Brownsville Herald (Brownsville, Tex.), Vol. 24, No. 327, Ed. 1 Tuesday, July 25, 1916 Page: 1 of 4
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BORDERLAND CLIMATE
APPEALS TO IOWANS
1
99 to 100 Degrees In Iowa In Shade
Causes Appreciation of Perpetual
Sea Breeze of the Lower Coast
— i
“IVe would rail tin- rhinate plea-ant in
Iowa ’ -aid ( oionel K. K Bennett com-
mander ol the Thir<l Inwu in tan try ><•-
tertlav at tern noli. i i«• standing in
trout ot the regimental eommandery tent
watehing hi- men win* only a tew nunutc-
l»elore had detrained and plunged like
pioneer- into a thicket of unhurhankized
^ prickly jK«r working like trojans to get
lln- camp pitched betore night.
“When w<- lett Be- Moines last Friday”
h»- exelaiine.i “tlie thertnoineter -ton*)
around ami liMl degrees m the hade
Ih#- humidity ot the Iowa atiiio-phcre and
III** Iih .enee *»t that |*« rpetual cool breeze
that uc already are hegmning to apprec-
iate here make* every degree ot tt-mjx»r-
iitur** thi-re telt. ^ our drv atino-phere
and eon-taut breeze give- you u -en-l
l*le temperattire much lower than that ot
tile atllio-plo i «-.*’
Cohuiel I’an nett in ordinary civilian life
deal- in coal and ice and i- «*oti-«•<iu*-n 11\ .
hi a po-iliori to -p»-ak uutb«*ritive|y upon I
matter- *»f temperalure. The zeal with
which hi- men were delving into the mv !
-feri**- ot tlie chaparral piling eaetip in i
heap- tor hurtling and clearing and level
ing company -treet without regard lor the I
|mi——ihle pr* enee ot rattle link. . anna |
dillo-. iminutain lion- *.r horned toads -
which our -oldier triend- trom the
North -rein to expect a- a mat lei
o| eour-e on the Km firande border
wa- evidem-e that neither flour lor rip
nor the borderland < lunate ntt.ct.d Micm
-eriou-lv.
I he tir-t •-etion *d the tram hringin
tip- Third Iowa i n Ian try arrived in
Brown x 111»■ at ! to «. . |..ek ve-lt-rduy
afternoon mid wa- elo .[v followed b\ the
ceoud and tlnr<l section- moving m one
-eetion. The tram- ware moved **111 un-
nn**bnte|\ over the toll line to a point p
fin vicinity ot the fifth artillery can :>
The emnp .f the Third Iowa i- loented
111-t Imvond and to the ca t ot the arid
h-ry ho-pital « «*rp-.
Spanish War Veterans
in Third Iowa
“The trip from Ite- Mome- i<» Brown -
v ill*-" -mil Colonel Bennett. “ w a - made
in |ig lime Me left lb*- 'tome- la-t Fri
di»v ami armed here one day earlier than
we ex|noted to It . « >uimi--arv trap
brought ration- tor a ten day- trip -id
the men fared well throughout th* trip
At Tlou -ton w e det rained for a -hover
bath The \ oiinc Mb- Bu-iuc-- !*• a• *ne
of thm-ton ha- ana* .*•••! -hoxvcr balli- at
the I'liioii railroad -tatiou III that «*itv and
r\er\ man in th** regiment availed him
self of that opportumtx to get thoroughly
cooled .iff. So W<* armed here 111 tine
-hape ”
The Th r.l Iowa mk-in' l v i- Ol. .. t tin
« rin k nn h t i r x op-a him to n- of that -fate.
