The Goliad Weekly Guard. (Goliad, Tex.), Vol. 60, No. 29, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 18, 1915 Page: 3 of 8
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buried in fragments of flesh and
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OF SHELL FIRE bone, blown into the soil by the
Some Respects to England's abroad has ceased."
Famous Fifteen.
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Washington—Batleships
now
re-
Navy will carry 14inch, 50-cal-
are
mun-
sweeping.
I
' of a million shells.
100 tons has
municated
ments have been made for their
ot
by shell fragments.
0,
a heavy chain.
You can increase your income from
strovers
—locked in,” said an officer. “The
TEXAS
time of war. and instructions
highest expectations of its design loaned to the naval militia should
need arise.
The sooner we got
to these trenches the better—
kneaded into earth by high
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the Andes and form a connecting Alamo St., San Antonio, Tex.
lines of trenches that the French ficient number of the new armor-
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The fool delivers his words by
by
Some blasts of shrapnel bul-
es.
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want to keep his head down if THINKS UNITED STATES
Men Wanted
American note to Great Britain The Indian Head powder fac-
says the note prepares the
for securing the freedom of the
Cost of course reduced for a short time only.
one contract outstanding, amount-
International Automobile School
assurance
shafts under the parapet
twenty and thirty
caves
Come and see a Real automobile school. Visitors cordially invited.
E
S
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admits but welcomes the possi-
bility.
were
feet
’gun and
entrance
yond where the wire was being
cut more shell fire had to kill
Paragould, Ark.—Standing in
booth of the local telephone
then
ex-
London—Lord Charlemont. 38,
eighth viscount of that notable
W ood of this city said over long
that united in mrariage Charles
yet with such accuracy that they
could hit this ribbon of wire six
and shells enough to destroy
wire over a front of fifteen miles.
3
4
aesth
P which we
mans.”
that it will do so under all cir-
cumstances.
SAN ANTONIO
613 S. ALAMO STREET
a week ami piece
he has not made
sp
“The Original Rees”
217 E. Houston Street.
Near GUNTER HOTEL.
link between the headwaters of
the Amazon River and the Pacific
Ocean.
NEW GUN EQUAL TO
ANY FOREIGN WEAPON
We have good instructors with every facility for
• teaching all about automobile repairs, driving and
construction.
manner,
is avoi
will require the most careful con-
opening for the swing of a
could be fastened by a
I MOUNT DEER and wild animal
heads and tan skins for rug purposes.
We use hollow papier mache forms
of our own manufacture on all heads.
F. HARDMAN.
mine laying and sweeping in the
fleet, and in general it may be
said that the whole subject has
been made active and progres-
sive.”
Progress has been made during
the year toward gathering small-
er navy guns at various yards in
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POOL TABLES $50 UP.
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reserve for use
plosion to accomplish their mis-
sion. A French official report is
pied but three minutes.
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waytory turned out 700,000 pounds,
• above its 1914 output last year;
begin firing at us.”
seas and thereby opens a
the advantage of flatter trajec-
tory, with greater volume of fire
due to the increased number that
we are permitted to mount on
open as they charged. trenches.
So fifteen or twenty yards be-; —
stands, these guns, although of
i lesser ealiber and weight than
turret was set in
arrange-l
of trenches after the French guns
v had prepared the way for the
French infantry. It was as if
the trenches had been dynamited
systematically with charges plot-
tel out checkerboard fashion.
At other places where the de-
struction had not been so com-
plete, it was possible to see what
the German trenches were like
and with what amazing thorough-
ness and care they had been
built.
Toaa layman they seemed im-
pregnable. Down these slanting
AWFUL EFFECTS
s
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SAN ANTONIO
in each of the fleets.
a numbers and the wise man
’ weight.
and there was no kick,
where he first got his
—
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ft
Hej ■
Some music is given out by j The summer girl who makes
the choir, but the drummer dis- one hammock do for two is
penses it by the pound, 'practical economist.
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sion second to none. A full course
will cost you only $250. the money
well invested and bring large divi-
dends. DO IT NOW.
Post Graduate to Doctors, $100.
THE CHIROPRACTIC COLLEGE,
Central Office Building,
of lighter boats
It Pays to Look for
CHARLES REES
weapons in
e
oein
--
plosive shells. Those guns had
been firing from a range of any-
United States gives
lias "landed on his feet." He has
into one of them. We charged
into a wall of smoke and dust
from the shells and the smoke
and dust were still thick when
we reached the German trench-
es.”
