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ITALY NOW HOLDING
ATTENTION OF WORLD
GERMAN IMPERIAL CHANCELLOR
8AY8 TEUTONS ARE READY TO
FACE ITALIAN CRISIS.
AMERICAN NOTE TO
GERMAN GOVERNMENT
U. 8. NOTE DEMANDS GUARANTEE
THAT NO FURTHER ATTACKS
BE MADE BY SUBMARINES.
SEVERE FIGHTING IN FRANCE LOSS OF AMERICAN LIVES
Earl Kitchener of England Calls for
300.000 More Men, and Suggests
Allies Use Asphyxiating Gab
Also, Etc.
News of Momenl From War Fronts.
The Imperial German chancellor in
outlining in the reichstag the conces-
sions which Austria-Hungary had of-
fered to Italy conditional on Italian
neutrality this week, referred to the
strained relations between Italy and
Austria, and declared:
"With its parliament the Italian
people will now decide whether it will
reach the fulfillment of nil Its nation-
al aspirations in the widest extent in
a peaceful manner or whether it will
plunge the country into war. I will
not give up the hope entirely that
the scale of peace will be heavier
than the scale of the war. If the al-
liance is torn by one of the three
partners we shall know, together with
the other partner, how to meei tho
new danger with dauntless confidence
and courage."
In London matters of supreme in-
terest are the possible formation of a
coalition government and Karl Kitch-
ener's call for 300,000 additional men
to form new armies.
The British secretary of war, speak-
ing In the house of lords, announced
■that as the Germans had persisted in
the use of asphyxiating gases, the
Ttrltlsh and French governments were
of the opinion that their troops must
lie "adequately protected by the em-
ployment of similar methods."
A fierce battle Is goiiu' on in Ga-
llcia, the fortress of I'r/.emysl living
the objective of grt.it German and
Austrian armies. The western forts
of I'rzemysl have been heavily bom-
barded and between that stronghold,
which is now held by the Russians,
A far reaching victory in Bukowlna,
the Austrian crown land on the east-
,ern extremity of the Russian front, is
claimed In an official announcement
from I'etrograd. According to this
statement, the Russians have swept
through Hukowina, taking back much
of tin- territory which they held cir-
lier iti the war until they were driven
out by the Austrian*.
The Glornale d'ltalia of Home,
which lias I.ct'ti a strong supporter of
the Salandra cabin"! and wa- among
the first to advocate mi lit a r > prep-
arations, publishes a significant ar-
ticle Thursday:
"War." says the paper, "is virtually
declared by concord of the king, the
government and tin nation. The won-
derful secret dream which for half a
century has strengthened Italy In Its
long wait Is about to be transformed
into radiant reality.
"Italy is about to engage not only
In a war to liberate the remainder of
the Italian provinces under foreign
rule, but in a war for civilization."
Revolutionists again are attacking
Lisbon, aided by the warships, which
are bombarding the city. Over a hun-
dred persons have been killed. An at-
tempt has been made to assassinate
Joac Chagas, who was shot four times
by Senator Freltas. Gendarmes shot
and killed Freltas. Joac Chagas, netv
president of the Portuguese cabinet,
was shot Mondoy on a train while
traveling from Oporto to Lisbon
The Merlin newspapers have pub-
lished a news agency version of the
American note to Germany. The Local
An/.elger says Germany's reply prob-
ably will be that she is occupied with
"her duties."
The Austrlans in Central Galicla as-
sert. that they have advanced toward
the upper Dniester and occupied Pro-
hobycn, forty miles southwest of Lem-
berg.
Victories In the went for the allies
and continuation of the AiiHtro-Ger-
man drive of the Russians In the t ist
are chronicled in the latest official
repiiVs of the various war chancel-
leries.
Two miles of German trenches cap-
tured by the Rritish first army In the
region of Hichebourg L'Avoue, the tak-
ing of a large number of German pris-
oners, and the annihilation of one
German contingent numbering several
hundred men by their own artillery
fire are recorded by Field Marshal Sir
John French and the Paris war office
announces a further success for the
British arms in France a short dis-
tance north of La Ilassee.
German positions, according to
Paris, have been taken In the A illy
wood and German attacks near Merry
au Mac and on the outskirts of tlie
forest of Leprete were arrested by
the fire fit the French, while to the
west of the Yser canal, In Belgium,
German positions have been evacuated
owing to a threatened enveloping
movement.
