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I I «. S. REFUGEES CROWD VERA CRUZ LINER DOCKS Americans Loath to Leave Property in Mexico, But Listen to Warning Sent Out by Wash ington—Dr. 11 file's Arrival Is Awaited. Continued from Pan© 1. In gold toward the transportation of each passenger who leaves on the refugee ship for New Orleans. That the whole situation will be • leaned to something like an intelli gible basis of action Is the promise held out with the return to Washing- ion of William Bayard Hale, Presi dent Wilson’s personal friend, and studfeent of Mexican affairs. At his personal expense, and of his own will, he has visited Mexico to study condi tions and now is back in Washington to place the fruits of his investigation in the hands of the President. Heretofore only through the unsat isfactory medium of cable messages Could the officials in Washington learn of the situation In the southern republic. Now Dr. Hale has come, fre.“h from conferences with John Idnd, full of observations made by himself, a scholar and an expert in political science, to inform the Presi dent of affairs. It Is expected that much of benefit will result, and prob ably even decisive action on the part of President Wilson. U.S. War Department Has Mexico Invasion Plan Ready WASHINGTON, Sept. 6. — The United States military authorities have In their possession complete plans for the invasion of Mexico by two different routes. Don’t alarm yourself. That fact dooMn’t necessarily mean that there Is going to be war with Mexico or armed intervention. Probably the War College has also drawn complete plans to meet an Invasion of Cali fornia, Oregon and Washington by the Japanese. It is merely a little precaution that tho War College takes to be prepared for anything that might happen, and anything is with in the range of possibilities. w If by any chance invasion of Mex ico should become necessary, the United States would be as prepared as it is possible for the United States, with its non-military policies, to b» According to the blue-printed plans of the War College. Invasion of our Southern neighbor would be made via El Paso, Texas, and Juarez. MexlC/v to Mexico City and Vera Cruz. Mex ico. The latter port would probably he attacked by the fleet first and after submission, troops would be landed, and the advance to Mexico City begun. The two columns would then meet somewhere near the capi tal of Mexico. Bliss Would Lead Invasion. Down at Port Sam Houston. Texas, is located tho headquarters of the Southern Department. United States Army, with Brigadier General Tasker H. Bliss In command. If CongreMp should authorize the President to act against Mexico, and the President should direct that American troops cross the Mexican border at once, General Bliss and his men would do the crossing. Probably they would he reinforced by regiments from other departments after they had crossed the border, or, tf there were time enough, before crossing. Besides General Bliss, the officers who would be in command of this first invasion of Mexico would be Brigadier General James Parker, commanding tho First Cavalry Brig ade of the Southern Department; Brigadier General Hugh L. Scott, commanding tho Second Cavalry Brigade of the Southern Department, and General RID**’ staff, consisting of the following line of officers: Aide-de-camp, First Lieutenant Matt C. Bristol; Chief of Staff. Major Robert A. Brown; Adjutant, Lieuten ant Colonel John W. Heard; Inspec tor. Major Alonzo Gray; Judge Advo cate, Major Henry M. Morrow; Quar termaster. Colonel Gonzales Bing ham; Surgeon, Colonel William D. Crosby; Engineer. Captain Henry H. Roberts; Ordnance Officer, Major John H. Rice, and Lieutenant Colonel William S. Rice, Officer In Charge of Military Affairs. All plans of procedure of the pro visional army of invasion would be in tho hands of these* officers. Of course, all of the principal instruc tions for the movement of the brigade would come from the General Staff Corps of the Army at Washington. Many minor matters would have to be nettled on the scene of action, how ever. by Brigadier General Bliss and his staff, calling Into consultation the colon ds and majors commanding the Individual regiments and the briga dier generals commanding the brig ades. Staff to Plan Campaign. Not only would tho great general «taff corps direct the movement of General Wises, hut it' would, under the direction of the President and the Secretary of War, direct the move ments of troops all over the country' and actually do all of the planning of the campaigns. The President, as Commander-In-Chief, would be su preme, of course, hut inasmuch as he is not a military man, as neither Is the Secretary of War, practically all of their directions would be given at the suggestion of the officers of the general