\t»t*i- ^ - ni« ittbcr ire • r
" h»« -ax» -*-rx i »• m the >'pani~h Vnn-neari
xx if s*onif o? t * oin|Mnie- were o?.;.
ni»ed hetof*' til*- w r In xvteeii the -t }e-
• nd have xx on \ iriou- ili-tineti.in-
1 In- machine gun corps commanded bx
Captain f tt f ieur tome- c*pup|N>d xxith
laxr-t model- n I . xx.ix of mounted auto
m.itn piece- I he corp- xxa- among the
fir-t to pitch tent-
\ complete lio-p|Pi| i < i r J *— 1- included
among the organization- ot th*- regiment
Ma p*r W. S » onkiind. regimental -ur
ga*"H ha- made it a (nuiiI of particular
priilr that the ho-pital -hoiild lH. exvrx
thing that tin word mean- ni th*' l’Mi
-en-e of that term The |unctions ot
that department have already begun to
iiiipiv— them-civc- upon the regiment. All
member- were either vaccinated before
b .< x in" |b M -v
route The men have al-o alrea.lx re.eiv-
ed their third injection- of anti typhoid
-emm.
Aiming tin- cpiipmint arriving with
tin- ho-pital *-**rp- i- a m.-h-rn .town to
tin- iniiiut«*. automobile ambiilan*'*' thor
oughly outrltl*'*! with tir-i aid fa.tliti<—
t«* meet all ordinary cmergencic- Thi-
iiH-lud*'- a pnlmotor for ease- .*1 drown
ing.- One of the-e ... n i- an
non need i- |nx--c-mi1 |.x each oj *ln*
thr*'e Iowa infantry regiment- They
are tin* first -u h aiiibulaiuv- to arirvi*
in this military district.
Th*' Third !• wa infantry regimental
hospital i- al-o e<piip|HN| with it- own
lighting plant for whieh current i- fur
nisli*'*! by a portable gasoline motor
driven dynamo and al-o i- among the
few —if not th*' solo -national guard or
ganization to 1**' equip|»e*l with a «*ntn-
pk*te X-ray outfit. Tin* thorough rqnip-
r
n (Continued on page 2.)
X
COLQUITT IS
MAKING GAIN;
SO MISSION
KEEPS LEAD
__
DALLAS. Dx. .fu|\ 24.
*'.plefe rei urns froin two linn
•Ired and twenty eight counties
were given the following: Sul*
mission. f**r lli*2!M; against
Il2.*ds. LI Paso eonliIv is the
largest munty nut vet report-
ing- while returns from other
run ii ties raniiot materially
change lIn* result.
(K|M-e|>d to Tht* Herald i
DALLAS. Tex - .1 iil\ 2a. The follow
mg eletium figures are aunoiinetsl this
atteriuMin by the l*-\.»s Lleetion Bureau:
Lor rfulmiission 1 !.:*»17: against. Ill
2.X.
I'liiteil Stales senator: Bn»*ks. «!!*!l!»»;
t’ampiMdi. :*•;.!• i::: <*ob|niit. 10017s ml !
I>ei son 7"»2vo ^>a\is s.TTm; Henry 21-'
t hief .lustier. Texas sitpvetre eourt:
-I•*nkins 1 l.*»!Mi7: Phillips ir.
\ssiK-iate -hist ire: Mali. 1 10 so I
Vaiitis. I.1!l|!t>
iloverimr: Ferguson 2**L!**>4. .Marsh-
all. Iiiiiifj; Morris. Ms.'Ni.
Attorney Gieperal: liooney. 110. IlkV
llow laud. 2> lift; Woods I.NilnL
* . ' •
llailroail t'oininissioner Daniel P.
MayfieM. Pu.L'iNl; Bobbins 7iwn*2.
Slate Treasurer: Maker '.I.VJUO; Kd
warils LV\Pi7; Minin 1112!*".
• I lldge i »f K'onrt of • 'rimil-al \p|*eals;
llar|HT 124.0.M1; Morrow. l»*222b
< 'ouimissioiM’r of Land Otlices; Geers.
