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aspirations are laudable. There are
many episodes that are funny In the
story n more where the fun is pom
derous. Some Of the people are inter.
esting, but more are conventional types
OF Notion pushed into the story for no
ostensible reason. 1t Ia pretty clumsy
work FOR Mr.. Bennett to turn out AT
this stage in his career.
THE INCREDIBLE HONEYMOON.
tHarpers.) NJ f.. Neabit.
tei.3O.)
The venture into the popular open
road form Of fiction made by f. Nesbit
IN The Incredible Honeymoon (Har-
pers) opens very promisingly. for the
nero and heroine meet with the
proper disregard OF convention in
which poetry and farce are blended
harmoniously. For a time they are
really adventurous and even when
they settle down to the authors rather
standards Of enjoyment the
development Of their love for one an
other will keep the reader pleasantly
occupied to the end. The young man
~" ~ tho h'orcy ne wants n ap-
parently Keeps an unusual mount Of
II on his person. for ne Ia able to graf
lily his pronounced Santa Claus in
clinations at any moment with any
sum required. He Is able to buy mo.
tors and pay railway fares, which is
unfortunate for the story. as II leads
the author. after the two have gone
through the form Of marriage, to take
them sightseeing to picturesque places
which h wishes to describe and on
a motor trip through the Cirque Ports
country. The adventures then become
the ordinary mishaps Of travel and the
story switches into another popular
form OF literature, the tale of automo-
bile trips with ommen on the places
Accordingly the last half OF
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o AND BOOKMEN

In "A Book About the Theatre"
tScribners) Brander Matthews sets him
self. as no lightly puts II. ito discuss
the minor arts Of the dancer and the
acrobat, to chatter about the conjurer
and the negro minstrel. to consider the
principles of pantomlme and the de-
velopment Of scene painting. &c." AZ
the result Of excursions into the pur-
lieus Of the playhouse" which began
some decades Z in his boyhood. These
chapter headings suggest h scope of
the book THE Show Business" Why
Five Acts?' women Dramatists." THE
Principles Of Pantomime." "The Ideal Of
the Acrobat" The Decline and Fall Of
Negro Minstrelsy'' n The Utility OF
the Variety Show"
The worlds greatest living teacher
~ the dramatic art Is they term
David Belasco-certainly he Ia Amer
ica's most famous producer Of plays.
THE first word. and the last. In acting
IL temperament" he says In his fore
word to Training for the Stage" just
published by Lippincotts. There must be
heart. heart. heart. 800 Intelligence Is
desirable. but II Ia secondary. The mere
ly brainy actor Ia never n great actor on
the stage. The heart Ia greater than the
BRAIN Arthur Hornblow's book. In Mr.
Belasco's opinion. contains much OF
great interest to the professional. 1t
should also be Of great value to the
novice"
This volume says John Galsworthy
in his preface to "A Sheaf," "is but a
garnering OF non-creative writings
mostly pleas Of some sort or other
wild pats OF a novelist. which the writer
has been asked TO bind up. He cannot
aay that ne had any wanton pleasure
In sowing any Of them and. lest there
be others OF the same opinion As the
anonymous gentleman who thus joyous
~ addressed him last July 'But there
I suppose you are getting a bit out Of II.
Men OF your callbre will do anything for
flthy lucre-you old and cunning rep
tile" He mentions that he has not per-
sonally proited a penny by anything In
this volume and that the future pro-
ceeda therefrom will be given 10 81.
Dun.tan's and the National Institute for
the Blind London"
"a Sheaf' Is a collection OF sketches
and essays similar TO "A Motley" THE
Inn Of tranquility" &C. It Is published
ny the S~cribners.
IA Diary Of tho Great War;" by
saml. Perys. Junr. Esq, NJ. A.. Is a coll
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News, to be really. vitality significant, must be
dependable. 1t must be of the sort you can rely
on absolutely as giving the exact facts and nothing
else. No single periodical, in the nature Of things,
ances of each are necessarily colored to some
extent by the bias of the editor or of the reporter,
or by policy or party considerations. The nearest
approximation one can hope to get to an accurate
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One Of the minor effects Of the war
has been the ~postponement OF new vol
umes In English Of Baedeker's famous
series Of guide books, and this has led
both English and American publishers
20 announce guide books Of local inter-
est by local authors. Henry Holt 4 Co.
|nou Riders Guide ~ New York
CITY" which Ia edited by Fremont
Rider. editor of the Publishers weekly.
and which treats OF New York city on
the same general plan az Bacdoier does
Of London and Paris. Bat In addition
to the features usually found In Baede-
ker this book devotes a good doal more
attention to the Industrial and manurac-
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"a Diary Of tho Great War; by
Snml. Pepys. Junr.. Esq, NJ. A.. Is a coll
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made without any p~artizan feeling and looking
solely for the facts. Such a presentation of the
news of the world is yours each week in THE
LITERARY DIGEST. You can rely on its i'm
Partially, and you will be delighted with its ac-
feasibility and comprehensive scope. 1t comes as
near to being the literal truth as any man-made
report can come.
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articles that have been appearing In
Truth (London) every week under the
title OF THE New Pepys." The author
IL a skilful parodist. All that has hap
pened. oil that has been thought and
said about the war IL preserved. There
are sixteen efigies by II. watson-Wiil-
Jams. The book IL published by John
Lane Company.
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turing sights Of the metropolis OF bus!-

