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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-28
Maryland Artillery Es-
capeS Mexico Duty on
His Order.
OTHER STATE UNITS
ARE SENT SOUTH
Army Officers Predict In
dignatiOn Over Fa-
VOritism.

Washington, Sept. 27.--Yielding, it
is alleged, to strong political pressure,
the War Department, at Secretary Ba-
ker's direction, to-day ordered the mus
tering out of Battery A, Maryland
Field Artillery, although the battery
has had no border duty. The organiza-
ton is known as the "Silk Stocking"
Battery Of Baltimore. and its members
are drawn from influential Baltimore
families.
Pressure was brought to bear, also,
it is declared, by a large Baltimore
corporation which employs many of the
men and which is firing of its bargain
to pay them their salaries while in the
Federal service, especially as they are
performing no active duty.
The mastering out of the battery is
in contravention of Secretary Bakers
announced policy of requiring border
service of all National Guard units be-
fore rehabilitation. 1t is regarded as
significant that this exception should
be made in favor of an influential body
from close state like Maryland, where
elections are decided normally by u
few thousand votes.
Known as Crack Battery.
Battery A has been encsmped at
Tobyhanna, Penn, since the order mob
ilizing the guard was Issued. The ex-
PLANTATION given by high War Depart
ment officials Of the favor shown this
battery is that "it has had sufficient
training at Tobyhanna, and therefore
no border service was deemed neces-
sary"
Army officers predict that Secretary
Bakers favoritism will raise a storm
of protest from friends of Guardsmen
who have been on the border without
relief for months.
More Troops Ordered to Border.
Some six thousand National Guards
men from thirteen states and the Dis
trict Of Columbia were ordered to the
Mexican border to-day by the War De
partment and at the same time Major
General Funston was directed TO select
ten thousand troops now on the border
patrol for return TO their home states
to be mustered out Of the Federal SER
vice.
To-day's order will send South virtu-
ally all Of the guardsmen now in the
mobilization camps of the states
named and will leave only about ten
thousand state troops In all the coun-
try that have not seen service on the
border.
Within a short time the remainder
probably will be ordered out. releasing
more of the organizations now under
General Funston's command. The
gradual return and mastering out OF
all the guardsmen then is expected to
begin.
Organizations Ordered South.
The organizations ordered South to-
day include:
Field artillery Battery A, New
Hampshire; Battery c, New Jersey,
and Sd Pennsylvania Regiment; Bat
terry A, District of Columbia; 1st Bat
talon and Battery c, Virginia; Sd New
York Regiment Buffalo; Batteries A
and c, Alabama; 1st Battalion,
Georgia; Batteries Z and F, Connect
cut; Batteries A and b, Michigan; 1st
Regiment less Cd Battalion), Mime
sofa, and Batteries and c, Colorado.
Infantry-2d Florida Regiment and
Sd District of Columbia Regiment.
Cavalry-TroOp A, District of Co
lumbia.
Engineers Company A, California.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-28
Bear Mountain Service Sunday.

To test the public demand for regu-
lar service TO Bear Mountain he
steamer Benjamin b. Odell, Of the Gen.
trial Hudson Line, will stop at the In
terstste Park on both up and down
trips on Sunday. This will allow visi-
tors about seven hours at the amuse-
ment centre. II sufficient number
take advantage OF the trip the line
will continue its regular service to the
resort.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-28
Buffalo Gets Grain Convention.

Baltimore, Sept. 27.-Bufalo was Sc
lected as the meeting place for next
years convention of the Grain Deal
ers' National Association.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-28
Fifty Armed Mexicans Chased Out.

Fifty armed Mexicans who had
crossed the American side at Cinecu
station, eight miles east of El Paso,
were pursued late to-day by a detach-
ment of the Sth United States Cavalry
on border patrol and escaped to the
Mexican side. One Of the Mexicans
dropped a rifle which the American
soldiers picked up. It was marked
10th L. S Cavalry, Troop X" Troop
X was in the Carrizal battle.
As only Carranza soldiers were in
the Carrizal battle, the Mexcans pur-
sued to-day are believed by army Of
ficers 10 be Carranzistas who were sur
prised before they could begin raid
ing the American side. The MeXicans
did not give battle, but began retreat
ing as soon as the American cavalry
men were seen approaching.
There were only eight Americans in
the American cavalry patrol. They
did not cross the border after the Mex
leans.
The Mexicans were riding directly
toward the town of Ysleta, Tex, thir-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-28
VILLA ADVANCES
TO RAID BORDER
Scouts Report He Will At
tack American
Towns.

