The Seattle Star Newspaper, June 26, 1916, Page 1

By Cornelia Glass There is a city full of aching hearts today, because the boys our boys—have flung their kits over one shoulder and their guns over the other, and are gone They may come back [In six weeks They may come back in six months Some of them may never come back At § o'clock Sunday morning | arrived at the Armory. It was a beehive of humanity, Peo the guard into the halls and swarmed upon the stairs Outside, for two blocks around, were peo- ple in a solid mass, a solid mass made up of Groups as separate and distinct as tho each were alone There were groups of two, and groups of many more, and always in the center Was a man in uniform There were families gathered in miserable dumbness, aching to speak and yet not daring smiling at each other in desperate bravado There were sweethearts clinging mutely to , gether. unconscious of all others ' In the windows, and leaning against the» Walls, smoking, were men who had no one to care when they went, nor wh and the ache Cornelia GI Of loneliness was as poignant in their faces as the ache of separ ation in the faces of the others. “BARBERISMS” WANY A SHAVE IS LIGHTENED BY A FUNNY YARN. BARBERS HEAR ALL. KINDS OF TALES ple poured past A bugle called the men to their companies, welcome Down pavement thousands on the curbs. ave. they them « Marching Men Catch Flowers Thrown From Curb; Wear Them in Hats with their red< formed t Spanish war The Coast artillery militia, in jaunty white were followe: street rang with applause The band « next Behind him marched the are gone away They were very thelr heads very high Occasionally one caug the alr before him nodded gayly The ve drab played martial aire were flowers, and life, and patriotism In the South there are mesquite and endless sand applause. There are a half-savage race niforms long straight iniforme there is ont went was strewn and the air was bright and then Col straight columns of the by r bye those columns The and their eyes very «traigt nt a rose and thrust it In the cord of his hat were bright blood sing and glory that made the and heat The ly treachery and an war It seemed almost As Company L forward from the passed Spring curb beside me There be is—right there! The shed out a youthful soldier The the thrown t in long, gl with flowers man rt Parents Bid Good-bye to Son; Crowds Follow Troops to Train Eddie,” he Veterans, As they passed, t The r gulped a waved face was the braver she called hed out her hand and will come back, dear went down tn Inglis, walk a « » r man Eddie pered And Eddie The crowds followed the marc y st. to Western ave. and along the ¢ or a carnat! an it fell thru marche where it Vaiv and new The band n one’s veins. There r r re old couple and 1 flov inglor alaria ® ne ers. Th ne © 4 , . rn jour wtre aches, aw the compar nd friends or The Seattle Sta erled the woman nto the most sobbed on and le bankiment -§S.May Call 250,000 to VOLUNTEER Seattle Soldier Boys March Away to War Thru Rose-Strewn Streets their soldier The artill tiller Strong Arms Lift Mother to Car Window for Farewell Kiss Here a girl wa might ki There a boy shoute “that old canoe trip when At another window a From the wir a little old lady w eyes for any one else For the two t only the grim fact t A whistle blew, and thé brakeman fi them standing there aboard! b. As the columns turned down Four the waiting train, the guards had sidewalk was full of thone st. a man and a woman leaned ry cheered the i, and the guard cheered the ar- street and grasped the hand of yoosted u her companions so that she her sweetheart once to nis friend 1 get back more Good-bye ouside that they could have ani God bless cheertly ath with a er clung silently to a son's hand ow of one coach two boys leaned out to talk to had a hand of each. No one of the three had mother smothered back ito his hands back to u Upped ft thru the man’s arm He will come back,! #he whis- there was only mother, and for the little old going shou lad y the final “All ftrong young arms reached down and lifted the little old lady high in the air, and held her for a moment, and then she -was on the ground again and the train was moving For a moment the bent little frame swayed piteously. Then the thin shoulders straightened, and she stood th a tiny, lonely & frankly and without restraint figure in r bh and waved her hand until the train had swept went past her, and was nothing but a speck at the end of the long nes track flew 1 It had with was the mother of soldiers and must not cry who had avn tia stood in long ained. Windows it all that was dearest to her in the world, but she about to find the LAST EDITION AND TELL ‘EM. NEXT SATURDAY BILL BENEDICT CLOUDY WEATHER SEEMS TO BE A REGULAR OF THE NEW YORK BARSER SHOP WILL, EDIT DIET NOW MEXICAN CLOUDS EUROPEAN THE WEEKLY WHEEZE IN THE STAR WATCH LOUDS! NO WONDER THE SKIES WEEP, AND FOR TE. BNOW SOMETHING FUNNY" TELL IT TO THE ONLY PAPER IN SEATTLE THAT DARES TO PRINT THE NEWS Tiik FORECASTER REMARKS: “RAIN TONIGHT BILL. BLAME FIXED IN MASSACRE OF U.S.FORCE Responsibility Assumed by| Carranza; U.S. Awaits Re-| ply to Ultimatum Before Taking Final Action. By Carl D. Groat | United Preas Saft ¢ WASHINGTON, June 26.