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BASTR()1 , BAHTROP COUNTY, TEXA8, FRIDAY, MAY 31, 1!>1S
NUMBER 50.
PRESIDENT URGES
CONGRESS TO PASS
NEW WAR TAX LAWS
TELLS REPRESENTATIVES TO LAY
ASIDE POLITICS AND PROVIDE
FOR CARRYING ON WAR.
CONGRESS MUST ACT
Twenty Billion Dollars Will Ba Need
ed to Carry on the Expenaee
of the Government the
Coming Year.
Washington—Just as the German
cannons were thundering their herald
of the renewed offensive on the west-
ern battle front, President Wilson
Monday appeared unexpectedly before
congress and demandrd that, laying
political considerations and all others
aside, It remain in session until it
has enacted new war tax laws to fi-
nance the growing cost of the war and
prepare the country for the burden it
must bi*nr.
At the conclusion of his prepared
address, tile president pausing. laid
his hand over his manuscript and add-
ed another precedent breaker to the
long list he has established In his deal-
ings with congress. He addressed the
assemblage extemporaneously, speak-
ing earnestly and forcefully while the
auditors sat in a rapt and surprised
silence.
May I add this word, gentlemen,"
said he: "Just as ! was leaving the
White House I was told that the ex-
pected drive on the western front had
apparently begun. You cart reallre
haw that solemnized my fee'lugs as I
came to you, and how It seemed to
strengthen the purpose which I have
trieil to express In these lines.
"I have admired the work of this
session. The way in which the two
houses of congress have co-operated
with the executive has been generous
and admirable and it is not in any
spirit of suggesting duty neglected but
only to r< mind you of the common
cause and the common obligations
that I have ventured to come to you
today."
Text of Address.
'Hip president's address In full fol-
io -.v! :
"Gentlemen of the Congress: It is
fcith unaffected reluctance that 1 come
to ie«k you to prolong your session
lour enough to provide more adequate
resources for the treasury for the con
duct of the war. I have reason to
appreciate as fully as you tlo how ardn-
« us the si ssinn has been Your labors
have been severe and protracted You
have passed a long series of measures
which required the debate of tunny
doubtful questions of Judgment and
many exceedingly difficult questions
of principle as well as of practice.
The summer Is upon us in which la-
bor and counsel are twice arduous and
ore constantly apt to be impaired by
las itude and fatigue. The elec'lons
are at hand and we ouslit as soon a.
possible tu go and render an Intimate
account of our trusteeship to the peo-
ple who delegated us to net for them
In the weight) and unvious matters
that crowd upon uu in the e days of
critical choice and action. Hut we
dare not uo in the ebetloni until we
have d<V>e our duty to III" full These
are daj when duty stands stark and
naked and even with closed eyes we
know it it- there. Excuses are uuuvtiii
Ing. \\ > have ef her done our dnt>
or Wf have not. The fact will he a
gross and plain a- the duty it It. In
such a ease la.-slluile and fatigue seem
He,:ir.'ibl" enough. The faels an a
t<>iii< and ■•utiier to freshen the labm
"And tli<' facts are the -«• \ddi
tlonal revenues must tnnuiles!i> be
prov ided lor; it would he a mo ;t im
suiiiid polle\ to raise too lari'e a pi>>
ponton of them by loan and it is e\,
d^nt that the $4,niui,onu.flno now pro
vided lor by taxation will not of Itself
install! the u r • ally t niurucd budget to
which wi■ must imniediatel.\ look for-
ward We can not in fairness wait
until tiie end of tiie flscui year Is at
hand to apprise our people of the
taxes they itiiinl puy en their eaililu|.'s
of Da pre 'lit calendar ye.ir, win ■-■
Bceoiintinus and expenditures will
then he ( luej, \\'i« win not get in
< reused taxes tilth s the oottn'rv
knows what they sr ■ to he and true
tlces t • necessary monoinv to nick •
thelil available. Del illllejiess, early
deflnitem"^s, as to what its tacks an
to be Is ab olulely necessar) tor tie
successful iidmlnlstratlon of th< treas
ury; It can nol frame lair and work
able regulation* In haste, and It must
frame its regulations In haste |f it |h
ne: to know Its exnet task until the
very evw o. its performance
"The present tax law* are needed
moreover by Inequities which ounht
to I ' remedied. Indisputable facts,
<\< • y one, and wo can not alter or
! blink at them. To state them ts argu-
I ineut enough.
