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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1916-09-16

member Of the Bel Air bar. Mr..
Hanna. who was one of the most
prominent Republicans in the State,
acquired the Bel Air Tim in 1902,
and it was controlled by him from
hat time until his death last May.
The new owners. Messrs. Robinson
and Whitaker, are leading Republi-
cans Of the county, and viii continue
the paper in the interest of that
party
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1916-09-16
Bel Air Times Changes Hands

The plant of the Be- Air Times. the
only Republican newspaper in Hartford
county. and formerly controlled by the
late John B. Hanna, was purchased at
private sale. Wednesday of last week,
by John A. Robinson. clerk of the Cir
cult Court for Hartford county, and
Henry A. Whitaker, a we'll known
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1916-09-16
Real Estate Transfers

Ellen Brown and John Brown. her
husband, to John 7. Brown, property
in Fourth district. $1,000.
Edward Youn@ Baker and others to
James d. Davis, Jr.. of Kent county,
three farms in the First district,
$4,000.
James D. Davis, Jr., and wife, of
Kent county, to NJ. Earle Davis. 100
acre farm in First district, $4,000.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1916-09-16
Williams-Simmers.
Barns Destroyed By Fire

The barn and shedding on the Tuck
or farm, near Elkton, tenanted by
Walter Laws. brother of Joseph Laws,
whose barn was fired by lightning
Friday of last week, was totally de-
stroyed by fire of unknown origin,
yesterday friday morning. Two
calves. 1870 bushels of wheat, 60 tons
of hay a lot of straw and all of the
farm machinery were consumed
Singerly Fire Company of Elkton
was called out and Immediately re-
sponded with both chemical trucks,
but the fire had so much headway that
the building and contents could not be
saved The buildings and a part of
the contents were partly covered by
insurance.
During the electrical storm which
passed over this section Friday after
noon of last week. lightning struck
and set ON fire the large barn on the
farm Of DR.. Cam. teuamted by Joseph
Laws, situated about four miles from
Elkton. near Glasgow Singerly Fire
Company. Of Elkton, and the Newark
Fire Company were summoned The
local fremeu Immediately responded
with one of their auto-chemicai hook
and ladder trucks. arriving at the
farm too late to save the barn. hut by
hard work kept the flames from the
other buildings. Besides the barn, a
horse and colt and lot Of farming
implements, hay and harness We're
burned. the loss being between 50 600
and $4,000, partly covered by insur-
Brcp
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1916-09-16
WEEKS WEDDINGS
PearSOn-Wade.

Mr.. Samuel Pearson, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. G.. +. Pearson, of Elkton, and
Miss Florence Wade, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. A. Wade. of Wilmington,
Del, were married at the home OF the
brides parents Friday evening of last
week, by the Rev. Howard Gray, pas
tor of Epworth NJ. f. Church. The
bride who was given in marriage by
her father, was attended by Miss
Elsie Burkens as bridesmaid, while
Alfred Wade. brother of the bride,
was the groom's best man. The house
was beautifully decorated with cut
flowers and ferns. The wedding march
was played by Miss Pearl Smith. The
ceremony was performed under an
archway of cut flowers and ferns. The
bride wore a charming gown of white
taffeta trimmed with shadow lace,
while the bridesmaids gown was pale
blue satin trimmed with chiffon. Both
the bride and bridesmaid carried
shower bouquets of white asters. Fol
lowing the ceremony wedding supper
was served.
After wedding trip the young cou-
pie will reside in Wilmington, where
the groom is employed.
Wiliams-Simmers.
Mr.. Taylor Williams, son of Mr..
James Williams, of West Nottingham,
and Miss Ella SINNERS, of Greenhurst
were married in Rising Sun Presbyter-
ian manse by the Rev. f Fl. Huffman,
last Saturday evening. The young
couple were attended by Mr.. Clem
Way and Miss Mary Williams. Mr.
and Mrs. SINNERS will reside at West
Nottingham.
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Mrs. Annie Riley.
Ernest Wesley krauss.

