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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-10-20
BEAT BACK
THE bU[GARS
~ SPITE or HEAVY BtiGlItItN
REsisTA>CE SERi,S i'lSli
FORWARD TWO Nift~.
OCCUPY A VILLAGE
The serbs Are Drawing Lines Closer
To the Town 81 Mouustir.
Iieriin Admits serbian
Guins Are Made.

LONDON. oci. ..u.---In the face ~
stubborn bulgarian reSisfancr Ser
bian traops have pushed forward
two miles north os the bulgarian Isase
az gonastir. occupying the village nf
,eIcsselo. II was offieiali, announced
today. scihiaus' ciaim to still furth-
tr successes are flatiy contrndictcd
4, the German was office this arter-
noon.
iie,iin statements admit .4Aat the
serbs made some gain. hut ssIFciared
the neu serbian offensive In the
~ eai bend ol the C<esna river has
iceu checked. because of the Ser
hinn offensive and the tense situation
m Athens the i,aikans held the cct-
ter of the wnr stage today.
Irngmcntary dispatches fiOna the
Greek capital this afternoon Indicate
that tl,e situation was again more
critical despite the severe military
measures fepnrted Yesterday.
On the western 'front.' u heavy rain
last night continued to impede opcr-
ations throughout the night and
early today. The Germans have ~
ported the capture Of trenches north
~ the -utnmc from the british and
the destruction of three British tanks
i,y artillery fire. hut otherwise the
French. British and German war Of
tires agree that no Developments ~
importance have occurred.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-10-20
WHEAT MAKES
NEW RECORD
REACHES HIGHEST FONT SINCE
CIVIL WAR LNCErT Dt'R-
ING LETTER CORNER.
10 MARK.
December Wheat Sold for til 7-S
Gents Bushei soon AFTER Open
,ng---Short Crop Cause
of the advance.

CHICAGO. Oet, 20 Wheat Jump
ed over The i1o mark today and
reached the highest point since the
civil war. with the exception Of the
high level IN the Letter corner In
HsAs
An hour after the opening ut ,6s
today December sold At Ill rs ard
May wheat ~ l,7s s-S Later there
were some reecssions.
Grainmen predicted two dollar
wheat in few weeks, Canadian
wheat is showed under reports say,
ard may not got TO market this sea-
son During the session there we're
estimates that the crop. already low,
will be still further reduced.
The previous high record for May
was i.e7 which was reached in Feb.
raars, 1915. after the European war
had held up Rusalan wheat, Dur
Inc tho Letter corner May wheat
reached 1.S5 During the civil war
May wheat reached two dollars a
bushel
Corn also showed sharp advances
today, December advancing three
points. Reports OF snow IN the corn
belt were responsible for the rise,
srainnen say
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-10-20
FRENCH MACHINE GUNS
GUARD ATHENS STREETS
ARTILLERY AND MACHINE Guns
PLANTED At APPROACHES
OF PRINCIPAL STREETS.
There Has Been no Renewal 0f Riot
irg-Irench i:eica~e Many of
the Greeks Arrested
Tuesday Night.

LONDON. Oct. 20 French artil-
lory aud machine guns now command
tie approaches to some of the prin-
oipal streets in Athens, but there mas
been 40 renewal OF rioting, according
tc delayed dispatches The French
have released several of the Greeks
arrested Tuesday night for shouting
Insulting remarks. OBTAINING ouly
those who appeared 70 be leaders in
the attempts 60 work up demonstra-
tions against the allied troops
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-10-20
DIRECTOR Of RESCUE
OVERCOME BY Gas
JONES ASPHYXIATED WHILE
TRYING TO REACH MIN
ENToNBFD IN NINE.
Six Bodies, All Those of Americans,
Have Been Recovered From the
Mine-Little Hope Other
Men Imprisoned.

