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TEXAS AND ONLY MORNING
NEWSPAPER AT THE STATE CAPITAL
AUSTIN, TEXAS.
WEDNESDAY MORNING, JUNE 26,1918.
PRICE. FI
V
Takes Action
IJ.S.GRANDIURY
N
TAKING UP All
Postmaster General
River, Down to
Injection of
Nation-Wide
DISLOYALTY CASES
4
EXCEEDINGLY RAPID
New Law Introduced Feb.
1918, Passed Both Houses,
Signed by Hobby March 21.
Where Accused Have Been
fore the senate agricultural commt-
Texas House BUI Mo. s.
and
to vote on the amendment.
Federation of Iaabor, united in oppo-
of its probable effect on work-
co use
representing the anti-
C. Dinwiddie.
(Continued on Page Three.)
TOCONFERENCEON
HUGE SUBMARINE
ik! he believed
PRISONERSOFWAR
American working
be in the conscription
SIGHTED IN WEST
INDIAN WATERS
in
charged
B> An
NORFOLK. Va., June 25— Reports
(Conthued on Pace Three)
125,265
day by masters of
(Continued
Two )
it by the act
(Continued ca Page Two )
Press Ie The Austin Ai
Draft Age Extension
Austin Woman
From 20 to 40 Finds
Senate
the
amendment fixes the age limits at 20
Inst
dent in the United States shall be sub
nating a provision that youths
under
Into ac tive
argument
The Full amendment was vigorous-
(Contifued on Pare rhree.)
the Austin American
t
i
)
ment—Samuel Oompers Also
Raises His Voice in Protest.
DRY USUIS IS
WORKOFFADDISTS
Prohibition as Unnecessary
and Disturbing Factor.'
Statewide Prohibition Law Be-
came Operative Last Night
at 12 o'Clock—State Now
Dry as Proverbial Bone.
Registers Just
After Midnight
RTLINE
DS SOON
IS MUCH
NS QF TEXAS
and Deal Crushing Blow Hampered by Sud-
den Rise in Piave River. /
been pubilely pitioried for aets
nounced as dialoxal, unpatriotse
Texas became legally dry lant night
at 12 o’clock, tor in, first time 1.
Washington Asks Berlin to Send
Delegates to Berne, Swit-
zeland, on August 5.
man in Germany, not even the
peror or the members of the
The craft is heavily armed and cap-
able of at least fifteen knots an hour
The reports were bought here to.
ne this reque
ieted by coi
no acton hi
more
taking
rem every eta I
ing among thoa
II.H
M
be i
the
would
from Central and South America.
The ship la said to b of the cruis-
er type with a rakish build nd clean
lines.
The fact that the raider made no
effort to attack at least two vesnels
which sighted her. led the capiaips to
believe hat she is a "mother sip- for
He
would
from
than
risk
beer
man
have kept II
on believe th j
hould turn s
o private rod
• “junking"’ I
em-
im-
the
based
hers which may
> -essential to the
ortng shipment
war relief work.
Cate is to be.
11 road control to
ent carried with
action, nany de-
it in future, and,
of provisos with
ublic is but in-
DRAFTEES CALIED
TO THE COLORS
BRITISH SLACKERS
STILL CAN ENLIST
UNDER OWN FUG
» of Ib. MC
Texaa, al Wb
U requested
INTENTION TO RETAIN
THAT COUNTRY MADE
PLAIN BY THE KAISER
shipyards in
290,157 in
the Toxas dele
ther states fo
I rector McAdq
h petit ions ad
room
t too er
cases
the attendant e in the grand jury
of Unted tea Court Commi
deration he eel
trip, eepeclal
the Texas rat
ncouraged it.
Raider Is Reported to Be Heav-
ily Armed and Capable of
Great Speed.
f th, fact th]
rated mueces
tione, but bi
Ml,. tiem, Ml
-lderably mo
originally eq
emergencle
• mowt Utaal
lr th, enstel
lion,. whi
ve ronds te ■
the atoekhoi
LATINS IN CLOSE PURSUIT ■
OF RETREATING EN
SHIPPING BOARD CHIEF
SEES DANGER AHEAD
t BERLIN MAKES NEW BID FO
"LONA BILAUN,
('arming. Texas,"
These Men Are to Report July
22-25—Will Exhaust
Class One.
