Brenham Daily Banner-Press (Brenham, Tex.), Vol. 31, No. 173, Ed. 1 Friday, October 16, 1914 Page: 1 of 6
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London, October 16.—The following German official
ement was received here last night by the Marconi Wire-
Telegraph Company:
It is reported officially from Vienna that our cavalry has
entered the fortress of Przemysl, Galicia, from the west. The
enemy, perplexed by the rapidity of our operations in Russian
and Galicia, tried in vain to prevent our relief of the
rtress by detaching troops to the west. They were unable,
however, to resist the advance of our army.
"The fifth and sixth Russian infantry divisions attacked by
us have fled in the direction of the river San.
"A cossack cavalry division and an infantry brigade in a
strong position west of Dynow, Galicia, were defeated after
brief resistance."
Berlin, by wireless to Sayville, L. I., October 16.—It was
officially announced that the battle to the east of Wirballen,
in Russian Poland, which has been raging since October 4,
continues favorable to the Germans. Repeated attempts of
the Russians to storm the trenches have resulted in heavy
losses. The Russian efforts to drive out the Germans by ter-
rific artillery fire daily so far have failed.
Russia In the east seems to have "state that owing to failure Of the
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been compelled to follow the steps
of her enemy in the west and sac-
rifice the fruits of her victories by
sending reinforcements to another
part of the- long battle front. The
resumption of the Austro-German
offensive in Galicia was an outcome
of the action of Russia In sending
heavy reinforcements to the river
Niemen, evidently under the impres-
sion that the German Invasion of the
Suwalkl district was a real menace
and not merely a diverting movement
The withdrawal of Russian forces
ftrom Western Galicia, however, 1b
regarded here to be not as complete
as first reported, for Vienna admits
that Przemysl still is Invested on the
side, while Petrograd reports that the
garrison of this fortress has been
invaded by disease and is on the point
pf capitulation. Other dispatches
from the Russian ^capital refer to'na-
tivity along the Vistula river, where
several attacks are reported to have
been repulsed, and declare the gen-
eral battle probably Is under way un-
less the Austro-German advance haa
been hampered by bad weather.
Austrian** in Carpathians.
Renter's Telegram Company has
received from Amsterdam the fol-
lowing official statement issued in
Vienna at noon Wednesday:
"The general staff Bays the Rus-
sians have occupied fortified post
tions on the line of Stry, Sambor and
Midyra in Galicia. The Austrians
are attacking i,n the Carpathians.
The Austrians occupied Poronya and
pursued the enemy in the direction
of Wyskow Smaller successful
skirmishes have taken place In the
Visso valley."
Vienna makes the claim that the
Russians have evacuated Lemberg,
while the Russians yesterday denied
a similar report that they had giv-
en up the siege oI Przemysl. It
would not surprise military men if
the Russians withdrew from Galicia
to concentrate all their
the supreme struggle which with the
advance of the Austro-Hungarlan ar-
mies Into Poland is now upon them
along the Vistula from south of War-
Saw to their southern boundary.
German fleet Active.
Nothing has come through concern-
ing the battle on the Bast Prussian
frontier, but the activity of the Ger-
man fleet in the Baltic and Gulf of
Finland may presage the arrival of
general reinforcements which, if was
reported some days ago, were being
at German Baltic ports.
A German squadron, the flagship
of which is flying the flag of Prince
Henry of Prussia, has been cruising
in the vicinity of Aland island and
only a day or two ago the Russian
cruiser Pallada was torpedoed by
German submarines, two of Which
were lost. Hie presence of the Ger-
man t ships probably would prevent
the Russian warshlpB from coming
out to interfere, with transports
should there be any about.
Russians Claim Defeat.
A dispatch from" Petrograd to the
MesBagero of Rome says that .the
Austro-German army yesterday was
defeated in the neighbor-
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Russians to make progress against
the Germans, the Germans have de-
cided to Immediately transfer consid-
erable masses of troops from the
eastern to the western fronts for an
advance on Parls#
"This transfer' probably already
has begun as ordinary tram traffic
is delayed 18 hours."
Prom the same source, the corre-
spondent says, he learned that there
is a large amount of sickness among
the German troops.
The Rome correspondent of the
Exchange Telegraph says a message
from Basel states that the Fronch
have reoccupled Altkirch and Muel-
hausen.
The Germans, It is said, were com-
pelled to use 160 motor cars to car-
ry off their wounded.
