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Is policy which It all .embracing and
In adopting it Th Port know what la.
required to llva up ta It.
Buffalo River 0n't forget t
FRENCH AT YERDUH
TURNED AGGRESSOR
HOLD LI11ES TAKEN
...... .;'('.
Combat in Dcnassost Region. De
scribed as Kardeross Struggle
' Goes cn Fiercely.
GERMANS GAINED FOOTHOLD AT
LE KORT H0""E EUT LOST IT
o
VOL. 31 NO.
50.
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HOUSTON TEXAS VI3DNESDAY ' MAY 24 19X6.
PRICE 5 CENTS
Crowa In public f
la moat gratify In a. c
Th Post tha best da ; c
Buffalo River tin t f
mm mm ?:r.3uscN woi
Italians ia Retreat ' From V Bordo
Forced Across Frontier; VieM4 a..wepinr:
Claimed Russians Drove Enemy
Across Voseluhu River'.;
THE 7EATH2.
(Associated Prttt Report.) J I
t WASHINGTON May 13. East i Texas-Wednesday
and Tharsdsy fair except unsettled In
Dorlheni portion eh tbursdsy.' ' .
. West Texts Wednesday and Thursday gen
erally fair. i- -: - -
Loulalsns Wednesday and Thursday fair.
Forecast for Houston and vicinity Wednesday
Fair weather.- continuing- -warm.
' Temperature extremes and precipitation at
Houston for 24 hours ending Tnesdav. 5 p. nr.:
slaximnm 88. minimum 71: precipitation Dune.
Atmospheric prwamre at Houston at I p. m.
29.8H.' sea level reading.
Sunrise Wednesday 8:24 a. m.. aunset 7:13
p. m. .
Comparative record at Houston for May 23:
. 118. 19L 1914.
.5 ............. 72 IS 3
10 a. n. 82 H4 . ... 7T
Koon (Hi i KT KO
B p. m. .....V............. 05 - SO M
8 t. m. ... . 83 Ms 82
Beistive- humidity: T a an. 84 per cent -2
Houston Calendar for Today.'
The Associated Press summarizes
(the war- altnallnn fnllnnra- i '
k The Germans have replied to the
" 4. ll. m i ... it . i..
; t-ciiim; neuca onensive m we lwiau-
xnont region with assault after assault! n'
and the fleadiv combat nnrthenqt anil I - thtrt
i camera."
aorcnwesr or Verdun Is still in prog-
ress. Heavy masses of German tronrm
- AMUSEMENTS.
Zo theater: . "Paaqual."' .
Key theater) "Ben Blair."
Isla thatr"Elutlv laabel."
Llbarty theatari'; "Tha Tight Rein."
Xrown theater: "Soula In Bondage."
Quean Theater: "The Good Bad Man."
Eden Park: Free vaudeville and danc
APPLAUSE GREETJED
. WORDS OF WEAR
... ; if ;. '.-V.
When He Declared Against National
- Prohibition and Saffrage.
love Forces Fought Against Ad-
' journment but Lost tie First
Real Test of Their .' I
' ' Strength.
"Trailed by a Movie
(Houaton Post Staff Special.):
SAN ANTONIO Texas May 23.
The big thlngjlid not come oft today.
After temporary . organization ; had
been effected and Committees appoint
ed the convention ad lournpd until 10
Texas Politics. " o'clock Wednesday mornliur: ThM
have been thrown against the picked ITmtfrE.A"8? preliminaries Vi The
hall was packed with delegates and
French troopa whose successful at-
tacks won for them the greater por-
tions of Fort Douaumont and consider-
able German territory adjacent to th
fort of high strategic value. " .
These newly captured positions the
French have tenaciously huM Th
L fighting at this point Is characterized secretary' tttmultt. repiyina' to the
PMTFO
MlvJi MUjI HJhji
1 .!-
DECMRATIOli TO ;
BE UHEQUIVOCAL
Elajority fhi Declares Prohibition
: ; Is Kst Katicsal Issue f :
IT LOOKS LIKE
: LOVE IS BEATE1-
Jlas Lost Many of the Votes He Was
On. ; :
Ferguson Made a Sitter Denuncia-
tion of Barton and "Read
'. a letter From ': '.
Wilson.
"Th domoo.rntlo nartv has ..
faBtly- maintained that ' every State
possesses the' power to regulate and
Committee Will Recommend a Re
turn to Old Time Method of i
; i. : Selecting the District " .i
- . Delegates. ;
for national committeeman. .
WfTRV VamnnMM Pl... n Tl. . . ..1
sssinst national prohibition in tiw democratic I visitors and- an army band furnished
State convention be was Klven muck applause. I ....
some music . u was appropriate that
by Paris as h "murderous strugfrle.M
FRENCH QUICKLY ' "
REGAINED TRENCHES r
Although they were hard held to the
northeast the Germane would not be' de
wed at Le Mort Homme and alter hav-
ing been - mowed down by -the French
artillery and machine guna with aan-
Kulnary losses in aeveral attacks finally
gained a footing in trenches west of thla
much fought for position. Their tenure
or the trenches was ahort lived however j
xor tne f.rench in a counter attack im-
mediately drove them out. Y -
Rome admits that between the Astlco I JAMES Jv hill
BAII.KT AND FEROCSON dominated the com-
1 m It tee on nlstform: ther will1 h. thre i-a.
