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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-06-24

ocCOuApueuou ito OuJeCt, TIC OlSporSInS
OF Mexican bandits who Friday night
raided Texas ranches and attacked a
detachment Of the Twenty sixth in
fantry east Of San Benito. Texas. and
upon promise OF the Carranza COM
mander at Matamoros that he would
run down and punish the outlaws. the
fourth American punitive expedition
to enter Mexico was withdrawn today.
There were no American casualties.
Two bandits were killed and two
wounded. according to the official re-
port Of the fight. although an off,
cial report confirmed In Matamoros
tonight placed the Mexican dead at
two. lf
The withdrawn expedition tonight Is
canapsd at san Pedro. Texas. about 12
miles west OF Brownsville. awaiting
Developments Attsr having. according
to Gen. James Parker's of1cial report,
CLEANED out nest Of bandits on
|rannhsa opnoaito ,thA San Pedro RAN
chito district" = 7
These ranches included the Tahua.
chal ranch. about one mile west OF
1fatamoros. which IL notorious as
bandit haven.
Military authorities tonight regard
| ed the situation a. frausht with the
eravsst possibilities. This Ii occasion
"a by report that the leader of the
band which engaged the troops when
they we're withdrawing was clad in o
costume composed partly OF the uni
form Of q carransa soldier. He wal
one Of the men killed. G
|, The nttack on the rear guard was
made after two troops and machine
| gun troop Of the Third cavalry had re.
crossed TO the United States. Ttoopi
p and r. commanded by Lieut.. John
Rsade. Jr., and Lieut.. Peabody we're
covering the retreat
Ths outpost reported the, appear.
ance of q small band of mounted men
who opened Are. Troop p quickly re.
tiisd and was Joined BY Troop +. The
Ahn9 continued for 10 minutes. 1--WE
men were sseh to fAll from thiii
h6fss. The leader went to the aid
of one Of those wounded. but wal
struck by two bullets. one In the back
Of; the neck. The cavalry then charged
the Mexicans. who iied In the direc.
ton Of Matamoros. The chase con.
tinued three miles.
| The nrst expedition, commanded BY
Lieut.. A. d. Newman. crossed the Ric
0rands yesterday morning in pursuit.
Of ''hot trail" His command com.
prised Troop H Of the. Third cavalry
A second expedition. which crossed a,
o'clock yesterday afternoon. headed
by Maj. Edward Anderson Of the
squadron Of the Third cavalry
one machine troop. one machine
company Of the Twenty-sixth in.
fantry. one battalion Of the Twenty.
sixth infantry and q detachment OF
the Fourth infantry. The entire ex.
pedition took position on the Mexicar
side two miles from the ford and sen,
out scouting parties.
The bandits fed before the Ameri.
can forces and only one charge mark.
% their stay on the Mexican side until
the rear guard action as the expedi.
tion was withdrawing.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-06-24

amsterdam, June 21.-A German
destroyer which had been badly dam
aged by mine, was towed into Zee
burgec today.
The Washington times., 1916-03-09

son why the governments are watching
ali the food supplies and issuing now
orders almost every day regulating the
sale co E5 peose s sTtc s the food they
want 4 they have enough money!"
Indeed they cannot" sail Uncle
Harry, Some Of the people. tried that
when the war started, but tile govern
,nents stopped them very quickly"
Haven't the allies an advantage
over Germany becauTe they are block
aiding German. ports. and, ut the same
countries to buy fool and amnIanitlon""'
asked Jimmy.
"Ycs. in way. tie allies nave this
advant age" gaid Uncle Harry. But,
was thought at the beginning OF the
war.
ut is true that Germany Is shut OF
from the outside world. but II IT, also
true that Austria, Turkey and Bulgaria.
all very fertile countries. arc now al.
lied with Germany. by very careful
management Germany has so arranged
the business OF producing food supplies.
that her own Officials. and 4 number
Of Americans who have visited Cor
many, declare that II In impossible Tor
tine allies to starvc Germany or any oil
the countries that are fightirg OH her
side
rs the English government be'nG
lust as careful about the food supply
in the British Isles?" asked Joe.
lust as careful" said Uncle Harry
mot only Is the British government
regulating the sale OF food. but tn,
other day the newspapers reported tina
the British government had issued AT
order forbIiding the importation into
England of any article that was MOI
actually a necessity.
ITO put It briefly, boys, the govern
ments OF the warning countries are
| watching everything in thir countries
and doing everything that the offlcial
think will in any way strengthen thei
nations.
"'rhis war will not be won entirely b!
| tho soldiers or the big guns or tn
ships. There must be plentiful supple
| OF ammunition, and food and clothinI
The Washington times., 1916-03-09

