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THE RED CROSS
- Some one near ta you may need Ito
ministrations. Give to your utmost
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Wichita Wailp
imes
..., Weather Forecast
Today and tomorrow, generally fairy.
• Volume XI.
WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, SUNDAY,JULY 8. 1917. — PART ONE
Number 48.
MOTHER DARING RAID
BY GERMAN AIRPLANES.
UPON CITY OF LONDOI
PV
u!
RUSSIANS ATTACKING IN REGION
OF PINSK AND TO NORTHWEST
OF STANISLAW
CHINESE
EMPEROR
ABDICATES
ANI
IENI •
BOARD
SENATE VOTES TB STOP
MANUFACTURE WHISKEY
L MEMBERS SIGN STATEMENT
CONFIRMING LOCATION OF*
COLLEGE' AT ABILENE .
ALSO TO SEIZE STOCKS
CIVILIANS ARE
D ANH ORICCT.
'military munitions or supply es-
tablishment was touched.
1 Anger and determination to-
night seemed to be the dominat-
ing sentiment of the populace.
ri n 1011 By Associated Press. - MAT TO nr nronruirn
[ 0 P N GAL IPA London, July 7.—(Bulletin). Nil BE REOPENED
LLU UI 111 UnLIDIn —A Reuters Limited dispatchILO LNTLU
-----. from Peking announces that.-.
1 LATEST ATT
15.ua for I"I"I"CF |Austro German Forces Holding up Hsuan Tung, the young em- Statement
Ancreamacaiemand .heracnePtizals ’ Russian Advance on That Sector. per“F--has-abdicated.--—-----
Activity In Belgium RAILROAD CUT BY
— I CHANG ASUN, FORCES “
on German cities, several mem-
bers of Parliament have already
announced, will be brought up
as soon as the House of Com-
mons meets. = , . —
R aid fh Mid Forenoon.
The raid occurred, at about 19:30
this morning. Thousands of persons
crowded the streets, many of them wo-
.. . _____ men and children. The police and sol.
-diers had difficulty in holding back
the people. Many persons were seen at
1 broken windows. Anti aircraft guns
I throughout, the city, and British air-
. planes immediately engaged the hos.
! _ . - " . tile draft and for a time the sound of
1 exploding bombs-and the vicious reply
Anti Aircraft Guna Fail to Bring Down 1 of guns was defeaning.
Enemy—Three Brought Down
At Sea
peror, has-abdicated. —
Says Abilene Received,
Three Votes When “A Ballot”
Was Taken
SQUADRON FLEW LOW ACROSS
* CITY DROPPING BOMBS AS
- THEY CROSSED '
ONLY 36 PERSONS DEAD
. By Askbeltel Press
The Associated Press warwummaryP*2 Austin. “ Toxas. July—Abreno was
—Hast-night-said:-----===---Ton " Thin China duly Informa: -fairls-cand- honestly selected as the
GeneralFriwllorr in pushing his tonnrma "ne report that The railway hit for the location of the new wen
offensive, on the Hursian front with between Peking and 11en-rsm mMt college andthe ues
energy and rapidity. Hr has begun an Iben cut by troops of G. neral (hang T hereetsned. arcoretns
attack in the region or Pinsk, 150 milesEsun. leader or the Royalist forces. | ocinlstntement made public
north of Galicia and-is attacking with | One-body of his soldiers is advancing sd-locaheisnedh every member a
success north west of Stanislaw, 1 in the direction of Tien Tain and one the Hocatine committee 1 hik-AtAAmel
southeast of Legbourg, toward Tao Tin Fu, in an endeavor to uere ,n u
, At Pinsk—semi official advices an-prevent a junction of the Republican Speaker Fund
nouns e. Genman defenses are yielding army. The main body of the .....tel
to Russian forces. The town is report-1 ists remains in Pukign -1
ed in flames. * T
The Galician compaign-is meting nil
. „____-------------------- . with vigorous Austro German defense:
Straight over the city flew the squad. Land admittedly the Russians have been-Pe
.o u saiderepuroueu bursting held UD in further attempts to ad 1 1
shrapnel. The sun was shining brightIvance in the Kenetchy region. The 1
-------4sweeping claim of Berlin of a signal .
