Temple Daily Telegram (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 295, Ed. 1 Wednesday, September 8, 1915 Page: 1 of 8
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TEMPLE, TEXAS, WEDNESDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 8, 1915.
TEMPLE PLAN IS GAINING NU-
MEROUS LOYAL ADHERENTS
THROUGHOUT THE STATE.
WEST TEXAS FALLS IN LIKE
Campaign Starts Movement to Reopen
Dormant Plants Width Have Lain
UMe For Lack of Patronage and For
the EfttabMehment of New Enter-
prise* to Supply Home Demand.
Following a week of remarkable
•uccef* In Home Industry campaigns
in the west, In which Santa Anna,
Coleman, Brady and San Saba, entered
actively Into the trade at home work.
Charles J. Poe, general organizer, and
Robert A. Hlgglns, director of publlcl* |
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MEXICANS CAaED TO ARMS
Prominent Young
Couple in Empire
State to Marry
TESTIMONY
Plan Evolved to Overthrow American Rule Along the Fron-
tier Worthy of a Von Moltke, But Lacked Intelligent
Leadership—Situation in Rio Grande Valley.
ty, of the Texas League of Home In
dustry clubs, have gone to south cen-
tral Texas to commence work. Mr.
Poe will visit Brenham and Smith-
vJJle and Mr. Hlgglns will visit aid-
dings where they will inaugurate
membership campaigns and addresft
the people of the towns.
Intercut In the W«*.
In the golden west, four of the
most progressive towns of that section,
the Idea of trading at home, boosting
home Industries and Institutions, and
bnylng It made In Texas, has taken a
firm hold and a sentiment strong for
their own towns has been created by
the citizenship. More than 5,000 per-
sons, representing perhaps three or
four times that many in influence,
have become Interested at home as
a result of the campaign.
Ileal Industrial Awakening.
It Is highly probable that some of
the towns visited will In the near fu-
ture open again some industries, dor-
mant for months because of lack of
local patronage. Business men In
towns have begun to plan a reopen-
ing of small factories and plants to
put to work several thousands' of dol-
lars of local capital and to set to
work many employees. '
Women Are Interested.
Interest such as has never before
been manifest Is now being shown In
the towns where campaigns have been
started. The people—the women
playing an important role—are talking
It and urging Its practice. The peo-
ple of the rural sections of the state,
near the tojyns where the home indus-
try w'ork is being promoted, have en-
tered into the Texas-for-Texas plan
with earnestness and a vim that Indi-
cates better times for their sections
of the country. The farmers and
farmers' wives represented a large
per cent of the signers of membership
cards in the four towns visited.
Following the visit of the the rep-
resentatives of the Texas League of
Home Industry clubs to Brenham,
Giddlngs and Smithville, they .will
turn westward again, making visits
to McGregor, Clifton, Hamilton, Cis-
co, Winters, Balllnger and Sait Angelo.
Enemy Airmen Raid
British East Coast
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Central American
Towns Shaken Up
By an Earthquake
LA LIBERTAD, Salvador, Sept. 7.—
A strong earthquake has occurred In
San Salvador and Guatemala. Juti-
apa, capital of the department of the
same name In Guatemala, has been
ruined
In the .city of San Salvador no vic-
tims have been reported.
In Santa Ana there were few cas-
ualties. The churches in Santa Ana,
Sonzonate and other villages of the
republic, are In ruins.
Jutiapa lies forty-five miles south-
east of Guatemala City and is the
center of the cattle and coffee trade
of the district. The last available
records give Jutiapa a population of
about 12,000.
Flowers For Dead ••
War Aviator From
Man Who Slew Him
BELFORT, France, Sept. 7.—A
German aeroplane flying at a great
height appeared last evening over
Chavannes, an Alsatian village on'the
old frontier. The aviator dropped a
wreath which bore the inscription
"To Pegoud, who died like* a hero.
From his adversary."
The noted French aviator, Adolphe
Pegoud, while making a reconnais-
sance recently near I'etito Croix, was
killed by a German aviator whom he
had attacked.
Little Boy9s Body
Is Washed Ashore
GALVESTON, Tex., Sept. 7.—The
body of a boy, about 8 years old and
wearing a life belt from the Velasco
coast guard station, was found on the
beach eleven miles from this city to-
day. Evidently the boy was a victim
of the* tropical hurricane of August
16-17. A ring worn by the boy bears
a monogram composed of the letters
G and D.
