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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-04-02
storm SWEEPS Hillsboro.

HILLSBORO, tTexas. April e..
A windstorm, cJelonic in its nature,
passed through The city at 4 o'clock
yesterday morning, leaving trail
OF houses blow4 from blocks, trees
uprooted and dher damage. Sew
eral plate glass windows were blown
OFT. The STORM came from the
northwest and lis pathway WAS mar
row. Similar damage is reported
from over the Bounty, but without
less of life. accompanying the
wind was h4Evy rain, greatly
beneficial to grpwing crops.
New Britain herald., 1917-10-09
@<E.,

been anyone to report the state of
things there and because no report
could get past tho rigid Turkish CEN
sorship.
More than 10000 Armenians were
deported from Diarbellir and it's sub
urbs. 1t was some Of these who were
dumped into the Tigris and drowned.
The leading and rich men were among
these. The others were detailed to
dig trenches and to do other work
with only an insufficient allowance of
bread daily. Later they were shot in
groups, when no longer able to en-
dure the hardships imposed.
There followed an epidemic of
cholera and then a scourge of typhus.
Before the war and deportations the
city contained some 10000 inhabi-
tants. The last I heard there were
only 1000 citizens left there.
Women were dubbed, stabbed or
shot down on the Mesopotamian
plains and left for dead in piles on
the ground or thrown into old els
terms. Some, coming to conscious
ness, crawled out from the piles and
up from the cisterns and dragged
themselves up the mountain to our
New Britain herald., 1917-10-09
GERMANy'S HAND
SEEN in this ACT
Expulsion Of Christians Origi-
mated Among Teuton's Minds

New York, Oct. 9.-The plan to ex-
tirpate the Armenian Christians from
Turkey was made in Germany and
suggested to the Turks by German
officials and where the Armenians
made a stand against their Moslem
oppressors it was German officers and
German cannon that broke them up
according to the Rev. Alpheus Newell
Andrus senior missionary for the Con-
gregational station at Mardin, Meso-
potamia, who told Of his experiences
here today The farsighted Germans,
he said, were looking forward to the
time when they expected to gain COM
plete dominion in Turkey and they
wanted to eliminate the Armenian
question by getting rid of the Armen-
ian race.
lone of the ways the Turks went
about it was to load Arm enian men on
goatskin RATS on the understanding
that they were to be deported-and
| then they were taken out and dumped
| into the Tigris River and drowned
! he said 'tThis was the fate of at
least $500 men from the vicinity of
| Diarbekir and it's suburbs in Northern
| Mesopotamia.
! Armed soldiers were on the RATS,
which each carried about seventy-five
to a hundred victims. kurd boat
, men rowed them out into deep water.
Then the soldiers would drive the
| Armenians to one side of the ra1ts
until they tilted and dumped them m
to the river. If they tried to CHM
back on the RATS the soldiers ana
boatmen beat them and shot them
until all perished.'
The Germans and the Turkish gov
eminent, DR. .Andrus said, looked up
on the destruction of the Armenians
in Turkey as cold blooded polltlca
move and gave the actual executor
If # into the hands of the Kurds ano
turkish soldiers who went about II
with the ferocity Of Moslem religious
| fanaticism.
at first the Turkish government
objected to the German suggestion O.
| the removal of the Armenlans on liz
grounds that they were Valuaole d.
artisans and business men ana neces
sary to the economic life or the coul
try" continued DR.. Andrus, 'pu1 tli'
Germans promised to supply men u
take their places. Having persuaoe'
the Turks, the Germans then lelt
to them to put the plan lhIo eiheo''
"But the Turkish soldiers In som
|
menians. At Urfa, the city OF su1er
ing. the Armenians resolved to rests
decoration and defend their limo
cent families and their church. The!
barricaded themselves in their ston
houses in their quarter. For ten day
they withstood all the efforts OF tn
Turkish soldiery to dislodge them. II
the end they would have prevailed
but that German officers brought am
trained cannon upon their stronghol'
and forced them to flee.
Surely such a people should not o.
allowed to perish. There still remain
Of them to be cared for $500 In Or1;
and nearby. Will not the American
people help care for them? Condl
lions in Mesopotamia have not bee1
brought much to the public's atten
ton for the reason that there has no
New Britain herald., 1917-10-09

