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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-16
VILLA TO MOVE ON TORREON
Attack On City Held BY Federals
VIII BeEin Mt Once.

CHIHUAHUA. Mexico. Jan. i5.-Pancho
Villa will lose no time in continuing his
campaign south against the Federals now
occupying Torreon His men on their
return here from their successful cam
paign at Ojinaga will hardly pause In
Chihuahua villa is determined to press
the fight at once.
The rebel chief IL expected to reach
Chihuahua Friday morning. This after
noon he WAS reported nearing Falomir
with 100 men. Major r. l.. Fierre, chief
OF the rebel train service. left Chihuahua
this morning for Falomir. to supervise
the loading OF the troops at that place
The advance guard Of Villas army from
Ojinaga Ia nearing Chihuahua according
to the arrivals. MacLovio Herreras COM
mand did not board the train at Falomir
but continues its overland march toward
Chihuahua This advance guard will not
even enter Chihuahua, but will take a
short cut south of the city To Santa
Rosala to begin preparations for the
campaign against Torreon.
Federal officers In Torreon are en-
camped In the railway yards. where a
number of trains are ready to leave at
a moments notice. according to advices
received here. Gen. Jose Velasco. COM
mander of all the Federal forces there,
and the other officers sleep In the cars,
Wnile the majority OF SOLDIERS are en-
camped within a radius of 200 yards Of
the trains.
These statements were made by Capt
Jose Gasta and Major Manuel Acosta.
who arrived here to-day. They have been
In Torreon as spies for villa.
There are between 5000 and 5000
Federals In Torreon from tue best infor-
nation We have" said Capt Gasta- But
never since they arrived have they ever
sailed out more than thirty miles from
the city. They occupy Lerdo. Gomez
Palacio and Pillar and have outposts at
Noe. The last serious attempt to make
any movements from the city was stopped
by Gen. Calixtro Contrera's rebel brigade
which drove the Federals under Gen. Pena
back into Torreon after a two days fight
when we left Escalon, the national
line was open between Saltillo and Tor
reon. 1t was controlled by the Federals,
but detachments Of our cavalry had been
sent out to cut it. Our forces are spread
around the city In a semcircle. To the
south. there Ia no great rebel force. but
the railway leading to Mexico city has
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-16
TO KEEP COURT HOUSE SITE.
McAneny Denies Idea Of Abandon
ment-PIams stiII Umacceptcd.

The city officers are bent on d".".
everything they can to MAKE use ~ fn"
site which the city bought north Of 90
Municipal Building for the new Count
Court House. President McAnsuN OF ih'
Board of Aldermen said yesterday
'Ther. may be a change of q f"w f'f
in order To allow for foundation work. lb'
il can safely he said that the sit" will NOT
he abandoned"
The plan. which is understood 10 hav.
Mr.. McAncny's approval. involves putting
the Court House entirely on the east S.d'
of Centre street instead of placing The
middle line of the building on thu present
course OF Centre street. Thus far the .t'
has worked almost entirely to the east ~
Centre street.
Aside from the complications over tue
sit" of the building tn. city has not u'u-
nately settled upon the plan itself
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-16
ATTACH BARoN's 100000.
italian Noble Refuses 90 Obey CoWrt
Decree on Inheritance.

An attachment for si9,16s against the
property of the Baron Leopoldo Fran
chetti OF Rome. son-in-law of the late
Adolph Hallgarten, founder of the bank
ing Arm OF Hailgarten n Co., was signed
by Supreme Court Justice Guy yesterday.
The attachment was granted In suit
brought in the interest Of Nine. Eleanor
Won Koppenfels of Germany. sister OF the
Baron's deceased wife. Baroness Alice
Franchetti. The attachment will be served
on the New York Life Insurance and
Trust Company which has 100000 to
the credit Of the Baron.
The suit Is brought to recover money
paid to the late Baroness Franchetti
under the will of her mother. Mrs. Julia
Hallgarten, who died in 1909.
Paul NJ. Warburg of Kuhn, Loeb & Co.
and Edwin c. Philbrick, executors under
Mrs. Hallgarten's will. paid S9s,337 to the
Baroness under codicil and she in
vested 1t In bonds She died In 1911 and
left her entire estate to her husband and
II liz alleged that he has since rcinvested
.he money for his own benefit.
In a proceeding brought by the
executors the Surrogate has declared the
bequest to the Baroness under the codicil
void and the money accordingly goes to
the late Baroness and her sister In equal
shares
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-16
DAM BUILT BY AMBURSEN co.
Edward wegmann, the Designer.
Says IL Was Not Power Dam.

