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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1918-02-04

For West Gull States: Generally fair
with unimportant changes
For the Southern Rocky Mountain and
i'a,au Region: Fair. except light SHOWS
IN the north portion about the middle If
the week. and again at the end of the
week; colder in north portion after Sun
day.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1918-02-04
AIR RAIDS REPULSED.

LONDON. Feb. 1.-The British repul~ed
a raid last night east Of lIargicourt. says
todays statement. Hostile artillery activ-
lily in the ncighborhood of Lens is also re
ported.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1918-02-04
EMPLOYER LIABILITY ACT UPHELD

WASHINGTON. ID. G., Feb. 4.-Texas
decsees upholding the constituiionality Of
The state employers liability law of 1913
wer upheld and put into effect by the Su-
proIne Court today .~--a.-
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1918-02-04
Local Weather Observations.

The following are local weather ohser-
vations, covering the aihour period
. ending at IA m. today taken by the
> local United States weather bureau, in
charge of Mrs A. w Reed.
) Maximum temperature ...1g5
, Minimum temperature 500
> Barenetric pressure, Z IA. IN. 80 40
s S. 1I1Ix
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1918-02-04
BAKER warns AGAINST
ANY SLACKE MING FOR
REASON or STRIKES

WASHINGTON. D. c.. Feb. 4.-Secre-
fary OF War Bakers weekly review to-
Gay makes official announcement that
American troops are occupying a portion
of the actual battle front
The secretary warned the nation not 10
let reports of strikes and internal disturb
ances IN Germany sIacken its war prepara-
tons. IT IS fully believed. the secretary
declared that the allies have a preponder-
ance OF men and guns on the western front
despite the strengthening Of the German
lie by troops from the Russian front. He
declared that reports of numerical superi-
orlty have been spread by the enemy him
sif
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1918-02-04
ny Nr~N'IlITI TTrt~
With The AMERICAN ARMY IN

thANCE-Sunday.-It was ascrtained
today that American gunners last niuht
wrecked several enemy dugouts and SO
badly damaked the first line positions that
al one point the Germans were unable 10
Ocupy them Sunday.
The Sentinel=record., 1918-02-09
WHOLESALE DESTRUCTION
 PLANNED BY 1. w. W.

Washington, Feb. 8.-Industrial Workers of the World on the Pacific coast have planned wholesale destruc- tion of industries and shipping and other interference with prosecution of the war, it was said today at depart ment of justice. The indictment of fifty five at Sacramento, Cal, by a federal grand jury is the result of recent investigations by government agents who discovered that leaders were plotting systematic sabotage.
 Agents discovered 8 nest of plotters whose activities extended througout the Pacific coast territory. In addi- tion to blowing up factories. plotters in that section of the country had planned to foment strikes among the workmen engaged in war indZstrfes, to damage fruit trees and crops and to a lesser extent to destroy ships being built in yards along the coast.
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Sacramento, Cal, Feb. S.--Three indictments, one of which charged fifty-five persons with conspiring with William D. Haywood and other Industrial Workers of the World lead CTS to hamper the government in it's prosecution of the war were returned here today by the United States grand jury. The report of the jury termin- ated it's investigation of the activi- ties of alleged Industrial Workers of the World taken into custody here in connection with an inquiry of federal authorities and the Sacramento police into an attempted dynamiting of the residence of Governor William ID. Ste phens the night of December F last A second indictment charged William Hood and George F. Voetter, who were arrested here December 22 while carrying a box containing nine sticks of dynamite with having the explosive in their possession unlawfully. A third true bill charged Hill with illegally transporting dynamite on a passenger train engaged in interstate commerce.
 It was the arrest of Hood and Voet- ter that led to a raid on the Indus trial Workers of the World head quarters here. in which number of men were taken into custody and a larger amount of documentary evil dence was seized. Forty-six of the fifty-f five, including Hood and Voet- ter, have been in custody of the au- thorities here since last December. The names of nine men of the fifty. five were placed on secret file be- cause they had not been takn into custody.
 Violation of various sections of the penal code and wsr regulations and proclamations including the alien and seectiye draft also were alleged.
 The defendants were also accused of an organized conspiracy to injure and oppress certain citizens of the United States by threats and intim- idation.
 A poem belittling American soldiers and alleged to have been written by Miss Theodore Pollak. of San Fran cisco, was reproduced verbatim in the indictment.
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MOVEMENT OF GRAIN TO
 BE GIVEN PREFERENCE
LESS THAN CARLOAD MERcHAN. DlsE SHIPMENTS ARE EX.
 GIFTED IN THE ORDER