There is no need for you to go
Through another day of corn agony.
But be sure you get "Gets-It'. Accept
nothing else, for, remember, there is
positively nothing else as good. Gets
IT. never irritates the live flesh, never
makes the toe sore.
I You can go about as usual with work
4or play, while "Gets-It", the magic,
does all the work. Then the corn
lpeels right off like a banana skin and
leaves the toe as smooth and corn
free as your palm. Never happened
before, did it? Guess not.
Get bottle of "Gets-It' today from
any drug store, you need pay no more
than 25c, or sent on receipt Of price
by E. Lawrence & CO., Chicago, Ill.
Sold in New Britain and recon-
amended as the worlds best corn rem
edy by Crowelrs Drug Store, VIM. N.
,Schweitzer, J. P. Connors.
New Britain herald., 1917-10-09
THANKS BRITISH.

The Hague, Sept. 27.-Correspond-
ence-At the recent conference held
here by British and German dele
gates to discuss the question of treat
ment and exchange of prisoners, the
Germans entered the conference room
from a door on one side of the room
and the English from a door on the
opposite side. The Dutch delegates
were always already seated at the
table in the midst of the room. NO
conversation took place except upon
the business of the conference. Be
fore the conference ended, the CHIEF
Of the German delegation rose and
insisted upon thanking the BRUSH
warmly for the way in which their
prisoners had been treated. He SAID
no other country had behaved so Wen.
The English commissioners bowed
their thanks, but did not return the
compliment.
New Britain herald., 1917-10-09

Every mother realizes, after giving
her children california Syrup Of
Figs" that this is their ideal laxa-
tive, because they love it's pleasant
taste and it thoroughly cleanses the
tender little stomach, liver and bowels
without gripping.
When cross, irritable, feverish, or
breath is bad, stomach sour look at
the tongue mother! If coated, give a
teaspoonful Of this harmless fruit
laxative" and in few hours all the
foul, constipated waste, sour bile and
undigested food passes out of the
bowels, and you have a we'll, play
full child again. When the little sys-
tenn is full of cold, throat sore, has
stomach-ache, diarrhoea, Indigestion,
colic-remember, good inside
cleansing should always be the first
treatment given.
Millions of mothers keep "Califor-
MIA Syrup Of Figs" handy; they know
a teaspocnful today saves a sick child
tomorrow. Ask your druggist for a
bottle Of california Syrup of Figs.
which has directions for babies chill
dren Of all ages and grown-ups print
ed on the bottle. Beware Of counter
feits sold here so don't be fooled. Get
the genuine, made by "California Fig
Syrup Company" .- -...,.s
New Britain herald., 1917-10-09

at the right, the banner in place.
The women, left to right are: Mrs.
c.. Dixon Barnes, Mrs. Charles E.
New Britain herald., 1917-10-09
hospital at Mardin to have their
wounds dressed.

