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LEGISLATORS HEAR
SPEAKER'S CHARGES
HOUSE HEARS WITNESSES ON
CHARGES AGAINST THE GOV-
ERNOR OF TEXAS.
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UNIVERSITY ITEMS APPROVED
Every Item.of University of Texas Ap-
propriation Vetoed by Governor
Wat Approved by Senate
Committee.
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Austin, Tex.—The house of repre-
sentatives, organized as a committee
of the whole, with W. M. Fly of Gon-
xales as chairman, commenced the in-
Testlgation Monday of charges profer-
Ted by Speaker F. O. Fuller against
■Governor James E. Ferguson. Little
progress, however, was made in the
forenoon on account of the absence of
witnesses. An hour was consumed at
the beginning in perrecting the organ-
ization of committee and in disposing
of preliminaries. Documentary evi-
,/tfence from the recent Investigation
cfid from the university regents' re-
cent hearings was introduced, but
passed to-the record without reading.
M. M. Crane, attorney for the commit-
tee, sprung a surprise by calling on
Governor Ferguson to take the stand
as the first witness. This, Governor
v Ferguson, through counsel, refused to
do, pleading his constitutional rights
and demanding that he first be con-
fronted by his accusers. His conten-
tion was sustained.
Among those who testified Monday
was State Treasurer J. M. Edwards,
who said the governor had not re-
funded money paid out on deficiency
warrants. Under cross-examination,
the treasurer said that he and former
State Treasurer Sparks had kept per-
sonal note for $6,000 at an Austin
bank, where land refund funds were
handled.
Henry Blum, assistant cashier of the
Temple State bank, save testimony re-
garding the account of Governor Fer-
guson, th« secretary of state and bank-
ing commissioner. Mr. Blum's testi-
mony was, in effect, that deposits were
made in the Temple State bank and
accounts were kept there by the sec-
retary of state, who made one deposit,
among others, of $250,000, and had a
cash balance of more than $354,000 in
1917. Also accounts by James E. Fer-
guson, as governor, who deposited
amouhts ranging from a few hundred
dollars to twenty thousand, and by
the commissioner of banking, Whose
deposits were smaller.
Every item of the University of Tex-
as appropriation passed at the first
called session of the thirty-fifth legis-
lature and vetoed by Governor James
E. Ferguson was unanimously ap-
proved Monday by the senate finance
committee after a brief address by
Dr. R. E. Vinson, president of the uni-
versity. The bill will be reported to
the senate this week. It carries $818,-
463 for the first year and $808,953 for
the second year, divided as follows:
Medical department at Galveston, $98,-
755 for each year; main department,
$719,698 first year and $710,198 second
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Austin, Tex.—Speaker Fuller Friday
appointed W. M. Fly of Gonzales to
preside over the house sitting as a
committee of the whole to investigate
the impeachment charges against the
governor. Fly was acceptable to both
sides.
Fuller also appointed E. R. Bryan
of Midlancr as lawyer to pass on the
admissability of evidence. The house
decided on taking testimony Monday
morning.
There was no session of either house
Saturday, both having adjourned until
Monday.
The senate elected Lori A. Smith of
Henderson president pro tempore.
After three days' effort the senate
obtained a quorum Friday and finally
organized by electing the officers of
the last session with the exception of
the assistants, whose places were abol-
ished. Each senator was allowed a
stenographer.
The senate Friday adopted a reso-
lution requesting Texas members of
congress to vote for the Sheppard pro-
hibition amendment to the federal con-
stitution. The vote was 12 to 9. It
was the usual pro and anti lineup.
In place of Senator King the follow-
ing substitutions were made on com-
mittees :
Finance—Woodward.
Privileges and Elections—Hall.
Rules—Decherd.
Before adjourning the senate passed
Its own mileage and per diem and con-
tingent expense bills, each carrying
$125,000.
Senator Lon A. Smith of Rusk coun-
was elected president pro tem of
r the Current session.
