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NOME AKD ABROAD
CONDENSED ITEMS OF INTEREST
TO OUR READERS.
IK ENTIRE GLOBE CIRCLED
Important New* of th* Week Gathered
for the Buay Reader—State,
Domeetio, Foreign.
WASHINGTON NEWS.
The adminiHtratton food control bll1
giving the president broad authority
to control the distribution of food
lord and fuel for war purpose* and ap
proprlatiug $152,500,000 for Its enforce
tnt-nt and administration, was passed
by the house Saturday.
The total registration under the new
army act. according to figures issued
Monday, with Niagaru county, N. Y..
and three precincts in Wyoming miss
ing. reached 9,659,382, or 95.9 per ceul
of the census bureau’s estimate.
An emergency appropriation of $500.
000 to prevent the Introduction of the
pink boll worm into the United States
from Mexico by creating a free xone
•60 to 100 miles wide in Texas uext to
the Kio Grande was asked of congress
Friday by Secretary Houston of the
agricultural department.
The senate finance committee Fri
day took what the members expect to
be final action on publishers' taxes in
the war revenue bill, by adopting by
a vote of 8 to 6 an increase of one-
quarter of a cent a pound on second
class postage rates, and an additional
levy of 5 per cqnt upon publishers uet
profits over $4,000.
The contest between Chairman Den
man of the shipping board and Major
General Goethals, manager of the
boards emergency fleet corporation
for authority to exercise powers grant
ed by congress In providing a mer
chant fleet, will be settled by Presi
dent Wilson giving Uenerul Goethals
authority with directions that he build
all the ships possible, both steel and
wooden.
Approval has been given the defense
sacil's aircraft bill by President Wil
son and it will be introduced in con
great* soon. It will provide an initial
appropriation of $600,000,000 and the
program calls for construction within
a year of between 25,000 and 30,000
airplanes.
Laredo, Texas, was visited by a fire
Friday which caused a losa of approx
Imately $200,000 when the large war*
house located on the heights not fat
from the banks of the Rio Grande was
entirely destroyed and seventy-five
carloads of ixtle, valued at $2,000 pet
car, were consumed. *’
James E. Gorman was elected presi-
dent of the Chicago, Koch island 41 Pa
clfic Railway Uompauy at a directors
meeting in New York Friday.
With Germans on board taken from
a raider captured or sunk at sea. the
British steamer Edith Caveli, named
for the heroic Red Cross nurse whe
was shot as a spy by thF Germans, ar
rived at an American port Thursday
Russia's consecration to a war ti
the end with German autocracy war
avowed Friday by Special Ambassador
Boris A. Bakhmetieff, head of the Rus
sian mission to the United States, in
a statement to the American people
Only through victory, he said, can r
stable world peace and the fruits of
the Russian revolution be secured.
STYLE SUGGESTIONS FOR THE SUMMER
The United States circuit court ol j
appeals Thursday granted the ful' |
prayer of the Associated PresB in its
case against the International Newt
Service and directed the district court j
to issue an injunction in accordant-* )
therewith
ADMINISTRATION FOOD
BILL PASSED BY HOUSE
Frohlbition Provision* Frovld* That
Dtatillers Can Not Use Grain
for Spirits.
tCopyrigbt.)
Associate Justice J. E. Yantis of the
supreme court of Texas Buffered a
stroke of paralysis Thursday at Aus
tin, Texas.
JOINT SESSION OF FOUR MEETING OF TEXAS COUNCIL
CONVENTIONS OF PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCIES
International Rotary's eighth an
nual meeting was concluded Thursday
after the formal installation of Rev
Leslie E. Pfdgeon of Winnipeg. Can-
ada. as international president. Uis
trlct governors elected Included
Charles W. Dawson. Muskogee, Okla.
and Elijah Coles, Houston. Texas
Kansas City was chosen as the next
convention city.
Fort Wsrth El Pass and Dellas-Tsxer-
kana Highway Association Fall
In Efforts to Censolldat*.
Flan Outlined to Bring About Better
Health Conditions Throughout
the State.
Wyoming, the Iasi state in the union
to report on the selective draft regis
tration, has 22,848 within the age
limits, according to compilations com
pleted Friday.
After a meeting of the American
Newspaper Publishers' Association Fri
oay a committee of publishers appear
ed before the senate finance commit-
tee, protecting against any discriini
Dating war tax levied on the news
paper business.
Lifting of the allied blockade of
Greece was announced In a brief cable-
gram to the state department Friday
from Minister Droppers at Athens
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Pet Brown of Taylor won both falls*
over Ernest Kartje of Chicago in a
wrestling match Wednesday at Hous
ton, Texas, the time of the first fall
being one hour, twenty-three and one
half minutes and the time of the sec-
ond, twenty minutes.
