German High Command’s Morale Woes Fill War Gloom
The Bryan Weekly Eagle argues Germans and Austrians mislead abroad while their front morale weakens. It cites desertions, prisoner reports, and the Marne retreat as signs of a failing war effort. It criticizes Germany’s leaders as liars and warns against negotiated peace with them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Count Burian
Kaiser
Earth
Count von Hertling
Dr. Solf
Germany
Count von Schenesing
Force Without Stint or Limit in World War Rhetoric
A historical fragment argues for relentless force to end the war, condemns German aggression, and denounces German domination in Europe. It cites rights of liberty, German treatment in colonies, and warns against peace overtures that would leave Germany powerful.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Germany
Patrick
Belgium
France
Turkey
Italy
Austria
Bulgaria
Europe
Russia
Clocks Set Back as Daylight Saving Ends
The nation ends daylight saving on September 30 by turning clocks back one hour. On October 1 mornings will begin with standard time as days grow shorter and fuel savings shift to daylight in the morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Victory Poem of Husky Resolve at Submarine Base
A Bryan Tex author prints a wartime poem urging sacrifice for freedom. The verses praise patience and patriot pay, compare fighters to angels and hellions, and claim unity against the Kaiser with calls to give all for peace and victory in a future free of misery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heaven
Hell
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Promoted as Internal Cure
An advertisement claims catarrh cannot be cured by local applications and praises Hall's Catarrh Medicine taken internally. It asserts the remedy reaches through the blood to the mucous surfaces, touts top physicians, tonics, and blood purifiers as a perfect combination, and invites readers to send for product information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
Toledo
Negro registrants drafted for national army camps
Provost Marshal General Crowder issued a draft call for 29,000 Negro registrants from 88 states qualified for general service to entrain for national army camps from September 25 to 27. Texas will furnish 8,000 men for Camp Bowie.
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Associated Press
Washington
Crowder
National Army
Texas
Camp Bowie
Desperate Situation in Russia Revealed in London News
London reports the British consul general at Moscow Robert Lockhart and other British subjects are still held prisoner in Russia. Indirect negotiations for their release continue as official quarters confirm a desperate situation in Russia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
London
Robert Lockhart
Moscow
Russia
Bethlehem Steel Works Agrees to Wages Board Award
Washington reports Bethlehem Steel Works in Bethlehem Pennsylvania will obey the War Labor Board order and implement immediately the wage award to avert threatened labor difficulties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Bethlehem, Pa
War Labor Board
Bank Raid In Arcadia Ends With Robber Dead Wounded
In Arcadia Kansas a Home State bank raid ended with one robber killed and another wounded and captured by locals. The dead man carried a draft registration card from the Kansas City board bearing the name Pete Marrazzo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Associated Press
Arcadia
Kas
Kansas City Board
Pete Marrazzo
Negro Labor Mobilization Conferences Across States
The Department of Labor under Dr. George K. Haynes organizes conferences and state committees to mobilize Negro labor in industry and agriculture for wartime needs. Ohio Kentucky and Georgia hosted events with governors and officials, appointing state Negro workers advisory committees and supervisors to promote efficiency and production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Labor
George K. Haynes
Ohio
Georgia
Kentucky
Virginia
Illinois
Mississippi
Florida
Ohio State
Hagerty
Ohio State University
Haynes
Gov
K. O. Stanley
Edward W. Hines
State Council of Defense
Hugh M. Dorsey
We Buy Old Teeth and Precious Metals
Advertisement from United States Smelting Works, Inc. offering payment up to 21.50 per set for old or broken false teeth. Includes cash by return mail, 10 to 14 day package hold, and high prices for old gold jewelry crowns bridges platinum and silver. Milwaukee Wisconsin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Smelting Works, Inc
Postoffice
Milwaukee
Wis
Women urged to train as barbers in Brenham
Brenham Texas reports that women will be taught the barber trade. A local barber advertises for apprentices and claims the labor is nonessential for men, predicting women will ultimately have to take up the work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brenham
Tex
Three marriages in St Josephs church last week
Father J B Gleissner reports three wedding ceremonies in St Josephs church within the past week. The couples were Private James O Day and Miss Dora Cattone, Private James Monahan and Miss Clara Baxter, and Private John Spain and Miss Gladys Barron.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Gleissner
St. Joseph’s Church
James O'Day
Dora Cattone
James Monahan
Clara Baxter
John Spain
Gladys Barron
Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic Promises Summer Strength
The advertisement claims Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic strengthens the weak and feeble to endure summer heat. It purports to purify and enrich blood and build up the whole system with an invigorating tonic effect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grove
United States rejects Austro-Hungarian peace talks
Secretary Lansing, authorized by President Wilson, stated the United States will reject the Austro-Hungarian note proposing an unofficial belligerents conference. He stressed there is only one possible reply and no conference on terms already clearly stated by the U S government. Austria’s proposal was delivered to the Swedish legation and then to the state department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorraine
Germany
Wilson
Austria
Washington
United States
Lansing
State Department
Ron.ment
Lodge Endorses Wilson Rejection of Austrian Peace Talks
Washington September 17 Senator Lodge Massachusetts unqualifiedly supports President Wilson's veto of Austria's secret and non binding peace discussions. He says the president's refusal is right and wise and will win universal approval. He argues it ends weak talk that would aid Germany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Wilson
Austria
Senate
Senator Lodge
Massachusetts
Lodge
Germany
German Participation Denied by Vienna Papers
Amsterdam dispatch reports Vienna papers state the German government had no prior knowledge of Austria Hungary inviting belligerents to a conference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Amsterdam
Vienna
Brazil Cancels German Insurance Licenses
Rio de Janeiro reports that the Brazilian government has canceled the licenses of German insurance companies. The action was announced by officials and marks a diplomatic financial move amid ongoing trade tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Rio de Janeiro
Freckle Cream Made From Lemon Juice and Orchard White
Squeeze the juice of two lemons into three ounces of orchard white to make a quarter pint freckle and tan lotion. Grocers have lemons. drug stores sell three ounces of orchard white for a few cents. Apply daily to face neck arms and hands to fade freckles and blemishes and brighten skin. Harmless says Ady.
