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Ik Use the telephone for Bee Want Ads. Tyler 1000 Seven trunk lines. Intelligent ad-takers. One Cent Per Word. The Daily THE WEATHER Snow; Colder VOL. XLVI NO. 164. OMAHA, TUESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 26, 1916. On Tralni, at Hottli. Niwi Standi, alt.. a SINGLE COPY TWO CENTS. J Omaha Bee GAS EXPLOSION PLAYS HAVOC AT FAMILYJEONION Three Persons Killed, Three Fatally Injured and Ten Seriously Hurt at Kim . ballton, la. FOUR NEBRASKA VICTIMS Children and Grand Children of """John Faaborg Had Gathered for Holiday Reunion. LEGS AND ARMS BROKEN Dcs Moines, la., Dec. 25. Three persons were killed, three probably fatally injured and ten others seriously injured when a gas plant in the home of John Faaborg, near Kimballton, la., exploded shortly before noon Sunday. The dead are: 1 JOHN NKLSON, 45, Kimballton. IDA FAABORG, 14. Kimballton. CHRISTINA FAABORG, 9, Kim ballton. Those probably, fatally injured arc: Anna Faaborg, 17, daughter of John, both feet amputated, internally injured. Axel Faaborg, 22, both legs broken, badly burned. Mrs. Faaborg, 24, Older. Neb., splinter of wood thrust through lungs. Seriously Injured: John Faaborg, 55, both legs broken. Mrs. John Faaborg, 44, both legs broken. Anton Faaborg, N'ysted, Neb., arm 'broken, badly burned. Mrs. Anton Faaborg, Nysted, Neb., badly burned and cut. Lydia Faaborg, 12, daughter of John, leg broken. Otto Faaborg, 7. son of John, leg jroken, one arm burned. ' Knud Faaborg, 13, son of Soren Faaborg, leg broken, one eye torn out. Infant son of Anton Faaborg, 15 months, both arms broken. The Faaborg family had gathered For a reunion over the holiday. .Two of the sons, with their families, hav ing come from Nebraska. . Others came to the reunion from about Elk horn and Kimballton, where most of them have farms. Nelson, one of those killed, had been called to repair the gas plant, which exploded. ' Four Boys Hold Up . Many Pedestrians' -. In Chicago Streets Chicago. Dec. 25. Christmas eve holdups spent a fast and furious forty-eight hours previous to the dawning of Christmas day. Four boys well dressed and apparently not over 17 years old executed nearly twenty robberies and obtained more, than $1,000, besides watches, rings, stick pins, and overcoats. -They used a small car and covered a wide range of territory. Three armed robbers held up Wil liam Rucker and searched him with out finding any money. Then, they took away the Christmas turkey he was carrying home and sold it to a pedestrian for $3. Then theyook the turkey away from the pedestrian again. Three other armed men showed a flash of Christmas spirit after they field up Dr. Benjamin Augustus. '. "Leave me something for car fare," he said. "I'm on a sick call. "Surf," one of the robbers replied; "here's half a Dollar. Merry Christ mas." The same band held up Henrj Lynch, getting $13, and later --Robert McCoustin reported being robbed of $8 by men who were apparently the same trio. "Just out getting our Christinas bonus," one observed," taking Mc Coustin's pocketbook. Woman Dies at Age Of Ninety-Seven Ailments incident to extreme old age, caused the death of Mrs. Mar garet Weather.be, 97, early Sunday morning at the home of her daugh er, Margaret Gaibreath, 2921 North Twenty-fifth street. Mrs. Weatherbe liad lived here for the last thirty years. Qpides her daughter there are 10 other Isurvivors, her husband hav- ng died many years ago. The Weather For Nebraska Probably 'snow, ;older; fresh to strong winds. For Iowa Increasing cloudiness, .villi snow; warmer in west portion. 1mperatnre at Omaha Yesterday. Hour. rw. m. 212 m 28 1 p. in 30 5 p. m 32 3 p. m 34 4 p. m 35 6 p. Ill 36 6 p. m 37 7 p. m 37 Comparative Local Records. 1916. 115. 1914. 1913. HlKhPHt yesterday 36 32 8 19 lowest yestorday .6 17 2 8 Mean temperature... 21 24 G 14 .'wlpltatlon 00 , -11 T Temperature and precipitation departures rem tho normal at Omaha since March I. and compared with the last two years: 'oruial temperature 24 i:xccns for the day...; ..... 3 I'wlsl excess since March 1 201 vernial precipitation , 03 inch iwllclency tor Ihe day 03 Inch I'utsl lalnfall since March 1 ... .10.36 inches iM.fklency since March 1 12. 73 Inche iK-ficlcncy lor cor. perloil, 1016. 3. 05 Inches Uclli lencv for cor. period. 1014. 