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SPE1ITT0IUPR0YE
RAILROADS IH 1918
L'cAioo Will Allow Koads to Make
. r V Cp for ftree Yews ;
.i'.:;'-';vr'-.r'.' Reject": .-.'v:
!2W EXTENSIONS WILt EE ' ?
' DISCOURAGED DURING WAR
Deipite the Hum Expenditure Ap
proved by Railroad Board Boadi
- Asked for Much Larger Budget.
. Xaitcrn Lines Helped to Handle
war Traino. -
-' ' (Auteisttd tru Ktftrt.)
WASHINGTON. Ha 19 Railroads
under government operation this year
will spend nearly a billion dollars for
addition betterments end equipment
' or approximately three times as much
as in any one of the last three years.
' . Total capital expenditures approved
' by the railroad adiminstratlon as an'
noonced Sunday are f 937.961318. Of
this bit sum 'K40.071.O00 win on
': snout for additions and bettermanta.
such as stations and other property
: ImproT amenta; $479686000 for equip
; meat cars and locomotives already
ordered through the railroad admin-
istration and $18203000 for track ex-
' tension.
. Tba ficuTM dlacloM Director General
. IfeAdoo'a SatanninaUon to let-he rail
road make many Improvement which
they had aeilaetad duiin the tat three
Tears throush -permltUn; track to run
Aowa and poatponltur all poaalhle projecta
requlrras bit expenditure ot capital. It
alae la abown that the railroad admlnla-
- tratloa I not eneauraaln; many extan-
: alona of -Una d urine the war emergency
a prmctlcmlly all sum approved .for -
" tanaton ar to eontlna thoaa already
' Mkser oofutruetlon and tat some c
project already under way have ' been
' disapproved and work discontinued:
ROADS A8KEO
. FOR LARQKR aUMS.
Railroad la submitting badiets of pro-
posed capital expenditures this rear asked
r tuch more than waa lantmally approved
. . and the railroad admlnlstrattoa altfltUutted
" HMf.eov er - aeariy esnjfourtb of the
. proposals. Xn'partns down the Budgets
. u . IU. Hl( . Vu an.lnl.tvaLM. maris
Ht: Ws ht moat of its decisions are
tantstlVe and may be reeonlderod later
tbe Ucht ef any growing neceaslty or
lack of need of betterment.
:- In. general the Eastern trunk lines were
given generous sums for Improvements
and aqulpmentr to enable them better'to
-: handle the great flood of traffic to. the
Atlaatio seaboard for movement to Eu-
rope. In many case howeverthe budget
v .'of Eastern roads were cut sharply.
INDIVIDUAL ROADS i
I TO RBPAV ADVANCE.
- Fart of the capital necessary wRl be
. " supplied by the government from the
. t500.000.000 revolving fund of the rail
road administration although advances
will be repaid eventually by the Individ
Hal railroad. Wherever possible fail
' roads will finance their enterprise with
out government aid but the railroad ad
ministration mar buy the bonds or other
' securities iasued by the railroad to
-finance the capital propositions
v y; Examination of the roadS.budgets has
been directed by Robert 8. Levett chief
ef the railroad administration's division
of caplui expenditures and John Skel-
eton Williams director of finance and
' purchases. Kallroads were asked two
; . months uo to submit estimates of pro-
y posed capital expenditures this year mak-
ana vii-iir ugurw lucquais 10 cover really
. aeceaaary .projects.
The figures made public Sunday shew
4- that the New York Central was given
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practically all the road asked. Pennsyl-
vWnla-lines east received f (4000000 and
the Pennsylvania lines west 4S000000.
The Baltimore 4b Ohio got f 43.000000. the
' Erie 124.000000 and the New Haven U4
; 000000 Santa Ke $41000000 Union Pa-
vine $40. 000000 Southern Paciflo $39000.-
' 000 Southern 118000.000. Illinois Central
y fM.OOO.OOO Philadelphia aV Reading 124-
000000 Bt. Paul $23000000 Norfolk
- Western 22oe.O00 C. C. C. a St. U
: o (Contln.ued on page two.) :''
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Toddy's Calendar
Foreeasti of the Weather.
