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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-04-30
POcdhOntds Docks
With Men of 2Sth
{ ontinued from Page One

Continued from PaEe One
and with the Pocahontas leading. the
transports beaded uv the river. getting
up full speed at once. Hundreds Of
Delaware citizens were out along the
shore in the clear. cool morning to give
the Pennsylvania lads their first chcr.S
from the home folks. Family their an
swering shouts could be heard as the
boats moved toward the river channel.
Left France april ~
The longest lap of the journey seemed
ahead of these lads for whom transport
officers had spceded their vessels ahead
Of schedule across the ocean from st.
Na2airr. The Pocahontas left st. Ma
zaire April 10 and was due in Phia
delphia tomorrow. The Mercury left
the same port a day later and was due
on May ;.
The Pocahontas brought 2942 sol
dicrs. four civilians and three wives OF
soldiers Tho Mercury has among its
300 passengers Major General Charles
Muir. commander of the Twenty eighth
Division, with his staff and hcadquar
tors detachment, and the Third Bat
talon of the 112th Infantry. The other
two battalions of the 112th were abroad
the Pocahoutas. On this vessel was
also the 1O9th Machine Gun Bat
talon.
There are on the Mercury the divis
iona headquarters. Headquarters Troop
of Danville. and Headquarters Detach
ment from the state at large. Com
/
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II. Schult2c. Company NJ. ll2th In
fantry. who was both wounded ana
gassed.
The Stoklcy carried the members OF
the welcome home committee and city
officials. The party included j. Jarnen
Gucnthcr. secretary Of the committee :
James +. Lennon. president OF Select
Council. and DR.. r.. u. Gleason pres
idcnt of Common Council. Councilman
Isaac n. IIetzcll. chairman of the sus-
tcnancc and relief committee: Council =
men William T.. Finley. William Myers
James Willard. Joshua Evans aud e.
| +. O'Connor: Emil Guenther. Charles
| II. Hall. Director Webster. of tho DC c-
partmcnt of Wbarvcs. Docks and Fer
rics. former Director IIasskarl, Mayor
g. W. Fisher. of Huntington. Pa. and
delegation of five men, and Mayo,
Jacob +. Wingert. of Chambcrsburg
who was accompanied by A. NJ. Die
trick.
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TROOPS kINSHEN
WAIT WITH GIFTS
.Siceethearis. Too. on Hand as
Ships Near City

Several thousand persons waited pa
tiently to greet the soldiers aboard tho
transports PocahontaS and Mercury at
Snyder avenue wharf this afternoon.
In the crowd we're relatives and
.weethoarts Of the returning Ianks.
Every freight car held q crowd. Many
stood for hours atop the ears: others
lugged boxes and sat in the sun.
Girls in the tightcst of tight skirts
managed to scramble up tho iror lad
dcrs of the freight cars with little diff
Guilty. Some sat complaccntIy eating
lunch.
In the crowd were many mothers who
had arrived early this morning. They
had failed to get tickets to tho wol-
come boat and found it impoSSiblc to
get on the pier All carried little
American fagS
Among those patiently waiting was
Mrs. George lrich. who came all the
way from Harrisburg to greet her two
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Happy Kin Depart
to Meet Soldiers


