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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-10-18
DENIAL MADE
BY OFFICIALS
ACTING SECRETARY POLK DE.
CI.ARES GERMAN MEAiORAN-
DIM NOT ACcEPTEll.
REPORT IS DENIED
Published Reports This Morning
That Agreement Had Decn
Reached Denied from tho
Summer White House.

WASHINGTON, Oct. is.--Thc
last memorandum of the German
government 20 this government pro-
posing certain terms for the settle
ment of the Lusitanin torpetloing
has not been accepted by the United
states, Acting Secretary of stAt0
Polk formally announced today.
Polk made this announcement be-
cause OF published reports that the
memorandum had besn accepted and
would he used ~ bssis fur . final
settlement. These reports stated
that Germany had reiterated her COM
tcntion that the torpesloing Of tho
Ls,sitania was JnstifiabIc, hut admit
ted the loss Of American lives was
unjustifiablc. expressed regret and
promised financial rcparation
/" The note has not been accepted" !"
said Polk. '.anl IL will not be made
public. The stories that II has been
accepted have I,ecn published for
psrtisan purposes. The state depart.
Dsent IN not going 70 be drawn into .
discussion ut this time"
II was plainly stated that the state
department officials considered the
publication OF the story today ~ =
political move to embarrass the de-
partment In the conduct Of its for
eign affairs.
In addition It was also made clear
that the state department believes
that foreign influences ARE also sccIk-
Ing To take advantage 81 the political
situation By bringing the issue mp ~
this time.
Although no official would say
definitely when the s.nsitAnia case
wouId be settled the indications were
that the question would not l,c coIn-
pletcd until after the election.
Polk's view, It was painted out, II
similar to that OF Secretary Lansing
and President Wilson tllat foreign
affairs should not be mingled with
politics. Tho official view has bcen
that there Is very littlc difficulty
ahead In the settlement of the case.
Polk refused to he specific ~ to
the contents of the memorandum.
The published story referred to
said that the United States had
waived its demands for y slisavowAl
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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-10-18
WRECK GUMS UP I. RS.
OHIO SPEAKING DATES
FREIGHT TRAIN WRECK CACS-
ED ROOSEVELT SPECIAL TO
DETOUR 100 MILES.
As q Result of the Detouring Twelve
Speeches Scheduled for Strenu-
GUS One Were NecaGsari-
ly Cancelled.

ABOARD ROOSEvELT'S SPE-
CIAL TRAIN. Springfield. o., Oct.
1s.-A freight train derailment near
Delaware. Ohio, about midnight
forced the Roosevelt special to de-
tour about one hundred and fifty
miles during the days small hours
and gummed up the former presi-
dents speaking dates for the day.
The campaign special was shunt-
Cd to the Big Four side line at Gal
lion and didn't get back on the main
line until Springfield was reached.
Over two hours were lost. Because
of the lost time the colonel's speech
at Corbin and the twelve other short
appearances which were to have been
made between Cincinnati and Louis
vile were cancelled.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-10-18

United Press today.
"Our distribution system Is faul.
ty." he said. AT one place some
classes of food are abundant and
prices low In another place II Is
impossible to purchase the Same pro
ducts ut reasonable prices. Railway
officials say IL Is shortage OF
cars. but IL is really consested con-
dltions and q shortage Of railway
facilities. The farmers are planning
to 80 to congress TO get relief from
car shortage. and an investigation
may be asked for"
Stockbridge pointed out that last
summer farmers In the wheat belt
piled mp millions OF bushels OF wheat
on the ground because they were un-
able to get cars to ship II. but the
farmers are not receiving the benefit
on increased prices.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-10-18

after a heavy bombardment. a few
German detachments reached the
French first line trenches. but all
were either killed or captured, IL
was officially announced today.
Another German attack was check
ed by screen fire. The German as
sault south OF the Somme followed
three heavy unsuccessful attacks
north of the river late last night.
The Germans attempted to oust the
French from those parts OF Sally
Saillisle captured In this week s
fighting. but were repulsed with
heavy losses. The French main
tanned their positions.
South OF the Ancre and southeast
of Rheims French detachments
cleaned up enemy trenches.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-10-18
IS
SPEEDING WEST
PRESIDENT WILSON ENROUTE TO
CHICAGO TODAY WHERE HE
SPEAKS TOMORROW.
TOURING NEW YORK
Nine Stops VIII BE Made In New
York State Toiay--Tomorrow
the President VIII Pass Thru
the Hoosier State.