V Hv AuiciaUi Prtst Rrftrt.) ' .
' WASHINGTON Kay 19. East Texas-
Monday partly cloudy to cloudy; scattered
bowers In northeast portion; Tuesday
' partly cloudy. . . " -. ... ... :.
..West Texas Monday generally fair.
' cooler a north portion; .Tuesday gener-
ally fair i i ;.'....- .-
- Louisiana Monday and Tuesday partly
cloudy;. scattered showers In north por-
tion Monday or Monday night
; today's tnBShu : ' ;
Regular meeting ef city council 4 p. m.
Blks eenventlen opens svlth registration
ef visiter st Rice hojtsl.
- Plumbers convention sessions open at the
city auditorium this morning.
t " Meeting Harris County Patrlotls leagua
i criminal district court roetn S p. m .
- AMUSEMENTS. v
' ISIS THIATtRi tOvsr the Top." . v:
. KEY TMBATBRi "Rlaylna the Qame." :
REX THEATEPlI The Onllt of ailence.ll
cos TnstAra.ni "my reur reara in uer
many." . . - " .. -. ...
LIBERtV THEATBRi "The .legion ef
Msatn.-' .-. .' - t. -
QUEEN ' THEATBRi
Kendsll."
Mlle-s.mlniit
CROWN THBATERi ; "The Doctor and
- the Women. " ... . . - i ...
MAJESTIC TMBATBRi Vaudeville mail-
. nee snS night. .... .-; ....
PRINCE THBATERi Vaudeville eontlnu.
eu aftarnoon and nighty. . . . . i
fry T'lEATBRi Musical eemedy and
t " eontlnuous afterneoa and
; Second Tornado in
10 Days Kill. Two
v i. .' lAurcUlti Pru Rtfiri.) 1 r' ' " y
. . DAVENPORT. Ia.. May II. Two
persons were killed anil two per-.
sons injured one seriously. In the
. saoond tornado within 10 days to
strike the farming ' district Ave '
miles north of here. .. j. ;
Germany' Bread
Ration Reduced
i 'V tAul4Fr$nfrt.1 '''('
'WABHmOTON.May Al.Th '
German wlreleee pros la quoted ;
aa announcing that the bread ra- '
tloa will be -reduoed June IS from
I MO to ISO grammes because of ..
. the. nnoertalnty concerning sup-
' plies from Ukraine. - . ;
Belgian Relief v
ShipHit Mine
(AutcUtti Prtu Rtptrt.) '
AMSTERDAM May (De-
. layed.) The. Belgian relief snip .
Cola with a cargo of barley from.
New Tork to Rotterdam has
truck a mine on Dogger Bank.
Assistance has been sent to the
.veeL t " '
14 Killed in Air
i Raid at Cologne
; lONDON. May - If .Fourteen
. person were killed and more than
S others injured when entente
airplanes raided Cologne Satur-
day according to a dispatch from
Amsterdam to the Central News
agency. Six allied aviators par-
ticipated In the attack. Muck
damage was done in the center
of Cologne especially In the mar-
ket place. .- - j"''-' ' .
Four Planes Felled
- in London Raid
. tAntit4 ita ltSt )
. LONDON May 20. I a. m. Four
enemy -. airplanes :. war ' brought
down In Sunday night's raid over
Eastern England says n official
communication ut iasued.
. The communication says:
. "Reports show that four of the (
enemy airplanes which raided Lon-
don and the southeast last night
have been brought down; -
"The raid appears to have been
on a large scale.. A eonatderabie
number of bombs were dropped.
"No detail of canailles or dam-
aaj-i yes avaumoie. i
$300000 Fire
;;in Binningham
BIRMINGHAM. Ala. May It.
