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PLATTSMOUTII SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAE.
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AS 19 CARRAN-
ZA'S
NTENT
Sunday Passes in Capital Without
Important Development in
.Mexican Crisis.
FURTHER ACTION UNLIKELY
BEFORE THE END QF THE WEEK
Washington. D. C. July 2. Sunday
. brought no important developments
here in the Mexican crisis.
X either the state department r.or
the Mexican cm,ia??y had any vvcrd
as to when Carranza's reply to the
American demands, awaited by Presi
dent Wilson with some impatience,
might be expected. There seemed
little probability that the Washington
givernment would consider further
action until late in the week. The
house will not reussemb. o until Wed
nesday having adjourned over the
F.jrth of July. While the adminis
tration could take any necessary de
fen .c steps in the event that Gen
eral Pershing's column was attacked,
r.n aggressive movement would be uv.
dertaken until after President Wilson
had advised congress of. his purpose
and definite authority had been .sr rain
ed. Officials profess complete brnor
nnce as to the time President Wilson
is Avilling to wait for General Cai
ritnza's reply, ?a;. ing Avhetlvr lie de
sires 'he United States government
to consider that lie has assumed de
liberately hostile attitude toward the
Amerii-iiii troops in Mexico. Although
an immediate outbreak was avertd by
. release of the troopers captured at
Carrizal in prompt compliance with
one of the demands made upon the
de facto government, just a week ago
today, officials view the formal tvow
r.l of purposes demanded of General
Carranza of immediate importance
also.
The war department issued a brief
official statement today regard inp the
general prepress being made in na
tional pilard mobilization. It Hollows:
"Mobilization of the national
puard in all departments is pro
ceed inp without a hitch," it said.
"Large parts of the puard have
already entained for their des
tination and the muster of the
remainder is proceeding as rap
idly as possible."
Secretary Baker said he did not
know how many thousand puardsmen
already had reached the bolder.
There is a reason to believe, however,
that upwards of 30.000 will be added
to the border puard within the next
. few day si
General Bell reported to the war
department tonipht that Mexican Con
sul Garcia a El Paso had promised
aid and protection f,or the parly that
vill be sent to brinp back the bodies
of the American troopers killed at
Carrizal. Arranpements for this were
being .completed. General Bell said,
r.ddinp that the mission probably
would de entrusted to a party of Mex-
icans.
The department announced tonipht
that the national puard units that
have reached the border are beinp
supplied with machine guns.
AGENT FOR MONUMENTS.,
R. L. Propst is the apent for the
Glenwood Monument works and
would be glad to call and show sam
ples to those desiring anything in this
line. Call telephone No. 4012.
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Relieve Half of Movement From All
States Will I!.' Completed
bv Wednesday.
San Antonio, Tex., July 2. All re,
poi ts received at General Funston's
headquarters indicated nothing more
exciting along the international line
today than the exchanging of shots
between sentries at Ncgales.
Ail officers commanding the troops
along the 1,700 miles of border have
been cautioned to avoid, clashes with
the Mexican troops that face them,
but staff officers fear that something
may occur at any time that may serve
as the basis for further international
complications.
The First brigade of the Illinois
guard is now encamped here and the
Second New York brigade has reach
ed the Brownsville district. A regi
ment of Vermont guard arrived at
Eagle Pass today and the Second
Kansas infantry was on its way to
that point. The First Missouil infan
try hastened to Laredo, the Second
Illinois infantry went into camp here
today, and the Seventh arrived late
tonight.
More than 10,000 guardsmen were
cither already at border stations or
to near that they could be moved
lipht to the line within a few hours.
It was believed that by Wednesday
the entire movement would be more
than half completed.
ATTEND THE AIR
SOME TONIGHT AND
SEE A GOOD PLAY
The Mack-Mae stock company
which is to show at the Airdome this
week, arrived in the city this morn
ing and will present as their opening
b?ll tonight the fine society drama,
"A Thief in the Night." This play is
one filled with pleasing situations
and the leading role will be taken by
Mr. E. A. Mack, while Mis Ina Mae
will be seen in the role of Annie War
guskie. Other members are John Cay
lor and Myra Jefferson better known
as the team of Caylor and Jefferson,
who made such a hit last season on
the Orpheum circuit in their own
playlet. Arthur Atkins, Vie North,
Jack Elliott, Edith Staples and Billy
Mack complete the cast. The com
pany carries with them an exception
ally fine quartet and a number of
high class vaudeville acts that will
be offered between acts and gives a
continuous show all the time and one
that cannot be surpassed for excel
lence. For the benefit of the patrons
800 of the seats will be offered at 10
cents each find should insure a big
crowd for the opening night of this
splendid show.
