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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-08-12
THE FRENCH nEPUlsE
ATTACKS BY GERMANS
ASSAULTS WE'RE DEFEATED ON
BOTH BANKS OF THE sOMME
LAST NIGHT.
Progress Was Made by the French
ON the Front Northeast Of Ver-
dun-Germans Defeated
AZ Fleury.

PARIS. Aug. 1.-THE French re-
pulsed the Germans on both sides OF
the Somme last night and made fur
ther progress on the front northeast
OF Verdun. At 3 o'clock last night
the Germans launched an attack
against the Hem quarry north oil
the Somme. losing heavily.
South of the Somme the Germans
delivered an attack against La
Maisonetfe. This attempt was check.
ed by French screen fire before the
enemy could debouch.
On the verdun front French de.
tachments made progress south Of
Thiaumont works and repulsed two
German attacks at Fleury
Artillery combats occurred In th'
Chenoys sector.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-08-12
ENGAND DENIES THAT
SHE HAS DIVERTED CABLES

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12.-Eng-
land indignantly denies" that she
mas diverted to her own use any ca
oied Russian business orders in
'ended for United States firms.
The state department has re-
seaied that this has been the upshot
mus far Of investigation into COM
paints that England was engaged
y a stealing process whereby orders
were turned over to English houses.
Every complaint was examined tn
u'e Unit. In some Instance 4 de-
'esopeti that while there have been
INVERSION there had been cable
ue'ays both i'm England and Rus
ia.
inc main difficulty is i'm finding
my proof Of British interferences
.hd In fact America must rely chief.
= On British word-and invariably
."s'ahd has Indignantly denied the
claims.
:" this reason the state depart.
' mas virtually given up hope OF
e'esing the situation confronting
sia.
'ahd admittedly has the right
cables under the plea that
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-08-12
ANCIENT VENETIAN
CHURCH WAR TORN.

ROME. August i2.-The church
Of Santa Marta FormoSa was des-
lroyed in the Austrian aeroplane
raid on Venice on the night OF Aug
To- Nearly all OF tho works OF art
hnd been removed months ago. The
church was several centuries old.
itc exact building date being un-
known. Its affairs were considered
the masterpiece of Palma vecchio.
1; also contained Madonnas by Sas-
soferrato and the Pietro Danes
sina.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-08-12
WIFE OEsERTER SEEKS
RELEASE ON nA0EAS CORPUS

DALLAS. Tex. Aug, 12.---District
Judge Crawford heard arguments
today for the release of Louis Vein
baarg of Kansas City, charged with
wife abandonment. Weinbaarg had
succeeded In obtaining release by
habeas corpus proceedings late yes
ter and deputies had pursued De-
tective Fox OF Kansas City who had
arrested woinbaarg on governors
warrant. Fox and his prisoner we're
finally located at Fort Worth.
weinbaarg was arrested recently
|cn a fugitve's warrant issued by q
local justice of the peace, but obtain
ed his release. HIS attorneys al
legged that the warrant was not Is
sued on an indictment or affidavit
as required by law. His attorneys
say weinbaarg will furnish his wife
and child transportation to Dallas.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-08-12
THE PERFECT HUSBAND
IS SUED FOR DIVORCE
MAN WHO NEVER ENJOYED ANY
FORM OF AMUSEMENT.C CHAR
GED WITH CRUELTY.
Never Saw Baseball Game In his
Life, Never Attended a Theater
and Was at Home Every
Night.

NEW YORK. Aug. 12.-Samuei
Richards. aged AS, of Brooklyn, di-
rector in an elevator concern. is the
Perfect Husband.
But his wife is suing him for di-
vorce.
Richards, in his twenty years OF
married life, worked every day but
one without yariation-he was home
every night, was allowed only car
fare and lunch money. bought a
home. has given his wife S100 every
Christmas. has never seen base
hall game or been inside theater'
would not know cabaret from q
county fair. never tasted beer OF
other liquors, never smoked OF
chewed. and his affcc- rad never
strayed away from home.
But despite all this monument OF
virtues erected in honor or the fer'
feet Husband Richards is charsee
with cruel and inhuman treatment
Though she never did anything 's
cause her husband to mistreat her
he lust showed her through windows
she charged in the petition.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-08-12
THE RUSSIANS CONTINUE
PURSUIT OF AUSTR|ANS