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Disturbance in Oklahoma Quelled.
Oklahoma City.—The first violence
against the draft that broke out in
Seminole county last week has been
quelled by the sheriff and armed citi-
zens, and most of the men concerned
in the draft resistance movement are
under arrest or fled from the county.
About 100 men are in custody. The
Frisco bridge at Francis, Okla., was
dynamited and burned and traffic was
halted. A mob, composed mostly of
tenant farmers, many of them negroes,
had marched toward Sahakwa, threat-
ening to storm the hardware stores
there for more arms. All members of
the mob were heavily armed.
New Producers in Coastal Fields.
Goose Creek, Tex.—The Producers
Oil Company's No. 6, Isenhour, at
Goose Creek, at a depth of 2,850 feet,
came in Thursday making 3,000 bar-
rels. Another new well in the same
field that came in Thursday was No.
4 Paddock Smith at a depth of 3,000
feet, producing 1,000 barrels. Yount-
Lee No. 1 Merchant, at Sour Lake, at
a depth of 4,000 feet, also came in
with a flow of 1,500 barrels.
Germany Knew of Ultimatum.
Washington.—Germany had posses-
sion of Austria's ultimatum to Serbia
fourteen hours before it was delivered
to Belgrade, according to positive in-
formation which has reached officials
at Washington and which was made
public Saturday for the first time. It
was stated that former Foreign Secre-
tary Zimmermann admitted this hini-
self when pressed very closely as to
Germany's foreknowledge of the action
of her ally which precipitated the Eu-
ropean war.
May Commandeer American Tonnage.
Washington.—Imperative need of
ships in trans-Atlantic service was dis-
closed Thursday in indications that
the shipping board is preparing to
commandeer all American tonnage and
in an order by President Wilson which
will cut off steel exports to Japan, un-
less Japanese vessels are diverted to
war uses.
War Revenue Bill Revised.
Washington.—Reduction from 15 to
10 per cent in the proposed tax on un-
divided surplus of corporations, joint
stock companies and associations and
imposition of new "floor" taxes on
large stocks of sugar, coffeee, tea and
cocoa were decided upon Thursday by
the senate finance committee in re-
vising the war tax bill.
German Propagandist Arrested.
Denver, Colo.—Emil Italiener, ar-
rested Saturday on telegraphic orders
from the department of justice by fed-
eral officers, Sunday was found to
have in his possession a letter com-
mending him for having spread Ger-
man propaganda as a representative
of a New York German language news-
paper.
German Crops Are Destroyed.
Amsterdam.—It is reported that the
vegetable crop in Germany is a great
disappointment. A hurricane on Sun-
day last did great damage in the whole
of Western Germany. Many buildings
were destroyed, thousands of trees
were uprooted, field and garden pro-
duce everywhere suffered enormously,
cereal crops were beaten down and de-
stroyed and fruit trees were torn up.
Regents Select Normal Heads.
Austin, Tex.—The state normal
Achool board of regents, in session at
Austin Tuesday, elected presidents of
the four new normal schools recently
created by the thirty-fifth legislature
as follows: R. B. Binnion, Austin; A.
W. Blrdwell, San Marcos; Thomas
r, Austin, and J. A. Hill, Can-
Can Control Salt' Water.
Beaumont, Tex.—Oil companies in-
volved in the controversy with rice
farmers and canal companies using
water from Pine Island report that
they have solved the salt water prob-
lem for the time being, and the injunc-
tion hearing set down in the sixtieth
district court for this week has been
reset for Monday, August 20. At that
time it is hoped that some definite so-
lution of the salt water problem, as
far as the Sour Lake and Saratoga
oil fields are concerned, will be defi-
nitely settled.
Mexicans Are Leaving State.
Laredo, Tex.—The exodus of Mexi-
can laborers from this country to Mex-
ico is on again in full force and dur-
ing the past two days a number of
Mexican laborers, armed with pass-
ports issued by Mexican consuls at
San Antonio and elsewhere, have pass-
ed through Laredo en route to Mexico.
