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HOUSTON
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VOL 34 NO. 304
HOUSJON TEXAS SUNDAY FEBRUARY 2 1919.
46 PAGES-PRICE FIVE CENTS.
' life.
BATTLE LOSSES OF 360TH IN
393
H
JUL OO
SAYS LABOR MUST
DIVORCE ITSELF
FROM SOCIALISM
Samuel Gompers Declares
European Workmen Are
Used as Tools by
Politicians
WAGE INCREASE
RESULT OF WAR
Head of American Labor
Federation Will Attend
Paris Conference
Next Week
BY HENRY WALES.
Special Cable. By Leased Wire to The
Houston Post.
(Copyright 1919.)
PARIS Feb. 1. European labor mist
divorce itself from socialism and other
forms of politics before it can be treated
upon the same plane as American labor
Samuel Gompers said Saturday evening
in an interviey.
"Socialism is inimical to labor" Mr.
Gompers said "and here in the Euro-
pean countries the working classes are
used as tools by the politicians in a vote
getting contest in which they exploit
labor under the veil of socialism."
Gompers refused to state whether the
American Federation of Labor will be
represented ut the international confer-
ence ut Berne where the French con-
federation of labor is sending delegates
but from the context of his conversation
I don't think the United States will be
represented. ?'v
The first step toward reorganizing an
international secretariat representing the
labor societies of the world powers will
be taken up next week when the com-
mittee from the British parliamentary
commission on trades unions come o
Paris to confer informally with the
American French Belgian nnd Canadian
jjeputationgthe Italian are not com-
ing and thfc Germans and Austrian are
not invited.
In that connection Mr. Ooiupers let it
be understood that any new international
organisation which may be formed will
not have a central power citizen us the
head like the former secretariat which
Carl Legien headed with keadouartcr.4 in
Berlin. t'
"liet us getpac'own house in order
formulate our own plans and arrange our
affairs from am allied standpoint before
bringing in deTkfater from the cuciny
countries" MAifGoapers said.
I asked binKwat he thought of the
French manner -fettling the sr.bway
strike Saturdaj-Xrequisitioning the un-
derground railKajr and ordering the per-
sonnel to rMtWwcrk while investi-
gating the'wwkr demand for two
iranex more oauy aim tue company s
counter argitment of raising fares.
"We did I ha HU( thing on a few oc-
casions during) tka war ;n America" Mr.
Goinpers replied "when strikes occurred
in munitions plants. But many things
all right in a wartime crisis are unnec-
essary under ordinary peace conditions.
Furthermore 1 always was averse to the
government extending its powers toward
individual freedom which is liable al-
way to become a menace."
Mr. (Jompcrs says he believes the nat-
ural common sense of the Russians
eventually will assert itself and the peo-
ple will work out their own salvation
likening the bolshevik movement to a
certain militarism.
"The German army was led by Prus-
sian officers who told the men to burn
villages sack houses and terroriic nnd
kill the civilians" Mr. Gompers said.
"Sometimes the German soldiers un-
doubtedly carried things farther than
even the officers sanctioned. In the
same way when the bolshevik leaders or-
der a reign of terror the ignorant peas-
ants go ahead burning and killing beyond
even the dreams of the most blood-
thirsty leaders. The Russians lost their
heads after receiving their freedom fol-
lowing centuries of tyranny which is not
unexpected and I believe their common
sense will assert itself some day and or-
der will be re-established. It must be
borne in mind that the president's call-
ing of a meeting at the Princes islands
doesn't necessarily mean recognizing the
bolsheviks nor their makeshift govern-
ment." Mr. Gompers will act as a special ad-
visor to the peace conference commit-
tee studying international labor ques-
tions but won't accept any official posi-
tion in any body or organization.
Mr. Gompers said the killing or maim-
ing of 12000000 or 15000000 men in
Europe during the war probably will re-
sult in higher wages since the demand
for labor will be greater than ever be-
fore while the supply will bo the lowest
through war wastage.
"Although the increased demand nay
increase European labor wagea to the
present American standard" Mr. Gom-
pers said "there is no way of proving
the standards won't change."
Mc Gompers said he had not heard
anything officially regarding the report-
ed future action of certain European
countries' forbidding emigration for a
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NEW CROWNiPLAHT
ON SHIP CHANNEL
TO COST $750000
Hedrick Construction Co.
