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VOL. "LVI. NO. 17,2G3.
PORTLAND, OREGON, THURSDAY. 31 ARCH 23, 1916.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
THAMES LIGHTSHIP
SUNK BY TORPEDO
ARSY MEXICO
Hi NEW DANGER
TWO BEGIN 10-DAY
WAIT TO GET LAND
35 BLOCKS BURNED
IN EAST NASHVILLE
NORTHWEST FARM .
WAGE IS HIGHEST
TRAGEDY ATTENDS
ON FREAKY STORM
OXLV MAST IS ABOVE SEA AT
VESSEL'S STATION.
MEN" TAKE PLACE fx LIXE TO
SHARE IX SILETZ DRAWIXG. '
LABORERS GET 30 TO 4 0 PER
CEXT MORE PAY.
DERELICT WRECKED
AT BRIGHTON BEACH
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Schooner Oakland Is
Breaking Up.
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Carranza Garrison Re
ported Joining Villa,
TRANSPORT QUESTION GRAVE
Ability to Supply Pershing
. Without Use of Railroad
Doubted by Many.
MEXICAN ACTS SUSPICIOUS
Story of Severed . Wires May
Have Been Ruse to Con
ceal Real Purpose.
rOLtMBrS. IV. VI.. March 22. (Paused
fcy cfnMr.) General Lai Herrera. wn-
rfl recently Carranu military itovrrnor
f Cbihnahna. haa renounced Carranaa
and announced In favor of Villa, talcing-
the field In Western 'Chihuahua
vrltk 2ono troops, according to reliable
Information received here tonight.
EL PASO, March 22. The silence
which for two days has enveloped the
Mexican situation, as far as any def
inite news of the pursuit of Pancho
Villa is concerned, grave fresh force
today to the numerous reports from
various sources of grave disaffection
among the Carranza troops.
On the border, at least, it is firmly
believed that the soldiers 01 the first
chief are far from giving any real
co-operation to the American expedi
tionary force.
Revolt of Garrison Reported.
It is admitted that General Car
ranza and some of his lieutenants sin
cerely desire to avoid friction with the
United States, but it is not believed
that the head of the de facto govern
ment represents the attitude or senti
ments of his army or fellow citizens.
From several different sources a
circumstantial report was received to
day that the garrison at Chihuahua,
supposed to number 2000 men,, had
revolted and that their commander,
General Luis Herrera, had declared in
favor of Villa. Andre Garcia, the
Carranza Consul here, branded this
report as false, but in high official
circles here it was. accepted as at least
possible, in view of the fact that more
than half of the Mexican troops at
Chihuahua were former Villistas.
Cutting of "Wires Doubted.
Since yesterday morning General
Gavira, at Juarez, has asserted that
the wires along the northwestern
railroad between Juarez and Casas
Grandes have been cut and that con
sequently he could give no informa
tion in regard to the reported, battle
at Namiquipa between the Carranza
f orce3 and Villa forces.
Americans here, especially refugees
from Mexico, are frankly skeptical
both as to the reported battle and the
cut wires. They point out that severing
communications is one of the most
familiar ruses used by Mexican offi
cials when they wish to withhold in
formation, and that it is strange that
the wires to Casas Grandes, a distance
of only 130 miles, along a railroad,
could not be repaired in two days.
Pershing May Be Near Battle.
That General Pershing and some of
his forces are close to . Namiquipa
seems reasonably certain, and if the
bandit had received a serious check at
the hands of the Carranzistas, a clash
between his followers and the Ameri
cans should be imminent. The fact
that a Carranza victory would have
been most certainly heralded far and
wide by this time, instead of sup
' pressed, adds force to the contentions
of the skeptics.
Whatever is the eal situation in
this section of the Sierra Madres,
where Americans, Carranzistas and
Villistas are operating, the main in
terest here lies in the railroad situa
tion. Even before the American Govern
ment requested General Jarranza to
permit the use of the Mexican rail
roads for transportation of supplies,
ominous rumors had reached here that
' General Funston was experiencing
serious difficulty in forwarding sup
plies to General Pershing's columns.
These rumors have reached the stage
now where they may be classed as
definite information.
Transportation Seriously Hampered.
