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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-04-04
FRENCH REGAIN
HOLD ON VAUx

LONDON. Npui ,-Thefe Is = slight
luU I'm mc battle raging about Nefdun
following the violent fighting oi Mondsy
by which the French trgaincd footing
In the village II NuuS
80 infantry engagements occurred
Monday night according tn the afternoon
rsfs bulletin The French artillery has
been hamm'rins German positions In tho
NauS pouaumout sector The Germans
pf. declared go have made only feeble
resistance
Explosion uf powder trtptY IN Kent
has been reported sa causing the death
ur injury of sup persons The ministry
nf munitions declares the noon day nfs
vhiDh caused the explosion was purely
accidental
Norway fb.s = Copenhagen dispatch.
has sskei Germany tn investisst.
whether Gcrm,n suhmarinss have been
r"spursihl" iuf the sinking ~ tho isrs.
uuWhyr ut Norwegian vessels tie loss u
Whit b Nps been reported recently
m" u.tlln Vpf office ir Tu-sda, .
a. isl statement uH1f i'f nfst announce.
w"rt ui ihr new drive uu Nrtdun which
penetrated ibr French lines In CsIlct,s
vuui and nearby
Tho statement dove NOT ,unred. the
French ,ltIw ip f,rsp,utr " any par,
" trifiiNN l1si declaring thst their
counter attacks vcry fuul, and cos, IA
ihnm lst,II,
in ~. su,g,sful offensive IN Que
"u Nrfl q ihr urfmhns claim iu
wai. - prsun,fE aud ,apmf~f
uu N.nr guns To-, Uutish claim
r'Hrfur vf "a mine crater nssf %
south uf lpfrs Belgium. " rnn,.d.
UsfUu
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-04-04
RECESS IN MIDST
OF THIRD DECREE
TRIAL IS CALLED

Oui NJ rctpcl 10 ihe meh,Ir 0r lIr
late Judge y = Eurpe1 lutJe william
~ IpI.l loo ma w.dst ~ tho third d.
gfro" trisl dFmbs,d thr county court
TuosdhH morning f0r the 'ui.rr das 4
recess was lasou until NrinrsIly nom.
ing
,lc, \ Gordon. vino III i1nty charged
rlth FtnUk and charley Baker with bru
tally heating Ior'u Wilson r FohuaD
Vsa called io the stand s. th' frs' vl'
ucss fnr tho defence Gordon NigoiouHlN
denied 'nt ne hHd rycr beaten the WI
son hos or ihrt ho had ever held ir' Hd
while Others whipped him In lIs i'.u.
munN Moudnt wilson said Gordon N,.I
him white me- Hrksrs whipped rir
Gofd'n declared be- saw the NiFor boz
M orll two occasions while the iatt'r
wsH prisoner in the Diy Jail The fr-t
time. hc took him from IN" jnll 80 Joe
THgIna second hand store on California
avenue iu search ~ suit NJ .lolhes the
lni vns charged with stealing The next
tim" WAS lu Police chief Sirluh office
The detective positively declared inrt h'
never struck the bny, nor do De- &C.. ,uy
other officer hit him
Wilson had testified that nncr tho 'rip
"a FugHn's place be- vnS taken Go The
basement and bruthlly whipped
Chof Nlohols alSo Was 70 Vitncss Tor
N" defense Tucsdny morning
llo told ~ having ~" Wlbun hoy M
his ofn." the lad admitted taking h'
fuii. hc .p'1 and told where 10 could be-
found NlDhua admitted that be- mad"
threats against ~, bo,. aud that ho
made rush at him.
= pointed my finger ~ him tho ,hir'
testified md told him to tell mo what
Jesus told lohn. the truth I told him vs
know MI about H. that the hrnbuy hni
told W. everything
The Wilson be-, sVors Monday that the
.hcf made rush NJ him. saylnE H..
would hli and klck him n he didn't tell
the tfuth Tho lad said be- told the ,hiei
the clothes v"r" ~ Iagans plsDr tp k,,p
m" officers from hitting him
Tho stat" rested its osse late Mondn,
afternoon. after which the jury vas taken
Co view the police station where the a..
lcr'd third degree" beatlng- took place
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-04-04
COURTS ADJOURN,
STATE AND CITY
HONOR BURWELL

