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Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1917-02-04
Pigs for Boys and Girls

County Agent r. + Caldwell at the Commercial
Club will be Glad 10 enroll the name OF any boy or sill
in Nucccs County who viii agree To feed a pig uaa.r
the regulations OF the Z S Department OF Arricn,urr
Applicants mus, have the recommendation OF ,hcs
school teacher. and parents permit the OF al
least OF land Tor raising iced fo the pigs Call
at the Bank Il interested
Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1917-02-04
The Corpus Christi National Bank
CucunberS

Our vegetable buyers advise heavy planting Of Gu
cumbeTs. Market Indications pom, TO high prices. II
YOU have small acreage of cucumbsgs !, win help YOU
TO make your cotton crop We urge farm
put evv acres, Call and Il YOU need money
Tor seed
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-13
.Mens Forced to Work With out Pay for Germans, Die From Privations and Hunger Report Belgian Women Pressed Into Ser vice as Cooks.

Washington, April s,--A graphic and h0rrifyinx pietura of conditions in Belgium during tAs German military occupation of most of that country Is giyen in a series of letters made pub- iic here tonight by high official of the sovernmsntA &
 The latters were written by an Am sracan officiai in Belgium to 8 off, cial Of the United States government, and. wa1iis fhaV are ont given out in their entizety, the extracts made pub- lie show that the reign o1 terror through which invaded Belgium has been passing is destined to rank as one of the biacixsst pages in military history.
 One of the ieftsFs speaks ek the German sssea eE hate" that has en- guffad the Beigiaas, and tells how, dsepfte the attitude of the German military authorities aad tfeiF ennaity toward the Belgian population, the Belgians pat fesfh effsyts te protect persons of GeFHan and Austrian eri- gin who had becems aa4HEalized Bell giAns.
 The BaA4e e1 tAs eenaial frea whom the j6ttsSs GazRa Is, fer the present wttAbsi4, as tg fha aams of }he official to WAesa thAy were sepE
 Undes date 0f Dee, ls, lsis, tAs of- Eticiai in 1sigiun HTste . Iettas from MA fAqe1+es4ctg AFe faksn;
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those who would sign, with permls- sion to send their earnings to their 1 families in Belgium. Painstaking in | quiries have failed to elicit single 1 instance in which such money has l been received from German. While in Berlin I heard that two Belgians had called at our embassy to ask where they could obtain their promised large wages.
 l It was fundamental mistake of | the Germans to announce that the ba- l sis of selection would be non-employ-
 ment. This unfortunately chosen dis | tinction in no way corresponds to the facts and gives the neutrals an easy ground on which to base their repre- sentations.
 The military authorities naturally did not want the unenterprising or physically incapacitated workmen who were out of employment and in receipt of support from the Belgian government. They needed skilled and active artisans, and these men were naturally still employed. The author i ities did not, however, evidently dare to announce their real wishes and are now placed in a serious predicament. A third of the letters, written from Brussels on Jan. "A, 1917, says in part:
 The deportations from Brussels
 have begun and are in full swing. The operations will doubtless last for more than week. They appear to be more
 carefully organized and rationally car-
 ried out than in most of the other
 places in Belgium. Perhaps it Is ex-
 perience that makes perfect, or per haps it is the desire to put the best foot forward in the presence Of for- eign diplomats.
 No Rich Men Taken in Brussels
 The men are not summoned by pla-
 cards, but by individual postcards A copy and translation of the card has
 been sent to the Department in the last pouch. One section after another
 Of the city is being canvassed. Natur- ally, as soon as 8 man receives card
 he rushes for legation, but of course we can do nothing before he has actu- ally been taken. I have heard of no instances where men of means have been taksnj the choice has been pret-
 ty we'll limited to real unemployed poor, or those who have at some per-
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respect is not noticeable. At Arlon, a
 small town in the Province of Luxem-
 burg, practically every male was tax en. Tn Malines, where the Cardlnal lives, a town of some 10000 inhabl- tants, 1,200 men were removed last
 week. That is pretty thorough reap ing.
 Exi1ed Workers Reported Tortured Every effort is used to induce the
 men to sign, and opportunities to this end are offered before, during and after selection, on the train and in the
 camps. It is understood that various
 methods are employed to force the 1 men who refuse to sign and to work. Starvation is the most prominent. Men are also said to be placed in an eX- cessively heated room and, when in
 a great sweat thrust out of doors. In- ternment in punishment camp at
 Beech CD, near Munster, is likewise reported. There the men are said to be gravely abused and mistreated. Severe rat bites are reported, and every sort of cruelty is said to be practiced. All this is credible, but
 must rest improved until actually seen by some responsible neutral observer.
 such as a representative of our Elm bassy at Berlin.
 The reports of such happenings are frequently brought to the attention of the legation by the relatives of men
 who have gone through these suffer fngs and have been returned to Bell g1um, but their reports are substan- tiated to a certain extent by other and less biased witnesses For example, II learn cofidentially that 235 men
 have died in the district or Ghent from the effect of the treatment or work received. In more than one case, the wife was summoned to the Kommandatur and handed a bundle of clothes with the laconic remarks Your husband is dead" Many of these persons are, supposed to have
 been killed by the artillery fire of the Allies, as they were compelled to work so near the lines.
 The men who come up for selection
 are given the following choice: Work ing in Germany or in Belgium on the
 railways or matters of military nature. No Wages Paid Even to 'FVolunteers' It will be recalled that the German
 authorities promised liberal wages to
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-13

