The Sherman Courier (Sherman, Tex.), Vol. 51, No. 138, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 10, 1917 Page: 1 of 8
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©lie Sherman (Sonnet
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ME FIFTY-ONE
ESTABLISHED 1867
PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING EXCEPT MONDAY
SHERMAN, TEXAS, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1917.
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NUMBER 1S8
V PERCE OFFER
COMIC REPORT LEflVEHERETO DRY IS PROFITABLE
PAPER OUTLINES THE
feMS EMPEROR WILLING
|i TO OFFER.
}RT IS DISCREDITED
SOLDIER BOYS TO/ SHEEP BUSINESS
THIRTY-THREE TO START FOR THE GREAT DEMAND AND HIGH
CAMP TRAVIS THIS PRICES OF WOOL ARE
AFTERNOON. FACTORS.
ats Say That Offer Contains’
hing But What is Advan-
l tageous to Germany.
Emm! Hem Imfea.
terdam, Oct. 9.—A new peace
1 coining from the German Ern-
kccording to a prediction in the
he Tages Zeltung, and asserted
Hsed on an authoritative source,
■tper adds that the offer will
[s: First, no territorial aggran-
[nts; Second, surrender by Ger-
pf Belgium and Northern Fran-
[rd, “Positive territorial acquis-
to be bought and paid for by
fourth, no indemnities to be paid
one. An element of suspicion
f-s to the report, because of the
ay of the disseminator. The
he Tages Zeitung is a pan-Ger-
rgan ih which Count Ernest Zu
[low vents his views. For
this Junkerish firebrand has
outing at the top of his edit-
,..gB that Germany is being “be-
P by pacifists, among whom he
fs the prime mover behind the
ag majority. Bloc. A “German
has been his hobby throughout
■considered likely, therefore that
|tung printed the report in or-
I elicit a flat denial from the
Inent or otherwise force a
ipwn. But even if true, the En-
tats here pointed out to-
Obhe offer will contain no con-
3 whatever and therefore will
■o basis for an understanding,
er piece of word-juggling is
the terms of the offer. In
I he terms of the reported forth
1 peace offer embody many and
lid possibilities, all of which,
^servers say, can benefit only
jptral powers.
IS NAME AFTER
NINE MONTHS’ FIGHT.
ImI Neiee Ieretee
- York, Oct. 9.—Alexander P.
ey, mining expert of Toronto,
after fighting nine months
< heavy odds, expending $50,-
I suffering much from broken
j incident to excessive worry,
ed today in clearing his name
forgery indictment. McCauley
isted last winter in St Louis
with being “Christmas"
! a notorious swindler, who
jed in securing jewels at
pas time by forging innumer-
*ks.
The following thirty-three young
men will leave this afternoon at 6:10
for C^mp gravis, San Antonio, having
been mustered into the service of the
United States yesterday afternoon by
the Exemption Board heTe:
Ford B, Parker, Cclina.
Arthur Nick, Sherman.
Luther E. Secrest, Southmayde.
Frank Goode, Pottsboro.
Morgan S. Clayton, Howe.
James C. Bolton, Van Alstyne.
Cleveland L. Burton, Sherman.
Albert L. Warden, Tom Bean.
Allen N. Brock, Plano.
Jesse W. Wolfe, Sherman.
Walter L. Whittington, Sherman.
Verstel J. M. Gentry, Van Alstyne.
Evcrcttc M. Peterson, Sherman.
Reynard W. Neville, Sherman.
William G. Walker, Sherman.
Jim Higginbotham, Van Alstyne.
Robert R. Hart, Collinsville.
Raymond Brown, Van Alstyne.
William A. May, Newark.
Roy M. White, Sherman.
Seth E. Moss, Sherman.
Dorsey R. Boswell, Collinsville.
James E. Bond, Dorchester.
Ernest R. Tuyk r, Sherman.
Jesse T. Blackwood, Gunter.
Ohas. T. Wade, Sherman.
Geo. H. Boswell, Sherman.
Antone Scliodle, Sherman.
Carl II. Watte, Howe.
In addition the following three will
go: Iva Lee end Iva Clec Huekaby of
Tahoka, and George A. Inman of
Carson. The Huekaby brothers are
twins.
INSPECTOR WANTED HERE
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Commissioners Court Considering The
Question. County Under Quar-
antine Since October 1.
M0ST PLAY TWO IN NEW YORK
YORK BEFORE RETURNING
TO CHICAGO.
OF WORLD POWEDS
RELIED FORCES
CICOTTE vs SALLEE TODAY
Faber May Work To-Morrow,
Ticket Scalpers Visible at
Polo Grounds.
Perhaps few people are aware that
the county of Grayson is now under
the sheep quarantine law, in common
with the counties of Dallas, Cooke,
Denton, Collin, Wish and Tarrant, but
such is the case. These counties can-
not ship sheep in and out without the
inspection of an officer. This quaran-
tine went into effect on October 1.