Continued from Page One
United States internal revenue officer
under President Cleveland.
Lieutenant Shcarer made history in
France when with his company they
swan the Vesle river to Fismct and
for five hours held the town until re
lief arrived. During the fighting all
of the officers were killed and Shcarcr
took command.
Private William Culver. of the head
, quarters company of the ll2th. will be
met by his father. Albert. and brother.
Albert, Jr.. of Mahanoy City. lie has
been in France year and during tho
terrific din of battle at the early part
Of the Argonnc drive he was blinded
and became deaf for thirty six hours.
Four brothers. James. William J..
Matthew and George Ford. will meet
Sergeant Harry Ford: G.. n. Grifiths,
father. Private Ivor Griffiths; Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert Mccullough. the parents.
Private Francis Mccullough; Arthur
Beckett. a brother. Corporal Thomas
Beckett: William Manger. his son. Pri-
yate William. Jr.: Isaac Lotwick,
father, Private Raymond Lotwick, and
George H. Stern. father, Sergeant
Charles +. Stern. These six men were
chums in Mahanoy City, all with the
exception of Stern being members of
Company f. Stern was transferred
to the headquarters company. Ford was
wounded and Grifiths and Mccullough
gassed at Chateau Thierry.
The boat carried a delegation from
York, composed of Mayor f. S. Hugen
tugler. j. L. Baker. Thomas Shiplcy
the Rev. J. NJ. Riley. pastor of the
First NJ. r. Church. William L. Brown,
r.. r. Anderson. c. III. johnson, and
r. L. Sherwood, all of whom were
meeting either sons or brothers.
Others in the boat included Joseph
p. Gaffney, Mrs. Samuel Wessner, Miss
Katharine Schaeffer. c. NJ. Dennis, Mr.
and Mrs Morris Groves, Miles B. Kits
and Captain and Mrs. ]. L. Latch.
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HANCEES JOIN KIN
TO GREET MERCURY
Policeboats Garry Parties OF
900 TO Do,Un.Rirer Uelcome

Six hundred relatives and friends of
men of the Iron Division returning on
the transport Mercury left the Arch
street pier at I o'clock on board the
steamship Springfield to meet the in
coming veterans down the river and rs
cort them to the dock.
Close behind the Springfield went the
poliGcboat StOklcy from Race street
wharf. carrying city officials and sup
plies of food and smoking materials
for the soldiers.
His return home will be the best
twenty third birthday present to Pri-
vatc George s. Clark. Divisional Head
quarters Company, according to his
mother. Mrs. Mary Clark. 1907 Fair
mount avenue. who went on the Spring
field to meet him. Private Clark was
wounded a. Chateau Thierry.
Fiancoes of two soldiers were in tn"
Springhed's s party. One was Miss Min
ME Iiola baugh. who is engaged to marry
Sergeant George s. Dewitt. Divisional
Headquarters Company. She was ar-
companying his mother, Mrs. Hober
Dewitt. Of Danville. Pa. Another was
Miss Fricda Campbell. bctrothod to
Sergeant Major r. Victor Mosely. of
East Iansdowne. His mother. Mrs.
Hannah Moscly. also went to meet him.
Others on the Springfield were Mrs
Joseph Eacr. of Norwood. Pa. to meet
hcr husband. Private Eairr. 106d Mo
bile Ordnance Repair init: Mrs. Rob
crt d. Martin. G0I2 Girard avenue. to
meet her husband. Private Martin.
Company e. 112th Infantry; William
J. Carson. 1920 Oak Lane avenue. Oak
Lane. to meet his son. Corporal Ray
mond Carson. divisional headquarters
Mrs. j. q. NaStine. of Danvillp. to meet
her son. Sergeant Major William VI.
Nastinr. division headquarters Thomas
&. Kelly and daughter. Miss May Kelly.
Of Llanerch. Pa. to meet Private James
4. Kelly. lO3d VI. o. Il. s.: Mrs Mary
Thompson. 1874 North Fifty fourth
street to meet her sou, Buglcr John
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HOG ISLAND CREETS
TROOPS FROM SHORE
Shipyard Dressed in Holiday
4ttire for Welcome to Fighters

A wave of iubilation swept from the
Hog Island shipyard as the transports
Mercury and Pocohontas. laden with
several thousand fighting Yanks Of the
Twenty eighth Division. passed there
this afternoon.
The ships. dressed in holiday attire
from stem to stern. were alive with
fighting men from this city and oil parts
of the state.
Waving arms. mingling with caps and
flags and accompanied by lusty yclls.
told better than words how glad the
boys in khaki were TO he nearing the
home ground
The greeting from Hog Island TO the
men aboard was equally emphatic.
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PENNSYLVANIA
- .