victory over the Russians, however., 1
conflicts sharply with the Russian an 1 1
nouncement of substantial gains: 141-2
several sectors.— - 4 1 .
the French Belgian front. Infantry-.
movement developed in Belgium where,
a sharp thrust-by the British carrieT
their line forward slightly near Wyts- 1
chaete. Berlin reports two attacks by 1.
the French from Mont Carnilette to
the Hochberg The French penetrated
the German line on each occasion lint
eat It time were driven out by-counter
attacks; it is asserted. • By Associated Press.
—London—was subjected veste day toBan F ranelseo. Jul
5 Tal on perhaos a farmer ******** *Rt ( CM
ron of raiders pursued by bursting
TO LEAVE U. S.
TH BY MEASUR
ALL—FORMERLY__CONNECTED
WITH CONSULATES OR EMBAS-
- BY NOTIFIED PRESENCE
, the locating commrite. Tints statement UNDESIRABLE
is the result of the conference held.′-- T
here Friday between the Souvnir, and ' ' '.
------ For and other members of | By Associated Press,
the locating committee The governor j Washington July 7 All Germans
had nothing to add to the statement., formerly connected either with the
iLleut. Gov.-Hobby did-not personally
inspect the sites offered nor accom-
I pany Hie committee but the statement ..,...... .... , ................
bears his signature. The text of the Notification that their presence in
statement follows: . America is undesirable has been sent to
This is to certify- that we, the un-
dersigired were members of the board
appointed by the 36th Legislature to
locate the West Texas A A M College
and that in pursuance of our duty un
der the law, we inspectedthe Various
sites offered for the location of said
colere, and afternurhinspeetlon. on .........................„......
June 29, we met at the governor’s a military character to their govern
office at Austin and after due delib men was made clear.*
eration a ballot WA taken forwaid sue. Amjong the first th go, whit HeTlin-
y u . and the city of Abtlune Texas, reerty ric ho st Iraafhausen formerly attached : beverages
ACTIVITY GERMAN AGENTS *ND ed three votes, or a inajority of said, te the Herman embassy • but lett he MAP
HINDU AGITATORS REVEALED committe, and upon pursuance of said hind 6 co iursterr 22 1 inuar
IN INDICTMENTS SATURDAY Ivote, upon motion, duly made and see 2 1 - 2 u.insiorn
- * ionded the city of Abilene was selected
as the unanimous chotee, of the com
I mittee for the location—of the West
2-Enemy Texas A & M College Regardless el
BILL AS PASSED BY SENATE A0
THORIZES PRESIDENT TO . ‘
COMMANDEER STOCKS
BIG LOSS IN REVENUE
German embassy or any one of the
many consulates in America have been
requested to leave the United States
L,ly but the sky was overcast with a
P . ..- T* t haze such as is so favorable to raiders
.By Associated Press. onithstanding the haze, however,
London, July 7.—The second “the Germans were visible plainly to
Lmu the people in the-streets. The raiders
ron of airplanes was made this persons realized that a raid was in
% morning, between 9 and 10 prosresEtit the sound of bombs beg
o’clock, when the business sec--frleone---"o-ndmenaaderqu Tare
tion of the metropolis was most appeared to be at lower altitudes than
. crowded. - Although the Ger-TMMTWh they extracted
man contingent was larger, more. The German ramer came Trim the
daring,, more deliberate, and de-north and left by way ef the south. The
_ scended much lower than on the “jussnnomG OThA streets. O the
— visit of June 13. the killer and **oemm-mmo------------*----**=-*****----------------------------------------------------------------=---hm
wounded was only about one- T the explosions on Black Tour island in rrhan any the Germans had before at- |f" attempt to bribe the press of those | ik" contemplated to be said or done we
third the previous usually 1 the upper New York harbor last July, 1 tempted. A st Ore or more of airplanes nations and to proc GTE seerel treaties desire, overy ode of Us. 10 state that
prewious casualty Reprisals flew over the center of the city drop, betweew—thi German empire and those said selection Wits in all things botest
= The property damage cannot be’ The pomeure urine tsar quick re. Dine their bomb quickly and spoedn. 6................................ - .....-.......................-.......′
estimated. j prisals "be taken E SAL ALIK Ton southward. The explosives caused
The flight over London * / mmaann one =-«^^
only about 20 minutes. British perb view of the approach of the vist
airmen engaged them for sev-Fie from the further northern frin-
eral minutes and anti-aircraft
guns, were firing- briskly, but
without success, so far as was
learned.
