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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-08-06
SECRETARY WATERMAN RESIGNS
He Will Take Secretaryship at the
Capital Of His Native State.

Mr.. G.. A. Waterman has tender
ed his resignation as secretary Of the
Chamber Of Commerce. having been
elected secretary Of the Board Of
Trade Of Baton Rouge. La. Mr.. Wa
terman's last two years Of residence
In his native State were spent at
Baton Rouge as editor of daily
newspaper that occupied the journal
istic leadership i'm Gov. Blanchard's
fight for assessment reform in the
Pelican State in 19O5-'O6. While he
expresses deep regret at the pr8sl
pective severing of very many delight
ful relations here, he could not Ne
sist the temptation to "go home, -
especially at an attractive increase Of
salary.
Il hope" said he. that my stay at
Sumter has been of value here. PEN
sacolians wrote-to- Baton Rogue that
Pensacola was still getting cumula-
tive profits from my efforts there. i
hope Sumter will say as much next
year. for I go back to my native State
better equipped for the work there
because Of my experience with other
people within our common country.
In Sumter / have learned much that
will be OF value to me I'm Louisiana,
and the delightfulness OF life here
will remain always one of my pleas
ATTEST memories"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-08-06
Death

Mrs Mary EppersOn, wife of Mr..
w. II. EppersOn, died at Q =. NJ.
Thursday at the home of her daugh-
ter, Mrs. G. e. Mccormack, on East
denly i'll last Sunday afternoon while
spending the day. Her condition was
serious from the first and there was
little hope of recovery from the time
she was stricken. Mr.. Epperson, who
was visiting his daughter, Mrs. Gil
more in UniOntown, Pa, and other
members of the famlyywere summon
ed and reached her bedside before the
end came.
Mrs. EppersOn was siXty-four years
old 'and had lived in this city since
early childhood, her parents having
come to Sumter to make their home
when she was only arfew years old
She is survived by her, husband, four
daughters, Mrs. Jas. III. Dawes, of
Philadelphia, Mrs. G. f.. Mccormack,
of this city, Mrs. f. Boas, of Lans-
downe. Pa, and Mrs G. ID. Gilmore,
OF UniontOwn, Pa, one son, Mr.. John
ID. Epperson, of this city, and one
sister Mrs. Neill O'Donnell, of this
city.
Mrs. Epperson was a devout and
faithful member of st. Anne's Cath
olic Church of which she was the
Oldest member in length of member
ship, having been connected with il
since the establishment of the first
Catholic mission in this city.
She was a woman of broad charity
and the suffering and needy had in
her friend who was ever ready with
sympathy and substantial aid to min
lister to their needs. She will be
sadly missed by large circle OF
friends, but she will be mourned by
none more sincerely than by those
| who have been the recipients of hel
unOstentious bounty.
The funeral services were held a
10 o'clock Sunday morning at st
Anne's Catholic Church.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-08-06
FARMERS UNION MEETING.
Large Crowd in Attendance on Meet
ing at OswcSO Friday.

The Farmers Union meeting for
Sumter county which was held at
OS"ego Friday is reported to have
Deen one Of the most largely at
'ehded and most Interesting meetings
OF the county union which has been
held since its s6rganization. Talks
were made by MTssrs. T.. w. Dabbs.
f. y. Wclch, RIM. Cooper and Leigh
Con w. Warren (which were listened
to with .attenti0h.
A numbertof Important resolutio--
were passed and ether matters we.
discussed informally.
Dig dinner was served, Whi
proved a most delightful feature .r
the day. - 49,
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-08-06
City Pays Claim I'm Stone Case.

The city authorities of Florence
have closed the contention over the
stone case by the payment of $4,000
and 500 interest To the parent OF
the child who was injured by being
burned in Il fire that was left by one
of the street gangs in ditch that
was being filled by rubbish. The
child was awarded damages in the
amount of $4,000 and the city has
fought it as far as possible and then
was not i'm a position to pay when
the fight was over, because the city
in always strapped The parents OF
the child were given notes for $1,000
payable in October. November and
peCember.-F'lorence Times.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-08-06
SCALDS PROVE FATAL.
Harold StackhOuse Succumbs In Flor.
Gnce Hospital.

