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congressman INJURED
in Crash OF AUTOS
Flood and Ragsdale Victims of Early
Morning Collision.

Representative Henry d. Flood, of Vir-
ginia, chairman of the Foreign Relations
Committee of the House. was injured
shortly before 2 O'Clock this morning..
when the automobile of Representative
P. Willard Ragsdale. of South Carolina,
in which he was returning to his home
from the Capitol. collided with a taxi
cab, belonging to the Stag Hotel
Representative Flood was cut on the
right ear and on the neck, and was
covered with blood. although not seri-
ously hurt. Representative Ragsdale was
badly shaken up. Henry Randall, OF
1I27 New Jersey avenue northwest, chauf-
feur of the taxicab, had several teeth
knocked out.
The accident occurred at the corner OF
Eleventh and < streets northwest. Rep
resentative Ragsdale was driving his ma
chime north along Eleventh street. The
taxieab. with five passengers, some OF
whom were women. was proceeding west
along z street. According to Randall,
the taxicab Stacked to give the Repre-
sentative's car right of way. At the same
time Mr.. Ragsdale slackened his ma.
chine. and Ransdall started up again
hoping to cross in front of the other
car. The Ragsdale machine struck the
taxicab squarely in the center, virtually
demolishing it. The windshield of Rep
resentative Ragsdale's car was shattered
The occupants Of the taxicab, unin-
jured. deserted the machine following the
accident.
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SIGNS DRY BILL
Wilson S Signature Puts Pro.
hibition in Effect Nov. !. :

PresideRt Wilson, shortly before mid
night last night, put his signature to the
Sheppard prohibition bill which legislates
the District into the dry column after
November /. 1911.
Up to the last moment Representative
Gallivan and other leaders for the ''wets'
hoped and believed that the chief execu-
tive would not sign the saloonless Capt.
tai bill -
Great pressure was brought to bear
upon the President yesterday by infiuen-
tial Democratic leaders to veto the meas
ure or let it die automatically at noon to-
day without his signature.
The Presidents stand was that Con-
gress has absolute jurisdiction over Dis
trict legislation, and since 1t has ex-
pressed itself so Overwhelmingly he could
not defeat its voice by a veto.
The Sheppard law permits personal con-
sumption of liquor and does not carry
with it the bone dry laws. Under the
Sheppard measure liquor can be shipped
into the District from Maryland and
other nearby States.
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u. S. TROOPS taught
GERMANS A "LESSON''
British Officer Hints at Unpublished
Clash Between Forces in China.

By GEN. SIR O'MOORE CREAGH, V. {.
Copyright, 1871 by the International News servcel
In my experience, whenever American
sailors, and soldiers have been alongside
British tars or tommies. they have frater-
nized most cordially.
In China the American officers heart
lily detested the bullying and rude man.
ners Of the Germans, whose attitude to-
ward the inoffensive and helpless Chinese
simply made their blood boil.
At the beginning, the German officers
behaved most insolently to American SEN
tries refusing. for instance, Immediately
to obey their orders I must not say
what happened. excepting that the Ger
mans had a rude awakening and decided
that It would pay them to mend their
manners
Should the American army have to
meet an organized, energy in the field
their losses, as was the case with US in
the first eighteen months of the war. will,
at first, be heavy, because Of the deficient
training. The natural Intelligence of the
American soldier reduces the extent OF
this disadvantage, but no nation that re-
fuses to train for war in peace time can
expect to avoid paying the price Of such
neglect.
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u. S. REPORTED READY
To Aid CUBAN FORCES
American Envoy Said to Have Offered
Government Aid to QueIl Revolt.

CBy the International News Service.)
Havana. March at was reported to-
night that the American minister had Of
fered the Monocal government to land
United States troops in Oriente province
to aid the Cuban army in suppressing the
revolution. President Mario Menocal was
said to have declined with thanks, ex-
pressing the belief that alien aid was un-
necessary.
Seven carloads of Springfield rifles, with
ammunition, arrived today from Key
West. This consignment of arms is ex-
pected to aid materially in the campaign
against the rebels in the interior Of the
Island. Indications tonight were that
Santiago, the port held by the rebels.
soon would fall. A Royal Mail steamship
was prevented today from landing at San
tiago by a Cuban gunboat lying Off the
harbor. The president informed the Brit
ish minister here that vessels only might
enter at open ports.
Herman Upmann, a prominent German
banker OF the capital, took occasion to-
day to deny report that he had aided
the rebels led by Gen. Jose Miguel Gomez,
erstwhile Cuban president. He made
strong denial that he had assisted them
in any way.
The Washington herald., 1917-03-04
NO PLOT PARLEY INTRIGUE DEEPENS
Department Will Not Discuss
classification" for Move.

