Show stAR SCAR INSPECTION I SHOWS ARMY ROBBER By EDMOND E. E BEHR By Br Th The Sl Special News FIELD HEADQUARTERS Punitive Expedition Mexico by Aeroplane to Columbus N N. M. M Dec Colonel 9 9 Colonel William William Will Will- iam lam J. J Nicholson camp commander at headquarters is a scar Not star mind you but scar In addition he is something of a Sherlock Holmes Several little stores in camp have been Seen robbed recently Most of the robberies robberies robberies rob rob- took place when the owner and were absent But the other night a daring holdup man walked into a store where a young Mormon Mannon was counting the days day's cash The robber wore a handkerchief hie which covered his face to the eyes ad revealed only an anInch aninch aninch inch of forehead At the point of a agun agun agun gun he relieved the youthful storekeeper er of the valuables he wanted The man was in soldiers soldier's uniform While the looting was in progress the frightened youth noticed that he was wasa a negro He also noticed a small triangular triangular triangular tri tri- angular scar on the robbers robber's forehead The holdup was reported to Colonel Nicholson next day That afternoon there was a great gathering of negro troopers in front of the camp headquarters headquarters headquarters head head- quarters tent There were at least two hun hundred red of them The Mormon bo boy was also present At an order from the camp commander commander com com- mander the men who had lined up before headquarters marched in single file past the Mormon who stared closely at each mans man's forehead I There was vas a a. scar on every forehead It was probably the greatest collection of head scars ever assembled at one place lace in history They had been caused causee by a score of things things bullets bullets razors knives falls kicks and fists When en the tIle line had passed the youth he le went Inside the tent and talked with Colonel Nicholson The robber was arrested a few minutes later |