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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-05-14
FUNERAL OF MRS. B[AlL
HELD SUNDAY At ERHOON

The funeral of Mrs NJ A. Beall
mother of former Congressman Jack
Bea1l and Mrs. Z. II. Griffin. was
held Sunday afternoon ut 3 c'cloek
at the residence OF Mrs. Griffin on
Oldham Avenue. The services were
conducted BIZ Revs Horace Bishop.
a. n Hall and G L. Cartwright. The
g1oral offerings were beautiful, a
large number coming from friends
in Dallas. The Sims Watson chap
ter, Z y. c., sent beautiful offer
ing. Following the services a large
number followed the remains to the
city cemetery where internent took
place.
Among the ont Of town friends az
tending the funeral were the follow
ing:
Mr. and Mrs Alfred B. Forbes. Mr.
and Mrs. W. W. Majors. Air.and Mrs.
George Burka. Mr. and Mrs. ". H.
Forbes. Mr.. and Mrs. J. L. w. Forbes,
Mr. and Mrs. John Forbes. Or. Ed
sewell. Airs. Fannie sewell, Mr. and
Mrs. T. II. Newton, Midlothian Mrs.
Newt. Davis. Mangum. Okla; Or. and
Mrs. a. u. Small Judge Auson Rain
ey, Mr.. aud Mrs. Tony B Williams.
Judge and Mrs b. B. Templetop. Mr.
and Mrs J r. Strickland, Mrs. Ella
II. conaevey. Mrs. z. E. Miller, Alex
Pope, Burr Martin, Mr.. ard Mrs.
Fount Ray Dallas; SIR and Mrs W
II Ellington. Luther Ellington, Judge
" c. Wear, fiilisboro Sam L. Rand
lett Milford; Albert Rosson. Milford;
Judse and Mrs. j. G. smith. Fort
Worth Miss Gillespie, For Worth;
r. NJ Sergeant. Mt Peak Nj and
Mrs Hollabaugh NJ Peak Rev.
Minis. Midlothian
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-05-14
GERMAN AGENTS
ARE At WORK
SEEKING TO DlsTORT ANERi'
CAS- POSITION TOWARD NEW
RUSSIA By FALSE REPORTS.
Circulating Reports That the Anisr'-
can Government Has Forbidden
socialist Leaving America to
Attend Stockholm Meeting.

pETRoGRAD, May ls.--Gefman
propaganda Is now seeking 70 de-
tract and distort America position
in the eyes Of the new Russia.
What to Americans are most as
tonishing are the flat falsehoods OF
the position which the United States
has assumed that are being given
daily publication in the Russian
newspapers. All the Petrograd news
papers featured 4 report form
Paris that the Washington govern
r1ent Ii .teensoring all press reports
from Stockholm relating to the June
sc cialist peace meeting
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-05-14
GERMAN ARRESTED ON
CHARGE Of PLOTTING

DETROIT, May Il. Charged
N1th eqaipping 2 military expedition
f Canada, German named Meef,
scneral manager Of The Eisman
aiaenetic company, was arrested to-
dry By federal agents. Meet was
%ideiy known in automobile circles.
Although tie department has
refused to diyulee the charges on
whieh arrested, it is thought be is
vented in connection with Albert
kaitsehmidt, ALLEGED head of the
Kaiser propaganda here. Kaltsch-
midi is the father-in-law OF Meet.
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GERMANS LOSE HEAVILY
IN NIGHT At TAcks

PARIS, MAY IL French tfoops
inflicted bloody losses On German
8teonnoisanoe parties n Number
o. points on the French trout last
night. today's war office statement
announced.
The German attaek was partttuls
arly strong northeast OF Eapxlllon.
west OF eraonne. Hin No los and
in the Champagne, The war office
statement said. The usual cannon
aiding was In progress over most Of
ne front.
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I'd force, 80 ret busy. Z
Woancm 70 CrxAntxe.

Il was suggested ~ Mesdanaes
Peters aEd SUPPLE. who are mem
hers of the board that they be per-
naitted To- organize the wcsnrn cf
the town In an effort to k~vp the
homes free from breeding places
II was decided that they call mass
meeting OF The ladies Of this town
for Tuesday afternoon OF this week
at Sims library at o'clock. NJ,
LtPrince will be present and make
a tslk to the women who will come
40 the library at that hoasr. He
Will urge the necessity CT the we-
men taking ap the burdon a. the
work and making Waxahachie what
she ought 70 be-a mosquitoes
sewn.
The invitation sent cut h 70
each and every Woman in the sity
The ladies will extend most CO.
dial welcome to all who will con e.
They want TO talk the matter Owe
and perfect an organization that
will guarantee success 70 the un-
derfaking
The heard. with DR.. RAY city
health officer. as chairman. expects
TO keep the matter permanently be-
fore The people and do the mos;
good In the shortest possible time.
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r. r Aston Of Sherman visited in
Waxahnchie today.
Waxahaehie Sunday
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-05-14
Card Of Thanks.

