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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-03-20

4A1poA "oN 0HbNN w f'1ft
aud agreed a. abide by her advice.
gaabba took up his lodgings Ia the
part or the town or Richmond lie was
familiar with. preparing 10 start short
N Ia lis search for Arthur. and Esther
,etuTDei 10 Mrs RandoIph's
With his rising fortunes In the west,
Arthur sept his secret agent Ia Rich
mOnd, Blake. the detective, well sup
Piled with funds. though cautioned 20
silence. a caution hardly necessary
with the taciturn Blake. the man be
hind the scene. who seemingly was al
the bidding OF all and vet was ever the
master of his own deep methods.
A bOOtblsck a well grown youth of
twenty. loitered by the Randolph man
sion the day OF Esther's return with
h~ootblack hastened to The private office
of Detective Tom Blake and breath
lessIy reported the presence OF Esther
and Of Blair Ia Richmond. Blake took
half a dozen hanknotes OF large de
nomination from his wallet aud In
closed them Ia n large plain envelope
with a note that read. Sent by Ar
thur 90 Ir used as necessary"
Twenty minutes later The bootblack
furtively climbed the u.-taria vine "a
Esther'S window and a rioment later
dropped unseen down l.esile the Ran
1olph mansion and hurried away. A
little later Esther found GA her bureau
by the window the large envelope with
the b~anknnfe- ana the mysterious mes
sage.
seemed almost the personal proximity
w Arthur. The money. which was 81.
nmn. hariiy concerned her ~ all except
That She realized II would smooth the
Path II pnahha ~ The west IN seeking
Arthur That Arthur knew where She
was and had strong though secret In
hurnrc~ working ~ her behalf was al
VOL enough perhaps ~ his masculine
manner ~ thinking
Eut ~ Esther the eternal feminine
manifested itself ~ the desire ~ W.
near The nue she loved. Nothing else
innitrr~I
Inst then Mr~ l;~and"iph's maid. the
niii~- IiR entered witli y vn~n NJ "
Their. faynrite r,,>os. ,lmtfcrin= hef
hlrrrinr.~ ~ seeing Esther u.ain. W.
thor. WIN bad -, refctl ihe note and
nv money ~ Fiii~ knrrk. asked the
maid To- pl1-e ~. huwer~ in the win
tow.
II WIS the oil signnl f0r ouabba,
rrl when that nifhrrl 4rrl stole
through the street un fhe watch foJ
some Si-r from hIS young mistress he
saw the signal +lni Clarence tier non
krv. WAS sent ~ the wI-taril fpr p
theirs message
clarence rlamfY-rri down Hgsin with
hair the money TINT had been ~ The
mystrrfvu>iy placed envelope ahi WIN
n 4 scrubbed messag. requesting vhab
IA tu ~ AZ oGce a. los Angeles 10 W
cste Arthur. wbere Esther had last IL
W. III. heard III him UuabDa smiled.
Li>>ed bis hand and dOred Dis cap 10
IT, fair yUlu- mistress az TIE ~iHfO~
and hurried away.
Bui Nh y ws- IL happen ere guahta
left Richmond some teasing foys ~
] street corner ANNOYING Clarence NJ
monkey. and Quabba, caused the laIiti
tv step II the path " o trOiieF cai
Immediately lie was struck aud D.Et
tut not badly.
B.air Stanley bad seen Qusbba ta.I
round The corner Of the Randolph man
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-03-20

1871
oWt O. fhr west a~ p willing ami Nllua
hlr ar-rrp Hrr in hnr designs NJ strip
the golden man ~ ul hls gold
wv Fairfax Blair was surprised ~
receive a hrirf hut amial,e letter from
Vivian Ti4e letter read
fnS Angeles. Sept 4
Nv Dear Eoy-Aw SORRY a. pared tn
nng-r about the Diamond Arthur stan
lrt. urlrr the name gf John row -ll
hss sgfu s ID fich m "l tsiv You better
Jatn me aua iet Al solss o. bysones los
insly.- VIVIAN
Blair had crushed the note and won
dsTsd III the presence OF Vivian Blair
was as a msu under q toxic sTsn buI
hs remembered with bitterness nsI
lisht AMI sc0raful dismissal OF him
She had harriet him, given herself to
him for tie diamond from the sis hs
had risked Ills life for II and her
Yet when the train robbers had
despoiled them or the great gem she
had thrown him aside and Knocked
BIN. Aud now she needed hin aud
sent FOR him. Blair was young full
blooisd aud eyiIly unscTupulous and
passionate
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-03-20

