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HOUSTON DAILY POST: FRIDAY MORNING DECEMBER 24 1915.
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ARRESTED FOR WORTHLESS CHECK
BUT LEFT $380f)0 IN AN AUTO
Strange Procedure Alleged Against Hipolito Villa.
Sold Seven Passenger Touring Car for a Dollar
in El Paso.
OFFICIAL REPORTS
OF NATIONS AT WAR
TTOHSH.
(Attct4d Press Rtttrt.)
CONSTANTINOPLE. December (vU to-
doa December 23. 5:18 a. m.). The TurkUh
war eOce tonight give out tae following state-
ment: "Along the satin sortliera front or troops
are apnroaehlM the terbed wire entanglements
Mixed Paints
House Barn and Roof Wagon and
Implement Buggy etc. Highest
grade. Guaranteed as to puritys
Send us your Paint Orders and save
money. Samples color cards and
prices on request.
Br. -rrl
.HOItl IN THE rU.TSrwKSrt
pkden Iron & Steei Co.
HOL'5ro.i A.M SA A.NTONIG
Christmas
Cigars
Phones Preston
161 and 1221
You will surely be able to find nil fgvorito brand
of Cigars at BurgheinV Cigar Stand. We have all
standard brands in all shapes all sizes all colors
in fancy Xmas Boxes.
209 M
STREET
PHAPMACY me
(Associated Prest RePoei. ceeds turned over to Villa aa fiscal agent.
KL PASO Texas. leoember 23. Law T. Kyrlacoupulus seeks to recover SiOOO
. .-.- ... he claims he advanced to the Juares com-
suns against Lionel nrau u... .or- . mtTvM Mwlcy aIld whlch he declares
mer unancial asent of the tUa revoiu- villa promised to repay.
iirn ui iiorn mult iniiod hr inriiv Bills sale were fried with the coun
viiin in . iitiv nt sheriff f!no(1 i n 1 li recorder today showing that Hipolito
ilia in . um.m1 of herlff Good. Is en V(u de(mrulr(1 Wednesday sold
route to Kl I'aso from San Antonio where seven-passenger touring car for II and
h wan arrested and taken from a train diamond rings and other jewelry 34
pieces In all for IH
late last nisht while en route supposedly
(or New Orelans. whence lie was reported
to have engaged passage for Cuba. Mrs.
Villa Willi a party of Mexicans preceded
him ("olenel Villa previously had re-
ceived amnesty from Carransa following
lus surrender at Juarez and was permit-
ted by the I'niied States and city author-
ities at Kl I'aso to leave the city.
Manuel Klias of iHHiglas Ariz. hrought
Give Footwear &
Juliets The la.lW always appreciate such
Rifts as .HiHe's. We are showing an extensive
line in all colors with or without fur tops.
Trio s. $1.00. $1.25 and $1.50.
House Slippers for the Men Ulack and tan.
$1.50 to $3.00.
Romeos $2.00 to $2.50.
Villa was arrested last night on a
charge of defrauding Victor Carusso out
i oi I to.OOO by means ot a w orthless check
The check was returned trom a batik
marked "no funds " ('a' uss who la a
I commission merchant lias supplied thou-
sands of dollars worth of munitions to the
Villa faction during the l.'st two years.
1 Colonel Villa left Kl 1'aso last Wednes-
' da night In an automobile and boarded
the train at a small stalion'30 miles east.
I When the owner of the machine called at
:ihe Karaite for his machine 'he found A
ction to recover 3.".000 alleging that w allot containing 138.000 in American
1000 head of his cattle had been driven money in the car. vhich lmd been over-
I I 1 U.. V. . iilnhl Knf.iM Tha
off and slaughter! in Juarez the meat); JU b"exliress t0 New
sold n the United States and the pro- Orleans.
t!
edeein t heir notes in gold according to
advices received today hy the slute de
triment The suspension is elie etive nu
ll Carranxa reaches Uueretaro. an in
definite (late. Embassy officials here re-
ently. urged Secretary Iinsing to re-
guest Carransa to modify '.lie decree as
serting that its entorcement probably
would lenl to international complications.
1 lie ultimate establishment or a cen
raJ bank authorized to
atterned somewhat a
he Aldrlch commission. Is what Car-
anza is believed to contemplate
Comfy Slippers In a variety of colors;
auraenvt- styles and assortments of
combinations; $1.00 and $1.25.
Ladies' Evening Slippers $3.00 $4.00
$5.00 and $6.00.
Give Stockings Too!
AH Silk Hose Black and white; also fancies; a pair $1.25 and $1.50.
Silk Hose Black white and col- I Boot Silk Hose Black white and
ors; $1.00. I colors; at 50c a pair.
OPEN EVENINGS
303 MAIN
men held primers hy Medinavelta are P.
