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La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1917-11-14
Cual seria ell re.dadero propGsito

Mas bien Sc cree que q ataque
sobrc Oiinaga, por las fuerzas re-
beldes que ahora cstan baio ell man
do de Eip6Iito Villa y Porfirio Orne-
las, sea 81 do d~istraer fuerzas de
las guarniciones de Ciudad Juare2 J
chihuahua, para que las dichas Dla-
zas queder ell condolences de scr mas
f&cilmente atacadas por ell grueso &c
las tropas de Francisco Villa.
No hay comunicaciones rapidas
9ue conduzcan a Ojinaga, nj de Chi
huahua III do Ciudad Juarez, y cua,-
quier movimiento de tropas que HI
cieran los carrancistas hacia aquella
plaza reQuirira varies dias de una
marcha fatigoSa.
Por otra parte, cono Sc sabe que
Nurguia ha enviado gran numero de
fuerzas hacia cl sur del pals pare
IA campala en- aquel;a region, no
cucnta va cl jefe de las operacioneS
81 Chihuahua con elementos suficien-
.es para atender Ia amenaza &c les
rillistas Ell tres distintas regiones:
{! orientc. occidente y sur.
Tn colpe sobrc 0jinaga, poc las
t~opas villistas. servira para que G.
jcfe dc las fuerzas carrancistas que
opcran en- chihuahua divida aun mas
6stas : debilite, por 10 mismo, las
guarniciones dc las r~rincipales p!azas
del Estado.
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No p9drd aadjs loHeI
~ox3I0siYOs, dosp36s del
di3 IS de- IjoYlon1Ie

. i-ec:5iao con retaruO.
rersoua en- los Estaios Unidos poora
estar CT possession de explosives Ges-
puas DEL dia IS de noyiembre. Des-
+reas d. csa fecha, toda persona cue
no tenga una liccnc!a eXpedlda por
cI gobicrno federal en- Ia que Sc de-
nuos,.e cual es 81 prop6sito a CUE
Sc dcstlnaran los explosives que po-
s=a. ser@ inmrdiatamente arrestada
: cast:gaGa con multa mayer de "i"-
CO ri! d6'areS o con Tn ano dc pri-
sion ea In pcaisenicar:a. ;! las
c:rcunslancias 10 american, Sc aptic"-
raa anl5os casttgos, este IS, mnitaf
= Il persons afrrestada 0 cimco nil
d5lares ' mardarJa a nc;si6n por un
mo.
= csta Il principal clausula de in"
+ me4iIa de guerra arrobada por q
: u,t.mo congress- : la cual esra ahora
! Siendo puesra en- vigor por el ConSa-
! 10 dc Miras, Dc! DeHa-tamento del
: Interior. ci clal c~onsejo IA SIdo ell
ea:rado 6c apiic4r ia d!cha icy
/ rraa,;s s. Pchedy. de Chicago, I'm
p.-n ccaocido operator rineco, T.
( ~aii.arizado con .. uso dc los expo
sr-3s, gIan sunia de los cuaies @
..gl.. er Ia industrial m;nera car
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<sHr NJ G~ENrHlCACION a GrIcn d. m
fururr- Gel rara!cro dc la sra. Juar:;a
Nuhul. tie j. aiipa de ciad; CD!or more
10 au"Tia.ig, "tr> Ted1ndc., Tcln rilIIn Y
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tas, ii"It una rn"!Gta SoHrc Ia nWfl " 81
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c"ntrO Una M:i. :" iaran si.N & Ia per
SOFA Gur e. lnfN"ru"- ctCII0> dIrIjirHdp-.
4 Luis e jest NegTci". largo Ia rBi.N-
-. dig.
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Cuando Hecesite libres en- ~cspsnoj
d~irijase Il ignacio Z. Lczaao.-11S
:. Sia. Rosa hvc. san iu;nuir. ley.
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Z RELIGIOSAS
BiBLiOTECA MtSCRADA !
NINOS
"a SO ceatavos cada Tomo).

q 80 tenLaNOs caQa IOiEUJ-
Aveasuras Fs.simo Lea.2jii.a.
e. Muado &c 10 PecGeno.
E. Encant0 de los Nidos.
FiSica al Alcaace de los Mus.
Historic &c las S~ocieGates
HumaEaS.
Las Maravillas del CLEO.
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Ferbar., per Compare .......$ Q.63
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Kesor.en Ie peisgogia, por ".
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"a EducacIon uatural cor Cur
IL. $780,. 0.60
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a,4FSS ESC0GID0S
T.. Y-#rA Ell CASA EDT(EIAL LCzANo

