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NUMBER 43.
THE PRESIDENTS
LIBERTY ADDRESS
IN LIBERTY DAY AOORE88 AT
BALTIMORE HE TELL8 OP GER-
MAN PEACE PROPOSALS.
BANISH SELFISH RULE
Declares He Accept! Teuton*' Chal-
lenge and It Shalt Appear In Utter
Sacrifice of People to Re-
deem the World.
Baltimore, Md.—President Wilson,
at a groat liberty loan celebration In
Baltimore Saturday night, k*vo Amer-
Ica'H answer to the German drive on
tbo western battle front; to the re-
newed propagunda for a German-made
peace, to all proposals to end the war
before Germany Is awakened from her
dream of world dominion.
The president's answer was:
"Force, force to the utuost, force
without titint or limit, the righteous
and triumphant force which shall
make right the law of the* world and
cast every selfish dominion down in
the dust."
A few hours before the president
spoko he had reviewed a division of
citizen soldiers, called only a few
months ago from the pursuits of peace,
now transformed Into fighting men to
carry the ideals of America to the
battlefields of Europe At the mo-
ment a million more of their kind nil
over the laud were celebrating the
opening of the third liberty loan; and
the orders for mobilizing the first of
the great army of a second division
were going out to the country.
Those were some of the physical
facts which backed his words, when,
after reviewing briefly the evldenc*
that German/ hocks a peace for iter
world dominion, the pre* ldont de-
clared :
"I accept challenge. I know that
you accept it. All the world shall
know you accept it. It shall appear
in the utter sacrifice and self forgetful-
i. .,s with which v e shall give all that
we love and till tiiat we have to re-
deem the world and make it fit for
free men like ourselves >o live in.
This now is the meaning of what we
do. Let everythlii'.; that we say, my
fellow-countrymen, everything tluit we
henceforth plan and accomplish rlnK
true to this re. purine till the majesty
and might of our concerted power
shall fill 'he thought and utterly de-
feat the force of those who flout and
misprize what we honor and hold ('.ear.
'Germany has once more said that
forte and force alone shall decide
whether Justice and peace shall reign
in the ■ (fairs of men; whether richt as
America conceives It, or dominion as
she conceives it. shuii determine the
destinies of mankind.
"There is, therefore, but one re-
sponse possible for us -force, force to
the utmost, force without stint or
limit, the righteous force which shall
make right the. law i f th • world, and
cast every selfish dominion In the
dust."
Warning anew that a triumph of
arms for Germany means ruin for all
the ideals America has won and lives
for. the president reiterated he was
willing to discuss at any time a fair,
lust and honest peace sincerely pro
posed " a peace In which the strong
and weak shall fare alike "
"Hut the answer," ho said, "when I
proposed such a pence came from the
German commanders in Russia and 1
can lot mistake the meaning of the
answer.
"They are enjoying in Russia," the
president declared, "a cheap triumph
in which no brave or gallant nation
can long take pride. A great people,
helpless by their own act, lies for the
time at their mercy. Their fair pro
fesslons are forgotten. They nowhere
set up Justice, but everywhere Impose
their power and exploit everything for
their own use and aggrandizement;
and the peoples of conquered prov-
inces are Invited to be free under their
dominion.
"Are we not Justified In believing
that they would do the same things
at their western front If they were not
there face to face with armies which
their countless d islons can not over-
come?"
GOVERNOR HOBBY SIGNS
SEVERAL LEGISLATIVE BILLS
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Russian Ships Requisitioned.
New York —The United States has
requisitioned for use In entente serv-
ice a number of Russian steamships
formerly engaged In transporting sup-
plies between America and 'In sia. ao-
cording to iMr&yorltativo Information
received In «?, >plng circle? in Now
York Friday. The vessoln are those
which were detained in Vmerican
ports when the present Russian gov-
ernment came into power They v.ill
continue to fly the Russian flag. It Is
understood they will be operated by
the Russian volunteer fleet, which rep-
resentatives of the former Russian
government In the United States say
la still intact
The Measures Were Passed at the
Last Called Session of toe Thirty-
Fifth Legislature.
Austin, Tei. — Governor Hobby
Thursday stgnod u number of bills and
resolutions, thereby making Inroads on
the number of bills that had accumu-
lated on his desk during the last few
days of tho session. The measures
signed are as follows;
Senate bills;
Outling the procedure for the for
mation of levee districts and the Issu-
ance of bonds by such districts,
strengthening the present statute.
Permitting cooperative loans socie-
ties to invest their funds in liberty
bonds.