Keane. an Knglishman. t5. Black and
V. M Ki.i:.. An.truans and K:chard
Wagr.er. a i Irru.uli.
LOOTED THE
SAN LUIS RANCH
Barker and yuijada declared they rode
around a big encampment of Rodriguez s
men on the San Lui.- ranch about 20
miles ea.-A uf Casus clrandes several days
ago and that t:.e tr-Hips wre looting ti.e
place and k.L.i.g iatlle.
Villa adherent here believe that Hod-
ricuez an.'. .Me'ii.-.a1. ' it.i will remain ;oyaI
to Villa and tl.v th latie
Mexico.
A lineman repairing tel.
the Mt xican N..rt! -t
ast night eslahllshed headquarters at a
hotel It was said he was awaiting
the arrival of a Carranza force before
entering Juarez. General Jose . Robles
a trusted friend of Obregon is expected
to take charge at Juarez.
TREVINO ORDERED
TOWARD JUAREZ.
Although General Obregon was urged
by a representative of the Pearson Inter
ests at Madera Chihuahua to order Gen
eral Jacinto Trevino to turn west from
Chihuahua City and attack Villa and the
remnants of the Villa army at Bustillos
iv.. i nn.-Mit 75 m! es from the capital ne saia
he had ordered Trevino to proceed north
i to Juarez to strengthen the Car
ranza control in the state.
A comm ute of former Villa officers is
TV.. . en route General Jose Konnguex near
u'e" ": 's Orandes and to General Manue
Ml ! r . ; t - l . v u i.nn(.
srr .i:.h u irps (if
he haJ transmitted t. t'.enfrul Villa in-
Lopez
ind C.'hua: ;a V. b- lorwarded to Medinavelta at the Hearst ranch at Bab.
VIII. w'o ae.rd!i to tms reo-rt. is at : ncora near Madera to urge their accept-
.v.. b..n. . i o ances of the surrender. They are travel
was moving i.i" f'ore.s 'southward. ' !ng In a special car over the Mexican
Mr. Thomas Edwards wife of the Northwestern railway reaching Casas
American cws-l at Juarez who a f--w-1 Grandes first.
days ago 'n:t f. r the ea-t. vias the first I
American to
following t .e
heaQqua : ter
ross into tne t'nited Statu
oiii-r g.ven o.it at military
CAUSE OF TROUBLE
NOT ASCERTAINED.
The fnited Sta'
Btediately was
tbt Internationa;
Ameri' a r. w : ;
I f al. ... 1
trouble 1
bor u r pat: ol im-
OBREGON DELAYED
VISIT TO JUAREZ.
Following the departure of General
Ochoa and staff from Juarez today. Oen
ral Ohregon received a committee of th
urrendered generals from Juarez who
ieas -I a id tr.iffii over : proclaimed their loyalty and urged Obre
l.rwigs halted No
: j enn'-tied lo -toss.
. I. ho ;r t'!v v:i..se of the
aiez ' ouci ic t be learned.
ing difir.ult to e.-tah-
Eor. to visit Juarez.
He answered there
was much to do in the organization c
me stale and that he rou.d not fix a dat
for the visit. Incidentally he said h
planned to move 3ou0 troops from Sonora
' ' i Juarez through the t'nited states In
i-'i.d and that upon their arrival he would
s-nd t:.e surrendered Villa forces to iso-
1 .it-d towns preparatory to mustering
HEALTH OF FORD
MAY CHANGE PLAN
"erx "of ;0ne Report Has It He Has Already
Started Back to U. S.
VILLISTAS FORMED PART OF CREW.
Story Told of Effort to LanJ Munitions
In Mexico
il.. i rs AV rt
C.L1.'ST X. Texas. lecemher ; :. -
Kifteen Villa soldiers were shipped as part
of the crew of the schooner Lucy 11 which
some months aro took a cargo of arms
and ammunition to Mexico acconllng to
Peter Arl a sailor who says that he also
was a member of the crew on the voyage
from Key esl lo Tuxpam. All says that
on arrival at Tuxpam the captain of the
Lti-y H sent him and Ids companion.
Ken ben S inihnan. ashore miner guard ot
two soldiers mat Ley esiaped Horn
these guard made their way to Tam-
pieo and tohl the Carranza authorities
there of the nature of tl
Another Theory as to His Quitting
Peace Party at Christiania Ii
That He Is Seeking
Sanitarium.
