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(Courier
NUMBER 141
itrating their superiority in
>ranch of tho game, the South-
lethodist University football
t Dallas defeated the Austin
eleven at Austin Colege Ath-
rk yesterday afternoon by the
>t 20 to 0.
game was a better one, how-
ttan the score would indicate,
h the Kangaroos played on the
re the greater part of tho con-
[he Presbyterian line proved
ikeat part of the Austin team,
hodists breaking through time
in and throwing the Kangaroo
or losses before they were able
started.
n soon discovered they could
>e on the offensive and re-
to a kicking game. A good
r tho contest was a punting
tween McCall for the Presby-
and Giles for the Methodists,
le odds in favor of the latter,
til, McElroy, Holland, Black
entire Kangaroo team, for
tter, {ought valiantly, but were
to Stem the tide of the Metho-
*y.K « times tr tf‘^.,7 .!”*** * r”1?*
„ ____fj luring, under the worst cart of con-
ditions. He declared they arc abso-
lutely unafraid of the worst punish-
ment the Germans could offer.
ff their feet. McCall proved
of strength in the line and
$r and Holland starred at open
deling.
ton, McKnight, Maxwell and
»rred tor ino Methodists, tne
teing the center of attraction
> was knocked out in the third
. His line bucks, end runs and
were important factors in the
' victory. Johnson also plough-
ugh the Austin line for long
as did McKnight, and both
a strong game on the defen-
tried a field goal from tho 20-
ie directly in front of the goal
lring the first few minutes of
ut failed. He tried again a
lutes later, this time from the
line and from a difficult an-
was successful. S. M. U. car-
i ball to within one yard of
i goal in the first quarter,
hey were held for downs. Mc-
ked out of danger,
made anothor try for a field
rly in the second quarter from
yard line, but missed from a
lifficult angle. The second
ended with the ball in the
of the field.
'resbyterians started their of-
in the third quarter, but soon
i to tho kicking game. S. M.
began a scries of line plunges
ried the ball to Austin’s 10-
», where they were held for
After an exchange of punts,
again resorted to line plun-
McKnight went over for a
m. Maxwell kicked goal. The
International .Veic« Servlet.
London, Oct. 12.—Charging unex-
pectedly through tho mud today the
British forces resumed the Flanders
drive. Despite the handicap of the
mud the dnve was a complete success.
The object was to push the Germans
farther from the Paschcndaele Ridge
and this was accomplished. The ad-
vance was on a six-mile front. Many
prisoners have been brought in.
General Pershing sent a congratu-
latory messago to General Haig, feli-
citating him on the gains in front
of Ypres. General Haig replied thank-
ing General Pershing on behalf of the
British army, and expressing his
gratification that the Americans
would “soon join us on the western
front.”
“All is simply splendid,” declared
Field Marshal Haig today.
“The entire history of Flanders
shows that the soldiers’ worst enemy
is mud.
“This is true more than ever be-
cause in the particular section hero
the natural drainage was stopped
while the country was inundated.
“Notwithstanding the mud, British
including men from all dominions,
and the French have overcome both
the mud and the Germans.”
Tho British commander in chief is
full of admiration at the stubbornness
of his men In fighting the elements
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light northerly winds.
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PRESIDENT OF CARR-BURDETTE
COLLEGE DELIVERS MAS-
TERLY ADDRESS.
Convocation sermon, delivered by
Robert J. Cantrell, President of Carr-
Burdette College, Sunday, October 7,
at the Central Christian Church, Sher-
man.
“When thou are bidden, go and sit
down in the lowest place; that when he
that hath bidden thee cometh, he may
say to thee, Friend, go up higher."—
(Luke 14:7-14).
The prime law of nature is EVO-
LUTION, an UNFOLDING, which is
the meaning of the term “evolution”.
I do not refer to the Darwinian theory
or any other particular theory on evo-
lution when I make this statement. I
am a strong believer in the evolution,
the unfolding, of all things. One ma-
terial difference between what Mr.
Darwin taught and what 1 believe, if
I may be bold enough to make the
comparison, is that be taught the evo-
lution of a monkey Into a man; I be-
lieve in the evolution of a man into
a greater man—but ho change of spe-
cies.