~ misteri0 de las ocAo d-gls
Hasca Gif:c;.
Ur tonic demas;ado iis52
FL compIot del JasZ
II oroscriTto lie a montana
uu piano ametra!iadcra
Lanzajcs &! a5isI:c
Tiaje teyrorif!co
Daniel .. ESQ y G. Oso Juan.
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LiucRamisqto f~racasaGo.
La estatGa parlante
Les bcduinos r9;ns
EQVELNS DiTERSAS
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LlMrIO Y RENuEEp SombTcrOS. tOGgs cla-
ScS. i;ccibO materlGir. dI:CCilplente De 10
rdbrica para SOnlbrcrUs STETSJN. Yea.
ne. l.. Swcctser. Souibreru, 40 ". lion:
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Ori.luHrlI> H. IErTu2u. ON" -. .SaDr resi-
den ell >liI .hHtOniu. DIrIiir-c los inlor-
mes j AmaiU Sanchez cargo L. PREM
81. IfIS.
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BTBLiOTECA De iNDUSTRIAS
LUCRATIVAS


LUCRATIYAS
a 40 ceatayOs cada Tono)
Ganado Lamar
Caballos de Cargo
Industrial AlgodOLara
GusanOS De Seca
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industrial Slfarer9
Cabailgs dc Lujc
industrial AZuC4gera
[.dS Flores Y Sl;- Perfumes
kEpl1yaciy2 de "a Patata
CCia dc Ca5-as
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u AEcE.CC.
Cria de Palcmas
GBEaS POPULARES ENFASTA-
D&S
a . c~cHtayOS cada una)
Hygiene de- aIm;ior
Quiromanci-
Gui2 del Buer Sirviente
Manual de Ecutaci6n
JuegUS Y deporlcS
Bales de Soeledad
0raculo &C los Damas
Labores del BeElo sexo
Aumeoto de hienestar : tones C.5l
Mania! Ge postreS y lic0res
Manual &c reposteria paSteleria
Guia de. mGtrimoni0
EAZANAS DE FANT0MAS
q 10 ceRtGy0S t0m0)
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BUNITO cUarrO 2mueblado a dos GALES
Houston, en- muy buenas condolences. 2s3
south PecUS Street. (tt!5,
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DESEO SABER cl raiaIero de mi ncr;T1na
LCclo ODFcgon. dc - aii0S de sdad. cash
da "on Il Sr. Miguel Martinez. Tuvc In
10. mes dc que cstab2. eli Houston, Texas.
~ CsrOsO - i0ffiii"f0 = ltcrCn { hilos.
Harc = mcscs cslaba "n sal! Antonio,
Texas. y SaliJ ron rUIub0 a Corpus
Christi. GTatITICar" ron $J.UG 4 IA pcr-p-
ma que GiEIJa ln!OrImes CIcrlOs d Juan
UbresUa, i2iT Guadalupe ST., san Antonio,
Texas. II.I.
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iE~l.D sabtr - iar2IcrO de- 10, IlifIu. We
t"llaHp Navarro. ii" . amos, Jc-ji> Navarro,
q" = 3llp-. ! tie Ia sra. Angela Moreno,
url"'Hari"o tndr.S ~ SrtaD. GTauajUa'p. Nc
>tr". Dl",ilrs' /: In"r"ncin Navarro. -
Brc;!nitorl" - VALLEJO. CAL. li:5.
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embargo que esta en- vigor, embars'
decretado por Ell presidents Wilson
hace meses.
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CONi'nu M.huiiN.A oliver. uumerUs > n
Q. scYunda manU iiG Sinson Ssrect. diii
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:$sra ajac]da GjiHdga?

