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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-11-23
THE PAIL Or WAR
HANGS OVER FUNERAL
THE INTERMENT OF FRANZ JOS
EFF WILL BE MARKED BY THE
SIMPLEST CEREMONY.
Although the City of Vienna Is Drap-
ed In Mourning There Will BE
No Parade OF
Sorrow.

LONDON, November 23-The pail
of war hangs over the funeral of
Franz Josef. Vienna dispatches an
nounced that the rigid and formal
ceremonial custom which has hereto
foe marked the passing OF SOW
ereifn will be done away witt. Wen
n. vii, not parade in SORROW.
The DAFT for tns 'ntermen- has ct
yet been fixed, but 1t will probably
take place a week from today. The
city is literally wrapped in shroud.
Streamers os black mingled with the
rational colors which hung at half
nast. The great columns OF the state
end municipal buildings are wrap
ped in nou ming badges and their
I, onts are al but covered with
crsre.
The body will lie In state at Hof-
burg palace, which Franz JOSEF has
never occupied save on formal state
occasions. He always preferred
beautiful Schoenbrunn palace where
|he was born and where he died. The
body will be carried through the
fstreets for three short blocks TO the
c..urch OF the Capiuchian Fathers
for burial. The cortege will be OF
Ithe simplest form
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-11-23
NEW RULER WILL
CONTINUE THE MlR
rEACE VIII NOT COME UNTIL
THE COUNTRY's ExIsTENCE
Is ASSURED.
First OFFICIAL Act Of New Emperor
Was to Issue. Order Continuing
in Power All old
OfIiccrz.

LONDON. Nov. %. - Emperor
Charles VIII OF Austria-Hungnry.
new ruler since Tuesday. today ex-
ercised his first power OF sovereign
ty, issuing orders confirming tho ap-
pointment OF all ministers which his
grand-uncle had established In
power.
According to Vienna dispatches
he issued the following manifest:
"Our aim is not yet achieved. The
enemies delusion of their ability to
overthrow my monarchy and those
of my allies Is as yet unshattered.
1 know l am In harmony with my
people In my unbending decision to
continue the struggle until peace is
assured and the monarchy's exis-
tence and development Is assured. l
will do all In my power to Danish
as soon as possible the horrors and
sacrifices of war as soon as my
honor and my arm. condition Of my
country and defiance OF the enemy
will allow"
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-11-23
PRISON FOR THOSE
REFUSING TO WORK
BELGIANS WHO DO NOT WORK
WILL BE IMPRISONED TWO,
MONTHS.
The Population of Lcssines Rcvoltcd
Against Deportation Order and
Attacked the Railway
Station.

AMSTERDAM, November a.
Two months Imprisonment is to be
the punishment given by the German
authorities to Belgian deportees who
refuse to work at their captors' de-
mands, according to the newspaper
Echo de Beige. The Belgians, the pa
per declared, had been Jailed at Com
blenstsze and Dusseldorf. The popu-
lation of the Belgian city of Lessines
openly revolted at the execution OF
the deportation order and attacked
the railway station, smashing win
dows.
The German commandant, the pa
per says, threatened to punish the
entire community.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-11-23
STATE FAIR DIRECTORS
TO BE BtNQUETED.

DALLAS. Texas. Nov. 23.--Citigens
OF Dallas viii honor presen, and past
members of the board of directors
of the state Fair of Texas tonight
with dinner. celebrating the most
successful fair ever held. More than
> million people passed through tho
gates during the 1916 fair recently
closed. which Is the largest attend
ance ever recorded.
]. Il. Farnsworth will preside as
POSTMASTER.
About 1000 citizens will attend.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-11-23
|lll0l IS ANXIOUS As
70 FATE OF RUMAN|ANs
"'n'NG DEFINITE Is HEARD
FROM ARMY OPERATING
IN WALLACHIA.


