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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-09-08

The first American officer Ia he slain
in the war was the victim of an air raid
by the enemy over the English coast. =
infinber of the American medical corp~
Two men of the rank and file were vie.
remembered, for IL j. believed that IN,
great aerial fleet which America i pre-
pairing to send over To join the allies vii
he largely instrumental in. bringing defeat
to the Germans. The life Of those mem.
berS of the American medical corps vii
he dearly repaid.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-09-08

China makes "A beginning a. an ally 81
the entente by sending an army of l5.0O0
picked soldiers to Europe. That looks like
4 small beginning, but it means that al If
china's available able bodied men of mill
tary age may be depended upon to follow
- fast as they can be enlisted and
etnipped, it may mean certain defeat tu
the central powers. The coming Of those
fiftfem thousand Chinese may forecast
the coming Of the long-feared '.yellow per
IT, TO a country where that peril was pros
ably least feared and least expected.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-09-08
Violation of Its
Neutrality Denied

AMSTERDAM. Holland. Sept. S.-The
Dutch foreign ministry denies categorical
liz reports that Holland j. being pressed hy
Germany for permission for submarines 10
use the River Scheldt. The ministry adds
that Holland under no consideration VIII
purpose ~ any bclligcrent.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-09-08
Players Sue Manager
For $4,000 Damages

ST. L.OlIS.. Mo. Sept. S.-Jnhn l.. La
ven. >hori~top. and ID. II. Pratt. second
ba-eman ct the ST. Louis Americans. have
filed suit for Sj0.OO0 each against Philip
Ball, owner of the team, in the circuit court
for alleged ~!anderou~ statements made ~
an interview 4" II newspaper recently. The
i~nervicw quoted Ball ~ saving The players
were ''laying down"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-09-08

G~ermany's assumption of the air of in
jnred innocence would be amusing. were
Il not for the sorrowful tragedy of Bel
yium and the other countless atrocities
committed by the ruthless invader in
France and Russia.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-09-08

Paris reported . terrific cannonade by the
British and French along a l0-mile
front on the Somme.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-09-08

Isn't 1t about time the government
should make an example OF some of the
pro-German agitators who are said to be
al the bottom of the labor strikes. A few
executions of spies and secret agents Of
the enemy might nave a wholesome effect
10 deterring others from engaging in the
business.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-09-08

Mr.. and Mr.. II. II. Bennett 81 Brown.
wood have arrived Ia make their home in
Brownsville where Mr.. Bennett will be
come associated with the Herald. Mr.
Bennett j. well known here having been q
member Of the Herald staff until a little
more than u year ago.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-09-08

Little Cuba j. "A staunch ally. Her gift
Sam will be remembered. She doe, not
forget that il was this country which gave
her independence, naturally, yet graft
tnde on the part of nations j. not always
] matter OF course.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-09-08

Heavy rains have deluged West Texas
in time to bring the grass back To the
pastures before winter and save The
thousand sof cattle that were reported ia
be dying ont there on account of the long
drought. Those rains appear to have been
par of Mr.. Hoover's food conservation
~campaign.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-09-08

Where j. Eneland'> fleet that il can
not prevent the taking Of Russian ports ~
the German fleet. or come "a the aid %
Russia by expellins the invading fleet
from Riga
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-09-08

Auy erroneous reflection upon the charac
af. standing or reputation " any person. firm
e corporation appearing in the columns Of Th'
Herald viii be gladly and promptly correcte,
s,on the same being called to the attention 81
Ne publishera- -
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-09-08
''Gets- H." 2 Drops,
corns Peel Off!


"Gets-It." the greatest corn dis
coyery OF any age. makes t0y-walk-
ers out OF coru-limpeTs. III makes
Buy \ liberty" bottle or "Gets-It"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-09-08
1T VIII Come on In one Complete
Piece

Sn!d IL brownsville and recommended M the
worlds best corn remedy hy ". 4. William and
Tho ElgIr pharmacy.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-09-08
War in History
September 8, 1914.
Germans Occupied Lille. Belgium.
September 8, 1915.


Z Ear Took over supreme command 81 n
sian armies.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-02-24
BODY OF GENERAL
FUNSTON LAID TO
REST IN PRESIDE
Business at San Francisco
Practically Suspend . d
While Funeral Cortege
Moves Through Streets.