3.27 inches "T" Indicates trace of precipitation. L. A. WELSH, Meteorologist. Extinct Species of Male Can Hire Himself in Omaha at r'zhty Per Here Is a Chance for Some Good Man to Annex Him- j self to a Gdod Job. I "1 want a male stenographer and am willing to pay $80 per month," were th- words of a man who ad dressed the co-operative employment bureau in the Welfare board rooms in the city hall. "What is it you want? asked Miss j O Hrien. "1 said a male stenographer $80 Dcr month." repeated the man. The humor of the situation, accord-1 reau of immigration of the United ing to Miss O'Brien, is thai male States Department of Labor, is co stenographers are becoming nearly operating with the Welfare board in extinct; that is, regular stenographers, this work. AUTO ON MONY TREE J MACHINE GUN IS -FOR MAYOR DAHLMAN i USED UPON SNIPERS Business Men of Omaha Pre sent Chief Executive With Handsome Closed Car. CHILDREN SURROUND TREE Three thousand people applauded enthusiastically when Mayor Dahl mau received a fine automobile as a Christmas present at the municipal celebration in the Auditorium Sunday evening, ix. i. luciuuic uiauc uic formal presentation on bchalt ot business men, who believe that the mayor is entitled to an automobile. r"We are out of the village class," said Mr. Metcalfe. "We respect the law, and we realize that if the mayor can't have an auto one way, he can in another way. It gives me much pleasure to present this splendid au tomobile to the-nayor of -our city." Mayor Accepts with Thanks. The mayor accepted the gift with a few choice words of appreciation, say ing: "This ca.- will not be marked 'official' nor 'unofficial,' but it will bJ marked 'the Dahlman car.' This Hud son sedan will be used to the credirtlTand said General Murguia had no this great city of ours. It will be used on errands of charity, as well as occasions ot pleasure. The automobile presentation came as a surprise to the audience and even to some of the mayor's close friends. To please the children, the car was brought in by Santa Claus. Muny Tree a Success. The third annual municipal Christ mas tree, under the auspices of the city commissioners, was a big suc cess. The Ancient Order of United Workmen band, under leadership of F. E. Woodard, gave, an interesting ryrogrtinrof-higli gradf-sHtilftio'nat be ginning with a march, "The National Emblem." N. S. Reeves of the band played a baritone solo, "The Palms," Miss Grace Pool sang "The Birthday of a King," and Henry W. Dunn sang "One Fleeting Hour." The Bur-gcss-Nash choir offered several sa cred numbers, and Walter Jardine, I jr., and tugene Ugleby rendered a violin duo. - Every boy and girl present received a sack of nuts, candy and fruit. Claude F. Bossie, Joseph B. McDonald and Charles A. Franke constituted the committee on arrangements. International" Diploma Mill Is Found at Chicago Chicago, Dec. 25. Recent indict ments by a state grand jury of several physicians and dentists for al leged issuing of spurious diplomas have been followed by revelations to federal authorities, it is said, which may lead to similar action by a federal grand jury. According to the evidence said to be in possession of United States district Attorney Charles V. Cline, an international diploma mill" is in operation, where men can purchase "diplomas" purporting to come from big universities in all parts of the world. Men in all walks of life are said to have been deceived by members of the syndicate, whose. operations are reported- to have been made to offi cials by one of its members. Months of investigation by government oper ators is declared to have .verified the admissions of the syndicate members. According to the federal authorities the alleged syndicate sell these spur ious diplomas from law, theological, medical, musical and other schools. It is said here that the evidence ob tained by the federal investigators will be placed before the federai grand jury. Windstorm Mars i Celebrations at Camps at El Paso L Paso, Texas., Dec. 25 A wind storm marred the. Christinas celebra tion in the army camps in this dis trict today, blew sand over the Christ mas dinners atnoon in the mess house and prevented many of the band con certs and outdoor celebrations from being held. Two hundred children from the families of JJie enlisted men at Fort Bliss and in the regular army camps, together with the children of soldiers with General Pershing's forces in Mexico were given presents at the Twentieth infantry tabernacle last night following a Christmas cantata in charge of Chaplin John Taxton of the Twentieth infantry. , Bag Containing Diamonds Lost in Xmas Crowds Mrs. Charles Thrush, 1823 Leaven worth street! lost her jewels Satur. day night in the rush of Christmas shoppers. Among the articles lost were a two-karat diamond ring, two one-half karat diamond rings, a wrist watch and 90 cents in change. They were in a leather purse. V She sa TV ' ' .e doing typewriting .id work, but they soon ' .her lines of work. O'Brien's department can t a' a male stenographer at $80 a rii .ith. This co-operative employment bu reau is endeavoring to serve employ ers and employed in all classes of work, from the most menial to skilled lines. Durum