—A double responsibility | for the Carrizal battle appeared partly established today. | orrespondent field, Capt. Morey, in a message received by Gen. Per-| Shing yesterday, wrote that Capt. Boyd, commanding the detachment, was under the impression that the Mexi-| cans would run when the Americans fired. “We formed for attack,” wrote Morey, in describing the action. On the other hand, publication of the American de- mand for the release of 17 prisoners from (¢ ee showed that Carranza had issued the order to Gen. Tre- vino not to permit the Americans to move dors east or west. This would place upon Carranza the responsibility for the Mexicans’ firing and perhaps prove the necessity] for Boyd’s offensive. | Persons in touch with President Wilson's views say he will delay going before congress with a war message] ultimatum. Carranza must immediatel troopers taken prisoners in the battle at must give the United States government « claring the purposes of Mexico. This is the ultimatum telegraphed to Mexico C ‘ity | by Secretary of State Lansing. The ultimatum went forward late yesterday, fol- lowing a day of conferences in W ashington. This gov-| ernment desires, before breaking relations or going to| war with Mexico, to have Carranza’s intentions formal-} ly on record. The note disclosed for the first time that Secretary Lansing had received, the day previous, a communica- tion from the Carranza government, assuming all re- sponsibility for the attack on U. S. troopers at Carrizal, CAPT. MOREY ALIVE TELLS ABOUT FIGHT: Gen. Pershing the first officer's | report of the battle at Carrizal, in which many of his men and | Capt. Charles Boyd's, of troop C, were slain by Carranza sol- diers. Capt. Morey was brought to Gen Persbing’s headquarters today by | |automobile and gave the American’ commander a personal account of American Carrizal, andj| statement de- release | SAN ANTONIO, June 26.—A little, gray, bespectacled man, whose studious bearing appears almost incongruous in his army khaki, i¢ the center of interest in the Mexican situation today. The man is Capt. Lewis Morey, commanding troop K, 10th cavairy, who, while wound- ed and apparently dying, sent As he lay supposedly dying on the Carrizal battle | until Carranza has had time to answer this government’s| > VOLUME 19. SEATTLE, WASH., MONDAY, JUNE 26, 1916. The Girl He Left oes Him! One of a hundred s Seattle’s militia contingent entrain at the Armory, and at the foot of University st., ar Sunday forenoon, when for the mobilization camp at American lake, from whence it is ex. pected they will depart Tuesday or Wednesday toward the border. MOREY WAS ROOMMATE OF SEATTLE ede te Capt. Lewis Sydney More of the Tenth cavalry, Mato f been reported back in the American lines after the Car rizal engagement, was a room mate at West Point of Capt Arthur P. 8, Hyde, U. 8 A. in spector-instructor of the mili tia coast artillery in Seattle. “Morey born soldier,” sald Capt. Hyde Monday, “and one of the bravest men | ever knew. It would be just Ii him to order his men to save themselves and run the chance of getting back to his own lines unassisted.” ° the Carrizal fight Morey appeared to be in good | physical condition, considering his | wound and the privations he has en | dured His wound was treated by sur geons here More wrote the letter Pershing while hiding in an arroyo] department was waiting for a reply to this gove Carranza 00 yards from the of the battle He dispatched it b scene three negro ltroopers who had taken refuge with were picked up by men 1 of the 10th, commanded b Henr A. Meyer, Jr letter was addressed to superior, the commanding Ojo Federico. LAeut Lieut The Morey's officer at (Continued on Page 5.) | United Press Staff Correspondent | to| *|SECY, LANSING GUARDSMEN OF REJECTS OFFER WASHINGTON TO OF MEDIATION GO SOUTH SOON BY ROBERT J. BENDER MOBILIZATION CAMP, American Lake, June 26,—The Washington troops, now a part of the federal army, will move toward the border within 48 hours, is the belief of officers and men Monday. Equipment is being issued. It is expected the regiment will entrain Tues day for the South. WASHINGTON, June 26.