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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-07-22

home Of Ofiill and the Hoops home
and within 100 feet Of vacant
cabin that stands near the bank of
Bear creek. There was every evil
dence that most desperate battle
was waged, yet neither inmates Of
the Offill home or that OF the deceas-
ed heard any unusual noises. MIR.
Offill declared that he was digging a
cellar out in the yard in plain view
of the group of bushes that sur
rounds the scene of the murder, yet
he did not see any intruder or hear
any screams. His home is within
300 yards of the scene of the mur-
der. The Hoops home is within 175
yards of the scene. In the creek be-
low were two boys wading, and still
no one saw any strange person or
were attracted by unusual noise 9TH
er than the boy who saw a big stick
swish though the air couple of
times. They were frightened and
ran back towards their home, but
when they were out Of possible
harm or danger they forgot their
fright and resumed their play with
out calling attention to the incident.
1t is believed that stray negro
committed the crime. lie might
have been passing through the coun-
try or he might have spent the night
in the vacant house right near the
scene. Working ON this superstition
the officers picked mp the trail oi
one stray and followed II into Lam
caster where an arrest was made. II
Is understood that this negro went To
negro cabin across the creek from
the scene of the murder and changed
clothes. but the officers combed the
hanks of the creek in an effort t.
find the discarded clothes without
avail. Two other arrests were made
but no definite clew is had in tht
! other arrests.
CLEWS ARE SLIGHT.
| The information upon which three
negroes were arrested as suspects i
| the ease was very 50 s..s, -" .u'
negroes are being held until fur
tier investigation can be nL'ue
During the excitement OF yesterda'
/ afternoon rumors were flying thie
end fast, and the officers had diff
Guilty i'm tracing some TO source
Richard Hawkins. Who lives .nea
/ Palmer. Aubrey Muir ny. who lives II
Dallas and Thorpe ere the negroe
held in the case. They we're brough
here this morning and lodged in jai
] 10 await developments. sheriff
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FRENCH BEAT
BACK GERMANS
ASSAULTS NORTHEAST or FCM-
~ AND FLEURy DEFEATED
~ FRENCH FORCES.
ATTACK FROM AIR
One Hundred and Fifteen Heavy
shells Dropped ON Metz Sadlen
by French Air SquatIrons.
German Machine Shot.

PARIS, July % 2,-unsuccessfu
German attacks we're reported in
today's official statement. They oc.
Cured In the form OF reeonnois-
ancc assaults and artillery bombard-
ments northeast OF FnmIn and Fleu-
ry and organized German attacks
south OF Danloup and strong as
sauits north OF st. Die. All were
repulsed.
The communiaue announced tn I
a French air squadron Friday drop
ped il5 heavy shells on Metz Sed-
Ian in the vosges, doing great dam
age. A German acroplane that pur-
sued tho French was shot down.
One French squadron so far has
failed to return.
The official outline Of tho days
fighting series OF desperate unsuc-
cessful counter attacks by tho Ger
mans on various parts Of the front.
A strong German reconnaissance
force was dispersed on the right
bank OF the Meuse. German artil-
lery hurled vast quantities OF shells
at the French around Fumin and
Fleury and In the same sector in
fantry attacks were repulsed by the
French The same sort of assaults
north of St. Die in the vosges were
likewise repulsed with heavy losses
to the attacking forces
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| lTaHII
no UNIFICATION OF '
TWO TErTON ARMIES

LONDON. July 22.--The report
that secret treaty had been con-
cluded between Austrla-Hungary and
Germany providing for the unifica-
ton OF armies and conduct of for
eign affairs Is emphatically denied
by the Hungarian press bureau. ac-
cording to the Vienna correspond
ent OF the Exchange Telegraph com
pany. The bureau characterizes the
report as a pure invention.
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MOB VIOLENCE
WAS FEARED
H. j.. SPANNELL. SLAYER WIFE
AND ARMY OFFICER. REMOv-
ED FROM ALPINE JAIL.
TAKEN TO MARIA
Colonel J. A. CASTOR Has Been In
structed to Make nm Investigation
Into the Shooting of Lieu.
Col. Butler by SPANIEL.

