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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-08-21
Postmaster Believes in
Associated Press News

Postmaster Claude Weaver believes
in The Associated Press. His belief
WAS strengthened this morning when
an official order was received at the
postoffiee authorizing sale OF army
foodstuffs here at the first .one rate,
Weaver, II was announced this
mornNg, acted entirely on 4 newspa-
per dispatch in reducing the rates to
the first rome figures several days
ago. II the order had not been Of
iciai an endle" tangle with loss OF
money for someone would have oc-
CURED Weaver brea,hed a sign of re-
lief when the postal bulletin came this
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-08-21
American Doctor
Held for Ransom
I'm M Assnrleleh rrc.

'ihN ne NNNo'lHiFV Ft@N
WASHINGTON. Aug y - The
Mexican government has been unable
20 accomplish anything looking Ia
the release Of DR. 4. Goenaga. an
American citizen held for ransom BY
bandits near Mexico CITY The state
department was advised today by the
American embassy at Mexico .Go11
The embassy said its ~
based on information g,vlll11Yy n,
Mexican foreign office when an in
quiry was made there. After tn,
first representations from the EN-
ba,sy the foreign Office reported OF
August u that federal troops ha,
been sent 10 the rescue OF DR. Goer
aga and tina, il necessary, the Msx
lcan government would nay the ran
som demanded for his release.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-08-21
SENATE ONLY
HASP0WER To
BRING PEACE
Wilson Denies He Can Do
So by Proclamation,
ANSWERS 20 QUESTIONS
Final Distribution Of Territory
Up to League,
6Ry The Associated Press }

WASHINGTON, Aug 9l--PreS'-
dent Wilson has no, the power 70 de
clare peace by proclamation, nor
could he consent in any circumstances
10 take such a cour5" prior TO the rat
ifieaton Of formal treaty OF pea :
by the senate. The presden, so wrote
Senator Fall today. IN anNver 10 one
Of the twenty questions the senator
presented at the White House CON
ference Tuesday
big Three" Not the League.
Replying to another question, the
president said the provisions ot the
treaty should como into force alter
ratification by Germany and three OF
the principal associated powers, op-
eta.ed merely to establish peace be
tween those ra,liying powers and that
il was Questionable whether It can
he said that the league Ot nations Is
m any true sense created 1y the as
sociation OF only three ot the allied
and associated governments
As to the question OF when normal
conditions can he restored, the pres
iden, said he could only express NE
confident opinion that immediate rat
Tcatiop OF the treaty and acceptance
of tho covenant Of the league a. writ
ten would certainly within the neat
future reduce the cost OF living,
both In this country and abroad
through the restoration OF production
and commerce TO normal
Distribution OF Territory.
To Senator Fall, questions relat.
il.s 10 the disposition Of Gcrmany''
possessions. the president said the ar.
rangemem in the treaty conveyed nc
tile to the allied or associated pow
err, hut merely "intru'', disposition
of the territory in question to thei'
decision"
"Germany's remuneration in favor
oi the principal allied and associated
powers" the president continued, "oI
her rights and titles 10 her overseas.
is meant milarly 10 operate as vest
ing in those powers trusteeshir
with respect TO their final disposition
and government
The Presidents Note.
The presidents letter follows
NV Dear Senator Fall;
You left yesterday in my hands Ger.
tain written questions which | prom.
i,ed you ! would answer am has.
,enins to fulfil that promise.
I feel constrained 20 say In reply
10 your first question not only thai
in my judsmen, | have not the powe'
by proclamation 20 declare that peao,
icoct,nuse on Pace Q, Column ~
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-08-21
TODAY MEMORABLE
N SHRINE EVENTS

Today i, one of the biggest days
in the calendar Of India temple The
annual ceremonial9 and picnic to
which all Shriners and their wives
are invited opened at Belle Isle a,
noon. More than 100 novices will
be taken into the order during the
work. An elaborate program for the
ceremonial has been prepared,
The matter OF raising the regular
"conferring the order" fee to SlO
will be voted on a, the business meet
ing tonight,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-08-21
BABY HURT BADLY
IN AUTO ACCIDENT