Nature permits nothing to remain at
rest; and whether we examine the
minutest particle of dust iq the corro-
sion of a stone or survey the mighty
worlds of the universe, we come to
the same conclusion: CHANGE con-
stitutes her active principle. This Is
her mode, from the unveiling of the
rosebud into a master picture of rad-
iance, up to the redemption of a
drunken sot out of the gutter into a
respectable citisen and a devout Chris-
tian man.
Again, Nature permits nothing to
remain that is of no value, no service,
in this change. According to the law
of physics, no particle of matter is do-
structible; it is only convertible into
another form. A giant oak is uproot-
ed by the storm, falls to the earth and
is allowed to lie and perish. Its fibers
decay, make rich soil, and in a few
years there springs therefri
FOREIGN DEMAND GREAT
England Wants Twenty-Five Million
Barrels Per Year, Besides
Italy and France.
■atnraatUmal Im Bmruen.
Washington, Oct. 12.—Price fixing
on oil end its products looms up near-
er than ever tonight, with the prices
of steel, copper and coal already fixed
by the government. The oil producers
arc awaiting their turn. Two factors
stand out, giving them cause for wor-
ry. The demand for oil is greater
than the world has ever before known.
The price of two dollars per barrel
has been reached since 1915, when for-
ty cents would buy a barrel of crude
oil.
Tho government department has
been working for weeks. Their ef-
forts have been redoubled this week
with the brief announcement that the
British navy must have .350,000 tons
of oil monthly. This means a yearly
consumption of twenty-five million
barrels. The United States navy re-
quires 418,000 tons per month or ap-
proximately thirty-five million barrels,
a total for the two navies of sixty
millions barrels. This is almost nine
times as much crude oil as was ex-
ported last year, and besides Italy and
France must be supplied- ___
WILL PROBABLY BE PUBLIC SES-
SION. SENATOR LaFOLLETTE
MAY APPEAR.
TWENTY-TWO MEMBERS PRES-
ENT TO FORM PLANS FOR
ACTIVE CAMPAIGN.
WILL OFFER TESTIMONY
DEMOBILIZATION
OF TROOPS ORDERED.
tnteraatumal Keren mevlen.
Petrograd Oct. 12.—General Ver-
bovsky, Minister of War, today or-
dered the demob! ization of all troops
of the class of 1895 and 1896 within
the Petrograd district.
The demobilization was erdered on
the ground that the Russian army is
encumbered by too many reserves be-
hind the firing line.
General Alexieff, former commnrul-
cr-in-chief, will accompany the Rus-
sian "delegation under Foreign Minis-
ter Tereschenko to the inter-allied
conference in Paris as military rep-
resentative.
Contemplates Tour of Country, Bui
Will Not Tell Anything
Of Details.
nlernatlennl Xeeon Berrien.
Washington, Oct. 12.—Senator I>a-
Follctte is to appear before the sub-
committee of the Privileges and Elec-
tions committee of the Senate Tues-
day in the investigation cf the alleged
treasonable utterances of the Senator
in Ida St. Paul speech. It is probable
that the meeting will be public, al-
though this wag not definitely decided
today. Senator La Follettc asked
himself that lie be allowed to attend.
He wishes to examine the witnesses
and; offer evidence of his own. Fol-
lowing the letter Senator La Follctte
wrote yesterday to the sub-committee,
Chairman Pomereno today replied
that the committee did not consider
that it had the authority to ques-
tion the right of the Senator to make
the St. Paul speech or to inquire into
the motives of those who have cri-
ticised La Follette.
The fccus of the meeting Tuesday
will be the statemtnt by Senator La-
Follette that former Secretary of
Statp Bryan urged delay in the sail-
ing of-the Lusitania because tbe ves-
sel was leaded with ammunition.
When Senator La Follette takes tho
stand ho will be rsked to substantiate
this statement and tell upon what au-
thority it was made. Mr. Bryan has
issued a denial through the press of
the Senator’s statement. Tuesday's
meeting will probably be the final
session tf the sub-committee, with the
exception of a short informal session
when the sub-committee meets to
draft the import to the full committee.
Senator La Follette now has under
contemplation a tour of the country,
but will tell nothing of thp details
cf the plan.
MAYO PLEASED WITH
SPIRIT OF NAVAL MEN.
inlnr—Momat Hews Berrien.
An Atlantic Port, Oct. 12.—Rear
Admiral Mayo, commander in chief of
the Atlantic fleet, with his staff ar-
rived here today after an inspection
visit to the American destroyer fleet
in European waters, enthusiastic over
their achievements and spirit of the
men.
