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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-08-27
Marlin Wants Army Camp.

MARLIN, Texas, August 27.--Sec-
retary a. G. Connolly OF the Marin
Commercial Club is in receipt OF a
communication from AdIutant Gen
eral Read of the Second Division,
United States army at Texas CITY
advising that should the removal oi
the army encampment from that city
be determined upon Marlin VIII he
given the proper consideration IN the
selection OF new camping grounds
This correspondence arose when IN,
question of moving the present site
was proposed on account of the re'
cent Texas coast storm.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-08-27
ST. MATTHEW'S HOME CHILDREN
GIVEN PARTY At CITY PARK

DALLAS, Texas, August 27.-Mrs.
j. +. Strickland entertained the chill
dren of ST. Matthew's Home Thurs
day afternoon at the city park. Dur
ing the afternoon the children play
ed various games. lee cream and
cake were served to the little folk
Each child wore a new hat, the gift
of James Kinsella Bishop Alexal-
der G. Garrett attended the party.
The children were taken from the
home to the park and then to Their
home in Il special car.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-08-27
GERMAN ADMIRALTY DENIES
STORY OF RUSSIAN VICTORY

BERLIN. Aug. 27.-The admir-
a statement declaring the Russian
claim that the Battleship Moltke
and other German ships were sunk
in the Gulf of Riga engagement
was a fake.
Though such battle may have
taken place, stated the admiralty
the German squadron encountered
only light Russian ships. Some a
these were sunk and others retreat
ed The German losses have al
ready been given officially, but We
say again no big ship vas sunk OF
damaged.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-08-27
miners Strike THREATENS
CLOSE SHELL FACTORIES

settlement.
The confidence that the relations
between the Uaitcd States and Ger
many would not be broken off as a
result of the sinking of the liner
Arabic was due TO two things. One
was assurances by Count Bernstorff,
the German ambassador. and the
other Ambassador Gerard's report
from Berlin
Sub Commanders Have Orders.
Count Won Bernstorff informed
Secretary Lansing that the statement
presented by him Tuesday from his
government, stating that there w2s
no intent to cause loss of American
lives in the destruction of the Arabic
was intended to imply that German
submarine commanders had orders
not to attack merchant ships without
warning in the future.
Ambassador Gerard outlined the
substance of a conference with For
eign Minister Won Jagow. which con-
firmed unofficial advices that Ger
many, prior to the sinking of the
Arabic. had adopted policy design
ed to settle completely the whole sub
marine problem.
1t is believed that Germany's next
communication to the United States
will suspend Judgment on the sink
ing of the Arabic until full report
is received from Germany
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-08-27
INDICTMENT IS RETURNED
IN ElsTllAO DISASTER

CHICAGO. III AaE s7rhe
county xrand iury tessay r~tu-ns-
al indAstmsnt 4eainst General
Manager g~eenhaan pf the lndiAna
TrantgssFtaffun tempAnt NNtth
sharseresi the ta~siaaa steamship
ahsn 4hn tarnea exer IA the CAira
- harhnr aaa are@msf So pss
ssas ar = ehArNe 80 mi.nniamxh&er
G...slrfnsmfs ~ausa have h~sn -
sarns-i axaAnsk ashrr~ y th~ grass
larx haA haA laFi~lirttnm
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-08-27
|6HTER AND CAPTURE
RK PATH GERMAN DRIVE
new gains consolidate the French
positions and make them more diff
ficult TO attack.
GiINEsvILLE VISITED
BY WATERSPOUT.

GAINESVILLE. Tex, Aug. 81.
Gainesville was visited by regular
waterspout Thursday night. Rain
began falling about 6 o'clock and
fell for two hours. the total rain
fall being four and one-half inches.
accompanied by hail and wind.
The westbound Katy passenger
train was held here on account Of
high water. This is the heaviest
rain mere in many months. Many
Easements and business houses
were flooded.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-08-27
-FOUR PERSONS KILLED
IN ARIZONA WRECK

puOENfN. Nriz.. Aug. 90.
-Four persons we're killed ant
twelve injured today when ths
smoker ai norihbouud train went
thraneh bridge trosile on Dale
Greek. ninety miles west Of here.
rhe hrfdae var Neakened hg rrernt
fiaa,i Ftr i0roWutigo uas4ea
anls over and che ruiimapa clan
iu thp ifark
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-08-27

marine of Ostend, which carried
confirmation, and some urged that
the admiralty is now taking the
public into its confidence and would
announce just how many subms
rines have been captured or de-
stroyed since the .fnder water war
began on February IS.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-08-27