The United States will enter into no
controversy with Germany over the rev.
elation OF a German effort to embroil
sfiance. The State Department made 1t
clear yesterday that it is confident of the
authenticity of the Zimmermann-Ec Eckhardt
letter which disclosed the plot. and that
it will not discuss any questions of justi-
fication for the move. Secretary of State
Lansing declared that confirmation or
denial of the plot by Foreign Minister
Zimmerman was ''immateriaL"
Last night the de facto government OF
Mexico entered a specific denial that il
had any part in the proposed plot. r. p.
de Negri, charge de affaires ot-the Mexi-
can embassy here. IN a statement, de-
clared he had received from Secretary OF
Foreign Relations Aguilar. a telegram.
officially denying that the proposed anti
American alliance had ever been consid-
cred by the Mexican government.
Up TO today said the telegram. the
government has not received from the
German government any proposition of
alliance"
This denial supplemented an unofficial
denial by the charge de affaires himself.
which was made when the Zimmerman
letter was published. 1t was accepted at
its face value by administration officials.
who declared their conviction that the
proposed plot had proven a total failure.
They asserted that the net result OF the
German move would be the drawing clos
er together of Mexico and the United
States and Japan and the United States
and the clearing up of many matters in
dispute between these nations.
Washington officials smiled broadly at
the charge made by Foreign Minister
Zimmerman that the United States had
planned a Pan-American alliance against
Germany 1t was recalled that the con-
ference of American republics which gave
rise to the charge was called for COM
mercial reasons only. and that the United
States, at the time. made 1t clear that
under the Monroe doctrine the relations
of European nations to the American
continent would not even be considered.
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BRITISH BLOCKED
Berlin Reports Allied Failure
in Ancre Region.

IBy the international News Service.)
Berlin (via Sayville). March 3.-De-
scribing the last few days fighting on
the Ancre the Official Overseas News
Agency says:
On the Ancre forefeld, combats con-
tinued. The German outposts repulsed
hostile reconnoitering detachments and
compelled the British to engage strong
bodies. which suffered heavy losses in
artillery and rifle fire.
These small German rear guards again
blocked the British advance by a tena-
covering In the terrain and again sally
ing forth in surprise attacks from craters
and trench remnants. =. W
The tenacious defense forced the Brit
ish to move ahead their batteries, but the
German heavy artillery was ready. Thus
British battery, attempting to fix it.
self near the Butte De warlencourt, on
February 2. was shot to pieces In a short
time.
Pitifully small booty was captured by
the British, which is proof Of the classic
fashion in which the Germans had pre-
pared and carried out the evacuation of
certain positions
The British did not even capture small
mine throwers or machine guns and the
number Of prisoners taken by them was
less than 90 men. The German rear
guards. on the other hand. succeeded in
capturing seven machine guns and 21S
prisoners from a numerically superior
enemy.
The foretieId Of the new German posi-
tion is still dominated by the Germans
Likewise the British nests" near Sally
Saillisel-the only result of their last
great attacks-have been cleared.
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SUPER SUBS, FOR TEUToNs.

Amsterdam, March 3.-Supersubmarines,
each $50 feet long, and carrying a crew
of thirty-two men, are being turned out
at the Vulcan dock yards, in Hamburg,
as rapidly as possible. German soldier.
formerly clerk in the dock yard. told
the Telegraef. z
The soldier left Hamburg in February
and escaped into Holland. When he de-
parted, eight of the monster U-boats
were on the docks and gangs of 40 men
were working day and night on each
boat. The new submarines are armed
like small cruisers and will carry twenty
torpedoes. ~ e. -. ..-.f
The Washington herald., 1917-03-04
Legless, Cuts Throat
In His Rooming House

John Mitchell. n years old. legless, cut
his throat with q razor in his room on the
second floor rear Of 855 Pennsylvania ave-
nue.. at about 1 O'Clock this morning.
He was rushed to- Casualty Hospital
wher he was reported in critical condi-
ton at an early hour this morning. Ply
sieians did not entertain any hope for his
recovery. -r -.
Mitchell was native of Russia and ac-
cording to Joseph Lacten, proprtetor OF
came to Washington about nine months
ago.
The Washington herald., 1917-03-04
IAN Vessels Warned
From Barred Zone

