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The Corpus Christi caller. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1918-1987, 1918-12-04

LET'S START SOMETHING


Many limc-honorcd axioms 81
eminent military authorship have
been rcfuiod hy the practical
demonstrations Of the world war.
4 far-famcd general Of the Com
federacy once proclaimed what
for half q century remained aO
undiSputed tfqiisin when he assert
Ell that The secret OF success in
the science OF warfare consisted In
getting there first with the most
men
Il was Napoleon, was il not
who long years before voiced The
same thought whon he declared
that the Lord WAS on the side of
the greatest baitalions
And il was the SAME great
genius who said something about
an army travelling on It's stomach.
An Of these declarations were
no doubt eminenily true in the
light OF the-tilne ia which they
were made and probably they will
remain meaSniahly correct SO
long as nation may war against
nation. hut il Is scarcely probable
that they will hcnecforih occupy
So high d place ia The strategy OF
The business of war
The people OF America were
startled, and some Of them doubt
less frankly amused, when some
thing more than year ago ONE
Herbert IIoover. called home from
his mission of mercy &c suffering
Belgium, hogan 20 paeard the
nation with flaring posters pro-
claiming the amazing doctrine
that Food viii win the war =
no be sure we called 10 mind
The great Napoleon s statement.
but we wondered why the people
Ut large should hcfopc Interested
IN the matter Was nos America.
The greatest aud richest nation in
She world able. without extra
ordinary effort io sustain her
armies on the ycry fat OF the band =
Bui WHOM the garis were
brought ia our notice. tho APP
proaching condition of famine
that confronted some OF onr ailies
ir The cause ol Freedom The very
considerable rcdnction in The
forces OF production, duo to tic
demands OF military service. the
shortage OF food crops Ia many
quarters of the world, we awak
oned 10 the gravity Of The siu.
alton and the accuracy of Mr.
Hoover S declaration
And when the truc history ol
The war is written. wc shall know
of surety that by no means the
3 ma ! Test contribution which
America made 10 ils winning WAS
her provision of au nipple supply
of food for those of every flag
who Tough and hlcd for free
dom 5 cause
AmoHg iho many lessons which
the war bias taught. none has been
more clearly or ronclusiVvly dem
onsiraicd than Tins that produe-
tion is the fHndauenfal basis. Ia.
deed the very bone and siaew OF
national greatness
Men and money are. OF course.
essential clements bai behind
them mHs stand ibc FIRST great
cailsc ~ nation S power. III
resources For Il nation
that IS not rich Ia maiefia ro
sources can never he rich or great
in men.or money
Va respect 40 material resources,
America 81 Che most favored OF
all nations and therein lies the
guarantee of her future greatness
and supremacy
This demonstration OF the cs
Of production carrics
With II a lesson which the people
Of Southwest Texas should not be
slow 10 !sarn "a back 10 tho
soil = movement is certain 20 bc
snc OF the first results Of the war
Over three million American boys
have been ia CLOSE communion
Niih mature some Of them for
more than d year The life thes
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A reader sends us this one;
n WIS going 90 raise some potatoes
la my back yard this year. but didn't"
"Why not28
We'll. hooked u an and found that
potitocs had to bo planted IN hills. and
my yard is AK flat as a pancake ''--
Christian Register
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have lcd has agreed with them
Immensely and they will be loaih
20 60 back 60 The narrow. confined
existence ~ TIE past. ihc shop.
ihc factory, the store or The of
flee And who, pray, can blame
ihom
"Oyer there ID lifeS greatest
adventure. they have been face 10
face with the realities and Var-
ties ~ life Mentally. NJ least,
thcy have stripped II OF It's veneer
and dug deep into the hidden
depths of It's ariualiiics. And
they are coming back determined
10 eei the most oui Of life and to
live as becomes free men, each
man his own boss and each Of
thcm n contributor 20 the welfare
aud prosperity of the community.
Many Of ihcna. mos, ef them no
doubt. will come with the fixed
determination 20 begin things
anew and for themselves To
that end they are going Ia search
ont the Glands OF opportunity. -
What quarter OF this great land
Today pffcrs 10 the young man
anything comparable 60 The Won
dorful opportunities % the section
contiguous TO Corpus Christi ?
Where can the young man Of
vision. energy and stamina find a
better field in which 70 apply his
efforts and grow up with the
country
And this same idea OF produc-
ing, of getting back 10 The soil. =
is In the minds Of countless tholl-
sands Who did not wear the khaki.
The time is unducSiionably ripe
10 revive the agricultural develop
mcni of the Corpus Christi coun-
try Il is time for the land man
and that indispensable factor IN
the progress Of any community
'thc real estate agent ia put
their heads together and start
something.
10 you remember "the good
old days of eight or ten years
aeo whon every other sign that
greeted your eye on thaparral
or Mesquite streets was that OF
some optimistic individual who
offered land "for sale, in tracts
ranging from ten 10 n million
acres, whether he could deliver il
or not And were there not
hundreds of land and home seek
crs here almost every day. And
were not the virgin plains for
miles around pcopled with pro-
duccrsl In those days Nueces
county yielded hardly a pound Of
cotton And this year we'll it
was worth probably s7,000,000
Isn't it time to put out some
more Real Estate" Signsl Ism Z
il time 10 start the land boom
where il rather slowed up -four or
five years agoi
The dependable producing ca
paciiy OF the lands of this section
has been demonstrated beyond
any pcradveniure of doubt II
we fail TO take advantage OF the
psychological moment (and this
is il ii there ever was such ii
thing we shall be guilty Of a
neglect Of our own best interest
that viii be little short Of criminal
in It's nature
Let get busy through the Com
mcrciai Association and provide
the method and means for calling
the attention of the world 10 the
unsurpassed advantages an Il
limiilcss opportunities Of this city
aud section
~ merchant who has goods 10
sell, sells them by letting the pub.
lic know he has them.
Why not apply The same simple
blisincss rule 10 Corpus Christi
and her tributary territory
LET 5 start something
d
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The door the private office opens brisky and Mr. Dol
lar walks in without waiting for the office boy
him
Stepping the he greets its detected looking
owner, Mr. Weary Waiting Merchant
Hello says Mr. Dollar Don't you know mcp"
Bless my soul excaims MIR Merchant. IF it isn't Mr.
Dollar I've little of you lately that | didn't
recognize you. Where on earth have you been>
Oil Around calling on friends.
Calling on fricndsl Well what 5 the matter with count
ing me in that hse Don't you care for me any morcp'
Sure like you well enough. But concluded you didn't
care to
For the love of glory what put that idea your hcade
We'll, for thing you didn't invite me-
Didn't inv why, great Scott man I've been saying
and that wished could see of you.
Sol Hadn't heard of it, I'm always open invitations
You didn' put it where gould see it,
But I've been talking about you all around town Where
do you Look for your invitations
Most natural place in tho world In The Caller odvcr-
Using columns
"Alwaysa" asks Mr. Merchant eagerly.
"Alwaysl Been doing it for years now. Make out my
address list straight from the ads wondered if you
hadn't heard SO just dropped in remind you. Good
dayl
But waitl" screams MIR. Merchant jumping from his
chair.
Cant stop, says Mr.. Dollar brisky putting on his hat
Got lots of invitations to answer today.
But"
Let me know whenever you really want to Ill
watch for your invitation, usual place
And MIR Dollar skips through the door.
Mr. Weary oWating Merchant goes back to his chair for
a long, solemn think And them
Well. in a like that what would YOU dope
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Conference tor Associated Press