Irwin Tooh Seems 90 he busy these
days. Tbs George H. Dornn Company
announces jwo C'ut looks tor November
ruhlication-~Local Color and "Fih.
hlc, ~ D. Tho former Il n collection
Of Cobb. more serious stories Of Ameri-
can life. the latter IL said to be an out
ard out farce IN plain prose.
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has for her and leaves him, where
upon he takes to drink. After months
of this he mas reached the depths OF
degradation in tho native quarter Of
a Chinese town. when he IL rescued
by n Chinese educated in America, who
needs him to help regenerate China.
Thereupon the story becomes one OF
adventure; the hero goes through
many astonishing experiences in a
short time; he has n thrilling adven-
ture with a japanese p which
brings into conflict Occidental and
Oriental ethical standards. he d!scov-
ers a delightful scheme for extermi-
mating the Japanese by means OF n
pestilence n he Is SEN on a diplo-
matte errand across the Desert Of Cobb
There he meets a European girl and
at once transfers his affection to her;
re delays his mission and the inter-
est OF the story while engaged In
this occupation. as he must conform
10 the principles e~nunciated In the
prologue. He becomes tangled up in
the theology of a sort Of Yogi who
IS all powerful in the desert. and en-
ahles him to fulfl his mission to lie
present NJ the determination Of the
Chinese reformcrs before he ~ united
10 his beloved II Is an intercsting
tale. with many exciting episodes,
though the hero suffers from the ag-
clomeration OF the authors Ideals.
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E NEWS FROM THE WRITING AND PUBLISHING WORLD
fleming calls Holt Lights (lonsmans,

Fleming calls Haly Lights (I.ongmans,
Green & Coz. which are sketches of
character viewed in nearly every case
through pessimistic eyes. The cynical
intent is obvious and usually detracts
from the purpose of tho story. as in
most instances II Is easy to see how
different It would be when Judged by
a kinder or juster mind. 1t Is clever
work Of a sort that IL much too COM
mon in England.
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THE LIONS SHARE. George n.
Doran Company ny Arnold
Bennett. (e1.6O.)

