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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-27
BANDIT CEhVANTtS
BAGGf0 BY AMERICANS
His Gang Attacked Road Building
Force, Killing One and Woundtng
Two Americans.
WAS THEN PURSUED AND
BAND DISPERSED BY CAVALRY


Field Headquarters U. 8. Army.
Namiquipa, May rs (via Radio to
Columbus NJ NJ. May 26).-That re-
nowned leader Of bandits, Candelario
tervantes. whose band has terrorixed
this section OF Mexico for many
pursued by various dctachments form
ing this expedition, was killed this
morning after he had jumped q party
OF engineers.
The attack on the Americans was
made a few minutes after ? O'clock
as they were repairing bad place
In the roads about six miles south of
Los Cruces. II 10 estimated there
were twenty In the attacking party.
Three Americans were wounded ana
one died shortly after being hit.
Americans In Pursuit.
The alarm was Immediately sent
company Of cavalry under Lieutenant
r. Il. Merchant of New York, at
tached to the thirteenth Regiment,
was sent In pursuit. Tho bandits scat
tered az soon as they were nFed upon
by the engineers and ned In. general
disorder towards Alameda Canyon to
get into tho Bacora country. A troop
Of the Eleventh Cavalry under Cap
tain Guy Cushman, of Newport, n. l.,
n A - arted after the bandits, par
sued them several miles and engaged
them. Two of the band were killed
ani a number wounded, One OF the
dead was Cervantes. His body was
identified by the Tsesidente and ether
residents Of Los Cruces, who were we'll
acquainted with the fai.-ous bandit.
The bodies by order Of General Persh-
ing were brought here for further
tdentifoatiea. that there may be ns
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-27
RIGGS BANK CASE TO
GO TO The JURY TODAY
Gvcrnmcnt Abanfons Effort to Con.
vict On joint Indictment Against
Defendants.

Washington. D. c.. May 2s-An i'm
portant development In the trial OF
past and present Riggs National Bank
officials accused OF perjury in swear
Ing that the bank did not deal in
stocks was the fact that the govern
ment today abandoned efforts to con-
vict on the joint indictment against
Mr., Glover and the Messrs Fathers
The government elected" TO go to the
jury on the individual indictments.
The case Is expected TO be In the
jury 9 hands by tomorrow. An agree
ment was made this morning that
counsel for both sides should have
two and a half hours each for argu-
ment before the jury. and that court
should sit this evening until s O'Clock.
Under this arrangement II was ex-
pectsd that Justice Siddons would
charge the jury At 10 o'clock tomor-
row morning, thus getting the case
in the hands Of the Jury tomorrow
taken UP today with ''ha3r splttting''
discussions over tho formal prayers
to the court that a delay has developed
In this schedule. and the opening
arguments to the Jury. which were TO
have begun tAday At o'clock, did not
begin until later.
District Attorney Opens.
District Attorney Laskey opened the
argument to tho Jury this afternoon.
The government will exercise It's rights
to close the arguments to tho Jury.
George p. Hoover and Daniel W.
O'Donoghue. OF counsel for the de-
Tense. will each speak for half an
hour this afternoon, and John B.
Etanchneld. also OF counsel For the
defense. will speak for one hour and
a half
Tho defense believes that II has
gained important points by two pray
ers, which were granted by the court.
One OF these In that tho Jury shall be
instructed that the Instructions given
them by the court are for their xuid :
ance and the applications OF principles
of law 70 the facts a. tho jury may
find them. but that tho fury are the
sole and exclusive Judges of the credi-
biiity Of witnesses and OF the truth
and weight Of all evidence given in
the trial."
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-27
To Be Guided by "Exigcncics."

Norfolk, Va. May 26.--Tne Norfolk
County delegation to the Democratic
State Convention which meets at Roa-
noke on June Is the mystery OF the
district The delegates held a meet
ing. but. so far as the public knows
did nothing but vote TO act as unit
at the convention. something which
II can not do. according to well-in-
formed attorneys and party authort-
ties. without unanimous consent OF all
the delegates. in which case the unit
rule IS not necessary Whom they
will support for district chairman.
whom for elector.- whom for National
Committeeman. no one, not even the
delegates themselves, seem to know
We Will be guided by the exisen-
cies OF the occasion. is the unvary-
ing answer given 10 questions. The
exigencies OF the occa sion is a phrase
ihat rolls trippngly from the tongue.
mi which some 81 TIE delegates find
o tasteful mouthful.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-27
HOUSE CONSIDERING
GREATER NAVAL BILL
TYilman .Armor Bill Win Re Made
Amendment to Measure, New
Plant Costing s1f, 900. 900. :.
CONTINUES ON
RIVERS AND HARHORS BTU,
Brandoas Nomination VIM BE Voted
On In Senate Next Thursday-Uni-
YersAI Military Training Bill Up
Wednesday.