COPENHAGEN tvia London) Decem-
ber 10:37 p. in A dispatch to the Na
tional lldende from Christiana says that
Henry Ford left Christiania secretly for
Uergen where he expected tonight to go
aboard the Norwegian-American line
steamer Bergenhus In order to return to
schooner s i the t'nited States. The disDatch reuorta
argo which had been taken ashore snd that the reason for Mr. Ford's sudden
"On tbe Dardanellee front near 8etlAil Bahr
here hare beeu leaiuorary artillery and boaio-
lua encountera. Our artillery oa tbe Anatolian
cunt of the straits iiieestiilly biimbjnlwl
Mortellman and lb lauUiug pls at rkke
Hurns. Near Mortollman we mob two small
boats ind aear Tekke a mall .muiuultloii t
el. la uoe Meter elesred of llie euemy we
found nrorlsleu of all zlnd niinYleiit for an
amy corps for a tone tlm. l.OOO.txH) uud bags
twin tnouaands of tenm. 000 hUnkets 400
tretehsr. one mortar near Aglilme l)er ami
many mortar bombs hidden in tbe ground.
"On the Ires front (in Meottiul( near
Kut-Kl-amara our arttuerr w" eunuj
monitors and rausiHl an eploKn oh noaru au
nlh..r hv itliM hit '
un ine i aucasiis innt an enemy m
th neiiilibiirhixMl nf the Id lilt link. I nil Ar
menia! on December IM rust lilm ehrht oflteeni
and out) men. while our Ioksus uoioumcu to ufxiy
on-thlnl of tliia nnuilwr.
"In a magaslD on tii tiollcn tinrn a quan-
tity of ilynamlt rllldel. Klre soldiers and
10 el'iliana ware killed and number of
iTlllana wen woundW. On boua was
burne!."
"Booty taken d to the prenent time at ana-
farta and Ari Bumn Inrludea two lieuvy cannon.
one held cammn and great quantities of auunu.
niiioo a ttuppiv or nova ana nucoine gun" a
large uuinber of mules cars of victuals and tele-
phone tools.
"Tb Kngllab left behind their alrk and
wouuded In their retreat which they alleged
was ayatsuiatical. but which really nus la-ad
OHt heels." f
The British press bureau announced Thursday
that it Is authorised to say that all British
5 Ice and wounded were removed whan tne w-un-rawal
of tint British troopa from Auaae and
Silfla was eBevted.
GERMAN.
I .icVMifi il ess Rrfirt.
BFRL1N. December IS (ia London I. The war
office announced today that the summit of llitrt-
mau AVeilkerkopf. captured earlier in the week
by tbe French had been regained by the Hermans.
The statement fultows:
'Western theater: Darin hot lighting yea-
terday a hruve i-egimeut of the lug U I v second
landwehr hrtaade recaplnnnl tlte Minunlt of
iiartnmus eilerkiiu. the envuiv snncreu ex
traonllnarlly severe lossea aud Ufl 23 offlcera
and KkO men lu our bauda. We are now bincy
elearlps some itorliona of a trem-h ( tbe norih-
eru slope which still Is occupied hy the French
'The Qa-ures alven lu the French report of
yeslerdas regsnling the ngnilng arouud Hart
mani-Weilerkopf on the tlat Instant are exaa-
f:ei-vtvd by at least oue-half. Our total loe.
nclmllH all tbe. killed wounded and misslni;
so far as Is at preseul ascertained amount to
110(1 men.
'Tbere la notbluc to report from the eastern
and Balkau theaters of war."
hurled It was through this information.
Arl sas. that the Carranza authorities
were able to seiae the ammunition and he
and his companion avoided being shot.
.r: who is in a local hospii.il re. updat
ing from an operation made :.eccsarv by
the hardships of the adventure has made
a detailed statement under oalh to a rep
resentative of tiie department of Justice
presumably for the use in the trial of
cases at l'ensacola resulting fiom the voy
age. He made his wav from lainpico to
Galveston hy way of Vera Crux through
the assistance of the British consul at
Tampioo. he says.
OIL COMPANIES FINED.
Carranza Government Charged Them
With Failure to Submit Reports.
( A.tg.-ut.-.i '-oi AVrcri.)
CALVKrTi.'X Texas ;e- ember '1 -
The Aguila Petroleum company which
oirates a number of steamers out of
Tampico and is owned by the. Lord Cow-
dray interests has been fined the sum
of SJ.eiO Mexican gold by the Carranza
government because of failure to com-
ply with the order leouii log oil com-
panies to submit detailed reports of their
operations in Maico according lo inf o--mation
received this afternoon by th-
Mexican consulate here. Ti Oil Field
ompuny of Mexico and th- Contincni.il
l'etrojeum i ompany have been fined sit'ii-
lar amounts on the same charges says
the dispatch.
departure was said to be that his dot-
tor had ordered hini to rest his tired
ann overworked nerves.
The remainder of the emedltlon. isr-
iwr.iiit of Mr. Ford's departure left for
moi Kiiolm today the dispatch says.
BTJSSIAN.