BARRACKSVILLE. w. Va, Oct.
20.-L NJ. Jones of the mine rescue
car from Pittsburgh was asphyxiated
While trying to reach the entomoea
men at Jaminson No. mine today
lrcre for reseuing the nine men
still in the sealed shaft has praeti-
cally been abandoned.
All of the six bodies taken eat are
those OF Americans. They were
directing the repair work IN the
mine. A number OF men were in
jured. none seriously, when the eX-
rlosion occurred. They were cluster
ed about the shaft and we're shower
ed with debris when the explosion
let go.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-10-20

for a half block before ne was H.
pally oyertaken by city detectives
When oyeItaken ne submitted To ar
rest still holding the satchei when
was then half open.
The car, was occupied by President
and Mrs. Wilson, Joseph Gufey ana
two secret service men. Despite the
fact that the presidents bodyguafd
twice threw the assaiiant from the
running board of the car, the cher
execufivc still rema'r calm. hii''
Wilson shared his calIni.a, aiieF-
inc tle secret service men wou'd be
abe IN take care of the assailani.
Durine the seuffie loaded res ni-
yer fell into the street. Whethes y
belonged To Cullen or To the de'ee-
tive the police are unable to say. by-
s,anders. who saw he revolver drop
to the street, disa. zee as to VINO
dropped il.
Dr. Barclay. physician for the tut
len family, declared this afternoon
tbas the man. mind y dersnge'.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-10-20

BERLIN. Oct 2o,-Ficld Marshal
Alexander II Il Won kluck. who
commanded The right wing of the
German army In itA sweep toward
f.aris IN the fali OF 1911. has been
placed on the retired list NJ his OWL
request He had never returned to
the front since he was Wounded b.
shrapnel fire in March, 1916 watle
inspecting advanced positions The
Field Marshal was 70 years 1ia last
May
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-10-20
No MORE EARLY
RELIEF FOR TROOPS
FURTHER WITHDRAWAL TROOPS
FROM BORDER NOT CONTEM-
PLATED By WAR OFFICE.
They VIII Remain at Their Present
Stations Until American MeXi-
can Commission Reaches
Decision.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30. - No
more important relief for troops
now on the border is contemplated
by the war department until the
American Mexican commission, now
p.eeting at Atlantic City. reaches a
dc cision, it was learned today. /: II
is decided 10 withdraw the troops
they will return in body, otherwise
they win be left at their present
border stations.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-10-20
MAN HELD FOR KILLING.
Vt DERBY ACQUITTED

PEARSELI4. Texas, Oct 20 In
the case of State VS. J. j. SlN H tried
for Killing w s. Sloan ut N34rhy a
tenant farmer on the Speed ranch.
the jury returned a verdict of not
guilty after being out less than
twenty-four hours. The defendant
is the son of S. c. Speed, promi-
nent stockman and farmer
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-10-20
GERMANS ARE VIOLENTLY Al
TACkINC POSITIONS car
TtRED BN FRENCH.
ARE DRIVEN BACK
Three Attacks liy the Germans Are
Beaten Back ~, the French.
Counter Attacks Began
Tuesday Night.
-, Henr, wo@l.

WITH. THE FRENCH ARMY
ADVANCING ON BAPAUME. oct.
20.-since Wednesday night the Ger
mans have been making terrific
counter attacks against Sally
saillisle. conquered Dy the French
i'm brief and violent fighting only
few hours bcfores
The very fury Of the counter at
taeks was evidence OF the importance
attributed to these positions ny
the victory at Sailly-saillisle the
French removed one the Germans
strongest positions defending the
southwestern approach to Bapaume,
which German prisoners repeatedly
boasted was untakahle, AT the same
time IL increased the allied breach
in the German line 20 maximum
depth of more than eleven miles and
extended the French possession OF
the Peronne- Bapaame road TO four
and q half miles.
The Germans began counter at
tacking Tuesday night to recover
that part of the village taken by the
French SUNDAY. They swept for
ward three times only TO o. beaten
back
Approaching tho Sally railway
early Wednesday morning we en-
countered many French wounded re-
turning from the successful resis-
tance of those counter attacks.
Those who we're able walked follow
ing the sign boards marking the
paths 10 the dressing stations in the
rear Only those seriously wounded
were riding aboard the returning
caissons, while those not so severely
wounded seemed to prefer walking.
All we're smoking cigarettes. Auto
ambulances were enjoying full right
of way and dashed toward the rear
bearing silent. blood-eoated and
blood-stained figures. Other ambu-
iances were waiting on the roadside
for their turn to dash forward to
the front. Approaching the scene
OF the battle groups of stretcher
bearers were visible carrying off the
wounded under heavy shell fire
Finally we reached an artillery
post near Combles where the fero-
cious attack launched at l1:45 Was
plainly visible As the troops dashed
up the hill rockets were set off to
direct the barrage fire with which
the French screened their advance.
Aeroplanes also flew overhead sig
mailing to the rear as each objective
was attained While we watched
one of these aeropIanes was forced
to descend. but landed safely behind
the French lines. In quarter OF an
hour the French had conquered the
village.
Other groups of soldiers We're yisi-
BILE passing up grenades. machine
guns and belts OF ammunition neces-
sary to enable their comrades to
hold the village.
The quick eaptsfe of Sally was az
example of the present power and
dash of the French infantry After
attaising this objective the French
pushed forward capturing the domi-
mating heights to the northeast
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-10-20
TWO MORE DEATHS
CLAIMED BY STORM
CHILD MAS KILLED AT ANDA-
LOusIA. ALABAMA. AND PROP
ERTY DAMAGE HEAVY.
several Houses Mere Destroyed aud
Many Persons Are iniyed.
One l. Killed at
Enterprise.

