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VOL. XLVI NO. 15.
THIAUMONT WORK
ONCE MORE TAKEN
BY THETEOTONS
Fortress, Around Which Has
Been Waged Some v of
Bloodiest fighting, in
German Hands.
t
FRENCH ARE MAK-NO GAINS
Entente Forces Are Consolidate
, U . "
. mg ros-iions ana arrang
ing Affairs. '.'
ATTACKS OK VERDUN TAIL
X Paris, July 4. The Thiaumont
work, around which some of the
. ( bloodiest fighting of the , war has
' taken place, has been captured by
the Germans for the fourth time, ac
cording to the official statement is
sued, by the 'f rench war office to
night. ,
The French have advanced south
and east of Assevillers where they
have caotured a wod and the vu-
lages of Bardeuv and Belloy-En-Santcrre.
They also have taken the
greater part of the villageof Estrees
where 5UU prisoners tell into tneir
hands. -
Paris. July 4. :The night was quiet
north and south ot trie somme, witn
the French organizing the conquered
positions, says the French official
statement issued today. y ,
The Germans made no attempt to
interfere with French troops which
were consolidating the new positions.
In addition to the batteries already
, t captured three more have been taken,
I two ot which were composed ot neavy
guns. French artillery is proving
most destructive. In one dugout
which was wrecked by a shell forty
fcrfpsts were found.
f The Germans are said to have suf-
. , fered enormous losses in the lighting
near Herbecourt, which the French
captured.
At one -.point between the Avre and
the Aisne a French reconnoisance
penetrated as far ai the support
trenches. .
Heavy fighting continued last night
on the Verdun front. The Germans
made six successive attacks north'
west of Thiaumont, from which they
were driven by the French recently a
few hours after they had carried it.
Last night's attacks were repulsed, the
- Germans : sustaining considerable
. losses. . Southeast of fumin wood the
Hi-rerieh made some slight progvest.
The text of- the' statement am
''North and south of the Somme
' the night passed quietly. The enemy
undertook no offensive action against
our troops, who have organized them;
yesterday.
VFurther information "confirms pre
vious reports that the war material
captured by us is considerable. Three
new batteries, two of them of heavy
caliber, have been added to trie bat
teries already enumerated.
"Further effects of our destructive
fire have been noted. In one shelter
forty bodies of German soldiers were
found.
."In i ravine north of Assevillers
and on the northern slopes of the
k village of Herbecourt the Germans
V'f t'ered enormous losses. North of
Frise one of our aviators yesterday
set on tire another, German captive
balloon.
"Between the river Avre and the
Aisnc French reconnoitering parties
have been active, penetrating the first
trenches of the enemy as far as the
supporting trenches northeast of
Beuvraignes and opposite Vingre.
J hese expeditions brought back pris
oners. . ,
- Attacks Near Verdun Fail. '.
"On the left of the Meuse a move
ment against one of our trenches on
the southern slope of Deadman'. hill
tailed. because of the trench tire: Un
ther ight bank of the river the fight
ing was spirited all night. North
west of the Thiaumont work there
were six attacks, the last oue accom
panied with the use of flaming liquids.
They-were all futile. The Germans
were mowed down by our curtains of
fire and the fire of our infantry. They
sutiercfl neavy losses without being
able to drive us trom our positions
"We made some progress last night
on the southeastern boundary of the
J-unim wood and we drove the enemy
from a small trench northeast of he
battery at Daniloup.
"In upper Alsace an attack by-the
enemy upon a work to the west of
Aspach was easily repulsed.
It.
SECRECY PREVAILS
AS TO MOVEMENTS
OF STATE TROOPS
Prevailing Belief Is That Little
Will Be Known of Flans
Till Guardsmen Break
Camp. ;
SOLDIERS SPEND QUIET DAT
OMAHA. WEDNESDAY MflRMINn - jm.V K ions miirm -trn ..
In Future Only Those Having
Business in, Camp Are to
Be Allowed There.
trench Planes Drop
Bombs Into Sofia
'
London, July 4.-11:50 a. m. A
squadron of French aeroplanes visited
Sofia ' this morning and dropped
bombs on the military buildings there
says a Keuter dispatch from Saloniki.
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i. A. WELSH, iloteuroiofUt.
SIGNAL CORPS IS BEADT
(From a Stiff Correspondent.)
