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GALVESTON TRIBUNE
VOL. 37.
• NO. 134.
GERMAN ENDS LIFE.
PROVIDES FOR
FANTASTIC
U-BOAT VS.
MUNITIONS
CENSORSHIP
PLOT BARED
SHIPYARDS
STRIKE ON
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Wilson’s Executive Or-
der Is Given Out.
STOCK EXCHANGE
TO BE SUPERVISED
RAID WAS SCHEME
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BEFORE SENATE
WERE NOT BOUND
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MAY OUTLINE
TEUTON TERMS
FARMER SHOT DEAD.
combination
combination
of the bakery wagon drivers’ union.
Continued on Page Seven.
ment in regard to international
tions, although heretofore
go
SHOOTING AT HUMBLE.
Singros, Camillo Dio,
Andrews,
THE WEATHER
by the authorities as the result of
a
shooting at Humble early today.
Mey-
URGEN'D DEFICIENCY BILL.
FIRST OFFICIAL NEWS.
TELEGRAPHER KILLED.
CHINESE ORGANIZING.
WILL JOIN PANTHERS.
(CUT OUT SALUTING.
RUSSIANS RETIRING.
Caucasus
(Via Lon-
7900
20
ques-
state-
by the secretary of war for telegraph
and telephone lines and. by the secre-
tary of the navy for submarine cables.
show what the total increase is and
how much of it is directly attributable
By Associated Press.
Chicago, May 1.—Charges that the
Sends Message to Legislature
Pointing Out Dangers of
Contagious Diseases.
Tonnage Problem Domi-
nates Everything.
FORECAST
For Galveston
and vicinity: To-
night and Wed-
nesday fair and
warmer tonight.
For East Tex-
as: Tonight fair,
German Workers Walk
Out on May Day.
intended to Blow Up
Morgan & Co.
"Broomhall's imperial
code.
"Broomhall's imperial
German Chancellor to
Address Reichstag.
MEXICANS AGAIN
HAVE PRESIDENT
VACUUM SAILORS
WHO WERE SAVED
OFFICIALS FAVOR
SENDING FORCE
PLUNGERS AHEAD.
AT PRESENT TIME
FERGUSON URGES
RIGID QUARANTINE
TROOP SHIP SINKS;
SOLDIERS SAVED
Wilson and Cabinet Hold Brief
Sessio, But Do Not Take
Up Subject.
PEACE RUMORS;
WHEAT TUMBLES
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Ballarat, 11,120 Tons, Was
Sent Down by German
Submarine.
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TY COBB IS GIVEN
THIRD DEGREE IN THE
WHEAT PIT AT CHICAGO.
List of Those Rescued—Wash-
ington Gets Official
Report.
TwoGermans Arrested in New
York on Charge of Weird
Conspiracy.
Sharp Drop in Prices Occurs
on Reports Concerning
War.
code, rubber edition.
“Meyer’s Atlantic cotton code, 39th
edition.
“Riverside code, fifth edition.
“A. Z.
Proposed 15 Per Cent Increase
to Be Taken Up Next
Various Codes Are Authorized.
Other Regulations Govern-
ing Messages.
Measure Which Failed at Regu-
lar Session Is Again
Introduced.
THIRTY WOMEN KILLED.
Explosion Occurs in Munitions Factory
in Prussia.
By Associated Press.
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ESSEN CUT OFF
BY AUTHORITIES
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
OF GALVESTON
S. E. Cor. 22d and Strand.
Our customers can, at all times,
rely upon an Intelligent and gener-
ous meeting of their requirements,
based upon their financial responsi-
bility and accounts. We Invite your
patronage.
Intimations of impending Ac-
tion Have Been Apparent in
Recent Weeks.
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Bakers’Union Members Repu-
diate Promise Made by
Labor Leaders.
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By Associated Press.
America Must Make Up Defic-
iency For Allies to Win,
Says Lord Percy.
recommending the passage of a law
which would'cede to the city of Austin
a stretch of sand beach on the Colorado
river.
