American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-02-22
GESKRAL FUNSTON DEAD.


San Antonio. Tex Major General
Frederick Funston. commander Of the
southern department. United States
army since February. 1918. died sud
denly Al q hotel here Monday might a
fev minutes after ne had nnished din
ner. DO collapsed while seated Ia the
lobby u he hotel taking Nith friends
M was piaylug With iatie fnez al-
pvrberw. o. nea Aolnea. Ia a guest.
Aath her parents. a. ne hotel. when be
fssl anc,heeioas peaih Vas almost
inefsafAnnoHx General Funston wa
81 yrzfs old
Ever aimee March. 1915. when he
eaa placed W command % al United
States fNrces or the MeRTan border.
o~nerni Funston had eorhed a an
anusuai pace A. critical times IN
borsier developments be frequently Fe
mained "a aaty "A hours ~ tbs e.
Ths hAndtinr ~ reKalars disposed n
AZ various stations On the border. the
rerAhinS expedition and of late. re-
arrangement ~ regular troops while
prusldlnN Tor the rsfarn ~ national
~gaardAmen have euiaiied an enormous
Nmouni ~ detail work. probably ex-
ceedlnK that xhleh fell 10 any COM
SANDING general 81 me unitsd States
army slres the civil war only Mon
aay General Funston completed or
dera FOR tie return Of the ~Knardsmen
Has Notable Career.
The picturesque and dashlng cap
tare u Aralnaldo. the Filipino rebel
chief. eaa ne achievement which
brought Funston prominently 10 the
attention ~ The American people but
he performed many services for hia
counirt besides that which we're
probably more dlfiiruit Hls admin
lstration 81 affairs IN Vera Cruz.
whefs he carried out the presidents
orders ~lth q nrm hand. simply hold
Ing the city when every influence
ahoaf him was ceutefed upon forcing
the American army into actual Tight
ing Nllh the Mexlcans probably was
the most notable services 81 hls career
The American troops had been In
possession ~ Vera Cruz only a fcN
dafa when one ~ the Mexican gem
eraia cent ~ 4 message saying IA most
polite terms that be- WAS unable 20
longer restrain hia troops. and that
they wefe about 20 advance and drive
the Americans lnto fhs sea
iasonle Reply 20 Mexican.
~ ypa raat hold your troops back.
! can Naa me laeonlc message Fana.
ton srni hack because Of the amount
~ work which has fallen % him Gen
erAi Fpnst0ns only recreation or re-
laxAiiob Tor nearly a year has been
an occasional dinner party Uitb a
fee friends
0niy recently General Funston re-
tarned from an Inspection trip which
teot him a. iaf 90 Noxales. Aria
That. nifh ths one trip to Browns.
vile. Tea and a brief vlsu 10 Austin.
Tex last year. aere the only occa
sions eheu he has been absent from
hia essk since the border trouble do
veioped
Tao weeks ago General Funston
suffered a. stiack 81 Indigestion TO
nea 49, Usu expression. a fought n
out alone Later he placed himself
under me care of Lieutenant Colonel
~ " ifrland Of ne medical corps.
soatharn department. and fegaiued
normai health ard spirits FOR three
days Colonel ireland said. General
Funsfon had been entirely we'll
Ahsteminoas II Dinner.
Nesruheless al dlnngr Monday
NIGHT General Funston vas particu-
lariy absirmlneua and ate only spar
lnEiy 81 ihe simplest dishes
Colnnoi uaiyefn-ulu Baruum. Cen
efsi Funss0n's chief 81 staff. lmme
aiaiell netiaed the war department o.
Uensrai Fanatons death News also
"a dispatched % Nrs Funston who
q sislt.ug hsf father in California No
arrangements for General funston's
fanorai hate been uiade
rhv body rAa taken to a local un-
~aeftakinr establishment
tleatenang Colonel " Va ireland.
msdteal corps q 3 A who has been
Orneral fpusions physician FOR some
iims. said
Ueueral Naasions death was
sausod by aprlna se~'ornsls ct the ar
tssles ~ ere aeaft Death vas al
most ~mlnftlats and aiihout pain