Liberty Loan Drive Begins with County Meeting
Judge J I Maloney mobilizes Brazos county for the fourth liberty loan campaign calling a county business club meeting to vet committeemen. Campaign starts September 28 with precinct chairmen named and plans for a local liberty loan bank. Campaigns in Millican Wellborn College Steel's Store Harvey Reliance Kurten Tabor Edge Smetana and Bryan districts listed with committeemen.
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J. I. Maloney
Pep
Business Club
Cagliege
Bryan
Judge Maloney
J. W. Hoopes
Liberty Loan Organization
Eleventh Federal District
Brazos County
Lberty
Fort Worth
Millican
S. S. Clay
W. D. McGregor
Wellborn
W. E. Graham
College
E. J. Kyle
C. P. Fountain
Frank Stasney
Steel’s
J. 8
Mooring
Harvey
E. A. Peters
C. M. Risinger
Reliance
Solon Morgan
Kurten
W. H. Buchanan
August Prinzer
Tabor
G. P. Edge
German Morale Not Appreciably Broken Up
American officers report from the headquarters that prisoners indicate no real morale collapse among German forces. Thousands of captives show decent clothing and food, with some expressing relief at capture and fatigue from fighting. A number refuse to answer questions and insist Germany is far from defeat.
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Associated Press
Germany
Death of J R Winlack at daughter's home from pistol wound
J R Winlack 68 died from a pistol wound at his daughter's Emory flats home last evening around 5 30. He was born in Silver Creek Pennsylvania in 1848 and lived in Texas for 25 years working as a locomotive engineer for the Texas Mexican railway before retiring. He had been ill for three years and recently moved in with his daughter Mrs Thomas Lundin and her family in Waco and Bryan. The death occurred after he retrieved a pistol from Mr Lundin's traveling bag. Funeral plans await word from Mrs Winlack in California.
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J. R. Winlack
Emory Flats
Winlack
California
Mr. Winlack
Silver Creek
Pennsylvania
Texas
Texas-Mexican Railway Company
Laredo
Thos, Lundin
Waco
France Exonerates Belgium Declares By German Writer
Amsterdam September 25 Matthias Erzberger a clerical member of the German Reichstag says in his book The League of Nations the Way to Peace that France did not intend to invade Belgium. He asserts no valid documentary proof exists and German sources show French mobilization plans did not include crossing the frontier.
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Associated Press
Amsterdam
League of Nations
Matthias Erzberger
Reichstag
France
Belgium
Local Fatality Hears of Longtime Bryan Resident
The text details the death of Mr. Winlock at the Lundin apartments with him dying in his chair and notes his survivors, including a wife in California and Mrs. Lundin. It highlights his 26 year Knights of Pythias membership, locomotive engineers broth, life insurance in both groups, a Presbyterian church letter, and funeral arrangements expected in Bryan with possible burial in Laredo to ease travel for his wife. His character as a generous, hardworking family man is described.
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Lundin
Winlock
California
Knights of Pythias Lodge
Wilkesbarre
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Presbyterian Church
Laredo
Mr. Winlock
Three Hundred Not Native
Brenham reports 2806 Washington county registrants with 2494 native citizens. Of these 141 are fully naturalized, 20 naturalized through fathers, 93 have only first naturalization papers, and 57 are nondeclarant aliens. Eighty five negros will be sent by the local exemption board on September 26 to Camp Travis San Antonio.
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Brenham
Washington County
Camp Travis
San Antonio
Germany Remains Ready for Peace Amid Jeers
Amsterdam Sept 25 Admiral von Hintz told the Reichstag main committee that Germany stays ready for peace despite repeated peace rejection by the Entente. He said Germany’s stance has been shown to the world through ongoing appeals and that they remain in accord with their allies despite jeering and sneering from enemies.
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Associated Press
Amsterdam
Germany
Admiral von Hintz
Reichstag
von Hintze
German Chancellor Warns Sub Warfare Reducing Allied Tonnage
London Sept 25 Count von Hertling told the reichstag main committee that submarine warfare is slowly diminishing allied tonnage and, above all, restricting the transportation and reinforcements of men and material from the United States.
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Associated Press
London
Count von Hertling
Reichstag
United States
Kaiser Answers Austrian Soldiers in Briey
The Kaiser addressed Austrian troops at Briey. He said Americans promised France Alsace and Lorraine and that with German soldiers they would give the right answer at the right moment.
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Associated Press
London
Briey
France
Alsace
Lorraine
Asiatic Serbia Orders General Hovrath to Join Zemenoff
Harbin China Sept 24 The Serbian government possibly at Omsk is said to have issued an ultimatum to General Horvath’s troops to disband or join General Zemenoff’s anti Bolshevik forces in trans Baikaria. Implications hinge on the Omsk declaration of war on Germany.