hospital at Mardin to have their
wounds dressed.
Some of the Moslems at Mardin
took pity upon more than thousand
babies of deported women who, in
passing through, left those they had
no milk to feed nor strength to carry
as they went on to their lingering
deaths on the plains below. When
the local government officials learned
that Moslems had the little ones they
issued an order that whoever har-
bored any Armenian would be visited
with the treatment dealt to the Ar
m enians.
'The Moslems therefore, secretly
turned the little ones over to Christian
families who clandestinely cared for
them until their resources were ex-
hausted And now the latest 1nfor-
nation from Mardin is that unless
funds are Immediately forthcoming
the thousand orphans must be turned
out upon the streets to starve.
Help must be regular and con-
tinuous. The Committee for Ar
menian and Syrian Relief has decided
that IS a month per child Will be
necessary. That is about II cents
day. Who will add one more child to
his family and reckon the II cents
along with what he is spending daily
on his other children and at the end
Of each month send the 50 to the
committed"
DR.. Andrus himself narrowly es-
capped execution at the hands of the
Turks because of his work at Mardin
in succoring the suffering. He was
ordered to be court martialed, which
under the conditions, he said, meant a
Knock trial and the cutting off of
the defendant's head" The Armenian
Embassy, however, heard of the Or
der and interfered so that it was re-
scinded and decree of exile issued
instead
DR.. Andrus, who was born in New
York city and graduated from Will
liams College in 1864 and Union
Theological Seminary in 1867, spent
| fifty years in missionary work at Mar.
| din,
New Britain herald., 1917-10-09
kEPTICAL ABOUT
/ OUR Being There
ID Captured Prisoner Could
Hardly Be Convinced Of Fact

correspondence of the Asso. Press)
american Field Headquarters
france, Sept. 7.-An American army
Lagoon who has just returned from
R9 British front had an Interesting
perlence while there in convincing q
kcpt1cal German officer prisoner/that
Hlerlca is seriously in the war and
I'll in due time be doing her bit in
be trenches.
Ihe doctor was serving in an adj
anced dressing station during a Brit
Pa attack and the German officer,
fightly wounded, was brought in for
treatment. The apron the surgeon
Fore covered the United States insig-
lta he wore. The German officer
poke excellent English, and engaged
a conversation with the doctor, think
ng him English.
Where did you get your facility in
English ?" the doctor inquired.
s."In Chicago" replied the German;
6rI lived there for several years.
well, what do you think of Amer
| lea coming into the war;
"Oh, it won't make any military diff
ference. We have not been taken in
~ any Of the reports Of Americans
being already near the front You
English needn't think you are going to
get any quick help from America
|They are not prepared over there and
Even If they were our U-boats would
keep them away"
4 SO there are no Americans here?"
No
well, what do you think of ths?'
I He slowly turned back his apron
and disclosed the teil-tale ~. s. on
his collar
How did you get here?" 1t was
the startled Germans turn to become
the questioner.
81 came with part Of the American
army
Then American soldiers really are
here, and are going to fght?'
6 "Of course
'sIow many are there"
''More thousands than you would
ever imagine
N"But tell, me, doctor"
Sorry, but you will have to pass
along, have other patients waiting
New Britain herald., 1917-10-09
ANSWER TIE CALL
New Britain People Have Found That
This is Necessary.


This is Necessary.
A cold, strain, a sudden wrench.
A little cause may hurt the kidneys.
Spells of backache often follow,
Or some bladder ills.
A splendid remedy for such at
kacks,
| A medicine that has satisfied thou
bands
| Is Doan's Kidney Pills, special
Kidney remedy
Many New Britain people rely on 1T.
Here's New Britain proof.
aTrs. F. Lorch, 286 Maple ST, says:
s,s 5ne time ago I used Doan's Kid
rly Pills for backache, which came
o. after [ had been over-lifttng
weeping caused great deal of pain
I'oan's Kidney Pills gave me great re-
lief and I recommend them highly"
eec, at all dealers. Fostcr-Milburn
Go.. Mfgrs.. Buffalo, N. Y.
New Britain herald., 1917-10-09

against the city. Leaders Of the
strike were prosecuted by the Nation
al Government headed by the acting
premier, George w. Fuller. Some of
them are awaiting trial on charges OF
conspiracy or sedition. Fifty odd In
dustrial Workers of the World were
arrested and most of them were sent
to Jail for six months. This is the
extreme penalty under the Unlawful
Associations Act lately passed by the
federal parliament.
New Britain herald., 1917-10-09
The End of
Your Corns

Pains Stops at Once-Corn Lifts Off
tM Clean.
There is nothing in the world like
"Gets-It" for corns. Just apply it ac-
cording to directions, the pain stops
at once and then the corn lifts off as
clean as a whistle. No fuss, no both
er, no danger. "Gets-It', you know
is safe. Millions have used it, more
than all other corn remedies COM
ibined, and it never fails.
New Britain herald., 1917-10-09
OUR METHODS.