The Stony River dam OF the West Viz.
einia Pulp and Paper Company was nm.
ished last summer by the Ambursen Hy-
draulic Construction Company OF Boston.
Edward Wegmarn, an expert In hydraulic
construction work. designed It.
The structure. according to u descrip-
ton Mr.. Wegmann save yesterday after
noon. was the new Ambursen type OF dam
Of concrete and steel. Its length IL about
thousand feet and maximum height
forty-six feet.
at was not built for a power dam" he
went on, "but as supply dam to main
tain the water flow In the Potomac River.
The purpose was to turn on the water
from the dam whenever the supply in the
river was too low for washing purposes
at tho Piedmont mills"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-16
MEXICAN BANK REJECTS LOAN.
Action said to Have Caused Exten.
sion OF Holiday.
SSecoi Uable DespafcA 10 The srS.

SStc0i CdoIe Despatch 10 The scS.
MEXICO CITY, Jan. l5.--The decree OF
President Huerta prolonging the bank
holiday until March was made necessary
, by the refusal of the Banco de Londres y
Mexico TO accept loan OF $4,000, 900.
The bank Is reported to have done this
because OF an attempt by Hugo Scherer,
representing Lazard Freres. to charge an
exorbitant rate of interest. Fnanciers
express the belief that the bank with the
aid Of the additional holiday will be able
to liquidate by selling Its securities at a
sacrifice.
Nothing has been heard from the rebels
who captured Oriental and ran of with
pay train from that place yesterday. II
now appears that the Federals are not
pursuing the robbers despite the assertion
to the contrary by the Government last
night.
There has been heavy fighting for
several days around Matehuala, an I'M
portant foreign mining region. The rebels
claim to hold vanegas, but the Govern
ment denies this.
Officials OF the National Railways re-
port that the Federals have repaired the
Uttes " ppIHt Htty hiIoHeters nOrth or
San Luis Potosi.
The rebels arc very active In the
State OF Zacatecas. The FederaIs have
notified the ranch owners in that State
that they must support the troops and
pay them.
The zapatistas made an all day attack
to-day on Malinance. In tho Federal dis
trtct.
Rebels are reported all along the line
Of the railways to the northward from
Tampico. They are strongest at Ger
vantes and thence to Victoria and are
greatly harassinE tho Federals, who have
sent Gen. Aguilar to Altamira, about
twelve miles north Of Tamplco. Federals,
however. express the opinion that the
rebels will not attack Tampico.
The Governor of Vera Cruz reports
that the rebels are very strong around
Chicontepec In the oil district. The Gov
ernor urges the Government to send re-
Inducements
The Government admits that 1t has re-
ceived no communications from Torreon
but denies that the rebels are attacking
the place. Officials say that the Federal
strength there IL, sufficient to deter the
rebels from making an attack. The Gov
eminent reported the other day that Gen.
Pena was on the way to recapture
Durango.
II now reports that he Is In Torreon
and II Is clear that an attack on the latter
place Ia feared. Gen. Velasco. the COM
mander at Torreon. has sent out orders
to all Federal commanders under him to
reconcentrate and defend Torreon.
Complaints are arriving here that Gen.
Rasgado Is forcing loans from ranch
owners, The Government has ordered him
to return all money taken from foreigners.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-16
FALLS DEAD IN CHURCH
Odicial Uf <OriOil, and Western
Railroad Victim of Heart Disease.

Henry Walton Griffith. assistant s,.r'
tary Of the Norfolk and Western RAILROAD
with offices In Philadelphia, dlcd -u'
denly of heart disease In the seN'1" e
room Of All Saints Church At E'sh'I",.
street and West End avenue last night
The choir of the church was ho'j.tt
public rehearsal in the concert hail 3"'
II is supposed that Griffith was attrac'' d
By the music.
PHILApELPHIA, Jan. lj.--ieury No'to
Griffith. who dropped dead in New vow
was the assistant secretary OF the 10Y
folk and Western Railroad, with VIII.
company he had been connected o.
twenty-five years. He was unmtr
and lived with his sister. Elizabeth
Griffith. at 1851 Asren street, West y.
adelphia- Mr.. Griffith WAS 50 years o'i
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-16
REJECTS JEW AS WITNESS.
HobOken Judge says Oath Would
Not Re binding On Him,

