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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-12-21

WASHINGTON. ID. C., Dee. 21.-Forty
telegram~ sent by Court Luxburg of ''~pr-
los versenkt' fame. former German charge
in Argentint, and coRStituting another
chapter of the intrigueS of German dipIo-
macy in neutral capitals. were made public
here late yesterday by the state depart
ment.
One Of the messages revealed that Lux
burg had induced the president Of Argen-
tine, Irogroyen. 10 seek secret agree
mcnt with Chill and Bolivia ''muual re-
approachment for protection against North
America
The correspondence deals largely with
efforts made by the German minister to
prevent any rupture Of relations with Ar
gcntine and throughout the dispatches,
there was warning to liS-&alernment 10
fiafter the Argentinians, and to word the
note in reply 10 the Argentine protest
against the sinking of the steamer Toro in
such way a. not to offend them.
Evidence of the apparent phabiliiy Of
the Argentine president and OF the oppoSi-
ton Of Minister Of Foreign Affairs Puer-
reydon is disclosed in many Of the dis
patches. Frequent reference j. made by
the charge 10 difficulty he was having in
dealing with the foreign minister. but en-
phasi> placed upon the ease with which
he communicated with the president.
In statement ACCOMMODATING the tcle-
grams, the Argentine foreign minister an
nounced that there were three messages
not published a. they related solely to
Chile and Uruguay. They have been dc
livercd to those governments.
A. an Indication of the means used by
Count Luxburg to evadc detection in com
municating with his government i found
one dispatch where reference l. made to
his fear that the 'secrei wire" has been
discovered Another refers 10 an Interrupt
tion Of 1iis wire to Mexico.
The message referring to the South
American alliance merely said that the
president at last had made up hi, mind
TO conclude such an agreement with Chile
and Bolivia. and there wa~ nothing in the
correspondence to clear up just what
gotiation~ were carried on with these
tOuHtI1t-
A telegram dated July 20. last. an
nounced the completion Of a 'receivin.
plant" and asked for the wave length Of
the great wireless station II Naucn
The concluding message dated July 10
said:
''As long n Chile i neutral Germany
will he able after the war to carry ont her
South American policy just a. well. if not
more easily in opposition to an infatuated
and misguided Argentina. "a with Argcn-
tina on her side
The disclosures complete the story Of
Luxburg'~ intrigueS which began when the
state department gave ont the famous
'.spurlo,rS verSenkt'' lSink without 4 iracel
message. They are Of Importance chiefly
because of their bearing upon various
heretofore unexplained activities in South
America, and are particularly interesting
ut this time when Luis Cabrera. envoy Of
President Carranza Of Mexico. j. oa his
way to Argentina to attend Il so-called
.fr.l ftN~
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-12-21
0UESTlONNAIRES MAILED TODAY

QuestiOnnaires were mailed out by
the Cameron County Local Board TO-
day to registrants who hold numbers
from 3lI to 478. So far fourteen
0uestionnaires. properly filled out,
have beer returned to the board.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-12-21
HURLEY SAYS NAVY ONE REASON
(By Associated Prcss.)

WASHINGTON. II. g.. Dee. 2l.-The ma
W. utilization WI much WI the country
~hiphuding facilitie~ was cited bv Chair
man Hurley VI THE shipping board before
the senate investigating committee today
~ one reason tor THE slow progress ot thc
merchant ship construction
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-12-21
GERMANS REJECT PEACE TERMS
BYRUSS|ANS, UNOFFICIAL REPORT
(BY ASSOCIA TED PBESS.)

LONDON Dec 2l nnofaI The Cnnans have rejected
the Russian Of
under 4 Thursday
Prograd Of
the Maxma~t all ndofc
the Ukraine
Generates kaln IIm 0 i
considerably h Uanci
ceded
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-12-21
CAPTURED GROUND is RETAKEN.
tBy Associated Press.)

