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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-10-24
Flour and Feedstuff

Self-rising flour, high grade, 500;
medium grade, $3.50; Tennessee flour,
$S.55; Michigan flour, $3.50; hard winter
wheat flour 1910; spring wheat flour,
$40; Idaho flour, 1925; pure wheat shorts,
$37@40; pure wheat bran, $S4; cotton seed
meal, $29 cotton seed hulls, 81; lintless
hulls, s1S; No. / timothy hay, 22 pea
green alfalfa, $24; southern alfalfa, $50;
mixed alfalfa and Johnson grass s19;
Kaffir corn and miIomaize, 1925; No. l
Johnson grass s14; wheat straw, s14.
Wheat, per 100 lbs. SITS. Mixed feeds, $36
440; No. 2 white oats, per bushel, CSC.
Corn, per bushel, $1.15. Cornmeal, 2-bu.
sack, $40; corn chops, 10o-lb. sack, $2.15;
corn feed meal, $34 Poultry food, s.. 81
per sack; dairy food, $685.
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Sugar Market

New York, October 23.-The local mar
ket for raw sugar was steady and prices
unchanged, closing at 51zc for Cubas cost
and freight, equal to 6.52c for centrifugal,
with molasses quoted at 5.64c. There were
sales of about 10000 bags of Cubas. in
Guiding some for prompt shipment at 5bc
cost and freight and some for store at
the same level. There were further offer
ings at the close without being taken with
refiners inclined to hold off and await de-
velopments.
In sugar futures a firmer feeling pre-
vailed early and prices at one time
showed gains of 8 to 10 points on cover
ing and a better demand from Cuban in
terests, but toward the close eased off
under realizing, prompted by the more
liberal offerings in the spot market.
Closing prices were points higher to 5
points net lower. December sold from
bose to 4.9Sc, closing 4eSc January, 1900
to 4.S5c, closing 4.54c; March, 42Sc to 4.23c,
closing 4.22c; May, 4.34c, closing 42Sc;
July, 4.39c to 4.3Sc, closing 5S4c
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Ayery's Letter

The cotton market got over the hard
spot" today and now seems to be fairly
on the war toward the predicted Decent
mark.
Liverpool started the ball rolling this
morning by being from seven to eight
points better than due. Reactions were
small and the bulls had the market we'll
in hand all day. Shorts were run to cover
and the closing showed about $3.50 per
bale advance over Saturdays closing
There possibly may be some reaction to-
morrow or on the ginning on Wednesday.
If there should be advise confident pur-
chases for 20 cents. c. F. AVERY.
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A.nA; commercial 6O-day bills, S47OA
demand, $475H; cables, s476ss. Francs,
demand, 5.s44; cables, 5S%. Marks, de-
mand' 7OA; cables, 703s. Kronen, demand,
u l-l6; cables, Z S16. Guilders demand
MS; cables, Az. Lires. demand 6.52; ca
bles 6.51. Rubles, demand. S19s cables
S13s. Bar silver, 675s; Mexican dollars,
o2lsc. Government bonds steady. Rail
road bonds firm.
Time loans steady; 60 days, 3d3A per
cent; 80 days and six months, 3M@315 per
cent Call money steady; high, 22l per
cent; low, "a per cent; ruling rate, ~
per cent; last loan, 21a per cent; closing
Did "a per cent; offered at 21a per cent
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Fruits and Produce
Wholesale Quotations.)

wv HOIVsaI6 NguUlttIOIIS'J
Oranges-Calfornia, box, $1,000; Flor
ida oranges, 1915.
Florida Grapefruit~s50 OQ5.50.
Lemons-Imported, box, S..
Limes-Per 100, 81. 2591.50.
Apples-Virginia, barrel, s45065.
Grapes-California malaga, crate, $500.
Pears-California Bartlett, crate, $3.50.
Plums-California red June, crate, 2.25
Cantaloupes-F Flats 75c@s1.
Irish Potatoes-White stock, bu., $1.S0
Sweet Potatoes-Yams, bbl., $2d2.25.
Onions-California yellows. h., 3$Ic.
Onions-Spanish. crate, S1S5.
Cabbage-Colorado, 313c.
Grapes-Pony baskets, 20c
Celery-Colorado, crate, S.; dozen, ST.
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Cotton Seed Oil