Blair Fought Like . Mailman.
was a match for the detective. even
though the latter was aided ny the &C.
tive and supple Quabba.
The three sided Hght boiled out of
Quabba's shabby room and down the
rirkety old staircase Halfway down
the stairs, the balustrade on the upper
landing having already given way.
the detective and Quabba. punching,
Kicking and showing. pushed Blair ouI
against the rail-
The entire TO lustrude. banisters and
all. broke out and fell over aud Blair
went down with them back ward and
struck with a heavy thud On the land
Ing at the side VI the stairs ia tue cor
Tidor below.
Esther. with QuAJDa aud Blaze. ran
down the stairs through the dust aud
sckage beside tie huddled Dssusi-
tie form Of the masked man
TIE detective lifted up the mask and
laughed Then. speaking still az .
~DOotDlack, be said You recognize the
gentf Let's take the lady away before
the police come"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-03-20

from Lawyer Hunter the legal adviser
IL tie Stanies>, ana whO a. referee Ia
Bankruptcy had charge OF the sale "
Stanley uaii when 1t went ~ Detective
biabe a. highest bidder fOr some un
SHOWN client
Ia this i=tJer from Lawyer Hunter.
a iettef IL reply u some queries Mrs
STANLEY had made, the lawyer had
written
Beai Arts STANLEY La reply ~ your Ia
4uiry tAe diamond from me sky y gals
che property " ans soie he'll ~ the late
t.iyAgi 1%tault!. wn5t4rr a son " daush-
tel irrespective of family tradition Is-
saiding "a ana che eafiIum q stanle,. etl
Very trul. RALPH HUNTER, SIR,
Attorney al Law.
Mrs STANLEY tad shown this letter u
B.air.
"lou know ms suspicious she re-
marked. Il have REASONS Ia believe
that this girl. Esther Harding. l. TIE
real and only heir tn all that Colonel
Stanley died possessed ~. We have
40 proof II this. but / believe the gyp-
- woman IIagar Harding. possessed
such proof. and the girl now has IL.
Whatever this proof l.. ID can ne a.
sumed than the girl carries it with her.
especially NOW that she has disappear
III She w0uld not be likely e. leave
o important 4 document III any hid
ing place.
I'VE cInnot move in the matter ~
-aiiy. Tor Su>li ions are M evidence.
Mrs Stanley went WIN. ANY lawsuit
might mean THE return II Arthur stan
iry iu trll thr truth ~n far w. ~ knows
L regarding the death 81 pr. Lee. Ynn
would hc Implicated nnd the gambler.
ihe Bloom. and the detective. Tom
Blake. evidently possess proof uf Your
guilt.
"i or while the gypsy woman. IIH-ar.
who has been Hu limbo, 10 since YOU
struck her, had nnly photographs IN the
discriminating thumb priniS..i II s cvi
Dent chat Blake anl the RlnuJ,~ have
no originals Tho thumb print on The
inl hrts anl thn thumb prints WON lrrt
~ tho doctors study IA the ca>hhov
mud rl~rwh here The pri,e ~ ihrir w
ruce i the diamond when II come, H.
l-ht
'If this girl j. the rirhtful heir ~
stanley. the diamond ~ hrr~. ami In
Arthur Stanley j. m imio~tor. the earl
lom ia England i>'yuur~
we are bound ~ silence ow ing IT
your rash and rco kie~s acts. We must
make the most ~ the situation n !
stranger has bought stanley hall thn
sale Is not legal AMI II lhi, eirl E,the
H. the rpHi stanley THE estates must. Az.
restored a. her. ana the diamond from
the shy ri-htfuliy belongs N htr
What Viii She care fOr the family TIA
iitiouS III ID ever comes about that Sit.
j. able % prove or desires a. prove hrf
claim Doubtless she D. Keeping silent
out " regard for Arthur >tanley
There i one simple thing 20 10
Blair: YOU must marry this giTl Then
yuu ~ill have q clear claim % the title.
aui YOU viii also possess Staniey hsH
sud the diamond from the skF No
lnaftcg wheT the diamond NAV be II
must ultimately come 10 light You
can then choose whether yoa will sur.
rencsf Il to the Blooms a. the price ~
theft silence. a. Il nov arranged OF
buy them OF from the wealth rhsr
comes to D a. the Earl OF Stanley IL
England"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-03-20

1oiph lie hurried u tie Sanitauum
here hasaT was. ana a. he bad sug
missed. tnsy found Esther
The appeals Of the good hearted Mrs
randolph had 10 eject II dissuadiug
esther from her wild plan u searching
TO- Arthur journeyng even across the
SAanent % foot with a gypsy bunch
back 70 do -. unti she appealed to her
through Der love for Hasar.
suppose your mother recover aud
needs your said Mrs. Randolph ar
nestiy. stay with me. and be my lit
tie adopted daughter again III your
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ABOUT THE WAR.