ROME, Italy, Dee. 2l.-A considerable
portion of the ground gained by the enemy
on Tuesday IN the region of Monte Asolene
on the northern front east of the Brenta
river has been retaken by the Italians, the
ar office announced
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-12-21
ACTIVE ARTILLERY FIGHTING is ON

PARIS. Dee. 2l.-Active artillery fight j
ing ON the Nerdun front east of the MeuSc
J. reported by the war office. Artillery
l. active also At points on the eastern line.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-12-21
WAGE INCREASE AUTHORIZED.
OBy Associated presi.I

ST. LYOIlS. Mo, Dee 2l.-An increase
Of 10 per cent in wages Of railay clerks
and telegraphcr~ has been granted ~ the
81 Loui~ and Southwestern railway. ef-
fective january 1.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-12-21
NOTHING TO REPORT AT FRONT.
I bN ASSOriltru .'ress

LONDON. Dee. 2l.-Todav', official
statement says there il nothing to report
from the western front
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-12-21
(BY ASSOCIATED PhESS)

PETRoGRAD Thurday.nan of
Pergrd with check
cellars mob ridel dsty dranbtb
death Fifteen killed and
the dstlley which set afr
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-12-21
(BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.)
LONDON. Dee. u

loNDoN Dee 2l-ierman Foreign kuhlmnn
poran officials left Berlin yesterday Bltok
the crowd singing the national anthem and of
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-12-21
AMSTERDAM. HnlIand. !

"'n' 'f' Won erilng ne imperial Gedman
chancellor yesterday
he had confidential discussion the situation caused by
\
him to he
had charged o the
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-12-21
DECLARAT
OF WAR May
BE RESULT
EXPOSURE
CABLES
(Ry Associated Press J

WASHINGTON, ID. c., Dee. 2l>-A dec
laration of war against Germany by Ar
gentine was regarded a. almiSt certain in
Latin American diplomatic circles today a.
the result of new evidences of trickery dis
closed in the publication last night of the
series of Luxburg tclegrams.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-06-16
MORE PRICES DUE To ADVANCE;
AUTO BUSINESS KEEPS BRISK
Next Increase in Car Prices Expected July 1; Hupp
Agency Taking Surplus Cars of Other Districts;
Moustache Craze Hits Gas Row; Tire Agencies
Doing Big Business Arizona Trade Heavy.

TENDER. Mr.. frost, however. is still
making immediate delivery on Frank
lin open cars. He Will leave for the
factories of the Franklin and Mar
mon cars and Lippard-Stewart trucks
next week, to be gone month
A carload of Vim trucks and an
other of Briscoe cars will reach the
Pioneer Motor company early next
week
The Toltelk Motor company IN
loaded a carload Of HupmObiles on
Friday and three carloads went direct
to subdealers this week while Ben
Mckenzie asserts that J. R Over
street, the southwestern sales man
ager of the Hup. is the most worried
man in the southwest. OVerstreet
promised the Toltelk all the HupmO-
biles they could use for three months.
Ben Mckenzie and J. T. Page then
started out for some selling records
and now Overstreet is having to grab
cars from other dealers where the
market is not SO brisk to take care
of the Ell Paso distributors. Mckenzie
is willing TO bet a good cigar that the
next time Overstreet comes to Ell PaSo
he'll slip in quietly and not say a
word about wanting more orders.
Studebaker Business Good.
The receipt Of several more car
loads Of Studebakers, secured from
other distributors who were heavily
stocked, has enabled the Elliott-Gar-
rett company TO make a strong drive
on sales and r E Barker is now in
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-06-16
Maybe It's the Dri0er;
Road Reports Differ
On the Den1ing Route

The Herald automobile department
got two widely different reports on
the same road, Thursday. Frank Gar
rett made a trip to Deming early in
the week in Studebaker and reports
that the Borderland route, which was
used, IS In fairly good condition and
that ne was able to make good time.
Thursday evening, a tourist from
douglas came in to The Herald for
routing to Fort Worth and declared
that the road between FL Paso and
Douglas is very bad" Asked about
the section between FL Paso and Dem
ing, he stated that he found it one of
the worst roads he had ever travelled
he came by the Alden cutoff to Mesilla
Park and terms that section s.2S miles
Of awful travelling"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-06-16

rotor car sales in FL Paso have
MI been unusually good during the
L Il past week While many cars
advanced their prices on June !. 9TH
ers have deferred the raise to July
/ and motorists who are contemplate
ing cars are buying now or arrang-
ing 10 get their cars as quickly as
the dealers can supply them. The July
raises are likely to be substantial r
n Ramming says that wheat has
gone up high and he frankly admits
that the Buick price is likely to be
boosted $3.50, as he classes Bucks
and wheat as staples. The exact
amount has not yet been specified but
M Ramming has no illusions that it
viii be small.
The OIdsmObile is also going to
raise on July 1 and E. H. Fletcher is
hoping that it will not be a very big
boost. However, he will try to pro-
tect customers who place their orders
this month
Orders Far Ahead.
Leo J. frost continues to do a fat
business in Franklins, despite the war.
He booked an order this week for
Franklin brougham. but It will not be
possible TO make delivery until Sep
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-06-16
Ell PASO HERALD

