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RIvER.FRONT TAXES
IN CAMDEN SUSTAINED
Board Denies Nearly All Pleas for
Reduced Assessment, Saying
Value Is Higher

y general denial ot appeals for rc-
duction of assessment values ON cam
den riNer-front properties was an
nounced today by the Camden County
Board of Taxation The board announced
that, on account of the river-front inn
provcments. valuations Of properties
lying along the river have greatly Inn
proved. \ few reductions were allowed,
The claims refused were; South Jcr-
sey Gas, Electric and Traction COM
pany, Front aud Walnut streets tract,
S359,OOO: Eastern Real Estate Com
pany. Front and Howell streets tract.
s232, 500; Ferry and Atlantic avenues
tract, s23i.0O0: American Dredging
Company Ulatch property. $4,000
McAndrews * Forbes Company Third
and jefferson streets plot, 81 400. and
the New York Shpbuildng Company.
broadway. Bulson and Delaware River
tract, s1.303,115.
The following reductions were allow cd
by the board: American Dredging Conn
pany. Water and Clinton tract, $4,000
to s367.j00: Water and Line streets
tract. $4,000 To S3S.S0O another Water
and Line streets tract. $23O, 900 to $751;
600 South Jersey Gas. Electric and
Traction Company, Water and Walnut
streets tract. SJu0OU 10 S2j,a0O. and
the Armstrong Cork Works, jefferson
street and Delaware River tract, SlOG,-
500 to sg7.9S0.
An appeal hy the New York Shipbuild
ing Company for II rcducatiou Of the
valuation of personal property Of that
firm from S2,500.S5O to $4,000 was
refused. The board said the assess
mcnt was fair and just
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-07
LORD READING LAUDS
PRESIDENT AND NATION
New British Ambassador Says
Wilson Expresses Ideals
of Allies
NEW YORK. Nlnrch


President Wilson was euloglzed by
Lord Reading. high commissioner and
Nmba ssador from Great Britain, in an
address before the Merchants AssOC.a-
tion here today.
Your President has voiced" said
Lord Reading. "or moro than one oc-
cas!on, the high ideals tor which you
have entered the war. 40 human being
language the true nature of those ideals
than that same President, who speaks
for YOU. We in Europe have learned to
look to those words Of hts, and to
cherish them as representing to us the
honorable determination of America
once II has commenced "A war in Nindi-
cation Of right, never TO sheathe the
sword until II has conquered.
I'VE know that the words spoken by
your President as representing the voice
OF America are words which we can
take and upon which we can build. They
are messages of hope and comfort IL
us when they are spoken; they cheer
us in the task which We have under.
taken.
Every man ~. You send over tho
sea is moro than one American--ho is
more than one soldier going TO the
trenches-he Is n message Of good cheer
from you to us over th~e.
"The entry of America into the war
has at least. apart from all It's great
resources and moral inspiration that II
has been to the Allies, clarified our
vision for US. II has enabled us to see
truly clearly tho goal for which we
are striving"
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Bail for NObre
FIXED at $4,000



bail. the lawyer said, as warning TO
others who might seek ~ steal the
reputation Of citizens.
Judge McCullen said his client well
coined an opportunity to appear before
an open court and jury Of twelve men.
NOBEE WELCOMES OPPORTUNITY
Aftcr Nubrr hal been held, former
Judg" McCu!lcu issued the following
statement:
MY client aud his counsel are graft
fed that this matter is to I've heard IN
"a court of Justice. Senator Wares
moral claim is now virtually trans.
fcrtcd from the consideration of tn.
Finance Committee of Councils to q
court and a jury of Taxpayers of phjla'
dclphia. who WI have the opportunity
10y their verdict to say whether Mr.
Nohrc Is to go to jail or whether Mr.
Ware Is to be paid his claim. Mr.. Nohrt
Is not to have his case decided by tho
Finance Committee. This gets over Tho
difficulty which heretofore has existed
in such matters. and which President
Judge Breezy pointed out i'm speaking
Of such an ordinance, iu Commonwealth
~ Walton, decided iu 1872, aud rc.
ported in 236 Pennsylvania State Re,
ports at page 22o. The Judge therein
said:
"Tha MAYOR and Couucilmcn are
elected by the people and are supposed
TO represent them. II they misrcprcscn'
their constituents the remedy and IN,
only one is defeat at the polls II
citizens DO mot interest themselves on
election day they must take tine couse'
uuouccs OF that neglect, The remedy fol
faithlcss, vcnal or reckless officials lies
In the bdllot-hoN. while individual leg.
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ADMINISTRATION SCORES
POINT ON OVERMAN BILL
Senate Committee on First Test Vote
Refuses to Quiz Cabinet
Members