• The admiralty was able to re-
port tonight, however, that na-
----—valairmenwho followedthem.
• to sea, brought down three ma-l z ;.....--...... ......
chinds A RALIh oniudre aireraft batteries were working like
...chines. A British squadron, machine guns. Bursting shrapnel sur.
" sent up from Dunkirk to inter-rotinded the oncoming raiders with
cept the returning -raiders, did I snarling, vicious black puffs of smoke
not encounter them beson hap, thcmRlametom#
they had taken -a more norther- pletely to es< ape from the atmosphere
ly route, but the British airmen1 of fire surrounding them The raidlers.
:, a 1 jhgowever. pursued their course holding
met and de stroyed Seven other: their cargo of bombs until they had
Grman machines.crossed the surburban district and out-
lying parts.
Fortunately nuajority of te people
in the capital had just enough vv arming
off the raid to enable them to seek
WU
Like Flock of Geese.
This With Cost of Taking Over Stocks
Will Lose Government Huge
. Sum
.2 •
them by the state department The.
Germans, who principally, are clerks -
or servants, were not told that-they: .
were suspected of being spies The By Associated Press,
inference that their loyalty to the Washington July
kaiser might make it dirmeult for "*, "
them ta remain in this country with
out attempting to send information of
Washington, July 7.—The
Senate went on record today in
favor of National bone-dry pro-
hibition during the war,, so far.
as whiskey and other distilled
:-- are concerned.
„mu 15 . ont ..... oernstarn an Liquor legislation was writ-
since attached to The depart nenf or ten into the food bill in one of
terman interests of the Swiss lega the Senate's bitterest contests,
t on I here is also a long train which bl L * n .
clerks and servants at least they have which would strike at consump-
served in this capacity for some Uine Ilion of distilled intoxicants by.
- 2/2 1*, stocks in bom,
Aderman government There are Hil addition to absolutely prohib-
overnments in aid of the Hindu revol-huni-square and it is beyond all probab ( grounds for belief that some of them I iting their manufacture or im-
utionary plot in connection with t he rhility t hat t here has been Tan errur; ; are important in the Geruat Hntelli- portal ion. The beer and wine 4
139 indictments returned today, ge- i consequently we do norihink.it p Pu ' geut e section. . I - I , - 1,1 T.T1 1.6. 0.: —
n en. curding to.a statement made tonight ident to reopen the question, leaving t Br. George Barthelme, the author of industries would be lett. und.s-
jured til case orrc las figure" show 1 by 1' nited Si ates Dist rict Attorney. I it as it now stands: locating t he West : the much disc used dispatch to ■ the - (u rbed.
=====================........................-...........................
isiurad otne nt r votuton in J ndia and u I on members of i he commit tee.
lure — S* The so cal ummmhie Saeremei......:= Gov. Hobby over L
tance telephone from Hums
Among the first th go, uin He-llen
London any killed‘36 persons and an-
Res of the metropolis' the raiders
swept onward in tairiv close formation 1
more than a wore, in number.PATES *15 - a . 2 . the »° called namsbip. sacremento Iubt 6
The squadron which had been flying ] On that occasion the Germans lost case in which this charged an effort" tance tel
high then began a swift toboggan 1 oy one machtire according to the was monde to provision German war
downward, its— speed—increasing tree I British admission while Berlin claim ships at sea. Several of the defendants
mendously and the planes soon reaca-led, all its machines returned safely, jure mentioned in each set of indict-
ing a level evident ly less than a thous- This time, however, four of the Ger- : ments. S
and yards in their swoop toward the man raiders were brought down, one The so-called Hindu revolution plot
centraloljectives. by army avivators at the mouth of the I was summarized today in a statement
Menu while from all directions anti j Tliames and three after an enage- ! by I'res ton in which he said:
met with British navy aviators 40 . “ One hundred and five men are in
miles out at sea on the return trip. [ voived. 38 have been.mdicte and ... .......
