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MEMBER Or ASSOCIATED PRESS RECEIVING COMPLETE LEASED WIRE REPORT
ESTABLISHED 1871—Vol. 47; Bo. 132.
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AUSTRIANS
GET DRAFT ORDER
NOT DONE PUT THROUGH
RY LONDON
NUMBERS TODAY
Little Hope is Possible Norris Measure Takes
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King George and Queen
Like American Hot Cakes
Le Roy Hillyer, Palacios, Texas,
Henry W. Harper, 252.
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Dynamite Exploded in
Minnesota Mine Dur-
ing Storm.
U. S. Regiment Is Sent
By Pershing to Italy
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ALLIES SHOULD NOT
UNDERESTIMATE
By Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, June 27— Frank J.
Godsol, a French sublect held here on
charges of the French government that
he profited several millions of dollars
on motor truck contracts, was held
today by the district court for ex tradi-
tion to France.
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First Number Drawn is 246, Which Is Registra-
tion Number of Thomas A. Hodges,
Austin City Board.
Foreign Secretary
Germany Made
Break.
SECOND AND THIRD NUMBERS
DO NOT AFFECT TRAVIS COUNTY
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Place of Drastic Jones
Amendment.
Casualties—Italians Busy Taking Stock of
Guns and Booty Captured.
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Willie Jones, Route 3, Austin, Is First for County
Board With Number 154—Both
Boards Are Given.
355,694 Tons Lost Dur-
ing Month of
May.
Hobby Announces
Speaking Dates
for Successful
Revolt
Situation Is Grave, but
Austria’s Allies Can
Aid Her.
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Robert E. Thrasher, 1206 West
Avenue, 209.
City Exemption Board.
(New order number 11 given firat
British 8uoobosfully Raid.
By Assoclated Prena.
given) received today by way of Ber-
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down and the Italian flag was hoisted
over the building.
oil cloth covered table beside a group
of khaki-clad American aviators and
a couple of American bluejackets. Each
ate a plate of the cakes, with a gen-
erous covering of maple syrup. Both
finished their portions, politely refused
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By the Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, June 27.—America’s class of 1918 stood at
attention today as the numbers assigned to each young man attain-
ing his majority in the year ending last June 5 were drawn in the
National draft lottery.
Historic events of a little less than a year ago were repeated
as from a large glass bowl in a committee room of the Senate office
building were drawn the numbers representing 744,500 youths, the
majority of whom within a few months will be enrolled in the forces
fighting for democracy and against Prussianism.
Secretary Baker, members of the Senate and House military
committees and other high Government officials witnessed the draw-
ing by blindfolded men of the little capsules from the bowl, each of
the capsules containing a “master number” to be applied in the
4500 registration districts of the country according to the total
registration.
The setting for the lottery was a duplicate of that of July 20,
last, when the drawing of 10,500 numbers determined the liability
for service of approximately 10,000,000 men. In the country at
large there was little of the excitement that attended the first
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twelve allied airplanes the same day. German airplanes raided
Paris Wednesday night. There is much sickness prevalent among
the German troops, but this is not believed to be having any effect
on plans for a renewal of the enemy offensive.
This first regiment will carry the
American flag to immediately join those
of Italy, France and Great Britain
qgainat the Austrians for its moral ef-
fect. Tho United tates already is rep-
resented in Italy by an aviation con-
tingent.
growing crops. Today's rain
saved some crops from total
tion.
Artillery Lively
By Associated Press.
PARIS, June 27 — Lively artillery
duels south of the Al,ne are reported
In the official statement from the wav
office today. In the oVacea (he French
took prisoners In raids.
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WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY ON
THE MARNE, June 17.—The numbes
of prisoners captured by the Amerfoant
in their drive on the German poaltiona
In the Belleau wood sector Tuesday
night was officially Increased today tq
811. The Americana also captured
eleven big machine guns, ten auto,
matic rifles, a quantity of small arna
and ammunition as well as other me
terinl.
whereabouts of tho emperor have not
been definitely known.
(This statement seems significant as
in conflict with the German reports
of the former ruler’s removal to Mos-
cow.)
10. Stephen M Lightsey .
West Thirty-first Street, 207.
11. Robert Dodson, 1117
Street, 226.
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AWAITING FURTHER
GERMAN OFFENSIVE
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Most Important Action On Western Front in Past
Few Days Is Successful American Attack
On Hill Near Belleau Wood.
