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Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1918-11-30
FUNCTIONS OF ALIEN PROPERTY
CUSTODIAN ARE NOT CHANGED

Washington.-A Mitchell Palmer,
alien property custodian, in a state
ment Saturday said the signing of the
armistice does not change his func-
tions or affect his policies in any way.
"The United States and Germany"
said Mr.. Palmer, ARE still at war, and
the trading-with-the act is still
in force. The alien property custodian
will, therefore, continue to perform
the duties which that act lays upon
him and will carry the evident intent
of the congress with relation to enemy
property until final peace shall come
AS long as the trading,with-the-
enemy act is in force, it remains the
duty of all persons having custody or
control of enemy property in this coun-
try to make report thereof to the alien
property custodian. Despite the fact
that the time for making these reports
has long since expired, reports are
still coming to this office, and there
is much property not yet reported.
Persons having the custody of enemy
property are making themselves liable
to prosecution under the act for failure
to report 1t, and this liability will con-
tinue even after the treaty of peace
shall have been made"
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1918-11-30
GOVERNORS PROCLAMATION
REGARDING THANksGIvIN f;

Austin, Tex.-"We are thankful as a
nation and as state because the flow
CT of our country, lately transplanted
in France, will soon again bloom in
the American home, gladdening the
hearts of wives, mothers and loved
ones, and we are thankful that those
of our boys who will not come back
have died in cause which is right
eous, and through their sacrifice the
homes, the lives and the freedom of
millions win be restored and pre-
served" said Governor Hobby in "a
proclamation issued Friday designat-
ing Thursday, November 28, as
Thanksgiving Day, in accordance with
the presidents proclamation.
It is fitting, the Texas executive
proclaimed, that thanks be offered for
victory instead of defeat; peace, in
stead of clashing of arms; good will,
instead of flaming passion; sunshine.
instead of sorrow; abundance, instead
of bare subsistence; invigorating
health, instead of raging sickness;
gladness, instead of gloom"
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1918-11-30
NEW LIMITS FOR TIME ZONES
WILL BE FIXED FOR THE U. s

Washington-New and official boun
daries for time zones in the United
States, unifying existing lines and NOV
ing them slightly westward, already
announced by the interstate com
merce commission, are to become ef
fective at a. m. January next. This
order is pursuant to the daylight saw
ings act, which, in addition to author
izing an advance of the clock during
the summer, provided for permanent
United States standard time and re
quired the commission to define the
limits of the standard time zones
which previously had been fixed only
by custom of cross-continent railroads
or by local law.
The line fixed by the commission
separating the Eastern and central
time zones, beginning at the Great
Lakes, runs through Toledo and Co,
lumbus. Ohio; Huntington, W. Va;
Bristol, Va.-Tenn.; Asheville, n c.;
Atlanta and ThomasEille, Ga, the
north boundary of Florida to River
Junction and the Apalachicola River
to the Gulf of Mexico. Between cen.
trail and mountain time zones the line
begins at the Canadian boundary at
Portal, N. D., running through Minot,
N. D., and following the Missouri
River to Pierre, S. D.; thence through
Long Pine, North Platte, McCook and
Republican Junction, Neb.; Phillips,
burg, Plainville, Ellis, Dodge City and
Liberal, Kan; Waynoka, Clinton and
Sayre, Okla; Sweetwater, Big Springs
and San Angelo, Texas, and the Tooth
meridian to the Rio Grande.
Between mountain and Pacific time
zones the line is fixed following the
eastern boundary of the Blackfeet In.
dian reservation, in Montana, and the
continental divide to Helena and
Butte, Mont; Pocatello, Idaho, and the
Oregon Short Line to Ogden and Salt
Lake City, Utah; thence the Los An
geles & Salt Lake Railroad and the
west and south boundaries of Utah to
the 18th meridian; thence to Parker,
Ariz., and along the Colorado River to
the Mexican boundary. Al! of Alaska
is left within single-time zone.
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1918-11-30
NEXT TEXAS RANGERS REUNION
WILL az HELD AT AUSTIN