priation.
Veteran senator's stared at the
presumption OF a newcomer tearing
In To fix senatorial habits. Many
lef. their seats but none interrupt
cd.
Taggart proposed that instead OF
sauandcring money trying to catch
cattle ticks. Killing coyotes. poison
ing ground squirrels. doctorfng
wild ducks. sending out onion seeds
to folks who wanted front garden.
that tho senate get down TO real
business OF bedrock economy. or IL
congress haa fixed and determined
purpose to increase appropriations
no suggested that IL would be bet
ter to apply the money teaching
fermer boys agriculture or city boys
Industrial training.
Taggart declared for a tariff COM
r,ission. u dyc-stuffs tariff. federal
aid to state roads, merchant ma
rine. development of South Ameri-
cen trade. flood control on inland
rivers. preparedness government
I,.trate plant and bond issue to
help preparedness.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-08-12
CHARGE CABLES
ARE GARbLEO
,p,rrSu CENSOR ACCUSED OF
THEFT OR DELAY RUSSIAN
CABLE ORDERS.
4 SERIOUS CHARGE
charce Made That Out of Fifty Ca
bles Sent In Eight Months Only
Five We're Transmitted i'm
Original Form.

CHICAGO, August f2.-The esti-
mated loss Of more than one hum
ared million dollars i'm Russian trade
n America in the past eight months
through the theft or delay of cables
hv the British censor was charged
today nv A. s. Postnikoff of the In
ternational Manufacturers Sales
company.
postnikoff substantiated United
Press dispatches from Pctrograd late
Yesterday stating that efforts were
beiny made to lay a direct cable be-
tween Russia and America. He de-
clared that this is being done be-
eause of the inability to get proper
cable transmission of Russian orders
through the British censor. He charg-
ed that England is stealing American
trade with the declaration that out
Of fifty cables received by his com
pany during the last eight months
only five were transmitted in their
original form.
While no proof has been obtained
that the cables were garbied by the
British censor in order to throw trade
to Great Britain such is the case, de-
elared Postnikoff.
In the past eight months out of
eight cables sent from here to our
Petrograd office and from that Of
flee to this office seven have been
lost. No doubt exists in my mind
that England is using all means, foul
| and fair. to interfere with and abso-
| Intely put to an end or discourage
| trading between the United States
and other Countries
The International Manufacturers
Sales company is a subsidiary of sales
| organization of fifty American firms
representing a total capital of $4O0.-
100000.
POstnikoff said his concern had
protested to Washington regarding
the censorship and considerable corr
resp0ndence has followed. Nine Ca
bles from the Russian office are stIll
missing, he said. He declared that
absolute proof Of the theft had been
laid before the state department by
an American corporation. This COR
| poiAtiOn is located in Pittsburgh.
P0stnikoff considers the situation
30 se.ious that he plans to leave to-
night for New York to confer with
Newcomb Carlton, head of the West
en Union Telegraph company, re.
eariing the laying Of Il cable between
Russia and this company.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-08-12

the big brotherhoods will arbltrste," +"
said one Of the officials, acting as
spokesman for the railway managers.
"You can state most emphaticaiIy
that the railway managers will not
accede to the demands of the men
unless settlement by arbitration
is reached. Under no circumstances
will we dcviate from our original po.
sition."
1--WE will never consent to arbitru-
tion." was the unanimous expression
of the executive board Of the broth
erhoods. ''rhe cards are too easily
stacked In arbitration. We concod-
ed all we can by agreeing to the me-
diation proposal Of the federal
board"
One railway official, In emphasix-
ing the determination Of the mM.-
ayers TO insist upon arbitration. said:
1.-THE impression has gone forth
that the railways would recede from
their positions when strike is call
ed and grant the demands Of the men
in order to avoid walkout. Yon
can state most emphaticaily that such
Is not true. lf the men continue IN
their refusal to arbitrate this cos,n'
try will see one Of the greatest
strikes in Its history"
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-08-12

these exiles have been seen In Ell
Paso recently comforting with influ-
ential Mexicans. These men arc
under surveillance.
''Behind this projected revolution
are number of wealthy Mexicans
who own millions of acres I'm Mexico
and who are living in Les Angeles
San Antonio. FL Paso and other
points" said this official. "They
are at outs with the de facto gov
einment and the safety OF their
wealth depends On the crumbling Of
the Carranza regime. They are
going about the revolutionary activi.
ty cautiously.
''Some of the Carranza garrisons
are undermined now, ! believe, Col
Tones Of the Juarez garrison was
bought, but loyal Carranzistas dis
covered the plan and forced him "a
flee for safety.
IAN along the border American
custom riders and army outpusts arr
ON the alert To- prevent the smuggling
of ammunition into Mexico for the
insurrectos.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-08-12
.SLAv FORCES
PRESSING ON
ADVANCE GUARD THAT oCCC-
PIED sTANIsI.AU PURSUED
THE AusTRIANS.
move ON LEMBERG'
Halitx Convcrelnx Point of Two Rus
Sian Armies Having Lembcrg AZ
Their Immediate OBJ
Iective.