A senerni call has just been Issued
by Maj. John C. Townes Jr., super-
visor o nthe .elective draft in Texas, to
nil member* of the lexn! advisory
boards throughout the State to nsiat
registrants under the second call in
the preparation of their quentionnalres.
Reglstration of the 800,000 new regis-
(rant, throughout the country will be-
gin n noon An th* local boards have
been advised of the various clansttica:
lions and received their lists. In Texas
there are 38,000 men affected, these will
have to answer the questionnaires.
The services of the members of the
togad advisory boards Are to be per-
formed for the registrants free of
charRe. There are boards in all coun-
ties in the State.
MUCH ACTIVITY OF AIRMEN AND
ALLIES GET 36 PLANES TUESDAY
Gormans Bomb Paris.
By Assoolated Presa.
PARIS, June 27 (Havas Agency).—
Few bombs were dropped and no oag-
unities were caused by the German
airplanes which raided Paris Inst night,
according to the Petit Parisien’ re-
port of the German attempt at an air
bombardment.
It appears, anya the Matin, that there
were two groups of the Gothas. The
greater part of them had to change
the direction of their flight becaube
of the vigorous barrage fir*.
PHILADELPHIAN CAPTURED.
By Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, June 27.—What suf-
frage advocates declared to be a fili-
buster against the Federal woman suf-
frage amendment developed In the Sen-
ate late today when Senator Reed of
Missouri began a long prepared speech
on the army.appropriation bill with a
motion pending to prevent sidetracking
the amendment resolution to take up
the army bill.
German emperor were torn
IONDON, June 27—British troop*
last night took a German strong point
west of Vieux Borquin, east of Kaze:
brouck, and captured prisoners and
machine guns, says the official state-
ment from Field Marshal Haig to-
day. The German artillery baa been
in action on the Lys salient.
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By Associated Press
WASHINGTON, June 27.—Consider-
ation was begun by the Senate today on
the House, resolution proposing sub-
mission nt n woman suffrage amend-
ment to the Constitution. Possibility of
reaching a vote during th* day was un-
certain, however.
The usual bpeechmnking started off
consideration of the amendment, but
there was a bnr to final action in
sight in the parliamentary status of the
army bill. Under ordinary proceedure
the army bill would take the right of
way at 2 p. m. but the suffragists hoped
they could get it laid aside and go on
to a vote on their amendment, which
already has passed the House.
senator Williams of Mississippi in-
troduced an amendment limiting the
suffrage to white citizens.
"In my section of the country we
can’t afford to do what this resolution
wishes to be done," said be.
At 2 o’clock the army appropriation
bill was laid before the Henato but sen:
ntor Brandngee of Connecticut used it
ns a vehicle to continue on address
against the suffrage amendment.
Senator Brandegee contended suf-
frage should b* determine dby the
states. ...
Draft Boards Assist
New Registrants
By Associated Press.
GENEVA, June 27.—The Ukraine
bureau at Lausanne announced today
it has received confirmation of the
report that the Bolsheviki authorities
at Yekaterinburg condemned Nicholas
Romanoff, former Russian ewperor, to
death after a short trial and then shot
him. Details of the reported -execution
are lacking.
By Aenoctatea Preem.
WITH THE BRITISH ARMY IN
VRANCIS, June 26— German troop* on
the western front are suffering from
an epidemie of grippe which Incapacit
Utee them for a week or ten days
There are alio many case* of typhus
and dynentery within the German
Unas southwest of Lille.
WASHINGTON, June 27.—The
first number drawn from the
bowl was 246. The second and
third respectively were 1168 and
818.
By Associated Press.
LONDON, June 27 (via Ottawa).—
Merchant tonnage losses for the month
of May due to enemy action and ma-
rine risk, the British admiralty month-
ly statement shows, were as follows:
British, 224,735 tons.
Allied and neutral, 130,959 tons.
This aggregate for May of 355,691
tone compares with an adjusted ag-
gregate for April of 311,456 tons and
a total of 630,336 tons in May of last
year.
The losses from marine risk as said
to have been unduly heavy last month.
The shipping ministry announces
that steamships of 500 gross tons or
more, entering and clearing in United
Kingdom ports during May, exclusive
of coastal and channel traffic, totaled
7,777,843 tons.
NEW REGISTRANTS SUB toll
IS GIVEN
FRENCH SAY
Thomas Arthur Hodges, 2207
San Antonio St., Austin, is repre-
aented at the local board of the
city by registration number 246,
and consequently his order num-
ber is 1.