"And yet perhaps you will permit
I me to dwell for a moment upon the
I situation they disclose. Enormous
| loans freely spent in the stimulation
of Industry of almost every sort pro-
| duce Inflations and extravagances
! wbleh presently make the whole eco-
nomic structure questionable and In-
secure and the very basis of credit Is
cut away. Only fair, equitably dis-
tributed taxation of the widest inci-
dence and drawing chiefly from the
sources which would be likely to de-
moralise credit by their very abund-
ance. can prevont inflation and keep
our industrial system free of specu-
lation and waste. We shall naturally
turn, therefore, I suppose, to war prof-
it* and incomes and luxuries for the
additional taxes. Hut the war profits
anil Incomes upon which the increased
taxes will be levied will bo the profits
and lucomes of the calendar year 1918.
It would be manifestly unfair to wait
until the nearly month* of 1919 to say
what they aro to be. It might bo dif-
ficult I should Imagine to run the mill
with water that had already gone over
the wheel.
"Moreover, taxes of ihat sort will
not be paid until June of the next
year and the treasury must anticipate
Niem. It must sell short-time certifi-
cates of indebtedness. In the autumn
a much larger sales of long-time bonds
must be effected than has yet been at-
tempted. What are the bankers to
think of the certificates If they do not
certainly know where tho money Is
to come from which Is to take them
up? and how are investors to approach
the purchase of bond* with any sort
of confidence or contributing of their
own affairs if they do not know what
taxes they ore to pay and what eco-
nomic* and adjustments of their busi-
ness they mu*t effect? I can not a*-
Kiire the country of a successful ad-
ministration of the treasury In 1918 If
the question of further taxation is to
bo left undecided until 1911'.
"The consideration that dominates
every ot her now, and makes every
other seem (rival and negligible, Is
the winning of the war. We are not
only lu the midst of tho war, wo are
at the very peak and crisis of it. Hun-
dreds of thousands of our men, carry-
! ing our hearts with them and our for-
| tunes, are in the field and ships aro
| crowding faster ami taster to the ports
i of Pre nee and England with regiment
after regiment, thousand after thou-
sand to Join them until the enemy
shall be beaten and brought to i reck-
oning with mankind. There can be
no pause or Intermission. The great
enterprise must, on the contrary, be
pushed with greater and greater ener-
gy The volume of our might must
steadily and rapid'.y be augmented un-
["tll there ciin be no question of reslst-
: Ing it If that is to be accomplished,
I gentlemen, money must sustain it to
j the inmost. Our financial program
' nius! no more he left in doubt or suf-
J fered to lag than ou' ordance program
! or our ship program or our munitions
program or our program for making
million* of men read). These others
are not programs, Indeed, but mere
. plans upon paper, unless there Is to
1 he an unquestionable supply of motley.
"That is the situation, and it is
the situation which creates the duty
through no choice or preference of
ours. There la dnlv one way to meet
j that duty, We must meet it without
! selfishness or fear of consequence.
Politics is adjourned The elections
will go to thus who think least of li ;
to those who go to the const It ueneles,
without explanations or excuses, with
a plain record of duty faithfully and
[disinterested!) performed I, for on .
1 a.n always cntil'ldeiit that, the people
I of tin eountry will give a just verdict
upoi: the si-rviei ; of the men who act
tor tin iii whan the fact* are such that
no i.iati ian di'i use or (unreal them.
Pbere is no danger of deceit now. An
j inienne and pitiless 11 - lit beats upon
•ver) man and even aitlon in this
tragic plot of w; r that is now upon
'he t.i i li lobby• is hurry to Wash-
j Ington to utteu pt io turn what you do
in tin matter of taxation to their pro-
; •lion or advantage, the light will
hem ul.-'i upon th -m There u abund-
ant fuel for the light In the record*
hi the ir' t ury with retard to profits
of every sort. The pr eite.triii;: that
oi at b) the restraints
.id love of country can
ta xal Inn.
,i • you to net upon this
1 '11 now, gelil leniell, not
ti f know that voti can
pi'et lie fact-, arid the
just as well, and
' |n ion of the ohii-
country is thinking and expecting and
care uothlng at all for what is being
said and belleviKl in the kibbles of
Washington hotels, where the atmos
phers seems to uiak«* It possible to lw-
lieve what Is believed nowhere else.
