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^TkXAS, SATURDAY MORNIN(J, SEPTEMBER », 1916.
VOL. IX. No. 299
GREAT BATTLE
F
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COMBINED ARMIES OF FERDI-
NAND AND NICHOIiAS AT GRIPS
WITH TEUTONIC ALLIES.
Austro-Germaiks and Muscovite Troops
Uosperateljr Engaged In Eastern
Gallcia and Other Sectors of East-
ern Front—H<«vy Artillery Action
Continues In tlic Somme Region.
Roumania, which entered the
European war less than two weeks
ago, now is the scene of a great bat-
tle between Russo-Roumanian forces
end armies of the central powers.
The southern part of Dobrudja or
eastern Uoumania lias become a
fighting ground and the opposing
armies are engaged from the Black
sea to the Danube along a front of
about seventy miles.
Bulgarian and Turkish troops ad-
vancing along the Black sea coast
have occupied Baltjik and two other
seaports, Sofia reports, and the fort-
ress of Dobrltch or Basardjlk, fifty
miles southeast of Bucharest has
been taken by a combined Bulgar-
German force. The armies of tho
central powers have not yet crossed
the Danube, all .reports agree.
Roumanian Troops Advance.
The Roumanians continue their of-
fensive in eastern Transylvania and
also have occupied the important
town of Orsova on the Danube above
the Iron Gate. Advancing from Csik-
Haereda, in Transylvaola north of
Kronstadt the Roumanians are driv-
ing, westward and Vienna admits the
•withdrawal of Austrian forces be-
fore attacks against Hargltla.
The Russians on the northern end
of their line near Riga have com-
menced a new undertaking and have
crossed the Divlna north of Dvlnsk.
Repeated efforts by tne nermans to
dislodge them, Petrograd declares,
bare been unsuccessful.
In eastern Gallcia the Austro-Ger-
Eans are fighting desperately to hold
ic* the Russians advancing on Hal-
z, southeast of Lemberg.
Petrograd says the Austro-German
forces have fallen back to the west-
ern bank of the Onita-Llpa, while
Vienna asserts that the troops of the
central powers are holding their own
In the heavy fighting that Is going
on. Russian attacks against German
positions on the Z!ota-Llpa, south-
east of Brazexany failed with heavy
losses, Berlin reports.
In the Somme front fn France the
violent bombardment continues along
almost the entire line. The onljr In-
fantry engagements have taken place
south of the river. The French re-
port a further advance for their
troops In the village of Vermando-
vlllers. In the Berny-En-Santerre
and Chaulnea sector where the fight-
ing was particularly vicious, both the
Germans and the French are claim-
ing successes for their armies In the
repulse of attacks.
There has been no Infantry action
on the front In Greek Macedonia, but
the artillery duels have continued
along the Struma and in the region
of Lake Doiran.
I
Attempting to Grow Wings, Man Lives
With Wife on "Spiritual Plane"
and Then Kills Her.
CHICAGO, III., Sept. 8.—Details of
the "spiritual" promptings, which
caused him to slay his child wife to
"save her soul," are contained In a
confession said to have been ob-
tained from J. Maurice Pettltt, for-
mer bank cashier In Jail here today.
He was captured near Detroit .
In the confession Pettit is quoted
as saying that when he was married
in the early part of the year, he ex-
pected to live with his wife on a
"spiritual plane," but that his moth-
er In law later had hinted to him
that If he continued on that theory
instead of a normal husband and
wlfa relationship, his wife might
seek other company. From that time
on, the confession read, though his
wife was a "pure woman," he had
jealous fits, in one of which he cut
the throat of his wife and left her
lying dead while he fled the house.
SHORTAGE OF PROFESSORS.
Proposed Flemish University Faces
Serious Difficulties.
The Hague, Netherlands, Sept. 8.-
Having failed to recruit the staff of
the proposed Flemish university at
Ghent among native professors, Ger-
many is making every effort to per-
suade young Dutch professors to take
posts in the new institution. The
most tempting offers are being made.
Prospects are held out of salaries
far above those paid by the Belgian
government before the war, while It
is represented to the desired candi-
dates that if the Belgian government
should return and oust them from
their posts their future will be as-
sured by the German government
While Flemings ardently desire a
university of their own .the great
majority of them decline to accept
the gift at the hands of the usurpers
of their country, suspectng the mo-
tives thst prompted It
Hatch Queen Aboard Submarine.
