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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1918-05-24

WASHINGTON. ID. G.. May 24.-The
mission Of PriHre Arthur ii Cannouoht
the state department announces, j. on its
way TO Japan. ii comes to Washington 10
call On President Wilson.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1918-05-24
Prince Arthur And
Here British Mission
'Ry Associated r'rpSS.l

AN ATLANTIC PORT. May "a
Prince Arthur Of Connaueht, son Of the
Duke Of Connausht. former governor Of
Canada. arrived today from IN English
port to head the British mission to the
United States.
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FRENCH GAIN BEFORE AMLENS:
. BRITISH ALSO IMPROVE LINES:
ENEMY GIVES UP YPRES HOPE
u. S.-NORWAYEXPORT S. PACT
BLOW TO ENEMY INTRIGUE
Liberal Agreement Just Signed Will Strengthen
America With Neutrals-No Materials Sent
Abroad Are to Reach Central Powers.

The commodities cover nitrates. iron
ore and metals needed in hardening
steel and timbers needed for mine prop.
critics.
A special provision Is inserted in the
agreement that none Of the commodities
which Norway receives from the United
States shall be permitted directly or in
directly to reach any Of the Central
Powers or be used to replace commodi-
ties shipped to those countries.
A further proviso is that nothing
manufactured. grown or produced by
machinery. implements. fuel. lubricants
or other auxiliaries are to be exported
to the Central Powers
Tho agreement, which in its terms 10
considered most liberal to Norway. was
embodied in a draft agreement some
time ago. but not finally approved and
signed until to-day.
The liberality Of the United States in
the agreement was due in large measur.
to the action Of Norway in refusing to
withdraw It's merchant vessels from the
seas despite the German submarine men
ace. The Norwegiaus have maintained
their right to safety Mt sea, although
about 100000 tons Of shipping and
more than 1000 lives have been lost
through the depredations Of U-boats.
The principal items which Norway
will receive include bread grains. 300.-
900 tons; cocoa. 1,4o0 tons; coffee, a.
500 tons: sugar. $4,000 tons. and r:rk
and beef, 10000 tons.
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Special DespatcA 10 Tn suS.


WASHINGTON. May 3.-A commercial
agreement with Norway under which
that country receives large quantities of
materials from the United states was
contaminated to-day by Vance McCor-
mick. chairman OF the War Trade
Board, and DR.. Fridtjof Nansen. special
Of the Norwegian Govern
ment. No shipping tonnage is involved.
but tho moral effect Of tho new pact on
tte other neutral nations and in
strengthening the position Of the United
states in the war Is expected to be far
reaching and to aid materially in check
ing inroads of Teutonic intrigue and
propaganda elsewhere.
Or. Eansen called at the White House
soon alter the completion OF the agree
ment and expressed to President Wilson
his pleasure over the success OF his
mission. The United States as its part
of the agreement promises to furnish
Norway with quantities OF foodstufYs,
fodder. fertilizer. textiles. metals and
minerals and with rubber and misel-
laneous commodities. The Norwegian
Government will permit unhampered ex-
port to the United states and the allied
Powers in the war and will turn over to
them such commodities as are not
needed for home consumption. especially
minerals. ores. chemicals and wood
products.
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Special DespdtcA to TIE SrS.


WASHINGTON. May 3.--American ship
production with the shipyards Of the
country In full swing and establishing
new construction records almost daily
will be ample to care fer all military
needs. even on the largest programme
yet projected. In the opinion Of high
Government oeicials here. They have
kept an unceasing vigil on ship avail
ability and the contest between produce
tion and destruction by submarines.
The production line on the chart that
is being kept at the White House IL
moving In steady upward and more
acute curve week by week. The line
Of C-boat destruction Is irregular and
declining in an ever increasing ratio to
production.
1.-THE shipyards OF America that are
now turning out ships and those that
soon will be work to a reasonable per-
centase Of efficiency American ship pro-
duction in 1919 will be near the 10. .OOO.-
900 ton mark II II does not pass it, ac-
cording to estimates declared to be
reasonably conservative.
The Shipping Board is making no pre-
dictions. 1t is hoping for 1000. 900 tons
in 1913 and the shspyards will have to
hustle to get 1t. officials who are cog
nisant OF the progress that ia being
made are figuring 10000 900 tons Of
steel ships, three times the world pro-
duction before the war, in the year
1919. This is the way it is figured:
At the beginning OF 1919 there will be
sixty-seven shipyards in the United
States with 404 ways for steel con-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-05-04
ALIEN FREEDOM
ANGERSENGLISH
Empire Union Protests That
$4,000 Male Enemy Sub
jects Are in Kingdom.
INTERNMENT DEMANDED
JOynson Hicks Objects to Call
ing Men of 81 With Germans
Free to Replace Them.
Spfc'a, Dfspdich 70 THx sr>.

