Brownsville Herald (Brownsville, Tex.), Vol. 24, No. 300, Ed. 1 Wednesday, June 26, 1918 Page: 1 of 6
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VOLUME XXIV No. 300 BROWNSVILLE TEXAS WEDNESDAY EVENING JUNE 26. 1918 ESTABLISHED 1893
MARCH AND
BARER THINK
CHARGE IS
PREMATURE
THIS I IR
(By Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON June 26.—Chief of
Staff General Peyton ('. March and Sec-
retary of War Newton C. Baker told the I
senate military committee that they op-
posed as premature and nnnece—arv the
proposed extension in thed raft aye..
General Crowder -ay-h e is not insist-
ent on thee hange ubt thinks men from
this class should be available early next
year. Baker and March said that probably
about the middle of August the adminis-
tration would submit a new and compre-
hensive war program covering the number
of men required and dealing with the -hip-
ping.
Secretary’ Baker said that an enlarged
program for the army is contem|Anted..
“At present there are enough men in Class
One for our neds and when the enlarged
program is ready we will have complete
data on which to has our proposed draft
changes” Mr. Baker said.
While no details of the “enlarged plan-”
are announced it is -waiter ■tvd -thrrt wtien
the p»ans are announced a definite classi-
fication of those who shall work or light
will be made. Baker March and Crowder
are all opposed to giving the states ered.t
for the men who voluntered.
Senator Hitcheoct’f in diseu— ny the bi|
giving estimates showing that the army
will have three mi’Jion three hundred thou-
sand men in August when Class One is ex-
hausted and said te United State- would
ave one million four hundred thousand
men in France by then.
Former Russian Premier
In England En Route Here
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(By Associated Press.)
LONDON JUNE 26..—PREMIER KE-
RENSKY HAS ARRIVED HERE EN-
ROUTE TO AMERICA.
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Unique Complication
Over Allottment Arises
STOCKTON CAL. .Line 20..—When i-
a “first child” not a /tirst«* hild?”
This is the question that has hecn caus-
ing Sergt. R. R. Mergenthal. of the local
U. Si marine corps recruiting station. to
spend sleepless nights lately.
George lladiev of Kan-a- City applied
to Mergenthal for enlistment. When Had-
ley informed him that hew a - married and
had two children Mergenthal told him
that he would draw $32..50 for a family
allotment namely $15 for is wit'e.$ lft for
his firstc hild and -7.5ft for hi- second
child. Bt lladiev insisted on $35.
“How do you figure that ?” queried
Mergenth;|\
“Wall my youngsters are twins so how
are you going to figure the firstc hild?
They Noth come under the $'0 head.” an-
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SERBS BUILD
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i>uil<liM'4 materials are rather seurce where tlie Serb forces are campaigning
in tlu* Halknns stt the soldiers had to ttse considerable inn unity when they set
about constructing a church. Nothing else being available they gathered all
the empty boxes about and erected the church. sh< wii ben partly completed.
Engineers Favorably Impressed With
Visit To Point Isabel-Are Touring
Other Valley Points Today
Accompanied hy delegation* from every
town and every section in the Lower Rio
Grande Valley Major R. C. Sinead and hi*
assistant M. T. Blaekhurn yesterday vi*it*
ed I’oint Isabel the Laguna Madre Bay
and Brazos Santiago Pass.
While government engineers do not give
out anything in advance of their official
reports it i» believed that they were favor-
ably impressed with what they saw and
may take action favoralic to the proposed
channel proposition as the most inexpen-
sive and practical means of finishing re-
lief to the people of the Kio Grande Vid- i
ley.
The party of engineers and the Valley
delegation left Brown*villef or the coast
at shortly after eight o'clock yesterday
morning. Arriving at Point l*n!»<3 launch- j
es were boarded and the tr.p aero** the
bay made. The party was accompanied
on this trip hy Captain Wallace Reid of
the life saving station who because of h s
long station at the island and his intimate
acquaintance with the harbor pass and
channel was able to furnish much valuable :
information. As the lunches passed the life
saving stations the signal flags waved the
greeting “Welcome Visitors.."
Upon return to the mainland a tempt-
ing lunch was served in the hotel dining
room. At the after dinue features W. S.
West acted as toastmaster and introduced
I
the speakers who were L. Cobotini I). W.
