Sherman Daily Democrat (Sherman, Tex.), Vol. THIRTY-FIFTH YEAR, Ed. 1 Monday, July 10, 1916 Page: 1 of 8
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TELLS IT.
SHERMAN DAILY DEMOCRAT
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_| Member* of th« AuocUted Press j_
| SHERMAN—the Athens of Tent]
TH» WEATHER.
Tonight wid Tuesday fair.
THIRTY-FIFTH YEAR.
SHERMAN. TEXAS. JULY 10, 1916-MONDAY EVENING.
50c Per Month—$5 Per Year When Paiei in Advance.
WILL COME REGULARLY
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So Says Captain of One Slipping
Into United States Harbor Early
Yesterday Morning
♦ «
♦ FAIR DEALING IS ♦
♦ DESIRE OF WILSON ♦
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♦ Detroit, July 10. President ♦
♦ YVtIson aroused great enthusiasm ♦
♦ at the world's salcsinanshp eon-
♦ gress today by urging that bus- +
♦ ness men carry justice and fair ♦
♦ dealing into all ports of the world ♦
♦ particularly those of Mexico, ♦
♦ and thereby establish confidence ♦
♦ in American principles. ♦
*♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦
SOCIAL AND RELIGIOUS
WORK AMONG T10SPS
Pr«M DirpotckJ
BALTIMORE. JULY 10.—ON DELIVERING THE SHIP S TAPERS TO
THE OFFICE OF THE NORTH GERMAN LLOYD LINE TODAY CAPTAIN
KONIG OF THE DEUTSCHLAND ISSUED A FORMAL STATEMENT DE-
CLARING THE VOYAGE ACROSS THE ATLANTIC HAD BROKEN ENG-
LAND'S RULE OF THE SEAS.
♦ WANT U. 8. TO DETERMINE ♦!♦ ONLY PRIVATE ARMS ♦
♦ CHARACTER OF VESSEL. ♦
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+ Washington, July 10.—The Brit- ♦
♦ iah and French embassies today ♦
♦ officially called the state depart- ♦
♦ ment's attention to the arrival of ♦
♦ the Deutrhlaud and aske<l this ♦
♦ government to assure itself of the ♦
♦ vessel’s character. This would be ♦
♦ done, it was announced, by the as- ♦
♦ slgnment of naval exports to as- ♦
+ slat the treasury detriment. ♦
♦♦♦♦♦*♦♦♦+♦♦*♦♦
S»»oo*orml Press Dispatch)
Baltimore, Md„ July 10.—Definite
announcement that the great German
submarine merchantman Deutschland,
which reached Chespeake Bay yester-
day. is the first of a fleet of such
craft that was built to ply regularly
in the trans-Atlautic trade was made
early today by Captain Paul Konlg,
master of the aupersuhmarine.
“This is not the only oue that Is
coming," said the captain. "Just wait.
There will be more here soon and we
are going back for another cargo. We
are going to have a regular line.”
It was to port officials that the
captain talked, as his vessel was pre-
print to move up to dock from the
lower harbor. when she dropped anchor
at U o’clock last night at the end
of her memorable voyage across the
Atlantic. He spoke freely to the offi-
cers and laughed over his feat. To
newspaper men shouting questions over
the ship's side, he was not so rom-
mnnlcative, explaining that a formal
statement would he leaned later by
the representatives of his owners. All
during the night a considerable im.it
of the Deutschland's crew had been
astir and a small aearchllght played
almoat constantly upon a
yacht anchored clone by.
Thomas F. Timmons, conveying the
submarine, also kept the yacht under
close survellanee.
Shortly, after 4 o’clock, when day-
light was beginning to ahow faintly
through heavy lowlylug clouds and a
steadily drizzling rain, a boat with
health and customs officials aboard
put out from the quarantine station
and weut alongside the submarine, to
the muuleiiml health officer, Dr.
Thomas M. Richardson, the skipper
presented his MU of health, issued to
him by Wm. Thomas Fee, United
States consul at Bremen, on June
14.