New York. october 2S.-Active short
covering, as well as good buying by the
west and south on the strength in lard
and cotton and advancing crude lifted
cotton oil to new higher levels. Final
prices were Is to 70 points net higher
Sales, 40, 400 barrels. The cotton seed oil
market closed strong. Spot, 12.19c bid:
October, 12.40d12.51c; November 12.f70c
12.21c; December, 12.17Q1219c; January.
IL. 2291223c; February, 12.22d122s March,
Y 2sdl2 .26c; April, 12.3cq12. CSC; May, II .3sn
sc. Total sales, 1900.
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Liverpool Cotton

Liverpool, October 2S.-Cotton: Spot.
strong; good middling, Io.90c; middling.
10.76c low middling, 10000. Sales, 10000;
15O0 for speculation and export. RE
ceipts. 5000 Futures, firm. October,
lo.nhc; October November 10.111c; No
vember-December, 10.711ac; December-J an
uary 10.721ac; January-February. 10.741ac;
February March. 10771Ac; March-April.
10.SO1kc; April-May, 1884; May-June, 10.87c;
June-July. 10SSc; July-August, TO- SOC; Au-
gust-September, 1860; September Oc-
tober, $780, October November, 9.70c.
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Live Stock

ST Louis. october 2S.-Hogs: Receipts,
5000: market steady. Lights, S99o1lo.SV,
nigs 81. 5ol79. 50; mixed and butchers $3.50
a1O So; good heavy, $10.30@1o.35; bulk, $9'9o
n1030
Native beef steers, $5oall; yearilns
steers and heifers, ss50110.75; cows, 5000
al. 80: stockers, S5.3o@7.50; Texas quaran-
tine steers, $550@8; prime southern steers
ssd9: COWS and heifers, $4.50@75o; prime
vearling steers and heifers, $500; native
calves, $6d11.2
Sheep: Receipts, 34O0 market steady.
Lambs, $7110 65; slaughter ewes, s5q7 10;
breeding ewes. $S.50@9.50; yearlings, $50
SIS; ewes So. 75@725.
Kansas City, October 23.-Hogs: Re
ceipts. II 900 market steady. Bulk, S9-Io@
1o.15: heavy, s9.so@1o15; packers and
butchers, $9so@1o2O; light, ss60@lo50;
pigs, sS.50@s.5o. ,oo
southerns: market strong to 25c higher.
Prime fed steers s950q11; dressed peer
steers, s7d9.25; southern steers. so.ooq' oo'
cows s4.5O@725; heifers, s5.7od9.2o; stock
ers and feeders, $5@S; bulls $41ouo.zo'
calves, s6@1o.50,
Sheep: Receipts 1900; market steady.
Lambs, s10@1050; yearllngs, S7.5oQS.oo;
wethers, S7@S; ewes, s6.75d735.
Chicago, October 23.-Hogs: Receipts,
$4,000 market steady, unchanged to &c
under yesterdays average. Bulk, $500
10. 80; light. $s.65@1O,40; mixed, $4,000. 40;
heavy. ss.7o@1O45: rough, $9.7od9.S5; pigs
$7256S40.
Cattle: Receipts 2So0o market strong
Native beef cattle, $G75@ll.6o; western
steers s6.25@s5O; stoclSers and feeders,
|s49oM7.75; COWS and heifers, $S.4O19. 30;
calves, $7G11.60.
Sheep Receipts, $4,000; market weak.
wethers. s7@825; ewes, $3-75d7.So; lambs,
So 25d10.50.
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Rice Market

New Orleans, October 23-Both rough and
clean rice were strong today. Receipts:
Rough, 1856 sacks; millers, 1,271 salcks;
Rough, 1856 sacks; millers. 11,21 sacks;
duras, 1890 sacks; Carolina, 100 sacks;
Japan, 40 sacks; blue rose, 1919 sacks;
claen Honduras, 5000 pockets; Japan, 1925
pockets; blue rose, 2061 pockets. Quota
tons: Rough Honduras. 81. 40@410; Caro-
lima, 49, OOd3.90; blue rose So, 00Q360; clean
clean Honduras, 5000 pockets Japan 1925
rose, 8 9-16dS 11-16c. Polish per ton, $1,000
@32.O 90; bran per ton, $200O1230 90.
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Hubbard Bros. & Co.'S Letter

