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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-04-10
HOBBY ORDERS
CAVALRY FORMED
Two Brigades to Be Or
ganized by Texas; One
Takes in West Texas.

Austin, Texas. April 1.-two cav
! airy brigades, TO be a part OF the new
Texas national guard division. are au-
thorized to be formed in an order is
sued by Gov. W. P. Hobby.
! The order designates Jacob F. Wal
I tiers. Of Houston, and z. H. 8icDul, Of
Dallas, as brigade commanders and
both are commissioned brigadier gen
erals by the governor. Headquarters
viii be opened on April Is by both
commanders, Gen 3IcDm being in
command Of the brigade to be formed
in north and west Texas and Gen
VOTERS Of the brigade 10 be formed
in south Texas. Gen McDiIs head
quarters viii be in Dallas. Each bril-
gade viii be composed Of three cav
airy regiments. The organization of
an infantry brigade has been deferred
until after the cavalry organizations
are perfected. All men between the
ages OF IS and IS who can pass the
physical examination viii be eligible.
For State or Federal Service.
The war department previously au-
thorized the organization OF this new
unit and also the organization Of q
brigade Of infantry.
The proclamation says the organiza-
ton 70 be formed may be used either
for state duty, called into federal
service. or drafted into the federal
service for overseas duty"
Two Districts Designated.
The governors order SAYS, in part:
The state is divided into two dis
tricts, one TO be known as the south
ern district. and the other 20 be known
as the northern district. One brigade
OF cavalry shan be organized in the
territory consisting OF counties lying
south Of and the other brigade shall
be organized IN the territory consist /
ing OF counties lying north of a line
beginning at the northeast boundary
line Of Shelby county, thence in a
boundary line OF Nacogdoches. AnEe- J
lima, Houston, Leon Limestone, Nc
Lehman, COryell, Lampasas. san Saba, /
McCuuOch and Concho counties: thence ]
north along .the east boundary Of 4
Runnels county 70 the northeast cor
ner OF the boundary line OF said Run I
nels county; thence in westerly direc- |
ton along the north boundary line OF 1
Runnels, Coke. Sterling, GlasscocS, !
Midland, Ector, Winkler, Loving, /
Reeves. CulbersOn and El Paso coun-
ties. In accordance with the census
district thus created is 1.97S.iS5. and 4
that OF the northern district thus Gre
ated is 1881.
calls on People to Help.
earnestly request ne cooperation I
81 the loyal citizens OF Texas and par
.icularly OF the press OF the state in
The organization OF these national 4
guard units TO the end that the state
may have available for any emer-
sency OF its own use or that OF the
federal government. a national guard
that viii take the place OF the old
guard units heretofore drafted into
he federal service and now in train
ng for duties overseas It must be
distinctly understood by all men who
enlist in these national guard organ
cations that same may be left on state
luty. called into the federal service or
irafted into the federal service for
)verseas duty.
w. H. Hobby. Governor.
Commander In Chief
Jas A. Bradley.
''Brigadier general the adiutantl
general"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-04-10
General Staff
Is Related To
Many In Army
Visitor Is Told He Is Akin
To Corporal F unishment
and Private Entrance.

san Francisco. Cal April ia
stranger hesitantly walked into the
war department headquarters. He ap-
peared embarrassed, swallowed hard
q couple OF times and then said TO
field clerk A. J. Pitt:
Il would like some information. Can
you tell me who this Gen. staff is that
I've been reading. so much about? I
see his name almost as often as Gen
Pershing's and want to look him up
in Who's Who never heard OF him
before the war"
Gen. Staff is a brother to Corporal
Punishment" replied Pitt
He is cousin TO Private Entrance
volunteered clerk Frank Adreis.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-04-10
LIEUT.. HARVI TO INSPECT
MEAT FOR SOLDIERS HERE

Second Lieut. Frank Harvi, army
veterinary corps. reported at head
quarters OF the 18th cavalry division
Wednesday morning to become assist
ant 20 the chief veterinarian. Lieut..
Harvi viii be government meat in
spector for this district Before join
ing the army the lieutenant was at
Chicago, government meat inspector
at the packing houses
Other army officers 70 report We'd
nesday were Capt. J. A Hildyard and
First Lieut. Henry NcC1eIland for the
5l4th cavalry, national army.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-04-10
DAN KEENAN,, LIEUTENANT,
"G0ES OVER" WITH ARTILLERY