In spite Of the authors rather &C.
centric ideas Of what Is funny. which
may confuse the reader at the begin
ming OF Arnold Benefits The Lions
Share George II. Doran Company
Americans will sympathize more than
Mr.. Bennett seems to with his heroine's
desires. She Is young and healthy,
gifted with a degree OF Scottish
canniness. and wishes to get as
much enjoyment as she can out
Of life. The author deprives her
summarily Of her parents and
home control; she has an estate
and all the money she needs; she frees
herself from supervision by pretending
TO be a widow and then ventures out
into the world. She goes to Paris.
where she meets other Independent
women. English and American, who
dabble in art and are interested in the
suffrage movement. The heroine tries
bohemian life for a while and then
the ways Of the fashionable ~boulevards
and enjoys both, enabling Mr.. Bennett
10 exhibit his familiarity with Paris
and the French. Next she engages In
the English suffrage campaign, and Mr..
Bennett has his fun with that move
ment. She has taken in tow early q
helpless young violinist who seems to
have little attraction beyond tempera-
ment. and she decides to launch him
on the public. which 10 the occasion for
sarcastic information about the ways
Of managers. British and French. FL
nally. after considering another a
she decides to marry her violinist. The
ease with which the girl keeps out OF
the scrapes that her women compan-
ions get into Is entertaining and her
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people are lovable and interesting.
They are accompanied by a comic bull
dog who is n good deal of a nuisance.
THE LAST DITCH. ,George II.
Doran Company ~ Will Lev.
ington Comfort. tsI.3b.)
The prologue OF VIII Lexington
Comforts The Last Ditch George II.
Doran Company inspires hope. A
young American who Is trying to UNI
derstind China meets an English
m who Is wandering aroun the
world In search OF the man At to be
the father Of the heroic child she
wishes to have. She explains her in
teresting theory very plainly, and he
hopes he may be the man. but she
find him immature, and moreover in
telling about himself ne describes what
another man has done. thereby losing
any chance he might have had with
her. The description of the other man
Is made to ft exactly a real person
who has figured in Chimes affairs.
the use the author makes II him in
his story seems inexcu.ablc. The
woman the young man that he
will md in time the right woman to
entertain the passion he imagincs he
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THE ROAD To LIE REEVE. ,The
Page Company, Boston.) By
Brewer COrcoran. teI.25.)

~
Brewer Corcoran. teI.25.)
Even m~asterful methods can hardly
acooun for tho deep impression mad
by n young engineer In Brewer Cor
coran's The Road 10 Lc Ptrc ,Th.
Page Company. Boston, on the min
~ a %financier's daughter when he ex-
plains his plan OF running a railroad
through the great game preserve
owned by her father and his asso-
ciates. When her fancy turns 20 him
with the rap!dity that the Maine shores
and woods foster. the situation he.
m clearer. The financ!crs are al
Maine boys who in spite OF thor
ruthless business methods have backed
each other when in difficulty, and af-
ter they had acquired wealth II
hought up the land In the district
where they were born, spend thes-
m together and consort with
the guides who were their old neigh
bors. An idyllic community surely
but II must be disturbed in order Ia
help the country people. This the hei
proceeds I do with the help OF the
girl in the face OF violent and some
times unfair opposition on the part Of
nc "as''''s' wv cou" "'n W.
iho.e oeser'p''on VI IRE on 'ne Iah'S
VI" :" ~ "o'u'' n'o'e '" 49,
OF the social functions and business
iniqui;ies of the very rich. but It is II
pleasant and readable story.
- -
Nv" ~ "
J.. PutnHm's sons.) ny James II.
Hcndryx, (RI.c5.)
An admirably well told story Of per-
lis and adventures In the far north In
Connie Morgan in Alaska. by James b.
Hendryx &c. +. Putnam's Sons.
Though the hero is a boy this is no
boys book. for the chase with a dog
team after his miner partner. their
wanderings through the waste lands
4 the Yukon territory. their struggle
With the white Eskimo OF the Copper
mine River, their privations In getting
Jack TO Alaska appeal to older lovers
Of adventure. The author extols the
virtues OF the Alaska pioneers. and
hose he brings into his story are all
ine fellows. the return 70 woodcuts
for Illustrations Is commendable; those
used In this book are far more attrac-
tve than the customary process pic
lures.
TIE H""iLi"N n"A' '"e"rse
u. Doran Company by Il. ".
Lucas. (RI.2s.)
BY e of a batch OF letters writ
-" ~ "an' 49, 40 ia
-" 80 Iii ,b W.
III, nan 1c.ora" II -
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NEW
OFFERINGS FROM
POPULAR AUTHORS
Mrs. Wharton Reveals Her Skill Anew-Mr. Bennett
Presents An Independent Heroine.
New Novels by E. Nesbit. Will Lexington Comfort,
Brewe, Corcoran and E. V. Lucas.
XlNGU. (Charles scribher's Sons,
~ Edith wharton. ts1.sO.,

