TJIK HEl): OMAHA, SATURDAY, SKlThMJJMIt l. 1!15.
THREE MEXICAN .
BANDI1S KILLED
Fart of Band Operatinf North of
Browniville Diipoied Of by
County Officer!.
EH TWO AMERICAN CAPTIVES
BROWNSVILLE, Tel.. Sept. 3.
Three of the Mexican bandtU oper
ating Just north of Ilrownsvllle were
killed lat nlgnt by county officer
at Lob Cuatros, flTe mile east of
Barreda station, fourteen nillea north
of Brownsville, according to Informa
tion received here today. .
In addition to the Mexicans killed
last night it la said a Mexican woman,
deserted by her husband when the
Mexican outlawa appeared at their
home north of here last nlgbt. was
accidentally killed by United States
soldiers when she approached them !
In the darkness In search of protec
tion. The entire lower border is on the alert
for clues as to the whereabouts of the
Mexicans.
Spread out in a close cordon, which left
no foot of the International boundary un
petroled, the border auarda were ready to
shoot at sight If the fifteen remaining
Thousand Native Christians Are
Killed in the Vicinity of Urumiah
NEW YORK. Hpt. J.-At leant !.
Chrtntlana war killed and about 4.0u
others died of dlaeaae In I'rumlah. Ter
during the five months of Turkleh
occupation, according to a letter received
by J. L. Caldwell, American minleter at
Teheran, from lr. WlU.am A. 8hedd of
I'rumlah, and made public here today
by the Treftbyterlan buard of foreign
mldalons.
lr. Bhedd stated that hla figures were
baaed on careful Information and record,
there having been l.tno Chrlntlan burials
along In the city of t'mmiah and th
American college compound. He aald
that before the Ruaa.ans left I'rumlah
on January 3 there fe and W
CTirlMDina In the city and surround. nfc
villages. Within a few daya after Jan
nary I between 1,00 and left the
country.
Of the tW Chrlntlan fanilliea In the
district. Dr. fhdd said that all but l.
were roMwd of all their poeesnlona am
nearly all suffered some le. He said
the total loaa of Christiana had been entl
mated at 2,M0.W and added that the
Preabyterlan Mlaalon iutalned a loaa of
HO.nriS during one attack. ConslderaMly
more than a hundred Chrletlan girl
turned Moslems during the Turklah oc
cupation, the writer said. In hope of
eacaplng violence.
TORCH APPLIED TO
PHONE BUILDING
(Continued from Tags One.)
no damage was done that was mora
serloua than the mining of the rug on
the floor of the real parlor.
Nona of the detectives for the company
offlclala had any statement to make be
yosd the aaauranct that the Investigation
hid exonerated every employe of the
company. The firebug could easily have
entered the building from the outs.de
after th flret fire, for all of the doors
and wlndowa were thrown open and kept
AIMn tA RarMtl Ik. - . . ... I. -
members of the band made any effort,, Uct thef wm con,;1r.b8 ,vldeno.
discovered to Indicate thla. Officers are
to ford the swollen Rio Qrsnde to Mexico
and safety. ,
Mr Dreeala y Bead.
The tactics of Mexicans yeaterday led
army officers to believe that this band
had been responsible for much of the
working on soma clues that may prove
productive.
Tkle May Be Tip.
Durln the last week or two Manager
jFranlt Klgan haa repeatedly been called
outlawry for the last several weeks, up on the phone by a woman whose voice
First burning a railroad treetle, the ban- j he came to recognise warning him that a
dlts yesterday proceeded to make away cattastrophe was soon to occur at -the
with a number of ranchers' horses, burned central building. The same woman called
an Irrigation pump station and an auto, j up frequently and repeated her wsrnlngs
mobile, twelve miles north of here and . to the girls who answered her ca.l. The
calls were made obth day and night but
cap pod the day with the kidnapping of
three A merle as a
Earl Donaldson, a farmer from Fay
ette, Mo, and J. It. Smith, an engine
tender, were killed and their bodies
thrown into a dried lake. Stanley Dodds,
a contractor, was unharmed by the Mex
icans, presumably because one of the
number thought he was a Clerman. Dodds,
. minus his shoes and hat, escaped from the
band when attacked by the American
soldiers. Anloeto Flsano. who is ssld slant stste of fear and when the build.
to have been engaged In other outlawery , Ing waa found to be on fire they hastily
on the lower border and In an effort to left their posts.
enter Mexico to Incite a revolution sgilnat I There haa been no explanation of the
the United States, was declared by of-1 origin of the fire of last February that
fleers to have been the leader of the caused several thouaand dollars of dam'
bandits.