- British airmen at Dunkirk, "across named A. co-ceupirators. About one the sites"
the channel who went out looking for
the raiders and failed to ginci them
did such effective repressive work- on
other German aireraft that seven hos-
tile machines were accounted for
within a brief period
ships at sea. Several of the defendants
the site offered by Cologne Gazette at the time diploe in lieu of the section of this
matie relations were severed still is in ; „ section the
signed- by all Washington, but is rekuired to re House bill to prohibit the man-
port to government otife ials in per-ufacture of food stuffs into bey-
be*******
long dis- ison twice a week
_____________________-.. on today Two of Germany’s alles still have
authorizes the following statement to their representatives here. Abdul Hak
writ h 1
eraxes of any description, the
Senate substituted, by a vote of
be made in-connection with the state. Kensein Bey, charge of the Turkish 145 to 37, a provision prohibiting-------
ment issued today concerning the 1 embassy His wife is an Englishwo- manufacture and initiation or
& M. selection: "I agreu fully with the man an don the grouted that her health imanuracture and importation
above statement on condition tllut 3.might be affected by going to Con: distilled beverages, during the
members of the board do not make al-stantinople the Bey has been permitted war and added 661 19,1
fidavit that they did not vote for Abil to stay here. The Bulgartan.nimster,
ciene and excepting that portion of the Lalso is at his legation________ithe r Cause dire t ting the I resi-
K statement relating to the inspection of: There are.many indications that the
governu ent. is taking steps to tighten
the spy net and making even more
difficult the getting of military. Infor
maintion into Germany. When the goy-
erniment agreedeto permit the transfer
of many former German employes to
.the Swiss legation and consulates,
there was no state of war between the
United States and Germany. But tint
dewliiration of war and the knowledge
that Germany maintains an efficient
spy system here changed the govern- before, the law goes into effect,
onint s attitude — *-* Stocks of distilled beverages in
bond were estimated tonight at
between 200,000,000 and 300,- .
000,000 gallons, and the annual
normal <consumption at 120,000,-
000.—To—purchase this enor-—:
mous quantity of liquor, or
what is left of it after with-
drawals in anticipation of the
legislation, it is estimated that
ithe government would have to
spend from $300,000,000 to $1,-
o .the 0 .ctmtetstrs j 000,000,000. The probable loss
i Num Yofi Buly 75 Papera mefaed m I uen "INM IT CL RENT MHEFUEIIOIT oh "XhmmtoramiiSmY 1 the maii in federal revenues is placed at
. H ,I committee of the Reichstag, according TFOt 1290000,000 to $400,000,-
The first.list of directions: sent out ! to a Berlin dispate h, a Progressive 000, although this, as well as the
■ speaker declared the food difficulties cost of purchase, would depend
I daily greater because of the U-boat entirely on how much liquor was
I war. It was technically impossible for "thd-eim -------■- ′ 44
the United States to increase its ship
building industry in u short time, he
said, and the program to build a thous-
and wooden ships had proved an
American bluff. The lack of iron is
being fell in Great Britain, continued
the member and would be increas-P-*-
ingly felt the-more-Anlerica increasedLtion—ondistilled liquers-iselim-
her construction of steel ships. The *
world’s construc tion for the current
year lie assumed: would be-2,000,000
tons and therefore he held that the
continued U-boat warfare would ne-
cessarily reduc e the total tonnage
dent to tuke over all distilled
spirits in government bonded
warehouses and pay for if on
the basis of cost, plus ten per
cent.
half of this number are at present out
side the jurisdiction of the 1" '
States. For more than a year prior factory to me and I have no additional
to the catbreak of the European war statement to make” He did not care
certain Hindus in San Francisco and to go into any further details relative
German agents were preparing openly Ito final settlement of the question,
for war with England. At the outbreak 1
of the war Hindu leaders, members of 1
ithe German consulate hire and Ml ! 1
| Inches of the German government be 1
gan to form plants to carry out the con-l
ispiracyato incite revolution in India I
for the wefolepurpose of Iltlempllltg
to free India and aid, the Germans in ′
RE their military operation.
