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VOL; XVIL
BROWNWOOD TEXAS TUESDAY FEB. 26 1918
NO. 114
THE AMERICAN FRONT IN FRANCE.
SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE SESSION
10 ENACT RADICAL REFORM LAWS
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SELF-GQVERNIHIENT PROPOSED FOB
. CONQUERED RUSSIAN- PROVINCES
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Chancellor Says Germany
- Does Not Intend to Per-
manently Hold Courland
and Lithuania.
. (By Associated Press)
AMSTERDAM Feb. 26. The Cen-
tral Powers " intend to give self-government
to the provinces of Courland
. and Lithuania Chancellor von Hert-.
k ling declared in the Heichstag yes-i
terday.
He said these operations are being
r the fruits of the Ukraine peace. "Ve;
do not intend to establish ourselves
in Esthonia or Lavonia" lie added.
"With reference to President WII-
son's most recent speech the Chan- f lotorial representative in the state
cellor said that he could agree in . legislature from Dallas. "who was in-
principle with the declaration ofjjured last night in an Automobile ac-
President Wilson as to the four prin-jcident near here died at the hospital
ciples on which a permanent peace is! this morning without regaining con-
to be made. He said however that! sciousness CO. Ldfcey.vho was in-
. there is "still no court of arbitration J jured at the same time was not ser-
established by all the nations for the.iously hurt.
preservation of peace in the name of Mr. Florer and Mr. Laney. the lat-
justice. When President Wilson inci-jter being refcesentative from the
dentally says that the German chan-j 44th district Cmjre injured at about
icellor is speaking to the tribunal of the! 11 o'clock last :night. Mr Florer sus-
entire world 1 must decline this trib-'tained concussion of the brain andin-
tinal as prejudiced joyfully as I would jury to the spine.
greet it if an impartial-court arbi-i
.tration existed and gladly as I would nnPiift nil
co-operate to realize such ideals. ! UU L 11-! -UU S I N
"Unfortunately however there is! I HILL UllLiTU Ull
no trace of similar statements on the
part of leading powers of the enteate.
"England's war aims are still thor-
ouchlv imperialistic and she wants
to impose on the world a peace ac-j
she does not think of applying thel
principle to Ireland Egypt and In-;
dia. t I
"It has been' repeatedly said that
ifh fi Tinf rntpmnlnfp rfilninine Be!-:
gium but that we must be safeguarded lsh steamer Igotz Mendil with a Ger-
fromthe danger of a- country with in prize crew from the Pacific
r -which we desire after the war to live ocean board is ashore near the Skaw
in peace and friendship becoming the "sht house. Two of the prisoners ov
object or jumping 6ff ground of enemy .board are Americans
machinations. If therefore a proposal! The prisoners on the Igotz Mendil
came from the opposing side for ex- aken from sJx )PS wnl
ample frcm the government in Havre ve been sunk. Several Kf the pris-
we should not adopt an antagonistic ors have been aboard. the vessel foi
attitude even tboughthe discussion at eight months while sie. cralised in the
first might onlv be uniriniing. -Pacific Twenty two .permits includ-
"Meanwhile I readily admit Mating nine women and two.flilldrpn and
President Wilson's message of Feb- iwo Americans hate heea lantfori.
ruarv H consritutes perhaps a small i ' t
ste: toward a mutual aoproachmant "iyjfo Leads.TcXOS
Bolshevikj Fight
With Red Guards
tf . ' . ; .
wnSr tf?C?J C5 a
L0D0. Feb 2C-The . Bolshevik
have recaptured Pskov u miles
.
patch from Petrograd. The Ited
Guards are resisting the advance off;
the Germans everywhere.
'Parcel Post Weight
Limit Increased
t (By Associated Press)
WASHINGTON'. Feb. 26 As a
means of stimulating the movement
of products to the consumer. Postmas-
ter General Burleson today increased
the allowable weights of parcel post
packages effective March 15.
.
AXEBICAXS TO FLEE.
By Associated Press)
AVASH 1 XGTOX Feb. 2G. Arrange-
ments have been made for the remov-
al of the Americans at Moscow to Sa-
mara 500 miles east. Xo immediate
danger is expected from Germans "oc-
cupying Moscow but the removal of
the Americans is thought to be advis-
able OX BRITISH FKOXT.
(By Associated Press)
LONDON Feb. 26. A hostile raid
last night south of Arras on the Cam-
brai front was repulsed says today's
Statement.
OIL FIELD NEWS AND GOSSIP
Deep Test Spuds
. in Near Downing
Comanche County
The "Lucky Nim" No 1 was
spudded in yesterday February 25.
on the Hulsey farm about one mile
northeast of the town of Downing in
Comanche county. This locates the
well about 12 miles northeast of the
towii of Comanche on the Comanche
DeLeon highway. .