An re counts ~ OkII0mt county
lIulrr.I their ,,..ior. aui announced
t.,Ir intention tu remain closed trfuulh-
uIf Tuesday No. iriHui. OF respect and
regard 20 ino Htr Judge Erulaw.n J.
Eula,u phu di'd Sunday night a. hiN
home. goo W,st IIun street 1ni whose
funeral Vns fixed 'pr 100 O'Clock this
afternoon
This action Vas taken Immediately
following hu,i session of the OklhhT-
m, Count, Rsr n,aorIsiIuu a' the court
mouse TUESDAY mufulrg 80 that meeting.
which lsssu ,t O'Clock ,ni continued
only u f.V minutes 'hc organization
passed 70 resolution. unanimously. request.
.nr iHs court. 10 adjourn Immediately
aud NOT ag,m tai, uu -.ssion until
N,Ir,.dlt Nour, vrs given the several
Judges. who NJ once complied with the
1s.0r.Hf.an', r,Iur,'
Th. bar rs.nrIltior also decided to
conduct fr,uUr.u 4,r,..,a ArrI fr aud
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-04-04

most 's much us hr htt't NUInfiing ~
ihr nh.rf,,fs. \illt .s anxious 10 push
1s 'lf south 1a puss.lIr With 'hr puf
pose of Hir'i hlug uui the Rfe1d, ih'u
lime uf communication ut tho Nmrfi.
rsrs Co., tN, m,h.rl point \ line uf
communication i'D or .nn mlcs along
becomes serious p,phi,m Turr,up ~
ion mile from columbus w. the CROW
nlus. hut br gfcairr distance h, 'hr
winding tf1IlH that arc the only toad
across rurth,n JhIhuahu,
The ftrc usc ~ tho Mexican railroads
for tho transportation " both men hut
supplies would " course uptst villa. .H
calculations aui Immensely simplify
General rrfsunr problem NfrN ufi
cor here make uu secret " their hyiIrf
that some arrangements with thu dr
nutn government ipf tho usc NJ the fail.
W1tH viii become imperative W ~ pfu,vs
Nat villa had ui,ilsinncri llt pufsuyfs
Iu his rishi south
Climate, IN, p,sl 80,
White Mexican bullets have NOT taken
The lite NJ single soldier In the Nmcti
ran sNpeditiouaf, force nnd onk wounded
four tho Mexican climate has been more
inrnnsIdefste
ln the neiehhoihond " $50 siyk Amsfi.
rhu troopers have been brought hack
from The front suffering from vafluu.
llls due 10 the climate changes Vt N,
reu'inusd ~ r.ss r~sl
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-04-04
VILLAS ENDEAVOR EVIDENTLY TO
LURE PERSHING FAR FROM BASE

FL PASo. Texas. NrtI. Report re
rs'vcd here Tuesday from Mexican
sources supported the story brought from
The interior Monday boy Mexican iu ihr
effect that Francisco villa With few
" hls most trusted followers WIS nt tu
The south ~ Sstc,o and nearing rstral
one ~ the report. said that the bandit
had already reached that town. hut ~
was generally believed that this Was NJ
least premature.
There IN little question an, luugcr ou
he border that villa 10 heading for Tor
reon IN the nylghhofhood of which city
he will find Canuto Reyes. one of hus
most trusted licutonants Reyes has rur.
cessfully dchcd the Caftanlh forces for
several months lie is believed to have
several hundred men In his command with
many smaller guerilla bodies operating
IN conjunction With him n Villa cau ~.
fee, n junction with WeNss sufficiently In
advance ~ his pufsucrs 80 attempt y
enoentatlon " the bandits u ~ saii
hat he can muster ?ooO men ~ least
VIVA Fears Ametesrs
Both Mcsicens and Americans Nhp
know villa personally have little durs.
,ion as 10 the plan of action be- is tr,-
ing to pursue. They sAy that the fugitive
bandit Il not alarmed over any opposl.
lion he might meet from his avn cnun
Iymen. but that he is de,o,ine an hts
snersy 10 planning tho discontinue Of
the American forces. whom he fcsrs al.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-04-04
"ORyS"
COUNT ON WOMEN