. ports with the majority declarina speclocally
' that proklbltlon is not a aktlonal Issue.
THE TEXAS proaTemlves' st ' Waco commended
ine Amenrsnism and prepsrelness t.rpltled by
Theodore It orate v It and elected an nninstrdct-
ed deleitatlon to the national .convention at
men.
sages to rreslilent Wllsou from Governor
Ferrnson and Thomas B. Love said It would
oe lnexcasaoie tor Mr. Wllsoa to Interfere In
the matter. ...
THE OLD O0ARD riled st the republican con-
vention la Fort. Worth effectively operating
the stesm roller. The delegation to the na-
tional convention will vote Individually and
without instruction.
THE COMMITTEE on permanent nnranlsatloa
win remmmena a return to tne -OKI-time plan
tie
the first piece rendered was VThere
Will Be a Hot Time in the Old Town
Tonight."
Judge W. C. Wear of Hill county
lifelong pro and a supporter of Poin
dexter for national committeeman
sounded . the keynote In hisv speech.
He - declared against' national prohibi-
tion and national woman suffrage and
made an eloquent appeal for the State
rights of the fathers of (he party.- His
remarks Were a genuine surprise to
many of the delegates but those whtT
or selecting the Id eonnvmloual iiutrlrt ifoio.
. rates to the national convention a plan which
wlU result In loss to ths antisalooa forces.
H. B. RICE of Harris ronnrv nA .Jnhn M Umm
de.eBn.nte fr i 8"ed with him expressed their ap-
rudenratie'eouc.' by loud cheering -Judge Wear
nam mat me aemocrau did not need
Domestic j
was reported to be recoverlna
no JBrenia nvera and In the Sugana val- I irom .!! "inesa that had kept him at boms
kw "'. muu.. auk Krerni oars.
ley the Itallana have fallen back on their
main line of defense.
While Rome asserts that the -operations
SENATOR CrMMINS on' the republican ballot
snd President Wilson on the democratic bal-
lot were unopposed in the ttoutli Dakota prl-
Werei rnrrieA nut Im n...t . -.A . . I ' .
v. .. I L trwuiHi n WAS ANNOUNCED st CHIcsao thst If he
iianana naa repulsed Austrian attankn
against the advance HneY Vienna says In
ine retreat trom Bordo the Italians were
. jorcea across the border by the Austrlans.
BOMBARDMENTS IN '' "' ': s
PRIPET RIVER REGION. : ' -".''.;';
wnue -along the Russian front the
usual bombardmenta have continued al-
noet exclusively In the Prlpet riverTe-
glon the Russians in an infantry attack
droye the Germans across the Voaeluhu
river and destroyed thelf trenches. -
In the coast region of Asiatic Turkey
southwest of Treblzond. the Russians
would consent to nin. William Jrnnlnirs Brvsn
would be nominated for .tlu nmMnnv h. i.a
prohibitionists. . ;. .
J. A. KING8BCRT New York vommbwlotter of
: charities and W. H. Hotchkiss. speclsl conn-
sel for the department were Indicted in the
wire tapping probe. . . .
ELEVEN JURORS were secured for the trial
St StUttKSrt. Ark.; of Mn. II IT I.vnli
charced with aliened conspiracy to murder ber
husband a wealthy planter. -
NOTIFIED by Oeorne Von L. 'Meyer that a
committee with membership In SO States wss
. seeking his nomination for ilie presldencv by
the republican convention Theodore Roosevelt
said he welcomed such support .
CONFRONTED by sn unbroken chain of cir-
cumstantial evidence. Dr. Arthur Warren
Wslte wlll .tske the stand In New York in
an effort to save himself from ths electric
AMONdrverl thousand women who were
.new lorK to sttend the convention of tha
General Federstlon of Women's Clubs the
uimi.-m were ine two nvsi candidates for the
presidency Mrs. Samuel 8nearh of Tiraia. O.
and Mrs. Joslsb vana Cowiea of Los An- i
Washington.
rsKKiuKjiT wii-SON sent to the state de-
sew note to Great
Interference with
psrtment the draft of the new note to Great
. fjrunin '
- pratestlnK against
SliS
have repulsed attempts by the Turks to L-Sw!' tW t""a mei f r"tltf
OTuira-inv OT reriHive antt- 'Das dfalodged
the Ottoman force from the positions on
one of the slopes of the Taurus moun-
tains. In their advance bn Mosul with
Mesopotamia . their objective . the Rus-
sians have occupied Serbechst 'r.
The British -house of commons has
passed . a . vote of credit amounting to
oout si.aw.uuu.ouo.
. '
" BERLIN OBSERVED ; . . ' i t
ADVANCES. . c
t. (Associated Prttt Report.) j. ' '
BERLnV May S3. The official statement
aj-s: -
"Western iront: Preparations by the British
to make a counter attack southwest of Glvenchy.
Kn-Cohella were observed Smsll sdvsncea by
the.Britlsh in the Bocllncourt district were re-
pulfted. - .