(Assorted Prtss Rtpori.'i
FETRCHi RAD via Lotiduu D-ci-mber 2i l.'M
tu The RutMlun wr otQvv has Itiuvtl tbe
following ttfoYlnl tat)men( :
in italic. a. vast ul ivabalrv. small cue my
dftnt'luuetits repeated I)' at tempUHt to aiHiactt
uur trvDebt'S. On r tirt alwavn rtuuilwd tlifin
'lu tht Blark our toruetlu b'ata o-
cbatisod aUola wltU the hhort' oathTifs of Vavna.
in tu' ciaiatl ifgtou ou or our tmhmarinos tie
troTtfl a Mlllnic Tvwrl luailFd with coal.
"in Ui Caucasus Tuoadaj tb? Turkft rauuoii-
We are happy to place our fleet of Au-
tomobUes at the disposal of those
wishing to extend aid and Christmas
cheer to the needy. There will be no
charge whatever for our services.
Our entire fleet of Bervlce cars la at the Instant call of
'the charitably Inclined be they car-owners or not We
will gladly undertake to deliver for you anything from
a child's toy or a pair of warm gloves to a cook stove a
ton of coal or a trained nurse to any needy person any-
where at any hour of tbe twenty-four.
The suffering among the poor is great and we are hopeful
that many who are anxious to help but who find it diffi-
cult to get out themselves will avail themselves of the
facility here provide.
If you have food clothing or anything else to give to one
less fortunate than yourself but do not KNOW THAT ONE.
call on us to deliver it to one of the charitable organiza-
tions. They are all overwhelmed with calls for aid.
Sincerely yours
THORNTON NEWSUM President.
Quick Tire Service
Telephone Preston 2200 Texas and Fannin
8
DO NOT CREDIT REPORT
HE IS EN ROUTE HOME.
LONDON. December 4 4:i2 a. m A
Reuter dispatch from Christiania says:
"It is now reported that a physician
advised Henry Ford to stay In a sani
tarium. Hence It Is probable that he has I of Bare putting the ret
not gone to Bergen to sail for the United
States but to tijelo or Kinse intending
to rejoin the peace mission when his
health is restored. '
Christiana dispatches under date of De
cember 22 appear in the London morning
papers on the Ford peace mission. The
Paily Mail s correspondent says:
aded our new positions near Acha village. On
tu nurtu nore ot late vau our scouts ex
cbanged allots Willi tue enemy.
"In Persia Bitmlay mint we niiotiiei tue in
surtents from (lie region of Arbarlk uorthweal
of Hamadan. South of llaiuutUu we occupied
Aaaabad 1'aaa- Ou tue 20tb our detacluneut he-
forii entering hum tank by aaaault tne village
iris to oiglit anil alao
bout euO geudarniea mouuteil and afoot.'1
GREEK.
MRS. VILLA IGNORANT OF
MOVEMENTS OF HER HUSBAND
The General Will Not Come to New
Orleans to Accompany Party
to Havana.
"It has been spread over the world
communication
llsh.
The onlv explanation obtained from'
Colonel Campo. i.t te' -phoned trom :
Juarez tr.at he had in suuatii n under !
control. wh f it tr.-T ha i h-en tr..-N!e '
wages" :.ut that th- matter had Ix.-en sat- J that Mexico's resources have been ruined
Isfactor.lv s- 'tiu ' hy the revolution obregon said to local
. . jhjptness men. "This is untrue. Mex.co
has an inexhaustible sujiply of natural
resources which will soon be developed
and as sunn as peace is more firmly es-
tahhshrd yu will notice a wonderful re-
vival of the country."
Atsjctattd Press Rrrort.)
NEW ORLKANS. lieeember L'j. -(general
Francisco Villa Mexican revolution-
ist leader isJiot coming to New Orleans
to sail with his family for Cuba accord-
ng to statements made today by his wife
WOULD DEAL WITH U. S
NOT PRIVATE CITIZENS.
I'remier Knudsen received a small dep
(Associated Press RePort.i
PARIS peceoiber Zs. 5.SU . in. A
dlspstcu from Athena delayed In truiisiitutiou
gives an ofnVlal account or the recent tlfc-tittu
bctweeu Uuliriirs auu Ureeaa at Korltsa.
lhe ofllclal account declares the i-crre.
flpouileut. "gays that a Uulgar uetuc-iuuenl ad
vanced iineviteeti-dly iiiidar tne pretext of pur
uiauon oi Anieriians Informally to whom I mentawuanllnjr the frontier Interfered ami alter
he said the time was not ripe for neutral " """ l1'Bs II'"''' uur" lu
I who had lost heavily retreateil.
nations to suggest a peace conference but I The Urvek novernment luaile o preaentatiom
that nerhii r n fr- .im v.. t" the Bulgarian and Uermau 'overniu.-iit and
' ' v ..UJ I received aaauranees tliat the Bulttai oltlccr re
mignt be interested in the Ameruan move I apouilble fur the incident vroulil be punished.
tf f-'et the belligerents to discuss peace.
ny case. noweer. such a step must
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HARDWAY & CATHEY
BELGIAN FRONTIER
IS WELLGUARDED
Barbed Wire Boundary of Holland
Often Divides Cities.
in
be suggested by the 1 "tilted States not by
private citizens.
