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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-08-13
SIX PERSONS KILLED IN
GERMAN ZEPPELIN RAID
ANOTHER RAID Is MADE on
THE EAST COAST OF ENG
LAND-SEVERAL INJURED.

and two women were killed, three
men, eleven women and nine chill
dren were injured by German
Zeppelin raid on the east coast Of
England last night, 1t is reported
that one of the air craft was dam
aged.
Last nights raid brings the total
English victims of German air raids
since the war started to T6 killed
and 231 injured.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-08-13
PRESIDENT TO GO INTO
WHOLE EASTI.AND AFFAIR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13.-Presi-
dent Wilson Is preparing to study
all information obtainable regard
ing the Eastland disaster in Chi
cago to learn whether any federal
officials were to blame. The presi-
dent will confer with Secretary
Redfield regarding the Eastland just
as soon as he finds it possible.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-08-13
|EnInls IN FULL
CONTROL At CAPE AA|T|EN
u COMMANDER OF THE NASH.
lille IN MILITARY CHARGE
OF THE CITY.

I ASHIN0TON, August 13. Cape
Itien II now under conplete
efican military control Admiral
lorton rOtified the state depart.
t,lt today, as result of impending
Nable between two factions. The
'fhyilla's commander mas been Civ
full control whereas previously
- Haiticn was only under partial
ericAn control
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-08-13
WOMAN Is CHOkED
BY NEGRO BURGLAR.

Mrs. Matthews of Sherman AwakeS
To Find Negro I'm Room.
SHERMAN. Tex. Aug. Ia
Awakened shortly after o'clock
this morning Mrs. Mary Matthews
discovered negro burglar in her
room. When she screamed the ne
gro choked her He escaped and
left as the only clew hat that he
dropped in his flight down the
street.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-08-13
EVENTS ~ THE WAR
ONE YEAR AGO TODAY.


. Armies in France and Eneland
. battle with Germans along a
= iine from Holland To Switzer- I
. land. I
= Great Britain at war with
= Austria. Gar warns Bulgaria
= not To join Rnssia's enemies. Z
. Roumania watches Bulgaria.
= German staff admits heavy
. Losses on Russian frontier.
. England sends out cruisers to Z
. protect trade routes.
. France dispatches warships 20 Z
= search Atlantic for German CON- Z
. merce destroyers. Z
= King Victor Emmanuel calls Z
. home foreign ENJOYS for CONSUL Z
. tation. Z
. President Wilson orders fed Z
= erai Investigation into food Z
. price increase. Z
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-08-13
GERMAN CIVILIANS ARE
URGED TO LEAVE BELGIUM

LONDON, Aug. ia dispatch
from Amsterdam says the German
authorities in Belgium have advis-
ed all German civilians to return
Immediately to their own country
presumably to avoid hardships dur
ing the winter in Belgium
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-08-13
70 Rig VOLCANOES ARE
STILL SPOUTING LAVA
usse4 From yesuvius and Mt. Etna
vfs1ble for Miles.

TOME. August ls.--Both We
fus and Mt. Etna. Italian vol
ces. which Suddenly became ac-
! this week, continued to spout
at clouds Of steam and smoke to-
villages at their base are now
lost deserted. The flames from
reawakened craters were visible
many miles last night.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-08-13
May Evacuate Wilma.

WNEvA. Aug. 13.-According
4 enoh papers Grand Duke Nicho-
reported to have sent mes
fhnt he finds it necessary to
>14e wilma, because OF the
] progress of the Germans in
XoQrlnnd and Kovno region.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-08-13
Friday an Cnlucky Day.

DALLAS, Tex, Aug. 13.--Friday
the thirteenth. was an unlucky day
for A. A. Bronson, night watch
man, who fell into an open sewer
pital,
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-08-13

captured by General Coss. while
General cophela defeated a strong
detachment of villistas at Santa Fe
south of Cuernavaca. The Nation
al railway north and south of the
latter place is now controlled by the
Carranzis.as. Two train loads of
food have been sent to Mexico City
from Vera Cruz
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-08-13
Drainage Bonds Approved.

