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Associated Pren Man Describe! in
Detail Crossing of Border and
March Through Desert.
ARMY MOVES AT GREAT SPEED
EL PASO, Tex.. March 24. The
following dispatch from an Asso
ciated Prees correspondent at the
front In Mexico Is the first complete
lory of the crossing: of the border
ot the punitive expedition sent to
avenge the Columbus massacre.
HEADQUARTERS UNITED
STATES PUNITIVE EXPEDITION,
near Colonia, DuMn, Chihuahua,
Mex., March 22. (By Wagon Train
to Columbus, N. M., March 28.)
Reaching here by a forced march
that demonstrated the endurance of
e American soldier and obviously
lased the Mexicans, several thou-
nd United States troops, cavalry,
infantry and artillery were scattered
wday between this point and the
northern boundary of the district of
; Ouerroco, Intent on the task of cap
i turlng or killing of Francisco Villa
in the shortest possible time and ex
terminating the bandit band with
which he raided Columbus, N. M.,
and slaughtered nine civilians on.
March Troop movements and dis
positions, however, it was said, were
shrouded In the strictest secrecy, by
order of the War department.
Vlmm CrouH tk border. .
Th entry Into Msxioo occurred at 11:07
p. ro. March 15. At that moment the
American (lac with the tandard of the
Thirteenth cavalry. 0 men. which beat
off Villa raider, desplta the aurprlae
movement of the Mexican brigands, were
carried over the boundary by the auard.
Colonel Herbert J. Slocura. commanding
the Thirteenth, waa the first commanding
officer to cro he waa followed by
I Major James A. Ryan, acting chlef-of-
ataff to General John J. Pershing, who
commands the punitive expedition.
iThla waa column number one, consist
t ot Infantry, artillery and cavalry and
IDurat
mllM
burdened with heavy wagon irains. u
ed rather alowly, and camped the
night at Palomaa. a filthy village
adobe hute and "go-downa" seven i
ea below the boundary, south of Co-
Inmhua. Column number two enierea
Mexico from Culberson's ranch, fifty-one
miles aouth of Hechlta. N. M. Oeneral
Pershing, who had accompanied the first
column part of the way to Palomaa, re- I
turned to Columbus the same afternoon,
raced to Culberson's in an automobile,
and, taking command of the second or
Flying column," drove it more than 110
mllee over the desert of Chihuahua in
twenty-two houra actual marching time.
Spire Ifot the Rout.
Official records ahow that aplea dotted
the route of the first column, but the j
men of the second column had forged
their way fifty miles Into the country
before a single native waa seen; and to
the patent surprise of the Mexicans
reached here Friday night, exactly forty-
itw
two hours after crossing the border at
17 Thursday morning. ' .
In this column, every man waa mounted
and the lumbering wagon trains were
auppl anted by army mules, whloh made
the entire distance under heavy packs
with the loss of only turee of their num
ber. Battery B, of tha Sixth Field artillery,
commanded by Captain xdgar H. Yule
and Lieutenant Charles f. ueorge, formed
a unit of the flying column. While the
cavalry traversed trails through the "mat
pala" or bad country of the Sierra Madre
mountains, e.OOOHo 8,000 i feet! high, the
battery, encumbered by heavy ambu
lances and the field wireless equipment.
veled the valley roads, longer by
eighteen miles. Nevertheless, It reachto
ftmp only one hour and a nalt behind
cavalry, without the loss ot a mule
or norse ana noi a sore uc
of the animals. Officers declared this
would long stand as a record of speed
and endurance.
Gives First Place.
Tha Thirteenth cavalry, because of its
ccompllahment In driving Villa's greatly
superior numbers out ot Columbus after
a brief engagement, waa given first place
In the first column. Muster of the . ila
command found here after he passed
through going southward eight days ago
showed that he made the raid on Colum
bus with 683 men. Raving In anger after
his deal deserters reported that their
' chieftain killed five of his officers and
men aa cowards. There were 293 In his
command when he retreated through
Colonia Dublan. The Thirteenth ac
counted for the rest.
t Major Frank Tompkins, who took flfty-
nine men of. his squadron and drove the
' ; bandits fifteen miles Into Mexico after
1 'hey had crossed the border, commanded
V the advance guard. The rest of the cav-
airy under Major Elmer Lindsley fol
i lowed. Then came the mountain and
field guns, next the "dough boys" of the
i infantry regiments and last the wagon
i trains, field hospital and sanitary equlp-
ment and the field wireless.
