Conroe Courier (Conroe, Tex.), Vol. 26, No. 34, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 15, 1918 Page: 2 of 8
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ELECTION IN TEXAS
a urn* rto«
(CUITUR 0O«CRj
Governor Hobby Retains S to 1 LmV
Ovar Ferguaon With Laaa Than
Score of Count!** Inoompleto.
State Commission laawaa Order Grant-
ing 26 For Cant Rata Inareoaa, Ra-
troaetiv* Dating Back to June 26.
Many Crops Suffer Loos During Month'
of July, But Harvests Will Ex*
oaad Thoaa of Last Year.
THE ALLIK8 HAVE SAINED MORE
THAN MQtMILia OF Tf RRITORY
IN RBCENT DRIVES.
1 Tbs following names are of Texas
Sava who hare Just given up their lives
Si Ssfeaae of their country, or have
bee* -wounded, captured or miaaiag
■a the battlefields of Europe:
. ARMY CASUALTIES.
-A tabulation of the
primary of
July 27 with complete returns frost all
but less thuu a score of counties ahdwa
Governor Hobby received 452,320
vote*, with former Governor Ferguson
receiving 224,369.
For lieutenant governor and other
aUi«.officers, the fallowing are the to-
tal vote* tabulated:
Lieutenant governor — Moore 111.-
285, Cowell 78,917. Halley 52 760. Hen-
derson 79.621, Dnvldaon 128.712, John-
son 121,227.
Associate Jnstlee supreme court—"
Harvey 207,873, Greenwood 306,799.
- Attorney geidbAil—Cureton 215,<91a*tfl
Spoonts 148.103, Wood# 204.017.
Dallas. Tex.-
votes of the democratic
Auatln, Tex.—The railroad commie
atou thta week came te the rescue of
ths numerous Texas short lines which
were not taken over by the federal
railroad adminUtralloa but were re-
turned to their owners to shift for
themselves. By •*JJ\Vr issued Satur-
day the commlsaiQ^^fthortzes the re-
jected lines to use (K same rates pre-
scribed by the national administration
for the lines retained under Us control.
These rates were raised 25 per cent
and ars considerably higher than those
Washington.—Bumper crops of ah
moat every foodstuff grown on the
farm were Indicated Thursday In the
department of agriculture's monthly
crop report, despite a falling off in
the prospective production in practi-
cally all crops during July, due to ad-
verse conditions, principally hot and
dry weatuer.
In round figures, the loss to farmers
of this prospective production la rough-
ly estimated at almost three-quarters
of a billion dollars—more than $450,-
UOO.UOO In lbs principal grain and food
crops, and $260,000,000 In ootton.
tactically every crop Is growing on
larger acreage this year than that
planted last year. Indicating that the
farmers have been making strenuous
efforts to meet the heavy needs of
the allies and the increasing demands
at .home for foodstuffs.
A Corn, the country’s greatest crop,
was the heaviest sufferer from the dry
and hot weather of July, losing 17"1
000,000 bushela In prospective produc-
tion since the first production forecast
was made from June conditions. The
monetary loss to corn growers is
around $276,000,000. From most every
part of the country there came reports
that corn this year is from two to
three weeks ahead of Its average con-
dition, Indicating that practically all
of the crop will mature before the
dates of first frost. That condition
should assure the minimum injury
from frost damage.
Wheat,, the harvesting of which is
nearing completion, suffered a loss of
13,000,000 bushels, yet the crop will-
be much larger than laat year's and
also bigger than the average of the
five-years before that.
Drouth and heat made inroads on po-
tatoes, causing a loss of 15,000,000 in
the prospective crop, and swt-et potato
production loss was estimated at half
that quantity. A notable exception in
the forecasts was that of tobacco,
which showed an Increase of 41,000,000
pounds in the prospective crop over
the forecast made in July.
In Their Retreat the Hune Have Aban-
doned Large Quantitive of Guns
and Supplies—The Prlaen
Cam pa Are Full.
Killed in Action.
Private Clarence Waters, Arcadia.
8eiresnt Marion F. Scott, Burnet.
Bergeaut Shelby Smith, Fairbanks.
Private Benjamin F. Lewis, Mercury.
