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BRISTLING STEEL LINE TWELVE
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WiUAS. Northern France, Sunday, Dec.
J7, U p. iu. (Via 1'aris, Dec. 11*, 11:05 a. tn.)
-That portion of the French army which
is holding Hie lines near Arras today
attacked the Cicrinuns on a front twelve
' inik*» long. They carried half :i mile of
German trench'* near Lens by assault and
tonight, they are lioltllug these positions
by loroe.
The way for this attack was prepared
by violent artillery and machine jifun fire,
which swept the German positions from
a point t<» the north of Lens to the sub-
urbs «if Arras. The German batteries ev-
erywhere replied heavily.
While the Germans were thus engaged
a Inn j? the entire line «>f this part of their
defense works, the French fire opposite
Lens suddenly ceased. Instantly French
infantrymen leaped from their trenches and
ebarged the German positions, which were
from 1 no to joo yards distant. A brief
and furious bayonet encounter brought vic-
tory to the French. The Germans were
routed: the Frcueh took some prisoners
and occupied the German diggings.
It was nil over in twenty minutes. The
artillery fire on both sides died down and
a Sabbathlike silence feil on the field <»f
battle. But vigilance was in no sense
relaxed.
At intervals of two rods in the French
trenebes keen eyes watched the German
lines through periscopes, the observers
themselves being well protected btlow the
level of the earth.
Progress through the city is made by
keeping ' lose to house fronts and dash-
ing n«-ross streets through narrow passages
in street barricades and wire »ntangle-
ments.
The German trenches may be plainly dis-
cerned at the ends of the boulevards lend-
ing into the suburbs at a distance of .'»00
\ urd*.
Strangely enough, a number of boys
whose families are among those remaining
in the town, where they live iu dugouts
and cellars, play unconcernedly in the side
M roots.
Sonic of the suburbs, particularly Nlatigy
and Catherine, are continuously under fire,
while the railway station and the hos-
pital virtually have been demolished. Fv-
ery window iu the city has been shat-
tered.
The advance French and German trenches
are within fifteen or twenty yards of each
other in the suburbs. Mining and coun-
termining are almost of daily occurrence.
Galleries are driven twelve or fifteen feet
below the surface, close to the hostile
trench, and charged. The fuse is then
set by the last sapper who scurries back
to safety.
While the French wore digging a gal-
lery yesterday they came within a foot
or so of German sappers driving a counter
mine. The French could bear the Ger-
mans talking. Hastily placing their cart-
rid"- " ilgli explosive, the French miners
e fuse and got away, the charge
the German mine while the dlg-
wcre in It.
REINFORCEMENTS ALONG ENTIRE
FRENCH FRONT INDICATE RE-
NEWAL OF ACTIVITIES.
VOSGES PASSES STILL HELD
BERLIN, Dee. I'D (By Wireless to Say-
ville, L. 1.)—-The German official press
bureau today gave out the following:
"The UusKiaii* have strvugthened their
forces opposing the Austrlans in Galicia,
and the latter, it Is understood, will be
■compelled to make new dispositions, which
win require some time. Local military
experts are making attempts to picture
Russia's occupation of the Hue of Krosno-
Jasio as being no real gain for the Rus-
sians, but on the contrary as weakening
their position. This view, however, is
considered too optimistic, and the fact must
be faced that the extreme left wing of the
Russians is proving itself superior to its
opponents. The present action of the Rus-
sians in strengthening their forces there is
due to their realisation of what au encir-
cling of their flank in GalHa would sig-
nify.
"News of importance is likely to come
from the Vosges district at any time, since
the French have assembled strong forces
all along the line of Belfort-Kpinal-Toul-
Naney.
"They still hold all the Vosges passes
and appear to lie developing new activity
along an extended line against Alsace "Und
Suudgau.
"Major Moralft. military expert of the
Tageblatt. iu an article discussing the Kug-
Jish reeonnaissauee at t'uxhaven, declares
that the landing of fvoops on the llolstein
or North Hanover coast would be ex-
tremely difficult in winter, but says that
even if it were carried out the invaders
would get a warm welcome.
