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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-03-20
MINED BANDITS
| LOOT TRAIN
81 y iNhlGHr TRAIN ON NEW
'""A CENTRAL RORnED
EARLY T0DAY.
p. ~" Was Driven or ut the
" >hotgnns and ti,e Cars
N"''e't--lmWnt Stolen
Not Learned.

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~ w., bandits early today held IN
\. ~. saoaod fast freight train en-
a., S's York Central railwad At
H. ,sla sp''nss twenty-five miles
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Essa' s''aI'e stolen had been oh. h.
n vest 'e' exported on Its
/ !. . year ago a similar hold
\ D., !, :, staged near Niagara Fails.
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-18
UNCLE SAM NEEDS STENOGRAPHERS FOR
 WAR DEPARTMENT
Ten Thousand Men and Women Are Needed in Washington-Full In-
 formation at Postoffice

Washington, October 17.-Now that
 Uncle Sam has the young men of the country in training for military service. he finds that he needs 10000 typewriter operators and stenographers and type writers, both men and women, for .he departments at Washington The civil service commission has notified all of ifs 30O0 boards of examiners that they
 should put forth their best efforts 10
 secure these urgently needed workers. While examinations are now held week ly in 450 cities, the commission states that arrangements will be made to have an examination held at any accessible place where a small class of applicants
 can be secured. The entrance salaries
 range from 5000 to sl2O0 year. Promo tion is reasonably rapid to those whose services prove satisfactory No appoint ments can be made to these or other po- sitions in the federal classified civil ser 1 vice unless authorized by the civil ser vice commission under the civil service 1 law Any information to the contrary i is unauthorized. This is a splendid op-
 portunity to serve your country. Full ! information may be secured from l.. P.
 Smith, secretary of the board of civil
 service examiners, at the Birmingham postoffice.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-18
"The Beauty Shop"

Would you bask in the brilliancy of ebullient musical comedy? Would you romp over the laughing hurdles of a comic play, the first act of which opens in a breezy manner, and as it progresses speeds up to gale propor- tions? If so. don't fail to witness a per- formance of "The Beauty Shop" which begins three-day engagement at the Jefferson theatre on Thursday, next week, matinee Saturday.
 Charming Pollock, Rennold Wolf and Charles J. Gebest, the authors, have succeeded in contributing play with a world of good, wholesome comedy, funny situations and musical score that even surpasses their former suc- cesses. "The Red Widow and My Best Girl" and the management is pre- senting the play this season with a company of 60, including many lights of the musical comedy and vaudeville stage, while the chorus is said to be one of the handsomest put together in many day. The score contains 20 dis tinct song hits
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-18
"Cheating Cheaters"

"Cheating Cheaters,'' which A. H. Woods will present at the Jefferson theatre Friday and Saturday, matinee Saturday, has just completed an en- gagement of solid year at the Eltings theatre New York, and comes to Bir- mingham with the indorsement or the press and public of New York as one of the most delightful entertainments of many seasons. The play is best de- scribed as a farce melodrama in four acts; is the work of Max Marcin, author of "The House of Glass" While the characters in the play are for the most part "crooks Cheating Cheaters' Is
 not a "croop'' play in the accepted sense of the word. It is brilliant farci- cal satire on the "crook melodrama' as tense and exciting as melodrama and as full of sparkling comedy as she gayest ofs farces. All lovers of the theatre should see this brilliant comedy that attracted discerning New York audiences for an entire year. The play will be interpreted by a powerful cast,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-18
GENERAL DOZEN SAYS DIGGING IS
 B|G PART OF WAR
Commander of American Marines in France Tells of the Importance of
 This Work