Lieutenant Hubert J. Hutchinson, El
The French offensive In Picardy
strikes the German line between the
Mata and the Oise rivers over a front
of some fifteen to twenty nillee, ex-
tending from the neighborhood of Lag
I,»)ges, south of Roye, to the vicinity
of Hlbecourt. The official French
statement tells of an advance te the
north and east of Oury. ‘‘thereby la-
creasing the menace to the Germaas
at Lasslgny.*' Further east, the state-
ment says, the French lines were ad-
vanced a mile and a hah tu the north
employed on the shor( Hues. The or-
der of the day Is made retroactive, dat-
ing back to June 25, when they were
rejected. The new order rends as fol-
lows-
“In view of the Issuance and putting
Into effect by the United States rail-
road administration, through the direc-
tor general, of certain advances on In-
terstate and Intrastate rates on'freight
traffic moving over all railroad lines
now operated by the sald.Unlted State#
railroad administration, said advances
being covered by general order No. 28,
issued by said admlnls*ration under
Died of Wounds.
Private Arnold O. Plch, Fort Worth.
Private William H. Ferguson, Ore
Private John W. Fondren, Cdleman.
Wounded In Action.
Private Morgan Smith, Wichita Falls.
Private John J. Hale, Thrall.
Private Verstele J. M. Gentry, Van
CALL ISSUED FOR 130,207 PROCLAMATION ISSUED TO
TO REPORT THIS MONTH AID LOCAL DRAFT BOARI
Alatyu*
Private Otto Mess L. Beck, Paige.
Private Rudolph K. Slsak, Sraith-
tWe.
of the village of Cambronne, a town
not shown on available maps. Gen-
eral Haigs report dealing with ths
fighting on his part of the front, bs-
tween Albert and Roye. tells of gain-
ing ground on the north hank of ths
Somme, where American troops are
operating, and between the Somms
and Roye, hut these gains were unim-
portant in the way of territory gained,
except that they show the Germans
dtp RTitt unable nr stop tho British ad-
vance altogether.
Reports claim that the French have
captured tho central high part of a
chain of hills opposite Lassiguy. usual-
ly referred to in press dispatches as
the Massif of Lasslgny, aud that the
FTench position Is such as to make It
highly probable that the Germans will
have to evacuate Lasslgny In a few ,
hours, which In turn is expected to
compel them to fall back to a line run- |
nlng roughly from Peronne to Noyon. j
Should the Germans fall back to the
Noyon-Peronne line It would involve ;
evacuating as much territory as the
allied armies have already captured, :
Out of the
Lon* Star State Must 8«nd 4,000
Whites and 1,760 Negroes to Camp
Travis Between August 26-30.
Governor Speaks of Demands That
Will Be Made for Large Number of
Texans and Urges Situation Be Met
Corporal Ladd J. Kubala. Granger.
Corporal Randall L. York, Giddlngs,
Private Willie S. Pasamore, Houa-
date of May 25, 1918, *nd the supple-
ment thereto Issued under date of June
12, 1918, and for the purpose of avoid-
ing confusion and the application to
traffic moving jointly between lines of
railroad under federal control and
other lines not under such control of
excessively high through rates based
Washington.—Calls for 130,207 se-
lective draft registrants qualified for
general military service to Join the
colors before the end of August were
Issued Thursday by the provost mar-
Austin, Tex.—Governor Hobby has
issued a proclamation to all city,
county and State officers and county
and city councils of defense, calling
upon them to be In readineas to assist
Private Walter S. Preddy.' Trenton.
Corporal Daniel Sparks, Ennis
Private Charles I>eon, East Bernard.
Private Joseph P. Clark. Cameron.
Private John Y Martinex. Corpus
Chrtatl.
Private George Slechta, Victoria.
Private Allen D. Anderson, Dallas.
Sergeant Nicholas Nora, Laredo.
Corporal Milton A. Samuel, Fort
Worth
Private Melvin H. Bain, Slaton.
Private Ray Addiaor Crawford.
Argyle.
Corporal William F'. Cox, Greggville.
Private Luther McGee, Chlllicothe.