.21111'i; ||sll. 2«;.l: lloldnsnn. IVUm
i 'outmissioti<*r <*l Xgrirnlinre. Davis J
i::;.s;o; Halbert. W2.HN.
t*m pt * oiler: rerrel! I !.!•»-•. White I
I • *2 o! »s
< ••ugressiuati at L.' »*. Byrne 12.7m*. |
i oolev- 2o.i.t2. i’ox. t‘2.”7l. Darwin II
112.2; Davis V*:U» ft; |-'i *miu. I < \V2 4 . Kit*
g« i aid 7V2- Garret' !»2'*?i; llati">g
ton s.::|u; l.arkland 'I l.emore.
oo.::2i. pad Itetor Is!*' Pom •. 21. ’’*2.
l!o!n-i!si i i.aw : hi " 11* *"■*; \g.tiost
s*l III'*
Wilson StantiS Behind NavSI Bill.
•Mr AmoCliited I’rmii
w vh:!! \*. I < *\. I * * July
i iai word was sent to tin* enpitol to
day i ii.it President Wifson stands Ite
hind the * oust riot ion program of the
naval kill .is it passed the senate. in
rinding four dreadnoughts and four hat
Me rruisers t.» Ik* Imilt immediately
Earle Pass Camps in Fine Shape.
Il\ \ ...unit*-i| I’risM
WASHINGTON* I*. -Inlv *2.2
General llhs* reoprtiog to tin* war de
parttuent after iiis|M-rtion of tin- ramps
at K.igle Pas*. *aid that «*u the whole
th»*sg were I li»* l*e*t be li.oi s.s-n vvilii
praeti. ally none on the si. k lt'1
ENORMOUS GARAGE FURARMY IN BROWNSVILLE
GREAT BUILDING WILL HOUSE 330 AUTO TRUCKS
Ilrow us\ill«- is t<* have the largest au-
tomobile garage and repair shop in the
l nitcd States perhaps m the world.
I he sit* f.r the garage comprising a
-l>'ariv tract on Jefferson street near
" est ltro« iisville addiriou is now l»e
mg cleared by a force of men under the
.direction of City Manager Williams and
pipe is l*«mg laid to furnish a water
supply. -
The headquarter* of the entire motor
truck corps for this district* that will
ultimately comprise several hundred
trtf'ks. will be camped on thi* 2^ acre
i
BRITISH TAKE
GREATER PART
OF POZIERES
GERMANS BRING UP REINFORCE-
MENTS OF INFANTRY AND GUNS
BUT COUNTER ATTACKS EVERY-
WHERE ARE REPULSED
ON SOMME SOUTH BANK. FRENCH
TAKE BLOCK OF HOUSES SOUTH OF
FORTRESS-DRIVE GERMANS OUT
OF THE TRENCHES
# |
I hr A--oeiatrd I’re-- war -Ultimarv to-
day -;ivi:
*
I hr Briti'ii troop- «-a|Hmed the "renter'
part ot the village of Poziere- -as- a
London -tatemeiit. Tlu* German- brought
up reinforeement- of infantry and "tin-
tint eounter atlaek- even where were rr-
pul-ed. < hi the -outh hank ol the Sommt*
ye-terday the Freneli raptured a hloek
• d hon-rs -outh of the fort re— and drove
the (iertnan- out ot the treuehes north ot
Verniandevillers. -ay- the Pari- -tntr-
lllellt.
The German bulletin elaini- the I'.nuh-h
and I'reneh eomhinrd attaek made ve-trr-
dav on the north hank of the Somme broke
down. A -eeond (Ierman bulletin nn-
noiinee- that tin- Uu-~ian- (tenet rated tlo*
German fir-t line on a -mall front dr
tended by General von Lin-mum*- troop-.
The Petroirrad -tatemeiit -ay- Uu-
-ian drlarhmrnt- have already rrarlird
position- ten mile- from thr Turki-li forti- ;
tied town of Frznrnn.
LURKING MEN OF
WAR AWAIT SUB
I
SECOND LINE OF ALLIED WARSHIPS
SAID TO BE READY IF DEUTSCH-
LAND EVADES FIRST LINE.
