Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-06-11
FORMER PASTOR OF
 HAWLEY ON BORDER
Glenn Springs Rail and Conditions il, Mexico Described Graphically
 by Rev. W. W. Nelson.


 "Carranza is DowcrIcss to grapple with the situation. No hope on earth for the least improvement until we intervene
 This is a paragraph from q letter to Presiding Elder J. A, Sage of the Methodist Episcopal church from the Rev. ". w. Nelson, formerly pastor of the HaWley Memorial church of Pine Bluff but now stationed at Al. pine, Texas, near the Mexican border. Mir. Nelson conducted the funeral services for three of the United States dits who raided Glenn Springs. Texas, buu it is evident the Americans sold their lives dearly for the little squad of nine Americans accounted for more than 60 MeXicans before the troopers were forced by fire to leave the old house in which they were holding at bay the big band of MeXicans.
 Mt. Nelson writes that the health of Mrs. Nelson is greatly improved, and that he hopes to return to Arkan- Sas.
 Conditions are bad in his section, he says, stock dying by the hundreds for lack of water and forage.
 Duplication of the Alamo.'
 Concerning the raid on Glen Springs and the battle, which MT Nelson de scribes as a Duplicate of the Alamo" and conditions in Mexico, the former pastor of Hawley writes:
 q have learned to love these gruff, sturdy folks much better the last two months. There was about two weeks here when part of the time we were afraid to burn lights in the house at night, but for ten days now we have had plenty of soldiers and we are well protected l held the services over the three soldiers killed at Glen Springs, which you know, is in this country.
 Hast Sunday was one of the greatest days with me since l have been here Had four additions to my church, and the folks crowded my church. Some were there out of the Glen Springs experience, and the Lord was with us.
 Fifty-twO Dead Mexicans.
 "Many refugees are coming to AL pine out of the danger along the river. Wish you could have heard some of them talking to me after church last Sunday You all have never hear the half how brave and true these soldiers were at Glen Springs. It was dupli | cdllOf Ol IHC AldnlO. OIle n1dH LOlu me after the Mexicans had loaded their dead on horses to carry with them, they sdecided to rob Deemer's store 12 miles below Glen Springs. So they threw away their dead in order that they could carry the loot. They threw 52 bolies in one favine four miles from Glen Springs.
 "These noble soldiers (nine) killed in all more than 60 MeXicanS, and if the old roof on that old house had not been set on fire they would have killed the mall.
 ""Nearly 1000 people attended the services over these three boys who were killed at Glenn Springs. We had to hold it out in the open.
 "We fully expect war with Mexico, now or soon. There is no chance to avoid it as the people down here see it. You will believe men when I say that these old stock men can tell you more about the real and true Mexicans than you can read out of book in life time.
 Country Devastated.
 "Lots of folks from here went with last punitive exposition, Major Lang horne's. They went more than 200 miles into the interior. They say the conditions begger description. Many places they found Mexicans, who owned good farms that when the war began five years ago, were well-to-do. Now they are on starvation, stock all killed or stolen, farms growing up. Nothing anywhere to eat, but goat meat, and that of very poor type, in- deed.
 "For 25O miles into Mexico the only way they can get anything is to come to Rio Grande to Glen Springs or Deemer's store. Often there will be train load of folks come for SUD- plies, and on the way home Mexican bandits will capture them and every thing in the world they have. If they get home, they must go about over the place dig holes in the ground and hide their provisions or the bandits will come and take it all. Worse still, their rushes into these little villages, where from six to twenty families live. They outrage the women and carry off everything that will do to eat.
 "There is large element in Mexico, who would welcome intervention; who hope it will soon come. So far as real battles are concerned, there never will be more than one. Our people have been more patient than you could have expected.
 "This war will greatly effect our church work in this confrnc this yar" m. and D. m. Subject: God the Preserver of Man.
 Sunday school at 10 o'clock a. m.
 Wednesday evening meeting at 8 o'clock.
 The reading room is open daily ex- ! cent Sunday and holidays from 9. 20