Ousley to urge Texas farmers to boost 1918 crops
Assistant Secretary of Agriculture Clarence Ousley, also director of the A and M extension service, travels to Texas next week to urge larger food and feed crop plantings. He speaks in Bonham, Waxahachie, Temple, and Waco from Feb 25 to 28, then advocates with extension staff at College Station.
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Ilon
Clarence Ousley
Texas
National Administration
Ousley
A. and M. College
Bonham
Waxahachie
Temple
Waco
College Station
Atlantic
Pacific
International Institute of Agriculture
Rome
England
France
Italy
Russia
McAdoo
Drouth
Northwest
Southwest
Republic
South
Europe
America
Fertilizer 76 Cents a Ton Used on Campus Grounds
Athletic Director Driver begins spreading manure on the A and M college grounds near the gymnasium. Free manure from Camp Logan, Houston, costs 76 cents a ton freight plus handling and spreading charges. Director Youngblood brings manure for experiment farms and more is used on campus lawns and gardens.
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Driver
A. and
M. College
Camp Logan
Houston
Youngblood
Bryan Visitor Notes Independence Resident
J. C. Long of the Independence community was a Bryan visitor today.
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J. C. Long
Independence
Delay Draft Date That Farm Labor May Be Undisturbed
Secretary Baker said no date was chosen for the start of the second draft with estimates ranging from March 1 to June 1. The government aims to avoid disturbing farm labor during planting season while plans call for one hundred thousand men a month until the second quota is met to reduce first call confusion.
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Associated Press
Washington
Baker
Train Wreck Injures Fourteen on Northern Pacific Near Miles City
St. Paul Minn February 20 Northern Pacific passenger train No 4 wrecked today near Miles City Montana Fourteen people reported injured details unclear as reports come in from local officials and hospitals
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Northern
Pacific
Associated Press
St. Paul, Minn
Northern Pacific
Miles City
Montana
Seed seed seed for Brazos farmers seeds supplied by banks
The three Bryan banks offer cost plus freight seed for principal crops in Brazos county. City National bank handles seed corn, 700 bushels ordered and sold at 3.00 per bushel. First National handles cotton seed with 500 bushels ordered from Clarksville. First State Bank and Trust handles peanuts and sorghum seed with inquiries underway. County Agent C L Benson coordinating orders and follow up.
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Bryan
Brazos County
City National Bank
Texas Corn
Lamar County
Frank Clark
First National
Clarksville
Red River County
C. L. Benson
First State Bank and Trust Company
Benson
Reciprocal Draft Treaties Sent to Senate
Washington February 20 treaties between the United States and Great Britain and between the United States and Canada to govern draft application for citizens living in the other nation were sent to the Senate by Secretary Lansing. Signed by Lansing and Earl Reading in his first act as British high commissioner and special ambassador.
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Washington
United States
Great Britain
Canada
Senate
Lansing
Earl Reading
Farmers Held for Espionage in Washington County
George Mauhlmas and William Richt, farmers aged 57 and 46, were arrested in Washington county by federal authorities for alleged espionage act violations. They were brought to Austin by Deputy U.S. Marshal J. Dol Platt and will face a U.S. commissioner hearing Saturday. Both men were born and raised in Washington county and have families nearby.
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Austin
George Mauhlmas
William Richt
Washington County
United States
J. Dol. Platt
Mauhimas
Richt
Brenham
Ships Taken Over By McAdoo Ocean Steamship Leader
Coastwise and Great Lakes steamship lines operated by railroads were placed under the marine section manager W H Pleasants of New York Ocean Steamship Co. The move aims to organize water transportation to boost coal movement to New England next winter and improve lake shipping for Northwest coal.
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Washington
McAdoo
W. H. Pleasants
New York
Ocean Steamship Company
Marine Section
Railroad Administration
New England
Northwest
Teutons Disappointed by Rudgian Break
Report from London dated February 20 notes Austrian and German publics react coolly to Germany's war against Russia after the Brest-Litovsk conference. The Vossische Zeitung questions responsibility for the disappointment while socialist Voerwerts argues meddling with Russia delays peace.
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Associated Press
London
Germany
Russia
Brest-Litovsk
Gerany
Vissische Zeitung
Voerwerts
Dr. Oscar Davis Seeks Re-Election to Twenty second District
Dr. Oscar Davis of Anderson Grimes county wieder runs for Representative of the Twenty second district Brazos and Grimes counties He is praised for his legislature record supporting Brazos county and liberal A and M college funding The Eagle endorses his candidacy and urges Brazos county Democrats to consider him before the July primaries
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Oscar Davis
Anderson
Grimes County
Brazos
Grimes Counties
Brazos County
Dr. Davis
A. and M. College
Texas
A. and
M. College
Grimes
Eagle
Bid for State Road Rejected as Too Low
Governor Hobby rejected a single $180,000 bid from Midwest Iron Co. for the 23 miles of state railroad from Palestine to Rusk and its accessories. The prison commission had advised the bid was too low and held up the sale, seeking further instructions.
