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Handkerchief,. 3 for Ca

women's Handksrchisfs, plain
white hemstitched and eolored roll,
edge borders; good quality, soft IN
Ish.
First FIoor.
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House Dresses and Wrappers,
Worth $1.26 and $1.50, At 81
OF dne quality ginghams and per-
Gales. IN neat stripes, checks, and
figures. These include our regular
stock selling at S1.25 and S1.5O.
First FiOOr-BaFgaln Rooth.
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Mems $500 Trousers, $1.95
Mems and Young Mems Separate
Palm Beach Trousers, plain, neat
striped effects and dark colors; odd
sizes from % 70 40. Fourth FlooR.
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Csc Patent Leather Belts, Zoe
Patent Leather Belts, for women
and children; black. white or red
patent leather nnish; stylish buckles;
all sizes.
First FlOOG.
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Izc and Ibc fiandkeFchlefS, IUe
women's Pure Linen Hsmstitehed
HandkerchiefS, sheer quality, full
size.
First FlooF.
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Pc Garment shielda. IL pair

Garment Shields, no sewing re-
CURED; elastic back: good quality
light weight shields.
Motion Dept. First Floor.
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Mems Palm Beach Suits, $3.50

Mems Genuine Palm Beach Suits.
each suit bearing the well known
trade mark; well made with smooth
fitting collars, reinforced seams and
plenty OF pockets: all sizes. Fourth
FlOOF.
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Mems $3.50 Serge Suits, $9.25
Mems All Wool Blue Serge Suits,
strictly fast colors; well made and
finished with good quality trim
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sa.aE L.nou Rur,. 1898

Handsoms stsneiled design Lenox
Rugs, heavy twisted straw. IN the
popular green or brown kef, band
and scroll designs; largest room
size ex12 q. Foarth Floor.
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Stem Ladders

Selected Lumber Step Ladders,
with shelf attachment Every step
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36-inch Heavy Rough Pongee
silks. In black or tan. A styiieh,
serviceable material for shirts and
dresses. First FIoOR.
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Boys $3.50 Play Out6ts, $1.eS
Boys Scout Play outnts eenslst.
pants and leggins: sizes TO IL
years; tan khaki color.
Third FloOr.
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Bows Suits, S4.eS

Boys Fancy Norfolk Suits. with
full lined knickerboekor pants; all
light patterns os,s sizes .a e Is years.
Third Floor.
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ioIdenberg's-The Dependable Stor
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$3.50 Knitted Bathing
Suifa S1.6a

