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Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-11-01
While Mr.. Buck left

his machine and went to have it
pulled in, it was found that a
brand new tire, which was tied
on the back, was stolen.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-11-01
"TEDv MASON UP

Edgar (Ted) Mason, who was
injured during the accident
when the big Pathfinder, which
was driven by ]. T. McAndrews,
went into the ditch a few weeks
ago, is up and around again. He
paid a friendly call to the News
office Monday. We are glad,
with hosts of Ted's friends, to
see him up again.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-11-01

INDIAN FAIR A SUCCESS
The combination of a whole
community spirit made the In
dian fair at Quapaw last Satur-
day by Mitchell, Cook and Gle
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-10-17
BROWNSVILLE DAILY HERALD WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER II, IsI7.TuM

alt ffv fEtl.. n n
Corps, are not considered a. important TO
the service a. the new system of signaling
| with the arms known. n the ~"semaphor."
and similar in many respects to the arm
signals of the electric sampaphores
used by the best equipped railroads
throughout the United States.
On a cloudy day the photograph" is
useless, although useful at times under the
old regime. as on a clear day, a message
may be flashed many miles with the
photograph Under modern conditions of
warfare. the signal corps men might not be
available in an emergency on the battle
line, 20 the war department has adopted
the arm signals of the Semaphore and has.
required hat every enlisted man of the
line. both privateS and commissioned
'nffirer-. and also line officers up to and
iretadug company commanders and all
hue CAPTAINS study and become proficient
1i the arm signal system.
With hard study and practice one may
become proficient in the ">emaphore' sig
nails i'm a few weeks. As Is the case with
the Morse telegraph code and other signal
l4- -N~IFii~- HiutH ITdCtltt - TtuuiItu W
become proficient in sending and receiv-
my. Also. "a in the Morse code one finds
sending easier than receiving. A speed of
forty letters per minute. both sending and
receiving. j. required before proficiency
Is attained, and every soldier j. required
To practice sending and receiving until he
attains that degree of proficiency.
Strange A. il may seem, the testimony
of many army Officers j. that the most
illiterate men in many eases learn the
.semaphore'' signals the quickest. Men
who cannot read nor write will learn the
alphabet of the "~>emaphore" In Il remark
ably short time. and can spell out the
words. letter by letter in receiving a mes
sage, although they canno read nor write
same. This j. especially true IN the ease
of foreigners. who have enlisted IN the
army immediately on arrival in the United
States. and who are very anxious Ia mas
ter the English language and 10 learn to
rad and write in our tongue.
Since pay day a short time ago. the va
r.ou~ military organizations. including
many regiments of infantry. batteries oil
field artillery, hospital and signal corps
attachments and other organizations, have
subscribed 10 the Liberty Loan in amounts
aggreeating about a third Of a million dol
lars.
Major Lindsey BlaysSey of the intelli-
gence division. general staff Of the nine
tieth division on duty at headquarters 81
the national army at Camp Travis. n a
Uonston man and formerly ot the Rice In
stiiute, and by his uniform courtesy y very
popular with the newspaper men who come
in contact with him, and also with his sub
ORDINANCES and the public in general.
JOHN III. CARSON.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-10-17
0 CHATTER.

Coach Yost Of the University of MIchi-
gan football squad says that the Wolverine
team this wear i as good or better than
that of last year.
According 10 boxing experts Charley
recent performances Indicate that
the Chicago battler l. going back ~ q rapid
,ip.
I.hnn. TIt'r. fhe paul .ai''m1r
ANA wv. man.-... Nll.r MIS- u.t1 hH,
cd company.
Harry Greb. the Pittsburgh middle
weight. has offered Al Mccoy $1,000 tn
articles Ealing for a battle 10 a ret
cree decision.
Howard Drew, the great colored sprinier,
has entered Drake University and Joined
thr II r-ity football eleven
Eastern golfers made a killing IN the
west this year. winning three Of the four
western titles-amateur, professional and
Junior.
With the Chicago fans continually hiss
ing and booing him. lleinic Zlmm of the
Giants had a hard road 10 travel IN the
bio series games in the Windy City.
Eddie Mahan, the old Harvard football
star. now in barracks with the United States
marines at Philadelphia, leads the marines
baseball team, the football team and
hockey team.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-10-17
TESTED AND PROVED
There Is a Heap of SOlace in BEING Able
to Depend Upon a WclI-Earned
Reputation.