the first of the year the department will be transferred to permanent rooms in the court House building. The employment service, maintained ill connection with the bu- Third Kentucky Camp Near El Paso Fired on From Mex ican Adobe House ONE MEXICAN IS KILLED El Paso, Tex., Dec. 25. It wis re. ported at the camp of the Third Ken. tucky infantry today that at least J one of the Mexican snipers, who j fired on the First batallion of the rnirci Kentucky intantry, was Killed, while the machine gun belonging to the battalion was used to rout the snipers who were firing at the Ameri can army camp near the cement plant on the American side of the' Rio Grande. ' ' Carranza Consul Eduardo Sorinano Bravo said today he was making an investigation of the report that snip ers had fired on American troops from the Mexican side of the border last night. He said he had been In conference with General Jqse Mur- guia, the new commander in Juarez, knowledge of the sniping and added that he had no de facto troops sta tioned opposite the cement plant. Major H. H. Denhardt, command ing the First battalion of the Third Kentucky infantry at the cement plant, said the sniping started from the vicinity of the little adobe house which, was used by Francisco Ma- dero as his headquarters preceding the attack on Juarez by the-Madero forces on May 8, 1911. There were about ten snipers near this house, Major Denhardt said. As many more j opened fire from a-point above the house tm-tbe srde-of thrmouirtamT Brigadier General George Bell, jr., commanding the border division, said today he had received no report of any Mexicans having been killed by the machine gun fire. Three Women Win Bachelor Prizes At Dance Lottery Glen Carbon, 111., Dec. 25. Three "eligible" bachelors guaranteed "good providers," were won by three women at a matrimony lottery here this morning as the climax of a dance given by the Glen Carbon Bachelors' club. The names of the prizes and the holders of the lucky numbers, as given out by Carl Huffman, a mem ber of the club, are Joe Clenson, 35, coal miner, of Glen Carbon, who won Miss Maude Fletcher of Glen Car bon; Charles Hendricks, 38, marble worker, of Edwardsville, won by Miss Sarah Brown of Denver, Colo.; Joe Jiggers, -34, bartender, of Glen Car bon, won by Miss Rose Brown of Denver. The Misses Brown are sisters. They were not present at the draw ing, having sent their numbers, and names to two young women of Glen Carbon, who drew tot them. The question of marriage was lct to the couples themselves. One of the original three bachelors who offered themselves for the lot tery is said to have been taken down with a case of "cold feet" at the last moment and Joe Clenson volunteered to take his place. The numbers of the women were placed in a woman's hat and the names of the willing three men in a man's hat. They were drawn simul taneously by a small boy. Memorial Service For Mrs. Boissevain Held at Capitol Washington, Dec. 25 In .statuary hall of the capitol, memorial services were held today for Inez Milholland Boissevain, the young suffrage leader who died last month in Los Angeles, by the Congressional Union for wo man suffrage. Senator Sutherland of Utah, Representative Raker of Cali fornia, Miss Anne Martin of Nevada, national chairman of the woman's party and Miss Maud Younger of Cal ifornia were on the program for ad dresses. A memorial resolution was presented saying of the young suff ragist: "She met her death preaching the solidarity of women." Lassan Peak Emits Big Pillars of Smoke Redding, Cat., Dec. 25. Lassan Peak celebrated Chritsmas by emit ting today a great black pillar of smoke. Then the wind came up and whipped the smoke into a ring like a halo around the .op of the restless old mountain, which has been erupting at intervals since the spring of 1914. House tops here were covered with folks viewing the spectacle through field glasses even before they had opened their Christmas packages, SWISS REPUBLIC BACKS WILSON'S MOVE FOR PEACE Federal Council, in Note to All Warring Powers, Announc es Its Support of U. S. Chief's Appeal. HOPES FOR END OF COMBAT Little Neutral Nation Approves Attempt of President to Start Negotiations. ISLAND IN SEA OF WAR Washington, Dec. 25. Switzerland, in a note to all of the warring powers, has announced its support of Presi dent Wilson's appeal for a discussion of peace terms, saying it "would con sider itself happy if it could act in any, no matter how modest a way, for the rapproachment of the peoples now engaged in the struggle, and for a lasting peace." The note was sent to the belliger ents Friday by" the Swiss Federal Council, and Dr. Paul Ritter, minister of Switzerland here, presented a copy to the State department yesterday. Secretary Lansing made it