Washington, D. c.. May 3e.-Under
q gag rule the House today began
confederation OF the naval appropris-
ton bill. carrying s241 .o0o.0 900 for sea
defense. The special rule which was
adopted with little opposition from
the Republican side OF the House, will
force finai vote on the measure at
q o'clock next Friday afternoon.
Democratic leaders prepared the
OF forcing the measure through be-
fore the Republican National Con-
vention meets In Chicago. June Z.
In addition to the unprecedented to-
tai carried by the naval bill. as re-
ported to the House by the Naval At
fairs Committee, the special rule will
add another sl1 Zoo. 900. The rule
provides that the Tilln,an armor plate
rlant bill. authorizing the erection OF
q government factory to =, n out ar
..ior place for the navy. shall be in
order - an amendment to the naval
bill. II 10 practically certain that the
House Will vote the armor plato pro-
vision into the bill.
/ The House disposed Of the District
OF Columbia appropriation bill today
before taking up the naval bill. The
District Measure carried 31le6o0, 900
for the government of Washington.
In the Senate.
Tho Senate continued its debate on
tho rivers And harbOrs bill throughout
the day, with tho fiibnatcr showing
no sisn of wearying. The fii.busters
continued forcing roll call on eve )
Item, Senator. Clarke, Of Arkansas,
In charge OF the bill, admitted the
failacy Of the system sof rivers and
harbors apprepria ~ons, ana said new
methods should be devils /,
Tho Military AFFAIRS ueHmit.ss de-
stAed q tets W eeAates uhAzAhse.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-27
Portsmouth 20 Boost GLASS.

Norfolk, Va, May 2s-Portsmouth
supporters OF Congressman Garter
,ilass FOR National Committeeman
fro, Virginia will hold a mass meet
ire in the assembly room of the Law
building in Portsmouth Monday night
FOR the purpose OF endorsing the
Lynchburg man adopting resolutions
urging the thirteen delegates from
Portsmouth 10 vote for him against
Rorer a. James. OF Danvil.e. or any
other who NAY enter the field
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-27
ENGLAND AND FRANCE WARNED AMERICA
WILL NO LONGER TOLERATE MAIL SEIZURES
DR.. TIMOTHY DWIGHT
DIES AT NEW HAVEN

New Haven, Conn. May 2s.-Rev
DR.. Timothy Dwight. former presiden,
of Yale University. died here today
In hts eighty-sixth year. He was
president OF Yale from 1886 to 1899
when DR.. Arthur I. Hadiey succeeded
him.
DR.. Dwight was born in Norwich
Conn. in 1928. His grandfather was
once a president of Yale. DIR. Dwight
was a Yale graduate and later stud
led theology In the university. He
spent ten years in study in Germany
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-27
GERMAN ADVANCE At
VEROUh UNCHECKED
Additional Successes Gained Yester
day. Although of Small Rela-
tive Importance.
BITTER FIGHTING IN PROGRESS
ON ITALIAN TERRITORY
Situation Somewhat Relieved for Italy
by Brilliant Defensive Tactics Of Her
Troops at Threatened Points,

