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/volume 6, NO. 38.
LOCATION OF WEST.
NO BAN PLACED ON BEER AND
FINALLY SETTLED
AGAINSTTEOTONS
PERSHING PUTS
AMERICANS ON
Commandeer All Distilled Liquors in Bom
GOOD BEHAVIOR
RAIDERS SUFFER GREAT LOSS
7
CLOSES THE CONTROVERSY
COUNTER CLAIMS ARE MADE
ACTION HOLDS UP WAR REVENUE MEAS
J
WREN
I
Man 1. women 2;
3S
Injured: Total. 141.
The raid on London lasted fifteen
The Petrograd
reference
to such
PLOTTOOVERTHROW
ENGLISH RULE IN
INDIA LAID BARE
Americans.
was at once in action.
Every British
pointment
machine on
attack
Simultaneously
E neanor and
DURINGSEPTEMBER
picked
WASHINGTON, July
UNTIL WAR ENDS
met
relief.
German and British flyers
new
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German Lloyd Steamship
company;
\New Foreign News Service
Arranged for by 1. N. S.
n
These are men who for
one reason
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on Pag• Two)
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Paying the Owners Not to Exceed Te
Per Cent Profit.
Edison Working
Day and Night
on Naval Devices
SORESOFIEUTONS
10 DE INTERNED
Petrograd Says Russians pain
Ground, Berlin That Assailants
Are Sanguinarily Repulsed.
NATIONAL GUARD
TO REACH EUROPE
Relations Requires Perfect
Deportment by Soldiers.
Women and Children Killed
by German Bombs.
Great Fleet of Teuton Airplanes
Spreads Terror, Death and
Desolation In English Me*
tropolis and its Suburbs.
Every Member of Board Signs
Statement Saying Abilene
Was Fairly Selected.
ti s section.
An the food
posed of by
Entire Bill Will Now Have to Be Recommitted
and No Action Is Possible Until Senate’s
Prohibition Measure Has Been Passed Upon
by the House.
an?
com]
and
t’C citii
c ation
Texas Troops Will Be Mustered
Into the Federal Service on
Fifth of August.
With the passage of
all prohibition legistatio
control bill has been ai
HUNS CARR YRUTHLESS
warfare: into very
HEART OF LONDON
a
I took
okoha
Five Muscovite Armies Attack
Foes at as Many Widely
Separated Points.
Will I
great
Isle of Thanet:
ren 1; total, 2.
i First General Order Urges
Men to Respect French Cus-
toms and Women.
vice giv
ith mat
turn fo.
timonials of a deep affection conceived {than does the official bulletin from
by the people of this republic for the Berlin.
assault
first.
AHT|
DISC
5) '
k No Member Apparently Willing
| to Make Affidavit He Did
I Not Vote for Abilene.
Meanwhile
i were ex-
g rapid-
sted by a
hre was
nt ahead
thie mat-
Mil and
Isle of Thanet:
total. 2.
HARON RHONDDA
Baron Rhondda, the British Food
East Team
generally fal
temperature.
/
DRASTIC POWERS
GRANTED BRITISH
FOOD DICTATOR
Metrop<
22, chlldi
ALL MEN IN FRANCE
REGISTER TOMORROW
. PRICE FIVE
™mil MANUFACTURE OF WHISKEY FORBIDDEN;
MILLION MEN
Bill Passed by Senate Directs President t
ment camps and there held 1 *
circumstances which, while humane,
will absolutely preclude their being of
use to the enemy.
internment camps scores of promi-
nent Teutons who have thus far en-
scatter!
To • t
meant
corps.
or another have been treated with
more or less courtesy by the United
States government.- as a matter of
reprisal for the German treatment of
our Belgian allies they can be peace-
ably gathered up, carried to intern-
‘ the Ci
ves to ■
c hafter
ire are
he pre
e remw
4n the v
generail
r of W.
Dr. A.
to arra
h speal
anges i
charter.,
ting win
for the |
at q
mmittee
uncil al
hence. I
It has I
Ipa! eleg
even fl
egislatum
the led
alt to sh
n of mt
is men first called might
gain by these ten days a seniority
over their Abater called brothers that
of all throw British rule in India and aid
Germany in the world war, were re-
hand shot skyward to
L
from whose midst there was
IEW YORK, July 7.—Arrangement* for a service of
from all over Europe which will easily compete with
ing that has been seen in the United States were
eted today between the International News Service
he Agence Radio of Paris.
