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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-11-14
DENIES u. S. PROTESTS
VIII Not Join Vatican and Spain
Against Belgian Deportations.

Washington, Nov. 1.-THE United
States has not, and probably will not
Join with Spain, the vatican or The
Netherlands in a protest against de-
portation of Belgians into Germany
it was officially stated here today and
reports from abroad to that effect
were declared untrue. The United
States will preserve its independence
of action in this case as in the many
others which have arisen during the
war.
Says Z. S. Joins Protest.
Paris, Nov. 14-News dispatches
from Rome say that the vatican and
the governments of Spain and the
United States have decided to ap-
proach jointly the German government
with a view to putting a stop to the
deportation of Belgians.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-11-14

If the skin be colorless saIIow. muddy.
over-red, blotchy freckIed, nothing will
so surely overcome the condition .is or
binary mercolized wax 1t literally takes
off bad OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES the dead
and near-dead particles of surface skin,
gently, gradually. causing no inconveni-
enee at ALL A new complexion is then
in evidence, clear, spotless. delicately soft
and beautiful. One ounce of this wax.
procurable at any drug store. will rejuve-
nate even the worst complexion. 1t lis
used like cold Advertisement
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-11-14

Owing to the length of the program
at the Cozy the vaudeville acts will be
eliminated today and tomorrow
Charlie Chaplin is the big entertain
nent at the avenue theater.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-11-14
At the Orpheunn.

Bessie Love is seen in a new Tr1-
angle play. "Sister of Six a story
of early California days. at the Or
pheum today and tonight. The seen
cry, a feature of photo plays which
attracts the eye, is unusually good,
Bessie Love does good work and the
Triangle kids are at their best A big
drawing card of the Orpheum pro-
gram today and tomorrow will be fur
Hnished by the six native Hawaiian in
strumentalists, dancers and singers.
This company was part of the Bird
of Paradise troupe which appeared
III Topeka last season.
At the Iris.
Today is the last performance of
Jack Pickiord and Louise Huff in the
light hearted. youthful characterize
ton, Seventeen" The Iris manage
ment also presents today Rosemary
Theby and Harry Myers in polite COM
edy. Tomorrow the bill at the Iris
will be started with Blanche Sweet in
the photo-play entitled, tUnpro-
tected."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-11-14
PROPS ARE ANGRY
Washburn Dignitaries Didn't
Like Student Freedom.
Demand Expulsion Because
Their Collars Were Burned.

The perpetual row existing between
grabbed professional age and Ameri-
can college youth, has come to a head,
at Washburn college. over the antics
OF the collegians the day before the
annual X. U.-Washburn clash Indi-
vidual members of the faculty are
urging the expulsion of various stu
dents, prominent in the hobo cele-
bration'' last Friday
Realizing that the only way for
Washburn to win was successfully to
invoke the Goddess Luck, the Wash
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-11-14
EASES HIS CONSCIENCE
Gets Religion Then COnfesses He Par
ticipated in Murder.

Grand Junction, Colo, Nov IA
Following his conversion in a Saliva
ton Army meeting here last night,
Andrew ]. Daniels, of New York, con
fessed today that he formerly was a
member of a New York gang of GRIM
inals and duplicates himself and four
others in the murder of Thomas Rus
sell, memb Der of the New York police
force five years ago on West Twenty
second street
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-11-14

Woman RecIuse Freezes to Death.
Dallas, Tex, Nov. 14.-Mrs. Annie
Reese, 80 years of age, recluse, was
the first victim of the cold wave in
Texas. She was found frozen to death
today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-02
BY JOHN N. WHEELER.