Austin, Tex.-At the closing session
OF the forty-seventh annual reunion OF
Terry's Texas rangers Wednesday
Major George w. Littlefield of Austin
was unanimously elected president and
treasurer. Other officers elected were:
w. S. Oldham of Austin, first vice
president; T. W. A. Hill, Smithville,
second vice president; T. H. Davis,
Austin. recording secretary; r NJ. Rec
tor OF Manor, corresponding secretary.
Austin was selected as the place for
holding the next reunion The vet
Grams sent the following to President
Wilson:
Terry's Texas rangers, c. 8. A.. at
Is forty-seventh annual reunion, send
Congratulations to you for the splendid
success of your administration, where
N you have advanced the prestige of
ae United States to the very front
pk OF the world powers. We wish
as equal success in your visit to Eu-
rope and safe return to the people who
no mach admire you"
The collection of $1,000 pledged for
) memorial tablet commemorating
Terry,s Texas rangers on the monu-
ment 10 Jefferson Davis was com.
u Wednesday.
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1918-11-30
United States Marine Losses.

Washington.-Loss of las American
passenger and merchant vessels of
S64,449 tons and 775 lives through acts
OF the enemy during the period from
the beginning Of the world war to the
cessation of hostilities November IL
is shown by figures made public Fri
day by the department OF commerce's
bureau of navigation. The report does
not include several vessels the loss
OF which has not been established as
due to acts of the enemy. Nineteen
vessels and sixty-seven lives were lost
through use of torpedoes, mines and
gunfire prior to the entrance Of the
United States into the war.
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1918-11-30
FINAL FIGURES ARE GIVEN
OF FOURTH LIBERTY LOAF
Greatest Mar Loan Ever FIoated BY
This or Any Other Government
Was the Fourth.

Washington. Total subscriptions tt
the fourth liberty loan were s6,SGs,
o47,O0O. the treasury department an
nounced Wednesday, after final tabu
lations had been completed. The over
subscription of $685., 9,047, 600 was 1G.4S
per cent Every federal reserve dis
trict exceeded its allotted quota.
This makes the fourth liberty loaE
by far the greatest war loan ever float
| ed by this or any other government
For the fourth consecutive time in the
last eighteen months of war the
American people have given more
than the government asked to finance
| the war program. Including the four
liberty loans and war savings stamps,
the nation has raised $17,852, ,000 900 In
popular loans, and this does not take
into consideration oYersubscriptions
which were not accepted.
Bonds of the fifth war loan, to be
offered probably in the spring, will
be Of short maturity, Secretary Nc
Adoo announced Wednesday. This was
interpreted as meaning five years or
less. The secretary said it is impossi-
BILE now to predict the size or time Of
flotation of future bond issues neces-
sary to cover raising of expenditures
growing out of the war, but added that
1t is entirely clear that the moment
had come when the interests of the
government and the country would be
best served by the issue of bonds of
short maturities, and that that would
be the policy of the treasury"
Short-term bonds, treasury officials
feel. would be bought more readily
tkan those of longer maturity. Pre-
vicus liberty loan issues range be-
tween ten and thirty years
Whether short-term bonds might be
sold at the interest rate of AZ per
cent set for the past two liberty loans
or might be increased remains for fu-
ture determination
Existing war obligations mature as
follows:
First liberty loan, $2,000,000, 900, re-
deemable at the option of the treasury
after 1882 and payable not later than
1947: second liberty loan, $3,003, ,000,-
900, redeemable after 1927, payable in
1912; third liberty loan, $4,176, ,O00, 900,
redeemable and payable without op-
ton in 1928; fourth liberty loan, esti-
mated at S6.989,O47, 900, redeemable
after 1888, payable in 1888; war saw
lngs stamps. ss79.330,OoO up to the
present payable in 1923.
With this program of maturity, the
treasury, by exercising its option, can
call in the nations war debt for re-
1emption In installments every, five
years until 1947
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1918-11-30
BRITISH CASUALTIES
DURING WAR GIVEN
Total Suffered in All Theaters OF
Fighting Placed at 3,o4e,9s
Officers and Men.

