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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-12-05
Men Far Down Draft
List May Be Taken
(Ry ASsociatcd Press.D

WASHINGTON. y. G.. Dee. 5.-Draft
reei-trani- whose classification and order
Numbers are 80 low that they DO not fall
Nithn the current quotas Of local boards
may hc Immediately inducted in the mill
tary service at their own request, Provost
Marshal General Crowder announced to-
day.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-12-05
Discount Rates OF
Reserve Increased
,By Associated press.l

WASHINGTON. ID. O., Dee. DO dis
courage initiation and promote sound bu~i-
ness conditions the Federal Reserve Board
has approved n general increase IN dis
count rates Of about one half per cent for
most nf the tweleye federal reserve banks
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-12-05
Stone Will Guide
The War Resolution
lEv A.snciated Press. }

WASHINGTON, D. c.. Dec 5-Senator
Stone CT Missouri, one of the original will
full twelve" and stout opponent of the gov
ernment S war plans until war was actually
declared, will pilot the Austrian war reso-
luton through the senate as spokesman
for the administration.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-12-05
DISAPPOINTMENT OF WAR
RESOLUTION PROBABLE

Austria Hungary governments and direct
ing the employment of the entire naval and
military forces To carry on the war against
that government, was introduced today bv
Chairman T.. Flood of the house foreign
Affairs committee.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-12-05
INCLINE MAN INDUSTRIAL DIRECTOR

WASHINGTON. u. e.. Dee. :. George
\. Peek. vice president of Deere a Com
pany. Moline. ILL.,. was appointed the H.
du~tral representative of the war indus
trial representative ~ the war industries
board to direct the conversion of the
country'~ manufacturing facilities to war
work.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-12-05

LONDON, Dee 5.-Brtish troops. act
ing in conjunction with an efficient force
Of Russians. have carried ont successful
operation in Mc-opotamia. Major General
Maurice, chief director of military opera
tionS announced.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-12-05
CUT OUT GERMAN SELF APPLAUSE
0By Associarci rressD

NEW YORK. :. y. Dee. SHERMAN
text hooks containing laudatury references
80 the German emperor or the history of
the IIohcnzollcruS will ~ eliminated from
the course Of study IN the New York City
hlgh -chmnI.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-12-05
To Include ROumania
In ArmistiCe Plans

BERLIN, Dec. 5.-The negotiations be-
tween the Germans andR usasisn hehOn
tween the Germans and Russians for an
armistice are extending the Roumanian
troops, the war office announces.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-12-05
CHICAGO BANK ROBBED TODAY.


CHICAGO. IT,. Dec Five bandits
robbed the Stockmcn- Trust and Savings
Bank ~ $1,000 today and drove away in
an automobile.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-12-05

PARIS, Dee. Eight German air
planes were brought down Monday. the
war office announces. Active artillery
fighting j. in progress on the Nerdun front,
east of the Mcu~c.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-12-05
ITALIANS
ATTACKED
BY ENEMY
AS|ACO

tBy Associated ircss.)
ROME, Italy, Dec. 5.-The enemy forces
have begun the attack on the italian lines
on the Asiago plateau, the war office an
nOunces The only gains achieved in the
attack were some positions the loss of
which has not impaired the Italian defense.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-12-05

BERLIN, Dee 5.-The Austro- Germans
Yesterday captured some hill positions in
Settle Communi. on the mountain front in
Northern Italy, the war office announced
today. Al
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-12-05

LONDON, Dee. 5.-OnIy artillery activi
IN on both sides on the battle front y re-
ported IN today's statement. No infantr,
operations nccnrrcd.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-02-19
CONGRESS HAS TWELVE DAYS
TO SPEND 1911 ,5Oo,o37.57

Washington, Feb. 19.-Congress
mas twelve legislative days remain
ng in which to clean up its vast pre-
2aredness program, which may carry
4 total this year of 1871, 5OO,03757.
During the twelve days the senate
must pass these bills:
FOrtifcations S6O,855, 900; naval
1868, 100000; army, $247,OOO,OOO;
military academy, 81, 225, DAB; sundry
civil preparedness feature), $780,
234,839.
Besides the bills noted, the senate
IS expected to add to the naval bill
provision for $3.50, 100000 for imme-
date completion of warships and to
increase the bill itself by about $15,-
100000. This would bring the total
to S871, 100000, including the item
of S4,25O,OO0 for families of militia
men, which has been passed by both
houses.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-02-19
PACIFlSTS MAY BLOW OFF LID
IN WASHINGTON-CALLS
GERARD A SPY.