Note Informs Gsrman Government
That the 8lnklng of Lusitania is
Considered Violation of Amer-
ican Rights In Sea War Zone
Washington.—The United States, in
] a note sent to Germany Thursday, de-
J inands a guarantee that there will be
no further attacks by submarines on
j merchant shlfs carrying uoncorabat-
ants. It serves notice also that fu'l
reparation will be sought for the loss
of more than one hundred American
lives in the sinking of the Lusitania
and for other violations of American
■ rights In the sea zones of war.
While no Indication is given of the
' steps to be taken by the United States
in the event of an unfavorable reply,
the note informs the German govern
meul that the American government
will leave nothing undone, either in
diplomatic representations or other
action, to obtain a compliance with iU>
request.
The principal points in tho note
substantially are as follows:
1. The United States government
calls attention to the various inci-
dents In flie war zone proclaimed by
, Germany around the Mritish Isles;
the sinking of the Hrltish liner Falaba
with the loss of Leon C. Thresher, an
American; the attack by German air-
GYPSIES
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SENATE DEALS WITH
INSURANCE MEASURE
TWENTY-THREE EPISTLES WITH
A8 MANY SUBJECTS TO CON-
SIDER SENT BY GOVERNOR.
HOUSE PASSEO GIBSON BILL
A Proviso Was Adopted Putting an
Occupation Tax on a Graduated
Scale According to Amount
of Investment.
< -'uiiyt ifchu
CLAIMS SHORTAGE $60,000
NATIONAL GUARD PROPERTY
Property [n Question Consisted ofc
Tents, Blankets, Uniforms, Arms,
Ammunition, Haversacks, Etc.
men on the steamer Gushing; Hie tor-
pedoing without warning of the Amer-
ican steamer Gulfllgbt, flying the stars
and stripes; and finally the torpedo
ing without warning of the Lusitania
with its loss of more than a thousand
liyes of noneombatants, ninong them
more than one hundred Americans.
2. These acts are declared to be
indefensible under lnternationn! law.
The United States points out that it
never admitted Germany's right to do
them and warned tho imperial gov-
ernment that it would bo I.eld to a
"strict accountability" for attacks on
American vessels or lives. A strict
accounting therefore Is now asked
from Germany.
3. The usual financial reparation
will bo sought, although Germany is
in effect reminded that no reparation
can restore the lives of those sacri-
ficed in the Rinking of the Lusitania
and other ships.
4. Fxpresslons of regret may com-
ply with the legal precedents, but they
are valueless unless accompanied by
u cessation of the practices endanger-
ing lives of noneombatants.
5. The right of .neutrals to travel
to any polut ot tlis high seas on neu-
tral or belligerent merchantmen is as-
serted.
(i. In the name of humlfllty and In-
ternational law the United States de-
mands u guarantee that these rights
will be respected and that there be
no repetition of tho atta. us on mer-
chantmen carrying noneombatants.
7. Tho giving of warning to tho
American public without officially
communicating them to the United
States government 1h commented on
in connection with tho German om
bassy's printed advertisements before
tho sailing of the Lusitania, but irre-
spective of the failure to advise to the
American government of Germany's
purpose, the point is made that no-
tice < f an intention to do an unlawful
act neither Justifies nor legalizes It.
8. The suggestion Is conveyed that
the German government of course
could not have intended to destroy In-
nocent lives and that consequently
the German submarine commauders
must have misunderstood their in-
structions. The American government
Indicates its hope that this will be
found to be true and a cessation of the
unlawful practices thereby will result.
0. In conclusion Germany's atten-
tion Is called to the earnestness of tin
government and people of the United
States in this situation. It Is made
plain that the l!uited States will j^avc
nothing undone either in diplomatic
representation or other action to ob-
tain a compliance by Germany to tin
request made.
The note throughout Is couched In
friendly tones, but is unmislakabl}
firm.
Mrownsville, Tex. — Charges that
there art* shortages amounting to $60,-
000 in Texas National Guard property
were made by Captain Collin II. Mall,
U. S. A., inspector-instructor in the
guard, testifying for tho government
in tho preliminary examination Fri-
day of former Captain George J. Head
of tiie Texas guard, on charges of em
bezzling ami conspiracy tc defraud
the government.
Captain Ball testified that this
shortage occurred durinjj the time of
a former officer of the Texas Nation
al Guard, who has resigned and now
is believed to be In Mexico.
Property to the amount stated was
Inspected by a Texas ^uard officer,
and condemned according to required
procedure. The reports of condemna-
tion, witness testified, were submit-
ted to tho war department, were ac-
cepted and the property ordered de-
stroyed. Instead of destroying the
property, the witness charged that
the goods had been sold
The property in question consisted
of 600 tents, 1,000 blankets, many uni-
forms, arms, ammunition, spare parts
of rifles, canteens, haversacks, and. In
fact, almost every variety of equip-
ment issued by the government to the
Texas National Guard.