Private Charles E. Hardin, Pecan
the local draft boards In the reglatra- on the t»um of the local rates appllea-
shai general
One hundred thousand white regis-
trants from 43 States are ordered en-
trained between August 26 and Au-
gust 30. Twenty-one Stales and the
District of Columbia are directed to
furnish 30,207 negro registrants, to en-
train August 22-24.
Those orders bring the number of
men called out in August to about
100,000, the number contemplated in
the present military program.
Following are the States from which
the white men now called will come,
and the camps to which each quota is
assigned:
Alabama 850, Camp Gordon, Ga.
Arizona 300, Camp Pike, Ark.
Arkansas 1700, Camp Pike.
California 2375, Camp Lewis, Ameri-
can I^akn, Wash.
Colorado 800, Camp Lewis.
Connecticut 2500, Camp Greenleaf,
QUOTAS OF TEXAS COUNTIES
AND CITIES OF AUG. 26 30 CALL.
Austin, Tex.—Below will be found
the quotas for cltiea and conntle* of
the 4.000 white men ordered to report
ut Camp Travis, San Antonio, during
the five days, August 26 to 30: „
Anderson, 32; Angelina, 31; Atas-
cosa, 12: Baylor, 22; Bee. 1; Bell No
1,33; Bexar, 12, Blanco, 6; Bosque, 14;
Bowie. 67,- Brazoria, 33; Briscoe, 6;
Brooks, 1; Burnet, 19: Callahan. 1;
Camp, 2; Carson, 4; Cass. 4; Castro,
1; Cherokee, 27; Childress, 4; (May,
25; Collin No. 1. 164; Colorado, 22;
Comal, 16; Comanche, 5u; Concho, 6;
Cooke. 36; Coryell. 8; Cottle, 14; L’roa-
by. 76;- Dallas. 30; Deaf Smith, 12;
Delta, 12; Denton, 1; Do Witt. 60;
Dickens, 2; Dimmit, 3; Duval, 16;
Flastland, 16; Edwards, 3; Ellis No. 1,
tlon extending the present draft age# j companies
will be enacted by congress at an early
date^ According to pluns of the ad-
ministration Immediately upon enact-
ment of the new law and after Issu-
ance by the president of the required
proclamation the registration will be
effected. It can not be ascertained at
the present time with exact certainty
Just what ages will be rendered sub-
ject to registration and draft, but it Is
safely assumed that a very large num
ber of men, probably equal to or great-
er than the number of men required tc
register June 6, 1917, will be called
upon to stand in readiness to discharge
the obligation of allegiance, and that
the day of registration will be early
in September.
“The local bnardH will have Imme-
diate direction and supervision of the
registration within their respective
jurisdictions. The aclual registration
v .I] be made In the customary voting
precincts In the jurisdiction of each
local board.
“The registration of the large num-
ber of men contemplated and their be-
ing properly classified and made avail-
able for military service to carry out
the program mapped out by the war
department for the successful prosecu-
tion of the war demands that thorough-
ly detailed and extensive preparation
be made at ouce, in order that the
work shall be performed promptly and
completely on the day set. The presl-
control—liuve been released by the
United States railroad administration
—be and they are hereby authorized to
observe and apply to intrastate freight
traffic moving Jointly in connection
with their lines and lines under fed-
“rat control the terms and provisions
of said general order No. 28 and sup-
plement thereto as hereinbefore de-
scribed.
‘‘This order shall be effective on
traffic moving on and alter June 25,
Sergeant Joseph Newgerry, Fort
Worth
Sergeant Robert E. Phillips, Tangle-
300 square miles or more
Private Bennett Burnham, Marble
apparent conflict In the news of the
day one thing stands out—that the al-
lied offensive in thta region Is to be
continued until other objectives are at-
tained, and U/at the prospects are
INCREA8E OF MALE GRADUATES
FROM HIGH SCHOOLS 18 STEADY.
Missing In Action.
Corporal Joe Chalupa, Taylor.
Private W. M. Bacon, Jerym.
Private William E. Huffman, Call.
Private Henry G. Knox, Beach.
U-Boat Discharges Poisoned Gaa.
Falls,
165; Ellis No. 2. 40; Krath, 19
Washington. — Gas from oil dis-
Delaware 150, Camp Mead, Md.
