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ESTABLISHED IS65.
D'ANNUNZIO GIVES UPM
POET WILL TURK E• H- ^ Green AdoDts Orphan SPf f
OVER TO
II
France and Great Britain Reported
to Have Acceded to Formal
Annexation.
TRANSFER TO BE MADE
DURING PRESENT WEEK
A(rrwm« j 'Made Between d'Annunzio
and Premier Nitti Announced by
F'rew Uureau—(.en. CaTiglia to As-
same Control.
Fj Aiwwlated Prw».
FIUME, Dec. 14.—Gabriele d'An-
nunzio will hand over command of
the City of Fiume to the regular
troops under Gen. Caviglig, for-1
mer Minister of War.
The agreement between d'An-1
nunzio and the government solving
the Fiume situation was signed by
Premier Nitti and d'Annunzio, ac-
cording to Pedrazzi, head of the
press bureau.
The formal transfer of the city is
planned for the earliest moment
possible, probably Tuesday or
Wednesday. France, Great Britain
and Italy, according to Pedrazzi,
agreed to the annexation of Fiume.
w
Fifht on Secretary Wilson Indi-
cated by Speech of Repre-
sentative Siegel, Member of Red
Probe Committee.
OFFICIALS TO BE CALLED
BEFORE INQUIRY TODAY
Friends of Prisoner* Contribute 500
founds of Su^ar to Make Life En-
durable in Federal Jails—Number
Now Being Held Estimated it 1,100
by Elizabeth Curler Flynn.
WILSON PUTS Fffi OF
TREATY UP TO SEMITE
White House Advices Say JENKINS DECISION
President Has No Com-
promise in Mind
Republicans Bluntly Told They
Must Bear Responsibility for
Disposition of Pact.
It J Associated Prw*
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 14.—President JTilson today intervened in
the peace treaty dilemma vuth an announcement that he had "no compromise
or concession of any kind in mind," would make no move toward the treaty's j
deposition and would continue to hold the Republican members of the Senate
Second Request of State De-
partment for Consular
Agent's Release Still Un-
acknowledged by President
Carranza.
Bj AnnriatM Pr»«a.
NEW YORK, Dec. 14.—Simul-
taneously with the announcement that responsible for results and conditions attending the dtlay.
MEXICAN ARMY OFFICER
FROM JAPAN IS ARRESTED
—Copyrffltt !nterr.sHona1 Fflm Service.
Department of Labor officials w< u!d be
.ailed tomorrow before the Hou-e Im-
migration Committee, which is investi-,
;ating conditions at LUis Island, kep-
esentative Isaac Siefcei of New York,
a member "of the committee, denounced
Secretary of Labor Wilson and tus de-
partment in an address here todav He
referred to the refusal of Secretary
Wilson to give the committee the de-
partment's report on the immigration
service, declaring that "no man is too 1
big in this country to withhold anything
from a congressional committee." He
asserted the committee is determined
to find out who is responsible for "the
lax conditions at Ellis Island."
"The officials of the Department of
Labor," he declared, 'are m«re respon- j
sibie for the spread of radicalism than
any other set of men in this country.
"Since the congressional committee
got busy investigating the Department
of Labor," Mr. Siegel said, "4ai radi-
1 cals have been taken
DEPUTIES VOTE APPROVAL
REPLY TO SPEECH FROM
THftONE.
8t Assoiitted PreM.
ROMK. Saturday, Dec. 13.—The Chamber
of Deputies tunlfc'lit voted approval of (lie
reply tu ihe speech from the thrune after
rejecting by a vote of 281) to 121 au amend
luent offered by the Socialists providing
for the Immediate recognition of the Hub-
slan soviet government and the resumption 1
uf relations with Kussiu.
Premier Nitti summed up the debite on '
the reply in a speech of considerable !
length. He desired, first, he said, to dis- '
pose of a question which was causing na- 1
tional concern and to deny the report that ,
the government was about to conclude new
international agreements creating fresh re- !
sponslbllities The Premier's reference 1
was to a report that'the meeting of l're- ,
Cot. E. H. R. Green, ion »f th« late Hettj Gt*«n. nhotogriphed with little Jrnny cal!> nave Decn taKen into custody
Tnintad, the nl«th Krench wir orpbiD tu b« adopted !ij him. The tittle girl arrived again, having been either paroied or
recently from france od the Uner Lorraine. Owing to the mislaying of her piss- released on small bonds at some cre-
Dort she was delayed for some time at Hill* Island, but the eoiouel fixed things up » . 1 . . . .
all right In a tew hours and then started her life In America. She was whisked from Vious time following their original in-
the Immigration station to the Hotel Waldorf Astoria in • beautifnl limousine Mile, carceration at Ellis Island."