The witness testified that 19,000 cot-
ton khaki uniforms turned in when
the oil ,-e drab uniforms superseded
them were sold. On March 2, 1915,
wltuess testified, a car labeled sec-
ond hand clothing was shipped out of
Austin and hauled to Matanioros, Mex-
ico.
Captain Head, offering testimony ir>
his own behalf, admitted selling ;-..'tne
uniforms to tho Mexicans, but said
that he bought them in perfectly good
faith. He told of paying approximate
ly $4,000 for the good bought., and
said payments had been made in
cashier's cheeks.
Captain Head was bound over to
the federal court on charges of con-
spiracy to defraud the government by
selling army property of the Texas
National Guard. Mond was fixed at
$5,000.
Texas Mill Makes Cotton Sack.
Austin, Tex.—Tho warehouse and
Co-operative marketing department Is
in receipt of a cotton oats sack made
j by a manufacturing company of Waco,
J such sack being woven by a Texu.i
cotton mill using exclusively Texas
| cotton, Texas capital and labor
Brigadier General Passes Away.
Washington. — Brigadier General
William H. Forwood, linlted State*
army, retired, dlod Wednesday, aged
j 76 years.
Southern Baptists Convention.
Houston. Tex. -Two events featured
Saturday's session of the Southern
Maptist convention. One was the
election of l)r. J. F. Love, ftatnerly of
Dallas, now of Richmond, Va , to ■ u<
eeed Dr. R. J. Wlllinghoni as com j
spending secretary of the foreign mis
sion board, and the other was the ac-
tion of tht! convention relative to the
Hariica-I'hilathca classes. My a de
clslve vote the con\cntion mm the
seal of its disapproval upon tw two
classes and intimated strongly that
Baptists would do well to join and or-
ganize classes that were rrI• • 1 y <1 .
nominatlonal and not partly iriterde-1
nominat ionul.
World Court Congress Adjoin ns.
Cleveland, Ohio. -The World Court
Congress held its concluding session
Friday, with its delegates expressing !
the opinion tin t the Inti m movement
toward world peace, an international
court of Justice, had been launched!
toward a conclusion that is bound to
bo successful.
Florida House Kills Resolution.
Tallahassee, Fla -A concurrent res
olutlon urging President Wilson to
use his best efforts to maintain in
violate the neutrality of the United
States was voted down by She lower
house of the Florida legislature Wed
nesday. The resolution p&.vpd the
■emit*
STATE COMMISSION GIVES
SOME RAILROAD DECISIONS
Dismisses Proposition Requiring Bills
of Lading to Show Condition of
Cotton Bale "Spiders," Etc.
Austin, Tex.—The railroad commis-
sion Thursday announced its decisions
of propositions considered at a pre-
vious hearing, granting in part the ap
plication of the railroads to amend
the theatrical or party tariff rate. The
commission fixed a parking charge of
$1 per car for each day after forty-
elght hours. The railroads asked for
a charge of $3 per day. The amount
of baggage allowed each advance
scent and each adult was reduced
lii in 200 to 150 pound.- and for each
child reduced from 100 to 75 pounds.
The present minimum charge of $35
for private or baggage car was In- j
creased to $50 and the $45 minimum !
Increased to $75.
The proposition to require that hills
of lading on cotton in bales carry i
notation showing condition as to
"spiders" w missed
The app. .ation for a readjustment
of ratings on peanut products in car-
loads was granted as to peanut oil,
cake and meal, taking the same rates
as cotton seed by-products, and pass
ed no to screenings. Other proposi-
tions granted were: Readjustment of
concentration regulation on wool and
mohair; to include tin or tinned iron
spoons in coffee premiums; to remove
depot building from Fast La Porte
on Galveston, Harrisburg and San An
tonio railroad to Sylvan Beach. The
proposed readjustment of ratings on
mohair, less than carloads, and pro-
posed readjustment of rates on fruit,
melon and vegetable baskets and
hampers were passt d.
Convention of Southern Baptists Ends
Houston. Tex.—The big meeting of
the Southern Baptist Convention
came to an end Monday. Discussion
of the prohibition and temperance
questions and a resolution featured
the closing session. A resolution in-
dorsing the Anti-Saloon League,
which was submitted by A. J. Barton,
chairman of the committee on tem-
perance and social service, precipitat
ed much oratory. Nearly every per
son present had something to say
about It. The convention's decision
was to recommit iho report for
changes.
