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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-10-10
.DESTRUCT|O
OF PLANTS IN
U.S.F0LLOWED
ORDERS GIVEN
FROM BERLIN

WASHINGTON. u. g.. Oct. lG.-Furth-
er exposition of Ambassador Won Bern
storff's activities in the United States
were given today IN Secretary of State
Lansing who made public three kilograms,
two III which passed between the amba--
-ador and tho German foreign office.
The statement follows: The secretary
of state publishes the following two tele-
grams from the German foreign office 10
Ambassador Won Bern~torff in January.
1916:
January Secret)-The General
staff desires energetic action in regard to
the proposed destruction of the Cana 1an
Pacific railway at several points with
view to complete and pr0tracted interrupt
ton of traffic. Captain B0ehm. wha is
known on your side and shortly is return
ing has been given instructions. Inform
the military attache and provide The neces-
say funds. (Signed) ZImmermann.-
January 6.-For the military atiache
you can Obtain particulars as to persons
suitable for carrying on sabotage In the
United States and Canada from the fol-
lowing persons: CD Joseph McGarity.
Philadelphia: ~ John p Heating, MIchi-
gan avenue, Chicago: 80 jeremiah
OLeary. l6 Park Row. New York
"0ne and two are absolutely reliable
and discreet. No. 3 is reliable but moi al
ways discreet These persons were ndi-
Gated by Sir Roger Easement
In the United States sabotage can be
carried out on every kind ui factory for
supplying munitions OF war Railway EN-
bankmentS and bridges must mol he touch
ed. The embassy under no circumstances
to be compromised Similar precautions
are to be taken in regard TO The IRISH pro-
German propaganda. (Signed) Represen-
tatives of the General Staff"
The following IVY from Won Bclnzt0riI III
the foreign office IN Berlin. sent ia sep
tpInber. 1916.
September I5.-With reference 10 re-
port of A. N. to i66 in regard 10 whose
earlier fruitful cooperation Or Uae can
give information, is just about to enter
vigorous campaign TO secure a majority
in both houses OF congress favorable to
Germany and requests further support
There is no possibility Of our being com
promised requests Geographic report
The publication of the German foreign
message referring to Jeremiah 0'Leary
caused smiles OF grim satisfaction at the
White House. II was recalled that during
the last presidential campaign 0'Leary. as
president of the American Truth Society.
wired President Wilson the society and
many other Americans would not vote for
Wilson on account OF his International
policy. President Wilson wired from his
summer home under date of September %.
1916:
Your telegram received Would feel
deeply mortified TO have YOU or anybody
like you vote for me. and since you have
acess to many diS0yal Americans and
haven't will ask you TO convey this mes
sage to them
: Today's disclosures has connected Won
Bernstorff with French traitor BOO
Pasha. who mhe supplied with funds to
corrupt the French press and strengthen
the peace party in France.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-10-10
COMMISSIONERS CALL
ROAD TAX ELECTION
FOR TARV|ATED ROAD

The Cameron county board of commits
~ioner~ late Yesterday afternoon ordere,
an election IL be- held the first Saturday
~ November for the purpose If voting 81
Decent road tax Ia build modern high
way. tarliatcd. from the ciiy of Browns
Vile. tie county seat a<ng the present
Browns lie San Beniio road. 10 Ilarilngen.
thence west IN the Iidalgo- Cameron cnun-
ty line. near LaFcrla. VT \ cost Vt from
- 600 - -5.Oo0 per mile. OF = total oi cost
NJ about ~2nn.0O0 The distance i- about
- miles
While DO wa- expected that the court
would consider the matter WI y main cnun-
Is highway from Brownsville to Harrington
and IcFcra during ii- present session. 4
Was nut thought hy members ~ The board
that the matter would be taken up until the
latter part WI the session The commits
>iuncr-. alI VI whom were present. includ-
ing County Judge Yates. Commissioners
Graham w San Bcn.to. Bell NJ Browns
vile. Chaudoin of IIarlingen and Edwards
of Point Isabel. voted unanimously 80 call
ihc election.
The roads question has been before the
county board tor several years. but mem
hrr- of the board ~ay that never before
have the people of Cameron county been
-n dc-irnu- Mi at least one first rla~~ high
way W. III th- time. II W. pointed ont also
that the hnildine If this highway connect
wv the three principal towns ut The county
viii bc an inspiration for Che Improvements
ot eros roads and roads ~ outlying see
t.un- III the county.
The commis sioner~ decI'led tn call a
nrriAl tax election instead oi road hond
election. II Wy understood because ~ the
difficulty Of marketing read bonds OWING
I'M ihr war The fifteen cent tax Mil per
nit tie issuance "f warrants a. needed
for the Improvement.
To Commissioner y 4. Graham ~ San
Rcniio. who l. president of the Diaomnd
Loon Highway Association. Hnd well
known throughout thr state III good
roads advocate. has been allotted the work
NJ leading the campaign I'M favor "A the
-perial TAX. and hp vii Gr assisted IA tine
work hy Judge Yaic- and the other mem
h,r- VII the hoard. ID M probable also that
the assistance uf the State Highway De
partnent. through Secretary Cnlp. will rs
enlisted Mr. CnIp formerly was secretary
of The Texa~ Good Road- Association. and
lu expert III good road matters. lie Nj
known wv Brownsville and Cameron conn
ty. having appeared at several points ~
hr county wv connection with the "rgan
.aiion w thc Diamond Loop Highway ~
-nciution.
If ihr election tu hc voted un iu Novcm-
bcr Is carried. The county board expect
IN lose M time I'D undertaking thc work
Wy cuu-t rItrtine thr highway II I- under
,tood that ~ = whotr the present route "i
hr Brownsville and Fan BENT" road Vll
NV used. WV least from San BrnIto 'o Nl-
mltn. Between Olmitn and Brownsville
there may wv some changes with a view i'
~traiyhicnin. the road a~ far ~ p"-~ihl"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-10-10
Germany On Decline
As Military Power

