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ESTABLISHED 1879.
IF irs NEWS
THE DEMOCRAT
TELLS IT.
SHERMAN DAILY DEMOCRAT
MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
THIRTY-SIXTH YEAR.
THE WEATHER
Tonight, fair, modi raider,
front; Thursday fair.
SHERMAN, TEXAS, APRIL 4, 1917—WEDNESDAY EVENING.
50c Per Moitb—$5 Per Year WWa Paid ■ Adeaaca.
IWHITLOCH IS
AT BERNE, AND
IS TIRED AND
sgj^^hMSaarr*
OTHER SPEAKERS ARE
. NOW ANNOUNCED
[BELGIAN PEOPLE CRT
AS AMERICANS DEPART
Everybody is Expected to Be on Hand
and Take Fart—Krad and Cut
Out the Program So You
Will Be Bight.
| Tioiirliing Srene as Thousands (father
to Say Farewell—Many Believe
They Will Now Slant'—Sonic
Make Demonstrations.
GERMAN SAILOR
OFFERS 10 FIGHI
FOR AMERICA
OWNS IP HE ESCAPED FROM
MEXICAN POKT, AND WANTS
TO BECOME CITIZEN.
Enthusiasm is rapidly growing to
jMiike tirayaou county's outluirai of
putrlollsm on tomorrow evening,
memorable event In - the history of our
city. All our ]>cople without distliic-
t ion are oirdlnlly lnvllc<| to Join In
Assovtated loess Dispatchl
Berne, April .1, via Paris, April 4,
|4:t0a. in.—Brand Whitlock, American
minister to Belgium, reached Berne
[this evening looking worn ami weary.
Ik admitted feeling extremely tier-
'•ms uud fatigued after the (remeu-
Ihe great piirade. Iii order that thereJdous strain under which he bus Ih-cii
may !«■ no confusion and that every I working during the last few weeks,
one may find Ids place in Uie proces-jMr- Whitlock was accompanied to
sion the order of nnireh Is given I Zurich to Berne hy Pleasant A- Stovall,
again with certain corrections In tile I American minister to Hwitzerlnnd, who
itniiiaim emeut of yesterday. Cut this I with the legation attacks went part of
lirogrum out and keep It with yon. I the w ay to the frontier with him.
liemi lubciv, that no vehicle of any I The Swiss government scut three
kind will lie allowed on tile public I high officers to Schuffhausen to meet
square during the parade and until I the Americans to accompany them to
tile speaking is over, and cars cannot I Zurich. From Brussels to tin* frontier
l>c parkist on tlie west side of Travis. I the Whitlock parly w as escorted by
We m i 'lire that our ta>oplo will glad-1 Baron von Faulkeuiutuaed, an official
iy cosijs'rate in this measure of safety. I especially delegated by Governor Gen-
lld-t necessity from lire speaker's iwiftti |ernl von Blsshig. The party left Brus-
• f > lew, Ueqnmils-r abm that ail tin I sets Monday night on a sjieciul train.
itUeus of the county are urged tojtn addition to sixty- Americans corn-
join with us in fids expression of our {prising the legation staff. consular
loyally to the flag of our county. {agents ami all but five of the Belgian
in addition to the speakers an-{relief commission officials. Mr. Whit-
noumrd on yesterday, Jndgd Wood Jyock traveled with tin* Chinese charge
and Lynn Hay, C. C. Morris.{d'affaires from Brussels with his staff
nutty demonstration agent, at the re-|wn<i their families. The Chinese of
o'W'st of the committee, will sjieak In {f Ida Is had received Instructions .to
ila Interest of "food preparedness”{leave Brussels for Havre at almost
on helm If of the government. Rev. {the same time as the Americans.
G«i. F. Cutlueil at the request of the Mr. Whitlock described his depart-
Itcil Cross Association, will explain ure from Brussels as extremely touch-
nml urge the Inqiortance of this great| lug. Tlte Belgians who sliiee the
institution.