"In the Meuae. district (Verdun front)' the
neliUs wss especlslly heavy on account ot the
enemy's counter attacks. West of the river the
Oeiinans captured a French blockhouse south
Jf Catnard forest. Hostile sttscks esst of hill
1W4 snd on the southern slope of Dead Man's
bill resulted In failure.-- . J
"Esat of the Aleuse there were violent in-
fsntry enssaements ou the front south of Tlilsu-
moiK fsrm ss far as the Cslllette wood. The
TBCV . "fSr ' artillery 'preparation
entered the foremost German positions but were
..-iuibcu .u me uaiiKB ut ins sector py uerinan
counter sttscks. South of the village snd south
of the former fort of Douuumont the estrone
ment 1 not yet Unlshed.. Fort Douaumont r-
the assistance of any organization In
shaping the policies' of the party or
naming its candidates and platform!
This sentiment evoked loud applause
from the opponents of national prohi-
biUon and national woman's suffrage.
DEMONSTRATION FOR .
BAILEY AND FERGUSON.
Among the sensational events of the
opening session .was the demonstration
made b the friends of Bailey when his
senatorial district chairman announcod
the former senator as a" member of the
committee on' platform.- ' f -t.'.
. Governor Ferguson came in for . his
share of the applause and -the friends of
(Juilen F. 'Thomas were liberal with ap-
preciative yells when his -name was read
off. s'y''. "';:.;.'--
The motion to adjourn until 10 o'clock
omorrow morning was made y W. A.
Hanger of Fort Worth the floor leader
or the poindexter forces. The Love men
balked and. attempted to. Vote down ad-
journment A vote Vas called for an.l
Chairman Wear declared that the ayea
naa it and the fun was over for the day.
This was a decided setback to the love
prograrri and his' lieutenants expressed
their disapproval of the action of the ma-
jority. : T -
ANTIS WON ON
control its' own police affairs' and in
accordance wilh that view we. declare
our unalterable ; opposition to any
amendment to the federal constitution-
withdrawing from the States of
this union the right to determine each
for Itself whether the manufacture
and sale of liquor shall be permitted
or prohibited within ita Jurisdiction
We agree with President Wilson when
he said that every self governing com
munity which constitutes a social unit
should have the right to control the)
matter of the regulation or the with
holding of licenses. 1
(Houaton Post Staff Special.)
SAN ANTONIO. Texas. May j3.--Fol.
lowing' a session tax which every step was
contested-by ; the Lve and Antlsaloon
league prohibition forces the platform
and resolutions vcoramittee this evening
vpted to recommend to the convention to
morrow the adoption of a .resolution
against nationwide-prohibition.
That this will precipitate . the bla-tteal
ana most outer struggle f the conven
tion is almost certain. The Lova-Pnln
dexter-Ferguson controversy has become
side issue beside the prohibition mm..
uon. ... f '
For three hours the different elementa
in the platform committee struggled with
tne resolutions presented by a subcom
m)ltee )Of seven . appointed to draft the
resolutions. . . . '
James B. .Wells acted as chairman ot
the general resolutions committee and
Senator C. V. Terrell of Wise county sec-
retary. The subcommittee of seven was
Composed of Joe Bailey- Governor James
E. Ferguson. Loula J. Wortham John
Mathls W. M. Fly of Gonsales J. M. AN
derdiee of Waxahachie and Senator D. E.
Decker.
The Ferguson indorsement was'made
before tha committee of seven met be-
eaua it was decided Bot to taka up any
State issues in tho platform. .A rising
vol' was called for on the-Ferguaon In.
dorsement and Cullen Thomas registered
the lone negative vote. 1 v .
neutral
ADMINISTRATION efforts to have the senate
iTTvuiisiurr us rejection or tne nomiantlon of
i George Huh lee as s member of the federal
trade commission failed by a tie vote.
IT WAS UNDERSTOOD that General Ftrasfon I'THE FIRST TEST
..... .i . i mi ... vsmrt oianiai ror
116- Texas militiamen who refused service.
Secretary of. War laker would not discuss
the matter. .
A CONGRESSIONAL committee conference
agreed upon the character of the special rev-
enue bill to be Introduced next week In the
bonne to meet the Increased - expenditures
created by the army and navy appropriation
Mexico.
A BAND of 250 bandits waa reported across tha
river from Lobo. Texas. . .
slned flruilv iu Geriuaii hand.
"Northwest of . Port am w. isv.ni.j
sen which had been occupied temporarily br I
tiie enemy. w '
"The Urst snd second lines of tha French on
ensures ueigut were deetrujed by our mines
wt m iwmn.ura UIBiailVV.
''On the llKhts of tha Meune southesst of
. . a.. ur.. ..ut-wi .i.iauuge ana eeucey the
Sweiny's stucks for the most part broke down
i f.7 m c!Jr"l" ' flre- "all detachments
nu.iH 7..v.Esi vu. ucwuta were snuiuiiateu
"Aa eiieiny seroplane waa shot down south-
west of Vsllle. .
' Esatern sud Balkan fronta: The sltustlon 1st I
"MURDEROUS STRUCGLE"
RAGES IN VERDUN. '
. . (Associated Prttt Report')
PARIS. May 23. The otHetsl Communication
tonight reads; i ......
. "In tba region of Verdun the German coun-
ter attacks took on a character of extreme vio
lence along the whole of - our front.
"Oa tha left' bank of4he Meuse 'the Ger
mans isuncneq meir asssultlna masses east
rue nrst st-
IT WAS LEARNED that the Csrrsnxs tovern-
ment bsd sent 80.000 troops Into the region
; south of the border1 to exterminate bandits.
