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of Welcome Prizes Pres
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by Supt. Harding.
Miss Maud Van Buren, National
Civic Officer, Distinguished
Guest of Civic Chairman,
Mrs. Wray Mrs. Lingle,
State Chairman of Civics
Present.
qiZE WINNERS IN ESSAY
CONTEST CIVIC DAY:
Allan Thomas, Jr., Baird's i'c
:. nigh School.
& F!Tima, Brunswick, seventh
Annie Dennj-, fifth grade,
A multitude including young, old,
,.:ddit- aged and any and all ages be-
;-.een, filled the Piedmont theater this
moiaiug on the occasion of Civic Day.
A day as bright and beautiful as
u-f tenets of the doctrine the Civic
Department of the Woman's Club j
jobi? to. was a contributory force in j
nuking the occasion a beautiful suc-i
;e?, numerically, at least. The audi-!
race v. as as large as it was interesting
ind interested. Civic Day . was plan
ied and executed by Mrs. .Rush T.
Wray. chairman of Civics, and her cab-
r or "
Mr;. E. L. Mason, chairman of
lunior Civic League.
Van Buren has been assigned to me,
Clean-Up and Paint'Up Day.
Mrs. W. G. Rogers, chairman Rural
Extension.
JI:; J. E. Reille)-, chairman Conser-
''-'tr.. - "
.ir?, W. L. Nicholson, chairman So
cial Service.
.Mrs. Dan W. Byerly, chairman Early
Christinas Shopping.
Mrs. Hagh A. Murrill, chairman
Prize Essays.
Civic Day was to have been held
on .May 20, "but by reason of the great
reiebration planned it was thought
best by Mrs. Wray and her assistants
deemed it best to anticipate the "day
n-e celebrate" by a Civic mass aeet
ng as today's meeting proved to be
inspirational in its effect toward a
clean and beautiful city" for May
10.
By invitation of Mrs. Wray, chair
man, llr. C. C. Hook was asked to be
naster of ceremonies. In this act of
service and pleasure he added new lau
reis to his wreath. He was apt, bright,
breezy, inspiring.
Decupling seats on the stage were
Mrs. Wray, Mayor Blan'd, Miss Maud
Tan Buren, of Washington, the distin
guished lecturer of the day; Mrs. Thos.
Lingle, of Davidson, N. C, chairman
of Civics: Mrs. Gordon Finger, the
newly-elected president of the Wom
an's Club; Mrs. W. S. Rogers, present
president of the club; Mrs. Edward L.
Mason, the efneient and popular chair
man of Junior Civics; Prof. W. P.
Harding of the public schools. The
iiose assemblage wore its badge of
icnor the yellow and purple of the
Civic Departments.
An inspiring introduction to the feast
if reason to follow was the Junior Civ
ic League song, by children of the
public schools, under the splendid di
rection of Prof. Robt. L. Keesier, neaa
Df the music department of the public
-- hools.
Mayor Bland was then introduced
5 nd most happily so by Master of
i'eremonies Hook, and made the ad
dress of welcome.
Mayor Bland's Address,
livic Department Woman's Club,
Mir 3 Maude Van Lureh,
American Civic Association:
The pleasure of extending a wel
come to our distinguished guest, Miss
Van Buren has been assigned to me
r.o one appreciates" more than I do
that this honor has come more by for
tune than by merit. Whatever may
be one's individual opinion of the great
interest known as the suffragist fem
inist movement, that movement which
nas caused some little argument, es
pecially in staid old law abiding Eng
land, no one can gainsay or contra
v ent the fact, that in the care of home
s oman is supreme. If in the home she
:an see to the health of the family,
look after their "comfort and in this
vorld of commonplace by her ae&aet
c taste add beautiful and poetic ideals,
t certainly is not unreasonable to sup
pose that "her work and advice would
improve conditions in city life.
Men have become so absessed with
business and commercialism, they not
'infrequently look after beautifying a
Mty as a waste of valuable time and
foolish and extravagant expenditure
money. Thus the most practical
people become imnr''ical. The more
'jeautiful and attractive you -make a
ity the more people will wish to
nake it their home; consequently it
will help the city in a material, way.
