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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-08-20

AUSTIN, Tex, Aug. 20.-rhe direct ex-
animation of Governor Ferguson was com
pleted before noon today. The cross ex-
animation was begun this afternoon.
Attorney Hanger. for the governor. ask
ed the governor regarding the rangers in
Austin. The governor SAID:
'Snce came into office there have been
di~loyal persons about. There has been
border troubles and expressions Of treas
enable sentiment against the government.
When ! offered reward of u thousand
dollars for LUIS dc Ia Rosa. the border
bandit raider, he offered thousand for
my head. Every bum and thng that hit
the town would come out and walk around
the mansion. My wife became alarmed
and asked General lIutching- for the guard.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-08-20
Very respectfully.
Local Board, Cameron County, Texas

just what day Company VI will leave l.
not known. but il will probably he early IN
this week a. The announced plan Of the
war department i to have all of the reeI
ments in camp bv August p. Saturday.
One hundred and thirty-four names of
m en- eligible for military service will be
certified by the Cameron county local
board to the district selective draft hoard
at Houston. All day Sunday Judge W. r.
Jones and c. l.. Jessup passed upon the
claims for exemption submitted by young
men of Cameron County.
One hunJed and five claims for ex
emption were examined by the board and
eighty of the claims were disallowed.
Some Of the names that will 20 Ia the dis
trict board were derived from those filing
claims and submitting no aifidavitS 10 sup
port them. men who claimed no exemption.
In some eases men were marked avail
able for duty but were given periods rang
ing from fifteen days tGpsix months from
September 5 To arrange their private af-
fairs This was done. in the opinion Of
the board. their immediate departure
would impose an unbearable hardship. or
in a very few eases. were marked avail
able for duty with permission 10 submit
further proofs OF their exemption claims.
Although 13i men have been selected the
board does not expect that even major
ity of them will be present when the de-
parture for the mobilization camps j. or
dered The board has received informa
ton that many of the Mexican Americans
examined have already fled the country.
The board has now completed the noti-
fication Of the 600 men who are 10 appear
in lots of 200 on Wednesday. Thursday
and Friday of this week. Notifications
for the first 300. those who appear Wed
nezday. were mailed out Saturday even
ing and the remaining four hundred were
posted yesterday.
Those called for actual army duty are
Joes Antonio i.avioS. Brownsville
Yndaacio Roiano, Brownsville
Charles c. Stewart. Brownsville. (re-
port on Jan. ~
Jose Navarigo, Brownsville
Daniel A. Trevino. Santa Maria.
jose Nillarea, Brownsville.
Arturo Mireles. Brownsville.
Gregorio Tamayo. Point isabel.
Frank G. Gay. Brownsville. trepori in
90 days.
Santiago Y. Cara. Brownsville, (re-
port in q monihsl.
Daniel Flores. Santa MARI.
Walter VI. iartzog. Rio IA ,ndo
Manuel Sanche.. I.yford.
JndSon &. Deyo. l.yford.
Eulalio Peralez. Paso Peal.
Henry Brown. Brownsville.
Crispin Martinez, San Beniio
Alberto Turegano. Brownsville.
Arthur l.. Johnson. Lyford.
Emilio f.. Farias. Brownsville.
Jose Balbosa, Brownsville.
Vernon +. Porter. San Beniio.
Santiago Lopez. Brownsville
Angel Gomez, La Paloma.
Will 5. Stovall, Brownsville.
Ernesto Rodriguez, Brownsville.
Erby Gurley, Harlingen.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-08-20
BROWNSVILLE MAN NOT ARRESTED.

The Naiivldad Pesos reported held ~
jal al Matamoro~ on a charge of being i'm
pIirated III the murder MI Julian Garcia. n
hackman. some two weeks ago. H. not the
Natividad Pesos who formerly drove 2
hack III Brownsville according ~ Mr..
margarine Pesos. the mother of the young
min
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-08-20
CAMERON MEN
CALLED INTO
ARMY NUMBER
134; SOME GO
ACROSS RIVER