HOUSTON. Texas. August 81
nr clover steer to-day fired both
barrels Of q shot gun into ]. Chris
ftan of Maalsonsille. following An
alieeel quarrel over domestic mat.
ters.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-08-27

PARIS. August - Sarah Bern
hurdi had % he helped iuto her box
IS attendants wben size witnessed
the Opsniue oi her theatre here yvs-
trfdat afternoon She IS wearing an
artificial Tex finished hy an tmeFi-
can nrm that haf epsned branch
huuse heres she walks vita greatest
lifatnltf
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-08-27
Honor the Blind.

PARIS, Aug. 27.-Eighty-three
soldiers, blinded in the fighting at
the front. received decorations to-
day at the eonvalescent hospital
for gallant conduct.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-08-27
WAR NEWS OF ONE
YEAR AGO TODAY

= Premier Asquith reports .
. heavy losses by British in OPP =
= erations along Belgian border .
. Sinking of two German cruis- .
= ers and two torpedo boats re- .
. ported by British. =
= German scouting parties seen .
. as far as Arras and Calais. y
. Russians continue advance in =
. East Prussia. y
. Austria defenses of Lemberg .
. driven back to Notifications by .
. Russians. =
= Louvain completely destroy .
= ed by Germans as reprisal for .
. alleged hostile acts. o
. German torpedo boat $50 =
. sunk off Chefoo by British tor .
. pedo boat We.land. =
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-08-27
Manning Is Appointed.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27.-yan-
noy II. Manning of Mississippi was
today appointed director of the bu
reau OF mines by President Wilson.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-08-27
|bLEM IS HARD
j SOLVE IS A CLAIM

TOY. Aus "a The
vas not solved was
orixation hy senator
- ehemc arransed st
M b. Southern banker
Hr.ius of the reserve
II IN the eeitau erup
80 ahd lsaefh 81 iusp
Go 81 81 hp aid rNe
W earfullf atul1ed by
Gu1o. nrobY the oni}
11<osl a tbe areWem
o1ci ith tf eHaW
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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-08-27

august 27.-The Aus
aorces in their mighty
"a Poland have taken
700, 600 prisoners. sew
u cannons and enough
ply several army diyis-
ke fall of Warsaw three
In the three weeks fol-
Nacuation OF the Polish
] Russians have beer
Z more than 100 miles
er. all of the irst line
fe been captured. and
rest Litovski and Bell
E only the fortress Of
DC second line still IN
u the Grand Duke $
zGradno's surrender IS
lore the end of the
I'll the Slavs are hur-
<eat on wilma. Every
Des to show that they
y stand there, that the
will continue To fal,
e Dyinsk Pinsk line.
"a the swamps and for
'the German advance.
atehes report that the
nlry has pressed north
(ei. dividing the Rus
h Galicia, from the
10 the north These
HSe been received with
nsiasm. The officials,
e failed 20 confirm
and Il is recalled tha.
10 similar press dis
sent out which Wer"
ned and which ul'i-
Incorrect.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-08-27
/ ARMIES
PRISONERS
ND RIFLES EN0;GV
BH LARGE ARMIES
RE TAKEN.
ONWARD.
nsians to Cover Of
II Forest to Save IT,
Route or E,N-
Examination.

August 2..-Ger- Z
. have taken Oiita, =
two last remaining Z
rongholds defending =
&-Pcirograd railway, Z
|rially announced this 2
This victory leaves =
lniles south, the only =
Ton that line. Eyacu- =
Atlno is certain. Z
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-08-27

~
. according to government - =
. ports. -
e>>>>>~~>>H>A~ $50
LONDON. August 27.-The Eng
lish cabinet is today considering some
form of conscription OF the Welch
miners into the army. It was learn
ed today. This action will probably
come simultaneously with the TAX
ing over of the coal mines by the gov
eminent The ministry is keeping
lin close touch with the situation at
Cardiff. where another general strike
of 200. .ooo miners threatens to close
the nations shell factories, and thus
hamper war operations
| A conference was held at Cardiff
today for the purpose of discussing
the situation and the government has
been informed that every miner will
quit work unless the arbitration
agreements are altered.
Ii has been openly announced that
the closing OF the Welch collierers at
this critical period of the war Will
not be tolerated by the government.
Both men and operators were so in
formed several weeks ago wheA the
dispute was carried TO London. In
event the two sides cannot agree the
government will take over the iaes
and operate them for the remainder
of the war.
The conscription issue, vaguely
hinted at, is attracting great deal
of interest from the English press.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-08-27
CONSUMPTION
IS H|NTED IT
GOVERNMENT WILL NOT PERMIT
DISBURSEMENT TO SHIT
DOWN THE MINES.
MANY ARE INVOLVED
Ten Thousand Men Arc Idle Today
and Two Hundred ThOunnnd
Threatens to Quit Work 1t
Once.