Chicago, Feb. S-R. H. Ashton, re- gional director of western railroads today issued orders to all roads to give preference and priority to box cars for grain shipments in eleven states in an effort to break the grain blockade. The orders were issued under directions from Director Gen eral McAdoo.
 'On account Of the vital necessity of gathering and forwarding imme- diately all available grain and grain products for our armies and allies abroad, you will for the present. give preference and priority in furnishing box cars for grain and grain products in the states of Illinois, Minnesota, Montana, Missouri, Iowa. North Da- kota, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Wisconsin South Dakota and Kansas with the exception of less than carload mer- chandise, print paper and paper pulp"
 The order is intended also to insure adequate shipments of grains to fill allied orders.
 The situation was discussed yester- day at a conference between Director General McAdoo and Sir Richard Crawford commercial attache of the British embassy. who expressed fear that bad transportation conditions of the recent weeks would greatly in terfere.
 Thousands of box cars will be used for the grain movement and conse- quently will be withheld from indus trial shipments.
 Unofficial preferential orders have been in effect throughout the western states for several days and the quan- tity of grain hauled has been far greater than in the corresponding period of last year
 In addition to supplying more cars
The Sentinel=record., 1918-02-09

New York Feb. S.-American sharpshooters on the sector held by the United States forces northwest of Toulon, the western front, have matched their craftsmanship and wits against the skill and experience of the German riflemen and thus far have had the advantage. Enemy snipers have been routed from their hiding places among bushes in the hilly, wooded terrain or in shell holes by the fire of the Americans and where the rifle proved unayailing there was brought into action ma chine guns or artillery.
 Dr. Von Seydler, the Austrian pre- mier has rendered the resignation of his cabinet to Emperor Charles, ac- cording to Vienna advices, reaching Amsterdam. Parliamentary c.rcles in the Austrian capital understand that the cabinets resignation is dul to the opposition of Polish deputies to special debates and the provisional budget.
 Dr, Won Seydler January 20 in formed labor delegations that it was
 he wish of the emperor to end the war at the earliest possible moment by an honorable peace and this dec
 dration of the premier was instru- mental in ending the strikes in Vb- enna
 The Turkish foreign minister Nes simy Bey, speaking in the Ottoman chamber Of deputies Thursday as serted that Turkey was in full ac- cord with Austria and Germany as outlined in the speeches of the Ger man chancellor and the Austrian for oign minister. In regard to the Oar danelles, Nessimy Bey declared that the Strait would remain open in the future to international traffic as III the past on the same conditions This declaration is regarded as Turkeys reply to the provision in President Wilson's announcement of America war aims, which required that tht Dardanelles should be opened perma- gently as q free passage to the ships of all nations.
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I been adopted by the war department. Adjutant General Mccain announced tonight that a number would be stamped on the metal identification tag each soldier required to wear l and that similar number will be placed opposite the mans name in the department roster.
 The new system will be put in ef- feet on February 2S and thereafter all men entering the service will be given a numbered tag when enrolled By lhis arrangement the department hopes that there will be no possibility Of officials not being able to identify soldiers bodies because of blank tags such as worn by some of the men who went down on the Tuscania
 News dispatches today said blank tags were found on the bodies of A. men washed ashore. although army regulations require that the soldiers name must be stamped on the tae even though he Is not assigned to ai, organization When he is assigned. regiment and company designation and his individual number in that company is to be added immediately 10 the other side of the tag
 The new identification system has been in preparation for some time and was carefully worked out by the adjutant general. Extreme care has been taken to obviate any doubt as to the identity of a soldier who may be killed or wounded Consecutive numbers will not be given men of the same surname, The numbers will never be changed and will never be assigned to other men The numbers will start at one and continue with out limit and no alphabetical prefix or affiX will accompany them. Blocks of numbers will be allotted by the adjutant general to General Pershing department commanders, commanding officers Of divisional camps. ports ol authorization and recruit depots.
 The department thinks it unneces- sary at present to number officers and civilians in the'seryice but should it be deemed necessary later the pro- cess will be independent of the en- listed men. The British number neither officers nor civilians. The French number officers but not civ. iliaus
 As it will take some time to mum Der soldiers records at the war de- partment, commanders have been in structed to include in casualty re. ports the full name, grade and or sanizati0n of each man reported. as well as his number after number. have been assigned.
The Sentinel=record., 1918-02-09
German Spy Taken From
 Steamer Amsterdam
Had NeW Code Which Was to Be DeHOered to Chief Spy
 in This Country,

