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ROAD IN WEEK
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11 permit the park department to
away with the rather dangerous
Line bridge that crossed the gully at
it point.
Sodding Parks
Fair weather has given Park Com
ssioner Gross and Assistant Superin-
Kient Forrcr Just the chance they
vc been hoping for to get busy on
e park work for the Spring. Work
Wildwood however, isn't the only
I) that is keeping them busy, how-
C'l.
To-day great rolls of sod that were
ken from the lower -section of the
v island were carted to the city and
L- now being laid in the barren spots
the River Front parks. Efficiency
well as economy was followed out
pre admirably. The Cumberland
11 ley bridge contractors in building
a superstructure for the great
uluct needed a big section of the
and grass-grown ground just north
the bridge. As this would mean
e ruining of the turf, Mr. Forrer
ticeived the idea of using the sod
)in that section for the covering of
e bare spots in the park. The
>rk is being done under the eye of
Ij Forester Gipple. As soon as this
irk is finished the planting and the
furbishing generally oC the River
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FRTDAT ETENTN T G, HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH APRIL 21, 1916.
Front iflopes, ramps, etc., will be
, j started.
, On the Cameron Parkway
Work is being pushed incidentally
on the city encircling parkway drive
( from the present terminus of
Cameron extension to Reservoir. The
, park department have been notified to
move from the almshouse grounds the
several hundred tons of limestone
which were taken out of the roadway
" cuts, and these stones ivtii be stored
■ somewhere until the department can
- crush them into sizes sufficient for
( crowning the new driveway.
Tin; P. and K. Subway
•! The park department is still
■ patiently waiting to hear from the
Philadelphia and Reading Railroad
1 Company as to the utility's views on
: the plans for a subway in the drive
l way west of Paxtang. While the com
i pany may not share in the actual cost
■ of the construction of the bridge to
I carry its tracks, the city rather expects
i the railroad company to at least bear
c the expense of supporting the
II temporary superstructure in such a
• way as to carry the tracks without
i j interfering with traffic. This in itself
i will amount to several thousand of
p; dollars.
1 In other branches the park depart
r merit is a mighty busy one. Park
• benches are being made ready for
f setting out. trees are being trimmed,
i the grass is being clipped, and the
• tennis courts are being placed in con
r ditlon.
Riprap With Stone
Sections of Slopes
Leading to the "Steps"
After the tennis courts and the play
grounds have been placed in condition
other detachments of the force will
get busy on the planting and grading.
Unfortunately, the park budget is so
limited this year as to cripple the
work seriously. The frequent high '
stages of the river this Spring and the 1
damage done at several points has
made necessary considerable repair |
work and unless funds are provided in !
some way these conditions will grow |
worse during the summer.
Owing to the accessibility of the l
river parks from iron allev to the!
northern limit of the city they are i
becoming more and more popular and i
the people realize that no investment''
under the general improvement plan
has been so wisely made as restoring |
the River Front for the use of the
people. However, there is more
planting and gardening to be done
and it is realized that this cannot be
accomplished without funds. It is
probable that City Commissioner I,
Gross will endeavor to get an extra
appropriation for this purpose.
For instance, the stretch between
the Market and Walnut street bridges, i
the most conspicuous point in the city j
from the standpoint of the visitor, has
not been placed in shape since the I
closing of the gap in the river wall j
last year. This will require consider- |
able planting and some grading. Im
mediately north of the Walnut street !
bridge, in the heart of the city, there j
is a section which demands im-P
mc-diate attention. And still other '
points must be given prompt atten- j
Hon to prevent further damage and I
expense. To-day a force of men were l
clearing up the river parks and sow- |
ing grass seed. It is the intention of t
Superintendent Forrer to repair the!
walks as soon as possible and especial- I
ly those sections which are dangerous
to pedestrians.
It is the present intention of the i
Department of Parks to rip-rap with
heavy stone those sections where!
walks lead from the top of the river j
slope to the granolithic steps. It is
believed this will prevent the destruc
tion of the walks at future high stages I
of the river. It Is also the policy ofj
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the foot is greatly weakened.
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i\\H Qh lieve they have rheumatism,
?T when in fact they are suffering
from broken-down arch and
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i V in its natural position, makes walking easier and
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the department to gradually rip-rap
and support \rtdth river and other stone
the lower sections of the slope to pre
vent erosion.
Another force of men was engaged
to-day in restoring the public tennis
courts, the track and baseball fields
the Island Park. Owing to the in
creased width of the Cumberland
Valley bridge and the building opera
tions the running track is being re
constructed. Much damage was done
by the high water but considerable
progress has been made on the
restoration of the grounds.
DEMKS CHARGE!
