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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-10-19
THE CtnnAMs CLAIM
PROGRESS IN BALKANS
OFFICIAL REPORT SAYS STEADY
PROGRESS BEING MADE ALL
ALONG LINE.
Claim of Scrbsaas that Austro
Germans Have Been Repulsed
Is Officially Denied.

BERLIN. Oct. 1g.--steady pro-
gress Of the Ieutouic allies all
along the Eaikan front was dsscrib-
ed In an official statement To-Day in
rcfutation OF the reports that the
Serbiaas had repuised the Austro-
Germans all along the hanks Of the
Danube. The statement said the Ser
bians were slowly .resreating from
the Ayala region, abaut twelve
miles southeas. of Belgrade. The
Austro-sermans were reported to
be attacking the Scrbians north of
Raja.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-10-19
NEW PROGRAM
Of DEFENSE
THE STANDING ARMY Is 10 -
INCREASED I'D OVER HCy.
DRED THOUSAND MEN.
|B|Gc[a NAVY ALSO


WASHINGTON, Oct. 1a.-Ths
plan Involved in the atlndnistra-
tion's new defense program calls
for annual war budgets Of fron
$500. .OOO. 600 to 4sOO, ,OOO, 900.
According to the flgure~ available
it il proposed to increase the aP-
preparations Of about = ,OsDU, 600
by from &145,OOO, 900 TO 917J,OOO.-
Ot,O annually. The differing number
Of dreadnoughts authorizeti each
year will cause the fluctuatis,n.
After next years expenditure Of
x1S4. .OOO,OOO the annual expendi-
lures planned for the army. Il was
learned today, will range frOms
1855, ,OOO, 900 to @f75.OOO.OOO. This
year 1t Is $11O.O .OOO.OOO.
The navy budget for the next six
years Is expected to range from
*2O5, ,OOO, 900 to &225, ,OOO 600.
OficiaIs arc discussing whether
permanent change In federal rcve-
nues will he necessary to meet the
Increased appropriations for defcnso
expenses.
President Wilson IS expected 20
outline the program In an initial
national defense speech In New
York ON November and to suggest
means Of raising these enormous
| amounts. The yearly upkecp OF the
fleet and the army will cause : tre-
nendous increase i the annual SER
vice budgets. Secretary Jsanicls
plans to spend $500. .OOO. 900 on new
battleships within the next SIX
years. Secretary Garrison plans to
spend $1O5. 900. 900 for arms and
ammunition alone and $Si, ,OssO.O coo
on Notifications within the next
,, four years. For the maintenance Of
the new citizens soltliery volunteer
army OF 4OO.OOO regulars and 4OO.-
900 reserves and the regular army
OF 10000 in active service II Is es-
tiMated that the annual Increase
will be $25 5,OOO,OOO. An increase OF
900 in the number Of army officers
to be drawn from the state guards
will also cost another half million
dollars annually.
The maintenance OF = much larg-
err fleet on the Pacific coast within
two years is planned by Secretary
Daniels. Continued operation OF the
Panama canal is the principal fac-
tor In his proposal for an increase
in the Pacific coast. The Atlantic
fleet Is to be given = few cruises to
/, the Pacific coast and dry docks for
repairing facilities will necessarily
have to be increased. II it proposed
to divide the navy fighting forces 50
as to keep u stronger fleet in Pa-
cific waters.
With the award yesterday for the
+. construction of sixteen new Subma-
rines and six destroyers in two
years the effect Of the increase will
be shown. Bids will be taken Mo-
vember by the navy department.
for two new warships authorised
by the last congress which are to
be completed in 1918.
1
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-10-19
DUlGlRs CLAIM CAPTURE
Of SERBIAN VILLAGES

LONDON. Oct. 19.--An Official
Bulgarian report received here to-
day from Sofia via Vienna and
Berlin claimed the capture OF a
long list of obscure villages few
miles inside of the eastern and
northeastern Serbian frontier. The
statement also asserted that tho
Bulgarians are advancing all along
the line.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-10-19
THE WAR BUDGET TO BE
RAISED TO A0Q,00Q,00l6
will return to Washington tonight.
Secretary Garrison and scores OF
government employees also left early
today for New Jersey to vote.
3 RAILROAD MEN KILLED
ON A SWITCH ENGINE,

KANSAS CITY. NO.. Oct. 19.--
Three railway employees riding to
work on the footboard of Chi
cago. Great Western railroad en-
gine were killed and two others in
jured here today when two switch
engines collided on trestle. Those
who lost their lives we're A. O.
Frost. s. G. Fry and T. l.. Ps tier
son, all of Kansas City.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-10-19
CASE AGAINST TAGGART
IS ORDERED DISMISSED

