selection of delegates to the state
convention. A primary will be
held in the county sometime be-
fore 18th instant for the pur-
pose of electing delegates to the
convention.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1916-08-04
Pleased With Columbus Camp.

General Tasker II. Bliss, aSsis
tant chief OF staff, who has been
making a tour of the militia con
centration camps along the Dor,
der, has expressed himself as
highly pleased with the condition
of the camps of the New Mexico
and Massachusetts troops at
CoIum bus. Ell Paso Times.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1916-08-04
Columbus a Motor Truck Town

Columbus of to day does not
look at all like the Columbus of
a year ago" said A. II. Hud
speth, United States marsha,
who returned to headquarter's :
last night, after a visit to the city
mentioned, which is now the big
military base on the border.
The New Mexico regiment is
stationed there, and also one
from Massachusetts,, in addition
to the troops of the United
States army. What appeals
most to the citizen is the enor.
nous amount of work and pre-.
paration required to take care of
tie truck trains. The town
seems to be filled with agents,
statesmen and demonstrators
representing the companies
W b c h manufacture m motor
trucks Hundreds of these
trucks are now running in and
out of Columbus. and expert.
ments are being made with diff,
ferent makes. The aviation corps
is also stationed there, and every
day the machines are tested and
tried out. Keeping the expedi
tionary force supplied, under
the present circumstances, Ger.
tainly is no easy task. New
Mexican.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1916-08-04
Ignorance is Bliss, ETC., Etc.

The first army aeroplane to Wis
it Deming since the opening Of
operations on the border flew
over the town this morning.
making a complete circle of the
city and disappearing to the
southeast, 1t is not certain what
brought the machine here, as the
aviators did not descend, but it is
supposed that they wanted to see
if the summer clearance sales
were still running. No one had
any accurate dope on where the
machine came from or where it
was going, so the freest specula-
ton could be INDUCED in without
any danger of the speculator be-
ing hampered by the truth .-
Deming Headlight of July 2sth.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1916-08-04

Chaplain banker, of the 2nd
Mass. Regiment, and Vincent,
of the lst New Mexico Infantry,
will hold services in the Method.
list Church at 1880 Sunday even
ing, August 9th, 1916. All are
cordially invited To attend.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1916-08-04

prosecutions of this kind the de.
sired end could be attained by
requiring the accused, if the evi.
nence warranted il, to furnish a
good bond conditioned upon the
action of the grand jury, such
bond to be in reasonable
amount, say $500, and in default
in the furnishing Of such bond to
commit the accused TO Jail. How
ever, as before stated, the ques.
tion of the jurisdiction of the
justice of the peace in the impo.
sition Of a fine, depends upon the
wording of the town ordinance.
Very truly yours,
II. s. Clancy,
Assistant Attorney General
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1916-08-04
BOOtIeggerS Can Be
Fined by Justice
Letter from Clancy explains that
violatOrs Of the liquor law can
be fined under ordinance.

That boot leggers can be fined
by the police Judge and the
money so collected be paid into
the city treasury is the substance
of letter received from II. S.
Clancy. assistant attorney gen.
eral of the State of New Mexico.
In order to do this it was
necessary to pass a village ordin.
ance providing a | enalty of a fine
not to exceed 500, and imprison.
ment not 10 exceed three months.
Under the existing laws no ordi.
nance prohibiting the salt of in.
toXicating liquors can be repealed
without a vote, and an election
cannot be held at this time. 1t
was found, however, that the pro.
hibition ordinance, on account of
"a snail technicality, had not been
legally adopted by the first Board
of Trustees elected IN the Village
of Colum bus.
Mr.. Clancy states in his letter
that all prosecutions for bootleg
ging must come under the Village
ordinance. Not having any legal
ordinance, the Trustees adopted
one, which will, in the future, give
the police Judge the authority TO
tine those who violate the liquor
laws. the fine remaining here at
home.
The laws of the state compel
the Board of Trustees TO pass an
ordinance or ordinances to place
the result of u prohibition elec.
tion into effect. Jurisdiction in
all cases where the prosecution
is made under town or village
ordinances is given the Justice
of the Peace
The letter from the assistant
attorney general follows:
Santa Fe, N. M. July %, 1916
Mr. G +. Parks,
Columbus, n. NJ.
Dear Sir.
am in receipt of your letter
of the 25th instant in which you
inquire whether a justice of the
! pea, e has jurisdiction TO impose
a fine or Imprisonment, or both,
upon persons who are convicted
of the offense Of boot Logging"
As ! am informed, Columbus
is an inc orporated town or village,
and that the barter, sale or eX.
change of Intoxicating liquors is
prohibited within | h e munich.
pality and within two miles of the
limits thereof, such prohibition
having been authorized by the re.
suit of an election held under the
| provisions of Secs. 2g4O To 294S of
the Codifcation of 1915. The last
paragraph of Sec. 2943 makes it
mandatory upon the municipal.
lity, in case the majority Of the
votes cast at the'election shall be
/ in favor of prohibition, 20 pass
such ordinance or ordinances as
may be necessary TO carry such
provisions into effect, so that all
prosecutions for boot.legging
must be had under the town or
dinance. AS TO whethera a justice
IL the peace would have jurisdic.
| ton 10 lnulct punishment upon
conviction of a yiolation of such
ordinance, would depend upon the
wording of the ordinance. II the
ordinance follows the language
of Sec, 294s and fixes the punish
ment, by a fine of not more than
five hundred dollars, a justice of
the peace would only have iuris.
diction TO hold the accused for
action by a grand inry, but il the
ordinance provides that the
punishment may be by fine of
one hundred dollars or less, the
| justice would have jurisdiction,
IL occurs To this office that in
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1916-08-04

