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TEMPLE, TEXAS, TUESDAY MORNING. JANUARY 22,1918.
VOL XI. No. 64.
AUSTIN DRY BY MARGIN OF 102 VOTES
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STRIKES SPREADING AS AX OPEN
. DEMAND FOR AN IMME-
DIATE PEACE.
Austrian Ministry Said to Have Re-
signed but All Important Newspa-
pers Fall to Hi »h the Border—Xo
Word I'roiu Berlin on the Political
Situation—Much Purest in Hungary.
STONE, OF MISSOURI, WHO PRECIPITATES
BITTER PARTISAN DEBATE IN THE SENATE
(Associated Tresa Dispatch.)
Amsterdam, Jan. 21.—The Austrian
ministry has resigned, according to
a Vienna dispatch to the Berliner
Morgen Post. Count von Toggen-
burg, minister of the interior has
heen charged with the task ot form-
ing a new cabinet.
London, Jan. 21.—The strike move-
ment is spreading throughout Ans-
tria-Hungary and It is associated with
a demand for Immediate peace, ac-
cording to dispatches received in
I,ondon from Swiss and Dutch sources.
A general strike was declared in
Budapest on Friday when the entire
transport system came to a standstill
while from all parts of the dual
empire strikes and demonstrations
nre reported. The food situation and
the question of peace were the sole
subjects of discussion at the sitting
ot the Budget committee of tho Aus-
trian chamber of deputies on Fri-
day. The socialists, according to the
dispatch described the situation as
extremely serious and declared that
peace could not be postponed.
POLITICAL CRISIS.
Dispatches Received In Washington
Relating to Austrian Trouble.
Washington, Jan. 21.—Labor dis-
turbances in Austria are described as
political rather than economic in of-
ficial dispatches received here today.
The demands made upon the govern-
ment in the statement of the com-
mittee of directors of the socialist
party of Austria are as follows:
First—Formal assurances that the
negotiations at Brest-Litovsk will not
(Continued on Pat* Tno.)
ICE FLOES SWEEP
ROVXDI.Y ARRAIGNS CIIAMBKR-
LAIX lt)ll CRITICISM OF WAR
MAKING M \CIIINEKY.
ro Leaders Rejoice Over
Routing John Barleycorn
Out of the State Capital
SENATOR STONE STARTS TKOl -1
RLE BY CALLING TEDDV A
ERIENI) OF KAIslli.
Senator William J. Stone.
Senator Stone of Missouri, democrat, brought the wrath of the republi-
can members upon his head in the senate yesterday when he launched a
broadside attack upon the opposition generally and singled out Col. Theodore
Roosevelt as "the most potent agent of the kaiser in America." With the,
challenge laid down, republican senators took up the fight and one of the
most heated partisan debates since the war began took place. Senator Stone
was urged by his colleagues not to make the attack.
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FOl'It STEAMBOATS SINK ANl)
OTHER DAMAGE DONE I!Y
RAPID RISE IN '{IYER.
(Associated Press Dispatoii.)
Memphis, Tcnn., Jan. 21.—Ice floes
sweeping southward on the crest of
a rapid rise in the Mississippi river,
dtie to the breaking of gorges in that
waterway and tributary streams, to-
day caused four steamboats to sink,
tore others from their moorings and
damaged a number of small craft.
The excursion steamer I>e Soto, val-
ued at $50,000, the government tow-
boat Graham, valued at $27,500, the
government grader boat valued at
$37,000 and a government quarter-
boat were the steamers sunk. The
latter was sunk at Seyppel's Landing,
Ark.
All of the boats were in danger of
being battered to pieces under the
pounding of the ice packs. The De
Soto formerly was the freight and
passenger packet James Lee, and one
of the few side wheel steamers now
piying the Mississippi.
The excursion boat Majestic aed the
packets Georgia Lee and Ferd Ilerold
were among the steamers torn from
their docks by the ice. Tonight they
v ere reported to have successfully
fought their way through the ice to a
safe anchorage after being buffeted
about the greater part of the. day.
Three valuable coal barges of the
West Kentucky Coal company were
torn from the fleet at West Memphis
and driven down the river.
The gorges that brought about the
heavy ice floe were located at-Hick-
man, Ky., Bessie, Tenn., and Richard-
son, Landing, Tenn.