London, May 2s-The Crown Prince
continues to press back the French
south OF Fort Douaumont, on the east
OF the Mouse, but General Niville has
developed a sudden offensive in the
Haudremont section.
Altogether today was not so distinc-
lively German rush as were the two
preceding days
The Germans crossed the DouaumonE
ravfnc south of the ruined fort last
niGht or early this morning-the Ter
lin official report is not precise on this
and there captured an additional 500
prisoners and twelve emashine guns.
Late today the Germans attempted to
clear out more French trenches In
the same direction. but this. according
to the Paris official report, was "com
pietely repulsed."
While these assaults OF the German
infantry were going on, the French
swept quickly between the Haudremont
Wood and Thisumont and sv.seeded
In recapturin1 trench which ne Ger
mans had taken twenty four hours
earlier,
They succeeded also in requesting a
strong infantry attaca on the Frrn h
trenches on the western and south
western slopes of Dead Man Hill
Rome, May ss. tWar Office officia), -
In the Lagarina Valley the enemy is
persistent in his impetuous attack
against our lines between the Aidge
and Val L,Arsa, Yesterday he was
again. repulsed. suffering ths heaviest
losses. After the usual artillery prep
aratien dense infantry attacking Cont
6uaana and Bueol Pass were moved
down by the calm and unerring lire
Of our brave trseps,
Between Val LArsa and Pssina ths
situation is unchanged.
/. Between Fssiaa and Asttse ewing "a
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-27
Insanity Experts for Defense
Declare He Is Moral lmbecile
and irresponsible
TOLD THEM HE PLANNED
TO KILL HIS WIFE
And That " hen He Married
Again He Would Select a
More Beautiful Woman
MAN From Egypt lntroc uced
BY W. A. DAVENPORT.

New York. May 26.-Arthur Warren
Waite Hiil know before he IS locked
in the Fonfbs tomorrow !skt whether
he is to die in the electric chair for
the murder of his father in law, John
r. Peck. or be sent te-a living death
In Matteawan.
He will learn from the lips of twelve
men tomorrow whether his shameless
self basement on the witness stand.
the sacrifice OF his aged father and
two brothers and the testirone" OF
two alienists proves him a moral i'm
beetle" safe from execution.
Mr. Justice Shesrn tonight an
nounced that the trial would close to-
morrow Malta listened and went back
10 his Toinbs cell with the same IA =
tuous, yearn.nz smile upon hts lips
a smile that hetokened the imminence
of collapse.
Ii CrosA- FL amined.
Today Waite was subjected to a short
scathlnS cross-examination by Assis-
taut District Attorney Brothers. Nc
heard two alienists-Dr. Morris ]. kar-
pas and DR.. Allen Ross Diefendorf--
declare him moral imbectie" a
moral idiot" and sufferer from
moral insanity He heard them re
tail his private confession of the per-
fdy. immortality and deReneracy tina,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-27
WILLIAM THAW WOUNDED
IN AERO DUEL AT vERDyN

Paris. May s0.--Lieutenant wiliia m
Thaw. of tho Frnnco-American au-
alton corps shot down Fokker aero
plano In tho region Of verdun yester-
day. In tho combat In which ne
brought down the German machine,
Lieut. Thaw was slightly wounded In
the left arm by q bullet.
Lieutenant Thaw has been decorated
twice and twice citad In tho orders
81 tbs day for daring exploits Ia tins
ar, On April IL he brought down
his hrst German aeroplane e vernan.
On 4ay n ~ Was propeeed tos AjtA.
tiea. 81 ariyia9 - sAssa1 ssssaleAa
|csas 10 = 4 - 4 ~ $50 sl !. :
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-27
.'Brecsx Point, I'D Rinfcra scl,oe

nfcrAy FUfHC n INnIOtd BCllO0A.
The play. entitled "Bresxy Point -
which was to have bSen given in the
John Marshall High School auditorium
tonight at o'clock, will be rendered
IN the auditorium of the Binford Ju-
NOR High School instead, beginning
at the same hour, This play r. to be
Eiven BY the Philathea Bible GLASS OF
the proceeds to be for the henoAt el
the Haraca- Philathee Union ot HjeAs
1919. - DsAlls = msut eoga1al
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-27

They succeeded also in requesting a
. strong infantry attacA on the Fren h
trenches on the western and south
western slopes of Dead Man Hill
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-27

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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-27

THE BEST BARGAINS CAN
BE FOUND IN THE vIH-
GINIANs tDvER-
Using COLUMNS.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-13
STORY OF THE
, MAYNARD CLOCK

