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FRIDAY, JULY 26, 1918.
GALVESTON TRIBUNE.
THIRTEEN
MARINE INTELLIGENCE
Predicts Ten Million Tons.
Philadelphia, Pa., July 26.—Charles
M. Schwab, director general of ship-
building, home from his inspection tour
of the Western ship yards, predicted
an output of ten million ship tons a
year. .
In order to foster shipbuilding in
this country Mr. Schwab said he will
immediately take measures to cut off
shipments of steel to foreign countries.
This will affect shipments contracted
for by Japan and China. They will
not get steel until every shop yard
here has enough to keep it going to
capacity, according to Mr. Schwab.
i Mr. Schwab returned from the Pa-
1 cific coast chiefly to take up the steel
1 situation, complicated by the many de-
mands by the government, the allies
: and the less essential industries of the
I country. He declared" himself delight-
' ed with his trip West.
“The whole country is thrilled with
| a patriotic impulse,” be said.
Reduced submarine sinkings in June
| were declared by Mr. Schwab to be
j one of the most hopeful developments
of the war. He pointed out that de-
liveries in June from American ship
yards alone equalled 75 per cent of the
tonnage sunk. The big Hog Island
yard, yet to launch its first vessel, is
' about 95 per cent complete, Mr. Schwab
i said, and would be finished at a cost
| of approximately $55,000,000, the ex-
| cess over estimates having been caused
| by the rise in the cost of labor and
| materials which, has affected every big
building project.
Huge Food Shipments.
a Washington, July 26.—Tremendous
increases in the shipments of food
abroad were the outstanding features
of, the country’s foreign trade in the
: fiscal year ended June 30. Detailed
- figures announced by the department
I of commerce showed that shipments of
' breadstuffs in the fiscal.year 1918 were
i worth $633,309,485 as compared with
J $588,983,454 in the preceding year and
i that meat and dairy products were val-
1 ued at $678,848,942, as compared with
| $403,192,279.
1 In the twelve months 4,528,844 bales
of cotton were exported, 1,418,321 bales
less than in 1917, but the value was
greater owing to higher prices, the
. I staple being worth $665,024,665, as com-
| pared with $543,074,690.
! Exports of cottonseed oil amounted
| to $100,005,074 pounds, a decrease of
| 58,000,000 pounds from the preceding
period.
Mineral oils sent abroad totaled 2,-
677,037,650 gallons, a decrease of 71,-
000,000 gallons. Increased prices for
these commodities also made the small-
er exports worth more than the larger
amount the preceding year, the value
for 1918 being $298,144,927.
Barometer and Sun.
I The following data regarding barom-
| eter and sun are furnished by the local
1 United States weather bureau:
BAROMETER (SEA LEVEL).
1 . At 8 a. m. today, 30.01 inches, which
[ corresponds to 762.2 millimeters.
SUN TOMORROW.
I Sunrise tomorrow: 6:37 a. m.; sunset.
8:24 p. m.
No Decision Reached.
The question of whether or not the
government free nautical school will
be reopened in the federal building
here, is still unanswered. Numbers of
prominent hen have taken the matter
, up with Eriest Lee Jahnecke, who has
i charge of this district, and who has
headquarter in New Orleans, and still
others havecarried the matter directly
i to Henry Hward, of Boston, who was
the originatr of the idea and who has
charge of te movement. No efforts
are being Sared to impress the im-
portance of uch a move on the offi-
cials, and idications at the present
‘ time are vey favorable toward the
• matter.
Capt. A. A.Miranda, the inspector of
hulls, with te United States local in-
spectors of team yessels, announced
this morning hat since the school had
closed he ha received applications
from six or ight men and that he
could assure till other applications as
Soon as the olicials indicated the fact
| that the schot would be reopened.
| “It is very mportant to Galveston
1 that the schol be reopened,” said
| Capt. Miranda this morning. “The
1 men who havesea experience here are
| beginning to ealize the opportunity
they have offeld through the medium
1 of these school and will take proper
advantage of tem. There are num-
bers of men wh have bay and coast-
wise licenses, Mo with the necessary
| training that th school affords would
aid in tiding th government through
■ the hour that th need of men as deck
officers has beelso pronounced. These
mes are capablgmariners, and would
• make excellent fficers if they had a
little education long the lines offered
in the schools. Some of them could
qualify for licents within two weeks.
“At the presen time, we are having
to do everything n our power to see
j that all of the booms are kept under
way and the pessary officers are
provided. We areept constantly rais-
■ ing grades, and me times we have
j to almost touch tl boundary provided
1 by law to get therequired number of
men as officers. However, we have
' managed to get enugh so far, but our
future course is ofextreme uncertain-
ty. We don’t knw where the men
will come from Uless we have the
1 school to draw upol I am certain that
: if the officials sho- any indication of
starting the school gain, we can ob-
tain them a class f from fifteen to
twenty men to star on.” .