FL Paso, Tex, Sept. 27.-Carranza
scouts reported to-day to military
headquarters in Juarez that Pancho
Villa is heading for the Texas bound
airy with his forces and that Villa
sympathizers say Villa is preparing
raids on isolated American border
towns.
The scouts reported they had
searched the country around Nami-
quipa and toward the American eIpe-
dictionary camps and could find no
trace OF Nillistas who had been seen
there several days ago.
Department OF Justice officials mere
are watching incoming trains from San
Antonio for Mrs. Luz Corral de Villa,
who claims TO be the wife OF Francisco
villa. Mrs. Villa is expected to come
here with Villas brother, Hippolito
Villa. and his family, who have been
in Havana.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-30
PLAYING BOTH ENDS AGAINST THE MIDDLE
Swiss Business Man Trusted Confident of the Allies
 and of Germans

Zurich, Switzerland. April lS.-tCorre- spcndence of the Associated Press0 Switzerland is now entirely dependent upon Germany for coal, not producing a single ton in her own country, and no longer being able to get supplies from France
 Recently the German government or. ganized a monopoly for supplying Switz- erland with coal, through a central sales | office in Basel. One of the chief objects is so to control the distribution as to prevent anti-German firms from getting
 any coal Accordingly. comprehensive black. list is being drawn up which in cludes three main classes of consumers. First are the scores of Swiss factories which are working day and night to
 make munitions and all sorts ot military material for the allies. Next come the numerous factories making ordinary every day goods but which are destined almost exclusively for the allies and their colonies. And the third class on the black list is, perhaps even more important for Germany than the other two; for it com prises Swiss firms which are taking ad- vantage of the war to try to capture German foreign markets. Chief among
 these enemies of Germany are the manu-
 factErers of aniline dyes, and of electro technical machinery and supplies. This German coal monopoly in Basel is managed by board of nine directors.
 with an executive committee of three; the
 principal member of which is Herr Hirter,
 perhaps the greatest of commercial mag
 mates in Switzerland. He is president of
 the Swiss National bank. the state finan-
 cial institution of Swirzerland and he is
 also the greatest coal man in the country,
 importing more German coal into Switzer-
 land before the war than all the other
 agents together.
 The Swiss Import Trust, which was
 organized some months ago by the allies
 to control the imports of raw materials
 coming through France and Italy. so as
 to prevent their reaching Germany or Austria, has also as it's president the
 same Herr Hirter, who is directing the
 German coal monopoly at Basel. At
 Berne, where the trusts headquarters are, Herr Hirter is the trusted confidant of
 the allies and enjoys every opportunity of learning the identity of the Swiss firms which are working for the allies. and are friendly to them. And at Basel as vice president of the German coal monopoly. it is his duty to prevent, by every possible means. these same firms
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-30
IS NOT A HALF MILLION ENOUGH?

their terms end, leaving a quar- ter of a million dollars proceeds of the fee system to be collect ed by them during the next four or five years. Is this not enough for them?
 Howard knows the office. As chief deputy from 1898 to 1910 he honorably performed every duty over and over again. He will attend to husi- ness, and will not spend his time in Montgomery or any where else making trades in violation of law to perpetuate himself in office.
 Published by Walter L. Howard, cam
 paign headquarters 921 First Nation
 al Bank building. Birmingham, Ala.
 Phone Main 6931.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-30