PENNSYLVANIA
wounded, Degree Undetermined
sERGEANTS--william g. Nolkman' NC
Kpan; William " Stape. WILCOX
NECHANtC-Ray mond Lewis Jones'
Pottsville. .,i pr,c.sr
bridge. eu,,.
CORPORALS-RoyH n Cover NeSouenon-
Ing. Russell Krause. Slatington: John nao-
iunosky Lemont Furnace; Michael j. Eus
tace, Thirty-first street and Lehtgh avenue
Phils sdelphia - ,-.-,.,,.-.r Han
over s., -,
Hilton street Philadelphia; william Henry
NANNY, Butler ~,
mouth; Charles NJ Ernest. Bradford: Peter
Tazonski. SHENANDOAH; Theodore r. Parker
Pittsburgh: William {. Williams. Wikes-
Barre: Anthony EeniClI. Wilkes-Barre.
Died OF Disease
t-ORPORALS-Harry c. Nelson. $50 1ef-
ferson street. Philadelphia: Victor P. VAN
derln Butler.
Wounded Slightly
BATTALION SERGE EAST MAJOR-"il-
lard Black. Whining Ston.
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tons. They are Francis and George
tlrich. Mrs. tlrich had box Of candy
for each of them. She had been there
for hours.
Frank Mattco. an Italian. IiI South
Randolph street. looked forward Gag
crly to seeing his son, Private James
Matteo. Company |. ll2th Infantry.
who brings with him wounds aud sears
of battle aud honors as well.
The parents Of Corporal John
O'Donncll. 33S North Sixty sccond
street. had candy and other good things
for him on his arrival. His sweetheart,
Miss Anna I.ocschc, was among those
who waited to make his Homecoming
happy ono.
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Third Regiments, National Guard Of
Pennsylvania, and the armory Of the
State Fencibles. The Commercial Mt
scum building. with floor space Of
as 900 square feet. will also be avail
able If it is required. Admiral Hughes.
commandant at the Philadelphia Navy
Yard. will provide rations for the off
GERS and men at the navy yard and
the city of Philadelphia will arrange
for the troops at the armories.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-04-30

detachment, also from the same cities |;
COMPANY f.. Mahanoy City and Kane;
+, Huntingdon and Franklin: G., Car
isle and Erie: II, Pot;svillc and Ridg-
wav: I. Harrisburg and Warren: X,
York and Eittanpinp. T.. BEDFORD and
Butler. NJ Icwistovp and Grove City (:
bc sunplv detachment medical detach
ei1tv six oficcrs and oOoS men. tbc
,ootb Machine r:ur D,,taI;op with
orr oefoors ,nd frt, onlistod mon. g,
do,oobuor. of Tho 1oo,h Inro,try s;,
oebccrs. 1nsth >I,chino ,:rr Rottaiinr-
n;ro oeicor.. Casual Comnanv G,7O
,,.;,b ono oe;oor I'D Gf.r ono mon Gas.
,,oI Da,oaL,,o,,t On ondnn,on Corro,.
49, g. l ,'. .,o,,.,, Goo
,a,,,oi a. so,,n a;,,;,;o,s ,hroc
,,.i,,os - sa,5;ona o.d airu;ars ord
I;o,,.o. r,ia.', ,,anao ,rons
., -. =, n
r0' "'0'"''
Welcome Was Ready
With the oxpectation that thc Pora-
ho,,os ,,o,,,d ,o,,l, ,ho prool uo,or d,r
49,,
ing 'aSt n'sh' arrangements nau p''n
made by the welcome HON" committee
:" "'"u poa''oaus VI 'u''''
'.''S auu lr,'nuS oi inc ooSS ~, uoNu 'ne
river 10 meet 'nr ooa' Ut '."cs:cr ''r,l
.uu"t' >""S " 'ne '"u' ".,i'a' . .,, ".i
w ooatS a' .ne Hrr,' S'r''' M"a'' u"'''
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-04-30
STREET SWEEPER ABLAZE
Contractors Machines Cause Excite
ment at Fifty-fourth and Vine SITS,