New York, October 17-A letter from Brig. Gen. Charles A. Doyen, who com
 mands the American marines in France,
 emphasizing the importance of trench
 digging in modern warfare, was made
 public here today at the marine recruit
 ing station, where Lieut.. Daniel M. Gar diner, Jr., is in charge. General Doyen I in his communication to Lieutenant Gar
 diner asserted that American marines do not take kindly to digging. 'If you value your life, you must dig" he writes. Tt is a lesson which every marine must learn and remember"
 That the marines in France are not in- clined toward digging, General Dover writes, perhaps reflects on the attitude
 of the average American, who looks upon trench work as form of hard labor requiring little or no ability. The com. l munication continues:
 You cannot emphasize too strongly i upon the minds of the men who will fol I low us from time to time that to dig wei | is to fight well. In this war the digging constitutes more than 80 per cent of thu work to be performed. For each three days of fighting during a month the sol ! dier must do 27 days of digging.
 l After an advance has been made your very life depends upon your ability l to dig down and get under cover quickly You may have been working all day carrying ammunition, water or supplies l The continual terrific roar of the biz guns made it impossible for you to sleel during the night Just before the breal of dawn you participate in the offensive
 which requires all possible effort on your l part You are successful and gain 2 1 good position. Although you are tiret l beyond words. it is then that you mus 1 dig, dig, and dig some more.
 We have an expression in the marine corps Hold what you've got In thi:
 war, in order to hold what you've got 1 you must dig for it.''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-18
GADsDEN

Gadsden. October 17.-(Special. }
 Plans for construction of the Moun- tain Rest club, a $150,O00 hotel on the brow of Lookout mountain, were announced today by Loui Hart. Plans call for four-story structure of rustic type, with about 150 rooms. The con- struction will begin next season, and it is planned to have a combined ho tel and country club.
 Former State Senator Watt Y.
 Brown of Ragland, in Gadsden yester- day, stated that he is considering en tering the race for the state senate in the next campaign
 | Members of the Red Cross are planning to send Christmas kit 10 every Etowah county man in the mlli- i tary service.
 | Four new houses are to be built on 1 Lookout mountain, on or near the site { expect to build them are Judge L. L 1 and Mrs. Carol Wilson Foster.
 1 Many Gadsden people went to Al
 bertville today to celebrate "Gadsder day" at the Albertville fair.
 The handsome $20.000 home of Johl | Hammond at Attalla caught fire at o'clock this afternoon and was prac tically destroyed. Most of the house l hold goods were saved. The home wa
 built a number of years ago and wa one of the finest homes in that city.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-18
AmaWsemn@mts
"Fair and Warmer.

The successful farce, Fair and Warm
 er,'' is again the offering at the Jef-
 ferson theatre The opening perform
 ance was given last night. There will be
 matinee this afternoon and perform
 ance tonight.
 The play has been one of the most
 popular farces presented in recent years.
 It is hilariousy funny and during three
 acts keeps an audience laughing nearly all the time quite an achievement in these days when theatre patrons are captious and not easily amused. AL though it is not new, Fair and Warm er' seems to have lost none of it's mirth-provolzing qualities, judging from it's reception at the Jefferson last night. Sager Midgsley, who was seee here last year as Billy Bartlett is again playing that part with nice conception of it's humorous possibilities. Mr. Midgsley is an expert comedian and makes of Billy Bartlett an intensely amusing and hu- man character. As the home-loving hus- band with wife who craves excitement, he contrives by an appalling mixture of drinks, aided and abetted by the wife of his chum, Jack Wheeler, likewise un- worldly and unsophisticated, to awak- I loves him after all and does not want to leave him for another man, stage villain who plans to shatter the happi- ness of the Bartletts by marring Mrs Bartlett--after she obtains divorce. The lines and situations of the play are at times risque, but are saved from bald suggestiveness by the fact that the two principal characters do not real ize the enormity of their indiscretion. Jack Wheeler, who goes out at night to attend mythical meetings of the "Mys- tic Shrine" sees the error of his ways and Mrs. Bartlett learns to appreciate a husband whose habits have previously been above reproach.
 Harriett Worthngton is Mrs. Bartlett,
 Isabelle Mendoza plays the part of Mrs.
 Wheeler, c. Paul Swager is Jack Wheeler and Frank Conway is Philip Evans, man of the world, who makes love to Mrs. Bartlett
 The company this year is for the most part competent and the farce is acted with the necessary spirit to make 1t d. verting, despite it's improbabilities, nor does it offend by situations which would be objectionable if treated in a different way As a laugh-producer "Fair and Warmer" has had few equals among re- cent plays.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-18
DIRECTOR LAWRENCE
 REPORTS PROGRESS IN RAISING FUNDS
Campaign to Finance Com munity Singing and Other Activities Is Meet
 ing Success