BRIGADIER GENERAL PARKER command-
- ing the Brownsville border patrol district
- recommended to General Fnnsron the l.trii.u.
LV . ? I .Inn tarn Main.... ... tf n.T
;vV;u:' Tfexas. -. ;v v-:
ANOTHER speclsl olllcer hss been detailed for
duty st Lufkln with the jury who are dead-
locked In their deliberation of the fste of
; .K''1 Lou SPP- tried for the murder of
Dick Watts.
Without he blatant Spirit 'which char-
acterlaed the work of the love forces
Monday the opposition 1 went ' to work
quietly and so far has met with victory.
" A i test came first when Judge- Wear
scunded' the keynote of the situation and
proclaimed against nationwide prohibi-
tion and suffrage in his speech; of ac
ceptance at Market hall this morning.
His words were received with a shout of
triumph which resounded through the
building and interrupted his address 'for
several minutes: It came again when a
motion to adjourn the convention until
Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock ore
vailed over 'a motion to resume at i this
afternoon the latter being supported by
the Love people. . ..-. .;:.. ' .; . ; "
It was 1:30 noon when the convention
was' called to order by State Chairman
Paul Waples. The hall was crowded to
the doors and the gallery was filled with
onlookers many of them women.
On the platform sat a .: number of
TWO REPORTS
TO BE SUBMITTED. . ' -
n-i .i it v- a . ' . .
Hid wiu w iso reports the ma-
jority by Bailey ( Ferguson - Bob
. . . . . . . .
nenry - ano - inose wno ' agree with
tnem and another report by Cullen
inomas ana his faction of this commit
tee. In the organisation of this commit
tee ths Love-Ball-Thomas combination
lost.. ' James B. Wells of tha lower Rio
Grande defeated Charles H. Mills of
Navarro by a vote of 14 to . .Ming who
is an antl was nominated by Thomas ot
Dallas. -.;'.; ' :
i A subcommittee of seven with J. W.
(Continued on Page Five.)
. (Houston Post Staff Special.)
SAN ANTONIO Texas. May. 23.
"Smash the slate" has become the
slogan of the forces . opposing ths
selection of Thomas Bv Love for na
tional democrallo committeeman t at
the State democratic convention In
session here. . ;
The defeat ot Love la growing hour
ly more certain; and with that impor
tant question eliminated his opponents
are directing their attention to de-
stroying the program arranged by the
Barton-Klrby-Bti.il forces last night
In this they are being Joined not only
by a big element of prohibitionists but
also by many of those delegations
which were previously In accord with
the Love program.
THE LOVE FORCES
MADS. A BLUNDER.
When the Love forces made uo their
slate last night they deliberately neglect-
ed to give representation to a number
of sections in the State. Thls has re-
sulted in deflecting many votes from that
ranks. '
Three big 4 factors entered IntoV the
progress of the convention at the first
day's session today
They were; The selection of Judae W.
C. Wear as temporary chairman of the
convention as recommended by the ex
ecutive committee.
The control of the platform and reso
lutions committees by ths anti-love
forces. '
The determination to. settle one way
or another in the cdnvenyon the question
of nationwide prohibition' and woman
suffrage. . ...
On the eve of the. big round-up and
tne final count of noses Potndexter is
confident that he is to be the representa
tive or theTexas democracy In the na-
tional council of his party for four veara
Governor Ferguson Is sanguine of sua.
cess. Former Senator Bailey believes that
the .fight for BUte fights democracy has
been won. Colonel R. M Johnston for
IS years national committeeman holds to
tne theory that the opposition has been
thoroughly licked. ' -
WITH 30000 UEli ; HOUSTON BIG V
. I.IEXIC0 WILL WAR T
Oil OUTLAW BAUDS
0 BARQUE
in;
CIVIC BODY'S I
ul
Vigorcss. Prosecution of Pcrssit Secretary Bcldt aid Pk::' 1 1
Will Be Carried cn While Asser-:; rar Were Gi?en Vote cf TT" ' 3
; -cans rtenain Quiet
DIPLO'IATIC DISCUSSION OF
f TROOPS OYER LIXE DELAYED 1
and Confidence at $rrc:J.
REP CRTS WERE KECEHID
. A!:iD CTiAT AFFLC::
Sibley-lanphorne Expedition ' Not Houston ladies anartet PTored tj
withdrawn hy Wuhinfton's Or- Be Musical reature of the Even-
ing -Scotch Highlanders Bender
Pleasing Specialty With Bagpipes
der's 1 Secretary Baker Said.
Slayden Defended Texas Militia.
f
Associated Prttt Rtfiort.)
WASHINGTON May 23.Reports I
to both the Btate and war departments
today further indicated plans of the
Carrania government to- vigorously
prosecute pursuit of Chihuahua out
law bands while the American forces
remain comparatively Quiescent
CloHftlv follnwlno- ... .UM. . ve?
- .. .u- v. a w vuuuiaiT-i willlnm A wii.am
ai from Mexico ot the Second Ameri-
ITew Directors.'.
P. fl. Case .
David Dalv
T. J. Dnnoghne .'
R. M. Farrr
Theodore Heybk
W. I4nk
N. E. Meador
t. J. BetteimSt Jr.