The sulphuric acid plant of the
Steel Cities Chemical company
near Enaley was tototally destroyed-
by fire today. The value
of the plant was about $100000
and Its output waa used by three
or four companies which manufsc-
' ture munltons. .
The cause of he fire had not
' been determined tonight though
there were many rumors that It
was incendiary origin. Firemen
worked for more than three hours
to control the blase but only a
few of the outlying wings 'were
saved.
SOUTH WILL BUILD
MORE WOODEN SHIPS
Contract for 200 and Possibly 400
WiDBeleL
Decision of Jlaval Board Based on
Beport of Arohiteet Prior After :
Tonr of Texaa ' and .
. Florida Yards.
'"';'.' . -v. f ' . 4
WaSKNGTON May H.DecIsion- of
the chipping board to award contracts to
Southern yards for 100 wooden' ahlpa of
the revised Dougherty type with 4tM
tons minimum and to increase the num-
ber to-400 If the speed In output war
rants waa based on a report of ship
building In the South made by I Prior
naval architect' which was made public
Sunday. v- ;''''.-.. ;
Mr. . Prior visited particularly the yard
In Florida and Texas where he found
"amaslng progress" being- made. Com
panies were- declared to be eeger to en-
large their plants and workmen enthus-
iastic over "What they are ' doing to heln
Win the war. ' 4. .- ' 'V
Diagonal planking will be used In the
new ships to give the vessels greater
strength ' and to simplify the task of
finding timbers of the proper else. Max-
imum timbers only 14 - Inches wide will
.be required- which can be obtained In
quantity la eras proximity to all South.
era yards.. . v. .
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Gen. Sibert to Head -
: Gat Service of Army
AtitcimUi FTtu Jtrrl.1 "
WASHINGTON. ' May it. Major Oen-
eral William L. Sibert- who (Commanded
the first division of American troops seat
to France with General Pershing has been
relieved or command of the Southeastern
department of the army and detailed a
director of the gas service of the United
States army. His headquarters will be la
Washington.. .. .
V Failed to Create Bed Army '
' tAiincitttdPrl Xifart.) '
LONDON. May IS. Th Ruaalan' am.
ernmeat aooerdlng to a wireless sut.
ment from Petrofrad ha sent to all the
provincial councils a notice oomplainlng
of their failure to take the necessary steps
ordered for the creation ot a red army
to defend the council of the republic
against internal and external enemies
Russian Capiial
Wofixmndn Forces
Latest Operations of Gitlf of Finland Point to In-
vasion of Petrograd Husselmans and Bolshe-
vik 'Engage in Battle in .Which 2000 Were
Killed and 3000 Wbaiidedrit Im-
ipbrtant Gains and Took Prisoners and GtinSe
' iAutUntPruillrttri.' ' g ;
- That the Germans have the capture of Petrograd In prospect seems evi-
dent from their latest operations in the Gulf of Finland. Here they have taken
the island of BJorko which lies only 80 miles northwest of the Russian capital.
Dispatches from Rossis show that again there IS considerable activity
In trans-Caucasia and in Persia. At Baku on the western shores of the
Caspian sea in trans-Caucasia the Mussulmans and bolshevik have fought
a battle In which according to Moscow newspapers two thousand persons
were killed and three thousand wounded while in Persia the Turks have
occupied several towns south of Lake Urmia. The1 operations in Persia
may indicate that it is the purpose of the Ottoman forces to harass the
British line of communication along tha Tigris river.-' '- ' .
Advices from Amsterdam say that 14
persona were killed and a large number
Injured In the bombing raid carried out
by the allied aviators on Cologns last
Saturday.
NO INDICATION OF
GERMAN DRIVE;
Although the Germans in Flanders and
Picardy are keplng up Incessantly their
preparations 4or a resumption of their
spring drive there is as yet no indication
that an attack on a large scale Is im-
mediately imminent..