Robert Lawrence, the popular and indefatigable director of the commit nifty singing, who is raising a fund to finance the Philharmonic orchestra, an important adjunct of the community activities, reported last night that up to that time $102S.5O had been contrib uted. As he is extremely busy with his vocal classes he was able to give only short time yesterday to can wasting. but he says that as few per- sons failed to respond his task was pleasant. Several small checks were re- ceived through the mail unsolicited and this fact was decidedly grateful and encouraging.
 MT. Lawrence has asked for 5000. That sum would keep the orchestra going as at present constituted throughout the 30 Sundays for which the Bijou theatre has been rented by the city. But he and others closely Identified with the community move ment are in hopes that the fund will not fall short of s4000. With that amount in hand or pledged in month ly payments the orchestra would be augmented and otherwise improved. MT. Lawrence says that it has done
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-18
THE HOUSEHOLD EDITED By ANNE RITTENHOUSE
NOW FOR CHRISTMAS CAKE

It seems like long time until
 Christmas. But it is none too soon to begin the Christmas cake. For this
 time e-honored sweet, as we all know, is only the better after standing for
 many weeks. Here are two receipts for
 rich cakes that would be better at
 Christmas time than the day they are
 baked if you go right to work at them now The brandy may be omitted from them.
 English Plum Cake--One cup of but ter, creamed; two cups white granu- lated sugar, four eggs beaten light, one cup sweet milk, four cups flour sifted with half teaspoon salt, one even tea spoon baking soda and two teaspoons cream of tartar, one cup entrants, one cup candied orange and lemon peel sliced fine, one wineglassful French brandy. This makes two loaves. Cook in bread tins two hours in rather slow oven. This keeps two months or
 more and should be wrapped in waxed paper and kept in a stone crock. Oar Fruit Cake--One cup brown sugar, one cup butter. two pounds seed | less raisins, one-fourth cup citron. one | large teaspoon ground cloves, one large teaspoon anspice, one egg, one cur | warm black coffee, one cup molasses three cups flour, three-fourths pound entrants, three large teaspoons cin-
 namon, one large teaspoon grated nut.
 meg, one teaspoon baking soda.
 l Cut all the fruit but the raisins into
 dice. After gradually creaming the but {, ter and sugar, give it a thorough beat
 ing. Beat the egg without separating
 and add to the butter and sugar. After putting the soda in a cup, poul
 on the 1ukewarm coffee and the mo 1 1asses. After sitting carefully, grad
 ually add the flour, keeping enougl flour to dust the fruit. Mix the frui 1 together and flour it. Add first tn, spices to the batter and then add tn, fruits and mix thoroughly.
 Use a cake pan with straight side
 and line it with buttered paper Pou in the mixture and bake in slov oven for four and half hours.
 l If your principles will allow it, whel
 the cake is perfectly cold pour a cul of brandy over it. It. keeps it moist ! Wrap the cake in waxed paper and keel
 it in an airtight box.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-18
At the Lyric

Jonia and her Hawaiians. all native Hawaiians, in music and dancing, will be the feature attraction on the new bill of Keith vaudeville to be present. ed this afternoon matinee. While there are many so-called Hawaiian acts on the stage there are very few com posed of native Hawaiians. Jonia is a native of Honolulu and the musicians with her are all natives of Hawaii. This act is one of vaudeville's big mu- sieal acts. Frank Stafford and com pany in ."rhe Hunters Game" Is an- other big attraction on tho new bill. This act Is presented in . novel man ner and has pleasig and surprising
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-18
Flag Presented to
 Spanish War Veterans

A we'll attended meeting of the To- cal camp. Spanish war veterans, was held last night at the city hall and much business was transacted. An ln- teresting feature was the presentation to the camp of g large silk United States flag by w. H. Frederick one Of the members. E. F. Spangenberg Was elected quartermaster sergeant to sue. ceed Sergeant Christian. All members of the camp are urged to attend the next meeting on October "A, as on this occasion tho Ladies' auxiliary will join in3the meeting.s
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-18

excellent work already and that 1t only needs generous financial support to put it eventually in a class of the large and perfectly balanced symphony orchestras.
 Sol Caheen is treasurer of the com : munity committee. He has received several voluntary donations to the cause and will be glad to receive many more.
 It was thought that the fund would be fully raised by the end of the week, but if it is not the canvass will con- tinue until at least s3000 is in sight.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-18
THE WHOLE NEIGHBORHOoD
 KNOWS