ALPINE, Teyas, July 22.-Harry
j. SPANIEL, who shot and killed his
wife and Lieutenant Colonel NJ. G..
Butler OF the Sixth United States
cavalry late Thursday afternoon. has
been spirited away from Alpine To
protect him against possible mob
violence. il was learned early today.
II is believed he has been taken TO
Maria, thirty miles west of here.
Up to late hour last night Span
nell had consistently refused to give
any explanation of the shooting. He
broke down, however, shortly before
his removal from the local Jail and
bemoaned what he termed his "mai-
ness," but would not tell what hap-
pened in the auto just before the al
legged double murder.
Persons near the scene of the
shooting said that they heard Mrs.
SPANIEL begging her husband not to
shoot her after he had killed Colonel
Butler. This new detail only added
mystery to the shooting.
Mrs. Spannell's funeral will be he'll
from the family residence here today
After military funeral cortege
the body of Colonel Butler was sent
to Washington yesterday To be buried
at Arlington National cemetery. H.,
widow accompanied the body.
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POSSES SEEK
SLAYER THREE
AN OKLAHOMA MAN SHOOTS
AND KILLS HIS WIFE AND
TWO MEN.
KILLS FARM HAND.
One of the Dead Men Worked on the
Farm of j. r. NARROW, the
Slayer-E.scaped to
the Hills.

HUGO. Okla. July 23.-Three
posses are today seeking J. p. Mar
low, who last night shot and killed
his wife and two men while enraged
over neighborhood gossip that he
had Illicit relations with his own
daughter. The dead:
MRS. ]. p. NARROW.
JOHN SUFFER-
w. NJ. BEELEk.
Mrs. NARROW was shot last night
about o'clock and lived until two
O'Clock this morning. In an ante
mortem statement she said her hus-
band came into her room and told
her he had shot Sutter and Beeler
and would 'be satisfied when he had
killed two other men" whom he
named. He then shot his wife
Sutter was employed on NARROW
farm, near Cody. six miles north OF
here. and Beeler lived across the
road
Some time ago the constable oil
this precinct received a letter stat
ing that NARROW had had Illicit rela
tions with his 20-year-oll daughter
The constable lost the letter anc
later 1t was found and sent TO the
county attorney. NARROW. 1t is un
derstood. held Sutter and severe
neighbors responsible for the letter
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ipearbcrn admits that he Is holding
the men merely To ferrit out certain
rtsmors and that there IL little evil
dence thus far developed to connect
them with the case
THE HOOPS FAMILY.
In the Hoops family are nine
people. the husband and wife and
seven children. Two OF the older
children, boy and girl. are the
children OF Hoops by former wife.
The boy, aged "a years. was away
with AN aunt ON n fishing trip and
the eldest. a daughter. was at home
III charge OF the little ones while
Mrs. Hoops was making the trip to
the corn patch.
BRUTAL Is ATTACK.
The brutality of the attack Is
evidenced by the many wounds ON
the body. Both arms, the breast
end limbs are SCARED, cut ana
bruised by licks. There were
finger prints ON the arms. The
wound that perhaps ended Mrs.
Hoops life was lick on the back
OF the head. which might have been
delivered after she had fallen ON her
face exhausted. The stick she held
was entangled in her hair which had
been pulled down and mated about
her face in the terrific struggle.
The people who viewed the mangI-
eel remains Of their once below
ed friend and neighbor were justly
tnraged and feeling ran high
the afternoon. Grim
faced men went about the search
With determination written upon
faces.
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CAPTURED BRITISH SHIP
IS ORDERED RELEASED

BERLIN. July % The British
steamer Adam. captured by Ger
man torpedo boat, has been ordered
released by the German authorities
since investigation disclosed that tha
vessel was taken in Swedish terri
toral waters.
A telegram from Sweden states.
on the other hand, that "a Russian
submarine operating in Swedish wa
tiers off Rattan shot torpedo at the
German steamer Eide.
Reports from the Hague say the
British confiscated first class mail
from the steamer Rundyani enroute
to Rotterdam from the Dutch Indies.
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CONVEYING BREMEN
Germany Believed Planning Bold Stroke Of Torpedo
ing Allied Warships PatroIling the American Coast
Declared that Armed Undcrsea Boats Will Bring
the Bremen in and Take the Deutschland Out