The situation below Cairo, accord-
ing to rivermen, is the most serious
In the history of the winter river traf-
fic. They declare that they have no
recollection of such a quantity of tea
TWO INCHES AT DALLAS \NI>
HEAYIER NORTH ANI) WEST.
SLEET IN THE SOUTH.
(Associated Presi Dispatch.)
Dallas, Tex., Jan. 21.—Snow which
fell here this morning was general
over north Texas, according to reports
to the weather bureau here. Sleet fell
in east Texas and south practically to
the coast. Two inches of snow had
fellen in Dallas up to 9 o'clock with
the temperature reading of 21, Abi-
lene reported six inches of snow and
IS above. At Amarillo it was 10
above w ith one inch of snow, .San An-
tonio 26 with trace of snow, Palestine
recorded 28 with sleet. Oklahoma
City reported general snow over east-
ern Oklahoma.
Gainesville, Tex., Jan. 21.—Eight
inches of snow has fallen here in the
past eight hours. This is the heaviest
snow here in ten years.
Fort Worth, Tex., Jan. 21.—By 8
o'clock this morning four inches of
snow had fallen. No wind Is blowing
and the wheat will receive tho full
benefit of tho moisture. Early re-
ports here indicate that the snow is
fulling over much of the drouth-
stricken territory. Baird, for instance,
reports a nine inch snow. Stock will
be able to weather the storm, too, it
is thought, better than the blizzard of
ten jjays ago.
Wichita Falls, Tex., Jan. 21.—With
the temperature standing around 20
degrees at 7 o'clock this morning, the
ground here was covered with a snow
of three Inches which fell during the
night. The skies appeared to be clear-
ing, however, as the morning ad-
vanced.
Fort Worth, Tex., Jan. 21.—Ton-
nage on the north and west Texas
trains was lessened this morning in
order to prevent any blockade in
transportation. Thus far, there has
been no delay. The snow is not drift-
ing anywhere.
BELIEVES GOVERNMENT SHOULD
OPERAT E ALL LINES A SHORT
TIME WHEN PEACE t OMES.
(Associated Pressl>i«pntch »
Washington, Jan. 21. — Director
General McAdoo told the senate inter-
state commerce committee today he
thought the government should retain
operation of the railroads for some
time after peace comes and not re-
turn them to private ownership 11 mil
new and comprehensive laws had been
enacted to govern them.
''It should be borne !n mind;" said
Mr. McAdoo, "that by the end of the
war the public and shippers will , be
accustomed to dealing with ihe gov-
ernment and I am convinced that, a
thorough time should be given at the
end of the war before the railroads
are turned back to their owners."
An entirely new situation, lie
thought, would be faced when peace
came that would have to be met by
new and comprehensive laws and that
it would be injurious to the stock-
holders to throw the railroads buck
into private operation without first
adopting "comprehensive and rational
legislation." This, he thought, would
take time.
"Do you personally believe In gov-
ernment ownership?" asked Senator
Watson.
"No," replied Mr. McAdoo, "but I
do believe it would be impossible to
turn the roads back to their owners
under exactly the same system by
which they were operated when the
government took them over. There
must be some form of government
control."
San Angelo, Tex., Jan. 21.—-Suffer-
ers from the drouth in west Texas will
l>e greatly relieved by the fall of snow
which began last night and today-
averaged four Inches through the
drouth-stricken country. The lowest
temperature recorded through the sec-
tion was It degrees above zero and
the suffering which accompanied •
(term of Jan. 10 It tacking.
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(Associated Press Dlsp' !cli )
I/iridon, Jan. 21.—At a Zionist
meeting today it was announced that
Great Britain would in a few weekB
allow a Jewish commission to go to
Palestine to prepare for the establish-
ment of a Jewish nation. The com-
mission will be followed by a staff of
technical experts, engineer*, architects,
and town planners.
Chief Executive Opposed to Proposed
War Cabinet Bill and Says He litis
Utmost Confidence in Secretary
lliiker—Many Prober Belated and
Cause Contusion, Wilson Believes.
(Associated Press Dispatch.)
