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La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1915-03-18
C. KNOBLAUCH DESNIENTE LAS.
DECLARACIONES QUE Sc
LIE ATRIBUYEN
NO AGUSO AL GOBIERNO AMERICANA POR
FALTA De PROTECTION ASUS
NAClONALES

Washington, Mario Eel senior
George W. knoblauch Socio de
John b. McManuS, FL americana re-
cicntemente asesinado por los "a
patIstas rn Ia Ciudad de Mexico
declare que eran absoIutamente
inciertas las declaraciGneS que Sc
Le atribuyeron tn 10 prensa ameri-
cana. diciendo que Ell gobiernO de
los EstadoS Unidos no protegia de
bidamente las propiedades de los
americanOs pues cn ci caso de Nc.
Manus habia ObradO con poca dill
gencia y no Sc preocupaba por que
st Castigara a los delincuenteS nj
pOr que Sc lie indemnizara debida-
mente Il la viCtima.
Inmcdiatamentc deSpuGs de que
salicron tn los peri6dIcos de eSta
Capital las d~rclaraciones cuya au-
tenticidad mega, estuvO a Yer al Sc
cretario Bryan con quien celebr0
una larga conferencia a fin de de
m~ostrarla que eran ap6crifas
las tantas yeces dichas dcclara-
clones pues el estaba satiSfechO dc
las mrdidas tomadas por 81 60
biernO americana.
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Mr.. D. WEST SALIO A COME
RENCIAR CON FL SENIOR
CARRANzA

FL Representative personal del
presidente Wilson. Mr.. DuvaI West,
que hace pOcOs dias arrihara 4 es-
la pOblaci0n despu6s de un largo
yiaie por nuestra Republica, ACADIA
de salir para Nueva Orleans con
obieto de dirieirse a Veracruz pa
"a conferenciar con Venustiano Ca
rranza. primer iefe de los constltu-
ciOnalistas.
Nadie esperaba la salida del Sc
nor West pOr que a todas las pre-
guntas que Sc le hicerOn respecto
a 81 tenia aIguna mission que cum
plir. tOdavia 10 manifesto que 10
ignOraba en- absolute y que espe-
raba 6rdenpS de Washington. ESa
orden debe haber IlegadO probable
mentc. pueS dc la nianera mas ST.
giIOsa Y tai vrz con Objeto de evil
tarSe %impOrtunas preguntas Mr..
West abandon6 anteayer esta po-
blaci6n Y a la fecha deDe encon-
trarse Ell Nueva Orleans. Segun Sc
drSprcnde de las intOrmaciones que
hemOS adquiridO. en- el antes dlcho
puerto americana eSperara el re-
prcsentante personal algunas ms
tr~ucciones de su gObiernO antes de
rmprender definitivamente el VIA
je hacia Veracruz para ponerse a!
habla con CarranZa.
MuchaS y muy varladas son las
versiOneS que circular references al
objeto de- SUI mission cerca del jefe
de la revuelta carranciSta y natu-
~ralInenLe que todaS eSaS v~erslones
que circular no tienen nlngun fun
damento s6lido porQue eStan basa-
daS en- supOsiciOneS.
Sin embargo, tratando de lnfor-
mar a nuestros iectOres hasta de
auuello que tiene el simple carac-
ter de rumor, diremOs que hay
Guien asegure que la delicada mi
sion de West tendra pOr Objeto dar
una nueva forma a la politica anne
ricana pues de sus lnformaciones
dependera la politica que los Esta-
dos Unidos observer con los revo-
luciOnacios mexicanOs en- 10 suce-
sivO.
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POLITICA MENUDA.
Niene de la Paq. "a

Ia para rI Guhrruador Iuurbide,
en- Ia que Nr lr.an los >IEu!rntvs
~parrafus In~fereSautrr:
...en la c~ouc!"ncia del puc-
bio mrxIrano esta patrnte e. he
cho de que. deSdc que 81 i|niciaron
las c~onfrrrncia> con los irfeS de-
Ia causa del ~~irrrito constItuclo-
naIista. 81 ]rirrrIto federal, repre-
sentado rl 81 SrHor General Jose Re
fugio NrIa,co.adOpt0 una norma
de conducta ab>olutamente indefini-
da. purs IN tautU que uU dia nos
nacia cvnocrr que haria rrS!strn-
cha, al siguIeute IA prrusa nos
comunIraha Gur ~ryacuaria Ia plaza
de Mexico. y postrrIormeutr nos
daba la uOticIa H. que. plcgandOSe
a la voluntad del iefe supreme de-
la revOluci0n. don NEWSSTAND Ia
rranza. " rendirIa. esperanto Uni
camentc De In cIrmrurga Y dr, IS
piritu DE iuslirla liz los ,rlunia-
dores. que no - comcteria con "a
atentado aIguuo.
La carta estI susrrita por rl So
nor llcrnc.ado don Asustjn VI.
Lao. vastamrHtr cuuocldu IN FL fo-
70 mrxicano como IN ">prcIaIiSta
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FUE SILBADO EN- Ell PASO Ell
POETA JOSE SANTOS
CH0CAN0.
Yiene de Ia pagina /.