staff. Here is the personnel of the might iest military' arm of the United States; Major General Leonard Wood (Chief of the General Staff Corps). Major General William W. Wother- spoon. Brigadier General Albert L. Mills (Chief of the Division of Military Af fairs). Brigadier General Erasmus M. Weaver (Chief of the Coast Artil lery). Colonel John Biddle (engineer). Colonel William A. Mann (infan try). Colonel Edwin St. J. Grebel (field artillery). Colonel William A. Nichols (In fantry). Lieutenant Colonel John E. McMa hon (Held artillery). Lieutenant Colonel H. C. Hodges, Jr. (cavalry). Lieutenant Colonel Harry C. Ben son (cavalry). Lieutenant Colonel William S. Kean (coast artillery). Lieutenant Colonel Frederick S. Poltz (cavalry). Lieutenant Colonel H. T Allen (cavalry). M \l’ of .Mexico, showing approximately how many Americans arc distributed among its provinces and the money damage they have suffered during the recent troubles in the southern republic. Below, President Huerta (left) is shown embracing General Felix Dia/., just before his departure on his Japanese mission. Iluerta and General Diaz are now opposing candidates for the presidency. General Staff Corps Is Picked From A rmij Experts In addition to these officers there are thirteen majors and twelve cap tains. selected from every branch of the army. All of the members of the General Staff Corps are chosen be cause of their expert knowledge of some individual brunch of military service, and not because of their rank. It will be noted that General Bliss’ brigades consist principally of cav alry. Such troops would he excellent for the first invasion of Mexican soil Having crossed the border, the caval ry brigades could later receive the support of regiments of fresh infantry and artillery. The regiments under General Bliss are; First Battalion Third Field Artil lery; Fifth Field Artillery, less Bat tery D; Battery C, Sixth Field Artil lery; Second Battalion Tenth Field Artillery, Nineteenth Infanry. Twen ty-Second Infantry; Company 1 Sig nal Corps; First ’avalry Brigade, consisting of SecondsThtrd and Fourth Cavalry Regiments; Second Cavalry Brigade. consisting of Fifth and Ninth Cavalry; Third Cavalry* Brig ade. consisting of Twelfth Cavalry. Thirteenth Cavalry, Eleventh Cavalr., Fifteenth Cavalry, Company A Signal Corps, Field Hospital No. 1 and Am bulance Company No. 1. This is not a very formidable force, to be sure, but it s’ ~uld be sufficient to make a very imposing demonstr i tion against a country like Mexico If Russia lay to the South of the United States such a border brigade would be ridiculous. A handful or two of cavalry and some scatterings of field artillery would not stand mud fiance against the hundreds A f Cousin : r.t .nr i s < u-rs Rus.- any other European country sl ays has ready for quick movement the borders. If Russia did lay to tha South, however, it Is probable that she .vould have no more powerful an armed force at the border >r ready for mobilization than would tho United States. Some of Main Actors. Next to the President of the United States, the Secretary of War and tho Assistant Secretary of War, Major General Leonard Wood, Chief of the General Staff, would be the highest commanding officer. Officers who would probably play an important part in event of a serious war are: Major General William Crozier, Major General Thomas H. Barry, at present in command of |he Depart ment of the East; Major General Ar thur Murray anil Major General I Franklin Bell, General Wood would probably take charge of the field forces as direct t’ornmander-in-Chlef of the Army of Invasion. General Murray is at present in command if the Western Department, which em braces the States of Washington, Oregon. Idaho, Montana, as much **f Wyoming as includes Yellowstone Park. California, Nevada, Utah and Alaska, with headquarters at San Francisco. General Barry’s depart ment. with headquarter** at Govern or’s Island. New York City, includes all of the New England States. New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Del aware. Maryland, District of Colum bia. Virginia. West Virginia. North Carolina, South Carolina. Kentucky Tennessee. Georgia, Florida. Alabam , Mississippi, t,he post of Port Logan H Roots, Ark . the coast defenses of New Orleans and Galveston, the Pan ama Canal Zone ind Porto Rico, wi h Vo keys and islands adjacent thereto. Major General J. Franklin Bell has command of the Department of the Philippines, embracing all of the is lands of the Philippine Archipelago with headquarters at Manila. achieved victory at Concord. But in , later engagements our untrained | troops did not show to such good ad vantage. General Washington found in several instances that the mili tiamen ran away under fire. Qitizens Were Prepared. “The reason the citizen soldiers of the Massachusetts colony were suc cessful at Concord was that long be fore the war they had seen the shad- / 5XJOMX JA* / 7SO AKSJUCAXB SHOOT ENLISTMENTS useless, says expert Squandered His Million and Lands In the Poorhouse General Reade Declares That Trained Soldier With Flintlock Can Do More Than Recruit With Latest Armament Warfare Knows. Continued from Page 1. Robbed Father, Won Girl in Jail, Dug Fortune, but Finally Faces Death Penniless. ( \ J /\ .A \ s. r ) / \ > f V, ’ a. " ' * . \ i u - V \ 'Ji *V . ■' ■. A • 7' fr*: ' , ./ Dr. Louis Turnbull Arrives in St. Louis After Enduring Untold Hardships. ST. LOUIS. Sept. 6.