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Show oo AUTO USED TO ! SAVE WOMEN r "The continued activities of the Mexican revolution are making exciting excit-ing days for the American citizens along the border. "What Is still more-interesting more-interesting the war in the southern republic Is demonstrating the possibilities possi-bilities of the automobile as n valuable-adjunct valuable-adjunct to field sen Ice. It is quite I probable that the present unpleasant-jness unpleasant-jness In Mexico is the first real war I in which this military service lias been put to a practical test," says Phil T Prather. "Hostilities recently hare centered along tho Arizona border near the I American clt of Douglas. There has I been a lot of trouble just south of I that town, keeping thescitizens in :i perpetual state of excitement The other day the lnsurrcctos had a mining min-ing camp surrounded and a lively battle bat-tle resulted. Automobiles were dispatched dis-patched at once by Douglas citizens to the scene or actilvltics to bring out the women and children "This is not the first time the auto has rendered similar service in tho Mexican trouble, as E. It. PIrtle or Douglas crossed th? line a few months ago to watch a battle near Agua Prleia and used his ear to carry the wounded, wound-ed, both federal soldiers and insur-reotos, insur-reotos, to the city, where they could be placed under the care of Americau surgeons." nn . |