The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-06-10

, f,e aal,s,, The Mexicans who Kill
"a a United states soldier some time
ago while he was searching for mules
are in the military prison. Fhey
have not yet been tried.
Parade Of Intimidation.
one OF the most inspiring sights
Il have witnessed in several years
was the military parade given yes
terday morning by General Bell
Icommandant at Fort Bliss. IL was
STATED that the parade was Tor the
benefit of the visitors TO the Press
association. This. however. was not
Its real purpose There we're two
lother reasons for the denomination
lin which more than six thousand sol
Idiers, representing every branch OF
1.-THE army. took part. On Tuesday
inicht rumors reached the post that
the Mexicans were going to start
'lsomething" early Wednesday morn
ling. General Bell issued orders for
every man to carry two hundred
extra rounds OF ammunition. In
compliance with these INSTRUCTIONS
Ieyery soldier who marched in the
parade had strapped around his body
three hundred rounds of ammuni-
ltion The cannon and machine guns
lwere primed and ready for action AMI
1.-THE caisons accompanying the Dig
lguns carried enough concentrated
destruction to have wrecked every
building in Ell Paso. This parade
was an eye opener to the Mexicans
land was given chiefly to show them
Isomething OF the strength OF the ar
my at this post. During the parade
1.-TWO Mexicans were caught making
notes. They were arrested and tax
len before the commander OF the
Iprovost guard which is maintained
lin the city They said they were only
drawing a picture of some feature
lof the parade. For this indiscre-
ltion each was given ten days in prls-
lon. Another reason for the parade
Twas TO assure the citizens of Ell Paso
THAT they had ample protection in
lease of an outbreak. Some had ques-
Itioned the number OF troops station
led here as being adequate for the
lproper protection OF the city.
Hot Bed of Intervention.
FL Paso Is hot bed of interven-
tion. ! have observed during my
lshort stay here that most of this
talk comes from men who are not
land have never been in sympathy
with the democratic administration.
Most OF them are straight out re-
tpublicans and have big mining or
cattle interests in Mexico. They
want to plunge this country into war
lin order that they may make scads
lof money at the sacrifice Of hun
ldreds, and maybe thousands, of hui
Imam lives. Many citizens of Ell Paso
lido not take any stock in this inter-
lvention talk, but they believe that
1.-THE climax is near and that some
, thing is going to break soon.
Fuse Is Ready for the Match.
!, Beneath all the assurances that
Everything Is quiet here and that no
!. trouble is anticipated it is apparent
, THAT the true situation here is that
lof a volcano about ready for an erup-
jtion. 1t reminds me of a great
lcharge of dynamite being planted
. land primed and ready for the match
Ito be applied to the fuse. Just the
slightest break and trouble would be
!started which would send the Ameri-
. lder. There is much bitterness be-
tween the towns of Ell Paso and
. lJuarez and it is only by the exercise
lof the utmost precaution that clashes
lare prevented. The United States
, TROOPS stationed here are as eager
for the fray as any of the Carranzis-
ltas. villistas or any other Zistas.
I'VE have been here two years,
/ lust waiting and waiting" said one
!, isoldier to the writer the other morn
ling. I'VE want TO go across and we
lsre going on the slightest provoca-
ltion. The men are restless and it is
with difficulty that they are restrain
, led That is the reason the troops
are shifted from one position to an
other every few weeks. The officers
know the feeling OF the men and
they dare not let them remain in one
place too long. They can only keep
the men pacified by sending them TO
new positions every few weeks"