State Supervisor of Sheep Inspect-
ion T. W. Parker of San Angelo and
A. Reynolds of Denton, State Inspec-
tor, were here yesterday conferring
with the commissioners court on the
appointment of a county inspector to
look after sheep interests. The limit-
ed number of sheep in the county was
brought out in the discussion and i
some interesting information of the , ... . . , .
....... . .7 , , . are played before returning to Cht-
possibilities of the sheep business was , ,, ....
___j * cago, should a fifth game be
sary.
InternaUimnl .Vrtf* Service.
New York, Oct. 9.—The third world
series game between the Giants and
the White Sox was postponed today
on account of rain.
Announcement that the game had
been called off was made by the Nat-
ional Commission after it had rained
most of the morning. Thousands were
already packed in the bleachers, shiv-
ering in the rain, when word came that
the contest was off.
The third game will now be played
here tomorrow—weather permitting—•
and the fourth game Thursday. The
teams will remain here till two games
CONTRACTS WHEN COMPLETED MAKE MILE GAIN ON TEN-MILE
WRITES LETTER
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developed
There are 107 counties in the State
that have been released from the Fed-
eral quarantine by reason of the ef-
fort they have made in the way of
combating the disease of sheep. There
are western and southwestern coun-
ties.
Both Mr. Parker and Mr. Reynolds
are enthusiastic over the possibilities
of money-making in the sheep busi-
ness in thin country. Mr. Parker said
"It was astonishing to me to see the
waste grass and weeds on the farms
in this country, I have seen sections
of land in West Texas which had not
as much grass on them as there is on
a square of forty feet on your court-
house lawn. There are weeds and
grass enough on the farms here to
neces-
WILL PUT AMERICA
NAVAL LEAD.
IntrrnaUontl Sew* Servlet.
Washington, Oct. 9.—No fewer than
728 vessels of every type from super-
dreadnaught to submarine chaser are
included in the present building pro-
program o fthe United States,— was
announced this afternoon. Some of
the vessels have already been com-
pleted and have been placed in com-
mission during the last $£w days. The
total cost of the armada as contem-
plated will be about one and one half
billion dollars.
The destroyers contracted for today
will give the United States the great-
est fleet of that type, of vessels in
the world. In a number of cases it
will be necessary for the Navy to ob-
tain ground to build yards for the con-
struction of ships. These yards will
be in connection with the yards of
companies that have been awarded
contracts to build ships. The delivery
of the destroyers is to begin within
nine months. Until six months ago
twenty-two months were required to
build a destroyer, but now one hun-
dred and fifty or more arc to be com-
pleted within eighteen months. By
that time all the others of the 787
ships contracted for and in process of
At
FRONT IN FLANDERS
TERRITORY.
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“The playing field at the Polo
Grounds was very soggy. Rainwater
stood in puddles over the field. In
spite of the weather, a big crowd was balding will have been completed,
present and listened to the band while PresfnL the navy has 225,000 men.
they waited for an announcement of ^is number is to be increased to
the fate of the game. The lower stand, 1 ^90,000 as soon as training facilities
which holds about 10,000, was cram-1are available. The navy can get all
med full. The upper deck, which is *be men that irre wanted, already
the reserved section, had only a few, | having a waiting list.
Kilt oil fi/llrofo Flint nn mF K . i knnn
MEMPHIS OFFICIAL OUSTED BE-
CAUSE OF LETTER TO DAL-
LAS ANTI-LEAGUE.
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BURG IS INTERNED.
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net Xmc» Service.
ps Aire3, Oct. 9.—Count von
the dismissed Charge dc
jr, of Germany, has arrived at
Plata. He will be interned on
I nd of Marline Garcia to await
Lcr to take him home. All at-
I to settle the railroad strike
* far have failed.
TBfe WEATHER. . ^
ind pleasant; light winds shift-
fiouthcrl).
CHEERFUL CHERUB j
............... tut it ...............
je up lots of
flights of 5t«ir*3
1 so I tt.Ue it very
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he db.yj to Kew
ihe postmen's rings
travel down
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Memphis, Tenn., Oct. 9.—Abe Gold-
man, a member of the city park board,
was ousted from office today by the
City Commission because he wrote a
letter to the anti-prohibition league in
Dallas, asserting that prohibition had
been a failure in Memphis and had in-
jured the city. The letter was used as
anti-prohibition propaganda in the
Dallas local option election some weeks
ago. The Commission held that the
statements in the leter had no foun-
dation in fact3, as prohibition had
helped Memphis.
EDISON HAS INVENTED
AN INVISIBLE SHIP.
iHtimaUentl S'not Service.
Washington, Oct. 9.—Thomas A.