Florida 1300, Camp Jackson. S. C.
Georgia 2750, Camp Gordon.
Idaho 500, Camp I^ewfs.
Illinois 400, Camp Wadsworth, 8. O
Indiana 1500, Camp Sherman, O.;
2725 Camp Custer, Mich.
Iowa 600, Camp FTinston, Kan.
Kansas 2000, Fort Riley, Kan.
Kentucky 3350, Qunf Taylor, Ky
Mulne 600, Camp Devens, Mass.
Maryland 3850, Cuuip Meade
Massachusetts 600, Camp Devens;
2800 ( amp Jackson.
• Michigan 5275, ('amp Custer.
Minnesota 2000, Camp Grant, III.
Missouri 2000, Camp Funston.
Montana 1650, ('amp Ix-wla.
Nebraska 1500, ('amp Funston.
Nevada 150, ( amp Lewis.
New Hampshire 250, Camp Devans
New Jersey 2000, ('amp Meade.
New Mexico 1000, Camp Pike
New York 6400, Camp Gordon.
North Carolina 4500, Camp Jackson.
North Dakota 1000, Camp Lewis.
Ohio 6650, Camp Taylor.
Oklahoma 7000, ('amp Pike.
Oregon 1000, ('amp Lewis.
Pennsylvania 10,000, Camp Lee. Va.
Rhode Island 225. ('amp Devens
South Carolina 1400. Camp Jackson.
South Dakota 2000, Camp F'unston.
Texas 4000. ('amp Travis, Texas.
25; F'annin, 108; F'ayette, 17; F’isher,
42; Floyd, 8; F'oard, 16; F'ort Bend.
27; Freestone, 57; Galverton, 6; Gil-
lespie. 21; Goliad, 11; Gonzales, 21;
Grayson No. 1, 6; Grayson No. 2. 15;
Gregg, 5; Grimes, 9, Hale, 13: Hall.
10; Hamilton, 9; Hardiu, 52: Harrison,
7; Haskell, 9; Hemphill, 9; 1 lender-
non; 55; Hill No: T, ~27;~TTd])kin8, 23;
Houston, 48; Howard. 5; Hudspeth, 1;
Private Ethel Roberts, Bogota
charged on the water by the German
submarine operating off the middle
Atlantic coast overcame six men in
the coast guard station and lighthouse
on Smith's Island. N. C., Saturday, the
navy department was advised Monday
by the commandant of the sixth naval
district. Sinking of the British steam-
z*r-RmGetencr -of gross Tons, and
the Swedish steamer Sydland, of 3,031
gross tons,
Frivate Ernest J. King, Woden.
Private Otto H Klein, Seguia.'
Private Harry A. Lee, I)p'.’a*.
Private John Shaw, Arlington.
Private Harold F Klrkham, Cla*
Lieutenant Clyde C. Vaughan, Lib-
erty Hill.
Hunt No 1, 54; Hunt No. 2, 26; Jack,
3; Jackson. 43; Jasper. 1; Jefferson
No. 1, 15; Jefferson No. 2, 25; Jim
Wells. 1; Johnson, 9; Jones, 19;
Karnes,*11; Kaufman, 6; Kendall, 22;
King, 1; Knox, 6; Lamar No 1, in;
Lamb, 5; Lampasas, 8; Lavaca, 60;
Liberty, 6; Lipscomb, 11; Live Oak, 3;
Llano, 2; Lynn, 52; Madison, 10; Ma
rioti, 25; Martin, 1; Mason. 9; Mata-
gorda, 10: Maverick, 6; McCulloch, 28;
McLennan No. 1, 62; McLennan No
2, 23; McMullen, 3; Medina. 9; Men-
ard, 6; Milam. 5; Mills, 2; Montague,
23; Morris, 8; Nacogdoches, 85;
Nueces, 1; Orange, 10; Palo Pinto, 20;
Polk, 40; Ilalncs, 2; Red River. 52;
Refugio, 10; Roberts. 5; Robertson
12; Rockwnll, 3; Rusk, 44; Sabine, 20;
San Augustine, 83; San Saha, 1;
Shackelford, 1; Shelby, 68; Sutton, 1;
MARINE CASUALTIES.
in New F7ngland waters
I near where ten fishing smacks were
destroyed Sunday, also was reported
to the navy department. The former
was torpedoed Sunday with the fate
of her crew still undetermined,
The statistics for the current year
ending August 31 has not yet been
compiled, by Superintendent Doughty
states that, In his oplpion, It will show
a substantial increase in the number
of high school gradmltes.