The oil tank steamship John D !
Archbold of the Standard Oil Com j
pany has been sunk by a submarine ,
The announcement was made at the
offices of the company in New 'York
Wednesday.
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FOREIGN NEWS.
The Norwegian steamer Laatefos
has been sunk by a German subma-
rine.
Mineral Wells, Tex,—The four high
way conventions which were In ses 1
slon four days adjourned Friday to |
meet at a place to b* selected by the
executive committee. The resignation ]
of Secretary D. E Colp was accepted
and J. B. Mabry was selected to 1411
his place.
Telegrams were received from all
parts of the state pledging support In
the campaign for good roads. W. A
Palmer of Canpdiun addressed the con
ventiou in support of the DallaaPa-
uadian and Denver highway. 1
The Fort Worth-El Paso Highway
Association and the Dallas-Texarkana
Association failed in an effort to con
solldate and each will continue as a
separate body.
District Engineer Duren proposed to
divide the state into six road districts.
The plan was adopted with the follow-
ing cities as headquarters: Dallas.
Fort Worth, Amarillo, Houston. San
Antonio and San Angelo.
Resolutions expressing appreciation
to the daily papers of the state for the
publicity given the meeting were pass-
ed. Also a resolution congratulating
lhe governor on the selection of the
commission, which held its first ses-
sion at this meeting.
which closed
the following
. Knight, Hlllv
J. II. Painter.
Regulations under which all officers
and men of American merchant ships
plying between ports of the United
States and the war zone must be in
sured by their employers for from
$1,500 to $5,000 against death, maim-
ing or capture were issued Wednesday
by Secretary McAdoo. They become
effective as to vessels leaving the
Uninted States June 26 and as to those
sailing from foreign ports July 10.
STATE AND DOMESTIC NEWS.
The first bale of American cotton of
the 1917 season arrived in Houston
Sunday from Lyford, Texas The bale
was grown by Dr. W. P. Webb of Ly-
ford and was shipped by him to Wil-
liam D. Cleveland & Sons of Houston,
it weighed 427 pounds.
lronbark treeB lately have been ship-
ped from New South Wales to the
United States for shipbuilding pur-
poses. lronbark is among the hardest
woods known. Three trees were sold
lor $460.
Belgium and Russia united Sunday
at the tomb of George Washington at
Mount Vernon, Va., in paying homage
to the American patriot. The official
diplomatic missions from the Belgian
and from the new Russian democracy
pledged themselves and their coun-
tries to every effort at destruction or
autocracy and the safety of democ-
racy.
Gushers that went far to put coastal
production back up where it was two
months ago were completed during the
latter part of last week, and the week
cloeed with the production around 88,-
006 barrels per day. Goose Creek fur-
nished the bulk or the new production,
but Humble, Texas, contributed one
gusher which played an Important part
ia the week's developments.
The commissioners court of Brazoria
County, Texas, will be asked at Us
regular meeting in July to call an
election looking to the creating of the
Freeport Bernard Road District and
tbe issuance of $200,000 in bonds to
Build several hard-surface roads In the
district, connecting Freeport with the
Clements state farm and with new ter-
ritory beyond the Bernard river.
The friendly spirit and co-operation
axiatlng between American and Mexi-
2SB border officials was illustrated
tills week when the Mexican military
officers at Nuevo Laredo sought out
TTwo Germans who had escaped from
the American internment camp at La
o, Texas, and crossed into Mexico
brought them to the center of the
_____si bridge for delivery to the
an officers. Report of the ae-
Mexican officials has been
__r to Robert 1* Barnes, chief of the
ttsi of investigation.
Having lost back to the French the
greater portion of the trenches they
had captured in the vicinity of Vauxail- j
Ion, the Germans east of that region
Saturday delivered violent attacks
along a front about a mile long ex
tending from Epine Ohevregny to La
Koyrer farm. Picked troops in large
numbers were rwd in the assault and
again, as before Vauxalllon, the
French guns Inflicted heavy casualties
on the Germans, driving them back
iuto their trenches.
OIL PRODUCTION l& INCREASED
Disorders again have broken out
among the sailors of the Russian Black
Sea fleet at Sebastopol. They are re
ported to be connected with the retire-
ment of the commander of the fleet
and propaganda by forces of reaction.
The trouble is not believed to be seri-
ous.
On the British line in France bad
weather has brought the operations oi
General Haig's army almost to a stand-
still except for bombardments, which
are being reciprocated by the German
patrol reconnolssances and aerial op
eratiohs.