“The thing that struck me most
forcibly,” he said, “was the complete
spirit of fraternization of men be-
tween the two fleets. Our ships have
done very effective w'ork and are go-
ing ahead splendidly."
Adimiral Mayo and his staff hur-
ried to a fleet of taxicabs at the dock
and sped on to Washington.
NEGRO MURDERER IS
SLAIN BY BIG MOB.
lnimiHml Mere* Bnrrtot.
Danville, Va., Oct. 12.—A mob this
j afternoon shot and killed Will Clark,
j a negro who killed his wife and then
barricaded himself in the house. Be-
fore he was killed Clark killed Wm.
j McRae and fatally wounded Deputy
Sheriff Rousseau. Thousands of
shots were fired into the building and
finally the house was set on fire. The
negro was killed as he ran out.
There was a meeting of the Liberty
bond committee last night at the
Chamber of Commerce at which
twenty-two members were present.
The names of five hundred citizens
were allotted to the members of the
commiltte present, each member tak-
ing names of persons whom he knew,
the amount each person is supposed to
bo able to subscribe having been
placed on the card bearing the name,
this amount having been fixed and
based upon his property as rendered
for taxes and by a committee of citi-
zens who are informed as to the gen-
eral financial ability of the party.
Chairman Hay announced that one
subscription was received yesterday
for $5,000.00, but that a number of
smaller subscriptions were made dur-
ing the day but it will take 66 per-
sons each subscribing $1,000.00, or
the equivalent therof to equal the
amount allotted to Sherman and
vicinity.
The following are the names of
those present at the meeting last
night:
T. W. Roberts, J. A. Hardaway, W.
W. Rodgers, A. E. Marks, W. B. Gib-
son, Dr. T. S. Clyce, Dunk Inman, S.
W. Gladney, Marion Shew, Edgar
Peveto, W. K. Taylor, Lon McKown,
Gib Mason, Dr. W. B. Loving, W. N.
Butridgc, Paul Bean J. E. Surratt,
Ralph Britton, Tom Hopson, Joe F,
Ettor, Dayton B. Steed, Ike Exstein,
Hamp Abney, J. C. Pyle, C. C. May-
hew, C. L- Pool, W. R. Brants.
SELLING SLOWLY
OFFICIAL FIGURES TO THURS-
DAY NIGHT SHOW ONLY
$344,195,550 IN SALES.
InUrnatlonul Serif Serrlee.
Washington, Oct. 12.—The official
report of the Treasury Department
today on the second liberty loan shows
that the total of the salc3 to that time
of the bonds had reached the sum of
$344,195,550. Tho Treasury Depart-
ment officials admitted that the offi-
cial figures are far below the actual
total, including the” unreported sales,
but at the same time the Treasury
Department declared increased speed
will be necessary if the goal set of
five billion dollar; is reached.
LOIC Ilf FIGHT
BELIEVE GREATEST DANGER
POINT HAS BEEN LEFT
IN THE REAR.
CAPTURE AND SINK MANY
Officials Say Total Would Astonish
People. Quality Is Fall-
ing Off.
fntnrnafhmnl tnrnn BnrMen.
Washington, Oct. 12.—Detailed in-
formation that has reached the gov-
ernment through carefully compiled
reports has confirmed the opinion held
in official circles that the submarine
crisis is past Germany is building
more submarines than ever before and
obtaining less in the way of results
than at any time heretofore since the
declaration of unrestricted undersea
warfare. The information received
includes the figures dealing with the
number of submarines captured and
believed to have been sunk since the
American destroyers entered the fight
more especially. Navy officials de-
clare that the total figures would as-
tonish the Allied peoples if only they
could be made public.
While it is apparent that Germany
is increasing the fleet of submarines,
the destruction of them by the Allied
powers being less than the reported
output of Germany, the new sub-
marines show the depreciation of the
resources of Germany in a very strik-
ing and convincing way. The new
subs are mere shells with engines in
them. Compared with the powerful
submarines of the earlier part of the
campaign, many of them are merely
death traps. The situation is yet ser-
ious, but the belief here is that the
German tide is receding on the sea as
well as on the land, and thAt while
the submarines are still a handicap
on the nations that are fighting Ger-
many, the grave danger has been left
in the rear.
NICHOLAS AND FAMILY
GIVEN MORE PRIVATE PLACE.
(Continued on page
SEDITIOUS PAPERS ARE
DENIED USE OF MAILS.
