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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-10-08
Radical Measures Are
Adopted Towar Cour,
fRy Associated Press. }

ATHENS, Oct. s.-The new government
which succeeded that of King Constantine
has adopted radical measures toward the
Supreme Court, or AreopagoS, on the
charge Of having used IT. high judicial
functions for political ends in protecting
the officials of the late king, and permit
ting the persecution of the Nenizelos Gle
ment. The chief justice, associate chief
justice and five associate Justices have
been summariIy removed, and some sixty
Judges of courts below the supreme court
are similarly displaced. Such II sweeping
overturn of the Judiciary has never been
known before.
The minister of justice has explained IL
parliament that conditions were such "a
To warrant the suspension of the consti-
tutional provision giving the Judiciary y
fixed tenure of office. lie referred To the
dismissal Of the Supreme Court and other
Judges as work of puriiicatIon and said
il would be continued until all those who
had taken hand in politics were removed
He citcl number of instances IN which
the harsh treatment of the Nenlvel,ts la,
December resulted from rulings by th'
courts.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-10-08
EXCUSED
REASON is GOOD
LABOR SHORTAGE IN COUNTY lNDl-
GATED BY NUMBER WHO ASK FOR
RELEASE FROM SERVICE.

The best reason in the world why man
should be excused from Jury service i that
he has given hiS son 10 his country.
When district court reconvened this
morning and the court announced 10 the
weeks panel that il would hear legal eX-
cuses, if any they had, why they should
be- excused from jury service. b. ;. Viii
hams, an upper county man, said:
Judge, my son leaves this afternoon
the National Army camp and have no
one to help me in my business"
IF YOU are giving your son to your
country Won have the best excuse III the
world and you are excused from further
attendance upon the court said Judge Ii
mon.
An idea of the labor shortage existing
III the Valley was evidenced by the number
WI Jurors who announced that they had no
help IN running their business and farms.
Realizing that the country was facing an
unusual condition Judge Timon allowed the
claims. Seven men were excused for this
reason.
Upon npllnn bI lh~IFltl ATTORNEY JtNn
!. klcber, Judge Timon announced that
the court would observe half holiday this
afternoon IN honor of the drafted men
who are going away.
The morning session of the court was
devoted to the calling of the criminal
docket. In two eases, those of Felipe Ca
rIllo, charged with rape, and of Simon Fal-
con. charged with the same oftense. the
court appointed attorneys 70 represent
thcm Judge Il. X. Goodrich and Emile
kowal,ki were appointed to represent Car
rllo and Judge Goodrich, Mr.. kowalski
and T.. 7. Yates ewre appointed f. repre-
sent Falcon.
\ Tuesday morning trial of smaller eases
on the docket will commence. a specia
venire of $50 men has been summoned for
Thursday when the murder docket will b,
called.
The Jurors for the week follow: San
Roberts, Y. H. Brown, J. W. Buck, r.. VI
Chaudoin, T.. NJ. Day, A. W. Elmore. T. II
Fairbanks. j. A. Gary. :. ID. Grant. j. r.
Gurlev. Fred w Barg. A. q. Brown. j. "
I Clark. II. T.. Elff, W. 4. Foster. q. q. Hen
sen f. +. Jones, Joseph Roy. X. r. Young
J. Il. Axsom.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-10-08
GERMAN SEES
NO H0PEF0R
TEUTONARMS

AMSTERDAM. Holland. Oct. s.
George Goethien, progressive member of
the reichstag, il quoted a. saying at a
meeting of the central committee of his
party, that, although the military situa-
tion j. satisfactory, there J. no hope of
crushing Germany's enemies on land. For
the submarine campaign seven million tons
of shipping have been sunk, but no dispo-
sition toward peace on England part i
discernible. The ratloning system of
foodstuffS have not been introduced and
no one is able To say when the U-boat will
make England more inclined for peace, he
he said.
american cannot be forced To make
peace" Herr Gothlcn continued" We can
not force America 10 pay a war indemnity
There remains only England. But should
we. IN order 10 obtain AN indemnity OF 10.
0OO. 600 ,000 marks sacrifice 10000, ,O00. .n00
Or another half million men!"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-10-08
WHITE SOX IN
SECOND GAME
or SERIES GO
OVER ENEMy'S
EASILY
Sundays Game.

