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Should fly from your store, your homo,
your machine. And a small ono on
the lapel of your coat for emphasis.
Volume X.
PLAN EFFORT
DR BREAK-UP
OF BLOCKADE
ADMINISTRATION TO UNDERTAKE
TO PROVIDE IMMENSE FLEET
OF SMALL ARMED MERCHANT-
MEN TO SUPPLY ENTENTE
AS FIRST STROKE
Believed Move Would Do More to Aid
Allied Than Sending of Force to
France— Hope to Nullify Effect of
U-Boat Efforts
Wichita
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WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, THURSDAY, APRIL 12, 1917.
BRITISH STRIKE
FURTHER BLOWS,
FRENCH ACTIVE
By Associated Press.
Washington, April 12—.A
campaign of colossal propor-
tions to break down the German
submarine blockade and keep
the entente plentifully supplied
with food, clothing and muni-
tions, has been determined upon
by President Wilson and his ad-
visers as America’s first physi-
cal stroke against her enemy.
Unable to send an army nito
the trenches, the president be-
lieves that the United States can
do na even greater service in the
common cause against Germany
by providing a great armada of
merchantmen to invalidate the
undersea campaign, about which
the fading hopes of Prussian
conquest have rallied.
Plan It Worked Out.
For weeks, officials have been at
work on such a plan, but not until to-
day was it revealed on how great a
scale the task haa been projected or
how great importance was attached to
It in the administration’s general war
program. Virtually every detail now
haa been completed and by fall the
campaign itself will be in full swing.
Many officials believe it may attain a
supremacy over the submarine which
will prove the decisive victory of the
great war.
Quickly built, light wooden ships of
2,000 tons and upwards are to make
up the fleet of merchantmen and to
secure maximum construction, the
shipping board has enlisted the coun-
try’s entire ship building facilities,
now the greatest in the world.
Concerned About Labor.
The question of labor is giving .of-
ficials some concern and a call may
be issuer! appealing for patriotic co-
operation by labor. The shipping
board estimates that 150,000 men will
be needed to complete the building
program.
Built for the most part of pine and
fir, the ships Will range from 2,000 to
3,500 tons. Most of them probably
will be equipped with oil burning en
gines and will carry wireless end he
SEVERAL IMPORTANT POSITIONS
ARE TAKEN NEAR ZIMY, SOUTH-
WEST OF LENS—THE GERMANS'
COUNTER ATTACK FAILS.
Weather Forecast
Tonight and tomorrow, fair, warmer
Number 286.
NAVAL MILITIA, FIRST IN WAR SERVICE, ENTENTE eENnQ prANE MOVE
BOARDS VESSELS IN PHILADELPHIA YARDS ENTENTE DENUO ICRUL MUVE
^COMMISSIONERS BY BULGARIA
TO WAR COUNCIL
BRITISH AND FRENCH DIPLOMATS
EN ROUTE TO AMERICA TO CON
FER WITH -AUTHORITIES
W ASHINGTON
EW NEVILLE DRIVE
Resumption of French the Offensive
Brings New Gains and Prevents Aid
Being Sent to Forces That Are Try-
ing to Check British.
The Associated Press summarizes
European war operations as follows:
The British continue, despite unfa
vorable weather conditions, their de
livery of telling strokes against the
Germans along the line from Lens to
St. Quentin.
Apparently devoting the greater part
of their attention to the important see
tion of the line near Zimy, the chief
position of the northern end of the
front which they have captured, the
British today captured two important
positions north of the ridge.
This blow was driven home just
southwest of Lens and enabled the
British to advance their lines on both
sides of the Souchez river.
All German attempts to regain the
ridge have failed.
Farther south, advances for the
British below the river Starpe where
Bouchy el Preuz was captured yester-
day, are reported.
Much importance is attached to the
resumption by the French of the gen-
eral attack. Consequently, they are
giving the Germans in the regions
southwest of Laon all they can attend
to to prevent any reinforcement of
this sector of the line, menaced by the
British offensive.