Ernest Wesley Krauss, the eleven
months old son of Harry J. and Jane
A. Krauss. near Rising Sun, died Sat
had been i'll but two days.
Funeral services We're held Monday
with interment in Rosebank cemetery.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1916-09-16
Marriage Licenses

William NJ. Jackson. of Port Deposit
and Florence Esther Lynch. of Perry
vile.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1916-09-16
RECENT DEATHS
Walter III. Denny.

Mr.. Walter H. Denny, formerly of
Elkton, died Sunday evening at his
late home in Baltimore. after a
lengthy illness, aged 81 years. The
deceased was son of the late Sheriff
George T. Denny, of Elkton. Mrs.
Benjamin Payne and Miss Clara
Denny. of near Elkton, are sisters of
the deceased. and George Denny is
brother. For a number of years Mr..
Denny had been a policeman at the
Union Abattoir. A widow and three
daughters survive.
Funeral services were held Wednes-
dav moraing at his late residence,
2607 wilkins avenue, and the remains
were brought to Elkton on the 2:27 p.
m. train and taken to Bethel Cemetery
for interment.
elizabeth L. Dixon.
Elizabeth Loller Dixon, infant
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Herman
Dixon, of Eareville, died at Union
Hospital last Saturday, aged ten
months and six days.
The funeral was held Tuesday, with
interment at Gaiena.
Mrs. Annie Riley.
Mrs. Annie Riley died Friday of last
week at the home of Mrs. Sophia Lot
man. near Elkton. aged II years.
The funeral was held Sunday with
interment at Cherry Hill.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1916-09-16
COlored.

Robert Hill, of Havre de Grarce, and
Elizabeth Shippers, of Elkton
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sion of trade and the increase OF popu-
lation were concerned.
But all that would require money,
and where indeed could the necessary
credit he obtained rEtil efficient man.
ag"ment had been demonstrated? Tho
owners Of the property. for there were
then about 10000 stockholders and
hondho'ders. must he placated. Re
sides there were about COO, 900 persons
in New England moro or less depcn-
dent ~ the railroad for their freight
and travel. whose interests were in the
hands of the new executive.
Within a few days the entire system
felt the influence of the new head. The
whole timing ARRANGEMENTS of the road
came in for revision. New clocks were
Installed and the employees had to
have new watches, 10 lie inspected Ivy
experts twice a month. 1t was found
that there had been great waste I'm fuel.
F.rcmen were picked out who we're
especially proficient in firing a locomo-
tive with the least amount of coal and
a. the same time getting the maximum
of steam. They were made inspectors
Of fuel.
New efficiency bureaus OF all kinds
came into being. Even the stationery
WAS reformed. Instead of formal let
tors with addresses and envelopes and
interminablc forms short half page or
quarter page memorandum blanks
answered the purpose and saved time.
The reduction in the stationery bill OF
tne road 'he hrst year was 500 900.
me economies III pms letter clips
amounted To considerable figure.
some "i the money saved by such
economies went INTO the purchase of
we powerful new locomotives which
'h' road sadly needed New equip
iheht amouhtlh to slo'ooo'0oo had
""'h an'hor'"ed' the whole signal sys-
en- was improved ana elaborate tests
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Hartford.