We take this method OF thank
ing each one. and TO show our Gin
eere appreciation for your sweet
sympathy and kind loving word )
and deeds shown rs in our great
sorrow and grief in the death of our
dear beloved husband and fataer.
MAY God bless yeu and keep yau
from knowing such sorrow and
grief as NE have known II Ills
sad hour.
MRS. r. II. Rocket,
MRS. c. L. BRADY.
l4SadY1 MRS. Jesse KENNEL
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Come see our big line
Of spring needs.
We need and will ap-
eciafe your bust
80
/, ~; !; :! / Moore
Aar kyss jMare Co.
" sial Invitation.

rhe won ors1 OF Waxahaehie are
,.ost coz aa ~ invited to come to
ne sims * larry Tuesday afternoon
S ocioSA Tor the purpose OF dis
~asaing tne campaign for Riding the
lawn otrznosquitoes. 1t is a work
a which the women must bear the
each and every woman is urged 10
do her part. Mr.. Leprince, mosquito
expert. will deliver talk regarding
the plans and Mesdames Peters and
Supple will outline their work
among the ladies. Don't let home
affairs or social functions prevent
sou being present.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-05-14
Now is the Time to
buy your Fruit Jars

We are headquarters on Lawn
Mowers, Rubber Garden Hose, Screen.
Doors, screen Wire, Wire Poultry
Netting.
Let us supply your wants.
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Other false reports printed m
elude statement that the American
government had forbidden all social
lists from leaving the United States
to attend the Stockholm conference.
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Girls gho think OF studying avia-
tion for was purposes are reminded
that they can render the country .
greater service b. learning to milk
COW
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Notice To Veterans.

All veterans and others who de-
sire TO attend the confederate re-
uLion at Washington will report
their names to the undersigned be-
tween now and next Friday.
j. y. WILSON.
o. A. FINLEY.
Transportation Committee.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-07-31
WAR TAX
BILL Be UDERTAKEN

Washington, July 20.-Revislon Of
the war tax bill to increase the total
from $l.770 600. 900 to $1,000, 100000
was undertaken today by the senate
finance committee. Chairman SIM
mons said it was Concensus Of opinion
of the committee that most of the
tax increases should be on corpora
tons and individuals having incomes
Of $4,000 or more There will be
a material modification of the So
called Jones amendment which levies
fifteen per cent on corporations un-
divided surplus. There will be no in
crease on a normal incsc1e tax rate
on individuals. but an increase, Of
probably sin per cent on corpora
lions There viii probably be addi-
tional taxes on lntoEicants, and in
crease consumption taxes on sugar,
tea, coffee and cocoa, with a few new
small taxes.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-07-31
FLORIDA NEWSPAPER STOPPED
WHEN ALLEGED TREASON
ABLE MATTER WAS FOUND IN
COLUMNS.
Washington Bureau,
Pensacola Journal

Washington. July 3O.-Judge La
mar, solicitor of the postoffce de-
partment, telegraphed W. B. Harris,
editor of the Kissimmee Valley Ga
zette, one of the oldest newspapers
in Florida, today that the department
would permit his newspaper to go
through the mails to subscribers if
an Objectionable advertisement was
blotted out, in reply to telegram
from Harris, asking if that course
would be satisfactory,
Mrs. B. B Simpson, postmistress
at Kissimmee, refused to let this
newspaper go through mails last
week because she claimed it con-
tanned REASONABLE matter. At the
request of Harris, Senators Fletcher
and Trammell 'ook up the matter
with the department but found they
! could do nothing as the government
forbade passage through the mails of
an article to which the pos;mistress
objected. The article which post
mistress thought vas reasonable
was an advertisement in which TON
Watson severely criticised conscrip,
ton. The article also solicited funds
for aiding Watson in making a cam
paign against CONSUMPTION
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-07-31
NAVY GETS TWO
MORE RECRUITS