Arrivals frqm Columbus today re
ported that the transportation serv-
(.Concluded on Fag 3, Column 3.)
German Submarines Lay Mines in
Vicinity,. Too, and JIany
Disasters Result.
LONDON, March 22. The Galloper
lightship, at the mouth of the Thames,
has been torpedoed and sunk, accord
ing to Lloyds report.
Thi Galloper lightship was one of
four vessels marking the limits of the
famous Goodwin Sands at the entrance
to the Straits of Dover in the North
Sea, and a few miles from' the Kentish
coast of England. The other lightships
are the North Goodwin, the East Good
win and the Kentish Knock.
A London dispatch of March 8 said
that, according to British naval cir
cles, German submarines had been
busy laying anchored mines between
the mouth of the Thames and the Gal
loper lightship. Many disasters have
occurred In the last few months in
this neighborhood.
The Dutch steamer Amstelland, from
Buenos Aires for Amsterdam, reports,
according to a Reuter dispatch from
Vmuiden. that she set her course for
the Galloper lightship, but found on
the spot only a mast above the surface
of the sea. ,
39,211 REGISTER SO FAR
Mark Is 3 0,0 0 0 Below Total That
Should lie Reached in 2 3 Days.
Registrations are still more than 30,
000 short of the total which should be
attained In 23 days from now. The
books close on April 18 for the pri
maries. The registration bureau, on the first
floor of the Courthouse, near the north
west entrance, is kept open until 6
o'clock every night to allow all work
ers who cannot get away from busi
ness before 5 o'clock to register be
fore going home.
The total number of voters register
ing yesterday was 994, of which num
ber 547 were men and 447 were women.
The registrations, segregated by
party affiliations, are as follows for
the year: Republican. 28.085; Demo
crat. 8179: Independent. 136S; Trohl
bitionist, 390: Socialist, 463; Progress
ive, 390. The total for the season last
night was 39.211.
EL PASO NEWS CENSORED
General Bell Forbids Dispatches Re
garding Preparations.
EL PASO. Tfx., March 22. General
George Bell. Jr., tonight applied the
censorship to news dispatches over com
mercial wires out of El Paso, which, he
said, were of an "incendiary character."
General Bell eaid that he did not in
tend to have information of "prepara
tions' he was making given out in
advance of their execution. The Gen
eral added he was investigating reports
that the Carranza garrison at Juarez,
across the river from Kl Paso, had de
serted to the Villa cause.
CZAR MAY CONSERVE MEAT
Bill to "Prohibit Sale Two Days
"Weekly to Be Offered.
PETROGRAD. March 22. The Rus
sian Ministry Office will shortly In
troduce a bill In the "Duma prohibiting.-throughout
Russia the killing of
livestock . on Tuesdays and Thursdays
and fixing the number of cattle that
may be slaughtered on other days.
The bill will provide for prohibition
of the sale of all kir.ds of meat in
markets, restaurants and hotels on
Wednesdays and Fridays and for the
closing of butcher shops on those days.
WOMAN AFIRE SAVES BABE
Three Seriously Burned "When Stove
Explodes at North Yakima.
NORTH YAKIMA, "Wash.. March 23.
James Miller was probably fatally
burned, his wife and Thomas Castle
were seriously burned today by a fire
that destroyed the Miller home here.
The three Miller children, the eldest
4 years, were carried to safety. Miller
threw oil on a smouldering fire and an
explosion followed.
Mrs. Miller, with her clothing on fire,
rescued one of her children and Castle
carried out the other two.
CITY TO TRAIN BOY PUPILS
IIolKkon to Inaugurate Miltlary
Course Immediately.
I IOBOKEX, N. J.. March 22. Military
training of boys in the public schools
here will begin immediately, it was an
nounced today, when the City Commis
sioners voted an appropriation of $5000
to defray the Initial expense of pur
chasing uniforms, guns and other
equipment.
Two officers of the New Jersey Na
tional Guard were appointed to Instruct
the 500 hoys who will comprise the first
oorps organization.
DOLLAR IS WORTH 2 CENTS
Carranza Money Takes Slump on
San Antonio Market.
SAN ANTONIO. Tex., March 22. The
value of the Carranza drllar fell to
2 cents in American money on the San
Antonio market today.