Wants To Know
■ About This County
Secretary Frank Eberle of the
Brenham Young Men's Business As
sociation Has just received a letter
from W. Wi Umbenhauer and Com-
pany of Philadelphia asking him to
come to the City of Brotherly Love
and discuss with them the project
for intetrurbans in this county.
This is the third urgent request the
secretary has received from the com-
pany but the press of business mat-
ters has prevented his accepting the
invitation. It is probable he will go
to Philadelphia some time this win-
ter and give the company a thorough
outline of the plan for interurbans
radiating from Brenham into the
surrounding country.
The Umbenhauer Company is
strong firm of railway bankers and
constructors. They have built many
roads in the United States and the
forces for , ^Qne 0f letter reveals the fact
that they are greatly interested in
the interurban projects here.
To Abandon Places
|jar Ghent As Germans Advance
On Belgian City; Ostend Deserted
Freuch Air Scout Directing Movement of Heavy Artillery
Yonng Men Give A
Barbecue In Honor
Of Bible Classes
FERTILIZES VALUE
SHOWN IN EFFECT ON
THREE COTTON STALKS
The barbecue given last evening
by the young men's Bible class of the
German Methodist Church to the
young lddies' Bible class of the same
church at the farm of Phillip Munz,
one mile west of town was a big
success in every way.
About a month ago the young men
decided to give the young ladies'
class some kind of an entertainment,
the barbecue feature was suggested,
the proper committees named to car-
ry out the plan and make such ar-
rangements as were necessary. This
the Committee did and last night the
two classes met at the church at 7
o'clock to make: the trip to the place
!n big farm wkgotis.
Arriving at the camp place the bar-
becue was served including pickles,
bread, sauce and coffee.
After the supper was served a
huge campfire was built and the at-
tendants grouped around the fire to
swap yarns. F. W. Schuerenberg,
the only honor guest, was made of-
Icial tale teller and well did he do
his job, keeping the entire assembly
!n a state of laughter by hi® humor-
ous tales of camptime experiences.
At a late hour the attendants left
for their homes happy and contented,
feeling' that a pleasant evening had
been spent by all.
Three prize winning stalks of cot-
ton at the Washington County Fair
may serve as an object lesson in the
value of fertilizers. Last spring an
agency for nitrates sent a sample lot
of their product to A. W. Watson, to
test its value on Washington county
land. Mr. Watson used some of it
on oranges and other fruits with
excellent results and took three
stalks of cotton of equal size and
quality, using no fertilizer pn one of
them, a small amount on another and
a sufficiency on the third. These
three stalks were exhibited at the
Fair and woij iirst prize. The stalk
that had received no fertilizer had
2.0 bolls of cotton on it. The stalk
that had received a small amount
of fertilizer had 40 bolls on it, and
the stalk that bad been well sup-
plied with fertiliser containued 800
large ftofls and several blooms. It
grew to more than twice the size of
the other stalks and was tresh and
green with some bolls fully opened,
others opening, others Just forming
and new blossoms coming, while oth-
er stalks were drying up most stalks
in the field were withered.
Thin shows the value of fertilizers
and may serve to teach the farmer?
of the county how to make ten bolls
of cotton grow where only one had
grown before.
, London, October 16.—A dispatch
to the Central News from Alnster-
dam confirms the report that the
Germans have occupied Bruges/ 15
miles east of Osteud
ALLIES MET REFUGEE*
German Artillery Drove Enemy from
Positions Near Ghent.
London, October 16.—The Ostend
correspondent of the Central News
reports that in the fighting east of
Ghent Sunday morning the allies met
with reverse.
"They had been driven out of one
position after another all Saturday
night by German artillery," the cor-
respondent sayB, "and in the morn-
ing one brigade lost its way. Mis-
led by a guide, ambushed and suffer-
ed heavy loaseB. The retreat, how-
ever, was continued in good order to-
ward Thoorout, where fighting con-
tinued Monday and Tuesday.
"This force Anally withdrew into
France and there has been heavy
firing in the neighborhood of Dun-
kirk
The same dispatch says the Belgian
army has beeu ordered to an un-
named point to recuperate.
London, October 16.—The Belgian
government before removing to
France, says a dispatch from The
Hague to the Exchange Telegraph
Company, ordered all male citizens
between the ages of 18 and 45 to en-
ter the army within two' days or be
treated as traitors.
