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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-05-30

City Health Officer Ray and mem
hers Of the board are continuing
their fight on the mosquito. but
III the people are cooperating in
the fight they are saying but very
little about it. Every man and
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-05-30

Capt. Gulberson, Company NJ.
2nd Texas regiment I. n. g.. was
In Waxahachie Tuesday afternoon
for few moments talking enlist
mont TO young men of military age
and likewise talking With members
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-05-30

bonds on the above named date, and
while the young men are giving
themselves TO the service OF their
country the older ones can serve by
loaning TO our government:
L. d. Lasswell. ]. w. Ferris, Err
ling Holland. S. w Durham, S. F..
spaIding, G. 4. Schuster. ". NJ. Min
cey. 7. 0. Cheatham, J. w. Single
ton. Robert Harrison.
The above committee will also
endeavor to see that all men subject
to registration register their names.
CARROLL TODD, Mayor.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-05-30

Corporal w. c. Hunt is here
from Fort Sam Houston doing re-
cruiting service he expects to re-
main over until Saturday when ne
wili he joined BY corporal from
the End and 4th Texas regiments
to take enlistments for the ieyag
National guard
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-05-30

L. A. Adair, OF Waxahachie, who
recently bought the crop OF T. b,
MeAlister at Ike. has moved 10
same and lis getting doWa to hard
work. Mr. Adair is good farmer
ard with the present prospects he
VIII head the list on bumper crops.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-05-30

r. Rocket made pleasure and
business trip to Dallas Tuesday.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-05-30

The body Of Mrs. L. b. Parks.
who died In Colorado Springs, will
arrive In Waxahachie tomorrow at
io:4o o'clock. The interment win
take place at the city cemetery at
2 O'Clock that afternoon.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-05-30

Read the Light for the news.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-05-30

Manager C. T. Nall of the Texas
Power & Light company annnrnc-
ed today thas the focal branch
would be closed on TUESDAY juno
5, 10 aid in the military registfa
ton work.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-05-30

The building at the corner Of
West Franklin and Elm street,
which has been occupied By the
Peoples market, is being enlarged
and rebuilt into semi-brick strac-
trre that win give much needed
room for Jordan,s market. The
york is progressing rapidly.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-05-30

T. -. McAlister and family Of
Ike have moved to Waxahachjc tn
reside, Mr.. McAlister is one of
tho eounty's most prosperous farm
ers and has many friends through.
cut the county. The city Will be
The gamer by the reason of his
residence here.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-05-30

r. E. Jeffries and wife have been
elected for second term to teach
school at Forreston Mr.. Jeffries Is
travelling through West Texas during
The summer months for the Ennis
Printing company.
The American Jewish world. [volume] (Minneapolis ;) 1915-current, 1917-08-31
THE AMERICAN JEWISH WORLD

ing of the Law-and came away with
no greater contact established than
is created by any Jew dropping into
a strange temple. Basic Jewry merely
looked on and then after days of
Jewish debate days such as had not
been since the great Sanhedrin ceased
Rabbi Kohn invited the Zionist
leader to declare where he stood on
religious matters.
Herbs answer was natural enough
and it's correct rendition, the spirit of
the utterance is "the return to Zion
presupposes the return to Jewishness."
The Jew had proclaimed himself
Jew, outside of the Synagogues.
It is with that that the world reck-
oned from that hour and Herzl was
not in error when, in that hopeful
hour he answered someone who told
him the Galician miracle story: "This
is miracle and as little understood
as are most miracles"
The American Jewish world. [volume] (Minneapolis ;) 1915-current, 1917-08-31
August 81, 1917