"The French military administration has
decided to remove the Moroccan Spahls
from the front as being unfit for the pres-
ent warfare in the trenches.
"The German government will permit
private traffic on t he Belgian Railway from
January.
"A pastoral letter from all lie German
Catholic archbishops and bishops rails the
world war a divine judgment for human
wickedness.
"The letter lays emphasis on the state-
ment that Germany was not to blame for
the outbreak of the war."
King Peter of Servia |0 *
in His Capital Again tL;,_
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PE.YER.
otSSSHRVIA
King I'eter of Servia, who was driven
from his capital by tlu* advance of the
Austrian army, is again in Belgrade,
when1 the government has resumed its
functions. Now the Servians are confident
the Austrians will never again cross the
'Danube with sufficient force to compel
them to evacuate their capital as they did
earlier in the war. The Austrlans have
almost been driven from Servian soil, and
it is likely that King Peter will push
the conflict into Bosnia, in an attempt
to take ihe province which Austria
grabbed five years ago.
Government Admits Little Vessel Sent
Alone to Attack Austrian Naval
Base Failed to Return.
PARIS. Dec. ») (4 :.T» p. m.) The Min-
istry of Marine today Issued an announce-
mcnt confirming the loss of the French
submarine Curie in Austrian waters, as
' h, < - uislv reported in newspaper
•. at follows:
* marine Curie was sent
..arbor of Pola. the Aus-
gainst certain Austrian
iirued within the time
<try of Marine assumes
f the foreign press is
nit the Curie has been
» captured."
•17 feet long and carried
• riai- n.r
Micoleau Prohahlv a Prisoner.
PROVIDF VK. R. I.. Dec. lift. 1'roft ssor
Henri F. Micoleau of Brown Cnlversity,
who went to the front as a French infan-
try officer at the outbreak of the Euro-
pean war. and was reported killed In no
tion September 2. is now believed to be
a prisoner in Germany. His wife an-
nounced today the receipt of word to thin
effect from the International Red Cross
headquarters at Geneva.
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PRINCE HENRY OF PRUSSIA, WITH
ADMIRAL VON TIRPTZ, SHARES
IN THE CONFERENCE.
LONDON, Dec. 20 (10:40 p. m.) A Ber-
lin dispatch received by the Exchange Tele-
graph Company by way of The Hague says
that the German emperor summoned l'rince
Henry of Prussia to his headquarters to
confer with him and Admiral con Tlrptz,
minister of marine, on the British raid on
(.'uxhaven. The conference lasted several
hours, the prince returning to Kiel by spe-
cial train
It is believed in Germany, the dispatch |
adds, that Prince llenry Is to be given
supreme command of the battleship fleet.
CHRISTMAS TOYS REACH SEKVIA
Crown l'rince and Officers See Gifts
From America Keceited.
PARIS, Doc (1 :(V4 p. in. I—The Christ-
mas presents sent by American children
to the orphaned children of Servia have
been distributed through the medium of
Charles ,T. Vopb-ka, American Minister to
Servia. Three carloads of toys from Amer-
ica have been sent throughout Servia for
•list r i but ion.
A Servian committee is doing Fiis work.
The Crown l'rince and several members
of the cabinet were present when the 1o.v«
were accepted by the authorities.
bk; guns guard base
Germans Have Made Helgoland Prac-
tically Impregnable Fortress.
NKVV YORK, De< -jo.—The German na-
val base at Helgoland has been made vir-
tually impregnable by hundreds of heavy
guns, many rows of contact mines and
an armada of torpedo boats and destroy-
ers. according to ill- hard Waekerow, for-
mer Fnitcd States consul at ltreslau, Ger-
many, who reached here today on the
steamer Dura D'Aosta from Genoa. Mr.
Waekerow said he visited Helgoland short-
ly before sailing—u move he did not be-
lieve had been accorded any oth.r Amer-
ican.
• Helgoland is a second Gibraltar," he
HMbl. "The great cliffs have in their sides
concrete emplacements for hundreds of
great guns and the German fleet lies Just
bHow. The Fnglish know it is impos-
sible f«»r them to pass the Island fortlfi
cations."