Fellow-citizens. let us show our
colors and let North Texas know how
,we stand.
Tin* following committee on ar
rnngements was appointed by Mayor
T. U. Cole: I »r. T. A. Wlmrton, chair-
M. C. Everheart and Ed Sevier.
breach of relations between the United
Slutes and Germany have been pathet-
ically anxious lest the departure of
the Americans might mean starvation
for them gathered hy thousands to say-
farewell. It was feared that there
would lie some demonstration which
would bring down tty* anger of the
I ..... "’B ni«N* t v/jl lilt;
I b** following is a draft of the Wo- German autfeorlttes ,uid cause . .some
gram arranged:
Tin1 first priudiiul part of the pro-
gram will lie a dtlxens’ procession, the
different units of which will form us
follows;
1. Mounted |sdlcc.
■J Shcrman-Denlson hand.
:i. Company C. 4 th Texas Infantry
headed Ivy ('apt. Chapman and other
officers. These units will form at the
Y. M. O. A
4. Confederate Veterans ami
niemliers Grand Army* of Hie Itepub-
lie will form at the First Presbyterian
church.
[reprisal on the Belgians, but the lat-
ter. civilizing this themselves, remain-
ed almost entirely silent, although
many wept. As the train pulled out
I of the station an occasional "Vive
Amerlque” broke the quiet The houu-
[dary was crossed at Singen without
[other delay than the usual formalities.
+ + + + * + + + + + + + *4' + +
♦ +
I* GOVERNOR USES IHS +
♦ VETO ON CONSTITUTIONAL -
+ CONVENTION RESOLUTION. +
*
♦ Austin, Apr. 4.—Governor Fer-
0. Citizens of Sherman and of
Grayson county, marching on foot.] * guson today vetoed the MeNealus +
will foi m on North Travis street, fromj* eonstitutioiial convention resoln-
the T. A 1’. By. to Hie Travis Street
Ml ! In«l 1st church.
ti. ‘ Members of the Sherman dials
ter of the American Red, Croon So
i iety. and other women, will form on
Wist Mulberry street.
7. Student* of North Texas Fe-
male College will form on West Mul
berry street.
K. Students .of St. Joseph's Acad
cm.v will form at |ioxtoflh-e.
■ft. Students of the lilgli sdusd will
form at the High School.
ill. Students of Austin College will
form on East 1’ecun street.
The line of march will lie from the
Binkley Hotel down South Travis
street to King street over tj> Crockett
street, mul north on Crockett to the
public square.
Navy Will Participate.
A naval unit will also take part in
Hie parade, beaded by Chief Oscar J.
Knlle. in charge of the Siiertuan navy
recruiting office. This unit will inarch
Immediately following Company C>. In
ease the militia company lias left,
however, by' tomorrow night. Chief
Kulle's squad will follow the band.
The unit wiipse made up of iocal men
wlio liuve las-n in the navy service, a
number of tliem living here.'’ They will
be attired iu their uniforms and will
carry a banner and the national en-
sign.
Electricians were busy t<1|uy putting
up tlie wires for the special illumina-
tion that, will he provided on
tlon.
+♦♦♦♦+♦♦♦+♦♦♦♦+♦
—----• m •---
Garage Bums at Austin.
toorlalei Press Dispatch1
Phoenix, Aria., April 4.—Ernest
Schmidt, after having made applica-
tion to Join the Arizona National
Guard, was arreated late yesterday as
an escaiml sailor from an interned
German freighter. Schmilit eseaiied,
It was said, from a vessel interned at
Mexicali iK>rl. He was on the way
to (lie court house to take out ills first
naturalization ivapcrs in tlie company
of Hie recruiting officer when he was
identified. Sellmldt admitted he Imd
escaped from (he vessel, hut said he
desired to become an American citi-
zen.