Winning immediately the International News Service
eive by special cable from Paris the news of the
In France, has been in successful competition with the Havas
Agency of France.
Readers of newspapers which have featured the InUr-
national News Service dispatches will hereafter be given
faster and more complete service than ever. The notable
। beats of the International'News Service in the early period
of the war, such as the sinking of the battleship Audacious
land a hundred others of like importance, will be duplicated
| from day to day through the connection with the Radio
Agency. In addition to this dews from Europe will come
ithe regular International News Service staff in Paris, headed
’by Charles F. Bertelli, from the International News Service
j correspondent in Rome, Camillo Cianfarra, and from John
H. Dillon, of the International Service Washington staff, who
Accompanied General Pershing’s army abroad and who is
Byw located at the base camp of the American troops in
Mbance.
the raiders.
on the part of the soldiers. an error in cable transmission. PiliSk
The yellant deeds of the French and its immediate eastern approaches
army and the unusual sacririce of the as well as the line north and south
ciu population command our pro- are in German hands. AU around
found respect." the dry ile the famous Pinsk swamps
General Penhtnc had some words of and marshes If there is a battle
Iren 24;
controller, who, under an order in
council just issued, is enabled under
the defense of the realm act, to requi-
sition the whole or any part of the
output of any factory, paying prices
therefor based on the cost of produc-
tion, with the addition of a reasonable
pro-war rate of profit, regardless of
the prices ruling in the open market.
The baron said that he believed that
he would soon be able to abolish ex-
cess profits and reduce prices.
ecte
on 8
Mrs.
AUSTIN, TEXAS, SUNDAY MORNING, JULY 8, 1917.—TWENTY PAGES.
For the first time the Russians
used "tanks" in their attacks. Berlin
vealed here today with the filing in
the United States district court of se-
total, 129.
Woman 1, chil-
The official Petrograd story
of shell.
tary attache German consulate; J. nent Teutons who have thus far
Clyde Hizar, attorney of San Diego, joyed immunity in this country,
officer National Guard on active duty; Thnnt —--- hs —
Capt. Fraz von Papen, former mill-
was made plain by their de*
olitan area: Men 74, women
guard nn
training
would be
at once—
jar and of the whole continent of Europe which is
gathered by the Agence Radio. This French organization,
which has behind it the power of the most influential men
tary attache of the German embassy:
Wolf von Igel, Von Papen’s secretary;
Hans Ta use her, husband of Mme. Jo-
hanne Gadski, opera singer, German
agent in New York; Capt. Edmund
Deinat. Interned at Angel Island, com-
mander of the German ships Ahlers
and Holsatia, seised at Honolulu;
Lieut. Walter Sauerback, interned at
Chattanooga; Ram Chandra, editor or
the Hindustan Gadar; Baron Kurt von
Reiswitz, German consul general at
Chicago; Jack Starr Hunt, supercargo
on Capt. Fred Jebson’s Maverick;
Capt. Fred Jebson of the Maverick;
Douwe Dekker, noted Dutch adven-
turer, who, with Hunt, will be a wit-
ness for the government; chaldra
Kantra Chakraberty, Hindu leader;
Bhagwan Singh, Hindu leader.
The German consuls of Manila. Ba-
tavia. Shanghai and Honolulu names
withheld.
Among the co-conspirators named
in the indictment are: Albert Wedhe.
art dealer of Chicago; Paul Boehm,
former resident of Chicago; Gustav H.
Jacobsen, prominent real estate dealer
of Chicago.
This will be in a way news to Teu-
tons who will be similarly ordered to
leave the country. The order for
the departure of Heinrich Schaaf
hausen, German clerk bequeathed to
the Swiss ministry when von Bern-
storf f left; the order for the arreet
of Carl Heynen, F. A. Borgemeister,
Prof. J. A. W. Zenneck and scores
of other Germans in New York. is
but the first step In this program.
