The Bryan Daily Eagle and Pilot (Bryan, Tex.), Vol. 31, No. 31, Ed. 1 Tuesday, February 13, 1917 Page: 1 of 6
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VOL XXXI.
BRYAN TEXAS TUESDAY FEBRUARY 13 1917.
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BRITISH
CLOS
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If Oil TURKS
Have Established Lint Aero Bend
In Tigris River Cutting Off
the Turk.
ONE RESULT OF THE SHELL PLANT EXPLOSION
(Br Asaoclelea Trass.)
London Feb. 13. It 1 officially
announced that the Brltlah forces on
the Tigris have established a line
scrota the Tigris bend west of Cutel-
mara completly hemming In the
Turks.
U. S. A!
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WATCH G
VILA
(Br Associated Praia) t
Columbus. N. M. Feb. 13. United
States airplanes are Investigating the
movements of Villa near Palomas
three mllea below the border.
HAWAIIANS AT THE QUEEN.
s
Beckwlth's Hawaiian singers and
players appeared at the Queen yester-
day and arc there again today and to-
night. Tola company the first of Us
kind to ever appear In Bryan made
good In their Initial; performances
and without a doubt should draw a
large attendance this tbelr last day.
The tinging Is fine and the Instru-
mental numbers were unusually well
executed. The music la odd and fas-
cinating something out of the ordi-
nary and the attraction deserves a
large patronage.
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FIRE COMR
MEETING.
The monthly meeting of Protection
Engine Company No. 1 was held last
night at the fire station. The min-
utes of the last meeting were read
and approved and the roll rail showed
a number of the members present.
Twelve new spanners ordered some
time ago were received and they
were evently divided between the two
te companies. The question of or
derlng now uniforms was deferred un-
til the next meeting. The appllca
tlons of T. B Hubbard. Hudson My-
ers and J. II. Nash for membership
In the company were read and received.
FOR SALE.
The old Free Baptist church build-
ng. Submit bids to Rev. J. J. Tat urn
up to 12 o'clock noon 8aturday Feb-
ruary 17th. Right reserved to reject
any and all bids. 34
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Kitchen of the Lackawanna hotel In KlngHland N. J wnvkeu by the iKjuilwrUiueut frmu the shells that exploited
tn the Canadian Cur and Foundry plant The photograph snows the hole made by the shell and the havoc It caused.
The shell can be seen on the chair. The owner of the hotel Is a former German army officer so at least one of the
allied shells found a German mark.
RETAIL IE MEN
Problems Confronting Both Dealers
and Consumers to Bs Discussed
at Fort Worth Meeting.
(Br Associated PrssiO
Fort Worth. Texas. Feb. 13. Per
plexlng problems confronting retail
shoe dealers and ultimately the con
sumer the general public will be dis
cussed from varloua angles at the an-
nual state convention of the Texas
SPLEfffllD TRIBUTE iGREEK CITY OF
UNITED STATES 1ST .
SUFFER USEUKS
Report That American Merchantmen Had Sailed
for Blockade Zone Caused Sensation in Berlin
and Papers Say Wilson Is Trying to Break
German Blockade Further Say Our Govern-
ment Must Be Responsible for What Happens.
' Member of Ambassador Gerard's Party De-
scribes Pitable Food Conditions in Germany
Germany Suddenly Calls Officers of Trades
Unions and Socialist Organizations to Colors.
Ambassador Gerard Will Leave Switzerland
Tonight for Paris More Ships Sunk.
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A telephone message from Mr. C.
M. Cole at San Antonio to relatives
here stated that Dr. Emory who waa
shot at San Antonio yesterday mora-
ine succumbed to his wounds and
passed awsy at 10:10 last night The
'remains reached here over the I.
G. X. at 3
London Feb. 13. Commenting on
the report that two American mjer
chsntmen had left for the blockade
xone the Berlin Vottlsche Zeitung
ssys President Wilson Is trying to
break the German blockade and "the
Amerlcarl government must be re-
sponsible for what happens."
The paper says the announcement
of the departure of the vessels caused
a profound sensation In Berlin.
State Senate Adopted
Sympathy for Him In Death of His
Brother John E. Astln.
Few men In Texas have received a
higher honor than that conferred on
!
Resolutiona of Conflagration Started In Munitions conveyed to his late residence from
Factory and Waa Net Under Con- fuDer. w .
trol at Last Report I
ducted tomorrow ariernoon at z
o'clock.
No further details of the sad trag-
awept
(Br Associated Press.)
London Feb. 13. Fire
throuch a larre section of Piraeus rtwA tw.
ex Senator J. R. Astln of this city by Mt nlghl cauing heTy 0M ofj . a
the senate of Texaa when on Monday. Hfe according to a Reuter dlspstch SENATOR JOHNSON FOR
February 12th that body passed re so from the Greek
I . . . f . . k . Ll I. . I. - '
iuuuiib ui njiupaiuy lur iiiui iu
death of bis brother' John E. Astln
the tlon
Dealers' Association 'Senator Astln while a member of the
BRYAN COTTON EXCHANGE.