The Strickland resolution warning
state contractors and state officials
generally that in the future the legis-
lature will not ratify any action taken
as to the expenditure of appropriations
don, May 1):—Retirement of Russian
troops at different points on the Cau-
casian front is announced by the .war
office today.
London, May 1.—“In the Rhine prov-
inces more than half the munitions
workers decided to strike today,” wires
the correspondent at The Hague of the
Exchange Telegraph company.?. “Essen
(home of the great Krupp works), is
shut off from the rest of Germany and
completely isolated from the world in
order .to prevent the slightest informa-
tion about strikes at the Krupp works
from leaking out. - Strikes are general
in small towns near the Dutch fron-
tier.”
J. O. Garrett Held in Connection With
Death of Fred Nelson.
By Associated Press.’
; Texarkana, Tex.,'May 1.—-Fred Nel-
son, 25, a farmer, was shot dead at his
home yesterday and J. O. Garrett, his
father-in-law, has surrendered to the
authorities here for a hearing tomor- ,
row. Nelson’s treatment of his wife is
said to have caused the* shooting.
“RANK AND FILE”
WIRES AND CABLES
, Week.
RATE HEARING
SUBJECTS GIVEN
/
British torpedo boat destroyers and
trawlers.
"The behavior of the troops on board
of the Ballarat was splendid, accord-
ing to the reports made by the com-
manders on board.
The Ballarat was 500 feet long and
62 feet .beam.
By Associated Press.
Petrograd, via London, May 1.
—The congress of delegates has
decided to grant complete lib-
erty to soldiers in barracks and
off duty, including the right to
wear civilian clothes.
The practice of privates salut-
Gng officers has been abolished
and also the employment of offi-
cers’ servants.
London, May 1.—Thirty women work-
ers have been killed, by an explosion in
a munitions factory at Troisdorf, a
town of Rhenish Prussia near Cologne,
according to a1-dispatch from. Amster-
dam to the Central news agency.
Abandon Positions on the
Front.
By Associated Press.
Constantinople, April 30.—
and wages, each carrier also should
Each railroad also will be required
to show how fuel costs compare with
those in effect a year ago as well as
rail,, ties and other supplies.
not specifically authorized by law, was
adopted. This resolution grew out or
the action of the board created to con-
struct a three story land office build-
ing and (instead a four story building'
was built.
The senate adjourned until 10 o’clock
tomorrow morning.
NEW PEACE
OFFER SOON
a controversy
ace.
Lord Percy stated that the British
mission had - supplied the American .
government with every detail of the ' to the Adamson law.
shipping problem, including the total
allied tonnage, the total destruction
by the U-boats, the irreducible needs
of the allies; the present rate. of con-
struction abroad', and the standardized
building plans. The American ship-
I ping board, he said, has shown the
heartiest co-operation with the fullest
understanding of the urgency of the
. situation.
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By Associated Press.'
London, May 1.-—The Peninsula and
Oriental line steamship Ballarat, of
11,120 gross tons, which was used as
By Associated Press. ’
Washington, May 1.—Procedure
Young Woman Questioned by Authori-
ties as Result.
By Associated Press.
Houston, May 1.—H. J. Meyers, a
Humble oil field worker, is in the in-
firmary here critically wounded and
bis sister-in-law is being questioned
were or if they were, the seized Ger-
man ships.
Lord Percy declared the present rate
of British construction of ships and
the present estimated American rate
could not keep pace with the present
rate of destruction by submarines.
“The balancing figure in the world
struggle,” said Lord Percy, “is the
tonnage the United States can supply.”
Lord Percy’s announcement was the
first intimation that/the shipping con-
ferences had actually resulted in any
agreement. It was taken as a forerun-
ner of a very wide degree of co-op-
eration in which the present tonnage
and the future building powers of this
country will be pooled with the allies
to defeat the German submarine men-
Leslie Hatton, John Mekola, George
Wilson and F. Lasher.
Measure is Given Right of Way in the
House.
By Associated Press.
Washington, May 1.—The urgent de-
ficiency bill, carrying $2,699,485,281,
chiefly for war expenses, took the right
of way in the house today with pros-
pects of speedy passage.
