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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-06-26
$500 Reward

Areward Of $500 will Be aa
the company for the eOaFfta !
anyone found guilty Of tasaIa
Daily Light from The ylrd q y
of any subscriber Of this part Y
TERPRISE PUBLISHING CO
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-06-26

A card from ] 4 MaghaH, who is
in Washington. y G., says he is haF=
ing a delightful time and enjoying
an occasional visit to the national
capitol. lie tad the pleasure Of
hearing the Russian commission APP
pear before congress Ne tips the
thought that Morris Sheppard is get
ting ready for the fray,
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-06-26

Cholera Is reported 70 have aIt-
neared among The hogs on The
anderson ranch. u. u. Floyd, conn
e denIena4ra8Qr, will go OIL to the
reneh tomorrow o vaeeinate about
sixty head. a. Wieaer. manager.
reports the loss of three or fous
head.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-06-26

No doubt a great mans Of our
readers have been wondering for til.
past week what the small ads Pea
eocH loo per cent good when
have appeared daily in the Light.
meant. Tho large a3 in toaay's issue
tells the story TN. Peacock repra-
sentative while here last week. said
"Paeock is dispensed In Waxahac6ie
az all popular f0unts.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-06-26

Moved downstairs. Come ses
Fucker, the printer. Job printing
hats Az" Phone 148.-tkav q
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-06-26

Frank seiviIa was given d two
years suspended sentence in district
court yesterday on Il charge IF par.
suing the occupation Of selling baozs.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-06-26

witnesses ia the pi9 Coleman aud
Johnny THOMPSON murder e@sea
been excused until tanaorras
morning. Members oil the regular
jury TOR the week. no engaged u
lire trial today. also AaFe been eN~
|tusea until tomorrow.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-06-26

The bonds III 4~raiaage districts Ne
: and & have been finally a~pproSet'
nv the attorney generals aepattniefif
ard returned here Tor delivery to the
purchasers.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-06-26

Read the light get all tho news
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-06-26

deas MeFafoy foreman az the
Daily Light mechanical force, Wa#
operated on at the local ssnitariuaf
iast night for aeafte appendicitis and
reports t3is morning Say be Is gel
ting along nicely.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-06-26

eaffleer Hafss Rogers arrested
chas Hammond at Ferris YESTERDAY
i charge AZ asaaalt te mnflAeE 4tae
warrant vas issued on grand tstfs
Indictment.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-06-26
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The Howell Motor Car company
- today opening s. DODGE House.
on West Main street In the SIMS
building formerly occupied BY Robt.
Sewe'l. They expect 70 keep on
display a full line OF the popular
lodge Bros ears. II e. Morley
sill be charge Of affairs there.
o.
a. y. Titnuons and family Of
ffousten arrived in the city last
nigh; II visit his mother, Mrs. II.
d. rimmons, aud other relatives.
They made the trip by AUTO and
report TIE roads III very FAIR eonai.
ton.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-06-26

Wtll Malone and famils q ia
gs,s are visiting IN the city Mr. Ma
i,.ne n e~anaeeted With The Magnolia
ss,t ra,e,4ia enuapsssy of tlsat PLACE
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.Taha rolnaester has packed an
ms law haehs and had tfssnA stores
t.sfs and left tpslat u sisss has par
ents at kessa. htfefe lfaFihe g JUN
the naYy
The weekly soliphone., 1917-04-19
TO AID EMPLOYES
 TO PLANT GARDEN
Arkansas Light and Power Co. An nounces Plan Applicable To
 All Its Plants.

The Arkansas Light and Power Co.,, in furtherance of the effort to excite interest in the ''raise-a- garden" movement, has announced that each employe of the company will be given a day and half off, with pay, during this week and next, with the understanding that such time be devoted to the work of planting in the garden. The com ,pany has more than dozen plants in Arkansas and employees who are unable to have blowing done will be given free use of the company $ stock. Locally fifteen people will profit by the liberal and patriotic offer. They are, w. l. Shelby, Roy Oliver, II. D. McGee, Jim Drake ,E. Johnson, R Holeomb, l.. T. Reed, Frank Miller, Fred Swindler Tom Crawford, A k. Phillips, l.. J Cooper, Floyd Reed, J. T. Sims and Perry Tippet.
The weekly soliphone., 1917-04-19

