Ousley Urges Texas Farmers to Increase Food Crop Acreage
Assistant Secretary of Agriculture Clarence Ousley arrives in Texas with a national appeal to expand food and feed production. He cites wartime shortages, urges self sufficiency, and warns that neglect could cause famine in the nation and Europe.
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Clarence Ousley
Texas
National Administration
Ousley
A. and
M. College
Bonham
Waxahachie
Temple
Waco
College Station
Atlantic
Pacific
International Institute of Agriculture At
Rome
England
France
Italy
Russia
McAdoo
Drouth
Northwest
Southwest
Republic
South
Europe
America
Fertilizer 76 Cents a Ton Hailed for Campus Grounds
Athletic Director Driver begins beautification of the grounds near the gymnasium at A and M College by spreading free man ure from Camp Logan Houston. The material costs 76 cents a ton for freight and handling while spreading is done by Director Youngblood from the experiment station.
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Driver
College
Camp Logan
Houston
Youngblood
Independence man visits Bryan today
J. C. Long of the Independence community visited Bryan today to engage with local residents and observe events in the city.
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J. C. Long
Independence
Delay Draft Date To Keep Farm Labor Undisturbed
Secretary Baker said no date was set for the start of the second draft and estimates place it between March first and June first. The government aims to avoid disturbing farm labor during planting season while planning to call one hundred thousand men a month until the second quota is reached.
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Washington
Baker
Northern Pacific Train Wreck Injures Fourteen Near Miles City
St. Paul reported fourteen injured after Northern Pacific passenger train No. 4 wrecked near Miles City Montana. Details were unclear, but officials confirmed injuries among passengers.
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Northern Pacific
Associated Press
St. Paul, Minn
Miles City
Montana
Seed corn and seed crop plan proves popular in Brazos County
The Brazos County plan lets farmers buy planting seed at cost plus freight through three banks. City National Bank sold 700 bushels of Texas seed corn at 2.00 per bushel, all snapped up in two days. First National handles cotton seed with 500 bushels ordered from Clarksville. Peanuts and sorghum seed are being arranged by First State Bank and Trust Company with farmer inquiries underway.
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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
Draft treaties sent to Senate govern cross border military service
Secretary Lansing transmitted to the Senate treaties with Great Britain and Canada to govern the application of the army draft to citizens living in the other country. The documents were signed by Secretary Lansing and Earl Reading, who signed as British high commissioner and special ambassador to the United States in his first official act.
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Washington
United States
Great Britain
Canada
Senate
Lansing
Earl Reading
Farmers Held for Espionage in Washington County
George Mauhlmas aged 57 and William Richt aged 46 were arrested in Washington county for alleged espionage act violations. They were brought to Austin by Deputy U S Marshal J D Platt for a U S commissioner hearing set for Saturday. Both are farmers from near Brenham with long Washington county ties.
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Austin
George Mauhlmas
William Richt
Washington County
United States
J. D. Platt
Mauhlmas
Richt
Brenham
Ships Taken Over by McAdoo Agency Manager Pleasants
Coastwise and Great Lakes steamship lines operated by railroads were placed under the marine section of the railroad administration. W. H. Pleasants of New York, president of the Ocean Steam Ship Company, was named manager to organize water transportation for more coal movement to New England next winter and improved lake shipping for the Northwest.
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Washington
McAdoo
W. H. Pleasants
New York
Ocean Steamship Company
Marine Section
Railroad Administration
New England
Northwest
German and Austrian Public Discontent Over Russia War
After Brest-Litovsk conference results, German and Austrian publics express disappointment as calls for peace rise. Viennese paper questions responsibility while Voerwerts remarks that deeper meddling with Russia moves away from peace.
Dr. Oscar Davis Seeks Re Election in Twenty second District
Dr. Oscar Davis of Anderson Grimes county announces candidacy for re election as Representative of the Twenty second district comprising Brazos and Grimes counties. He pledges liberal A and M college support, notes his legislative record, and appeals to Brazos county Democrats ahead of July primaries.
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Oscar Davis
Anderson
Grimes County
Brazos
Grimes Counties
Brazos County
Dr. Davis
A. and M. College
Texas
M. College
A. and
Grimes
Eagle
Governor Rejects Bid for State Railroad Sale
Governor Hobby rejected a bid of 180000 from Midwest Iron Co for 33 miles of state railroad from Palestine to Rusk and its accessories, after the prison commission warned the offer seemed too low and the sale action appeared stalled.