Two recruits were receive at the
local navy recruiting station yester-
dav. the first being John q. MobIey'
of Tensaw, Ala, while the other IS
Carl Stephens. of Bagdad.
In the standing for this week Just
issued by recruiting headquarters and
received here yesterday. Pensacola
ranks third, dividing honors Of the
place with Huntsville. MONTGOMERY
heads the list, being the Headquarters
for this district. with II enlistments
for the week. Birmingham is second,
with three men, then Pensacola and
Huntsville, with two each; Dothan
and Selma and Tuscaloosa one.
All sub-stations are again urged to
obtain negro mess attendants, and all
interested may obtain further infor-
nation from the local recruiting sta
ton, American National Bank build
ing.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-07-31
GERMAN SPY ACTIVITIES
NUMEROUS IN MEXICO

Washington, July $3.50 nurner-
Gus have become reports of German
spy activities and propaganda in
Mexico that Ambassador Fletcher is
prepared on his arrival in Mexico
Cisy-to- cell at6entiar- of -Mexi-
can government to the matter. mo
doubt is left of the existence of Ger
man organization in Mexico whose
Vaccinations may be defined as VIC
lation of Mexico's neutrality. Evi.
dence has been produced by Carl
Heynen, arrested a few weeks ago
who is intimately connected with the
German spy system in Mexico, and
the men who formerly reported him
and in continuing efforts there
American agents are watching Rich
ard Everbusch, German consul al
Tampico, a former partner of Hey
men. 1t is freely charged recent
strikes in the Tampico region were
fomented by German agents, working
in some cases through the Industrial
Workers of the World.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-07-31
COUNTY Quota REFUSE PAPER.
IN DRAFT, 234 IN THE MAILS
LOCAL EXEMPTION BOARD NO
Titled OF THE ENLISTMENT
OF FORTY SINCE DRAFT WAS
MADE.

Official notification was received
by the local exemption board yester-
day that forty men had enlisted in the
army and navy in Escambia since tie
draft was made, and that the quota to
be supplied under the selective sys-
tenn is reduced to 234, instead of PA
as at first.
Under the system which has been
used by the recruiting stations for
the army and navy, the registration
receipt of the men who enlisted was
sent to recruiting headquarters to be
checked and returned to the local eX-
emption boards in the county from
which the men enlisted. In this way
the county was given credit for every
man enlisted voluntarily, and his reg
istration record kept clear with the
board.
The master list has not vet arrived
and the delay is unexplained though
it is understood that the lists have
/ reached Tallahassee.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-07-31
PRESIDENT INSISTS ON
A ONE-MAN CONTROL

Washington, July 3O.-Yielding to
the urgent request Of the president,
conferees on the food control bill to-
day eliminated the senate provision
for a food board of three instead OF
a single administrator. Tonig&e he
war committee of the congress sec
ton was written in by the senate and
which was strenuously opposed by
the president, the only remaining
problem. The committee will meet to-
morrow with prospects strong for the
senate to yield to the president on
this point. The president today con-
ferred at the White House with SEN
ate and house spo.Hsmen, earnestly
insisting on a one-man food control
and the elimination of congress
committee.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-07-31
SLACKERS Be:
FORCED INTO
ARMY DRAF 7
Instructions Sent Out to All
District Attorneys to
Hunt Them Down.
THOUSANDS SAID
FAIL TO REGISTER
Names of All so Found Be
Substituted for Men Re-
jected for Cause.
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.

Washington, July 3O,-Prompt and
efficient work by district exemption
boards is expected by the government
as result of stripping all red tape
from the procedure. Attorney General
Gregory proposed today to increase
the size of the registration reservoir
by catching slacktrs. 1t was found
that thousands have failed to register
and instructions were sent out to dis
trict attorneys to round up delin-
quents. They will be assigned serial
numbers of those first permanently
discharged for physical reasons, so
there will be no doubt they will soon
be called up for examination.
First reports from local boards on
physical examinations are beginning
to appear, showing twenty-five to
thirty per cent rejected on this
ground.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-07-31
BOARD
IS ORGANIZED
THOS. ]. WATTS, CHAIRMAN,
AND BRYAN MACK, SECRE-
TARY. OF THE EXEMPTION
BODY.