27, Chairman Hurley Earnestly Ad-
rises Against Such Expert- Gen. Diaz’s Pln to Follow Up His Advani
tor and Publlaher
a Auatin, Texan,
ond-class matter
bliahing Company.
“ALL FOR AUSTIN”
TOLL OF FIVE LIVES
TAKEN BY TORNADO
Saloonr closed up at 9:30
insted of 12, th, 9:30 elosing law,
enacted some years ag under Gov.
ernor Colquitt, decided that point.
Mr Colby told th, committe, that
to take Ight wines and beer from th.
workine man wouldrreduce th, output
(Continued on Paze Three-
“TRUE TO TEXAS”
Ju
been
_ .. —----- ——. net
mor, th*, twenty day,, after whlh
mixty daya will elapme, in whieh BritinN
vubjeets may voluntarily enlist in their
own rank a
•r A-pocate! Pam tb The Awin Amer--
Synchronously with the defeat of the Austrians in Italy and
the spirit of unrest prevalent in the dual monarchy, comes an-
other acknowledgment from Germany that that country is de-
sirous of peace
Even if they have taken out first
paperw or have been placed in elasn.
one, they may enlint under their own)
Mlag within the sixty dnys” period
“AMERICA ALWA
1 in Texas M
president mi
2600 miles.
entire Kans
i ruliroad w
how fata hur
bis road. aft
rs (.nd patron
xas delegato
clear. j
s is <onsideg
unprotessionu I. as well as those who
have born urtested and charged betore
Adriatic Sea, in Hands of King Emmanuel**
Soldiers and Their Allies.
po the ehaaeter
any person, firm
ppear in the col-
111 be gladly cr-
ito the attention
LATEST A
CITY ED
p..4
Laneed Wire Servi
Cloaing of Earope
One June 22 and 21 nine enemy
machines were brought down"
It wm brought out that
(Federal Judge Batts’ Charge
Outlines Nature of Offense in
Acts Alleged Against Some
Lawyers.
Oklahoma. 460, Camp Travts, Texan "'Jun, 21. Ill*
Oklahoma. 4000. Camp Greenleat. -------------
Georgia
Ject to draft, and that national, of
n.utral countrtes who claim exemp-
tion shall be barred from American
ettizenship.
Rasis of Argumentn.
Imperative and immediate necemsity
for an inereane of Ameriea's man
power in thr war waa the prineipat
NO HOPE FOR BELGIUM FXASLEGALLYDRY BURLESON BRANDS
9 AT GERMANY’S HANDS FOR FIRST TIME '
M INENTIREHISTORY
To complete it, program for fS.
present year, the department wi
have to depend on the 400,000 clam
I rezistrants expected from the June
: enroliment and th, 230,000 or 300.-
000 to be obtained through the re.
cinsniricetion now in progresa
York leads tonight's Hat with
22.241 men; low, tn mecona with it..
1«». and Ohio third with 12.200.
Amon* the atate quotas and came
naaignmenta are:
and 4*. renpectively. .nd provides
citizens of the allied countries real
Arkansas, 3411. Cnmp Pike,
Colorado 1100, Camp Travia.
New Mexico, 746, camp
Texan
Deplores Entire West Bank of Piave
ITALIANS CLEAR
MONTELLO PLATEAl
OF AUSTRO-HUI
"Dhring the day yesterday ana
nght our airplanes carried out
fective bombardments
composed 0
of such road
to Washingtot
heir claims be
I M< Adoo, the
n Allison Mad
informed rail
west, to accord
• listing limits— 21 in 31 years—was
disunsed at length in the senate no.
da' during onsideration of an amend-
ment by Senator Kall of New Mexico
in the $12,000,000,000 army appro-
priation bill to substitute 11 year* as
the minimum and 43 years as the
maximum
The senator revised uue amendment
making the ages 21 to 4(1. and elimi-
The second grand jury broadside
fi rod nto the ranka or those who have
By Assoelated Press to Th Autin Amarig,
WASHINGTON, June 25—Provost
Marshai General Crowder tonight
called on thr governors of aj states
for the mobilisation between July 32
and 25 of 220,060 white draft rgi,.
traata quauned for general military ,
seryice. ।
This call - la expected vhetually tol
exhaunt the number or men now in
etamn 1 available for arrive military
vervice and when added to mehool re.
quisttions of 21 414 men. brine the '
a.211 *° far announced for duty
at 9:30 o'clock to the $11,000,000 emerzency appro:
‘ — --- relation bill, te further develop the
view of otficuls on the question.
