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74 Typ'ceaorj'eJ)c3cA:- TtT CHABLES M. PEPPER. TORREON, Mexico, June 10. (Special Correspondence.) He who goes afoot holds too slow a pace in Mexico. The man -on horseback is the one to know. Anarchic war, such as this one has keen, gives a chance to those who have gone afoot to mount and ride, while some who have always ridden ride (aster. Villa is an easy rider, but Carranza on horseback makes a more Imposing figure. It Is too early yet to prophesy whether after peace they will continue to-rlde abreast . . . t - ha ; """"V"- i .n. leading figures ln the constitutionalist army are known In the United States. This Is not surprising, for little is . . , tl v known of most of them by the Mex- , . , leans themselves. To seek to obtain hiocT-achical details of some of the more prominent commanding officers is a baffling task. About all that can be learned of General Blank, for instance, is that be came fromsome corner of Chihua- .,..ii a it., . lie- took a numoer i nis people wim him into the field to fight Huerta and .r,Hfleo Occasionally this Is a polite way of saying that the General In question was I bandit, who incorporated his band into irregular troops, and later merged them into the constitutionalist - .k.k ,.ie .o o .i e an' Irregular army. Rut often It slmnlv means tnat some ..... ... - lnca 1 leader trnt thA neona ot his neiflrh- borhood together formed them into the nucleus of troops, and, as their leader, developed Into their commanding of- fleer, with other groups added. These peon Generals have been the backbone of Villa's army. They knew both by Instinct and training the se- cret of the guerrilla, bushwhacking warfare which in the beginning gave the revolution Its only chance of sue- - - after civilized methods and with the arms and ammunition of regular troops was observed some of them have met their new responsibilities and shown marked military capacity. They are ignorant, but they could fight and win, else they would have been given promotion by Villa, Few of them, doubtless, would prove successful as division or corps com- m and ers, hut they know how to handle ' If H f 4 lGanhoTdlsliiteUes.PinKril)s MEN ON Yorce qfr 5$oczp 'tee fen of brigades, and are, therefore, Brlgadler Generals. "Half my Generals can't read." said Villa recently. . While these ignorant Generals who developed their own tactics have been an essential part of Villa's section of the constitutionalist army, they have not been its sole reliance. Some of the men who represent the intellectual side of the revolution have been part of the army, and have demonstrated a certain degree of military capacity. There also have been highly educated men with military training and experi ence. These for the most part are -of- fleers "of the Mexican army as it ex- "omm m... -u with Madero, but more remained loyal Wat they called the army as dis- t from MaJaro or Diaz, till Huerta seized the KOvernment. Then th.v ioio th revolt . ... , . . . . -., Many of this class had been subordi- . , , . . nates of Huerta. and knew his methods and the methods which would be fol- lowed whom by the federal commanders he left in charge of the gov- eminent troops m tne nortn. an.. Jedge has been f great service vin. - The leading figure among the trained mllitarv commanders in Villa's army - - at the present time by common consent lsuenorai i-eupe Angeies. e is so oe- M ne nlsn in v .11a a tavor. a tnCOmm0n "n? ff"? P J1 sh,f he should be killed in battle is that General Angeles shall succeed him in command. General Angeles got his military trainirig during the Diaz rule, and was an officer of the regular army. He " uvwi iiHi...L n. - - , . ... . .V. ril.an..anAA Military Academy the West Point of Mexico ana enjoyed great popularity among the students. He In some do- Sr8e typifies young military Mexico. Ha refused to accept Huerta and be- came very active ln the field. He took art ln 019 Sonora campaign under General Carranza. , Artillery has been General Angeles' special branch of army training and it is m this capacity that he has been was chief of the artillery section in the Saltillo campaign. Administration duties also have been ganization of the constitutionalists. He is said to have marked executive capacity. When the American troops landed at have part of General Angeles' functions. He andes. He has made his mark in the under any new regime tnat may get element -or will entirely lose n.s innu- i.ve 01 ' " " "T.h.,, -Tn. -f th. most vll.l was sub-secretary of war in the Car- brief past, and he is universally agreed Itself established, are a group of so- ence cannot be foretold. been the Incentive to the humblest So In a nutshell on. of " 'lJ lould ranza cabinet, and has had much to do to have a future. called Independent Generals. Some- There are other commanders men peon to Join the army that he may problems of the 'n not with the civil side of the