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STANDISH CAPTURES
W%YANTENUCK TROPHY
Detroit Golfer Wins Chief
Trophy by Defeating
French in Final.

GREAT HARRINGTON, Mass. Aug. ls.-
James d. Standish. Jr.. of the Country
Club OF Detroit won the annual invita-
ton tournament OF the Wyantenuck
Country Club to-day, when he defeated
d. n. French Of Racebrook by up and
> 10 play In the nnal round. s,andish.
WIG has twice been runner up for the
western amateur championship and who
peat Franci Ouimet 1t Detroit last year.
mad the upper hand most of the way and
french had no real chance to win.
Inc lest golf Of the match was played
going out. but coming In both failed to
hoid the pace. Standish had "A comfort.
aoie lead m didn't have TO play good
golf to win. while French was trying so
nara 10 regain the lost ground that his
game went to pieces.
In the semi-fnal round this morning
Stand!sh advanced by beating George
G. Stanley OF the home club, intercol-
iegiate champion in 1911. by s up and 4
TO play. while French beat Ralph Carroll
In a match which was carried to the
home green.
The tournament will end to-morrov
with q thirty-six hole handicap. best so.
lected eighteen holes to count. Jesse
Guilford OF Woodland. the new Massa-
chufetts champion. is expected 10 be
among the competitors. The summaries !:
Fret Sixteen, Semi final Round-J n
stsnai.h' IT,, Detroit. pea. q G.. Stanley.
brook. beat r.. c. Carroll. sharon. u up
Final Round-stsndish beat French, 4
nn sf'i Hsun s..Si Il Il. F M,:s, s'1';.n; SENT
beat W.. =. l.. Hawkins. s~prinsnsid. / Sp.
Final Round-Mich.ei b.a. w.lborn. .
semi-nnai R~ound-s.cond slx,een-E n
Morris. Hartford, beat A. Fenno, Lenos'
2 and !: r. c. Downing. Essex County.
beat J., J Tobin. Great Neck. !: and /,
E1ns' h%ouhd-fetran beat Downing. 2
Beaten Eight Of Second sixteen. Semi
beat l., W, Hancock, Me,acomet' J and :;
O. d. Hapgood. sharon. beat J. d. Peters,
wyantenuek. /: and J.
Final R0und-Hspsood beat sposord,
third s,ss:.T: s:~'-1n.i R4ouns-s. D.
"" Final aound-Ticknor Ssai; Hodge. .
IA" Beaten E,xht es.rhlra sixteen. Semi.
S.s! W =; N,ehG,:oOi ws1.sy,; S1d !
Final ~Round-Bsals beat Pfseissr. I
Fourth sixteen. ssmi-nnal Round--J. n
pithridgs. st. Andrews beat W A. Gavin
Cherry Valley. . and Il y. T. Pfaelzs,
I and !.
Final Round-Pfaelzsr beat Di,hridse.
up I9 holcaD,
nnai Round-H,' Leyden. Wyantenuck, bea
r. II. Cady. Wyantenuck. 2 and J. IL. r
Hume, wysntsnuck, beat NJ. Mccomb
Wyantenuck. Q and L.
Final Round Lsydsn beat Hume.
and s,x,..n. s.m,.nna, Rouna-1 p
Mead, wyantenuck. bent NJ. l.. Wilson
Wyantenuck. and lie. p. Davis. Wyan
tenuck. beat II. r. Chase. Wyantenuck
Fna, Rcund-Mesd beat Davis. 7 ana s
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GILL 0UTPONTS CHNK.
Easily Wins star Bout il Harlem
Sporting Club.

Through his aggressiveness and better
knowledge Of the game. Johnny Gill de-
cisivcly outpointed Nero Chink In tho
featured bout of ten rounds In the IIar.
lem Sporting Club last night. GIN
weighed ia pounds and Chink was two
pounds lighter.
landing effectively and often In IA four
round preliminary Jack Casters out
pointed Willie smith.
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MANY WANT JIMMY"

CHICAGO. Aus. IL. = ThFt0 N3tIohM
League clubs are said to DO seeking the
services of Heinie Zimfnermsn.sthe nard
hitt,ns third baseman Of the Cubs. Wal.
Ter HapGood. representing boston. It was
said. would put up = concrete offer. In
Guiding players, to President Weeghman
when he returns to this city tomorrow.
The other clubs which want thinner
man, according to Manager Tinker. ~
P~hiladslphis ana DrooklyN.
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DoNLIN AT LENOX OVAL.

