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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-05-29
N +. GENERAL CONFERENCE
FINALLY ADJOURNED TODAY

SARATOGA. y. Y. May 2s.--With
a simple prayer invoking divine an
t- me work of the Methodist Episeo-
nsi cn1rch during the next four years
,bs eeneral confereae' ended ~ ses-
s,a,e today. having convene f1ar
weeks ago. The last business Nas
,,sbed through ana the last roll
allied The delegates sang isi"st
=. ,he Tie thar Binds" and adjourn
~ Thsy wese too irayea tef q
demonstration
Before aaIournins coni'i''a .'''
49, anpninsed o. repffHeRt tA.
s,-.s in tbe nerosiaflaas laakins ia
+. urian 81 the Northern and south
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TWO ATTACKS
ARE REPU[SEO
ATTACKS MADE BY
THE GERMANS, LAST NIGHT
ON BOTH BANKS MEUSE.
WERE BEATEN BACK
The Germans Also Failed to Recap
ture Trenches Taken by French
Last Thursday - Violent
Fighting During Night.

PARIS, May 29.-In a five hours
battle waged last night on both
banks of the Meuse two German at
|tacks from Corbeaux wods and west
of Cumieres were completely repuls-
ed. the war office announced today
The Germans launched the first
attack at seven O'Clock, attempting to
recapture trenches taken by the
French last Thursday. The struggle
lasted more than an hour and the
|Germans finally withdrew across the
ravine east OF Dead Mans hill. Tn
second attack occurred shortly before
midnight. Desperate fighting went
ON under the CHASTITY glare of iilum-
|inating bombs and again the Ger
mans we're hurled back into the
woods.
Violent artillery fighting continued
throughout the night in the region OF
vaux hut there was no important IN
Ifantry fighting.
In Loraine German reconnois'
sance near Parroy was repuised-
French aviators took part in III
teen fights Sunday, bringing down
three German fliers at Monchois anu
west Of Rheims. Two of these Ger
man planes were brought down nS
French cannon. One of these lei
north of Avocourt and another u
the region of Forges.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-05-29
GREEKS AND
bULGARS CLASH
FIGHTING Is SAID To HAVE OC-
CURRED At SEVERAL POINTS
ON THE FRONTIER.
GREEKS OPEN FIRE
Ii Is Reported That Greek Garri-
son Mt Fort Rupcl Fired on the
Bulgars--Sharp Clash
Occurred.

LONDON, May 29.---Brisk fight.
ing between the Greeks and Bulga-
rians has occurred at several points
on the frontier, following the inva-
sion by the Bulgars.
A detachment of the Greek garri-
son at Rupel fired on the Bulgars
before they evacuated the position.
The Greeks are incensed, according
TO Salonika dispatches, because the
Bulgars entered the fort before the
time agreed upon for the Greeks to
evacuate.
The Bulgars returned the fire and
the Greeks withdrew without any
casualties on either side.
The Greek government was warned
commanders to take preeantion to
prevent any serious encounters.
Only $4,000 Bulgars took part In
the Invasion. II is generally believ.
cd that the Bulgars occupy Fort:
Rupel. Dragotina and spatovo mere
ly as defense measures to suarc
against an allied attack.
The Greek war party. led by form
e, Premier Venizelos. rs using the
Bulgarian invasion 10 great advant
age in renewing their demands thai
Greece enter the war on the side ol
the allies. 1t Is believed. however
that King Constantine is unwilling
10 plunge the country into war.
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outline his platform declarations--
the principles on which he stands
Americanism.
On the day following he Is ex-
pected to go further into details in
two speeches at st. Louis.
Roosevelt was asked to occupy
his four hours in Chicago today with
a speech but he steadfastly refused.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-05-29
M-rERRIN ~ NOW N
THE COUNTY JAIi.

DALLAS. Texas. Nav @9.-R y.
NcFerrin. charged Nith assault -
murder Coris MeFerrin. Who N.s1
shot several DAYS aso. ~as transfer
red this morning from the civ he
pitai 10 the county 5aii McFerrin.
aho was suffering from a gunshot
wound ~ the head. vas In a serious
condition for several days. but has
recovered sufficiently To he moved
to the fail. where he IL no~ held
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-05-29
WOMAN kIi.LED NEAR WICHITA
FARM HAND ~ Held

WHICHITA FALLS. Texas. MAJ
pa shooting. said 10 b. the out
growth Of trivial quarrel. caused
the death late Sunday of Mrs. j. J.
Murrcll. az the hands Of Tom Ware.
q farmland. Who cam here last
year from Dallas county. The shoot
ing took place on the Marrsil farm
In Clay county. eseht miles east ~
.this citr
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ROOSEVELT WILL TRY To
MIN West IL uIa ..Laa