; Lincoln, July 4. -(Special) Some
morning the people of Lincoln will
wake up to find the mobilization
camp deserted and the soldier boys
gone.. ' '
The secrecy which prevails around
headquarters indicates that little will
be known of the movement of the
troops unless special activities arouse
a suspicion andeople stay awake
to watch.
The war department is using all
means possible to move the troops
with as much secrecy as possible in
order that they may be moved safely.
The Nebraska enH of the movement
of troops is endeavoring to carry
this out in hope that they will escape
the fate of. the troops i few days ago
where a train was wrecked carrying
the guard ot one state to the south.
Exercises at Auditorium.
Today the camp was very quiet,
Visitors saw nothing out of the
ordinary and outside of a big chicken
dinner provided for every company
and patriotic exercises at the audi
torium, there was little to arouse the
curiosity of the visitor. It is said
that 1,600 chicken were shipped in
from Crete for the dinners of the
soldiers, today. - '
I oday is the last day that the camp
will be opened to visitors, except be
tween the hours of 5 and 10:30
o'clock in the evening. No one will
be allowed within the grounds at any
other time unless they have business
or for the purpose of visiting some
member of their own family who is
a soldier. No grub of a promiscuous
or deadly mixture will be allowed to
be brought to the camp by visitors
without first being passed by the
board of censorship." ReaJ food such
as mother used to make will be al
lowed 4o pass through, but bakery
shop concoctions and the like will
find, hard luck. The authorities at
the camp do not propose to take any
chances oit -having the stomachs of
the boys- put on the bum by food of
a strange mixture. . - ; .
' It is understood that the war de
partment has received final notice
that, the signal corps is ready and
fully prepared for the trip1 to the
south, 1 So it is probable that they
may. be moved rithi na tew Hours.
' - Segret Chaplin Leidy's Case.
. ,Gwereoopsr et sh cm vb cmfwyp
une ot the regretame circumstances
in connection with the examination of
men for the service and their rejec
tion, comes with the failure of Chap
lain J. M. Leidy of Omaha, chaplain
of the Fourth regiment, to pass the
examination. Like many others who
have failed to come up to the require
ments, his failure is for a minor com
plaint and probably easily remedied.
Chaplain t-eidy teeis keenly the dis
appointment, but not more so than
the officers and men of the regiment
at headquarters. ' He has endeared
himself to them 'all, and if his appli
cation to the department is allowed,
they will all hail with delight his good
fortune. Chaplain Leidy has applied
to the War department for permission
to go, stating in his application that
he waives all rights to at pension for
disability, provided the disability is
caused by lis present complains- Be
ing a nonconibatant, it is possible that
his application may be allowed. The
chaplain left last night for his home
in Omaha. ;
The eauioment for the state troons
is understood to be all here now, or
least sufficient to equip every com
pany up to the first requirements.
Machinists working in the navelock
railway shops have passed resolutions
condemning the movement of an
armed force to Mexico. . On the other
hand the city council of Lincoln has
assured all employes who desire to go
to war that their places will be open
for them when they return.
V
Twenty-Six More
Die of Infantile
' Paralysis-in Day
New YorkJuly 4. Twentv-six chil
dren nave died trom the epidemic of
infantile paralysis in the five bor
oughs of New York within the last
twenty-four hours, according to an
announcement made this afternoon
by Dr. Haven Emerson, health com
missioner. . In Brooklyn alone IVl
new. ca&ts were reported for obser
vation. . '
Thirty extra medical inspectors
were summoned at noon and sent out
to investigate reports of additional
cases. More than 100 persons, among
them two adults, now have died of
the disease since the epidemic began,
June 26.
Coxswain Killed ,
By Explosion of
, Shell on Cruiser
PortranM. Ore.. July 4. V. D. Bur-
nell, coxswain of the' cruiser Boston
was killed and Frank Traillinger
ship's blacksmith,' was injured by the
premature explosion stoday of a six
pound shell salute in celebration of
Fourth -of July. The Boston has for
several years been assiamed to the
Oregon naval militia, was taken over
recently by the United States naval
departmen ., and the crew in charge i
were members of the L'jUed State
navy .
