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Classified Ads In The Dally Tlmea bring prompt results at little cost. 4 Weather Forecast howe re tonight and probably Volume DL WICHITA FALLS, SEPTEMBER ONE Number 107 RAW LI VON HINDENBERG'S FORCES HAVE MADE LARGE CAPTURES OF PRISONERS AND WAR EQUIPMENT Slav orcei Inflict Another Reverie en In Gallela--Believed Important Engagement In Vllna Reg- Ion are About to Take Place By Auoclatcd Press. London, Sept. Field Marshall Von Hindenburg's cavalry astride the Petrograd railroad" and the have made large captures of prisoners and guns In Cour- DEFENSE WILL REST THIS SECRETARY OF STATE McKAY PUT ON STAND BY DEFENSE TO RE CITE OFFICIAL RETURNS OF NEUCES COUNTY IN 1914. Witness Declares That Nothing Was Said About Any Slush Fund at Meet- Ing at Court House at Testified to by State's Witnesses.

By Associated Press. Corpus Texas Sept 15 -The defense will have rested by to night its case in the trial In the United States court here of the 41 politi clans of Nueces who are charged with election frauds during Noland, the Russians are again count-j vember, 1914 Additional witnesses erlng these efforts not only by check- for the defense were jdated on the ing the- attempt of the Austrlans to stand and in anticipation of the de- resume the offensive in Galaela bull fense closing Its testimony the gov ernment had a large number of wit nesses in close touch with the court to begin on the rebuttal testimony One of the important issues in the case as it now stands is the testl mony of Headley first govern ment vvitnebs, who last week testified as to an alleged slush fund" discuss ed at a pre election meeting Judge Timons office- He said the remark was made that $3,000 was needed to "carry' the hill itnesses for the defense including defendants and county officers have denied that an money was mentioned at this meet by Inflicting another reverse on the Austro-German forces in the same vicinity. The Russians assert it is clear whatever strategic move may be involved In this advance that recent events Indicate the near approach of Important engagements in the Vllna region which was predicted a fortnight ago by Gen. Tolianoff, the min Istsr of war. Further along the line the German armies operating on both banks of the Nieman have not yet formed a junction and Russian rear guards are still withdrawing eastward.

Russian military writers are warning the people not to expect too great developments from the Galaclan offensive. Discussion In the House of Commons today Is to be tuined from the absorbing topic of conscription to the voting of another huge war credit. LIBERTY BELL AT FORT WORTH NOVEMBER 18TH. Piladelphla, Pa, Sept 14 --The complete Itinerary of the return trip of the Liberty Bell from the Panama Pacific Exposition In November was announced today Owing to hundreds of requests to have the historic bell make many Western and South western towns thd councilmanic committee in charge of the arrangements had much difficulty in making up the return schedule. The bell will leave San Francisco on llth Stops will be made at Fresno, Dinuba, Portervllle and Bak ersfleld, Cal, the same day The bell will arrive at the Panama California Exposition, San Diego Nov 12, where It will remain until midnight Nov 14 A seven-hour be made in Los Angeles, Nov 14, and a short stop at Yuma, Ariz, at night The remainder of the Itinerary where stops will be made Is as follows No 16--Marlcopa Tucson, Wilcox and Bowie Ariz Demlng, El Paso and Alpine, Texas Nov 17--San Antonio, Austin, and Georgetown, Temple and Waco, Tex Nov 18--Denlson, Fort Worth Ar llngton, Dallas, Corslcana and Hous ton, Texiw.

