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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-12-12

Although the center of war interest
remains fixed in Rumania and Tran
sylvania. there is considerable activity
on other war fronts. Heavy artillery
actions are reported from the Austro-
Italian front The terrain upon which
the Italians and Austrians are battling
--~I~-O-O-~O-O-~~~-~~ ~-~-~-~~--~N~o~N-~-~-oO~O
The Extension Oil company in their
No. on the Wilson lease has one of
the most interesting wells that has
yet been found in the new extension.
This well came in at about $50 bar
rels and has since increased until
now it is flowing about 300 barrels
day and seems to be getting
stronger.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-12-12

for the possession Of Trieste and the
Austrian Adriatic coast, is probably
the most difficult in the war. Every
engagement and battlefield there is a
miniature Nerdun," says one account
and the bringing up Of guns and am
munitiOn presents almost insuperable
~-~~N-N-~0-~~~Oo~~~0~o~0S
ern Petroleum company has rig up
and tools moved in at "A location on
the north end of what is known as the
White Horse anticline. This well will
be drilled in section , 2Snl7w but
operations will not be begun before
the holidays Cosden Oil and Gas
company is drilling on the south end
of the same anticine and has landed
the big casing at $50 feet. The struc-
ture has been reported upon so favor
ably that some fancy prices have been
paid for territory so far from produc
tion.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-12-12
Attention Elks.

Regular meeting OF Ardmorc Lodge
= T. o. Elks tonight at 1880.
W. J.. DAVIS. See.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-12-12

r. G. StIrm has returned here from
Woods county where the NortlHest-
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-12-12

The best gift Of all: a photograph
rom Fondviile's Photo Studio. lltf.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-12-12

Read the want ads.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-05-22

drew forth hrisS tanst ir- anI slrtng
shots anil ~iruri. MA A~f.lii- HiuNs right
and left al every licad IN -i-ht. hon-is>
cut fle rnl'e> and fore l"yvn the half
vacated seats afai added a. the genera
frenzy uf fright. .cssruet jon and panic
Brt from the firsf tragic happening.
the death # Ia iiclle uuder the lions
paw. a greedy ere had hecn uron the
blazing diamond from The Sky ~ She
paw II Taucelpf. tho Hon. drew away
from the xfarro-i dead breast az hi~
faithful mist e- fir chain wv fhe tia
Flofii lyrhet rlIa- lp hf- rruel claws
As rhn tom. roaring ~ IT, mafllcred
Fagc. farrd tire frciszicl tlrnne AZ his
ca=e bars. Tie diamond dangied OUT
over tl. dead faces OF Santley and
Spiinters. the clown.
Foremost In the ihrong. seeking
ESCAPE from Inc scene 90 hnrrur. wst>
Sankey, kt-ner ~ tie stable ia which
QuabLa kent hi- antnt SanE-y wa
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-05-22
An Altered telegram.

NA$hEN.- the stahlemaH- fer-hi
his way out NJ the melee ~ the
- circus. OF those who had Q
him seize the diamond from the
sionS lssw several had been separated
fran8 hirl IN The struggle and eoufn
sion. aftl i. hers had ucca struck down
ir Tie ir,l, men welding b%lnd-con~
aial shouting the cirrus mems battle
Hey. iiube'
IEil'r- the diamond III tie pocket nf
" su.-,ler coit. his hand cIa~ptd uiron
W. Sarker seemed t0 he bur one " NJ
MANY frightened. fleeing spectators
spet !imS from the scene Of tragedy and
rio Painting. he gained the street.
ssstin- himself aboard !. crowded street
r. ard made ,hiS way Dack 70 the
llean neluhlsorhoOd where his stable
Na> Here he threw the nervuu
monkey. Clarence. tied % the stall ut
i~'laLla's pony. into TIT r. IN rushed
into We place. clamber-d up tie ladde.
ul l.d hi- booty. the diamond from
i.4e SKI. beneath the hay IA a corner u
tAe loft
Qralia had seen Esther safely a. hel
hstel and had returned 10 the eongenial
quarters where be lodged-the stable
altering lamentations Ia reactions vi tile
excitement he had bee through
At the entrance a. the stable yard he
mel the policeman who had already
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-05-22
There i 4 purple ribbon on the