The document describes the Deuscli-
land as "a vessel engaged In the freight
trade between Bremen and Boston, or
other Atlantic (Kirts.”
It records her gross tonnage as 791
nays she is newly built, has a cargo
of dyestuffs In good condition and a
“wholesome supply of water from the
Bremen wuterworka.”
One thing the boarding officers
noted particularly—there were no tor-
pedo tubes or guns of any description
visible altoard the vessel. They had
been told that she mounted two small
♦ ABOARD THE DEUTCHLAND ♦
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♦* Baltimore, July 10.—Persons ♦
♦ talking to ('apt. Konlg of the ♦
♦ Deutschland are authority for the ♦
♦ statement that the only arms ♦
♦ aboard the Deutschland are four ♦
♦ automatic pistols belonging to of- ♦
♦ fleers and a rifle used for firing ♦
♦ rockets. ♦
♦ ♦
+ ♦ + *♦ + + + + + + + + + ♦•»
siteed and shot between the Virginia
capes to be greeted by the tug Tim-
mons, sent there more than a week
lief ore to await his coming.
On board the submarine are cap-
tain, first and second officers and 28
men. all wearing the North German
Lloyd Insignia upon their caps. The
skipper is a trim, slightly built man of
medium height, around forty years of
age. Two of his seamen are grizzled
old tars. But all the rest are youths
apparently ranging from 18 to 23.
When the vessel was released from
quarantine she moved-up the river to
the pier of the Eastern Forwarding
comimny. six miles away, to n carefully
guarded waiting berth. On the way
up she passed a dozen merchantmen ly-
ing st anchor. The first, a big Nor-
wegian freighter, dipped- her flag, and
her whole ship’s company lined up
against the rail..sained three rousing
cheers which were answered with u
will. With another Norwegian and
two Dutch ships the submarine ex-
changed formal salutes.
She moved dost' by a numtier of
British tramps In silence, observed with
eager Interest by the English crews.
At the dock the Imat. hardly was
tied up before an army of newspaper
. ... men and moving picture photographers
newsjiatier | stormed the place. They were not per-
Tbe tug mltteil to get near the Deutschland,
protected by g barbed wire stockade
and numerous guards, but Captain
Konlg soon appeared on shore and
cheerfully posed lief ore the camera.
“Better hurry up, I haven’t had my
breakfast yet and don’t look good,” he
remarked In excellent English with
only the slightest trace of a teutonic
accent. He stood smilingly in the rain,
wearing blue flannel trousers stuffed
into leather sea hoots, a dark gray
leather coat, gauntlets and a jauntily
set cap. When tlie photographers gave
him a rest he held a sort of Impromptu
reception, shaking hands with every-
body and telling how glad he was to
be In an American port.
Later he was permaded to bring
out his crew. The grinning youngsters
brqpght with them a large green hoard
taken from the stern of the ship oil
which was (minted in big silver letters
"Deutehland, Bremen.” Grouped about
the Imard, with their skipper in the
center, the sailors posed until Captain
Konlg said It was time to eat.
A force of longshoremen was ready
on the dock to begin unloading the
cargo which Is to lie shipped as soon
as possible h.v the Eastern Forwarding
Associated Press Dispatch)
Dallas, Texas, July 10.—Social and
religiouA work among the troops In
the various concentration camps of
national guardsmen and regulars of
the Texas border has been Inaugurated
by the state committee of the Texas
Young Mens Christian Association.
I* A. Coulter, state secretary Is now
actively engaged in the supervision
of establishing branch institutions at
them* various points. Building of tents
are telng provided, each containing,
among other equipment, a phono-
graph. writing tables and material,
magazines and newspapers, chess and
checkers. Baseball and volley ball
Equipment Is also provided.
Tlie work has the approval of Secre-
tary of aWr Newton D. Baker, Gener-
al orders No. 39 from the war depart-
ment endorses the Young Men’s Chris-
tian Association's efforts among en-
listed men. Much similar work was
done during the Simnish-Amerlcan
war.
