Allies Meet With Paris on War Nations Conference
Washington reports that a conference of all nations opposing Germany will be held, likely in Paris. The United States is practically certain to be represented as Secretary Lansing confirms a conference has been decided upon and participation is under consideration.
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Conference of All Nations
Germany
United States
Associated Press
Washington
Paris
Lansing
Triitedes
Railroads Seek Higher Rates on Concrete Brick and Copper
Representatives of eastern railroads told the Interstate Commerce Commission that they seek higher rates on specific commodities. They did not request a general increase but discussed increases on concrete brick stone sand and copper with plans to file for a broader raise later.
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Associated Press
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
China divided over constitution in power struggle
AP reports in Peking that Premier Tuan Chi-jui and Feng Kuo-chang lead rival constitutionalist lines. Canton parliament challenges Beijing and Li Yuan-hung’s status while Sun Yatsen faction denounces central actions as unconstitutional. Peng Kuo-chang governs de facto with support from 19 provinces and foreign recognition.
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Peking
China
Tuan Chi-jui
Feng Kuo-chang
Chi
Canton
Li Yuan-hung
South
Sun Yatsen
Nanking
Peng Kuo-chang
Germans in Japan Reach 719 Residents
Tokio reports 719 enemy subjects living in Japan at end of July, with the majority being German.
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Japan
Associated Press
Tokio
Card of Thanks for Loss of Two Children
Frank Arnold and Dora Arnold express gratitude to friends in Wellborn Texas for aid after the death of their two children. May God bless you. October 12, 1917.
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Frank Arnold Dora Arnold Wellborn
Texas
Liberty Bond Drive Urges Brazos County Support for Soldier Boys
Brazos County appeals to all residents white and negro to buy Liberty bonds to fund clothing, shelter, transportation, and equipment for about 200 local men en route to service in the war. President Wilson designates next Wednesday as Liberty Day to maximize bond sales with help from clubs, Red Cross, teachers, and preachers. J. T. Maloney, County Judge, urges broad participation.
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Brazos County
Uncle Sam
Wilson
Business Club
Women's Club
Red Cross
J. T. Maloney
Sealed pouch plan rejected for Bryan interurban rail
The postal department refused a request by residents of Bryan for a sealed pouch service on the Bryan and College interurban railway stating insufficient first class mail between the college and town to justify any change from current steam railroad service.
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Bryan
Bryan and College
Texas Woman Sends Comfort Items to Sailors During Wartime
Miss Gertrude Ware of Bryan Texas receives thanks from Washington for a wartime care package for U S sailors and marines. The letter lists nine pairs of socks helmets muffler wristlets six sweaters and praises patriotic support and personal interest shown by women. A sailor recently back from France also conveyed gratitude for the aid and care.
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Washington
Uect
Gertrude Ware
Bryan
Texas
U. S
J. C. Frazier
France
Biizabrth van
Red Cross Annual Meeting Set by Bryan Chapter
The Bryan Texas Red Cross chapter announces its annual meeting to elect officers and review the year’s activities. The event is Friday morning October 19 at 7 o’clock in Carnegie Library. Members are urged to attend and participate. Signed by A. W. Wilkerson, Chairman and Mrs. Albert Buchanan, Secy.
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RED Cross
American Red Cross
Mwere
Bryan Texas
Carnegie Library
A. W. Wilkerson
Albert Buchanan
Secy
Bombs Drop on Belgian Docks and German Losses Reported
British bombs hit Zeebrugge docks on Monday night. A German flying machine was destroyed near Zarren. All British aircraft returned. A German dreadnought hit a mine near Oesel island and its fate is unknown.
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Associated Press
London
Zeebrugge
Zarren
Oesel Island
Burleson County To Pay Half Of Koppe Bridge Repairs
Burleson County approves contributing half the cost to repair the Koppe Bridge over the Brazos River. Major work includes new stringers and flooring with oak lumber from Brazos county mills. Total 89 000 feet of heavy flooring required. grading at Ferguson crossing finished and culverts and small bridges underway.