Here Is the official text of the
German admiralty's statement.
calling or all Separate warnings"
for any ships in the barred zones:
Berlin (via Sayyille), March 81
In the night from February 2S to
March ], the delay for sailing ves-
sells in the barred zone of the At
1antic also expired.
From this time on, there is only
a general warning. according to
which ships are no longer expected
to be warned separately.
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ARMY HEAD DISMISSED

Amsterdam. March 3.-Gen. Won Heet-
sondorf has been dismissed as chief OF
the Austrian general staff by Emperor
Carl. according to Vienna dispatches re.
ceived here. Gen. Freiherr Won Strassen-
berg has been appointed to succeed him.
the dispatch says
The Washington herald., 1917-03-04

Baltimore = Ohio Service to Pittsburgh.
Cleveland and Chicago; through trains
morning, noon. evening and night. Con-
suit agents, 18th & N. 7. ave-, 619 Pa.
ave-. and Union Station. =
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odist E pi s copal
Church and for
merly pastor of
NJ opolita an
Methodist Episco-
pay Church, by
special arrange
ment, has written
for The washing
ton Herald an in
augural sermon,
dealing with the
induction of the
President into Of
nee for another
term, the signif-
icance OF the
ce . m onies and
. the seriousness of
the internationa
situation. This
le found on Page 6
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BaItimore a ,Ohte service to Ceiumbus,
CInctnnati. iLouisviiie, and ST. Louis
|-morning afternoon and night Con-
suit agents. 18th and N. Y. ave- s1s pa.
ave. and Union Stations
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baltimore & Ohio service to PhiIadel-
phia and New York.
Trains at frequent hours day and
night. Consult agents. 18th and N. z.
ave. SO Pa ave. and Union Station.
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''BONE-DRY" BILL GOES
INTO EFFECT JULY l

The Jones-Reed bone dry rider on
the postoffice appropriation BILL, signed
by President Wilson, will not 60 into
effect until July I. 1917, according to ac-
ton taken by the Senate last night, when.
under a suspension of rule, 1t passed the
clause by a vote of 2S4 to IS.
The resolution as passed by the House
of Representatives and signed by the
President, without action Of the Senate.
would have gone into effect Immediately.
This amendment would exclude all LIQUOR
advertising from dry States and prevent
the shipment in interstate commerce of
liquor into states which prohibit the sale
and manufacture of alcoholic beverages.
Atlanta, Ca, March 3.-After a confer
ence between Southern Express officials
and their attorneys late this afternoon it
was announced that they considered the
Red amendment to the postofiice appro-
priation bill valueless so far as aiding in
making prohibition States bone dry, is
concerned. 1t Is understood that the ex-
press company win continue its liquor
depot in Atlanta. F ~ &,
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INAUGURAL SERMON
BY CAPITAL PASTOR

Rev. James Shera Montgomery,
d. D., pastor OF Calvary Meth
The Washington herald., 1917-03-04

Baltimore and Ohio to BaItimere and
return. s1.5e Al trains today.--Adv;
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The Walter D. Noyes is ASHTON steel
screw steamer, owned by Crowell and
Thurlow, of. Boston. The only sailina
vessel named Aicides listed In Shipping
registers Is the Norwegian bark Alcides
from the port OF Risor. a vessel of 40.
tons.
The Washington herald., 1917-03-04
"Too Much Power

Il would rather trust the President
to keep US out Of war" said the erst-
while administration leader. than the
Hngoes so prevalent in some parts OF
the country and in Congress. Unless
I am woefully mistaken. I believe that
the President wants peace more than
war. But I cannot vote for this bill
The Washington herald., 1917-03-04
TWO VESSELS COLLIDE
OFF VIRGINIA CAPES
One of Damaged Ships Proceeding To-
ward Norfolk Harbor.

Norfolk. Va, March 3.-The steamer
Walter d. Noyes and the bark Alcides
have been I'M eeoIlision on this port.
The steamer has a big hole in her bow,
but is proceeding northward. The Al
cides is entering The Virginia capes
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c. 0. P. AIMING
To BLOCK GREAT
money" BILLS
Republicans Seek Control of
.. Supply Measures by Fore
ing ExtratSession.
PRESIDENT IS ADAMANT
No Session of Sixty-Fifth Congress Be-
fore May. Is Edict of White
-. House.

port on the naval bill. which includes
the 1S0,o00yO 900 bond issue, the House
adjourned at 1850 o'clock this morn
ing with an agreement to meet at 10
o'clock today.
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CONTINUED oE PAGE TWO.
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sermon g to be found on Page
Of this issue
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OFFICIAL PUB ICATION