This is the first deep test well tor-
LAW-
AUTOMOBILE WRECK
James A. Florer of Dallas
Member Legislature Vic-
tim of Last Night's Acci-
dent. (By Associated Press)
DALLAS Feb. 26 James A. Florer
STRANDED VESSEL
01 tfcR3rA? "tK (0tS
(By Associated Press
COPENHAGEN. Feb. 26.t-The Span-
in Army Volunteers
(By Associated Press t '
AUSTIN. Feb. 2C On a basis of
percentage of population Austin ieads
' other cities in Texas in voluntary
enHstments according
it6 Captaln w L Lov.c n charc
withstanding tire difference in po;iu
'lation. the capital city is- not far be
hind Dallas. Houston and San Antonio
in total number of enlistments Cap-
tain Lowe said.
Austin has exceeded her quota baa-
ed on an army of 2.200000 by l.")0
enlisted men as the quota is 232 men
and 3S2 have enlisted. This number
does not include those who have en-
tered the national guard and the fig-
ures are from July last to the present
time.
Freight Steamship
Sunk by Submarine
(By Associated Press)
NEW YORK. Feb. 20. The Lcyland
line British freight steamship Phila-
delphian was sunk by a submarine.
The vessel left here with a cargo for
a British port February il and was
torpedoed about February -2L No de-
tails of the sinking were given in the
advices received here.
YEXICE IS -RAIDED.
(By Associated Press)
ROME Feb. 2C Two persons were
killed and nine injured at Bernice.
and three were killed at Mestre dur-
ing enemy air raids Sunday
be drilled in Comanche county
will be watched closely by all
and
the
big companies interested in the
Brownwood district. Leases have
doubled in value in Comanche county
since the first load of machinery for
the well was unloaded at the location.
This company now has plenty of fuel
land water for drilling and will rush
;thc work as much as possible. The
j company i3 known locally as the "Co-
mancne company" having homings m
the Brownwood shallow field.
DALLAS
MAKER
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FOLLOWING
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Map showing where General Pershing's Anny ishoIding trenches in
Lorraine the line extends eight miles near Fliery westward toward As-
pennont. In the center of the stretch are Niv-ay and SeJchpray. The
American section extends eastward from St. Mihiei salient to Pnrit-a-Mousson.
Artillery Duel Continues
on American Front; Guns of
Sammies Boom Continuously
FORTY-ONE BEOS
SIGNED YESTERDAY
TOTAL OF OVER 300
Canvass for Memberships in
Chamber of Commerce
Will be Completed Dur-t
ins This Week. '
'Forty-one more .membership in
the Chamber of Commerce we're se-
emed yesterday bringing tte tot?i
to .more than three hundred according-
to the. report from Nv. P. Muxphey
last - night. The cntiro- day was spent
by Mr. -Murphoy and Secretary Vn ni-
cy in calling upon a njtmber of . the
business men. all. of whom received
the Chamber of Commerce representa-
tives cordially and.most of whom read-
ily pledged the amounts assessed
against them (or the support' of the
organization during the coming three
years.
The canvass.or membership wilt
be completed this week unless some-
thing occurs to delay the work. Since
the plan adopted by the Chamber of
Contmerce is a new one here much
time is required in making the can-
vass because the budget system must
be explained to each business and pro-
fessional man. Once explained how-r
even It is readily endorsed by t
progressive business interests of the
city according to Mr. Murphey and;
less 'than five per cent of those upon
whom the canvassing committee call
decline to subscribe to It.
"We are not urging anybody to sub-
scribe to this fund" said Secretary
Whaley last night. "We want every
business and . professional man in the
city to become members of the or-
ganization of course but we do not
want any unwilling members becaupe
the member whose heart is not in the.
work soon becomes dissatisfied and
in many instances will fail to pay his
subscription. I "believe the list of
members we are getting now will pay
one hundred per cent of their sub-
scriptions and the paying member
is usually a working and boosting
member."
A Bond Holder.
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One of the young government
bond holders of Brownwood gets
his money from street sales of
the evening Bulletin. Ho is Her-
man .lackson 9 years old and
one of the best hustlers in the
entire gang of newsboys.
Herman goes to school every day
and incidentally makes passing
grades. As soon ab he Is releas-
ed from school in the afternoon
ho "beats it" to the Bulletin of-
fice and gets an armful of pa-
pers to sell. He likes to play
marbles and spin lops -but just
hasn't the time. He Is saving all
his nickels and pennies and is
already the proud possessor of ov-
er nine dollars worth of thrift
stariips.