It was learned tonight that the se-
cret service have had under constant
surveillance a large number of Wash-
expressions when they
officially known were: Killed. total,
27; metropolitan area, men 27, women
4. children 2; total 24.
steamship Maverick; Louis T. Heng-
stler, prominent attorney, former
president of the University of Cali-
fornia; Harry J. Hart, shipping brok-
er; Frans Bopp, former German con-
sul of San Francisco; T. H. von
Schack, formerly local German vice
consul; Wilhelm von Brincken, mili-
n prepal
e seed I
They |
nce is I
they m
insects I
weeds. T
that by
lo we ri
Hl be a
ng them
holds.
ut into t
large w,
ns of a4
entioned
is aggreg
gardens 1
on to le
er and 1
eed not |
tion oft!
crops re
influence
any me
numhere
। and g
i proud
•1 *fl lall
‘n’roAa
the Id
wholed
4s
»lited S
er gen cd
set sparking with
enemy attacked, regardless
the losses."
Claims by Berlin.
German U-boata are bek
ly developed. It was sta
naval officer today that 1
no fear of Germany getti
of the American navy in
ter of U-boat equipm
pnotlos. ci -ia
The Smoot amendment came ss a
direct correction on the Cummins
amendment to prevent the with-
under drawal. Senator Penrose urged to-
mneriday it would be unfair to the dis-
tillers to shut their products ott
without compensation Senator Reed
had a modifying amendment lend..
Ing. allowing the president dlscre-
tion over this withdrawal. The fight
opened on this. .
yde part of the army in
Lt different times—and it
Impoealble to call them all
asserts they were of no avail, being cret indictments against German con-
"shot to pieces." AS the Russians, sular officials, business men, Hindu
Soaisterstmansiaughunhecn. bU.ta revolutionists and lesser partictpants.
| Hindenburg personally established be- - the indictments 105 persons are
fore he left the Russian front to be- named, ninety-eight as defendants and
come chief of staff, were compelled seven as co-conspirators.
armtrpmsubac"tnem,yerotmble The conspiracy had its inception in
upon them from overhead while be- 4 conference here in August, 1914, of
hind them the murderous Teuton fire Hindu leaders and attaches of the
played havoc in the retreating ranks, local German consulate. From this
Cavalry had been concentrated by meeting +Le niot enr, pm,, I,
Brusilorr immediately behind the Plot spread rapidly. In
tacking front. The Germans took Beruin there was created the India
it under their long range fire and committee as an adjunct of the Ger-
almost like
weapon was placed in the hands of
ths state department today for vig-
orous dealing with the German spy
menace. The Belgian minister has re-
ported new and particularly atrocious
deportations from his country. The
allies are already preparing for re-
prisals of similar character. The
United States, in'’reprisal for these
German outrages on Belgians, will
be able to take up and confine in
Penrose Urges Square JXal
•There are 208,000,000 gallon* of
distilled spirits now bonded," eaid
Senator Penrose. “Liquor in bon4 la
held as collateral to the amount of
$80,000,000 to $100,000,000. Ma:
bonding houses will fall if you ri
vent the withdrawal of any liquarn
Senator Reed and Senator Jaki
both agreed that banks womlaE
wrecked, and Senator Harding mSB
the scheme would mean “an ihMKS
vency of a 5760,000,000 bustnemad
a time when congress wishes to sea?
business stabilized."
Senatora Borah and Smoot mok4
for the Cummins plan, but Smith
of Georgia and Simmons of Norths
Carolina both deplored it A 2j
The Reed amendment was Netnad
by 45 to 38. Thea Senator i
off-,*.! his amendment MIE/
It will cost the govemme/IE !
ooo.ooo to buy thia dtuumi |
to several representauives
which had sought the lo-
WASHINGTON, July 1.
one time of the
General Pershing today gave his for- against our front with deeply ranked Details of the world-wide plot con-
mal approval to "Sammy" aa the "of- fresh troops being constantly brought letva n s.n ---"
flclal" name of the American MOlaiers forward. The enemy repeated hiscetved in Francisco and backed
in France. attacks until afternoon. Later on the D¥ tne German government, to over-
not one desertion when all Russia
was in chaos and thousands in the
the north hastened to get tnelr share in
man foreign office. It consisted of
all this seven or eight prominent Hindus.
minutes. Officially only four of the
raiding machines were reported de- ----------- — ______
stroyed up to late tonight, but three tions between the United States and .220 2-uguu aeleeazc. .
others were ■bagged” after the last France requires perfect deportment a battle is believed here to contain
And before they are fully in it the
first 100,000 of tho drafted millzons
will be on their way overseas. It
began to look here today as if Uncle
Sum would play his part in any
big campaign this fall. He surely
Will.be in the thick of any winter
righting.
