The Alvin Sun. (Alvin, Tex.), Vol. 26, No. 29, Ed. 1 Friday, January 12, 1917 Page: 2 of 8
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THE ALVIN SUN, ALVIN, TEXAS
I
INVASION OF ROOMANIA
TEXAS LEGISLATURE
ON THE TOP OF THE HILL
BYTEUTONSUNCHECKED
IN REGULAR SESSION
ON THE FRONT IN FRANCE
* HARMONIOUS BEGINNING
is cal'ed freezone, and
OKLAHOMA STATE LEADS IN ONE FUNERAL FOR SCHOOL
PRODUCTION OF PETROLEUM CHILDREN KILLED IN STORM
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The
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out
tinuously since that time.
459 70.
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The coin-
North-
the
HUNT’S LICHTNIN
LL.STON
VAIN? NOT A BIT I
LIFT YOUK CORNS
OR CALLUSES OFF
l‘lo humbug! Apply few drop*
; then Just lift them away
I with fingers.
F. O. FULLER MADE SPEAKER OF
HOUSE, J. M. HENDERSON PRES-
IDENT PRO TEM OF SENATE.
Lieutenant Governor Presides at Open-
ing of Upper Branch, and Lower
Body Is Called to Order by Sec-
rotary of State.
Villa Loses Fight.
Chihuahua City, Mex.—Villa was de-
feated at Jimirez Friday by General
Francisco Murguia with a loss of 1.500
rebel dead, wounded or captured, with
the noted rebel leader, Martin Lopez,
and another Villa general among the
slain, according to an official report.
Interment Was Made in Little Ceme-
tery Near the Ill-Fated School
House.
Only Mexicans May Serve.
Queretaro, Mex.—An article which
sought to provide for the serving in
Dian nathe-bcrn citi-
dwd Saturday by the
went ion.
al of all Greek troops in Thessaly, the
reduction in number of Greek forces
lied nations and their flags.
Between Fokshani and Fundeni the
W- I Stop Execution of Soldiers.
City of Mexico.—General Obregon,
the minister of war, Saturday issued
an order that common soldiers cap-
tured by government troops in the
campaigns against bandits and rebels
are not to be executed.
Texas Swine Breeders to Meet.
?hi dress. Tea.—The Texas Swine
eede-rs’ Association will hold a two-
^Jhujsion a: Childress, beginning
m A?.
The British Gain German Trenches in
France While They Lose to the
Turks Near the Tigris—The
Russians Are Active.
Farmers Fo-m Loan Association.
Fredericksburg, Tex. — GiPespie
county farmers met this week and
organized a federal farm loan asso
elation. Loans of from $500 up to as
much as $6,OOC are desired by »ahous
member^ of the association.
in the comptroller’s department '
These figures '
Will Open Stock Subscriptions.
Washington —January 10 has tenta-
tively been agreed upon by the farm
loan bank bot.rd as the day for open-
ing stock subscription books to
twelve farm loan banks.
In the other theaters, according to
the various official ccmmunications,
the bombardments and other engage
Davis, 9, and Ollie ' ments by raiding and patrol parties
j continue to prevail.
| Greece has been given 48 hours by
j the entente allies in which to comply
with their demands for the withdraw-
Texas Rank! Third for the Year With
26,000,0(0 Barrels and a Gain
of 8,500,000.
Troops May Use Railroad.
Columbus, M. M.—Artillery, infantry
and quartermaster commands in Major
General Pershing's punitive expedition
may be brought to the border over the
Mexican Northwestern railroad in-
stead of over and from Colonia Dub-
lan, Mexico, to Columbus.
The transpertation of the less mo-
bile forces over the Mexican railroad
are being discussed as a possibility by
army officers.
of a “leak” tc Wall street in advance
of the president's peace note. When
the committee adjourned with Mr.
Lawson's examination uncompleted a
motion to cite him before the bar of
the house for contempt because he re-
fused to give names had been consid-
ered in executive session and taken
under adviseir ent
tarkish positions near Inam
km the Tigris front was re-
heavy losses, Constanti-
^^kand the British retired
T-ast of Han.ad; p.