GERARD = SFI.
Washington, Feb. 19.-Big gues-
ton in Germah-American situation
today shifted from What will Pres.
Wilson dO?" to What will president
and congress dO?"
Despite strong pressure by admin
istration to keep congress quiet" it ,
is admitted the heretofore under-sur-
face rumblings of Bryan followers
and pacifists may break at any time
into Veritable storm of debate and
discussion of whole situation.
Amsterdam.-Tod ay's issue Of Ber-
lin Tages Zeitung charged that AM
bassadOr Gerard used official position
as diplomatic agent to transmit in
formation to America, for purpose Of.
ultimately reaching Paris and Lon
don. Specifically charged ambas-
sador went to utmost limit" in con-
nectiOn with capture of Roger Case
ment.
HaIifax.-StiII shrouded in official
secrecy, liner Frederik VIII, carrying
Count Won BernstOrff, lies in river
here till examination of those aboard
is nnlShed.
New York.-Port of New York
will be closed between sunset and
sunrise.
New York.-FiVe more ships, two
American, headed Toward barred
zone.
Washington. - Mexican embassy
received communication from Boliv-
ian government calling upon all
American nations to join in confer
ence to deal with complications
growing out of German U-boat war.
The communication denOunces Ger
many's sea warfare in scathing
terms.
-O-O
PULL NEW ROBBERY SCHEME
Cashier Virgil MeHster, III. State
bank, $50 N. Clark, left his cage for
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-02-19
ZEPPELIN RAID FAILURE-FOG
HAMPERS FIGHTING

Paris.-An unsuccessful Zeppelin
raid of the French coast in neigh
bOrhood of BOUIogne reported. Sew
eral bombs were dropped without re-
suit.
Berlin, via SayviIIe WireIess.-A
dense fog over western war theater
greatly hampered fighting activities
yesterday and last night. ReconnOit-
ering operations being only enter
prise. Many enemy reconnoisances
failed because of vigilance of Ger
man trench troops.
New York.-Norwegian ship Del
Mata and Spanish steamer Mar
AdTiatiCO have been sunk.
London. - British steamer Oke-
ment sunk.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-02-19

St. Joseph, Mo. - Mrs. Dagmar
KTucker, called "Other woman" in
trial of o. D. Mcdaniel, then county
prosecutor, for wife murder, shot to
death by divorced husband, John
Krucker. Krucker seriously injured
self
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-02-19
PULL NAV ROBBERY scHEME

TyLL NV NOIIINI OeTIIWE
Cashier Virgil MeIster, III. State
bank, $50 N. Clark, left his cage for
moment. When he returned Is
checks totaing $500 weer missing.
Believed thief used fire or cane to
drag them under cage window,
The sun., 1917-07-03

high executive ability and the re-
gard in which Yuan was held by
foreign countries.
CHAN0's strength Is mostly In
North China and in the combination
of the militaristic party and the pro-
vincIal military leaders. President
Ii YUAN, HUNG was without strong
party affiliation and virtually with
out an army. What opposition the
republic will make to the restoration
Of the monarchy is a question. 1t
has been asserted that the leaders Of
the revolutionary movement, mostly
men who had been educated In the
West or who were familiar with
Western institutions, were the sup
porters of the republic, and that the
mass of the Chinese people had no
understanding or appreciation Of the
change in their political institutions.
The present situation should disclose
how firm hold the Ave years of the
republican form of government has
taken upon the country.
The greatest opposition to the res
toratlon of the empire will come from
South China. This has become the
refuge of the republican leaders, here
was found the most pronounced op-
position to the imperial designs OF
YUAN SHiH-K'AI, and here have been
the most active defenders of Presi-
dent Ii YUAN HUNG in the present
crisis. The danger is in a wide
spread revolution or in a division of
China into an empire in the north
and a republic in the south. Either
Of these results would be likely to
lead eventually to foreign interven-
tion.
The sun., 1917-07-03
MAN, THE HOUSEKEEPER.
lems-A Good Word for Hoover.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuS-ST:
do not know what Sarah Carey includes
in domestic problems. include the
house. heating. lighting and sanitation,
all OF which have been solved by men
Men are at the head Of the concerns
making my crackers, rolls and bread.
Men are busy raising and canning
vegetables so I will have a winter
supply.
The sewing machine and other de-
vices used in the house. too numerous
to mention. all were invented and per-
fected by men.
Such knowledge as l have regarding
food values and adapting others to our
needs is due to the work of men in
their laboratories
That men are the best housekeepers
in the world is proved in the big hotels
in this city
Mr. Hoovers success abroad was due
TO no, small extent to the gratitude and
cooperation of those he tried to help
People disposed TO critcise would &c
we'll to recognize the fact that Mr.
Hoover just works and leaves the re-
suits to others
MINNIE LIpsTRoM.
New YORK. July ..
The sun., 1917-07-03
German PrIvatIons and ours.

