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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-12-21
WORK TO
PROTECT BANK
FORCE OF MEN TO BEGIN WORK or
HAULING BRUSH TO RIVER FOR
SYSTEM OF MATWORK.

"A crew "a men III the employ of the city
and under supervision Of A. II. Allen has
commenced the work of strengthening the
city levcc on the curve between the ferry
and the post wall The work was began
Saturday and Will be rushed rapidly to
completion.
Brush j. bcin. conveyed from the flats
Of the Stllman estate. between the city
proper and West Brownsville. and i being
taken to the river bank where ii H. made
into mats and sunk. u j. estimated that
about 5000 loads of brush will be required
To make the iill. After the mats are placed
they will be anchored with barrels Of ce-
ment and rock and secured with wire
cables. a close estimate III the cost of the
work has not been made. but ~ nj 1.-The men
are employed by the day and a. the work
for fear Of wet weather and consequent
rise. il j. not thought that the cost will be
unduly heavy. Under the expense budget
on which the city j. at present operating
there j, u little over SlO0 for levee protec-
tion.
The portion Of the river bank that j. b.
ing strengthened has long been source oi
worry To the city and To the ahutting prop
erty owners. For nearly two years III,
lower portion of Levee street has had {,
be closed to traffic on account of the en-
croa achment of the river
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-12-21
ASQUITH WANTS
MILLION MORE
FIGHTING MEN
(By Associated Press. ,

LONDON, Dee. 2l.-In moving 4 vote
for one million additional men for the
army, Premier A~quith told the house of
ing force III the various war theater> of
|, ,250, 900 men.
A~quith sand that while large proper
iion Of the wounded was able to return To
duty men are wanted for new formations
and to increase England~ fighting force.
Every available man should be put in the
field 30 far a. consistent with the national
necessities. including munitions, Premier
Asquith said.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-12-21

MARKS CREDIT
FOR GERMANY

LONDON, Dee. 2l.-The reichstag today
adopted a credit of 10000, ,O0O, 900 marks,
asked by the government according to y
Berlin dispatch. socialist minority OF
nineteen votes opposed the vote.
In opposing the credit Friedrich Gcyer.
spokesman for the socialists. declared that
annexation aims Of both sides in the war
had caused the failure Of AL peace en-
dcavors
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-12-21
Col. Bullard Was
Christmas Shopper

Colonel Robert H. Bullard Of the Tween
tv-Sixth United States Infantry. who
for time last summer during the bandit
troubles was in command mt Fort Brown.
and who il now stationed at Harrington
was visitor in Brownsville Monday.
on Christmas shopping expedition
Colonel Rullard returned Ia Harlingrn
last night ~ automobile with Lon Il.
Hill and other visitors from the Junction
titv
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-12-21
More Sugar Than
1t Can Consume

BERLIN. Dee. u. More sugar il pro
durcd in Germany each year than il can
consume Last years crCp of Sugar-beets
was unusually large. and the present
crop j. said to promise well but the
price Of sugar has nevertheless increased
more than - per cent In connection
with this state Of affairs. letter to the
Lokal Anzeiger declares that the conn
try'S largest sugar refinery. has. this
wear. rcclared dividend of twenty per
cent. against ten last year.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-12-21
French Cruiser Is
Ordered To End Its
Search u. S. Ships

WASHINGTON. u. O.. De-. II. u
French embassy officials. while without
Official vord. stated their belief to-day
that the French cruiser Dc>rartrS laS
hss.,- ordered TO cease Searc':;h" Amcri-
can ships on the hi& seas. The last ship
was stopped On December II. The Amer
Jean hottest WAS cablcd To Paris Deeem
Der 1?
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-12-21
RUSSIAN INVASION OF Bull CARA NOW SEEMS IMMINENT
RIOTS AT
JUAREZ

I'll PASO. Texas. Dee 2l.-Rioting be-
gan III Juarez I'D noon today W. street
car, were stoned 20 the International
bridge and passenger Including Y number
w Americans. werc roIb,J The ear
finally escaped back tu E' lu~o. Several
Juarcz stores ary closed .nd others have
been looted.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-12-21
German Officers Are
DisIiked By Bu'gars