military or- The Aguirres are one of the leading times they are called the mutinous on horseback who have not been mount and ride with the , trappings and be stated. II .Is not wul " BY RITA REESE. TRUTH may or may not be stranger than fiction, but certainly lt la safer than fiction, if the fiction takes the form of pink fibs, white lies, or even pale blue exaggerations to one's husband. The boy who cried "Wolf!" the third day after twice fooling his friends was left to his fate when a real wolf did come with devouring Intent. So also lt Is often borne home to us that a woman who uses petty subterfuges and direct evasions In dealing with her husband will sooner or later have to pay the piper ln the loss of confidence of the one whose confidence and respect she most wishes to retain. There's a most delightful and spark ling revival of Clyde Fitch's play. "The Truth." at the Little Theater. Grace George plays the part of the Fib bing Becky, the beautiful young wife who doesn't tell the truth even when it will serve her purpose. "I don't believe Becky can keep from telling lies," say. one of her friends. "Why. If she even crossed the ferry to Jersey she tells every one she's been abroad." "It. Joat Her Way." Tou know women like that. I do. We knew them at school when we were frank enough to discredit everything they said to their faces! We knew them afterward, when convention and the dignity of being "grown up" ln terferred with such surface frankness, but when we "felt that they were no more reliable than in the old days. We know such women as wives, and when they are young and captivatingly charming as Becky lt is easy to con done the fault and pasa it over with "She really doesn't mean to exagger ate or to misrepresent." "It's Just her way." The same fault matured reveals to us an acquaintance grown old and gray and grizzled stamped as an "inveterate liar" a hideous brafld on any woman's char acter. The Truth" a. a play Is Intensely THE SUNDAY' OREGONIAN, PORTLAND, raSBAGMN MEXICO tc&oa Republic '&$3s? -V--Nr 1 -"'"'J'vs 11 1- it-b'Ah r'ti L'l A& A2atifo. Vera Cruz and General Carranza, as the , . .,,.,. ,a. "' I " r " " suea nis invitation to withdraw them, from Mexican soil. General Angeles was understood to be In sympathy with this declaration as were all the other officers. He did n whv. , not, however, favor coalition With the ' . . . ""7 hYm a " C ' ' "r. .-- - 8Ubstance, tnat Huerta, the tTitoT v&a responsible for the ... . 1'. & landing of the American troops and ... ... j i . . gram to nim snouia Know oetier man t h)m to condon6 treaaon to ,, -nw madH him varv Mexico. This answer made him very popular among . the constitutionalist military chiefs. - . Another element which makes Gen eral Angeles one of the leading flg- nres among the military chiers ana adds Interest to his personality is the .. .... ... . . . 1 possiDiiity 01 nis oecoming provisional p.-...., , m.vio in the event that Villaistas win a complete triumph dictate who shall sit . , anthorilv The aulet ru " " " " " b . . ,f cirI SCZ1A comvel h.to tor. raBlan 8 nlmseif wonid lavor Generai Angeles especially since he possesses some knowledge of civilian administration. Villa's mind is subject to change, but as provisional president. Foremost among the men on horse- back is General Eugenlo Aguirre Ben ish practice of adding the mother's name confuses the American reader who does not understand that when a. absorbing to me, because it follows so close to life and leads so swiftly to the day of reckoning1 the day when the - woman who has told fibs must face the music; confess her faults and be forgiven, or stick to her lies and lose her paradise. In real life, as In the play, the gravest feature of such trouble is that a husband who has been lied to for so long, who has been deceived so con sistently about not only the big things, but the little things, has no faith left to credit anything his wife may say, however sincerely he may wish to con done her shortcomings. We realize the menace of drugs and of drink. These are habits that once fastened on a person are well-nigh im possible to abandon. But we pas. over .a graver fault, for which there Is "no cure" or medical relief. When a wom an falls into the habit of taking drugs there are certain methods known to science whereby she may be reclaimed. An habitual drunkard has been known to reform and to stick to temperance, but which of us has known an Inveter ate woman liar to be reclaimed and to ever get back her original ability to tell the truth. "Lies Is Lies. "It can't be done." many declare. I am not inclined to take so pessimistic a view of the situation. It can be done, but, oh, the struggle! It is such a hard fight a fight that involves one's pride and which con fesses so humbly one's weakness. One can understana now a woman who Is in the habit of lying would fight to try to conceal her disgrace. It la this fight, this trying to bolster one