,opEr'oht. lelS: al ri0hfs reserved
LoNpoN. May 3.--The Governments
stortsig ightcdness and laxness OF treat
ment Of enemy aliens was assa.!cd BIT
terly last night by the British Empire
Union. it was asserted that there are
10000 male subjects OF enemy nations
in Great Britain who have not been in
termed. including $500 Germans.
The truth is said Joynson Hicks.
member OF Parliament. one of the speak
ers, that the Foreign Office and the
Home Office no. only have been negli-
gent. but absolutely DEFIANT in their
neglect of British interests in their
handling OF this question" He did not
believe the statement Of the Home Sec
retary that many Of these Germans had
married English women and had English
sons fighting in the British army.
II challenged Sir George Cave to give
us figures in support OF this statement"
Mr.. Hicks went on. His reply was
that he could not find out the exact fig
ures. Are We 10 sit quiet while our
men up 10 IL years old are being torn
from their business under the conscrip-
ton law and these enemy aliens are al
lowed TO stay here and carry on their
business while our own men are being
sent of to the 'front.'
This applies OF ONLY 20 enemy aliens.
but 10 Russians and Poles, who in thou
sands are stepping into our mems shoes,
What Is going to be done after the war
with more than $4,000 who have not
been interned and with the 10000 in
termed who are 20 he let out TO Join
their families. 20 forward 'he interests
Of German trade. German intrigue and
German hostility IN olr midst" They do
things dfferently In GERMANY" con-
Cluded Mr.. HICKS,
Cons !derable Ind ignation has been ex-
pressed recently over 'he compa rative
freedom enjoyed by German officers and
other prisoners In England who IRE per
rnitt.d to visit certain cities and large
towns and also over the unemployment
Of the bulk of the enemy prisoners.
Pho, ographs showing civilian Germans
In the United States working on roads.
including officers OF German ships. are
reproduced and commented upon favor
ably az showing the proper method Of
treating the subjects OF enemy nations,
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LOAN STARTS
LAST DAY WITH
$2,94O,644,400
Only S59.355,6OO More Is
Needed to Complete
Bond Issue.
NEW YORK STILL BEHIND
Local Federal District Sub
scribes $773,55O,65O Of Its
S0OO.OOO.OOO Quota.
NEW YORK STILL BEHIND

Something less than $4,000, 900. or to
be perfectly exact. a bagatelle Of S5s.-
355.6oo. II added to the national total Of
the third Liberty Loan, will bring the
subscription to that loan up to the figure
OF $4,000. 100000. which represents, the
minimum Of the obligation OF the people
Of the United States.
That the loan will be oversubscribed.
and creditably oversubscribed. became a
foregone conclusion last night. when the
Treasury Department at Washington an
nounced that the total subscriptions had
reached the figure Of s2.s%o.sl4,4oo. a
gain over the day before Of &lSs.2S3. 700,
which IL record for any day in the
campaign.
In the district which includes this
metropolis the gain for the day was $685.
$4,000. the total subscriptions filed with
the Federal Reserve Bank OF the dis
trict amounting to $713.55o.S50. New
York city wrote itself down for 5l,45s..
$50 Of the new money. the Borough o.
Manhattan supplying $46.773.s5o OF the
sum. or the citys quota OF 1857. 800
subscriptions to the tune OF 353T.904,7 $50
had been filed at the banks last night, 20
that New York will have to furnish
H26,+4s,S5o to bring itself up to its
mark.
An additional subscription Of 10.oo0,-
900 BY the Central Trust Company and
subscriptions OF $4,000. 900 each by the
Corn Exchange Bank. tho Metropolis m
Life and the Prudential Insurance COM
panies. the United States steel Corpora
ton and John n. Rockefeller personally
led Off the list Of the big money at the
opening OF bank hours yesterday.
The Treasury's table OF districts sub
scriptions showed the following.
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CECIL PREDICTS
OFFER OF PEACE
Tempting Terms From Foe to
England Expected as
Blows Fail.
SEEN AS PLAY FOR TIME
Germany Must Satisfy People
Tired Of War and Gather
Russian Resources.
SEEN AS PLAY FOR TINE
Special Cobh DespateA TO THs Sen.