(By Associated I’ren*)
N< »lf K< U.K. Ya. .Inly 2*>. Ue|Mirt- from
an authoritative -otiree that a strong’ >ec-
otol line of allied warship- lie- twenty
mile- off Henry in readitie-- to -eize
or -ink the tie mum merchant imder-en
ve--e| Heut-ehland if -he evade- the tir-l
line of patrol on the three mile limit made
the demand tor small seaworthy craft
l>ri-k. The |Hi--ihilitV of a tight at -ea
wa- -uggr-ted hy rumor- that a convoy
of armed (iermari -uhmaniie- also awaits
a short distance outside the three mile
limit.
I lie -dilation aroused much interest that
owner- ot -mall ve--ej- were flooded with
otter- from partic- who wanted t.» see the
tight. In Herman circle- todav it wa- he
lieveil tliat the Bremen a -i-ter ship of
Hie Ih tit-ehland. wa- either headed of( hv
allied war-lup- or -uttered an accident.
James Whitcomb Riley
Laid To Rest Today
<lt> I’r*--. )
IXDIANAPOI.IX Ind.. .Iii|\ J.Y The
lutieral of .lames Whitcomb Riley wa-
hehl at hi- home here fodiiy The simple
service was attended l»y relative- and a
few intimate friends. (Inly the placing
of the IhnIv in the vault was puldi mid
a large crowd was a-cmldcd. The vault
ua- decorat.-l with l*|illiant flowers
and beautiful rug- were placed on the
floor.
trad. The a run will erect and equip
at oner it is amiotiiired a machine and
repair shop adequate to take can- of the-
entire corps. Tin* fentildinjr will 1** »»n*t
ted as soon as the ground is reach. *
The entire corps of motor trucks will
he moved out to the camp and parked
then- at onee. Tents will be pitched for
the* drivers and machinists and a com
pletc kitchen and mew outfit will tie in-
stalled. Then* will be in Brownsville
won* than ten companies of about 33U
[motor tracks when all hare arrived
28 KILLED IN AN EXPLOSION
BENEATH WATERS LAKE ERIE
U. S. Buys
Dane West
Indies as
Naval Base
< I tv Associated I’ffKs.)
WASHINGTON. D. (\. July j;. Offi-
cial announcement was iua<lc ;»t the White
House today that negotiations have prac-
tically been completed for the purchase
of the Danish West Indies by the United
Slates tor $JoJMMI(KM». The « losing tran-
saction will In* signed today and immed-
iately sent to the -riiiit"
While details are no! given it i~ under-
stood that the United States eomes into
complete |N>s>c.ssion. The Danish West
Indies offer an exceptionally strategic loc-
ation for a naval has**.
SINGLE CASE OF
MEASLES FOUND
AS RESULT OKLAHOMA REGIMENT IS
- QUARANTINED—DISTRICT OFFI-
CER MAKES INVESTIGATION.
(Speclnl to The Herald.)
SAN HFXITG Tex. duly The
discovery of a single cast* of measles in
t'liiipitjiv M. First Oklahoma infantry
stationed here resulted imlay in placing
the entire regiment in quarantine.
Major William X. Hispham. district
lu‘altli nftl er with headquarters at Fort
Brown arrived here this aftcrniHin to
investigate the ease. ft was expected
that Major Hispham would isolate the
ease and remove the ipiarantiue The
ease is not considered serious.
Henry 60000 of
His Votes Switched
fFy An* rinW( frrmm)
WACO- Tex. July 'Sk t’oiigresMuan
II h. Henry candidate fur I'nited
State- senator in Saturday'* election
gave out a statement todav m which in*
said that « n the night of July 21 Im*
fore the eleetion tilMtOO votes whith he
had a right to cx|Nt*t. switched to one
of hi- opponents.
1 ■■■ " 1 - 11 ■ -
Missouri Guard?man
Sleeps Four Days
i
J Hv A ssoe) itmj I'losAi I
hAIIKHO Texa-. July 25. - -
Private George K*gan- of the
Mi--ouri \at»or al Guard ha-
Im i*n s|eepi!sg Saturday except
for -le/ht interval- Pbv-i-
eian- -ay hi- condition i- due to
n»*r\ on-tie-*.. believed induced at
* hi- failure to hear from home.