The German official casualty lists
since the war began total 100000.
Austrians admit crushing defeat by
Russians and retreat of five miles on
Galician front.
Contalmaison stormed by British
but retaken by Germans in strong
cOunter-attack.
British troops have made steady
progress and have repulsed two Ger
man counter attacks.
Russians extend drive to cover Riga
front and entire German army in
! East may be forced to retire.
Teutons are fleeing in a disorderly
retreat before the Russian advance in
the East. Fall of Kovel, an important
strategic point, is expected.
French official reports tell of con-
tinued successes for the allies in the
Somme region. ALI German counter
attacks have been repulsed:
The new French front before Per-
onne appears to have been fortified
now so as to facilitate thanking move
ments southwark and widening of
the positions already conquered.
Signal successes on the eastern
front over the Austro-Gcrman armies
are reported by Petrograd. Teuton
losses since the drive began now are
officially estimated at 100000 men.
During their reid on Jiminez. the
Villista troops captured the Carranza
pay train on it's way from Mexico City
with paper money for the army and
civil government of northern Mexico.
Friday the British captured 1000
yards more of trenches at La sBois-
selle, forced their way into the viii
lage of Ovilleres and took three lines
of trenches and two woods north of
FricOurt.
From 200 to 800 Carranza soldiers
and camp-followefs were massacred
by Broncho YaQuis in lower Sonora.
according to stories told by arrivals
at Nogales, Ariz., from that part of
Mexico.
Defying half dozen enemy war
ships patrolling the Atlantic coast
from New York to Charleston, and
eluding the combined North sea fleet
of France and England, a super-sub-
marine from Germany passed Vir-
ginia capes and is lying safe at an
chor in the harbor of Baltimore
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WESTE RN.

Twenty persons were injured in a
railroad accident at Barstow, Calf.
Fourteen Mexicans are reported to
have been killed in a battle with
three Americans net far from Anapra,
N. nj.
Kansas guardsmen on the border
may vote in the Kansas primaries in
August, according to a decision of the
State Supreme Court.
Fire raging in the Saginaw and
Manistee tract of national forest
southwest of the San Francisco peaks
has destroyed over 1900 acres of valu-
able pine timber.
Governor Capper of Kansas issues
extradition papers for William Mans
field held in Kansas City, Kan, in
connection with the AK murder of a
family at Villisca, Iowa.
From every part of Montana a pro-
test was directed to the states delega-
tion in Congress against that part of
the general revenue measure that pro-
poses special tax upon the copper
mining industry.
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GE N G RAJ.

Ell Paso paid solemn, silent trib-
containing the bodies of nine Ameri-
can soldiers who gave their lives for
their country at Carrizal.
The Modern Woodmen of America
will pay the death claims of mem
bers who may lose their lives in the
military or naval service of the Unit
ed States, in the event of war with
Mexico.
Diamonds and other precious stones
imported at New York in the govern
ment's fiscal year ending June 30,
reached the high total of $44,887, 1926,
according to a report of the appraiser
of the port.
The body of Capt. Chas. r. Boyd,
Carrizal victim, was sent to Washing
ton, D. c., for burial in Arlington
cemetery. 1t was accompanied by K.
d. Klemm of Kansas City, Mo-, the
late officers brother-in-law.
Eugene w. Chafin, twice nominee
of the Prohibition party for Presi-
dent, announced on his arrival in
Chicago that he will work for the
nomination of Henry Ford for Presi-
dent at the Prohibition national con
vention at ST. Paul.
The body of Lieut.. Henry Adair
Carrizal victim, was sent from El
Paso by express to his former home
at Portland, Ore. That of De Witt
Rucker, the only trooper identified
was shipped to Hartwell, Ga. Those
of the six other troopers are being
held at Ell Paso pending instructions
for their disposal.
The value of the interest OF
Charles Klein, the playwright. in all
his plays is disclosed in the transfer
tax report filed in New York showing
that Mr.. Klein, who was a victim OF
the Luistania, left total estate OF
$169,306 and a net estate of $157,668
Judge Frederick A. Smith in the
Circuit Court at Chicago held the
Central Trust Company of Illinois OF
which Charles G. Dawes is president
liable for the $1,25O,OOO it advanced
to William Lorimer at the time the
Lorimer bank was changed from ma
tional to state institution in 1912
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Western Newspaper Union News service
Douglas, Ariz-In a statement is
sued to the Associated Press Monday
night Gen. P. Elias Gales, military
commander of Sonora, said:
"Advices / received today from
Mexico City were SO satisfactory and
made me feel so sure that there can
be no break between Mexico and the
United States that have ordered the
rehabilitation of my troops now in
the border districts, discharged from
the national service, and ordered the
reopening of all public offices along
the border.
81 have also extended an invitation
to foreigners to return to Sonora and
will protect them and their property
All of the volunteers who took up
arms for their country have been Or
dered to return to their homes to
plant their fields and aid the govern
ment in bringing about a return OF
normal conditions The railroads OF
Sonora will reopen for public traffic
Immediately.
81 have ordered the bulk of my
troops to proceed to the YaQui river
valley to take up the Indian campaign
once more, in order that life and prop
erty of Mexicans and foreigners may
be safe. Each of my subordinate
commanders has been instructed to
punish anyone, soldier, or civilian,
who does not extend every courtesy
to foreigners"
Gen. Gales sent the same message
to Gen. T. f. Davis, commander of the
Arizona district.
The managers of several of the
large mining properties in Sonora held
conferences with Gen. Gales, by his
request, and personally received the
invitation of the Mexican government
to return to work with their foreign
employees, and will do so as soon as
the embargo on explosives is removed.
Gen. Gales guaranteed them safety
OF persons and property
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French Drive Germans Back.