SPRINGFIELD
VOTED DRY BY
IE WOMEN; ON
WITH THE BATTLE
LARGE ILLINOIS (TTY SWINGS
INTO THE DRY COLL MN TI ES-
DAY—81ft SALOONS GO
COMPANYC
HAS ORDERS
TO MOVE ON
Duluth Will Be Dry.
Springfield, III., April 4.—By a
majority of 45.x voles. Springfield
yesterday went Into I lie dry column,
after an uninterrupted wet regime.
Two hundred and fifteen saloons will
as a result, go out of business May 3.
The total unofficial vote was: Dry
10.711*, wet 10,383.
Ih'versing their decision of three
years ago. tin* women rolled up a dry
majority of 2.335. Their vote today
was: Dry 0.072, wet 3,737. The meu
voted today as follows: Dry
wVt 0.5!Hi.
Springfield will Is- the largest dry
ONLY TWELVE ENLISTMENTS UP
TO DATE .AND COMPANY IS
SHORT OF MEN.
CHptalu L. C. Chapman of Co. C.,
4tli Texas Infantry, received moving
orders last uight, with instructions to
hold his men and equipment in readi-
ness to entrain when trausportntkm
arrived. It Is thought that the com-
pany wilt'leave by tonight, going to
the stale mobilization camp at San
Antonio.
Enlistments in tlie company have
not been as mauy as was lnffilpd for
4,7114, and tlie company will depart below
their war strength of Jiff privates and
officers. .1. Calvin Case of this city
House, and Senate Agree on Resolution lad
Soon Formal Declaration Will Be
Made Against Germany
city Tn Illinois. General surprise was enlisted this morning, bringing (lie
expressed ai tlie result.
Associated frsss Dispatch]
Duluth, Minn., Apr. 4.— Duluth
Within a year again voted lo oust its
saloons In a municipal election yester-
day when its adopted an ordinance
to limit the numls-r of saloons to 100.
The election will place Duluth on the
dry map July 1, when ait licenses ure
due to expire.
Fire at Wictute Falls.
Wichita Falls. Tex,. Apr. 4.—Fire
here yesterday afternoon did dHiungc
of more than $I(M>,ffffff. The flames
started in a private garage and burn-
ed tlie Mayfield I.umls'r Company's
yard, tlie Cameron Lumlier ConqiHii.v’s
yard, a brick warehouse owned by J.
A. Ketuji. Frank Kell mid C. C. Huff.
Five wagon yards, six small dwell-
ings mid an aiitoiiioldle warehouse
were also hurtled. Tlicrc was $50,000
insurance on tlie burned buildings
and stocks.
MRS. VIRGINIA LOCH RIDGE.
total uumlM'i' of rm-ruits to date to
twelve and the total number enlisted
in the comimny to 08. Others who have
joined this week are King I,. Chestnut,
Jim B. Brown, Pearl E. Kilgore. Claud
W. Jenkins of Xticnnun, and Goo. W.
Johnson and Pascal G. Easterly of
Bells.
Capt. L C, Clmptnan stated this
afternoon that the company would not
leave before tomorrow morning at 11
o'clock.-
Kiri Rr-leetvd at St. laNiis.
St. I.ouis. Mo.. Apr. 4—Mayor Hen-
ry W. Kiel, republican, was re-elected
mayor of St. IshiIk yesterday hy n
majority, approximated at 20.000.
Woman Elected Judge.
Kansas City. Apr. 4......Mrs. Roxana
Blaylock was elected police Judge of
De Soto. Kan., near here, at the city
election. Site led her opimneut, a
man. hy ten votes, hut was tlie only
member of Hie women's ticket to lie
elected, men Itelng named as mayor
and eouncilmen.
JEFFERSON SCHOOL
Mother’s
Club Has Program
Elects Officer*.
and
Austin. Tex.. Apr. 4— Fin* Ini"
yesterday did over $20,000 daVnage in
the first garage fire1 Austin has ex-
|H‘rIeiieis1. The loss occurred at the
plant of the Austin Auto Sales Com-
pany. Fifth and San Jacinto, burning
eighteen Hew ears and ten second-
hand cars valued at between $15,000
and $20,000 and did $5,000 damage to
the semi-fire proof building. All cov-
ered by I sura nee. All ears on the first
floor were rolled to safety. A gasoline
explosion is said to have been the
origin of the blaze.