Greek King Takes Oath.
Athens.—King Alexander Saturday
took the oath of office amid great
pomp and ceremony. Preceded by a
troop of soldiers the king, in a carriage
drawn by four horses, proceeded from
the palace to the hall of the chamber
of deputies through streets lined with
cheering citizens.
New German Food Dictator.
Copenhagen.—Herr von Waldow,
high bailiff of Pomerania, according to
the Berlin Vossiche Zeitung, has been
designated as successor to Adolph von
Batocki, president of the German food
regulation board or "food dictator," a«
that post is commonly known.
Avion Destroys Submarine.
An Atlantic Port.—The destruction
of a German submgrine by means of a
bomb dropped from a battle plane
after the U-boat had disclosed its pres-
ence by launching a torpedo at a large
passenger ship was described by pas-
sengers on the vessel on arriving Fri-
day.
Food Control Bill Enters Final Stage.
Washington.—Final enactment of
the administration food control bill is
the principal task ahead of congress
this week. When this long-contested
measure is out of the way the senate
will begin debate on the $2,006,000,000
war tax.
Shipping Loss Is Reduced.
London.—Some falling off in the
loss of British steamers to submarines
is noted in the report issued this week.
Eighteen British vessels ol more than
1,600 tons were sunk by submarines
or mines last week. Three vessels
under 1,600 tons were sunk, while n<?
fishing vessels were lost.
I. W. W. Leader Lynched.
Butte, Mont.—Frank Little, men*
her of the executive board of the in-
dustrial Workers of the World and
prominent in labor troubles in Ari-
zona, was taken from a lodging house
Wednesday by masked men and hang-
ed to a railroad trestle on the outskirts
of the city.
Pilot Drops 300 Feet to Death.
Wellsburg, W. Va—Dead in a 300-
foot drop was the fate of C. B. Lam-
bert Friday when the motor of his air-
plane suddenly stopped. Lambert
came from Welch, W. Va., to the West
Virginia aviation school at Beech Bot-
tom. It was his first flight.
DEATH PENALTY MAY
AWAIT DRAFT RESISTERS
Leaders of Uprising in Central Okla-
homa May Be Required to Face
Charge of Treason.
Oklahoma City.—The death penalty
has been demanded by federal authori-
ties against the leaders of the anti-
draft uprising, which, led by leaders
of the so-called Working Class Union,
has thrown the counties of Central Ok-
lahoma into turmoil for the last few
days. Their action has been declared
by United States Attorney W. P. Mc-
Ginnip constitute treason. Hearings
will be started this week at McAlester
before Federal Commissioner McMill-
en.
With the entrance of the govern-
ment agents into the case Monday,
with warrants against the arrested
terrorists, the last stroke was believed
to have been made which broke the
backbone of the protest against serv-
ice in the new national forces.
According to the government of-
ficials, a state of unrest has prevailed
throughout the affected districts for
more than two years. This was real-
ized by leaders of the agitators. The
disgruntled inhabitants, virtually all
of the poorer tenant farmer class,
readily became the tools of unprinci-
pled leaders. A dream of power was
declared to have been presented be-
fore them which, colored with prom-
ises of riches and ease, completely
turned their heads against law and or
der.
Sub Sinks Seven Vessels.
An Atlantic Port.—The crews of
seven vessels, six of which were sunk
by German submarines off the Azores
Islands, were brought here Monday by
a French steamer, which took them on
board at a port of call on her voyage
from Europe. They were: The Ital-
ian bark Doris, the Canadian schooner
Wilhelmina Gertrude, the American
four-masted schooner John Twohy,
the Norwegian steamers Ellen, Han-
seat and Horland.
German Cabinet Ministers Resign.