MOBILE, Oct %. Belated re-
rorts from Wednesdays hurricane
showed that one child had heen KILL
"a aud one million dollars damage
done a, AudaIonsia. Several houses
Nere DESTROYED and many persons
Nere injured
One person was killed near En-
ieiprise
Fire last night destroyed the s5t.-
coo min Of the Southern Oil CON-
pany here
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-10-20
HuIGtRs ARE ROUTED
BN SERBIAN toIa h.

PARIS. Oct. 20.-1he war pffiee
announced TO-DAY that the Serbians
bsye captured the plateau aud village
OF veiyeselo, on the western cn1 Of
the Macedonian front puttins h.
pulearians 10 rout
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-10-20
l'AERs Of THE BREMEN
HlltVE VESSEL IS LOST

t.s,. s,'iERDAM, October 2o.-The
:, '0nipany, owners of the Ger
b, ssl''neree submarines, consider
- submarine Bremen has been
l.. 0fding TO adyices received
III, ~ Bremen. There is mucn
s4sA .A0hg The families OF the
sss. y the crew, most of whom
s,s,. bremen. The Deutschland's 5
- mp s'p to the United States mas
>. i'ni'ely postponed the al
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-10-20
LIGHT SNOW FALLING IN
ST. LOUIS THIS MORNING

ST. LOUIS, Oct. 90. st. Louis
and Eastern Missouri got their first
touch of winter weather today The
dropped 10 nine degrees
above zero. A light snow was fall
ing at 6 o'clock this morning, and
the weather bureau forecasts It's
continuance during the day
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-10-20
TWO NEGROES INJURED
WHEN ELEVATOR BREAKS.

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Oct. 20
The elevator of the State National
hank building on East Houston street
broke and dropped from the thira
story TO the basement. Two negroes.
Rufus Graves and Nelson Graves
we're seriously injured
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-10-20
GERMAN CHIEF
STAFF WOUNDED
FiELp MARSHAL VON FALEEN-
HiiN REPORTED To HAVE
BEEN WOUNDED IN LEG.
A noted SOLDIER
Has Recn Forced TO Give Up Com
maud of Austro-Germans in Tram
syivania Because of Wound.
Won kluck Retired.

ROME. Oct. pa Zurich dis
patch to the Couriere d'Italia to-
day stated that Field Marshal Fal-
kenhayn, former chief of the Ger
man general staff, has been wound
ed in the leg aud forced TO relip-
quish command of the Austro-Ger-
man armies in Pennsylvania.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-10-20
,,urv TO STATION HOUSE
.,,pr LONG BiasDED KNIFE
w,s FOUND on HIM.
gRANG ON AUTO
-. ,umpcd on Running Board of
y. in Which President Was
p;a;rc--WiIson Gets Big Re-
ee,sion In smoky City.
Rv RoBT. ]. BENDER.