I Turpaud's father was a French war hero, killed early in Ihe great conflict Her Sympathizers and comrades Of radi-
i mother was aulte willing that her daughter should come to America for adoption , ! .u
and education. CoL and Mr«. tlreeD wUV«e»d her to the Wtlkesharre Technical School cals in jail throughout the country
tu begin her education. * gathered at a Christmas remcm "«nce
dance tonight and contributed money
and gifts in quantity lor their impri •
oned colleagues. Sugar was the most
popular token of brotherhood loyalty,
more than five hundred pounds being
delivered to Elizabeth Gurley Flynn,
the hosiess, destined for Federal pris-
oners at Atlanta, Fort Leavenworth,
Jefferson City and other places. Miss
Flynn estimated the number of "po-
litical prisoners" at 1,500.
The "comrades" incarcerated on Ellis
Island will be cared for, if they arc
still there at Yuletide, by a local Rus-
sian workers' committee, according to
Miss Flynn.
N ITALIAN CRISIS Beaten atPolls, Bolsheviki
Hold Threat of "Direct Action"
Over Heads of French People
Victory in Northern Italy Spreads Joy
in Red Camp—Repeat I. W. \V.
Tactics of U. S. in France.
Bv JOHN LLOYD BALDERSTON.
(Copyright, 19111, by the McC'lure Newspaper Syndicate.)
PARIS, Nov. 27.—Bolshevism has made its first appeal to the verdict of
™lers Lloyd George and t'letnenceau and ' the ba|lot box ^ the genera| election in France last week it was badly beaten,
inside red a mil I ta'rjco u ven tkT but the agents of Lenine herortake comfort for their lack of success in the fact
Answering dlfiereut speakers who pre- that Bolshevism swept Northern Italy. Bolshevism is international, and its
a dnectors do not mind defeats in one country if they can win victories in an-
other. . t
ug
sented motions for the convocation of
constituent assembly, Slgnor Nitti saldi
"Put we consider the Parliament as a
permanent constituent assembly. There Is
no necessity to convoke one purposely. The
Italian constitution, granted March 4, 1H4S,
was itulckly modified by the Parliament
of May P.). IHI',1, and later has been
changed constantly, according to neceB
sity. The Parliament Is sovereign. It is
the
This story aims ,to explain the political position here in France following
most momentous election in the history of the Third Republic. But tie WILL BE ASKED TO EXPLAIN WHY
The President's position, regarded as peculiarly significant in view of the
recent discussion ii. the Senate of a compromise, was set forth in the follow-
ing statement, issued toda> from the Uhite House:
"It was learned from the highest authority' at the executive office today
that the hope of the Republican leaders of the Senate that the President wouid
presently make some move which will relieve the situation with rgard to the
treaty is entirely without ioundation; he has no compromise or concession of
any kind in mind, but intends, so far as he is concerned, that the Republ.can
leaders of the Senate shall continue to bear the undivided responsibility for
the fate of the treaty and the present condition of the world in consequence
of that late."
. The White House statement apparently
"I1 had iiu effect in ctiaiitfiuy the treaty situa-
tion. Democratic leader*, indorsing the
Presidents vlcw», declared that it did nut
[ preclude a Senate compromise, and thai
compromise efft th would proceed, lie
piiMnaii lead' rs reiterated that the Presl-
dent hum responsible tor the present
stuiua ami ui.Ht uiuk- the first move to-
ward a solution, .senators hoping to kill i
the treaty al ..ie exjresied saiisiactioli.
1M ut<- to Today.
On one point only, apparently, all the
Senate ia< lions were in harmouy, namely I
that decibive a< tion on the treaty probably
Would i»e del'erred until next mouth utter
ihe proposed holiday reiess of Congress.
Senate i a;e probably centered about the
W hiie 11..use s.ateiufiit in expected to be
reopened tomorrow with fresh vigor. The
Democratic compromise campaign also is
to he pressed, according to Sena»->r Hitch
cock of Nebraska, Administration leader,
but unless some unexpected development
cumes ihis week the leaders be.ieve the
finale cannot be reached until next month
Senator Hitchcoi k, commenting tonight
on the W hite House statement, declared
that the Democrats would continue efforts
for compromise on the reservations, and
that the Senate, and uot the President,
must act first.
