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KCTABLHHJEO 1879.
IF irs NEWS
THE DEMOCRAT
TELLS IT.
SHERMAN DAILY DEMOCRAT
MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
THE WEATHER.
Tonight mm) Saturday, partly
rloud) to cloudy.
THIRTY-SIXTH YEAR.
SHERMAN, TEXAS, MARCH 2, 19|7—FRIDAY EVENING.'
50r Per Month—$5 Per Year When Paid in Advance.
UNITED SPIRIT MANIFEST
*-r
President Wilson Formally Assures
both Houses He Has The “Dope”
on Germany—Ships
Armed
*—
luocltlel PreIt Dispatch]
Washington, Mar. 2.—Passing
of the first shock of yesterday’s
authenticated disclosure that Ger-
many plotted to incite Mexico and
Japan to war against the United
States found government agencies
today more closely united in spirit
against threatened danger, and
awaiting with keen interest offic-
ial statements from Mexico and
Japan defining their attitudes.
Officials confidently looked for
protestations of friendship from
both and consequent collapse of
the German intrigue.
Nevertheless, preparations were
hurried along for whatever may
confront the nation. The bill
authorizing President Wilson to
arm ships and providing a bond
issue of $ 100,0(30,000, passed by
the house late last night by a vote 1
of 403 to 13 after ten hours en-
thusiastic debate, was in the sen-
ate's hands and action was expect-,
ed late today or tonight.
The senate, in response to its
formal inquiry, had President Wil-
son's official assurance that the
version of German Foreign Minis-
ter Ziinmcrmann's note to the Ger-
man minister at Mexico City was
authentic. Die president disclosed
that the communication came into
possession of the government this
week, but expressed the opinion
that it was "incompatible with the
public interest” to give the senate
further details concerning it at the
present time. After an all day
debate the senate last night adopt"
cd a resolution asking the presi-
dent to transmit any information
he thought advisable and a few
hours later the president complied
by forwarding a report from Secre-
tary Lansing, which the president
specified had his approval.
After the naval bill is disposed
of late today, the senate plans to
take up the armed neutrality bill
and its early passage is believed
certain unless Senator La Follette
should filibuster. The senate
probably fvill substitute its own
bill, which would grant the presi-
dent authority, to use “other in-
strumentalities” not provided by
the house bill, to protect neutral
rights and which does not contain
DAY OF GRACE
IS DP; THERE
WILL BE NO
0
AssisiatrA Press Dispatch]
Berlin, March 2.—The admir-
alty announcement today says the
final I’eriod of gra'e allotted for
sailing ships in the Atlantic ex-
pired March I, and "from this
date no special warning will be
given any boats by our sub-
marines.
FOUR YARR0WDALE
PRISONERS ARE PERMITTED
TO LEAVE GERMANY
Berlin, Wednesday. Fete 28. by wire
Iihw to, the Associated pmn, via Sny-
vUU*. March 2.—Two American whip
surgeon* and two veterinarians
brought to Germany on the steamship
Varrowdale. left Berlin yesterday on
the way to Denmark.
These men. Iielng classed as officers,
had been confined in a ohiii|* apart
from the other Americans captured hj
the German raider in the Sooth At-
lantic and brought, in on the Yar
rowdale. The others are still in quar-
antine near Berlin.
they indicated it was widespread.
It now appears that Count Bern-
stprff, the former German ambas-
sador, received instructions from
Bcrjin to arrange the dismantling
of German ships in American ports,
at the same time he got the Zim-
mermann note for transmission to
Mexico City.
TO ACT AT 4 O’CLOCK.
Washington, March 2.—Under
an agreement to take a final vote
at 4 o’clock this afternoon, the sen-
ate today continued consideration
of the big naval Appropriation bill.
Debate on the measure had almost
been concluded.
Die action of Republican sen-
ators, including Senator ’La Fol-
lette, in agreeing to take final ac-
tion on the naval bill, after em-
ploying dilatory tactics against
the measure and passage by the
house of the armed ■ neutrality
the house bill’s prohibition against (bill gave renewed hope at the cap-
war risk insurance for munition
ships.
The sudden abandonment of
party lines and th*~«pparent wave
of patriotism which swept both
houses during debate ^yesterday
developed one of the most no-
table legislative situations in years.
Officials today guarded other
information they may have con-
cerning the German intrigue, but.
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EXAMPLE OF CIVIC ATTRACTIVENESS.
•SCENE IN GLENWOOD PARE, FORT WORTH, TEXAS.