cine AUu. Apul ,-uns hundred snl
sl,,y five ,opnship. IN iilinuls In which
,hrtr aiv ~, cities and villages. ate ,pt
lns TUESDAY On local option
The iafNer vet cities voting Tuesday
afe
Nufrfa. usru. NuInr Mautssar
iinro'n ,nHr Uslsn, pcyk island sui
sHNautH
Nrnns ihr iit iirs iu vhI,h ihr .ssu.
h,s been raised there atr
iuroinins,un tfeepcti uslNdsir. b.
Nanos Elsln and Decatur
The diSs are placing most NJ their
hupos " d,luty In the various ,vn
munlties upcr the women sUics.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-04-04
EXECUTIVE ORDER.

Bcnjanln Franklin Burwcl urisl attorney And distinguished
citizen ~ oklahoma for quarter " ccnury called m death
on April .. io0
Judge Burwcl here many wears prior 10 s,alch4L ani
was jealous worker IN the creation " this sprud Young
munwealh VI
A. associate Judge ~ the territorial supreme court and dis
trict Judge he filled those important positions with ability and
fidelity
As mark ~ respect hereby order that the flag the state
house building he placed NJ haf Tuesday April
request that all departments te during
services said date ovi from oyluyk M otiok M
~ WITNESS WHEREOF. have hrrruhio my hand aud
caused o b" affixed the .rn ~ the N oklahoma
the fourth day NJ Aprl 4 u inlH
u ,i WILLIAMS
Tho Iu,Vuor " the State ~ ukhlpu,
Attest \ l. lNoN
Secretary " state
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-04-04

500 .tu.u. submit because ihcH void
m.Nr '.' abandonment N ous neutrality
'uHHrI 'u, glll,S'
fruR u1t ugr.ust this u NAV he
sr.I 'Nl' 'Hc ru'ian V'u not make a
pud.r- r Holland and that n they
ir'I ur aro quite capable Il stopping
ur'sU mar. eastward ~ 'outhvord.
lu' chat ts irrelevant Tho question II
r9' what e' think bu' What the Ger.
mars hut
Tlp former w.U.s'ot sddcd that thtrs
rla aU Increasing p1,N1iit, Of conflc,
ur h.f. sd,f and while waiting st'i-
'.fs might hr ttoptol toward Great
NrHHn something positive should be
done Ni'h r"g,rd 80 Germany He aug
Fet''H strengthening NJ the Dutch forces
200 order 20 make clear 20 Germany that
HplnnI hsF the power and the inter.
tuu in prevent menace 10 Germany's
open '3rA
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-04-04
ELECTION AZ esek.ss.

tiUCkNsiiN. ukIs. Nrri -
r'al' The annual ,ity election is U
'ld hffy to-day. with four aldsfiu..
elect N'irrmen HaNcs Sa,sf b.
arr end Nrs democrats. atr candid
fu succeed themselves The sUtf.
have the oul, opposition ticket ir
Urid
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-04-04