With slight hope held for her re-
covery, Betty Ruth Mager, 8-months-
old child Of Mr.. and Mrs Albert
'Maser, lW North Broadway, 10 in
ST. Anthony's hospital Is the result OF
injuries received 10 an automobile ac-
edent last Monday evening. Albert
Hager, father OF the child, was also
slightly injured. The car was struck
by another, said to have been driven
by Willis G. Sautbine. president OF
the Cherokee Grain company.
Maeer Is a member OF the firm Of
Mayer 4 Mayer, real estate dealers.
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morning and announced that the order
Was Absolutely q X.
Most OF the postoffices in the state
did not reduce their rates and as a
result their sales were poorly patron
lied. II the supplies had been sold
here a, the fourth zone rate they would
have not sbeen cheaper than standard
markc, prices.
The sale wen, slowly this morning.
only few orders having been taken.
Most of the supplies have been sold
out and Weaver has not yet been in
formed whether he will be allowed TO
sell residue supplies from other
stations
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-08-21

forced the engineer and train crew %
dc,aCh the ,ugne and mail car from
the rest OF the tram and run the mai
car some distance toward Pulaski Al
ter securing the mail pouche, the ban.
dts jumped from the train and e'-
Caped
The locomotive finally rar down a,
Wales. Tenn.
Meantime the bandits made OF
w,,hou, molcsting the express car
Posse, from nearby counties are
searching for the robber, who had a
long start
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-08-21
FALSE ARREST SUIT
BROUGHT By WOMAN

Viola RUNNER filed suit in district
eouf, this morning against c. II.
Auuon and L. NJ. Sanders for $200l0
and the rost Of the case, alleging that
the defendants uniawfully caused her
arrest in Cleveland county on . charge
OF arson, May 10, 1918 causing her 10
spend thirteen hours in the county
jaJ. Her husband. p. n. Ruminer
'>WSs Jointly charged with her Of burn
~ Z tera belonging 10 Mr.. Austen,
Ae eefIeiou says. A
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-08-21
BULLETINS

Ell CENTRIC, Cal, Aug. 1i.--
Lisutenants G. W. Pardy nd
J. Mclaughlin, flying army
b planes and each carrying an OBJ
server alighted here today pre-
paratory to q search for Lieuten.
ant Watsrhouse who they said
had bsen missing from Rockwell
field. Lieutenant WaterAouss
was last seen at $50 Wedhssday
afternoon at Jascumba Springs.
TULSA, Okla, Aug. 2i.--One
man was seriously burned and
four others slightly Injured here
this afternoon when q tank car
filled With fuel eil, exploded on
the loading racke Of the Conotan-
tn Rsfinsry. The fire that re-
suited 10 sprsadisg.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-08-21
ARMY OFFICER HERE
TO VISIT BROTHERS

Capt. Ernest l.. Mum, y. s. A., is
here from De,roi, visiting his brother,
Frank Num- 2lo West Twenty third
street and Wesley / Num-. l4O8 Yves,
Twenty third street Captain Num-
has been with the army fer eleven
years and had not seen his brothers
since August, 1908, until the meeting
in this city. Until last month he was
with the army Of occupation. lie has
seen service in many parts Of the
world and was in action from May
OF 1918 until the armistice.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-08-21
EMBASSY At
WAeH|kGT0N
INSTRUCTED.
TRAIL BECOMES HOTTER
Arp.a0es Make Daring Trips
Down Deep Canyons,
BULLETIN

WASHINGTON. Aug al
Protests against the entry OF
American troops in Mexico, in
search OF bandits who held two
American army officers for ran
some. together with a request
that they be Withdrawn imme-
diately. was made to the state
department today by the Mexican
ambassador.
The ambassador acted on in
structions from his government.
1t was announced at the state de-
partment that no answer TO the
protest would be made today.
while no announcement re-
gafding the movement OF the
American forces was made, there
were Indications that the Mex
lean protest would not hasten
their withdrawal. The troops
wen, in on shot tTair and were
not expected to return until the
bandits either had been captured
OF the trail had become cold.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-08-21
GOVERNOR WILL TAKE
PART IN CELEBRATION
Sir William Tyrrell.