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Burleson County
Big Koppe
Brazos River
Brazos County
Ferguson Crossing
Bryan
Ter
Mamey
Koppe
Status of Married Men Finally Settled
Shreveport Louisiana reports a statement and telegram from Adj General C C McCroy confirming a provost marshal general ruling. The policy discharges married men if their family relied mainly on the registrant for support prior to summons, regardless of whether parents or in laws can support dependents during service.
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Shreveport
Louisiana
C. C. McCroy
Chicken Week fundraising drives for yarn program in Luling
Mrs Cocreham of Luling Texas launches chicken week to raise funds and knitting materials for Caldwell county oldier boys garments. Residents bring in chickens and donate money as country folk respond generously beyond tag day efforts.
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Luling
Tex
Cocreham
Caldwell County
Teacher Dismissed For Disloyal Talk At Michigan
Ann Arbor Michigan October 13 The regents declared the position of Carl Eggert assistant professor of German at the University of Michigan vacant after an investigation into charges of unpatriotic utterances. The charges were made by students. Dr Eggert had been connected with the university since 1901.
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Ann Arbor
Mich
Carl Eggert
University of Michigan
Eggert
Cotton Received at Bryan Last Season
Wagon cotton receipts at Bryan warehouses from August 1 to August 1 show totals with named consignments such as LAWPONCE and Tinta and a final overall total of 10 145. This report documents the season's cotton intake by warehouse and consignor.
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Cotton
Bryan
Lawponce
Ius Vons
DODGE RS EVASIONS REPORT MILLIONS IN TAX SHORTFALL
Internal revenue agents reported evasions of the 12.5 percent special tax by munitions makers totaling about 17.5 million dollars. More than 10 million dollars of that sum has been recovered by the government.
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Associated Press
Washington
Internal Revenue
Brazos County Boys Enjoy Dallas Fair Trip
Brazos county club boys led by Dan Hall Thurman Crenshaw Anna Williams Sam Pate and Ragin Warren toured the Dallas fair. They enrolled 400 500 boys into eight companies and met exhibitors from farm implements to stock and poultry. The fair provided free vaudeville tickets and the boys planned to see The War of the Nations and The Call to the Colors.
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Bryan Daily Eagle
Dallas
Tex
Brazos County Club
Dan Hall
Thurman Crenshaw
Anna Williams
Sam Pate
Ragin Warren
Brazos County
Fair Association
Stratton
The
Williamson
Coliseum
Fair Associaton
Bryan Commercial Club
Bryan
Co. L. Beason
Paddock Assists Texas Beekeepers in State Tour
State entomologist F B Paddock, with the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station, traveled from Austin to Buffalo and Palestine to meet bee keepers. He planned to attend the Anderson County Beekeepers Association and visit Houston for foul brood eradication duties and a citrus tree fumigation demonstration with Prof S W Bissing Prof A T Potts and W B Lanham.
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F. B. Paddock
Texas Agricultural Experiment Station
Buffalo
Texas
Palestine
Anderson County
Bee-keepers Association
Paddock
Houston
S. W. Bissing
Department of Entomology
A. T. Potts
Horticultural Department
W. B. Lanham
Extension Service
Woodmen to Invest in Liberty Bonds
At a Woodmen of the World meeting last night the group voted to postpone this month’s entertainment and to have the consul commander and the secretary purchase 100 dollars in Liberty Bonds.
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Woodmen of the World
Zak and Vivia Tie at St Josephs Church
Antone Zak and Miss Albina Vivia of Rock Prairie were united in marriage at St. Josephs Catholic church this morning with Rev. J B Gleissner officiating. Both are prominent Bohemian community parents and will reside at Rock Prairie.
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Antone Zak
Albina Vivia
Rock Prairie
St. Joseph's Catholic Church
J.B. Gleissner
Wild Fowl Flies South Signal of Cold Snap
Two large flocks of cranes passed over the city yesterday with reports of three more flocks of wild geese. Citizens interpret these sightings as signs of an approaching cold snap and anticipate demand for wraps and overcoats in the coming days.