Capt. Miranda and his colleagues in
the office are veryenthusiastic over
the prospects, as areother members of
the advisory board f the school and
those interested in is welfare.
Dairy River Bulletin.
In the following taulation the first
column of figures Sows the flood
stage, in feet and telhs, of the river
at the station indica-d. The second
column the stage at 1. m. The third
column shows the chares in the stage
which have occurred dring the last 24
hours, and the last colmn the amount
of precipitation during the
riod:
Trinity River—
same pe-
A
Dallas
25.0
Long Lake ... 40.0
Riverside ....40.0
Liberty (yes).25.0
Brazos River—
Kopperl......21.0
Waco -.......27.0
Valley Jct. ...40.0
Colorado River—
Ballinger ....28.0
Marble Falls.....
Austin .......18.0
9
— 0
3.
18 .
5.1 1
1.8
0.3
0.6
0.2
6.9
NEWS OF THE COURTS
Fifty-sixth District Court.
Hon. Robt. G. Street, Judge J. C. Geng-
ler, Clerk.
Lott Littlefield vs. William Little-
field, divorce; divorce decreed.
Suits Filled.
In Tenth district court:
Ex parte Joseph Cihlar, naturaliza-
tion.
The state of Texas vs. Mrs. Louisa
Bell, taxes. .
The state of Texas vs. W. J. Dugey,
‘taxes. •
The state of Texas vs. Otto Flake,
taxes.
The state of Texas vs. John Kennedy,
taxes.
The state of Texas vs. Thos. H. Lew-
is, taxes.
The state of Texas vs. C. Nicolini,
taxes.
The state of Texas vs. Mrs. FI. Mar-
coulides et al., taxes.
The state of Texas vs. Mrs. Bridget
Quilter, taxes.
The state of Texas vs. Ada Smith
et al., taxes.
The state of Texas vs. Mrs. Nana
Sterling, taxes. .
The state of Texas vs. Angelo Tol-
omei, taxes.
The state of Texas vs. A. J. Weber
et al., taxes.
In Fifty-sixth district court:
Peter Lukovich vs. Mary Lukovich,
divorce.
Marie Gonzales vs. Frank Gonzales,
divorce.
Julius Walker vs. Virginia Walker,
divorce.
The state of Texas vs. R. H. Johnson,
taxes.
The state of Texas vs. Jerry Kennedy,
taxes.
The state of Texas vs. W. FI. Lay-
cock et al., taxes.
The state of Texas vs. C. E. Haugh-
ton, taxes.
The state of Texas vs. Flenry O’Dell,
taxes. 1
The state of Texas vs. Jos. H. Rob-
erts as admr., taxes.
The state of Texas vs. P. C. Stewart,
taxes.
The state of Texas vs. J. W. Smith,
.taxes.
The state of Texas vs. Cornelius Wil-
liams, taxes.
The state of Texas vs. O. S. York,
taxes.
Probate Court.
Hon. Geo. E. Mann, Judge; Geo. F. Bur-
gess, Clerk.
Estate of Marie Hunter, deceased;
John Hunter appointed temporary ad-
ministrator; bond fixed at $150.
Estate of Mary J. Lasch, deceased;
Mrs. Viola. Flortense Bryant, independ-
ent executrix; will admitted to pro-
bate as per decree filed, which decree
also contains settlement pf contest and
grant of letters testamentary to Mrs.
Viola Hortense Bryant.
Sixteen Absentees.
County Clerk Burgess reports having
received sixteen votes of persons who
will be out of the city on election day
whose ballots will be deposited with
the preceding judge of election tomor-
row.
Marriage License.
Max Tavss and Miss Fannie Hessell.
CHANGE OCCURS IN GERMANY.
Civil and Military Executives Placed On
E ual Basis.
By Ass'ociated Press.
London, July 26.—A striking and
revolutionary political change has just
been made in Germany, says a Daily
Mail dispatch from Berne. Very quiet-
ly and unostentatiously, it is added,
full executive and state rights have
been granted to the imperial general
staff. This means, it is declared, that
the civil and military executives have
been placed on an equal basis.
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SPRUCE PRICES FIXED.
CITIZENS ARE URGED TO CAST BALLOTS
R. Lee Kempner, chariman of the
Galveston county Hobby campaign
committee, today issued the following
as a closing statement for the cam-
paign committee and for himself as
chairman:
“There ■ are 1,200,000 American sol-
diers in France, giving, I am thankful
to say, a very good account of them-
selves. These men were sent over
there, as our illustrious president says,
‘to make the world safe for democracy.’
A democracy is a government of the
people, by the people and for the peo-
ple. This can only be continued by the
voice of the people being expressed at
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0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
— 0.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
+ 0.1
-0.1
— 0.3
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
Columbus ....28.0
River forecast: There V11 be no im-
portant changes in the Tinity, Brazos
or Colorado rivers in the ±xt 36 to 48
hours.
MAXIM GORKY DING.
By Associated Press.