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Austin
Hobby
Prison Commission
Midwest Iron Company
Kansas City
Palestine
Rusk
Auto Owners Complain Over Plates and Seals Shortage
Austin Texas February 20 automobile owners complain to the state highway department over delays in obtaining 1918 number plates and seals. The department has distributed 156 750 plates and 60 000 envelopes for seals are awaited due to war orders and a specially designed mail envelope to save about 4000 dollars.
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Austin
Tex
State Highway Department
George A. Duren
Murderer and death by own action in Texas tragedy
San Angelo Texas Feb 20 Henry Japson Reagan county sheriff shot and killed James Belchey at Big Lake railroad station then killed himself. Both men are millionaire West Texas ranchers and the double tragedy stems from financial difficulties Belcher was boarding the train at the time of the shooting.
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San Angelo
Texas
Henry Japson
Reagan County
James Belchey
Big Lake
Here
West Texas
Belcher
Notice to settle debts via bank contact
A. L. Mondrick reports all books and accounts are with G. J. Nedbalek at First State Bank while in the U.S. Army. Readers are urged to mail a check or visit the bank to settle indebtedness.
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U. S
G. J. Nedbalek
First State Bank
A. L, Mondrick
British Repel German Raid North of Wyschaete
British forces repulsed a German raiding attack last night while a separate successful British operation occurred northeast of Wyschaete. Patrols remained active northwest of St. Quentin as the conflict continued in France.
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Associated Press
London
Wyschaete
St. Quentin
German Forces Advance Near Dvinsk on Russian Front
German forces on the Russian front advanced yesterday to a point northeast of Dvinsk, according to a German statement.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Dvinsk
German raids repulsed as French artillery fights rage
Paris reports three German raids last night were repulsed by French fire. Violent artillery battles raged in Champaign near Butte Demesnil with American batteries aiding the French attack and in the Vosges.
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Associated Press
Paris
Champaign
Butte Demesnil
Vosges
Hobby Calls Legislature to Special Session on Liquor
Governor Hobby issued a proclamation summoning a special session for February 26 at 10 a.m. The initial topics include liquor measures creating a ten mile dry zone around army camps and penalties for shipping or selling alcohol there. Other items cover relief for drought sufferers conservation of natural resources and a uniform depository law.
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Austin
Hobby
Striking Southern Pacific Dock Workers Idle Overboard Dispute
New York labor action as more than nine hundred longshoremen and dock workers for the Southern Pacific steamship company fail to report for duty. The stoppage renews a dispute being brokered by the shipping board's adjustment board.
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Associated Press
New York
Southern Pacific Steamship Company
Shipping Board
Adjustment Board
Duke and Ayres Founder H Z Duke Dies in Dallas
J W Martin of the Duke and Ayres firm reports H Z Duke died at 12 15 am in Dallas at about age 60 after months of illness. Funeral from First Baptist Church Dallas Sunday at 3 p m. He led a Texas merchant empire with some thirty stores and was a Baptist leader whose passing will be deeply felt across the state.
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Daily Eagle
J. W. Martin
Duke and Ayres
Texas
H. Z. Duke
Weekly Eagle ends unless subscription extended by Feb 20 1918
Subscribers are warned the current issue may be the final Weekly Eagle unless an advance subscription is renewed today. Remittance sent now will ensure next week's edition arrives and preserves the paper’s value for one year.
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Eagle
Germany Rejects Pacifist View of Russia in Reichstag Speech
Foreign Minister von Kuehlmann told the Reichstag that Germany can no longer trust Russia’s pacific intentions and seeks peace aligned with German interests. He argued war against Russia could push Petrograd toward peace and said Germany was ready to conclude a peace accord.
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Amsterdam
Russia
von Kuehlmann
Reichstag
Petrograd
Germany
Bonar Law Reports British Daily Expenditure
In the House of Commons Andrew Bonar Law stated that Great Britain spent an average of 6,264,000 pounds sterling daily during the four weeks ending February 16. The remarks were delivered from London with emphasis on the national budget and wartime costs.
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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 minimum price for the 1918 crop wheat from 2 to 250 a bushel.
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Washington
Senate Agricultural Committee Today
Effort to Settle Alabama Coal Strike Moves Forward
Washington Feb 19 The fuel administration will send a representative to the Alabama coal fields to settle the miners strike. Alabama strikers claim operators are not living up to the Garfield agreement. About fifteen thousand men remain on strike.