Women Won Election.
Valley Center. Kan.. April 4.—Tills
center will he governed by women for
Hie next two years. The men’s ticket
for, mayor and eouncilmen at tlie city
election was defeated by tlie women
by a large majority. The new mayor
is Miss Avis Francis.
Quite an Interesting meeliug was
held hy the Mothers’ Club of (lie Jef-
ferson school yesterday afternoon at
the usual hour, mul a very entertain-
ing program was carried out. A mu-
sical number by an orchestra formed
of iiiciutx'rs of 1 lie first grade was
very much enjoyed and several piano
solos were rendered by the students
of the different rooms. One of die
best numbers of the program was a
v<s‘ai duet hy Misses Mattie Walsh
ami Allene Sanders, m-iumpanied at
Hie piano by Miss Ysieta Sanders.
Tlie encore of this number was re-
sponded with a vocal solo by Miss
Walsh. The- following officers were
elected:
Mrs. (’has. Atchison, president
Mrs. dins. Butler, first vice presi-
dent.
Mrs. ,T. W. Hobbs, second vice presi-
dent.
Mrs. Snot-grass, secretary.
Miss Grace Corbin, treasurer.
Immediately after Ihe election of
officers delightful refreshments were
served in the school dining roofn.
AS SCANDAL
BANKER MAKES BIG MONEY
SELLING FOODSTUFF TO ARMY
—HELPED BY GERMANY.
Well Known Shrmian Woman Passes
Away Yesterday Afternoon.
Mrs. Virginia Lochridge, 48 years
of age. passed away at her home, No.
212 East < 'perry street, last evening
about 0:45 o’clock following a long
illness.
Tlte funeral was held this afternoon
at' 3 o'clock from the residence, and
interment was made lu West Hill
cemetery. Tlie services were conduct-
ed by the Rev. B. Wrenn Webb,
pastor of Grace Presbyterian church
of which tlie deceased had hug been
a member. Arrangements were in
charge of Haynes & Sporer.
The active pall bearers were E. C.
Hunter, Geo. Rigby, VV. IF. lawk ford,
Fred Hudson. W. T. Wilson and J. D.
Masters. There were many beautiful
floral offerings. *
Mrs. Iioetiridge cable to Sherman
with her pareuts thirty-four years
ago from her native slate of Missis-
sippi. She is survived by a brother,
John H. Daniels, of Sherman; three
sisters, Misses Mary and Martha
Daniels of Sherman, and Airs. u. W.
Matthews of Temple. All were at
Hie bedside of tlielr sister when the
end came
Mrs. Lochridge was formerly con-
nected with Marks Bros, of this city
in tlie capacity of milliner, but last
season worked in Dallas. She lias
man" friends here who will regret h"r
deatii and the Democrat joins these in
extending slueerpst sympathy to the
bereaved niemliers of the family.
+♦+++++♦++++++++
■*’ GERMANY WON’T +
+ RECOGNIZE THE WAR. +
+ - +
♦ Berlin, April 3, via London. +
♦ April -J.' 2:15 a. in.—The press ♦
♦ report of President Wilson's +
♦ “state of war” qtesaage reached ♦
+ Berlin at Iff o'clock this morn-♦
+ ing. it is declared .here that +
+ there would he no elumge in the +
♦ German attitude even if eon- +
+ gross adopted President Wilson’s +
♦ views. Germany will not declare +
♦ war nor take any steps to wage +
+ war against the United States. ♦
+ The submarine war will be coil- ♦
+ tinned as it has been conducted +
♦ since Feb. 1. but this, declare the +j Chicago. April 4.—Robbers bound
♦ officials, is not. directed more ♦jam! gagged the watchman at the Bow-
+ against the I'tilled States than ♦{man Dairy company last night and
+ any other neutral. ♦jhlew the safe and escaped with $5,400.
