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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-10-13

and Mondays, the heavy day. Of the week.
he heavy September traffic was due
largely ~ the independence Day rclrhra
tons ia Matamoro~.
Actual figures show that during Sep
iember a total 81 24,636 persons arrived
IN Brownsville from MatamoroS at the
Terry. and a total of > O7S persons went
70 Matamoros VIA the ferry At the inter
national bridge 4 total ot l1.SO2 person,
was recorded a. leaving The United States.
while the arrivals from Mexico show w
III -l9' persons.
That the departures are Slightly larger
than the arrivals IL due to the persons lcav
ng the United States because of the draft
the war, and the fact that refugee, from
Mexico who have been living in the United
States are returning 70 their country with
the return Of normal conditions.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-10-13
TEXAS FAIR IS
OPEN AT NAlLAS
OFFICIALS SAY IT WILL BE GREATER
AND MORE EDUCATIONAL THAN
IN ANY YEAR or ITS HISTORY

DALLAS. Texas. October 13-The
thirty second State Fair of Texas has for
mall yopened here today and officials Of
the association declare Il Will he greater
and more educational than On any previous
year. The fair w ~ continue through
Sunday. October -
One 1T the most interesting of the new
display viii be- varion~ exhibitions bv the
war department including miniature repro
duclion ort modern wariore
Agricultural exhibits. rs usual. are 10
play TN important part Practically
cvedy county IN Texas i- represented by
neeXhlhit.
There will he ~iN days on which automo-
bile races are 10 be held. This feature
promises to attract mnch attention.
Automobile displays, which for the past
few wears have been one Of the chief ex-
hlht~. has increased ~ such IN extent
that last year. quarters have been ahan-
dnned and new display room ha- been
created
FAIR officials declare more money has
been spent in assembling the attractions
than ever before in the history of the fair,
and predict record breaking attendance.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-10-13
NEARLY $4,000 PERSONS
CROSS RIO IN A MONTH

Statistics showing that nearly 5000
persons crossed the Rio Grande going and
coming between Brownsville and Mata-
moro- during the month NJ September
were announced today IN nr w. H. Spivcy
deputy state health officer al this port. I.
under whose direction the state quarantine
j. being conducted 40 the ferry, with the
assistance nt Worth Jones ~ the state
health officer IN charge While the num-
her going and coming was large. il j. Sig
miicant that only ESQ persons were vac
cinated. according ~ the requirement
showing that nearly all these persons are
residents 81 Brownsville and Matamoru-
and that all have already been vaccinatcd
The figures are of great interest to the
merchants of Brownsville. rs indicating
the large amount of Wholesale and retail
trade beng conducted between the two
cities. On Saturdays and Mondays the
passenger traffic between the two cities i
especially large. Conditions have been al
most congeSted at the ferry since the
bridge has been closed because of the i'm
pas-abilily of the wagon road leading ia
the bridge from the city since the recent
/ high water O. result all this traffic has
been thrown to the ferry, where about
| two thousand persons cross on Saturdays
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-10-13
10DAYS Liberty loan
DRIVE IN CAMERON TO
ORGANIZE ON MONDAY