THRESHING OUTFITS FOR SALE
Two J. I. Case complete rigs, en
pine and steel seperators. One Peer
less engine and Nickles & Shepherd
seperator. Trade or sale. Good terms.
One ten horse portable gas engine.
One John Deere, six hole, corn shel
led complete. Frank E. Vallery, Mur
ray, Neb.
Letter files at the Journal' office.
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THE BORDER
ORIGIN 0
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ISIS
ANZA
WITH GARB
Refusal to Withdraw Troops
Rapidly Led to Warning.:
THEN THE GALL FOR MILITIA
Actual Hostilities Came Less Than a
Month After First Chief Asked Presi
dent Wilson to Order United States
Troops to Return to Border History
of the Exchanges.
Carranza's demand that the United
States consent to immediate withdraw
al of its troops from Mexico was pre
sented to the state department on May
SI last. Saying that Mexico's purpose
was to avoid war If possible, the note
charged the American government with
bad faith, accused President "Wilson of
sanctioning a state of affairs grossly
inconsistent with his protestations of
good will, said that the true purpose of
sending soldiers across the border seem
ed to bo the invasion of Mexico and
asserted that if the United States h:ul
properly protected its frontier there
would have been no occasion for the
expedition into Mexico.
On tho following day, June 1, Presi
dent "Wilson let it be known that, al
though he had no intention of keeping
the troops across tho border longer
than necessary to enable the Carranza
authorities to end the operations of
bandits, the United States Avould not
yield to the demand of Carranza.
Many "Washington officials believed
that the de facto president of Mexico
had drafted his remarkable note prin
cipally for home consumption. Ambas
sador Arredondo said he did not regard
it as an ultimatum. The cabinet in
Washington met on June ', but the re
ply to the Carranza note was delayed.
United States Consulate Stcned.
Meanwhile General Pershing and the
Mexican general, Gavira, had a confer
ence, and the American consulate in
Chihuahua was stoned. Rapid spread
of anti-American sentiment, whieh the
Carranza authorities were reported to
be encouraging, was evident through
out northern Mexico.
On June 10 it was reported from San
Antonio that a Mexican band had raid
ed a Texas ranch and that CaptaLi
Dell, with one troop of the Fourteenth
cavalry, Lad crossed the line in pur
suit. On the same day General Tre
vino, acting governor of Chihuahua,
was represented as urging all Ameri
cans to leave, as he could not guaran
tee them protection against the rising
resentment of the Mexicans.
On June 11 Secretary of "War Baker
ordered 1,300 additional regulars to go
to San Antonio for border patrol serv
ice. This action was induced by a re
port from General Funston telling of
Mexicans firing on an American patrol
near New Hatchet, X. M., and wound
ing Private Lee W. Saunders of the
Twelfth cavalry. General Funston
asked for more men for the patrol.
: On June lli Secretary Lausiug sent a
preliminary representation to General
Carranza calling his attention to the
fact that a Mexican raider killed by
American soldiers following a raid on
Coleman's ranch near Laredo, Tex.,
was positively identified us Lieutenant
Colonel Villareal, a Carranza ollicer.
On June 15, following-conferences in
Washington between Secretary Lan
sing and certain members of the diplo
matic corps, it was reported that some
of the other powers had offered their
friendly assistance iu solving the Mexi
can problem without war.
On June 10 Washington heard unof
ficially that General Jacinto Trevino,
acting under instructions from General
Carranza, had informed General Per
shing that any further movement to
the east, south or west would be re
garded as a hostile act and a signal for
warfare. Following tho entry into Mex
ico of American troops near Laredo
notices' Ave re posted in Juarez inviting
all Mexican citizens to meet every day
lo receive military instruction.
Fighting Near Brownsville.
On June 17, Avhile Secretary of War
Baker Avas in conference Avith Presi
dent Wilson, Avord Avas received of
serious lighting on the Mexican side of
the bonier near Brownsville, Tex.
General Kicaut announced that the
American soldiers in Mexico Avould be
attacked unless a punitive expedition
that chased marauders across the lino
On Juue 10 Avas Avithdrawn at once.