. NEWPORT, Wales. August =
. 25.-There are 10000 coal min- =
. ers idle here today. Of this =
= number 2.OOO quit yesterday =
. and 5000 walked out today, =
= according to government - =
. ports. :
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-12-01
FARMER DRUTALLY SLAIN
Edisto Island Planter Misses Boat to
City and is Found Dead.

A murder that has greatly aroused
the people of Edisto Island YVES
brought to light Wednesday at noon
when the body Of John McConkey, a
prominent farmer Of the aeas;ze Sec
ton of the island, was found at the
stables of his plantation by a servant
who had gone to feed the stock. No
trace Of the perpetrator Of the crime
has been found, ana bloodhounds
may be brought to assist in app-e-
hending- the guilty person or per-
sons.
Robbery was the motive Of the
crime, which was apparently commit
ted about eleven o'clock Monday
hight, after Mr.. McConkey had miss
ed g steamer to Charleston at the
boat landing some distance from MS
home, and had driven back to his
stables and put up the mule he was
driving.
The murdered man was known to
have carried considerable money on
his person and to have intended a
trim to Charleston. He drove to the
boat landing in the evening, and after
missing his boat, talked a While with
DR.. Lea until about nino o'clock,
when he began the return trip home.
The drive would ordinarily take about
two hours and it is believed that he
was attacked soon after arriving at
his stables and putting up his mule.
His skull was crushed in with
some blunt instrument and his jaw
bone broken. His throat had been
cut. Whether before or after the
blow on his head is not known. All
his pockets were rifled. A nickle-
plated watch which he carried was
untouched.
The victim was man Of means
and was about sixty-fve years old.
He has farmed on the seaside section
of Ed:sto Island several years, having
settled thero after coming from Can
ada. He is survived by a sister ano
brother in Ontario, Canada, who have
been notified of his death. The fun
eral will be held at four O'Clock this
afternoon.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-12-01
GERMAN CRUISER Is SUNK
By AN ALLIED SUBMARINE
London Says Frauenlob Was Sent to
Bottom-Announcement Made
at Petrograd Friday.

London reports Friday: The Ger
man protected cruiser Frauenlob has
been sunk by a submarines Of the
Allies, according to g. semi-official
announcement made at Petrograd
says a dispatch to the Central News
agency. The Frauenlob is reported
to have been sent to the bottom in
the same locality whereeth German
protected cruiser UnGine, sister ship
Of the Frauenlob, was lost.
The Frauenlob was a protected
cruiser Of two thousand two hundred
and seYenty-two tons and was built
in 1901. A. dispatch published in the
Politiken of Copenhaben on Nove1n-
Der II said report had been receiT-
ed that the Frauenlob had been sunk
off the south coast Of Sweden.
Her sister ship, the Undine, was
sunk, according to an official an
nouncement made in Berlin, by two
torpedoes from submarine on the
afternoon Of November 7, while pa
trolling the south Swedish coast.
Nearly the entire crew was saved.
The Frauenlob and Undine both
carried crews consisting Of two hun
dred and seventy-fVe men each. The
vessels were three hundred and twen-
ty-eight feet long, forty and three
tenths feet beam and q depth OF Ill
teen and six-tenths feet. They were
equipped with two eighteen-inch tor
pedo tubes. Both cruisers were cap
able of travelling at speed of twenty
one knots.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-12-01
ACQUIRES q. S. SECURITIES
British Government Collecting Then
From the English Public.