AUSTIN, Aug. 13.-The attorney
generals department yesterday ap-
proved an issue of $4,000 Harris
county drainage district bonds OF
district No. Z. bearing five per cert
and maturing serially.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-08-13
The lAPAT|sTAS DEFEATED
BY CARRAMll's TROOPS
THREE TOWNS NEAR MORELOS
HAVE BEEN CAPTURED BY
THE CARRANZISTA.

GALVESTON. Tex, Aug. 13.-
The Carranza army under General
Coss has severely defeated the Ia
ing a two days battle. according to
official advices reaching here today.
Three other towns have also been
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-08-13
JAMAICA ~ SWEPT BY
A TERRIFIC HURRICANE
Property Damage l. Estimated at
Several Million Dollars.

KINGSTON. august ia ter
rifle hurricane swept the northern
and northeastern section of Jamaica
last night. lasting until this morn
ing. The damage is estimated al
several million dollars. No lives are
reported lost.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-08-13
/ slIs MILLING TO
SET OUT OF Tue WAY
FRS TO ELIMINATE HIMSELF
ROM MEXICAN POLITICS.
OFFER HAS STRING.

1A8yIINGTON, August 13.-Gen-
villa has sent word to his per
4 repreaentative here. Diaz LON
do. that he is willing to elimi
3 himself from Mexican politics
Offer VA accompanied by de
ciation Of the cientificos. how
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-08-13
GIVEN TEN YEARS IN
DYNAMITE CONSPIRACY
William Letter Convicted Following
Explosion i'm Factory.

WINDSOR, Ont, August 13.--Wil-
completely in dynamit,ng a factory ut
Walkeryille which was said to be en-
gagged in making uniforms for the
British army, was today sentenced to
ten years in the Kingston peniten-
tiary. Letter broke down before sen
tence was passed and declared that
he had been the dupe of Albert Kalt-
sehnit. wealthy Detroit German.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-08-13
PORTUGUESE CRUISER IS
WRECKED ON THE ROCKS
THE REPUBLlCA Is A TOTAL
LOSS But THE CREW rs
CAPPED SAFELY.

LISBON. August l3.--The Repub-
lica, Portuguese cruiser OF 1855
tons displacement. went on tho rocks
twenty-five miles northwest OF here
today. The vessel is total loss.
The crew of twenty-five mer was
taken off
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-08-13
TRAIN CRASHES INTO
TRACK REPAIR clc
SEVEN MEN KILLED WHEN HIT
BY PASSENGER TRAIN-HID-
DEN BY FOG.

ALTOON. Pa. August l3.-Seven
members OF q track repair gang wero
killed near Mount Union today when
a Pennsylvania railway passenger
train struck them. They were hid
den from the engineer by 4 heavy
fog.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-08-13
COTTON BELT WASHOCT
TIES UP ALL TRAFFIC.
Heavy Rains North of Greenville
Washes Out Tracks.

GREENVlLLE, Tex, Aug. 13.--
All traffic on the Cotton Belt is
is held up here as the result of a
washout near Neyland oecasioned
by heavy rains last night. 1t is not
known when the repairs will be
made.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-08-13
What Is He'll?

Hear the sermon at the Main
Street Christian Church Sunday
night. A hot sermon for hot wealth
er. 122
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-08-13
Naval BOARD 10 Meet.

WASHINGTON. August 13.-Sec-
retary Daniels announced today that
he would call a meeting OF the newly
appointed naval board advisers in
September.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-08-13
CHARGED WITH THE THEFT
OF DEFCNCT COWBOY SHOW.

TWO Men arrested NJ Ierfe HAue0
For Illinois Authorities.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. August IS.
Louis Schnett, aged A. and his
son Clifford. II. were arrested here
today and returned to Charleston.
H.. where they are charged with
the theft OF the outfit of dofunct
cowboy show. They locke: like
movie heroes in their western cos
tunes.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-08-13
THREE BRITISH VESSELS
VICTIMS OF SUBMARINES
Two Members Of Crew Of One
Steamer Were Drowned.