On June ID President Wilson called
Dut the militia of every state for border
fruty. On the same day the American
punitive expedition that had crossed
near Prownsville Avas AvithdraAvn after
being tired upon, Avith the result that
one Mexican Avas killed and three
wounded. General Obregon, Carran
za 's minister of Avar, replied to Presi
dent Wilson's summons to tho militia
by calling upon all Mexicans to be pre
pared to defend tho country in case of
a rupture of relations with the United
States. General Pershing's description
of the situation as regards his expedi
tion was, "More tense."
On June 20 "Secretary Lansing sent
the long delayed note to Carranza. It
summed up at great length Mexican
outrages upon American life and prop
erty and warned Carranza that the
United States Avould not recede from
Its determination to remove the border
peril and that the execution of Car
ranza's threat to attack American
troops If they did not retire "avIII lead
to the graA-est consequences." Then
followed on June 21 the attack on
American soldiers at Carrizal, Mexico.
ELM WOOD
Leader-Echo
G. L. Berger and Mr. Spencer, Avho
lives on the Berger farm Avere here
from Greenwood on Tuesday.
Almond Root and wife of Murray
visited here Monday with Mr. and
Mrs. Elias Peck and other .relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. B. W. Miller arrived
Friday from Kansas City, Mo., for a
visit Avith their son, Geo. A. Miller
and family.
Wm. Craig departed Tuesday morn
ing for his home in Ponca City, Okla.,
after a prolonged A-isit here with his
sister, "Aunt Sarah" Hall, other rela
tives and old friends.
Mrs. Emma Jess, of Wheatland,
Wyo., and Mrs. Wm. Roettger, of
Hooper, Neb., departed on Tuesday for
the home of the former after a visit
here with their daughter and sister,
Mr.OC. II. Trenholm.
Mrs. Louie Walker, Avho is knoAvn
here bv a vreat mr.ny as the daughter-in-law
of Mr. and Mrs. F. IT. Wal
ker underwent an operation for ap
pendicitis Sunday night, but at this
writing is doing Aery nicely
Miss Bay Beck, of Grant Neb.,
came in Friday for an extended visit
Avith Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Ferguson
and other old friends. MJss Beck was
formerly a resident of this locality,
living Avith her parents in the Sohom
C ol 1 cge neighborhood.
On Tuesday Chas. Rivett commenc
ed the brick Avork for the basement
and new A-ault at the Elmwood State
Bank. A new heating plant Avill be
installed here soon New fixtures for
the bank throughout will be installed.
Miss Clara Hill Avho was associated
with tho Altons mission Avork in Mexi
co is A'isiting them this Aveek. Miss
II ill is a long time resident of Mexi
co having resided there fourteen
year-?. Her father is master me
chanic of the smelter at Matehuala,
Mexico.
Miss Emma stirtz ar.d Mr. Arthur
W. Loren.z were married on Wednes
day evening at the home of the bride's
mother at Council Bluffs, la. Both
of these people are avcII known here,
the" groom having been in the hard
ware business here at one time. The
couple will meke their home in Oma
ha. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Lorenz,
Miss Rose Schneider, Frank anil Geo.
Lenz, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Poul and
Frank Lerenz hud two elaughter,
Marie and Katherine, all of this place
attended the wedding.
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Beacon
John Hardy is driving Carl Price's
dray. Carl 'is staying in C. C. Price's
store on the account of the latter be
ing on the sick list.
A. II. Vanlandingham shippeel a car
load of hogs and cattle to the South
Omaha market Wednesday morning.
He accompanied the car.
Lowell and Lois Lyell came elown
! from Lincoln Wednesday afternoon
for a few days stay Avith their grand
parent's, Mr. and Mrs. A. II. Vanland
ingham. Mrs. W. Blomenkarnp and daughter,
Freada. of Hastings, Neb., arrived
here Saturday afternoon for a few
d;vs visit at the F. W. Blomenkamp
home.
An eight and one-half pound daugh
tre arri'ed at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. M..W. Spahnle Tuesday. June
2Tih. The mother and little one are
getting along nicely.
While picking cherries Thursday
morning of last Aveek Mrs. Henry
Ketelhut, Sr., fell from a ladder re
ceiving internal injuries, and her con
dition is ejuite serious at this Avriting.
Misses Mary and Ida Dysart, suc
cessful teachers in the Salt Lake City
schools, are A'isiting their brother
James and family. They are accom
panied by their niece, a daughter of
George Dysart's.
