The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-23
BESSEMER MAY GET
 WATER REDUCTION Matter to Be Discussed at
 Council Meeting Tonight BACK FROM BORDER
Lieutenant Majors Says Conditions Were Not Bad and That Men
 Became Efficient

Bessemer, March 22-(Special)-At the adjourned meeting of the city council Friday night officials of the Bessemer Waterworks company will be present and the proposed reduction in water rates will be discussed and an agree ment probably reached. The company of ters to reduce all rates and to cut dowr the amount of water. The proposed de- crease in rates will cut the income ot the Bessemer waterworks from $12000 tc %5,OOO officials of the company claim.
 The Elizabeth Duncan Memorial hos pital wishes to thank the following friends of the institution who gave a set of shelves for the books that af- lord so much pleasure to the patients Lee Moody, Mac Clay. J. L. Whitman C. B. Fall1ner, the Rev. M. K. Thorn ton, c. J. Roll, Rose Huey, w. c. Terry, John Egan, c. w. Stoves, Goodwin & Ross, F. W. McNeil Mathews & Math- ews, T. T. Huey, pr. J. H. Hays, John w. Brooks. o. W. Lewisrand N. B. Par ker. The majority of the books were secured through the efforts of the Rev. M. k. Thornton.
 Lieut.. Bruce Q. Nabers of Company D, Fourth Alabama infantry, home on 30 days leave of absence, when asked about the service in the Arizona Mexico border town, had some interesting things to say
 When we left Montgomery for No gales we had not the slightest idea where we were going, but upon arriv- ing in the city found that it was typi- cal border town, of which in the east we had heard a great deal. The main street oI the city was the dividing line between Mexico and the United States and we had our first glimpse of the Carranza soldiers, who were patrolling the border, llp their picturesque uniforms, while just across the line the United States sol diers were doing a like duty." he said.
 During the first part of our service there we were placed on frontier patrol duty and the Alabamians made an excel. lent showing, and were complmented very highly by General Hummer, Nogalei district commander On duty with the Alabamians was the Twelfth United States infantry and two troops of ths United States cavalry and the work oi patroling about 75 miles of border was divided between them, the Alabamians being given numerous important posts to handle.
 There was very little friction between the United States troops and the Mex jeans, and only one skirmish in which six Mexicans were killed, marred the work. Instruction in every branch of warfare was given us by the regular of fcers and when we left the district noth- ing that would be beneficial in actual warfare had been overlooked.
 The efficiency of the Alabama troops as to endurance was magnificently dem- onstrated when the Fourth Alabama n- fantry, commanded by Col Eugene H. Graves, made the trip to Tuscon, Ariz., and back Ca distance of 126 miles), in nine days, and only lost four men, one of whom fell in a ditch and broke his leg. For this performance the regiment re- ceived unstinted praise from the regular army officers.
 There was considerable sickness among the soldiers on account of the high altitude, and the variation in temperature every 24 hours, the variation being about 6a degrees, and the fact that the men would not take the proper precauton against the sudden change.
 The entire brigade of about 300 men lost about 23 men, counting two officers from