Edison has evolved an “invisible ship"
as a means of combating the submar-
ine ’ menace.
In United States Shipping Board
circles is was said today that even
more remarkable anti-submarine
methods have been invented. But,
like the Edison devices, long kept se-
cret, the other measures are being
kept quiet as far as possible.
Navy Department officials said that
Edison’s system is practfcel and goes
beyond mere marine camoflage. It is
a plan of “knock-down” superstruc-
tures, combined with elimination of
much money in them where they can
be kept at all. And sheep on a farm
are weed destroyers and soil fertil-
izers. In Gillespie county there are
not ten American farmers. They are
Germans, and every one of them has a j
flock of sheep.”
I have seen three quarters of a mil-
lion dollars worth of wool shipped out
of Kerrville at one time. There are
wagons coming in there with wool at
times that carry a load valued at $15,-
000, though this seems to be an ex-
travagant statement. At present prices
the value of the load would be greater.
Mr. Reynolds said: “There was u
man in Denton county who sold last
week fifteen sheep at $125 each for
breeding purposes. And there are
men who have large flocks there, 300
or more. They make good money on
their sheep and by care they lose few
from disease or from ravages of dogs.
There is money in the business for
anybody who will go into it with care
and intelligence and really more mon-
ey in them than in the raising of any
other animal. They will both feed
and clothe man.” ,
E. Gentry says that he has a flock
of sheep in East Texas that pay him
well and that they hardly cost him
fifty cents a year per head to keep.
Two of the men who have made*
money on sheep in Grayson county
.. . , ... , were mentioned, one being Frank
the turret-like appearance fore and j Wood, living at Sadler. He bought
aft. The ship is also painted in col- 90 head four years ago and they have
ors blending with the ocean so as to |p,jd themselves out, paid for the fenc-
be practically invisible when using mg of a 240 acre pasture, cleared the
place of weeds ahd he has 72 head
but all tickets for that part had been
sold. The bleachers held a erowd, but
were far from full.
The postponement of today’s game
gives John MeGraw a chance to catch
up. With four used-up pitchers on his
hands now, it will be possible for him
to throw Slim Sallee back into the
fray tomorrow, with sufficient rest to
support thousands of sheep and there [make it certain he will be effective,
should be ten thousand brought into I His success against the Sox in the FRENCH HIGH COMMISSION SAYS
the county right away. They can be • first game makes him the best bet the
had cheaply before there is rain in the [Giants possess. At the same time, the
dry counties of the southwestern part j rest adds to Clarence Rowland’s hands
of the State, but after a good rain no-! for it relieves him of the necessity of
body will sell sheep. “There is too starting any pitcher save the two with
whom he has already maneuvered—Ci-
cotte and Faber.
Cicotte will pitch for the White Sox
tomorrow. Rowland said so positively j
this afternoon. He Is not sure wheth^ |
er he will send Faber to the mound; , ,
on Thursday. ^ |”?,c c°ntmual of the
Rowland declared if a -gaitfe had™8’ 18 >081"* P®w«
been played today in spile of the rain I t<X,ay atuthe "** of 125'000 ***
he would have pitched Russell. On a'monlh; Hct ab,l,ty 40 trunsf« trooP*
wet day, he pointed out, the lucky club'™ ** eastern to the wesU?rn front
would probably win and he would have! “^V;CLe * moct bi* drives has
felt safe in saving Cicotte.
smokeless coal.
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SAN ANGELO ELECTION.
\MADE SUPREME EFFORT
INI) HAS FAILED.
Warrington, Oct. 9.—The Germans
have made their supreme effort and
have failed. The French high com-
mission today authorized this state-
ment. based on the official data of the
French General Staff. Under the ter-
been checked. Her
safe in saving Cicotte. i l'w" nt r sources in men
Herzog believes Sallee will go on the;ar®. c*,m'n'-sh‘nS at tbc ver>' mon’ent
mound for the Giants tomorrow . | miliUiry emergencies demand that
Walter Johnson waa-around the ho-
tels this afternoon mingling with play-
ers and fans. A number of other no-
tables were on hand watching the
Steady drizzle and waiting for tomor-
row.
The ticket scalpers have evidently re-
ceived a powerful plexus blow in New
York. None was visible around the
Polo Grounds. Officials believe the
scalpers are goners.
SUES FOR TAXES
ON GREAT ESTATE
Lexington, Ky., Oct. 9.—A suit for
the Kentucky state tax on the estate
was filed against the estate of Mrs.
Robert W. Bingham today. Mrs.
Bingham, was formerly Mrs. Henry
M. Flagler. The estate is worth sixty-
five millions and the tax will be be-
tween two million and three million
dollars.^
they should inciease. On the other
hand the British and French armies
have reached their full strength in
men and materials. America’s great
Army is yet to come.
left.
