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VOLUME IV.
MERCEDES, HIDALGO COUNTY, TEXAS, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1917
NUMBER 40
RUSSIAN CONDITIONS
QUIET BUT CHAOTIC
American Diplomat and Consul Wire
Department of Safety
of Americans.
Washington, Nov. 21.—Messages
from Ambassador Francis at Petro-
grad and Consul General Summers
at Moscow, dated last Friday and
Saturday and received at the state
department, said all Americans in
the principal Russian cities were
safe. Conditions in both places were
represented as quieter, but still
chaotic.
Ambassador Francis reported that
he had obtained transportation from
Petrograd to Harbin over the Trans-
Siberian railroad for Americans who
wished to depart from the capital.
He had recommended that all unat-
tached women and men accompanied
by women and children leave.
Officials here estimated that there
were about two hundred Americans
in Petrograd.
No suggestion was made of mov-
ing the Americans from Moscow, al-
though the fighting in that city ap-
peared to have been more general
and sanguinary than that in Petro-
rad.,^0ufing the fiercest of the
strSSt^battling many Americans were
gathered in the Hotel Metropole.
Ambassador Francis’ dispatch said
the Petrograd city duma had not
recognized the Lenine-Trotzky fac-
tion and that many of the govern-
ment departments were closesd while
others were operating under subordi-
nate officials. A few bolsheviki
newspapers were appearing at inter-
vals with frequent changes of names
and banks were open part of the
ime. Dispatches from the state de-
artment were beginning to reach
'r. Francis, the first one being dated
ov. 9 and containing the American-
apanese agreement regarding Chi-
a.
Conditions in Moscow, Consul Gen-
ral Summers’ dispatch under date
f Nov. 13 said, had somewhat im-
roved after a week of fighting. The
ximalists have taken over the
lent.
Officials at the Russian embassy
id today they had received no
ate news but that the mention in
e press dispatches of the name
f Captain Pavloff, a social demo-
rat workman’s leader, as being at
head of the troops opposing the
hemki was .> encouraging as the
ication that one of the strongest
actions of the opposition had gone
ver to the moderates.
The prediction was made that the
iki would be overthrown by
ry victory of the radical
to gain the reforms embod-
eir program.
GOAL OF Y. M. C. A.
WAR FUND IS REACHED
Chicago Leads All Cities in Amount
Donated With
$2,100,000.
New York, Nov. 21.—The war fund
of $35,000,000 with which the Y. M.
C. A. will provide care and comfort
for the soldiers and sailors of
America and her allies has been rais-
ed, it was announced here tonight
by George W. Perkins, chairman of
the finance committee of the war
work council.
While final figures will not be
available before Wednesdav Mr. Per-
kins stated that reports from va-
rious parts of the country left no
doubt that the full amount, and
probably more, had been contributed.
The campaign was begun a week ago
and extended throughout the nation.
“The reports received tonight from
every state in the country,’’ said a
statement issued by A. H. Whitford,
director of the campaign, “indicate
that the campaign is a great success.
Many states have announced their in-
FORD DROPS CARS
TO HELP BUILD SHIPS
Joins Piez Stuff to Put Into Effect
Proposed Standardization
Methods.
CONFESSIONS MADE BY
TRAINMEN AND ROADS
Mediation Will Settle Wage Question
Until After War Is
Ended,
Washington, Nov. 21.—Henry Ford
joined the staff of the shipping
board today to lend his talent for
standardization in production in
speeding up the building of a mer-
chant fleet. He was made a spec-
ial assistant to Charles Piez, vice
president of the board’s emergency
fleet corporation.
Mr. Ford will begin work next
week and will spend most of his
time in Washington. His particular
task will be to introduce into ship-
building the multiple production
methods he has used with marked
success in producing automobiles.
He will give especial attention to
organizing the manufacturers of ship
parts.
tention of raising an amount larger j tll^h'e^L ^ ^°rd has 'begl/n *°
fh.an tWT,. 11nfmoni ! turn °ver to the government the
than their allotment.