Maine Primary Still
Doubtful Fefnald Up
fFy AMfetitn! Prnat
ptIBTI.AKD. Me.. -Iulv 25.—The re-ult
of the primary to decide whether former
Governor F«*ri*ald or <’onrre--man Frank
|Ouem-ey -hall receive the republican nom-
ination for t ill* 1 State- -enator. i- -till
■nnd-■••idod. with Fern a id leading h\ -ix
ihntldrcd vote-.
Wilson Stays Until Adjounmment.
IF» AMnriiitwt t*»f(k I
WASHINGTON. I> C. July 25. —
President Wilson decide*! to stay in
Washington until congress adjourns and
will postpone the ceremonies attendant
upon the notification of hi* ren a mi nation
* 4.
4
I
Rescue Party Attempts to Work in 1
Tunnel Without Oxygen Helmets—
Nearly Wiped Out As Result
(Bj Associated l‘re«s)
t 1E\ ELANI) Ohio .July I?”).——Twenty*
two men are dead and six others are dy-
ing «s the result of an explosion of gas
in a waterworks tunnel live miles from the
'bore underneath laike Kne lute last
| night.
The dead include workmen trapped in
the tunnel vs hen the explosion occurred
and members of two rescue parties. file- 1
veil Were m the force trapfwd by the ex-
plosion. the cause ot which is not known j
The lirst rescue party consisted 0j
seven men of whom four )»erished and
three wer4* saved. I he second rescue ■
party had eleven men of which si* |l(Sj
their lives. Of the eight rescuers who
got out alive two later died. The re-
'n.amder may die as they • are suffering
1 rom mini la t ion ot tlm tunics.
| The tragic fate of the rescuers i> due
to the fact that they worked without oxy-
g< n helmets which were not available. The1
city will investigate the lack ot helmets.
SEDITION CHARGE
IN U.S. COURT
MAM ALLEGED PARTICIPANT IN THE
SEBASTIAN RAID WAS TAKEN IN
CHARGE AT SAN ANTONIO.
I -
A charge of sedition ami leading an |
uprising against the government of the
lniled States was tiled at b o'clock yes
terday afternoon in l niled States Com
inissiom-r lioodrichs court against
Francis' o Alvarez Tostado. Tile com
plaint was made upon instruction b\
Agent .1. II. Rogers of the department of
justice. Tostado was arrested some time
ago at San Antonio and is understood to
be in jail in that city.
Commissioner (Joodrich issued a war-
held at his disposal and forwarded tin-
rant for his arrest ordering that he In-
order to Cnited States Marshal at lions i
ton. * I
Tostado is charged with Is-iiig iliipii
rated in the raid made upon Sebastian!
August <i of last year by a baud of Mex
leans of which lie is said to have ls-en
the leader. In that Raid A. I.- Austin
and his son Charles Austin- were killed.
Two of the Mexicans who were •rouviet
•*d of taking part in the affair were exe
••tiled by itanging about sixty days ago.
Whether Tostado is brought to
Brownsville for examination or is taken
to Laredo will dejieml upon tin- determi
nation of the question of jurisdiction.
-I nut ire (loodrieli stated that two impor
taut witnesses arc at Laredo and that
for that reason he ls-1 ieves that 1be ex
aminatioii should Is- held there.
Bell Reports on Act of
Massachusetts Infantry*
_ * I
(By Am*T’r#sa*
SAN ANTONIO. Texas. July
25— General Bell's report to
Oeneral Funston on the exchange
of shots Sunday by the Massa-
chusetts infantry and Mexicans
at El Paso indicated that the fir-
ing was done by.the guardsmen
who believed the Mexicans were
preparing to bring a machine gun
into action.
Kills Wife and Self
I
Married Three Months
.-..
KANSAS CITY. Vfo July 25.—Paul
Weaver 23 year- old -hot and killed hi*
hnde of three month- here Unlay and
-ninded. Thf. e«»uple -ejwrated la-t week.
___
Infantile Paralysis Record.