Goulds' Texas Road to Highest Bidder
Houston, Tex Judge Waller T
Burns of the United States court Mon
day issued a final decree of foreclos
ure in the case of the International &
Great Northern railway Till:- mean:
that the entire property will be sold
to the hit best bidder. The • tie will
be conducted by a spec it. I in.', tor \<
to be named ami will take plane in
Houston subsequent to \u>; I this
year.
OUTLOOK FOR TEXAS
BRIGHT, SAY BANKERS
The State Has Weathered the Storm
and Crop Proepecta Are Good—Na-
tional Debt Wiped Out, Etc.
Pearland Plans to Grow Figs.
Penrland, Tex. -The fig rrowt is ot
Pearland and vicinity 'it a met u.
this week formulated plans with a
view to handlim' the fij crop In nnd
around Pearland. It is now evident
that the coming season will warrant
an Increased interest In fit; culture.
There are over font hum', ed acres In
big orchards for the coming season.
Would Preserve the Name.
Houston. Tex.—The women of the
Southern Baptist Convention, In their
Women's Missionary Union, Frlila;
went on record as opposing young
women's Christian association in Map
list schools T1 " Idea was that the
Baptists should preserve their owe
dcnomtnatlonallam In their own
school.
Austin, Tex.—The Gibson insur
ttlioe measure is before tho senate
this week and lias already occasioned
much debating.
Tuesday's Legislative Proceedings,
in the house au attempt to cut down
or eliminate the warehouse allowance
failed,
A bill to create the Fight let h Ju-
dicial district to be composed of Har-
ris and Waller counties was Intro-
duced
The fight to "strike out the appro-
priation for San Jacinto battleground
was lost largely through the efforts
of Ri^iresentative Sam II. l)ium.
A letter from Secretary '■imulty
thanked the senate on behalf of Presi-
dent Wilson for its action in the mat-
ter of the sinking of the Lusitania.
The bill appropriating $10,000 for
the purchase of the site of the Texas
capitol at Old Washington is now
ready for tin* governor's signature.
Senator Hrelsford made an endeav-
or to have Governor Ferguson address
the committee of the whole upon the
amended Gibson bill.
Governor Ferguson sent two mes
sages to the senate, one submitting
the congressional reapportionment bill
and the other a bill to cede to Corpus
Christ! the tide to 600 feet of sub |
merged lands on the bay front to b<
made into a boulevard.
The opponents of the Gibson bll
by a quick change of front became
advocates of immediate action on the
measure and charged the friends of
the blii width filibustering when, aftei
an extended debate, further action
was delayed by rece.s of eynitnittee
of the whole until Wednesday after-
noon.
Austin, Tex.—Twenty three sepu
rate messages from Governor Fergu
son were sent to tho legislature Mon
day, each message submitting a new
subject for legislation, and most of the
subjects being bills that failed for
one reason or another during the reg-
ular session.
The senate was not In session Mon-
thly afternoon.
The twenty-three messages from
• lie governor were read only in the
house. In view of this number of new
subjects, of the fact that several sec-
tions of the appropriation bills have
made very little progress and that
there is comparatively little time re-
maining for the work to be finished,
the filibuster talk occasioned much
speculation Monday regarding another
special session.
Monday's Legislative Proceedings.
A bill appropriating $465,000 for cur-
rent expenses of the prison system
was Introduced in the house.
Governor Ferguson sent twenty-
three separate messages on various
subjects to the house suggesting vari-
ous enactments.
An attempt to cut the appropriation,
for San Jacinto battleground was pre-
vented through efforts of Representa-
tive Dixon.
Many messages for and against the
Gibson bill wete received from citi-
zens of Texas and were sent up and ,
read in the senate.
A resolution was Introduced in the
house to compel the attendance of
each member unless granted excuse
by vote of the house.
Tin* first test vote on the Gibson
Insurance hill in the senate occurred
on the' Lattlniore resolution to con-
sider the bill as a committee of the
whole and resulted in 12 to 11 for
the resolution, Mrelsford ■ afterward
<. aiuMi ' his vote in order that he
in I l; lit move i reconsideration of the
resolution, which made the apparent
vote i,'I to 10.
Friday's Legist..«.ve Proceedings.
The Gili; .n insurance bill, designed
to open the Texas field to foreign in-
surance companies under certain reg-
ulations, w.is passed finally by the
house by a vote of 55 to 42 with 18
pairs and 6 absentees after a most
strcuuous effort of the opponents of
the bill to delay final acllou on the
measure.