LONG BRANCH. N. j.. Oct. 1S.--
Accompanied by Mrs. Wilson and
Secretary Tumulty. President VIII
son left Shadow Lawn at 1880 this
morning bound for Chicago where
he will deliver three addresses to-
Nine stops will be made by the
presidents train in New York state
during the day, and President Will
son will greet the voters at a num-
ber of points In Indiana tomorrow.
Arriving in New York at IL; 80
today the president motored from
the Pennsylvania station to the
Grand Central terminal where he
boarded train that is to carry him
to the middle west.
The president was in excellent
health and the best OF spirits. with
reports to his advisers bringing
what Is regarded as most favorable
news regarding the progress OF the
campaign. The president had not
planned to make any rear platform
speeches on the way to Chicago. He
will shake hands with the crowds
which arc expected to greet him at
the various towns where stops are
made by his train.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-10-18
f1|RE FROM
! THE THEATER
,,ops ABANDON MUNICIPAL
,ur,rRF BUILDING AND
eyr,vP NEAR PALACE.
||)DPs ON GUARD
pox.l Palace Is Surrounded BY
o.ualim Of Greek Infantry.
Huge Mob Forms In
the Street.

ALIENS, October is.-French
.uxs, threatened by a huge mob
..rrd about the municipal thea
,h.pdoned the building and en-
..od in the Zeappalcon gardens
~ the royal palace.
"a serious clashes have occurred
uusn the allied troops and the
sj.slied crowd thus far Several
1usud Greeks gathered in the
r,rts near the square surrounding
,bestre and watched the transfer
lbs French marines but there
ss no demonstrations.
lseay.fiye carloads of ammEni-
n destined for the interior of
ksaly have been detained by the
Iue at volo in Thessaly. 1t was
sseted that the ammunition was
kw shipped to enemies of the al
Atbns is virtually under martial
n. All sorts Of alarming rumors
h h circulation, but the cool heads
h trying to prevent any clashes
AE~a the French sailors and the
HiIxa demonstrators that would
Hshp into street fighting.
GNdl officials deny reports that
w Constantine has fled. They
ktae that he returned to TatOi
pSw Monday night after reviewing
Greek marines and attending a
abrt council at which a procla-
adoa calling upon the soldiers to
main loyal was drafted.
The trouble began Monday after
kl Great crowds had gathered
The streets to watch the sailors
hm the warships taken over by the
Se pass in review before the king.
he parade ended and tic king
bis departure amid cheers sever
Aoats Of "down with VenizcloS,"
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-10-18
WOMAN FIRES AT Man
IN CROWDED COURT ROOM

CHICAGO. Oct. Holding her
baby in one arm Mrs. Catherine
Marek rose in Judge Foeli's crowd
ed court room today and fired three
shots at Jacob Klaus, dangerously
wounding him. Klaus was in cour.
as a correspondent In a divorce suit
against Mrs. Marek. Mrs. Marek
was arrested and immediately be-
came hysterical.
Later she said she had determined
to kill Klaus and herself. James
Marek. the woman's husband. charg-
ca her with having improper rela-
tions with Klaus.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-10-18
F|[NCH MARINES ARE
| THREATENED BY MOB

and ''down with the allies" were
tc.fd. Greek politician. ~ sup
porter of Venizelos. was recognized,
by several of the crowd aud was
badly beaten without the police in
tcrfering. Reports that riotins was
threatened caused the French sailors
I" land at Piraeus. They marched to
the capital and took possession Of
the municipal theatre. Great crowds.
formed partly by the Greek rescrv.
lists. swarned about the riarines
ard shouted insulting remarks. The
French got their machine guns ready
foT action but 10 avoid trouble with
drew inside the theatre. t;reek
troops appeared and drove the crowd
back. establishing "a GORDON about
the square.
The crowd then split into several
sections. One band demonstrated
before the British legation where
nan shouted "down with the En-
glish." He was arrested by iega-
ton guard.
Another crowd obtained an Ameri-
can flag and carrying this at the
head of the procession marched to
the American legation cheering for
the United States. The American
minister was at the Athenian club.
hut the demonstrators left behind a
calling upon him to
protest i'm the name of the United
States against recent steps taken by
the allies. This was signed by
deputation of GOunarist reservists.
They were informed today that the
communication would be transmitted
to Washington.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-10-18
SEVEN PERSONS BURN TO
DEATH IN NEW YORK

