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VOL 24 DELIVERED EVERY AFTERNOON to Mission. McAllen. Donna. Pharr BROWNSVILLE TEXAS FRIOAY OCTOBER 5 1917. DEMRFR ASSOCIATED PRESS.. Carries heavier Associated Pres dispatches ||0. 80.
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3-FOOT FALL
III 0. GRANDE
AT HIDALGO IS
HOPEFOL SION
OF I CESSION
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A telephone report to The Herald from
the Cm ted ^utc- customs house at Hi-
dalgo sixty-five miles up the river- at
noon said that the bio Grande had fallen
three feet since yesterday and the fall was
continuing. Ke|*orts from Rio Grande
City deny the rumor that has been current
here that a second heavy rise is following
the present one although rains are report-
ed on the San Juan watershed.
Although the river nsc four mein- dur-
ing lust night and continued to come up
slowly this morning the report from Hi-
dalgo indicates that the n-c will In- of
short duration and that the water should
commence to fall perceptibly at Browns-
ville by tonight. A little anxiety is lieing
felt over reports of heavy rains in the
Monterrey section several days ago.
Although this is by no means the high-
est ns® ever experienced in Brownsville
it is the most unusual hi that it is the tir-f
heavy rise to lie experienced here when
the w’ater is fulling aliove. This condition
no doubt is due to the damming of tin
Arroyo Colorado and a number of resaens
that have in former years carried off the
flood waters.
During lfst night the river broke over
the banks on the Mexican side of the river
and today the road between the interna-
tional bridge is a sheet of water. It is not
likely however that the river will reach
the city proper.
Since the levee started crumbling HIM)
feet of the protecting wall on the \oung
and McAllen * properties adjoining the
river.* have crumbled. The inroads of the
river can be estimated when it is recalled
that when this levee was built some five
years ago. it was several hundred feet
back of the river bunk and was then con-
sidered far enough back to hold the larg-
est rise in check. Subsequent change- of
bed in the river however caused the ttill j
force of the ri-e to -trike against tin
levee.
In order to let the wati r tl<<w hack into
the river as much as |K»s-ible 1"<I feet of
the road connecting Twelfth -treet with
the international bridge has been dyna-
mited and further blasts will la* made dur-
ing the day.
The passenger depot the express com-
* pany and the brown New - t'ouipuiiy lunch
stand have been flooded out. I rain- un-
being diverted to the quartermaster depot
spur where the pa<—engers and shipments
art* lieing received. The express company
has moved its office- into the building on
Elizabeth street recently vacated by Paul's
cafe.
Fort brown la-t night furnished a *
watch of Fifty-three men for levee pro-
tection and placed guards around rnerc-in- j
tile e-tablishnierits that had been a band 'li-
ed because of the high water.
At 11 o'clock la-t night Mr-. Kn*e
]*cuhy. chairman of the canteen commit- j
tee of the Bed Cross served sandwich'- j
and coffee to men on the river guard. Mr- i
Leahv made and served the refreshment- i
unu—isted. Eighteen or twenty men were
served a dozen of whom were -oldier-.
Mr-. Leahy went a- far out a- -he could
In order t« keep the flood waters from;
his cotton seed house S. ('. Tucker man-
ager of the People's Ice A Manufacturing
Company; today installed an outside pump |
which is keeping the water below the lev* 1
of the floor of the seed hou-e.
I^i-t night many families living in the
inundated section were forced to -!eep in
downtown hotels a- access to their homes
wu- possible only by boat. Boat- today
are in use on Twelfth street between the
ferry lauding and near the comer of lu-vee
stret and u|m»ii St. Charle- street betveen
the San Carlos apartment- and the pas-
senger depot.
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Feed Prisoners of
Germany Are Fined
in.
' (By Associated Brens.!
HAVRE France Oct. 5. A Belgium of-
ficial statement says Zeele in Ea-tern
Flanders- has been fined 80000 mark- for
giving food to British prisoners.
I
A revolution against the Mexican gov-
ernment i- rc|M>ited to have been started
at or near Aldama-. near the Nueva l.e<»n-
Tamuulipa- Imundarv line and 150 miles
west of Matamoro-. The new revolt t-
suid to he headed by General Porfirio Gon-
zales a former Carranza general wjio was
with General Lueio Blanco*- army that
raptured Mutamoros in 1915.