-o'DoN, Nov. 23.-Bucharest
ny spoken since Sunday regard
VIC herman claim of a complete
.'Ssiul enyeloping movement In
asaia' This silence has created
!. .'ueraOie unrest here as to what
1, vecome OF the Rumanian army
:. 'ne German statements-the
!. Vaes ootainable so far-have as
~. = nave been defeated in that
a A OF Rumania south to the
\. aiong line between Grail
u and orsova.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-11-23
MOULD SOLVE
LIVING COST
.uwAy ATTORNEY BELIEVES
,mc WOULD HELP SHATTER
UGH COST OF LIVING.
{ FIRST WITNESS
, Thorn Tells Newlands Investi-
u,ing Committee That Railways
Are Unable to Market
Their Securities.

xasHINGTON, Nov. 23.-An in
r,,,e Of the nations transportation
.,litjes would help shatter the high
MT Of living. A. P. Thorn, counsel
+ Ar the railways, told the Newlands
nressional railway investigating
annlttee today.
auuearing as the first witness be-
hp that body, which plans an ex-
fnsve inquiry into the relations be-
rsn the railways and the public,
nom argued that the railways are
ws under a burden which prevents
as successful marketing of their Sc
adties and consequently there is a
Ak Of Development.
As to the high cost of living Thorn
sd:
There has been less than one
acasand miles of new railways con-
zvred in this country during the
aa year. This is less than in any
Iar since 1S4S, except the period of
be civil war. and yet the cost Of liv-
hg Is daily advancing owing to a
hortage Of supply. This might be
rnedied II we could obtain access to
,w areas Of production. The rail-
ny facilities must grow If the COM
race Of the country Is to grow,
I'D all men of affairs recognize that
bis requires constant influx of new
Money"
Railway regulation, he held, was
ne result Of spirit of anger that
IHv out of financial abuses In the
wt
lhom contended that the time has
nne for the proper element of
Mpfulness to be introduced into the
Estem."
railway regulation is a perma-
lal part OF the American govern
asnt' he said. "and the railways
salae that their first duty is to the
N0llc. Adequacy Of facilities rather
aal cost is the primary public con-
Sderation."
ne pointed to tho readiness of
4ppers last summer to pay almost
y price for marketing their goods
'asa the railway strike threatened.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-11-23
HOSPITAL SHIP
SUB VICTIM
LATE REPORTS INDICATE THAT
GERMAN SUBMARINE SANK
STEAMSHIP BRITANNIC.
DETAILS NOT FULL
Complete Information Regarding
Sinking Ship Has Not Yet Been
Received BY British Admiral
ty-Carried Only Crew.

LONDON, Nov. 23.-The few de-
tails regarding the sinking of the
British hospital ship Britannia re-
ceived here make 1t appear certain
that the biggest passenger ship was
a victim of German submarine.
The press and public expressed the
belief that this was the beginning of
new campaign of "frightfulness''
of the Central empire. 1t was point
ed out here that there could be no
mistaking the character of the Bri-
tannic. Not only did she carry the
usual hospital emblem. but she was
the largest ship Of the kind in the
world.
The admiralty was silent regard
ing telegraphic stories from Athens,
printed in the Daily Chronicle, as
serting that two submarines lay in
walt for the Britannia and that both
simultaneously fired torpedoes from
the opposite sides of the giant yes
sci. One Of these, it was said. miss
ed its mark but the other struck.
In an additional statement the adj
miralty said that the Britannia car
ried no wounded and those aboard
comprised only the regular crew and
hospital staff The survivors were
landed at various Greek cities.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-11-23
SANTA FE CASE
IS POSTPONED
HEARING IN FEDERAL COURT AT
KANSAS CITY PASSED OVER
INDEFINITELY
A CONFERENCE HELD.
Officials Of the Railway and Repre-
scntatives of Government Con-
ferring Over Pending Suits
Against Adamson Law.

KANSAS CITY. Nov. 23. - The
Santa Fes injunction suit against the
Adamson cight-hour law, set for
hearing today before Judge John c.
Pollock in the United states district
court here. was postponed indefi-
nitely pending the result of con-
ference this morning between rail-
way officials and government repre-
sentatives.
Waiter d. Hines of New York, gem
eral counsel for the Santa Fe, and
Gardiner Lathrop Of Chicago, general
solicitor, arrived this morning and
went into conference with Frank
Hagerman. special counsel for the
government. They will decide
whether to proceed with the Santa
Fe case or not and will also decide
which OF the impending suits will be
used If another test case is neces-
sary. The outcome of the injunc-
ton suit brought by the receivers
for the Missouri, Oklahoma & Gulf
railway before Judge William G.
Hook here yesterday will decide the
action to be taken in the case pend
ing here. 1t is believed.
The conference of the attorneys
Will not be over until late this after
noon, which means that the Santa
Fe test case cannot be taken in the
federal court before tomorrow morn
ing, the attorneys say.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-11-23
GERMAN NAVAL FORCES
RAIDE9 BY ALLIED AlRMEh
BOMBS ARE DROPPED ON GER
MAN DESTROYER AND HYDRO
PLANE SHEDS.