By Associated Press.
Washington, . May 1.—The" ■ United
States has already placed a consider-
able amount of ship tonnage at the
disposal of the entente allies. Lord
Pery, ship expert with the British
mission, said today that the govern-
ment had supplied certain vessels to
be used according to the allies’ needs,
but refused to indicate what they
STATE LAWS PRINTED.
By Associated Press,
New York, May 1.—Confession was
made in Court today by Wolf Hirsch,
arrested , last night with George Mey-
ringer, both Germans, (hat they were
on their way to blow up the offices
of'J. P. Morgan & Co., with a bomb
when intercepted by the police.
The men were employed at Roosevelt
hospital.
Hirsch, the police assert, besides be-
ing a chemist, is A former German se-
cret service officer and a reserve petty
officer in the submarine division of
the . Grman navy, while Meyringer,
who was a kitchen man in the hospital,
is an® expert telegrapher and a student
of finance. •
The Germans expected, the police
I
mands, copies of which were printed
j in English and German.
An added complication was the strike
By Associated Press.
Washington, May t.—President Wil-
son and his cabinet held a brief ses-
sion today and while the subject of,
sending American troops to France at
an early date was not discussed for-
mally, it became known definitely
that the prevailing view among admin-
istration officials is that a force should
be sent' as soon as possble.
ment has come from’
quarter that a peace
would be made.
■ For several months
Washington Gets Advices of Loss or
the Vacuum.
By Associated Press.
Washington, May 1.—The first offi-
cial news of the submarine destruc-
tion of the American tanker Vacuum
with loss of some of the American gun
crew, was received today by the gov-
ernment.
Consul General Skinner at London
confirmed that Lieut. Thomas, com-
mander of the naval. gun crew, some
of his men, Gapt. Harris, and some of
his crew still missing and probably
lost.
Seventeen of the ship’s crew and
three of the naval gunners all in one
boat were rescued,
sioner of forestry, to address, the Texas)
legislature, as Mr. Pinchot proposes to
be in Texas on May 12.
Senator Clark presented a petition
from citizens of Fayette county urging
upon the legislature to protect wwith a
liberal appropriation the state ware-
house and marketing department. Sen-
a t or Hudspeth had read telegrams from
El Paso, Alpine, Fort Davis and Marfa
urging the passage of a law authoriz-
ing the organization of a reserve ranger
force within fifty miles of the border
in all counties touching the Mexican
border.
A bill was introduced by Senator
Parr, in accordance with the recom-
mendation of the governor, providing
for an appropriation of $24,000 for the
By Associated Press.
. Mexico City, May 1.— Venustiano -Car-
ranza will take office late today as the
first constitutional president of Mexico
since the assassination of Francisco
Madero on Feb. 13, 1913. At the same
time the first constitutional congress
to be elected in that period will con-
vene under what is probably the most
radical constitution of any important
country in the world.
At 6 o’clock this morning the na-
tional flag was formally raised over
all public buildings and a salute of 21
guns heralded the new regime. The
sound of the guns was the signal for
peals of bells from the hundreds of
churches in the city, while every mili-
tary band in the capital commenced the
playing of the national anthem.
The resignation of all the ministers
in the provisional cabinet went into
effect last midnight.
President Carranza is expected to an-
nounce the names of the new ministers
on Thursday.
the hearings to begin next week on the
proposed fifteen per cent increase in
freight rates were outlined today by
the interstate commerce commission in
a statement summarizing seven general
heads under which the subject will be
considered. These subdivisions follow:
The present emergency; war condi-
tions; labor and wages; cost of fuel,
material and supplies; recent changes
in rates; the reasonableness of the pro-
posed increased rates and application
to be made of the proposed increased
revenue.
The extent of the Adamson law’s re-
sponsibility for the alleged emergency
also is to be brought out.
“Did the emergency exist prior to
Jan. 1 last?” the commission asks.
“Prior to April 1? When did it be-
come an emergency? By what criterion
can it be determined later that the em-
ergency is past?”