,--; ,-;,,,. .,, 7
vas ven '''' ~ ''''' -.
% hrst saw hlnl-proud' AMBITIOUS
and surrounded by symbols of his pow
heart OF an outlaw, hao neeh spread d
veneer and polish. for his wiser fol-
Iou.ors ,,.re ,ben rroomipa him 10 he
tHe Foiid"eio' "i h'Ni'"'
Travelled with this man did outlaw
.,,.,, ~. - p ,
sP''S s'o" ''' '"e
heard whispered carefully behind the
hands of his followers tales of out
bursts of +.rnnori in the mast and threats
% - VI
VI more TO come
1t was at ZacateCas, the scene of one
of his greatest victories that | first saw
va, ; ,i .oo,,-
VITA DIS ie was H''H'n@ "
north in many long trains, pulled ny
wood burning engines with the inten-
g. ~ ..,r.i,o rornico II u-,s
hareiN more imam year aso tha' ne
told me this story. and he travelled In
s-vIa in those DAYS
'h HIS pilNate 'di Ill po'u so4u ie''ei
on the side was:
General Villa"
In o,,, ,.a-s u IT par,,,,, nod
nothing on this marauder of Mexico.
Attached 10 MS private car We're Two
box cars one, as recall. was a relic
OF the New YORK New haven ana
fiaftiord' ana the olher more the naIhe
Of the ri iaso ana SouthWestefh.
Proudly he showed us through these
appehdaSes 10 ms quarters ana Hls-
pidS eu me-, p'i'.'' ri''i'o' e'i ii''ii
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firing in the navy. and is 6x6 feet.
with a bull's-eye twenty inches in di-
ameter. an inner ring thirty-seven
inches in diameter and an outer ring
fifty-three inches in diameter. The
value of a hit in the bull's-eye is >.
within the inner ring 4, within the out
err ring and on the remainder of the
target 2. The man in the butts sig
nails the result of the shot by various
colored disks. The white disk held in
front of the target indicates bulls
eye, the red disk a 4. the white and
black a and the black 2. If the
shot is a miss it is indicated by NOV
ing a red flag across the target.
"All this is absolutely free to any one
who wishes to take advantage of it,"
states Capt. Harllee. I'VE offer the use
of firearms. a trained man as coach for
each novice aiming gun and men in
the butts to manipulate the targets.
The only expense attendant upon trip
to Winthrop is the merely nominal cost
of the meals which the rifleman takes
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-02
On a LentiI Diet.

~R. HARVEY w. WILEY said in a
W. recent health lecture in New York:
"Vegetarianism suits few people You
can make no greater mistake than to
adopt vegetarianism thinking that. as
by a miracle, it will bring back youth
to the aged and health to the incurably
diseased.
"I know an old man who went in for
vegetarianism, and on his diet of len
:ils and stewed fruit grew weaker day
by day.
II met him one day on toward the end
of his experiment and asked:
well. how do you feel on a vege-
tartan diet?'
Like a two-year-old.' he answered.
Then he added with IA dry laugh:
81 mean a two-year-old egg"
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FIRING FROM KNEELING POSITION.
put into the field body OF men who
can fire effectively at the foe.
Marines are merely men," continued
Capt. Harllee in vindication of the slo-
gan, every man a rifleman," land what
marines can do every one can. The
system of rifle practice which We have
worked out in the Marine Corps Is
highly intensive. We have no cumber-
some routine which requires weeks to
accomplish, but small arms practice Is
reduced to the lowest terms, to the
maximum effect with the minimum eff
fort, and 1t is as practical for an I'M
enlisted as 1t Is for an enlisted man to
become proficient in handling rifle, pis-
toll or machine gun.
The drill which is given to produce
a trained shooter consists of three
courses The first course is the marks
mans course. All firing is at 200
yards and the order of firing is slow
fire, with five shots in each of the four
positions-prone, kneeling, squatting,
standing-making a total of twenty:
rapid fire from the same positions, and
changing position fire. with four strings
of five shots each. Out of a possible
score of 800 it is necessary to make
210 to qualify.
The next course is the sharpshooter
course. All firing is from rest, the
arm, hand or rife touching a parapet
or post. The ranges vary from 200
to 500 yards. the shots made in the
four misunderstanding, kneeling. sit
ting and prone-and fifteen shots for
each position. five each in slow fire.
rapid fire and skirmish fire, success
siveIy.
The third course is that of expert
rifleman. This is the same as marks
mans course, except that the range is
500 yards instead of 200.
The target used is called target "B."
1t is the only target used for range
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-02

