Sherman Daily Democrat (Sherman, Tex.), Vol. THIRTY-SIXTH YEAR, Ed. 1 Saturday, April 21, 1917 Page: 1 of 12
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elated Press Dispatch.
Washington, April 21.—The espeionage bill was displaced in the
late today by the administration army bill providing for selective
iscription. After a vote of 43 to 33 to retain a modified press cen-
diip the senate decided to postpone consideration of the measure
lefinitely. *
Friends and opponents of the army bill are lining up for the im-
ling fight, but administration leaders express confidence of its pas-
by a safe majority. The military committee voted 10 to 7 in favor
ie draft system. ,,
TO FIGHT OUT
in them
10,000 Munition Makers Threaten to
Burn a City Hall in Germany.
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Associated Press Dispatch.
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IN GERMANY PEOPLE MIST NOT
TALK OF F(MiO, IS THE
command.
SEA UNO AIK BATTLE
m VENICE
French Continue to Make Gains—
Buenos Aires Threatens to Break
Off with Germany—Village
Captured; Prisoners Taken.
"The Lady From Montana” In Her Office
W. A. CAMP
centers’Hull lust evening Pal
1 \Vacii, a leading attorney of
and one of tin; brightest ora-
IVxas, iiresentisl to the local
m Camp • ‘u banner,
Tiimp’ftir • ^renting the
number of new members of
In Texas during 1910.
J’hI Modern Woodmen CAmp f#
»0*t lllriftf. camp# of tlittti
the i niled Si He.-.-. mid dwring
IkisT eighth l.i the matter of
1 mitiMrs ' In Amorim,
41; '«** Lm/' HHif Ktftt'e.' tlie
to? tij ihi; ituloit. Smt *nii<
B%itW'L»/<eiaM*i‘* wwoaiKDhi
t* dnriiif/ tUat’-ipnriod.l Tide
ill,..for JobfrXY lMlmet.’ the
, nud Jake Welngnrten, the
officer, ns well as all the
and other officers.
was introduced last night
agar ten and the address
|> to Mr. Neff’s reputation,
a handsome emhleui of the
the *]faker told of the
for which* it stood, saving
a Modern Wood m»m olio
the fraternal spirit to serve
Ring history, he said that
e the greatest man was he
iaaft* istaple eer\ lug him.
df Longed.1 '««! *ko‘
V Hia ixuuuuuiity, the
nation is tlx* man wl#>
^eutod number of Uhf fql-
,,occasion, tp pay
-j#*lo flit;,Slurs iyul NJripen,
.flag |p. the ejiublem of frw-
“ (Si: rwjKs'li,al all over the
Mr. N’eff's,address, J. D.
Hliliert v Uookont, well
g attorney# of this city,
the order named, both of
most excellent speeches.
Miss Jeanette Rankin, “the Indy from Montana," who voted no on the
war resolution, Is here shown hi her office iu the House of Representa-
tives office building just outside the Capitol ground# in Washington, for
she will find, like all other mem her# of congress, that there is more to do
fliau sit, about the floor of the House awaiting roll call anil listening to
debates.
SHERMAN BOYS RESPONDING.
Naval Station Here is Getting Its
Quota of Recruits/
Columbus Attention!
|rs of Sherman Council,
hereby requested to he
at 7:4i» a. m. Sunday to
'voiunninlon In a body.
KELIEHOH, G. K.
Fire; applicants who successfully
pa***I the preliminary tests were scut
to Dlithi# for final examination by
Chief uniter inn »t i y Oscar J. Kulle.
iu charge of the Sherman navy recruit-
ing station, yesterday. Three of these,
,Wui. IRmer Tomerlin of Howie, Jn«.
Coleman Burns of Koxston and Theo-
dore ityiiuui <>f okoloim, Oklu., were
hi'ind from 1>y Chief Kulle tills morn-
ing and stated that they had pissed
the Dallas tests and would leave for
the Great Iuike Training School to-
day. They enlisted as third class fire-
men. All three young men have lived
iu Sherman for some time luist, hav-
ing las'ii employed by the .Texas Power
& Eight. Company.
The other two men who were sent
to Dallas by Chief Kulle have not
been heard from, and it Is not known
whether or not they passed.
