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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-05-19

The condcir 'Nt.Dn q. Ger l1H-Nm,r cans
by the krcuz Zeitung, ~ reported today in
an Amsterdam dispatch. j. based upon a
false premise and the result, naturally. j.
a fallacy in logic. The German paper de-
elares the "German-American faithfulncs-
is hereby forever ~dishonored.' Exactly the
reverse il true. The so-called German
American owes allegiance To the United
States, not TO Germany. Ills failure to
support this government would. indeed.
make the term German faithfulness" u
reproach such a. was carried III he old
Roman phrase "Punic faith
No man coming here from , foreign land
becomes an American citizen without re-
%nouncing allegiance to his naliv, com
try. Having taken upon himself new oh
legations, the naturalized American must
live up to them a. faithfully a. if no for
cien blood flowed in his veins. The krcuz
Zcitung simply does not un lcrsrand the
meaning of 'faith." To it, an Ia The Lni-
ser, the phrase to be faithful means moth
ing, except it he followed by the words 80
Statesman.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-05-19

Zoe 50 big Il was murder to put on
my shoe. I used salves and other
things hat ate of more Of the toe
than they did the corn I'd cut ana
dig with knives and scissors. but
now no more fooling for me. Two
drops OF 'Gets-It' did all the work.
It makes the corn shrivel and get so
loose that you can just pick IL right
on with your fngers!"
There has been nothing new dis
covered for corns since "Gets-It"
was born. It's the new way-the
common simple. sure way.
"Gets-It" is sold everywhere. CSC
= bottle. or sent on receipt Of price
by Z. Lawrence & Co.. Chicago. Ill.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-05-19

ing to the middleman and to the retailer.
He has said that they should be content
with a reasonable profit on the ~rehandling
Of the necessities of life. And. we may
add, if they are not thus content, they will
be made 10 be content with that sort of
profit. The retailer who now puts up the
price of his goods to exc ont an added
profit l. a traitor 10 America. He should
be, and will be, punished for his over
weening greed. There i plenty of food in
America. That food must and will be got
ten to the consumer AT a reasonable price.
If our machinery of distribution a. at
present organized, can not effect this, the
government can.-Beaumont Enterprise.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-05-19
OFFICE OF DEPUTY COLLECTOR or


CUSTOMS, Port of Brownsville. Texas,
May 10, 1917. The following described
property has been seized for violation Of
the United States Customs Laws. to wit
Six and one-half gallons of me~calc: one-
fifth gallon of tequila; 52l packs of Gig
%arettes; 27S cigars; | rifle; 1S3 cartridges
10 pack PLAYING cards: , watches: | flute
Z opals; 3 steel dirkS: , scabbards: | set
harness.; | pair moeca-ins: 5 hor~c-hair
hat bands: Il horSe-hair baskets; q straw
hats; IS pieces decorated earthernwarc
80 pieces plain e~arthenware; q plaster
statuettes; 65 pieces cotton drawnwork: >
cotton Shawls: IS piece~ linen drawnwork
Is silk handbags; | silk shawl; | silk
handkerchief. and % seed necklaces. ANY
claim made therefore must be filed with
the undersigned within twenty days from
the date Of this notice. All property re
naming unclaimed will he sold at public
auction. at the United States Custom
House in this city on Monday, June 20,
1917, at 10 o'clock a. III. }. A. MALTBY,
Deputy Collector. (5-19 26&6-2)
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-05-19

Sold in Brownsville and recommended as
the worlds best remedy, by W. G. Whitman
and The Eagle Pharmacy.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-05-19
AIRMAN OF
ENGLAND MISSING
DISAPPEARANCE OF CAPTAIN BALL
IS ONE o PRINCIPAL TOPICS OF
CONVERSATION At THE FRONT.