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VILLA AT JININEZ
SAYS CARRANZA PAPER
calibre rifles for defense, but came * comimny to the purchasers. New York
ashore convinced that the Visitor was
wholly unarmed.
It wa* learned that the boat left
Bremen with her load of about 793
tons of valuable dyestuffs, which her
owners hope to sell to American man-
ufacturers for a fortune. At Helgo-
land she waited nine days, leaving
there June 23 to plough deep beneath
the surface of the North sea to es
cape the watchful eyes of the allied
biockaders. Captain Konlg Intimated
that the purpose of his long delay at
Helgoland was to deceive the enemy,
who undoubtedly had heard rumors of
the submarine's coming.
“We stopped there for good reasons."
the captain explained with a broad
smile.
This accounted- for the belief in the
United States that the vessel was a
week overdue, a misapprehension that
caused German embassy officials to
fear that she had run,' Into allied
warships or fallen victim to an Atlan-
tic atorm. , >
"’Once outside the blockading lines
ahd into the Atlantic, according to
the captain’s story, he headed straight
across and only-deviated from his
course once whan he saw what he
took to be enemy craft Most of the
time he sped along on the surface,
making around 14 knots an hour with
ids powerful twin Diesel oil engines.
Submerged, he could go at the rate of
71-2 knots.
Approaching the cai>es late Saturday
Captain Konlg fouud his path appar-
ently clear. He laid to with Ms decks
awash however, waiting until dark-
ness fell Befofe nearing the coast.
When the. bright half moon went down
shortly after midnight he put m all
chemical companies. Probably only a
day or two will be required to dis-
charge and then the submarine Will
take on the crude rubber and ^ickel
consignments already stored in the pier
warehouse for her return trip.
When she starts back across the At-
lantic is a problem An official of the
forwarding company said today it
.might tie two weeks, or It might be a
month but It was not denied that no
advance notice would he given out
and thut the vessel would make her
way out of the eaiies whenever the
opportunity might offer, to elude the
enemy patrols, which undoubtedly
would be scouring the Virgiuta coast
waiting for her to aiqiear.
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To Try Out New Destroyer.
Boston, Mass.. July 10.—The new
nll-hurtilng toriiedo boat destroyer
Rowan, pronounced by naval experts
to lie an unusually pne new type of
the "cavalry’ of the sea,” proceeds to
Rockland. Me., today for her offieial
government trials. The Rowan was
built at the Fore River yards at
Quincy and will have to make 29%
knots an hour to be accepted by the
government. The builders feel confi-
dent she will do better than »hat. as
a sister ship, the Sampson. which
went into commission two weeks ago1,
did nearly '30% knots on her official
trialft.
Brownwood Herald Breed Out.
Btowawood, Texas, July 10.—Fire
destroyed the plant of the Brownwood
Herald, a morning daily established a
month ago, with $48*000 loss. —_
Assoctated Press Dispatch}
El Paso. July 10.—Francisco Villa
apiieared In Jlmtnez after that town's
capture by bandits according to La
Democrata. a Carranaa organ published
in Chihuahua City, a copy of which
was received here today.
SECOND WARNING SENT
THAT BANDITS ARE COMING
Assse-iated Press Dispatch]
Washington, July 10.—The second
warning that tiandlts are headed tor
the Texas Big Bend country was given
to the state department by Arrendondo
today. He told Acting Secretary Polk
that, his government had given him
definite Information that bandits are
headed towards Roquillas and promis-
ed co-operation by the Carranxa forces.
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TO DEVISE PUNS FOR
SYSTEM OF MARKETING
' • -«ui
Associated Press Dispatch]
Austin. Tex., July 10.—An exhaus-
tive investigation is being made by the
Bnrean of Markets and Rural Orgatil-
aattons of the United States Depart-
ment of Agriculture of marketing con-
ditions In Texas and an effort Is being
made to ilevlse a uniform system of
marketing, according to K. B. Seeds,
representative of that bureau In Wash-
ington. Mr. Seeds Is In Texas making
the Investigation and has already com-
pleted work In the southeastern pari
of the state.