LONDON. Aug. ia German
submarine today sank the British
steamer Summerfield. The British
steamers Ostrey and Tacoma were
also submarine victims. Two of the
Summerfield's crew were drowned.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-08-13
Norwegian Ship Sunk

COPENHAGEN. August 13-The
Norwegian steamer Auda has been
sunk by German submarine
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-08-13
NEW TURKISH ARMY TO
CRUSH THE ARNENIANS
Will BE Sent Against Armenians Oc-
cupying Region Near City OF Van.

ATHENS, August 13.-Dispatches
reaching here today stated that new
Turkish army was enroute to crush
the Armenians who have occupied the
region around the city of Van. The
Turkish commanders are said to have
received orders to dispense the Ar
menians and deport the revolution
AIRY leaders.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-08-13

While a touch of the military in
fashions is promised. il will hardly
popularize the shotgun wedding.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-08-13

AS one grows older. he ceases to
be SO anxious to celebrate his birth
days.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-08-13
GENERAL. AMNESTY FOR
POLITICAL PRISONERS.


BERLIN. Aug. 13.-At the sng-
gestion of citizens. committee the
authorities at Warsaw have dsclaT-
ed general amnesty for all political
prisoners.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-08-13
RACKS NJ GROWN
PRINCES ARMY REFUSED.


ARI8, Aug. 13.-The German
wn Princes army despite severe
~ has resumed the attempt to
sce the French line in the west
Argonne. Several attacks yes
Nv ard last night were re-
The Prescott daily news., 1915-03-09

me. 1 have forbidden you the hospital. fly of this house"
 "l am well aware of that" returned storm, quite as coldly as Hassam Ali. "l have not come for hospitality. What demand to know is, what the devil do you mean by setting a half witted boy up to such q beastly game as that spectral hand?" Storm shook his fst under Hassam Ais nose
 All the fury against this young man bubblcd up in IIassam Ais heart and ircautiOuSly was permitted to over flow the hrim. He wanted John Storm dead. dead at his feet He suddenly drew back his hand but Storm was too quick for him. Amed, seeing his master in danger, seized vase and stole up behind storm
 But from her houdoir above Zudora had heard the loud voices. She held in her hand ouly book She flung it with more accuracy than is generally credited To the teminue arm. It hit Amcd squarely on the shoulder; and the vase clatterod to the floor.
 John flung IlnSsam Ali from him and faced Iudora.
 "l ann sorry. dear, to have q rumpus like this. but | lost my temper"
 And perhaps lost miue." said Has sam Ali, recognizing the need of bit o2 diplomacy. q had forbidden him the house, Zudora He pushed his way in with threats of police"
 You were wrong, John,' said Zu. dora, with no small diplomacy herself There is notRing 10 prevent my see. iug you when and where l will, but this k my unclc's house. He has a per feet right to deny you admittauce if he Su wishes"
 John swallowed hard He was not expecting q robuke from such quar. ter He apologized again and left the house. At his apartments telegram awaited him The specter had return. ed, and the farmers were patrolling the
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you may scare away this boyT oh, said. sue
 All right. he agreed. but vit, :, mental reservation that he wonIa sn' cue low her and remain within call
 Zudora found Jimmy Bolton ,ro any Bolton found her. much to n.. s, 'omfort and alarm She nad g,n' opposite to where the Spectnr ,, usually appeared, and she discor.. III window of a Shack on tb. as posite hill the Cyclopenn eve sh. na. w hitherto hunted for in vain Nit,oa the slightest heSltaury she sonch, .,. shack, knocked ntrepidll and wos sna denly dragged in and securely norna In the dir, tight she could see tbot pn, ton was uot untouched with insanity
 Storlb had promised not to follor, but she never went ont nt niqht u.i.1 out his being somewhere near na to. had seen the hushiu- eye A hrio. tableau of Zudora struggling in tNa doorway was enough He was neorly as mad as poor Jimmy Bolton. uo used the fellow rouenIy and Jeff hin, exhausted and thorou4nlv cowpd in corner and then Iiberatrd Iudora
 ln the attic of the Sh ck was a gion- Etereopticon, capable of throwing q concentrated raS thousand wards or more Ehe plate pro .ected was rpov an X ray exposure oi Boltons hand John threatened and caioled and cyan offered money 10 Eouon if he womb confess who had set him up to tbts trick But Jimmy refused to divulga his secret He feared the threats If uassam Ali far more than the threats of his victim.
 \ week later the crops were beinc harvested. and Zudora and John ra turned to the city. each secretly won. dering what the next ordeal would bold for them
 tTo BE CONTINUED
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How the deuce could 1 have any enc