To All Those Who May Be Concerned:
This is to call your attention TO the
fact that Cameron County will be required
to have sixty-nine men ready to entrain
for the mobilization camp on the 5th day
OF September. Sixty-nine additional men
must be ready to entrain on the 18th of
September and sixty-nine additional men
must be ready to entrain on the 30th of
September The first sixty-nine men. ii is
of course expected, will be secured out
of the number that have already appeared
and been examined This is to put all
such men on notice so that they can be
making their arrangements to report for
military duty on the 9Th of September.
fhe board has carefully gone through the
numerous applications for exemptions and
Is today endeavoring to notify all parties
as to whether they have been exempted
or held for military service This notice
is given to the press so that the informa-
ton herein contained can be widely spread.
In the event party who has been drawn
and accepted for military service should
fail to get this notice through the mail, the
law makes it incumbent upon him to find
out whether or not he must be ready for
servics m certain date.
Very respectfully,
Local Board, Cameron County, Texas.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-08-20
BELGIAN MISSION AT PHILADELPHIA

PHILADELPHIA. Pa. Aug. 2o.-Mcm-
hers Of the Belgian mission. headed bN
Baron Mnnchcur. were the guests NJ the
civ for several hour, today.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-08-20
MANY CONTRIBUTE TO BALL FUND
Thy Associated Press

CHICAGO. ILL.,. Aug. 20.-More than
two thousand. eight hundred envelopes
containing money. IT was announced today.
Were collected AT the White Sox park dur
ing the game between Chicago and 'hia-
delphia a. n contribution Ia the Clark
Griffith fund for baseball equipment for
the American troops IN France. The to-
tai l. not announced
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-08-20
CBy Associated Press.l

PHOENIN. Ariz.. Aug. 20.-Governor
Cairphell IN hi first pubhc statement
since the Industrial Workers of the World
deportation from BI-bec July II charac-
terlzed the organizations tactics a a
'.-tench In the no~tril~ NJ decent Ameri-
cans but sand nothing ot deporting men
without due process of law was without
justification.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-08-20
Miners Decide Upon
Non-P anticipation

ENMOUTH, England. Aug. 20.-Thc
national conierence at the Miners FEEDER
at $40 Ia .;54 that the British labor party
-honld not hc represented n the lntcrna
t!ona! Socialist conference 1T Stockholm.
1hi ,i~ reversal Of the previous decision
# The MINERS federation.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-08-20

BERLIN. Aug. 20.--The Tcutonic forces
on the Roumanian front have driven back
the RoGmanian~ on both sides of the Ditzu
valley and IN the direction Of the Troru>
valley, Il H. officially announced.
The Austro- Germans have taken fifteen
hundred prisoners III the Dtzu valley and
twenty-five hundred on the Sereih river
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-08-20
fRy Associated PrsSsN

LONDON. Aug. 2O.-A German counter
attack on positions captured bv the Brit
i~h yesterday morning south Of EpeSy wa~
completely repul~ed after sharp fighting.
il j. officially announced. A successful
raid was made last night south of Lens.
The British line advanced slightly IN
YpreS. south Of st. Jen~hoek
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-08-20
tBy Associated Press.1

LONDON, Aug. 20-More than half
the city 81 Salonik IN Greek Macedonia.
which - under occupation by entente al
he'd troops. wa~ destroyed hv fire Satur-
day. The fire H. now under control.
Eighty thousand persons are homeless.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-08-20

LONDON. Aug. 20.-The admiralty an
nouncc~ that the German military e~iab-
li>hmeniS in Belgium which had been at
lacked repeatedly Of late by British air
planes were again raidcd Saturday night
many tons of bombs being dropped and
numerous hits being made.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-08-20
Draft Conspirators
Guilty. Sentenced
f'sssI.I ps.EIanssY SD

NEW YORK. y. Y. Aug. 2O.-Dr. :. j.
Berniield and Louis. l. Scherey. indicted
members of Exemption Board No. 90. To-
day pleaded guilty 10 charge OF conSpir-
ary 10 ob~truct the draft law when they
were about To be placed on trial. They
were sentenced 10 two wears each in the
federal peniieniiary az Atlanta.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-08-20
URGES CHINA
ARMY BE SENT
To WEST LINE

PEklNG, China, Friday-Gen. Chang
Chm Yam, commanding the troops sent Ia
suppress General Chang llsun's forces in
Anhwei province. telegraphed to President
Fcng kwo Clang urging the immediate
sending OF his force of 10000 men TO
Europe 10 figth the Germans.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-08-20
General Petain Is
Guest of Pershinq
By Associated Press.l