Los info-mcs ,odos Que Sc reciben
DO Preside ' Marta son Gil cl senti-
do &c cue ics y;ilistas csyan recon
centraniosc IN 81 rancho del Ckcpo
: en o.roS si,i2s cecranrs para alta
car IA PLAZA dc Ojinaga, ou" SO So
l." Ella dcfcndiia po" mc"os &o tres
c5,a:o- cu~yaHci,tas.
70 Sc cree. sin cmbaI-o. Iue sea
Ell objective de les .vii!i>t%# la mcn-
,ionada pi&zn, que ca-c~c cn 10 aoso-
INTO d" lm2or:aacja ' dcadc no hay
".vJrcs dc niuguca cIase nj pastura5
para ia cabel!ada. PoGyia decirse
4u~ los r:liistaS pretcudjan apoderar-
- Ge csa plaza fronter;Za para tencr
IN !lgar Nor dondc paSar cargamcn-
,os de municionc:. pc:o 81 por solo
esto d,syut"u Ia possession tie O.jiuaca
4 ius ca~rrauc.stas, no ohtcndran uin-
@ija Hrovocho real. Dues tales carga-
mentoa nj los carranc.stas ?Uedcn pa
a2-lo5. no obstaute lc sostcner bue-
ras re!aciones con 81 goh.crno de los
Esrajos Cnidos, iebido Al Astrictu
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ulURTUN!DAD.-DeSeO cambiaT Snlares en-
TGInPicO, Mexico. rUr casa de 6 picSaS en-
>2n antonio, Texas. Dirijirsc 4 NJ. EG.
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dis.
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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-12-14
TELLS DRAMATICALLY
 RELATIONS WITH KEY
Miss Harriet Varney Denies Killing Bride of Man Whom She Blames
 For Ruin.

Dedham Mass, Dec. 13.-Ending her story of her relations with George Keys, a Boston real estate operator, Miss Harriet Varney, testifying in her own defense today on the charge of murder, denied dramatically that she had killed his bride of eight months, Mrs. Pauline A. Key. The witness recital was marked with sobs as she told of being drugged by Key when dining with him on the second night after she had been introduced to him by her fiance, a Providence, R. l.. actor named Whitney; and of pleading with him to let her go home when she regained consciousness Tn his hotel room. She broke down and cried hysterically later. As she re- lated how Keys had given her the wedding ring when they were. living at hotels together as man and wife, telling her it was as sacred as a. dozen ceremonies, her voice again faltered. As her counsel, after eliciting from her the last detail of her story, asked her whether she killed Mrs. Key, Miss Varney took her handkerchief from her eyes, drew herself erect and said in a voice which carried to the last corner of the court room: "l did not!
 A cross-examination will begin to- morrow.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-12-14
MEMPHIS DOCTOR AND
 DRUGGISTS C0NVICTED
U. s. Court Finds Friedman and Thompson Brothers Guilty of
 Selling Narcotics.

Memphis, Dec. 13.-In the United States district court for the western district of Tennessee here today, Dr. Benjamin Friedman and Leon s. and J. N. Thompson, druggists, who have been on trial for the last three days, were convicted by jury of conspir- acy to violate the Harrison anti-nar- cotic law on two counts. Each count carries a maximum penalty of two years Imprisonment and $10,000 fine for each of the defendants. Dr. Fried man was also convicted in another case of having violated section 2 of the Harrison law, issuing illicit pre- scriptions, for narcotics, for which the extreme penalty is five years and $2,00O fine. The defendants are at liberty on S5,000 bond each, pending action for new trial.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-12-14
FUEL SITUATION IS
 STILL VERY SERIOUS
Pine Bluff Company Gives Uninter-
 rupted Service Despite Handj- caps, But Gan Say Nothing Definite

Despite the fact that it was free ly rumored that the electric lights and street car services would be dis continued early last night no inter- ruption of the service was suffered and the officials of the Pine Bluff Company state that they are now hopeful that the fuel situs tion has 'tecn solved They have had d coal buyer in the fields of tnis state for the past two weeks and are making every possible effort to secure fuel.
 A number of the local citizens prepared for the feared emergency yesterday by purchasing lamps and candles, but these articles were not brought into use.
 While it was feared by the officials of the bowed company that the fuel shortage would necessiate the cutting off of the street cars and electric lights, in order that the reserve pow CT for the water supply might be maintained, one car of coal was se- cured from the Iron Mountain rail road late yesterday afternoon and this amount of fuel was sufficient to furnish steam for the night. The Union Seed and Fertilizer company has promised to divert one car of coal from that plant to the power house today and another car of coal is expected to hrrive from Little Rocy today. With these cars and a number of other cars which are now on the way to this city officials of the power company believe that they will have no more serious difficulty in keeping the services up to the standard. However, they will make no definite promises and Superintend ent Minor 0. Woodward stated last night that, while the immediate abandonment of the street car ser vice and other electric bowed will not be necessary. tie situation is still very serious He hopes to be able to secure coal from JOnesboro and from Memphis and if this can be done the plant will be able to operate without any trouble for some time.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-12-14
STRIKERS RETURN TO
 WORK IN TWIN CITIES
Gall On Strike When Presidents Com. mission Ordered to Make
 Investigation.