Berlin, via London.—Official an-
nouncement was made Monday that
five secretaries of state, including
Foreign Secretary Zimmermann and
four ministers of state, including Fi-
nance Minister Lentze and Interior
Minister von Loebell, had resigned
their portfolios. Dr. Richard von
Kuehlmann, the German qgpbassador
to Turkey, has been appointed secre-
tary for foreign affairs in successsior
to Dr. Zimmerm&nn.
British Closing in on Lens.
The Russian retirement in Buko-
wina is slackening somewhat, while
the Anglo-French and German armies
in Flanders, with more favorable
weather, are feeling out each other's
strength. On no front was there fight-
ing on a large scale Monday. Lens,
the coal center north of of Arras, i?
slowly falling into the British net.
New Cotton Pest Discovered.
Palestine, Tex.—Farmers of Ander-
son county are alarmed over the rav-
ages of an unknown insect on the cot-
ton crop. The pest is rapidly spread-
ing over the county. Wherever they
are operating a small blister is raised
on the boll, which dries up and falls
off after a small web has been formed
all around it.
Friendly Aliens May Be Enlisted.
Washington.—The ranks of the new
national army were opened formally
Monday to friendly aliens as volun-
teers. A ruling by Provost Marshal
General Crowder communicated to the
local selection boards, directs that all
such aliens M ho waive their right of
exemption on nationality, be promptly
accepted for service.
Big Gusher Chokes Itself.
Goose Creek, Tex.—The Simms-Sin-
jlair gusher, known as No. 11 Schil-
ling at Goose Creek, which came in
Friday with an initial flow of 8,000
barrels, increasing to 35,000 barrels
Saturday, when it got beyond control,
choked Monday after two days of ef-
fort on the part of the company t<?
check the flow.
Cotton Is Damaged by Fire.
Mercedes, Tex.—Fire caused by a
cigarette damaged twenty-one bales
of cotton Thursday at the local gin
which was ready to be shipped.
Second Gusher at Damon Mound.
Houston, Tex.—Flowing at the rate
of 10,000 barrels a day, Bryan well No.
1 at Damon Mound came in Monday.
The well belongs to the Texas Ex-
ploration Company.
The War Tax Bill.
Washington.—The war tax bill final-
ly revised to meet latest estimates
was favorably reported Monday by the
senate finance committee. It propose?
to raise $2,006,970,000 by taxation.
Taylor Lumber Plant Burns.
Taylor, Tex.—Fire of unknown
origiu Monday completely destroyed
the lumber plant of the George W.
A'"~rv Lumber Company. The loss Is
estimated at $20,000.
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PROHIBITION RESOLUTION
ADOPTED BY THE SENATE
Prohibitionists Win Out by Vote of
65 to 20, Eight Mere Than the
Necessary Two-Thirds.
Washington.—A resolution for sub-
mission to the states of a prohibition
amendment to the federal constitution
was adopted Wednesday by the sen-*
ate. The vote was 65 to 20, eight mors
than the necessary two-thirds. As
adopted, the resolution contains a
provision that the states must be ask-
ed to ratify the amendment within six
years. The house still must act on
the resolution. The proposed constitu-
tional amendment is the first initiated
by congress since that providing for
popular election of United States sen-
ators approved in 1911. It is the first
time that either branch of congress
has approved a constitutional amend-
ment for prohibition.
The senate's action came after three
days' debate. All efforts to amend the
resolution failed, except for the addi-
tion of Senator Harding's amendment
fixing the six years' time limit within
which three-fourths of the states must
ratify the amendment to make it ef-
fective. This was approved 56 to S3.
As adopted the amendment, which
was submitted by Senator Sheppard of
Texas, democrat, would add following
to federal constitution:
"The manufacture, sale or transpor-
tation of intoxicating liquors within,
the importation thereof into, or the ex-
portation from the United States and
all territory subject to the jurisdic-
tion thereof for beverage purposes is
hereby prohibited.
"This article shall be inoperative
unless it shall have been ratified as
an amendment to the constitution by
the legislatures of the several states
as provided in the constitution, with-
in six years from the date of the sub-
mission hereof to the states by the
congress.