A. contractor street sweeping ma
chimes. blaze at Fifty fourth and Vine
streets this afternoon. gave iremcn II
hasty hunt when they answered box
alarm from Fifty fifth and Race streets
and found no fire at that point.
The machines. eight in number were
owned by James Irwin n contractor.
The revolving brooms on the machines
were destroyed. Police attributed tho
blaze to mischevious boys.
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posed of Philadelphians. was detached
on September % and assigned to work
with the French, under the command
Of Captain Henry Crofoot. former
drillmaster of the Philadelphia Police
Department. Later he was assigned TO
enc OF the drafted divisions. they said,
but the company. consisting of about
seventy men, went into Germany with
the Third Army. and when last reports
were received were still in CohIony
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CASUAL TIES IN ARMY
NOW TOTAL 276,373
73,44o Announced as Dead in
Summary Given Out by
War Department
PENNSYLVANIA LIST GROWS

washington. April 30.-A casualty
roll released by the War Department
today contains a summary showing that
total army losses to date are 2'6.3'3.
Of This number 73 .449 are listed as
dead, from all causes. Two hundred
and thirty seven names make up the
davis list. thirty one of whom are re
ported dead.
The summary complete as gwen be
low
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-04-30
PROVIDE FOR PARADERS
Sleeping Quarters Found Here for
Iron Division Men

The committee appointed by Adiutaut
General Beary TO arrange quarters for
the pwcnty eighth Division on the oc-
casion of the parade in this city has
obtained the barracks at League Island.
the armories Of the First. Second and
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-08-19
i. QUI-4tL IS1AD .aA,a.LAULl,
o PRACTJCAR LA TAQUI.
GRAFIA, POR 81 SOLO?

Para todas laa profesi0nes sc
necesita conocer la taqu;graffa
el abogado, el comerciante, el
periodista, Cl poiitico, todo el
ore haya de vivir de un emplao
20 &c una carrera, 81 conoce la tp
qujgrafia tieDe adelantado ell cir
cuGnla nor cicHto en- Ia realiza.
ci0n de sh eIpeiio Pero, a We
ces, va sea pOrque vivimos apar
tados, en- lugares en- los que no
hay nn professor de taqnigrafia,
o porque nnestras lahores cotidia
mas nc nos permiteu asiStir O
una clase en- que tan Gtil cOnoci
miento sc enseiie, uos guedamOs
sin aprender 10 que puede ser Ia
base de nuestro porvenir. dii.do
nos axtraordinaTias facilidades
en- la, cada vez mas co'nplicafa,
hicna por la villa.
Para resolver esta diicultad,
la gran casa editora: The Gregg
Publishing Company. de New
York, Chicago y San Francisco
ha editado en- ingles unos pri-
morosos cuadernos y hbros que
vamos a enupcrar por sus t1tu-
los para que cada cual pneda yer
ell que mas falta lie haga, aunque
todos ellbs son de suma utilidad
tanto para los que tengan algu-
na practica, como parA los que
no tengan ninguna:
Progressive EHercises, $0.65.
ETpeft Shorthand, Speed Con-
SO, $3.50.
Graded Dictdtion, $l.3G.
/ Office training for stenogro,
pbe,'s, $685..
Hints and Helps for the Short
hand Student, G0.65.
Grcgg Shorthand Reader, $0.35.
Lessons in Shorthand Pen.
mq,sship, 1920.
Tales from Shakespeare, $0.3
Practical Drills in SkosthGn
P6nmanship, 5000.
The Teaching of Shorthand
$1.30.
Gregg Shorthand Dictionary,
$3.50.
La casa Cantero, Fernandez j
Co. Inc, tiene este util1simo ma
terial que puede envisr por co
rreo a cualquier parte de Ia Isla
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-08-19
NuGStTaS GTdliCaS dc AIaHuGGG
ENTIRE LAS SOMBRAS
Una vision de Tetudl durante Ia l0Ghe

