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V- A N ADVERTISEMENT in this paper is a reference guide to those whose wants are worth sup plying. , - t . ' - t, . v j , -n .- j , . , . . , , . ' ' v ., v weather. , A - - ,TTglJg YOL. XCVIH-NO. 149 ' -,' ...... -; . RAILROAD OFFICIALS MA r ' OFFER PROPOSAL Take His Plan Under Advisement With Indications Thai They Will Reject It Today : ACCEPTED BY EMPLOYES Word From Managers Last Night Was They Had Reached No Definite Decision THEY WANT ARBITRATION powerful Railroad Financiers May be Summoned Nest Washington, Aug. 18. Presi dent Wilson's plan for the settle ment of the threatened nation wide railroad strike was accepted today by the representatives of the employes and taken under consideration by the officials of the roads with many indications that they would reject it . tomor row. The word came from the managers tonight, however, that they had reached no definite deci sion. ' ' ; ' With the situation thus appar- in the situation lay in reports that the railroad officials might suggest a counter proposal forming the ba sis of a settlement or that one side or the other might recede from it: present position. v Plan Presented to 31 Omdais. Thirty-one presidents and ranking officials of the great railroads received from the President this afternoon 'his plan for the adoption of an eight hour day, regular pro rata, pay for overtime and creation of a Federal commission to investigate collateral is sues. , . . They told him they . would Uke ' to consider the question, and would re port back tomorrow with the com mittee of manaerers which' has been conducting negotiations. ' ; - : At the same time the general com mittee of 640 representatives of the employes had voted approval of the President's plan by a large majority and soon after the railroad- officials left the White House the four heads of the railroad brotherhoods delivered to the President a letter notifying him of the vote. The employes com mittee will remain here at the Presi- While the railroad officials " wopld make no formal statement, they Ve vealed clearly their opposition to Mr. Wilson's plan, and indicated that they ould press further their offer to ar bitrate all the points at issue. Counter Proposal Smrceted In spite of all these .developments, it was reported that the officials might suggest a counter proposal based on the acceptance of the eight-honr day and arbitration of all other points, in stead of the investigation by a Federal commission proposed under the Presi dent's plan. It was stated positively, however, that the officials had reached no definite decision on their , future course. In case the President finds no hope of settlement during hs conference Wlth th railroad officials tomorrow, he probably will summon to Washing ton some of the powerful financiers of .the country serving as directors' of the railroads. Administration officials said tonight he had by no means given up nope of effecting a settlement and was determined that it shall be reached if Possible before the representatives of both sides now here leave Washing ton. In their formal statements, the 'rail road officials insisted on arbitration on the ground that if they give in-this time it would mean the abandonment tne principle of arbitration, and be cause they feared if they granted the -hour day with its. consequent add ed expenses without resort. to arbir tration, it would prejudice any appeal they mil-lt m n 1 a 1 4-1 T - Uia&c laiCl LU IU9 AH terstate Commerce 'Commission for Mjrher freight rates. Surface Indications Gloomy. On the surface, the threatened strike appeared nearer today than at any e Eince the negotiations . at the nite House began, but administra tion officials continued to believe that eventually there would be an agree-mpnt- , . Having accepted the President's plan ?j ?ettlement, the committee of em Pioyes awaited developments. " : " m , railroad presidents and officials inferred with the President less than an hour. After Mr. Wilson had ; ex P.amed his plan. Hale Holden. presi nt of the Chicago,. Burlington & wuincy. acting as spokesman, informed . President that the officials pres could speak only for their indtvtd eom r"a,5s and that th conference bod Ut-ee of maagers was the only n,y Wlth Power to accept or reject Proposals. - snl1 Tas lndicatediplainly to Mr. Wil ta I the officials were inclined to -ana behind the previous attitude of acrn,anaeers' cor"ittee in refusing to th. I the eisht-hour day, and that or J, lieved the Proposal to be im Practicabie. The President was told, (Continued on Page Eight.)