GIVE THE CHILDREN A CHANCE.
Both the children and the grown folks of Sherman should have an opportunity of enjoying life and of getting
pleasures that come from a beautiful park such as this shown above.
The family with an automobile can easily at any time during the week or on Sunday make a run out to the
country, ami have an opportunity of enjoying the outdoor life. There are in Sherman hundreds of families who
have no automobile, ami parks like this centrally located would .ouch Sunday lie visited by hundreds and thousands of
people.
A visit to the parks in Fort Worth or Dallas will prove this. Every Sunday afternoon in prelty weather, they
are ill rouged with people, the old folks and the children,
The bridge seen dimly in the background of the picture above, which shows a scene in Glenwood Park,, Fort
Worth, gives us an idea of what can "be accomplished oil. our own disreputable-looking streams flowing through
Sherman. / i ‘
The War May Last Through Another Winter
Says British General Frederick B. Maurice
itol today of clearing the legisla-
tive congestion before March 4
and avoiding an extra session of
congress.
Among the measures still to tie
disposed of, in addition to the
naval bill, are the army appropria-
tion bill, the Sundry civil appro-
priation bill and the conference
report on the postoffice appropria-
tion bill.
dtsoetatei! Pint Dispatch 1
London, March 2.—The war may
easily extend over another winter ns
fur us purely military factors are con-
cerned, according to a statement by
General Frederick B. Maurice, direc-
tor of military operations for the
British general staff, in an Interview
given ip Tito Associated Press. Gen-
eral Maurice is an authority on mili-
tary history and has been chosen as
the biographer of Robert E. Tx*e in a
series published under the title of
“Makers of the Nineteenth Century."
lu his opinion them is little differ-
eui'e between the strategy’followed by
tlie eonimtnnnders of the war lietween
the states and the strategy which
governs the great struggle of today.
N< rates) Has Not Changed.
“Strategy, as immutable as time,”
he said, “is dominating this war as it
has deinoimtisi all other conflicts. The
world lias long recognized Robert 10.
Lee as a great general and in my-opin-
ion he was one of- the dozen great
commanders of history, a place which
is enhanced rather than dimmed by
his participation in a lost cause, as
success gains,its own recognition. The
strategy of which General I/s' was a
master does not change with time ami
in the year 2001 military leaders will
tie-acting on the principles of Niiinc
leon and Lee.
“The inert over in the trenches, see-
ing only a brief and intimate part df
the actual operations, are inclined to
assert that (lie major principles of
warfare have changed, but, tills is true
only of tactics, which, according to
Napoleon, change every ten years, a
period which, had lie been alive today,
lie probably woiyM have reduced to
five years. This is due to the increase
in in Wi live power over the lime when
Napoleon, fought. In the tactics of
tills war are seen three tremendous
innovations which can probably lie
placed ip the following order: First,
airplanes: second, Improved heavy ar-
tillery with heavy explosive shells;
third, machine guns, lu strategy the
immutable problems of time and space
still prevail and' were Napoleon or
Lee alive today the genius which made
them great would find an outlet.
Tattles and Strategy Different.
“In a paragraph the difference be-
t.ween Strategy anil tactics may lie ex-
plained to the lay reader as,follows*:
“Strategy ’consists of plans for the
.maneuvers of armies seeking a defi-
nite msultS. while tactics'are. the op-
erations when two forces are in ac-
tual contact. The victory of the Marne
as the result of high strategy, as was
tlie German sweep through. Belgium
and the encircling movement a is nit
Paris. The trench warfare prevailing
since has been purely a matter of tac-
tics, without either side iielng aide to
make any maneuvers in the realm of
strategy. Stonewall Jackson suffered
w on n gtmtegfcfti /urciltf
union commanders to move great
force in all directions.
“People Wonder frequently why,
With "tlie superior resources in man
power undoubtedly possessed by the
allies, that, more progress toward vic-
tory is not made. Tlie reason lies in
tlie form of strategy which made your
war between the streets so long and
enabled Napoleon t> keep lus hack to
Hie wall so long when lie had a coali-
tion of Europe against, him. I/s* and
Napoleon worked .on interior lines
from’a -central position aud they had
ttie genius to make the best possible
use of the advantage this gave them.
The Germans understood this form of
strtategy so well that even in peace
times their economic necessities are
frequently sacrificed to military needs.
