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Musrs-An' you're so,n' to stay here

MugEs-An' you're goin' to stay here
an run IL?
joel was-but I don't know nov.
M he tells them Of the village
skinfint and OF the $l25 debt that Is
going to rob his mother OF her home.
Giilv has been listening attentively. his
face working with sympathy. To his
mind there Is only one way OF getting
such a sum. and with all sincerity he
inquiries. as there anybody in this
burg who has got $l25?" Again there
is II shrek OF laughter from the au-
dicnce, but Mugs and Gully have al
ready won that audiences heart, for
that very influence Of the sanity
woman over these two young criminals
that finds expression in so apparently
paradoxical a n has in turn
swept m to the men and women be-
You'd the footlichts.
In vain Joe explains that II Is i'm
possible to help his mother by n
criminal act, hut he let's fall the fact
that DcucOn TtIiingcr In the one man
in town who has so much money on
hand. And. unknown 10 Joe, his two
pals plan to rob the old skinf'int and
saw the home. How Gillv and Mugs
" " ~ aNffl wv y = Anu ii'l
all the Information necessary about
{ 7NAn0er's grocery store and old safe
to enable a high grade burglar like
GiHy to enter the place unseen; how
GiliU robs the safe of exactly $l25,
forces IT upon Joe just az the Deacon
is about to foreclose the debt; how
Mugs rough houses che Deacon and
takes the money away from him so
that Guy may replace II in the safe
before the burglary Is discovered. Is
shown q the most overwhelmingly
l~aughahle scene that has been enjoyed
by an audience for many years. The
fact that this Immediately precedes
The departure OF the boys with old
Mrs. Bdscom for church in no way
detracts from the feeling that their
regeneration has really begun.
The next act shows us the back
yard OF the Bdscom home with II splen-
did view OF the peach orchard. II Is
the day following the advent of Mu9ys
II GiID and those young men are
actually working. They have had a
sleep in u re-. bed u awakened To
lind their clothes renovated. have had
i breakfast that was as astonishing
as ;he supper uf the night before and
NU0Js il humminC u new son that
b" heLrd for the first time at the
church meeting, shall W. Gather al
I'll" River"
ITS "A new n on me- admits
Nt09s to B"tty BdSc0m. Il know
the Suwane" River and The Banks
OF the Wabash and Down Where the
Mississippi Flows but ! never heard
that river son before. | like your
songs. Say, your mother knows all
them prayers and SONGS by heart, don't
She"
E"tty-oh yes, they mean everything
to her Whey, waeu she's worried She
just reads the Bib. awhi,c--aud then all
hey troubles go and shes happy again,
hccaus" she says 1t makes her bcliey.
everything Is gong to be all right, and
tauu IL -.
Mugs Impressed. shakes his head
What do you think of that?
BettN-Why all tine time Joe was
away somehow she knew he was comm
hach--"vcu when everybody else thought
Hc was dead u last night he walked In
Just as She Was PRAYING for him.
Mupgs- No
Rr,ty-lIunest.
Mugs IawedD-That's some system.
4 It works. can YOU believe things tina,
way
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VIM F Neehar Forrest Winant
Slippery Mugs zoe bsseom'