NEtV YORK COTTON".
Open. Close. Mon.Cls.
lrh.
May
July
Oct.
....15.69
....15.83
....15.94
.15.64
16.31 15.45
16.45 15.66
16.49 1.V7!
16.65 15.44
NEW ffhl.EANS COTTON
Open. Close. Mon.Cls.
15.53 16.00 15.26
15.55 16.99 16.25
....15.54 16.01 35.34
....15.10 13.49 14.9S
8treet cotton tn Aryan today sold
for 15Hc Cotton seed wss quoted at
IBS per ton.
Men.
May
July
Oct.
A CARD.
As we expected come of our friends
failed to get Invitations to the Spen-
cer recjtal held under our auspices at
the opera house last evening. We
wish to express regret that anyono
should have been overlooked and to
extend an Invitation to hear Mlaa
Spencer's re-created voire In our Ed I
son diamond disc parlors.
E. r. TARK3 A CO.
Retail Shoe
which opened bore today. The pro-
gram will last through tomorrow.
Many shoe dealers from various
parts of the stste hsd arrived early
today and more were expected before
noon. Houston dealers came In a spe-
cial car.
A. F. Sloan recently elected field
secretary of the National Shoe Retail
ers' Association of the I'nlted Statea.
will be one of the speakers.
The entertainment committee of tho I
state association haa not overlooked
the social feature of the convention
and a number of events have been ar
ranged
senate was associated with a major
ity of the present members end their
action bespeaks their friendship for
him snd the high esteem In which he
wss held. In the Senate Journal of
Mondsy February 12th appears the
following resolution as passed by that
body:
Simple Resolution No. 70.
Whereas The mailed hand of afflic-
tion hss fallen upon our much esteem-
ed and universally loved friend the
lion. J. R. Astln of Draxos county.
taking from him by death hla brother
and companion Mr. John Astln. a
stalwart Democrat a Christian gentle-
port The ronflagra-
started In a munitions factory
snd still wss uncontrolled at the time
the dispatch was sent
German Feed Conditions Pitiable.
Berne ' Switi'eriand. Feb. 13.
'Americans who have arrived here
34 thla afternoon and were i are congratulating themselves on
hsvlng escaped further wrestling with
Germany's food problem. Meat la so
scarce In Berlin that when a meager
supply Is received It Is speedily dis-
tributed without advertising. Practi
cally all meat Is sold on cards en
titling each person to half a pound
weekly. The rich are not suffering
because they can buy high priced
poultry or fish. . Poultry sells from
$1.30 to f 1.60 per pound. Food of the
poor classes is mainly confined to
bread.
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR.
VILLA
TOWARD
JUAREZ
All Trsln Equipment Being Used
Send Carrania Troops South to
Opposs Him.
to
The supply of soft leather which lsnan nd murh honored cltlxen of that
said to be In particular demand In l1""'' wererore ne u
I 1) . I a I. A as. - a l
the South owing to climatic condl- "" " ' "r-.Mexican Central railway between here .. ... . J ... . I. V . "
jonn A.t.n. Texaa ha. lost a valuable tnd t hlnuihuil ntr ordr ' T 1" " .
(By Associated Pros)
Juaret Feb. 13. All passenger
traffic haa been suspended on the
Senstor W. A. Johnson of Hall coun-
ty haa announced hla candidacy for
lieutenant governor of Texaa subject
jto the Democratic primary In 1911
(At the proper time he expects to Issue
the platform upon which be will make
the race.
Senator Johnson Is serving the laat
half of hla second term as the repre-
sentative of the 29th district In the
upper house of the Texss legislature.
He waa a regent of the I'nlveralty of
Texaa under the administration of
Governor Campbell and resigned that
position In 1911 to take his plsce In
'the senste. He hss always taken a
lively Interest In educational affairs
and served several years aa president
Germany Calls Mora to Colors.
London. Feb. 13. A Renter dis
patch from Berne says the German
authorities have suddenly called to
the colors all officials of trade anions
and Socialist organisations. These
officials aggregating ten thousand
have been exempt from military service.
tlons Is said to be near the point of
actual exhaustion at the present time
and dealers declare there Is no hope
of the market being replenished at
.ny Immediate date.
It also Is ststed thst the wsr hss
topped the shipments from kid-grow-ng
districts of the world. The wear
cltlxen. the Democracy of this atate lnMnger lmm my UMd for
one oi us strongest worsen ana a
wife a tender kind and loving hus-
band and all mankind a big. true-
hearted friend. And It Is further
mourns with ex Senator Astln the1
moving troops from Jusret-lnlo the
of Memphis before .cepting a piece
upon the board of regents of the I'nl-
Cerard ta Paris.