Stockholm, July 26.— (Brilsh admir-
alty per wireless press.)—Maim Gorky,
the Russian novelist and revlutionary
propagandist, is dying, say a mes-
sage from Helsingfors today
ALLIES SLOWLY
FORGE AHEAD
QUICK NEWS
“The Supply House of Galveston”
such times as on tomorrow, and it be-
hooves every good American citizen, to
go to the polls on tomorrow and cast
his or her ballot, under the democratic
form of government that we have, in
order to make nominations subject to
the Democratic primaries. To forget
or to sacrifice the right of ballot at
any time is wrong; at the present time,
unpatriotic. I feel that I cannot too
Strongly urge the voters of Galveston
to present themselves at the polls to-
morrow to cast their votes calmly,
intelligently, and to all I say, let your
conscience be your guide.”
In this connection here’s an illustra-
tion of how to vote for Hobby:
Germans Battle Desperately
to Stay Progress Against
Salient.
For Governor
ON ci-Bell County-
W.P. HOBBY of Jefferson County
Draw a line through the name of the | ing your candidate intact,
mail-you do not want to vote for, leav- [
With the American Army on the
Aisne-Marne Front, July 26.—(2 p. m.—
By the Associated Press).—Franco-
American troops on the front northeast
of Chateau Thierry moved their lines
further forward today. The allies
along the front to the east likewise
made progress at places, the Americans
at one point attaining an objective a
kilometer distant.
Clinging desperately to the hills and
the woods the Germans are using their
machine guns, their artillery and their
air forces and quantities of gas in an
effort to hamper the advance.
CHEMICAL PLANT BURNS.
By Associated Press.
St. Louis, July 26.—Fire, follow-
ing an explosion of unknown ori-
gin, broke out this afternoon in
the chemical building of the Mal-
linckrodt Chemical works, which
has large government contracts. A
general alarm was turned in.
Two girl employees were over-
come by smoke and are in serious
condition.
NEAR APEX OF PLATEAU.
With the French Army in France,
July 26.—(By the Associated Press).
—With,the capture today of the
town of Oulchy-le-Chateau the al-
lies are nearing the summit of the
plateau overlooking Fere-en-Tar-
denois. Further north the capture
of Villemontoire was effected aft-
er fighting of the most desperate
character in the streets and in the
deep caverns nearby.
%
Black Hardware Co
FORMERLY
Biuin Hardware Co.
Strand, Between 22d and 23d Sts.
DIED
TRUXILLO—Mrs. A. Truxillo died at
her home, 1724 Ave. N, at 10:45 o’clock
this morning. Funeral notice later. o\
(el)
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY
GOV. HOBBY
HERE TODAY
1
TWO PROGRAMS
WILL BE GIVEN
REPUBLICANS TO
\ HOLD PRIMARY
FOOD FOR SWITZERLAND.
By Associated Press.
Washington, July 26.—More than
100,000 tons of shipping are en-
gaged in transporting foodstuffs
and other much needed supplies to
Switzerland under convoy, officials
stated today.
WANTED—Young man with office
(preferably bookkeeping) experience,
by new concern; salary $90 per month;
promotion possible. Apply Box 1418.
(ea)
NEW ORLEANS SPOTS.
New Orleans, July 26.—The market
for spot cotton closed quiet, seventy-
five points down.
Continued From First Page. /
Gov. Hobby'has made more than 125
speeches in the present campaign and
all of them since the middle of May.
“It’s been a pretty big job,” said the
governor as he reclined in an easy
chair in one of the parlors at Hotel
Galvez and let the Gulf breeze make
him comfortable. “Nevertheless there
have been may pleasant features con-
nected with my tour of the state. The
readiness with which the state has
adapted itself to the new situations
brought about by the war and the re-
cent war legislation of the called ses-
sion of the legislature has been grat-
ifying in . the extreme. Everywhere
this adjustment to new conditions has
been accomplished without friction.
“I feel sure that the people of Texas,
the overwhelming majority of them at
least, will vindicate my administra-
tion at the polls tomorrow.”
Gov. Hobby was asked if he had
any special message for the people of
Galveston in advance of his address
tonight. The quotations given at the
opening of this story was his reply.
OBITUARY NOTICES
Dr. Walter P. Breath.
Dr. Walter P. Breath, 45 years old,
died in an ambulance en route to a
’ hospital this morning following an at-
tack of heart failure. Dr. Breath was
stricken while in the cigar store at the
northeast corner of Tremont and Mar-
ket streets. He had left his office in
the City National Bank building only
a few minutes previously. Shortly
after he had entered the cigar store
and while chatting with friends, Dr.
Breath suddenly complained of being
ill. Those present endeavored to give
first aid and also called the ambulance.
Dr. Breath died in the ambulance be-
fore it reached the hospital.
Dr. Breath was born and reared in
Galveston and for many years had been
a specialist in diseases of the eye, ear,
nose and throat. For a considerable
period he was a member of the faculty
of the University of Texas medical
branch.