In their transportation system alone
the result of this policy can lie seen,
izv and his small aimy held back
greatly superior forces for four years
and lliere is no reason, to anticipate,
on purely military grounds, an early
collapse of the Germans. Of course,
Die,operated on battle lines that meas-
ured in miles while (lie present fronts
extend almost across continents, hut
tlie principles of strategy, covering
time ami space, remain the same, so
tlie duration of this war not surprising.
Germans Forced to Retire.
“I see no indication of what has
been asserted, Unit tlie Germans are
withdrawing-at some places along our
front because of a desire to fore®
opew-TigJjting. This movement is a
retirement forded ilium them. They
do not like it any more than we did
when after tlie second battle of Yprqs,
iive had to retire a short distance to
straighten our line. You may lie sure
no army likes to retire and therefore
it is certain that the Germans will
make a determined effort somewhere
to restore their lost prestige. We are
now merely gathering the fruit of our
winter operations, the results of
which, is that, from Arras to the
Anere a salient, decidedly dangerous
to German positions, has been estab-
lished. Our raids on tlie Somme front
gave us eommnndfng positions from
which our artillery fire was much
more effective. 'Ihe Germans, who
are no longer occupying snug and well
constructed dugouts, are more than
anxious to rdtire to a safer lino. They
also probably counted on making our
preparations for an offensive over
tills groupd abortive by giving up their
frontline and compelling us to alter
imr plans.
“I have no patience witli tlie idiot
who pays' that the Germans are at the
end of their fighting resources. They
aril still eaimhle of and will put up a
strong fight. From-a purely military
standpoint I see no reason why the
war should not go through another
whiter, but conditions outside the mil-
itary zone may operate to end it soon-
er. How far the shortage of food in
FOUR OF THE AMERICANS
DESTITUTE CONDITION
Were Placed on a Danish Ferry and
Left to Shift for Themselves—
Hadn’t Had Full Meal
Since December
BAD HEALTH
SAID 10 DAVE
ELIMINATED
laaocfc-tea Press umpaujas
Washington, Feb. 2.—The prac-
tical elimination of Villa, as a
factor in Um Mexican situation,
due to bis physical condition, is
reported io the State Department
by an unnamed American Consul.
duel-morale *; the into.- teorott* l|
cannot say, hut some deterioration
from this cause is almost certain and
will become more and more effective
wtili the passage of time. Without
morale, even tlm genius of I/*e could
never have won ids victories and in
our armies I believe we have the man-
hood as well ns the material superior-
ity which will result In ultimate vic-
tory.
General Maurice belongs to a fam-
ily of military students. His father
was professor of military science in
tlm war staff college aud was famous
as a military historian. Gen, Maurice
Was inspired in his studies of the war
between the states by his father’s suc-
cessor in the staff college, the late
Lieut. General George F. Henderson,
biographer of Stonewall Jackson. The
war has interrupted his own history of
Gen. Lee, of which only two chapters
are written. Tlie latest volume in
tlie series to which it is to be contrib-
uted ip the life of Abraham Lincoln, by
lord Oh a rmvood
LONDON PAPER
COMENTS ON GERMAN
PLOT—COMPARISONS
London, Feb. 2.—Commenting
on the disclosure of the German
plot in America, the Westminster
Gazette says: “It has all the
clumsiness, all the malice and all
the cunnjng of other machinations
of the same kind that were dis-
closed in Egypt, India and Ireland.
It is thoroughly characteristic of
the inciter of the Holy wars by the
eastern races against the Euro-
peans.”
OKLAHOMA OIL MILLIONAIRES
OFFER SERVICES IN CASE OF
WAR WITH GERMANY
Ardmore, Oki«., Mar. 2, -Healdton
field operators who have just com-
pleted a survey for a' water power
plant on the Washita river are in po-
sition to hasten .construction work or
to turn their plans over to the fed-
eral government for the manufacture
of nitrates from the ait- and to manti-.
faeuro toluol from Hcaldton crude
and also cotton filmr for 'guncotton
and other explosives. Toluol is- a by-
product of crude oil, produced by the
Dr. Rittman process, and is said to Be
Used now by the German army,
A wealthy local operator, who iW
GERMAN AND JAPANESE
MINISTERS IN MEXICO DE-
CLARE THEY KNOW NOTHING
Mexico City, Mar. 2.—Most of tlie
Mexican officials here declined to dis-
cuss the effort of Germany to involve
Mexico in a war w ith the United
.States, except to say tiiat they thought
such efforts were vain and that Mexi-
co would lie neutral.
H. Von Eekhardt, German Minister
to Mexico, declared that he knew
nothing about the instructions alleged
to have been sent, to him by Foreign
Secretary Zimmerman regarding a
German-Mexlcan alliance in the event
of war between Germany and tlie
United States.
