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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-13
AFTER LlARNIN'."

Peoples Home Journal: A keen eyed
mountaineer led his overgrown son m
10 country schooihouse This here
boys arter larnin'" he announced
What's yer bill o. fare?'
Our curriculum.l sir" corrected the
schooi master. embraces geography,
arithmetic. trigonometry-"
"That1l do" interrupted tho fa,he,.
Thatll do. Load Him up well with trir.
gernometry He's the only poor shot
In the family"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-13
soldiers Menaced by Fire

Camp Dodge. Des Moines. Iowa. Oct.
l2.-F'ire totally destroyed the west bar.
racks OF Company A. first provisional
regiment. le3rd depot brigade. at this
cantonment early today. With the tenn.
peraiure at Is degrees. nearly l25 Ma.
tional army men were driven from their
beds in scanty attire. No one was hurt.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-13
From Other
Editorial Pages
GERMAN AIR SERVICE.

Rochester Democrat ana Chronicle:
American ingenuity and energy hay.
enable us 10 make gratifying progress
| In the direction Of acquiring the su.
prcmacy OF the air towards which ef.
forts are now being directed. Dispatches
from Paris state that Germany has
already taken alarm over the ambi.
tious aerial program adopted by con.
Gress. and that the REORGANIZATION and
expansion OF the German aerial forces
are now under way.
The new German air service will be
made up OF four divisions, divided into
the army fiers' division, under control
OF the army chief OF aviation. and 20 be-
employed In bombardments. night fiiers
and Photographic work: troop filers.
who viii be attached TO the stan head.
quarters OF the armies and will be used
principally for photographlng and re-
connoitering work In the sector 10 which
they are respectively attached; hunting
squadrons, for attacking purposes and
for purusing enemy machines which
may venture over their lines: battle
squadrons. under the direction OF great
headquarters. and used 20 lombard mill.
tary establishments behind the front.
and open towns on enemy soil.
From forty to fifty machines will con.
sutute a squadron In the last named
class. Each will be- armed with two ma.
chine guns and Will carry bombs weigh.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-13
GERMAN OFFICIAL REPORT.

Berlin. Oct. l2.-via London-Fresh
attacks were begun on a wide front
In Flanders today by entente forces af-
ter drumfire had been directed on the
area from the Lys to the Ypres.Menin
road. army headquarters announces.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-13
AMERICAN DEAD REPORTED.

ottawa. Ont, Oct i3.-The names OF
the following Americans are contained
In today's Canadian casualties list:
Wounded-M. J. Carr. Mexia. Texas.
DIED Of wounds--J. II. Rabbi. Charles
voix. Mich.
lll--R. A. Martin. Indianapolis. Ind
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-13
Home Of Music.

Home 0f Music.
Folks in Tin-Pan Alley
Manufacture songs.
Ballads about sally
They compose on gongs
Pound the ksys to jelly
Fitting out y rhyme
Tis a song Nellie"
In trip-ham Sr time
Down in TINT Alley
Where they VI stop
Things sound 10y "a ballet
In a boiler Chrosni
-kaIn: \ I Journal.
-arniSh
HOT Houserials andt.
The iarkspur Is purusevife aAy OF love
The violet shrinks. tainless steSus dove,
~ H. being
Inc runoer pant 7 beautiful W must
coniess his appearancA
"a' p'ahts act n -. II also ktoiks,
nh"re OF less. ng time. Foods\
kat tarnish II and Y
popular. To "a
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-13
Scissors ana Paste.

