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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-03-27
WAR OFFICE
GETS BACKING
VOUCHERS HELD BY ARMY
CREDITOR TO BE PAID BY
RESERVE BOARD.
INSTRUCTIONS TO BANKS
All Member Banks Have Been Or
tiietie to Cash Vouchers Issued
Nv the Quartermasters OF
the Army.

WASHINGTON, March 27.-The
Federal reserve board, it was learn
ed today. has ordered all federal re-
serve banks to cash all United states
army quartermasters vouchers held
by government creditors pending ad-
ditional appropriations by Congress.
In a further announcement the
reserve board has informed all mem
her banks of the federal reserve sys-
tom that the government will stand
behind them and rediscount any
vouchers at current fifteen days dis
count rates.
This action was taken when the
war department announced lis III
ability 10 obtain more supplies on
n credit. Secretary of War Baker
conferred with Treasurer McAdoo
and heads of the federal reserve
hoard nrevious to the announcement.
The arrangement places the whole
nower of the federal reserve system
hebind the war department until
srcb time as the department through
congressional action can take charge
q, the situation without fear OF I'M
aneial embarrassment,
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CONGRESS To
TAKE ACTION
RESOLUTION DECLARING STATE
OF WAR EXISTS AGAINST
GERMANY.
WILL ASSERT A|GHTs
Tho Resolution VIII Declare That
the Time Has Come for the
United States TO Iiniicafc
its Honors and Rights.
ny RoBT. j. BENDER.

WASHINGTON, March 27.Thc
resolution to be introduced In Com
giess ON April 3, Immediately after
President Wilson concludes his adj
dress to the joint session, MiIl de-
clare that the time has come when
the United States mnst vinslieate its
honor and its rights.
Congress meets April 2, but the
first day will be devoted to orsani-
zation and the president will address
the body the Following day-Tues-
day.
President Wilson will declare that
by the acts of Germany q state of
war exists aud viii ask that cor-
gross place ut the disposition Of the
president the means for vigorously
prosecuting the war, thereby hasten
ing the restoration cf peace.
While President Wilson IS conn
pleting his indictment or Germany
this week the House foreign affairs
| committee is preparing the resolu-
tien. The House committee, accord
ing to present plans. will draw the
resolution along the following lines:
That the wanton violation Of the
rights of persons and property Of
our citizens committed by Germany;
her repeated acts OF bad faith and
utter disregard OF solemn treaties
constituted ample cause for war on
cur part; that German acts have
been such as to justify the United
States before the whole world In re-
sorting to remedies however ex-
treme: that with an anxious desire
TO avoid Il rupture we forebore for
. months to assert our rights by force
and continued by permissible negO-
tiations to seek redress for wrongs
suffered in the hope that Germany
might yield to specific counsel and
demands OF justice.
One plan under consideration il
to ask Congress TO consider bond
| issue OF one billion dollars or more,
| The proceeds from which to he used
in purchasing French bonds and thus
aid the allies in prosecuting the war.
That the old Prussian treaty will
be abrogated is taken for granted
from the tenor Of yesterdays note
to Germany on the subject.
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80 >~~~< ~~> >~~>>
BY WEBB MILLER.

NEW YORK, March 27-The
United States-the treasure house
of the worlds able to loan the
allies the staggering sum of five
billions of dollars without imme-
eiately affecting the financial situa-
ton in this country.
An official of one of our largest
American banking institutions told
the United Press that this country
is in position to loan five times
the amount of our national debt
to the allies in case OF war between
the United States and Germany.
In the gold piled up in .his country
is a power, if loosed. sufficient to
end the war in Europe, in the opin-
ion OF this banker.
,'At this time the wealth OF the
United States is estimated at $780,
600, ,000,o00," said the banker.
without hesitation | say that we
are able TO loan the allies any
amount necessary to bring about
the end of the war. We could do
it without noticeably making any
impression on the financial situation
in this country. At the same time
we could carry on our own war
measures.
ITO put .he Immediately available
amount into round figures | believe
We could spare five billion dollars
without noticing it, That amount
would only be " per cent of our
resources, and | believe that sum
loaned 20 the allies would be suffi-
cient to end the war under present
conditions. Considering that one
fourth of the entire war debt ended
at ;his time, with that in mind i,
can readily be seen that 1t would
throw the balance In favor of the
allies and bring peace"
in banking circles loan OF that
size. in view of the present state oi
affairs. is looked upon as peace in
surance.' said this banker. BE
| fore many years it would save tbs
/ United States five times thai
amount With gold flowing into
this country INCREASINGLY for the past
| two years. we have become the bank
ers of the world. II is barely pos
sihle to comprehend the power o
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-03-27
FRENCH OCCUPY The
VILLAGE Of COUcY