Glasscock John Shary E. W. Archer C.
11. Pease and W. S.. Pipes of Harlingen. J
Following the luncheon the party again
entered the automobiles for the return I
trip to Brownsville. Return was made via
the San Benito road and the Browne
tract where the $400000 development pro-
ject was shown the visitors. The party*
readied Brownsville about 5 o'clock in the
evening..
T. t^^fanford arrived last n ght
from New Orleans and this morning the
jentirep arty left on an inspection torn of
! the Valley. Every town and a- far as pos-
sible. every farm tract in the Valley wil
he shown the visitors thus lending strength
to the Valley’s contention that more and
better and cheaper transportation fur-
nished us—or that we lie permitted to de-
velop if ourselves.
puncheon was served thep arty at noon
today.at the beautiful Sharyland club
house with John Shary of M --ion as
host. The party will return to Browns-
vWe tonight and tomorrow Colonel San-
ford will visit. Point Isulie).
Among those present were: Mayor
Hr owne. S. C. Tucker president of the
Board of City Development; C. II. More
E. B. Camiade. and Emmett Dodd city
commissioner-. John Gregg pre-ident ot
the Merchants National Bank lion. D. \V.
Glasscock McAllen; John Shary near
Mis-ion; S. \V. Pipes and E. It. Johnson.
Harlingen; C. \V. Pease and S. Meade of
Ravinondvillo;; E. W. Archer and S. Stan-
ford Lyfori; W. G. WiP'inen. E. K. Good-
rieh E. G. Aguerr ; H. 11. Banker E. A.
Monsee- Amos Rich Rev. Mr. Herndon
and Rev. Mr. Stack A. \V. Reed. A. B.
M alker George MeGonigle George Head
Dave O’Br'en Mr. Burnett. E. S. Brodix
H. \\. \\ i-’liams Charles Champion. E. Ed-
wards Dr. Daugherty Dr. S. K. Hallam.
ami others.
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LONDON June 2t«.—There i- no foun-
dation for the report that the former
Czur of Ru-s n has lieen assassinated:
-ay- an exchange telegraph from Mo-cow.
pays jrroposai is im ri cai overman imeresis
Refuses to Discuss Wilson’s 14 Principles
of Peace-Says League Against Germany
CASUALTIES
* Ity Ash*k ijif. 'I I*i• i
WASHINGTON .lime 2* 'I 1 •• n y
ea-unlty li-t eontnin- 1*1 r mie- a- f■.ii«• v\
Killed in action 47.
I H»mI of wounds 7.
Died o! aeeident and ot In r a . I
Died of d -ea-e. 3.
Hied of air|N ane ai-mlent 1.
Wounded -everely 20.
Wound' ll decree iilidet*’milled 2..
Mi—ins in a* lion 7.
The marine l.-t total- fifty name-;..
Killed in aetnm 10.
Died «f Wound-. 2..
Wounded -everlv 2.
The army easua’ty li-t melude- Cor
jM>ral liutu- Sin'ton o. I loin v (i
Texn- Anton .hira<-h Karim- ( !\. i'. \
The marine li-t ineltides Corpora1 M i >i
C*| her Rou-lon ; Lnwreii .1. .• il
ton and Clyde Yoorhie- Midloth..: . i. i 1
Tn aelion.
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Shipping Is Warned
Of Submarine Danger
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(H\ A--oeiated I’Ve--.)
WASHINGTON. »l%ane 2t>. sh • - n
the area east ot Longitude 10 and hetw en
the Latitude ot ( ape Ifaee anil II. rural
ha- Imen warned of enemy aeli\ity it ■
navy anuounees.
Minister DeniedReport
On Hospital Looting
(By .\—oeiated l*n—.)
W ASHINGTON. June 20.— Mm - • r*
Caldwell at Theh* ran rabies the -late di
part men t that he i- unalile to obtain f n r-
tlier information on the looting of the
Ameriean ho-pital by tin* Turks.
J. C. GEORGE LEARNS THAT HOBBY AND STAMPS ARE IDENTICAL
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W.S. West Writes Letter to Hobby Manager Pointing Out
Similarity of Aims And Urging That War Savings
Stamps Be Included In Work of Hobby Clubs
Honorable J. C. George
Brownsville Texas.