ALLIES BATTER
GERMANS ON ALL
NEW, YORK'S ARMORED AUTOS OFF FOR MOBILIZATION CAMP The picture
it? kf e rmred truciof1th,F,:.,t New York National Guard, on the ,
the mabiluabm umn .1 PuL.L II M V o -j. ..
the mobilization camp at Peektkiil, N. Y,
nuii iuviuawi ior ririe rira.
shows
Besides rapid fire gun, the truck are provided
FRONTS
frencn, units ,0cfr. Russians
Report Holdiii All Gains
and Making Additional
Conquests. v
TEUTONS ALSO CLAIM GAINS
Drive Russians Back in GaJJicia
and Check Onslaught Along
Somme and Ancre,
OFFICIAL REPORTS VARY
Halting after their initial ruch. the
British and French are consolidating
their positions in the field of their
new offensive on the western front
Under the German pounding the Brit
ish, while' able to hold the captured
town of La Boiselle, lost a portion of
tne defensive positions south of it.
Furthercaptures of German men and
material, including two heavy caliber
batteries are reported by the French
high command.
Meanwhile the Germans are keep
ing up their attacks on Verdun. Six
successive assaults were Imnrh.H
last mgnt upon the Thiaumont work,
but Paris declares possession of the
position was retained.
On the eastern front Petroerad an
nounces a severe defeat for the Aus-
tro-uerman forces southwest of
Lutsk.
London, July 4. "Substantial pro
gress at some points, is reported
in the latest official communication
issed from British general head
quarters in France. "The Germans
succeeded in driving some of the
British troops from positions which
they had cauptured in the morning."
A later bulletin from the war office
says: ; , -.
"Heavy thunderstorms and torren
tial rains interferred somewhat with
offensive operations. The situation
south of the Ancre is eenerallv un
changed. - I
VOoerations 'durincr- the riav rnn-
sisted chiefly of minor, local enter
prises with a view to retaininsr the
ground gained. The total number of
prisoners exceeds 5,000.
. "The enemy, reinforced bv imanv
battalions drawn from other parts of
tne line, continues to otter very stub
born resistance to us at all points
During the night there was heavy
fighting in the vicinity of La Boiselle,
"Our troops fought with great Kal
ian try .against heavy attacks, by the
enemy. 1 he enemy recaptured a small
portion of the defenses south of the
village. Otherwise the situation in
this section is unchanged. -
Teutons Report Victory.
Berlin, July 4. (Via London.) A
notable victory for the Teutonic
forces in Galicia was announced by
the war office today. Southeast of
Tlumacb, by a speedy thrust, the
Russians were forced back on a front
of more than twenlve and one-half
miles, to a depth of more than five
and one-quarter miles.
Fighting in the West.
The official statement says:
"While the enemy did not repeat
his attacks north of the Ancre brook,
he brought forward from Mametz
strong forces between the Ancre and
the bomme against the tront trom
Thieoval to La Boisselle.
South of the Somme he brought
strong forces against the line from
Barleux to Bellov. -His losses under
our artillery and infantry fire cor
responded to the great number of
men employed. The attacks were re
pulsed everywhere.
"Bitter fighting took place for pos
session of Hardecourt, north of the
Somme. French troops, which pene
trated our - positions there, were
rown out again.
"Northwest of Yores, west of La
Bassce and southwest of Lens, local
enemy advancers were repulsed. ,
"On -the east bank of the Meuse
fierce attacks against the hill batteries
Uamloup were easily repulsed.
'Repeated official French reports
regarding the recapture of the Thiau
mont work and the Damloup battery
are false; also the information as to
the numbers ot prisoners taken dur
ing the events on the Somme.
"On the east . and southeast of
Armentieres, German patrols broki
into British reconnoitering detach
ments, and near Exbruecke, west of
Muelhauscn (upper Alsace) into
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fE.VyOE fittWEps'yvewoEBD AUTOS.
(ContUtutd an ! t. Column 1.)
Subsea Warfare
Will Be Renewed
And Not Restricted
"
Copenhagen (Via London), July 4.
Referring to the announced aban
donment by Great Britain of the
Declaration of , London Captain I.
Persius, naval expert of the Berliner
Tageblatt declares in that newspaper
that the German government pur
poses again to begin a new and un
restricted submarine war in order to
force Great Britain to follow the
rules of international law.