The main drive by General Nivelle's
forces was launched along the three
and a half mile front from Coucy la
Ville to Quincy Bassee. A consider-
able gain of ground was effected here,
taking the French to the southwestern
edge of the Coucy forest.
The dent in the French line caused
by the German attack in the Cham-
pagne some time ago has been com-
pletely straightened out.
TELLS MEANING OF
AMERICA’S COURSE
Lloyd George Says Entrance Gives
Final Stamp to Struggle Against
Autocracy.
By Associated Press
London, April 12amAddressing the
American Luncheon Club today, Pre-
mier Lloyd George said the advent of
the United States into the war had
given the final stamp and seal to the
character of the conflict which was
the struggle against military autocracy:
The premier said he was not surprised
that America had taken time to make
up her mind as to the character of the
struggle, having regard to the fact
that most of the great wars in Europe
in the past have been waged for
dynasty, aggrandizement and conquest.
Early in the war, Mrd Lloyd George
continued, the United States did not
comprehend what had been endured
in Europe for years from the military
armed.
President Wilson and the govern-
ment shipping board have had the ad-
vice of allied naval authorities and
have computed carefully the ability
of the German U-boats to compete
They are convinced that by quickly
building ships of only 2,000 or 3,000
tons and forcing- Germany to,pay a
torpedo for each one sent to the bot-
tom, the United States may soon ex- Prussia Haying that Prussia was not
haust the resources of the submarine
fleet for operating far from its base.
NORTHERN CAPITALISTS TO
DEVELOP RUSK IRON ORE.
By. Associated Press.
Austin, Texas, April 12.—Establish-
ment of a large steel and iron plant
for the development of the iron and
ore industry in Texas, is planned by
a syndicate of North Texas capitalists.
The governor recently approved the
concurrent resolution adopted by the
legislature authorizing the lease of
the Rusk iron furnace and leasing for
a long term of years the ore. beds
situated In Cass and other counties
in East Texas.
The quantity of ore that can be
mined from these large deposits is
said to be almost unlimited. John D
Guinn, former financial agent of the
penitentiary system, who is interested
in the proposition believes thst Texas
can manufacture Iron and steel as
cheaply as the big plants in the East
and find a ready market not only in
Texas but also In many other states.
TEXAS PRAETORIANS TO
CONVENE AT AUSTIN
IS REPORTED
AT SAID TO HAVE SENT REPRESEN.
TATIVES TO CONFER WITH EN-
TINTS COMMISSIONERS NOW IN
SWITZERLAND
PLANS WILL BE LAID
SEPARATE MOVE
Supplying of Munition* and Food, Na-' " *
val and Military Cooperation and _____•
.....Other Subjects are to Receive Con
• sideration Swiss Papers Print Reports to Effect
I . That Conferences are Already Be-
Thmingron. Aprn 1. The govern- ing. Held with View to Quitting
। ment today began to prepare for Im * 1 .
mediate war councils to be held here - - - .
soon with commissions from England • ,
and France. The state depart ment an iy Associated Press
noticed II expects the arrival within | London, April 12.—Reports
' ′ " days ofa Hr fish legation headed ′ from a Swiss source have been
by foreign Mint ter Arthur J. Balfour , . 1 i
land including Admiral Ed Chair, rep received lit Rome that the Bul-
■ earsenting the navy. General Bridges, garian minister at Berne has
******* T C X OTT maile overtures to the entente
I It was learned authoritatively that a ministers with a view to the con-
French commission headed by M vt elusion of a separate peace says
the Exchange Telegraph com-
time • pany s Rome correspondent.