WASHINGTON, d. C., Oct. letter
many has passed the zenith OF her military
effectiveness and i now on the decline
according to a formal review issued hefe
by the French high commission. based on
data OF the French general STAFF. With
the resources of the allies ma~se2 to the
point of complete strength the enemy :
vitality i slowly being sapped under the
terrific strain of the allied offensive
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-10-10
EXPORT DUTY 25 PER CENT.

MENICu CITY. urf I'M Thr export
duty on cow hide either drv wv fresh has
been placed ai 3i prr rcu, ld Falorem.
while thy duti,- uu thr Liu- ot muie-.
pie, and horses vll be- 5 centa,os a kIo
.t1.20 pounds Ihr lir uI ahgllor5.
crocodile ana lizard vlii bc taxed 10
rerravo- kilr and lhr hides ot deer and
goats "a per cent ad valorem.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-10-10
BookP Paper Makers
Ask For Dismissal
tEy Associated E'rrss.l

WASHINGTON. u. e.. oct. l0.-Twcn-
tw-twn hook paper manufacturers. am
-wcrirg today thc federal trade romm~-
-ion complaint that through their bureau
VT statistics they had enhanced paper
costs unduly. announced that the bureau
had been discontinued and asked lor di~
mi--al "f the rharuc- against them. The
commission viii render a decision on the
3pth
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-10-10
Revolution Breaks
IOn German Warships

WASHINGTON, o. c.. Oct. I0-A revo-
lutionary outbreak on German warships at
WiIhelmshayen about six weeks ago is re-
ported This uprising, it is said. had all
the elements of widespread and organized
revolt and 10 have been suppressed only
at the greatest difficulty. Several mn-
tinous outbreaks are also reported to have
occurred among soldiers at the front.
These were not Of such grave character as
the dispatch states.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-10-10
SAVING CATHOLIC PROPERTIES.

WENTIN ITTN. NrI TN-PrnTorfIc-
the value of which VIII rccah several mI
hon dollars, held N the namc~ oi private
government on charges that Ia reality they
belong 10 the Catholic church and that the
persons IN whose names they stand are
pretended owners. Under the new con-ti-
tuition AL church property hcromc- prop
crty Of The nation. The propcrtic- are ~
Gated ~ the states Of Pueba, Durango.
Mchoacan and Jali-cD.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-10-10
$4,000 FALLS INTO SEA.

LONDON. Oct. ln.-An IRON box con
flaming $4,000 III silver, sent for the rc-
lief nf the Serbian army after li~ march
arrn~- country ~ the Adriatir. tcl ni"
fhc Sea IL Dura2zo when being landed. IN
uf the loss was made hy = war
office official in giving evidence hcfur,
the committee "n public account. Divers
were sent down "a an effort ~ locate the
trea snrc. but failed IN find M
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-10-10
British Government
Concerned About Oil

WASHINGTON, ID. g., Oct. l0-1he
British government j. 81 much concerned
over the difficulties IN obtaining fuel oil
for IL navy that II has asked is repre-
sentatives here 10 take up the subject Aith
the American government 10 obtain assist
ancc IN Transporting =uppheS. The subject
will be discussed al u conference here To-
morrow between Sir Frederick Black. the
shipping board and navy department off
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-10-10
Mexican Contract Labor
Must Be Returned Home