Minneapolis, Dec. 13.-An union men in St. Paul and Minneapolis who went on strike today in sympathy with the street car employees had re- turned to work by midafternoon in accordance with instructions from their leaders, and the brief interrup- ton caused no hardships to the city's industries, according to reports to- night from local authorities Imme- diately after advices were received that President Wilson's special labor commission would investigate the twin city labor situation the strikers in both cities who had quit as a pro test against the state Sunday com mission order returned to their trades
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-12-14
AMERICAN ENGINEERS
 DE BY GERMAN BOMB
Drops on Troops Marching Through Street of Behind Brit;Sl,
 Lines in France.

With the American Army in France, Dec. 13-A number of American rail- way engineers have been killed by a German aerial bomb somewhere be- hind the British lines. Details are not yet known. It is permitted, how ever, to announce that a German bomb fell ir a street in a town, thru which American troops were passing. Pieces of the bomb shattered the win dows Of a house in. which there were officers, showering them with glass, but hurting no one seriously.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-12-14
HONORS ACQUISITION
 FOR ALLEGED BANDITS

Little Rock. Dec. Ex-Governor Trough has honored acquisitions from the governor of Illinois for the return of Leonard R. Banks and James g. Curtis, who are wanted in that state for rOhbing the Stockmen's Trust and Savings bank of Chicago An affi- davit accompanying the acquisitions alleges. that at 10 a. m. December 5 five men drove up to the bank in an automobile and four of them went into the bank. With drawn revolvers they held up the bank employees and stole over S10.oO0 in currency. Curtis and Banks, alleged to be two of the men, are now in custody at Hot Springs.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-12-14
bONAR LAW TELLS HOUSE PROBE 70 BE MADE 0F DEFEAT
Declares Government Will Investigate Cambrai De-
 feat and Place Blame.

London, Dec. 13.-The British gov ernment will investigate the reasons for the British reverse on the south end of the Cambrai solient. This was the assurance given by Andrew Bon ar Law, chancellor of the eXcheuuer. in answering criticisms of military operations in the House of Commons today. Mr. Bonar Law sail that the governments information was that rumors concerning the Cambrai op. erations were exaggerated greatly and he had been tempted to warn the public that nothing in the shape of decisive result was expected from that operation.
 On the night in question or early in the morning, Mr. Bonar Law said the Germans made three different at- tacxs upon the British CaE,brai fore. es. The smallest of these attacks. having regard to the numbers engag. ed, was on the part of the front where, owing to surprise, the Ger mans were able to break throus,
 fhe other two attacks by larger fore es were repelled with great loss to the enemy.
 EApdHAtIOn DemAnupu. The moment the cabinet receiv- ed on account of the attack, the chan cellor added, they felt there was something needed in exclamation and the first thing the cabinet did was to send instructions to Field Marshal Haig to give full report on all that had happdned. The idea was that the government, ii it was satisfied that soldier in any pposit ion was not capable of fulfilling his duties, would not keep him in his position. 1t is not easy for 9 civilian With the best information to judge the qualifications of a soldier, and also the government must largely he guided by experts. Mir. Bonar Law said ne was bound to declare that "lth regard to the rumors a full in. qulry would be held and the govern ment would be satisfied that proper action would be taken as a result of 1t: Accidents of this kind, he declar ed, were invetable in war. Even sur. prlses on a misty morning might ] happen for which no blame could be attached to anyone.
 Dillon Condemns Government.
 John Dillon, Irish Nationalist, con demned the government for keepine the public in the dark and said thero were rumors that the Germans got three or four miles behind the Brit: lsh lines in the Cambrai distrct be fore they discovered. He added that in one village where Transports were being unloaded the Germans walked down the street before inc British were aware that they had penetrated the lines.
 MT. Bonar Law said that. accordine 2 to all information available to tse government. the rumors were greatly exaggerated and in his opinion, par, Of that exaggerationo arose iron, exaggerated hopes from the British initial success there.
 MT. Bonar Law said the British movements in Mesopotamia anJ
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-12-14

Halifax, x. &, Dec. l3--In conncc- tion with the arrest, the widest spy rumors heard here since the war be-
 gan were spread broadcast. These culmnated i'll q report that eight Ger mans had been shot at sunrise. Milf tarv and naval authorities declared that while #eknowleG ging that John sons ease was being thoroughly in- vestigatcG declared tha, the shooting story was absurd. Another persistent story was thal a secret code in Ger man has been found on Johnson, but authorities stated this was not so.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-12-14
GOAL CONSERVATION
 IMPERATIVE IN STATE
Officials Say Utmost Care Necessary to Prevent Serious
 Sh0rtagc.