The chancellor Of the British ex-
cheuuer, Reginald McKenna, gave IN
the House Of Commons "Wednesday
the first official confirmation Of re-
ports that the government had begun
negotiations with large holders OF
American securities for the purpose
of obtaining control Of them. These
negotiations, Mr.. McKenna said, were
confidential but he promised to make
a full statement before the general
public was invited to join the move
ment.
The British governments intention
to acquire control OF British owned
American securities occasioned no
surprise in American banking circles.
reports to that effect having reached
here from various houses during the
past fortnight. 1t is thought that the
governments primary purpose IN mo-
bi1izing these securities will be to
use them as collateral for additional
credits in this conntry.
For several years before the war 1t
was estimated that holdings Of Amer
lean securities by banks and other
institutions, as well as private 1nol-
yiduals in Great Britain, aggregated
fully three billion five hundred mil
lion dollars. Since tho beginning or
the war this amount probably has
been reduced by aboat one billion
seven hundred and fifty million dol
lars.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-12-01
GERMANS LOSE CRUISER
Sinking Of the Frauenloh Features
Fridays War News.

Sinking Of the German protected
cruiser Frauenlob by submarine OF
the Allies is semi-officially announc-
ed in Petrograd a London dispatch
states. The Frauenlob was vessel
of three hundred and twenty-eignt
feet in length and two thousand
seven huadred and sixty-two tons, q
sister ship Of the cruiser Undine, re-
Gently lost. A report that the Frau
enlob had been sunk was received IN
Copenhagen on November IL. she
carried g. crew of two hundred and
seventy-fTe men.
The Italians are vigorously press
ing their attack on Gorilla, the
storming of additional trenches on
the CalYario Height northeast Of the
city being reported by Gen. Cardona.
Austrian counter attacks are declared
to have been repulsed. Progress for
the Italian forces on the Carso pla-
teau is also claimed.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-12-01
REAL MAD MAN ESCAPES;
BITES AT MANY PEOPLE
Pittsburg Policeman Bitten by Vic
tim Of Rabies, Who Has to be
Captured in Streets.

John Bukowa, while suffering
from rabies, became violent and es-
capped from Pittsburg hospital
Thursday, running through crowd
ed thoroughfare, scratching and bit
ing at people, until wagon loaded
with policemen gave chase.
After q battle with BukoWa, in
which six police officers and patrol
men were either bitten or scratched,
the afflicted man was returned to a
hospital, where he attacked the su-
perintendent, the physician in charge
and an arderly.'
Bukowa was finally subdued and
taken to the hospital, where he died
later. All the police involved have
been granted leaves Of absence to un-
dergo the Pasteur treatment.
Bukowa was bitten by a dog about
two months ago, but no attention
was paid to his wounds until he be-
gan to act strangely Thanksgiving
morning. His escape was made a
short time after entering the hospital.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-12-01
AUTO WRECK KILLS TWO
Tire Explodes as Big Car Carries
Party to Thanksgiving Dinner.

The bursting Of an automobile
tire, on a big machine In which a
party of young people were motoring
to Columbus, Ca, for Thanksgiving
visit to friends, caused the death OF
two persons early Thursday and the
injury Of several others.
The dead are Miss Edith H1ldreth
Of Live Oak, Fla, eighteen years oId,
whose neck was broken and her skull
crushed, and Henry Lanicr, twenty
of Americus, who was crushed be-
meath the steering wheel and dleo
four hours later.
The machine was speeding along
the Americus-Columbu shighWay
when at a point near Doyle tire
blew out, causing tho car to skid,
plunging into a ditch and turn over.
The dead and injured were carried to
Americus, Ca, except Lanier, VINO
was carried to Ellaville, where ne
died. The body Of Miss Hildreth,
who was visiting Mrs. Lee G. Coun-
Gil, in Americus, was sent to her
home in Live Oak, Fla.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-12-01
TONI WATSON ON TRIAL
Ancient Populist hailed Into Court
for Misuse of Mails.

Thomas E. Watson's demurrer to
an Indictment charging him with
mailing obscene matter in issues, OF
certain Of his publications was over
ruled by Judge ". w. Lamooln IN
federal court at Augusta FRIDAY ano
the preliminary work Of selecting g
irrv for trial Of the Thomason, Ca,
editor was Immediately started. :,
Watson, the indictment charged,
had published and sent through the
mails obscene matter in four articles
printed in his publications. Three OF
the articles referred to were entitled
"The Roman Catholic Hierarchy; the
Deadlist Menace to Our ClVllza-
tom; and the fourth, Another
Maria Monk Case Comes to Light in
New Jersey a Few Days Ago. The
articles were written in connection
with attacks upon the Roman Cath
olic church.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-12-01
FRAUENLOB NOT SUNK
Berlin Disputes Allied Claim-Suo'
marines Work in Mediterranean.

