San Antonio, Texas, March 15 —
(Delayed)—Major General Funston,
commander of the southern depart
ment of the United States army
stated this morning that his orders
as issued to Brigader General Persh
ing were such that the latter may
begin his campaign whenever he is
ready to do so. Gen. Funston was
of >he opinion that American troops
would be sent across thes Mexican
border this morning.
Major General Funstoa has com
mand of the department of the
South, and the states of Texas, (ex
cept the coast defeases at Galves
ton,) Louisana, (except the coast
defenses at New Orleans) Arkansas,
(except the post at Logaa H.
Roots) Oklahoma, New Mexico and
Arizona. His headquarters are at
Fort Sam Houston, Texas.
MEXICAN TROUBLE WILL LAST YEARS
III REQUIRE HALE MILL! MEN
New York, March 15—(Delayed)
—Colonel Glenn, chief of Btaff to
Maj. Geueral Wood, commander ol
the department of the East, with
headquarters at Governor's Island,
X. V., and who is considered to h«
one of the ablest men In the en
tire United States army, stated to
day that in his opinion it would
require from four to five years to
establish peace in Mexico, and that
it would require at least half a
million men.
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BRIDGE GUARDS CLASH WITH
BAND OF MEXICAN BANDITS
Brownsville, March 16 — Advices
have betu received from a point
fourteen miles south of this city!
to the effect that American sot- j
diers had been fired upon by a
party of Mexican bandits. The sol- j
diers had been detailed to guard
a railroad bridge, and it was while;
thus engaged that they were at- j
tacked. The guard returned the
fire, and drove the fcandits to cov- j
er, but were unable to ascertain if
the retu;n fire proved fatal to
any of the attacking Mexicans.
\ As soon as the advice was re
ceived of the attack on the guard,
reinforcements were at once 'dis
patcher to the scene.
London, March 16—Reports re-I
ceived >• era from the theatre of •war |
iu the vicinity of Verdun are to j
the effect »hat the Germaa forces,
have won important ground away
from tlie Franch. Immediately up
on the routing of the French the
Germans apparently paused, pre
sumably for the purpose of bring- ,
ing up reinforcements.
MOUNTED POLICE CAPTURE
MANY MURDERERS
Reglna, — The Royal Northwest
Mounted Police the last year in
vestigated thirty-two murders, and
were baffled ia only one case.
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Washington, March 16—At yes
terday's afternoon session the Un
ited States senate approved the
I joint resolution passed hy the
| house of represoafatives on Tues
I di-y authorizing the president to
'biing the fighting strength of the
regular nrmy up to its full war
Strength. It was Stated in offi
cial circles today that the War
department did not expect a clash
between United States and Mexi
can troops beforo Friday or Sat
urday.
Seattle is to meet the competltien |
of Prince Rupert ::s a gateway to
.Alaska. Cheaper fares via a mo. e
direct route as a result of the com
pletion of the Grand Trunk Pacific
Railway Company's <rauscontiaeut 1
line fcr a time threatened to cautc
an important amouit of travel to be
diverted by way of the North
Pacific's newest port, but action
taken Friday by 'ke North Coast
Passenger Association, removes this
danger and puts Seattle on an
s^ual footing with, her Northern
in Igr.bor.
Following a meeting of railroad
and cteamship officials at Portland
recently came individual notice by
the Northern Pacific, Great North
ern, Union Pacific and Chicago, Mil
waukee & St. Paul railway compan
ies and the Alaska Steamship Com
pany, the Pacific Alaska Navigation
Company and tho Border Line
Tra asportation Company of their
intention to establish the same
through one-way fares between Al
aska ports and Eastern terriory via
Seattle as now r.pp!y via Prince Ru
pert.
'l'Le new rates between ports in
Southeastern Alaska and the East
.ind Middle West, taking Minnea
polis as a basis, follow:
Ketchikan-MInneapolis via Seat
tle, $55.07 first class; $40 second
ipiiu. Old rate, $71.07 first class;
$54 second class.
Junfau-Miuneapolis via Seattle,
jiiJ-1.07 first class; $50 second class.
Old rate, $74.07 first class; $65.07
second class.
Skagway-Miuneapoiis via; Seattle,
St»5 07 first class; $51 second class.
Old rale, 79.07 first class; $GD.07 !
sec cut class.
Fines to and from other Eastern
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Douglas, March lti—Numerous
reports have beeu received here by
the military authorities to the ef
fect that there is open rebellion in
the ranks of General Carranza's
army, and that the Mexican army
officials are having a hard time
to preserve any semblance of dist'P-;' j
liue.