Draws Contract for New
Houston Industry
The contract for the construction of
the $750000 refinery of the Crown Oil
and Refining opmpany on the south side
of the Houston Ship Channel in the
Pasadena vicinity has been awarded to
the V. C. Hedrick Construction com-
pany of Houston according to announce-
ment made Saturday
Actual construction will start within
the next two weeks according to a state-
ment issued Saturday night by J. D.
Hall who closed the contract for the
Hedrick company. The plant to be built
now will represent only a unit of the one
to be built later. The availability of
materials and labor will determine the
time required in constructing the plant.
J. YY. t'olvin vice president and gen-
eral manager of the refining department
of the Crown company will have charge
of the building and later operation of
the refinery and Robert B. Kelly formerly-with
the Bayonne plant of the
Standard Oil company will represent the
Crown concern as supervising engineer.
An effort is being made to procure a
spur track into the refinery property
both from the Southern Pacific and Hous-
ton Belt and Terminal railroads. A
gravel road will' be built from the
Porte road to the refinery.
La
Juarez Prepares to Repel
Expected Attack by Villa
Associated Press Report.
JUAREZ Mexico Feb. 1. Threats
made by General Felipe Angeles a Villa
general to attack this city on February
S the anniversary of the adoption of the
old Mexican constitution caused the mil-
itary authorities to employ a battalion of
aappera digging trenches outside .4he
city place machine guns and field pieces
in Fort Hidalgo and double all out post
guards -en Q aide of Juarea.
on 365 days in the year regardless
Evergrowing Post Family The
a joy by giving to each one the
COMPLETE ACCORD
ON DISPOSAL OF
GERMAN COLONIES
Agreement Reached Is More
Definite Than General-
ly Supposed
Associated Press Report.
PARIS Feb. 1. The accord reached
by the council of the great powers con
ccrning the disposal of the German col
onies and occupied regions in Turkey-in-Asia
is much more definite than is gen
erally supposed and besides acceptance
in principle of the American plan of
mandatories it embraces the following
main features:
The allied and associated powers are
agreed that the German colonies shall
not be returned to Germany owing
first to mismanagement cruelty and the
use of these colonies as submarine bases.
The conquered regions of Armenia
Syria Mesopotamia Palestine and Ara-
bia shall be detached from the Turkish
empire.
Provision is made whereby the well-
being and development of backward colo-
nial regions are regarded as the sacred
trust of civilization over which the
league of rations exerts supervisory
care. The- admiuistratiou or tutelage of
these regions is entrusted to the more
advanced nations who will act as man-
datories. These mandatories are not uniform
but vary according to the degree of de-
velopment of the colonial region and its
approach to the stage of self-government.
The mandates in Palestine Syria
and other portions of Turkey where well
developed civilization exists would be
comparatively light and probably would
permit of the provisional recognition of
the independence of these communities.
On the other hand colonics like those
in Central Africa would require a man-
continued on Page 3 Column 8.)
PENSION BILL PASSED.
Associated Preaa Report.
WASHINGTON Feb. 1. The annual
pension bill carrying 9215030000 was
pasted Saturday by the house and sent
to .the enate. ' v
ALLIES. POSHED
FURTHER BACK BY
BOLSHEVIK BLOWS
American British and Rus-
sian Forces Suffer An-
other Reverse in Arch-
angel Sector
FOE USING GERMAN
TYPE GAS SHELLS
Military. Officers at Wash-
ington Regard the Situa-
tion in Northern Rus-
sia as Critical
Associated Press Report.
ARCHANGEL Feb. 1. An official
statement on the operations on the
North Russian front issued Saturday
says:
"Wednesday and Thursday the bol-
sheviki strongly attacked the positions
at Tarasev6 compelling the allies to
retire northwards and they are now
holding positions 20 miles north of Tare-
8evo. It is reported that the bolsVkriki
are using gas shells; the allies are com
pletely equipped with anti-gas apparatus
"In Murmansk allied patrols constov
ing of Karelian volunteers have reached
Ondocero (Notosero?). From this vil-
lage the Karelians have been enabled to
enlist more volunteers."
ARMY OFFICERS UNEASY. -
Situation in North Russia Regarded at
Extremely Critical.
Associated Tress Report
WASHINGTON Feb. 1. TheNsitua-
tion in Archangel district is regarded by
military officers in Northern Russia as
extremely critical.
Advices to the war department Satur-
day made no reference to an appeal for
reinforcements but it was said here that
inasmuch as this was a matter for de-
termination by the supreme war coun-
cil at Paris a more complete report had
beeu sent to that body possibly with a'
request for additional support. Report
that the bolshevikfkiforces were using gas
shells was taken here by some officers
to mean that this equipment had been
supplied through German sources not-
withstanding the terms of the armistice
and if this was established as a fact it
was intimated that drastic action against
the Germans would be taken by Marshal
Foch.
