Red Cross Gift From Kurten Lodge in Christmas Drive
Kurten Sons of Hermann lodge No 282 sent a 20 dollar donation to Red Cross chairman E J Fountain in Bryan. The letter notes only about 600 signed for Red Cross in the county of 25 000 and urges greater effort as the Christmas drive targets 15 600 000 members for 1918.
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E. J. Fountain
Red Cross
Sons of Hermann Lodge
Kurten
Bryan
Sons of Hermann Lodge No. 282
Kurten Lodge Sons of Hermann
August Prinzel
Fountain
Japanese Christians celebrate Luther Day in protest
Japanese Christians from various Protestant bodies marked the 400th Luther anniversary by denouncing government moves to enforce Shinto rites. A statement by Rev Danji Ebana urged defense of religious liberty, arguing recent shrine national education measures infringe constitutional rights and must be corrected.
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Associated Press
Tokio
Martin Luther
Wittemburg
Imperial House
Danji Ebana
Empire
Japan
Department of Religion
Home Department
Texas Education Pageant to Open UT Dedication Celebration
University of Texas officials plan a five hour pageant on April 19 1918 tracing Texas education from Spanish missions to modern times. The event accompanies the dedication of a new 250000 education building and includes an educational conference with leading educators from across the country.
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Associated Press
Austin
University of Texas
Texas
W. 8. Sutton
Department of Education
Red Cross Christmas drive aims to boost Brazos county support
The Red Cross Christmas membership drive opens and gains momentum with 577 members reported in two days. Chairman E J Fountain urges renewed energy from the committee as three days remain, stressing the war effort and the Red Cross as the fighting force behind Allied victory.
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Red Cross
Brazos County
E. J. Fountain
Houston
Europe
America
Cal e for Illness of Soldiers Given
Washington, Det. 19 Insufficient clothing overcrowding and bad sanitary conditions are held largely responsible for disease epidemics at Camp Bowie Texas Camp Funston Kansas Camp Doniphan Oklahoma and Camp Sevier S C by Surgeon General Gorgas in his reports to Secretary Baker made public today as the result of his personal inspection of the camps. With the exception of Funston none of the camp base hospitals has been completed General Gorgas says and this is handicapping the medical officers in treating patients. He recommends the rushing of this work particularly the installation of necessary plumbing. General Gorgas points out that nearly all the disease is brought to the camps by incoming men and recommends the establishment of observation camps for all newcomers. To aid sanitary conditions he recommends that fifty feet square floor space be furnished for each man at all camps. In some cases only twenty feet is provided. Steps to remedy existing unfavourable conditions have been taken by division commanders as far as possible the reports say while winter clothing is being supplied as rapidly as received. Lack of warm garments during the cold weather of the late fall ewed by General Gorgas to have contributed largely to the spread of pneumonia.
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Washington
Det
Camp Bowie
Texas
Funston
Kansas
Camp Doniphan
Oklahoma
Camp Seviere
S. C
Gorgas
Baker
Judge Doremus Dies After Apparent Overdose In Office
Judge J W Doremus was found unconscious in his office with chloroform related overdose symptoms. He was treated at a hospital but died shortly after 8 o clock Thursday morning. He leaves a wife a daughter and three sons along with many friends.
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J. W. Doremus
Doremus
Chateau Renault sunk by torpedo in the Mediterranean
The old French cruiser Chateau Renault used as a transport was torpedoed and sunk on December 14 in the Mediterranean. The attacking submarine was later destroyed. All passengers who were soldiers or officers were saved, but crew members were lost.
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Associated Press
Paris
Chateau Renault
Mediterranean
German Air Raid On London Reported
London December 19 The war office says one German airplane was brought down and another likely destroyed in last night’s raid on England. Six groups tried to reach London with sixteen to twenty raiders. five succeeded in dropping bombs on the city. All British aircraft returned safely.
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Associated Press
London
England
War Office
Haig Announces Major Changes at Headquarters Staff
London December 19 Field Marshal Haig the British commander in chief is making important changes in his headquarters staff which had remained unaltered since he took command the Times reports and suggests a reorganization of key aides and officers.
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Associated Press
London
Field Marshal Haig
the Times
Supreme Command
London Air Raid Kills Ten, Wounds Seventy
Ten people were killed and seventy injured in London during last night’s air raid. Outside of London five additional persons sustained injuries.
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London
A and M College Officers Training Corps Cadets Paid
A and M college students in the Reserve Officers Training Corps receive government funded pay from the designated paymaster. Checks range from 50 to 65 dollars, totaling 5 to 6 thousand dollars, for graduates and undergraduates selected for the third training camp reporting January 5 1918 to the 86th division at Fort Worth Texas.