trying to take care Of a record BUSH
ness in Kelly-Springfield tires de-
spite a short staff. some of his men
now being away on vacations.
Big Shipments for Booth.
Two more carloads of United States
tires reached the Quick Tire Service
this week. giving manager ID. c.
Booth a record stock which has Sc
verely taxed the capacity of his sales
rooms. He reports local business so
brisk that his fleet Of five service
cars is not large enough to give serv-
ice as promptly as he would lipe. even
though this company has discontinued
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-06-16

in all lines in Arizona is excellent
Mr. Waters visited Tucson and Phoe-
nix last week to place agencies for
the Dixie line and states that he was
much surprised at the booming condi
lions in that state. Mr.. Waters Is
arranging to move the Dixie and Ma
tiOnal agencies to Montana street and
is now running what he call a house
cars and demonstrators now in his
floors.
R ". Prosser. OF Del Rio. a partner
cleaning sale" to get rid Of all used
in the Oakland Auto Sales company.
is visitor in FL Paso-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-06-16
Hot Weather Aids
Gasoline Sales In
Ell PaSo District

Gasoline sales in FL Paso and
district jumped 25 percent in the
past ten days. over normal con-
ditions. according to L II. Travis.
city sales manager Of the Rio
Grande Oil company.
THE warm days brought the
cars out in the evenings" said
Mr.. Travis. 'and the result is that
gasoline and oil sales have in
creased wonderfully"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-06-16
Hank" Diers Gets
Into Draft List By
Scdnt 3-Ddu Margin

Henry Diers, Of the Western Motor
supply company, is one of the roll Of
honor men in the FL Paso registration
Mr.. Diers. however, came near missing
the age limit. He happened to have
been born three days too late to miss,
however. He was 81 on June and
consequently he was in the eligible
list by the three day margin. Mrs.
Diers was in California, but when she
found that her husband had to reg
lister she Cancelled her summers plans
and c-ught the first train home.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-06-16

free road service to persons not using
United States tires. The wholesale
business is also growing fast c. P.
Glass came in from the west on
Thursday with some record orders
while c. T. Chaplin. working the west
Texas territory has sent in some nice
orders.
J. r Tennison. a member Of the firm
handling the Paige car at Dallas. was
n tourist through El Paso this week
With his family, he is travelling in a
Paige car with a trailer which &C
commodities a complete camping out
fit. even TO a negro cook He will
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-06-16

attachment for Fords. as soon as they
arrive.
Tire sales have been heavy during
the past week. according to Dave
Rakestraw, of the Payne-Rake-
straw, who reports a big run"
on Pennsylvania castings. Mr. Rake
straw also reports two more Liberty
sales this week, one being converti-
bic type.
S. lack Silversparre. Of the Boss
Rubber company. is one Of the real
busy men of gasoline row these days.
He is the marshal of the big Red Cross
auto parade on Tuesday night and is
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-06-16

spend about four months along the
Pacific coast
A carload Of Nationals for the Tex
Mex Motor company arrived this week
and il is likely that they will be on
display at the Oakland Auto Sales
company next week
R. B. Stamm, International truck
sales manager. left for Albuquerque
on Friday to bring back his family
who have been living in the New
Mexico city.
S-uckuS itain
Arizona Business Fine
r. c. Waters reports that business
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-06-16

rotor car sales in FL Paso have
MI been unusually good during the
L Il MAST week While many cars
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-06-16

orders.
". S. Cooke. service manager of the
Elliott-Garrett company. has pet
query which he puts to all army Of
ficers visiting the Studebaker sales
rooms. It is: Say, had / better enlist
now or wait until am conscripted2"
Apparently no one has been able to
give Cooke a satisfactory answer.
A B. Brindley, service representa-
tive of the Studebaker. is back from
a trip through the territory.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-07
Enjoyable Party in Honor
of National Guard Members

