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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-08-30

BOSCTON, Mass. Aug. 3O.-Leadng
Catholic prelates and laymen of the Bos-
ton archdiocese filled the Cathedral of the
Holy Cross this morning for solemn
pontifical requiem mass TO mark the
tenth anniversary of the death Of the late
aArchbishop Williams, who was the first
3archbishcp of the Boston diocese.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-08-30
LONDON PRESS
ENDORSES THE
WILSON REPLY

LONDON. Aug 30.-Nothing President
Wilson has said, written or done since he
declared the entrance of the United States
into the struggle against militarism has
called forth heartier endorsement by the
British press than which j. today accord
ed his reply to the pope's peace not. The
newspapers regard the note as 4 stern re-
huke ~ the feeble spirits" who see in
the pope'S proposal m acceptable basis
for negotiations.
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Increase Suspended
Affects Government

WASHINGTON. n. G.. Aug. 3O.-The
proposed increased rates on lumber and
other comoditie> from points in Louisiana
and Texas ~ the projected station ut
Camp Logan. near Houston. the national
guard training camp. were today suspend
ed ~ the Interstate commerce commission
until January. 1918. pending an investiga-
ton.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-08-30
MiChaeIiS Visits
Brussels Belgium
tRy Associated Prcss.l

AMSTERDAM. Holland. Aug 3d.
Chancellor Michaeli- arrived IN Brussels
today for the purpose Of gathering infor-
nation regarding conditions in Belgium,
according 70 Berlin telegram. The chan
celor received members Of the council Of
Flanders.
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St. louisan Captures
80 Men SingIehanded

PARIS. Aug. 30.-Allen Blonnt Of st.
Louis, who joined the foreign legion III
April. has written to hi father that AZ ha~
been proposed for the War Gross with the
palm for taking thirty prisoners single
handed in the Ncrdun fighting. lie was
woonnded slIshtlv in the hand
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-08-30
viscOunt Ishii Is
Presented to Senate

WASHINGTON, Aug. 3O-In present
lng Ni~count l-hii. special amba -ador and
head Of the Japanese mission 10 the sen
ate today. Senator Saulesbrry at Delaware
declared that the occasion ''>ymholze~ The
special information fraternity which the
honor has brought about.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-08-30
PRIZES FOR PATRIOTIC PLAY.

WASHINGTON. u. III. Aug. l0.-The
Dramatic League of America. accordn.
~ Az announcement today. offers prize.
of $500 and $3.50 and 500 for the three
best patriotic plays suitable for perform
ance ~ amateurs
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-08-30
Southwestern Summary.

The following iS Il summary of weather
conditions throughout the southwest al
daybrcak this morning
North Texas. generally cloudy. temper
atnrc ~: Central Texas. generally clear.
~ East Texas. generally clrndy. i.'it
ucraturr III gulf coast. generally cln1d
temperature III: Galveston raining .rr
past "a hours Corpus Christi. trml'rra-
turr ~ raining hard West Texas. l"I-
craliv clear. temperature ~; Arkan-rS.
grnrrnlly cluidy. temperature ~: Tin"
Bluff. raining past - hours. tcmperltI.r
81: W ~tara. generally ciuudy temp. IA
tire -. Oklahoma. generally clear. tenn
,.rraturc ia
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-08-30
MARTIAL LAW IN RUSSIAN CITY.
(By Associated Press.)

PETR0GRAD, Aug. 30.-Mnny persons
were injured in fire which broke out in
the city Of Kazan Monday. The flames
spread rapidly and caused much deStruc-
ton. Martial law has been proclaimed.
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REFUSED TO CONFIRM DR.. FLY.
NV AsSociatesl Press

AUSTIN, Tex. Aug. 30.-The senate to-
day refused 10 confirm the nomination of
DIR. A. W. Fly of Galveston as = member
of the board of regents.
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KILLED At RAILWAY CROSSING.