The conference will take, up much, similar advices regarding
question: as the steady supply of num- ... _ , . ..
tions null food to the entente allies, the I Bulgaria are sent by the Ex-
proposed three billion dollar loan, na change Telegraph representa-
val cooperation, military participation tive I ausanne lie reports
I of the United States readjustment "P . . 14usne tie EPOTTA
that the Gazette of that city says
diplomatic relations between the Unit:
• ted States and the entente nations, re it has learned that official Bul-
rations with the remaining neutrals, i
and future peace terms
PLAN INCREASES IN
FORCE FROM TEXAS
garian de legates are in Switzer-
land endeavoring to arrive at a
basis for a separate peace with
representatives of the entente,
EXPECT EARLY CALL
OF SPECIAL SESSION
By Associated Prras
. Austin. Texas, April 12.—t'|M»n the
return of Governor Ferguson from Hen
More Cavalry and Engineers Are Antonio it is expected he will make a
Wanted—Ferguson and Per- , formal announcement as to the con-
slung in Conference i veiling of the special session of the
—* Thirty fifth legislature Several addi-
By AsNeMated Pres.tional members of the legislature
San Antonio. April 12. I lana for ex-reached here today in anticipation that
tending the squadron of Texas eavairy the special session will convene on
to regiment al strength and the two
(companies of engineers to a battalion
were discussed liere today at a meet. MORE COAST. ARTILLERY
Fifteen hundred of the country’s na ■ Erie, Pax marched down Broad street, i crowded with relatives and friendsing of Governor Ferguses and General CALLED INTO SERVICE
val mil It la. first of the militia forces Philadelphia, to the navy yard with of the n u who have arrived for war , Pershing Other matters having to do ___—
band playing and flags flying. Three service. (with the National Guard were discus-By A-korlated Press
hundred men from C ‘a union wore place The N’ ew Yorkers, some of whom a re wed. Washington, April 12.—Seven com-
ed on file Kansas, which is to be an all ten in the pictures, made a great im- Following instructions from the war panies of National Guard coast artil-
Philadelphia ship pression on the navy men In the department that immediate steps be lery troops were called into federal
Five hundred men arrived in Phila 1 phladaahia They had n taken towards disc charging all enlisted service today for police purposes,
delphia from the United States train IdinL yard. a ster men from federalized national guard ---------------
ing schor T on Lake Michigan businesslike - pearance and seemed organizations in the- Southern depart CUBA HAS PROHIBITED.....
The neig hborhoc id of t he na vy yard well trained. ment w ho have fa milies dependent on 1
NAVAL MILITIAMEN FIR ST OFF FOR ACTIVE SERVICE
in all likelihood to see active war ser
vice, have arrived at the Philadelphia
navy yard for a tive service with the
fleet. The first contingent to arrive
was that drawn from Yonkers, New
Rochelle and New York city. They |
were placed on board the Ohio. Three 1
hundred members of the militia from |
ment who have families dependent on
them for support. Gen. Pershing has
received orders to recruit the National
GERMANS FACING CHANCE FOR ~ WHEAT OUTLOOK
NEW RESTRICTION VOLUNTEERS MUCH IMPROVED BRAZIL PLANS NO
I VULUNIEERO - DECLARATION OF
B a ‘PREDICTION OF NORMAL CROP DLVEO 1 1 U 01
TULA nAAVI IF MORE RAIN COMES WITH- 1
UNVEN TUAT IN TWO WEEKS WAR IT PRESENT
--------------1 nun TALOLNI
FOOD QUESTION OVERSHADOWS
ALL OTHERS IN MINDS OF
----PEOPLE NOW.------
a democracy, but that the emperor
had promised it would be after the
war. he added:
"I think the kaiser is right."
The luncheon, held to celebrate the
entrance of the United States into the
war, brought together the most dis-
tinguished gathering in the history of
the club. Toasts were drunk to Presi-
dent Wilson and King George.
Premier Lloyd George said he was
happy in the posit ion of being the first
British minister of the crown speaking
on behalf of the people of the country,
to salute the American nation as a
comrade In war. He rejoiced as a ___________
democrat, he declared, at the advent the food regulations which are to be
of the United States into the conflict.
“In three years we were tried by
every kind of blunder," said Mr. Lloyd
George; “we got into every bunker.