women's and Misses Knitted
Bathing Suits, IN navy blue and
black: trimmed with white braid;
W shaped necks; complete with
attached knitted boomers. Second
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@SNoJ oman yPC Dei eatSs
S9c Pongee SiILs, Sc
36-inch Heavy Rough Pongee
silks. IN black or tan. 4 styiish,
dresses. First FloOF.
SIPS Stripe Tub silks, CSC
36-ineh All Pure SIX Satin stripe
Tub silks, In a large assortSent Of
colored stripes, suitable for mems
shlrts, also women's waisth First
Floor.
Boys $3.50 Play Outfits, $1.sS
Boys Scout Play OUTFITS, consist.
ing Of hat, shirt, kniekerboeker
pants and ieggins; slzes to IL
years; tan khaki color.
Third Floor.
Boys Suits, $4.e6
Boys Fancy Norfolk suits. with
full lined knfckerboeker pants; all
light patterns; sizes 70 Is years;
values worth up to $3.50.
Boys SOC Caps, 25e
Boys light weight Golf Caps,
full shape; in plaids, checks, and
Third Floor.
|
l0c Borax, 7c
Twenty Mule Team Borax. large
First Floor.
l5c Talcum Powder, &c
fuzzy scented: high grade taieuln.
First FIoor.
25e Listerine, Ice
Regular CSC bottles Of Listerina
noted for its medicinal purposes.
First Floor.
Csc Odorono, lie
Regular Csc bottles Of odorono,
kills all doors OF Precipitation.
First Floor.
Csc Cold Cream, lie
Peerless Cold Cream, two ounce
Jars; good quality toilet and mas
sage cream.
First Floor.
Csc Tooth Powder, iSe
Regular Csc boxes Of caIox Tooth
Powder.
First Floor.
.Children's ParasOls, Csc
Children's and Misses Parasels.
neat styles, made OF pretty lawns,
sateena, and dimitiss. Plain eoiors
and .hgured effects Values worth
First FIoo. :
2Se Garment Shields, lie pair
Garment Shields, no sewing re-
CURED; elastic BACK; good quality
NOtion Dept. First FIoor ~,
Handkerchief, 3 for Sc
women's Handkerchief. piain
white hemstitched and colored roll
edge borders; good quality. soft IN.
First Floor.
use Patent Leather Belts, Zoe
Patent Leather Belts, for women
and children; black, white or red
patent leather nnish; stylish buckles;
all sizes.
First FIoOP.
lie and l5e Handkerchiefs, Zoe
women's Pure Linen Hsmstitehsd
HandkerchiefS, sheer quality, full
size.
First FIooF.
Soc, Use, and 81 Handbags, sec
white Crochet Hand Bags, for
hand crochet and lace effects.
First Floor.
use Silver Rings, lie
Sterling Silver Rings, stone set
tings; pretty styles.
First Floor.
$l.00 Neck Chains, S5e
Solid Gold Neck Chains, hns sold
cred link; neat effects; strongly
first FIsor.
25e Bathing Caps, 19e
Rubber Bathing Caps. pretty styles
Motion Dept, First Floor.
Boys Straw Hats, see
Boys and Children's Straw Hats,
various models suitable for children
from ? to 0 years Of age. First
Floor-Bargain Booth.
l0e Crash, sac
Mil lengths of Bleached Twill
Crash, with fast color red border:
lengths from IN TO 9 yards. First
Floor.
sec Table Darnaak, 4Se
64-inch Yarn MsreeriIsd Table
Damask, choice Of good assortment
Of patterns. Mil lengths. First
Floor.
l5e Tea Towels, l0e
Seconds OF Bleached Twill Crash
Tea Towels, real linen finish; tapR
hangers. First Floor.
$500 Auto Busters, Sl.9S
Auto Busters, OF extra quality
tan cloth, herringbons effect; full
cut sizes from 81 TO IS. Well made.
Fourth Floor.
81 and $11 Congoleum Rugs,
$2.l9
conEoleum Rugs are advertised
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Be Sewing silk, Sc

&C SEWING Dix, &c
Good quality Black Sewing SILK,
50-yard spools: for machine or hand
sewing. First Floor.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-12-13

A red nose that dribbles with mu-
Gus is al unsightly misery. A breath
tainted with the odor of catarrh is an
offense against all health and decency.
A stomach filled with droppings from
diseased nasal cavaties may cause un-
told misery, and ruins the complexion.
The bowels clogged with strings of
ropy mucus indicates body literally
reeking with catarrh, causing pinDles,
blotches and other skin eruptions.
The blood, swarming with millions
Of catarrh germs, entails upon the kid
neys a labor that may break them
down. the lungs and bronchial tubes.
scourged with the destructive influ-
ence of systemic catarrh, can lead to
anemia and the most serious conse.
quences. s-
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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-12-13
Soldiers Who Never Receiued ~
Any Mail Gets Plenty of it Now

WASHINGTON. Dec. 13.--As a
warning to the public to beware of
published stories that men at the army
training camps are unhappy. -lone-
some, without food and detected, the
war department today made public a
letter from Postmaster Wolfe at Chill
licothe, o.. dealing with specified
case.
Last week. wrote Postmaster
Wolfe, "a syndicate of newspapers
published the story about - -
tsoldier's name deleted.) He was lone
some and had never received a piece
OF mail since being in camp. His pic
ture went with the article and it made
good reading.
IN yesterdays mail alone he re-
ceived 1000 letters, nineteen special
delivery letters and parcels and fifty
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-12-13
Teachers Getting
Many Memberships