ABERDEEN, Maryland, Aug. 3O-Sev-
en- men were killed and two were seriously
injured M railroad crossing near here
today when train hit an automobile.
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(By Associated rrcSs.I

LONDON, Aug. 3o.-The American
schooner Laura &. Anderson was sunk by
bombs from a submarine Thursday. All
members of the crew were picked up and
landed AZ an English port
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-08-30
FOUR SHIPS OF x-UN| 0N|STS
TOTAL OF 1851 ORGANIZE; TO
SUNK IN AWEEK SPEED UP WAR

PARIS. Aug. 30.--Out of 920 ships
from French ports during the week ending
August %. three of more than sixteen
hundred tons and one of lesser tonnage
were sunk by submarines. Four vessels
were attacked without success
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-08-30
Austrians Counter
Against italians

Rome, italy, Aug. 30-Austrian coun-
ier-attacks in force were made yester-
day against the new Italian positions on
the front above Gorilla, the war Office re-
ports. Everywhere the Austrans were
driven hack and at some points the ltal-
ians made further gains.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-08-30

PETR0GRAD, Aug. 30.-A large por-
ton Of two Russian regiments in the Fox
shani region on the Roumanian front left
their trenches and retired yesterday, says
the 0iacial statement. The dispersal of
one Of the regiments followed and meas
ures have been taken to restore the posi-
tons affected in a battle now in progress.
BY Assocated rressl
BERLIN, Aug. 30,-0n the southern
Reumsnlan front yesterday the Russians
were elected from Trechti ahd pressed
hack over the heights beyond the village
In the direction Of the Suchitza valley, says
the Ofncial report.
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3 . 8 . w. SySSx .
The WEATHER FORECAST.

The following forecast far rhr lower
gflf coast and the Lower iin Grandc
Valley il issued hy the United States
weather bureau ~ New Orleans: Tonight
and Friday. fair: light noriherly 60 east
prlN winds
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-08-30
neal Observations.

The following are local weather ohser-
vationns. covering the 2i-hour period
ending at q. m. today. taken 10y the
: local United States weather bureau. in
charge Of Mrs. a w. Reed:
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Maximum ~ nnerature ....-..... 1Ia'.
AIirIn.un trmnrratHrr .... .-.... ~
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SS6. +--.'n n ' 'aInssatd 1iIlamoIEH y
$50 SSySSS S,sSSS ;
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-27
Little Interviews
Says 40 Cent Turkey at Thanksgiving Is Outrageous
S. P. TelegrapherS Are Scarce; Hope for Higher Pay

OF new agreement with the railroad
was discussed Everything has been
agreed upon with the exception Of
the wage scale We are asking for
a Is per cent increase the first one
in three years, and I feel confident
that it viii be granted US"
Mexican laws provide machinery
Tor the prompt dispatch Of certain
classes Of prOfiteers." said Stanley
Good 4 was IN Mexico City about
10 years ago when a British trader sue
ceeded IN cornerlng the corn market
Prices scared until a decaliter Of the
grain was selling for about $50. a
prohibitive price for the masses. A
heavy protective tariff kept the
American grain from competing.
President POrfirio Diaz Immediately
summoned congress in special session
and the tariff was suspended. At that
time there was 50 much corn in
Kansas that it was being used for
fuel As soon as the Mexican tariff
was dropped. American corn began
to pour over the border and the
corner on the Mexican market was
broken"
Personally do not favor fencing
up . right Of way and donating il
TO the street car company so that no
one else can use it." said A. r Webb.
This Is what was done on East Boul-
evard, where the railroad was not re-
CURED to pave its right OF way n
our agitation for the paving OF the
route OF the Cotton Avenue line 10
Highland Park. we are told that the
scarcity Of steel might make il i'm
possible for the car company to Sc
cure the necessary new rails that must
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-27
What Your Boy Is.
Doing
By DAVID N. CHURCH.

Aviators, balloon observers ana
outpOsts report 70 the commanding
officer OF each artillery battery spots,
which should become targets. Thf
report is cOuched in technical terms
and the range is found by mathemati
cal calculation. As a gun fires az
observer watches its effects and com
muuicates back TO the commanding
officer the results. The men behind
the guns never see the damage done
by the shells which they handle.
Under present conditions the artiI-
lery are used 20 clear the way for
an infantry charge. Constant ham
mering Of the heavy guns for days is
purpOsed to tear down the euemy's
defenses and make the infantry
charge easier. When the signal for
the infantry charge is given, then the
artillery must protect the chargers
with curtain OF steel. known as q
barrage- The barrage must lift with
exact timing as the charging men
reach the enemy trenches or the ar
tillery will be shelling its own men
Enlisted artllerymen have heavy
work The shifting OF the guns and
ammunition is strenuous However,
they have the compensation OF COM
parative safety, especially so now
that the German aviatOrs are rarely
flying over the allied trenches to
spot artillery.
Artiuerymen are designated by \
crimson red cord about their hats.
Their collar insignia IS two crossed
cannOns- They wear leather puttees,
since they come in the classification
Of mounted men
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-27
FACTS ABOUT OUR NAVY
COrrosiOn.