Strength of the Allies.
Available figures obtained by war de-
partment officials show that the Itritish
force in the region of the north is ap-
proximately 6000 American 4500 French
1500 loyal Russians under British offi-
cers 1200 and 1000 other soldiers of
one of the smaller allied countries.
The exact disposition of these forces
is not known officially in Washington
no report on tins having been made
Army officials said that the body of
troops now retreating before well armed
and reinforced bolshevik i was small be
ing little more than an advanced post.
Reports of a 40-inile retirement bow-
ever led experts to believe that a larger
(Continued on Page 3 Column I!.)
Old TelephoneTates
Will Continue Pending
Hearing in Washington
The new telephone rates which
Were to have gone into effect Satur-
day have beeu held up pending the
hearing of February 8 in which the
city of Houston will be given an
opportunity of making formal pro-
test against the raise according to
a statement issued by Mayor Amer"-
man. Since the issuance of the order
by the postal department a bearing
asked by Mayor Amerman has been
granted which has for its purpose a
modification at least of the proposed
increase in rates. A conference to
be held in Washington was set for
January 24 but on account of
Mayor Amermau's inability to leave
'the city at that time the hearing
was postponed until February 8.
K. G. Pike commercial superin-
tendent of the Houston branch of
the Southwestern Bell Telephone
company said Sat urdhy night that
statements would not be mailed to
subscribers until rates for the Hous-
ton district were definitely deter-
mined. In the meantime he said
neither he nor any oue else knew the
cost of telephone service in Houston.
Mayor A. E. Amerman said he had .
been advised since his statement of
last week by Representative Jo
Eagle that future rates for telephone
service in Houston would be deter-
mined by the hearing at Washington
February 8. If the proposed in-
crease in rates is sustained it will
date from February 1 Mayor Amer-
man said.
Houston will be represented at the
conference by Mayor A. E. Amer-
man and City Solicitor William J.
Howard. Mr. Pike said several of-
ficials of the telephone -company
would make the trip to Washington.
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i iy j y A Yk " '
TELLS HOW FRANCE
SOUGHT TO AVERT
GREAT WORLD WAR
Frontiers Abandoned in
July 1914 to Lessen
Danger of
Clash
HUNS PERSISTED
AND STORMBROKE
Former French Premier Lays
Facts Regarding Origin
of War Before
Parliament
Associated Press Report.
PARIS Feb. 1. On July 30 1914 the
French government ordered its troops to
retire eight or ten kilometers from the
frontier having heard that the German
troops were moving toward it Rene Vi-
viani former premier declared in the
chamber of deputies Friday night in the
course of disclosures concerning the ori-
gin of the war which never before have
been made public. M. Viviani was pre
mier when the war broke out.
"On the same day" he continued "I
tequested Paul Cambon (French ambas-
sador in London) by wire to inform Sir
Edward Grey of the measures taken.
"Could we Tisk a murderous war upon
the chance meeting of patrols? Had we
met with an observation from General
Joffre to the effect that the measure
might endanger the fate of the country
we should not have hesitated but would
have kept the watch on the frontier. No
objection came from the general."
"Tactical Mistake."
M. Viviani's speech was in reply to
questions by Deputy Fernand Engerand
who sharply criticized the abandonment of
the 10 kilometer tone. He claimed that
it was a tactical mistake because the
mineral valley of Bry was within range
of French guns and had it been bombard-
ed intensively for three or four days the
German iron ore deposits and factories
would have been destroyed and Germany
placed in an inferior poaKion regarding
minerals. This the deputy thought would
have brought about an end of the war in
six months.
Deputy Engerand added that the aban
donment of the French sources of min-
erals and iron without a fight created a
situation which caused the first battle of
the Mara to become a pyrrhic victory
instead of the absolute defeat of the en-
emy. Former Premier Viviani replied that
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Many Undesirable Huns
Planning to Come to U. S.
Associated Press Report.
NEW YORK Feb. L Warning to the
American people that many German offi-
cers sre planning to come to the I'nited
States "to evade payment of war taxes
at home" was given here Saturday by
Major Monson Morris of the 3i!)th in-
fantry upon his arrival on the army
transport Siboney.
Today's Calendar
FORECASTS OF THE WEATHER.
Associated Press Report.
WASHINGTON. lh. 1. last Teras
Sunday probably ram; Monday clearing colder.