Solomon Bressig of Hoboken was re-
jected as u witness in the trial of a case
before Judge Sullivan In the Hudson
county court of Special Sessions yester-
day because he is an orthodox Jew and
his oath on the Bible was not binding,
as he viewed IT.
First Assistant Prosecutor George T.
Nickers asked Bressig II II was not a
TACT that he could not testify unless tho
oath We're administered on the Talmud
by rabbi and the witness wearing his
hat. Bressig replied that such was cor
rect.
The witness cannot testify" said
Judge sullivan. "for he does not consider
himself under oath. We do not recog-
ni1e witnesses sworn as he believes they
should be. Call your next witness"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-16
PAYS $4,000 FOR A BULL.
Record Price 10 Brought b. . Hol.
stein FPiesian.

UTICA. Jan. 1b-F. NJ Jones OF clinton,
near this city. completed negotiations to-
day for the purchase of Spring Farm Pom
tiac CornucOpla, a Holstein Friesian bull
for which he will pay $4,000 to Colvin
peshanc Of Richland. N. r.. the present
owner. This 10 . new record price tor .
young bull
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-16
STRONG ARM SQUAD BUSY AGAIN.
Raid Harlem Poolroom and Cafe on
the BOwery.

A strong arm squad OF policemen from
Headquarters raided Henry Holstein's
poolroom at 1903 Lexington avenue. near
l16th street. last night and In searching
the place found revolver loaded with
blank cartridges. While Detective Graham
was examining the weapon II went OF and
burned both Holsteln and Graham slightly.
The place was cleaned out and all the
patrons were elected. Holstein was arrested
and locked up charged with violation OF
the Sullivan law.
Last nights activity resulted in the
arrest Of Thomas Lovito. proprietor of the
Saranac Cafe ut 2+i Bowery. He was
locked up charged with violation of the
sullivan law. a loaded revolver being found
In his place.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-16
DE La LAMA RESIGNS.
Action Taken ~ Protest Against
Huepts's Decision to Default.

PARIS, Jan. I5.---Senor Adolfo de la
Lama. former Mexican Minister OF Fin
ance. who arrived In Paris recently on "A
mission In connection with the finances of
his country. cabled to-day his resignation
10 Gen. Huerta As protest against the
action Of the provisional President In re-
pudiating tho interest payments on the
internal and foreign debts OF Mexico.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-16

ton until the United States makes up Its
mind to shoulder tho burden and goes to
work TO accomplish the necessary clean
Ing up In the southern republic.
Ala OF 4. =. Needed.
The situation has been canvassed in
al Its aspects by these Governments
through their representatives here and In
Mexico. and they have become convinced
that nothing which Mexico can do for
herself or any single Mexican or group
OF Mexicans can do for their country
will help matters materially. They are
waiting. therefore. for the United States
TO turn In and restore law. order and
civilization. admitting that none among
their own number is in a position to spare
the money. ships and men required TO
clean up Mexico.
II has been frankly stated by one Am
bassador in Washington that It is not a
question Of the Monroe Doctrine but
simply the lack Of the necessary forces to
spare for service in Mexico. These Gov
ernnients consider that the United States
10 the only Government which is in a
position to undertake the Mexican task
and they are simply waiting for this Gov
eminent to do II. II is not doubted. how
over. that any opportunity they see to
prod the United States toward action In
Mexico will promptly be taken advan-
tase OF. or such a nature were the In
timations that II rested with this Govern
ment to do something about the default
on the interest payments.
Tho Stat. D.pa ,,,ant uaS 20
day that Gen. Carransa has issued IN or
der that no Americans or their property
be molested by revolutionists.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-16

been cut and the Federals have only one
line Of communication open. that with
Saltillo."
The captain says the Federals have
executed number of Torreon citizens.
sympathizers with the rebels.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-16

ton until the United States makes up Its
mind to shoulder tho burden and goes to
work TO accomplish the necessary clean
Ing up In the southern republic.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-09-15

General Won der Goltz, one OF the
'.l"'es' organizers of the German
a..1 mas been named governor gen
~, a' u Belgium by the kaiser. The
:, ,,'''e country is now held as a prov
no as Of Germany. In many public
:, s'@''S pacards have been nailed up
e q ao'lly the population they are nov
let's. = INSET hels'ah SUI
~, a' 'eheral Won der Goltx is best
r %0sn by his work in organizing the
maj lou army, He was sent there to
Tue le over the Indifferent soldiers OF
t,isns Wy because the kaiser wished the
ssiae usa'9 Of the Turks. That army.
mac, Is now being modified in ex-
~ s''lon Of war, is gathering on the
.ss s4s laid down by him. In fact, he
a., zen consulted within the past
usSs as to the methods.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-09-15