Nov 19--Beaumont, Texas, Lakp Charles, Jennings, Crowley Lafaj ette, New Iberia, Morgan City and New Orleans, Lai Brookhaven and Jackson, Miss Nov 20--Memphis Tenn Fulton and Paducab, Cairo, Carbondale and Murphysboro, in Nov. 21--St Louis, Mo: East St Louis, 111, Terre Haute, Brazil and Indianapolis, Ind ing The first witness on the stand this morning for the defence was Sccre tary of State John of Aus tin, who was brought here to repeat certain figures in the offleial election returns as filed in Austin He cited PROTESTS mm THE ANGLO-FRENCH CREDIT LOANS TELEGRAMS OF PROTEST RECEIV ED AT WHITE HOUSE FROM VA RIOUS PARTS OF COUNTRY TO. DAY No Official Protests From Germany Received--American Government Has No Present Intlon of Interfer- Inb with Efforts to Float Loan By Aseoiluteel Press Washington. bent Protests against the Anglo Trench eiedlt loans being negotiated In this country were received at the House today In telegrams from varioub parts of the countrj One man In Michigan wlr ed that runs would be started on banks participating in the loan and that panics would be precipitated indications of organised opposition, however, have been apparent here, of ficials assert No protests or communications of any kind regarding the proposed loan has come from the German govern I ment, so far as can he learned and the American government is said to have no present Intention of interfer Ing with the efforts of the Anglo French banking commission WILL INVITE PRO A TO PARTICIPATE IN LOAN New York, Sept --The pro Oer man element of New York financial world probablv will be invited to participate, if they signify that they desire such an invitation, in floating the $100000000(1 credit loan which the majoriy and official vote polled to cs for 'Cvclone' Davis Jeff Me th The moneyed faction of this elc for Lemore and John darner He showed that Garner had no opposi tion in the general election which was the point sought bj the defense McKay was excused after reading a transcript from the official returns as on file in his office Russell an attorney who of Aces with Judge Timon was brought up on the stand by the defense and told of attending a meeting at the court house when the alleged slush funds was said to have been discuss ed He said the meeting was for the purpose of checking the poll list and that money was never mentioned. PLOT TO SHOOT OF HTO Hi Heavy Cavalry and Infantry Patrols Rushed to That Place and All Quiet Todav By latf Press San BenitO Texas, Sopt 1 --Heavy and inlantry patrols which were rushed this city of 5000 persons during last night kept off a threaten ed atta.k by Mexican bandits KM dences of a plot to shoot up the city last night were strengthened by re ports during the night of activities of Mexicans outside the town Com mending officers here suspected that dawn was chosen for the attack In fantry details were sent out along RECALL OF GERMAN AMBASSADOR GOES TO GIFTED ORATOR PICTURES DAY SUMMER EMBASSY TO AWAIT WHEN GREAT FORTUNES AND WORD FROM HIS GOVERNMENT.

POVERTY WILL NO LONGER EX- CONCERNING ARABIA. 1ST Evidence at Hand Not Sufficient to Declares War In Europe Due to In- Show Whether Liner Torpedoed or Sunk by Mine--No Representations to Germany In Hesperian Case yet Made Br Associated Press Washington, Sppt ternational Capitalism--Says Work- Ingmen in America Have no Coun try--Belongs to Capitalists Tin 1" Stall de master 01 Soi i.illsm, Debs i xpl iln.it Hi' I'rl'i 'mil aims of the Su tallxt pan men ing toel.iv ri s() on thP i a i ol the Merlin i. i (v eminent that tin a i i urKt morp fa rh slaBtli I he address of Mr Hi lis, while it contained little that bun not Hesperian was torpedoed said that Insufficient i a been I'd upon i to base re i ill itioiis to Cermunv at this time Prom HIP beta lu iril liom the Hj)b of orni Soiialiht oratois was i ment Wall street heard would be glad to have a chauce to help, an other faction composed largely of middle western bankers with pro German sympathies would bitterly op pose participation in raising funds lor the use of Germany enemies even though the money all will be spent In the United States This was the big feature in nego tiations of the Anglo French finan cial commission with Wall street bankers who are endeavoring to as sist in adjusting the foreign exchange situation Heretofore the commission has met and conferred only with hankers who are proalh in their sympathies and connections Some of the largest financial Instl tutions in the United States includ ing the big banking house of Kuhn Ijoeb Co, which is second in New lork only to 1 Morgan Co thus have been excluded by this pol icy Apparently it had been taken for granted that it would be useless to ask financiers with Oerman sjmpa thles to contribute their dollars to ward the proposed loan Such pol ic, however, was disavowed late bv Basin Blackett, secretarj of the com mission. Nov 22--Louisville Ky Cincinnati I the road at some distance from the Hamilton, Dayton, Xenia and Colum town to be ready for the attack bus, Ohio Nov 23--Cleveland, Ravenna, Nilps and Youngstowh, Ohio, Pittsburgh Pa. Nov.