How the deuce could l nave any enc mieS?"
 'I mean your father. He may have discharged some one who aims at hay ing revenge" she suggested.
 "There hasn't been any one discharg- ed from this place since l was kid, and you can take it from me that the chap who is playing this game has a brain better educated than the run of nelp hereabouts."
 "I am going to make some investiga- tions, and you must let me go my own way. No tagging after me when l want to go into the village Some one ln the village will know what is going on. No one would come from the out. side to play game like this"
 All right If any one can get to the bottom of this muddle it will be your ovely self. Good luck. sweetheartw
 Three or four days passed, Zudora went about her work systematically One day she came upon a bit of news that startled her profoundly It was of SuCn q cuoFaCtef Judl Sne udreu not mpart this news to John. He must be kept in total ignorance. The brain that had iustigated this really criminal joke vas in New York. It was the tool of his cunning brain she must bring to light and confusion. Her unclei How the man hated John, to play so despi- cable q jest upon his people! The old suspicious returned, stronger than ever She was growing q bit afraid of this uncle of hers; she was beginning to un- Gerstand that flesh and blood did not lWays count But why? Why should he wish to harm John storm? It was an unansWcrable question. She real ized that from now on she must be on her guard Her uncle must never learn that she entertained the least sus picion
 That night they all received q shock The hand suddenly appeared on the side of the house. and even as they rushed oul to look at it it slowly faded. Xudora threw quick, circling glance.
The Prescott daily news., 1915-03-09

order without capital. At any rate he was determined to put the matter bold ly to HasSam Ali
 Amed was not going to admit him at first Orders were orders. But when Storm declared that he would come back with policeman Amed conclud- ed to accept the lesser of two evils Storm found himself in the familiar drawing room. Zudora seemed every wherein the arrangement of the How CTS, the pictures, the music rack.
 Well, sir" said cold voice froG behind, this is an honor forced upon
The Prescott daily news., 1915-03-09
The Aua of Veneer.

Veneer is used upon buildings, Je".' ry and people. It can he ohserNeu hotel lobbies. legislative halls ScnV'. and colleges and libraries It IS u''S extensively in large cities, ana
 doubtful if Newport or the S"'u'' could subSist without it. Veneer 'V". in various thicknesses. Some h'pi,, it. some are born with it, but III 'D', country scarcely anybody has Il 'n,us ,.s upon him. because it is valued So u's 'tb ly that no one wishes to part VII 1t Sometimes the question IS ashe'
 to what Is the difference between neer and the real thing. It IS ui'neu esol to find the answer. because tue .,s,s thing k so rare that there Is no o" aI of comparison. Veneer iourlShes ip climates It is no respecter or pe's It is cultivated by college proiessVnlr snlr authors and lawyers. It prouan .,on reaches its highest state or peii.g ,'rng however. when exhibited Dy sotod girls who have just been grau''
 from some finishing school. .-Llle.
The Prescott daily news., 1915-03-09

she appeared in the flesh they had en tertained some doubts about this niece of man whose business they held in supreme contempt They fell in love with her at once. rather Shamefacedly when up to that moment they had been quite positive that she had laid q 'iren's trap for their boy
 Old man Storm pondpred good deai It did not seem possible that this slen der handsome dark eyed girl was a detective. It did not match up with the tales he mad read in books She was just like any other girl. nothing mysterious whatever
 Its really serious. Iudora," saia John Eve tried my hand at detectivr work, but haven't gained an inch. admit that 1 am totally at sea I've seen the thing once at a great distance, md l don't wonder that the natives are hiking for other parts"
 Have you any old time enemies? ?" she asked
 - come back once or twice year for day or two. seldom go into the village I've been in New York for nearly fourteen years and have quite fofgotten how the neighbors lcc'-
The Prescott daily news., 1915-03-09