PARIS. March 27.-Freneh forces
have occupied the village of Couey
le Chateau aud are Z progressing
against the Germans in the forest OF
Coucy. having occupied the entire
part OF chat tract. according 10 tue
official statement todAy'
The advances in Couey forest oc-
Cured during the night and TO-DAY
paris reported that the French
forces we're making further progress
Despite heavy resistance the Ffeneh
forces carried the village Oh
Chaulney.
"In the region of Chauiney the
French carried farm northwest u
Margiyal"
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-03-27
HEAR TALES
Of HORROR
FRENCH CIVILIANS TELL OF
THE CRUELTIEs HEAPED
On THEM BY GERMANS.
lis 4 LAND OF MISERY
The Territory Evacuated BY the Ger
Kaans Is Land of Devastation
Towns PiIlaeed and Wo-
men Wronged.

1
WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES IN
FRANCE, March sl.0ne day spent
in territory just wrenched from Ger
man domination by the Franco Brit
ish forces would make an American
human jack rabbit stand on his hind
legs and spit in the prussian war
hounds S face.
If the American voters could
spend an hour here among the
pineh-faced babies, could hear the
stories of wronged women, could see
piilaged towns, sacked cities and the
devastated country here then any
Washington politician refusing 10
help resist the kaiser's decision to
treat American citizens in the same
way he would find himself sudden
ly snatched from his chair by the
nape Of his neck and hustled where
the wangdoedle mourneth for ever
more.
"Is America coming into the
war;" a woman with sick husband
and several small children at Nesle
asked.
TELL your people for Gods sake
for their own sake--for every
body's sake to help stop the war
because it won't end until those ter
rihle Prussians are defeated. and
with America in they would be beat
en- quicker" continued the woman.
"If you had lived here as I have lived
for two and a half years--eom-
PEELED to work Off them like serv-
ants, you'd understand.
Continuing her story the woman
said;
s.My 20-year-old sister and lots
of girls and women were sent away
by the Prussians--to where and to
what fate we don't know. My hus-
band was not taken because he was
too i'll; my babies were not taken
because they were too young. We
had calves, horses. pigs, chickens
and the like-but the Germans took
them all.
"At first they paid for them in
notes seribbled on any scrap of pa
per handy. but for over year now
they have taken them without Civ
ing MS even these notes.
Before they left / asked an Off
Ger to give me a little cash in place
of some of the notes-hut he only
laughed in my face.
Take them to Poincare,' they
said. or TO your British friends;
they will pay you, and then he
laughed some more"
This story of the woman with the
sick husband and babies was not
unique or unusual II is duplicated
throughout this region.
Another woman with q bandaged
hand said German officer burst
into her bedroom and that her hand
had been cut by his sword when she
tried to defend herself against his
advances.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-03-27
HIRAM JOHNSON
GIVEN SEND OFF
THE NEW SENATOR-EHECTF FROM
CALIFORNIA DEPARTS FOR
WASHINGTON.
Declares That He is Going Into a
New World to DO the Best He
Knows HoW---is ID Pro-
gresstse.

SAN FRANCISCO. March 27.---
Good hye, Cod bless you, Hiram
johnson, was the wording of a ban
ner strung across the front of the
Ferry building here when United
States senator-eleet Hiram Johnson
left here on the Overland Limited for
Washington to participate in the
opening OF the extra session Of Con-
gross next Monday,
Johnson is speeding across Neya-
dc today and will reach Chicago
Thursday.
II am going into a new world to
DO the best | know how. were the
parting words OF Johnson.
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""Ato POLICE SEEK MAN
WIN FACE LIKE GORILLA.

t., .n'VAao' March 27.-Chicago
' are searching today for a
!. "''a a face like a gorilla" in
'"elpt to solve the mystery of
n. uva'a Of Miss Kathryn Roller.
sr., was Shot in the mouth and
|,., ss n front Of her home Sunday
k,, iae clue 20 the alleged
~. ~ furnished by John Thorne,
'a years old. who said he saw
s,,n = nen stop Miss Roller. one of
q = pred the shot that killed her.
N. so1 50. a close look at the man
|aS Nlled Miss Koler." Thorpe
M, can't describe him EXCEPT
s,,. a' mad horrible face like n
- tic wore derby hat"
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-03-27
TRAIN HITS AUTOMOBILE;
RICH RANCHMAN KILLED.