Carriers should state, the commis-
sion declares, by individual lines, the
extent to which their earnings are af-
fected by war conditions. As, to labor
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HUTCHINGS, SEALY & GO,
Estabished BANKERS Estabzhed
(Unincorporated)
For
Banks, Individuals,Corporations
American Rankers Associntion Trav-
elers* Cheques for Sale.
a responsible
offer actually
ness agent of the striking bakers'
union here. The union’s strike has Cut
off eighty per cent of Chicago’s daily
bread supply and threatens to cause
widespread hardship
Hope of a settlement of the strike
today centered in a conference between
representatives of the bakers and the
bakeries in the mayor’s office. The
strikers insisted on their original de-
' story, like many other similar ones,
lacks confirmation from any reliable
source.
The same veil which has been drawn
over events in Germany and Austria
obscures the situation in Sweden,
where a great nationwide demonstra-
tion by th workers also was planned
for today. Since the outbreak of a couple
of weeks ago, when rioting took place
in Stockholm, the only news received
as to conditions in Sweden has been . .
the bare announcement that a general
strike had been .ordered by the labor
leaders for May Day, coupled with a
warning to the government against un- '
due indifference.
ON BATTLE FRONTS.
On the fighting front in France little
■change has taken place for some days.
The French re striking hard in Cham-
pagne and have made some gains, but
as far as the official' communications
go, without materially altering the sit-
uation. The fighting in Macedonia,
which was resumed on a wide front
last week, is still in progress, but in-
formation regarding it is too indefinite
to juge whether the allies are en-
gaged in a major offensive.
In Mesopotamia the British are push-
ing steadily forward, but here, too, de-
tails are too meager’to throw a light
.on the extent of the campaign or the
immediate objective of the British com-
manders.
rules and regulations to be .established FULL CREW BILL
Meriden, Conn., May 1.—The union
bakers in this city went on strike to-
day, because the employers refused to
include an arbitration clause in their
contract.
“The shipping issue,” said Lord
Percy, “dominates everything else and
is very grave indeed. Both the pres-
ent .British construction and the esti-
mated American construction can not
keep pace with the present rate of de-
struction. Both must be speeded up
very appreciably if the seas are to be
kept opn. The war has resolved itself
into a race between the efficiency of
the British and American ship: yards
/and the German submarine. ,
"The balancing feature in the world
struggle is the. tonnage the United
States can supply. Only in case this is
large can the present military service “rank and file” of the bakers in the
thne Tnodssupplybe continued. This is United States did not ganction the ac-
. —e most vitally serious problem . '
which can not be exaggerated.” ‛ tion of the president of the Bakers’ In-
The Hamburg-American liners Por- ternational Union, in signing the state-
toma and Clara Menning’at New York, ment issued at Washington by the con-
have been turned over to the American ference of labor leaders Heoaa hv
government for the' use of the entente L leaders headed by
allies. Samuel Gompers to the effect that no
One ship will go to France and the | strikes would be called during the
other to Italy. war, except under stress of vital is-
a sues, were made by Tony Weth, busi-
News of Great Demonstration
in Germany Against War
Slowly Leaks Out.
By Associated Press.
Chicago, May 1.—Reports that the
• Swiss minister in charge of German
diplomatic interests at Washington,
had asked for a conference with Pres-
ident Wilson, and that the German
chancellor’s peace terms would be out-
lined in an address to the reichstag
next Thursday, caused a sharp drop in
wheat prices today. May declined 16
cents to 2.55; July 10% cents to 2.15,
and September 6%c to 1.82. '
eradication of citrus canker. There
was also introduced a bill by Senators
Bee and others providing for. the estab-
lishment of a lepers’ colony and carry-
ing an appropriation of $10,000. Sena-
tor Hopkins introduced his joint reso-
lutio proposing an amendment to the
constitution providing for1 the levying
of a 75-cent road tax. This is the reso-
lution the governor vetoed after it had
been adopted during the regular ses-
sion.
The governor sent up a message
ers was wounded in the right shoul-
der and the left eye. A third shot
went wild. Meyers’ sister-inllaw. Miss'
Etta Jrout, is said , to have resented-
the treatment accorded her sister.
