Brownsville Herald (Brownsville, Tex.), Vol. 22, No. 133, Ed. 1 Monday, December 7, 1914 Page: 1 of 4
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mfr p v v TEXAS AUTO SALES SUPPLY CO.
I XX Vj & A A l )i\ ^ E K. KKKNANDEZ^ ^ ^
TEXAS AUTO SALES SUPPLY CO Autogenous Welding Iren. Bronx* and
Brownsville Texas. | Complicated Work a Specialty.
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60-Mile Gale Sweeps Atlantic
RUSSIAN LOSSES
HEAVY AT LODZ
German Official Report Tells Of
4 Successes In Prolonged Fight
A Leading To City’s Capture.
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(By A - - <M-i i t. il Bn
* HKIII.IX. flee. 7.—Th« 'miim.ut t.rti. ini *t <t lenient today tell* <*t tier man *neee**
lit the |illdtt|i'4e«| liylitmi. It .'till); In tin* rapture • • I l.tui/. I Ilf l»lt**inil !••"* * Were
Ilea \ v.
'| he ollieiii I -tali na nt nl'ti '.'V' t hr re a re iim *| m t*iii I i** * | m >rl * t rnni t he Via n /. n ria n
lake* n je.ii 'I'lie I. . m ml l<utir. mid lh< detail* «• t
t if I ira* over *l|rti mi extended
a rej».
The ael IV its i I tin* \ti-tr<> Uennari t t*r«»- • ~<*tt(li • *1 RioIrkMlt prevented the Ku>*
sin n* plliuu reint Mi-e< ineiit - around l.ml/.
RUSSIANS SEEM AliOUl 7 0 CHANGE STRATEGY
(By A'-m-i.itetl I’re-*.)
l.nMHiX H..* 7. The lin** laii' *eein atniut ehanye their *tratej»y anti een-
ter ut nttnek *oulli Craeoir and t»> in enter G< riiian.v thnnurh Sile*m.
PEACE IN THE BALKANS IS ANTICIPATED
(By A--oei«ted Press.)
f MINIKIN l)w. 7.—A
ImmH ..I. m .1 1 *U ndi Balkan- that
I v. .1 (hat II
^i|en «l -ianitifiml in view ol la-1 liiyht*- i< !*«*rt- that Uoiiuiniiia wa- ready to join
llo‘ allie-.
GERMANS SINK A BRITISH STEAMER
(By Associated Press.)
\‘M I’XKVl'sO. «Tul*. her. 7. Tin* Brtti-h -t.ainer I’harea- ha- lieen -link off
Bt bih I P H*e ereu
OIL CARGO SUBJECT TO SEIZURE
i By A--o«*iated I ‘re-)
l.oNlMiN. t7. The | r> o ...art today rilled that tin entire earuo of oil ol
It. tt*n| t o k Itounuinian. w hich -ailed t rom Port Arthur. Texas Kovciii-
l.d IT for Hull i
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(By A-snemted Pres-.)
I* \K I tec 7.-The .H*ial amiomo i incut -ay- the alii.- • .ottiimc iittaekiuc
a lew tr-nche- the Uernu.t.- -till hold on the left hank .1 the Y-er canal. In t han.- 11
Krcii.h he.i vy a Hiller > conlurn*-to ont-hoot the t i.nnan-.
( Bv A--oe»at* d Pie--.)
P\lf|S. |tec. 7 Vish di-j.at.he- »n»o»nee lhat the Servian- have re-unied a
vieorou- otvi n~ne ca|*turin.* four hattern- from the Austrian* and ?mr-.iir.o them to
the Kolubrn liver.
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♦ SWEDISH STEAMER SUNK
♦ LOSS OF LIFE HEAVY •
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IV * t« <11 • I 'M rt II
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4 oil t li> ia 11l w • \ i ll.
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j COST OF LIVING
IN FRANCE NOT
YET AFFECTED
< Hit .1 * »<*« i'il» d Pn
JO I*.* 11I» • 7 M • I'l i * i'ni >1*
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Iin«| 1 *•«■<]in- "t -.|<lnr^. tin- ti i'll
ii|. f K I_-i.ii r< tuu«M*' nmt 's»*.