wounding one and killing the other.
Then | united my companion and we
ran into the field and jumped on to our
horses and fed with all speed. for we
knew the shooting would bring back
the other four ruraleS. Before gong
we turned their horses loose and drove
them ahead of US for a couple of miles.
That was once quickneSs saved Pancho
Villa ct is Interesting to note that
Pancho is the nickname in Spanish for
Francisco, as is Dick for Richard. 1t
does not mean bandit or a boogey, as
has been told in connection with Villa.)
When the six rurales jumped on me
I was only half asleep, just browsing,
or ] would not have had as clear
head when they woke me up so sud
denly. A man who has lived as ] have
cannot afford to be a heavy sleeper. IL
he is he will soon sleep for good.
During those years ! never had more
than ten men about me, and we were
constantly on the move. 1t was differ
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some force was approaching. We preA
pared to fight. for we knew the house
would be surrounded. They always
bring a big force. for they had learned
they needed it when they wanted to
take Pancho Villa.
Ny friend. who was a brother-in-law
of Pascual Orozco. the Red Flagger,
but my compadre. was good man. and
| heard voices. and we TOOK our stand
behind the door. OF course. OrozcO
was always my enemy. 1t was bright,
moonlight night. and we could see tho
shadows and outlines of the soldiers ap-
proach ching. recognized the shakos Of
the federal soldiers. As soon as they
We're close enough. we began to shoot,
and we killed several of our attackers.
They retired to a safer distance and
swept the hut with their fire. breaking
all the windows. but the bullets would
not penetrate the adobe sides. We
were safe. | knew. however. that as
soon a our ammunition was gone and
we could not return the fire, we would
be lost. They would wait for Tina
when we stopped shooting before COM
ing to close quarters, but once con-
WINGED we had no more ammunition
they would take us.
I'VE must rush out and try to get
away before it gets daylight, l told
my friend.
We put on shoes and. during lul1
in the firing, we ran through the door
and rushed the large number OF SOL
diers We took the enemy by surprise,
as / always try to do, and We fought
our way to the hills, this hut, as l have
said, being in a good position to escape
from. ! have learned since, this force.
which surrounded my hut and came TO
capture US. was part of the eth Reei-
ment. and the detachment was in COM
mand OF Capt. Alvarez, an officer in tho
federal army.
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while there. Meals of plain but whole
some food are provided in the mess
hall"
Women as well as men take an in
tereSt in rifle shooting al Winthrop.
and it will not be unusual to see num-
hers of women availing themselves of
the range next summer There are sew
eral rife clubs in Washington which
number women in their membership,
and the awakening interest i'll war de-
Tense among the womanhood of the
country may be looked to to result in
lessons of practical defense. foremost
of which is the knowledge of handling
a rifle or a pistol. Several women have
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-02

throp, for. besides being rifle post. it
is an industrial and agricultural plant.
The station is practically self-support-
ing, with a dairy of it's own, gardens.
and pigs supplying fresh pork. In this
way it is possible to supply meals at
nominal prices to the persons who come
to the range. Sleeping accommoda lions
are easily enlarged by setting up more
tents in the tent colony already on the
ground.
Naturally attractive. with a wide
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officers quarters, electric lights. ice
and refrigerating plants, and the series
of ranges necessary for the training of
the men who qualify for small arms
practice. Three years duty at sea, and
the work of fleet rife practice al Guam
tanamo, over which he has supervision.
prevented Capt. Harllee from injecting
the public service idea. which was up
permost in his mind when the range
was laid out, until the present time.
Judging from the interest already
shown" asserts Capt. Harllee. target
practice will have phenomenal popu-
larity when another summer opens. |
fully expect to see boats and special
trains running regularly between
Washington and Winthrop and the
qualifying of at least 10000 people
during the summer expert rf1emen.
IF we can get hold of each man in
this country for three half days, firing
sixty rounds of ammunition each time.
we would provide the nation with
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ent from this life, although l am
watchful yet. Gle looked around at
his private car. with his staff officers
in uniform and the spick Gen. Felix
Angeles, the foremost artillery officer
in Mexico. calling to pay his respects
to the slouching, unkempt Villa)
I made my headquarters in those days
around Parral, which is mining town
high up in the mountains and a good
place to escape from into the noun
tains when pursued too hotly. l was
as near sound asleep when the rurales
caught me by the roadside as l have
ever been since, l guess. Twice, Sleep
ing as lightly as does a cat, has pre-
vented me from being caught and kill
ed. Twice my enemies thought to sur
prise me. but failed.
We lived in a hut on the outskirts OF
Parral, up in the hills. the position
being a good one to defend and from
which it was easy to slip back into
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tedfn every man no" 10 SnOOt
is the aim of Capt. W. c. Harl-
lee of the Marine Corps. assist
ant director of target practice
of the navy and in charge of the small
arms department of the office.
The government already possesses a
number of rife ranges in various parts
OF the United states. To make use OF
these ranges not only for the training
OF the men of the army. navy and Ma
rine Corps, but to enable every Alneri-
can citizen to find out how 10 handle a
gun. has appeared feasible to this
young captain of the Marine Corps for
some years past. and now that he is
member of the national board for the
promotion of rifle practice ne hopes
TO put the idea into execution.
oHe-hour "Trip by rail two
hours by water down the Potomac is
Winthrop. the rife range which is to
serve :. 4 model for all other ranges
iu the country. All through the past
Summer parties were taken down to
Winthrop. frequently on government
launches, and offered the same oppor-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-02