-, : COUNTER TO WILSON Creates Shipping Board and Ap propriates $50,000,000 to Buy r or Operate Ships ALREADY PASSED BY HOUSE Effort by Ber&h to Attack Immigration BUI a a Rider Defeated by 22 to 37 .Main Vote Follow Party Lines. ..Washington, Aug. 18. The Govern ment Shipping bill passed the Senate tonight by a vote of 38-to 21, ending one of the most 'bitterly contested leg islative struggles of the Wilson ad-' ministration. In the last Congress the measure precipitated a Democratic re volt and a filibuster which forced post ponement of many important bils, but, revised so as to minimize, the govern ment .operation, feature, received to day 'unanimous Democratic support and solid Republican opposition. It al ready had 'passed the House. ' The Shipping bili provides for cre ation of a government shipping board to acquire and operate ships for re habilitation of the American merchant marine, and appropriates $50,000,000 for that purpose, to be raised by the sale of Panama Canal bonds. -Several important amendments were agreed to just before the final vote, among them one which would reduce the salary of the shipping board members from $10, 000 to $7,500 a year. Other amend ments passed included one which would authorise the President to seek ad justment of foreign - discriminations against American shipping through di plomatic negotiations an d to take r- xaiaxpf y-.act wn ir; uch negotfatlos fail.; Another would -authorize the Treasury to withhold clearance from masters .of vessels . who deliberately refuse to -accept freight from Ameri can citizens without satisfactory rea sons. . ' . .; - At the -last mlnutevain efforts were made by Senator Borah, to attach the Immigration bill to the Shipping meas ure." Administration leaders are hopeful that, Senate amendments to the bill will be accepted by the House, where It will be submitted Tuesday, and that a conference will be unnecessary. .. Provision of the Measure. The Shipping bill would create a shipping board of five commissioner appointed by the President, the House provision making the Secretaries of the Navy and Commerce ex-offlc!o members having been eliminated. The board would be authorized,, either di rectly or indirectly, through a cor poration or corporations to be organ ized, to build, purchase, lease or charter vessels suitable for use in ocean commerce. Limitations upon these powers would prohibit the f ac quirement of any vessel a the time en gaged in foreign or domestic commerce of the. United, States, unless it is to be withdrawn from such eoramefte by the owner without intention to re turn thereto .within a reasonable time; purchase of any. vessel which is under registry, or flag of a foreign country engaged in war; or acquirement of any vessel which would not be available for ocean commerce without unreason able . alterations. - The bill , further 'would authorize the shipping board to organize one or more- corporations with a total, capital-stock- not .exceeding $50,000,000, the government, through the board, to subscribe for not less than a major ity of the. stock. The corporations would be empowered to purchase, con struct, equip, charter and operate mer chant' vessels' in" the commerce of the United States. ' Operation of ships by the" government corporations would be limited - to a period of five years , after the close of the "European war. Ac tual government operation! would be the last resort, not to be undertaken unless ' the board shall ". be able, after a bona, fide effort," to lease them out ' A 4 radical (change In American mer chant marine policy Is prcylded In a Senate amendment ; permitting gov ernment acquired vessels, whether for eign "or domestic built, to" enter the coastwise-, traded of th eUnied States. The bill would give' the - proposes, shipping board regulatory C authority over .water carriers of the country In interstate Commerce with power to regulate: rates, 'but would exenvpt from this regulation, inland water traffic ex cept that on the Great Lakes- The President would be authorized to take possession for . naval purposes of any vessel acquired under" the act, .with reaonable compensation to persons dis possessed'. . ' 'r SECRTTARY BAKER TO SPEAK ITT GREENSBORO SEPTEMBER 7 Oter irotaIe to Make Addresses it 1 ' Conservation Dinner." "(Special Star Telegram.), Greensboro, N.: C Aug. 18.: Secre tary of War Baker will speak . at a Conservation - Dinner" : to be "given at the State Normal College : September 7 by the Chamber of Commerce. Other speakers', will be ' Congressman : Small. Governor Craig, General Bickett . and Frank Linney. Mr. Baker promised President Brooks, of the chamber, yes terday to: come.' The iff air will i be State-wide. - SHIPPING BILL IS PASSED BY SENATE WILMESTGTOK, All IPQ HAIU P.lflQr I nu.iL.u.uniif muiil u;;: GROUND HOBlPgf SOME III FlSfiE " " - -r .. ' -Sr. Little Activity