The Houston Post. (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 35, No. 8, Ed. 1 Saturday, April 12, 1919 Page: 2 of 18
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THE HOUSTON POST: SATURDAY MORNING1 APR1U T2. T9T9
TRAHSPORTS HAVE
THODSAUDS ON WAY
HOIJEFROLI FRANCE
Part of Troops Listed Come
From Southern States
v but Casuals Many
J. -' Associated Press Report.
WASHINGTON April lLSailini of
th. transport Kaiserin Ansnsts Victoria
from France with about 2000 men in-
cluding headquarters of the 64th field
artillery brigade and the 141st field -ar-
tillcry complete both of the 30th dino
(Iiouisiana Arkansas and Mississippi Na-
Uaoal Guard) was announced today by
the war department. The vessel is due
at New York April 18.
Other transport sailings were:
'- Cruiser Seattle due at New York
April 19 with casual companies 5th annj
I K Sli ramnaniea
; T. mnA t K9H ninnovp Infantxv: 406th
telegraph battalion 25 casual officers.
" Virginian from St. Nazaire due at
New 1'ork April 20 with the 810th sani-
tary train' and field hospitals and am-
bulance companies 3G1 to 864 inclusive;
SOI st dothi&g units 316th ammunition
train headquarters and companies A to
G inclusive; about 1000 men as de-
tachment of the 91st division.
ue IvaiD irom Ot INazaire uue -i
Newport News April 19 with hospital
train 3d a detachment of the 35th miu-
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. urj puller iuii uriicuuirui wvu
' vision headquarters troop 35th division
310th train headquarters. Major General
William M. Wright commanding tne m
' division is aboard the De Kalb.
: A cablegram from Americanrxpedition-
ary headquarters to the war department
VwtlAm- ann.innai hat all f-rriii rtinnt
tot the 29th (New Jersey Virginia Mary-
land Delaware and District of Columbia)
and 33d (Illinois) divisions have been as-
: signed .to early convoy as well as the
' IfiMli fioM artillerr hrimdr (Xid division)
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- Santa Paula from St. Nazaire ia due
at New York April 22 with base hos-
pital 42 30th supply train headquarters
and companies A to F inclusive; 113th
1 company' transportation corns; 646th
aero supply . squadron and 376th aero
squadron 4th trench mortar battery
headquarters ana oaiienes a io u
elusive 2d trench mortar battalion.
VICE ADMIRAL GLEAVES SAILS.
Associated Press Report.
NEW YORK April 11. Vice Admiral
Albert Gleaves. commanding the cruiser
and transport force of the Atlantic fleet
. was a passenger on the VnPrt George
Washington for Brest. He goes under
' orders from the acting secretary of the
navy to inspect evacuation ports abroad
accompanied by bis flag lieutenant J. I
Iawson. The vessel will bring back more
than 400 troops.
1 The transport Julia Luckenbach
carrying the 157th infantry complete and
which reported by wireless she had lost
propeller at sea arrived off Ambrose
lightship Friday from ltordeaux.
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NEW ZEALANDERS VOTE.
Associated Press r.eport.
NEWPORT NEWS Va. April 11.
Before sailing for Auckland New Zea-
land last night the 1366 New Zealand
Soldiers who arrived here from England
on the transport Northumberland for
coal participated in the home land's pro-
. hibition election by casting their votes
aboard the ship. Consensus among those
who came ashore was that the soldiers'
. vote waa overwhelmingly "wet" The
: ballot boxes will be opened the day the
' Food for Russians if
They Will Quit Fighting
Associate- I nn nepnrt.
"LONDON' April 11. Herbert Hoover
director general or tne mter-aiuea reuet
organisation has requested Dr. Fridtjof
Nansen head of the Norwegian food mis-
sion to the United States to become chief
of an international neutral commission
to investigate the possibility of feeding
. Russia on condition of the cessation of
hostilities in Russia according to a dig
patch 'to the Exchange Telegraph com'
uany from Copenhagen.
The dispatch says that 10000000
monthly will be required to carry . out
the program.
More Than 10000 Aliens
Released From Paroles
... ' Associated Press Report.
WASHINGTON. April 11. Putting
into effect the policy of removing war
time restrictions as last as possible on
enemy .aliens the department of justice
Will Buy or Sell
Bankers Trust Co.
Cosden & Co.
Crown Oil and Refining Co.
Frost-Johnson Lumber Co.
Galena-Signal Oil common.
Great Southern Life Ins. Co.
Gulf Oil Corporation.
Higgins Oil and Fuel Co.
Houston Oil Co. common.
Humble' Oil and Refining Co
Lone Star Gas Co.
Lumbermans National Bank.
Magnolia Petroleum Co. 6's.
Magnolia Petroleum Co.
Midland Securities Co.
National Bank of Commerce.
Sinclair Gulf Corporation.
Texas Pacific Coal and Oil Co.
Texas Company.
Orders executed on the New
York Stock Exchange and on
the New York Curb.
IIEUIIAUS & CO.
STOCKS BONDS-NOTES
has ordered the release frrfm parole and
cancellation of bonds of more
than 10.000
of these aliens throughout the United
States. . '"'
As fast as their records can be ex-
amined in Washington orders for re-
moval of ret Fictions are sent to United
Statea attorneys. Some enemy aliens
will continue to be held nnder restrictions
and bonds until peace ia declared how
ever. This applies only to tne aliens ar
rested during the war and subsequently
parjoled and not to those interned.
WACO PREACHERS
OBJECT TO PROGRAM
Plans of War Camp Com
munity Service for Wel-
coming Soldiers Cause Jar
. Houston Post Special.
WACO Texas. April 11. The Waco
branch of the war camp community serv
ice and the preachers forming the Waco
Pastors association are having a contro-
versy over the staging here of a re-
ception and dance lor Waco and Mc-
Lennan county war heroes.