GLOBE. Ariz., March 27.-Carlos
Martinez. a wealthy ranch owners
Mariana Pancheco. his niece. and
Manuel Sanchez, prominent ranch-
man OF Dos Cabeza, We're killed late
yesterday when an automobile in
which they We're riding was struck
by Southern Pacific passenger train
near Wilcox. Mariana Martinez was
dangerously injured.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-03-27
WITH
THE GERMANS
RUSSIAN MINISTER HAD SECRET
WIRELESS COMMUNICATION
WITH BERLIN.
STATION IS FOUND TO-DAY
A Secret Wireless Station Was Dis
covered To-day at Tsarkoe-Sieo.
Established by Minister
OF Interior.

PETROGRAD. March 27.-A
secret wireless STATEN at Tsarkoe-
Sleo. which was suspected as having
furnished communication in the pas,
between pro-German-R Russian minis,
ters and Berlin. was discovered to-
day.
Evidence which new government
agents have collected showed, It was
said, that the station was establish
ed by Minister of the Interior Pot
ropopoff without the czar's knowl-
edge.
The government is said to have
other evidence accumulated in fore
ing the conclusion that the old re-
gime did not scruple at plotting the
destruction OF Russia
The Grand Dukes Nicholas, Mi
ehael. Alexander. Boris. Serge,
George and Dimitrie and Princes
Gabrial. Elgor and Alexander today
Joined in telegraphing the new gov
ernment declaring their desire to
associate themselves with Russia
under .he new regime.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-03-27
|N|R MAY TAKE
| NEW TURN
|pfssIa NAY SECURE THE WITH
np,uu, or TURKEY AND
h Bulgaria FROM WAR.
POSSIBLE MOVE SEEN
|vsrelopments Indicate That Neay
Government Of Russia ~
abon. 10 Start Import tant
Negotiations.

pETgnGGiD. March 81. - The
NOV Russia may break the grip of
I.hp Central powers in the Balkans
Ma, be ehie to bring about the
[ghharaWai of Bulgaria and Turkey
Itrn the war, according To develop
aeHts today.
Two moves by the new governs
seni leaders are cited as likely to
Age far reaching effect To this
nd.
First, Is the plan of Minister OF
lasiice kerensky fur the 'tinterfa-
denallsm Of Consiantiuople.' ker-
ask agrees etnphaticaily with
President Wilson'S tiietum as To i
irw outlet TO the sea and with his
Plan for the naturalization Of sueIi
an outlet. His friends, however.
sa kerensky's plan went further
lhan this and contemplated the oc-
Hpaton of the Dardanelles ard
onsantinople by the Turks.
The second move was II series Of
rso'Iaions with the Bulgarians,
fpe'ied in prospect today. The Bul-
sanan people are closer than any
aher TO Rassia; they are more SYM
Fahetie with the Russians and it is
Believed they will he more Sympa-
Ae'e now that the reign of the
R"manofls is endeed.
When Prof. Milukoff, now foreign
&hslef' was exiled several years
So to Sofia, he won the friendship
'le Bnlgarians. Later when lie
w permitted to return, he declared
speech before the dulna that BuI-
Sala had been uniustly treated in
sF @''iement OF the Balkan war.
a'uAolfs selection as foreign min
N1 may open a way for nego;ia-
a'F With Bulgaria.
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this gold piled up here. In it lies
the power to put an end to this war
quickly"
With the talk of huge loans in
the mir banking houses are already
mohilizing their resources in prepa-
ration to unloose this power Of
money in case need arises. In
banking circles, ii is said, there is
an almost unlimited credit for the
allies for ships. munitions. foodstuff
and the like, and If such loan were
to be made the money would physic-
ally remain here.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-03-27
BIDS FAREWELL To
The WEST INDIES

COPENHAGEN, March 2T.-~-king
Christian formally hade his former
subjects in the Danish West Indies
farewell today. wishing them "a
happy future under the United
States flag.
He issued proclamation thank
ing the residents of the islands. now
sold to the United States, for their
Centuries OF loyalty
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-03-27
AT ARLINGTON
FOR VETERAN OFFICER

WASHINGTON, March 21'--lhe
,.,sy of Brig. Gen. W. w. Robinson
u s A. (retired), was buried at
,.,inyton cemetery today with mill
tary honors. ,.
General Robinson came mere from
80 home in Seattle, Wash. recently
- afser his services in the event o'
war.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-03-27
WHITE MAN NEGRO
ROB 4 TEXAS BANK