BAZO OINTMENT Claims Quick Piles Cure
Druggists promise relief in six to fourteen days with Bazo Ointment and offer refunds if it fails. A Tol cap or tantly re re course allows altering the first application. Prices are listed for the treatment.
Final account in estate of Jno Pool heard October
In Brazos County Texas guardian W C Pool files final account for the insane Jno Pool. The county court in Bryan will hear at the next term beginning Monday October 3 1918. Interested parties may attend and contest the account.
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State of Texas
Jno
Pool
W. C. Pool
Brazos County
John Pool
Bryan
Texas
Austrian Peace Note Conference At Reichstag Leaders Meet
Amsterdam reports a Sunday conference of majority party leaders in the reichstag discussing the Austrian peace note. Chancellor von Hertling Admiral von Hintze and Herr Walraf were said to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Amsterdam
Reichstag
von Hertling
Admiral von Hintze
Herr Walraf
Berlin council debate on food ends with war end chant
In Amsterdam on September 16 socialist members of Berlin’s municipal council debated food shortages in a public session. One speaker called for an end to the war, and his remarks were met with loud applause from the public gallery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Amsterdam
Berlin
Army nursing shortfall clarified by acting surgeon general
Washington reports 25,000 nurses must be recruited by January to meet Army needs, refuting claims that nursing shortages were satisfied. Acting Surgeon General Richard stated the requirement remains unmet and emphasizes swift recruitment to reach the target.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Richard
AIRMEN CAPTURED GERMAN BATTERY ON BRITISH FRONT
Two British aeroplanes surprised and overtook a German battery near the British front. They fired on 40 to 50 horses harnessed to field guns, stampeded the gunners, and then guarded the guns until British and American infantry arrived.
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Associated Press
Harveys Cotton and Crop Report and Local News
Harvey reports ideal weather for cotton and a strong peanut and corn crop. High cotton prices ease living costs while Ida Salard raises 100 fall chickens and 50 turkeys. Local youths depart for schools. visits from Bozeman, Gilder, and others end with fond farm life memories. Reverend Tatum preaches at the F B church next Sunday at 3 PM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvey
Witten
Ida Salard
France
Lilly Davidson
Villa Maria
Bryan
Ardella Jones
Denton C. I. A
Czechs Refuse Austro Hungarian Citizenship in US Registration
The Czecho Slovaks in the county reject Austro Hungarian status as US citizenship recognition grows. Registrants by nationality include Austria Hungary 12, Czecho Slovaks 8, Italy 19, Russia 2, Germany 6, and others with totals: native born 1902, naturalized 35, total 263 in one tally, county registers rise to 2245 with 534 short of the county estimate due to cotton picker exodus and enlistments.
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United States
Austria-Hungary
Smetana
England
Scotland
Canada
Italy
Russia
Netherlands
Germany
Greece
Spain
Mexico
Vurovost
Crowder
Adjutant General's Office
Texas
Women Suffer Corns From High Heels Warned
Cincinnati authority urges caution over corn pain from tight footwear. An advertised remedy, freezone, claims to remove corns by applying drops to the area, with the product said to dry quickly and lift the corn without skin irritation.
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Cincinnati
Germans retreat north of St Mihiel salient observed
North of the St Mihiel salient German lines are being re adjusted. In the Chatillon area about six miles northwest of Fresnes the enemy is retiring and French patrols are in touch. The German withdrawal measured from one to two miles in this sector.
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London
St. Mihiel Salient
Chatillion
Fresnes
Herbine advertised as cure for biliousness malaria constipation
An old advertisement proclaims Herbine cures biliousness malaria and constipation. It claims the first dose improves condition and additional doses fully cure. Price is 60 cents. Sold by E J Jenkins.
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E. J. Jenkins
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