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se''> '10ff" aN' TOWN, t''7 ii'e'
with a hearty response Tom an
present.
,rb. sneeial nu-ir tr Mrs CAS-
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'or LOT the "i'ei mum maui an
hearts glad MFo. tas'rtab gave Us
the gospel in song in the most Gull
,i..atca oannnr and made Ms realize
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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-09-15


the First Baptist church, WaAa-
hathie rendered a speeial program
on Baylor college.
.rba nroer,5r, sent out over the
.,a,a by the committee. was ae-
olratnly carried ont. 1t the ap-
pointed boor over fifty women had
5s..mafad in the FideIis elias room
at ,sa church The meeting was
.rrad IA ordsr Inv the vice prest-
s,ut Mr. ] 4 lIowcth, and the
.l+.'.,,os. ,f.tho afternoon was trans
arte3 Mrs. Joe Cato aas unaG-
,,....,,. ,lon,ad ia Nu the uueNpired
,,.. - .,.o ,,ra4iaent. who resign
ana Mrs nan Park was elected
,,..@,,re,
,a....5 inv c5,,a 10 inc women
a.a. announced that they
w., 49,, ..,.,;.,.a ta carry on ther
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-09-15
A Lame Back trouble
Causes 1t.

And it viii give yea eEen worse
If not checked. Mrs Il. 4. Strange,
Gainesville, Ca. was tairll down on
her back with kidney trouble and
inflamed bladder Size saws i
took Foley Kidney Pills aad nov
my back is stronger than in years,
and both kidney ana bladder tfou-
bles are entirely gone GurAn's Two
Drug Stores. aGE.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-09-15

The champion Chess PLACER IS ear
notion gentleman %. Ig-ee-
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-09-15
Armored Automobile and Aeroane Guns Used by Germans

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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-09-15
Bii.Gii VI ORGANIZED
TIL TURKISH .AERi

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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-02-21


structure which served the mill
hands for a clearinghouse was on
fire. The old fire-hose, brought hur-
riedly from the mill, had burst under
the first strain. The flames were
having it all their own way.
But suddenly groan of horror
went up, and the calm of the crowd
broke into tumuIt. A child's form
had appeared in the topmost window
at the right. Men raced for ladders.
But one tall figure, in shirtsleeves
and top-boots, had dashed straight
for the front door,
tits Mart Block" went the word
among the crowd. eff anybody kin,
he'll git through"
A ladder was thrust into place, held
almost perpendicular by the men at
its foot. 1t did not quite reach the
window sill, but no one doubted that
Block could get to it with his burden.
Nevertheless, he seemed to hesitate.
Come up and get her, some one!"
shouted Block. A riverman was half
way up the ladder before the SEN
Ience naQ passed his Ups. BLOCK
reached out, put the child into his
hands, and watched her being car
ried down to safety.
But he made no motion to follow.
A light flashed into the room behind
him. He turned and looked at it.
Was he mad? Suddenly he shouted:
"a rope! Fling me rope!"
In moment a coil came circling
up to him. Block seized it and made
it fast to the bedstead in the room.
Then he slipped out from the win
dow and, to the speeches. bewinder-
ment of the crowd, came swiftly
down the rope hand over hand, ignor-
ing the every existence of the ladder
beside him.
An. hour later Martin Block, his
scorched face and hands shining with
sweet-oil, was sitting in the back
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-02-21

spaper Enterprise AssociatIon.)
Sayres, the river boss.
Martini drawled Sayres, what
did We do it for?"
"Do what for?" asked Block after
pause.
Sayres grunted impatiently.
81 was afraid to come down the
ladder" answered Block quietly.
An incredulous laugh greeted this
unexpected statement
Its true, so help mel" persisted
Block. Boys, it was just something
1 couldn't do. I'd have jumped out
sooner. Pm scared Of a ladder!
"Once upon a time 1 was just
about ten years younger than 1 am
now, and more than ten years
foolisher, down at Progresso, on the
Gulf of Mexico, l hadn't been over
lucky, but 1 found enough gold to
give me the taste for it. And just
now my head was buzZing with fool
yarns of buried treasure. When one
gets that bee in his brain, he's ready
Tor most any kind of nonsense that's
put up to him.
was olIIAll0 c1AOllC III 41OhI VI q
little posanda, looking out over the
hot shining water, all streaked blue
and green so lovely one never gets
tired staring at it, when up came a
couple of hard customers. l knew
they were bad ones all right. knew
there was lots of rope looking for the
both of them up along New Mexico
and Arizona whore the climate had
got unhealthy for them.
Zone of the two, and a 'greaser-
Antonio, he called himself, never
seemed to need any more name than
that The other was mostly Amer
lean, with a dash of everything else
you can think. He was not bad look
ing except for his mouth, which was
just a kind of hard-edged cash
across his face. The name he an
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-02-21
THE LADDER-BY CHARLES G. D. ROBERTS

