The Flatonia Argus (Flatonia, Tex.), Vol. 41, No. 25, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 27, 1916 Page: 2 of 8
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NEAR THE BORDER
Moulton Chapter
No. I34
Stated convocation! Thurs-
day on or bafora full moon
each month. Sojourning
eordiallv invited.
A. Brunnsmann, H. P.
Henry Run. Secretary.
Clark L Owen Lodge
No. 136
Clark L. Owen Lodge No. 136,1. O. O.F.
•Meta regularly on the 2nd. and 4th.
Tuesday night of every month. Visit*
lug brethren cordially invited.
F. J. Haas, N. 0.
G. Q. Menefee, Sec’y.
FLATONIA LODGE
No. 203 K. of P,
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Meets Every 1st and 3rd
Tuesday in their Castle
FURTHtR DEVELOPMENTS AT A
STANDSTILL UNTIL SCOTT AND
OBREGON CONFER.
HUNT FOR VILLA AT END
General Pershing Will Mold Soldiers
at Base In Mexico Until Understand?
Ing Is Mad for Future Move—Car*
ransa Troop Movements.
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flail. —- i. J. Sedlmayar, C. C.
Benry Miller, K. of R. & S.
Lodge.
NO. 21, L O. 0. F.
Meets every 2nd and
4thTuesday afternoon
at £ o'clock from Oct. to April and at
4 o'clock from April to October. _
Visiting Sisters and Brothers are
eordially invited to Attend.
Mrs. Louise Kaiser, Secretary.
Mrs. Justins Albrecht, Noble Grand.
FLATONIA LODGE NO. 486
A.F.&A.M.
Meets Saturday on or before
full moon. Brethren in good
standing are invited to attend.
C. P. Johnson, W. M.
Benry Hurr, Secretary.
Ireland Camp
—No. 34TT
W. O. W.
ameta 1st and 3rd. Monday nighta each
month.. Visiting Sovereigns invited.
A. M, Goach, CC H. R. Thulemeyer
/, Secretary
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Germania
^fleets first Sunday of
No. 15
every month
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Latest News ef Mexican Situation.
Further developments in the pursuit
of Villa and the relations between the
United Statee and the de facto govern-
ment of Mexico now await personal
discussion of these subjects by the
senior military advisers of the two
governments. A conference between
Major Genaral Hugh L. Scott, chief of
staff of the American army, and Gen-
eral Alvaro Obregon, minister of war
of the de facto government, was ar-
ranged Monday to tike place probably
In Juarea. General Scott la now in
San Antonio, and General Obregon la
thought- to be already on his way
north from the City of Mexico. They
will meet this week.
"I see no chance for withdrawal of
the American expeditionary force.’* '
In the foregoing words Major Gen
•rat Hugh L. Scott, chief of staff of
the United States army, In an Inter-
view Sunday, gave the first official
Information of the probable outcome
of his conference with Major General
Frederick Funston, commander of the
southern department
Behind the formal announcement
Sunday that President Wilson had ap-
proved a plan for vedlspositlon of the
American troops In Mexico, there was
a plain intimation that the Washing-
ton government had determined to
maintain a military status quo beyond
the border until the Mexican de facto
government had demonstrated its abil-
ity to capture *r crush Villa and his
adherents and prevent repetitions of
the Columbus, N. 14., raid.
In tbe interim It Is understood the
American troops will be so placed as
to safeguard the border towns by vir-
tually policing tbe area south of the
line where Oeneral Carranza has been
heretofore unable to chock bandit op-
erations.
Secretary of War Baker announced
the approval of tfig redifiposltfon plan
after consulting with the president
(Copyright.)
TEACH KINDNESS
TO ALL ANIMALS
Americkn Humana Association Has
Planned Nation-Wide Movement
. Along This Line.
over a Joint report submitted by MAJor
General Funston and Major Oeneral
Scott, chief of ataff. In conference at
San Antonio. The plan was proposed
by General Fuhaton and concurred In
by General Scott
The nejr military plan leaves the
pursuit of Villa at a standstill, but
frees General Funston’* hands to make
the position of the forces In Mexico
secure by grouping them In posts of
Albany, N. Y.—May 21 is to be ob-
served by hundreds of churches
throughout the United States as ‘‘Hu-
mane Sunday.” At this time clergy-
men are being urged to preach-spemal
sermons, on the subject of kindness.