Washington, Jan. 21.—All doubt as
to president Wilson's view of'propos-
als in congress for reorganization of
government's war machinery was
swept away tonight by a statement in
which the president said the war de-
partment had accomplished a task
of unparalleled magnitude and diffi-
culty with extraordinary promptness
and efficiency, denounced the congres-
sional war investigations and declared
that reorganization by legislation was
proposed after effective measures of
reorganization had been perfected.
The president's statement was is-
sued as a result of a speech in New
York Saturday by Senator Chamber-
lain, chairman of the senate military
committee anil after he had asked
the senator on the telephone whether
he had been correctly quoted.
Senator Chamberlain's refer-
ence to "Inaction and Ineffective-
ness of the government," the pres-
ident flatly ended an "astonishing
ami absolutely unjustifiable dis-
tortion of the truth." lie said
ho regarded Secretary Baker one
of the ablest public officials la!
hail ever met.
In the statement most observers at
the capital saw the collapse of what
promised to bo a historical struggle.
Senator Chamberlain whose committee
has framed bills to create a war coun-
cil all powerful under the president
and to provide one man control of
munitions and supplies, declared he
would continue his fight in spite of
presidential opposition. It was rather
generally conceded, however, that the
measures would have hut little chance
in the senate and probably none at all
in the house.
Senator Chamberlain made a state-
ment in reply to the president, saying
lie spoke extemporaneously in New
York and that his criticisms were di-
rected at the war department only,
and not at other branches of the gov-
ernment.
Text of Statement.
The statement follows:
"When the president's attention
was called to the speech made by
Senator Chamberlain at a luncheon
In New York on Saturday, he im-
mediately made inquiry of Senator
Chamberlain whether he had been
correctly reported and upon ascer-
taining from the senator that ho had
been the president felt it his duty to
make the following statement:
An Astonishing Falsehood.
" 'Senator Chamberlain's statement
as to the present inaction and Inef-
fectiveness of the government is an
astonishing and absolutely unjustifi-
i able diverson of the truth. As a
mutter of fact the war department
has performed a task of unparalelled
magnitude and difficulties with ex-
traordinary promptness unil effici-
ency. There have been delays and dis-
appointments and partial miscarriage
of plan all of which have been drawn
Into the foreground and exeragerated
by the investigations which have been
in progress since the congress assem-
bled—investigations which drew indis-
pensable officials of the departmelnt
constantly away from their work and
Officers from their commands and
contributed a great deal to such de-
lay and confusion as had Inevitably
arisen. But by comparison with
what has been accomplished the
things, much were to be regretted,
were isignificant and no mistake has
been made which has been repeated.
Inquiries Denounced.
"'Nothing helpful or likely to speed
or facilitate the waV tasks of the
government has come out of such
criticism and investigation. I under-
stand that reorganizations by legisla-
tion are to be proposed—I havo not
been consulted about them and have
learned of them only at second hand
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I'oreelst.
East Texas: Tuesday fair, rising
temperature; Wednesday generally
fair.
We^t Texas: Tuesday fair, warmer
in south portion; Wednesday generally
(air
Missouri Solon Charges Opposition
Party Is Doing E\er> tiling In Its
Power to Embarrass Administration
and Make Political Capital Out of
War—singles Out Chief Witness.
(Associated Press Dispatch.)
Washington, Jan. 21.—Smouldering
fires of partisan feeling were set
ablaze In the senate today by Senator
Stone, veteran democrat with a long
prepared speech accusing republicans
of playing politics in their criticisms
of tho government's conduct of the
war and calling Theodore Roosevelt,
"the most seditious man of conse-
quence in America."
There had been plenty of advance
notice of Ihe speech which adminis-
tration leaders sought vainly to induce
the Missouri senator to abandon or
postpone. The senate galleries were
crowded anil republican spokesmen
were waiting with replies. There were
many sharp interruptions during two
hours Senator Stone was speaking and
when he closed Senators Penrose,
Ixidge, New and others on the repub-
lican side answered with vigorous de-
fense of their right to make proper
criticism of ineffeciencles and with
counter charges of partisanship.
.loin in tho Fray.
Senators Lewis, Kirby and other
democrats joined in the fray w hie It
lasted until the session ended tonight
with adjournment until Thursday. It
was suggested in the lobbies that the
two days recess was arranged In the
hope that both sides would cool off
and permit the controversy to be
dropped. Many senators who did not
take the floor today were busy with
notes, however, and doubt is generally
expressed that another outbreak can
be prevented.