CHICAGO, ILL.,, Oct. S.-The Chicago
american League baseball machine trun-
led half way ~ victory in the Worlds
Series with the New York Nationals YES
crdav when they defeated the Giants
, in the second game of the struggle.
The teams are speeding eastward today
nor the Polo grounds where on Tuesday
he series will be resumed and If the local
team continues to play the type of game it
has displayed here, supporters OF the Com
iskv elan are convinced the Sox should
Y least break even with the Giants in the
next two contests at New York.
The White Sox rolled over the Giants
Sunday like a baseball iuggernaut, leav-
ing disaster and dismay in their wake. The
second victory in two days was far more
impressive than the win Of Saturday
When the teams left the field the Chicago
club was charged with confidence, while
the New York combination was bodily shat
tered. both physically and IN morale
The National League champions were
ablged 10 use no fewer than four pitchers
Sunday afternoon and nj the close of the
second day of play the White Sox had
,ampled with satisfactory results from
heir standpoint the offerings Of five OF
he seven pecher~ who compose the twirl-
NJ staff Of the Giants.
Only Benton and Demeree remain un-
,corched and ii will be n problem for Man
lrcr McGraw to select a pitcher who can
hold the Chicago batter~ IN check even on
ne home diamond. Both IN bat and in the
field the White Sox maintained the impress
-ive advantage which they showed in the
opening game.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-10-08
A CONTINGENT
OF 81 men TO
CAMP TRAVIS
LEAVES TODAY
TOTAL IS 1863.

AT o'clock this afternoon ninety one
young men of Cameron county will entrain
at the freight depot for the National Army
camp at San Antonio. The men are those
selected to form the third contingent of
Cameron county soldiers. A total of l63
men have now been sent.
The departure of this third contingent
leaves the county owing to the National
Army sixty-six men. the first two con
tingents having totalled seventy-two men
The men who comprise today's contingent
are those certified back a eligible from
the second call and those on the last call
who made no claims for exemption.
The ninety-o -one men who are to leave
today are all those reporting al the local
board headquarters yesterday and today,
despite the fact that III were summoned
to appear. 1t is entirely possible that more
men may report during the afternoon and
that the quota may be slightly increased.
This afternoon the business houses have
been asked to close and the courts have
recessed in order that all employees and
attendants may turn out To do honor 10 the
departing soldiers.
The Fourth Texas Infantry band has
been brought down by motor truck from
San Benito and will lead the parade from
the exemption board offices To the freight
depot where entrainment will take place
Two coaches have been provided to handle
the men. The contingent will be headed
by Joe Celaya, Jr., of Brownsville and
Bouldin Mothershead of San Benito. 1t
will be composed of the following men:
Ed Lee Adams,
Andres Torres.
Andres Gonzales.
Rafael Puente.
Wyatt W. Carter.
Salvador Yberra.
Frank Marion Motos.
c. A. Barreda.
Fred Clotis Mcdonald.
Jose Garcia.
Thomas Ashford Ferguson.
Samuel Juan Lazano.
Raymond ii. Teller.
Juan c. Trevino.
Eudelasio Lopes.
Ruperto Villarreal.
Herbert Burrell Pope.
Abram Rivera.
Continued on page 81
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-10-08
Cool Norther Hits
Lower Valley Today

After a hot, sultrv morning during
which the temperature went as high as
|9i-cnilrcly unreasonable nothcer
struck Brownsville and the lower valley at
! 10 o'clock this afternoon, sending the
thermometer down about fifteen degrees.
and giving promise of much cooler weather
tonight and tomorrow. \ telephone report
from Corpus Christi at . O'Clock this
morning said that the noriher had struck
there just ten minutes before and that the
mercury fell % degrees, 10 CO.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-10-08
57TH WILL
TAKECAMP
ON BORDER

The Fifty United States Infan-
try, Colonel Baker commanding. has been
| ordered to the Lower Rio Grande section
of the Mexican border for patrol duty, il
has been officially announced at Fort Sam
Houston, and the official adviccs have
reached district headquarters ut Fort
Brown.
Some of the equipment of the Fifty
seventh Is already reaching quartermas-
ters on the border. and the regiment j. ex
pected To entrain tomorrow or the mex;
day for border points. Ii i understoc,
that regimental headquarters will be a.
San Benito, replacing the Fourth Texas
Infantry. and companies of the regiment
will replace companies of the Fourth Tex
a. and the Second Texas regiments nj the
various stations along the border
The regiment is at full war strength
two hundred men To the company. but only
nine companies and the machine gun com
pany are Ia be sent To the border. Two
companies will be stationed at Brownsville
and probably one battalion at San Benito.
with the other companies at scattered
posts.
The date Of departure Of the Texas reei-
ments has not vet been set. and il l. ex-
peeted that. a already announced. the
organizations will be sent forward To Fort
Worth in small units owing to shortage
of transportation.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-10-08
Draft Law Appeals
Advanced By Court

