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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-03-09
GOMEZ HELD
HEAVY BAIL
BOND OF CAPTURED REBEL
LEADER FINED IN NEIGH
BoRHOOD OF Sf,O00,OOO.
TO REMAIN IN PRISON
No One Has Been Found Who Had
the Nerve To Sign Bond OF Such
Staggering Amount TO Se-
ere His Release.

HAVANA. Cuba, March Bail
for Gen. Gomez. captured rebel lead
er, was set az round million dol
lars, and no one has yet come for
ward With this staggering amount
OF money to secure his release, and
the prospects are that ne will remain
in Principe penitentiary, pending
trial.
Announcement has been made by
the Cuban government whereby Cuba
will indemnify American citizens for
losses of property destroyed by reb-
els.
1t is stated that government troops
continue to advance towards Santl-
ago and are within an hours jour
ney of the rebel forces.
No immediate executions will be
made, it was authoritatyely stated
today. However, the officers will be
court martialed as soon as possible
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-03-09
|3-Y[AR-OLO
LAD KILLED
u,pr gE1WEEN NAXAHAGHIE
ssp MIDLOTHIAN OFF iNst-
i.aT0Rs. NEAR GROUND.
|AID MADE INTACT
suinsine His Arms As He Walked
On His Way Fishing Youths
Hand Vas First 10 Strike
the Live Wire.

charles Edward Penner, 13 years
I'D. son of T. VI. Penner, who lives
On the Coleman farm three miles
aBst Of town, was eieetrocuted about
aaelsk this morning when he came
IN contact with n high tension wire
oi the Texas Power 4 Light COM
pany between WaNahaehie and Mid
lothian. He was killed instantly.
Soon after breakfast today young
Penner and his older brother. Al
kr, and two other companions start
ever on Wasahachie creek fishing.
thafley was walking little in adj
rance with his dog at his side. From
The best information 0btainahie IL
SENS the boy was swinging his arms
and his hand touched the heavily
charged live wire which had dropped
nom the insulator and hung within
loot or two Of the ground. In
SANITY he fell alongside the wire and
l'ier il, the contact with i,is hand
Nlllng the wire closer to the ground.
aiceft fenner saw the peril OF his
ae'her and rushed 10 bis aid. At
'fa attempt he was shocked SO Sc
seeiy that he turned loose. but later
SseeeeSed in pulling the hoy away
hois 'he wire. In q moment he
sa'psa and was dead.
Y Is said the dog walking along
7'e Young Penner received a shock
aA' S'uahed II SO severely that peo-
" 'noaght II WAS dead for several
4laa'es, but IL finally came round
NJ night and was little hurt.
Aoert Penner sent one of his com
f'a'oas for aid and while the boy
w gone ne saw linemen come along
: '"e ana beckoned to them to
' 70 nun. The iinemen propped
"he up, according to- young
s''t'' to keep it off the fence.
'e experienced men worked with
I 'Sau boy while physician was
l9aed and he worked Tor a time
saie could not he restored.
,s,'' ' s'siio'hian high tension line,
s.a "'@ constructed only a few
-, ' ago, usually carried 1i.ooo
i, !, y current, hu, owing To the
- that ,ransformer was hurnea
's a iew days ago the voltage
n, ''uaced to 5000. However,
49,. Sa''ieient to kin man by
,''e : :. touch OF the wire.
" Penaer, father of the bov.
r,..' 'osn this morning making
t,n., "e",s Tor burial, He con-
i, 'ne statement of the elder
s regarding the h.a..,..
Nh, y A'a it had been propped up
"e reached the scene.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-03-09
DURANGO HELD
BY v|lL|STAS
THREE THOUSAND BANDITS CAP
TIRED THE CITY ON FEB
RUARY TWENTY-EIGHTH.
the TOWN WAS SACKED
A Number OF Citizens We're Executed
BY the Bandits-Nilla Orders
Forces to March on
Torreon.