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Oct 10
The case against Thomas Taggart,
democratic national committeeman,
charged with conspiring to corrupt
the Marion county elections in 1914,
was dismissed. in the criminal court
today on motion of the state. Prose
cutor Rucker said conclusive evi-
dence was lacking.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-10-19
SIR EDWARD CARSON TO
SPEAK AGAINST cl0IltT

LONDON. Oct 19.---Sir Edward
Carson is expected to begin q speak
ing campaign against the British
cabinet as sequel to his resigna-
tion as attorney general. II Is un-
derstood that he considers the
present method Of conducting the
war fundamentally wrong and that
the whole system should be radically
changed.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-10-19
THE SERBS AND 0UlGlRs
STILL N / not FIGHT

ATHENS, Oct. 19.-Serbians
and Bulgarians are still engaged in
hot fight on ten-mile front be-
tween Vrania and Ristovatz. They
Salonica-Nish railway which the
Bulgars are seeking to cut as a
means of delaying the northward
advance of the allies.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-10-19
HORSES ARE BURNED To
DEATH IN STABLE FIRE

CHICAGO, Oct. 19.-Seyeral fire
men were overcome early this MORN
ing in fire which destroyed Gee
Bros stables on the West side.
The loss is estimated at 100000.
Scores of families were forced to
flee from nearby apartment houses.
A number of horses were burned.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-10-19
\ HITS OPEN SWITCH
PASSENGERS Are INJURED

T. Ill. Oct. 1.-two pas
e., and three trainmen were
fatally injured and scores
:, passengers We're slightly
l, snen a Chicago and Alton
N ~ 'ain ran into an open
'ne injured are in the Joli-
H. ''als. Few of the 500 pas
Pulses. minor cuts
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-10-19
PREMIER ASQUITH is
SUFFERING FROM CATARRH

LONDON, Oct. 19.-Premier As
quith is sugering from gastro-intes-
final catarrh today and his physi-
clans stated that he would have to
take several days complete rest.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-10-19
BRITISH STEAMER SUNK
BY GERMAN SUBMARINE

LONDON. Oct. 19.-The British
steamship Aleppo has been sunk by
a German submarine, it was an
nounced today. The crew was res
cued.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-10-19
Liner salerno Reported sn.k.

LONDON. Oct. 19.-Lloyd an
nounces that the Norwegian steam
or SaIerno has been sunk ana ina,
nineteen men. two women ana
three children have landed from
her.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-10-19
|..rrp of WRECKED TRAIN
u cprsHED TO DEATH
ryDER HIS ENGINE.
IS ARE LOOTED
r.-s Are Robbed and Terri.
"a nv Mexicans Who Went
vtrouch Cars Firing Their
Reyolvers.

OWNSy1LLE, Texas, Oct. ~.
h Mexicans, most of them
a in the uniforms of cOnstitu-
,a soldiers wrecked and shot
southbound st, Louis, Browns
and Mexican passenger train
light, instantly killing two
hans and woundiDg four 9TH
raiders escaped after robbing
assenpers and looting the mail
baggage cars.
hold.up occurred about five
north of Brownsville. After
hing and robbing the train and
hing the passengers the Mexi-
burned two hundred-fOot
between this city and the
Of the wreck evidently for the
bse Of delaying pursuit. The
Zone wires were also cut and
| Of the robbery did not reach
until early this morning.
e hundred soldiers aud citizens
blowing the trail left by the
is.
e dead are:
tporaI McBee. troop ID, Third
N States caavlry, shot to death.
H. Kendall. engineer on the
ked train, crushed to death un-
his engine.
y wounded:
Is. MCCAIN. deputy state health
r. shot in the abdomen and
kht to be dying.
]. WALLIS.
H. LAYMON.
[AtD ]. 3RASHER.
kefal other passengers were
n over the heads with butts of
kers.
Z bandits. who are reported tn
been led by Louis de la Rosa,
Poted Mexican outlay of Mata.
:, removed the bolts and spikes
ra,i and fastened a wire to
end OF the loosened steel, and
the train came along abou.
7 The rail was ierked out. The
no'lve and two front cars were
N. Engineer Kendall was
nd to death under the engine
fireman Woodail escaped al
~ naiif sealded. Before the
myers recovered from the shock
4 derai'ment of the train five
Fshs entered the first car that
s"e'' Oh the rails and began
|'"g, Three United States sol.
VINO were sitting near the door
'e list victims. McBee wa.
and Instantly killed. Mccain
"aii's sought to escape by run.
'"'o n toilet but they wers
rs' on' ana shot. Mccain was
!" The abdomen and is diving
was SHOT in the left arm and
F'' hand was shot away.
e heAicans then filed into the
u ran through the train
~ Death to the Gringoes,'
-" so'd'efs." The passengers
W" !" hand over their none,
'a''es and any show OF re.
was met with blows from 4
'' revolver. Several passcn.
'''e forced to remove thei,
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-10-19
WILSON WILL VOTE FOR
"vOTES FOR WOMEN