public last night. Translation of Text. The translated text follows: "The president of the United Stales of America, with whom the Swiss Federal Council, guided by its warm desire that the hostilities may soon come to an end, has for a consider able time been in touch, had -the kindness to apprise the Federal Coun cil of the peace note sent to the gov ernments of the central and entente powers. In this note President Wil son discusses the great desirability of international agreements for the pur pose of avoiding more effectively and permanently the occurrence of catas trophes such as the one under which the peoples are suffering today. In this connection he lays particular strees on the necessity for bringing about the end of the present war. "Without making peace proposals himself or offering mediation, he con fines himself to sounding as to wheth er mankind may hope to have ap proached the haven of peace. Island in Sea of War. "The most meritorious personal initiative of President Wilson will find a mighty echo in Switzerland. True to the obligations arising from ob serving the strictest neutrality, united by the same friendship with the states oJ,both ,.warringKjf rouPMif. .powers, situated' like an . island amidst the seething waves of the terrible world war, with its ideal and material in terests most sensibly jeopardized and violated, our country is filled with a deep longing for peace and ready to assist by its smalt means to stop the endless suffering caused by the war, brought before its eyes by daily con tact with the interned, the severely wounded and those expelled, and to establish the foundations for a bene ficial co-operation of the peoples "The Swiss Federal Council is therefore glad to seize the oppor tunity to support the efforts of the president of the United States. "It would consider itself happy if it could act in any, no matter how mod est a way, for the rapproachment of the peoples now engaged in the strug gle and for reaching a lasting peace." Pope Likes Wilson's Note. Rome, Saturday, Dec. 23. (Via Paris, Dec. 25.) Pope Benedict, ac cording to report today, in speaking to Cardinal Gasparri, papal secretary of state, regarding President Wil son's note to the belligerents, said: "It is a document showing the honesty, justice and far sightedness of the American president." Sweden Will Also Act. Paris, Dec. 25. A Havas' dispatch from Berne says it is believed in certain circles there that the Swedish government is about to approach the belligerents on the subject of peace in the same way as the Swiss presi dent. British Capture Turkish Position East of ElArish London, Dec. 25. Following up their victory against the Turks in the capture of F.I Arish, ninety miles east of the Suez canal, the British forces in Egypt have captured a strong Turkish position at Maghda dah, twenty miles to the southeast Of El Arish, taking some 1,100 prisoners, two guns and quantities of war ma terial, the war office announced to day. "A full report from Maghdadah is not at hand. The total captures are now 1,130 prisoners, at least two guns and a large quantity of arms and war material. The enemy's casual ties were considerable. Our airplanes conilnue to harass the enemy." Pope Pleads for Peace In Christmas Speech Rome (Via Paris), Dec. 25. Pope Benedict made a plea for peace in his address at the Christ mas receptin to the Sacred Col lege. Referring to the message of Bethlehem, the pope said that good will amongst men was the essential condition toward obtaining "That just and durable peace, which must put an end to the horrors qf the present war," The pope urged those in power to bear the voice of the Sacred Col lege appealing to them to arrest the destruction of the oeooles and I to open their ears to the admoni tion of the Father of the Christian family seeking to pave the way to justice and peace," DIPLOMATS WHO WILL RECEIVE ANSWER TO PEACE NOTE These American diplomats conveyed the German peace terms to the allies and will probably transmit the answer. Walter Hines Page is the American ambassador to the Court of St. James, David R, Francis is American am bassador to Russia, Thomas Nelson Page is American am bassador to Italy and William G. Sharp is American am bassador to France. -"w jt "4w rjr Vase, mmmm m0' MAN, WOMAN AND ' " CHILD FOUND DEAD Bodies of Farmer, His Wife and Infant, Discovered in House. No Evidence of Violence. WILL EXAMINE FOR POISON Sidney, Neb., Dec. 25. (Special Telegram.) The bodies, of Ffcd Thompson, aged his wifet 22, and their '-months-old baby weri fbund this morning in the Thompson farm house, three miles northeast of Dal- ton, Neb. ' Thompson was in town Saturday and reached home at 9 o'clock that night. The bodies were found by Thompson's hired man. There were