“It is clearly understood that the
facilities of his plant at Detroit for
principal limitation in the work of | !lle ™afufacture of war n^®rialK-
the association among the enlisted j * now maklH§ ^ air-
men has been largely, a lack of£aae coders is turning out a
funds. The larger the fund, the ai f e aumbei °* Pai ts Libei ty
more efficient and the more extend- LmotoI\t * S°0n, W 1 bl Pf
ed will be the work, as represented! ]£iiS S eQUiP merchant‘
The fleet corporation is undergoing
with
widely known business men in
charge of its chief departments. Oth-
er assistants to Mr. Piez are grad-
ually taking over the work hereto-
fore done by naval officers under
Read Admiral Capps, who, though
still serving as general manager of
the corporation, is limiting his ac-
tivities to technical matters.
Concessions made by both the rail-
roads and the heads of the four
brotherhoods as a result of the pres-
ent wage issue is taken by officials
as complete assurance that Ameri-
ca’s warfare against Germany will
go forward to the end unhampered
by the possibilities of transporta-
tion tie-ups over wage differences.
Officials believe that such unqual-
their interests in the hands of the
president for such decision as he
may deem necessary and of the
brotherhoods to mediate any ques-
tions of wages have not been limited
as to time. They will be effective
until peace is won.
Officials beileve that such unqual-
ified adhesion to the principle of set-
tling disputes through discussion
eliminates whatever chance there
might be of a traffic strike due to
misunderstandings and the coming
negotiations when President Wilson
will confer with the brotherhood’s
representatives are looked upon as
likely to make this still more cer-
tain.
SHIPMENT
SEIZED BY INSPECTOR
ownsville, Tex. — Over fifteen
ndred pounds of lard on the bank
the Rio Grande, near the city,
s seized today by United States
toms inspectors and Jose Zamora,
rayrnan, was arrested,
e frequent attempts to smuggle
Matamoros, the Mexican city
here, are believed due to
rious food situation exist-
pity and vicinity. Only
flour may be carried
ans trading in Browns-
are able to meet the
dge and ferry tolls and
ake daily trips. Per-
ion to know state that
f the outlying ranches
e hungry and do well
ne meal a day. The great
or food has proven a temp-
o run the risk of smuggling.
by the red triangle.
ha^^aSed1 $^70^000!° wWle Detroit a complete reorganization,
wired that its contributions to the
welfare of the soldiers of democracy
Would be at least $719,000. New-
ark, N. J., passed its quota at noon
today; having raised $326,000 while
Atlantic City reported $60,000.
Mrs. Arthur Curtis James, nation-
al chairman of the woman’s commit-
tee, which has been active in the
campaign, stated that the organiza-
tion would continue to receive con- \ NEW ARMY TRUCK
THE U-BOAT MENAGE
RAPIDLY DEGREASING
A GREAT SUCCESS
tributions until the end of Novem-1
her. Efforts would be continued, I * ___
she said, to reach many wealthy New, T , wul____, ...
York women who are absent from ^on^iac*' ^ Without Uniting
the city, as well as to obtain small'
As Many Sunk in Past Two Mopths
As in Whole Year
Previous.
donations.
The fifth $100,000 contribution
through this committee, was an-
nounced today. This was made by
Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller,
Jr. The committee had fixed $2,-
000,000 as its quota, but it was not
known tonight whether the full
amount had been raised.
For the Final
Tests.
Washington, D. C., Nov. 21.—As
many German submarines have been
destroyed within the last iwo
months as in the twelve months pre-
vious.
The submarine has failed in so far
as its main objective—the starvation
of England—is concerned. It still
presents a serious menace to ship-
ping. But the “pests of the sea,
MEN OF DRAFT AGE WILL NOT
BE GIVEN TEXAS COMMISSIONS
Austin, Tex., Nov. 21.—The adju-
Washington, D. C., Nov. 21.—Test
of the new heavy duty army truck,
has been so satisfactory that the jas Lloyd George called them, are
council of defense has let contracts { being dealt with more efiec iv-riy ev-
for different parts of the truck with-! ery day that passes. The destruc-
out awaiting the results of the twen-jtion of five on Saturday demonstrat-
ty-four hour runs now in progress, ed this.