"Have you not felt the spirit of the
nation rise and Its thought become
a single and common thought since
these eventful days came In which we
have been sending our boys to the
other side? I think you must r«>ad
that thought, as 1 do, to mean this,
that the people ef this country are
not only united In the resolute purpose
to win this war, but are ready and
willing to bear any burden and under-
go any sacrifice that It may be nec-
essary for them to bear in order to
win It. We need not be ofruld to tax
them, If we lay taxes Justly. They
know that the war must be paid for
and that It is they who must pay for
it, and If the burden Is Justly distrib-
uted and the sacrifice made a com-
mon sacrifice from which none es-
capes who can bear It at all, they
will carry It cheerfully and with u
sort of solemn pride. I have always
been proud to be an American, and
was never more proud than now, when
nlj that we have said and all that we
have foreseen about our people Is
coming true The great days have
come when the only thing that they
ask for or admire is duty, greatly
and adequately done, when their only
wish for America i* that she may
share the freedom she enjoys; when
a great, compelling sympathy rolls up
In their hearts for men everywhere
who suffer and are oppressed and
when they see at last the high uses
for which their wealth has been piled
up and their mighty power accumulat-
ed and, counting neither blood nor
treasure, now that the final day of
opportunity has come, rejoice to spend
and to be s|*-nt through a long night
of suffering and terror in order that
they and men everywhere muy so--
the dawn of a day of righteousness
and Justice and peace. Shall we grow
weary when they bid us act?"
can not be
if COIISeielK
be not at b
"I am ar| i
matter of ts x
I ecail'i I .l,i
1 i •
1 ei• ami in'
!c!uiy they impost
[with a* clear a pi
! i .'.lions Involved as I ean. bill because
then i-. a certain sob inn satisfaction
la dialing with you the responslbill-
I lies of such time.
"The world never stood (n such
; i use before Men in ver la fore h id
j • i ejear or so niovlit;: a virion of duty.
I I'll w that you will begrudge uk
! their< who lie lu the trenches and ml-
j 1) fo-'h to lie I. death. There 1* a
I stimulating comradeship knitting lis
i ll ti ether. And llii* task to which
I Invito )onr Immediate consideration
will be performed under favorable In-
fluences 11 wo will look to wbut the
GOVERNDR APPROVES PLAN
TO DISTRIBUTE LABORERS
Campaign of Education Will Be Car-
ried On to Assure Mexicans They
Will Not Be Drafted.
Austin, Tex.—The plans of Commls
sloner of Labor T. S. Jennings to
send special representatives along the
| Texas-Mexican border to make an
■ equitable distribution of Mexican la-
borers to work on the farm* of Texas
have been approved by Governor Hob
by. a deficiency appropriation of
$1,200 to cover the expenses of two
speciul representatives was also ap-
proved by the chief executive. The
department of labor is to send two
men, the department of extension of
the A. and M. College will send three
and the state council of defense, one;
thus, there will be six representatives
lu the field. They wall be stationed
at K1 Paso, Iviredo, Brownsville, Del
Kio and Kagle Pass, these being the
principal porta of entry Into Texas
from Mexico.
In order to induce the Mexicans to
come ncros.' the border, a campaign
of education will be carried on These
I laborers will be assured that they will
: not be drafted into lb" arm) and at
the end of mx months they will he at
| llbert) to return to Mexico, ity hav-
j Ing these representatives on the
j ground. Commissioner Jennings -aid it
I would prevent, the operation." of the
so called "niun catchers," who are now
.reported to he ituluciiu Mexican-; to
' leave the state when they come across
and go to sonic point in tin Nioi.li.
There Is u demand for about l'l.nnu
laborers in Texas at the pr« --••lit. time
and by carry!a..' on a stem on ■ am-
pa:',n, it is believe ! that tin ippl.v
ran la obtained. The speeial repre-
sentatives of the stall will -i'dp the
laborers to various points n • i-t
they get them. Most oi the rc-trl
| lions have been lifted so as to fac;!i
j tate the work.
Conservation of Water Advocated.
McAllen, Tex. The li(<> Grande Con-
servation Association do d Its -i
ion Monday. The purpose n: i):e
, meeting was to f<>rtn a perm un til or
nani/.aiion which would unite to < • jn-
serve storm waters ami flood waters
| of the Kio Grande, maintain perma-
nelit reservoirs for stora e of a,M rs
j until they could be uti..:id, Hid to
harmoniously cu-rmeraie a.-, b -t .-n
, eitlzcnn of differ*' i na'l"i,s for lm-
I mot i mcnt of the«Irriua: i n of the
> alley oil both t id< 111 *111 i . Pa m> to
i the mouth of the It io Grande.
Pasaenger-Frelght Ha^es Raised.