R. H Pnencer
h. t. Warner
R. W.
M. E. Anlrewn
' Thomas H. Ball
n H. Brown
Fnnls Caralll
Elliah Coles
J. A. Dawaon
M. V Foster
H. S. Fox
W. C. Hoa-w
K. A. Pvlen
H C. Schuhmaohet
can punitive expedition sent from
Boquillas Texas under Colonel Sibley
and Major Langhorne Information
reached the state department that
General Obregon had ordered thirty
thousand troops to engage In the ban
dit hunt in Chihuahua and along the
big Bend border.
Delay in opening diplomatic discussions
over the question of American troops re-
maining in Mexico also waa-lndlcated In
official dispatches. State department of-
The f.rst column are members of tha
old board while the second column rep-
resents new members both of whom will
form the new board of directors of the
organisation.; The names marked with an
asterisk are those of former presidents.
Mr. Andrews is president of -the Cotton
Exchange and Mr Coles Is president of
the Rotary club. '
-r .. .. ';. ;
Houaton! ..;;.'; ;'
That was the big word the big Ideal tha
big noise at the Home Products nanuuet
of the Chamber of Commerce Tuesday
evening at the Rice hotel. Nothing ehe
flelals .M u.. .. J I p-ui noming else was
;"v7;: 7'0' BU" Den thought about. Jn fact nobody cared
wuviPat vsiriaiiiu iwii noil
INEXCUSABLE TO INTERFERE
SAYS TUMULTY FOR WILSON
Sports.
AMERICAN" LEAGUE; All games rain.
H'aMort SBir& WVe" - Of
0; San Antonio d. Dallas 1. . J the delegates.
B. V. FISHER of Oklahoma nil v took swi '- ' . . ' ' "
lsce on the flrst day of the Stats shoot at I "v VOCATION AND
'alias breaking 192 out of S00. v I WELCOME ADDRESS.
Bishop A. D. Capers of Ban Antonio
Chlcsgo 8: 8t.Louls a. Boston o. " LspoKe the invocation and Mayor Clint
GEORGE V. ROT AN of Wsco snd C. M. Hubby I rown made a brier address of welcome.
Kir I wncn wa reaponaed to by Louis J
thsa Mtiaillr'vln
riHinrl nf t has SiuiIoi.i aAls As....h la. -j. i. .
lss. with c. H. Munger of DsiTss third Vd Wdrtham of Fort Worth.
j u vi auuaiun luurm.
and west of La alort Hoinuie.
Houston.
Secretary . C. J Kirk read the official
call for the convention and the report
of the subcommittee on credentials. It
Ferguson's Telegram Exposed 'Love
Crowd's Effort to "Make It Ap-
.pear They Had Backing v-
tack was repulsed with sanguinary losaes. with- S.ARY D'7'.? m" 8M Campbell st Inflrmsry I showed that thr . atm ..I.J
out ths enemy) having beeu able to-Jeach Tour Tuesdsy. Wsrrsat read to. defendant. I WW a? J;"f f J't V 7ote "Port
ry preparaiions.
spite all these efforts the positions con-
by ns yesterday were maintained la. their
y notably in Fort Oouaiiraont. in this
lines.
.';Aw.eFonltUffk.lke desperate abont t
eclock in the evening succeeded In gaining a
footing la one of our trenches to the west An
Immediate counter attack drove out the en-
emy "The right bank In the region ef Haudremont
was all day the theater of a murderous sarug-
ale. Tim Germsua miiltlnllMl thui. i.?
which were preceded each time by powerful
"Leepile
Ciiered I
eutiiety
region more lusu aw prisons remslued iu
mu ij.us.. .
"The usual cannonading took place else-
where.' : . ... .
' '
ROME ADMITTED 1 '
RETIREMENT. -'.i-- x ' '
s .. i ' . (Associated Prttt Retort.) 1 r"
ROME May 23. Tba followujg official com-
munlcation wss Issued today:
"Between Lake tiarda and the Adlge assem-
bUges of enemy troops hare beea observed In
the Hire sons aad there has been aerial activity
by the enemy on Monte Bsldo. -t
"From the Adige to the Aatko there nave
been only recouualiwsuces.
"Between the Astlco and the Brents and In
iuc .'wi repuise or enemy st
tscks sgainst our sdvauced lines yesterday our
troops grsdually retired on their main lines of
defense. The movement' was execute! In Der-
lect order snd not under pressure by the en-
emv ....
"Os the xJpner Vordevnle sn Itsllsn detach-
ment took by ssaanlt sn Important enemy boi-
Ition n Mount Belt cspturiu bo prixwurs and
arms and snimunitfoki. .
'Along the remainder of the front there have
been srtillery actlous which werw most Intense
on the Upper Butt on the heights northwest of
liorwis mu ' 'v .MiiiirTuo sector. .
"Knemr svistoia hare dropped bombs at some
(Continued on Page Five.) '
HEADQUARTERS of the Buy-lt-Msde-ln-Texas
MULwiiua wm us morcu irom uallaa to
Houston.. . . .