i ensanchaba en- todos sentidos, in
vadiendo ell vale, queriendo en- SUI
premo espasmo de amor besar con
sus relucientes torres ell marfil de
la pura luna.
Los que cantais a la noche, los
que buscais poesfa en- el libro Ma
turaleza, acudid aqul; Ell alma,
Ell suspense ante la grandeza de
aquel silenciO que alborota, pare
ce que quiere irse; aquella calma
serena de la madre terra en- SUI
descansO acelera la vida; sin que
rer Sc respira mas, cual 81 e. mum
do, cambiandO de modO lie ser.
arrastrara una atm6sfera mas per
fumada, mas ligera.
Sentados al borde, del escarpado
sobre una peiia, continuamos in
movies, cual estatuas EN- su pedes
tai, pensando sin pensar en- NADIA,
Edejando pasar los momentos y las
horas, horas sin tempo, las mas
hermosas de nuestra vida, las mas
Eapacibles, las que nunca Sc pue-
den olyidar. :Cuanto tempo es-
Ituvimos2... PreguntandO mejor !:
il cuanto hubieramos estaiG:a.
i; Muclloi -.
Amanecla! :. l1l alba con sus
tenues matices empez0 por iniciar
Sc alli... lejos. -, junto al Eori
zonte, donde debe de encontrarse
el mar. iCay6 POGO a POGO Ia lu-
ma; palidecieron en- sus fuigores
las joyas del cielo, Y ante e! nue.
vo dla Sc estrelneci0 eli vaile, como
lqueriendo salir de SUI letargo, de
su agonfa blanca. -!
Il La Naturaleza, ell despertar.
parecfa que Sc mortal!
Del manto de armino surgieron
POGO a POGO torres, cdpulas, azo-
teas. :. sobre la mas alta, Ia gran
de, la guarnecida de esmeraldas,
tfot0 ell estandarte verde del pro-
feta, y ante la blanca ciudad Y Ell
risue1o vale, que volvian a la vi
da, Sc oy6 la potente voz del nue.
Gin llamando a los creyentes a la
oraci6n.
iiAl-lah huaAkbar!!... !; Allah
hua!!... Akbar..!. La ilaha lila
Allah. ii Mohamed rasul AL
lahM... (D.
ISL! iiAl-lah hua Akbar!!
iii Dios es grande!!! De torre en-
torre,, de ALBANIA en- ALBANIA, reper-
cuti0 la voz iiAl-lah hua Ak
BARI. !!...,y 10 repiti6 el vale, ell rio,
/ y el eco de la SIERRA.
LA Naturaleza entera 10 ento-
no al despertar de su letargo, sa-
ludando alborozada la aparici6n
del astro sol, bendiciendo ell nuevo
dfa.
Nuestros ojos, como guiadqs por
potente imam, elevaron sus hume
decidas pupilas la azulada b6-
veda, y de nuestros labios escape,
cual plegaria, ell canto del niue
cfn...
iiAl-lah hua Ak-bar!!!...
GOT
Tetuan, mayo 1919.
| (1) iDios es grande...! Dios
es grande...! mo hay mas diyi-
nidad que Dios y Mahoma enviado
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-08-19
SENOR IMPRESOR.

Cuando usted necesite un Prem
sista,, pidalo a la UNION COO
PERATIVA DE PRENSISTAS,
INC; le dara uno capaz y flel
cumplidor de sus deberes.
Sc aceptan proposiciones para
la isla y ell exterior, para traba-
jar en- lnaquinas Platinas, Cilin-
dro, Duplex Rotatiya.
Escriba Sol rs.
Advt.
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iHUYE AL CALOR!