West Texas 'Sunday cloudy snow in tlie
Panhandle ; colder in north poruon Monday
fair colder
Louisiana Sunday rain; Monday cloudy
probably rain colder in west portion.
Forecast for Houston and vicinity
Sunday cloudy probably rain.
Temperature extremes and precipita-
tion at Houston ending February 1 I'.IHt.
3 p. m. Maximum 6V; minimum 54: pre-
cipitation .12 inch.
Atmospheric pressure at Houston at
3 p. m. 29.00 sea level reading.
Sunrise 7:12 a. in.: sunset 5:50 p. m.
Comparative record at Houston for
February 1 1010:
11)17. IMS. 1!)1!.
6 a. m Ill 31 5fi
10i.m 31 31 r.S
Noon 35 :!1 "Kl
S p. m 3! 3(5
O p. in . .
lielattik
37
humidity 7 a. m. 74 per
cent: noon local time 87 per cent.
TODAY'S EVENTS.
Protest Mass Meeting at Jewish Ijterary
Society hall 8 p. m.
Labor Toll Tax Committee Meets at 10
a. m. at Ijabor Temple.
Boy Scouts Anniversary Celebration
City Auditorium. 3 p. ni.
Friends of Irish . Freedom Meet at St.
Patrick's School 7:30 p. ni.
AMUSEMENTS.
LIBERTY THEATER: "Adele."
Ql'EEX THEATER: -Hard KoHed."
CROWN THEATER: ' Bonds of Honor."
ISIS THEATER: "The C.reHt Romance."
TURNER HALL: Ianciug every night.
ZOE THEATER: "A Romance of Happy
Valley."
VICTORY TH A EATER: "The Woman
Who Gave.'
KEY THEATER: 'The Ways of a Man
With a Maid."
HOUSTON 8AENGERBUNP: Moving
Picture and Dancing 8 p. m. .
VENDOME THEATER CAMP LOGAN:
x)ondemneJ Damaged Goods.
1 294 Texas-Oklahoma
Men Killed in Action; ;
443 Fatally Wounded
Ninetieth Division Lost Total of 1585 While the
36th Suffered 869 Casualties None but f.
Killed Died of Wounds Missing and
Prisoners Are Listed.
Staff Correspondent Houston Post. -
WASHINGTON Feb. 1. That Tcxans did their full share in
the fighting of the American forces
when General March anjiounced the casualty totals for thirty of
the combat divisions now about 95 per cent complete. :
The 90th division shows a total killed in action of 936 died o .
wounds 327 missing in action 287 prisoners 35. This grand toti
of 1585 men is distributed as follows:
Infantry Killed Died of Wounds Missing Prisoners:.;
357th 201 78 45 38
358th 247 84 43 6
359th 213 57 108 22
. 360th 233 79 77 4 J
Machine Gun Battalions -
343rd 6 3 2 0
344th 11 5 2 0 "
345th 12 13 10 ."
Engineer Regt. .
315th 13 8 9 0
The artillery- regiments and trench mortar battalion are not
shown to have suffered any losses.
Losses of the 36th Division. '
The 36th division shows a total killed in action of 358 died. o :
wounds 116 missing in action 393.
the engineers each lost one man
of 869 men is distributed as follows:
Infantry
141st '
142nd
143rd
144th
Killed
123
154
27
41
Died
Machine Oun Battalion
131st 0
132nd 9
137th 1
The 131st artillery
lost one
from the 132nd artillery was killed
had two men killed two died of wounds and 1 missing in action.
i
Total Major Casualties in
American Army 56592
Assorted Press Report.
WASHINGTON Feb. 1. Official
tables of the major battle casualties of
the American forces in France made
public Saturday by General March "hief
of staff show that approximately 10000
men remain wholly unaccounted for
nearly three months after the ending of
hostilities. The deaths missing and
known prisoners are tabulated up to
January 10 for each of the 30 combat
divisions of General Pershing's army.
The total is 50502 of whom 17434 are
classified as missing or captured. An
appended statement shows that only 20
Anrerican military prisoners were be-
lieved to be still in Germany on January
8 and that 4000 prisoners had been
checked up as returned and 118 died in
captivity.
Some portion of the great body of
missing men may be located as the return
of the army thins out the American
force iu France. Indications are how-
ever that the majority of the 10000 fi-
nally will be added to the roll of honor
suown in the tables ol tnnse killed or
died of wounds now recorded as 30150
mcu.
Losses of the Marines.