Mr. and Mrs. Claud Benz, Mr. and
Mrs. George Althouse, Jr., and Mr.
and Mrs. Joe Allen anel Hazel and
Clyde autoed to Mil ford Sunday on
a short fishing expedition. A big pic
nic dinner and an enjoyible time is
reported.
Clyde West hatl the misfortune of
having a base, ball strike him close
over' the eye Avhen he Avas playing
gall Monday, cutting a deep gash. Dr.
Longacre closed the wound with five
stitches and Clyde was obliged to view
the landscape Avith one eys for a time.
NEIIAWKA
News
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Misses Isabelle and Helen Willsie,
of Parker, S. D. are visiting here Avith
their sister Mrs. J. J. Pollard and
family:
Mrs. Chas. ChrisAvisser and children
were passengers to Tlattsmouth Mon
day afternoon' Avhere they enjoyed a
Let Us Assist Yon in Planning Your S
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in the way of plans, cost of material and a partial estimate on the cost of your
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We have just received a most complete line of plans, specifications, estimate
of lumber bills for each and every structure in this great volume, all of which
will be of great aid to you iu planning a new home, all free to you by calling at
our lumber office. This volume also contains the plans of combination barns
and silos, garages, outbuildings of numerous kinds, which we will be glad to
show prospective building of these sort of structures.
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short visit Avith relatives.
Miss Anna Teeben, of Brooklyn,
N. Y is visiting at the home of her
sister, Mrs. I). StelTens. Miss Teeben
expects to remain here for some time.
O. J. Merrill, of Edgar, Nebraska,
arrived Sunday lor a short visit Avith
V. V. Sheldon and family. Merrill
Sheldon returned Avith him for a
A'isit.
J. L. Sheldon returned to his home
in Ellenburg Depot, N. Y. the first of
iast Aveek after a feAv Avteks visit Avith
his son George and other relatiA-es.
Mrs. F. L. Sheldon, of Tacoma,
Washington, arrived Tuesday after
noon for a short visit. She will A'isit
1 er nephew George C. Sheldon and
other relatives while here.
Ilalleck. the small son of Mr. and
Mrs. Ernest M. Pollard is suffering
with a fractured collar bone. Last
Thursday Avhile playing on a load of
sand Avith his older brothers he fell
from the Avagon receiving the above
named injuries.
Oscar Kindblom of Louisville. AAas
down Sunday, visiting his son Harold
and at the home of his daughter, Mrs.
Chester Bashford. He AA-as escorted
home of Mr. and Mrs. Faye Fulton.
Mr. and Mrs. James Allee, who had
been Avorking for Fred P.ose on his
farm Avest of town left last Thursday.
They shipped their household effects to
Irvington, Nebraska, Avhere they Avill
make their future home.
James Poza v. ho made his home with
J. S. Rough north of town for a num
ber of years until last fall, AA-as home
for a short visit over Saturday and
Sunday. "Jim" is Avorking in the
Union Pacific shops, and also as fire
man at North Platte. His friends Avill
be glad to knoAv that he is doing Avell
at his occupation.
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LOUISVILLE
Courier
Miss Carrie Mounts, of Omaha, is
visiting Avith Mr. and Mrs. Henry
Ahl and Avith other relatives in the
country this Aveek.
Notice reached the Courier too late
for publication last Aveek, of the birth
of a little daughter to Mr. and Mrs.
Edward Jochim.
Mrs. Will KreckloAv of Chalco, and
Miss Margaret Goos, of Plainview,
'pent the week end here as guests of
Jliss Mabel KreckloAV and Mrs. Charles
rtathbun.
Miss Anna Berger and two little
friends, iof Lincoln, haA-e been visiting
the former's sister, Mrs. W. E. Stan
dor. Prom here they went to Mur
dock to Visit relatives and friends.
Mrs. George Mayes and two child
ren, of Lincoln, arrived Saturdey
morning for a tAvo weeks' visit here
with relatives and friends. Mrs.
Mayes Avas formerly Miss Mary Mc
Clain. Charles Masters, Avhose recent mar
riage to Miss Ella McNeally Avas an
nounced in the Courier, has rented the
Edward Brunkow residence over the
hill in the east part of town, A-here
they have gone to housekeeping.
