The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-10-15
ASSERTS TEXANS
FLEECE TROOPS
ON THE BORDER
Writer Brings Back Novel View
of Conditions from the Rio
Grande Section.
By MILDRED FAREWELL.
On the Chicago Tribune1

er regular and modern, the town OF
Eagle Pass, In the state Of Texas.
Between, flowing stealthily, a river.
the Rio Grande, full OF foyer and ague
and all uncharitableness.
20, yes, lady" said the conductor,
as he helped us on the train at Eagle
Pass, you'll find the natives here
reel up to date. Ever since the army
came the country's been booming"
Golden Days for Texans.
After three days hero We agree with
hin. Everything is booming. The
golden days have certainly como TO
The Texas border. The sun shines
brightly and the Inhabitants are bus
| lily making hay.
In all the border towns tho hotels
are full, moving picture shows crowd
I'D, supplies In the local stores bought
IS quickly as they can be shipped in.
and jitneys doing thriving business
:aking men to and from camp.
Prices have gone up and doubled
| he New York ones. Soda water went
rom five to ten cents the day the ma
ional guard arrived.
In fact, in Texas everything is be-
ne done for the soldier-eYerything In
act, that will help him to get rid OF
| MS money. He is here TO protect the
border and he must pay for the priyi-
eye. We may be pardoned the sus-
oicion that just SO long as the armys
pockets are not empty the Texas bor-
| Ter will feel the need OF being pro-
.ected.
Texans and "Poe" FrnterniEe.
What we need is protection" said
)ne OF the local movie show owners,
aughingly. Say. II they don't send
enough soldiers down here I'm going
% do like some of the other fellows,
| hire me a bunch OF Mexicans to do
little raiding."
From the newspapers would would
hardly credit that a border Texan
would risk speaking to Mexican with
nut a gun in each hand. In reality.
aere on the hotel porches you see q
reat many OF them. deep in low voiced
lmicable conversations about what!
who knows perhaps matters OF
mutual interest and advantage.
Certainly the only merchandise IN
he shops on the Mexican side OF the
|1order is that brought from America
md as long as Mexico stays in a DIS
urbed state and those small bands OF
Unknown desperados strangely small,
~ the way harry the border. just so
ong will border Mexico be forced
2rs uli'S Toii Tor + s SoIdIerS,
weary In IN tbc sun below the
UP anu uo M, !, q, ob ,a ~ these same |
'oulioI Iaui' -. 60 fratcrnally in (
enllellish' ~ So,cI nnrcb marches |
ne shaae OF sne ~, js bcavv he
solaleI1I rs -, his foot little I
ured ana ne u.as J i "rS HE cves-
ne sun Is , noe T rnx,s and be wants
le doesn my ~, r." has IN STAY and
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orotect the Oo' u''
Ter Mexican; ,,a,,o -, ,bo Iorr
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mites Easle r"sS anu enc SordeT
re two "hlte pos ia w es ,ba,r may
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lot cross 70 inc otn. ~. III ,,I,age We
pay come ana 60 Al my lmr'' Ne .,co
lid what j. oiliC."lls Nng 49, IN 4
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jitney. me american Enaau s,ol,p 81,
Is an men nelo,e wv "nt,u 4, ,,,,,sh I
peer under the paeA sou 49, An
olemnity for concealeu S'"P SInxtcan
|nch beyond the posts anu anu, da5 !
mcial pounaecu on W ant III r. is
twenty-five cents pIiuse W., 90,
Ike a wishing carpet one 'n ~ 80,
re in modern Amerl ~, VIZ ,Tay;co
yhisk-ana you Re- ~ "a 80 o.
BreahiaslS III ii''"'. ~, II.
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al photographer, HeheIat ~ , 80, 49,. ~
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