During the struggle in South Carolina, 1876 to redeem the state from the most 1oathsome condition that was ever ln- flicted on a brave and free people-the thralI of ignorance and rascanty-the req shirt played a prominent part in the hght, When things were at tner worst anu every peaceabie effort had been made by the taxpayers and better element of peo- ple to get control of the state, and find ing these efforts futile, they resolved to use sterner methods
 Then it was that some bright mind conceived the idea of adopting badge that would signify, by it's very color, the sentiment of determination and resoiute purpose of these desperate and much be- set citizens Thus the ''red shirt came into existence and was adopted by all men and boys who desired and insisted on A better government, and the putting down of raScality and incompetency In public affairs. From 1868 to 1876 the leg islature of South Carolina was low, dirty cesspool of corruption. which the few honest men in it had no power to abate
 In each succeeding republican adminis- tration things had gone from bad to worse and in the latter part of Governor Chamberlain's term the best element or people were desperate Indignation meet ings were held all over the state, Which grew in intensity unIll Iue pupllC Iiiiilu became infiamed. When the democratic convention met in May, 1876, there was some difference of opinion as to whether a straight-out democratic ticket should be put out. Hitherto the democrats had been compromising by joining the repub- lcans to get ina few state officials, but as this was only drop of reform in an ocean of corruption, some of the most prominent men, Gen. M. c. Cary, Wade Hampton. Gen. M. c, Butler afterwards United States senator), and others were in favor of putting out a straight demo- cratic ticket. But the convention ad- journed without any decided action
 In the meantime Governor Chamberlain was nominated to succeed himself. Soon after this Chamberlain announced that he would address the republican voters at Edgefield on August 12. As this was Gen. eral Buffers home town, he determined to meet him there and insist on dividing time in the speech making At the ap- pointed time there was in the grove where the speakers stand had been erected a large crowd of colored men and still larger one of white men-the latter all wearing red shirts, led by the gallant John c. Sheppard. a brilliant young Carolinian (afterward governor of his state).
 There it was that Chamberlain received the severest denunciation that any white man ever received in South Carolina. While the speaking was going on, an
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-30
Life-Saving a Crime

The weird and wonderful laws of Germany, which render the simple clvllan's life misery, have often been dllated on, but the most amazing of all punishments inflicted by the authori- ties or the fatherland has yet to he related.
 This dire offense was committed in a town in Alsace. where schoOlmaster who had caught cramp while bathing. was rescued by an onlooker at the risk of his life. The German authorities de- cided that the rescuer had committed the objectionable offence of bathing in pHohibited place, and imposed a fine with costs
 In. Vienna a young actress not long. ago committed the crime of wearing correct uniform on the stage. For this act, which was held to degrade the dignity of the army. she was fined a
 sum equal to 32 shillings This must seem strange even to the Huns. who demand that, when a uniform is worn
 on the stage, it should be correct to a
 button.
 A more justiiable punishment in the opinion of many playgoers. was inn posed in the neutral country of Greece on lady, who had to undergo 14 days incarceration for obstructing the view of guardian of the peace by wearing matinee hat at an opera in Athens. strict laws nave, however, their com fortable side when you are anxious to get into prison.
 somewhat serious method of ob- taining this end was employed by a destitute workman of Strasburg. who was desirous of finding shelter in pris- on. The representatives of the law re- fused to oblige him to the extent he wanted. so he rejoined with a volley of insulting expressions concerning the Kaiser. That did the trick, and he was rewarded with a sentence which kept him in "quod' very nicely till the spring.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-30
New Law Makes It
 Hard toGet Morphine

The new Federal law is making it harder each day to get habit-forming drugs, such as morphine, cocaine, heroin, etc. and some deaths have resulted from the inability of drug addcts to get their drugs. With such conditions existing it is a better time than ever to over come the drug habit scientifically. This is being done every day at Cedarcroft Sanitarium by Dr. Power Gribble, who has spent a lifetime studying this line or medicine. The cure is affected without restraint or cruelty. After the treatment the patient doesn't want and doesn' t need drugs
 Now is the chance for the drug vic tims to save themselves, knowing that they can deposit the price of the sani- tarium treatment with bank the money to be refunded if the patient can honestly say at the conclusion of the treatment that he has not been cured. This is worth looking into. Write to- day for booklet, sent in plain wrapper addressing Cedarcroft Sanitarium, Box 4S, Station 5, Nashville. Tenn.-Adv.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-30
Making Use of His Friends