Senator Johnson of California was
particularly busy with bis pencil when
Senator Stone attacked Colonel Konsc-
velt.
Funny to Onlookers.
In spile of I tie vigorous language
used by the debaters much of ihe time
during today's battle tho galleries and
floor were in laughter. Senator Pen-
rose's sallies would set the chamber
into a titter when the discussion was
taking its most serious turns. Sev-
eral times Vice President Marshall
threatened to e|enr the galleries and
once he actually ordered it done but
Senator Janus' point of enter that
most of the disorder was from among
the senators themselves prevailed.
Senator Stone delivered his attack
in characteristically vehement fash-
ion. He strode the middle ai
Itig, menacing with (lench
wagging a finger.
Senator Stone charged II
Heart leaders are engaged in a sin
effort to make politics out of the
Their object is to "lake the
ment over into their ow n b.u ils
partisan criticism "f (lie «
the war, he declared.
Address Carefully Prepared.
Senator Stone's addii-s, cite
prepared, the first of polituai nc
cance made in eon.'re.-.i f-mee
United Slates entered the war.
(Temple Telegram Special,)
Austin, lex., Jan. 21.—Prohibition carried in Austin—
the capital of the state of Texas—by a majority of 102 votes
in a local option election held here today. The vote was 400
less than that polled in the city in the Travis county local
option election held last November. This is the first time
that Austin has ever voted dry. In an election held today
in the St. fclmo school district, adjoining Austin to the south,
the pros were also victorious, pulling out by the safe margin
of It) votes. Two saloons are affected in this district. While
the vote was somewhat lighter than ardent workers on each
side had anticipated, the fight which preceded the election
had been lively, though happily free from some of the ob-
jectionable features which characterize a prohibition cam-
paign. Pro leaders were jubilant tonight over the victory
and pointed with pride to the routing of John Barleycorn
from the capital of the state. The commissioners' court will
meet in due time and fix the date for the closing of the sa-
loons here.
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(AmodnU-'t Pi-ens Dispatch.)
Denver, Colo., Jan. 21.—W. P.
Drtimmond, who told police officers
of this city Saturday night he had
stolen $(!">.000 worth of Liberty bonds
from the Dallas Federal Keserve bunk,
waited preliminary hearing today and
was held in $10,000 bond to answer
to a charge of embezzlement.
Drutnnioml today received tele-
grams from bis father, a wealthy mer-
chant of Paris, Tex., and from bis wife
advising him to "make a clean breast
of It" and that tlie.v would "stand by
him."
Pending efforts of relatives to fur-
nish bond Druuiinond Is held in the
county jail here,
Federal officers said today the
bonds stolen by Drummond were sent
lo the J >.i I las federal bank by a
Wichita Kalis. Tex , bank as security
for a loan. Driiinmnnd was in charge
of the trust department and told tho
officers that Instead of placing the
bonds in the Dallas bank lie put them
in his pocket.
Following arraignment, it was an-
nounced, plans to have Dallas bank
officials cotTle to Denver to identify
the bonds had been abandoned. Drum-
mond will bo taken to Dallas for
trial within a few days.
+ .
( Ins-king up Bonds,
Dallas, Tex., Jan. "1 -Cheeking of
millions of dollars worth of Liberty
bonds in the vaults,of the Dallas Fed-
eral Reset wi bank was begun today
as the result of the arrest of W. F.
Druiutnond in Denver Saturday night,
J. W. lfoopes, deputy governor of the
local bank, expressed confidence that
the only shortage is ft!.".,000 which
Driinimond. Mr. I loupes said, nppar-
enllv bad abstracted iioin a letter. It
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' \YLOR ADAMS AND 1IIS SON
GIVEN 1.1 AND l» YEARS
RESPECTIVELY.
(Awoclrtteil Press Dispatch.)
Marshfield, Mo., Jan. 21.—Taylor
Adams and his son Cletus Adams,
charged with conspiring to abduct C.
A. Clement, a Springfield Jeweler,
entered ideas of guilty before Judge
c. II. skinker in tho circuit court
shortly before noon.
Ta> lor Adams was sentenced to
15 years 1 n the penitentiary and Clet-
us Adams to ten years.
liv agreement of attorneys for the
state and defence the cases of Mrs.