During the week ending Thursday
night, twenty-six applicants apidied for
enlistment at the local station. Six-
teen of these passed the preliminary
requirements and ten were rejected.
Nine of the sixteen passing the pre-
liminary requirements were accepted
for service by the Dallas office aud
were sent to the Great Dikes Training
School. Chief Kulle stall's, that at the
present rate of enlistment of over 1,000
a day the additional navy quota au-
thorized by congress will he realised
by May 1.
(From a Staff Correspondent of the
Associated Press.)
Australian Headquarters in France
April 21.—After these many months
of trench warfare there is a keen de
light for the Australian soldier hi this
new kind of warfare which the Ger
man retirement has oiiened up. The
fighting is on open country now, over
gently rolling downs of what look like
rass lands, it is really most of
wheat or turnip laud which lias not
las*n cultivated for a year or two. The
country is as open as the Australian
central plains.
Nearer the front the country'becomes
more feverish. Angry bursts Of tawny
color are seen iu a haphaisard sort of
way dotting the horizon and the coun-
try side. Here aud there are Austral
iaus iu great-coats standing behind
mounds of earth with their rifles
pointed over the toiv. bayonets always
fixed. Frequently wheu there is- mi
other shelter there are hastily scooped
trenches. A quarter of a mile away
another party is lining a roadside, flat
on their stomachH in a ditch, "bayonet#
peupiug over tho lop. Shells are whir-
ling by at the rate of two or three a
minute, high explosives bursting
contact, behind their hacks; ahout ns
far away as the other side of a cot-
tage parlor.
Once in a while one meets h pris-
oner Mug escorted to the rear. The
prisoner, usually a young German
private in neat gray uniform and steel
helmet, wulks In frout. After him,
grasping his yifle with both hands
across his chest, his weather beaten
brows puckered as he picks his way
over the tumbled stones, comes the liv-
ing embodiment of the Australian back
country.
Washington, April 21.—Interest in the great French’ offensive in
Aisne has given way to startling news from the interior of Germany,
where the latest information says 10,000 striking munition workers
have engaged in a bloody riot in the great Prussian fortress town of
Magdeburg, and were only prevented from burning the City Hall after a
sharp clash with the militia. This story comes from the Dutch frontier with’
sufficient detail to make its claim for authenticity impressive. In ad-
dition comes demands made by the leaders in the Berlin strike which’
are of such revolutionary character that compliance with them would
mean the prompt ending of the militarist regime in the German empire.
The exact status of the strike movement in Germany is unknown, but
it is certain a large portion of munition workers have been affected.
REVIVAL CLOSES
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♦ I.EADERS AMONG ALLIEN +
♦ COMING ON AVAR MISSION. ♦
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EXIT OF TURKEY
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AT HOST
(1TV PLANNER HERE,
Geo.
Burratp of St. ,lo, Mo„ Here
Submit Proposition.
*nment Appropriations
Hnance the War Greatest
em in Commercial Centers
kpotckj
lApn. 21.—Trading iu
the week denoted little
; extension of ojierations
■lit increasing short iu-
tlvltles centered largo-
si issues of the class
zpected to bear the
taxation involved in
terument’s program of
>ii these stock# was se-
t lutes to provoke liqui-
[iresentatlve securities,
ard rails and indns-
lons in that quarter
Moderate although mi-
•arious munition# and
{equipments fell to lowest levels of-
the past fortnight.
The aetton of the Interstate Com-
merce Commission iu granting a pro-
visional freight rate increase of 15
per eeut imparted only slight and ir
-regular strength to rails.
In the large domain of finance, dis-
cussion dealt mainly with the finan-
cial appropriations to he made by the
government as measures of relief for
the entente allies. The decision of
the treasury officials to increase the
rate of interest on $200,000,000 of
certificate# of lndebtednei*i from 2%
to 3 per cent is naturally calculated to
make that offering more attractive to
investors. i
Geo. Hnrnap, a prominent landscape
architect of Washington, D. C„ was ill
Sherman yesterday mid went over the
city iu company with Mayor T. U.
Cole aud other city officials, ’"viewing
park sites aud other contemplated im-
provements.