first OF this month";" said Uncle Harry.
mo person living in Berlin can buy
butter unless he has butter card,
and even then he can buy only so much
butter every certain number OF days"
why do they do that?" asked Joe.
ITO make sure that the butter supply
which. like every other food supply In
Europe. Is low on account OF the war
would not he entirely used up by Few
people. leaving others without any
butter.
But these butter cards. boys. are
important. only because they illustrate
the general living conditions In the
warning countries Every one OF these
countries has had to make new laws
and Issue new orders since the begin.
ming of the, to regulate the sale OF
food and other necessities of life.
''If the governments hadn't taken
ouch action food and other things would
have been wasted, and while some
people would have bought more than
they needed others would have starved,
and there would not have been enough
for the soldiers"
But II the people of Europe begin
to starve the war will come to an end
very quickly. won't it," asked Jimmy.
TT certainly will" said Uncle Harry.
And this problem Is bothering the
governments Just as much as the sue
cess of their armies. That Is the rea-
The Washington times., 1916-03-09

Mayr's Wonderful Remedy is we'll
known throughout the country. Many
thousand people have taken It for
stomach. Liver. and Intestinal All
ments and report marvellous results.
and are highly praising. 1t to. others.
Astonishing benefits sufferers have re-
ceived even from one dose are heard
everywhere and explain its tremendous
sale to more than n million people. 1t
rarely ever fails, and those afflicted
with Stomach. Liver. and Intestinal
Ailments, Indigestion, Gas in the Stom-
ach and Intestines, Dizziness. Painting
Spells. Collie Attacks. Torpid Liver.
Consultation. etc, should by all means
try this remedy Mayr's Wonderful
Remedy gives permanent results for
stomach. liver. and intestinal ailments.
Eat as much and whatever you like.
No more distress after eating. pressure
OF gas in the stomach, and around the
heart Get one bottle of your druggist
now and try II on an absolute Guaran-
tee-if not satisfactory money will be
returned .-Advt.
The Washington times., 1916-03-09

Indeed, don't KNOW
said Uncle Harry, and
don't believe any one. even among tho
officials of the European countries.
could answer your question. No one
knows how long the war can. or WILL
last"
We'll, haven't the countries used up
almost all their supples-food and am
munition, and other things?" asked Joe.
Almost every day see something In
the newspapers about one or another
government doing something new 10
make the food last longer"
You're the greatest fellow, Joe, to
ask questions that call for yes and
mo- answers" said Uncle Harry, smil-
ing. But ! guess you're puzzled. Just
as I am, by the puzzling news that Is
sent to the United States from Europe.
II Ia puzzling, but that Is not the fault
of the newspapers.
THE trouble Is this! so many new
and strange things are happening in
Europe these days that II is very diff
on over there. Then, too. the United
States Is, fortunately, so far away from
Europe that II Is hard for us to realize
just what conditions are In England,
France, and Germany.
For instance, boys. did you ever
hear of butter cards?'" added Uncle
Harry.
"BItter cardsy' said Jimmy. mo,
what are they2"
Printed cards, which the city au-
thorities OF Berlin, began issuing the
The Washington times., 1916-03-09

for the soldiers and the people. The side
that can provide enough of these sup
plies, ana at the same time keep big
enough armies fighting will win.
so you see how difficult It would be
for any one to tell. now. how long the
war can. or will. continue. Victory de-
Ponds very largely on food and ammuni-
ton and that's the reason the govern
ments are taking such an active part In
all the affairs OF their countries"
Then this war Is test OF the people
the mselves and their ways of raising
food and making things isn't it?'' ask
ed Jimmy.
Yes, to very large extent" said
Uncle Harry.
Copyright, 1916, by the NC Syndicate.)
The Washington times., 1916-03-09

his trousers and bolted for the corridor
In the doorway he collided with a
doctor and an orderly, who were en-
tering the ward. the nurse at their
heels. Taken unprepared the two men
We're not quick enough TO stop the fugi-
tive. He dashed past them, scattering
them to left and to right. and gained
the corridor.
And there-unfamiliar with HIS SUR
roundings-Eagan started In the wrong
direction. Instead OF going toward the
stairway. he ran the opposite way. And
presently he found himself at the corri-
doris farther end with an open window
Behind him and with no other means
OF escape.
as he had been carried thither sense
lees. Eagan had no way OF knowing
whether he was on the first or the tenth
floor OF the hospital and whether a leap
from the window would lead to death
or to safety.
CONTINUED Tomorrow
The Washington times., 1916-03-09
Continued from Yesterday
+ VUNE TRAVIS" repeated Allen