Florence, Aug. Harold Stack
house, 16-months- old child Of II. Lacy
Stackhousc, of Mullins. died at a Flor
ence hospital this morning from
burns. An older sister the afternoon
before had upset IA pot of boiling tea
on the baby. The child was so badly
bring II to the infrmary here. On its
arrival DR.. Mcleod told the gparents
that there was no hope for, pife for
more than an hour or two.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-08-06
BANK DOUBLES CAPITAI.
stockholders Of Peoples Bank Vote
to Increase Capital To SiOO, 900.

O increaSc Ndpntdi I'D $IOO,OOO.
meeting of the stockholders OF
the Peoples Bank was held at noon
Monday TO consider a resolution adopt
ed by the directors. at a recent meet
Ing. suggesting the increase of the
capital stock of the bank from $780,
900 to 100000. The suggestion met
with the unanimous approval of the
stockholders present at the meeting,
practically all of the stock being
represented I'm the meeting. A reso-
luton was adopted ordering the in
crease or the stock to 100000. stock
holders being permitted to subscribe
Tor new stock In an amount equal to
one-haif OF their present holdings and
the remaining one-half OF the new
stock will be offered to the public
The stock of the bank now has an ac-
tual value in excess of 1875 and the
new stock will be sold at 1876. The
bank has cash surplus OF al out
nine thousand dollars and q banking
house that has a market value of at
least ten thousand dollars more than
IL cost the bank. The new stock
Will be disposed OF without trouble.
Tor the present stockholders stand
ready to subscribe for all the new
STOCK In the event that the portion set
aside for the public Is not PROMPTLY
taken. 1t has been the policy of the
bank since ii was organized to have
the stock as widely distributed as DOS
sible among a large number of stock
holders and 1t is in pursuance Oh this
| policy that one-half of the new Is
sue has been set aside for new
stockholders who may desire to be-
come connected with the Peoples
Bank.
The Peoples Bank liz the youngest
bank I'm the city-having been or
ganized I'm September. 1910. and H.
record has been one Of steady growth
and prosperity. The increase in cap
velopment Of the business Of the banR
and the need of more money To sup
ply the legitimate requirements Of lis
patrons The business record of tn,
bank is the b&st possible assuranc,
that the increase In capital will b'
followed by more rapid growth an,
Pr""' iperity.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-08-06

zell, FOR seevral days before return.
ing to Georgia. He reports crops in
MS home community to have beer
good when he left there and labor
conditions vry favorable this season.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Wilson and
daughters. Misses Ruth and Gertrude
and their guest, Miss Covington, of
Marion, were in the city Saturday.
MI. and Mrs. G. L. Stubbs have re-
turned 10 the city after q delightful
stay at Wrightsville.
Mr.. w. A. Thompson Is able to be
out and at business again, having to
a great extent recovered from the cut
OF an oyster shell on his foot during
his recent cruise to Norfolk.
Miss Selena Bethea has returned
from a vacation spent at Wrightsville
Beach, y. c.
Mr.. and ars. c. b. Higgins left
this evening for a weeks visit to
rslatives In ThOmasville, Ga.
Miss f. w. Mclean has returned to
the city after spending her holiday in
a trip to Texas and the Rocky Noun
tain States. She will teach in the
Sumter County summer school, which
opened Monday.
A party consisting of Misses Mary
and Annie Purdy, Miss Emma Baker
and Mr.. c. S. Anderson left Satur-
day for a stay in the mountains of
North Carolina. They will be joined
later by Messrs. s. NJ. Mcleod and
James Cuttino. The party will be
chaperoned by Mrs. r.. O. Purdy.
Mr.. w. A. McIlwaine has gone to
Brevard. to spend the rest of the
summer.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-08-06
Wins High Honor.