or that person. The situation is most painful. The persons condemned have usually done their best-and often most effectively-to hurt the German cause. A widespread and well-organ- ized allied spy system undoubtedly exists in Belgium and persons for pa- tr1ottsm or livelihood are continuous ly occupied in transmitting military and other information to the Allies and in smuggling persons over the border. The harsh law of war is ap- piled to such sases, as it undoubtedly is in similar cases in all the warning countries. Rigorous punishment is also often inflicted for trivial offenses.
 A special situation is, however, cre- ated in Belgium by the presence of neutral observers to whom supplied tion for the interference can be made by the friends and relatives of the condemned, and who can bring the facts prominently to the attention of the outside world, as in the Cavell case.
 The most extraordinary requests are made, for all the world as if neutral legation were heaven itself and could solve every problem and heal every wound, Belgians ask for protection against Germans, Germans against Germans, Germans against Belgians, Austrians against Germans, Belgians against Austrians, and persons of no nationality or dual nationality against all three.
 A weeping woman brings in some soled linen to exhibit as evidence that her husband, who is in jail, has some strange disease, and beseeches the le- gation to ascertain why the husband is imprisoned,
 An Austrian does not wish te serve, and flies to the neutrais to beg asy- 1um. A Belgian sentenced by the Belgian courts for stealing bread begs grace of the legations, sc.
 A most pleasing feature in all this sea of hate is found in the efforts of the Beigians to protect persons of German and Austrian origin who have become naturalized Belgians, and their sons, from service in the armies of the Central Powers One might have thought that, under the circum- stances, the Belgians would have abandoned them, but on the contrary they do everything in their power te
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assist them. It is most admirable. s'The Nightmare of the Deportations'
 But above everything else at the present moment towers the nightmare of the deportations. It is really most horrible and distressing particularly as one can do little or nothing here. The authorities seem perfectly determined to carry out their policy to the bitter end. It has naturally cast the most profound gloom over the entire coun- try. Even the Austria representative here (who entities himself "KomiS- sar') had words or apology and even blame for the policy, and in defense could only refer to the alleged ill- treatment of Germans in Russia.
 Another letter from the American official, written at Brussels under date of Jan. 10, 1917, says in part:
 beg to quote as follows some sta tfstics which have been confidentially culled from various reliable sources You will appreciate, however, that such figures are merely approxima- tive, as lack of accurate news. poor communications, desire of one or the other side to distort. the facts &sc., make complete accuracy out of the question::
 The following numbers of men have been taken:
 From within the etape (zone of mil- itary operations)-ten to thirty thou sand; from without the etape-fifty to sixty thousand.
 The numbers returned from Ger many are one to two thousad in all. The intention to continue the policy seems unaltered, to judge, at least by events.
 The fashion in which any given re- cruitment is carried out depends very largely on the character of the officer in command. Some proceedings pass off in an orderly manner, and others in a disorderly fashion. A guard of Uhlans is generally necessary, some times backed with machine guns. At times it is thought necessary to charge the watching crowds, and injuries are occasionally inflicted. It is reported that at the selection somewhat more attention is given to the question of employment or unemployment than before our note. Nevertheless very many men are still taken who were employed, and the modification in this
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GERMAN aSEA OF HATE" ENCULFS
 BEL CLANS; POPULATION STANDS
 IERRORIzED BY GERMAN CRUELTY
- - -

