Daily Advocate (Newspaper) - October 31, 1914, Victoria, Texas i VOLUME 16 VICTORIA TEXAS 31 1914 NUMBER 190 EUROPE WILL BUY COTTON IN LARGE QUANTITIES EUROPEAN SPINNERS TO BUY LARGE AMOUNTS OF AMERICAN COTTON By United Press Washington up the cotton exchanges and our spinners will buy American cotton in great quantities was the statement out here today to the United Press dent by Sir George the British financial expert He stat ed that the spinners are not accustomed to buying and taking all the risk of the cotton market They want to sell cotton short on the exchange at the same time they buy so will no have o run he risk Business conditions in the United Spates is improving rapid y and will soon be normal especially if this cotton problem can be disposed of by GERMAN OFFICERS DIE IN WRECK OF AUTO ENGLAND READY TO FRENCH GOVERNMENT PREVENT INVASION OF TO RETURN TO PARIS EGYPT BY THE TURKS By United Press LONDON Oct was given out today that England was ready to at an invasion of her Egyptian by Turkish troops The Aus and New Zealand expeditions are now in Egypt guarding the Suo sanal Great precautions have been taken to meet any emergency that may develop from any action by Turkey SUNDAY NOW IN IOWA By United Press DBS la Oct jail Evangelist Billy Sunday stepped from a Denver train here this after noon ami inaugurated one of whirl Tvind campaigns to snatch sinners from and war news will take a back seat in Iowa A gigantic citizens cotn is backing the movement and wooden tabernacle has been erected in the rear of the V C A building By United Press BORDEAUX Oct French government intends to return their j headquarters to Paris on or about No 20th unless there are some unforeseen developments in the war situation RESTAURANT FOUNDED BY ANDREW HANCOCK CLOSED By United Press WASHINGTON Oct of three the days of j Daniel Webster Henry Clay and John C tonight with the 1 closing forever of the doors of Han i cock This famous retreat of bon vivants and epicureans for years goes out of existence tonight a victim of the new excise law limiting the number of liquor establishments in the capi tal It has been a land murk abound ing in memories and of epo chal events Andrew Hancock founded the resort in It became a rendezvous for antebellum statesmen GERMANS FOR ATTACK ON DUNKIRK AND CALAIS By United Press By United Press WASHINGTON Oct ton military experts who are follow ing closely the movement of the Ger j man and allied armies interpret to days dispatches from Paris to mean that Germans is withdrawing a por tion of her forces from around Lille for the purpose of combining them with her forces further north for at tacks on Dunkirk and Calais This belief is strengthened by a report from Amsterdam that tho Germans have evacuated Hist as they evacuated Brussels before moving on The French have lost ground south of the and the violence REPORTED beneath the wreckage of this were the bodies of a German captain and lieutenant who were dispatches to the com manding officer of the anny of the When the car came to the bridge at Trilport which the allies hart it was solus so fast the officers could not save themselves ITHE ALLIED ARMY CAPTURED ANOTHER FORT FROM GERMANS FRENCH REPORTS EMPHASIZED GERMANS HEAVY LOSS OF LIFE Special to the Advocate PARIS Oct HI French succession against German losses was are feature of this afternoons official announce Hy United Press TOKIO Oct British In dian and troops have cap another outlying fort near Tan and are attempting to take the GENERAL VILLA IS CONCENTRATING HIS FORCE AT Iy PARIS Oct I II was reported here that the Jerman been forced to evacuate Hie city of Lille retreat eastward AGUAS ORITZ SLAYERS SENTENCED SAN Texas October 1 Two members of I lie who linil been convicted if par in of Deputy Sheriff were sentenced Thurs day morning by ludge W S Anderson of the district Abram Cisneros who was convicted a jury and whose punishment was fix pii at years ill the penitentiary HUM so sentenced while Was fixed ill K years in Hie of the Gorman between La and Arras indicate that joints ot tho Teutons at til is moment uro the northern ports of rather than Paris The French government is still sive of he security o Paris for it is announced that Bordeaux will bo ve as the seat of the French eminent until November 20 unless arc n LI unforeseen develop A dispatch from Vienna tQ Austrian ambassador today tells ol victories ol the Austrian and places the number of taken np to tlic last at men and CONNIE MACK ASKS WAIVERS m PLANK BENDER AND COOMBS By Press Oct today asked for waivers on Pitchers Header Plank Plank anil Coombs II was that the trio had been dickering with the Fed eral league and this is said to have in Macks action actions ami is ing his forces entire positions there hy assault is also continuing to mobilize day The Japanese fleet which is his forces at points cast and south of I steaming in close to the shore is also here The peace conference I bombarding the positions A portion of the city has been destroyed by exi nation Chairman Villareal call SERIOUS WRECK ON RAILWAY By United Press NV Oct Six passengers were probably fatally injured early today when a passenger train returning from hero turned over and rolled over twice in a long fall to the bed of a creek A broken rail caused the wreck Two shells and fires Weather Report i Tonight increasing cloudiness Sun day unsettled light southerly winds ment The statement strongly unidentified tramps who were sized the heavy less of life of the Ger mans The French forces