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Las Vegas optic., 1914-10-21
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III Paso, Texas, Oct. 21.- General
Ohregon, as head Of the Carranza com
mission, has presented a resolution
before the Aguas Calientes conven-
tion asking fer guarantees of safety
for all delegates and requesting that
the convention be moved to "a safer
place"
This information was received
here today in a brief official mess
age from Mexico City, confirming the
fears Of the Carranza government that
it's delegates either shave been arrest
ed or threa ened with Imprisonment
by the Villa faction
Las Vegas optic., 1914-10-21
IS WITNESS FOR THE STATE
TESTIMONY is DAMAGING TO THE
DEFENSE IN SENSATIONAL
TRIAL
ADMITS lying At INQUEST
SAYS SHE DID so BECAUSE HER
EMPLOYER REQUESTED HER
TO DO 1T

Mineola, Oct 21.-ceIia Coleman.
negro maid in the Carman househofl.
star witness for the state, testifi
today at the trial Of Mrs. Floren
ConlIlin Carman, accused Of the M
der of Mrs. Louise Bailey, that M
Carman had appeared. revolver
hand, q moment after Mrs. Bailey h.
been shot. and said T shot him.
@The next morning at about da
light, Mrs. Carman came to my room
Celia continued. she said Oh Celia,
what did XIII that woman forg
hope God will forgive me. You stick
to me and if anything happens to you
I'll care for your little boy"
Under the questioning Of District At
torney Smith. Celia told her story as
follows
'T went to work at DR.. Carman's
May 1s, 1914. On the night Of June
so ! served dinner at s.4k o'clock.
After dinner I started to wash the
dishes.
While I washing the dishes, Eliza
beth, Mrs. Carman's daughter. came
into the kitchen Soon afterwards
Mrs Carman came IN. She was dress
ed in a kimono and had shawl
around her neck She told Elizabeth
to go back into the house. Then Mrs
Carman went out the back door.
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MONUMENT NEARLY COMPLETED

Detroit. Oct. 21.-The Perry monu-
ment shaft at Put-In-Bay, to commena-
crate Commodore Perry's victory over
the British on Lake Erie, and a CEN
tury Of peace. will be completed be
fore the lake freezes, the engineers
said today The shaft rises ss7 feet.
Is IS feet IN diameter at the base and
S6 at the top. "A bronze cap Weighing
30 tons is being placed on the shaft
A bowl filled with electric lights vii
send a pillar Of light into the dark
ness Of the night. The building Q
this monument Is An engineering mar
vel. because 81 ita peculiar eonssrae
tlon Near the top Il Is oseFhone g
SNARE
aifa rs DIE cp
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CLAIM WOUNDED WERE
SHOT BY SNIP KS
THE GERMANS MAKE AccUsA-
TloNs AGAINST FRENCH
soLDIERY

Berlin, Oct, 21 tby wirelesa1 The
Imperial government has sent 4 formal
protest to France and TO neutral na-
tions coneerning alleged violation oa
the rules Of the Geneva convention bg
French francaireurs tsnipers and
regular troops
It is declared tn this protest that
the French have killed 81 mugilated
wounded German soldiers; that they
have fired on ambuIancea filled with
wounded and bearing the Red Cross
flag; that they have invaded German
hospitals. robbed the hospital STATE
and stolen the hospital equipment
that they have fired On German doe
tors who were gathering Or aitenain
to the wounded killing some ol these
medical men and taking others cap
/ tlvea. and that they have eaptgled
German field clergymen n the
treated as common efinu
Il ThIs repoH IS aesenipand
alfiaa rom
caFae aa aaa I6
hIkA
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Rln sulr aRoueHT

Santa Fe. oct. 81 Suit has been
brought for $4,000 by Amado Nor
entes and !. l. Figueroa, confidential
agents Of General Pancho villa.
against Constables W L. Moody and
T. A. Halsey at Columbus Luna coun-
ty, for unlawful search Of their papers
and belongings and forcible entry Of
their room at Columbus.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-10-21
WARSAW IN RUSSIAN POLAND
THREATENED BY THE IEUTONIC
ADVANCE, ACCORDING TO RUMOR
French Forces Make Decided Gains in the
Center Of Battle Line, by Hard Fightning

