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tnan clamor for annexation finds a
bad reception among our allies. Al-
though the military situation is satis-
factory (!), there is no hope of crush-
ing the enemy on land; and whereas
about 7,000,000 tons of shipping have
been sank, there is no great disposi-
tion on the English side toward
peace....We cannot force America to
ray indemnity; there remains oiily
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shall have something to show for our
enormous war expenditures—a navy to
be proud of and a merchant marine
that will contribute to the expansion
of our foreigji trade and commerce and
that will command the respect of the
world, whereas it had heretofore been
merely "a thing for laughter, sneers
and jei-rs." The tremendous cost to
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goods stores, now being exhlbitc'i.
♦ ♦ ♦
l rolessor liouxeau will bo rc;nly to re-
England; but should we, in order to
pain an indemnity of ten billion marks, | greater part of it has been profitable
the United States of the war prepara- ' 'elvt; visitors ut his observat- > satur
, ^.,1 (,uy next, lie will Hud that San Autonio
nons has not been all waste. The K •
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published herein.
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patches herr are al«o reserved.
HONEST I'EACE OK JUNKEK KUIN?
—THE MATTER OF COST.
It was indeed a staunch showing of
facts and a remarkable array of fig-
ures that warranted this conclusion ot
Mr. Arthur S. Draper's report from
London yesterday, concerning political
and military conditions in Germany
and Austria as relating to the ever-
cniivening movement for peace:
•'Germany's leaders have one chance
io vindicate their policy of throwing
away human lives, and this opportunity
lies in the making of a peace that will
appease the growing unrest at home."
The further judgment is irresistible,
however, that the Hohenzollern gov-
ernment is fast bei-ng driven upon the
wrecking rocks of a situation where
iis people will demand iiot a gratify-
ing peace, not even an appeasing
peace, not j) peace of vindication for
that government, but the best ajid most
honest peace that can be obtained, at
whatever price of sacrifice of "pan-
German" ambitions, from the many
enemies of their nation in the Old
sacrifice fifty billion marks and an-
other 600,000 men, this would be a
vain policy." Meanwhile, daily, "longer
working hours and insufficient feeding
at home, especially in the big towns
and industrial centers, have increased
the desire for peace among the work-
ing classes Strikes are to be expected
if the war is to be continued for aims
of conquest.'1
Germany long planned and suddenly
projected this war "for aims of con-
quest"—but the imperial government
saw to it that its real aims and its arti-
ficial appeals to German patriotism
should follow widely divergent lines.
Its hideous lie to the people, its curse
upon the people in 1914, is a bird of
every evil omen come home now to
croak. The Germans were imperially
Pledged that their defensive combat
with the hateful, pcrsecutivc enemy
should be as quick and easy as their
cause was just!—but they were not
told that, if necessary in the War
Council's schemes of conquest against
Belgium and Russia and the Balkan
States, millions of their best and
bravest men would be wantonly sacri-
ficed. Yet more than three years have
passed, and still the combat is not
quick and easy; the losses of life and
treasure, of comfort and happiness, ct
family union and security, become
greater and worse day by day; and
neither a war of defense nor a war for
conquest has brought victory to tbe
banners of the (self-styled) swift and
strong, the supreme nation, the su-
preme race, the incomparable people I
Their enlightenment as to the treach-
ery of "their" Kaiser, in deceiving
them, in sacrificing them, in wasting
them, in ruining them pitilessly, must
be as bitter as all the waste and ruin
and sacrifice. For them, peace at any
price will soon be desirable above t'.e
further cost of fighting for the wolfish
ambitions of the junkers.
investment, but the assets cannot be
counted in mere dollars and cents. The
difference in the Teuton's estimate ot
the United States before the war and
her present and future recognition ot
the power they despised counts for
something.
h«s ill: unlimited number \.i Mur gazers
WO" will want to look through hl» tel.1
scope.
The bridge over the itio Crand.
l.ariMio, belonging to tlie Mexi' ati Nation;
Hallway Company, whli'li was reit'iu y
-W'-Pt awav by u„, Kr,.llt flood, tin- beiu
rebuilt and la now ready fur trains.
SEVERAL, COUNTIES HAVE EX-
HAUSTED 1,1 ST OF WHITE
MEN AVAILABLE.
CORPUS ( HKISTI CONVENTION TO j HOOKS AM) PERIODICALS BEIN'C.
at
WITH BONDS AS WELL AS
WITH BAYONETS.
If this bit of Washington news gives
mental pause to the American who is
not in khaki, his unavoidable reflec-
tions should induce a quickening of
that patriotic impulse toward employ-
ing check book and savings in the
service of his country, and employing
them as much and as long as he can;
Army snbseriptiona to the second
Mberty I,oau are being received in
large numbers. Totals reported
through October 0 showed fSM.QOO.
(And only eight of tbe thirty-two
camps aud cantonments Lave report
ed).
So all the armies of the United
Slates—regulars and guard and the
National men—are adding Liberty
bonds to bayonets in their prepara-
tions and equipment to fight the battle
of the giants for the rights of man
and the safety of National sovereignty.
The war orators and the cartoonists
and the writers of public comment are
still having the soldier exchange
salutes with the Liberty-bonded civil-
ian; but more of the civilians will have
;o qualify in quick time if this cordial
and pleasing fancy is to hold good till
the close of the campaign for the sec-
ond loan. Apart from this, however,
it is highly gratifying to observe the
practical wisdom and patriotism of the
armed defenders being manifested,
tinder stress, in more ways than their
ready response to the call to the
Colors ?