WASHINGTON. u. g., Oct. S.To per
init an early decision, the supdeme court
advanced the appeals involving the con
,tiiutionality Of the draft law. fixing De
ccinber ~ for the hearing Of arguments
and thereby pnt into effect the Texas fed
era court decisions holding that The lIar-
ri~on "drug" law j. unconstitutional and
requiring T.. I. ThurSton. Galveston drug
gi~t. to serve 4 years Imprisonment for
violation Of the act.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-10-08
PAPERS CENSURE
V-CHANCElLOR
INCAPACITY TO RESPOND TO THE
FEELINGS OF REiCHSTAG is
CHARGE MADE AGAINST HIM.

AMSTERDAM, Holland. Oct. s.-Ger-
man newspapers, supporters Of the reich
stag majority, severly censured Vice
Chancellor IIelfferich for incapacity to re-
Spond TO the feelings cf the rcichstag. and
they expect decisive happenings Monday.
They are of the opinion that the future of
the government may depend on Mondays
debate IN view of the independent social
lists claim that the ''reichStag i, of the
opinion that the government " reply 10 the
interpretations did not meet the intentions
of he reichsiag'
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-10-08
tBy Associated prcss.)

LONDON. Oct. S.-Strong German
naval forces have been observed off the
Swedish coast, confirming reports of the
intended German offensive against Hell
singfors and Petrograd, Stockholm dis
patches say.
A traveller arriving here from the Swc-
dish capital says he learned from a trust
worthy source that considerable forces
are assembling in the Baltic, including
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-10-08
100000 Turkeys
For Army's Dinner
CRv Associated Prcss.l

CHICAGO, ILL.,, Oct. S.-That the United
States sailors and soldiers now in the
service are not TO miss their Thanksgiving
urkey dinner i evidenced BY the an
nouncemcnt that Chicago poultrymen will
be given opportunity to make bids on
10000 turkeys that will be required 70
feed the army mt home and in the Philip
pines. consignment i on the way TO
France.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-10-08

LONDON. Oct s.-ExternaI pressure to
force the German government 10 Set forth
lis war aims clearly having failed on the
surface internal conditions within the en-
pre- threaten To compel the issuance of Il
full statement of Germany's aims
What the German leaders want. ii they
are successful, will b. discussed III the
rcIchStag this week. possibly today. I'm
perIal Chancellor Michaelis Is finding the
way a. difficult as his predecessor. Count
Won Bethmann- IIollweg. and must now face
the critics Of the government in the reich.
stag.
Whether, a. has been charged. the
bureaucracy and the army have been
furthcnng the pau-Gcrman scheme of an
neNation and indemnitic- il ~ expected
will be brought up in the debate.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-10-08
Southwestern Sum- mary.

The following ~ a summary ~ weather
! conditions throughout the southwest at
dayhrcak this morning:
North Texas. generally cloudy; Paris.
) cloudy light rain this morning. ~; Cen
) trail Texas. generally cloudy. 81; East
} Texas. generally cloudy. e.: Marshall.
, cloudy ~: TrNnrknnn. cloudy good ram
, last night. still raining. n: PalertinH
} rain. 81: Gulf Coast. generally clear. ~.
, West Texas. generally cloudy, 80; Amaril-
, lo. cloudy 80. - lO0-inch rain; Plainview
) cloudy. 40 inchr rain last night.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-10-08
ATTENDS PHOTOGRAPHER MEETING

A. Holm, the photographer OF Tins city,
leaves this afternoon for Houston where
he will attend the annual convention OF the
Texas Photographers Association. The
convention opens Tuesday morning and
will continue through until Saturday. 4
varied program of business and entertain
ment has been arranged for the visiting
photographers.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-10-08
To Experiment With
Five Cent War Loaf

PHILADELPHIA. Pa. Oct. S.-PhIla I
delphia j. to he the scene of AN experiment
by Herbert {. Hoover IN preparation of
the five cent loaf Of war bread. IL i also
proposed to establish standard method
Of mixing and making the bread. The new
war loaf. it j. said. will afeict a saving
of sugar, lard and milk and VI be whole
some.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-10-08
Two Russ Factions
Come to Agreement

PETROGRAD. Oct. s.-The government
and the democratic congress and the bour-
geois at the conference yesterday reached
a complete agreement on all questions. The
government is 10 immediatel ytorm a cabi-
net to work Immediately on the basis laid
down.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-10-08
ANOTHER CREDIT IS ADVANCED.