The promotion Of Dan C. keenan,.
formerly Of Ell Paso. TO be first lieu
tenant in field artillery regiment.
and his embarkation for foreign serv-
ice, is the news contained in a letter
received from the well known ath-
lete by his father, j. G. keenan,. When
the letter was written. the Lieutenant
was en- route to an unknown port
The news came fin communication
from Okmulgee. Okla, where 1Ir. Kee-
nan now resides
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-04-10
HOME SOLDIER IN FRANCE
WANTS LONE STAR FLAG

NJ G. futile. a former resident OF
the Fourth Texas militia who Is now
In France with an engineers regf-
ment. wants a flag Of Texas. accord
ing 70 a postal card received from
MIN BY the chamber OF commerce.
In his letter futile says his COM
pany is composed largely OF Texans
Practically all OF the other compa-
nles are flying their state flags and
Iuttle's company feels lonesome, he
said
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-04-10
j. s AVIATION
PROGRAM FAILS
Too Few Training Planes
10 Combat Planes, Says
Senate Committee.
Confined From Page u

rfon. tie committee found that from
Che inception Of the work on primary
rr-lilE planes 30 gave ground 1oF
-re Concern
ousuuf OF Training Planes Increases.
.u recent weeks, however, the re-
r1r- said, -the output has been great
d Increased and there seems 10 be no
doubt Of the signal corps having an
amply sufficient mum Der in the tu-
rure- On april first 5A5s primary
r-a-uiuE planes had been completed
NJ TWO standard types In advanced
training planes four types are being
made che total number 20 date manu-
flerured being @42- In these planes
tlree types OF engines tau foreign
design but American Manufactured,
VII be used Of which SOS have been
completed
The production Of com bat planes
las thus far been been a substantial
failure and constitutes a most serious
appointment in our war prepare
rlalE We had no design o. our own.
neither did we adopt any one Of the
ral Designs ullll months after
we entered the war Much time was
consumed iu discussion as 20 types;
lul-rl era bic changes in design and
ereclfi cations have cost further de-
lays. In all five types have at one
tine or another been adopted Two
NJ them have been abandoned after
7rnzulirure OF much time and money.
Ire three remaining types still LEFT
are now IN course OF manufacture.
Handley-PaEe Is Powerful.
The largest and most powerful
4ia1llsr-PaEe bombing machine. the
committee stated, is 10 be driven byi
two Liberty motors and carry six men. |
El- machine guns and a heavy load I
" bombs
The history OF negotiations for the z
ADOPTION and manufacture Of this ]
plane afford G. remarkable iIlustra-
non o. rroEcastinatio and indecision .
TOO long 70 recite." the report said
Designs OF this plane which had I
been used with marked success by the I
British .-sera offered 10 our officials T
early SIS Nay. 1917 The signal j
1rDs finally decided upon manufac-i
tire of a number OF parts about jan
cary Z. 1915 Officials testify that
hey do not expect completion Of the
rEr SET Of parts IN this country be-
l1-e June. ISIS
shepplrd's Minority Report.
senator Sheppard's minority re-
1-l- presented late today and
-gncd By himself and senator's Myers.
q -Lotnana and Kirby, Of Arkansas.
-eclared the minority believed the
a1oritT report did not show "a prop
Or estimate Of what IS being accom-
= shed OF tha- 10 is sufficiently COM
ete 10 give an accurate impression
u the facts"
MAI. RODGERS H.
l-ai ". b. Rodgers assistant divis-
+
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-04-10

Keep In mind the fact that the
kaiser is good collector. II you do
not support your government now. IL
IS possible that the time will come
when you viii not get Liberty bonds
N exchange for your money. The
kaiser viii take IL and not even give
you a receipt. Subscribe for the third
call Liberty bonds
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-04-10

Buy your third Liberty loan bond.
Save and sacrifice TO do it. You will
have to more than save and sacrifice
II the kaiser wins. He viii take what
you have saved and sacrifice all that
you hold dear
Make the task OF the soliciting com
mittees an easy one.
Publicity by City Service Co.-Adv.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-04-10

aIAJ. RODGERS ILR.
-l1I. ". b Rodgers. assistant divis-
Con adiurznt is confined to his home
~. = serera cold.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-04-10
Swatters & Traps

A good fly trap and ssatter used right now viii
educe the fly to a minimum IN your household
We have the best IN both.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-04-10
"a d 49, RnIIs.

The second annual sale Of the
Trans-Canadian Bull Growers asso-
citation which viii be held at DaIharr.
Texas. May LIST and End such
prominent breeders as COots. Coon.
Beverly Pronger Bros, and Farwell
Bros. viii be presented.-Adr.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-11-01
Strengthen Hold On High Ground.

