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Show MAGAZINE SECTION. THE TPT ILERALD-REPUBLICA- SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, SUNDAY, AUGUST 6, 1916. N, ' Jaile W the Xlay TROOPERS COINING RICHES FOR BORDER 7" Proprietors, -- 'i' - ft '! done and the Paucity of Girls Detracts From the Usual Pleasure; As for Curios, Local Merchants Buy Them Abroad and Sell Them to the Soldier Boys as the Real Thing, Dug Up in Arizona; a Town Where 4 r" 1 1: , ' 4 I f r v t i 1 I in Government Bonds; Even the Indians Find the Soldiers First ments 1 im".il In Members Utah hospital corps having fun with a native ice cream peddlerT Space alon the strete is at a premium and every vacant doorway has been utilized for stands by vendors of tod a pop, ice cream cones, "all Steps to Opulence. hots," and Mexican tamales. Some Money Really Cheap. BY VINCENT SEXTON. Shooting galleries have been openAriz., Auc. .r ALES, NOG of th- national pward on ed, tents have been thrown up by thf Mexican brdrr has rosu'.trd in an fruit vendors and candy makers, and for tho native of native peons in blue jeans and straw era of pro.f-crittho tox' rm srattcreil alon tho inter- sombreros ply a brisk trade with the soldier-- , the militiamen hunnational boundary line and baa made dred of selling dollars worth of Villa and wealthy many of the merchants and Diaz paper money for a dollar of men of towns and cities Ii k bd.einr rolnnib !, Kl Paso nnd XoTalcs. Tha - ' militiaT.-ie' today are the roost popn-- . t ' lar rrM in the bonier towns, for their of advent ha? meant nn inera thousand- in tlie floating population and ha ftarte.l a steady stream of rood American money flowing into hf poe!rts of tradesmen, eomniission agents and opporttirasta w!io ?avv in of the seddiers a ehance to tlif make bir profits on small invest- - i- founds forth the ominous sound of an Indian tom-toand the wierd music produced by an assortment of crudely fashioned stringed instruments and willow flutes. In the tent a tribe of Yaqui Indian rive their native dances to the accompaniment of the antimelody orchestra and the man at the shoutings of the bally-ho- o entrance. The soldiers flock into the tent by the hundred to witness the performance and the show man backing the enterprise wears the smile that won't come off as lie counts the j;1 m Else Is Sky-higMembers of the hospital corps, Utah national guard, regailing themselves with ice cream cones. Left to right they are: Privates Chester S. Hardy, H. M. Gulbransen, Vincent Sexton, Fred Borchard, Captain Roberts (astride mule), Walton T. Cramptonj Wilfred 0. Snowden Sergt. Otto Hartmann, Walter Fairweather Sergt. Davis Turk, natural laws of supply and demand, Harry Susman. they argue, and must double their prices if the demand is greater than sijrn, he did not alter his bill of fare prietors of the stores are now riding lock his doors in despair and admit th.e supply. That is why plums are and hot tamales, enchiladas and chili to work in touring cars. the militiamen in lots of five or ten selling here for 5 cents apiece; ba- Intense rivalry exists among the men at a time. con came still remain the chief dishes nanus, which formerly sold for 15 different store keepers of the town. on his New England menu. Souvenir shops are doing a land of- cents a dozen, are now retailing at Just prior to the mobilization of the Arizona being a prohibition state, fice business here. Mexican blankets three for 10 cents, and California puardsmen at Nojrales, a younr doc- there are no saloons in Nogales and made on the looms of the Salts Textile oranges are bringing the same price. tor, who had worked his way through the soda and ice cream parlors and the company in Bridgepoi't, Conn., are Lumbermen who have been called stores are meeeas the for drug thirsty eagerly purchased by the guardsmen upon to furnish boards and planking militiamen. In order to attract trade and sent home to gladden the hearts of for the election of cook houses 1 and m v ,V, )f ' to his store, one purveyor of frozen young lady friends in Hartford or other buildings are hoping that the iv dainties hired a negro banjo player New Haven, Conn., Salt Eake Utah, or militiamen will stay here for ever; to give a continuous entertainment in Los Angeles, Cal. Horse hair hat dealers in fodder and bedding for the his establishment. Resolved to go bands, leather holsters, wrist watches army horses and mules are lifting him one better, the proprietor of an and other similar articles are sold like up their voices in a similar fervent ice cream parlor a few- doors away the proverbial hot cakes to the boys in prayer, and all those citizens who bought a piano, placed it in his store khaki. Everything is up in price, have profited by the coming of the secured and the services of one of the but the dealers claim that this has to militia are saying "Amen" to this to act as pianist, lie then' be so. guardsmen They are but folloAving the prayer. h. -- high-power- ed - r . ' Money of the Villa Kind Is Cheap and Everything ' ' cr Xi',ales is a typical example of the m:i:i11 h.order town which has waxed ns a result of tho rcobiliza-tir- :. It is douhtful if there is a pinkie rriilent of the town, be he of Mexiean or American descent, who hi- - nor profited in some way from the coming of the cnardsmen. lany of the dealers in crrain and hay, lum-h- r and food supplies as well ns the stores, lunch j.roprirtors of ilru rcni-;- . ice cream parlors, nnd souve-eni- r v l us , -- , i- want ry. - Strar.u'cr arriving here since th.e town's occupation by th.e militiamen are struck with the spirit of carnival travel y which seems to prevail. It is hard to realize, that the thousands of kr.aki-at- t in d youths who surer and donn tho main street in the evenings are waiinr for the word whic?: xv i e?;d thrni across the line to hat-ti- c w'tli th.e lo.'t');") Mexican troopers encamped hack of the town on t:;e f'tfi'T ide of the border. The militia-mr- . t nil appearance are simplv out for a '.i'r!''n holiday with nver a arc t'i ti;c world. f'.ooflis and refreshm-r- jt stanils of every description crectid alonr t he main tree; of Noales u'ive th.e town the appearance of a count rv fair. 1 1 -- ?a , -x r i ? - V-- - ? v sr v..