By Associated Press
Washington, D. C„ April 21. De
nial was officially made at the State
Department to-day that as charged yes
terday in ihe House by Representative
Bennett, of New York, it had been neg
ligent 111 seeking to secure release ot
Samuel Schwartz, of New York, from
imprisonment in England. It was de
clared that everything possible had
been done, but that there was still
doubt regarding his American citizen
ship and his personal record.
17,000 AI" TO WORKERS
TO GET MORE WAGES
Toledo, Ohio, April 21.—Notice was
posted to-day in the Willys-Overland
factory that wages of all employes will
be increased voluntarily June 1.
It will benefit 17,000 employes and,
the company announcement says, the
annual payroll will be $14,600,000.
>!I1S. MARY .IOXES
Mrs. Mary Jones, aged 65, died vestei
day at the home of Mrs. Laura McCord,
"1)08 North Sixth street. Funeral ser
vices will be held to-morrow morning,
at 10 o'clock, at the funeral chapel of
C. H. Matik. undertaker. Sixth and lsel
ker streets. Burial will he made In
the East Harrisburg Cemetery.
□ SAFE.
Bobble: Ma'«
tellln' all de
neighbors you're
Op going to buy a car
-y In a few months.
Pop: Your Ma
~l knows we are go
ing to move In the
1 Spring and the
\T ' nt nelghbors'll never
i eee U8 again.
ATTACK CHANGES
VILLA CAMPAIGN
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have reckoned only on meeting oppo
sition from brigands, but resistance
from regular armed troops of the Mex
ican army put tne American military
leaders immediately under the neces
sity of preparing for such difficulties.
Whether these preparations will have
to be completed depends upon the
future course of the Carranza taction.
Only Hml 150 Men
It can be stated that within a few
hours after the Parral fight the new
disposition of American troops was
partly completed and within two days
Its most important features had been
entirely carried out.
On April 12, about noon. Major
Frank Tomjikins, of the Thirteenth
Cavalry, who chased the Villa bandits
across the international line at Colum
bus, went into Parral with only a small
Bortlon of his force, which totaled
about 150 men, including a pack train
outfit. He had Troops M and K of
the Thirteenth.
Major Tompkins had taken the pre
caution the night before to send word
by a messenger to the presidente at
Parral, Luis Herrera, that he would
call upon htm next day to arrange for
buying provisions and to have the
Parral military officials designate some
camping place for the Americans out
side of Parral in accordance with the
agreement by which the American
troopß are not to occupy Mexican
cities. Major Tompkins left most of
his men outside of Parral, but took his
advance guard into the city during his
call. The presence of this guard was
both a military precaution considered
necessary in a country credited with
being strongly Villa inclined in senti
ment and also was the usual formal
escort accompanying commanding offi
cers when, according to Mexican cus
toms, they pay official visits.
Pack Train Fired On
The presidente said ho had not re
ceived the message which Major
Tompkins had dispatched. The mes
senger was a Mexican, a Carranza
petty officer. After the Parral fight
the authorities there claimed they had
discovered that this messenger had
been captured and killed by Vlllistas
011 his way to Parral. The conference
in the city with the presidente and
with the Carranza general command
ing in Parral, General Lozano, was
pleasant. Promises were made to sell
the Americans food and to show them
a good camping site, immediately the
Americans starteel out of the city, ac
companied by Herrera ana Lozano,
who were riding with Major Tompkins.
When the Americans were out of the
town, the pack train at their rear.
Major Tompkins heard tiring. look
ing back, he saw that some in the
town were shooting at the pack train.
He had heard shouts of "Vive Villa"
and "Vive Mexico" and curses against
the "grin goes."
Major Tompkins turned to the Car
ranza leaders and asked them what
they knew about firing on his pack
train. General Lozano and the presi
dente hurried back toward the town
to stop the shooting. The Americans
were in a column formed for defense
when this firing began, a formation
which Major Tompkins had ordered as
h" heard the shooting against his pack
train, which had been five or six hun
dred yards to the rear. Both of the
soldiers killed In the action were near
Major Tompkins. As the fire became
general. Major Tompkins and the men
of his command could see some of
their assailants. They wore the khaki
uniforms which are customary among
the Carranza soldiers. Major Tomp
kins discovered one column of these
uniformed men moving out to cut oft
the road to the east and to the north,
where he would have to retreat to es
cape from the pocket at the camp site.
He shouted to these men to get away
from the road. When they did not
heed his warning the American com
mander wheeled his horse and ordered
his men to reply to the fire.
Sergeant First to Fall
Sergeant Jay Ridgley, of Troop M,
Thirteenth Cavalry, was the tirst
American to fall, as he rode, firing
near Major Tompkins. The sergeant's
body lay all day where it fell in the
road, as his comrades were too hard
pressed to pick it up.