Cameron county must take nearly half
million dollars worth of the second Liberty
Loan or. to be exact, Sl9S 900. That l.
the figure that the Eleventh Federal Re
SERVO district headquarters % Dallas has
allotted 10 this county and. with the ex-
ccpt bn Of Victoria county. j. the largest
alIotb bent To any county in South Texas.
A Ten days drive u dispose of this al
loimtnt will be started IN Brownsville ON
Monday afternoon at o'clock. at which
hourl County Judge ii. l.. Yates has called
a committee of citizens representing every
town in the county to begin a campaign
in their own particular neighborhoods for
subscriptions 10 the Second Liberty Loan
Bonds
While the plans for the campaign will
be worked ont III the meeting ~ Monday
afternoon. il j. expected that chairman
will be- appointed IN each community. and
he will return home and organize hi~ own
committee for the purpose of making q ten
dav~' drive iull 81 punch and energy. for.
saws Judge Yates Its going ~ take
punch and energy and work II Cameron
county y tn 10 her patriotic part IN tins
thing 4 half million dollar9 worth oi
subscriptions j. no small figure but Cam
cron county has the money and Cameron
county can do IT"
1t not giving money to ANYTHING. Il
+ helping the nation in H. fight for liberty.
IT. helping the boys Al the front ~ win
the war. and IN aiding Ia the bond issue
citizcnS are not only helping tbs country.
but they are making An investment. IN ex
cellent investment AN investment that Will
bring them interest al four per cent; an
investment that will bring them a premium,
quite probably when the waI 4 over; an
investment that 4. subject g. NJ taxes oi
either state " nation.
Such N 4 fcw words. \ i- pointed out. i-
what 1 citizen Will do for him elf and hi-
country when ~ invests Ia the Second
Liberty Loan. or any other war loan 80
the government.
Il is planned Ia place Liberty Bonds III
every nook and Granny IN Cameron coun-
tv
Judge Yates. Judge H. ". kibbe and 9th
n citizens today called ~ local banks III
connection with the sale 1T Liberty Loau
Bonds III Cameron county a. See what the
banks viii do Each ct the local banks an
nounced that they would loan up to ninety
per cent on Liberty Loan Bonds at interest
ranging from ~iN to seven per cent. This
will benefit especially persons who have
not the money available. but who want ~
help the government. They will receive
four per cent interest from the government.
which means that they will pay from two IN
three per cent on the dollar annually foI
the privilege of aiding the government.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-10-13
BODY OF NEGRO
SOLDIER FOUND
FORT BROWN HAS NO REPORT OF
ANY DROWNIMG-BELIEvED TO
HAVE DROWNED UP STREAM.

The body of a negro soldier. whose
identity is unknown at Fort Brown. was
taken from the Rio Grande by detaeh-
ment of United States soldiers stationed at
Brulay's plantation, ahoat eight miles dnMn
the Rio Grande, and was brought Ia
Brownsville and turned over 10 the Morris
Undertaking Company, the government
contract undertakers. The body was in a
bad state of decomposition.
AT Fort Brown today il was stated that
no report has been received there concern
ing the drowning of any man up the nyer.
and il is believed the negro must have
drowned very far up stream. There are
few negro soldiers stationed in this district.
and so far as known these are all account
ed for The body was clothed in the regu-
lation uniform.
Investigations are under way to ascer-
tain whettnr any man j. missing from any
station up the border.
Another reported drowning of white
soldier has not been confirmed nj Fort
Brown. This drowning i sand 10 have
occurred late Wednesday afternoon, OPP
posite the Matamoros electric light plant
about a mile north of the international
bridge. Vice United States Consul +. J
Puig reported to the authorities az the in
fernational bridge that MeXicanS or-I
Mexican side of the river. which was very
wide at that point because of the rise. said
they saw for moment the head of a sol
der bobbing up and down in midStrean
and he seemed to he struggling II l.
thought possible that this may have beer
the body recovered AT BrulayS plantation
a it would have required about two day
for it to reach that point.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-10-13
M.M|CHAEL|S'
.CHANCELL0RY
few
RETIREMENT
IS DEMANDED

COPENHAGEN, Denmark, Oct. l3.-
The German reichstag adjourned leaving
behind il latent crisis which political OBJ
servers believe will lead sooner or later To
the retirement Of Chancellor Michali- Not
a voice has been raised against The social
1T paper Norwaert- slogan ''NIichael@
must go"
The revelation of mutiny in the German
navy which MichaelS made known in the
reich>tag J. working against HIM.
Recent arrival, from Berlin report cur-
rent gossip theer j. that Michaelis viii
scarcely last \ month The chancellor. m
-prlnging the disclosures of IA alleged
naval plot against which, according to the
vised. and hi> failure to make headway
against the reichstag majority. appears 10
have lost him conservative and painter
man supporters. Diner parties even the
nationalI~t~. reunited in open condemnation
of his actions concerning the naval plot
The speeches at the conclusion Of the
reichStag must be read in light feeling
that Mchaeli>'~ days are numbered
The speech of the radical Deputy lIuss-
man contained passages intended to
launch the candidacy of Prince Won Bue-
low. which still j. being presses as glori-
ously a. possible. This candidacy was
killed a q result ~ the opposition Of the
majority socialists who were regarded a.
the government party whose support was
necessary
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-10-13
US. Asks Release
Of Swedish Mails