LONDON. August 12.---retroRrad
dispatches received here to-day re-
ported that the. advance guard cf
Russian troops that occupied STAN
islau pressed on two miles northeast
of the city and crossed the Ziota His
tritxa river, eighteen miles south Of
Halitz. The Austro-Icrmans Offers
ed only weak resistance and tl>eaA
continued their retreat northwari,
abandoning several large guns.
Halltx, the immediate objective ~
General I.etchitsky In his drive ON
I,cmlere. Is now the conyesgIng point
of two separate Russian forces. Tho
first Is naoying eastward along the
north hank of the Dncistcr river and
- less than twenty miles from Halitz
The second Russian division r. conn
posed or ,dctachments operating south
Of the Dncisrer.
None Of the dispatches from Bcr-
lin, Petrograd or Vienna indicated
est Of any army since the Austro-tiev-
man campaign In the Balkans had be-
|gun, had even slowed up. In -four
days the slavs have progressed twcn-
Ity miles and In the fighting precetl-
ing the capture OF Stanislau they
have taken scores OF villages and
towns.
The Italians, battling over much
more different country, scored suc-
ccsses Of equal importance In their
advance ON Trieste.
News from Petrogfad and Rome.
suggested that the decentralization Of
the Austrian armies may bo moro
complete than earlier advices indicat-
ed. No official statement has been
made public here yet regarding the
activities In the Balkans reported
lby Paris yesterday.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-08-12

NEW YORK, August 12.-Reprc-
sentatives of 100000 railway train
men were reported this afternoon to
have rejected the suggestion of tho
federal board of mediation and con-
ciIiation to arbitrate their demands
with the railway managers.
The men, six hundred of whom met
at Webster hall to discuss the pro-
posaI, were declared to have voted to
appeal to President Wilson. This
statement was made by one of the
delegates leaving the hall.
Judge Martin Knapp Of the federal
board of mediation and conciliation,
i'm a communication 20 the trainmen,
announced that mediation had fail
ed i'm the controversy.
"In our Judgment, after two days
in considering the differences be-
tween the railway managers and eni-
ployes, there is no prospect OF settle
|ment by mediation" read Judge
Knapp's communication. "aDd there.
fore we suggest arbitration as a
means of reaching an agreement"
The executive board of the train
men went into executive session af-
ter receiving this communication to
consider the suggestion made there
in.
The admitted failure of mediation,
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-08-12
.IMER|CA HAS LOST MORE
THAN MILLION IN TRADE
IL is necessary because Of the exist.
ence Of war.
PREACHER II ARRESTED
On A CHARGE OF FORGERY.

TEXARKANA. Texas, August IL.
Rev. w. NJ. Jones. aged 40. OF
Mineral Springs, Ark. is in Jail here
today on an alleged charge of for
gerry. He is alleged TO have forged
the name of Rev. l.. G. Beasley.
pastor of the Fairview Methodist
Church. to twenty-dollar check
Hc will have 2 preliminary hearing
Monday.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-08-12
PROBE Of RIs|NG PRICES
OF WHEAT UNDER WAY

CHICAGO. Aug I2.--Utmost Sc
crecy surrounds reported federal
investigation Of the rapidly rising
wheat prices and the corresponding
increase in the price OF flour. Ira
ders intimated this afternoon that
the rumor OF investigation was hav-
ing its effect for both wheat aud
flour fell off little.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-08-12
JAP STEAMER SUNK
by UNKNOWN SUR.

MARSEGLLES, Aug 12.-The
patrol boat Bio landed here to-
night the crew OF forty-six men of
the Japanese steamer Temmei Maru
which was sunk in the Mediterra-
nean by a submarine which showed
no flag. Members of the crew state
the vessel was shelled without warn
ing and that the submarine fired
on boats in which they took refuge.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-08-12
TAGGART RAPS
THE SENATE
REFUSES TO GIVE THAT BODY
CREDIT FOR PASSING YIL-
son LEGISLATION.
As CRITIC
Taggart Tells the Senators They
should Quit Squandering Money
Trying To Catch Cattle Ticks
and Get to business.

