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Newspaper
Bryan Weekly Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1918
Page
1
London July 17 News of the destruction by fire of a new German airdome and 22 airplanes near Nevelle. The blaze is attributed to German revolutionists in the army. Ten Belgian and two German soldiers have been arrested.
A wartime prayer implores the Lord of Hosts to guide the president, troops, and allies through darkness. It asks for victory, strength, courage, and a reminder of duty during the nation's hour of greatest need.
Judge J C Hutcheson Jr held a special naturalization session at College for 21 soldiers in training. Six Russian subjects, seven Britons, two Italians, and one each from Sweden Greece Turkey Mexico France and Denmark were granted full citizenship valid in war and peace. Accompanying officials included M H Anthony special examiner and L C Masterson clerk.
Miss Martha Gillespie oversaw Brazos county girls canning selections at A and M College. Agnes Conway, Flor ence Conway, and Maudie Hearn were chosen to represent Brazos at the state short course. The prize is a silver loving cup offered by Farm and Ranch, held for one year and must be won three times for ownership.
Tonight and Thursday partly cloudy with generally fair conditions in the cotton belt. Temperatures are below normal in the south Atlantic states and normal or above elsewhere. No significant precipitation. showers in the Rocky Mountain region Panhandle, upper Mississippi valley, western lake region, and southern areas. Coolest last night in Texas ranged 64 to 82 degrees. warmest yesterday 84 to 104 degrees.
Paris July 17 M Duval director of the Germanophile newspaper Bonnet Rouge was executed early this morning for treasonable actions. Duval’s execution follows the earlier Bolo Pasha sentence as part of the crackdown on Boloism propaganda by Germany in France.
Corsicana congressman Judge Rufus Hardy, sixth district, will address Bryan and Brazos County at the courthouse Saturday at 4 00 PM. A band will provide patriotic music and a 3 30 PM caravan from Hotel Bryan will escort him.
Late yesterday the Daily Eagle received a letter from Hon. E. A. Decherd Jr asking the paper to announce that Judge W M Johnson of Franklin would speak at Bryan Saturday at 4 in the afternoon for Decherds candidacy. B E Satterfield of Franklin, Decherds partner, phoned to say he would be here Saturday to address voters in Decherds interest at 5 to avoid conflict with Judge Hardys plans.
Deputy Commissioner Johnson reports old line life companies collected 13,489,939 in 1917 from Texas policyholders. Of that amount 7,238,411 went to companies outside Texas, leaving 6,256,528 to Texas life companies. There are 204,150 life policies in force in Texas with 221,754 ordinary life and 221,754 industrial. In 1917 126,057 industrial and 58,033 ordinary life policies were issued.
Loans totaling 34205 were issued by the Federal Land Bank of Houston to loan associations in Bangs Corsicana Plainview Stepenville Shamrock Newton Mexia Dimmit Citizens Brownfield Colorado New Waverly Trespalacios and Farmers.
The battleship Kewachi of 21 420 tons displaced blew up and sank in Tokyama Bay 150 miles northeast of Nagasaki on July 12. Five hundred crew members were killed.
Mrs. De Wolfe of Lampasas spoke to a large audience on the courthouse lawn in Cameron in support of James Ferguson for governor. The address was introduced by Major E. Lyles of Cameron.
The Norwegian sailing vessel Marosa was sunk by a German submarine. The crew were landed safely at a Nova Scotian port after the attack, according to reports at the Atlantic Port.
Lieutenant Quentin Roosevelt youngest son of Theodore Roosevelt was shot down behind German lines on July 14 near Chateau-Thierry. He had claimed several German planes and was 20 years old. Theodore Roosevelt expressed pride in his son’s front line service as Colonel Roosevelt prepared to address the Republican state convention at Saratoga Springs.
At Kelly Field San Antonio Lt Col G C Brant says aviators must master shooting and machine gun handling to become aces. Cadets train until efficient at hitting moving targets from aircraft and can disassemble and reassemble the gun by touch. Forty nine more acres are added for practice ranges to simulate western front conditions.
The Washington post office advised that parcels addressed to officers or men on American naval vessels or attached to naval bases and not to be forwarded to the American expeditionary forces do not fall under the restriction on parcels for expeditionary forces. Parcels to soldiers of the expeditionary forces must contain items specifically required by the addressee and approved by the regimental commander.
Havre July 17 German forces have seized presses linotypes and printing machinery from Le Patrice and compelled Belgian papers to surrender control. The seized property is reported to have been sold to German papers.
Dallas July 17 restaurants turn to sorghum and cane molasses to sweeten coffee and tea amid a sugar shortage. Though limited now the practice may spread to all eateries if the shortage continues.
Japanese Red Cross delegation arrives en route to Europe to study methods used by the American Red Cross. Henry P. Davison, chairman of the American War Council, and other officials receive the visitors.