Violent attacks and counter possession
the north Of France continue without decisive results
only that from Paris had through early
this afternoon the situation, being brief and
tero to events of yesterday especially
and La Basse Tuesday, were repused says the
French There noteworthy change there
dispatches shaes fighting is in the vicinity Of Lille
with renewal Of activity vital points all along the line
situation the leave much
Iso There appears little doubt that the German advance
Russian successful that Warsaw seriously threaten
ID.
forces There has activity eastern Prussia without
definite results Vienna issued yesterday that the
central Gacla has become 0e severe anu a ~ a
progressing.
news dispatch Copenhagen that torpedo
the Baltic off the Pusan coast NO de-
tails given.
Albania looms again as possible influence attitude
wards today denied that italian troops
had occu Aoa threatened since the
abdcaon of Wied At the time the GOna
that there state Of anarchy at Avnai IN
Inmates that the disturbed condons
government has notified the powers that It VIII
violation Of integrity Of Albania
unofal that the AnaoFrenc fleet is still lombard
ing cattaro, Dalmata
Turkeys to all the bslgerens The
porte i reported to warshps
The esad to have been in great fear
Athens dispatch says that two submarines and some
aeroplanes are being shipped consannop through Bulgaria
days munitions Of war consigned to Turkey by rail
held up in Bulgaria.
campaign Following reports a sheds being constructed
umor Of similar buildings under way at
Rostock
No damage was done il
were occupied according dispatch
government has informed Washington i has no
objection to the plan
Thousands into Holland returning their
homes There Hesans England their
way Preparations employment to these latter being
made
revolutionary Portugal reported Beyond the state
suppressed few details are given message
from Lisbon il Is probable opportunity
afforded BY departure contingent Of the for Po
guese possessions In Africa
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washington, Oct 211-Contending
that mine guards were being sworn
in the Colorado militia during the re-
organization by Governor Ammons,
John R. Lawson, an officer of the Colo
rado district OF the United Mine
Workers, today sent a protest to
Chairman Foster of the house mines
committee against withdrawal Of fed
eral troops from the strike district
Mr.. Foster took the protest to the
White House.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-10-21
GUNMEN ARE SWORN IN
ASSERTION is MADE THAT MI
LITIA is BEING RECRUIT
ED FOR SERVICE
MAY Be BASED ON MISTAKE
COLONEL LocKETT SAYS MEN IN
UNIFORM WERE ATTENDING
TARGET PRACTICE
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j. 4 + !. = ), + . i : i i + : !
i. Washington, Oct Secretary :
i Garrison late today teiegraphed +
+ Governor Anmons of Colorado, +
!. asking what steps have been +
!. taken toward mpbilizing the state :
= militia Tor vice IN tlse strike 4
! districts. 1elegrams to the war :
i department have charged that !
!, mine guards were joining the mi +
: litia.
:. =, 3 :. / q = 4 + 4 = J. n = =
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PROTEST is FIXED
couTaginl