Lored and turned, annealed and tempered, and the gun is finally as sembled by shrinking the hoops on the tube. The tube, which in the case of the sixteen-inch gun is over seventy feet long i'll the rough, is placed i'll vertical furnace built of steel and lined with refractory material, where it is heated to the required temperature by means of gas. The heating furnace is then opened and tine tube is picked up by a gantry crane, brought over a cylindrical tank of oil, and lowered therein, the process being careful ly regulated so as to obtain the de- sired hardness in the tube.
The weekly soliphone., 1917-04-19
ROAD EXPERT TO BE HERE APR. 2S
w. H. Seed, of Springfield, Will Deliver Two Addresses on Prac-
 tical Highway Building.

President R. W. Meriwether of the Chamber of Commerce this morning received word from Jones'
 boro that w. II. Seed, the Spring field good roads expert who spoke
 in Paragould three weeks ago, would
 be in Paragould again Saturday, April 2Sth, and wo4' at that time deliver two addresses dealing en- tirely with the practical side of road construction. Mir. Seed, while in the city three weeks ago, did not
 go deeply into the cost account of road building, confining his re-
 marks to the benefits to be derived by county as result of improved public highways. Members of the Chamber of Commerce got into com munication with MT. Seed again and requested that he again visit the city. He consented, and will,
 during the course of his remarks
 April 2Sth, go thoroughly into the
 subject from the standpoint of
 dollars and cents. He will show | the approximate cost of roads
 built with various surfacing mate- Trials and will attempt to present tbe subject in such light that the | farmers can appreciate the impor. tance of his views.
 MT. Seed will speak both in the morning and during the afternoon
 on the 2Sth. An improvised plat l form will be plaC some con- venient 'rt at street, iii order gisitQs ka the city that
 day nlal have the opportunity of
 hearing him without being subject
 ed to confinement and the heat in-
 cident to the court house.
The weekly soliphone., 1917-04-19

in Reclamation, reading, piano voice and violin. The Pafagould High school will be represented py Ethan Allen in Reclamation, i'll read ing bv Eloise Roper, in piano py Janice Vandervoort, in voice py Nina Hopkins and ill violin by Theresa Staudt.
 The track and field meet will pc held at the county fair grounds on Saturday afternoon, beginning at 1.3O o'clock. and there will be con tests in 1O0-yard dash, 22O-yard dash, 440-yard dash, 1-2 mile race mile race, shot put, hammer throw discus thrown, mile relay, stand ing and running broad jumps standing and running high jumps and probably other events.
 The High schools of Corning Campbell, Blytheville, Jonesboro Piggott, Osceola ana Maiden have already made entry into the con tests. and it is probable that other schools will enter before the con tests begin. The delegations from the towns represented ill the con tests will begin to arrive in Para gould on the early Cotton Bell trains Friday morning and plans are being made by the local High school studepts to give the visitors warm and hearty reception whii' they are in the city
 A silver cup will be given to tho school represented by the winner in the literary and music con tests. and the winner of each con test will receive an dindividual Solt medal. There will also be given {
 trophy cup to the winner of the track and field meet and cul to the school winning the on' mile relay race.
 | Judges for the various contest are now being chosen by Prcsiden U. w. Ramsey of the Association As far as possible the judges vii l be selected from towns which ar not represented in the Association lin order to insure absolute fair
 ness.
 | The people of Paragould are re
The weekly soliphone., 1917-04-19
GOES TO HELP IN
 MAKING BIG GUNS
Geo. Donaldson of Paragould Joins Federal Industrial Forces-Has
 Had Previous Experience.

Geo. Donaldson, night machinist at the local round house, left yes terday for Washington to accept government work in one of the large gun factories. MT. Donaldson will have charge of one of the latheS where guns of the thirteen-inch type are finished, He has been in Paragould for eight years, hay ing come here to regain his health
 which had been impaired by close confinement. He is a cousin ol Vice President Brown of the Cache Valley railroad He served in an industrial capacity during the Spanish American war, and is ia Imiliar with work incident to the making of heavy calibre guns.
 There has not been very much change in the methods of big gun construction for over decade The Improvements have been 1T | the way of refinements of details of manufacture. Gun steel, as il is called, is a special steel, whose composition and methods of manu
 facture are designed to provide { steel of high tensil strength witl 1 a great hardness. The finished gun consists of an inner tube
 over which successive hoops ar'
 shrunk until the proper strengtf
 is assured to withstand the burst
 ing process of the powder charge
 The tube and hoops are forged or 1 a mandrel under hydraulic press
 The various parts of the gun ar'
The weekly soliphone., 1917-04-19