Building permits were issued yesterday
to t.liarlea ltunge. hothouse, n.irtliw ■■•st
corner of Goliad and Cherry
it. 1 Mikes,
Avenue C _
west corner of'Vrio »nd"'Morales Streets
Special Telegram to Tbe iSipresa.
HONDO, Tex., Oct. 10.—The last rout in
gent from Medina for tbe grout National
Army loft for San Antonio Monrluy, uud
o _ they were as handsome a set of- young
f Goliad^und Cherry struct-. I. linen as ever answered the country's cull.
f, carriage house wesi m.j.- -t I All immense crowd of relatives and friends
» J. I>. IJcM k. kill in w. ii were at the depot to koo thorn off
ner of Frio and Morales &tn-.-t> j Following is Jt iut of those who left:
h There will be a^bllfiarU match ^ Willi. Winters, A. .1.
burger's place on Soiedad street at - Mardt, Lorenza liamirez, Bcnture Basques,
"'clock tonight, between JL I. Magnus aim J',1''1" ,, Morales, Joseph J. Iioehle, Oscar
H. U ltiehardsou of New York. . !, K," ,d„'„.. "bl',r,t:.l1 "!«•. Ueorge A, Schu-
♦ ♦ ♦
A meeting was held Mi.nda> evening in
the office of Iloctor Chess im
nation of a social Herman < 1111>. nflnci's
elected were: ,|. K. l.abiill. president;
Harry Fowler, vice-president; George os-
naond, secretary; 1,. i . l-'lorlan, treasurer.
lne club starts uiiiler the style "f the San
Antouio Social t'lul), with an assured
membership of about fifty
, ♦ ♦ ♦
A private letter received yesterday from
1'octor ('tipples ami family, dntnt May-
bole, Scotland, says they expecle.l to sail
I rum tjueeiistiiu ii on the -lith and reaeii
San Antonio by October 15 The letter
speaks very pleasantly of it visit I" the
tomb of Hubert Burps, the poet.
Greece is all right, now, and seems
to be getting into fine shape to render
the allies effective aid.
AMERICAN SEA POWER.
When the hero of the Merrimic
then in the zenith of his Nation-wide
popularity, because of his heroic con
duct at Santiago, was urging the up
building of the navy at a cost of a few
million dollars, hardly any one outsidi
the naval staff was inclined to re
gard his suggestion seriously.
At that time it would have been
practically impossible to persuade Con-
gress to consider a naval program in-
volving an expenditure of SlOO.OOO.tX'O
for enlarging and improving the navy
although the expenditure was to be
distributed over a period of two or
three years.
When it was proposed by the present
Administration in President Wilson's
World and the New. They will soon be j first term to extend the aid of the
forced to demand—however violently
their demand must be expressed—a
peace at any price; for any peace,
they have learned in bitterness and
horror, would be cheaply priced in
comparison with the continuing cost
of their national, economic and hu-
man ruin at the hands of the ruling
junkers -of Germany—"the military
masters."
Such a judgment need not be based
upon the investigations and comments
of enemy, or other non-German,
writers, who, from the capitals of the
allied countries of Europe, are keep-
ing our people informed of the po-
litical and economic, as well as the
military developments on the part of
the common foe. On the contrary, the
very strongest phase of Correspondent
Draper's evidence is characteristically
and wholly German. His quotations
from the recent speech of that "Moder.
ate" deputy in the Reichstag, Herr
Gotscein, tell a most impressive story
—even a fascinating story—of the
awakening of the German people and
their public spokesmen to the terrible
v.rongs of their country and them-
selves. Not the wrongs worked by
British "envy, hatred and malice"; not
the wrongs suffered from French
"intrigue" for the recovery of lost
provinces; not the wrongs resultant ct
Russian "aggression" or of American
"conspiracy" with England, but the
wrongs perpetrated upon them by their
own kind, by their military masters,
by the Prussian junkers in Berlin.
It appears that Deputy Gotscein em-
phasized the conditions of the resent-
ment of the German public against the
Hohenzollerns' betrayal of them qui e
as accurately as the record of Marshal
Haig's latest drive emphasizes the in-
evitability of the Huns' defeat, with its
forerunner of the most awful casualty
lists, weakened man-power and shat-
tered morale. America, declared Got-
scein to tbe Reichstag's badly mixed
assembly of veritable German patriots
Federal Treasury to the upbuilding ot
an American merchant marine, Con-
gress balked at a proposed appropria
tion of $30,000,000, a sum since con-
sidered insignificant in relation to any
suggested need of the Government
Now the naval program embraces a
total of 787 warships of all types
and classes, from super-dreadnaughis
to speedy, sea-skimming submarine
chasers—every one of which is to be
in active service within eighteen
months—at a total cost of $1,150,400,-
000, and by the end of that time the
United States will have the greatest
navy afloat, with the possible excep-
tion of that of Great Britain. In the
meantime all the shipyards of the
country are actively and energetically
employed in the construction of mer-
chant ships, both of wood and of steel,
and within another year or so the
American merchant marine, which iiad
been practically non-existant bef.irt,
will rival that of any of the great
rations of the world.
The additional destroyers just con-
tracted for by the Government will
give the United States the greatest
fleet of that type of vessels in the
world and they will be of the largest
and most approved type. Of those al-
ready under construction deliveries
will begin early next summer, and
within eighteen months the whole
number contracted for will have been
completed, according to present ex-
pectations, though until six months
ago, Secretary of the Navy Daniels
says, it took nearly a year to build a
destroyer. It only goes to show what
American energy and efficiency ard
Americans are not yet on the fight-
ing front in France, but the great Mc-
Adoo drive in this country is bringing
as important results, as will that in
Europe in which American soldiers are
expected to participate next spring.
