Show 0 RUSH TROOPS TO BORDER TEXAS I APPEAL TO U. U S1 S. Governor Hobby Urging E Mobilization i Calls Mexican can Situation Critical Washington June 7 7 Declaring thai tha tho the Mexican situation is Js so so critical that a lar large e force of or troops on the bor border border der Is ts necessary to protect lives an am property of ot citizens Governor Hobb y of ot Texas has requested Secretary Baker Baker Ba BaI I ker er to call caB into the C federal deral service th first and second brigades s of or ca and to mobilize them at a convenient point Tho The war department immediately telegraphed the commanding genera of or the southern department who has lna charge of the border guard asking hi hl views on the request and for tor an any information information in formation bearing upon the n described b by Governor Hobby Hobb- Governor Hobby's telegram to Secre Secretary tart tary Baker follows ollow s ern ir Hobby s T Telegram I The Tho Mexican situation appears t l tc be so critical that an emergency ma y arise at the most unexpected moment requiring a larger force of oC troops o othe orthe or orthe n the border to protect lives lI and property prop property ert erty of or citizens than are at present available I appreciate that for borde duty cavalry Is the most effective e ar arof am m of or the the service and I also appreciate o that the regular arm army Is short of ot ca aIr airy alry Therefore I 1 respectfully respectful urgE e and recommend that the first and se sec second national guard d ond end brigade cavalry ea guar of ot Texas bo be called tIle Into tho the fedora federal service I urge that the call include brigade brig commanders and brigade headquarters headquarters head quarters qUarter detachments so that the cavalry cavalry caY aIr alry organization mn may go o Intact under command of oC two brigade commanders I also abo suggest mobilization be he fixed for tor definite date not less than twenty days s from date ate of oC call In order that officers and men can arrange personal person person- al affairs and ind such officers and men who have ha dependents and for Cor other Continued on Pa Page e 2 All but the officer in France together I er with Bert Harris a junk dealer of New York or ar arc held at Fort Forta a Wayne an army pott poet here her for Cor trial Harris who it Is s alleged ed was to dispose of the tha material will be be arraigned before the grand ju jury Tuesday TITO Ino 0 Months Month Inquiry The J rests followed an investigation tion tiun c extending g over two months and came department jc of Justice officials said after arter the thc first deal in the alleged plot was put through at Rochester N. N Y Thur Thursday day The Tho transaction it is alleged Involved 1000 tons of ot rial valued at According According- to Arthur L. L Barkey Barke chief of or tho the bureau of ot investigation here Collins Browne Browno and Harris are arc aret t charged with conspiracy to eliminate I other bidders for lor the material the bids being held low the so that highes highest highest high high- es est of or the three would be far below belo I the value of M supplies disposed of r. r By means of oC a a dictaphone dictaphone- installed In Captain Nicholsons Nicholson's room at a 3 hotel e the federal officers declare they followed fol 01 lowed the th alleged conspiracy since sinco Its t inception oarl early in April The The he matter I was placed in their hands by bJ another r officer of oC the ordnance department 1 I whoso whose name they hey withheld 5 Business ActS Activities l 1 Of Grant H. H Browne TIle Se New York June 7 Grant i.-Grant Grant Hugh Browne who ho was indicted In Detroit toda today on a charge chargO of conspiring to de defraud defraud de- de fraud the government has been Identified Identified Iden den titled with New Z York and London fi financial financial fi- fi 1 affairs for many years ears He Is president of Steel Radiation Ltd of ot Toronto a n. director in the Page Page-Helzer Iron Tube Lead c com company corn corn- m- m r pany of oC Toronto and president of the United Cobalt Exploration company compan One of ot his recent ventures was the forming of or a syndicate In London In August 1011 which purchased the British steamer Viking for Cor the tho purpose purposed of or bringing home borne Americans stranded 1 in Europe when the tho war broke out 0 I I 1 5 RUSH TROOPS TO TEXAS I I I I BORDER BORDE ASKS GOVERNOR I Continued from page 1 t satisfactory re ons ma may be discharged rand land their places filled with others I i who will be anxious to go o into active service seT ThIs twenty days' days period will also provide pro time to arran arrange e details I t i for for tor transportation and camp I. I Isug Isug- sug- sug I gest Camp Mabry p at Austin a as ag mobilization mobilization mob liz liz-a lion camp My 1 anxiety that lives Jives I-I I and property of citizens bo be amply protected protected protected pro pro- and m- m my knowledge o of conservatism conservatism and efficiency of or officers and men n of Texas s cavalry brigades prompts this l suggestion uJ es' es lon Now u on nord Border r II T TUe departments department's telegram to the t I southern departments department's commander was wasas I as follows Tie governor of Texas wires the department that the Mexican situation appears l. l to be so critical that an emergency emergency emergency em em- may arise at the most unexpected unexpected peeled moment requiring a larger I force of troops on the border to protect lives and property of or citizens than arc are at i present nt- nt available Your views and an any I Information bearing on the tho situation are arc desired b by wire Confidential reports reaching the war department within tho last week regarding the situation In northern Mexico contained no Information It Jt was said that would lead arm army officers officers of or- to hold the opinion expressed by Governor Go Hobby The Tho border guard at present exceeds OOOO troops includIng In ing cavalry I Infantry field artillery air squadrons and en engineer units distributed distributed distributed dis dis- from Yuma Tuma Ariz to south of Laredo The latter point Is headquarters headquarters' b of the fourth United States Stales aalt av- av alt alry Behind these Is an even en larger force at the demobilization camps or oren oren oren en route Major General Derosey Cabelle C in command of tho the Mexican border dis I dis-I triet has hag standing orders to dispose tho the I American troops a as s he thinks best to protect lives and property I I Yeast The verdict of a Jury Jun in a I criminal case In Arkansas has h been en set aside because tho the jur jury consumed nine nine- quarts of or whisky in reaching a conclusion con cun- I Crimson beak beak- I wonder wh what t the maximum quantity allowed a a. jur jury in ill 1 Arkan Arkansas as really lS is JS cJ's States man |