I nofficial report- reaching Brown-ville
this afternoon -aid that all train* operat-
ing out of Matuuiorus save those u-ed in
carrying tr<»op- bound for the trouble d*-
triet had been di-eontinued. The authori-
tie- -tate however- that the train- have
b«-en di-eontinued on account of the high
water in the Rio Grande near Camargo.
General Gonzale- i- -aid to have a fol-
lowing of well armed men. Whether
»r not the revolutionists have lieen depre-
dating in the Aldama- di-trict i- unknown.
Aldama- i- -ituated on the Constitution-
alist line- a little more than 100 mile- from
the Tcxn- border the neare-t American
town being Roma 'starr county.
Whether the Gonzale- revolution i- an
inde|iendent movement or whether it i- one
of several incipient movement- on foot
by -mall isolated hands throughout the re-
public i- not known here.
At the Mexican consulate it was stated
today that there have l*een rumors of some
trouble near Aldama- but nothing to con-
firm them. It wa- stated that there are
plenty of federal troop- -tationed in Ta-
maulipas near the -eene of the reported
disorder and at Monterrey to put down
any revolt of the -ize indicated in the
rumors. Little credence however i- given
the reports.
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"National Party'1 ~
Is Named Selected
-nn ■ Hill r •
(By A****ciated l*rc*-.i
CIIK’AHO. III.. Oct. 5.-Before ad-
journment the conference ot representa-
*
fives uf the various political group- which
last night settled on the name “National
Party’* a- their designation adopted a
re.-olution of principle- today including the
a—crtion that the discu--ion of war jwdi- '
eies of the nation and the term- on which I
peace -hull l»e attained should lie en-
couraged.
Russian General to
Serve Term at Home
Illy AsstM-iuOsJ Press. •
PKTUOOKAD Oet. 5.—The provisional
government has decided to (MTiiiit Oenernl j
Soukhomlinoff the former war minister
who was convicted ot treason la-t week.
t<> -erve hi- lerni in St. Peter and St. Paul
pri-oti instead <<! in Siberia. The general’s
wife pleaded that it he wa- -cut to Siberia
an attempt might tie made to murder him.
New Letter Rates
In Effect Nov. 2
ISj*e«*inl to 'Pile Herald.)
WASHINGTON. D. C. Oct. 5.—Detailed
instructions to postmasters of increased
Iftter rates effective November 2 under
the war tax bill have been issued by Post-
master General Burleson. The new rates
do not apply to foreign mail the rates on
which are fixed by treaties.
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95 Sets Twins Born
During Last Month
l B> Associated Pi cks i
AT ST IN. Texas. Oct. 5. Ninety-five
sets of Iwm- and tour -et- of triplet- were
born ill Texas during the month of Aug
u-t. according t»* the report of vital -ta-
ti-tir- of the State Health Department
just compiled by Dr. \\. A. Dim- regi-
trar ol vital -tati-ties. This exceed- it i-
said. all previou- records. Of the twins.
HO sets were of white parentage. Three of
I the set- of triplets were white and one ne-
gro. The total number of birth- registered
was 7S121 of whieh 507 were negroes.
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• By Ahmh mIihI I’l *-'*. i
LONDON Oct. 5.—Today's official
statement says that new positions east of
Ypres were heavily shelled last night but
no further counter attacks were made. The
British are engaged in organizing their
captured positions. A hostile raiding
party was driven off north of Gouzeau-
court with loss.
BRITISH FRONT IN FRANCE.
ANO BELGIUM Thursday (Delayed)—
The British arms today achieved one of
HEFLIN CHARGES
ARE UNDER FIRE
HOUSE COMMITTEE BEGINS HEARING
IN CONNECTION WITH CHARGES
MADE ABOUT MEMBERS.
(By i.itfil I’reiut.}
WASHINGTON h n.-i The
clmrirc* that certain member* acted “*u*-
pi clou-d y 111 connection with the war and
interview* .tllcymy' lie heard member* ob-
tained Geriiiun money by belli}: “lucky at
card*" wa~ bc"un by the hou*e committee
today. Kcprc*cntativc Heflin do! not ap-
pear before the committee. Two new*-
paper men te-tified that Heflin told them
that he lit ard that **pm-Gerti»an anti
pt ace-at any-price luciuht r* «»t «•iiiiyre**"
«ot money ea*ily from German *ouree*.
