Russians Renew Lively Assault Across Fronts in Europe
Allied observers report renewed Russian threefold offensives across north Poland and East Prussia, with gains claimed in Transylvania and heavy German trench fighting in Poland. Berlin hints at setbacks in the Caucasus as British plans near Belfort emerge.
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Associated Press
London
East Prussia
Transylvania
Roumania
Berlin
Caucasus
Finland
Siberia
Germans Hold American Crews From Two Cotton Vessels
German authorities at Bremen had detained the crews of the American steamers Greenbrier and Carolyn. They were released after questioning. The State Department offered no explanation beyond a belief the detentions aimed to prevent access to German defenses information.
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Associated Press
Washington
Bremen
Greenbrier
Carolyn
State Department
German women and children reach San Antonio en route to Germany
Thirty German women and children from Tsing Tau arrived in San Antonio, Texas, last night. Their husbands and fathers were killed in action against the Japanese or taken prisoner, and the group now continues toward Germany.
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Associated Press
San Antonio
Tex
Tsing Tau
Germany
Heavy artillery duels and frontline shifts in Europe
In Belgium there were only artillery duels today as French attacks near Arras were repulsed. German forces recaptured some trenches near Pont-a-Mousson. Vosges region reports heavy fighting with ongoing engagements.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Belgium
Arras
Pont-a-Mousson
The
Vosges
Allies Gain Ground Across Two Months Except One
Paris reports reveal a formal statement reviewing the last two months. It claims allies achieved most ground gains with only a single exception and lists numerous advances.
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Associated Press
Paris
Noted Civil War veteran visits Austin era friends
General H B Stoddard of Bryan, a famed Texas veteran, toured Austin yesterday meeting old friends at the city hall and sharing reminiscences of the Civil War with Chief Justice Brown. They served together in the war and rekindled a long friendship while in the capital.
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H. B. Stoddard
Bryan
Texas
Austin
City Hall
Brown
Johnson
Justice Brown
Judge Brown
Thirteenth
Texas Cavalry
Stoddard
General Stoddard
Ford Relates Wage Plan Benefits
Henry J. Ford, an automobile manufacturer, told the Industrial Relations Committee that his $5 a day minimum wage plan boosted his company’s bank deposits by 130 percent, increased their insurance policies, and reduced drunkenness and arrests.
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Associated Press
Washington
Henry J. Ford
The
Industrial Relations Committee
A. and M. Concludes Home Demonstration Training
An army of thirty workers trained in rural home improvement left A. and M. College for their counties to serve as home demonstration agents. The weeklong session covered canning poultry home decorations sanitation and farm improvements with speakers like Dr. Bradford Knapp and Miss Ola Powell. The agents praised the program and pledged to implement fireless cookers and other conveniences to ease farm wives’ workloads.
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A. & M. College
A. & M. College Extension Service
United States Department of Agriculture
School of Instruction
Bradford Knapp
Knapp
South
Ola Powell
Federal Department
Bernice Carter
Uvalde Boys Arrested in Southern Pacific HoldUp
Uvalde Texas January 21 Clinton Phillips and Charlie Daniels two local youths were arrested and charged with taking part in the Southern Pacific railroad holdup near town three weeks earlier.
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Associated Press
Uvalde, Tex
Clinton Phillips
Charlie Daniels
Uvalde
Here
Jury fails to reach verdict in Will Payne hog killing case
The jury in Will Payne's county court trial on unlawfully killing hogs could not agree on a verdict and a mistrial was entered. A new hearing is planned for next week with County Attorney Bethea leading for the State and Doremue Butler & Henderson for the defense.
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Will Payne
Bethea
Doremue Butler & Henderson
Prices From Alvin Cape Jessa Mine and Floral Co.
Alvin Cape Jessamine and Floral Company in Alvin Texas lists prices for cape jessamine rose bushes violets chrysanthemums daisy plants tuberoses gladiolus canna bulbs and related stock with consistent availability and value for customers.
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Cape Jessamine
Alvin Cape Jessamine and Floral Company
Alvin, Tex
Boy Scouts Report from Carter's Creek Hike and 1915 Officers
The Boy Scouts enjoyed a hike to Carter's Creek on Saturday with Scout law observed and lessons in nature. Visitors Pat Newton Louis McCullough and Dean Osborne spoke and impressed the group. The 1915 troop officers are listed with Alex Harris as president and John M. Lawrence Jr as scribe. The troop plans new olive drab khaki uniforms like U S Army uniforms and aims to improve Bryan community conditions.
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Carter's Creek
Pat Newton
Louis McCullough
Dean Osborne
McCullough
Osborne
Alex Harris
Edgar Derden
John M. Lawrence Jr
Claude R. Lawson
Charles Cole
Sam Parker
Henry Harrison
Robert Armstrong
Bryan
United States Army
Labor News And Notes From The Era
In London only those over sixteen may pawn goods. Nuremberg hosts the world’s largest hop market and toy market. Moscow drivers may not carry whips on public streets. China has one modern physician trained per 600000 people. The British Postmaster General pushes higher telephone use among Irish farmers amid Danish unemployment higher than typical levels. The labor market trend is noted but incomplete in the fragment.
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London
Nuremberg
Moscow
Russia
China
Ireland
Denmark
Paris Bans Steel-Tired Wheels in Principal City Areas
Reports say Paris restricts steel-tired wheels in the heart of the city as normal conditions return. Elsewhere, German tobacco workers receive 1.50 dollars weekly plus 0.50 for families of conscripts. Vancouver labor council pushes barber shop closures on holidays. Bookbinders' International leads on equal pay for men and women, about 15 percent female membership.
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Vancouver
One advantage of being a bachelor
A witty remark notes that bachelor status spares a man from the burden of meeting or pleasing a wide circle of relatives in law and related expectations. It frames bachelorhood as freeing from in laws gatherings and obligations.
Husband Rescued Despairing Wife From Ills
A Ky. letter tells how Bettie Bullock suffered four years with womanly troubles and could not walk. Her husband gave Cardus the woman's tonic and she improved enough to walk two miles. The ad urges readers to consult their druggist and write Chattanooga Medicine Co. for instructions.
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Chattanooga Medicine Co
Chattanooga, Tenn
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