THE FURTHER THEY ADVANCE
INTO INVADED COUNTRY. MORE
RAPDILY THEY MOVE.
Go'f.i, stiver, copper, quicksilver oil
merciry, iron, nickel, tin, zinc, lead]
and aluminum are the ten minerals!
generally to be found tn every house. 1
--—J
—.l- Ask for and Get
Skinners
; THE HIGH Err QUA! nY
MACARONI
36 tye Redpt Boot fire
SK1TNER MFG.CO. OMAHA. ILIA.
JAIGUTMMMCM AL WY IN A«Ufl lA
pensions am
I , , ...KMW WAB.
•ervioe their wlliwi Also Wit T'liM IPAD,
their x.dowi *.nd chHCrec under a. Inquire of
Nathan BleWo-d. CM La Awe , War iln^toa, Ik C.
Texas Directory
Arguments in “Leak” Probe.
Washington.—Through a bewilder
, ing maxe of intimations and heated
I colloquies which turned the hearing
■ into an uprot.r, the house rules com-
I Another providing for the apportion-
clerk, Miss Hilda McLendon. Waco;
library clerk, Mins Francis McMinds,
Cleburne; postmaster, Mrs. Clyde
Smith, Austin.
The house re-elected, with two ex-
ceptions, the officers of former legisla-
tures. The officers elected by the
house are:
Chief clerk. Bob Barker, who began
and Texas v.-as t hird with a total pro-
duction of 26,000,00') barrels, an in-
crease oi 8,500,090 barrels. Louisiana
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A*
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tive employe since the twenty eighth
and who for recent years has had ]
charge of all accounts in the sergeant
at arms office.
Assistant sergeant at’arms. Linton
& Arc her of Bell county, wio has held
■s office in the last two houses.
^Reading clerk, O. P. Basford of
[Mvi: county, who for years has oc
M[eil this place.
j^Af-istant ret dir g clerL, B Reese
|^M:y). firmer yell hater at the uni
IMni ani for several sessions the
PBunt of this legislative office.
Journal clerk, James L. Robinson of
Leon county, the oldest legislative em-
ploye, in point of continns service.
Assistant journal clerk, Noel P.
Brown.
Calendar clerk, Ed Grahim of Dal-
las, formerly of Hill county. He was a
page in the thirty first .egislature, be-
came assistant calendar clerk of the
thirty third, succeeding hit father in
that >ffice
Enrollin? clerk, J. T. (Kit) Robison
front of about sixteen miles. They
gained ground near Obilechti, says the
German war office, but elsewhere were
repulsed with heavy casualties The
Petrograd official communication,how-
ever, says the Russians re-established
| their former position near Kapatune,
northwest of Fokshani, made an ad-
vance in the vicinity of Raspitza Lake
and in a surprise attack captured
trenches to the northwest in the Oituz
Valley.
Admission is made
Tips new drug Is an ether compowra
discovered by a Cincinnati chemist, d
•is cal'ed freezone, and can
now tie obtained in tin!
bottles ns here shown a!
very little cost from ana
drug store. Just ask fol
freezene. Apply a drop oil
two directly upon a tenden
com or callus and instant!
ly the soreness d sappeanl
Shortly you will find th!
com or callus bo loose tha!
you can lift it off, root
and all, with the lingers. 1
Not a twinge of paliJ
soreness or irritation; no!
even the slightest smart!
ing, either when applying
freeze ne or after wards. ■
This drug doesn’t eat ufl
the corn or callus, bui
shrivels them so they loos!
en and come right out. Ifl
works like a ( harm. Foil
a few cents you can gel
rid of every hard conJ
, soft com or corn betweed
the t»es, as well as painful calluses od
bottc’n of your feet. It never dissed
pointh and never burns, bites or In!
dame!:.—Adv. I
made graves.
One burial service was conducted, * wcst of Riga,
and those buried at the one public fu- I
neral were: Alta Warren. 18, and
Verda Warren, 14, daughter* of E. L. ,
Warren; Merta
Davis, 7, daughters of R. H. Davis;
Elsie Perry, 14, and Raymond Perry,
8, daughter and son of B. F. Perry;
Florence Rose, 16, and Jesse Rose, 8,
daughter and son of John Rose; James
Paddy. 13, son of J. W. Paddy; Budge .
elsewhere, the release of political pris-
oners and an apology by Greece to al-
Money Paid for Schools.
