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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-09-07
Germans Beaten Back
in Attempt Retake
Leuze Woods
RUSS B0MBARD A
GALIClAN TOWN
lnE A.s.cIltL ] Trrss.l

Ia attempting o. regain possession of
Lcuzc wood on ne ~ommr 'front.' last night
the Germans were beaten back III hand 10
hand fighting with tnc British, according
10 the British official announ mcnt. Inc
French captured . German first line Of
trenches over one mile front III the Yer
dun sector, Pari> says.
The breach III German line was On the
front northeast Of NerlVu. between NduN-
chapitrc region and Chcnui~ and the
French took two hundred and fifty pgi--
oners. the statement adds. u also says
that powerful effort hv the Germans
10 dslodge the French from the hospital
farm on the Somme front was nn~uccc---
full. and the Germans were dispersed
with heavy losses.
The Russians are bombarding lIallcz.
in Galicia. sixty miles southwest of Lem
BERG. and the town Is in flames, accord
ing 10 the Pcirorrad statement. which
add, that the Russians occuried railway
lines between IIalicz and Scnkovite and
Wodniki Another statement says that
Yurtukai. q fortified Roumauian town
on the Danube. has been yaratod by the
Roumanlan-. Yurtukai i fifty miles
southeast Of Bucharest
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-09-07
'WOMEN'S HOUR
HAS STRUCK"
MRS. Gait SAYS
NATIONALLY KNOWN SUFFRAGIST
SAYS MOVEMENT HAS NOW
REACHED ITS CRISIS.
ExHORTS WOMEN NOT TO LOSE
HEART. BUT TO RECOGNIZE THE
PRESENT OPPORTUNITY.

ATLANTIC CITY, y. j., Sept. Mrs.
Carrie Chapman Gait, president Of the
National American Woman's Suffrage
annual convention of the association here
today pictured the suffrage muycaent
a. having reached crisis ,,hi n inean.,
that "Thc Womun's Hour Ha. >,rurl +
Earnestly, she exhorted the woinca MT
- lose heart but 10 recognize the pres
ent opportunity which ''if seized with
ylgor. enthusiasm and will. means the
final victory Of our great cause ID ne
very near future"
She said, in part:
THE great war will bring untold chan
ges IN it, wake il pre.sages total
change in the status of women. In Eu-
rope. from the Polar Circle to the Aegean
Sea women have risen and taken places
made vacant by men and in 50 doing they
have grown IN ,elf-reSpect and in the
esteem of their respective nations. In
deed. Europe H. realizing a. ii never did
before. that women are holding together
the civilization for which men are fight
ing. \ great ~earchlight has been thrown
upon the business of nation building anc
il has been demonstrated in every Euro
pean land that il j. a partnership with
equal but different responsibilities rest
ing upon the two partners
"Thc war viii soon end and the armies
Will return to their native lands. To many
family. the men will never come back
The husband who returns to many ~ife
viii eat no bread the rest of hiS life save
Of her earnings.
What then will happen after the war!
VIII the widows left with families to sup
port cheeriully leave their wcl-paid posts
for those commanding lower wages Not
without protest., The economic axiom
denied and cvaded for centuries viii BE-
cmblazoncd ON every factory, counting
house and shop; Equal pay for equal
work; and common Justice will slowly
but surely enforce that law The Euro
pean woman has risen. She may not re
alize it yet but the woman 'door-mat' in
every land has uncon~ciou~ly become a
door iamb'. She will have become ac-
cu~tomcd to her new dignity ~ the time
the men come home. She will wonder
how ~hc ever could have been content ~
ing across the thre-hhold now that she
discovers the upright iamb gives - much
broader and more normal vision of
things.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-09-07
BULLET HAS LONG
CAREER IN CAMP
SPEEDING MISSILE NARROWLY MIS-
SES A HALF D0ZEn Men BEFORE
HITTING CNE.