Ell PASO, Texas. March g.
Three thousand bandits commanded
by Pancho villa personally attack
ed and captured the city of Durango
on February 2s, according to let
ter received here today by Frank
McAianus. The letter said that the
Caranza garrison under General Ga
vira put up a stubborn resistance be-
fore being overpowered. Villas fol-
lowers sacked the city and executed
q number Of citizens, charged with
aiding Caranza, the letter stated.
villa then ordered his forces to
march on Torreon.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-03-09
MARINES WERE LANDED
WITHOUT Loss OF LIFE

WASHINGTON. March 9.The
landing OF American marines at San
tiago, Cuba, was accomplished With
out the loss of life or injury of any
of the American forces. Commander
Belknap notified the navy depart
ment today.
Secretary Daniels authorized the
statement tina. there had been no
fighting and that the landing had
been made at the request of the civil
governor of the province. He said
that a small force participated
Consul Griffith at Santiago said
the American marines landed to
protect property and laws. and add
ed that the revoiutionists were fight
ing the government forces at Palma
Soriana.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-03-09
IN DARK AS
TO PRISONERS
NOTHING KNOWN FOR SURE RE-
GARnI<G RELEASE OF AM
ERICANS ON YARROWDAlE.
Latest Reports Indicated That Ger
many Mas to Release Them ON
March Word from
Ambassador.

WASHINGTON, March s.--The
state department is in receipt OF
messages from the American ambas-
sador in Spain verifying the state
ment that the Government govern
ment intended to release the Var
rowdale prisoners ON March {. but
the message did not say that the
prisoners had actually been released.
The only complaint the men made
was at the diet. Five OF the seventy
two are reported to have slight colds.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-03-09
DENY WORK STOPS
ON zEPPEL|NS
GERMAN OFFICIAL DECLARES
WORK ON pIRfGtBl1Es STILL
IN PROGRESS.
Denies Report That There Is Il short
age of Material--Aiso Plenty
of WorkInen For Their
Construction.

BERLIN, March 9.-Vigorous de
malls that Germany has ceased the
construction of Zeppelins. as report
ed from foreign sources, were made
by a high official today,
''The construction continues, he
said. 1.-THE report is false that there
is not enough material. We have
plenty and there are plenty of work
men also"
Berlin suffered from a mild small
pox scare today Thousands of resi-
dents have been vaccinated. follow
Ing the discovery of few cases here.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-03-09
PERSH|NG IS
BACK At POST
C0siPI ETES INSPECTION TOUR
OF FIVE DAYS ALONG
BORDER.
CONDITIONS IMPROVING
he Declares That Cordial Relations
ire Being Resumed on Both
Sides OF the Border at
Brownsville.

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, -daren o.
General Pefshing, upon arriving
here from an inspection tour of five
days, said:
Conditions are improving in the
Brownsville section OF the border.
Cordial relations are being re-
sumea on both sides of the Rio
Grande at Brownsville. Residents
on both sides of the river are ex-
changing courtesies.
pershing said he enjoyed visit
to Matamoras. where he was guest
at a banquet.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-03-09

Count Zeppelin's niece, Countess
Ursula Begenfeld, declared her ne
lief today that the death of the Ger
man inventor was due indirectly at
least 10 the failure of the difle'-
bles Ia accomplish their purpose III
the war. -.
"rhe last letter had from Uncle
Ferdinand. which was brought over
bv Captain Koenig in the peutseh-
land expressed regret that the Yep
pelins had not been more e''eeee Z
in the raids ON England the 'o""
tess said. -
Countess Begeufeld makes nei
home in Ventnor Heights N D.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-03-09
REDUCTION SHOWN IN
NUMBER or IDLE CARS

NEW YORK. March "a re-
duction in the number of freight cars
held idle all over the country was
shown in a report issued my the
commission on car service of the
American Railway association today
On February "a, the report says
the railroads were holding 1858
cars. On February 18th, lsl,2ot
cars were being held.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-03-09
TWO OPERATORS AT
POWER PLANT BURNED.

DALLAS, Texas, March s--John
blanks probably was fatally burned
end Grover Johnson was seriously
burned when their clothing caught
on fire from an electric spark a.
the power-house OF the Dallas
Electric light and Power company
at the foot of Griffin street at !
o'clock last night.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-03-09
STONE MAY REMAIN At
HEAD OF COMMIT Tee

WASHINGTON, March 9.--Wil-
liam ]. Stone will be renominated
for chairman of the senate foreign
relations committee. Senator Lewis,
administration whip, told the Unit
ed Press today. while the demo-
cratic steering committee was in
executive session to pass on the
committees selection,
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-03-09
MEXICO HAS WOMAN
CANDIDATE FOR CONGRESS-