to the willing servers of the cause.
And it is upon this same rock that
Jewry is still split.
To one element Zionism means
everything they bring to their own
people all they possess, and all they
know-and are glad to do it. To the
other Judaism is side issue in gen
eral existence. One ekes out the lat
ter with the morals and ethics that
Jewish life has garnered during the
centuries and so rounding out life
spends all the vital forces. How little
that was understood even then was
made plain in the famous colloquy
between Rabbi Kohn of Basic, and
Herzl.
The Jewish community of the city,
suffering then from Swiss anti-Semit-
ism, had gone SO far as to invite the
delegates to the Sabbath services. We
went-Herzl being called to the read
The American Jewish world. [volume] (Minneapolis ;) 1915-current, 1917-08-31
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frantic appeals to the deity presum
ably looking on from above, when she
noticed two cronies next to her some
what unduly interested in each others
conversation. Her curiosity was
piqued and she turned to them, her
gestures grotesquely arrested in mid
air
what do you say" in calm conf
dental tones. The lightning change
from the Supremacy tragic to the mat
ter of fact was very startling in its
rapidity | have since then marveled
not at the great number of Jewish
artists in the dramatic field, but at
the fact that there were not more of
them.
The funeral is discussed and criti-
cised as any dramatic performance of
great significance and interest would
be. The emphasis is always on the
method and manner Of the express
sions Of grief by the relatives. Silent,
stoical acceptance of grief is not on
ly -unappreciated, but actually misin-
terpreted.
did you ever? Her husband did
not shed a tear Just like man, a
lot they care if they lose wife. He
can get another"
ooh, but didn't the father talk
beautifully. The mother, nebich,
how she did shrek"
The funeral over you wash your
hands Immediately and go about your
business as BEFORE You come away
with the feeling that you have wit
messed highly artistic performance
of artists partly made and partly
born but whose genius is fostered by
actual participation from early child
hood.
The American Jewish world. [volume] (Minneapolis ;) 1915-current, 1917-08-31
THE FINE ART OF MOURNING
BY Jeanette Frisch.

One of the most fascinating things
about life and perhaps one of the most
consoling is the fact that no matter
what aspect of it we are confronted
with, the treatment Of it can be re-
duced to a fine art. The war has DEM
onstrated beyond shadow of doubt
that killing can be made a fine art.
There is now premium on that phase
of genius and art Aourishes when pre-
miums are high. AS a corollary to
this comes the fine and gentle art of
mourning. The Ghetto Jew always
anticipates sorrow. 1t is an old and
dear acquaintance of his. He pre-
pares ahead of date for its arrival
and when it comes, he receives it with
a flourish, a proper demeanor, and
flow of language that is enviable for
it's huency He does homage to the
tragic muse If sorrow passes him by,
he discharges the accumulation in
sympathy with his neighbor, and en-
lows the sensation of abandonment to
grief.
One often marvels at a Sixth
Avenue funeral at the number of
tearstained, gently swaying, grief
stricken participants outside of those
Immediately concerned. One eloquent
mourner will start panegyric on the
amiable qualities of the departed
friend and the rest of the group will
act as chorus punctuating and supple
menting the star mourner with proper
annotations and gestures. When he is
thru, there will be remarks from the
cast upon the excellence of his per-
Torrance.
ooh such true words Oh such
excellent words How well he said
The American Jewish world. [volume] (Minneapolis ;) 1915-current, 1917-08-31
those words I"

those WOfQS
After a momentary hush another
voice will rise above the murmur of
the huddled group, and the cast will
fall in with the lines with the same
reverence and sympathy.
Another remarkable feature of the
chorus aid is the harmony of gesture
and sound. One might venture to say
that in some such fashion Grand OPP
era originated One sees the wringing
of the hands, the gentle swaying of
the bodies, the bowed heads of the
beshawled, bewigged, or bearded cast,
and one hears sort of dirge, really
an actual melody with proper accom-
paniment of BASES, altos, sopranos,
and contraltos, mostly of the drama
tic order. Usually the solo work is
done by soprano, aided by the other
voices.
| have sometimes wondered how
deep-seated, and genuine this aban-
donment to grief was. was enlighten-
ed by the following incidents. On one
such occasion, young girl was press
ing forward for a last look at a de-
parted friend who died of a contagi-
GUS disease. Her mother who was in
the midst of an eloquent elegy and
post mortem GRAFTON that was hold
ing the audience spell-bound, sudden
ly stopped, pulled the daughter away
and whispered to her:
Away! Don't! You will get the
contagion of the dead body" This adj
monition of self-preservation over,
she continued as eloquently as before
and utterly unperturbed. There was
another woman there who fascinated
me by her gestures skyward and her
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-05-12
PLENTY OF CARS FOR ALL
TRUCK, SAYS J.C. NOLAN
RED CROSS CHAPTER
TO ORGANIZE TODAY