Word has been eceiyed a, the
Statehouse from Governor Robertson
indicating that he will stop at Col
orado Springs Saturday on his way
home to take part in the annual Ok
lahoma day celebration.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-08-21
DEFENSE COUNCIL MEN
WILL Be At MEETING

II r, Christopher. secretary to the
governor, has received assurance
from more than two-thirds OF the
members Of the reorsanised state
council of defense Of their attendance
a, the first meeting Of the council. to
be held in the house Of representa-
,ives a, the state house Friday morn
ing al 10 o'clock.
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Ry The Associated PressD

lRy The Associated Press)
COPENHAGEN, Aug. 21.-
Collisions between German and
American sailors on Tuesday
at Neufahrwasser resulted in
the woundlng of several civil
lans and one German seaman,
according to Danzig dispatches
received here today. Neufahr-
IwasSer is a seaport four miles
north of Danzig.
The disorders grew out OF quarrel
IN a dance hall Monday night, accord
ing to these dispatches Americans IN
yoNed m the disturbance. which wa
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-08-21
DEALERS CUT PRICES
OF WOMEN'S APPAREL

Many Oklahoma City retailers OF
womens wear have already been
through their entire stocks and re-
marked them at reductions of from
s to 10 percent, II was said this morn
ing by one Of the leading dealers OF
that class Every dealer in the city
is cutting his prices materially, it
was stated -
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-08-21
WHEAT GRADING IS
TALKED AT MEETING

7. W. Shanahan, first assistant to
Julius Barnes, president Of the fed
eral grain corporation, together with
Carl Williams, editor OF The Oklaho-
ma Farmer -Stockman, was in confer
ence with John A. Whitehurst, presi-
dent OF the state board OF agricul-
ture, today with reference to the
grading OF wheat.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-08-21
NORTH CAROLINA MOB
SHOOTS NEGRO TO DEATH

LOuISBURG, N. G., Aug 2l--
Walter Elliott, a negro, who is al
legged to have assaulted a farmers
wife, was shot TO death last night by
mob which later carried the body
to the scene Of the crime and swung
II TO tree in country churchyati.
The mob took the negro from Sheriff
kearney two miles from here while
on his way 10 jaiI
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-08-21
Woman Balloouist Killed.

MAYVILLE, Mich. Aug 2l.-Mis,
Rose Foster, Grand Rapids balloon
ist met instant death Yesterday be-
fore thousands of people when her
life belt broke and she fell 800 feet
to the ground Her parachute failed
20 open as she fell
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-08-21
Giant Plane Believed Lost.

PARIS, Aug. 2l-The French air
plane Goliath which has been miss
ing since i, left Mogador, Morocco,
for Dakar last Saturday morning,
generally wa, given up . lost in
aviation circle. today. II carried
eight passengers.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-08-21
MEXICAN REBELS
WHO ROBBED US,
SAILORS SEIZED
American Doctor Held fdr
Ransom by Bandits,
BULLETIN.