RUSSIAN CRUISER MADE THREAT ]
Not North Carolina That Enforced
Neutrality in Tripoli.
WASHINGTON, D. <* . Dec. 'Jft. —Captain I
Oman, commanding the armored cruiser i
North Carolina, at Beirut. Syria, tuformed 1
the Navy Department today that it was «
a Russian cruiser and not an Americ«*t ;
vessel which recently threatened i<> bom !
bard Tripoli.
Canada to Make Weight Felt.
WINNIPKG. Dec. lUdore tlie Cana-
dian Club today. Premier Sir Robert Bor-
den traced the steps Canada was taking
to make her weight adequately felt in the
war. The Premier said it was probable if
the conflict should last another year, the
free over seas dominions would have put
Into the fighting line 250.000 men.
EMPE
CELEBRATES DAY
C H RISTM AS AT H E A DQ U A RTERS
SHARED BY LARGE NUMBER
01 OFFICERS AND MEN.
BKKL1N, Dec. i!9 (Via Amsterdam and
London, 7 :1!.j p. iu.). limpcror William's
Christmas celebration at the German mili-
tary headquarters is described today In the
Koelnische Zeitung, which says a large
number of officers and soldiers attached
to the head jiiartcrs participated in the
festivities. The celebration was held in a
large room, which was decorated elabo-
lately with Christmas trees. The Kmperor
on tutoring the room greeted the soldiers
with "Good evening, comrades."
A ft or a short sermon had been delivered
Kmperor William made the following
speech:
"Comrades: We are here assembled in
arms to celebrate the holy festival which
otherwise in peace we would be celebrat-
ing at home, our thoughts «o back to
those whom wo have left at home, to whom
we owe all the presents on the tables be
fore us. , , .
"It has been permitted by God that the
enemv should force us to celebrate < hrist
mas here. We have been attacked. We de
fend ourselves, with God's help. \N e hope
that for us and our country rich victory
luav spring from Ihe lipid light.
"We are on hostile ground. The point
of our sword is directed against# the en-
emv. our hearts to our God. We say as
once the great elector did: 'Down with all
enemies of Germany.' Amen .
NEW YEAR CUSTOM ALTERED
War C a uses Changes to Prevent Un-
plea«antenet$s of Copenhagen.
COPKNIIAGKN (Via l.ondon, Dec.
M:,'m p. m.i. The usual custom of the
King receiving each diplomatic mission to
Denmark .separately on New War's Day
will not be followed this year, as it is
feared thai some representatives of a bel-
ligerent might meet the representatives of
a hostile power on arriving or departing
from the palace. Instead of the former
custom the dean of the diplomatic corps,
Dr. G. F. llagorup, the Norwegian minis-
ter. will pn sent to the King the greetings
of the diplomatic callers. The usual dinner
to all the members of the diplomatic corps
has been canceled and the King will en-
tertain the envoys in groups.
Fallen Attorneys Honored.
PARIS, Dec. ir.l il»:4."» p. m.t. A tablet
has been ob.ced in the Court of Appeals in
Paris oil which Is lirscrlbed the names of
forty attorneys practicing iu that court
who have fallen in battle.
Your Rheumatism Can lie Relieved
by using Kimer iV Amelia's V V. 2%"»l.
Heeoumieuded l.y nil who have used it.
ltellable druggists everywhere curry It.
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War at a Glance
In Belgium, both French and tier-
mans claim to have gained ground
near Nieuport and at other point*
along the extended front.
In Poland the progress ot the
battle has not been defined. The
(.ormar ofticial pre.-s bureau inti-
mated that Austrian*! in (ialicia will
have to make new disposition •
ovinp to the strengthening of the
Ru.s-ian forces there. The bureau
admits that the extreme left wing
of the Russian* is proving itself
superior to its opponents.
The loss of the French submarine
Curie fs conf-rmed-
Emperor William hes been in
cortcrenco at his quarters with
(iratd Admiral l'rince Uenry of
I'ra'sia and Admiral Von Tirpitz,
Minister of Marine, on the British
raid on Cuxhaven.