contra los ~conceptoS emitidoS pOr
FL famOsO pUeta peruanO.
Cuando Santos Chicano atac0 al
general Diaz. la c~oncurrencia St
lpyant6 indignada contra cl confe-
.rrncista y prorrumpid en- yivas y
apIausoS para el nvicto heroe del
, de AbriI y mueras para Villa y
C~arrauZa.
Ell CORRESPONSAL.
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Ia E~STRATEGIA.
Vicue De Ia pagina :.

ia n uuos pocoS pacificos en- ciuda-
des abiertas los ingleseS debieraa re-
cordar que sufren millones ' milo
nes en- Francia. Polonia, Belgica y
Galitzia, ' otorgar a 81 eScuacra Ia
mas profunda confianza ' gratitud,
porque entiendo que en- IA eScuadra
inglesa cada n cump!e con 81 de-
Der.
New York. erero 3. 1915.
J. N. c.
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1915-08-23
London Foreign Office
Explains Latest Order
Heavy Imports To Neutrals
Caused Contraband Order

London Aug 22-The foreign Office today statement in
connection with the declaration purportp
that imports into Holland and Scandinavia cotton and of
cotton waste during the months of May July oaed
tons compared with normal average OF the latter
however, it is stated that all but were re-exported
These figures show the statement continues hat during these
on's Importation OF cotton las not been substantially greater
IN times OF peace and it fair deduction that apart from
other that have Nav
received considerable supply through those countries
1T is not anticipated that owing declaration of cotton as
c'ntraband there will be difference Importation of
cotton into there no reason to that
the American Egyptian exporters the future be in
less advantageous position than they have been
months
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1915-08-23
WAR BREVITIES

Fourteen steamers with gross tonnage of A. $685. have
been sunk the last oryh by submarines This
toll establishes record for the period
Three other vessels reported orpedoed may another
tons to the aggregate destroyed the past days. known
there has been loss of m except sinking White Star
liner Arabic.
The ecrudescence submarine activity began August - and
the week ending August the British admiralty reports thirteen
vessels of total tonnage SUNK them by
derwater craft and two by This known loss
7O668 tons of shipping in nine days.
Ten of the vessels sunk the past two DAYS were British three
were Norwegian and one Spanish
The largest vessel loss has been confirmed was the Arabic
OF 1851 tons Reports that the Lapand 1640
Nco 9 tons has been sunk have verified fate
the DunY 1856 net ton reported just the
was has not been definitely determined The British Press
ISOLATION has denied the reported Bowie of $500 TONS
Underwater craft torpedoed Friday British steamers Resto
mel lS tons Baron Erskne $685. tons City York. 9O
tons Samara S72 tons; Gladiator 59 tons; Bttern ton
and the Ben Banche O8 the Norwegian Sverre
borg 64 and Bras the Spanish steamer Pera
Castillo, 1920 tons.
The vessels sunk Thursday the Arabic tons rodno
1906 tons Serbno 2O5 tons and Magda 1908 TONS total of
O2 All these British Magda which was Norwegian
submarine halted the Norwegian Irma within
Norwegian territorial waters but disappeared before torpedng
vessel when warned by Norwegian torpedo the attack
which apparently intended would violation Of
traitY
Loss of British submarine the sound with fifteen members
her crew reported by London and Berlin claims
boat ran aground while Berlin says it destroyed"
Except for another serious Russian arms there
no striking developments in the days military operations Berlin re-
ported the fall of Novogeorgevs where the Muscos made
last stand Poland with the loss of prisoners large bag
of artillery.
The hard pressed forces of Grand Duke Nicholas the Germans
a have been pushed back to Koterkakua southeast
Loyk while they being pursued Kovno and have lost
ground south of the Bug the Brest-Ltovsk line
The allies on Gapo peninsula continuing their
Turkish positions and the British left wing made some progress
an official report asserts.
Italy has declared Turkey
reports asserts that the entente have in Undue
ing Serbia to the immediate Bulgaria of part of
Macedonia exchange for the Bulgas participation the
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1915-08-23
SUBMARINES TAKE LARGE TOLL:
IA STEAMERS IN 48 HOURS