But now we have a good niblick stroke
and we are right out into course. It
Is worth America’s while to study our
blunders and begin where we are now “
TENSION IS GREAT-.--
IEROUN uREAI Washington, April 12.—The
war department prepared today
to issue instructions to recruit-
New Regulations, Entailing Still Less
Bread, Go Into Effect On
April 15.
ing officers which will be in ef-
April 18
CALLED INTO SERVICE
SENDING CODE MESSAGES
Guard troops to peace strength of the
rexuti army
ity Axsoristed Press
New York, April 12.-The Cuban
government reports that the -us of
■ code in dispatches to any part of the
island republic is prohibited.
SAYS SOCIALISTS STOPPED
DEPORTATION OF BELGIANS.
By Associated Press.
Austin, Texas, April 12.Plans, for
the state convention of the Modern
Praetorians which is to be held here
April 20-21, are rapidly nearing corn
pletion. Fully 600 delegates from va
rious portions of the state are expect-
ed to be in attendance.
B E .Looney of Fort Worth, presi-
dent of the State Senate of the Order,
spent a few days here with T. B.
Newcombs, manager of the Austin
district in arranging the details of the
coming meeting. The convention is
to be held in the hall of the House of
Representatives In the event the legis-
lature is not in session.
Austin has two councils with a to-
tal membership of 700 and these
councils have appointed committees
-to entertain visitors during their stay
at Austin.
AUSTRIAN CAPTAIN BAYS
WAS TOLD TO CRIPPLE BOAT.
By Associated Press. . .
Norfolk, Va., April 12.—Captain
Kehrer of the Austrian steamer Buda-
pest seized by the United States
authorities at Newport News last Mon-
day has admitted today he wrecked
the engines and machinery of the
* steamer. He Is now detained at the
local immigration bureau Captain
Kehrer said be received instructions
to put the vessel's machinery out of
, commission January 31, but would not
say where or from whom the instrue-
tions were received. •
Ry Associated: Press
. Copenhagen, April 12 —Herr Ende-
kum, a Socialist member of the
reichstag. claims that the Socialists
tbroug ht-out-a-cessation of the Belgian
deportations, in an open letter in the
Vorwaerts addressed to the Swedish
Socialist, Branting. Herr Endekum
asserts that his colleagues protested
so strongly against the treatment of
the Belgians that they caused the em-
peror to issue his recent order direct-
ing that the deportations cease
HEAVY IN OKLAHOMA
■ By Asspelated D’reas
Rip Janeiro, April 12 - It is believed
here that the government will con- ing that the deportations cease and
fine itself, for the present, to sever- that the workmen already deported,
ance of diplomatic relations with Ger-: be returned to Belgium
many, and that a declaration of war ----------
will not lie issued, at least in the im-l
-----Omediate future. A decision as to the GERMAN PAPERS IGNORE
___________.. _____. " Seizing of German ships in Brasilian I SOUTH AMERICAN SITUATION.
Dallas, Texas, April 12.—Anotherharbors has been postponed. The tier 1 ------
rain in the course of the next two! man minister received his passports MY Associated Press. ___
last night Copenhagen, April 12.The German
The rupture of diplomatic relations press has so far passed over the
between Brazil and Germany was res South American situat ion almost with-
colved with satisfaction by the press, out comment Dispatc hes regarding
and public opinion, and It is regarded the possibility of Brazil and other
Latin American republics joining the
allies are given as little prominence
as possible. *********........-
, The Sunday papers retrained gen-
erally from printing news in regard
to the situation in South America and ■;•
the Berlin and Hamburg papers Tues
day printed the South American dis-
patches on Inside or rear pages with-
Has Brought Material Benefit In Sec-
tions Where Drouth Had Been
Serious.
fect a fall for 500,000 volunteers
to fill up the regular army and
the existing units of the Nation- Ry, Amociatedl P’reas.
al Guard, - - 1 ......
5 .111111 IIT UTU CUNINU UT UlU NIVAL I WU
All recruits € listed Since the I weeks will bring chances for better
By Asseelated Press.
London, April 12.—The food situas
tion is dominating all other considera-
tions in Germany, according to the . --- --------------------— - it ..... ........ - - wuu*
Berlin Vorwaerts, as quoted in an Am- declaration of war and those to than normal grain crops, particularly
sterdam dispatch to the Central News.