Austin. Tex.—The State of Texas |
paid out approximately $1 000,000|
more last year for scholastic purposes
than was collected, according to fig- I
ures 1_ ___ . __
published this week.
GENERAL HA RD WARE
AND SUPPLIES
Contractors Supplies. Builder®
Harc./zare, Etc. Frtces and In-
formn tion furnished on request 1
PEDl NdRON & STI EL CO.
HOUSTON SAN AXTQJUer’
McCANE’S DETECTIVE AGENCY
HOUSTON,TEXAS
Expet Civil and Crmlul Invcst’gator*.
MALE AND FEMALE OIKKATIYES.
COTTON
f We itcdleootton on consignment only 1
ai.d have the linest concrete warehouses
Witt; almos*, unlkcued capedti . where
you: cotton will be absolutely free from
all leather damage. Tghest classifi-
es! bns and lowest ir tereat iates ou
moc.jy advanced Write uh tor full
prrt;Calars.
GO ILMAN, LESTER & CO.
The oldest and largest exclusive
Cotton factors in Texas.
HOUSTON, TEXAS
of IJmeBtone county, whoee service ’
began in the twen:y-ninth house.
EngrosaiTg clerk, Laten Stanberry
of Kaufman county. wLi began as a»-
sistant engrossing clerk in the thir-
tieth and has been engrossing clerk
since that time.
Doorkeeper, J. K. Lane of Freestone
county, a member >f the thirty-second
and doorkeeper of ihe house since that
time.
Assistant doorkeeper, M. G. Jackson
of Bexar, formerly of Eastland county,
former member of the bouse. Mr.
Jackson de.’eated H. T. Dunaway, who
was assistant doorkeeper last session.
In accepting the speakership of the
house, to v/nlch office he was unani-
mously elected Tuesday, F. O Fuller
of San Jacinto county promised that
this legislature will be a business leg
islature as far as it te possible for him
to bring a tout that condition. How-
ever, he also promised not to try to
force his views, as speaker, on the
house, or tc- try to dictate the policies
of the house, but to act as a fair and
impartial presiding officer. The
speaker expressed the belief that the
greatest question confronting this leg
islature is the development of Texas
He counseled legislative co-operation
with co-ordinate branches of the gov
ernmeut ani expressed the hope that
this body wiil represent all the peo-
ple and all Interests fairly and impar- j
tially; that the members ever keep in
mind the b?st interest and the good
of al! the people. The vote for Fuller
was 40 to nothing.
Fight for Submission Begun.
The fight for submission was begun
unofficially in the senate Tuesday
morning an hour before that body con-
vened. Senator Ijattimore circulated
a petition calling for the submission !
^sssss
W. NJ U.. HOUSTON. NO. Z- ISjO-
T
JFJ
tcopjtuau.j
in the vicinity of Logan-»port,
the Texas boundary; in Red River par
ish, the discovery of the new oil terri
tory in the Grand Bayou district,
southwest of the Crichton field, in
Bossier parish, the discovery of an im-
portant source of gas near Elm Grove,
west of Lake Bistineau; and in More
house parish, the discovery of a gas
field of promise a few miles southwest
of Bastrop.
Humble easily retains first rank in
activity and of production among the
saltdome pools of the gulf coastal
plains, despite a decided waning of the
supply of oil obtained from its deep
sands. Sour Lake was a steady con-
tributor to the oil output of this re-
gion throughout ’.he year.
pletion late in October of a 6,000-bar-
rel oil well ar a depth of about 2,000
feet ir the Goose Creek pool added
largely to the output of this erratic
pool, and mad ? it the center of drilling
activity at the end of 1916
High average prices for gulf coast
grades of oil in 1916 resulted In great-
er activity ir all the pools than in
1915, and to this activity most of the
oil pools respended with increased pro-
duction.
ment of Texas into congressional dis I
tricts.
ney. Dallas; doorkeeper. Z. A McRey- i
no id s, Palestine: assistant doorkeep-
er. I. D. Eagan, Houston; calendar!