IoppV0ht. 1913: ob fi0htA feSefVe0
LONDON. May 3--Lord Robert Cecil.
Parliamentary Secretary for Foreign Az
fairs and Minister of blockade. in a talk
this evening with American newspaper
men said he expected a vigorous German
peace offensive to begin in perhaps two
weeks, directed mainly against Great
Britain, in view OF the fact that the
recent revelations by former Ambas-
sador Lichnowsky had acquitted Eng
land OF any completely In beginning the
war.
Germany. he predicted. probably
would make offers which might be
thought particularly tempting to Eng
land. Such a peace offensive. Of course,
in view Of the situation on the western
front. would be mainly for home con-
sumption In Germany. for should Ger
manys failure on the west front con-
tinue and become manifest to the Ger
man people. both Germany and Austria
would have very hard time ahead OF
;hen. Lord Cecil added that Germany
is unable to continue the war much
longer on her own resources.
The main object OF Germany would be
to gain time. and the peace efforts were
counted on there to help serve this pur-
pose. Germany evidently had been dis.
appointed in the Ukraine In the matter
OF supplies and had established some
sort OF martial Law In the hope that
thereby she could extract from the
peasants By force the food supplies
which she could not acquire otherwise.
In a country tho size OF the Ukraine
this is big undertaking.
Russin's Resources Help.
Germany has had time to establish
her domination over Russia to the ex-
tent that she desired and she might have
the idea that with the resources of Rus
sia fully at her disposal she could at-
ford. comparatively speaking to ignore
the western front and make stand
against the world for an indie finite pc. iod
The German peace offensive seems 10
have begun ALREADY and IN fact to have
gathered considerable headway. There
is little doubt that the Pope intends to
make another effort on May 1S. accord
ing 10 definite reports from Germany.
and il is clear that the Emperor of
Austria is willing TO go to almost any
length TO end the war. even 70 the
displeasing of his powerful ally.
on the other side the Allies are con-
tent to adopt a policy OF watchful wait
ing. Little attention is being given to
the first German attempts to revive the
subject OF peace. but should any definite
move be made. such as rev peace
note by the Pope, II will receive the
consideration that it deserves. according
TO Entente officials.
The general attitude OF the Allies. as
expressed by their chief spOkesmen. is
that any definite offer Of peace must be
made directly by Germany. through a
recognized Intermediary, such as the
King of Spain or the King Of Sweden.
and that no further attention will be
paid to peace feelers Of the indirect kind
in which Germany usually indulses
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-05-04
NAVY HAS ITO
SHIPS ABROAD
Assistant Secretary Roosevelt
DisclOses Strength Of
L. 5. War Aid.
10000 MEN on VESSELS
Germany's Defeat Must Come
in Field. He Tells Brook
lyn Audience.
10000 MEN on VESSELS

Franklin y. Roosevelt. Assistant Sec
retary of the Navy. lifted the censor
ship long enough to disclose at the Bed
night that there are now l7O American
warships In foreign waters manned by
10000 American iack!es. In addition
he said the C-boat warfare was being
successfully conducted. and that We
have been wonderfully fortunate" in
not losing more transports by undersea
attack. Although he spoke OF naval
achievements. he insisted that the war
will be won by land fighting.
1T Is diff1Cult to talk about the navy
without running the risk OF being court
martialled." Mr.. Roosevelt said, but
am not giving away secrets when ! say
that at the present time we have 10
warships standing in foreign waters.
These vessels are manned by about
10000 Of our American boys. Hardly a
day passes in which We do not add a
ship to the American fleet in European
waters.
"A year and half ago We had about
$4,000 men in the navy, but to-day we
have close to $4,000. Before the end
Of the year this number will have been
increased to close to half million men.
keep its mouth shut. We must not be
blind to the fact that It is possible that
We may at some time lose a transport In
these U-boat attacks. We have been
wonderfully fortunate UP to this time
We are after the U-boats night and day
and We will give them no rest
Mr.. Roosevelt's statement was greeted
with an outburst of applause and he
then talked for several minutes about
conscientious objectors' as an evil OF
which We have nearly rid ourselves.
I'VE cannot beat Germany and what
Germany stands for by words. or star
walton. or by hoping for a revolution in
Austria" he continued. I'VE must win
by fighting Germany on the held."
Speaking Of the necessity Of observing
the Food Administrators rules. Mr..
r ,osevelt said he had received a letter
some time ago from the men in the navy
asking that war bread" be given to
them.
"Those boys felt that they should not
be eating wheat bread when the rest OF
tho country was on war ration" he
said. 1T was one Of the finest exam
pies OF self-denial and sacrifice that has
ever come to my notice.
The speaker then cited other instances
showing the high spirit of the blue
Jackets and said in conclusion that our
losses by German submarines are stead
lily decreasing
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2S6 SHIPS LAUNCHEDv
Tonnage Of 1,44O.027
Already IN the Water.

