Show Rival Newspaper Publishers FightS Fight Sword Duel Without Bloodshed S n Br Associated Press Prell HAVANA July 3 A 3 A duel between two newspaper publishers over o political poUt cal differences was fought near near- here yesterday without bloodshed or satisfaction sails satis faction to the principals principal Alfredo Hornedo publisher of El EI Pals challenged Jose I. I Rivero publisher pub pub- Usher lisher of Diario de la Marina on the basis of an editorial attack on Hornedo Hornedo Hor Hor- nedo in Riveros Rivero's paper They fought with swords for five lve periods without drawing thawing blood and the referee Professor Jose M. M Rivas halted the encounter at that point in accordance with Spanish rules They refused to shake hands spectators witnessed the affray The duelists retired to the Milagros farm t ten n miles north of here and stripped to the waist Congressmen generals and others high in official life looked on anxiously as they stood toe to toe and slashed at one another Rivero Rivera 36 was the taller taUer of the two and because of his long Iong reach had hada a slight aUght advantage of the short shorter r st stockier year old Hornedo but the latter's skill with the sword enabled him to hold his younger opponent on even terms Intense silence broken only by the clash of weapons prevailed The principals had not saluted when they arrived nor did they talk during the encounter Both grimaced and glowered glowered glow glow- ered how however eyer during fifteen minutes of or dueling Several times It looked as though one or the other of them might be seriously 1 If not fatally wounded parrying each others other's thrusts they fought on until their chests and shoulders dripped with perspiration After five reprises neither of the publishers had had- been wounded and Judge Rivas a a. veteran duelist and head of the gallery of arms in the new capitol building called the affair to a a. hat halt t. t |