John L. Sullivan is now engaged in
knocking out John Barleycorn in Con-
necticut in a different way from that
which had been his wont aforetime.
He is credited with a large share in
administering the knockout blow in
Alilford the other day.
It is now said the Pope intends to
bring pressure upon Germany and
Austria to induce (hem to abandon
air raids on open cities. Perhaps the
retaliatory raids recently decided upon
by England and France may go a long
way toward helping along the induce-
ment.
A Copenhagen dispatch announces
a decrease in insurance on Norwegian
catgoes in the North Sea, due to the
lessened hazard of German subma-
rines. A similar announcement of re-
ductions in insurance on oversea
transportation for the same reason
was made from Washington a few-
days ago. This is the most substan-
ial evidence that could be offered ot
the decline of the German U-boat
tpenace.
An interesting chart, issued
ftom the New York Cotton Ex-
change Building, for free distribution,
gives the course of the cotton market,
showing the highest and lowest prices
for middling cotton for the past tuen-
ty-five years. According to this chart,
the lowest point touched was in the
season of 1898-99, a fraction over 5
cents. For several years thereafter
prices ranged from 6 cents to 13
cents, with a spurt near the close of
the season of 1903-04 to 17 cents, and
a like spurt in 1909-10. The highest
point reached since the Civil War up
to the present season was 27^ cents,
last August. According to this chart,
the world's consumption of cotton rf
all kinds in 1893-04 was 10,580,000
bales, and in 1916-17, it was 19,
I'lte greatest damage by the recent flood
ill the Itio tjranile, in the Kagle l'ass ills
trict, Judge Dell says, was in the sweep-
ing of sand over much valuable produe
tive farming laud along the banks ou both
sides. Tbe acreage of agricultural land
Is thus greatly reduced. The land was
worth about an acre. Several farms
which have been under cultivation for
twenty years have been entirely abandoned
on this account, the sand having accumu-
lated to the depth of two or three feet.
♦ ♦ ♦-
'«eorgo Keif and Charles Kuntz. wealthy
(Jermans of CMuclnnati, are here to find
a site on the river suitable for the es-
tablishment of a branch factory "n a large
scale. Mr. Keif says if he can I • ate hore
he will do so, on account of the favor
able positiou occupied by San Antonio.
They are iu the business of manufacturing
sausage.
Fifteen Ymrs Ago Today—100?.
The executive committee to arrange for
the entertainment of Admiral Schley met
last evening in the Business Men's Club,
with the following citizens present: L. J.
Hart, chairman; ('apt. James .M. Bur-
roughs, Frank Arnold, V. P. Llrown. W
L. Stiles, Ii. K. iilldebrand. The torn
inittee selected to secure a suitable pres-
ent for Admiral Schley reported that a
local artist will have on hand an ai
legorical painting, making the Alamo a
conspicuous feature, surrounded by fig
ures representing the stirring history rep-
resented by San Antonio and the Alamo.
The painting was critically examined and
its merit recognized, but owing to the
absence of the ehilrman of the committee,
wil l had not Pceti the painting, the com-
mittee was continued with the understand-
ing that a report will be submitted at
the next meeting.
♦
The italo-American colony of San An-
tonio will celebrate the 410th anniversary
of the discovery of America by Columbus,
at Connor's Park, South Flores Street,
Sunday, October 12. A. Macaluso is presi-
dent of the colony association, K. Proggi
is secretary, and U. Partette is treasurer.
The arrangement committee Includes P.
Bruno. <*. Glovannozsi and C. Parbera;
reception committee, T. Proggi and tJ.
Barcelona.
♦ ♦ ♦
Capt. Andre Williams of the 3rd Cav
airy, accompanied by his bride, passed
through San Antonio yesterday en route
to tlie North and Mast on their bridal
tour. The wedding occurred in El Paso
on the Kth. Mrs. Williams was Miss Nellie
Edwards, daughter of W. 0. Edwards,
who was for a long time Deputy City As
sessor of this city. She is well known in
San Antoyio anil at the time of her mar-
riage was' visitiug her aunt, Mrs. Walter
Davis, of El Paso.
It. <». Browning of Fort Worth, Assist-
ant County Attorney of Tarrant County,
Is in the city for the purpose of making
examination of the excellent block assess-
ment system used by County Assessor
John Wllkins Jr., with a view to estab
lishing a similar system in Tarrant
County.
♦ f ♦
The baseball season will close when the
scries with Austin has been played here
this week. Games had becu arranged with
the Beeville team, to be played during the
fair, but have been called off.
♦ ♦ ♦
City Collector W. W. Johnson has file 1
bis report of collections for the month
of September with the City Auditor. The
total collections amounted to *18.374 and
were apportioned among the various funds
as follows: General fund, $12,941; sinking
fund, |3,701; school fund, $1,074; cemetery
fund, $50.
♦ ♦ ♦
H. W. Chlnn of Weimer has been re-
elected commander of the Texas Hanger
Association. San Autonio probably will
be the meeting place next year.
lie, Edgar s. Itieber, Robert E. Callaha.-,
Oscar F. Schmidt, John P. Kihn, W. 11.
ICoutt Jr.