Mike Donlin's Asbury Park team and
Larry McIean's Ail.Stars viii may the
feature game Of u doublo header ~ Lenox
oval. ltath street and L."nox avenue. to-
morrow afternoon Donlin's team IL COM
posed entirely Of Sormer minor icagusrs. In
the past six sundays the team has en-
gagged National and American leaguers At
Asbury Park. the last two games being
with the Giants. Donlin Will play frst base
and Mclean Will catch for their respec.
tive teams. In the opening gams the
past master. wi, hook up with McLean's
All. stars. Tho Eag.es have engaged
several buses 70 take a delegation OF root
ers to the grounds,
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GIRL SWIMS 1914 MILES.
Miss Lee cts Endurance RECORD
In Thames Eiver Feat.

LONDON. Aug. lS-Miss Eileen Lee.
who swan 36i. miles IN the Thames
River to-day in 10 hours and II min
utes. Is said to have established n new
worlds record in long distance swim
ming for women.
Miss Lee started at Teddington Lock
and swan TO Wrapping and then back 10
Kew Bridge. She finished In fine con-
dition.
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MAX MARsTON DEFEATED.
Local Golfer Keats BaItusrol star
In Dorset Tourney.

DORSET. VI. Aus. ls-Maxweil r
Marston OF Baltusroi went down to de-
feat by a margin of 3 up and l TO play
at the hands Of r. e. Sheldon Of the
Dorset Field Club this morning in the
second round OF match play in the first
division Of the annual invitation tour
nament OF the Dorset club. While
Marston was not playing his short game
well no was not entirely responsible for
the result. as his opponent clipped off
the last nine holes In SO strokes.
Sheldon continued his strong game
'h,s afternoon and disposed OF J. g.
Stout Of Dorset a"d will appear in the
thirty.six hole Anal tomorrow against
ls Witt w, Balch OF Cincinnati. The
summary:
First Division. Second Round-D. W.
Ralch, Cincinnati. heat r W, Fowler,
beat G. ~ Clark. Phil.d"lphia. 8 and 5;
Cincinnati. ! and I; b. y sheldon, Dor
set, beat N. II, Marston, Baltusrol. . and !.
Seminal Round-Ralch beat Clark, I
and 8: sheldon beat Stout. s and 4,
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FILIPINO PLAYER LOSES.

DETROIT, Aug, lS.--Daniel kiefer. Jr.,
Of Cincinnati won the tennis champion
ship Of Michigan to-day, He defeated
Nick Garcia. local Filipino player. IS,
60. Is, 1t, 81,
Mrs. W. A. Ellis of Chicago won thu
state women's championship, defeating
Mrs. T.. l. Thirdly OF Traverse City,
e., So, I'll,
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L u TENNIS r

Tennis players of the Terrace Club Of
Flatbush viii, meet the representatives
OF the CliftsN Tennis Club on the lat
ter's courts At Arrochar. Staten Island,
this afternoon. In Q team match con.
sisting Of ave singiss ana four doubles.
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Cards Recall Robinson.

LITTLE ROCK. Ark Aus. 18th. 81.
Louis Nationsl League club to-day recalled
pitcher 'Rube' Robinson from Little Rock
Of the southern Association under an OBJ
tioaal agreement. Robinson has won nye
and lost one game since 10 Jolssd tbs
Little Rock club.
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SAILOR VOLK WINNER.