Three New Gushers in Gulf Coast
Fields Are Expected to Add 20
Per Qent to Output.
Houston, Tex.—--Three new oil gush-
ers in the gulf coast that came in Fri- j
day increased the gulf coast produc |
tion about 20 per cent. The three]
new wells are estimated to be making j
a total of 17,500 barrels daily.
The largest producer came In at
Goose Creek Friday, ntakitiR at the |
start about 8,000 barrels It is known j
as No. 3 Gaillard, and is located on the j
twenty-one-acre tract controlled by the
Gulf Coast Oil Corporation and the
Huffstetled (til Company. It was com
pleted at 2.850 feet.
The Onalaska OH Company brought !
in a 3,500-barrel well at ILuntble oh !
the north side of the river. It is i
known as No. 6 House and is 3,000
feet deep. The third well is making I
2,500 barrels at 2,850 feet and is known j
as No. 5 Gaillard fee at Goose Creek
Quietly and with very little cere-
mony, so as to escape practically all
but official attention, American doc-
tors, nurses and enlisted men have
within the past few days taken over
six of the great British general field
hospitals, releasing the British staff
for duty near the front.
More than $5,000 was realized for
Red Cross work through a street fair
held in the American legation at De-
kin, China, under the direction of Mrs.
P. S. Reinsch, wife of the American
minister, and other prominent Ameri
can women of Pekin, who have organ-
ized a local branch of the American
Red Cross.
Sixteen children, only two of whom
were more than 5 years of age, the
victims of the last German air raid
on London, were given a public fu-
neral there Thursday and their bodies
were laid in a caramon grave in an
east end cemetery over which a monu-
ment will be placed
The principle of woman suffrage
was adopted in the house of commons
In London Wednesday by the over
whelming majority of 330 votes.
The cabinet crisis at Vienna, Aus-
tria, has not been settled. It is assert-
ed that Count Clam-Martinic, the pre-
mier, has been unable to form a new
ministry and has requested Emperor
Charles to relieve him of the task
Throughout Germany, according to
reports, all valuable grain crops are
drying up as they did in 1915 in an un-
precedented heat wave. The prolong-
ed drouth has not been broken since
early May.
Murder of Cruger Girl Confesses.
Bologna, Italy.—Alfredo Coeehi. the ^
fugitive New York motorcycle dealer,
abandoned Saturday his pretense of!
ignorance of the murder of Built Cru-!
ger and confessed his guilt. Jealousy !
was his motive. He was unable, lie
declared, to win her love and became j
furious when she rebuffed his persist- j
ent attentions. He murdered the girl |
and buried her body in the cellar of!
his shop in New York.
Warns Against German Bombs.
Charleslon. S. C.—A warning that j
German agents are URing a small. In-1
geniously constructed bomb for de-
stroying manufacturing plants in
enemy territory was issued Saturday
at the office of Major General Wood,
commander of the Southeastern de-
partment.
Dallas, Tex Organization of the
Texas Council ot' Public Health
Agencies, the election of officers for
tbs ensuing year, discussion and con
slderatlon of public health work now
in progress, the reading of reports of
various committees and dismission of
the subject "Sewerage and Suniuition"
occupied the session of the League of
Texas Municipalities,
Friday.
Officers elected lor
year are: Mayor W. H
boro, president; Mayor
Crockett, first vice president: C. I. Mo-
Earlane, Richmond, second vice presi-
dent ; E. L. Wells, city manager of San
Angelo, third vice president. Ur. W.
B Collins, state health officer, was
elected as au honorary member of the
league.
Fifteen unofficial health agene'es
were represented at tin* organization
meeting of the Texas Council of Public
Health Agencies, almost all of which
have headquarters In widely variant
points in the state. Among the promi-
nent organizations were the Dallas
Federation of Women s Clubs, the Dal-
las Association for the Study and Pre-
vention of Tuberculosis and the Texas
Public Health Association. A consti-
tution and by-laws were adopted and a
board of directors of nine members
and a president and secretary were
elected. James A Rawlins. Fori
Worth, was elected president; D. B.
Hreyii, executive secretary of the Tex-
as Public Health Association, Austin,
was elected secretary of the new or-
ganization. Members of the board ot
directors are Mrs. E. P. Turner, slate
secretary of the Medical Association;
J. D. Harper, Professor Hugh Miller,
Houston; J. A. Surratt, Sherman, aud
the president and secretary ex officio.