WASHlNGTON, March Tn the
first test Of strength on the Ovrrman
bill granting the President broad powers
to reorganise the war Government, the
administration forces in the Senate
Judiciary Committee scored a victory
this afternoon.
by vote Of 10 to Z. the committee re-
iectcd a motion to call upon cabinet
members for a statement of their views
on the proposed reorganization.
The opposition, however, insisted that
tho vote was not certain indication
of how the committee would act finally
on the bill
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CARSON AND PREMIER
IN TRIBUTE TO REDMOND
Significant Remark by Ulster Leader
in Address in House of
Commons

LONDON, March Sir Edward car
son, the Ulster leader, in paying tribute
to the memory OF John Redmond I'm the
House OF Commons. said
Indeed. We were not very far apart
Ia our attempts at a settlement of the
Irish question"
iS.Cnlhcancc seems likely TO bc at
attached to this expression by the Ulster
leader IN view of tho wide divergence
of opinion regarding the solution of
lreland's troubles that formerly existed
between the Nationalist leader and the
Ulster interests represented by Sir Ed
ward.
Tributes were paid Mr.. Redmond also
by Premier Lloyd George. ex-Premicr
Asquith aud leaders Of the Labor Welsh
and Scotch parties
The last words Mr.. Redmond said 10
the Premier. Mr.. Lloyd George said
III the course Of his remarks, were n
plea for concord between the two races
that Providence had decided should
work together for the common ends OF
humanity
NFW YORK, March 7.-Earl Read
ing, British Ambassador. paid tribute
to John Redmond saying;
Il am upset at hearing Of his death
I had known him many years. He
played great part In Irish political
lIc during my whose association with
politics In England, and from the begin
ming Of tho war he always has taken tho
stand In the House ofCommons that this
was war for liberty. | should like 10
express my deepest sympathy to all who
wish for self-Govcrnment In Ireland"
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$4,000 SHOTS A MINUTE.
SPEED OF NEW WAR GUN
Boston Inventor Claims Ability to
Pierce Three-Quarter-inch Steel
With Missile

BOSTON, March IA centrifugal
gun which fires $4,000 shots u minute
is the invention of levi W. Lombard,
of Boston. The inventor says he has
succeeded in interesting the War De-
partment In II.
Manufacture of the gun is being car
ried on with the utmost secrecy at a
place not made known. In a recent test.
the inventor says, the gun was directed
at sheets of steel plate three ~quarters
of an inch thick. The missiles rained
through tho steel as though II were
paper. The bullets arc steel balls sim.
liar TO bearings.
The gun has no barrel and jamming
and heating are impossible.
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Brothers Win Army Commissions

Walter :. Bauer and Henry w. Bauer.
brothers. of Germantown, have been
commissioned captains in the United
states army. The latter is In charge of
the nitrate division. with Headquarters
IN Washington. Walter s. Bauer re-
Gently conducted a successful Campa gn
for $4,000 for Baptist advanced work
As secretary Of the Baptist Union of
Philadelphia. he designed and erected
two large rccreational buildings at the
League Island Navy Yard
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Davis Ont for State Senate

SCRANTON. Pa, March Am
nouncement has been made Of the cam
dldacy OF Albert Davis. Of this city. for
the Republican nomination for state
senator from Lackawanna County. He
will oppose pr William Lynch, super
int .ndent OF the Hospital for the Grim
inal Insane at Farview. Mr.. Davis has
served TWO terms in the state Legis-
laturc.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-07
WASHINGTON RECEIVES
NEWS FROM FRANCIS