WASHINGTON, h. a.. Oct. 13.-The
state department has requested the British
government ~ release trhec bags III Swc-
dish mail seized ar ttatiraX from the
steamer that brought DR. lundbohm. \
member Of the Swedish economic mission
Ia the United States.
il developed today tina. he porcIes are
are the British embassy here with Their
eal- intact. Sweden. II IN under tood. ~ "
lsts that the ponche- ~ delivered M tha
Swedish legation here without examination
while the British authorize n-i- thu.
they be permitted to examine ~ contents
of the pouches.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-10-13
Won Tirpitz Holds
Submarine Will Win

COPENHAGEN. Denmark. Oct. 49,
Admiral Won Tirpitz. the former minister
OF the German imperial navy, is quoted as
saying IN an interview: We can continue
confidently to final triumph over Eng
land as long as we continue TO sink vessels
faster than she can construct them A sub
marine war success can not be expected
immediately, however, but if we pursue our
ann firmly we shall find after some months
that our position for negotiations with
England will be quite different"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-10-13
.H|DALGO Will
VOTE E0NL0CAL
OPTION MOv.3

Upon the filing of a petition by the re-
qulred number of voters. the board OF
county commissioners of Hldalgo county
has called local option election to be held
on Saturday, November g..
Ii j. understood here that the prohib
tion forces of the county are no warrang
inc for a short, quick campaign in favor
Of ousting the saloons. hut the date ON
which the campaign i To be inaugurated
has not Yet been announced.
Assistance of the Anti saloon League
of Texas has been asked through President
x. III. Kirby, whose headquarters are at
Austin.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-10-13

The Oe~el and Dage Islands are at the
entrance to the Gulf of Riga aud provide
easy access to the main land over small
intermediate islands. The coast Of the
Russian province of E~thoniam. Dage II
land. l. about two hundred miles from
Petrobrad. It, position derives additional
Importance from the fact that il j. almost
al the mouth of the Gulf of Finland. at the
head of which J. kronetadi. which defends
Pctroerad.
The Germans are working ~tubbornly ~
clear the entrance ~ the Gulf VT Riga, near
Courtland, says today official statement.
The encmy'> activities III landing forces
were rendered difficult by moles construct
cd by the Russians and by bad visibility
The garrison of Oesel Island i fighting the
German forces which landed The Rus
sian coast batteries were sIlcnccd by the
German dreadnanghtS.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-10-13
FORT WORTH CATTLE MARKET.
(By Cassidy Southwestern Commission Co

FORT WORTH. Texas. Oct. 13.-lIog-.
500 head. market closed - to p cents
lower. top $4,000. bulk $1,000 lL75;
cattle 5000 head. including 800 calves
market slow. weak for the week; beet
sterS 30 10 y dollar lower: COWS 80 ~ II
lower: heifcrs 80 lower; bulls - lower
calves 5 0to - higher for the week
Stocker stuff - To dollar lower: sheep
none. market steady for the week.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-10-13
BROOKLYN FIRE IS INVESTIGATED


NEW YORK. Oct. l-Thc origin NJ N
fire which threatened the destruction III
three elevators III BROOKLYN along the wa
ter front i being investigated One struc
ture, owned by the New York Dry Dock
Company was badly damaged and many
thousands of hu>el- "t grain for eNpor-
were consumed. The los N estimated al
$500 .nnO.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-10-13
Crew of Wrecked
Steamer Are Saved

AN ATLANTIC PORT. Oct l3-Twcn-
ty-slx members of the steamer New Or
leans. wrecked off the Virginia cost III a
heavy blow Wednesday, were brought there
today on "A vessel which picked them up
after the ship went down. The first OF
ficcr was swept off the deck an ddrowned.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-10-13
SEPTEMBER COTTON CONSUMPTION
tHN Assurlhtrd TrrS~.I

WASHINGTON, ID IL, Oct. l3.-Cottun
consumed during September amounted Ia
81, 30 bales of line and S9.9SS bales ot
lnters as compared with 52s.2SS bales of
lint and 6l9 bales Of hnters in Sepem.
Der year ago.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-10-13
War Baron Class of
Germany Must 60

LONDON, Oct. Embarrassing the pos
sibility of permanent peace after the wal
Lord Robert Cecil. minister of the block
ade. told the Associated Press that the
Tinted States. France and Graet Britain
must find some way Of exierminatlng ih'
German war baron class which finds wai
profitable business and spends peace tim'
energy in inciting war.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-10-13
ReprisaIs TO Begin
Soon. Papers Think