This is the lowest price quoted since
the rrioney became recognized by local
banks. The highest price was 10 cents,
paid immediately after the Carranza
de facto government was recognized by
the United States.
SAGINAW TAKES OFF CREW
Steamer, Conveys Rescued
Men to Seattle.
CARGO IS COMING ASHORE
Craft Sails From Coquille River for
ban I'ranciseo and Is Blown.
About 200 "'Miles North
and Out of Course.
BAY CITY, Or., March 22. (Special.)
The abandoned lumber schooner Oak
land, of San Francisco, went ashore
on the sand beach about one and one
half miles north of Brighton Beach,
about 8:30 tonight.
The vessel immediately began to
break up. Quantities of railroad ties
from her cargo began floating ashore
shortly after the vessel struck.
Crowds rushed to the beach, trying in
the darkness to view the wreck, which
was seen to be impending as the vessel
drifted inshore this evening.
The three-masted schooner 'Oakland,
lumber laden, from the Coquille ' River
for San Francisco, sailed on March 19.
Tuesday the steamer Saginaw, from
Redondo to Seattle, took off the crew
of the water-logged vessel. The Oak
land became a derelict In a position
described as 25 degrees 18 minutes
north; 124 degrees 38 minutes west, ac
cording to information sent' by the
coast guard putter Snohomish to the
Merchants' Exchange.
The Saginaw passed in at Cape Flat
tery at 9:30 yesterday morning, having
on board the seven members of the
Oakland's crew.
The Oakland was a vessel of 418
gross tons, built in San Krancieco in
1902. She is owned by the Fyfe Lum
ber Cornpany, of Kan Francisco.
The abandoned Oakland was sighted
by Captain Farley, of the coast guard
service, 6ft Tillamook this morning,
and was passed by the steamer Beaver
en route to Portland. The Port of
Portland tug Oneonta left Astoria later
In the day in an endeavor to pick up
the Oakland.
The fact that the veasel'was sighted
10 miles west of Tillamook Bay three
days after she left the Coquille River
indicates that she, had been blown
about 200 miles north and out of her
course.
DISTRESSED CRAFT PICKED VP
Schooner Lindauer Is in Tow of
Steamer Adeline Smith.
MARSH FIELD. Or., March 22. (Spe
cial.) The steam schooner G. C. Lin
dauer, which sailed on March 19, was
picked up in distress between mid
night and 4 o'clock this morning by
the steamer Adeline Smith, en route
(Concluded on rage
Column 2.)
J. -D. Guiss and J. D. Shaffer to
Play Crlbbage arid Sleep on
Floor Until April 1.
Alan's proverbial desire for land was
amply exemplified yesterday, when two
men took their places before the-doors
of the - United States Land Office In
the Worcester building to await the
drawings for 'allotments on the Siletz
Indian reservation on April 1.
J. D. Guiss, of 1105 East Yamhill
street, is the first man in line. He
took his place yesterday noon. J. E.
Shaffer, of 2187 Eugene street, arrived
at 4 o'clock in the afternoon and
promptly lined up behind Mr. Guiss.
The two men remained in their
places all last night, .contenting
themselves until midnight playing crlb
bage. Then Mr. Guiss had a cot brought
in and went to sleep. The other man
rolled up in a pair of blankets and
stretched himself in apparent comfort
upon the floor.
Mr. Guiss will be relieved at inter
vals by his wife. Mr. Schaffer. has
arranged for a man to relieve him oc
casionally. A third man was at the office yes
terday, saying that he expects to file.
He left late in the morning, thinking,
apparently, that he had plenty of time.
He is expected back today.
The Government proposes to throw
open 16,000 acres of the Sileta lands
which were withdrawn from entry
about five years ago. It is said that
less than half that area is fit for set
tlement. Each applicant is entitled to
file on a quarter section, 160 acres.
The drawing vM take place at 9
o'clock op Saturday morning, April 1.
PHILIPPINE EXPORTS GAIN
Total or Xearly $54,000,000 Is
Showing for Past Year.
WASHINGTON", March 22. The
Philippines export trade increased
about $5,300,000 during 1915, reaching a
total of nearly $54,000,000 for the
calendar year, according to figures
given out today by the insular bureau.