The hearings were concluded law
today and Chairman Gore announced
the committee will meet Thursday
_ • 5
1 Mayfield Of
lion Has Taken
A Officiate. ।
Probably First in State
to Qualify as Voter.
—t— 8
Mr Jennie FUse Hargi nf
104 West Sixtemnth strert, Austin,
to probably thr first woman in
the *tate to register unirr the art
creating equal suffrnge In Texaa,
gton Mr Maj
many membe
ally represent
involved in
Au
"i, Svhr"u‛ ThmAytpupAmerieog
subseription to ill orsena subaeription"ir
writing of rail at the AUSTIN AMRICAN
office Ur s month, payable to enrrier.
If you Hve outside of Ausiin, send
seription direet or through any pon
pnyable in advance
One yemr ....... $7 00 Three months
Six months 3.75 On« month
12:03 last
change in thr age limits and deplores
agitation for their extension at this
time,
Debate is Vigoron-,
chairman Hurley and Bainbridge
• ere drafted d
d to Mrecte
hich hr waa re
tartly to rellev
if been unel
it would remov
trol many ral
amendment, while opponent*
Evasive With Regard to Belgium.
The foreign secretary was evasive with regard to the future
status of Belgium, but asserted that the fundamental views of
the imperial government differed from those ascribed to it by
British statesmen.
The aims of Germany and her allies, he said, included a free,
strong and independent existence ‘witheut boundaries drawn for
B, Au-inted Prem w Th, Aumn Am-it.n
XXW YORK. June 2» — in a mic
ment today, callme attention tn th,
fart That all Hntwh mubjecta in the
United state between the age nf 2,
and 44 from, mclu.lv. are eompre-
hended under the Amertean -Hritish
draft conventen ratified yedterday by
th, menate. General w A .While,
head of the Nrittah reeruiting min-
Mon ntated that peventy to elKhty
day, remain in which mbjects mav
MUI choone between enitatine m ike
pruimh -Canadian forces nr becomin«
rmmedintely mubjeet to draft
aortal govornment, mnr for a moment
belteved they could win the domna.
tion of Europe by Martina juna war.
"Th, idea of world domination in
Europe la stopian, a, wan proved by
Napoleon "
Wo Hope of Domtnatimg Forum.
after declaring that the revelation,
that had been mad, .honed Ruma
She mgiatemd
ght.
In Setting Forth So-Called Peace Aims Foreign
Minister Declares That Russia Was Chiefly PROGRESS OF HOUSE BILL
Responsible for Plunging Europe Into War. EYEEn-- •A
Anatin Amertesn Men Suhaeribers
The AUSTIN AMFRICAN to mniledregi,
arly every morning h you mins it, n dTC . Ing rui amennment was vigorous-
fault of some poet offiee Ntiry the Alfirut ly snpported by Senator Reed of Mis-
AMERICAN, at onee, and miasing papers wiljsouri and other*
| be for"arded | 9uponition was voiced by Senators
Disposal of the amendment and a
substitute by Senator Hit heock of
Nebraska went over until tomorrow,
with sentiment in the senate appar-
cntly evenly divided
Home senators regarded it as prob,
able some expresston might come from
the administration, particularly in
PARTIAL REPORT IS
LOOKED FOR FRIDAY! Through iU foreign secretary. Dr. Richard von Kuehlmann,
—-— j1 he German government has made the admission that the end of
Will Include Findings in Cases the war could hardly be expected through purely military deci-
sions alone and without recorse to diplomatic negotiations, and
that it was hoped Germany’s enemies would realise that in view
Cimmis- of the resources of the Teutonic allies, victory for the entente was
a dream. '
te, which had reopened heannes
on th, Jones prohibition amendment
those favoring
By Aredlated Psma to Th. Aestia Amertean
The Italians at last have cleared the remaining A natrian trap I
rov.cn- guard from the west bank of the Piave river and ftow are in
possession of the entire river front from the Montello plateau to
the sea.