WAsHINGroS. May 3.-Exact figures
on the progress Of the merchant ship
building programme this year were dis
closed to-day for the first time. They
show that under direction OF the Ship
ping Board there have been launched
23S steel and wooden vessels. with an
aggregate tonnage OF l.440,621.
There now are operating 157 ship
yards. with 753 ways in use. There are
3ss steel ways. 332 ways either COM
pleted or undsf construction. four con-
crete ways and 10 ways devoted to
naval work.
Tho launchings Of steel ships include
IS vessels. with . total tonnage of
136.250. constructed under Government
contract. and 1873. with an aggregate
tonnage Of / l,l95.SS1, obtained by reQui-
sition. The grand total Of contract and
requisitioned ships already launched is
l,S32.l27 tons.
Already delivered are l3s steel ves-
sells. with a total tonnage OF 917.37l.
Wooden ships launched number 35.
with an approximate tonnage OF los, 500.
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u. S. AVIATOR LOST IN
BATTLE OVER LINES
He and His Foeman Fall to
Earth in Flames.

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN FRANCE
May 3.---In a desperate air fight over the
American lines northwest OF Toul to-
day. Charles W. Chapman. Jr.. of Water
loo, Iowa, and a German pilot with
whom he was fighting. plunged to the
earth inside the German lines.
Both their machines were wrapped in
flames.
Five American pilots in fast pursuit
machines were patrolling over the
American lines when they encountered
a German formation OF an equal num-
ber OF airplanes and promptly attacked.
Chapman singled out one OF the en-
envy single seaters and they moved off
battling desperately. Suddenly both the
machines were seen to burst in flames
and almost at the same time plunged
to the earth behind the German lines,
The four remaining American pilots
chased the other enemy machines back
over their territory. but all Of them
escaped. The four American machines
returned safely.
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BLIND HERO'S SIGHT RETURNS.
Noted Anxac Orator. Wounded At

WASHINGTON. May 3,--Signaller Tom
Sheykill. the blind Anzac orator. has re-
covered his sight. lie had been blind
since he was struck by a shell in a
charge on the Gallipoli peninsula.
After a lecture before the Red Cross
yesterday he complained of pain in the
back Of his head.
Dr. Riley %. Moore endeavored to
treat his head but the slightest touch
caused great pain, Finally Sheykill was
ouieted and fell asleep. He awoke ap-
parently deranged. but soon cried my
God! can see" To-day his eight
lad so improved that he could distin-
guish colors
Sheykill went To Europe with the first
Australian contingent. He was wounded
nve lines In one enSaSemsnt
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U. s. PRISONERS ILL TREATED.
state Depart ment Says Our Boys
suffer In Germany.
Special Despatch 10 TIE suN

WAsHINGroN, May 3.--With respect
to German treatment accorded America n
prisoners OF war It was said at the
State Department to-day that the Gov
ernment had taken up the matter with
the Spanish Embassy In Berlin In several
specific cases, where II was charged that
tho Americans were being very badly
treated. In each case the reply came
back that the specific person mentioned
was being treated as we'll as the
others"
How are the others being treated %"
officials OF the State Department were
asked.
VERY badly" was the reply.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-05-04
Be an American! Help
The Sum Tobacco Fund

7 Asst day of the Liberty Loan
drive. If you haven't sub
scribed, do so. II you have, re-
peat. At McCreery's you may
buy bond and help THE SUN
Tobacco Fund at the same time.
This is an extra certificate day
in the Schultz cigar stores. You
will receive more than the usual
number of slips of tobacco paper
there. Put them all in the fund
box and the soldiers will have
extra smokes ION" you.
Three events, the proceeds of
which are to come to the smokes
cause, take place tonight. Read
about them on page Z.
WARNING! THE SUN TO-
BACCO FUND has no connection
with any other fund, organiza-
ton or publication. It employs,
no agents or solicitors.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-05-04
GERMANS TAKE 10000
FINNISH PRISONERS
Defeat Reds in Five Days Bat
tie, Berlin Says.