BALTIMORE 22-A a veryd o
America possibility
bc
ing
the intending deutschland
the United a xpert,m may
the allied will
hold
the American tree-mc limit Ia order let the
Deutschland 4
Hn-cho wasret nhoutt story
refusing either confirm o
today
promoters
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-07-22
DU|lO PIPE LINE EIGHT
HUNDRED MILES LONG

TULSA. Okla. July Presi.
dent Sinclair announced today that
an s00-mile pipe line from the Ok
lahoma oil fields to Chicago would
be built by the Sinclair OIL Refining
corporation to carry the products OF
The company's two refnerles. one at
Chicago and the other somewhere
near the Mississippi river. Eight
million dollars will be spent on the
pipe line and two million dollars
on the refineries.
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|OEATHs FROM IMEAhT|LE
PARALYSIS SHOW INCREASE

NEW YORK, July 22.-The lar
gest single death list since the in
fantile paralysis epidemic broke out
here June 6 was reported today.
There were tfirty-iiins new deaths
for the twenty-four hours ending At
ten o'clock this morning. Also 1876
new cases same period. Yesterday
there were only thirty-two deaths aud
eighty-one new cases. Physicians are
apprehensive over the sudden in
crease. 1ANlU
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STORY OF THE TRAGEDY.

STORY OF THE TRAGEDY.
Soon after the finding of the
nangled form of Mrs. Hoops officers
here were communicated with and
(ome fifteen or twenty people hm-
fied 10 the scene tO join in II search
or some cIew that might lead to
he apprehension of the assailant.
officers Harry Rogers and John Da-
Penp0rt were first TO arrive. They
quickly organized four or five squads
u men acquainted with the country
md sent them out in various direc-
Hons 10 make inquiry concerning
uspicious looking characters and
Pscertain the movement of any stray
Regro who chanced to be in the
Reighborhood. Throughout the af-
ernoon the men coinbed the banks
u Bear Creek, crossed and recrossed
plantations following this or that
Flew.
While the search was i'm progress
county Attorney T. r. Whipple and
Justice Of the Peace Farrar of Fer
Is were taking statements of people
losest to the scene. Miss Eva Hoops,
ne eldest daughter of the husband
q the dead woman, stated that her
tep-mother left the house soon af-
er her father had started To Lam
aster and said she would be gone
Pnly short time and would bring
PACK some roasting ears. Miss Eva
Eas taking care of the smaller chill
lren as she went about the usual
ousehOld duties. Failure of Mrs.
ao0ps to return to the house caused
per some uneasiness, and she went
ut to the barn and looked for her
4ater she asked neighboring girls
no chanced to pass that way, II
hey had seen anything of her moth
r. This was about 10 O'Clock. Wher
irs. Hoops failed to put in appear,
nee by IL o'clock Eva went tn Mr.
'mifs home, N quarter of mile
PIP the creek, and asked that he e
With her To find her mother.
omll and his two sons and one o'
wo others accompanied Eva on |
searching tour, and then IL was tina
roster Offill recalled that he hat
peen frightened away from the creel
py noise and had seen some on
welding big stick. To this spo
he led the searchers and there the,
onnd the cislmpled remains OF tn
missing woman. The body lay In
ather secluded spot, although
vas almost directly In between tn
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WARSHIPS May CLASH
OFF VIRGINIA CAPES
INDEMNITY FOR SWISS
VICTIMS OF SUSSEX

LuCERNE. July 22--The Lu.
ocine newspapers say that Germany
and Switzerland have reached an
agreement regarding the lndemni-
ties to be paid the families OF Swiss
victims of the sinking of the sus-
sex. Each government has appoint
ed an expert who will consider the
cases separately and fix the amount
to be paid.
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MILLION DOLLARS IN SUITS
IN EAsTLAhD DISASTER