over her broad. high brow. Her clear
gray eyes seem To smile always. as
does her beautifully chs He'd mouth.
She seems to rad!atc peace and good
ness. for even before the girls are
ware Of her presence some subtle
power has taken the rarp rom their
voices, the anger from their hearts
and they find themselves smiling in
stead OF pouting. one ~ impressed
almost Immediately by the psychic
power that Mother seems to exert 10y
her mere presence upon those around
her, for ever Jessie. with her sharp
tongue and her lack OF tact. IL m we'd
TO say as Mrs. Bascom leaves the
room. Your mother IL just an angel.
Betty" And Betty smiles proudly.
And now Mrs. BdscOm aud the girls
leave. the girls to visit. the mother N
one Of the errands of mercy that have
made her beloved throughout the N
tryside. and Deacon TNlnOor comes
will the papers that await only the
Widows signature TO turn her home
and the famous peach orchard over 10
him. ana with him is lester Morgan.
a city boy, whose cloth shrek Of
broadway, and whom the Deacon
hopes To have for "A son-in-law. Tt!iu-
ger tells the young man of "A business
CUP 10y which h." hopes to get the
Bascom home and the lIascom peaches
Tor his own IN return for the si2i she
owes him by means ~ IA little legal Jug
Cling. ANA tells also OF the Hdscom boy,
h had not been beard from in Il year
the boy whose absence IN" Deacon
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local q There IL a Jar OF this
jam on the window, and ~ the men
taste 1t their appreciation Is 50 great
hat the audience instinctlvely lick
their liuS I'm sympathy.
And 81 the authors have shown us
the p.sht Of Mrs BaScOm. The D,l-
con and E.s wou d-hr sou-.n-.nw have
gone and We find B,ttD and her mother
In the little kitchen; it Is growing dark
ana BtftB brings IN two lamps. On"
she places on the table the other AZ the
window.
~Iie,,y-You still want this in the win
dow. M"
Mrs. Bascom-Always. Betty, every
night. dear.
The girl arrauces the curtain ou
either side ~ the lamp 80 that the light
Will shine. out should the Handerer re-
turn. and Mrs. Bnscom-seateA by the
freside-takes the big family BIB! and
opens IL.
Bctty-Mr. Tilinger lef, a message.
Ma.
Mrs. 4ascom-Yes?
BETTY ,hatd.y daring TO trust herself
to speak,-Iie said-the-ieeds were all
ready. an ntll bring them FOR you 10
sign after the store - closed.
Mrs Bas,om tsmii.rg through hrr
'"arsD-Wcl. won't II br nice I" have -
t' -.''lcd and done" WITH. Wc'r' G7.n'
'o hc real coscy In that little cottage,
Betty.
Rotty-Cottayc' It's a shanty'
Mis- E.s,oa GA. 10 dear. As the
beacon says Ms ur. - .uo r.I,n for
u. - keep without Il man around
Bctty-Oh. Ma. f our Joe was only
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And 40 YEA ,c!lcve wen hear from Joe,
Ma honestly
Mrs Bisc"m | know II. I know H.
tShe puts her hand on the Bible. bows
her headl
The Il or opeus slowly and Joe APP
pears. Betty and Joe stare At each
other. Tn" gil! does not rr.ugu 2e .tr
bother. whnm she had not seen in tn
ears. Mrs. Ba~cum turns suddenly AID
gtzcs at h:m Shr rises slowly. goes TO
an and puts her arms about him. MOI
word IL spoken. The mothers prayer
as been answered as she knew II would
uc. and wntn she does speak it is almost
II Il whisper.
Mr. iiascom-Joev. my Joey, and you
tame right In Tie middle of my prayer.
There is joy IN the Bascom home.
joe uuW.;t.a-ly gives them the i'm
PRECISION that Sc j. prosperous, and 50
they 3u NJ Hcs.;.', about h,li,NIus
nat ,ac ST. they need To- retain ih,.r
hvmc VII ir id Is hum, hut as th"v
leave him & .,cIar" - meal g." the
hungry boy Jor stands in the 'cntr, u
Ga, room, n.s pH,N''- tiru'i Iu..j'
out, %prl,rlu- where y" - Eu'.- tu
got $i2i.ti TO mako up ,Io amount
duo II. j., startled 10y the appearance
at ,hc duo" 90 NUNS and GiiV: tl,N
are equally startled To- ind him thcr,.
Ju, l1u two
MlEE W,,i, I'll
GiN=p"tc
Joe sinh What do YOU fellows
! mean 10y following me
MGcE~-Nc didu't fu..r Yer We hops
q frolsLt Tor tine big town. Sits IN an
empty. an what dn they 10 bU, ~ tyb
US ur on a sid n over there an leave
Nat. It's dark, an we're broke am
-tarvin', - We quits the empty - lock
.ar a hludHnt
Joe-T"o bad, boys. but youll hay,
to take a sncLA,
Mugs n. this Z, where the dame is
what do you think ~ hat y ruhe
dame Come ON, iIlly.
Hut n they start sadly for the door
believing that their pal had thrown
them down, Mrs. BdSc0m cntcrs, an,
the hardened young criminals look al
the sweet faced old lady who SMILES
! upon them with such welcome ana,
then stare in urnaZcmcut At JOr, who
says These are a coupe of pals of
mine
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There Is Laughter as
Well as Pathos in the
Play. and Some Of the
Humorous Lines Are
Given Here---Author's
Idea Is Value Of Faith