PARIS. Dee. 2l.-A Rome dispatch
STATES that Bulgarian dc~crter- report dis
content with German officer. and arro-
gancc j. increasing in the Bulgarian army.
1t saws that near StrumIt-a one Bulgarian
soldier fired three revolver shots at the
Bulgarian General Thcodorif. missing hmm,
but killed General TheodoriI'~ aide. The
soldier was hanged.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-12-21
Former Texas Banker
Held In California

LOS ANGELES. Cali. Dee. 2l.- F..
T.. Moore. Il former banker of Granville.
Texas. was arrested here today charged
with the cmbcyzlcment of Sl5Om of the
banks funds For eleven months he mad
worked a. a salesman in "A department
store acre. His wife will accompany
hlm back To Texas.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-12-21
Many War Prisoners
Escape From Germany

AMSTERDAM. Holland. Dee 2l.-A
report j. published here that owing to the
increasing number Of prisoners IF war e.
Gaping over the German Holland frontier.
Germany intend, to close the whole from
tier with barbed wire.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-12-21
THE WEATHER FORECAST.

The following weather forecast for
the lower gulf states and the Magic
Valley i issued By the United States
weather bureau at New Orleans:
Tonight. tair and warmer; Tuesday.
fair, with h-ht -outhcrly winds IA the
coast.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-12-21
Marlin Banker Is
Found Dead oday

MARLIN. Texas, Dee. 2l.-Thc body ~
4. 4. Clark. banker of this city wa
found in hi~ backyard this morning with
4 shot in hi> chest gun wa living by
hi- side Clark had been IN i'll health for
some time.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-12-21
Posse Kills a Wanted Negro.

BRADY, Texas, Dec. PA negro be-
heved To he Otis Haywood wanted for
entering the home Of Charlie Hill ut Wal
drip last week. and who later seriously
wounded him. was killed al ranch house
on the Colorado river a~t night by Il posse.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-12-21
Local Weather Observations.

The following local weather OBJ
servations. covering the 24-hour
period ending ataT a. m. today. are
furnished by J. q. Hester. United
States weather observer at Fort
Brown:
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-12-21

Large Sample Rooms
Brownsville, Texas.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1915-08-21

mails
the of
rapidly growing
carried
half the nothing
point is In o mails, the rail-
to
distributing
in the apart
railway office than 1900 apartments of this
the Post once Department Failure them has been especial
utilize whole
once
railroad nothing
choice
10 carry a
do
weighed daily
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mails
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will the fairness
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1915-08-21
FATE OF GRAND DUCHY OF LUX
Er1BOuRG READS LIKE ROMANCE
Some of the Details of the Violation by Germany
of the Neutrality of the Tiny State
Are just Coming to Light

Duchy of Luxembourg, who since the
establishment of the independence OF
the country has been virtually its frs,
minister and real ruler, asked both
Germany and France, officially, II, in
the event of hostilities between the
two countries. the neutrality of the
Grand Duchy of Luxembourg would
be respected. Before any reply could
be received from France, the reply OF
Germany took the form of action.
Tho same day Saturday, August LIST
Alphonse Munchen. mayor of the
city OF Luxembourg, issued procla-
nation TO the population of the cap
ital announcing that the neutrality Of
the Grand Duchy had been violated
by Germany through the occupation
Of the railway station of Trois Vier-
ges by Prussian troops. and calling
upon the people Of Luxembourg to re
main calm
The incident of The apprehension of
the 20-year old grand duchess, Marie
Ndtlheid. by the Germans and her
e moral from Colmar Berg 10 the
grand ducal palace at Luxembourg,
where she has been kept under guard,
already has been published.
Events moved with extraordinary
rapidity throughout the grand duchy
on Sunday August 2 At 5 O'Clock
that morning the German troops had
already entered Luxembourg and were
moving rapidly across TO attack the
French, whose mobilization had only
been ordered at midnight. First there
were scouts on motorcycles and BIZ
cycles Hard upon these came three
motors loaded with officers and sol.
diers, and then followed fast FIVE more
motors which trayersed the little
grand duchy at mao speed from
Treves towards Longwy Before 10
O'Clock in the morning, three military
trains had passed through the grand
duchy into France and 10000 German
troops we're already on the march
iaetoSs neutral soil,
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1915-08-21

