Brownsville Herald (Brownsville, Tex.), Vol. 25, No. 14, Ed. 1 Saturday, July 20, 1918 Page: 1 of 6
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VOLUME XXV No. 14 BROWNSVILLE TEXAS SATURDAY EVENING JULY 20 1918 ESTABLISHED 18
AMERU
ESPIONAGEACT
'* VIOLATION IS
COMPLAING
AGAINST
FARMER
“We (meaning the Gerranas) have plen-
ty of officers and men on the other side
of the river and can blow up ail these
river pumps when the time comes” is a
statement alleged in a complaint filed be-
fore U. 8. Commissioner E. K. Goodrich
against W. F- Lorence a farmer living
near San Juan in Hidalgo county. Lorence
was brought to Brownsville yesterday by
military authorities and .turned over to
Deputy United States Marshal E. L.
Reed.
Lorence is charged in a complaint al-
leging violation of the Espionage Act
signed by an agent of the department
of justice with saying:
“We have men and officers on the oth-
er side training troops. We can blow up
. these river pumps when the time comes
^ and when they come over here we won’t—
or I won’t leave hut will join them right
hen*. We will show the-who we
are. General G— has more sense than
all the Americans have.
“You are helping out the Red Cross . I
helped them out the f.r>t time they eume
abound hut I will never have anymore
money for them- The government is ship-
ping all the foodstuffs abroad instead of
helping the poor laboring man at home like
it ougt to.
“Don’t vou think there is a half million1
*
men over there for the German submarines
have got at least half of them!”
Lorence will he given a preliminary
hearing before U. S. Commissioner Good-
k rich Wednesday afternoon.
According to the rejK»rt made by the
agent he was called to Mercedes on July
13 to investigate Lorence who had been
arrested by state rangers. That Lorencej
told him that he came to the United States
from Germany in 1882 that he went to
New York and then to Dakota and from
Dakota to Iowa and from Iowa to Sail
Juan- He claimed that he had become a
naturalized citizen hut did not have his
papers.
The statements made above accompany
the agent’s report in the form of affidav-
its from citizens of San Juan and Mer-
cedes. The agent’s report states that
^ when Lorence was arrested he had in his
imssession a newspaper dipping alleged
to have been written hv a former resident
of San Juan section and pugliehed in a
Nebraska newspaper. The clipping reads:
Mr. Svberkrop: Enclosed find an ar-
ticle clipped from a paper which 1 suppose
won call a wonderful piece of writing. The
only thing I can see in it is that Satan
must have giudcd your hand when you
wrote it.
Ik* you know what 1 woutu can 111 i
would call it blasphemy. Do you believe
in God and eternity? If you do you had
better eut away from Lucifer. The Ameri-
can people art? geeting tod much of that
|nnd of trash which is not fit for any de-
cent man or woman to read. Trash which
any decent p.apcr would refuse to print.
If you are a writer then why do you
not use your pen in the uplifting of man-
kind instead of trying to show' your hat-
t ret! against a certain race just because
Wilson declared war against them. Sup-
posing Wilson had declared war against
England what would the king of England
suffer as the dear kaiser is suffering now
To the writer of this article whose
name is given but for which obvious rea-
sons i- withheld from publication the au-
thor of the nwspai>er article has replied
‘It is plan that you come from the lane
of Bloodwurst. The poor kaiser is not suf-
fering yet but be will. The slended threat
% which st 11 holds his brain intact will breal
before long and the madman stripped o
nil his royal regalia and pomp will bav<
to rave and $aipp like the wild Itoftf be re
t sembles no much for that will be the en<
P of his career.”
DAN CRUISER
RAIDERS PAY SECOND VISIT TO UNITED
1 STATESCOASTS. SAN DIEGO ISTHE FIRST
AMERICAN WARSHIP TO BE TORPEDOED
(By Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON D C. July 19. (Bulletin.)—German submarines have reap-
peared off the Atlantic coast and sunk the United States cruiser San Diego the
navy department announces. This is the first major American warship to be sunk
by a German submarine.
(By Associated Press.)
NEW YORK CITY Jn'y 19. (Bulletin)—A German submarine is operating off
the north Atlantic coast today. One large ship is reported sunk and other sh«>s
have been attacked.
(By As&ocitead Press.)
NEW WORK July 20.—All survivors of the crew of the cruiser San Diego
numbering 1100 have arrived in New York.
According to the captain of the rescue ship all survivors have been taken to
Brooklyn naval vards and access is denied to all civilians.