The Mot in ng 1'ost's Christiania corres
pondent after an interview with Mr. Ford
expressed the conviction of his entire sin-
erity and utter disregard for public opin
ion but adds that he is iiuite liino"ent of
any plea of international law.
A Christiania dispatch to the Express
says that Mr. Ford is ill and will remain
there. It adds that his name has been
prominently mentioned in connection with
the next .obcl peace prize.
FRENCH.
Sentries of Opposing Armiei Chat
Through Wire While Contrast
Is Noted at Every
Point.
TEXAS DEATHS.
KNOhLKK. Brenham Texas Decem-
ber 23. Mrs. tf. 1-' Kngalke one of the
pioneers of this se tlon. died Wednesday
anernoon at tlie residence of her da ugh
tor. sirs. u. ii. ueichardt aged 7S years.
She was lorn in Germany but oame to
Texas In 1S47. She leaves the following
ennaren u. a. r.ngetKe or Petersburg
pa. li. ii and E. K. Kngelke of fhlla
and his secretary. M. t.. (lonzales w ho 1 deiphia : Mrs. Theodore Vinke of San An-
arrived last night with Mrs Hiiedlto I tonio. M' Arthur Waneemann and Mra.
i la ana sever other memoers ot the r. lo icnarat or Brenham. She whjs
family. The generals wife said siie ai.d also the mother of the late Mrs. Joseph
ner party will sail lor Havana next Sat- instram. and the grandmother of Mra.
rday on the Lnited hruit company a H. A. h.nselhardt and alias Joseohlne
(Associated Press Report.)
1'ARIS. December 211. 10:40 p. ra Tbe ofncittl
coaimunicailon aaya:
"lu Artols our artillery baa displayed activity.
On the north bank of the Aimie we effectively
boinlcirded an automobile convoy la-tween C'oude
so Nanteull.
In llie Woevre. southeast of the forest of
Apri-mout tbe mine tiirbtinx was to our ad
vautuue.
Ou the center ana ou the' right that is lo
nay on the ridges southeast ot the summit auu
more to the south aa far aa in front of Watt-
wlller we coincrveil completely llie around con
quered ou s front of a mil- ana a qimrter
The eliemv hits bombarded llie northern
and the summit of Uartmauua -YYeilerkouf."
dopes
MONTENEGRIN.
OCHOA FEARING REPRISAL
RETIRED ACROSS RIVER.
General Mar.uC ichoa with his staf
retired I' da. f ti.e Ameriean side.
Ochoa. it is s.ud. f. areu reprisal because
of his mipi .sorinc : t in .hi.ir z of Gov-
ernor Fidel Avila ati ! General 'i.-toriano
Avila. Ix foi c ne a ; ted the terms of
surrender t t'.e d- f;i.( to overnmetit
Colonel Flavinr.o I'aiiza. a former Villa
general l-t-n jdaced in temporary
comm.'i ::d at J .arez.
Genera. Aivaro Obregon. chief of the
Carranza forces who arrived here late
CARRANZA DECREE SUSPENDED.
Required Mexico City Banks to Redeem
Their Notes In Gold.
'Associated Press Report.)
WASHINGTON December 23 In the
face of official foreign protests General
Carranza has temporarily suspended his
.le'-ree requiring banks in Mexico City to
t earner Atenas At the steamers of
fices it was said that General Villa had
not booked passage on the Atenas.
Hoth Mrs. Villa and his itecretarv as
serted they did not know where the gen-
ral Is nut they thought he was slid in
exico. Mr. Gonzales said:
I am certain General Villa will not
come to New i u-leans: indeed I doubt if
he comes to the United Statea at all.
Neither his wife nor myself know where
he is. He did not direct us to wait for
him here and we do not expect him to
sail with us for Cuba. In his statement
iven out last Saturday night General
'ilia did not agree to quit fighting; he
merely said he had stepped down frpm
his position as leader of his armies. I
greatly doubt reports that he intends to
go to South Amerha."
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The only through standard
and tourist sleeping cars
between Kansas City and
Portland are operated via
UNION PACIFIC SYSTEM
3 hours faster time Kansas City to Port-
land than via other lines.
St. Louis-Colorado Limited leaves Union
Station 6.00 p. m. daily; arrives Portland
12.15 noon; Seattle 8.10 p. m. third day.
Pullman Standard Sleeper to Seattle; Tour-
ist Sleeper to Portland.