The health of a city is the first con
sideration, and the Cleaning-Up Day
inaugurated by the woman's clubs
throughout the country has' done much
to arouse interest and improve health
condition?. The question of public
ig Crowd
Piedmont
playgrounds, their importance in Ciciv
development, has been brought U the
attention of the people by the good
women. When our cities and towns
were small, before the ruthless devas
tation of our forests but a short walk
brought one into the calm and silence
of the woods; when marvels of na
ture's temples still retained their pres-
tine glories: when the birds adorned
the trees, and not those wonders of
eccentric shape, known as Paris crsa-
tions then, there was small need for
playgrounds. Now the cities have
grown and the crowded streets
thronged with humanity, so many lit
tle children play, darting among the
wheels of commerce and pleasure. It
is interesting to read of the desperate
courage of the street gamin ot Paris:
how at time of Napoleon III they died
on the barricades, died witb i witt
icism on their lips. But today the
gamin frequently becomes member
of those desperate gang of criminals
known as- apaches. Who can tell but
that those murderers known as Yan
men in New York were but a short
time ago picturesque street Arabs
with a ready and clever answer to ev
ery question? Perhaps if they had not
been so cold and careless they might
have been useful citizens today.
The small towns can profit by the
mistakes of the older cities; and secure
property for playgrounds b.efore it be
comes unreasonable in price. The
playgrounds benefit the children in
more ways than one. It develops them
physically, making them more fit to
meet the -battles of life. It arouses the
true democratic spirit and teaches
them that they have an interest in
thr city's property that it is their
property, and if they do injury . r de
stroy anything belonging to this city
they are hurting their own things.
Therefore, as the mayor of the city, I
deem it an honor to be here today,
and to extend to our guest a cordial
welcome, to assure the Woman's Club
of my hearty co-operation in their
wish to benefit the city and to wish
them God speed in their undertakings.
Presentation of Prizes."
Superintendent Harding's part of
the program came next and was one
of the most ""inte'resting features of
Civic Day program. It was the read
ing of the successful contestants in
the "Best Essay" contest on:
What Can I Do to Make Charlotte
More Beautiful.
What Can I do to Make Charlotte
More Healthful.
Why Charlotte Should Have Public
Play Grounds.
The four best essays ranking in j
grading according to the order in
which read were: .
Harry Faires. ' " I
Allan Thomas. j
Emma Brannick.
Annie Denny.
Those receiving honorable ' men
tion: DwighLt Moody Chambers, , ninth
grade High School.
Nancy Yarbrough, Junior B, High
School.
Sidney Caldwell, seventh grade.
Helen Katherlne Fricker, sixth
grade, South School.
Lois Barnes, fourth grade, Belmont,
North Charlotte ' school.
Beatrice Mills, fourth grade, Bel
mont. The successful contestants came
forward and were presented wth their
prizes by Mr. Hook, amidst the ap
plause of the building.
The High School Glee Club, made its
"debut in two selections, writh Prof.
Keesier, as accompanist. The work was
most excellent, the embryonic talent
composing the club giving promise of
rich material for the Charlotte Glee
Club, organized by Mr. John George
Harris. The boys received the glad
hand of applause from every one. A
member of the club wbo can laterally
be called Charlotte's Juvenile Caruso,
is Vernon Pittman, who sang a solo
immediately following the club selec
tion "Love's Old Sweet Song." Mr.
Pittman or Master Pittman, for he is
not over 16 years of age has a beau
tiful voice the qualtiy being of the
rarest purest type, the tones as sweet
as a bird. If his voice is not forced he
will be "the tenor" of Charlotte when
he comes to a realization of "Love's
Old Sweet Song." The audience was
in raptures over his singing, and he
was enthusiastically encored. .
Mrs. Lingle Speaks.
The very high honor and pleasure of
introducing the dihtinguished guest
nf Civic. Day Miss Maud van uuren
of Washington, an officer of the Amer
ica Civic Association, who is visiting
the state by nvitation of Mrs. Lin
reWas given to Mrs. Lingle, who in
turn was cleverly and graceiuuy pre
sented by Mr. Hook. Said Mrs. Lingle:
t nn esnecial pleasure to me as
nhairman of State Civics to be with
you to welcome Miss Van Buren to
Charlotte. . Mrs. Lingle liKenea im
civic work to the triangle, the three
points being represented by Home,
School Civics tne mrw ""s ""--ed
in one great work and result-the
warmer, nf the child. She then, in
glowing terms presented the distin
guished and very brilliant guest of
Mrs. Wray Miss van
Miss Van Buren's address wm ay
pear, in Sunday's New!