MEXICO CITY. March a.-Senora
HermeIia Galindo. the woman suf-
frage party's candidate for congress.
wound up her campaign last night at
an enthusiastic mass meeting which
was attended by fully 5000 people.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-03-09
NOTED DEMOCRATIC LEADER
DIED SUDDENLY LAST NIGHT

GALENA, Kan. March 9.-Wil-
liam F. sapp teolonel Bill, demo-
cratic national chairman of Kansas
since 1905. and one of the most not
ed democrats in the United States,
died suddenly here last night of heart
failure.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-03-09
BERLIN PRESS AssA|[s
PRESIDENT WILSON

BERLIN, March - '.i"s
America as the ~gleeful hene' .e'''S
at the death of Europeah u''''s"
ton the Berliner Tageblatt tos's
in an editorial Yicionsiy assa''eu
President wilson abrupt 'aa"se -
front from his speech to the aeaass
10 his present attitude as outlined
in his inaugural ad'r
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-03-09
INQUIRY MADE REGARDING
yARR0WDALE PRISONERS

WASHINGTON, March o. The
state department has addressed Two
inquiries to Germany far intorma-
ton as To the release of the Yar-
rowdale prisoners and the detention
Of four American consuls in Gen-
many.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-03-09
SISTER LORD FRENCH
IS FATALLY WOUNDED

sALONICA, March 9,-Mrs. Har-
ley. sister of Lord French, com
nander in chief ofthe British de-
feuse forces. died q. Menastir from
wounds received when an amou-
lance to which she was attached
vas struck by she'll
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-03-09
Hillsboro Girls Win.

ITALY, Texas. Marvh 9.-In a
game of basket ball between the
girls of Hillsboro High school and
the girls of the Italy High school
Hillsboro was winner yesterday,
IA to 2.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-03-09
,,p,NEsE AVIATOR FALLS
TO DEATH IN MACHINE

TOXIC. Japan. March s.--Lient-
enant sawada. military aviator.
fen with his machine TO death TO-DAY.
An investigation has been started
80 confirm a report that he took this
,,aans Of committing suicide.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-03-09
C0ID KEPT WILSON
IN BED AGAIN TODAY

WASHINGTON. March a.-Presi-
dont Wnsoa was ordered to remain
in he'd today by his physician. Just
before noon. however. DR. eraysoh
authorized the statement that t"'
'ont's slight fever had entire
iy subsidized and his general coHo's
ticn was improved
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-03-09
GERMAN OFFICER HELD
ON A PLOT CHARGE

LOS ANGELES, Cal, March a.
Alleged to be connected with plots
TO destroy the Welland canal and
other unneutral acts in America,
Captain Alfred Fritzen, German Of
ficer, was arrested early today by
agents OF the department of justice
at Alhambra, near here.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-03-09
|IEG|N PROBE: Of
| INDIAN PLOT
OF nv, ~ TELL GRAND JURY
spp, ppa.'NERf oF WIDE
''kAD fLoT IN N. y.
sation aAu Jury Begins Investi.
thsl,., - o'"neeiipn of DIR.
0as and Dr, sehun-
% "i'h Conspiracy.

ar,'s S YORK, March s.-pol,so
|Aa Germ aaAey aud Detective Bar
r dspar,m.ipI ''a plot hunters OF the po-
|l@ passa .''eat who worked on the
y and o,s.N ~ Won Insel. Lieutenant
y federal a bomb cases. win tell
saas that i, land Jury the revela-
hsnaeor =, !" the arrest of pr.
Vs., seSane'A" eA"hiaberty and Or.
sesey 10 s,as, s'' CHARGED with CON
'''r' a revolution In In
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-03-09
.I17H E[ECTR0CUTED
! ON HIGH TENSION WIRE
WANTS dstNGHEss To
CONVENE MARCH 70

= WASHINGTON. March a. .
= Senator Mclean today intro =
y dueed a resolution IN the see y
= ate asking that an extraordi- y
= nary session Of congress be .
. called March 26. =
q .
q a . A%AH AAA4AH . .
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-03-09

The Daily Light want column VII.
huv sell or exchange anything u
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-05
time piety and, religion. and not SO
much prosperity and politics.
JASPER BLINES.
Kahoka, Mo-, Dec 4. 1917.
CIVIL SERVICE
EXAMS OPEN
Great Demand for Typewriters and
Stenographers is Still Felt
Examination De-
cember ID.