To that figure also must be added 1551
men of the marine brigade figures for
which not carried in the tables were ob
tained from official sources. This brings
the aggregate of deaths from battle up
to 40709 on returns estimated officially
to 95 per cent complete. As figures on
missing and prisoners of the marines are
lackiug. the number of unaccounted for
which finally will be added to tBe roll of
the dead can not be accurately estimated.
The army tables however give a total
of 15040 men missing in action and 27S5
known prisoners making up the 17434
missing or captured. The appended
statement shows that the army rolls
record 4010 American military prisoners
nccounted for. Admittedly there are
many possibilities of error but the state-
ment says it is anticipated that the indi-
cated unaccounted for list of 12510 will
be brought "down to less than 10000."
The tables do not furnish any data as
to the wounded or deaths other than
those resultiug directly from battle.- A
new estimate of the complete figures tn
American casualties ia therefore not pos-
sible. It is significant however that up
to Saturday night the war department
had published the names of 43882 men
killed or died of wounds as against 30158
shown iu the 95 per cent tables. The'
difference ia made up by additional re-
turna aiucc the tables were dosed Jan-
uary 10.
Pershing's First Estimate.
On November 27 General Pershing
estimated that hia total killed and died of
in France was indicated Saturday
The machine gun battalion and
taken prisoner. This grand tatat
of Wounds
40
40
12
14
1
6
0
Mlsslna In AoUoiu..
132 . J
80
119
53
0
6
2
man from wounds and one ma'ri
in action. The 111th Engineers
wounds would be 40455. Presumably'
publication of the lists of these knows
deaths and exclusive of the unaccounted
for is nearly completed having exceeded
the estimate by more than 3000 due in
part to additional deaths from wounds
and to the listing as dead of men for-
merly reported missing.
The names of 149418 wounded had
been published up to Saturday night
compared with a November estimated to-
tal of 180955. Of those missing in
action 11676 have been published against
the estimated 14260 total and compare
with the 17434 missing and prisoners
shown in today's tables.
A summary of the casualty tables gri
ing the classification of losses by divi-
sions follow figures for the field bat-
talions and divisional trains not being in-
cluded: K. Killed.
Prisoners.
Division No.
1
2
3
4
7
M
21
28
29
3D
Si
S3 ....
M
3
37
42
77
78
78
80
M
82
RS
N
90
HI .....
92
93
V. Died. M. Miss Ids. P
K.
2.303
P.
l.oro
9
5X9
i14
305
87
OH
tUW
4"4
5.V1
220
41.
70S
2K1
217
UK
2X9
723
M2
319
3J12
337
M.
1.7S!
K13
873
817
9H9
3
V
4M2
330
1.174
2t7
2.M
TliS
249
KOO
393
SO.!
440
529
V8
1.H2
2Xti
79
271
7
2.-.1
2S7
470
47
P. Totals.
106 6.248
1
1.901
1.500
970
4:'
ITS
1.3SS
1.302
l.rvM
S9T
1.084
1.W4
B32
KM
3.S
S.VS
1.702
1.27."
91.1
8.V)
IVtll
203
"to
sxs
US'!
M4
ll!)
73
2.965
254
51
3
3
354
1M
19
33
22
43
29
112
.17
2. tm
2.504
123
329
2.884
2.14
3.88i
l.UT
3 '2ll
liS
i.ae
2.050
2.693
1.82S
2.3S9
1.355
370
1.5W
e
1.525
1.585
1.T02
211
85
33
83
15
9
2
19
8
4
85
23
5
324
:I3
427
327
275
.VI
372
II
K
4
4R
Tot Is
27.7H2 11.300 14.849 2.785 58.592
Nolo: Two rejrlmenls of murines irj rhe second
division sre not lucluded iu this tsble.
Analysis of Lasses.
Examination of the losses by regi-
ments shows clearly that the brunt of
the fighting fell on the infantry. In1
every division which got into action lossea j
were many times greater even propor
tionately to tho strength of the unitm
than those of the artillery machine guK 1
battalions trench mortar batteries or en
gineers. A score of regiments lost fully .
one-third of the full strength of 8700 J
men in killed died of wounds missing and j
prisoners. ben figures on the wounded ' -
are available officers believe the total
casualties in several regiments may equal 1
the full strength. f
The artillery regiments escaped with ' '
relatively light losses. In some caaea i
machine gun battalions suffered severely v
and there are a number of the divisional
engineer regiments that paid a heavy toll :
for their place in the front lines. io '
The first Regular division built up out
of the original force General Pennies;
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