Belgium at this moment is going through 8 reign of terror, and life here looks about as black and un- pleasant as one could imagine.
 It IS hard to believe that the dark moments of the French revolution were very much worse than the con- idkions of which we are now the wit nesses. Some say that it is the dark that precedes the dawn, but for those who are in 1t, it is indeed difficult to credit such assurances,
 With each month that we remain here tho net is drawn tighter and tighter around the population. The entire country Is more or less one great internment camp, To obtain permission to go for breath of lib- efty and neutral air in Holland or Switzerland is now practically impos- sibte for Belgians. and even for neu- trals. Among the last few who re- ceived permission to go for a time to Holland, three ladies embarked for England contrary to their promises. The boat they were en was taken to Zeebrugge by the German naval forces, and they were exposed. An other lady, prominent in society here. received permission to gD to Switzer- land for lung treuble,' which is. l understand, the usual basis for re- quests for Switzerland, The German authorities are reported to have found en her letters and lists which she was trying to carry with hep over the Swiss border, The result is that prac- tical1y no further peEmissiens are giv- eR for Switzerland and all the Bel saans here are furious with the lady.
 Aa Effaet1ye Allied Spy System
 An uniHferruDtsd series of trials for espaenage are being eeadueted in var tsas parts of the country, and the neu- tFat legations are continually being bemtardsd with petitions and en- treadss to intervene on behalf of this
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iod of the war received a penny of relief and thus come - Fin the defin- ition of the authoritEnk1 It was re- ported that on the' fMst day three women had been taken as cooks in the camps in Germany, but of this I have no positive confirmation.
 The first day some 1900 were sum moned, about half put in their ap- pearance, and of them about half were selected. It remains to be seen what will become of the men who re- fuse to come. Doubtless they will be caught sooner or later, as they can not continue to remain in hiding in definitely in such large numbers. The scenes at the railway station where the selection takes place are most pathetic. On one side the men who come out free are rejoicing, and on the other side the womanAnd chill dren stand weeping.
 Exiles Undoubtedly Underfed
 On one point there can be no doubt, the men are underfed. This Is report ed by every one, and is supported by the postcards received from the men which have been sent to their families in Belgium. 1t is quite remarkable that the censor should have permitted many of the statements to pass. Per haps it is because the conditions al- luded to are comparatively good. All the men demand that their families send them packages of food. A great difficulty stands in the way. Men who work for the Germans may no longer be fed by the relief organization of the commission. Thus, before any service or packages can be thought of, the consent of the Allies must be ob- tained. then the consent of the Ger mans and assurances of the Germans that the food thus sent will not ba stolen. These abstract facts are not very acceptable to wives and childs -. of the hungry men in Germany.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-13

Second floor.
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POINTS OF INTEREST.

Tomorrow, Saturday, will be bar gain day, at E. H. Dillon & Co.'s, 1105 Main street. They will offer extra ordinary money saving opportunities in trimmed dress hats, shirt waists, petticoats, ostrich boas marabout capes, white fur scarfs. taupe fur scarfs, maline neck ruffs, long cloth
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-13
In the Shoe Shop

For Women. Pumps and Spats all the desirable style effects black tan and colors to combine with walking suits.
 Sports Boots of genuine white buckskin or can vas trimmed with colored feathers with soles of rubber or ivory
 Evening and Boudoir Slippers in dainty assort- ment. 1r For Girls special gun metal calf shoe for girls buttoned model with extra heavy soles and wid toe made for service
 s1a to Il, $2.75
 n to ?, $3.25
 21a to ', $4.oo For Small Boys. Foot-form Shoes Butcher cut with heavy soles Siezs 10 to 1872
 Patent Kid $2.75
 Calfskin $3.50 Sizes 1 to ?, $4.OO For Big Boys English model of gun metal calf, midget eyelets Sizes 21a to 6. Widths to D, $45O For Children. The Read Shops afford special shoes on nature lasts for little folks These allow for the perfect development of the foot Many styles and all required feathers,
 $1.50 to $4O0
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Silk Umbrellas