: and rot from a dozen acids and gal
vanic stimUlants.
The bottom Of a battleship in dock
/ presents curious exaggeratiOn Of an
advertisement for eczema cure. PIN
ply barnacles squat like white mag
I gots among a NANCY growth OF Sea
weed WHISPERS while from water
line to keel spread the scabby areas
I Of corrosion.
When the ship is docked a string
or Loats around her support men
Win wire brushes. As the water
fails all weeds barnacles and other
marine grOWths are scraped off.
/ IheSe nave gathered air and acid and
the greasy scum Of harbor water
al Of which attack not only paint
but seam cement, and steel itself
Follows a careful drying and sew
eral coats Of anti-corrosive paint de-
signed TO counteract and .neutralfze
all acid gases and liquids present IN
the sea.
At and about the propeIIers another
and even more malignant form
OF corrosion is apparent. Steel struts
may be chewed like a mad dogs
chain, and beautiful finish from forge
and lathe rutted and scanned into
semblance OF an old mans face. IT'S
the awful liberation Of Galvanic Ac-
ton.
Don't worry; you can savez II Just
as soon as the scientist: pieces Of
any pair Of different metals. iron and
copper, zinc and tin, lead and gold,
placed together in salt water create
an electric current-just why, Mar
conf himself doesn't know. when the
current flows one metal is eaten
aWay-corrodes. This phenomenon
is called Galvanic Action. Between
brass or bronze propeller and its
steel stern tube the gaivanic activ-
lty is no less than vicious. Again,
around underwater valves the pitt
ting and scoring is So often so dis
astrous that nuts and bolts and
whole frames may fau out.
The remedy reminds me Of a man
chased by a bear; drops his mitten;
bear shifts il, gnaWs it; and the man
escapes Soft zinc plates seem appe-
thing to the bear-lize voracIty of G.
A. About a warship's stern and
valves, and any other vulnerable
spots slabs Of zinc are distributed.
on docking it is found that they are
gouged and eaten while the precious
steel escapes
similar difficulty is had with boil
ers- Indeed abdominal ulcer is the
most common complaint Of our fight
ing craft. Distilled water is used,
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-27

but from various sources. condensers
and the like, enough salt creeps in
to neceSsitate the use Of zines
When electrical mastication Of
meal occurs as described above. the
victim IS oxidized, or combined with
oxygen to form soft and sometimes
soluble oxides. One ton Of ordinary
boiler water contains enough oXy-
gen to oevour Is pounds Of zinc. Take
that much steel from tubes and
boiler shell and the insurance com
panies VIII have to settle policies
Tor every man in the fireroom force
It's been done when we knew less
about this invisible enemy.
Acid is another great cause of cor
rosion- Lubricating oils find their
way into boilers and pipes, are de-
composed by heat, and set to work
with their contained acids upon any
and all kinds Of meal like so many
ants or Weevils. Juniper water from
the Dismal Swamp at Norfolk, Va,
Is one Of the numerous natural acid
bearing feeds feared by marine en-
gineers- Soda is usually added 10
steaming water as an antidote
cannot well offset the carbOnie acid
gas which Is everywhere in air.
The whole problem is pretty much
like that Of the fearful bacteria
which float invisibly around us
so we hear. Cleanliness and temper
ance, prudence and commonsense,
are the greatest enemies to corrosion
Of boilers and skin whether they be
a battleship's or our own.
Moral: blow down your boilers
every day OF the year. And Satur-
day nights at least go into dock for
a good craping-Copyrigh 1917. by
George Matthew Adams.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-27

66ET : OULDNT il be a good
M idea for the Housewives
league 10 find out why
the price Of turkey is 40 cents a
pound in FL Pasog' said Mrs. Helen
Sherry. IF this price is maintained
by market people there will be many
families so without Thanksgiving
turkey to which, It seems 10 me. every
American is entitled. There are many
housewives who viii stand the ever
increasing prices without a kick. but
is this not a time to concertedly pro-
test against what seems to be an
outrageous price for turkey Word
from two OF the leading women OF
the Housewives league, as wen as
several others who have discussed
the apparent eXtOrionate price. iudi-
Gates that action viii be taken"
There is the greatest scarcity Of
railroad telegraph operators at pres
ent that 1 have ever seen in the BUSH
ness said John F. Bechtel, OF
LOrdsburg. y ". 7 look for a great
er scarcity after the next draft. How
ever. the need for men is really due
more to the great increase OF the
work 10 be done than the draft it.
self Not only is every telegrapher
employed. but men who formerly
were in the profession have returned
to the work The United States gov
eminent is providing FOR scarcity in
operators by establishing schools for
training at the various cantonments.
I understand I have Just returned
from an o. r. 7. committee meeting
in san Francisco where the question
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-27