Authorizing the state board of nurse
examiners to send lecturers over the
state to create Interest In nursing.
Establishing a new court in Jeffer
son county.
Raising ago of consent from 15 to 17
years.
Extending the benefits of the delin-
quency statute to all children under 17
and applying its penalties to all per-
son;* contributing to delinquency.
Providing for the appointment of
tax assessors and collectors In water
improvement districts.
Providing for the election of drain-
age district commissioners instead of
appointment.
Making additional appropriations for
the support of the Orphans' Home.
Authorizing the formation of cor-
porations to prevent the pollution of
fresh water streams from oil wells.
Providing that only the secretary
and assistant secretary of the state
council of defense shall receive sal
aries.
Making additional appropriations for
the establishment of the negro insane
asylum at Rusk penitent.ary.
Increasing the salary of the state
superintendent of public buildings hud
grounds from $1,750 to $2,400 per an
num.
Increasing the pay of Dallas court
stenographers from $1,500 to $1,8>)0.
Making emergency appropriations
i for the support of the State Juvenile
| Training School at Gatesviile.
Providing additional compensation
for county and district attorneys In
> counties where army camps are sit-
uated.
Authorizing the investment of pub-
' lie sinking funds in war securities.
Requiring the return of milk cans
' and bottles and ice cream containers
I and forbidding their mutilation.
Requiring land patents to be deliv-
ered through the county clerk of the
county wherein tho land Is situated,
; and providing that they bo recorded
before delivery.
Waiving actual settlement require-
| ments on land held by persons called
Into the military service.
House bills:
Providing that no person shall vote
in the party primaries In Texas unless
he be an American citizen.
Permitting the taking of Juries by
agreement.
Improving the working conditions of
women in factories and industrial es-
tablishments of all kinds.
Providing that where persons are
dl: ailsfled with water rates for Irrl
gatlon they may appeal to the district
court, which shall have power to fi*
tile *';ites.
Requiring standard packs for fruits
and vegetables.
Authorizing the state superintend
cut of public instruction to extend
teachers' certificates under conditions.
Validating certain sales of school
land.
Requiring the prison system to pay
its debts out of its own funds and to
ropay general revenue -l-.'l which
was used for paying pre on a ■count -'
Increasing pay of convict guards and
establishing graded system of from
$40 to $t!0 monthly.
Validating charters of towns with
home rule which had less than 5,000
population in 1910 census, but iu
creased since then.
Making it the duty of pence officers
to assist federal officers in protecting
stores of explosives.
Clarifying clause of highway act Im
posing fees on commercial vehicles
and allowing state highway commis-
sion to build as many as ten miles of
road In any one county In any year, if
county Increa es its proportion.
Providing for the redemption of city
lo^s sold for taxes,
Making September the open senson
for shooting doves in North Texas and
December and January in South Texas,
1'iovlding that only the English lan
guago shall bo used in conducting the
work In elementary grades In the pub-
lic schools.
Resolutions;
Senate concurrent resolution No. 10,
authorizing the sale of the Iron plant
ut Rusk without Governor Hobby's
participation.
Spring Tonics
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OPINION IS HANDED DOWN COMMUNITY CANNERS
IN PINK BOLL WORM CASE TO BE IN GENERAL USE
Legislative Enactment on Sudject Not
Sufficient to Hold Man Accused of
Putting in Cotton, Decides Judge.
Houston, Tex. Judge Lewellyn of
the seventy-fifth district court, sitting
at Liberty Saturday, rendered a de-
cision that tiie penalty provided in
section 11 of the pink boll worm law
In Texas does not apply to the plant
ing of cotton and in passing upon the
single issue he ordered the defendant,
W. T. Finley of Liberty County, re-
leased from custody.
The provision of the pink boll worm
act Involved in the case of W. T. Fin-
ley of Liberty County before Judge
Lewellyn related exclusively to the de-
termination of tho question whether
or not the statute carries a penalty for
the planting of cotton within the zone
proclaimed by the governor as a non
cotton zone. Mr. Finley, a farmer of
Liberty County, whicu county is em-
braced within the non-cotton zone cov-
ered by the proclamation of the gov
ernor, planted a certain acreage of cot
ton. He was arrested for violation of
the provisions of tho pink boll worm
act, refused to give bond, remanded to
Jail, and his attorneys .Instituted
habeas corpus proceedings, claiming
that, under the provisions of the law,
no penalty attached to the planting of
cotton in a noncotton zone, but that,
owing to the phraseology of the stat
ute, the penalty sought by the state
authorities to cover tho planting of
cotton within the noncotton zone cov-
ered only tho transportation or move-
ment of cotton from the zone.