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Torrooii, March 15—United States
Consul A. L. Williams, acting upon
advice from Washington, wherein he
was instructed to use his own judg
ment, has turned tho American con
sulate over to the British consul,
and has prepared to leave the|
country at the earliest possible mo
ment. Almost all the Americans
aro preparing to follow his ax
ample.
The excitement incident to tlie
report of the impending entry of
American 'roops into Mexican ter
ritory has to a great extent subsid
ed, but it is believiV that the grea»
number i f agitators who are at all
times endeavoring to stir up strife,
will cause considerable trouble as
soon as it is definitely known that
troops from the United States have
actually crossed the Mexican bor
der in large numbers.
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OPtl fiPBH 15
Washington, March. 16—Reports
from Governor Goethals received
here state that barring ac
cidents, the Panama Canal would
be open for the resumption of
transportation oil or about the mid
dle of April.
FREIGHT CARS ARRIVE AT
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Cordova—On the last trip of
the steamer Cordova, a full deck
load of freight cars were brought
to this towu for the Copper River
ar * Northwestern Railroad.
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A Review of the Records of Generals
Furiston and Pershing by a Mar
Who Knows Them Both.
(Written for the Daily Alaskan)
Iu view of the war rows of re
cent date, relating to our troubles
with Mexico on the Rio; Grande bor
der, there are two names frequent
ly mentioned which are of unusual
interest. One of these is Major
Geueral Fred Funstoa, commander
of the Southern Department of the
Regular Army and the other is
Urig. General J. J. Pershing, com
mander of the 8th Brigade, with
headquarters at lil Paso, Texas.
Gen. Funston has his headquarters
at Fort Sam. Houston at San An
tonio, Texas. Bo'h these meu are
destined to apoear very prominently
in the news columus for some time
to come, and both sre Children of
Destiny In a small way, if any
one ever was. Pershing is a
graduate' of the West Point Aca
demy ii nd Funston is a graduate
of the great School of Adventur
ers, which hag 3e'.it mauy a good
nia« tc an unwritten and unsung
death and capriciously elevated
men not a whit more deserving to
rank amohg the tirst of Fortune's
favorites. With all due regard for
the undoubted merits of both men
it is a fact without ipiesitoia that
there were and are many mea in tha
Regular Army who "were superced
ed iu ranjc by them, whose merits
are at least equal to theirs. Persh
ing, for instance, although a man of
great force of character and ex
cellen* training, scarcely; desqrved
to be jumped over the heads of
some six hundred cf his fellow of
ficers from the rank of Major to
that oi Brigadier General. The
fact that he was the son-in-law of
Senator Warren, Chairman of Com
mittee on Military Affairs, did
little to injure his advancement, in
all probability. B«Hh meu had the
sood fortune to figure ia the pa
pers, during the Philippines as
heroes of great events. Funstoa at
the crossing of the Pasig river and
Pershing during the Moroi uprising
ill* Mindanao.
Fuaston has tried his hand at
almost every phase of adventure in
the catalogue, including an ex
perience in the Yukon ia the early
days. When the: Spanish; war broke
out, Ho was Bent to the front as
Colonel of a Kansas regiment. Whei
the advance o£ th<j American, Scree
was stopped at the Pasig River b)
a deatroyed bridge, Funston called
for volunteers to. swim the rivei
ani sent two men across bearing a
rope. The bamboo protected, work;
of tbe enemy, almost on the rivei
bank, were raked by a rapid lire de
livery of the comrades of the twe
Kansas boys, but they were never
theless subjected to a strong fire
bv ti e Filipinos, w hlch was merci
fully Inaccurate. Arriving at the
opposite shore the boys caiml)
made their rope fast to the verj
oambco supports of the enem>
works and sat down naked to nwaii
events, In that position they were
perfectly safe. I have been told
by an eyq witness of the evenl
that one of them, in a spirit oi
bravauo, even stood up and threw
rocks ever the parapet, at the same
time inviting the Filipinos tc
climb over and take a fall out ol
him, lauding hia invitation witli
oaths? deplorable in themselves bul
presumably; irritating to thq natives
A raft was constructed and pullec
over, on which raft Gen. Funston
went as one of the first passengers
As the principal figure present he
was naturally featured in the pub
lic print, and eagerly jhailed as a
hero by a populacc all too eagei
to make for themselves Gods oi
whatever clay comas to hand. From
that '.ime forth his every act waf
featured by the reporters, who were
naturally happy to have such ac
ceptable material to work upon
Needless to say, nj one remember?
the names of the two lada who
made the deed possible at the risk
of their lives. .When Funston re
turned 'o the United States, he
was made Brigadier General by
force of publio clamor.
General Pershing was in com
mand in Mindanao to the last fight
of the. Moros, where they retired *o
the top of a mountain and made
their last stand in the; crater ol
an old volcano, which could be
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