LONDON, November Pa sue
cessful air raid on German hydro-
planes and naval forces at Zeebrugge
was announced in an admiralty state
ment today. Yesterday, SAID the
statement, naval planes dropped
bombs on the Zeebrugge hydroplane
sheds. the Belgian rort now held By
the Germans, and also o. German
detroyer anchored along side the
Mole. The destroyer was hit and the
hvdroplane sheds damaged.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-11-23
SENDS
MESSAGE TO MARSHALL

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, November
23.--Chas. Warren Fairbanks, re-
publican nominee for vice president,
today sent telegram of congratu
iations to Vice President Marshall.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-11-23
COTTON BROKE SHARPLY
ON EXCHANGE OPENING

NEW YORK. Nov. 2s.--Cotton
broke 81 to 81 points at tho opening
OF the exchange today. prices rang
Ing from 20.05 for December to
2o.60 for May.
The decline brought out many stop
orders. Wall street played the bear
side. By mld-afternoon the market
had stcadied and priccs were about
thirty points under the close of yes
terday.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-11-23
INCREASED RAILWAY
FACILITIES NEEDED

according TO German newspapers re-
ceived here.
Reports from Vienna said that the
arrival of Kaiser Wilhelm and Gar
Ferdinand was expected at Vienna
today. The crown prince of Turkey,
who will be sent as the Ottoman EN-
pire's representative at the funeral
of Franz Josef. is expected to ar
rive in two or three days.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-11-23
THE POPE REPLIES To
THE CENTRAL POWERS

ROME. Nov. 23.--The Holy Sees
reply to the Central powers stated
their inability to consider the Aus
pronunciamento after
the Polish autonomy before the CON
clusicn OF peace proceedings.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-11-23

SHOP EARLY.

. DO your Christmas shopping .
y early. Buy your Christmas .
. presents now and IL they go out .
. of town send them by Parcels .
. Post. You can mail the pack .
o age now and write on same &
. that you desire II delivered to =
. the addressee on a certain date &
= and II will be held by the post =
= master at the destination until .
. that date. =
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-11-23
Poultry Show Opens.

GEORGETOWN. Texas, Nov. 2S.
The Williamson County Poultry
began ita annual two-day
poultry show here L lay.
Every variety of fowl is exhibited.
ard considerable interest is shown In
the exhibition.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-11-23
THE bR|TANn|C
LATEST CASE
SINKING or lSRlTISH HOSPITAL
SHIP MAY ENTER INTO THE
COMPLICATIONS.
WAITING FOR FACTS
state Department WIN Make No
statement Until Facts Conccrning
Destruction OF ship Have
n<sn Received.

WASHINGTON. November 2s.-
The destruction OF the British hos-
pital ship Britannia seriously threat
ems to enter into the tnngie Of tho
submarine complications between the
United States and Germany.
The state department, as usual.
wants facts before making any con-
clusion, hut thus far II IL unaware
officially OF the summarizing or min
ing OF the britannia.
The reported presence OF Ancri-
can surgeons aboard tho ship made
the case ono OF serious possibilities.
Taken In connection with canes
now pending showing on tho surface
trnnsgresslons Of 0ermany's pledges
to observe international rules. the
case OF the Britannia will bo taken
merely az indicating what way the
derman war wind II blowing, should
It develop that tho vessel was tor
pedoed but without Americans
aboard,
Under additions to tho Geneva com
vention rules were made giving inl-
munity to hospital ships and their
complement. subsequent changes
did not affect this idea In rcspect 20
vessels engaged on errands OF mercy.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-11-23
FRENCH AIIsMAN BRINGS
DOWN 22ND GERMAN PLANE

PARIS, November 23.--Lieutenant
Guynemer has brought down his
twenty-second German aeroplane In
an air action, today's official state
ment reported. Inc night was cain
on the entire frcEt, the statement
said.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-11-23
BUCHAREST SAYS TROOPS
HELLO THEIR POSITIONS
RUMANIANS RETIRED WEST
WARD FROM WALLACHiAN
TOWN OF CRAIOVA.

BUCHAREST. Nov. 23.-"We re-
tired westward from Craiova." to-
days official war office statement
said. At various points in the jul
valley the Rumanians retired to old
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-11-23

tainfy there II no disposition for the
American commissioners to yield.
The Mexican commissioners have
felt FREQ to discuss these questions
with American mining interests and
have communicated back and forth
with Carransa on various questions
raised between themselves ana
American property interests. but
they only listen when the Amert-
can commission brings up the SUBJ
ject.
II Is evident the commission holds
themselves competent to handle ~
fairs and insist that they be granted
that right.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-11-23
THOUSANDS OF ARMENlANs
MAssACREO BY THE TURKS
BETWEEN FIVE THOUSAND AND
SIX THOUSAND SLAUGHTER
ED AT FIyAS, TURKEY.