The orders wera for every man to
"travel light." Officers and men were
rmltted to carry much more than
1110 uuuiiiii iiu vtjuiyiuciifc wui m. ujjun
1 their persons. The trains, nevertheless,
A were long and heavy.
j Rattoaa for Fire Days.
J Vast quantities ot ammunition for all
-A S'Pes of arms Including the machine
' it guns of the cavalry and infantry, ac-
$ counted for most of the weight. Rations
J were carried for only five days. The
' ratlous wore bacon, hard tack and coffee.
The eoluntn stretched out a length of
a a mile and a half. From Columbus,
three miles north of the boundary line.
I 1- only a vast cloud of dust, whipped to
II a great height by a high wind, could be
J seen, and two hours later, wben the
) troops began making camp the men were
thickly powdered from head to foot by
(' grayish white coatings of pulverised lava.
; The sense of smell detected Palomaa
long before its collection of brown, sun
burned huts of mud and cobblestones
came Into view. The odors were those of
stock yards and tannery combined.
Closer there was added that of unwashed
humanity and soiled raiment, ragged
remnants of which lay strewn about,
with tha remains of slaughtered cattle
that had furnished food for Villa and
his men during their brief stop at Pa
lomaa. and rations for the Carransa
r-Jtfs. who were there both befor ni
ter the bandit's brief sojourn in ths
village. ,
The American troops camped near a
tries of iakea formed by tha Mlmbres
river, a stream which like a number of
other In the southwest, disappears in
lu ( ourso through Mexico.
I'olumni then halted at th border gat
south of Columbus until the wagons
came up. When these had crossed the
boundary into Mexico, Major Tompkins,
a brother of the noted lieutenant colonel,
'Tommy" Tompktna of the Seventh cav
alry, spread his advance guard out. In
the form of a wide fan. the rider of
tha guard galloped southward. The tem
per of the Mexicans was still a matter
of speculation. There were officers who
would not have been surprised to see the
entry of the United States forces opposed
at the boundary.
But there were no Mexicans at the
border gate, and none were txwn on the
march to Palomaa. Only two bodies of
armed men were encountered by either
of the columns on the march here. At
Ascension Ramon H. domes had 100 Car
ransa soldiers and told Colonel Slocum
he did not know whether to fight or let
the American column peaceably pass on.
After an exchange of official visits dur
ing which he observed at the American
camp, the assembly of men and guns, he
decided to accept tha United State army
officers' statement that Carransa had
agreed to the entry of the troop unop
posed. Calls Them Yellow Jackets.
Tha other body of troops were encount
ered here Saturday, March 18. Major
Ullxaldo Reyea, who said ha waa pro
ceeding to Casaa Grandes, from Madera
after scouting for Villa, waa startled to
ea American troops in this vicinity. His
men referred to them as "yellow Jackets."
He stopped one of the guides of the col
umn and asked to be taken to the
American commander to assure him that
his forces, consisting of thirty-six men.
wera not "Vllllstas." and in turn he as
sured that they would not be fired upon.
Major Tompkins' advance guard, with
riders at intervals ot twenty yards,
swept the country between the border
and Palomaa and stirred nothing but
Jack rabbits.
Major James A. Ryan of the Thirteenth
cavalry, acting Ihlef of ataff to Oen
eral Pershing, found at Palomaa Just two
human beings, a crippled Mexican, de
scribed by the American guides aa the
moat cunning horse thief along the border
and hla wife. The only other living things
were a few stray dogs which nightly
fought the coyote for the remains of
cattle slaughtered by the Carranza garri
son and the Villa troops.
Makes Dora Grandes.
Infantrymen were posted all along the
rout from the border to Colonia Dub
lan to guard the line of communications,
engineers maintained the road for wagon
trains and - motor trucks. Colonel Slo
cum' column made Boca Grandes from
Palomas March 16. This wa the point
from which Villa started on his raid on
Columbus. It was near Boca Grandes
that Villa captured and murdered Arthur
Kinney, a round-up boss for the Palomas
Lnd and Cattle company, and three
other Americans before the raid.