Trooper W. Grumal II troop. First II
limo,s cavalry. Is at the regimcntal hos
pital suffering from \ double mt 4 shot
wound IN the RIGHT arm caused hy the
accidental discharge of rifle carried hy
n sentry The accident occurred ~ the
morning mess, hour Monday when Gron-
oll was one If about 100 cayalrywcn
seated at rbeakfa-t IN hi~ troop mess
hall
several hundred wards away Trooper
Wilh~ ny~trur. ! troop. accidentally fired
hi r.nc while changing Il from one to The
other shoulder. The bah entered the wall
of the mess tent. passed through -iX
inch timber. barely mi- -cd the faces Of q
dozen or more troopers. ~pntcrcd u
steel pitcher that was on the table. scat
tcriru the ~plntcr- into the faces NJ the
breakfast: pierced the forearm and hi
ccp- NJ the right arm NJ Grumoll. who
was m the act of hitn. cup of coffee
a. hi mouth: next went through roll Of
blankets in Captain I.c Roy Nelson :
tent and finally passed through tent
occupied ~ correspondent for one Of
the Chicago newspapers. During III thi>
flight. the proier'llc failed IN register but
the one casualty Gromolr~ injuries are
considered "a ~ WI minor Importance eN-
cept for the pain and the fact that he
will hc unable ~ use his arm for some
daNS.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-09-07

WASHINGTON. u c.. Sept. !. - The
fifteen thousand guard>men returned
from the border hy the recent war de-
partment order. have been mustered out
of the federal services Guard>men re-
naming on the border will stay there for
the present.
The only exception G. tine order mus
tcring out the troops i+ the Fourteenth
New York regiment. which viii he kept in
service At it, mobilization camp pending
the prevalence in that regiment of Para
typhoid When j, can be safely done,
this regiment also viii be mustered ont.
The Fourteenth was stationed ~ Mis-
sion. Soldiers affected with the illness
were taken To tho division hospital at
Fort Sam Houston in the new ho~ntal
train. and from there 10 the army and ma
W hospital at II Springs. Ark.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-09-07
NEW OFFICIALS
FOR MATAM0f0S
TICKET HEADED BY RAFAEL COMA
LES IS ELECTEO-PEDR0 WERER
DEFEATED FOR mhf1RAlTf.

AT the first municipal election held in
MatamorpS in three years Rafael Con
zale~ was elected mayor of the city. The
election was held sunday. Nr. Gonzales
headed one Of three tickets anA defeated
Pedro Weber for the mnvnraltv- tn" new
officials of Matam rns viii take the oath
&c office October !.
The present MAYOR. app 'in'cd by In"
governor Of the state ahtn; 4 year ago.
Is Salvador Cardcna~. lEc va no! y
candidate for election
The election pa--rd NJ quietly.
The rc-elect j. q well known resident
of Matamoro~ and during TIE Nader nd
miniStration was the chief of police there.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-09-07
STREET CAR MEN
IINAUGURATE
STRIKE IN NY.
UNION LEADERS CLAIM 5000 MEN
ARE 0UT-TRACTI0N OFFICIALS
SAY ONLY 1000 ARE OUT.
CITY APPEARS ONLY SLIGHTLY AZ
FECTED INCLUDES SEVERAL
SURFACE SYSTEMS.
By Associated rress.l

NEW YORK, y. T., Sept. IA strike
was inaugurated on the subway and Gle
waited and several surface systems Of the
lnterboroush Rapid Transit. but the city
appeared only slightly affected.
Union leaders claimed that 5000 men
are out. but ;rpr-ion officials assert that
only 1000 quit and that service Is prac-
tically normal through the aid Of strike
breakers. The men demanded abroga-,
tion Of contracts which bound employees
not 10 ask for wage increases before two
years.
The lnterboroueh announced that men
remaining loyal will receive double pay.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-09-07
Conferees Decides To
Remoy e Feature On
Retaliation
MIGHT CAUSE U. S.
CITIZENS HARDSHIP
tEv Associated Presrl

WASHINGTON, ID. e.. Sept. Con
fcrec~ on the emergency revenue bill to-
day struck out m amendment empowering
the president 70 retaliate against citizens
II bclligcrcnt nations which interfere with
United States mails because il would work
great hard~hipS a. Americans in foreign
countries by counter relaliations.
Ii also abandoned the amendment to
prohibit the admission of Pacific ocean
salmon halhnt through foreign countries
except inbound from American ports. as
il might develop commercial war with
Canada and consequent retaliation.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-09-07
Third New York En- Route Home.