BETTY try to-but I amt so good
at II as Ma Is. Have you ever tried II?
Mugs ~(solemnly)-I amt never
heard Of it-but 1t sounds great. the
way you tell 1t.
This is Muggs.s first lesson in Faith.
Now the authors show us another
phase Of the regeneration that Is pro-
crossing SO rapidly. GiIy has fallen
out Of Il tree and sprained his back.
Mrs. BdScom, all motherly solicitudc,
insists upon rubbing some lini-
ment, and as her soft, cool hand
presses the aching muscles
muscles that had never felt such a
touch before-the face OF Gtlly shows
that something more than physical
relief Is being administered 1t
IL more Ike the Laying on OF hands"
that he heard about at the church
meeting the night before, and indeed
who can any that the angelic woman
nay not be pouring something Of her
own goodness into the .iniment as she
rubs II over the bruisc. Winchell
Smith and John Il. Hazard, the au-
thors, did indeed mean just that.
GiiIys gratitude, though clumsy, Is
"e,'.' " "" nc "'"N''
Bdscom hat II Is she who
Is thankful-for the innocent
believes that Joe and his pal have
bought the peach crop from her.
And when Mrs. Bdscom kisses him
on the forehead and says There, that's
for your Ma" Guy Is left dazed. To
Mugs he insists that they cannot
'o"se' ''o' VI" NV 'a''''
Gilly-I got to git out OF here. Mugs.
I can't lie to that old lady. There's
sone.n'hs Az WRONG WIN me I'm OFT
~ mu.. ! guess 800
T., TOO ,vhom = 80 ,n III"
couldn't think Of no,hin. hu, wishing 7
was on the level, and the more / get sore
at myself for wishing the more ! wishes
IL
ohiy-Thats me TOO. say. ! wonder
eo'n nv ! hearu tna' inc
''"' '"' V ieei '"a' way
And now for u clearer demonstration
Of the psychic influence OF Mother.
Detective Callahan Of New York, seek
ing for one crook finds on the Bnscom
pace two others-Muogs and Gilp-
and despite their protestations that
they are "on the level and that their
friend Joe is not one OF them. the de-
tect!ve make up his mind that the
BdscoDl cottage wouli make an ideal
hiding place for stolen property. lie
Is about to enter the house to search IL
when Mrs. BdSCom appears and with
her ever ready smile OF welcome greets
the stranger, who seems to he another
OF her JOc's friends. Callahan, hard.
ened criminal catcher. instinct.vely
realizes hat where this sanity woman
Is there can be no wrong, and the min
ute h departs he says with a curt
ness that does not hide his real feel.
Ing. The search Is on"
1t Is Callahan, whose visit threatens
for a moment the new career of Mugs
II GillU. who really brings the great
est happiness to the whole household.
FOR the nan FOR whom he is searching
Is the man who committed the crime
Tor which Joe had served his year in
prison, and as the truth il revealed
Joe. with heart bursting with graft
tudc, throws his arms about the old
!ady's neck as he sohs;
Mother, | can tell you now; / can
tel YOU everything"
AAH ~ -
The Brinkley argus., 1916-05-05
Little Rock News Letter
(Rv CLIO HARPER