An Atlantic Port, Feb S--A Ger man spy was reported to have been found among the 4,500 or 4,700 sec. ond cabin passengers of the NieuW Amsterdam who earlier in the day was detained for examination.
 After twelve thin sheets of paper covered with letters and figures of a code had been found upon him, the man is said to have broken down and confessed that he is in the pay of the German government and had come here in order to furnish spies now operating in this country with the new code. He is also said to have stated that he received large sum of money for undertaking the mission, but re- fused to give the names of the per- sons to whom the code was to be de- livered. The man was said to be a naturalized American citizen of Dutch or German origin.
 Since the arrival of the Nieuw Am sterdam here on Thursday elaborate precautions have been taken to pre-
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Marked ImproOement in
 ROOSeDe1t'S Condition
Doctors are Unable 10 Determine Whether Other Operations
 Will Be Necessary.

New York. Feb. S-Marked inn proyement during the past 24 hours in the condition of Colonel Theodore Roosevelt was indicated in a bulletin issued at nine o'clock tonight by the physicians attending him at Roose- welt hospital. The bulletin said: The outlook is very encouraging"
 Dr, Buell. called on Colonel Roose welt at S;15 o'clock, said the text of the bulletin
 Colonel Roosevelt has had very day and is progressing favorably in every way Temperature and pulse have been normal through out the day and the violent symptoms of his internal ear inflammation are subsiding rapidly. The outlook is very encouraging
 Despite the encouraging tone of to
The Sentinel=record., 1918-02-09
BANKER PLEADS GUILTY
 TO FIVE COUNTS

Muskogee. Okla, Feb. S.--W. IT. Doherty. Jr.. former president of the First National Bank of Stillwell Okla, tonight pleaded guilty to five counts of an indictment charging him with violation of the national banking laws The minimum sentence for any one count is five years in the federal peni- tentiary. Judge Ralph k Campbell vii pronounce sentence February 16.
 A case involving similar charges against ". H. Doherty, Sr., was con- tinued until the next term of court. It was charged that the Dohertys. father and son, who owned controlling interests in a number of state and national banks, in eastern Oklahoma. manipulated the funds of their banks in such way as to cover up alleged shortages until examinations of ths books of the various banks, conducted simultaneously, exposed the practice. Because of their condition. practically all the banks in which they were in- terested We're forced to tiose their doors.
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and giving preferential movements railroads were ordered to have station agents in rural communities and their traffic agents explain to farmers the necessity of prompt loading and movement of grain stocks For week or more an educational cam paign will be conducted by available agencies of roads to stimulate the movement of grain. The preferential movement will be discontinued as soon as the emergency is passed.
 The railroad administration an- nouncement specifics states to which the preferential order applies. but of ficials said it will be effective in others where the need of prompt ship- ment is apparent.
 Even before the issuance of today's order the railroads might have given priority to grain under former order authorizing special preference for food poducts, fuel and war materials. Some roads had not furnished as many box cars as appeared necessary for grain movement and the special instructions were issued accordingly.
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vent German spies from smuggling papers ashore.
 Only government officers were aI- lowed to meet the ship and when tho vessel docked 1t was guarded by one hundred sailors and marines and rope barriers were stretched between the passengers leaving the ship and the persons waiting to meet them. Every person on board was thoroughly searched before he was permitted to pass the barriers and communicate with those on shore and after all had been searched thirty seven men and three women, iL was stated, were de- tained for further questioning.
 It was among these the spy was found.
 The purpose of the spy coming to this country was to re-establish com munication with the spy system hero and the German government which had been impaired by the ability of American intelligence officers to read existing codes, it was reported
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release ships for the transportation of troops and supplies.
 Already most of the export commodi ties are under license but licensing has been extended to few of the., inn port materials.
 A plan worked out by the shipping board contemplates cutting imports probably in half 10 divert a milfon tons of American shipping engaged in coastwise and Pacific and South American trade to the trans Atlantic service. The place of the tonnage re- moved will be taken partly by neutral ships obtained recently by negotia- tions.
 The war trade board has taken up the shipping board plan for considera- tion and will decide what class of ex- ports and imports best can be dropped
The Sentinel=record., 1918-02-09
LAST SHlPBUILDlNG
 STRIKE IS SETTLED