WASHINGTON. August u. -
After a membership OF only a few
weeks Tom Taggart told the senate
today just what he thought of It.
lie refused to give that august body
credit for the passage OF legislation
favorable to Wilson. He raped the
appropriations legislation, muck
raked rivers and harbors and pub
lie buildings and declared for j
budget system of national appro-
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-08-12
ITALIAN TROOPS HAVE
SCORED FURTHER VICTORIES

ROME. Aug. 12.-Furthcr victo-
ries south OF Goritz have been won
by the Italian troops, after crossing
the vaiione and carrying the wes-
tern slopes of Monte Nadlogen
Italian detachments have also occu-
pied Oppachiasella. six miles south
OF Goritz.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-08-12
FRENCH ATTACKS BREAK DOWN
UNDER 6tANAh ARTILLERY

BERLIN. Aug. 12.-F'rench troops
have penetrated woods northwest
of Hem in series of attacks last
night north OF the Somme. but other
attacks between Maurapas aud the
Somme broke down under German
fire. the war office announced this
afternoon.
Russian troops made futile at
tacks against the German front near
Dubozyctk.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-08-12
DALLAS WOMEN To FIGHT
AGAINST BREAD PRICES

DALLAS. Tex. Aug. l2.-nallas
club women. reading In the newspa-
pers To the effect that bread prices
were In prospect of being boosted,
made a canvass OF local bakers to-
day to find "out about IT,"
They said they would fight any
proposed increase in the price OF
bread If the bakers we're forced to
take such action.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-08-12
REMAINDER Of MILITIA
ORDERED TO THE BORDER

WASHINGTON. Aug. IA gen
eral order has been issued to all de-
partment commanders by the war
department to send all the remain
ing national guardsmen from their
respective districts to the border as
soon as they are equipped and trans
portation obtained.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-08-12
TROUBLE Is AHEAD FOR THE
UNITED STATES AND CAR
RAMA GOVERNMENT.
PLOTTERs At WORK
A New Revolution is Being Cautious
liz Planned TO Overthrow Carran-
IN and Force Intervention
BY United States.

Ell PAsO. Texas, !.ug,,at II. -
..Trouble FOR the United states ana
Tie Carranza government is afoot
and is being stirred up right here
i'm Ell Paso by a number of eNilesi
Nexicans who desire Carranza's ;
oyer-throw and American interven-
ton" stated a government official
here today.
Several silent and mysterious
strangers, reported to be agents OF
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-08-12
Catholic PreIate Dead.

, KNOXVILLE, Tenn. Aug. Ia
Father John j. Graham, one of the
most eminent Roman Catholic
priests in the south. died here to-
day. Father Graham was So years
old.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-08-12
PORTLAND MAN DETERMINED
TO END LIFE; STILL LIVES

PORTLAND. Oregon. August L..
Shirley Everett OF aoston was still
alive today after slashing his wrists
and jumping from the fifth story OF
the Iioyt hotel. Everett told friends
he was disappointed In love
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-08-12
FIVE are INJURED IN
COLLAPSE Of A HOTEL

LINCOLN, Neb.. August 12.--Five
guests we're injured when q part Of
the Capitol hotel collapsed early
this morning. precipitating them
from the second and third story to
an adjoining restaurant below. The
part OF the hotel which collapsed was
erected in 1878.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-08-12

il was believed in the railway and
brotherhood circles, developed the
most ominous situation since the
trainmcn first made their demands
upon the railroads. The opposing,
leaders seem determined to hold on
to their widely divergent positions.
1.-THE question now is whether the
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-08-12
PRESIDENT WILSON 4
TO TAKE HAND IN
THREATENED STRIKE

. WASHINGTON, Aug. H. =
. President Wilson has sent word.
= to the representatives of the =
. railway brotherhoods threaten =
= ing to strike stating that before
. they take final action that Z
. would result in paralyzing traf-
= fic he wishes to talk with them. Z
. The president, In view OF the
. seriousness Of the situation, re-
. manned at his desk today and Z
= did not take his customary Z
= weekend jauat down the io- Z
. tomac.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-08-12
TWO GERMAN PLANES DROP
BOMBS ON CITY Of DOVER