Irighted, 1914, by the Newspaper Enterprise As
The Wahpeton times., 1914-08-13
Oppie's Toeeery
Wahpeton
Dry Cleaning
Phone 346
Phone 345

Mrs. Belle Purdon and son, Ar
thur spent Sunday at the Mani
kowske farm, to which place
George Manikowske and wife have
returned from their wedding trip.
1t was harvest time and George
got busy in his grainfields.
Henry Cheeks 4-year-old stall
lion died a few days ago. He
weighed 1900 pounds and was
valued at $1,000. Mr.. Cheek
raised this horse himself and had
it insured in Des Moines. Iowa
company for $780,,
Rev. E. Meier, pastor of the
German Ev. Lutheran church. de-
parted Sunday night for week S
visit with his parents in Milwau-
kee. Consequently, there will be
no service at the church on the
corner of Fifth St., and Pembina
ave.. next Sunday.
Company B. of the state mill
tia has elected new officers
First Lieut.. G. A. M. Anderson
was elected Captain; first Sargent
E. S. Hill was elected First Lieu
tenant and R. F. Collins was elect
ed Second Lieutenant. This COM
pany is located at Fargo.
Judge Van Arnam. B. F. Louns-
bury. Frank Budack. R. j. Hughes,
E. r. Gamble, o. A. Leach. A.
Stern, J. J. Keen, jim Powrie, w.
F. Eckes, Guy Divet and w. c..
Probert autoed to Abercrombie.
Walcott. the Helendale Stock
Farm and several other farms
last Friday in the interests of the
approaching county Fair.
Mr.. Charles w. Schultz of this
city was married at Storm Lake.
Iowa. yesterday to Miss Ida Min
ME MelhOp, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Herman Mehlhop. of that
city. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Schultz
will be at home to their friends in
Wahpeton. September 1st. The
Times joins their manv friends in
extending congratulations.
Barney Bakken met with quite
a serious auto accident last Sum-
day morning. In som" way the car
turned turtle when about a mile
west of the Thomas Manikowske
farm. and pinned him underneath.
He was helped out of his predica-
ment by some of the Downing
harvesters who happened to be
near by. His injuries are serious
and his car badly smashed.
The cost of living is mounting
up nearly every day now, due to
the European war. Flour has
jumped nearly 81 a hundred in
the past week. and meats are fol-
lowing it upward. The farmers.
however. will reap much of the
benefit. as No. 1 Northern old
wheat is now quoted at $t.O3 and
No. 4 durum at 90 cents. Rye has
jumped from so to SO.
The Wahpeton times., 1914-08-13

Much feeling has been exhibit
ed at the Equity hearings at Far
go this week.
Marquis wheat appears to have
made good showing in this state
and more of it will be sown next
year.
Mrs. J. F. Hickey returned last
Sunday to Havana, following a
three weeks visit with relatives
and friends in this city.
The harvest showed the grain
to be badly spotted. In some spots
the grain was fine while there are
other spots where it was barely
worth cutting. Taking the county
over Richland will barely have an
average crop. There was consid-
cradle black rust, but the worst
damage was due to wet grounds
in June and the hot sun in July.
The Wahpeton times., 1914-08-13

p. S Babcock went to the lakes
yesterday.
The w. G. Huey family of
Myndmere will move to Fargo, to
get the benefit of its school for
their children.
Dave and Mrs. Purdon, Mr.. and
Mrs. Rasmussen. Mr.. and Mrs. AL
bert Weis and their son, Myron,
motored to Lake Ottertail last
Friday and returned Sunday ev-
,ening.
Hans Christianson's team start
ed to run away Tuesday, but
changed their minds when near
Nickel's smithshop. and tried to
climb tree instead. The result of
it all was sprained ankle for Mr..
ChristiansOn.