Silk Umbrellas In new of colors, changeable greens, navy, garnet purple etc, with short handles loops of silk braided leather. Very stylish effects in black and white. E .'Double- -duty'' Umbrellas. Very attractive Scotch and French paids which are equally service able for sun rain, < $s5o, SAYS, $50 and s75o
 Main Jain floor. ' Patterns The May Designer is ready, showing styles for Spring and Summer 10 cts.
 Fashion Sheets free. a9 s4S aff Main noor.
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Neckwear in variety
Artcrete Jardinieres
in Spring Shirts
and Birdbaths

As the word implies ''Artcrete'' is concrete mix ture moulded into artistic shapes for jardinieres, brdbaths and other artistic furnishings for gardens and lawns. I..
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DlU KGgs&l M
 Estabklshed 1857 & f& "a: {. q l(5 } 2: 2 V New Models in I ailored Wear
 Suits and Coats
 Serge, Gabardines and French Wills $25.0O, $2750, $35O0
 Sports Suits, Advance Showing
 in Khaki-K -Kool Tussah and Rajah Silks The Oriental weaves quite appropriate for these sports garments, which hang in generous folds, depend for style and color. Every eccentric shade is in evidence for much experimenting has been done with dye pots, emerald rose gold, Burgundy, plum and brown are here
 5000 $35.0O, $45.00 to $75oO Silk Jersey Suits $27.50 Wool Jersey Suits, $2500 to $45.00
 Fine Tailored Wear Copies of imported models exact repicas of suits which were made in famous French atehers, of very fine material and every mark of distinctive tailoring < Exclusivei
 5000 $6o0o and $75oo
 Spring Coats In Rose, Rookie ; Old Blue Tan Plum and Magenta
 $2O.OO to $45.OO
 7ome~C Graft Lace Curtains F "A great quantity of Curtain Mater F,7~ ial has been sold this week. The stock INIT SIMS N is now at it's best, and the Read " II sNN5 II Drapery Section is in perfect condition 1 SNlE ' to help re-drape your win szaAsakP akP PSSbkENNS<J dows. ' A AsgSsVX Sh:A In pairs or by the yard <zaszsASsnsA7
 s8 Third floor.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-01-03
MURDERER OF WIFE
is STILL AT LARGE
chief OF Police aud Mayor VIII pny
H'oo Tor Information Lending 10
Capture of DuyIS


Chief of Police Louis Werner. after
conference yesterday with Mayor
George Ainslic. announced That "a re-
ward OF 500 would he paid FOR the
arrest of Elijah l.. Davis. wanted hy
the Richmond police upon Il charge Of
shooting his Wife, i:lnora Davis, at
Twelfth and Hun Streets last Fri
day morning. Since tho killing Davis
mas managed to cludc arrest.
Davis is we'll known in Richmond
Practically every member of til. police
force is acquainted with him. Vet In.
has managed to give them the slip M
until this time Since the tragedy, the
police have been on his trail several
times. They have been close to him
at other times. without knowing that
he was in the vicinity.
II is said that when two mounted
policemen tied their horses near the
home OF his niece. Mrs. Bryant 1909
North Twcnty-cighth street. that
Davis. who WAS in the home believed
they had found out his hiding plac.
and had come for him. lie made no
effort To escape. Tn" officers did not
know he was in the home.
Several false clues have been run
1" earth. only Yesterday afternoon =
call was sent To the Second Precinct
station, saying that q man answering
the dcscript on Of Davis was being
given his dinner hy family in The
West End. Several officers went to
make the arrest afd found a man who
docs not greatly resemble Davis lie
was locked M. charged with being a
vagrant. other clues, equally as
groundlcss, have been followed faith
fully.
1t Is now generally believed by the
police that Davis has gone from Rich
mond. aud that IL he is arrested it
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-01-03
Champions Cause
of Homeless Men
Editorial in Lap Register Says
Boarding House Clause May
Be Unconstitutional.