should the plan meet with the 90.
itu,h NJ The yittrns committee Thurs
DO, evening the date " The iond ,is,.
ton viii rtuhshl, he set for the last of
Apfll. ~ twenty DAYS mus, elsusr after
tho irfmsl 'iine and appiu,si uf ihy
plans before the election
CIV Engineer Mcclure and CONS sritIrr
Inshssr " 4. i'erham nf tho nsuhsr
lnFisrrfinE ,nNpan, stated ln hs.f ~
rlsnsiivn uf ihr proposition iu hr rt
.i.ui' tnafi rursda, that ihr pfupUs
.uu Nts 1hHuinly rtautitsMr. and vaa
the nnl, solution of the watsf rfnhir-i .p
oklahoma tit,. Tho stest storage Ias.r
vtl furnish an amrls suprh rf pp.f
~sier 10 ,he city iur tvo lesf.. lf ain,
Ic-n,l.sea On rag. r-.l ,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-04-04

900 covers ever, de,an ~ the whole
extension system both within the city
and y, the storage site
The renrtal items, as approved and
PASSED hN the various engineers who
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-04-04
THE WEATHER..

local FORECAST CLOUDY and m
s'iil"d Win rain tonight md Wedu.s-
Al NOT much change Ion temperature
OKLAHOMA Tonight rain. colder In
rhtf'W" northwest portion. WeduCsday
unsettled. probatl, rain
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-04-04

LONDON. Nrfi The inifcdutilv-
in the hunss ~ commons " the fourth
budget ~ ihs 49, /. sst fof rissssy
afternoon and = fun attendance T. 81.
rsrisf vhsn Reginald wcksnns. ehsncsi.
inf ~ ~ f, helusf. ,akss ,hs fi~,' ~
strisin hsufes ~ rhisf ,n,s'-ss \. m.
fu'in ~h'gh ths Increased issstion s4
usrisd ain take
Expectations 49, iuf = buss-s ,.isuns
ff isssi 3 80 ~ a"a rruras -ssilrs -
irts suinunt sin hs needed ~ urs.t p,u.
s.r ~ meet expenses n ths psessr, rate
III expenditure V continued throughout
ihs nnsnrisi sssr uhlrh hss tist aesoeS
Ths smsHri s nins ilfrss the nastu,al
sspsndituf. IN N. lsss cvrws,e1 Sos q
ufafe
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-04-04
nine TIMES the
PEACE EXPENSE

LONDON April .r-ir spsrl-s hN
bude., .r..sN n ~. Hev,. ~ eorwers
TUESDAY n.uinsld scNsnrs ehs-eeiief
~ ,hs sstNs1uss. s,it n was sssurss
,Ns, ,hs ssf would is. during the ~hels
N tNs NnaNriai ysaF
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-04-04
DUTCH FIND SELVES between TWO
MENAC|NC POLICIES; MASS FORCES
Uppermost Fear Is That Teutons Will
Decide in Own Minds That England
Means Eruption Through
The Netherlands.

ROME April 4.-Nla London, 2;25 p. M - Wireless
reports from Zurich state that Holland has closed her German
frontier and massed all her available forces there.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-04-04

have studied Tho proposition and ihs ,.t,
commissioners prc as follows
ttsmifsd TstIms,s.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-04-04
AS ARMY MOVES FARTHER SOUTH
MORE MEN NEEDED ALONG WAY
Censorship Wells Number and Personnel
Of Additional Troops Pushed Into
Mexico; Indian Scouts and
Trailers Used.