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Associated Press
Harbin
Manchuria
Horvath
Zemenoff
trans-Baikaria
Omsk
Germany
Governor Hobby silent on Texas extra legislative session
Austin reports Governor Hobby gave no comment this morning on a called extra legislative session to remit taxes for drought stricken areas of Texas. He said he has received no communication from the state council of defense requesting this action.
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Associated Press
Austin
Hobby
Texas
State Council of Defense
President Wilson to Speak on Liberty Loan Drive
President Wilson will address a New York audience on Friday in support of the liberty loan. The Metropolitan Opera House will host the event under the auspices of the Federal Reserve district liberty loan committee.
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Associated Press
Washington
Wilson
New York
Liberty Loan
Metropolitan Opera House
Federal Reserve District
Liberty Loan Committee
Vatican Receives Austria Peace Note After Frontier Delay
Rome September 25 The Vatican received Austria peace note Monday night after a delay caused by frontier closures. Officials say the Vatican response will be purely formal and not reveal any substantive terms.
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Vatican
Associated Press
Rome
Austria
Archbishop Ireland Dies in Saint Paul at 80
Archishop John Ireland of the St. Paul diocese died at 3:55 this morning in Saint Paul after heart disease and stomach trouble. He was 80. A noted Americanist, he urged loyalty to America during wartime and opposed German language parochial schools. His legacy includes the St. Paul Cathedral on St. Anthony Hill.
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Associated Press
St. Paul
John Ireland
Ireland
Red Cross
Rome
United States
America
Poland
Peter
St. Anthony Hill
Mississippi
Lone Bandit Holds Up Northern Train Near Meadowdale
A lone bandit boarded a Great Northern train two miles south of Mukilteo, forced the engineer to haul him to a point near Meadowdale, and escaped with registered mail valued at several thousand dollars after uncoupling the mail and baggage coach.
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Seattle
Great Northern
Mukillo
Meadowdale
War duration debated after senator's western front visit
Washington report shows Senator Thompson Kansas Democrat says views from the western front vary. Some believe the war will last another year while others expect a longer duration.
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Associated Press
Washington
Western Front
Thompson
Kansas
Senate Today
Entraining 35 Negroes Called for Camp Bowie Tomorrow Noon
A public notice lists thirty five men notified to appear for entrainment at Camp Bowie tomorrow at noon. Named respondents include Willie Davis Arch Burch James Fells John Brown Wallace Nowling Will Walker Clifton Greer Orlean McWilliams R B Henry Weldon Shorter William Green Fred Jones Ural Wilson Wesley Lott Louis Nicholas Enolie Reed Elton Foster Loundery Williams Jesse Turner Ike Lewis Austin Hamilton Robert Grays Edward Jackson Monroe Bass Tom Holmes George Newton Reuven Criss Milton Center Sam Brown Emmett Devere Albert Tennell Rollie Hollman.
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Camp Bowie
Willie Davis
Arch Burch
James Fells
John Brown
Wallace Nowling
Will Walker
Clifton Greer
Orlean McWilliams
R. B. Henry
Weldon Shorter
William Green
Fred Jones
Ural Wilson
Wesley Lott
Louis Nicholas
Enolie Reed
Elton Foster
Loundery Williams
Jesse Turner
Ike Lewis
Austin Hamilton
Robert Gray
Archbishop Ireland Remains Unconscious At Dawn
Arch bishop John Ireland was still unconscious at 8 o clock this morning in St Paul as of the latest bulletin. Medical staff reported no change in his condition and prepared for further evaluation.
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St. Paul
John Ireland
Crown Prince of Romania Confined After Marriage
Amsterdam reports Crown Prince Charles of Romania, commander in chief of the army, placed in close confinement for 75 days for transgression of military regulations. An investigation into the actions leading to his arrest will be held, with measures to protect the country's interests and dynasty. The punishment follows his September 15 marriage in Odessa to Miss Zyeis Lambrino, who has no royal claim.
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Associated Press
Amsterdam
Charles of
Rumania
Odessa
Zyeis Lambrino
Druid Monument Now Owned by British Government
Stone Henge, the famed Druid monument, has been presented to the British nation by C H E Chubb who recently purchased it. The government has accepted and will in the future be responsible for its preservation.
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Associated Press
C. H. E. Chubb
American German Conference on War Prisoners Opens
Berne reports that American and German delegates meet tomorrow under President Calder. The Austro Italian war prisoners conference has just closed after a month long session, concluding a convention on treatment of prisoners and repatriation of interned civilians.
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Associated Press
Berne
Calender
Old Confederate Veterans Sleep on Mattresses in Tulsa
In Tulsa Oklahoma on September 24 about 4000 Confederate veterans revived wartime habits by sleeping in school buildings. Five thousand mattresses were laid on floors with nearly 4000 occupied as part of a commemorative event.