—Dr. Louis A. Turnbull has arrived at the home of his sister. Mrs. M. R. Bauduy, No. 4919 Washington avenue, after a strenuous trip from the west coast of owns cast by coming events and had begun to prepare. They had formed companies and drilled. When the war came they were not what could be rightfully termed untrained men But the men who ran away during later battles were untrained men. “During the Civil war we had the same experience with untrained troops. They were willing enough to fight, but they lacked what a soldier should have—discipline. The aim of the soldier should be to shoot and hit the mark. He must be ready to sacrifice himself In order to shoot and hit the mark. If he shoots and misses in order that he may run away, he is of no t*se as a soldier. Indeed, he Is a great hindrance, for he is apt to demoralize other untrained, undis ciplined men. "We have not been engaged in a real war for many years. The Span ish war, so called, was not a war. It was a campaign. What would hap pen if war came, however, can be easily seen. History repeats itself; we live, as it were, In circles. We have not enough regular trained troops to put in the field against a powerful enemy. We will be forced to depend on citizen soldiers. History Would Repeat. “Our militia, in my opinion, has im proved greatly in the last ten years, and it will doubtless go on Improving. But the militia belongs to the second line—to the reserve. Should necessity force us to place the citizen soldier, willing, but unschooled, in the first line, history would repeat Itself. Be wildered by the fire, unaccustomed to obey as the trained soldier obeys, they run. “Nor can we blame him. It is not that he is afraid so much as that he does not realize the responsibilities which rest upon his shoulders. As a citizen he has been free from or ders in a way. And one can not be come a soldier in a day, a week or a year. The average young man be comes a militiaman because he likes to march. The uniform and the shiny buttons attract him. He may ftke soldiering, but that won’t make him a soldier. “The best soldier is the good citi zen—the man who loves his home. That is one reason why I don’t be lieve In having aliens in the United States Army. As a recruiting officer I got permission to accept no man for service who could not read and write the English language. “In the Revolution and In the War of 1812 we received much aid from France and Germany, which sent us men, and from Holland, which sent us funds. To-day, doubtless* the de scendants of those heroic Frenchmen and Germans would be among the first to enlist In case of war. But long since they have ceased to be ! Frenchmen or Germans. The for- ; eign troops, which fight well, usually | become Americanized very quickly. Short Enlistment Worthless. “The short-term enlistment has | been tried out several times in the i history of this country and has proven itself worthless. Men enllst- I ed for 100 days are Just learning the rudiments of soldiering w’hen their \ term of enlistment ends. The system ! of enlisting troops for the term of a j war is much to be preferred. “It must be remembered the ulti- , mate deciding factor of any war, ! properly so called, is the character I of the troops participating. Bad arma- : ment, poor ammunition and lack of , proper commissary facilities are j things w'hich dishearten, but which | an able commander may be able to overcome. But poor, untrained, un disciplined men present a problem which no commander can solve. “It is the man, not the gun, that is the strength of an army. The poor soldier couldn’t win a battle with the finest gun ever made. But give a well-trained trooper a flintlock and lie knows how to put up some sort of a fight. “Yes, I know that it is the general opinion that the United SJates could ‘lick* anybody at any time. WTtn proper preparation. I think she could. The answer Is, ‘Preparedness, pre paredness, preparedness!’ “War with Mexico? That is as ye! a political matter. Soldiers never mix in politics. Could we whip Mexico? We have done it before. History re peats itself. Ultimately our cam paign would be successful, provided It was nothing more than a campaign against Mexico. The swiftness with which our success was achieved would depend upon what I have said before, ‘Preparedness.’ ” BLOOMINGTON, ILL., Sept. fL— An order of commitment to the comi ty farm of Frank Kost by Supervisor Bader, of Astoria, marks the final chapter In a remarkable story. Tempted, as a result of extravagant ideas, into burglarizing his fathers store; marrying the daughter of the Sheriff, after making the acquaint ance of the girl while he was a pris oner; accumulating $1,000,000 in mine prospecting only to lose all by a turn of the wheel, and finally to enter the poorhouse a broken-hearted, decrepit old man, furnishes a life story that is another illustration of the old saying that truth is stranger than fiction. Forty years ago Frank Kost, trust ed clerk for his father, a wealthy merchant of Astoria, stole several hundred dollar* from the school fund, of which his father was treasurer. Detectives fastened the crime on young Kost, who confessed, and later was released from jail when his fa ther restored the money. While in jail Kost won the heart of the Sheriff’s daughter, married her and became a traveling salesman. Good fortune turned his head, he be came infatuated with other women, and his wife secured a divorce at Paola, Kans., in 1889. The last chapter came when Kost drifted back to Astoria tot die. Pen niless. a physical wreck, with none to care whether he lived or died, he had but one haven of refuge— the county farm. Texan Calls Small Town Pastors Cranks Chamber of Commerce Secretary De clares Class Is Great Draw back to Progress. TRINIDAD. COLO., Sept. 6.—The ministers of this city are up in arms over the utterances of R. R. Elmore, secretary of the Chamber of Com merce of Sweetwater, Texas, in a speech delivered to business and pro fessional men of the city. In his address, Elmore scored the small town minister as "a denomina tional crank, of no use or benefit to the community.’ Several ministers of the city were present and heard the speech. "Taken as a whole, you are not worth a snap of a finger," Elmore hurled at the ministers present "when it comes to being civic live wires. You yell your heads off over prohibition, you fight everything that looks like competition with the church. You tell people they must not go to the theaters, play cards, dance, or patronize the movies. You stand'for a narrow denominational- ism in place of a broad sociological gospel." FIRST GRAVE IN 32 YEARS IS DUG IN OLD CEMETERY New Rapid=Fire Gun Is Most Deadly Arm Weapon Recently Adopted by U. S. Army Par ticularly Adapted for Mexican Conditions. WASHINGTON. Sept. 6.—One of these recent incidents, which passed almost unnoticed by the public and which was commonly regarded as in no way Indicative that Unde Sam is quietly putting his army and navy in readiness for a quick move, was the adoption try the Government of a new rapid-fire machine gun, which is re garded by some experts as the most deadly weapon yet Invented. It was noted that this new gun is of a design that makes it particularly adaptable in a war such as this na tion would wage with its Southern neighbor. These observers even say that if Uncle Sam had ordered a weapon peculiarly designed for us«e i:i Mexico, the rapid-fire gun just adopt ed would have filled the order per fectly. As an instrument for killing men the new gun attains a degree of pro ficiency which surpasses all man- killing weapons now in use, accord ing to firearm experts. It is regard ed as the last word in small arms* and the destruction of which It is capable, when properly handled, is so great as to be astounding to the layman, un versed In the fine points of the latest weapons of war. It is estimated that one soldier, equipped with this* new gun. is worth 2.10 soldiers equipped with the style of gun which was used by our army in the war with Spain. The new gun weighs only 30 pounds and easily can be carried by one man, even on a long and hard march. It has the general outlines of the ordinary army rifle and can be brought into action almost as quickly. The chief advantage of the gun is that it tires 30 ball cartridges in two. and one-half seconds. Therefore, in the brief space of one minute the sol dier operating the gun could Are nearly 600 biillets at an enemy. \ company of soldiers equipped with such guns could Are nearly 1,500.000 bullets In an hour. The strength of an army equipped with the new gun can hardly be estimated. Experts say that one man, in an ad vantageous position, could w'reak as much havoc among an advancing body of the enemy as five companies of men in the same advantageous po sition armed with the old-style rifle. One small-arm expert says that if (’lister and his men had been armed with weapons such as the new rapid- fire gun thf*v could have exterminated the Indians by whom they were mas sacred. The