The Third New York regiment. one Of
the three New York regiments ordered
home. i already en- route To New York
City. This regiment will be followed by
two others. the Fourteenth and Seventy
first a. soon n rolling stock j. re-
ceived and this i now rolling. The Third
Texas regiment reached Corpus Christi
today from IIarlingen and the Second
Texas regiment entrnined today for
Corpus Christi. the future station of the
Texas brigade.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-09-07
Iv Associated Press

DETROIT. Mich. Sept -
II WAS announced here today that
Alfred Lucking, personal a'for-
ncy for Henry Toyi. the manu-
facturer. j. In Chicago today 10
file suit in Ford's name for $500
GOO personal damages against
the Chicago Tribune for an edito-
rial printed IN that paper, which.
It j. charged, called Ford an San
archi~t."
The editorial was printed more
than two months ago. accord
irg to an announcement from
I.ucking'~ office. The word "an-
archi~t" wa~ used III 4 headline.
The editorial itself cen~ured
Fprd'~ ideas and methods. The
papers IN the case were not com
plcted before Lncking- left De
troit. hut it j. understood they
will be signed in Chicago today.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-09-07
Says "ReprisaIs
Popula. In US.
(By Associated Press,

LONDON. Sept. T.-Commcrtirc IN the
amendment to the rcvenue bill passed by
the United States senate Tuesday empow-
ering the president te retaliate against IN
terfereLce with American commerce the
Manchester Guardian says: Nevertheless
we should DO well to notc two things First.
the reprisal> are directed against the al
hes and primarily against ourselves: see
ond. they are popular IN America"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-09-07
Mercedes Hotel
Changes Hands

George : Beard. formerly proprietor of
the San Carlos hotel in Brownsville. bnt-
for more than two years the proprietor of
the Mercedes hotel AT Mercedes, today an
nounced the sale Of the business 10 Mr.
Gov of Mercedes. Mr.. Beard arrived in
Brown~ Vile last night to visit his son and
daughter. Mr. and Mr.. r. +. Martyr. and
Join Mrs. Beard. They will 20 TO Maniou.
Colorado. where they will spend the win
ter for the benefit Of Mrs. Beard's health
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-09-07
Band Plays IT Paul's Cafe Today.

The Fourth United States infantry
bnnd will play this evening ~ Panl's
Cafe. Elizabeth near Eleventh streets
complimentary Ia visitors and patrons on
occasion Of openin eof cafe. The rc-taur-
ant was opened yesterday afternoon for
inspection when visitors were given ra-
Genes Of tubcroSc~ ~ souvenirs. Neal
were served for the first time today.
Palms and other potted plants are used
for decorations.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-09-07
MUSTER $4,000 TROOPS OUT
OF FEDERAL SERVICE TODAY

from his paper instructing him TO ''re-
turn home with the troops leading Mr..
Schilling 10 believe that the Chicago pa
per has information that the troops are
10 be ordered home at once. He says
the order probably affects the Illinois
cavalry only.
Al district headquarters at Fort Brown
today il was stated that no official news
had reached there that the Illinois Cavalry
has been ordered home. In fact, II was
stated, information there j quite 10 the
contrary.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-09-07
Self Defense VIII
Be Woman S Plea
CIV Associated Press

SHERMAN. Texas. Sept After
three hundred veniremcn were examined
jury wa~ secured this morning ~ try Mr.
Annie Faust cha -gcd with the murder OF
Rev H. NJ. eagle. Baptist minister, and
the taking OF testimony wa~ begun II
wa~ announced the defense VIII plead self
defense and contend that the defendant
was ~landercd and threatened by the for
mcr minister
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-09-07
Miner Committee
Unable To Agree

KANSAS CITY. Mo. Sept. The sub
committee considering the two year work
ing contract for the $4,000 coal miners Of
Missouri. Kansas, Oklahoma and Arkan-
sas. have been unable to reach an agree
ment and will 80 report 10 the general con
ference of operators and miners repre-
sentatives, it was announced today by
Alexander Howaft. president Of the Kan
sas district Of the miners union.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-09-07

Absence from the city Of Mayor A. a.
Browne and City Commissioner Moore. "
was announced ~ City Comrnissfpne- v.
III. Williams this morning, will make il in
practicable 10 transact any business ~
the regular meeting of the board Of com
rniA.ionerS this afternoon. The meeting
will be called he announced, and adjourned
I'd once. The proposed ordinance creating.
a saloon district will be carried over ~
the next meeting. hc said.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-09-07
Watson Seeks Bail
Thru High Court

WACO, Tex, Sept. IA habcao cor
nus hearing will be held tomorrow before
Justice IIarrcr of the court Of criminal
appeals 10 determine whether T. r. Wat
son of league. indicted for killing John
:. Patterson. state banking commission
cr will be allowed bail
The defense at the hearing tomorrow
expected 10 rai~c the question that the
term of the grand jury which indicted
Watson had expired
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-09-07
Flowing Oil Burns
3 Oil Go. Workers
6Ry Associated Press