Captain Persius states that Ger
many has now such a large number
of submarines that they will be able
to harm British trade considerably
and prevent munitions reaching
France. He proposes that Germany
should ask the American government
certain questions as to the attitude
it intends to adopt
Rumania Seizes Rolling '
. Stock of Austrian Lines
London, July 4. The Rumanian
government seized 250 cars and six
locomotives belonging to the Austro
Hungarian railways which were sent
into Rumania while the' Russians
were advancing in Bukowina, says a
Keuter despatch from Bucharest. All
exnortatiun to Bulearia liai hf-rii hh-
pended. - ' ,
Stecher Wrestles, Lewis
Stalls; Hours Spent in
Vain By Big Wrestlers
Joe St.ch.r and Ed "Strang ler", Lewi, wrestled for four hours and
fifty-fin minutes yesterday and at the end of that time Referee Ed Smith
topped the match and declared it a draw. For the last hour th. fc.Ji
been wrestling by the aid of lamp lights placed around the arena.
; Darkness found Joe Stecher and Ed Lewis still wrestling
last night at the Douglas county fair grounds. . The match
started at about 4 o'clock, and just befofe darkness came Pro
moter Melady had Referee Smith tell the wrestlers that they
would have to go'to finish if it took iill' nikhki .j'.
. The iargest'erowd that ever saw a sportmg event of that
kind in this section of the country was on hand 'early yesterday
anernoon, and they stayed as long ad they, could see through
the dusk.'
Ed Lewis made a lot of enemies by
his wrestling tactics, but he also won
the dough for his friends, who bet
that he could stay a certain length of
time with Stecher. He stayed,; but
his tactics were not popular. He
stalled all the way through and would
not take a chance of any kind, his
lan of campaign being to stay away
rom Stecher, and he did it just as
well as he did last fall at Evansville,
Ind., when he stayed for two hours
and ten minutes. At 8:10 last night
they had wrestled four hours and ten
minutes, when the crowd hurled cush
ions into the arena, showing their
disapproval of Lewis actions,
Four times during the match
FDNSTON IS FIXED
FOR REALFIGHTING
Oontinues Work of Assigning
Guards as Regiments From
, North Reach Border.
SMALLPOX AT N0GALES
San Antonio, Tex., July 4. General
Funston continued today the direction
of the mobilization of National
Guardsmen from the gulf to Lower
California. ". Early morning informa
tion reaching him indicated another
quief night along the border.
Army officers were frank in the ex
pression of their skepticism concern
ing the reports that the administra
tion is planning an early withdrawal
of General Pershing's troops. In view
,of the declaration by General Fun
ston that his chief object in recom
mending the division of authority
along the border was to enable three
high ranking field officers to organize
technical units, surround themselves
with competent staffs and otherwise
prepare for possible general operations
in mcxico, army oinccrs rcgara me ac
ceptance of the suggestion by the War
department as more indicative of pre-
piuuii ior war man 01 any yield
ing to demands for withdrawal. ,
Connecticut Troops at Nogalesj
Nogales, Ariz., July 4. Reinforce
ments to the garrison here were
halted, at least for the present, with
the arrival today of. the last of the
Connecticut infantrv. which consisted
of the Second battalions of the First
and Second regiments. These troops,
(Continued on Para S, Column 1.)
SOMME BATTLE NOT
ALLOWED TO DRAG
French Colonel Who Was
Wounded Gives Description
, Of the Assault.
GERMAN RESISTANCE STOUT
(Continued on Pare 1, Column 8.)
The Bee's Fund for
Free Milk anS Ice
Thousands of dollars will go today
for a pleasant celebration of the anni
versary of our liberty.
This it right and good.
Bat don't forget the poor, espe
cially the helpless children and babies.
The Bee's fund takes care of a class
that could not get care in any other
way. Every cent goes to buy ice
and milk. Remember the helpless
little ones. Bring or tend your con
tribution to The Bee office. Any
thing from 10 cents to $5.00. -
ProvtouNlr ocknow lodged .SS0.S0-
orr F. Joneo 1.0S
M. i. Cumm.... l.M
J. A. Jtln l.M
Touu.r. , M.ao
Paris, July 4. We were sent
against ' Dompierre and . Becquin
court," said a 'yo$ng colonial' infan
tryman who was wounded in the bat
tle of the Somme. "Things did not
drag., The signal was . given at 9
o'clock and off we! went. Two .hours
later we had Dompierre and Bee
quincourt and were pushing on to
ward Herbecourt.' We had taken
seven lines'of trenches. It was real
fine. There were few hand-to-hand
fights. We marched with fixed, bayo
nets, out attached, the trendies with
bombs. I never could have believed
it could have gone to quickly. I felt
so good that when my wrist was
broken, near Herbecourt, I didn't
even feel it."