-: .Thereafter the operations of the
plotters in the United States were di
_ rected, from Berlin and the finances
_ I sent from the same source. Men were
T recruited and sent to India. Military I
1 expeditions were organized to be car
— tied on from America. Arne and
* munition were smuggled throgub ------ .
China and.aran. The evidence pre .
sents an amazing display of the ex- I ByAssociated Press.
—-11 Washington, July . A thillion Amer
iN Few Davs son CAMP the United States." ’ . lican women, it was announced today.
IN FEW DAYS FOR CAMP BE- 1__" had signed pledges to follow the food
HIND THE FIRING LINE ■ I VON IGLE'S PAPERS I conservation direction of the food ad-
I GAVE PROOF OF PLOTS ministration. All will be enrolled as ac
-- tual members of the food administra.
By Associated Press. + I new Iur, July <.—apvin oucu/II
From a French Seaport. July 7. the office of Wolf Von Igle, secretary household economy,
The American trouba Today entered I of Von Papen, gave the government sne HTBt iim of ureyuvus Bent UI
ThecAmercam troopa today, entered proof of German plots to foment up- to be posted in the kitchens of women
on the final steps of teh mobilization 1 risings in India and Ireland, it was who have joined the administration
that shall prepare them to leave with learned here tonight. The information
in a few days for a permanent train- it was said, also had an Important
ing camp somewhere behind the tfr bearingon the arrest of Sir F
ing line. The unloading of supplies is Casement.
almost finished and rolling stock is jmmaKi^^*aMOM*MM^K«MM
I being concentrated'here preparatory]
I for the departure of the troops. The OEDIIII TAIDEAn
was days have been used to great profit ’ 1 IU
I for a double purpose’
_____The more important one was to put, *
ReTe as the majority of the soldiers through aa
. . andiengared vigorous grind of eight full hours each
hen at sen off the east const. Two-day. French officers who had seen serANH HHP WKP
hemy-machines were observed to vice at the front took part in the ex 1 1I
crash into the sea and the third enemy Lereises in order to give the benefit of M- * *
their experience to the American sol- . nr 1 1 ■
diers. The drills included a daily- U
plunge into the sea, this phase of the
sanitation problem being made easy ' UL001 I I ILIVI A
by the nearness of the camp to the:
ocean. - : n
=========
Thereump in the last few days as at the station by timperor Charles and
been extended enormously until today AmPreBB dIta. __- ′
it extends for miles and can acocmo-lembssee
date a large number of men. Water EMPRESS FOAOR
lias been piped from the town and the TP WFA
, l- When questioned today, Speaker
I nited Fuller said: “The statement is satis
Big Loss of Revenue. -
The Senate provision would
, limit consumption to stocks in
1 retailers’ hands or withdrawn
MILLION WOMEN
JPS
. On the former visit, made in..
hazy weather, like today, the Hearers nmasemenel
Germans kept high in the mists. 5
but today, when they neared
----their objectives, most of them
f. descended. Their formation was
like a flock of wild geese, and
neither the British pursuers nor________________________________________
the guns were able to scatter of bombs dropped. Some of them had.
them until aomend I but. slight effect.....throwing up clouds I
mem uncle they spread out be of shrapnel like debris. Others evident,
fore letting loose bombs. I ly were filled with a more powerful ex- WILL LEAVE FRENCH SEAPORT | pense of teh laws and hospitality of
Hundreds n I plosive. 44.......