" NNTI NJ T'JaNI -'It1T VI u
4 dispatch dated March 4 was re-
ceived from Ambassador Francis TO-DAY
stating that he, together with the Siam
ese and Brazilian ministers. had estab-
lshcd headquarters in an unused club-
house in Vologda. II is understood that
conditions in that city are not very COM
Portable. and 1t would cause no surprise
should the ambassador move to more
convenient locality. Mr.. Francis stated
that certain American publicity agents
and Red Cross agents remained in Petro-
grad.
The state Department also received
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-07
MAKES PERFECT SCORE
OF 300 ON THE ALLEYS
Mordecai Brown Sees Teammate
Crash Out Stream of Successive
Strikes

TEREE uACTE, Ind. March T.
Charlie Cade scored n perfect hit of
800 last night on the Central alleys in
Il match game.
Mordecai Brown was one Of The four
teammates of tade when the perfect
score was registered. Brown scored 212
in the second game.
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War HITS McAdoo,s Fores

BOSTON. March Joseph NJ shat
fer, n stenographer in the ONCE OF Sec
retary McAdoo. has been denied deferred.
classification in the army draft. shaffer
asked that he be placed in Class . as 4
necessary Government employe. and Mr..
McAdoo wrote the board in support of
his request. The case now viii go to tn
hoard OF appeals. a
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-07

q dispatch from Stockholm today say
lqg that the British charge at petrograd
reached ic'singfors on March en- route
70 Stockholm. Because the Gulf of Fin
land Is blocked by German warships Il
Is necessary that the entire trip be inatN.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-07
GERMAN ARWY HALTS
ADVANCE INTO RUSSIA
LONDON. March :

T.ONIJO1N, NdTNII
The German advance eastward into
Russia stopped early TUESDAY A dis
match from potrograd, dated Wednesday.
suys it was resumed during the night
on several sectors in order to allow the
Germans to reach and consolidate the
line between hamburg and idon 'east
Of Lake Pciput and south or Narva).
II Is reported in petrograd banks have
been reopened, the property of Landlords
restored and other conditions approach
ing the old regime revived i'll towns
nrcinled by the Germans.
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City Has Ss.62I, ,O66.sl on Hand

The weekly statement of city Treas
urcr Frederick j. Shoycr shows that
the receipts amounted to S1,195, i65. 45
and the payments to S910.7779S which
with the sum on hand last week. not
including the sinking fund account.
leaves balance of ss,6o1 ,066Si.
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Scraps About Scrappers
BY BILL BELL

AZ the United Service Club tonight there
vii be a boxing. wrestling ana baltic royal
as %arE n SS Ht a 'ae aet
Some Of the boys who will appear are Marty
Tyss,s TTss loG welsh; Arty Zims Leo S Welsh
llsck Lester Joe fowler. Joe Bloom. Johnny
Mahoney, Teddy Maloney. Preston Smith. W.
rtMerald Mike Burns. Willie Hanna. Jack
guson.
!, rfankie MacGuire. who was knocked out
bic defeat on a sprained ankle, which he
received IN the first round MacGuire in a
,t.iser 's.ier 10 his manager, Herman Hindin, says
namsgort and II given a return bout will
MOP sheeler inside of four rounds.
,,ssn gss:ls v, Lewis is in great. shape for his
HS,.Iow evening in the wind-up at the Cam
!sanny Tlllman has been matched by his
srs In his home town. Minneapolis. March
!, Mde 0'keefe will begin all over again
y, ns pox,ns same and is training faithfully
~ Ssr,b p" ptt tilt with Harry Kid Brown, the
opening sh fbn,lfdeIphia boua High student in the
e'nai a. a. March 10.
a. treat card has been arranged for the
rist iss sh9w OF the National A. A. on SATURDAY v
,0s~s. 1EShnnnie dundee swaps punches with
SA"se chaney in the main attraction.
,.stESei Fulton may not meet Tom CowIer
~. ~. Mond@ in st. Louis In case Caviar
s,Iln,.t hsht. Porky Flynn will be his sub.
ishrst tnns Murray and Little Bear are fin
y - ~ ~ thelr training for their six-round
i,nts. .he Cambria A. c. tomorrow nirht
Hrssisr pout at the Cambria Is between
hutchinson and Goodie Welsh.
sksmplSoyr, sksSy r,h,ne hh,csner. claimant Of the nyweirht
ES6v nnip Of the country. will tackle
IVY ovens at Chelsea. Mass. March Ill.
rssS, Tendler, Philadelphia's leading light
,psfsv c,as mas signed articles to meet Irish
tionaI tnhe IN special show at the Ma.
TSsw TSs' "A; a; A., Wednesday evening, April 4
\ ~ "'h weigh in at 135 pounds. ririgside,
Nssscisoer fairfield has been sfEned bv
A. Muggsy TAYLOR. of the National
I VI on No NJ meet Jack McCarron In the wind
attssnn,nnai Dundee boxes Willie jackson in a
-" maven Conn.,. March 90.
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LVOFF TAKES REINS
OF POWER Nv SIBERIA