The movement is under the direction
of the American Humane Association
of this city, which is prepared to send
out a large amount of literature deal
Ing with this subject A most valuable
leaflet hag been prepared for clergy-
men which may be had on request
The week of May 16-20, inclusive,
will be known as “Be Kind to Ani-
mals’ Wsek” by societies for the pre-
vention of cruelty to anlmala Dur-
ing this week every effort will be made
to emphasize the economic and moral
value of treating animals humanely.
Boy scouts and camp fire girls are cc-
Operating* to make the movement a
success. Work-horse parades, com-
mon dog shows, Illustrated lectures
ABd the distribution tit humane litera-
ture are a few of the special plans
laid out by the local societies. The
anti-cruelty, movement Is making very
rapid progress throughout the United
States. There are now 662 anti-
cruelty societies, p slight gain over
last year. These organizations han-
dled cases Involving 212,216 children
and .2,394,721 animals during 1916.
R. Thulemeyer, Sec'y.
Church Directory
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Catholic Church Services
Every other Sunday at 10:30
A.M.
Sunday School at 3 P. M.
Every Thursday morning ser*
vices at 8 A. M. * .
NigSt services on same 4*7
at 8 P. M.
Methodist Church Services
Sunday School, 9:45 A. M.
Preaching Service, 11 & 7:30
Mid-week Prayer Meeting,
Thursday, 7:30 P. M.
D. E. Carr, Pastor Phone 76
Baptist Church Services
gUNDAY
____Sunday School,10A. M.—
Preaching every Sunday at 11
A. M. and 7:15 P. M.
Prayer meeting. Wednesday
T:15 P. M.
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the de facto government’s forces. It
will also serve as a plain warning to
General Carranzk that be must bend
every effort toward securing complete
control of the territory south of tbe
most advanced American .post If he
hopes to have the troqjgi recalled.
During the .r.earrangPhent of the
line, at least, there will be opportu-
nity for tho state department to make
counter-proposals to General Carranza,
urging greater co-operation da a means
to staining ea,rly. withdrawal.
...IL-Is poaeihle~that to-avoid tbe-pos-
Biblllty of clashes tuch as that at.Par-
rel the new American bases will be es-
tablished at points somewhere north
of the present most advanced position.
All recent reports indicate the press-
ing need of relief for General Persh-
ing's advance guard, particularly the
cavalry. Men were described as phy-
sically strained, their uniforms frayed
and their horsee Jaded. „
Movements of Carranza troops near
tbe border have been closely followed
by General Funston and reported to
President Wilson by Secretary Baker.
General Funston Is said to have dem-
onstrated that unless there is thor
government of Mexico it will be diffi-
cult for tbe pursuit of Villa to oon-
tinue successfully.
State department dispatches from
Special Agent RodgerJ at the City of
Mexico, received Sunday, made no
mentloh of disorder at that place. ‘
Consular representatives from Gua-
dalajara said' American employes of
the.- Ctnco Mining Company, about
whose safety Inquiry had been made,
had not been molested.
Advices from Manzanillo said fif-
teen Americans from the Guadalajara
[district hHd arrived IT thaTport and
were awaiting transportation to the
United States.
Diplomatic negotiations with Gen-
eral Carranza, As well as the pursuit
af Villa by the American soldiers, Is at
a standstill while President Wilson
awaits full advices.
McCombs Resigns as Chairman.
Washington.—Choice of the man
who wHl manage President Wilson’s
campaign for re-election, becoming
chairman of the democratte national
:ommlttee to succeed William F. Mc-
Combs, who notified the president
Tuesday that he would retire after the
3t. Louis convention. Ilea between
Fred B. Lynch, national committeeman
from Minnesota, and Homer S. Cum-
mings of Connecticut, rice chairman
of the committee.