LONDON. August 12.--Gencral
French. commander Of the home
forces, stated that no material dam
age was done by two German aero
planes which dropped four bombs on
the east coast town OF Dover at
l2:35 this afternoon.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-08-12
LOUISIANA WINS OUT IN
RATE CASE CONTENTION

WASHINGTON, August 12.--The
Louisiana legislature, in a decision
by the interstate commerce commits
sion, won all of its contentious in
the Shreveport rate case.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-08-12
RUSSIAN TROOPS CROSS
zhOTA BIsTRI1'zA RIVER

PETROGTsAD, August f2.--tiener-
nj I.ctcIsitsky's forces have crossed
the Ziota Bistritza river near Stan
islau In pursuit OF the retrcating AUS
trians, and the Cxarna Bistritza riv-
er In the region OF Madonna, twen-
ty-two miles southeast Of Stansslau,
II was officially announced today.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-08-12
THE RUSSIANS CAPTURED
TWO ADDITIONAL VILLAGES

PETROGRAD. Aug. 12.-Russian
troops in Galieia have crossed tho
River Koropice and captured two
Villages. it was announced today.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-08-12
italian steamer sunk.

LONDON. Aug. 12.-The Italian
steamship st. Sebastian has been
sunk.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-08-12

Some statesmen let customers get
away. while others drive them away.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-08-12

Experts make about as many bum
guesses as the rest of us.
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100000 TRAInmEn ON
VERGE OF GREAT STRIKE

REPRESENTATIVES
ARBITRATE WAIKOUT- =
STRIKE WOULD BUSINESS THE WHOLE COUN
Evening star., 1916-12-03

thing else. Within a week Dick Swords
became Gawtry's right-hand man.
Genevieve was exultant. Dicks name
crept into the newspapers. He was sought
after by the bank men, by the business
men. The man who had the ear of Gaw-
try was man to be reckoned with.
"Now," said Genevieve, Eve can-en-
tertain."
"You bet," said Swords; eve not only
can-we'll have to-"
They moved into an imposing house in
Gawtrys section of the city, and began
to entertain.
"Of course" said Swords, "we've got to
make this count. We've got to invite the
people that'll do us good. You'll have to
consult with me about that"
"Oh, of course, said Genevieve family.
However, Dicks first suggestion was
superb. They would give dinner party
to the Gawtrys. Gawtry had suggested
it himself Genevieve thought this a little
strange, but Dick explained.
"There are bunch of coal men-two
or three-that Gawtry wants to round
up. He can't come out in the open. |
know 'em all. Well have 'em to the din
ner-with their wives. They'll come"
81 don't know them,' faltered Gene
We've.
"Itll be fixed" said Dick. "You'n
know 'em shortly. And We'll have 'em
all. Gawtry's no fool; he knows"
They had the dinner There was a
quart of buttermilk for Gawtry-and
champagne for the rest. Swords didn't
drink-they thought he did. He didn't
smoke-he merely chewed on the end of
cigar. After the women had withdrawn,
the men sat for five solid hours in the
smoking-room, in conference. At the end
of that time Swords had "induced" Gaw-
try to enter into a scheme of mutual
advantage.
AT two o'clock in the morning Dick
Swords sank into a chair in his wifes
bedroom.
"Godfrey!' he exclaimed. 1--WE put one
over on 'em. We? / did it. When the
Tri-State Coal thinks it can get along
without Dick Swords, it's got another
think"
He started suddenly.
Godfrey" he repeated. "Why didn't
you remind me? Do you know what last
night was? Our wedding anniversary!
And | most forgot"
He drew out check-book and wrote
out a five-thousand-dolar check He
handed it to Genevieve, and bent over
and kissed her on the lips.
Buy anything-a bull pup if you like
he said affectionately. He yawned noisily
"I'm tired" he said. 81 could sleep a
week. Good night"
He started off.
Dick" she called softly after him.
He came back and placed hand on
each of her shoulders. He kissed her
again and looked into her eyes.
"Ingenue," he said gently, "you were
right about me. And what l am owe
to you. And I'm going to pay you back.
I'm going to make you the richest woman
in three States. See if | don't.
Two months later Gawtry died of acute
gastritis. He had committed an unpar-
donable crime-he had taken solid food
into his system once too often.
Swords put on black, and Tri-State
Coal went into mourning. And Dick
Swords talked to his wife behind closed
DOORS