Correspondence of the Asso. Press)
Sydney, Australia, Sept. 27.-tmer-
lean strike-bearing methods were
used for the first time in Australia
during the general strike of $4,000
men against the American Taylor
System" which marked the month of
August in New South Wales. But
there was this difference-here 1t
was done not by corporation but
by the government of the state, and
the strike breakers were Volunteers
men and women-some of whom re-
fused to accept the pay offered. Ru-
raj residents focked to Sydney by
hundreds and the situation presently
became practically one of the country
New Britain herald., 1917-10-09
MEN
AND
WOMEN

diseased. For good results use DR.. Xilmer's
Swamp Root the great kidney medicine. At
druggists in large and medium size bottles
Sample size bottle by Parcel Post, also
pamphlet.
Address DR.. Klmer & Co, Binghamton
N. Y. and enclose ten cents. When writing
mention the New Britain Daily Herald
New Britain herald., 1917-10-09

Kidney trouhle preys upon
the mind, discouraRes and
lessons ambition; beauty,
vigor and cheerfulness
often disappears when the
kidneys are out of order or
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-12-03
EUROPEAN WAR
NEWS SUMMARY

The Germans have apparently massed all their available rne
and for the battle of Cambria number of fresh
withdrawn the Russian reached the
line and been thrown the Cambria battle The
British therefore, face face with the problem Of holding
difficult uttng line against what be superior
equipped with quantities Of light and heavy To
the Field Marshal Hag has dispatched heavy
foreements to the Cambria defense.
penetrating the British position
their wedge before Cambria the forces Of General
compelled withdraw the village Maneres
the neghbOrg ridge This retirement Strengthens the line
Ious angle against possible and the
Masnieres effected without Obserya
enemy who continued shell the town for twelve hours
aferWard.
appears ougeneraIed
latest phase Of the Cambria battle The greatest concentration of
British maintained the advanced northern of the
Cambria salient German attacks at this point be
fent another attack the British
On the right the British line rather thny held and
the Germans making their chief assaults here with tremendous
the British considerably by surprise
enabled through the line The advance partly
and hnkd the British positions and OF 1000 Only the
swift the British counter attacked Of the most
Oou fighting the saved the But the whole
British position before Cambria still most vulnerable because Of its
probably
hours fighting since the beginning of the
The Brth in Flanders has increased considerably
undoubtedly
the Pehendaee ridge northeast Ypres number Of Ger
fortified points the main ridge captured
On the French 'front.' there has been only artillery activity with
raids there notably by the French south of St Quentin
the right bank the Meus the Vedun 'front.' between
SamogneuX and BeZonyaux, continues.
il is worthy Of
British Cambria probably saved the Italian
Individually intended nOrthep
switched to the Cambria front
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-12-03
S|CKISH CHOCOLATE,
THAT'S WHAT ALLIED
.SOLD|ER'SSTOMACH

what Was Found IN 4 Live Sol
dier's Stomach" is today no longer a
mystery. It was chocolate candy, al
most exclusively.
The Rev. E Hez SVEN. whose SUBJ
ject as announced drew q large con-
gregation to the Centennial Baptist
Church last night. told his hearers Of
q case OF an English Stacker reported
to him by q friend of his In the med
ical service Of the British army.
The soldier. who was stationed in
the Isle OF Wight. had gone to the
hospital in a serious condition. with
the medical authorities reporting in
fammation OF the stomach. or its
equivalent in scientific verbIage. The
patient could eat nothing. Finally.
the doctor pumped out the contents
of the stomach. II was filled almost
exclusively with what had been choe-
.olate candy. And then the Stacker
admitted that he had Eorged himself
on candy with the purpose of render
Ing himself unit for duty.
Upon this. sermon story the Rev.
Sven hinged his text OF Trying Hard
Not to Do What One Ought to Do"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-12-03
TWO YEARS MORE
OF WARFORECAST
BY U. S.PROGRAM