The commander of the United
States cruiser North Carolina now
at Beirut, has notifi<-d the Navy De-
partment at Washiinrt«"- that it »as
the litif v :d ai d not
an Ami It recently
threaten .i • ' >1 i 'r<|ioli.
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OF EXEQUATURS
REAR (jII.'ARD OltERS LITTLE RE- UNITED STATES WILL NOT REPLY
SISTANCE AND MANY PRIS-
ONERS ARE TAKEN.
FROZEN FEET DISABLE MEN
IN WAY TO RECOGNIZE HOLD
OF GERMANS IN BELGIUM
PETUO(JKAI). Dee. 211 (Via London. '•»:!<)
l>. in.). The retreat, of the Austrian army
in Oalicla. alontr the Lysko-Sabok Imkla-
Zinigrotl front, ih ijescrlhed offleiall\ here
as more and more precipltatc and <lisor«ler-
l.v. The retreating forces are estliu.itcd
unofficially as munberiUK about 17"».lKKi
uien.
The nature of the country favors the
AuKtriaiiK In their retreat. The corrMor
like valleys jnui passes prevent the Itus-
sians from pursuiujr them over parallel
roads or harrassing their flanks.
Only six roads cross the Carpathian*,
two of which are little more than mountain
trails. Owing to the broken character of
this region, the Uuslsan cavalry is able to
do little scouting, while the extreme eold
renders aeroplanes useless.
The large number of prisoners taken,
amounting In the last nine davs to about;
200 officers and 15.000 soldiers, together
with forty machine guns. \h believed here
to indicate that the Austrians are not of-
fering a stubborn rear guard resistance.
isolated attacks by Germans south of
Sklerniewice are reported offidallv to be
continuing unsuccessfully. Russian mili-
tary critics, describe these- attacks as a
final effort, stating that the great losses
sustained by the invaders in the last week
or ten days are beginning to have an ap-
preciable effect.
A period of inactivity apparently lias set
iu along the front before Warsaw, between
the Vistula and IMIica Rivers. The last
three lots, consisting of 000 men each, of
Austrian prisoners taken to Kiev from
Southern Galicia, contain numbers of men
who are unwounded, but were made unfit
for service by frozen feet. Most of the
prisoners are between 40 and 50 years old.
The official Army Messenger says that
MOO slavs from Rosnia and Herzegovina en-
countered Russian soldiers near Tunoff,
Galicia. and threw down their arms, cry-
ing "Long live the Czar!"
SUPPLIES REACH RIGHT PERSONS
American Consul General at Brussels
Reports on Relief.
LONDON. I>(■<■. Lit ill.'.".0 in.I. Tlif
American consul general at Brussels, Kthel-
bert Watts, who has arrived here <»n his
way to the I nlted States, said with ref-
erence to work of the commission for the
relief of iSelglum that a personal Investi-
gation had satisfied him that the supplies
were being distributed and were reaching
the right people.
"The commission got to work just in
time," he added. "If the food had been
delayed a few days longer the effect might
have been tragic. You cannot preserve law
and order among starving people. Brus-
sels is
•aim ami orderly now."
10 RESIST ATTACK
MEXICANS THREATEN TOWN FOL-
LOWING SENTENCE OK JAILER
HINTON'S SLAYER.
Continued 1 rom I'ngc One.
vitatiun to spend the remainder of the
open season on his property, had gone on
hunting trips.
Tonight there are loss than flftv male
residents formed for the defense of the
town. They are armed with every sort
of weapon. Ammunition has been collected
and the men arc determined to put up a
light t«» a finish, regardless of how many
.Mexicans may be iu the attacking party.
PICOI'LK WILL 1>KKKM) TOWN.
Judge W. w. Walling of San Antonio,
the special I .fudge who presided at the trial
of Gonzales and who will preside at the
trial of Sam-hog tomorrow, when seen at
liib hotel said : "The rumor of the attack
has caused'a great deal of cxclteincnt. It
probably wili amount to nothing, but the
people are right in being prepared. 1 have
managed to get hold of three guns and,
while I do not expect the threat of the
Mexicans will be tarried out, I will •be
ready to help the people of Oakville defend
\hejr town."