Sc alquila una casa fresca y
c6mOda, con habitaciones y cua.
tro cuartos de banos, en- HatO
Rey, Stop 81. Ell sitio mas deli
ciosO de San Juan. Tiene Cara.
ge Y finca de una cuerda. Tam.
bien Sc vende. N. Fiscker. TIE.
Ilefono 54, San Juan. 424 verde.
Santurce.
"A J.~A
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-08-19
"sOCIEDAD PROFESSIONAL

"SOCIEDAD PROFESSIONAL.
La aceptaria en- San Juan un
Abogado residente en- una ciu-
dad de las principales de las Isla,
graduadO en- acreditada Univer-
sidad de los EstadOs UnidOs, y
que tiene doce amos de practica
professional cOnstante, incluso
tres aiios como jIez municipal.
Trabaja tanto en- 10 criminal CO.
mo en- 10 civil Y nOtarial. siendo
dltimamente su mayor practica
en- estos dos 1ItimOs ramos. Di.
recclon: --- AbOgadO. ApartadO
1856, San Juan.
kdvt
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-08-19
CURsos CoMERcIALEs

Garantizamos enseflar pOr co.
rreo pOr So al mes: Curse de
Tenedor de Iibros, So; Curse
Complete Contabilidad Mercan-
til, SIS; Curse Complete Taqui.
grafia Gregg o Pitman en- espa.
mol o ingles, $l4.
Mande sellos pidiendo infor-
mes a la Fajardo Commercial
and Language School, San Juan
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-08-19

Pgr1 motores de gas, bonn
bGs. p5amt0s de riegO, plan
.tes de Raelo, nsotWes el6ctri-
cos, nosotros:: SUCESORES
DE ABARCA. = San Jud4a.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-08-19

Obras fecibidas en- ii dltilaO va
.por por la casa CanteT0 FrtEdn
dee & Co.
"Arroz Y tartana".
"Flor de Mayo.
ola .Barraca".
"Entre Naranjos"
"Sonnica".
"Cailas y Barros".
"La Catedrap'
"El lntruso',.
'La Bodega".
''La Hcrda".
'La Maja Desnuda".
"Sangre y Arena.
clos muertOs mandan'.
"Luna Benamor".
''Los cuatro Jinetes".
''La Condenada".
"Cuentos Valencianos"
"Marel NOstrum".
A un $1.00 en- Rustica y a
S1.5O encuadernado.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-08-19
Avfso DE INTEREs

Barberia ''La Altagracia."
Este higienico salon Ofrece su
servicio en- San Francisco No. 33,
desde las seis a. m. kasta las
seis de la tarde. Los sabados
hasta las nueve p. m.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-08-19

MUEBLES: 81 I'd. desea ven.
der o comprar sus muebles obten-
dra log mejores precios dirigien.
dose a D. CABRERA, s. Brau 80,
Plaza Col6n, P. O. Box 474. Tai.
iU3 verde AdvG.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-08-19

iCNdmtos m0t0res de gas
Fairbanks Morse" hog en-
la Isla? Porque SON los me.
;Ores. = SUCESORES DE
4BARCA.-SGn juan, p. R.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-08-19
RUENA OPORTuNIDAD.

BUENA OPORTUNIDAD.
81 Desea conprar una s6li1a
casa, dos plantas, de MADEIRA, te-
chada &c tejas metal; puede yer-
la en- la Avenida Miramar No.
13.
Informaran: - TelefORo 1O9
azul, Santurce, 0 TeiefOno 425,
San Juan.
Advt
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-08-19
Sc ALQUILA

La casa No. 13 de la calle del
Congreso de Miramar. InfOr-
mes en- la No. IL O SUCESORES
DE PEREZ HERMANOS, Ma
rina. @ Advt.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-08-19