Washington, Apr. l8.-All doubt that submarine actually fired torpedo at the United States destroyer Smith was swept aside today when reports received direct from the destroyer were to the effect that the officer on watch actually saw the peri scope four hundred yards from his vessel The quartermaster and gun crew substan- tiate the statement. All are experienced torpedo men,
 Reports from three different stations, received at Boston, state that heavy firing was heard this morning off Provincetown, Mass Communication Officer Blakeslee at Boston declared that all coast guard sta- tions reported firing due north, which would locate the supposed duel midway the entrance of the bay They declare heavy guns were engaged, It is thought likely battle between German subma- rines and U, s. patrol boats has been fought. Others, however, think the guns were fired as a salute of welcome to the ships bringing to America the entente commissioners. No official comments have been made.
The weekly soliphone., 1917-04-19

the two negroes. Another posse was formed at Marianna, and the two joined It was learned that the negroes had held up a section foreman and forced him to take them to the vicinity of Thomasvllle on his motor car. Deputies J. M. Foster. Charles Gist and l.. C. Smith went to Thomasville and To- oated the negroes in thicket. They watched the thicket from 10 o'clock in the morning until 1 in the afternoon, when the posse of about 4Q members arrived. rhe entire party then scattered through the woods in search of the negroes. Suddenly the hunted men appeared behind brush pile, armed with revolvers. Members of the posse opened fire and the negroes drop ned. They were dead when the
 posse reached them. Each had been 1 shot several times.
 Odoms body is held at local
 morgue, awaiting orders from his
 relatives. His parents and 6
 brother live in Tennessee.
 Pipkin has a wife near Forrest
 City, from whom it is said that he
 is separated. He had, been an eX-
 press messenger for the Missouri
 Pacific railway, but had been dis
 charged some time ago, and since
 that time has had no visible means Of a livelihood.
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cers say that he had entered into a plot with |the two negroes, who were shot by members of the pos SC, to kill Odom, probably with the motive of robbery.
 About 2 o'clock yesterday, it is said, Pipkin went to the round house and asked Odom to go with him to North LeXa to help arrest two negroes, who were suspected of having robbed Constable Nahum 1 dro of West Helena early Sunday morning. Odom agreed, according Ito the report, and the two men walked up the Hallway track to the house in which the negroes were believed to be hiding. Odom open ed the door, and someone fired Odom was shot through the heart and fell dead. Pipkin was also wounded. He was shot in the leg above the knee.
 Officers say that Pipkin shot Odom, and that Odom wounded Pip kin. They base their belief on the
 fact that a .3S calber bullet was
 found in Odom's heart at an autop' sy held today. Pipkin's gun was a .3S calber, they say, while ono of the negroes had a AS and tho lother .38.40. The .45-calibel
 gun is believed to be the one takef
 from Constable Mahundro in tho Sunday holdup. The officers say lthat they found in Pipkin's posses
 sion set of burglars tools and sack of pepper, which they say Wa'
 intended to help him elude blood hounds. It was testified at tho lcoroner's inquest yesterday tha Pipkin had been seen with the nc
 groes recently and that he was talk ling with them Monday night. negro engineer at the roundhous'
 says that Pipkin has been ther' several times within a week, an'
 that he was armed with rcvolve
 on each occasion.
 When the body of Odom arrived
 at Helena yesterday morning, Sher | if F. F. Kitchens immediatcl, started to organize a posse, whil his deputies took up the trail o
The weekly soliphone., 1917-04-19

Washington, April l8,-The creation of an army of two million men within tWen- ty-four months is the next step confront ing the American nation. The seVen-bil- lion-dollar bond issue is now virtually a law, the Senate having unanimously pass ed the measure with minor amendments. An agreement between House and Senate conferees is expected whn the House con- venes today House opposition to the Presidents selective draft, or conscrip- scription, measure was chilled today by word from the Chief Executive that he will not compromise with any volunteer plan, but that the nation must have conscrip- tion, and that soon, White House pressure promises to crumble congressional opposi- tion. The Administration is tired of House delays. Military men declared today that success of the war was being jeopardized by delays occasioned by non-essential mat ters. Once army bills have been disposed of, espionage and similar measures can be taken up. Determined to rush through the conscription plan, President Wilson went to the capitol this afternoon for confer ence with Chamberlain of the Senate mill tarv committee, and others.
The weekly soliphone., 1917-04-19
.INTERSCHOLASTIC
 ASSN WILL MEET
Contests in Defamation, Reading, Piano, Voice and Violin to Be
 Given Friday Night.