Itltciioock Acrws With PrrnideDt.
"The President says the whole matter
is in ihe hands of the Senate and 1 agree
with hiin.' Hitchcock said. "The Presi-
dent sa.vs he has • compromise or con-
cession to make. That is for the Senate.
We are ready to negotiate at any time and
will continue to neck a compromise be-
tween the Lodge reservations and those 1
offered lust November."
I Senator Hitch o. k declared that the
I Democrats never would consent to ratifl
cation of the treaty without the League of
Nations, and would uot accept
Immigration Inspectors at San
t-'rancisco Take Lieut. Col. Cirlos
Into Custody for Investigation
of Reasons for Visit—Case May
Be Brought to Attention of
State Department,
ol'tfit sent to russia from
AMLRICA BY I. w. w„ docu-
ments show.
By Associated Pitkh
KANSAS CITY. Mo., Der. 14.—Evidence
designed to show that the first printing
outtit used in connection with the ltus
sian revolution u «l upon which, later, the
first Bolshevik newspaper was published,
was purchased and s»»nt to Kussia bv the
American luuustriul Workers ot the World,
will be read tomorrow at the trial in
Kansas City, Kan., of 32 I. W W. charged
with violation of the »>spionage act, Fred
ItohertNou, Kansaa District Attorney, an-
nounced tonight. The evidence has been
formally Introduced at the trial, but not
read into the record.
Part of the evidence, he said, Is the orig-
inal copy of minutes of a meeting held
by the general executive board of ihe or-
By Universal S» rv|re
WASHINGTON, I) C., Dec. 14.—
The Mexican Supreme Court is expect-
ed tomorrow to hand down a decision
in the case of William 0. Jenmns,
American con.-.ular agent, who was ar-
rested and imprisoned on the charge
that he conspired with bandits •■.ho
kidnaped and held him for $150,000
ransom.
If the court renders'an adverse de-
cision, justifying the action taken py
Mexican officials against 'he American
agent, it will force the State Depart-
ment, which has contended from the
very start that Jenkins' detention was
illegal and unwarranted, to seek 'caress
from the White House on the ground
that there has been a denial of justice.
Thin fur Curranii hus rot ri'|>lidl tu the
state Department § second uoh. whWh rr-
pnated trie request for th- immediate re
lease of Jenkins. Sev»-ral week.- have
passed otnoe the dispatch of that note.
Meantime. Jenkins was released, hut tbis
episode docs not figure nt all In the con-
troversy between the state Department
and the Carranza administration.
What the President will do In the event
the State Department places the case bo-
Continued on Page Tw«, Column Five.
- the plan
ganliatlon In Chicago, July" at j Sr'renn^lia?1'!5'.,1'^ ■aiiv'.'n .'V'"*
u7.~vw^rhi^tr mha^ln«; i ?,J-Jth?
he shipped to VliullvoRtok. aecordliiK to | }S(M,ut„r of MaiMchunett.
and
free to modify by enactment any article of
itio
international menace directed from Moscow takes no heed of frontiers, and the
same Iftttle was fought with less success for the conservative forces in Bel-
gium and Italy.
Bolsllevism rejoices over Italy and Belgium while it mourns over France,
the constitution.' What you now wish la This, although the government won a majority in the Italian Chamber, and
tn change article s, which nominally givea although the Socialist party in Belgium which achieved great successes, is
(lo'jmi'really' beHere thafTheYaat"war was admittedly non-Bolsheyist. The Reds hope to penetrate the Belgian Socialist
declared without the assent of the Pariia- j. arty from within, 3S they have sought to do with the American federation of
uieutT" Labor and thus they regard Belgian Socialist gains as offering an opportunity
^'S^na^Thfwm8ohf"pa^liament!" Soviet rule at no distant date in Brussels and Antwerp.
There was great confusion in the cham-
ber for a few moments, after which Pre- | In :—0-i ,ltaf n(1Pt„ »».,.* »»»»»,
mier Nitti resumed Ills remarks. | oils, fur he Sodullit party that
"The law granting full powers to the J^orth Italy, unlike the 1 rench and Bel
Cabinet," he went on, 'was passed by the Klan
Chamber May 22, lOlfi. It was equivalent
to a declaration of war."
