Semi-weekly herald., 1916-05-15

series of raids. Fifty of them have
swooped down on Blocker, near Eagle
Pass, where they looted the stores
on two ranches, and escaped with
| the horses.
There We're no killings in this raid
| 1t Is reported that a number of the
smaller settlements are prepared to
fight.
| The Eighth cavalry squadron is ex-
pected to push toward Attaquilla AT
once, where it is thought the raiders
are hiding.
The Fourteenth cavalry squadron
is due to enter Mexico today.
Two Americans who were reported
to be prisoners Of the raiders have ar
| rived here.
The raiders are two days ahead
Lieutenant Colonel Alvarez has cap
tured one of the raiders who promis-
es to lead the expedition to where
two other prisoners are retained An
uneonfirmed report says that one Of
these has now been released.
Colonel Alvarez claims to be a Car
ranzista.
SlLVERfON, May l1.-Silverton Ia
jubilant. Wealthy mining men are
attesting to their faith in the camp
by buying properties and making ex-
tensive preparations for a very ac-
tive summer campaign. Three deals
of considerable magnitude have Just
been made.
J. II. Byrd of Denver has an option
on the tungsten properties in Maggie
Gulch owned by f.. j. Holman,
Mike Stick, Charles Graden and w.
w. Grimes. While the exitct amount
has not been given out, it is under
steed the transaction runs into six
figures. 1t is reported that an ini-
tial deposit of $685. 900 has been made.
Mr.. Byrd left for Denver this morning
and expects to return at an early
date to consummate the deal.
William H. Akers and his associa-
tes have just sold their mining prop
critics in the Eureka vicinity to f. w.
Barhoff of Hartford, Conn. The sale
will net the owners between $50 900
and $4,000.
: Louis Bonavida has purchased Par
adj & Maths lease on the Silver
Ledge for $4,000.
Other deals of equal Importance are
pending.
SAN FRANCISCO, May H.
Steamers are combing the sea off
Point Buchon for four missing life
boats from the steamer Roanoke,
which foundered 200 miles off San
Francisco Tuesday, with loss of
probably AZ lives
Captain Richard Dicken, in leap
ing to save his wife was washed
overboard and probably persisted with
her.
The wreck was caused by gale
which caused the cargo of ammunition
to shift.
Joseph Srbe, survivor, said the
sailors in his boat perished one by
one from exposure.
The steamers that are patrolling the
coast have reported they are unable
to find any trace of the missing
boats.
A search is now being made along
miles Of the beach for washed up
bodies or life boats.
WASHINGTON, d. c., May H.
l.. Y. Grants, an aviator and Charles
Good, an aviation student are believ-
ed to have drowned, and three 9th
ers were injured when one of the
largest hydroplanes of the country
fell into the Potomac river.
The machine threw propeller
while flying low.
The missing pair are believed to
have been caught under the wreck
age.
The hydroplane had carrying
capacity of Is passengers.
All on board the ship, except Mayo
Dudley, a newspaper man, were in
jured.
The hydroplane belonged to the
Curtis school at New Port News.
WALLACEToWN, Va, May IL
Twenty-three negroes were burned to
death last night in fire which was
caused by the explosion of gaso-
line tank in frame movie theatre.
A panic followed the explosion and
many were trampled to death.