Washington, Eco S.-The last strike Tn any way involving snip building in the United States has been set tied with the return 10 work today of 1000 metal trades workers in New Orleans
 Not man is idle in any shipyard in America, Assistant Secretary Post. of the department of labor announced. This is the best answer to charges that labor IS not doing its part
 Mir Posts statement was the first official notice taken by the depart meut of charges that union workers were laying down" on important jobs. Impossible living conditions at many shipvards are believed to have been responsible for much of the labof trouble
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days bulletins Colonel tRoosevelt's doctors have indicated that they would be unable to determine before tomorrow whether further operations would be necessary. Tuesday the colonel underwent an operation for abscesses in his ears. He was re- covering from another operation per- formed few days before at his Oys- ter Bay home for fistula.
 Yesterday acute inflammation de- yeloped in the colonels inner left ear which resulted in the hurried calling of conferences as the physicians feared 1t might extend to the mas told process. At their conclusion it was announced that the patient was serious but not critical" and the doctors would be unable to say until 48 hours had elapsed whether an- other operation would be necessary.
The Sentinel=record., 1918-02-09
AMERICAN FORCES MAKE
 THE GERMANS SEEK COVER

With the American Army in France, Feb, S.-The American artillery con- tinued hammering German positions with marked success last night and today, A destructive attack on enemy buildings and works was main tained A German battery position was struck by a shell from our guns and caused heavy explosion of am intuition. A sheet of flame shot high ill the air, the ground trembled and the camouflage protection around the position was set on fire
 Just before dawn two German pa trols were observed in front of our position. A barrage fire called for by the infantry in the front trenches effectively scattered and drove off the enemy
 Our machine guns all day harrassed the enemy continuously shootina streams of bullets into working par ties or wherever the enemy showed himself. The artillery duel continued all day. The enemy patrols have evil aently learned a lesson for last niglt while our patrols worked freely all over No Mans Land they were unmo tested
 Nearly one hundred American avi- ators eXerienced in French escadrillea other than the Lafayette are impa tiently awaiting their transfers to the American forces.
The Sentinel=record., 1918-02-09

Washington, Feb. S.--Seyenty- two hours after the liner Tuscania, laden with American troops and trave<7ing with a large convoy was torpedoed and sunk oE the Irish coast the war department still was unable to relieve the anxiety of relatives and friends of those on board by announcing the list of survivors. Even an official statement on the circumstances at tending the sinking was lacking ana official figures still failed to accord with press accounts of the number lost
 The war department has had nS official report on losses to change tie estimate of yesterday that 2l0 per sons were missing, ll3 of them being American soldiers
 British admiralty figures given to the Associated Press at London to- night show 166 missing. l47 of tbem American soldiers, four officers and 1i3 men. There were 1l5 American pAAA@1AH taAi0 -sphN 4tltu Dn DDdlu U lHt Tuscania and the admiralty reports among the survivors 113 officers and l 1,9l7 men.
 In spite of the realization that the loss was remarkably small consider ing the number involved the revised admiralty report caused bitter disap pointment Press dispatches last night indicating that the dead might not exceed one hundred had led to the hope that not more than fifty ol the soldiers had perished
 A ea5legram received by Che navy department during the day announced that seventy-siX officers and 1.24 men Of the army had been landed at Buncran, leland. that ninety soldiers are in hospitals at Londonderry, while 570 officers and men are at lslay This gives total of 2.Oll. but does not include the scattered survivors unoffi- cialy reported in Scotland. Additional details of the splendid conduct of the untried soldiers as described in press dispatches today were received with pleasure by officials
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CAPTAIN OF TUSCANlA
 REACHES GLASGOW