GALVESTON. Texas, Aug. A..
Seven Of the Mexican bandits
Who robbed sailors from the
United States cruise, Cheyenne
Oft Tanpieo last month. have
been apprehended and put to
death by the CarranIa authoi-
ties. according TO an official re-
port from Gen. Pablo Gonzales
to Mexican Consul Meade Fier-
TO here. made public today. The
report states that bandits had
property Of the sailors in their
possession.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-08-21
Poles Call Troops
To Fight Germans

BERLIN, Aug. 2i-Negotiations
between tho German and Polish mis-
sion, in Berlin were broken off to-
day because of the disorders in Upper
Siesa. ], is alleged that in some
districts the Poles are sending the
German population into Poland.
LONDON. Aug 2l..-The Poles are
calling all able bodied men between
the ages of 20 and ~ TO the colors be
cause of the outbreak OF fighting m
Upper Silesia, said an Exchange Tele-
graph dispatch from Copenhagen to-
day. Already there has been much
hlood,hed IN Uppcr SileSia and the
Germans are believed to have well or
gani,ed plans for = revolution there
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-08-21
ULLE TIN

nv Inlern1NOnhI N"NT 0"tNI'' ;
SAN ANTONIO, Texas Aug.
7i.--ln reply to reports that the
United States troops in Mexico
will be recalled tomorov or Sat-
urday, il was stated this after
noon at hsadquarters OF tho
Southern depa rtment, u. s. A.,
that the expeditionssy force will
not be Withdrawn until II has
gone as far south as Falomir,
where Lieutenant Peterson and
Lieutenant Davis OF the Ameri-
can air forces were captured and
held for ransom by bandits.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-08-21

LOCAL FoRecAsr-oeosrally fair
weather tonight and Friday not much
change In Temperature.
STATE FoREcAsr-Partiy cloudy 10
cloudy weather tonight Ant Friday.
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tRy international News Servicel
WASHINGTON, Aug 2l-The
Mexican embassy here has been IN
structed to make appropriate rep
reSenta,ions" to the state DEPART
ment and to request the immediate
withdrawal OF the invading troops
OF the Eighth cavalry, II was learned
this afternoon No representations
have vet been made
The Mexican foreign office at
Mexico City gave out this statement
Yesterday
Two aviatoIs Of the army Of
the United States, through error,
so they state, flew over our ter
ri,oy, landing approximately
III kilometeS 10 the south Of
the frontier where they were
captured by band Of twenty
bandits They have not been
liberated.
Some troops Of the eighth
cavalry OF the United States
crossed the frontier In pursuit Of
the outlaws. The department Of
foreign relations have sent in
Sruetions at once TO our embassy
in Washington to make appro-
pirate representations, protesting
and requesting the immediate
withdrawal Of the invading
troops"
The federation of labor unions q
Mexico City has issued a manifest
asking President Carranna TO form
representative cabinet and "irnmed
ately to adjust difficulties with N
United States" according to II
Mexico City press.
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1919-09-04
WSSI WSSl MSS
ivy VANOCNf STROMEK.

Washington, D. c.. - Sdru-
zeni americkych lesnfkG pusti
10 Sc posledni dobou do Gle
kampane, kterou Sc primlouva
"a 1--WE stromky vanocni. Vyzy
va totiz obyvatelstvo rGznych
NEST, mestecek, osad atd. by
81 zasadilo ma prfhodnem mi
ste lesni strom jehlicnaty, pc
pfipade celou skupinu techto
a pouzlvalo no We vanocnim
obdobi jake stromu ziveho pri
slusnym ozdobenim. Pc vano-
cich trety daily by Sc S neho
sejmouti a uchovati pro rok pri
stf. Tim pry by Sc predeslo
zbytecnemu porazeni a kaceni
jehlicnatych stromku, kterych
pro dcel ten padne kazdorocne
spousta obrovska.
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IWSSl [t+] WSSl
POZAR "

