The Texas City Times (Texas City, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 143, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 5, 1915 Page: 1 of 4
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THE TEXAS CIT
Sv. 21 The Fly
No .143.
Establishes
Rural Route
Made In Camp
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All the neighboring ini By United Press.
The Kaiser is due back in Ber- High government officials here
GARRISON AT WARSAW
MAKING LAST STAND
and the deposit of silt in
The Rus-
rectly into the city.
The Times likes to see people
Military
Y. M. B. L. Meets
men
say
The Young Men’s
The
Jr.
United States gunboat Eagle
LOCALS
are
another city.
op-
TERROR TO THE TURKS
ticed it.”
Let The Tail
under the mines and have creat-
of
■ War Correspondent’s Amusing Story
of Efforts to Reach Italian Front
Corps, leaves this evening for a i
on the streets.
BY WILLIAM G. SHEPHERD
a
welfare of the public and it must
Boston, Aug.
to the city in an educational way
5.—A special
come out into the aisle of
Messrs. Jacobs, the managers of j
Nineteenth Infantry, young fellows with the silk hats
the store, thoroughly advertised pany H,
in Texas City reads the
suff-
performance.
opened this morning.
rejoin his regiment at Galveston.
have reached
rope, despite
Col. Banister
Leaves Tomorrow
townsmen when the great
portunity presents itself, as
surely will in a short tim.e
TEXAS CITY
The Port of Opportunity
channel has been almost entire-
ly stopped.
commanded by Captain V. C.
Amburn.
___ESTABLISHED JUNE 1, 1909. _______
TEXAS CITY, TEXAS. THURSDAY, AUGUST 5, 1915.
BRIDGE FALLS ON
TRAIN; ENGINEER
IS KILLED
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VOL III.
Dredge Nearing
Shore End At
Texas City
;, Rosenberg Library
Death of
Infant Son
fellow live jn
. I
is j By United Press.
.brother, M. O. Machen, in Texas Texas City store.
City.
BERLIN BELIEVES WORLD WAR
WILL COME TO END BY WINTER
'consistent, and when their con-
sistency goes to the extent of it =
present and get in readiness to bwest bidder, who happened to day visiting her husband,'of the guns,
work jointly with his felieu " • -----ih
fuence in bringing about peace, outcome of the war.
Many Substantial I T. C. Laundry
ImprovmentsBeing ____IO
the event through the columns 'will accompany the private do the same and kiss the wo- him.
of The Times, and as everybody mount of Major R. H. Van De- man’s hand. You pile into the |
ilization of troops in Texas City By United Press.
been made in Galveston the past co to visit the fair
two nights, charging violation of - * -
the ordinance requiring that rear | Mrs. Mahr, wife of Sergeant
lamps be lighted when cars are Mahr of the Quartermaster
Lieutenant Colonel William B.!
Banister, who has been the divi- 1
sion surgeon ever since the mob-!
shelled the Haitien rebels this
ing on the Texas City channel camped in Texas City, for the service.
On the platform beside the of a great man that he is.
morrow. Rev. James R. Basket Holmes of the first battalion elderly ladies. About the group,
Berlin, Aug. 5.—It is officially
In the morninf, when
The mere announcement of
Sergeant Major William man, are chatting with two
Com-'woman and to the tall man. The mountains. and his all that is best of the artistic
Now’s no time to interview good things of this life. Goods,” will be shown to ladies
------000------ only at the Best Theatre tomor-
Finally, we come to a station; i LONDON—Britain’s popular row afternoon at 3 o’clock.
paper man, from Galveston to Wash- sleeping car, following the dis- there’s coffee there, in a big war song. “Sister Susie’s Sewing j
Private Louis Davis,
St. Paul, Minn., Aug. 5.—-A
discussion of the affairs of Texas prosperity of the city. T. E.
City will be participated in by Gammage believes in it good and j
all. j strong, and as an/ evidence of his
In view of the fact that the faith he let the contract for the
future looks very promising for building of his new home to a .
Lights Be Burning ARMY NOTES
Washington, Aug. 5.
The government dredge Col-, Large quantities of building ■
onel A. M. Miller, which, for material are being purchased by.
