The Seattle Star Newspaper, March 23, 1916, Page 8

PREPARING FOR LONG CAMPAIGN Officers on Border Think U.) S. Is in for Real War READY FOR FIGHTING COLUMBUS, N. M, via EI ~ Paso, March 23.—With nearly oa _ two-score military ambulances | Sencentrated here, and a mili. "tary field hospital being rushed | to completion, the American | punitive expedition was today ‘Preparing for fighting in the to the pect to wage | long campaign and are mak. | ‘Ing comprehensive prepara. “We expect to be chasing Villa these mountain peaks next ¢ .” said a colo paint 4 to the rocky spires looming & purple mist south of the 4 . “Regardless of the views Statesmen, most of the officers Delleve we're in for a long trip, and zi stop much thie side of Pan- And all say they're glad, too.” my It's No Dress Parade The dress parade aspect of war mt from Columbus, | the raid, Columbus was) ‘a lazy border cattle town, But it ts the center of the Amert- army. } lace and flashing swords are Among the khaki-clad offt- out the town soldiera are) Preparations for fighting) Hittle telegraph office has yanked out of its corner tn the station. 1 keymen crowd the Hmit- “Space, transmitting army mes-| and sending such newspaper) ‘as the censor and wire limita- will permit. } @ censor, 2 young lieutenant, & corner with his blue pen- d menacingly over the work harried correspondent. ky cavalryman steps up and him a message addressed to } » in Rochester, N. Y. fe cross the border tonight. Love +h ” all. Don't worry Dan't send that,” said the cen- _funning his pencil thru the i “tonight.” “Substitute ‘soon’ will go.” the street, at the postof- @, the overworked postmaster ts r by the accumulation of postoffice, too, a censor in- DIE STRANGELY BREST DOCTOR Ring, 60, died yes- left an estate of matd’s statement. Pictures by Camera Reporter ‘HOW U.S. ARMY CHI Durborou gh on the Mexican border for The star, BY H. C, BOEHME United Press ¢ Cor dent DOUGLAS, March 23.—After the capture of Villa and his band; when the last American soldier hai left Mexico, will begin an exodus from the south- ern republic of thousands of American huge mi the United States. “Mexico for Mexicans” the cry Villa shouted all along the route of his retreat from Columbus. mining men, gineers and operators of the and oi! flielde now flowing a stream of gold into was “The gringo soldiers are here to take our country—fight with me or die.” Had the American advance not states of Mexico, and the plan of been so rapid many recruits would taxes, ete., to Villa, b have flocked because TO BAR AMERICANS New Mex Policy Threatens Capital levery Mexican, deep down tn his heart, hates the gringo. Mining and railway men fear Gen. Carranza, in his effort to stamp out Villa forever, in about to prevent another revolution by seis ing the mines and ofl fields now jowned by Americans and other for elgners The action of Gov, P. of Sonora teall all © grant od revising | the status of claims, ts only a fore runner to rid Mexico of Amertean | financiers, who, Mexicans belleve are sapping the country's wealth. According to de facto government officials working under Calles, fed eral grants will not be affected. But Americans express fear that the system fa to be spread to all Elias Caller ich as to make w 8 impossible WANTS $50,000 WASHINGTON, March 23.— A resolution, authorizing Pres- Ident Wilson to offer "480,000 for the delivery of ncisco Villa's body to American mill. tary authorities, was introduc- ed In the house today by Rep- resentative Scott. Health Commissioner | onan am |ASKS FEDERAL AID FOR SANITARIUM McBride has petitioned Congressman Kent to amend his proposed was aroused by | tuberculosis aid bill so that munict'| Kennedy Says He palities conductin; federal sanitariums coroner also received 2 tel-| would be directly aided, instead of from an unknown thru the appropriation from govern. {#ay* Kennedy message telling him he had better | ment to state and then to cities fnto the circumstances of | Peck died, his son, Percy, Grand ou ons | March = 23.