uAs.,incrou Acru a-priyat. ad.
-, .., vu, ,..
definitely been located south OF chlhua-
hua were received TUESDAY ny inc s'''e
department and at once turned over 70
the war department for Transmission 10
General Pershlnq.
-
SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, hprll w
his way south perhaps toward rarral and
even Torreon. the campa On against him
cannot be carried much farther unless
tho railroads be,ween chihuahua and the
border are made available for the move
ment ~ troops, or enough more troop,
sent into Mexico TO strengthen greatly
the lines OF communication. THIS wa,
frankly stated at General Funston's head
quarters where II was also lntlmAt,d
that Representation. to thi, effect would
he made TO the war department
WASHINGTON, April 4--Gerer,l Fun.
49,. ..,,,., ,,. ,, d.,,,,,,,,, ru..
-. -. 49,,
nay W. was 'eno"p "'o'' "'0p' WV
Mexico from Columbus 10 protect IN. llne
f communication with General p'tsh'na
Ne did not state whether any ADDITION"
troops had been sent forward 10 mo
mllltary base
ToNhI'N' Mex NriU ''l'l"
Mu'o Neles '"lnmnnd'Hs IN" WI"
torres IN MS 'o'hnl, mas ''n' 'O'i
to 'on'r'' IteNlno. '"i'N'' '"'n""na''
n given amnesty. This information was
given out Tuesday hy General IfcNlnn
.
WAhH'N"l''N' ApHl 80 'r den-
N"l Funston mas n"' tnrgH"l'h reinforce
n'ht "i '"h"im ic'Sh'hgN I"l''H except
mercy to pf"i'.t th' ''''h1'd ''mmunl-
oan'n unrs ana ih'r' was m r"nlirim -
u"n TUESDAY "f border reports lhhl ''-
tsn,ivc nddiuonH to ighung column
woulh u" r'luW"h
nineteen Apache f'"u'H ana in'"s
nav" br'h ordered I'm t"f' Apache.
tfE' 10 ''n'nh f"f'hlnr column
'.p'aln hhhhard ~ 'h' I"n'h cavalry
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-04-04
HOURLY TEMPERATURE
WASHINGTON FORECAST

OKLAHOMA Rain tonight rolic. -.
cent IN northwest portion. N'dne l5}
unsettled and probably rain
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-04-04
mloht Nov, Gas,


n utrWIFH .ou no DO that cannot no Hr-
cured however. and Ir sufficient troops
available for ponau.tIug operation, along
The pre- ont Ions l'no cannot h' occurred.
there lie another alternative. though one
no' regarded Win gr,st favor m army
o'tccrt Thus BE- to move M, mnin liu"
across country until Tho main base is
located ri som" point near OInniu ou
N" border From such point the line
could lie extended i0uthNufI past Ch'.
huahun. the result being r. fasing Of
100 miles or more
Amy Officers regard such l plan as
liiil" better than u Wtkcshin. however.
f1ying Tint unl'a. NIllh should bs cap.
tu''d while comparatively ucbr Ghihu,-
hun The situation soon would present the
same dl'n,ultir. % doe, now nul there
would nfl.v tho necessity tuf M, usr ui
t,llionds u operations Vofo CONDUCTED
SNN ANTONIO. Tc,l.. Aprl Dor.
WINGED that villa II south ~ chihuahua
and H continuing his Lrbt central
Funston has o. difficult problem tp Fnive
in Hrpns ng CO. carr, tho campaign ..Nf
further no the Interior a. Me,lHn Ii
W's int I1tcd uf headquarters Tuesday
that additional troops ma, hc fclu I
io pfoir. the constantly l'ngthoning lir.
~ communication
Tho line already cNisnds near, three
hundred miles south Hf the border and
must be- guarded AGAINST attack along
~ entire length n N, line should us
cut it r. admitted In oflcipi oirrle- shat
. tho ''peditlonnrg force would be placed
in q dangerous position
ufiir'rS regard Tho troops engaged in
no chase ~ villa ~ adequate but tho
line ~ communication d. causing them
snNiei, Thci do not believe II tnu
tHfclN hc iengihon,i vithDui being .
infoucd by more tf0~ Some ~ 'h'
regiments on hnfder duty can no released
fpr tho service hut there nfr few f"gi.
m"nts LEFT IN other PARTS ~ the United
states one ~ cavalry bni two or three
itiMntry organizations which M Git 20
used
Consular reports received ~ NBdlu,f.
iofs lat' Monday nlEht gave conflicting
Information regarding tho vheteAhu ne
~ villa General I"fshing has not hec
heard from since The disnntUh IN whiHn
he toli that the search ~ villa In ~,
Guerrero district vas hclng cuntlnu-i
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Continued on r.r. Nin.J
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ToRRDoN. Mex. hrrl General
Csnuto Reyes. commanding tho Viua
forces IN this locality has sent o. letter
90 General TteVlno. Catfrnga commander
offering 20 surrender with al ms forces
n given amnesty. This information was
given out Tuesday ~ General Tfcylu0
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1916-03-06
Ell COMETA DE LA GUERRA.