Mrs. Demas S. Coe, chairman OF
the committee on Schools appointed
to assist with the Red Cross member.
ship campaign, which begins Monday,
December II, has received several re-
ports from teachers appointed In the
different schools.
Miss Electa Henley, OF the Junior
High school, obtained thirty new mem
terships.
A favorable report was received
from Miss Anna Bradbury in charge of
the campaign at the High school The
exact number of memberships had not
been reported to Mrs. Coe at noon
Thursday.
At the Finley school, Miss Elizabeth
Foulke received eight memberships.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-12-13

four ordinary parcels. 1t happens he
can neither read nor write. Mr. Gregg
made an examination and he found
nineteen soldiers sitting about him
helping him read the mail and they
had lots of fun at the expense of senti-
mental women, but got all the money
and stamps enclosed.
IAN interesting feature is that -----
- was not accepted by the army
but he refused to leave. Other news
paper articles along the same lines
will simply swamp the camp officer
Postmaster Wolfe wrote that tons
of food was wasted at the camp during
the Thanksgiving period due to food
shipments sent in by friends and rela-
tives. His office handled an average
of 1000 bags Of this mail day for
three days.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-12-13
APPEAL OF DRYS
To All Good Citizens in Indiana:

To All Good Citizens In Indiana:
On next Monday, December il.
the house Of Representatives at
Washington, viii vote on whether a
national Constitution amendment
prohibiting the manufacturing and
sale of intoxicating liquors. in all
the states Of the Union will be sub
mitted to the various states for
their action. The senate has already
voted favorably on this proposition.
and the people now await the action
Of the house. It is very essential
that the best citizenship of Indiana
polls and Indiana express itself in
no uncertain manner on this most
important issue.
We are reliably informed that
within recent DAYS the brewers Of
New York have sent out blue"
letter to all the brewers and saloon
men in Indiana, calling upon them
to secure thousands Of letters and
kilograms from business men to
representatives in congress urging
them to vote against the submission
of this amendment. They know full
we'll that if that question ever goes
to the statessfor vote, more than
thirty-six states will ratify it with
out question.
The Church Federation of India
napolis and of Indiana would now
call upon every church and temper
ance organization. every Good Cit
liens League and all good citizens
individually. Immediately TO send
kilograms to the representative in
congress from their district calling
upon him to vote for the submis-
sion of said adenmdent to states.
The country is ready for this action
and now is the time to let our voic-
es be heard. Do not neglect this
responsibility. 1t is important that
these kilograms get TO Washington
before the end of this week. We
may win this fight If we shall all
move together. Let us strike while
the iron is hot.
A. B. STORMS, Pres. Indiana
Church Federation.
H. K. FOX, Secretary.
c. s. DENNY, Pres. Indianapolis
Church Federation.
NJ. c. PEARSON. Executive Sec
rotary.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-12-13
MOTHERS CLUB
OF HACERSTOWN
PLANS FOR TREE
c 0 m m unity Celebration
Christmas Eve--Santa Will
Be There.

HAGERSTOWN, Dec. 13 The
Mothers club is arranging for COM
munity Christmas tree on Main street,
and a program to be given on the
street Christmas eve. School children
will sing carols and Santa Claus will
distribute presents to children, and
articles of clothing to the needy.
The Mothers club is raising the
community tree fund by free will offer
ing and will accept old clothes which
are to be placed in boxes ready. for
distribution. The school is assisting
by an investigation which will deter
mine where the clothing will be need
cd. The Mothers club met at the
school house Friday afternoon.
Rev. and Mrs. II. e. Truitt have ar
ranged to entertain the young people
at their home on Friday evening with
stereopticon views. :. f.. Fireman John
Harra visited Anderson Tuesday and
purchased repairs for the FCrd-Howe
apparatus which froze during the cold
weather.. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Teetor entertained Friday evening
complimentary to their son Herman,
on his twelfth birthday anniversary at
their hime, Litecroft The guest fay.
crs were Santa Claus candy boxes.
Mrs. Teetor was assisted by Mrs. Lee
Brannan and Mrs. Raymond Small.
The party was composed of Miss Mar
tina Lamb of Newcastle, Bernono Mob.
Ter. Josephine Foyst, Josephine Small
Tavern Brannan, Rena Thurston, Cor
don Murray, Ralph Brandt. Wilfred
Knapp, Norris Souders. James Bran
nan and Herman Teetor. :. There will
be a basketball game here Friday
night between the local high school
team and the Paramount high school
team. The curtain raiser viii be by
the girls teams.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-12-13
STEAM PIPES IN
UDION COUNTY
JAIL BURSTED
Temperature Drops to 20
Degrees Below Zero in
., Liberty.

