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WEATHER FORECAST—Tonight and Thursday generally fair, Northerly winds/
THE TEXAS CITY STAR
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PLANT SOME
SHADE TREES
TEXAS CITY, TEXAS, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1915.
No. 11.
Following is the schedule
round trip rates to Juarez for Railroad fare, $35. total $38.30.
BY MARY BOYLE O’REILLY
CAMPAIGN IN PERSON
yond Soissons, she found
State officials now plan to open ) her pretty daughters
Cettine, Feb. 15. —Austrian al family at the winter palace.
Is “Fit And Fine
Karageorgevitch!
the
mance of this great play,
in- famous comedian Mr. Dick El-
LOCALS
H. B. Emken and Mrs. Emken
BY WILLIAM PHILIP SIMMS
body was talking of the alleged king of Belgium rides again in-
MAYOR INSLEY WAS JUDGE.
• which were present at Antwerp,
it
simply must happen like that,
National Solons
ments in the same building
food exposition they could get nor the pretty Belgian girl and
the
at American will find this observa- people, made a visit to Texas City
yesterday.
tion quite true.
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War About Put End
To This Tailor Shop
The captain continued the ma-
neuver until the last Austrian
soldiers had crossed the Drina
and Servia was free of invaders.
ROBERT TRUBE IS
KICKED BY HORSE
house should be packed. “In pre-
paration is the beautiful story of
“Lena Rivers,” which will note
the first appearance here of the
this
Nice-
shop on Fifth Avenue, New York
He was given a pretty good
and it was equally impossible to
proceed over the muddy roads,
the Austrian guns were in turn
abandoned, the gunners mounted
on the horses and the Austrians
hard to get along without ;
and, I am making a demand
God that if it comes to that
follow the plot to the end.
The heart interest is so
“My dear Georges; Courage?
Why of course we will have it!
and
city
both
dead.
the good-looking young Belgian
fellow, with the brown mustache
their temporary offices.
France has turned over
little spot to Belgium.
Ohio Opens New
Hospital For The
Criminal Insane
M. Gaiagoon, and H. S. Briggs
recent visitors from Galveston,
have gone back, having finished
their business here.
vagrancy were all fined $1
costs and sent to join the
street repair gang.
Many Stamp Collectors
At The Belgian Capital
cian attended the boy, who is
speedily recovering
A
1
The bombs struck the palace
conservatory, but no one was in
jured.
been ‘shot as a spy.’
“Colonel West desires to
that he is alive and well.”
Geo. F. Cousins
Marries Miss
Ellen Benedict
TexasCity
THE PGRT OF
OPPORTUNITY
AUSTRIAN AVIATORS
DROP BOMBS NEAR
SERVIAN PALACE
Lvre,,
GERMANY’S REPLY EXPECT-
ED SOON.
1®
of retaliation.”
of (50 persons each, pullman, $3.30.
aviators attempted unsuccess-
fully today to wipe out King
Nicholas of Servia and the roy-
morning of March 8th. If party
is less than 50, but over 25 the
pullman charges would .be pro-
portionally less than rate for 25
and a little more than for 50. For
instance say for 30 persons leav-
ing El Paso Sth, pullman, $4.50.
Leaving Hl Paso 9th, pullman,
$5.50. Car and party will be
handled on party ticket and car
for exclusive use of this party
from time of leaving Texas City
until arrival on return at Texas
City.
Willard vs. Johnson contest at
Juarez, Mexico, March 6th. 1915
Jack Johnson will reach Juarez
from Cuba via Tampico without
entering the United States. 8.
L. Werden, Uniol Ticket Agent.
competitive, every man in
gun platoon taking a turn
firing the machine gun.
458,877 Bales of
Cotton Consumed
During January
VOL. III.
SPECIAL RA TES FOR THE
WILLARD-JOHNSON MILL
“Clay Bakerfi At Orpheum
Is An Immense Success
the big fight:
To leave Texas City March 4th
1915 at 5:15 p. m. Leave Hous-
ton G. H & S. A. train No. 101
Sunset Limited 10 p. m. Arrive
El Paso March 5th, 10:15 p. m.
of war.