Surviving Dr. Breath are his wife,
Mrs. Birdie McCutcheon Breath, two
small sons, Walter McCutcheon Breath
and Marshall Burt Breath; a sister,
Mrs. Carrie Louise Mel, and his father
and mother, Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Breath.
Late this afternon arrangements for
the funeral had not been completed.
Increases Are Authorized by War In-
dustries Board.
By Associated Press.
Washington, July 26.—Increases
averaging approximately $4 per 1,000
feet for New England spruce lumber
were authorized by the price-fixing
committee of the war industries board
for the period from July 19 to Nov. 1,
1918.
BALKAN PROBLEM.
Solution To Be One of Results
War.
of
By Associated Press.
London, July 25.—A. J. Balfour, sec-
retary for foreign affairs, speaking to-
day at a meeting to inaugurate the Si-
berian committee of London, said he
hoped that one of the results of the
war would be the solution of the Bal-
kan problem.
"Please, heaven," he added, “the Bal-
kan states will share the allied triumph
and when peace is declared—not a Ger-
man, nor a British nor a French 'peace,
but the peace of civilization, they who
with us, having poured out their blood
and treasured struggle, will enjoy the
fruits of their labors.”
Edward Reesby, Sr.
The body of Edward Reesby, Sr., aged-
63 years, who died at the John Sealy
hospital Wednesday night at 9:45
o’clock, was shipped to Waco last night
at 6:15 o’clock by J. Levy and Bro., un-
dertakers. The funeral services were
held there this morning at 10 o’clock.
Burial was made in Oakwood cemetery.
Members of McLennan Lodge, Inde-
pendent Order of Odd Fellows, of which
Mr. Reesby was a member, conducted
the funeral services. Interment was
made in Oakwood cemetery. Mr. Rees-
by is survived by one son, Edward
Reesby, Jr., of Wichita Falls, and two
brothers, Walter of Waco and W. J.
of Galveston. W. J. and Edward Rees-
by, Jr., accompanied the body to
Waco.
CLASS 1 REGISTRANTS.
John J. Gilbert.
The funeral of John J. Gilbert, aged
36 years, who was killed Wednesday
morning near the Galveston end of
the causeway, was held yesterday aft-
ernoon at the residence of his brother,
David T. Gilbert, 2314 Avenue K, Rev.
P. M. Lennartz of St. Joseph’s Catholic
church, officiated. Burial was made in
the old Catholic-cemetery.
Deceased is survived by his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas D. Gilbert 'of
League City; three brothers, David T.
Gilbert of Galveston, Thomas D. Gil-
bert, Jr., and William Gilbert of League
City, and three sisters, Miss. Kate Gil-
A patriotic and farewell entertain-
ment will be held Monday night, July
29, at the city auditorium, and Tuesday
night, July 30, at Cottonjammers’ park,
under the auspices of the “four-minute”
men of Galveston complimentary to
the drafted men who are to leave the
city for training camp, some on the
morning of July 31st and others be-
tween Aug. 1 and 5. The public is in-
vited to both entertainments.
will be no admission charged.
The “four minute” men, both
There
white
and colored, are co-operating in these
entertainments and will spare no pains
to have clean, instructive and profitable
exercises.
In addition to the “four minute” col-
ored men, Very Rev. J. M. Kirwin,
Hon. M. E. Shay and Mr. J. L. Darrou-
zet will address the audiences.
Following are the programs:
At city auditorium, Monday, July
29th, beginning at 8:30 p. m:
Music, “America.”
Invocation, Rev. W. H. Logan, pastor
Wesley Tabernacle M. E. church.
Introductory remarks, Rev. J. R. Gib-
son, master of ceremonies.
Music, “Star Spangled Banner."
Four-minute speech, Mr. Theodore
Patrick.
Short address, Hon: M. E. Shay.
Ten-minute talk. Rev. H. M. Wil-
liams, pastor Avenue L Bapist church.
Four-minute speech, Mr. J. T. Maxey.
Ten-minute talk, Rev. A. Barbour,
pastor Macedonia Baptist church.
Music.
Address, Very Rev. J. M. Kirwin.
Music.
Benediction, Rev. J. C. Calhoun, pas-
tor West.Point Baptist church.
Program at the Cottonjammers’ park
Tuesday night, beginning at 8:30:
Music, patriotic air.
Invocation, Rev. A. D. Hendon, pas-
tor Mt. Olive Baptist church.
Introductory remarks, Prof. H. T. Da-
vis, master of ceremonies.
Music, patriotic air.
“Ten Minutes’ Advice to' Our De-
parting Soldier Boys,” Rev. J. E. Ed-
wards, pastor Reedy Chapel A. M. E.
church.
Four-minute speech, Dr. R. H. Stan-
ton.
Music, patriotic air. •
Ten-minute talk, Mr. S. H. Simpson.
Address, Mr. J. L. Darrouzet.