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ii|.|nv« i.il>l> riit i I mi I in- <!■ I <•! Inins: in
I IMIII I-.
GERMANS HAVE NOT
SO MANY SUBMARINES
Wounded Sailor in Statement S.n* Rritnti
Chase German Submarines When They
Are Seen—Weather Colt!
I l*V A'SOri.lG'il l’tVvs.l
l.oiiilnii. I****. “.— A wi»im«l***l Rriti»l
Mnilor trom ' V ::I. Sim It mailt* tin
follow me -tilti'11 • t'l tmlny
**\Vi* »ri' ptiinu: nloiu: ;>ll rnrht. ti i
tn-n-lh mill out ll r . i ' t ■-*» it*
Hot tmn h «»r htfj ->hi|*~. * I*
Ilnur Mtilminrim - *Ti*'H tin s nn* m< n
Tin n- an* iiM mi many to iiiuin Milmi .run
9k n» |H"|»I«' think.
* *'St»nn* ol our ' ■ l f y<* <1 i
t* ||
th*\ i-ouhl not p» tar tmimjHi to *io n
tluui.ip
SOVEREIGNTY OE AIR
IS NOT RECOGNIZED
England Apologizes to Switzerland for
British Airmen Crossing Swiss Territory
in Violation of Her Neutrality.
(tty A"""(•ia•*•«! I’renR.)
Herne Switzerland Ihr. 7.— It been me
I known today ili.it w ln n Kuginnd apologized
in Swit/erlmid tnr Hriti-h airmen < ro""ing
s«i«* territory "lie made it |dmn the
. I jmlnjjy Wa" lint to h« f*n||"ldered a~ 111
r«.unit ion id "overeiunty ot the nir. The
.kiriiicti wImh* rt*""i'd Swi— ti rri <>r\ niade
.ui attaek with tmiiili" nti the «rrtiitrt eity j
■ 4 Kreihuru. near the Swi"" frontier.
A THOUSAND-YEAR OLD
MONASTERY DESTROYED
Dispatches Say Priests and Two Monks
Killed liy Germans in Attack on Old
Monastery Near City of Lodz
T“—
»Itv A*"oeiaited Pres* )
Paris !>•<*. 7. Ilavas d.-patelif" from
i’ftmuiad "j v that the thnii"and-year old
lllollil"tt rie of Li-no/1'ii. Infilled hi teen
iiiil. " northw«>"t ot l.nd/.. hit" l«*en de"tmv-
ed by liertnati" l»e« ;»ii"e the Augelus wa~ n
"i.nal lor Ku""ti*H". tine |*rn*"t mid two
jllionk" wi re killed.
SHOPMEN TO CONTINUE STRIKE
Four Out of Five Organizations in Favor
of Continuing Wage Fight.
< liy At-Mieiaied l*re*t.)
St l.nui". Mo. IW 7.— Four of the «r-
Uiitii'i'fmn" involved in the "hnjmieu'"
•trike mi the llarriman line" voteti io eon*
- lu; it the "trike itreording to an untioum-e-
tneril today. The tilth organization bn* not
l)i*t l men heard from.
ROARING WIND
SU >S SHIPS
ASHORE MAINi
TO CAROLIN:
( By AsMM-iiiiiil I’ross.)
Washington Ik < I te«*. 7.—A rearm*:
northeaster today swept tilt* Atlanta.a-t
.it sixty aid ~ ..ti hour from North Carolina
to M. 111". * hu t alliori" tin Vi—c|- nshore
was an unknown warship with four t:i»»-
tiels anil a Hulitui" top off Oeeatt City Mil.
file to" 11 id the ves-cl's identity while her
whistles shrieked tor help. lait.-r it was
reported the \e~se| had released hersill.
The litiih sens prevented aid from short*.
The oeean haltered down a seawall as
Seubriirfit. N. J. Water II.hmI.-.I tin- -tr.-et
and d:iina"e e "real.