Japanese cahlcgrams say provisional
Government for eastern Russia IS being
formed az 1Iarbln, Manchuria, with
Prince Lvom as Premier.
ITS program, according TO reports. is
to obtain control OF eastern Siberia,
break entirely with the Government at
Pc,rogrld and attempt to end the war
of factions in Asiatic Russia.
Prince George $. Lvoff was the fgst
Premier Of Russia after the dethrone-
ment of the car. lie Is about nifty
years old. and although now classed by
the Bnlshcvili as bourgeois, ~ not re-
dictionary. was before the revolution re-
gardcd as Il Liberal to tile core.
As founder and president Of the Union
or thu, XemgtVos, or County Councils. the
largest organized body in the country
| before the Soviet regime, he welded I'M
mcuaa influence ile worked fer time
I with tho Cadets, or constitutional Demo-
Gratis. but. strictly speaking. was n no.
party man. and when made Premier was
not even a member OF the Duma.
lie held tho premiership a little more
than four months. until the growing IN
nucncc of the Social RevClutionarieS in
the Workmcn's Council obliged him to
yiclb control last July to NJ. Kercnsly.
TOLoCpN. russia. March "A
statement has been published here by
David Il. Francis. American Ambassa- :
dor declaring the United states does not
desire territorial conquest In Russia.
lie said he already had recommended
to his Government that II recognize any
government the Russian people might
choose, and said he sincerely hoped the
Russian people would refuse to ratify
the separate peace treatry with the Cen
tral pOWpr0.
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|ITgIETES ARRIVE
FOR INDOOR MEET
MANY College, Scholastic and
Service Track Stars on Hand
for Meadowbrook Games
rypECT RECORDS TO GO
By PAUL PREF