Von Eekhardt made this statement
(n replying to the question whether he
had followed the instructions alleged
to have been sent to him by Dr. Zim-
merman: “You must go to Washing
ton for your information,” the minis-
ter said, “if you must say something
you may say the German minister
knows nothing about all this.”
Tameklehi Ohta, Charge d’Affaire*
for Japan, declared lie had not been
approached in any way with a pro
ixisal for any alliance with Mexico or
Germany against the United States.
Garza Perez, snbsecretary of For-
eign Affairs,*now in charge of the
Foreign Office, declared he knew noth-1 ® .. '
ing of "the proposals mentioned. If provided railroad
Die proposal had tieen presenter!
Minister Von Eekhardt, which
[/■rsonally doubted, he said, it
presented direct to Minister of
eign Affairs Aguilar or General
ranxa. *
Henry P. Fletcher, the American
ambassador, left "early today with
Foreign Secretary Aguilar for Guada-
lajara, Where General Crtrranza now
is, The trip was hurriedly arranged
and kept, secret until the party Was
Weil on its way.
It: seemff to t»e the general opinion
among well-informed public, men here
that, the proposal outlined in the Zim-
merman note probably has not been
definitely presented to General Car-
ranza by Minister Von Eekhardt, al-
though this is only a surmise on their
part..
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British and French Gains.
by
he
was
For-
Car
Assoiiated Press Dispatch 1
London. March 2.—Seveu thousand
prisoners have been taken by the Brit-
ish on the Tigris since December.
associated Press Dispatch]
Copenhagen, March 2, via Lon-
don, 9: 15 a. m.—Four Americans
from the steamer Yar rowdale, who
have been prisoners in Germany
for three months, arrived here
today. They are Dr. John Davis,
Columbus, Miss.; Orvinne McKim,
Watertown, N. Y.; Dr. H. D. Sny-
der, Norfolk, Va. and Richard
Zabriskie, Englewood, N. J. The
four men were practically desti-
tute.
The men reached here only
with the clothes they stood in and
will, under the custom of the sea,
be supported by the British con-
sul until it is possible to send them
home. They owe their release
before the remainder of the 72
Americans who were on the Yar-
rowdale to the fact that, as phy-
sicians or veterinarians, they
ranked as officers and were con-
fined in the officers’ camp at
Karlsruhe. The horse tenders and
sailors, who composed the bulk of
the American captives are still
held in "quarantine” at the prison
camp for enlisted men at Dulken.
The four men left the camp at
Karlsruhe on Feb. 27 and traveled
direct to Warnemunde under escort
where, after being subjected to the
usual frontier search, they were
put aboard a Danish ferry and left
to shift for themselves. The Dan-
ish police took charge of them
upon their arrival in Denmark,
provided them with quarters for
the night in a hotel at Gjedser and
gave them the first-hearty meal
they had enjoyed since landing in
Germany in December. The next
morning the Danish authorities
transportation
to Copenhagen.
Ancient sea practice makes sea-
men stranded in a foreign port the
guests of the consul of the power
under whose flag the lost ship
sailed. United States Consul Gen-
eral Winslow was compelled,
therefore, to refer the passless,
paperless and moneyless wander-
ers to his British colleague. The
British consul provided hotel ac-
commodations, pending an inves-
tigation as to the men’s identity.
He pointed out that, as far as any
identification was concerned, the
four men might be German spies.
Associated press DispatchJ
Paris, Mar. .2.-—Two German raids
on tlie front west of SolsSons were
stopped last night by French fire, with
great losses to the Germans.
a tactical reverse at Kornstown, but Germany Iras affected the physique service at a cost of 1250.000.
Associated Press DispatchI
London.” March 2.—The Turks con-
cUttwGttiis use of his name, iuta *.,,,cu. tiuuc to retreat before the British on
to equip an Oklahoma regiment forjtbe Tigris, fifty-two miles north of
■ Kutelaraara.
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+ GOV. WHITMAN SAYS ♦
♦ LES DARCY IS A “SLACKER" ♦
+ - ♦
♦ Albany, Feb. 2.—Governor ♦
♦ Whitman directs the States Ath- ♦
♦ lettc Commission to prohibit the ♦
+ Los Darcey and Jack" Dillon best ♦
+ ing bout schedule for Nevy York ♦
+ Monday night, on the ground that ♦
+ Darcey is a “slacker.* +
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