CLEVELAND. @. May
the wav 10 Kansas CITY "ith -
Roosevelt a number Of year 'e
Vas the man wke wrote iAs
ninE.of the West
Today Roosevelt = sf'
the middle western eti'eN
- vin the vest to his views oa pr
nareaness. fle speaks p
r1rv tomorroR ana Is expected 9
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-05-29
GREECE PROMISED TERRITORY
III SHE REMAINS NEUTRAL

AMSTERDAM. May 29.-Greece
has been promised sliee of South
ern Serbia and Albania By Austro-
Hungary Il she viii remain neutral.
according 20 Berlin reports. For this
reason ID s believed Greece Will
make no serious protest against the
HuIearain invasion.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-05-29
RUSSIANS WILL FIGHT
UNTIL GERMANY CRUSHED
EQUATOR SD FAR AWAY
KIDS MAY POLE WIND
ING A MONTH LATER.

Q LARIMORE. N. D.. May 2e.--- Z
O Two thousand Grand Forks =
. county children today partici- =
Q pated in monster May Pole =
. winding, kite flying contest. =
Q volley ball and base ball tourna- =
. ments and May frolic. Because =
q of Iarimore's distance from =
. the equator. this celebration. =
. held In some climates on May l, =
. was moath late. =
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ern churches. Among the members
of this commission are Earl Cranstor.
John w. Hamilton, William Nc
DoweI and II. j. Cook.
Among the conference dates set
are the following:
East Texas at san Antonio, Deeem-
her Is. Oklahoma az Enid. October
rs.
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TETROGRAD, May eO.-RussIn
VIII fight twenty years II necessary
or until Germany II forced tn accept
the allies terms of pence, Michael
Roslxianko, president Of the Russian
duma. told the United Presses In mn
exclusive Interview. He scoffesI at
any danger os nm internal revolution
IN the cxar's empire.
"Therc Is no peace party In Rus-
sin." he said. "This IL German
line. The sluma il solid In Its de-
mands that Russia continue the fight
until Germany puts her cannon In
pile and accepts the allies conditions.
The emperor. the tImma and the
peasants Of Russia are united. Tell
this to the people of America as cin-
rhaticaIly as you cnn."
Rodxianko had just arrived In
retrograd from the home provinces
for the opening session of the sluIna.
sYou need not accept my word, he
continued. "You are welcome to the
floor Of the dunsa, where you can
talk to any one. They will tell you
MI ! have just told you. The duty
of the Russians II plain. They are
for war. We will fight twenty
years II necessary to abolish the
menace of German militaryism. We
viii force the kaiser to accept oar
terms. Peace ON amy other basis is
unthinkable. Russia will not accept
peace now II the allies do and tho
allies will not. The peace propa-
ganda now In circulation Ii unfrlond-
Iy to the allies.'
RotIzianko was asked IL the dunn
would attempt any reforms at the
session opening today.
"This IL mo- time for such leglsln-
tion," he replied. I'VE viii devote
the session first, to war measures
and TO revictualing the army, etc.
second, to economic problems grow
ing ont OF the war.
II do not know today how long
the duma will be In session, hut We
are not afraid. The duma II work.
Ing pretty well with the governments.
We will finish our work as early as
we can as the duma IL composed of
agrarians who must adjourn before
the harvest which will soon he on"
Asked as to the reason for the
long recess Of the d,,ma Rosizianko
replied.
Most of the members are farmers.
They can do more raising something
tor the army than by meeting"
The duma president said that
Russia was not only willing, hut
prepared to carry the war to VIC
torious end.
"An Russians are ready to support
her and share her burdens" he said.
.sThe army has been almost doubiesl
since the early part Of the war.
IL Is better equipped and Is better
supplied. The forces of war AZ
various points will fight until t:erma-
ny i beaten. There l. no danger of
AN Internal revolution. You can
s.ll sh. au,e,-fsnrS that -
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-05-29
HUGHES CAN
BEAT WILSON
THAT IL WHAT FRANK HITCH.
COCK SAYS OF CANDIDACY
OF THE JUSTICE.
WILL Be NOMINATED
Former Chairman of the National
Republican Committee Says
Hughes VIII Re Named
ON the First Ballot.