New \ ork hay .tud linrhor are virtuallv
idea red ol shipping l.y the "ah . No ea~u.il- j
lies are known.
Tilt* yule's velocity touched hlyli records
it some points. \| millIIIL*Id it was blow- I
my 72 miles an hour at Bloek Island (HI at
S’antuekel and Sandy I look and dti a ~ far
-outll a~ t'.11m■ liatteliis.
FRANK’S CASE
NOW IN HANDS
OF GOVERNOR
( Hjf Aaaoriatrd Prr$»)
Washington Ik C„ lie.*. 7.—The I'mted
states supreme eoiirT IinIjv finally refused
I a*. • Frank «d Atlanta (in. a new trial.
Frank's ease i~ now up to tin* governor of
•eorjfia. Frank wa~ tried nod eonvietetl
• I the murder ol Mary I'luiyaii. a l'» year
•Id worker in a |m*ih-iI fat-lory at Atlanta.
ST. LOUIS CLUB IS
SCENE OF BATTLE
(lilt Aston nh d Prrna.)
St. luniis Mo. Ih*e. 7.—Sixty Turks nnd
\mii.-mails la-i m"ht louylit with k*t-r hot
ih-s^ kmvt-s and ti~|s over the Kuro|M*itii
war at a eluh in tin* foreign quarter h**rt*.
Four men were kno.-ked uneon-. ion- dtuiii”
(lie kittle and were badly injure.l.
The not was finally broken up hr the
|M»|i.e. I In- it: pi re. I are hem" eared t.»r in
;i loeul hospital. .
Biy Hunt for Lions and Bobcats.
S. II. lice. 7.— Scon** ot j
«port*meti with their pack- ot hound* |
rounded up along the border* ot the ~tnte j
i:amo park today to tiegiii what pronn*c*
t.i Ih* the higge»t hunt that ha* taken place
III till* *ei*tlon ot till' country *inee the
day* when the hutlalo roamed wild over
the prairie. The pur)»o*e ot the hunt i* to
exterminate a* tar a* po**ilde all the
mountain lion* bobcat** •roive* and
coyote* that are III the *tate park. K I*.
Kdholin deputy game warden here i* in
charge ot the eha*e.
Joel Foster to be Tried
Mobile .Mil. I lee. *.«*■** Alter month* ot
delay tin* Joi‘1 M k o*ter ea*i» l* do. ki ted
tor trial in the I nited State* di*tri< t court
here tin* week. Fo*|er who i* tin *o|i ot
it wealthy and prominent n**ideiit of
Sera nt on I’a. i* charged with violating
the Mann white *lav« law hv Wringing lie
id.ih Bradley a pretty Vouiiu *teio»gratsher
from tier home in IVmbcrton. \. J. to \|o-
hde for miiitoral purjM.-e*.
License Tax is Upheld.
I By Asvm i itid Pre<*«.)
W a*hmgto!i IV C„ Itee 7. —The supreme
court lotLy upheld the validity ot the Ar-
kan*»* lier*»*e lax iiptm toreigu cor|>ora-
lion*. Il l* deci*ion wa* ui the ea*e ot the
St. I.<»ui* & " »uthwe*t* rn railway (the
iCotton Belt.)
—
Prudential to Mutualize. •
Newark. V. J. Dec. 7.—The j>ropo*al of
:l*» directi r* ot the Prudential Insurance
• a.ij n' to change from a *tock (<• a inn
Huai corporation wa* uidor*cd lodav at a
meeting ot the 1 ..IMNI.IHN) policy holder* ot
|the company.
4 8 SUBMARINES. 2 WARSHIPS <
• ON ADMINISTRATION PROGRAM «
t - 1
4 illy A snuriatril Prrtt$) 1
• \\ . -1. r . ! 1 1 I I 11 *
4 matt' on Iuh an.I • • itrlit *
• .■ r* -ubin. rn .i' thr aiiiiiini' *
• tiatii.n*' {iro^ram for tin- year win •
| • 'llbiuittrd to < • • • 11 r« — todny. Tin- 4
• ■ I e'tiniatr* for thr Mnoi ::.l ii.m 4
• are *2*ni.4Jl3*>7 an mm*. '«• ut 4
4 4
4 1
• 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 • • • • 9 4 4 •
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GARDNER’S PLAN
NOT FAVORED BY
THE PRESIDENT
Expresses Opinion That Massachusetts
Representative's Plan for Investigation
Preparedness of United States Would
be Unwise to Adopt.