The Times' military correspondent,
discussing the possibility of Germany
attempting an Invasion of England,
thtnkB the government ought to In-
struct the people and the authorities
how to act in the event of such an
attempt and to make up their minds
PRIZE WINNERS ARE ~
GETTING CHECKS OF
. FAIR ASSOCIATION
Mrs. Otto Witte of Shelby and
daughter, Mrs. Walter Korff of Aus-
tin were visitors in Brenham today.
Change Of Venue
Granted To Negro
Accused Of Marder
President J. J. Marek and Secre-
tary Frank Eberle of the Washington
County Fair Association are now busy
making and mailing out checks to
prize winners in the Fair just over
with.
The work is tedious, due to the
number of prize winners, and requires
Treat patience. No one should kick
if their prize money is a little late
;n arriving, for the president and
secretary are doing their best to
"clear the decks."
Several winners of prizes have
given their prize money to the Fair
Association to be used in making the
next Fair a success. This is greatly
appreciated not only by the associa-
tion but by everyone interested in
the Fail.
BLINN AND HIGH
IN PRACTICE GAME
HERE TOMORROW
The ease of Johnnie Woods, one of
the negroes indicted in connection
with the Stolz urder, has been giv-
en a change of venue from Washing-
ton county to Travis county, where
Woods is now in Jail.
The request was granted by the
district court just before adjourn-
ment Wednesday. The case will
come to trial at Austin at the next
term of the district court there.
Woods was removed from 'the
Washington county jail to the Travis
county jail several days agp and will
likely be kept there until his trial
comes up.
W. A. Stuckert of the Wangemann-
normous losses, the Russians are Relchardt Wholesale Grocery Com-
stated to " " J "
prisoner^-' •
SI Germane arriving hafe,'*
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DR. JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE
Rentfrow Stock Company Will Close
Successful Engagement Here on
Saturday Night.
As usual a big crowd attended the
tent show last night^and enjoyed the
excellent work of Rentfrow's Jolly
Pathfinders. / |
Tonight they will present their
great feature bill, "Dr. Jekyll and
Mr. Hyde", one of the most power-
ful dramas ever written.
Saturday afternoon there will be a
bargain matinee when the offering
will be the beautlfl Western play,
"Ih Arizona".
Saturday night the company will
close a most successful engagement
with "The James Brothers in Missou-
ri". The company is very popular
here and everybody will turn out for
the fast performances, with the hope
iVe- *hat the Rentfrows will be back soon
tor a' return engagement.' <: If* * , *:
The football squads of the Bren-
ham High school and Blinn Memori-
al College will meet on Blinn grounds
tomorrow afternoon tor the prelim
inary try-out of the season. It will
be the first effort at play either team
has made this year.
Chas. DeWare, who has been
coaching Blinn, and Prof. W. G. Beas-
ley, who has been whipping the
Highs into shape, have their men
in prime condition for a try-out and
will start the winter's worx tomor-
row. Both teams have unusually
strong Une-upB and some of the hus-
kiest sons of battle who were ever
gotten together here are on the
teams. Although tomorrow's game
will be nothing more than a practice
stunt, the men will make strong ef
forts to humble their opponents.
Both jthe Highs and Blinn contin-
gents hope to wipe'up with the teams
of the near-by cities during the sea-
son, and both teams Intend to start
off by licking the other. Therefore
tomorrow's practice will be full of
interest and should be witnessed by
the Brenham football fans.
Knights Templar
Enjoyed Banquet
After Inspection
Last evening at Masonic Temple
Grand Junior Warden Frank C. Jones
of Houston inspected Brenham Com-
mandery No. 15, Knights Templar.
The occasion was the annual inspec-
tion and as u result a large number
of Knights were present.
Following the inspection and the
usual work of the lodge, a splendid
banquet was enoyed by those in at-
tendance, with the grand Junior war-
den as honor guest. Unfortuately
for the reporter, he was not allowed
a look in on the proceedings and
his Information is therefore extreme-
ly limited.
The Knights report the banquet
lit for kings and the speechmaking
of a sort to put envy in the breasts
of politicians—although the Knights
did not discuss politics. It was a
most enjoyable evening and the
Knights departed at a late hour full
of satisfaction over the evening's en-
tertainment.
Sir Frank C. Jones was shown
many courtesies while here and made
many new friends during his short
stay in Brenham.
whether it 1» proposed to fight regv*
larly or irreguurly in repelling an
invasion.