For several weeks past the enemy has
been engaged assiduously In bringing up
guns and supplies of all kinds and also
hew forces to reconstitute the units which
the American British and French guns
cut to pieces as he tries at various points
to break the silled line and the feeling
now la that the work Is fairly Well done
and that any day may witness the com
mencement of snother great offensive on
the western front.
As ready as Is the enemy for the battle
stand the allies armies so far as men
and 'gun power are concerned and confi-
dant that no advantage will be' gained
over them except as has been usual by
the payment of an awful price In men fed
to the guns.- ). ' v --
AlwCSHOAMSV' SjHNa "W v
RUSHED TO f RONT.'i . j ''
. Large numbers of Americans dally are
being brought to the front ready for Im
Count PlunkettParliament
Member Arrested in Dublin
baoaI IAwrvnM 7 Qmtl
vcssgi vtu l J uiD i uuui a wua a iiauuus kiciv uc-
' land for Wales London Papers Hope Amer-
' w?ii XT . n agi ii i i '-r r
ica win iNOL.ee misiea Dy msn rro-oerrnan
Propaganda.
- tAmciilti Prtu
LONDON Msy U. A vessel carrying
7t 8 Inn Fein prisoners left Kingston Ire-
land' Saturday evening says a Dublin
dispatch to the Central News agency. It
IS understood the ship Is proceeding-to
HoUyhead Wales.
DUBLIN Saturday. May IS. Count
Plunkett member of parliament for Ros-
common ' waa arrested here Saturday
night
No further arrests are expected Imme-
diately. An Is quiet here.
LONDON . Msy5 !. The Observer
commenting on the Irish situation says:
"A brave .step hss been taken In Ire-
land for grave reason. Friday morning
Professor De Valera president ot the Sinn
Fein party and many other extremists
of the same organisation were arrested.
. "The reason 1 that these avowed pre-
German have once more been in treason-
able touch with the enemy despite the
leniency with which they were treated
after the last Dublin outbreak "of revolt
and sabotage. .
- "The reality and I seriousness of thl
vo-Oerman plot ha been known for some
time. In view of Admiral Von Capelle'
assertion that 0ermany 5 la assured for
years to come of a steady supply of TJ-
boats which never cease their efforts to
get In .touch with tha Sinn Felners'snd
separatists thl repeated treason must
be put down with an unflinching hand and
prevented from recurring.
HOPKS AMERICA WILL
NOT B)K MISLED.
"Americans with their Inborn abhor-
rence of disloyal anarchism hsve hitherto
dealt more harshly with pro-German con-
spirators than we have dealt with them
on this side of the Atlantic. Nevertheless
an organised nationalist attempt is being
mad to mislead and prejudice American
opinion with regard to the whole Irish
situation. This attempt will undoubtedly
be continued unless it is met. with stern
and cool discrimination across the At
lantic. . It 'Can only help to serve Ger-
many game In the nick ef Germany's
Ume. ' ' - . '
"John Dillon. - the Irish naUonatlst
leader and his friends hsve made them-
selves responsible for a malevolent mani
festo. . It assert that the British gov
eminent 1s. not sincere In its intentions
witb' regard i the home rule bill and
that the Brltiah policy I falling In . It
promise to Ireland. t-. ':!.
"The assertions are 1 without truth.
They are eithers devoid of knowledge or
Scruple or spring from that almost lr-
fadloabie habit of passionate misrepre-
sentation which. In every crisis plays its
perverse hitter pert la defeating the ef
forte ef the best friends ef Ireland.' '
"Tbe nationalists could have made Ire
i
mediate service or are reinforcing the
units nnder intensive training Immedi-
ately behind the battle nnea.
Meanwhile the big guns continue to
roar In mighty duals on various sectors
and here and there small bands of In
fantry constantly "' are leaving their
trenches In raids or" small attacks with
the object of capturing pieces of terrain
which may be of .strategic value when
the big fight begin .