London.-The French gained Hill
81, commanding the Somme river,
southeast of Biaches, Monday, and are
near Peronne, the fall of which is ex-
Lacted. Turks report Russian often
sive in near East has collapsed. Brit
ish report progress against Germans
east of Ovillers and La Boisselle and
that they gained footing in the Ma
metz wood. Germans sacrifice thou
sands in battle ending in their gaining
entrance to Trones wood. Russians
drive foes step by step back across
Stokhod river.
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SPORT.
Standing of western League CT,

The Las Animas franchise in the
Arkansas Valley League was trans
ferred to Pueblo.
Charles (Fat) Winters was select
ed as manager of the Pueblo team in
the Arkansas Valley league at a meet
ing Of the board of directors at Pu-
eblo.
Kumagae, the Japanese player, de-
feated Jack Cannon of Kansas City,
F6-3, 6-3, 6-2, in the semi-final singles
of the Central States Tennis Tourna-
ment at ST.. Louis. Dix TeachnOr of
Kansas City defaulted his third round
match to Paul Darrough of Okla
hOma
H. Phillips, an apprentice jockey,
almost made history when he piloted
the winner in the first race on Thurs
days card at the Reno, New, track,
making the seventh straight winning
horse he has ridden. He riloted the
winner in each of the six races
Wednesday.
Jack Neville, secretary of the Cal
ifornia Golf Association, received a
telegram at San Francisco from
Charles (Chick) Evans, Jr., holder of
the 1915 Western golf championship.
stating that he would not defend his
title in the 1916 play, which starts al
Del Monte, Cal, July H..
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FOREIGN.

The British steamship Gannet of
London has been sunk. She was un-
armed
Hostile aeroplanes have dropped
bombs on the English coast, but 80
far as is known did no damage.
4 At Buenos Aires an attempt to as
sassinate President de la Plaza was
made by a self-styled anarchist.
A violent earthquake at Caltanisset-
ia, Sicily, causing the deaths of near
ly 800 persons, is reported in dis
patch from Rome.
The battle of Verdun is proceeding
with undiminished fury. Germans re-
take ThiaumOnt work for fourth
time, after massed attack.
Newspapers in Mexico City publish
a story that group of New York
bankers has offered to loan the Car
rama government $100,000,O0O.
Gen. Carranza decreed that Sunday,
July 8, be observed as a national
holiday lin view of the proximity of
the first centenary of the indepen-
dence of the Republic of Argentina. .
Divine worship without music,
priest, the sacrament or vestments.
with only women and children pres
ent, was viewed at Namiquipa by
sightseers from the American expe
ditionary column.
David Lloyd George has been ap
pointed secretary for war in place OF
the late Earl Kitchener. Sir Edward
Grey, secretary for foreign affairs, has
been made an Earl. The Earl of Der
by, director of recruiting, has been
appointed .under-secretary for war.
Western national guardsmen were
joining their brother militiamen from
the states beyond the Rockies at thG
military base camps scattered along
the Mexican border. Detachments ol
Oregon, California and Utah soldiers
have already arrived at the interna
tiOnal line and sOuthbOund troop
trains are leaving the various mobil
ization camps daily.
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Deutschland Given Full Rights.

