Bisbee daily review., 1918-07-18
CONGRESS ALLOWS DAMAGES FOR
 INJURIES
Those Injured in Douglas by Stray Bullets From Battles at Agua Prieta Are Given Slight Remuneration

at Agua Prieta Are Given
 Slight Remuneration
 Congressman Hayden sends to The Review copy of the army appropria- ton bill passed by congress and ap- proved on July g, 1918. This measure carries items totalling s32,OOO for damages to persons during the sey- eral battles between Mexican armies around Agua Prieta, Mexico, opposite this city, during the Madero and sub sequent revolutions in Mexico.
 The item in the appropriation bill carrying these several sums is as fol- lows:
 PERSONS KILLED ON MEX
 ICAN BORDER: To enable the
 secretary of war to pay to the
 heirs or to the legal representa-
 tives of citizens of the United
 States killed on the American side
 of the line at Fl Paso. Texas;
 Douglas. Arizona, and other points
 as found and ascertained by the
 commissioners appointed pursuant
 to the joint resolution entitled
 Joint resolution directing the
 secretary of war to investigate the
 claims of American citizens for
 damages suffered within Amer
 ican territory and growing out of
 the late insurrection in Mexico"
 approved August 9th, 1912, the
 sum of S71,000
 The Beneficiaries
 The Douglas benefciaries and the amounts they will receive from the government on account of claims filed follows:
 EMMA LARSON-Cl for person al injuries received at Douglas on April r, 1911, in the sum of S250O {. allowed 5000.
 ELMER F. CROWE- Claim for gun shot wound through body, received at Douglas on April 13, 1911, for S2O,OO0; allowed $500O.
 FRANCIS l.. WILLIAMS-Claim for gunshot wound through body, received at Douglas on April IT, 1911, for $50, ,000; allowed $5000.
 JOHN w. KEATE-Claim for gun shot wound through foot, received at Douglas cn April IT, 1911, for S5OO0; allowed s40O0.
 JOSEPH w. HARRINGTON-Claim for death of brother. by gunshot wound, at Douglas. April 1S, 1911, for S30.O00; allowed S15,000.
 WILLIAM R. WHITE-Claim for gunshot wound through leg. at Doug las, April 13, 1911, for S5O.0O0; allowed 5000
 Details of Accidents
 Mrs. Larson was hcusekeeper for Forest Rutherford at the c. Q. shelter, a bullet from across the border came through the window and she was cut by the glass.
 Eimerie Grove was employed as a switchman in the E. P & s. w. yards and was on an engine near the Y. M. c. A. building and was shot through the right thigh.
 Francis F. Williams was in front Dl llt IutlpS DOu6C oAoA Of oO-A6 AS- NA with his family, en route home when he was struck by bullet in the back which circled one of his lungs. His recovery was remarkable on account of the bullet following bone around the body, causing no infection.
 John w Keate was near the Doug las Lumber company sheds on Rail road avenue when a bullet penetrated his foot. He is a Mormon and now resides in New Mexico.
 William R. White was the boy who was shot in the foot near the Amer ican custom house. He is still lame from the injury. The last heard Of him he was at Ajo.
 Robert H. Harrington was locomo- tive engineer and when on his engine west of the Y. M c. A, was struck by bullet and killed almost instantly Grove was with Harrington at the time. His brother, Joseph Harirng- ton. living near Atlanta, Georgia, made this claim against the government.