No trouble is feared from the Mexican
residents of the community, but there are
a large number who recently came here aud
obtained work on ranches In the neigh
borhood. They are said to have secured
arms in some manner und lo be "spoiling"
for a fight with the Americans.
Whether trouble develops or not there
N not :i person iu Oakville who will not be
glad when the night is past. Messengers
will be sent out iu the morning to notify
the men who are tin hunting trips of the
threats that have been made.
It became known lute this evening that
some of the Mexicans, thought to be im-
plicated in the plot, were In town timing
the day anil took careful note of all the
men they saw going away with their
guns.
It is the certain knowledge that the Mex-
icans know of the un preparedness of the
town to resist an attack that is causing the
greatest uneasiness.
GuNZALKS KXTKRS 1»LKA or GULTY.
When Goczales was brought into the
courtroom today and formally charged
with the murder of Jailer Hinton he im
mediately entered a plea of guilt v. Within
less than an hour the State had gone
through the prescribed, form of proving up
the crime and the Judge bad delivered his
charge to ihe jury. Without debate of
any kind the jury immediately returned a
verdict of guilty and fixed Gonzales' pun-
ishment at death, lie was taken back to
iail under a strong guard
Gonzales had Utile to s*y regarding the
crime, merely stating that he nnd Sanchez
knocked the' jailer ill the head ami then
tied a cord about his throat, threw him
Into a cell ami made their escape.
OFFICERS lMiDGKI* Molt.
Sanchez, who was held In the lie vat-
County Jail until today for safe k**eping.
was safely brought to Oakville and lodged
In Jail.
It was the intention of the officers to
bring him by way of Three Rivers, but
Icnruiug that a mob had been formed then
for the purpose of lym-hlng him. his
guards made a detour and reached Oak
ville by another route.
HANOIKZ WILL I'LKAD Ut'lLTY.
After Gonzales had been found guilt
Sanchez was brought into the cotirtrooi •
in order that S|»e< ial Judge Walling migl
confer with him regarding tils mse. Ii
was tendered the assistance of attorney -
in the went he desired to plead not guilt\
and was assured of every protection du
him from the court.
In a statement to Judge Wnlllng, San
chez salt! he would enter a plea of guilt'
when arraigned tomorrow. His eaw» mil
probably Ih* as quickly di»»po«ed «»f^a« wae
ttmt of Gonzales.
The promise of the official* that tie
guilt v men would !w given a speedy trial
• au«ed «n«*h a general feelinjr of relief
that Interest in il»e outcome virtually
*ed when Judge Walling arrtved and
<-onv**"*"' u '"♦•line «»f
i«t »i • jorlt y ot
tl it'-oa to biW t«*« en Imnt
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NO FRICTION IS EXPECTED
WASHINGTON. Dec. 20. There is no
disposition on the pari of Germany to
hurry Its request for the cancellation of
exequators held by neutral consuls in Bel-
gian territory under German military rule,
according to State Department officials.
The German note was sent, by mail to the
Washington Government, which will con-
sider the subject at length before making
a decision.
It is generally understood the T'nited
States will avoid any action which might
he considered a political recognition of
the German posessslon of Belgium. While
officials did not comment on the contents
of the German communication they inti
mated that it contained no evidence of
any desire to place the American Gov
eminent or neutral nations in an ciubarras
sing situation.
It was pointed out today that a situa-
tion somewhat similar to that in Belgium
might be raised by Great Britain with
respect to neutral consuls in iOgypt. lately
made a British protectorate. Neutral con
suls have hitherto been accredited lo tin-
Turkish government as well as ^to the
Egyptian authorities, but unless England
raises the question there will be no change
iti the status of American consuls.
The
Talk
of the
Town-
the exceptional values of-
fered in Frank Bros.' sale
of Suits and Overcoats.
The economy event of
the season.
1
i
$11.75
$15.75
$18.75
buys any $15.00 Suit or.
Overcoat.
buys any $20.00 Suit or
Overcoat.
buys any $25.00 Suit or
Overcoat.