Walter Perry Johnson, Iliainstay Of
the Washington American league club
pitching stan. completed eight years
of twirling service for Clark Griffith
on the first of the month. Johnson
Joined the Washington team August
l, 1907, while still in his teens. His
big circuit debut was made against
the Detroit Tigers and although he
allowed six hits he was only defeated
3 to after close game. During his
eight years with the Washington club
johnson has played nearly 400 games
and has a grand batting average OF
1913 and grand fielding average OF
.951. His highest fielding average
was 1000 made in 1918 and his best
batting figures, .264, were made the
year previous.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1915-08-21

| But Premier Eyschen had given his
whole life to making and keeping the
freedom Of Luxembourg and he did
not surrender easily Reused out OF
bed al daybreak by the news of the
first incursion of German troops, he
telephoned the German minister to
the grand duchy his protest and then
put 1t into writing,
Il have just advised your excel
lency," he wrote Minister Won Buch
by telephone Of the appearance on
grand ducal territory Of German off
GERS and soldiers | learn that train
transporting troops is even now on its
way to Luxembourg and that great
number of autos have passed through
Wasserbillig for Luxembourg. The
Grand Ducal government energetically
protests against this fragrant viola
ton OF the neutrality of the country,
while awaiting subsequent develop
tnents. ! beg you TO transmit this
protest without delay to the govern.
ment Of the empire"
Bui he did not wait for the German
minister TO transmit the protest He
sent telegram of his own to Imper-
ia Foreign Minister Won Jagow, and
the grand duchess herself sent one to
her cousin, the German emperor. AT
the same time he sent Major Won
Dyck, OF the Luxembourg army of 100
soldiers. with protest to be delivered
to the commander of the invading
troops. But Major van Dyek had no
luck. He spent all day missing the
advancing Prussians, and il was Lieu.
tenant Wilhelmy, charged with sim
liar mission, who succeeded in regis.
tering a formal protest with the com
mandant Of the German troops who
had taken possession of the railway
station of the City of Luxembourg,
and Lieutenant Franck. under like or
ders, who presented in person Minis.
ter Eyschen's protest to Major Won
Baerensprung. commanding the Ger.
man corps of occupation
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1915-08-21

uiy Associated Press1
PARIS, Aug. 21.--A lively interest
has been awakened in France re,
Gently over the fate of the neighbor-
ing little Grand Duchy OF Luxem-
bourg, through whose territory the
Germans fell upon the French strong
hold OF Longwy Part of the interest
is due to the fact that il is through
the acquiescence and with the assis-
lance of France that Switzerland is
today providing food for the popua-
ton of the Grand Duchy, pending the
gathering Of the harvest; and part to
the fact that, for the first time, some
Of The details of the violation by Ger
many of the neutrality or the tiny
state are just coming to light
lie Temps Of Paris has reproduced
from the Nieuwe Rotterdamsche Cou-
rant the text OF a proclamation. print
ed in Coblenz. Germany and brought
with the invading pru3sian troops
to be posted up Ia the Grand Duchy
as a justification OF the military occu
paney BY Germany OF state whose
neutrality Germany had guaranteed
The French and even the Dutch
papers, however. have been unable TO
recount more than a small part OF the
story OF what took place in Luxem
bourg in the first days OF last August.
The German censorship on everything
emanating from the Grand Duchy has
proved 10 be the strictest. Much that
has come out of Luxembourg curing
the past year has, consequently, borne
the stamp of doubtful authorship.
From official and semi-oficial chan.
nels, the Associated Press has been
able TO secure an authentic account
of the Prussian occupation OF the lit
tie Grand Duehy. as well as of certain
well suhstantiated details of much
that followed
On August /, 1914. w.ien the war
cloud was lowering over Europe, Min
lister Of State Paul Eyschen. presl-
dent OF the government Of the Grand
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1915-08-21

The members of the Syracuse unI-
gersity football team will be able to
qualify as veteran globe trotters when
the 1915 gridiron season has ended.
No eastern college eleven of recent
years has faced as many and as long
jumps as the Orange schedule calls
for this fall, with season which be-
gins at home on September % and
ends at Portland. Ore, on December
l.
The team starts touring on October
when Princeton will be played at
Princeton. The following Saturday
Rochester will be met at home and a
week later the Salt Lake City eleven
will go to Providence to face Brown.
Ann Arbor will be visited on October
30, for the purpose of playlns Yost's
University of Michigan gi.SSaron clan.
The first two Saturdays of November
will be spent at Syracuse entertaining
Mt Union and Colgate teams. Dart
mouth will follow on November 20
and then the Orange twenty will trek
westward. Thanksgiving day will see
the team engaged with the University
of Montana players at Missoula and
on December Syracuse will close an
exceedingly busy season by tackling
the Oregon Agricultural College team
at Portland. Ore.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1915-08-21