There Is n purple ribbon or the
typewriter over %fiieFc.- Sle whispered
-it seems the ~aiHc tyre ~ the machine
thi> telegram was copied ~. IA purple
aiso. IT the Word not were added at
the end IL the hrSt line the message
would rcad:
Answering yesr wire. Miss Esther
H-riiH- j. mot IN los Angeles hA-af
ifanlirH continues ~ Improve
M. you lre 4 genius" cried Blair.
They placed the telegram IN the tyre
writer. Niriam firmly struck The, keys
ana the entire import uf the MESSAGE
was -hHn-ru. Then Blair carefully
sealed III rt thp envelope and sent II ~
he olh,e boy u Mr. Powell. al hi
home.
THAT will convince him he X dippy
for sure. cried Blair. But he must
~ pretty running az THAI - yet 4 tele
gri.h nnf M Bake without iaFaud ~
ne t.lA knowing NJ II. for they ~aIcI
hIM iAr ha k-
~mrr the liamt'l,l from the ~,
ttirupt up Su frt-HlEy ur tLr circus
bI.uAd Aas forgotten h4a patient, sai,
Nitiau 10 believe Hu.aul might hav,
ucen en tIe level It II were Iot for on,
tLins. diamond
lie ceItaiD.s Is 4 bag on them, re
marked B.a.l rlIege Is all this bust
l.e millions I'D ~-iie AMI Duiand !
content thar | have ran charge. u ht
does question whether | will cree.
ur l. lair when M divide. All II,
tn.llL uf ~ tie diamond lle wuuic
sen Li- s,li tor \ diamond. n bi- ola
L0ld lie tAe diamond from the sky
w o would not murInured Vivian
II have sold my soul. and you have
soid yours for the diamond from Ga.
Say And II has never rested in om
grasp
But il wil.- cried Blair %tervently
1T belongs ~ IT.. ~ sou aud me AN
Stanley aud tie rigAffli heir. and ynu
arr ny wife As for that smooth
>Ninu.rr. Burand. and Ills shadow. ID
Nau2. the diamond from the SKY shall
never Lc-ir-ty spoil for them"
You want to be careful and cunning
tnd daring then" said Vivian u
snow nnrfnd of cid. liz goes through
blood ami ire for u diamond ~ prize.
IA N au obScS~irn with him. lie was
born Su marked iIis mother was u
waiting maid wv II French bankers
Nifr anl murdered her mistress wv n
lismuu,l ntv klirr n few mrnfhS before
iuruud was born lie was born N
ngiS"n
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-05-22

The invention nf the safety valve for
steam engines has saved thousands RI
lives and millions ~ dollars In prop
rriv. N Is an invention that stands
prominently 20 the front In this age
~ mechanical progress. But nature
supplied MS each with p safety valve
which for effectiveness works better
than any made bv man. II we did
not have this safety valve We could
mot llre twenty four hours. This safe
Nm valve I'm the rer~pirarion Or sweat
gland. and to make sure that We should
nFf rom short nt the supply she has
furnished me holy wiFL some two and
p illf N ~ them III orr tom
T%DeTafr s~e 7 or : degrees we should
die wiiIin a few hours. and yet we
could not run. row. indulge In any ath-
lcfic exercies or even walk safely any
distance without increasing u TEN
T-rafure 10 the danger point In We had
I'd safety valve provided 10 Ingenious
Iy by nature.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-05-22