Mr. Bunnip’s visit was In conncctiou
With tho contemplated employment by
the city of nil expert city planner to
draw up a plan of development for
Sherman. For six yearn'lie has been
lundsi ala' architect of public buildings
ami grounds at Washington, 1). C., has
Iksrii lecturer in laiidseai>e design in
the University of Pennsylvania aud
s)ieclnl lecturer in the- University of Il-
linois. At present lie is employed by
(lie city of St. Jo. Mo., drawing up u
plan similar to the one contemplated
by city officials of Sherman. It is un-
derstood that tills is Mr« Burnup’s first
effort at city planning, us his work
has heretofore been confined to park
and l.mdseape architectural work.
It is stated that Mr. Burnup made
the city’ u nominal offer for plans for
the improvement of the new city park
and other i»ark sites iu the city.
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DESTROYERS ♦
SUNK AT DOV ER ♦
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+ Loudon, April 21.—The adniir- +
+ alty announces that two Germau +
+ destroyers, aud possibly three, ♦
+ have been sunk in the course of a ♦
+ Germau raid near Dover. +
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Must Not Talk of Food.
Atsoitated Preil Dispute*)
Amsterdam, via London. April 21,
29 a. in.—in the place of the famil-
iar public notice iu the German nes-
papers warning the people not to talk
of military matters l>ecuuse of spies
tliere now appears a new notice which
reads:
Fit I whin, your duty is not to talk of
food conditions. Every word thereon
help the enemy and endangers the
fatherland.’.’
Count vuu Beveutlow, writings In the
Tages Zeitung, says that the German
statement that there is no U boat ou
the west Atlantic aud that there was
no attack on,the American destroyer
Smith must come iis a regrettable us-
surauee of safety to enemy shipping.
He regards the purpose of the state-
ment to be to tell Americans that Ger-
many has wot opened hostilities anil is
not ready to do so. He adds:
“Why this fuss, seeing that a state
of war fiak existed for weeks? It
looks ns though on the grave of Ger-
inuu-Ameriean peace hope must la;
planted: that we are not so bad after
all, which is hardly souud propa-
ganda."
Sea mid Air Battle.
ittodated Press Dispatch}
Rome, April 20 via Paris, 21,—A sea
and air battle near Venice on April
17 is reported in an official announce-
ment by the war office.
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French Gains.
Associated Press Dispatch 1
Paris, April 21.—The French troops
made further gains last night in gren-
ade fighting south of Jouvencourt and
east of Courcy. A German atlacjt
aalust Mont Haut failed, the war of
fire uiuiouiiyes.
The revival meeting of the Hr si
Baptist church will close with tomor-
row night’s wrvl’fc. There ha# been
sh(ty-cighf additions to the church al-
ready, and no one cun estimate the ac-
iniil good done, as the meeting will no
doubt l>e far rwtvhing jn it* results.
The subject this evening is “The
Heqond C<mdng of Christ." Tomorrow
inorubig the subject will be: "The
New Relationship and Treatment of
God’s Child.”
Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock Dr.
Dew wil hold a hi tecta I service, which
lie calls “The Breaking of the Alabas-
ter Box.” This Is an unusual service,
and is exi>ected to he the crowning
one of the meeting, according to re-
ltorts from other places where it lias
been held.
The prineijml thought In Dr. Dew's
sermon Inst evening was “The Dan-
ger in Procrastination.” Prov. 27:1:
Boast not thyself of tomorrow; for
thou knowest not what a day may
bring forth." Psalms 39:7: "And now
Lord what wait I for? My hope is in
thee..,,‘
In |>ast the evangelist said :
“Everybody will lx»lieve one of two
things. They will believe God's truth
they will liellerc the devil's He. 1
Want to give yon tny Biblical authority
for this statement. John 8:44: ‘Ye
are of your father, the edvll, and the
lust# of your father ye will do. He
Was a murderer from the beginning
and n I sale not hi the truth, t>eeause
there is no truth in-him. When he
sjienketh a He. he sjieaketh of Ills own:
for lie is a liar and the father of it.’
“Some jieople think they are bigger
than God and can do as they please.
Isaiah 57:2p anil 21: ‘But the wicked
are like the troubled sea, when it can-
not rest, whose waters oast up mire
and dirt. There is no jtettoe said my
Gotl, to the wicked.’ You turn your
hack on God and.you face the future
without a afar in your sky.’