Ma Detroit Ave. blize River
side Road v Lakewood vyho-
rel vcera rano castecne obchod
nj block j. Groensena. Chen
vznikl We skladisti nabytku v
druhem patre a poskodil tez
tanecni sin ma tretim poschodi,
take Skoda cini $4,000.
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ul&1 ZaslaTa4 t1I.V AKRON,
kde jeho pri6inenim tax mno-
ny emigrant anglicine Sc nau-
ell. .Jeho nahledy jsou POGO
runodne a uzitecne. Pravi totiz
re amerikanisace znamena wa
JENNIE dorozumeni a pochope-
nj idealu zeme, V niz zijeme.
Tyce Sc to rozenych America
nu i lidi anglicinu dosud neo-
vladajicich. Kazdy americky
prislusnik ma hledet k tomu,
ably vsichni nasi spoluobcane
~aC~ci.,.o vzde,ani a
vycviku, ably mohl Zajistit 81
dobre bydlo i slusnou mzdu.
Rozeni Americana mali prihli
yet, ably emigrantum dostalo
Sc nutne znalosti zdejSi reci a
odobnou nahu mali nit emf
sranti rovn6z. Znalosti reel a
pomeru i zvyku americkych
sami sobe pomahaji jakoz i pc
mahaji tim vsemu svemu SOU
sedstvu. Kazdy cizonarodni
spolek ,kazda loze kazda cir
kevni spolecnost ma pomaha-
I'll V tom, ably letos ma podzim
cizinci, angl. reel neznali, reel
te Sc zaucovali. Nacelnici, vGd-
cove cizonarodnfch lidi zdej-
SIGH NELL by Sc S panem Vile
sem ma radnici sejit a o anne
rikanisaci s MIN Sc poraditi.
tWSS It'll MSa
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III -1S%. t.SAa AAeG- 90 t~-
v&u sym tlenum a clenkgnim
zabavni program We schGzich.
L-adE zlyc nedbl pry Q pojist
ku tax jake o zabavu. Zminil
Sc take o tax zvanych ritua-
liich.
Delegat Jos. Jirasek pouka-
zoval ma nutnou s~vobodomysl-
..ou vychovu naseho dorostu,
Br. Jos. Novak poukazoval ma
financni stranku a fedroval spo
'e"i vsech svob. spolku, kdez-
al dps CO
III roZumne spojeni treba
by Y rom veskere spolky neby-
ly, zacatek must byti ucinen.
Br. F. Cemohorsky a sestra Fl
serova oznamovali, re v Cleve
a1d3 b q rozvinuta agitacni
Ei.inojt a Dude bro uvedena
nova sesterska loze.
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NoVf KRlMlNAL.

Okresnf komise zadala wee
ra kontrakt ma novostavbu o.
kresnfho vezeni firmam Ohio
Cut Stone Co. a Van Dorm l.
ron Works &c. Prvni doda
stavebnf kamen, druha zelezo
a celia novostavba Dude porf-
zera rhkle1ow 100000 q
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WSS It'll WSS
STAVKA MOTORAKU v CO.
LUMBUS.

V kapitolnim meste Column
bus, 0. mali vSeobecnou stav-
ku uniovych motorakI a kon-
duNterh tamejsi trakcni spo-
leGcosti. Stavka zavinena sku-
1ecnosti, re spolecnost posled-
ri dobu pTibirala tez zrizence
neun;ove a protest trakcnich
unit ignorovala. Nasledkem
strajku doprava ma karach by
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starry PRfTEL A NOW
b

Minuly tyden Clevelandska
Amerikanisacni rada jmenova
la pana E. P. Wilese k rfzeni
radon tou zahajene. Pan
Wiles jest dobrym j dhvernym
pritelem tisfcn clevelandskych
al lSn:k-f 21e ro7ocTch Neh
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zE sJEzDu TABoRlTu.
Pred zahAjenfm devatel

roIrc+v Taboritii v st.
v~.5, .ecnil tez tamejsf mayor
!-rry Keil a to o vyznamu do
brocinnych bratrstev a podob-
nych podpGrnych Jednot. Re.
III; vecne a byl rasimi. delega
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A.: "Minuly Eyden jsem je-
dinym slovem razil zenu a
Cd te DOLBY ma me nemluvf."
B. 20, prosfl vas, co to by
10 "a slovo?"
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a~raerlckych a sibir-
skych l~egionarrGi.