SUNDAY SCHOOLS of Btste represented at eon-
Veutlon. Increased attendance marked Tues-
X I GALLAGHER tranircr n dir. uted rnn
w rnu me ua VMSvIinW. Mjeit note KlTlllaT
- rMann for - r " i
HOME PRODUCTS BANQUET (trestltr enjoyed
by number of Houatoolans. New directors an-
nounced by Chamber of Commerce '
BEDUCT1 ON of 1 ernt Id Houston's Insiirsnca
key rate brings flgtire down to 20. Change
- .".iv.. ra ure ovprnmneni.
COUNCIL will set aside aM0 for music for
the city-this summer. First concert to be
given at tin Houaton park nest Sunday
SECRETARY. BOLDT of Chamber of Commerce
may give no position. Stated in annual ra
il would not be applicant for re-
BANDITS BEPOBTED AT L0B0.
Band of 250 Across Hirer Prom
.- Texas Town It Was Said. ;
XAstodaten Press Rmtnrt
MA&ATHON. Texas 1U.V ' il
Sibley and Major Lurhorn.. r.i-l fJf n. opposlUon to federal woman suf
... . j irage.
Hum mrir mruuoua journey throuarh
Cd and 65 VOtea not rennrraul
When the report of the committee on
temporary organisation naming Judge W
C. Wear chairman was read it .ys
d by a viva voce vote and Judge Wear
was esconea io me cnair amid Joud
cheering. -
In accepting he made plain the issues
uumi wiiiun me convention would proceeu.
He meraloned President Wilson as the
greatest democratic president .Inc. h.
days of Thomas Jefferson and said: '
- "I have no fear that this convention will
do anything that will tend to harass or
embarrass this great president. He has
wmuuuicu ins aarnimsirBiion so mat the
republican party is without s. canriiH...
and Theodore Roosevelt without a party J
WHEN THE APPLAUSE
BROKE LOOSE.
"This great democratic statesman has
pronounced against national prohibition"
he got no further for the burst of ap-
plause and enthusiasm augmented by the
playing of the band .in the gallery drowned
the balance of his sentence. When quiet
wla restored he; continued his speech.
i ma sreai man nas suso aeciared him
Northern Coahulla in search of bandits
are expected to reach here early Wednes
day morning to make a detailed report of
tneir operations in Mexico.
Kumors were current that a band of
eouiu tuM unnuiia was across the river
from Lobo Texas 2 miles west of Val-
em.iras msi. nigni captain U. A. Wlece
sorek baae commander at Mnrnthon said
uo .new uuuiuii vi uie repoyi
Senator Htnrer called for a roll ait h.
senatorial districts to name a member
from each district for the committees on
platform and resolutions permanent or-
ganization and credentials.
When the name of Joe Bailey was read
from the Fourth district there occurred
the greatest demonstration of the con-
vention the cheering lasting several min-
utes. . .....
Following the close of the convention
(Continued on Page Five.) -
' (Houston Poat Staff Special.)
.WASHINGTON May-24 When Gov
ernor "Ferguson wired ' President Wilson
asking if it were true as represented by
Postmaster George Armlstead of Ban An
tonlo that. Tom Love was the president's
choice for national committeeman he
evidently figured that-he Would expose
a piece of political Duncomb and he
did. The governor's telegram was. put-
ilshed in the Texas newspaper and Love
immediately got busy with a telegram
himself. . .; f
The two telegrams were not shown to
me president until mis mornmg when
Secretary Tumulty sent ' the following
message to both the governor and to
Love: ... --. ; .; v-.
. "The president instructs me to say In
reply to your telegram of May 21 that
he has no knowledge whatever of tha
matters to which you refer and would
deem It inexcusable on his part to sug
gest or interfere In any way with tha
cnoica of tne convention. i .
; (Signed) J ) ''J.' P. Tumulty."
Both telegrams were addressed to Sa'fi
Antonio. " - ..- i
T. Jt. Love's telegram to President Wil
son recites the fact that the Ferguson tel-
egram to. the White House was published
In the Texas papers and served to maka
puDllo matters concerning which Love de
nied all knowledge. Love stressed his long
aevotion to Wilson and reiterated his old
claim to being the original Wilson man
oi Texas ana asserted be was a better
Wilson man than the governor and many
Texans who are now posing as adminis-
tration supporters. He denied any con
nection with representations by federal
officeholders that they had been advised
from' Washington to attempt to make car.
tain tha election of Love as national com-
mitteeman. The' only response to this
telegram was to repeat tha telegram aent
Governor Ferguson in response to his
telegram of Sunday. '
Tba Ferguson telegram and the Love
telegram were not shown to tha president
until today. '
SESSION TO BE
A LIVELY ONE.
Thera is a big fight staged for tomor-
row. The first round will take nlace ha-
tween the followers of Wear and those of
Watklns. . The latter will be backed hr
the nationwide prohibitionists and Anti-
saloon league of Texas.. Wear's friend
are confident of putting ; him over.
Should the Love men eleot Watklns they
expect to have easy 'sailing afterwads.
and to make a cleanup of the spoils. '
The second bout will take place over
the recommendation to elect delegates at
large by congressional districts. There
are many leadera of 'both factions who
say that this plan will be adopted '
Tonight the Polndexter men say they
5av thy Sight won and have the votes to
"' ior national committeeman.