In the ten round star bdut at the
New Polo A. A. last night Sailor George
volk had all the better OF Willie An
6rews. the Hoboken lightweight. In the
semi- hnal Of ten roundA Charley Dunn
and X. o. Shade fought . draw.
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Ga,ln" JoSnSston IND Clarence J: Griffin.
San Fr.nci.eo, defeated George W; wight.
man sn" as; joseph J. Armstrong and
S%Sssiii.s.. i :. JoSn:on,. Ph,Iad.iphls. defeat,
d craig Biddl. and william ;, c,o'nls
's% awi Anal william 81. Johnston
and Giarsnee j. 0riHin, San Francisco. de-
fea,ed Harry g: Johns" AND %rtsoS y.
sWsssnxSWuJa",'J oseph j. Armstrong and. Wallace
!. Johnson: PhiIsa.,Ih'., d; rs:a:sm isn,ss
kumnss snd E,isaSeth. n. j.. as. s-L
a--0
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sG .%ss: s %S%1 . :s : ; %Sa Ss::$ xs sI 4 s !. s; ss..: - s s' sa n mot s, %s:s st ~.
vn.r julia Leon raced 10 hr best. form Drsrdon ven away In tnse and could
NJ" ret eonS II vas Nrung oM field n nt
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Dear Tom-Runner on third base, nat
tor hi,s safely to ou,heid. Runner could
have scored easily from third unassisted.
hui coach pulled runner on third. and
~ hill, st,lI holding onto him ran up third
has. line with runner Action OF coach was
pro,ss,ed. but umpire ruled that run
counted. Your opinion VIII be very much
APPRECIATED HARRY q. CLANCY.
In my opinion runner gas out Tor
coach violating section II OF rule Is.
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Washington Park. brooklyn. Tonight.
Two star Bouts, Admission zoe.
.JO~ Jeanette We. SOldirr krnrns.
Johnny Howard W.. George .Nsh~.
Callahan vs., Wolgast AuG %.
Broadway Sp~rting Club, BrOOklyn.
Tel, t"6i BushwicE,
Star Bout To-night
Joe Borrell Va. Frank Cssheps.
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Dear Tom-rirst base not occupied.
catcher drops third strike. batter starts TO
walk to bench. catcher throws TO nret ana
make "A bad throw. In meantime batter
starts to run TO irst and makrs II. L the
batter safe or outr HENRY X. MILLER.
Safe. IL he did not go out OF baselinA
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ohon and Kmnagn viii Meet in the Final Round Of Singles Tournament at the Newport Casino Tod
The Sun-Press Racing Chart

SARATOGA, n. n. August IL. -seventeenth day Of the annual
meeting Of the Saratoga Assoeiati o.. weather clear, track fast.
FIRST RAcE-Handcsp. TwoSesr-ohs Five and . half frlonss: Pus, $780,
p q. 6 S@.* Al Cd ciK on t ~ WINE y iaffS.r y s.s ar po snoos vn a% %M.
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Dear rom-In draw poker 4 bets the
NJ Hsts he cannot. J. 4. II.
II II is the rule that the opener shaH
always place his discard under the chips
in the pool. no matter what he has or
how many cards he draws. he Is NJ I'D
city 10 play his hand Just like any other
player at the table; therefore no can
split.
pear Tom--ln call ace euchre can. a
player call on the ace OF trumrs Tor MS
pHrtnerG M
No.
Dear Tom-Playing call ace euchre. can
IN, bidder that has called on an ace Tor a
mariner discard that suit and then trump
over a player who trumps the ace Is Z.
Yes. There are no restrictions about
what the bidder shall have or keep when
N.e GALES on an ace.
D.,r Tom-who were the fcremos pitch
crs used by the Braves In their great drive
Of lJl4T l. A. /"
i'm James. Dick Rudolph and Lefty
Tyler.
Dear Tom-You say you don't recall the
yankr.s ever having . Paddy Martin pitch
inr Tor them lie was with Lawrence OF
M. New England League In 1919 and Was
With the Yankees tho last month u the
same season He 10 the same fellow now
pitching for New London !. KNOW
Thank you.
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Perrin. S-3. 80. Is. The champions
did not exert themselves e.
pec,ally In the middle set. In the semi.
ANAL match they made a poor s'art
against washburn and johnson, but AZ
ter losing the hrst set they ran Away
from their Eastern opponents.
Before taking the measure OF Nu"A.
Rae and Throckmorton johnson ana
Armstrong scored over Craig Biddle
william j.. Clothier.
The odds tonight favor Johnston 70
defeat Kumagae and Johnston II Grit
An TO defeat johnson and Armstrong.
II Is figured that ~Johnston's remarkable
forehand and his ability to put up a
sterling night At the net will prove TOO
much for the japanese. On the vi
Kumagae Is not at all certain. n
Johnston IL capable Of keeping the ori-
entail on the run At all times.
The Summaries.
asno Invitation Singles. Semi Final Hound
-Wiiiiam N. johnston. San Frsnc1sco x
feated Harold A. Throckmorton. Enssos.n'
II 81. "a. 81, IS. 6-3: lchu1a kuHsSos'
jnpsn. DEF Gated Clarence } Grimm. san Irsn,
eco, Ia, G-a. 2-S. 81. 81. INC po'"'
scores:
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Dear Tom-what bouts did Billy squires
and Terry Mc1overn engage In after jan
nary II, 1910. and May IS, zoos. respec-
lively? u. .. J.. N.
McGovern's last bout was on May 20.
1905. Sauires WAS knocked out by BIZ
Long In 1--WE rounds on August 3. 1911.
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Many Furious Rallies.