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Washington
The
Fuel Administration
Alabama
Red Cross Garden Planned on Twenty fifth Street in Bryan
C L Benson farm demonstration agent and Miss Martha Gillespie county agent launch the Bryan Red Cross Garden on a vacant lot north of the county jail. The Tucker livery stable site, donated by Mr Tucker, will host the project with vegetables sold to raise funds for the Bryan chapter, American Red Cross. The garden will be supervised by Benson and Gillespie with community support expected for seeds, plants, and volunteer labor.
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C. L. Benson
Martha Gillespie
Bryan
Red Cross
25Th Street
Tucker
Steep Hollow to Hold Flag Raising and Patriotic Program
Steep Hollow residents will gather at the high school Friday at eight o'clock to raise a service flag with one star for each local enlistee. A large crowd is.expected as neighbors from nearby communities and Bryan are invited. The event is organized by the Steep Hollow auxiliary of the Red Cross.
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Steep Hollow
Bryan
The
Red Cross
Railway workers face individual draft deferral ruling
Washington reports the War Department will not grant railroads a class deferral. Each railroad employee must have his own case reviewed to determine indispensability, despite pressure to treat employes as a class.
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War Department
Associated Press
Washington
Shipping outlook improves for Allied vessels
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 1 Strike in Munitions Factories
London reports that the German independent socialists are arranging a demonstrative strike in munitions factories across the empire beginning March 1, with information coming via Amsterdam.
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London
Empire
Amsterdam
Raising pig from the garden surplus for war gardens
A proposal to grow pigs alongside war gardens mirrors New York City practice last year. Families buy a small pig, feed it from garden surplus, and when slaughtered its meat adds value amid pork shortages. In New York, 500000 youths participated and some pigs exceeded 200 pounds, yielding profit.
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New York City
New York
Typhus Spreading in Petrograd Reports Say
Petrograd dispatches cite Leon Trotsky on Brest-Litovsk terms including Poland retention and a large indemnity. Another Petrograd report notes typhus spreading with about 60 percent fatality, blamed on starvation and returning soldiers. Nearly 600 cases in one hospital.
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Petrograd
London
The
Times
Leon Trotsky
Brest-Litovsk
Poland
Daily News
Clark Favors Separation of Banking and Insurance
State Senator I E Clark of Schulenberg will introduce at the special session a concurrent resolution proposing the separation of the banking and insurance departments. He notes that Commissioner Charles O Astin recommended keeping the departments under one commissioner.
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Austin
I. E. Clark
Schulenberg
Legislative Investigating Committee
Insurance
Charles O. Astin
Banking
Both Sides Ready for Major Offensive on Western Front
Secretary of War Baker reports both German and Allied forces are prepared for a long awaited offensive in the west after extensive, quiet preparations. He notes no other major developments on the battle fronts up to February 16.
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Associated Press
Washington
Baker
Leninine and Trotsky Sign Peace Treaty in Telegram Re quest
Petrograd reports Germany asked Bolsheviks for written authentication of the wireless peace message sent to Berlin. The Russian statement says authentication is to be sent to German command at Dvinsk with the original peace treaty signed by Lenin and Trotzky.
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Associated Press
Petrograd
Germany
Berlin
Dvinsk
Lenine
Trotzky
United States pushes for central Allied command in WWI
Washington reports Premier Lloyd George confirms US demand for a single directing body to unify Allied war effort. President Wilson backs a central authority to plan and execute a comprehensive campaign, avoiding wasteful minor offensives.
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Washington
Frank
Lloyd George
United States
Mouse
Europe
Wilson
Germany
Special court panel clears 300 writs and motions in Texas
The Special Court Commission in Austin has recess after disposing of 300 applications for writs of errors and motions. It may not reconvene before the next term. Lawyers credit the committee with alleviating the congested docket while noting conflicts are referred to the court for adjudication. The Supreme Court has approved the law’s constitutionality.
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Associated Press
Austin
Tex
Supreme Court
GEIL U S Plants Face Shutdown Over Oil Shortage
Washington reports General Electric will shut three major war order plants soon due to fuel oil cutoffs after the Shipping Board seized Gulf Refining tankers for overseas traffic. The ships, linked to Mexican oil fields and Gulf ports, were taken to bolster the merchant fleet for naval and military needs. A shipping board appeal seeks immediate oil deliveries to key industries.
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Washington
General Electric Company
Navy Department
United States
Shipping Board
Gulf Refining Company
American Gulf
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Brest-Kitovek
Vissische Zeitung
Voerwerts
State Road
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Southern Pacific Dock Workers
Duke
Dallas
Ceive
Britton
Clark
Leniine
Trotszky
Allies
Special Court Commission
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