For months Brownsville readers have
seen IN, constant expression IT praise for
Doan' Kidney Pills, and read about the
,ood work thcv have done in this locality.
What other remedy ever produced such
convincing proof of merit?
Mrs.. f.. Lopez, zoo Webster St. EAGLE
Pass, Texas. says: I'VE keep Doan'~ Kid
ioy Pills on hand NIL the time and wouldn't
he without them. I Get occasional spells
Of backache when ! can hardly bend. 81
f'mu- IN u. l-rf f,r nc MN N. wv h1~.n~ ri-
! .-aniin -raor nUt my shoes pa. Two
boxes of Doan's Kidney Pills entirely re-
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-10-17
Joins Herald Staff-Mr. and Mrs. Edgs

Joins Herald Staff-Mr. and Mrs. Edgar
Van Hutton and children arrived in
Brownsville today from Livingston. Texas,
and are ~ the San Carlos apartments. Mr.
Van Hutton comes Ia JOIN The Herald force
a. = member az the editorial staff. He
was until recently with the state sanitary
department, featuring in East Texas towns
and counannntieS resigning 10 accept work
with The Herald.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-10-17

MEXICO GETTY, Oct. 16.-A large
smelling company has shipped to the
United States $3.50 bars of bullion. This
shipment. it j. said. i the first Of any size
sent ont by the company from its Mexican
smelter= I'm several years.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-10-17

TRAINING ARE
COMING FAST
CAMP TRAVIS At SAN ANTONIO IS
ALIVE WITH ACTIVITY, WITH ROCK
les COMING DAILY FROM ALL
PARTS OF SOUTHWEST TEXAS.
Especial IL The Herald.)

'efftldi - N ittIIiu-l
CAMP TRAVIS. Texas, Oct.16.-The
following named officer IRE transferred
lfrnm the organization, indicated fo depot
@lhrieatc ard vIli report ~ fftc commanding
I%4eoerti for assignment io urgauiyations;
second Lieutenant John W. r.. Cham
hcr'ain. 359th Infantry, o. r. Corps.
Captain Goodridee h. Wilson, 359th In
l%tautrv. n. ". Corps.
Captain Irwin r. Wcr', 35oth Infantry.
lN. III Corps.
Captain Nirum A castor. 30 III In
%fantry. =. r. Corps.
The following named ~officer~ are re-
lieved from duty with the 359th Infantry
and are assigned to depot bridge. They
will report TO commanding general for as
signment:
Second Lieutenant George C.. Benedick.
Infwantry O.. r. c. Attached To 359th
Infantry.
Second Lieutenant Charles III. Keffer.
Infantry o. X. C.. Attacked To 359th In
fantry.
Second Lieutenant Lester W. Rogers.
Infantry O. r. C.. Attached 10 359th In
%fantry.
Second Lieutenant Edin c. Jordan. In
fantry o. X. C.. Attached to 359th In
fantry.
Second Lieutenant Frank l.. McCabe.
Infantry o. X. G. Attached TO 359th In
%fantry.
Second Lieutenant Glen |. Tucker. In
fantry O. X. C.. Attached Ia 359th In
%fantry.
BY command Major General Allen.
j. j. KINGMAN.
Chit of Staff.
Official r. V. ID. Murphy. Adiutant.
The recruits continue To pour into Camp
Travis. and are being assigned 10 COM
panies and supplied with uniforms and
equipment "a fast n possible. Army
trucks transport the new arrivals from the
different railway stations IA San Antonio
TO the great admy c%antonment of the ma
tional army AT Camp Travis. which j. 10
Gated In the country about two and a half
miles beyond the old regular army post at
Fort Sam Houston. The recent arrivals
are from every point In the state.
Company X of the 3559th Infantry Is
composed of drafted men from Texarkana,
and the counties of Camp, Bowie and
Case. Some of the adjoining companies in
his and different regiments are made up
of men of all ~nationalitie~ OF the white
race. including many Indians from Okla
homa.
MANY If the local boards throughout
Texas and 1ooiallv Oklahoma. evidently
used mach I.fHul. fr t4t selection uf uuu
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-10-17

moved the truuhlc."
Pricc toe, ~ all dealers. Don't simply
ask for u kidney remedy eel Donn'~ hid
ucy Pill the same that Mr.. Lopez had
Foster Milhurn CO.. Migr~.. Buffalo. y. Y
Arthur Bnlf~ur. the British foreign MN
~iet,r, \. WA, \ recent visitor IL III,
United S.Atc~. ~ in he hi { of getting
through a large amount II his corre~pon-
dence every day during meals. debating
letters to hI, secrelarv between the course.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-10-17