wa the Howard Elliotv. when. In 1919.
he was called To the presidency of the
New York, New Haven and Hartford
Railroad.
II was t~hirty-three years before that
Mr.. Elliott shouldcrcd a level rod in
northwestern Missouri. lie said in an
address to some OF his Harvard friends
about the time Of his coming t. the
New Haven hat he had hoped II"
would not have to work all his life
and had expected to have some leisure
before then. hut that fate had Or
daincd otherwise. He was suddenly
thrown into the vortex of a financial
maelstrOm.
The New Haven had been belabored
by the United States Department az
justice, 10y tho activities of the In
tcrstatc Commerce Commission Ivy
the public service boards ~ the Vdri-
Gus commonwcalths aud 10y almu-'
everybody hat could take a crack at
II. including the comic cartoonists. \
property which was thought To he "a
likely To pay dividends as was the
sun 10 rise and set suddenly went dry.
The gigantic schemes undertaken "A
half century ahead of their age, fell
into the discard. Here VAS "A sup
posediy mighty road with credit Slapped,
its physical property dropping into de-
cay. its morale In chaos. What was
to he done?
Howard Elliott took leave OF his -.
Paul friends, and for them and for
him the parting was tinged with deep
regret. His loyal employees were loath
to let him go, and his farewell was
spoken al a banquet which they or
ganized in his honor,
Before he began his new duties he
got into the woods for a time. tished
a little. then played tennis much at
seaside resorts, for il was said of him
that he was always happiest when in
full panoply of blazer and white Han
nels and rubber soled shoes. lie was
fine and fit as a fiddle on that Sep
TENDER !. 1913, when he came to take
charge OF the New York. New Haven
and Hartford. to succeed Charles s.
Mellen. as he had done formerly in the
Northern Pacific.
He needed tn he in the pink Of CON
dition for the new job, Those of us
who saw him then were impressed by
his clear and ruddy skin, his bright
eye, his look of buoyancy and health,
, as he stood talking to the newspaper
men and at their request telling wha,
he intended to do for the rehabilitation
Of the Sick Road OF the East.
1t Is in the face OF disaster that one
shows what manner OF mar one il
~
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that the whistle continued to operate
as usual, made the buoy readily distin-
suishab.c, although II was searched
for repeatedly by lighthouse tenders
without success. II is also interesting
to note that the observed positions
when plotted on the chart roughly fol-
low the 100 fatllom curve Of soundings,
thus indicating the possibility of other
drifting buoys in this general locality
following this same course
On April I. 1918, the buoy was
sighted something like l40 nautical
miles northwest Of Bermuda. Eight
days later, when 1870 knots west-north-
west OF Bermuda, the buoy was picked
up by a steamer which took II in tow,
but the line parted the next day when
the vessel was something like $50 miles
east OF Cape Hattcras.
Then al track of the buoy was lost
until August. 1915, when 1t was oh
served 200 nautical miles north north
east of Waiting Island. Bahamas, and
two weeks later vas sighted 100 miles
away from that point. At various in
tervals the wanderer was seen, hut q
secured up to March % OF the present
year, when il was discovered wallow-
ing leisurcly in the Atlantic 1875 miles
west-southwcst Of Bermuda.
Then for months this whistling
truant kept ont Of the way OF shipping
until recovered on August II. Not
withstGnding its long N%oyaging the
buoy a in good condition when
picked up. and during those months
OF drifting II travelled certainly $500
nautical miles, dragging with II . por.
ton VI Is mooring chain.
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Starting as Rodman at SIS a Month
He Rose Rapidly, Finally Taking
Over the New Haven