American soldiers found the body of
one of the victims, battered and muti
lated and in such a condition that It
could not be recognized. An officer also
picked up in the abandoned villa en
campment an expense note of C. R. Wat
son, leader of the party of eighteen em
ploye of the Cusl Mining company, who
were slaughtered by Pablo Lopez, a
Villa lieutenant at Santa Ysabel.
Men and officers of these columns were
not permitted to drink water that had
not been previously tested. They were
forbidden to enter Mexican house for
fear of typhus. The result wa that all
are healthy and in good condition. The
ordera Issued by. the commanding general
provided also that no town should be
occupied. For that reason tha temporary
base here waa established) two miles out
side of Colonia v Dublan and four miles
from Nueva Caaa Grande, where the
Carransa authorities maintain small gar
rison. Ready to Co-operato.
Army officer said they found Car
ransa, officers, both civil and military,
ready to accord hearty oo-operatlon In
the task of hunting down Villa and hi
bandit band. Tha Intelligence depart
ment ot tha American punitive expedi
tion, headed by Major Ryan, ' received
much Information from Carransa sources
American colonist near the old town of
Caaaa Grande, southwest of the army
camp, declared the feeling among the
Mexicans there waa tense, but there haa
been no evidence of it.
The American troop brought In the
first silver money some of the Mexican
had seen in years, and willingly paid
double the prices that prevail within the
boundary for food and thn rough, dirty
and strong native tobacco. There waa,
in fact, so little metal money among
either the Mexican and the small band
ot American Mormons who have braved
the dangers ot reported Villa raids, that
many were unable to provide change for
a silver dollar. The one Chinese store
keeper found in Nueva Caaas Grandes
was asked what he would give for an
American 15 bill. He opened hla cash
drawer and with an expressive motion of
the arms and hands indicated that he
was willing to exchange for it the bale
of Carranza and Villa paper money it
contained.
l.oae Twelve Males.
Marching slowly on account of the
trains the head of the first column did
not enter the base camp here until Mon
day at noon after a march of 16T mile
from Columbus. The machine gun troops
of the Thirteenth cavalry, the wagon
trains and other units lost altogether
twelve mules.
Tha second or flying column, which, un
der General Pershing's personal com
mand, made the dash from Culbertson'
ranch, lost three mules. The transport
animals of the latter, however, were more
lightly burdened.
General Pershing's cavalry and escort
crossed the boundary at 1:17 o'clock
inursaay morning, March is. It wa a
brilliant moonlight night.
The sun rising over the mountains gave
the men their first view of the country,
a desert stretch of sun-scorched mesqulte
and bunch grass dotting a level valley
floored with full red material from an
eminence thrown up by volcanlo explo
sions In pre-hlstortc age.
Hecalla Apache War,
At 7:30, the flying column made Car
rlzo. Tli negro cavalrymen and sol
dier of the artillery, hospital unit and
field radio eutfits that had preceded the
escort were rncamped on tho aides of a
granite butt fronting the canyon In
which Geronlmo, th famous Apache war
rior, made his final stand and surrend
ered to American troops more than thirty
years ago. These fact recalled to many
officer, some of the older of whom par
tliipated In the Apache campaign that
the present expedition in Mexico had set
no precedent, and that bandit hunting In
a foreign country, of Independent sov
ereignity waa not a new thing for the
United (States army.
Her on the hillside was observed for
the first time the first units of the fly
ing column, the artillery, the negro
cavalry and other organizations. Burnt
of them had prevlou l marched from
Fort Huachuca, Ariz., and other d'stant
points, and such wa th secrecy thrown
about their movement that even th of
ficer of lesser rank did not know of
their coming.
More or tm la tae Dark.
In fact th officer ef the organ I na
tions moved more or lea In th dark.
Their order directed them to proceed to
certain point where other order would
be found. They proceeded thu by atagea,
not knowing where th next would take
them and th appeal ance of Genxral
Pershing first at Hatohla and then at
Culbertson's plainly surprised th soldiers
and some of their officers.
At Carriso, th first meal In Mexico
wa eaten. It consisted of army baoon.
part of the five day' ration Issued to
the men. hard tack, which taste aome
what tike the matio cf Jewish religious
feast and unsweetenel coffee. Officer
and men fared alike.