The The Associated
While
their dispatches
highest gathering
Melville Elmer Roberts chief
Paris Collins chief OF the London bureau Charles
Thompson Cherries koeior Salvatore cortesi CHIEF the
Washington 49,
former chief Of the Berlin bureau Edwin NJ Hood isoer, Berry r. b
A. r. fhilp NJ
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CIRCULATION DEPARTMENT
PHONE s.
The evening world., 1918-06-18
SEVEN OFFICERS OUSTED
BY COURTS MARTIAL
Capt. Spang Convicted of Selling
Empty. Flour Sacks; -Four
Others of lntoxication.

WASHINGTON. June 1s.-The dis.
mlssal OF seven officers from the service
as a result OF courts martial was an
nounced by the War Department to-day.
The officers are:
Capt Frederick c. Spang. Quarter
master Reserve Corps; First Lieut..
Vivian b. Waddell. Infantry Reserve
Corps; Second Lieut.. Paul B. Adams.
sosth Infantry; First Lieut.. Carroll ID.
Winslow, aviation section. Signal Re
serve Corps Second Lieut.. Stanley II.
Yeager. Infantry Reserve Corps Second
Lieut.. Carroll d. Martin. s0th Field Ar
ullery; Second Lieut.. Charles Il. Up
son. 33sth Infantry.
Capt. Spang was found guilty at
Camp Travis. Texas. OF selling thou
sands OF empty -four sacks. the property
OF the United States. to San Antonio
flIlns.
Winslow. Adams, Yeager and Martin
were found guilty OF being intoxica led
while on duty. Epson and Waddell
were dismissed for conduct unbecomlng
an Office.
The evening world., 1918-06-18
zEEBRUGGE AND OSTEND
BOMBED FROM THE AIR
Great Damage Done by "a Tons of
Explosives, Says Admir-
atty Report.