Wasiiii' ion !• \aiioiia' Momla>
[of Director General McAiloo ord< r
raising freight rates on a ba is of : •
per cent ItII11 pas enuer I iri s lo a
: basis of •'!«' a mile and abolishing all
lower Intrastate freh ht and pa-singer
rate*, Indicated that the average in-
crease will be higher than "f per cent.
■ Passenger rules effective June lu and
I freight June L'5.
DENIAL IS MADE OE RUPTURE
BETWEEN MEXICO AND CUBA
Severance of Relatlona In Intereat of
Friendahlp Only, Saye Carranza
Foreign Minister.
Havana, Cuba.—Official denial that
a rupture has occurred in diplomatic
relations between Cuba and Mexico
was Issued by the state department
at Havana Sunday.
The Cuban charge d'affalrs In Mex-
ico Informed tho state department that
the Mexican minister of state explain-
ed the Mexican charge d affairs in
Cub£ had been recalled that he might
personally discuss certain foreign mat-
ters with the Mexican government.
The Mexican charge d'affulrs has
turned his files over to the consulate
and taken formal leave of the Cuban
authorities.
Although without official informa-
tion of a detailed character, It is un
derstood at Washington that Mexico's
real grievance against Cuba Is the re-
cent incident In which the Mexican
minister to Argentina, Senyor Ysldro
Pabela, was delayed In Havana while
some official, ostensibly a Cuban cus-
toms Inspector, searched Ills baggage
and probably reviewed some papers
said to be of an ^International char-
acter. No announcement* of this fea-
ture are being made and no official
secrets, If there be any, are being
disclosed. Hut It is known at the same
time some sort of a negotiation was
going on between Mexico, Argentina
and possibly one other Latin-American
country having for its purpose a com-
mon attitude toward the war. It Is
presumed that any papers found In
Senor Kabela's luggage had to do with
It.
This incident is believed at Wash-
ington to be the real cause of the
break, and those who entertain this
belief aro firm In tho conviction that
Mexico was convinced that the United
States was responsible.
When Senor Kabela's luggage was
searched It was maintained by some
that the person who did It was not
a Cuban official at all, but some other
agent In the disguise of a Cuban In-
spector. Later, however, it Is said It
was satisfactorily established that tho
man really whs a Cuban Inspector.
The break between Cuba and Mexi-
co, it is felt, dlsnuits principally noth-
ing but a long standing friendly re-
ligion In the opinion of those In close
touch with tho subject, it may actual*
ly give Cuba a free hand, as the Mex-
ican foreign minister says in his an-
nouncement., but perhaps not in the
manner suggested.
Mexican agents for some time have
been representing German agents op-
erating In Cuba, some of them crossing
frequently to the United States as
Cuban citizens or Mexican citizens.
A severance of diplomatic relations
probably would leave tho Cuban gov-
ernment more at l'berty to Investigate
their activities.
At Mexico City General Candldo
Agullar, minister of foreign affairs,
gave out a statement for the an-
nounced purpose of avoiding a mlsin
terpretatlon of Mexico's action, he
said. The statement follows:
"The president of the republic and
the cabinet at a special meeting have
decided that It was an Imperative ne-
cessity to recall the Mexican diplo
mat 1c representative to Cuba and to
suspend for an indefinite period the j
sending of a new representative, he- :
cause it was considered an ludispeu*
able measure for the high Ideals and
Interests of the two nation, in the
actual moments of un acute world
crisis. The state of war in which !
Cuba is involved has obliged the gov-
ernment of Cuba to dictate measures •
that in many cases affect the Inter-
ests of the Mexican noveminent and 1
her citizens and for this n ason the j
Mexican legation would be called up
on to make frequent n presentations !
to the Cuban government which would |
only be useless and which would re- j
-ii id the liberty of action of a friend- 1
ly nation, which Is now in an afflicted |
sit nation."
NEW GERMAN DRIVE ^ «■ «
LOSING ITS FORCE
GERMANS HAVE ADVANCED 8EV-
ERAL MILES AND TAKEN SOME
PRISONERS IN LATEST PUSH.
HUNS ARE MOWED DOWN
While the Allies Are Qreatly Outnum-
bered, They Hold Line Intact
and Inflict TerHbla Loe*
on Enemy.
Dodd and Stevenson Hnncied.
Dallas, Tex Leonard Dodd and
W alter Sii". em on were hanged Prlday j
nt i;e n at Dallas after conviction for 1
criminal assault. The m- n died
;amely. They went to the gallows
as factory whistles blew for the noon 1
hour Two hours before the hour of
execution Hodd attempted to cheat '
the gallows. Ho took bichloride of !
mercury tablets. Prompt medical aid j
prevented his death and he was able
to walk to the gallowt unassisted.