CHICAGO. July 22.--Relatiyes OF
las victims Of the Eastland disaster
today filed suits totaling $1.45O. 200
in the federal court. This was the
last day for suits to be filed as q
year viii have elapsed Monday since
the accident. Each suit was for
$4,000. Three hundred aud sixty
suits in all have been filed in that
amount The Chicago-St Joseph
Steamship company. owners. and the
Indiana Transportation company.
lessees. are the defendants.
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FOUND BY NEIGnB0Rs

Boy Leads Way to Where He Heard Noise and Saw Big
Stick Welded by Hidden Hand-Community Ia
Shocked and Enraged by Brutality of Fiendiss
+ Crime-Three Negro Suspects Are Picked Up by
Officers Who Make Drive Through Community for
Suspects.
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THIS HEN LAYS A
NICE LITTLE EGG.

DALLAS. TEXAS. July 32.-- I
Mrs. G. &. Cody's two-year-old I
Rhode Island Red hon laid an I
egg nine and one-half inches
in diameter one way and seven
and one-half inches the other.
The hen and egg are doing well.
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MRS J. J. HOOPS OF BLUFF SPRINGS COMMUNITY
IS THE VICTIM OF MOST BRUTAL ASSAULT
NEAR HER HOME-MANGLED BODY LAY IN
HOT SUN FOR HOURS
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The Daily Ligh, gives the ns~r
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The Daily Light sives me pe~A
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1916-08-05
July 8-Sept 80, 1916.
MORTGAGE SALE.

DEFAULT having been made in the
conditions of certain mortgage made
by Adolf Wuokila and Maria Wuokila,
of DeKslb, Illinois, to Peter Juntti, Of
Baraga, Michigan, dated the 10th day
of July, A. D. 1912, in Liber 10 of
Mortgages at page ZIG. in the Office of
the Register Of Deeds in and for Bar
aga County. Michigan; And Peter
Juntti elects that the whole amount
secured by said mortgage shall become
due and payable Immediately. There
10 claimed to be due on said mortgage
at the date of this notice for principal
and interest the sum Of Twenty-seven
Hundred and Fifty-six ($2756.00) Dol
lars.
NOTICE THAT said mortgage will
he foreclosed by sale Of the mortgaged
premises is hereby given that on the
9th day Of October, A. d. 1916. at two
O'Clock in the afternoon at the front
door. of the Court House in the Village
Of L'Anse, Baraga County, Michigan.
the property described in said mort
gage, viz: The North half Of the
Southeast quarter (NA Of seq Of Sec
ton Twenty-four (24) Of Township Fiji
ty-one (51) North Of Range Thirty-four
(34) West, being in the Township Of
Baraga, in the County Of Baraga, and
State Of Michigan, will be sold at pub
tic vendue to the highest bidder by vir-
tue Of the power Of sale contained in
said mortgage.
Dated this 9Th day of July, A. d. 1916.
PETER JuNTTI,
Mortgage.
john KnsKILA,
Attorney for Mortgage,
Business Address:
Hancock, Michigan.
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Notice..

To the Township Clerks:
You are hereby notified that Gen.
eral Primary Election will be held in
this State on Tuesday, the twenty-ninth
day Of August, 1916, for all political
parties, for the purpose of nominating
candidates for the Offices of United
States Senator, Governor. Lieutenant
Governor. Representatives in Congress,
State Senators and Representatives in
the State Legislature, also for nominal
ing candidates by each political party
in counties prescribed by Act No. 28l
of the Public Acts of 1909. as amended.
In Witness Whereof, ! have hereto
affixed my signature at L'Anse, this
18th day Of July in the year nineteen
hundred sixteen.
HOMER ]. PENNoCK,
Sheriff.
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Jnly 10, 70. 20: August s, 1916.
STATE OF MICHIGAN.