On July 15 th* tirst national guard
unit, will be called Into federal serv:
Ice for intensive training. They will
come from eleven ktates—New York
Eennayivania, Ohlo, West Virginia.'
Michigan. Wisconsin, Minnesota,
Iowa, North Dakota, South Dakota
and Nebraska.
On July 55 will come the boys
from Maine, New Hampshire. Ver.
mont. Massachunetts, Connectk.it.
Ehode Island, New Jersey, Delaware.
Maryland, District of Columbia, Vir-
ginia, North Carolina, South Carolina
Tennesee, Illinois, Montana, Wyom-
ing, Idaho, Washington and Oregon
On Aug. 5 will como the troops
of Indiana, Kentucky,' Georgia, Flor-
Ida, Alabama, Mississippl, Arkansas,
Loulalana, Minsouri, Kansas, Okla-
homa. Texaa, Colorado, New Mexico.
Arizona. Utah and California. Th!,
waa officially announced at the war
department today.
All these unit, will be "called"
Into the federal seryice on the dates
net. On the last date they wiu be
"drafted" into the federal eervloe at
the same time.
The distinction between "drafting’*
and "calling" is that troops called
may be sent anywhere in the United
States. Troops drafted may be sent
abroad They will be called at these
different times and dra”ted all at
once, so that the relative eenlorlty
of their officers will be preserved.
This straightens out one of the
toughest problems the war depart-
ment has had to solve. Were the
new national army grows under the
hands of the war department it be-
came evident today that the Oral
national guard troops in support or
the Pershing division will be in
France by September. All of the
guard should be ready for trend:
seasoning by December.
ed it to bits.
the valiant Cossacks
nothing. Brusilotr's
ington Germans who were intimate
with the staff of the imperial Ger-
man embassy when it was her. These
are small business men, bakers, sa-
loon keepers and other tradeomen and
mechanics Groups of them were ac-
cuotomed to take Sunday dinner regu-
larly with the domentie staff of ths
German embassy.
AU of them have been closely
watched for months. Many of them
are known still to have intimate re-
lations with important Germans both
here snd abroad When tbs order
comoo the men can be rounded up In
a very few mAinutes. It neceegar»
they wiil hae lomely coonfined. e
WASHINGTON, July 7—in his
"hut" in the Jersey hills, Thomas
A. Edison is working night and
day on important matters for the
navy. There was a meeting here
today of the navy consulting
board, of which Mr. Edison s
chairman, and which he did not
attend.
“Mr. Edison never does attend "
said Secretary Daniels with a
smile. "He is too busy.”
Mr. Daniels laid parucular em-
phasis upon his denial of the sug-
ration that Mr. Edison had been
.«U«t» Washington and refused
to come.
"We hear from him regularly ”
said Mr. Daniels. “Some times it
is a report of his work; some
times it is a request for a naval
officer with experience in the
field in whicl Mr. Edison is work-
ing, to go and give, him advice.
We are glad to acted*, to such a
request. "
Mr Daniels refused A, indicnte
what sort of work Mr. (Eton is
dotng. Devices to mee the al-
ways developing improvenenta on
the radio was
Under the orders of this commit-
tee. sent in cipher dispatch, arms and
ammunition were procured. German
consuls in San Francisco, Honolulu,
Shanghai, Manila, Batavia, Chicago
and Slam disbursed money for the
enterprise. Men were recruited, and
after being drilled were sent to India;
military expeditions were organized
to be carried on from America and
Burmah, Slam. Arms and ammuni-
tion were smuggled through China
and Japan. Ships were outfitted to
carry supplies.
Those Indicted whose names have
been announced are: Robert Capelie.
San Francisco, agent for the North
n. A- , .. . , berg from the east, southeast and
By Agence Rado.t.1International south southeast, far down south in
news service. the Carpathians and far up north
PARIS, July 7.—General Pershing around Pinsk.