Amsterdam, Sept. 8.—(Via Lon-
don)—Queen Wilhelmlna of Holland
has enjoyed a plunge under water in
a submarine. The queen was present
at the naval maneuvers yesterday
aboard a submarine, which dived
twice while her majesty was a pas-
ROUMANIANS ARE USIfki^GERMAN-MADE GUNS IN
THEIR CAMPAIGN AGAINST THE TEUTONIC ALLIES
Roumanian anti-aircraft gun that moves on auto truck.
The German practice of selling munitions of war to all ♦Jie nations of the earth now brings the interesting
result that Krupp guns are to be turned on German soldiers by the Roumanians. The Roumanians any these
guns are highly efficient and may turn the tide of war against the Teutonic allies.
Dr. Aked Leaves Peace
Parly With Ingrowing
Grouch at Henry Ford
B08T0N, Mass., Sept. J—"There
was too much money in the Ford
peace expedition," says the Rev.
Charles F. Aked, former pastor of the
Fifth Avenue Baptist church, who
was a member of the expedition. Also
there was too much money in the
neutral conference which Mr. Ford
founded, say» the preacher. "It was
handled ' recklessly. It was thrown
about with both hands. Mr. Ford Is
making too much money and making
It too rapidly."
Dr. Aked, who recently returned to
this county after about six months'
experience as a member of the auto-
mobile maker's famous junket for
peace, frankly discusses his exper-
ience and does not hesitate to criticise
both the enterprise and Mr. Ford. In
a statement to the Congregationallst
he says: .
"I cannot apologise for going with
the peace expedition. My motives
were entirely unselfish. No money
offer was made to me. I told the offi-
cers of my church that I would pay
for the supply of my pulpit and on
my return give to the church funds
whatever sum was needed to make
up the loss of income during my ab-
sence. I supposed that I should be
away between two and three months.
I thought that 1 should not be out of
pocket more than $2,000, and that
amount I was glad to contribute to
the work. The cause seemed to me
divine.
Peace Makers Have Own War.
"I was quickly disillusioned. We
started more than one war of our
own. We breathed an atmosphere of
suspicion, of intrigue, of jealousy.
Jealousy wrb our meat and drink.
Mr. Ford left us a few days after
landing, left us without a word of
explanation or farewell, left us sec-
retly, in the small hours of the morn-
ing, after telling us at night that he
would certainly continue the Journey
with us next day. Mr. Ford's business
representative, who remained, rep-
resented to me that it whs Mr. Ford's
wish that Judge Llndsey and myself
should 'see this thing through.' I
felt that there was an element of
cowardice In running away. I re-
mained."
Later, Dr. Aked says, he agreed to
become one of the five American
members of the neutral peace con-
ference founded by Mr. Ford, under-
standing that the other four members
were Jane Addams, Mrs. Joseph Fels,
Henry Ford and W. J. Bryan. But
none of these four ever attended the
conference, and Dr. Aked, who had
signed a six months' contract with Mr.
Ford, was left to go It alone.
Strife at Neutral Conference.
"We went to Stockholm to estab-
lish the neutral conference," contin-
ues Dr. Aked. "The evil Influence
which had been at work In the Ford
expedition dominated the conference.
The past was still with us—a terrible
present. The strife in the trenches
cannot be more bitter nor its hatreds
more deadly than the strife and hat-
red of our conferences (representing
the six neutral nations). At first I
was held by my refusal to be a 'quit-
ter.' I had hoped against hope,
against reason, against facts, against
the deliverance of my own common
sense. Later I was held by my con-
tract Several times I wrote asking
for permission to cancel it I received
no reply to my request. I stayed on.
"When Mr. Ford's manager came
to us in Stockholm In June I laid ther
facts before him and tendered my
resignation. He asked me to journey
to Detroit and put the entire case In
Mr. Ford's hands. It was understood
that unless Mr. Ford took my view
of the situation, made sweeping, radi-
cal changes In thi composition of tha
conference, in its policy and in the
(Continued oa Page Two.)
TOO MUCH MONEY
IN THE FORD PEACE
JUNKET, SAYS AKED
Rev. Charles F. Akc-d.
LEST WE FORGET,
SANTA FE'S HEAD AGAIN DE-
CLARES HE'LL IGNORE THE
EIGHT HOUR LAW.
