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Show ARMY IS MAGNET FOR BOOTLEGGERS .V Illicit Dispensers of Liquor Busy in' Dry Territory Along Mexican Mexi-can Border. . PEGLEG WALKING BARROOM Cook With Troopers at Columbus Peddles Ped-dles Refreshments From His Oaken Limb Until Officers Discovered Source of Supply. Columbus, N. M. Everywhoro that tho broad trail of tho army leads, tho trail of tho "bootlegger" parallels. Particularly Par-ticularly if tho routo of tho troopers troop-ers lies through dry territory, tho Illicit Il-licit dlsponser of tho draft that sometimes cheers is a hanger-on. And ho has a million and ono ways to ovndo tho regulations. The bootlegger arrived In Columbus about ten seconds after Undo Sam's soldier boys. Ho did a profitable business, especially around pay day. Somo of tho troopers, disgruntled because be-cause thoy wero forced to remain hero lnactivo whilo tholr mates wore playing play-ing hide-and-seek with Villa in tho sand dunes, wero Intent on drowning their sorrows. Others celebrated their good fortuno whon thoy wero ordered to cross tho line. "Pogleg" Is, or was, a cook for tho civilian employees of tho quartermaster's quartermas-ter's dopartmont. Tho namo comes from his portsldo limb, which Is of sturdy oak. Aftor tho troops arrived, Peglcg seemed always to bo in tho mood that can coma only from looking on tho wlno when it is red. And ho becamo surprisingly prosperous. H1b condlllon drew tho suspicion of tho army authorities. Lieut Austin M. Pardoo of tho Twentieth Infantry, dotatlcd as a provost pro-vost marshal, decided that Peglcg would bear watching. After sovoral hours of watchful waiting ho saw two troopers slldo up to Pcglcg's tent and In distinctly audi-bio audi-bio tones bid Pogleg to "set out tho Joy Juico," Peglcg was complying when Lloutennnt Pardoo arrested tbo three. "I won't go!" declared Poglog, and promptly lay down. "Got two men to carry him," suggested sug-gested a sergeant "Get nothing," decided Lloutennnt Pardee "You fellows take off his pants and his leg, and lot him llo thoro. Ho won't cscapo on ono leg, that 1b certain." Peglcg protested vigorously, but tt availed him nothing. Tho pants came off, likowlso tho leg, and with tho latter lat-ter camo tho secret ot Pegleg's success suc-cess at dispensing. The leg was hollow, lined with tin, nnd hold at least a half a gallon ot liquor. Peglcg, his stores confiscated and poured into a dry but unapproclatlvo doBort, was landed on un eastbound frqlght ,l Jalf an hour lator Lloutennnt Pardee Par-dee Baw a white-hatred, vonorable-looking vonorable-looking old gentleman alight from an eastern passenger train. Ho carried a suitcase. Two soldiers greeted the old man affectionately. "Got anything good?" queried Llou tenant Pardoo. "S-8-s-h-h; It's six bits a bottlo. I got to get big money because its risky business here," replied tho agod onp, "So- It Is," comraontod, tho lieutenant lieuten-ant ns ho took tho suitcase and started start-ed leading tho procession for the Jail. Sinco iho troops have boon bore, ",!'. - . dozens of suitcases havo been confiscated con-fiscated In a llko manner. Columbus Is strewn with broken bottles their contents having wetted au arid desert |