A member of the Columbus
aviation corps made a beautiful
flight over the Mimbres Valley
this morning, circling around
Deming like an eagle. He kept
very high in the air.-Deming
Graphic Of July 26th.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-07-10
YAQUI REDS MAKE
RAID UPON RANCH
Take Advantage of With
drawal of Troops and Devas-
tate American Property.
REFUGEES FLEE TO SHIP

Mazatlan, Mexico, July 9.-Yaqui
Indians, taking advantage of the
withdrawal of Mexican troops from
Southern Sonora, are reported here to
have crossed the Yaqui river and in
vaded the lands of American settlers
and the Richardson Construction Co.
devastating all property except conf
pany headquarters at Esperandea
where a Mexican~ garrison is main
tanned.
The only Americans left in thu
Yaqui Valley are: J. f. Lowder, F
c. Hetchel, Leon Anthony, Fred See
man, Gus Seighman, Fl. Bruss, Kar
Fiester and man named Pedecourco
There is much suffering here or
account of lack of food -Four sis
tiers of the Order of the Immaculate
Heart have been given refuge or
board the United States cruiser South
Dakota, off this port, and will be sent
to San Diego, Cal, by the first avail
able steamer. The navy collier Nan.
shan is expected to leave La Pa
Tuesday with fifty-four refugees from
Guaymas and La Paz.
The poems at La Paz are reported
suffering all the rigors of famine
Merchants there absolutely refuse tc
accept Carranza currency. Horse:
and mules are sharing the poems hard
ships and are dying in large numbers
along the roads in the vicinity O
La Paz
Omaha daily bee., 1916-07-10
Villa Recovered So
He Can Lead Bandits

San Antonio, Tex, July 9.-Fran-
cisco Villas reported appearance in
Mexico was followed today by re-
port at the border of new version of
the injuries he is supposed to have
received According to this latest YER
sion, Villa was shot through both legs
and only recently recovered enough
to retake command of his men. The
report that Villa has been operating
southwest of Parral was transmitted
to General Funston from FL Paso to.
day, the same report bearing the new
Omaha daily bee., 1916-07-10
Write Some Fire
Insurance in State

Lincoln, July 9.-(Special.) One
hundred and ten stock fire insurance
companies licensed to do business in
Nebraska in 1915, only two of which
are domestic corporations, wrote
$383,000,000 of insurance, for which
they received nearly $4,S00,0O0 in net
premiums. Losses were incurred to
the amount of $3,603,806, all of which
was paid in 1915 except $4,798.
These totals are taken from the
manuscript of the forthcoming an
nual report of w. B. Eastman, in
surance commissioner. which is ex-
pected will be ready for delivery
early in August. Seventy-hve of these
companies are corporations organized
within the United States and have a
combined capital of $72,oo8,075. The
remaining thirty-fve companies,
technically known as ALIENS" have
their home offices in England,
France, Scotland, Germany, Holland,
Japan and other foreign countries.
All but one or two of these have en-
tered the United States by making
a deposit of securities with the in
surance department Of New York,
which stands in lieu of capital The
others entered via Rhode Island.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-07-10