on Eastern Fronts, According to Official State . ; mehts Issued FIGHTINCr IN .CARPATHIANS Teutonic Allies Take Offensive on Greco-Serbian Frontier and Capture Town Assaults by British and French forc es against German positions north of the Somme in France have resulted in the gaining of additional ground by the attackers, according to the British and French war offices. The French advance was in and around Maurepas, the scene of much hard fighting during the last few weeks, and the British gain was in the direction of Ginchy and Guillemont, near . the southern end of their section of the Somme front. The Anglo-French attack, London says, took place along the whole line from Poziers to the Somme. The gains reported by Paris and London were in the center of the Ger man positions on the Somme: front and mark another step in the -Anglo-French advance toward Combles. French troops gained more ground In the village of Maurepas, after stopping A German counter attacks near fte village." Calvary Hill, southeast of the village, was carried by assault "and the French position t on the . Matirepas Clery road was also extended. - British troops successfully advanced in the region of Ginchy and Guille mont and seized more. German "posi tions. , London mentions no gain on any other part of. this front. The Anglo-French forces captured more than 400 prisoners ; in their, advance.. The; French , off ensjve continues on Uhe right bank f the. Meuse and; Paris work-U Progress also Isi reported - for r- - , - - -. - the French east of the Vaux-Chapitre. Berlin reports attacks by the v French and British north of the Somme, but says all of them were repulsed . except one by the; British In the direction of Martiriepuich. A French gain ' around Fleury . in i the Verdun i region is admitted.- - , . . .. There has been little, activity on the eastern front,-according to the official reports. Most of the fighting has been in the , Carpathian , mountain region, where both the Russians and Austro Germans claim to have made , some slight advances. Petrograd. says the Austro-Germans are attacking in Gli cia but with no success. . The Teutonic allies have taken the offensive on' the Greco-Serbian fron tier north of Saloniki and Berlin re4 ports the capture of- the Greek .town of Fiorina from Serbian troops." This movement probably, is in answer to the recent Entente allied activity on the same front.- - . . Artillery bombardments are taking (Continued on Page Eight.) DR. RANKIN DISGUSTED AT HEALTH CONFERENCE Says U. S. Health Men Know Noth- J ing About Infant Plague United States Health Service Disclaims Any Thorough Knowledge of the " Disease Measures ae Experimental (Special Star Telegram). V Washington, D. C, Aug. 18. Dr. W. S. Rankin, of Raleigh, State health officer of North Carolina, put a monkey wrench into the machinery of the health authorities called to Washington for the purpose of, considering .infan tile paralysis and its treatment when he declared today at the meeting that the United States. Public Health -Ser-vice knew absolutely nothing about the disease or its genesis,' yet it was try ing to 4 deceive the, public into believ ing that It was: possessed 'of all 'essen tials necessary to combat the .malady. There had been 'discussions of forms of regulations , and preventatives . ad vocated by. some of the leading' physi cians, and. surgeons attending confer ence: Most of theV'rem'eaie's suggested were of a rather 'indefinite .character.' Dr. Rarikin, who h'a'd' listened to every word, of the proceedings of. the confer ence,', took, exception to the delibera. tions In the folloyiiBf .language: ; "I am, going home and tell my folks" that you don't know a blooming thing about this disease and yet you' are try ing to deceive the public Into believing that you do. ; Any rules which may be adopted will only go to show that we will have to go home to our folks and tell them - . that, they . are a bluff. I don't believe that this conference has resulted-'in anything material. We will be called upon to report that the regu lations In force tn,'few York City, are to be the standard. , ;i recall that sev eral years ago- there was an epidemic, of infantile paralysis and that, despite the fact that there were no regulations In force, the epidemic proved not-half .-, ' (Continued on Page Two)., O, SIPDA MCmNjHOvf XTatJST 19t 1916 ARMY APPROPRIATION BILL VETOED BY THE PRESIDENT REINTRODUCED IN HOUSE Mr. Wilson Declines to Accept Certain Porvisions in the Revision of the ' ' Articles of War ' Which Will be Eliminated by House. Another; Stage of Long Fight Between flay and the Ar- . SiyMay Delay Adjournment of Congress. 