SUCH HANOLING OF QUESTION
MIGHT CREATE BAD IMPRESSION
Full Facts Are at Disposal for Investiga-
tion by Congressional Committee. Which
President Says He Favors—Representa-
tive Kahn Favors an Increase.
( Bv A“soriated Pr»
Wa-liiiiL’lMii I). (*. lK*r. 7.—Prc-idrnt
Wil-on .iiitiMiitieed today that hr i* m|i-
|Mi'«*d to Ur|irr«-i‘tiialive tiardnrt*' |»l;ih for
iiivr«tigatiiig thr jirriNirediM*" of llir
i nitrd Stair' t««r national drfeti'r brratw*
hr tliMiiuiit it an iinwi'r way of handling
a “ipir'tKMi wliirfi miL'ht rrratr vrry uii-
la vorabU- mi|»rr"iMii*»."
Thr |»rr'nlrnt 'aid that hr fiivorrd a full
invr'tIgntn>n by thr rnngn*"iMnal <*••11111111-
trr. Mild thi't all thr tart' an* at tIn* 1 r >ii-
|*M'J||.
|{r|ir»*'rntative Kalin ot California
ran kiln' Kr|»ubliran ot tin* honor naval af-
fair' rontmiftri* fiivorrd biiiUlinjr a larg**
ntittdirr of oiibmarinr' and im»re battlr-
'hi|*'. Hr uautrd a luobiir army <*t
•MMi 1 urn and al'o a uatioiial guard ••> half
a million mm.
CITIZENS DISCUSS
FINANCING PROJECT
Farmers and Business Men's Committees
Meet and Decide to Ask Sugar Mill Own-
ers to Send Representative Here.
The |»r«i|Mt>.iiion troiu II. N. Pharr of
Berwick l.a. aiol ii--oeiut»** winch a-k-
that Brown-villc vicinity farmer* contract
lo rai-c _nmmi acre- ot -nuar cane to -upf>l\
the < >hio & Te\a- -uyar null. four mile- out
ami hrinf alwnit It** renewed o| a-rat ion
continue- a live topic today auion^ tann-
er- and hu-»ne— men ot thi- city. At an
infortnaJ meeting held at the Chaiid*cr ot
4 om merer thi- moroiuir l*etween hu-me—
incn and fanner* it Wa- decided to a-k Mr.
Pharr to -cud a repre-entative to Brown-
ville tor the pur|Mi-e of furttienns* the
propo-itiori aloiiir.
It i- utidcr-iood that m order to put in
the ncee--ary acreage the tarua r- ot thi-
Iinmediate -ection will have to (*• li named
to the amount of #34141410. I •• rai-e thi-
loun i- the problem that m>w confront* the
Im-me— men ami t. rmer-. Some tanner*
i* i- timicr-tood will need loan* amount tuft
to *l."» an aero while- other will need le—
than thi- a mount iierhup- I* ■me able to
make out on #l<» au acre.
I In* commit I i*e which ha- been workms;
on the p it ion with s. t Tinker pre-i
•h-nt ot the Chamber ot 4'omiuerce a—i-t-
Imi: it. include- A. A. Browne K. W. Kiblie
T. s. Jack-on. L. K. Mom- and .1 B. Seolt.
Campbell Has Nut Accepted
l By .\*-«H*iuti*e| Pro* a. |
All-tIU. fexa*. Ib*c. 7.— It de\e|o|wd to
day that 4'harfe- M. t'amphell the Temph
(mnkcr whom tiovernor-eleet Ferjru-on
ap|M>iiited -fate cotniin — ioner of m-ur-
•'nee and imnkmi: ha* not vet accented.