The meeting was called to order by
Dr. Collins, who urged the co-ordina-
tion of the interests of the public
health agencies into one organization,
primarily for the prevention of dupli-
cation of efforts. Torn Finty, Jr.» said
that the economic advisability of co-
ordinating efforts commended the ac-
tion. He also said that public health
publicity issued from a central office
would find much more favor with
newspaper editors than publicity
covering practically the same ground
issued from offices of many cormpeting
organizations. Business of the new
organization will he carried on through
the board of directors and executive
committee, all vote* being taken by
mail except at general meetings (o be
held annually.
Galveston. Clifton. Waco and Mid-
land have been offered as con ventiou
titles for 1918. The final choice will
be made by the executive committee
and any city desirous of obtaining the
convention is entitled to make applies
lion to the secretary, accompanied by
reasons why the convention should bo
awarded to it.
Washington. — The administration
food control bill giving the president
brokd authority to control the distri-
bution of food, feed and fuel for war
purposes and appropriating $ 151,$00,-
000 for Its enforcement and adminis-
tration. was passed by the house Bat
urday after far-reaching prohibition
provisions had been written into It.
The vote was 365 to 5, Represents
lives McLemore. Slayden and Young
of Texas, democrats, and Mekker of
Missouri and Ward of New York, re-
publicans, voting In the negative.
After lengthy parliamentary spar-
ring. during which the prohibitory pro-
posals were thrown out repeatedly on
points of order, the prohibition rle
] ment forced adoption of amendments
; which would forbid the use of any
] foodstuffs during the war for making
I into alcohol, and would give the presi
j deni authority to take over In his dis-
cretion all stocks ot distilled liquors.
The amendment designed to cut off
msnufacture of liquors was udopted—■
! 132 to 114 It was submitted by Kep-
] resenlative Barkley of Kentucky,
democrat, and would provide that no
food, food material or feed could be
used during the war for the manufac-
ture of alcohol or alcoholic beverages
except for governmental, industrial,
scientific, medicinal or sacramental
purposes
The amendment provides:
"The president is authorized, if in
his opinion It Is necessary to conserve
necessaries, to require any person hav-
ing control of alcohol and distilled
spirits to turn over to government uss
or for redlstlllation such preparations
of Haid alcohol or spirits as the presi-
detil may deem necessary to meet the
requirements of the government in the
manufacture of munitions and other
military hospital supplies in so far as
ouch use or rediHiillation would dis-
pense with the necessity of utilizing
products and materials suitable for
foods and feeds in the future manufac-
ture of alcohol or distilled spirits for
the purpose herein enumerated
"t'pon failure to comply with the
president s requirement, the president
is authorized to requisition and take
possession of the alcohol and distilled
spirits required to be turned over and
to pay for same a just compensation."
The text of the Barkley amendment
follows:
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No person shall use any food, food
materials or feeds in the production
of alcohol or alcoholic beverages ex-
cept for governmental, industrial,
scientific or sacramental purposes.
Any person who willfully violates this
section shall, upon conviction thereof,
be punished by a fine not exceeding
$5,000, or by imprisonment for not
more than two years, or both.”
FLATONIA LODGE
No. 208 K. of P.
Meets Every 1st and 3rd
Tuesday in their CaaU*
Hall. S. L. Sullivau, C. C.
Henry Miller, K. of R. & 8.
FLATONIA LODGE NO. 43t
A. F. & A. M.
(X*ACF Meets Saturday on or before
full moon. Brethren in good
standing are invited to attend,
C. P. Johnson, W. M.
W. D. Johnson, Secretary.
Ireland Camp
No. 340
W. O. W.
meets 1st. and 3rd. Monday nights each
month. Visiting Sovereigns invited.
A. M. Gosch, CC H. R. Thulemeyw
Secretary
O. D. H. S.
Germania Loge, No. 15
Meets first Sunday of every month
at 2 p. m. Visiting brethren invited
to attend. C. D. Osterloh, Pres.
H. R. Thulemeyer, Sec’y.
Church Directory
Catholic Church Service*
Every other Sunday at 10:30
A. M.
Sunday School at 3 P. M.
Every Thursday morning ser-
vices at 8 A. M.
Night services on same day
at 8 P. M.
Registration Figures.
Washington..—The total registration
under the new army act, according to
i figures issued Monday, with Niagara
| county, N. Y.. and three precincts in
Wyoming missing, reached 9,659,382.
or 95.9 per cent of the census bureau's
I estimate. The figures of Southwest
ern States are as follows:
1 Arkansas 147.522, being 94.2 per cent
i of the estimate; unnaturalized Ger
mans, 98.
Louisiana 157.827, being 92.3 per
cent of the estimate; unnaturalized
Germans. 216.