London.-British casualties during
the war, including all theaters of &C.
tivities, totaled 3.049.991, it was an.
nounced in the house of commons
Wednesday by James Ian Macpherson,
parliamentary secretary for the war
office. The number of officers killed,
wounded or missing aggregated 142.-
634, and the men 1901, ,357. The total
losses in fighting on Franco-Belgian
front were 2.719,642.
The Dardanelles expedition cost the
British 119.729 casualties. OF this
number 1885 officers were, killed or
died and 31,737 others. The wounded
were 3,101 officers and 75.50S others.
The missing, including prisoners,
were 25,25S officers and 7,431 others.
On the Salonih front the losses
were 27,31s.
Of these killed were 2S5 officers
and 1880 others; the wounded S1S Of
ficers and 116,o5s others; the missing
ia officers and ATS others.
The casualties in the Mesopotamian
campaign totaled 97,579.
In Egypt, 1888.
The total casualties in France \. ere
2,719,652. OF this total 32,769 officers
were killed or died of wounds and
other causes and 526,S43 men. The
wounded totaled 1.S33.345, comprising
83, ,142 officers and 1,750,203 men. The
missing, including prisoners, totaled
S26,695, comprising 10,846 officers and
315,84S men.
In italy the British losses totaled
s.7ss.
In the East African campaign 1885.
In other theaters the total casualties
were 3,2S7.
In addition to the grand total Of
aeaths there were $4,000 deaths from
zaxious causes amc1g troops not
any part of the expeditionary
.OTcss.
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1918-11-30
GERMAN HIGH SEAS FLEET
TAKEN over BY ALLIED NAvIES
Vessels Take Part In the
Spectacular Event.

London.-The German fleet, as spe,
Gifted in the terms of the armistice
with Germany, was surrendered Thurs
day to the allies.
The announcement, made officially
by the admiralty, reads:
The commander in chief of the
grand fleet has reported that at $50
o'clock Thursday morning he met the
first and main installment of the Ger
man high seas fleet, which is surren-
dering for internment."
The British grand fleet, accompanied
by an American battle squadron and
French cruisers, steamed out at 8
O'Clock Thursday morning from its
Scottish base to accept the surrender
of the German battleships, battle
cruisers and destroyers. A wireless
dispatch at noon reported that it got
in touch with the German ships in the
morning and that the surrender was
carried out according to plan.
The point of the rendezvous for the
German and allied sea forces was be-
tween thirty and forty miles east of
May Island, opposite the Firth of
Forth.
The fog which enveloped the grand
fleet for three days cleared Wednes-
day night, and Thursday morning the
weather was dull with a slight haze
hanging over the Firth of Forth.
The fleet which witnessed the sur
render consisted of some, 400 ships,
including sixty dreadnoughts, IAcy
light cruisers and nearly 200 destroy
ers. Admiral Sir David Beatty, COM
mander of the grand fleet, was on the
Queen Elizabeth.
After Its surrender to the allied ma
vies the German fleet was brought to
the Firth of Forth.
The British grand fleet and five
American batt1eships and three French
warships, in two long columns, escort
ed the seventy-one German vessels to
their anchorage.
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1918-11-30
BRITISH ADMIRALTY REPORTS
ON CONVOY WORK DURING WAR

London.-During the war the British
admiralty transport service conveyed
by sea 22,00O,0O0 soldiers, with the
loss at sea of only 4,391. More than
12O,O00,00O tons of naval and military,
stores and more than 1000. 600 animals
also were transported.
The British fleet and AUXILIARY crsss
grew during the war Irom a total os
2,5O0.000 tons to total of sso8 eafs
tons. while the personnel Increases
from 10000 to 100000.
While in 1916 16s ships were sunk
by mines, only 25 ships were Destroyer
from this cause between January 4
and September 80 this year.
The salvage department of the navy
mas succeeded IN salvaging 500 ghfpw
torpedoed By submarines or n1snss,
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1918-11-30

President Wilson will attend the
opening sessions of the peace confer
ence. This was announced Monday
officially. He will go Immediately
after the convening of the regular ses-
sion of congress on December 2.
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1918-11-30
Belgian King and Queen at Antwerp

Antwerp.-The staid burghers Of
Antwerp were shaken out of their
usual calm when King Albert and
Queen Elizabeth entered Antwerp
Tuesday morning through beflagged
streets which were densely packed
with loyal F1emings. Just before noon
King Albert and his queen rode to the
town hall and there received the Of
ficial greetings of the second greatest
city IN his kingdom.
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1918-11-30
The SECOND SESSION OF
56TH CONGRESS ADIOBRNS
Makes Record for Notable Achieve.
ments Unparalleled in History
Of the Republic.