24--Philadelphia PLOT TO RAID VICTORIA IS RUMORED TODAY By AmmristWI Press Victoria, Texas, Sept --Little cX cltement was created heie last night when Sheriff Welslger received a telegram from Chief of Police Lan caster at San Antonio stating that Mexicans arrested, there Insist on knowing cf a Mexican plot to raid Victoria today and rob banks here The army quick work during the night evidently stopped the Mexicans from earning out whatever plans they had Soon after a sunrise San Ben ito assumed its normal abpect and ranch owners who had come Into town for the night started back Jo thp country to resume work Mexicans hidden in the brush on the Mexican side last night fired about "0 shots into the little town of Simon, 20 miles up the river from Laredo and residents deserted the town at irrigation pump plants fled and a call was sent for troops Cavalrs from Dolores Findley Will Be Taken Be fore Grand Jury Investigating Killing of Woman In the aecompanving illustration are shown Frederic I'cnhcld Unit ed States ambassadoi to Austria Hungarv, who may i his pass portb as a resul of the Dumba in eldent and his i was Mrs Weightmnu ilker and who inherited a fortune of $bli uno (Ml BY LIGHTK BOLT OEO PHILLIPS STRUCK WHILE UNDER SHELTER OF BARN NEAR BURKBURNETT The Hinted Slates, has informed Aus tria Hungary that Dr Dumba is no longer aueptablp us a govern i a Washington a lor the recall is base 1 upon his admission that IIP a to disrupt industries lu (he I lilted States mm mm TO BE Regular Class Work and Recitations Now Started in All the City Schools Ittgulir class i and recitations have begun in all the 1 public schools, Btartlng Tucsdnv In the grammar si hools me! i In llu 1 high bchool Ml the i i i a have been (on be an issue for (mill plctcd and the work of the session the attitude ol the German a at Hand it was said no opinion i could be formed as to the dtmcrihd ttllll tt(11 rc wiib torieilued ol struck i negotlnlions 111 the Ara hie HIM- i In apparent lull today and i Von Hiuistorff the der man ainbiisasdor had to Hie summer embassj at a Hunt I i Island to await word from his MJVI riinn nt No Word from Austria No word lias ome Ironi Ambassador I'tnlield in Vienna in regard to Ih. CIIBP of Ambaasadoi Dumba Thp a i that only one. I i mentioned in the list ot i i i iillcms trans i I is i i feet lull, with a a hi ad ami a spare franm that rpinind i ni ni ihe pu turi of iln village hnul inastii in HIP nlorv books In i he bpnils lu- bodv inlo mi amain; erks of an gles and In niphasi? Ing his i and his nunnir i flerv and fun fill Cheers and Laughter, i i i sonu times i attitude i tin i i i i while laiightei i to state HHIU, nt by A i 1 wilts sallies Page at I ondou as having bun lound on I orn spundcnt James A i a is session of the si iite diparment eilhe lals by the delay in the ttiinsmlssion of mail It was expelled that within 11 day or two the remainder of the li Hers i reae'h here It became known last i that a critieeil point was reached I i In th. relalions bpiwepn Germ mv and United htates over i ol the Mr H.lih lined bow what he termed the i a i i ilistli system of the i elav a into being and Ibcn cxplalm how Socialism Ih going to remcdv these conditions His word pictures were 1 a mcmor able part of his adelress and when IP i he told ot the timp to i nine when the onh slaves shall In Ihei machines that have no mi kb to scar, no hearts to break I I 1 case The Washington 1 to sn anfd wl en was rendv lo diplomatic I LT relations, but decided to d. la Inking liu i a few hours work and lie- Filendllness and candor ire under i a a stood to have characterized tho con rer a vrrs.tlon between Mr U.nslni? and not to bollier about the man wh the ambassador As the latter now them n(d Klven opportunity to com 1(1 UBt ars freelv with his government dreamed shieen vcars of a ne so a it may be dcarlv understood before lie 1 1 1 In Berlin vvhv offi.lils here are con i that the torpedoing of the An.