En- Diciembre de 1913 los astr6no-
mos descubricron un nuevo cometa.
e! cual lego a hacerse visible en-
%Francia, c~oincidiendo su aparici6n.
en- septiembre de 1914, o Ia famosa
batalla del Marne, circumstance que
ma dado motive a que Sc lie denomi-
ne el "cometa de la guerra
No es visible a simple vista. Por
consiguiente, solo los astronomers po-
seedores de poderosos aparatos han
podldo contemplate. N. ~B;gourdan,
Inc de los sabios exploradores de las
regiones celestes que estan agrega-
dos al servicio del observatorio de
Paris, tom6 sobre 81 la tarea de cal
GUAR los elementos de marcia del
astro. pero no lie he sido possible, por
causa de la guerra, cumplir este hon
rado p~rop6sito, a pesar de que en- es-
tos lltimos tiempos ha vuelto a Sc
halarse la reaparicion del "cometa
de la guerra"
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1916-03-06
La Iibertad religi0sa no
existe en- Mexico

nombrcS De los firmantes de esos tes-
timonios, 10 que antes AK Sc ha-
bia hecho publico, y dijo que mas
tardc revelaria otros nombres, porque
la compIeta : terrible historic de los
~ultrajes recibidos por Ia ig!esia y Gle
RIGGS en- Mexico, ann no Sc habia re-
latadO.'
Cuando el padre Tierney ley6 los
testimonies dijo repetidas veces, que
Sc veia obligado a suprimir ciertos pa
safes porQue eran de tai n~aturaleza,
que no poGian m~encionarse en- publ
co. ESas paginas son las que Sc re-
fieren 4 los atropellos iievados 4 ca
BIO sobre las monjas Y otras j6veneS,
asi como 4 las esccnas que Sc han de-
sarrcllado en- los temples Y Ell los
misr:os altares.
TODD 10 bueno que tiene ahora
Nexico-dijo ci padre Tierney-se
debe a los e~sfuerzos unidos de la
Iglesia CatGlica. Los liberaIes han
destruido TODD 10 que ha caido en-
sus manos. Solo hay n cosa que
Ia Iglesia no ha dado a Mexico: Ia
ilegalidad. Los iiberales han hecho
TODD 10 que les he sido dable por des-
truir TODD 10 que significa ciriliza-
ci0n.'
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1916-03-06
/! !

Tn medico me decia, no hacc mu-
cho, que 81 tenia una diploma de IA
Exposition Universal de San Luis,
No, por un estudio que habia envia-
do 4 dicho concurso sobre las propie-
dades del sulfuro de CALICO como an
tiseptico de las Was digestivas. Gas
pita. $50. die 20 para mi; este medi-
co es muy esdrdjulc. 81, ;por que no?
81 e hace esdrujulas d las palabras
diploma y sulfnro. ipor que yo no he
de esdrujulizarle? Tengo tanto dere-
cho a clio, como el para decir diploma
y sulfuro. iSe puede pedir genie de
mas acentuada cultura que un senior
medico? Sligo en- mis- trece: esta bien
puesto ell titulo Il estos articulos: Gull
tura Y Lenguaje.
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+ ! =