Paris, July 8.-The new French
front before Peronne appears to have
been fortified now so as to necessitate
flanking movements southwark and a
widening of the position already con-
uuered. French infantry inaugurated
this operation yesterday by success
full attacks in the region of Belloy-En-
Santerre, where $50 Germans were
taken prisoner and east of Estrees,
where fifty men were left in French
hands after an assault on communi-
eating trench. ~
at was most business-ike,' said an
eyewitnesses. There was not much
dallying on the part of the Germans,
who, perhaps, had ben impressed by
what had been going on north Of them
during the last few days. The French
had scarcely reached the first line Of
their advcrsaries, when the Germans
were seen climbing out of the trenches
in clusters with their hands up and
Omaha daily bee., 1916-07-10
Car Brings Up Fresh Troops for
Three Days to Cut off Austrians

Austrian Headquarters (Via Berlin
to London), July 9.-The retirement
Of the northern and southern wings
of the Austro- German army south Of
the Pripet marshes was due to the
superiority of the Russian forces, at
tended by the throwing in of fresh
forces and the massing of attack upon
attack regardless of losses.
Spurred on by the success of Cen
eral Bothmer's troops south of the
Dneister on the Tlumach front, the
Russians brought up new troops to
both sides of the Dneister steadily for
three days, and succeeded in stopping
General Won Bothmer east of Thu
mach, forcing him to abandon the
lower course of the Stripa. The new
line to which the Austro-Germans
retired follows the course of two
brooks flowing into the Dneister
from the north and the south, about
Omaha daily bee., 1916-07-10
Omaha Auto Dealer
To Inaugurate Profit
Sharing Plan for Men

H. Pelton, an Omaha automobile
dealer, has just completed arrange
ments which will put in force among
his statesmen a sharing plan.
Starting July the company was
divided into four parts. The firm of
H. Pelton will handle white pleasure
cars and trucks. The Franklin Motor
company will sell Franklin cars. The
garage will do general garage busi-
ness, and the shop general repair
business. Each of these branches Of
the service will be operated inde-
pendent of the other and all profit and
loss charged to its respective depart
ment.
At the end of each year all profit
above a certain per cent will be
divided among the statesmen upon a
pro rata basis using as factors the
amount of each salesman's earnings.
Under this plan statesmen are urged
to hold down overhead expense. Shop
and garage men have readily grasped
the idea and will be alert to give GUS
toners service as we'll as soliciting
new business. At the end of the
year they receive share of the earn
ings equivalent to their share of the
production.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-07-10
HITCHCOCK IN CAMP
UPON SHIPPING BILL
Democratic Senators Who 0p,
posed Measure All Line Up
With Administration.
SHAKE HANDS ON ISSUE

Washington, July 9.-Democratic
senator's in caucas yesterday reached
an agreement on the government ship
ping bill to upbild the American mer-
chant marine, ending one of the most
serious party divisions that has oc-
Cured within the life of the Wilson
administration.
Differences which led to demo-
cratic revolt at the last session of con.
gress and resulted in failure OF the
ship purchase bill had threatened the
pending measure, earnestly advocated
by President Wilson, with like fate
Amendments submitted today, how.
ever, ironed out all serious differences
and senators who had been fighting
each other on the issue shook hands
resolving to press the bill for passage
at this session no matter how long il
may delay adjournment.
Amendments include the following
provisions:
The government snail not purchase any
chip which flies the flag of European
nation at war nor any ship already engaged
In American trade unless It is about to bt
Withdrawn from that trade,
No ship shall be acquired by the govern.
ment which Is below rs per cent Of its orig
nal efficiency.
The government shall not undertake Il
operate merchant ships unless all efforts fai
to negotiate satisfactory leases or sales tt
private corporations for that purpose, the
government reserving the right, however, tC
prescribe conditions under which ships shal
be operated and In what service they shal
engage.
Among democratic senator's who
were opposed to the bill as it came
from the house and whose support ha,
been won over by today's action are
Clarke, leader Of the opposition
Bankhead, Vardaman, Hitchcock
O'Gorman and Hardwick.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-07-10
"Our Enemies Are
Ready and So Are
We" Writes Harden

London, July "a Hague dispatch
to the Exchange Telegraph company
quotes Macmillan Harden, the noted
German editor, as writing in Die
Zukunft:
"Our enemies are ready. So are
we. Therefore, after the exhibition
of their strength just given they
might without humiliation, make up
accounts and look for straight line
toward peace. But we Germans must
not believe that they will do that
Everywhere in Germany we hear that
France, being exhausted, prefers lni-
initiation to another winter campaign
and whatever happens will surrend'
er before the winter. This is just
as true as the talk about Germany
drumming blind and lame men into
the army, while we still have a.
home at least thirty army corps ane
100000 recruits every year..
London, July 8.-The Frankfurter
Zeitung, in an editorial review of the
situation, according to an Amster,
dam dispatch, says:
I'VE all know that our position il
critical and we depend more than
ever on the superiority of our leader
ship. What is important now is the
proper utilization of our forces
which calls for weighty considera'
ton.
The immense responsibility de-
volving upon our staff in the west
is terrible, but our fortress is firm.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-07-10