He plans to spend some tlinp In the
Rio Grande valley and the Browns-
ville country, where the Unit Market-
ing System -Is In force.
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MORE TRAN A MILLION
OWING TO THE STATE
Associated Press Dispatch}
Austin, Tex., July 10.—It was esti-
mated by Comptroller H. B. Terrell
today that there Is at present over $1.-
000.000 deu the state of Texas in In-
heritance taxes since that tax law
was enacted In 1907. The money Is
owed? he said, by 53 estates In Texas.
The comptroller will. It is understood,
ask the next legislature to give him
authority to collect that tax. a power
which he does not now hold.
Hotel Men Meet In Omaha.
Omaha’, Neb., July 10.—Omaha was
full of hotel men today from Wiscon-
sin, Iowa. Minnesota. Nebraska and
the two Dakotas, met to attend the
annual convention of the Northwest-
ern Hotel Men's Association. They
got together at. the Hotel Fontenolle
and spent, the day transacting hnsi
ness. The convention will conclude
with a banquet Wednesday night.
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Charleton Peck whqi has I icon stay-
lffg with his father and mother ip
Sherman for a number of months and
who had improved very much until a
month or so ago when he heoalne-worse,
returned to the sanitarium at Fort
WorGi Saturday where he will remain
for a time. His friends will hope for
his speedy improvement, and that he
may return before many months with
his health restored. - . -
What He Must Carry When He Goes tov War.
rf-
t The regular or National Guard In-
fantryman is furnished by the govern-
ment with a variety of standardized
equipment units weighing, approxi-
mately, thirty-three pounds. The entire
kit is shown in this picture, though,
of course, added to these articles arc
others which the soldier may desire
for his own personal eomfort, such as
shaving kit and tooth brush. He must carry five tent (legs and one upright,
in three section^ for a companion tent. The other upright and the re-
maining pegs for a double tent are carried by some other soldier. Each
man carries one-half of a shelter tent, a blanket, one poncho, and a first aid
package. Cavalrymen, artillerymen and others carry various articles cor-
res( Kind lug to the nature of their duties.
ATTORNEY GENERAL RULES
AS TO HEALTH DISTRICTS
Associated Press Pispatca]
Austin, Texas, July 19—According
to a ruling of the attorney general's
detriment, unincorporated towns add
rural districts in Texas may organize
health districts and appoint a hoard
of health for such a district. Tills
ruling is said to tie of ^considerable
importance in view of the wave of
interest In public health matters that
has swept over Texas during the past
several years. County commissioners
lire authorized to make appropriations
for the organization and maintenance
of these boards of health, the ruling
also declares.
HOARD OF EQUALIZATION
PUTS VALUE AT $9,341,910
The City Board of Equalization,
which has been in session for the past
several weeks, completed Its labors
today and turned Its report over , to
City Manager Jack Ellingson.
The total valuation of the city Is
given at $9,341,910.
Tlie board was eomjKVsed of .1. P.
Wheat, J. F. O’Neal and O. J. Belden.
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FIRST ANNIVERSARY.
Public Library Keeps Open House—
Good Record Shown.
ANNUAL PROMOTIONS
IN A. & M. CADET CORPS
Associated Press Dispatch1
College Station. Texas, July 20.—In
the annual promotion list of the cadet
corps of the Agricultural A Mechani-
cal College of Texas, made public here
today, Jack M. Shelton of Brownwood
was named as colonel—the highest
ranking officer. Tlie promotion list
also provides for the reorganization
of the Agricultural A Mechanical'
corps Into two regiments, Instead of
one, each regiment consisting of two
battalions of four companies each. A
lieutenant colonel is hi charge of each
regiment, L. A. Kurtz of Seadrlft and
S. R. Craig of El Cam (Hi lielng named
for these ranks,
LIGHT SUBSCRIPTION
TO HOME GUARD FUNO
Saturday from seven to ten o’clock
p. ni. The Sherman public library had
open house. The building was hand-
somely decorated with cut flowers do-
nated by the Texas Nursery eompany
ami (Kitted plants from H. Q. Hannah
A Son's Greenhouses. This occasion
was the first anniversary of the library
ill the new building and the board of
control extended the Invitation for
citizens to call. Colonial punch was,
served presided over by Misses Helen
Matthews, Etta Ha.vps and Mary
Weems. I gist month more than two
thousand books were^ Circulated and
many came to road magazines and
pursue study, gather notes and statis-
tics.