The reason assigned for the uniform
Increase in the number of male grad-
uates from high schools is the liberal-
ized conrim of study now being offered
ih Texas high schools "It is possible
now," said Superintendent Doughty,
“for high school pupils to elect those
courses of study which best meet their
to take prisoners. At the same tlms needs and requirements."
she is treating the American wounded --
inhumanely, making them the special i Fifteen Dlvleione to Be Organized,
object of her hatred The Americana Houston. Tex.—Information was re
are In posscaston of a document of re- celved at Camp l,ogan Wednesday by
cent date showing that the Germans | Colonel I). J Baker, post commander,
are telling the neutrals in various ( that tfie Fifteenth Division,, regular
countries that we are barbarians or army, had been designated to be or-
worse. ^All these "made in Germany” gantzed and trained at Camp Logan,
documents which are wldelj circulated j R 1» not known what major general
arc false and step# have be**n taken al- he placed in command kuJ it is
ready to convince neutrals of this fact. ' likely that a number of promotions
Recognition by the British govern- ! will he announced shortly to provide
ment of the Czecho Slovaks as an hide- ] the higher officers needed The F'or
pendent nation arrayed against the ! ty-thlrd Infantry and Fifty-seventh In.
central powers follows similar action < fantry. regular army regiments at the
Killed In Action.
Private Jestl* A. Palmer, Huntsville.
Private Dewey L. Pittman, San An-
tonio.
Wounded in Action.
Private Hobart H. Crossett, llarlln-
whlla
the latter was destroyed by bombs Au-
gust 8 and her crew later rescued by
dent has requested us through the pro-
passing ships
vast marshal general to make the pre-
liminary arrangements necessary to
put into 'Ijnmedlute and effective op-
eration the machinery of registration
| when the president's proclamation can
be published. Instructions outlining
the procedure will be distributed to
the local bourds as soon as possible.
There ia much work to be done, but
: with the experience which we have
gained our labors will be greatly light-
ened.
j "The patriotic fervor with which
; you. as well as the other representa-
■ live citizens of this State answered the
| call when Pnisslanlsm first challenged
our national righto, convinces me that
It will be unnecessary to do more than
| place the matter before you in order
to enlist your best efforts In the work.
I Therefore, I am calling upon every
! city, county and State officer, qvery
I county , and city council of national
defense, every committee on public
• aalety, -every -pwtvHe-wplrited' organlta-
j tlon and every similar agency to com-
municate to the local board in Ith local-
ity their readiness to assist them in
performing the work."
Private I^eelle B. Scott, League City.
Corporal Clarence D. Bradford, Ash-
and Whelms
French Destroyed 338 Airplanes.
Paris.—An official statement dealing
with aerial operations issued Friday,
said: "During the month of July 184
enemy airplanes were downed. One
hundred and fifty-four enemy airplanes
were seen falling out of control inside
the enemy lines,.of which number fif-
teen had been damaged by the fire of
our aircraft guns. Thus 338 enemy
machine# were destroyed or badly
Germany la conducting a widespread
propaganda among the neutral natlona
to the effect that the Americana kill
Corporal John W. Hufamith, Hous-
Prfvat* Thomas J. Barrentlne, Mc-
Kinney. e
Private John Hale, Thrall.
Private Thomas B. Hoffman, Yoa
IWI
Sergeant Holland C. Cogdall, Abl-
Taylor, 16: Terrv. 4; ThrpcL-tnorton,
damaged
Private Dixie G. Epperson, White-
2; Titus, 55; Trinity, 19; Tyler, 17;
Upshur. 8; Val Verde, 7; V’jn Zandt.
37; Victoria. 24; Ward, 3; Washing
ton, 66; Wharton, 32; Wheeler, ll;
Wichita, 5(>; Williamson. 104; Wilson
17; Wise, 60: Wood, 20; Yoakum, 7;
Young, 132.