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(By Associated Press)
WITH THE -AM E Kir AX AK.MV
IX FKAXCE Monday Feb. :!.-
Tlie artillery duel In (he merW
chii sector on the front MMith-
est of TohI is growlnc more In-
tense each day. The Germans fir-
ed a hundred or more shells dur-
i the last twenty-four hours
and last eveiiintr bejran to bom-
bard violently some of our but-
teries nith gas and hlch exploshe
shells. The Viiiericau replied cf-.
fi'fthely.
EFFORT TO WRECK
TROOP TRAIN FAILS
SAXT.V I E FUEH'iHT TKAIX DE-
RAILED AM) YKUXMEX
SLICHTLY I VITREI).
(By Associated Preasf
GAINESVILLE." Feb. C-Whar. is
believed to have been im effort to
wreck a. troop train by removing the
spikes and bo!t3 from the rails result-
ed in the wrecking last night of the
northbound Santa Fe freight train.
Fireman Brown Engineer Degarmo
and Brakemau Bud King of Cleburne
were slightly injured. The troop train
passed an hour ahead of the freight.
without trouble
q in.
JUTe regrcts LllC
Way Some Salons
Support President
(By Associated Press)
WASHINGTON Feb." 26 Senator
(ore chief sponsor for bills to in-
crease the fixed price of wheat to
$2.50 announces that he expects no
action from congress in the face of
President Wilson's proclamation fix-
ing the prict. at $2.20. He predicted
that farmers would turn their lands
to other grain. "There are so many
senators and congressmen who voto
exactly as they are told to"Vote." said
Senator -Gore "that nothing can be
done against the wishes of the admin-
istration." Railroad's Political
Activity is Disclosed
(By Associated Press)
WASHINGTON Feb. 20. An offi-
cial report of how the Louisville and
Nashville railway spent many thous-
ands of dollars in political activity and
in supporting newspapers in the south-
ern states between 1917 and 19 14' was
made public by the Interstate Com-
merce Commission today.
Taft to Take Part
in Labor Conference
(By Associated Press
WASHINGTON. Feb. 2C Capital
has chosen former President Taft to
represent the public in a Joint ron-
ference to be held here between the
omployes' nnd employes lo establish a
basi3 of their relations during the war.'
i The workers will also name a. man
to represent the public.
LETTERS REVEAL
EMMA GOLDMAN
AS CONSPIRATOR
Attorney General Gregory
Answers Protests. Against
. Imprisonment of Anar-
chists With' Evidence.
(By Associated Press)
WASHINGTON Feb. 20 Letters In-
dicating that Alexander Berkman
and Emma Goldman were co-operating'
with Har Dyal the German spy
and Indian revolution propagandist
before they- were sent to prison for
violating the draft law were made
public last night by Attorney Gen-
eral Gregory in answer to radical
protests" against the imprisonment of
the; anarchist leaders.
There 'were two letters dated Oc
tober 2Q and October 2G" 1015 and
both urged Berkman to send to Hol
land comrades to help in -the move-
ment for a revolution in India. The
first asked also for letters of intro
duction of "Emma or yourself" to
prominent anarchists in every coun-
try of continental Europe. The
committee on public information is-
sued this statement at the renuest
of the attorney general:
"In connection with the recent
agitation among certain radicals
protesting against the imprisonment
of Alexander Berkman and Emma
Goldman now serving sentences for
conspiracy to interfere with the
draft. . the department of justice
made public two letters. These let-
ters written to Alexander Berkman
by Har -Dyait show that Alexander
Berkman and. Emma Goldman were
apparently co-operating with Ger
man spies in foreign countries. .
- "Those Jotters were found ampng
papers seized in the printing office
of Mother Earth onarrOst of Bark-
man and Goldman. Har Dyal Was
the jfonnder of "the Hindu revolution-
ary newspaper Gliadr. in San Fran
cisco. now being conducted by Ram
Chandra. ' on trial there for a con-
spiracy lo set 6n foot a-military .ex-
pedition against India. Dyal now
is in Borlin where he has been since
19 Mr trying to organize a Hindu revo-
lution in close collaboration with
the Gorman foreign office."
In' both letters Dyal explained
that he should be addressed linger
his assumed name of Israel Aaron-
son. care of .Madame Nina KcrcherJ
Seheveninger. Holland lid prom-
ised to make all financial arrange-
ments and said the Rotterdam-Amer-Ika
line would be Instructed to fur-
nish tickets for as many persons as
might desire to join him. There
were' many cautious as to secrecy
and instructions as to the- use of a
private code In cabling.