Last July oMnsieur and Ma-
dame Mesral were contente d
proprietors of the hotel of the
Silver Cross at Soissons, in
northern France. With them liv-
ed their two daughters, young,
pretty, docile girls, for whom the
thrifty parents were slowly accu-
mulating proper doweries. Pride
and long patience had raised the
little family to a position of ac-
London, Jan. 31- (By Mail to
New York).—Among the many
and elusive rumors that have
gained wide-spread currency in
these war times was the story
that Lt-Col. George Cornwallis
West, formerly husband of Lady
Randolph Churchill, and now
married to Mrs. Patrick Camp-
bell, had been detected selling of-
ficial secrets to Germany and had
been shot as a spy. The yarn
started about the time every-
Havrais is not French soil but
Belgian and it will remain so by
the promise of France until the
C. Merirt a local contractor,
and Messrs. W. C Corbin and R.
Fitzsimmons of the Wolvin line,
were in Galveston this morn-
ing.
London, Feb. 13.—All the hor-
ror of war is epitomized in the
tragedy of the “Mad Woman of
papers to tone down their angry
comments which are causing a
growth of anti-American feel-
ing. ’
Man“Shotas Spy”
Very Much Alive
Otto Ducken of Galveston, rep-
resenting the A. W. Insurance
This is Father. Next are his
Lima, O., Feb. 15.—Ohio’s $2,-
000,000 hospital for t he crimin-
al insane was to be officially open-
ed today.
Dr. Charles H. Clark, the su-
perintendent, estimates that the
first four months will see housed
in the new institution about 600
patients who will be sent there
from other state hospitals- This
will relieve the present state asy-
lums which are filled to more
than their capacity.
to Brussels.
It is the Belgian postoffice that
is the most interesting spot in
this little Belgium. The French
postmaster moved out, bag and
baggage, when the Belgians
came, and the Belgian depart-
ment of posts and telegraphs
took it over. The telegraph busi-
ness amounts to a little, but in
the matter of posts this little of-
fice probably holds all world’s
F. M. Sanders of St. Louis, has
accepted a position with the
American Steel and Wire Asso-
ciation, Texas City docks.
Mayor W. W. Insley was the
presiding judge in the corpora-
tion court in Texas City this
morning, Judge Ed. F. Watts be-
ing in New Orleans attending the
Mardi Gras. Five men charged
with drunkenness and one with
Washington, Feb. 15.—Dainty
delicacies to tempt the official
tables in Washington were on ex-
hibit at Central Market today.
Washington merchants took the
day “off” to show what kind of a
Soissons.” Helpless and unof-
it is an observation among
British officers that the “Canadi-
ans are more like Americans
than like Englishmen,” An
up. Many high government
heads dropped in during the day.
great labor question Showing night will be the last perfor-
how the wheel of fortune turns mance of this great play, the
By United Press.
Washington, D. C., Feb. 5.—
The census report shows that
468,877 running bales of cotton
were consumed in January, ex-
clusive of linters. This amount
is 50,000 less than .during .the / - - -
previous January. Exports were fending, she is only one among
1,372,175 bales in 1915 against millions of the unknown victims
1,095,000 in 1914.
Charleston, S. C., Feb. 15—The
cruiser Olympia, Admiral Dew-
ey’s famous sea-fighter was “fit
and fine” again today ready for
her trip through the Panama
canal. Following orders from the
navy department some weeks a-
go the vessel was placed in dry-
dock and thoroughly overhauled.
The Panther, a tender and twelve
torpedo boats are also ready for
the sea-jaunt which instead of
being held in March will be un-
derway in July. The Olympia
will probably remain here for a
couple of months.
must not go too fast with the
hospitals wards for the special
treatment of drug users and
habitual drunkards-
to proceed ita his artillery on
account of the im, :ible condi-
tion of the roab, the Capiain
ordered the h.rses unho ked and
the guns abandoned. Moining
the gunners on the horses they
pursued the fleeing Austrians
and took from them their artil-
lery which they at once turned a-
gainst them. When again the
Austrians were too far away to
Washington, D. C. —Ger-
many's reply to the American
note is expected soon.. .It prob-
ably will be, “make England quit
Cpt.Wukitchevitch Dewey’s Flag Ship
Wins Cross Of
By United Press.