City Boards—Austin, 10; Dallas No
1, 10; Dallas No, 2, 15; Dallas No. 3
11; Dallas No. 4. 26; El Paso No. 1
5; F!l Faso No 2, 16; Fort Worth No
L 10; F'ort Worth No. 2, 22; Fort
Worth No. 3. 10; Fort Worth No. 4. 5;
Galveston, 16; Houston No. 1, 30;
Houston No. 2. 10; Houston No. 3. 15;
Houston No. 4. 10; Sun Antonio No 1,
10; San Antonio No. 2. 32; San An
tonlo No. 3, 10; San Antonio No 4, 14;
Wuco, IS.
wrtght.
Villa Gang Slaughter Passengers.
El Paso, Tex.—Twenty-six passen-
gers and forty soldier# of the train
guard of fifty men were killed and
aeventy soldier# and civilians wounded
when the northbound train on the Mex-
ican Central railroad van held up at
Conauelo, Chihuahua, 50 miles south
of Chihuahua City, Mexico. Saturday.
The bandits were Villa followers un-
der command of Martin Lopez
Utah 1125. Camp Lewis.
Private Dewey Schmidt, Whitney,
Private Jesse C Finbacks, Paris.
Private Roy B. Graham. Rogers.
Private Della B. Harris, San An-
Prtrate Grover C. Noonan, Houston
Private Norval J. Rich, Handley.
Lieutenant Walter S. F'out, Jr.,
Weatherford.
Governor Names Appeals Commission.
Austin, Tex.—Governor Hobby ha#
LOUISIANA
what course will be followed
Feed Stuff to Weet Texas.
Washington. — Quantities of feed
Htuffa for live stock began Tuesday to
move to the drouth stricken area of
Western Texas under especially low
rates established by the railroad ad-
ministration for the emergency. These
rates, ranging from 10 to 40 per cent
below published tariffs, were provided
as a government means of saving live
stock In the dry area.
Wounded in Action.
Private Jess** Stanford, Flunlce.
Corporal Ivy Courtney, Walker.
Private Loula J-'okjenot,^’hatalgnler.
F'rvnf-h troops fighting south of Roye
Monday and American and British'
troop# fighting north of the Somme
gained ground in Picardy Sunday
night and held it Monday. Reports In-
dicate that the Germans are making a
determined stand along as much of the ,
front as they have been able to reor- I
ganize and that relnforcementa have
arrived to fill the depleted rank#.
The gains of Sunday and Monday ag- |
gregatc about sixty square miles,
whereas those of Saturday totaled
about 110 square miles.
The attack in Picardy 1# the largest
allied victory in France In quite a long
time and the result of it has been to
start u wav** of discontent tu Germany.
Monday's operations north of the
Somme resulted t In the capture of
Brave by British and Americana,
Broken And bewildered, the second
and eighth German armies are still
falling buck before the eustward drive
of the allies, abandoning their stores,
guns and equipment, uud Intent only
on reaching a rendezvous where they
cun reorganize and rally IrOm Ihlrt
staggering blow q
The Americans and ihelr British I
brothers In arms at las! account# were !
pre-sing closely upon Bray aur Somme, j
aided hy i.mka and armored cars, ‘
which inflicted heavy easuMltloir'on tho |
American Dead Number 7,716.
Washington—Casualties In the army
and marine corps overseas made pub-
lic Sunday aggregated 432, bringing
the total for the week to 4,916, and the
total since American troop# landed in
F'rance to 20,112. Moat of the casual-
ties for the weelc^represented losses In
the fighting on the Marne-Aisne front
Tax Professional and Business Men.
Washington—Proprietor# of h!1 bust
pimerr and professional men with only
* f#w exceptions, will pay an annual
Ildars 1 license of $10, and heads of
wholesale concerns doing u yearly
baalnesa of $200,000 or more will he
required to pay an annual fee of $25.
aatttriftng To a schedule inserted Tuc#
day In the draft of the $8,000.00.000
revenue hill by the house ways and
^■MUia Committee. Farmers. me
ehinlrs. ministers and teachers w ill be
exempted from the $10 occupational
tSJt. at will concerns doing an unnual
business of less than $2,000.