Bartlesvilie Examiner: Gore won't
resign but the Oklahoma people will
keep enough fire under him to make
his seat hot
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-13

sulphur Democrat: Any number OF
married slackers are now engaged in a
frenzied effort to avoid the divorce
court.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-13

Muskogee Democrat: The king OF
Bavaria has sold his pearls. Cashing
In preparatory to making n quick get
away?
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-13

/
Muskogee Democrat: The king of
Bavaria has sold his pearls. Cashing
In preparatory to making n quick get.
away?
/ McAlester Guardian: Sure, it's a free
country. And it's going to remain SO,
If every |. w. w. and anti-draft rioter
| IN the country has to lie put In Jail to
guarantee its freedom.
FL Reno Democrat: To any visitor
from Mars this generation would have
difficulty in explaining the JAZZ band as
symptom of sanity.
Paden sun: In the old days war
paint was what the Indians put on
when they went out to kill the white
men. Nowadays the girls put it on for
somewhat similar reasons before going
out with those killing looks.
Guthrie Leader: What bothers the
man who is not expert in arithmetic
is why he should substitute corn and
rice for meat, when they are no cheap
er. merely TO give somebody else the
meat
Pauls Valley Democrat: Fashion has
decreed that woman's skirts are to be
from two to six inches longer And
just az we had become accustomed to
the sights displayed by the short ones.
Shucks. q,
rhsls
saying that good or bad the senate
sticks by their members. and so the La
Toilette proceedings will be watched
with interest.
Milburn' News: When you are gone
you may be forgotten as soon as the
defeated candidate for vice president,
and that is painfully sudden
McAlester News-Capital: The licking
OF three cent stamps should be a pleas.
ure. Every time you lick one you will
be helping TO lick Germany
Chickasha Express: We move that
the cases of La Toilette. Gore ct al be |
be tried before the Texas Judge who |
has already expressed HIS willingness
to do a-plenty to them.
Tioga Texasb Herald: Hobby is step.
governor Of Texas. When Ferguson
stepped down and out Hobby stepped |
up and in.
Gainesville Texas, Register: Every
now and then we hear OF some bad"
man getting killed. whom we know
deserved the treatment
Kansas City tMoJ Journal: Washing
ton officially advises that Christmas
packages Intended for soldiers be mailed
Early. IA the postman Is apt to be de-
aycl in his rounds
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-13

McAlester Guardian: Sure, it's free
country. And it's going to remain so
If every l. w. w. and anti-draft rioteI
in the country has to be put in Jail tc
guarantee it's freedom.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-13

FL Reno Democrat: To any visitor
from Mars this generation would have
difficulty in explaining the JAZZ band as
a symptom of sanity.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-13

Kansas City tMoJ Journal: Washing
ton officially advises that Christmas
packages intended for soldiers be mailed
early. IA the postman is apt to be de
layc1 in his rounds
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-08-22
Company N Inspected
And FederaIized Now

The last step in the Rehabilitation OF
Company VI. First Texa sinfantry. was
taken this afternoon when Captain H..
John West of the Thirty seventh L. $. in
fantry especially assigned 10 mastering
state troops into service. Inspected the
organization. Captain West arrived in
Brownsville from San Antonio 1T noon
today and after inspecting teh paper work
Of the organization the men were lined up
n The Honor Guard park and sworn into
the federal service
Following the inspection of the men in
the hne. Captain Kinder. Captain West
and First Sergeant kowal~ki went 10 the
base hospital where two men who are on
sick report, were reported.
Company VI has ~ yet received no or
oer~ 10 renort ~ Fort Worth hut ~ The
details of liberalization are being com
plr!sd u Brow ~ville part of the hardest
wor viii be completed and the orcaniza-
tion rcaGv for active drill work when the
mobilization CainpIS reached
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-08-22
Lieut.. Wood Goes
To France Shortly
YOUNG MAN WELL KNOWN ON B0R.
DER TO BE AMONG THE FIRST TO
ENTER INTO TRAINING AT FRONT.

Lieutenant Conan r. Wood of Mission.
Youngest hrthcr NJ A Wavnr Wood. ca In
icr of the First National Bank. H. III the
city today visiting Mr. and Mr. Wood
Lieutenant Wood returned from Camr
Funston ~ dav- ago along with other
valley boy-. and has been visiting hi
mother and family ~ Mission for several
days. He leaves this afternoon for an
eastern port where he j. scheduled To re-
port on August 20 for duty.
The young officer j. one Of nine officer
IN hIs training camp company who were
selected 20 20 abroad al an early date foi
further training at the front II j. m
dcr~tood that about two thousand officers
who attended the training camps thi~ sum
mcr Will be sent acro~- 10 France. and af-
ter season Of training they will Ne used
either To tram troops sent 10 France. oi
many probably will return to the United
States to-irain troops IN the national
guard and national army training camps
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-08-22
WONT CALL
SECOND ARMY
UNTIL SPRING