Dear Collin—If von have not already
heard it 1 take great pleasure in letting
vou know that I have l»een appointed a
•’General" by Mr. MeAdoo acting by and
through his co-worker our mutual friend
John Gregg.
My real title is “General Supervisor"(
and as near as I have ben able to figure
it out 1 am to supervise the sule of War
Saving- and Ibritt Stamps from now un-
til the last of the year. Of course you will
under-tand tlint it there are not mnnv
War Savings and Thrift Stamps sold 1
won’t have much supervising to do and
consequently it will he hard to pose as a
very successful “General” so I have fig-
ured out that in order for me to “delivei
the goods’ it will he neeessarv for the
people of Brownsville to buy nlxmt $300-
000 wodth of Thrift Stamps during the
year of lyl8 and 1 understand that they
have a’ready bought a small amount hut
1 am not considering that. What I want
to do is to get $300000 worth sold be
tween now and the end of the year and
the governmenth as provided Mr. John
Gregg at the Merchant-* National Hank
with a lot of blank cards pledging them-
selves to buy a certain number of Thrift
and W ar Savings Stamps before Decem-
ber 31st 1918. You cannot buy any more
than $1090.00 worth and I am g ving
you that information so that yon won’t
have to bother nlntut how many you art-
going to buy and while the limit i> $1000
you are urged to persuade all of youi
friends to “get into the game.” for twen-
ty-five cents up to $1000. This limit prop-
osition always reminds me of the game
law which prohibits the killing of more
than three buck deer in one season but
which allows your guide to also kill
three so if you feel I ke buying more
than $1000.00 worth. I am satisfied that
I can furnish a “guide” who will l>e per-
fectly willing to have you see the limit.
I am not writing you this letter for the
purpose of trying to iiersuade you to buy
War Savings and Thrift Stamps because
I know well enough that “you will be there
I when flu* Im*!I tap*" Inn having tint red!
l*y the pajM*i*s that v«»h an* out mixing
with the population in gener; * urging tin
j c'ect'un of Mr. Ilohhy tor govi nn»r.
| struck me that you might he in a position!
to "peak a word or t\v.< in favor of th?-!
Thrift and \V ar Saving" St mp drive f«r
you know and I know that il the tier-
man." win th " war that’the St.ite ot Texa*
wont la* the kind of place that M^llohhx
woi|d hke to lie governor of and. id i
matter of fact I am "lire the kaiser I
would not want men like Mr. Ilohhy to
have anything to dow ith the affairs ot j
the State ot 1 ex as and. therefore in or-
der to have the State ot Texas n proper
"hajm* to !m* properly governed hy (iover-
nor Hohliv. it will he neces-ary to "i*e hat
all of utir Texas hoys and all of the other
t-ofiliej'" comprising the army of the
foiled tSates of America and the armies1
of our Allies are "Upplied w th the ncces.l
sary articles of warfare to put the kaiser!
and his outfit where there w \J m ver lie
j (Continued on page 2) j
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<Iiv A >. < aited l*r< - - *
WASHINGTON June 20. — ileorrnl
drr ha- ift-ued a rail for 124525
thill' ml black registrant- t«> .join the col-
r tor mohjjtgali a during tfct* iu«nth of
uiy. tiyPJU fiiu.i^d
tiii enfftru cm July o. flu—«> men tope tin- 1
r with tho-e especially qua ified ar.d
ailed la-t night w it make a total of 3fi7-
*•1 nu n called for -ervmed tiring July.
Today*- draft cull i* divided into four!
*. t..<m- for entrain incut jmrpo-.—. From
uly 5 td 9 white- numbering 27000 mil
ritr.nii; from .Inly 10 to 45.000 Ilr-
r <f v. II mobilize an 1 from July 20 t<> 31.
5.000 negroe* wi 1 entrain.
.Miho’itrii ii.«■ order le-t .ight for 221JMH)
n il u F d« }» aie ( a-- till' available tin*
t*lk of the men -untmoned today wdl be
. »wii tr ni the t la— of 191S. it i- be-
t ved.
I By AsMjeialed Pn-s*.)
AMSTERDAM June 26.—Chancellor
*ron Hertling toil! the reichstag that there
would be no further discussion of Presi-
dent Wilson’s fourteen principles of peace.