The house finally passed by a vote
of sit to 33 the senate bill appropriat-
itif $12,500 for the Panama Pacific K*-
position, but the lack of six votes
le ., than two-thirds pn^ented the bill
from becoming Immediately effective.
A favorable report on the $1,000,000
rural school bill was made by the
committee on education
The bill providing $4,000 for print-
ing the constitutional amendmcuts
was passed.
Waco, Tex.- The country has not
gone on the rocks and there l« no dan-
ger of Its going on the rooks, Texas,
lu particular, is ail right. Only, do not
rock tho boat, but sit tight. Be rea-
sonable, be frugal and take advantage
of the splendid opportunities offered
to become the granary of the world.
In brief, that is the consensus of
opinion of the leading bankers now
assembled lu Waco from all parts of
the North and Frist and from all parts
of Texas, attending the convention of
the State Bankers' Association. There
Is not a discordant note lu the grand
paean of praise for the splendid man-
ner in which Texas has passed
through the recent period of business
depression; for Its recuperative pow-
ers and even the native-born, optimis-
tic son of this great empire would
blush that he, limself, had not the
foresight to forecast the splendid fu-
ture seen by these financial knights
errant from the great financial cen-
ters.
"The financial outlook all over the
country lias been good for tho last
two months," said W. P. G. Harding,
a member of the federal reserve
board. "Reports from all sections
show an Improvement, and things In
Texas certainly look lovely and tho
people are cheerful.
"Last summer the International
floating debt due within a few month*
by citizens of tilts'country to citizens
of other countries amounted to be-
tween $450,000,000 and $600,000,000,
and tho securities held r.broad
amounted to about $6,000,000,000. Bui
by Feb. 1 we were able to llquldutti
all of that Indebtedness by our ex-
ports of cotton and grain, and sine*
then we have been building up a trade
balance of from $140,000,000 to $150,.
000,000 per month, which lias resulted
in very large cash balances. Also we
have absorbed somewhere between
$1,000,000 and $2,O00,000 of their se-
curities.
"If tiie next cotton crop can be kept
down to 12,000,000 bales the situation
will work out all right. That would
give us an average of about fourteen
million bales, which can be absorbed
very well.
"1 understand that Texas will got
between $40,000,000 and $50,000,000
.out of the oat and wheat crop now
growing, which will come in in Juno.
In South I'exiis cotton begins to come
in in July, and this spreads up the
state until the North Texas cotton Is
ready for the market In October. As
I see it. therefore, tills state has but
about thirty days of dull times before
it."
The Texas Bermuda Onion Crop.
Houston, Tex.— South Texas is pro-
ducing tho usual large crop of Ber-
muda onions this year. The produc-
tion up to the present time, from the
section south of San Antonio, Includ-
ing Laredo, amounts to 2,643 cars,
They have brought over a million and
a quarter dollars Into the State. The
season will not close for another four
or six weeks, which, It Is said, will
add several hundred cars to tho out«
out. The average price has been a
trifle better than $1 a bushel, which
runs the value of the crop so far be-
yond $1,250,000.
Italians Revolt at Trieste.
Heme.—A revolution has broken
out at Trieste. A crowd composed
chiefly of women, because most of tho
men have been called to the colors,
Monday invaded the square on which
faces the palace of the governor,
Baron Friessekl. The women t ried
"Death to Francis Joseph;" Down
with Austria," burned an Austrian
flag and a portrait of the emperor,
then attempted to attack the palace.
Texas Team Loses Tennis Title.
New Orleans, La.—Tulane UnlveN
sity Wednesday won the doubles tltla
in the Southern Intercollegiate Ath-
letic Association tennis tournament,
Douglas, Watt- rs and Henry Brims
defeating 11. Broad and Gillespie
Stacy of the University of Texas,
three out of four sets In the fiua-ls.
Tlilnno won the first two seta, 6-4,
6-4, but IohJ the third, 8-10.
Molten Silver Runs Fro-n Cars.
Nebraska City, Neb.—Missouri Pa-
cific freight train No 155 was wreck-
ed Monday southwest wf Nebraska
: City and at least five tramps were
! burned to death. Ten cars of oil ex-
ploded. Two cars of silver bullion
melted and ran jike water into a pas-
! ture.
Villa Fixes Exchange Values.
El Paso, Tex —The Villa govern-
ment lias Issued a decree com pel Mug
j ail mine operators in territory con-
! trolled by the Villa Zapata faction lu
Mexico to pay their employes on th*
gold basts of two pesos for one Amer-
ican dollar.
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