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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-07-03

Huge losses have resulted to the
Germans ON the twenty-five-mile
front over which the British and
French have been driving since
Saturday morning. No estimates OF
the allied losses have reached Lon
don. hut the German losses are said
to exceed 5000 in the first day OF
fighting. In one village alone 1,5OO
German dead were counted after
three French regiments had fought
their way in with bayonets ana
bombs. The prisoners taken said
many Of the dead were wounded
by shell fire before the infantry at
tack. The artillery curtain fire made
Il impossible to effect a rescue of
the men and many Of them bled to
death under the hot sun.
The Anglo-F French offensive after
the first thrust deep into the Ger
man line has now resolved itself intu
steadily rolling movement with
Iaronne and Bapaume apparently as
the Immediate objective.
German counter attacks are hour
y becoming mere vigorous and have
checked AMI bent back the British
left at the village of Serre where
the offensive opened Saturday morn
ing. The British center north of
Albert is making slow and methOdi-
cal gains, though it also is under
terrific counter attacks.
East of Albert, where the extreme
British right wing is linked with the
French left, u bloody struggle Is In
progress. Driven out of Laboiselle,
Friconrt, Mametz, Contamination and
Mnntauban the Germans are fighting
with desperation for an important
highway line communicating with
Paronne and Bapaume.
South of the Somne the French
have placed themselves barely seven
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-07-03
MISS JEANNE RICHARDSON
LEAPS FROM FIFTH FLOOR
FEDERAL BUILDING.
BODY IS CRUSHED
Comitted Suicide in Chicago Because
She is Said to Have Been
Disappointed In Lovc-Act
Was Planned.

CHICAGO, July 3.--Miss Jeanne
Richardson, aged Sc, Of Houston,
Texas, committed suicide today by
jumping from the gallery to the
stcne-paved first floor of the federal
building in sight OF scores OF per-
sons.
She fell five stories and the body
was crushed
Miss Richardson, 1t was said,
had been disappointed In love. She
was to have married a New Orleans
man last week, 1t was stated.
With her mother, Mrs. A. T. Rich
ardson, she was walking on the gal
lery of the federal building when
suddenly she handed her mother Il
package she had been carrying,
climbed over the rail and jumped.
TIE body turned over in mid-air
and tumbled screaming to the paw
cd floor below.
MISS niCudi uSoh Ictufucu mere
from Houston in March to complete
her musical education at Kimball
Hall
II cannot understand her act, !"
said her mother. I'VE had no
cause to worry. although her en-
gagement had been indefinitely post
poned by her fiance. believe she
had carefully planned to kill her.
self as she visited the federal build
ing yesterday afternoon"
Mrs. Richardson refused to di-
vulge the name OF her daughters
fiance.
The body will be shipped to Hous-
ton Immediately. The Richardson's
are wealthy.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-07-03

miles within Paronne by the capture
of Bethquincourt.
The British public is far from be-
ing intoxicated with the early suc-
cesses and are prepared for the de-
velopmcnt of campaign lasting per-
haps several months. The people of
England are content with the adj
sances already made, but they ex-
pect German counter attacks and
allied reverses.
General Haig is carefully conserv-
ing his men and is preparing the way
for these attacks with the heaviest ar
tillery fire ever seen. Military
critics here declare that the allies
have larger munitions and reserves
than the Germans.
AT some spots behind the German
line the shells are bursting at the
rate of ninety a minute. The entire
village of Pathial has been blown
to pieces. The Germans, waiting
ncryously in their dugouts for the
blow they knew was about to come,
sent up hundreds of rockets Satur-
ray night. The British soldiers,
hugging their trenches, under a
steady torrent Of shell wrote letters
home and went to sleep early. They
knew without being told that the in
tensifying bombardment meant an
order to attack early in the MORN
ing.
British and French aeroplanes
began disappearing in clouds of smoke
toward the German lines.
Then the order for the attack
came. Instantly the men leaped
from their trenches and began stum-
bling out through the mass Of
things which had once been concrete
armoied German trenches.
The French began moving forward
at the same time.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-07-03
.ONE MARINE
IS KILLED
TWO OTHERS WERE WOUNDED
IN A CLASH WITH REBELS IN
SAN DOMINGO.
WAS BRISK
Force of Marines Encountered One
Hundred Rebels While Advanc-
ing ON Santiago from Monte
Christi-Rebels Open Fire.