XINGU. (Charles Scribher's Soma,
- Edith wharton. tsI.sO.)
The eight short stories that make
up Edith wharton's .Xingu tCharles
Scribner's Sons) serve to show mo-,
only her mastery Of English style but
also the sureness Of touch she has at
tanned In several forms Of literary art.
The common dialect OF every day
llfs which she has employed in some
Of her long novels alone is lacking and
viii hardly be missed. She still pre-
fefs, In common with the few other
women writer's whose English sets
than apart from the common run of
purveyors OF fiction. themes that are
nssdlsssly distasteful or morbid, which
10 TO be regretted. In the title story
she reverts brilliantly to the kind OF
work that marked her first appearance
In print. the sparkling satire OF fem
mime foibles amusingly just In its cloak
Of farce. the only story in the collec-
ton that can evoke a light hearted
laugh. It Ia followed by n hldeous
tale Of the present war, the horrors
Indicated indirectly with consummate
AT and all the more revolving on that
account. The two ghost stories are
clever, so Is the analysed psychology of
the cases In which men and women
discuss whether they shall break
through the convention OF marriage
or not. and Of the satire on the change
In the attitude OF society toward d.
vorce: the actors In these have d.
vested themselves OF human feelings
In their passion for casuistry. meeting
the requirements Of this form OF nc
ton. Mrs. Wharton. however. does
present possible cases for this analy-
sis and Is not satisfied with mere split
ting Of hairs. The last and longest
story in the book is a grim piece OF
realistic pessimism. The author paints
a bit OF shabby old New York with the
accuracy Of the Dutch paint
ers; she shows the two elderly women
attending to their little shop. the little
sacrifices the older sister makes. her
romance, and then the crum-
bling Of her little world. 1t ends with
4 pitiful prospect OF continued misery.
may be artistic and may be true
% life, but will strike many readers
"a being sheer brutality.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-03-10
PITCHED BATTLES WERE FOUGHT
More Than One Hundred Mexicans Are Reported To
Have Been Killed i'm Fighting Mexican Soil.
Invading American Troops Have Return
ed To Columbus.

oLuNnrs New American who
reported have Killed
pitched raiders ~.
lo@ek on sr,er returned
their side of the befder
Of hesiso on
but fought
reported planning raids the border fren
Noga -
nrstb
following reports that
an ~tween -ofp
McNe Sarr r.por q hc heading Hatehtta
DESERVING ranches
fami 10
children betn~e "a hem =
United enrani night fffe
bile sttac alo borler
ped TWEEN border.
hesides rho fifteen hnnded
,ooa the followers pf villa well
Chihuahua
4 Mexicnn cowb yarryn Villa stated
President wilson, IN reeosnng
fe
am e. cities and XII
gring find. men, sem chiijreu'
fistts took
OF viii : failed
fighting ef tine oannm
villa
Colonel pistol his hand whic he III
fighting.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-03-10
BATTLE FUR VEROOA IS
ENTERING FINAL STAGE

PARIS. March 10 The battle for
verdun Is now entering It's third
and probable final state wsth blast
ing hurricanes or shell fire and furi-
Gus infantry fighting French re-
ports say that the Germans are APP
paFenfly preparing 70 attack from
three sides. with grand assaults or
both wings aud hammefing Oh the
eenter.
Military observers claim that the
kaiser Is sacrificing $4,000 men for
every thousand yarcs advanced
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-03-10
RESOLUTION ATTACHING TIL
ADMINISTRATION INTRO
DTCFD IN SENATE.
ACTION IS URGEO
Senators Fall and NcGumhrr DE.
mand That the senate Take
Immediate Action in Regard
to Mexican Trouble.