RuINEHART. Texas, March Il
A. unidentitied white man ana
raero entered the Citizens National
rank shortly after noon To-Day
,,,.arnau erea the cashier and escaped
With sa65 In cash, They made their
escape in an auto Posses were NJ
o,a organihed and are searching
Ger the robbers.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-03-27
II. X, GETS TWO DENH.
FISH FIRST DAY OUT.

nANVILLE. Va. March 2T,--
Theodore Roosevelt, now on a devil-
fish hunting expedition off the Flor
ida coast. killed two of the marine
monsters yesterday. according to a
telegram received last night from
Russell ]. Coles, tobacco manufac-
turer and leader of the party.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-03-27
|tlhANs CROSS INTO
| HOLLAND FOR FOOD

me HAGUE, March 27.-Four
! a''Sahd Germans have crossed the
~, : i'o Holland seeking food. ae-
N4S 10 frontier reports received
~ 'oaay They have been intern
y at zoolee.
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LONDON, March %. nF''''"
forces have captured Equahe'". u,
and Long Avesnes. according to ',. ois.
matches received from the press
headquarters of Field MarSh"' i'''7 :
army today. -y
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-03-27
FOURTEEN PEOPLE KILLED
IN AN ALABAMA CYCLONE

BIRMINGHAM. Ala, March 2..--
Fourteen persons were killed and
twenty injured when cyclone prae-
ticaiy wiped out the TOWN of Petrcy
this morning about I O'clock.
The wires 10 Petrey are down and
only meager details were obtainaoie
here.
VICTIM OF STORM
HAS son IN DALLAS
DALLAS. Texas, March 3s.--A.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-03-27
THIEVES GET JEWElRY
VALUED At $4,000

NEW YORK, March 27'-Ihe p'-
lice OF cities in all parts OF inv
country were set to work today 70 70
look for Jewels valued at $4V,eoo
s,o,cn from the home of Mrs. WIZ
liam MeNair,
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A. Jeter of Dallas received 4 tele-
gram this morning stating that his
father. II. r.. Jeter, had becn Killed
early to-day in a cyclone that swept
the town OF retrey. The message
fsom brother said the family hoine
was blown away and number III
people killed.
Petrcy is about thirty miles south
oi Montgomery.
In Cuba tobacco il planted. grown
and gathered in ninety days.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-03-27
The United States
Could Loan Allies
Five Billion Dollars
~~>>~>>~

= Here's what the immense =
= sum Of five billion DOLLARS .
= will buy. q
= Three hundred and thirty 4
= eight completely equipped sup Z
= erdreadnoughts of the Pennsyl-
= vania class, which cost $14,- =
= 10000 each. =
. Seven thousand one hundred Z
= and for.y-three fast destroyers =
= and torpedo boats, which cost Z
= about s70o,o00 each, and leave =
. tritle of $4,000, 900 over. 4
= 1t would run the war for =
= England and France about 100 .
. days. =
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NAY BREAK GRIP Of
TEUT0Ns IN BALKANS
= = - . . . . = . . ~<>~>
JAPANESE CHILDREN DO
NOT TlifNK Mrtn
or THE L. $. A.

= TOXIC March q A pri- .
= mary school teacher asked his 4
= class here what is the strong =
y est nation in the world. OF Z
. course they ali said Japan. He .
4. asked what was the second =
= strongest. Eighty per cert of 4
= them said Germany. Some said 4
= Great Britain. others Russia. 4
q The United States didnt figure 4
. In the discussion Z
. 4
. . = . = . . . = . = = . = = =
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luton IS DESTROYED IN
FIRE IN CITY OF vLAONOS1Ok

|Fay "a. asIoN, Texas. March 27.-
sluss '4,'saad !, bates of cotton,
eqss =, y slO,ooo,oOo. we're des-
1'Atiys's,sa, " lire in a warehouse at
'TAorItssSaa.,la last week. according to
I'Ssbs ,s.a'isc ssa advIees from Japan
Iseat : received here by I.loyd's
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II is not known what other qua a.,
tity of freight vas des'r0y'", roy .nt,rs W
me snnposi.ion is that the eh'i,o
loss is much great as trei"'"ao -
stocks of merchandise OF all .o e'1ao
had heen accumulated there because
Of congestion on the trans -
railway.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-30
SECOND CASE IN FRANKLIN CO.
Thomas White OF East Fairfield, Aged al
Years, Is III of Disease.