II June TRAVIS" repeated Allen
|" 'n sISa. %n.v,. .,,., Farewell,
In the same breath. IT knew II
But Lamar kept insisting She"
June Travis" declared Sam. speal.-
Ing slowly. venomously. June Travis Is
the Red Circle woman"
~ don't believe you" said tho CHEZ.
"and warn you, II you're trying to
smirch her name. to turn states evil
dence. you'll get in worse than you are
now. Miss Travis belongs to a good
family. She's got plenty Of cash. She's
done grand work among prisoners Why
should such girl turn crooked? She
doesn't need the money. She doesn't"
June Travis is the HE'D Circle wom-
an" dogsedly insisted Sam. do you
want me to tell you about II or don't
your"
60 ahead" assented Allen, after
quick glance at the excited Farwell.
Il was hiding out down at Surfton ="
began Sam. I'm cave on the edge .:
the beach. She was standing right near
the cave the other day, and l saw the
circle on her hand. /"
chief. I'm the glare Of sunlight The
my eyes didn't fool me-" reiterated
Sam. IT saw It. ] tell you: The same
shaped mark that used to be on Circle
Jim s0rd nn5s hand and I'm giyn oy ySE
on her hand II you don't believe mo-
Yes. and as l was watchin' It that day
heard her nurse say the girl was Cir
Gle Jim's' daughter. Heard 1t with my
old doodlewit OF Mary and make her
tell? Give the nosey, blabbin' old cata-
maran the third degree an she'll cough
up the truth; But you won't need that.
You'll see the Red Circle there all right.
all right"
The chief. still partly unconvinced.
| turned again to Farwell.
uIated Farwell. at ali fts in. She
| the Red Circle woman. / tell you.
knew It all along. I'd have sworn to
It. l}ut Lamar kept putting me of and
look at June Travis hand for myself.
| You can come along or not, as You
ike"
chief reluctantly followed.
lie paused only to order the waiting
policeman to remain on guard over
Eagan. Then he hurried on, catching
up with Farwell on the sidewalk In
Eagen, his work of vengeance done.
leaned back on the pillows with a
placid smile. His bright little eyes
| roVed dreamlly around the Whru WneIe
he CHANGED to be the only patient. Ills
glance took in the figure OF the guard
ian policeman and then moved on 70
the shut door OF a clothes closet He
noted a key Ia the doors lock.
Say. old playmate" he addressed
to another pillow IL you can get hold
of one, My backs half-broken. Don
bother to call the nurse l sure &c
hate to have women-folks PAWN
around me when I'm sick. There's lol
of pillows In that closet. saw heI
take some from there. Toss me one
lust for luck. ,
G;ood-naturedly, the policeman crossed
the room to obey the request. He I'M
locked and opened the closet door.
why" he began, there's no pillo"'
In here, man. The
lie got no further. A mighty shove
IN tho small OF the back sent him head
long into the closet Before he coulc
turn, Sam had slammed the closet dool
shut and locked II.
Heedless OF the policeman's frenzieC
pounding on the panels, Eagan thrus
his bare feet into his shoes, drew OF
The Washington times., 1916-03-09
Problems of Women To
Be Discussed Daily

Mrs. Kate Waller Barrett. in a series
of daily afternoon talks in connection
with the Lenttn mission at the Church
of the Epiphany, from March II to
March &c, will discuss problems OF the
modern woman. in the Willard room
Of the church.
The series will begin on Sunday after
noon and be continued every afternoon
except Saturday. Among the topics for
discussion are: THE old and the New
Woman" "Womnn From a National
and From an international Point Of
View" woman and the Family"
NV oman end the Church"
The Washington times., 1916-03-09
(Synopsis Of Preceding Chapters.)