U The American's circulation in Aus-
II tin and Austin's trade territory ex-
' II ceede by more than 50 per, cent
| that of any newspaper ever pub-
I lished in the Capital city.
official announcement had been is-
sued, according to eye-witnesses.
Of those mentioned In Lord
French's bulletin, one raider fell into
the sea off the mouth of the Thames,
two others were seen to crash into the
sea and three fell in flames off-the
mouth of the Scheldt after a bitter
combat with British flyers from Dun-
kirk.
It was 9:20 o'clock this morning
when the raiding squadrons, in two
detachments, appeared over the isle
of Thanet and the east eoast of Es-
sex. They hovered for only a brief
space over the island, on which are
located the favorite watering places of
Ramsgate and Margate. Bombs were
dropped profusely.
Move Onto London,
Then the grim visitors moved to-
ward London, flying parallel with the
north bank of the Thames. Arrived
over the northeast outskirts, they
slackened their speed suddenly, re-
mained almost stationary for a few
minutes as if having a last confer-
ence to determine the line of attack.
Then they changed their course and a
little later they came whirling across
the city from the northweet to the
southeast. They picked the metro-
politan area for the center of their
attack.
General Air Battle Precipitated.
Every anti-aircraft gun in London
part owner at
the senate. It la hi
the main bill will be
LONDON, July 7.—Into the heat of
London a squadron of German air-
planes, between thirty and forty
strong, struck terror, death and ruin
in broad daylight today. It was the
most powerful fleet ever sent to Eng-
land. Myriad bombs were dropped,
first upon the isle of Thanet and
then into the metropolitan area of
thia capital. The bulk of the mis-
silea was hurled from an altitude of
only a thousand yards. Tho raiders
criss-crossed over tho city at light-
ning speed. Seven machines were
brought down. • Spectmeularar duels
were fought above London and the
Thames and all the way across the
channel.
Up to lato tonight the casualties
is still to be told.
'Captured orders in the French
language/' said one passage in the
Berlin report, "reveal bv whom tho
Russian army has been driven to ati
attack which brought It no success
of any kind, but resulted in the
most sanguinary sacrifices."
mieard its text, but none made any
definite statement that a movement
I w ould be made to attempt to have
thae question reopened.
1 Outsiders burprised.
| Representative Bruce Bryant of
H’askell county, whose town was a
| nt rong candidate for the location,
1 Trips here • Saturday morning, on his
ireturn from Laredo, where he hid
pben on business, and when he
lheard that such an unqualified ata:-
ment bearing the signatures of the
mmembers of the committee had been
hssued plainly showed his chagrin.
Former District Judge Cullen C. Hig-
gins, R. H. Cunnuth and Mr An-
derson of Snyder, which place was
2 held by some to have received two
I votes on the second ballot, were also
I much interested in learning the full
I details of the formal statement. They
I left in the evening for their hmes,
I but gave out no announcement
whether they would recommend to
their fellow citizvns any further ac*
tion in the promises,
i Bo far as the locating committee
is concerned, the question is finally
free Russia.
'Alternately five armies whose total
strength is estimated at easily a mil-
lion men attacked the Teutons at five
widely separated points on a 400-
mile front in the direction of Lem-
wants his men to be not only perfect Up 10 this evening the results were
soidiers, but equaly perfect zente-mentobsumn-petrograa,ottiaqta“tanst
AIloneot the first army, orders the rupankd prnxrerg
American C mand erin has ana south southeast of the Galician
eued.onFenchsoll,, he appeal, to the capital. Two viilages, * aeries of
chivg of.hs.tre“ ”*• urges them to important hetghts and a fortified
treatuthe French people, especially forest were sal to have been |
chewomen, with.the Ereatest cour: tured. The statement spoke of a
; tesysan d consideration. The law. and new drtve "west ot PinskP and
cuztoms ofErancs, he says, must be the city itseir was in Romes.
faitihru1 Iy.observed. The order, which At variance with these claims is
“ued today, read.. the German war office bulletin is-
It shouid be a point of honor for sued this afternoon, reporung an
each member of the American army "exceedingly sanguinary defeat" o'
to avoid doing the least damage to any the Russfans in eastern Galicia, the
property in France which would stain repulse of Muscovite onslaught in
thegood name of the United States. the Carpathians and saying nothing
The maintenance of cordial rela-of a battle in Pinsk.
the "free land distribution"—these
troops refused to give up the battle,
even against these odds. Quickly
they rallied and, reinforced by new
divisions, they turned again on the
foe, rushing forward Into the cyclone
nesday. Senator Chamberlain gave 1
notice today that unless some agree- j
ment was reached Monday to vote 1
two or three days later he would 3
apply for the cloture rule.