Amsterdam, Feb- 15.—Berlin
reported the greatest enthusiasm
over the announcement that
the Kaiser is going to Cuxhaven
to launch Germany’s submarine
blocade on England’s merchant
ships Thursday. It is possible
that he will not confer with Am-
bassador Gerard on America’s
protest until after the Kaiser
has urged the submarine officers
and men to wipe England’s mer-
sorrow and despair to joy and
happiness—the characters ap-
peal to all, laughter and tears
The four year old son of R.
C. Trube was kicked by a vagrant
horse Saturday afternoon. The
boy was going home from Mrs.
Pearl Sayres’ residence on Sec-
ond street. He was kicked on
the left side of the head, on the
as Second Lieutenant of Re-
serves, Fred and Raymond as
Sergeants, the others as pri-
vates. Only Father, an old cut-
ter too aged to answer the call,
and a salesman too delicate for
service, remained to keep the
business going. Unable to do
this they closed the shop from
August 1st until now.
Today I had a long talk with
Father. He is not sad, as he
soul into the story. The great
kiln scene in the third act is one
of the most realistic ever pre-
sented by any company. Here
Mrs. Albert Bush, the new mem-
ber of the company, assumed
the character of the Clay Baker
and was immensely successful.
Mr. J. N. Rentfrow played the
part of Joseph Chandler, the
arrogant factory boss, to per-
fection. A better piece of act-
ing would be hard to imagine-
The entire cast was * strong. To-
guests of the Commercial, left
pursued till a fresh battery was today via steamship for Tam-
taken and turned against them, pico, and other Mexican ports.
Paris, Feb. 2. (By Mail to New
York).—In the Boulevard Mont-
martre there is a little tailor
shop which I have known for
nearly seven years. Would you
like to hear how the war struck
it? And would you like to hear
how it and its personnel have
fared ?
First) at the head of the house
Food Show Tempts they affix to postal cards
- - - and thrust into the letter slots.
BY WILLIAM G. SHEPHERD
Havre, France, Feb 2. (By
mail to New York.)—Squeezed
into a little suburb, known as
Nice-Havrais, is the Belgian gov-
ernment. In the'house once oc-
cupied by a rich German shipper
the Belgian war department car-
ries on its busy affairs. In an-
other mansion, deserted by a
German, the foreign office holds
sway and on the second floor of
a long line of store buildings most
of the other departments have
who preside at the stamp win-
dow. They have batches of
stamps including one of every
domination-ready for any per-
son who comes up and says, ‘Give
me all of them-’
motored to Galveston yesterday
be reached by their own artillery taking several friends with them.
starving Germany else the world
chant marine from the sea. The ! may expect anything in the way
Kaiser requested Berlin news-
It strikes an onlooker—es-
pecially one who is not a victim
of the postage stamp craze- -as a
gruesome business, this matter
of making the Belgian ill wind
blow well for themselves, but
this as a thought that appears
to have struck neither the post-
age stamp collectors themselves
George should succeed him as
head of the house. Fred, who
was just finishing his military
, service in the French army when
the war broke out, was cashier
in the shop, the business office
man. George was about to be
married when the war came on,
but Fred was only in love and
not engaged. ,
After these come Andre, a
bookkeeper; Julien, a cutter and
Raymond, a, salesman- The lat-
ter has just married an English
girl, chum of the girl George was
J. L- Mayfield of Laredo,
Misses Pere and Rodraguez,
and Mrs. W- M. Hutton, recent
the Twenty-third Infantry un-
der Lieutenant H. J. Week’s, had
target range this morning. The
company will have target prac-
tice Tuesday and Wednesday al-
so. This morning’s exercise was
transfer of Russian troops thru
England to the firing line in
France, and it lived even longer
than that famous canard. In
fact, there were many who be-
lieved it even until today, when
a firm of solicitors wrote to the
newspapers:
“Lieutenant-Colonel George
Cornwallis-West, who has been
in continuous command since
September of one of the battal-
Some of them live at a nearby
Say hotel and day after day they re-
pair to the bttle postoffice and
buy stamps of all dominations
two sons, George, the elder, and story. Father showed me three
Fred. George spent two years I letters. The first was from
of his 26 in England and two j Fred, the younger son, to his
more in a fashionable tailoring brother, George. Part of it read:
Miss Ellen Benedict was mar-
ried Saturday evening to Geo.
