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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1918
Page
4
The speaker outlines strict limits on business hours and energy use. Restaurants and theaters must close at 10 pm, with some shops and factories shut on certain days. Home heating is limited to one room per dwelling, regardless of size.
N V Dittlinger of New Braunfels Texas, former Berlin government controller of kitchens, tells The S A Express that the German Emperor is not the sole power and that Krupp and other industrial barons shape policy. He notes the war party rules, and Germany aims to break through on the western front to reach Paris before U S troops matter. He says the United States may not field a large army until next summer and discusses Allied and German plans amid the war.
Dittlinger, a German-born American, argues Germans view wartime measures with alarm while praising U S regulations and food conservation. He contrasts German shortages with American progress, noting rigid controls, troop mobilization, and the hardship of food cards. He details his escape from Berlin via Copenhagen amid warnings of a long postwar road.
A Katy Flyer collision near San Antonio leaves multiple hurt and one dead. Victims include W. D. Coursey of Waco, a fireman on the passenger train, and several other engineers and passengers from Texas, Oklahoma, and Nebraska with a range of injuries from concussion to lacerations.
Gainesville Texas January 23 Engineer Joe Gerard of Cleburne was seriously injured when his locomotive flipped upside down after a switch split at Justin south of Gainesville on the Santa Fe line. No other injuries reported though all cars left the track. He was taken to his home in Cleburne for treatment.
London January 20 Associated Press reports a naval action at the Dardanelles entrance. The Turkish cruiser Breslau, renamed Midulla, was sunk while the Goeben, renamed Goeben or Sultan Selim, was beached after damage. The British summary notes the Breslau sunk and Goeben beached, with Nagara Point in the straits as the site and naval aircraft now attacking Goeben. British losses include the monitor Raglan and a small monitor M-28.
In Junction Texas on January 19 Wiley Young, a shop worker in the J. W. McDonald garage raid by a so called snowball mob, was dragged from the shop and rolled in the snow. His ankle was sprained and ligaments strained, leaving him bedbound and in considerable pain. The incident ended with regret from all who took part.
Secretary David F. Houston asks Congress for a 6 million dollar appropriation to buy and sell seeds to farmers at cost, aiming to avert food and feed shortages after severe drought. The fund would be revolving, covering seed purchases, storage, transport, and distribution with cooperation from states and local groups. The South, Southwest Texas, Oklahoma, and parts of the Northwest face crop damage, prompting urgent action to safeguard seed supplies and stabilize next planting season.
Early frosts threaten seed supplies and without prompt action to buy and store seed a pronounced shortage will undoubtedly exist in spring, cautions the Weekly News Letter.
International News Service reports that on January 23 two men were killed and four injured when stores were loaded on the United States Steamship Camol cargo vessel Monden. The deceased are Ww. F. Allen of Port Huron Michigan and James E. Davis of Daggett. Injured are Arthur Willoughby of Springfield Ohio J. Lamberg of New Upton Virginia Ray E. Lowe of Washburn Arkansas and Charles A. Hanson of Mani stee Michigan. The accident occurred as stores were being loaded and men were thrown down a hatchway.
Houston reports show a spike with twenty six new measles cases at Camp Logan and eight new pneumonia cases. Totals rise to pneumonia 29, measles 91, diphtheria 5, scarlet fever 3, smallpox 1. Measles at Camp Logan peak is the highest in the camp’s history yet still lower than other Southern camps.
A double shooting at 916 Lakeview Avenue left Mrs. S. C. Shannon and her 38-year-old husband dead from gunshot wounds. Mrs. J. C. Wilson was critically wounded as police tied the incident to a domestic quarrel. Clyde Shannon, 16, was the sole witness.
Camp Travis soldiers and officers may wear Red Cross woolen garments or those supplied by private individuals when climate and supply require it. Knit items such as helmets wristlets and armored gear may be worn with approval, and sweaters may be worn for warmth but not as outer clothing.
In Ballinger Texas on January 23 Sam Dunlap son of Mr and Mrs W G Dunlap was struck on the head by coal from a coal hauler while snowballing with other boys. The wagon driver responded by firing coal at the group, knocking him unconscious and triggering a snowball retaliation from the boys.
Texas now has more Red Cross chapters than any other state with 196 chapters. Iowa is second with 167, followed by Georgia with 164.
A mysterious Camp Bowie fire at Fort Worth Texas lasts a night, destroys Warehouse No. 1 at the cantonment’s south end, with a man killed and government property valued in the millions endangered. A faint explosion preceded flames bursting from windows.
Rosenberg Tex Jan 25 one man was killed and another mortally wounded in a main street duel Tuesday evening Frank Matus was killed instantly and Holuchan was not expected to live through the night. The cause remained a mystery and no quarrel was heard prior to the shooting. Five shots were fired and both men fell writhing in blood.
Road bond election in Di trieth No. 3 includes Oak Forest P mont St James and Moath voting boxes and extends five miles west of Gonzales to Guadalupe County. Belmont Forest James Monlin vote totals show 233 for 13 against, approving $60,000 in bonds to fund part of the Houston San Antonio State Highway project.
A large clearance sale continues through January 31 at Burriger Maletz offering hundreds of items at reduced prices. Shoppers can find a wide range of goods with notable discounts across departments.
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