San Francisco, Feb. 24.-With the
most impressive military ceremony
ever seen in San Francisco, the body
| Of Fighting Fred" Funston was laid
to rest in the National cemetery in
the Preside today beside the grave OF
his little son, Arthur Macarthur Fun
ston.
The solemn booming OF the minute
gun. the clear, bugle notes Of taps,
and finally the three crashing volleys
Of rifle fire over the grave OF the ma :
| tons beloved soldier. stirred an as
/ semblage of nearly 5000 people.
At 10 o'clock this morning the body
of General Funston, which lay in
state in the rotunda OF the city hall
| last night. was placed on a caisson
draped with American flags. Two reg
iments Of infantry stood at present
| arms" while six soldiers carried the
casket out Of the building.
GENERAL BELL IN COMMAND.
In front OF the city hall the pro-
cession Of 1000 men was formed. Major
General ]. Franklin Bell, personally
commanded the two regiments Of In :
fantry. rode Immediately behind the
casket. The honorary pail bear
ers were: Rear Admiral William F.
FNillam. U. S. ~. Brigadier General
William s. sibert. Brigadier General
r. c. Evans, Brgadier General Oscar
+. Long. Brigadier General John p.
Wiser and Colonel Benjamin Alvord
In the funeral column were 1s com
panies of artillery, several companies
Of Spanish var veterans, Veterans OF
Foreign Wars. national guardsmen
cadet corps and several squads Of city
police.
From the city hall the procession
marched up Van Ness avenue to the
First Presbyterian church. where Rev.
William V. Kirk Guthrie preached the
funeral sermon. Six sergeants again
! carried the casket to the caisson and
the cortege moved out Van Ness ave-
nue. to the Presidio.
MAJOR GENERALS SALUTE.
As the procession entered the Pre-
! sidio the band suddenly ceased play
ing and cannon doomed. At inter
walls Of one minute, for period Of g
minutes, the cannon spoke--the major
generals salute. Then as the cask ct
was lowered into the grave, bugler
sounded taps" Again came salute
OF 13 guns. Then stepped forth a
firing squad and three volleys crashed
a last farewell.
Meantime. the city of San Fran
! cisco practically suspended business
out of respect to General Funston's
memory. BY proclamation OF the
mayor. all city and public offices
were closed and many business houses
shut their doors.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-02-24
ecHUMANN- HEiNk INJURED;
AUTO HIT BY STREET CAR

st. Louis. Feb. 24.-Mme. Schu-
mann Heink. contralto. who suffered
two fractured ribs and a lacerated
arm when she was thrown from an
automobile here last night, will not
be able to take the concert stage for
at least three weeks. her physician
announced today.
The lure of the movies took the star
and her accompanied. Edith Evans. to
a movie house on the south side. When
they were departing for their home
their automobile. In backing from the
curb. was struck by a street car. Both
were catapulted from their seats, but
Mise Evans escaped with a.few minor
bruises.
Physicians say tho injury to Nine.
schumann- Heink greatly interferes
with her breathing and that she should
be In bed at least two weeks.
The contralto sang yesterday after
noon with the st. Louis symphony or
chestra and was to have appeared
again today. She was to have gone
from st. Louis to Washington to sing
with the Washington orchestra.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-02-24
ENGLAND STANDS
BEHIND PREMIER
IN LATEST MOVE.
Announcement of Restrict
i've Measures Meets With
General Approval in Spite
of Dark Picture.