London August 21-Fourteen steamers, total gross ton
mage OF 498 have been sunk in the last ovegt hours by
submarines This toll establishes period
Three other vessels reported topedoed may another 2 96
the aggregate destroyed the past days. far known
there has been loss of life excpn the sinking White Star
liner Arabic.
The recrudecence of submarine activity began August ~ and i'm
the week ending August the British admiralty reports thirteen
vessels of total tonnage of $780, SUNK them by
underwater craft and by mines This total known loss
of 7O668 tons of shipping in nine DAYS.
Ten of the vessels past DAYS were British three
we're Norwegian and Spanish.
The largest vessel whose loss confirmed the Arabic
of Is 8O1 TONS Reports that the Lapand 1880 and the
Ncos $3.50 TONS have not been verified The ~
of the Dunsley 1855 reported opedoed before
Arabic sunk has been definitely determined British
Press association denied the reported Bowie of
TONS
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1915-08-23

Inc ader-EnterprlSe'S Big
Auto Club Campaign is now a
matter of history, and all that re-
mains to be done is to distribute
the splendid prizes and extend
congratulations to the happy win
ners.
Promptly at nine O'Clock Satur-
day night, the three judges
Messrs John w. Yates, w, S.
Walker, and A. H. Thurmond,
l.. l.. Dickerson took possession of
the ballot box and proceeded at
once to decide the final winners.
A copy of the JUDGES report is
given below:
Award of Judges, August Fl, 1915
We, the undersigned, judges in
the Leader Enterprise Automobile
\, Club Contest, by count of votes
cast up to nine O'Clock Saturday
evening, August Dist, 1915, find
the following to be the correct
totals, and hereby award the
prizes as follows:
First Grand Prize, Maxwell FIVE
passenger 1915 Model Touring
car, Mrs. Willis Cole,
Total Votes CAST $685. $50.
Second Grand Prize, $3.50. 90
Piano, Miss Margaret Spiller,
Total Votes Casts, 400, 425.
District Prizes, District No. |
First Prize, $4,000 Diamond
Ring, Miss Ruth Stephens,
Total Vote Cast-8O3,975.
Second Prize, $500 Watch
Bracelet, Miss Madden Davenport
Total Vote Cast-545,165.
District Prizes, District No. 2
First Prize, $4,000 Diamond
Ring, Miss Lillian Luke,
Total Vote Cost-2,2 97, 465.
Second Prize, $500 Watch
Bracelet, Miss Blondlne Wilbanks,
Total Vote Cast-814,575.
(Signed)
John w. Yates,
w. S. Walker,
p A. H. Thurmond.
The First Grand Prize which is
a 1915 Maxwell FIVE passenger
Touring Car has not arrived to the
present time but we have been
assured by the johnson Hdw. Co.,
from whom the car was purchased
that the car would be here in a
very few days. Owing to the
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1915-08-23
MRS. G. W. COLE
Wins GRAND PRIZE
POLLS 7,5O6,85O VOTES IN Auto
CLUB CONTEST
Miss Margaret Spiller Is Second With
5,499,425
Misses Ruth Stevens, Lillian Luke, Madden Davenport
and BlOndine WiIbanks, District Prize Winners

enormous demand for the "Little
Wonder Car" they have been un-
able to get car. The '16 Model
is the latest and the winner can
be proud of her prize as it is well
worth being proud of.
The Second Grand prize which
is beautiful $4,000 piano, now
on display at this office.
The District prizes were award
ed the winners Saturday night.
Non Wincers Well Paid
All those candidates who re-
NAMED active up until the close
of the campaign and who failed to
win prize will be given an eight
~ per cent cash commission on
every dollar that they turned to
this Office. Non-winners can have
their commission by calling at the
Leader-F Enterprise Office.
Under the 8 per cent plan there
can be no real loosers. Six happy
hustlers receive the magnificent
prizes, and all those who failed to
win prize will receive full and
generous pay for the time that
they spent working in the Auto
Club.
Big Circulation Increase
The Contest brought hundreds
of new subscribers to the Leader
Enterprise, and the value of the
paper as an advertising medium ID
BenHill and adjoining counties has
been greatly increased. The Lea
er-Enterprise wishes to compIi.
ment every contestant for the good
work done. It has been a pleas
ure to have them connected with
the paper for the past eight weeks
under the direction of the compe-
tent contest manager. H. R. Bisby,
of the Frank E. Miller Company,
Chicago. ILL.,, and although all
could not win the first grand prize.
their work was very successful.
To the able judges of the con-
test who spent several busy hours
Saturday night counting the vote,
the Leader Enterprise wishes to
extend its sincere thanks. Their
services were without compensa-
ton and they cleared up their
strenuous task cheerfulIy and
efficiently
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1915-08-23