WASHINGTON, ID. C., Aug. 22-Pro-
vost Marshal General Crowder's office an
nounced today that the training facilities
are already taxed and il is unlikely that
the organization of an additional half mil
lion men for the national army can he be-
gun before spring.
A full statistical report on the opera
tions OF the draft law will be prepared
a soon aStbe mobilization of the first in
crement of 6S7 600 men has been com
pleted, sometime early in October. The
regulars are now 10000 above full au-
thorized war strength by voluntary en-
listment and the national guard j. in n
similar situation.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-08-22
name LOANER.
OF $156,000.
IS WITHHELD.
BY GOVERNOR.
HEARING ENDS.
Try Associated Press,

AUSTIN, Tex, Apg. 22.-The taking of
testimony in the Ferguson hearing ended
shortly before noon today without the
governor disclosing the names of the men
who loaned him Sl56,000 10 pay his bank
debts. The governor again refused 10 give
the names this morning and Attorney
Crane for the hon~e did not press the mat :
ter further.
BY vote of l6 To IL the senate today
adopted the Floyd resolution requesting the
governor To submit To the legislature the
subject of the repeating laws creating the
new educational institutions, including the
West Texas A. & NJ. and the East Texas
Junior A. 4 NJ. A fully adopted the res
olution eliminated the East Texas normal
college OF Commerce, the John Tarleton
college, the Stephenvie and the Gruhbs
vocational school AZ Arlington. The re
quest To the governor also includes the re-
peal or amending OF the law appropriating
50 2.000, 600 for the rural schools.
BY a vote of 20 To 81 the house, sitting
a committee of the whole. yesterday af-
ternoon AT 5 80 O'Clock sustained the rul-
ing of Representative Bryan. legal ad,is-
er or the house. that Governor Ferguson
shall be required to answer the question
as 10 the identity of the person or per
sons from whom he obtained the loan of
$l56,000 with which 10 hquidate his in
debtedneSs to the Temple State bank.
The motion to sustain Judge Bryan was
made earlier in the afternoon, after which
the question was debated by both sides.
Representatives Barry Miller OF Dallas
and Bagby of Lavaca spoke against sns-
tanning the ruling, while Representatives
Bledsoe, Thomson of FL Paso and Ca
-nsies4 Ut. @REswa~sills- arsaed iR~favor-of
sustaining the ruling. The debate wa~
closed by Judge BRYAN. who cited numcr-
Gus authorities To sustain his position. At
ter the result had been announced the com.
mittee adjourned until Wednesday morning
when il is expected there will be further
developments.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-08-22

Lieutenant Richard IIerndon, Officers Re
serve Corps, attached to the artillery see
tion, arrived IN Brownsville today to wind
up his affairs here. Lieutenant Herndon
formerly was with the Texas Company at
Brownsville and Mercedes, resigning to
attend the officers training camp at Leon
Springs. He was among the successful
ones, being commissioned second lieu
tenant. After a visit to his parents at
Houston, he decided to come to the Valley.
He goes to Mercedes tomorrow, and after
a few days there back to Houston.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-08-22
GERMANPLANS
IN MEXICO DO
NOT SUCCEED

MEAICO CITY. Aue. - Friends of
Germany are conducting in Mexico news
payer propaganda against the United
States. hut 10 the present time their efforts
have failed of their purpose in 50 lar ~
the better educated and influential classes
nf Mexico are concerned.
While " wv believed that nu government
W. army officials have been influenced by
this propaganda. II seems certain that the
uncduratcd classes are being influenced.
The effort i- tn convince the ignorant that
the friendly advance Vt the United States
toward Mexico are not 20 be trusted, and
that the aim j. 10 overthrow Mexico and
eventually seize lis territory.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-08-22