Another wounded man of the'same
regiment said:
While .we were marching forward
we saw to the right of us several tent
flaps .pegged down to the ground.
'Helloj said the man beside me, 'the
Germans are drying their, washing.' ',
"We laughed and trudged on, but
suddenly shots came. from behind ys:
the Germans appeared from under
neath the flaps and wereshooting into
our backs. We fell upon them
' (Continued on Pago-1, Coloumn I.) .
Inmate of Volunteers'
Home Drops Out.
Window to Death
A man identified as William
Davis of Cleveland, O., apparently
about 45 years of age, who has been
making his home for the last six
months at the Volunteers of America
lodging house, 114 North Fifteenth
street, fell from a second story win
dow of the building into an areaway
fifteen feet deep sometime Monday
night and was killed.
His body was discovered at 7
o'clock this morning by an employe
of the Volunteers. His skull was
crushed, both legs broken and the
body badly scalded by hot water from
the exhaust pipes of (the Chicago
Steam laundry, discharging into the
areaway. ' Coroner Crosby hss the
body and will riold an inquest. Davis
had a wife, living in Cleveland
GUNS ROAR SEVEN
DAYS AND NIGHTS
German Writer Describes Open-
lng of Anglo-French Attack
' on Somme Positions.
FIRST UNE ABANDONED
Berlin, July 3. (yia London.-
tne correspondent of the Lokal An
seiger, telegraphing on Sunday ' from
German headquarters in France, de
scribes the opening of the Anglo-
trench attack as follows: '
"For seven days and seven nights
guns of all calibers from field guns
camps and shelters behind constantly
n'eo' the v (jerman; positions,
T. -.v.. -'V i-- ,,rf
renewea- waves of poison gas. , The
gas drifted over, mingled with. shells,
wnicn, s they burst, threw out tor
rosive, benumbing fumes. ' 1
' ' "The country between Ypf es and
jvuyac was one vast nell during the
long period of
was double the length of that which
preceded the battle in Champagne
last autumn. The only pauses came
wnen sanies; were made to determine
whether an onslaught was nnaeihl
The Germans' first line trenches in
many places were completely destroy-
v. iiH m ui missiles sgainst
wmcn tne oest pioneer work was
neipiess.,
First Line Abandoned.
"It came as a relief to the German
troops from an almost iinlinnki.
strain, when the bombardment yes
terday ceased and strong columns ad-
vancea. inese aid not attack the
whole front, but broad
either side of the Somme and Ancre
rivers from the British northern sec
tor to La Boiselle. Along the second
sector, from La Boiselle to the Som
me, the first line trenches were so
demolished that they offered no sup
port for their hard-nressed oceunanta.
and retirement was decided upon and
executed. The ruins of Fricourt, M-
meti and uinu, wnicn lay in line
with the front trenches, had to be
abandoned to the enemy, whtt found
here relatively his greater success of
tne nrst day, -VThe
sector south of the Somme
reaches to Lihons, just south of the
Roman roads from Amiens to t.
Quentin.
"The material left behind in the
abandonment of the front trenches
was destroyed before retirement. The
struggle continues along the whole
front, with enormous violence and the
utmost use of artillery, both in re
cent and counter attacks.
British Gains Small
"These are the results of the first
day of this monstrous J combat in
which the united forces of England,
France and Belgium, with an incon
ceivable supply of munitions and
cannon from the whole world, at
tempted to breach the German front.
The first day's success, may be re
garded as comparatively small. The
loss of a limited territory was ex
pected, . but, no sensible, person will
over-estimate this modest result of
the first day's offensive, since the
abandonment of a bit of trench here
and there, a ruined village or a
couple of kilometers of (territory sig
nifies little in view of the many lines
of our position, sometimes seven rows
deep."
Alleged Villisca -
Axe Man Released
On Bond of $5,000
' Kansas City, Mo.', July 4. William
Mansfield,' who was arrested in Kan
sas City, Kan., three weeks ago in
connection with the Villisca, la., axe
murders, is at' liberty today on $5,000
bond by order of the Wyandotte,
Kan,, district court. Mansfield's at
torney in court yesterday declared
the case had been called twice with
out adequate proof of the charges be
ing'introduced by the Iowa authori
ties, who are attempting to have
Mansfield returned to that state for
trial.
CARRANZA REPLY
TO II. S. SAID TO
BE CONCILIATORY
Answer to Demands Seaches
Washington and Will Be
Delivered to Lansing
Tomorrow. .