Silk Stripe POplins, Cords, Reps and be
wilderine array of the pretty early fall mater
ials are here for you in the newest shades an,
cOlOring for Csc yard
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-08-16

-, their wires have been cut by she'll
fire." From the report it seems that
HUNDRED yards from the support
trenches, and at certain place there
was wooden peg set UP to mark the
spot where the telephone wires to
various points were intertwined in a
bunch in a case, a foot or two below
the surface. This peg was invisible to
the enemy or even to an airman. but
somehow one of the enemy's shells
struck that particular spot and the
Junction box was destroyed and COM
rnunication to the advance trenches
cut of. The repair squad was called
and one man volunteered to do the
work Of repairing the damage al
though he knew it meant almost GER
tain death. With his appliances
strapped on his back and rifle in
his hand he crawled along the boggy
earth like a snake. The German bul-
lets we're swishing through the air and
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helms have telephone communications
from platform on the top to
suspended platform below. This Is foE
the purpose OF directing the dropping
OF bombs or when hostile airships are
sighted.
Used BY Spies.
But perhaps the greatest ingenuity
is displayed in the use made OF the
telephone by spies. A number OF ex-
Iamples have come to light recenuy
which show the versatility Of the
worlds greatest time saver.
a Russian patrol found two men
digging In field. apparently Tor po-
.tafoes. but when the cart was searched
nothing was found One OF tne oIIlc ss
.fna1y examined the nose-bag OF the
morse which seemed rather thick only
10 discover that 1t contained q tele-
lphone transmttter. This was attached
TO q wire running to a wheel and then
through the high grass to a cottage
where complete telephone station
was found.
AT another place small French
town. the French troops came across
a farm where the farmer declared
that he did ali the work himself and
ala 1aotneed horses or assistants. His
actions aroused the suspicious OF the
ofUcers. and after a considerable
search an underground telephone to
the German lines was discovered.
At another time. the work Of the
r ussian troops in Prussia was hands
capped by leak of Information as
to their plans and days were spent IN
irving to locate the spy, but without
success. After time Russian ON
Ger came to the conclusion that the
Information was being sent by under
p7-oiar,d lines These wires were laid
before the war and. OF course. the
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wait for another order. They never
see the men they kill nor are they
certain that the shots have been true,
but the man IN the treetop knows and
sometimes let's them know. Occasion
ally a shrapne shell finds the battery
and the gunners are killed. There is
little glory or glamour about this
war" said q German arulleryman.
1--WE never see the enemy unless he
passes us as prisoner or in the Red
Cross ambulance on his way to q
hospital, and he never sees us al
though some OF his guns do find u.s.
This war is too much like business
to have any charm. We. fight battles
now by telephone.
It is the same way In the trenches.
for the telephone is there to call for
extra men and to let headquarters
know what Is going on.
Perhaps one OF the best instances Of
the value Of the telephone In war is
told by a man who happened to be at
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from the telephone service In civilian
life, and they have a certain pride as
well as patriotism about keeping the
line OPEN
.Ltstcning outposts.''
The always systematic German has
added many innovations to war weap-
ons and methods. and not the least
interesting of these is what is known
as ..listening outpostse-a man who
finds out what is going on, In the
enemy's. trenches. This soldier must.
of course, be an expert lingutst as> he
will hear many languages spoken in
line efsduty. The man WHO'S TO be-
come listener usually slips out OF
his own lines after dark and hides
somewhere near the enenny's trenches.
He carries reel of light wire and a
telephone instrument. After vantage
point Is safely gained he waits until
he can hear the conversation In the
nearby trenches and telephones them
,backto his headquarters. Aftersa time
the Allies learned OF this and they,
too. are now playing the game. and
one Frenchman remained all day long
dressed in bundle of wheat near the
German trenches teleph9ninR valuable
Information back to the French head
quarters.
Everywhere in, the war zone the
telephone engineer is put to the test
of attaching instruments at almost inn
possible places. The trenches are
veritaple underground towns with
telephone wires running all through
them. The wiring OF these, however.
is not as difficult as keeping up tele-
phone communication with the. officer
who occupies a stationary balloon
high above his outposts-atfd telephones
down an he can see with his long
range glasses. Even the new Yep
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to consufnuate this business and beat
il hack to New york without the loss
OF minute
we hadn't been In Newark ten nin-