Washington, Oct I'll The United
States has protested to Great Britain
against the seizure by q British war
ship Of the American tank steamer
John D Rockefeller This was an
nounoed today h1 Acting Secretary
Lanaina 81 tlie fate
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London, Oct. While England 70
day paid homegae to Nelson on this
tie anniversary Of the battle Of Ira
falgar the forces of Germany and the
allies continue to fight back and forth
along the battleline in France and
Belgium. 10 the south from trenches
and to the north over a web Of wa
terways the presence Of which seems
likely to give the struggle there the
name Of the battle Of the canals
It was strange coincidence that
Britons learned on Trafalgar dag for
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the first time officially that the Brit
isa fleet was cooperating with tho
allied army on the French coast, and
The unusual number of wreaths plae.
led on the Nelson monument were in.
dicative Of an expectancy that the day
possibly might be marked with cheer
ing news for the admiral's country
men.
What UNITS Of the fleets are har-
boring in the straits Of Dover. at
times throwing shells into the Ger
man columns operating on the French
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CONTINUED on page Four1
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died up in the canoe and refused to an
swer. So fired out my revolver at him
and never got near him.
Il felt a precious fool. I can tell you.
There I was on this rotten. black beach.
fiat swamp all behind me, and the nat
sea, cold after the sunset. and just this
black canoe drifting steadily out to sea.
I tell you damned Dawson and JAM
rachs and museums and all the rest Of 1t
just to rights. 1 bawled to this Niger to
come back until my voice went up into
a scream. .
There was nothing for It but to swim
after him and take my luck with the
sharks. So opened my claspknife and
put it in my mouth and took OF my
clothes and waded in. As soon as I was
in the water lost sight of the canoe, but
I aimed. as Judged. to head 1t on. I
hoped tie man in it was too bad to nav
iCate it and that it would keep on drift
ing In the same direction. Presently 1t
came up over the horizon again to the
southwestward about. The afterglow Of
sunset was well over now and the dim
Of night creeping up. The stars were
coming through the blue. i swan like q
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and boiling up the water over q spirit
peditions. Incidentally was admiring
the swamp under the sunset. AL black
and blood red 1t was, In streaks-a beau
tiful sight. And up beyond the land rose
gray and haxy to the hills and the sky
behind them red, like furnace mouth.
And nifty yards behind the back Of me
was these blessed heathen-quite regard
less of the tranquil air of things-plot-
ting to cut of with the boat and leave me
all alone with three days provisions and
a canvas tent and nothing to drink what
soever beyond . little keg Of water. I
heard a kind Of yelp behind me. and there
they were In this canoe affair-it wasn't
properly . boat-and perhaps twenty
yards from land. realized what was up
in q moment. Ny gun was in the tent.
and. besides. had no buIlets-only duck
shot. They knew that. But had . little
revolver in my pocket and pulled that
out as ran down to the beach.
"'Come backr says I, fiourishing It.
They jabbered something at me. and
the man that broke the egg jeered.
aimed at the other-because he was un-
wounded and had the paddle, and I
missed. They laughed. However.
wasn't beat. knew I had to keep cool.
and tried hin: again and made him Jump
with the whang Of it The third time
eo< HE be.d and ov.r hs vepf snd e.
paddle with him. 1t was precious lucky
shot for a revolver. reckon II was nifty
yards He went right under. I don't
know II he was shot or simply stunned
and drowned. Then I began to shout to
the other chap to come back, but he bud
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I held an inquest on him. brought In .
verdict against some snake. scorpion. or
centipede unknown. and sent him over
board.
After that had drink Of water and
q few biscuits. and took . look round. !
suppose . man low down a. was don't
see very far; leastways. Madagascar was
clean out Of sight and any trace Of land
at all. saw sail going southwestwsrd
looked ike . schooner. but her hull
never came up. Presently the sun got
high in the sky and began to beat down
upon me. Lord! It pretty near made my
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glowing things in the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
giddy. I hardly knew which was stars
and whici: was phosphorescence and
whether was swimming on my head or
my heels. The canoe was as black as
sin and the ripple under the bows like
liquid fire. was naturally chary Of
clambering up into ii. was anxious to
see what he was up to first. He seemed
to be lying cuddled up in q lump in the
bows, ami the stern was all out Of water.
The thing kept turning round slowly as it
drifted-kind of waltzing. don't you know.
L went to the stern and pulled 1t down,
expecting him to wake up. Then I be-
gan to Chamber in with my knife in my
hand and ready for rush. But he never
stirred. So there sa. in the stern Of the
little canoe. drifting away over the calm,
phospho. escent sea. and with all the host
Of the stars above me, waiting for some
thing to happen.
After a long time I called him by
name. but he never stirred. / was too
tired to take any risks by going along to
him. So we sat there. 1 fancy I dozed
once or twice. When the dawn came I
sew he was as dead as doornaii and all
pulled up and purple. Ny three eggs
and the bones were lying in the middle of
the canoe, and the keg of water and some
coffee and biscuits wrapped in q Cape
Argus by his feet. and tin of methy-
lated spirit underneath him. There was
no paddle. nor in fact anything except the
spirit tin that one could use a. one, 50
settled to drift until I was pfcked mn
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brains boil. I tried dipping my head in
the sea, but after a while my eye fell on
the Cape Argus. and lay down nat In
the canoe and spread this over me. Won
derful things these newspapers. I never
read one through thoroughly before. but
it's odd what you get up to when you're
alone. as I was. I suppose read that
blessed old Cape Argus twenty times The
pitch in the canoe simply reeked with the
heat and rose up into big blisters.
II drifted ten days" said the man with
the scar. It's a little thing In the telling,
isn't Il? Every day was like the last. Ex-
cept in the morning and the evening
never kept lookout even-the blaze was
so Internal. I didn't see a sail after the
first three days, and those saw took
no no&ce Of me. About the sixth night a
ship went by scarcely half q mile away
from me, with all its lights ablaze and
its ports open, looking like q big FREELY.
There was music aboard. stood up and
shouted and screamed at II. The second
day I broached one Of the Aepyornis
eggs. scraped the shell away at the end
bit by bit. and tried 1t. and was glad to
find 1t was good enough to eat. A bit
fiavory-not bad. mean. but with some
thing Of the taste Of a ducks egg. There
was a kind Of circular patch about six
inches across on one side Of the yolk,
and with streaks Of blood and Q white
mark like ladder in It that I thought
queer, but didn't understand what this
meant at the time, and wxSn't inclined
to be particular. The egg lasted me three
days, with biscuits and . drink Of water.
1 chewed coffee berries, too-invigorating
stuff. The second egg opened about the
eighth day. And ii scared me-"
The man with the scar paused Yes"
he said-"developing.
IT daresay you find 1t hard to believe
1 did, with the thing before me. There
the egg had been. sunk IN that cold black
mud perhaps 800 years. But there was no
mistaking 1t. There was the-what u II!
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alone. held II up to the light. but the
shell was too thick for me to get any no.
ton Of what might be happening inside:
and though fsncied heard blood pulls
ing. It might have been the rustic in my
own ears. like what you listen to in .
seashell.
Then came the atoll. Came out Of the
sunrise, a. it we're. suddenly. close up to
me. drifted straight toward IT until I
was about half q mile from shore-not
more. and then the current took q turn.
and had to paddle as hard as could
with my hands and bits Of the Aepyornis
shell to make the place. However, got
there. It was Just a common atoll about
four miles round. with a few trees grow
ing and q spring in one place and the la
COON full OF parrot fish. I took the egg
ashore and put it in a good place well
above the tide lines and in the sun. to
give 1t all the chance could. and pulled
the canoe up safe and loafed about pros
pecting. It's rum how dull an atoll is.
could be finer or more adventurous than
the Robinson Crusoe business. but that
place was As monotonous as q book Of
sermons. went round finding estable
things and generally thinking; but tell
you was bored to death before the first
day was out. 1t shows my luck-the very
first day I landed the weather changed.
A thunderstorm went by to the north and
fiicked its wing over the island, and in
the night there came a drencher and q
bowling wind slap over US. 1t wouldn't
have taken much. you know. to upset
that canoe.
II was sleeping under the canoe. and
the egg was luckily among the sand high:
er up the beach. and the first thing I re-
member was a sound like a hundred peb-
bles hitting the boat at once and q rush
Of water over my body. I'd been dream
ing Of Antananarivo. and sat up and
yelled to Intoshi to ask her what the devil
was up. and clawed out at the chair
where the matches used to be. Then
remembered where I was There were
phosphorescent waves rolling up as IL
they meant to eat me, and all the rest Of
the night as black as pitch. The air was
simply yelling. The clouds seemed down
on your head almost. and the rain fell
az IL heaven was sinking and they were
baling out the waters above the frma-
ment. One great roller came writhing at
me. like q fiery serpent. and I bolted.
Then I thought Of the canoe. and ran
down to 1t as the water went Kissing back
again, but the thing had gone. won-
dered about the egg then, and felt my
way to IT. It was all right and well out
Of reach Of the maddest waves, 90 sat
down beside it and cuddled 1t for COM
pany. Lord! What q night that was!
''The storm was over before the morn
ing. There wasn't rag of cloud left in
the sky when the dawn came. and all
along the beach there were bits Of plank
scattered-which was the disarticulated
skeleton. so to speak, of my canoe. How
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embryo. with its big head and curved
back and Its heart beating under its
throat. and the yolk shriveled up and
great membranes spreading inside Of the
shell and all over the yolk. Here was I
hstching out the eggs Of the biggest of
all extinct birds in q little canoe in the
midst Of the Indian Ocean. II old Daw-
son had known that! It wasIworth four
years salary. What do you think!
However. had to eat that precious
thing up. every bit Of IT. before sighted
the reef, AM some Of the mouthfuls were
beastly unpleasant. left the third one
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champion. though my legs and arms were
soon aching.
However. came up to him by the
time the stars were fairly out. As it
got darker began to see all manner of
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-11-08
Aggies Battle
Georgetown to
IT Standstill