Cursed with q red circle birthmark OF
crime. June Travis. a member VI race
OF crooks, 10 confronted with a difficult
problem In Sam Esgan. who KNOWS her Sc
cret. and threatens to disclose II unless
kept in hiding. June, who u iinpeiled 70
commit benevolent crime when the red
circle appears on her hand, aids the en'-
ployes OF the Farwell Corporation by rob
bling Silas Farwell and distributing the
money among the laborers. clue leads
Max Lamar, crime specialist. In love Win
June. to her house. where he sees sam
Eagan at the attic window. In terIlDIe
struggle between the two men. June
saves the life Of Lamar. who cross-eN-
amhnes' the girl.
and he finds himself pouring into her
eager ears the old. old story. -,
Even his inadvertent discovery thht sne
fails to dampen his ardor. and he prom
Ises to protect her ,-,,.,,,,,,
that June betrayed him. tells the CHIEF
OF police her true Identity.
The Washington times., 1916-03-09
Probes Report of Killing
Of Americans By Villa

The state Department is investigating
reports that three members OF the
American Mormon colony In northern
Chihuahua were killed by villa during
his trip to the American border. villa Is
reported to be on the Palomas ranch, a
few miles south OF Columbus, New
Mexico.
Unofficial reports from the west coast
of Mexico say that Carranza forces dis
posed OF five rebel generals by throwing
them overheard from a steamer on
which they were being taken as prison
erB to ManzanillO.
The Washington times., 1916-03-09
Relief for Catarrh
Sufferers Now FREE.
You Can Now Treat This Trouble in Your
Own Home and Get Relief at Once.
How the Remedy for Catarrh

THIS terrible disease has
3, Ms .1 ragged unchecked for
ssa ft,osf ss years simply because synp-
scsefSs I" local toms have been treated
s sfrFsy 1 e ns while the cause OF the
sn@t.d new trouble has been left to
circulate in the blood, and
hiring the disease back as fast as local
treatments could relieve it.
&c. E. Gauss, who experimental for
wears on a treatment for Catarrh, found
that after perfecting balm that relieved
the nose and throat troubles quickly, he
could not prevent the trou-
Tie E!ira; bic beginning all over again.
TSIsei has On test cases, he could
S SSo@ i TS "s. completely remove all signs
sSn s1 nf 1Hs Of Catarrh from nose and
CARES MS dli throat, but in few weeks
iaS he eSSSs they were back.
The Washington times., 1916-03-09
ToDAY'S BEST FILMS
BY GARDNER MACK.

Henry II. Walthall and Edna Mayo.
In THE Strange Case of Mary
Page" adapted from The Times
serial story by Frederick Lewis
(Essanay), third installment, the
Garden, 423 Ninth street; tirst In
stallment, Meaders. bSS Eighth
street southeast.
Marie Doro and Elliott Dexter. in
I'D on eSSyic,or,s soa ssrdou Famous
Players). Loew's Columbia. Twelfth
and + streets.
Hobart Bosworth, in THE Target"
Universal Red Feather, Gram
dall's, Ninth and Il streets.
Pauline Frederick. In The Spider"
(Famous Players), the Leader.
Ninth between u and h streets.
orrin johnson and Enid Markey, in
'D'ArtaRnan," adapted and pro-
duced by ID. W. Griffith from
Dumas novel, "The Three Mus
keteers" tTriangle). the strand,
Ninth and ID streets.
Charlotte Greenwood and sidney
Grant, In Jane" Lasky), Gran
east.
King Baggott, in Hoax House"
Qmp). the Hippodrome. Ninth
street and New York avenue.
Myrtle Gonzalez, in THE Heart OF
Bonita uaemmle). the Alham-
bra. $40 Seventh street.
William Farnum and Dorothy Ber-
nard, in Fighting Blood" CFox'
Film Coz, the Home Theater,
Twelfth and G streets northeast.
Clara Kimball Young. in THE yell
low Passport (World Film Corp,
the Masonic Auditorium. Thlr-
teenth street and New York
avenue.
The Washington times., 1916-03-09

A laxative today saves a sick child
tomorrow. Children simply will not
take the time from play to empty their
bowels, which become clogged UP with
waste. liver gets sluggish: stomach sour.
Look at the tongue. mother! II coated.
or your child is listless. cross, feverish.
breath bad. restless. doesn't eat heart
lily, full OF cold or has sore throat or
any other children's ailment, give a tea
spoonful of California Syrup of Figs"
then don't worry. because 1t Is perfect
iy harmless. and in q few hours all this
constipation poison, sour bile and fer
menting waste will gently move out of
the bowels, and you have a well. playful
child again. A thorough inside cleans
ing Is ofttimes all that is necessary. 1t
should be the first treatment given In
any sickness.
beware OF counterfeit fig syrups. Ask
your druggist for a b0-cent bottle of
"California Syrup OF Figs" which has
full directions for babies. children OF all
ages and for grown-ups plainly printed
on the bottle. Look carefully and see
that il Is made by the California Fig
Syrup Company."-Advt.
The Washington times., 1916-03-09
TO REMOVE DANDRUFF

Get a Z5-cent bottle OF Danderine at
hand and rub well into the scalp with
the finger tips. BY morning most. II
not all, Of this awful scurf will have
disappeared. Two or three applications
will destroy every bit OF dandruff: stop
scalp itching and falling hair.--Advt.
The Washington times., 1916-03-09
She Remembers Waterloo.