The citizens of the Northern and Eastern states are all to be classified as from Missouri, :" since they are to be shown by the next Arkansas on Wheels excursion that the state actually has diamonds. Chas. s. Stiff, of Little Rock, who is interested in the diamond mines of Southwest Arkansas, will accompany the train to Washington, D. C. and other points, taking with him an exhibit of Arkansas diamonds, that the skeptical may be con- vinced. Dr. c. H. Brough, our next governor, has accepted an invitation to be one of the party, and Mayor c. E. Taylor, Little Rocks live wire chief executive, is also endeavoring to arrange his affairs so that he can go, Every county is to be given an opportunity to have a represen- tative on the train, to be limited to two from each county, except Pulaski, which may have five.
 The decision of the Arkansas Supreme Court in the case of Eugene Williams vs Geo. w. Donaghey will have very con- siderable bearing upon the con- duct of political campaigns in the future. The court held, in part, that "A reckless and in. discriminate expenditure o1 funds by anyone without inquiry as to the particular service rem dered and without a showing that the service was a legitimate expense, would tend to de. bauchery of voters, and the cor.
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800 Social

Mrs. Irving Campbell enter tained Friday, April. 28. with 6 tables at 500.
 The house was decorated in snowballs, pink roses and carna- tions. The color scheme was pink and white. The fayors were carnations and ferns, a tall bamboo basket filled with pink carnations and ferns with large pink satin bow on the handle be- ing passed among the guests. The score cards were decorated with carnations and the color scheme was carried out in the hints and ice course.
 Mrs. L. J. Kathan received the prize for the highest score, a deep crocheted yoke.
 The guest were: Mesdames E. L. Woodfn, Jas. L. Woodfn, Ira Woodfn, Ralph Mitchell, Harry Woodall, Sam Lang, Geo. P. Reid. A. Goldberg. T. J. Stout, A. C. Huddleston, E. Vining, Jake Lamm, s. Salinger, E. H. Converse, D. A. Thomas, E. E. Whitehurst, A. R. Ham, mons, J. M. Haynie, (Helena) Fred Gates, J. H. Stack, L. J. Kathan, Misses Frances Brown and Willie Thompson.
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Hrs. Geo. P. Reid Entertains
 at Cards

Mrs. Geo. P. Reid entertained at her spacious south side home, complimentary to Mrs. l.. J. Kathan, nee Miss Hattie Brown, on Tuesday afternoon.
 Six tables of players at 500 furnished a most exciting con- test, tho no prizes were given. The parlors were beautifully decorated with spring roses and as usual delicious refreshments were served in a happy manner by the clever hostess.
 A post bridal shower was ten dered to Mrs. Kathan by the guests present and she received many handsome presents.
 Those present were: Mesdames B. L. Woodfin, Ira Woodfin, Jas. L. Woodin, Ralph Mitchell, J. H. Stack, Benj. Emmons. H. G. Mitchell, B. D. Mcknight. Sam Lang. Adolph Goldberg, G. Otis Bogle. Jake Lamm, s. Salinger, T.J. Stout, Harry Woodall, A. c. Huddleston, F. E. Vining, J. D. Henley, Harry Dabbs. Little Rock) Irving Campbell Fred Gates, E. H. Converse, Misses Sarah Black and Fannie Brown
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Gray Hen drix, of Helena, spent Sunday in our city visiting friends.
 Miss Hattie Sparks. of Hot Springs, was the guest of Miss Nancy Wier Saturday and Sun- day.
 LAND FOR SALE:-The North East quarter of Section 32, Tp. 6, Range l, in Woodruff County. Apply at this office. , Edgar Bacharach, of Helena, spent Sunday here with his parents. MT. and Mrs. s. Bacharach.
 Mesdames l.. H. McKie and A. c. Huddleston were in Cotton Plant Monday.
 BoRN:-on Sunday morning, April Both, to MT. and Mrs. Joe Sims a fine baby girl.
 Mrs. Wm. Black of Memphis was in the city this week the guest of her husband. |Nye glasses on time payments. Eyes tested free, Brinkley Jewelry Co.
 Mrs. J. D. Henley had as her guest a few days last week Miss Betty Trice, of Holly Grove.
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Cot Cussed Out