Steamer Sunk in a Gale
(By A'-oclated Pre--.)
lamdon I (••!•. > .-The- Norwegian -tealu
♦•r Nvjtaard trom Port Arthur. Tevn- t«
K-hjcrif Denmark ha m*k off the Den
mark eon-t in a irale.
The Cotton Market
(Bv A--or la ted Pre-a.)
New \ ol*k. Dee. *.—Cotton price- toda’
sored off early hut were uteadter by mid
«lay. At New 4 trlean- by noun pnee- wen
12 point* up.
VILLA AND ZAPATA ACH
AGREEMENT FOR PEACE
- " 11 ' 11 1 mj* f %
Confer And Then Announce They Will
Retire To Private Life When
Object Is Completed
WHAT MAY PROVE
BILLION DOLLAR
CONGRESSGRINDS
—
President Wilson Delivers His Message on
Tuesday—Speaker Clark Given an Ova-
tion as He Calls House to Order—Chap-
lains Pray for Peace
(llv As-oeu«ted Pro—.)
Mii-limylon It. (I tee. 7. I ’out; re— re
j turned to work toduv to whut w ith liirjre j
(appropriation me. i-tire- to the adinini-tra
• ion’s program. promise- to In- a liiltiott dol
lar -e--ion. Pre-ident Wilson w:ll delnrr
hi- me—ace tomorrow.
S|ieaker Champ Clark reeeived an ov«
lion a- he ealled the house to order. In j
the semile \ lee Pre-nlent Mar-lull delayed)
eallitiff to order lor a lew minute- while |
the -enutor- held an informal reeeplion.
I he ehnplain- ol l->th hou-e- prayed
tor |ie»ee with all nation-.
EXPEDITION AGAINST
REYNOSA A FAILURE
Conditions Are Quiet and Indications Are
That Plans for Capture Have Been
Frustrated
I nit«*«I State- ollii'iiil- from point- along i
(the border a- tar a- Kio (irande fitv who!
lore in Rrowrti-ville today stale that in lion
’opinion the filibustering expedition agam-t
the Mexican towr? ot Ki'ynMr it not |n r
' ilia lien tly killed hit- at lea-1 been -laved !o|
an Uidelinile |N-riod. Condition- in (lie Hi
jdalgo neighborhood apparently are ipiiet j
and indieation- are that the eapiure iiv
I luted State- eavalrvmen of -eventI men i
who ela lined to he oftieer- III the alh'ge*l t \
|"*dition ha- brought failure 1 •• the plan- i
under way.
The eaptured nine men were taken to f(io
I irande City last week hy deputy t utted
State- .Mar-haI K. T. Herring ot S|.ri
eounty and complaint- charging viola-
tion of the neutrality law- have been tiled
again-t -ix of them. It i- probable that
the men will la- brought to Jtrown-vilb
within the next day or two to -land trial
before the I nited State- eoiirt wlneh
opened here today.
Three of the men arre-ted hv the eavalrv
I later were paroled hy Captain Frill* John
-nil commanding a troop of eavalrv at
Mi—nm and it i- alleged that the men have
j broken their parole. The three hicbided n
major and two lieutenants.
Captain .lohn-on. Lieutenant liutt- and
Sergeant Smith of 1 roop \|. I'lurd eavalrv
arrived in lirow n-ville fodav in < oniieetioii
with tin neutrality violation-.
KILLS 2 MEN WHILE
TRIED FOR ASSAULT
(fly Prrnn\.
W met nrtire \\a-h. I tee. 7. Ilarrv Carr
of leaven worth on trial for a— a ill t mg a
girl today in the court room at C'a-lnm r<
|-hot and killed C. I) Franklin. Tin h«lh i
■ glanced and killed another man.
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Aid for the Unemployed
• Wy A*ni»eiatrd
Fort Worth I exa* Ftee. 7.—Ru-ine—
men in conference todav urgetl the ntv !«•
complete -eventI large municipal job- re*
>1 rently held up thu- giving' e mplovmen! to
I home labor.