Mrs. Anna Pe1zer, 252e Jefferson St, So Omaha, Neb., writes: T can rec ommend Foley's Honey and Tar as a sure cure for coughs and colds It cured my daughter of bad cold My and her whole. family with Foley's Honey and Tar and everyone in our neighborhood speaks highly of it.. This reliable family remedy masters croup. It clears the air passages and eases the gasping, strangling fight for breath. Sold everywhere.--Adv.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-18
REALTORS AGAIN TO
 DISCUSS BUILDING
Liberty Loan Committee of Six Is to Aid in the Local Bond
 Campaign

The Birmingham Real Estate Ex- change has gone into the movies-they have always been great movers-and they have also been on the spot on nov ing day-but now they are giving two stand programmes and the second spasm has to be continued from one meeting to the next.
 The weekly bulletin. for which Sec retary 'McDavid is guilty, says:
 "The second reel of our building pro-
 gramme will be shown at the Southern
 club Thursday with MT. Currie and MT. Warren as the principals. The regular admission of -four bits will be charged with good lunch thrown in. The sub I-ject will be discussed this week from the viewpoint of the architect and the hard ware dealer. You have been told that lumber, sand, cement, tile, etc, have in creased only 15 per cent to 90 per cens If you fail to get the rest of the dope your education on building costs vii l be incomplete.
 During the past week the exchans, l has been called on to appraise over $500 1 GOO worth of real estate.
 l ''The president appointed the follow | ing sextet to gather the shekles iol | Uncle Sam in the liberty loan cam l paign: Nat Barker, chairman; B. ' Cox, Byrd Haley, Frank Clark. Frank Butler, Raymond Jones.
 | '.Ab bsolutely no alibis will be accepted l and this notice means get your coat 1 off We have been assigned the nortf l side of First avenue from Seventh stree
 to East Lake. We must keep up oui l reputation.
 Tn the spotlight today is lawn Tay I Tor, one of our own boys lawn, az
 cording to the dope, is slated to fill Arli,
 Barber's shoes, which in itself is n 1 easy assignment for anybody less thai l centipede. However, lawn views hi ! fate without apparent concern and i as restless as young colt to get in.' harness
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-18
FEDERAL AGENTS ARE ROUNDING UP
 ACTIVE HUNS

New York, october Hive Germans employed in shipyard here were ar- rested today by agents of the depart -ment of justice and sent to Ellis Island pending further investigation. They. were charged with vioiatiig the procfaS nation of President Wilson relating to the employment of enemy aliens in in dustries having connection with the na tions war preparations.
 Davenport, la, october 17.-Dr. Henry Mathey and E. c. Willis were found not guilty in the federal court here today
 of violation of the espionage act. The
 jury disagreed in the cases of four other
 Davenport business men. All were
 charged with being instrumental in bring ing Daniel H. Wallace, a lecturer, who attacked the government and the selec- tive draft law, to Davenport.
 Sioux Falls, s. D., October T.-Indict~ ments against 2S Hutchinson county South Dakota) Germans, arrested last August, were returned today The accused are alleged to have attempted to hinder the operation of the selective draft law.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-18

finish. In 1t is introduced the famous dog, "Rox.'
 sherman, Van and Hyman. in me- lodious nonsense. are said to be very clever entertainers and they are known as the three vaudeville favor
 ties. Bert and Harry Gordon will pre- sent the impressario and the novice,
 and the act is expected to be fea- ture. The Faynes will present a com
 edy novelty, "In a Conservatory."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-18
For Biliousness
 Take a Cal0tab
The New Calomel Tablet That Is Entirely Purified of All Nauseating and Dangerous Qualities.