In making this announcement the
council said delivery of the trucks,
expected to begin in January, will
Secretary of the Navy Daniels to-
day made the assertion .concerning
the great increase in the destruction
be made overland from the factories j of submarines. He refused to give
to the seaboard in order to save figures. He would not confirm re-
ports that American naval vessels
had played a part in Saturday’s har-
vest of submarines, declaring he had
tant general’s department today an- j the railroads the burden of hauling
nounced that in order not to inter-! them and to develop drivers and
fere with the plans of the federal to provide tests for each machine,
government in selective draft work By June 10 a thousand trucks are ex-1 had no advices from Admiral Sims
no person subject to the selective, pected to be in service. j on the subject.
draft will be eligible to a commis-: Endurance runs show the truck j Mi*. Daniels was most optimistic-in
sion in the new Texas National capable of averaging 125 miles a day I his views concerning the submarine
Guard, to be organized under author- over heavy roads. The truck made j situation. He let it be known that
ity of the war department. This a record of 3.95 miles per gallon of j he has no reason to change his
order does not apply to enlisted men,! gasoline, hauling the full rated load views, expressing by inference last
but Adjutant General Herley said no | of three and one-half tons, in addi-! week, that the submarine as a de-
effort would be made to enlist men! tion to four men. finite menace has ceased to exist,
within the draft age for service in j Designs for the light truck of one! Naval officials pointed to Lloyd
the new guard.
and one-half tons rated capacity have
been completed and the first two
engines delivered.
The small truck will have a novel
El Paso Tex Nov 21 —All avail I system of spring bolt lubrication, de-
^1 n„a „P’„„„ 'al: ! sloped at the conferences
designing engineers.
VILLA ATTACK ON JUAREZ
IS AN EL PASO REPORT
able Carranza forces are being rush
ed to Juarez to defend an expected
attack by Villa bandits. Villa him-
self is reported within twenty miles
of the
Washington, Nov. 20.—The first
of Chihuahua City and the garrison j ship to be built by the shipping
of that city are said to be moving i board and emergency fleet corpora-
against him. General Murguia, Car- J tion will be launched in Seattle on
ranza commander of the division of • Saturday. She is a standard cargo
the north is reported to be warning J carrying vessel of 8,000 tons and has
all Mexicans to be friendly with! a speed of eleven knots. She was
Germans. General Murguia recently1 constructed in five months and her
moved most of the garrison of Chi- j sisters will now rapidly follow her
huahua to Vera Cruz. j from the ways.
r as tic Regulations for the New Draft
Washington, D, C., Nov. 17.—Dras-
new regulations for the draft,
kin^fiThctically every one of the
oer than 9,000,000 registered men
tbject to w%r duty, even if not at
e front, then behind the lines, were
♦proved by the president and made
blic by Provost Marshal General
loch Crowder today.
Affecting more than 9,000,000 homes
e regulations mobilize the war
ength of the country- to a point
ere only a word is necessary to
ie a man from his desk or plow or
jrk bench and put him in a trench
armored motor car or munitions
tory or shipbuilding plant.
Here are some of the radical new
ovisions which give teeth to the
vised rules:
Secretary of War Baker is giv-
authority to revoke any exemp-
li or discharge at any time the de-
red classification and order of call
any registered man, if that man’s
cial trade or qualifications makes
necessary for special service,
us if the army finds itself fac-
a sudden need for 25,000 chauf-
rs, Secretary of War Baker is au-
rized to direct local boards to get
number of chauffeurs, no matter
ere they stand in order of call.
The new questionnaires which all
jistea’ed men must answer will af-
e local boards knowledge of
trades, so it will be only a
er of looking over the list and
king out chaufeurs. The same
lies to any other trade or profes-
n, need for experts in which arises
in any army branch. The only ex-
ception to the rule is that if a man
is given defered classification be-
cause of dependents he may not be
drawn in advance of his classifica-
tion and order number.