Love and his backers are confident they
. vuio m rusn meir program
through there will h v-tl. itT.i.
convention which Is S short of a full
vote. A number of counties neglected to
iwiu uuuveiiLiuna or aenn in PAtnm. .
f The committee on credentials had' lit
tie to pass upon. One small countv r.
ported a contest. All the congressional
uuiusvi were neia auring the day and
selections made for district delegates and
electors. These will be reported to the
v.uiv-uiMn luraurrow ior ratiricatlon
Thewisest politician now on eftrth
could Tiot guess for a certainty how the
cat will JuniD tomorrow hut ih. i.our.
of the fight upon Love declare they hav
...... u in riiees. u oi ine war
horses of the party are here and they
are taking sides. Should Love win then
he will carry at his belt the Scalps of
several of the most powerful leaders of
utuiuumjr ui iriai including
number of pros.
THE FIRST FIOHT '
ON THE FLOOR.
The fight on temporary chairman of
the convention will be takenip tomorrow
morning when the report of the committee
on permanent organization is caUed for
adoption. . The committee meeting
showed a majority of wo in favor of the
ms.v ivisrA
At the meeting- thla itlwnui.
mende?.r fo.r. Permanent chairman Judge
A. B. Watklns of lJanrfor.. ... i.I
"" nnmea uy ine love forces at
The State wrxncutlvA Mmiiu. a
Judg W. C. Wear tmr.;
and he was elected by the convention to-
?ay' eTh ntl-Lve people are back of
J'. 1 !rr p""'neni cnairman. This will
bring the issue squarely before the con-
(VIIIIUIIl ' ' ( . s . -
A minority renort wlll'11.0 k. .......
ed submitting the name of Judge Wear
.v k.iiihi cnairman tins is signed
y-i. ? Woltr chairman of the ml-
w"? iii me commiiiee. :
""'"" report would substi
tute Roy Walker also a Love candidate.
avna. ine majority report id
proved J he selection of Kirk
prepared
" " uiurw next weex. it was
thought probable that retirement of the
wig Bend expedition to American ; soil
naa presented a new situation In connso.
tion with representations contemplated in
carransa's new not.
Secretary Baiter said that tha Kihw.
Langhorne expedition was not withdrawn
upon orders from Washington. Officials
anything about any one or any place else
but Houaton.
Plates were laid for m guests and
practically every chair In the large ban
quet hall was filled. Houston bussed from
every quarter. The air was charged and
surcharged with Houston now and all
the time; - .
There were no preliminaries. As soon
as the guests were alt seated the army cf
here tall tfc. Am.i a. ' . .a." Z..V. . . TT " . " m""m' " "rm
1 : - 7... iwi me waiiers serving tne banqueters deft y slid
1 nor trail" rt t v . k.. j. . 1 . I . . .....
Deiore tnem platters laden with Houston
productions luscious delicious. Inviting.
not trail" of the bandits who nltA
Glenn Springs and Boquillas and retired
because their officers thought no good
fould be accomplished by remaining
across the border. J
JL Whether-the IIS national guardsmen of
iexas wno refused to be mustered into
ana appetising.;
Forward charged the 4001
FttLL TO BANOllBT x
WITH VIM AND VIQOR. - .
tha federal Service shall be tried by court rr"l A "7 wa" - "
rrUrtui h.. -:..7.?y ewT Pfch n1 vry one gathered about tho
h."r.coo7th7l.B v.. !C.r1 S?T . t he
Lesa than I per cent of tha ansrri.. I r-...i.i . .s ;ti
- 1 KiT.i jiuiiia ai inn nannur-r' n-aa
home products and donated to the Cham
ber ofCommeree. The charge for -phf
was for service only. It was one. If 1 t
the most varied and most complete ban-
quets ever served In Houaton. and the
menu contained about everything arown
in this section of tha country irmiAr
...... . inn isiiea 10 answer "tha sum
mons" he said "and in view of the fact
that many of the men have families to I
support ana other affairs which might
prevent their Immediate response the
proportion seems very small to me." :
Mr. siayden produced figure toThow
that the membership' of the guard had ordinary conditions the price of the ban-
Texas within the last few
Increased in
montths.
Settlement of the railroad strike In sev
eral j Mexican districts was reported In
sjate department advices.
Renewed activity of bandits near Aca
quel would have been at least SI a pints.
uib i.ii . ivsiiviiiea ine orcnestia
played haunting melodies plantation
songs and martial and patriotic ulrs.
Dixie" wis prominently intersperse 1
among all selections and never failed TT
puico on tne west Mexican coast was ra. I draw forth a gladsome round of annim.s.
ponea. i "America'' drew her. round of nnl;m
' 1 ana wnen "Th. Sfe Bn...uj t..
MUX UbJe.11 TO NAME EUBLEE. reached all talking ceased and every.
1 . L .. 1 person in tha blar hsll rm. m hi. r...
vote was xie of 38 in Final Senate M Btooa at respectful attention.
Action.
TO RESUME
ANCI.ENT METHOD.
Another Issue will ' be drawn on tha
selection of delegates at large. The ma-
jority report of th commute recom-
mends the selection of 1 delegates at
large each of the 16 congressional dis-
tricts to select one delegate at large.
This will Interfere with th. nt.n. . .w.
Love people who have a slat nf it it-i-.
gates named last night without reference
iu uunsresaionai uisiriois. benator Q U
Watson was chairman and n I. R...I'
field secretary of the committee.
