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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1918
Page
4
The Fredericksburg Standard, issued weekly by Fredericksburg Publishing Co, is distributed every Saturday as the community newspaper for Fredericksburg and surrounding areas.
General Pershing’s push for only highly efficient officers in France triggers demotions and resignations. No less than fifty officers, promoted from major and captain in the regular army to colonel in the National Army, have relinquished commissions after inspector general reports. Many will serve in other posts or revert to regular army grades. vacancies filled by promoting regular officers. Despite the mass resignations, most promoted officers passed tests and some divisions recommend brigadier promotions for two former regular majors now colonels in National Guard units.
Texas House bill 125 passed the Senate to require English only in elementary public schools while allowing language study in high school. The measure, pushed by Fly Page Tilson and Johnson of Ellis, imposes fines and potential removal for noncompliance with English instruction.
Announcement inviting readers to list property with E C Sen real estate and loans in Room 2 Priess building located at 15 tf as a contact point for listings and related services.
Statistics by the Food Administration show total U S exports to the United Kingdom France Italy and Russia from July 1 1914 to January 1 1918 could supply complete yearly rations for 57 100 933 adults with protein for 22 194 570 more men Surpluses and yearly averages are given for wheat flour pork sugar corn oats and rye with amounts and distributing countries
C Bennett a carpenter with Stone and Webster was struck on the head by a 2x4 timber 20 feet long at 11 o'clock Tuesday while working on a Lamar Street government warehouse. He was taken to Robert B Green Memorial Hospital in serious condition.
Cuero Texas March 26 word comes to relatives of Bruno Bluhm a former Mike Byrne store employee and torpedoed transport Tuscania passenger that he has had both legs amputated after exposure. He floated in water twelve hours before rescue with feet and legs frozen.
Mrs Belle Blair is charged with assault to murder after a shooting at Blair Advertising in San Antonio. B W Blair in Baylor Hospital with a chest wound. Bond set at 500 dollars. Witness statements claim the shooting was accidental. Nearby Markham barbecue ends in fatal fight using pitchfork and tools. two men killed Elmer Austin and Buck Wiley with another wounded. Quinney brothers jailed on 1000 dollar bonds pending exam.
Ballinger Texas March 25 Charles Kasper age 14 son of Joe Kasper was accidentally killed while hunting with a target gun. The boy struck the hammer against a fence and the bullet penetrated his eye, killing him instantly.
Prince Henry of Reuss head of the younger Reuss line is reported killed on the western front. Born 1857 he succeeded Henry XIV in 1913 and served as a general in the Prussian cavalry, according to Central News via Berlin dispatch.
Yoakum Texas April 3 The School Board ended German instruction in city schools and German classes in the High School. German teachers reassigned to other subjects.
Readers are invited to contact the paper with news ideas and tips to improve coverage in the city. The note encourages sharing items of interest and asks for help in making the publication more newsy for neighbors.
Paris reports renewed German bombardment at 19 50 hours. A semi official Berlin statement says the cathedral at Noyon is on fire following French bombardment. Noyon's famed cathedral, a transition style masterpiece, with round and pointed arches and two western towers, remains unfinished at 200 feet high.
Alpine Texas cattleman William Stillwell was killed by Mexican bandits at San Helena on the Rio Grande. A U S Cavalry Captain Carroll Bates reports the event with no further details or exact date. The message arrived today with few specifics beyond the location and victim.
Hog Island shipyard ran 60,000 tons behind its March schedule as George J. Baldwin of American International Corp testified to the Senate Commerce Committee. He blamed persistent steel shortages and urged the presidents and Shipping Board officials be asked for absolute priority in steel and transport for shipbuilding until the crisis eases. Baldwin added other yards faced similar material shortages.
The article notes that peace terms allegedly offered to Britain by Germany may be inferred from statements on Good Friday. Lord Robert Cecil denies proposals for peace at Russia's expense. Earlier, Hindenburg is quoted as saying the Entente shows an unresponsive attitude, justifying continued German offensive.
Fragmentary OCR text references local administration and farming terms with unclear names and numbers. Main readable items mention district administration and farmers in a vague control or measurement context. No coherent events or outcomes are discernible from the readable fragments.
Webster Rouss of Llano bought a car load of cows from Emil Kott at private terms while visiting the city. John Roth of San Antonio bought twenty head of four and five year-old steers from Arthur Danz. The market remains sluggish with few big deals, though good demand exists for quality stock amid scarce grazing.
The text explains the Liberty Bonds process where money lent to the Government by the public is then lent to Allies and spent back to citizens. It notes wage earners may receive bond funds via employers as wages before the next installment is due, illustrating the revolving loan to the economy.
The message urges rapid organization and full mobilization of the Republic's financial power. Every dollar invested in government securities accelerates the effort, shortening the war and saving lives by funding essential military needs.
The piece argues labor’s hope rests on freedom not military domination or Prussian rule. It says democracy alone grants labor recognition and realization of its rightful place in the world, contrasting with German regime supervision and bondage.
Washington April 3 International News Service reports that war expenses have averaged about 15 million dollars a day since July 1. A Treasury statement shows 4,233,261,000 spent from July 1, 1917 to March 15, 1918, with total war outlays around five billion dollars and a monthly average near 400 million. The figures exclude loans to belligerents and farm bond investments, listed as investments, not expenses. Total disbursements from July 1 to March 16 totaled 5,?275,000.
Telegrams sent from San Antonio to Austin invite legislators to a Suffrage Jubilee luncheon on April 2. The messages praise progressive stances and request honorable presence, signed by M. Eleanor Arenridge, honorary state woman, and M. Green, chairman of the San Antonio Suffrage Association.
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