F. Cousins of the Fourth Field
Artillery. The wedding took
place at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. O. A. Benedict, on Fourth
street and First avenue north-
About 25 or more friends at-
tended. The Reverend Isaiah
Watson officiated. Quite a num-
ber of useful articles for house-
keeping were presented the bride
and groom. Mr. Cousins is
from Webster, Mass.
that’s all, for you, you lucky ras-
cal, are affianced and your girl,
lucky too, must not be made a
widow.
“In my pocket I am carrying
letters from all those I love
best. Like that I somehow feel
that I have them close to me,
even here in the trenches. In
his letter Father says—good
Christians that he is—fix your
Chaplain J- A. Lenetzan,
Twenty-sixth Infantry Sunday
morning at 10 o’clock perform-
ed the Christening ceremony at
the entertainment given by W.
Vincoli at his home on Second
street. Mr. Vincoli's seven
month’s old baby girl was christ-
ened Rosalina. The god-father
was Joseph Carra, the god-
mother, Mrs. Grace Vincent. The
musicians of the Twenty-sixth
regiment were the guests. J.
Baumhardt and other musicians
made suitable addresses. Re-
freshments were served in
abundance, everybody having a
nice time.
manders made efforts to trace
the maniac. All failed. Calmen
judgment relegated the story to
the limbo of dreadful legend.
But one night a French officer
was brought into Monsieur Mes-
ral's hotel. Said he:
“I was lying helpless, with a
severe wound, between our
trenches and those of the enemy,
when I heard a stealthy footstep.
Out of the shadows came a wom-
an who went about searching a-
mong the slain. Presently I
heard a hoarse whisper, more
like the moan of an animal than
human speech.
“ ‘Don’t cry, my little ones,
don’t cry,’ the strange woman
was saying. ‘I shall send down
to you many, many more like
these.’
“Cold sweat stood on my brow,
realizing her mental state. Then
she stood over me, staring down.
'You are one of us,’ she whisper-
ed- ‘I will carry you to safety.’
And she did. On the way her
mind apparently became clearer-
‘What did we do to deserve such
angiush ?’ she demanded. ‘What
can I, their mother, do to repay ?
Look where the Huns have made
a fortress of the quarries. How
shall they be driven out?”
“Weakened by wounds and
pain, I fainted. When I came to,
the mad woman was gone. A
week later a terrific explosion
shook the quarries of Soissons.
The galleries were packed with
enemy troops. We will never
know how many of them perish-
ed. Since that day the fighting
has been incessant, but no one
has again seen the mad woman
of Soissons.”
engaged to, and the four were
looking forward to happy times eyes on the stars, my son, and
together. They had leased apart- theywill talk to you of God!’
' -- “I’m sorry we are not in the
If party desires to remain
longer at El Paso the pullman
charge including occupation of
car and parking car, will be $30.
per day additional and notice
must be given not later than
Then the war broke out. Fred, same company, old fellow, but
George Andre, Julien and Ray- everything will pass off all right
mond all marched away, George ‘ (Continued on page 4.)
“The Clay Baker” was greeted
with a orowded houne lasi night
at the Orpheum theatre. The
universal verdict was “the best
play ever in Texas City.” Com-
pliments very fraquently were
heard and the large audience left
the theatre in a frame of mind
that was certainly pleasing and
gratifying to the management.