New York, October 23-(SpeciaD-A con-
tinuation of confident outside buying
brought about an advance today to the
highest prices of the movement 1t Is
perhaps needless to say that confidence
in values is widespread and no one cares
to sell the market short There is a GER
tain amount of selling from the south
at the higher prices and we note les
sened demand from the trade again to-
day. In fact, the cotton trade itself is
rather alarmed whether Justly or not at
the prices.
1t would seem the part of wisdom to
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Charles FairchiIds & Co.'s Letter

New York, October 23.-The phenomenal
advance in our market today was entire
ly in line with our expectations, as ex-
pressed in our letter of Saturday. Every
option on the board sold at fg cents and
over. The most active and sensational
market seen since the inception of the
bull movement witnessed a period of
enormous liquidation and although at
times hesitation was shown, buying by
local bulls, the south, Liverpool. New Or
leans, trade and mill interest, and last
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Interior Increment

Houston: Mddling, IS. Soc; receipts, 30
422; shipments, 24,75S; sales, 1882; stock,
253, $50
Memphis: Middling, 1880; receipts, 49,.
47S; shipments, 1s,33s; sales. $40; stock
1872, $780,
Augusta: Receipts, 1850; receipts, 2257
shipments, $40; sales, 646 stock, 12S, sos.
st. Louis: Receipts. $3.50; shipments
7645; stock 1411.
Cincinnati: Receipts, ST.; shipments, 1877
stock, $3.50.
Little Rock: Middling, IS .25c; receipts
297O; shipments, 3071; sales, 3016; stock
4167
Total today: Receipts, 5s,459; shipments
52,S29; stock, 635, rs.
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Chicago Grain

Chicago, October 2S-Wheat: No. red,
81 721zQI1. 1872 No. red. 81. 6501. 70; No
hard, s1.7211kG1. 1854 No. hard, sl71@1. rs
Corn No. yellow, ss1ad1. 011s; No. 4 yell
low, 99Q$10 90; flour, white, nominal Oats
No white, 50a51s4c; standard, 5105214c.
Rye. No. 2. 81 32@D1.34 barley, S0a1.20 tim
othy, sS25@5 20; clover, Sill Ood15.00. Pork
SOS. so; lard, s15.S7; ribs, $14,50.
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Fish
(Wholesale Selling Price.)

(Wholesale Selling Price)
Perch-S1ac.
Salt Water Trout-121ac.
Red Snapper-1111a@12c; small lots,
Gray Snapper-7c.
Mullet-6dS1ac.
Spanish Mackerel-1211ad15c
Shrimp-121Ac.
Sheephead-S1ac.
Virginia Croker-6c.
Pompano-30c.
Dissatisfaction select, s1.75 gallon, me-
dunn, $150.
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Spot Cotton
Pig Iron

Japanese merchants are making active
efforts to obtain a market in Russia for
Japanese goods. They are adapting their
merchandise to the demand of Russian
traders and studying the Russian house,
hold and its needs.
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Dry Goods Market

New York, October 23.-Cotton goods
were very strong today with prices adj
vancing. Yarns were firmer and higher.
Dress goods were active. Raw silk was
steady and prices continued high Jobbers
were active.
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ST. Louis Grain

st. Louis, October 23.-Wheat: No 2
red, 81 77@1 80: No. hard, s1.77@1s3.
Corn No. 2, S10Od1.02; No 2, white, 99c;
December, SS1sc. Oats No. 2, SIC; No
white, SIC; December, SIC.
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Metal Market