Washington The second session oi
he sixty-fifth or war congress
which began last December 5, ended
ats D. N. Thursday under resolution
which had been adopted earlier in the
day by the senate, Al to IS, and by the
house. without objection
Since the third and final session oi
this congress will begin in eleven
days, December 2, the adjournment
Thursday was devoid of many of the
spectacular features usually accom-
panying the ending of sessions.
Very little business was transacted
in either house during the day, most
of the senate's time being taken up In
spirited debate, while the house, after
passing the adjournment resolution,
recessed until Just before 5 o'clock.
The usual committees from the senate
and house waited on the president and
were advised that he had no eleventh
hour communications to make. The
debate in the senate vase marked by
an attack on President Wilson Sena-
tors Watson of Indiana, Sherman of
Illinois and Cullom of Minnesota, re-
publicans, who voiced objection to his
action in taking over cable and ex-
press lines, and an address by Senator
Reed of Missouri, democrat, vigorous
ly opposing the plan for a league of
nations.
No reply to the republican criticism
m do hyr$ $hn - -
proposal for league of nations, how
ever, was defended by Senator Pheian
of California, democrat
During the day congress formally
completed and sent to President Will
son the bill for wartime prohibition,
effective next July 1. The president
promptly signed the measure
For length, bulk appropriations for
the war and the NUMBER and impor
tance Of legislative measures passed,
the session which closed Thursday
was regarded by leaders as unprece-
dented. At this session war was de-
ciared on Austria-Hungary and the
members also saw the victorious end
to all hostiIities.
Appropriations passed aggregated
$36,298, 900, 900, making the total for
this congress more than s55,00O,O0O,-
900, of which SIS, 9,412, 200, 600 was ap-
propriated at the first-an extra-ses-
sion, at which war was declared on
Germany.
Legislation passed included bills
authorizing billions of liberty bonds,
creation of the war finance corpora
tion, government control of teIegraphs. !
telephones and cables; executive re-
of government agencies |
and extensions of the espionage act, |
and the army draft law by which men |
between the ages of Is and 10 years of |
age were required to register
President Wilson addressed con- |
gress several times during the session. /
The first speech was on January 1s, |
when he outlined his fourteen peace |
principles. On May q he asked for |
immediate work on the war revenue
bill and on November II read the
terms of the armistice.
Prohibition and woman suffrage fur
nished sharp controversies throughout
the session. The wartime dry" meas
ure was completed. but after the wo-
man suffrage constitutional amend |
ment resolution had been adopted Jan |
nary 10 by the house it was defeated
IN the senate by two votes.
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1918-11-30
The WORLD OVER
INTERESTING ITEMS Of PRESENT
IMPORTANT HAPPENINGS.
EVERY ITEM A NEWS ITEM
Relating to the Latest Happenings OF
Interest Just Now Throughout
the Wor d.
WASHINGTON NEWS.

Resignation of John D. Ryan, second
assistant secretary of war and direc-
tor of the air service, and of William
c. Potter, his chief assistant, was an
nounced Friday by Secretary Baker.
Both Mr. Ryan and Mr.. Potter desire
to return to their private business as
quickly as possible, but Mr.. Baker said
they had consented to remain at their
posts until the rush of aircraft demo-
bilization is over and later to give the
department the benefit of their expe-
rience whenever necessary.
Reductions aggregating $500, 100000
in the yield from the new war revenue
bill were made Friday by the senate
finance committee in revising the
measure downward to the S6,000,000,-
900 total for 1919, proposed by Secre-
tary McAdoo. The decrease was con-
fined principally to tobacco, luxury,
semi-luxury and other special and ex-
else schedules.
Saving of fruit pits and nutshells is
no longer necessary. The chemical
warfare section of the United States
army this week informed the food ad-
ministration that the supply of fruit
pits and nutshells now on hand is suf-
ficient to meet the requirements for
gas masks.
All restrictions on the shipment of
cotton from the United States except
to enemy countries and to the North
ern European neutrals have been re-
moved, Senator Hoke Smith of Georgia
said Thursday after conference with
officials of the war trade board.
President Wilson, ina proclamation
Sunday, designated Thursday, Novem-
ber %, as Thanksgiving Day, and said
this year the American people have
special and moving cause to be CRATE
full and rejoice. Complete victory, he
said, has brought not only peace, but
the confident promise of new day
as well, in which Justice shall replace
force and jealous intrigue among the
nations.
President Wilson will attend the
opening sessions of the peace confer
ence. This was announced Monday
officially. He will go Immediately
after the convening of the regular ses-
sion of conpresS IN nncembpr
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1918-11-30
STATE AND DOMESTIC NEWS.