-A>@<@>~~~~'s
The Probate Court for the County Of
Baraga.
At q session Of said Court, held at
the Probate Office in the Village Of
L'Anse, In said County, on the 14th day
of July, A. ID. 1916.
Present: Hon. John II. Mclean
Judge of Probate.
In the Matter Of the Estate Of An
drew Lehto, Deceased.
Sophie Lehto, widow, having filed in
said court petition praying that the
administration of said estate be grant
ed to herself or to some other suitable
person,
It Is Ordered. That the 7th day of
August, A. D. 1916, at ten o'clock in the
forenoon. at said probate Office, be and
is hereby appointed for hearing said
petition;
1t Is Further Ordered, That public
notice be given by publication of a
copy of this order, for three successive
weeks previous to said day of hearing.
in the L'Anse Sentinel, newspaper
printed and circulated in said county.
JOHN H. MCLEAN,
(SeaD Judge Of Probate.
A true copy.
JOHN H. MCLEAN,
Judge of Probate.
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For Sale.

For sale at bargain. the Columbus
farm on the L'Anse and Skanee road.
Inquire of w. S. Crebassa, L'Anse. y,
7-15-tf. N.,~
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with other ballots.
Does Not Apply to Michigan National
Guard under Present Conditions,

Guard under Present Conditions.
1t is certainly greatly to be regretted
that the Absent Voters Law is not
comprehensive enough to permit the
members of the Michigan National
Guard to vote under its provisions, as
will be noted by the following opinion
of Hon. Grant Fellows, Attorney Gen.
eral of Michigan. given to Howard L.
Campbell. prosecuting attorney of
Manistee County,
Dear Strive are In receipt of yours
of the 7th inst, requesting our opinion
as to whether members of the Mich
igan National Guard. who are now
modified, will be entitled to vote If
absent from their respective places of
residence by virtue of the provisions of
Act 270 of the Public Acts of 1915.
In reply, Section1 of said Act defines
"absent voter" to be ''any elector in
the actual military service Of the United
States or Of this State, or in the army
or navy thereof, in time Of war, in
surrection or rebellion ="
Section ! Of Article III of the Con-
stitution Of the State of Michigan, as
amended. provides in part, "that no
qualified elector in the actual military
service Of the United States or Of this
State, or in the army or navy thereof,
in time Of war. instruction or rebel
lion shall be deprived Of his
vote by reason Of his absence from the
Township, Ward or State in which he
resides"
The Michigan National Guard has
been modified and has been sworn in
to the service of the United States, and
portion of the Guard is now without
the borders of the State of Michigan.
/ am of the opinion that the terms of
the Act in question would not, at the
present time, apply SO as to permit the
members Of the Michigan National
Guard or Michigan Volunteers to par
ticipate in elections as absent voters
for the.reason that the absent electors,
although in the actual military service
of the United States are not in such
service Gin time Of war, insurrection
or rebellion" inasmuch as none OF
these conditions obtain at the present
time. 1t may be very possible. OF
course, that this condition will change
before an election is held in this State
and if at any time state of war ex.
lists the absent electors who are in the
| service of the United States or this
State. either in the army or navy
thereof, will be entitled to cast their
ballot under the provisions of this Act,
Very respectfully yours,
(Signed) Grant Fellows.
Attorney General
Dated the 4th day of August, A. D,
1916.
OCTAVE SEAvoY,
Clerk Of the Township Of L'Anse,
County Of Baraga. State Of Michi.
gan.
Ny Office is located at L'Anse, in said
Township. Ny p. o. Address ID
L'Anse, Michigan.
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For q Sprained Ankle.

II you will get bottle of Chamber
lain's Liniment and observe the direc-
tions given Herewith faithfully. you
will recover in much less time than is
usually required. For sale by the Su-
perior Pharmacy, L'Anse and Axel
Erickson, Skanee. advertisement.
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paid ADVERTISEMENT
For Judge of Probate.

Having been appointed by Governor
Ferris to fill the unexpired term of the
late Roger C. Williams as Probate
Judge of Baraga County, l wish to
announce that am candidate for
election to the above Office on the
Democratic ticket at the Primary to be
held August Goth. Your vote and sup
port will be appreciated.
6-24-tf. JOHN H. MCLEAN.
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For Sale.

Two Champion moving machines, a
#. cut, in first class condition. Will
be sold cheap. My reason for selling
is that desire to purchase a 6 #. cut
machine.
JOSEPH E. ST. GERMAN,
1892. Baraga, Mich.