California passengers by changing from
car to car en route (west of Denver) are af-
forded through Tourist car service.
The Union Pacific System to the Pacific
Northwest follows the Scenic Columbia
River for 200 miles.
For Pacific Coast literature and further facts
about train service fares etc. apply to
TO. K. Cimdlir A. O. T. A.
At Walnut Street
Kansas City Mo
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TiiPtrani of Houston.
LKS IMiKU. (icurgetown Texns. Ie-
ct'niber John Carl Juchber who was
Uorn in i k rmanv on Octolmr 21.
hence wjis over 9'1 years of rtKu died at
his heme nt-ur Jurrell. Mr. Leuchber wai
one ui ti e- u(ltst citizens hi Williamson
county. Hi- leaves a widow and (our
sons J ui i - is and rritz Leach ber of Jar-
rell and
Taylor.
(MssOiitltcii Press Report.
PARTS. December 23. 1!:4." p. m. Tbe Au-
trlans apparently have come to a halt In tliWr
Montentarin rammlen. arroHtnir to an official
tat ement uf tbe Mouteoejzriu autlmfitlH xivrn
nii by the MonteiifKrln consul here today. Tbe
ftteaipnt ava:
"Tu rneuir li fortifying b(mlf over than
entire frunt In the ftinlaK. lit- bus went h 11
tbe ttoimlatioD aun live atock away iroro the
rlnl't Uauk "I tbe river lara.
"The em-my attarkl our tropa near Varaoia.
but wuii reptilwd with uvavy oac.
'i d to lecenjWT Jl the tMjltl'jnn were uu
cbauKed."
ITALIAN.
SOUr BEAZ0S BOTTOM FARM.
Tract of 225 Acres Near Sealyl
Brought Ten Thousand.
(Houston fust Special.
SKALY. Texas. December 23 Attorney
V. I. Hill a few days ago sold to Will
Kstlinbaum of San Felipe his Brazos bot
tom farm of 225 acres the consideration
being near 110000
Otto Steck a Brazos bottom planter.
has lately finished up a fine home In East
Sealy and Is now a citizen of this city.
L. Sonsel a furniture dealer here lias
completed a handsome home in South
Sealy.
John Brewer bought last week a- black
land farm from the Allen estate.
There is a fine season In the gftund
now from the late rains and the farmers
are all busy plowing for anothsr crop.
The town la crowded this week with
Christmas choppers and the merchants
are wearing smiles.
eAisaaatei Press fffrl.l
ROME via LoDdou. December . 10:40 p. m
oil ii and Relnhardt Lu hlr nf Tbe ofllclal communication today hv
lucre Dave oeen armtery hkmh along tne
wbole front. The enemy artillery also Ured
arM-trVI iT I'T7 llaTl.lu. n. I un "ever1 I'nu.uiK .utile mini.
"V "-; ut. Uur artillery DomDarded tlie railroad ala
cember J. -The remains of Key. Emll tiim at Lavlto and the military dcoota at Tot
ccmnuier were laiu to rest in tne- local miuo.
Latnoiic ( nurcn. rather Hchlndler was
born at St. Johns. In Kayette county. 84
years ami. and later served that place as
priest. His last work was at iloulton.
(Associated rress Ketnrt.t
wnii r.KH IXK-khart. Texas. Decern. LONDON'. Uecember 23. 10:3s n. m Tlia
Der . naney winter" cruel deputy ofllrlal comraunloatlon aava:
BRITISH.
To Drive Out Malaria
and Build Up the System
Take the Old' Standard GROVE'S TA8TKLBMK
chill TOXIC You know what you are taklni;.
as the formula la priuteu on every label show-
ing It la Quinine and Iron la tsatelefis form. OOc.
Leaves Tell Age.
Expert botanists have found that the
ae of trees can be told by the leaf bark-
ings the older the trees the smaller and
more numerous the leaf cells.
Bell-ans
Absolutely Removes
Indigestion. One package
proves it 25c at all druggists.
sheriff died today at noon after an Ill
ness of only one week of typhoid fever
with other complications. A widow and
four children survive.
HOLDtUVORTH. -Dallas Teuis Iju
cember 2.1. -Samuel H. Honlsworth M
years old. until last week a vaudevlllei
singer died today ut a. Dallas sanitarium.
lie was taken ill walle lining a singing
engagement nere.
RUSH. Palestine Texas December 21.
Conductor George Kuss la In receipt of
a messase announcing the death at Dallas
of his brother J. A. Russ former super-
intendent of the Puciflc Express company
for the Southern district.
CORBETT Fort Worth. Texas De-
cember 23. Felix H. Corbett 7 one of
Tarrant county's two survivors of Terry's
Texas runners died Thursday at the Ma-
sonic home for the aged at Keytone stop
Lianas intei urDan.