- -t , a--nK-- - - :r-tv-- uy. 'i. ll, i i . i. - is i . N t A. j? r s . - J y Utah cavalry, camp at Nogales. 1 1 Flashlight of Utah hospital corps around camp fire on Pioneer day. States currency. The piardstnen buy jTeat rolls of the worthless Mexican money and send it home a- souvenirs. A twenty peso 'illa resume brinrrs a nfte of th.e nickel in I'nited States money. (tuiek to appreciate the craving of tlip national guardsmen for amuse- tiient. enterpn-im- r citizens of the town have ercted a hu'e auditorium at one end of the main street and have dedicated it to roller skating and dancing. The militiamen skate for an hour, then dance for an hour, alternating in this manner throughTn this way the out the evening. of the hall double their proprietors profits, attracting the men who like to skate as well as those who like to The fact that the ratio of dance. crirls to mfn is about one. to a hundred in N'oirales does not bother the ruanl-rr.en. Unable to pet a partner of the gentler sex to dance with, th- y dance with each other. Not far from the hip dance hall has been erected a tent from which -; -- - dimes and quarters piling up in front of him. A Rapid Change Artist. Motion picture nerdromes, mere canvas walled enclosures in some cases, are filled to capacity every evening. A burlesque show which opened, in the tiny opera house a week apo bids fair to remain here for the rest of the season and a confectionery dealer who has made a fortune in sweets during the past few months is planning to erect a motion picture house here which will accommodate more than 2000 paProns at the University of Pennsylvania medical college by working in a barber shop after classes, came to the town to open a sanitarium for the treatment of tubercular patients.. Instead of starting a sanitarium, however, he opened a barber shop when the militiamen began to pour into Xogales. lie had practically no competition and today he has all the work he can attend to from early morning until 8 o'clock at night and is employing nine assistants. He has made more money during the period he has had his barber shop running than he would have made in five years conducting a every performance. sanitarium. Haircuts cost cents, One wily Mexican who for several shaves 25 cents, and shampooing and years had been running a chili con massaging range accordingly. came parlor in NopalesJiad the si.m Bootblack Growing Rich. over the front of his shop repainted The bootblack in this barber shop when he learned that several thouis sand ruardsmen from Connecticut had planning to buy an automobile in been detailed for service at this the sprung. Where it formerly read point. On one of the first troop trains com"Mexican Chili Parlor" it now reads ing into Nogales from the north there Al- "New England Rastaurant." all unknown to the conductor though the restaurauteur altered his arrived, and brakemen of tho train, two young hoboes from Eos Angeles, Cal. One had with him an old violin, the Both were grod other, a guitar. Within a week they were 0 singers. 1 wearing new suits of clothes and feeding in the, best cafes in the town all on the proceeds of their street entertainments. The .' J " Z TV V 4. iTLT H 0 hops have sven their incomes inerrpse a hundredfold since the mili- real I'nited tiamen from Connecticut. California. Pennsylvania, Idaho and Utah besran to arrive by th.e thousand in the town. "With nearly 2r.Ofto national truard-mc- n r.ow stationed here, Nocales one of tl;e liveliest spots in the ' 4 yy y -- X i J. hoboes-that-we- - I X A Their Profit; Bootblacks Ride in Automobiles and Barbers Think of Invest- No- gales, Although the Dance Hall Is Somewhat Over- 4' Make Law of Supply and Demand Work Overtime to pro-pero- SHOP PROPRIETORS Plenty of Diversion in Who Have Learned How to ro-rin- Sun GUARDSMEN AT PLAY Motley Stores Which Have Suddenly Become Veritable Gold Mines for Their Fort u nate MAGAZINE SECTION. m Vf' ; i ' Y i'J S w' . 3 x '- " .. i - suddenly disappeared from the streets of the town and within a week or so a new pool room had been opened in Nogales. The proprietors of the pool room were recognized at once as the erstwhile gentlemen of the road. The soldiers crowd the pool room every night and today the proprietors are enjoying a fine income from the : ' , J- . s . 4C ... w 'i-- -- place. - 'V . If ' Vy J 1" ' Portion of the camp of the Utah field hospital corps at Nogales re -- 4', jr - Drug stores and confectionery stores in Nogales give a 10 per cent discount to all soldiers. 