AMERICAN TRAINING CAMP in
FRANCE, Aug. 2O.-General Petaln. com
mander- in chief of the French armlc,
visited General Per~hing Yesterday. spend
ing the entire day in the American area.
General Pctain was much impressed ana
convinced that the American troops would
soon become M excellent fighting force.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-08-20

Richard &. Morris. Brownsville.
James Il. HolIon. San Benito.
Pedro Garcia, Brownsville.
Apolonio Longoria. Brownsville.
Alfredo Trevino, Lyford.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-08-20
Kentucky Exemption
Officials Arrested

RUSSELLVILIE. Ky, Aug. 20.-Sher-
iff james ~ Taylor. member of the Logan
county exemption board and County Judge
!. W Edward were arrested here today by
Deputy United States Marshal Richard
son on \ charge Of con~piring to violate
the provisions of the selecive draft law.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-08-20
THE xCUSE.

4 hoy pupH in Cleveland public school had
sought leave for the afternoon.
$50. sammy" said the teacher 'you wish
to be, excused from school after = O'Clock"
YES ma'am''
lis your excuse good one. or is IL base
banf"
Both ma am. Puck
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-08-20

PARIS. Aug. 20.-French troops this
morning attacked on both banks ot the
MeSu-e on the Nerdun front. Early in
formation shows that the battle develops
20 the advantage of the French on see
tor Of eleven miles. Prisoners are already
pa sing To the rear.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-08-20
Enrolling Employed
Of Maryland Today
(Ry Associated Press.l

BALTIMORE. Md, Aug. 20.-EnrolIine
of the states unemployed began today.
The circuit clerks of the counties are hist
ing the idlers. Every man without def
mite job must register ii he i between is
and 80 years of age. a Job will follow
through the medium of federal employ
ment agents.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-08-20

BERLIN, Ang. 2O.-The war office an
nounces that the French without fighting
have occupied Talon ridge on the Nerdun
front. east of the Meu>e. II j, officially
stated the ridge was given up because it
had been occupied only by outpo~t~ since
last March.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-08-20
EnqIish Strike Is
Not Called at Noon

LONDON. Aug. 20.-The strike of the
Associated Society Of Locomotive Enci-
neers and FYemen which was to have been
caleld today, involving 4O0, 900 men, had
not begun at noon.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-08-20
CHARGE FRAUD
CONFIRMATION
WILBUR ALLEN

AUSTIN. Tex, Aug. 2G.-SenatorS
Strickland. Johnson of Harris and Suiter
introduced n resolution today claiming that
Wilbur T. Allen obtained his confirmation
n member of the board of regents of
the state university 'by froud and untrue
statements" and asking him To resign
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-08-20
ITALIAN ARMY
OVER |S0NzO.
CAPTURING AN
ARMY OF: 76O0,
DAY'SFEATURE.

ROME. Italy. Aug. 20-The Italians
crossed the l>onzo river and have taken
1900 prisoners. il l. officially stated
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-08-20
. . -
Tne WEATHER FURECAST.
The following weather forecast fol

The following weather forecast for
the lower gulf coast states and the Z
Magic Valley is issued 10y the United
States Weather Bureau AZ New Orleans: Z
Tonight and Tuesday. partly cloudy; light I
southery winds.
North Texas. generally cloudy. ~: rain I
M Dallas. sherman. Paris and 'irecnvllle.
Central Texas. generally cloudy. -: I
rain 10 torsicana.
last Texas. generally cloudy. -, rain I
~ Marshall and TcNarkana.
Gulf coast generally clear. 80
West Texas. general ycloudy. 90; rain I
, at Wratherfnrd and Abilene.
Arkansas. generally clear ~.
Louisiana. generally clear. 1i.
Oklahoma. generally clear ~ cloudy
at Ardmnre.
, Maximum temperature ..-.-..--.- ?I-1
Minimum temperature ....-...... 900
Rnrometric pressure .... 29g4
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-08-20

AUSTIN. Tex. Aug. Representative
Bell today introduced bill appropriaiine
5000 600 for the reliet of the drouth ~trick-
en- sections Of West Texas
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-08-20