of a new workers world that would hi, not have been a mistake one pel States wants a disavowal of ih art and this was Von Hernstorff Arbitration can not Bolt Hit Shoulder Ran Down Body urstlng Right Shoe When Tore Hole in Ground now lairlj del ided lo add irUd It has been teacher to the ment toward Hie act itself Is phi eel on record Liter the American speaker as one of the a i bis Count rlc figures He told of how Debs oiganUoel two great railroad broth ei hoods and-eif his work for the So eialist pdiiv Clioerb greeted Mr Debs as he came forward The speaker by urging his hear TM TM TM kmelar-arun work has also tion a proposal to arbitrate not arh th lv ho ruth ri J' tJS dwnnlty 1 into his ad started, tl small so klndergarte the Aiifatm other at th ttrnoon tho attendance is There will be two i lasses this year, one at hool in the morning the Alamo school in the af "Chick" Findley ot Amarlllo was taken Into custody last night and ivill bo laken before the grand jury when it reconvenes tomorrow In connection wl(lj the killing of Lorene Shaw In the flats Monday night by 0 Scott of San Angelo Pindley is said to have been with Scott on the night of the shooting He Is reported to have gone with kcott to the house where tho Shaw Sheriff and police departments kept tloned at ort Mclntosh was sent to strong guards about town all night tro lnc Bof a er ver direction No Indications of tba outbreak have 0( yet developed, so close has the vigil been kept. number of citizens' armed themselves as precautions -----was rushed to the scene but no furth woman steyyed about five minutes be A I I fore the killin The afternoon before or shots were fired All cavalry sta- Private Wire Being Installed And tho Dealers Wilt Keeta In Close Touch With the Market. Premier Asquith Reports War Expendi- lures By England at $17,500,000 Dally--Says 3,000,000 Men Have Been Enlisted in the British Army. A grain ana cotton exchange will bo opened in this city sometime next By Afl80c ntnd PtC8 week, probably on Mondaj and clailv ixindon, Sept IT--Premier Asqnlth quotations on grain, cotton, cotton the House of Commons toctaj mov deed and other staples will be recelv a vote of credit ot two hundred ed. The memEershlp of the exchange and fiftj million pounds ($1,250,000 Includes practically all the local deal 000,000) In making the motion the ers In these Commodities Offices have premier announced that from July 18 been rented on the fourth floor of thp i to Sept 1 the dailv expenditure for the war inl been 3,500,000 pounds Kemp Sell building and a private wire Is now being Installed.

Tho exchange will enable Wlchltaus to keep In totleh with the markets In a much more convenient manner than heretofore, Premier Asquith announced that an aggregate ot neails OOii OHO men had enlhted since the -beginning of the war. ore the killing The afternoon before the killing he is said to have been with Scott wb'en the latter attempted borrow a revolver. No complaint had been filed against Findley early this afternoon although ho was detained at the jail The ollirers were reticent In discussing anv connection might be suspected ol having with the case. George Phillii a section hand on the WUhlta Palls Northwestern vas struck a lightning bolt while taking refuse from a rainstorm in i barn near Biirkhuruett yesterda) but was not senouslv hurt. The bolt striu 1 Phillips on the Irark of the lett shoulder passed un der his arm ran across th.