LONDON. Nov. 23.--A special
news agency dispatch from Baku,
Asiatic Russia, via Petrograd. says
the Turks have massacred between
five thousand and six thousand Ar
menians at Fivas, Turkey.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-11-23
ONE MAN KILLED IN
COLLAPSE OF HOUSE

NEW YORK, Nov. 23.-One man
was killed and six injured when
three-story house, under construc-
ton, collapsed today.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-11-23

As far as father is concerned.
Christmas is an enjoyable holiday
mostly because on that day he Is not
expected to push the lawn mower.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-11-23
Submarine CONTROVERSY
BECOMES MORE TANGLED

positions. tho statement said. In the
AIT valley the statement said the
Rumanian troops were maintaining
their positions.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-11-23
GREEK RAILWAY STATION
TAKEN OVER BY FRENCH

ATHENS. Nov. 23.-The Peplo-
ponnesus railway station has been
taken over by French marines.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-11-23
D D[ PROCLAIMED
KAISER k0EA|G KARL |
ra'. lille TO BE CONFERRED
''s NEW RULER OF AUS
IRiA-HUNGARY.
n. 'e'n and Car Ferdinand
'ed to Arrive In Vienna To-
uay for Funeral of
Franz Josef.

a,,,s. = n"oAM. November ga
so, 'ancis Joseph. the new rul-
es.s .ssu,sa'ria-Hungary. : will be pro-
aiser und Koenig Karl L,
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-08-28

which. in case of war between Austria
and Italy, Germany and Italy pledged
themselves to respect the properties
and lives of their respective subjects
in each others domains. This meant
for Germany guarantee of many
millions of dollars worth of proper
ties in Italy and for Italy the safety of
10000 Italian subjects in Germany.
Allies Dissatisfied
1t is declared that Italy's Allies were
dissatisfied and at the Paris council
of Entente Powers, in February last,
asked the Italian representatives why
their nation was not at war with Ger
many. Italy already had agreed not
to conclude a separate peace, and at
the Paris conference sanctioned the
plan for a permanent high council of
the Entente Powers for future conduct
of the war.
The increasing cooperation among
the Entente Allies and the necessity
for bringing into service Italy's sur
plus of troops which could not be en-
ployed on the other front without
bringing on war with Germany,
gradually brought Italy into such a
position that it became evident a
declaration of hostilities against Ger
many was only a matter of time.
The first overt act in this direction
occurred shortly after the Paris con-
ference, probably as a result of it. on
February % Italy requisitioned thirty
four of the thirty German
steamships interned in Italian ports, to
help meet the pressing needs of the
Allies for shipping facilities. Other
indications of approaching war have
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-08-28

been observed in recent weeks A
German court ruled that Italy and
Germany were actually, though not
formally, at war. 1t was reported un-
officially that Germany had taken
charge of the defense of Trieste. A
more definite indication was the sever
ance last month of the last tie be-
tween the nations. The commercial
agreement providing for mutual re-
spect of the rights of each others sub
jects was denounced. The final step
was the sending of Italian troops to
Saloniki.
Although officially at peace Italy
and Germany severed diplomatic re-
lations last year. On the day after
Italy's declaration of war against
Austria. Prince Won Buelow and his
staff left Rome, and two days later
the Italian Ambassador at Berlin was
withdrawn. That was why Italy
adopted the unusual procedure of
asking Switzerland to inform Ger
many of her declaration of war.
Italy's action probably will have
little effect on the military situation
in the immediate future, although as
the war goes on il may have a more
important bearing. On the Austro-
Italian front Italy finds active use for
hardly more than half her army and
in future can send available troops to
any front.
Having committed herself already
to the Macedonian campaign, Italy's
step is of no significance as respects
that theater of war Germany here
after will be free to take such part
in the Austro-Italian campaign as may
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-08-28
War Is Declared on
Germany by Italy After
HeSitating For a Year