'The discount is paid in 1 cent stamps. Every store has a side line of souvenir postcards which sell for 5 cents apiece. A soldier spands a dollar in a store, gets ten 1 cent stamps as discount and in order to use up the stamps buys 50 cents worth of postcards. The pro invited the militiamen to make a club, house of his store. The scheme worked. The guardsmen now flock in to hear the music and join in the singing and are gently but effectively relieved of their spare change by the waitresses who serve coy dark-eye- d the ice cream. Everybody's Doing It. One out of every ten militiamen at the front has with him a camera. There is but one photographer's studio in the town so that this studio has to do the developing and printing for all the amateur Avar photographers in the mobilization camp. The result is that there is a line in front of tho photographer's shop every evening which would do credit to the line in front of the ticket office at a successful Broadway theatrical production. Militiamen are calling in a steady stream to leave films to be developed and to receive prints which have been finished. The line is so long many evenings that the proprietor has to COSSACKS MAKE DARING MARCH The remarkable a rid( by squadron of Cossacks who succeeded in effecting a junction between the Russian troops in the neighborhood of Kermanshah and the British on the Tigris, as has previously been mentioned in these dispatches, was made at the rate of twenty-fou- r miles a day, for seven and a half days, over 180 miles of extremely mountainous region which made the 'achievement an exceptional one. The squadron or sotnia consisted of five officers, 110 men and 125 horses, Petrograd, Aug. little and is accustomed to long marches 5. I on short commons. On his person he has his rifle, his saber, his waterbottle, his haversack and 60 rounds of ammunition. His great coat, waterproof sheet and horse-blank- et are carried rolled behind the saddle while the food for his mount is contained in a pair of wallets that will take fifteen pounds of grain. The remainder of his outfit consists of 210 rounds of ammunition, four horse shoes, one daj-'-s bread, three day's groceries, one pound of bully beef, a shirt, a pair of drawers, a curry comb and a and left Mahidasht, twenty miles south- brush, all of which go Into two saddlebehind the stirrup-leatherwest of Kermanshah, on the evening bags attached of May 9, and arrived at Aid Charbi on He rides with a straight leg on a narthe Tigris on the 18th, there having row saddle much lighter than ordinary. been, in addition to the actual riding On arrival at All Charbi the Cossacks time, a two and a half days' halt. The track was frequently difficut were warmly welcomed by the British even for pack transport and a number troops and made as comfortable as the war permitted and it is of rugged passes some of them more exigencies of than $000 feet high had to be negoti- noteworthy that though they reached Giving Him a Shave nightfall, the Cossacks disated; enemy forces were likely to be camp after with song and dance themselves met with at any moment and the en- ported 1 a. m., before seeking their rest. till tire country traversed was infested Aftr a couple of days' respite from with warlike tribes whose attitude at the commander of best was decidedly doubtful. Never- their long journey, two of his officers and theless no actual opposition was en- the squadron to Basrah to meet Sir countered though stray shots at long were invited the army in range did occur, and on one occasion Percy Lake, commandingtheir stay at During Mesopotamia. the sotnia entered a village just half were with decorated officers Basrah the an hour after a superior hostile force cross of order British the by military hal left it. This force is said to have George. numbered about 150 mounted tribesmen King accompanied by German officers. WOULD EMER PEHU UMVERSITY. , 'j Three days' rations were carried to The first woman from the United start with, and, when these were con- States to seek admission to the anof Peru, South Amersumed, the troops lived entirely on the cient isUniversity a Sabetha (Kan.) sirl. Miss ica, country, purchasing barley, flour, rice Beryl Hannah Lovejoy. Two years and eheep from the villagers. No ago Miss Lovejoy was assigned by the Foreign Mission society of the sickness occurred among the men, but Methodist to Buenos Episcopal church two horses fell over precipices and Aires, Argentina, She is a graduate five other died of exhaustion, or of of the University of Kansas. thirst during the last twenty-fiv- e miles HOME RILE TO COME VI LATER. of desert between the foothills and the Premier Asquith announced in commons that the home rule amending bill river Tigris. would be introduced in parliament before recess was taken. The premier Show Great Mobility. said a permanent settlement of the Throughout the whole enterprise Irish question would be considered at mobility played a role of paramount an imperial conference after the Mar. Importance, and the high degree of tills 31,018 IIESID1! IN CANAL ZONE. The Canal Zone's population is 31,018 quality displayed by the Cossack on report received rethis as on other occasions may be as- said a consular a census just taken by th cently giving cribed to a variety of causes. He is a police and fire division. American reshardy man who has spent his life idents number 14,876. roaming about the steppe on horseITS SORT. back. This has taught him to 'ough "Did you see where in the storm th the jail was struck?" Several of the camp artist3 inflict- it, to look after himself and to become other V. "Vt'ollnight i;rrU hotter an expert forager., He habitually eats nine bolt?" Baltimore ing torture on a fellow guardsman. American. s. A' gr w'.-i- . |