WASHINGTON, July 3.-Three
United States marines were wound
ed and one killed in Santo Domin-
go, the navy department was inform
ed today by wireless. The dispatch
was dated Saturday.
The marine killed was Private
Mills of the Thirty-Frist company.
One dispatch from Admiral Ca
perton said that while a force OF
Americans was advancing from Por-
to Plota into Santiago they encoun-
tered a force of reyoiutionists
twenty-five miles from Porto Plota.
Col Pendleton reported that marines
advancing on Santiago from Monte
Christi encountered 100 rebels at
old Canine Real 1t was here that
Mills was killed.
No other details of the engages
ment was given.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-07-03
GIVE CARRANzA
MORE TINE
THE UNITED STATES WILL NOT
PRESS HIM FOR AN IsIMGDI-
ATE REPLY.
RELIEVED


WASHINGTON. July For tho
present the United States govern
ment viii not press Carranza for An
answer to its demand for state
ment as to lais attitude on the Mexi-i
|can-American relations.
The state department made this
announcement today, saying the situ-
|ation Is statnquo for the present. es-
pecially in view Of the relieved ten
|sion through Carranza's release Of
the prisoners 1t Ghihushna-
At the same time Secretary Lam
!sing declared there was no change
lin policy regarding the keeping cf
1.-THE American forces in Mexico So
far as he knows.
The fact that Lansing is not maxi
ling any effort to exact an answer
from Carranza since asking Ambas-
sador Arredondo to speed up the re-
lply Is interpreted AZ meaning that
this government has secret assur-
lances from Carranza that he will ad-
lust the situation II given time.
The indications from the state d,
apartment were that it would continue
Ito wait on Carranxa unless there
should be sinister developments be-
low the border.
State department officials said
There might be several '.cIrcuua-
lstances" under which a statement of
Carranza's attitude might become
l'smost immediate pressing. Il VAS
indicated that Carranza's immedias2
release OF the prisoners at Chihuafn
had relieved the situation and
administration could afford to
until aCrranza had had an oppf
nifty to adjust matters at home
Iout antagonism to either Mex
1.-THE United States
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-07-03
MILITiAMEN ARRIVED IN KAN
SAs CITY TODAY ALMOST
FAMISHEE FROM HUNGER.
Kansas City Furnished Them With
Enough supplies to Last Them
to the Bordcr--Men We're
Without Money.

KANSAS CITY, July s.-Wher
six hundred end fourteen Pennsy.
yania militiamen arrived in Kansas
City today they had been without
food nearly twenty-four hours and
we're without money with which to
purchase supplies.
Kansas City gave the famished
troops enough supplies to last them
until they arrive on the border,
The hungry men included the second
and third battalions of the First In.
fantry OF the Pennsylvania National
Guards, known as the Dandy" regi-
ment because of their splendid equip
ment.
Riding for nearly three days In
straight-back day coaches the men
began shouting for something to eat
when they arrived here.
Lieutenant Col. Hunt explained to
Mayor Edwards that the men wero
nearly famished and the Mayor
promised to meet their relief Hunt
said the orders to depart came
earlier than they wero expected and
the men had no time to obtain ra-
items. The men had only helf enough
supplies and part OF these were unfit
All they had to eat for dinner last
night was six ten-cent cans OF beans
for every n men and hard tack
soaked in water. Most OF the men
rebelled and threw the hard tack
out OF the windows OF the cars,
Some OF tho hard tack was thrown
at the officers. 1t Is said.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-07-03
ANOTHER AMERICAN
TO Be RELEASED
ONE MURE SURVIVOR OF THE
CARRIZAL battle HELD IN
JUAREZ JAIL.
FL Paso Undertakers Going to Car
rizal After bodies Of Americans
Killed In Rattle There.