Houston, Tex., Sept. JVIrs. John
Dunlop, wife of the former postmaster
of Houston Heights, stated today that
her 8-year-old son George, one of the
party in the Brazos lighthouse during
the recent storm, wore a ring with the
monogram G and D. Mr. Dunlop will
leave for Galvestoh and bring the
boy's body to Houston.
BROWNSVILLE, Tex., Sept. 7.—
More evidence of a widespread con-
spiracy among Mexicans on both sides
of the boundary, to try to overthrow
American authority in the border
country, was turned up by the authori-
ties here today. A circular letter was
found Which antedated by three
months the plan of the San Diego
plot. This circular was dated October
1, 191£. It was sent by a Mexican
resident, on, a ranch near Brownsville
to Mexicans on both sides of the bor-
der appealing to them to "rlye in
favor of Carranza and of Independ-
ence because at the rate we are going
here we soon will be living as slaves
of the Americans."
The letter promised those answer-
ing the c^ll, "money and .offices pro-
vided they still live at the end of the
battles."
The authorities did not make public
«ie names of the Mexicans appearing
on these circulars, believing that by
keeping the Identity secret they will
have an opportunity to capturj some
of the signers.
It was also learned today that more
letters from Lower California have
been found among the effects of Mex-
ican houses searched on the American
side of the border. The letters indi-
cated that organized plans have been
afoot for probably more than a year.
No Outbreaks Yesterday.
Today passed without reports of
outbreaks, however. Concerning pos-
sible danger from the wide extent of
the revolutionary plot an army officer
said today that while the organizers
of the uprising seem to have evolved
a plan worthy of a "Von Moltke,"
they lack Intelligence and are unable
to execute it. He pointed to the at-
tempts to cut wires at a point where
all the. lines running out of the valley
were within the reach of one man,
they seldom severed them all, appar-
ently through technical ignorance. He
said that they had shown inability
even to burn railroad bridges, their
attempts usually damaging only a
small part of the trestles.
Major W. H. Hay, chief of staff for
Major General Funston, today con-
cluded his trip of inspection of the
posts and country along the river
abovp Brownsville.
Tonight near Brownsville all Im-
portant towns and railroad bridges
were under strong guard of United
States troops. It was reported to the
American authorities that two of the
known bandit leaders, Aniceto Benito
and Luis de la Rosa, have been seen
in the market place at Matamoros this
week and probably still are in that
city.
General E. P. Nafarrate was asked
through the Mexican consul here to
arrest these two and turn them over
to the Texas authorities.
GASES IS HEARD
GOVERNMENT WITNESS INTRO-
I»l ( K.I) TELLS AROl'T AL-
LEGED SLUSH FUND.
MOMENTOUS EVENTS IN WHICH ALLIES OF EN-
TENTE POWERS WILL CO-OPERATE ARE FORE-
SHADOWED IN EMBATTLED EUROPE.
FgE-DCRtCK O TANNEK?
ATTENDED SECRET MEETING
Says He Did Not Like Personnel of
CanleiMMM and Withdrew After
Learning Its Purpose—Other Wit-
nesses Will Be Heard Today—t'on-
grcstunau Garner U in Attendance.
CORPUS CHKISTI. Tex., Sept. 7.—
Forty-one defendants, including a
number of prominent men In public
and business affairs In Nueces coun-
ty, charged by indictment with con-
spiring and abetting frauds at the gen-
eral election last November, pit ided
not guilty in federal court here today.
One witness was examined before
court adjourned for the night. Ten
furors were selected yesterday and
practically the morning session of
court was devoted to the selection of
two additional jurymen.
Defendants' plea of not guilty came
late this afternoon after the reading
of the blanket Indictment which com-
AMMUNITION PROBLEM SOLVED
Shortage Which Has Retarded Muscovite Operations Has
Been Overcome, and the Slav Forces Are Making a
stubborn Stand Against a Further Advance of
the Austro-Germans — War Review.
Frederick C. Tanner, chairman of
the republican state committee of New
York, was operate don successfully
for chronic appendiclts In the Post-
Graduate hospital and was reported
as making excellent progress. Mr.
Tanner came to New York from the
constitutional convention at Albany ^ „lxty.two typewritten pages,
accompanied by his fiancee, Miss Jane . After each of the forty
-one defendants
Ogden of Albany and her mother, Mrs. | entered his plea the taking of evi-
Charles Ogden. Miss Ogden. whose. began.
engagement to Mr. Tanner was an-
nounced last May, Is a daughter of
Charles Ogden, a prominent archi-
tect of Albany. Two years ago she
First Witness Introduced.