With American Army Northwest Of
verdun. The gains made by the
American troops east and west of the
Meuse were maintained in spite Of vi
olent enemy opposition and "a harrass-
ing artillery fire against the American
front lines and the areas in the rear.
On the extreme left the American
strengthened their hold on the high
ground in the southern part of the
Bourgogne wood.
The American position in the wood
is such that the Germans, no longer
are able to harass the Americans with
machine gun fire from the ridge at
the edge Of the wood.
In the centher OF the line west OF
the Meuse the German artillery is
bombarding the American lines heav-
ily with high explosive and gas shells
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-11-01
Gen. Ludenodrff Has ouIt.

Copenhagen.-Gen. Ludendorff, first
qGartermaster general of. the German
army. has resigned, says telegram
from Berlin. In accepting his resigna,
ton the emperor has decreed that the
lever Rhenish Infantry Regiment No
80, of which Gen. Ludendorff long had
been commander, shall bear his name
London.-Field Marshal Won Hinden.
burg is about to follow Ludendorff into
retirement. the Geneva correspondent
Of the Daily Express learns. The cor
respondent adds the designations oi
the two military chiefs are designed to
pave the way to Germany's capitula.
ton.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-11-01
STEAM PIPE BURSTS AT MEMPHIS
Eighteen-Inch Main From Eleven Boil
ers Lets Co At Gas and Eiee-
trio company's Plant.

Memphis.-The explosion of an is-
inch main steampipe from eleven boil
ers at the Memphis Gas and Electric
Co. plant at $40 am. October %, dis
abled every concern In the city de-
pendent upon power
The explosion wreaked havoc with
the light plant. and put electrical
equipment Of the entire city out Of
commission.
Two negroes and engineer Crockett
were injured by the explosion.
The huge steam pipe parted at
joint and the escaping steam was
heard all over the city.
Superheated steam completely filled
the building Immediately after the ex-
plosion and It was impossible to APP
proach the building for distance az
thirty feet. For two hours after tho
explosion the heat of steam Of the
pipe kept workers at bay.
\ BrWking down OF the light plant
stopped all elevators in skyscrapers
and other buildings. Railroad shops.
hospitals, department stores. newspa-
pers. printers and mills and factories.
not generating their own power. felt
the weight of the breakdown.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-11-01
LIE. MISS, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1918
ssnMANy's ANSWER TO WILSON,
Declares That Germany is Now Wait
ing Proposals For Armistice.


Copenhagen.-German's answer Ia
President Wilson's latest communica,
ton says:
THE German government has taker
cognizance of the answer of the Presl-
dent of the United Staetes.
"The president is aware of the far
reaching changes which have been car
rjed out and are being carried out in
the German constitutional structure
and that peace negotiations are being
conducted by peoples government ir
whose hands rests, both actually and
Constitutionally, the power to make
the deciding conclusions.
THE military powers are also sub
ject to It,
THE German government now
awaits proposals for an armistice,
which shall be the firDt step toward q
Just peace, as the president has de-
scribed 1t In his proclamation.
(Signed) "SOLF"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-11-01
GERMANS KILLED BY THE THOU
SANDS AS BRITISH oFFEN-
sivE GOES ON.
VAIN EFFORT TO STOP ALLIES
Huns Had Several Hastily Constructed
Lines of Desense--Reports lndi-
cate That British Have En-
tered Defenses.

With the Allied Armies in France
and Belgium.-In what has been PER,
baps the fiercest fighting OF the pres;
ent great conflict, Germans have been
killed By the thousands in the Bois
i'Eveque and the neighborhood as the
British continued their offensive and
smashing onward. 1t appeared that
the enemy had orders to hold at all
costs, and the result has been terri
BILE slaughter of the enemy as the En-.
glish forces fought their way forward.
The Germans apparently were dis
posed in great depth, and had sew
eral hastily constructed lines of de.
fenses which they were determined
to regain until defenses farther east.
ward had been prepared so that the
German armies to the north and south
could escape.
The enemy has been supported by
considerable artillery all along the
front. To the north the British. by
hard fighting, established posts be-
tween the river and the canal. east Of
EoCdutpOuL. lNDTtu ok rIcbuS5 DOulo
progress was made toward Condo
against heavy and vigorous machine
gun operations. Pruille, Lelong. Bee.
hot and Buridon were captured afte,
strong opposition had broken down.
The British Third army has taken
5000 prisoners and the First and
Fourth armies each has taken 1000,
making q total of s,40o. More than
100 cannon were captured.
On the high ground south of valen'
ciennes the battle ragged with intense
fury. but the British gradually over
came the enemy
Fighting, which compares in fierce
ness to almost any in the war, contin
ued through the night on the field OF
the great battle north and south of Va
lenciennes. Belated reports indicate
that the British have entered the Ger
man defenses, gaining considerable
ground and pressing eastward slowly
but surely.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-11-01
THREE HUNDRED AND FIFTY
LIVES LosT-sHIP POUNDED
AGAINST ROCKS.
GOES DOWN IN LYNN CANAL
Vessel Was Bound Southwark From
skagway-Worst Marine Disaster
In the History Of Pacific
Coast Shipping.