CHICAGO, Sept. 8—E. P. Rip-
Icy. president of lite Atchison, To-
pekt and Santa Fe Railway com-
pany, departed tonight for New
York to attend a meeting of the
board of directors of the road
next Tuesday. Before leaving he
issued a formal statement, reiter-
ating one made at Topeka sev-
eral days ago, explaining that the
road did not intend to comply
with the Adanmon eight hour law
"except when ordered to do so by
the court of last resort."
GETS DEATH PENALTY.
Negro to Hang For Murder of Houston
Police Officer.
Houston, Tex., Sept. 8.—Houston
Sharp, a negro, was given the death
penalty here today for the killing of
J, A. Cain, a police officer, Aug.
4, 1911. During his trial Sharp re-
pudiated a confession he was alleged
to have been made while in the state
penitentiary at Huntsville serving
sentences aggregating (it yea»s for
various offenses. Less than a week
ago Clarence Cooley, also a negro,
drew the death penalty here for kill-
ing Johan Hansen, a white man.
THIE1T TO EXTEND
SIETH STRIKE
11 MEW YORK(ITT
NEW rORK. Sept. 5.—The second
day of the strike of unionised em-
ployes of New York's subway, ele-
vated and surface Hnds brought little
' Interruption to service, but developed
a contest which It was said may de-
cide whether the city's carmen will
; be permitted to organise.
Theodore P. Shqnts, president of the
Interborough Rapid Transit company
and the New York Railways com-
pany, struck at the union by offering
to take back all striking New York
Railway company employes who quit
the union by tomorrow. Strike-break'
ers, he declared, would be put In the
places of all those employes who do
not accept his offer.
Union leaders tonight threatened to
cuctend the strike to the lines of the
Third Avenue Railway company, tho
Second Avenue company and the
Union Railways company unless the
heads of these lines pledge themselves
not to circulate Individual contracts
among their men similar to those
binding the workers not to ask for
wage increases for two years which
brought on the Interborough strike
and the New York Railways strike.
Service Is Interrupted.
The Third Avenue line, it was said,
flatly refused tho demands.
Union officials asserted tonight that
3,000 elevated railway and subway
employes were out, but made no claims
that service was being' crippled. On
the New ?ork Hallways surface lines,
however, they asserted that service
was being seriously Interrupted. Tha
company admitted that fewer cars
than usual were runlng again today.
Disorders, though frequont, were
not serious during the day. In one
fight several strikers were Injured.
Other strikers who stoned a surface
car injured a policeman serving as
guard.
A committee of strikers complained
to the polico that hired gangsters
were attacking their pickets. Their
request that pickets be permitted to
ride on the cars was denied.
Mayor Mitchel, In a statement to-
night, declared that pending the in-
quiry Into the strike he was "deter-
mined that order shall be maintained
in the city, the safety of the traveling
public Insured and protection given to
life and property."
Revolt in Moscow.
Berlin, Sept. 8.—(By Wireless to
Sayvllle). — Press dispatches from
Stockholm to the Overseas News
agency report that a revolt occurred
rcently at Moscow resulting In the
killing or wounding of many persons.
According to this account wounded
Russian soldiers in a hospital train
were left without care, with the re-
sult that a crowd assembled and pro-
tested. Soldiers refused to fire on
the crowd, whereupon police were
sent against the soldiers, a sanguinary
encounter resulting.
Four Thousand Suffragist* Cheer the Nation's Chief When
He Declares, '1 Have Cone Hate to Fight With
You," and Great Enthusiasm Prevails.
MILLIONS LOST II
GRAIN PRODUCTION IN UNITED
STATES THI8 YEAR FALLS
FAR BELOW AVERAGE.
Sensational Suicide.
Chicago, III., Sept. 8.—Arthur E.
Hanson of Omaha, Neb., seized a re-
volver frfom the pocket of a mounted
po'leeman and shot himself to death
today at Randolph and Dearborn
streets, one of Chicago's busiest cor-
ners.
German War Loan.
Berlin, Sept. 8.—(By Wireless to
Sayvllle.)—It was announced that
eight subscriptions to the fifth Ger-
man war loan received today totaled
<1,000,000 marks.
THE WEATHER
East Texas: Saturday and Sunday
partly cloudy.
West Texas: Saturday and Sunday
generally fair.
WASHINGTON, Sept 8.—Heavy
damage to the country's cereal crops
during August caused a loss of many
millions of bushels In prospective pro-
duction, cutting down the outlook for
wheat to the lowest amount required
for home consumption.