Frank Bros.
the store for you
QUEEN ACKNOWLEDGES GIFTS
Christmas Presents From American
Children Cheer English Ones.
NEW YORK. Dec. l!i». Mrs. John Hays
Hammond, National chairman of the war
children's I'nristmas fund, made public to-
day a letter she had received from Princess
Louise, Duchess of Argyll, conveying an
acknowledgment from Queen Mary of ling-
land of the Christinas drifts made by the
American children to the children of Eng-
land. Princess Louise adds:
"You will receive a letter from Queen
Mary saying that It will be a very pleasant
duty for her to accept these goods, coining
from the children of the t'nited States,
thus responding to the confidence reposed
Iu her by ec.cli little giver who has at some
sacrifice contributed |o the war children's
Christmas fund."
UNDESIRABLES MOVED INLAND
Police of Great Britain Ser.d Certain
Persons From Coast-
LONDON, Dec. I'll (10:55 p. m.i. Notices
to move itnaiid have been served by the
police tm persons regarded as undesirable
on the coast towns adjoining t lie Tyne-
slde district aud Sunderland. The persons
affected include aliens of enemy countries
and naturalized aliens of both sexes, and
also British-born descendants of aliens, in-
cluding the second generation.
Exceptions are made in cases of advanced
age or extreme youth. Those affected must
leave within eight days to an area thirty
miles from the roast approved by the milI-
•flr.v authorities
Search Made for Farmer
Missing Since Christmas
Special 'JVlegram to The Express.
HALLETTSVILLK. Tex., Dec. LU Word
has been received here that I. Matejek, a
farmer wlg> resides several miles north-
west. of here and who was in town Christ-
mas, has never returned home. Rela-
tives of the man have started u search
for him, and have found ills horse and
buggy near the crossing of the Lavaca
River, about two miles northwest of town.
One of the the lines was broken, and it
is the belief of his relative that he tried
to cross Ihe stream when It was high,
nnd finding when in midstream that he
could not cross, tried to turn the horse
around, and In doing so broke I Ii • line ami
probably fell Into the water end was
drowned. Search Is being made for the
hotly.
Tlie place where he had i<> < ross Is a
very bad crossing and especially so when
the river Is high.
Fourth Member of Family
Claimed by Heart Disease
Special Telegram to The Express.
ELGIN, Tex., Dee. JU. -George II. Iiill,
a road contractor ami one of the county's
leading farmers, dropped dead at his home
this afternoon. Death was caused from
heart disease, from which he nnd been
a sufferer for years. He was familiarly
called "Cncle Yony." ami was loved by
all classes, both black ami white. He was]
about .*>U years of age ami bad lived Iti j
Bastrop County all ills life. A father,
mother aud brother (the late Judge Miles
H. Hilll, all preceded him In death in
exactly the same manner, all dropping
dead from heart failure.
Surviving him are his wife, Mrs. George
Hill, of North Elgin, three sister, Mrs.
Llr.Eie Hill of Elgin. Mrs. Sal lie Hubbard
of Austin, Mrs. J. Storey of Thurber, antl
one brother. Thomas 11 111 of Fort Worth.
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Man Ends Life After
Trying to Kill Family
Special Telegram to The i:\prest.
ALPINE, Tex., Dee. 29. Robert Hartt
tonight tried to kill his wife and chil-
dren. took a shot at a friend and then
killed himself by a bullet through the
head. Ilartt was regarded as mentally
unbalanced.
He was about VJ* years old and came
here recently from Hallcttsvlllc. He leaves
a family. The body will I»C taken to
Hallettsville for interment.
BULLETS FLYING
AGAIN AT NACI
SAFETY FIRST IS
0 NOW WORLD SLOGAN
CARRANZA SCOUTS FIND YAQUI
INDIAN GUARD AND THERE
IS SLIGHT ENCOUNTER.
Continued From rage Oue.
id' arms and ammuultlon. Among (lie dead
were two colonels.
Fighting is also said to Lave begun at
Amozoo, In I lie State of Piiublu, a short
distance northwest of Tepenca.