"The congress shall have power to
enforce this law by appropriate legis-
lation."
Senators opposing the resolution
were:
Democrats — Broussard, Culberson,
Gerry, Hardwick, Hitchcock, Husting,
James, Lewis, Phelan, Pomerene,
Reed and Underwood. Total, 12.
Republicans — Brandegee, Calder,
France, Lodge, Penrose, Wadsworth,
Warren and Weeks. Total, 8. Total
against, 20.
Senators voting for the resolution
wsre:
Democrats — Ashurst, Bankhead,
Beckham, Chamberlain, Fletcher, Gore,
Hollis, Jones of New Mexico, Kend-
rick, King, Kirby, McKellar, Martin,
Myers, Newlands, Overman, Owen,
Pittman, Ransdell, Robinson, Sauls-
bury, Shafroth, Sheppard, Shileds,
Simmons, Smith of Arizona, Smith of
Georgia, Smith of South Carolina,
Stone, Swanson, Thompson, Trammel!,
Vardaman, Walsh, Williams and Wol-
cott—36.
Republicans—Borah, Brady, Colt,
Cummins, Curtis, Fernald, Freeling-
huysen, Johnson of California, Gronna,
Hale, Harding, Jones of Washington,
Kellogg, Kenyon, Knox, La Follette,
McCumber, McNary, Nelson, New,
Norris, Page, Poindexter, Sherman,
Smith of Michigan, Smoot, Sterling,
Sutherland and Watson—29. Grand
total, 65.
U-Boat Enters Spanish Port.
Coruna, Spain.—The German subma-
rine UB-23 anchored in the harbor
Wednesday. She entered the roads
with only her periscope emerging
from the water. The submarine had
been seriously damaged, but the com-
mander and crew refused to tell the
cause of the accident.
Bank Makes Report on Loans.
Houston, Tex.—Approximately $120,-
000 in loans have been made by the
Federal Land Bank of Houston during
its existence, according to figures se-
cured Wednesday at the close of July.
Eight Naval Gunners Lost.
London.—Eight naval gunners were
iost when the American tank steamer
Motano was sunk by a submarine. Six-
teen members of the crew also perish-
ed.
Cuba Turns Over German Vessels.
Washington.—Cuba Thursday turn-
ed over to the United States the five
German merchant vessels seized in
Cuban ports when Cuba declared war
on Germany.
Liberty County in Dry Column.
Liberty, Tex.—In the prohibition
election Monday, Liberty county went
dry by twenty votes, 751 for prohibi-
tion, 731 against prohibition.
Ambassador Is at Post of Duty.
City of Mexico.—Ambassador Fletch-
er arrived Wednesday.
Members Give Up Commissions.
Austin, Tex.—Four members of the
legislature gave up their commissions
as officers in the Texas National Guard
in order to retain their seats in legisla-
tive halls. They are: Senator James
A. Harley, Representatives Woodul,
Fitzpatrick and Martin.
An Effort to Regain Bagdad.
Geneva.—Germans and Turks are
preparing to make a great effort to
regain Jtedad, according to the 8*
colo qj^klp.
MAMMOTH OIL GUSHER
IN GOOSE CREEK FIELD
New cotton is coming in to gins
throughout the Texas cotton belts.
The Hempstead watermelon season
is practically over. The crop was
short. *
Approximately 1,000,000 acres of
state school land will be throwij on the
market on September 1.
The twenty-ninth annual reunion of
Joe Johnson Camp No. 94 was held
last week at their camp grounds at
Mexia.
In the northeastern section of Texas
and in most districts cotton is growing
well, while picking is general in the
southern part of the state.
Crosby received its first bale of
cotton for the season of 1917 Saturday.
The bale brought $166.63, besides a
premium of $10 and free ginning.
The large lumber mill at Deweyville
which was destroyed by fire recently
will be replaced by two mills, one for
the purpose of cutting pine and the
other hardwoods.