+ It also Is declared that, there + -*—1 ■
+ will lie no change in the treat- ♦!♦ + ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ + ♦♦♦♦♦ +
♦ ment of American citizens in ♦ + +
Associated Press Dispatch.
Washington, April 4.—The House Foreign Affairs committee today accept-
etl the senate's war resolution instead of It's own, and favorably reported the
resolution for passage. If it is npt considered in the house today it will be
the first business tomorrow. Representative Shackelford of Missouri, beam
rrat, and Representative Cooper of Wisconsin, Republican, were the only
committee members to vote against the resolution. Senator Lodge, ranking
republican, member of the Foreign Relations committee, supporting the war
resolution, declared the United States should seize all German mrreF^it ships
now in Ameriran ports and use them to replace the ships Germany has sub-
marined. Senator Lafolette, who yesterday forred the resolution over, was
not in the chamber when Senator IHtrheork got unanimous consent to take it
up. In a brief statement Senator Hitchcock said the present is time for "action,
not discussion.**
By unanimous consent the house agreed to begin dismission of the war
resolution at 10 o’clock tomorrow, the house remaining in continuous session
until the resolutions is passed.
J *
Senator Vardamann of Mississippi said he wished he "could vote with the
majority of his colleagues,” but that he must follow tlie path of duty, as he
sees it,- and would vote against it.
Senator Stone, in a brief speech, opposed the resolution, but pledged he
would do everything in his power to help wage war successfully.
Senator Norris of Nebraska said he "bitterly opposed the United States
entering war, but did not flatly say he would vote against Ihe resolution.
Associated Press Dispatch]
London, April 4. 4 :45 a. ___The
Austrian, ministers of justice, war ami
finance have resigned after tlie revela-
H011 of a grave scandal connected with
army supplies, according to a dispatch
to the Exchange Telegraph Company
from The Hague, which quotes German
newspapers as its authority. Accord-
ing to the dispatch the throe ministers
assisted Dr. Franz, formerly director
of the Vienna de|mait bank to escape
the consequences of liaviug illegally
sold foodstuffs to the army at exorbi-
tant prices.
At tlie trial of Dr. Franz, documents
were produced which convinced the
judge that the ministers had forged
a |>11 per which was used in the bank-
er’s India If. They were summoned as
witnesses and admitted thetr guilt,
later resigning. Tlie affair is said to
have caused a tremendous sensation
iu Vienna political circles.
Safe Blowers Make Haul.
♦ Germany, who now have the same +
♦ freedom as all other neutrals. ♦
♦ hut Germany expects- that the +
♦ United Stall's will continue Hie ♦
♦ same treatment of Germans Iu ♦
+ that country. +
♦ ♦
♦ WHEAT REACHES* 92 ♦
+ ON CHICAGO MARKET. +
♦ -- ♦
+ Chicago, Apr, 4—Wheat sold ♦
♦ at $2 today, the highest price ♦
[♦ ever paid here on normal market. ♦
+ ♦
square tomorrow night.
Y. M. C. A. to Take Part.
General Secretary H. O. Tatum
states today that 100 Y. M. C. A. men
Jffltt take part in the parade in a
body and requests that all members
meet at tha Y. M. C. A. building to-
the |morrow evening at 6:30 o’clock,
COMPANY C GOES 10 FRONT TOMORROW
Having been put on call, Company C, 4th Texas
Infantry, National Guards—Sherman’s brave sol-
dier boys—may have to leave the city any moment.
Mill whistles will blow ONE HOUR before the
Company leaves the Union Passenger Station, so
all may be on hand to tell them good bye.
zJl ..
FINAL ACTION TOMORROW
Senator Stone Voted “No,* But
Says He Will Assist in Mak-
ing the War a Success.
German Baioon lauids.