New Cumberland, Pa, April T.
The Misses Becker gave a party at
their home at Bellavista on Thursday
night at which the guests of honor
were soldiers who spent eight months
at the Mexican border. The rooms
were decorated with red, white and
blue. Refreshments were served to
Sergeant Robert Seaman, Co. /, New
Cumberland; Corporal Leonard G.
Walden, Co. D, Harrisburg; William
Miller, Co. ID, Harrisburg; William l..
Goudy, Co. d, Harrisburg; Privates
Harry Gemmill, New Cumberland;
George Selway, Co. d, Steelton. Other
guests present were: Leroy Millard,
New Cumberland; w. A. Stehman,
Earl Rockey, Dewey Morrett, Frank
Hoffman, Bryan Heller, John Bein-
houer, Steelton; Misses Hazel Ham
mitt, Harrisburg; Marie Becker, Mae
Brown, Hazel Vogelsong, Nora Becker,
Marcella Urich, Helen Shimmel, Maud
Conrad, Anna Becker, Helen Stettler,
Tressa Kern, Edith Taylor, Mrs. Beck
er and daughters Catherine and Lu-
reda, of New Cumberland; Mrs. Brown
and Mrs. Shuler, of Harrisburg.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-07
CATHOLIC CHURCH
URGES LOYALTY
Archbishop Pendergast Calls
For Pledges of Life and
Property


Philadelphia. April Z. - Archbishop
Prendergast has called all members of
the Catholic Church to stake "our lives.
our fortunes and our sacred honor" in
the defense of the United States. Fol-
lowing is his general letter:
ITO the Clergy and Laity of the Arch
diocese of Philadelphia:
Dearly Beloved Brethren While
the Catholic Church commands your
obedience in things spiritual, the land
of your birth or adoption has exclusive
claim to your allegiance in all that re-
CARDS the civil order This is doctrine
which you have been trained from in
fancy to believe and observe. We ex-
hort you, therefore, in the great crisis
port yourselves as loyal and patriotic
citizens and to uphold the authorities
by every means in your power. in what
ever measure they see fit to adopt for
the safety and dignity of the Republic.
Our fathers in the faith had no small
part in establishing and maintaining
this home of. freedom. We view their
achievements with justifiable pride, and
to them, as to the other heroes of our
nation. we will ever look with grateful
reverence May we in this and in all
emergencies prove ourselves their
worthy children, ever ready, even as
they, at the cali of country, to stake
our lives, our fortunes and our sacred
honor"
Faithfully yours in Christ.
fE. i. PRENDERGAST,
Archbishop of Philadelphia"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-07
CAMPAIGN ToR UNIFORMS

New Cumberland, Pa, April T.
on Thursday evening the Boys Bril-
gade of New Cumberland held its
regular monthly meeting in the base
ment of the Methodist church, when
it was decided to lend sixteen guns to
the Junior Christian Endeavor Society
of Trinity United Brethren Church,
which Will be used in a patriotic en-
tertainment. 1t was also decided to
have paper-colecting campaign to
purchase new uniforms. The COM
mittee in charge of the paper collect
ing campaign is Corporal Malcolm
Reiff, Privates Raymond Osler Gill
bert Lechthaler, Gilbert Beckley and
Ralph Cook.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-07
Bryan Offers to Enlist
as Private in the Army

Tallahassee, Fla, April Z. - Ex-Sec-
retary Bryan sent this message to
President Wilson,:
believing it to be the duty of each
of war and his share of its perils,
hereby tender my services to the Gov
ernment. Please enroll me as a pri-
vate whenever L am needed. Assign
me to any work that l can do until
called to the colors. l shall through
the Red Cross, contribute to the COM
fort of soldiers in the hospital, through
the Young Mems Christian Association
aid in guarding the morals of the men
in camp"
Mr.. Bryan, with the rank of colonel,
commanded a regiment of Nebraska
volunteers during the Spanish-Ameri-
can War.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-07
AID SOCIETY ENTERrAINED

Dauphin, Pa, April Ton Thurs
day evening the Ladies' Aid Society
of Zion Lutheran Church met at the
home of Miss Anna Hoffman in South
Erie street. After the regular busi-
Nness was transacted asocial time was
sRent and. refreshments were served
TON Mrs. w. f. Reed, Mrs. D. +. Sci
Ter, Mrs. David Hoffman, Mrs. A. C.
Coble, Mrs. NJ. T.. Himmelbreich, of
Lewisburg; Mrs. q. M. Kinter, Mrs.
III. /. Gerberich, Mrs. III. B. Greena-
walt, Mrs. Harry Miller and Miss Anna
Hoffman.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-07
OFFICIAL OPENLY DIsLoYAL