“And what did you think of
when you charged?”
of the United States Governemnt in
time of war is a problem which
and a half long. I can do about
as merchantmen fifty or sixty of them in a day,
and each one pays me five cents.
prepared and their owners com-
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IRISH VISCOUNT
MAKING MUNITIONS
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1 here are ants in Dalmatia that,
make bread by chewing seeds;
into a pulp, forming it into loaves I
and baking them in the sun, and I
then storing them away for future
use.
there was scarcely any semblance discussing in
been knack for machinery, admits he
, lets here, too, enough to make 109 Main Ave.
any man in the German trenches ----
edly will be favorable to the
right.
Adverting to the question
raised by the German press as to
whether the United States in-
tends to see that its demands
are satisfied, Dr. Dernburg says
that the diplomatic history of the
feet broad. On such accuracy
depended the success of the in-
fantry in reaching the German
trenches. There must be guns
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Work has been begun in Peru
on a railroad which will cross
sideration of the department
when the European war is over
Fourteen-Inch Rifle Superior in and the present demand fr< m
tion factory at Coalisland, South-
ern England. He started at $6
as the troops swept forward at $320 each, while thost con-
$1,800 to $10,000 per year. Learn to
be a Chiropractic Doctor — a profes-
with, and
"Did you get as many Ger inch rifles have been designed,
mans as they got of your and that
mounts i r the disap-
“More. In the first line of । pearing guns for submarines have
“Owing to the increase in the
output of the Indian Head pow-
der factory, contracts for private
manufacture of smokeless powder;
have been greatly reduced, and
at the present time there is only
ing to 790,000 pounds, with the
j Carneys Point plant of the Du-
j Pont Company. The facilities
for the production of smokeless j
powder and other explosives in ।
the United States have been i
enormously increased owing to
the demands of the belligerents
for these materials. It has taken
many months of time and enor-
mous expenditures of money to
develop these facilities, and their
conservation for the benefit of
11s with trade
to prevent an undue display
hosiery. »
explosions. The German guns
he was not buried or eviscerated;
by high explosive., shells. For
hundreds of yards in some places
utilization as
suited in these guns having less
droop than any guns of large cal-
iber heretofore produced. As it
ante quinze” guns and
Why Should I Buy Kryptoks?
Instead of two pairs of glasses, a
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Some day they are going to
discover an operation by means >
of which the Conscience can be j
removed. And when that day
: comes the poor surgeons will be :
(busy night and day.
Great strides in the develop-
ment of the mine planting equip-
ment f the fleet in the last few
WILL FREE THE SEAS quoted to show that plain shells
______ carrying high explosives in large |
quantities were “absolutely pow- J
Berlin Dr. Bernard Dernburg, erless" against armor of any im-
the Tageblatt the portance.
the destroyer tender, to be shift-
ed to the destroyers when neces-
sity arises. Mine-laying tracks
have been authorized for eleven
vessels of the cruiser class. Dur-
ing the summer extensive exer-
cises have been conducted in
tested. This
bolt and was terrible, monsieur,
deep for refuge in a bombard-
ment. In many cases the open-
ings had been closed by the de-
scent of a ton or more of earth
from the parapet from the con-
cussion of a large caliber how-
itzer shell, and all the men with-
in were buried alive.
. The fate of those whowere in
h the,trench itself was often to be
worked on
I single, pair of these bifocals is all
that is necessary. Compared kith
beenIKryptok lenses, the old style bifocal
lenses with a reading portion pasttd
the scream of our big shells!
Then there were the mines we the 15-inch guns now mounted
ex loded. Have you seen the abroad, are capable of penetrat-
craters? So big you could al- ing the heaviest side armor at
most put the Arc de Triomphe oblique impacts and at the great-
est effective range, and give us
These tracks are to be carried in
a view to their unionist
mine sweepers in That is
months are recorded in the
port. It says:
“ 1 he Dubuque has
gence, he insists, backed by a de-
sire to do one's best, have beaten
skilled labor at its own game.
“The first day,” says Lord
Charlemont, “I did thirty 10- 1
pounder shells and thought it
jolly good. The second day I
did fifty, and now I do from 130
to 150 quite easily. I have been/
on 60-pounders also; nasty things
to tackle—weigh about forty
pounds apiece and are two feet
on are unsightly and even disfigur-
ing. Thty accentuate the age of the
wearer, besides making it necessary
to duck and dodge the ever present
, of victory—lines of trenches; hitting the French. Where an iber guns which are believed by “The Dubuque ha- been fitted
took from the Ger- inferno of explosions had raged ordnance experts to be the equal out as a mine-layer and mine in-
for- struction ship. Six old torpedo
trenches, many more.” been built. The latter weapons a
Thp n.eeti.n n ecr. of ;mer will be given an increased ele-i" , , , ...
The question a score ol times so that they may fire at exchange here, the Rev. W . C.
to officers and men always aeroplanes.