FRIENDS indeed u he. the gypsy
~chiLgeting. lords II well anon hem.
For the first time a y of injustice
aud Indignation burns Esther's Bosom.
She Will make the test and prove him
what le Il. lie J. the gypsy AMI she l.
the true stanley Sic viii 80 n the
gypsy n confront thc 90 called gen
iirniAn. "ho once a-lin bears a name
that 4 not his own. She d"ns her
gypsy dress ana idkcs her i~ainhourine
aud walks afo"t beside ouahha. the
humble munniehanN. The daughter oi
the Sidnleys. the iair young mistress OF
Stanley Han. walks ~ The dust with
\ ih"uhtrhink \ Il m'nNeN. beside
lh" m"uhl'hAn" I pony 'ind street "r-
lHh'
Shr goes '" meet Y gentleman with
TIN '"''h ana i'nr. hni As she goes
TT N'i,i'lN "l'l'IN y ne ih'nh'r'ahN
" "' '"e N''''v"i'" anu '"e I'h'le
h-'" '"e W'"N'''"'"N' TOT NT'h'i
Sia"i'N' - d"Hh l"Neti' mas been
''iit" 'le '"iueh Man. hut the poor
~hnf'h'ack VINO irudgcS ~ the dust he
~ $500
N.f lr"f tn I'M ndS II hchrt ~ -nid.
i"Na'n tnehi comes ihe tiiit ho- NJ
.nN'' HI hl-h Suits nt>ih'e I'M recent
i''Iu'i'' uei"""uN \" u'lNt re hoiNr~'
III" Sums "0T'"' ''''""' "iNp'''e>
'i'n' 'Hidh >h'''S ~ Alihhr ana
h"'"'> mn +" I"Se from 'He p"hch NJ hef
pcII
Anu 'neh hs'"cr steps ny tue wheel
"uise anu ciieS w =" him' Arthur
he uIa"S 'he h"rN'S ~ i nan =
'''A :" N'"u' NJ" J'4 ''ih'7 '" NJ
'Aes' s"''eeueu uN \ Aihle ~ horror
'ni'h i"sheN I'M ou morse WIN ne
""P ~ m '"' "7v 'al's 'lvm
A''uu' / he''eiv7 h"Au ana 'he horses
u"9n away T" '"e '""'n = gone 70
''o"u - uus.'
!" Tue uus' ~ '"e '"a" "eS 'he 'ose'
Ns"a"pa s'oops ana 'ita u from TIE
uust ana hahus y - me broken heart
- sill VINO ieahS ~ hei gypsy hners
aAaiis' ~ pony 'aii "hn "t'i-- Inc
80 /" I" Mi N ''~e \" 'ne uust'
iii" 'n III o'ne1
Nf1'f"- m " To" 'in-n-
" '""f"V ""I' '''u Inv Wy
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-05-22

heard III thc riot cam thar had brought
the rcSCrgr> tn tic scene uC tragedy and
hattie al the circus. Tine puii, cmau dis
GUESSED the whole exciting affair with
Cualiba. who had been 70 spectator.
The TWO came down the alley together.
yHl Slukct. 'hr ~tahicfnHI. lwrrIn-
panic STRICKEN from u crack TN Ihe irit
wan. >tw them. ami hi> guilty CON
science prompted the harrow Iu-
th .n-ht that hn hhd been identified uS
ip thief Uhu usd dragged the diamond
from she claws 81 death aud that The
Search for him was on.
puabba and the policeman called his
namr. bur SInkcy did not answer lie
lazy trembling 10 the lnfl in an ague 81
fear puabla ana the policeman lcft
lie stable without looking into the loft
aud walked ul, the alley tu the street.
and SAukcy dropped down the ladder.
climbed the back fence ami hid Ill al
other part ~ town. leaving the ala
Inoud beneath the hay.
Sankey reasoned il IL were LOCATED
ANA searched The diamond would n0i
be found upon him aud he would taxi
the hrst opportunity oI retrieving H.
and steal away with it - night
Parting from tho policeman. ouurIa
returned to the stable. unuIIiy utterin-
malsdictiOnS Oh tie absent >anEey. fur
,larence. the monkey. vas chatterin-
with hunger. The pony had not been
Natered. ana his hayrach was empty.
Quabba attended to these duties. then
ciambered la the lott aud showed down
hay into the empty rack ouabba gave
lull measure Of has a. the pony. Ily
lid not know that IN the generous
measur ~ hay ~ showed down into
Che rack there ten ana lodged hidden at
tire bottom M the rack, just over the
malGer TIL diamond from the sky,
That very morning Arthur. distrust.
ING himself ana suspicious OF those
around him. had written "A telegram 10
Blake. the Richmond detective or all
with whom ne dealt Arthur had the
most confidence in this astufe AMI So
cretivc confidential agent NJ nls Ar
fAur also frIt OWN could trust hs Ems.
ii~h butler. PARKER Taking adf anta.r
lf w nriurH' TINT OWN was alone. Artlrr
iind >rrihiicl thc telegram It rcri
Answer at nnrc. ~ Esther iIHrfHn-
in Los Nu-ric~ $3.50 WIRE condition rf
Hasar Harding The telegram WIS
-icnc1 with ihe nanc hc wss known
o1 in The west. John Powell Tr hand
fo Irrkcr who faithfully lrom
-ci hr would send fhr telegram IN ",
rrr. aui hc krnt hf~ wnrd
Nttpn Itistr received thf~ strange
r hr was puzzled frr ifr anrw
Esther hai hntl r WEST .rr ~tv
tral weeks Rut nn tI Irarrrf -f
Arthur's iniurie~ auI i%erilrrI 'hai
Esther vas Kept from ihc injured usn
For Blake knew. too. thai Blair and
Vivian were in Los Angeles. end he
suspected thcn. Blake photographed
promptly Answering vorr ire. Mis-
Esther Harding is wv I.ls Angeles Ia
Ear Harding continues fn Improve"
This telegram was delivered m tho
offices - the Good Hnpc OH company
Blair. III char-e. received, aIi business
aud personal COMMUNICATIONS in the
9~lsence of the injured ArthE- blair
opened the envelope cautiously al the
suggestion Of Vivian. who was pres
emit They we're d~umfounded for a INC.
ment. and then Vivian pointed 70 the
first line Of the message. which was
typewriter.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-05-22


