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RHTABLUHKD 1879.
IF IT'S NEWS
THE DEMOCRAT
TELLS IT.
SHERMAN DAILY DEMOCRAT
MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
THIRTY-SIXTH YEAR.
SHERMAN, TEXAS, MARCH 14, 1917-WEDNESDAY EVENING.
50r Per Month—$5 Per Year When Paid in Adrian.
\
BRITISH FEEL THEY HAVE
REACHED THE “PROMISED
LAND” IN FRANCE
’t
Army Officers Say They Can Take
bapaume When Word is Given
'ommies Say They Have Had Touch of
Real Civilization and Are
Ready to Go On
MISS BEAR
TELLS HOW
TO MAKE
BEST BREAD
GREAT INTEREST TO MANY
SHERMAN LADIES.
PROY
TO »
(From h Staff Correspondent of the)
Associated Press. i
British Headquarters In France.
March 13, via Ixmdon, March 14, 3:55
a. m.—The ridge overlooking Bnpatnn*
from the northwest, which has come to
lx* looked upon hy the British as a
sort of promised land ever since the
bottle of the Somme began last July,
passed Into the hands of Gen. Haig's
troops today. For the first time since
the greet struggle on this front open-
ed the British have the advantage of
f the highest ground and can now look
down npon the famous Herman strong-
,! hold and a wide extent of the country
beyond.
British officers believe that they are
ifow In a tmsition to take Bapaume
■whenever the word Is given, firevil-
leres was captured last night and the
new British lines stretch along the
Hdge which runs northbwest from
that |K>lnts to the ouskirts of Achlet-
Ix-Petlt. a point still strongly held hy
the Hermans. In this latest forward
movement the British hate taken pen-
session of the noted Ismpart wood,
(.insistInif of great. clHmps of trees
situated on the shoulder of the high
ridge and overlooking the entire
Somme battle front. This wood has
masked n great number of German
Imtterles and from It hostile shells
have rained upon the British forces
for months past. Its capture has
been Hie source of the highest satis-
fa< lion to the British staff hnd It
■was one of the most formidable artil-
lery posts the Germans had establish-
ed In the western theatre.
The country about Loupart wood
and tieyond Is In good shape. As a
matter of fact, Grevllleres was the
first touch of real rivlliwitlon. the
Tommies said, that they have seen In
many moons.
• Why." said one stalwart Austral-
ian today, “do you know there are
regular hounses In Grevllleres with
real roofs on them?"
What this means to men who have
fought so long In the slough of mud
|of the .Somme valley can only he
(grasped by those who have lived
tmoiig the hideous scenes of destruc-
tion. The Germans have always hith-
erto hnd the advantage of the high
ground and the villages, possession of
which have lteen so bitterly contest-
ad. have lteen nothing but pulverized
ruins which offered no shelter for
(lie soldiers. Where fires are not
■ burning, the country back of the Ger-
man line looks green and wonderfully
i Inviting.
I The Germans positions on the Lout
part line had been completely regis-
tered hy the British guns on Sunday
morning and that afternoon the heavy
artillery eotnmonced Us work of de
stnictlon. Thirty hours of the ter-
rific bombardment was all that the
defenders could withstand. One prl<*
oner said that he was the only surviv-
or of a squad of ten who were In a
dngout which was blown to hits hy a
British shell.
CITY Nil
M FINED
Dr. B. Wronn Webb, pastor of
Grace J*reshyterlan church, has been
found guilty and fined—and paid the
fine.
It to simply awful t
The end may not be yott
Jus* think of a pastor being fined,
ami that for marry lug a couple. Just
think of it!
Well, here Is how It happened:
Some time In tho recent • past Bro.
Weld* was called on to unit* In marri-
age Clem Calhoun, ft member of the
Sherman fire department, and Ml»
N>Ule Love Kegann, a highly popular
young lady. For reasons of their own
the mnrriage was to be kept a secret
for a few days, and Bro. Webb kept
most profoundly Ids part of the com
pact, but, as Is generally the v case,
there was a "leak,” and soon Mr. and
Mrs. Calhoun were receiving the con
gratulatlons of their many friends.