Defender of Liege
Reads With Delight
His Own Obituary
BICRLIN. by Wireless to Sayvllle,
Sept. 7.—The Over Seas News agency
today gave out the following:
"A Paris paper has printed an Item
from Belgium to the effect that Gen-
eral Leman, the brave defender of
Liege, died ot' a broken heart In a
German prison. The fact is the gen-
eral is living in Magdeburg with other
officers in a prisoners' camp and is
Fred C. Headley was the first wit- WinR lreiU(,d lUTor,iing to his rank,
ness for the government. He is su- j Hp Jg „lirsillg hls Kollt bllt otherwise
made an extensive tour of Europe and j perintendent of a local traction com- , .g t.xcel|e„t health. He read his
Egypt and was received in audience j pany. Headley testified that just
at the Vatican by Pope Plus X.
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THIS TOWN FALLS
PEEDRAS NEGRAS CAPTURED BY
CARRANZA TROOP*—VILLI-
STAS FLEE TO HILLS.
previous to the last general election he
! obituary notice with delight.
'Private reports have been received
LONDON, Sept. 8.-1:60 a. m.—A
German air raid on the east coast of
England occurred last night. The of-
ficial statement regarding the raid
says:
"Hostile aircraft re-visited the east-
ern counties Tuesday and dropped
bombs. It is known that there have
been some fires and some casualties
but particulars are not yet available.
The number of casualties will be com-
municated to the press as soon as they
can be obtained.
Hotel Man DIM. : .
Galveston, Tex., Sept. 7.—Walter E.
Hawley, who has been In* the hotel
business in Texas for the last IS years
and who had been assistant manager
of a local hotel since June 1, died
suddenly here today. He became ill
while on the street and died a few
minutes afterwards In a hospital.
Time to Wake Up
Receiver Asked For
New Orleans Paper
NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 7.—Suit ask-
ing for the appointment of a receiver
for the Southern Publishing company,
publishers of the New Orleans Ameri-
can, a daily newspaper, was filed in
district court here today by Hal M.
David, formerly advertising manager
of the publication. David charges
the company is withholding from him
$1,079 alleged to be due on advertis-
ing contracts.
The American was organized about
the first of this year, following, sever-
ance of relations between the local
Typographical uniojn and the three
daily newspapers in New Orleans.
Members of the union were among the
Organizers. ' - . •
He Fails to Break
Into Penitentiary
Ever notice how some Texas
towns have the appearance of hav-
ing gone to sleep about the time
Itlp Van Winkle woke up 7 Don't
you suppose the two hundred mil-
lion retail dollars sent out of Texas
every year helped bring this condi-
tion about? Time to wake up the
home town by supporting home
institutions.
, -Mi ^ fc ME*
RALEIGH, N. C., Sept. 7.—Robert
L. Walls, a farmer of Watauga county,
was In Raleigh today awaiting the ar-
rival of a sheriff to overcome legal
technicalities which bar him from en-
tering the state prison to serve three
and one-half years for manslaughter.
Walls, who had paid his own way here
from ht» home county, was refused
admittance to the prison because he
was unaccompanied by an officer.
He promptly telegraphed for the
sheriff. *
Cava/ry. Regiment
Enroute to Border
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HOUSTON, Tex.,' Sept. 7.—After a
stay of two and one-half years In
Texas City, the Sixth cavalry entrained
for the border. today.
The regiment is In command of Col
J. A. Gaston. The first section of the
troop train left at 10:20 o'clock this
morning, the seconc" 'sectlo at 12:S0
p. m., and the third at 5 o'clock. The
regiment will proceed to Harllngen.
To Admit Live CatUc.
London, Sept. 7,—-Live cattle intend-
ed for slaughter at the port of land-
ing, will be admitted to England be-
ginning September SI, thus abrogating
the prohibitory order Issued by the
board of trade more than flv# years
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Pan-American Conference.
Washington, Sept. 7. — Secretary
Lansing and the Latin-American dip-
lomats co-operating with him in the
effort to re-establish constitutional
government in Mexico will meet next
week to consider replies to their ap
peal to the Mexican factions for a
peace conference and to formulate the
next step in their plan.