b It'll = III HEADQUARTERS IN
FRANCE, May 19.-One of the chief top
les of conversation along the whole Brit
'ish front this week has been the disap-
Ipearance Of Captain Albert Ball, the star
airman of the British army He was last
seen near Lens between q 80 and z d. IN.
on Monday. Al that time he was engaged
with three German machines. lie wa. not
seen TO fall, however, and no word has
been heard thus far from the German aer-
ial corps a. to whether he was killed or
captured. This is unusual, a. the rival air
forces ordinarily notify each other by
messages dropped by airplanes of the fate
of men who lave met with mishaps.
In less than a year Captain Ball had he
come one of the heroes of the war. Every
soldier in the British army knows scores
terity in the air. Both he and his friends
in the Aerial Corps had a fatalistic belief
that he bore a charmed life and could no,
be killed while flying. Even now the army
believes this charm holds and that he j.
n prisoner, having merely caught an I'M
lucky bullet in some vital part of his
machine. forcing him down within the en-
emy's lines.
Captain Ball had received the Disting-
Iui>hed Service Medal with two bars and
also the Military Cross. He lived in Not
Itingham. When he first entered the army
he was with the Sherwood foresters. His
active service has been with the FLYING
Corps, which he joined when he was 10
years old. He celebrated his twentieth
birthday "A short time ago.
The missing aviator was of the type of
mere boys who make up the Flying Corps,
entire %squadrons frequently averaging only
81 year, of age. lie was taken back 10
England last fall for a rest, having made
n most brilliant record in the Somme
fighting, when the British first gained
mastery of the air. lie came back to
France only about a fortnight ago and be-
gan a new year Of work with even more
notable performances than ever before.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-05-19
Germs Loosen OF
With Magic Gets. Il"
8 Drops Do the Work, Painlealy.

tell you. before I heard of
'Gets-It' used to try one thing after
another for corns. / still had them.
] used bandages and they made my
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-05-19

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS, SIS:
d L lQl Rvl-

u .NllTYD \ IEN VT AtlIstiNh
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS, IS:
d. l.. 1915, Bvl.
Public notice j. hereby given. that by
virtue Of n writ Of Order Of Sale. dated
May Is. 1917. issued ont of the United
States District Court for the Southern
District of Texas on u Judgment render
Cd in said Court, on the 10th day Of May,
a. ID. 1917, in favor Of The United States
az America and against Thirty-three COW
two steer, and five bulls, ! will on May
II. A. ID. 1917, nj eleven O'Clock A. NJ. ut
the s~tockyards in McAllen, llidalgo Coun-
.ty. Texas, offer for sale at public cutlery
u the highest and best bidder for cash,
thirty three COWS, two steers and five
balls, seized by me under warrant OF Seiz-
urc issued out of the United States Dis
trict court for the Southern District Of
Texas, Brownsville, Division, on the 18th
.day Of May. 1917.
Dated May 10, A. ID. 1917.
j.. A. HERRING,
u. s. Marshal.
Southern District of Texas.
BY G. NJ. RAIDER,
(5-17I1Sl9) Deputy.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-05-19
Railroad Earnings
At Mission LARGE
. Especial t. The Herald

MISSION, Tex, May 10. = Total re-
eeipts for the quarter ending May 1st by
the local station of the st. Louis, Browns
vile and Mexico Railway show that more
than S63 900 was earned at Mission, n
against $4,000 for the same time last
year. This showing proves that Mission
l. growing, and 1t i stated by the local
employees OF the railway company that
these receipts also show hat Mission j.
the third largest revenue producing sta
tion on the entire line.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-05-19
NEW HAMPSHIRE STATE SHOOT.

MANCHESTER, n. H., May 19.-The
annual trap shooting tournament of the
New Hampshire State Sportsmen's asso-
citation opened at the Amoskeag Gun club
today, with many crack shots from differ
ent parts of New England present. a lar
ger attendance is expected tomorrow, when
the finals in the championship events will
be contested.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-05-19
LABOR SIX
MONTHS CROP WORK
Especial e. The Herald

MISSION, Tex, May ia call i he
ing issued to all Mexican laborers by the
Chamber of Commerce for help IN the har-
ve>ting of the biz broom corn crop which
will begin about June 1T. The Chamber
has issued circulars in Spanish promising
six months work in tae broom corn fields
nj good wages. This method j. expected
10 bring many Mexicans from adjoining
counties.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-05-19
War Time Economy
Hits Chicago First
iBy Associated press.)