A Hie Adams, her son Maxie Adams,
and Sam McUlnnls were nollod by
(he state and they will be released.
They were charged with complicity
in the Clement 'plot. The state dis-
missed the charges of kidnaping the
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lutler
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named
ibl-cat!
r Pen-
legarded us the forei miner i
partisan strife, excoriated part
in the war. Besides Colonel
veil (lie Missouri senator
Chairman Willeox of (he i
national committee and Sena'
rose among republican lend' rs as Ids
"w^j,esses" to tho poller il plot h"
alleged. Investigation by congress of
the war operations, Senator Stone also
declared, have almost entirely been
launched by republicans and adriotly
exploited for part(son purposes.
Citing statements of the republican
leaders regarding the political plans
and editorials of Colonel P.oosevelt,
which he said "are villainous screens"
published for money. Senator Stone
declared:
"On my responsibility as a sena-
tor I charge that since our en-
trance into the war, Roosevelt by
attacks on the government lias
been a menace and obstruction
to the successful prosecution of
the war,
"The only possible effect of these
widely published utterances of this
man," paid Senator Stone, "has been
as they were designed to be, to dis-
credit and bring the present govern-
ment into public disfavor and weaken
it* hold on its popular confidence.
That seems to be the Rooseveltian
standard of patriotism."
Similar utterance* made Ly le3s
powerful cituens. Senator Stotio as-
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Washum'on, Jan. L'1 Martin Vot;el
of New York was nominated today by
President Wilson to be assistant treas-
urer of the Fnited States at New
York.
f a -UK (wmt p'v<e» t i'sj.'tt-ii.>
Pel nigrad, Sunday, Jan. 20. A. T.
Shingai'off, minister of finance in the
Kerensky cabinet, and Prof, F. M.
Kokonhkine, staie comptroller under
Kerensky, were murdered in their
beds lust night in ihe marine hospital.
M. Sbing.'iroff and Professor Kokosh-
kine were removd recently to the
hospital from I lie fortress of St. Peter
ami St, Paul because of illness. A
dozen armed men entered the hospital
and demanded they be shown the beds
of the former ministers.
Professor Kokoshkine was killed as
he slept, two bullets being fired. M.
ShiiiKiiroff wakened and protested.
S:\' I. ilb Is were fired into his lioih.
Thi! assassin* then left the hospital.
M. Sbingaroff and M. Kokoshkine
c. i re arrested by the i.'.olsheviki last
inoiiMi notwithstanding the fact that
tliev had been elected delegates to the
constituent assembly and nominally
immtmo from arrest. They were
prominent members of fit® constitu-
tional party which is opposed bitterly
by tlu) Holshevlki as the representa-
tive of tha bourgeoise.
ARMED BANDITS ABC REPORTED
NEAR BORDER, TROOPS AND
RANGERS ARE ALERT.
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(Associated I*r«?S9
Fabotis, Texas, Jan. 21.—The band
of arined and mounted ilexicuns who
fired on a party of United States cav-
alry patrols today on the "Island,"
were rejioited to be near the lino of
tho Mexican .side tonight and a troop
of cavalry and a detachment of Texas
rangers were watching their move-
ments closely and were prepared to
resist any efforts of the Mexicans to
cross to the American side.
I,ntcr reports from the Amesbury
ranch, across which the American
soldiers were riding when (he Mexi-
cans opened fire on them, said that
two of the American cavalry horses
were hit by bullets fired by the Mex-
icans and one trooper received a
slight flesh wound.
PAPER IN SIGHT
It h the hope of the publishers
that the Telegram may soon as-
sume its normal size again, both
dully and Sunday, A wire from our
paper mill yesterday stated that
they had at last gotten one car of
paper through tho blockade at New
York liurbor, and that It w; s leav-
ing that morning on the Mallory
steamship Nuaces for Galveston.
Also that another car, then on
board a lighter in the llarlem river
should move within a few days, and
that they had also started us a car
from the Niagara Falls mill by rail
all the way, in the hope that, by
avoiding the fearful congestion
around New York harbor, it would
get through in better time. Thus,
three car loin's, or about 75 tons
of blank paper, should reach us
soon, which means that the Tele-
gram will then assume its normal
size and all the excellent feature#
will be resumed, and a more com-
plete news service printed.
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