There were present at the hearing
before J idge Lewellyn, besides the at-
torneys In the case, the district and
county attorneys, Dr. W. I> Hunter of
the federal department of agriculture,
E. E. Scholl, representing the state de-
partment of agriculture, and Itepresen
tntive Leonard Tillotson, who wuu uc
live In the passage of tho pink boll
worm legislation. After a rather ox
temjod hearing, the court rendered the
decision that the penalty provided in
section 11 of the law does not apply to
the planting of cotton, and that he
was compelled in passing upon the sin-
gle issue, which was the only issue
raised in the case before the court, to
discharge the defendant.
Organizations of Farmers Arc Being
Made and Plan to Preserve Sur-
plus Products.
Houston, Tex.—The surplus produce
raised in Texas this spring will be
canned, If the efforts of Walton I'o-
teef of the extension service of the Ag-
ricultural and Mechanical College are
successful. Mr. Pot wet says that many
organizations are being perfected over
the state and that community cannors
are being purchased to save the pro-
duce that can not bo used now. The
surplus from the war gardens in the
country, as well as In the cities, will
be cared for In this manner.
According to the plan of Mr. Poteet,
the people of a community will form
an organization and purchase a canner
that costs from $100 to $l.*o. Usually
some building not otherwise in use Is
made to serve. A man is placed in
charge and the extension service then
sends an expert to school those who
are to do the work.
The community dinners are run on
the share basin. I'sually the cans are
furnished and all the work done by
the canner, who retains one-half of the
product for the service.
New Bonds Mature Ir. Ten Years.
Washington.--The legislative foun-
dation for the third liberty loan was
laid Thursday when congress com
pleted and President Wilson signed
tho bill authorizing issuance of addi
tlotial bonds at 4 U per cent. Earlier
in the day the treasury announced ;
that the bonds would mature in ten
years, that the loan campaign opened
Saturday will continue four weeks,
i until May, and that after tho initial
! payment of ft per cent on subscription,
j installments of 20, Hii a'.ui 40 per cent
would be due respectively on Ma> 28,
j July IS and August if>. The amount
is $.'1,000,000,000 and oversubscriptions,
and the only remaining details to be
determined by the treasury are the ar
rangenients for conversion of bonds
of the first and second loans Into third
liberty loan bonds.
Leaped From Plane 2,500 Feet Up.
San Antonio, Tex. Rodman Law,
daredevil balloonist and aeronaut, now
attached to the 5th aero squadron,
Kelly I'teld, Thursday jumped from
an airplane at a height of 2,500 feet,
and, with the aid of a parachute, land-
> d safely on the flying field at Kelly
Field. He was taken up in the plane
hy Edward Stlnson, nn instructor at
Kelly Field. Mr. Law is making a se-
ries of experiments ut Kelly Field to
demonstrate the feasibility of Jumping
from an airplane. He is a brother of
Ruth Law and Edward Stlnson Is a
brother of Kathorlne Stlnson, women
aviators.
TWO NEGRO SOLDIERS PAY
EXTREME PENALTY fOR CRIME
Houston, Tex. Private, John It
Mann and Walter Mutthev.s, is roe.*,
former members oi Company I. ,.7'H Ii
Infantry, were hanged Friday morning
at 0:30 at Camp Lo:au. The soldii r
were convicted l>y court ui.it . el
the murder of l'rlvate Ralph i.i oiev.
Company G. 130th Infantry, . . h<
morning of February l.'i, whtn hi at
tempted to prevent tlieui from e.-icap
ing Tho negroes were under m re: I
at the time nnd Private Foley wis
guarding them. The sentenci ofdeaiti
was Imposed by a court martial and
was later approved by President Wil-
son.
The men had known for several days
they were to pay the extreme penalty
for their crime.
Neither of the men appeared ner-
vous nnd both held up until the trap
was sprung. Matthews told Chaplain
O'Hearti to inform his mother that he
died game. He told Colonel Clitinln,
in command of the military police,
that he would cllmli the golden stairs
first, but he would welcome the colo
net with a salute when he came. Mat
thews then saluted the colonel with
military snap.
When the men stepped upon the
platform they were sealed iu chairs.
The nooses were rapidly adjusted
about their necks With hands tied
behind tliom they utood at orders, and
at a sign two soldiers worked the trig-
ger of tho trap. They were pronounced
dead In thirty-one minutes by army
Mirgeons The execution was witness
ed by a representative of General Bell,
a number of army surgeons, city and
county peace officers, members of
military police and several newspaper
men.
Mills to Speed Up.