London, Feb. 24.-England is a unit
behind Lloyd George. Whole hearted
approval of the sternly restrictive
measures which the premier outlined
yesterday before the house OF COM
mons was expressed on every hand
today.
editorials found with the speech was
that perhaps 1t was n trifle more pes
simistic as to the present situation
than was justified.
Some members think the premier
drew too dark n picture of the exist
ing situation" declared the Chroni-
Gle. but there has been 30 much
complacent optimism in this country
about the war that corrective was
necessary. LLOYD George Is right in
refusing to mark the realities for you
do not get rid OF them by covering
with gauze of words and pretenses."
The Chronicle, in company with
most other London newspapers, an
nounced a reduction in size, in view of
the curtailment of paper imports an
nounced by the prime minister.
SUPPLEMENTAL LIST.
A supplemental list of imports
banned. in addition to those an
nounced by, the prime minister in his
speed was issued by the war cabinet
last night. For the most part the ar
ticles thereon were broadly covered in
Lloyd Georges classification of non
essentials" Some surprise wass oc-
casioned, however, by inclusion OF
hides, both wot and dry, in such n
Ittt tod hon hax
cial grant was given the board of
trade to raise the ban by special IL
censes on any commodity it desired
In the aftermath of discussion on
the speech there was a faint echo of
surprise that the premier did not re-
fer by a single word to England's
present military situation. 1t was
pointed out, however, that such omis-
sion Of detailed discussion was per-
haps studied. The premier apparent
ly adopted the attitude that there was
no uncertainty about the outcome, and
so refrained from reference to topic
about which he felt there was no ne
cessity for discussion.
COMMENT FAVORABLE.
Editorial comment today agreed
that Lloyd Georges speech was prob
ably the most weighty of the war
mo forecast of the statement made
by the prime minister had prepared
the public for the drastic series of
restrictions they find imposed today"
says the Daily News. Nothing :"
has brought the lesser penalties Of the
war so closely home to the people Of
this country as Lloyd Georges cata-
loguo OF the commodities we shall
henceworth have to do without"
Some newspapers object that there
was not greater cut in the output Of
beer.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-02-24
Telegraphic Tabloids

CHICAGO-Roy G.. holland, student
who wrote endless love letters to Miss
Mildred Mccormick, society belle Is in
love, according to Judge Schully. ply
sicians at the detention hospital. where
he is being held say he's suffering
from "dementia praecox.'
CHICAGO - Friday the twenty
third" and bed NO. 49, proved toe
much for Anthony Putkill, preparing
for an operation. lie dropped through
the window, appendix and all and fled
NEW YORK~Scared into knocking
over n kettle of boiling water by the
entrance OF two holdup men. Imie
Muchnick yelled and scared the holdup
men 50 they ran away.
SPRINGFIELD, MASS.-Proffered a
large potato in payment for pre-din-
nor cocktail. n Bridge street cafe bar
tender rang up Is cents and gave the
customer five cents change
NEW YORK-Isabelle sherman sued
Andre brothers, for $4,000, charging
that they contracted to dye her red
hair brown and 1t turned blue.
NEW YORK - Spurning electric
lights as too new tangled" Willis
.,perry, 80, lit a match to see the time
and was probably fatally burned when
the head flew off and ignited his robe.
NEW YORK-Justice Hotchkiss rul-
ed that Douglas Fairbanks doesn't have
TO accept $4,000 week salary from the
movie company he doesn't want to work
for, If he doesn't want to. Doug wants
to start his own show. The company
wants him not to.
HIRAM, O.-Hiram college jumped
into the elite class when the boys stag
ed an egg fight. EGGS were 80 scramb-
led over the furniture that mops and
scrub brushes were used
STEPHENVILLE, TEX. James
Adams is not worrying about his lungs.
although in a test of his strength he
himself to "a doctors bill. He
fractured two OF his ribs when he
sneeZed.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-02-24
LIQUOR TURNED BACK AT
THE KANSAS STATE BOUNDARY

Topeka, Kan, Feb. 24.--Twenty- five
carloads OF liquor OF all kinds were
turned back at the Kansas state
boundary lines yesterday when the
Kansas bone-dry law went into eff
feet, II was estimated here today. Al
though the new law did not actually
go into effect until o'clock yester-
day afternoon. the railroads decided
not to take any chances and early in
the day deliveries were stopped at the
state line and will be sent back to the
shippers. Wines from California and
WHISTLES from New York and Canad-
ian distilleries are among the ship
ments to be returned
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-02-24
LONDON REPORTS LOSS or
TWO MORE BRITISH SHIPS

London. Feb. 24.-The captain and
six OF tho crew OF the British steamer
C;renadier were killed when that vessel
was sunk today. The remainder Of the
crew was safely landed.
The British steamer Trojan Prince
has also been sunk.
Lloyd's lists two steamers named
Grenadier-the larger Of 1904 tons. reg
istered at New Castle and owned by
the Tyne-Tees Steam Shipping COM
pany: the other of 3b7 tons. registered
at Glasgow and owned by David Nc.
Brayne. limited. From the fact that
there were more than seven persons In
the crew 1t appears certain the larger
boat is the one sunk.
The Trojan Prince was . steel screw
vessel of 1896 tons, registered at New
Castle and owned by the Prince line.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-02-24
WOMEN STRIKERS OF
CHICAGO ARRESTED