For the purpose of perfecting an
organization to handle the expected
volume of exemption appeals, the eX-
emption board for the northern dis
trict of Florida met yesterday morn
ing, and elected T. J. Watts, of Chip
ley, chairman, and Bryan Mack, Of
Tallahassee, secretary.
Chipley was designated as perma-
nent headquarters for the board, and
all future meetings will be held
there. All communications to the
board should be addressed to the
chairman, at Chipley'
As the local boards in the various
counties have not received the mas
ter lists, and therefore cannot sum
mon the men TO appear for eXamina-
ton. no fixed date was set for the
next meetino of the appeal board. L
is estimated that nearly half of the
men who were drafted claimed exemp
ton and that necessarily some will b
denied and appeals made. For thia
reason, a large volume of business l!
expected to go before the board
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-07-31
PRICE IS GOING UP
ON "BOOT-LEGGING'

Penalties for liquor dealing with
out license are going up. Two
negroes, who had been convicted in
the court of record during the past
few days on such charge, were ar
raigned for sentence. Lamar ScEerts
was sentenced to pay fine of AQO
and costs or serve SIX months, and =
similar sentence was imposed on Jos.
Burnette-
we're going to fight the case" yes
terdav appeared in the court of rec
ord and pleaded guilty to a charge OF
vagrancy in their respective cases
The sentence of six months in the
county jail and thirty days or pay
ment of costs. was pronounced IN
each case, the long term suspended
during their good behavior If they
remain here.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-07-31
Among Such Is Skating
Rink in or Near Nal
lory Court.
WORK ON BEST
WAYS TO PLEASE
City Commissioners and Lo-
cal Red Cross to Unite
in the Movement.

Plans looking to the comfort and
entertainment Of enlisted men of army
and navy were set afoot yesterday
when the city commissioners became
interested in a movement to provide
means for the especial entertainment
of the sailors and soldiers These
plans are of a comprehensive nature.
and include the use of parks and
parkways. the city buildings, and
generous provision for the men of
both branches of the United States
service.
Commissioner of Police Sanders.
speaking of the matter thought that
1t should be taken care of right
away, and in this he is receiving the
cooperation of the mayor and Com
missioner HinriChs, and it is possible
that plans will be asked for right
away, with a view to making these
provisions complete at as early n
date as possible
The commissioners announce that
the Red Cross ladies are at the bot
tom of the methods Of entertainment
VI ~AaAAStNA li4Nits anu Liidt ulAtt SGtU
plans are in operation, the ladies Of
this organization will nersonallv look
seeing that as many as possible take
party therein.
1t is planned to have a skating rink.
! probably in Mallory court, to have
! domino tables, etc, in the Plaza and
! to have free shower baths in thettSy :
fire headquarters building, on Spring
street. While this plan of entertain
ment is for the especial benefit of the
enlisted men. the general public will
not b excluded and it is thought thar
such a commingling will bring about
a closer acquaintance with the ser
vice men and the civilians.
Comfortable seats in the Plaza; re-
freshment tables and booths there
and at points in Mallory court; the
attendance of ladies of the Red Cross
and volunteer corps Of gentlemen
from the city. and other features all
give promise Of making Pensacola a
/ place where the sailors and soldiers
will like to come 70, for it is the idea
to welcome every man in the uniform
of either or both branches Of the
country.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-07-31
RUSSIANS To
STOP RUSH Of
THE TEUTONS
Loyal Troops Have Halted
and Will Face Pursuing
Austro-Germans.
LESS ACTIVITY
OF BRITISH GUNS
Berlin Ascribes This to the
"Paralyzing Influence of
Our Offensive Activity"
ASSOCIATED PRESS SUMMARY

ASSOCIATED PRESS SUMMARY.
Apparently there is a turn of tide
in the Russian retreat in Galicia, be-
ginning on several sectors the loyal
troops have halted and are facing
Austro-Germans and offering resis-
lance with badly depleted forces. The
Teutons have crossed the GaliCsR1.
frontier into Russia, despite a des-
perate resistance at the river Zbrocz,
and are also invading Bukowina via
the Suchawa valley, the immediate
objective being the town of Saletyn.
Regardless of activity of German
spies, Rumanians ara Russians con-
tinue to press forwarL in Northwest
ern Rumania There has been a fall
ing off in the intensity of British ar
tillery on the Flanders front, due,
Berlin says, to "paralyzing influence
of our offensive activity"
The army of the crown prince has
made more Intellectual attempts to
surprise Petain's forces on the Aisne
front.
The British cruiser Ariadne, twenty
years aold, was torpedoed and sunk
with thirty-eight lives lost.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-07-31
LOOK FOR A CLOSE
PROHIBITION VOTE
By ASSOCIATED PRESS,