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Austin
Hobby
Prison Commission
Midwest Iron Company
Kansas City
Palestine
Rusk
Auto Owners Complain Over Plates And Seats Shortage
Austin Texas February 20 Automobile owners press state highway department over the shortage of 134750 number plates though 156750 issued and only 60000 seats distributed. Highway engineer George A. Duren cites wartime factory orders as the reason plates are unavailable and mentions awaiting a special envelope design to mail seals to save about 4000 dollars.
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Austin
Tex
State Highway Department
George A. Duren
Reagan county sheriff kills rancher then commits suicide
Henry Japson Reagan county sheriff shot and killed James Belchey at Big Lake railroad station and then killed himself. Both men were wealthy West Texas ranchers facing financial difficulties. Belcher was boarding the train when the shooting occurred.
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San Angelo
Texas
Henry Japson
Reagan County
James Belchey
Big Lake
Here
West Texas
Belcher
Notice to settle debts for Dr. A. L. Mondrick
The notice states that as the author is in the U S Army all books and accounts are with G J Nedbalek at First State Bank. Readers are urged to mail a check or visit the bank to settle the indebtedness.
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U. S
G. J. Nedbalek
First State Bank
A. L. Mondrick
German Raider Not Successful Repulsed Near Wyschaete
London reports a German raiding attack repulsed last night. British patrols operated northeast of Wyschaete and northwest of St Quentin, with no successful German enterprise.
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Associated Press
London
Wyschaete
St. Quentin
German Forces Advance Near Dvinsk on Russian Front
Berlin reports that German forces yesterday advanced to a point northeast of Dvinsk on the Russian front, according to a German statement.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Dvinsk
French Repel Three German Raids in Night Fighting
Associated Press reports three German raids were repulsed by French fire. Violent artillery clash occurred in Champaign near Butte Demesnil with American batteries participating in the French attack, and in the Vosges.
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Y Associated Press
Paris
Champaign
Butte Demesnil
Vosges
Hobby calls Texas legislature to special session on liquor
Governor Hobby issued a proclamation summoning the Texas legislature to meet February 26 at 10 am in a special session. The first five topics cover liquor controls including a ten mile dry zone around army camps and penalties for shipping or selling liquor there. Other items include relief for drought sufferers, a constitutional resource conservation amendment, and a uniform depository law.
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Austin
Hobby
Southern Pacific dock workers strike renews at port
New York, Feb 20. More than nine hundred longshoremen and dock workers employed by the Southern Pacific steamship company failed to report for work this morning, renewing a strike that had been under adjustment by the shipping board's adjustment board.
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Y Associated Press
New York
Southern Pacific Steamship Company
Shipping Board
Adjustment Board
H Z Duke Dead at Home in Dallas
Mr J W Martin manager of the Duke and Ayres store in Dallas received a telegram announcing the death of H Z Duke at 12 15 last night. Funeral from First Baptist church Dallas Sunday at 5 pm. Duke head of Duke and Ayres with about thirty stores in Texas was a prominent Baptist leader and merchant.
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Daily Eagle
J. W. Martin
Duke and Ayres
Texas
H. Z. Duke
Last Week Extension Urged To Keep Weekly Eagle Delivery
Subscribers are warned that unless their subscription is extended beyond February 20 1918 this will be the final issue of the Weekly Eagle. Remittance sent now ensures next week's paper and continued value of a dollar for a year. Further details appear in an accompanying notice.
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Eagle
German Foreign Minister Seeks Peace Amid War Language
Foreign Minister von Kuehlmann told the Reichstag in Amsterdam that Germany can no longer trust pacific Russian intentions and calls for peace and order in occupied areas. He says war against Russia could spur peace at Petrograd and Germany is ready to conclude a peace concord aligned with its interests.
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Amsterdam
Russia
von Kuehlmann
Reichstag
Petrograd
Germany
Daily British Expenditure Hits 6.364 Million Pounds
In the house of commons Andrew Bonar Law reported that Great Britain's average daily outlay for the four weeks ending February 16 was 6,364,000 pounds sterling.
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Associated Press
London
Andrew Bonar Law
House of Commons
Great Britain
Senate panel backs Gore wheat bill to raise price
Washington February 19 the senate agricultural committee reported favorably the Gore bill to raise the 1918 crop minimum wheat price from two dollars to two fifty a bushel The action promises support for farmers amid ongoing relief debates.