!. VIII D. Hines. City Secretary,
OF the City of Waxahaehie, in pur-
suanee of hereinafter set out resolu-
tlons, do hereby give notice, by pub
iication of same of the matters and
things therein contained. which res
Iolution is as follows. to-wit:
RESOLUTION OF CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF WAxAHAcHIE,
DETERMINING THE NECESSITY
OF LEvYING AN ASSESSMENT A
GAINsT THE PROPERTY AND THE
OWNERS THEREOF, AUDITING
UPON WATER STREET FROM
THE WEST LINE OF ROGERS
STREET TO THE EAST LINE OF
MONROE STREET.
VoLLEGE STREET FROM THE
NAM LINE OF THE H. & r. G..
r. RATo THE NORTH CURB LINE
OF MRv1N AVENUE.
WEsT\MARVIN AVENUE. FROM
THE wEA LINE OF FERRIS Az
ENUE TO NE WEST LINE OF UN-
IvERs1TY AVENUE.
UNIVERSITY AVENUE, FROM
THE NORTH LNEE OF MARVIN
AVENUE, TO TAE NORTH CURB
LINE OF SYCAMORE STREET.
EAST MARVIN ANENUE, FROM
THE EAST LINE on COLLEGE
STREET TO THE EAs( LINE OF
STREET.
vIcKERY STREET. FRAM THE
LINE OF MARVINNAyEN-
UE TO THE NORTH LINE ON EN-
MS STREET, FOR A PART nor
THE COST OF IMPROVING SAo
STREETS AND AVENUES, FIxINN
THE TINE FOR A HEARING OF
THE SAID OWNERS OF SAID
CONCERNING THE
SAME. AND DIRECTING THE CITY
TO GIVE NOTICE OF
SAID HEARING AS REQUIRED BY
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the cost Of said Improvement shall be
assessed against abutting property
upon the street to be improved and
the owners thereof, and the total
cost Of said improvements shall be
paid and def-s.yed as follows:
The owners of property Adult
Ing on said streets named to be Inn
proved shall pay tho whole cost Of
installing concrete curbs In front OF
their respective property, and the
owners Of property abutting on
said streets to be improved, shall pay,
the remainder Of the cost Of the Inn
provement Of said streets after there
has been deducted from tie whole
cost OF the improvement the amounts
payable BY the City Of Waxahachie,
under section fa) hereinafter set out
and the amounts payable by the
steam railways and street railways
under section (b). hereinafter
set out, provided in no event
event shall more than three outns
(3-4) Of the cost of such approve
ments. exclusive OF cutters aAd curbD
installed. be assessed against suca
property owners and theft property.
TAI The City OF WaYE,achie shall
pay the whole cost Of Approving, the
intersection of other Streets and al
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THE CHARTER AND ORDINANCES
or SAID CITY.
Whereas, the City Council Of the
City of WaxaEachie have heretofore
by resolution ordered irnprov-
ment OF Water Street, College Street,
West Marvin Avenue, University Az
enue. East Marvin Avenue, and
Vickery Street, as above described,
by paving the same with asphaltic
concrete pavement and the building
of curbs on either side of said streets
and avenues when found necessary
In accordance with the terms Of said
resolution; and,
Whereas, in accordance with the
ordinances and charter of said city
after duly advertising for bids. the
said work of improving said streets
and avenues above described has
beer let to Taylor, Walker & Bell;
and,
Whereas, contract has been duly
entered into between said city. and
the firm of Taylor, Walker & Bell,
on the 3rd day Of April, 1917, for
the performance OF said work. and
bond has been given by said firm
on the 3rd day of April, 1917, for
the performance Of said work, and for
the maintenance of came, ind the
City Engineer Of the City Of Waxa-
hachie has filed his report with the
City Council as to the cost of i'm
provement of said streets, and as to
all other meters required by the or
dinances and charter of said City
and laws Of the State Of Texas; now
therefore,
Be it resolved by the CITY Council
II the City Of Waxahachie.
What the report or statement of
the yity Engineer having been duly
examined is hereby approved; and.
Be itVurther resolved that pars Of
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every way possible until | am now
we'll woman, and when ! say
we'll. | mean absolutely what ] say.
| want to tell the whole world that
I thank God and Tanlac.
Il weigh ninety-five pounds nov
and feel as Well as ever felt in
my life. am going back TO my
husband and home on he little farm
fivd miles from Acworth tomorrow,
ald, wop't it be a joyful meeting.
retutning to my husband and home
absolutely well and happy-and
wontAI tell everybody about what
Tanlacs has done for me?'
@Yes\ it's just like she says
chimed u Mr.. Battle ABOUT this
time. Maniac has aimpli robbed
he craven and if you Guild have
en- her Men she startf on this
! "a. s.s'as. y, would T the same
7' y didn't h\w at Il time just
v-ha, her troub\ was Fbut the doc
t-rs said she ad fellagra. She
may have had iA foj all I know
S Frs ''I got i aovx.. a, ,sas, ,, you
Wouldn't think ~ you could
watch her eat. fold her. jokingiy'
the other day, fiat Re was eat
,ng ne out of use Nd home
guess thf eyor IS a case
e he S. and(there is ne thing
&c TAN. YOU IN count on is telling
everybody afut it becausN l fully
believe she Fwes her life = this
readleine."
Tanlac ] sold in WaxahaeAe by
crrIin's Tjo Drug Stores; in Enni'
~ Ennis pharmacy; in Palmer by
Mcintosh Sons; in Italy by Jen
kins Druf CO.; in Ferris by eek 4
vallev: T. Maypearl by cavanes'
prug s6re; in Trumbull by ]. NJ
navis q Bro; in Milford by O. X
mug Sbre: In Midlothian by j. Il
seweli; in Bristol by Munroe Bur
rlss and in Bardwell by kennof
Drug Co. and n. B. Newton. For
reston. ="
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By ]. W. bEaLER.