The latest of these email affairs where
a bit of ground' was required bss been
successfully carried eat by the British
In the capture of the village of VUle-Sur-Ancre
on the Amiens. sector. Not only
was the position taken but with It IM
prisoner and 10 machine guns fell Into
the hands of Field Marshal Halas troops
whose own casualties were light.
In raiding operations northwest of Al-
bert and near Hams! the British also
were enabled to take additional prisoner
and machine guns. .- .
TUle-snr-Aiicre ' )
Betaken by BritldeO
' LONDON May Tba village of TUls-sur-Anora
north. 'of' Morlanooort. nam
been reeepbired by 'th British and the
Australian trocTpy. jutting i Anesesafnl 1
raid during the -night td which they took
M0 prisoners and SO siMcltlne kuns. Ac-
cording to Field .Manewi HaTg-s report
(Continued c Page Two.)
TAlr PneAtiAva f as. . T a
land happy and self -governed long ago
had they the nerve courage and sense
enough to embrace their fun duty on
the side of the allies and repudiate the
Sinn Fein. - s
BRITISH POLICY ''
IS PLAIN THINO.
"We hope President Wilson and . ths
people of the United States win not be
misled by John Dillon's manifesto. We
hope tbey will set themselves fully to
understand what ths British policy . In
Ireland really is. It la a plain thing and
an honest thing and la the only thing
compatible on the one aide with the
war Interests of the allies while on the
other- aide tending steadily -to reconcile
two breeds and creeds. Without that
Ireland In wasting and barred Agitation
will plunge from one unaettlement to an-
other and there will be no health In her.
"The policy of .the Lloyd .George' gov-
ernment' I threefold. It laV'flraL to re-
store the "normal Order of tbe civilised
Society; second to apply" gradually' equal
military . service in England.. Scotland
and Wale; third to brink in the home
rule bltt.1' ;
DILLON REFUSES TO ; ' '
HELP THE WAR.
"For these purpose. Lord French a
famous soldier proud of his Irish blood
and Edward Shortt a liberal and both
home Yule advocates have goo to Ire-
land aa Lord' Lieutenant and Chief Sec-
retary. . Their primary purpose Is to gov-
ern. . It Is to grapple with .the separatists
ths enemies of all efforts at an Irish set-
. (Continued on Page Three).
R. B. Owen 90-Year-
Old Banker. It" Dead
v !-' tArittcUitlTrtu Rtfarf.) .
' FORT WORTH Tsxaa May IS R.. B.
Owen H. pioneer settler of Cooke county
and for many years encased In the bank-
ing business In Gainesville died Bund ay
afternoon at the home of his daughter
Mrs. HattJe McGee Stop s Dallas Inter-
urban. . Mr. Oweri was 'Well' known In
Snsnolsl and banking circles of northern
Texas having been engaged la the bank-
lng business for more than 4S years. A
Wai Limit Use of-
Oil in Road Work
4uscMd Pfu JtrSseAl . ?
WASHINGTON. May ; la Use of oil
and ebal products In public-road work
will be limited for the period of the war.
Petroleum asphalt or tar products want-
ed for building of repairing- road win
be delivered. It waa announced ftandajrH
only altar approval oy uie nm adminis-
tration and the office ef publlo road of
the department of agriculture . .
KEFliLSED K FEE
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Atyirted U?imdjiM in LoinemfrUl So- Rrces VidoHocs.
- American Planes Engage in - Several Sacfnli; Encounters -in th:
-Woevree "
v WASHINGJON May ; 19. General Pershing's ; cpmrounique issued "tonight by the war de-
partment announces the repulse of eneny raidsN Saturday night vin Picardy and in Lorraine and the
repulse of another Sunday in the limine sector: IntiMfloUt&in hat) been ftbuoiis
aeriai activity and American planes have engaged in several eflcpuntera." . -
. Air fights of Lieutenant feickenbacher Captain' Peterson and Lieutenant i Chamber pre-
VlOUSiy . acscriuca III prcviwuo
Th official statement follows
"Section A In Picardy in. Lorraine
hosUle raids were repulsed with loss to
the enemy in klUed and wounded. In the
Woevre there waa eontlnuous serial ac-
tivity our planes engaging successfully
In several encounters.