Little Rock, Dec. 13.-The coal sit nation not only in Little Rock, but in the entire Arkansas gas belt, is criti- cal, and it is going to require the CO., operation of every consumer in the territory affected to tide over the ap- preaching cold wave, according to of tcials of the state fuel administra- tion.
 The water situation Thursday was much improved A. V. Bennett, su- perintendent of the Arkansaw Water company, reported at 2 o'clock that the company had stored 100000 gal Ions for reserve purposes through the night and that the pressure was stead- ny growing stronger, having reached 6S pounds.
 Normal pressure is 75 pounds. We'd nesday morning it was down to 32 pounds.
 Coal Stocks Low.
 At Little Rock, at Hot Springs, at Fine Bluff and at all other towns sup piled by the Arkansas Natural Gas company. the coal supply is exceed lnglv low, because people had been depending upon gas until it was too late to get an adequate supply of coal. What little there was on hand has been exhausted, 'and at Little Rock only eight cars were received We'd nl,esday night, three of which went to 1ne Little Rock Railway and Electric company. It is true that 40 carloads came in over the Missouri Pacific and SIX over the Rock Island, but they were distributed over the state to meet emergencies only eight cars were the share that Femained to Little
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-12-14
MEANS JURY STRIKES FOR
 LESS TALK


 Conccrd, \. C., Dec. 13.-The jury trying Castor B. Means for the 1nirder Of Mrs. Maud King today sent message to Presid- ing Judge Kline asking that the argument of tie case be speeded up, The request came at the close ef the second day of continuous addresses {" tie jury by counsels of the state and the defense. Five more speeches are slated for to- mGrroW. Previous to the iury'S protest il was stated that the argu- mtDt would not he completed be- fore Saturday. Two attorneys for the st?te and three for tile de- fense presented their arguments tcday.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-12-14
CROZIfR BLAMES ORDNANCE DELAY
 ON SECTY BAKER
Says Baker Took Personal Interest in Machine Gun
 T'ry-outs.

Washington. Dec 13.-Major Gen. eral ~rozier, chief Of army ordnance, testifying today before the Senate committee Investigating war prepara- tons, declared the responsibility for delay i'll getting machine guns, lay personally with Secretary Baker, who took charge of the tests between the different types. Because of the ma chine gun shortage, General Crozier testified, foreign guns were furnished to the American troops abroad and to troops in training at home.
 Senators of the committee pressed General Crczier vigorously for ex- plantations of what he had been doing when 1t was almost certain that war would be declared and after it actual ]y was declared. The senators de- ciarcd they wanted specific informa- tion and not generalities on the re- ported shortage of rifles. General Crozier explained that there was a delay in changing the type, but con- tended it had been beneficial one and declared that any troops the gov ernment was prepared to send to France could be equipped with rifles immediately.
 General CroZier admitted there was some delay in shipping guns to can tonments for training purposes early, but said the cantOnments were not then completed.
 No troops are being sent to France who have not been carrying a gun for some time, he continued, but added that because of ammunition shortage all have not had sufficient target prac- tce. All the national guard regiments have not been equipped with the mod ern rifles, he said, but over 75 per cent are.
 Baker Is Blamed.
 Responsibility for delays in secur- ing machine guns was laid directly up on Secretary Baker by General Crozier after giving a detailed explanation of long consideration of various types.
 When Chairman Chamberlain said he was not satisfied with the explana- tion, General CroZier replied:
 Neither am I satisfied, but l am not responsible for the delay
 Well. who is?" demanded Senator Chamberlain
 ''Tbe secretary of war" General Crozier replied. "He has to be. He had direct charge of the tests of types. He took personal interest in it. The ordnance department is in no way responsible for the delay"
 Lewis Gun Discussed.
 Questioning drew from the ord nance chief that the War Department has selected a machine gun known as the Browning. which has been ex- haustively tested but never has had field trial It is now being manu' facted, but not one has been deliv- cred. and none is expected before April French guns are being is- sued to the American forces in France, General Crozier said. and the United States is making Nickers guns for the British. The mueh-discussed Lewis