Food Supplies in
Germany Now Fall
Below Estimates
(By Associated Press)
ZURICH. Switzerland. Feb. 26
Herr Brettreich Bavarian minister of
the Interior has Informed the landtag
that revised estimates of the stocks of
grain in the country show that there
are supplies for fully a month leii
than the first estimate indicated be-
cause of the difficulties of transporta-
tion according to a Munich dispatch.
There was no great hope the min-
ister is quote as adding that supplies
from the Ckraino would permit any
Increase in the rations.
Nelson Morris 26
Rich and Single is
Asking Exemption
(By Associated Press)
CHICAGO. Ills. Feb. 26. Nelson
Morris chairman of the board of
Morris & Company packers 26 years.
I old and unmarried'' has asked exemp-.of
tion or deferred classification.
No Information as to his grounds
was obtained from the board. When
rpnoliPit hv tolmibonp. Mr. Morr is
declined to discuss the matter. .
Two Lighllcss Nights
. the Rule in New York
(By Associated Press)
NEW YORK Feb. 26. There will
be only two Hghtle3S night In New
York state after March I and no re-
strictions in the use ol light in office.
buildlnca under the orders of the stjatc
fuel administrator.
Prohibitionists to Come Into
Their Own With Dry
Zone Law; Many Other
Reforms.
(By Associated Press)1 .
Bills SalmMtcd.
AUSTIN. Feb. 26. A resolu-
tion providing for the ratlflca-
tion of the federal prohibition
- amendment to the constitution
4" and bills providing for a ten mile
dry zone and one for statutory
" prohibition throughout the state
were introduced In both houses
of the Legislature today. -
Practically every district In
the state was represented when &
the session was called to order
- this morning. The few who were -fr
" absent were expected to arrive
"0 in Austin during the day.
AUSTJN. Feb. 26. When the special
session of the 35th legislature con-
vened today the voluminous recom
mendations of the legislative investi-
gating committee which spent sixty
days delving Into affairs of state ia-
stitutions and departments was tem-
porarily sidetracked for consideration
of prohibition the salient feature in
the proclamation of Governor "W. P.
Hobby which .brought the lawmakers
together.
Of eight subjects submitted by the
governpr. the first five deal with the
regulation of the liquor traffic in Tex-
as around army camps. Dominating
them all is the recommendation that
a 10-mile prohibition zone be estab-
lished about military camps of in-
struction. Enactment of this recom-
mendation into law will serve to put
the principal cities of the1 state with
the possible exception of Beaumont
in the dry column because of the ex-
istence of army camps.
ProldblUeH Possibilities. .
Dry leaders have let it be known
that they have hopes that the pro-
hibitive bill will be made so wide In
its .scope that cities having shipbuild-
ing plants that are working on gov-
ernment contracts will be included. If
the bill is finally enacted with this
provision included if is pointed
that Beaumont. Port Arthur . and
Orange Where ship-building pla'nts are
located a?so would come unddr the
provisions of the measure.
The governor's proclamation would
make it a felony to -ship of sell in-
toxicating liquors in the dry zone
In addition to the liquor question
three other subjects included in the
proclamation of the governor would
provide relief for drouth stricken por-
tions of the state; put into operation
the constitutional amendment for con-
servation of 6ne natural resources of
the state an enact a uniform deposi-
tory law.
Thirty-Day Session.
The life of a special session of the-
legislature is fixed at 30 days and
many members of both houses ex-
pressed belief today that most of this
time will be consumed in considera-
tion of questions having to d with
the liquor question. If this prove
true in order to give attentioa to tfce t
numerous recommendations of the leg-
islative investigating committee it is
pointed out that another special ses-
sion will have to be called. It likely
would follow the present session with-
out interruption.
The summary of the legislative In-
vestigating committee which was pre-
sented to Governor Hobby estimates
that the enactment into law of the
committees recommendations . would
save the state $99604. These fig-
ures are arrived at by totalling the
amounts it Is estimated will be sav-
ed in various departments by con-
solidating " departments and' by abol-
ishing departments.
Among the importaht savings that
the committee would make are
through: " -
Prepared Keferws.
Repeal of laws creating new nor-
mals saving annually $270000; abol-
ition of warehouse and marketing de-
par Intent $60000;
transfer of feed
control from the Agriculture and
Mechanical College to the department
agriculture $20000;
j Transrer or quarantine service to
federal control $30000; abollsaaseat
of state fire rating board and recom-
. mendat ons resardinc state fish ana
ovster commission so.uo
elimina
tion of alphabetical list in state high-
way department and rcorgaaizatloa
of department $30000;
Passage of new depository law
$L"0000 .this recommended by gover-
O TKK TTEATIIKR. "
Forecast for Brownwood and.
VWn:tH: Trnlght and Wcdncs-
day. fair ami warmer
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