A bullet struck Major Tompkins in
the left breast. The wound was slight,
according to military standards, and
the major continued fighting all after
noon. Lieutenant J. B. Ord, of the
Sixth Infantry, who accompanied the
cavalry expedition, was shot in the
left ear, a slight wound.
All-Afternoon Fight
As the fight began Major Tompkins
received word from the Carranza gen
eral that the civilians were doing the
shooting, that his troops were unable
to control them, and advising the
Americans to fall back. This falling
back movement, continued for five
hours and a half, over a distance of
fifteen miles, on a road bordered by
bushes and hills, affording good cover
for pursuers. During all this time the
American troops repeatedly caught
sight of men in Carranza uniforms
shooting at them, but saw few, if any,
civilians.
After moving out from the trap of
hills where the fight began, Major
Tompkins formed a line of dismounted
men well spread out, across the road
and on adjoining eminences, who re
tarded the attacks until the pack
animals and stores had time to get
back toward the American rear.
Defense line Forms
Repeatedly during the afternoon
this defense line continued to form,
to fire from the cower of rocks,
,ploughed ground and ditches, and
then fall back to its horses for
further retreat. The Americans had
no machine guns, only their pistols
and rifles, and every man was in
structed to save his cartridges until
he could make them count. During
one of these defensive stands. Private
Herbert Bedford, troop M, the Thir
teenth cavalry, was shot in the hand.
He continued to fight. Later In the
day his hand became swollen and al
most useless, but still fighting, he was
shot dead off his horse, a bullet pass
ing through his chest. His body lay-
In the road but at all times under
cover of such an effective American
fire that it was not molested.
Sharpshooters Cover Kctreat
The other American wounded dur
ing the afternoon fight were Corporal
Benjamin McGehee, of the Thirteenth
Cavalry, shot in the mouth; Corporal
Walter E. WilHngham, troop M, Thir
teenth, shot in the left leg; Corporal
Richard Tamous, troop K, Thirteenth,
shot twice in both leg and forearm,
and Private M. L. Schoenberger, troop
K Thirteenth, who suffered a slight
wound in the left hand. As the Amer
icans fell back, Major Tompkins
finally ordered that only the expert
rifle shots among his men should reply
to the Mexican fire, as the cavalrymen
were not hard pressed and as he
wished to save ammunition.
Reach Adobe Hut
Shortiv before dark the Americans
reached "the adobe Mexican village of
Santa Cruz where they looplioled
some heavy mud walls, a foot or more
thick, making very effective defensive
positions. The Mexicans did not press
t hem in I his village but continued
firing until «:50. At that hour all
shooting ceased. Immediately a
mounted man bearing a flag of truce
approached the American lines and
was taken to Major Tompkins. In
tin Mexican lines bugles were blowing
the military recall for cavalrymen.
The truce messenger brought word
1 from General I,ozano who was at that
I fine in the Mclean lines, a short dis
|lance from the Americans. Lozano's
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note suggested that he was unable to
control his men. Tompkins replied
immediately and quickly there came
another flag of truce from Lozano
who still was at the Mexican front.
This second messenger brought a de
mand from General Lozano that
Major Tompkins withdraw and threat
ened to attack him if he refused.
Colonel Brown who arrived at this
time with 350 men of the Tenth
cavalry and took command, replied
that he would not retreat a step from
Santa Cruz until ordered to do so by
his commanding officer. To this
General Lozano made no reply.
llotbcti of Villistas
Investigation of the Parral situation
showed that while General Lozano
had record as a Carranza officer most
of his command was credited with be
ing former Villa soldiers. The city of
Parral was known as a hotbed of
Villa sympathizers. The direct effect
of the Carranza attack on the Ameri
cans was to interrupt the fast pursuit
of Villa which the American columns
were making with a handful of men.
While they were unable to verify the
stories that Villa was wounded and
on a stretcher, was being carried by
his men southward past Parral, they
know that an important unit of his
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forces was fleeing southward toward
Durango and they were daily nearlng
this force of bandits. In order to
proceed past Parral the Americans
were forced to buy provisions for
men and horses at that town. It was
this necessity which led Major Tomp
kins to open negotiations with the
Parral civil and military officials. The
concentration of American commands
was so rapid after the Parral fight
that at present there is no worry for
their safety among officers here.
The day after the fight Presidente
Herrera of Parral sent messengers to
Colonel Brown saying he regretted
that there had been a fight. He said
that he thought the Americans should
not. have gone Into Parral un
announced. Colonel Brown replied by
pointing out that the Americans had
gone at what seemed a most reliable
invitation from Carranza officers and
had certainly sent the message to an
nounce their coming.
The presidente repeated that Parral
civilians outnumbered the soldiers so
that the people could not be con
trolled. So far as the actual fighting
was concerned the Americans assert
they obtained positive evidence that
the Carranza troops were not out
numbered by civilians and that few
civilians participated.