Have You Done Your Share in
Purchase of War Savings Stamps?
in axarnomebnamuzhonnpammy-nb-yI'ma • cop- • • nm
Hem h whne the sovermene wrzes upon 1oynl ettizena:
„n.Eingle pr.om", wichout dependenta, 10 or tb.tr monthly
"ry OT wuKER
Married peraons, without children, and whom- inrome is 1e.. than
$100 a month, 17% per cent of much income
Married perons, with children, and whose income to lens elan sioo
a mnth, 3 per cent of much income.
. peryon whoe income to in exeena of 00 n month h ex-
Ae" to imvent not tom than 10 per cent of such income in war savings
1’unable e nttena ue communit, mecting. In Austin vrn,
Arteroon Ahould see .that their enris, properly fllbvl out, reach the
PeAingorTicer on IM( the record of such snhacriptiona my be had
The meetnga will be held in the country schoois in the afternoon Fr.
«1ay
high authbrit
- in fallroads re
r* at this criti
their utter ruin
will, la a way
redit will ba vir
ill ba more did
cure the prope
all a«• material
ald naturally M
ent transporta
brought fare ar* said to reveal th* az
presence In West Indian waers of abeen
German raider. •hin
Exchnnge of ratificntions or
At last accounts forces, which crossed the stream in pursuit
of the retreating Austrians, were still harassing them, inflicting
heavy casualties and forcing the enemy to continue his disorderly
retreat.
Fate, however, has turned somewhat its balance in favor
of the Austrians, for the Piave river again has risen and some of
the pontoon bridges the Italians had thrown across the stream ■
have been carried away, making impossible a quick pursuit and
the crushing of the Austrians, which General Diaz had counted
upon.
Austrians Rushing Up Reserves.
>i should not be tailed
military service.
of Mr May
gono into at thal
ting not inclined
. view of a report circulated at th* cap-
sub-jitol today that P’resident Wilson op.
er- poses, for th* present at least, any
Thompson and witmesses
where disloyalty had been
for us by history" : overseas possessions corresponding with their
greatness of wealth and freedom of the seas to commerce.
In response to a recent speech by Mr. Asquith, the former
premier, in which he said Great Britain would not turn a deaf ear
to a peace proposal not couched in ambiguous terms. Dr. von
Kuehlmann declared that Germany could make a like declaration
"knowing it also to be our policy.”
Mr. Mart- in a ure-lomg frend
anti ahoolmate of Goveror Hoh-
by"a nnd urges the women nf the
ftate who desire goorl government
in <w*i their votes for him.
hersatatehood.nistory. wutch yecan in prohibition as a war measure waa
1842, thus covering a period of seven- "12 , 1 " A, ,
ty-three years attackd and defended by ।
Tuesday was th* ninetieth day sincelment officials and others today be-
adjournment of the fozrth called ses-
sion f the thirty-fifth legisiature,
during which session the statewide
prohibition law passed.
their objections principally upon the
contention that there are sufficient
men available to meet the war depart-
ment’s program and that neither th*
president nor th* war department haa
asked or endorsed the proposed exten-
eion of the law.
It was freely predicted that clnas
one would soon be exhausted and that
unless the age limits ar* raised there
will be a disruption of industry with
consequent effect upon the war pro-
pram
The Austrians are declared to be rushing up reserves from
the east in an endeavor partly to retrieve the situation.
The Austrian war office admits a reverse along the Piave.
but announces that the retrograde movement has been carried
out in accordance with plans and without loes of material.
It is added that the Austrians have taken more than 50,000
prisoner from the Italians since June 15 and that the aggrezat-t
lossesto the Italians in the fighting at the lowest estimate te
150,000 men.