no marks of violence on the bodies and there was nothing to indicate the nattrre of death. Thompson's money was untouched. Drs. Manter and Hedlund, in the absence of Coroner Jack Parks, held a postmortem and scut the visceras to Lincoln, where an examination will be made at the office of the state chemist to ascertain the presence of poison. Hundred Christmas Packages Destroyed By Sunday Blaze Between seventy-five and one hun dred Christmas packages were de stroyed at 1:30 Sunday afternoon in a fire which broke out in the forwarding room of the American Express com pany in the east end of the Union sta tion. Damage to the building is esti mated at $500, but General Agent W. S. Warner said he could not estimate the value of the Christinas parcels destroyed. When the lire broke out $75,000 in silver bullion consigned by the American Smelting and Refining company for shipment to New York, stood on a truck in front of the build ing. It was quickly hauled to a place of safety- Lincoln Elks Play Kris Kringle Role (Xrom a Staff norrsspondfint.) Lincoln, Dec. 25. (Special.) For the seventh consecutive year Lincoln Elks played Santa Claus to about 4,000 children of the city and dis tributed gifts of candy, toys and other things to a crowd at the city audi torium. The kids were entertained by sev eral acts from the Orphcum and Lyric theaters and with motion pictures. In the evening one of the most elaborate municipal Christmas tree programs was given at the state house grounds, on the north side, where music was the chief feature. Steps winding to the third story .balcony had been built, up which a Christmas chorus climbed. A thirty-foot tree was the centerpiece, while numerous I smaller evergreens made a small tor ! est below. These were brilliantly dec orated with electHclights. Accidentally Shot While Out Hunting Pigeons . Shot accidentally by Frank Restova ! of Chicaso. his life-long friend', Mike Constantino, a leather work of 1120 North Sixteenth street, is at St. Jos eph's hospital, where Tuesday his left foot will he amputated. Constantino and Restova were on a hunt for pigeons Sunday in the rail road yards at Fifteenth and Clark streets. Contantino was on one side of a string of box cars and Restova was on the other. Restova attempted to pass a shot gun between the cars to Constantino and in some way it was discharged. JR FRANCIS FIGHT RENEWED IN EAST WAHACHIA Petrograd, Report Says Rou manians and Russians Lost Ground at Some Points TEUTONS TAKE ISAKTCH Petrograd, Dec. 25. (British Ad. miralty, per Wireless via London.. Renewed heavy fighting is m progress fii eastern Wallachia, today's war of fice statement announces. The Rou. manians were forced to yield ground at some points and the Russians lost a height north of the Buzeu-Rimnik road, but repulsed all other attacks. The evacuation of Tultcha and lsak tcha in Dobrudja is announced. At temhpest by Austro-Hungariint roops to recapture heights occupied by the Russians north of the Uzul valley were repulsed sanguinarily, the Rus sians capturing two gun and more than 2U0 prisoners. teutons Attack Bridgehead. Berlin, Dec. 25. (By Wireless to Sayville.) Field Marshal von Mack ensen's Dobrudja army, after captur ing Isaktcha on the Danube, has be gun an attack on the bridgehead of Matchin, in the northwestern corner of .Dobrudja province, to which the Russo-Roumanian forces have retreat ed, army headquarters announce to day. Regarding operation on the "Front'of Prince Leopold of Bavaria Austro-Hungarian outposts repulsed several Russian attacks near Lysiet, southwest of Stanilau (Oalicia). Activity on Italian Front. Rome, Sunday, Dec. 24. (Via Lon don, Dec. 25.) The war office today issued the following statement regard ing military operations on the Austro Italian front: "Between St. Elvio and Gardat there were artillery actions which were rather more violent than else where lin the Tonalc and Ledro val leys. We shelled Home transport col umns on the Pasubio and in the upper Astico basin. "On the Julian front a thick mist interfered with artillery activity. Un der the cover of this mist, enemy pa trol reached by surprise our positions on pint 86, southeast of Gorizia. They were driven off and left some prison ers in our hands. "On the Carso some encounters be tween patrols occurred. During the evening the enemy shelled Jdonfal cione and point 144 with great vio lence but was soon silenced by bur artillery." French Repulse Attack. Paris, Dec. 25. The war office to day, issued the following statement regarding military operations on the French front: "On the right bank of the Meuse (Verdun front) the activity of the ar tillery was maintained at a rather live ly rate in the region of Louvemont and Les t hanibrettes. "The night was calm on the re