(By Aaaociated Pro** >
NEW YORK. N. Y.. July 25—Thirty-
eijrht death* and one hundred and fifty
new ea*e* of infantile paralysis was the |
record for the twenty-four hours ending
at 10 a. a today according to the health
j department bulletin.
*
Gustav t . V an IHiscn Mipcnnteudeut of
waterworks construction who lien tied th«
second relict party was rescued but dttd
Jis the result ot Ins experiences.
Rescuers working with oxygen helmet*
brought eight Iwslics from the tunnel. No
more were found alive All ten bodies so
tar recovered are meinlier* of the first
and second rescue parties. Klcvcii work
men originally on toadied arc still burif«l|
The rescuers believe the tunnel raved In
after the xplosion and III remaining vic-
tims were buried under tons of mud ami
may not l»e rescued for days
Trained Rrsrurrs Go
To Aid Cleveland.
(Itv .X*.* •eintv i I rt-HM i
IMTTSBI RG Pa.. July 2ft. A |iart.v of
trained resi-uers from the i'itt-.hurg sta-
lion ot tlii- Korean ot Vlmes left here to-
il.it tor ( levchind to as*.i*t hi rebel work
in the waterworks tunnel.
INJURED MAN IS
DEAD OF WOUND
■i—HWii ■ ... •
BRUNO ZABALETA SUCCUMBS FOL-
LOWING CORN SHELLER ACCI-
DENT ON PLANTATION
Kruno Xubahtn age .*l| tears one of
three men who were injured in an acri
ilcilt liist Wrilnesdat at the Pijter plan
tatiou dad at bis home corner of Ninth
and Jefferson streets in Krownstillc
yesterday atteriioon as a result of Ins
injuries lie is survived by hiN wife
and three c hildren. The-funeral will lie
held from the home this afternoon.
'I'lic injury ca’.using /.aim let as death
resulted from a Hying fragment of iron
I hat struck him in the alaloincn when
the fit wins*! of a corn sheller broke. A.
VI. Karnes and Andres Morin were also
-lightly injured In Hying fragments of
lIn* wheel. Tin* three men were engaged
in experimenting with a band corn
-heller In attaching to it a 12m I retain
lion gasoline engine the shelter hating
a normal sp**ed of Hal revolution*. Om-
ni the fragments when the mechanism
nf the sheller gave wa.t under the strain
nf excessive velocity was hurled
through the corrugated sheet iron roof
•f the building
Zabalela was brought to Krownstillc
lit James A. It row tie in his automobile.
After a UMsIieal examination it »h«
lieted that the injuries were of minor
importance bit later complication*
arose which resulted in death.
Alleged Murderer of
Parker is Located
* AMoxiilH I’rc**I
OiM MHI K N. VI .1 i»i' 2T>. .I.h-
VmIciixiicIii. charged with the murder
Mr and Mr*. William Parker on a
ranch near ilaeliita N. .VI . has Iteen lo
rated at the Knocho del lac* Ado|oM*«
lift' five miles west of t’asas 4 i ramie*.
Mexico. it i-» reliably reftorted.
Transfer Warehouses Is Destroyed.
i It' A «■* . iii «l I’rts* i
WI4 IIITA FAIXH Teg. July 25.
Fire today destroynl the warehouse
Transfer 4'ompany with a loss of J*|Mt.
jjj.
• THE WEATHER FORECAST. «
4 Tb»- following weather f»reii»l f * A
ttb«* lower gulf const nUtoi ami tbe •
Vlngie Valley is i«*n<>d by tbe Fritted *
A Stated weather barest! at New Orle»p»: *
* Tonight and VVcdnc-day |*artly *
cloudv; light variable winds.
o - ’ %4 •
I Local Weather Observations. o
A TV1 following local westber observa. *
A tioa*. oatrini the 24-bour period endin* A
A at 7 a. in t«*lay. are furniabed by the *
A Fuited Statea weather bureau atatioa at *
A Fort Browa. t
* Maxmum temfierature . 89 5 •
* Minimum temeprature .76.9 *
* Barometric preastire 7 p. m...29 841 *
* Barometric pressure 7 a. m..29 86 *
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