.eNnman Npft~,~.-f - - "
cu.ssd n the nae,;no T,.-5.v -
II The Iear.ar., cl,h MA -, e.
..rs' Iibrarv AZ. VIZ ua,aa.Lan IL.
~ leaaar sor ,ho a,,ax.... 81 -,
w ~ tho .,h;oo -I.- -
~,nso ~ !. - -.
a.. hi - IL
nInde,b.u.. -. ..n -. -
~ .al,a
M, h...I I'm
~
'onn il'h~ u'scasH.u the history
Fuiii'se movement, ana especlaiS
' "h'f ~ u il"Siess III
-" '"' "'N~"' ~ >uo
''''l 4 'ihe ii = her''"s
- N""s y N'n'' ~"
80 /" n sH'"'" "S" ,'io"-" A.
So ""H ooSN S"PPot'eu ~ MANY
- "e" III" "oh"en' u
- .,
~ $500" az.
r,
!, !" iisp'ieu a"u eau ~ " oiu
-. "eAho"'euseo mat woman : hheh,ai
800 i"'' ;" mo"
P"',' "o"'s "o"''" :" i""
oned in this worldwide question.
The question of What of Woman's Re-
lation TO the Home if Equal Suffrage is
'"e'' ""s "a"uie' ~ 'he "iihh'.'e
by Miss Florence Bell. Statements seek
ing to show that the home relation would
- A. 49, - Nc p'm ~.
~ MfS- Mehdehhaii, whlle Miss bel point
ea our me danger OF woman being us
'i"'teu itom uuiie> IL poiiticai issues were
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-10-17

The Girls National Honor Guard will
meet nj the Learners library nj 4 o'clock
Thur~dlv afternoon. IL was announced to-
day Nv Mis- tlorine Pierce. president of
the guard. Matters in connection with a
prop ed Halloween entertainment will be
discus "a.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-10-17

Mr.. f. X. T. Howard will entertain at
tho Country Club AT 3 o'clock Thursday
afternoon, honoring the fifth birthday of
her daughter, little Miss Emily Howard.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-10-17
&1&l&41l

Woman Suffrage was the subject dis
cnssed ut the meeting Tuesday afternoon
Of The Learaers' Club. held ut the Learn
Library. Mrs. W.k. Mendenhall was
,..le leader for the afternoon. She said
- At the subject was selected for study
OF IL being q foremost question
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-10-21

fought and won. but had paid the
price of victory.
+ The American soldier (officers
,told me) understands the maneuver
well, The officers find that their
men are quick at grasping individual
field work, /. G., make admirable nom
commissioned officers with initiative,
enterprise and intelligence.
French officers, many of whom
speak English perfectly. while several
American officers / met speak very
good French, give enthusiastic and
intelligent assistance.
French and Americans are not
much alike in method or by tempera-
ment. l heard q French officer de-
scribing battle with perfect techni-
cal accuracy, but also with dramatic
expressly and with the literary
sense. An American officer imme-
diately translated the French into
American, and 1t was American
short, sharp, almost cracking With
crisp Americanisms. 1t was the same
battle described. but the difference
in the descriptions was delightful to
note. Differences are nothing. The
French are keen to teach. the Amer
leans, if possible, keener still to learn,
and each understands the other thor
oughly to a common end.
Pupils and Instructors.
British instructors and American
pupils understand each other equally
well.
] never was more amused. pleased,
4lsseieu anu uucheu up tnan Dy
watching British sergeant-instructors
training American officer-cadets
Imagine a typical British sergeant
with three years of war behind Kim
and with seven or more years Of Brit
ish military training before that,
spending every ounce of his energy,
every particle of his keenncss and
>eVery word of his vocabulary teaching
young Americans what they will have
to do in few months tine, and the
young Americans using every muscle
of their body, all their alertncss. and
all their keenness, too, to max. them
selves ready for the fight that all
are yearping TO be in. Par:ius of
e,mc.ican officer-cadets finciuding
younS Liortenant --) dug Inc upon
lire of sham trenches, killed Cnmmy
Boches on the way, dashed through
four lines of trenches, dug themselves
in at the last, and began instant
rapid fire at more Boche targets. "Ad-
vance, said the sergeant. A second
later "Go!" and the young chaps leapt
out.
"Clean Killing Is What We Want .
Kill 'em sweet and clean! Clean
killing is what we want" shouted the
sergeant. The young tinericanJ were
at the dummies and each dug his
N~~~~-~~~~~~~~-~---~- ~---~--~~-~~->~-~-~-~->~~~~~
CONTINUED on Rage six)
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-10-21