Secretary Bryan's Condition Improves.
By Associated Press. -T1
Washington, April 4. The condition
of Secretary Bryan, who is suffering
from a severe cold was improved to
day. Although still confined to his
house he was giving personal atten
tion to state department affairs.
CAR REE
ON APRIL' 25
By GEORGE H. MANNING.
Washington, April. 4. Examination
of applicants to fill vacancies in the
rural carrier force in North Carolina
will will be held on April 25th for the
offices and at the places indicated be
low. Any able-bodied male citizen of
good character, between the ages of
18 and 55 years, having his domicile
within the . territory supplied by an
office in the county for which the ex
amination is announced is eligible to
compete:
Castle Mayne, New Hanover county,
at Wilmington; Garysburg, Northamp
ton county, at Jackson and Conway;
Kannapolis, Cabarrus county, at Con
cord; Little River Academj7, Cumber
land county, at Fayetteville; Marsh
ville, Union county, at Monroe; Nor
lina, Warren county, at Warrenton;
Shuss Mills, Watauga county, at
Boone; Tabor, Columbus county, at
Whiteville; Wadeville, Montgomery
count y, at Troy; Williamston, Martin
county, at Williamston.
A new rural route has been ordered
established June 1st, at Rosemary,
Halifax count', serving 80 families,
length 19 miles.
Wesley H. Brown has been appoint
ed rural carrier at Boone, and Henry
H. Edwards at Mill Spring.
Wilhelmina Ward has been appoint
ed postmaster at Point Casw-ell, Pen-
der county; Wm. H. Carpenter, at Car
penter, Wake county; Edith M. Wood
ruff at Cherry Lane, Alleghany coun
ty; Margaret R. Bullard at Montague,
Pender county, and Julius H. Yelton
ordered continued at Golden, Ruther
ford county.
The following rural routes have
ordered established commencing June
1st:
Bunnlevel, Harnet county, Route 1,
length 26 miles, families 112.
Cid, Davidson .county, Route 1,
length 20 miles, families 100.
Ellerbe, Richmond county, Route 3,
length 22 miles, families 90.
Siler City, Chatham . county, Route
5, length 28 miles, . families 110.
, Tiller yv Halifax - county, - Route 1,
length: - 24-- miles, tamilies luu. .,
AUGUST BELMONT HORSE
WON RACE,
By Associated Press.
London, April 4. August Belmont
was the first of the American racing
contingent to win a race on the Eng
lish turf this season, his two-year-old
Sandmole today taking the Osmaston
plate at Derby against a field of six
teen runners at the long odds ot 8 to
1.. The distance was five furlongs
straight and the plate was valued at
$L000.
THE ANTIQUITY
By Associated Press.
Washington, Aprils A. Theories
over the antiquity of man in Peru
were scarcely borne out by the re
cent expedition of - Dr. Alec Hrdlicka,
of the National Museum according to
a report made public today. Nothm
suggesting anything older than the
pre-Columbian Indian was found, it
waa said.
The expedition covered several nun
dred miles of the Peruvian coast, in
eluding hitherto unexplored regions
in the western .Cordilleras.
"Aside from the cemeteries or bu
rial caves of the common coast or
mountain people and their archaeol
ogical remains there was no sign
of human- occupation of theee re
gions," said the report. "Not a trace
suggesting anything older than ' the
well represented pre-Columbian In
dian was found anywhere; and neith
er the coast nor the mountain popula
tion, so far as studied, can be regard
ed as very ancient in the regions
they inhabited. No signs indicated
any group occupied any of the sites
for even as long as twenty centu
ries; nor does it seem, that any of
these people developed .their culture,
except in some particulars, in these
places."
The National Museum says that the
results of the expedition will prove of
ususual value to anthropology.
"While some of the links of the
chain of evidence are still wanting,"
the report declares, "it can now be
said with certainty that the-Peruvian
coast from Chiclayo, in the north, to
Yuaca, in the south a distance of
over - 600 miles was peopled pre
dominantly before the advent of the
whites by one and the same physical
type of. Indian. These natives seem
to have been comparatively free from
general bodily ailments; before the
advent of the white man!"
TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS
WORTH OF PALMS.
By Associated Press.