mainder of the front," Three Are HeldUp; Two Lose Cash, Bit One Has Nothing Three holdups have been reported to the police. Andrew Riuglc, Ox ford hotel, was held up at Tenth and Davenport streets, by two men who relieved him of $20 in cash and a watch. Two bandits held up Joe Richey and George I. De Force, Globe hotel, at Twelfth and Capitol. Richey lost a watch and fob and De Force lost $1.25. Ben Klaiinan, 2714 Franklin street, was stuck tip at Twenty-sixth and Franklin. He had nothing V and he lost nothing. CHRISTMAS FOR OMAHA COMES IN A DOUBLE HEADER Holiday Begins on Saturday Night and Buns Over Until ', Late on Monday Evening. .,. EVERYBODY TAKES A HAND Great Celebration With Much Real Enthusiasm by All the Citizens. DAYS AND NIGHTS BUSY Christmas in Omaha was a very merry Christinas.. It was a sort of double Christmas this year, coming right after uSnday, and the activities and festivities were spread over two days. t . . Some folks celebrated Christinas eve Saturday evening and others Sun day evening. The activities of the churches were also distributed over the two days. It was a "white Christmas," too. A mantle of snow covered' the ground and roofs, but it was just enough to give the white effect without being of a depth to be inconvenient. Everything Was Good, Thank You. The Omaha stores report an un precedented business, so Santa Claus was extra generous this year. And the charity organizations reported that they had never before given away so much clothing and food and fuel as this year. No poor family whose wants were known went unsuflplied. Many of the churches had special services on Sunday and - the choirs sangt specially prepared Christmas anthems and carols, with their mes sages of "Peace on Earth, Good Will to Men. !-, , Churches Observe Day. Many of the churches held services Sunday afternoon and had no evening service. Some of the churches held their Sunday school celebrations with Christmas tree and candy and oranges on Sunday evening. Host of them held these exercises last evening and some will hold them tonight. In the Catholic churches masses were celebrated yesterday at various hours from 6 a. in. to 11 a. m. Arch bishop Bishop Harty presided at the 11 o'clock mass in St Cecilia's cathe dral and preached his first sermon in Omaha. .! r . A midnight mass was held in the convents and the Creighton borne for working girls. . 1 tov Two Nlfhtt Til Santa. Santa had his big work distributed over two nights. Little "lack" Nu gent reported that Santa Claus filled his stocking twice and he found ores-' ents both Sunday morning and Mon day morning. So did many other Omaha kiddies, and they are said to be "strong" for the double holiday. The big dinner was. of course, the great event of the day. But there were other delights. The theaters were filled to capacity and the moving picture houses had all the patronage they could attend to. Skating was popular. The bodies of water in the parks and elsewhere had their crowds of gliding merrymakers. It was a good, bracing day for long walks and many were seen taking such healthful exercise for "that feeling of fullness after eating." Some even got out their automobiles. ' . , , ' . The weather was cloudy, though the sun almost struggled through several times. . - ' .' Altogether it was a fine Christmas in this land of plenty. Taking of Torreon By Villa Confirmed San Antonio, Tex., Dec. 25. A mes sage confirming the report of the cap ture of Torreon by Villa forces was received today by General Funstm from Brigadier General George Bell, commanding American forces at El Paso. After his successful attack against the Coahuila stronghold Villa is reported to have gone eastward to attack Monterey. El Paso, Tex., Dec. 2a. A report was received here today by an Ameri can known to be close to Francisco Villa that he had captured San Pedro De Las Colonias,, northeast of or reon, yesterday. Villa was said to have captured 1,100 de facto troops when he took this town, which was the birthplace of Francisco I. Madero. Carranza officials claim to have no in. formation about taking of thistown. Henry F. Farney, Noted ' . Artist and Author, Dies Cincinnati, O., Dec. 25.-Henry F. Farny, aged 71 years widely knwon . author and painter, died here Mon day in a hospital. He had been ill for several weeks, of ailments inci-. dent to advancing age. Mr. Farny -. won world wide recognition as an artist of unsual merit by his paint inga of famous Indian chiefs. When you have some thing which has outliv ed its usef ullness to you A small Want-Ad in the For' Sale column of The Bee will quickly sell it. A great many people read these ads every day in search of some par ticulap article. Perhaps you . have it. .'"'' ' ' Call Tyler 1000 today A competent tW-taktr will-'