Marque cemetery at 2 p. m. to-
and dyke, has moved near the making of various improvements land towns will be visited by the I Berlin, Aug. 5.—It is the firm i
shore end of the dyke at Texas about the camp. Nearly 75,000 : laundry’s auto twice a week for belief in official circles here that lin from the eastern front Sun- believe the allies
City, and is making the second feet of lumber has recently been the purpose of gathering bundles the world war may end by win. day, and will hold some import- the end of their
filling over the bulkhead near purchased from one local lumber land agencies have been estab-1 f n of War ' i l ant conferences with his minis- their public protestations of
the passenger pier. When this concern for the building of sta- lished in each town and village on j " Yers next week. It is said the their intentions to carry on the
work is finished the dike will be bles, and • it is understood that the mainland of Galveston coun- a matter of hours, which, "hen conferences will likely have an 'war to an end that will be in
practically completed except‘for shelters for the wagons and am- ty. it happens, will have a great in-.important bearing on the final their favor.
some filling near the outer end, bulances will also be built soon. - The enterprise of this grow- i
------- ---------- ------ the announced that Warsaw has
. Germans must yet sacrifice thou- been taken, and that the German
taker H. B. Emken has charge of furlough, spent in
the funeral arrangements. York, and other northern and ‘looking very hot in
------000------ eastern points. Sergeant Holmes coats.
Everybody s first annual sum- is now acting regimental ser-
mer clearing sale started off geant major,
this morning in fine shape.!
more than a year, has been work- the United States Army, en-
there were many bargain seek- ington. D. C. Upon completion tinguished tall couple and off thick cups, and war bread. The Shirts for the Soldiers,” has a the name of this paly is
ers’i evidence when the store of this duty Private Davis will you start—for the Italian front, valet goes out and gets some for rival. It’s “Cousin Clara’s Cook- cient to fill the house at every
“That’s the brother of the i (Continued on page 4) png Cakes for Cossacks.”
manner, “Damaged
you ;along saniary lines,, and has al- (meeting of the stockholders of
the so resulted in the healthiest ar- the New England Telephone and
train you find that only you and my camp the world has ever (Telegraph Company was held to-
the king s brother and his wife known. day for the purpose of increas-
and a man and a valet and a sec-1 Colonel Banister is the last of ing the capital stock from 50,
retary are in the car. It’s just the original staff officers of the 000,000 to $75,000,000.
of the First Methodist Episcopal Twenty-seventh Infantry, has standing at respectful distances the same as if you were travel- Second Division remaining, the | —- ---
Church will officiate. Under- returned from a four months’ are five young men, holding their ing in a private car with Prince other members of the staff hav-; ]U[afine^ Tnmnrmm
Chicago, New : high silk hats in their hands and i George. ing been changed two or three;
their frock j There isn’t any dining car on times since the mobilizatic ror Ladies Only
the train, on account of the war. i On behalf of the people of ------
The conductor blows his horn. Prince George looks as hungry as Texas City The Times publicly i The great problem play, a play
The two elderly women bend you are. He’s standing out • in thanks Colonel Banister for his that tells a story of intense heart
their knees to the tall graceful the aisle, looking at dreary great work here, and wishes him interest in the most delicate and.
“The people have become care- visit to the exposition at San
less in the observance of the or- Francisco.
dinance," said Chief of Police ••• (United Press Staff Correspond- king of Greece,” the conductor
Sedgwick of Galveston last night [ Captain Wait C. Johnson, ad- ■ ent ) tells you, later in the evening,
and we will have to jog their jutant of the Twenty-sixth In- j — when he collects your ticket.
memories, as they seem to havefantry, will leave in a few days Rome, July 1. (By Mail).—I “That’s Prince George. He was and Galveston two years and
forgotten that there is such anon leave of absence. He will have been to the Italian front, an exile from Crete, you know, half ago, will leave tomorrow af- bridge spanning the river here
ordinance. It is a safety meas- .visit at San Francisco and at [but I came right back to Rome 'until Venizelos got out of office ternoon with Mrs. Banister and gave way and fell today. A
ure that was written for the .other points on the Pacific coast, 'again, quickly. and now he’s going back again, son, William C., for Chicago freight train passing underneath
3y United Press. Iter their trenches had been
Paris, Aug. 5.—The French stormed and taken.. Artillery'
morning as they tried to enter,War Office admits that the Ger- duels continue in the Aisne and
Cape Haitien. The rebels were mans are literally swarming Argonne districts. Grenade fight-
Mrs. P. H. Myhre, of Galves- commanded by General Bobo, over the Lingekopf district .The ing and heavy cannonading
Texas City, it behooves every Texas city contractor, whose bid ton, ompninnihys herkisser They were driven back to the French were forced to retire af- in progress in Artois,
man interested in the city to be was $200 more than the next City in T Cit vester_ woods by the fire of the Eagle’s ! ------------------ ----------------------
ENGLISH SUBS CAUSE
Miss Ida London will leave i
Sixth Cavalry post exchange.