,.-or.tovn athletes representing
rovy and civil life are mobilizing
!. ,sIs clly. They began to arrive early
,A,s morning, and It is expected that
uul he here in full force before
uIghtfall' .,- ,
"a. well known TO the cltlHehs Oh thiS
.arn will, after limDerlhg w tneH
srs nped muscles, rest peacetnllE todaF
I'd tomorrow in preparation ior 'heir
a." a, q, the Second Regiment Armory
proad street aud Susluehani'a avenue,
arrow plv evening. Whether successful
tono' ,bey will continue their powerful
m ~ saturday night In the hope that
su ,oay carry off Il title and all that
soss with such
Greatest Event OF Year
instead Of opening It's guns on tho
.,,ackIng army the Meadowbrook Ciub,
n The John Wanamalier store. VIII well
s,,,e the visitors With open arms to the
s..a,sst indoor track and field carniva!
:, ,he ycar and II won't register
s,or N they smash all the standing rec
ords The more the merrier.
Tho majority of the early arrivals were
..uaoe and service athletes. The club
nsn are not expected until tomorrow.
,rnony the out-of-town entrants in the
ua,dowbrook games who arrived today
- renresentatives of Syracuse, Bow
a.,, dartmouth. Pittsburgh. Penn state,
,.ssye,te Iehigh. Cornell. Princeton,
us,yard Yale. bethlehem Prep, Baltt-
.ora POLY. Princeton Prep, Tome, St
Rsredlcts, OF Newark; Mcrcersburg,
crest Lakes Naval Station of Chicago,
pslham Bay station, First Naval Base
a Ros,on, camp Dix, Camp Meade and
Allentown Barracks.
Obtained Furloughs for Men
oficlals Of the Meadowbrook Club
haven't overlooked any OF the leading
rack performers. If tney were unable
N nav their expenses to the games the
ueadcwbrook Club furnished the neces-
ssry money. 1t also was necessary for
no local officials to get furloughs for
many of the athletes in the service. OF
course. quite a number OF men were re-
sused furloughs. but in the majority Of
Eases they were successful.
There will be twcnty-oue events on
The program Tor tomorrow night and
seventeen on Saturday. The events have
= been evenly ulSJIlpuleu anu 'dcl illsnN
has several worthy of the admission
price alone. Tomorrow evening the
main attractions arc the junior national
sOO.yard run for members Of the A.
A T.: two-mile relay race between Penn
Fresh and Merccrsburg, in which Allen
svede and Allen Woodring and Dewey
Rogers, three of the best sprinters OF
the country, will compete, and one
mile relays for the army. navy and
aviation and ambulance corps cham
pionship.
Owing to the large number Of entries
received for the l0oo-yard run the event
has been divided into two sections and
prizes awarded for each. They will be
known as the Dresser Thousand" and
The Spear Thousand" in honor Of the
two Cornell athletes wao will start from
scratch
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sports Served Short

prins.,dsrra Prince track si;,, teams of Harvard. Yale and
q osss anId,ew a. New Haven on May il aecordins
'sn'sht made at Cambridge.
ord,sssh SdSssh NJ ,SMather Abbott. of the Yale crew,
had thsma , ot the season today. He has
'ne last two months.
.satssfens sats " basketball quintet defeated Col
At the end Of ,bS by ~ 2s to- u; Colgate led
SrssS SaStS to score from the ed IN the sSs last iSs;
Of 'tns tt .nious famous Patriots Day marathon ruin
Z ton, sn,nS-nye VIII @ miles, from Ashland 10 Bos.
nj cond,tfGNtnlb con- ,fGt be held this year because OF
ssscu,ss nass has been Conducted for W twenty.one Ts
lssncsd tha years, rs,s the Boston 4. A. Sn.
hsn hns ,u0 Of ten men each viii take 'I part ri eaeh
h '@"'''hx Two and one-half miles.
p,isy .g University intends TO adopt a
Be repqesehteSe pa me Se0llegs year The Orange
s1osss ssd ,tsrs y s lh9re than likely that fairly fairly
7 /ltercolies1a., VIII be seen In action at the
CHAMPIONSHIPS.
[hx., \ Sa Nash: Nash: Of Cleveland, won tho 100
sish scP score OF a. a. p9 see PinehSrst hS Gun Club
''A''r win 70. fiSS.alas iS@aSlass. another Cleveland
|lsns Sieyeland Indians arrived at New Or
Iheir .mmHInout bats. uniforms or trunks
gllssrs spIment Is somewhere in Dixie The
VAIN frsa,mu amu pagRaRe Travelled on the same
+ Ny psrtea Cleveland to Cincinnati. Then
c;ai Jenkins. of the AiontelaIr Athletic
'f1sss Raasaneed to the fnal round OF the
~ tcurnaa naationai SQUASH tennis champion
|IxsV,.ys New. York. Afser disposing OF
t(rS6 hi..or: ha OF the Yale Club. IN the fourth
n Snn came back after a few minutes
frq t,,Snsrie ,Ssrieated i. II. Cornell. OF the Co
[- Ssuo In tho seminnsi.
s;';. !; R;';l,; ss;Isss ;s;sr);a );Ia.,:;s;; 3;
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KrylenkO Quits
BOIsheUik Army
Continued from Page one