,.A. up,l°n service was conducted at the
Methodist Church Sunday in honor of the
boys who left Monday morning for Camp
I ravis, San Antonio. County Judge K.
f Noouan spoke in tbe interest of the
Liberty Loan bonds; County Superintend-
ent of Schools W. N. Saathoff also spoke,
contending that all wars of the past had
terminated right and that this war for
democracy would be no exception. Rev.
J. \V Long admonished the young men
to live clean, upright lives and be an honor
to the uniforms they were about to don
Several solos and quartets concluded a de-
lightful program.
Special Telegram to The Express.
HELTON, Tex., Oct 10.—'The third quota
of men left over the rtanta Fe for Camp
Travis Tuesday morning. The Knights of
Pythias and Elk lodges held open house
for the boys Tuesday and that night in the
District Court room they were entertained
with patriotic addresses and a band con-
cert. Following is a list of those who left:
Ernest P. Pirtle, Salado; Will P. Thomp-
son, Rogers; Byron Jarrell, Belton; Sher-
man I». Milllnder, Belton; Otto A Arndt,
Bartlett, llezzie E. Forbis, Salado; Roy
Hudson, Killoen; Walter S. Arnold, Salado;
Jim P. Bruce, Killeen; Fred James, Rog-
ers; Albert Williams, Maxdale; Pird M.
Uribble, Howard Harmon, Temple; Richard
E. Robinett, Bartlett; Curtis W. Curry,
I Fred I. Cox, Belton; Henry A Strange,
i Salado; Horace B. Sprott, Killeen; Pen F.
Thornton, Salado; Austin Eubauks, John
L. Purton, Fritz Belz, Belton; Kotan J.
Taukersley, Killeen; Fistus Phillips,
Copperas Cove; Hensley Jarrett, Salado;
William P. Culpepper, Temple; Jarrett y
Eakin, Moody; Win, F. Layton, Holland;
Willie E. Truehardt, Bartlett; Willis Fish-
er. Maxdale; Ralph Moore, Belton; Joe H.
Edwards. Moody; Lewis Boyd, Belton;
Joseph A. Shriver, Nolanvllle; Albert C.
Voting, Horace L. Smith, Killeen; Boyd
J. Lusk, Bartlett; William H. Stoneham,
Killeen; John P. Hatchett, Holland; Gua
May, Illllsboro; William M. Bowles, Bel-
ton; Samuel C. Mason, Rogers; John B.
Williams, John A. Wilson, Belton, Allen
F. Martin, Holland; Cecil C. Cowsert.
Adolph Fischer, Bartlett; Jarrett Cathey,
Killeen; William W. Reavis, Oakalla; Geo.
W. Dunlap, Little liiver; Albert S. Pe-
teete. Percy L. Wade, William L. Leather-
wood, Pelton; Cliff Edwards. Moody; Ray-
mond Owens, Temple; John W. Crouch,
Killeen; Monty B. Owens, William L. Nai-
smith, Belton.
DRAW MEN OF NATIONAL
PROMINENCE.
of
Speciul Telegram to The Express
CORP! S CHRISTI, Tel., Oct. 10.
fleers of the Interstate Inland Waterway
League of Louisiana and Texas are com-
pleting the program for the annual con-
vention to be held here November 22 and
23. This convention will be of especial
Interest for the reason that members of
the House Rivers and Harbors Committee
will be in attendance.
Roy Miller, Texas secretary of the
league, has sent Invitations to Governor
Hobby, Senators Sheppard and Culberson,
and a number of other prominent Texans,
and is confident many of them will be
present. Among the Congressmen who
have expressed their intention of making
the trip to Te*a.> are: Chairman Small
of the House committee, and Representa-
tives Kettner of California. Taylor of Ar
Kansas, Uulbert of New York, Dupre of
Louisiana, Gray of Alabama, Denton of
Indiana, Kennedy of Iowa, Switzer of
Ohio, Drukker of Tennessee, Frear of Wis-
consin, Dies of Texas and Senator Rand
sell of Louisiana, president of the Rivers
and Harbors Congress. An invitation lias
been extended to all the members of the
Texas congressional delegation and also
to Majority Leader Kitehin, Chairman
Dent of the Military Affairs Committee,
Chairman Padgett of the Naval Affairs
Committee, and Chairman Alexander of
the Merchant Marine and Fisheries Com
mlttee.
Vice Chairman Adamson of the New-
lands committee named to investigate rail-
road aud transportation problems, has de-
clared that if It is possible for this com-
mittee to conclude its hearings on the Pa
elflc Coast in time its members will join
the waterways delegation at Houston or
Galveston and make at least a portion of
the trip. It is altogether probable that
the transportation committee will conduct
a series of hearings at GaUeston, that city
having extended an invitation for them to
do so
Twenty-two From Iteeviile.
Special Telegram to The Express.
BEEVILLE, Tex., Oct. 10. The entire
I own of Beeville was at the railroad sta-
tion Monday to say good-by to the twenty-
two young Bee County men who left for
Camp Travis, where they will be trained
for the National Army. Beeville Military
Band cheered the patriots with National
airs and the ladies of the local Red Cross
chapter prepared a sumptuous lunch for
the boys to take with them. Dr. G. M.
Stephens, chairman of the local selection
board, accompanied the party.