"Section B Early this morning In the
Lorraine sector a strong enemy patrol of
0 to II men attempted a' raid on one of
our advanced poadtona. The raid was a
RUFDS CAGE DIED
'PARALYSIS VICTIM
Well Ijowb Honston Gtizen nd
PhiltouVopistinreV.Days::
1 . '
End Came at 6K)5 P. K. 8nnday
Evening After Efforts to Prolong-
Life Failed Funeral
' . Monday Afternoon.'
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A I -v"
Bnfns Cage.
Rufus Cage philanthropist prominent
buslnesstmsn and well known citUen. died
at the home of his daughter Mrs. D. M.
TourtelloC 410 Main street at .0
o'clock Sunday evening aged St years.
He was stricken with paralysis last
Wednesday evening and notwithstanding
that everything possible was done he
lapsed into unconsciousness and remained
In that condition nntUvhl death
He I survived by hi widow. Mrs. Julia
Ella Cage three sons. Commander H. K
Cage of the United States ship Him ting-
ton now at sea; Elliott Cage and Rufus
Cage Jr. of Houston and one daughter
Mrs. D. M. TourteUot of Houston. . .
Ths funeraL Witt be held 'from Christ
church at S o'clock Monday afternoon
with Rev. -Peter Gray Seers officiating.
Burial will be In Olenwood cemetery.
PROMINENT CITIZENS-
ACT AS PALLBEARERS
The pallbearers will' be as follows: Ac
tive Sterling Myer.-K. 8. Dargan Wil-
liam ' D. Cleveland Judge Chester H.
Bryan .B.. B. Gilmer and J. B. Bowie;
honorary E. P. Hamblen Harris Master
son Sam McNeil. Dr. R. T. . Morris. Paul
W. Horn. W. ' B. Cbew Thornwell -Fay.
A R. Howard. Captain James A. Baker
James Cravens R. F. Dunbar. Andrew
Dow Frank Andrews. William A. Wilson.
S. J. Bln N. A. Childress Stonewall
Bond and Judge R. G. Street of Galveston.
Rufu Cage was a member of the In
surance firm of Cravens A Csge. gen-
eral agents and recognised ss on of
the leading firm of th as tire south.
He was practically a life-long resident ot
Houston having been born st Smith's
Point serosa the bay from Morgans
Point. He wss a member of the firm
of 8. O. Cotton Bros. Insurance
for 'many years. Hs was absent from
Houston for- about six years leaving In
ISM for Memphis. Tenn. where he wss
connected with the Lowry Round Bala
Cotton company.
On his return to Houston the partner
ship with James Cravens was formed
snd continued until his death
OKNTia-lEO WITH f
CHRIST CHURCH. ;
Mr. Cage waa identified With Christ
church for a long time having served ss
vestryman and durlngthe past few years
waa senior warden.- He also was presi-
dent - of the Houston sehool board for
nearly SO years resigning from that po-
sition sbout two years ago. In that time
be aocompUshed a great- deal tor - the
school of thl city. -. f t .-'
He wss a man who by .his charitable
deeds greatly endeared himself to all with
whom he came In conWjet. and his death
will ' be re tare bo as a oistinoi loss to
the city. In eocloloslcal work Mr. Cage
has ever taken a leading pari. He ha
han one of th foremost In the dissemi
nation of relief end this fact wss so gen-
erally recognised (hat few movements of
tnia natara in w cr w w i
without Mr. Cage Uin a promJn
i ace
nent
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utapi..iic9 aic twwiuw fu vv vvimM.w
eoranlete failure and the enemy In r
treatise left one of their number dead In
our trench. - . . 'i.