The credentials committee . had little
work before It only one contest being
heard that from Presidio county which
has one vote. Judge A. E. ....
Brazoria was chairman and W n i..
secretary of the committee. '
' lAttociattd Prttt Rtlart
WASHINGTON. May SS.-Admlnistra-
Hon efforts to hav th senate reconsider
its refusal to confirm the nomination of
George Ruble of New Hampshire a a
SCOTTISH HIGHLANDERS
GAVE NICE FEATURE.
About midway the meal Thomas Hut-
ton and Thomas Coma clad as Scottish
Highlanders playing the bag pipes fur
nished a pleasing specialty and wer.
member of the federal trade commission I roundIr PPlaudod and encored. Before
tauea tat today by a tie vote of SS
to SS.: - .. . ; . . .
Thlg ends th fight to keep Mr. Rublee
on the tommisslon where ah has been
serving; for IS months. He probably will
continue in office under President Wil
son's vecess appointment Until near th
end or; this session of congress although
h can draw no salary for either past or
i mure service
Senatorial courtesy blocked confirma-
tion oft the nomination Th.
k. c2? .'"".eeiriiy were not Questioned
but Semator Oalllnger the republican
leader opposed him on the gVqunrt that
he had Ibeeh personally obnoxious In op-
posing .him for ra-eliu-tlon th.. ....
action was on motion by. Senator Hollla
. """' me vow oy wnicn the sen-
to'ss I8" reJotel tna nomination 42
Thirtja-three democratic snd five re
publlcant senators voted for h e.rn . IA
eratlon and 28 republicans and 10 demo
eratlo senators voted against It. . . ; .
CHABQ5ES BY MAT0B MITCHEL
1
Indictment of Charities Officials
. Rrompted Allegations.
' I f f4iAtM Paul CVaM'.i t :
. - -" - - ' . vw tiribwi
NEW' TTORK May 23. Sensational
charges hy Mayor John Purroy MltcheJ
mIn.I ... 1 I . . .... -
"B""'.v uiiio ui ma coreligionists . in
attempted! Justification of telephone wire
tapping oiirlng tha investigation con-
ducted by k committee appointed by Gov-
ernor Whlf-man into th affairs of Roman
Cathollo ctiaritabl Institutions In this
city were nade lata today befor thg.
ecutlvd committee headed by Bute Bena
tor George IF. Thompson. :
1 no mayor Allegations were promoted
byVhe indiotment In Kings county earlier
in tn day or John A. Kingsbury city
commissioner of oharltlea and William H
Hotchkiss special counsel forth. r-h..
ties ucpurioieni ior tneir part In th
tapping or l telephone wfres." The chief
witnesses artslnst them befor the grand
Jury wer cktholio priests. "
British Note Completed.
; ' (Asleeiate Preit Retort i '
WABrtlWUrrON May 23. President
Wilson sent ko the state department to.
aay tn completed draft of the new note
to Great Brita in protesting against inter
ferenc with kmerlcan malls. It waa not
laid before tie cabinet but Its general
terms were ei plained. The note- will be
cabled to Lonilon immediately-and It Is
n..T.iwm nine a aupucate will go to the
they entered the banquet haU the nlaln.
tlv wall was heard which presently broke
into "The Campbells Ar Coming" and
then the Highlanders came in marched
around the hall while playing. On going
out tha cheers that followed them ail
around the hall; brought them back for
another selection. V '""';
Following is the program rendered by
the orchestra: v - " . s
March Fighting Strength. ... . . . . .. .Allen '
Overture Trumpeter of the Fort .....
Medley of Plantation Songs (Southern
Melodies) Beer
Save Your Kisses 'Till the Boys Come
Home ....................... Godfrey
Houston Song Vocal Solo by Henri
Therrien . . r Therrien
Intetmexso Heap Big Injun. . i. . . lawyer
tox Trot-Underneath the Stars. Spencer
Medley of patriotic airs. -
Th Houston song rendered by the
composer. Henri Therrien elicited con-
"tContlnued on Pag Seven.)
JUBY STILL INCOMPLETE.
Efforts of Court and Attorneys in
urpei anai xatixe
iAistcioted Press Reort. '
WAUKEGAN III. May 23.-Effort of
court and attorneys to hasten the work
ot setflcting a Jury to try Will Orpet the
UnlVVilty of Wisconsin student charged
with the murder of his sweetheart Marian
Lambert resulted today in little per-
ceptible progress. No Jurors were se-
lected. .- ' ...
Th selection of the jury thus far has
been a tedious matter the .entire first
week -of the Trial resulting In the selec-
tion of only four men progress was
more rapid yesterday two men being ten-
tatively accepted by both sides and two
more passed by "the defense mnking eiK ht
In the Jury box today when court
opened.
Ceiestia Youker the gill to whom Or
pet was said to hav been -etiKaired yes-
terday asserted her belief in his inno
cence.
It was rumored yesterday that the h"f
tie alleged by the State t be the c
tainer In which Orpet carried pn..iri i
the girl waa In th possesion of t i
ecutlon. state's Attorney i . i u
to dlsouas the report.
Louisiana Indorr 1
(Associated Press :
BATON ROUGK. La.
ana democrats in tli"ir .'
here tonight Indorsed l i.
adminlBtrxtinn and
to the nauonul conv.
iciiv:!i svciliuiicril. j
at large.
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