FOLKESTONE, England, March o..
Miss Ruth Roberts. who 10 just 100 years
OF age, remembers when her father and
three brothers fought In the battle OF
Waterloo. She is one Of a family of
twenty two, and never has married,
smoked, drank or used snuff.
The Washington times., 1916-03-09

Note-These selections are made
from programs prepared by the
managers Of the theaters concerned,
and no responsibility is assumed for
arbitrary changes without notice to
The Times. They are based on the
personality of the players and the
producing company. and not per-
sonal inspection. except IN special
cases. a. M
The Washington times., 1916-03-09
THE RED CIRCLE
By ALBERT PAYsoN TERHUNE.


NJ
ysOn
The Washington times., 1916-03-09

Careful experiments and Investigations have shown
that as the troubles were expelled from the nose and
throat, the real cause of the disease overlooked
and in short time the Catarrh would return stronger
ordinary method: Of and provided
remedy that
The Washington times., 1916-03-09
Removes the Cause
and Immediately GiOeS Re- ,
lief to the Nose and Throat

Reese Jones, of Scranton Penn. says that
after trying many other treatments, he used this
new method and-"My nose Is now entirely clear
and free and l am not bothered by the disease
any more. The New Combined Treatment Is
worth its weight in gold"
Temporary relief from catarrh may be obtain
ed In other why's. but the New Combined Treat
ment must inevitably be accepted for permanen
The Washington times., 1916-03-09
Trial Treatment FREE

This new method Is so important to the
welfare OF humanity, so vital TO every per-
son suffering from any form OF catarrh,
that the opportunity to actually test II and
prove its Results. will be gladly extended
without one cent OF cost.
A large trial treatment. with complete.
minute directions, will Sc sent :roe 10 any
catarrh- sufferer.
Send no money, lake no risks, make no
promises. simply clip sign and mail tho
Combined Treatment will be sent, fully
prepaid. toEether with the valuable book on
cAtArrh.
The Washington times., 1916-03-09
Uncle Harry Explains.
When War Will End

M Ow long can the war In Gu
rope last?" asked Jimmy.
Indeed. don't know"
The Washington times., 1916-03-09

Sarah ]. Cape. Mount Pelia, Tenn, says,
~ suffered the palms and distress OF ca
taTrh for thirteen years and needless to
state, tried nearly every method. But by
your new method ] was completely cured
and you cannot imagine the Joy that has
como over me-"
The Washington times., 1916-03-09

BY Me a~
method the nose
dRd throat dys
fysdted BY an
effective local
remedy dtHRd
direeny 10 the
%kfSd NEW
kIdHSJ.
The Washington times., 1916-03-09

The EliriJi
taken info the
Jfomdeh. has q
dD'ect influence
upon the MIA
eouS DtembIdHSy
Of Me body and
cures the dir
ease BY DrRiov.
iHH the cause.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-02

Dallas, Tex, Sept. 2.-The Katy
railroad today lifted its embargo on
perishable freight, which had been in
effect since Wednesday, and the clan
ket embargo on all freight, which was
to have become effective at o'clock
this morning.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-02
German steamers interned in Italian
ports at the beginning of the war.
TWO DAYS INSTITUTE
Topeka Teachers Will Meet Before
Schools Open.

Three hundred Topeka school teach
ers will assemble the Thursday before
the opening of school. September g,
for a two-days' institute. under the
direction of Supt. H. B. Wilson. There
will be grade meetings, talks by prom
inent Kansas educators and round ia
bles, and the course of study just fin
ished by Superintendent Wilson will
be presented to them for the first
time. The general course of events
Of the 1916-17 school years will be
mapped out as far as possible at the
institute.
Among the speakers already secured
are Prof. L. c. Lull of the Emporia
Normal school, Dean Kelley of Kansas
university, and Miss Atwood of the
Emporia normal.