. 2,000 to5,000 yards, brought the same answer. I Difficulty has been encountered
It was in the second and third in placing contracts for a suf-
“Of nothing, monsieur, except, and the bureau believes it to be
to arrive. We ran as fast asas powerful a gun as is in ex- inventors have been busy with
, 20, , . ' istence today." ' war materials and the report
we could. The sooner we got: .... . i i 11 . .1 • 1 1 ,l
Ihe report shows that the I shows that the special board ap-
. inavy’s armament had been kept'pointed to examine suggestions
teh less time the Germans had well up to. date, older type 5-inch dealing with ordnance matters
to recover from the shell fire and guns having been replaced on all considered 656 proposals.
ships of the first line; that anti-Appge-tpIE---
aircraft rifles of sizes up to 4-MARR-E COUPLE
....... ... OVER TELEPHONE
era of discussion with Great Brit-'
ain, the result of which undoubt-
being equipped for
A mining division has
Lord Charlemont has
working for months in a
to learn the best paying business in the
world. There is a big demand for comp-
etent automobile men.
Miller of Louisville, Ky., and
It had an That is, we took those who were artillery the bureau took the bold
small'alive. The dead and the wounded? step of ordering their guns with
out manufacturing a trial
Miss Blanche Drosta of’ Jeffer-
sonville, Ind., at the bride's home
in Jeffersonville. 500 miles away.
Double receivers were provided
for the bride and groom.
- * i. jr • . ,, Miss Drosta is the sister-in-law
—' throughout the greatest day in practed fer in.1915 cost $415 of the Rev. Mr. Wood. She de-
If the Germans in the trench the history of the war on the ever t6 the ne “acigyh.sired to have him perform the
with their rifles and machine Western front, till night found Satisfactory 8-inch projectiles ceremony anil as he was unable
guns and hand grenades could them digging into the earth uh- have been produced at the naval to leave here, the telephone was
go. on firing it means murder for der cover of the darkness five ^un factory and larger shalls are resorted to T . c remonv .e"
•.. ..Ji.. Ct. • 8 i n cli 1. J, .... .
un-(have been produced at the naval
five gun factory’ and larger shalls are;
the Frenchmen exposed in the; miles beyond their old first line how being made there.
" „ । As to the value of armor-pierc-
ling shells, the report says experi-
time of war. . these vessels arejidea of joining the tinplanters.
w nm opm. om Mr. Opportunity
Port- tradesmen, chauffeurs, grooms;
and gardeners—all making muni-; IS AT YOUR DOOR
tions. He declares they are all You Can Not Afford to Let It Pass,
making good. Average intelli-
all happened very fast, monsieur. gave the desired velocity
“Three men were found inside The blood was hot. We had pressure exactly, but its addition-
waited many months. It waslal longitudinal strength which
. . TT ’ , , . . has been provided tor has re-
the parapet victory'. How gool the hough- - - ...
a door for the exit and Ahl Monsieur, they were more The bureau’s confidence in
of the crew, which numerous than the prisoners. It design has been fully justified, fitted for mine sweeping.
and it The first gun made not only able mine-laying tracks have been
and ordered for one division of de-
tny ship of equal displacement.
“In August, 1914, a type 16- in
suffered most; for their guns piercing projectiles for big guns
could not always cut the barbed now being used by the navy. The
wire or blow the trenches to, indicated by the fact that pro-
piees sb successfully farther on jectiles were purchased in 1913
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There is a difference in Dental
Work. When in San Antonio, see
Dr. O. Keller, 305 Brady Bldg. Gutta
Percha plates are the best. Emetine
in Pyorrhea a specialtv.
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A Baltimore inventor has pro-
vided a bootblack’s chair intended
for women’s use, with curtains
that can be moved from the arms
as a result of improved methods, j
new land with increases authorized by
Congress, is expected to make
5,000,000 pounds in 1916 and,
6,000,000 pounds in 1917, the re-
port states.
। In this connection, the report
adds:
Irish family, is in a fair wav to Look for this Sign
become a member of the Tin- —The Original Rees”"
planters’ Union. He not only
has been invented from which DI ACI LOSSES SURELY PREVENTED
water can be turned on at anyAVK pBicCutter”shBlonabsasPitermb
floor by valves at the street —a,itcrtewherecxmtnerecanceinneyrno
11 ■ 2. € “ Write for booklet and testimonials.
ICV Cl. g6e 10-dose pkge. Blackleg Pilis $1.00
___ —-6 U •" 50-dose pkge. Blackleg Pills 4.00
-- • .1. - i*i Use any injector, but Cutter’e best,
x • T USC ill CltlCS winch forbid The superiority of Cutter produets is due to over 15
t . j i 1 years of specializing in vaccines and serums only.
g21 Dage, Vaste DapCr and ashes Insist on Cutter's. If unobtalnable, order direct.