Vancouver. B. C.-Two hundred and
sjxty-eight passengers and rs members
of the crew Of the Canadian Pacific
steamer Princess Sophia lost their
lives when the ship went down In
Lynn canal, north of Juneau, Alaska,
according to wireless message re-
ceived from Juneau at the office of the
Canadian Pacific Railway.
Apparently, according to the mes.
sage from Juneau, the Sophia was
picked up by the gale, hurled across
Vanderbilt reef and then sent to the
bottom of the deep waters on the other
side of the canal. Not soul survived,
according to Juneau wireless mes
sage.
The vessel was bound southwark
from Skagway, situated at the head
OF the Lynn canal. which is an arm Of
Chatham straight, extending north
ward from the Pacific in the vicinity OF
Juneau, Alaska. The canal, which is
natural body Of water. is 100 miles
long and five to ten miles wide.
Shipping men said the loss of the
Princess Sophia with all on board was
the worst marine disaster in the his
tory of the Pacific coast.
The vessel. 1920 tons gross. had
been plying in Western Canadian and
Southeastern Alaskan waters since
built in 1912.
When the storm sprang up the wind
whipped down the long, narrow Lynn
canal with hurricane force. The So
phia. in the path of the gale. waa
pounded against the rocks. On &C
count of the danger of stranding. the
nearby ships, did not dare go near her
Lifeboats were impossible. although
the shore was not many yards away.
ThA gale increased In fury and lift
ed theSsteamer up, dragged her across
the reef and sent her to the bottom.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-11-01
m FACE OF ENEMYs sTusBoRN
RESISTANCE AMERICANS CAP
TURE PRISONERS.
AvlAToRs BOMB AMERICANS
In Addition To Attacking Infantry
Germans Bombed Region Around
cIermont, Montfaucon and
Rarecourt.

With the American Army North
west Of Verdun.--In the face Of stub
born resistance, American forces clean
Cd up Bois de Foret, just west Of
Brieulles. capturing rs prisoners, many
Of them machine gunners, who fought
TO the last. The fight for Bois de FO-
ret began q week ago and has been
one of the most stubborn since the be-
ginning OF the Meuse-Argonne often
sive.
The Americans fought with deter
mination. At times they fell back un-
der terrific pressure and then rushed
forward with all their might. They
reached the line crossing the northern
half Of the wood and completed their
task. Among the prisoners were sew
eral officers.
The enemy clung to the wood with
tenacity, owing to the fact that the
cleaning up Of this place endangers
the commanding positions Of the Ger
mans to the northh.
German aviators raided the Amari'
can front and back areas In the largest
force since the American offensive b.
gan on the Meuse. and in the Argoune.
Four bombs were dropped near tho
American hospital in the neighborhood
Of Rarecourt. one Of the bombs tear
ing down an outbuilding. The glass
ends Of four former French barracks,
now used by the Americans ~ hospital
wards. were shattered.
Red Cross nurse, Margaret Saw
yer, Of Buffalo, N. T., was blown from
her bed. but was not injured. All the
patients were taken into dugouts, none
of them being injured. Another Red
Cross nurse. Mabel Butler. Of New Ha-
ven, Conn, was In the same building
with Miss Sawyer, but was not hurt.
Both Immediately went to the aid OF
patients.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-11-01
Means Collapse Of Military Morale.

London.--Gen. Won Ludendorff's res
ignation. coupled with events In Aus
tria, and other indications of near
collapse OF kaiserdom, give ground for
vgrong hopes that the Germans will ac-
cept the armistice conditions, practi-
tally amounting to unconditional sur,
render, which Marshal Foch will soon
hand them.
Ludendorff's resignation means the
collapse of the German military NOR;
hle He is known to have been unsym-
pathetic toward the last German note.
It is believed he resigned in order to
save himself the humiliation of an un-
conditional surrender.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-11-01
FOUR DEATHS ALSO REPORTED
IN FIRE WHICH RACED At
TT. SMITH, ARK.
S640, 900 LOSS IS SUSTAINED
Two Officials Of Commission Company
Are Dead-Employes Jump From
Windows and Climb Down
Fire Escapes.