WASHINGTON, June 1» — National
Conference Committee,
Auntrtan Clalms,
B, *•—elated Mes. Siu A«Ma ‘- - -
VIENNA. June 23 rv Lndon,.
The Itallan lomsea sinee the Autrlan fl
offenalye began amounted to 150,000 :
men at the lowest enttmate. may (be
Austrian official communication, 1.. 1
mued today
Since June more (ben 80,000
PFsoners, among tbem abeut 1100 of V
ficera, hare been taken, the Mate-
ment adda
Thescommunication follows:
"In the Montello region and eouth a
of it the enemy le feeling hie way in 1
the Piave with patrols
"In the San Pena in Mave distriet
roverinK I room whieh are protectine- ■
the < rosning of our dtviniona. Nave haCr J
zegular tribunals with acts of dis-
loyolay toward th*, governmeut, hit
home in the of tederal official*
•nd citizens genoral wno read Ch*
charge given Judge Latts tn Um
Lnited straes Court of Appeula, to the
federa gi gad jury now in nesnion in
Ausun
Great Becroev Observee.
I NIONVILLE, Mo. Jun* >1.—A
tornado which swooped down south of
Green City. Mo. late last night took
a toll of five lives, injured a numbor
of others and destroyed many dweli-
ings, barns and othes property
Owing to rippled wire communica-
tion as a resuit of the storm, it waa
impohsible to verify earlier reports of
the damage don* until n late hour this
afternoon •
GOOD MORNING
ANDGOODLUCK
CEXTEAL TIMAS wEATHER TODAY.
Tueaday and Wednesday, partly
cioudy
Ark. Editor nt the AVSTIN AMERICAN:
Terse j Mak success to the AUSTIN
Travin, 'AMERICAN
Folding the upper hand along the
border, of the Venetian plain the
Italians hare turned on the ortenatve
azainst the enemy la the mountain .
region and are attackhg on vanous 4
sectors. -
Itallane Make Xotable Gains.
Notable gains of around have been 1
convention le expeeted within
......... #220,000 WIE
sesterday. In which he also droit with
which Neteatthem’ntwenty.enorpmie
oners, and •x machine gun"
RTha Germans ere bombaraing the
British front east of Amiens *
imitan. Ocupy Wen Aank.
—. "Aur "Srnnaneu
terdayana Comletely raoccupira the
west bank of the Piave, the war offka
, announced today.
1 r0o. the.mountatn front betweeh the
mave end the Brents in the Monte
Grappa sector, the itllana viRorounte
attacked the Austrian., "Inntcuin!
heavy lo~.ee wpon the enemy an
eaintaE conetderable around.
.Nearty 3000 prisoners wers taken h,
the Italian, on the Pave end moon
lain front vesterdy. and moun-
The tent of the statement made-
"DurinE yesterday the reliant
troops of the third arm, hart..
"MISM the last rear Xn, eriX
enemy to surrender, compietely reom”
cupled the nght bank of the p0
^"etbe?^’*" Ofhieer: — 10
Th* bill making reras dry was
house bill No. 8, signed by Oope,
midreot, Ssura anonspenperoaj Colby." ofihe shipping board. Post,
additional menSors of the hu 'master General Burlegon and Samuel
"‘22 ^Ton«Vfun^ amopp
inst"wgixmrchercsdaconsstr”t2 Ins-propod-mEos-e:
On March 14 it as placed on its ing men, while Secretary Daniela. E
1 • c --n-een tine +he anti.
saloon league of America, and a
number of business men urged its
enactment, declaring that with pro-
hibition has come Increased ineffi-
ciency on the part of labor.
Fears Experiment.
Chnirman Hurley declared tbis to
no time to conduct unnecessary ex-
periments for If the nation is to
wring victorv from th* Huns it will
have to fizht hard and with all its
resources.
Mrs. Jennie Hargis., ___.
_ - . _ __ • By Aasne iated Presa tn The Austin American
WASHINOTON, Jun25.—Extension
of the draft ages above and below the
the siluati
os outlin
Camp of Han Antonio has
-centi and i* not recoyered
printed an inter-
illison Mayfield,
uas railway com-
ust after hto re-
ft. where he con-
ud Director Mo,
made and in addition to heavy 5
casualties inflictyd on the enemy, a 1
arse number or Austrians have Mm ’
made prisoner and sixteen mnenine 3
runs captured, according to Rome
The Austrian war office, however, i
aaser Ohat all atacka In thin ronton
have been repulsed.