details OF this transaction were given
to the authorities (the department
of justice and the postoffice) the very
day Mr.. Pavenstedt made us acquaint-
cd with his transactions with DR..
'Dernburg."
V. II. Polachek, publisher of the
Deutsches Journal, explaining the
check from Pavenstedt received by
that publication, said:
Hearst's Endorsement Explained.
THE check for $50 was paid to an
advertising solicitor of Deutsches
Journal for space reserved by Mr..
Pavenstedt In the twenty-fifth ami
versary edition of the Deutsches Jour
nal.
THE endorsement on the back of
Mr.. Pavenstedts check is the endorse
ment which appears on all checks
banked by Mr.. Hearst's newspapers in
New York.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-10-21
Of
GERMAN ARMY NOW
POSITIVELY DATED
Department Of Justice Agents
Arrest Leipsic University
Graduate With Order to Re-
port July ~ 1914,

Newark, N. ], Oct. Coon.
elusive evidence that Germany mo-
bilized her forces long before the date
OH which she admits having done so
has been obtained by the arrest by
department Of justice agents of Chris
topher Schmurrer, a graduate of the
University of Leipsic, 1t was an
nounced here today.
In Schmurrer's effects was found a
card issued by the imperial German
government directing him to repor,
for military duty July 1, 1914, fort
night before Germany started hostili-
ties on the plea that Russia already
was mobilzing. Germany was obliged
to admit that some Of her troops were
on Belgian soil early in August, but
the Germans have insisted that their
mobilization did not begin until the
latter part of July.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-10-21
27 Deaths KnOUn
to Have Resulted
From Zeppelin s

London, oct. 2O.--Of the twenty
seven deaths officially reported as the
result of last nights air raid, seven
persons We're killed outright by bombs
that fell in the shipping district of
London and thirteen by a torpedo
which destroyed three houses in the
residential quarter. OF the latter VIC
mother and her infant, four girls and
two boys.
1t is reported from an eastern coun-
ty that seven Zeppelins remained over
head for several hours last night and
dropped fifty bombs, including several
of incendiary nature. No casualties
resulted.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-10-21

London Gothic approach eleven Zeppen snallcd
throughout
batteries all
arss attacked scattered all like flock
Zeppelin brought a 81.
lom veIpeanncs
French airnlen the others by fourth Zeppelin being
chased throughout central brought the
IIaucslNpes.
mo bombs
practically the of air
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-10-21
German Zeppelin Squadron Nearly Destroyed in France After Having
Raded England 7on Cruisers Make Attack ConUoyd Fleet
Merchantmen Sink Nine and 7Uo British Desroyers Lives s
Russian Army Has
No Discipline; All
May Quit Trenches

Petrograd, Oct. 20,--General
Tcheremissoff, commander on the
Russian northern front has issued an
order of the day condemning the agi-
tation being carried on among the SOL
diers of the northern army. He states
that agitators are spreading rumors
that all the soldiers are preparing to
leave the trenches at given. date.
The difficulty of enforcing disci-
line in the army is illustrated by the
acquittal at Kiev of eighty grenadiers
who mutinied at the time Of the
enemy offensive against Tarnopol. 1t
Is alleged that the jury which acquit-
ted them was composed of Maximalists
or had been terrorized.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-10-21
GOVERNMENT WANTS
AVIATION RECRUITS
I.r uo,srns JOURNAL SPECIAL LEASED wrssi