| CHICAGO, May 29.--The boom
for Supreme Court Justice Hughes
for the republican nomination got
under way in earnest today by the
arrival OF Frank Hitchcock. for
mer chairman of the republican
national committee and now chief
among the Hughes boosters. Hitch
cock said he wanted it emphatically
understood that he was not here to
open Hughes headquarters. but
stated that he would keep on the
job OF looking out for Hughes in
terests and keeping his ears to the
ground.
Il am confident Hughes will be
the nominee and that he will ac-
cept," said Hitchcock. "Ile has not
told me so. but feel that way about
it. have not seen Hughes for more
than a month He is the most like
ly candidate. 1t will be hard
thing to beat President Wilson, but
Hughes is the man to do 1t. Ii the
people will go back and read his
speeches before Hughes went to the
supreme court they will know where
he stands on all issues. He will be
the first nomination. Alabama will
yield to New York and Governor
Whitman will make the nominating
speech. Whitman will be here Mon
day. Hughes will have fifty of
New York's votes on the first bal
lot. a majority of the delegation"
The first presidential candidate
arriving in the city was Coleman
Dupont of Delaware, who was en-
dorsed by his own state.
Dupont took charge of his head
quarters.
Il have been endorsed by own
state, he said, 'and expect other
support, but what l most want Is
the best man to win"
While presidential booms receiv-
ed added impetus through publicity
agents today Roosevelt boosters pre-
pared to meet the colonel at 4 O'Clock
while on his way to Kansas City.
Roosevelt will be here four hours.
He will not speak unless he delivers
a brief address at the depot.
Political conferences were held
here today between the Roosevelt
and Bull Moose leaders. Oscar KING
Davis, secretary of the progressive
national COMMITTEES, ana others head
ed a committee to cali on Roosevelt
at his hotel.
Chairman Hilles of the national re-
publican committee today reiterated
his statement that there will be no
split in the republican party. He
said he based his opinion on the state
ments Of national progressive lead
Iers that they would be willing To
Join the republicans If the principles
for which they have been contend
ing are set forth in the republican
platform. He believes that this will
be done.
..In the event Roosevelt has rea-
son TO feel that he is being massl-
cred and that his principles are being
outraged and again runs on third
ticket" said Hilles, lit won't be hard
to defeat Woodrow Wilson"
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NASHVILLE. Tenn. May 29.---
Mrs. W. G. White OF New Orleans
was killed and four other persons
were injured near here Sunday when
the automobile in which they were
riding collided with an interurban
car.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-05-29

Life has q thousand exits. but
nome r swifer or surer than chanE-
lre seats iu "a canoe atsu yoa can
not swlm ths distance to shore.
Louisville Courier-IonrHaL
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The truth about a great number
81 the pioneers T. that they insad-
"a the ne~ eouatry because u look
"a easier 10 make a living there.
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the Red River Valley Transports
ton company. Out of this grew the
syndicate which took over the St.
Paul and Pacific railway which has
since gone into the great Northwest
This line ran between st. Paul and
st. Anthony, the city that occupied
the present site of Minneapolis.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-05-29
INES ]. HILL
| PASSES AWAY
,r pyJLDER AND DEVEL-
syR OF THE NORTHWEST
mrs FOLLOWING TWO
OPERATIONS.
snnrnrnI nAnrrn
I|D[RFU[ CAREER
:, t)rphan at the Age of Fiji
\. Years Hill Began Lffe's
s,ucvle Penniless-Estate
Vslued at Millions.