LONDON, Oct. Morning paper
suggest that England Is ready to begin
carrying out reprlsal air ralds on the Ger
mans. The belief is based on the assign
ment for men for work IA tins direction.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-10-13
NrW CHILEAN CABINET FORMED

SANTIAGO. Chile, Oct. IA new cab
met has been formed 10 succeed that head
ed by Ismae Torocornal, which resigned
July "A.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-10-13
GERMAN WOULD EXCHANGE FOODS

COPENHAGEN, Denmark, Oct. I3.-
Germany has offered certain quantities OF
potatoes in exchange for . supply Of ar
ticle5 which Germany j. IL need or. -
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-10-13
FIRST BREATH
OF WINTER ON
ITALIAN FRONT
IS HAMPER|NG
ANY PROGRESS
(By Associated Press. J

UDINE, Italy, Oct. 13.-Winter has
prematurey but definitely set in through
out the Italian battle front, preventing
operations on a grand scale.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-10-13
BRITISH TO VISIT AMERICA.
IN Assoclated Fress.

LONDON. Oct. 13.-The Globe says that
il is exepcted that Visccunt Grey, the for
mer secretary OF state and foreign affairs,
will visit America.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-10-13
(By Associated press.l

LONDON, Oct. 13.-Today's statement
reports heavy rains throughout the night
and il is still continuing. New German
coutner attacks developed or the battle
front.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-10-13

PARIS. Oct. l3.-The Germans attack
ed several times last night on French POSI-
tions north of the Aisne. The French state
ment says the attacks were repulsed.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-10-13
GERMANS
OCCUPY A
RIGA ISLE

LONDON. Oct. l3.%German troops have
landed on the Oesel and Dage islands in
the gulf of Riga. according 10 Reuter-
dispatch from Petrograd.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1917-08-18

until we have several hundred thou
sand troops and 10000 or more aero
planes in France. which should be
some time next Spring or Summer.
We, however. feel that by the time
these men and aeroplanes are over
there ready to do something worth
while Germany will have come to
her senses. We see no reason for
Germany to stop until we are actually
in Europe. with self-supporting bases
prepared to strike hard; but we see
every reason why Germany should
be anxious to settle with us at that
time, before we do strike. Our regu-
lar army. and perhaps the militia,
may get into action at any time, but
the chances are four to one that the
men who are now being drafted will
see little actual fighting in Europe.
Even if they are required to do hard
fighting, statistics are very much in
their favor and conditions are i'm
proving.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1917-08-18
Should These Aliens
Continue In Business

Tonopah Times: The Commission
ers of Nye County have been asked
to revoke a saloon license issued to
certain persons in another section of
the county by reason of the fact that
both owners are alien citizens. 1t
seems that there are two brothers,
neither of whom have applied for
citizenship in this country. and con-
sidering that both are registered,
but will claim exemption from mill
tary service on the ground that they
are not citizens. the people of the
community where they are doing
business feel that they should be
granted no privileges. . Sheriff w,
H. Thomas is making an investiga-
ton Of the charges. which have been
preferred verbally.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1917-08-18
ElLo Land Office Doing No Business

Free Press: The Elko Land Office
is quiet place these days and has
been ever since war was declared.
Previous to that time there were
many filings coming in and the force
was kept busy handling the business,
Nowadays they are kept busy answer
ing the many letters as to the lenien-
cy of the Government where home
steader is called to the army. This
time a year ago filings were being
made in every section of the county.
but since last March the amount of
land taken up has been very small.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1917-08-18
ASKS ORE PRODUCERS
TO STOP SHIPPING
American Smelter's Plant at Murray
Wants to Catch Up

Salt Lake Tribune. Aug. s: Charles
w. Whitley. genera, manager of the
American Smelling & Refining Com
pany, said yesterday that notices had
been sent out to all of their custom
ers. asking them to cease shipments
entirely for the balance of this week
and then 'go slow" for little while
until the ore congestion at the MUIR
ray smeter could be relieved.
Mr.. Whitley explained that the
present high prices of metals had
brought in an unusually large quan-
tity of ore, but not more tt IN the
big plant could have cared fo under
normal conditions.
However, the marked shor ige of
coal and the great scarcity of COM
petent labor has, to some degree,
hindered the operations; hence the
request to the mine operators.
Should this request be not complied
with. an embargo may be necessary
because of the car shortage. but Mr..
Whitley is hopeful that within a
short time matters will so adjust
themselves that the producers need
not be restricted.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1917-08-18