ReA Jung, for many years pastor
jf the German Lutheran church south-AA-est
of town, but Avho is noAV located
near Atchison. Kansas, stopped off
here Saturady morning on his way
home from Colorado, Avhere he had
been visiting his son at Amhurst. Af
ter leaving Louisville, Rev. Jung lo
cated in Texas Avhere he remained for
seven years.
Edgar Spence, who narroAA'ly es
caped serious injury one day last week
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Material.
when a team ran away and squeezed
him between a wagon and a threshing
machine, Avas in town Friday. He
says there is no use to pray when you
get in as tight a place as he Avas in.
That he attempted it in every lan
guage that he could thing of with the
same result. At last he prayed to the
Kaiser and it made him feel so small
that he craAvled out without a broken
bone. Buck is English, don't you
know.
WEEPING WATER
Republican
Born to Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Staton
Friday, June 23, an eight pound son.
Mrs. Mildred Long and little boy
were Plattsmouth visitors last Sat
urday. HoAvard Calkin and son of Waco,
Nebraska. AA'ere here this AA-eek visit
ing at the home of his father, N. J.
Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Davis AArere Oma
ha visitors Monday and Tuesday.
Frank had the last shipment of his
fat cattle on the market Tuesday.
Mrs. Arthur Jones Avas in Omaha
Friday to see her brother-in-law Paul
Jones at the hospital. He is ' steadily
improving and expects to be out of
the hospital soon.
George Halmes, Avho is taking an
electrical engineering course at Notre
Dame, Indiana, is spending his A-a-cation
doing electrical Aviring at some
of the big steel mills at YoungstoAvn,
Ohio.
Miss Daisy Johnson left Monday
morning for Winifred Montana, for a
six weeks visit Avith her sister Tearl
and brother Claude Avho are holding
doAvn their claims in Montana.
E. A. Weber and Avife of Falls City,
came up Saturday in their Ford for
a feAv days visit Avith Mrs. Weber's
parents Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Hiatt.
They all drove over to the state fish
eries Sunday.
Mrs. E. R. Robinson Avho has been
visiting her son A. E. Tierney left
Monday morning for Grand Forks,
North Dakota where she Avill visit
a Avhile before returning to her home
in Yancover, B. C. Alfred accom
panied her on her Avay as far as
Omaha.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Chandler and
son of Havelock, came down Sunday
in their nev Ford to visit Mrs. Chand
ler's parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. G. Glov
er. They were accompanied by Fred
Wulf and son Robert, who visited his
mother, Mrs. Mary Wulf and sister,
Miss Blanche.
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Ledger.
Mrs. Chas. Niday isv taking lessons
in the arts of running their new Over
land.
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W. A. Cleghorn and Avife of Louis
ville are here visiting Avith L. G. Todd
and family.
Luty CraAvford is Avalking around
Avith a limp this Aveek the result of
stepping on rusty nail.
Rube Stine says there is only one
thing good about socialism and that
is, "it is good enough for eArerybody."
Some of the A-heat in this section
of the country Avill be ready for har
A'est by the Fourth of July.
Mrs. Leota Herst, of Falls City,
and daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George
Barton came up Friday evening for
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Plattsmouth, Nebraska
a few days visit.
V. E. Rose motored from Coleridge
to Union Sunday, visiting with J. C.
Sherwood, Avho is A-ery ill. Mrs. Rose
is Mr. Sherwood's daughter.
Mr. and Mrs. II. A. Chilcott left
last Thursday morning for Seattle
and Walla Walla, Washington, and
will be gor.e for the summer. They
Avill visit Avith relatiA'es of Mrs. Chil
cot. C. F. Harris and family returned
Tuesday from a feAv days visit with
the E. L. Daniel family at Beatrice,
Nebraska. 31 r. Harris says that Mr.
Daniel has a fine farm and that crops
are excellent in that vicinity.
ATTENTION, FARMERS
Harvest will soon be here. We have
just receiA'ed two mixed cars of bind
ers and tAvine. Will throAV in coA'er
and binder whip Avith each binder.
We can also furnish a limited number
of Champion and Piano binders at
prices as Ioav as $120. These binders
are neAv, good paint and in original
packages. We will set them up and
warrant them to do the work.
The Deering standard and pure
manila twine is fresh, neAv stock, and
contains from 5 to 10 per cent oil.
JOHN F. GORDER,
C-24-tfd&AV Plattsmouth.
P. E Tritsch and FranR Fight of
the vicinity of Cedar Creek motored
to this city Saturday afternoon to
attend to some business matters and
Arisit friends for a short time
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