4- 3 Washington, Aulg. 18. The Army Ap propriation; bflt was unexpectedly ve toed today .by President Wilson be cause he would -not accept certain pro visions in the revision of the articles of war, forced tp the bill, by the House conferees ar$d commonly said in army, circles to in the interest of certain retired officers "at outs" with the army. Chairman Hay, - of the House Military committee, at once re introduced the measure with the entire section, revising the articles of war stricken out and -the. declaration that no revision at - all would go through with the bill in this Congress. , Chairman Chamberlain, of the Sen ate Military Affairs committee, an nounced that the Senate would re insert, the revision approved by the President and the War Department, but stricken out in : the House, and - that the i situation had -;"resolved itself Into a contest betweeh-Vthe .. Senate " and House on one hand and Mr. Hay on the other.. -( .- ; i . The tangle'-threatens to delay! the adjournment of Congress, and, incU dentally, completion- of the . prepared-! ness programme,1 as well as to hold up appropriations for the army increases, and all the extra expenses involved in the Mexican service. -. The bill reintrodUeed; now is in the House Military, committee and there is an agreement to take" it.' up and ex pedite passage Tuesday, t The fight, if one develops, wijl come when the Sen ate puts in a revision of the articles of war, and sends It-back to Jthe House. Another .Stage In Fight. The President's veto, one, of the few he has exercised,- marks another stage in the - long, fight .between ' Jhe army and Chairman Hay ;The army charges Hay with defeat of 1 the - continental however, that the' plan would be given; further consideration and a report made to him. tomorrow-.-' . TJrge Spirit f Concession. : - Mr. Wilson explained to- the , railroad officials. that hevhad draSrn' up the. plan because he.ihbnghJt fatahd because ne .Deuevea away , mat' je round ror uciiitnaj.1 a aemonsrraie a spirit or ccareesjtpon to assist him 1n settling the controver sy. Tonight the railroad officials held another long conference at. their hotel. Employes, representatives held two meetings during the day, one of several hours, for speech-making and balloting on the.President's plan and the oth-t er, a short one, for announcement of the .'result of the vote.' President's Veto Message. President Wilson's veto message fol lows: . ; ; y ;. ' , ' . . ' . "To the House of Representatives: "1 have carefully considered the bill entitled : 'An act making appropriation DESTJTSCfttAWD ARRIVES r AT BREMEN, IS REPORT Geneva, via Paris. Aug. 18.- A private , telegram .received - today from Berlin by the Beue Zuricher ' Zeitung .says , that the German sub . marine TDeutschland arrived safe : ly .yesterday at ; Bremen from the United States. ' Will Become Law One Year After 7 President Signs It Home Acta Without Debate or Record Vote Measure Represents Re suit of Years of Struggle in Conjgrese. CHILD LABOR MEASURE IS ACCEPTED BY HOUSE Washington, Aug. 18. Without, de bate or ' record Vote,f the Child Labor bill was accepted. by the - House today with the Senate amendments. - It will become a law one year after 'Presi dent Wilson signs 'It. The measurei represents the result of years of strug-I gie in Congress between forces urging the conservation . of child , life and those ; opposing it on " many grounds; chiefly that it. was a question for stihe States' arid not the Federal y. govern ment. '- " ..;''-,'i -i''..'':- :' I The law" would not have, been ven acted at .this session of Congress had hot' President Wilson, after , the Demo cratic caucus v decided s to : eliminate "it frbiri fhe' administrative programme, visited the JDapitpl and;s insisted upon Its 'inclusion, ; ;-r-: As it originally passed the House; the" measure proposed to bar; from In terstate commerces-products on Which child labor actuallyl'had, been employ ed. . As amended by the Senate, and now, perf ected . it prohibits -shipment between ; the- states of all products of apy establishments. which "employ child labor. ' '' , ' " V o".;:;: ,": i ' It bars products j of any. mine or quarry employing 'children - under;j6 and products' of , any - mill. - cannery, workshop,,, factory: or . manufacturing establishment employing children : un-r der 14' or : which employe Children be tween 14 and 16 more; than -eight hours a d ay more than six-days a. week or earlier ' tha.n 6 o'clock ' In the 'morning or later than' 7 o'clock" In the evening. ' Opposition to the . bill was : led by Southern congressmen and its sponsors eharged eottonmill owners i witH be ing the principal objectors. r- - u ' : " -: for the support" of the army for the fiscal year ending June 301917.' and now, take the liberty of returning it with my objections to its approval. "The bill constitutes , an,,. , essential part of the '.legislation': providing x6'r the military establishment of the coun try and wisely and generously pro vides, for the reorganization of the agencies of our national defense, and it "is with genuine reluctance that I delay its becoming law "by 'suggest ing the elimination of" one of the pro visions which has been embodied In the very necessary and important re vision of the Articles of War which has been added to It. ' :. 