Chicago, oct 20--Orders directing
the rapid enlistment Of men for serv-
ice as aerial observers were received
today BY Maj Joseph c. Morrow, In
charge of the aviation section of the
signal corps in the central department
of the army.
Hundreds of observers are entered
for service in France. 1t was said
The successful applicants will be sent
to the University of Texas for six
weeks aviation course and then to
the army school at Fort Sill, OKLA
for training. Men between the ages
OF 25 and 35 years are desired. En-
listments are to be made in Chicago.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-10-21
tsr sossiso JOURNAL srse,., ts.sEo w,.si

tsY sopHiso JOURNAL srsciAl lsssEo wisat
Germany scored on the water on
Saturday. breaking up merchant con-
yoys in the North sea. Raiding crriis-
cTs sank two British destroyers and
nine OF the twelve conveyed ships.
Germany suffered little less than
disaster in the air, however. when
four and probably five Zeppelin air.
ships, believed to be returning from u
raid on England, were brought down
In French territory by airplane and
anti aircraft gunfirc.
The sea tragedy cost the British the
lives OF 1876 Officers and men on the
dcstroyers who were left to their fate
by the German raiders, as were the
crews OF the sinking merchantmen.
About one hundred Of the merchant
sailors, however, are known to have
reached the shore In boats or on Brit
ish patrol craft. All but three of tho
trading ships were Of Scandina Wan
being small vesseis
The character Of the raiding war
ships Is not apparent. The British ad-
miralty Describes them as very fast
and heavily armed, while Berlin refers
IA them as Eight sea fighting forces.-
They escaped tho vigilance OF the
British warships under cover Of dark
ness both on their outward and home
ward trips.
Raiders Brought Down.
The story of Germany's reverse In
the air began with the account of u
raid on England last night in which
the bombs the Zeppelins dropped
killed twenty-seven persons and in.
jured fifty-three others. Reports soon
began to be received, however. OF
zeppelins being brought down in
France. These were at first supposed
to belong to an independent raidins
fleet. Dispatches from France late In
the day, however, declared them to be
the raiders returning from England.
They had appeared over French ter
ritory, it was stated and we're scat.
tered to various parts of the country
as the alarm went out and the French
airmen rose in swarmsto attack them.
Russian Fleet Trapped.
The Russian fleet, which was
caught by the Germans In the waters
around the Gulf of Riga, is apparent
ly in a desperate situation. The Ger
mans have sown mines south of Moon
sound to block an exit TO the Russians
there while they are closing the route
10 the north by their operations for
taking possession OF Dago island.
which Berlin reports say are proceed.
| ing according to the German plan.
! On the western fighting front tho
artillery battles are continuing both
! in Flanders and in tho Aisne regions.
but no infantry actions Of moment are
reported. In none of the other war
areas have the opera tions been of a
nature to command especial attention.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-10-21
WATERWAYS WILL
RELIEVE THE RAILROADS

st. Louis, Mo-. Oct. 20.--Secretary
of Commerce Redfield delivered a
Message from President Wilson to-
", at a dinner on the city harbor
boat escortng the first barge load of
iron ore from ST. Paul, to the effect
that II the shipping board has not
enough funds to supply ample fleets
of Sarges on tae Mississippi the pres
ident will supply the money from the
national defense fund of 100000, 000
placed in his hands by congress.
He said the time has arrived when
the Mississippi must be used for slow
freight. The establishment of in
land waterways, he said, is to relieve
the railways and will aid In winning
the war.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-10-21
SHIPPING TIE-UP OF
NEW YORK IS AVERTED

New York, Oct. 20.-Through sub
mission of all questions to a commit
tee to be nominated by the federal
government as agreed upon today by
representatives of boat owners, the
threatened shipping tie-up of the port
Of New York November /, will be
averted. This was announced today
by Richmond r. stevens, chairman
OF the adjustment commission Of the
federal shipping board.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-10-21
TWO GOVERNORS PAY
VISIT TO CAMP CODN

Deming, n. NJ, Oct. 19.--Camp
Cody, the national guard cantonment
here, today was visited by Governors
r. f. Lindsey of New Mexico and j.
w. f, Lindsey of New Mexico and j.
governors inspected the camp, looked
after the interests of troops OF their
respective states, visited the Carranza
sorder patrol at Columbus, N. M.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-10-21
Named Coal Administrator

Denver, Colo, Oct. 2O.-W. ]. CAT
ligan. president of the City Bank and
Trust company and former state
treasurer, tonight announced his sp-
pointment by Governor Gunter as
coal administrators for Colorado. The
governors appointment was made in
accordance with a request from Pres
ident Wilson and Federal Coal Ad'
ministrator Garfield that he name a
man to represent this state on ma
tion-wide coal board.