—~) left here this; to con-| an late this afternoon. CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 ‘DO YOU DO DISHES, MISTER HUSBAND? | wood and curry the Ford w Councilman Dale admitted he A long pole, with a bewilder. ing array of colle, switches and wires at ite base has taken the place of the picturesque die patch rider in the little Amer. jcan army that is pursuing the Mexican bandit, Villa. When one of the commanders of Uncie Sam's forces wants to send orde to his advance guard, or report back to his chief at headquarters, a couple of wagons about the size | of dirt carte stop in the desert ind and begin to disgorge the angest looking machinery in the world. GENERAL STAFF Gen. Hugh Scott Is Center of | Additional Troops Placed Op- Nation's Military System Gen. Hugh L. Scott BY FREDERICK M. KERBY WASHINGTON, D. Where is the brain center and jarmy? Who takes charge when military moves start? Who are the men responsible for the clocklike regularity of troop movements, supply trains, lines of communication and all the strategy and planning that ts part of the great came of wa: Nominally the president ts the commander-tn-chief of the army and cary, and under him the secretary of war is supposed to direct mflt tary operations. In reality this ts work for experts [didn’t spend much time working around the house, “I've gotten to the stage where I hire everything done,” he said. * spend most of the time playing with my dog and my boy, I guess I'm the laziest man in the world around home.” Professor Fred Kennedy, at th | Univervity of Washington, is a busy worker, if his own tedtimony is to be taken sertously ‘ashes Windows “L wash the dishes every night,” “Then I scrub the | floors now and then, wash out the He has proposed that the govern | bathtub, lock the doors, open the ment put up a dollar for every dol-| Windows, and wash ‘em on Wash- lar raised by s Rapids, received an stamp out the disease. ‘ He seeks federal aid for Firlands, | got! 350 strong. water. Greenheart wood from tes and cities to|ington'’s birthday, EAGLES TO ROSE FEST Seattle Eagles, with their band| house, but he bad a har and drill team, are planning to visit membering just what an the Portland Rose carnival in June, | did the % = AND THE WEATHER UP THERE IN Outbursts of Everett True] THAT PART OF THE COUNTRY GETS PRETTY T SEE CHARLEY HIS NEW PLace, BROWN IS BUILDING A GARAGE ON OW, BY THE way —— nd husband |bird. Some my wife's Judge Gordon, tn police court, | said he did lots of work around the time re it task. “I've served my apprenticeship,” |said the judge. “Years ago 1 was a British wonderful dish washer and could/into four divisions: oculist. He probably will Guiana outlasts iron or steel under | beat rugs and cut grass. I do 1,000 | different things in a year’s time. | “It's hard to think of 998 of them now, but the other two tasks are | keeping the furnace going and my dog bathed,” | Arn Allen, general secretary of the Y. M. C. A., didn't know wheth- bathe the, when he) The president and secretary can jadopt policies and order them car iried out, but the work of carrying jthem out falle on men trained for Years to do just that | The brain center of the war de- partment ts the genera! staff corps, ‘iret organized In 1903. And the brain center of the con jeral staff corps itself is the chief of staff. The man who holds this re- sponsible position is Maj. Gen. Hugh L. Scott. For the time being he outranks all other of- ficers in the army. Gen. Scott graduated from the military academy in 1876 and went immediately to ir ring service in the Indian wars. For 15 years, until 1891, he waa engaged in fighting or paci- fying Nez Perce, Cheyenn: and Aj in charge of Geronimo's band of Chiricahua Apaches from 1894 to 1897, He succeeded Gen. Leonard Wood as chief of staff. The general staff corps ts divided (1) mobile jarmy; (2) war college; (2) const artillery; (4) division of militia af. fairs, | At the head of the mobile army {division {is Maj. Gen. Tasker H. |Bliss. Under his mobile army di vision comes the detailed work of |planning for field operations tn war er he wanted to admit before the) time. whole world that he