clerk. W. E. Conn, Fort Worth; assist- ■
ant calendar clerk, W. C. Day, Hous-
ton . engrossing clerk, C. E. Gilbert,'
Bay City; asslsUnt engrossing clerk,
Mrs. Albert Stelfox, Austin; enrolling
Touches $2 a Bushel.
r‘ Ctiiago, Hbs^-Fcr the first time war
I prices of wbefc\iit Chicago touched
L this week a loiiglHiedlcted goal—$2 a
|Ju8h?l No. 2 red winter wheat for
mmc-iiate delivery wa\sold at that
•rice
clerk, J. J. Albright, San Marcos; as-
Lr is taut enrolling clerk. Mrs, Birdie
Cann-in. Parts; chaplain, J. D. Morgan,
Elgin; notarial clerk, Miss Mae Oliver,
Longview; assistant notarial clerk,
Mrs. S. C. Little, Houston; mailing
Skyscraper King Is Insane.
Chicago, III.—Francis P Owings
once known a i the “skyscraper king ”
because he built a fourteen story struc-
ture in downtown Chicago back in the ,
'80s, when si ch daring architecture i congress of other
was deemed little short of marvelous, zens was votodyt
was adjudged Lcjaoe Friday. [ constitutional A)
Brummett, 6, son of R. D. Brummett.
mhe bodies of the two Davis children
were buried in one casket. The body
of Etta Pendleton, 17, daughter of John I
Pendleton, was buried Friday. The Russians made a strong attack over a
bodies of Jesse Bristow, 17. and Lilly t ’
Bristow, 7, son and daughter of J. H.
Bristow, and the body of Albert Dick-
inson, 6. son of Virgil Dickinson, were
buried at Massey. The body of Flo
McFall, 7, daughter of G. F McFall,
was buried at Featherstone.
The death of Florence Rose, which
occurred Friday, raised the toll of the
cyclone in the Vireton district tc fif-
teen.
Muskogee, Okla.—Eleven school chil-
dren were killed, four probably fatally
hurt and eight seriously injured when
a tornado wrecked the Vireton rural
school house, thirteen miles northwest
of McAlester, shortly before noon
Thursday.
The school building, a Baptist In-
dian mission a quarter of a mile away,
and four farmhouses are in ruins and
a half dozen other farmhouses were i
lifted from their foundations in the
wake of the storm, which swept a nar-
path for a distance of six miles.
Latest From War Fronts.
The invasion by the troops of the
central powers continues to progress,
despite the efforts of the Russians and
Roumanians to hold them back. Ber-;
lin reports that the invaders moving
eastward Into Moldavia from the Tran-
sylvania Alp® region are gaining
ground step bj step, while the force
of Field Marshal von Mackensen. driv-
ing northward in Moldavia, has won
additional ground, reaching the Putna
river sector. In this fighting the Teu-
tonic allies, according to Berlin, have
taken 5,499 prisoners and captured
three guns and ten macnine guns.
Petrograd admits that the Russians
along the lin'' of the Putna and Sereth
rivers have fallen back, but says the
maneuver was executed without hin-
drance. A slight retreat on the Kas-
sina river by the Russians is also re-
| ported by Petrograd, but it is assured
that south of the Oituz river and near
Rekoza, on the Suchitza river, attacks
by the troops of the central powers
were repulsed.
There is still vigorous fighting going
on in Northern Russia in the region
of Riga.
Berlin reports the repulse of Russian
attacks on both sides of the River Aa.
and between Friedrkhstadst and the
Mitau-Olai road
ever, have recaptured an island in
the Dvina river, north of
which was taken from them recently
Petrograd reports also the repulse of
German attacks south of Lake Babit.
tional drilling in that locality.
The important developments in
Northern Louisiana in 1916 include, in
' addo parish, the extension of prcduc-
I t.ve territory in the Mooringsport dis-
i trict, south of Caddo Lake, to the south
and west, and the completion of a num-
ber of prolific gas wells in the new
district south of Shreveport; in De
! mittee wrestled for several hours Mon- Soto parish, ibe discovery of an unde-
„ .. . . day with Thomas W. Lawson of Bos- | fined area of promising oil production
hl\.!,K3 atl'e 7 th* tw,enty’ ton without obtaining any definite In In the vicinity of I.ogansport, near
eighth house and baa bee-n present con-!formatlon gufc3tantiate the 6tories
tinuously since that time.