Strain Causes Much Insanity
i By AMsociateU Pram.)
Berlin I>ee. 7.—Medical men attached
ito the army report a roo* ate ruble number
. !of ease- of in-an tt y cmi-cd l»y the -tram
I .ot itemg under long <*outiiiu<-d big gtm lire
iTWmt patient- are hv-lernaJ
illy Associated Press.)
'■Ii \|CII I if V lh<\ 4. <M netals Villa «||<1
|*at.i • 4.nl. i i4 .| 114iii \ .it /an i>tin11<*4> mihI
tin n nntioitiired tliut they «»nlil work to-
yetlier ami «‘a< Ii retire t•* private hte when
llieil Work |s aer«»|np||shl‘»i. Villa tlliO
that lie uoiilil lieglji a Vifututa ran*
palgu niiMiii«t I "arran/a.
SIX AMERICANS EXPELLED
Bandit* Loot Ranches in Vrra Cruz and
Then Force Out Americans.
(?t\ A~s4M*iate«l I'rrw.)
VV a Iimtft«*n. It • Dee 7.——Consul
« anaila at Vera Cm* IwiilV re) tort *d the
limvnl nf six Americans expelled ffw*
tlieir ranch I."»** null's south Vern t‘m*
alien liiimills |*N*teii it.
fhere is no confirmation here n| the te-
Im.rt<•«i new uprising under the leadership
4it tieiieral Vue/ Sahi/iir wln4 Hrii|id re
•■♦■nlIv tTom Ins prison at Alliii*|ueri|ite N’.
VI.. where he was held awaiting tnnl on a
ehunee of |M*riur\.
INVESTIGATION
COTTON'CHANGE
MAY BE MADE
(Itfi AntonaUd Hretl.)
Washington If t\ l»i*«*. 7.—Represent a*
live ! rihhle «»t tieoryia tiafay iiilrotlueod a
resiihition asking n congressional investi-
gation ot the New \ ork eotlon eiehuiigc
ami its niethoil «.t ilealmg with the present
sitnalion.
HEAVY HOMESEEKER
TRAVEL THIS SEASON
Gulf Coast Lines General Passenger Agent
Looks Forward to Continued Increase
in Tourist Travel to Valley.
I h«- toil? l <*a*f Line* i* looking forward
to a eon tinned nierea*e in the toiin*t travel
from northern -tale* to the Lower |(m
flrwnde Valley aeeimlinc to C. W. Strum
«*l I loll*ton general passenger agent for
the lines win* wii* in Brownsville today.
VIr. Strum »• aletl that nineteen ear load*
ol looiie-eeker* !r*»m ;*|| |Mirts «»t ihe ee»|
Irul north were handled to the \allev la -I
week. the heaviest tnifHe ot the season
and that the •mtliMik i* *plendid for a eon
tinned inerna»e. The liuol eoneerns re
ported heavy buying on the la*l trip and
tin- northern tanner* who made the tnp
wen grenlL enthusiastic over what they
saw thronghoiil I hi* *eet ion.
Mr. ''Irani hit tor Kmg*villi- tin* after-
no* *n.
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* WEATHER FORECAST. *
* - •
• Ihe following w*-a I bet fnreegst i* *
• e u»d by the l tilled Slat* weather ®
• bureau ai N< w Orleans : |’n*ettied to *
• night and Tuesday; probably ram: •
• in**«t«*r it* !<• *ir*»ng northerK wind*. *
• - <
• Yesterday's Readings. ♦ .
• If* admg- taken to 7 p. m. by the *
• ('tilted iState* weather station at *
• Ur**wn*ville: Maximum temperatlre ^
7.1.!*; min mm iu t* -mpt ratnre Hit. 7. *
• It.* ronieter nioming evening ^
• s*j. •
• - F' «
• PASSIONS. •
• II* llnit overcome* hi* p»s*ions ®
• *.v I •■••II • - III* greatest enemies. •
• - 1
• STONE. *
• II* i* n**t a good mason fhat re *
• fuses any stone. •
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