Esther aside az the first outbreak Of
The r,anic and the riot. A slash IN Tire
canvas wall. IN the tent aad given
,niabba and Esther eura.s II ssfcfy.
an,f nnaa.,a h.d ..f hi dazol vorr-
mistress away
After AuhnF i,,d leon converted b.
Durapd ami ,i,e .,,e.s r. tlteir waiting
noforcar Artbur fl,r,.lah e.,if.per-
AMI dru.s ,rllar.s.f I:t ~ r.r,vnI
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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-05-22

ns~,f g. 'o return 60 Esther Whole and
'uui and cirln and honorable. as I
promise hcr and mv poor mother I
-Iil
l .rf.u ht. fTu li-aip H~ I hHfr
enr ff mother sacrificed men
tl nHl rtory happiness INV Nir ara
-, r r- wy " madhnu-r. a- Ia
siru iu p ilan~ipn
Ana fncu - IFS Hr krc~> amt I ii.
strength ic irifiiri with the dug dr
sire that chiohesi him hy the Soul he
hatf'r1 aud lost
That afternoon the snft California mir
Iii T-r urr brought ille ~pirc NJ
ffuii HrnI flower across the green hWu-
I'M 'ifc shining new I'rwcil min~iun
N here iweli the ~t.ulirn Man TrrA
AMI fortune ma ltrn IT,. except ar sir
ridcut FROM the injuries ~ whirh rf,
newspapers stated. his friends wrr,
pleased Ia learn he was recovering.
This afternoon John Powell. the
Golden Man. goes 10 the races on his
costly and shining talivho. Four thor
.ouchbred coach horses In gold mounted
harness ross their heads In pride. An
English ro~chman and a guard 10 blow
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-05-22

the yard of brass add SwRr=cr 10 Tie
Hrnrut.
With tho couvalv<rrnt millionaire nv
hi talishu parry a. the races 80 his
clu~c>t friends. These are iE> private
physician. the cmliKcnt Isr. Frank pu-
rand: his cousin. Mr.. Blair Stsaiev. an
eastern capitalist associated With Mr..
Powell and managing his Affairs dur.
ii4- his convalc>cenrc. the tul;nt ne
Nanr ~ Paris and Miss Vivian Mar
>ton. who. il l. ruifurcl. u a young
woman ~ splendid family from New
York and who has taken un nursing
and who was called into the case by
nr. lnrand and who aided that skilled
physician 10 restore his patient a.
health again.
This ande much more the papers say.
And this and much more Esther reads
These are fine friends. she thinks. Fine
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-05-22

gi,.-r. He Srir.r5 IN rer.
int4' n'- " 'N'''.i' '- WIZ N'i t''
i"N YIN .it 'ii'i ffh '"r i'i tl n.' iii-
'u tir breast 'l 'tt |'Fl ''itN''~'
ii i-'i 'l' IL'" ~.'h 'N" non -
"' ''.'" "-'' ''''. ''' '''"'i'i ~ '"'
N'".'' i"'' '''e
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-05-22