Rome, Aug. 2s. - Italy yesterday
declared war on Germany.
Rome requested the Swiss govern
ment to inform Berlin that Italy con-
siders herself at war with Germany
from and after August 2S.
Italy and Germany have been drift
ing steadily toward war. In fact
ltaly's formal declaration amounts TO
little more than official recocnition OF
a state OF affairs which already exist
ed. The declaration became inevita Bile
when Italy recently sent troops to
Saloniki TO cooperate in the cam
paign of the Entente Allies on the
Macedonian front. as Germany is di-
rectins the opposing forces and has
troops on this battle line.
Long Driftcd TO War
ltalys position in regard to Ger
many has been an anomalous one
since Italy withdrew from the Triple
Alliance May 90 of last year and de-
clared war on Austria. Although by
this act she arrayed herself against
her former allies, Germany and
Austria and Italy, and when he saw
peace with Germany. Before Italy
took this step, Germany exerted every
effort TO induce her to remain neutral
sending to Rome as Ambassador
Prince Won Buelow, one of the ablest
statesmen of Germany. The Prince
Tor some time averted war between
Ausytria and Italy and when she saw
a rupture was inevitable took stems
toward preservation of an official
peace between Germany and Italy. He
negotiated a special agreement under
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dicated by her desire to pour her
troops through the passes of the Tran
sylvania Alps and the Carpathians into
Pennsylvania, On the other hand,
Austria has been accumualting mill
tary forces at Orsova prepared to at
tempt to force the iron gates" where
the Danube river touches the western
Rumanian border. Bulgaria is said to
have stationed 100000 or more troops
along the southern bank of the Dan
ube to protect her northern frontier
from the Rumanian invasion.
Apprehension in Germany that Ru-
mania intends TO permit a Russian
army to march through her territory
to attack the Bulgarians has been ap-
parent for some time. Military au-
thorities in Budapest assert that the
chief factor for the consideration of
the central powers is not the half
million or more men of the Rumanian
army but the opportunity offered for a
new Russian invasion of Hungary.
Rumanian sympathizerS in Transylva-
mia have been sent TO other sections
and the Rumanian priests and
churches there have been kept under
military supervision. The Transylva-
MIA Rumania frontier defenses have
been strenthened by Austria as
precaution against Rumanian invasion
Powerful influences on the part of
most of the central powers and the en-
tente allies have been eXerted at Buch-
Arrest to influence her decision in the
war for the last two years. Recently
reports from the Rumanian capital
have stated that Rumania awaited
only the beginning of the Anglo
French offensive in Macedonia before
Joining her fortunes with those OF the
entente allies.
Another reason for delay in her de-
cision, 1t is said. has been lack of am
munition which now has been relieved
by large supplies coming from Japan
by the way of Vladivostok,a according to
recent reports.
Dispatches from Athens indicate
that popular feeling is stirred deeply
by occupation OF Greek territory by
Bulgarian forces although this move
was sanctioned by the Greek govern
ment. Fifty thousand Greeks Joined
in a popular demonstration yesterday
before the residence of former
Premier Nenizelos, an ardent sup
porter of the entente allies. The for
mer premier urged that a committee
be sent to King Constantine to warn
him not to use his influence in the
forthcoming general elections, because
the results would be destructive" and
TO request him to give the present gov
ernment which favors a policy of
neutrality. full political authority at
the same time preparing the army for
"a possible rupture of existing con-
ditions."
Weather Holding Operations
Little information is released by the
censors in regard TO the campaign on
the Macedonian front, the Bulgarians
claiming consistent gains on the west
ern end of the line are lengthening
the front and pushing into Albania.
An official announcement made in
London to-day refers only to scat
tered artillery actions.
Bad weather is interfering with
operations on the Somme front. Be-
fore Verdun the Germans returned TO
the attack last night. Paris reports
that several assaults on French posi-
tons at Fleury were repulsed.
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PICNIC AT DAUPHIN
SbeciaI b the TeIegrabh

Dauphin, Pa, Aug. 2S.-A party of
young people enjoyed picnic at Sing
ersville on Saturday. During the after
noon swimming and other sports were
INDUCED in. A chicken corn soup din
rer was served to the party, which in
cluded Mr.. and Mrs. William Roden-
haver, Mrs. Blanch Robinson, Mrs. Ed
ward Sellers, Miss Bertha Sellers, Miss
Ruth Zimmerman, Miss Arne Shaffer,
Miss Ruth Shaffer, Miss Esther Shaffer,
Miss Helen Louise Wallis, Miss Sabra
Clark, Ralph Seiders, Glenn Green
wood, Charles Steiner. Edward Eberts,
Joseph Dillon, Charles f. Shaffer,
Ralph Kennedy and E. T. Mansfield.