2. Voluntary enlistments in the
regular army of men between 21 and
31 years of age will be completely
stopepd on December 15. If after that
date a registered man desires to en-
ter the service ahead of his liability
to call, he must sign a waiver for
all exemption and if he has depend-
ents they must waive all claim to his
support. He is then automatically
moved to the head of the list sub-
ject to call, and goes into uniform
immediately. Should his sole depend-
ents be a child or children under
16 years of age, no waiver will be
accepted and he must stay home and
support them until his order is
reached.
3. Men previously discharged for
slight deformities, such as flat feet,
will he recalled. They will not be
sent to the front, but will be put
on government work, either,, at army
depots or where they are most need-
ed. Only complete physical disabili-
ty, such as missing limbs or blind-
ness, will be sufficient to accomplish
the total exemption of a man.
4. Men employed in the building
and fitting of ships for the navy
and Emergency Fleet Corporation are
not subject to call as long as they
retain those employments. Immedi-
ately upon their leaving such em-
ployments they assume the classifi-
cation they would have received in
case of other employment.
5. Registered men for the first
time are permitted, if they so desire,
to enlist in the navy or marine corps.
Permisison to do so will be granted
however, only in case the number of
the man is so far down on the order
list that he is not subject to call in
the second draft.
6. An entirely new system of phy-
sical examination is ordered, where-
by a man’ is examined not only by
the physicians of the local board
but by an expert board of seven
specialists before being finally ac-
cepted for or discharged from mili-
tary duty.
7. The provost marshal general’s
ofice has been given the assistance
of the entire postal machinery of the
country in tracing down men who
have moved from their original juris-
dictions, leaving no addresses behind.
8. General Crowder said today
that it could not be made too plain
that the regulations affect every one
of the registered men not at pres-
ent in the uniform of the United
States. Every man not included in
the 687,000 alreadv drafted is re-
quired to answer the questions of
the questionnnaire and is subject to
the new rules, which supersede all
former rulings and regulations. All
exemptions and discharges granted
under the old rules are automatical-
ly canceled and are waste paper, so
far as the government is concerned.
The rules will become effective in
part on November 20. They are to
go into effect as a whole on a date
to be set by the provost marshal
general, which probably will be De-
cember 15.
George's statement of yesterday and
the official report of last week,
that only one British steamship
of more than 1,600 tbns had been
sunk in the seven-day period as
sufficient proof of the increasing in-
| effectiveness of the submarine.
They also called attention to the
fact that this result has not been
brought about by any stroke of in-
ventive genius, but by a steady in-
crease in the number of destroyers
in the submarine zones. America’s
entrance into the war, they said, was
directly responsible for this prepon-
derance "which has sounded the doom
of the U-boat as a winning weapon.
New and effective means of dealing
with the submarines as a result of
the councils in London of the naval
genius of the American, British and
French admiralties. A large part of
the effectiveness lies in their se-
crecy.
On Saturday more German subma-
rines were destroyed than the Ger-
mans. with the utmost effort could
build in a month, it was asserted. A
few more such forays against the
U-hoats and appreciable inroads will
be made upon the German undersea
fleet.
At this season the weather condi-
tions are all on the side of the
allies. Submarines are most effec-
tive in spring and summer times of
long days and calm seas. The storms
of winter and the long, black nights
make even nature the enemy of the
U-boats.
Stronger and more effective pa-
trols and convoys are depended upon
to get American troops overseas un-
scathed. The navy expects that an
occasional returning transport may
be sunk, but every precaution will
be taken to guard troop ships en
route to France.
CATTLE FEEDS GET RIGHT
OF WAY BY ORDER
Washington, Nov. 22.—The Texas
railroads today were ordered by the
priorities board to give preference in
transportation, beginning tomorrow,
to all shipments of cotton seed cake
and cotton seed meal for points in
Texas and New Mexico, over all traf-
fic except livestock and perishables,
human foodstuffs, railroad appli-
ances and material, coal and govern-
ment supplies. The purpose is to
get food to the thousands of cattle
threatened with starvation owing to
the drouth.