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Revolt Beings State -
Of War to Turkestan
11 * > tl Pr.--- )
PETROGRAD. Oct. 5.—The government
declared a state of war in Turkestan
where a revolutionary movement broke out
last week. The situation appeared to be
becoming normal when suddenly it flared
up again.
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Infantry Company
Men Bought Bonds
(llj Associate*! |*! ■ "h i
LAKKDO Ti'Xii' Oct. 5. One hundred
and ~ix nidi of A Company Thirty -
seventh I rated State- Infantry*. -iih-cribed
to $0500 m Ijbertv Loan Uond- todav.
-CO - ' ■
“Dug” Fairbanks Protege
Does Stunts at Night
I lad Dougla- Fairbanks the inovic ath-
lete. accompanied Deputy Sheriff Martin
Cuellar on hi- round- la-t night he would
liave turned green with envy. When it
come- to taking high hoard fence- in high
gear and making expre-— train tune aero—
vacant lot- Fairhank- doesn’t have i*n' -
thing on Ancileto Ke-cndcz. At lea-t
Cuellar think" he doc- not.
It wa- Deported to Cuellar that Ife-end*-/
was di-turhing the |M*aee and the officer
-tarted to look tor him. lie found him.
Hut only alter eha-ing him around four
or tire Mock.- over a dozen fence- and
into a corral wa- Cuellar with the »i--ij.|-
atiee of live neighhoring men aide to take
him into cu-todv.
Neither Cuellar nor du-tiee of the Pence
If. J. Kirk however appr<-ciuted the tine
|M»int- of the local Fairhank- and thi—
morning lie wa- fined $22.80 on a charge
of lieing drunk and disorderly.
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FORT WORTH CATTLE MARKET.
(By Caxsidy-Southarwestern Commission Co.)
FORT WORTH. Toxa- Oct. 5.5 Hog.-
15IMI head hc-t -tead.v other- HI to 15
cent- lower: top $10.55 hulk $|8.(o 10.25;
eat tie $0.0 including 2500 calve-; cattle
steady; calves dollar lower; la*ef -teor-
top $10000 luilk $8.;»0(« !l..»0; row - .-*8.25
luilk $4.50(« 0.00. top heifers $8550. luilk
j$(i.00(rr 8.0; hull- top $0.50 hulk $5.50(u
025: calve- top $]000 luilk $ti.00(n 0.00;
|-locked steer- $0.OO(«8.75; cow -. $5.00(<i
10.50: heiter-. $0.OOfn 8.50: calves lower
$l>.00(a 0.50; -heep 500 -teady.
the greatest victories of the war in the
tremendous assault that began at dawn
against the German positions east and
northeast of Ypres.
Indeed when the whole story of the bat-
tle is told it may take place as the un-
equalled triumph of the three years of
conflict for each successive report adds
importance to the success.
Not only have the British wrenched
many vital strongholds but have inflicted
unprecedent casualties on the enemy.
As the attacking troops went out in
quest of tiie great adventure over the mist
shrouded slopes a vast protective artillery
barrage caught in its merciless swirl large
numbers of the enemy who by a coinci-
dence also had been massing for an early
morning attack along a wide front extend-
ing from the neighborhood of Zonnebeekej
to Polygon wood. Some five divisions of
German troops were involved three having
rushed up in reserve to support their com-
rades in the front lines when the German
attacks should begin. A solid wall of
breaking shells plowed through them in a
hurricane of death and they lie in count- i
less thousands amidst the devastation that
the barrage left in its wake.
At many places the Germans ran in ter-
ror or were captured in large numbers as
the British attack began. All day streams
of prisoners have been pouring into the
British cages in the rear.
PARIS. Oct. 5—The French last night
repulsed German surprise attacks in
Champaign and Upper Alsace. There is
violent artillery activity on the right tank
oFthe Meuse in the Verdun region
Interned Prisoners
Go to Ft. McPherson
4 lt\ Associated l*n-i*s i
(TIATTAXoiHiA. Tenn.. Oct. A.—The
}.'»U interned (ierinari sailor* and thirteen
officer* ot the Prior. Kite! Friedrich who
have liceti routined m prison barrack' at
Fort Oglethorge. Ga. several months- were
transferred today to prison at Fort Me-
Phi rson. The Fort Oglethrope prison will
Is* us«*d for civilian aliens.