New York, October 29.-Copper firm
electrolytic, first quarter $27.5OG2S. Iron
firm; No. 1 northern, $21q22; No. 2, $40. 50
Q2l.5o; No. southern, $2025G2O75; No 2
SzVazV-oo' Metal exchanges quotes tin
firm; spot. $41QH50 At London spot COP
per 912i; futures, 912O; electrolytic, e143
los. Spot tin, 9lS0; futures, e1s1 los. The
metal exchange quotes lead $767.1O. Spell
Ter strong; spot, East st. Louis delivery
9A@loA At London lead $50 los; spell
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Creamery Products

wholesale Selling PRICE,
Creamery Butter-3Sc; process butter,
351ac; oleomargarine, 15@23c; country but
ter, 25c.
Full Cream Cheese-221Ac.
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Sugar and Cereals

GRADUATED sugar, $40 cwt., (. o. b.
Birmingham.
Choice Rice--s5.50 per cwt.
Fancy Reese per cwt.
Extra Fancy-$6.5 so per cwt.
Grits-s2 % 96-lb. bag.
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Six hundred thousand automobiles were
built in the United States in the year
ending June 80, 1915, as compared with
445,O0o in the preceding year. The output
for the year ending June 8, 1916, is esti-
mated at 900,000!1'
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English Money

London, October 23.-Bar silver. 32Ad
per ounce. Money, per cent Discount
rates, short bills, 51a@55s per cent; three
months, 51aa55s per cent
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Naval Stores

Savannah, October 23.-Turpentine firm,
45c. Sales, 1893; receipts, 14l; shipments, 8;
stocks, SOB Rosin firm; sales. $50; re-
ceipts, S73 shipments, $50; stock. So,ss9.
quote: A. B, c. d, E, $3.50 f, G, H, I. *,
NJ, $685.; N, $6.45: WIG, $3.50; WV, 500.
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Hubbard Bros. & Co.

cotton Merchants, Hanover Square, N.
Y. Members New York Cotton Ex-
aahange, New Orleans Cotton Exchange.
yNsw York Produce Exchange. Associate
Nexpbers Liverpool Cotton association.
1le of Cotton and Cotton Seed Oil for
uture delivery. Special attention and
iberal terms given for conslgnments Of
nee invited
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seriously consider whether the present
price level does not discount great deal
even in these times of initiation. 1t is
difficult for the merchants to form a
firm opinion as there is no doubt that
under war conditions, the situation diff
fers from the ordinary factors which in
times of peace control the market. We
note tendency on the cotton part of the
cotton trade itself to consider seriously
the present price level, but frankly we
do not see any check as yet to the out
side buying, and we do not, therefore see
our way clearly in the market.
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Hides and Tallow

dealers Buying Offer)
Green Salt Hides-19@20c.
Green Salt Hides-Half cured, 1S@19c.
Green Hides-Fresh. 1711Sc.
Dry Flint Hides-32@33c.
Dry Flint Hides-32@33c.
Damaged Hides-Half price.
Sheep Skins-25cQS1. %.
Horse Hides-$1G5
Angora Goats-25G30c,
Ginseng-Wild, s..
Colt Skins-50G75c.
Sherlings-15@25c
Goat Skins-45@60c.
Kid SkinS-15c.
Hog Skins-25G50c.
Tallow-5MSc.
Beeswax-25@27c.
Washed Wool-40a4Sc.
Clear Unwashed Wool-So@3sc.
BURY Wool-20Q22c.
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Meats

Extra Ribs-151sc.
Rib Bellies-16%c.
Clear Bellies-17c.
Smoked Bellies-19c.
Breakfast Bacon-23d2Sc.
Pork Loins-191ac.
Pork Shoulders-15c.
Pork Hams-18c.
Skinned Hams-22c.
Hams-Reg., zoe.
Pork Trimmings-15c.
Pork Lard-171ac.
Open eEttle-137Ac.
Compound-14c.
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New Orleans Futures
New Orleans Cotton

New Orleans, Octob er 23.-Spot cotton,
firm, A points up. Sales on the spot,
175; to arrive, 1850. Good ordinary, 1850;
strict good ordinary, 17.13c; low middling,
1850; strict low middling, 1850; mid
ding, 1870; strict middling, 1890; good
middling, 1890; strict good mlddling.
1850. Receipts, 17.o22; stock. 274,S4o.
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Poultry and Eggs