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Washington
Senate Agricultural Committee Today
Alabama Strike Settled Tasked by Fuel Administration
Washington reports the Fuel Administration will send a representative to the Alabama coal fields to settle the miners strike. About fifteen thousand men are on strike as miners accuse operators of not honoring the Garfield agreement.
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Washington
The
Fuel Administration
Alabama
Bryan Red Cross Garden Planned On Twenty Fifth Street
C L Benson and Miss Martha Gillespie announce a Bryan Red Cross Garden on a vacant lot north of the county jail. The garden will supply vegetables to be sold with proceeds to the Bryan chapter of the Red Cross. The lot owner Mr Tucker offers the site. irrigation and volunteer help are pledged as needed.
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C. L. Benson
Martha Gillespie
Bryan
Red Cross
25Th Street
Tucker
Steep Hollow Flag Raising Ceremony Planned
Steep Hollow residents will gather at the high school Friday at eight oclock to raise a service flag honoring local boys in service. The Red Cross auxiliary leads the patriotic event with a large turnout anticipated and invitations extended to nearby communities and Bryan.
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Steep Hollow
Bryan
The
Red Cross
Railroad workers face individual draft review on indispensability
Washington reports the War Department will not grant class exemptions for railroad employes. Each railroad worker case must be considered individually to determine indispensability before draft classification.
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Associated Press
Washington
War Department
Shipping outlook improved as allied vessels rise
Washington reports the low point of available allied shipping has passed two or three weeks earlier than expected and shipping is expected to increase steadily.
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Washington
German Socialists Plan March First Strike in Munitions
London reports that the German independent socialists are organizing a demonstrative strike in imperial munitions factories to begin March 1, with information dispatched from Amsterdam.
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London
Empire
Amsterdam
Pig in the garden boosts wartime food effort
A proposed community scheme mirrors New York City war gardens by raising a pig from garden surplus. A child buys a small pig, feeds it from garden scraps, and as the garden exhausts the pig gains weight for sale as pork. In New York last year 500,000 youths participated, some pigs reaching 200 pounds and yielding about $30 profit after water costs.
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New York City
New York
Brest-Litovsk terms cited by Trotzky raise Poland issue
Telegrams from Petrograd report that Bolshevik foreign minister Trotzky says German terms at Brest-Litovsk include retention of Poland and an indemnity of 800 million pounds in gold. A second Petrograd dispatch notes typhus spreading with 60 percent fatality, linked to starvation and returning soldiers. about 600 cases in one hospital.
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London
The
Times
Petrograd
Leon Trotzky
Brest-Litovsk
Poland
Daily News
Clark Favors Separation of Banking and Insurance
State Senator I. E. Clark of Schulenberg announces he will defect from the committee and introduce a concurrent resolution at the special session to separate the banking and insurance departments. He notes Commissioner Charles O. Astin recommended keeping them under one commissioner.
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Austin
I. E. Clark
Schulenberg
Legislative Investigating Committee
Banking
Insurance
Charles O. Astin
Banking and Insurance
Both Sides Prepare Western Front Offensive
Secretary Baker reports both German and Allied forces are ready for a long awaited offensive in the west after extensive silent preparations. He notes no other major battlefront developments up to February 16.
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Associated Press
Washington
Baker
Lenine and Trotzky Peace Treaty Telegraphed to Berlin
Petrograd reports Germany has asked Bolsheviks for written authentication of the wireless peace message sent yesterday to Berlin. The Russian statement says authentication should go to the German command at Dvinsk by Russian messenger with the original peace treaty signed by Lenine and Trotzky.
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Petrograd
Germany
Berlin
Dvinsk
Lenine
Trotzky
Allied push for unified command backed by U S leader
Washington reports Premier Lloyd George confirmed that the United States demanded a single directing military body. President Wilson leans toward uniting allied forces under a central authority to wage an offensive, coordinated campaign against Germany across all fronts.
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Washington
Frank
Lloyd George
United States
Colonel House
Europe
Wilson
Germany
Special Court Commission Recesses After Clearing Docket
Austin Feb 20 The special committee of judges under the Supreme Court has taken a recess after disposing of 300 writs of errors and motions. It will likely not convene again until after the next term. Lawyers and litigants credit the committee with easing the congested docket and the court will adjudicate conflicts as needed. The Supreme Court has approved the law’s constitutionality.
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Associated Press
Austin
Tex
Supreme Court
Oil Supply Cuts GE Plants to Close
Washington reports General Electric will shut down three major plants soon due to fuel oil shortages caused by the Shipping Board seizure of Gulf Refining tankers. The ships had supplied oil from Mexican fields to Gulf ports for war orders, prompting a request for immediate oil deliveries to essential industries.
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Washington
General Electric Company
Navy Department
United States
Shipping Board
Gulf Refining Company
American Gulf
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