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Life Confinement is
Solitude. Sentence
( |l.<|lfl.«>ss\ V}| I
MAMtilh Spain- Oct. 5. Five members
of the strike committee which directed the
recent gftiernl strike tu Spain have been
sentened to solitary coiifineinent tor life
by court martial. Three others were given
eight y«Nir~ in prison and two received
sentences ot two years.
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No Rhodes Scholarships
warded This Year
i |t) .\Mso<-iiitcd Press.!
AUSTIN. Tea'. Oct. f».-*-Heeausc o! the
entry of tin* United States into the world
war. no Rhode* scholarship* will be
awarded this year aeoerding to announce-
ment made by George R. Parkin head ot
the Rhodes scholarship tni't of Teax*. in
a communication to President Vinson ot
the University of Texas. Mr. Parkin
found that many of the candidate* have*
ilreadv volunteered ;i> soldier* and given i
Up the thought id roiii|ietiiig. The an j
mini award of scholar-hip* are made in [
October* con.*c<|ticntly no a\\ard* will now
he made until October 191S.
TRY PROHIBITION. FOUND WANTING.
RF.YKJAYIK Iceland. Oct. There
.ippear- chance that Iceland - prohibition
law soon will tie repealed. More than a
I hundred of the country’s most prominent
men and women have presented an appeal
to the Iceland Alltiug Allthing (pallia
| merit > in which lln-v declare that three
years’ operation ot the law has demon-
strated that it ha* not fulfilled a single
one ot the aims which brought about its
I enactment. The amount of drunkenness
hi the country -ay the signer* was neg- |
j ligihle before the law wa> enacted.
I By AmiKnatcd i'rcia.)
AMSTKKDAM. Holland. Oct. 5.—A dis-
patch from Berlin regarding the French
air raid reprisal* *uy* “for what purpose
the French made these attacks on open
Herman towns i* not clear. In Kastupp
there are no military objectives and the
attack- on Teuringen and Baden-Baden
can only he coii-uicred the outcome of a
blind desire for destructions.
“The -enatoria at Baden-Baden and the
hospitals at Teuringen contain numerou*
-everely wounded men who are recovering.
Kven the French will not dare assert that I
attacks on hospitals laduml the front arc
i military necessity.”
Urge Policy Tending
To A General Peace
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i iMUpowy .v}11 i
I'F.TUtMiltAI) Oct. 5.—The democratie j
i-ongre— pa--ed a re-olution declaring i
that it i- indi*|ieti*ahle to constitute a ’
strong authority which would follow the
-ampaigii of the Moscow- conference la-t |
Align*! and carry out an active policy
tending to a realization ot general peace. I
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U.S. Builds 20(000 ;
Airplanes For War
WASHINGTON. 1). <let. 5.—Twenty |
hou-nnd airplane* tor America's lighting i
force- hi Kmnce was authorized in the
-roo.oiMMian aviation hill pa—ed last July .
md the machine- are now mid« r actual |
eon-iruction -aid an official statement
—ued yesterday.
Secretary of War Baker said that the-e
machine- will include all late Kurnpcnq
models with many new improvements and
I hat the airplanes will Im* ready for the
American army when the American- begin
participation in European battles.
A final move to prevent supplies reach-
ing Germany from the outside world wa-
laken by a decision of the United States
lo ret use coal to neutral ship- carrying
-upplie- from North American to North-
ern Kuropeati neutrals aide-- their ear- !
iroe- are iii-pccted in American port-.
All entente allie- approve of the move
berau-e neutrals in Latin - America have
•H-n -hipping -upplie- to North Kitro|»eau\
neutrals the supplies eventually reaching
[ieniiHiiy.
Thi- late-t move tightens the ring
nround Germany and i- considered a lug
<tep hi freeing the world from militarism
md German vaudaii-m.
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Belgians Made to Work
In Froni Line Trenches
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HAN UK. Get. 5. Male civilians in the
Belgian town- of Langciuarck Staden.
Llverduighc- Woumen and Holders which
recently were evacuated hy the German-
have been toned to work near the Ger-
man tir-l line trcndic- in Belgium with
the re-alt that many have I wen killed hy
exploding -hells according to informa-
tion received by the Belgian government.!