On the front in France and Bel-
Elum bombardments and Fiaine
operations, the latter in , onsideraMn i
atrength, continue.
nThe.French near Leporte. north of
the Aisne, have repulsed a German '
nttack, but on severaj other
notably .i the Wocvre ana nsLor
raine. thepnseives have carried oui
sucrensfui ralda An taken prinov
The Canadians near Arras have
LARGEST CIRCULATION IN AUSTIN AND CENTRAL
FOUNDED MAY 31,1914.-
By Associated Press to The Austin American.
i Probably Will! a
0 Owners.
prohibition sates and
prohibition Mate, and
“*bt" territory •
July all raiiroada
known as "abort1;
Examined by
tiontr.
stop them.
Mi OUS of til
• conference I
over my t
omunimeiom, i
ate pleas we
extended.
■ that Direct
I congreme I
he lime for til
i until Jan I
Germany, war aima
France and England were named no
the neat powers to order of < ulpabli-
IW
"I believe," mid Dr xon Kuehl,
mann. That one can my without rer
| of contrnatetion, aa the resuit of rove,
l tationa, that the deeper we go Into
I the caunea of the war the clearer it
become that the power which
Planned and deaired the war waa Rus-
ale. that France played th, next worst
reie as instigator, and then England',
policy has very dark pagen to show."
Germany', War Atom.
While declaring that what waa de
aired for th, German people and their
allies was "a free strong independent
existence," within th« boundafles
drawn for them “by history." the for,
sign necretaty mid Germany woui
here to decline to make any prior con-
cemiona by Mating her position ee
to Belgium in a way which would bina
her without similarly binding Ger-
man ye enemies
Referring to ths responmibility for
•be war as he viewed It, Dr. von
Kuehtman mid:
"I do not believe eny responstble
■r. he consented
eral information
t < riels of ehor
,l raliroads, hug
. the conterence«
kuned from ang
• neid betng lug
■ own doings ■
u. i
ss passed tin i
ntroi of all rail*
it be left la tha
esient u th4
briber th* shori
onger ones thal
< amaed as non
ernment sbouid
ontrol. m
mion of th* nui a
ent Wilson unul
which to ecide
k the short jinee
ership. also any
ads, as stated ■
1* tmportant def
owners and peU
naturally be
1 in whatcoucsd
ursue. H
Support in
to Aasoeiated Pres «■ The Auetie Amerean
WASHINGTON, Jun* 24 — Germany
haa been asked through Spanish dip
iomatic channeis®to sena r • preeen ta-
tives to Bom* Sw itzeria nd, to meet
American representatives there on
Ang. I to iscuss maintenante, treat-
ment and exchange of prisoners
The German government recently
signifled its agreement in principle to
buch a conference.
Th* United States has also asked
er matters tey were unfiling to men
ton, held if a opinion that the grand
rmnined to go the limit in
of in vest Igo lion of dto
Qulet, methoical s*fr*C> even
dmore than traditional, provailed about
th* tedesn, building to the vicinity of
ithe grand jury room
Federal Juugq Batt vH in chnm:
Bort to th* building during most of.
the but so far as could be lcarned
the grand fury made no request upon
him for further instrucitons or eluct-
tion of the charge gHa. H with ref-
erence to the act oi certai.a lawyers"
practicea of charging aad collecting
exorbitant fees from regietrunts with-
in the draft age who sought deferred
clasait ication os discharg from the
draft
The activities ot too grand jury dur
ing yesterday were discerned through
Ev^ry Day in
t
ed Press to The Austin American
\Read Harry Lauder's New Book ftA Minstrel
in France"
— ■ 11 . ■ '" - ' —T ----—------ By Amoclated Pr to Tm Austia A si w*ies
GERMANYINVTED iaege
Itnlians Continue Advance.
theAlmhsethpunprthuprem. trom e!