General Pershing allo-ved th command
to rest until noon. The order then was
to mak all speed to reach the big
OJIto ranch, formerly the property of
a brother of Admiral Lord Charles He res-
ford of Great Britain, at nightfall.
OJIto la sixty miles from the border.
At 7 o'clock that night camp was belna
made by th American troop beald Irri
gation dttchea through which flowed th
first running water they had seen In
Mexioo. Here also were seen the first
Mexican, other than two who were ob
served a few miles north of OJltoa, sil
houetted against the sky on a mountain
top. These two wrere at first believed
to be spies, but scouts reported thera to
be rancher living In th valley.
Reap Goldea Harvest.
The OJIto Mexican reaped a golden
harvest among the hungry soldiers.
Frtjoles, tortillas and Chill sauces were
In great demand and In contrast to th
Caaaa Grande Mexicans, who doubled and
trebled price on bread and every other
edible, their price wera "what you Ilk
to give." Th senora of th ranch
households cooked ha.f the night, their
daughter delivered rt served the food
nd th husband and father gathered
the money.
At OJltos, th Intelligence department
of th flying column received the first
definite word concerning Villa. The
Maxioans there reported that he had
passed the ranch Saturday, two day
after the Columbu raid with an escort
of only ten men. They also stated that
reports had been received at the ranch
that Villa had killed five Mexicans at
Corralltoa, an American ranch to th
south, because they were working for
th hated "gringoes."
Hard oa the Feet.
Although th march of sixty miles had
rendered on tender foet and made part
ial wreck of th softer men among th
officer and soldiers, the column was
again In the saddle shortly after day
light.
The line of march took th trails
through th mountain from her on.
and those who forgot to fill canteen
suffered, for the day wa torrid, th
duct thick and the road hard. Going up
and down hill. It crowned precipices
and skirted ravine and declivities. Pais,
broken fragment of porous volcanic
rook atrewed most of th way.
Th next water waa found at Caaa d
Jano. a ranch about fifteen miles south
of Ojltos, where a running stream, fringed
by grove of oottonwood, some of th
few tree along the march, was found.
Her General Pershing allowed a tlve
mlnute rest. Horse were watered and
men plunged their head Into a stream
to drink and to wash off layer of dust.
Then the drive waa resumed. - -
Trot ten mile, walk ten. wa th
marching order. And a cavalry trot, to
anyone unaccustomed to th Jarring and
Jolting, la anything but easy.
General Pershing, tall, slender, aacetlo
and grown much grayer sine the fir
at the Presidio at San Francisco, which
bereaved him of wife and four daugh
ters, already had become known to the
men aa "the old man," and throughout,
the march .comment ran through th
rank on hi tendency to speed up to th
utmost limit.
' "Old Man's Expectation."
The old man must expect to get Villa
tonight," ald on tired recruit.
'No," replied an equally saddle-weary
comrade, "he Is on the way to Mexico
City and w will get there tomorrow."
The recruit, young snd apparently lit
tle acquainted with geography and the
vast distances in Mexico, took the state
ment at fair value and said "honest?"
Every soldier had something to say
about Villa and everyone pronounced the
name, not "Vee-ya," but aa it Is spelled
In English. Many expressed th hope
that the bandit leader would soon have
the misfortune to get In front of his
rlfie or army automatic pistol.
Not one had a doubt but that the ob
ject of the expedition would be promptly
accomplished. 1 .
'If dat Villa git any where near me.
good night," waa the ambiguous remark
of a negro cavalryman, one who fought
at San Juan In Cuba and wear service
badges of several campaigns.
Villa Won't Get Him.
"Good night for you or for him?" cut
In a white soldier. "Goodnight for him,"
was ths indignant snswer. ''No man
named. Villa will ever put my light out."
A sergeant expressed similar senti
ments, and added that if chance gavo
him the honor of bagging the bandit, no
one of lesser rank than a colonel could
speak to him, "and even the colonel
would have to say 'sir."
The object of th gruelling march of
Friday wa to reach Colonia Dublan by
night and It wa done. The mountain
route reduced th distance to fifty miles,
while the artillery and hospital wagon
in the valley were doing sixty-eight. By
s o'clock Friday night cr.mp wa mad
beside an Irrigation plant.