The department of agriculture's
monthly forecast, Issued today, esti-
mates the wheat crop at 611,000,000
bushels, or 9,000,000. bushels less than
is calculated to be necessary for do-
mestic use. A carry" over of approxi-
mately 160,000,000 bushels of old
wheat from last year's record break-
ing crop, however, will make up the
deficiency and leave something like
100,000,000 bushels available to sup-
ply the heavy demands of foreign na-
tions for American wheat
Grain Crop Cot Short.
Spring wheat, parched by hot and
dry weather, showed a loss of 48,-
000,000 bushels since the August fore-
cast of production, while corn esti-
mates were 67,000,00 bushels smaller
than forecast a month ago. A pre-
liminary estimate of the winter wheat
crop places the production at 451,-
000,000 bushels and that of spring
whjat at 156,000,000. The prospective
spring wheat crop Is the smallest In
twenty-two years, and 806,000,000
bushels less than harvested last year.
The total wheat crop Is placed at
611,000,00 bushels, which Is 400,-
000,000 bushels less than last year's
record breaking crop of 1,018,000,000
bushels. The combined winter and
sprint wheat crop Is the smallest since
1900, and the acre yield the lowest
in twenty-three years.,
The heavy lorn in prospective pro-
duction of corn was due U drouth.
In many sections, particularly Kansas
and Oklahoma, many fields of corn
were 'cut -for ensilage or fodder. The
total crop is forecast at 8,710,000,000
bushels, which Is 88,000,900 bushels
smaller than the average for the last
five years.
Other Farm Losses.
An unusually short output of white
potatoes for winter supply li forecast.
Production of 818,000.00 bushel* is in-
dicated. That Is 46,000,000 bushels
less than foreeast a month ago, and
the smallest crop since 1811.
Other losses from the production
estimates made a month ago are:
Oats. 48,000.000 bushels; barley,
11.000,000 bushels; buekwheat, 1,-
300,000 bushels; rice, 1,400,000 bush-
els; cotton, 1,100,000 bales; apples,
8,900,000 barrels, and peaches, 8,-
400,000 bushels.
While cereals all suffered serious
damage during the month, hay and
tobacco prospects increased and the
harvests of those two crops, and also
of rice, will be record breaking. There
was an Increase of 27,000,000 pounds
in the indicated production of tobacco,
making a crop of 1,224,000,000 pounds
and exceeding the former crop record
of 1910 by 121,000,000 pounds.
Hay production Is forecast at 86,-
200,000 tons. 1,600,000 tons more than
forecast a month ago, and 1,000,000
tons more than last year's record crop.
Rico, which declined 1,400,000
bushels from a month ago, promises
a crop of 82,800,000 bushels, almost
3,000,000 bushels more than the rec-
ord crop harvested last year.
Food For War Prisoners.
Paris, Sept. 8.—The appropriations
committee of the chamber of depu-
ties has decided to recommend that
tha French government In accordance
with supplying bread to all Frcnch
prisoners of war In Germany shall
ulso send to each man, once a month
a package of other fo'od supplies to
the value of five francs.. The minister
of wi»r is supporting this plan.
Suncosflful Air Raid.
Berlin, Sept. 8.—(By Wireless to
Sayvllle.)—A delayed report from
the Austrian admiralty dated Sept. 4,
says an Austrian aerial squadron suc-
cessfully bombarded military estab-
lishments at Venice and Orado. One
Austrian aeroplane failed to return.
ATLANTIC CITY. N. J , Sept, 8.—
Triumph for the woman suffrage
oause "In a little while" was predicted
by President Wilson here tonight In
a speech before the annual convention
of the National American Woman's
Suffrage assoclst'on.
"I have come here to fight with
you," the president declared. Imme-
diately 4,000 women present stood
and cheered. A few minutes later
Dr. Anna Howard Shaw, honorary
president of the association with Mr.
Wilson still present, declared "we
have waited long enough to get the
vote. We want It now. I want It'to
come during your administration."
Again the great audience of women
stood and cheered, waving handker-
chiefs.
The president's pledge of support to
the suffrage question caused Mrs.
Carrie Chapman Catt, president of the
organisation, to say in a speech soon
after he closed, "you touched our
hearts and won our fealty when you
said you came here to fight with.us."
President Id Applauded.
The president did not spoak on the
method by which ho would bring
about woman suffrage but said "we
shall not quarrel In the long run as
to the method of It."
The women In their speeches also
failed to mention the question of
method.