Address ROtarians
On Army Training

''What they. how they do it and why
they do II, at Leon Springs was the sub
ject of today's talk at the Rotary lunch
con. The talk. which wa ltereSt-
ing. was delivered by Rotarian J. H. III.
Scales. who ha~ Just been commissioned
a first lieutenant after spending three
months at the officers training camp at
Leon Spring. Lieutenant Scales gave IN
account Of teh training Of m
officer at the camp. Supplemeniing Lieu
tenant Scales remarks a short talk along
the same lines wa, gwen by Lieutenant
Dick IIerndon. another Brownsville man
who has been commissioned.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-08-22
CALLED FOR FRIDAY.

Fes v Garcia. Lawrence Reed smith: .icr-
onimo Garria. brownsville. Erantiscu villa
real tuymun,Ivc: Geronimo Nelc. Rriugio
Tamayu. Brownsville: Pollard NJ >hercr JuI-
inn t;arcia. San Iicnito; Damascin I'adrnn. Jose
t;arcia Ramirez. Brownsville: Juan Vega.
Point Isabel; joaquin Bennett. Victor Pincda.
Emmett Henry Jettnn. John Turegano. Engen-
in Dhslle Brownsville
Wsman W Jones' san Benito: Silbcrin Lo-
pes. BROWNSVILLE George Marion Campbell.
Herbert \. White. san Benito; Domingo Is
camilla. I.yford. Texas; James Alvin Iancas-
ter san Benito: Manuel Torres. Olmito: Adol-
pho Ranel brownsville: Harry L. Towns. san
Benito; Primitive Alvares. lIarlingen; lose Vii
larcal. Brownsville: I;osaliu Guiltron. Santa
Maria: Santiago Gomez. l.yfurd.
Renitn MARTINEZ. Brownsville: Vidal Perez
S-ba Stian RuSrndio Plata. Bruwnssillr: Jul-
ian Gonzales. i.aFeria: Ceracon Mrhano. San
, Eenitp: II. X. MUTT. Iiaymnndviie Pablo Gas
tanrda. I.nFrra; Trinidad Hernandez. Fran
cisco TDhos. Jose Lopez. Herbert Leroy
Thomas Bernie Owens. Jcrouimo Lopez
Brownsville: Manuel Hentrria. IIarlingrn.
Iazaro l.. Curliar NJ. T.. Cisneros. Jose del
Cucto. Nall Hercules llamln Brownsville; An
dres Reyes Ialrloma: Antonio sanchez. pruy
T. Fagaa. san Benitr: Rciiuo Hernandez III
more Gary Hay. Juan Garcia. brownsville.
Henry Mott Thomas. Iacinto Nicto Ray
mund,ille: John Ernest Gihhens. Hu~alin Bril-
VILE. s.utrml" Morales. Brownsville; Miguel
Gurn. Lns Irdius. John u. l.nIz Eruwn~-
vim.
Charles H. Wnstcad Brownsville: Santiago
N,arrz Harrington: Harry Ward Lave. Ia
Feria: Francisco Prna lturria: Ralt.zlr Ri
vas. BROWNSVILLE w. Jack Crrnshaw. Ilarlin-
gen: Jose Cara Guerra. San Ecnito: Eston
Islado Chavez. lIariingcu: Harold \. smith.
Brownsville. Iusk l.. Ecnett. Ilarling"u.
IAlciann Nillauurva. brownsville; Antonio
Esparxa. - Ialoma: Manuel Saenz. iir"wns-
willie: Gordon Till. lIarlingcn: Simon Ovalc.
Errwn-vii'r: E"gn l.. Wchh. ilarlmgrn. Icr-
nunin Rarricntrs. Brownsville; Harry Harvey.
San K-nit"; R"irrr Salinas l;aym"ndvillr.
I.aurr Trrvinn. Er1wis yic Ecrnaml" lialan-
Yrdrla Santa Maria
George Martinez -i.6S iniin>: Bernardo Com
zalrs San Rcnitu Mike i;raich. Lester Andrew
Smythc Ed w sullivan. Brownsville Antonio
Garza. Harlingcn: Roque Ramos. Arlcy T. VII
son Alberto Atkinson. san Benito; Chichester
Turuhatcs Ricardo de as Santos. Arturo Mar
tinez Brownsville Tcrso CoreSal. San Bento:
Hernandez Ramirez. Raymondvle: Leon Els
worth Miller. lIaringcn.
Arnulfo Espara. san Bcnito; Francisc,
Maya Eutmin iirndrq RrownSvllle; Angus
tin Cavazos. Raymondvillc: David tantu. Sar
Renito: Cyprian Garcia. Brownsville; Jose
Saldana. IIarngrm: Pedro t;arcia. Edward ~
Clair Humphrey. Ernwnsvie Ccabhe Lace
ton Roberts IarIingen. Julio Diaz Point lSl-
bel.
Nlarrial Earrios Brownsville: T.. W. Mead
Rnymondvle Lee Sing. lose a. CiSnrrus
James Frank D'Brcn. Charlie Garcia. Esiun.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-08-22
ONLY so PER CENT OF
CALLED SHOW Up TODAY
Exemption Officials Sure Now That Entire 2341
Names On Draft List Will Have to be Called