The entire Socialist group shouted:
The Cabinet already hud con-
COMPROMISE WAS .MADE OVEIt
GARFIELD'S HEAD.
inal copy of the minutes when Federal u" u h"(l «"»•
authorities raided the offices of William i t» -r »> ■
I). Ilaywood, secretary-treasurer of the p»"<- Two. (olnmn Thre.
I. W. W., at Chicago.
Another resolution adopted at the Chi-
cago meeting, Mr. Robertson said, pledged
the Russian revolutionaries the support
of the body. A third resolution beaded,
"Where the I W. W. Stands on War,"
also was adopted. It was stated.
According to Mr. Robertson, the general
executive board, which had five members,
controlled the organization. Of the board,
he said one member Is dead, one a fugitive
from justice and the others either iu
prison or at liberty on bond,
BILL TO TRY WAR LORDS
DAQCCS rrOMAhi ACCCMMV PAms PAPKK DECLARES APPROBA-
PASSES GERMAN ASSEMBLY TI0N op , s NECESSARY
IX ALL MATTERS.
fred nrr.o. american sanch-
man, being held at el pinto
ranch for ransom.
Italy the Bolshevik success Is aerl +the balance. The Italian Socialist party
—*- "■"* ulone iu Western Kurope has formally
"No! No .
eluded an alliance with the entente I"
The Premier begged for the support of
all parties to help Italy out of her present
difficulties. He explained she must im-
port one-third of the necessities of life, 1
needing, for Instance, 42,000,000 quintals of
wheat annually, of which 24,000,000 came
from abroad, a 'inutility equal to two- \
third! of the entire production of Argen-
tina.
"With regard to our relations with Hu»-
sla." he said, "I am certain we shall soon
resume commercial relations with thai
Continued on Page Two, Colomn Thrse.
Socialists, is avowedly out for
social revolution and a soviet system.
Italy is thought here to be on the brink
of a real social revolution; it Is no matter
of a republic liiKtead of a monarchy, but
of a "dictatorship of the proletariat."
avowedly Imitated from Russia that Is in
SEN. WILLIAMS THROUGH
WITH SENATE, HE AVOWS
By Associated Press.
HICKORY, Miss., Dec. 14—
Senator John Sharp Williams
(Democrat) declared he would not
be a candidate for re-election to
:he Senate, in a letter made public.
"I am disgusted with the whole
political situation, especially with
the treatment of international af-
fairs as they were questions of
party politics," the Senator wrote,
'and I would 'rather be a dog and
bay at the moon' than to spend one
day in the United States Senate
after the expiration of my term."
FIGHT WITH GALE
GREY DUCK REACHES NASSAU
WITH ALL HANDS SAFE,
BUT STARVED.
By Associated Pres.,
MIAMI. Ha., Dec. 14.—The Miami Tier-
aid al midnight received a wireless mes
sage froui Hotel Lucerne, Nassau, saying
the Orey I Mick arrived in Nassau late to-
day (December 14) and that all the party
> on hoard are safe but have been without
I food for three days. Two of the party were
swept from the deck hut were rescued. Thj
, boat nearly cnpslsed In the Northwest
; Channel. The pilot was Injured and
I others on board were forced to take their
I turn at the wheel while tha helpless craft
I wallowed tn the Ml*.
By Associated Pn-es.
WASHINGTON, IX C., Dec. 14.—While
relaxation of restrictions on the use of bi-
tuminous coal continued today, indicating
governmental belief that the strike ■ rlsis '
has pas-ied, congressional Investigation be-
gan to bear on the active participants In
the settlement. The appearance last night
of Dr. Ilarry A. Harfleid. whoso resigna-
tion us Federal Fuel Administrator was ac-
cepted yesterday by President Wilson, tie-
given Its adherence to Lenine's call for au - - ■
International conference of the workers of i the Semite sul .-.luiuiiti.-« investigating
| the coal situation was followed today by
Indication, that Attorney General Palmer
the world in Moscow.
And North Italy, tho Industrial and .
manufacturing part of the kingdom, voted and other high officials "ould he called
Bolshevik by a large majority. Through- ! this week to explain why plans of Dr.
out the south the clerical and conservative 1 Garfield were set aside and a compromise
parties won and secured control of thn I made with the miners' union on a ba^is
By Asporiated Tre**.