“I preach trade at home, said i e.e
it Mr. Gammage, “and I could not j Miss Armintine Machen of Sa- Sunday for St. Louis to purchase
consistently do so unless I prac- dia, Texas, is the guest of her a stock of millinery for her
Two candidates were initiated being thoroughly renovated and | Brusa, Asiatic Turkey, Aug. 5. ed a reign of terror from the
i Colonel Walter K. Wright of ir the rank of Page at the meet- remodeled throughout. A. H. I—Although the waters of the westen entrance of the Sea of
Numerous arrests of automo- the Twenty-third Infantry will ing of the Texas City Knights of Reeves and John Booth have the Dardanelles are thickly mined, Marmora to the very gates of
bile drivers and owners have leave tomorrow for San Francis- Pythias last night. contracts. 'British submarines daily burrow Constantinople.
be enforced. I have instructed - (
my men to get the numbers of tain William A. Bumside of the
all cars without lights and file Twenty-sixth Infantry,
complaints against the owners.” leave in a few days for San i
---------- Francisco.
z Here’s the story. He usually travels in a private where Colonel Banister will as- the structure was wrecked, the
Mrs. Burnside, wife of Cap-1 A hot June evening in the car but there are no private cars sume his duties as sanitary in- engineer being buried under the
... Care de Lyon in Paris,; people in war time and so he’s traveling spector for the Central desart- debris.
wi o -------------- -h- hont . en_ with us.” ment. i
[ In the morning we’ll get a i The people of Texas City and । TELEPHONE CO.
tablishing a rural automobile
fussy; because of the heat; eli-
gines belching smoke in the big ( .
train shed. You dash into the newspaper interview with this the official and social circles
The following6 named enlisted station and get your ticket. You ‘tall brother of a king. We’ll get the army regret their departure; NCRF AKEK CAPITA!
men will be discharged by pur- are off for the Italian front, via him to tell American newspaper very much. Colonel Banister’s -- 11 flu
chase: Private Eugene M. Zea- 'Rome. [readers how it feels to be a sort work has been of untold value _
•ley, Quartermaster Corps, Pack
The infant son of Mr. and Train, No 9; Sergt. Frank O’Con- 'sleeping car stands an odd col-
Mrs. R. E. Fairey of Texas City nor, Company K, Twenty-sev- .lection of persons. A tall, splen-
died at 8 o’clock this morning, enth Infantry. did looking man, in tennis
and will be buried in the La * * * clothes, and a tall, handsome wo-
The Texas City Laundry is
expanding its business by es-
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which is being done by the Bow-. The improvements being made ing business has brought it! DADF NAV (AT
ers Southern Dredging Com- throughout the camp are very splendid success, and its latest I LUlL H- UHLh
pany. substantial, and seem to indicate addition to its superior services ; Ap A Nn “ANKIKFApV
The dike has already proved that there is no intention on the will result in an increaaed pay-1 UKHIV UUI3.I UR I
its values, as tide waters in the part of the authorities of moving roll at the plant and naturally i TA A Pp A(E
bay have been greatly diverted the troops any time soon. more business for Texas City. । IU IHLh LLhvL
the ____—_— Manager Sevidge is to be con- __
He Practices gratulated. By United Press. Petrograd, Aug. 5.
fir j , II p L _L । Zurich, Aug. 5.—Swiss papers sian garrison is making its last
The dredge Colonel Miller is What He Breaches Qen Bell Will published reports today that the stand boforen"arsawaonlynsir WARSAW IS TAKEN
Ret urn Saturday Popeintends to call the grandheart of the city." innumerable
consistory to assemble in Sep- shells scream across the narrow
Major General J. Franklin Bell tember, to discuss measures to area.
. costing them real money—money is due to arrive in Texas City bring about peace throughout
Tomorrow Night that runs up into the hundreds - Saturday morning, after an ab- Europe. sands of men before they get di- ‘troops have entered the city,
of dollars—the fact should be sence of several weeks visiting
Business recorded that all may be inspired San Francisco and other points U.S. SHIP SHELLS
eague o e it ' ( “Trade at home” has been a at once assume command of the HAITIEN RRRF g
regular monthly session at the favorite slogan with many Tex- Second Division, United Statee , nHllaLI KEDEL)
Livingstone Cafe tomorrow as City people for a long time, army, which, during his ab-
night. President Treasure an- and it is a slogan worth thinking sence, was in command of Bri- 3y United Press.
nounces that no set program 'about often, for its strict observ- gadier General George Bell
has been arranged, but a general ance will mean much for the of the Fifth Brigade.
~ W /os
“ Ay
St. Mary’s Catholic church
GERMANS MAKE GAINS
ON EASTERN FRONT
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The Texas City Times (Texas City, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 143, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 5, 1915, newspaper, August 5, 1915; Texas City, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1576872/m1/1/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Moore Memorial Public Library.