There is still the greatest possible
demand for stenographers and type
writer's in the various departments In
Washington. These examinations are
given every Tuesday at the post
office building. as is also an examine
ton for clerk-bookkeepers.
Applicants are receiving appoint
ments so soon as their papers are
graded and are receiving salaries Of
s1.100 and $1,000.
An examination will also be held
for clerk with a knowledge OF type
writing on the fourteenth of Decem-
Der and parties interested should at
once make application for necessary
papers.
There is still urgent need for help
in the arsenals and navy yards and
IN the ordnance departm ent Of the
war department. These are civil ap-
pointments and applicants are not
required to enlist.
For information ask at the post
office for Lillian NJ Perkins, secre-
tary.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-05
BELMONT.
, = . = . = = . = = . = = . q

Mr.. and Mrs. Edw. Peterson and
family and Mr.. and Mrs. G.. Azinser
and family spent Thanksgiving with
Grandma Peterson in Keoltuk.
Mr. ]. c. Krichel had the nlisfor-
tune to have horse accidentally
shot in the leg recently.
Mrs. Chas. Atterberg is i'll with the
Grippe.
Miss Lena Van Ausdarl is visiting
a few days with the Misses Brown
at Nauvoo, III.
The ladies of the Belmont Sunday
school realized quite a neat sum from
the lunch served at the Redeem
Petty sale last Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. VIM. l.. Bailey and
family of East Moline, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Chas. Bailey and Masters Edw
and Emil Peterson of Keokuk spent
Sunday at the w. S. Bailey home.
There will be 10 club meeting this
week
We are sorry to hear that Mr.
Robert Wygle, who has gone to
Rochester. Mimi, for treatment. is
no better. Mrs. WygIe is with him
The Holiness people of Montrosa
are holding meetings at the school
house this week.
rirs. Nels Sorensen visited recently
with relatives in Wapello, Iowa.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-05

| to cover. How many local manufacturers OF
merchants persistently go to the limit in send
ing any word into the honest The mail order
man is on the job constantly, and the local mer-
chant and manufacturer should do the same by
keeping everlastingly at ii, by advertising in
the newspapers in season and out. When busl-
ness is good, advertise so that it may be better;
when business is slow, advertise so that 1t may
be good. People are not going to buy from the
local merchant because they know hun. or bet
ter because they ike him. o. FOR any other per-
sonal reason He must make > bid for their
trade. After that, the personal element will
give him an advantage, bUt he must lay q per-
manent foundation through the medium OF
newspaper advertising. Every copy OF the local
paper goes into some home where 1t is read by
every member OF the family. The announce
ments of the local merchants are thus put be-
lore his friends, but he has to keep at it. Re
member, the mail order man is there all the
time.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-05
A WARNING AND SOME ADVICE,

It is opportune at this time to sound special
warning to the people OF this community, for
this is the season when the mail order houses
are busiest. They have flooded the country
with their catalogues, and will reap harvest
in proportion. Vast amounts Of money are
sent away during the holiday season for pur-
chases that could be as satisfactorily, and far
more profitably, made at home. Purchases made
catalogues are on cash basis, and no part of
this cash Will ever return for circulation in the
community from which it is sent.
The catalogue buyer is attracted largely by
his curiosity to see what he will get for his
money. Ii is owing TO this instinct that the
mail order house flourishes. The first invest
,ment may not be made as result Of leaning
toward economy. On rare occasions If is pos
sible to save a small percentage On an order.
But the inconvenience of writing a letter buvinr
a money order and then waiting several DAVIS
for the goods, more than offsets this arpeal
There are frequent delays, Observation-Disclosures
and, not infrequently, Misrepresentation all
Of which have to be adjusted at long range The
catalogue house having received the money. the
burden Of proof which is necessary to adiust
misunderstanding is upon the purchaser. As
is frequently the case, the purchase couId have
been made at home and a satisfactory deIivarv
made Immediately.
The reason for mail order purchases haing
largely psychological, it can be met only ON >
peal can be promulgated only through newsna-
per advertising. Consider the catalogue eroas
into the home and is looked through from cover
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-05
AUSTRIA is OUR Fee.