lnmeron- -souniX military a.tc
maxim. i much poorer showing IN the
first Nay of the examination of men sum
moncd on the second call than was marked
AT any day- session Of the first call. At
this morning. session of the board only
four men who made no claim for exemp-
tion were pronounced ,hySically iit Tor
for army service.
The exodus of Mexican Americans has
apparently been larger than was believed,
and unless many more than are M present
on hand for examination report before the
afternoon j. over. less than one half ni
the two hundred men summoned for Ia
day will be examined.
The physicians this morning examined
fifty-three eligibleS and were forced to re-
ieet iwenty-six Of them on account of
physical defects. Dr. w =. Spivcy. ref
cree of the board adm to whom all men
must 90 before they are discharged. sand
today that. especially among the poorer
classes. the majority Of the men rejected
failed to. reach the minimum weight re-
per and sufficient nouri~hment was very
evident among these men. according 10 DIR.
Spivey.
OF the remaining thirty men examined,
iwenty-six claimed exemptions on grounds
ranging from dependent families 10 non
citizenship, four passed and claimed no
exemption. Only three of the men called
and who did not respond were found 90 be-
already III the military service.
A check uf the three days examina
iion Of men on the first call of ijs shows
that ninety were physically disqualified,
eighty seven proved themselves 10 bc
aliens. eighteen were granted exemptions
on grounds othr than being aliens. cich-
teen were found Ia be already in the mill
iary service. one hundred and thirty ~ev-
ter their claims had benebvekoicta y"
en- were marked available for service. af-
ter their claims for exemption had been
rejected and enc hundred and fifteen were
marked ~ not repairing.
This morning. examination. IN the opin
ion 81 hoard members. strengthens the be
hel lhal the tnliff -tNN men ft-i-leflII
will have to be summoned before Cameron
county completes III qhota of DO men
The men who passed and who have
claimed no exemption are:
Halle Jones, IIarngen.
The following have been exempted:
Harold l.. Cook, LaFeria.
Thomas b. Goodykoontz. IIarlingen.
William q. IiSton. I.aFeria.
DEPENDENTS.
Thomas Earl AIarchhanks. ir.. san GenIto
William Francis Bates. IIarlingen.
Felix H. Mann. Sen Henito
Pedro Cantu. Brownsville
l.. T. Edwin Winfield Raymondville.
Robert l.. CHM. Brownsville
.I"hn Arthur Goolshv. San Benito.
Theodore Chavez. Harlingen.
Joseph Robert Shaw, Harrington.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-08-22
ORDER INTERNMENT DR. GRAVES

KANSAS CITY. Mo. Aug. OH
Struction~ 10 intern DIR. Karl Armgaard
Graves. alleged International spy, were re-
celved here today from Washington bv
I United States District Attorney Wilson.
Graves has published numerous di~clo-
-ure- MI alleged activities IN which H. had
been engaged while personal spy for
the German emperor. Grave- Will w held
bc held IN Jail here for the present and
LATER viii he taken ~ an internmrnt camp.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-08-22
Mutinous Convicts
Break Pen Windows