, 1 . THE CUTTER LABORATORY, Berkeley, California
to be mixed, a Cincinnati inventor ------- —‘"
hough of the soixante quinze
sounded behind us! How good
is of
iible marks to advertise the
Let us show you.
inch gun of 45-cabiler length was; has been issued to provide for
gun fulfilled the quick mobilization of weapons
of a trench at an important point
of the line. All the German sol-
diers in the neighborhood had
either been killed or buried alive.
We had to break the lock to take
the crew out. All three were
alive, but stunned. They had
gone on firing their guns as long
as they could.”
Freely the correspondent mov-
ed between the old first line
French and German trenches,
which, for many months, had
been a zone of death for who-
ever showed himself. In front
of the first line trench the Ger-
mans had barbed wire entangle-
ments five or six feet broad. A
rabbit could not have gone
through without being caught.
In places now one had to search
to find any wire. It had been
chopped to bits by the burst of
shrapnel bullets from the "soix-
Highest Prices Paid for Old Gold. Silver
and Diamonds
Crockett 4886
THE HULL LOAN CO.
Fine Watch Work a Specialty
All Work Guaranteed
512 W. Commerce St. San Antonio, Tex.
DEER HEADS
And other wild animal heads, and
i , m i skins and birds, mounted in ex-
l ne miserable -pounders arc j pert manner
only three farthings.” GEORGE HOFBAUER,
-------------- Entrance over 140 W. Commerce
- -• ’ • i 1 Postal Tel. Office. San Antonio.
.Tosave firemen carrying hosechoruses is offered. The act
hgh into buildings, a standpipe_________________________________
But with Kryptoks all this
led. No one, even intimate
would suspect that you wear
for there are no dust-collect-
has brought out a ventilated,
three compartment rubbish recep-
tacle.
Wt rk. To date dividing line.- in a most awkward
peace reigned over the wreck- of the 15-inch
i Not all the spoil had vet been age wrought by French gunnery, eign navies, although
removed from that section fif- as the French soldiers sprang Rear Admiral Joseph Strauss, been formed in the leet. Ml
; teen miles long and from one topver the remnants of parapets J chief of the Navy Ordnance Bu- capital ships are provided with
i five in breadth, where on Sep- to face the bayonet and dagger reau, says: sweeping nets. \11 destr yers
tember 25 and 26 the French any German that had survived With the object of kt ping are being fitted for sweeping. A he has not made less than $7 a
. had broken back the seige of the and was in possession of his pace with the increased range mine-sweeping manual has been week and sometimes S17. He friend
' . . I modern naval warfare the bureau prepared and suomitted to the . , , - bifoca
Cwmans with the concentrationsenses has increased the power of the fleet for comment. has acquired some kn wledge ot ing v
, of infantry and the expenditure; “Even those who were,” said; 14inch guns for the California, " list of -team fishing . es- metal turning, and having a fact.
____________________ a soldier, “often yielded. What Mississippi .nd Id ah b) in creas-
9 What looked like a man-o’-war would you do? We swarmed,ing the length oi the un to 50
turret on wheels was beingaround them. We summoned calibers and enlarging /
drawn along the road. This cu-those alive out of their dugouts, latest ‘ additions to the navy inspection with
pola of riveted armor was dented: Thus we took our prisoners, should carry the highest type
ments during the year have
| strengthened the view that mis-
. —— ---- ---- — ----- All kinds Fool Supplies carried in siles of this type, but carrying
the: fire from the German trench- stocksforeimmediate shipment. Cata-high explosive in limited quan-
.. .. . HARRYBLATTERMAN, tities, are superior to high expIo- _
Phone, Cr. 3025 sive shells that depend wholly 8
San Antonio upon the force of an outside ex-
! Chalons, France—“When we could not fire on the French in-
have taken you out before, we fantry as they reached the barbed
have shown you trenches,” said wire for fear of hitting the Ger-
a French officer. “This time we mans in the trenches and the: ooumngoon—paP ......
are going to show you a field French fire stopped for fear of bui ling. the nitet
Jack W. Neal
321-3-5-7-9 S. Flores St.
SAN ANTONIO.
Hardware, Harness, DeLaval
Separators, Flying Dutch-
man Tools.
Elliott Gasolene Engines
Pump Jacks, U. S. Windmills,
Studebaker Wagons and
Implements.
Peter Schuttler Wagons.
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Tally, J. Littleton. The Goliad Weekly Guard. (Goliad, Tex.), Vol. 60, No. 29, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 18, 1915, newspaper, November 18, 1915; Goliad, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1568240/m1/3/: accessed June 24, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Texas State Library and Archives Commission.