To Burp 69.000 Worth of Feathers,
jfearedo. TeT.-—In tfa
States vS. a trunkload of feathers, in-
volving the '9,000 worth of flue bird
of paradise feathers seized at tbe time
of the arrest of A. Hallman, an im-
porter of the City of Mexico, was call-
ed to trial, and after hearing the case
Judge Bums Issued an order for tho
feathers’ destruction. These fine feath-
ers, which comprise a shipment of 627
feathers imported fioru India, are pro-
hibited from entering the United
States.
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. ,- BfiUbla. Flag-Raising Hritfc
San Antonio, Tex.—Simultaneous
raising ceremonies Friday In San An-
tonio, Texas, and Philadelphia, Pa.,
the birth places of Texas and Ameri-
can Independence, respectively, con-
stituted a unique celebration of San
Jacinto Day April 21, commemorating
the defeat of General Santa Anna by
the Texas patriots on the battlefield
of San Jacinto in 1836.
8tate Normal Is Dedicated.
Canyon. Tex.—With fitting cere-
monies the state normal board of re-
gents Friday formally received and
EXPERIMENTS IN SOUTH
WITH SPINELESS CACTUS
Propaganda for Spineless Cactus
Should Be Viewed With 8ueplclon
by Southern Farmers.
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Washington, D. C.—The propaganda
carried on in portions of the South
In advocacy of the commercial plant-
ing of spineless prickly pear, or spine-
less cactus, should be viewed with sus-
picion by farmers who are seeking
thoroughly proved forage crops for
that region. For any portion of the
South this Is no more than an experi-
mental crop, according to specialists
of the United States department of ag-
riculture. The experiment station' at
Gainesville, Fla., some years ago test-
ed out thirty or more varieties furnish-
ed by this department and found them
entirely unsulted to the conditions
there. While the reports from some
of the coastal sections are more favor-
able, the plants have not been grown
on a sufficient scale to warrant more
than an' experimental planting by the
man of limited means. Prospective
growers should confine themselves to
a small Bomber of plants, lor which s
nursery can soon be established If the
crop proves to be adapted. It should
be borne in mind that this crop is to
be considered a succulent to be fed In
connection with a concentrate ration
and preferably a little dry hay. It eon-
tains 88 to 94 per cent water and no
stock can be maintained on it alone.
It Is necessary to deolde whether, Jn a
region where green feed of more 9^
trltious forage crops can be had near-
ly, if not quite, the entire year, there
IS a place for such a crop.
Stocks for A
tri bated in small quantities 'In'the
South, and there are a number oT
growers In Florida who are offering
cuttings for sale at reasonable prices,
so there is no need of paying fancy
mum
There Is but one spineless species
Your Cotton Seed
SHOULD BE BROUGHT TO OUR MILL
Prompt Attention and Courteous Treatment
_ .Telephone 90 . - ......
FLATONIA OIL MILL
Planing and Grist Mill |
Manufacturer Of *
All Heart Cypress Tanks, Water Cisterns.
Fresh Corn Meal, Brass Goods, Pipe Fitt-
ings, General Machinery and Bee Supplies.
G. S. EIDELBACH
Successor to A. Eidelbach _ FLATONIA, TEXAS
FLATONIA BOTTLING WORKS
Jos. Schmidt, Proprietor
Pure Sparkling Soda Water and
Delicious Ice Cream
Buy it by the case
It's cheaper
Shaving
Made
Pleasant
At This
Shop
Every Convenience for the Customer
Cool Delightful Shaving. Hot and Cold Bath^ Good Laundry
The Patzelt Barber Shop
NORTHSIDE
AUGUST FINKENStEIN
South Side Saloon
known which will withstand the tem-
peratures In Texas as far north os
Waco. This Is "Opuntla EUlssiana,” a
medium sized species of about the
came habit as the common natives of
Southern Texag,. >This hardy species
seems to have its origin at Corpus
Chrlstl and there are evidences that
it was grown there fourteen years ago.
It is known to be grown there still.