Mr. Lansing said toda. the meeting
had not been definitely arranged but
that it would be held before Septem-
ber 15, because the Argentine ambas
sador leaves on that date for a visit
to his home.
As to what the next move is to be
nothing has been disclosed. General
Carranza has not yet replied to the
appeal although he has given indica-
tions unofficially that he would de-
cline the offer of assistance made by
the Pan-American conferees. Gener-
als Villa and Zapata and many leaders
affiliated with them have agreed to
the proposed peace conference.
General Carranza may reply before
the conferees meet again and there
are some officials who believe that he
at least will leave the way open for
further negotiations. Officials are
convinced, however, that Carranza will
make a tremendous effort within the
next few weeks to drive Villa from his
strongholds at Torreon and Chihuahua
and thus establish virtually complete
supremacy of his government.
General Obregon and other Car-
ranza commanders have been unusual-
ly active during the past ten days.
EAGLE PASS, Texas, Sept. 7.—
Twelev hundred Carranza troops un-
der General Benjamin Garza oc-
cupied Piedras Negras, the Mexican
town opposite here today. Villa forces
evacuated the place and fled to sur-
rounding hills.
There was little excitement attend-
ant upon the evacuation and few Mex-
ican refugees crossed to the Texas
side. This is the fifth time Piedras
Negras has changed hands since 1913
and the population had apparently be-
come accustomed to swift changes
which always have been made without
a fight.
The Villa commander last night an-
nounced he would make a stand
against the Carranzistas at Nava, Just
south of the border here. Apparently,
however, he changed his mind.
Thirty wounded Villa soldiers were
crossed to the Texas side last night.
They probably will be sent to the El
Paso internment camp as soon as they
are able to be moved. - .
American Citizens
Arrested As Spies
WASHINGTON, Sept. 7.—A travel-
ing representative and the European
manager of Rice & Hutchins, Boston
manufacturers, have been arrested in
Moscow and held as spies by order of
the military authorities, according to
a consular dispatch today to the state
department.
Expiration of Amnesty Decree.
Mexico City. Sept, 7.—General Pah
lo Gonzales will tomorrow make public
a decree calling the attention of all
Mexicans and others to the fact that
the amnesty decree Issued by him on
July 15 last will expire September 15.
All Mexicans are warned that after
that date only foreigners can assume
neutrality. Mexicans not, making a
declaration of adhesion to the consti-
tutionalist cause will be considered
enemies and severely, punished.
Sympathizers with other movements
the decree will provide, and merchants
who refuse constitutionalist paper or
who speculate in foodstuffs or in other
paper money issued, will be treated as
enemies.
Belgian Coast Bombarded.
Dunkirk, Sept. 7.—A British squad-
ron bombarded all the positions along
the Belgian coast as far as Ostend
this morning.
merchant, were in attendance. He : barracl{s in thc cilv of Lorcrs and are
did not like the personnel of the meet- marthitlK on QUett..."
lng, Headley testified, and finally left j
the hall after he had overheard a re-|
mark by Judge Timon ihat it would
"take $2,500 to $3,000 to carry the
election." He testified that before
leaving the meeting the poll tax lists
had been checked and certain of the
democrats attending had been assign-
ed a number of names of voters to
"see in behalf of the county ticket."
These names, he swore, included both
Americans and Mexicans.
Would Have to Raise Money.
Headley testified Judge Timon told
August Uhlinger, county clerk, that
the opposing party would spend money
"like water" and the democrats would
have to raise $2,500 to $3,000.
On cross examination Headley said
the manner of expending the moue.v
when collected was not mentioned
while he was in the hall.
Other witnesses will be examined
when court convenes tomorrow morn-
ing.
Congressman John Garner, whose
election with that of Congressmen
"Cyclone" Davis and Jeff McLemore
the defendants are alleged to have
conspired to secure by fraudulent
means, appeared in court and re-
mained throughout the day with at-
torneys for the defense.
The same grand jury that last June
returned the indictments against the
Nueces county, residents now on trial,
today continued its investigation of the
last general election in Duval county.
Twenty witnesses were called during
the day and a report is expected Fri-
day or Saturday.
LONDON, Sept. 7.—The news that
Emperor Nicholas has placed himself
at the head of his army which he an-
j nounced in a telegram to Raymond
j I'oineare, president of France, and the
visit paid by the French commander
in chief. General Joffre, to the Italian
army foreshadow. It is believed in mil-
itary circles here, stirring events on
both the eastern and western fronts, in
which the armies of all the allies will
co-operate.
it is declared the Russians are al-
ready nearly if not quite holding their
own against the Austrians and Ger-
mans whose advance at most points
has been stopped and in places are on
the offensive.