. Hundreds of thousands of Peo- The attack was even briefer than the
ple on roofs, from windows and I previous I London raids, the new tactics 1
in the streets saw the spectacle, of the Germans being to swoop down I
All T ondon naora 41 : € to • low altitude, drop their cargo of,
All London heard the noise of | bombs quickly and rush homeward
battle. A most exciting running fight be-
t Itween British and German airplanes
, The Germans steered across was witnessed by people in a London
London, northwest to southeast suburb. After dropping a shower of
They dropped the last of the bombs the Germans made off in a
A ) 1 11: I sOHtherly direction. By this time: Eng
bombs on workmen S dwellings lish aviators had reached a height at
and crossed the Thames. Some I which tey could engage te raiders, and
observers saw a giant airplane I me cast began, macine runs coming
'Piloting the squadron, and that The folinwin announcement
the bomb carriers were in the made by the aibniralty
center,flanked by scouts—forNWW.N Fmver"ntVarn,y Mme
lighting off the British airmen. Ichinos from this country
Effect* Felt in Basements
Even in the basement the effect of
the bombs was fell. The ground trem-
bling as though anearthquake were in
progress. Windows were shaken from
frames, plaster from walls and soot
from chimneys Evidently there was a
considerable difference in the calibre
ENROLLED FORTHE
SAVING OF FOOD
RMAN DECLARES
r
the arrest of Sir
Roger
are: -
"One wheatless meal a day; use
corn, oatmeal, rye or barley bread
and non wheat freakfast foods.
"Put the loaf on the table only
as required.
"Eat less cake and paltry.
:___“Beef, mutton or pork, not more
1 than once daily. Use freely Vege-
t tables and fish. At the meat meal
serve smaller portions of stew in:
stead of steaks. Make dishes of all
cost of purchase, would depend
withdrawn. The revised $1,-
670,000,000 war tax bill was
withdrawn immediately follow-
ing the final vote upon the liquor
question, in order to seek new
sources of revenue in case taxa-
. The low altitude and slow 1
I Pace at which the Germans
crossed London, and the dare- 5 machine was seen to fall in frames off
devil way they circled over the the mouth of the Seheltit. All our ma-
ANAL:1; chimes returned safely t
objective, caused great surprise. |
. They completed the maneuver
over the Thames, and as the
British machines came up, the
• raiders quickened their pace. 1
Nr A fierce running tight ensued
between a strong force of Brit-
ish machines and the raiders to-
ward the mouth of the river-
None of the Germans had enICE A DDT ____
brought down when the combat. - NOPIN PKH, stem eutehrdwith.everzimodai"! es anpcinteg tra T-
ants disappeared from view, but CL AL HULU
the British squadron continued:----- :
-—— the pursuit and engaged them i By Nssortaten press—-------
a_____heavily. R i ‘ -l' Washington, July 7.r Recent heavy
M 1 Purchases of American, food stuff by
■ Directed Against Civilians. I foreign countries, allied and neutral,
Today’s attack was plainly nitwere considered today by the expert
1004) 8 CAWWS plainly di-eouncil. Some members favor a com-
rected against the civilian pop-Inlete embargo for food shipments
ulation and business and finan-I*
cial district. Why more persons tem NME
V were not killed is hard to ex- estate or their
plain. Thousands were in the
.—- streets in the area bombarded.
A thorough investigation by
_ a staff correspondent of The As-
sociated Press showed that no
RE
BUYING
IRE FAR
left overs.—---------—-------------
"Save the milk; the children
must have milk Use buttermilk
and sourmilk for cooking anil mak-
ing cottage cheese. Use less cream,
eave the fat. Use butter on the tn 1
• ble. but not in cooking.
, “Use less candy and sweet
drinks but do not stint sugar in
putting up fruit and jams, they
will save butter.
"Save the fuel Use wood when
you can get it. . ------
Fruits and vegetables we have in
abundance. As a nation* we rat
too little greenstuff. -Double their
use and improve your health.
Store potatoes and. other roots:
properly and they will keep Be-
gin now to can or dry all surplus
garden products .
"General rules: Don’t eat a
fourth meal Don’t limit the plain
food of growing children. Watch
FOOD BILL PROVISION
WOULD DISRUPT PLANS
inated.
Another Year for Drinkers.