Of all medicines in the world. the lit is the best and only sure remedy for the most common ailments Now that all of it's unpleasant and dangerous qualities have been removed, the new kind of calomel. called "Calotabs," is thoroughly delightful. One Calotab at bedtime, with swallow of water that's all. No nausea. no griping nor unpleasantness. Next morning you wake up. feeling fine--live, wide awake, enefgetic and with hearty ap- petite for breakfast Eat what you please. go where you please-no re- strictions as to habit or diet.
 Ca1otabs are sold only in original, sealed packages. price thirty-five cents. Your druggist recommends and guarantees CRlotabs. Money back if you are not delighted. .Adv.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-18
SELMA

Selma, October 17.-(Special.)-At the Red Cross woman's board meeting at the workroom splendid report of the work accomplished by the women was given by Mrs. s. c. Gay, chairman of surgical supplies. The first box to hc sent by the Selma chapter was reported on and several new committees were appointed for inspection and buying Selma has the credit of being the ffrs city in the south to organize colored auxiliary which was done several weeks ago by Mrs. H. M. Smith, Red Cross or ganizer, and Mrs. $. G. Gay.
 The women members of the board, who were given authority to transact work room business separately from the chap ter board are as follows: Mrs. s. G. Gay, chairman surgical supplies; Ms. J. F. Hooper, publicity; Mrs Isadore Kayser, literature; Miss Addie Elkan, secretary; Mrs. H. M. Smith, organizer; Mrs. Lee Jones. instructions. Mrs Wood ing Wynn, entertainment.
 Horace Baker of Cincinnati, general manager of the western lines. spent Wednesday in Selma, arriving from Mo- bile in his special car. He was accom- panied in his inspection trip by ]. H. Stanfield of Birmingham, general super intendent of the Southern.
 In accord with the suggestion of their state president Mrs J. A. Roun- tree, the local United Daughters of the Confederacy have decided to furnish the equipment for one patient in a base hospital in France. This will be in ad- dition to the regular work already un- dertaken by the chapter in the Red Cross workrooms
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-18
At Loew,s Biiou

As the season advances the patronage of Loew's Bijou hovers around capacity at every performance and Is an evidence of the fact that Birmingham theatre goers are appreciative of the Loew's policy, two complete high-class shows, standard vaudeville and exclusive pie lures. at less price than charged else where for one. The new bill for today, tomorrow and Saturday Is ono of the best of the season. Holmes and Holles- ton will present an original comedy.
 Looking for Betsy" Irene and Doug las Carbres are clever singing and danc- ing entertainers; Booth and Leander comedy bicycle act; Rose Barry in plano music and song. and Ted Osburn's Pets are on the bill. Beautiful Ethel Clay- ton in Dormant Power" Loew's News Weekly and new comedies complete the bill.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-18
Lyric-wonderful War Pictures

The second part of the first episode of the offical British war pictures, "The Retreat of the Germans at the Battle of the Arras," will be presented at the Lyric beginning todays mat inee, in addition to the regular vaude vile programme. The first part of the first episode of these pictures was pre- scented during the first part of the week and they have proven big att traction to the people of Birmingham. An episode will be shown each week until the entire picture is shown. These pictures arc real pictures of real war and bring the actual scenes of the bat tledeld before the vision of the thea tregoer. Thousands enjoyed the first episode and they have declared they will not miss single reel of these wonderful pictures.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-18
PERSONAL

J. B. Marshall of Washington, D. C., is visiting Birmingham, his former home.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1917-10-27
FORMER ENSIGN HELD.
VIM. j. Dunbar, Detained As Possible
spy. Dropped From Naval Reserve.

Washington Navy Department rec
ords show that William J. Dunbar. ar
rested in New York as possible spy
was enrolled as an ensign in the Naval
Reserve in the New York district until
about two weeks ago. when his name
WIS dropped because Department OF
Justice officials found he had made
conflicting statements as 10 his place
OF birth
Il is understood Dunbar said in his
application for enrolment in the
Naval Reserve that he was born in st
Paul. when he was. in fact, native
OF Hamburg, Germany.
Immediately after he had been drop
pei from the reserve Dunbar sought
10 enlist in the army and his arrest
followed.
When war was declared. command.
ants OF the naval districts were author.
ized 20 enroll men up to the rank Of
ensign in THAT service for coast patrol
or other work. Dunbar secured his
.ating before A new rule was issued
sxamipatinns and commits.