Following are those who left: Lee low-
ing McKiuney, Edwin Lerov Faucher, Rob-
ert Em 11 Lewis, Jesus Morena, Ramon
Reyes, Louis Schmidt, Roscoe James Tur-
ner, Jess McDonald, Dan Benjamin Ten
shher, Cayetano Gonzales, D. E. Peterson,
Jose Chapa, Juan Vara, Eddie Melvin Su-
garek, Justo Sanchez, John William Kurtz,
Tommie B. Williams, James Hogg Naylor,
Harold Ernest Yoward, Joe Edgar Porche,
Uenry R Michalke Jr. and Pablo Ynfaute.
The following were ordered to report,
but failed to put in an appearance: Albert
Calzada. Tomas De Leon, Victor Salinas,
Severiano Salinas, Casimero Flores.
Edward Courtney was in Austin yester
day explaining to Governor Sayers and
Agriculture Commissioner Johnson the im-
portance and value of experiuu-uts with
macaroni wheat.
NATIONAL LEAGUE MAN TO
COACH RICE FOOTBALLISTS
Jacob Coombs Visits Relatives in Pal-
estine—Trainer for Browns
Also Is There.
Spe ial Telegram to The Eipres*
PALESTINE, Tex., Oct. 10 Jack
Coombs, the well known major league ball
player, after a short visit here, left Tues
day for Houston, where he will coach
the Itfee Institute football team. Mrs.
Coombs is here visiting her narents, Mr.
and Mrs. George Russ, and Mr. Coombs
will a^'Jiin spend the winter in Palestine.
Dr. M. P. Lawler, trainer for the St.
Louis Browns, arrived Tuesday to spend
the winter here. Mr. Lawler aud family
make Palestine their home.
LIONS CLUB TO ADMIT
WOMEN TO MEMBERSHIP
241,000. | Bj AiMiiiM Praaa.
I DALLAS, Tex., Oct. 10 —W. P Woods of
More h:\aniinations Made.
Special Telegram to The Kxpress.
GONZALES, Tex., Oct. 10—-Following are
men who entrained here Monday for Camp
Travis:
James B. Wells Jr., Vicente Rodriquez
Flores, John Frank FougeraL James Eu
gene Goss. Robert A. McVea, Georwe Glenn
Vaughan, Paubiito Castenado, Heury G
Johnson, Theodore Flic Robinson. Chris-
topher Eugene Obar, Ben T. Ehrig and
Julius A. Koennlng. The local board be
gan Tuesday the physical examination of
the additional UN) men called to fill the
list to the required number. Fifty were
examined and fifty more will be examined
Wednesday. The order numbers of this
last 100 men run from 481 to 580 Inclusive,
the board failing to secure the desired
number of white men on the first call.
C'uero biliauNtn List.
Special Telegram m The K.xpress.
CI'ERO, Tex., Oct. 10. The last of the
The itinerary agreed unon calls for as
sembly at New Orleans November 15 and
departure from that city f->r Freeport No
vember 10, arriving at Galveston via the
Intercoastal Canal the afternoon of No-
vember 18 aud at Houston the night of
November 19. The next day will be spent
on the Houston Ship Channel, while Port
Arthur, Orange, and Beaumont will be
visited November 21. Joining the delegates
t.» the interstate Inland Waterway League
convention at Houston, the party will pro-
ceed to Corpus Christ! and remain here
until November 23, when they will inspect
Port. Aransas. .Journeying back to Hal
veston they will take the Mallory Line
November 24 for Key West and Miami.
Fla., where they will attend the annual
meeting of the Atlantic Deeper Waterways
Association.
It is generally conceded this visit to
Texas at this time means much to the
coast country iu view of efforts being made
to restrict Federal appropriations for
waterways improvements. If J. A. Frear
of Wisconsin joins the party lie will repre-
sent the forefront of forces that have been
fighting waterways projects in Congress
for the last four years.
Corpus Christ! is making elaborate plans
for the entertainment of the visitors and
the largest attendance in the history of
the league is being predicted. Officers of
the Interstate Inland Waterwav League
are: C. S. E. Holland of Victoria, presi-
dent : Henri Gueydan of Gueydan, La., vice
president; G. J. Palmer of Houston, vice
president and treasurer; Leon Locke of
Lake Charles, La., and Roy Miller of Cor-
pus Christ!, secretaries.
FURNISHED CAMP TRAVIS
AND KELLY FIELD.
"Encouraging news of progress in otbe
States continues to come from the Wash-
ington headquarters of the Liberty War
Council," it was stated today by a mem-
ber of the local committee.
"According to the latest bulletin, re
ceived at the Carnegie Library on Wednes
day, October 10. seven States have already
contributed a sum equal in dollars to i
per cent of their populations: Massa-
chusetts, ;i per cent; Rhode Island, J1^
per cent; Oregon, 2'.. per cent; District
of Columbia, - per cent; Connecticut, 2
percent: New York. 1'4 per cent; Illinois,
1 per cent. New York and Massachusetts
have contributed each over $l(Mi,000; lilt-
nois over $fi0,000: Pennsylvania, Ohio,
Michigan, each over ^2/5,000; Connecticut,
Rhode Island, Indiana, Iowa, Minnesota,
Oregon, Washington, California, each over
$10,000.
"The largest per capita contribution, 45
cents, is again to l>e credited to a small
to\Vn, tills time on the Atlantic instead ot
the Pacific, seaboard Avon, New Jersey —
the uext highest being 41 cents per capita.
' In Massachusetts, thirty towns have
passed their allotment; in Connecticut,
twenty five towns.
"Elsewhere, as here, tlie campaign work-
ers are continuing their campaigns with
the hope of keeping on until their quotas
are secured.