Vamonos yendo, Gque hacemos a.
qui? ;Albarda sobre aparejo.... Y
luego, 81 reclamamos ell frantic (mo-
dismo), nos dicen tambien: Mods
mo....i 81, modismo, porque es un
modo de decir un ~disparate. No tie
vayss detcniendo, hombre; que urge
llegar a tempo, por no tie ~detengas.
anda aprisa; pero tambien nos resulta
modismo. iMaldita epoca esta de los
isnos, que invade hasta los dominios
del lenguaje!
E:e hombre tiene sodo ell aire de
Francisco. Bueno, iy que? Fues ma
da, que Sc quiere decir que csc hon.
bre Sc parece a Francisco, 10 cual Sc
puede decir sin mas ambajes y es-
tara muy bien dicho; pero seguramen-
te la primera forma es un modismo =
por ESQ Sc la emplea.
Los modismos deben aceptarse solo
baj2 las s~iguientes condolences:
l.-Que esten autorizados por e.
uso de los buenos hablistas, aunque no
consten en- ell Diccionario de la AGA
demia Espanola de Ia Lengua.
II-Que ~aouella authorization Sc
funde en- Ia brevedad de Ia forma, sin
que degenere en- laconismo que mutt
lie el pensamiento, ri en- ningun otro
y!cio que 10 desfigure.
Las lenguas que muestran una mar
cadisima tendencia al modismo, res
tringen, por decirlo asi, los movlmien-
tcs del espiritu en- la conception de las
ideas Y no pueden llegar a un alto
grade de cEltura, porque esta sc mi
de por Ia riqueza de aquellas, Ia que
hacc que los pueblos respondan a to-
do cuando c%omprende ell mundo fish
co y ell mundo psiquico, dentrG dc los
dominios de 10 Intellectual y moral.
Estudiese bien ell modismo castella-
no y Sc descubrira en- el siempre la
gran sabiduria con que Sc ha ;;abiJo
respmir en- pocas palabras un pensa-
miento que puede ser TODD 10 extenso
que Sc auiera.
Pcro no llameis a cualquier desatino
iPor favor. III
POLIMARk.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1916-03-06

T! Rev. Richard II. Ticrney. editor
de. semauario ~jesuita America" do
eStos dias una confercncia en- el Car
negie Hall de Nueya York. Z n que
concurrieIon mas de cuaurocientas
personals. entire elias MonseNor Jo-
seph +. Mooney, quien e2 ~repr"Sen-
tacion del Cardenal Farley, preside
IA reunion, en- la que Sc ve!an algu-
nos ~cearenares de sacerdotes catoiicos.
Fl tema que e. padre Tierney es-
cogio para 81 ~confercGcia, fue: Ne
xico, ell Liberalismo ' el CatoliciS-
NO" empezando aSi 81 discourse:
Las promeSaS hechas por Ca"ran-
"a sobre Ia iibertad reiigiosa IN Ne
xico, har sido violadas de mil no.
dos" Y en- seguida continue peroran-
10 por mas De bora ' media, refirien-
dose : granGes razgos 4 IA historic
de Mexico desde antes que los espa-
noles ~arribaran i sus playaS, hasta
los ~actuales tiempos en- que "gobier-
ma Carranza.
Durante IA peroraci6n del padre
Tierney, nadie abandono el salon has
t. que termino Ia conferencia, con
exception De IN individuo que intcn-
to rebatir los argumentos de! coafe-
r"nciSta. Y q quien con toda calma
dijo el padre Tierney Que no Sc ira
taba de IN debate. sino de una con-
terencia, Y que 81 guerra d~iscutir.
que alQuilara an salon.
En- el curse de ST. peroraci6n, ell
padre Tierney lego varios testimonies
firmadoS Y sellados por notarios pu-
blicos de Texas Y de otros lugares.
para probar que los sacerdoteS han
Sldo asesinadcs, las monjaS atropella-
das, los temples y los vasos sagrados
profanados, por los bandiGos y Soda
dos del partido liberal. Lego los