Miss Lilly Gregg, of this city. a
graduate of the 1913 class from the
Girls High School; has won the four
year scholarship to Wintll.. ....
lege offered by the Fed, .l..n ..
Women's Clubs for South .....
which was open To the VIII -.,.r.
This high honor shows well ..l ~
Gregg and the training she p-. r,.
ceived at the city, schools.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-08-06
The Summer School.

The summer school for sumter
county opened on Monday wuh g.
gratifying enrolment for the Gist
day. The schedule for the dav.e work
is as follows:
English: 800 to 9.45.
Primary Methods: 9.45 to 100.
Arithmetic: 1890 to Ills.
Writing: 11.15 to -.
Rrecess: 1900 to 1910.
Algebra: 1910 TO 12.4O.
Writing: 12.4O to l.
If any Of the alumni Of the city
schools or any. member of last years
high school may desire to continue
their work in writing, they will be
permitted to take this course at the
summer school
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-08-06

The funeral services over the re-
mains of Mrs. Mary \. Epperson, were
conducted Sunday morning at ST.
Anne's Catholic Church, which was
filled with the sorrowing relatives
and friends Of the deceased. and were
concluded at the grave in the Cath
Ollie cemetery, where the body was
laid in its last resting place. The
services were conducted by the Rev.
Father H. T.. Forde and were most
solemn and impressive.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-08-06
Marriage.

The clerk Of court was palled TO
the residence OF Mrs. G.. ". Clyde Sat
urday afternoon to perform the mar
rage ceremony. uniting Mrs. G.. II.
clyde and Mr.. w. .. Exum as man
ana wife. Both OF the parties are
We'll known I'm this city.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-08-06

Prof. Carhcrry, of Winthrop Col
leg", who spent several days i'm this
county last week assisting Miss Lem
mon in canning demonstrations for
the tomato clubs, stated that the
finest and most prolific tomatoes h,
has seen this year were those of Miss
Allen, who lives near Second Mill.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-08-06

The court house lawn is being in
jured by pedestrians making paths
across the grounds, which dctract
very much from the looks of the lawn
and at the same time have been turn
ed into runways for the water during
the recent heavy rains. causing some
damaging il.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-08-06
Death Of an Infant.

the little week old daughter of Dr.
ana Mrs. g. =. Kingsmorc died SAT-
urday morning. The funeral services
were held at $50 o'clock Sunday af-
tcrnoOn.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-08-06
New Nnr-- Cnfl

BishopVille is worl 4. t. .r-anize
n tobacco warehouse .....-r. md TO
have tobacco mark . t..l town
next season.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-08-06

license To marry has been issud
to Isaac Davis and Ella s,Aaster of
Rembert.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-06-18
THE WHEELING CONVENTIONS
STORY OF THE FIRST
WHEELING CONVENTION
WAITMAN T. WILEY.

Tbs famous leader OF the conserva-
i've element In the Wheeling COny, n
tiuns was born on Bufalo creek. Monon-
81 Ia county tn"w Marion county, Oc-
on iarni. NJ the age ~ Il. he en-
tered Madison college tuow ALLEGHENY
,1Aestj. from which he graduated ia
study 80 law In W.llsburg under the
urguished Philip Doddri dye ard MAS
admitted L. the bar IN September 1874
IL iintne diately took up the practice OF
law at MorgantUwn
:, Ia lS5+ he was united Ia marriage to
c.atsi. In 1910 r. was an elector on
Ia. Harr Son-TylcT ticket. from 1871 TO
lNa- wts cierN of the county and circuit
courts of law and ChauC-fN OF Monon-
s!n ,"h~utGii"'hl convention ia lS5U-
1881. lie was the Whig candidnte for
congress from hl@ district IN 1852 and
WING candidate tor lieutenant governor
~ 1919: m lss" he was n delegate 10 the
invention that nominated Bell and
Everett FOR president and vic. president:
Was member OF the Virginia conyen-
ti"n of 1861 ana voted against the or
diuance Of secession
In the memorable Wheeling conven-
ti.ns which ended with the formation
of West Virginia, he was one Of the
most prominent actors lie WAS not
opposed t. the fpt nation of n new state
hut consistently advised slow and care
eloquent John =. Carlisle were the two
leaders or tn" convention. Both were
IN favor Of practically the ar.e action
but on the question of methods they
led two widely varying factions. The
ultimate result was 4 compromise in
Incorporated.
Following the formation Of the re-
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-06-18