Ell PASO. Texas. July 3.-Corpo-
raj r. X. Cook. another survivor Of
the Carrizal fighting. was expected
to be released ii Inarez this after
noon. Despite a Mauser wound he
went four days on a desert without
food. After being assisted by
friendly Mexicans he was captured
by Carranza soldiers while trying to
make his way back TO the Amer!-
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-07-03

lowing day II was stated 1that the
note might be ready for delivery
Monday night.
Today'r best information Il that
tho final draft may not be ready NJ
several days.
President Wilson's speech Before
the National Press Club Ht New
York and dispatches reportine the
great bulk Of the people Of the Unit
% States a. being opposed to war
With Mexico have convinced tho
Mexican leaders that the chances
for i,ostiiities have been greatly
Icssened.
General Carranxa and staff visited
the drilling grounds where the
volunteeSs aro being trained sunday
and reviewed q demonstration held
there where clleruses sang war,
war on the Invaders.
Mexico city was quiet throughout
Sunday. Thore were no anti Amertr
can demonstrations.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-07-03
REPLY MAY NOT COME
FOR SEVERAL DAYS
STATED THAT CARRANZA'S AN
sWER HAS NOT YET BEEN
COMPLETED.
Indications Now That the Note WIN
Not he Ready for Delivery for
Several Days--Carranza Sees
Volunteers Train.

MEXICO CITY, July 3.--The for
eign office was unable this after
noon to make definite statemeIt as
to when the carranza reply TO the
American note would be presented.
Friday 1t was stated on what was
considered reliable authority that
the reply had been practically COM
pleted and would probably be de-
livered in q few hours. The fol-
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-07-03
THE BRITISH TROOPS
CONTINUE THEIR GAINS
THEY HAVE OCCUPIED HIGHER POSITIONS NEAR
THE STRONGLY FORTIFIED TOWN OF FRI.
COURT. CAPTURED FROM THE GERMANS
YESTERDAY AFTERNOON. rs I1ss:

BpITIsH HEADQUARTERS 3--prrs@tnx -
Of
which the Q
takeF totals fu
s2*f
North cf valy Is
arriving
This morning Inboisel4H
british Saturday.
villages
British cannonadU
the position Peha.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-07-03
THE ALLIED TROOPS
PUSH STEADILY FORWARD
CONTINUE TO ROLL BACK THE GERMANS IN THE
REGION OF THE SOMME RIVER-GREATEST
BATTLE IN THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD.

LONDON July aThe allied armies pushing
plains the somme today
to The of the work
fighting becoming
the Somm to
artillery pound
ing The II
ships has been heard the Flanders
pod have joined the
Ilnglis in Iondon
dispatch United Berlin
norhn Flanders.
a
artillery
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-07-03
TROOP TRAIN FIRED UpON
SUNDAY NEAR ABILENE

ABILENE. Texas. July 3.--Isocal
authorities were today seeking the
unidentified pcrson who fired upon
troop train eight miles west OF
this city Sunday morning. The
tullet struck tho engine cab. Ma
tional guardsmen wanted to stop
the train and search for the snip
crs" but their officers refused To
Init.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-07-03

can line.
FL Paso undertakers. under lIrec-
tions from General BELL, planned to
enter Mexico today to bring back
tho bodies OF the Americans Killed
mt Carrixal. The de facto govern
ment has guaranteed the undertake
ers protection.
As fast as eastern militiamen ar
rive here they are sent to stations
along the border, tho locations Of
which are withheld.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-07-03
D. 5. HAS q MILLION
MEN Of MILITARY ace

WASHINGTON, July s.--There
are twenty-one million able bodied
men in the United States, between
the ages Of Is and As, according to
a special report made by the census
bureau regarding the nations re-
sources in men and military fitness.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-07-03
no PAPER TOMORROW.

. 1t is, the purpose OF the Z
= management of the Daily Light Z
= not to issue paper on tomor- Z
= row (July A.. We are going Z
. to be patriotic enough to cele- Z
= brate that day as holiday. Z
e The office will be closed this Z
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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-07-03
MORE TROOP TRAINS
PASS THRoUGH DALLAS

DALLAS. Texas. July 3.-Twenty-
five coaches OF the New York Ma
tional guard passed through here
shortly before noon enroute to the
border No stop was made here.
This train was preceded BY train
carrying six coachea Of the Pennsyl-
vania engineers and two flat cars Of
equipment
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-07-03
.fficially announced today.

officially announced today.
South of tne Somme the Germans
withdrew from their second line
trenches under heavy French at
tacks.
The Russians made unsuccessful
attempts to stop the German ad-
vance in Volhynia by attacking last
night east and southeast of Lutsk.
These attacks were repulsed.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-07-03
ALLIED ATTACKS ARE
REPylsEO BY GERMANS
LAST NIGHTS ATTACKS WITH
OU- ADVANTAGE TO ALLIES,
SAYS BERLIN.
The Russians Have Made Unsuccess-
full Attempts to Stop German
Advance in VolhyEia.
Attacks Repulsed.