MEXICO CITY. Oct 10 The depnrt-
mcnt ~ the interior has sent Y circular
that thc Inspectors must demand that nl
contracts with American companies talk
Ing McNican~ out 81 this country mn~t
contain clause providing tor the return
81 the workmen 10 Mexico al the cost of
the COMPANY
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-10-10
Railways of Germany
Face Fuel SHORTAGE
CEy A~~nriatrd Press. J

LONDON. Oct. lo-Thc German rail
ways are faced with a great shortage ~
fuel and drastic limitations "t traffic has
begun, according to reports bern. The
railroads prnpo-c ~ levy heavy eNrc-~
fares "n express trains 49, a- a. discourage
al except unavoidable business ourney~
large number ~ fast trains viii he elmi
mated from the war time tables
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-10-10
Evangelist Kills
Man in Courtroom

HAMMOND. Ind. Oct. l0.-Drawrnc
two rcvnlvcr-. Oscar l.andmri-ter an
evangelist. Shot Fred Baync ot Indiana
Ilarhor to death ia crowded court nous,
here seriously wnundiuu two other per
sons. Landmei~tcr Was then shot and ser
iou-iv wound,d hy court attaches
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-10-10
lIiy Assoclntrd l'rcsS

WASHINGTON. u. G.. Oct l0.-Thc
committee IN charge uf the strike uf the
rallwaymen has agreed "a the government
proposal to place the dispute IN the hands
of an arbitration committee which will W.
port Ga the preliminary parliament Traf-
iic on al lines l. hoped 10 be resumed to-
morrow.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-10-10
Young Jewish Sculptor
Join, English Regiment

LONDON. Oci I0.-.Iacob Fn-tcin-
prominent among the Younger school of
sculptor in England. has ioincd the new
..lewi~h regiment for the British arm, a-
q private Epstein is 81 wears old and
was horn in New York ~ Russian Polish
parents he expects Ia serve with hi~
regiment IN Palestine.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-10-10
Trains Again Enter
At Passenger Depot

Ill i. Hawke. vitN Nv -enecr and ticket
agent for the Cult Coast Lines. announced
today that. beginning today. passenger
trains viii again t~c The passenger station.
the overflow wator~ having subsidized to
such IN extent that the trains cam pass
over sections oi the track affected ~ The
waters. ',4sil
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-10-10
U.s. ,S.ReIeases Coal
For The Canadians

WANlIlNGTON, ~ Ill. Or. ln The
embargo IA coal shipments to Canada wa~
lifted today by the fuel administration
which decided that shipments can - for
ward through the lake port- without en-
dangering the supply Of the northwestern
states
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-10-10
Italy Decides Will
Not Extradite CoCChi

ROME. Italy. Tuesday After long ccn-
Sideration the Italian government decided
not 10 eNiradite Alfredo Cocchi. who killed
Ruth Crugrr III New York
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-10-10

TOXIC, 0ct. 10 Japan Is planning to
establish y legation ~ Eurnr- Airr- an
account of the inceys,~ing .Iapane-c inter
c-t- there. Argenirnc affair are NOW
handled by The legation at Chill
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-10-10
HA|G FORCED.
BACK A SHORT.
DISTANCE ON.
A 1000 YARD.
LINE TUESDAY


LONDON. Oct ln.-The Germans conn-
ter attacked several times last night in
the ncichborhood Of the Ynrc~ Slad raii-
way. Today'S statement says that on a
two thousand yard front the British ad-
vaneed troops were forced hack 2 short
distance.
PARIS. Oct. 1O.-The French advanced
further IN the offensive begun yesterday
in conjunction with the British. Papegoci
farm has been occupied and more prison
erS have been taken.
BERLIN. Oct. l0.-The German lines on
the Flanders front from paoloapplo t.
south of Gheluvelt are held firmly by the
defenders, says today's statement. Re
peaied hostile attacks of approximately
eight miles broke down with heavy losses.
il is declared.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-07-06

How startling was the difference In
the customs of the English and the
Scots even less than a century ago Is
shown in the story of the way In which
the famous highland chief, Alastir
Macdonell, of Glengarry frightened
George ". out of his wits. In 1922
Glengarry was one of party of Scot
fish mobiles and gentlemen who ban
quoted 1.-The first gentleman of Europe"
in Hollywood palace. Colonel Macdonen
was the last chief to wear the full
highland costume, and when the COM
pany sat down to dinner he, according
to custom, placed brace Of loaded
pistols by his plate. The king started
up in alarm and was persuaded to re
main in the room only on the assurance
thst Glengarry meant no treason.-LoIl-
don Spectator.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-07-06
NURSES FOR ARMY OF MILLION
Red Cross Preparing to Serve That
Number of Men In Case of War.