Th last ten miles waa almost a tor
ture. It was hot High winds swirled
the clouds of dust kicked up by the
horses into the eyes and mouths of the
men. Water at a dollar a swallow could
not be bought anywhere along the line.
Every canteen had been emptied, many
tonguea were swollen. Eyes, mouths and
nostrils were merely blackened orifices
in every face, but ther waa no com
plaint loath Fall Mad.
"God, I wish I had a drink, my mouth
is full of mud," was th nearest to a
complaint that was heard.
Twenty mile northwest of here, where
th tableland grow narrow, outguard
war thrown out on the flanks, and two
troop of cavalry went In pursuit of om
horsemen reported to General Pershing
aa having been seen lurking In a canyon.
Th horsemen turned out to be riderless
rang hor.
The hardest part of th march waa
through th pas Just weat of here known
aa Puerto San Vecente, thl defile 1 so
narrow tuat the column had to mov for
several mile In single file, the horse
now climbing rocky steep, and now
slipping with stiffened forelegs down Into
ravines, at th bottom of which ran tiny
stream of alkali water tinted green by
the copper Impregnated rocks.
Officers experienced difficulty in pre
venting the men and their mounts from
drinking the poisonous water. Discipline
prevailed, however. Up to today th hos
pital corps have had only two cases to
handle, one of them a soldier accidentally
shot at Carriso, and who later died, and
Lieutenant T. S. Bowcn. the aviator of
ficer injured Mtvnday when his biplane
was caught by a whirlwind, turned upon
its nose and plunged to th ground.
Moved tn the River.
From the Irrigation plant, the troopa.
after a nlRht of refreshing sleep, despite
th almost freezing temperature, were
moved Saturday to the Casaa Urando
river, which skirt the Mormon colony of
Dublan.
General Pershing and Colonel, George A,
Dodd. commanding the Second Cavalry
brigade, established headquarter on tho
right bank of the river and held them
there for a day. The commanding gen
eral allowed the tired troopa of the fly-
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suit of Villa and his diminished band of
brigands waa begun.
Arrangement of cavalry was moved
southward with order to get after the
bandit leader a quickly aa possible and
remain on hla trail until he 1 caught or
killed. A fast aa new troop reached
headquarter reinforcement were dls- ;
patched to the southward to carry out .
th plan ot campaign. Part of these '
troops left yesterday and last night I
Colonel Dodd, although M year old and j
a leader in the remarkable march of ;
th flying column from tne border a ban
doned th comparative comforts ot camp ;
and took the field with these troops yes- i
terday afternoon.
Brines First Tents.
Yesterday train which arrived at the
th same time brought the first tents to
be erected In camp. Previously the cot
tonwooda fringing the river provided the
only shelter from the ardent sun. During
the nights, always frigid In this altitude
of 8.000 feet, th shivering men supple
mented meager equipment of blankets
with hay piled beneath and on top of
them. High winds have prevailed almost
continuously. There are wild duck and
cotton tall rabbits to furnish shooting.
The coyotes, attracted in throngs by th I
proximity of the camp with Its assem-
blage of those animals, make the nights ,
noisy with their cries and provide inter-
est for the outposts hidden in the tall '
volunteer wheat and bunch grass cover-
Ing the valley in the vicinity of the river.
One of General Pershing' first act ofi
arriving at th camp waa to mak Inquiry
concerning the Mormon families of the
colonies Dublan and Juarez who refused1 j
to abandon their home and property
when the United State government is-1
tied It last warning to get out of '
Mexioo, following th massacre of the i
"Watson party of mining men at Santa
Ysabel. last January. It had been re
ported that Villa In hi retreat southward
had raided the colonies, robbed ths home !
of th colonists and killed a number.
Bishop A. B. Call. In charge of Colonia
Dublan, confirmed reporta of extensive
looting but said no live had been lost
errlce tn Mo room I'harch.
In the old, battered, shot-marked Mor
mon church of ths colony a praise service
was held last Sunday. The bishop said
since Villa' retreat from 8onora after
his defeat at Agua Prieta last November
the Mormon residents In the vicinity of
Casaa Orandes had fceen ubjectd to all
ort of impositions. For twenty-five day
subsequent to December 28 8,509 men had
been quartered on them.