mTr,BtRGH. Pa, Oct. 90
t,,,;no President Wilson's ride about
v,,.hnreh today Il man carrying a
,let satchel made determined ef-
~ ,o ump on the running board
!, ,ls presidcnt's car. He was fl
,,r o,erpowered and hustled off to
taion house by policemen.
II the station the man said his
name was Richard Cullen. He is "a
resident of Pittsburgh and is about
., ,esrs old. When questioned at
tAe station he said he was dissatis-
6sd with the presidents handling
4 the European affairs, but he
uouId NOT admit that he intended
making the president. In the
0,rhsi the police found "a long
yadel knife. The clasp was unfas-
tened.
Pulling into Pittsburgh today be-
bre slarting on the last lap OF his
ii, hack to shadow Lawn President
Hiun received great reception
h he residents of the smoky City.
Ne was met at the train by big
ctwd and his route ap town was one
NnlinuOus demonstration.
v. J. Bryan met the president
Aae and shook hands with him for
he first time in several months.
BRYAN rode in. the presidents auto
through the parks. The meeting
vas Unexpected. Bryan was on his
Say to Johnstown and reached here
fiom the west forty minutes late,
missing the train on which he was
fAeirled to go east.
liter examining the prisoner the
giee decided that Cullen was in
sae. HIS conversation was quiet at
lasl but soon became bitter and he
handly denounced the president ;
pities.
Tie attack occurred at the inter-
triton Of Fifth avenue and Smith
Rd street, where the crowd was
sase and the automobiles were
al'ea 10 move SLOWLY. Cullen leap
q on the running board and tried
opea the door. but was pushed
N'R INTO the street by civil service
@a who accompanied President
aisan. He jumped and caught the
'''Oh'coiie second time and dupli-
'a'1i his efforts to reach the presi-
ea out was forced backward and
lsll down.
"0sueHt car was then matt
= and Secret Service Agent Defiore,
A'n'f member of the Pittsburgh de-
sl'fS' leaped from the automobile
''a sammeled Cullen after the lat.
's'd made his second effort to
h The president. The crowd
sgNu abent the ear ana il was sew.
- Minutes before the fifty police
!" i'uiried from every direction
a0Ve them back.
"'ehhg at the nose and with q
HSk Cullen broke away from
we b' swinging the satchel ant
shg i down on the detective.
WIN great force. Before tn.
'@''fs could go to the aid of the
j ef'ice nan Cullen was up and
shot. He dashed aheaG
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-10-20

The dukes departure from Cana
da was kept secret for several days
and the name OF the vessel on which
ne sailed was not revealed, presunn-
ply because of the presence OF the
German submarine I'-5s Off the Al
latte coast
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-10-20
H.EAVY FIGHTING IN CEENA
DISTRICT, SOFIA kEPoEf.

SOFIA. Oct Heavy fighting
In the Cerna bend is reportee IN an
official statement issued by the war
office today.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-10-20
FORMER GOVERNOR GENERAL
OF CANADA REACHES LONDON

LONDON. October 2O.--The Duke
OF Connaught, former governor gen
eral Of Canada, accompanied by the
duchess and daughter. Princess Pa
ticia. has arrived in London.
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, ~e~~<~~&~ ~~sss~~
NAtERS oN WILSON
NOW NJ EVEN MONEY

. CINCINNATI. Oct 80 Ice
. lIeire. betting conmlssioncr. =
= today announced that he had =
. <S.e0o to bet on Wilson at ev =
= cu money. lie placed three Z
. bets yesterday at Si.Soo 10 Z
. St.5oo on enc. and si2oe 20 Z
. Si.0o0 on another aud Sa.4oo Z
= 10 $4,000 on another Hughes
, was the favorite Ia each bet
y New York IS offering no bet
. ter than even money on the
= candidates and no offers are Z
= ooming from Chicago, Z
-
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-10-20
Bic BATTLE IS RAGING
NEAR CHIHUAHUA CITY

JIARE/. Mexico. oct. 2o.-A
battle j. now raging twenty-five miles
outside of hihnahua City between
Aillistas ami force of Carrauza
troops. according to reports wired 90
mil.tars headquarters shis after
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-10-20
TODAY WITH TBE
CAN TES

. at-President Wilson :
= returned to shadow Lawn after Z
y making three speeches AZ Chica- =
= 20 yesterday lie win make Z
. Farmers Day address at Shed- Z
= ow Lawn tomorrow afternoon. 4
y Republican JUDGE Hughes
= is at the Hotel Astor resting
= after his campaign in the west =
= Socialist Allen Benson viii =
= speak at Yuma. Arizona. to- =
= night =
. Prohibition J Frank Hanly =
= viii speak at Pittsburgh tonight =
= after spending the day cam =
. paisning i'll Eastern Ohio and =
= Western Pennsylvania.
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As musical attraction. the aver
age girls band is pleasant sight.
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noon.
Nearly four t'iousand men are en-
gagged. Villa - personally leading
the bandits. The carrarzistas are
rushing ieinforcenents 10 the sccne
of the battle.
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subaeriso for tbo Daily Lieht.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-25