The second and third numbers
drawn affect neither of the
boards’ registrants.
There are only 172 registrants
with the county local board, and
this number does not apply to
them.
The city board has 255 regis-
tered. Only the numbers drawn
below 256 will affect the city reg:
Istrants. The numbers below 172
will apply to the county boards.
The order numbers given below are
calculated from the numbers Received
by wire from Washington and regis-
kration numbers furn toned by the city
board. They are not official—Tho Ed-
itor.
ROMF, June 27.—During a celebra-
tion of the Italian success on the Piave
today a crowd rushed to Capltollne
HIl and burst Into the Caffareilli pal-
ace, which before the war was the seat
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WASHINGTON, June 27.—General
Pershing, under instructions from
Washington, has selected a regiment of
Infantry to be sent immediately to
Italy, Secretary Baker announced to-
day. The secretary would not disclose
the Identity of the troops.
By Associated Press.
TEXARKANA, Ark-, June 27—An
unprecedented drouth and heat wave
with the highest temperature this sec-
। tion has experienced in many years
was broken here this morning by a
hard rain, which will greatly benefit
By Associated Press-
LONDON, June 27—The removal
from office of Dr. Richard von Kuehl-
mar.n, the German foreign secretary,
can be anticipated, judging from com-
ments in conservative and pan-German
newspapers on his Reichstag speech,
the Berlin correspondent of the Frank-
furter Zeitung says according to a
Central News dispatch from Amster-
dam.
PROHIBITION ALLIES ARE no
SUBSTITUTE ’
By Associated Press.
LONDON, June 27.—King George
and Queen Mary tasted American
buckwheat cakes for the first time
yesterday at the Eagle Hut of the
American Y. M. C. A. The vis' was
a surprise one.
The king and queen sat down at an
By Associated Press.
VIRGINIA, Minn., June 27—At least
twenty miners are known to be dead
as the result of an explosion of dyna-
mite set off by a bolt of lightning dur-
ing a heavy storm at tha Silver mine
of the M. A. Hanna Company today.
Thousands of tons of ore fell in is
a result of the explosion, burying the
twenty men. It is believed others were
caught. Several others—wez injured
slightly.
12 William H. Watkins, 707 Twen-
ty-second and one-half Street, e7.
13 Monice Altamaterro, 301 Colo-
rado, 76.
By Associated Press,
Along tho western battle line as well as on the mountain and
Piave sectors of the Italian front tho allied armies await further
enemy efforts. Infantry activity is confined to local positions at
various points.
On the vital stretch of the British front between Ypres ang
Rheims the most important action of the past few days has been
that in which the American troops took from the Germans a com.
manding hill positions near Belleau wood, northwest of Chateau
Thierry Besides gaining the hill the Americans took 264 prisoners
including seven officers. From the hill the Americans dominate
the German positions for some distance beyond in the direction of
Torcy. It is believed that the German command is about ready to
launch another stroke against the allied lines. The artillery activ.
ity remains about normal on important sectors, but the aerial fight-
ing has increased markedly. Thirty-six German machines were
brought down or forced to land in a damaged condition Tuesday
by Franco British airmen, while Berlin claims the destruction of
a socond holping, but declared them-
selve» in favor of th* adoption of buck,
wheat cake* Into the Britieh menu..
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drawing.
Today’s drawing was to determine’
only the relative summoning to the
colors of the new registrants as fl- .
nally classified by the local boards un- .
der the questionnaire system. All of
the youths whose umbers were drawn (
today will be assigned to the various
five classes on the basis of Informa- :
tion furnished In the questionnaires
now being mailed out. The new reg- ।
istrants will be placed at the foot of
the list in each class in their respec- «
tive districts in the order in wtoh
their numbers are drawn today. In <
that respect only will today’s drawing
affect the registrants. <
Statements made recently by Pro-
vost Marshal General Crowder and <
Secretary Baker indicate that all of j
the new registrants placed in class 1
will be called before the end of the 1
year.
Accordingly not more than a few s
months w ill elapse at the most between
the calling of men in class t whose 1
numbers are among those drawn first
and those whose numbers ate among 1
the last to be taken from the bowl.