Fort Worth Gets Pitcher From Amer-
icon Association;
By Associated Press.
Fort Worth, May 1.—A. Rankin
Johnson, star of the Panthers’ pitching
staff last year, will join the team right
away, it is reported,in the effort to
bolster up the twirling department
now believed to be responsible for the
losing streak. It was necessary to
purchase Johnson’s release from an
American association club.
By Associated Press.
May Day has dawned with the armed,
hosts of England, France and Germany
• Still locked fast in the most tremend-
ous struggle of the world war. But
the eyes of the world are fixed for the
moment on the stage behind the battle
line where, inside the closely guarded
frontiers of the central powers, the
bursting of the long brewing storm of
discontent is awaited with a mingling
of fear and hope.
Extraordinary measutes have been
been taken by the rulers of the central
empires to prevent the outside world
from knowing what is transpiring
within their borders. No German news-
paper is allowed to pass into a neutral
country and for the last ten days all
persons have been forbidden to leave
Germany.
, EPIDEMIC REPORTED.
Reports from Switzerland of vague
and indefinite authority assert that the
troubled conditions in Germany have
been intensified by a widespread ou-
break of typhus, said to be especially
prevalent in the great industrial re-
gions. The epidemic is attributed to
the growing food scarcity, ..but the
By Associated Press.
Austin, May l.-—The full-crew bill,
so-called, which failed at the regular
session of the legislature, was today
introduced in the senate by Senators
Hudspeth and Strickland, in accordance
with a recommendation by the gov-
er p or.
The senate today adopted a concur-
rent resolution inviting Gifford Pin-
chot, former United States commis-
say, to make a fortune in Wall street
On “short investments" by instructing
their brokers to buy just as the’ ex-
pected tumble in the market devel-
oped from the bomb explosion and the
false news. Persons familiar with the
market conditions have informed the
police that the Germans either were
misled about the probable outcome of
such an occurrence in Wall street, or
that they are putting this story for-
ward to hide their real intentions.
Hirsch and Meyringer have been
shadowed since the war began, orders
having been given, detectives say, te
shoot either one on the first attempt
to make use of the bombs.
The police assert the two men visit-
ed Wall street often and inspected
closely one of the “most important
financial institutions in the country
in the viciinty of Broad and Wall
streets.” J. P. Morgan & Co.’s offices
GALVESTON, TEXAS, TUESDAY, MAY 1, 1917.—TEN PAGES
State Department at Austin Has Re-*
ceived Supply.
By Associated Press.
Austin, May 1.— The - secretary of
state’s department has just received a
supply from the state printer of print-'
ed copies of the laws passed by the
Thirty-fifth legislature and these laws
are now ready for distribution. There
have been quite a large number of re-
quests for copies of these laws. Sec-
retary of State Bartlett made a record
in having printed within 30 days these
new laws, as heretofore it has been
over 60 days’ before copies would be
available. No postage stamps will-be
accepted in payment on these laws.
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By Associated Press.
London, May 1.—The' survivors of
the American oil tank, steamer Vac-
uum, who will arrive in Liverpool at
midnight, include Robert Williams, Os-
car Gailes, W. Lundgren, A. Byl and
Raymond Nunez.
The following are other survivors
who have been landed; John Simpson,
August Lotos, William Orell, G. Wi-
seam, Louis Purdi, J. Mauchel, Marc
By Associated Press.
Austin, May 1.—Governor Ferguson
today in a message to the legislature
recommended the enactment of legisla-
tion providing for the establishment of
a rigid quarantine against contagious
diseases of all kinds, and for the
proper treatment and isolation of any
and all persons affected with any kind
of contagious or infectious diseases.
The governor points out that the pos-
asible influx into the state of a,larger
population through the national army
and otherwise, makes such legislation
ian expedient step.
The governor also submitted a rec-
commendation at the request of Com-
missioner of Agriculture Fred W.