Washington, July 30.-The fight
for national prohibition by constitu-
tional amendment opened in the SEN
ate today under unanimous consent,
and agreement to take a final vote
on Wednesday. Senator Sheppard,
author Of the measure, opened the de
bate and was followed by Underwood,
of Alabama, in opposition. The 9th
er speakers, Ashurst and Shafroth
favored the amendment. SAsoparo
attacked the liquor traffic as foe
to the national health. He said the
partnership Of liquor and the fedora
government was a fightful heritage
of the Civil War. Underwood op'
posed the measure as centralizing tht
government under a policy of autoc
racy, similar to Germany and Austria
Leaders on both sides expected
close vote.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-07-31
BALFOUR REFUSES TO
ANSWER DIRECT QUESTION

London, July 30-Foreign Secretary
Balfour, replying to a question in
house of commons today, whether the
dismemberment of Austria is not in
volved in Britain's war aims, said with
respect to the Jugos-Lav and Aus
trian question, it is impossible to tell
what position the world will find itself
when these problems came to be de-
cided and he will be doing an i'll ser
vice to his country were he attempt
to define the position at present. If
France asked, he failed to see how
Great Britain could refrain from go
ing on until she recovered the posi-
ton existing before the Bismarck at
tack in 1870.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-07-31
Washington Bureau,
The Pensacola Journal.

Washington, July 30.-The war de-
partment has apparently realized the
truth Of the declaration made by Ma
poleon that an army fights on its
stomach and preparations are being
made to train several thousand cooks
under the tutelage of the best chefs
employed by the hotels of the United
States to prepare the food for the
new national army.
L. D. Fairchild, of Montgomery
president of the Alabama Hotel Asso-
citation; A. H. Galloway, of Winston
Salem, president of the Southern
Hotel Association, and the presidents
of of the 56 other hotel associations
of the United States have been ap-
pealed to by the war department to
take part in the movement to have
the hotel men "loan" the army 3,84C
experienced cooks to superintend the
kitchens in the sixteen environments
of the new national army
The quartermaster general has been
authorized to organize 16 schools
for the instruction of cooks for the
army. The plan is to have a school,
for each national army cantonmenf
on September l, when the mobiliza
ton takes place. The cooks for the
national army will be appointed after
army is organized. But preparation
must be made for feeding the men
at the environments.
1t is not the object of the war de-
partment to make these especially
appointed cooks a permanent part
of the military organization. 1t is
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-07-31
INTERESTING FIND
AT HOME OF NEGRO

Can't. A J. Anderson, Of the police
department, yesterday found supply
of Eliminating caps at the home of
2 negro woman. on East LaRua
street, and confiscated all he could
rout out from the premises. TIE
woman claimed she had lately come
here from Selma, and had brought
the explosive materials with her She
asserted with positiveness that there
was no harm meant or intended, and
freely gave up the supply to the Off
Ger. and assisted in hunting up every
thing of the nature about the prem
ises.
In making a report on the matter
Captain Anderson stated that he was
of the opinion the negro meant No
harm, and that if anything she did
| not know the character Of the caps.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-07-31
CONSOLIDATION OF
BANKS BE DISCUSSED

A meeting of the board of directors
of the National Bank of Commerce
and of the American National Bank
will be held today in the respective
institutions. and it is stated that final
arrangements for the consolidation Of
the two banking houses will be ar
ranged.
Great interest has attended the an
nouncement of the consolidation, ~
which, it is stated, the National Bank
of Commerce viii be merged into the
American National, with E. r. Ma
lone as president.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-07-31
REMODELING OF The
BIG TABERNACLE

Work remodelling the tabernacle
for use as a high school was started
yesterday morning by H E. Franklin
who has been awarded the contract
by the board of public instruction.
Considerable Roadway has already
been made and sections taken out OF
the sides for use as windows The
great stage which seated the immense
chorus during the Gypsy Smith re-
vival is being demolished and will
be erected again on the east side OF
the building in the auditorium.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-07-31
FIRST DRAFT MEN
TO BIZ ENTERTAINED

County Commissioner L, " Hardy
will entertain tonight at his home for
those men living in the Roberts-Gon-
zalez or Cantonment communities
who have enlisted, or who are sub
iect to the first draft
A large number Of Young men IN
that vicinity are subject TO the draft,
or have joined the militia company,
and are still in Pensacola who can
attend the meeting, and all are eX-
tended a cordial invitation by the
commissioner to come to the enter
tainment.