BERLIN. July 3.-The English
and French attacks north 81 the
Somme last night were without ad-
vantage to the enemy, and they were
repulsed with bloody losses, II was
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-07-03

A man never gets 80 old that the
street parade doesn't interest him.
particularly II II Il young and
good looking parade
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-07-03

Remember that a convincing ar
gument must sound that way to the
other side, which makes il the rarest
line of talk.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-06-17
PINE BLUFF NEWS
This Case Has Hin. for Many
Graphic Readers.

A Pine Bluff woman has used Doan's
Kidney Pills.
She has found them as; represented.
She wishes her neighhors to know.
She publicly recommends them.
No need to look further for test
ed kidney remedy.
The proof Of merit is here and can
be Investigated.
Profit by Mrs. Racop's statement.
Mrs. J. A. Racop, 1416 State St,
Pine bluff, says: For years | suf-
fered from Il heavy ache in the small
Of my back. I could hardly get up
after sitting and couldn't stoop over
OF lift anything. | was always lame
and stiff in the morning and | felt all
WORKOUT My kidneys acted irregu-
larly, too. Before ! had finished half
a box of Doan's Kidney Pills, | was
helped. After taking the whole box.
the pains left my back and my kidneys
were normal"
Price soc. at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for kidney remedy--get
Doans Kidney Pills-the same that
Mrs. Racop had. Foster Milburn Co.,
Props, Buffalo, \. Y.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-06-17
LITTLE STORM VICTIM
LOSES Fight FOR LIFE
Ruth ln1dry Succum;,S to Injuries
Received in STERN Which. Killed
Her Mother and Brother.

Little Ruth Condrv. three-year-old
lassie who was so terribly injured in
the storm OF June }. which DESTROYED
he, home near Vellier and killed her
mother and 14-year-old brother, pass
ed into rest and surcease from pain
late yesterday.
Brought here in the hope that the
hest of medical and surgical attention
might help her in the fight for life,
the baby girl made a brave fl hi. a
b".tle that endeared her to the doc
tors and nurses, but in N''ic. the
grim reaper was tho victor. The lit
tie body is at the Holdern2ss Hh&>r-
taking parlCrs. awaiting dacisiG, al
70 the funeral arrangements.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-06-17
WOMAN SUFFRAGE
PLANK IN PLATFORM

Continued from page one)
tuition which rests in the several
states of the anion the power to pre-
scribe the qualifications Of their
electors"
Besides Governor Ferguson, the
report. WAS signed by former Repre-
sentative Bartlett OF Georgia. James
r. Nugont Of New Jersey, and Stephen
Fleming Of Fort Wayne, Ind.
Argues fer States Rights.
The burden Of Governor Fergusons
argument was that suffrage being
purely a state rights question the
wording of the majority report was
a presumption, recommending to the
states how to conduct their eiector-
ate. When Governor Ferguson con-
GUIDED the convention Was in confu-
sion, and the tenor of the uproar was
indicative of sympathy with the OPP
pcnents of the majority plank. When
Senator Stone took the stand to de-
fend the plank he was bombarded
with running fire of question and
arguments from delegates which
eventually exhausted the time allot-
ted him. Anti-sufirsg delegates
loudly voiced their disapproval.
That's not what he said and That's
not fair" Finally Senator Walsh
took the platform. and in an impas-
stoned speech. set aside the smaller
questions which had been injected
into the fight, and told the delegates
that President Wilson himself knew
the plank was in the platform and
considered it essential to party sue
cess.
'fMhatever cur opinion may be-" he
said, I'VE shall never be anything but
a discordant and divided party unless
we surrender some of our convictions
to the wisdom of a majority"
Il ask you.' he cried, 'if you are
that's d lie. You can't adopt this
minority report without stultifying
yourselves The speaker also eX-
planned that the president favored the
plank, and added:
"He believes il vital to mis- success
that It stay there. ask you who is
there here that is wiser or more pat
liotic than he
When Senator Walsh concluded the
! majority report was adopted.
Mrs Gait DenOunCes Plank.
| Immediately after the adjournment
| of the convention, Mrs Carrie Chap
man Gait. president of the National
American Women's Suffrage associa-
ton, called special meeting of her
national board, and later issued the
| i,1 cote ,O,,f.
NO suffragist who was present at
the convention today could misinter
! pref either the speeches or the action
taken by the Democratic party in
adopting the alleged woman suffrage
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-06-17