PERKINS Rrownwood Texas Decem-
ber 23 K. Perkins 98 a native of Ver-
mont died here this morning. He came
to Texas before the battle of Ban Ja-
cinto. His residence here alone extended
over 40 years.
CAMMA'.'K. Center Texas December
23. Miss Cornelia Cammack a daughter
of E. A. Carnmnok a prominent cltlznn of
Choice died Monday. This makes the
third death In this family during the past
two weeks.
DAVIS. -Palestine Texas Duoemher 11.
S. E. Davis aged 48 years died early
Wednesday. He was formsrly oaahler of
tne local international apa ureal North-
ern freight office.
DALY. Palestine Texai December 21.
John N. Daly a pioneer cltlien of this
county died at his home at Nechea this
county naiurouy
nemy nnauivessfully
honitmniea our noata nea: I'leogaieert wood 'rue
our
"Karly this morning the
anted our lmata nea:
epuaderauce of artillery activity has been on
r aitie
Colds Cause Headache and Oris.
UXATIVK BHOMO UUIN1M removM the
eauaa. neniemner to eau ror m
tot slgosttm of X. W. OBOVJt.
for toll name.
. wo.
FUNEBAL OF ELDRIDGE
T. Scott Amonp the Pall Bearers
in New York.
(Houston Post SPecusl.)
NEW Y uitK December 23. The re
mains of Herbert Eldredge formerly of
Texas the banker who died in South
America were interred here today. J. T
Hcott of Houston was one of the pall
bearera. (
13 Go to the Fen.
(Houston Post Wri'af.)
WHARTON Texas December 23. V
D. Cunningham transfer agent for th
penitentiary prison system received from
Sheriff C. D. Kemp this morning the oris
oners convicted at the term of district
court Just closed. There were 13 of the
prisoners all negroes and while there
were no life termers there was one con
vloted of first degree murder and they
averagea up ai nve-year convicts.
' Literature.
Wlllla Do you think our young peopl
are losing their taste for literature?
Qlllls Gracious no! You ought to see
those kids of mine fight for tjie comic
supplement every ounnay.
Piles Cured In to 14 Days
DmaWlats raftiod money If PAZO OINTMENT
falls to ei
Nl
ur Itch na. Blind. Bleodlnir or Pro.
trod l tut tuies. rirst application Slvta rsiiar. 00c
Growth of Esperanto.
Better Be Safe Than Sorry
STEWART TITLE
GUARANTY CO.
Ground Floor Stewart Bldg.
The Commonwealth Trust
Oees a General Trust Buelnas
Handles All Kinds of Marketable Bm.ai
W. K. Richards President
Vernon C. Page. Mgr. Bond Dept.
Correspondence of the Associated Press )
AMSTERDAM. The barb wire boun-
siiy between Holland ana ner neignpors
ennany and Beliguni presents a re
markable picture at some points where It
sects 1 farmhouses towns or even cut
tr.iie.ht across the platform of frontier
aiiuay stations.
There is one nluce where the street IS
divided up the middle so that Dutch and
ierman ifliops face encn other across Dar-
rlers of barb wire. On the further side of
he street runs a street railway which Is
n llrrnwnv. Separated from the tracks
bv i high wire fence there runs down the
middle of the street a strip 12 feet wide
which is neutral sround Then comes an-
other fence. un1 the narrow bit of road
ml naveiiient beyond it are in Holland.
t each street corner are narrow open-
iikh to allow passage irom one country to
he other sentries of each country stand-
ng euretui Baru on en ner siae. it is
lie main street of a busy town and tne
ordinary town life flows back and forth.
while little Dutch street boys tain to tne
leiman street boys through the meshes
town this street at the beginning of the
uai the liutcn population waicnea tor
our days and ninhts the German army
mulching southward Into Belgium.
CLOSE WATCH
BY SENTRIE8.
All the villages on the frontier lead a
confusedly bisected existence a belt of
barb wire us it were separating their
leads from their feet. In these places
the work of the Dutch sentries is mainly
to search the people who pass lest they
carry in or out Illicit merchandise. The
(ierman guards are mostly concerned with
keeping a lookout for deserters or able
olnts the Oer
SURGICAL MARVELS '
IN WAR HOSPITALS
American Told of Wonderful Work
Done on Battle Fronts.
Declared That Operations on the
Wounded Hundreds Were of
Best Class That He Had
Ever Witnessed.
bodied Helglans who seek to escape from
w pi
man side of barb wife fence is further
German rule. At a few
protected by wires carrying electric cur
rent and Bearcnnents play up and down
the line during the night.
In the towns which are blseoted by the
boundary line there are two or three
contracts which strike the observer im-
mediately. All the soldiers on one side
f the line are In one type of uniform
while in the other half of the town there
are Just aa many soldiers but of course in
a different type of dress. The sentry
ies on one side are red. white and blue.
on the other side they are red white and
black.