was hot and furious rallies all the
Wy The match for scintillating ex-
.aahges was IN marked contrast to the
.nhost dull encounters at long range on
we o'her court. The net play OF Throck-
"vr'oi' was never at any stage depend
sue' however, and once he began to
MAKE MN run and break position John
"oh mad Il all his W way without any
s'eat show OF effort.
.,hrockmorton made a stubborn hght.
NV ms pluck and hard hitting. especially
30 overhead smashes and volleys, al
"'os caused him tn be interesting.
an the whole. Throckmorton outplaced
vac national champion. but the schoolboy
usf was too wild to retain any advantage.
~ scored 2s placements an against 20
~ johnston, hut Throckmorton was
sun,y " 30 outs M against ~ for his
Tor Johnston.
IN the doubles ThrockmortOn played
MI poorly with kumagae. and It was
I"NN! ms errors that gave the match to
armstrong and johnson.
svn'Ston and Griffin had to play two
SaSles matches after their efforts In
~nslet. In their first tussle they scored
"" george W. Wightman and Oliver
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SSynsss going again in IaH fifty yards 10 iut get ia
cuse, GoIdcress Boy ran his race Marchena had spec
'od Counsel had no speed Al any stage. Winner bid VI
rth.
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rMIte ashton. dspcins Of ts fcrmer in hH half Joined isus With berlin and when
HraAshteMd In stretch. forced Tn after to sucumb . iMlons, e home ad. hough
"a 81 To S END .% e s ss si ; ST' s: s ssssdo =. J." ' ss ' s.H%:' Within With A sso z: ' ssS: s Mn e:
ouTunt mOushout
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Jap's Condition Tells.

II was in line with expectations that
Johnston should have beaten Throck-
norton. but II wal thought that Grimm
would finally turn the tables on Kumagae.
The japanese phenomenon has this season
made a speciality OF beating Griffin. yet
the odds to-day were in favor Of the
chubby Californian.
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GOSSIP
Tom Mac NUDITY

An upstate weather sharp warns us
10 get out our mittens for the worlds
series. Might ne a good idea for Charley
Ebbets to start right now and install
n set of old fashioned foot In
the home teams dugout at Ebbets Field.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-06-12

ARE INJURED
FIRED ON BY MEXICANS NEAR
HICHITA PRIVATE SAUN-
DERS IS HIT.
CHASE IS ORDERED
Commanding Officer Sends Men in
Pursuit OF Bandits-COuld Not
Re Told Whether They Were
Villistas or Not.

SAN ANTONIO, June 12.-Private
Lee Saunders was shot In the leg
and hand early today when two Mexi-
cans fired on troopers near Hichita,
N. NJ, according to report from Lieu
tenant Waterman today. Waterman
did not know wether the Mexicans
we're Carranza or Villista troops.
He sent detachment OF cavalry to
chase them.
There are conflicting reports COM
ing into Gen. Funston today. Claim
IS made that General Ricult. who
has promised cooperation with
American soldiers. is a confederate
of Gen. Luis de la Rosa. His aid
Il no longer relied upon.
Thomas Coleman today wired Gen.
Funston that his ranch had been
raided and eighty horses stolen.
Mann has sent out troops TO chase
the raiders.
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c. 0. ?. CANDIDATE OFF
TO First CONFERENCE
LEAVE WASHINGTON AT MID
NIGHT FOR NEW YORK AND
WILL MEET ROOSEVELT.
iet-TOgether Plans May BE Perfect
Ell in Joint Conferences Held
There During the
Day.