was an man around the house, or not. “Well, I might as well expiain,” jhe said. “I've got the housework down to a point of efficiency. My wife and $-yearold daughter and two sons and myself all have some part of the housework to perform, and we do it each day. The two younger children know that they have to clear the table and the old er boys know they have to help me waeh the dishes,” George Hood, manager of the Moore theatre, says he is some car- Al | Brig. Gen. M. M. Macomb, presi dent of the army war office and |head of the war college diviston, is the second officer on the staff His division is concerned with planning, in advance, strategy cam paigns. Under him the whole of northern Mexico was mapped for the punt five expedition months and even years before the force crossed the border The coast artillery division in un der Brig. Gen. Erasmus M. Weaver, an artillery oficer of long service The division of militia affairs is EFS GIVE ORDERS IN MEXICO Wireless Carries Funston’s Messages Across Miles of Desert to Pershing | | ' ALL IS PLANNED AHEAD | BATTLE C., March 23.) nervous system of the United States, { ] | | | } ! [tween Villistas and j sald. it pole is taken out in sections, and soon ris 50 to 100 feet in the air. A husky youngster with the cord of the signal corps on his cap turns a big crank, and from somewhere in the m: of queer devices comes the hum of a generator, Another soldier seats himeelf in front of a fits two receive There is a crackle of blue sparks, hie skillful hands make @ few adjustments; and field radio No. — sends forth its e over miles and miles rt. of di BORDER GUARD posite All Danger Spots. IS REPORTED SAN ANTONIO, March 23.— Northern Mexico is like a pow- der magazine with fire on all sides. The entire border fear of Mexican uprisings has been re- newed. Tho Maj. Gen. Funston has not received official word of Gen. Herrera's reported deeser. tion to the Villistas, he le fac- the situation frankly ordered additional troops the most dangerous border pointe. Third battalion of the Fitth infantry is en route to Columbus, and a portion of the 24th not re quired to protect Brig, Gen. Per shing’s lines of communication also will be ditributed along the border.) The Fourth artillery has been) transferred from Mercedes to! Rrownsville, opposite Matamoras, | The total American strength at) Brownsville ts 5,000 | Army headquarters stated precau tions were being taken to protect Pershing’s communication from re- volting Carranzistas. | Gen. Funston had no information| about a reported engagement be-| the Seventh cavalry detachment, 80 miles south of Casas Grandes. A rumor that two Americans and! 82 Mexicans had been kilfed was un confirmed Funston stated that the news might possibly have reached the border before it came to him. Gen. Bell's reported establish- ment of a censorship at Et “not improbable,” staff officers There has been no official an-| nouncement of censorship orders! being Issued there. | AVIATOR STILL LOST COLUMBUS, N. M., March 23.—| Lieut. Gorrell of the United States | aviation corps was still lost today somewhere between Columbus and | Casas Grandes. Supply trains traveling southward with provisions | for American troops kept a look out, but could find no trace of the! missing man or his machine, As far as army men know, Gorrell's scanty supply of food and water must be exhausted by this time. If he was forced to descend in Chihuahua desert far from human habitation, he may be tn desperate | stralte. THEY PRACTICE NOW || EL PASO, March 23.