lower part of his abdomen and down his right leg bursting his shoe when it left his bodv and tore a hole in the dirt under his Phllhpb dazed but was not more shocked than several others who Were nenrbj He was taken to a pluslclans office at I Btirkbuinett when his burns receiv i ed treatment 1 ust night he was brought here on his way to the bos pltal at Dallas He, seemed little thp i Associnlul 1're-si worse for his exi nrience, but will re Uinelon Sept 1 i --The destruction main in tho hosi ual until he recov of another vessel by a Ger ers fully from the shock His skin man submarine is reported by liouters was scorched where the lightning nit respondent at Copenhagen Ac bolt ran down his liodv Hall an hour cording to hib dispatch the motor after being he was able to hehooner, of Christianla, was walk aiound and seemed hardly am blown up neur Naza off the Nor ma tter to arbitration Motor Schooner Said to Have Been Blown Up By German Sub. Off Norwegian Coast, bo paid for lives lost Tension wna lessened today and there was raueh more hope In both state department and German ii'iar ters of a friendly adjustment llian there had been In several davs emphasis was placed on the fan that for the first time since relations he tame strained Informal at one dresH, Mi Hobs said that nqw order of ihings was the logical sc quence ot what precedid showing that iRn'y gave wa ot barbarism and barbirlam lo A centurv ind a half ago said Debs the forefathers ol the present gpneratlin worked with simple man being practically boi lalism was are pron-eding at both Washington and Berlin and the freest eipportnn Standings might now be reai bed In advamt of the writing of formal notes The note from Berlin which i the situation to a i nsls as serted that the submarine torpedoed the Arabic because her commander thought the liner was about 10 attack him, refused to admit liability for indemnity for American lives lost even li the eommander was mistakvx In his belief and offered to submit the the worse for the expenente wcglan coast In the North Sea. The erew was baud lOi WITH lit PUIPHPn OTIDTC In UUU olfllilo Gang Operating in Several Units Have Carried on Campaign of Murder For Years Will Be Taken From Pittsburg to Washington In Auto Which Will Be Burned By Associated Prrsf Chicago, Sept A to conBucted the states attornej of Chicago was started todav bv States Attorney Hovne An Investigation conducted bv the states atorney office revealed a gang of gun men In several units who have carried on a wreVklng and murdering campaign for years, nr Associated rn-ss Pittsburg, l'i Ca hie, a former I nlted States soldier, who cdntraeti 1 1 prosy while bervlng In the Phlllli under strict municipal hn-. ance here i returned to mobile and nt The oiilv i sel named Norte and owned in (luistlania which IB given in maritime reiords is a small steam cr flying the flag Her port of reglstrv is at Tera, Brazil GERMAN AIRSHIP REPORTED BADLY DAMAGED Assorlntcil Press Lonelon -e 1 1 1 --A German air bndh damaged hj Russian gun- lire has ele (tided at Koenigsbwg, east I'nisslu according to Amsterdam dispatches 10 the Central News It Is believed to have been onp of those TELLS OF Man Who Removed Shrapnel From Soldiers Heart Before French Academy of Medicine By Asioclnted rreaw Paris, Sept 11--Means bv which he extracted shrapnel bullet from the right auricle of a French soldier heart was described to the Academy of Medicine last night bv Dr Charles whleh lurtleipated In tho raid on the Infrolt This surgical feat was complfshed by the use of a radlogra- phlc compass Invented bv the sur Gulf of Hisa A German official state. mem icsned Sept 10 states that a na and who has been rd in a tent at the 1 since his appear- weekg ago will be returned undamaged although it with mathematical precision and al I'IOWH their extraction without Injury I to the neighboring bodies by mm who owned Hum said Mr Debs today the tool- -the great machines of the time-are own, 1 by those who do not use them Therein lies the basis of tho great eeonomlo conflict that is be- how his resulted In the competition between laborers that made depression tollow pros nVritv as night follows day.

Tills produced great army ot workers (umally one fifth of the on tire number--who could not secure cmi lov ment. Human Nature Unchanged I not because there's been In human nature-its be- iaus. of the i hanged economic con ditlont he said He sketched the trults of this coi dltlon in relation to crime suicia disease and the social evil 1 hey re not fallen women In tho Socialist he bald are east down women east down bv this wrong economic svstenh The present system was belne judged by Its fruits, he said, and be was willing tor Socialism to D. judged the same wa Modern machines inld Mr were social productions acotolm the touch of the Individual, yet MI! airship dropped several bombs on geon This Instrument enables one owno(1 Individuals He cited Ih' a Russian naval base at a Baltic port' to locate foreign bodies in the tissues' lact tna there are 44 families iington ftf'an auto he haft been turned fired upon over to the i orltles the machine will be burn nounced lodn wards, seeking to Gable's not transport ol the governii This plan an Dr James Cd health who has been the problem imnion carriers i TRIAL OF DUTCH JORDAN BET FOR SEPTEMBER 20 pi Associated Press Texas, Sept 15--The trial if Itntch Jordan for murder of LIGHT RAINS REPORTED "TERRITORY Snvder, Texas, Sept 15--Slight raln- fell here Mondav night and tile who la a a niher, J. B.

Jordan was set for Tuesday morning retarding cotton 20. I opening, this" fountr whose incomes ere each as large as those of 100 00 working men Not one of the mem ben of these he salel, pro duced a single thing to earn such Profit Wfasltes. "Thev are profit takers and parasites he said, fan be dlspcna (Continued uk ftge 3).

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