The president was warmly applaud-
ed before, during and after his speech.
With Mrs. Wilson he sat during sev-
eral addresses. Fears expressed be-
foie the meeting that he might be
"heckled" did not materialise. At the
conclusion of his address Mrs. Catt
thanked him for speaking.
Declaring that sometimes he be-
eame a "little Impatient" over dis-
cussions about the channels through
which votes for women are to come,
tbe president caused the delegates to
applaud by saying "I have felt here
tne whe
casion
Mr. Wilson aroused the greatest en-
thusiasm when he said whenever he
hurt come ttf Atlantic City previously
he had come to fight against some-
body but that on his present trip he
had "come to fight with somebody."
The women in tha boxes, the orches-
tra and tbe balcony stood and cheered.
Mag Patriotic 80091.
The meeting came to an end wltK
the preatO^iit and Mrs. Wilson stand-
ing between suffrage leaders Joining
tn singing patriotic songs.
In his address the president did not
mention his previously expressed be-
lief that suffrage should come through
action by the states.
At the time the United States was
formed, Mr. Wilson said, only a law-
yer knew enough to run the nation,
but since the Civil wat the country
has been faced more -and more by
social questions and women have
more and more taken an Interest In
public affairs.
"The whole nature of our political
questions has been altered," he said.
Speaking of the future of the move-
ment Mr. Wilson declared that the
tide was rising and would come to Its
flood.
The president talked for fifteen
minutes, JuSt the time occupied by the
other speakers. At the conclusion of
his address he went to his hotel. To-
morrow morning he will go to Long
Beach, N. J., by motor to occupy his
summer home.
(lolesome contagion of the oc-
T
BOTH HOUSE AND SENATE REACH .
ADJOURNMENT PROMPTLY A* t
TEN O'CLOCK FRIDAY.
MUCH IS UPLISli
Review of Soaaion Shows Enaetmestf
of Constructive l^egislHtlon of Epoch
Making Character—Weighty Prob-
lems Confront Next Term, Among
Which Is the Railway Question.
IN THE SENATE.
Assembled at 8 a. m. to await
the hour of adjourment.
Passed the homestead grazing bill.
Adopted resolution for Investiga-
tion of alleged lobby opposing re-
taliatory provision In revenue bill
against Canadian fisheries and call-
ing for a report at next session.
Senator Owen withdrew his cor-
rupt practices bill.
Passed bill creating a national
park In Alaska around Mount Mc-
kinley.
Adjourned sine die at 9:59 a. m.
IN THE HOUSE.
Reassembled at 8:30 a. m.
Appropriations for session were
announced as $1,62#,439,210.
Adjourned sine die at 10 a. m.
American Ship Captain's
Experience With U-Boat
NEW YORK, Sept. 8.—Details of
the firing on and stopping of the
American steamship Owego by a Ger-
man submarine In the English chan-
nel on Aug. 8 were told by Capt. E.
W. Barlow of the Owego on her ar-
rival here today from Rotterdam. %
Captain Barlow confirmed cable
reports that he was unable to see tha
submarine because of a thick base.
He said that apparently thera was
no Intention on the part of the
U-boat's captain to hit the Owego
and added that he had no complaint
to make.
"We were nearlng the French
coait at the time," Captain Barlow
said. "Cannonading had been heard
for several hours from tho shore and
we were used to the sound. I was
at dinner when my mate told me he
had distinguished gun fire close at
hand I went on deck In time to
hear the sharp reports of a gun
near by.
"It was a clear day and there was
a calm sea, but with a thick haze.
I could not seo the submarine, but
several shots were fired and a projec-
tile passed the stern of my ship. I
stopped and shortly after a subma-
rine appeared. We were flying at
the time an American flag twenty
feet long. On both sides of the ship
flags were painted, together with the
name of the vessel and lettered
■U. S. A.'
"The submarine commander called
out to me to come to him, which I
did in a boat His first words were:
'Captain, you should be more careful,
this Is war time.'
"I replied by saying, 'You should
be more careful. Didn't you see my
flag?'
"But I signaled you to stop,' said
the officer, to which I replied:
"How could I see your signals
when I could not see your boatT'
"The commander was very pleas-
ant. He examined my papers, then
gave me a written permit to pro-
ceed. He signed the permit 'Helm-
rlck, kommandant, U.'"