Soldiers lajored.
WASHINGTON, Sept. I. The War de
partment today received the following
report sent last night by Colonel Bullard,
commanding in the Brownsville district,
of the tight with Mexican bandits yester
day after a bridge, east of San Benito,
had been burned:
"Detachments of ths Third cavalry,
Twelfth cavalry and Twenty-elxth In
fantry, drove Into the brush 'Mexican
bandits, who burned a bridge last night
at a point about seven miles esst of Ban
Benito and are making all arrangements
to take up pursuit tomorrow morning.
Lieutenant Faulkner, Twenty-sixth In
fantry, w!h half of Company C, had a
running fight with the enemy this after-
noon, killing ons, wounding one and re
capturing one American prisoner. No
.casualties among soldiers.. When eklr
mlahes began the bandits "Immediately
killed' two white prisoners Donaldson
. .and Smith." . -
.,' Americas. Are .Tartare.
Quick retribution apparently is being
meted out to the band which, early yes
terday burned a trestle north of Browns
ville and murdered two 'Americana, Earl
Donaldson and J. B. Smith. ' The Ameri
cans were tortured before finally killed.
At Fort Brown It was stated today In
fantrv and cavalry would remain In the
field until the bandits are' captured or I
killed. I
The body of Earl Donaldson has been t
prepared for shipment to his former
home In Montgomery. Mo., for burial
Smith will be buried at San Benito.
thousand rounds of cartridges ahd fifty
four caacs of rifles, which was held up
at Pan Pedro harbor by United Ptates
customs authorities aeversl weeks sgo.
Five Murderers
Are Executed in
Sixty-Five Minutes
. OK8ININCJ. N. T.. Bept. . Flv mur
derera were put to death in thi cleclrl
chair at Sing Ping prlaon today inal.l of
sixty-five minutes. The men In tiio rOir
of their execution were Antonio KAlrmmo
of Rochenter county, I'sequale Vendottl
of New York, Loula M. Roach of Palatine
Brldre. Thomas Tsrpey and William
perry of New York.
French Grafter
Commits Suicide
PARI?. Sept. 1 One of the govern
ment officials Involved In army frauds
In connection with the purchase of mu
nitions committed suicide yeaterdsy to
avoid arrest Wsrranta for other per-
Mrs. Mohr Has Full
Charge of Funeral
of Slain Husband
PrtOVIDENCTJ. R. t.. Fept. 1 Al
though accused of having Incited the
mupiier of her huaband. Dr. C Franklin
'ofr. one of the wealthleat pfcyaMans
in the state, Mr Ellsabnth Tiffany Blair
Nfohr, released on bonds of 1 10. Or H). had
'till charge of the funeral today of her
husband, from whom ahe had been Sep.
irsted for several months.
Only the Intimate friends of the family
were asked to attend the services.
Whllo a large detail of police was sent
to guard the Mohr home and hold in
check inquisitive stwetators, detectives
were searching a brook near the scene
of the murder on the Nayatt road. In
Harrington. According to the story of
one of the three negroes who accused
Mrs. Mohr of having hired the men to
kilt her husband , the revolvers with
Emily O. Burger, hla secretary and com
panion on Tuesday night's automobile
ride, wss wounded, were thrown Into this
brook.
Arthur C. Cushlng, Mrs. Mohr'a attor
ney, said today that hs would begin a man by officials of the St. Regis Paper
search for the doctor's will as soon ss the company to call out the local mllltla for
funeral waa over. He could not estimate duty at the St. Reis paper mill at Iv-
the value of lr. Mohr's estate, but friends
of the .hyslrlan who knew the extent of
his practice saJd that the property would
be worth
Militia Takes
Charge of Strike
of Paper Makers
AUBANT, N. T.. Sept. J. -Governor
Whltman today ordered out C company
of the Natlot.al guard, stationed at Wa
tertown, to take charge of the strike
situation at the 8L Regie paper mills at
Deferiet. . The governor said he had no
details regarding the situation.
The governor's action was taken after
appeala had been received from District
Attorney C. B. A 1 verso n and Sheriff
Charles C. llosmer. Sheriff Hosmer said
lives snd property were In Imminent dan
ger and that he was unable to cope with
the sltuntlon.