War prices for sugar and the recovery
of cocoanut and hemp plantations from
the disastrous typhoon of 1912 were
ruling factors in the year's favorable
returns.
Eighty-five per cent of the year's im
ports, which totaled $8,641,000. came
from the United States. The cotton
cloth sent from this country , to the
Philippines was greater than that ex
ported to any foreign country and ap
proximately 16 per cent of the entire
amount exported.
RIVERS RISE AT BAKER
Melting Snowfall Threatens Flood
Conditions. -
BAKER, Or., March 22. (Special.)
Three inches of snow, which melted as
it touched the ground this morning,
started the water In rivers rising again
today, after a drop last night. It is
expected that the rivers will be flooded
and from many parts of the vicinity
reports are coming in of damage and
danger to bridges.
The York bridge, north of the city,
has been washed out dud a steel bridge
on Burnr River, near Durkee. is re
ported in danger! Bridges over Willow
Creek in the Ironsides district ore be
ing washed out. -'
Canyon Creek is spreading out of Its
channel near Canj-on City and several
other Grant County streams are break
ing over the banks,
OUR SCULPTORS AT WORK.
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Fire Rages in City for
Several Hours.
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Distant Cities Appealed To for
Apparatus to Fight Flames.
LOSS TOTALS $1,500,000
High Gale Spreads Conflagration
and Governor Appeals to Seml
MHItary Bodies to Help Mi
litia One liil'e Lost.
HEATT LOSS CAUSED BY FIRES
1ST MAJiY SECTIONS OF
COCSTRY.
East Nashville, Tenit., 35 blocks
"destroyed; loss estimated at $1,
600,000. - Copper Hill, Tenn., chemical
plant; loss $1,000,000.
Paris, Tex. Three dead, one
missing, 8000 homeless; loss from
$8,000,000 to $10,000,000.
PraJrie fires in Kansas and
Missouri covered wide area and
caused heavy damage.
Augusta, Ga. Fire in business
section destroys ten blocks; loss,
$2,000,000.
NASHVILLE, Tenn., March 22. A fire
which started in a small dwelling near
the corner of Sixth and Main streets
this afternoon, driven by a high wind,
swept southeast through East Nash
ville, and at. 7 o'clock tonight 35 blocks
had been destroyed, with a loss of prob
ably $1,000,000. i
At 7 o'clock the fire department an
nounced the conflagration was under
control.
East Nashville is largely a. residence
section and many of the homes there
are .frame. - Over brick" and frame
houses alike, however, the flames
swept like an avalanche. The home of
the Little Sisters of the Poor, an In
stitution for the aged, was one of the
first buildings to go. The occupants
got out without injury. Aid was asked
of other cities. The wind was blowing
a gale.
Hundreds Are Homeless.
At 3 o'clock the fire had burned a
strip three blocks wide and a mile long.
Hundreds of families were homeless.
The local weather station held out no
hope for an abatement of the gale that
was driving the flames forward in their
course of destruction. The indications
were that the fire would not be stopped
until it reached the Cumberland. River.
Every available wagon and automo
bile was sent to the neighborhood to
help families move their property to
places of safety. ,
A battalion of militia was ordered out
to protect property and the police de
partment called for volunteers . to ' as-
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Average for Nation Is $21.26 Per
Month and Board; in Far 'West
em States, -$33.50.
VREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash
.on, March 22. Farm labor is bet
ter paid In the Pacific Coast and Rocky
Mountain states than In any other part
of the Union, according to a compila
tion of wages by the Department of
Agriculture. Farm hands in the Far
Western states receive 30 to 40 per cent
more than do those the country over,
and nearly double the wages paid on
the Atlantic Coast.
The average monthly 'wage of farm
labor throughout the United States
during 1915 was $21.26 per month,
where board was furnished, and $30.15
without board. The average in the
Far West was $33.50 with board and
$48.31 without.
In Oregon the monthly average
wage with board during 1915 was
$31.30, and without board $43.50. At
harvest time Oregon farm hands re
ceived $2 per day with board, or $2.48
without, and at other seasons of the
year were paid $1.41 with board, and
$1.94 without.