'The existing' "Articles of War are undoubtedly archaic. They have not undergone comparative revision for more than 100 years. They do not al ways furnish the means of meeting promptly and directly the needs of dis cipline under modern conditions and many contingencies now frequently arise in the government of the military forces which were not contemplated when the present code was formulated. The , relations of the, government . of the -United States have greatly broad ened .within the 100 years. We now have insular possessions and national interests far away from our Continen tal shores. Both the practice of arras an jthe theory of discipline have un dergone . many ' modern, changes, . and a manifest need forv such a revision these articles as is here presented has long existed. . I, therefore, the more keenly regret o find in the proposed revision of Articles of War .a pro vision to which I cannot give my ap proval. 'The original act establishing the re tired list of the army, referred to the personnel therein, included as only par tially retired, and provided that a re tired .officer shotild be entitled to wear the uniform of his grade, should be borne on the. army register .and should be subject to the rules and Articles of War and to trial, by general court martial for any breach of those ar ticjtesl By the act of Jury 24, 1878, of fleers of the army ' on-ohe. retired list were specifically declared to constitute a i part of the-;regular army," a provi - sequent acts.aft ecting the . organiza tion .of the army, and other statutes enacted by this period made ' retired officers of. the army available, for cer tain classes of active, duty.in time of peace with their consent, .and in time of war. without , their .consent. By the re9ntly enacted National Defense . act, the. authority of the Presideftt'oyer re tired officers has beeri further extended so as to make .them, subject .to his call in time of war for any 'kind of duty without any restrictions whatever. Courts and " attorneys-general . have in a long line of decisions held that, army officers on the retired list hold pub lic office. ; .."It thus appears that both the leg islative and Judicial branches have drawn a sharp distinction, in status be tween retired officers who are regard ed and governed at all times as an ef fective reserve . of skilled and ex-: perienced officers and. a potential source of military, strength, and mere pensioners, from whom no further mil itary service is expected. Officers on (Continued on Page Eight) - - . . r , OPPOSITION TO SOI FEATURES OF TREATY Ratification at This Session May be Prevented Some Senators Want F'orther Informa tion Concerning Purchase 1 of Danish West Indies Secre tary Lansing Heard. ' Washington, Aug. 18. Some features Of the treaty for purchase of the Dan ish West Indies have Vnet opposition which may so prolong discussion in the Senate as to prevent ratification at this session' of Congress. r - Secretary Lansing was questioned by the Foreign Relations committee today about business concessions in the is lands granted by , Denmark and guar anteed by the United States under the treaty. Some members also want fur ther, information about the : purchase price of $25,000,000, which they believe is too high. . Secretary Lansing was unable, to fur nish some of the details asked for concerning the. concessions, guaranteed and will appear again as soon as h can prepare a report. - Copenhagen, (via London), Aug. 18. -i-The situation with regard to the sale of the Danish West Indies to the "Dnited States is still at an uncertain stage," pending caucuses" to be held -to- morrow by the various political parties Newspapers of all -' political belief agree that -the situation is difficult and. that" if plans for formation, of .a coal ition cabinet fail, general elections must precede ratification of the sale of the Islands. . ' -- - ; . . ;', ir y. ' New' York. . Aug. 18. At the open ing meeting today of the sixth- annual convention of the Catholic Press As sociation r of -. the t Catholic ' Press Asso ciation, the resolutions committee was instructed to prepare a 'memorial to the"- Federal 1 Trade Commission ? con cerning -the price of - print paper. - TROPICAL