BKKLIN. Saturday, Dee. 13.—The hill
for the prosecution of those charged with
war crimes ami offenses has passed all
stages in the National Assembly. The a
Hon of the assembly on the bill was un-
animous.
CAT BLAMED BY CORONER
FOR DEATH OF INFANT
humbcr for Premier Nitti, with the re-
sult that the Northern Bolsheviks have at
once commenced agltution for a secession
of the uorth, with the great cities of
Milan, Turin and Florence, from the "re-
actionary" south. Then, say Ihe north-
erners, a soviet republic can be set up
In the more "advanced" regions, an<J, ltome
and Naples can do as they choose.
Throughout Italy, outside the uorth, the
apathy at the election was extraordinary
In Home only 1UJ per cent of the voters
went to the polls, at Naples 30 per cent.
In Calabria two communes decided to
protest against the neglect of their prov-
ince by the government. Instead of show-
ing displeasure by voting against the gov-
ernment, the towns of Boulfatl with 1,306
registered voters, and Bocehlgllero with
l,t>40, adopted the novel method of tho
boycott. In neither town did a single
voter east a ballot. Throughout the whole
country, the Bolshevhted Socialists got m
seats, the clericals about 100, and the Im-
perialists or nationalist faction, which has
made the most row about Flume and Ual-
matla, was swuuiped and elected only a
handful of members.
"Betweeu you ami u«," Clemencean pro-
i. 'med In an election speec h addressed to
the r. jch Socialist*. "It Is a question of
force." J.. Mger won, and by a margin
that Is said to have astounded him. "The
new Parliament will be no fun," said the
veteran Premier a»dly. "There will he
no opposition."
But ththgs are not always what thev
seem, least of all In France. At the polls,
the forces of law and order won an as
ionlshlng success The Socialists got onlv
50 seat* as against 101 In 1014, and the
radicals nnder the leaiVerihlp of the alleged
C*ntlno*4 on Pag* Three, Colnma Tin,
which the former fuel administrator de
scribed as "contrary to fundamental prin-
ciples of government."
Acting President John L. I.ewls of the
I'nion Aline Workers of America, who Is
attending the labor reconstruction confer-
ence here, predicted today that by Mon-
day night 0."' per cent of the miners would
be back to work.
"Though It has been a difficult task to
reach all of the men In the short time
■luce the decision was reached," he said, "It
1* certain thai they will go back."
Restrictions imposed en the use of fuel
during the strike gradually are being re-
moved under the discretionary authority to
rescind such order* given the regional
railroad directors. Thus the working week
Continued on Pane Two, Column SI*.
By Afwoclated Press.
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla., Dec. 14.—A.
W. McWl'lains, County Coroner, blames a
family cat for the death of the 4 month old
baby of Mr. aud Mrs. Claud Wllford here
this morning. The father returned home
from work at 7 o'clock and found the baby
dead at Its mother's side.
"I am Inclined to believe that a cat
sncked the baby's breath until it died,"
the coroner said, after an Investigation.
By Associated prens
PAIU8, Dec. 14.—'"All peace problems
are now dominated by th#» necessity of oh
talnlng ratification of the Treaty of Ver
sallies," the Temps says In commenting
on the conference of the Premiers at
London. In this connection It asks:
"Is It not neeessary, in the interest of
general peace, ♦hat the future administra-
tion of Constantinople and the Dardanelles
shall have the approbation of the United
States?"
The Temps concludes that the allied
governments had I his necessity In mind
when they asked the American Ambassa-
dor to take part in the deliberations, aud
sums up the general attitude of the allies
as fololws;
"Nothing without the f'nlted States.
Pending questions will not l>e solved un-
less a representative of the I'nited States
is present."
THREE KILLED WHEN FAST
TRAIN HITS AUTOMOBILE
By Associated Press.
LITTLE HOCK, Ark., Dec. 14.—Thre#
men were killed nnd a fourth was severely
Injured at llil*' this morning when n fast
passenger train hit an automobile at a
crossing in Benton, "1! miles southwest ol
here The dead are .lames (J, Lake, niln
lug contractor at the bauxite mines; John
Green, an employe at the mines, and Sergt.