utes before our bunch gave us the slip.
we had lost them clean and no lnat-
ter In which way We deployed We
couldn't pick up the trail However..
we were certain that the little blind
alley was their objective. 30 we made
our way gingerIy there
Creeping through the side street.
ana then i1urrytng into the blind alley.
we proceeded but short distance
when our attention was riyeted on a
feeble light that dinly streamed from
q window about eight feet, from the
street level. Slowly drawing ourselves
ND 30 that we could look through THIS
window. we recognized in its interior
a well appointed and richly stocked
jewelry store
AccustominE our eyes to the dim
light, we finally discerned three forms
hard at work before the big vault. an
electric drill fast piercing q circle q
holes about the combination. The
blast would soon follow. we Realized
so there was no time to be spared. But
the work was progressing more rapid
ly than we had supposed. for less than
Ave minutes after we first peeped
through the window, charge OF
soup" or nitro glycerine. had been
placed. A binding flash. followed by
muffled roar resulted. and the door
Of the big safe fell from its fastenings
The job was complete.
Saw Them Blow safe.
Jimmies and sectional crowbars
were quickly brought into play. and
It was but the work OF seconds to force
the inner doors. which alone protected
the gIistering array of gems within
1T was fascinating, to say the least. to
watch the trio work. We had been
unobserved spectators from the very
arst. Not a move had escaped US. and
IL, Justice to Hunpty and his pals It
must be said that they were past
masters in the art Of wrecking a
..t,l1rglar proof safe There hadn't
been the slightest semb1ance of waste
motion, every stroke counting heavily
in the nights task
At last the loot was being lifted
we had been Instructed to catch
Humpty red-handed. and that was
what we intended TO do. AS the rich
horde of gems was being transferred
from the trays IN the big vault to the
sack the craftsmen had packed with
their burglars kit, we crept through
the window. and, keeping close to the
wall, CROPPED our way towards our
quarry. finally taking refuge behind q
column.
when our revolvers had been drawn
and careful aim taken. j sang out.
Hands UP Humpty. and be damned
quick about it,
But Humpty and his pals weren't
OF a kind to quit without battle.
Several binding flashes and an ear
splitting roar told us that the auto
mates Of the cracksnnen were in just
as good order as their electric drills
Bullets whistled past us, some 50 close
10 o,Ir heads that we could feel the
breeze.
we gave them as good as they sent,
and for a few minutes the battle
waxed fast and furious. We could
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HIS Many Hairbreadth Escapes While Rounding
Up Safe Blowers and Burglars Who Always
Shoot To Kill When Caught In a Trap.
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i Ready for me JOB.
Williams made his last trip to New
York alone. but after shadowing him
constantly. learned that two men.
both strangers to me, were stopping
at his house In Brooklyn. It took two
days for me to identify these guests
Of Williams. but this done. we soon
found where they lived and what was
their particular graft After trailing
them necessarily, the three crossed
over to Newark. one afternoon and.
Of course, Casassa and Young and my
self were close at their heels. One
Of the trio carried neavy sack: We
were conndent IhaI q DuFsiar MI was
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Russians knew nothingof t1eirwhere.
abouts, but after a, secret investiga-
ton they discovered scho olmasteI
using telephone concealed In hat
boy hidden among cast of clothing.
Later it was discovered that he actual-s
II had a branch exchange IN 9 ward
robe by which he could communicate
with a number of German Officers.
Another story OF q device IN which
the victims themselves sent the mes
saRes is told of French regiment on
the march. While crossing bridge
they suddenly became the object OF
.artillerv are from batteries two miles
away. How the gnnners knew when
they were ON the bridge was q
mystery A search. however. showed
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of cables used by the signal corps Is
carried on trucks. The lines are laid
on poles. trees or on the ground in dry
trenches.
Field stations are connected with the
existing telegraph circuits. OF course,
the signal corps men know exactly
where the wires are hidden. and on
one occasion war correspondent was
surprised to see German omcer take
a wire Taper from his pocket and
kneel down over a flower bed near a
German railway station and set about
giving orders The wire was concealed
among the flowers.
Guns Fired BY Telephone Orders.
Guns are fred by order OF an ofncer
who is perhaps five miles away watch
ing from tree or building. He calls
down his orders to the men below
who have de1d telephone, the range
in which the gun should be set. and
the men at the telephone send the
messages to the battery which is
usually concealed In a clump Of trees.
The men at this point are waiting for
the order and when It comes they nre
the gun as directed. then 80 back and