The Old Man Accused Her, but John
 lnterVened.
 Uut there was uo spot of light in the distance to confirm her suspicious that I magic lantern" was being focused against the side of the hoAse. The re. suit oi this visitation was the final eX. odus of the help, with the exception of chores about the house The matter had been fully explained to these two None the less they were badly fright cued
 When the spectral hHud appeared the next night old man storm seized his sdoC"un and started out with blood in his eye The result of his rage and ex Citelucnt Was q badly lacCratcd arm for th" houSomaid The cid man accused her hut John intervenpd. The poor girl bad ouy been curious 10 see how near she could get to the Specter She was fortunate to have escaped with her life
 Latter John began to show preoccu- patton. and when questioned by Zu- dora he admitted that there had been an episode of his younger days that he had all but forgotten The dark spot in the palm of the hand had finally brought back the scene vividly.
 "l used to come home during college days to hunt a little. There's quail and partridge galore ill November. used to rake young Jimmy Bolton along to carry the game He was only q kid Well. tu make a long story short 1 was careless in handling the gun. and some of the charge went into Rolton's hand The best thing we can do then, is 10 locate him He wasn't always quite ri@ht in the upper story But how the dickens he should come to think up such a hoax and spring 1t after all these years gets me"
 /udorH said nothing There was nothing for her tC say.
 "So we'll take a look !Ito Jimmy's at fairs. concluded John
 But Jimmy had not been seen by any one for several weeks The specter Saddeny ceased operations A week passed. and both Storm and Zudora concluded to return to town but to return secretly the first time the hand made it's appearance again.
 Oddly enough Storm also had vague suspicious regarding the brain behind Bolton. but perhaps foolishly. he re- trained from coniiding to Zudora He had become reasonably sure that Has sam Ali was somewhere in the back ground. Jimmy Bolton was incapable pf pcr0ctratirg a hoax of this peculiar
The Prescott daily news., 1915-03-09

There were two or three bits of an tiQue furniture which had been saved from the wreck. It was night when he arrived The country railway station had with it's usual nondescript crowd of idlers. witnessed his arrival, and the news travelled quickly, He regret ted that he had not come secretly and gone about his investigations unob. served. But the damage was done and proved conclusively that he was not cut out for q detective.
 He was greeted fondly by his par ents and they repeated with elabora tions what had been recOunted to him in the letter. It was downright serious, no laughing matter. The help were de- claring that the mystic hand was the warning of the worlds end. Not few of the poorer class of white folk were accepting the hoax as q serious affair Some of the negroes were even going so far as to kneel down to the hand Crom safe distance) and intone prayers.
 "Iumphr' muttered storm. Il want a good look at this thing. And some enc is going to get rattling good kicking before 1 go back to town. Why the dickens should they pick out our hill for their tomfoolery?"
 Father says it's because some one has a grudse against the family" saiI his mother
 "Pinler
 An imaginary grievance" she added.
 "Who could possibly have q grudge against you two. who have done every. thing to make life decently worth while to the heIp?'
 You never can tell" said old Mir. storm, digging into his pocket for his pipe
 What time does it generally ap- pear?"
 "Oh, any time between sundown and midnight'
 "All right. I'll take d shotgun and go hunting for Mir Ghost this very night," storm declared wrathfully.
 But he wasted his time Also the night following nothing came of his vigil. The third night he was called to the door in time to see the hand flicker for moment and then vanish He rushed toward the hill, but found nothing. He began to grow very angry. He admitted, the little time he saw it, that it was grewsome enough. II was eight or ten feet in height. with q shadow in the palm like an embed Gel hullct. SubconSciousIy he seemed to recognize something vaguely famil iar about the shape of the hand.
 He did not go into the village, but prowled around in the vicinity where the hand appeared most frequently There was no evidence of phoSphor essence. no footprints except those made ny the negroes some two or three hundred yards below the hill John was puzzled and irritated at the same time This joke was being per pctrated hy some one who had brains Meanwhile the crops lay un@athered and were beginning to rot in the fields Something must be done in hurry, else he would Ge compelled to send to tine city for emigrants, who would doubtless take to their heels after the same manner IS the negroes So he teiegraphcd for Zudora
 And Zudora came
 V'i,, her you mav he assured But unti