Senate Reverses itself.
The senate today reversed Itsele 4
and rejected by a vote of 43 to >* !
the Cummin, amendment of yeater. *
day forbidding the withdrawal at I
any bonded distilled .pinta. It f
adopted this yesterday by a vote of l
*5 to 40.
Senator Smoot of Utah drew th*
part of the bill directing the pres- J
dent to commandeer all dttillea J
spirits and to pay for them. The I
senate adopted this by a vote of <5 I
to it. Later after a hard fight I
against this Smoot amendment ths j
senate refused by a vote of 62 to 1
25 to change its views.
The last part of the section was 1
offered by Senator James of Ken- j
tucky. This is the provision that I
the distillers shall not be taxed for 1
the whiskey now in bend. ।
Berlin asserts the new
; the same fate as the
Fed now that
oted on Wed-
"tips” to the royal aircraft stations
all over England. To Dunkirk, on
the French coast, opposite Dover,
the first flash wan sent, for there is
stationed one of the most formidable
of British squadrons.
As usual, the people of London
took the raid as an object of un-
bounded curiosity. All through the
city sounded the alarms that mean
"rush' to your cellars." And every-
where people rushed to their highest
windows, to the roofs and every
vantage point that could be found
The few who did seek refuge in their
cellars, though escaping death and
injury, probably suffered more from
shock and fear than the thousands
that remained unharmed "high up."
For the very foundation of London
seemed shaken by the ever-recurring
concussions from exploding sheils.
It was as if a titanic earthquake had
the city jumping.
The boom of exploding bombs was
deafening in between the sharp
report of anti-aircraft guns sounded
mpani
selle <
n An
ourth
mp Fu
with
onner.
E ing order; James E. Ferguson, gov-
■ ernor of Texas and chairman of the
I committee; Frank O. Fuller, speaker
I of the house of representatives; W.
I F. Doughty, state superintendent of
I public instruction; Fred W. Davis,
I state coin mission er of agriculture; W.
■ P. Hobby, lieutenant governor of
I Texas.
| Lieutenant Governor Hobby did rot
I accompany the cornmiltoe when it
I made a tour of inspection of the
I sites offered by a number of the ap-
II plicants for the location of the col-
li iege and in authorising his name to
(be signed to the statement he phoned
I the following explanation:
I "'I join in the above statement
rupon the condition that three men-
I bers of the board do not make sf-
l fdavit that they did not vote for
LifrUeno on the second ballot and cX-
7 epting that portion of the state-
LlKnt relating to the inspectiqn of
ijine sites."
[ Satisactory to Fuller.
L) Speaker Fuller, who came here
fi from his home in Cold Springs to
{confer with the governor on the
subject of reconvening the commit-
■ tee to verify the vote or ascertain
Ilf an error had been made in 'ho
oonnt, said before leaving Ausiin:
| The statement is satisactory to e
and I have no additional statement
Ito make” He declined to discuss
■the question in any aspect other than
■as expressed in the statement uh
■eued by the full committee.
| in view of the declaration that the
■vote by which Abilene was declared
■the site for the new college the com-
‘mittee says it deems it not prudent
to reopen the question, leaving it as
f it now stands.
| I That this statement was a disnp-
TEXAS A. & M.
Seven Machines Are Known to In
Have Been Destroyed and I
Others Damaged; Many
PARIS, July 7.—The registration
according to callings of all males
between the ages of 16 and 40 not
serving with the colors will take
place tomorrow. •
WASHINGTON, July 7.—The senate late today disposed ot T
the prohibition question by passing a law containing the follow- I
ing provisions:
1. The use of foodstuffs in the manufacture of whiskey is 2
prohibited. Nothing is said about beer or wine.
2. No distilled liquors shall be imported into the country 1
during the war.