Benediction, Rev. W. L. Turner, pas-
tor St. Paul M. E. church.
Following is a list of the polling
places and their presiding judge foi-
Republican primaries tomorrow:-
Precinct 1: Polling place, 1010 Post-
office street; presiding judge, Chas.
Fennall.:
Precinct 2: Polling place, 1602 Ave-
nue A; presiding judge, N. C. Wash-
ington.
Precinct 3: Polling place, Seventeenth
street and Avenue C; presiding judge,
A. A. Adams.
Precinct 4: Polling place, Tweist y-
fifth and Postoffice street; presiding
judget, Abe Ivory.
Precinct 5: Polling place, 2615 Ave-
nue G; presiding judge, Geo. Smith.
Precinct 6B: Polling place, Thirty-
sixth and Avenue G; presiding judge,
J. W. Williams.
Precinct 6A: Polling place, Broad-
way between Forty-first and Forty-
second streets; presiding judge, Joe
Johnson.
Precinct 7A: Polling place, Thirty-
ninth and Avenue N; presiding judge,
John Green.
Precinct 7B: Polling place, 3416
Avenue M%; presiding judge, Willis
Woods.
Precinct 7C: Polling place, 1516
Thirty-third strfeet; presiding judge, Dr.
R. H. Stanton.
Precinct 8: Polling place, 2805 Ave-
nue M; presiding judge, Love Phelps.
Precinct 9: Polling place, Twenty-
fourth and Avenue N; presiding judge,
Rust Henderson.
Precinct 10: Polling place, 1314
Twenty-first street; presiding judge,
Paul de Bruhl.
Precinct 11: Polling place, Fifteenth
street between Avenue L and M; pre-
siding judge, Perry Jasper.
Precinct 12: Polling place, Earles
hall; presiding judge, H. M. Earles.
Precinct 13: Polling place, Dana’s
place; presiding judge, E. E. Dana.
Precinct 13%: Polling place, Notting-
ham; presiding judge, J. Downey.
Precinct 14: Polling place, Lamar-
que colored school house; presiding
judge, G. E. Bell.
Precinct 15: Polling place, Dickin-
son; presiding judge, John Mason.'
Precinct 15%: Polling place, Gadi-
sons place, Hitchcock; presiding judge,
Ed. Brown.
Precinct 16: Polling place, Reeves
shop, League City; presiding judge, T.
W. Reeves.
Precinct 22: Polling place, Sun’s of-
fice, Texas City; presiding judge, A. E.
Newman/
WESTERN UNION INDICTED.
By Associated Press.
New York, July 26.—The Western
Union Telegraph company was in-
dicted by a federal grand jury here
today on charges of having trans-
mitted messages by mail.
U. S. STILL SILENT.
Statement on Siberia Not Ready For
Publication.
By Associated Press.
Washington, July 26.—News that an
official announcement has been made
in London that Japan had decided to
accept the proposal of the United
States to give military assistance to the
Czecho-Slovak army in Siberia did not
alter the course of the government
here in still making no statement on
the status of the negotiations.
On the other hand variously pub-
lished accounts of the negotiations were
denounced as speculative and as pos-
sibly giving information to the ene-
my.
President Wilson’s statement mak-
ing formal announcement on the sub-
ject has been drafted, but will not be
issued until all the details have been
closed.
INSPECT SHIPYARD.
Latin-American Diplomats Are Guests
of Shipping Board.
By Associated Press.
Philadelphia, July 26.—Latin-Amer-
ican diplomats, guests of the shipping
board at an inspection of the Flog
Island shipyard, were told today by
Chairman Hurley that the great mer-
chant, marine now being built by the
United States must bring prosperity to
America’s neighbors as well as to this
country or the pride of the. United
States in the achievement will be di-
minished.
“You may send back to -your own
peoples the word that these ships will
not be used exclusively for this nation’s
aggrandizement in peace,” he declared,
“any more than they are used for such
aggrandizement in the war that is now
waging. Our duty now is, to build a
bridge of ships to our fighting front
in France. Our expectation is that a
large part of this bridge willobe used
to connect us more closely with our
neighbors when the war is over-—-a
bridge that will be used as freely and
with quite as much advantage by our
neighbors as by ourselves.”
SEND MAIL TO BERLIN.
"CAPTURE" GALVESTON.
MEXICAN LABOR
RULES MODIFIED
Ordinary .........
Good ordinary .
Low middling ...
Middling ........
Good middling ..
Middling fail- ....
..18.50
..19.75.
. .23.25
. .28.00
..30.00 :
. .30.62
• Sales—Spots, 155 bales; f. o. b., 220
bales.
NEW YORK SPOTS.
New York, July 26.—-The market for ;
spot cotton closed quiet, thirty-five
points down.
Good ordinary ..
Low middling .
Middling .......
Good middling
Middling fair ..
Sales—None.
...22.37 i
...25.29
...28.55 1
...29.70
...30.41
NEW YORK FUTURES.
Futures closed steady.
Today.