DsELlN. via London. MAY Sin
southwestern Finland We have over.
whelmingly defeated the enemy during
a five days battle near I.alhti and Ia
vasthus, capturing 10000 prisoners"
SAYS the German official communication
issued to-day.
I'm Ukraine our troops ma rched from
the Ekatlerinoslav-kha X harkov line into the
Donetz region We occupied Tagenrog,
on the Sea Of Azov'
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BAKER PLANS IT, s. ARMY
OF 2,l7O,OOO MEN BY JULY;
ASKS FOR $15,OOO,OOO, 600
ENOUGH SHIPS TO SUPPLY
ARMY ABROAD SURE IN 1919
100000 Tons Estimate of Output Next Year, Is
Adequate for War Departments Needs
Only 100000 Building for 1913

structton. II each Of these steel ways
turns out three ships a year. and the
Fleet Corporation is aiming at four.
the total will be 1900 ships. The steel
vessels average over 5000 TONS giving
s.SO0.O00 tons for the year. This does
not include the huge tonnage to be built
BY the wooden shpyards, with their 400
ways, or by the projected concrete yards.
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BERNE. May 3--German and Italian
delegates to arrange for the exchange "
prisoners held their first conference here
last night. Dr. Felix Calender. presi-
dent Of the Swiss Republic. presided
over the sittiuts
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-05-04

Sales in New York District.
The figures as compiled for this dis
tr:ct last night were:
NEW YORK CITY.
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EHRET GIVES UP
ESTATE TOU.S.
Voluntarily Turns Over $780,
100000 in Property to Alien
Enemy Custodian.
son AN ADMINISTRATOR
Famous Brewer. Now 80, in
Berlin Since War Began.
Still Is Citizen Here.
son AN ADMINISTRATOR

WAsHINGroN. May 3--Because George
Ehrct. New York brewer. has been resi-
aent in Berlin continuously since the
Ehret estate, valued st $4,000. 900, has
been taken over by Alien Property
Custodian A. Mitchell Palmer.
George Ehret. Jr., voluntarily turned
over the estate when informed by the
State Department that his father had
been in Berlin ever since this country
entered tine war. Though Mr.. Ehret. Sr.
is an American citizen, George Ehret.
Jr., reported his fathers entire estate
Of enemy character because of the lat
ters residence in the capital of the
hostile country.
Mr. Ehret, Jr.. told Francis =. Garvan.
chief Of the Bureau OF Investigations.
THAI he WAS ready to turn over real
estate amounting to $2|,0OO.00O and per-
sonal property amounting to 3l6,0O0.00
Custodian Palmer said to-day that no
change in management Of the estate is
contemplated. George Ehret, Jr., and
the Central Trust Company have been
named as depositaries for the alien prop
erty custodian. and rents and other in
come will be collected by Mr. F.hret, Jr.,
counting to the Alien Property Custodia
May Recover Hts Property.
This property. Mr.. Palmer said. be-
came OF enemy character through the
residence OF the owner under the trading
with the enemy act. although the owner
was an American citizen.
II Mr. Ehret. Sr should return 20
America and thus lose his enemy char
acter the Department OF Justice. il is
said, will entertain jursdict ion OF any
claim which he may make under Section
. to have his property returned to him.
Under this section the Presto Ia en-
powered TO return the property IL salts
fed Of Mr.. Ehret's return to this coun-
try and OF his American citizenship.
George Ehret was So years old on
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-05-04

The Australians carried out success
ful minor operations at Villers-Breton-
neux during the night while the Cana
dians nopped up strong post. taking
seven prisoners and nve machine guns
Further north the British rushed q
machine gun "mplscemert. clearing I.
out and bringing in three survivors Of
the garrison.
Henri Bidou, the distinguished mii.-
tary critic Of the yovesay dsp Debotvs
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-05-04
May Recover Hts Property.

Continued on Fourth Page.
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Day Of Big subscriptions.

he following were subscribers for
ds for more than 100000
The Mena weekly star., 1918-03-07
NEW BUSINESS HOUSE SOON.
w. E. Holt Will Put in Dry Goods,
 Furnishings and Shoes.

W. E. Holt is making preparations to open general mercantile busi- ness in the room at 609 Mena street, until recently occupied by the Mena Hardware Company with a stock of furniture. The stock will consist of dry goods, ladies' and gents fur nishing goods and shoes. While in Antlers, Ok, last week MT. Holt bought stock of goods, but it was not until after returning home that he fully decided to go into business in Mena. The goods will be shipped from Antlers at once, and as soon as they arrive, and new goods are or dered, the business will be opened.
 Mr Holt has been with the Loch- ridge Dry Goods Company for i9 years, and in this capacity has se- cured an acquaintance that is by no means confined to the borders of Polk county, but covers the wide trade territory tributary to this city. He will have associated with him w. J. Brinton, who arrived last week from Paris, Tex, and last year also was in the employ of the Loch- ridge company.