Davis, for an appropriation of $24,000
for each of the next two fiscal years
for the purpose of eradication of citrus
canker and other dangerous diseases
now threatening the destruction of the
citrus industry in Texas. The federal
government has made an appropria-
tion of the same amount as herein
mentioned, which becomes available
provided the state duplicates it.
A recommendation was also present-
ed by the governor urging the legisla-
ture to provide adequate salaries for
the members of the industrial accident
board, and also provision to increase
the force of the department in order
to properly carry out the provisions
of the employers’- liability act. The
governor characterizes this" law as a
splendid piece of legislation.
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and the subtreasury are at Wall and
Broad. Although heavily guarded, the
Germans found a side door not so care-
fully watched as the other entrances,
the police say the prisoners admitted,
and arranged to set off the bomb there
at night. One was to stop and tie a
shoe lace while the other lighted the
fuse and placed the bomb. It had a
30-minute fuse. This could have given
them time to be far uptown when the
explosion occurred.
With the newspapers next morning
telling of the destruction, a main tele-
graph wire outside the city was to be
tapped, and Meyringer was to send in
a bulletin -of extensive submarine
depredations along the coast. The
trunk line wires would then be cut
after the country had heard of the
president’s death and other sensational
news and before details could be pub-
lished, the financial deals were expect-
ed to be put through.
Hirsch, supplemented before the
court an alleged confession he hd
made earlier to the police that the
explosion of a bomb at the Morgan
offices was a part of a scheme to cre-
ate a stock market reversal from
which he and Meyringer could profit
financially. The bomb was made under
direction of Meyringer and another
man, he said, declaring that he did not
know anything about the construction,
of bombs. Hirsch, said that Meyringer
had induced him to speculate in Wall
street and had suggested, as a quicker
way of getting profits, a scheme ; to
frighten the stock market.
The men- were held in $10,000 bail
each.
STRIKE AT KANSAS CITY.
Several Larger Compaines Are Affected
By Move.
By Associated Press.
Kansas City, Mo., May 1.—A strike
of bakers at several of the larger
companies was called here last mid-
night, , following a session. late last
night of union members at which a
strike vote was taken. Increased
wages demands were refused by the
bakery owners, it was said, prior to
the calling of the strike vote.
1 By Associated Press.
, Chicago, May 1.—Ty Cobb,
, right fielder for the Detroit
। , Americans, appeared in his ac-
. customed form today after hav-
ing undergone yesterday what is
termed the “third degree” on the
Chicago board of trade. The
game between Detroit and Chi-
cago was postponed -on account
of a rainstorm and Cobb, look-
ing for excitement, wandered into
the board of trade. A number
. of traders immediately recog-
nized the ball player and in-
vited him into the wheat pit. The
journey from the edge to the
center of the pit was reasonably
easy, but the exit, Cobb. says,
broke his best base stealing rec-
ord. The proceeding to which
the Georgian was subjected is
called the third degree on the
floor of the board and when he
emerged it was necessary for
him to retire to his hotel for a
change- of clothing.
has been in progress in Germany as
to the aims of the war. The Socialists,
vigorously' opposed by the Pan-Ger-
mans, are urging' a clear statement of
Germany’s peace terms, on the basis of
no annexations or indemnities. ‘The
chancellor was recently reported to
have decided to defer definite formula-
tion of peace proposals.
’the announcement of the chancel-
lor’s plah to make a peace offer on
Thursday is. given added weight by
the fact that it appears in the Tage-
blatt, one of the most widely circulat-
ed German newspapers.
“To these departments respectively
is delegated the duty of preparing and
enforcing rules and regulations under
this order to accomplish the purpose
mentioned.
“This order shall take effect from
date.
“(Signed) WOODROW WILSON.
Secretary Daniels has assigned Com-
mander D. W. Todd, director of naval
communications, to have charge of the
cable censorship and Commander Ar-
thur B. Hoff will be in control of the
New York division. Brig. Gen. Me- i
Intyre has been selected by Secretary -
Baker to direct the telephone and tele-
graph supervision on the border. The
censorship of telephones and telegraphs
will affect the Mexican border only.
