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Newspaper
Bryan Weekly Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 02, 1916
Page
7
Paris reports the Meuse front burst and four and a half miles collapsed after French forces under General Nivelle struck. Vaux fort may be the only German holdout with light French losses.
Intercepted letters from Boston and New London describe the Willehad a North German Lloyd steamer acting as a submarine telegraph base within the American three mile limit with four months provisions aboard Captain Jachens expresses pride in aiding the fatherland The Willehad and the Koln are held in Boston and New London by American authorities pending further action.
New London Cogn reports Captain Jachens refused to reveal any knowledge of letters intercepted by the British. His sole reply to inquiries was we don’t know anything about it. He urged choosing neither evil and not following competitors but setting the pace.
Washington officials refuse to disclose the source or nature of the information behind Secretary Baker's statement charging a bandit attack on American troops in Mexico. The secrecy aims to protect a valuable channel of information, while Baker asserts no domestic politics influenced the disclosure.
Governor Ferguson revoked the April 1 1915 maritime quarantine proclamation delaying vessels from ports south of 25° N entering Texas. The proclamation takes effect November 1 and declares no current need for the quarantine. The embargo lift does not permit entry of ships infected with contagious diseases.
During the year ending August 31 1916 the Texas comptroller's department registered 22 575 427 in bonds an increase of 7 628 249 from the prior year about 865 percent. Road bonds 6 152 000 levee district bonds 1 951 721 city bonds 9 420 000 independent school district bonds 1 998 200 county bonds 2 263 844 and common school district bonds 1 176 315.
Austin Oct 27 Expenditures of the state government for the year totaled 18 157 789 from state funds a comptroller report shows This is up 749 335 from the prior year General revenue fund expenditures were 7 100 691 with 5 000 appropriations leaving a balance reverted to the treasury The rise is mainly due to construction of new buildings and improvements across state institutions
The British coal situation shows output for the year ending July 1916 at 254.748 million tons, up from 250.368 million in 1915 but below 281.135 million in 1914. About 282,000 miners joined the colors and 116,900 were replaced, with ongoing shortages. The War Office will allocate 1000 German prisoners in camps to timber felling tasks, 385 already at work, while coal exports fell to 43 million tons in 1915 from 73 million in 1913, reflecting strain on supplies and timber substitutes.
Johnson and Rohde, local auto dealers, received the Brisco Four Twenty-four with half million dollar motor. The car, perfected by Benjamin Briscoe and fourteen European engineers, features a streamlined body and modern conveniences. A Main Street parade drew attention and favorable remarks for the Briscoe Four Twenty-four.
An ad warns against calomel as dangerous mercury based medicine and promotes Woodson's Liver Tone as a safe vegetable alternative. It claims calomel causes sickness, cramping, and salivation, while Liver Tone starts the liver safely, leaves no upset, and is harmless for children.
Clarksville October 27. A record price for cotton was paid as Red River long staple sold for 30 cents. The bale brought $152.10.
Officials for the Texas A and M game to be played at the University of Texas on Thanksgiving Day have been agreed upon by representatives of the two teams. J. C. Groves of Kansas City will referee, with G. W. Weede and Sterling as umpires and B. L. McCreary as head linesman.
A 21 year old American, Arthur Alfred Wood of Norfolk Virginia, was sentenced to three months hard labor in London for illegally wearing a British uniform with intent to deceive. He and two others claimed to be absent without leave from their regiments. Wood later admitted he had never served.
A Pittsburgh Post item notes a speaker describing moving into a dark flat and a guest remarking that the gloom would make old furniture appear acceptable. The exchange ends with a wry line about misery and company.
News from Paris reports French troops near Fort Vaux at Verdun closing to within five hundred yards as they regain the February 25 line. Macedonian front sees two villages southwest of Lake Doiran occupied by French cavalry and Serbian forces repelling Germans in the Cerna region. Battle fronts unfold across Romania with Austro German advances beyond Moldova’s western frontier and Danube bridges at Tchernovoda blown by Rumanians to hinder Mackensen's advance.
London reports the British minesweeper Genistra was torpedoed with seventy three sailors killed and twelve saved. The incident occurred on October 26.
In Bellefontaine Ohio on October 27 the Daughters of the American Revolution adopted resolutions branding Secretary of War Newton D Baker a Tory carpetbagger and requesting his removal. The resolutions accuse Baker of remarking that American Revolutionary soldiers were as bad as Mexican bandits.
The article references the concept of seven ages of man and contrasts one stage as especially relevant for the average woman, suggesting a literary or cultural reflection on female life stages.
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