Then It was that Rev. Webb re-
ceived a subpoena to answer before
the Firemen’s Kangaroo court, where
he was found guilty of “uniting in
hbly wedlock one of tho ‘bunch’ with
out saying anything to the ‘bunch’
about It.” It was quite evident that
the minister was guilty, for he didn't
interpose any technicalities In the
trial, and he was fined a box of cigars,
which he paid, the same being made
In Sherman by union cigar makers.
Now, If the Pastors' Association
takes the matter up there Is liable to
tie more cigar^ for Bro. Webb to buy.
FIRST MAYOR* OF
GUTHRIE, OKU., DIES
IN DENVER, COLO.
Associated Press Dttpotcft]
Denver, Colo., March 14.—August J.
Kpengel, aged 60, prominent business
man of Denver, died at bis home here
.last night of appoplexy. Mr. Spengel
was the first mayor of Guthrie, Okla.,
where he resided a number of years.
Burglars Make Big Haul.
Denton, Tex., Mar. 14.—For a sec-
ond time in two years burglars en
tdered the J. W. Fnught A Son dry
goods store at Justin. Twenty-one
suits of men's clothes are missing and
a number of other articles. *
-it”
A uncialcd Preii Dlsp^ph]
Paris, March 14, 4:45 a. m.—Great
Importance Is attached by French mil-
itary writers to the continued British
successes on the Somtne. The Matin
says that It looks very much as If the
Germans do not think they could hold
Bapaume and Peronne any longer and
are preparing to evacuate the two cit-
ies. Reports from aviators show that
all along their Inner lines the Ger-
mans are blowing up bridges and cul-
verts, bunting munitions and provls-
Ions and trying to mask the wlth-
dawal of heavy guns hy heavy firing
with field guns.
German staff headquarters on the
Somme front is said to have been
moved hack ten miles. The Matin
thinks that the German staff at first
planned a strategic retreat so as to
delay and upset the British plan of
ttnek, but that this scheme was fros-
ted by tactics of Gen. Gough. In-
itead of using cavalry against his re-
treating foe, Gen. Gough maintained
contact by the methodical and destruc-
tive use of artillery. The result, ac-
cording to the llatln, was that the
Germans were caught In their own
trap, and their retreat, which was at
first Intentional, became almost a
rout under the continuous pressure of
an adversary superior In material and
Initiative.
Gen. Gough, who is mentioned In the
Parts newspapers as the field com-
mander In the British operations
against Bapaume, is presumably Ma-
jor General Hubert De La Poer Gough,
commander of the Third cayalr.v bri-
gade. General Gough Is an Irishman
and! prior to the war, then a colonel,
received prominence as one of the of-
ficers who threatened to resign If
British troops were ordered to force
Ulster Into acceptance of home rule.
In the early days of the war ho was
praised hy Field Marshal French .for
his conducUn the fighting following
the battle of the Marne and was pro-
moted to be major general In Novem-
ber, 1014.
SCHOOLS HAVE URGE
CUSSES PRESENT
last of a Series of Economic Subjects
Concluded This Afternoon—All
Who Attended Have Been Great-
ly Benefited.
About fifty ladies of tho city, the
domestic science girls of the Sherman
high school, girls from the cooking
class of St. Joseph's academy, and
a number of Mrs. Vnden's canning
club girls, composed the audience who
listened to Mlsp Jenny Bear’s lecture
on tho various types of bread, at the
Chamber of Commerce yesterday af-
ternoon, beginning at 2 o’clock.
"Bread," says Miss Bear, “Is the
most universal of foods, regardless of
nationality; whether It. Is the German
rye bread, the Italian loaf or the
southerner’s corn pone. It Is bread, and
Is at high demand by the natives of
these various countries."
The speaker then gave a brief out-
line of the various grinding processes
which the grains from which the bread
Yvaft made, have passed through up to
the present very successful and easy
method used by the steel mills, begin-
ning In the early ages where the meal
was ground hy the teeth. England. It
was stated was the first to uRe ma-
chinery for this operation.
Miss Bear said that yeast bread
was first discovered by1 carelessness,
some housewife putting aside a piece
of dough and forgetting it until it
had time to cqme In contact with the
wild yeast plants and began rising,
and then on the discovery of her er-
ror, and thinking that possibly the
bread was ruined, but on account of
the scarcity of the ground meal had
gone on and baked the dough any-
way. andnln the end profited by the
negligence and soon began laying the
bread aside to rise on every occasion.
