The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1916-04-20
A SOLDIERS WIDOW.
Chicago Tribune)

We repubsh the following letter written by Mrs Joseph
Allison Mrs Alison the wife of Lieutenant Allison of the
Thirteenth United States cavalry. She has become widow
since she wrote the letter. 1t written to her husbands
father
doubly appreciate what you say, coming from you
but know sharing the anxietes, but know
too feeling the glad pride that Sour soldier
has his chance " have always tried to make him feel
that soldier he not only fighting for his country
and for the right to live peacefully in it but that he
protecting and his home
hope, dear father this does not sound unfeeng
if my heart not heavy with many fears You know
that love him far more than can tell. believe
he knows it, too But feel that it is my duty sol
der's wife give him every opportunity and encourage
ment in the discharge of my duty in his chosen profes
sion. He knows too that my prayers with him al
ways And in praying for his safety and protection
pray, too that may be worthy of him and his love- and
finding strength to do my duty the wife of brave
soldier he Is
The United States gave Lieutenant Allison his chance
Indeed it him his chance 1t conducted its military
affairs that when it became necessary to ride down band
OF murderers also necessary to give the band several
days start of the pursuit 1t conducted its negotiations
with government which but not the Mexcans recognize
that the use of Mexican railways denied. i.e
The rode and marched after Villa. Because the pur
suit had been delayed by military unreadiness they RODE
at pace which broke down men and horses.
They swetered in great heat by day and suffered In the
cold at night Lieutenant Allison SICK but he refused 70
admit it. That refusal kept him at his duty but did not
keep him from pneumonia He had to give up and he had
be sent back from Colonia Dublan to Columbus N. NJ
he was taken BACK In an wagon his Temperature Wa
lO6 The army wagon trip took four days. There are rail-
roads in Mexico, but the United States cannot them
There Is whiskered Latin soul called Carranza who says
that the United States shall not the Mexican railroad 0
the transport of troops.
The only asset which the whiskered Latin soul has the
recognition the United States has given him. Without that
would be the victim of revolution Oregon detess him. anu
Obregon is strong The United States protects Carranz w
La is the product of Carranzsta arrogance and American
double dealing This savage revoted against the and PAID
for the other by the murders at Columbus
Carranza guilty in part for what happened at Counu
and unable to make any reparaon for it. confines his acV
ties ohlnderng the tardy efforts Of the United States gum
also IN part Tor what happened at Columbus catch and pun
sh the savage whose natural erocy has been made nhnm
by the treatment given him.
In keeping with these activities embarrassing the America
troops Carranza declines to give the soldiers the Of sue
railroads as Mexico still has and declines permit them
enter towns The United States the of Carranz
cepts the moods of its creation accepts his conditions an
tolerates his nsolence
TO return to Lieutenant Allison What did this mean
II meant that in the torment of pneumonia he was 60
ried to hospital in army wagon tortured by day by ii