"Names of local contributors not yet re-
ported are: Mrs. J. H. Laphui::, Miss
Nannie 15. Clamp. Miss Pauline Murrab,
Mrs. L. E. Wolfe. Mrs. W. E. Volgbt, Mrs.
R. J. Harding, Mrs. 11. B. Pumphrey, Mrs.
Eli Hertzbcrg. Mrs. J. W. Hoit, Miss
Hazel Hut chins, Mrs. Alfred Ward, Miss
Blanche Murphy, Miss Ade, Airs. J. 11.
Walker, Mrs. C. c. Coffee, Miss Margue-
rite Deuteh, Mrs. H. L. Beach, Mrs. Ii.
O. Skinner, Mrs. T. B. Askew.
"A mysterious gift came to the library
yesterday morning, October 0, in the
allowed to go. This was granted. A
famous baseball star, Hoke Warner of the
Pittsburg Pirates, also was a member of
Val Verde's third quota.
The boys were entertained with a pic-
ture show party as a compliment of Man-
ager Ernest Thumm. A patriotic musical
program was given and after the show
the Red Cross ladies entertained with re
freshments at the Royal, which was beau
tifully decorated for the occasion. At the
train each man wag presented with box
lunches prepared by the members of the
Red Cross.
Only Two From fiollad.
Special Telegram to The Express.
GOLIAD, Tex., Oct. 10.—The local board
of exemption seut two young men to Camp
Travis Monday. This is the last incre-
ment to go in the first call from Goliad
County. The two who left are Horace Nutt
of Berelair and Charles Amador of Go-
liad. Mr. Nutt volunteered when the lota:
company was recruited, but was turned
down on account of minor physical dis-
abilities.
LEGALIZK8 K\POBT COMBINATIONS
available white men on the first quota of
1S1 from this county left Monday for Camp
Travis. As the local board here sent _'l
men over the 40 per cent call September
1'J, it was unable to provide 20 per cent
on tiio last call aud only 8 men were avail
able. The remainder here now are ue
groes.
Those who left yesterday are Willie Vic.k,
John J. Zissa, Chester Ralph Barnert,
Gustav Kichter, Jerome B. Jendrzey, L« >
Mueller, Julius N. Schuchardt and Wil-
liam A. Cox.
Alton Lee Moore reported to go wit'i
tills quota, having never put in a claim
for exemption. It was learned by the
board, however, that he had a wife and
three children dependent upon his labor,
and they sent him back home, and later
sent In a report of their action to the
district board.
Hmithville Supply haunted.
Special Telegram to The Rxpregs.
SMITHVILLE, Tex., Oct. 10.-Bastrop
County sent 36 men to Camp Travis Tues-
day, these l>cing its pro rata of the thir l
call. This takes all the white men that
have been examined—about 150 so far
and any further calls for men fr< ?n this
county will have to be supplied with ne-
groes. as there are about 100 of them who
have been examined and certified for serv-
ice.
San llenito Quota Here.
Special Telegram fu The Kiprosu.
SAN BENITO. Tel.. Oct. 10.—Following
are representatives of San Benito iu the
quota of men who left Monday for serv-
ice at Camp Travis: Andres Gonsal»s.
Wyatt W. < Tirter. T. Leal. J. C. Zepada,
M. Lupo, Hoy Brink, Pollard M. Sherer'
La*t Call From Burnet.
Special Telegram to The Express.
MARBLE FALLS, Tex., Oct. 10 In re
sponse to the third and last call for Bur-
net County, fifty-six meu marched to the
station at Burnet Tuesday to tbe tune of
music by the Burnet baud. A great crowd
was there to bid them adieu. Henry Hail
from Marble Falls was made captain. Llano
County also sent thirty-two meu Tuesday.
Sonora Sends Nine.
Special Telegram io 'J'ha Express.
SONORA, Tex., Oct. 10. The following
left here Tuesday for San Autonio, being
the third quota for JSonora : T. A. Williams,
R. B. Gordon, F. J. Williams. Q. h. Cox,
Chris R. Meyer. Eddie De f'nver, Aguilar
Evans, Luther Peters and Ira Odom. Eleveu
were to have gone, but two were tempo-
rarily excused.
shape of a colored slide for the advertis-
ing campaign. In the center of the sllue
is a scene from the Camp Funston bar-
racks, with the inscription around it in
colored letters, 'They are doing their duty.
It's up to you to do yours. Do your bit.
Give them books. Telephone to us and
we will send for the books. Carnegie
Library, Crockett 32.V From internal evi-
dence it has been guessed that the slide
was made ut Camp Travis. At ail events,
the committee cordially thanks the un-
known donor aud assures him that it has
been turned over to the Majestic for im-
mediate use. Doubtless he had iu mind
Kipling's telling words:
"'It ain't the gnus nor armament, nor
fund that they can pay,
But the close co-operation that makes
them win the day.
It ain't the individual nor the army as a
whole,
But the everlastin' teamwork of evyry
bloomiu' soul.'
"Another bit of teamwork which bids
fair to bring results was inaugurated yes-
terday afternoon at a meeting of the Col-
legiate Periodical League- a committee of
the Southern Association of College Worn
an in the librarian's office of the Carnegie
Library, Miss Elisabeth Morey, the chair
man of the league, presiding. At this
meeting the preliminary work was done
toward organizing for the systematic col-
lection of current magazines for the local
camps. A second meeting is set for
Wednesday, October l»i, at which the work
done in the course of the intervening week
will be reported and the organization com-
pleted.