The carbon dioxide of the yeast de-
velops the loaf and expands the glu-
ten of the flour, whjch when cooked
as expanded makes a very delicate and
delicious loaf. Most housewives, said
Miss Bear, will not take the pains to
demand the regular pastry or bread
flour and on this accouut our flour to-
day Is not two separate and distinct
qualities, but Is more of a blend. MIrs
Bear said thnt to her mind any way,
the flours of Texas, with one table-
spoon of cornstarch added
to each cup of flour, would
make Just as delightful a
pastry flour and especailly for cakes
as would the Swansdowu or some oth-
er especially prepared cake flour,
which proves very expensive. In her
lecture, Miss Bear stated that it
would serve Just, as well to buy a
poor grade of flour and put in more
time working It for the breads, but
considering time and trouble this
Would not be economy In the end.
As to wetting for the breads, this
said she, is only a matter of choice.
Potato water gives tho bread a very
delicate flavor and at the same time
adds in that tbe potatoes contain a
certain quantity of starch which
causes the yeast to grow quickly and
therefore makes a lighter, better
bread. Plain water may be used or
milk, the latter adding a much higher
nutritive value to the bread of course.
Sugar, when used in the bread In
proper quantities, hastens the process
of rising and makes a delightful tex-
ture to the bread, but at the same
time. If too much sugar is used it at
once retards the action of the small
yeast plants and it may take a greet
deal longer for the bread to rise.
Salt, It is claimed by some, has a
CHIEFS OF THE
i
BOTH SIDES CLAIM THEY WILL
STAND PAT TO THE
IAST DITCH.
STRIKE ORDERS HAVE
ALREADY REEN GIVEN
Not Expected That President Wilson
Will Take Any Action in Matter
—Railroads Say They are Not
Prepared for Emergency,
Associated Press Dispatch]
New York, March 14.—The chiefs
of the four great brotherhoods of
railroad employes came here today
from Washington for a final confer-
ence with the local chairmen of
unions In eastern territory before
meeting members of the national con-
ference committee of the railroads to-
morrow to present their demautl for an
eight-hour day. It was expected that
the eastern representatives would fol-
low the example of the employes' con-
ferences held yesterday at Washing-
ton and St. Ixiuls. and ratify plans
for a general strike If the railroads
refuse to grant their demands.
Strike orders, to take effect first
In the east on Saturday night al-
ready have been issued and the or-
ganized employes await directions to
be issued here after Thursday’s con-
ference. The managers’ committee,
which Is handling the situation for
Ike railroads, will meet here tonight.
The managers maintain that there
cannot be any compromise at
time |tending a decision the su-
preme court on the Adamson law.
There is no expectation on the part
of railroad lenders her that President
Wilson will tako any action prior to
an announcement of the results of
Thursday’s meeting. W.'G. I»e, head
of the Trainmen's organizations, said
that he nnd his associates would go
before the railroads’ representatives
with their entire membership united
liehind their demands.
A statement issued by the chiefs of
the rullroad brotherhoods before leav-
ing Washington last, night denounced
fls absurd all insinuations that the
transportation employes are not loyal
citizens because of their attempt at
this time to secure from their em-
ployers the benefits contemplated by
the law" and said that the railroad
men Jiad given to President Wilson
assurances of their willingness and
intention to support the country
should war lie declared.
"Seemingly it has been the purpose
of the railroad companies,” said the
statement, ‘.’to postpone settlement of
this question until either a panic or a
war should defeat our demands.”
* ♦
♦ PRES. WILSON AMAZED ♦
♦ AT STRIKE SITUATION. ♦
♦ ♦
+ - V ,♦
♦ I ’*
+ Washington, March 14.—Presl- +
♦ dent Wilsou Is amazed at the pro- ♦
♦ posal of a nationwide railroad ♦
+ strike at this juncture of Interna- ♦
♦ tional affairs. He exjiects both ♦
♦ aides to consider the international ♦
♦ phase of the situation at tomor- ♦
♦ row's-New York conference. It la ♦
♦ possible he may apiieal to both ♦
♦ sides on that ground. ♦
+ +
***************
BOOZE TO BE
The Algoniquin Torpedoed With-
out Slightest Warning
All on Board Saved, But Sub Refused
Assistance-Loaded With
Foodstuff
DOVS WILL DE
GIVEN FINE
SEED CORN
Associated Press Dispatch1
London, March 14, 3:33 a. m.~Thirty
thousand saloons In Great Britain prob-
ably will be closed during the next few
months, according to the Mall. The
measure is proposed as a solution of
the difficulty arising from the compul-
sory restriction of the beer output and
the brewers are stated to be in prac-
tical agreement with the government
In regard to the remedy. The closing
of the saloons Is said to have been sug-
gested by some of the brewers them- i
selves. They contended that there were
too many distributing agencies, and
that a third Of them could be suppress-
ed without Inconveniencing the public,
while such a step would enable the
this (-liquor trade to be conducted more eco-
nomically. The arrangement seems to
lie in brief a pooling agreement be-
tween the rival brewers who own the
public houses.