the Rumanian army WAS in flight before
tho hordes of Won Mackenscn
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iaas. ias,n.ce,on win compete in a triang,,isr trant
% snnn,nNeN NeN Haven on May IL. according
oneeHlsnt made at Cambridge,
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rsisS, render, Philadelphia's leading Light
Psisy clinss hss signed articles to meet Irish
fcnaI "hs IN special show at the Ma
TSev Vii Al Al Wednesday evening, April q,
'"' VIII weigh in at 135 pounds. ririgside.
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sats =" basketball quintet defeated Col
at ths@ a. . Nhaca by 2s to II. Colgate led
.sn die ta ehd so Of the half. l8 TO :, but was
beriod. " score from the rield in the last
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sksmnlnnyr ,hScsner. claimant Of the nyweirht
fsSxsp msnlp OF the country will tackie
ss''y owens at Chelsea. Mass. March ii
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Nstcssr Bartfeld has been siEned by
A Inmsker Muggsy TAYLOR. OF the National
W on No NJ meet Jack McCarron In the wind
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ssn' ssnne me- Dundee boxes Willie jackson in a
, Haw.na or less scrap 10 a decision at
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n.ts MGe NE Eulton may not meet Tom Cowler
~. 49,, siond@ in st. Louis. In case Cowier
stfut.t hsht. Porky Flynn Will be his SUB.
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tsns Swlie,fsiand wi,iand Indians arrived at New Or
Ss,r soulDmert Is somewbere in % px unSs: Th.
'(ish rand and baggage travelled on the same
fhsy psrtaa cleveland to Cincinnati. Then
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lrx,t K, Nash. OF Cleveland. won the 100
With a asauuicap a. the Pinehurst Gun Club
vent 10 eseppTTe Sr Sr 1s; 20-0s The second prize
sunuer, win ID corning. another Cleveland
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sshnny Iillman has been matched by his
n.nateri Herman Taylor. to meet Jock Ma
wne IN MS home town. Minneapolis. March
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1918-02-08
Los SoIdadOs de NaIisca|
COmeien eSC2ndaIOsOs
atontadOs
Ante las queias que Sc lie daE
ell ieie de esas trOpas con-
tesla CUE sus s0IdadOs
son hOnradOS

MEXICO. D. F., 4 de febrero.-LoS
soldados del AZ cuerpo de Inca, del
que era jefe eli Grail Silvestre Ma
riscal que ahora sc encuentra pro:e-
sado y d disposition de Ia Secreta-
ria de Guerra, vicren siendo de POGO
tempo u cSta partc ell terror de La
Piedad Y los alrcdedores de esq"
pueblo, dondc, segun Sc ha dicho Off
cialmente, estin 'acuartelados," pc
70 de cuyo acuartelamiento no Sc
han dado cuenta los vecinos del
mencionado pueblo, pues los subalter-
nos de Mariscal salen de su cuartei
cada vez que a bien 10 t%ienen, espe-
cialmente de noche, Y cometen toGa
clase de fechorias con los pacificos
h~abitantes de esa parte del Distrl-
to Federal.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1918-02-08
Barragan dice al pueblo que disponga
de las tierras de labor
Y para que las trapaje, 10 auEoriza a que
E1aga use de los anir1ales que encuen
ire en- Ell campo
LOS HACENDAD0S p0TosINoS PROTEsTAN EN- VANO

comenzar a ponerlo en- practica. En-
Una hacienda, propiedad de n ia
milia Wives, cerca de Cerritos, IA tar
de del mismo dia en- que circul0 81
''decreto" en- question, ell admins
trador, mientras recorria algunas Ge
las labores, sorprendi0 a cinco o seis
rancheros, quienes, habiendo rOto
IN gran tramo de una cerca de ia
parte norte de la hacienda. trata5an
de sacar algunas reses, que son pre-
cisamente de las que Sc usan en- las
labores, dizque para TRAFALGAR unos
terrenos. Al oponerSe ell meHciona-
do administrator a la extraction de
las reses, los rancheros lie mostraron
e decreto impreso V suscrito por cl
Jefe de las Armas del Partido De
Ccrritos, en- el que, como queda !ndi-
cado, este militar autoriza a los peO-
mes para que %dispongan del ganado
ajeno.