Glasgow. Scotland Feh S.-Other survivors from the Tuscania, includ ing Captain Mclean and number of American members of the crew ar rived today from Scottish port. Many relatives awaited the arrival and touching scenes were witnessed when some learned that expected ones had not arrived.
 The survivors were garbed in an assortment of clothes which they had picked up when landed.
 Captain Mclean looked well but re- fused to make a statement The en eineroom storekeeper said when he found the Tuscania was likely to float for some time, rescued some cash and other trinkets before getti2a away
The Sentinel=record., 1918-02-09
HERMAN ARRIVES
 AT ATLANTA PEN

Atlanta, Ga, Feb. Alexander Berkman, anarchist, whose conviction of conspiracy against the selective draft law recently was upheld by the United States supreme court, was re- turned here today from New York to resume serving his sentence of two years in the federal penitentiary
 Berkman appealed his case some time ago and was released from prison pending the courts decision.
The Sentinel=record., 1918-02-09
BRITISH ANNOUNCE
 f2s BODIES RECOVERED

London. Feb S.-The British admir- alty tonight informed the United States that the latest figures avail able on the Tuscania disaster showed that 2.2$5 persons haC been saved and that about l66 were missing.
 The saved, it was added, included 133 American officers, 1917 men, 16 officers and 1s3 men of the crew and G passengers.
 The bodies of 126 American troops have been recovered. Of the 14S sur vivors landed on the Scottish coast, l34 belonged to the United States army, including seven officers. O. these, one officer and 25 men are re- maining where they landed to attend to the funeral arrangements of the American dead
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TO LICENSE ALL GLASSES
 OF IMPORTS AND EXPORTS

Washington. Feb. S.-Licensing of all classes of American exports and imports is planned by the government as it's first step in reducing the coun- ry's less essential foreign trade to
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NO DECISION IN JACKSON
 ZULU KID CONTEST

Little Rock Ark. Feb. S.-Nate Jackson, of Oklahoma City, and zul. Kid, of Brooklyn, fought eight fast rounds before the Army Athletic ass sociation in North Little Rock to- night with honors fairly even. No decision was given
The Sentinel=record., 1918-02-09
NEW IDENTIFICATION
 SYSTEM TO BE ADOPTED

Washington, Feb. S.-T0 insure prompt Identification of enlisted me. who may be killed or wounded a numbered tag system similar to that in the British and French armies has
The Sentinel=record., 1918-02-09
FROM TRANSPORTING EXPLos- IVES TO DYNAMITlNG COVER NoR's HOUSE INCLUDED IN
 CHARGE.
HAYWODD Is AMONG
 THOSE INDICTED

One of the Charges Against the ]. w. WIS Is the Effort to Hamper the Government in the Prosecution of the War-Nine of Those Indict. ed Have Not Been Taken Into Gus tody.
The Sentinel=record., 1918-02-09
GOVERNMENTIHAS RECEIVED NJ OFFICIAL REPORT IF
 TUSCANIA SURVIVORS
London Reports State 126 Bodies of American Soldiers Have
 Been RecOverd.

Captain of the Tuscania and Number of the American Members of the Grew Have Reach ed Acknowledgement to Adopt New Sys- tenn of Identifications.
The Sentinel=record., 1918-02-09
ENEMY SHIPPERS HAVE BEEN ROUTED FROM THEIR HIDING
 PLACES IN THE BUSHES
WHEN RIFLES FAILED
 MACHINE GUNS ARE USED

Turkish Foreign Minister Asserts That Turkey is in Full Accord With Germany and Austria r- Austrian Cabinet Has Rendered It's Resigna- ton to the Emperor.
The Sentinel=record., 1918-02-09
4 FOR RENT AID WILL PENT THAT VACANT ROOM

People looking for rooms turn to the classified ads of the newspapers to see what is offered An ad in the 6entinel-Record is almost sure to bring . customer