WATKRTOWN, .V. T., Fept. I. Appli
cation has been made to Governor Whlt-
frrtet. Rioting took place at the mil last
night, sliots being fired through win
dows of the mills. Telephone wires were
cut and several men were pommeled by
the strikers.
Sheriff Hosmer of Jerraon county has
a force of about thirty deputies In charge
at the mill.
Wounded Officer
Kills Prisoner in
a Revolver Duel
1TINQHAM, Mass.. Sept. 1 With bis
skull fractured and his nose broken by
blows from a hammer. Chief of Police
Washington James today shot and killed
one prisoner and asalsted In capturing;
another after the prisoners had severely
beaten him and locked him In a cell in
an attempt to escape.
Two street car employes saw the pris
oners leave the jail and released the
chief, who started In pursuit. Hs over
took the men a half mile from the Jail,
end In a revolver duel, shot and killed
James Harmon. Wallace Williams, a I In
Walter Welsh, the other prisoner, made
a dash, but was captured a few minutes
later.
After the fight the police chief we
taken to a hoapltal In a serious condition.
First Submarine
Base to Be Located
at New London
WASHINGTON. Sept l-The first o
the American submarine bases contem
plated in the plan for an Inner defense
line of submarines along all coasts will
be located at New London, Conn. The
Navy department la working out detail
and the new base probably will bo in
operation in a very short time.
It Is planned to give crews of coax,
defense submarines shore Quarters. The
ships will run out to sea on daily cruises
or on patrol duty. Eventually It is pro
posed to have similar stations all alonr
the coasts.
Key to the Situation Bee Want Ads.
In every Instance the woman refused to 1 on" ,n complicity with technical agents
give her name or answer any questions.
The phone waa Immediately hung up after
the strange messages were given.
Mrs. Gtmstead. the night operator, waa
called up several times and given warn
ing. . Several times ' the voice at the
other end of the line asserted that the
building was to be blown up. The reautt
was that night operators worked In a oon-
age. eDtectlvee do not promise any Imme
diate resuiu from their Investigations.
Obregon Buys Arms
at Los Angeles
eammwaammMa
LOS ANOBLES, Cel.. Sept. 1-Cblonel
J. J. Obregon, brother of General Alvaro
Oftregon. the Carransa military chief;
Artoro Gonxales and, a number of other
prominent Mexicans,, were here today to
purchase lioo.oory worth of arms and am
munition for the use of Carransa forces
now operating In the states of Slnaloa
and Bonora. The Mexican officials say
they have been Informed thaV'no embargo
exists upon ths exportation of arms and
ammunition to Mexico and the new pur
chases will be taken south with a con
signment consisting of several hundred
of the army and navy have been issued
The idea that a soldier of Frsnce
should desert the army at the time of
his country's greatest need, so we'ghed
upon the mind of Lieutenant Poncet that
he committed suicide today under the
hallucination that he himself was a
deserter.
The lieutenant was a clerk of the su
preme court and bad been detailed to
act as a representstlve of the ministry
of Justice before the second court-martial
of Paris. He was called upon to Inves
tigate many cases of desertion. His
m'nd thus fixed upon this subject, 1
came to haunt him and preyed upon
him until he became deranged. Today
he ehot himself.
PANAMA EVPOS'TION
IS FREE FROM DEBT
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. J.-Wlthfthe
payment tonight of fllO.ls. the PanJfn.v
Paclflo exposition will be free of debt.
To slimsllxe the event a big celebration
Is planned In which former President
William II. Taft wlU participate.
Symbolic pageantry Is to be a feature
of the exercises, which will culminate in
the burning by Mr. Taft of the exposition
mortgage... Charles C, Moore, president
of the exposition, win deliver an address.
The remainder ot the evening Vill be
given over to a carnival.' .
Rent rooms quick with a Bee Want Ad.
'Frisco Chinese
Will Start New
Shipping Line
1 SAN FRAN CISCO. Cel., Se.pt. "1-Five
snllUon dollar have been subscribed and
(half a million set aside for Instant call
by a ooierla of Chinese merchants In
.hL city and the orient to finance a
tew steamship Una to ply between San
(FYancUoo and China, In rivalry to the
lapanase lines already In operation. It
(was announced her today on authority
it John L. McNab of this elty. attorney
for the Chines.