Oklahoma 169,211, being 79.3 per
cent ot the estimate, unnaturalized
Germans, 219.
New Mexico 32,202, being 77.6 per
cent of the estimate;, unnaturalized
Germans, 219.
Texas 408.702, being 97.3 per cent
ot the estimate; unnaturalized Ger
mans, 1,834.
Methodist Church Services
Sunday School, 9:45 A. M.
Preaching Service, 11 & 7:30
Mid-week Prayer Meeting,
Thursday, 7:30 P. M.
J. E. Buck, Pastor. Phone 76
Russia to Continue War.
Washington.—Russia's consecration
to a war to the end with German auto-
cracy was avowed Friday by Special j
Ambassador Boris A. Bakhmetieff,
head of the Russian mission to the
United States. In a statement to the
American people. Only through vic-
tory, he said, can a stable world peace
and the fruits of the Russian revolu-
tion be secured.
Air Raid Victims Are Buried.
London.—Sixteen children, only two
of whom were more than 5 years of
age, the victims ot the last German air
raid on London, were given a public
funeral Thursday and their bodies
were laid in a common grave in an
east end cemetery over which a mon
nun-lit will be placed.
Italy Pays Tribiute to Dead.
New York.—Italy paid Its tribute to
the memory of General Grant Satur-
day when the Prince of Udine, head of
the Italian mission visiting New York,
placed a wreath on the tomb of the
soldler-Hta teaman.
Minister to Head Rotarians.
Atlanta, Oa—International Rotary's
eighth annual meeting was concluded
Thursday after the formal installation
of Rev. Leslie E. Pidgeon of Winni-
peg, Canada, as international presi-
dent. District governors elected In-
cluded Charles W Dawson, Muskogee,
Okla , and Elijah Coles, Houston, Tex
Baptist Church Services
SUNDAY
Sunday School, 10 A. M.
Preaching at morning and
night on the second and fourth
Sunday of each month.
Prayer meeting. Wednesday
7:15 P. M.
Associated Press Petition Granted.
New York.—The United States cir-
cuit court of appeals Thursday granted
the full prayer of ihe Associated Press
in its case against the International
News Service and directed tlie district
court to issue an injunction in accord
ante therewith.
Associate Justice Yantis Stricken.
Austin, Tex. -Associate Justice J E.
Vantis of Ihe supreme court of Texas
suffered a stroke of paralysis Thurs-
day and as a result is in a serious con-
dition.
Blockade on Greece Removed.
Washington.---LiftIng of the allied
blockade of Greece was announced In
a brief cablegram to the state depart-
ment Friday from Minister Droppers
s' Athens.
May Imports Highest Ever Known.
Washington.—American imports In
May of $281,000,000 reached the high-
est total of any month In the history
of American commerce. Exports of
$561,000,000 showed a gain or $21,000.-
000 over April.
One Week to Enlist State Quota.
Washington.— Provost Marshal Gen-
eral Crowder has Informed i*ie gov-
ernors of states that June 30 is the
last day upon which enlistment In any
state will count toward Hint Male’s
quota of men lo be selected for the
war army.
Big Wool Deal le Comumrnated
Temple, Tex.—The saler, committee
of the Wool and Mohair Growers' As-
sociation of Hell County sold about ter
thousand pounds of wool Saturday at
a price of 51.6c to 67.2c a pound.
Liverpool Market Is Cloeed.
Liverpool.—The Cotton Exchange
was closed temporarily Thursday after
a short period of trading.
Now Moet Valuable Metal.
Platinum thrown tiwny by early
Spanish explorers, ignorant of Its
ralne. often Is found In excavating
•onndatlon* for new buildings In Co-
oinblH. sometimes in sufnrlent quan-
tities to pay the cost of a building.
Moderation.
On* out of every three human beluga,
.t la stated, die* from diseases to be
•soaped by self-control and moderate
precaution.
If you are a business man,
did you ever think of the field
of opportunity that advertis-
ing opens to you? There u
almost no limit to the possi-
bilities of your business if you
study how to turn trade into
your store. If you are not get-
ting your share of the business
of your community there's a
reason. People go where they
are attracted — where they
know what they can get and
how much it is sold for. If
you make direct statements in
your advertising see to it that
you are able to fulfill every
promise you make. You will
add to your business reputa-
tion and hold your customers.
It will not cost as much to run
your ad in this paper as you
think. It is the persistent ad-
vertiser who gets there. Have
something in the paper every
isaue, no matter how small.
We will be pleased to quote
you our advertising rates, par-
ticularly on the year's busi-
ness.
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