Up until short time ago. there
hung on the south wall OF the city
council chamber clock. For over a
year that clock pointed to two
o'clock, and the hands never went a
minute beyond that mark. And fur
therinore the combined efforts Of
janitor. members of the council and
visitors could not make that clock
run. Even the reporter at divers
times would try his hand at coaxing
the bashful hands forward so that he
might more accurately time his loaf
ing spell in the pleasant surroundings
of the council hall, but the most
frantic efforts would only realize a
few dispairing gasps from the time
piece after which the tired machinery
would lull back into sleep again.
Through half Of one administration
the clock sturdily maintained its po-
sition at two o'clock and undoubtedly
caused many who did not know of it's
stubborn disposition, and trusted to
it, to miss other engagements.
When the new administration went
into the council hall, renewed efforts
were made to get the clock started.
All sorts Of ruses were resorted to,
but that clock would positively not
go.
One day Fire Chief Anderson was
in the council room. He sped the
timepiece and said that it would be d
good thing If one was put up in the
station.
"For goodness sakes, take that
one," said Mayor Lotion. IF you can
get it to run you will have all the
clock fixers in town, amateur and
professional, beaten to a FRAGILE"
In few minutes the clock was at
the fire station and few minutes
later was up on the wall, running
and making more noise than a hen
that had just laid an egg. 1t seems
that while the clock was at the city
hall, due to some mysterious reason,
the minute hand had grown slightly,
probably because Of the quantity Of
oil in which the timepiece had been
bathed, and the point of the hand
had caught on small obstruction
near the two o'clock point. Those slick
firemen just trimmed off the end Of
the hand, and. after the manner Of
the happily ending fairy tale, the
clock is Still running to this day.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-13
HARDING CAMPAIGN
AT THE CAPITAL
Sioux City Candidate opens Head
quarters In Des Moines and
10 Very Active.

DIES MONIES, Iowa, May 13.--
Polk county supporters of Lieutenant
Governor W. l.. Harding in the CUB
ernatorial contest have opened head
quarters in the Hippee building in
Des Moines, and until the close of
the campaign will wage a vigorous
battle in his behalf. The lieutenant
governor departed Thursday night.
after several days spent in consulta-
ton with the men who have charge
of his campaign, perfecting the plans
for organization in Des Moines and
the surrounding territory. Up to
this time Harding's campaign mas
been conducted entirely from Sioux
City. $780, .s
oscar Thorson is in charge at the
Headquarters, and enlisted as leaders
in the management Of the campaign
are Judge Jesse Miller, Judge c. S.
Bradshaw, former Senator John b.
Sullivan, and Capt. G. N. Gadd.
Canvasses in several wards Of Des
Moines are said by those in charge
tn indicate that Lieutenant Governor
Harding will receive so per cent OF
the votes.
Harding closes the week with adj
dresses at Linn Grove and Usage.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-13
Hamilton Gate City
Hamilton, ILL.,, May IS

to forty years ago, thirty-f1ve to forty
bushels Of wheat per acre was COM
mon. 1t now runs from ten to twenty.
Why? Because they took all out
there was in the soil and put moth
ing back. They even grudged the
poor land the benefit OF the straw. 1t
was easier to burn it. We see some
so-called farmers in Illinois commit
ting the same sort Of suicidal act to-
day with their corn stalks,-raking
and burning. If the lands Of Illinois
are to be kept worth farming, the
time will come and soon, when those
corn stalks will be gathered and
stored in piles where they may be
covered with other refuse and finally
rotted into fertilizers and returned to
the ground. Too much work? II you
by so doing, are growing bigger crops
all the time and making more money,
where is your kick? A banker could
as we'll expect to be able to keep
his bank running very long II he con-
tinually drew on his capital stock and
took in no deposits, as the farmer
who draws from his farm and returns
nothing to it.
Rev. H. L. Scherer Is now estab-
lished in the work at Bethel. He and
w. e. Hall went to Knoxville, Iowa,
the first of the week where they at.
tended the wedding of one OF their
classmates.
Warren e. Hall left Friday for
Battle Creek, Mich, where he will
work during the summer as assistant
in the First Presbyterian church.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-13
ENRICH THE BLOOD
nooos sarsaPariiIa, a Spring Tonic
Medicine, Is Necessary.