De laid il the route is paved. The al
Tentative would be that the property
holders have their portion paved To
this J. am opposed, for the reason
given"
There is still a great deal OF state
land LETT IN Texas which can be OBJ
tanned on easy terms by persons who
wish 70 start cattle or goat ranches"
said Frank JudkinS This land sells
at 81 TO 50 per acre and the purchaser
can pay for IL in 40 years with interest
at three percent Full particulars can
be obtained by anyone from the gen.
eral land office in Austin, as to when
land comes on the market and the To-
cation. The main drawb back TO most
of the land still available is the fact
This land would be especially fine for
goats, either milk goats or Angoras,
who viii eat heritage that cattle re-
fuse Much OF the land is. ueverthe-
less, good cattle range"
Mrs. Anna Gould Shaw advocates
-smokeless Fridays said Mrs. J. B.
Macarthur. ''and although suppose
her popularity viii be lowered in the
estimation OF men in general. 1
think il would be a splendid idea. The
smokes thus saved could be sent
overseas FOR the soldiers Treaties
days are being discussed also. II
the girls and women give UP their
ice cream sodas, chocolates and 9TH
er sweets day a week and the boys
and men their smokes one day also
and use the money thus saved for
sending treats and cigarets TO the
boys on the fighting line there would
be whole lot OF good accomplish ed.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-27

~ , ASHINGTON, Nov zi--Ine
AM second line Of every army is
the artillery. In the present
war heavy artillery has made almost
obsolete the field artillery OF former
days. There are no more gallant
charges, with snorting horses draw
ing light cannon and caissons amid
bursting shells. Artillery today IS
too heavy for horses. It is moved
either by railway trains or motor
tractors.
American boys in the artillery viii
find themselves dealing with bigger
guns than they have ever dreamed Of
Life in the artillery is no sinecure,
but IL has the disadvantage OF plenty
OF action with no apparent results
All day long the heavy guns are
drawn up several miles behind the
front and they are banging away At
objects out Of their sight The artll-
leryman never sees in modern war
fare his mark. He fires by mathe-
NAUTICAL calculation at some object
which an observer has reported
Artillerymen are more apt 10 be
trained men than other branches OF
the service Men schoOled in mathe-
mates are sought most eagerly The
work OF the enlisted artilleryman is
not as diversified as that Of his
brother the infantryman- His Work
is the incessant firing OF his gun and
the constant handling OF ammunition
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-27
Short Snatches
From Everywhere

You have heard OF saving the pieces.
Hoover says save the scraps.-Lub-
book Avalanche
As admiral Farragut might. have
said: Damn the Russians, Step on
the gas!'-Macon Telegraph.
Bolsheviki leaders are wen equfpped
for leadership except in the items Of
Intelligence and experience.-Chicago
Tribune.
LaFoIette's defenders now say that
he is sick man Yes, but fortunately
his malady is not contagious.-Chi-
cago News.
German ability still to brin ghome
an occasional victory viii not neces-
sarily obscure the fact that il is as
far as ever from bringing home a
War-ChicagO Herald.
If the suffragists could only apply
the doctrine Of 'spuroIs yersenkt" to
the silly picketing of the white house
they would win the approval Of
cary natiOn.-AlilWaukee Sentinel
It's trlte old saying, but true, that
lots Of times We are well off and don't
know it. just think OF what an 1Sk
soft snap the kaiser went out OF his
way to get himself jerked loose from.
Macon Telegraph.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-27
COLD STORAGE TURKEYS
DISTRIBUTED IN NEW YORK