H\YIl Carranza claims it to be Do
q V0 roteo Arrange. | was born on
a hacienda in the state of Durango,
where my parents worked a plot of
ground, and I was born a peon. You
know. the owners of the big haciendas
in the days of Diaz turned over to the
poems certain plots of ground If the
ground was irrigated the peon all
lowed to keep one-third of the prod
ucts from his plot, and he had to turn
the other two-thirds over to the owner
of the hacienda. If it was dry farming.
the peon might be allowed to keep half
of the products, because the owner did
not have to conduct water to it, which
would mean building irrigating bitches.
However, the owner eventually got
all, for he always had the peon in debt
to the stores on the hac!endas where he
had TO buy in order to live. 1t is for
the peon ! am fighting this war. for l
know what he suffers, and against the
cientifico, who owned all the land. Du-
range is a good corn-producing state,
and I worked around our plot and ha-
cienda until l was sixteen years old,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-02

Wheeler Was Villas Guest Mexico Year Ago.
Ann Never Before PubhedBan Has
Nations
Within Conquenng MexcoFS Revo
toni hat andTh Fell.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-02

Available Wanonlans Who Believe Prepared
N of alee the Marine Cosecon That Target
the Coming Summertime Courses OF ra
ing O Range-Concemng the Targets
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-02

hills of Virginia on the other. VIM
throp bids fair to become one of the
most popular objective points for next
summers cutters who prefer an active
vacat ton to one that is spent in idly
loafing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-02