twelve miles west of the Stripa
river. This distance represents the
Russian gains.
The heaviest fighting in these sec
tors, however occurred west of Kolo-
mea, where the Russians are evidently
trying to drive breach between the
armies of General Won Bothmer and
General Pflanzer and to isolate the
latter. All their onslaughts were re-
pulsed
On the northern flank just south of
the Pripet marshes the Russians for
days have been throwing in fresh
troops in an attempt to cut off the
Austrian forces holding the triangle
formed by. the big bend in the Styr
river north of Kolki. The new line
TO which the Austrians retired to es-
cape being surrounded runs straight
across the base of the triangle some
miles in the rear Of the former point
of the triangle.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-07-10
Omaha, Elks Taking
Lead at Baltimore

Baltimore, Md, July 9.-(Special
Telegram. Prank L. Pain Of Fair
bury, Neb., chairman of the jury COM
mittee of the grand lodge OF Elks,
and Frank Flanagan OF Omaha of the
credentials committee, spent a hot
and busy day here today. They were
at work at their headquarters per-
iecting arrangements for dealing with
what is confidently expected to be the
largest crowd that ever attended an
Elks' reunion. The big Omaha dele
CATION is expected to arrive here with
100 in the party at 7 o'clock Monday
morning.
They have very comfortable quar-
ters awaiting them here at the Albion
hotel. Raymond G. Young OF Oma-
ha is to play conspicuous part in
the convention.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-07-10
HUGHES SENDS WIRE
TO PROGRESSIYES
Republican Candidate Tele
graphs to California Moosers
About Their Aims.
ASKS ALL WORK TOGETHER

Bridgehampton, N. Y, July o.
Charles E. Hughes yesterday sent the
following telegram to Governor John.
son at the California state conference
of progressives held at San Francisco:
81 understand that the progressive
conference in California is to be held
today. The national aims to which
we are devoted are so vitality impor-
tant that earnestly hope there may
be more strong and effective co-opera-
ton which will insure their achieve
ment. | desire reunited party as
the essential agency of national prog
gress, party drawing to itself the
liberal sentiment of quickened ma
ton.
Il warmly appreciate the many as
surances of support that are con-
stantly coming to me from progress
sives and the willingness that has
been so frankly shown to forget for
mer differences in order that by COM
mon efforts we may meet our coun-
try's imperative need. As to our COM
mon purposes, repeat to your con-
ference what said in my telegram
to the progressive Ncorivention at Chi
cago, We are divided in our ideals
let us work together to attain them "
San Francisco, July 8.-Governor
Johnson announced here today his
willingness to be candidate for the
United States senate. He was wildly
cheered by progressives assembled in
meeting at which the announcement
was made. Governor Johnson re.
Gently declared for Charles E. Hughes
for president.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-07-10
Pathfinder Twin.
: Six Starts Coast-to-
Coast Run on High"

Word has just been received by the
Foshier Motor company regarding
the Pathfinder Twin Six, which with
Weidley at the wheel is to be driven
from coast-to-coast in high gear.
The car left the Panama Interna-,
tional exposition grounds, San Diego,
Cal, at IL o'clock noon, July 3, and
was started by wire from Denver. In
starting the car the same Western
Union equipment used by President
Wilson, in starting the Panama ex-
position was employed.
Reports en- route show that the car
left Los Angeles at 1890 p. m, ar
irving at Fresno at 1890 p. M. Left
Fresno at 9 a. M, arriving at San
Francisco at p. m. .-
The gasoline mileage through the
mountains was ten and six-tenths
gallons to the mile.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-07-10
"The War Is Finished" Is Shout
of Germans as They Surrende,

marching in double quick time toward
the French trenches.
THE first wave of assailants
seemed to ignore these fellows, who
tore through the weeds without es-
cort and without urging in search Of
holes in the barbed wire entangle-
ments. The Germans were pictures
of precipitate anxiety until they
reached the parapet protecting the
field works.
1.-The war is finished! The war is
hnishedp cried many of them, with
their faces expanding into smiles, as
they leaped into the French com
munication trenches and fled back to
the rear between lines of more
French troops waiting, for theNword
to take their turn in the assault. The
prisoners then cried for water and
bread.
"The -rrivates generally did not
conceal their satisfaction in finding
tranquility at the rear of the French
lines. Only the officers were down
cast"