WASHINGTON. March 10 Tense
with suppressed indignation the
senate this afternoon postponed ac
tion on the Columbus. New Mexico,
outrage 10 listen 10 resolutions in-
troduced by Senator McCumber of
North Dakota and Senator Ashurst
Of Arizona
Every senator. said Senator
stone. feels as resentful OF this bru-
tai and bloody outrage as does the
senator from Arizona. but the exeeu-
tive is using nov every force at bis
command. TIE cabinet Is this mo-
ment considering the situation and n
consulting with The military. until
the senate Is informed as 20 all the
facts Il seems to me IL would be bet
Ter t. walt a few hours al least.
Senator McCumber's resolution
stated that peaceful efforts or the
United states are worse than useless
and only embolden the bandits TO
/ further atrocities.
The resolution by Senator Fall de-
manded Immediate action.
without discussing bis resolution
MeCumber allowed Il 20 so 70 the
I foreign relations committee.
The senate met today with the air
OF a man who has hts hand on The
trigger bur il not quite ready 70 fire.
Senator stone. representing tne
Administration. said that despite
Senator Falls bitter criticism oi the
presidents Mexican policy. he would
Join hands with the senator IN asking
that the senate suspend action until
fuller information on the Columbus
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-03-10
AMERICAN TROOPS ORDERED INTO
MEXICO IN ATTEMPT CAPTURE VILLA
THIS AFTERNOON pRESI
DENT WILSON FOLLOWING A CABINET MEETING ABOUT
5000 TROOPS WILL MARCH ACROSS THE BORDER

Mexico after Fran
cisco
troops 10
of a
tleastS, wi TO the
of War
cabinet had left
to troops Mexican border
Wilson, statement
Order h o
chiefly There will
thousand Also there will
detachment field artillery
loaded pack mules especially adapted to the guerilla fighting that an
flying column about thousand included the tentative plans
will probing which delegated the most
work in searching for Villa
Columbus
From remainder oil
with ammunition sufficient to last them until they have
make The flying column will
chiefly o
Navy expedition would include the active
rebellion break out IN
The White House statement follows:
Villa
authority
OF that republic
indicated General
act
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-03-10
PRED B. SMITH GUEST Oh
y. VI. &. A. Ar DALLAS

DALLAS. Texas. March lo Fred
Il. smith. former evangelist, who i
said 20 have started the men and
religion forward movement in this
country aud who headed the work
done during The campaign, was che
guest OF the local foung Mems
Christian association today a uan-
quet will be given - aim "a the
gymnasium 81 the association to-
night. About $500 are expected %
attend
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-03-10
VILLA AND HIS BAND ARE
CAMPEO NEAR THE BOUNDARY

Ell PASO, Texas. March "
If the United States troops starteu
after Villa imediately they Will preo-
ably clash in few hours providing
the bandit leader made a stand
Villa. with several hundred OF MS
best mounted followers is eampeu
about ten miles south OF the Aiileri-
can boundary and eighteen miles
southeast of Columbus, according 70
adyices received here by General
Pershing shortly before noon TO-DAY
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-03-10
ASKS permission
To CROSS bOAOER
GENERAL ~ NsTDN WANTS. Al
IHogITs afiIN TROOPERS
TO PtE@IE MlkitAN-.
Declares That ~u Long a. iOfher
shelters Them They VIII
iiaffaNs Tow NJ anss
i.anelie~.