Chicago, Feb. 24.-Sixty women stri-
kers. members OF the garment workers
union, were arrested last night when
they attempted to pass police lines
guarding the factories. In the free for
all fight that followed. several police
men were scratched. President Schle-
singer OF the union. John Flood, repre-
sentative of the American Federation
of Labor. and other union leaders we're
cited for contempt before Judge Bald
win today. They are said to have ad :
viscd the strikers to continue pick
citing.
Although more than $50 women have
been arrested TO- picketing In viola :
ton to Judge Baldwin's restraining or
der. they continue to carry on the prac
tice. Eight thousand workers are said
to be out.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-02-24
SUBMARINES AND
MERCHANTMEN IN
AN ENGAGEM ENT
One U-Boat and Two Steam
ers Sunk-British De-
stroyers Arrived in Time
to Save Other Vessels.

New York. Feb. 24.--Onc German
submarine was sunk and two mer-
chantmen destroyed in i battle be-
tween submarines and nine mer-
chantmen off the Spanish coast
near Tarragona, according to dis
patch from Buenos Aires. printed
in today's New York Herald. The
information was said to have been
received in the Argentine city in
special dispatches from Barcelona.
Among the ships listed as sunk
were the Skosland previously re-
ported as having been sunk. but
without details) and the Giuseppe.
The British steamship Janeta and
other merchantmen were all
greatly damaged.
The Herald dispatch asserted
that the submarines were about to
score victory when five or six
British destroyers appeared and
put them to flight.
The sea battle. It was said, took
place on Sunday.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-02-24
DORAh WILLING TO
FIGHT OUT PRIMARY


CONTINUED from First PaEe.)
Perhaps this lind Of a measure can be
put through the legislature. / shall be
pleased under such circumstances to
present my Views to the people, in
deed. I covet the opportunity Of doing
SO.
SECOND PLAN SUGGESTED.
Or II 1t Is too late to get the bill
through with It's referendum I sug-
gest another process by which we can
present this matter fairly before the
people. Submit your bill to the leg
islature providing for the repeal and
the substitute for the primary so that
the people may have the concrete
question before them. Then we will
have the issue. In the coming pri-
mary election let those who are in
favor Of the law as submitted by the
legislature declare In It's favor and
those who are in favor OF a primary
declare in it's favor and let the peo-
pie elect the next legislature upon
that issue.
There are only two things ask for
in regard to this. First, that the mat
ter shall be presented to the people
fairly for their determination; sec
ondly. that 1t shall be presented under
such circumstances that those of us
opposed to it's repeal may have an OPP
portunity to present fully our views.
II seems that the leaders OF my party
are practically all against my views
and 1t may be that the people have
come to the same conclusion. II so,
those who favor the repeal will lose
nothing but little delay. ! say now
SO there may be no possibility OF mis-
understanding that ! am opposed to
the repeal OF the primary and shall
continue to be opposed to 1t to the
end.
Reference was made in the Lincoln
day speech to a letter which | wrote
to member Of the legislature two
years ago. That letter was character
lied as an effort to control the legis-
lature by men in high places. In view
Of that statement may trespass upon
your kindness to ask a publication in
full of that letter which | transmit +?
do not incorporate the name of the
gentleman to whom 1t was addressed
as the assailment seems to be wholly
upon myself and / am quite willing
to assume the entire responsibility.
Very respectfully,
WILLIAM +. BORAH.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-02-24
SPECIAL TRAINS OF
FLOUR BEING MOVED
TO EASTERN CITIES

Minneapolis. Feb. 24.-Minneapoiis
mills. largest in the world. were work
ing so per cent capacity today. For
months they have averaged 35 per cent
normal, because of lack OF cars to
move the flour.
With flour famine in the east. hun
drcds Of cars were reported today be-
ing rushed to Minneapolis on passen-
ger schedule. These will be quickly
loaded and will join the five special
flour trains. totaling about 800 cars,
that are on the road today for eastern
cities.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-02-24
AMERICAN ON BOARD
NORWEGIAN VESSEL
SUNK BY SUBMARINE