The first few numbers to be drawn •
were taken from the bowl shortly after
9:30 o’clock by Secretary Baker- Later ,
attaches of the office of Provost Mar-
shal General Crowder were blindfolded ।
and withdrew the capsules from the
bowl. As the numbets were drawn
they were announced and written on a
large blackboard. When the black-
board was filled it was removed to be
photographed and another substituted.
Thin operation was repeated during
the more than three hours required
for the drawing
In comparison with the 10,500 num-
bers required to be drawn a yeas qo, <
only 1200 numbers were drawn today.
The “master numbers” drawn today (
apply to the numbers on the regis-
tration cards of the registrante. In .
the drawing of a year ago serial num-
bers were assigned, but this was
deemed unnecessary in the present
drawing because of the fewer regis- (
trants and of the less Importance at-
tached to the order in which the num-
bers are drawn.
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destruc- 1 J‘y Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, June
Special to The Statesman.
DALLAS, Texas, June 17—Governor
William P. Hobby will speak in be-
half of his candidaev as follows:
Juno 27, at Hamilton, afternoon;
June 28, at Gatesville, night; June 29,
at Temple, afternoon; July 1, Weath-
erforr, afternoon; July 2. Dallas, night;
July 3, Ennis, night; July 4, orsi-
cana, afternoon; July 6, Waco, night.
Other epeakers who wll appear in
behaf of Governor Hobby on June 28
are: Ia T Dashle of Austin, at Mar-
shall; Mrs Hortense Ward of Houston,
at Bastrop, afternoon, nt Smithville,
night; Judge Ned Morris of Palestine,
at Henderson, afternoon, at Overton
at night; D. W. Odell of Austin. at
Clyde In afternoon, at Bairs at night;
W H- Blessoe of Lubbock, at Post
City in afternoon.
Austrians Wiped Out.
ROME, June 27.—An Austrian ad-
vance post in the mountain region was
surprised by Italian troops yesterday
and wiped out, the war office an-
nounced today. Along the front as ft
whole the activity yesterday was no-
where of marked intensity.
By As pointed Tre-t,
WASHINGTON. June 27- -Captain
E. J. Presper, medical reserve corps,
attached to British expeditionary
forces, is a prisoner of war in Ger-
many. He lived in Philadelphia.
Private Edward W. Prunler of New
Haven, Conn., also is reported a pris-
oner
P. Faubion, Leander,
American schooner James W. Paul Jr,
was lost in the harbor of Rio de Ja-
neiro when a cable broke while she
was being towed outward. All on'
board were saved with the exception of
a Swedish cook and the infant daugh-
ter of the master. The Paul's home
port was New York.
AUSTIN, TEXAS, THURSDAY, JUNE 27, 1918. .TEN PAGES
By Associated Press.
AMSTERDAM, June 27.—Grand
Duke Michael Alexandrovitch, younger
brother of the former Emperor Nichol-
as, is reported in a dispatch from
Moscow received here today by way
of Berlin to have placed himself at the
head of the new Siberian government
and to have issued a manifesto to the
Russian people-
The Italians are busy taking count of the guns and material
captured from the Austrians who fled across the Piave. In the
mountain zone the fighting has died down toflocal attacks.
Unconfirmed repotewrecejxed jin Switzerland from Berlin are A
that Foreign Secretary von Kuehlmam will resign in consequence
Missouri Senator Begins of his speech in the Reichstag Tuesday. ____
T n cr gmlAL On Ai__________. By Assoclate Press
14 Clark
Texaz, 78.
and registration number last.)
1. Thomas Arthur Hodges, 2207 San
Antohio Street, 246.
2. Robert William Clayton, 1008
West Thirty-second Street, 154.
3. Sam Bryan Griffin, 406 Rio,
Grande, 10.
4- Eddie Owens, 1811 San Antonio
Street, 29.
5. George Harvey Oglesby, 308 West
Fourteenth Street, 210.
6. Holbert Chancellor Webb, 1006
San Antonio Street, 17.
7. Arno Brill, 2508 Guadalupe
Street, 74-
8. Roy M. Quick, 508 East Fifteenth
Street, 136.
9. Robert Morris Key, 2227 Hubbard
Street, Hubbard Street, Jacksonville,
Fla., 145.
By Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, June 27.—Another
test vote in the House on prohibition,
the second in a ueek, resulted today in
the adoption of a resolution, 112 to 02,
calling on the President to inform the
House whether any ruling has been
made by the railroad administration,
the war industries board, or the war
trade board curtailing supplies to liquor
manufacturers.
