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Newspaper
Bryan Weekly Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1915
Page
3
Cairo telegrams revive the report that the Turks are preparing to invade Egypt led by Germans. They concentrate in Southern Syria for this purpose as German submarines and air activity are reported around English Channel ports.
Paris reports after twenty four hours of fighting the battle for Spur 132 in the Aisne near Soissons persists with large infantry forces on both sides. The French still hold the crest but withdraw to the hill's east while Germans control the hill from previous months.
Berlin reports German artillery drove the allies from a suburb of Nieuport yesterday capturing two trenches and about 1,700 French troops in North France.
Reuters Petrograd desk reports Turks seized Tabriz, a Persian city about one hundred miles east of the Turkish frontier, moving from under Russian protection to Turkish control.
Ed Deere a life convict from this county was shot and killed yesterday at Allen Farm after attempting to seize a guard’s gun. Deere, known for his prior murder of County Road Superintendent Bob McMinn near Wellborn, had been on the state plantation at Allen Farm since his life sentence. The guard’s name was not learned and Deere’s body was brought here for burial.
Petrograd reports fourteen officers and 1,500 Turkish soldiers captured in Karaurgan region on Monday with one regiment of 250 men destroyed and supplies depot seized. Montreal says Britain orders twenty submarines from local shipyard.
The Matin reports an epidemic of German desertions in Belgium with 11,000 men fleeing Bruges from mid November to mid December.
Petrograd reports that New York bankers have agreed to lend twelve million dollars to the Russian government. Additional loans are anticipated to finance war supplies bought in the United States.
Brussels January 13 Cardinal Mercier told the Associated Press he will withdraw nothing from his pastoral letter but refused to discuss the vexatious measures of the German regime.
One thousand refugees flee in the snow before the Turkish advance in the Caucasus. Many are dying from the cold amid the retreat.
The Viceroy of India reports that about 200000 native Indian troops are now fighting for Great Britain as part of the imperial war effort.
In Rome a massive quake leaves about twenty thousand dead and forty thousand injured with many buried in Avezzano and Sera towns. Sixty towns report heavy losses as the King aids excavations. An Avezzano survivor recalls a terrifying moment as the roof collapsed.
A difficult break leads to a wave of tears as individuals react to the event, with witnesses noting distress and emotional responses in the aftermath.
The arrest of General Miguel Ruelas on embezzlement charges uncovers Carranza officers earning 24.50 dollars daily, about 1 000 dollars a year more than U S major generals. Ruelas allegedly received 7 800 dollars in San Diego and kept 5 000 for back salary. The case highlights pay disparities between Carranza leaders and U S generals.
R D Brown a Paducah Texas attorney was killed in a street altercation with J M Haverty. Brown aged about 23 was shot three times two bullets entering the right side and passing through his lungs one into the stomach Lee Clarey was wounded by a stray bullet. Brown’s death follows the Hempstead Texas note of the tragedy. He was a State University graduate and had practiced law in Hempstead before moving to Paducah. He survived by a widow and three sisters among others.
A and M College students organize a tennis association and expect to host intercollegiate matches soon. Four campus courts exist with four more planned under athletic council guidance led by O S Gray and P B Metcalfe. New courts will be built in front of the Y M C A building to centralize play.
B Youngblood director of the Texas experiment station system says Sudan grass planted in rows eighteen to thirty six inches apart makes an excellent grazing crop. Hogs or cattle can walk in furrows and not trample the grass. If stubble is high mow it down and the grass will regrow after rain or soil moisture. Sudan grass resists trampling unlike Bermuda and other meadow grasses.
The court approves paying Peter Mays 30 for land used for a public road. It accepts the resignation of Justice A J Keith of precinct 2 after his move from the county. A petition from twenty three precinct 2 citizens is read.
Fire this morning destroyed the First National Bank building in Rosebud Texas with a loss of 10000 dollars. The blaze is believed to have been of incendiary origin.
F W Rittenhouse, a German instructor at the University of Texas, shot and killed himself on Mount Bonnell late yesterday, aged twenty six. He was despondent over the death of relatives in Europe.
Petrograd reports a rise in productive efficiency among Russian workers from 30 to 50 percent since the sale of alcohol was abolished. The official announcement cites gains across industries and a surge in labor performance following prohibition measures.
The county court will convene next Monday with a list of petit jurors including W.R. Ball Jr. J. W. Carroll W. F P. Gibbs J. L. Holligan W. S. Jones W. A. King John Lloyd C. C. Morgan D. McDougald G. W. C. Norwood T. B. Peyton W. A. Ramsey J. J. Riley J. J. Ray and Henry Shows.
W. W. Mike of Houston visits Bryan friends while hiking to Ennis to see his two children. He sells Houston Chronicles along the route and mails supplies to towns ahead. More than half his long walk is completed.
The regular annual meeting of Bryan fire company delegates elected A. E. Worley as chief C. E. Jenkins as assistant chief and H. A. Saunders as secretary for the coming year.
At the last senior class meeting Bryan High School decided to publish an annual this year to showcase school work. Members are soliciting advertisements from local businesses to fund the book, the first annual for the school. The class earns praise for taking on this effort.
A compact note explores a blending of visual art and song by a deliberately brief performer. The piece highlights how minimalism in duration can heighten emotional impact and challenge audience expectations.
Columbia South Carolina January 14 Governor Blease resigned today before the end of his term citing impeachment threats as the reason. The move comes with his term due to end next week.
Population of Australia estimated at 5 million. Russia orders 1,600+ motorcycles from England. Marconi inspects Italian wireless stations ready for war. Leather prices rise as boots become dearer in England. Britain seeks beet sugar to offset German supply loss. Commission urges Cape Town and Pretoria universities. Sidney Webb says war costs England 11 pounds per second. Berlin University reports many professors at front. blue-gray uniforms for French soldiers seen as more invisible than khaki.
Chicago merchants debate cotton versus linen napery at the Illinois Commercial Hotel Association convention held at the LaSalle. Ernest Stevens of the LaSalle opposes cotton napery citing cleanliness and wear, while Joseph Beifeld of the Sherman argues cotton can match linen and expects broad adoption across 8000 hotels and 40000 restaurants.
Enthusiastic farmers in a small country region report wonderful results from growing feterita as a substitute for wheat and using its flour. Many observers express optimism about its potential as a crop and food source.
A new grain named feterita from Sudan is praised as a hardy, high yield sorghum family crop for the Southern states. It matures earlier than kaffir millet, resists wet weather, and offers silage value. Its grain equals milo in feeding value, with potential to replace uncertain cotton usage and boost farm profits. President Wilson reportedly enjoyed a feterita flour fruit cake anecdote.
The Baptist Ladies' Aid Society closes its most successful year financially. The 1914 report credits education missions and local work with totals including funds for Bryan Baptist Academy Fort Worth Woman's building and Buckner Orphans' Home, totaling 1921.97 dollars. Leadership praised by President Mrs R S Webb Jr Treasurer Mrs J C Williams and Secretary Mrs Webb Howell.
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