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Newspaper
Bryan Weekly Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1914
Page
6
A fragmentary report traces a pro economy stance gaining momentum as AD policy rising amid scarce details. The text hints at a political shift with supporters aligning around value and growth goals. Entities and specifics are unclear but the outline suggests a campaign update.
London dispatches recount Allied gains and German setbacks as forces clash from Paris to Alsace.Reports mention 1500 German prisoners, village pillaging, and demoralized lines while Copenhagen notes Russian East Prussia routing. Paris and Belgrade fronts show shifting positions with ongoing bombardments and pursuit.
Mrs. Percy V. Pennybacker and her daughter Ruth Pennybacker arrived safely in New York. Mrs. Pennybacker will hold a board meeting and attend engagements, Ruth will enter Vassar later this month, and Mrs. Pennybacker plans to travel south again in November via Mississippi before returning to Austin.
New York reports Count Delich Tervelde, secretary of the Belgian commission, protested Germany's actions. The Kaiser defended harsh Belgian measures stating civilians fired on Germans. The count recounted German soldiers killing a wounded Belgian colonel by firing into his mouth.
London reports Roumania Bulgaria and Greece have joined forces to oppose any Turkish aid to Germany, signaling a new regional alliance amid wartime tensions. The pact aims to curb Turkey's potential impact on the broader war, with observers watching shifts in Balkan diplomacy.
London reports on Sept 11 that the Kaiser is at Luxemberg with aeroplanes on guard and searchlights active. A hostile plane dropped four bombs but caused no damage.
German forces on the eastern flank have pulled back about forty five miles from their line east of Paris on September 11 according to field dispatches from Paris. The withdrawal signals a notable shift in the western front as Allied forces tighten their advance.
Washington dispatch reports President Poincare answering Kaiser Wilhelm accuses him of dodging responsibility for German use of dumdum bullets since the war began. The Associated Press notes Germany and Austria seek serene relations as Tate negotiates. Copenhagen says Germany agrees not to make peace alone.
Washington official dispatch reports the Crown Prince forces have captured the fortifications southwest of Verdun signaling a shift in the Verdun sector. The AP brief notes the advance as part of ongoing World War I battles.
Ennis Texas reports its new cotton compress has begun operations. The first 250 bales will be shipped abroad with 200 bound for Liverpool and 50 for Japan. Prices are undisclosed but expected to be higher than local sales.
Heavy demand for student work at the A and M College this session funds the cost of education. A student labor fund of $10 000 yearly aids boys without funds with stenographic farm dairy and clerical work. W G Beasley earned a B S in agriculture last June after four years of work and study.
Baroness George D Reuter and James Gordon Bennett proprietor of the New York Herald married in Paris. Civil rites at the city hall and a church service at the American Protestant Episcopal Church. Witnesses included Viscount Breteuil and the American ambassador Myron T Herrick.
Mrs J W Coulter bought a bale of 556 pounds at ten cents a pound from Mrs Walter Wilcox near Tabor for 55.60, and Mrs Dana Carnes bought from Mrs J D Williams of Rock Prairie with delivery soon. Both acts support the buy a bale plan aiding widows while reducing market supply and aiding those in need.
Amarillo Texas September reports show Panhandle farmers embracing Sudan grass. An African import not commonly grown, it yields good profits and serves as an excellent feed crop. Three crops per year, seed fetches 80 cents a pound, plant can reach nine feet, and a Crosbyton Sudan grass association forms to build a regional warehouse. West Texas feed crops hailed as best ever.
Roland Adelsperger of South Bend Ind becomes professor of architectural engineering and architecture at the A M College succeeding the late Bess Fountain who died in Cleveland August 15. Adelsperger trained at Notre Dame and Chicago School of Architecture and served as engineer in Cuba. He will arrive about September 15.
Waco manager Filis Hardy disputes the pennant outcome after Texas League President Davidson voided games won by Houston over Austin and other reversals. The National Commission confirms first games must be nine innings while second games can be seven by agreement. Final tallies exclude the June 28 Houston win.
Washington on September eleventh final move ends embargo with McAdoo telegram to Mexican border collectors. It states arms and ammunition may be treated as ordinary commercial shipments due to restoration of peace in Mexico.
Mr Waller a local cotton buyer closed the largest transaction of the season. The deal covers 475 bales from J R Collier of Mumford at 70 cents per pound totaling about 20000 dollars. The cotton will be shipped to Bryan for compression.
The Dallas Chamber of Commerce released census figures showing about 2 percent of Texas residents are Jewish, around 20 000 people. Dallas houses 3 500 Jews, the largest Jewish community in the state, and they control roughly 11 percent of Dallas wealth.
Austin clerks report the House urges Governor to submit the question of exemption from taxation for cotton bought under the buy a bale plan. The move aims to exempt cotton purchases under the program from taxes.
A mosaic of quick quips and cartoonish lines from U S papers. Jabs at neighbors, judges a pun, and wry views on beer and daily life. Includes a biblical verse snippet and stray humor about malfunctioning wristwatches.
Fort Worth Texas September 11 This city has been chosen by E E Budanauro to locate a large wholesale tobacco factory The Cuban concern operates a tobacco plantation in Cuba of several thousand acres Raw material will be shipped from there to the local plant and manufactured into cigars and other tobaccos Budanauro has factories in New York Chicago Pittsburgh and Oklahoma City A building has been leased for three years and preparations for opening are under way A number of salesmen will be employed to cover the state
Farmers in Bowie and Miller Counties pledge to plant at least five acres in wheat this year and to follow government guidance on diversified farming. Reports indicate a larger sweet potato crop and gathering begins this week with about twenty cars expected to be shipped.
A Brown County Indiana cow reportedly ate twenty five hens and is said to be producing milk and pegs now according to the Manchester Union.
P Landry, longtime principal of the colored school in this city for nineteen years, has been elected principal of the colored high school at Phoenix Arizona and departed yesterday to assume duties, a post that pays him significantly more.
M B Parker’s 288 bales from Brazos bottom sold by W B Saunders to H A Burger of Eustace Taylor Galveston for 85-16 cents per pound. Cotton delivered and will be shipped after compression.
Governor O B Colquitt issues a call for mass conferences in Texas counties on September 15 and a State conference in Austin on September 17 to coordinate cotton policy with producers and business interests. Delegates selected at county level will represent 10 000 bale production baselines. The move aims to halt future cotton value declines and preserve state prosperity. The warehouse bill move continues in the Senate amid political wrangling and party lines.
Frank Marek a Bohemian citizen and Riverside merchant died at 4 this morning after a brief illness. Age about 35 he is survived by his widow and several children. Funeral will be tomorrow at 4 PM with interment at Smetana.
The Farmers Institute of Brazos County convenes its second meeting at the Commercial Club room at 2 20 on Thursday September 24. Prof D N Barrow Texas editor of the Progressive Farmer will speak on Cover Crops or Soil Improvement. The talk highlights scientific agriculture and soil improvement, urging all farmers to attend.
Oxsie Walton and Rob Carter, both, pleaded guilty before the county court to stealing goods from Brandon and Lawrence's store where Walton worked as a porter. They were each fined one dollar and costs, paid their fines, and were released.
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