LIBERTY. Ind. Dec. Is. - Twenty
degrees below zero Monday froze the
steam pipes at the high school build
ing, the sheriff's residence and the
Jail
Several country schools were closed
Monday because the heat was INSULT
cient to heat the rooms.
Eggs are selling at fifty cents a
dozen.
Sheriff Post is securing one bushel
Of seed corn from each farmer which
will be tested by corn expert from
Purdue and sold to those needing
seed corn in this or odjoining states.
Sheriff Post reports he has collected
about 500 bushels.
Mr. Post also will ask the children
OF the country schools to bring from
five to ten ears of corn to school as
a gift, each lot to be labeled with the
child's name.
The amount apportioned to Union
county to be raised for the Y. w. G. A.
was $500. One hundred dollars over
this amount was raised. The extra
amount will so to the war relief fund.
Red Cross women here have agreed
to go corn husking on farm near
Liberty. The corn husked by the wo-
men will be sold and the money do
mated to the surgical dressing COM
mittee.
Mrs. Amy Fry, of Liberty, is in a
serious condition from a recent par
alytic stroke.
Mrs. Daniel Byrd, south of Rich
mond. died Sunday at Reid Memorial
hospital Of Richmond where she had
gone for an operation. Burial will be
Thursday at the Liberty West Point
cemetery.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-12-13
Hoosier Happenings

EVANSVILLE, Dec. 13.-John Hart.
an inmate of the Southern Indiana
hospital for the insane, alleges that
he is being held in the hospital al
though he says he is no longer insane.
Ele Stansbury, attorney-seneral for
Indiana. has appeared for Estes Dun
can and other trustees of the hospital
who are defendants in writ Of habeas
corpus filed by Hart to gain his re-
lease
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-12-13

down into them, feet first like going
into big pipe
"They are mighty treacherous things
to sleep in, and If one rolls the least
bit to either side. out he goes, prob
ably on your eyebrow. Many fellows
fall out every night and there is a
string lined up at the hospital every
morning to get their wounds doctored.
The men had "some dinner" Thanks
giving day he says. A big slice OF
turkey, cranberries, dressing, potatoes,
bread and butter and variety of fruit,
cakes and pumpkin pie was served.
THE Red Cross has treated us fine,
he continues. Every man was given
a sweater, a muffler and wristlets."
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-12-13
Falling Out of Bed Fauorite
PQstime of Great Lakes Rockies

Falling out OF bed" is a favorite
psstime at the Great Lakes Naval
Training station where hundreds of
to-be sailors are in training, says Lee
roy Coffin. Richmond boy. in let
ter TO Wilbur Miller, Is North Ninth
street
Coffin. who is studying to be a wire
less telegraph operator, says the
rockies are having hard time get
ting acquainted" to their new bed
canvass hammocks.
You have To stretch them as tight
as possible and they roll up like a
cigar" he writes. Then you crawl up
one the jack-stay at one end and slip
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-12-13

Let ever woman under the Stars and
Stripes vote for the president in 1920"
The social features usually attend
ant upon the national convention have
been done away with in the making
OF this years program and the only
function which will be at all elaborate
will be reception in the New Willard
hotel given by eight ladies of the
presidents cabinet to DR.. Anna How
ard Shaw and Mrs. Gait.
Besides Mrs. Gait these women will
take a prominent part in the conven-
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-12-13
Russia Out of it,
Says Col. Thompson

LONDON, Dec. 1S.-Colonel Will
lam B. Thompson, head Of the Ameri.
can Red Cross Mission to Russia, has
arrived here on his way to the United
States to make an important report
He called today on the American am
bassador, Walter Hines Page.
Colonel Thompson told the ambassa.
dor that Russia was definitely ont OF
the war as a fighting force, but gave
it as his opinion that Russia was not
thoroughly disintegrated as was gen
orally believed outside that country.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-12-13
OFFICER NOT AVAILABLE

GREENCASTLE, Ind, Dec. 13.--De-
Pauw university has been unable to OBJ
tain United States army officer. as
head OF department of military sci
enGe and tactics. Repeated kilograms
and letters to the War Department ut
Washington have brought only replies
that an officer capable OF taking
'charse of military training at De-
Paw is not available at present
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-12-13

Top row, left to right. Mrs. Newton
D. Baker, Mrs. William G. McAdoo,
Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait. Bottom
row: Mrs. Helen n. Gardener, Mrs.
Norman Der. Whitehouse and Mrs.
GuiIford Dudley.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 6.-The war
service of two million women under
the suffrage banner in the nation en-
titles women to the suffrage now, in
the belief of the leaders who will
gather at Polls theatre December 10
for the forty-ninth annual convention
of the National American Woman
Suffrage Association.
Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait, national
president has sounded the battle cry:
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-12-13
WALK ACROSS RIVER