Quien ha visto Tetuan de dia dc
be, tiene la obligation derecorrerlo
despues de 10 que ell Espaha lla-
man la hora de la queda. Noso-
tros salimos despues de cenar,
las diez y media, dispuestos a Ian
-zarnOs la ventura, metiendOnos
por ell dedalo de callejuelas, pla-
zoletas y pasadizos, que entonces
Sc encontraban desiertos, mildos...
No hablabamos, :para que?; hui
bi6ramos roto con puestras pala-
bras ell encanto de aquel repOso,
de aquel descanso de la ciudad de
la luz Y los colores. Nuestra ina
ginaci0n suplia a nuestra charla,
interrogando as los intinitos ARGOS
los esbeltos torreones perdidos
Ell la penumbra; solo las fuentes
dejaban DIR su mon0tona voZ ufa-
mas de romper ell sepulcrar silen-
clio de aquellas horas.
En- una de las revueltas, en- el
fondo, fondo de 10 que debla ser
un calIej6n, apareci0 un punto lu-
minoso, oscilante; yariaban sus
colores del azul al rojo, del verde
al amarillo; su proximidad, ell
ruido de las babuchas moras al
chocar en- ell finO empedradO, Sc
uni0 al verter del cano; ell ruido
sonaba a queja, como la que pu-
diera exhalar la negra callejuela !;
pas0 ell farol con sus encajes v
colores; 10 llevaba una sombra.
4 Era moro? SQuizas judio? No;
era un fantasma con chilaba, per
teneciente un mundo desconoci-
do para nosOtrOS.
Sin saber pOr d6nde, salimos a
una plazoleta; recoIfocimos Sok-el
, Fokia y Sidi-Ali-Baraka. Las
portadas de las dos mezquitas nos
parecieron mas grandes a la te-
nue. luz que refieiaban sus lnantos
de cal; sus cornizas sc alarga-
ban, las pilastras que la sostienen
Sc estiraban. cual 81 las sacaran
de una hilera; las vidriadas tejas
brillaban con miedo de ronper el
tenue velo que envolv1a todo; tam
bien cantaba ALI la fuente, pero
mas que la anterior. Rezaba!
Entire las dos puertas, la silue-
ia indefnida de un arco contor-
neaba el negro callej6n que ALI
arranca. Hacia ell efecto Gle que
su entrada Sc abr1a un abismo.
Nos trever1amos, a franquearlo T?
;Adelante! Y con el coraz0n un
POGO encogido nos lanzamos a su
negra boca. Caminabamos a ten
: tas palpando la desigual pared con
las manos. Un tropez0n y el pri-
mer escal0n a los tres metros otro
subfamos, subiamos sin cesar. Al
POGO trecho, ell fulgor de los astros,
filtrandose por las claraboyas que
Sc ADRIAN en- aquel tunel nos dej6
adiyinar por d0nde caminabamos.
Sin aliento casi, terminamos la
cuesta; estabamos junto a la al
caraba.
iOh pluma, que torpe eres al no
saber describir 10 que allf Sc Vi
We!
Teniamos ante nOsotros, no el
vale de Tutuan, sino un vale So
fiado por Shakespeare en- sus no.
ches de inspiration.
La luna: una luna grande, in
mensa tallada EN- marfil, sc. ele-
vaba sobre ell fondo del vale,
arrastrada por infnidad de hilos
engarzados por toda clase dc pie
dras preciosas: diamantes como
avellanes, zafiros, rubfes, esmeral-
das, mezcladas, revueltas entire el
infinite polyo de diamante cue con
extrafios fulgores, chisporroteaba
sobre nuestras cabezas. ia at.
m6sfera, cual 81 fuera palpable
encendida al resplandor de tai ilu
minaci6n fantastica, dibujaba en-
ltodo nuestro frente la lfnea oscu-
ra, la silueta impregnada de halo
de los montes de la sierra. A
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-08-19
Tome chocolate
"NAPOLITANO"
Ciase extra.
Fabricado por
AMADOR PASTOR.
Mayagiiez, P. r.

Puerto Rico gos0 del me.
j0r T0iler MecdnicO y de
FUndici6m. - El de SWcesO.
res de ABARCA. San Juan.
AGvt.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-08-19

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