LONDON, June 1s.--Extensive dam
age was done by British seaplanes in
the period between June i3 and June
l6. according to an official statement is
sued by the Admiralty to-day.
Good results were obtained" says
the statement. "and hits were observed
in the Chasse Basin. the railway sta
tion, the docks. the Leopold Basin, the
Frederick battery and the lock gates at
Ostend. Fire was started in buildings
at the junction OF the canal and the
Leopold Basin.
Bursts were also observed on the
Mole at Zeabrugge and near the lock
gates. At Bruges bursts were seen on
the northeast quay, alongside the west
basin on the northern floating wet
dock, on the east side of the dock and
between the north and east quays, as
we'll as at the south end OF the east
basin. The railway at Thourout was
also hit
Nearly twenty-four tons OF bombs
were dropped and all the machines re-
turned with the exception OF one
Bombs were dropped on an enemy
vessel. During the same period not
withstanding unsuitable weather, tho
| aerial fleet was active in home waters
| in anti-submarine escortinR and in air
| craft patrol. Hostile submarines were
| sighted by the seapanes, airplanes and
| airships. which also attacked enemy
mines and destroyed them. Allied and
neutral shipping was also conveyed by
the aerial fleet.
The evening world., 1918-06-18
S34,24O,0OO ADAY
COST Of WAR NOW
TO GREAT BRITAIN
Bonar Law Asks s., 5Oo,ooo,-
900 Credit 10 Run Govern
ment Through August.

LONDON. June lS-Chancellor
Bonar Law, introducing a vote OF
credit for $500, ,OOO, 900 02,5OO, 900, ,OOO) in
tho House OF Commons this afternoon,
declared that the Governments daily
expenditure for the current quarter
is t6,SIS, 900 1884, ,2iO. .OOO)
Mr., Bonar Law said that the pres
ent vote, which would bring the total
war credits to E7,342. .OOO, 900. would
cover expenditures until the end of
August.
The debt due Great Britain from
her Allies is G37o,OOO,O 900, Mr.. Bonar
Law said, while the Dominions owe
{ 2O6, 900, 600
An analysis OF the expenditures for
sixty nine days, ending June 8, said
MIR. Bonar Law, showed that while
the estimated expenditures for the
period had been fIs2, 100000, the
actual expenditures had been e472.
| 500, 600.
Regarding loans TO great Brtain''
Allies and Domlnons MIR. Bonar Law
said II was impossible to make any
accurate estimate for the financia
year, but said that, as matter o
fact, there was a reduction under thii
head as compared 10 the estimate 70
The evening world., 1918-06-18
LOSSB GERMANS
|NLATEST DRIVE
TOTALLED $4,000
Killed, Wounded or Captured
Between Montdidier and Noy-
on, Says Andre Tardieu.

PARIS. June 1s.-Eighty thousand
Germans were killed, wounded or
made prisoner during the offensive
between Montdidier and Noyon, Capt.
Andre Tardieu, who accompanied
Premier C'e-,o-~o-, IN the front on
Sunday, told Marcel Hutin. editor Of
the Echo de Paris, upon his return
20 Paris.
This is a figure which should make
even Ludendorff reflect" he said.
-one cannot insist enough upon the
exceptional Importance OF the results
obtained by the counter attacks Of
divisions under Gen. Mangin against
the right flank OF Gen. Won Hutiers
armies" ne continued. This mag
nlficent operation has nailed the en-
emy to the spot and completely
checked the advance toward Com
piegne. German officers who were
made prisoner do not attempt to hide
their chagrin at their inability to
reach Compiegne. which they admit
was their objective"
Premier Clemenceau contented him
self by remarking: Il am completely
satisfied"
The evening world., 1918-06-18
GLORY and GOOD FOOD AWAIT,
AUSTRIAN RULER TOLD ARMY
Abundant Spoils" Also Held Out as Incentive
to Go Into Battle-Prisoncrs Call 1t
Hunger Offensive"

