The Daily Herald (Weatherford, Tex.), Vol. 19, No. 78, Ed. 1 Friday, April 12, 1918 Page: 1 of 4
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WEATHERFORD, TEXA8, FRIDAY, APRIL 12, 1918.
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Ladies Crepe Kitnonas Moderately
Priced at $1.25, $1.85, $2.25, $2.50
m - In solid or fancy figured Crepe, dark or light
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PROPOSITION NOW APPEARS TO
BE WHICH SIDE CAN KILL
THE M08T MEN.
Germans Capture Merville—North-
west of Festubert British Re-
gain Ground.
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INVESTIGATING 8ALARY RAISE
OF FLOUR MILL OFFICIALS
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By Associated Press.
Washington, April 12.—Large sala-
ry increases granted by some milling
companies to their officers since the
food administration instituted u flat
‘ rate of profits over expenses are be-
ing investigated by Commissioner
MOrdock of the federal trade commis-
sion. It is understood that evidence
has been obtained of salary advances
,f aggregating more than $250,000 which
were added to the price of flour charg-
ed the consumer.
Representatives of the Ismert-Hinc-
ke Milling Company of Kansas City
I 1 appeared to answer charges of arbi-
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trarily increasing costs to the public
in flour mill operations, making oatb
to a false statement and violating reg
■ ■f ulations of the food administration.
| The company is alleged to have "arbi-
trarily” placed on its books Dec. 31,
1817, retroactive salary increases for
, Its officers amounting to $35,000 with-
out holding a directors’ meeting or ob-
taining the permission of any consti-
tuted authority. It also is charged
that the cost of an automobile pre-
sented to a trade magazine editor was
“ listed as advertising expense. Gener-
sl-denial of any intention of wrong
doing’was made by the company’s rep-
resentative and Commissioner Mur-
dock took the case under advisement.
n ADDITIONAL 8HIP8 TAKEN
L OVER BY GOVERNMENT
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Washington, April 12.—Leading At-
'■ lantic and Gulf steamship lines will
be unified Saturday under control of
the railroad administration.
” President Wilson by proclamation,
^ commandeered the Clyde, Mallory,
L ' Merchants and Miners and Southern
steamship lines and assigned them to
the supervlsino of Director General
McAdoo, who already has control of
* the rail-way owned lines, the Ocean,
Old Dominion, Southern Pacific, Balti-
more Steam Packet and Chesapeake
steamship companies.
This action adds sixty-three coast-
. wise vessels averaging 3,500 tons each
1 to the forty-eight other coastwise
ships already under government man-
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sels aggregating nearly 400,000 tons.
These will be assigned to carrying coal
and other materials between Hampton
Roads and New England, cotton from
tbe South to New England and other
traffic which will result in relieving
rail ^transportation. Under private
management, it is said, many of the
ships taken over under the proclama-
tion have been running on inflexible
schedules and routes, often carrying
light cargoes at least one way and
have not lent themselves entirely to
exigencies of railway and port conges-
tion.
The new duties intrusted to the rail-
road administration may be met by
reorganization of the marine transpor-
tation division. It was said. One
branch may be gvien charge of ocean
shipping and another of lake traffic
and inland waterways.
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4 OF BRITISH PRISONERS 4
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4 Associated Press. 4
4 London, April 12.—An official 4
4 statement says that captured 4
4 British prisoners are being an- 4
4 ployed by the Germans under 4
4 shell fire and that many have 4
4 been killed by the British guns, 4
4 while others have been kicked 4
4 and beaten. Deaths from starva- 4
4 tion have been constant. 4
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British Headquarters in Prance,
April 12.—The battle of Picardy has
now settled down to a grim race to
determine whether German man pow-
er is strong enough to make good
their therat to annihilate the British
army. It is a cold proposition of
which side can kill the most men in
the next few weeks and at the same
time find more men to fill the deplet-
ed ranks.
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Merville. Heavy fighting is continu-
ing in the neighborhood of Merville
and Nuel Berquin. On the remainder
of the northern battle front there is
little change. North of Festubert the
British regained ground by a counter
attack. Betneew Loisne and the Lawe
river German attacks were repulsed.
The German troops made a deter-
mined attack along the Messines ridge
and succeded in gaining some ground,
says Reuters’ British headquarters
correspondent, but the British drove
them out by a counter attack early
this morning. Three enemy attacks
yesterday in great waves near Ville
Chappelle were repulsed with im-
mense losses to the Germans. The
ground is strewn with German dead.
The Germans are developing great ar-
tillery atcivity in the southern area.
The Bray-Corbie road is being fiercely
shelled, indicating future infantry at-
tacks.
SWIFT PACKING COMPANY
DIVIDE8 $50,000,000 PLUM
By Associated Press.