."Lest evening north of Tool Lieuten-
ant RicksiJkcher. flying at $000 meters
wss pursuing' an Albatross type -.plane
when a second .machine cam between
them. Lieutenant Rlckenbaener struok
the tall of the second machine taking It
and apparently forcing the hostile
plane down out of control. Although bis
Army Officers
In Head-On Auto Collision
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Accident Occurred on Bridge Near South Houston..
' Wife of Captain. R W. Bowles 79th Reld
Artillery . Reported Seriously Injured-r-Taken
to Baptist Sanitarium. ' . V?
Eight persona were injured one 'prob-
bly seriously when two automobile
crashed together on a"hrtdg near South
Houston about t:t0 o'clock Sunday after
noon. ' The Injured people are Captain
F. W. Bowles 7tth field artillery and hi
wife; lieutenant and Mrs. Charts Hill
Lieutenant Wyatt. George P. Maeatee Sr.
George P Maeatee Jr. and Harry Hams
who was .driving -one of the auto. Att
the .officer are connected with the 7tn
field artillery stationed at Camp. Logan.
. Captain and Mrs. Bowie were .brought
to- Houston tn Westhlmra ambulance
and taken to tb .Baptist sanitarium. Be
was slightly hurt whll Mrs. Bowles was
tiriMhacintts-lorscrnatirne arter th aaftl.
dent. She was cut and bralsM about the
neM ana is nenevea to n lsxenuuiy in
jured. !: 'V ! V-
' George P. Maeatee was braised about
the knee while his son received a frae-
tured arm. Both were brought to Hous-
ton In a private car.
DRIVER OP CAR . V
CU.T AND BRUISED.
Harry Bams driver of one of the cars.
was cut snd bruised about the head and
face and hi clothes. Were ruined. He also
came to Houston in another car.
Lieutenant and Mr. Hill and Lieuten
ant Wyatt were taken to the post bee-
hital at Ellington Field la an army ambu-
lance and after receiving emergency
Big Procession of People
to Start Red Cross Drive
Campaign to Raise Harris County's Quota of
$225000 Will Be .pfficially Inaugurated
When Parade of Civilians Move on Foot to
. Demonstrate Its Patriotism.
Parade will form at Leeland
and Main and will march on Main
to Franklin " on Franklin to
TravisV on Travis . to Capitol
where the procession will dis-
band. Parade will start at 10
o'clock. ' .
The hour for the inauguration of the
big Red Cross drive ha arrived. Th
beginning of Harris county's campaign
for funds to meet its quota is Officially
here.
When the great procession of cltlsens
moves along Main street this morning. It
wUI reveal to the world the fact that
whatever effort this community can put
forward to win the war will b gener
ously and enthusiastically contributed.
Today the people ot Houston and Har
ris county will tell th kaiser by their
deeds thst America Is a unit In the
win -tha -war" anlrit. They will tell the
boy at the front that th people at home
are with them to the end and willing to
back them np ana to nanx on tnem. aba tura jch wll carry w addition to
whuvthey are resisting the drive on the; urge Red Cross flag a service flag
western front their klntolks and friends ;. fContlnued on Page Two?) . i
at home are 'making a 'drive' at home j ;...';- ' :-;V' ?
ttj. wmbHn. them encouragement ;Coiintry Will BetTUl
A parade in which every member will
opening of. the drive. Tbe parade will
be an entirely civilian affair and Will be
partldphted in by persons of all ages and
occupations showing every class of peo-
ple are Interested In th work of getting
the required amount for thclled Cross J
COLUMN WILL- -
MOVE IS ASRSA1T. : -' "!
The coluron- wlU move It abreast and
will march through; tha downtown street
starting promptly at IS. It is. expected
that the entire affair'-will be completed
by.u o'clock.; r. -r-.ij -.
There will be many features to this
parade but without doubt the mothers
of the soldier now In service will attract
as wide attention as anything that can
be named In advance. ' v"'i" - - ''
AU theT sehoals In the city and th
surround lng tewne will have the. chil-
dren hi line accompanied by their teach-
era. . Many industrial concern will be
own machine ws badly damaged he suc-
ceeded In returning safely to bis own
Unsev' ' -C "V"X -.
