Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-07-11


MISS Dorothy Hoffman, daughter of Colo
mel Hoffman commanding officer Of the
idnn,o6 r,rsi 9kahoma infantry was, long ago
ment' Colonel Hoffman came back ron,
tho Spanish American war and was married
When the first little one came TO charm that
happy home she was an object of interest
to ;he entire regiment. When she was taken
rs babe IN arms 10 encampment she was
formally adopted as THE Daughter of the
Regiment and the camp was officially
designated as Camp Dorothy Hoffman
Today she is a gracious and charming young
lady her personal beauty being cqullled by
her charm Of manner and her beautiful
character. She IS real soldier and en-
camrmtnt is ,he big thing in her life every
year
field Scott of the Third battalion
were refused active service in the
field because of physical defects
The plucking Of Major Barrett and
Major Scott makes two vacancies, but
there has been no intination relative
to their successors. 1t is not known
in camp who are the probable ap-
pointees.
Wilson Makes Appointments.
Governor Williams will recommend
the appointments and President Will
son will make them. There is pro-
nounced disappointment among those
who have been rejected, and 1t is the
intention Of all to stay here until the
First regiment leaves for the border
next Wednesday. Then they will be
sent back to the towns whence they
came. Many of the reasons for re-
jeCtions are considered trivial, almost
to a point of absurdity. ny those af-
fected. In most instances those who
have failed to get by" are men who
have to wear glasses. Some were not
tall enough, while one man was too
tall for his weight.
Returns From Border.
N. r. Robertson. formerly a banker
Of Geronimo, okla, near here, and
brother of Guy c. Robertson, cashier
Of the First National bank of this
city, returned this morning from
Tampico. worn and showing many
Of the effects Of the nighttime flight
from the Mexican city, where he held
a responsible place with the East Coast
Oil company.
Seven hundred and seventy-seven
Americans received the warning in the
middle of the night TO flee from the
rage of the Carranzista soldiers They
had been warned before and that
night had gathered at three places
waiting. In the middle of the night
the call came and the women, chill
dren and men hurried from the city
to boats on the river. The Marietta
and the Machia were there, as web
as two oil steamers. The oil steamer
were used for transports and the hun
dreds of Americans slept upon the
decks for the first night and were
without water to drink, without fooo
to eat. Mr.. Robertson and a friend
managed to get four dry bread sand
wiches for 81. The next day they all
went aboard the Dixie and another
boat and for seven days they were
on the water. Two days We're spent
in Galveston harbor. General Car
rama has officially denied that he
has given aid to the bandits at any
time, bet it Is notorious fact freely
talked in Tampico by leading Mexi
cans that even within the past three
weeks General De La Rosa, with his
troops, came to Tampico and tina,
supplies for the. DE La Rosa army
We're furnished by General Nafaratta,
commanding the Carranzista army
there. The Carranzista soldiers open>
ly threatened all Americans and
planned to take our people to Vic
toria in the interior, and make them
prisoners of war. Victoria has. beet
the scene of many outrages upon
American women and where a num-
her of them died from assaults made /
while they were patients in the Vic
toria hospital.
Want Intervention.
The better class of Meyicans in
Tampico want Intervention, Mr.. Rob I
ertsCn says. but the more ignorant
are as hostile toward the white peo.
pile as are the Carranzista soldiers (
Though the land is unusually produc- (
tive there arc no crops grown ana :
little children are seen following the 4
street sweepers in Tampico, eagerly /
hoping for a-crust of bread.
People are actually starving TO /
death in that wonderful fertile coun-
try. the most productive of all the .
rich lands Of Mexico. Bodies Of dead /
Mexicans lie in the open country and |
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