lie with a thousand lies that forms the net of falsehoods against which so many find themselves beating their spirits out and going down in defeat Some poet has said that happiness was born a twin. This Is true. Even truer is It that a liar i. born a centi pede, or hatched with a brood of sinis ter brothers and sisters as fearful as himself. Orie lie never stands alone. The weak always have to be supported. Did you ever see a coward who went about alone, day or night? Did you ever see a woman liar who wasn't sur rounded by a. many people as her orig f - , if fcdf V t I- f nf Tnillan tribal chiefs or feudal j i . - r t mi c - ... I rriV .a 4-hA man VL-rtSk nOVM VIII H Mil tiflrcl lllRIP.n. Dili. I1H.VB BABrClHCU HtH UU LCriilBII IB BV waiveiii va. - -i mm ife Mexican speaks of the ' Asruirres he tn a, Renavldea. How- " .. . . ever, In this case, tne lamuy useit . a3opted the flnal name, BO that it is r tQ fc of 0eneral Benavidea ""'u " " , intn i Mndero revolution and have into tne jaaaero revolution n un.o ,.., k ni.rv mnva- """"" .. . '" menls - cited a Slsproor 01 tne aasumpuou uui villa's armv at the start was composed -""V " d bandits m1'" '" A, Eutranio Benavide's commended him- .oie to viii a capable commander and was rapidly advanced. In the Tor- , . , . j "on campaign he was In command of tne 6. " . of the heavy fighting fell, both in as- aault and in defense. It waa General Benavides and his brigade who saved the day for Villa at Saurez Falacio in the critical mo- ment when the federals were on the point of winning. After the campaign General uena- .. . 1 1 J . . vines was maae jeio o vi head 'of the military administration of the district, and taoui jnaaero, .a younger brother of the murdered Pres- ldent- vaJ ,ven command of the Zara- gosa Brigade. Whether this was en- tirely agreeable to General Benavidee no one seems to know, though his knowledge of the district gave him special fitness for the position. He is said to lean to the Carranza element in the army without losing . .. Tti 1 . ws 1 1 Among the men on horseback, and .n.i tn continue on horseback brought a considerable fighting force to Villa's standard, but have kept their hold on their own men after the man- inal lie Is flanked by attendant false hoods? Well, I never have. A Vital Organ. There is a queer organ called Con science that talks to men and women when they are alone. This funny men tal talking machine Is especially hard on lies. It is to the advantage of a liar that he surround himself or her self with such companions as '.rill deaden the voice of the Inner monitor. A woman liar makes her own net of falsehoods and of friends. The very safeguards she thinks she Is establish ing sooner or later trap her and hold her to the death.' A fly caught in a spider's web is not such .a poor com parison. The poor victim held by its hind legs kicks aloose from that gossa mer pinion, only to find Itself caught ten times more securely ln a noose that covers Its head and shoulders. "All ye that enter here leave hope be hind." The worst of all lies is the first lie, harmless though lt may seem to be. It is the tiny key that opens the gate to that false paradise where one eats the alluring fruits and finds too late that they turn to Dead Sea ashes on the Hps. "But," cries one, "would you have me to be one of those candid people who are so unpleasant that all the friends they see coming toward them are going the other way!" Brntal Truth Unnecessary. No, I wouldn't have you or anyone go out of your way to tell the unpleas ant truth. Neither would I advise any one to ever hurt another's feetlng. by something that were better left unsaid. These arguments have een brought forward since the father of lies Justi fied the first one. But away down in your heart, and ln mine, you know, as I know, that we can usually evade an Is sue that calls for a brutal truth that might wound a friend. Tou are not called upon to be an executor at a friend's happiness very often. The lies we tell and love to tell and keep on telling are of an altogether different nature. It is ourselves we Injure most. And which of us has the right to do this? Certainly no woman married to a man JUNE 21, 1914. Kom. of then, Villa hat, been able to discipline and to render obedient, aa olrtler. eJwava are suDoosed to be. But t , v .. ,..,i ,i. category Several control their brigades almost as absolutely as If they were allies in- stead of subordinate commanders. They v,o- v.. .l,. Vnown their views as to general military pol icy and specific military operations, even when those viewa were contrary to the opinions known to be held by vni. . , . When became apparent that dls- satisfaction was spreading in the ranks. Villa exerted himself to give an outlet . xv Jt . . - ,, v ..j t tn dissatisfied feeling by, provld- . ... " B"Ive. T .? , "' ""-' " "we - w urni. iuj wuuiu um m !, iu iu ue"ii"S. The Generals Herrera Monclavlo and Luis are usually in mind when any one speaks of the independent Gen- erals. They are, I believe, from the mlnl.