Von Hertling also frowns on the proposed
league of nations which he considers is
inimical to Germany. Von Hertling said:
‘ lit* we -fwtki* ot our williiiffiH*'*** fur
|M*;u **. itvi a- liga*‘drd a- a *-Vlii|>t(till of
• > i *r w eakne—. 'll tve -poke of mtr in ten
t ton to dot mil ©ur>elve- our itiieruies
it tin* ut (itruuiu nulitnr.-tu.”
IIi tut limited that the pr©| totted “League
ot Nati©^ wi■ 11111 la- a longu«* oppo-ed i<>
t it riiiiitiy^ rhere wit- a deenled absent***
i ! enthu-ta.-m during tin- -|iwh and that
©!' von Km it limit who preeedtJ vou II«*rt-
ling.
Premier Will Not
Name A New Cabinet
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LONDON June 20.—Baron Ton Seydler
lifts di'dimd tin* emperor** tnvitatiofi to
lo-iu a new eubinot according t«» a Zur.eh
di-jiitteVi.
St-ydler’s tier is.on was a nnuuneed dur-
ing a disi-u* ion ot tin* food situation and
will IVlowed by a dial ration from tlie
erujK-ror that le u:i> addn -mg a §•«-r-
-oftal letter to the kai-« r oil till- sduat.on.
LIFE SENTENCE IS AFFIRMED
Al’STIN* Texa- June 2*».—Tlie life -eu-
tenee iti tlie ease ot W.tlie Porter of Bell
eoiinty. for tlie murder ot Mis** Euuiia
Stanley ha- been uphe'd.
Italian Villages Are Strewn With Dead
Eastern Situation Now Same As Before
Ill-Fated Austrian Offensive Started
(By Associated Biv-".)
ITALIA* HKAlH^rAKTKFfS .tune 2C*.
-The Duke of V .<* . my continue^ t >
HVi l- c *o’>«. (I 1* - t r .j t ip tin* »'.!}*o
*■*.3■ * ^ on. t V t.uii. >iiiuni!>'':i ti >»o--t(ion--.
ary.njr Bit* dead and reor^ranixiix th» de-
fense y fin. Tin* siVnee of death pre-
*
river re a io i.
Kvery little v i 11: i vr ♦ * n r the I ring line
* in rums the dead are mintfled with the
lehr >. The Wave >it wit inn i> now it whs
m l<>re the \n>Jran of tensive l«*iran. on
June In except that the Italians are pr<*
crossing at Capo Si’s. Men who have seen
Hlamlers a:.d Ru-sian swamps -ay there
i- nothing to surpass the Piave front in
tin* wav of death tli struetioii and confus-
ion.
Italian troops on the southern part of
the PiaVe not onl\ oeeupied Capo Nile
bridge head hut extended it and took
four thousaii prisoners.
Apparals has hen invented hy a M «*hi-
can physician for tneHstiring the earhon
j dioxide in the air exhaled from a person’s
j lungs.
AMERICANS TAKEPRISONERS
if! NIGHT RAIDS III FRANCE
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HU > i.ui.l I’r * *
PARIS.S June 26—The Americans
made a brilliant attark near B^elau
Wood last night capturing 150 pr*s-
onrrs. Including a captain the war
office announces. •
The French earned «>ut a number «*t
raids during the nitdit in the S* mine ur-i ;
»ff Oise northwe-t ut Chateau Thierry
md ea>t of Rheiuis. eaplnriiur prisoners
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(By Associated Press.)
LoNDNf>N'. June 26.—1The British took
ionium pnsoocrs and maeliine jrnns last
njjht Hi the Piourdi nnd F antler- hatt e-
i» Ids. says General llaij^.
(lly l*re".t
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE June 26.—Americans on the
Marne front have captured 216 German
prisoners durinn the night. Other prisoners
are still coming in.
Ainerieiin Army in F ranee June L’i>.—
The new sector held by the Aiacr.can* is
northwest of C abweiler where the fightiug
has always been heavy.
The AmerieaiH now hold a.I the tactical
positions in lb* lean wood. Tlu Americans
rode over era< k tiermaii division-. in steuui
roller fashion Sunday.
The Germain Sunday attempted to fill
the wood- with gas but the American ar-
tillery made their |x»itioiis a veritable in-
lertto.
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