Sergeant at arms, Stuart Francis ,
(Pinkie), who also has been a legisla- j
Sheppa'd’s Pro Bill Passes Senate.
Washington.—The Sheppard bill to
abolish saloons in the national capital
after November 1, 1917, was passed
Tuesday in the senate. The vote in
the senate was 55 to 32.
Nineteen States Now Are Dry.
Washington.—Prohibition laws Jan
uary 1 were in effect ia nineteen
states, according to a survey of con-j
ditions made by the board of temper
ance of the Methodist
church, a summary of which was made • side ^he Moldavian frontier.
raw® ■JkeBrah •»!sL LnftM ivfi wmw
■ M/KES PAIN VANISH
■ Noll ! tn ent no qnlct.* wsrnis. floos
■ aad tba .urface. bringfi g ttL, ■
■ yjx r»I ef to bmiaes, ccta, t urns, so e <.* 4*
■ taf ru -beuma J«m, teada. he.
IJ neiraigia etc. A valuable boat© /., LW-fg
Bit •emedy Boid in near y all 'IL' /< / ■
: rag «•:< rea; 60c botth-s. lM'-4 / I
Ei’Tll :r s**Bt *’*?■**! ;-n re
■ IfeH *ipt 01 J”'-« < ‘ I ■
I sB 'Wi
TY^Unin ’
1 I . ||UIU experience hat de. 3 initiated
CSC,, a. d banal wan ess. of Ant typhoid Vs cc-.natlM.
Be va.-cinated NOW by jroui phytic la®, you aM
your fazdly. It is trorc vital tliaa bonw: rrirance.
Ask ^sur physician, druggist, M seed for ’Hara
you bid Typhoid?” telling of Typhoid Vaccine*,
results 1 -om us , and danger f»xsa Typtok -Zaniers.
THE O sTtt I-ABOtA TOtY, BCTHi ' CAL.
rsoauci a vacua m • ituMuitu e. a a«v. uctase
To Kill Rats and Mice
ALWAYS UJJS
STlEiRHIJ’
F*ELECTRiS PASTE
\ U. S. Government Buys It
* BOI D KVKRY WHERE — 25c at d ll.OS
COLORED people
can hu /e nice, long, stTaig it hair by
Using fxei«nlo Quinine P >rnnde.
which 1.9 a Hair Grower, not a Kinky
Hair remover. You can see the results
by usiii < several times. Try a package.
Price 2/>c at all drug stores or by mail
on receipt of stamps or coin. Agents
wanted; everywhere. Write for par-
ticulars Exelento Medicine Co.. At-
lanta, <’a.
tfiUTEWlHs
I? (BullTome
Sold fo • 47 years. For Maltrla. Chliln
and F<ver. Also a Fine General
Strengthening Tonic.
Washington.—The State of Okla
loma led ir th€ production of petro-
of the prohibition amendment “in com- ; euni fur 1916 with 105,000,000 barrels,
pliance with the instructions of the ! an‘increase of about 7,000,000 barrels.
Hobby ■' Pe°Ple statel given at the last I
’ primary.”
The proposed amendment would be-
come effective on the second Tuesday
of January, 1918. *aB nrth wnn a ProJucUon OI lt»,svv,-1 burial spot, while from ten of the ve-
Dr I E Clark will introduce in barrels, a decrease of more than hides the bodies of the ten school
the senate" a bill providing tor the ; -’.OOO.OOU barrels The total Production children were were killed in the storm
abolishment of the state fire insurance ! o' the Uni,ed wa8 292.300,0001 that wrecked the school house were
commission. It was defeated last ses-
sion. He t.a:i also prepared a measure
permitting betting pn horse races un-
der the psri-mutuel plan, which also
appeared in the thirty-fourth.
Harley Has Tax Bill.
Senator James A. Harley is back
with his bill prodding for a state
board of equalization.