The Vorwaerts says:.
“Notwithstanding all thebig events.
introduced April To, form the exchrive
subject of discussion in the most COM
siderable circles of the people The time volunteers,
nearer the fateful day approaches, the
greater becomes the tension. A' -
“A diminution in bread rations forms
GERMAN VIEWS OF
BATTLE OF ARRAS
a serious difficulty for the entire pop-
na ontitad harofter will be no- wheat, in the Texas bert. according to
be enlisted here after W Hl be no a statement here today by W. C Bar
tilied that they wlil be discharge rickman, secretary of the Texas Indus-
ed at the close of the war, put-[trial Congress
TTY nr „ - (L2 2 ruy......Lainssinthe last-AS. hours, extended
! ting them in the status of war over practically all ot North and East
Texas, have rea< bed as far south as
San Antonio, though the precipitation
----------has been eight. These rains, Mr. But
AIIHICTEDO OTDIVE rickman said, checked deterioration
MINISTERS STRIKE in wheat.
RAINFALL IS GENERAL —
THROUGHOUT OKLAHO MA
ulation and causes great preoccupa:
= AGAINST SLACKERS
Probing
Cause of
Consider It of Only Local Importance.
Believe Attempt to Roll Up
Line.
generally as being the first step to
ward a more decisive intervention Ir
the world conflict.
MEETING CALLED
ON FOOD CAMPAIGN
out a. line of comment..
THINKS TROUSERS WILL BE
WOMEN’S WAR TIME GARB.
By Associated Press.
Oklahoma City, Okla, April 12.—
General rains in practically every sec
Announce They Will Not Perform tion of Oklahoma during the last 24
Ceremonies—Rush for Licenses | hours have generally benefitted Okla
Continue at Chicago, homa wheat crops, according to a
, ----’ statement issued this morning by
Uy Associated Press ... President Frank M. Gault of the state
t Chicago, April 12- While the army board of agriculture.
mavy and marine corDs recruiting of „ The fact that the rain fell slowly
th cis in ‘ higage clamored ferret ruits and cloudiness prevailed in every sec-
- . : e - * .... .... ........ .... ,..3 to obtain
tinued today. A number of applicantsithe fullest benefit, Mr. Gault said,
were wait ins when the bureau opened in certain sections of Norinwestern
for the day. Recruiting agents were ‘! Oklahoma, where the drouth has been
stationed in the license office to at the most severe in many years and
tempt to dissuade the men seeking where the winds practically ruined
matrimony to evade war duty. Mean-1 crops on some farms, an average yield
while a number of ministers announce may yet beextended where enough of
ed they would not perform a ceremony the plant was left standing to Insure
■ a sho Ter_______. profitable handling.
= The rain of yesterday was general
and more or less sustained in the dis-
trict between Davis, Bristow and El
— Explosion
• :-..... - -3757 -17.... -- - HIKI uouumess prevaneu II
-----AL the rush for marriage licenses con tion will allow the plant
Ry Associated Press:
Chester, Pa., April .12.— Experts to-
day are analyzing powder at the shrap-
nel shells at the works of the Eddys-
tone Ammunition corporation with the
hope of establishing beyond doubt the
........ ... ,___— , - ----cause of the series of explosions which
Anglo-French command, foiled in its. killed 122 persons at the plant Tues-
day.
There Is a theory that if a plot ex-
isted. as officials of the corporation
believe, an acid capsule might have 1
been placed in shells in the cnarg I
ing room. So far, there is no definite
evidence that the disaster was the
work of alien plotters. The authori-
tiles have been told, however, of an
anonymous warning said to have been I
sent workers in the plant, forecasting,
the tragedy. |
By Associated Press.
Copenhagen, April 12.—The battle
of Arran, in the opinion of the tierman
press, is an event of only local Im
portance. It is interpreted by general
consent as part of the plan of the
intention of delivering a shattering
blow on the Somme front, to roll up
the new Hindenburg line by assaults
on both flanks of the Soissons and
Arran. Both attempts Ire already de-
scribed as failures
ACCIDENTAL POWDER
EXPLOSION CAUSES DEATH
By Associated Press.