"This league will ask as many people as
possible to agree to finish with the maga-
zines for which they regularly subscribe,
within ten days after receipt, and then
turn them over to the league, whose head-
quarters will be at the Carnegie Library,
for delivery to the camps. Records will
be kept of the donors and their magazine
gifts, and deliveries will be made prompt-
ly. Details will be published later.
"The furnishing of books to Camp
Travis and Kelly Field has begun locally,
several boxes having been delivered to
each. In addition, the camp library com
mitt.ee telegraphs from Washington that
several shipments from other cities have
been made."
I
Measure Ii
By AMoHatwl Pi
CanfrriK.
Bvansville, ind.f was elected president of ...
the International Association of Lions ' J'- Villa real, J. Garcia, George M. Camp-
■inn» i i ! beI1' J- A Lancaster, Joae C.uerra, A. E
annual con- i u h^., » on,...,.,. 4 1^... ' ,!'■
Full Ad»lpl,,r^l.« -Swp.rt_ .» B. Glv.. < Club tor. tod,, at the fir.t annual . on | Vl Mson, A. Atk|u„un, A Ksparui" lip'nito
less men s oruaniza- I Salazar. T. Aguirre. Joae Atkinson, J. T.
The convention deride*! to retain its Wilcox. I. K Elrod, C. E. Dusxeii. It. Vl!
WASHINGTON. D. C. Oct. 10.—Full ad-
wai against Prussian autocracy and
the powerful support it will give to the
•Hies in winning the war.
From present indications the strug-
gle will be ended by the col!apse of
ard unbalanced junkers, "cannot be the enemy before the entire naval pro-
forced to make peace. Our allies"— gram is carried out, but the UniteJ
Austria, Bulgaria, Turkey—"are not I States is taking no chances and will
American determination are capable rf j ministration aupimrt probably will bp
in an emergency. It ic proof, also, ot ' Kiveu the bill to legalize combinationa of
• « • ; . a . I IUU U1 Congress. ■ n IISUU UMM
Wltn wniCD tnis country entered tbe diacussed the bill with several members of
vention of that business men's organiza-
tion.
present name instead of changing it to
the "Vortex" * tub as advocated by st
I.ijuis delef»:ites and opened its member-
ship to business wotueu. Membership in
the club, ho
Mitchell. W Lcwi« Williams. N. O. Car-
uiichael, L .1 FoHker. Jauies F. Oakes.
feeienty-twn I rum Ballinger.
the earnestness and whole-heartednesv; exporters for foreign trade in the next l the « however, wss limited to white 1
.. . . . j session of Congress. President Wilson has Persons ! UALLlM.hR, lex , Oct. 10.-Sevent.v-
~ " * ■ two men. representing the third contingent
from Kuuncis County, left on a bpeciai
t nj f n T IIAkTll ] V nl/rlit '1't.A n. .... __ _ a .
inclined to continue the war for tr.e
pan-German plans of co/iquest. They
»re striving for a peace by understand-
ing an<J^conciliation, and the pan-Ger-
not relax its energetic efforts in th;
line of preparedness as lojig is there
ii a semblance of the menace of Prus-
sian autocracy. Then it is all over we
Congress recently and Senator Pomerene
has vunounced his determination to pu»b
the measure for an early consideration in
the session. Tbe Senator also said he in
tended to re introduce bis bill to establish
camps at which men rejected fer the Na
tional Army bfe-mnae of miner physical
defe< ts could be treated and re claimed for
service.
Trn» her*' Examination.
Te'^graio to The h*j»rr*».
>\\ AM EL<». lex . «*»t 1«' The State
I * partiuent «>f Kdu< ation ha* prepared a
ial examination for teacher*, and for
the benefit of «heee who desire to obtain
cutificatetf in Tom Oreen CeWity, County
Superintendent Springatua will eend®i*t au
examination Friday aad Batnrtay, October
19 and 20. in hia office at Ue coorthonse
Wooi]« was elected president b> *»•-
clamation after L M. Lew is of I»allas
declined nomination for that office. Mr.
Lewis wan elected first Tice president; E.
N Kearcber of St. Louis, second rice presi-
dent; M Harry Mayers of Denver, third
vice present, and Melvin Jones of <T*i-
ca#o, secretary-treasurer.
train Tuesday night. The men were iuobl
liaed here Sunday afternou at 2 o'clock and
at 4:30 were guests of the city in a pa-
triotic rally held at tbe park. Each man
was loaded down with boxes of cakes,
sandwiches, csndy, etc, when thev en-
trained
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•IA Tex.. Oct. 10. —Little Mary
l)fl Rio bends Bail Star.
Sprr.*i Trl-jram to Th»» Elprrn
DEL RIO, Tex., Oct. 10. I>ej Ilio s third
. i»« „ 11 '!!3"ta from Val Verde County entrained
Ji'osre and Mrs. lien Hf.a Monday for ('amn Travis "nl) jo oer
.1 a tout the face aud arm- tvnt were sent; among them was •>!,« a bo
I i.la> i,ft»rBoon. It la nm l.ri.kr j,j| i,Pr» a f'w ac.
• as uiade or set t„ have
Picnic at Johnson City.
Sperlal Telegram to The Kxpress.
JOHNSON CITY, Tex., Oct. 10. -The
twenty-one boys who were ordered to re-
port here Monday for military duty, trans
port a tion, etc., to San Antouio, were given
u picnic supper on the public square Sun-
day evening under the auspices of Red
Cross. Friends and relatives from ull oyer
the county were here to bid them fareweil
and to wish them bon voyage.
Tlafrtrep Sends Four.