arr ret crazsl' -e vrhemcuiiy -a
cizrcd.
Influence would overcome him ans hf
world regard hcr with q fear haunted
expression. lap~inG into %vaeuity. and
then fate. In tine shape ~ those who
surrounded him ar tragic excitement
such as had last occurred. would ~rua
rate them wide apart again. True as
steel herself. her Sianch heart would
not permit her in he ieve Arthur was
i,ase wv f~nrgcfful
Shc felt tie call ~ uasar. recovering
SLOWLY amon- %Str1neers. But Esther
determined 10 see and have an under
standing first with Arthur. and then
return. Yet she dil not wish TO intrnde
upon him. now thar he was rich AMI
powerful as John Powell. did he not
desire 1t.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-01
OFFICIAL BRITISH VIEW
OF DEFENSIVE armament
Lord Robert Cecil Issues Statement
Explaining Attitude of
S. Government.

4 LONDON, March Lord Robert
Cecil. minister of war trade. has issued
o statement giving the British view
of the status of armed merchantmen
This statement. which is in answer TO
queries ~ neither merchantmen have
been instructed to take the offensive
against submarines, says:
The British view has always been
that defensively armed mercha mime
must not fire on submarines or any
other warships. except in self-de Tense
The Germans have twisted a passage
in a document taken from transport
which they sank. into meaning tina,
merchant vessels have instructions &c
take the offensive. This is not so.
The passage in question. which lays
down a maximum distance beyond
which merchant ships are advised no,
to fire, must be read in conjunction
with another passage which makes il
perfectly clear that merchant vessels
must not attack unless Il submarine
shows Enthusiastically hostile inten-
tons"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-01
Extreme Variety and Beauty in the
New Separate Skirt Modes.

Never has there been such and beauty Separate Skirts
as now u flowing. ripping styles of handsome fabrics
DRESS SKIRTS of black silk fai silk popn SATIN chiffon af
feta and eros de Londres plain and effects
dapee overskrts panniers, plated styles girdles
Priced from $875 to $500 e
SPORT SKIRTS checks tweeds stripes hoespuns veours
serges gabadnes silk ales poplns and all the
wanted spring shades and style tempngl new
styles with many kinds OF pockets and SELF BONE pearl ivory
buttons Priced from S5Z5 to $780,
WASH skiRTS-our early spring showing large
ment OF styles and materials equal circular
plain and threepiece styles finished with crochet pearl and
ivory buttons Priced from 1895 o S875.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-01
LIFE SENTENCE IMPOSED
ON CONFESSED MURDERER
Fauley Carter, Indicted in First De-
gree, Pleads Guilty to Second
Degree, Which Is Accepted.

Fauley Carter. colored. who shot and
killed Mary E. Johnson. also colored
on 18th street hear the first precinct
police station November 81 last. and
also wounded Lieut.. John E. Cats OF
the vice squad while attempting his
arrest. was arraigned today before
Justice Siddons in Criminal Division /
to answer an indictment for murder in
the first degree. He entered plea OF
guilty to second degree murder. which
was accepted by the court
Justice Siddons imposed a life sem
tence in the penitentiary on the prison
err This is the maximum penalty for
second degree murder. 1t Is the first
time in his judicial career that Justice
Siddons has sentenced a prisoner to
the penitentiary for life.
Attorneys A. E. Steinem and Milton
w. King represented the prisoner. AS
sistant United States Attorneys Archer
and Leahy appeared for the govern
ment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-01

GEORGETTE CREPE BI.OUSES. fea-
lures worthy of attention are
pretty touches of shocking. tucks.
fine laces and beaded effects: also
plain and plated frill fronts.
$500 to SS..J.
GEpRGETTE CREPE AND CHIFFON
RI.OtSE-S. to match suits: fancy
and tailored styles. with long
sleeves and high or low neck.
$500 to $3.50.
LACE AND CHIFFON BLOCSES, made
over se1f-colored Innings and beau
tilted by touches of bright colortng
The laces are Radium, Chantilly
and Spanish.
$500 to $14.75.
BLACK LACE BLOUSES over flesh and
white colored bodices. with vestees
of cream or white lace; long sleeves
and high or low neck
$500 to $3.50.
Third floor G street.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-01
SUNK WITHOUT WARNING. y
British Admiralty Publish List of
Submarine Victims.