SPOKANE, Wash. Aug. 20.-Thc gen
eral Industrial Workers ~ THE World strike
IN Montana. Washington. Idaho and ore
gon did not get 2 good start today. ac-
cording ~ reports ,eceIved here. Seattle
and Portland dispatches Indicated nora-al
conditions.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-08-20
Prepare To Que||
Any I.W.W. Rioting

BOISE. Idaho. Aug 20-Sheriir~ Of
southern Idaho have made extensive pre-
paraiions to quell possible l.W. v. riot
ing. In Ada county the sheriff has APP
pointed seventy-tive deputies and each
deputy ha~ organized company of ten
men subject IL call Other counties are
following the same plan.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-08-20
AND NE DID.

The purser of one ~ the boats plying lie
tween New York and Galveston told me of one
trip when there board 4 young couple
accompanied ny their little son. aged six
A. is very frequently the ease. father and
mother very seaSick. while little Henry
WAS the chirpiest thing on the ship. In the
morning. while the parents were living in their
steamer chairs hoping they would lie. little
Henry was playing about.
Now. Henry had done something of which
his mother did not approve. 50 she said t. her
husband:
Clarence please speak to Henry
The husband managed 10 raise his head q
few inches and look Al his son and heir. Then
very fechly. hc muttcred:
How a. Won ~. Henry II Exchange
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-08-20

Jack Tar and his Sal were up in front II
the parSnn. on being asked the usual qurs-
tion. Wilt thou have this woman:' etc. Jack
answered: II ull'
'Nou must say n will corrected the
parson. and repeated the question.
TT Nh responded Jack more firmly than
ever.
The irate clergyman threatened a. stop the
service altogether IL the response were mol
properly given. That too much Tor Sally
who broke IN quite savagey:
Look a-herc, Thcc'll ave our Jack sayin
= wont IN minute il yet keep nn badgcrin'
'rhe service was resumed Exchange
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-08-20

Continued on page two)
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-12-09
WAR TAX MUST BE PAID
BY MOTOR PURCHASER
Conference Report Sells Revenue on
All AutOmotives at Three
Per Cent.

n The conference report on the War
Revenue bill accepts the theory OF
the house In the automobile taxation
and sets a tax of Z per cent on the
sale of all motor cars by the manu-
facTurers. says The Power Wagon
The house originally had included
the manufacturers tax~at per cent,
which was discarded by the senate
al users of atom obilcs. Manufac-
II the cur:c; ees, tho Of course the
amount OF the tax will be passed on
TO The buy.rE o. cars.
Che only POINTS OF satisfaction are:
That the tax not retros tive: that II
does not apply to cars In dealers
I'hands. and that the amount of the
tax Is but 3 per cent l. IL the ex-
pressed mention of the conferees
that the tax be passed on to tho con-
sumner. ana that the manufacturer be
merely the collector of tho tax.
1t had been hoped hy the trade
that the tax would be distributed over
the f,242 600 automobiles in use thru
out the country. and not concentrated
on the current output. perhaps with
resulted restriction of 'ales The new
tax Will mean that prices Will re ad =
vunced To covor the 3 per cent
A surprising feature OF the tax Is
that motor trucks are included just
as passenger cars AMI motorcycles.
Neither the house nsr the seratc had
placed a tax on motor trucks and
the inclusion of these IN the tax law
comes as n distinct shock to me in
dustry. especially in view of the un-
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-12-09
SOCIETY OF AUT0M0TlvE
ENGINEERS TO MEET SOON
"The Reasons Behind the
Liberty Engine"

Major Jesse G.. Vincent who was
tLryofy responsible for the design
OF the Liberty engine and who is now
In charge of It's development at avia~
ton headquarters in Dayton. Ohio,
viii present q special address. going
Into the engineering reasons of the
present twenty cylinder Liberty en-
gine in response to "The Reasons BE-
hind the Liberty Engine" at the win
ter meeting OF the Society OF Auto
motive Engineers In New York on
January 10.
After Major Vincent has handled
the. subject special discussion will
follow. II will be opened by Colonel
Clark, who IL chief in charge OF avia-
tlop engineering In the Signal Corps.
His phase of the discussion will have
TO dc with military requirements OF
aviation engines Following Colonel
Clark, Captain Howard Harmon, who
made an extensive investigation OF
aviation engineering in Europe some
months ago and who is now engaged
In aviation engineering work with
Major Vincent at Dayton, will talk
on the engineering comparison of the
Liberty engine as compared with
European practice. The discussion
will be further carried out by IL. NJ.
Crane, engineer OF the Simplex CONF
pany, who has had great deal OF
experience in the building of Iuro-
pean aviation engines during the last
wear. His subject will have to do
with adapting European engines to
American methods Of manufacture
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-12-09
WILL SANCTION NO
MORE MOTOR RACING
Contest Board of A. A. A..
Believes Drivers Should
Enter Army.

