Williamsport; superintendent of public instruction. Dr. Horace Ellis, president of Vinconnes university; clerk supreme and appellato court, Will H. Adams, Wabash; state geologist, H. R. Campbell, Indianapolis. Judge supreme court, Fifth district, Quincy A. Myers, Logansport; judges appellate court, First division, Ira C. Batman, Bloomington, and Lucien B. Embree, of Princeton. Judges of the appellate court, Second division, M. A. Chipman, of Anderson; U. S. Lesh, Huntington, and S. J. Crumpacker, South Bend. *CHARGE 'EM AND KEEP IT UP?" (Continued from Page 1.) two are the only survivors of the Mexia war now residing in Fort Wayne. Mr. Peltier, who has been in poor health for some time, entertained visitors this morning at his home, 607 Hendricks street, and for more than a half-hour of engagements be had been in during the Mexican war. He enlisted in •Detroit and went to Mexico, Gulf way of of Mexico, the landing Atlantic in ocean Vera Cruz just after the town had been cap• tured. In all he participated in seven engagements, serving as n- member of Company K, Third dragoons. Need More Soldiers. "The government ought to rush at least 300,000 soldiers and seamen to Mexico," said Mr. Peltier. "The only way to lick the Mexicans is to do it in and driving them from their strong• hurry, by persistently *charging them holds. They don't like to be routed and their way of fighting in to stand off and (peg away with rifles. Whenever we would charge them with the bayonet they would scatter and we would come out victorious in each engagement. "We had some, hard fighting until we learned how to go after them, and then It was not much trouble. We reached Mexico City, and after capturing the capital had n good time." Mr. Peltier has been A tifelong rest: dent of Allen county. For many years he lived with his family at New Haven, but abont a year ago they moved to Fort Wayne. Mrs. Peltier is in the best of health and in spite of his years Mr. Peltier is able to be abont the house each day and next week he is to enloy an automobile trip to New Haven with his grand nephew, Will Peltier, the funeral director. The aged man is taking keen interest in the present engagement with Mexico, and eagerly reads accounts of the fighting in the daily papers. Was In Two Wars. William Curren, another Mexican war veteran living in Fort Wayne, is eran of two wars. He served during the Mexican war, enlisted in New York, and entered at Vera Cruz with the New York, state troops. He served durinug the entire war of the rebellion and in the many ,engagements was wounded but three times. At the close of the war he again took up his trade on the boats of the canal and gerat lakes. He was also a pioneer boatman on the , Mississippi. He stated that most of his time in Mexico was spent in and about Vera Cruz. When he enlisted he was under age, but succeded in slipping by, AR he WAR large for his years. He in now past 81 years of age. FIFTH BRIGADE ALL READY TO STEAM AWAY (Continued from Page 1.) Just when the cavalry, would get away was not settled early today. additton to the four transports, Meade, Sumner, were taking Kilpatrick on and troops this McClellan, morning, which quartermaster's department was endeav oring to secure one or two commercial steamers, which were intended principally to transport cavalry and artillery. _Brigadier command General the Frederick Funston, brigade now embarking, was waiting at his headquarters last night when the orders came. He had the orders telephoned back to Galveston, where the whistles of: the four. transports blew A pre-arranged signal summoning their crews. An hour after the order reached Galveston every officer and man in the city knew it and was either at camp or on the way. PREPARED TO REPULSE ANY ATTACK BY MAAS (Continued from Page 1 1.) as yet of calling for volunteers or of ap: pearing before congress to ask for An extension of his authority. It was further stated that a brigade of infantry and artillery from Galves• | ton Vera to Cruz, trinforce, the intended naval AR an forces indi- at cation that the United States would develop a campaign against Mexico City, but should Huerta by some overt act against Americans provoke the Ameri: can government further there will be continuation of efforts to obtain repara• tion. Must Come From Mexico. President Wilson considers that in RC• cord with international precedent the American government could even push its way into the interior of the country to obtain redress for wrongs without actually being in a state of war with for or northern at eb