Everybody is troubled at this season
WIN loss Of vitality. failure of ap-
petlte, that tired feeling, or with bill
lous turns, dull headaches, indigestion
ana other stomach troubles, or with
plmples and other eruptions on the
race and body. The reason is that
the blood is impure and Impoverished.
HOODS sarsaparilla relieves all these
ailments. 1t is the old reliable medi-
cine that has stood the test of forty
years-that makes pure, rich, red
plood-that strengthens every organ
and builds up the whole system. It
IS the all-the-year-round blood purifier
and health-giver. 1t embodies the
careful training, experience and skill
OF Mr.. Hood, pharmacist for fifty
years, in its quality and power to cure.
Ask your druggist for it today.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-13

Finding the management Of The
Gate City is inclined to be very lib
eral in the treatment of the articles
their correspondent sends them for
the Hamilton Gate City, it has awak-
ened an ambition in the writer to
send in something which may be Of
value more than the mere record of
local happenings. Still. it is not our
purpose to neglect even those, and
we shall be under obligations to those
who are aware of any local Incidents,
if they will hand them in to us.
One thing has impressed us lately
SO much we wish to call attention to
it. A farmer has been driving
through here with loads of corn for
the Keokuk market. No doubt he got
a good price for it. The man is on
rented farm. But in spite of the
fact that a good price was paid for
the corn, we wonder what this corn
cost the landlord who usually does
not think he is interested after his
rent price is paid or secured for the
land. But is this so? We think not.
We feel safe in saying that as rents
CO. the owner of the land is losing
from the value Of his farm at least
one-half the value Of every bushel of
say, which as corn, is sold from the
place. OF course if the corn is fed
on the farm and the stock sold, all
the waste from the cattle, hogs, etc,
carefully returned to the land; that
is quite another matter. We knew
years ago an old German who took
a weed-grown, run down farm which
no one else cared to have at any
price, and by selling nothing but live
stock, by going to his neighbors and
cleaning up their feed yards for moth
ing except the manure, which they
were fools enough to give him for
taking it away, in the course of a
few years made his place worth acre
for acre as much as any farm in the
county. There are Just so many
pounds of fertilizer in every ton of
soil. Take those all or nearly all out
and you may expect very light re-
turns from anything planted in such
soil. But If we had farm even
though it was rich as the valley of
the Nile, we should insist that for
every fifty bushels of corn sold there
should be returned to the Land at
least two good two-horse loads of
rotted manure and three or four such
loads would be better. Take the Red
river valley in North Dakota. Thirty
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-13
Many Turn Out Last Night for Open
House Physical Exhibition
Of the Two Asso-
Citations.
WERE MANY FEATURES
Rusiness Girls Under Miss Amanda
Clement and Business Men Un-
der H. r. Orsborn, Put
on Performance.

Extra chairs had to be carried into
the Y. M G. A. gymnasium to accom-
modate the crowd that was present
last night at the open house enter
tainment and physical exhibition CIV
en- jointly by teams from the Y. M.
c. A. and Y. w. G. A Those who took
part were the business girls, under
the direction Of Miss Amanda Glenn
ent and the business men, seniors
and juniors, under the directlon of H.
T. Orsborn.
The audience displayed a great
deal of interest in the exhibition, the
program proving to be one of special
worth. The junior casisthenic drill
began at 800 o'clock and proved in
teresting. This was followed by sew
eral stunts by the business girls.
trunk drills, and dances, including
the board walk, hop mother and the
ACE of diamonds"
A demonstration Of game of hand
ball was given by II. T. Orsborn and
Albert Gebhart and the senior team
composed of Messrs. Hall, Schmidt
Peterson and Orsborn went through
the parallel bar exercises.
Inc business girls then TOOK the
gymnasium again and demonstrated
aesthetic arm exercises, aesthetic
dances, Indian club drill, Irish jigs
and waltZes.
In the volleyball game between the
first and second business mems team.
which followed, the first team won
by taking two games out of three.
The winners opened up with the
initial victory. lost the second game
and won the third. In the girls bas-
ketball game the Red team won from
the Green team II to 9, after a hard
game.
The program ended with a diving
and swimming exhibition in the Y
M. G.. A. natatorium.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-13
Purity Gives Power.

There are still many persons in the
world that need to be impressed with
the fact that the purer the blood is
the greater is the power of the sys
tenn to remove disease, and the less
the liability to contract it. Persons
whose blood is in good condition are
much less slikely to take cold Or to
be long troubled with it, or to catch
any contagious or infectious disease.
than are those whose blood is impure
and therefore impoverished and lack
ing in vitality. The best medicine fo-
purifying the blood is Hoods Sarsa-
parilla, and persons suffering from
any blood disease or any want Of
tone in the system are urged to give
this medicine trial. 1t is especially
useful at this time Of year.-Adver.
tiSement,