"At about the same time Captain Peter-
son attacked a two-seated machine sig-
naled to him In the vicinity ef St. Mlhlel.
the enemy machine apparenly failing In a
nose dive.-- ' . ..'. .'''.-.'. ;-'
"Lieutenant 'Chambers at - about the
same time engaged two hostile machines
one of which was seen to fall- The other
wss-pursued without result. -i
' . -V . . ' "7". "' ."
ana
treatment were brought to ths baa hos-
pital at Camp Logan. The other occu-
pant were not Injured as far a could
be learned. ; -.. '.r t'-h-' '
i According to a statement by Harry
nama he was bringing- Mr. Maeatee and
hla son alae two. officers from Ellington '
Field to ' Houston' and as th oar ap-
proached South Houatoevan auto coming
In. the opposite direction which be ssld
was going at a fast rate of speed col-
Ikied with his car headon badly wrecking
It and throwing out the occupants. - The
other auto which was larger and heavier
waa also . damaged and several of th
occupant thrown out. ; .
OCCUPANTS THROWN '-'-.'-' .V'''"-
OJUT OP AUTOMOBILE. . 7: ' ' . ' . SC' . .
- Captain and Miev Bowles.- lieutenant
and Mrs. Hill. Lieutenant- Wyatt and a
woman. companion whose name could Set
be learned occupied the south bound ear.
snd all were thrown out by the fore of
toe. collision. .' . .. " -' ''
It was a peculiar Incident that' caused
Mr. Maeatee and his son to be m the
wreck. Both had left Houston far Gs.1-
veeton by train and when near the station
for Ellington Field young Maeatee' hat
blew off and want out ef the car window.
As be Is a cadet at Camp Dix New Jer-
sey home on a furlough which expire
Monday he could not proceed on the trip
without a hat. according to army regular
tlon. ' He and his father alighted at the
aviation atatlon and engaged an auto to'
bring them back to Houston end It waa
while on the return trie that tha accident
occurred. - . . .
represented by the entire force of eta-
ploy and the fraternal organisations win
turn- out in large numbers especially
the Elk and the visitor ot that order
who are meeting In' the dty. . ' . :
Following the parade the real work of '
raising the money will start ' Chairman
C. R- Wharton has been busy for several
week with a corps of assistants plan'
nlng the campaign which will start Mon
day. Everything Is ready and it Is. s-
peeted that the announcement that Hous-
ton raised her quota will be made soon.
The entire county will be covered by
the agents of the oommlttee and no one
will be deprived of an opportunity to as-
sist In' this -work.-:. Workers hsve been
making their plans and while no sn- -nouncements
hsve been made of the sub-
crtption taken it is known that a large
part of the quota has been pledged si-
ready. . .
ANNERS OP ALL KINDS ' ' '
WILL BE CARRIED.
1rte banners carried by the various
organisation In the parade will be a fee
RsaH C!roEB iJriVt 1 OdnV
(AtsxUltd Prist Ritort. ". .V-f" i
WASHINGTON. Msy 1 Thousands f
Red ; Cross worker will begin Monday
th raising within the week a.- second
tl0e00000 war fund for America's army
of mercy.
Ths campaign Was formally launched
Saturday night with an address by Presi-
dent Wilson in New Tork in which be
asked the people to give to the relief fund
until the giving really hurt. In the next
six days American. French. British. Cant
adian and? Australian soldiers many o
whom have been wounded will carrv
home to the nation the deed ot the h-
Cross on the' neloV ot battle in the o-
vastated - districts of 'France and In t.
soldiers' home and campa.v -' .
France's appreciation . of the work
the American Red Croea I voiced
General Foeh In s cablegram re--here
Sunday v '.;
In some part of the country th
for funds got under way tur
several towns exceeded their u
msas meeUngs - . .
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