MILLION YOUTHS FROM 16 TO 21
WANTED FOR INDUSTRIALS
Washington -Organization of 1,000,
000 youths to do Induatrial work. tak«
military training In preparation foi
later army service and at the saim
time attend specially arranged technl
cal or vocational schools, is plannee
by the government as a means of deal
ing w-lth the growing shortage of labor
without drawing boys away from their
schooling.
The crops will be developed through
extension of the United States boys
working reserve? which has already
enrolled 250,000 youths between th«
ages of 16 and 21, engaged mainly thii
summer in farm work. Many of thest
boys will go back to school this fall
hut n largo proportion, together with
others to he enrolled, will be directed,
into Industrial work to fill vacancies
left by men now being drafted for th«
army. These boys iq-s to be organized
ns unia In each community, s*-r\bt; nn
d»-r an adult training officer. *
courses of studv
some other
Death of Anna Held.
New York.—-Aina Held, the actress,
died Monday, after an Illness of sev-
eral months. Miss Held had been 111
since April of a rare malady known
as myeloma, u disintegration of the
spinal marrow, Hiid her condition wa1
reported several times a# critical.
Anna Held was born In Paris In 1873 of
a Polish tno'thcr and a F'rench father.
Aviation Liautenants Killed.
F'ort Worth, Tex.—Second Lleutan-
ants Hardy 8. Herr and Leon W. Adel-
sperger, both of Springfield. Ohio,
were killed ut Taliaferro field Thurs-
day when the machines they were
piloting collided at an ultltude of
about 3,000 feet and fell to the ground.
Both officers were commissioned laat
Saturday.
Over 7,000,000 Letters From Soldiers.
Washington.—More than seven mil-
lion letters from American soldiers In
F'rance have been received at Atlantic
porta since July 29 and the postoffice
department announced Friday that
every one of them was started for its
destination within twenty-four hour#
after Its arrival
Ohio 327. (’amp Taylor.
Pennsylvania 892. I'amp Lee.
South Carolina 1848, Camp Jackson.
Tennesj.ee 1266, Cnmj> Greene.
Texas 1 Camp Travta.
Virginia *; Camp Lee
American Finds Roosevelt's Grave.
With the American Array on the
Veale.—On a wooden cross at the head
of a grave at the edge of a wood at
Chamery, east rtf Fere en Tardenofs. Is
this Inscription "Lieutenant Quentin
Roosevelt, burled by idle Germans.’’
German newspapers announced sev-
eral days ago that Lieutenant [loose
valt, who disappeared during an ,-ierlu
combat on July 17, had been hurled by
th« GErman# at <‘battiery. but untl
Friday the grave was not di-covered
It was found by nn American aviator.
The Inscription is In English
Original “Buster Brown” Hurt.
New Yor! Richard F. Outeault, Jr„
he orlctiii'l Buster Brown," a son of
he cari<#u t. was Injured in an alr-
ylane acrid* nt In F'rance a f«iw weeks
igo, according to letters received Mon-
lay.
San Antonio Flra Loss $708,597.01.
San Antonio. Tex.—During the fiscal
year ending May 31, this year, the to-
tal lo## sustained by tlus city of Saii
Antonio as the result of fires amount-
ed to $708,597.01, according to the an
nual report and Inventory made by
. , _ . _ , , Chief A. J. Goetz.
Thousands of Defective Raincoat*. _
New York More tlihn 28,dp0 army
•nfncoai - dollar ill poor material Hnd New Oil Well at Bataon.
vorkmaiiship to larggplumber# of aup- 1 Batson, Tex.—The Mcl<ane OH Com-
loacdly waterproof garments deliver- pany brought In it# #e* nnd well Ratur-
k! to Vmeilcan soldiers overseas, have day in the northern part of the field,
>ecn found defective by Inspectors. making 1,000 barrels a day.
Tri-County Teachers’ Institut*.
Brcaham. Tex. —The Tri-County
Teachers’ Institute, composed of Wash-
ington. Waller and Austin counties,
will convene at Hllnn Memorial Col-
lege Septeml*er 2 and will last one
week
Boynton Republican Nominee.