Chicago, 111., April 12.—The board
of directors of Swift & Co., packers,
Thursday decided to declare a stock
dividend of $50,000,000, half at par,
the rest free, Increasing the capital
stock from $100,000,000 to $150,000,-
000. The dividend, it was said, was
not from earnings but to cover in-
creased property values and procure
money for carrying on business under
high costs. The plan will be submit-
ted for approval at the annual meet-
ing on May 13.
The announcement of the plan,
which had been rumored in various
forms for some time, was accompa-
nied by a statement from Louis F.
Swift saying that the financing had
been approved by the capital issues
committee of the federal reserve
board.
London, April 12.—Attacking yes-
terday in the neighborhood of Ploeg-
steert, the Germans pressed back the
British in the vicinity of Nueve Eg-
iise. It was officially announced last
night that tbe Germans had captured
Ottawa, Ont., April 12.—The British
army in France is as well equipped to-
day as at the beginning of the Ger-
man offensive in Picardy, England
having increased the qunatity of ma-
chine guns, according to Frederick
Kellaway, British parliamentary sec-
retary of the ministry of munitions.
He said captured British tanks were
being replaced by a superior model
and that they are as strong if not
stronger in the air. The average
weekly production of airplanes ex-
ceeds the monthly output for the first
two months of 1915, while as many
machine guns are manufactured week-
ly as were turned out in five months
of that year.
Paris, April 12.—Heavy artillery
fighting occurred last night in the vi-
2 p. m. under direction of W. O. De-
of Mont DIdier, the war office an-
nounces. French patrols took prison-
ers in the sector between Noyon and
Canny Sur Matz. The French suc-
cessfully raided the German lines near
Chernizy, north of Ailette and east of
Butte de Mesnil.
PRAISES BU8INE68 ABILITY OF
PRESIDENT IN ^ELECTING
BEST MEN.
RETURN8 FROM EXCESS PRO-
FITS MAY REACH $4,000,000,000
Washington, April 12.—Recent re-
ports from revenue collectors indicate
that the government may receive from
income and excess profits taxes in
.Turn* much more than the $2,500,000,-
000 estimated. Some estimates based
on preliminary examinations of re-
turns filed ten days ago run as high
as $4,000,000,000. If these calcula-
tions of big collections are borne out
by further returns within the next
few weeks the treasury may recom-
mend legislation to provide for in-
stallment payment of the taxes—
probably on June 15, Aug. 15 and Oct.
15. The treasury’s decision on this
matter also depends largely on the
success of the Liberty loan in the
next Veek or ten days.
CARBON PAPER—Best grade, non-
emut, 81x13, only $2.00 per box.
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I ifavc rc-opcned the Motor Inn Garage
on South Main Street, where I am pre-
pared with first class mechanics to serve
the car owners of catherf ord and Par-
ker County* It's a convenient place to
stop for oil and gas* The best of service
guaranteed all patrons. Give us a call.
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By Associated Press.
Chicago, 111., April 12.—Unreserved
praise for the high efficiency of Presi-
dent Wilson's “business battalion,”
was voiced by A. C. Bedford, presi-
dent of the Standard Oil Company of
New Jersey, in a speech before the
Chamber of Commerce of the United
States.
“There is too much for each of us
to do to listen to the wild stories of
the alarmist kind that seem to be the
invariable accompaniment of every
war in every country,” he declared.
“I am not a defender of the men who
are handling the work of the govern-
ment, hut I would he lacking in fair-
ness if, after my own experiences at
Washington, I withheld a tribute to
these men—these tried and proved
generals of our industrial armies—
who have grappled with the govern-
ment’s problems and who are silently,
quietly and, I say here and now, sue-.
cessfully working them out.
“You can go through all the depart-1
ments in Washington and you will find i
at the heads of the various branches,
men who have unselfishly abandoned,
their business connections to serve j
the nation. President Wilson in draft-,
ing the best experience of the busi-,
ness world has not inquired as to the
political affiliations of any business
man whose services were required. !
They in turn recognize in him not the,
laeder of a party, but the leader of the j
American people, and, as a reslut of
their close contact with the govern-1
ment, they have gained knowledge of,
the soundness of the Presidents poll-,
cies.”
While declaring that the petroleum
industry will meet every demand made
upon it by wartime conditions, Mr.
Bedford urged the imperative neces-
sity of conservation in the use of gas-
oline.
American Marines Land in Siberia.
By Associated Press.
Harbin, Manchuria, April 11.—Amer-
ican marinea have been landed at
Vladivostok, as well as British and
Japanese forces, according to advices
from tbe place. Tbe Americans are
In control of tbe docks wbile tbe Jap-
anese are guarding tbe railway and
ammunition depots.