Riga remains the danger point, but
the fact that the Russians continue to
occupy the town after the Germans
have advanced to (he Dvina southeast
to the
el rea-
defend
suffi-
e the
pressure on their forces on the shores
of the Gulf of Riga.
Strong Russian Offensive.
Westward of Dvinsk and Vilna the
Russian offensive has now held the
Germans for more than a week and to
the military observers those two
towns seem fairly safe unless the in-
vaders are to bring up strong rein-
| forcements. East and southeast of
I Grodno the Russians have taken up
| new positions across the river St.
i Ohara and its numerous tributaries
' and are protecting the network of rail-
! ways which run eastward and north-
i ward to the interior of the country.
To the southeast again among the
-John G. Simon ' forests and swamps to, the northeast-
ned here today, ' ern edge of the Pripet marshes, a
Devastating Kansas Flood.
Fort Scott, Kansas, Sept. 7.—More
than 100 residents of the lower parts
of the city were marooned in their
home here today as a result of a six
inch rainfall last night which caused
the Marmaton river and Mill creek
to flood the town. The rapid rise
of the rivers caused a heavy loss in
live stock.
THE WEATHER t
Sensational End
Of a Love Affair
Forecast.
East Texas—Probably fair Wednes-
day and Thursday.
West Texas—Generally fair Wed-
nesday and Thursday, somewhat low-
er temperature in panhandle.
New York, Sept. 7.-
of Boston, it .was learned
sailed about nine weeks ago for Rus- great battle is in progress between the
sia where he was to act as general ! army of Prince Leopold of Bavaria
representative of the Rice <)t Hutchins and the troops of the Russian center,
firm. Simon is an American citizen, I the latter having finally elected to
according to friends here. I make a stand. Amid the Prpet
i, - marshes the German field marshal,
I Maekenzen, is working hard for a de-
I cisive result. He reports that he has
trken two Russian positions.
Fighting In Gallcia.
Still another battle is being fought
for the triangle of fortifications fur-
ther south of which Rovno asd Dubno
remain in the hands of the Russians.
The Austrians and Russians are facing
each other across the Sereth river in
Gallcia, where the fighting is contin-
uous. The stands which the Russians
are making suggest that their supply,
of munitions is ample. A Petrograd
correspondent says the ammunition
shortage of the Russians has been cor-
rected and that while the production
is slow It Is incessant and growing in
activity and method.
The allies have bombarded German
positions in the '/est again, only vary-
ing their artillery activity by occasion-
al air raids, sapping and mining oper-
ations and bomb throwing. In this
fighting the Germans are also taking
pat;t and success rests first with one
side and then the other.
Similar activity is noticed on the
part of the Austro-Hungarian army
along the northern frontier of Servia,
where the Teutons are strengthening
their positions on the rivers Save and
Danube, presumably preparatory to a
new offensive movement.
ROME, Sept. 7.—via Paris, 3:50 a.
m.—-Mile. Odilia Van Welderon, 20-
year-old daughter of Baron Welderon
Rengers, Dutch minister to Italy, and
Count Gloffredo Gaelani DeU'Aquiia
Argona, according to dispatches from
Sorrento, were found dead In the
count's villa near there. In the room
was found a letter in which they sahi
they could not live without each other
and preferred to die.
, The count, a member of a promi-
nent Neapolitan family, was separated
from his wife. He was on leave of
absence from the front where he had
been fighting as a sub-lieutenant.
m •
Detained Mexican
Says He's Innocent
DALLAS, Tex., Se:>t. 7—Luis Flores,
a Mexican charged with the murder of
Patrolman Peter Howard in Fort
Worth on the night of August 16, was
brought here for safe keeping early
today under a heavy guard. Flores,
who was brought to Fort Worth Sun-
day night after his arrest at Granger,
Texas, is said to have admitted he was
present when the policeman was
killed, but denies that he Inflicted the
death wound.
Tail Story From Dallas.
Dallas, Tex, Sept. 7.—A bean sprout-
ing in the ear of a negro b.oy and
about to send out a shoot from his
head was removed by surgeons at the
emergency hospital today.
The Eyes of Central Tex fits
Are Watching For
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