The evening world., 1916-07-29
CAMP On BORDER
PLEDGES TRUCE
WITH PINK TEA
Reception In Honor Of Former
Milkman. now Commander.
Arranged.
STROKE IN DIPLOMACY.
Boys OF Seventh Regiment 10
lie Lined Up on Dress Par
sde for the Occasion.
Sv Martin Green.
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nAfI.EN. Tes.. July ia sos q
eip'omatio uncertainty evsvhaass the
heAllsa camp to-day sssasss Of the
desire of certain Of ths isaAiss camp
warriors 10 set isto close touch vita
leading warriors across the RIO
orands. u would sssm from the In
formation At hand tfat Hris. usn.
Dyer porhsps having In mind the
Idea of getting the boys ou, of the
mesauits before christmas. conceived
some time ago tho plan os inviting
Major Juan DE La Flores. cosn.
mandant Of the garrison at Rsynosa.
to come across the border sad take
tea.
Rsynosa 10 about nine miles due
south Of MeAllon. The Major with
the ten straight. or. three .sor-a-
quarter name having been notified OF
Gen. pyer's hospitabie intent. sx-
pressed himself ~ delighted with the
prospect OF surrounding soms real
food. but said he would require the
permission Of his superior. Gen. Man
uel Lopss. In this state the nsso-
tiations rested until word reached
Division Headquarters that Gen. Dyer
was projecting a brigade reception to
n Mexican military leader.
Possibly II 10 against military reg
ulations for the General Of . brigade
to sock to open tea party nsEotist tions
with a commander Of Q supposedly
hostile force without consulting with
tho General Of tho division Of which
tho brigade u . part. Al any rate Il
was semi.ofhcialiy announced ysstsr.
day that Major JuAa Dc Ia Flores
will be the guest at tee this evening
at the AcAllsn camp Of Major Gen.
O'Ryan. and that In honor Of the o.
casion Col Fisk viii turn out the
Seventh Regiment ON dress parade.
Col. Cornelius Vanderbilt and Major
Edward Olmstead have been men.
toned a. the leaders Of an escort to
show Major De La Flores the way
from the Texas town Of Hidalgo
across from Rsynosa 70 NoAilsn.
oUesr OF HONOR A PoRMgR
PROSPEROUS MlLkMAN.
BY what authority any military
commander In this district venturei
to invite . Mexican comma ndcr over
to tca has not been revealed. II 10
said that the negotiations we're con-
Quoted through Charles Bseson. an
oflicial OF the Customs Service who 10
stationed at Hidalgo.
II must be understood that the an
nouncemsnt that Major Juan De La
Flores, who until the Mexican rovolu-
tion involved everybody In our sister
republic maintained . prosperous
milk route In one Of the northern
Mexican cities. would come over into
the United States for tea. emAnaied
from division headQuarters. But even
as the information was being dissem.
mated Gen. Dyer. and Major Warner
Of his stan. were down on the Rio
Grando personally conducting nego.
tlations with the ex- -milkman.
Major DE La Flores came across the
river on tho ferry attended BY his
stan. one OF whom wore O suit Of
paJamas. Tho other was attired In
something more than nfty per cent. Of
the uniform Of an officer In tho Ger.
man army. What 10 puxxling the
camp Is this;
Is Major Do La Flores to come over
this evening ~ the Guest Of BRIG, Gen.
Dyor. or the guest Of Major Gen.
ORyan7 Incidentally thero 10 some
speculation a. to whether hs win
come at all. II 10 said that the object
Of the function 10 to show Major De
la Flores, right In the front Of his
face. that VIC have Infantry. cavalry,
artillery and automobiles In our army
Cf course Major de La Flores knows
nothing about the strength Of the
United States forces encamped In
lexas. all tho Mexicans who pass to
and from over tho border every day
teins deaf, dumb and blind.
ARMY DIPLOMATS OVERLOOK.
ING NO eETs ON ThE 0oRpeR.
The statc Department may bo over.
h okinG some bets. but there need b
no worry felt while ws have diplo.
mats In our army In HidAigo County.
Texas. and Major De La Flores OBJ.
isins permission from Gen. Manuel
Lopss to cross the river and take tea.
Incidentally II may be stated that
n Major do La Flores and his ,,a -
have the characteristic Nexicnn
thirst. they are doomed to dlsan'
| pointment. because II the entertn IN .
msnt is pulled off Us per schedule, tea
Is all they viii get
| Thn CnuSc of tho eHcitA tApao, A.