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M. College
Reserve Officers Training Corps
A. and
86Th Division National Army
Fort Worth
Texas
J. P. Peuter
D. H
R. Jennings
J. Launderdale
J. P. Lidiak
P. D. Casey
J. B. R. Leary
Taliaferro
C. 2. McKimmey
F. C. Brunnerman
C. C. Jackson
W. W. Maxwell
V. J. Shiner
J. G. Ervin
M. BE. Savage
G. D. Anderson
D. S. Moore
L. C. Doney
R. A. Brewer
D. V. Shuhart
P. L. Sneed
V. Schafer
J. E. Bloodworth
C. Freeman
F. W. Mogford
D. R. Andrews
J. F Runge
Fred Burkett
R. E. Merrell
J. W. Baucom
C. A. Adams
A. S. Lawrence
W. M. DuPuy
J. B. Ashmore
J P. Read
A. L. Smith
D. K. Dodge
D. C. Boyett
A. M. Reisman
A. L. Culver
C. A. Munsch
R. L. Trew
J. D. Hill
N. S. Holmes
C. Norwood
G. Appling
Colonel Crane
German patrols active in Flanders near Passchendaele
London reports German patrols were active last night in Flanders near Passchendaele. The war office says there were no other operations of consequence.
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Associated Press
London
Flanders
Passich
War Office
Bishop Confirms Class of Twenty-One at St. Andrew's
Bishop George Kinsolving confirmed a class of twenty-one at St. Andrew's Church and spoke on the value of small things in the gospel. Names include Roy N. Blackwell, Alma Sims, George Fraps, and Reynolds Bassett Blakely.
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ST. Andrew's
George Kinsolving
St. Andrew’s Church
Christ
Roy N. Blackwell
T. M. Olsen
Wm Roman
T. R. Wilton
Pattie Wilson Sims
Gertrude Rachel Sims
Alma Pricilla Sims
Mary Brandon Fraps
George Saunders Fraps
Edward Frank Hoffman
Marion Cox Bowden
Pat Cleve Lipscomb
Benjamin Lowry Patterson
Walter Lewis Beveridge
Ernest William Myers
Walton Hampton Rhodes
William Franklin Lucas Prentiss
Alexander Ewing Masterson
Junius Wesley
Reynolds
Bassett Blakely
Randolph Ray
Bryan
Dallas
Ray
John Astin
Delay in Rifle Supply Spurs Enfield Production Slump
Washington reports a senate military committee hearing found that a war department order to modify the Enfield rifle delayed private ordnance factory output by months. Machinery changes reduced production and will not reach peak until next May, with the contract finalized in July and setup finished by October.
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Associated Press
Washington
Senate Military Committee
War Department
Designation of Exall Highway via Bryar
A design designation task names Exall Highway through Bryar area. Officials announce route naming steps and intended impact on traffic patterns and local connectivity. Public notice outlines approval process, potential construction timeline, and stakeholder input opportunities.
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Bryar
Christmas Good Cheer Fund grows with new contributors
The Daily Eagle lists donors up to noon and pledges daily updates. Contributions include Ivanhoe Commandery, K. T., R. Q. Astin and many others for the Christmas good cheer fund, totaling 224 dollars. The piece also covers the Texas Henry Exall Memorial highway designation and highway route debates between Bryan and Mexia, with officials leaning to a western route.
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Daily Eagle
Quarles Elected Secretary of State Water Engineers
Austin December 19 At a state board of water engineers meeting the board elected James Hayes Quarles of Waco as secretary. He will start tomorrow as the board also organized under new membership with Judge W T Potter of El Paso as chairman and associates Charles S Clark of Donna and R J Windrow of Waco. Quarles is known in Bryan from his time at A and M College where he served as publicity agent.
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Quarles
Bryan
A. and
M. College
Local Exemption Board Begins Mailing Questionnaires
The exemption board has envelopes ready and will mail 1800 questionnaires at a rate of 100 daily. The first batch leaves tonight for December 20, with responses due seven days after. A further 100 will be sent tomorrow evening and so on.
Aviation Station Plan Ties To Ellington Field Effort
The Ellington field commandant asked for an aviation station here. President Johnson of the business club wired for details and received word that a full letter outlining needs would be written today.
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Ellington Field
Johnson
Business Club
Unsettled Weather Across Regions With Warmer Readings
Weather today and Thursday shows unsettled conditions with mostly warmer temperatures than seasonal norms. Eastern areas including the cotton belt, Ohio valley, and eastern Lake region stay cooler, while the north Pacific states observe rain associated with a disturbance.