Between the Brenta and the Piave
rivers on the northern front of the
Italian theater the Italians are te-
naciously holding back the enemy
and preventing his advance south-
ward to the Venetian plain, the gain-
ing of which would threaten their
entire line along the Piave river
southward to the Adriatic sea. Four
times attacks against Monte Tomba,
the chief position still blocking the
way from the hilly country to the
plain, have been repulsed by the
Italians.
East of the Asiago plateau the
Italians are keeping up their offen-
sive against the invaders and have
taken more than three hundred pris-
oners and a number of machine guns
and several hundred rifles.
Along the Piave river the enemy
apaprently has made no further ef-
fort to cross the stream after the
serious- losses he sustained in being
driven back Monday from the Zen-
son bridgehead.
British New Offensive.
Shifting his offensive to the south,
Field Marshal Haig has delivered a
series of attacks against the Ger-
mans in the region between St. Que-
tin and the the River Scarpe in
France—territory on which there has
been little fighting since* the spring
offensive, when notable gains east-
ward from Arras to Peronne were
made.
Capture Prisoners.
Details of' the new offensive are
not yet at hand, but the British of-
ficial communication says that the
strike had satisfactory results and a
number of prisoners and a consid-
erable quantity of materials have
been gained on the roads leading
from Bapaume and Peronne toward
the important railroad junction of
Cambrai.
The British rapidly are encircling
Jerusalem in their Palestine cam-
paign, having now brought their
forces to points twelve miles onrth-
west and fifteen miles west of the
ancient city.
The American mission headed by
Colonel E. M. House, which recent-
ly arrived in England for the pur-
pose of discussing and co-ordinating
efforts to win the war, has had its
initial meeting with the British war
council and its right-hand men.
Details of the conference have been
kept secret, but announcement is
made that little formality attended
it and that satisfactory progress
marked the discussions. The far-
reaching scope of the conference is
indicated by the attendance upon the
meeting of joint representatives of,
the army, navy and food controllers,
shipping boards, the treasury and j
the war trade boards.
Premier Opens Session.
David Lloyd George, the British
premier, opened the session with an
address and the conference lasted an
hour and a half, during which re-
course was had to a mass of statis-
tics and official documents. Colo-
nel House was not present at the
opening session.
Simultaneously across the channel,
M. Clemenceau, the new French pre-
mier. was reading a declaration of
policy of the new ministry to the
chamber of deputies. It was to the
effect that the new government had
assumed office in order to carry
forward the war with a redoubled
effort toward its successful conclu-
sion. It declared that civilized na-
tions were engaged in the same bat-
tle against the. modern development
of ancient barbarity and that France,
with her allies, was a barrier in the
path that should not be passed. The
premier asked each citizen to take
his full part in the common defense
and to shoulder the same abnega-
tion that at present existed in the
army.
MOVING ENEMY ALIENS
FROM BARRED ZONE
Six Hundred Thousand to Be Trans-
ferred-Movement Now
Under Way.
Washington, D. C., Nov. 20.—Six
hundrejd thousand alien enemies of
the United States have been driven
from the barred zones throughout
the country up to midnight tonight.
President Wilson’s proclamation is
being enforced to the letter by the
department of justice and all co-re-
lated organizations. From this mo-
ment no alien enemy will be allowed
to enter or remain in the following
restricted places:
1— Piers along the ocean front or
water front where a 500-ton vessel
may anchor.
2— On board any ship at sea with-
in three miles of land.
3— In the Panama canal zone.
4— In the District of Columbia.
This means just what President
Wilson’s proclamation reads: That
no man or youth over 14 years of
age who is hot a naturalized Ameri-
can will be permitted to live in
these restricted areas. First natur-
alization papers will not do; second
papers must have been taken out
before a foreign born person is safe.
There will be no exception to the
ultimate enforcement of the regula-
tions which now are being drawn up
by Attorney General Gregory. Even
alien enemy clerks, experts, skilled
architects, draughtsmen or what not
working in the United States govern-
ment offices will not be allowed to
remain.