The first steps toward the organization
of Red Cross cahpter in Brownsville will
be taken this afternoon at meeting of
Business men, club women and others in
terested in the work. The meeting was
brought about by Miss Izora Bates, who
was requested by other state organizations
to undertake the forming of similar chap
ter in Brownsville.
Membership 10 the Red Cross chapter
Is open TO every man, woman and child
and Is separate and distinct feature of
the work from the Red Cross study class.
Miss Bates said this afternoon that she ex-
pected to have some twenty interested per-
sons present at the meeting. \ temporary
chairman and secretary will be chosen and
a petition for charter drawn and for
warded TO the National Society at Wash
ineton. The meeting will he held in the
Board of City Development rooms mt 80
o'clock.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-05-12

PEACE WON'T
BE MADE NOW

COPENHAGEN, Denmark, May l2.-The
Germania, organ Of the clerical party, in
dicates that Chancellor Won Beihmann-
Hollweg does not intend to make n state
ment regarding peace terms before the
reichstag.
The chancellor has evidently won over
the Centrists and part of the national lib
eral delegation To his view that discussion
of peace terms at present i inadvisable.
In view of the general attitude of Philip
Scheidemann and other majority socialist
leaders, it would not be surprising if the
socialists also abandoned their intention of
forcing peace debates. The result of the
proposed interpretations is very probable
to be a controversy between opponents and
supporters of the chancellor rather than a
debate of peace possibilities.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-05-12
MANEuVER AT
MIDNIGHT BY
LOCAL FORCE

The entire garrison at Fort Brown par
ticipated in midnight manneuvor and hike
which ended at 3 o'clock this morning
The maneuver. which is ordered AT all
garrisons occasionally during the year for
practice purposes, was ordered by Colonel
T.. +. Hatch, the post commander, and
formed in Fort Brown, leaving the post
through the Elizabeth street gate, and
marching practically the len..n of the city,
returning down Washington street. Colo
mel Hatch was in command.
All the troops pertaining To the local
garrison were I'm the line of march, includ-
ing the Fourth infantry, the Sixteenth cav,
airy, second squadron, Battery of the
Fourth artillery, Battery ID of the Fifth
artillery, and two companies of the signal
corps.
The last midnight march in Brownsville
was held last November when a large num-
ber of the national guard troops were pa--
t:e'pantG.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-05-12
IMPORT DUTY is
OFF AUTOMOBILES
MEXICO INVITES ENTRY OF CARS FOR
LUXURY OR BUSINESS PURPOSES
-OROER ANNOUNCED TODAY.

Official announcement from Collector of
customs Botello in Matamoros today Ia
Mexican Consul ]. u. CARA of Brownsville
stated that the import duty has been taken
off automobiles Of all classes, including
cars for pleasure or business purposes, of
whatever size or of whatever cost.
The duty was taken off April l on ears
valued up to $1,000, but this has been ex-
panded to where ears costing any amount
of money may be entered free of duty. The
action is taken, it is said, to encourage the
importation of automobiles to the republic
The announcement will be of general in
terest to automobile dealers, as the heavy
import tax on the more costly automobiles
has prevented their doing business in Mex
leo on touring cars, open and closed, and
large trucks.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-05-12
Surplus Is Held AT
Ha'rlingen Has
Supplied Aide
mands Yet