(By Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON. D- C. July 20.—Captain Christy commander of the cruiser
San Diego has reported to the navy department that he believed the ship had been
torpedoed. The department is still without confirmation as to whether or not
there was loss of life. It is thought that nearly all members of the crew were
saved.
As the San Diego turned over Captain Christy the last man to leave jumped
overboard. As the cruiser went down the men sang “The Star Spangled Banner-”
PLANS BOM j
f ACTORIS IN
BERMAN CITY
(By Associated Press.) j
London July 20.—British bombing
squarons again invaded Germany crossing
the Rhine and dropping Itomhs on the
Benz works at Mennheiq^ the railway sta-
t on at Heideuberg and a |>owder factory
at Oberndorff the ministry announces.
Pro-Law Held To Be
Constitutional One
______
(By Associated Press.)
Austin Texas July 20.—The constitu-
tionality of the statewide prohibition law
was upheld today by Judge George Cal*
houn fo the Fifty-third District Court
when he made permanent an injunction re-
straining the Waco liquor dealers from
doing business.
WEATHER FORECAST
T 0
The following weather forecast for the
lower gulf states and the Magic Valley
is issued by the United States weather bu-
reau at New Orleans:
i onight and Sunday generally fair with
light to variable wind* becoming gentle to
m oderate sou t heasterly•
Local Weather Observations
The following local weather observa-
tions for the 24-hour period ending at 7
«• in. today are issued bv Mrs. A. \V.
Heed at the local weather observatory:
Maximum temperature/ 100.
! Minimum temperature 77.
Barometric pressure 29.84.
CASUALTIES
I *
j
Washington D. CM July 20.—The army
casualty list today totals 120 names di-
vided as follows:
Killed in action 16.
Died of wounds 15.
Died of disease 11.
Died airplane accident 1.
Died accident and other causes 13.
Wounded severely 57.
1 Wounded degree undetermined 1.
: Missing fi.
The marine list totals 78 names divid-
i ed as follows:
| Killed in action 5.
I Died of wounds 1.
Died of disease 2.
Deport Male Residents
Of A Belgian Village
(By Associated Press.)
Washington D. C. July 20*—A dispatch
to the Belgian legation says that because
u German spy has been killed within the
limits of KruiUtrait near the Dutch fron-
tier the male population of the town has
been deported.
Germans Gloat Over
Roosevelt's Death
(Ity Associated Press.)
Paris July 20—German aviators have
dropfted notes confirming the death of
Quentin Roosevelt.
I
BASF BALL OFF
FOR SEASON IS
STATEMENT
—
illy Associated Press.)
Cleveland. Ohio July 20— Presidenl
Dunn of the American Legaue said thal
all teams would play a double header to-
] morrow and then close their parks for
i the season in compliance with Secretary
'Baker’s rule.
NOTICE TO HERALD REAOERS
Realizing that its readers are deep-
ly interested in the war front develop-
ments. The Herald wdl issue a special
“war extra’’ Sunday afternoon. Valley
dealers who will want additional pa~
pers are requested to notify The Her-
ald office tonight or tomorrow morn-
i ing.
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Cholera Rages In
Bolsheviki Capital
(] {.v Associated Pr«-ss.»
London July 20.—Cholera has broken
out at Moscow according to a Russian
wireless dispatch dur.ng the last 24
hours. There are 224 known cholera cas-
es and many suspects.
Airmen Are Flying of Brownsville From
San Antonio Will Be In the City Sunday
Morning Mose Hill Is In The Party
BA'wnsville will be visited tomorrow
probably during the morning hours by an
airplane if present plans are borne out.
The plane is coming down from San An-
tonio and will land at Corpus Christi Mc-
Allen Harlingen and Brownsville.
In command of the plane is Lieutenant*
Mose Hill son of Lon C. Hill of Harlingen j
who is adjutant at the San Antonio Hying
field. Hill has distinguished himself s mu-
entering the air service. His first achieve
ment was when he crawled out over the
top of his plane while many thousand feet
above ground made a minor adjustment to
his motor and climbed back to his seat.
It is planned that a land.ng be affected
at the Country Club where a party of
Brownsville citizens will welcome the fly-
ers. Brownsville has ambitions to be made
a landing field in the proposed border air
patrol and it is ho|H*d that the flyers will
Ik* favorably impressed with the facili-
ties
THE HERALD
wishes to announce to its subscribers
in all towns west of Har.’ingen that the
delivery service which was interrupted.
will again be established commencing <j
Monday afternoon.