NEW YORK, Oct. lS.-Seven per-
sons were burned to death and two
others who are missing are believed
to have lost their lives in fire
which destroyed two factories in
Queensborough late yesterday with
material loss estimated at s250,000.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-10-18
ITALY HAS NEW WARsHIP.
FASTER THAT BIc LINERS.

ROME. Oct. 1S--~Italy now pos
sesses type of warship whose speed
Is three times as great as that of
the greatest trans-Atlantia liner.
according to the Glornale d'Italia.
The trial OF the first OF these ships
to be completed was witnessed by a
others are building. All the new
others are building All the new
vessels will use fuel oil.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-10-18
f|[N PERSONS WERE KILLED
| IN STORM At MOBILE TO-DAY

MSPhIS, Tenn, October 1s.-
PERSONS were killed when a
=" Of houses were blown down
.'''e 1t ten O'Clock today. The
aas velocity increased to 9S miles
Nu.
~ unidentified schooner is float
q It's side in Mobile bay.
4a' damage at Biloxia and Mis-
sr City is reported.
gaze was sweeping all along the
aa and Alabama coast today.
vessels are hurrying to shell
n"ne and telegraph wires
Gown about 0 o'clock this
1s and communication with
points has been cut off.
'aeola reported a tide nearly
''st higher than normal.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-10-18
ILLINOIS REGIMENT OUT
OF FEDERAL SERVICE

BROWNSVILLE, Texas. Oct. Is.
The First Illinois cavalry. which
is now on its way to Springfield,
was mustered out OF the federal
service after three and half months
OF border duty. The regiment left
last night and will travel by the way
OF Houston and New Orleans.
The First New York cavalry began
n seventy mile hike today.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-10-18
CLEAR AND COOL AT
GALVESTON THIS MORNING.

GALVESTON, Texas, Oct. IL. -
Clear and cool weather prevailed
here this morning. The barometer
is rising and the wind is blowing
II ON the northwest at about ten miles
an hour. The tide was normal this
morning and there was moderate
ground swell coming in from east
southeast. The skies cleared short
ly after midnight last night. All
danger that this place would feel
any serious effects of the tropica,
disturbance has ppassod.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-10-18
AUTO WRECKED
TWO ARE HURT
MRS. q. Il. TURNER on HuBBAgp
CITY MAY DIE As RESULT
OF HER INJURIES.
CAR TURNED OVER.
Skidticd or Culvcrt About Mile
south of Town When II Struck
Loose Dirt-rhree Small
Boys Escape Cnhurt.