1 he Times points out that thsre
is no commander in chief in the Brit-
ish isles except Lord Kitchener, and
that, unless one mind presides Over
the numerous garrisons and various
armed forces which would be used
In defense, there can be no unity of
action
"Desperate as the attempt would
be." the writer adds, "the lack Of
great success on the continent may
tempt Germany to risk a blow at
England and the more completely
we are prepared the loss likely Is tht
attempt to be made."
Osteud Virtually Deserted.
Ostend is virtually a deserted city,
Its docks still crowded with terror*
stricken refugees Intent only in get*
ting as far as possible from the
scenes of suffering.
The repatriation of Belgium fufU
tlves promises to become a serious
problem both In England and Hoi-
land and theae countries may call oft
the United States to assist In this
work. , Further detachments of Ca-
nadian troops are landing today,
While It fully Is expected the Ger-
mans will ^reach Ostend and other
ports In the northwest of Belgium
if they have not done so already,
they will meet a stubborn resistant*
In their attempt to extend the right
wing of their main army through Pat
del Calais to the French northern
ports. In fact they have fallen bsaft
in this region In the face of allle*'
offensive.
Rigid Censorship.
The rlgldness of the censorship,
however, precludes more than gueM>
es as to which side scdred In th*
fighting which followed the retire-
ment of the Belgians and the advance
of th'J Germans in the vlclulty Of
Ghent. In the rear of that city U'l»
said the Germane have 10,000 melt
and all signs Indicate that a violent
tattle for possession of Ostend and
other channel port It. imminent or
in actual progress.
What become of the Belgian army
which retreated from Antwerp lb*
public does not know Nor Is th#
composition of the allies forces seek-
ing to check the German seaward'
advance clear
As was the case before tha fall of
Antwerp, the British press In a meas-
ure discounts the German occupation
of Ostend, though It was pointed out
today that If the utiles continue to
hold the town of Ypres, which cuts
the German line, the continued occu-
pation of Ostend would be dlfWeulf,
Germans are reported in Belgium
as far northwest as hrugeB, which
place their cyclists and patrols am
said to have entered.
Nothing during the forenoon in-
dicated any marked change in the
situation in France or in the eastern
war area.
King George and ijueen Mary left
London today for Sandrln^aam, the
royal estate In Norfolk,
THIRTY-NINE-YEAR
OLD BAKE OVEN IS
REPLACED AT LAST
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neglected to sign their real
names to the tilings they wish-
ed published. It ic imperative
that the editor know who
writes things before he can
accept the responsibility of
printing them. Sign your
name, it will be withheld if
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When F. Reutz decided to remove
the big oven at his bakery this week
a>nd install a larger one, one of the
oldest lankmarks in Brenham disap-
peared.
The oven whloh gave place to the
new one was constructed thirty-nine
years ago by Wm. Zeiss. Through
all the years it did valiant and sat-
isfactory service and was only re-
moved because Mr. Reutz' business
had outgrOwn its else and he needed
% larger oven to take care of the
business.
The new oven is now in place and
in use. . It was constructed by Chas.
C. Meentsen of Denton, a cousin of
Mrs. Reutz and an old-time baker.
USED WOMEN AS SHIELDS
Was
Later Captured and Shot
Germans, Said Berlin
by
Mrs. J. C. Bruno of this city re-
urned to Dallas today with Mr. and
Mrs, Frank Gldsecke and will visit
♦ t + t• them in that city for some time.
Berlin, October 16.—A German of-
ficer has sent in a report to the effect
that a Russian major on the East
Prussian frontier forced the inhabi-
tants of the villages under his con-
trol to join the Russian troopB in
the trenches. Furthermore, he usad
women as shields of the Russian ma-
chine guns. Later the major was
captured and shot( by the Germans.
The British and French, it is de-
clared here, fear that the advance of
the Germans in the direction of the
French coast will endanger the pres-
ent situation of the allied forces.
Communication between the fort-
ress of Warsaw and Ivangorod, on
the western bank of the Vistula river,
has been interrupted by a German
detachment. Austrian and German
troops are preparing to cross the Via*
tula.
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Youthful Offender
Houston, Texas, Oct.
federal court indictments returned
late yesterday was one against, WQ<
He Colston, aged 14 years, of Jack-
son county, who is in custody ' al
Victoria, charging the malicious 4*
struction of mail bags. '
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Grimes, Frank. Brenham Daily Banner-Press (Brenham, Tex.), Vol. 31, No. 173, Ed. 1 Friday, October 16, 1914, newspaper, October 16, 1914; Brenham, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth489521/m1/1/: accessed July 7, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Abilene Library Consortium.