Wooden shoes, clothing made OF pa
per for soldiers and of leather fibre
for officers are the latest incidents Of
the increasing privations in Germany
to be reported to this country. The
need OF rubber for the uses of war is
so great that billiard tables are being
stripped Of their cushions. Metal for
cannon is growing so scarce that the
church bells nre being melted down
for this purpose-not an unusual eX-
pedient in time Of war. Soap is be-
coming unknown to the most cleanly
housewife. According to Dutch re-
ports German actors have been Of
fcially warned to appear on the stage
only in old clothing, lest the appetite
of the public for the new be stimu-
lated. Among other restrictive regu-
lations the authorities have directed
the people TO be prepared to abstain
from the use Of butter, oleomargarine
or other fat products for nine months
Of the year. and rely during that time
upon marina lade to make their bread
palatable.
Arousing at times the sense OF the
ridiculous. the daily news Of fresh
items Of food control from Germany
is none the less serious. 1t has its
encouragement for Americans, who,
with bursting granaries and ware
houses piled high with food held for
speculative purposes, are being daily
besought to install rigid economics in
their kitchens and enforce the thrifty
rule Of the clean plate at the end Of
meals. No doubt there should be no
let up in this campaign for economy.
Thrift and saving are the mere COM
monplaces Of domestic virtue. But it
will do the American housewife no
harm to know that IL the need for
practising them confronts her. 1t
bears on the German hausfrau still
more heavily, and in contest Of en-
durance the odds are all against the
latter.
The sun., 1917-07-03