Red Cross Preparing to Serve That
Number of Men In Case of War.
Notwithstanding Red Cross is ready
70 care for an army of a million. En-
rolled for active service are 2,970
graduate nurses and more than 1000
doctors and surgeons. Red Cross GER
tifcates in elementary hygiene and
home care of the sick have been issued
to ALSO women who are available as
nurses aids. Thus the total nursing
personnel is more than 1000.
Twenty-six base hospitals, each Of
500 beds, have been organized in vari-
GUS cities. Their total cost Is between
S3O0,OO and 100000. Twenty Of these
are ready for service completely equip
ped and fully manned. These units
will call for 1850 nurses and 500
nurses aids. All Red Cross nurses,
surgeons and nurses aids have re-
ceived or are now receiving immunity
treatment for typhoid fever. All have
also passed physical examinations.
In addition to these army hospital
units, the Red Cross Is now organizing
thirty-one navy detachments of twenty
nurses each. Emergency detachments
of nurses are also planned, which can
be sent to relieve units on service or to
meet special needs.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-07-06
FOR DRY FARMING
Can Be PractiCed Where Water
Is Not Available.
REQUIRES MUCH PATIENCE.

In Missouri, In Drought of 1914, Use OF
Dry Farming Methods by Only Part
of Farmers Largely Increased Yield
of Corn Per Acre as Compared With
That of 1901.
Washington.--With the burden of
supplying the worlds wartime crop
facing this country. the committee on
statistics and standards of the Chamber
Of Commerce Of the United States has
called attention to the possibilities
of dry farming. Such methods, 1t is
declared, can be made to fit the re-
quirements for raising many of our
most important products. Dry farm
ing is said to be the only form of agri-
culture which can be successfully prac-
ticed in any region where water is not
available for irrigation and where
rainfall is not sufficient for humid
farming.
The inherent purpose of dry farming,
it is pointed out, is to conserve mois-
ture in the soil until needed for grow
y
methods of timely and proper cultiva-
ton, narrowing, disking and blowing,
to increase the penetration Of water,
prevent evaporation and store mois-
ture in the soil for the benefit of the
plants.
DRY farming is not an easy job, nor
is the lot of the farmer in the semi
arid regions any happier at times than
that Of the policemen in the Pirates
of Penzance,'" says Archer Wall Doug
las Of st. Louis, chairman of the ma
tional commerce committee. ut is
business requiring much industry, pa
thence, fortitude and intelligent under
standing of the surrounding conditions.
Likewise in the beginning it needs
some reserve capital against emergen-
cies. For there are years when, through
weeks, even months, of rainless heat,
the sky is as brass and the earth as
iron underneath, and rainfall only
distant memory.
"Yet persevered in and intelligently
stuck to, it is apt to record a success
and to furnish great need for the
utilization Of the vast area of semi
arid country. Once exploited as
panacea, then denounced as fad, it
has at last come into its own as an in
telligent scientific form of agriculture,
absolutely essential to the development
of large section of our country"
OF particular interest in meeting war
time conditions is the argument that
dry farming methods are applicable
not only to farming in the semiarid,
but likewise humid regions in times of
drought. In Missouri in the drought
of 1914 the use of dry farming methods
by only part of the farmers largely
increased the yield of corn per acre, as
compared with similar conditions in
1901.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-07-06
The Ultimate.

He-Do you know what l am going
to say to you? Drop 1t!
Nju-Drop what?
Observation-Disclosures and love
and work aud God knows what elsei
1t is all so provincial. Even our dreams,
let them be what they will, are provin-
cial-yes, even our sufferings.
Nju-And what is there that isn't
provincial?
He-What! Art and death? No; art
is too! Only death.
NJu-Yes; understand
He-You don't love me, Nju.
Nju-I love you very much. Really
l do love you, only there is something
that is more than love-something still
higher.
He-What's that-life?
Nju-I don't know.
He-Or-or death?
Nju-No; there is something still
higher.
He-Than life, death and love?
Nju-Than all combined. There must
surely be something; otherwise the
whole thing would be so meaningless.
From the Russian Play "Nju."
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-07-06

Grass seeds terminate in from four
teen to eighteen days. a quart of seeds
Is sufficient to cover 300 square feet
Is by 20 feet. Five to six bushels are
required per acre.
Do not sow grass seeds in hot, dry
weather particularly in July or Au-
gust.
Poa trivalis is good for shady lawns
under trees.
Festuca rubra is most suitable for
hard wear and for dry or sandy soils.
Sharp sea sand applied lightly over
lawns in the autumn-that is, over
lawns ON clay or loam-encourages the
growth of fine grasses.
Lawns that are frequently watered
need more fertilizers than those that
are not, as the water washes away
much plant food.-New York Sun.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-07-06
MORE EGGS BY KINDNESS.
Professor Has a Theory That VIII Be
Given q Thorough Test.