January ...........24.15-16
March ..... 24.13-16
May ..............24.11b
August .:..........25.06b
September ... /.....24.90b
October ............24.80-86
December .......24.26b
Yes'day.
24.30-31
24.24-25
24.22b
24.88-90
24.95 ,
24.87-90
24.41-42
LIVERPOOL MARKETS.
Liverpool, July 26.—Spots closed easy
4 points down. Total sales 1,000 bales,
of which 700 were American.
Imports, 44,000 bales, of which 41,-
000 were American.
LIVERPOOL SPOTS.
Spots closed easy..
Ordinary .....
Good ordinary
Low middling
Middling ....
Good middling
Middling fair
Today.
... .18.59
... .19.11
... .20.11
... .20.63
....21.26
... .21.95
Yes'day.
18.63
19.15
20.15
20.67
21.30
21.99
Sales, 1,000 bales; yesterday, 1,000.
LIVERPOOL FUTURES
(Old contracts.)
Old contracts barely steady.
July
New contracts steady.
July -----
August .
September
October .
November
Today.
.19.28
.20.94
.19.87
.19.30
.18.92
.18.66
DAILY MOVEMENTS AT
Augusta
Memphis
St. Louis
Houston
Totals
Yes’day.
19.12
20.87
19.85
19.17
18.88
18.65
INTERIOR
TOWNS.
Receipts. Shipments. Stock.
1
1,898
140
874
2,913
1,098
2,885
140
415
4,538
58,107
162,867
14,538
90,602
326,114
August Calls Must Be Filled Before
They Are Released.
By Associated Press.
Washington, July 26.—Local draft
boards have been instructed by Provost
Marshal Gen. Crowder to refuse the
release of registrants in class 1 for en-
listment in the navy, marine corps, or
the emergency fleet until it has been
determined that there will be a suffi-
cient number of such registrants phy-
sically qualified for general military
service to fill promptly all August
calls. State adjutant generals have been
notified that the August requisitions
will be approximately equal to those of
July, when 367,961 registrants were
called.
bert, Miss Mamie Gilbert, and
C. Decoite, all of League City.
Mrs.
Mrs. Elva V. Nicholson.
Mrs. Elva V. Nicholson, aged 61 years,
died at the residence of her niece, Mrs.
D. D. McDonald, 928 Avenue G, at 10:40
o’clock Wednesday night. She was a
resident of Mason City, Iowa, where
her husband and her sister, Mrs. T. M.
Lemoine, also reside. The body will
be sent to Mason City for burial.
WIN CHAMPIONSHIP.
Brazos County Girls Victorious in Can-
ning Contest.
By Associated Press.
College Station, Tex., July 26.—A
team of Brazos county girls won the
state championship in the canning club
contest at A. and M. college and will
receive the Holland trophy. Second and
third honors went to Jackson and Tar-
rant county, respectively. Miss Lois
Humphrey of Jackson county, made the
highest individual record.
ABANDONS CLAIM.
Ukraine Gives Up All Pretensions to
Bessarabia.
By Associated Press.
Paris, July 26.—The Ukrainian gov-
ernment has announced officially that
it abandons its claim to Bessarabia,
says a Bucharest dispatch to the Ger-
man press transmitted by the Zurich
correspondent of the Matin. As a re-
sult of the diplomatic relations be-
tween Rumania and the Ukraine have
been resumed.
Mrs. E. David.
The funeral of Mrs. E. David, aged
75 years, who died Wednesday after-
noon, was held yesterday afternoon at
5 o’clock from the residence of her
son, Leo. David, 1217 Market street.
Rev. J. T. Sloan of the Trinity Epis-
copal church officiated. Burial
made in Lakeview cemetery.
SATISFACTORY PROGRESS
was
Being Made by American Troops
Marne Salient.
on
Information has been given out local-
ly concerning the importation of Mexi-
can labor into Texas for the purpose of
working in the lignite mines, harvest-
ing and working the crops and for
railway track work. According to a
telegram which has been received from
H. W. Lewis, the district superintend-
ent in charge of the work of the labor
bureau, these Mexicans will be re-
leased to any persons engaged in any
of the above mentioned lines, and they
will be allowed to work for that in-
dividual or firm as long as they are
needed, when they must be turned back
to the immigration service or to the
employment service bureau. At the ex-
piration of the time set in the pro-
visions of the statutes the Mexicans
will be sent back to Mexico. Any vio-
lation of the agreement between the
Mexicans and the persons for whom
they are working will mean immediate
deportation for the laborers.
The men will not be subject to draft
while they are ’ in the United States,
and it was only after assuring them of
this that men could be induced to cross
the border. In the event that the Mex-
ican cares to stay in the United States
he must pass all of the examinations
which are given to all immigrants and
must pay the head tax, and immedi-
ately upon becoming a citizen his
rights as an alien will be forfeited and,
like all other citizens, he will be sub-
ject to draft.