WASHINGTON, u. e., Oct s. Another
credit of Sl5,OO0,OOO haS been advanced
To Great Britain by the American govern
meni.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-10-08
General Raj way
Strike in Russia
(i;y Associated Press. 3

PETROGRAD, Oct. S.A general rail
way strike promising complete tie-up oi
traffic except the sanitary and military,
became effective last night IN spite Of the
warning that the strikers will have 10 am
swer To charges of treason.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-10-08
i3 NEGRO SOLDIERS RELEASED.
EN A~~ut'liltrd TrraS

FORT BLISS, Texas, Oct. S.-Thirteen
of the one hundred and fifty-six ncgre sol
diers held in connection with the Houston
riot were ordered released yesterday and
have returned to Columbus. n ~, to re-
join their regiment The board Of inquiry
found they had no part in the rioting.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-10-08
Baseball Commission
Is Caught In Wreck
tHy Associated Press. }

PPITTSBU RG, Pa. Oct S.-A train
carrying members of the national baseball
commission from OHIO to New York col
hdcd with \ freight ~ the Pcnn~ ylvania
railroad None of the commission was
injured, but several other persons were
slightly hurt.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-10-08
APPEAL FOR COALITION CABINET
f'sssId pslroossv 81

H'"dT F'F"H''""N I'D
STOCKHOLM. Oct. ;. Representative
Of various political parties decided separ-
ately TO appeal to King Gustav TO form q
coalition cabinet To succeed the one that
resigned last week.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-10-08
Raiding Germans Had
Seized Whale Boat

LONDON, Oct. s.-A Melbourne dis
patch says that IT J. reported that a whale
boat with crew of Germans from the
raider Zeadler ha, been captured near the
FIJI Islands The boat contained a gun
and machine gun. The Germans admit
ted having been detailed from the Zaedler
10 make raids.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-10-08
CORN FORECAST 3,2i0,795, 900.
tEy Associated IrcSS.l
WWASHINGT0N, D. c., Oct 8.-The
conditiOn of the corn crop is 75.9. The
production forecast, announced by the De-
partment OF Agriculture, is I0,795 0O(
bushels.
WITNESS IN KEET KIDNAPPING
NpcciaI q Tue Iierhldl

MARSiltlELD, Mo, Oct. S.-Dick Car
ter, one of the defendants in the alleged
plot to adbuct q. a. Clement. u Springfield
Mo, ieweler will h. held a. \ witness for
the state IN the trial Of Claude T. Picr>on
charging with kidnapping Baby Lloyd
kect.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-10-08
PIONEER TEXAN PASSES AWAY

FORT WORTH, Texas, Oct Captain
j. j. Callan. 81 years old. pioneer Texan.
j. dead at his home at Menard, Texas.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-10-08
TO REVIEW NEWS THEFT DEGREES

WASHINGTON, ID. G., Oct. S-The su-
preme court has decided to review the fed
crai decrecs restraining the international
News Service "from pirating' news from
the Associated Press
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-10-08
KILLING FROSTs ARE REPORTED

SPRINGFIELD, H.. Oct. S-killing
froSt~ IL Central and Northern Illinio- did
considerable damage to unmaturcd corn,
-eporls Indicate.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-10-08
sSsSSs SssSSSs sSSSS SSXS
THE WEATHER FORECAST.

J The following forecast for the lover
J gulf coast and ;ht Lower Rio Grande
! Valley ~ issued hy the United States
, Weather Bureau at New Orleans:
! Tonight fair much colder; Tuesday,
, fair. proparbly fair Wednesday: moderate
suutherly winds
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-10-08
GERMAN WARSA|PS MASS|NG
ON SWEDISH COAST FOR AN
OFFENSIVE ON PETROGRAD

numerous mine sweepers, seaplanes and
transports. The German plan is believed
to include an attack on Yelsingfors by
land and sea.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-10-08

LONDON, Oct s.-German attacks ~
several points north Of the YpreS on newly
gained ground were repulsed.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-10-08

WASHINGTON. j. g.. Oct s.-The
Spanish government has taken drastic ac-
iIon to discipline the official responsible
Tor the safe internmcnt of the German
submarine which escaped from Cadiz.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-10-08
Local 0hSen 1tiOns.