STORM SOUTHERN TEXAS WITH A 70- Infant Epidemic May Spread Next Summer Unless Means are Found for Suppressing It CAUSES AEE TO BE STUDIED Standing; Committee . Named for This Purpose by Conference in Wash ington Recommendations for Control Adopted. Washington, Aug. 18. With a warn ing that unless measures are found for its suppression, the infantile paralysis epidemic may advance next summer to states hot now appreciably affected, the national conference of health offi cers adjojirned today after adopting recommendations for control of the plague and naming a - standing com mittee to study its causes. Co-operation among Federal, state and local health authorities toward curbing -the epidemic, was emphasized as imperative in resolutions adopted and regulations were recommended -to control travel from epidemic zones of children 16 years of 'age and under, by issuance of Uniform travel permits and notification of their destinations, but without an interstate quarantine. Delegates to the conference,; who in cluded health ' off icers from 40 states and mlny experts of the Public Health .Service, expressed confidence tonight that the two days exchange of views upon all aspects-of the-baffling disease would result in- vitalizing- the cam paign against it .Assistant Surgeon General W- C. Rucker, .who presided- -over the confer ence, made the following-statement to- ' night: - " I ' J"We have admitted frankly and free ly, to xnv 'Tuprrc--int . w; nave--seTr'e-thing we don't know a'grea: deal about and the public sympathizes wjth bur efforts to do whatever we can, with the limited " knowledge . we .-' have. We can't afford . to j'leayer any- stone un turned, -. ,'' . ' 'The great bulk of . the traveling public, presumably , not exposed should not be hampered until we know which persons are. actually disease carriers." In recommending restriction of travel of children under rl 6. years from known epidemic areas, the conference ex pressed Its belief that no more advanc ed step . toward . interstate ' quarantine measures should be- taken with pres ent limited knowledge of the methods of transmission. The . standing, committee, appointed consists of Surgeons C:H. Lavinder and Wade Frost, of the Public Health Service ; . Dr. sT .' ; D . -T.uttle, Of Wash ington State; Dr. C St. Clair Drake, of Ilinols, and Dr. Oscar Dowling,' of Louisiana. They will . collect and dis tribute information regarding the dis ease. A committee report recommend ing uniform methods Of exchang of epidemic information was also adopt ed. - DISEASE HAS BEGUN TO WANE IN NEW YORK, oiPPlCIAIiS SAY New York,-Aug. 18. -For the first time since the epidemic of infantile paralysis in this city reached propor tions' to alarm tie . health authorities, the advisory committee of the board or health tonight announced with confi dence that the disease, had begun to wane. This conclusion was based on comparative figures of deaths and cases in previous weeks. For the six days ending today it was shown there had been 778 cases, an average of ' about 130 a, day, while the week previous the ) average was mare than 164 a day. In the week ending August 5th, the-cases averaged 158 a day. The deaths this -week, it was pointed out; .averaged less than 32 a day, whereas last week .they were 43 a day. MR. BURLESON TURN S OVER TO McADOO $5,000,000 SURPLUS. Third . Successive Year Postal Has Mefte a Surplus. Service Washington, Aug 18. A surplus of $5'200,000 frOm the postal service dur ing the fiscal year ending June 30 was reported to President Wilson today by Postmaster General Burleson. In a letter to .Mr. Burleson, acknowl edging receipt of thecheck for the surplus, Secretary McAdoo declared this is the' third time since 1836 that surplus postal revenues have been deposited In the ' Treasury, and - that ;a.ll three years have been under the present adminis tration. AVERAGE SURPLUS OVER. 132 .PER CENT ABOVE REQUIREMENTS Banks- in Western State Leads All in the Country In This Respect. Washington,. Aug. !18. Banks in Western states, with an average sur- t plus 132 per cent. ,tn excess of the le gal requirements, "led all the banks of the. reserve system - in surplus on hand June 30. .'.A geographical .analysis of the returns for that date, made pub lic . tonight, shows the foliowing fig ures: , . .' y ,".' New England states, ' $48,000,000, an excessof 52 per cent, above "require ments Eastern states, $883,000,00ft ex ces844 per cent. ;' Southern states $211, 000, excess 103 per cent; Middle states $520,000, excess 62 per cent.; Western states! 