FORT WORTH Texas, sept. Three
employees Of the Texas Company were
probably fatally burned last night
when oil flowing from a broken line they
were repairing became ignited and sent
the burning oil down q ravine. Twelve
men were forged 70 flee for their lives.
Seven escaped uniniured. bui tive were
caught hy the blazing oil. Two were
slightly burned.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-09-07
GrappIes With A
Burglar. Is Shot
Try Associated Pre- s.I

ATLANTA, Ga. Sept. &c. - Wayne
superintendent of the Sputhca tern Pas
scngcr Association. was shot and serious
IN wounded thi. morning when ~ grap-
pied with burglar in hiS bedroom. Wayne
had thrown the burglar wv The floor and
was choking him when the intruder fired
When the father was disabled HI eleven
wear old son attacked the man. but he -
capped.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-09-07
Treasury Special Agent Here.

!. s. Rice of Galveston. special agent
for the United States treasury department.
i in Brownsville for few DAYS on bust
ness for the department Mr. Rice always
enjoys his visits to Brownsville, end says
he hopes some day to he able to make his
home here.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-09-07
Pomerene Predicts
DemOcatiC Victory
lHy Associated rrcssl

COLUMBUS. Ohio Sept The adop-
tion of the platform was the principal
work III the democratic state convention.
which met here todaN. Senator Atlee.
Pomercne. chairman, predicted "victory in
Ohio and The nation at the November
election and declared that tho people will
not change the realities of Wilson for the
prophesie- a llunhe-.'
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-09-07
Posse On Trail
Arizona Bandits

DOUGLAS. Ariz.. Sept. six bandits
who last night held up the Golden State
Limited of the Rock Island railroad forty
miles east of here. are being trailed BY
4 sheriff, posse Organized after the hold
up. The robbery was complete failure.
After -ix attempts 10 blow The safe in the
EXPIRES, ear the robbers abandoned the
job and escaped on ponies.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-09-07
.R|CAUT BECOMES
GOVERNOR OF N.L.
SUCCEEDS PABLO De LA GARZA. WHO
GOES TO CAPITAL AS MINISTER
OF GOBERNACION.

LAREDO. Texas. Sept. T.-Govcrnor
Pablo de- Ia CARA Of Nucvo Leon. has
been replaced IN General Alfredo Ricaui.
former commander Of the northern military
zone. according r. adviccs here. y was
stated that de IA Cara will 20 10 Mexico
Cit VITO assume the portfolio Of minister
of gobcrnacion, which corresponds 10 the
American department of the interior
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-09-07
Summer Capital To
Be Asbury Park

WASHINGTON, ID. C.. Sept AR
rangements were completed today for
transferring the executive offices from
the White House to Ashury Park. ~ J..
where the staff executive officers and
clerks will be installed near the president
when he takes his summer home at shadow
Lawn Saturday.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-09-07
Paratyphoid Now
In Control. Belief

SAN ANTONIO. Tex, Sept. VI. - The
outbreak Of paraiyphoid fever IN the ma
iionn guard camp at Mission w believed
to be- under control. according ~ a re-
port received bv General Funston tnIaT.
The ten ear hospital train which lei'
here Tuesday for Brownsville returned
this morning with ~ invnlids aboard.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-09-07
Formerly Maiamor0S Commander.

General Alfredo Rcaut. who Y, reported
made governor Of Nuevo Leon, until re-
Gently was commander nn the frontier with
headquarters at Nltamoro-. He LETT
matumuro- last week for Monterey. pre-
~umablv ~ take ~ new office
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-09-07

q. G. Keeton ~ Corpus Christi ~ ir
Brownsville. Mr. keeton J. with Armour
& Co. the offices Of which. for this dis
frict. have been removed 70 Brownsville
on account Of the immense meat business
in this section.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-09-07

Mrs. J. C. Fernandez and son, William
Fernandez, leave Friday morning for the
Fernandez coffee plantation near Vera
Cruz, Mexico. They viii 60 by rail by
way Of Monterrey and Mexico City.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-09-07
Grand Trunk Increases Wages.