Tlie Isiard of control is composed of
List week at flip Sherman Chamber
of Commerce, a “Home Guards Asso-
ciation" was organized for the pnr-
(Kise of taking care of dependent fam-
ilies of Sherman memliers of the Na-
tional Guard, now stationed on the
border. It was proposed to raise money
through popular subscription to assist
those needy mothers, wives and daugh-
ters of Sherman men now serving
tehir country and donations were ask-
ed for. To date only a few patriotic-
citizens have responded to this oppor-
tunity to aid their country in a time
of distress and the subscription list Is
now niion to all who care to give some
small amount. Only Saturday -the as-
sociation through its president, E. L.
Ralls, was called upon to buy grocer-
ies for a family of six, a mother and
five little brothers and sisters.
Those who have subscribed to date
are:
M. C. Kvcrheart ....
H. G. SMnnPtt.......
........ 5.09
,T. E. Surratt, ........
........ 2.50
CHALLENGE TO DEBATE.
Andrew Randell Wants to Meet
Kay hum on t he Stump.
Sam
Congressman Sam Rayburn arrived
home lust night, and Andrew L. Ran-
dell of this city, one of Mr. Rayburn’s
. opponents in tlie Fourth Congressional
T. U. Cole, W. R. Brents, J. C. Pyle, I district, immediately sent him a chal-
Mrs. E. C. Hunter, Mrs. J. F. Evans . lease for ten joint discussions.
and Mrs. W. H. Lucas.
Weems is librarian.
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Mrs. Nora*Key
ON “CITY BEAUTIFUL.”
Free Illustrated lecture Here Satur-
day Night Was Well Attended.
Mr. Randell’s message to Mr. Ray-
burn Is ns follows:
“Sherman, Tex., July 9.—'To. Sam
Rayburn, care of Thomas P. Sieger,
chairman. Bonlinm. Texns:
“III order that the Issues of this
campaign may he fully developed and
the facts relative thereto clearly un-
Saturday night at the Chamber of derstood, it would he Just to the par-
Commerce a free illustrated' lecture j ties and for enlightening the public
was given on the “city beautiful" and
was well attended. Tlie lantern slides
Illustrated the result of a campaign
carried on In Daven|>ort. Iowa, In the
Interest of b^jutifylng the city and
showed some remarkable results along
this^llne. The slides are instructive
as well as Interesting and will be
shown again tonight on the Austin
College campus. loiter they will be
shown In tlie south part of town.
Prof. A|len of Austin College Witt
have charge of the pictures tonight,
which will be free and all are invited.
Released on Bond.
that you,and I meet In joint discussion
at as many times-^nd places through-
out the district as the time before the
primary will permit. I therefore sug-
gest. that a series of at least ten such
debates, If possible, be immediately ar-
ranged and advertised.
“I will be pleased to, meet you or
your authorized representative with-
out delay for the purpose of agreeing
upon the details. ................ a
"Please let me Have your reply at
once.
"ANDREW J, RANDELL.”
Cora Coleman, the negroes brought
t<> Sherman for Fort Worth on a
eharge of theft of over $50, had a
hearing before Justice of tjio Peace C.
A. Barker Saturday afternoon and4 her
bond was set at $500. She gave bond
Saturday night and was releasedJTom
custody. *
She was arrested in connection with
the alleged theft of $56 from Alfred .preaching yesterday. This evening
Meeting Growing in Interest.