New York, Nov. 27.-Prics lists OF
cold storage turkeys approved by
federal state and city food admins
traitors. were distributed BY the police
today 10 shops dealing in fowl
Texas plain viii sell at wholesaIa
from % to Is cents a pound and at
retail up to 2s cents a pound Texas
fancy up to 30 cents wholesale and IS
cents retail. northern plain up TO %
cents wholesale and % retail The
retail prices are based on a cash and
carry basis"
Storage experts have advised house
wives that the eyes OF turkeys disap-
pear after a period in storage, but are
present in fresh turkeys, and II the
breastbons OF the turkey Is broken IL
generally indicates that Il is a cold
storage bird because dealers pound
the breast to give It the appearance
OF tenderness
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-27
14I. ". W. ARRESTED AS
POSSIBLE TRAIN WRECKERS

Henryetta, Okla. Nov. S7.-James
Brown. United States deputy mar
shall announced today that 4 persons
had been arrested and were being held
on suspicion of having information
about the train wreck here Sunday
night He iutimated the Is belong to
the I. ". ".
Secret service men arrived at the
scene OF the wreck shortly after ir
occurred. BloOdhounds Immediately
took 20 a spot in the road where de-
tectlTes found Indications that men
had been taken into motor cars. The
deputy marshal declares all the men
under arrest have at various times
been before United States courts in
CHARGES
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-27

4 PIECE Of cheese in q ratty
u garnet has it all over a bat
- teship when it comes to be-
ing left alone. Only rats attack the
cheese while myriad sharp-toothed
agents nibble away az the warship's
skin and inards.
Time, men say, is the Great Cor
roder- But much is blamed on Time
rict orr $ IS obzequies to visible in
innate things, from apple pie to high
balls-acid and deadly stimulant
AS does Nan. the Master Of the
World, succumb TO these innocent
arms Of the Devil, so does the Man
ot-War, Ruler Of the Sea- waste away
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-27
COLLEGE OF CITY OF Ell PAso.

-
From Houston Post, Nov. "A.
New York has a college. FL Paso
has college. The former city has
found that It's higher educational in
Sututlon is very expensive for the
benefits secured. Fl Paso NAV find
its city college expensive: bur there
are reasons for the belief that the
benefits secured viii be worth the
money.
Fl Paso is long journey from any
great educational institution Tce
student who passes successf1Ily-
through the high school OF that city
finds that he must 80 10 great ex-
pense II he would pursue his studies.
And II he visits home on holiday Oc-
caslons or II his parents visit him
during the year the expenses for rail-
road fare alone may amount To as
much as 500 to $3.50. The conse-
quence has been that FL Paso students
were discouraged from the endeavor
to secure a higher education and the
purpose Of the College OF the CITY OF
FL Paso is TO encourage the pursuit
Of knowledge by making the source
OF that knowledge convenient 10 an
the children OF that city
Recently the College OF the City OF
FL PaSo began the operation Of 81
night school Among the courses Of
Tered TO young men and women whose
daylight hours are filled with Drofir-
able employment are those in Ameri-
can law and practice and Spanish law
and practice with special reference
10 the legal knowledge needed 10
transact business in the United States
and in Mexico.
Judging from this. the College of
The City Of FL Paso is endeavorins 10
offer those studies for which peODle
have great need and which thew aye
unable TO secure from ordinary in
structors. such courses should at
tract the attendance Of many voune
men and women engaged in business
houses trading with Mexico and other
Spanish speaking countries 10 the
south It is surely time Texans were
learning that TO build up trade with
these people we must learn their Ian
guage, their laws and their customs.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-27
Uncle Walls Denatued Poem.
THREE CENT STAMPS

TIL three cent stamp is lavender aunt admTes the although
\
licking travellers who'd sell lamps
tu acting buy
editors with that
notes creditors which make them shed sigh The
From vands bbaan its handed
luxurious
eject, and It viii make furious to quit II, expect.
WALT MASON
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-27
HELPS
BYH. S. H)

attracted by offers of steady employment at high wages
and have learned the work and making good
great many of them It is claimed by their employers
putting more effort into their work than the old time
miners possibly the job and interest
ing and they are accordingly enthusiastic Perhaps
it would be good thing every in while to infuse
some new blood into the mining business.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-27
By DUNK Bolts.

COLUMBUS ALLSOP has taken
down the scarecTow that has been
doing duty IN his field all summer.
Slim Pickens says an easy job like that
ought TO be given to home man
Cricket Hicks was at Bounding Bill
lows Friday night and accidentally at
tended an elocutionist recital.
Frisby Hancock saw Yam Sins at
church last Sunday with his blue serge
suit on, and after looking him once
over he guessed that Yam drove a white
mule. Frisby IS a close observer CT
human nature and is prominently men
toned as being our next deputy con-
stable.