Copper Canyon. Lander County.
has gone dry. Not through choice.
but through an order issued and put
into effect by the board of county
commissioners. All licenses were re-
voked at the same time that the
commissioners issued an order closing
all saloons at II o'clock in Wonder,
the management of the Wonder mine
stating that he could not keep his
crew sober in the event that the sa-
looms were allowed to run wild.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1917-08-18
ANNUAL ASSESSMENT WORK
Military Service VIII Not Forfeit Min
ing Claim Rights

Senate Joint Resolution No. 33 to
relieve the owners of mining claims
who have been mustered into the
military or naval service of the Uni
ted States as officers or enlisted men
from performing assessment work
during the term of such service ap-
proved July z. 1917. provides That
the provisions of section twenty-three
hundred and twenty-four of the Re-
vised Statutes of the United States,
which require that on each mining
claim located after the tenth day of
Nav. eighteen hundred and seventy
two, and until patent has been is
sued therefor. not less than 800
worth of labor shall be performed
or improvements made during each
year, shall not apply to claims or
parts of claims owned by officers
or enlisted men who have been or
may, during the present war with
Germany. be mustered into the mill
tary or naval service of the United
States to serve during their enlist
ment in the war with Germany so
that no mining claim or any part
thereof owned by such person
which has been regularly located and
recorded shall be subject to forfeit
ure for non-performance of the an
nual assessments during the period
of his service, or until six months
after such owner is mustered out of
the service, or until six months after
his death in the service; Provided.
that the claimant of any mining To-
cation. in order to obtain the bene-
fits of this resolution, shall file. or
cause to be filed. notice in the office
where the location notice or certifi-
cate is recorded, before the expira-
tion of the assessment year during
which he is so mustered, giving no.
tice of his muster into the service of
the United States and Of his desire
to hold said mining claim under this
resolution"
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1917-08-18

Lewis Case, 13 year-old son of an
engineer on the Western Pacific
found his fathers automatic revolver
at Elko on Saturday morning and
started to play with it. The little
boy in some way discharged the re-
volver and was killed.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1917-08-18
PUBLISHED SATURDAYS
Commercial Travellers Attention
Auto Livery Service Between Ely and Austin Via
Eureka-Summer Schedule

We prepared by appointment at either Ely Aus
t leaving either morning. arriving Eureka early enough
visit all business houses before
proceeding destination Gan accommodate
three with hand Baggage limit 80 pounds
By making parties for this
territory material
appointment
anytime Rates application.
Dodge careful experienced
EUREKA GARAGE SUPPLY COMPANY Eureka, Nevada
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1917-09-18

70 RSALE-Young bird dog Apply
Ia nner office. lS-3t
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1917-09-18

Mrs. ". {. Davis arrived home on
the boat this morning, after having
spent sometime at Baltimore and
Pen Mar.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1917-09-18

Mr.. and Mrs. j. b. Spedden are
spending several days with their
daughter, Mrs. 5. Hubert Apple
garth. at HOnga
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1917-09-18
Livingston LitsingeT

\ very pretty wedding was Solem-
niZed this morning at 10 O'Clock. at
the home OF Mr.. and Mrs Joseph f.
Phillips, on Race street, when their
cousin, Miss Amelia Anna Litsinger,
became the bride OF Mr.. W. Calvin
Livingston. Only the Immediate
family and a few intimate friends
were present at the ceremony, which
was performed by Rev. S. n. Pill
chard, pastor of Zion NJ +. Church.
The bride was attired in a dress
of blue taffeta and carried Bride
roses. She was attended by Miss
Helen Louise Bowdle. who wore
blue silk, and carried pink roses.
The best man was Mr.. Russell S.
Davis, and the ushers were Messrs.
Frederick w. Gore and Alfred w. G.
Hoge. Misses Mary Louise Gore
and Frances Wilson, cousins of the
bride, We're flower girls The home
was beautifully decorated for the
occasion with golden rod and asters.
Following the wedding Mr.. and
Mrs. Livingston left by automobile
for Hurlock, enroute for a Northern
trip.