For results, advertise in the Dali,
Bonanza.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1915-08-21
RESUME or WEEKS SPORTING NEWS

NEW YORK, Aug. 21-New heights
in ring finance were reached in tine
signing of Packey Mcfarland and
Mike Gibbons to box in this city three
weeks from today These two glove
! artists agreed to box ten rounds with
out decision for a purse of 1872, 500, of
which Mcfarland is to receive $17 500
and Gibbons $4,000 No title will be
involved and even though knockout
occur the result will be without cham
pionship value.
Under the circumstances the paying
Of $3.50 per minute to Mcfarland and
$500 per minute to Gibbons estab-
fishes what is undoubtedly new rec
ord in limited round pugilism Owing
to the boxing skill and reputation of
these modern ring generals the gate
receipts are quite likely to exceed by
several thousand dollars the purse
and other incidental expenses but
there is nothing in local pugilistic his
tory TO warrant the idea that the re-
ceipts will approach the figures at
tanned in famous battles of the past.
The largest gate receipts ever re
corded at bout in New York we're
$4,000 taken in at the Jeffries-Shar-
key 25-round battle, fought at Coney
Island. November 3, 1899. The fight
between Jim Corbett and Kid Mccoy.
during the closing days of the Horton
law. under which some Of the greatest
bouts of modern ring history were
fought. netted S56,350 at the gate.
Championship fights In Nevada, Aus
tralia and several other points have
drawn larger gates but many famous
fighters including Nelson, Cans, Britt.
McGovern, Fitzsimmons, Jeffries and
Corbett risked, and in some cases lost,
their titles before fistic gatherings
the receipts from which did not equal
the sum set aside for Gibbons and
Mcfarland.
The European war has taken its
toll in German sports as well as from
the other nations engaged in the great
conflict Among the latest reports
from Berlin is one to the effect that
the annual fall races of the German
Motorboat club, usually held on the
Muggelsee, near Berlin, have been
cancelled. The fact that many row
boat owners with their craft have
Joined the Volunteer Motorboat Corps.
and the necessity of saving gasoline
are the reasons assigned This can
collation. of the races for the second
time deals the motorboat sport Sc
we're blow, for there has been nothins
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1915-08-21

Advertise in the BOnAnua.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1915-08-21
Mininq Machinery CheaD

!, we have purchased the Ward Shaft
equipment here and offer for sale at
prices unheard Of any or all the ma !
cnihery and pipes. etc, of same. Below
are few Of the more important items /.
steam hoists, different sizes; large
large number air receivers ana Oil
tanks; 54xl6-ft boilers complete; 3
travelling cranes, s and tons, about
Iooo feet of l0-in Hanged cast pipes,
ana large lot, all sizes steel and cast
up to 24-in, also valves and fttings
much OF Il new; pumps, sinking pumps,
etc, all In AL shape. Write for any
information as we are dismantling ana
shlpping as fast as we can and you
BAKER 4 KATZ.
Virginia City. Nevada.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1915-08-21

along this line since the Baltic sea
trip of the Imperial Motor Yacht cluh
in June, 1914 The club in announc.
ing the cancellation, says that nothing
is planned for the immediate future
An intersectional return match be
tween the racquet stars of the Pacific
and Atlantic coasts appears to be a
certainty The eastern tennis players
are keen to meet their western con
querers again, believing that they can
retrieve on grass the honors lost on
the asphalt courts of the far west
The National association officials are
planning to stage this match at For.
est Hills, L, l.. following the national
championship tournament.
Baseball under big league system
will be played in Cuba next season.
The new organization will be known
as the Federal league and in the flu
ture the game will be governed in the
same manner as it is in the United
States. A national commission, UNI
pires, contracts and all the appur-
tenances of big league baseball will
figure in the Cuban organization in
the future.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1915-08-21

meets in San Francisco from August
80 to September 3. inclusive. Dele,
gates to the number Of several hun
drcd have already arrived and nd
vices received each day are showing
a big increase over what 1t was ex-
pected would attend Word just re-.
ceived is to the effect that delega
tion numbering seventeen has LEFT
from the Toxic dental college OF To
kio, Japan. 10 attend the congress
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1915-08-21
LARGE SUM SET ASIDE
FOR entertainment

especial 80 the naaanAal
SAN FRANCISCO. Aug si.-tff.
teen thousand dollars has been set
aside by the Panama Pacific Dental
Congress Tor the entertainment Of del
egateg 10 the big congress. which
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1915-08-21
TEMPERATURE REPORT