WASHINGTON, Oct l9.-presi-
dent Wilson left at s o'clock this
morning for Princeton, n. j.. where
he will vote for equal suffrage. He
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-10-19

The Daily Light gives ,ns new.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-10-19

The balance of the people always
seem foolish.
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The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1915-09-02
TROUT LAKE.

Mrs. Marie Koeck and daughter,
Elizabeth, have returned from Port
land
DR.. Andruss, dentist, from Woodland,
Wash. spent short time here with
his family.
Rev. and Mrs. E. M. Landis and Mrs.
Prouty returned Friday from their va
cation spent in Oregon.
j. M. Filloon has sold his ranch to a
Mr.. Davis from Spokane and has
bought the Ed Novvak ranch.
Mrs. C. H. Pearson is entertaining
her sister, Dorothy and her grand
mother, Mrs. Wells.
DR.. Clay, dentist, was visitor here
last week.
Miss Ruth Woodruff, who has been
With us for the summer, has returned
to her school work.
The Misses Peterson left Friday for
Portland, where they will attend school
the coming year.
Miss Gene Nash, who has been spend
ing a few weeks with Mrs. F. Wolf,
has returned to her home in Husum.
Mr.. Mooney entertained his sister
from the east few days last week.
Forest fires seem to be worse this
season than ever before. The Mount
Adams Lumber Co. and the Northwest
ern Electric Co. have gangs of men
out, besides those hired by the state
and Columbia forest reserve forces.
! A fire broke out close to town one
day last week and the homes of E. c..
Cole and c. W. Snyder had a narrow
escape.
B. r. Richter and son are busy with
their binder throughout the neigbhor-
hood.
Work is progressing on the new barns
being erected by Joseph Aerni and Mr..
| Thomas.
G. H. Pearson & Co. plan to estab-
lish an acetyline lighting plant for
lighting their homes and store. They
have also arranged to furnish light for
| Masonic hall.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1915-09-02
UNDERWOOD.

School began Monday, August 90,
with Miss Delberta Stewart as teacher
Miss Stewart taught the school last
year.
The school at Chenowith will not
open till September l3 We understand
a teacher from Spokane has been hired.
VIM. Kolock is recovering from the
accident in which his hip was disocat-
ed. He is able now to be around the
house on crutches.
MIR. Amos came up from Portland
last Monday, returning Thursday. The
family will be here another week.
e. G. Cummins, with wife and two
children left, for their home in Sioux
City, Ia, last Wednesday after a
months visit with Mr.. Cummins' par.
ents at Underwood and his two broth
ers and their families in Portland. MIR.
and Mrs. Z. M. Cummins accompanied
them as far as Portland.
Jacob Haak, of Portland, while here
last week donated an acre of ground
to the community for church site.
The plot lies just west of the bridge in
the Haak timber on the north side of
the road.
While baling hay last week J. W.
Shipley received painful wound in the
wrist from pitchfork in the hands of
one of the men. This injury caused
him to faint and has resulted in his be-
ing confined to the house for several
days.
The people in this community had
just about had time to get their breath
after fighting fire for two days, which
ran from the railroad track to the
Highlands, and seriously threatened
the buildings belonging to MIR. Amos
and MIR. Vinton, when they were called
out to fight another, also apparently
set by train, near Hood, which ran
up over the bluff to the Marsh place
endangering the property of DR.. Man
ners and A. J. Haynes.
The fire is under control, but threat
ening. The only building burned is the
she'll of the old WestfalI sawmill owned
by Mrs. Haynes. A large number of
men are on duty and it is hoped that
they can hold it,
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1915-09-02
PINE GROVE