Muj Curl Mynatt. Ashevlile, S. C„ who
was on furlough from Camp l'lke. Juc't
Itlch, chauffeur, who was driving Ihe Cnr,
Is In s hospital where It Is said that he
may recover. The presence of storm cur-
tain* on the car Is said to have prevented
the driver from seeing the tr*ln.
French * Tiger' Suffers Broken Rib
On Way to England; Keeps it Secret
By Associated Preas.
PARIS, Dec. 14.—Premier Clemenceau, while crossing the English
Channel last Wednesday on his way to London, suffered a fractured rib, but
with his usual stoicism the "Tiger" did not permit the news of his injury to
become public, and carried out his entire,program without faltering. It was
only on his arrival home today that the fact became known.
The accident occurred while the torpedo boat destroyer Temeraire was
on her way toward Dover through a heavy sea. It had been intended for
the Premier to debark at Folkestone, but the weather was too tempestuous
for the destroyer to make that port.
M. Clemenceau was standing on the bridge at the time of the accident
watching the progress of the vessel and scanning the sea. One wave, larger
than any previous, rose and as the prow of the Temeraire cut into it the
vessel craned and the Premier was thrown against the iron rail.
Alighting from the train on his arrival here today, M. Clemenceau pro-
ceeded immediately to the Ministry of War and summoned Dr. Truffier, who
attended him last summer when he was shot by Gmile Cottin. It had been
no;ed that the Premier apparently was suffering considerable pain as he
walked to his automobile from the station. He was holding his side then
and also afterward as he ascended the steps to the War Ministry.
Dr. Truffier said the injury was not serious.
! Special Telef rim to The Kiprew.
I KAGLE PASS. Tex , Dec. 14.—That Villa
! has planned further raids of towns adja
j cent Muzquiz is the statement of the many
j ranchmen and mining men from th«* La-
• guna and Monclova districts who arrived
in Kagle Pass on the train reaching this
place at 10 :.{u Saturday night
According to these men who have reasou
to believe their information authentic,
villa, after sacking Mil/quiz, dispatched
300 of his 700 men to Cuatro Cleuegas, 12."»
miles southward, to raid that i.lace an 1
await reinforcements, which, in ihe mean-
time, will clean up in the Laguna district,
after which the entire force under l'uncbo
will move on Torreon.
Many of the families from Cuatro Cle-
negas arriving last night left on a tele-
gram of warning received from President
Carranza.
Villa ll.m 700 Men.
A graphic des- riptiun of Villa's raid on
Muzquiz was given by a reputable stock
man of that place, who was on the grouud
at the time, but who for obvious reason*
does not wish to be quoted
A'-cordlng to this man Villa attacked
Muzquiz shortly before 1 o'clock Wednes-
day morning. He had with him TOO men,
not HM) as has been previously stated, al
though but 400 appeared In the town, the
remainder being distributed on the out-
skirts to guard against an attack. They
came down the Santa Anna Canyon, sup*
posedly from the Kl Pino ami Sierra Plan*
co district, and although they hail been
riding for a greater part of two days, their
horses were in excellent shape.
During the brief encounter with the 20
Carrancista soldiers stationed at Musqaiz
three Carranza soldiers and one Chlnauuni
was killed, alter which the CirrancUtds
retreated toward Babtnaa, tMftng tip <
section of the railroad track to prevent •»
surprise attack on Sablnas and posslbl)
on Piedras Negras.
On Wednesday morning at daylight th*
looting of stores was b- gun This wa*
conducted in a quiet and orderly manner
the loot consisting of food, clothing, blan
kots, shoes and tobacco, being arefully
selected and Dacked on 10 heavy wagons.
Kne«v flow Much to Demand.
Thursday was spent by Villa, who had
established his headquarters in one of
the larger residences, in exacting money
from the well-to-do citizens He was ap
pa rent ly well informed as to the financial
status of each individual, and the sum*
demanded varied as to the man's ability
to pav. Those who could not •otnidet"
payment of ihe sum demanded were taken
away and are being held until the halunc-
of the levy Is forthcoming The fright *«ed
citizens offered no opposition and at no
I time during the raid were there casualties
: beyond the killing of the three soldiers
beyond the killing
and Chinaman.
The Vllllstaa with their prisoners and
Continued 9* I'M* Coluaui M*
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San Antonio Express. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 54, No. 345, Ed. 1 Monday, December 15, 1919, newspaper, December 15, 1919; San Antonio, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth430742/m1/1/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Abilene Library Consortium.