There will be no more sanctioned
motor car racing in the United States
during the duration Of war, accord
ing to the contest board of the A. A. A.
which held meeting November 80
to consider this matter. The discon-
tinuing of racing during the war is
due primarily to the great demand for
car. drivers and mechanics In France
at present. the contest board voting
that II would not be acting in the
best interests of the country II II did
anything that would keep any. Of the
present LOO drivers and meclinics
from getting into the army depart
ments, where there Ia such a shortage
The government need for. driverc and
mechanics is imperative.
immediately after the contest board
had taken such action and handed its
report to the executive committee of
the American Automobile association
this latter organization accepted the
report.
The contest board in disseminating
sanctions for the period of was ext
gency has suspended all contest rules
Tor that period. The offices of tho
board will be continued at sol Fifth
avenue. New York, and Richard Ken
nerdell, who has been chairman for
several years, will continue In tina,
poSitiOn hioiib WIN klic pTSscut iucIi-
bership of the board ~
Under this action no contests Of
any nature will be sanctioned by the
contest board, whether for speedway
races hill climbs reliability runs or
other forms Of tests, Events already
sanctioned will be. run under sane
ton, but no sanctions will be Issued
from this date.
This action Of the national motor
sport governing board Ii in accord
with that of the Royal Automobile
club of Great Britain, the Automobile
Club of France, the Automobile Club
Of Italy and other European organiza-
tions, These foreign bodies are being
notified Of the A, A. A. action so that
after the war international regula.
tions governing motor car racing will
be resumed.
President Wilson has approved of
the action of the contest board in dis
continuing sanctions during the war,
this approval being sent In letter
from the president and signed by him
personally to John A. Wilson. formerly
president of the A. A. A. and now
member Of the executive committee.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-12-09
would have been delayed at least six

would have been delayed at least six
months.
I'VE are told in graphic detail how
the automobile made possible the sue
cess of the battle OF the Marne.
A few weeks ago tens Of thousands
OF automobiles we're hurrying thru
the country enlisting subscriptions
among the farmers FOR the second
Liberty loan,
"A few weeks before that, more
thousands of automobiles were en-
listed in the campaign to raise $780,
100000 for the Red Cross.
"The automobile again was called
into. service to help raise $4,000. 900
FOR the Y. M. G. A. recreation fund.
mo less important In the work Of
winning the war Is the automobile Ia
It's everyday Use among farmers. OF
tho million automobiles probably
pne-half are driven by farmers. With
his speedy. convenient car. the farmsr
runs his errands to town, takes in
produce. brings back supplies day af-
ter day. adding hours to the working
part Of every day.
"Of equal value Is the intricate use
OF the automobile made by the Amert-
can business man. II you walk down
the streets OF any town or city, you'll
find the curb lined with automobilcs
Every car there represents some one
on an errand. and every car thsio
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-12-09

Some idea Of what the rubber man
ufactUrers are contending with In the
matter of transporting crude rubber
from the eastern plantations to their
factories may be gained from consld-
cring the present freight rates apply
ing to this commodity. Before the
war the rate on crude rubber from the
ports Of Singapore and Penang to our
Pacific ports was s24 ton. This rate
has since been increased to sos q ton.
About 70 per cent of the rubber from
the Straits Settlement comes to Amer
lea. and half of this Is used insthe big
factories at Akron. Ohio.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-12-09
tho largest tires he mas ever

This A.
Nobby
tires In present and being extensively used on fire fighting
a
everything in the automobile
When handling
the
God at the time ana an appeal for help and supplies the
with food and medicine WITH headed
Calornas
Pon
supplies committee
City travelling miles
he a
around sportsman a genial companion al tmes.