Special Telegram to The Express.
RASTRUI', Tex., Oct. 10.—Bastrop is to
furnish four men of the thirty six fail j 1
from Bastrop County iu the last quota,
follows; Charlie Rooks, Ed Kleinert, flur-
ry Johnson and Willie Schilling.
Three From Dimmit County.
Special Telegram t«> The Kxpress.
CARRIZO SPRINGS, Tex., Oct. 10.—A.
J 4Ianua of Asherton. Joe McCarley of
Valley Mills and Hector Williams of Big
Wells constituted the third increment of
the first quota of men who for Dimmit
County's selection left Monday for Camp
Travis.
I.onjt I<i»t From Leckiiart.
Special Telegram to The Express.
LOCK HART, l ex., Oct. 10.—Lignteeu
y< ung men representing Lockhart's third
increment to the liberty army left here
Wednesday morning ou a special train
upon which were contingents from Newton,
Jefferson, Fayette and Bastrop Counties.
Many relatives and friends were at the de-
pot to bid them farewell. Tuesday night
nt Milliard's restaurant refreshments were
r» ned :iud several patriotic speeches were
by prominent men. Tbe list iu
eluded: Patrico Cano. Neely Jones Eth-
ridge. Jesus Perez. Pedro Tangoma. Estr
jpas (itierra. Thad Crawford Watts, Neopc-
limus de oliruin. Clay Walker, ilugh Mar
tiudale. Jose Vega. James M. Fulps, David
C Hand, Earl Couley, Alfouzo
Wranitssk.v. Edward Alexander. Dewey
I.ovejoy, Otto Sterneberg. George Alien
llalsell. The local exemption board have
reedy for entraining whenever the order 1*.
issued thirty-two negroes who are anxious
to go forward.
Milam County Sends Fifty.
Special Telegram to Tbe Express.
CAMERON, Tex.. <>« t. 10.—Fifty young
men composing Milam County s thini
plots, left Monday night for Camp Travi-
SAYS 10 PER CENT OF BANKING
RESOURCE MUST BE PUT
INTO LIBERTY BOND.
Special Telegram to The Kxpress.
DALLAS. Tex., Oct. 10.—Directors of
the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas iu
session today issued the following ap-
peal :
"As the agents of the Federal Govern
ment charged with the serious task of se-
curing from $70,000,000 to $100,000,000 sub-
scriptions to the Liberty Loan from the
people of the Eleventh Federal Reserve
District, we desire to place before the pub-
lic certain facts.
"The minimum subscription figure of
$75,000,000 represents practically Si 3 per
cent of the total banking resources of the
district. It is hoped by the Government
that we raise $100,000,000. With a prac-
tical certainty existing that subscriptions
up to the last mentioned figure will be
accepted these facts bring us face to face
with a situation which calls for the re-
lease for Government use of at least 10 per
cent of our total hanking resources.
"The situation calls clearly for the pur-
chase by individuals of Liberty bonds to
au extent which, in the absence of large
banking deposits, will mean borrowing
money and the sacrifice of other Invest-
ments. Bankers are called upon to en-
courage, even urge, their customers to
adopt this courageous, but accessary
course in order that the National objective
may be attaiued.
"At the preseut 97 per cent of our
minimum quota is unsubscribed. If the
loan is to succeed In the Eleventh Federal
Reserve District the people must make up
their minds duriug the next sixteen days
to make sacrifices commensurate, not only
with their cash balances, but with their
total wealth and holdings.
"In placing these intensely serious facta
before the public we trust to their very
seriousness to effect a realization of the
situation by the people. Of tbe need of
raising the money little need be said.
The National honor, reputation and safety
Is at stake. The lives of our sons the
security of our trade—everything we value
is in the balance."
The statement Is sigued by W. F. Ram
sey, chairman; J. J. Culbertson, B A. M<
Kinney. N. Newsome, E. K. Smith, Frank
Keil. W. U. Newsome, J. T. Scott and J.
O. Wooteu.
Big Bridge Bend Planned.
BALLYMJEH, Tex., Oct. 10.—Plans are
under way for launching a campaign in
Runnels County to issue 1100,000 for brbue
building bonds. Tbe money wiil be used
In replacing steel bridges witb concrete
bridges and for building concrete culverts
and dips throughout the countv.
He was
Tt'l* k \' r ,iie n^a P".1 i to have gone in the second quota He
L». I1"'.' '■'* ,lo« w»« Immediate J I w,s hpi,i hy Mrii.an authority In Laa
J*"1 " Pa-to«r loatltute at iiitin , \ Mexico, and on bring rrturuad lo
for MamMtton. Tb» little (Mrl w«a near , orrWra here, expreaaed reiret that b?had
Wr home a tucked b J Ue dog. j tried to evade aerrlce «5d uked to he
Waxah.Mbte (alio :»nn.
Special Telegram t«- Tie- Kxpre**.
WAXAHACHIK. Tex., o.t. 1C.—Notices
Tbey were given dinner aud supper at the ; were mailed tonight culling 500 registered
Lank ford Hotel and otherwise entertalued men before local exemption board for pby*
by the city. T. S. Henderson Jr. and ha] examination, beginning Sunday. Out
Rufus Butts were put in charge of the
Cameron coach. A large number of negroes
also have been drafted and passed ex-
amination and expect to be called ont
of the 510 examined. RJ* have been sent to
Camp Travis, many h:>ve appeals pending.
Supplementary call is to fill out the quota
of 187. Some of these men will be hekl IB
reserve.
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