The first bale of cotton was brought
to New Ulm Friday by Lee Krueger
and sold for 25c a pound. It classed
strict middling. A sack of flour was
given as a premium.
Farmers of Washington county are
building stock tanks to conserve the
winter rains. Places adjacent to high
hills are being dug and dumps are
made to hold water.
A pumping plant is to be installed
in the Donna (Texas) irrigation dis-
trict that will irrigate the entire acre-
age in the district, about 30,000 acres,
at a cost of $200,000.
A sweet potato curing plant will be
established at Elkhart by the farm-
ers of that section, which is one of
the biggest sweet potato producing
sections of East Texas.
The attorney general's department
has approved a $20,000 bond issue of
San Jacinto county road district No.
1, payable in forty years with five
years' option and bearing 5% per cent.
Matagorda county is at present the
center of attraction in the develop-
ment of wildcat oil wells, as rigs are
now at work in the old Big Hill field,
in the Wadsworth pasture, the Mark-
ham field and other scattered places.
Preparations have been made to
move three motor truck trains from
the motor truck group to the militia
encampments at Waco and Houston.
These motor truck trains will leave
the Camp Travis cantonment at San
Antonio this week.
Texas is not behind in the matter of
girls' canning clubs. Nearly 6,000
girls of the State have joined these
clubs and have learned from the dem-
onstrators in charge of that work how
to can and preserve all the fruits, vege-
tables and meats common to this state.
Employes of the Gulf Coast lines be-
tween New Orleans and Brownsville,
Texas, are to receive a bonus of 6 to
10 per cent of their present salary.
The bonus was effective July 1 and
will be paid to all employes who have
been in the employ of the road six
months prior to July 1.
An army of between 2,000 and 3,000
workmen are fast turning more than
2,000 acres of land covered with brush
and trees at the edge of Houston into
a camp that by September 1 will be
the home of 35,000 soldiers in train-
ing for service in France. It will be
known as Camp Logan.
Well Makes Between 25,000 and
Barrels and Is Largest Gusher
Field Has Produced.
Houston, Tex.—The Simms-Sinclalr
No. 11 Sweet, which came in Friday
making 500 barrels, later developed
into a well variously estimated from
25,000 to 35,000 barrels. Old timers
who saw the well, men who were at
Spindle Top in the days of the famous
Lucas well, say that it is good for 36,-
000 barrels.
Saturday the well was under con-
trol, pouring thousands of barrels of
oil into the flow tanks hastily thrown
up for it. But about 11 o'clock in the
morning it cut its connections and be-
gan running wild. There was a strong
south breeze blowing and soon the
spraying petroleum was drifting north-
ward, oil covering the trees of the sec-
tion north of the well, laying the dust
on the roads and paths just as though
a gentle shower had fallen.
The fires under the boilers in the
Simms-Sinclalr powerhouse nearby
were at once extinguished and the
fires under all boilers north of and in
the immediate vicinity of the well.
The whole territory north of thp
well was soaked in petroleum. The
land immediately around the well
looks like a lake of oil. Men soaked
to the skin with petroleum waded
thigh deep in some places and lay the
lines through which the oil is to bo
pumped into storage tanks. A levee
has been thrown up to hold the oil
and every effort that can be made to
save the precious fluid is being under-
taken. For it must be remembered
that if the well is making 35,000 bar-
rels of oil per day, it is producing at
the rate of 1,560 barrels per hour,
which, at $1.35 per barrel—the latest
price at . which Goose Creek crude has
been contracted—It is flowing better
than $33 worth of oil per minute,
more than $1,900 per hour, about $42,-
250 per day, and more than $1,400,000
per month—if it should hold up that
long.
The well is 3,180 feet deep, and al-
though it is not the first well to tap
the 3,060 feet sand, it 1b by far the big-
gest, the second in size being the Gulf
Production Company's No. 4 State
land, which came In making 12,000 bar-
rels last Sunday, and it is still holding
up at that rate. The Gulf's well ran
wild for a short time last Saturday,
but is now under control.