There is only one semblance of
exception. That refers to the Dis-
trict of Columbia. Many cases were
submitted to the department of jus-
tice today of persons who had lived
here for twenty and thirty years and
had been in the employment of the
government, but who had not takqn
out their citizenship papers. They
appealed to stay. However, they
will he allowed until December 15
to make their change. They then
cannot enter the restricted area.
The most active centers in the
country where alien enemies were
rounded,, up were New York, Chicago,
St. Louis and San Francisco. It was
reported to the department today
that New York had already cleared
her barred districts before noon.
Chicago and San Francisco reported
that they would have practically all
of the aliens out by nightfall. But
there will be no persecution, no un-
due violence or rough enforcement
of the provisions of the proclama-
tion.
NEUTRALS YOICE
NEW FOOD DEMANDS
Washington, Nov. 20.—Three kings,
those of Norway, Sweden and Den-
mark will meet at Christiana on
November 28 to voice new demands
on the entente allies, which may
radically change the attitude of the
Scandinavian countries toward the
world war. News of this meeting of
the royalties of the north was re-
ceived here today in diplomatic dis-
patches which arrived coincident
with a call upon President Wilson
by Dr. Fridjof Nansen, Norway’s
special commisisoner to the United
States, who is here seeking to ob-
tain for his country more liberal
rationing arrangements than have
yet been given to it by America.
Admiral von Tirpitz says that Ger-
many must have Antwerp. The de-
mand is made in the imperative
mood, but its fulfillment remains
conditional. .
DIRECTORS’ MEETING
Unit Marketing System Transacts Some Important
Business at the Regular Session Held Last Monday
The regular meeting of the board
of directors of the Unit Marketing
System was held at Harlingen last
Monday with President Christener
presiding and all the members of
the hoard present.
Among the more important mat-
ters coming before the meeting was
the making of an agreement with
the *Nash interests to pay cash to
the growers for all produce for
which there is a market, the price
of such produce to be fixed by mu-
tual agreement, based on market
conditions, of course. The Nash in-
terests also agreed to pay to the
Unit Marketing System $5 net for
every car of stuff shipped in and
out of the Valley, and the same
amount on express shipments when
such express shipments are moved in
carlots. The Nash people also agreed
to pay all overhead expenses, sala-
ries, etc., the system to be absolute-
ly free of any charges incident to the
season’s operation. In regard to the
$5 item on each car forwarded from
or received in the Valley, Mr. Christ-
ner points out that normally the
Unit ships not les sthan 1000 cars of
stuff, and this outbound business
will bring to the Unit $5000 during
the season. Also, the $5 per car is
to be paid to the treasurer of the
system, every week.
At the meeting Monday Mr. James
Turnbull submitted the report re-
quested of him at the meeting held
in Mercedes last October. The re
port showed a full accounting of al
money received and expended las
season, and if the money now due oi
last year’s transactions can be col
lected, thebe will be a small balanc<
in favor of the Unit on last year’!
business. The report was pronounc
ed by Mr. H. E. Patterson, to whon
the matter was referred at the Mer
cedes meeting, to be a good report
under the conditions.
Mr. Christner states that there wil
be no difficulty, he thinks, in dis
posing of the $25,000 bond issui
authorized by the members of th<
Unit at the Mercedes meeting. H<
has been among the members con
stantly and finds*that they are de
termined to finance the organizatioi
and make it stronger than ever.
COTTON NEARS THE
* THIRY-CENT MARK
The cotton market bounded up-
ward Monday on reports of the Eng-
lish offensive in France and Hous-
ton spots closed the day selling at
28.65 or 50 points higher than the
day preceding. There was little cot-
ton changing hands during the day,
as holders are now imbued with the
30-cent idea, whic hlevel is only 115
points away.
Many astute cotton men are open-
ly predicting 30-ceflt cotton.
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Hoyt, L. T. Mercedes Tribune (Mercedes, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 40, Ed. 1 Friday, November 23, 1917, newspaper, November 23, 1917; Mercedes, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1063095/m1/1/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Dr. Hector P. Garcia Memorial Library.