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THE HERALD
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100000 Reserves Rushed To A
| Of Crown Prince's Army Fran
American Forces Fortify .
Li Positions-British Also Make_
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(By Associated Press i Vg
PAKJS July 20.— The Germans have been forced to bring tip l«»n qB
to assist the Crown !*rinee*s army as a result of yesterday’s tigb'.in HI
have l*een enabled t«. fortify thenr newly-gamed positions southwest ot ^H
The French and American forces are continuing their advance oefH
l Aisne and the Marne according to the war office official statement Soul
Marne the French have thrown back the enemy between Fossoy and «>J
have retui’-en the ground toward the Maine.
The Allied advance has reached the line of Yierzy beyond the woods w
loy west of Yillers on the llelon and Neully fronts. 1
(By Associated Press.)
LONDON July 20—-The British troops have advanced then line
rai'a front south of Hebuteme the war office announ< es. J|9h
i By Associated Press. ^^^9
I AMSTERDAM July 20—A semi-official Berl.n teleguvn admits rhe9
succeeded in penetrating and pressing hack our lines hut avoids purficulariHH
I Allied success is called the Franco-American drive and tin belief i- that'^^H
brought about by the German offensive on both sides of t 1m Rhe'ins. GenefiHH
Ardenne commenting on the offensive says “Clearly we arc oniv : t the^Hfl
ning of what i- probably the greatest battle in the history of the world. I»B
severe fighting lies ahead.” 11m
(By Assocnted Press.) BH
W 1TII THE AMERICAN ARMY AT THE MARNE July 20.—The weathfl
clear today with intense heat giving satisfaction to thousands of men in the
lines. 1H
American troops participating in the advance about a mile and quarter fl
Soissons on the Chateau-Thieery front went forward against ;t strong ina^B
gun lire over a ground covered with German dead. ^B
SATURDAY MORNING.—The battle is now being extended further south ■
wards Chateau-Thierry. The allies are continuing their steady pounding un the J
them part of the line near Soissons. Att-mpts of the Crown Prince’s getieralsB
rally their forces have resulted in such strengthening operations as indicate dfl
the battle is approaching a point when th • armies wi'l be locked in a giant afruggi
The Germans are endeavoring desperately to ho'd their positions*
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(By Associited Press.)
WASHINGTON 1). C. July 20.—Gen-ral March told the press weekly confer-
ence that the official reports show a maximum penetration by the Allied counter-
attack of ten miles with an average of seven miles on a twenty-two mile front. Tl»p
attacks are still being pressed against the heavy German reserves-
American troops engaged are the first • second and fourth regular divisions.
Twenty-*.xth New England and the Twenty-eighth Pennsylvania n. tioual guard.
The Ha nbow division guard is stationed in Champagne region.
General March said that the embarkation of the Americans had passed the
200000 mark. .
He said that the war department had no advices that Soissons had fallen and
that the objective of the present attack was the Soissons-Chateau railroad wbihe
was the principal artery for enemy supply for the Chateau region and south of
the Marne.
General March |M»inted out that with this railroad in control of the Allies the
German withdrawal from the sector south of the Marne would be made difficult
and their main line to the rear would be lost. He said that the latest German drive
was a nut-cracking proposition against the City of Rheims but that the drive bad
been definitely stopped. I
Official advices confirm the report that the French corps captured 17.000
prisoners and many guns.
(By Associated Prefcs.)
LONDON July 20.—Allied gums have been further extended along the line be-
tween Montaigne de Paris to miale and ahalf southwest of Soissons on the north
ro Beileau five miles from Chateau-Thierry on the south. South of the Marne the
French have taken Bois-de-Mick and will reach part of Pinsou. North of the
Marne Narfaux has been taken
Count Czernin Seys
War Merely A Duel
Of Two Nations
(By Associated l'r«s*.i
Amsterdam July 20.—Count Czernin
former Austrian premier in discussing the
speech of Premier von Seydler said: “The
| war is at bottom a duel’between Great
j Britain and Germany. The moment they
1 reach an understanding the war is ended
! despite the Utopian dream of a conuest
[of France and Italy.”
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Czar Nicholas Is
Again Reported As
DeadLeretts Held
Associated Press.)
London July ‘JO.—Czar Niholas has
hern shot says a Russian wire ess dis-
patch his former correspondence >nc tid-
ing a letter from Rasputin will be pub-
lished says a dispatch. The former em-
press and young Alexia Romanoff the
heir apparent have been sent to a place
of security.
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