New York, April 4. Aboutl $10,000
will be spent in New York for palms
used in churches tomorrow, Palm Sun
day. The overwhelming number of
palms are bought by Catholics, the
dealers making, provision for 750,000
persons in New York alone. . The
palms came from Florida and church
es pay ?4 a hundred head.
RURA
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SV 'i - rA C 'i C ' V" 't ? 't V 'i k"
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X THE WEATHER
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Forecast for.riorth Caroline
Fair tonight with frost in in
w terior. Sunday fair. Gentle to
w moderate northeasterly breezes.
FEAR THAT LI!
WERE LOST W
By Associated Press.
St. Augustine, Fla., April 4. The
finding of a -mass of charred bones
last night in the ruins of the Florida
House has . started the rumor today
that front three to six persons were
burned to-death in the destruction of
that hotel." '. The' bones have been pro
nounced to be human by physicians.
As the registers .of all . the hotels were
burned there is -no way to check up
the persons residing in them.
. Early this morning several addition
al gangs of laborers were started to
work making a more thorough search
of - the ruins to make sure whether
others have perished. The charred
remains were found directly beneath
the room in whi .h the fire is said to
have started and ibis has caused a ru
mor that the fin started from a cig
arette butf. .' -bb
By Associated Press.
New York, April 4. Thirty-five tons
of specimens, the largest collection of
zoological and ethnological objects
ever gathered by an American scien
tific expedition, is on the way from
the center of Africa to the American
museum of natural history in this
city. v
Details of the expedition were given
in a letter received at the institution
today from James Chapin, one of its
members.
The museum five years ago sent out
Herbert Lang and Mr. Chapin, who
was . a sophomore at Columbia Uni
versity, to search in Africa for speci
mens. The two were greatly assisted
in the Congo by the Belgian govern
ment and wherever they, went officials
arranged for bearers and equipment.
For fourteen months the scientists
in the African wilds were out of touch
with civilization. ,
Among rare specimens they are
bringing out of Africa are several
skins of the Okapi, an animal which
has the characteristics of the zebra,
and the deer and is exceedingly diffi
cult ' to capture. The scientists also
obtained a white rhinoceros. The col
lections include 2,400 mammals, 2,
850 birds,; 1,300 reptiles and from 40,
000 to 50,000 invertebrates.
" HI introduce "you to a
household that takes a real
Interest in its servants,
pays top wages and offers
best conditions for house
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COUNT KAROOI
TALKS jj CONDI-
By Associated Press.
New York, April 4. Count Michael
Karolyi, leader of the independent
party in the Hungarian parliament
and one of the wealthiest men in
Hungary, arrived here today to tour
the eastern section of the country.
Count' Karolyi said the object of his
visit was to awaken in the minds of
Hungarian Americans a realization of
the power which they can exert in
shaping ' the affairs of their mother
ountr- along the lines of democratiza
tion, for which his party is working. Of
i the political situation in Hungary and
I the plans of , his party Count Karolyi
said : -
"Just now there is an intense politi
cal struggle in progress in Hungary.
The country is divided into two par-ties-r-one
the official majority which
is bought by 'bribery and which is in
fact a blind and servile tool in the
hands of Austria; and ":he other, the
minority party, which is backed by
the public opinion of the country but
is kept down by force.
"The' party which I am the leader
has the following aims: 'We want to
remove all misapprehension and doubt
from the v'syes of the world as to the
entity and sovereignty of the national
Hungarian state not only in its mil
itary and diplomatic institutions but
in absolutely all the functions of state.
Then we want to disconnect ourselves
economically from the Austrian yoke
i through the separation of the custom
house and through the . creation of a
separate national bank. Last but not
least we want in every direction true
democratic institutions to insure the
government of the people. This can
be accomplished chiefly through uni
versal suffrage. ,
"There are 2,000,000 of my country
men in the United States. In time I
and the members of my party nope to
make Hungary a small sized copy of
the United States in the heart of
Europe."
TO SELL DOCUMENT OF
BENEDICT ARNOLD.
By Associated Press.
New York, April 4. Among histor
ical manuscripts collected by William
Nelson, of Paterson, N. J., which are
soon to be sold at . auction, is a docu
ment signed by Benedict Arnold as a
British brigadier general on January
5, 1781, calling on the citizens ot
Richmond, Va., to deliver their stores
to him. ftefusal of the - demand re
sulte din the burning of Richmond on
the following day.