165,000,000, excess 132 per cent.; Pacific -states, $156,000,000, excess 111 per cent. ' ' r n MILE HEALTH OFFICERS ISSUE A WARNING WHOIiE KtJMEB 39,677 HITS VELOCITY Crest - of Hurricane Expected to Reach Coast With Velocity: -- of Probably 120 Miles ARMY QUARTERS IN DANGER Havoc Already Wrought at Fort Brown Military Camp and Brownsville, Say Reports TELEGRAPH WIRES GO DOWN But Few Details of Gale's Worfs Available Last Night Corpus Christi, Texas, Aug. I& Blowing at a 70 miles an hour velocity, the tropical storm in the Gulf of Mexico was felt tonight as , it approached the Texas coast at this point, Brownsville and on the intermediate ' plains. Early to night the local Weather Bureau station estimated tjiat the crest oi the storm would reach here about, midnight with the wind attaining a velocity of probably 120 miles ah hour. ' ; ' K But few details, of the storm work south or north of here had been received early tonight. ' Severe at Corpus CbrlstL In. Corpus Christi, however, the gale had carried alrnost every movable thing before it. In its wake it had' left de molished cottages, along the beach front here, thousands ' of dollars dam age to buildings in the business sec-' tion and a heavV sea ' running In Cor,- - pus Chjristi. bay. The wayes whipped . ? over ; thebeach. irT the"northern.sectiOn " of the city, beaching sman craft and' carrying upon the shore debris from a score of docks and small bathing pa vilions. ' - Lloyd's- Pier, one of the largest pleasure resorts" on this section' of the coast,-which juts out over' the water one . thousand feet, had been almost completely demolished early tonight. The small freight steamer , Pilot Boy, owned by the Texas , &, Gurf Steamship Company, of Galveston,, was sunk in the Gulf today. One report received here stated that all of the crew of 12 men were rescued and an other reported that three of the crew had been washed ashore. No Loss of Life Reported. . Thus far there has been no loss of life in or, about Corpus Christi, and so far as known, none seriously injur ed.' "" " . .. - The city of Corpus Christ! Is situat ed on a boot shaped peninsula 18 miles from the open Gulf, but surrounded on three sides by Corpus Christi and Nue cas bays. 1 - On the other side of the ,bay are Mustang and ; Parde islands, forming a break water to any tidal wave that might approach from the Gulf. One ' channel connects Corpus Christi bay from the open Gulf, on each side where are situated Port Ark ansas and Aransas pass, respectively. What damage has been .there, however. Is impossible to estimate, as telegraph ic communication . was lost early in the afternoon. v - Corpus Christi is connected with the main land from the "toe" of the pen insula by a causeway a. mile and & quarter long; - On it is a strong tele phone and telegraph line. The latter failed about 6:30 o'clock, while tele phone communication had continued 30 minutes longer." np.to - that time no serious damage had been done to the Causeway proper, a concrete struc ture. - - ' 4 DAMAGE AT BROWNSVILLE WAS . SLIGHT UP. TO 6 O'CLOCK - Brownsville, Texas, Aug. 18. (via radio to San Antonio, Texas) Damage here from, the ' hurricane was slight up to 6 o'clock tonight, although the wind during the day reached a velo ity of 60 miles an hour. " The barome ter marked 29.27 during the middle of the afternoon but at 5 o'clock it rose to 29.35. - . ; : " Af dark the territory in the reaches of the storm extended from Corpus Christi" to Tampico, Mexico. ' There was then no sign of abatement. The wind, starting from the north east, later changed to the southwest and.tonight was blowing out to sea. The damage here consisted mostly of . broken ' plate glass windows and level- led fences and trees. Hundreds of army tents are down and the troops , moved; into the city. Communication ' by telephone and telegraph is. lost.: Point Isabel, a gulf coast resort, re ported late today that all was well there. ' ' - ' SOLDIERS DRIVEN FROM THEIR QUARTERS AT PORT BROWN San Antonio, Texas, Aug. 18. All United States "soldiers, and .National Guardsmen stationed at Port Brown have been driven from their quarters and have taken refuge in the city, nan and other, public building at Browns ville on account of the Gulf - coast storm which is striking that section to night, according to meagre,' Reports received over' the army wireless at Fort Sam Houston from- Port Brown tonight : - -: ' -'' a ' - " 7 ;'' . . A terrific and destrtitlve wind ae-': cord to this report,. has wrought ha voo in Brownsvlle and int.the : t mlHtary camp. Those troops which, ;took ref uge Im the- court house were the Bli-; v. . - . (Continued on Page Eight,) . -' . --:-:-;:-H-Tt?Wt.3 !. 'f $ r .'.yi'lyjU '.IWll 13 I v, 1 .Ir' .1 v i 1
Wilmington Morning Star (Wilmington, N.C.)
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Aug. 19, 1916, edition 1
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