“The Clay Baker” or “The
Man God forgot,” no prettier
conception has ever occupied the
stage, the story deals with the
,, . . ------- - - cul. They come from all parts
must be me and not yourself it arouhd to the effect that he has of the countries of the allies.
education before he took those But what I am thinking of at
“post graduate” courses, for his this hour, old man, is you and
father, has always intended that Raymond. It would be devilish
"TheMadWomanof KAISER TO LAUNCH
Soissons"t a Tragedy GERMAN SUBMARINE
adds poignancy to terror. Com-
Madame Romaine, who keeps
the cafe at the corner nearby, is
making a small fortune in pic-
ture postal cards. It is to her
that the stamp collectons go for
cards to stick their stan:ps on.
The collectors say that stamps
which are placed on letters -are
never so clearly and thoroughly
cancelled as are those vhich are
filed to the hard surface of cards,
and the cancelling marks make
all the difference in the value of
a postage stamp, from the colle: •
tor’s viewpoint-
Three men work at cancell-
ing, in the' Belgian postoffice
at Havre, and they seem to have
caught the spirit of the stamp
collectors for they work pains-
takingly and seem to be careful,
in spite of the mass of work
they have. L
‘Twenty-five years from 1 v.‛
explained an English stamp col-
lector, “these Belgian stamps,
with the Havre postmark, will
be worth a great deal. It’s one
of the few stamps that will tell
the history of the great war.
Their’s only one stamp that the
war has made as valuable as this
Havre stamp and that is the
Belgian, with a German cancella-
tion on it. For a while after
they entered Belgium the Ger-
mans permitted the use of Bel-
gian stamps but now, I under-
stand, only German stamps are
used in that territory.”
ions of the Royal Naval Division records. For its size. It is a
is an Englishman, naturalized has every right to be; rather he
French, a typical short, chubby holds his head higher and there
John Bull sort of man, whose is the light of something finer
knowledged respectability.
Germany declared war up-
on France. In a fortnight
Prussian troops entered the city.
When they passed, Monsieur
Mesral’s two daughters were
missing. At once their terror-
stricken mother started in search
for them. A day’s march be-
paradise for postage stamp col-
You I has been much annoyed and feels lectors. They beseige the place,
on justly indignant at persistent from the opening to the closing
rumors which have been going hour. —
The Machine Gun Company of left hip and side. A local physi-
That discovery unbalanced her
mind. “I was the happiest wo-
man in the world,” she moaned-
“I will never go home until—un-
til”— Then she disappeared.
Gradually out of the hum of
rumor grew a terrible, consistent
report of a mad woman near
Soissons. At dusk after every
fight she was said to wander a-
cross the battlefield searching
out German wounded- These she
quietly stabbed to death, croon-
ing: “Don’t cry, my little ones;
I shall send down to you many,
many others like this one.”
The tale, whether true or false
hair is now fast turning gray, and nobler in his eyes. But I
Special low rate for party and
special private car, exclusive use
sleeper will be parked at El
Paso and occupied by this party
saving hotel expense for sleep-
25 persons each, pullman, $5.40.
Railroad fare, $35.00, total $41.
Rate for 50 persons each, pull-
man, $2.70. Railroad fare, $35-00
total $37.70. Returning leave
El Paso G. H- & S. A. train No.
10 at 12:01 a. m. March 8th ar-
riving Texas City, 9.45 a. m.
March 9th, or leaving El Paso
G. H. & S- A. train No. 10 at
12.01 a. m. March 9th, arrive
Texas City, 9:45 a. m. March
10th- Rate for 25 persons each
pullman, $6.60. Railroad fare,
$35.60, total $42.20. Rate for
tense that you forget your sur- liott Tuesday night in the
roundings and enter heart and j character John Nichols Jr.
Nish, Servia, Jan. ,26. Via
Rome by Mial to New York.)---
Captain Wukitchevitch of the
artillery nas just been given the
cross of a knight of the order of.
Karageorg.v eh for his irdhunt
exploits dutt:e the recent hasty
retreat of tne st ri an army
from Servian territory. Unable
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