Announcement was also uiadft at Car-
ranza headquarters that Chilpanzingo, cap!
tal of the State of Guerrero, had been cap-
tured by Carranza's forces.
General Carranzu today received mtuiy
felicitations on the occasion of his saint**
day.
PHOTO PASSPORTS DEMANDED
Scores of Mexicans Must Pose for Pic-
tures Before Crossing Border.
BROWNSVILLE, lex., Dec. 'Ji>. Scores
i,,rl.i:,,,ii:.l)"jf/i,.lr,Vi;'i" pnWArto-
moron and Brownsville were revoked by
au order issued today.
New paNiSports will be Issued, but ap
pllcants must appear personally before the
commander, along with efainp photos of
themselves. The photos will be attached
to passports for identification.
Carrancistas Turn to Villa.
•on boa un r. s. s. san diego. kn
ItOI'TE TO SAX ntrcuo, Ca!.. I)ee. (By
Wireless.)—Seven thousand troops of Gen-
eral Venustiuno Carranza's forces declared
today for General Francisco Villa at Tepic,
in the State of that name, on the west coast
of Mexico.
Foreigners at San Bias and Tepic have
takfn refuge aboard the Cnited States sup-
ply ship Glacier. Rear Admiral Howard,
in command of the Pacific fleet, on re-
ceipt of the news, ordered the gunboat
Annapolis by wireless to San Bias, but no
trouble Is expected.
VILLA MAKES STATEMENT
Both Prudence and Energetic Mea-
sures Necessary in Mexico.
CITY OK MEXICO. l)ec. 1!" (VIh KITnso.
Tex . !>ec ».l When tlie mntter nf fre-
quent executions antl the laek ot personal
trnarimtees nns hrmigbt to the attention
of General Villa today, he mode the follow-
ing statement:
"Many foreigners lately hnvc asked me
for personal guarantees. I nm disposed
to Illlike every effort to kIto these. Many
requests have been telegraphed
"Regarding the present chief executive
of the nation, I regret to say that con-
spirators are endeuvorlng to lake advan-
EVEN THE WARRING COUNTRIES
HAVE ADOPTED IT—WHAT IT
MEANS IN AMERICA.
"Safety first" Is a new American sloge
the spirit of which is even now mani-
fest. on the bloody hao1*'1-' '
It Is adopted by the
care of the bounded, at
st> far as they can, >
the safety of their sol
In America the slog
root. It is adopted
car lines, by cities, sot
tions aud even by ind
it is the law of self-.
not, only applies to the
dents, but to the mai
as well. One thing
Influence in lengthenlnj
lug better health is th;
Uef ot the South, Vital
of safety first every ho
it a bottlo of Vltalltc
natural and quickly
ami It is wonderfully i
eral tonic and correel.li
tion of energy and liealt
medical wondar of the
Is rapidly spreading tlir.
world. Ask for » VII
Wagner's Drug Store.
druggists. (Adv.)
tngc of Ills sincerity aud honesty. What
I shall have to do is to treat thin cleuieut
with severity.
"The country needs prudence at lh«
present time. It also needs energetic
measures. As soon as these matters are at-
tended to I shall proceed to direct th»
campaign for the capture or Taniplco."
(ieneral Villa signed the statement.
Villa Troops Wreck Train.
I, A REDO, Tex., Dec. 'ii.—Villa troop*
held up nnd completely wrecked a pas-
senger train on the Tatnplco division of
Ihe Mexican Hallway December '-'fl. ITS
miles west of Taniplco. The soldiers first
slopped the train, then fored a volley to ln->
timidate passengers, and afterward entered
Ihe coaches, announcing that, foreigner*,
would not he molested. The only foreign*,
ers aboard were an American and his wife,
who lire said lo have been courteous] r
trented Two Mexicans, alleged to be Con-
stitutionalists, were removed from the Iral#
aud their money taken. The passenger®,,
were then put In a box car which the en«i
glne took back to Monterey.
Meanwhile tlie soldiers wrecked the res
malnder of the train, temporarily stopping!
traffic, which seems to have been thela
muln purpose.
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