In Washington the monthly wage,
with board, 'averaged $32.50 and with
out board was $48. At harvest the
daily wage was $2.35 with board and
$2.80 without, while for the balance
of the year laborers received $1.59
with board, or $2.16 without.
In Idaho . the monthly wage, with
board, during 1915, was $35.90 and
without board $51. At harvest time
the daily wage of farm hands was
$2.21 with board and $2.68 without.
During the remainder of the year the
daily wage averaged $1.69 with board,
and. $2.28 without board.
BOY CONFESSES 12 FIRES
New Vork Youth Explains He Was
Rehearsing Firemen.
NEW YORK, . March 22. George
Gustow, 18 years old, a former student
in the College of the City of New
York, arrested here on a charge or
arson, has admitted, the police said,
that he set 12 fires in a residential
section of the city, one of which was
in the dormitory of a police station.
He also sent in seven false alarms
of fire, the authorities say he told
them, "to rehearse the department, so
that when the real big fire occurs
you (the firemen) will be able to ren
der good service to the city."
NATIVE DAUGHTER DIES, 81
Mrs. Grcnnon, Born at Trading Post
Near Spokane, Iles at Tacoma.
' TACOMA. Wash., March 22. Mrs.
Genevieve Grennon, age 81, born at the
Hudson. Bay Company's post near Spo
kane, ' the daughter of - John Ploraon
don, an employe of the Hudson Bay
Company, died here last night.
Her first husband was John Ross,
son of Captain John Ross, of Victoria,
B. C, where she lived 35 years, later
coming to the Hudson Bay Company's
post at Fort Nisqually and afterwards
to her daughter, Mrs. Bernier, in Ta
coma. DAILY CITY STATISTICS
Th Weather. ,
TES rER DAY'S Maximum temperature, 52
degrees; m i n i r um , 4 1 J e (trees.
TODAY'S Partly cloudy and occasionally
threatening: weather; winds mostly west
erly. Mexico. t
Reported revolt of Carranza garrison aridn to
dangers of American Army in Alcico.
Page 1.
Xew uprising fives Funston serious concern,
rage 2.
Wr.
Austrian! abondon Bukowina capital.
Page 4.
British editors voice demand for more men
for army. Page 4.
Thames lightship sunk by torpedo. Page 1.
National.
House will pass Army increase bill today.
Pagfl 2.
North v est farm wage higher than else
where. Page 1.
Serrt'tarv Haker exposes inadequacy of Hay
Army bill. Fasre 3.
Domestic.
Nine killed, many hurt in season's most
freakish storm. Page 1.
East Nashville swept by fire. Page 1.
Sports.
Guistn wins place as regular first baseman.
Page 14.
Willard completes training. Page 13.
Talent nation-wide comes to aid of 1916
Beavers. Page 14.
Montreal hockey team wins, 2 to 1. Page 34.
O'Connell and Vance to settle old grudge
in w resiling match. Page 14.
Pacific .Northwest.
Farmer Smith carries corn gospel to Napa-
vine. Page 3,
Sut herlln timber railroad may tap Coos
Bay country. Page 5.
Three drown near Astoria after battle with
breakers. Page 7.
Woman sobs in telling of Dodd Hollow
killing. Page 5.
Derelict schooner Oakland is wrecked at
Brighton Beach, page 1.
Commercial and Marine.
Eastern mohair markets have firmer un
dertone. Page 21.
Wheat weakened at Chicago by fresh peace
rumors, page 11.
General recovery in Wall-street stocks.
Page ' 21.
Japanese shipowners plan trade center here.
Page 20.
Portland and Vicinity.
Miss Ann Swlnburn weds. Page 6.
George W. Bates, president of Lumbermen's
Bank and Portland Clearing-House, dies.
Page 5.
Manv respond to call for Oregon Spanish
War Veterans' reunion. Page 22.
Washington High School wins Vista House
fund contest cup. Page 20.
Chamber arranges open house April 7.
Page 1.
Miss Hazel . MMla Dolph engaged to wed
Philadelphia financier's son. .Page 32.
Judge Jones puts case of mother's blame for
girl's fall up to hiarher court. Page 11.
Dcpnty District Attorney : uses fist at
vitrolic remark. Page 0.
Lip man. Wolfe & Co. sues insurance com-
sanies.- Page 17.