Miss Edith Perry, of Portland, was a
guest of Jessie Lewis last week.
Warren Wells and family of Beaver
ton, Ore, are visiting friends in the
community this week.
MIR. and Mrs. Fred Weygant and son,
who have been touring eastern Oregon,
are spending few days among ac-
quaintances here on their return home
to the Willamette valley.
Mary We We're, of Eugene, little niece
of Mrs. Stevenson, is visiting her for a
few weeks.
Mrs. Kathryn Mulvaney and son left
last Friday for their home in CalifOr-
MIA after spending a month with her
mother, Mrs. d. II. Thorn. who is i'm
proving from her recent severe Illness.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Lewis came up the
Colubmia highway from Portland in
their Ford last Friday evening and are
guests of Mr., and Mrs. Joe Vannier.
Messrs. Sonneman and Benton and
families motored to Mitchells Point last
Sunday.
Mrs. Hunt and daughter, Lulu. were
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Roland Wylie,
of Hood River. Sunday.
Mildred Stevenson goes this week to
Los Angeles, Calf, to enter prepar-
atOry school.
Our vicinity was well represented at
| Columbia Beach last Sunday afternoon.
The hot weather was great induce
ment for cool plunge.
Three hundred boxes of pears of the
d 'Anjou variety, were shipped from
this vicinity last week through the Ex-
change,
Rev. G. f. Heineck left Monday
evening to attend the district confer
enee of the NJ. l.. church at Spokane.
| w. c. Keck, superintendent of the
Sunday school, attends as lay delegate,
leaving Wednesday.
Mrs. II. Nj. vannier and son, Frank,
left Saturday for visit with friends
in Portland.
The children of the middle grades
have been well provided for this sum
mer in point of helpful diversion. Rev.
| Heineck, with his able assistant, Bliss
Clark, will have charge of the Boy
Scout movement here, while Miss Eula
McCully. with her helpers, is having
the young girls in charge. These chill
dren's clubs, when under wise leader
ship, are truly training for future
usefulness.
Mrs. Lillian NJ. Downing, of Port
land, who is working especially in the
interests of the children, will present a
miscellaneous program at the church
the evening of Sept ii under the aus
pices of the Women's Christian Tenn
perance Union.
L. A. Baker, superintendent of the
Anti-Ssloon League, will give an ad-
dress at the regular service hour next
Sunday morning. Sunday school as US
ual at 10 o clock.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1915-09-02
MOUNT HOOD.

j. A. Wilson. northwest travelling
agent for the Studebaker Bros. wagon
company, with his family recently
spent week at the Angus Mcdonald
camp near the Toll bridge.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. W. Lenz, who have
been camping at Lost Lake for the past
three weeks, have returned home. Mr..
Lenz and Robert Leasure killed their
first deer of this season this week.
The F. X. Arens family is camping
at Lost Lake this week.
The families of c. W. KitcheI, Au-
bert. DOggett, Rood, Monroe, Belieu,
Hess and Wishart, who have been
camping at Lost Lake, have returned
home with an abundance of huckleber-
ries.
Lawrence Puddy, Cecil Kitchel, Rob
ert Leasure and Alfred Hart and bride
are spending this week at the Lake.
Rev. Bleakney and family are leav-
ing the first of the week for their home
in WaIla Walla.
Mrs. J. J. Haight spent several days
in Portland recently.
Mrs. j. B Doggett will entertain the
Ladies Auxiliary next week at their
regular meeting.
School will begin September 6.
James Cooper and the Chas. lremon-
ger family, who have been visiting ID.
r. Cooper, have returned to their
homes in eastern Oregon.
Roy Blagg was an over Sunday Wis
itor at Mount Hood.
Chas, Shaw, who has been out on
fire service, spent several days at home
last week.
There have been an unusual number
of fires the past week, several being
started by the electrical storm. E. c.
Miller. the county fire warden, has had
crews out to several fires and the state
forest rangers have been very active
trying to put down the fires.
Geo. Hanel spent several days visit.
ing relatives in eastern Oregon.
MIR. and Mrs. Arthur Peters, who
have been visiting |. 7. Beals the past
eight weeks, left Sunday for their Ohio
home.
Miss Florence Rood accompanied the
Wilson girls to Salem, where she ex-
poets TO remain until after the state
fair.
Miss Marian Slate, who has been Wis
iting her sister, Mrs. W. A. Langille,
has returned to her home in Portland.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1915-09-02
Eby-COpper