Given q Thorough Test.
Vineland, N. J.-Whether kindly
treatment of a hen will accelerate egg
productivity in the inverse ratio OF
careless or Indifferent attention is to
be given official demonstration in the
egg laying contests under way here.
Professor e. r. tombstone, superin-
tendent Of the Training School For
Feeble Minded Boys and Girls, has
maintained that kindness to a hen
means more eggs, but some OF the ex-
pert poultrymen hereabouts scout the
idea, saying that the average hen Is
too obtuse to appreciate what is done
for her.
With the aid of Harry R. Lewis,
poultry husbandman of the state ex-
pertinent station, Professor tombstone
has arranged for the demonstration OF
his theory.
Two pens of hens of the same breed
and strain will be set apart To one OF
them will be attached as attendant
man who can go about his work with
sunny smile, cheerful interest ana
gentle touch. To the other will be as
signed one with an ingrown grouch.
The same feed and the same conditions
exactly will be applied to both pens
and the records carefully kept as to
which gives the best results. Professor
tombstone feels sure that his theory
will be fully substantiated.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-07-06
FOR ANTl-LITTER LEAGUE.
Several Thousand "5lock Captains"
Will Assist In Crusade.

New York.-A movement to appoint
several thousand "block captains to
cooperate with the New York Anti
Litter league In its work of keeping
the streets and sidewalks clean was
started at a conference in the A1dine
club, attended by city officials and rep
resentatives of nearly score Of cham
bers of commerce, boards of trade,
neighborhood associations and other
civic organizations.
For the present it is probable that
captains will be appointed only from
the ranks of the organizations interest
ed in the movement, but eventually
the league hopes to have a captain on
every block in the city, whose duty 1t
will be to urge upon janitors, porters,
shopkeepers and the general public the
necessity of keeping the sidewalks
clean and sweeping their litter into
proper receptacles
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-07-06
PIONEERS $1,000 MEMORIAL,
Eastern Relatives Will Erect IL on
Grave Of John n. Stowell.

Eastern Relatives Will Erect Il on
Grave Of John n. Stowell.
Redding, Cal. - After a hunt Of a
week grave has been found upon
which to erect the $1,000 monument
built in Redding on the order Of east
ern relatives of the late John II. Sto-
well.
No trace of the pioneer miners grave
could be found until after the pioneers
of the old town of Shasta held a con-
sultation. Joseph Hooking CHANGED to
drop In at that meeting. He cleared
up the situation by explaining that he
was a pallbearer at Stowells funeral,
and he was positive he could point out
the grave in the Shasta cemetery. He
did SO, and there was found an old
wooden slab with the name and date OF
death still legible.
Stowell was buried Feb II, 1901. The
monument is provided by eastern heirs,
who realized quarter of million dol
lars from the sale Of the Stowell mine,
though the discoverer Of the mine died
in comparative poverty, and his grave
was almost forgotten.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-07-06
EATING UP COYOTES.
klondIke MaIsnnute Proved His Value
4. When Out OF Dog Pound.

klondlke MaIsmute Proved His Value
When Out Of Dog Pound.
Portland, Ore.-The big malemute
from the Klondike, who looked hopeful
ly out Of one eye through the picket
fence at the dog pound three weeks
ago, is out at White Salmon now, eat
ing up coyotes and between times chas-
ing rabbits for exercise.
He was a regular new thought dog.
He knew positively that he was an ami
NAL Of merit; that he had never met
his better in fair fight, that death in
the electric box might come to the dogs
that had lost hope and that howled
through the night hours and whined
piteously by day, but to him never.
Two months there never weakened his
faith in himself, but 1t made him lit
tie more willing to accept the love Of
new master, when one should come.
He did come, and that sort Of started
things out at Canyon road, and for
days and days other masters came and
dogs went out from the institution at
the rate of six day, and there wouldn't
be an animal there now If 1t hadn't
been that others were brought in-bull-
dogs, Airedales, terriers and some are
Just plain dogs, who want to have
some one they can love.