CHICAGO, May l9.-Thc first touch Of
war time economy on Chicago's part wa,
shown today when it become known that
from onc-haif to rcc-fourths of all as
si-tants of fashionable modistes along
Michigan boulevard have been discharged.
This l. said to be the result of Chicago
women cutting down expenditures for
clothes.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-05-19

An unspillabie medicine glass has been
invented. 1t has a graduated funnel on
top into which a dose is poured and
measured and which J. removed when the
medicine l. to he taken.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-05-19

There II more Catarrh in this section
OF the country than ali other diseases
put together. and for years IL was sup
posed to be incurable. Doctors prescribed
local remedies. and by constantly falling
TO cure with local treatment. pronounced
IL incurable. Catarrh Is a local disease.
greatly influenced by constitutional con-
ditions and therefore requires constitu-
tional treatment. Halls Catarrh Medi-
cine. manufactured BY +. J. Cheney <
Co. Toledo, Ohio. is a constitutional
remedy. Is taken internally and acts
thru the Blood on the Mucous Surfaces
Of the System. One Hundred Dollars re-
ward in offered for any case that Halls
Catarrh Medi-inc fails 70 cure. Send Tor
circulars and testimonials.
r. J. CHENEY 4 co. Toledo. Ohio.
Sold by Druggists. sc.
Halls Famlly T.lIj Tor construction.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1917-02-08

The DEEPEST river flows with the
deepest sound.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1917-02-08

board a chance to escape. She
vii attempt to starve the En-.
tente countries as the Entente
countries have attempted to
starve Germany.
Unless the Administration at
Washington has changed It's at
tltude, the hour of the severence
OF diplomatic relations between
the United States land Germany
is at hand. Germany has made
certain !cepditions under which
Americars'' and other neutrals
may travel through the war
zones in safety, but she has made
similar conditions before, and
they were rejected by this Gov
ernment. Germany abandoned
her maritime policies VIII e n
threatened by Washington with
a severance OF diplomatic relat-
ions. She will now return to
that policy, and prosecute it with
more fearful vigor. That either
OF the Entente Nations placed in
Germany's position probably
would follow the same course.
does not alter the fact that this
Government has declared that
policy illegal and intoIerable,
and that Germany reverts to it
in violation OF pledges made to
this Government to secure q con-
tinuance of friendly relations.
What will follow a severance of
diplomatic relations, which now
appears inevitable, can not be
predicted with accuracy. 1t is
hardly probable that the United
States would take a conspicu-
ously active part in the war, if
war should be declared. The pow
er to declare war rests with the
Congress, and the Congress may
find an honorable means of a.
voiding that calamity. But, un-
doubtedly, the gravest crisis of
the war. as it affects this coun-
try, has arrived.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1917-02-08
Washington Preparing For Reunion.

Birmingham Age Heralh.
: Although the Confederate re-
union, to be held in Washington,
is more than four months Of
June 4th preparations are well
under way. This will probably be
the last reunion, but whether it
is or not, it is safe to assume
that it will be the last big one.
Not only is the Washington
committee ofarrangements busy
every day in the week with de-
tails but veteran camps in every
State of the South are perfecting
plans for moving on to the ma
tional capital. Also the RAILROADS
are giving q great deal of public
ily to the forth coming event.
The lines traverslng this part
of the South with eastern connec-
tions-that is to say practically
all the lines-are making an.
nouncements which appeal to the
sentiment of the old soldiers who
fought for the lost cause. One
railroad company is stressing
the fact that it's trains run thru
historic battle fields of Virginia,
taking in q view of the crater
near Petersburg and the fortif-
cations around Richmond. An
other company calls attention
to the tact that the veterans who
travel on It's road will ride over
one stretch of4S miles which was
built by Confederate soldiers,
'and which has remained, per-
haps, the most permanent mon
ument of any work done by the
Confederacy." 1t is the line be-
tween Greensboro, N. G., and Dan
vile, Va.
When the war began there was
no railroad connecting the old
Richmond and Danville with the
North Carolina system of roads.
A railroad official in sketching'
the situation, says the Confeder-
ate authorities saw the strategic
value OF such a line, "and were
able to bring to bear sufficient
pressure to overcome the Obsta-
cles which had previously stood
in the way of its construction
owing to the rivalry of North
Carolina and Virginia, each
State seeking to protect it's own
railway interests"
The rail necessary for the con-
struction of the Greensboro.Dan-
vile connection was procured by
tearing up other lines. At the
close of the war the 4S-nile
stretch was confscated by tie
United States as :one OF the as.
sets of the Confederacy and there
was prolonged litigation before
the Richmond and Danvllle re-
ceived it.
This section has been double
tracked and but few changes
were found necessary.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1917-02-08
Prefers Chamberlain's.