WALEA WALLA, Wash. Aug. 22.-Ev-
cry window in one side of the state pcni-
tentary here has been broken and the cell
suit of continual hammerng by prisoners
who began 2 mutinv Yesterday. II con
tinued all last night The prison board j.
holding a special meeting today consider
ing the situation.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-08-22
Nationwide Census
Of Supply of Food

t WASHINGTON. ID. G.. Aug 22.-The
Department Of Agriculture today set in
motion the machinery for taking a nation
vide census Of the food supply. The sur
yey, including one hundred different food
stuffs, will register the supplies on farms,
in warehouses and stores and even in fam
ily larderS.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-08-22
Burglar Business is
Further Systemized

CHICAGO, ILL.,, Aug. 22-The police are
searching for a firm which j. said to be
engaged in selling burglars detailed dia-
grams of the interiors of residences of
wealthy persons. Information that such
a firm evisied came following the arrest
of John Podos. 10 years old, as he was
about to flee from wealthy residence
with $4,000 worth OF iewels.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-08-22
Pre- Election Loses
Out In Harris Go.

HOUSTON, Tex, Aug, 22-Complete
returns from 6i of ~ precincts in Harris
county Tuesday give the "wets" a majority
of 2,626.
Precincts not heard from are small and
cannot affect the final result which leaves
tion election.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-08-22

MARSHALL, Tex, Aug. 22-A mob
tookcharge Of the Jail al noon today and
made away in an automobile with a ne
gro arrested at Elysian Fields yesterday
charged with entering a white woman
room the night before. The sheriff and his
deputies followed soon after.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-08-22
BRITISH STEAMER GOES ASHORE
by Associated Pre-.

AN ATLANTIC PORT, Aug. 22-The
British steamer City of Lahore. from an
oriental port with thirty-five passengers,
ran ashore in a foe off the Newfoundland
coast. but later was floated without as
siStance.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-08-22

PARIS. Aug. 22.-The Germans made
violent counter attacks last night on the
Ncrdun front east MI the Men-e. They
penetrated the French lines Mt points in
their attempts to rccaptnre ground taken
from them in the French offensive. but the
war office announces they were driven out.
The Germans attacks east Of the river al
80 were repulsed. The number of prisDn-
er~ taken reaches GIG.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-08-22
BREAD CARD SYSTEM FOR SWISS
(Rv AsSncintcd TT SIS.

BERNE. Switzerland. Aug. 22.-The fed
eral council chose October ~ the date
when the bread card system will he intro
duced IN Switzerland. The council also
took measures 10 reduce the coal consump-
tion.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-08-22
BRITISH HOLD
AT
DESPITE
HEAvYATTACk
BY THE ENEMY
ROME, Italy, Aug. 22-More than I3,-
600 Austro-Hungarian prisoners have been
captured by the italians on the Isonzo
front offensive, il is officially announced.
(By Associated Press. J

LONDON, Aug. 22.-In the face of
heavy German counter attacks, the Brit
iSh have maintained newly gained posi-
tions on the outskirts of Lens. the war Of
flee announces. Further progress has
been made at some points.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-08-22

Neun Cecil Raycl. Sebastian.
ff.HfN Adpiphis Ai-r-li Kln IInndp
lIem"R otto Hebron. Harrington
Joe =. Moody, jr.. san Ernito.
Edgar ~ IowlsS. san B"nitu.
I."ais Clarence Mrl'nF. brownsville
Cam T. IIf. Hruwnsvic
HOLDING AN EAECTIvE OFFICE.
MsMurry Richie. san R.uifo.
ORDAINED MINISTER.
James Il. Pharr, san Benito.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-08-22

VIENNA. Austria. Aug. 22-The new
attack Of the Italians has forced hack the
Austrian line at some points and the viii
lase OF SELDOM. CARO- plateau. has been
lost. the war office announces. II iS said
the Au>trianS have taken more than fifty
Six hundred prisoners.