‘Romans 5:1: Therefore being jus-
tified by faith, we have peace with God
through our Lord Jesus Christ’ The
only peace man can know is this. Jo-
sh's died to save me aud I will trust
him."
Woman's curiosity has beeu doing a
coutlmious vierfonnance ever since
Mother Eve took a bite out of the
awle.
minister is instructed to immediately
break off relations If Germany at-
tempts to evu<le responslllility for the
loss of the' vessel. /
a Relations Threatened,
hsioctatt* Press Dispatch}
Buenos Aires, April 21.—The govern-
ment has sent to Germany an euergetic
note demanding complete satisfaction
for the slnkln of the Argentine sailing
ship Monte Presteido. The Argentine
Village Captured, Prisoners Taken.
Associated Press Dispatch1
I#)ndou, April 21, 1:45 p. m.—Brit-
ish troops last night captured the vil*
lage of Gonnellieu on the front be-
tween 8t Quentin aud Cambrgl, it
was officlolly announced today. A
number of prisoners were taken in the
sharp fighting here..........
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Great. Britain und France have de
eided to send leailiug men to consult
aud advise with the American govern-
ment, about the war and the part
America will play in it. Arthur J.
Balfour. long premier of England, and
nour foreign secretary, among others,
will come for Britain, while France
has decided to send former Premier
Rene Vivian!, minister of justice.
General Joffre, former commander of
the armies in the field end Octave
Homberg, the first financial authority
in France, who was here in connection
with the loan of the allies.
It is sometimes difficult for n girl
io find her ideal man, but she’s nearly
always willing to accept a substitute.
Associated Press Dispatch} v *
Philadelphia, April 3l.—Th$ exit of
Turkey from Europe and the early
collapse of Germau militarism were
predicted by sjieakera at today’s ses- t*
slou of the annual meeting of the Amer- 5
lean Academy of Political and Social
•Science. The general subjects for dis-
cussion was “America’s relation to the
world conflict and to the coming
peace."
The death knell of Germau militar-
ism was souuded wheu President IVll-
sou and the American congress resolv-
ed to enter the war, according to Toy-
okichl lyenaga, of New York, manag-
ing director of “The East aud West
News Bureuu.”
“It was sheer madness,” he said,
“for Germany to arouse the sleeping
giant of this hemisphere. There ia
no doubt now as to which side of the
belligerents will be the final victor.
The only question that arises is, How
long will be the time before Germany
collapses.”
The probability of a durable peacd
between America and Japan, Mr. Iyen-
aga, said, will not have received the
definite aud final solutlou until. Jap-
anese fesidlug in this country receive
full recognition of their equality with
people of other nationalities.
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+ CARD OF THANKS TO ♦
+ SONS OF HERMAN. ♦
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♦ The Sherman chapter of the ♦
+ American Bed Cross takes this ♦
+ method of publicly expressing *
+ their thanks to the Sons of Her- ♦
♦ man for their generous donation ♦
+ of $50. +
♦ This Order is the first to re- ♦
♦ spond to the call of duty, and ♦
♦ their donation is fully appredat- ♦
♦ ed by those in charge of the local ♦
♦ work. ■’ 4*
♦ MRS. C. E. CRAYCROFT. Cbmn. *
♦ MRS. P. D. HOLLTNGSWORTIt, ♦
♦ Secretary. ♦
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Wheat Has Had
Big Weak, and is
15c Per Bushel Higher
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Associated Press Dispatch}
Chicago, April 21.—Rapid and con-
tinuous sweeping price changes in the
Wheat market duringjgge last week
have exceeded all precedent. In spite
of abolition of Cahudiaii duties On
wheat and notwithstanding an appeal
by the secretary of agriculture that
congress authorize definite limits on
food costs, the wheat market was
higher this morning by T 1-4 to 15 l-2c
than a week ago largely because of re-
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ports of big purchases of future de/
liveries to the entente countries. Com-
pared also with a week ago corn show-
ed gains of 3 1-8 to 8-2 cents. Oats
were off a shade to 1 5-8c and provis-
ions varying from 6c decline to 35c ad-
vance.
Corn and provisions were governed
In great measure by the course of
Wheat Oats eased off a little owing
to favorable weather and to prospect#
of a much larger yield, ■ ‘ k i
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