The presidents message to the second ses-
sion of the sixty fifth congress meets the needs
of the occasion 1t is folly for this country to
persist in non-recognition of state of war as
suned as a fact by Austria Hungary even as
Germany assumed that fact by acts committed
before this country took cognizance.
Austria Hungary is Gerznany's vassal, says
Mr.. Wilson. The dual monarchy is as much re-
sponsible for frightfulness as the empire which
she serves. While we have joined with the 9th
er civilized powers in great struggle to free
humanity from vassalage, let US go the limit and
kill the snake from head to tail
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-05
TODAY.s BIT OF VERSE
ITALY.

Thou art bleeding, Italy!
Rubies burn thy betting sea,
Dripping rubies from thy breast;
And afar we pale, and start
AS we hrst had felt blow,
Though a thousand scars we bear.
Little OF our world we know,
Little of her ways can read;
Lies her head we know not where;
Or her shifting hands and feet;
But her heart we know is set
Like a song within a deed,
Like q jewel ell may see.
Like glory all may weary
Golden warm in Italy:
And, there wounded, we must bleed.
Thou art bleeding, Italy.
Hot the tears that blind us; we
See no sin of all thy sins.
All we know is in our veins
All we know is, thou dost call;
That thou in the darkness strove
And the spear is In thy side.
All we know is that we love,
And the blows that on thee fall
Fall as blows upon a bride,
Italyl
Olive Tilford Dargan, in New York Times
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-05
ELvAsToN, Ill.
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Many farmers are selling their corn
70 our elevator for which the best paid
Is one dollar the bushel. The cribs
are ABOUT full and as soon as cars can
De set In 1t will be shelled and shipped
20 where it can be put through the
cryer as 1t is not safe to store it in
the elevator bins.
MT. and Mrs. Julius Herban of Mon
tana and Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Crete
or Monticello visited Monday with
Lewis Lively and family. Mrs. Herban
VIII be remembered as Miss Nora
HARDWOOD
Samuel Webster OF Hunewell, Mo-,
made an extended visit last week with
his father and brothers and sisters and
other friends and relatives.
AT DR.. G. A. Runyon's there surely
is near hospital Mrs. Runyon and
son Charles are in bed with pneumon.
Ia and son Willard is nursing a brok-
en- arm from lick from cranking a
Ford car.
Quite number OF our townspeople
attended the funeral of George T. Gar
rett at Ferris last Thursday.
A cellar has just been put under
the Presbyterian manse. preparatory
to putting inca heating plant
Our poultry men are very busy
handling chickens just now and pay
ing seventeen cents per pound.
Elvaston has had the good luck to
get two car loads of coal in one week,
but they Were like snow balls would be
in summer time, soon gone. None of
it was put in the coal bins to retail,
but farmers took most OF it off. Next
load the town will be supplied first
Abner w. Peterman and J. NJ. Peter.
man and wife and. son Ted visited
Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Hiram
Ingersoll, coming by auto
We just see the big corn shelter be-
longing to Mr.. Jordanburg near Car
thage coming to shell w. E. Cables
corn
Miss Bell Marshalrs house is near.
ing completion and it surely is the
cutest little house in town or will be
when painted
Corn gathering is puzzling the farm
ers, as they don't know how to keep
it. Some are sorting out the soft ears
and feeding all they can of it to the
stock. which make the farmers quite
liberal to his animals. Some are sell
ing their corn in the crib as they gath
er it and we feel pretty sure that
pickles will be cheap next summer.
Well it surely is a problem hard to
solve to know just how to handle it
to best advantage. 1t seems to be uni
versal over all the states.
AS we hear from east and west, and
1t is all the same. our corn is too soft
to gather and crib.
Mr.. and Mrs Frank Estes and fam
lily of Mt. Pleasant Ia, visited Sun.
day with Mrs. Estes parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. James Wedding.
Mrs. Fred Grauf visited Thanksgiv-
ing with her parents, Mr. and Mrs
Wagner at Metamora, Ill. She return
ed home Sunday evening.
The Red Cross will give an enter
tainment the 18th of this month.
Thoda Wallace and MissN Esther
kleinschmidt Of Quincy, visited with
Mr.. and Mrs G. W Wallace and at
tended the funeral OF Thoda's uncle,