The brewers have been conferring
recently with the home office and the
recommendations drafted at the confer-
ences will be submitted to a general
meeting of the brewers.
Chicago .Alert to Situation.
Associated Press Disrated]
Chicago, March 14—Six vice presi-
dents of the four brotherhoods of rail-
road employes are here today awaiting
orders from their superior officers in
the east, which will depend on the,
result of the conference in New York
tomorrow between the brotherhood
chiefs and committee of railroad man-
agers,
‘The situation depends upon what
conclusion is reached at the New York
conference on Thursday,” said Timo-
thy Shea, assistant president of the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engine-
men and Firemen. “No other state-
ment can be made by any one In au-
thority.”
The railroads, especially the wes-
tern lilies, are unprepared for a gen-
eral strike; no strikebreakers are
ready to take the places of the men
who .may answer the call to quit
should a majority of the members of
the four brotherhoods walk out, ac-
cording to railroad officials.
"We are making no preparations,”
PRESIDENT SELECTS
A STRONG TARIFF
COMMISSION TODAY
dssociated Press Dispatch']
Washington, March 14.—President
Wilson has selected the-tariff commis-
sion, and It will he composed of Prof.
Frank W. Taussig, Harvard; Former
Representative David J. Lewis, Cum-
berland, Maryland; Former Represen-
tative William Kent. Kentfleld, Cali-
fornia ; Daniel C. Roper. McCall, South
Carolina; E. P. Costigan, Denver; W.
S. Culberson, Emporia, Kansas.
+++++++++♦++++++
♦ 4
♦ FOR JUNIOR A. & M. ♦
+ - +
+ Austin, March 4.J-Senator +
+ Decherd Introduced a bill today +
providing for the establishment of ♦
a Junior A. & M- College at Slier- +
man, to lie known as The Mun- ♦
son Vocational College. ♦
Representative Ice B. Reeves ♦
has Introduced the same bill in +
the house. 4>
(Continued on page five.)
said C. H. Markham, president of the
Illinois Central railroad. "I do not
care to say why. You can draw your
own conclusions."
H. R. Kurrte, president of (he Chi-
cago, Indianapolis and Louisville
(Mopon) said:
“We are not prepared as we were
last fall. The extent to which roads
"will bo tied up, if there Is to be a
strike,' will depend entirely on the
numiier of men who answer the strike
call.”
Through tbe courtesy of the Texas
Seed Breeding Farms, W. H. Chis-
holm. well known corn seed breeder
of this county; R. A. Owens, success-
ful farmer of Woodvlllc, Okla., and
the Sherman Chamber of Commerce,
C. C. Morris, county demonstration
agent of Grayson county, will lie able
to - distribute fine seed corn to 130
boys eurolled in the boys’ corn clulis
of this county at the Sherman Cham-
ber of Commerce next Saturday
morning.
Enough com to plant one acre will
!»■ distributed to each hoy who calls
at the Sherman Chamber of Com-
merce. Only varieties recognized as
standard will he give nthe boys, and
a record of the kind of corn and to
whom given will tie made. Mr. Mor-
ris will require tho boys to keep gov-
ernment records of the results obtain-
ed and rejiort s^me to him.
Every boy who is a member of any
com club in the county is urged to
come to the Chamlier of Commerce
Saturday morning and secure Ids pro
rata of the seed.