Once more Pancho Villa had escaped
into the hills which were his own. We
had had no time to put on any clothes,
and it was bitterly cold in the early
morning. We wanted to rest. but the
perspiration froze on us. and we had to
keep going to keep warm until VIC
found some of our men, when we gath
cred horses and clothes. From that
time, 1 roved the hills gathering men.
one night we rode into the little town
of San Andres, in the very foothills OF
the Sierra Madres mountains. II is the
last town before going right UP into
the hills. There l stopped at a little
store to buy some food. and ! was
served by a very pretty girl. Her fash
ing black eyes attracted me.
Suppose" said. 1--WE get up dance
for tonight.
Her eyes beamed. for I guess there
was not much gayety in that little
town.
Splendid" she said.
So we got an orchestra. AS you know.
an orchestra is easy to get anywhere
the Mexican girls in the village, and
we had fine time, for We had money
and it was a fine party. Frequently [
danced with the girl had seen in the
"Pancho Villa is in those hills. she
whispered to me once. He may come
into this town to night. If he does. will
you take care OF me?
/ smiled.
Are you afraid of Pancho Villa I
asked her.
Not when you are here" she replied.
I smiled.
It am Pancho villa" I told her. Am
l an hombre to scare any one?'
She left there with me. Some say
kidnapped her She went willingly.
That same girl today is living in my
home in Chihuahua City and she is Mrs.
Luz Conrad Villa.
Copyright, 1915. by the Wheeler Syndicate. Incl
In the second and final instailment
of Gen. Villas own story of his life, for
publication i'm this paper next sunday.
he will tell Of how he Joined the MaderO
revolution, which was successful until
its leader was assassinateJ in Mexico
City. and then later how he started his
own revolt, which for n time swept all
Mexico before 1T. with seven men and
forty-seven cartridges. He will tell you
how he was twice backed up against
the wall to be shot, but escaped. and
how he later broke out of jail I'm Mexico
City, where Huerta had had him locked
up. The installment will be full Of
hitherto unpublished facts about villa.
the man who II today attracting world
wide attention.
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my full senses. I don't allow my SOL
diers to drink, either, and / refuse to
let any liquor be sold in cities where
my troops are. I do this to protect
my party ever gets control in Mexico
I am going to insist on nationwide
prohibition.
suppose I would have been a drink
err like most Mexican poems if l had
not always been hunted. Liquor dulls
the cunning and the hearing. In those
early days, I was caught once. but 1T
was due to my good habits of health
and the fact 1 had developed this quick
perception that l escaped and am here
today.
With one companion, I had stopped
by a cornfield to rest, and the stalks
stood high. We hid our horses among
the cornstalks and left the saddles on
them for quick movement. We must
always be prepared to jump. Then we
roasted some corn by the roadside,
building a sort of smudge fire so the
smoke and smell would not carry far.
We put our revolvers under our
blankets and lay down beside the corn
field to sleep after eating the corn and
feeding our horses. That used to be
what we would live on-thlS roast corn
and frijoles and tortillas-and they are
very good.
Even in those days I never slept
very sound. l was startled by a stir
among the cornstalks and jumped up
in time to have six rurales, who had
been sneaking up, supposing US asleep.
leap on me. They must have been close
enough to smell the smoke from our
fire while we were roasting the corn,
for they could never have seen us or
our horses. 1t was dangerous to eat
luxuries that required a fire.
We've got you, Pancho Villa" shout
ed the leader of the rurales.
was the coolest one of the crowd.
They were very much worked up.
WELL" I said, there is nothing to
get excited about. You've caught me,
and you are six to two. Let US eat
some corn and rest a while, and then
you can take along.
They searched my companion and me-
hut did not find any pistols on US, be-
cause we had hidden them under our
blankets an old trick of mine for an
emergency We needed it that time
However. they did not want to take
any chances with us, so they tied our
hands.
You go get some water and you
some wood. and you some corn. I said
to the rurales, because they, of course.
would not let US do the chores Like
delay, to do it manana. so they decided
to take my suggestions and eat before
going
Finally. I sent four of them away for
wood and water and corn, and two were
left to US. / was sitting on the ground
near my blanket, with my hands tied
behind me.
Can I smoke cigarette?" I asked
one of my guards.
He consented. and they did not seem
to be such bad fellows. except they
were tickled to death they had caught
Pancho Villa.
I'VE might as well be friends now"
] told him. although you shoot me ma
mana Unite one of my hands so l can
enjoy the smoke
A hand was loosened and I lit a Gig
arctic. one of the first ] ever smoked in
my life. Then l said:
Here they come back" pointing over
the shoulder of my guard.
X X
Both glanced behind them and the
second lost was fatal for them. NY
hand had slipped under the blanket and
hha1 irf< .Lof h~tI
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Six years ago the isolated neck of
land now occupied by this unique gov
eminent post was untenanted except
for jackrabbits and crows 1t was dis
covered by Capt Harllee in one of his
scouting trips down the Potomac, and
judged excellent material for the pur-
pose he had in mind. Located in re-
gion practically uninhabite and thus
filing the first requisite for a rife
range, which must prepare for flying
shots at rare intervals, which may do
much damage to nearby jewellers, 1t
was still within convenient distance
of center of popula alton. For the
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BEHIND THE TARGET BUTTS.
already qualified as experts at W
throp.

throp.
Though all the recruits who enter
the Marine Corps, the marines from
the battleships and barracks at New
York, Washington. Philadelphia and
Norfolk, and the bluejackets from the
Presidents yachts, the Mayflower and
Dolphin, are taught to use their rifles
at Winthrop. Capt. Harllee does not
permit this to supersede the practice
of the citizenry. An afternoon devoted
to coaching group of aspirants from
civil life is made up by work later on.
1t has been found entirely feasible to
make the range serve the public, and
at the same time complete the daily
program laid out for the marines,
though it frequently happens that the
regular jewellers at the post are kept
up later at night in order to complete
their days work.
The men lead an active life at VIM
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-02

guns as the enlisted men. and have
evinced quite a s much skill in qualify
ing as expert marksmen.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-02
BY FRANCISCO VILLA.

MI :; j: : !; i: ::
q VS roteo Arrange. | was born on