Elizabeth, N j., April z. - Council
man Otto Froebel astounded his col
leagues at meeting of City Council
yesterday afternoon when he refused to
vote for resolution pledging loyalty
and assistance to President Wilson and
the United States. Further. Froebel
said that he was speaking for the ma
1Ority OF his constituency, and that sew
cral other members of council had con-
fded in him that they shared his senti-
uents
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-07

Marysville, Pa, April G. - The Rev.
S. B. Bidlack, who for the last three
years has been pastor of the Methodist
Churches of Marysville and West
Fairview, recently was placed in
charge of only the local church.
During his pastorate here the
church membership has gained more
than 100 per cent. Last Sunday three
new members were admitted and an
other class will be taken in on Sun
day. The sermon subjects for Sunday
are: Morning, THE Holy Resurrec-
ton; evening, cantata by choir; Sun
day school, $50 o'clock.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-07

II your dealer does not
carry them, send 81 fora
carton Of lOpackagesto to
The American Tobacco
Co.. New York City
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-07

Now you can; and boeO W
Burley is what smokers call {
They expressed their affection
pounds last year. You prot
share-from a green, blue or
Hot buttered toast! Ar
the same principle. Toasted
thing entirely new in cigare
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-01-02
Arrived, Anyway.

We were all out to summer cot
tage for a days outing. The house
stood on hill with the front porch
high up from the ground. We would
all step off at one corner, and even
there found it quite high. Little SON
nie followed us, stepping off at the
same corner, but fell, and rolled over
on the ground. He got up immedi-
ntely, without crying, although his
face was covered with dirt, and said:
"That's funny steps, but me got down
y.'-Chicago Tribune.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-01-02
LINEN DUCK LEATHER.

Artificial leather from linen duck
is one Of numerous British products
recently announced. The cloth is
coated with varnish mixed with a
little sicative and Venetian red,
and several thicknesses are joined
with an adhesive mixture of wood
tar pitch, rubber dissolved in benzol,
Venetian red and cork powder. The
sheets are compressed between pow
erful rollers. The material is espe-
cially adapted for soles Of shoes, but
can replace leather for many other
purposes.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-01-02
Novel Water Heater.

One of the numerous new electric
heaters has the form of a nickel tube
seven inches long, with the usual cord
and plug connecting to a lamp socket.
The resistance coil in the tube becomes
intensely hot very quickly, and it is
claimed that shaving water in which
the tube is immersed will be heated
in less than q minute. In a little longer
time small quantities of water or other
liquids can be raised to boiling.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-01-02

Kidney Diseases Are Too Dan
gerous for Hopkinsville
People to Neglect.

The greet danger Of Kidney troubles
IS that they so often get firm hold
before the sufferer recognizes them.
Health will be gradually undermined
Backache, headache, nervousness,
lameness, soreness, lumbaC9, urinary
troubles, dropsy, gravel and Bright's
disease often follow in merciless sue
cession. Don't neglect your kidneys.
Help the kidneys with Doan's Kidney
Pills, which are so strongly recon-
mended right here in this locality.
J.W. Francis, Allegree, KY, says:
For sixteen or eighteen years kidney
trouble chung to me. My back was
lame in the morning, felt Ianguid
and was subject to headaches and
dizzy spells. Every cold | caught
settled in my kidneys and at such
times had to get up at night to past
the kidney secretions. Doan's Kidney
Pills relieved me in a short time, l
am now feeling much better in every
way"
Price Doc, at all dealers Don't
simply ask for kidney remedy-get
Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that
Mr.. Francis had. Foster-Milburn Co.,
Pros, Buffalo, N. Y.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-01-02
scoFFs AT AMAcHINE" IDEAL
Eminent Man Makes Plea for Individ-
usiism as Preferable to Unionism
and Cooperation.

DR.. Percival Lowell, the astrono-
mer, who leetured here recently, ex-
pressed the same scant respect for
the machine" ideal of modern civil
lization as was expressed from the
same platform few weeks before by
Rabindranath Tagore, the Bengali
poet and philosopher.
Everywhere on earth co-opera-
ton is the order of the day; union
ism is in the air." said Doctor Low
ELI "Now, unions are excellent in
their way for routine work. But
though they push the lower men up
they pull the upper down.
"And except for routine work
what an unfortunate confession Of
individual incapability they make,
To be willing to cooperate is to adj
NIT that one can do better in con-
junction with others than he can do
alone. No great man ever co-operat-
ed with another in the idea that
made him great.
"That the banding together should
be held advisable is a sad comment
on the paucity in genius of the age.
Wolves hunt in packs, the lion stalks
alone. Portland Oregonian.