InlernnUonat Neve Service.
Washington, Oct. 12—“Within thir-
ty days there will not be a paper pub-
lished in this country- that is printing
oeditious matter,” said Postmaster
General Burleson to the Cabinet to-
day. The statement was greeted with
approval by tho Cabinet members. A
large number of socialist and German
papers have already been denied the
use of the mails.
EXTRA HEAVY GUARD
PLACED OVER PIERSOL.
Marshfield, Mo., Oct. 12.—An extra
heavy guard was put over the jail in
which Claude Piersol is confined. So
strong is the evidence against him
in the trial for the abduction and mur-
der of Baby Keet last May that the
officials thought it best to take all
Possible. Piersol Is to
orrow and is to be the
to the case- ’
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PAPERS TO THROW LIGHT
ON GERMAN PLOTS TAKEN.
talnrnnMannl Im Iwtw.
San Francisco, Oct. 12.—Additional
light is expected to be thrown on
the plots of the Germans to gain the
sympathy of the Chinese by important
documents now enroute to Washing-
ton, it was learned from Federal of-
ficials today. The Government au-
thorities took the papers from a Dutch
ship which arrived bearing a number
of German and Australian officials
enroute to the Central empires under
a safe-conduct guaranteed by {he Al-
lies.
COALITION GOVERNMENT FACT.
filin'Im mmiiw.
Ottawa, Ont, Oct 12.—Five Lib-
erals were sworn in this afternoon as
members of Premier Borden’s cabinet,
making s coalition government an ac-
complished fact
DANISH AUTHOR AND 1
SWINDLER GETS HIS.
Syracuse, N. Y.. Oct 12.—John
Francis Breckwith, the Danish author
and “Master Lover," was today sen-
tenced to fifteen years imprisonment
and to pay a fine of $13,000 for the
misuse of the mails. He swindled wo-
men throughout the country.
\
AMERICAN VESSELS WILL
BE TAKEN BY GOVERNMENT.
tmtermtlonnl Her e Sorrier.
Washington, Oct. 12.—All American
steamers of over 2500 tons are to be
taken over by the government Mon-
day at noon, according to cn announce-
ment tonight by Bainbridge Colby of
the United States Shipping Board. In
making the announcement Colby gave
a detailed description of the vessels
to be taken over and the conditions
under which they will be requisitioned.
The ships affected will include all
cargo vessels able to carry not less
than 2500 tons, dead freight, includ-
ing bunkers, water and stores,
and all passenger ships not less than
2500 tons register.
GERMAN TEACHER DISCHARGED
M \ ‘V- J;
ISaiIsia
•Mala
Ann Arbor, Mich., Oct. 12.—Dr.
Carl Eggert, professor of German in
the Michigan University, was dis-
charged today because of “unpatriotic
and seditious conduct in the class
room.”
•SOLDIERS BUY MANY
LIBERTY BONDS AT CAMP.
Camp Sevier, S. C., Oct. 12.—Liberty
bonds to the extent of $75,000 were
purchased by the soldiers of the Thir-
tieth division encamped at this place.
‘frtrrnntirmal Sew* Hcntirt.
Petrograd, Oct. 12.—At their own
request, former Czar Nicholas and
family have been removed from Tob-
olsk, Siberia, to the Abolak Monas-
tery, fourteen miles away, where
they may have privacy and a garden.
MEXICAN MONEY TO BE
RECOINED IN NEW YORK
Laredo, Texes, Oct. 12.—One and
cne-quorter million dollars in Mexi-
can money were received here today
to be shipped to New York and re-
coined into the newly-designed Mexi-
can money.
MAINE HAS RECORD
EARLY SNOW FALL.
tnt#rn4tumnl Sew* Ufrrfc*.
Bangor, Maine, Oct 12.—For the
first time in forty-eight years Maine
had the earliest measurable snow-fall.
From six to eight inches fell over the
State today. Street car traffic was
interrupted in this city.
MOTHER OF SENATOR DIES.
IntnrnnHnnnl Breen Berrien.
Marion, Ky., Oct 12.—Mrs. Eliza-
beth James, mother of Senator Ollle
James of this state, died here today,
aged seventy-two yearn.
SNOW FALL YESTERDAY.
Toledo, Ohio, Oct 12.—Northwest-
ern Ohio and Eastern Indiana exper-
ienced a light snow fall today.
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4* man Minister of Marine, has ra-
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