By ]. W. fEeLER.
Press staft Correspondent.
pun, May .-If ever a fell
ued a frient the Netherlands
Dne today.
I'd into the POSITION of referee
|asiie OF hary-chested inter
heaVies, e bantam Dutch
% oeing q uted from both
uncut the ehost of a chance
back. \
aas subrearine blockade
issue rightsup to the Dutch
ient Just as ut was put up to
nt Wilson. / But. owing to
considerations. as we'll as
''erests and Che geographical
A'ases. Holland was unable
more than tumble an inof-
Protest.
pu.cnman fought Germany
Feally mean so he took a
with seven Aips. Every one
Pfpedced, oily two being
Convinced Sthat Germany
Kidding, Upland suspend
nss in the v pr zone.
that isn't am
" newspapers have discov-
'sak IN the British food-proof
around etrmany. They
~ 'he Rritisl blockade per-
u'iaad to i'm tort too much
a'cn eventually makes meat
y products fh German con-
IN.
imports are curtailed Hol-
- nave to sell her surplus
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FULTON TAXING SHORT
CUT % sDNETR
BY II. q. HAMILTON

| - ~ 1lAM1LION.
'h'tea ffess S4ff Correspondent !
| NEW YORK, Nav 15-Fred mi
ton is taking hort cut To nern, :.
nent retirement krom the nuetlist,,
spotlight, or elseI he has found the
sncrt way back} to popular favo,
with the fight fa& Is.
Fulton wants d meet sam Iane.
ford.
When Fred Al ivered the No i
blow that lost hin prestige in Mpu
York and sent HIN back to MinnA
sosa Ae brought dd2gn on his head the
seofh o. all the Few York fans.
lucy haven't yet ! stopped talking
about it.
Fulton seems tosbe the ideal man
to meet Jess Will1rd for the cham
piohship. In spite of the unfortun-
nate Outcome of hi affair with Carl
Morris he still lobms as the most
logical man. Mor4s flivvered when
he made such a pbor showing with
jim Coffey and Fank Moran has
been out of the ri Inning for long
time.
Fulton is fighter of ability. He
was learning fast when he ran into
the rough-house methods of Morris.
II he should get lam into the ring
and belabor tie v4teran negro there
would be no onesready to say he
wasn't at least hklf ready for the
big fight.
Fulton eouldn'1 come back with
merely a point victory over the
crafty black. Willie it would get
back some of his prestige, it would
not necessarily erititle him to any
further consideration. He would
have to score a knockout and it
wouldn't do to make it a halfway
affair.
Gunboat Smith bnce whipped Sam
Langford. the re9rds show, but he
was foolish enough to try it again
and the result WIS defeat for
Smith.
Langford sometimes fights won
derfully we'll; at other times he can
be outpointed. But the white man
has never been | found--nor the
black one either, flor that matter
good enough td stop Langford.
lack johnson nevtr would meet him
after he gained the championship
others have avoided him by drawing
| color line. Fulton will be cen
iured for fighting him on the ground
hat mixed bouts should not be held,
out. Just the same, Fulton has
'ouna the way back if Ne is good
enough to put over the proper
lunch.