The civilian population of the-e towns
wa- ordered to go to the railroad stations. 1
The women children and old men were
packed into the forward car- ot the trains. ;
while men and hoy -. between Hi and tilt:
years of age. were placed in the rear ear-. |
When the train- started tin* rear car- |
were uncoupled and the occupant- forced •
to undertake the hazardous work near the I
first lines.
In most ca-e- llie women and children!
did not know that they were -evirated
from their husband- and fathers until they j
arrived at their dc-stillations.
The forcible eon-cription of Belgian
civilian- has become mo-t vvide-prend ini
the region- of Courtrai and Metiin. where j
about L’lMHI men already have been com-
pelled to perform military work.
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HOBBY T OADDRESS E. TEXAS FAIR.
(Bv Associated Press i
Al STIN Iexa- Get. 5.—Governor W.
I*. Ilohhy left this afternoon for Tyler
where he will deliver an addre-- closing
the East Texas tair Saturday.
LAFOLLETTE’S
ST. PAUL TALK
INOUIRY WILL
I! HELD; NAI:
A COMMITTEE
a ——r. MMi
l B> Associated Pres*.)
WASHINGTON I). ('. Oct. 5.—Formal
preliminary inquiry into the ulleged dis-
loyal speech of Senator Robert M. Lit
Follette of W i-con-in before the Non-
Partisan League at St. Paul a fortnight
ago was ordered by the senate privileges
and election- committee today.
A -ub-committee ol' live members was
appointed and it was directed with author-
ity limited fir-t to inquire into the cor-
rectness of the La Follette speech* and
-eeond into the correctness ol the senti-
ment- made therein.
I he limited scope ot tin* inquiry is re-
garded a- a temporary action upon nu-
merous petition- for the expulsion of the
W i-eon-in senator.
the -mate eomuiittee look up a |K*tition
charging Senator Stone ot Missouri
chairman ol the toreign relations coiniuit-
tee with disloyal statements ami act- and
decided that the charge- made did not
warrant the inve-tigation of Senator
Stone.
I he senate committee - decision was
reached after a two hour -e->ion with a
s|Ku*ch in the senate hv Senator La Fol-
lette pending. The subcommittee was au-
thorized to request authority to employ
stenographers and make other nece-sury
expenditures indicating that a formal
hearing may be held with tiin i»>m i
aminnrirrn of witne—es at St. Paul.
LA FOLLETTE IS LABOR ENDORSED.
i Bv Associated l’reas. t
SACRAMENTO. Cal. Oet. 5.—Without
discussion and without a di-senting vote*
the delegates to the Caiifoniia State Fed-
eration of La lor convention adopted a
resolution endorsing Fnitcd tSate- Sma-
tor Roltcrt M. aL Follette and asking for
him the right to expres- tin* views “of an
intelligent majority'* and expressing con-
fidence hi In- integrity and loyalty a- a
true American citizen.
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Movies Will Boost
The Liberty Loan
l By Associated press i
WASHINGTON I). C. Oct. 5.— Five
reels of moving picture* and more tlma
70000 thousand lantern slides will be e\-
hibited daily throughout the country in
virtually all of the 17500 shows in behalf
of the Liberty Loan.
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Oil Men Must Share
Profits With Public
i By Associated Press. 1
WASHINGTON. I). Oct. 5— Oil and
gasoline retiners meeting here with the
federal trade commission were told that
the government would insi-t that (he pub-
lic share in the war prices which are to
be fixed. The commission has already
submitted a preliminary cost estimates on
which the government will base prices lor
"il and gasoline for war purposes.
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Insurance Bill Up
Today For Action
(Bv Associated Press i
W ASHINGTON. 1). <\ (fct. 5 The sol-
diers mid sailors’ insurance lull the last
ini|M»rtant measure (lending was placed in
tor Imal action when the senate and house
conferees reached a complete agreement
including the retention of the senate
amendment restoring the grades of' gen -
era I and lieutenant general in the arm).
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Marine Rookies Pass
Through Five Camps
PALIS ISLAM). S. <\. im. 5 The
title “around the world in eighty days'*
has been resurrected h\ lHited States mu-
rines here who apply that phruse to their
l*riod of training.
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