3. The president is directed to commandeer all liquors in I
bond, and pay the owners the actual cost, plus a profit not ex- l
ceeding 10 per cent
4. No taxes shall be levied against the distilled spirits |
now in bond.
The prohibition law was passed by a vote of 45 to 37. 1
It is a victory for the “wets.” The "drys" failed after desperate I
efforts to have beer and wine included.
Senator Simmons, chairman of the senate finance commit- a
tee, calculates that the government will lose about $670,000,000 1
through the law. Senator Penrose says the amount will reach 7
$1,000,000,000. Senator Gore says it will be far less than the I
Simmons’ estimate.
War Revenue Bill Recommitted.
It was necessary today to recommit the great $1,670,000 1
war revenue bill. It will be held up until the senate’s prohibi- l
tion law has been taken through the house. If the house sane- 1
tions the law, it will be necessary to remodel the whole bill and ;
substitute other forms of revenue for the liquor taxes.
The prohibition section as passed today reads:
“Section 1. That from and after thirty days from
the date of the approval of this act, no penoat shah on >
any foods, fruits, food materials or feeds in the produc-
tion of distilled liquors, except for governmental, indus-
trial, manufacturing, scientific or medicinal purposes.
Nor shall there be imported into the United States dur-
ing said war any distilled liquors.
“Any person who wilfully violates this section shall
upon conviction thereof be punished by a fine of not
exceeding $5000; or by imprisonment for not more than
two-years or both.
“Provided, that the president of the United States
be and hereby is directed to take over for and on behalf
of the government of the United States all distiRed
liquors that are held in bond at the time this act goes 1
into effect, and he is hereby authorized to pay to the E
owners of such the actual cost of the same plus a profit W l
not exceeding 10 per centum. J
“Provided further, that the collection of all excise 2
taxes on distilled spirits in bond at the time of passage (
of this act shall be suspended so long as this act is in f
force and the distiller in the event that said distilled*sA
spirits shall be taken over by, the government as hereii"T
provided, shall be discharged from all obligation for anv
and all taxes levied and assessed against said disHT^f
spirits, provided, however, that owners of the distiij
spirits shall not withdraw any part thereof without The
payment of the excise tax in force.” f/
I By JOHN R. LUNSFORD.
| Abilene was chosen as the loca-
- tion for the West Texas Agricultural
and Mechanical college, provided for
h by the thirty-fifth legislature, by a
I vote that was "regular, honest and
I square."
I This is the announcement made to
| the people of Texas in a formal
L > statement signed by every one of
I the five members of the locating
11 committee. There is no qualifica-
11 tion of this broad statement and
L | no explanation of the foundation of
I the recent warm controversy in
I which it was asserted that three
I members of the locating committee
absolutely denied voting for Abi-
___ on the second deciding ballot.
The statement goes further and oayb
"It is beyond all human probability
that there could have been an error.”
( The statement bears the signatures
of the full committee in the follow-
NO"ROUGHSTUfF"PERMIIIEDzospoxsa2wa.agoim
—— ■• that baffles description, the Musco-
vite armies flung themselves early
Says Maintenance of Cordial ^7
"Russian divisions," it says, "rushed SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., July 7.
warm praise and appreciation today in this region it is raging consider-
for the hearty reception accorded him ably to the east or northeast of
and his force in France. He spoke Pinsk, military critics believe.
particularly of the Fourth of Julyi London is* eagerly awaiting of-1
celebration. flclal amplification from the Russian
'This celebration.** he said, "testi- war office of the preliminary semi-
fled to the deepest feeling. It was al- official midnight statement. That
most overwhelming to seg.how women I statement said with regard to th* l'
and children clung to tharms of our I fighting in Galicia that at some
soldiers during tho marisstreating points various corps have penetrated
themverythixg"erproerdn4fenme pintTeukonseronadne and at some More Than 100 Persons Named
most satisfactory way." No glowing account by Russian . A . . .. . .
Hundreds of souvenir cards and let- front correspondents or of Petrograd 111 •onspiracy ndictments
tars from young and old in all parts war office is emphasised in more I
of France are daily pouring in on the striking manner the almost super- at San Francisco.
American chief. All are touching tea- human heroism ot the Muscovites
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