From HearSOn s WeeklN.
 Congratulations have been pouring in from all parts of the world on Thomas A. Edison, who celebrated his eightieth birthday the other day. In spite of his great age, the famous inventor still works as hard as ever, and seldom in- dulges in more than four hours sleep out of the 24
 Edisons house is one of the most re- marlSable in the world and the visitor meets on every hand interesting inven- tions and surprises.
 One day man whom he did not know very we'll called upon him on business
 Really, MT. Edison,' he said, your front gate wants repairing It was all I could do to get it open. You ought to have it trimmed, or greased, or some thing"
 The inventor laughed knowingly.
 ''Oh, no!'' he said. "Oh non'
 Why not?" asked the visitor in sur prise.
 Because" chuckled Edison, severyone who comes through that. gate set mech anism at work that pumps two buckets of water into the tank on the roof.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-30
Prepared

I'm thinking of getting marrIed, pa. What's it like?'
 You had a job as janitor once, didn't your"
 Yes"
 And you had a position as watch man once. didn't you?''
 And you worked while as care- taker, didn't you?'
 "Yes"
 Well it's combination of all three jobs-and then some
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-30
Vote for Allison
 An Experienced Man
M. F. McCarty

R. H. AIIson's experience makes him fitted for constable, Precinct 21. There are IS candidates to select from. Select the man who you think will make the best constable. Allison will SERVE your papers. Paid political advertisement by R. H.
 Allison.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-30
LABORATORIES ATTACKED

Small but sufficient pathological lab oratories are attached, and sufficient wards for officers as well as men are provided to keep for fortnight all cases in which the chance for life or limb is Increased by immediate treatment
 "Once picked up, a wounded man is never isolated from skilled assistance. Alter being seen in the trench or field by the resimental doctor who remains there, ne IS carried by hand to the strongly protected dugout close behind the line. Thence stretchers on wheels take him to the advanced dressing station. often also III a heavily protected dugout The mo- tor ambulances can reach the wounded here, though generally only by night, and then they disappear with their burdens to the field ambulance
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-30
In Doubt

From the Christian Register
 "Sometimes." confided Mrs Long wed to her intimate friend, q think my husband is the patientest, gentlest best natured soul that ever lived and sometimes l think it's just laziness."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-30
WaldrOp Admits the Montgomery Trade

Clerk Wadrop does not deny charge that he and Mess Copeland and Blake combined at Montgomery to keep the clerks office in their office holding circle He tries to dodge but does not His the strongest possible ad mission of the truth of the charge Section 445 of the code hibits the farming out of offices.
 Do you believe in traffickng in public offices at Mongom ery or in the free selection of officers at lomeg
 IS NOT A HALF MILLION ENOUGH?
 advsedly that the fees of Clerks Waldrop Blake and Copeland during their present es when properly entered up will aggregate over half million dollars This enormous but actual fact Perhaps half of it will be collected before
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-30
from getting the coal without which they

cannot WOrk. It is a curious situation, and Herr Hir- ter's dual position has been sharply criti-
 cized in the Swiss press, even in the pro- German organs.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1916-02-27
HRIGHT lUT1 SALES CO.
70 PUSH CHALMERS CARS
HAsDsoar AUtoNoanr fop
DEMONSTRATION PUp
Fosrs RfcrivFD

The Wright Aata Sales Company
whlch recently secured lhe agency
far Chalmers cars in the territory
Contiguous to Columbus. will pu h
he allc of these motors. and with
that end IN view viii soon launch an
extensive advertising campaign.
NJ s - Fncdhof. who represent
the Chalmers people IN Meridian.
was in the city yesterday. and deliv.
cred to the local concern a handsome
car which will be used for demon.
stfation purposes Mr. Friedhorf
was seen by representative Of the
Commercial while in Columbus. and
expressed himself as being very much
pleased with the local outlook, stat
ing Il to be his belief that sales here
would be very large.
A new garage is to be bull, for the
Wright Auto Company on the site
now occupied by the old West House,
and upon completion the company
will have one of the handsomest
tructures of similar character in the
tate.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1916-02-27
JAMES Nc GRAW FATALLY
SHOT BY GILBERT HARRISON
TRAGEDY OCCURRED AT Me-
CRARY ABOUT 2 O'CLOCK
YESTERDAY.