id"nt. giving 3. his personal attention
uL'u i>EJ.
l>ii. member ~ 'ho city council ~
Wheeling
l>',. represented This county in
The Virginia legislature
1913. reelected 10 the same body
1851. Il member ~ m" Virginia con
vrrtion ~ Richmond and voted and
srok" against y. Same year took a
prominen' part IN In" Wheeling con
ycn'ious
i>fa. member 90 the West Vir.
GINA Sena'"
l>if. delegate 70 tho baltimore con
yeniion that nominated Lincoln and
Johnson
l>f1. president 90 tho board Of
trustees Wheeling Femal" Academy.
lNf5 70 1855. represented This dis.
'rict In N" Thirty ninth and Fortio-h
toug-"-srS.
1877. secretary 81 the Wheeling
Iron and Nail Company
49,. lay delegate 90 " = General
Conference" boo Broohlyn. y. y.
1874. president 90. the Pit's burgh.
Wheeling * Kentucky Railroad
lN'n. re idcu' of Pa" German Bank
OF Whcoiuc
1850. do'"Ea'" 20 'ho Republican Va.
foHal Convention ~ Chicago
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-06-18
CALLED TO ORDER BY c. o. HUB
BARO-DR. J. w. MOSS PRESI-
DENT.
ONE PARTY FOR IMMEDIATE
AcTIoN-CONSERvATIvES
FAVOR DELAY.
JOHN 6. CARLISLE AND WAITmAN
7. WILEY. LEADERS OF
TWO FACTIONS.

Tho opening prayer was delivered
by Rev. Il. l.aishley. ~ Mononralia
county.
Tn" couN pntion was called 10 order
by Chester II Hubbard. 81 Ohio coun-
~. on Wbos'. motion William B Zinn.
az Preston county. vas named tempo
rdry chairman. George r. Latham,
OF TaN Tor county. vas named tempo
rary secretary. At the afternoon ses.
sion DR. J ". Moss. OF Wood county.
Mas named permanent president and
". VI. Dent. of Nonorgalia. Colonel
Waggercr. Of Nason and q. L. cram.
mcr. OF ONO. were appointed perma-
nent secretaries.
President Moss addressed the con
vention, stating that the object was
10 consider IN" unhappy condition OF
the country and 10 deliberate calmly
on the position western Virginia was
10 assume I'm This momontous crisis.
The first address by delegate was
mad" by General Jackson. of Wood
county. who declared that tho time
Tor taking action on the division ~
IN" state had not yet arrived and "a
vorCd delaying action until after the
fourth Thursday in MAY. When the
vote provided FOR hv the Richmond
convention would show how many
counties would consent 20 dissolve
their connection with Virginia.
John = carlisle. ON "A hose Initiative
'h" convention WAS held. and who
vas destined 20 become its dominant
figure. replied 10 General Jackson.
iaNoring immediate action that should
be- final and decisive. W T Wiley
vas he next spe aker and agreed with
General Jackson
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-06-18
Carlisle For Statehood