Dodd and Stevenson were convicted of
nbdm ting and criminally assaulting a
youiik woman
Aviators Killed in Collision.
Waco, lex, I*', route to Wortham,
to fl) for a lied Cro benefit, two alr-
plain i from Itlch Pieid, Waco, collid
ed Saturdii) three and a half miles
northeast of Wu o, causing the In
slant death of Plrst Lieutenant W. H
Km n, aM'd 27. of Cynwld, Pa., and
William M Snyder, private first class,
aged 29. of Philadelphia, Pa.
Germany's great offensive on the
western front has been resumed. One
attack was on the line from Voorrae-
zelle to Locre, southwest of Ypres,
the oilier on a thirty-mile front from
Plnon, north of Solssons, to Ithelms.
This Is known as the Aisne sector.
The German offensive in the Alsne
region has resulted in an advance of
twelve miles at Us deepest point,
which Is In the neighborhood of
Plsmes, on the Vesle River, four or
five miles south of the Alsne Reports
Indicate that the Germans have cross-
ed the Vesle on both sides of Flames,
but. apparently the town Is still In Id
by the allies. The amount of ground
captured by the enemy since Monday
morning is something more than a
hundred square miles. Herlin claims
16,00U prisoners since Monday. The
allied line nowhere has been pierced,
but has been bent back and in perfect
order.
While the battle Is still raging In the
Alsne sector, with the advantage of
numbers on the side of the enemy,
it seems that the drive Is already be-
ginning to lose force, because the ad-
vance, which Monday night looked on
the map like a crescent, Tuesday night
had assumed the shape of a wedge,
with the point In the Plsmes region.
At the starting point the advance was
about twenty miles wide. Heretofore
when advances took on the wedge
shape they were nearing their end.
The Germans are said to outnumber
the Hritlsh and French at the rate of
ten to one, which indicates, of course,
that the Germans surprised the allies
by attacking In this region. Some es-
timates place the number of German
shock troops alone at 300,000 men.
General Poch Is reported sending re-
lnfor< einents in sufficient numbers to
stop the advance; In fact, an unoffi-
cial dispatch says that these reserves
have already arrived in the-region of
Plsmes and their support Is showing
results in the way of slowing down
the enemy. The slight Hritlsh and
French forces that were defending the
Aisne line have retreated in good or-
der, with their lines touching, and ac-
cording to all accounts aro making
the enemy puy a stiff price In dead
and wounded for the ground that he
is getting It must be remarked that
it is the policy of General Poch to
use as few men as possible, while it is
the polic) of the Germans to uso as
tunny men as possible In battle. Gen
erul l'och's policy necessarily means
thai even If be lose* ground he can
lose but few men, while on the other
hand, tin- Germans are bound to lose
many men, whether they gain or lose
uround.
In the Italian theater, the Italians
are keeping up their offensive against
the AUFtrkin.- on various sectors in
the mountain region and along the
lower reaches ol the I'iavn River. \t
('apo SI 1 - . iieai the Adriatic coast, the
Italians penetrated the enemy lines fu
a depth of more than 7"iu yards, in-
Dieted numerous ca>uultics, took pris-
ma; and '-apt ii red four trench mor-
tal- ten n acliine guns, several bun
died rifle.-, and quantities ol atuiuunl'
tion and stores.
American troops In Plcardy attack
ed I'u <duy on a front of one and
a quarter mibs, captured tho village
of f'am imiy. look l'iiii prisoners and
inflicted severe losses in killed and
wounded on the enemy, says General
pi . shine's i ommunlque made public
W'edui day at the war department.
Tin \nierlciin casualitles were rela-
tive!) ^niall.
The llriil ii armed merchant troop
ship Moldavia with American troops
on board en route Kurope tor-
pedoed and sunk Thursday.
The vessel \mis struck below the
bridge. The attacking submarine was
not -dghted before the torpedo truck,
nor nftct ward.
With the exception of fifty-three
Mr i - i • ii ii soldiers, all tin persons on
board the MeMir. a were sav- d and
have been huidi d at a nuthern Hrit-
lsh port No of tie. • names are
among tin* list ot mi site: aud it eon-
tains the names of only two mmcoiu-
missioited officers
Si> i who commanded life
and motor boats which entered the
wreckagi to rescue men who were
badly burned about the head and arms,
two -hi "im- anil a chaplain and for-
tv eiirht seamen who wa re with them,
are mentioned for commendation.