Harry Hudgins bought
ing a county inspector under advise-
ment. As it is now were a man to
80 head a 1 ship, sheep in here from other parts
few years ago and they have paid jot Texas he would not be allowed to
themselves out and he has about a take them from the pens here until
hundred now. If they should all die ■ an inspector could be secured from
now he would be ahead, ^e says, but Denton or elsewhere. Some of the
!nlentUontl »«iM ten**.
San Angelo. Texas, Oct. 9.—The
Commissioners’ Court fixed this afterr
noon October 29 as the date for a pro-
hibition election in Tom Green county.
San Angelo is now the only wet
town in West Texas. The antis won
two years ago by thirty-seven veto*, and will take the matter ef appoint- during section.
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they are all seemingly all right. Mr.
Wood has never lost a sheep from dis-
ease.
The commissioners were interested
commissioners may invest a little
money in sheep for their farms. It is
more than possible that Grayson coun-
ty will yet become a great sheep pro-
INTERNED PRISONERS
ESCAPE BUT CAPTURED.
Laredo, Texas., Oct. 9.—Five in-
terned alien enemies, four Austrians
and one German, escaped about 2
o’clock Sunday morning from the
guard house at Fort McIntosh, where
they had been interned since August
16, it became known today. It has
[been discovered they used a duplicate
I key and a rigid examination' is being
made.
I The body of Hans Frolich; one of
t ie escaped prisoners, was found in the
Rio Grande this morning, badly de-
composed. Three of the remaining
men wore captured today on the Mexi-
can side of the river. The fifth is still
missing but >* believed to have been
drowned in attempting to cross the;
swollen river.
The prisoners are said to have
been captured following information
that tkrto men believed to be spies
and accomplices of Captain Irving
Schneider of the German navy, were
hiding on the Mexican side and ap-
parentis trying to make their way
into Mexico.
The five prisoners had been eare-
MANY PRISONERS TAKEN
French and British Forces Make
Brilliant and Successful Drive
Together.
MeMHaMl JTmm Strvte*.
London, Oct. 9.—The French and
British armies are driving harder than
ever before and over the ground where
the war began in Belgium they are
riding to victory. They took the first
hurdles by storm today to the tune of
a one mile advance on a ten mile front
and captured thousands of prisoners.
Because of the near approach of win-
ter they have scarcely three weeks
left to complete the job they have in
mind, which is to clear every height
on the northern tip of the Paschendale
Ridge that bars the sweep down the
plains of Flanders.
Today for the first time in nearly
three months the French troops, whose
lines adjoin the British just above the
top of the Ridge, jumped into the fray
side by side with the British as the
Allied armies started on the final
drive. Never before have they pulled
together in such brilliant and success-
ful team work. The early reports of
the battle electrified both England and
Frances The weather is cold. Today
the German forces counter attacked
almost instantly after the Anglo-
French offensive was begun. Awful
slaughter ensued but the effort was
without material benefit to the Ger-
mans.
A late report from the front an-
nounced that the British were in pos-
session of all of Poelcappelie except
the brewery. Around this structure,
the Germans were fighting hard.
All the British objectives were at-
tained with complete success and in
grand order. Daisy wood, east of
Broodseinde, where the Germans have
long resisted all attacks and stuck to
their positions because of the natural
difficulties of the ground, was quickly
overrun by Australians. They took
many positions.
Headquarters dispatches report the
French and British losses as light.
This is the way the war offices con-
clude their preliminary bulletins:
l,ondon—"Satisfactory progress ev-
erywhere.” Paris—“The battle con-
tinues to develop favorably 'for us."
Berlin—“Fighting is in progress.” The
dispatches from the correspondents at
the front have considerably supple-
mented the laconic official accounts.
The retreat which must inevitably
come automatically will shake the
entire German line since it entails the
abandonment of the Menin-Roulers
line, which feeds the entire network
of trenches and field forts guarding
Lille. The Germans have thus made
material progress possible toward the
stamping out of their submarine bases
along the Belgian coast
The French concentrated thair forces
on the advance south of Houthebto,
five miles toward the coast from
Bixschoote sector, where the French
won a great success on July 31. The
Germans fully expected to yield the
ground inch by inch, depending on
the winter stopping the French ad-
vance.
SNOW IN CHICAGO.
•tlrt mllmttl Sew< trrvtee.
Chicago, Oct 9.—The
was whitened today by a
fall, the first of the season
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CHARGE BANKER MURDERED.
InlemmUtmti Stun Bertie*.
Peoria, 111., Oct. 9.—The charge that
Jesse Barker, a millionaire banker,
was murdered, was made today by his
cousin, William Me Roberts, before the
coroner’s jury. Barker’s body was
found Sunday in a bath room of his
home. i
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fully
a mystery.
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