The bill in question first provided
that the laborers would be brought in
for three months to cover the period of
working the crops only, but later it
was decided that the work of harvest-
ing would be as necessary as the
other and the period was extended to
cover both the working of the crops
and the harvesting. It is estimated
that the Mexicans will not be in the
United States longer than six months.
The following is the telegram which
was received from Mr. Lewis today:
“Effective July’25, the provisions of
the departmental order of June 12,
Houston Post Bunch Also Rents the
Ocean.
Galveston was captured by 300 em-
ployees of the Houston Post and their
families who invaded the Island City,
rented the ocean for a short spell and
had a general all around good time
yesterday evening. Six big inter-
urban cars carried them from Houston,
the cars leaving the Post building at
4 o’clock. The ride down to the sea
was taken up with alternating inroads
on the soda water and chewing gum
stores, a seemingly inexhaustible sup-
ply of each being on every car.
After the disembarkation at Galves-
ton, the whole crowd passed down to
the beach, led by the Houston Post
band. Disporting in the surf for a con-
siderable time, the party again repaired
to the cars, where their lunches await-
ed them. Appetites whetted by the
twang of the salt water made short
work of the edibles prepared in the
home kitchens of the women members
of the parts, strictly on a Hoover-
Peden basis. •
The affair was given through the
courtesy of Roy G. Watson, president
and general manager of the Houston
Post, and besides Mr. Watson there
were present a number of the officials
and several heads of departments of
the Post. This picnic was the second
of the sort that has been held. It is
contemplated that it will be made a
permanent annual affair.
Viereeck Admits Charge, According to
New York Attorney.
New York, July 26.—Admission that
he sent mail to Germany through Se-
cret channels for almost a year after
United States entered the war has been
made by George Sylvester Viereck, edi-
tor of Vireck’s weekly, formerly the
Fatherland, according to a statement
today by Merton E. Lewis, attorney
general of New York. Viereck claimed
that the letters were innocent com-
munications to his father in Berlin. He
acknowledged he had burned
originals here.
OIL MEN IN SESSION.
the
To Adopt Standard Oil Map of North
Texas.
By Associated Press.
Fort Worth, July 26.—Texas and Ok-
lahoma oil men are in session here
today to adopt a standard oil map of
North Texas. This is done to correct
defects in surveys and omissions in
county clerks records.
NET RECEIPTS AT U. S. PORTS.
Galveston, 572; New Orleans, 1,319;
Savannah, 4,210; Norfolk, 400; Boston,
75; other ports, 2,355; total, 8,931; same
day last week, 4,780; same day last
year, 8,612.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT.
Net receipts of cotton at all United •
States ports thus far this week were:
32,205; thus far last week, 32,186; thus
far this week last year, 36,622; thus far
this season, 6,237,745; thus far last sea- !
son, 7,307,150; difference, 1,069,405.
CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET.
The range of prices on the Chicago
Board of Trade for the month of Aug-
ust was as follows:
Oats—Open, 69%; high, 70%; low,
68%; close, 69%; yesterday, 69% @
69%.
Corn—Open, $1.51%; high, $1.53%;
low, $1.50%; close, $1.52% @1.53; yes- /
terday, $1.51% @1.52.
VISITED POOR FARM.
AVIATOR KILLED.
One Dead and One Hurt in Accident
at Curtiss Field.
Buffalo, N. Y., July 26.—J. L. Dun-
ham of Brockville, Ontario, an aviator,
was killed in an airplane fall at Cur-
Liverpool Statistics.
By Associated Press.
Liverpool, July 26.—Weekly cotton
statistics: Total forwarded to mills,
52,000 American, 30,000; stock, $270,-
000 American, 107,000; imports, 57,000
American, 46,000; exports, none.
tiss field today.
San Francisco
injured.
James Doolittle of
was probably fatally
amending immigration law so as to
Washington, July 26.—Satisfactory I permit the importation of alien Mexi-
progress is being made by the Amer-cans for railway maintenance work
ican troops assisting the French and 1 and lignite coal mining, as well as for
British in pushing in the German lines agricultural purposes, has been ex-
on the Soissons-Rheims salient, mem-
bers of the house military committee
were told today by Secretary Baker and
Gen. March, chief of staff.
The transportation facilities of the
expeditionary army are fully meeting
the strain placed upon them in keep-
ing the moving troops supplied and in
bringing up heavy guns and ammuni-
tion, the representatives were told.
tended to
include laborers coming
Figures furbished the committee
members showed that the death rate in
battle has been eight per thousand,
while there was exactly the same pro-
portion of deaths from disease among
the expeditionary forces. The officials
said this undoubtedly was the lowest
from Mexico 'to engage in mining of
any and all kinds, or to be employed
in the performance of common labor in
connection with construction work be-
ing done by or for the government, in
the erection of buildings in the state
of Texas, and also in the jurisdiction
of immigration district 23, adjacent to
the Mexican border, which includes, be-
sides Texas, the state of New Mexico,
Arizona tnd California. At the same
time the practice of deducting a por-
tion of the laborers’ wages as stipu-e
lated in the amendment and made a
part of the contract executed and en-
tered into between the employer and
County Officials and Army Lieutenant
Inspects Location.
