The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-23
NEW YORK sun WAR CORE
SPONDENT HERE IN IN
TEREST OF TELEGRAM
WAR PICTURES.

Murice Braun, former war CORE
spondent of the New York Sun, has
been in the city for the last couple
Of days in connection with the
movies which are to be exhibited
here March "a at the Robinson
Grand theater under the auspices Of
the Telegram. Mr.. Braun was kind
enough to give to a representative Of
the Telegram some sidelights on his
adventures in the warning nation. He
impressed the fact on the reporters
mind that he had seen about as much
war as he desired and although the
PAPER which he represents, gave him
the opportunity of going across the
sea on the steamer Baltic where he
could have direct to the Austrian
frontier, he declined.
@From now on it Is the good old
u. A. for me and don't mind tell
ing you, while am not a, coward,
that if the United States should ever
be compelled to take up arms against
another nation, here's fellow that
will be punching the keys on the
typewriter in the Suns office until
some one kindly informs me that !
am supposed to shoulder musket. {"
Besides being an expert in the
movies, Mr.. Braun has distinguished
himself as one Of the nations leading
newspaper men. Among the big
STORES which he handled recently for
his paper are the escape of Harry
Thaw from Mattewan, his arrest, and
the proceedings that followed; the
sensational murder Of Mrs, Elizabeth
Mohr recently ending in her acqult-
tai and the arrest and electrocutton
Of Charles Becker. He was also in
the Colorado strike zone during the
uprising.
In speaking of his trip through
Mexico last August, Mr.. Braun
stated that he landed in FL Paso
toward the latter part OF the month.
He was accompanied by Challes i.
Graham, of the New York World, and
English" Woodruff, representative
Of the London Times. I'VE three
started for Chihuahua, about 100
miles from FL Paso. and consumed
almost six days on the trip. We were
then about ninety miles from Tor
reon. General Villas headquarters.
villa Brilliant Man.
I'VE kept on going on our burros
and arrived at the generals head
quarters about the middle Of the day.
Naturally we expected to find a rough,
ipnoranf sort Of fellow, but was
never more fooled in my life. we
found that General Villa was a per-
feet gentleman in all his actions to-
ward us. He Is a very brilliant man
and has mastered seven different
languages. have interviewed for
mer President Taft, President VIII
son. Prof. Elliott, Of Harvard, and Q
number of educated men, but. with
due regards to all these notable gen
tlemen, I an compelled to say that
General Villa is on Of the brainiest
and most brilliant men that I have
ever talked to.
"People in this country, who have
never seen the general, believe as !
did. that he is bandit, outlaw and
NEXT to a human wretch. This is
wrong. was never treated more
courteously by anyone, and he was
always eager to help us in any way,
shape or form that he possibly could,
As you generally know, practically
eyerv Mexican Is a thief. He steals
not because he needs what you have
in many instances, but Just for the
mere fact that he is getting the pes!
ofyou, When we arrived at General
Villas camp. our burros were swiped
while we stepped inside to- speak =
few words to the general. Upon dis
covering our plight, he promptly or
def9d one for each Of us and we re-
gunied our journey.
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