Mr. McNab stated that a committee for
grUmlnary organisation In th new
company la quietly engaged In securing
i ptlons on ships. Most of th work haa
been accomplished within the last week
fcy the Chinese merchants, ths majority
luf whom are members of the Chinese 8U
companies.
' The Chinese. McNab said, expect to
gteg-ln with vessels adapted to ths pecu-
11a r conditions of their oriental trade
hat is. they wilt have limited cabin fa
cilities and great steerage and freight
Opacity.
Later, according to Attorney McNab,
the Chines hope to have several first
Mass vessels, capable of handling the
beat tourist travel In the world. If the
jfhlneee cannot purchase their ships, they
Will have them built. At all events, Mr.
tacNab status, the vteeela will be put
Into active service as soon as they can
M obtained.
iSEVENTY-FIVE THOUSAND IN
CURACOA FACE STARVATION
CHICAGO. 111., Sept. 1-Death by star-
inrvuao (our rears or crop
failure faces the Tt.Oue Inhabitants ot
K"uracoa Island In ths Dutch Wast Indies
.unlea help la sent them, according to
jthe Rt Rev. M. Q. Vuylsteke. Catholic
'bishop of Curocoa. who. arrived here to.
'day seeking aid for ths Islanders.
"The suffering In my dloceee a fully as
terrible as In the war-stricken countries
ef Europe," aald B shop Vuylsteke, "and
Jl that Is needed to e'tevlate the condl- I
jllona there Is bread, seeds, water and i
good of all kinds. For four years there
.have been no crops and the Island la '
Kumlng into a veritable deeert" '
, The bishop aald that M.OOQ colored peo- i
k!e. U.WS Irid'ane and more than 1.000 1
piolltoder were In distress.
ealon's
For
Store itas
Saturday
It is true economy for every person in Omaha to
come here Saturday and supply their needs for the many
articles we have specially priced herein. Look over this
list of exceptional bargains. There is sure to be some
thing you want or will want in the near future:
11.09 Horllckg Malted Milk.... gTo
IS.TJ Horlick'a 'Malted Mllk...fa.T4
So Mentholatum , ... .14
tOe Ustertne ts
too Pompelan Massage Cream.
15c Energene .r....le
too Liquid Veneer and Pollshlig
Cloth, all for Se
too Vera f orm Rath Salt Is
2!o Allan a Foot leae 14
IBc Ilottle Red Wlnr (Iran Jul.ve. l . P4" TS
too D Mara Ben so In and Almond
Lotion ....as
16c D Mara Almond Soap, special.
at to
Don't mlsa this ocvortun'ty to
lay in a stock while It lasts
isc, 71l, White Rose Glycerine
Hoao ...f
I 20o ars Unscented Soap 11
10c Mavera Baby Hoao a
lOo Wniiama Shaving Soap.. II. So
J 11.00 Flvera Kac- Towder. all
15c Caatorta
11.00 Traxo
tic Tooth Hruahes
tls
..Ts
..10
Cigar Dept. Speci f
10c Prefsrenrla Cigars. Concha
else, Saturday a
10c Vlrsina Karl Cigars a
Kox of li 91 II
lOo Oeorge the 4th Cigar So
- Kox of to gaoi
Uo Moaart Cigara. t for ....85
aaa
ia lucasecaere Toilet Wster, all
odors , g
7e 4711 Toilet Waters, all odors.
. or , 4io
eoc xi gate's Toilet Waters,
odors ts
t.'-c I.ustrlte Nai F.namel 1
ISO How F"orv Roarrts .....go
lOo Cake Pumice Stone s
0c I' R Tube Co'd r-en....4
ftc Pond' Vanlnhlnr Cream.... le
10- Wanoue thampoo Baga, I
for 15e
tc Sanltal Tooth Paste or Powir
for ll
15c Farltal Face Cream li
tl.00 Stearns Hulr Remover. .. .gTo
xMkr Meelk for Clda.
Harden your system with Belt's ttne-frar-ltoncy;
It kills th cold germ. Cures
cuxh, ouly IRc. , All druggists.
rldvrrtiKcmt'nt.
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15th snd Farnsn Streets.
TKe THOMPSON-BELDEN STOlE
HOWARD AMD SIXTEENTH STREETS
A Corset Sale Extraordinary
Bctf inning Saturday, 8:30 A. M.
, CORSET SECTION THIRD FLOOR
Many of our customers have been waiting
for tuis sale, particularly those who have at
tended previous' Cornet sales at this store.