The revival meeting now In progress
at file East. Sherman Baptist church
Is growing In interest with each ser-
vice. For the last few evenings there
has been a manifest Interest on the
part of the unsaved and several con-
versions. Last night the huitding
was completely over—»n and manv
were turned away. Tlie |>astor did the
MORE GERMAN TRENCHES
TAKEN BY THE FRENCH
New Attack Launched In Cham-
pagne-Lines Also Advanced on
the Somme River
16-YEAR-OLD KING
DETHRONED FOR REVOLT
Associated Press Dispatch]
Paris, July 10.—Duy-Tan, the ttl
year-old king of the French protector-
ate of Annum, on .the Chinn Sea. has
been dethroned as a result of a revolt
at Quang-Ngal, which he is accused
of having fomented. The governor gen-
eral of French lndo-Chlna reports that
the outbreak was suppressed quickly
and the king arrested near Hue. He
is succeeded by Prince Bun-Dao, who
has just been crowned.
EFFORT TO STAMP OUT
INFANTILE PARALYSIS
Associated. Press Dispatch)
■ , l
New York. July 10.—Five city de-
partment uu.lted today la a campaign
to keep the, city of New York dean lit
order to check the epidemic of Infan-
tile paralysis. Hereafter during the
prevalence of the disease, four millions
of gallons of water will be used night-
ly In flushing the city streets, .
The street cleaning de]iaftment 1ms
been Instructed to accelerate tlie re-
moval of garbage, ashes and refuse
throwu Into the streets in the congest-
ed district and the mayor announced
today that lie had instructed fh,e pqJH'e
department to arrest householders ami;
storekeepers who indulge lfl tilts prne-1
tlce. The tenement house commis-
sioner has been Instructed to compel
families to clear up the halls, cellars
and yards throughout the city.
In Brooklyn, where the epidemic has
been most severe, the work of flushing
the streets at night will be more than
doubled.
Plans have been made to Induce all
parents and children who are afflict-1
ed with the paralysis to send them to
hospitals as only five per cent of the
oases treated In such Institutions have
died.
After a conference with a health of-
ficer and other heads of city depart-
ment. tlw* mayor said today that al-
though little Is known of the origin of
the disease, all scientific Pxtierience
indicates that It ts communicated by
Iiersoiial contact and that the germs
do not lie apart from the human body:
that it Is necessary for one diseased
person or another who lias been In con-
tact with him to come In contact with
a third person before the disease can
be communicated.
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TODAY’S WAR SUMMARY, IS
(By the Associated Press.) B
A new attack was launched by ’
the Frenrh n Champagne hut night
resulting in the eapture of German |
trenches over five hundred metre
front the war offire announced to-
day. On the Somme front the
French took a line of German po-
sitions near Barleux, together with
nine hundred and fifty prisoner!.
The Frenrh advanced their Hnee
south of the Somme today a mile
and a half reaching within a mile
of Peronne. French critics believe
the rapture of Pernnne is only a
question of hours. Steady progress
for the British near Ovillers is re-
ported in the offieial statement to-
day. The British also made new
advances northwest.
The Germans have rhecked the
Russian forces which are advanc-
ing in Yolhyitia in the direction •t
Kovel the war office announced
today. The Russian troops moving
toward the Stokhod line were re-
pulsed everywhere.
Central (Jolf Tourney at Toledo.
Toledo,. O., July 10.—With a large
number of players present the qualify-
ing rounds in the second annual cham-
pionship tournament of the Central
States Golf association were started
on'fhe links of the Inverness Club
here today. The tournament will con-
tinue until the end of the week, when
the winner will he presented with the
handsome silver' cup donated by Sen
ator Thomas Taggart of Indiana, The
participants represent many golf
elute in Detroit, Cleveland. Indianapo-
lis, Louisville, Cincinnati, Youngs-
town and other cities.
Shriners Throng Buffalo.
Associated Press
Paris. July. *0. 11:45 a. m —A »«w
attack was launched in tlie Cham-
pagne by the French last night. The
war office today announced the eapture
of trenches over a front of 500 metres.
On t.he Somme front the French
took a line of German positions in
the neighborhood of Barleux. In tills
region 950 Germans were raptured
yesterday and last night.