Congress will be, informed. when
that body begins the consideration OF
further appropriations for the mill
tary and naval establishments, that
this Government expects the war to
continue for at least two more years,
and that the whole American program
is being projected upon that basis.
says a dispatch to the Baltimore Sun
from ]. Fred Essary, its Washington
correspondent.
President Wilson may not indicate
this in any definite way in his mes
sage Tuesday, but the fact will be
confided to those committees which
deal with straight war measures and
will be used by the Administration to
influence the passage OF such legisIa-
ton as may be needed to that end.
This does not foreclose all hope that
the war may come to an end sooner.
In fact, the Government foresees a
possibility OF a much earlier peace,
but that possibility Is so remote that
there will be no relaxation whatever
in the plans OF the United States to
throw the full weight OF this country
against It's enemies.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-12-03
United States Organizes
Credits Board to Keep
Tab on War Contractors

Uncle Sam has organised .
credit bureau OF his own, to keep
tab on war contractors.
Announcement was made to-
day Of the organization Of the
war credits board, q body de-
signed to guard the finances OF
the country in Its dealings with
the men and concerns. who have
taken contracts to furnish war
needs. 49, -.
The board Is composed of
George McRoheSts. Of the Ma
tional City Bank: Col. N W.
Thompson. retired army officer
and fnancIer of Washington and
New York. and Edward Clifford,
Chicago Investment banker.
Many war contractors who are
short OF capital have appealed to
the. Government for advances on
orders given them, but not deliy-
cred even in part. II Is neces-
sary for the Government to be IN
formed OF the financial RESPONSE
bility OF the men making such
requests.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-12-03
ATTACK NORTH OF CAMBRIA
HURLED BACK BY. BRITISH;
ENEMY ABAND0NS IL GUNS

LONDON. Dec. GERMAN forces
switched their attacks to the north
ern side OF the Cambria salient dur
ing the night and assaulted the Brit
ish positions around Moeuyres, but
were unable to gain any additional
ground. the war office announced to-
day.
The attacking Teutons were hurled
back. leaving a number Of prisoners
and twelve machine guns in the
hands Of the British.
In the Bourbon sector the Germans
were unable to resume their assaults
In force. but delivered a number OF
minor attacks. all OF which broke
down.
Both Moeuvres and Bourbon lie be-
tween the Arras-CambrAl road and
the Bapaume-Cambrai highway. The
former Is a little over six miles west
Of the German base. and Bourbon lies
about two and a quarter miles north
east Of MoeuVres.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-12-03

Daniel l. Brooks. n. Of Baltimore. Nd, and
Marie Lord, p, Of hArtinsburE, w, Va.
The Rev. John II. Jeffries.
sam Perskin. %, and Beside Arbor, - Of
South Bend. Ind. The Rev. G. siIverstone.
Harry Z. Young. p, and Florence v. Gerard
2. OF Lyon Mountain. N. Y. The Rev. J.
II. Roth.
Julian B. Gibson, Is. Of New Haven. Conn,
and Nevada NJ. Reid. y. Of Toronto. On
tario. The Rev. John II. Jeffries.
Ellsworth Barman, q, and Lulu Paytes, 20
both Of Forest Glen, Nd. The Rev. James
NJ Belt.
Edwin Harvey RawIins. .. OF FL Paso. Tex,
and Goa Lucinda Carney. %. Of New Or
leans. La. The Rev. James II. Taylor.
both OF Baltimore, Nd. The Rev. @. W.
Raymond Lee wiIlingham, =. and MarEuer-
lite A. Smith, IS. both OF Washington. D. g.
The Rev. Z. c. Powers.
Harrison A. Sterrett, IS. and Hattie Marks
Knoll. -. OF Erie, Pa The Rev. S. A.
Bower.
Roy Garnett Pratt. u, of Richmond, Va. and
Mae Janet Rlney. p, Of Houston. Tex. The
James Hartin. q. and Myrtle 2. Hamilton,
q. OF Philadelphia, Pa. The Rev John H.
Jeffries.
]. H. Robinson. Is. and Mary p. Bruce, H.
Tho Rev. ]. y. Robinson.
T J. Taylor. %, and Lottie Gait Griffis, ..
The Rev. F. J. Grimke.
S Campbell. IS. and Gertrude Campbell. IS
Tn. Rev. p. ]. Richie.
r. Butler. =. and Fredonia IL. Rodman' 4.
The Rev. A. Sayles.
J. II. Harvey, co. and Birdie B. Hawkins, %
The Rev. d. Z. Wiseman.
r D. Campbell "a and Eunice c. Carter. IS.
The Rev. W. J. Brooks.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-12-03
COMMITTEE OF FORTY
MAKES CAMPAIGN GIFT