championing the cause OF the home
less" bachelor. Y. Il. Benson. in an
editorial in tho January issue Of the
Virginia Law Register. declares that.
ii the Legislature really mnant arbi-
trarilN 10 deny Ia unmarried men
rights which ii conferred upon those
OF the sex who have life partners. that
constitutional Mr.. BENSON is also OF
the opinion that the Legislature has
no authority 10 say that a boarding
house is not 4 home.
~ statute says Mr.. Benson, lis to
h" construed to avoid unconStitution-
ality. IL the act We're construed to
classify married ana Single men. AS
such. it would undoubtedly bc uucon-
Sti,utional While the Legislature may
classify married persons. and such elias
SiHcation may not hc objcctiouab bic
on the ground that others may not
enter the class, All class Legislation
ceSSity. and mus, not be merely arhi-
trary. There is no reason for permit
ting tho use of ardent spirits hy mar
rieH persons and forbidding their use
hy unmarried persons
such classification is purely arbi
trary. aud construction in favor Of
IL would render the provision Of the
act unconstitutional This section Of
the act may then be in part uucon-
siitutional because Of an arbitrary
classification of persons There is "A
reason 10 declare that clubs. fraternity
houses and places of common resort
shall not he a home" hut there is
probably nothing for SO declaring
room in a boarding house. To such ex-
tent the provision is probably uncon-
Stitutional"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-01-03
BRIGHT PROTESTS AGAINST
USE OF ARMORY FOR SHOW
Sets Had Precedent To Allow Outside
organizations to Take Space
Needed for Drill, lie Writes.

Major ]. l'ulmer Bright. commander
OF the Richmond Grays Battalion. in
a letter TO the Administrative Board
allowing use of the armory for the
purpose Of holding the automobile
show the week starting January -.
Major Bright was opposed to the show
on the ground that II would establish
a precedent. and that other organiza-
lions will seek to obtain the nrmory
when the troops need it for drilling.
John u. Alsop, treasurer Of the Rich
mond Automobile Dealers Show. under
whose auspices tho exhibition will ho
staged. was requested by members Of
the board Ia look over Major BriIhi's
letter. and toll the board what he
thought al the matter.
The automobile people and tho
militia have always gotten along to-
c"thcr." SAID Treasurer .iisop Il also
note that Major Bright says he would
do ANYTHING ia further tho cause Of
motoring. and he thinks we'll OF the
SHOW All have To Say is that Adiu-
;an,-Gcncral w. w. Sale told MS that
lie would do all in his power to have
,hc troops mustered out promptly upon
their return from the border and he
thought that this would bc done in
ample time for us 10 prepare for the
show
"Th" Administrative Board has shown
Us the greatest consideration. and has
done all III its power to promote tho
show So with 50 much good feeling
| can't but see one thing-that the
show will be held on the date set. and
with Major EriEhts sanction II viii
not establish a precedent. for tho ma
3ority of those who desire the use OF
the armory atm TO aid some charity
our show is not for charity. II is an
exhibition Of tho development Of the
motor car and IL is just AS much a
thing OF beauty and of business as n
fashion show Commissioner Hirsch-
berg has requested Us 10 leave the
matter in the hand "f the board. and
We are perfectly content to do that =
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-01-03
MANY NEW BUILDINGS
Plans Arc Filled with Uuildtnc In
rpcctor for Several Important
Strncturcs

Plans were filcd with the Building
Department yesterday by the T.. l.or-
Hard Company for n thrce-Story
brick addition 10 its Whitlocll Branch.
which is 10 be erected on the south
side OF Main street, between Twenty
third and Twenty fourth Streets. at "A
cost OF 100000 Work is expected 10
start on the new structure In the next
few days.
\. j. Ecattic sought permit from
the department to build five two-story
brick dwellings at the northwest cor
ncr q, Main street aud Crcushnw Ave-
nue., tina; Win cost approximately SIS
500. four dwellings on Main street
and Floyd Avenue to cost $4,000. and
four dwellings on Crcnshaw Avenue
I" cost $ii,0oo. Mr.. Ecattie will also
build ,two-story brick apartment
house ~ Barton Avenue and Essex
street. OH the North side, that viii cost
$4,000.