LONDON. March 1.-The admiralty
last night made public list of "un-
armed British vessels torpedoed and
sunk by enemy submarines without
warning" up to the end of 1915 1t
comprises thirty-nine steamers and one
trawler.
Z A list also was given Of neutral YES
sells said to have been torpedoed in
the same period without warning. con-
sisting of thirteen steamers and one
sailing vessel. of which two, the Gulf
light and Nebraskan. were American:
four Norwegian. four Swedish. one
Dutch. one Danish, one Greek and one
Portuguese.
I'm addition to the above" says the
admiralty statement, there are sew
eral cases where there is no reason
lie doubt that the vessel was sunk
by torpedo fired without warning
from a submarine. but in the absence
of actual proof due to lack Of sur
vivors or from other causes these
cases are omitted from the lists
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-01
ST. LOUIS WANTS SEGREGATION
Unofficial Returns Show That Two
Ordinances on Subject Are Passed.

ST. LOUIS, March 1.-unofIicial re-
turns from yesterdays election show
that both of two ordinances proposing
segregation Of negroes have been car
ried by majority of 1894. the vote
being 52.220 for segregation and IT,
SIS against.
The two propositions voted upon
were similar In character. One of the
ordinances provides that a negro or
white may not become a resident in a
block occupied entirely by those Of the
opposite color. The other imposes the
same restrictions in blocks contatnine
IS per cent white or the like per-
centage of negro residents.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-01
Infants Handmade Slips
at Moderate Prices.

for dwell the important place in the
Wardrobe which these occupy. but do
emphasize unusual dantines high quality materials and fine
trimming and Workmanship which these handmade styles low
prices display.
tucked
Long gathered
fine ace l50
tucks feather
stitching: neck and sleeves finished with lace edge Sis
embroidery
;necka edged with lace, $3.50
finished with lace edge, S2z5
Third floor Fsreet
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-01
GENERAL STRIKE IN MADRID.
Riots With Police Occur as Trade
Comes to Standstill,

LONDON, March IA Reuter- dis
patch from Madrid says that strike
which began among the bakers in that
city on account of the high price OF
-four has developed into a general
strike and brought trade to stand :
still Riots have occurred, and several
persons have been injured in conflicts
with the police. Disturbances assumed
more serious form in the suburbs.
where there were not sufficient police
force to cope with the situation. The
mayor Of Madrid has resigned as a con-
sequence of the trouble.
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The w. & L. Special
BABY CARRIAGES
At $500 ar '''~-.-~-'

Carriage illustrated is made for
us by one of Americas best
,nakers-a maker who puts into
his product the very highest quail
itv and the latest improved de-
signs. 1t is made OF full round
reed with reversible body, large
hood with heavy, round edge,
tubular gear and artillery wheels;
windshield.
Tn three colors-white, gray and
natural-A most exceptional
value at $500.
Eourtll floor Eleventh street.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-01

GEORGETTE CREPE BLOCSES for
dress mourning wear. combined
with taffeta, and trimmed with
mourning lace and dull buttons.
$500 to $13.0S.
CREPE DE CHINE BLOUSES in all
the new shadeS-tucked, box
plated embroidered, shocked and
plain styles.
S:.95 to S5.75.
BLACK CREPE DE CHINE AND
PEAU DE SOLE BLOUSES. finished
with buttons, tucks and hemstitch-
ing.
$2.85 to $3.50.
STRIPED SILK BLOCSES, in a variety
of shades.
WHITE. r1-1 ' sI, 70 49, 9,-s,,,e
and tucked styles.
1928 to $3.75.
PUSSY WILLOW SILK BLOUSES, in
styles.
1915 each.
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U. S. Ships Accept Foreign Charters.

MANILA, March 1.-Interisland traf-
fic is seriously affected by 1.-THE with
drawal of number of coastwise trad
ing vessels which have accepted char
tiers for foreign trade. Four of the
ships already have left the local serv-
ice and six others are preparing to
leave. Foreign charter rates have
been growing increasingly attractive,
whereas local rates for transportation
are stable, being fixed by law