The first series of contests Of the Arkansas Missouri lnterscholas- tic Association will be held at the West Side auditorium on Friday night of this week, beginning at Is o'clock. There will be contests
The weekly soliphone., 1917-04-19
0FFICERSSAW SUBMARINE
PTAN ON TAR &T SAYS PRG WAS PLAINLY VISIBLE FOUR HUNDRED YARDS AWAY

With the French Armies, April l8.-All that Germany holds in France is laenaced today in the worlds most titanic offensive. The battle is struggle between Field Mar shal von Hindenburg and master strategists of the French and British staffs. The battle is being conducted on a scale undreamed of before. It is raging along front one hun dred miles in length. The French part in the drive began last Friday, when the entire front was bathed in artillery fire One mil lion shells have been hurled across the lines daily since the sudden Franco-British drive shattered Germany's hopes of aV ng a spring offensive by retreat tAg Gen. Haigs greatest thrust today was at Cambrai. The village was taken together with the village of Guislain, nine miles south of Cambrai. A total of fourteen thousand Germans has been captured by the British since the big push began, together with 227 guns. More prisoners are constantly being taken. The intensity of the offensive continues with undiminished fury although the Teutons are offering more stubborn resistance than at any time since the campaign started last Friday.
The weekly soliphone., 1917-04-19

question by the management Of tho possible to make this, the. first, meet, success. Many visitors will be here for the two days.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-12-01
WAR COUNCIL
IS OPENED At
VERSAILLES
Col. House and Gen. Bliss Are
u. S. Representatives at
Meeting to Unity Con-
duct of War.
International News Service

International News Service
PARIS, Dec THE supreme in
ter-allied war council. which is TO
unity and concentrate the conduct
of the war, opens at Versailles today
with two Representatives of the
United States present. They are Col.
E. NJ. House and Gen. Tasker II.
Bliss.
The inter-allied conference, which
has been considering military
affairs, has practically concluded its
work.
The various committees wind up
their duties today and it is likely
that an official statement regarding
the achievements of the meeting will
be given out tomorrow.
1t is understood that the Italian
delegates TO the conference drew
attention TO the situation existing in
neutral countries contiguous to the
central powers. Italy was most in
terested in conditions in Switzerland.
German agents have been at work in
that country spreading propaganda,
and German influence is further
strengthened by the fact that Swift
zeTland must rely on Germany for
her coal supply A favOrite method
with the German government to
show its hold on Switzerland is to
stop the transportation of fuel.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-12-01
PEASANT FACTION
CAUSE Of SPLIT
BOISheviki Candidates in Rus
sian Elections Running
Behind.
international News Service:

LONDON. Dec. 1. - News from
Petrograd that Nichclai Lenine. one
of the chief leaders of the boishe-
Wiki, has lost his grip. aroused much
speculation today over the influence
this will exert on the efforts of the
radicals TO effect an armistice with
the central powers and ultimately a
separate peace.
Russia is a land of surprises and
nothing that happens there any
more causes anything approaching
a sensation.
Hostility from the peasant fac
ton has brought about dissensions
and a split i'm the bolsheviki regime.
One result of this is already seen
in the national elections. Despite
their claims Of widespread victory
at the polls the result of balloting
for the constituent assembly show
that the bolsheviki candidates are
running behind. Future actions of
the coalition cabinet i'm Petrograd
are awaited with mild curiosity
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-12-01
STATE To CLOSE
IN MEANS CASE
Gather Up Threads of Evil
dence Against Alleged
. Slayer of Mrs. King.
International News Service /;

