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Show TOLD AFFECTING STORY. Young; Soldier Arrested While Making Ma-king Attempt to n.eich Bcd3ldo 'of Dying Mother. "WashlnKtnn, July 7 Without sufficient suf-ficient funds to pay expenses nf a trip from Washington to Chcjenne, W yo to reach the bedside nf his dylne mother. Robert i: Whltden !l eais old nnd a member of the Third bat- tnllon, United hintes i.nK""-" n'.i-statloned n'.i-statloned at WashlnKtnn was anested at tbo Union station this mornlns charred with riding on the cars mi-authorl7ed mi-authorl7ed Wbltden toll an affecting story of loo for bis mother Ho said that u soon as ho heard of her Illness ho applied for a furlough from his corps but could not Ret It extended ex-tended beyond ten dis He had suf-llclcnt suf-llclcnt mono to tip a brakeman occasional! oc-casional! J and to get him food while enroulo but all of his plans were upset b his nrnst. ,. . Tho miuiis soldier woro a full uniform uni-form of khaki and showed his tendiijs furlough. Wbltden wept bltterl when be was committed and saw the list chance othls reaching hUdjIne mother anlcli |