We renew the declaration in cur
Last Two platforms relating 70 the de-
Nelopment of our waterways. The re-
cent devastation of the lower Mis-
sissippi valley and several other Sec
tons oy floods accentuates the move
ment for the regulation of river flow
by additional bank andlevee protec-
ton below and dive. sion. storage and
control of the flood waters above and
their utilization for beneficial pur-
poses in the reclamation Of arid and
swamp lands and development of wa
ter power, instead of permitting the
floods to continue as heretofore
agents of destruction. We hold that
the control OF the Mississippi river
is national problem. The preaerva-
ton of the depth Of its waters for
purposes of navigation, the building 9,
of levees and work of bank protec-
ton to maintain tho integrity of its
channel and prevent the overflow Of
its valley resulting in the intcrrup-
ton of interstate commerce. thu dis
organization Of the mail service anG
the enormous loss Of life and proper
ty, impose an obligation which alone
Can be discharged by the national
government.
We favor the adoption CT liberal
and comprehensive plan for the de-
velcpment and Improvement of our
harbors and inland waterways with
economy and efficiency so as TO Pc
nit their navigation by vessels OF
standard draft
Alaska.
1t has been and will be the policy
of the Democratic party to enact all
laws necessary for the speedy de
velcpm MT of Alaska and it's great
natural resources.
Territories.
We favor granting to the people Of
Alaska. Hawaii and Porto Rico the
traditional territorial government ac
corded to all terrific les of the United
States since the beginning of our
government and we believe the Of
ftcials appointed to administer the
government OF those several terri
tories should be qualified by previous
bcnafide residences
Candidates.
We TN eservedly endorse our
president and vice president Wood
.ow Wilson of NV Jersey and
Thomas Rilfy Marshall of Indiana
who have performed the functions of
their great offices faithfully and i'm
partially and with distinguished
ability.
In particular we commend to the
American people The splendid dlplo-
matisc victo les of eur great presi-
dent who has preserved the vital
interests Of our government and its
citizens and kept us out of war
Woodrow Wilson stands today the
greatest American Of his generation.
COnclnsien.
: This is critical hour in the history
Of America. critical hour in the his
tory of the world. Upon the record
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-06-17
'C0RM|CK MADE
COMMITTEE HEAD.
DESPITE OHIOAN
Moore Objects to President
Naming Officers Of Demo
cratic Body.

St. Louis, June ia resolution
presented at the meeting of the Dem
ocratic committee tonight that pro-
vided that the committee name it's
own chairman from it's own member
ship, and that the Democratic presi-
dental nominee be empowered to Sc
lect campaign committee and name
its officers, created a sensation among
the committeeman gathered to per-
feet their organization.
The resolution was defeated by a
vote of As to 3 after a debate that
lasted until after midnight
During the debate on the resolution
the action of President Wilson in sug-
costing the officers of the new COM
mittee was freely discussed, and Ma
tional Committeeman Moore of Ohio.
who presented the resolution, declared
that the president should not have
the power to impose his will upon the
committee, and that II do not want to
put it in the power of any man to
create presidential dynasty"
After the resolution was defeated,
the following officers of the new COM
mittee were elected:
Vance Mccormick of Pennsylvania,
chairman; Homer Cummings of Con-
necticut, vice president: Representa-
tive Carter Glass of Virginia, secre-
tary; w. W. Marsh of Iowa. treas
ure1, and John l. Martin of Missouri,
ergeant-at-arms.