new gun is fed by clips of cart ridges. In each clip or “string" of cartridges are 30 cartridges, and these clips can be fed into the gun so rap idly that bullets are leaving the bar rel almost continuously. If 600 cartridges are fired, or in other words, if the gun is used continuously for one minute, the gun barrel becomes so hot from the friction that a new barrel has to be substituted. The designer of the weapon realized that the necessity of changing bar rels every minute while the gun was in use probably was the weakest fea ture of the death-dealing device and this weakness, if it could be properly so called, was overcome to a certain extent by designing a barrel so that it can be removed and a new barrel substituted in the brief space of twelve seconds. One man can handle the gun with perfect ease, but the weapon can be used at a maximum of efficiency when 1t Is operated by three men. One of the three men aims and fires the gun. The second of the trio feeds the clip of cartridges. The third man does not touen the gun, but keeps a pair of field glasses to his eyes and watches the effects of the fire The man with the glasses stays close to the man aiming and firing and advises him how to aim. It has been said, and the statement has not been denied, that three sol diers with sufficient ammunition and occupying an advantageous position could, at a distance of two or three miles, cripple a battalion of the en emy within three or four minutes If the battalion were exposed and un able to reach cover In that length of time. Mexico, requiring nearly a month and involving many hardships. Dr. Turnbull started from Tutu- pepec, on the coast of Oaxaca, and rode six days over mountains to a railroad, on which he continued his journey to Mexico City, from there to Vera Cruz by rail and then to Gal veston by steamer. He started from Tutupepec July 16, and it was more than a month later when he reached St. Louis, with only two or three days during that period when he was not headed north and traveling. The hardest part of the. trip was the mule-back ride over the mountains. Dr. Turnbull was accompanied by only his "mozo," or servant. On this ride, Dr. Turnbull says, it was either blist ering hot or a deluge of ice cold rain was falling. On account of the ele vation the rain was almost of a freez ing temperature, and he says it fell on the slightest provocation, giving his poncho, the alternating experience of a Turkish bath and a plunge in icy water. The problem of shelter for the night was solved by riding hard to reach a town some days and riding slowly on other days when the towns were closet together. At these wayside stopping places the bill of fare was always th* same—the tortilla, an omelet; red beans, eggs and occasionally a good piece of beef. A JURY OF WOMEN TELLSLIFESTORIES Commissioners to Call Them for All Kinds of Service After the Spring Primaries. GLASS THAT DEFIES QUICK HEAT CHANGES PERFECTED PITTSBURG, Sept. 6.—Professor Al exander Silverman, head of the chemi cal department of the University of Httsburg. announced that new chemical formulas will revolutionize the glass in dustry Professor Silverman has perfected salenium ruby glass, which has com pletely displaced the old copper ruby- glass. and amber cadium glass, which transmits a bright cold light. Another of Professor Silverman's discoveries is a glass which resists sudden changes of temperature. HORSE GETS DRINK AND THEN TURNS OFF SPIGOT GEORGETOWN. DEL.. Sept. 6.-*- Sadie. a mare owned by John T. Wagamon, with a curious aversion to drinking standing water, doesn’t bother about calling anyone when thirsty, but turns on and off the wa ter at her pleasure. In his barnyard Wagamon has a big tub with a spigot. Sadie goes to I this and. with her teeth, turns the j spigot on. drinks her fill of running i water, then turns off the spigot. CHICAGO. Sept. 6.—Chicago wom en are to be called for general jury service. No summons is expected to be issued, how-ever, until after the spring primaries. Mrs. George W. Trout, president of the State suffrage organization, and Mrs. Antoinette Funk, lawyer and suffrage lobbyist, visited the offices of the jury commissioners to obtain the privilege of jury service for women. The women were told the commis sioners had received the opinion of at torneys, and while some doubt had been expressed, it was generally- be lieved women can serve. Women will hex summoned for service, and In case their right is disputed a test case may be Drought. “We are delighted with the fair and) thorough way in which the Jury com- ! mlssioners are w-orking out the plan," Mrs. Funk said. "We believe spring is plenty early enough to begin with women Jurors, and, as a tryout, they I can be used in the insane court in the meantime. “I believe women are capable of serving on