Washington. To speed up the ship-
building program, the war industries
board Thursday iHsuod orders to steel
mills and fabricating plants to make
100 per cent deliveries on all orders
for steel ship plates from the Emer-
gency Fleet Corporation. This will
give priority to tli<-s>«• orders over all
others and supplements recent orders
to the mills to turn out no plates for
commercial purposes.
Visible Supply Bonded Grain.
New York.—The visible supply of
American and bonded grain shows me
following chnnges;
Wheat decreased 1,240,000 bushels.
Corn Increased 2,930,000 bushels.
Oats Increased 1,0119,000 bushels.
Rey increased 34,000 bushels.
Barley Increased 605,000 bushels.
OIL PRODUCTION OF
THE COASTAL FIELDS
Average Daily Production of Coastal
Belt During Past Week Is Better
Than 70,000 Barrels.
Houston, Tei.—A windstorm In the
fields, two good completions In South
Louisiana and one at Goose Creek
wore the principal features of Interest
in gulf coast oil fields during tho past
week. At Vinton, lai., the Texas Com-
pany finished Its No. 12 Vincent with
an initial flow of 500 barrels, and at
Edgerly the Gulf Refining Company's
No. 24 Brlglit-Penn was completed at
3,600 feet eaily in the week, producing
at the rate of about 2,500 barrels a
day.
The average dally production of the
coastal belt during the week amounted
to better than 70,000 barrels, of which
Goose Creek produced about 30,000,
Humble 16,500, Sour Lako 10,000, tho
rest being divided among the minor
pools.
At Evangeline (Jennings! a severe
windstorm last Friday night blew
down about forty derricks, or about
four-fifths of the derricks in the field.
At Goose Creek tho same night about
twenty derricks were blown down.
The completions of the week were
as follows:
Goose Creek—The Gulf Production
Company's No. 10 Gaillard Fee, 700
barrels at 3,000 feet; Gulf Production
Company's No. 12 IJriggs. ready to go
on pump; Humble Oil and Refining
Company's No. 17 Ashbel Smith, 75
barrels on the pump; Humble OH and
Refining Company's No. 20 Gaillard,
Junked and abandoned; Gulf Coast Oil
Corporation and Crown Oil and Refin-
ing Company's No. 14 Gaillard, ready
to go on pump at 3,000 feet..
Humble—The Republic Production
Company's No. 4 Stevenson (a work
over well), twenty-five barrels on the
pump; Texas Company's No. 2 Echols,
twenty barrels on the pump; Liberty
Oil Company's No. I Bailey, twenty
barrels on the pump.
Sour Lake Lake Graham Oil Com-
pany's No 2 Herbert, forty barrels on
the pump; Texas Company's No. 13
llordages, five barrels on the pump.
Saratoga The Empire Gas and Fuel
Company's No. 1 Nancy Fuller Is back
in flowing 1,000 barrels; the Gulf Pro-
duction Company's No 21 M. It. & ('..
ten barrels oil the pump; Sun Com-
pany's No. 132 Fee, nineteen barrels
on the pump.
Damon Mound—The Swift OH and
Sulphur Company's No. 3 Freeman,
ibandoiied In salt at 750 feet; Royal
Oil and Refining Company's No. 3 Ger-
son, 2oo barrels on pump.
Wilde; ts Wallace, Zalmlzer & Gib-
-on's No. 3 Mayes at Rattlesnake
Mound, abandoned at 3,300 feet; Hum-
i Oil and Refining Company's No. H
McC.irde, flowing fresh water at 3,290
feet.
Propose Death for Spies.
Washington. — Death penalty for
spies is proposed in a bit' offered
Thursday by Representative Daniel E
Garrett of Texas. The Dill defines the
offense as lurking or entering a gov-
ernment building, wharf, dock, muni-
tion or other factory engaged in gov-
ernment work, fortification, camp, etc
And the offender shall be tried by a
military court martial with the pen-
alty of death upon conviction.
Expense of War Huge Sum.
Washington.- Nino billion dollars is
the approximate cost to the United
States of one year of war More than
one-half has gone in loans to allies
and will be repaid eventually. Over
one third has been spent for the army
and military establishments, one tenth
for the navy and one-fifteenth for
shipbuilding.
Reward of $500 for Greenwood Slayer.
Austin, Tex Governor Hobby Sat-
urday offered a reward of $500 for tbo
arrest am! conviction of the person or
persons guilty of the murder of Repre-
sentative E. R. Greenwood of Wichita
Falls, who was found shot to death
Friday night in Ills automobile on the
Dallas Fort Worth pike
Legislator Greenwood Murdered.