s,uovle Penniless-Estate
Valued at Millions.
+ PAM. Minn., May 90
Ls J. Hill, empire builder and
! a the pioneer developers of the
Lavest, died today following
! Yrations.
In nsssed away this morning at
Infection of the thigh caused
hth.
E, serious condition was fol-
Il M one operation to remove a
usle from the thigh. This
Weration was performed Sat
and was kept secret until to-
vhen It became known that a
u operation had been per-
I'd
kyte his wonderful vitality the
werations became serious and
l&anced age initiated against
Two special trains were rush
b St. Paul, one heavy train
g record time from Chicago
r% two ounces of medicine
sed by q specialist.
Nv. j. Mayo, DIR. Chas. Mayo
no other surgeons of Rochester
assisted in the operations by
/ 5. Gillfillan, Hills family
ssn, and DR.. Herman Biggs,
health commissioner of New
though 1t was stated that he
King rushed from st. Paul to
lister It became known that
hs been In his mansion here
Friday.
A. NJ. Beard of New York,
Smuel Hill of Washington, ID.
aaghters, arrived by special
James N. Hill, a son, ACCOM-
dihem. Mrs. +. II. Slade, Mrs.
bakman, Mrs. MiihaeI Gavin,
Tara Hill and Louis w. Hill
a the bedside when death
Walter Hill arose from a sick
his home in Minnesota to
% his father. All night long
alll kept faithful vigil at the
and refused to be persuaded
w.
history of Hills life is the
Of the development of the
aset. He was pioneer and
Hiaps one Of the most influ-
'ac'ors in the development of
~ expanse of almost half II
:" over which his railways
Md.
'ame to st. Paul fifty years
Fhniicss youth, and at his
~was rated to be worth mill
's born in Gwelt. Onta-
'pcmber 16, 1888, of plain,
'o'king Scotch-Irish stock
'''Smi'ted this trait to their
''"'ed To he n great surgeon.
W was blasted at the death
"er when he was only 15
y Ne then went to work in
VA struggle against the con-
"e which Canada gave
sk~'ness of the pioneer.
a physical vigor which
~s'n'e for him To realize
s Of his lie So easily.
"' first came to ~. ?e.l,
'"o as a bank clerk. HE
=" nine years. Two years
married anil went into
val Transportation hu~ine~.
:" He was the first man
' AMI mineral Ia II.
7" the same time he so,
'enee in railroad work
ss~ P'~'''"" a. >'''
'hr to >t Paul ia.
s Ans ensiesi at Gale.
81 mile> from here
- beyond that point
IA the winter and h,
ne Mississippi in th.
'sse hin organize,
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[I|NEER OF NORTHWEST
| IS CLAIMED BY DEATH.
, s<>e~s~~~~>~~A~>


. just fifty years ago today .
= Jim" Hill reached st. Paul. a .
. penniless youth. Q
= Today he owns the majority .
. of stock in the following cor .
= porations: Q
= Great Northern Railway COM .
. pany. 8
. Northern Pacific Railway .
= pany. Q
= Chicago, Burlington and Quin- .
. cey Railway company. .
= Great Northern Pacific Steam .
= ship company .
. Northern Steamship company .
. of the Great Lakes. .
= . . - = 80 = >>>>> .
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must ACCEPT
ALLIED TERMS
PRESIDENT OF THE DuMA SAYS
PEACE WILL NOT COME ON
ANY OTHER BAS1S.
FIGHT TO FINISH
Russia VIII Garry ON the struggle
Twenty Years If Necessary 10
Force Germany to Acrcpt
Terms ~ Allies.

Tsy william Philip Slmms. United
Press staff correspondent. Copy
Iighted 1910 by the United Press.
Copyrighted In Great britain.
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The Danr Light gives tne ne~A
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-05-09

strawberry fields of southern Idaho
now seems probable. j. H. Mabee has
10 acres In the be<ries near town and
10 acres has been set out by f. e.
Tempke. These men will go by auto
this week to the Utah line for the
purpose of developing a market for
their products through contracts.
Lawrence Redmond of Boise is Wis
iting 0. X. Nickerson.
Henry Smith was thrown from an ir-
rigation ditch cleaner Saturday after
noon and severely injured. The acct
dent occurred through the cleaner upon
which Mr.. Smith was riding striking a
snag and turning over.
Mrs. Newton went to Eagle Saturday
to visit her husband, who is farming
his ranch near there this season.
w. A. Leyerly shipped out carload
of wheat this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. o. CLANCY visited
at Emmett Sunday as the guests of the
latter's sister, Mrs. Shcecogost.
M. F. Provins, of Portland, Ore, is
transacting business in Middleton.
DR.. and Mrs. Garrison attended the
Mills Higgins revival meeting at
Ustick Sunday.
A number OF Middleton people will
attend the school entertainment at
Eagle tonight by Miss Pauline Garri-
sons students.
Mrs. Evalyn Higgins, mother of Mrs.
III. L. jameson, Will go to Camas prairie
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-05-09

this week, where she will spend the
summer with her son, l.. b. Higgins.
George Stewart of Star Is In this To-
cality purchasing cattle.
]. e. Ruttledge shipped out a car
load of hogs to Long valley this week.
H. c. Flint has made some decided
improvements upon his residence prop
erty this week
Jacob Alchenberger is having his
residence reprinted this week.
Miss Lena Meth arrived yesterday
from an extended visit with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Meth.
Mr.. and Mrs. Warren Tempke and
Miss Edith Tempke, of Pierce Park,
visited their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. F.
e. Tempke, Sunday.
]. E. Chips and wife are shipping
their livestock and household goods to
their newly purchased ranch in Long
valley, where they will reside in the
future.
The oregon Short Line bridge gang
has been here the past week repairing
bridges.
]. e. King is having an addition
built to his residence and d cement
cellar constructed this week.
]. T. Wilson has purchased 10 milk
cows and will engage In the dairy
business.
The women of the Baptist church
will hold pantomime on the r. o.
CLANCY lawn Wednesday evening.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-05-09
COLLEGE BALL TEAM
RETURNS FROM TRIP