juries trying everything from a civil suit to a murder. There is nothing in their mental make-up to disqualify t^em from any kind of jury service. I have found women prefer able as clients and I believe they would be as jurors. "Of course, the judge will have to exercise discretion in selecting women jurors. We discussed the advisabil ity of mixed juries with the commis sioners. and all agreed mixed juries for lengthy cases are not preferable. "When a man asks to be excused because of important business, the judge is apt to tell him jury* service is more important. A woman ought not to be treated similarly, however, if she says she is needed at home. Get ting breakfast for the children and sending them to school is more impor tant than jury service. Younger wom en have home ties it is often bad to interfere with. “From the Cradle to the Grave,” the History of Each Citizen, to Appear on Card Index. TOPEKA. Sept 6.—Kansas soon will have a complete “herdbook” of its citizens. Only one item is now miss ing from the records, and the next Legislature will add t'his. When that is done, anyone with a desire to know- may be able to tell in five minutes' time the life history of any citizen of the State. The new marriage registration law has just gone into effect and here after all marriages are to be recorded In the vital statistics bureau. The one missing link in the life cycle ;s the record of divorces, and the next Legislature will be asked to provide that all divorce decrees be recorded also. When a child is born in Kansas, a record is filed at Topeka. The phy sicians are required by law’ to make the reports, and there are few' cases of violations. i With this record or the birth also is filed the name of the father and mother, th eooeup&tion of the father the age of the parents, the nativity of the parents, and other minor infor mation. The original certificates are bound in books and kept in fireproof vaults. But each birth is recorded on a card index and the page and volume where the original certificate can be found. When this child is married, this fact Is recorded in the same office, the original documents being kept In the big vaults, and a double card index, showing the bride's maiden name, as well as the name taken at her mar riage. The bridegroom’s name is made up. and in the corner of this card index appears the number of the volume and the page showing the birth record of the bride and the bridegroom. Then death comes to the family, and before the body can be interred in any Kansas cemetery’ the death certificate must be made out and re corded and on its way to the Vital Statistics Bureau. And this death rec ord is cross-indexed for instant ref erence to any other of the three im portant events in a human life. when the appe tite is normal and you are able to eat without distress; but how quickly you go 11 down to de feat’ * when the “inner becomes weak. man Play safe, and at the first sign of trouble you had better take HOSTETTERS STOMACH BITTERS It will help you eon- timie to be a ‘' winner. ’ ’ / i; > \ I PHILADELPHIA. Sept. 6.—For the first time in 32 years a new grav« was made in the old Hebrew ceme tery of the Portuguese congregation, Mikve Israel, in this city, when the remains of Miss Josephine E. Etting. of Baltimore, great-grandniece of Re becca Gratz. heroine of Sir Walter Scott’s "Ivanhoe,” was buried beside the grave of her famous relative. The old burial spot, which was established in 1740, contains the graves of many members of the con gregation who lived during the era of the Revolutionary War. It Is now in the care of the Hebrew Historical So ciety. V r FALSE TEETH HALT TRAIN; PASSENGER DROPPED THEM CAMDEN, N. H., Sept. 6.—The Bor- dentown express on the Pennsylvania Railroad waited five minutes at Delanco Station after Herbert Macqroeson had leaped from the train and hurried back, along the roadbed. , . ... Conductor Van Marter. puzzled by tnfr strange flight of his passenger, halted the train and held It until Maccrosson returned. ,, . , __ . “I’m glad I got ’em, wheezed Mao crosson as he pulled himself Into the vestibule. , , .. “Got what?" anxiously asked the con ductor. “My teeth,’’ replied Mac. HEIR RETURNS AFTER HUNT OF EIGHTEEN YEARS FAILS LAPORTE, IND., Sept. 6.—After hav ing been away for more than eighteen years Otto Buck, legal heir to the estate of William Buck, who died in January, unexpectedly returned to La- porte. General Interest is taken in the af fair because of the world-wide search for Buck and the fact that several have been presenting claims for the estate of $12,500. SWIMS WHILE FAST ASLEEP. RACINE, WIS.. Sept. 6.—Frank 1 Ryerson, an employee of the Lincoln Ice Company at Brown's Lake. lav down on the lake bank and woke up near the opposite shore. He says he swam across the bay while asleep. t t" i