- rtistrlr-t of Parral mining dUtnct ,f VmrrM. but bio- meager. They o.-- - have made their reputations as fight- ers and the machine guns under their direction at Torreon are claimed to have been especially effective. Monclavlo Herrera Is said to be tha more aggressive of the two brothers, t least more l heard of him. His In- tentions alter tne war is over have not J.ftn.J V, .. I I wm uAxCu. . . . monly accepted that he intends to hold a prominent commano, eiuier in tne military organization of any govern- meht that may be evolved or on his own account. The future status of General Manuel Chao. the deposed Governor of Chihua- hua. is In doubt, but he has been one of the men on horseback from the be- ginning, was one of Villa's most ag- gresslve commanders ln the early 4 a t -h 1 f a. t a lowing. Whether he will become one of the leadUi flarures In the dissentient Independent commands ln their own districts ana wno are naeiy to insist on maintaining their positions. One le who believes ln her has the right to deceive and lie to him about his friends and to be absolutely sordid about finances! Again it isn't the He itself that hurts It Is the principle back of lt What husband would care If his wife had paid $35 for a hat instead of $50, if she were honest enough to tell him she needed the $15 change for other things? But the wife who wheedles a $50 hat out of her husband, and who only pays $35 for It, secretly keeping the $15 change, 1. corrupting her own morals and undermining her own chance for happiness. Every He Is a step deeper Into the quagmire that will finally suck her in. I know a woman who boasted for years that she deceived her husband about bills by having things charged as other than what they were. "I don't wear hats on my head," she used to boast, "but sheets and table cloths and house linen generally!" Then would follow her explanation that she bought hats and expensive ' gowns and had them charged as household necessltlea There waa no need for her doing this. Her husband was not a rich man. but he was certainly very gener ous to her. She followed this subter fuge simply because lt gave her, al she said, a sense of adventure to out wit and deceive him. The Test of heT story is not pleasant reading. The thirst grew ln her for adventnre and excitement Having things charged as other than what they were did not satisfy her ln time. She began to cultivate people of whom her husband did not approve. In this lot were several men whose reputa tions were well known. "I don't really like them," again aha confided, to her friends, "but they are a certain Interest In life a spice. I love my husband and respect him more than any roan ln the world. But I must have a little fun." Clyde Fitch's play has many paral lels in life. ' Silly, lovely Becky In "The Truth." who met a man she didn't care a rap about in such places as the Eden Musee, at skating rink, and out of the way tea .hci, I. very repre sentative of the ' woman whose .ense of these nora. General Obrenon is a wealthy plant er of middle aire, who never had much military experience until he took his stand agalrst Hurrta. He showed marked talent for military organisa tion and also in the field. As success followed success his troops irrew. Their numbers were augmented by accessions from the defeated federals, until In the states of Ponora and Blna- loa he had a goodly slsed army at his back with which to move on Mexico Citv as the Pacific division of the con- stitutlonalist arr.iy. of which General Carranza. and not General Ilia, is recognised as chief. Yanui Indians formed part of General Obregon's lighting force. The Taquls always were against the DIM ; " mnt Huerta made some of "P- " """" " to exterminate mem. Whether the Taquls would submit to the authority of any government at Mexico City is doubtful, but they al- ways can be relied on to fight. After w c" "".l . the naval demonstration oy - lean warships ln the Gulf ot California several hundred of them wanted to cf th. Iias reglma, when General Her enlist under the American flag. nardo Reyes waa Secretary of War, he General Obregon Is said to nave . , -.,.- wifK h Tariuta and If great Influence wltn tne xaquis. aim . . .int.in it ha will have he manages to maintain 11 ne win n dJed P"" ln the "P11- ... General Pablo Gonsales. the com- mander of the constitutionalist armies of the northeast. ho took Tamplco, la another member of the group of commanding officers who have not . w)tn Villa. Ho Is a w..,fv manufacturer. He went into th d a(rainst Huerta and In his mllitarv operations gave ample - the axiom that war is do- structlon. The capture of Tamplco gave the constitutionalists their needed seaport and Jn m way was as important as the taking of Torreon by villa. 