Highest temperature yesterday, 90:
year ago, 81.
Lowest temperature last night, s.,
a year ago So.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1915-08-21
OUR PUBLIC FORUM
Ralph Peters
On Railway Mail Pay

controversy has been raging in the columns OF the
press between the railroads and the Federal Post once
Department over the question of compensation
Chairman OF the Railway Mail Committee when asked
to state the railroad side OF the controversy 10 the
American farmer, said in part;
THE railway mail pay question will be settled-and
settled permanently and with justice to all concerned
the American people realize that the whole
subject seemingly complicated and technical boils
down to few simple points OF fair business dealing
The Sentinel=record., 1915-03-21
CARNIVAL ATTRACTS
 ENTHUSIASTIC CROWD
VALLEY STREET SCENE OF MANY AMUSEMENT FEATURES AS
 SHOW OPENED SATURDAY..

All that mas been said relative to the carnival on Valley street was true. lt is a good street attraction and dre" a big and enthusiastic crowd yester- day The greater part of Saturday Ha- taken up in getting the respective shows mp and ready for business, and th se was a big delegation around thc tent where the dog and ponies and mules are quartered The "kddoes' immediately picked them for favor. ties and this amusement feature wil1 judging from the iuterester manifest ed yesterday b3 largely paronized by the juvenile population
 Another feature that was noted was that west of the material appeared brand new, just as the promoters stat ed it would be. The big merry-go. round, the ferris wheel. and, in fact all of the amusement features, were soon installed The Banda Roma one of the best musical organizations ever seen with an attraction of this nature was loudly applauded when t gave it's free concerts.
 Beginning tomorrow the Plying Allans' and Dare Deyil' Moore and Lady Marion will both offer their sen
 Although there are some conces sion5 thae will not be permitted tc operate, owing to an edict by Judge
The Sentinel=record., 1915-03-21

judge Wood who recently went on t1e bench. bat who until the regular term ol circuit court waich opens to- mowo" had not been regularly in the saddle. is expected 10 announce some very pertinent things 10 the grand jury that assemblies before him on tlat occasion
 Yesterday Judge Wool paid a visit to the carnival which H ho,dng forth on Valley street playing a weeks eu- sa4emout d. a benefit for tbe local AerIe of EagleS. who are 10 entertain tla state convention here iu May.
 lNd-c Moud first encountered the boys throwing rings al knives and canes on a rack. and he did not see how suea gambling could be tolerated. 1t looked very bad to him, and he CT. dered the game stopped forthwith
 Next he visited the paddle wheel where chances were taken on piloHs. and that too. came under the ban cf the judges dispeasure. and he or. dered that stopped forthwith The fact that a package of chewing gum was being given away with each pur- chase of paddle did not mitigate a-ainst the intolerance of the game, in mdse Woods eyes. so it was or dered stopped.
 There was concession where "babies' were in rack, and where one purchased three balls and tried to knock down a baby Judge Wood did not believe that was wholly legit. mate In the trading lime, so he also issued an edict against the conces- sion.
 A committee from the Eagles as well as some prominent citizens who were not members of the order. waited on Judge Wood and explained that tIe privileges exercised at the carnival were only those permitted by caruiyals in all cities and towns. and eudeavored to get him to rcsciud his action, but he was oadurue and gave orders 70 Prosecuting Attorney Witt .o have tle tbugs under the ban sub. pressed. also stating he would have something to say of gambling in Hot Springs in his charge to the grand Ury
 Ihe concessions &eaa -amalfu- ae yee said Judsa Wood. and f tas officers had permitted them 10 run without moiestatiou every officer la tae county who permitted them to run. could be indicted hy tue grand jury next week, and removed from office This thing Of giving away with the paddles Is aI pfne and is merely done flo etala the law. and l shall charge the grand jury Monday very strongly on gambling
 The action by Judge Wood does not interfere Htth the other attractions at Inc carUiya. where admissions are charged, and these win continue Throughout the period of the caruiya.