Mrs. q. y. Turner of Hubbard
City was seriously IL not fatally In
jured and her husband badly NASH
ed Wednesday afternoon when their
automobile skitiled off the culvert
ono mile south of Waxahachie oa
the Italy road. Three small boys es-
capped with slight bruises.
Mr.. and Mrs. Turner and sons were
enroute home from the Fair at Dal-
las and had just resumed their Jour
ney after short step over In the
city for lunch. MIR. Turner was driv-
ing and says he was not making
more than fifteen miles at the out
side when the car hit loose dirt ON
the culvert and skidded into the ban
mister. He saw his danger but could
not work his way back and the car
toppled over into the ditch. Mrs.
Turner attempted to jump and was
caught under the edge of the car ON
the hillside. She was badly cut with
glass from the windshield, had her
collar bone and upper arm crushed
and was terribly bruised. Mr.. Tur-
ner was pinned under the car and
escaping gasoline almost blinded
him. He was bruised through the
shoulders and arms, but il Is not be-
lieved that his injuries are serious.
The three boys were thrown out of
the car and suffered little or no Ia
juries other than a few sii2ht
bruises.
j. X. Aday and his son, Il. r.
Aday, and nephew, ,. Il. Aday. were
coming along the road behind the
Turner car and soon reached the
scene. They were met up the hill a
short way by one of the boys rum
ming for help. The three men with
the aid of the older boy managed to
turn the car off of Mrs. Turner and
to extricate MIR. Turner by cutting
the straps that held the tops. A
passing car was hailed and Mr.. and
Mrs. Turner were hurried to the
Waxahachie sanitarium where they
were given immediate attention.
On examination It was learned
that Mrs. Turner had a large piece
Of glass to enter her right cheek and
extend down a distance of two inch
es to the neck. When a representa-
tive of this paper reached the
sanitarium only piece of the glass
had been gotten out and the physi-
clans were probing for the remain
der. Her shoulder WAS crushed and
fear is entertained that she Is hurt
inwardly. She was being given ev-
cry attention at the hospital.
BAD ROADS THE CAUSE.
When asked how came the car to
get out from under his control MIR.
Turner said: 1T was due to the con-
dition of the roads. There was "A
mudhole somewhere on the cnlvert
that caused the car to lurch to one
side, then ii hit loose dirt and was
completely out from under control.
l had smooth tread tires and once 1t
started skidding there was no stop
ping. The car did not go to the bot
tom of the ditch which makes me
sure that was not running more
than twelve to fifteen miles when
the accident occurred"
1t was entirely too early for the
attending surgeons to make presiic-
ton as to the final result of the ac-
cident. but they were hopeful that
Mrs. Turner, il not seriously hurt
internally, would recover.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-10-18
CANADIAN TRA|MMEN WILL
NOT GO OUT on STRIKE

WINNIPEG, Oct. 1S.-Canadian
Pacific trainmen from coast to coast
Will not strike. although 9S per cent
OF the men voted In favor of strike.
James Murdoch, vice president OF
the Brotherhood OF Railway Train
men. announced this afternoon that
a satisfactory adjustment of the
disputed points is almost certain.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-10-18

NEW YORK, Oct. 1S.-Cotton
crossed the Decent mark on the cot
ton exchange today. A rush Of buy
ing sent july up - points To 1917.
Prices Of all futures advanced
nearly one cent pound or five dol
lars u bale In twenty-four hours.
The general listing WAS 81 10 30
points above yesterdays close. On
Monday and Tuesday gains Of 25 to
35 points were mace.
The south and Liverpool were
heavy buyers today In spectacular
market in which brokers bought
wildly. Heavy increases of consump-
tion at home and abroad. coupled
with decreased production and re-
ports OF "a storm now raging In the
Mississippi region, caused panicky
activities among spinners who fear
they will be unable to get raw mate
rial in sufficient quantities.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-10-18
Rig Democratic Rally.

CElCkAsHA. okla. October is.
Grady county democrats are hold
ing a big rally here today, propara-
tory To the general election In Novsm-
ber. Local and visiting orators are
scheduled to speak.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-10-18
so nnrels Of whlskc, seize,l.

SHAWNEE. Okla, October H.
T. l.. Brents. special United States
enforcement officer, seized carload
of eighty barrels of whiskey IN the
Rock Island yards here yesterday.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-10-18
COTTON MARKET
SENDS PRICES SKYWARD TODAY

exceeded previous record advances
M the opening Of the cotton ex-
change today with advances rangs
ing from To ~ points On the first
sale. Cotton for May delivery SOLD
at 1855 cents per pound, y gain Of
~ points or more than two dollars
"a bale. October was up points nt
1898 and March up ~ points -
1878.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-10-18

b,iles an hour from the northeast at
Pensacola, Fla, at 8:15 this morn
irg, according to report received BY
the weather bureau here. The barO-
meter showed 2O:4O and a tide two
feet higher than normal was running.
Fifteen minutes earlier, the report
stated the wind was blowing sixty
miles from the east and the barome-
ter was 2O.48.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-10-18
UNIVERSITY STUDENTS TO
SEE THE STATE FAIR FREE