ceived the per reporters again.
This time they saw him bent over a
desk. pale, haggard. his face drawn by
the cords Of anxiety. He was coatless.
and his shirt sleeves were ripped and
begrimed. for he had been working
about the w%reckage.
II am ready TO answer n ques-
lions" he said. There Ii nothing to
be hidden here"
There came relatives and friends OF
the men and women who had been
killed in the wreck. He need not have
seen any of them. but some OF them
he did receive. and personally he ex-
pressed to them his sympathy. not as
the railroad president but as a man
and n brother. Many there are who
still remember him that day, who still
recall his gentle words and the acts
OF kindly courtesy.
1t was a hard task to gather up the
tangled skein after that blow and try
again. yet the new president did II
with all his resolution and all his
power. The railroad which had been
the standby OF generations, q certain
source Of income, as regular In its div
idends as clockwork. had slipped fom
its financial bearings. 1t was democrat
lied at every point; its management
no longer had the confidence Of the
public; its rolling stock was dropping
to n rackety decay.
Mr.. Elliott at once got down to the
hard pan OF business administration.
Efficiency and economy were his
watchwords and the in which
he obtained them %astonished old time
railroad men. The first thing he dis
covered was that the railroad. with all
Tho money which had been spent on 1t.
was fifty years behind the times as far
as allowances for the natural expan-
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nag to st. Paul, where he entered
with no less zest than in other commu-
mites into the life about him.
The people along the line found in
him a railroad president after their
hearts. He saw to 1t hat farming
was duly promoted. When the agri-
cultural interests had troubles about
freight rates. they talked to him about
them az a man and a brother. He
understood scientific agriculture. Po-
mology Is One Of his hobbies. Twice
he was president Of the National Apple
Show In Spokane. an honor which he
has referred to in the same breath
with his stewardship over the North
ern Pacific. He owns a fifty acre
orchard in the Yakima Valley. State
Of Washington.
While in st. Paul he look a deep in
terest in everything that had to do
with Minnesota. which became his
adopted State. In fact. he had es-
tablished himself there as though he
never intended to wander from 1t.
He became a member Of the Minnesota
Commercial club. Of the Town and
Country Club. the Informal Clue and
OF the Nushka Curling and Skating
Club Of st. Paul. He delighted in the
ice palaces. He was happy on the
toboggan slide, probably thereby be-
coming well prepared for what was
to come to him in connection with a
certain railroad in the East which
was on that chute.
In ST. Paul. as elsewhere. he was
ready and willing to talk about the
railroad business to anybody who
wanted to know. In consequence. he
Was In much demand az an after din
ner speaker. All this IA by way Of
training for that which was to bc the
supreme test OF a mans life. such
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THE MERRY JUNKMAN.
..-HERE are tricks In eN,.
trade" remarked IIones' o.

..-HERE are tricks I'm e,,rv
trade" remarked Honest o..
Quigley, the Battery boat
man. as he moorcd his faithful Wh.'.-
hall in the Barge Office basin. "hut
stunt ! just saw pulled by a So.
Brooklyn junkman was the best | h.>r
seen lately.
He had a fine lot OF old hawS.fs
and ropes piled in his boat. Thl, .
the day OF prosperity with the iIr
man and even old hawsers sell ~,
five cents a pound. But this fellow
didn't seem TO think his ropes we'g,rl
enough. Leastways he performed ,
remarkable operation on them
ITO begin with he UNFINISHED AL { >
strands on a rope and then inserted
bits of wood between them. he .i
this until he got a bunch fixed M q. i
then he dropped the lot over tho @ 90.
and let the rope soak while he .
twisted a fresh lot.
After all the rope had hccu ~,
soaked he pulled It out Of the Wa
ana pulled out the sticks that hold :
strands apart. Then he let the o..
side OF the hawsers dry off aud wr''
on his merry way to sell them. -
course they weighed - good wl. g
pounds more than before the Not' =
process"
The junkmer, said ouiglrv. " a
nave to paint their license rlwh
on their boats with white pul.t D. '.-
hugh Always regarded ny tho .u
Dor pilice more or loss a. pirates, 2 D."
)unkmcn are compelled Ia carry t".
numbers oonspicuously ON In" do -
their boats, which these days -
usually motor launches painted y "a"
gray or green.
Notwithstanding tho vigilance - '
marin" hluccoats the river pirt'--
always turning new tricks. Re "r'
on" of them Mas caught horiug ""
.'rr"ugh dhc fooJ"S at tho 49,,
Line pier. ProfttA., streams Of .'-.'
poured into the junkman'a hr,' r'
he MAS caught at II ant n. y n' o
stopped.
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WANDERINGS OF A TRUANT WRESTLING
BUOY LASTED 10 MONTHS IN THE ATLANTIC