the men in khaki, and how in every
fibre they would feel the sympathy Of
their fellow Americans who were
wishing them godspeed and victory
on the fields Of FranceI The mo-
ment would be worth living for those
who went and for those who stayed.
And II there were march to the
waterside, why shouldn't New York
ers see the regulars swinging along so
CALAMITY, with the Stars and Stripes
held aloft and the bands martial airs
sending the blood coursing through
the veins? What would It not be
worth to the men going away, what
to the souls of Americans?
Keep the date of sailing as secret
as possible, but for the sake of Amer
lean patriotism and common human
ity let us say good-by to our soldiers
like freemen, acknowledge our great
debt to them, sustain them in try
ing hour and cheer the brave fellows
on to victory. Has there not been
enough Of looking the other way,
enough of smothered emotions?
The sun., 1917-07-03
THE IRISH EMPIRE.
One OF the Four Powers Of Europe
Five Hundred Years Ago.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN--Sr wher
the recognition of Ireland's nationhoo.
is, under consideration little light on
Europe's view in past ages may be we
come. That view in medi@val times was
that Ireland constituted not merely
nation but an empire. Thus in the ces
brated Council of Constance, held 1916
1913. it was solemnly and UNANIMOUSLY
affirmed that Europe contained four EN-.
pires and only four, namely. the Greek
Roman, Irish and Spanish empires. Bee
chetti, an Italian author. in his astoria
degli ultimi quattro "Secoli della Chiesa
speaking of the Council OF Constance.
says that the Cardinal Of Cambria pub
lished a document in November lals
In which he denied the right of the Enc
lish to be considered IS a nation, and
agreed that it was the intent Of the court
Of France to oppose such English pre-
tensions. This document excited in tn
minds of the English present at 'hs
council the deepest indignation.
The English were eagerly desirous o.
getting from the entire synod a de,rr,
in their favor. while the French wante
to have the question referred to T.
Sacred College. Cardinal Alliaro base
an argument on the bull of Benedlc
XII, in which the pontiff enumerate
the provinces subject to the Roman po'
tificate. He divided Europe into fou
great nations in accordance with tn'
bull in such a way that several natio0'
were comprised under the head Of Ger,
many, and England was one Of thest
"Finalmente 81 rammentono var'e d e
visioni, nellie quail erano gia state pa
tite lie provincie della Europa; ZOE ne
di Roma, di Constantinopoli, d1r!anda, ?
di Spagna." (Vol. III, p. 99D That is
Europe had been grouped under the fou
provinces of Rome. Constantinople, Ire
land and Spain. AS in 14l6, when the
| council was held, the King of Englan'
claimed the lordship of Ireland, one o.
the four great empires. the pretersion'
OF France to the precedency of England
were set aside in the council.
The Irish empire referred to was no
the Celtic empire of Europe which pre-
ceded that OF Rome, nor was 1t the IN
! tellectual hegemony which Ireland ell
ercised over Europe in the medisva
period OF her missionary enterprise. j
referred to a condition, which has beer
missed by historians. under which Ire
/ land from the fifth to the ninth centur'
actually conquered and colonized Wlt'
varying fortune far Iceland. which lrl'n
navigators discovered in the eighth cen
! tury; Scotland. the Faroe and orkne'
Islands, the Canary Islands, Cornwai
and Devon. North and South Wales, The
Isles of Man and Anglesey and the In
Vulnerable islands between. As unde'
Alexander the Great. military conquer
and cultural enterprise went hand II
hand, but the work is almost unknown
We read merely that the Emperor Tneo
doslus drove back an Irish army IN N'
A. D. from the gates OF London, or a.
Stllicho puts 1t, that "the ocean groanea
under the hostile oars OF Irish hee'S
But so far no modern student has -
the story OF those conquests or of M
empire founded on them. r.
NEW York, July ..
The sun., 1917-07-03
ARE WE cHAUVINISTIc9
One or Two Inconsistencies Of thf
War as q Reader Sees Them.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sir: Is
II not rather inconsistent with the dec
laration that we are fighting for the
sake OF democracy that every effort
should be made to invest the President
with power never before welded. and
that the Constitution of the United
States should be completely disregarded? ?
A correspondent in THE SUN of June
% tells us "a permanent peace is an
impossibilty" so long as the Germans
of Austria Hungary and tho Magyars OF
Hungary are permitted to dominate peo-
pies OF other races" II every distinct
race were to become a separate nation
there would be strange complications,
migrations and shifting OF boundaries.
Under the Emperor-King of Austria
Hungary are united many different ma
tionalities. far better governed than they
would be II they fell apart. But even
II this were not true. 1t does not seem
to be the business OF the United States
to suggest or to encourage revolutions.
A sad mistake was made when the
we'll established Government OF Mexico
under Huerta was overthrown at the
bidding of President Wilson.
The appeal OF Congress to the British
Parliament to grant self-government to
Ireland was an unumely effort to COM
plicate the difficulty with which Eng
land is now struggling, when we should
for our own safety IL for no other
reason cooperate with her to the fullest
extent
The task we have undertaken in fight
ing on the side OF the Allies is greater
far than many safe In their homes here
can understand Surely they should be
made to feel that a better cause than
that OF an ideal democracy, which does
not exist, or humanity, a word difficult
to define, calls us to war
Are We not fighting for our homes
; and firesides. and the civilization which
n barbarous foe has wrecked? The
piracy of the submarine warfare should
first be checked by every effort possible
| and we should adopt for this the motto
| OF Austria: 'Viribus Units"
DRIFroN. Pa. June 80. QuIDNUNc.
The sun., 1917-07-03
HOW NEW YORK HAS LOST TWELVE
MILLIONS IN TAXES.