Washington reports Belgium was granted a credit of 1,680,000 dollars, raising total U S loans to Belgium to 133,480,000 and overall allied loans to 6,268,270,000.
London on July 17 marks honours for Generals Pershing and Bliss. Pershing receives the grand cross of the Order of Bath while Bliss is awarded the grand cross of the Order of St Michael and St George.
Reports from France say the allies’ position at the present stage of the German offensive is highly satisfactory. The dispatch notes strategic stability and favorable battlefield indicators amid ongoing operations.
The United States Army considers a bank book system allowing every American soldier in France to draw 7.50 a month from any disbursing officer. The plan, already used in the British army, would provide immediate funds regardless of location and reduce reliance on service records. It would simplify payments for transient troops and shortages caused by transfers between units.
Wireless report from Amsterdam claims Premier Lenine plans to break diplomatic ties with England and any nation aiding the landing of armed forces on the Murmon coast. Americans are said to have landed there.
Dallas July 17. Early today a Black assailant attacked Mrs J E Wolford of Dallas County with a knife and left her fatally injured. The assailant was captured and brought to city jail for safety as a mob gathered to batter the jail and free him, driven off by deputies guarding the facility.
Amsterdam reports Bar on Burian declares the Austro-Hungarian government now calls the war useless and senseless and believes an end could come when the Allies again show humanity.
Brigadier General J. F. Wolters orders accelerated recruiting for an infantry regiment in this area to join the first cavalry brigade. About one third of the regiment is recruited with Houston hosting headquarters and several companies. Field officers are named and under federal inspection, with a lecture by Lt. Col. Lee on the Cavalry Branch of the Service to be heard in Houston.
Corpus Christi police discovered Mrs. E. Reid dead in her 315 Waco street residence after neighbors reported two days of silence. Justice of the Peace Pat Whelan ruled the death a poisoning. The Reids had lived in the city for 18 months, relocating from Linton. Neighbors had alerted authorities due to the quiet and absence of activity.
Governor W. P. Hobby will address Franklin on Friday at 3 p m in a general rally. A parade will form at Bremond and travel through Hammond and Calvert to Hearne where locals from Hearne Mumford Benchley Wheelock and Franklin will join. The governor will lead the procession from Hearne to Franklin.
Prof. Hans Delbrück writes in German papers that Germany will lose nothing by freeing Belgium and that Belgium is a world question the world will not accept indirect German rule.
The Spanish steamship carrying Minister Lopez de Vega home from Athens was torpedoed by a German submarine. De Vega and his family escaped unharmed as the ship flew the ministerial flag.
AP report from French Front July 17 notes German attacks launched Monday were checked within 48 hours. German forces withdrew from the Paris direction while the Marne south bank positions near Festigny remained perilous. Casualties in the offensive are estimated at no less than 100,000.
The Associated Press reports heavy fighting in northern St Agnan area with Bourden nerie penetrations. French counterattacks drove off a push near Monvoisin as Courton Wood battles raged between the Marne and Rheims. German efforts in Vrigny and east of Rheims failed with heavy losses at Beaumont.
From Paris on July 17 an American general at the front reported that retreat would not stand and pledged a counter attack. He regained the lost ground and advanced about half a mile beyond the German lines.
British forces captured prisoners in raids east of Villers Bretonneux and near Hulluch last night. German artillery remained active in the Somme Ancre and Arras regions as well as in Flanders.
Tokic reports say Bolshevik leaders in the Irkutsk region fear the Vladivostok coup and plan to flee toward Mongolia. Klutsshevsk in Trans-Bakal is occupied by Czecho-Slovaks after their capture of Irkutsk.
Deputy Collector C. M. Bethany reports 1030 women registered by 3 PM with two rural precincts, Tabor and Millican, still to report.
Paris July 17 French counterattacks push German forces back over the Marne as French ire grows over the fighting.
Washington July 17 army casualty list reports 172 names with 38 killed in action 16 died of wounds 4 died of disease 2 died in airplane accident 9 missing in action 1 prisoner. Wounded severely include Weldon Giles Leonard Texas John R Coolidge Fort Worth and Robert Hickey Denton.
General Pershing reports American forces captured 500 prisoners during a counter attack that pushed German troops back toward the Marne east of Chateau-Thierry on Monday.
American Army on the Marne reports five German airplanes and one balloon destroyed near Dormans on July 17. Allied airmen press the defense, boosting morale as operations intensify along the front.
The local exemption board will send three men to Camp Mabry at Austin tonight. The men are Lucius C Higgins, Ruben S Edmunds and Victor Wisniewski. They will enter the service as auto mechanics. One hundred and thirty colored troops will be entrained tomorrow for Camp Travis at San Antonio.
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