There is an important collection of
letters of George Washington begin
ning writh one directing that his house
be prepared for him after his mar
riage in 1759. "Enquire ab't the
'neighborhood,' " he says, "and get
some eggs and chickens and prepare
in the best manner you can for our
coming."
CA. DEMOCRATIC
COMMITTEE MEETS
By Associated Press. "
Atlanta, Ga., April 4. Although an
atmosphere of heated party enthusi
asm characterized the meeting here
today of the democratic state com
mittee, few contests of importance
were expected over the drafting of
primary and convention plans and
other campaign details. In addition
to adopting rules to govern primaries
for selection of . two candidates for
United States senator and minor
state offices, the committee had be-fo-e
it the choice of a place and date
.fnv the fnt convention, and the levy-
Ming of assessments against various
panuiaates ior uuiw,
The assembling here of the sixty
six members of the committee was
enlivened by the presence in the city
of many aspirants to places on this
year's democratic ticket. The senato
rial primaries, however, formed the
principal topic of gossip among the
committeemen and other political
leaders here. As yet no ' candidate
has announced himself to oppose Sen
ator Hoke Smith, who will seek re
nomination for the term beginning
on March 4, 1915. Two candidates are
in the field for the nomination to
fill the unexpired term of the late
Senator A. O, Bacon. They are Con
gressman Thomas W. Hardwick and
Thomas S. Felder, former attorney
general. Senator W. S. West, appoint
ed to serve in Senator Bacon's place
until after the fall election, has not
announced whether he will be a candidate.
Velasco Escaped
Fait of His
TO BE BISHOP OF
DIOCESE OF NEW, JERSEY.
By Associated Press. 1
Tampa, Fla., April 4. Rt. Rev. Wil
liam Crane Gray, who recently retired
as bishop of the diocese of South
Florida, Protestant Episcopal churrch,
has accepted a call to become bishop
! of the diocese of New Jersey. His
( great uncle wras . the first bishop of
! that church in New Jersey; his great
j grandfather was the first president of
j Princeton College and the city of Tren
j ton was named after 'one of his an
i cestors. Mr. Gray is a native of New
j Jersey -but has been a resident of
Florida for many years.
It Developed Today That He
Had Asked President to With
draw His iMame Because of ,
the Strong Opposition But
President Refused.
A Hot Scrap Over Confirmation
Last Night President Be
lieves Daniels Will be Fair.
Basis of the Opposition.
By Associated Press.
Waehhington, April 4.--Confirmation
of Winthrop M. Daniels, of New Jer
sey as a member of the interstate
commerce commission after. the nota
ble senate fight was followed today by
the revelation that Mr. Daniels asked
President Wilson to withdraw his name
and thus stop the contest which he be
lieved to the-embarrassing the presi
dent and, that Mr. Wilson refused.
There w-as natural satisfaction at
the white house today that Mr. Daniels
had been confirmed". The sharp contest
was regarded by officials as of import
ance in revealing the attitude of sena
tors toward the physical valuation of
railroads.
White house officials said there was
no truth in the story that the president
had expressed to senators his own
views on the theories of physical val
uation of railroads but had merely in
sisted that Mr. Daniels would be a
valuable addition to the commission
with a fair and equitable attitude to
all questions coming be.f ore it.
Interest in legislation in the senate
lagged today while its members dis
cussed the attitude of nine of their
number who are in open revolt against
meetings behind closed doors except
for consideration of foreign relations.
The revolt, let by Senator LaFollette,
came last night during a heated exec
utive session in which the senate by a
vote of 36 to 27 confirmed the nomi
nation of Winthrop M.' Daniels as a
member of the interstate commerce
commission.'
With Senators LaFollette, Cummins,
Kenyon, Norris, Bristow, Clapp, Jones,
Gronna and Poin dexter promising to
talk publicly and freely about all do
mestic matters considered in executive
session, in future, it was conceded
that virtually nothing could be accom
plished by closing the senate's doors
to the public and the press. There
was much speculation as to whether an
effort materially to alter the rules
would result.