Fort Worth, Tex.—E. F Greenwood,
Wichita Falls insurance man, was
murdered and robbed on the Dallie
pike near Fort Worth Friday niclii.
The body was left iu the automobile
and the slayer made his escape Mr.
Greenwood was eleeted to lie late
legislature from Wichita county two
years afco.
Rear Admiral Ford Dead.
Baltimore, Md Rear Admiral John
I). Ford, Fnited States navy, retired,
aged 7n years, died Monday.
Secretary Baker In Paris.
Paris Secretary Raker, who bus
been on a trip to Komu and the Italian
front, arrived in Paris Friday
GERMANS ATIACK
IN NEW QUARTER
SUDDENLY LAUNCH HEAVY AS-
SAULT ON ELEVEN MILES OF
FRONT AGAINBT BRITI8H.
THE IRISH QUESTION
Mi'tls1' Premier Advocates Conscrip-
tion in Ireland—American Cas-
ualty List—U. 8. Submarines
In War 2ci'9.
Another sector of the British the-
ater suddenly developed Intense fight-
ing Tuesday when tho Germans de-
livered a heavy attack over approxi-
mately an eleven mile front between
Glvenchy, Labassee and a point east
of Fleurbaix, Just below Arraentleres.
A Portuguese sector Is included iu
the line involved.
Fast of Leplautln and east of Pe-
tlllon the enemy appeared to have
gained a footing in advanced defenses.
Leplantin Is northwest of Glvenchy
and Petillon lies lo tho east of Laven-
tile.
At Glvenchy and on tho left of the
front attacked tho allies apparently
are holding their ground In the very
heavy fighting which was reported to
bo especially bitter east of Festubert.
Tho Portuguese were being supported
by British troops.
The attack was preceded by a vio-
lent bombardment which began In the
early morning and extended all along
the front affected, ltetluine, Fatal rs
and other towns behind the British
lines have boon heavily shelled.
There has been no move toward a
general offensive on the Italian front.
Things are not going good politically
in Austria Hungary and it is possible
that Count Czernin in trying to pacify
the folks at homo before engaging iu
fresh military enterprises, casualty
lists being potent in adding to discon-
tent.
Premier Lloyd George told the
house of commons in London Tues-
day that when the battle on the
Sotnme front commenced the total
combatant strength of tho German
army on the west front was approxi-
mately eiiual to the total of the en-
tente allies.
Mr. Lloyd George said his man
power proposal would involve an ex-
treme sacrifice by part of the popu-
lation of Great Britain.
The Cumbral battle, he said, was a
very trivial event when compared with
the recent battle, and until the strain
had relaxed It would be difficult to
find out exactly what had happened.
In the course of hiB speech the Brit-
ish premier said:
"We have now entered the most
critical period of the war There is a
lull In the storm, but the hurricane is
not yet over The fate of the empire,
of Kurope and of liberty may uepend
upon the success with which the last
German attack is resisted and counter-
ed."
The premier said the cabinet had
taken every stop to hurry reinforce-
ments The number of guns and pris-
oners taken had been exaggerated
grossly by the Germans,
David Lloyd George, the British
prime minister, Tuesday made tho
boi 'est stroke of his career by coup-
ling home rule for Ireland with the
conscription of Irishmen.
This unexpected disclosure In an ad-
dress by the premier in the house of
commons in presenting the new con-
scription bill to parliament swept
aside eli Interest in the details of the
conscription scheme which already
had been forecast, by 'le newspapers.
Ireland is tbb only subject talked of
at present. The only question asked
Is bow will the Irish parties and their
British sympathizers take to the new
policy.
The report of the Irish convention
was adopted by a majority only and
therefore the government would take
the responsibility, the premier said,
for such proposals for self-government
as were just and could be carried out
without violent controversy.
Four hundred and forty seven Amer-
ican soldiers were killed or wounded
In action, died of various causes or
were captured by the enemy In the six-
day period between April I and H, cov-
ered In the reports Issued Tuesday.
Th' heaviest toll for a single day re-
ported since the first American sol-
diers landed in France was shown by
the list of April 5, which contained 124
names.
Specific reference Is made to twen-
ty one men having ben captured by
the Germans. Twenty of these pre-
viously had been reported mi dug and
one previously reported dead.
In the face of bitter winter galea
American submarines, primarily de-
signed for operations off the home
coasts, have crossed the Atlantic to
engage in the common fight against
German I'-bonts. They are now aiding
allied naval forces, as are American
destroyers and American naval air
men, and they have been in the war
zone for some months.
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