NEW YORK, June 12.-Charles
e. Hughes, republican nominee.
opened his campaign today with a
rush trip to New York for confer
ence with party leaders. He arriv-
ed at Z a. m, after slipping out of
Washington with his secretary,
Lawrence Drane. shortly before mid
night. Only a very few knew of his
departure lie said his plans FOR
the New York visit were incomplete.
III is understood that he will confer
with former District Attorney George
w. Wickersham.
The New York police had been
tipped off regarding the visit of the
candidate and fifty detectives were
detailed Ia meet the early mnrning
train and guard Justice hughes on
his trip to the hotel.
II is reported that Hughes ami
Roosevelt will meet and that Roos"'
welt will support the q. q. T.. ticket
when asked about "A conferences VIII
Colonel Roosevelt. Candidate Hughes
said. n have nothing 20 say about
politics"
Hughes aud hts secretary Travelled
IN lower berths gust In. an private
citizen aud we're not recognized b.
the passengers.
william X wilcox. former chair
man % the public service board
soinsd Hughes a. IN. station and a.
lconpanisd him O. the hotel
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8 ARE KILLED
. 5 ARE CAT PTURED'
RAIDERS ATTEMPT TO BURN IN.
TERNATIONAL BRIDGE AND
FIGHT ENsuES.
COWBOY CAVE ALARM
Truck Loaded With SOLDIERS Dashcs
orr In Not Pursuit and Capture
Is Effected After Exchange
OF shots.

(, LAREDO. Texas. June IL. Three
Mexican raiders were reported killed
and five captured by soldier ard
Iyigilantes today. following raid
crs' attack in an effort To burn the
international and Great Northern
railway bridge at Webb, near La
redo, A party OF ranchcrs engaged
the raiders and killed three. There
we're no casualties on the American
side One OF the two men captured
at the bridge is said to be a captain.
Two other raiders were captured
land brought to Laredo and Jailed.
Several truck loads of soldiers AMI
|civilians are in hot pursuit ,of the
raiders Tho first posse headed off
and killed three Of the raiders and
captured five. and the second party
expects to Kill or capture the remain
der Of the party.
The alarm was given by an Ameri-
can cowboy who was a captive Of tho
Mexicans and made good his escape.
George Conover is the cowboys
name. He and Arthur Meyers trail-
ed those marauders who raIded tho
n. "A. Coleman ranch ut San Samuel.
arrived in Laredo late last night af-
ter thirty trip on foot, follow
ing his escape from the Mexicans.
He said the band. which sought
to rustic eighty head OF horses across
the border, was composed of five
Mexicans and two Japanese. The
japanese, he said, were later captur-
ed by de facto government troops.
He and Myers attempted to. fol-
low the Mexicans making away with
the horses and cause the animals 10
stampede. but they were captured.
Conover said he was treated well by
the Mexicans, but the two Japanese
wanted to hang him.
+ Made Their Escape.
The bandits left him and Myers
at secluded place. and told the
Americans to await their return.
The Americans then took quick
flight, hiding in the brush when the
Mexicans came back To look for
them. The searchers passed within
fifteen yards OF the refugees.
A number of armed citizens AMI
state rangers were dispatched to
Webb. Texas, north OF here early to-
day on a report that railroad bridges
we're being burned. The report was
found to be gromdless. but the rang
ers took in custody two Mexicans sup
posed to have been connected with
the band participating in the Cole
man ranch raid.
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NEGRO WOMAN
KILLS HUSBAND
TWO BULLETS PIERCE BODY IN
VICINITY or HEART AS HE
SLEPT ON PALLET.
z ARRESTS FOLLOW
Following Admission by Woman That
She Fired the Shots Negro
Man Is Arrested to Await
Developments.

Will Johnson, colored, was snor
and instantly killed in his cabin on
tho Dave Rutherford farm in Ruther-
ford Crossing community early Sun
dey morning. Officers who were
called to the scene of killing early
Sunday arrested Lillian Johnson,
wife OF the dead negro, in connee-
ton with the killing. The woman
admitted that she fired two shots
from a pistol, both of which took
effect One bullet entered at the
side OF the neck and on top of the
shoulder and the other entered at
the breast. 1t Is believed the negro
Was asleep when the fatal shots were
fired.
The negress declared she was
threatened and that Johnson told her
to go get the gun, saying he was
going To kill her. She got the gun
and fired at him with the above re-
suits. The physical facts In the case
show the negro man to have been
lying down on the bed.
A negro man by the name ofTom
English was arrested along with the
woman and is being held pending
investigations.
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ROOSEVELT STORMEO
BY THE PR0GREss|VEs
EFFORT MADE To GET HIM To
ACCEPT NOMINATION AND
MAKE RACE.
Conservatives Oppose Radicals and
Say II. IL. Should Come to sup
port M Hughes In the
Campaign.