French Success is Flanders Feature of the Week in War
Washington Oct 17 The war department weekly report says the feature of the week was the French success in Flanders widening the wedge into German lines. The allied offensive proceeds steadily with signed objectives met with growing regularity in coordinated artillery and infantry action.
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Flanders
Associated Press
Washington
War Department
Socialists Oppose War Credit Over Chancellor Resignation
A German socialist newspaper reports socialists will vote against the ten billion mark war credit in the Reichstag this December unless Chancellor Michaelis resigns.
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Associated Presa Amsterdam
Reichstag
Michaelis
Ten Killed and Forty Wounded in Air Raid at Nancy
Allied dispatch reports a German airship bombardment in Nancy last night causing ten deaths and forty injuries. French forces countered by destroying or forcing landings of twenty-five German planes earlier in the week and conducting several sorties against military targets and rail facilities.
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Nancy
Paris
London Bomb Proof Shelters Card Indexed for Raids
London officials indexed bomb proof shelters to prepare for further German raids. Sufficient shelters are being inventoried to accommodate a million people in the capital.
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London
Associated Press
Michaelis Dictator Scheme Unearthed
Copenhagen reports claim Hamburg papers indicate forces seek to push Chancellor Michaelis toward a military dictatorship or to keep him in office with military backing through Reichstag support.
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Michaelis
Associated Press
Copenhagen
Hamburg
Millis
Number of Men in National Army Reaches 431180
Washington reports the U S national army count at 431180 men under training or ordered to cantonments. Secretary Baker said clothing shipments to the camps keep pace with troop arrivals, with nearly 13000000 items sent through October 2 and daily shipments continuing.
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Washington
America
Baker
Box Supper at Tabor Aims to Support Five Local Schools
Tabor community welfare club plans a big box supper on Friday night October 26 to raise funds for incidental expenses of the five schools in the area. Walter Armstrong said everyone is invited and expected to attend.
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Tabor
Deportation of Asia Minor Greeks Amid War Atrocities
Frank W. Jackson of New York reports that more than 700000 Greeks in Asia Minor have faced persecution death or deportation as Turks crush the Greek Christian population. He cites deportations from Marmara Thrace and Aivalik with orders from Turkish HQ to expel Greek men and families. The relief committee seeks humanitarian aid for victims.
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Frank W. Jackson
Relief Committee For
Asia Minor
Mr. Jackson
Abdul Hamid
Marmara
Thrace
Aegean
Aivalik
Koria
Jackson
Osel Island Captured by German Forces
Berlin reports Osel island in German hands after naval skirmishes near the gulf of Riga. Russian war office concedes loss of contact with forces on Osel as destroyers and gunboats engage off Oesel and Riga bay with German gains and no German losses.
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Oland
Oesel
Associated Press
Berlin
Osel
German War Office
Gulf of Riga
Moon Sound
Oesel Island
Petrograd
Russian War Office
Riga Bay
Peru Breaks Off Germany Ties Amid Diplomatic Strain
A Peruvian minister in Berlin has handed a government note announcing rupture of relations with Germany and requested passports. The Berlin dispatch confirms Peru severed ties and seeks safe passage for nationals.
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Associat
Amsterdam
Germany
Peru
Berlin
Paralyze Chicago If Coal Strike Not Settled Soon
Chicago on Oct 17 warned that business will be paralyzed within ten days if the coal strike is not settled. Fred Y Upham, head of the citys largest coal company, said there is less than a ten day supply in Chicago. In Pittsburg Kansas the southwestern coal miners strike began as announced by United Mine Workers president Hawatt.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Fred Y. Upham
Southwestern
Pittsburg
Kan
Hawatt
United Mine Workers
Looney to Defend State Comptroller Suit in Austin
Attorney General Looney announced he would defend Representative Dunnam's suit against Comptroller Terrell to test the constitutionality of the university appropriation. The action centers on whether the university funding complies with state law and the constitution.
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Associated Press
Austin
Tex
Looney
Dunnam
Terrell
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