international News Service:
COURTHOUSE, CONCORD, y. C,
Dec. Gathering up the threads
of evidence against Castor b.
Means. charged with the murder OF
Mrs. Maude A. King, the state pre-
pared TO close its case today. The
final testimony offered will not re-
late to the alleged crime as much
as TO the establishment Of A motive.
Ii is possible that another sensa-
ton may be created today if the
state decides TO subpoena Mrs. May
G. Melvin. sister of Mrs King, as
a witness.
1t is understood that Socilitor
Clement is considering such an &C
ton. Mrs. Melvin has been guest
a. the Means home ever since the
death Of her sister and has stead
tasty refused to communicate with
her mother. Mrs. Anne L. Robin
son. The breach between mother
and daughter is wider than ever to-
day The two met last night and
Mrs. Robinson's bitter denOunce-
ment OF castor Means sent itl
daughter away in high rage.
Will 70 be Produced.
The second viii OF James Q. King.
which Castor B. Means is alleged 10
have forged. will be brought into
the case today The state will at
tempt 10 show that the will is a for
gerry and that Means had planned 20
secure large funds by its probate.
To support their charge of forgery,
the state viii offer first William y.
Gubbins. former secretary Of James
G. King Gubbins will testify to
the fact that Means came 10 him
and sought information upon which
the second viii was based. He viii
also testify that Means told him
that Mrs Kings estate was dis
sipated.
The state will next offer the test
imony OF Miss Pansy Well. a Chi
cage stenographer, who will testify
that CASTOR 3. Means dictated TO
her a will which was i'm all or its
provisions similar 10 the one that is
now being held up by the state as
forgery.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-12-01

attacks The Germans used
guns Of all calibre. and many
big pieces which had been NOV
ed down from Lille were en-
ployed in Smelling the lines OF
communication far in the Brit
ish rear Barrage fire was di-
rected as far as i miles behind
the British front with the evil
dent purpose OF preventing the
British from moving reinforce
ments and supplies to their first
lines.
In the Moeuvres district
where the Germans used heavy
masses of shock troops. they
made a desperate effort TO re-
capture from the British posi-
tons which seriously menace
Queant. the bastion defending
the western end ~ the Dro-
court Qucant support line.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-12-01
PAYS 81 PER- TON
FOR ALL GARBAGE
J. H. MeIIett'S Offer is Accept
ed by Board of Pub
lie Works.

South Bend has accepted a nat
price Of 81 per ton for an Of IT'S
garbage.
The purchaser is J. b. Meilett.
who intends 10 establish a piggery
somewhere in the county and viii
haul il 10 some central point. where
out 20 be used as food for his hogs.
Under the conditions OF the bid.
no other person is 70 bee allowed %
collect garbage. the bidder O. get
all the garbage or none Of &c. The
city is 20 collect the garbage and
haul il 20 some centra point. where
il may be loaded FOR transportation
20 the farm.
Action on the bids. tho only one
received, was taken Friday night by
the board of works.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-12-01
JURY MAY GET
CASE BY NIGHT
State Strikes Heavy Blow
With Hypothetical Cues
ton Saturday.
IDternational News Service :


MINEOLA. y. V. Dec. 1.-The
case of Mrs Blanca De Saulles,
charged with the murder Of her for
mer husband. Jack De Saulles will
very probably be in the hands of the
jury by midnight tonight.
BY an agreement reached early to-
day. between the opposing counsel
and Justice Manning, the remaining
testimony. jury instructions and
closing arguments Will be heard as
rapidly as possible.
Counsel for the defense has mott
fed the court that the closing argu-
ment in behalf of Mrs. De Saulles
will not be longer than two hours.
The state Will require not more
than an hour and a half for its clos
ing argument and the instructions TO
he given by the court will not take
longer than one hour.
State Hits Hard.
The state today made its most
forceful attack against Mrs. De
Saulles. A hypothetical question, not
only embodying practically all the
testimony brought out by the de
Tense bit also that divulged by the
prosecution in direct and cross eN-
animation. was TO be asked three
alienists. There are DR.. Charles II.
PilgBim. former president of the
Hudson River state hospital: DR..
Isham Harris, superintendent OF the
Bropklyn State hospital and DR..
George H. Kirby. president of the
Manhattan State hospital.
These men have been attending
court almost constantly. They have
watched the defendants every move
in public and each is ready TO testify
she is and always has been sane.