AUSTIN. Texas. Oct. 1S.-The
authorities of the Dallas State Fair
will admit all University of Texas
students free to the fair grounds who
wish to attend the football game be-
tween the University OF Texas and
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-10-18
STORM TRAVELS RAPIDLY
TOWARD GULF COAST

WASHINGTON, Oct. fS. - A
hurricane warning issued by the
" weather bureau TO-DAY stated that the
tropical storm was approaching the
middle Gulf coast AM moving rapid
ly. Warming signals have been or
dered displayed from New Orleans
to Apalachicola
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-10-18
COTTON BREAKS ALL
RECORDS AT NEW ORLEANS.

NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 1S.-The
most SENSATIONAL advance Of the SAN
sationai season in cotton occurred
around the opening of the market to-
day as the result OF the rumor thai
the tropical hurricane had struck
into the cotton region near Mobile.
Prices were lifted e5 to so points.
nearly $3.50 T bale, ON the strongeet
months. The July option went to
1910 a pound, the highest price
ever recorded ON the local future
contract boards.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-10-18
ADDITIONAL GAINS MADE
IN PRICE OF WHEAT,

CHICAGO. October rs. Wheat
continued It's sensational advance to
dry Shortly after the opening De-
ccmber wheat was up two cents over
last nights close. while May wheat
VAS up | s-i cent The worlds
short crop was the explanation for
the advance.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-10-18
TWO BREMEhS RAVE BEEN
CAPTURED BY LRIIIsH

NEW YORK. Oct 1S.--The New
York World declares today that II
Las received information from en-
glish sources. which have always
proven reliable" that two Bremens
have been captured by the British
aud the third is enroute to this
country.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-10-18
CASE OF THE LUS|TAN|A
HAS NOT BEEN SETTLED

the University OF Oklahoma. Proba-
bly, ten thousand persons mill see
this game which has become an an
nuai affair between the two insti-
tutlons.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-10-18
BRITISH MAOE FURTHER
GAINS ON SOMME FRONT

LONDON. Oct. 1s.-Notwithstand-
ing heavy downpour of rain the
British made progress at some points
last night between Albcrt-B -Bapaume
read and Les Bouss. General Haig
reported today. Some prisoners were
taken.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-10-18
CONGEsTEO TRAFFIC
CAUSES HIGH PRICES
PRESIDENT OF FARMERS con-
GREss GIVES THIS AS REASON
FOR HIGH PRICES FOOD.
Declares That Railways Are Short of
Cars for the Shipment Of Farm
PIoducts-May Ask Con-
gress for Relief.

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. Oct. 1s.-
Congestion of transportation is the
Indirect cause of the steady advance
in food prices. ii. T.. Stoekbridge.
of Atlanta, president of the Far
mers' National Congress. told the
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-10-18

The rainfall in Waxahachie this
week has amounted to As inches.
The rainfall last night was 1.25
inches.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-10-18
MANA PORT FEARS
"istLT OF FIERCE C.iyIE

\, s'ioN, s Texas, Oct. 1s. -
,, "a' weather bureau received
|sss. through the local wireless
,... m Fort Morgan, at the
| -. o. Mobile BAY, stating that
k,s. s morning the wind was
j - ninety miles an hour from
\ 0''neast ,a,s and was OCCASION
~ !" ninety-eight miles an
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-10-18
TEUTONS BEGIN
HEAVY ATTACKS
VIOLENT ASSAULT LAUNCHED
AGAINST FRENCH POSITIONS
EARLY THIS MORNING.
WERE BEATEN BACK
The French War Office Claims That
All Attacks We're Repulsed.
German Detachments Kill
ed or Captured.

PARIS, Oct. 1S.-German troops
launched a violent attack against
the French positions south Of the
.e,omme at O'Clock this morning
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-10-18

SENSATIONAL ADVANCE MADE
ON THE COTTON EXCHANGE
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NEW YORK, Oct. is.-co,,on
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-10-18
rra NILES AN HOUR
@'Oer FROM PENSACOLA.

: .,,s sa'.f'ANs, La, Oct. Is.-
was Allowing severty.two