The colony of Dublan contain substan
tial brick housea for mora than 100 fam
ine. Large roomy dwelling, they are
in marked contrast to th Mexican town
of Neuva Cases Grandes. Most of tho
colonists have bn here sine It es
tablishment more than thirty year ago.
When, th last warning of th United
8tate government to get out was given
all but twenty-five famlllles left. Tha
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homes of th absentees wer occupied
promptly by Mexican families ami held
by them until Villa' last trip through.
The bandit leader still raging, ordered
them to get out. He lold them he ha 1
killed a number of Mexicans at Corrlll
tos because they were working for
Americans and he wnmed them that if
they persisted in living on properly re
longlng to Americans they would meet
the same fate. Only three of the houses
were occupied by Mexicans when tho
American troops arrived.
Wherever the American troops go camp
noes follow. Four made tha long march
J with the flying columns from the border
to this point without apparent trouble.
Their appetites, zealously catered to by
mesa cooks, were unaffected. There wa.a
a fifth dog, a iitt.e brown sn.inlel that
Fort Huachulca. Ariz. Ho lasted until
th pass of Puerto San Vronte was
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Electrification, added to its other advantages, makes " Milwaukee" more than ever the road of efficiency,
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Ltttraturt giving complet Information frn on nquiat.
Ticks Of he i 1 3 1 7 Faraass Stral, Oaaaka
EIUC1SE DtVAt, UwmX Aat
reached. Then a park master of th mule
trains notinir hla exhaustion picked him
up and let him ride a park Into camp
Houso Refuses to
Open Polar Dispute
WASHINGTON. March 2.-Tho house
education committee today voted unanim
ously to take no action on pending bills
to reopen tho North pole controversy.
Dr. Frederick A. Cook recently ssked the
committee to Investigate his claims.
WAR CAUSES OVER FORTY
THOUSAND BRITISH WIDOWS
LONDON. March 2t.-The number of
wilos of British soldiers who have
thus far tx-cn reported to the army coun
MAY
advertised. Their rewl Tsltie will be
to tent the extra buying power of your money at the
"Special" Doy'a Suit. In Blue Chevloti and fancy 8prlng
back, patch pockets, full of style and built to stand a
from 6 to 16 years, regular $3.50 value, Saturday, at..
A Strong Nickel-Plated Handy "Combination" Pocket
Knife KRKK with Every Boy'a Suit old.
$1 Shirts at 69c
Men's Soft Shirts, all sixes, with
French cuffs, separate collars to
match, well made of corded Mau
raa, fast colors, $1.00
values, Saturday, 0 C
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CLOTHING COMPANY'
COK.14 l- DOUGLAS
ohm
alternating current ia delivered to the 14 sub
stations of the railway and there transformed to
3,000 volts direct the highest voltage direct
current adapted for railway work in the world.
Regenerative Braking
One of the scientific marvels is regenerative
braking, by which the train on down grades, in
stead of consuming electricity, actually produces
it, and by which at the aame time, the speed of
the train is kept under perfect control providing
maximum safety.
Increased Efficiency
With electrification haa come more efficient and
economical operation; a better maintenance of
schedules; smoother riding, cleaner travel and
clearer views owing to freedom from amoks
and cinders.
cil Is 41,S"0, according to William Hayes
Fisher, parliamentary secretary of ih
local gnvertiVnt board, in a speech to
the 1 louse of Commons committee on
the war pensions bill today. There are
shout Ko.noo widow of sailors, Mr. Fisher '
added.
Let Out of Pen So He
Can Get His Crop In
SALEM, Ore., March 24. Governor
James Wlthyrombe granted anlnety-dav
leave of absence today to C. O. llognri,
serving a term In the pen for assault w l!h
Intent to kill. In order that he migbt.
plnnt Ms spring crop and save. If po
slblc, his desert homestead In Malheur
county for proceedings.
Ask th man who has used Bee Want
Ads 100 to 1 you will hear a boost.
Men's Pants
200 pairs of Men'a Pants, neat
stripes and mixtures, suitable for
work or dress, guaranteed $1.60
values, on Bale
Saturday,
only
90c
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MONEY
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