"ln this course Of a converse.
ton with Chamberlain Medicine
Co's. representative today, we
had occasion to discuss in a gen
eral way the merits of their dit.
ferent preparations. At his sug-
gestion take pleasure in expires.
sing my estimation OF Chamber.
lain's Cough Remedy. haye u
family OF six children and ha We
used this remedy in my home for
years. 1 consider it the only
cough remedy on the market, AZ
! have tried nes'rly all kinds. p
Earl G. Rose, publisher Ha mil
ton County Re ublican.News, Sy.
racuse, Kan.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1917-02-08

The Won Hindenburg notifica-
tion OF a new campaign offright-
fulness makes it too late for "sol
emn warnings" The strict &C.
countabillty warning two years
now means severance of rela.
tions, then war:-Danville Regis
ter.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1917-02-08
Leather Famine Predicted.

Leather Famine Predicted.
A Los Angelese. CAL, special
says: rt..
Dealers greed and q leather
famine threaten to make a bare
foot nation of the United States
within the next two years.
Shoe dealers and manufactur.
ers predict tnat before the end oI
1917 the price OF women's fancy
boots will be $35. per pair, and
that all other foot wear will be
correspondihgly high. Ere long
a pair of all feather shoes will be
a curiosity in this country.
Heretofore most of our shoe
material has been imported from
South America. The Unit Q d
States furnishes only 25 per
cent of our leather.
BuJ blood-red Europe, having
in spite OF the war lost no whit
OF it's business acumen, has con-
tracted for the entire output OF
South America for the next two
years. And the irony OF the thing
is that they clinched the deal
with American capital--money
loaned by greedy Wall Street and
the American banking interests! ,
Substitutes for leather are be-
ing used by shoe manufacturers
in this country wherever posi-
BILE. In the next few years the A.
merican people will be divided in
to classes by their shoes!
The very poor, for instance, if
they wear shoes at all, will wear
a clumsy, cheap brogan, such as
graces the feet Ofpeasants in ma.
ny foreign countries. And the
middle classes will be marked by
the cloth uppers of their foot
gear, while fancy, high topped
leather boots will be left to the
very rich.
"The problem that is now fac.
ing the American shoe manufac.
turers,' says the man with the
information regulating shoes. is
to create Il leather shoe that will
be substantial and at the same
time stylish, and which also will
be within reach of Mr.. Average
Mans pocket-boOk.
"Shoe manufacturers of this
city have come nearer accom-
plishing this than have Eastern
makers. The "openwork shoe"
which has become SO popular for
summer wear throughout the
country, and which is a product
OF this city, will be put on the
market with a few variations in
the near future for $3.50 per
pair.
"This shoe, however, has prac-
tical value for year round wear
only in that portion Of the coun-
try where the weather is mild en-
ough to permitit. Nevertheless,
the popular shoe of the future
will be built along these lines,
and undoubtedly it will have un-
disguised wooden heels!"
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1917-02-08

II this note is a bluff, it is cer-
talnly a most audacious one and
Will not terrorize neutral nations
into taking the German view of
the situation in Europe. Age Her.
aid.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1917-02-08

Germany's note will fall upon
the American people with stupi.
tying effect. 1t is impossible for
this government to tolerate the
new rule which Germany seeks to
impose, Washington Post.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1917-02-08

Woodrow Wilson's speace moves
were what they purported to be,
the last attempt to keep Ameri-
ca out OF war. Seemingly the at
tempt has failed.-Macon Tele.
graph.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1917-02-08

The rationale OF Germany'spo.
sition is brutal, insanely brutal,
in it's utter disregard of t h e
rights of neutral nations and in
its brazen contempt for the de-
mands OF humanity and OF civlli-
zation itself.-Lynchburg News.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1917-02-08
Sloan's Liniment for Stiff Joints.