Wetther report, data and forecast, rage 21.
Oret'.n political gossip. Page 16.
Nine Killed, Many In
jured Near Chicago.
LAKE IS RAISED THREE FEET
Big Four Railroad Station
Is Overturned.
TRAFFIC IS DEMORALIZED
AYorst Wcatlicr of Entire Season Is
Ilcpnrtcd on Lake Michigan, but
Steamers Kide Out Gale
AYitliout Serious Damage.
CHICAGO. March 22. (Special.)
Nine persons were killed, scores seri
ously injured, and half a hundred fam
ilies made homeless by a freak storm
which swept Chicago and vicinity this
morning. Two men were killed in Chi
cago, three men and a girl were killed
in Indiana, and four men in Wisconsin.
"Of all the weather freaks in my
half-century's experience, this storm
was the worst," said Captain Charles
Garland, in command of the United
States Coast Guard, stationed at Chi
cago. Unusual and spectacular combina
tions of vivid lightning and drivins
sleet and snow were lost sight o in
the tragic aftermath of the storm.
Proprrij Loss Is .Million.
The Weather Bureau reported con
ditions the most unusual in its his
tory. Within a radius of several hun
dred miles from Chicago traffic was
demoralized, houses and barns were
blown down, telephone and telegraphic
communication was disrupted and hu
man lives were endangered.
Troperty losnesr rail into millions of
dollars.
The injured were counted in hun
dreds. Many will die. In addition to
injuries . directly attributed to the
storm, those resulting from traffic ac
cidents reached an abnormally high
figure..
The level of Lake Michigan was
raised three feet and ice floes were
hurled upon shore, causing much dam
age. Traffic Is Demoralized.
Traffic was demoralized. Interurban
and streetcars were stopped as a heavy
siect felled the a ires. The stormiest
weather of the entire 1315-16 Winter
season was reported on Lake Michigan,
where a gale whipped up great wave
which pounded the southern shore.
Extra;, lookouts were posted at the
coast guard station at the mouth of the
river. Wavps were breaking high over
the Government pier and several
steamers making port reported rou?h
times.
The wind increased in velocity as the
mprnjng advanced. At the coast guard
stations at the mouth of the river,
Surfman No. 3 estimated the wind was
blowing from the northeast at the rflte
of between 40 and 45 miles an hour.
Steamnblpfi Ride Out Storm.
' Seven steamships operating from the
port of Chicago rode safely through
the storm. The wireless with which
the ships are equipped kept Chicago
offices in touch with each captain, it
was announced.
The, blizzard was preceded by heavy
thunder storms last night and a
deluging rainfall. The storm swept up
from the southwestern gulf district,
and had all the appearance of a Spring
shower a month ahead of schedule.
In the night, however, the tempera
ture dropped rapidly and the rain
changed to snow and sleet, while the
wind rose to the proportions ot a tor
nado. Trains covered with ice and sleet
crept into their stations hours behind
their schedules. The streetcar system
was thrown, into an almost hopeless
tangle -and elevated trains moved on
greatly retarded schedules.
Railway Station Overturned.
Tho'full force of the wind, which
reached a velocity of 45 miles an hour,
was seen in uprooted trees and over
turned buildings. In Beaverville, near
Kankakee, 12 houses were blown down,
the Big Four Railroad station was
overturned and a. partly completed
school building was wrecked.
Four deaths were reported from
Indiana where in places the storm be
came a tornado. Wisconsin towns also
suffered damage. The Calumet region
also was storm-swept. In the southern
part of Lake County the wind was
cyclonic and swept down a mile if
telegraph poles.
NEW TRAININGJPLAN URGED
Citizen Motorcycle Machine Gun
Batteries Suggested.
KNGLE WOOD, X. J., March 22. Or
ganization of motorcycle machine gun
batteries -by citizens Interested in
military preparedness was advocated
by Captain Johnson, aide to Major
General Leonard Wood, in an address
here tonight.
He pointed out that there is no such
organization in this country, in splto
of the fact that such units have proved
of, tremendous value in the present
war, because of their ability to travel
at the rate of 30 or 40 miles an hour.
Captain Johnson said such an organi
sation would be of great value to the
punitive expedition in Mexico.