Others got cussedl loht but he took Ross Dead Quick" Spray and vowed" 1t was the only thing that could be depended up on to kill bedbugs, ants, feas, mites, vegetable and plant in sects. Don't be deceived, but get the genuine bug killer.
 Sold in Brinkley by Andrew Flora and Palace Drug Go.
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One Step Won't Take You
 Very Far

One step won't take you very far. you've got to keep on walk ing; one word don't tell folks who you are, you've got to keep on talking. One inch won't { make you very tall, you've got to keep on growing; one little ad won't do it all, you've got to keep them going.
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lora was in Memphis D Glover was in Mem-
 bay last.
 peShazo was up from
 Thursday.
 ban Chas. Duff was in Tuesday on business. Pd of Kodak films any Py time by St. Clair, the Phsr, lat Brown & orAat studio. Films E promptly if left at L0ewer, of Wheatley, Fl'0r in our city Sunday. Mary Folsom is now lpher for Fargason Gro.
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Notice to Patrons

Our office hours for collection, on the first five business days of each month, will he from 8 a. m. til 12 a. m. and from 1 p. m. til 6 p. m. Patrons will please take d notice.
 Brinkley Water &rhght Co.
 PerJ. E<Thompson
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Among the Churches

The ARGUS invites any and all pastors and churches to use this department regularly each week for making their announcements. publishing congregational news, etc. Please send in the copy by Tuesday of each week-Ed.
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CHOICE IMPROVED FARM AT 4

CHOICE IMPROVED FARM AT A BARGAIN 78 acre farm, 60 acres in high state of cultivation,
 it one pretty, comfortable ( room farm house, another good 4 room house, fine barn, fences, 8 good wells of water, within short distance from one of the finest rural schools in all Arkan. sas, on public road. in easyvaecess to Brinkley and 1 mile from R. R. Station. Will be sold for part cash, balance on 5 years time or will be traded for good Brinkley property. Possession given next fall. Apply or write to X al ARGUS Office, Brinkley.
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rlption of elections. A contract authorizing the expenditure of money in this manner would be contrary to public policy and void" The court decided in favor of Ex-Gov. Geo. W. Don- aghy and refused to give Will Hams the money he claimed to have spent in behalf of Don- aghy campaign for Governor.
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M. E. CHURCH

M. E. CHURCH Sunday School 9:45 a. m. Preaching at HOO a. m. Preaching at 7:45 p. m. The contest between Cotton Plant Sunday School and the Methodist of Brinkley is close. Each side figures a few points in the lead.
 Brinkley s. s. Increase ...1
 " Collection ..... $195. N7
 " Points Won ..21 Cotton Plant s. s. Increase. Il
 {" Collection. .$241. 3s
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FOR SALE Several small ten- ant houses for colored people. Will sell cheap on monthly or weekly pay plan. Wm. B. Fol- som.
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= o' AAOLO OCl opCuI 4uOoO0y III Memphis buying more teams and implements for their rice farm. 1! Mrs. Pauline l.. Vauclair and Everett Herbel, of St. Louis, Mo. , are visiting the Herbel family on West Walnut Street. Slave asqcooh Wood Phone 5s,
 Miss Aurie Grace, cousin of Mrs. Betty Aikman, left Thurs day for a few days visit with Forrest City friends.
 1 Mrs. H. l.. D. Whitson return ed home this week after a two weeks visit with her brother and family in Okmulgee. Okla. She reports pleasant visit.
 FOR YOUR CoNvENIENcE-All kinds of Kodak films for sale at either Brown & Mitchell's, any day orhcur, or at my studio. Out 0f town orders promptly at tended to- ST. CLAIR, " The Photographer.
 Mir. a nd Mrs. Harry Dabbs of Little Rock drove over Sunday in their car and are the guests of their daughter, Mrs. Jas. L. Woodfin on north Main Street. I John Cook was down from Zent yesterday and reports that the farmers of that section are putting in as much corn and feed stuff this year as last but that the cotton acreage is being in- creased.
 The best typewriter ribbon made for any kind of a machine you can always get right here in Brinkley from the Folsom Print cry.
 Dr. Chas. H. Brough, the popular nominee for Governor was in Brinkley Tuesday for several hours en route to Marvell to deliver the address to the school. While here many of his friends enjoyed the pleasure of his short visit.
 1 A very delightful dinner party was given on Friday evening last by MT. and Mrs. L. K. Brown at their elegant south side home complimentary to a few of MT. Browns friends. It was a turkey dinner and was one of the most sumpteous ever served in Brinkley. Those present were: Messrs M. R. Stimson. J. s. Mitchell, c. F. Greenlee, Benj. Emmons, Elmo Chaney and Wm. B. Folsom. Mrs. Brown was assisted by her sisters. Mesdames J. M. Haynie of Helena and L. J. Kathan of Forrest City. In the neat and we'll appointed private office of Mir. Jas. Grant. hangs card sent him by his mother from Denver. Col. which has this splendid sermon on it;
 Do not spend so much time in getting living that you will have no time to live
 This splendid reminder should be blown into the minds and hearts of every boy and young man. The greatest merchant in the world to-day attributes the greatness of his success to an impression given when. as a boy he was taught the first question in the old Presbyterian Catecism. ie. What is Mans chief end?' Answer. Mans chief end is to gorify God and enjoy him for nvn,. v
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Mrs. L, J Kathan, nee Miss Hattie Brown left Thursday for Forrest City, her future home.
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Classified Ads