A SALE OF REAL VALUES
. 5SS from all the , popular manufac
tures. jfhoAiaye weakened hose support
ers, othem aip arifle soiled from showing,,
while the rDovitjaro in perfect condition,
but in brtlten sizes -J1 hence this sale:
, " t, J No apiJto rals No rctuns.
tJ.SO to $15 Corsets at - $3.69
" $4 50 to 6 j(orscts at - $2.69
$2.00 to $3.5(0 Corsets at $1.69
$1.00 to
cons lrr sectio
Corsets at 69c
mi) FLOOIt 8: SO A. M.
Saturday Is the Time
$2.00 and $3.50 Suitings,
Handsome 56-inch Fabrics
Saturday, $1.00 a Yard
Priced for quick Belling. Jnst satisfy yourself on
this point by looking around and making comparisons
before you do any buying.
Two Tables Piled High.
DRESS GOODS SECTION.
Beautiful Fall Hats
New for Saturday
Our Millinery Section is a-bloora with) all
the glorious colors of autumn, on hats of
exquisite charm and newness.
$10.00, $12 50, $15.00, $16.75,
$18.00, $21.75.
These hats are so exceedingly pretty, the new
shapes so attractive, and the values so unusual,
that they will sell rapidly.
Shapes and Materials Are the Best
Thompson, Belden & Co.
The Fashion
Center
of the
Middle West
Why Not Have
Your
Fall Apparel
For Labor Day?
Attractive Offerings
Tailored Suits,
$25.03 and $35.00
New Coats,
$16.50 and $25.00
Fall Dresses,
$19.50 and $25.00
These prices include
the charge for any al
terations. The name
Thompson, Belden &
Co., Reliable since
1886 is your assur
ance of the correctness .
of style and the relia
bility of the tailoring.
The Store
For Shirtwaists
100 "Waists, including silk,
chiffon, crepe de chine,
Georgette and lingerie,
waist values to $7.50
Final Qft
Clearing Z OK
Coiffure
Arrival
Clearance Sale
of Hair Goods
Closing out eale of all
our popular summer styles
at greatly reduced prices.
Making room for our Fall
goods, we will place on
sale these items. Note
price reductions:
20-Inch Switches of
fine Wavy Hair - 93
24-Inch Switches of
fine Wavy Hair, $?1.8U
28-Tnch Switches of
fine Wavy Hair, $2.83
All-around Transfor
mations of fine
Wavy Hair - - - 30e
All-around Transfor
mations of Nat
ural Wavy Hair, $5.43
Psyche Puffs of fin.
est French Cut
Hair - - - - $1.13
A New Bilk Umbrella
To go with your new Kail
suit. Our variety of blacks
and colors Is unusual attractiveness.
Persistence is the cardinal vir
tue in advertising; no matter
how good advertising may be
in other respects, it must be
run frequently and constant
ly to be really succcessful.
Ov ep-to-ete way ef heedlU very part ef a fcoUdiaf
opeeeUea krtafa eetlsf eotory reeult. te Horn Ovien.
Omaha. Ktbruu. Aocmrt 1. U14.
Beekere KMltr lon.lm.st Co.,
uaw. A.brefke.
AfUr wvcrml rui la th. home wblck n lea
1i 4 built for a we with to nr toet tt k.i
Mt our everr .tloi.n.o.
We eat oelr Mura4 kr year kalldlitf rnm.
e nlrh clan ua ballfullr aVad caaaluly er.
"P kw,ei. but Mint ell of the ,Uu, i
uli. nd bulldlof tMuinnlla, arrloe at a much
h.r wlce thaa w. eoa 4 har. axprcue ka4 tka
kuiliiBf km fcao4to4 aadw tk. .14 .rw.ia ot
waraie arckltaot. and eaetiaetara, ate.
W. are aaora-taaa wulalwd vltk tha arrrlM fra
rrard u. kacauaa rxallM that ka.e a t
tMulllul aad aabaiaattal hum. fcallt acctudinc to I
tb. kMt eaaatractloa BMthoe
We eladlir racunutMad yoar earvlca to aay aba mmimm
Mar elak ta Mare e aetitfaotorr Imnii. I
Slaaaralgr rovra. " "
(Slfaad) MR. AND MRS. J. II. KELLY.
TUs la oaly Oae ef a IVanr. Iiaktt ef Ztter wa kava I
eirea fnxa people foe whom wa kava kmlit Ibotmea.
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re in a position to draw your plans and give you definite assur
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