Brownsville will be practically dry,
as far as licensed saloons are concern-
ed, under President Wilson's procla-
mation prohibiting saloons within one-
half mile of an army post. Fort Brown
adjoins the business district and prac-
tically every saloon in the city is with-
in three blocks of the post.
The biggest peanut crop East Texas
has ever raised will be harvested this
year. Anderson county alone will pro-
duce more than twice as much as ever
before and the crop now is in fine
shape with the best of prospects. Oil
mills all over the county have added
machinery to handle peanuts.
The bureau of entomology of the
United States department of agricul-
ture has decided to establish in Texas
a station for combatting diseases of
pecans. The new station, which has
not yet been located, will co-operate
closely with the work of the school of
agriculture and the experiment station
at College Station. The investigations
will deal with the pecan husk worm,
the scale, the borer and the weevil.
Survivor Reports Atrocity.
British Plort.—Thirty-eight mem-
bers of the crew of the British steam-
er Belgian Prince were drowned in a
most deliberate manner by the Ger-
man submarine which sank her, ac-
cording to the account given by sur-
vivors of the vessel who have reached
British shores. "When we were 3?()0
miles off land I saw the wake of an
approaching torpedo. The vessel list-
ed heavily and all took to the boats.
The submarine' approached and shell-
ed the vessel, pnd then ordered all
small boats alongside the submarine.
The skipper was summoned and taken
inside. The others were mustered on
the deck of the submarine. The Ger-
mans removed the life belts and other
clothing of all except eight of us,
smashed the lifeboats with axes and
then re-entered the submarine and
closed the hatches, leaving us on
deck. The submarine went about two
miles and submerged."
Location of School Held Up.
Austin, Tex.—An order of temporary
injunction was Issued Tuesday by
Judge George Calhoun of the fifty-
third district court restraining the
board of managers of the Agricultural
and Mechanical College and Controller
H. B. Terrell "from doing anything or
incurring any charge or expenses to-
ward or for the location or building of
the West Texas A. and M. College at
Abilene until further orders of the
court. The writ of Injunction was
granted upon application of P. C. Cole-
man and C. H. Earnest of Mitchell
county, 8. D. Myers and R. R. Chap-
man of Nolan county, B. Reagan and
J. A. Boggett of Howard county and
Robert H. Curnette and E. J. Andersop
of Scurry county.
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Kernesky Again in Charge.
Petrograd.—Premier Kerensky has
returned to Petrograd and withdrawn
his resignation. He attended a minis-
terial meeting on Saturday evening
and afterward conferred with various
political leaders. M. Kerensky has is-
sued a manifesto in which he declares
he considers it impossible^ when the
country is threatened with defeat
without and disintegration within, to
refuse the heavy task again entrusted
to him.
Balfour Rules on Draft Status.
London—America^ citizens between
21 and 31 years of age, resident in
Great Britain, are under no legal ob-
ligation to register themselves at the
American consulates or alternatively
offer themselves for enlistment in the
British army or navy, said A. J. Bal-
four, the foreign secretary.
The members of Camp Ben McCul-
lough, United Confederate Veterans,
held their twenty-first annual reunion
last week near Driftwood, K#le, Texas.
The banner bale of cotton was sold
at Rosenberg Friday by J. C. Meyer,
a farmer of that community. The bale
weighed 700 pounds and was sold at
25.40 cents per pound and the seed at
$50 per ton, making a total of $205,
the highest price on record ever paid
(or a bale of cotton at Rosenberg.
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British Lose 71,832 Men in July.
London.—British casualties in all
theaters of military operations pub-
lished in the newspapers during the
month of July total 71,832 officers and
men. The officers killed, wounded or
missing total 2,503, while the men
number 69,329.
Minister From Greece Named.
Athens.—M. Rousses has been des-
ignated by Foreign Minister
the new Greek
States.
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