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Cotton Belt
Ohio Valley
Eastern
Lake Region
North Pacific
Mississippi Valley
Moehlman R Y Funeral At Family Home
Funeral services for Mr H Y Moehlman were held at the family home at 10 oclock conducted by Rev Charlton Storey of the First Presbyterian church. Interment in the city cemetery with pallbearers J B Covey Robin Armstrong J E Munday BK Griesser J T McGee and William Bosse of Navasota.
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H. Y. Moehlman
Charlton Storey
First Presbyterian Church
City
J. B. Covey
Robin Armstrong
J. E. Munday
BK. Griesser
J. T. McGee
William Bosse
Navasota
British Planes Bomb German Plant in Flanders
British airplanes bombed Engel airdome behind German lines in Flanders. One enemy aircraft was shot down and all British aircraft returned safely.
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Associated Preas
London
Engel Airdome
Flanders
Deserters in Switzerland Stir Public Outcry Across Parties
Four hundred deserters from several countries shocked Switzerland by demanding changes to citizenship laws and denouncing military service and state control. The Zurich conference drew harsh criticism from conservative papers while socialist outlets supported the action, sparking fears of anti military sentiment and a defeat of neutrality.
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Ss Zurich
Switzerland
Zurich
Socialist Party
Socialist
City Board Orders War Measure for Social Disease
Des Moines officials ordered confinement of men and women with social diseases for the war duration or until contamination danger is gone. Six women were detained today and sent to hospitals for treatment as a community protection measure amid camp Dodge cantonment concerns.
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Des Moines
Iowa
City Board of Health
Camp Dodge
Firemen vote on demand for wage increase
Chicago December 19 Associated Press says 75,000 locomotive firemen on railroads faced a vote on a wage increase of 10 to 40 percent. The balloting centers on the issue of a possible strike.
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Chicago
Must Get Permit To Enter Wedlock
Camp McArthur in Waco issued a ban on marriages by officers and soldiers without regimental command approval. General Haan ordered the rule after a War Risk Insurance Office report warned that women of questionable character were traveling to camps to obtain benefits. The practice allegedly involved women marrying multiple service members under different names to claim monthly allotments.
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Waco
Camp McArthur
Haan
War Risk Insurance Office
Homer T. Mims Dies as Brazos County Soldier
Homer T. Mims, about 24, son of Mack Mims of Steep Hollow, died at Camp Travis. His remains arrived last night and the funeral is planned for tomorrow with interment in Steep Hollow cemetery.
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Brazos County
Homer T. Mims
Camp Travis
Daily Eagle
Mack Mims
Steep Hollow
Intercoastal Canal Maintenance Seen At $60,000
Washington December 19 the inter coastal canal in Texas and Louisiana likely will receive a maintenance appropriation of 60 000 under the board of army engineers recommendation.
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Washington
Texas
Louisiana
Treasury
Congress
Board of Army Engineers
New York Dry Goods Trade Quiet but Firm
In New York on December 19 the cotton goods market was quiet and firm with yarns higher. Men's wear showed strong demand while knit goods remained steady for early delivery.
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New York
Winter Wheat Crops Reach Record Acreage in Nation
Washington reports winter wheat sown this fall for next year totals 42,170,000 acres, with December 1 condition at 79.3 percent of normal. This year’s acreage is four percent higher than revised 1916 fall estimates, and the department forecasts 540,000,000 bushels for final production, contingent on future conditions.
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Ky Associated Press
Washington
Agricultural Department
Spanish Steamer Noviembre Torpedoed Off Night Sinking
Paris reports the Spanish steamer Noviembre torpedoed and sunk by a submarine. Thirty crew members landed after the loss. The attack was described as unprovoked and conducted at night.
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Associated Press
Paris
Navy's War History Review by Secretary Daniels
Secretary Daniels testified before the house naval subcommittee giving a general review of postwar navy activity He outlined construction of four capital ships and other important vessels and described ongoing naval projects in broad terms for the record
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Associated Press
Washington
Daniels
House Naval Subcommittee
Germans Storm Italian Positions on Monte Solon Heights
Berlin reports Austro German forces stormed Italian positions on Monte Solon and the adjacent heights yesterday. The action resulted in the capture of more than two thousand soldiers.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Monte Solon
Soldier Discharged by Court Martial in Macon
Private John H. Smith of the 122d Infantry at Camp Wheeler is dishonorably discharged after refusing adenoid removal. Sentence approved by division commander.
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Macon
Dee
John H. Smith
Camp Wheeler
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