Houston. Tex.—The republican state
•OBvr.-nt Ion Tuesday nominated Charles
JL Boynton of Waco, formerly federal
Btolricl attorney In the Waco district,
^Kaakc ih** race for the governori
Hkr A full tick* i wa# 11■ *r*i111.*t• •• I
■P a platform o<1 **r*>* <1 faiorinc n:
gfcnge for women and legislative action
MtonuttMnr the sale of beer and light
.gAfb« under strict regulation# uflei
:tt8«n<’ of the war.
Monitor a Morning Paper.
Boston, Mass The Christian Helene#
Publication Society announced Friday
(hat the Christian Science Moifitor
would appear hereafter us a morning
Instead of an evening paper.
M1c prog r.tu
their progress.
Win tors have
bridges across the I
gion of Peronne
with the enemy's <-oramunlcating linos
cither in the hands of the allies or
dominated by their gun«, the r«tro-
grado movement necessarily must ba
d**atr«.
Util me
Plane Drops in Colon Bay.
on. First Lieutenant Thomas X
u of Santa Cruz. Cal. and t or
George D. Sensey of fldgefield
FIrit American Field Army.
^BtohRts:,«*n Hocri-tary, Baker wat
hnaally advised Tuesday by Genera
fertbiug that the first American field
ffiy bad been created. General
lijNUBiE JfuUziito command of the army
ftlrfl an of the entire Ann-rican ex
HHhi|apry fofc« for tho present
Aviator Fell to Deat^.
San Antonio, Tex Lieutenant Rob
ert M Walker of Sr Lou!*. Mo, *tu
Uoned at Kelly field, died at (he has*
hospital Saturday from Injuries re
celved when his plane side slipp ed and
crashed 50 fe*t to the ground.
Road Bond lasuet Approved. Storm Wrecks Derricks In Kansas.
Austin, Tex,—The attorney general Wichita, Kan. Throe hundred oil
las approved the follow ing bond I*- , derricks were wrecked and damaged
iues; $75,dOO special road bonds of , to the extent df $1,000,000, done by a
Jray county, ten thirtiea. at 5 per
tent; $40,000 Anderson county road
llatrlct No. 3, serials, 6 Vi per rent, and
(5,000 Storr county public road bonds,
co-forties at 5 per cent.
Washington.—A lo per cent tax on
ill soft drinks sold by manufacturer,
producer, bottler, or Importer, and a
of from 1 to 2 oentw on •****!** foun-
tain drinks was written Into the $8,000,-
>00,000 revenue bill Tuesday by the
nous*] way# and means committee,
airplane acrid* nt The p;,1P
t^ey were flying droppeo r
Bay In forty feet of water an./
strapped In the machine, wr*y
ed __^
slow Therefore, strong rear guard
actions are required to save large num
bera of men and guns and enormous
quantities of stores from capture. The
alltnd troops gradually are encircling
Roye. and its capture, which seem*
Imminent, will greatly heighten the
difficulties of the Germans in falling
Former Governor of Louisiana Dead.
Washington.—William Pitt KelJog,
former governor of Ijoulsinna, died at
hi* home In Washington Saturday. Il<
was elected governor of Louisiana ts
1*73, and waa 8* years old at his death
New Well in Bataon Field.
Beaumont, TeX.—A well flowing
2.5oO barrelp of oil a day has been
brought In on tba Thaddin-McOtoln
tense at Ration, ft ta one Of the beat
walls aver brought In lb that flald.
ling Neva in Divorce Caaea.
ohMon—"filstah Martha hn*
1 dlrii'e* Turn her hualxind.’'
kpojt— “Yon don't say. Uow
jjWHKil* did da cou’t gnat
MOD TrunnrriDL
8laytr of Von Eichhorn Eaacutsd.
Amsterdam.—- Boris Danvhlo, the ga
issaln of F'leld Marshal Herman via
Eichhorn, waa axecutwd oa Hatakitoy
according to adricaa from Ktar. ,4
Nine Fishing Bcheonera Sunk.
Nantucket. Maaa. — Nine fishing
tchoonara wars sunk •« George’*
Jank Sunday hy a German anbmarine
Often what 1. (N*,,
result fmm It la grflh
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