'There is no reason for any complaint
over inability to obtain ears for vegetable
shipments out of the Lower Rio Grande,
isthe statement made in Brownsville to-
day by J. c. Nolan of kingsville, general
superintendent of the Gulf Coast lines, who
arrived in the city last night.
We have had surplusage of refrigera-
tor ears at all times at convenient points
in the Valley, and have today seventy five
ears on sidngs at Harlingen, ready TO be
sent to any part of the Valley, and have
a total of more than one hundred ears
/ have not had brought 10 my attention
any failure to supply ears, and know OF
only one such ease in some weeks. \
shipper said he had been unable 10 get
an iced ear for shipment, and it dovel-
oped later that he had not applied for one
There has not been shortage of ears
for the handling of truck ont of the Valley
since the spring of 1912, and during one
season we had more than thousand ears
above the number required for the bust
ness
The statement by Mr.. Nolan today came
as the result of complaints from San Be
nito that some truck was left TO rot in
the fields because of :nabiity to obtain
ears for shipment. Similar complaint was
reported To have been made in Browns
all
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-05-12
MAINTAIN A
SECRECY ON
OBJECT GEN,
PERSH|NG'S
VISIT EAST

WASHINGTON, d. c., May l2-Revival
of speculation regarding the mission in
Washington of Major General j. j. Persh-
ing, commander of the Southern depart
ment, was met at the war department with
the statement that nothing could be given
out at this time, and that Secretary of
War Baker regarded such speculation as
preludicial to public interest.
1t is pointed out that Secretary Baker
has assured the press that announcements
would be made promeptly on any decision
reached "a soon as they could be given ont
without prejudice TO national interest.
Secetary Baker has classcd the move
ments of high army officers as matter
which should not be speculated upon a
speculation might tend to reveal prcma-
tnrely plans of the government.
Under this restriction officials declined
TO comment in any way on the report that
General Pcrshing might command an expe-
dition TO France.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-05-12
Commercial Treaty.
Swiss-German, Off
lRy Associated Press.D

MILAN. Italy, May l2.-The Swiss gov
ernment has informed Berlin, according 10
the Corriere del la Sera, that the recent
commercial agreement between Switzerland
and Germany cannot he carried out be-
cause of resembling of transportation con
tracts by all American steamship com
panieS with Switzerland, Holland and
Scandinavian states. The paper sees in
this news the putting into effect Of a com
pete cco.Cn.c blockade Of Germany.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-05-12
CENSORSHIP
PROVISION
VOTED DOWN
tby Associated Press }

WASHINGTON, ID. C., May 12-The
newspaper censorship provisions were
stricken entirely from the administration
espionage bill in the senate by vote OF
80 10 rs on motion OF Senator Hiram
Johnson of California.
Senator Kirby. democrati Of Arkansas
then introduced an amendment providing
for definite and specific press censorship
under the supervision of The sacretal q
of war and navy and il was defeated ia
To 3.
Prohibition against the employment or
use Of cereals, grains or other edibles in
the manufacture of beverage and liquors
during the war and one year after was
proposed n an amendment by Senator
Cummins.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-05-12
us. DETERMINED
PREVENT STRIKE
Governments EFFORTS RESULT!
IN PENNSYLVANIA COAL MINERS
WORKING OUT SETTLEMENT.
tBy Associated Press. }

WASHINGTON, ID. G., May 12-Thc
government demonstrates its determination
not 10 tolerate labor disturbances which
would disrupt war preparations by per
suading the Central Pennsylvania coal
miners and operators TO reach an agree
ment and avoid strike of $4,000 miners
threatened for Tuesday
As Il result of the conference last night
between representatives of both sides and
Secretary of Labor Wilson both factions
today were working out a settlement and
announcement was made there will be no
strike.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-05-12
German Cause in
Poland Weakened

COPENHAGEN, Denmark, May 12.-
Advices from Warsaw say the movement
against German created Polish council
of state has undoubtedly been encouraged
by events in Russia. The Russian revolu-
tion has weakened the position of the Ger
manophile faction and the supporters OF
the new kingdom under the Austro-Ger-
man auspices.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-05-12
Pleads With Russia
To Continue Fight
Try Associated Press. }

PETROGRAD, May 12-An earnest
plea for the continuation of the war until
German miiltari>m j. overthrown was made
by fcodor Roditcheff, governor general Of
Finland. AT an extraordinary session %
the duma. lie said: "Nictorv j. neces-
-ary in order To- establish social and inter-
national peace"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-05-12
Young Texans Feat
At vimy Confirmed