Mt. VERNON, Ind, Dec. 13.-The
Ohio river here is frozen solid and
many farmers from Kentucky are
walking across the frozen ice to do
their trading here. A large crowd
enioyed skating on the river today,
the first time in many years.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-12-13
OUT FROM UNDER

STOCKHOLM, Dec. 13.-The Berlir
vorwaerts points out, in connection
with the possibility that Russia may
repudiate its foreign financial obliga
lions, that Germany before the war
held about 1900 100000 rubles Of Rus
sia's state railway obligations as Sc
curfty for loans. The greater part of
these, however, Germany has already
gotten rid of in foreign markets in or
Ger to maintain the mark rate.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-12-13
FROZEN TO DEATH

JASPER, Dec. 13.-Henry Schnell,
81 years old, who left his home near
Celestine. Dubois county to go to town
short distance away. lost his way
and was frozen to death. His body
has just been found buried in snow, in
q corn field.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-12-13
Catarrh DiStOrtS
Facial Expression
Spreads the Nose, RIurs the Eyes
Puffs the Face, Dries the Lips
How to Get Rid of Catarrh.
Try This Home Treatment Free

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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-12-13

left Wednesday afternoon. Before en-
training the recruits we're honored by
big street parade. The recruits
were drawn from munitions plants in
the Gary steel district.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-12-13
ORvILLE BRUNSON MADE
SECRETARY OF BOYS AT "Y'

Secretary Schwan announced Thurs
day, Orville Brunson has been made
Boys Secretary at the Y. NJ. c. A.
Mr.. Brunson was formerly boys
secretary of the Hyde Park Y. NJ. c.
a., Chicago. . = a-a So.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-12-13
RESCUED FROM SNOW

VALPARAISO, Dec. 13.-John Mas
sey rural mail carrier. reported miss
ing. was rescued from snowdrift by
a starching party OF farmers and shell
ter was given him in farm house.
He was found In an unconscious con-
dition.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-12-13
WOMAN FROZEN TO DEATH

LAFAYETTE, Dec 13-The body of
Mrs. Cecilia Stewart was found in her
home frozen stiff 1t Is supposed that
she suffered stroke Of apoplexy and,
unable to help herself. froze to death.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-12-13

|, ton: Mrs Norman Der. Whitehouse
chairman Of the New York State SUI
frage party, recently victorious at the
polls; Mrs. William G. McAdoo. head
of the honorary council of the assoc.
iation; Mrs. Guilford Dudley, state
president from Tennessee; Mrs. Helen
Gardener of Washington, and Mrs.
Newton D. Baker, wife of the secre.
tary of war.
The women are to demand Of the
congressman that they reward the sex
for its valiant support of the war by
passing the suffrage amendment to
the constitution which is due to come
before this session.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-12-13
NO WORD YET

CONNERSVILLE, Dec. 13.-No in
formation has been received as to the
fate of Reginald J. Fisher, a Corners
vile boy, who was a member of the
United States destroyer Jacob Jones,
which was sunk by a German SUBJ
marine. His name does not appear
in the list of known saved announced
several days ago by the navy depart
ment.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-12-13
172 ExpERTs ENLIsT

GARY. Dec 13.--There have been
172 men enlisted in some branch Of
the service from Gary, 152 OF whom
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1917-06-08
VILLA TAKES BORDER TOWN.
He Surprises carranza Garrison At
Oiinaga, Opposite Presidio.

Preside, Texas.-A Villa force at
tackled Ojinaga, Mexico, opposite here,
surprising the Mexican Government
soldiers in the garrison there and
causing them to fee to the American
side, leaving their arms in Mexico All
women and children at Ojinaga fed
across the line into Texas when the
attack started.
Customs officials who arrived from
Ojinaga said Villa led the attack in
person Many Mexican Government
troops surrendered after fighting the
attackers in the plaza of the town, the
officials said, and Oiinaga now is in
possession of the Villa soldiers.
The capture gives Villa border
port of entry to- the United States.
Villas main command is reported to
be at Polvo, 20 miles east of Preside