Commission Merchants Price,
Hens-15@151ac.
Fryers-22@24c.
Opossums- 60075c each.
Guineas-35c.
Roosters-10c per 10.
Extra Graded Eggs-34c
Fresh Country Eggs-32c
Turkeys-Live, &c; dressed, 24c.
Geese-75c, or 13c pound.
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PRICES ADVANCE
ON MORRIS AVENUE
Spot Cotton Makes Big Adj
vance and 20 Cents Is
Predicted by Dealers

Spot cotton advanced Y cent toward
reaching the 20-cent mark yesterday on
Morris avenue, going from 1Sc to 1S1sc
for good middling. Three grades of cot
ton are now registered above the 1S-cent
mark, while strict low middling is being
quoted at 171A cents. Dealers predict that
the staple will reach 20 cents before the
close of next week
A number of other fluctuations were
noted on Morris avenue yesterday. Both
extra graded and fresh country eggs ad-
vanced l cent on the dozen, while full
cream cheese in the creamery products
broke high water records and advanced
7ac, now being quoted at 221zc. Extra ribs
and rib bellies advanced for 15 or more
points, while a general advance in all
brands of lard occurred.
rTOGaxy'e ot1ntofiOnc foIlo-,..
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Bonds

Mercantile Paper
= New York, October 23-Mercantile pa u
FER, So per cent Sterling 60-day bills,
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1916-05-19
BRITISH LINES ATTACKED
Shifting From verdun, Germans Pre-
cede Infantry Assault On Hulluck
With Heavy Bombardment.

London. - Switching their attack
from the Verdun region against the
French, the Germans have again be-
gun q sharp offensive against the
British line around Hulluch. Preced-
ing their movements with the usual
heavy bombardments, the Germans
launched an infantry attack against
the British lines neal Vermelles and
captured first-line trenches over a
front of about 500 yards. The British
admit the loss of the position, but say
that part of the ground was retaken in
a counter attack. Berlin declares that
in their defense of the trenches, and
especially later in the counter attacks,
the British suffered heavy casualties
and in addition lost men taken prison.
ers and several machine guns cap
tured.
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TWO MORE ARE EXECUTED
All Seven Signers of the Proclamation
of the Irish Republic May Pay
Death Penalty.

London.-All the signers Of the proc
lamation Of the Irish republic have
paid the penalty with their lives. The
last two were shot May 12-James
Connolly, who was so badly wounded
in the fighting that he could not be
executed sooner, and John McDermott.
Official announcement of both Of these
facts has been made.
The seven signers OF the independ-
ence proclamation were Peter H.
Pearse, Thomas J. Clarke, John ]. Nc.
Donagh. Joseph Plunkett, John McDer-
mott. James Connolly and canon Cea-
unit, or Edmond Kent.
In addition to these the following
are known to have been shot: Edward
DAILY, Michael O'Hanrahan, William
Pearse, Maj. Pohn Mcbride, Cornelius
Culbert, ]. ]. Houston, Michael Mallon
and Thomas Kent.
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ROGER CASEMEN ON TRIAL
Former High British Official Who Was
knighted BY the King, Charged
With Treason.

London.-The writing Of a new
chapter in the history of the Sim Fem
rebellion a begun May 10. when
Sir Roger Easement, k%nighted in 1911
for services to the British government.
and Daniel Julian Bailey, an Irish
private soldier, n of his companions
On the Inflated submarine trip from
Germany to Ireland, were placed in
h dock of the Bow Street police
court for preliminary examination on
the charge of high reason.
While considerable testimony was
introduced intended to incriminate
Bailey, the main attack of the prose
cution was directed against Easement
in an endeavor to enmesh him in a
net OF evidence which would establish
the leading part it is claimed he play
ed in the conspiracy and recent Irish
revolt, whose r~amifications extended
even to America.
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Shoe Clerk Above Dead Line.