Berlin reports: "Tte foreign press
has stated, according to adyices from
Pctrograd, that the small cruiser
-Frauenlob was sung by an allied sub
marine. This is pure invention, as
was the news regarding the sinking
of a three thousand ton cruiser by
Russian torpedo boats.
"In the Entente press much has
been said lately regarding the sue
cess Of English submarine warfare II
the Caltic, while tho U-5o2t warfare
of the central powers is considered
unworthy of mention. The state
ment of results from November l to
Is follows:
"In the Baltic only the steamer
Afsnomi, ten hundred and sixteen
tons, has been sunk while in the
Mediterranean according to press re-
ports up to date eighteen ships, rep
restnting 1909 tons, were destroy
cd In same period"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-12-01
ITALIANS WIN VICTORY
Rome Says Trenches Were Taken by
Storm on Mountains Summit

An important victory for the Ital-
ians was scored Wednesdays, says a
Rome dispatch, when Austrian tren-
ches between the fourth summit OF
Monte San Michele and the Church
Of San MARITIME were taken by storm
and held in spite Of desperate coun-
ter attacks, say an Italian official
statement. It reads.
During the night Of the 22-23rd,
and the following day, the enemy
sought by surprise and force to re-
capture some Of the important posi-
tions taken by US. These actions, al
ways preceded by an-intense artillery
fire, occurred on Col di Lana in the
Zagora section and on height north
east Of Oslavia. All these attacks
were repulsed with very heavy loss
for the enemy who left more than
three hundred bodies on hill Number
One Hundred and Eighty-eight.
"Our relentless offensive on the
Caryo plateau was crowned by q bril-
liant success yesterday. Long deep
trenches between the north summit
Of Monte San Michele and the Church
of San Martino were stormed, the de-
tenders; surrounded and large part
Of them taken prisoner. THE enemy
Immediately deluged the lost position
with shells of all calibres and behind
a curtain Of fire passed important
forces for a counter attack east of San
Martino. While our infantry held
firmly their@positions exposed on all
sides, our batteries with rapidity and
precision concentrated a quick, we'll
directed. fire on enemy columns and
dispersed them. Five hundred and
fourteen prisoners, many Of them Of
ficers, fell into our hands+and we cap
tured great quantities Of provisions,
and war materials"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-12-01
STUNNED HAN WITH STICK
AND BURIED Him ALIVE
Strange Confession is Made to Dis
trict Attorney of New York
Wife OF Victim Tells.
Luigi Natroni was buried alive

Luigi Matroni was buried alive II
the cellar of his home near Corfu II
May, 1914, his body being tramplec
into a newly made grave while he
still begged for mercy, according to
story told by his widow to Dlstrlc;
Attorney Cool ct Batavia, N. z.
Monday. Antonio BOLIVIA, the alleged
murderer, pointed out Monday the
spot where the crime took place and
a. body was found which HRS. Mat
roni identified as that Of her hus-
band. BOLIVIA has confessed, the dis
trict attorney said.
BOLIVIA, who is Mrs. Matroni's SON
in-law, is serving a six months pri-
son term for stabbing. Mrs. Matroni
went to Batavia, n. Y, from Syracuse
to tell the story Of the murder, which
she declared she and her young son,
Charles, had witnessed. Her long
silence, she :aid, IVES due to fear OF
BOLIVIA, who had threatened her and
her son. When she learned he was in
prison she felt safe to tell.
Mrs. Matroni said that her hus-
band was felled by a blow from a
pickaxe handle welded by BOLIVIA. He
was knocked unconscious but revived
before the grave had been dug In the
cellar. He r'aaded with Boliva for
mercy just before he was thrown into
the pit and trampled under the
ground, she declared.
After hearing the woman's story
Coon and Sheriff Edgerton took Boil
iva to the farm where tho Matronis
formerly lived. BOLIVIA at first denied
knowledge of the murder but later
confessed and told the men where to
dig. They found the body under nine
feet of earth, the house having been
torn down and the cellar filed in
after the Matronic moved away.
BOLIVIA killed Matroni, he told the
district attorney, because after. his
marriage to Matroni's stepdaughter,
she told him that Matroni attacked
her the day before the wedding.