The first contribution to the cam
pafEn funds OF the citizens joint COM
mittee to obtain representation in
Congress and in the Electoral Col
lege for the District was announced
today bt Louis Gutenberg, secretary
OF the committee A gift OF $50 form
the Citizens Committee Of Forty IL
the initial contribution
The Citizens Committee Of Forty
in favor of popular government for
the District OF Columbia Is an or
ganization composed OF prominent
citizens OF the Capital seeking to
make Washington a elf-goVerning
city. DR.. A. J. MeKelvey Is chairman
Swinging into line with the other
organizations OF Washington the
Committee OF Forty has Endorsed the
proposed constitutional amendment
to give the District representation in
Congress and in the Electoral College
as a step toward obtaining complete
self, government for the Capital
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-12-03
DEALERS TIMES DIDN'T
GET TO YESTERDAY HAVE
SAME REPLY: mo COAL"

Fifteen coal dealers who were not
interviewed by The Times reporters
Saturday were asked today to sell a
ton OF hard coal OF any price under
$50 a ton for delivery today.
Here are the results:
One had q bushCl or two 10 sell at
20 cents a bushel II called for, two
would take the order with the I'M
derstanding that they would deliver
today "if we can" twelve OF the fif-
teen Internationally refused. OF the
twelve, six de Jared that they had
neither hard nor Eof' coal in their
yards and did not know when they
would have a supply Two Of the
remainder had S:nall quantities OF
soft coal for sale The remaining
four refused to IIsscn to request from
any ybut their regular customers.
What each OF them said follows:
DeaIerN' Replies.
Akehurst & Joy, I112 Ninth street
HOrthwest--CouUlII't thinking OF let
ting you have any today. II doesn't
look like the conditions will be re-
lieved tomorrow. No one can tell"
Thomas R. Clark, 1905 New Jer-
Bey avenue northwest-"You might
possibly be able 10 get a ton from
us today. We must serve our regu-
Jar customers fist, and are unable
% tell whether We will have any
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-12-03

The following deaths have been re-
ported to the Health Department In
the last twenty-fOur hours:
Annie Stratiff, So years. Casualty Hospital.
Mary Mug, nt IS years. Emergency Hospital
Lizzie NuEent. g. years. EMERGENCY nos.
Louis Reicheri 81 years. Wash. Asyl- HOS:
Harry ID. Madden. year. 80 l3th st. 5. w;
GeorgIana Barse. 80 years, lel0 Pa. ave. ;; y.
William L. Jacobs. Sc years EmerEehey NOS
Mary A. Lacey. 20 years 1880 Kramer pi;
IniiS Weaver IA wears, Srd and II SITS. y. r.
Michael F. Barrett. IS years. 1858 California
ST. y. W. ,.-t ty.,, :.
Helen Brenerrnan. Il months, l@S' Hair St
Gfsnvilla Allen. s. years. il1-' New Jersey
ave n. W. Nv
sarah Scott. 81 years. SIS oHkdHls q. y; W
nobs-, SbIvsr, 30 wears, SIS sprinEnan's Ct.
q