11 wfl - understood that General uonsaies nr.ferred to take Tamplco without hav- ilig to depend on neip irom vina. i ne accomplished his purpose. He owes aneglance to General Carranse as first chief. while the constitutionalist army Is liberally supplied with brigadiers, not au those who have shown military ca- paclty could expect to achieve that rank. But there has been given op- portunlty to mount and ride a hore In . m- T Ana-half v 1 1 r el M 1 a aaTi within the .ame category. They are the most truly representa- all classes. Instead of trudging afoot Tha Indian does not reflect that most of his fellow peons are still going Blue Ix$Mom of adventure is piqued by the fact that the meetings are clandestine. The woman ln real life that I knew was even more unfortunate. She went to dancing place, that were questionable, at least There was no reason why she should not have gone to places where her husband had no objection to her dancing. But lt was the daring that appealed to her. A dancing restaurant known to be slight ly "off color" was to her as a more piquant adventure than a dance In a place where .he met all her husband-, friends. She was Innocent enough In reality, for she was dabbling ln the adventures only as a novice, but on a certain day not long ago the restaurtant where she was dancing caught on fire. The dancers were trapped. She was burned. Not badly, but It led to her downfall. She lied and lied and lied, but to no avail. Even then the truth would have saved her, but she didn't tell lt Her husband, his suspicions once aroused, sifted thing, to the bottom. A divorce followed. She , I. a most unhappy woman today. The new friend, ahe had cultivated a. a pastime meant nothing In reality to her. But she wa. not able to convince the man she de ceived that this wa. so. Too late she moans tha any woman who deviate, from the truth makes the most awful mistake a woman can make! The Pink Fife draws. It Is ao easy when one has told a tiny He to add to It and to adit to it Once I was at a ball where a girl lout a long, white glove somewhere In the upper room, she thought The truth foot, althousta they are mrolUd snldlnra He only Juan. r or Jos, his old companions In mir able exlltice, on horwbsrk. and i" rood horsrs at that. In a rather dull way he may think that hlff hp pens they will Mill hav tnrlr hirn. If the army is placed on, a p' fontlns and there Is pl-e In It only for Juan, while Jesus or Jore rll off tn the hills ami Irad the fr rosmlnc of the bandit, that will svm quits th n.tur,i thins: to tlo. And If thr ,je., wno aut not r tn the link whcn gav. them horsea, when es- eomft begin to take the animal on ti..lr . CCOunt that. too. will an- pe qlllt. ,turi. lt mu,t b. rrankiy recognised bf those who wlnh well to the .urreeaful revolutionists that the disbanding the reorganising of the Irregular foreee which have composed the -.rml.s" of Northern Mexico Is going to - . T " ' .' . " .1" of the defeated Federal troops must be considered. Some form of army organisation and military discipline would be a good thlrfg for the Mexican masses. The so- " "". ' " canea reserves 01 wnicn jiuena no.ei- ed are mythical. In the palmiest days reinforced the regular army by whet war -.n.H the "reservi.tae.' a were canea tne reservieiaa. a ahadowv mllltla orcanlaatlon snaoowy militia organiioii rather ome- what like the National Guard In the United States. It was suspected that these "reaerv- uplort Rey ln M, presidential am Istas" were to be a personal arm t bltlon. Dlas became alarmed at Rr" rivalry and compelled him te give un the war portfolio and return to Nuevr leon as Governor, so that he route be watched, later exiling him to Europe under the pretense of a military com- mission. Tha reservlstas wera al once disbanded, and after that there wa bled nothing In Mexico whlrh resem popular military organisation. A reorganised rural mounted poll'-, will be one of the first measures of whatever government Is established at Mexico City. It will take time be- rore these rurales can oecome as ei- fectlve aa they were during the Dlas fui. Thr control Is likely to become a bone of contention. What Is moat feared Is the control 0f armed force, by leader, who will acknowledge only a loose allegiance to the central authority, as some of nia s generals are threatening to do Moreover. om. of the constitutional- I t n I a fa vji nA ft HAI w aa r k?l a n w 1 1 fl states, and they epect to exercise pretty complete authority. Including the men on Boreebs.a ill do with Mexico. Copyright 114. by Charle M. Terror was .ha hart dropped It In the mri nervatory. After th. s.arrh for It hs progreeaed about flv. minute. It wa announced that she had lost both gloves. She described them being M but tona. and declared It waa Juat her lu'-k to lose the prettiest pair of gloves had. They wer. Imported, ehe all. They were a prea.nt. Oh! If It had been sny other glove! Finally someone found ne very much soiled U-bittlon glov. In th con servatory. It wa. a glove Ih.t hmA tCoscluld .a rut fa y?