TUcsdlv's session was opened with
prayer b. the Rev. ". smith The ad-
dresses made soon showed that there
were two distinct classes among the
delegates. one class vas ready to
vote for the immediate and unqualified
division Of tho state. however violent
and revolutionary il might seem.
! hos" delegates and their adhcrents
gave expression TO their sentiments nv
marching tErou-h the streets CARRYING
banners inscribed New Nircinia. Now
or Never" They had a powerful lead.
"r In the fiery and eloquent Carlisle.
who. smartinE from the injustice and
cor;umelv inflicted upon him a. m"
Richmond convention. raised his deep
vote" 20 the very h'ich's of rcvohu-
tionary fcrvor. tits Ian was To imme-
diately adopt a constitution and form
81 government for the counties ropr,-
scented and proceed 20 IN the Offic.s
by temporary appointment. This was
popular idea with the masses and II
h"cam" almost perilous 10 oppose H.
To DO so, subjected The obiccror 10 i'm
puta'.ous Of di-ioyalty
The minority under tho leadership
~ Mailman T WILEY. OF MononraIia
county. were opposed - prccip.'ate &C
'.on and fOr'SaN th" ultimate failure
.cf any movement that should "Nce.d
rho limits 90 constitutional authority
They argucd that the convention was
mercy au Informal meeting - the poo
pic. 'hat its action could h1v" no Legal
fore" and That th. federal government
could NOT recognize r. state created in
such IN unprecedented and Iucousti-
tu'iortl manner.
These widely contrasting opinion
v'r" harmouI'i tu some extent hy
'ho report az On" committee on state
and federal relations. adopted llt" cr
fnr third DAYS so4e.on THIS report
condemned fh. acts of fl' ....e-iuu
convention held 20 richmond and ro
ti.R'd ir detail tlr rri't arco- ~ west
..r0 Virginia
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-06-18

Chester n Hubbard was horn IN
IIamden. Connecticut. November 20.
1914. The family removed - near
Pittsburgh in IN" spring ~ ISL. and
Ia Wheeling IN March. ISL? He was
associated with his father i'm III" brick
and lumber business for sCvorak
wears. n" prepared fo~ college and
entered Wesleyan University. a. Md
dletown. ronnecticut. in i>&". Eradu-
ating as valedictor!an Of tho class NJ
lN4" From mat time until his 70
tirement shortly before his death in
1891. he was IuCes sanity busy.
He became one OF the foremost lead
ers 81 the Union cause iu West Vi--
ginia. and called The first Wheeling
convention - order. lin also tooa q
leading par m All IN" events %. all
tho Wheeling conventions To IS
survived hy Two sons. Hon William
=. Hubbard and .. r. Hubbard. and
one daushto-. Mrs J. Z BRADY. ali OF
This vicinity.
Following is a brie, chronology Of
his life.
In lumber business IN Wheeling un-
III organization OF hank of Wheeling
IN lS'2. when he Was elected i's pre-.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-06-18
Washington Hall

Tho hall stood 30 N" corner Of Market
ari TW-'ft streets
Washington Hall was first opened 10
the public IA g." winter Of iSS2-a. with
t grand banquet lclt .. celebrate TIE
completion of fIe D. - -. railroad from
baltlmnr" To- Nhs.Lag
Tie .aTi'ttcr work was done 10y Luke
Nov Of Jams, ~" brick work hy Johu W
AMI -. w Boring the iron work los J 4
T. tiaEE~- a." stone work by Joseph
f"ll'N. e." Iitst~riu- 10y John Downs
anu t.-r 'NcaA"tluE hN smith =. Guodiue.
IT." Bal. VAS destroyed ~ fige Now
enir'r 80. 49,. \ ttav,i.uE salesman
fof "a Fhilad' Ipi.a firM lost his life
Whiie - ile To- rescue Masonic property
from ih' Masonic lodge rooms on the
tf.td floor. IT," House Of Delegates
VS. ~ session here. AZ toe time aud WAS
compelled fn move % the court house.
IT," ~~f.at". which was 90 session 10 the
"iu cry .t... next DOOR - Was lin Ctou
hAI. moved o. tie oh dining room OF
o." Nri.Ir House SIhSeT gertly. s.s-
si"r~ w'.e ."ii 90 LluSly Institute
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-06-18

USED TO CUT ~ sprr.r ~ H.tr
TO MAKE EEACT
CHANCE
WHY srCV rBTrrg WHIT Up AM
Down WITH pRDUuTgs
OF DIS EhsT
HUMOROUS STORY TON "a r.
GARD TO TIM FHrCE
or HACpN
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1913-11-13
La tragedia balkanica
Ell CUARTO ACTO