Fort Smith, Ark.--The death list in
the explosion and fire here stands at
four, including c. v. Riley and Thomas
4. Morrison, officials Of the Fort
Smith Commission Company. and John
Ray and Charles Childs. veteran negro
employees.
The list of injured numbers above
20, of whom some are in serious con-
dition.
The property loss includes Fort
Smith commission company stock and
machinery, $4,000; Fort Smith coffee
company stock and machinery, $100.
600; W. J. Echols grocery company
s250.000: w. J. Echols buildings, $110,
600; j. W. and Robert Meek, candy
stock, $4,000; Frisco railway freight
cars. $4,000.
The cause of the explosion has no:
been ascertained, two theories, how
ever, advanced. 1t Is thought the
explosion was caused either by leak
ing gas IN an engine or by large tank
of ammonia in the basement of thl
four-story building occupied by the
coffee company. The explosion wai
followed by fire which Quilted the bust
ness buildings.
Men and girl employees Of the coffee
company jumped from windows and
climbed down fire escapes. but many
were badly burned before they escaped
from the building. Thirteen were
treated at local hospitals. and other.
were taken home.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-11-01
.s.ss4. .oe4 lnherltanee Tax.

Louisville for the estate
Of Mrs. Mary Lily Bingham, formerly
Mrs. H. NJ. Flagler. rendered to the col
lector of internal revenue check for
$5,3s4,os4. which the executors have
computed as the inheritance tax Of
Mrs. Bingham's estate. It is understood
the federal government claims approx
imately $S.000.000. The check was ac-
cepted Professionally by the collector.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-11-01

Born in Liverpool in 1S41. the Rt.
Rev. William Boyd-Carpenter was ed
ncated at Cambridge. He was hon
orary chaplain to Queen Victoria fror,
1879 to 1888 The Rt Rev. Boyd Car
penter was well nown as a lecturer
pnd writer on religious topics and was
student OF Dante. He was Nobel
lecturer at Harvard University in 1914
and 1918.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-11-01
JAPs AGAIN ACTIVE.
Troops Capture 20 Rifles and 10000
Rounds Ammunition.

Toxic. -BolsheyIk detachments who
remained in the region Of Blagovest
schensk and PochikaIeo, on the Amuf
river, have been scattered by the Jap
anese troops and no longer are consid
cred menace, the was office announc
ed. The Japanese troops captured 40
rifles and 10000 rounds of ammuat
ticn without casualty.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-11-01
Allies Regain 1000 Square Miles.

Washington.-Summ the sit
uation on the western battle front.
Gen. March said the Germans have
evacuated or been driven out Of 1000
square miles Of Belgian and French
territory since July Is; that 400 square
miles have been heed during the past
week and that all the coal fields in
Northern France have been recon
quered except for fivemile tract
where the allied advance is being
pressed near the Belgian border.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-11-01
Italians AssauIt Austrian. pefenses.

Rome.-In the successful assault
against the Austrian defenses along
the Piave and west of that river Ital
Ian troops captured more than 1000
prisoners in twenty-four hours, the
war office announced. Heavy fighting
continued all day in the Monte Grappa
region. but the Italian Fourth Army
maintained its positions and extended
ITEM 1t some points.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-11-01
DON'T DRINK WHISKY.
Health Commissioner Warns Public
Against Alleged "Fiu" Remedy.

New York.-A warning to Spanish
Influenza sufferers against the use Of
alcoholic beverages was issued by
Health Commissioner Copeland, who
declared alcohol tended to increase the
danger from the disease,
There is period in treatment OF
pneumonia, Or. Copeland added. whom
the use OF alcohol as stimulant Drr
duces good resuits.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-11-01

London.-Allied forces which havs
swept the Germans out Of Belgiay
Flanders captured the big 15-inch can
non with which the Germans have beer
bombarding Dunkirk during the pas
year. The gun was unchanged, 90
cording to an official statement.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-11-01

Administrative Department at 6ruues.
Havre.--The whole OF the province
Of Western Flanders and part of East
ern Flanders and Hainaut having been
recovered from the Germans. the Bel.
gian government has decided to estab-
lish it's administrative department In
Bfuges. 4r M