These cable censorships regulations
are issued for the guidance of the
public. The text of the regulations
is as follows:
REGULATIONS.
“The following authorized codes may
be used conditioned on the acceptabil-
ity under the censorship regulations
in effect in the foreign countries con-
cerned. The name of the code shall
be written in the check and be signall-
ed free.
“A. B. C.; 5th.
“Scott’s, 10th edition.
“Western Union (not including five
letter edition).
“Lieber’s (not including five letter
edition).
“Bentley’s complete phrase code (not
including the oil and mining supple-
ments).
Worry Over War Conditions to Blame
for Act.
By Associated Press.
Houston, May 1.—The body of Mar-
tin Ernst, a German salesman, was
found today suspended by a suitcase
strap attached to a door hinge and
looped around his neck. Ernst had
choked himself to death by lifting his
feet from the floor and keeping his
knees bended. Articles found in his
effects showed he had brooded over
war conditions for several months. He
is the -second German to commit sui-
cide here because of war fears.
Carranza Assumes Office.
First Since Death of Madero
in 1913.
By Associated Press.
Washington, May 1.—An executive
■ order, signed by President Wilson pro-
I viding for the censorship of' cables
out of the United States, and of tele-
graph and telephone lines into Mexico,
together with regulations governing
the same( were made public today by
the committee on public information.
The object of the censorship is to pre-
vent the sending of information which
might be of value to the enemy.
The committee announced today that
arrangements have been made to put
the executive order into effect imme- ,
diately.
TEXT OF ORDER.
The order, dated April 28, is as fgl-,
lows:
“Whereas, the existence of -a state
of war between the United States and
the imperial German government
makes it essential to the public safety
that no communication of a character
which would aid the enemy or its allies
shall be had;
“Therefore, by virtue of the power
vested in me, under the constitution
and by the joint resolution passed
by congress on April 6, 1917, declaring
the existence of a state of war, it is
ordered that all companies or other
persons, owning, controlling or operat-
ing telegraph and telephone lines or
submarine cables, are hereby prohibited
from transmitting messages to points ;
without the United States and from
delivering messages received from such
points, except those permitted under
a troop ship, was sunk recently by
a German submarine All the troops
were saved. The Ballarat was car-
rying troops from Australia to Eng-
land. The soldiers were rescued by
By Associated Press.
The Hague, Netherlands,- May 1.—
Via London.—Dr. von Bethmann-Holl-/
weg, the German imperial chancellor,
will make another peace offer in the
reichstag on Thursday of this week,
according to an announcement made ,
today by the Berliner Taseblatt.
“The world will be astonished by
the moderation of the German peace
terms,” said the Gen. Anzeiger of Dus-
seldorf, Germany, quoting in 4 recent
0spatch from Berlin, a statement .
given but to foreign correspondents in
Berlin. For several weeks it has been
intimated that Germany might "soon
make another peace offer, and recent
information from Berlin showed that
Chancellor von Bethmann-Hollweg,was
expected soon to make an annownce-
warmer except
extreme on west
coast; Wednes-
day fair; warm-
er except imme-
diate coast.
T T-m For West Tex-
as: Tonight fair,
warmer; Wed-
nesday fair; warmer southeast por-
tion.
For Oklahoma: Tonight and
Wednesday fair and warmer.
Winds on Texas coast: Light to
gentle northeast to east.
By Associated Press.
New York, May 1.—Chinese
students in this country are or-
ganizing a military corps which
already numbers six hundred
and which will be offerd to the
government either as a unit or
with its members apportioned to
other regiments, it was an-
nounced by the Chinese-Amer-
ican Citizen’s alliance here today.
George W. Conkling Meets Death in
Auto Accident.
By Associated Press.
Ridgefield Park, N. J., May 1.—
George W. Conkling, one of the best
known telegraphers in the country,
was killed today in an automobile a
cident. His son, Dewitt, and an em
ployee who were in the car with him,
were seriously injured.
Mr. Conkling, formerly with the As-
sociated Press, was known in the tele-
graphic field as “the most perfect
Morse sender.”
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