SHOW IIuTflSS pTGfdISu lHTOuSHOuL
West Texas Friday The fall in the
North Concho valley was sufficiently
heavy to cover the ground. A half
inch of snow blanketed the cattle
country between Barnhart and Alpine
on the Orient railroad
There was a noticeable decrease in
the number of state .convicts during
the month of October There were
1851 state convicts October 1 and
1902 November 1, decrease of 27S.
This may be due to the fact that dur
ing the months of July, August and
September the court of criminal ap-
peals of Texas was not in session and
therefore there were no final iudg-
ments or affirmances in criminal
cases and no convicts sent to prison.
Philip Tumulty, father of Joseph
P. Tumulty, secretary to President
Wilson, died at his home in Jersey
City, N. J., Thursday after an illness
of several days.
Mrs. Chas. L. Trabert of Berkeley,
Cal, was elected registrar general of
the United Daughters of the Confed-
eracy at the final session Friday of
the meeting at Charleston, S. c., of the
executive board of the organization.
Joseph F. Smith, president of the
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day
Saints 4Mormon), died at Salt Lake
City, Utah. Tuesday. Death was due
indirectly to a paralytic stroke suffer
ed last April
One of the most remarkable avia-
tion stunts on record was that by Lieu
tenant G. H. Platt, Ellington Field.
Houston, Texas, Tuesday when the
machine which he was plotting went
into tail spin 5000 feet up and crash,
ed, demolishing the plane, the aviator
escaping unscathed.
Urging joint action between wage
earners and employers "in peace as In
war" the National Association of Man
in statement issued Mon
day in New York City declared It |
would stand firmly for the spirit OF |
patriotic Industrial cooperation for the |
working out OF the reconstruction post |
war problems so that the United States
will be in position to meet every |
present and future need here and |
abroad.
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1918-11-30
7amcnrcsa Of Federal state Banks.

Washington State banks and trust
eorn npaniss now members of the fed.
oral reserve system number sg7. the
federal reserve board announced Tues.
dav. Their total capital is $685., ,5s6..
eo0. surplus Ssee, 81. 900 and resources
s.ass .7as 600.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-03-14
DRAF I HELD UP
BY OBSTRUCTION
Minority Of House Military
Committee Takes Sur
prising Stand.

WASHINGTON. March 13.--lrSlsla-
tlon to change tho system Of an7oruon-
ing drafted nrn by making thr has's
thr number Of mon in class | instead
Of the population Of states. was held
MP In the mouse today with the itlinS
al IN diverse minority report by nom
h.rs "t the. military committee and by
,hn statement uf Chairman Dent th:.'
tho measure would not BE- called M
un,il Secretary Bakers return from
France.
THIS will delay tho second draft. as
Provost Marshal General Crow1rr has
aunourcod that h" will not <" ahead
with i; until tho law is changed.
At n" time the mino-it? report was
fl.d General Crow1or was before tn"
SC cna;.. military committee urging speedy
consideration Of III" measure and at ;tn-
Other To require Legislation Of all mon
attaining II years OF ago sine" last
Jun" :. lie appeared greatly concerned
when H. learned TINT the Legislation VAS
checked in the house.
Tho senat" has passed the bill 1"
change ,hr hlsis of appnrtunn"nt ana
is expected 10 PASS this week the meas
ure registering young mon. IN" nous"
committee already has flied a taEnraoi"
majority report on the bill changing
the apportionment-
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-03-14
.BOLSHEVIK CREW OF
RUSSIAN SHIP. RISE
IN MUT|NY; CURBED

NORFOLK, Va, March 49,
Members Of the crew Of the Rus
sian steamer Omsk, removed 20
day by Collector Of Customs Ham.
iIton, at the request Of Captain
Edmond Yanovsky, because OF
their BoIsheviki tendencies, on be-
ina paroled tonight by Federal au-
thorites, armed themselves and
made an effort to take the ship.
The American armed port guard
in charge Of the vessel refused to
allow the men aboard, and police
reserves were sent TO arrest them.
Before the police arrived. however,
the Russians defied the guard and
boarded the ship without violence.
Half a dozen port deputies were
rushed to the ship, and with the
guard searched the Russians and
their quarters A large assortment
of firearms and knives was confis-
Gated.
Investigation by Collector Hamilton
evcalrd that III" Russian had sought
q M. the principles OF the Bolshevik
ntr operation on the ship. dcmandini
hat the vessel he operated by com
nittcc Of the crew with the captain de-
Continued on PaSe TwelVe,)