—As a result | }of the Villista raid on Columbus, | which showed American troops} were not accustomed to handling STRENGTHEN U.S, | Ample Selections of WOMEN’S GLOVES have been provided in anticipation of this season's requirement , covering the prevailing ideas in styles and colors and featuring only such qualities as w« know can be depended upon for satisfaction in service Kid in Women's Gloves, white and ivory, pearl clasp and heavily em- broidered backs, $2.00 pair Washable style, with one pique Women's Washable Kid Gloves in pearl, ivory, New port tan, putty and canary, pique style, with one pearl clasp, $1.75 pair Women's Washabie Kid Gloves in pearl, tvory, ca- nary, gray and with one clasp and fancy tone embroidery, $1.50 pair. tan, two- Women’s Twoclasp Wash- able Kid Gloves in white, with Paris point embroidery in white or heavy embrold- ery in black, $1.50 patr. Women's Two-clasp Kid Gloves, pique style, in black, white and colors, with Paris point embroidery, $1.50 and $2.00 pair, One-clasp Gdace in black, white and tan, pique style, with plain or fancy two-tone embroid- ery, $1.15 patr. —First Floor Dinner Seavine’ Suactil © this month's offer- T of Open-stock Dinnerware at — special prices, we have just added the favorite Granby pat- tern (illustrated) in high- grade American semi-por- celain, The border dec- oration shows a pleasing arrangement of corn-flow- ers, in blue and gold, be- tween two gold lines. The SO-piece Service, $10.25. ings for six persons, special The 100-piece Service, for twelve persons, special $18.00. —Third Fieer. “What Paris Fashionables Are Wearing” the interesting Sprit } is one of ects treated in the Home 00k Other number of the of Fashior are devoted to Smart Spring Suits of Serge, Homespun or Tweed. Wash Dresses for Spring Days. Well - cut Clothes. Smart Gives Helpful and other interest Spring selves Spring Sport Millinery Suggestions that will planning for them- Spring topics women wardrobes or children Price, including a 15-cent pattern, 25c The April Number of the Ladies’ Home Journal, an unusually good number, is on sale in the Pattern Section. First Floor Face Powder HE creation of Vivaudou, one of France's greatest perfumers, this exquisitely soft and fine Powder is both satisfying and comforting to the skin and glorifies its beauty. It may be had in all the desired shades, at 50c box. Other items of equal excel- lence, created by Vivaudou and to be had from our Toilet Goods Section, include: Vivaudou’s Lady Mary Cream, a delicately perfumed vanishing cream, 50¢ jar. Lady Mary Toflet Water, $1.50 bottle. Lady Mary Rouge, in Brunette, encloved in a neat box with puff and mirror, 35c. Lady Mary compact Face Pow- der, in all shades, 35¢ box. lady Mary Perfume, $1.50 ounce. !.ady Mary Talcum Powder, 50c box Vivaudou’s Mavis Toflet Water, T5e bottle. Vivaudou's Mavis Perfume, $1.00 bottle. --First Floor. Basement Salesroom Modish Semi-dress Hats New Embroideries 5c, 10c, 15c Yd. MBROIDERY Edges widths up to 4 for and children’s wear with trimming strong, firmly Price Be yard Widths up to 8 inches at scallops Embroidery Edges yard Fine Embroideries wide of yard variety —B uses, Heavy Laces 10c Yard NUSUALLY good at this price in Torchon and ir Cluny able for trimming pillow slips and other Laces in tion patterns, Insertions, and and and ecru, inches at 10¢@ yard Base Edges white to 7 Price up inches, undermuslins Finished worked 10¢ in at- tractive designs, widths from 3 to 18 inches, adapted to a 15¢ ment Salesroom desir curtains, uses widths HE Semi-Dress Hat so much in demand for general wear prominent in Spring Millinery at this pop- in is especially ular price. Hats ribbon shirrings and a sin- gle smart quills combined with ribbon, combina- with in flower ; grosgrain bows in at $5.00 tion with tiny flowers, Black Lisere Hats with imita- tion goura trimming, and many others that may be worn right through the season with satisfaction. The values are very attractive at $5.00. Exceptional values offered in a collection of Spring Hats at $2.85 value Heavy in of Coats to sell at this The cloths assortment used are Corduroys, Blac —Basement Salesroom Women’s Spring Top-Coats, $5.75 HE Basement Salesroom has assembled a good smartly-styled and well-tailored low price and-white penter around home and ready to Checks, Diagonals and Worsteds, in serviceable qual do anything put up to him 1 try to make myself useful,” | machine guns, night rapid fire prac: | \tice is in order at Fort Bliss, The| . men are turned out of their bunks | F R bb says George, “and I like to be able |at unusual hours and set to work-| ancy 1 ons the weapons, Machine | 