The home of the brides parents, Mr.
and Mrs. E. J, Copper, of the Frank.
ion district, was the scene of a pretty
home wedding Sunday afternoon wher
Miss Elizabeth Copper became the
bride of Steven Miles Eby, a young
rancher of the Oak Grove district. lr
the presence Of members of the family
and a few friends the ceremony was
performed by Rev. W. B. Young. Miss
Eloise Copper, sister of the bride,
was maid of honor, and Floyd Nuna-
maker was best man. Miss Aldine
Bartmess sang, Il Love You Truly"
and Mendelssohn's wedding march was
played by Miss Gala Berry.
MIR. and Mrs. Eby will make their
home:in the Oak Grove district, where
MIR. Eby is in charge of the dairy de-
partment of H. c. Ritz's ranch.
Both Mr.. and Mrs. Eby are gradu.
ates of the Hood River high school,
MIR. Eby having been a member of the
class of 1910 and Mrs. Eby graduating
with the class of 1915.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1915-09-02
FRANKTON,

Miss Gretchen Cotton and Marguerite
Burg, from Portland, who have been
enjoying a long vacation on the Cotton
ranch, returned to their homes Friday
of last week.
Arch Eastman is carrying his thumb
10 a sling. He had it under the doctor s
knife, but at last reports it was no bet
ter.
Little Miss Vivian Stokoe, of Wyeth,
is visiting this week with her aunt and
grandfather at Clifton.
Everybody and their relations in
Frankton went either to the wedding,
fishing or picnicking, or down to Mitch.
ellis Point Sunday.
Miss Eloise Copper returned to Mo-
sier on the evening train Sunday to fin
lsh her term of teaching near there.
She has had four weeks vacation dur
ing the hot weather in August.
School will begin in Frankton Mon
day next, September 6.
John Phillips is making some needed
improvements at his mill. Will Price
is doing the work.
Judge 4. u. Gantenbeln and family
returned to Portland on the Bailey Cat
cert Saturday.
While coming down from his home al
Fir to attend the Eby-Copper wedding
Sunday riding his motorcycle. Tom Lee
was struck by passing automobile and
suffered dislocation of the ankle.
The Frankton people Sunday evening
had fine view of what fire and high
wind can do when combined. What was
a small blaze over on the Washington
side of the Columbia river was famed
into a roaring furnace, and in a few
short hours more damage was done to
the scenic beauty of those old hills than
nature in her slow way can replace in
many long years.
The home of MIR. and Mrs. Everley j.
Copper on the State road was the scene
of very pretty wedding Sunday after
noon when their daughter, Beth, be.
came the bride of Steve Eby. The
ceremony was performed by Rev. W.
B. Young and was attended by over 4C
relatives and friends of these popular
young people. Ice cream and cake
were served TO the guests on the lawn
and Immediately after the pair left for
their new home in the Oak Grove dis
trict. The departure was made amid
showers of rice, flower petals, old shoes
and the good wishes of all present.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1915-09-02
CENTRAL VALE

School opened Monday with Miss
Mary Sheppard and Miss Kitty Bragg
as teachers.
The community picnic was a grand
success. About $50 were present.
Plenty of good things to eat and a good
time was enjoyed by all.
Miss Ella Niehans is spending a
week in Portland with her sister, Miss
Margaret Niehans.
Mrs. Paul Hansen underwent an oper-
alton at the Cottage Hospital in Hood
River Friday. Latest reports say she
is doing nicely.
Prof. A. L. MacCauley and family will
leave this week for The Ualles for the
winter, where MIR. MacCauley teaches
in the high school.
Hence Bell, of Nebraska, spent Sun
day with his niece, Mrs. Harry Furrow.
MIR. and MIS-. Geo. Sheppard and MIR.
and Mrs. Mark Cameron, Of Odell, were
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1915-09-02

l.. NJ. Karstetter and Harvey Seholl,
of 0dell. drove through Dee last Satur-
day to HucklebeTry mountain, where
they stayed over Sunday.
J. P. Scott and r. F. Riseling were
in Odell Sunday. where they visited at
the Lawrence ranch.
MIR. and Mrs. G. NJ. Wilson returned
last Thursday on the 5. S. Beaver from
San Francisco where they spent sew
eral days sight seeing at the PIP. |. E.
w. NJ. Yates, of Corvallis, arrived
last week for several days visit with
friends in Dee.
Several of Mrs. j. E. Shields friends
gathered at the Scott ranch last Satur-
day evening and helped celebrate her
birthday anniversary. Games were
played and at late hour dainty refresh
ments consisting of ice cream, peaches
and cake were served. Those present
were Mr.. and Mrs. d. L. Rowntree,
MIR. and Mrs. G. M. Wilson, MIR. and
Mrs. Vernon Davenport, Mrs. c. T.
Roberts and the Misses Velma Rown.
tree. Bessie Shields, Frances and La
Verna Wilson, and Messrs. J. T. Scott,
R. F. Riseling, Floyd Wilson. Spencer
Parker and Mr.. and Mrs. J. E. Shields.