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Associated Press
Tulsa
Okla
Dutch Resuming Talks With Entente Meets German Warning
Amsterdam reports the Dutch government will resume economic negotiations with the entente powers. German newspapers seized on the announcement warning the Netherlands of potential loss of remaining merchant tonnage to the entente.
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Associated Press
Amsterdam
Senate finance panel OKs 12 percent net income tax
Washington September 25 the senate finance committee approved a normal tax of 12 percent on net incomes with a proviso that six percent applies to the first $4000 as written in the house revenue bill.
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Associated Press
Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Swedish gunboat Geinheild sunk by German mine
The Swedish gunboat Geinheild was sunk after hitting a German mine in Skagerrak near Copenhagen. The chief officer and 18 crew members were lost. The accident occurred on September 25.
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Associated Press
Copenhagen
Geinheild
Skagerrak
Retreating Bulgars May Escape to Unfriendly Albania
Associated Press dispatch from London reports Bulgarian forces retreating along the Villers to Ishtib road with rail links to Ishtib. Some may flee toward Albania to join Austrian detachments but face rough terrain and Albanian hostility. Germans are present but no definite units. Serbians have captured guns and ammunition on the Gradsko Road.
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Albania
London
Lake Dorian
Villers
Ishtib
Gradsko
British Forces Pursue Bulgarians Along Lake Dorian Shores
London dispatch reports British troops operating along the northern shores of Lake Dorian Cavalry pursuing retreating Bulgarians toward Strumitza. The advance indicates continued pressure on Bulgarian forces in the region.
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London
Lake Dorian
Strumitza
Allies Press Forward on Bulgarian Front Near Demirkapu
From Paris reports stubborn resistance is being countered by Allied forces on the Bulgarian frontier beyond Demirkapu Pass and Strumitsa as fighting continues along the banks of the Vardar.
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Paris
Demirkapu Pass
Strumitsa
Vardar
British Close In On St Quentin Press German Front
British forces advanced in the Gricourt area and Zelency west of St Quentin as heavy losses were inflicted on German troops. German counterattacks above Gricourt were repulsed and about one thousand prisoners were captured in operations around St Quentin.
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ST. Quentin
Associated Press
London
Gricourt
Zelency
St.uentin
German offensives fail near Chemin des Dames
Paris reports the German attempt to regain ground near the Chemin des Dames failed. Berlin notes renewed attacks west of Cambrai were repelled. Francilly Selency remains French after battles near St Quentin. Amsterdam reports 79 killed and one injured in August Allied air raids.
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Associated Press
Paris
Chemin Des Dames
Moisy
Berlin
Moeuvres
Cambrai
St. Quentin
Francilly Selency
Amsterdam
Emperor William Visits Briey and Distributes Iron Crosses
Sandee reports Emperor William visited Briey near Metz and handed out 400 Iron Crosses and toured hospitals.
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Associated Press
Sandee
William
Briey
Metz
Bryan Cotton Market Receipts at Three Warehouses
Middling cotton prices quoted at 31 1/2 cents. Receipts reported by Lawrence warehouse 5179 bales, Brick 8850, Farmers' Union 8067, compress 9906, totaling 22002 bales across the market.
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Bryan
Lawrence Warehouse
Farmers’ Union
Airmeni Active for Both Armies on Lorraine Front
A report from September 25 notes active airmen from American and German forces along Lorraine fronts. Observers flew, artillery engaged along the old St Mihiel sector, and ground patrols moved between lines as both sides pressed operations behind the lines.
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Associated Press
Lorraine
St. Mihiel
Bolshevik Demand Surrender of Officers at Moscow Consulate
French and British officers sought refuge in the American consulate at Moscow under Norway protection. Bolshevik government sent guards to the building and demanded surrender of officers and consulate staff. Allied forces south of Archangel faced renewed attacks from Lettish troops allied with Bolsheviks.
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Moscow
Associated Press
London
Norway
Methodist Minister W H Howard Dies in Temple
The funeral for Rev. W H Howard pastor of the Belton Methodist church for three years was held at the local church. The Kentuckian, 59, died after an operation at a Temple surgical institution. He previously served as pastor at Waco Coleman and Ennis.
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Belton
Tex
W. H. Howard
Temple
Howard
Waco
Coleman
Ennis
Bishop Currier Dies on Train in Maryland
Baltimore reports Bishop Charles Warren Currier of the Catholic church died on a train while en route from Waldorf to the city. The full details of the travel and circumstances remain to be disclosed as officials confirm the passing of the church leader.
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Baltimore
Charles Warren Currier
Catholic Church
Waldorf, Md
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Hovrath
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Uskub
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