One United Express Company for
United States Created—Chanf*
Effective on July 1.
Washington.—One united expreM
company for the United States wae
created Tuesday by agreement be-
tween Director General McAdoo and
the Adams, American, Wells Fargo
and Southern express companies,
whose transportation business will b«
merged under u new private corpom-
tlo.n with capital of more than $30,-
000,000, to be known probably as the
Federal Express Company. George C.
Taylor, now president of the Ameri-
can, will be head of the concern.
Effective July 1, shippers will di-
rect shipments "by express" without
regard to company, and soon thereaft-
er the Individual names of the sepa-
rate companies will begin to disappear
from wagons, station* and cars The
company will be the express-carrying
agency of the railroads, operating pri-
vately, but under contract to turn over
504 per cent of their gross revenues
-more than $200,000,000 last year—
'o the roads for transportation privi-
leges j Three smaller railroad owned
companies, the Western, Great North-
ern and Northern, may join the com-
bination later.
A pending application for 10 per
cent increase in rates will be passed
upon soon by the interstate commerce
commission.
More than 100,000 employes of the
four companies are to be retained un-
der the new oorporatlon and their
wages will be raised in many cases, ac-
cording to Mr. Taylor The amount
will be determined after the scale of
wage advance;, for railroad employes
is examined carefully.
Through economies by the common
use of wagons, trucks, distributing sta-
tions, city offices, warehouses, railroad
■ ars and other equipment, and the sim-
plification of accounting, the merged
companies hope to sine many millions
of dollars and to render better serv-
ice
CONVENTION OF TEXAS GRAIN
DEALERS' ASSOCIATION ENDS
W. M. Priddy of Wichita Falls Elect-
ed President—Delegates Report
Bountiful Crops.
Galveston, Tex—That Texas will
have a splendid grain crop this year
was Indicated by reports received
from delegates from all parts of the
state at the closing session of the
twenty-fifth annual convention of tho
Texas Grain Dealers' Association in
Galveston Tuesday. R was said that
the wheat, oats and corn acreage Is
considerably larger lu most sections
this year than last and tiiat most of
the grain producing communities have
received good rains. Reports from
North Texas were especially encour-
aging.
The new officers of the association
were chosen as follows: W. M. Prid-
d) of Wichita Falls was elected presi-
dent for the em-uing year, succeeding
Thomas P. Connaily of Clarendon,
lien K Clement of Waco was elected
vice presidV-ut, and John F. Hishop of
Hoti> ion was elected \ ice president.
II H. Horsey of Fort Worth was re-
elected secretary ami treasurer Mr.
Priddy was first vice president, and
Mr element vvas second vice presi-
dent during the past year, The new
executive committee Is composed of
the officers and L. G. Helew of I'iiot
Point It. 1 M> ; r 111 of Fort Worth and
J. II. Peurlstotle of Palestine. \il of
ilie officers and executive committee-
men were unanimously elected.
The place for holding the conven-
tion next year was not determined
|. eted by the executive
and will b
commit t ee
eon\ 'loll
Ml of ti
the < oinni
ii.i" Milium -
t ion i1
uppoi
opera!
•. ith the r
corporation
direction of
11"
a 11
i* h
n i
w montl
before the
I veil to pi
to
thi
llr
on
(In
t oi >d
11
in
i (1 ti
i con
til til'
iior,j submitted by
ilui ions were
ed The asxocla-
! •• ii undivided
i .mient and to co-
extent possible
in ration grain
.I r control and
c i trade and the
in supplies. An-
• pIeil v as one urg-
•-tr.it Ion •:raln cor-
with the grain
irlous branches of
m
hie I
do>e
fl'i • t and i
retlon will
- It r date*
Appro* Im
i attendant
ii
m
ii
o
ii' D'e- policies now Id
(.'Oil-
a Don
were
to thi
lie nlop.ed
iid idninl.-
rrmu trade.
" dele rite
e at the convention.
Spain in Grip of Epidemic.
Madrid. Virtually all of Spain Is In
■ he grasp of a grip epidemic, which
is spreading with great virulence. Th«
epidemic beftan lightly, but hus claim-
ed many victims.
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Cain, Thomas S. The Bastrop Advertiser (Bastrop, Tex.), Vol. 65, No. 50, Ed. 1 Friday, May 31, 1918, newspaper, May 31, 1918; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth206256/m1/1/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Bastrop Public Library.