The following are local weather obser
yatinnns. covering the 24hour period
ending M Z n. m., today taken by the
local United States weather bureau. in
charge IF Mrs. A w. Reed:
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-10-08

Fnr West Gulf States: The weather
during the coming wck viii ~ fair. with
temperature slightly above the normal.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-10-08
PRISONER
SUB GONE

MADRID, Spain. Oct S.-The German
submarine which has been interncd at Ca
diz has escaped
New Britain herald., 1917-08-14

more than $500 or by imprisonment for period of not more than one year, or may. in the discretion of the court. be both fined and impris- oned."
 The measure dealing with natura- lized citizens provides:
 That if any person who shall have been naturalized as a citizen of the United States within twenty years prior to the date of approval of this act, shall speak, utter, print, or pub fish words or statements which shall in their nature or intent be disloyal to the government of the United States, or which shall tend to excite sedition or instruction, or to impede the prosecution of the war or of the laws relating to the same, such per son shall be deemed to have procured his papers of naturalization by fraud and shall be deemed to have taken the oath of allegiance to the United States bonifed and with a mental reservation to retain a qualified al- legiance to the foreign prince, govern ment, or potentate to which such person owed allegiance at the time of taking such oath.
 That in such case, the attorney general of the United States is di- rected to institute proceedings in any district court of the United States having Jurisdiction of the per- son of such naturaized citizen, for the cancellation of his papers of na- turalization, such person shall have the status as an alien and shall be subject to deportation from the United States, as provided by law, or if such person have the status of an alien enemy, he may be interned or other wise dealt with as provided by law"
 The two bills will be called up for vote 9ext week.
New Britain herald., 1917-08-14

the president to continue as chief
 staff an officer who has reached th
 retirement age, 64 years, but there
 no sentiment favoring the retentte
 of either General Scott or GeneK Bliss, although both are fine ofhceE4 on account of their having come
 the retirement age, nor is it beltove that the president will continue eitA1 as the military head of the arm general staff. In some we'll inform<l quarters the opinion has been helI that General Kuhn will be promote| from the war college presidency 8 be chief of staff. but there is stronG4 reason for believing that Genet9 Barry will receive this promotionl Secretary Baker today sent to- tA] White House the names of those red commended for promotion to be g04( eral officers of the National Army AMl the National Guard Army divisio4 and brigades. These recomnnenG
 tions have been prepared by spoc3g board, headed by the chief of sta1 President Wilson is going over tl list tonight, is studying the sta43s recommendations very carefully. Any is expected to send his nomination. for appointments above the grade r colonel to the senate for confirmation ] Beyond the fact that the last com
 prises 200 names and that the seled tions were made principally on th1 basis for seniority, no information ~
 to the makeup of the list could ~
 obtained. N Officers included in the list will F.
 placed in charge of National Arni and National Guard divisions am brigades as they are organized, aa11 will be solely responsible for theil training in the divisional camps and cantonments. These officers are tt command the divisions when thk9 reach France. They will thereforl have charge of their respective al. visions from the time they are formed until they go into action.
 It is expected that the minor of1a. cers for the National Army will b1 selected very soon.
New Britain herald., 1917-08-14

claiming exemption, for the new army at the session of the district board held yesterday in the neighboring city. The showing was not bit bet ter than that made here Saturday when candidates from Berlin. Plain vile and Southington were examined. 269 were tested for physical de- fleets by the doctors yesterday and 134 registrants were allowed to go without examination, as they took ad- vantage of the fact that they are aliens. 1O8 men were rejected for physical disabilities Or other causes and III claimed exemption because of dependents.
 As the district has thus far se- cured less than 100 of the 400 desig- mated as its quota,- it is a foregone conclusion that additional candidates will have to be summoned to present themselves for examination unless a large part of the exemption claims are overruled.
 Brief Items.
 Rev. Thomas Rooney has returned to Grown. Pa., after spending sev- eral weeks in town as the guest of his sisters.
 The Feast of The Assumption will be celebrated at the 5 o'clock mass tomorrow morning in the Church of Our Lady of Mercy.
 J. B. warfield has returned to his home in Chicago after spending some time visiting relatives in this section. ROOM with board. No. Washing ton St. Mrs. Geo. Martin
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