Paris Turqu1a, despues de haber
recobrado la Tracia sin disparar un ii
ro, Sc propone hacer do propio con las
islas del Egeo Dice que sin elias, la en-
trada de los Dardanelos y las costas
del Asia Menor correr1an serios peii
gros. Tiene orillas del Martha 100000
soldados, 'nizams" de primera Inca
en- su mayor1a. Y amenaza los griegos
con enviarlos a Macedonia.
Bulgaria. que dif1cilmnte renuncio d
Kavala a la peninsula calc1dica, apro
vecharia la OCCASION para lanzarse a una
guerra nueva. Grecia no podr1a con
tar con sus aliados servios, ocupad1si
mos en- sofocar la temible insurrecci0n
de Albania SPresenciara ell mundo una
cuarta campana ballanica iEntrare-
mos en- otro acto de esa tragedia espan
tosa, pesadilla de los pac1ficos y asom>
bro de los guerreros?
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1913-11-13

\ que Sc conseguira, despues de TO-
90 81 Ell cuarto acto comienza termina
es muy possible que todos los preblos
combatlentes queden 10 mismo ol1e an.
tes de la primera guerra. .Hov. Ia he,
gemonla ballNanica es para servios. gr;e,
gos romanos. Los encarnizados enc
mlgos hlstorlcos que son Turquia v
Bulgaria, Sc unen contra ellos. iSeris,
absurdo Greer que nuevas batallas i'm
pondrla un Convenio mas, donde La,
fronteras fuesen rectifcadas seg1n Ct
caprlcho de los vencedores illtimos9
La guerra de los Balkanes prueba cue
es impossible ell aplastamiento defnitiyo
de una naci6n. Vanamente Sc Ia de
rrotara, Sc la blopueara, sc ocupara 81,
capital, Sc destruira su comercio. r,
mternacionailismo superior 4 todas las
reslstenclas nacionales impone sls leves.
III mundo, pese a las fronteras erizadas
oe canones, pese a los, aranceles. pese
los odlos ficticios avivados Dor los
Xenof0bos,, es un cuerpO tlnico, un or
Sanlsmo glgantesco con miembros one
son naciones, con v1sceras cue son ciu.
dades, con venas que son los infnitos
trenes que Sc arrastran por la terra
los mnumerables buques que navegan
por ell mar
La muerte de uno de esos miembros
ell aniquilamiento de una de esas v1sce.
ras, la rotura de una de esas venas eau
sarla un trastorno immense. La catas
trofe parcial Sc tota1izar1a rapidamente.
La 9uelga forzosa de millones de hom-
bres, la quiebra de cientos de Bancos.
la desaparici0n del dinero, medroso
slempre, la elevation del coste de la vi
ola, la miseria universal, con su cohorte
Gle revoluciones sociales, ser1an la con
secuencia del triunfo de unos pueblos
sObre OtrOs.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1913-11-13

Dias pasad0s, un peri6dico panger-
manista publicaba una vision anticipa
da de la guerra franco-alemana en- qun
tantOs Green.
De noche, silenciosamente, zarparian
de sus aerodromos los enormes "zeppe,
lines y Sc dirigirlan F'rancia.
Primero, volar1an entire nubes, ocul
tandose a la luna 4 las luces de la tie
ira. LuegO descenderlan lentamente. ne
gros, callados, pavorosos y Sc niece
r1an sobre las grandes estaciones de fe
rrocarriles y sobre los puentes cuya des
trucci6n desjarretar1a 4 Francia, i'm
pidiendola ponerse Ell pie, acudir la
frontera, rechazar la invasion de las
hormigas negras, espesas E innumera-
bles de que hablaba Zola.
Y de prontO, centenares de kilos de
explosives caerlan pesadamente. For
midables eXplosiones conmoverlan Ia
TERRA los aires Nubes de huno de
polvo Sc elevar1an confundiendose con
las tiniebias. Edifcios, arcadas, muelles,
locomotoras, todo saltaria en- pedazos,
y consumada su obra, los "zeppelines'
sicmpre EN- silencio, volverian la re
gi0n de las nubes, de donde descendie
ran cautos, y regresar1an a Alemania Il
recibir nuevas 6rdenes que cumplir en-
otra noche asesina.
(Contin1a en- la Ga. pagina.)
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