Senator W L. Dean comes with sev-
eral measures, one of which prescribes
a period of limitation for the state’s
lien on real estate covering delinquent
taxes. Another bill provides for the
regulation of the n.tes charged by the
long distance telephone companies.
Senator Claude 3. Hudspeth of El
Paso intends to introduce a highway
bill, providing for a state highway ses;
commission, the expenses of which are
to be met by a state road tax on ve-
hicles. He also has prepared two
measures with the Interests of the cat-
tle men of Texas in view; one asks an
appropriation of *200,000 for the com-
plete eradication of wolves; the other
makes r.he dipping of cattle compul-
sory. Senator Hudspeth declared that
this law, if passed, will raise the price
of cattle from 82 to $5 per head, and
i place Texas above the quarantine
laws. One of his favorite plans is the
establishment of an agricultural and
I mechanical college; in Texas west of
the 98th meridian, and he has pre-
pared a bill v/ith this provision.
Bee Has Minimum Wage Bill.
Senator Carlos Bee has a bill provid-
ing for a minimum wage for women.
Austin, Tex.—The thirty-fifth Texas
legislature convened Tuesday at noon
in biennial session ajad, immediately
after the temporary organization was
effected in both branches, the election
of officers was proceeded with. John
M Henderson, senator from Morris
county, wae chosen as president pro
tempore of the senate, and Franklin
O. Fuller of Cold Springs, San Jacinto
county, was elected speaker of the
-ho jee without opposition.
The nomination of Senator Hender-
son for president pro tempore was
ma cp by Senator O. S. Lattimore of
Tarrant county, who had been promi-
nently mentioned as a candidate for
the place. The nomination was sec-
onded by i number of the members
and was made unanimous.
in the house the nomination of Mr.
Fuller was made by Bruce W. Bryant
of Haskell county and seconded by a
number of representatives, including
the other four candidates for the
speakership who withdrew Monday
Mr Fuller’s election was unanimous.
Churchill Bartlett, the new secretary
of state, called the house to order,
and Lieutenant Governor W. P. 1____.
called the senate to order.
Beth branches of the legislature es !
tat’ished records in organizing Tues
day The sena.e required one hour
ant! I lac house finished all elective of-
ficers on the opening day for the first
time in many sessions
The senate came to order for the
opening session promptly at 12 o’clock
with Lieutenant Governor Hobby in
the chair. Mr. Hobby, in a brief ad-
dress. expressed the hope that the sen-
ate, throughout the session, might com-
pare in harmony, brightness and sun-
shine with the sunshine and brightness
which prevailed on the outside as the
sessions convened. The senate then
proceeded to organization and the
election of officers and employes. The
officers chosen At the senate caucus
Monday were made temporary offi-
cers. Later, in the regular order of
business, they were made permanent
Of 1 leers selected for the senate are
as fellows: Secretary of the senate,
John D. McCall, Conroe; assistant sec-
retary, G. H. Boynton, Hamilton; Jour-
nal clerk. R. M. Gilmore, Center: as-
sistant Journal clerks, O. Ridgway of
Denton and Ralph Soap of Henderscn;
sergeant at arms, M. F. Hornbuckle,
Morgan; assistant sergeant at arms,
Cap'J in Jack Crotty, Stephenville; ■
clerk to sergeant at arms, J. A. Ken- ■
the retreating Russians and Rouman-
ians back upon the line of the Sereth
River. The Sereth has been reached
by the troops of Field Marshal von
Mackensen at two points between Fok-
shan., ..nd Galatz. the last Roumanian
port on the Danube, and which is re-
ported under the fire of German guns.
From the Uzul Valley to Galatz the
Austro-Germans have been successful
at several points, and have compelled
the Russians and Roumanians to re-
tire before their attacks. At one point
In the Uzul Valley the Russians were
victorious in a battle for the posses-
i sion of a height. Heavy fighting is
j reported in the region of Soveia, in the
Episcopal j Suchitza Valley, about ten miles in-
South cf
the Trotus Valley the Austro-Germans
in their latest advance have taken 300
prisoners.
In Southern Moldavia, Field Marshal
von Mackensen followed up his cap-
ture of Braila with the occupation of
five towns south of the Sereth and be-
tween Fokshany and Galatz. North
of Braila, Petrograd admits that the
Russians and Roumanians have re-
tired across the Sereth.