WASHINGTON, Sept. 8.—Adjourn-
ment of the first session of the Sixty-
fourth congress at 10 o'clock thia
morning without a hitch In the plana
of senate and house leaders waa
quickly followed by a general exodua 1
of members, hastening homeward for
rest or the national political campaign.
While the closing saw the admlnls- r
tratlon legislative program mainly
completed, some thing's wait to b»
continued at the winter term, notably
the remainder of the president's pro- '
gram of rallroa.d legislation, which .
was partly enacted to prevent tha
threatened strike. *
In a formal statement President
Wilson, speaking of the work of con-
gress, gave notice that the remainder
of the railroad program would be
pressed at the next session. '
The Immigration bill, the corrupt
practices bill and the bill to permit
combinations of American exports to
meet foreign competition abroad vent
over.
Tbe End Comes Quietly.
The closing hours of congress were
remarkably quiet, only the presence
of the president in his room near tha
senate chamber served to attract in-
terest to what would otherwise have
boen an uneventful ending to aa
eventful congress.
Informal conferences of a few ad-
ministration senators and congress- .
men turned after adjournment from
thoughts of what had been acWevad
to contemplation of the future. N® t
matter what happens IJi tl\e Noveipbar
election, the democratic congress baa
three months of work ahead and an
ambitious program to complete. There
was disappointment, but no bitter-
ness, over the failure Of Some meas-
ures during the long sessl6n, and tha
democrats are proud of their legisla-
tive record with its 8600,000,OW na-
tional defense appropriations, the cre-
ation of the farm loan board and rural
credit banking system, tl>e child labor
law, the prevention of the natlon-wlda
railroad strike, establishment of a
government shipping board to rehabil-
itate the American merchant marin^
creation of a tariff commission and
many other legislative enactments ot .
more than usual importance. ,
Looking to Next Session.
For the winter session the demo-
cratic leaders look to the railroad leg-,
islation as the dominant feature. Be-
fore the strike emergency arose con- ]
gress, aroused to the necessity for
transportation legislation, had created
a Joint subcommittee of the senate and
the house, headed by Senator New-
lands, to undertake a study of all
transportation problems, Including tha.
advisability of government ownership
of public utilities, and to recommssid <
legislation at the next session. The
committee already has set Nov. 20 for
th- beginning of heaflngs on a wide
range of subjects:
It has before It also the suggestions"
made by President Wilson, which con-
gress did not accept In Its haste, to
assure prevention of the railroad
strike. Railroad presidents and man-
agers, lSbotr leaders, shippers, invest-
ors and students of government all
will be summoned to co-operate with
the investigating committee in ita
work, which is expected to result in
the submission of important construct- •
Ive legislation affecting transportation
an Industrial problems of the coun-
try.
In addition to the railroad situation
tho subject next in importance which
congress will consider will be con-
servation of national resources. Water
power bills which failed at this ses-
sion will be revived. So will measure*
for the conservation of mineral re-.
sources and for control of destructlva
flood waters. First on the December
program, however, will be the Immi-
gration bill with Its literacy test,
passed by the house but not by the
senate at this session, and the Owen
corrupt practices to reform election
methods.
Kitcliin Is Pleased.
Representative Kitchln, majority
leader of the house and chairman o'f
the ways and means committee, said
before leaving the capital today:
"We have put through more con-
structive legislation than any other
session of congress. It has been ac-
complished with good feeling all
around. There has been less bitter-
ness and less filibustering In this ses-
sion than In any previous session
within my recollection. On the demo-
cratic side we have had united actios
and the session has been eventful and
epoch making."
The republicans, pointing to the ap-
propriations and authorizations for
the future mounting close to two bil-
lions, closed their part of the session
reiterating charges of extravagance
and waste. ^ ^
Registration of Letters.
Washington, Sept 8.—Registration
of letters by the postofflce depart-
ment began July 1, 1855 and tn tha
first full year 629,883 letters wera
registered. The registration servlca
has grown to include the Insurance of
parcels and last year 60,048,590 re-
ceipts were Issued by postofflcea
throughout the country for registra-
tion and Insurance. ^
To Muster Out Troops.
Alexandria, La., Sept 8.—Orders
were received from the war depart-
ment at Camp Stafford, near hern
today to muster out of the federal
service the troops of the First regi-
ment Louisiana lnfantcy.
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Williams, E. K. Temple Daily Telegram (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 299, Ed. 1 Saturday, September 9, 1916, newspaper, September 9, 1916; Temple, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth471255/m1/1/: accessed March 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Abilene Library Consortium.