Gilbert Harrison and James Ne.
Craw, both negroes living near Nc
Criuy, Miss, engaged in a officially
yesterday which ended fatally 10 the
after, who was shot by his adser-
sary and died almost Immediately
The weapon used was a shotgun.
The difficulty occurred near DC
Crary about o'clock in the after
noon. and it is said to have been
precipitated by jealousy. the bellig-
erents having been rivals for the af-
fections of dusky ehsrmer Of the
female sex.
After having shot MeGrsw Harri-
son made his escape. but Sheriff
Williams soon had a posse of depu-
ties out seaching for him. and stated
over the telephone last night that he
hoped to catch him before morning.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1916-02-27
MEETING Of WOMEN
IS WELL ATTENDED
MANY HOUSEWIVES At.
TEND CONFERENCE At
I. I. AND G.
MUCH INTEREST
IL MANIFESTED
Conference W~ Held Under
the Auspices Of the College
Extension Department.

The first Woman's Conferenc,
tver held In Mississippi took place n.
the Industrial Institute and College
last week, having been in progress
throughout the whole of last
week, and the attendance was
exceedingly large, nearly one hun
dred mothers and housewives regd-
ing in Columbus and other towns
and cities throughout the state hav-
ing been in attendance.
The conference was held under
the auspices Of the extension depart
ment of the college, of which Miss
Sarah Frances Rowan is the efficient
director, and was arranged with the
view of giving mothers and house,
wives throughout the state instruc-
tion and advice calculated to assist
them in the arrangement and care
of the home in such manner as to
make it an ideal abiding place for
every member of the family.
An excellent program was given
durnDe the conference, having in
cluded advice and instruction on the
following subjects: House planning
home decoration, selection and hang.
ing Of pictures in the home, home
library for child and adult, textiles,
dressmaking, millinery, home laun-
dry, family diet, infant feeding,
household, budget, child study, story
telling, home gardening, landscaping,
hygiene, eugenics, home nursing,
care Of the baby physical culture,
recreation for the honae, -kssse.s AZ =
nome poultry, the adolescent boy
and girl, religious training in the
rome.
This was the first of a series Of
annual conferences for women, and
SIN lar meetings viii be held at the
college each winter during the years
that are to come.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1916-02-27

Columbus base ball fans viii have
an opportunity to enjoy some real
ball this season if the project now
started materializes.
1t is intended to organize a base
ball association under the following
conditions: Membership in the asso-
citation will be one dollar, (subscrib-
ed, payable when organized. The
membership fee entities the member
to four admissions to the games. Ii
is intended to elect president, Sec
retary. treasurer and manager.
Mr.. Howard Barnes, who has made
his home in Columbus and who has
been recognized in base ball for
many years, will devote some of his
time TO coaching and organizing !
team here.
Columbus has material for a frs
class amatuer base ball team, and b,
proper coaching will furnish our cit,
with representative aggregation o.
ball tossers second to none. in tn,
state.
Put your name on the list when i
is presented aud boost the project.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1916-02-27
f1lntl 1P CONVICTED
n BOOZE SELLING CASE


An snssaallf important arrest In.
eidenlal ~ the vigorous campaign
which local police. under the leader.
shlr Of Chief Merton. are conducting
sesinss blind fiTsrs. took place dur.
ine the early part ~ the week. When
Wills Brezealle wss taken into Gus.
,ody On the charge of retailing Bre-
zeslle v exceedingly well known IN
t!'is city and IL environs. being .
brother Of Thad Brezealle, now man
ager u the county convict fam. and
having himself once served as a
member Of the Columbus police
fore.
While Brazealle was arrested
Monday. his trial did not take place
until yesterday morning. when he
was arraigned before Mayor Gunter
on the charge Of retailing. and upo1
conviction, was sentenced to pay n
fine OF $50 and serve 80 days on the
streets.
In addition to Brazealle nne negro
men and two negro women were
tried before Mayor Gunter yester-
day OF the booze selling charge. The
aine men and one woman were given
penal sentence of 80 days and $50
each, while one woman was fined
$50 and sentenced to 60 days on the
county farm.