Philadelphia, April 12,—An accident-
al explosion of powder in the deto-
nating department of the government
arsenal at Frankford, a suburb, where
ammunition is being manufactured in
great quantities, killed Philip McNally
and fatally injured Joseph Miller.
The two men were the only occupants
of the small structure in which they
were working. In buildings nearby
1500 women and girls were at work
making ammunition and soldierss
clothing.
VETERAN SCOUT DEAD--1
IN WASHOINGTON TODAY
By Associated Press.
Washington, April 12.—Major John
M. Rurk, former scout in Indian warn
and for nearly half a century associa-
ted with the late Col. W. F. Cody,
(Buffalo Bill) as publicity represent
itative, died of pneumonia here early
today, aged 74 years.
Field Workers to Convene at Fort
Worth Next Week to Consider
Plans.
PAPER MAKERS
INDICTED UNDER
ANTITRUST LAW
By Associated Press. -
Chicago, April 12.—American wo-
men will wear trousers during and
By Askoelated Press. | after tlie war. Miss Mary O'Reilly of
Austin, Texas, April 12—Acting on the Women’s Trade Union League, in-
a telegram from Commissioner of Age timated to a meeting of women here
riculture F. W. Davis, who is now en last night She urged that the Wo-
route home from St. Louis, where hes menis Cooperative League of the
attended a meeting ot commissioners United States employment and immi-
with Secretary of Agriculture Hous-1 gration service, composed of delegates
too, on food problems, J W. Neill, di from 300 Illinois women's clubs ap-
rector of the farmers institutes of the pointed a committee to consider the
department of agriculture, today Is ; industrial condition of, women in war
sued a call for a meeting of field time
workers of the department, to meet in
Fort Worth next Tuesday. At this;
meeting steps are to be taken in sr
cordance with the program of the
conservation of food products and also
to encourage planting of more food-
stuffs and less cotton
LUMBERMEN OFFER THEIR
SUPPORT TO GOVERNMENT
Reno, and Holdenville. In the north-
western set tion, around Woodward
and Alva, a wheat growing section. „
heavy raoins fell this morning. Enid, Hy Aggpeiatel Press . .
Perry and Carmen also reported scat- Galveston, Texas. April 12.—Fort
t er ing rains. Heavy ra ins also fell in W urth w as ‘ selected as the meet I n g
the southeast section, from Muskogee place of the, next ‘annual convention
of the Texas Lumbermen’s Association
STORY OF VILLA
DEFEAT SAID TO
HAVE BEEN MYTH
to Red River
today. Officers were, elected as fol
lows: T. W. Griffiths of Dallas pres-By Associated Press.
■ ~ 0 5. - —_____-+ Laredo, Texas, April 12.—Passengers
first vice president; E. P. Hunter of reaching the border say that in a re-
Waco, second vice president; R. M cent engagement with Vitlistas, the
Fraar of Houston, treasurer: J C. constitutionalist forces, under General
Dion of Houston, secretary. The asso- Murgula lost a total of 1500 dead and
elation adopted a resolution endorsing wounded. They add that in the cam-
the stand of President Wilson In the paign around Chihuahua City, the al-
war with Germany and offered the re- ■ leged routs Inflicted on the Villa
sources of the association to the count forces by government troops are
try as they may be needed, i myths.
PLAN DEMONSTRATION
AT RALEIGH TONIGHT dent; C. S Plato, Jr., of Kingsville,
By Associated Press.
Raleigh, N C., April 12 —Thousands
By Associated Press. 1.----------------------------------------------
New York, April 12—The News of persons are expected to participate
1 Print Paper Manufacturers'. Associa- in the first organized patriotic demon-
tion and seven members of its execu- stration here tonight
tive committee were indicted today by of Tennessee,
the federal grand jury on antitrust speaker in the patriotic exercises af
law charges. iter the parade.
wmagad. Governor Rye
is to be the principal
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