County Commissioners Hartel, Bod-
deker and Deats, Assistant County At-
torney Cranford and Lieut. Piper of
the surgeon general’s department
yesterday made a visit of inspection to
the old county poor farm, the purpose
being to secure a first hand knowledge
of what would be necessary to make
the place a sort of reform school for
taking care of certain individuals who
may be convicted of having venereal
diseases, in harmony with recent
measures adopted by the army depart-
ment to maintain the physical condi-
tion of the enlisted” men.
According to. the opinion of those
who comprised the party, the farm,
which consists of about seventy acres,
is admirably situated for such a pur-
pose and the expense of erecting build-
ings, building proper fencing and pro-
viding a more ample supply of water
would be less than $5,000.
The matter of rehabilitating the
county farm is likely to come before
some meeting of the board of county
commissioners in the near future. Pro-
vision would have to be made for the
expense in the forthcoming budget now
under consideration of the finance
committee of the board.
GALVESTON MARKETS
•-----------:
GALVESTON MARKET.
Galveston market for spot cotton
closed quiet, 50 points down.
Low ordinary
Ordinary ....
Today.
.16.20
.17.20
Good ordinary........18.70
Strict good ordinary ..19.70
Low middling ........21.20
Strict low middling. .. .25.25
Middling ...........26.75
Strict middling.......27.00
Good middling
.27.25
Strict good middling.. 27.50
Middling fair
27.75
Yes’day.
16.70
17.70
19.20
. 20.20
21.70
25.75
27.25
27.50
27.75
28.00
28.25
Sales: Spots, 328 bales; f. o. b., 200.
Yesterday, 150 bales f. o. b.
GALVESTON STOCK. *
This day
This day.Last year.
For Great Britain....
For coastwise ......
4,355
1,500
Compresses and depots.121,999*
Total stock
CONGRESSMEN REACH ENGLAND.
death rate among troops at war in the j the government and the alien will be
history of the world I discontinued.”
By Associated Press.
Washington. July 26.—Safe arrival in
England of fourteen members of the
house naval committee, headed by
Chairman Padgett of Tennessee, was
announced today by the navy depart-
ment.
16,422
9,848
79,078
.127.854 105,348
GALVESTON COTTON RECEIPTS.
By I. and G. N......
By M., K. and T......
By G., C. and S. F....
By G., H. and S. A...
Bales.
. 200
. 11
26
. 335
Total .......................
NEW ORLEANS FUTURES.
Futures closed steady.
January .....
March .......
May .........
August ......
September ...
October .....
December ...
Today.
...23.36-40
...23.33
.. .23.32-35
...25.05-15
...24.50-55
...23.65-72
...23.36-40
572
Yes’day.
23.52-56
23.54-58
25.32-42
24.67-70
23.82-85
23.52-59
1
Fort Worth Livestock,
By Associated Press.
Fort Worth, Tex., July 26.—Cattle—-
Receipts, 3,500; market steady; beeves,
$6.50@15.30; stockers, $6.00@8.50; heif-
ers, $6.00 @ 6.50; cows, $4.25@8.50; bulls,
$5.75@7.75; calves, $5.50@11.25.
Hogs—Receipts, 1,000; market 10c
lower; heavy, $19.50@19.25; light,
$19.00@19.15; medium, $18.75@19.00;
mixed, $18.50@18.75; common, $17.50@
18.25; pigs, $10.00@15.50.
Sheep—Receipts, 600; market steady;
lambs, $14.00@16.00; yearlings, $12.50@
14.00; wethers, $12.50@13.50; ewes,
$11.50 @ 12.00; culls, $6.00 @ 8.00; goats,
$5.00@7.75.
New Orleans Cotton.
By Associated Press.
New Orleans, July 26.—Reports of
further declines in Texas spot mar-
kets caused selling of cotton today,
under which the market lost thirty-one
to thirty-nine points in the first half
hour of trading. Little support came
from any quarter.
Wall Street.
By Associated Press.
New York, July 26.—Extensive deal-
ings in United States Steel at slight
fractions over and urider yesterday’s
closing price of 107 constituted the
chief feature of the irregular opening
of today’s stock market. Other changes
included a 2-point gain in General
Motors and 1 for Sinclair Oil, with
moderate advances in Crucible Steel,
Republic Iron and Tobacco Products.
Sumatra Tobacco and Public Service of
New Jersey were heavy, with fractional
recessions in St. Paul, Industrial Alco-
hol and Cuba Cane Sugar Liberty
bonds were steady.
LOCAL PARAGRAPHS
There will be an evangelistic service
tonight at the Johanna Runge kin-
degrarten. .Mrs. Ed. Mercer will speak.
The services start at 8 o’clock.
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