Telephone your Want Ads. phone 56 (55 at night. We carry ac- counts with any. telephone sub scriber whose name appears in the Telepone Directory No ads. for less than 25 cents.
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Points Won ... .19 We lead in the Prayer Meeting contest with Little Rock.
 Brlnkley ............... Sl Little Rock .............. 45
 James B. Evans, Pastor. AT THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Sunday School 9:45 a. m. Preaching at HOO a. m. Evening service at 7:45 p. m. Woman's Missionary Meeting Monday at 2::30 D. m. Prayer Meeting Wednesday night. 7:30 p. m. Choir practice every Thursday evening at 7:30 p. m. A cordial invitation to all.
 w. T. Thurman. Pastor.
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Cures Old Sores, JliieT Remedies Won't Cure. The worst cases, no matter of how long standing, are cured by the wonderful, old reliable .Dr
 Pcrter's Antiseptic Healing 9il. It relieves Pain and Heals at the same time. 25es50c Sl 0a
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CHRISTIAN CHURCH

The meeting at the Christian Church being held by Rev. w. H. Trice. of Memphis, will continue into the week of May 7th. Every body invited. Subject tonight is "A Change of Heart"
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1916-07-06
MEXICANS BUSY RECRUITING
AND TRAINING THEIR MEN
Follow American Example on Border
and Strengthen Forces as Measure
of PrecautiOn.

Ell Paso, Tex.-While the national
guard organizations being modified
on the American side of the border are
being recruited, drilled and. equipped
to bring them to the highest possible
point Of efficiency, the Mexican de-
facto government is taking similar
steps with volunteers, concentrated In
Mexico, according to Mexican reports
here Wednesday.
These reports indicate that large
commands of volunteers have been
modified at chihuahua City, Jiminez,
Parral, Rosario, Torreon and Durango
City, and are being drilled daily, while
Carranzista recruiting agents in those
districts have eve slackened the &C
tivities begun several weeks ago.
Mexican military authorities offer
similar explanations for these activi-
ties to those advanced in the United
States for the border mobilization, as
sorting that they are merely measures
of precaution."
With the diplomatic aspect of the
Mexican calm basis Wednesday, it n
obvious that everywhere along the Dor
der American military authorities are
attempting to make the frontier con.
centration of as much practical value
as possible to the state soldiers.
Army officers poin.ed put hat the
actual field training they are receiv
ing will be of vast benefit in the even
OF hostilities, and that in any case thu
mobilization is proving Of immens'
military value. in that it exposes ant
offers an opportunity to rectify weak
nesses in the nations second line o
defense.