The Senate’s vote to have the
government virtually buy for in-
dustrial purposes and thus with
draw from consumption or reve-
nue purposes the great stocks of
distilled liquors held in bond,
followed rejection of a proposal
to deal with beers and wines, a
proposal to authorize the Presi-
dent to suspend manufacture of
those “light” intoxicants being
defeated.________-_
immediate and probable enor-..
device. The drill ground is not only: London. July 7 According to the
ideal for the purpose but has the ad I Daily Express a personal friend of Em-
vantage, of being at a distance sopress-Zita of Austria has informed
that the men get a datly hike or about certain members of the House of Com , but for the waste in the eotamun.
five miles r. mons that the Empress is. exerting —
For the men arriving at this and herself strongly in the interests of —r monna amor dinner Dalle in
similar mobilization bases the Ameri- peace. She is credited with sufficient T A puronae:
ity. Pull garbarge palls in Ameri-
Hwy —53* .oou syuuaud for
60 days lo give the United States time
to survey its supply and to enable for-
: -*- to give a definite
estimate of their needs.
Responsibility for the re cent rise
in corn and sympathetic rise in wheat
is laid to heavy neutral purchases
The first presidential proclamation
putting, coal and other commodities
under export control is expected to be
signed next week. *
can system of living in tents or wood- influence over Emperor Charles to in ___________
en shacks will be followed but when duce hi mto try to withdraw from the
they arrive at a permanent camp they Austro-Hungarian alliance with Ger’SERVICE CAR MAN FOUND
will be billeted among the townspeople many as soon as Austria -Hungary is _ -----4 -
and live in houses. Few if any of the enabled to take such action. --
soldiers know: just where they are to —----,——-
be sent but all are enthusiastic over AMERICAN TROOPS WORK
the prospect of getting, nearer the
scene of action. Their spirits are fine ------.
and their health is of the best with By Associated Press.
the exception of a few cases of mumps : -.- - - .. ________.......____... .
The men have swamped the officers of beginning work on .the first section
their companies with a deluge of let- of the vast aviation training camp. ...___ex. ... -------------------
ters that must pass through a consor- Eventually this camp will be able to men in his car. An investigation la
ship. . , accommodate several thousand pilots, being conducted.
ON AVIATION CAMP
Paris, July-7.—American troops are
DEAD IN HIS CAR
By Associated Press. -
Houston, Texas, July 7 —tiny Wat-
ers, a rent car driver, was found dead
in his "automobile on the Galveston
road this morning His skull was
crushed and his pockets empty. Wats
ers left his hotel here Friday saying
he was going to Galveston with some
By Associated Press
Washington, July 7. President W il-
sop has thrown the weight of his per
sonal influence against a provision
attached to the food bill, which it is
said, practically would disrupt the
great machinery of the Conhell of Nat-
tonal Defense. The provision in ques-
tion would forbid any persons com -......—.u cossu pIvave envr-
hected with the government from sell imous withdraw") he H-tHlh
ing to it anything in which he has drawa 1 distilled •
an interest. Inasmuch as the greatest Jeuors from bonded warehouses
business interests of the country are before the Senate’s provision
represented in advisory committees of | could =
the council the enactment of the pro- . Cm becomes effective was gen-
vision, the president thinks, would dis- ' eran predicted tonight,
rupt al theimnachinery set up for an It was estimate that manti- ‘
efficient conduct of the War* facturers and dealers probably
---------—- could raise funds enough' to
52 HELD IN PHILADELPHIA withdraw at least half of the ex-
. FOR UNLAWFUL ASSEMBLAGE listing supply, or enough to meet
ny Aunorinten prone iconsum ption demands for a year -
Philadelphia. July 7.—Fifty two per-or more. ---------——-
sons. 13 of them women, were held in. One feature of the bill, as it
$1,000 bail each on charges of unlawful now stand. - an
assemblage. They were-arrested last1 now stands, the prohibition of
night in a halt where speakers la a the manufacture of distilled
foreign language were advocating re- -----
sistance to military registration.
E One feature of the bill, as it
I now stands, the prohibition of
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