Berne. Feb. 13. Ambassador Ge-
rard announces be probably will leave
tonight for Paris with the embassy
staff.
ng of unusually high boots by women !0M of h" """ mn: thtl cop3r of
Jso Is ssld to contribute to the short-
ge of the supply.
MEXICO CITY HAS
ten It V of Texas. At this lima ha la
Cases Crsndes country to oppose the rhtlnnM of nmmMtt on
advance of Mlla troops toward the ... ... h. v.
'uriwi menu. Ana u is lurtner Tti... ... ....
Resolved. That the Senate of Texas' EE.? M' mbw of Mt doM
........ march overland toward Palomas to ...... i--. u. u.
. - HMpvi twill WMIIMIMIT ICIT
engsge the Vllllstas. -.! rfi.irui
ties In the senste his district contain-
ing one-fifth of the counties of the
lists and one twelfth of the popula-
DESTRUCTIVE
NOTICE.
Regular meeting of K. of P. lodge
-tonight at S o'clock. ' Each member Is
requested to be present. J. B. Chris
tlsn. C. C II. 8. Locke K. of R.
nnd 8.
Ten Killsd and Msny Injured by Fire
Caused by Exploding Dynamite
and Cartridges.
(Br Associated Prase.)
Mexico City. Fob. 13. At least len
pereons were killed and many Injured
In a fire which destroyed the Mexican
Central warehouse Isst night. The
casualties were-Vaaaed by the explo-
lon of dynamite and gun cartridges
stored In the building.
these resolutions be spread on the
Senate Journal and also a copy sent
to ex Senator Robert Astln and a copy
to the bereaved wife of our departed
cltlxen.
(Signed) Hudspeth Derhard. Alder
'dice. Bailey Bee Buchanan of Belt
Buchanan of Scurry Caldwell Clark.
I Dayton Dean Floyd. Gibson. Hall.
nariey iiennerson nopains jonnson
of Hall Johnston of Harris. King. Let-
tlmore McCollum. McNealua Psge.
Psrr. Rnhblns Smith Strickland.
Weatbrook. Woodard. Suiter.
Resd snd adopted by nnsnlmous
rising vols of the Senste. this the 12th
day of February 191?.
JOHN. D. McCALU
Secretary of the Senate.
It sometimes happens thst a msn
Is kept from squandering his money
fnP mlnlna aliw-lr k.rinu k. t
1-"- I. - mw nmm HVtl
to squander.
eon BREAKS
OUT in CUBA
Clash Bttwesn Government Treept
and Rebels United States Tsn-
ders Munitions to Cuba.
Te Frown en Treaty Request
Washington. Feb. . 11 Germany's
request made through the Swlaa min-
ister that the I'nlted States reaffirm
the Prussian-American treaties la the
same request Ambassador Gerard de-
clined to consider at Berlin and la
likely to be frowaed anon by Presi-
dent Wilson. The questions being
considered by President Wilson In
clude the proposed conference of neu-
trals to outline the rights of nations
engaged In war the loaning of guns
for arming American merchant ships.
action on the Austrian situation and
a reply to Carranxa's suggestion for a
food embargo.
Break May Come With Austria.
Washington Feb. 13. 8ome mem-
bers of the families of officials at
tlon. He Is a newspaper man of more
than a third of a century In the active
harness In Texss and Is a past presi-
dent of the Texss Press Association.
He Is well known and very popular
with the press of Texss and experts
a general support from the entire
press of tho stste. He hss been edl- Inched to the Austro-German embassy
tor and proprietor for many years of
'the Hall County Herald at Memphis.
Texss. He obtained some notoriety
four years sgo ss the author of the
nounred that the I'nlted 8tatee has ""I P"""- Pol halt law that has
offered 1.000 rifles and l.OOO.OOO cart- ntKh discussed during the past
ridges to the Cuben government An J"1"- stsie-wlde prohibition-
encounter has occurred In Mstsntas 'L
between government troops and ' 1
rebels. ' A msn hat a heavy load to carry
a aw e when hla wife trlee to share the
(fit Asaor-talMI Pram I
Havana Feb. 13. It la officially an-
have arranged to leave the I'nlted
States with Ambassador Bemstorff.
Some regard thla aa significant la
view of the "uncertain state of rela
tions with Austro-Hungsry.
A'merlcsn Firemen Wounded
Qoeenstown. Feb. IS. Of the
American firemen on board the Brit-
ish ateamshlp Sakonln. sunk Wed-
nesday last James Weygard Was
tt Is easier to renew a good resottt- height by putting hla earnings all on wounded by a shell splinter and vow
tlon than a MNUy note. nr Dark- Ms la a hospital here.
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