TEMPLE, Tex, May I2.-Con-
formation that Sergeant Bob
Davis was the first American TO
carry the United States flag into
the European war has been re-
celved here in a letter from Davis
to relatives. Davis mother re-
Sides in this county. He carried
the flag at the battle of vimy
Ridge, and fell wounded. He IS
now in a hospital. He Is IS years
old, and formerly was in the
United States marines, joining a
Canadian regiment on his dis
charge from the American serv-
ice.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-05-12
May Wheat Tracing
Is Discontinued

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, May H. - New
trading in May wheat on the local board
of trade has been discontinued under the
terms of resolution adopted today by the
board of trade directors
The action is explained solely as a pa
triotic move.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-05-12
If You Would Live
Long, Be A Farmer
lRy Associated Press. }

WASHINGTON, ID. G., May l2.-Book
keepers and office assistants die youngest
and farmers die oldest, according to the
Bureau of Labor Statistics report issued
today. The average age of death among
bookkeepers and clerks was 36 and among
farmers 5S.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-05-12
MRS. A. S. CUETO DIES IN SPAIN.

Mrs. A. $. Cueto, mother of Manuel Cue
to and Andres Cueto, Sr, died suddenly nj
her home in Cisturias, Pendueles, Spain
on April ninth, according 10 advices re-
ceived today from her son, Francisco, who
was with her at death. Mrs. Cueto was
sevcnty-iive years old and was native OF
Spain.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-05-12
Won't Participate
Coalition Cabinet

PETROGRAD, Max l2.-The executive
committee of the Council OF Workmen and
Soldiers delegates decided by vote of 23
to % not to participate in the formation
of n coalition government. The question
will be referred 10 a plenary meeting of
the council
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-05-12
Polish Conference
Will Decide Future

LONDON, May 12.-Preparations are
being made for the conference of repre-
sentatives Of all parts Of Poland, accord
ing to Stockholm dispatch to decide
whether new Poland shall join Russia
or the central powers or become 4 mon
ar.hy.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-05-12
WAR BRIEFS
tBy Associated i'ress.)

LONDON, May 12.-The official state
ment says the British troops attacking
General Won IIindenburg's line have gained
their obiectives and taken some hndreds OF
prisoners. British attacks were made last
night and early this morning near Bulle-
court, both sides of the Arras Cambria
road, and the north side Of the Scarpt
river.
(Ry Associated pressl
PARIS, May l2.-Unusually heavy ar
tillery fighting last night occurred on the
Nerdun front in the region of Avochourt
it is officially stated. French patrols
penetrated the German lines n several
points in Alsace in the region of Bezon-
vauy.
BERLIN, May 12.-Thc admiralty an
nounces that British destroyer was sunk
in an engagement May 10 between German
light forces and British cruisers and de-
stroyerS.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-05-12
NAVAL FIGHT
IS BELIEVED
IN PROGRESS
lily Associated Press.l

LONDON, May l2.-F'lashcs of light in
dicating another attack on Zeebrugge were
dispatch from Flushing, Holland. Later,
however, continuous gunfire was heard and
it il believed a naval engagement j. in
progress.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-05-12
Aviation Altitude
Record is Broken

SAN DIEGO. Cal, May l2.-All Ameri-
ran altitude records were broken ye,ter-
day by Captain W. A. Robertson, Jr.. mill
tary aviator at North Island training
school. who reached height of about six
teen thousand four hundred feet.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-05-12
RESTORATION
ROOSEVELT
PROVISION

WASHINGTON. ID. e.. May 12-By a
vote of 2l5 TO LIS the house, after n
stormy debate, voted to instruct its con
fereeS on the army bill TO rcsore the SEN
ate amendment To permit Colonel Roosevelt
to lead division 10 France.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-05-12
. Scandinavia Will
Observe Neutrality
(Ry Associated Press.l

STOCKHOLM, May 12.-Offical an
nouncement regarding the result of the
three days conference by Swedish, Danish
and Norwegian ministers says the confer
ence determined unanimously that the
three countries should maintain policy of
impartial neutrality.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-05-12
WANTS STATE COUNCIL DEFENSE

AUSTIN, Tex, May 12.-Governor Fer
guson today submitted message to the
legislature recommending the enactment Of
+" law creating State Council for De-
f.t.cn