Associated Press Dispatch]
Loudon, April 4.—A large German
baioon has lauded near Ginibriskamu,
Swedish town oil the Baltic, being
driven out of its course to the eastern
frout, according to a , Stockholm
dispatch. Four German officers iu
the baioon have boon interned.
Desecrated Flag.
Associated Press Dispatch]
Meadville, Pa., April 4.—Arthur W.
Peebles, ID, ami Thomas Odell, 21,
were jailed here charged with dese-
crating the American flag. ' It is al-
leged they tore the flag from its stand-
ard and tramped it.
Austria Hungary Will Break.
Associated Press Dispatch]
April 4.—A Hague dispatch says
Austria-Hungary will break diplomatic
relations with tlie United States as a
result of strong German pressure.
Umiar Law Speaks.
Associated Press Dispatch]
London, April 4.-—Bounr Law says
Ihe British government considers it is
not right to take official notice of Pres-
ident Wilson’s speech until it is dis-
cussed by Hie United States congress.
Irish coast March 21. Fifteen sur-
vivors brought here yesterday by the
steamship Port Albany fear that their
’captain and 18 mure meu ulso were
lost. One hundred and ten persous. in-
cluding two women and a baby who
Were forced ro take to the Imat* by
German submarines, which torpedoed
the British steamship Trevose and
Alnwick Castle, are still unaccounted
for. There were uo Americans on
either vessel.
Submarine Sunk,
Associated Press Dispatch]
St. Johns. N. B.. April 4.—A British
steamer which has Just arrived rciwrts
tlie sinking of a tier man submarine off
Queenstown.
Rule Announced. '
Associated Press Dispatchj
Washington. Apr. 4—Americans who
plan to go to France via Spain must
have their passports vised by French
consuls in tlie United States, the state
department announced today.
To Protect Stockyards.
Assonotea Press Dispatch]
Oil lea go. Apr. 4.—Meat (Wickers in
Chicugo and city officials have decided
uism preliminary plans for the pro-
tection of (he stock yards against any
attempted ha vis* of enemies of the
government, it Iws-ame known today.
Tlie plans adopted call for the eerettou
of a fence around the stockyards, the
top of which will be strung with
barbed .wire, for a heavy police guard
along Hie feme and in the yards and
for the establishment of additional
fire compuuleN in the district.
Father and Son Enlist
Assncotlea press Dispatch]
4.—A
patriotic
son,
Germany Sends Reply.
Associated Press Dispatch]
Washington, April 4.—Germany’s re-
ply to the American note refusing in-
terpretation of old Prussian treaties,
says Germany will live up to that part
of the treaty dealing with Americans
in Germauy.
Mexican Spies Arrested.
Associated Press DispatchJ
New York, Apr. 4.—Two Mexicans
having photographs of guns mounted
to protect New York were arrested
tills afternoon.
Boat Torpedoed—Many Lost
Associated Press Dispatch]
New York, Apr. 4.—One American
fireman, believed to he Frank Barns
of Newport News, Vo., was among the
seven members of the crew who lost
t-igj;' h,c» when the British steamship
Stagey was sunk by a German sub-
»«i »e about 100 miles west oi the
McKinney. Apr.
father. G. N. Cecil. 43 and his
Fred, 23. enlisted for service in the
United States army here yesterday.
Both tlie father and son said they
were very anxious to serve their coun-
try in the present crisis.
Captain J. A. Benton, who obtained
their enlistment, received twenty new
recruits during the day.
Waco Business Men
Assnciatea Press Dispatch]
Waco, Tex., Apr. 4.—Adopting the
plan that, has been tried oat In Dal-
las, civilian drills for business meu
have begun here. The first company
consisted of thirty-six men,s including
some of the leading business meu of
Waco. It Is planned to have drills at
main ami early iu the evening for
business wen. so long as the two mi-
litia companies are kept here.
Waste N* War.
AssoontsA Press Dispatch]
Monroe, Wfs., Apr. 4.—Monroe
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