Especial TO he Richmond Nirginian)
Washington. d. C., Nov. 1.-t1ght-
ing to a finish in n game that tried
the mettle of both teams, Georgetown
and North Carolina A. and Nj. ended
their battle here this afternoon III a
tie, to I.
A blocked punt a few minutes AFTER
the kickoff in the game on the Hill
top was picked up by Hanback, Rid
dick, who made thirty five- yard run
for a touchdown. Riddirk kicked the
goal, and the first quarter ended with
the score to 0. in favor of the Ag-
gies.
Georgetown, in an attempt to regain
the lost ground, got excited and put
up a ragged exhibition. Two forward
passes in succession failed, A punt
carried the ball to the Aggies one
yard line. but there the North Caro-
lima team held and finally kicked the
ball out OF the danger zone. The quar-
ter ended with the ball in George
towns territory.
At this point Georgetown recovered
and gave the Tarheels a hard tussle
until the game was called. in the end
neither team having the better Of the
other.
This was one OF the hardest strug-
giles Georgetown has had since she
last played Virginia
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-11-08
BEATS
CADETS
TIGERS OVERWHELMED i
BY HARVARD ELEVEN
Crimson Team Springs Big Surprise By Administering Them
a 20 to 0 Defeat-Two touchdowns and Like
Number of Dropkicks made.