Caldwell. May s.-The College of
Idaho baseball team returned early
Sunday morning from its trip to AL
: bion. They lost the first game to the
Rupert league team, to 3.
y This was not the Rupert high school
team, as reported in several papers. The
team was made up of old players.
F'rambach, who played last year in the
Northwestern league, pitched the game
against Tracy of the collegians.
The second game was with Albion
and the batteries were Alexander and
Webb for the college; Thompson and
Morse for the normal. The score at
the end Of the game stood II to in
the co1legians' favor.
Saturdays game was a fine exhibit
ton of the national sport. 1t went 15
innings through bowling windstorm,
to the tune of to 3. Alexander
showed wonderful endurance. He
pitched throughout effective ball un-
der trying circumstanees-it being his
second day and the wind bad. The
first scoring was done in the second
aiming by Albion, when she got two
runs. The college tied in the third and
SO things ran until the twelfth inning,
when the college got a run and We're
straightway tied by Albion. The game
was called in the fifteenth frame to
allow the college boys to catch their
train at Rupert. Alexander struck out
90 men in this game alone.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-05-09
FOUNDERS day IS
]. TO Be OBSERVED
Program for Fridays Exer-
cises at the College of
Idaho Announced.

Caldwell, May 9.-On Friday of this
week at the College of Idaho will take
place the seventh annual celebration of
Founders day. The festivities will be-
gin at 10 o'clock In the morning with a
parade de up of class floats and a
few others. Considerable rivalry 10 al
ways manifested by the various classes
in this annual para lie, each trying to
excel the others in producing a float.
The line of march will be through the
main streets of the town and up Cleve-
land boulevard to the college campus.
Beginning at IL o'clock the following
program will be rendered on the front
korch of Finney hall: Piano solo, Miss
Ruth Shepherd, '16; address of well
come. Roscoe Tuner, '16; response, At
torney Cleve Groome, II; music, Men s
Glee club; address, Professor Fl. H.
Hayman; vocal sole, Ledru Williams,
'1s.
At noon in Sterry hall a free lunch
will be served to everybody. From l
until o'clock in the afternoon the re-
ception committees will be in Voorhees,,
Sterry, and Finney halls to receive Wis
ftors and shop, them through the
buildings. From l until O'Clock a
tennis tournament will be the chief
outdoor attraction. The ball game With
the Idaho Technical Institute will begin
at $3.50. This is a regular conference
game and will be played at Recreation
park. High school seniors will be al
mitted free. The same teams will also
clash on Thursday, May II.
A big free entertainment is planned
for the evening in the auditorium of
FERRY hall beginning at $3.50. The pre-
rBentation of letters, music by the Glee
clubs, and play, Caesars Cat" will
be the main features of this event.
Invitations have been sent to all the
high school senior classes of southern
Idaho and eastern Oregon and large
attendance'is expected.
The third year class entertained the
members of the fourth year class at
banquet Saturday night.
Harley Philpott and David Proctor
we're boating on Lake Lowell Friday.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-05-09
VAN DUYN TO ADDRESS
GRADUATING CLASS

Nampa, May AT meeting of the
high school board of this city last
evening o. NJ. Van Duyn, a prominent
attorney of Caldwell, was selected to
deliver the commencement day address
TO members of the high school gradu-
ating class on Thursday evening. June
l. Attorney Van Duyn is recognized
as one Of the leading lawyers of Can
yon county and as an orator of much
ability. He was one of the lawyers for
the state in the celebrated Meyer
Haywood-Pettibone case, and was as
sistant attorney general under Attor-
ney General McDougal.
The graduating class this year con-
sists of AZ members.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-05-09
DELEGATES TO STATE
CONVENTION TO meet

Caldwell, May "A meeting of the
anti-Nugent Democratic delegates from
this county to the Democratic state
convention at Pocatello has been called
In this city May 10 for the purpose of
deciding upon methods of procedure at
the convention. 1t will be recalled that
the anti-Nugent Democrats Of this
county bolted the meeting of the coun-
ty central committee which was con-
trolled by the exclusion of proxies, held
a meeting Of their own and later held
primary elections throughout the coun-
ty at which their delegates were elect
ed. They have secured a rate of one
fare for the round trip to Pocatello.
A meeting of the Boise Payette Wa
ter Users association is in progress in
this city this afternoon. Only routine
business comes before the meeting for
consideration.