for the present Is limited 10 local at
tacks and counter attacks,
The enemy Is making desperate eff
forts to retain the positions he OBJ
tained during the initial stage OF the
offensive on the western bank OF the
Piave at the points whore he still has
a footing acros the river. These OPP
erations are costing him heavily.
Fierce fighting is taking place in the
Nervesa zone, where the river
emergcs from the Alps to the plain.
and in the region OF Fagarr. midway
between the Alps and the sea
There is no question that the spirit
OF the Italian troops is excellent.
Nevertheless the general situation Is
regarded as serious, in view of the
fact that the Austrians, 40 1t Is stated,
have brought into action all their
available forces In the hope OF break
ing through the italian lines and scor-
ing such a decisive victory as to put
Italy out OF the war.
The evening world., 1918-06-18
LOST BRIDAL RING
ANDOWNER'S TEARS
BLOCK BROADWAY
Great Crowd Gathers and
Gang Works Three Hours to
Recover Gold Circlet.

She was not pretty, nor very young
nor particularly well dressed. but
Broadway was hers TO command this
morning-from the traffic cops 70 an
able representative Of the American
Navy.
All she did was cry. Just sat on the
curbstone at 3Sth Street and let hot
tears fall into the gutter. First one
man stopped and then another and
then a group and then a crowd.
Finally came Chief Petty officer l..
r. Darling who had sense enough to
inquire what the trouble was
Trouble enough. She had dropped
her wedding ring and she was sure 1t
had rolled into the sewer.
We'll, then, let's get it, said
Darling.
The traffic cops came and sympe-
thized and cleared a circle around the
manhoie. The crowd grew until Il
reached almost from wall to wall, be-
cause the story had been passed
about.
From a block away Darling re-
cruited a gang of sewer workers with
buckets and told them that America
expected every man TO do his duty.
They cheered. And they went to
work.
Bucketful after bucl1etful was
spilled on the Broadway pavement
and the contents examined minutely.
They worked for an hour. and the
woman had to gu horne to take care
OF her baby. She was still crying.
but Darling got n slip Of paper with
her address Mrs. Crepeau, No. 447
West 10th Street.
Under Darling's command the men
kept on working for two hours more.
At last the ring was found.
Darling took it home to her in a
taxicab
The evening world., 1918-06-18
WOMAN'S TIP JA|LS
THREE, ONE HAVING
HEAVY GUN PLAN
Two Trunks Full of War Work
Blue-Prints Found in
Prisoners Room.

What is believed TO have been a
plot to steal plans OF machine guns,
rifies, cannon and other ordnance be-
ing manufactured in the United
States transport them to Mexico and
then dispose Of them 70 the German
Government was broken UP here to-
day, it was stated. in the arrest OF
three men. who had blueprints taken
from factories in several sections of
the country. They had worked in
factories at Hartford, Conn; Detroit
and in New Jersey. Two trunks fun
OF plans and blucprints were found
in the rooms OF one Of the prisoners.
Gustav l.. Lindquist alias George
Colbie, a draughtsman. and Leo Burt,
an engineer, living at No. 76 West
9+th Street. were charged with espion-
age. and Ernest Frank, alias Franz
Srohmier. with being an alien enemy
and having a revolver in his posses
sion.
Lindquist, who was born in Mime
sofa, 1t is charged. ran away with a
young married woman OF Hartford
and deserted her In Detroit. She fol-
lowed him to Bridgeport, New York
and Worcester. Mass. She was
brought here this afternoon from the
latter place and told the police he
had said TO her he was going to take
his plans to Mexico and from there
to Berlin.
Strohmier. the police say. confessed
completely In the plans OF the others.
1t was indirectly through the
woman in the case that the men were
caught. She told her story to three
women living in the house where
Burt roomed. and they informed the
police. Word was sent to Worcester
last night to apprehend the woman,
and when Chief Hannibal Hamlin
went TO her home he found there her
husband. who is said 10 be a deserter
from the army.
The blueprint OF the Browning gun
was for one of the latest type or
water-cooled machines.
The evening world., 1918-06-18
KAISER STAMPS
MADE IN GERMANY
ON ALL MORALITY
Fighting Anglo-Saxon ldolatry
of Mammon, He Solemnly
Proclaims.