Boston, Nov Harvard riddles
Princeton within the walls OF tt
stadium this afternoon. HarvAr4
football was superior to PrincetoM
football The Crimson won the Au.l
nual game by a score OF 20 to o.
That's the severest drubbing Princess
ton ever has had to take from Haxss
ward football team and the HarvAk4
forces stacked up those twenty points
without having to go their fastes&s
In the fourth period Harvard subat3s1
tutes were rushed in by drives And
then nearly all the rest of the timM
Harvard outplayed and outclassed tn
Sons of Nassau.
A score netting two touchdoWn4l
preceded by the two drop kicks TO-
goals by Mahan, made twenty poInl
in all. The Crimson men twisted IT,
Tigers tail In to SO many knots tAA4
that famous appendage, which Prince
ton song and story say can not ~
twisted, was nothing but hard KNOB
and the thrusting. swirling. e1ectiv~
Harvard attack mussed up the sOmoA!
time predatory Jersey beast generAl144
The Tigers never were close en0t1Gdf
to the Harvard goal to make the ri
ter's players or henchmen appreh1AS
sive. The attack on the one GtdM
and on the other was case OF -
ward, when Princeton III the main 1T
an offensive which owed much to fne1
manner it was covered up. Ho1l
Princeton this Harvard attack took O.
more effectiveness because OF Pr4nC4N
toms difficulty In solving II, In l0ca1a
ing the man with the ball and thq(1
getting to him.
The Harvard plays were telling
interviewer and capitally directed. sa4f1
,,-sx 90 kry
took place for awhile early In thu
grapple seldom have broken out II
a regular game, and all through thM
game there was crude school boy1a4&
handling of the p!gskin, in which b0&t
participants offended For ttn1
Just after the start both teams wekM
fioundering and fiustered, but with
Harvard that soon wore OH. md
though the crimson did not stop MAKE
ing manual errors, the team soop
steadied mentally and found itself. a
Princeton never found itself, new
did get going. ID
The Tigers were deficient in offen14
and on the defense not up to HerS
ward. In the forward passes, douhk@
pass. and the simpler forms OF cart1&
ing the ball in line plays. slick
maneuYered within comparatfyUay
small compass OF ground as reger64
the relative positions of the men. b.
wildered the Jerseymen and led II
marches through Princeton terrttorys
In stalking the striped prowler from
the Jersey wilds. the Harvard me-
knew more football and were mok~
proficient IN carrying out their knows
edge of gridiron fundamentals AnN
finesse The Harvard messenger
those who were carrying the BALI
slit through the Princeton line 80
made detours around it, The PrincM4
ton men were wanting in dash an
pepper In drive, keenness. vim, theM
were not the equals OF their opponen11
and Harvard incidentally played th4
best game the Cambridge eleven hA1
uncovered this fall. 3
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-11-08
West Virginialls
Are Easy Picking
For Tech Clever
lspeciaI to The Richmond virgin!an.l

Especial to The Richmond Virginlan)
Blacksburg. Va. Nov. THE V. p.
/. football team defeated Marshall
College here today. 50 to Sc The West
Virginia eleven put up the poorest ex-
hibition of football which has been
seen on Miles field this season.
On almost every play. the Techs
tore wide gaps in their line and their
offensive work was of the same cali
Der.
The Techs started off strong In the
first quarter. piling up four touch
downs before the visitors got warmed
up well.
In the second quarter. three more
touchdowns were scored by the Techs.
and their final score was made in the
first part Of the third quarter The
visitors touchdown came in the sec
ond quarter, after they had gained
possession of the ball, on the Techs
twenty-yard line. through j tumble.
From here a long pass from Refer to
Miller placed the ball behind the
Techs goal line.
The attempt at kickout failed.
The entire v. r. /. team played star
ball, but the particular features of the
game were the broken field work OF
Dixon, and the work of Rives at end
and for Marshall College the all-round
work of Miller. The lineup:
Nt..A