A NAVAL officer who was one OF
~ the ranking members of the
United States Lighthouse
Board married a second time some
years ago, and, like most u of
advanced years, was somewhat in
clined to overdo 1t in the matter OF
terms of endearment BY way OF hon
eymoon he took his wife upon a tour
OF inspection of the lighthouses on the
Atlantic coast.
The lady was not a good sailor, and
the small tender in which the trip was
made rolled often and deeply. Con-
s%equently the mature bride was de-
cidedly seasick and her meanings
were both dismal and frequent. The
bridegroom, with an eye TO local color
and a sense of fitness, tried to COM
fort tho sufferer by calling her his
dear little whistling buoy a.,
This IL all by way OF preface to the
story of a real whlstling buoy that
went adrift early last year and was not
recovered until it had moaned its way
far over the Atlantic for a matter OF
substantially nineteen months. A
Of chccrru,lcss; is tone ranges all the
way from a protesting grunt to u dis
mayed shriok,
On January 20. ialJ during u heavy
blow the whistlins buoy set to mark
the station OF The Nantucket SIlonl;
light "~sss' govt sAr'n, and Uas not
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recovered until August l6 of the pres
ent year, when it was reclaimed Mt a
point about 2T5 nautical miles north
west OF Bermuda and lowed safely to
port. There was something almost
feminine in the way that buoy changed
It's mind and altered It's course during
It's nineteen months OF drifting. 1t
certainly kept the lighthouse service
guessing, and the official account OF
It's percgrinations is interesting be-
cause II shows the devious ways of tho
ocean currents and the ~changeful i'm
pulses Of the restless winds.
When the buoy parted It's moorings
on the Massachusetts coast it moved
in n no%rtheastcrly direction at the rate
Of about n mile an hour. and yet when
sighted on February ~ 1t vas OBJ
served by two vessels at a point ap-
proylmately 100 nautical miles east
Of Cape May. n. j., some 200 miles
west-southwcst Of its proper station,
1t then continued In a generally south
erly direction and was next sighted
about sixty-hve miles seward from
Hog Island, Va. eight days later. On
March 20, 1915, the buoy was seen
seven miles east Of Diamond Shoal
light vessel m the coast ~ North
- F,linn Tn nIlntn tho nfHsinl roo
ord.
ITS characteristic shape and con-
-picuous rcd painting, with tho rcgu-
,"tion MARIA toysth.r With Vhs txct
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BROOKLYN SOCIAL NOTES.

IT HE marriage Of Miss Ethel Van
Wagner to Horace n. Under
wood. son of tho late DIR. Horace
q. Underwood, the pioneer missionary
worker IN Coroa, will he quietly solcm-
nl2cd on Wednesday at the home of the
bridegroom's uncle. John T. Underwood.
336 Washington avenue, The Rev. Or.
Charles Carroll Albertson OF the La
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faye,te Avenue Presbyterian Church
VIII perform the ceremony at s O'Clock
IN the presence OF relatives. Miss Helen
l.. Conrad Is 10 be the brides only at
;endant.
The bride Is a native Of Michigan
and has spent several years teaching in
Corea.
Mrs. Frank Griswo,d wild OF eel
Clinton avenue Will give a reception on
Tuesday afternoon between the hours OF
I and : o'clock, AT which she will in
troduce her daughter. Miss Madeleine
Elizabeth Wild.
Miss Mary Moore Orr Of 200 Hicks
street has issued cards for Tuesdays.
December 8 and IL.
Miss Ruth Pearson. daughtcr 81 Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Herbert = IN Of
s97 Sterling place. was pr l at the
conventional afternoon reception on
Friday. In the evening there was a
dance for nifty couples.
Mrs. Edward Wallace Cone and Mrs
Clarence VI. Phipps will he the hostesses
next Wednesday when DR.. Yamcl Kin is
10 address the members of Civitas. The
speaker will take for her subiec, 18th
Significance OF the Forward Movement
In China"
The Poly Junior Prom will he given
this year at the Hotel St. George in.
stead Of In the gymnasium ~ the ins,i-
tute as formerly. Thursday evening
February 3, is the date set for the
dance.
The School Settlement play ION Your
Q Wa IA ushtnt .a, -
Packer. Adelphl. Berkeley and the
Brooklyn Heights Seminary will par.
ticipate, viii he tho chief event Of thi.
week for a large contingent Of young
people in Brooklyn, II is to he given III
the Academy OF Music on Friday even.
ing, and will he followed by n dance in
the banquet hall.
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Frederick A. GODDARD. Miss Frleha
A'neri. Miss Hazel Marshall n Miss
Elizabeth Coomh<.
Mr., and Mrs. Meredith Cnderhill rave
returned from Greenwich, Conn, and
will be located 70. the winter at 5l2
Firth avenu
Mrs. lose Rodolfo Duke has returned
from Central America and IL AZ 3o5
West Seventy second street.
Mr.. and Mrs. William T. Darlington
have returned from their country home
The sun., 1916-12-03