Tbe stock of It is quite limited, there
being but few growers known to tbe
department 'who have propagated it
on any scale, and even their supplies
are not large.
and Wines from the Growers. Polite and Courteous
Treatment to All
Imorlsoned Girl Regains Speech.
Baltimore. Md.—Grace Marshall, tbe
Talbot county girl'who was Imprison-
ed for over ten years by her father in
dingy room until she weighed fifty-
seven pounds and could not talk, was
taken "beck from Johns Hopkins hos-
pltaJ Tuesday. Jn_Jour months-
.
trarj
test
Oern
Dye Stuffs for United 8tates.
Washington.—The German govern-
ment has agreed to permit exporta-
tion to the United StateB of 16,000 tons
of dyestuffs, lack of which has serious-
ly affected American textile manufac-
turers. Notification to this effect was
contained in a note delivered Friday
by Count von Bernstorff, the German
ambassador, to Secretary Lansing.
Atlantic-Flsct Gsttleq Ready.--
Washington.—Orders to speed up re-
pair and overhaul work on vessels of
the Atlantic fleet have been sent to
the commandants of the various navy
yards by Secretary Daniels. In case of
labor shortage the commandants are
Instructed to expedite the work by
employing the shlpe' personnel.
Harry Thaw Granted a Dlvorcs.
Pittsburg, Pa.—John W, Thomas,
master appointed to take testimony
In the suit of Harry K. Thaw against
his wife, Evelyn Thaw, Wednesday
recommended to the court that Thaw
be granted a divorce and tbe decree
was ordered by the court
' Thirteen 8hlpa Into Kirkwall.
London.—Thirteen steamers, Includ-
.ng the Swedish steamer Allda, from
Galveston to Odenz with cotton seed
sake, have been taken Into Kirkwall.
ninety pounds. She can also walk.
Miss Marshall, who Is 28 years old,
wl’l testify against her father and
mother, who are to be tried this month
for inhuman treatment.
Tornadoes Visit Many Statu.
Kansas City, Mo.—Rains which fell
Thursday throughout sections of East-
ern Kansas, Western Missouri, Ken-
tucky, Alabama and Arkansas, which
were torn by tornadoes, were believed
by weather bureau officials to have
marked tbe end, at least temporarily,
of the “tornado period,” Many deaths
are reported.
Ones Tried for Lincoln’s Death.
Baltimore, Md.—John Harrison Sur
ratt, last survivor of the corps of al-
leged conspirators tried for implica-
tion in the plot to assassinate Abra-
ham Lincoln, died Friday. He was
72 years old.
Arms and Ammunition Seized.
Eagle £ass, Tex.—A car of arms and
ammunition arriving Tuesday and con-
signed to Mexico, was seized by Unit-
ed Statee military authorities and
placed under guard pending an inves-
tigation as to ita ultimate destination.
dvsrpowared Sheriff.
Longview, Tex.—Five negro prison
Srs in the county jail effected a Jail
deliver' Monday, when one of them
pinioned Sheriff Garner ngnlnet a well
and took kls stx-ebooter from him
For n First Class—
Shave or Hair Cut
—Go to—
NS ROLLI
Agent for the Re* Laundry in Texas
Don’t Use a Scarecrow
To Drive Away the
Mail Order Wolf
You can drive Mm out
quickly if you use the mail
order houses’ own, weapon
—advertising. Mail order
concerns are spending
thousands of dollars every
week in order to get trade
front the home merchants.
Do you think for a minute
they would keep it up if
they didn't get the busi-
ness? Don’t take it for
granted that ■ every out
within n radius of 25 miles
„ . . ,_ ... knows what you have to
set!, and what your prices are. Nhie times out of ten your price*
are lower, but the customer is Influenced bv the up-to-date adver-
tising of the mail order house. Every article vou advertise should
he described and priced. You must tell your story in an inter-
esting way, and when you want to reach the buyers of titis com-
munity use the columns of this paper.
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Hurr, Henry. The Flatonia Argus (Flatonia, Tex.), Vol. 41, No. 25, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 27, 1916, newspaper, April 27, 1916; Flatonia, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth987899/m1/2/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Fayette Public Library, Museum and Archives.