st. Adams, Aug. 30.-Another case Of
infantile paralysis has developed IL
Franklin county, making as far as is
known two cases in the county. The
new patient is Thomas White, man g
years old, Ising on the outskirts of East
Fairfield The case was discovered about
week ago, and il is thought that now
the man is recovering from the acute
stage of the disease. Mr.. White is mar
ried but has no children. He is living in
a tenement house on the Danforth farm
with his brother and family. There are
children in the latter family The health
officer at East Fairfield stated that there
had been no other cases reported in that
section.
DR.. II. H. johnson of this city heard
of the case in Fairfield and Immediately
went there taking with him DR.. II. A.
Ladd of the state board of health, who
was in the city at the time to diagnose
the case of the Burns child on Federal
street. They found that White was par
alyzed between the knees and the body.
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Afflicted Cow.

1t all originated at a small grocery
store where they sold everything from
sand to a pearl necklace. A farmer had
gone for some liniment to rub on his
cows bad leg. The bungling grocer gave
the old farmer, however, some scent in
stead of liniment.
The day following the farmer came
back in great rage
Look here" he said to the grocer, Il
wish you'd be more careful how you
chuck things over that counter. You
gave me Eau de Cologne yesterday in,
stead of liniment, and | put it on the
blessed COW fore | knowed it,
II hope it hasn't done her any harm, .
said the grocer, in modifying tone.
Harm be hanged" snapped the farm
er. That ere COW won't eat now, nor
allow herself to be MIXED The only
thing she does is to sigh the whole day
long and go and look at her reflection in
the pond. Worley Mich Gazette.
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you're Looking Fine"

BY George, old man, you are looking
fine!"
Did you ever notice how you perk up
no matter how poorly you were feeling
before, when some friend greets you il
that way?
According to DR.. S. r. McGelvey, secre
tary of the Colorado board of health, tn,
human system just naturally begins t.
tone up under the stimulus of such greet
ings.
He declares it is an aid to health and
a help in preventing disease, and to that
end he advocates a new movement
"tell-you friends how well they look
movement
ut is not only bad taste to talk OF
your pains and ailments" says DR.. Nc
Kelvey, "but a reflection on your intel
ligence and knowledge of health, sani-
tation and good health. We are not far
from the time when the cause of illness
will have to be accounted for personally.
I'm other words, nature is no longer
going to be blamed for sickness when it
is simply the result of ignorance, indif-
ference or wrong ways of living"
Do you think it worth giving DR.. Nc
Kelveys idea try?
We do! So here goes:
by George, you are looking fine !"-
Santa Fe New Mexican.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-30
ESTATE OF CARLOS n. BENEDICT


State Of Vermont District OF Washington. ~
The Honorable Probate Court for the District
Aforesaid
To all persona interested in the estate Of
Carlos N. Benedict, late Of the city Of Barre
In said district, deceased, GREETING;
WHEREAS, said court has assigned Tho
gath day Of September next for examining
and allowing the account Of tho administrator
Of the estate of said deceased and for a de-
cree or the residue Of said estate 10 the law
full claimants Of the same, and ordered that
public notice thereof be given TO all persons in
terested In said estate by publishing this order
three weeks successfully previous 10 the day
assigned. in the Barre Daily Times, a news
paper published at the city Of Barre. in said
district
THEREFORE. you are hereby notifei to APP
pear at the probate office In Montpelier, In
said district. on the day assigned, then and
there 10 contest the allowance Of said account
N you see cause, and To establish your right
as heirs. legatees and lawful claimants to said
residue.
Given under my hand. this goth day of Au-
gust, 1917.
FRANK J. MARTIN. Judge
AuR30SenG-l3
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-30

There Is more Catarrh I'm this section
OF the country than all other diseases
put together. and for years II was sup
posed 10 be lncurable Doctors prescribed
local remedies. and by constantly failing
TO cure with local treatment. pronounced
II incurable. Catarrh Ia a local disease.
greatly influenced by constitutional con-
ditions and therefore requires constitu-
tional treatment Halls Catarrh Medi-
cine. manufactured by IT, J. Cheney a.
remedy. is taken internally and acts
thru the Blood on the Mucous Surfaces
OF tho System. One Hundred Dollars re-
ward is offered for any case that Halls
Catarrh Medicine falls to cure. Send for
circulars and testimonials.
II. J. CHENEY a. CO.. Toledo. Ohio.
Sold by Druggists. 75c.
Halls Family Pills for constipation.