AMSTERDAM, June 1S.-The war Is
not a matter Of a strategic campaign,
but q struggle Of two world views
wrestling with one another. Emperor
William declared on Saturday at the
celebration OF the anniversary Of his
accession at German Main Headquar-
ters.
Either German principles OF right.
freedom, honor and morality must be
upheld" ne added. "or Angio-Saxon
principles. with their idolatry Of NAM
mon, must be victorious"
The Anglo Saxons he asserted.
aimed at making the peoples OF the
world work as slaves for the Anglo
Saxon ruling race, and such a matter
could not be decided in days or weeks
or even in a year.
The Emperor emphasized that from
tho first he had realized the trials Of
war would be great The first out
break OF enthusiasm had not deceived
him. Great Britain's Intervention had
meant a world struggle, whether he
desired 1t or not.
He said he was thankful that Field
Marshal Won HindenburE and Gen.
Ludendorff had been placed at his side
as counsellors. Drinking to the health
OF the army and Its leaders, the Emu
peror said:
The German people and army in
deed arc now one and the same and
look up 10 you with gratitude Every
man out there knows what he is fight-
/ ing for. the enemy himself admits that
and in consequence we shall gain VIC
tory-the victory Of the German
standpoint. That Is what is In aues-
ton"
The Emperor referred TO the period
OF peace which he described as "twen-
ty-six years OF profitable but hard
work. though they could not always
be regarded as successful in a politi-
cal respect and had brought dis
appointments"
His interests had been centred in
| thS "o'N Wilh tue utNbiOp-
ment of the army and the effort "a
maintain II at the level at which /,
had been entrusted &c aim. he said
Now. in time of war. he could not
better celebrate the dav than under
the same roof with the Field Marshal
and his faithful, highly gifted Gene.
rails and General Stan. The Emperor
continued:
I'm peace time in the preparation Oh
my army for war my grandfather
war comrades gradually passed away
and as the German horizon gradually
darkened many a German. and moi
the least /, hoped with assurance that
God would in this danger place tn,
right man at our side. Our hope hal
not been disappointed.
In Your Excellency and in you
Gen. Ludendorff. Heaven bestowed
upon the German Empire and tn,
German Army and stan men who ar
called upon in these great times I,
lead the German people in arms Il
its decisive struggle for existence ant
the right to live. and with its help 4
, gain victory"
The evening world., 1918-06-18
GERMANS PRy INTO
CAPTVES' LETTERS
FOR Information

PARIS. June iS.--Famllies in Allied
countries, whether in Europe or
America. cannot be too careful in
writing to relatives detained 10 Ger
man prison camps. The source OF
cleaning useful information has been
systematiEed and organised with
characteristic thoroughness by the
Germans.
= Details OF this organization pub
lished by the Indepeudant OF PAs-ds'
Calais prove that even the nppar-
entity most innocent news, by msaas
OF careful deduction, results In most
useful information for the enemy.
Phrases such as Your brothers
have Joined the heavy artillery"
"Your brothers regiment is near
Aunt Jane" Our overseas friends
visited Uncle Fred" are just AS en-
tightening to the enemy as 10 the
captive. Every prisoner is Obliged tc
sign the letters he receives, enablinG
The evening world., 1918-06-18
ITALIAN ARMY HEADoUAR-

ITALIAN ARMY HEADoUAR-
TERs. June Is (Associated Press).-
On Austrian prisoners have been
found copies OF a speech delivered by
Emperor Charles shortly before the
Offensive was begun.
Before you is the enemy" said the
Emperor. There glory awaits you.
and also honor. good food. abundant
spoiiz. finai peace. With the help Of
God. make the supreme sacrifice for
your King. for liberty and for your
beautiful fatherland-"
The hunger OFFENSIVE as the Aus
trian prisoners describe II, is being
carried on with the greatest severity
on the Piave front. whore It Is sp-
parent the Austrians have massod
large bodies OF troops. In the noun
tain regions to the north the lighting
The evening world., 1918-06-18
THOUSANDS OF AUSTRIAN DEAD
STREW THE BATTLEFIELDS
Three Austro-Hungaran Field Armies Oper-
atng; Only One Allied Aviator Lost-Fory-
four Enemy Machines Brought Down.

mulate along the Piave. but the OBJ
tectives which the enemy was to reach
are yet far away"
French troops have played a mag
nificent part in stemming the Austrian
offensive, according TO the Italian SUI
preme Command, says n despatch from
Rome. Despate heavy attacks tho
French lost but four men. while they
accomplished numerous unusual feats,
including the capture OF 1863 Austrians
by twelve Grenadiera
That the French are holding new
positions is indicated. the despatch
adds, by the statement that their ar
tillery OF the Asiago Plateau was
master Of the Austrian batteries and
declmated the Austrian infantry
when attacked.
That the Austrians. after three
days Of furious fightlng. have not
gained any really important success
confirms the newspapers in thelI
opinion that the offensive has failed