MONTREAL. Canada. Sept. The
Grand Trunk Railroad Company granted
an increase Of wages from five 10 eight
per cent a. forty hundred employees.
all except fircmcn and engineers. II was an
nounccd here TODAY.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-09-07
Penn. Lines Will
Spend $4O.0OO.OO

PITTSBURG, Pa, Sept. The Penn
sylvania lines west of Pltt>burg today an
nounced a plan for the expenditure Of s40,-
00o. 900 to purchase freight and passen-
ger terminals at Detroit, Mich.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-09-07
Believes Troons Ordered Home.

s. ". W. Schilline connected with the
circulation department Of the Chicago
Daily News. and in Brownsville the past
several weeks. today received message
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-09-07
Ford Sues Paper
For $1.o0O.OOO
tRv Associated Press,

CHICAGO. H.. Sept. Suit
for 81 COO COO by Henry Ford Of
Detroit, against the Chicago
Tribune. was filed in the United
States district court here today.
This is compensation asked for
an editorial calling Ford an ''an-
archiSt."
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-09-07
Record Price Paid
For Cottonseed

ABILENE, Tex, Sept. Fifty d,l-
lars ton, record price, was paid for
cottonseed here today.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-09-07
4
THE WEATHER FORECAST.

The following weather forecast for
The lower gulf rnaSt states and the
Mag'c Valley j. issued az Ncw Orleans.
Tou'ehi md Friday partly cloudy.
light southerly winds.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-09-07
lcc,i weather Observations.

The following local w.ather ohscrva-
items. covering the - hour period ending
IN 4. r. today are furnished hy the
United States weather bureau station at
Fort Brown:
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-09-07

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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-02-09
WILL OPEN TOMORROW.
New Shoe Store i'm the SeveTson
Building Ready for Business.
Tomorrow Morning.

Mr.. H. N. Schultz will open up his
new shoe store in DEBORAH tomor-
row, in the Severson building form
erly occupied by Bossert's on West
Water street. Mr.. Schultz has had
the Inferior of the building painted
and decorated in a handsome man
ner, and has an immense new stock
of all the latest styles in footwea'
on his shelves now, and it is his in
tention to open store which COM
pares favorably with stores in the
metropolitan cities in the east. His
intentions are not only to cater to the
medium and low-priced shoes, but
will show some of the most exclusive
novelties as fast as they are produc-
ed by the factories. The store will
be open for business tomorrow NOR
ming, but Mr.. Schultz intends to
hold his formal opening on Saturday,
Feb. 10, and in the meantime those
who want to get an advance glimpse
of some beautiful footwear will find
the store open.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-02-09
And Along Came Ruth.

When | open the windows to
sweep the rooms" complained Ruth 5
aunt Caroline, 1.-The curtains brush
back and forth and rub up against
the screens and outer sash, and be-
come so soiled that they are a con-
slant nuisance"
Just let me tell you an easy way
to avoid that" said Ruth Sew
snap fasteners on the inside of each
lower corner Of your curtains, and
the o,her half of the snap about three
quarters of the way up, on the in
side also, one on each side of the cur
tain. In this way they can be quick
ly caught up and held in place, yet
the fasteners will not be seen by the
casual observer"
Ruth, that head of yours, be
gan her aunt, "but words fail me-"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-02-09
BIRTHDAYS FOR SOME THIS
MONTH.
February, Month of Red Letter
Days.

February, while the shortes5
mon of the year, certainly holds
it's own in number of red letter"
days-days having some special
significance attached to them. With
an added day tackled on the rear end,
the month this year also crowds
september, April, June, and Novem-
Der for length. Over the United
States there are thousands of people
who will this year celebrate an ami
versary of their birth on February
29th who have not had an opportu-
nifty for doing so for four years.
The first red-letter day of Febru-
airy was the 2nd-candlemas, or
grounding day, more or less associ-
ated with superstition the United
States over. The 18th is an ami
versary of the birth of Lincoln, born
107 years ago. On the 14th comes
st. Valentines day, when little tok-
ems of love and remembrance are ex-
changed-an ideal por.unity for
us to remind our absent relatives and
friends that they are still in our
memory. Sunday, the goth is a
more or less widely known church
misunderstanding the 3rd
Sunday before Lent. Washington s
birthday comes on the 22nd and is
the Hath anniversary of tina: event
On the 9th is second
Sunday before Lent, and then the
29th-Leap Year Day, the extra ono
added to the month one year in foul
which gives the year the title oil
Leap Year" during which those
girls Of manageable age who thini
it is not embarrassing to purpose
are offered an opportunity of doins
SO themselves.
The word February" is from thu
Latin "febru," meaning to purify.