NEW YORK, June 12.--Still full
of fight the Roosevelt radicals .oi
the progressive party will storm
Oyster Bay today in an effort to com
vince Colonel Roosevelt that he
should accept the progressive nomi-
nation. Delegates returning from
the convention are still Of the opin-
ion that Roosevelt should endorse
Hughes. The campaign, they say. will
be Berlin versus Washington.
A committee composed OF John J..
Mcconnell, William Halpin and
Michael Sclatt will meet Roosevelt
today. These leaders declare the
party should not 30 out in support
OF Hughes.
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DRIVEN RACk ACROSS
BORDER BY L. ;. TROOPS

SAN ANTONIO. Texas. June L.
Mexican bandits who raided the Cole
man ranch about twenty-five miles
northwest of Laredo Saturday night
were driven back across the border
sunday by troops OF the Fourteenth
cavalry under Captain Ola w. Bell.
The bandits drove off eighty horses
but did no damage to the ranch PROB
erty
The raid was reported to head
quarters by General Mann az La
redo. who ls in char ge Of the sttu-
alton. II in understood he Will
send reinforcements 90 Captain He'll.
who is without pack train or aup-
plies. How far into Mexico he has
gone - hot known AZ headauartera.
m. raid was first reported -
General Funston - I 4. COLEMAN ~
san Antonio. ownef of thu ranch.
a 10 - in Port Aransas On n fistnn<
Itr4p. Nerifscafson came from Cap
tain besl
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I[MOCRATS PROPOSE
KIDNAPPING PROGREGS|VES

so that the income from that soprce
In normal times would meet tbs
needs of our government. is an
achievement of the democratic
party.
a smart contest was anticipated
before the committee today over
who should be seated as national
committeeman from Texas. Tbos.
u. Love. formerly of Missouri. has
protested against the seating of VIM
Poindeyter. There is also trouble
from far-off Hawaii. A protest has
been made against the seating of one
OF i'awii's six delegates and w. p.
"arrc!te has contested the re-elec-
tion of J. II. Wilson as national COM
mitteeman. Four presidents of DEM
ocratic clubs have entered a protest
against the seating of National Com
John +. Costell and the
six other delegates to the conven-
ton from the District of Columbia.
Many Are Arriving.
Early trains brought scores OF
delegates and visitors to st. Louis
today and Mr.. McCombs said there
was every indication that tremen-
dous throng would attend the con-
vention.
This is remarkable tribute to
President Wilson and the party"
he said, "when one considers that
the convention lacks the alluring
feature of an exciting contest over
the head of the ticket"
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MI SON WILL sEN0 NOTE
TO CAnRANzA This week

WASHINGTON. June IA Presi-
dent Wilson will send message 10
General Carranza this week before
M. nomination as democratic stan
card bearer. replying TO Carranka
,s4ne~, FOR the withdrawal Of Ameri-
can troops from Mexico. u Is faid
a.. nota viii be- a fiaf refnral e.
Withdraw the troops. u war an
rouncea by the war department that
The situation Is becoming 80 seri'
.us along the border that the preSi'
ac,, l. considering the matter o'
calling attention - it IN not" e
me chief of the de faefo government
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MINING MEN SEEK
SAFETY WITH PERSIiING

COLUMBUS, N. NJ, June IA
party of American mining men, In
Guiding several merchants from
Cusihuiriachic and Chihuahua are
said to have reached General Per-
shing's cap at Namiquipa. Mexico,
on their way to the border to escape
persecution by Mexicans opposed to
the presence of American troops.
This information was brought here
today by truck drivers from Casas
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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-06-12
DEMOCRATS WOULD CEhSURE
REPUBLICANS FOR ACTION

ST LOUIS. June i2.-~Agitatioa
Is started here for "A plank in the
democratic platform denouncing the
republicans for taking a man from
the suprem. court bench FOR a can
didate for the presidency. The cN-
ample Is a bad one. Il. is declared by
leaders II viii have far-reach-
ing effect la undermining public con
fldsne. and should b. asernlx re-
bukea. aecpfdinr "a senator owen
us Oklahoma