— Mediation is not acceptable to | the U. S. at this time, Bolivian | Minister Calderon was given to understand by Secretary Lan sing this afternoon Ministe Calderon wa not ac companied by any other South o: B rs awoke Washington's Central American diplomat when he, 2.246 encamp: oldiers at 6:30 met Lansing b: appointment to|% ™. Monday. From the time they tender informally the good offices|folled out of their blankets and of hia government to prevent war| laced or their heavy army shoes, between the United States and| (ne) Have ier Busting (aranare enters sald Lansing told him the Lines of men, with their sleeves rolled up, filed thru the regimental infirmary tent to second and third injections of typhoid vac cine Men who are receive nment’s demands on not feeling normal were diagnosed and ordered to take care of themselves A POSITION FOR A BOY The Star has a position, with good opportunities, for a boy of 14 or 15, one with a year or two of high school education preferred, Applicants should | movement see the city editor at 2 p,m. | | Three carloads of uniform equip: . [pres their men out for a short drill period and the training in foot Company commanders took speeded up waa distributed to membors of Troop B, cavalry, and the signal from their companies a list ef fan: AND TUBSDAY THAINS EWS BTA: CONGRESS LEADERS DECLARE WAR WITH — MEXICO IS CERTAIN ASHINGTON, June 26.—Indications today are that war be- tween the United States and Mexico is a matter of hours. A \call for 250,000 volunteers will bz issued following the declaration, lit is expected. Chairman Flood of the house foreign affairs committee told the |house today that war seemed a certainty. Congress awaits word from President Wilson. He gave notice to congressional leaders today that he would probably address the house and senate in joint assembly upon re- ceipt of Carranza’s reply to the latest American note. Senate and house leaders have pledged the president their support. ANY be ONE CENT } | | The senate is preparing today to rush passage of the resolution drafting militiamen into national service, with the provision that any militiaman with de- pendents may claim exemption from the regulation. Army officers consider that 500,000 men will be needed to carry on an ag- gressive war thru Mexico. 275,000 MEN NOW AVAILABLE FOR WAR The militia troops already called to the border will constitute a force of 200,000 The regulars in Mexico and on the border number approximately 75,000. The 200,000 militiamen will first be strung along the border to cover territory now patrolled by 15,000 regulars. 4 There now is an average of territory. men. but one regular soldier for every mile of border The regulars, in the event of war, will probably be sent immediately into Mexico to augment the punitive forces. It is believed the men under Gen. Per- shing will be adequate to stand against any Mexican campaign, but would not be able to sweep thru the enemy’s land without the aid of volunteers and militia- men. Army men, therefore, estimate that from four to six months would elapse be- fore a general campaign thru Mexico could be undertaken. During that time the volunteers would be formed and equipped and militia- men trained. U.S. HAS EQUIPMENT FOR HALF MILLION MEN Each town and hamlet in conquered Mexican territory would have to be oc: cupied indefinitely by adequate troops. lhe government has equipment for 500,000 volunteers. Seven-inch field artillery equipment, said to correspond to the famous “French 75s,” has been turned out in great numbers and put in storage during the last year. The volunteer forces would be organized and officered by regular army men. corps, and later to infantry recruits, |lies dependent upon guardsmen.| forces, administered the oath te early Monday morn|ng These lists will be forwarded to/the long lines of men Sunday, Ammunition trains are expected|commercial organizations thruout Refuse to Take Oath before the end of the day Part of/the state It ia expected that all I'wo men out of the 2,000 refused it will be issued immediately for needy families will be cared for DY|to pe sworn in rifle practice for recruits civilian organizations They were hustled to the, guard |} Col, Inglis called an assembly of Legally, the boys who marched | house officers Monday morning and iee-/from their home stations Sunday Altho they later agreed to be jtured them on their obligations to are already a part of the army of sworn in, the officers in charge the men, to the government and to the United States. decided not to take them. It was the state. Capt. Harold D. Coburn of the| thought better to give the pair dis- The captains were asked to get|reguiar army, who is detailed to/ honorable discharges and send instruct and inspect the state them home, 4