Cleveland, Ohio.-Police Judge Sill.
bert declined to solve the momentous
problem of fixing the shoe clerk dead
line on women's-ahem-limbs. He
dismissed the charges of disturbance
lodged against Isadore Fulheim, fol.
lowing a rumpus in Fulheim's shoe
store. Judge Silbert faced this prob
lem: How much of a lady patrons
limb may a shoe salesman expose to
the garish light of day while fitting a
pair Of shoes? The two lady COM
~plainants entered Fuldheim's store to
exchange a pair of shoes. One OF the
ladies declared he insulted her by
reaching up above what she consider
ed to be the shoe clerk dead line.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1916-05-19
MEX|CANS MOVING
TROOPS TO BORDER
UNPRECEDENTED ACTIVITY OF
CARRANZA SOLDIERS BODIES
BIG EVENTS.
GEN. PERSHING FALLS BACK
Constitutional Forces Occupy Towns
Vacated by American invaders.
OFFICIAL Announcement Of the
Movement 10 Made.

Ell Paso, Texas.-All along the Dor
der the news is flashed OF an unprece-
denied heavy Mexican troop movement
north. These reports placed the to-
sails in the five figures. The border
has been thrilled again with a fore
boding of big vents.
Unexpected and prompt official con-
Girmation to the news has been given
by Gen. Gabriel Gavira, commander of
ahe garrison across the river in Juarez.
He frankly admitted that all Mexican
records for troop movements were be-
ing broken.
1T is the largest movement of
troops ever made on Mexican soil"
said Gen. Gavira, and he authorized
his statement to go forth to the world.
The Mexican rush northward was
generally interpreted by United States
army men to mean only n thing
that the Mexicans were getting ready
for anything that might happen. The
further statement of Gen. Gavira that
the northward advance was for the
purpose Of cleaning up the borderland
III odlults uIcW lTCLu FOIC biiSb tuc
prompt skeptical counter:
For filling up the border region
with several thousand more bandits
The formal statement of Gen. Cav
ira Oh this point is given for what II
IS worth:
Gen. Jacinto Trevino is moving
north from Torreon with a large force
OF men to be used in establishing pro-
lection to the border from further
raids.
Our forces have already occupied
San Antonio, recently evacuated by
the American troops. and we will ex-
tend our lines to N~amiquipa. I under
stand that Gen. P~ershing will fall back
20 Colonia Dublan as soon as sufficient
Carranza troops arrive to occupy his
position.
LAS TO the number Of troops that
will occupy the state | am unable TO
say, but it is the largest movement of
troops ever made on Mexican soil"
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1916-05-19
MExICANs WRECK TRAINS
Nearly 200 Passengers Believed Killed
In Two Latest outrages-eandits
Loot and XIII.

San Antonio, Texas.-Two trains
persons are believed to have been
killed in the latest outrages commit
ted by bandits In Mexico.
According to reports brought by
American passengers arriving at La
redo q train which left Mexico City
for Cuernavacca May IL with 1000
passengers aboard was derailed at
| Ayuxco, q short distance from the
capital, by zapatistas.
One hundred and fifty persons are
said to have been burned to death in
one car.
Villista bandits operating within a
short distance Of Carransa's capital
wrecked a train on May u near Con-
zales, which is but 3 short distance
north of QueretAro. killing at least "a
persons. Passengers fleeing from
Mexico City were robbed OF money
and jewels estimated to amount to
s250,000 in value. Among the passen-
gers were a number of American men
and women, who were robbed and
who made their way, afoot and half
clad, to Gonzales, nine miles away.
The news of the bandit attack on
the train was brought to Eagle Pass
by passengers on a train over the
Mexican National, which carried most
Of the passengers Of the wrecked train
to the junction for Laredo.
Charles Douglas, the Washington
attorney, who attended to Carranza's
legal interests during the period that
ended in recognition, is reported to
have been on the train. With him
were the Swiss consul at San Fran
cisco and his attorney. named Lackey.
also of San Francisco. They were In
a private car which was small and
dark and was overlook by the ban
dts. They stayed with the train and
were taken back to Mexico City the
next day by special train provided by
Carranza.
The bandits had torn up the rails,
and the engine and first four cars
went into the ditch. Many passen-
gers were killed in the cars, and a
few were shot by the bandits for re-
sisting or protesting against robbery.