Prom s,ate Finance for Nav


Legislation introduced last month,
IL enacted into law, will prevent fur
ther loss to the State, estimated at
present to exceed s12,o0O,o0o. Urging
its passage, the Comptroller said:
Last year 1 advocated an amend
ment to the transfer tax law which
would tax the intangible as well as the
tangible property of a nonresident
within this State at the time Of such
non-resident's death. A bill was in
troduced by Assemblyman John Knight
(No. 1896. Int. 116D. and also by
Senator Emerson (No. 1913. Int. 9o6),
which would accomplish this end. Mel
ther OF these bills became a law. Re-
Gently Surrogate Fowler Of New York
county handed down a decision declar-
ing the late Hetty H. r. Green to have
been a resident of Bellows Falls, VT,
although the proof showed that dur
ing the last Ave years OF her life she
resided at Bellows Falls only four or
five weeks during the summer months
Of each year. BY this decision, and
owing to the present provisions of our
transfer tax law, 1t is estimated that
the State OF New York loses a tax
Of approximately 100000 which
would have been paid to one OF a
dozen or more OF our sister States II
the said Hetty II. r. Green had lived
within the borders of any one of those
States and had accumulated and kept
her intangible property therein the
same as she did within the State OF
New York.
81 do not believe the State OF New
York should continue upon its stat
utes a law which permits a person to
live and transact business within its
borders for eleven months each year,
receiving during that period the pro-
lection of its laws and the benefit of
those facilities which make it desir-
able and adva ltageous to do business
in this State, and then upon the death
The sun., 1917-07-03
Our Dlsorganixed Censorship.

A few days ago the Secretary of
War got petulant and announced that
he would have naught to do hence
forth with GEORGE CREEL's unauthor-
lied and illegal, but still active, cen.
sorshlp. The latter had permitted the
publication of the news of the arrival
in France of the first American con.
tingent, while the War Department
for some reason wished 1t kept secret
for a time longer. Like most of the
tempests In Washington the affair
quickly blew over.
But while the Secretary of War and
the Chief Censor were quarrellinG
over the amount of information that
should be given the American people
concerning the arrival of our boys
in France the Germans had 1t all
Moreover, they had it twenty-foul
hours ahead of any one In the United
States except the officials at Wash
ingtOn. On Friday Berlin knew al
about it. Only on Saturday night
were American correspondents IL
France permitted to cable the news
of the dcbarkation of our troops. W.
might better have sought our news II
Berlin.
While censorship usually causes
annoyance in the country In which /
is established, breeds distrust of an'
hostility TO the Government. discour
ages enllstments and often multiple
cruelty the fears and sufferings o
those having loved ones at the front
II is not established TO accomplish
these amiublc ends. 1t Is decree'
in order that useful information ma.
he kept from the enemy. 1t neve
whnlly ncrnmlhishes this end. TIL
most useful information usually leak
through to the enemy whether tn
folks nj home get it or not, But eve
a partial block to the transmission @
The sun., 1917-07-03
China's Boy Emperor Restored to
His Throne.

The boy P'U VI, who was Emperor
under the reign title of HsUAN TUNG
at the time when the revolution of
1911 overthrow the Manchu dynasty,
has been restored to his throne, ac-
cording to advices from China. His
reign, which began when he was only
two years of age, and lasted scarcely
more than three years, is resumed in
his eleventh year.
The attempt to overthrow the re-
public and to restore the Manchus
was considered not improbable from
the time that CHUNG HsUN set him
self up as dictator. His political
sympathies have been generally be-
lieved to be with the monarchists.
He had served the Manchus and his
rise from humble outrider at court
to man of wealth and power was
largely due to Manchu influences. At
! the time Of the Boxer rebellion he
followed the Empress Dowager TzU.
HsI In her wandering and upon her
return to Pekln he was made an Off.
Ger in the imperial army.
CHANG was a supporter of YUAN
SHIH-K'AI-they had been in the
royal army together--and he retained
under the republic the high rank
that he reached under the Manchus
He apparently doubted from the
first the success of the republican
form of government, but he was it'
most inslstent unofficial adviser. ThC
recent break between the conserva
tive Cabinet and the radical Parlia
ment, together with the inability O
President Ii YUAN Hung to reconcli,
the difference, gave the chance tina
an opportunist of CHANG's type woulC
readily seize.
There Is little doubt hut that h,
will he the power behind the thron,
and the actual ruler of China. Hi
past record, however, is not such a
to give assurance that he can be de
pended upon to bring the countr
out of Its present difficulties. Win
he may be the strongest man sine
YUAN, he lacks the latters education
The sun., 1917-07-03

important news to the enemy is neces-
sary, and against 1t no newspaper
with a sense Of duty to its country
ever protests.
But this III ordered and disorgan-
lied censorship at Washington, not
recognized at all by the State Depart
ment, and In a state Of constant bick-
ering with both War and Navy de-
partments, puts q premium upon blum
dering and is merely an irritation,
never safeguard. 1t ought to be
mended or ended.