FIGHT WITH FISTS
PARIS, Dec. 30.—The official announcement this af
ternoon contains the intelligence that fighting has been
resumed north of the river Lys in several places but that
the operations are hampered by the cold and stormy
weather. Liquid mud is present everywhere and particu-j
larly in the trenches. So prevalent is this muddy liquid
that it gets into the breaches of the guns and prevents
their use so that in many cases when assaults are delivered
the rifles refuse to fire and hand to hand conflicts have
been general. In many cases the opposing forces come to
gether as the rifle tire is lacking and the chargei's cannot
he kept at a distance. This fact has resulted in inumerable
struggles in which the butts of rifles and fists are used.
The operations are attended with great hardships and
verv little change has taken place.
GERMANS CLAIM ALLIED FAILURE
BERLIN, Dec. 30—The attempted general advance
bv the allies in France and Belgium has ended in complete
failure. Their generals admit that their attacks have
slackened and they have apparently given up hope of be
ing able to drive out our troops in spite of their numerical;
superiority, l he great general assault which had been so
widely heralded by our enemies was meant to take place
while the hands of the German armies in tlie east were
fully occupied with the lighting against the Russians and
our troops were compelled to meet the assaults of the com
bined enemies at one and the same time. This has been
done successfully and the Germans still remain in their
positions far into the countries of the enemies with War
saw in front in the east and Paris in the west.
2.400.000 RUSSIANS
VIENNA, Dec. 30.—It is estimated here that the
total effective force of Russia facing the Austrian and
German troops is two million four hundred thousand men.
The reported victories of the Russians over the troops
of this country are received with merriment in this city
and a dispatch from Petrograd is now regarded as the
most perfect type of a joke. Owing to the nature of the
ground in Galicia and the severity of the climate the Aus
trian generals find it difficult to make an advance but the
Carpathian mountains give them a perfect position and
there most of the fighting will be done for some time.
NOTHING NEW THIS AFTERNOON
LONDON. Dec. 30.—No news worth relating was an
nounced this afternoon from either of the battle fronts.
It is assumed that in the east the Russians and Germans
are still in the same positions while it is practically cer
tain that in the west no changes have taken place of any
importance. It is denied that any damage was done bv
the German airship that flew over the lower Thames some
days ago.
QUIET NEAR SERVIA
NISH. Servia. Dec. 30.—No fighting of any conse
auence has occurred for severad days on the Austro
oPu\ lan i roil tier. 1 lit* /iUMruu^ ami iiie oci vians main*
tain the same positions taken up after the retreat of the
former beyond the border. The Servian troops are resting
and preparing for the continuation of the fighting al
though it is doubtful if any further attempt will be made
to enter Austrian territory for any considerable distance.
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MEXICO CITY, Dec. 30.—That;
Francisco Villa, the one-time bandit, j
would be president of Mexico or die!
in the attempt, was a prediction made,
more thun a year ago by some of his •
close friends. With Villa’s tak'ng of
Torreon, the Huerta stronghold, last,
April, observers of Mexican affairs j
discovered that the “unlettered bandit j
general” was a born genius as a
strategist and commander.
Now that he has entered Mexico
City, the capital itself scarcely know3
who this man Villa is. However fami
liar his name, Villa has never ceased
to be an enigma. Those who have seen
the worst side of him have never
pictured him better than a primitive
man, still the red-handed bandit he
was years ago. Others see him chang
ed so remarkably as to look seriously
to him as the “Savior of Mexico.”
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Villa. ,\vas born in 1868, in the little
mining town if Las Nieves in the stale
of Durango, and remained there until
the death of his father. Then, as a 1
protector of his mother and sister, he j <
became a comboy in western Chilhun-i 1
hau. From their parents, who were
peon of northern Mexico (some ac-j
counts say of a very good family),they
got Indian blood and traits. The story j
is that when a regiment of Porfirio,
Diaz’s soldiers once visited the town,|
the eyes of a captain alighted on Vil
la’s sister. There was an elopement;
without marriage. The most mel-(
odramatic accounts say that Villa
galloped after the elopers, caught
them and arranged their marriage.
Then h0 told his newly acquired
brother-in-law to sign his own death
certificate, dig his own grave, and lie
beside it. Villa shot the bridegroom
and rolled him into the grave. Presi
dent Diaz, hearing of his officer’s
death, set a prize on Villa's head, j
Whatever the exact truth, something
of this sort occurred.
Villa escaped to the mountains and
became a bandit. His real name had
been Doreteo Grango, but as the ban
dit he became known as Francisco and
“Pancho” Villa. He gathered together
a number of desperate men of the
Northern mountain country, and with
in a few months his name was the
terror of the region. He was Robin
Hood incarnate. He and his band sub
sisted by robbery and pillage on the
Chihuahua mountains.
According to the more generous
estimates of V illa’s life at this time,
his outlawry was rather in the form
of Guerilla warfare than actual
brigandage, for the purpose of sat
isfying his revenge upon the dictator,
Diaz. At the outbreak of the Madero
revolt against Diaz in 1910, Villa, un*
asked cast hislot with the Maderists,
and rendered such valuable aid that
Madero was forced to recognize the
peon commander. When Madero sent
General Huerta into the North to com
bat the Orozco rebellion, Villa and
Huerta came to a clash. They were
much alike. Each contemptuous of
the other. Heurta had Villa arrested
and condemned to death by a military
court for insubordination, but Mad
ero’s debt to Villa saved him from
this extreme penalty. He was taken
to Mexico City as a prisoner, readily
escaped, and pushed his way north
again, seeking refuge across the
Texas border.
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NEWS NOTES
It was generally reported around
town today that Banjo Bill had enter
ed the holy bonds of matrimony but
the story was probably exaggerated.
It is certain that Rev. Mr. Cook did
not perform the service, and Judge
Conroy did not. An effort to find the
alleged bridegroom himself failed and
perhaps this was all for the better
considering the size of the man. Hut
that $1.85 bonus still holds good.
F. W. Small is expected to arrive on
the Mariposa. The Gateway did not
receive the passenger list on the ves
gel as the correspondent was prob
ably celebrating Christmas.
The bell was placed on the new
school building today and all the other
final touches are being given to pre
pare the place ror the reception *f
the pupils.
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Coupled with the wish that
1915
may brin« each of you a full measure
of Peace, Plenty and Contentment.
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Happy and Prosperous New Year.
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Do not fail to come in and get one
with every purchase of a dollar or
more.
TTO every lady who has not call
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extend an invitation to call and get
one before they are all gone.
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Now for a bright New Year
; With everybody prosperous
| Because we have no fear
But what we’ll get the Railroad
And a Naval station too
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Before the year is through
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To drink to what is coming
When we garner in our wealth
The result of patient waiting
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That’s bound to be a winner
In the coming Railroad race