North of the River Ancre in North-
ern France, British troops in a night
attack entered a German advanced
trench. Northeast of Verdun a Ger-
man raid was made into the French
lines. Artillery engagements are tak-
ing place at other points on this front.
An attack by a strong British force
against
Muhami
pulsed |
aople n
o thdl
H P^
aian^H
by Petrograd |
that the Russians and Roumanians on
the upper reaches of »he Suchitza
River retired before the advancing in-
vaders, while Berlin says that between
the Oituza and Putna valleys the de-
fenders were pushed back further to-
ward the plains. Mount Adobesti was
stormed by a German detachment and I
captured.
In the other war theaters bombard-
ments and small enterprises by recon-
noiteHng and raiding parties have fea-
tured the fighting. Rome reports an
advance of about 5c0 yards by the Ital-
ians near Hill 208 during a surprise
attack. In Macedonia the British en-
deavored again to push forward their
line near Lake Doiran, but failed, ac-
cording to Berlin.
Along the hundred-mile front in
! Southeastern Moldavia the troops of
rompUed"by’the departmenTsltow thit I
during the fiscal year, September 1,!
1915, to August 31, 1916, there was
collected as school tax the sum of
$5,870,926.30 and the apportionment
based on a scholastic population ot
1,160,000 was $6,775,386, or a difference
over and above collections of $904.-
Estimated scholastic popula-
tion for 1916-17 was 1,2’30,000 scholas-
tics
public Saturday. The nineteen pro-
hibition states, according to the sum
mary, are Alabama, Georgia, South
Carolina, North Carolina, Kansas,
Maine, North Dakota, Iowa Idaho, Ore
gon, Colorado, Washington, Missis
sippi, Tennessee, Oklahoma, Virginia.
West Virginia, Arizona and Arkansas,
with laws approved and not yet effec-
tive in Michigan, South Dakota, Mon
tana aud Nebraska.
McAlester. Okla—The people of
Vireton have buried their dead. Fiftt’ ■
slowly moving wagons, buggies and ’
hacks wended their way to the little '
Ash Creek cemetery, a mile and a half ,
west of the ill-fated school house, Sat-
| urday. The representatives of the sor-1
I rowing families gathered ir the little ;
| vas fifth with a production of 15,800, burial spot, while from ten of the ve-'
I. E. Clark will introduce in j
a bill providing for the .
• jarrels, an increase of 11,196,000 bar- carefully lifted and carried to newly i
rels, which marked a high record.
The incentive that caused the in-
crease in 1916, according to a state-
ment from the United States geologi-
cal survey, include higher prices for
oil at the wells, which encouraged
drillers in all fields; a decrease in the
Cushing pool of Oklahoma, which al-
lowed the jroduct of mid-continent
fields access to the market, and a
greatly increased demand for crude
oil, expressing the needs of a large
number of new refineries that were in-
stalled durirg the period of overpro-
duction and low prices in 1)14 and
1915. The principal centers of in-
crease were in Estill and Allen coun-
ties, Kentucky; Butler county, Kan-
; Carter county, Oklahoma, and
' Converse, Park and Natrona counties,
Wyoming.
An increase in drilling activity
throughout Central and Northern Tex-
as, the discovery of a productive deep
sand at Electra and the extension of
the productive area at Burkburnett re-
sulted in an appreciable increase in
the petroleum output credited to this
area. Wildcat activity resulted in
promising discoveries of gas on the
Hess and Edmondson ranches in
Northern Palo Pinto county; of oil and
gas near Caddo ami Breckenridge,
Stephens county, and of oil near Holli-
day, Archer county.
I In Eastern Texas a wildcat test near
| Bethany, Panola county, was eom-
1 pleted in July as a productive oil well
of sufficient capacity to justify addi-
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Bailey, Ammo. The Alvin Sun. (Alvin, Tex.), Vol. 26, No. 29, Ed. 1 Friday, January 12, 1917, newspaper, January 12, 1917; Alvin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1245240/m1/2/?q=%22Places+-+United+States+-+Texas+-+Brazoria+County%22: accessed July 10, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Alvin Community College.