lost ground south of and gained ground in he cast The French also gained at several other points but lost at Vially The assaults of the Germans j between Ia Basse and Arms were re pulsed j ing a ride on the train were killed Twentyfive of the passengers were more or less seriously injured Nearly every passenger on the train sh some cut or bruise LUTHERANS ADJOURNED To Give Presents to Battleship Texas Texas Oct One hags containing ot lons thread pins piaster a Bible ami a mile of greeting will lie today sent by the of this I the is still discussing resig marines of If upon Us fir o Tevas i ii In ion i ii the speaker a liar wiio asserted that had violated the peace agreement A big riot followed the assertion WATER MAINS Victoria is adding more water mains to her present large system Nearly ten blocks of water mains and sew mains are being laid on North NEILL PRESIDES OVER FARMERS AND BANKERS MEETING Special to the Advocate DALLAS Texas Oct street Fire plugs are being government TO WATCH FORESTS FROM AIR illy United Press ST PAIL Minn Oct il use all possible influence Senator to gel several hydro aeroplanes foi lorent rangers to the of Minnesota was the an of C stale forest er Tile craft would be furnish ed by war depai he says Be cause of lie large number of lakes In this slate says Cox it would be ideal territory for the experiments of the war department and would cheapen task of watching forests UNITED STATES PROMINENT BISHOP FORWARD PROTEST j DIED SUDDENLY IN TO GREAT BRITAIN ST LOUIS TODAY Special to the Advocate WASHINGTON Oct ed States protest against England de the American steamer Kreen iand at was forwarded today ing here today between the bankers and cotton growers was presided over by J D Neill the former president of the Texas farmers Union The meeting appointed a com to formulate plans for a hold ed at the different street corners which have been badly needed for some time The new addition which is improving so rapidly has made the installing of water mains WOMAN SUFFRAGE TO BE VOTED ON IN NINE STATES Dy United Press Oct elec tion next Tuesday will be the most Important to woman suffrage ever be fore held In nine already thu equal suffrage women were naked to cut all Democratic nominees fpr con gress because the jn power failed to put through a suffrage amendment The success ol woman YOAKUM Texas Oct The an annual ministerial of the Lutheran spond of Texas in session here adjourned after electing Rev W i C president liev K Kern secretary and Rev G The most important work of the con ference was the adoption of a resoli tlon t to join the general council of the evangelical Lutheran church of America and thus become a part of this largo united Lutheran sy nods In this country The next meet ing will be held at Taylor ing company which could handle that was deemed million bales of cotton and to act as a selling agency The purpose of the plan is to raise the price of cotton Survey Fire Block HOUSTON Texas Oct Texas Oct he Probable route of the here early today did about 40000 dam I and Waco in age when it destroyed Bassett I will begin Nov 10 according block CHRISTMAS CHEER SENT FORT WORTH Texas Oct proximately 20000 packages of Texas peanuts and mid bundles of clothing collected over the state by tho am left liero New York consigned to the has the best chame of win I to Ed Kennedy promoter ALLIES CONSIDER TURKS DECLARATION OF WAR IS IMMINENT GAINED SWEEPING VICTORY OVER THE RUSSIANS White Capping in Runnels Co Twas Oct So called in the north end of this Runnels county shot up no gro tents last night and posted notices warning negroes to leave the country until the last few months very few n grocs resided in this country but 2000 were brought here to pick the large cotton crop Most of these were living in provided temporary for them Several farmers Went to to bring them here and will protect them further trouble is feared United Press WASHINGTON Oct were received here today that Bishop Charles Smith of St Louis a Well known Episcopal man died suddenly of heart trouble WAREHOUSES ARE AUSTIN Texas Oct more j state bonded warehouses beon I bonded by tho warehouse o i the department of insurance and banK ing They are at and at You kum This makes a total of forty stale warehouses thus far Plans to raise Wheat Oct a farm ers meeting held at in Hender son county the present voted unanimously to raise wheat instead of cotton next year Farmers in Hender son county will endeavor to raise more hogs corn and feed stuff next year and I less cotton By United Press WASHINGTON Oct the allied nations consider the formal declaration of war by Turkey Immi nent was shown here today by in formal Inquiries made to have the United States take over tbo affairs at By United Press Oct Austrian galnei a sweeping victory over the Russians who crossed tho San riv er near Nisko The total number of Russian prisoners taken hy the Aus tilans np to last week has reached mon and 154 officers KILLED BY AUTO SAN ANTONIO Texas Oct 11 George D Lewis Jr 0 year old son of Mr and Mrs George O Lewis 1121 Main avenue was run over and almost Instantly killed Thursday noon by an automobile belonging to Mrs T 0 RUSSiA DEMANDS EXPLANATIONS OF TURKS INTENTIONS Hy United Press LONDON Oct SI The government has demanded an tion of Turkeys intentions by her cent actions A reply to the demand is duo in today It Is gen considered the present Id situation cannot last much longer A report from Homo states a nav al battle Is tailing place In sen but the report has not been firmed ji