20 Y d to do anything that needs to be guns} infantrymer HE desirable floral effects, under Brig. Gen. Albert L. Milla the fifth member of the general staff, ities The models offer the prevailing ideas in full ‘are and belted effects. The colors are green, rose, tan, Copenhagen-blue and dark blue Excellent values at $5.75. Spring Coats at $10.00 ling done, 1 wish I had a garden!” MEN WILL STAND IN jax re stationed { Rev. Helps the heart of El Paso. Out With Distoe LINE FOR TEN DAYS) PORTL. AND, ° March ‘MARLANO TO FIGHT Rev. Carter Helm Jones, pastor ae HIS EXTRADITION of the First Baptist ehuch, doesn’t Ket enough time to do all he would like to do around home checks, stripes and other 23.—Two | were standing in Ine before | the land office door today waiting ‘Yes, BY THE WAY, novelty are offered patterns WHAT ABOUT OTHGR CUSTOMERS er I'm called upon to! for the government drawing A in these Fancy Ribbons, as : 0 © KO a April oemnnnetin | nelude sports anc “qua WAITING WHILE You EXHALE roll up my sleeves and wash dishes,|1 when 16,000 acres in the Siletz| On being told that he bas been well as plain “and moire include sports and three-quarter length models in A LOT OF WARM AIR Ft ' “ beta ti ay on ins district will be thrown open tolidentified as Pietro Torturiel by weaves. They are 5% inches covert cloth, boucle coatings, black-and-white checks lone, any times my wife and| ent | Hac P| , " . ain e 2 a " . 1 do the work together. I'm not|” "Tho first man in Ir BY pesten cree Sua Mie ee wide and feature a wide and plaid novelties, trimmed with velvet bands and situated where I can do much gar-|Guiss, the second J Shafter.|Marlano, a fruit stand clerk, ar variety of colorings. Attrac- novelty buttons Styles both practical and attractive, dening, but there are few things I iach’ was prepared for a ten-day |rested Sunday on suspicion, ‘sald tively priced at 2O¢ yard and very interesting values. Mould rather do than work around wait, They had thelr lunch brought | that he would not, av he first stat Basement Salesroom. — * . —Basement Salesroom in a garden.” to them. led, go voluntarily to 8 Pranciace ——— ———— ©. C. Graves, president of Cheas-| Guise produced a folding cot, on 1 a eel a ait - to be tried. ty’s Haberdashery, lives at the Bor- which he will sle ». Shaffer rolled Mariano, or Torturici, is wanted ° hd rento hotel, so doesn’t get a chance|up in a pair of blankets Jon a charge of murdering a foreign: S S N d L P i d ns Nimuemy ake tase [ona change o¢ munering a frei pring Sewing Needs Low-Price But 1 see that they get out the ASK SAME SERVICE the ‘body Sewing Silk, 100-yard spools, 5c Pearl Buttons, one dozen on card, 2 cards green shades on St. Patrick's day M. . rool for be, | p Made a | achine Thread, black and white, 2 spools and do everything I can to be use-| More than 100 Bellevue and Me RAH! RAH! RED Sox! for 8c Safety Pins, assorted sizes, 2 cards for Sc ful around the hotel,” he suid ding basidante” ‘teeatoae CMO Cotton Tape, various widths, 2 bolts for 5c. Basting Thread in 500-yard spools, 5 Machine Oil, Se Pins, 2 papers for Se. Luster Cotton, 3 spools for lc Hooks and Eyes, 2 Sewing Needle: with the port commission Wedneés | day against cutting the Lake Wash The membership of the Munici |ington ferry service. Altho Com-| pal league has been swelled by the asked the| missioner Remsberg said the ferry |addition of 117 names of business been late | lost $14,000 last year, the commit-|and professional men by the eight |tee declared more than the deficit |teams of the league. The Red Sox Why, I'm painting the roe lad-|had been made up by the county in|took the prize, a cake, when they ders,” explained the M, E, “Forgot taxes, which had gone up on ac-|turned in 16 new members Wed to look at the time,” count of the ferry, nesday. Bias Tape, Sc bolt, Dress Shields, 10c pair Skirt Binding, bc yard. Berry Pins in assorted colors, 2 for Fancy Trimming Buttons, 8 The M. ¥. didn't get down until 05 a, m. today “What's the matter?” C, EB. “First time you've Jin three years.” packages We dozen. ment Sa OT tea ac ee LT OL qe