Washington, Feb. 24.-Soloman
Troizhe, Of 1855 Montgomery street,
San Francisco, was aboard the
Norwegian bark Blenheim, bound
from Pensacola to Greenok, which
was sunk by a submarine on Feb.
%, Consul Frost at Queenstown re-
ported to tho state department to-
day. Troizhs and tho entire crew
were saved.
The Blenhein,, Frost reported,
was stopped 30 miles southwest Of
Fastnet. When tho master sienaIed
submission tho crew was given am
pie time to take to tho iifeboats and
the vessel was then sunk by shell
fire.
The submarine tossed a line to
the Iifeboats and towed them until
a British naval vessel appeared,
then cut the lines and disappeared.
No one was injured.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-02-24

Washington. Feb. 24.--The existenc
and boost the price Of bread in tn
United States was charged by Repre-
Henry r. Rainey Of lllinoi
today.
II base my statement upon facts
gathered in personal investiga-
ton" said Rainey.
AT the annual convention of the
National Association of Master
Bakers at Salt Lake City last sum-
ner, President S. r. Mcdonald, Of
Memphis, announced that a cam
paign would be started at once to
educate the public to a Decent
loaf Since then this has been
done.
CHEAPER IN IRELAND.
over the door of the biggest
grocery in Washington is a sign
which says. Bread one day old, two
loaves for cents.
why do bakers want Decent
bread made today. when they are
glad to sell it two for a nickel to-
morrow?
Bread made from Minneapolis
flour is. being sold cheaper in Ire
land today than it is in the United
States. Bread in the warning coun-
tries is cheaper today than II is in
the United States.
I'm recent letter to all mem
bers, Secretary j. NJ. Bell, OF the
Master Bakers, tells of the in
creased dues for the Campaign Of
education In the same letter he
calls the many bakers who refused
to join in price boosting nothing
less than rencgades.
Right after the Spanish Ameri-
can war a tax was placed on mixed
flour, which is corn starch or corn
flour mixed with wheat flour.
There is bill now in the ways
and means committee Of the house
repeating this tax, which would di-
vert about 60,000,O00 more bushels
Of corn into the bread making mar
ket every year.
Every effort to report out this
bill faVorabl Is met with opposi-
ton by the bakers and wheat mil
lers.
In view of these facts | charge
lat there is a fast forming food
trust in this country that is in n
conspiracy to keep up the price OF
bread"
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-02-24
FAVOR FEDERAL PURCHASES.
TAKING A CENSUS IN
CHICAGO WAREHOUSES;

Chicago, Feb. 24.--Acting under or
ders from Police Chief Schuttler. spc-
cial squads of officers today started "a
food census OF the 81 large cold stor-
age warehouses in Chicago. They are
instructed to secure 1t each an exact
invoice OF amounts of food of various
kinds and classes that are in storage.
With this information on hand 1t
will be possible to determine to what
such extent spectators and food
munip lators are responsible for the
exorbitant prices for foodstuffs.
Independent OF the police, Health
Commissioner Robertson Is taking "A
census of the stocks Of fresh meat,
;gs, poultry and butter. Reports
have been obtained from all the stor-
age companies, but six or eight and
suit will be filed against them unless
they return reports today. 1t was
stated.
ACTING UNDER ORDINANCE.
The city officials are acting under
the forestallins ordinance and the
cold storage ordinance. Their infor-
nation, II OF value, will be turned
over to federal investigators for Grim
innl proceedings in case such seem
justified. II was limited.
Chicago districts raised 100000
bushels OF onions last season." August
Geweke. president of the Farmers and
Truck Growers union, said. That
would be ,0C0 carloads. Two weeks
ago appeared /. statement claiming
that there were only 1900 cars In the
entire country. There WAS at least
two-thirds normal crop last year.
Where have the millions Of bushels
raised elsewhere gomez"
Practically all the onions raised
near Chicago were sold to dealers for
31.75 per hundred pounds. They are
selling at $12 per hundred now.
No relief was evident in the freight
car situation today. The yards are
still filled and movements practically
suspended. Grain trading on the
board Of trade 10 practically at q
standstill.