Westinghouse the result Of
further investigation, the United
States has taken the position that
the German submarine Deutschland is
an undersea freight ship, entitled to
ply it's trade between German and
American ports. This governments
preliminary attitude was determined
on an informal report of Collector
Ryan of Baltimore, who stated the
Deutschland did not carry arms, that
it was manned by merchant crew
and that it's papers were in order.
Acting Secretary of State Polk decided
to accept the presumption that the
Deutschland is what it is represented
as being while conducting an investi-
cation to prove or disprove the an
nounced status of the vessel
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ExaQqeration.

JerolomOn G. WOOdfOrd, a textile
expert, was talking about the giant
chemical trust just formed in Ger
many.
TRUSTS don't do the HARM" he said,
"that they are popularity supposed to
do. There's a lot of ridiculous exag-
geration in this trust octopus talk. 1t
reminds one Of the girls on the sea
voyage who wrOte:
"'That day frightful tempest burst
upon us, but resolved to stay on deck,
even though the wind increased to
such terrible hurricane that it was
only with the greatest difficulty could
keep up my parasol."
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WASHINGTON.

President Wilson indicated that he
intended to leave entirely to Carranza
the job of rounding up Villa and his
bandits, who have reappeared and
committed depredations in southern
Chihuahua and Durango.
Interested American bankers have
been advised that the State Depart
ment would look with favor upon
their participation in loan to China,
providing such a loan were not made
contingent upon concessions.
Representative Edward Heating of
Colorado announced on the 9Th that
he would be a candidate for re-elec-
tiOn to Congress in the Third Colo
RADIO district. He was Al years old
on the 9th, and is following his Gus
tom of having his announcement ap-
pear on his birthday.
Corroborative evidence to support
the charge made in Secretary Lam
sings note of June 20 that Carranza
officials harbored Villa after the Co.
lumbus raid, was given to the War
Department by Maj. Frank Tomp-
kins of the Seventh cavalry.
The State Department directed
American Charge Miller, in CONSTANT
nOple, to call the Turkish govern
ment's attention again to the fact that
it has done nothing with the Amer;-
can request that neutrals be permit
ted to feed the star ving Christian
population of Syria.
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WANT PEACE IN MEXICO.
Wilson Serves Notice There VIII Be
No War to Serve Greedy Finan-
cjal interests.

Detroit, Mich. - President Wilson
aroused great enthusiasm at the
Worlds Salesmanship Congress by
urging that business men carry JUS
tice and fair dealing into the ports
of the world, particularly those OF
Mexico, and thereby establish conf
dence in American principles.
His efforts, he declared, will be to
serve all America by serving Mexico
herself for her best interests without
using force, and not to serve the few
gentlemen who wish to exploit
Mexican possessions.
When the President asked the
crowd what it desired at the end OF
all the present world troubles, it
shouted Peace" in one voice, and
then he added that his wish was "per-
manent peace"
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Fellow Eeelinu.

Mr.. Landry, wealthy though miser-
ly man, was one day relating to
Quaker a tale of deep distress and
concluded by saying:
II could not but feel for him."
'Verily. friend" replied the Quaker,
'thou didst right in that thou didst
feel for thy neighbOr, but didst thou
feel in the right place? Didst thou
feel in thy pockets?
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UNIVERSITY OF DENVER
Endorsement Guaranteed.
Summer School, June 10 TO July %. Bulletin sent
on request. CHANCELLOR BUCHfRL, DENVER, COLO.

"Of course you have an echo some
where around the place." said Miss
Cayenne.
"A number of them," replied the no
tel man. "Shall direct you to them?'
IL don't want one for myself. There
is man in the party who insists on
being absolutely agreed with every
time he says a word"
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Position of Immunity.

''You people all seem to take great
deal of loose talk from that man in a
frOck coat"
"Yes," replied Bronco Bob. "He sort
O. puts it over on us, because he knows
he kin. He's the only undertaken in
Crimson Gulch. No matter what skind
O. trouble comes up, there's necessarily
an understandin' that he's to be sur
vivOr."
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Land Agreement May Endaneer Peac,

Washington.-Offic dispatches re-
ceived in Latin-American diplomatic
quarters say secret agreement has
been made between Peru and Vene-
zuela, with the object of taking vast
tracts of lands, rightful possession of
which they dispute with Colombia and
Ecuador. Grave fears for the peace of
the nations involved were expressed