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Show BANDITS MAKE FUTILE ATTEMPT TO ROB BANK Band of Robbers Wo ,Would Emulate the Deeds 'of ihe' James-Younger Gang Get a Set-Back. Bald Knob, Ark. While seven ol their number rodo nbout tho streets discharging their weapons nnd holding hold-ing tho populaco In terror, others of a band of robbers worked for more than an hour on Friday In an unsuccessful unsuc-cessful effort to dynnmltc their way into tho -vault of the Hank of Bald Knob, abandoning their task nftcr fir-Jng fir-Jng nearly a score of blasts, which demolished tho outer door of tho safe, but failed to forco tho Inner doors. Ono citizen was wounded In tho parting fusllado of tho band as they rode away. The first explosion aroused tho citizen, cit-izen, who emerged from their houses nnd wero greeted by the bullets of tho outposts. They quickly ran to shelter, shel-ter, while tho robbers kept up an almost al-most continuous fire, taking ct;nnco shots nt any ono who camo within rnnge. In the meanwhile those nt work In tho bank building continued to oxplodo dynamite, but without sue-cobs sue-cobs other than to partially wreck the building, as well as tho adjoining structure. Before beginning operations the rob-bors rob-bors destroyed telephono communication communica-tion out of Bald Knob, but overlooked a railroad telegraph wire. A message mes-sage to Augusta, over this wire, brought a posso of citizens from that place, who Joined sovornl other posses hastily formed hero, nnd Immediately started In pursuit of the band. |