Considerably roused by the refusal of
the Waco Pastors association to sponsor
a "mere dance" and further by the dec-
laration of the latter organisation of its
intention to stage a reception ot Its own
this reception termed by the pastors as
a "Christian affair" the executive com
mittee of the war camp community serv-
ice issued a statement declaring that it
will proceed to carry out the program of
the reception aa intended in the first
olace. the program consisting of patriotic
and appropriate speeches and music to
be followed by a dance.
V.'s Bay Sell 2nd Quote
Galeaa Signal Oil Compaay.
Sinclair Gulf Corporation.
Siaolair Oil and Reflalag Corpnratlaa
Crewa Oil aad Refiaina Compaay.
Texas Compaay.
Wa trad in substantial Stocks ot
aU kind having an actlr market
SHERWOOD & KING
1; Stock and Bond Dealer
PATENTS
Patent Obtained and Trademark a.
CepxrighU Registered.
Office at 70 Kress Building.
HARDWAY & CATHEY
Phone Pr.t 47SO. Heuttoa. Taxaa
Smith to Quit Reorganized
yhurch Latter Day Saints
I Associated Press Report.
LAMONI. Ia.. April 11. Frederick
M. Smith offered his resignation as presi-
dent of the Reorganised Church of Jesus
Christ of .Latter Day ISaints to the gen-
eral conference in session here this week
it was learned Thursday.
Mr. Smith s action it is said was doe
to a difference of opinion aa to whether
the appointment of the church's 300
missionaries should be in hist hands or
left to the "quorum of 12."
KAISER OPPOSED V
BOMBING LONDON
ASSERTS SCHEIBE
Huh Captain Declares That
Ciermany Really Won
' 5kaggerak Fight
By HENRV RICHARD LITTLE.
Special Cable. By Leased Wire to The
Houston Tost.
(Copyright 1019.) t
BERLIN April 11. "Emperor Wil
liam was vehemently opposed to the
bombing of London" said Captain
Scheibe Friday "but bis generals who
favored the scheme hammered away
until finally they carried their point."
Captain Scheibe was chief of staff for
Admiral Scheer. who commanded the
German fleet in the battle of the Skag-
gerak on May 21 1918. For some time
before the battle Captain Scheibe was
on duty at th headquarters ot the em-
peror and heard the discussions regsrd-
ing th proposal to attack London with
aeroplane and balloons and by dropping
bombs.
Captain Scheibe I In Berlin preparing
official records of the battle of the Skag-
gerak which he say was a Herman vic-
tory. - Th captain says it ia not dim-
cult to prove th Germans won the vic-
tory for on the morning of the day after
the battle the Germans were maneuver-
ing on the' spot waiting to renew the
fight but- the British fleet had disap-
peared and. did not return although th
German boats waited until late in th
afternoon he saya.
TEAMSTER FATALLY IHTJBED.
Xlouaton Poet Special.
JENNINGS La.. April 11. Armand
Patina teamster for the Gulf Refining
company of Evangeline was run over and
killed her Friday when his tesm became
frightened and ran away the horses and
wagon passing over the body. The man'e
skull was fractured. He lived about six
houra after the accident.- v
BIG CB0WD AT MET. V
GEORGETOWN Texas April 11.
Four to six thousand people from all
sections of Williamson county attended
the county lnterscholasUe meet Friday
The athletic events were held on South-
western university field. .
AGRICULTURAL STEEL GOODS
GENUINE. SCOVEL HOES
8PADINQ FORKS
HAY FORKS SCYTHES
GARDEN. RAKES
FLORAL TOOLS .
GRASS HOOKS
Big bright new atock of agricultural steel good. Send u your ord.r.
We ship qulek.
THE LARGEST SUPPLY HOUSE IN THE SOUTHWEST
peden Iron & Sn
HOUSTON. SAN ANTONIO AND FT. WORTH
CO.
LIBERTY BONDS c are Up
BOUGHT AND SOLD j "
Guardian Trust Co Potor Sh Daiil
Cor. Main 8t. and Franklin Ave. CLwl il U dill
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The Right Clothes for
His Peace Task and Easter
Hart Schaffner & Marx Stein-Bloch
and Society Brand Clothes '
Returning Boysback from war-torn
France ready to tackle the
more perplexing problem of
reconstruction and progress. " .
We have looked forward to your
coming home; we're prepared
to render you service. We took
into consideration new scales of
measurement which army life
developed broader shoulders more
tapered waistlines greater full-
ness of chest and the smart V
swagger lines which you boys
want to retain in civilian life.
Sakowitz Easter. Clothes will give
you as much pleasure to step into
as you had pride when you - '
got into your uniform.
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Spring Suits Ready-to-put-on
$25 $30 $35 $40 $50
' Also Shoes Hats and Furnishings
lRs?or.
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promote Southern prosperity:
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Southern pockets. ' .
GOLD DUST is made solely
from that great product of the :
SouthCotton Seed Oil.
GOLD DUST has never
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but Cotton Seed Oil.
For thirty-nine years GOLD
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Dissolving grease from
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Washing clothes.
Softening hard water. .
Cleaning bath rooms.
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Cleaning glass .of all
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Purifying ice boxes
drain pipes etc.
Cleaning ! mop s
brooms brushes etc.
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COIV1PANY
MILLS OF THE AMERICAN COTTON OIL COMPANY
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Henderson N.C. HuntsYille Ala. Jackson
Raleigh N.C. Mobile Ala. Memphis
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cotton seed formerly a waste product and made
cotton seed oil. cake and meal hulls and .inters. TKis
opened up for the Sputh a new source of wealth whicK i i
today brings annually to the South oyer five hitAdredrlft'
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