Among the varieties that will be
given the boys will lie Ferguson’s
Yellow Dent, ('hisholm and Boone
county White. An effort will be made
to distribute the seed so as to have
each community growing the same va-
riety. For example, boys from around
Howe will be given Boone county
white seed. Among these seed will lie
the ten ears of this variety exhibited
by R. A. Owen of Marshall county,
Oklahoma, at, the 11)16 Red River
Valley Fair, which won sweepstakes
prize and which were adjudged by
Dr. D. A. Banders, government corn
expert, to lie the best ten ears ex-
hibited In Texas since the National
Com Exposition held at Dallas in
1912. These ears will be given to the
boy best eipiipjied in every way for
obtaining best results, the boy to be
chosen by Prof. Johnson and J. A.
Hughes, grain experts of Howe.
Mr. Morris states that one of the
liest markets in the state for pure
bred corn seed can tv* found In Sher-
man; that each year Sherman seed
breeding concerns ship out of this
county enough seed to plant 300,000
acres and that they are very anxious
to get seed bred in the Red River
valley, as that section has been found
by test to lie the best, of any other in
Texas or Oklahoma for seed breeding
purposes.
Mr. Morris urges that corn growers
of Grayson comity devote their ener
gies to the growing of only pure
strains of seed, and that each.grower
specialize with a certain variety. .No
especial variety ’Is recommended, as
there are a number that are recog-
nized as standard, and all are well
known to farmers of this eounty.
MANAGER HELLMAN STARTS.
Has Bunch of Ball Players
Out for Jobs.
to Try
China’s Hal Now in the Ring
Washington, March 14:—China has severed diplomatic
relations with Germany, taken possession of all merchant ships,
six in number, and placed their crews on shore under guard.
The German^ ships are now manned by armed Chinese
crews*
With the official reporting date but
twenty-four hours, -off, there is every
Indication that a "small herd of Lions
will answer with a roar when Manager
I<eo Heilman cracks the Whip for the
first real training at Lyon Park tomor-
row afternoon.
For over a week regulars and young-
sters have been drifting Into (he city
and others are-on their way. Heilman
has returned from Dallas, and, togeth-
er with four other men, took Ills first
workout at Lyon Park yesterday after-
noon, Indulging in light batting and
running practice. The same sqnad will
betake themselves to the park again
this afternoon and continue the work
of limbering up.
Real practice will start liy next Mon-
day, Heilman states, a fair sized con-
Pr~"cf- cf MU tessera being expected
tby that time.
Associated Press Dispatch1
London, Mir. 14.—The Ameri-
can steamship Algonquin, wu sub-
marined at 6 o’clock on the morn-
ing of March 12, without warning.
The submarine then refused as-
sistance, according to the report
of the consul at Plymouth. AD
aboard were saved.
The place where the torpedoing
took place was not mentioned, bnt
message came from Panzane,
France. f pqf
The Agonquin sailed from here
Feb. 20. There were ten Ameri-
cans, including the captain aboard,
the owners announce. The vessel
was owned by the American star
line, and was $450,000 and the
cargo, consisting mostly of food
stuffs, was worth more than a mil-
lion and a quarter deHart. The
vessel was recently transferred
from the British registry. \
WILL NOT COMMENT.
Axsociated Pres* Pfttpatrh]
Washington, March 14.—In
the absence of official dispatches
regarding the sinking of the Al-
gonquin, officials today withheld
comment. The unofficial view Is
that there is nothing in the incident
to change the situation between
the United States and Germany,
as the armed neutrality step re*
cently taken is regarded practic*
ally the last step short of a declar-'
ation of war, which may be made
only by congress. The real issue
of peace or war is expected to
come when an American armed
ship clashes with a German sub-
marine. The first reports regard-
ing the Algonquin indicate that it
is not an "overt act.”
The Revival.
Mrs. Hudson preached at the Naso-
relne church last night, using a aub-
jeet, -“Prepare to Meet Thy God.’ A deep
Impression was made on every one, as
she showed that all must meet God, and
the preparation necessary for the meet-
ing. A ereat iUtar service followed the
sermon, during which there were shouts
of victory telling of Joy and salvation
fonud through the blood of Christ
There was a large crowd and wrapt
attention, indicating that the people
enjoy the rugged gospel preached
by these humble ministers of the cross.
They do not wluk at sin anywhere*
but attack It In every form, wherever
found and God honors their messages.
Souls find the Lord In every service,
while the church is being greatly
strengthened and built up. Servtcea
tonight at 7:30. Everybody is inrHed
to be present.
J. E. ASTON,
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