Rheumatic pains and aches get
into the joints and muscles, ma
king every movement torture.
Relieve your suffering with Sloan
Linimrnt; it quickly penetrates
without rubblng, and soothes
and warns your sore muscles.
The congest+d blood is stimula-
ted to action; u single applica-
lion will drive out the pain.
Sloan's Linilnent is clean, con-
venient and quickly effective, it
does not stain the skin or clog
the pores. Get II hottie today
al your druggist, 25c.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1917-02-08

Great Britain has directed a.
galnst Germany a war OF starva-
ton, the intent being proclaimed
in and out of parliment. Ger
many now claims the privilege OF
retaliating in kind. 1t is to be
assumed, therefore, that the evil
and inevitable day has come and
that the Washington govern.
ment will presently sever diplo.
matte relations with the Berlin
goyernn nnent.-Greensboro News.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1917-02-08

This And Five Cents. Don't
Miss III lis. Cut out this slip, en-
close five cents to Foley 4 Co.,
Chicago, ILL.,, writing your name
and ado c'ress clearly. You will re.
ceive in return II trial package
containi ny Foley's Honey and
Tar com pound for coughs, colds
and GRO up; Foley Kidney Pills
and Foley Cathartic Tablets.
Sold everywhere.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1917-02-08
Inactivity Causes Constipation

HuuOeIVEOJ OUuoOD OOHoV'PuVIOu'
Lack of exercise in the winter
ia q frequent cause OF constipa.
tion. You ipel heavy, dull and
listless. your complexion il sal
low and pimply. aud energy at
low ebb. Clean up this condition
ut once with DR.. Kings New Life
Pills, a mild laxative that re-
lieves the congested intestines
without gripping. A dose before
retiring will assure you a full and
easy movement in the morning.
25c, at your Druggist.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1917-02-08
4 Bill That Should Be Defeated.
Editorial from Greensboro News.

|
Editorial from Greensboro News.
The newspaper of the st a t e.
both small and large, have co.
operated finely, generously, with
the, medical leadership of the
state for years past, in a cam.
paign of education in Sanitary
matters. If.the medical authori-
ties had given the newspapers
an opportunity OF considering
the proprietary remedies bill
that they are now attempting to
whip through the Legislature, it
is not at all probable that there
would have been o chance foI
this bill. This uncandid course,
this elaborate strategy, whatev-
er merit it may have as strategy,
or generalship, is amazingly un-
fair, and arbitrary, and auto
cratic.
1t has been suggested that the
main enterprise here is to find
revenue for the state board of
health at the expense of the news
papers of the state. This the Dai-
ly News is loath to credit; yet
that legitimate advertising inter-
interests are ruthlessly and reck-
lessly ljeopardized is one OF the
outstanding facts of the situa-
ton.
This with reference to the Crig-
inal bill. There have been numer-
GUS amendatory suggestions;
there is no way for the newspa-
pers and the people of the state
to know just what is about!to
happen to them. We hear of pro-
posals that seem altogether to
ignore the federal laws. There
ale Others that appear wildly i'm.
practicable.
The substitute offered by the
pharmacists for their own gov
ernance, and passed by the SEN
ate, inasmuch as ltwould extend
the operation OF the principle IN
the federal law to intrastate bus
mess, is an unobjectionable mea-
sure for which some present ne
cessity may exist, and necessity
for which might at any time a.
rise. This would make unlawful
the sale of any proprietary or
patent medicines purporting to
cure certain diseases for which, it
is well known, there is no cure at
the present.
Much as has been said, it is
learned, in the rhetoric which has
been employed to becloud this is
sue, OF the intent of the physi-
cians's bill toward remedies in
which alcohol is contained. This
must be almost wholly disinge-
uous, and is certainly unworthy,
in the case off measure for which
a body of scientists stand spon-
sor, There are numerous enact
ments, state and federal, t h a
fully cover the phase OF the busi-
ness, that are enforced and OBJ
served. The very essence OF the
original bill, moreover, is to CON-
pei publication OF the formula
and statements of the ingredi-
ents. The statement on each pack
age OF amount of alcohlic con-
tent is fully secured by laws now
in force.
The newspapers OF North Caro-
lima should at once advise them
selves as fully as may be, under
the disabilities and emDarrass.
ments that have been carefully
created, OF the nature and indi-
Gated effects of this astounding
Legislative proposal If they will
do so evidence will point to the
conclusion, we think, that it is a
piece of folly, freighted with inju.