MARKINGS ARI
PLAIN EVERYWHERE.
Part of the town of Baarle-Hertog !
Relglan but It Is saved from German oc
cupatlon owing to the fact that It is en
tireiy surrounaea oy uuton territory a
little Belgian Island In the middle of Hol
land. There is no need of sentries here
and there is no wire to mark the Invisible
frontier which runs through the middle of
the main streets. From here to the real
frontier one travels over a well-paved
roadway which is Dutch whllo the ditch
at the side Is Belgian. At the railway
station which la Baarle In Holland and
Wielde In Germany the frontier runs
atralaht through the ticket offloe and out
across the platforms on either side. A Una
of colored tiling in tne noors marks tne
boundary and the words "Nederland and
"Ttnlsrimie'' are set Into the concerete on
either side. On both platforms the sen
tries of the two countries face each other
at a dlstanoe of a yard or so apart.
In 1901 there war only 2t Esperanto
societies in tn wonoi
titer
TEXAS CHURCH NEWS.
(Houston Post Special.)
SAN BENITO Texas December 23.
The Methodist churoh of this city will
observe a "white Christmas" this year
The exercises to be next Thursday even-
Ine at the church. Members of the dlf
ferent classes of the Sunday school are
tn brtnr gifts that will b of use In the
orphanage AU Methodist Sunday schools
are being urgea to ioiiow tnisxpian tor
the completion of a new building that will
double the capatolty of the Methodist or-
phanage at Waoo. An Interesting program
(Correspondence ef the Associated Press.)
TOKIO. Marvels In surgery are almost
everyday occurences in Russian hospitals
according to Dr. John Munn of Virginia
who has noma to Japan after nine months
experience in the American Red Cross V(
hospital at Kieff. Dr. Mann served with
staff of American nurses who are soon
returning to the 1'nlted States on ac-
count of lack of Red Cross funds. He
held the rank of lieutenant colonel in
he Russian army.
'In many instances" said Dr. Mann
to the correspondent "It was really a i
ase of making faces while you wait.
Some Russian soldiers came to us with U
their faces literally blown off. They were
uppllea with artificial jaws and were
sent away looking almost entirely new.
They were the best classes of operation
have ever seen.
The American hospital at KieTf was
practically devoted to surgery. There
were eight American doctors and one
Russian and also American and Russian
nurses. At first there was accomodation
for 400 beds but this was soon Increased
to 700.
BATH AND NEW
CLOTHES PROVIDED.
The patients as they came In were
treated to a bath and clean clothes and
then wsre allotted to the different wards
gome said they had not had their clothes
off or had taken a bath for six months.
These were the men who had been nil
through the campaign In the Carpathian
mountains last winter. Most of them
were suffering from frost-bite.
There was absolutely no kind of gun
shot wound whloh we did not have." went
on the doctor "and It may be mentioned
that the Russians had splendid facilities
for sending on their wounded. The rail -
wav atatlnn ItHAlf hud hAn roiivvtri lnt.
receiving hospital. All oatients arrlv-
lng there were given a dressing and then
distributed to the different hospitals. A
first aid dressing of course had previous
ly been given on the field. Occasionally
however tnere wag no time tor any dress-
ing at the station. This occurred for in-
atance when one night 1000 patients ar-
rived and had to be distributed to the
hospitals at once.
EVERY BUILDING '
A HOSPITAL..
Almost every public building In Kleff
the physician continued vas used as a
hospital and there was even one of 100
beds In the catacombs of the city. Op-
erations were performed on every part of
the human anatomy. He found the spirit
of the Russian people excellent and that
or the women wonderful. Everybody was
confident of the success of the Russian
arms and ready to sacrifice everything to
that end. .
The people got on very well without
drinking intoxicants. The law against
the sale! of alcohollo beverages was strict
ly enforced.- One Russian dealor was sent
to Siberia for selling a bottle of cham-
ra-gne. When the day's work was done
here was opportunity for recreation and
rest In the theaters where good vaude-
ville shows were given.
"It was delightful" remarked Dr. Mann
"to find one night a troupe of dancers
from the United States."
Dr. Mann who Is a nephew of former
Governor Mann of Virulnla will be In
charge of St. Luke's hospital In Toklo
during the absenoe of Dr. R. B Tuesler
who has gone to the United Statea to
complete ma
of St.
iiste ir mi eeiauiianount nere
Luke's International hnanltal li
lea in th world) iu years later of recitations una ongs u being pro-1 bas served In the New York city hospital'
wvhvi mvi cvvvi ayaueua V t ?.r . ' f. c- !' s SU1V1 tt a. aiaa sHrnavj .'. ii.
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