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4 IRISH QUESTION OCCUPIES 4
4 ATTENTION OF ENGLAND 4
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4 Associated Press. 4
4 London, April 12.—The Irish 4
4 convention laid the foundation 4
4 for an agreement on the Irish 4
4 question unprecedented in his- 4
4 tory, Sir Horace Plunkett, chair- 4
4 man of the convention, said in a 4
4 letter accompanying his report. 4
4 Sir Horace said the convention 4
4 did not find it possible to over- 4
4 come the objection of the Ulster 4
4 Unionists. He says tbe scheme 4
4 of self-government included in 4
4 the report should be enacted into 4
4 law*
4 John Dillion, Irish Nationalist 4
4 leader, in the House of Commons 4
4 yesterday said he understood mo- 4
4 tor cars, machine guns and tanks 4
4 already had been shipped and 4
4 were on the way from the front 4
4 to Ireland. He pleaded strongly 4
4 against what he termed the gov- 4
4 ernment’s “guillotine methods.” 4
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By Associated Press.
Washington, April 12.—Coinage of
15-cent pieces, to facilitate the hand-
ling of Crowds at moving picture the-
atres on account of the war tax, is
proposed in a bill Introduced by Rep-
resentative O’Shaughnessy of Rhode
Island. Moving picture managers pre-
sented a brief recently to the director
of the mint in favor of a 15?cent piece.
8HELL FROM LONG RANGE
GUN 8TRIKE8 ASYLUM
By Associated Pre*».
Paris, April 12.—A German long
range shell yesterday struck a found-
ling asylum in the outskirts of Paris,
killing one nurse, one patient, one
baby and wounding eleven persons.
Within the hospital were thirty wo-
men with new-born babies.
Tbe Germans renewed tbe long
range bombardment of Paris this
morning.
AUSTRIAN DESERTERS FIND
REFUGE IN BIG MARSHES
By Associated Press.
Rome, March 18.—Large numbers of
Austrian deserters have taken refuge
in the great marshes east of the Li-
venfla. They live on fish and such
other food as they are able to steal
from the Italian peasantry. The Aus-
trian army has not sufficient military
police to stop the frequent desertion
of men taken from the ranks to act as
policemen often desert themselves.
HARDWARE MERCHANT
FACES DISOLYALTY CHARGE
URGE MORE FRENCH OFFI-
CERS BE SENT TO AMERICA
By Associated Press.
Wichita Falls, Texas, April 12.—R.
G. Sheuer, manager of the Wichita
Hardware company of this city, was
arrested Hmrsday on charges of at-
tempting to ^use disloyalty and re-
fusal of duty,Seditious utterances and
other charges in connection with the
Third Liberty loan and placed under
$10,000 bond. He failed to make
bond and was remanded to jail for a
hearing before United States Commis-
sioner Lentz.
Sheurer is alleged to have said,
“Germanw is as good a country as the
United States and the stories of cru-
elty printed about the Germans are
all lies which the United SRttes gov-
ernment influences the newspapers to
print.”
By Associated Press.
Washington, April 12.—France has
been called upon to aid in hastening
the movement of American troops
across tbe sea bv sending additional
officers for the training camps in the
United States. Genreal Vignal, mili-
tary attache of the French embassy,
after a conference with Major General
March, acting chief of staff, cabled his
government suggesting that any offi-
cers that can be spared, be detailed
for duty in America.
DAILY BECOMING MORE DIF.
FICULT TO ENTER MEXICO
By Associated Press.
Douglas, Ariz„ April 12.—Persona
other than Mexicans desiring to enter
Mexico must hereafter file applica-
tions for passports twenty days bdfore
permission to enter Mexico will b»
issued, according to telegraphic in-
structions received by Ives C- Aguilar,
Mexican foreign minister. The tele-
gram follows:
“From now on all persons wishing
to obtain passports or have them vis-
ed to enter Mexico must make appli-
cation at your office at least twenty
days before the time they expect to
cross the line. You shall report their
names to this office to obtain instruc-
tions. All Mexicans are exempt from
these regulations.”
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PENITENTIARY POPULATION
DECREASED DURING MARCH
Austin, Texas, April 12.—The peni-
tentiary population of the state 4e»
creased forty-two during the month
of March, according to the monthly
report of the prison commision, filed
in the executive department
March 1 the total number of con-
victs was 3,648; received during the
month, 110; recaptured, 23; returned
by sheriffs, 3; returned from parole,
1; discharged, 30; escaped, 35; died,
4; delivered to sheriffs, 4; paroled, $0;,
on band April 1, 3,606.
These convicts are distributed as
follows: On state farms, 2,678; on
leased farms, 729; asylums, 10.
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TROOPS AT CAMP BOWIE TO
REMAIN WHILE LONGER
Washington, April 12.—It may be
stated with reasonable assurance of
accuracy that the 36th division will
not leave Fort Worth or be on its
way to France until July, at the ear-
liest. The men in the division will
remain in Fort Worth until they are
Bent abroad and will continue inten-
sive training under General Greble
up to the moment they leave.
Troops are to be sent to France as ■.
rapidly as possible, but there are said
to be several reasons for balding back
the 36th division.
—We are showing a splendid line of ladies
heavy Silk Gloves in colors of black and white
also black embroidered in white, and of white
embroidered in black, price $1.00.
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