The Germans made attacks at five
(mints simultaneously In the Vosges,
hut all their assaults were checked
completely by the fire of French ma-
chine guns.
The French attack In the Champagne
was*4 made at a point west of Mesnll.
The French trooim charged three
times.
On the Somme front north of the
river the night iiassed quietly.
In the Verdun sin-tor artillery fire
continued at ChattRiicourt Fleury,-
and La I-anfee.
Frenrh Advance lines.
Associated Press Dispatch)
he given
with their
Buffalo, N. Y., July 10.—Buffalo
today Is In the hands of the Nobles of
the Mystic Shrine, who have gathered
here from points near and ,far for the
annual session of the Imjicrlal council
of the order. During the remainder
of the week Buffalo will
over to the visitors, who
families and friends are
nnmher 100,000.
The ingress of the Shriners began
early yesterday. From that time on
special trains arrived at short tntcr-
.vals, and with scarcely a break the
air was filled with the blare of
trumnets and the roll of drums as
visiting patrols paraded through the
streets to headquarters.
Today was devoted to the reception
of the visitors and the formal opening
of the conclave. Spectacular parades
are on the program for tomorrow.
Wednesday $111 come the election of
effteerw »nd the divisional review
and exhibition drills of the Shrine
oatrols. Tlie selection of the next
meeting pi are, for which honor sev-
eral eltles are encaged In a lively eon-
test: will take plaee. either tomorrow
or Wednesday.
•Paris, July 10.—The French advanc-
ed their lines south of the Somme to-
day a mile and a half, capturing thp
German third line trenches along a
length of three and a half miles and
are now within a mile of Peronne.
French critics Imtleved that the cap-
ture of Peronne now Is a question al-
most of hours.
Under the system of interlocking-
cchelcns. It was the turn of the right
wing to push forward, the other echel-
ons on the center and left being saved
to effect tlie moves required of them.
The triKips south of the Somme appar-
ently lmd made good use of their
breathing spell. When the word was
given they moved forward with the
precision of a well oiled raaehine.
They swept across the northern of the
two plateaus which fare Peronne,
■ Iraring out the German positions and
establishing themselves solidly in the
trenches, which has been turned into
quagmires by the combined effects of
bombardments and Incessant rain.
The Germans offered the test resist-
ance they could but the French artil-
le.ry had teen keeping up a formidable
drum fire nprai their lines of commun-
ication. making it almost imjKisslhle
expected to' for Item to get either reinforcements
or food hi suitable quantities.
Today’s success is important in that
It should enable the French heavy ar-
tillery to push forward Into a posi-
tion whence it can pour a fire into
tlie flank and rear of the Germans,
who are resisting at Combles. four
miles north, and at Fiery, half a mile
north on-the other bank of the Somme.
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Swallow, a negro mail. on a Frisco
train in Sherman last Friday after-
noon. j '
The negro woman claifns to live at
Okmulgee, Okla.
Rev. Moore, who is assisting the pas
tor, will preach op The Prodigal Son,
or “When he came to himself.” Tues-
day evening he will preach
“Sherman's greatest sin.
Vt-s Fima Knox and Atwood Hyde
left today for Atlanta. Ga.. to attend
tlie All-South Christian Endeavor Con-
vention. They will go by special train
front, Houston with a large delegation _ _
icrr of Texas Endeavorers and will meet. Gores In Francrvpir
on. | the Louisiana delegation at New Or-1 vanl n,,’n throughout
leans, J have contribute to
Harv ard Men to Fly.
Boston. Mass., July id.—Ten .Har-
vard undergraduates are to be sent to
tb-> t'ur'ls Flying School at Buffalo
today for a course of six or eight
weeks’ training by the Fnderjfroduat
Aero Training Fund which was or-
can I zed in this City some weeks ago.
These men will te the first of a squad
of twenty four undergraduates, who
it is Imped, wHt receive such training
as will enable them to become avail-
able for military 'servlre in the
of war. The movement was
started by Frazer Onrtls, who
served with the
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