Confirmation of Mr. Daniels closed a
contest marked by one of the bitterest
debates ever heard in the senate. Op
ponents of confirmation objected to
Mr. Daniels'1 viewrs on the valuation of
public utility property as demonstrated
m the decision of the New Jersey , pub
lic utility commission, of which he
wa s charman. in the Passaic gas rate
case. They claimed that the gas com
pany's property ..was overvalued and
that a man . whose ideas led him to
join in such a. decision should not be
placed upon N the interstate commerce
commission, particularly at this time
when the commission is beginning a
valuation of the country's railroads.
There was lvely speculation and
various - attempts at construction of
the president's support ofvMr. Daniels
in connection with the railroad situ
ation. Senators to whom the president
expressed his desire for Mr. Daniels'J
confirmation found the president tak
ing the attitude that he expected Mr.
Daniels would be fair. Opposition '. to
Mr. Daniels arose out of his decisions
in certan public utility cases n New
Jersey.
DANIELS MEMBER
11ISSI0N
Force
Immediately After Villa Took
Charge of Torreon Work of
Burning Bodies and Clearing
Away the Wreckage Was
Begun Fifteen Hundred
Federals Were Killed or,
Wounded.
Villa Leaves In Pursuit of Vel
asco In Fear of Villa's
Cruelties His Troops Had
Threatened Mutiny, It Is
Said Three Spaniards Exe
cuted But Foreigners Gener
ally Were Protected. ,
By Associated Press.
Torreon, Mexico, April 3, via El
Paso, Texas, April 4. Villa's, rebels -
today occupied Torreon from which
Gen. Refugio Velasco and most of.-
the uninjured of his . command fled
yesterday. Immediately the work of
burning bodies of the dead, clearing
away the wreckage of shell-shattered
adobe walls, street barricades and
barbed wire entanglements was be-
gun
Velasco Escapes. .'
Velasco escaped from the .Canyon
de Huraeire . with- a. considerable pro
portion of his force. He was pursued
last night by Gen. Hernandez, who to
day reported tnat be had fought a
small rear guard engagement with the
retreating force, and later Geh. Villa
with reinforcements left here to
make an attempt to capture or anni
hilate it.
Non-combatants here with whom
The Associated Press correspondent
talked today, estimated Velasco's gar
rison did not number more than five
thousand men of whom 1,500 were
killed or wounded. ' ' .
When Velasco fled he left in the
military hospital two hundred wound
ed. When the rebels entered the
place they found only one nurse in
attendance. She said that the other
nurses followed the army.
Patients Excited.
The patients were excitedly anx
ious for they had been told Villa
took no prisoners. However, they
were reassured by H. S. Cunard
Cummins, British vice consul at Go
mez Palacio, who announced that
Villa told him none of the " wounded
would be harmed. Those who had the
strength raised themselves from pal-?
lets on the floor and from their cots,"
and cried a. feeble "Viva Villa." Tha
nurse was soothing a dying patient
who with his last breath joined the
cheering, then sank back dead.
' Three Spaniards Executed.
" Persons who say taey were eye
witnesses declare Velasco summar
ily executed three Spaniards whom,
he accused of firing on his troops.
The wife of one of them attempted to
shield her husband and the same
bullet killed both. "
Three hundred and fifty Spaniards,
including women and children, took
refuge in a bank building under the
iprotection of American Consul XSU
mer, who remained in town through
out the battle. The Insurgents have
shown no disposition to harm those
Spaniards who are known to have re
mained neutral.. Other foreigners . in
cluding 55 Chinese, Syrians and Aus
trians and 100 Americans were un
harmed so far as could be learned
today.
Two. Federal Generals Dead.
- It was reported that General Ve
lasco himself was wounded but this
report, like the one that he went In
sane : in the trenches,' could not Te
confirmed, and , the impression pre
vails that he is still at the head of
his troops. Two federal generals were
killed and - three wounded.
It is said here that Velasco's re
treat was brought about by his loss
es in 'the . rebel's night assaults and
indications that his soldiers, worn out
by the prolonged fighting and fearful
of the cruelties which they were Jtold
Villa practiced on the wounded pris
oners, wereon the verge of mutiny.
; In house to house fighting, rebels
and federals frequently came within
talking distance of each other, and in
some , cases got on such friendly
terms, that they ceased firing entirely.
In most of .these cases the federals
were persuaded to remain when Ve
lasco retreated and then be enroll
ed under the rebel banner. - - ' 1
At least a fortnight and probably
a longer period will be required to
reorganize the army before the ex
pected campaign against Saltillo and
Monterey can be made. '
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