TENSION MUCH RELIEVED
Answer Contends That Mexico
is Now Preparing to Handle
; Situation on Border. s
WANTS U. S. TO RETIRE
Washington, July 4 -General Car
ranza's reply to the demands of the
United States reached th
embassy here today, and will be de
livered to Secretary Lansing tomor
row. If it is correctly dcarrih.rf h..
persons close to the embassy, it is
commiatory in tone and" designed to
offer a basis for aminkl ;....-..-..
of difficulties between the two gov
einments. '
As all Washinstnn r. i.k.
the Fourth, Eliseo Arredsmdo, the
Mexican ambasssdor designate, made
no attempt to seek an immediate- .
gagement to present the communica
tion. Instead he directed an embassy
employe to live
as it was deemed advisable to make
puuire in aavance ot delivery of the
note, and then, 'With members of his
tatlT. left WlghinrrfAH ' a.- . A aI. .
holiday at a aummer reiort. 1
General Faelinf of Retitl,
Seertrv Tnain
the arrival of the reply, teemed grati
fied at the description of iu content!.
but withheld formal comment :
In mitt rif tks i
study of the text of the note, the gen- v
c? i " w" wist,
Which haa hn nn1 - -
actual war, had passed. If the unof-
.ii version or me reply is Borne out,
there undoubtedly will be a resump-
-. ""w. biiu in
the absence of further serious border -raids
or unwarranted attacks upon
American troops, there will be little
danger of a break. 1 ,
. Carl Control Situation.
. o w hiv suiwiuiatiuu avail '
ahl. this tints k1!,t I...... I
dictated by Carrania himsflf, renews
sauii-HtcB uih aaequaie torcea ot
tilt fit fartn trnvernmani da
m luppreaung brigandage in northern
. . .1 f' me interna
tional Ibie; admits that 4 serious situ-
i uui again suggests rnat .
the presence of American troop ag
gravates rather than helps matters:
and paves the way for resumption ot -discussions
in regard to a border pro- -tection
protocol, the subject of the
first notes which passed between the
two governmental -
Bu . v. iii.i.u. iiiivuil.ca
that it Has accepted in principle medi
ation suggestions from other Ameri
can republics, and invites the United
States likewise to record itself. There '
is no proposal that the questions at
issue be submitted to mediation, how.
pvfir. an1 nn .1. ..a.,- i I. .1.
served that settlement might better
oc reacnea inrougn direct negotia
tions between the governments inter
ested and the best informed, .
Question of Withdrawal.
Presumably the note ia in nW
to the American response to Car-
rania's demand for withdrawal of '
United Statea troops from Mexico.
in which Secretary Lansing an-
nminxM1 t. .'n,A,.'A t .U . I f:..J
States to use its forces as long as -
mignt De necessary to perform the
amies wnicn tne Mexican govern
ment neglected, as well as to the brief '
PAIItlltHWII-.,irtW . r. , a m.L C . .
.ui.ii..u.iiv.tjuu B.-t, T. ..in, hv mi
day, demanding the release of troop-
MnhiHii r...:..i j
ing an early statement of the de facto
ffnv-mm-nl'a int-Htinna
just how the latter demand has-been
met. It was intimated at the cm- '
bassy that while there is no renewal
of the warning that American troops '
declaration of position and purposes
is given instead 01 tne specmc state
ment sought t , .
Army in Mexico Unnecessary. ,
n .u c.-.. I ur... J; - a
uutii kiiaLi. hiiu vrar ucparuiicn.
officials feel that the United States
is in a ooaition to deal firmlv with -
th.e de facto authorities in Mexico
and- safeguard American territory
without having a formidable army in
Mexico, t . : r. .
Stop Trains, in Respect
t-or Mrs. Hetty ureen
t 11 t-- t..i a r... n
spect to Mrs. Hetty Green, who died
in New York yesterday all trains on
the Texas Midland railroad -with
general headquarters here, which she
owned, will stop for five minutes
during the funeral hour tomorrow,
and Terrell ' business - houses will
close for one hour. ' , .
PHENOMENAL r
SUCCESS
For th 18th con
secutiv wtelt Bst -Want-Adi
have mads .
. a gain of -over 1,000 - ,
PAID ad over eaino -'
' period of 1915. 1
1316
MORE PAID'
Want-Ada for th
' Week just ended , ' '
7-1, than aame week -one
year ago. ' ' J