tona pr"abindryith neav -nceere.
elannEnhitednets, 72? x TU
enemy and gained us cansidernbie a.
vantages of ground. "5
."We, seven officers and
guna of other ranks and 16 machine
____ - te -------
TFRRIFI DYNAMrTE EXPLORION
MOMTREAL June 31.—The explo-
toon of a quantity of ynanatte near
the mouth of the Canadian Northern
roll wav tunnel hee late today caused
considerable property Aamnge, but no
lons nf life
Windows wore amashed a mile
away I
McKellar of Tennessee and Kirby of
Arkansas, all democratic member* of
the military committee, while several
other senators declared they tavored
raising the maximum draft age but
opposed lowering th* minimum
donator Hitchcock’s substitute
Austin Awerta** City Subaeribera.
If your AUBTIN AMEICAN Ie net Aali..
red by ttH a m., week (tore, nr • M a aa.
lyndy. telephone the AUSTIN AMERICAN
14 it enee, and your eopy will immediately
e sent yon te bieyele meseenser Mi Mi as ,
ngam saw mot dellvered after 10109am
eguinst gevoral persons residing in the
distriet, who had been arrested given
a preliminary hearing and held under
Bond for investigation by the grand
Jury. ,
' Intense Intrest Apparent.
Intense interest to these cases waa
apparent, because out of the dr libera
1 tions of the grand jury will come a
decislon aa to whether the disloyalt»
charged in the various cases, base-
upon utterancem, la of a character that
may be punished by fine and lanpris-
onment I
| One of the grand jurors la reported
to have Mid in eftect:
It is . .ar to me that if these at -
cused pernons had obeyed the instruc-
Kionn of the president when he spoke
at the bent way to maintain nentrality
‘as being te kep one's eye* open and
mouth they would not now Le
la troubie ” / *
PProbably WaGo the Mama.
Thao* whbbserved the workings of
'the federal thuchinery, judged from
tho foregoing statement and from oth
of labor because it would result in
a "partial interference with ilberty
without any inerease of conrol "
Burlenon Condemns Faddists.
Postmaster General Burleson
branded nation-wide prihibition av-
iation th* work of faddists and Mid
If such a step is necessary for the
winning of the war, he would sup-
port 't although he would hesttate a
long time if he had any doubts on
the subject
Hurley Is Vigorous,
"We’ve got to put all th* smash
and drive we’ve got into thio war,"
declared Mr Hurlo»
“We’ve got to fight, fight, aad still
Tight, with every muscle straining
•and put aside non-essential experi-
menting if we are to wring vietory
from the Runa.**
Mr. Hurley answering many ques.
tions by prohibition advocates on the
ommittee, raid the chief labor difH
cult toe in shiphuilding had occurred
to "dry territory.""
‘sufficienty to attend the term of court
now sitting in Austin
[I Mr. Robinson contemplates remuin-
king I® Austin during the entire term
Progress made by the iury yesier-
day indicated that there may be no
Ftriala before the court on finding* of
the jury before Munday next
| some largo Fers Reeetved.
I A grand workirk on the enses
of lawyers' lrregularities in the south-
I era Texas district under a charge sim-
I liar to that given the jury in Austin,
I would have. It is Mid. an investigation
of the activities of one law firm of
I Victoria, Texas, which has collected
$200,000 in fees from draft registrants
land has token particular steps to con
ceal its operationn.
| According to reports that reached
Itho Travis enunty grand jury, which
prompted the excoriation of such pre.
tires by lawyers, secret nervice agents
Hoek up canceled checks paid to mome
lawyers in ths western federal district
by draft registrants, some of which
ywere an large aa $7000
F Cases of thia kind, federni officers
Laid yosterday. would be thorough I y
gone Into by th* grand jury now in
mension, after a preliminary repo Ft is
made of its other operations Friday
Lr Saturday nori
Qoyalty charges againss those who
“have already been "arruigne by accu-
sation and arrwet and toward those
who may be or* used by information
sgiven to the jury uring Ha present
•setting
AteistaBt District Attornev Hugh
-Rtobinson of Han Antonio yesterda
[ took charge of the work of directing
the grand jury
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