ASHfNtsIoN. March io.--s's'i,-
e,al lunston today ur2entlY reeons-
nenssed "a ,le war Department fhnt
American troops be given authority
To- piir.s steNiean band into
Mexico.
$50 bong a. the border j. shelter
for them they will continue To- hara-s
our ranches and towns" Funston
said.
To protect Columbus against fur-
tter raisiS General Funston has ar
dered two companies ~ iafa0srt
nom Dongia2. 10 ~an isernaF'iino.
General Funston reported the ~
turn ~ the American tr""t> that
crossed into NeNiso.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-03-10
INCH HOUSES WERE LOOTED
|,o Were Driven Off But So Far AS Known No Cas-
naIties Resulted from This Raid-American Side
Cleared of Raiders Before Noon--More
Bands Camped Near Border.

or,uRrs New March 1Oyista bandits invad
nid states points along the
lootpg houses, driving
;e tIdings No murdered this
k American been cleared OF raiders before Troop
t,,I bands armed Meyicans
hmder at points
4 : ,houoht the VIistas number altogether.
h first battalion Twentieth infantry pitched
O'Clock this A
,itbip three miles of border.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-03-10
('|AlS ARE ELATEO
lV[R WILSON'S ORDER
RAL pERSUING SAYS INVA-
OF MEXICO ONLY SOLU-
TION OF SITUATION.
Movement Had Not Started
" This Afternoon.-Ready
f0r Dash Across Border.

PASO. March 10.--While
movements were not under
Frly this afternoon American
expressed themselves as
elated over President Viii.
eeision to order American
INTO Mexico to run down Villa
bandits.
al Pershing, commanding Of
Fort Bliss. said.
the only solution of the
h ! told representatives OF
ffan2s government yesterday
rama should ask for United
Hoo2s to run down the mur-
ana aid in disposing of Villa
followers. / highly com
resident Wilson on his at
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-03-10
CONSUL HAS NOT HEARD
OF CARRANZA'S DEATH

NEW YORK, March 10.-Juan
Burns, Mexican consul general here,
stated this afternoon that he had
heard nothing of the reported death
Of General Carranza.
Cable messages addressed by the
United Press to Carranza remains
unanswered
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-03-10
hrs PURSUED FIVE
| MILES BY TROOPERS
AMERICAN CORPORAL WAS
hI3ED IN A BATTLE ON
MEXICAN SIDE.
|Slocum Makes Official Report
|t,eneraI Funston on Pursuit
of Mexicans Across the
Boundary

LsHINGTON, March 10.-Gen-
funston today sent the follow
eport received from Col. Slo-
bit three companies of troops
General Tomkins across the
] on the morning of March 8.
pursued Villa about five miles
rough country where the Vii
Scattered after making a final
Whicl stopped Tomkins' ad-
The troops returned to Co
i three hours later. We lost
blp0ral from Troop G."
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-03-10
LINER IS SUNK
By SUBMARINE
FRENCH STEAMER LOUISIANA
RELIEVED TO BE VICTIM
OF NEW ORDER.
FIGHTING ON LAND
French Deny German Claims tha'
Fort de Naux and Adjoining
Positions Have Been Captur-
ed.-Russians Advancing.

PARIS, March 10,-According to
dispatches received here today the
French transatlantic liner Louis
lane OF 5000 tons has been toTpe-
decd. The crew was saved. 1t Is
possible that the steamer was a VIC
tim of Germany's new armed mer-
chantmen decree.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-03-10
N'1tsiHIR NOi LII HAVE
TROOPS CiDs, i,oispIi

WASHINGTON. March 10
, Senator McCumber introduced
resolution Ia the senate thia
afternoon directing the ptesl.
denG go send troops into MeNt-
90 to quies banditry
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-03-10

PARIS, March 1o.-The war OF
flee denied today the German claims
of the capture of Fort de Vaux and
adjoining positions. IL was stated
that the Germans were driven out Of
the village Of Vaux.