The amendment was framed by Sen-
ator Norris of Nebraska as a substi-
tute for the pending one by Senator
Jones of Washington. The Jones
amendment would have brought about
absolute prohibition immediately upon
enactment of the legislation. The Nor-
ris compromise was adopted by the
committee by a vote of 8 to 3. Those
opposed to the Norris amendment at-
tempted to have it changed so as to
permit the sale of beer six months after
its passage and later vroposed four
months. Both eftorts, however, result-
ed in that defeat.
Chairman Gore said the bill with the
new amendment would be reported to
the Senate tomorrow and that an ef-
fort would b0 made to bring it up for
consideratlon at once.
Members of the committee voting in
favor of reporting the Norris amend-
ment were:
Democrats: Senators Sheppard of
Texas, Thompson of Kansas, Kendrick
of Wyoming, and Johnson of South Da-
kota, and Republicans: Norris of Ne-
braska, Page of Vermont, Gronnn of
North Dakota and Kenyon of Iowa.
Senator Franc!® of Maryland, who
also held the proxies of Senators War-
ren of Wyomng and Wacsworth of
New York, all Republicans, voted
against the amendment. Senator Gore,
Democrat, did not vote.
19. Eugene S. Segall, 800 Congress
Avenue, 177.
20 Charles A. Meyer, 707 West
Twenty-second and One-half Street,
199.
21. Archie Johnson, Georgetown, 4.
22. Pride E- Hale, 2604 Speedway,
239.
22. Charles Harritt Jr., 2101 Nueces
Street, 130.
23. Harry Dearing, 806 Brazos
Street, 229.
25. Willie Sauls, 1803 Washington
Avenue, 70.
26. Bert Berry linam, 1900 Haskill
Street, 108.
27. James D. Moore Jr., 1112 West
Seventh Street, 28.
2S. Douglass M. Pate. 1611 South
Congrese Avenue, 89.
29. James Cochran, 2310 San Gabriel
Street, 151.
30. Preston George Wilson, R. F. D.
4. Austin, 90.
31- Luther Lee Farris, 4308 Avenue
A 65.
82. John Burnice, Snyder, 125
83. George M. Fogle, Luatic Asylum,
45i
34. Paul Howard Campbell, 307 East
Eighteenth, 72.
35. Arthur H. Deen, R. F. D. No. 3,
135
36 Gustav Gissell, 1309 East Ave-
By Associated Press.
PARIS, June* 27.—Austria is in se-
rious difficulty, but there is dan-
ger in hoping too much from them,
say a French official summary com-
inonting on the situation in the dual
monarchy. Little hope is seen in the
possibility of a sueceoirful revolt. Aus-
tria, can not negotiate a separate peace
and it would be a "bad poll y to ex-
tend a hand to her now."
"It Ie admitted in responsible cir-
cles," the statement reads, “that the
news from Austria reveals a very se-
rious and troubled situation in that
country, but it would be a grot dan-
ger for the Allies to exaggerate the
importance of possible consequences.
Austria hae allies who could easily
provide the troops necessary to re-
establish order if revolts arise.'
By Associated Press.
AMSTERDAM, June 28.—Reports
that former Emperor Nholas has been
murdered in Yetaterinburg are increas-
ing persistently in Moscow, according
to a dispatch trom that felty (date not
nue, 212.
87. J. Randinroth Ervin, Big Springs,
81.
38. Nathan Mackey, Sayersville, 234.
89. Asa lAie Hazel, Fruit Vale, 91.
40. Arthur I. Wesenberg, 2202 West
Sixth, 51.
41. Willis Albert Powell, State Lun-
atic-Asylum, 244.
42. J. N. Pitluk, 600 West Sixth, 63.
43. George T. Wicker, 1204 West
Sixth, 281.
44- Rober Leslie Link, 200 West
Thirty-second, 41.
45. Charles A. Gulick, Y. M. C. A., 34
48. Walter Pierce Jr., 1711 Washing-
ton Street, 82.
47. Arthur Henson, R. F. D. No. 3
Manor, 68.
148- Giles Burditt Mussett, 1711 Eva,
49. Joseph Leroy Gadberry, 1005
West Twelfth, 203.
60 Carey Edwin Thorp, 101 East
Twenty-first, 218.
1951- Olney Childress. 46 East Avenue,
France Have the Gripi
meaats for the next great attnol
the Allied front. Th* artillery
ih the iaet two daya hae be«
below normd
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