me that Miss Edeson wouldn't do?" he
inquired.
mo, but don't let that delay YOU
well, at that time Sheridan ran his
hand around his collar, loosening til
was trying my hardest to get chance on
Broadway mean chance worth while
for certain young woman. She had
come over here with one of those foreign
companies years ago. She remained when
they went home, thinking this a country
OF such wonderful chances. She managed
Just to exist by playing in one of those
little theaters on the East Side. When
the war and the movies put a crimp in
that-well, Chadwick, she was q real
little sport. She went to work first in a
department-store, then as cloak model,
and as a lady's maid.
4Think Of that-a woman of breeding
and ability serving as lady's maid
I'm not going into that. What want to
get at is this: Two years ago, when she
was acting down there and doing SPLEEN
did work, ! went to every manager in
New York, including you, and begged
you to go down and see her and give her
a chance here on Broadway. Do you
know what you all said? Every last one
of you said: Wait. Wait until she gets
seasoned and has name Well,
waited was young in this profession
then. But the longer waited, the more
| realized how much name meant, re-
CARELESS of any ability she might have
| began to plan. heard the name of
your new play. 1t gave me my idea.
And-well, you'll never believe me,
Chadwick, but l was playing to land
Hopp, not you. When you told me that
Miss Edeson wouldn't do, / had already
borrowed that wolf-hound, and made her
walk up and down the avenue with him,
and started the press
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MAGAZINE SECTION for June Is, 1916

4Well, what of it? She's made good.
have her"
IL know, but I'm down here to-day to
set you right about certain things. OF
course. you know now that she isn't the
Princess. But what you don't know is
how hard had to work to keep her from
telling YOU
"Oh, she wanted to tell me- but you
wouldn't let herr"
Eyes. Sheridan smiled proudly. "And
she'd be down here telling you first and
claiming all the blame, if hadn't cooked
up some mending for her to do for me
while | ran away. Did l tell you? We
were married last night
Married? You've gone and married
my new star!'
aYes. This appears to be my day for
making you sore; but | cant help it.
I'm bound to let you see what wonder
she is. She wouldn't have me before.
But when got in bad by starting that
press and lost my job. she-oh, well, she
didn't have to insist much: l was too
much in love with her.
Sheridan began to strike q trouser leg
with the end Of his wallSing-stick. He
struck it viciously
"For heavens sake, Chadwick, stop
walking up and down there and take it
out on me, he requested.
Chadwick stopped, turned, and looked
at him.
"Take it out on me, so that when she
comes you'll"
$50 you went and married her, did
your" Chadwick interrupted him with
severity. SIS it known"
mo-
4Very well. You're out Of job. You
keep your marriage secret, and Ill
make you my press-agent."
Sheridan looked at him and sighed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-25

Chadwick, don't be nasty and subtle
about it, he begged. Il know that was a
rotten trick played on you, but-don'ti'
I'm not trying to pay you back.
sent for you, didn't I?S
al know, but
Chadwick broke into loud laugh that
added to the reporters confusion.
Good Lord, Sherrie, but you're
thick one this morning. sent for you,
didn't /? Why, from the minute you
started to pull off that stunt, knew that
you were the man wanted as my press
representative
Sheridan looked at him so quickly that
the walking-stick he was Juggling fell
from his hands to the floor. He let it lie
there.
Chadwick, you don't mean to tell me
that you were ON to the whole thing from
the beginning?' he demanded.
4Just about Leroy Chadwick picked
up his stick for him and handed it to him
with series Of chuckles Didn't you
ask me twice-didn't you make abso-
lutely sure-that had never seen even
a photograph of the Princess? Sherrie,
my infant, you may be all right as
press-agent, but as theatrical manager
you'd certainly be Hennery Ford.
NATURALLY, after time this story
leaked out, and soon it found its way
into print. Immediately a number Of
disengaged actresses began to parade
Fifth Avenue with collies, with grey
hounds, also with somewhat questionable
Russian wolf-hounds. One actress, des-
perate at being always signed for charac-
ter roles when she just knew that she
could do straight leads. even went so far
as to start up the avenue with giraffe
on leash. But. unfortunately, she had
neglected to secure permit.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-25
By BILLY EVANS

or minor league, and has not set ways Of
doing things.
Mack is always looking into the future
A good many managers, when they
have developed star at some certain po-
sition, cease to worry about that portion
of their club. When Mack has player
who capably fills the bill, he regards it as
his duty to get an equally good substitute,
or player who looks as if he would be
ready to take the place of the regular the
moment he begins to show signs of slowing
up. Because of this system, Mack is sell
dom caught mapping. If something seri-