Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1919-09-06
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WASHINGTON NEWS.
Only two men of the thousands OF
| the American expeditiOnary force who
went into battle against the Germans
remain unaccounted for, according 10
a casualty list issued by the war de-
partment The previous list showed
more than 100 missing in action. All
casualties now are placed at 291, ,732.
In approving the report submitted
10 him by Major General Francis }.
Herman, head Of the special war de-
partment board on courts martial and
their procedure, Secretary Baker has
taken the official stand that the pres
ent system should not be changed e1-
cept in minor details. The secretary
upheld General Kernan's views that
eourts-martial have always been agen-
cies for creating and maintaining the
discipline of armies, rather than agen-
cies for the nice exemplification Of
technical rules of law"
In a message to congress Monday,
President Wilson asked that the pass
port law in effect during the war be
continued one year after the procla-
nation of peace and requested an ap-
preparation Of s750,0O0 for the use of
the state department in administering
the law during the remainder of the
fiscal year.
STATE AND DOMESTIC NEWS.
The attorney general of Texas Fri
day approved 100000 of Tyler County
special road bonds, serials, 5s, and
$4,000 city of Del Rio waterworks
bonds, serials, 51as.
A shipment of armored tanks has
been received at Camp Stanley, San
Antonio, Texas, and will be used for
instruction purposes for troops station
ed there.
Texas school land once permitted to
lapse for nonpayment of interest Ii
now the center of controversy In
the general land office and is suppos-
ed to be worth several million dollars.
1t is 100 acres in Stephens County, on
which there are three or more oil wells
flowing about 500 barrels each and
with other wells approaching or on
the sands. II has been declared va
cant land in an opinion by the attorney
general, who advised the land commits
sioner to that effect, but the land
commissioner refuses to accept the
attorney generals view OF the law
and declines to issue the papers recog-
nizing the vacancy.
The Humble Oil and Refining COM
pany's No. Japhet was brought in at
West Columbia, Texas, Tuesday, max
ing 5000 barrels of pipe line OIL The
well is in the neighborhood of 5000
feet deep.
New Orleans, La, through the joint
request Of the wheat growers of North
and West Texas, has appealed to the
United States railway administration
In Washington to place in effect at
once rates for the transportation of
grain from the interior of Texas to
New Orleans which will be on a
parity with the rates now applying
from the same sources to Galveston.
Governor W. p Hobby, standing on
the steps of the Culberson County
courthouse Thursday, pleaded with
West Texans to stay in the harness
of the democratic party and pull for
the continuance Of the moral, intellect
ual and industrial progress of the
state. His address was the feature of
the Old Settlers Reunion at Van
Horn, Texas.
Reports received Thursday at the
department of weights and measures,
Austin, Texas, from inspectors were
that considerable progress was being
made in various sections of the state
in the enforcement of that section of
the weights and measures act with
reference to net containers. The act
has been in effect since June Is, but
not until recently have complaints
been filed, dealers having been given
time in which to acquaint themselves
with the new law From now on, it
was announced, the law will be en-
forced to the letter.
Governors of seven Southern cotton
growing states have issued a procla-
nation calling a conference at New
Orleans, La, September and 8 to de-
eide upon and recommend a minimum
price for cotton. The cost of living |
and general economic conditions az |
fscting the cotton producers will be
discussed at the conference, with the |
view of arriving at an eoIIitahle unfni. |