JOS. Hermansky, restau-
rant. Broadway $3.50
Tom Calta z Lester ul.
Glen Ohio Fishing
Klubu $1.OO
Ed. Pekarek, Mcbride
Ave. $500
Dne 2. zari bylo vyka-
zano s2so.5o
Dine d. zari Sc naleza v
adm. Sveta $287.OO
K rukam p. J. l. Maska, po-
kladnika Mar. Svazu Ces. Ka-
toliki slozeno:
Spoil. Sv. Vaclava els.
26, l.. c. B. A. $4,000
FIR. J. Svoboda $500
Sbirka pro Ceske Narodni
Sdruzeni slozena v adm.
Sveta:
Rad Celakovsky els. 8
G.. S. B. P. j., mesicni
clenske prispevky $500
Dne 81. srpna bylo w.
, .kazano $3.50
Dine 4. Zafi Sc naleza v
adm. Sveta $1,000
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Utscha.

Najemnik ,,Nehraje v oko-
Ii nekdo ma piano?"
Domovnik: ,,Jenom jedna
partial vedle, a ia Sc teprve u
e."
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ALE Mary, podivejte Sc, ty
idle jsou tax zaprasene!"
,,Jo, milostpani, kdyz dnes
ma Mich jeSte nikdo nesedel."
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g." ze"SN. Tax
4 dnas vvtahl naSemu Tez-
oV 9s&c"i luc. led ND
1 80 veeo froe'
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ve g9rcs ecs- Ceero-
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MSS IWSSl TWSS
Souhla.i.

Prvni pan: ,Vyjste darebak!
Druhy pan (zufive) Poo
lite, to jste 81 prisel ma pra-
veho!"
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"a CO -. listop&du, budou
diva mesice, do 16. ledna pro
mokre veliky msvatkem, tax
ably sc mohli jednou pro vzdy
lax nalezi S tim bozskym trun-
KEN" rozlouciti. "Nejsou tudiz
susf tax iii, jak je mokri de-
laji."
WSSl WSSl WSSl
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,,Psa jsem vykoupala, ryby-
cky nakrmila, kanara jsem o.
patTila; uz je poledne a ted
jeSte muslin cesati deti."
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lC-.c.. - - w eENNce-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-06-12
VOTES
CUT IN ARMY
Tentatively Agrees on Pro
vision for 100000, In
stead of 100000 Men.

Washington. D. C.. June 12--Fnr-
ther reduction in the size OF the army
to be maintained for the next fiscal
year has been tentatively agreed upon
by the house in deciding to base ap-
plications for pay and maintenance
on an army OF 100000 men. instead Of
400. 900. as reported by the house milf
tary committee. The war department
has recommended provision for an
army OF $4,000.
The. controversy over the army's
size was brought to a test vote yes
terday. when an item of S2s. s05.0O0
for the pay Of line officers came up
for consideration. 3 Representative La
Guardia. Republican. OF New York.
moved that II be reduced to SEQ
200. 200. making Il N proportion 20 an
army of 100000 men. After two hours
debate the amendment was passed by
a vote Of 50 10 81.
Supporters OF the amendment con-
tended that IL provision was made for
100000, the war department would
make no effort to carry on the de-
mobilization as rapidly as misht be
possible.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-06-12
MORE OVERSEAS MEN REACH
HERE TO BE DEMOBUIZED

The detachment Of 257 men who ar
rived at Fort Bliss for rehabilitation
Wednesday night were from the S9tn
division, it was reported by J. B.
Nabry. federal director Of troop
movements for this district The men
were from the 342nd machine gun bs--
talon. 1f4th field artillery. 314th field
signal battalion, 356th infantry. head
quarters company. 341st field artil-
iery and casual detachment ISL. Most
Of tfem are Arizonans and New Mex
leans. They viii be discharged within
Two or three days
Sixty three men from overseas who
left the east several DAYS ago were
due TO arrive at Fort Bliss this after
noon