The New York Mozart Society. Mrs,
Noble Mcconnell. president, had its
second musicale of the season yesterday
at the Hotel .Astor. The artists were
Miss Alice Nielsen and Jascha Bron.
Charles Gilbert Spross was the accom-
PIANIST. and one of his songs. '-The Day Is
Dons.; was sun by Miss Nielsen.
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Jean II. Norris has succeeded as chair
nan''of the legislative committee Mrs.
Itosalie l.oew whitney.
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DR.. and Mrs. Wendell c. Phillips have
invitations out for a reception on Sat
urday at their home. 40 West Forty
seventh street. to introduce their daugh-
ter. Miss Charlotte Alice Phillips. The
reception will he ollowed by a theatre
party.and this by supper and dancing at
the Club lie vingt.
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On Wednesday, also at the Ritz-carl-
ton. Miss Florence Seeman. daughter OF
Joseph Seeman OF 100 West Seventy
sixth street. will he married to Marion
Robert Ellis. The ceremony will be fol-
lowed by n reception.
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MN-and Mrs. Robert q. Wilson OF 523
West .ll2th street. announce the engage
ment Of their daughter. Miss Mildred
Wils0p. to Charles Leef Brand OF this
city and Scarsdale, y. Y.
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Mr. AMI Mrs, Theodore W. Stemmlcr
aud ttc Misses Stcmmlcr, who spent the
autumn nj their country home at Madi-
son, M. i, haze opened their apartment
In the Apthorp fnr tho winter
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-04-01
Movement of
Mexican Troops
Is PuZzlinS

DOUGLAS. Ariz. March 31-Activ-
ny IN Mexican troop movements north
ward toward the Arizona border has
caused much local speculation as 10
It's meaning and there IS a revival "
the uneasiness IN this city.
Mexican resources now report the
entire force in the Montezuma- Cumpas
and Nacozari district 10 be- approx
mately 5000. From the same source
comes the report that six thousand or
more are scattered from chihuahua. is
miles south Of here eastward. in touch
with the Cabullona creek and Cenizas
springs camping places; that a con
soiidatiOu OF .hese forces is being II.
fected within a short marching dis
lance OF each other.
Mexican army officers coming from
tho south. IN conversation with Ameri-
can personal friends. are said tobe
asking for information as 10 what has
occurred between the two govern
ments. They said there had been an
air OF mystery in their movements
north. Heretofore they have usually
known the plans which have called for
their marches.
They speak also Of another peculiar
circumstance. that they are expected
constantly 20 give out information
minimizing. instead of exaggeratins
their numbers. equipment. etc. as pre-
viously has been the custom.
Mexican officers in conversations
with American friends are quoted a.
placing the entire consolidation nov
being affected at 1000 soldiers.