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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1918
Page
1
Fredericksburg week notes reveal local visits and business, with H. W. Freeman, H. W. Rusenberger, Eugene Vander Stucken and others trading in town. A Red Cross appeal urges dark durable fabrics for refugees with a detailed layette list and donor contributions from local residents.
A Gillespie County Food Dealers Association meeting at the courthouse decided to open a Federal Food Administration office in Fredericksburg. In the Hahne building, Lula Schoenewald named information bureau secretary. Hugo Kallenberg appointed Food Administrator with John J. Lewis as deputy. The office will provide free guidance on food rules and regulations and is funded by the association with additional funds from subscriptions.
A meeting of bat cave owners and operators will be held in the Chamber of Commerce offices in San Antonio on March 20. Bat guano has nearly tripled in value and is now the market’s most valuable fertilizer. owners are urged to attend.
R Maier and Son offer payment of 40 cents per 100 pounds for old iron junk delivered to their yard. The ad also lists seeds for sale including Feterita Maize Kaffir Corn Sudan Grass and Sugar Cane Seed at 67 Knopp and Schneider.
Gillespie County Chapter of the American Red Cross staged an entertainment at Klaerner’s Opera House last Saturday evening. Door receipts totaled 65 dollars. Readers Miss Laura Arbelger and pianist Ruby Hatcher performed an engaging program to an appreciative audience, with all proceeds aiding local chapter work.
A crowd at Klaerner's opera house witnessed a top wrestling match Wednesday night between Rayburn Sherburne, Kelly Field champion, and Walter Klaerner, local favorite and rising star. Sherburne won two straight falls in an hour long bout despite a 20 to 25 pound weight disadvantage. A preliminary between Walter Petsch and KL laid Schmidt lasted eight minutes with Petsch earning the win.
Monday morning a blaze destroyed Willie Lott's garage on White Oak. A lantern ignited near a gasoline tank causing an explosion. Lott's car was salvaged but he suffered burns while removing it. Neighbors helped prevent spread to nearby structures. Arthur Zenner, injured when his horse bolted, sustained non serious bruises.
A prolonged fire at the Tips Hardware Company warehouse at San Fernando and South Camal in San Antonio destroyed the iron building and most contents, including ammunition and stove parts. Estimated loss tops 25 000 with 20 000 insured. Fire spread threats to nearby homes and warehouses. several explosions and shifting roof sections occurred as firefighters contained the blaze.
The Roumanian government signs a preliminary peace with the central powers. Roumania cedes Dobrudja to the Danube and agrees to facilitate transit for Teutonic troops via Moldavia and Bessarabia to Odessa. The accord sets demobilization dates, evacuation terms, and troop transport support, with safeguards for officers still in Roumanian service.
John Masefield, renowned British poet and lecturer, told a large audience at Beethoven Hall in San Antonio that England, France, and especially America will dictate future world policy as a tribute to American greatness delivered Wednesday night.
Robert J. Oberforen, a German former internee who came to the United States in 1915, was arrested by federal agents in New York on March 6 charged with compiling figures and maps about American military strength. He said the statistics concerned agricultural matters for postwar use.
Rev J Bannon Swope of the English Lutheran Church in Chicago was seized by federal officers on charges of making seditious remarks from the pulpit. He allegedly proclaimed hope for the defeat of the allies by Germany to aid the spread of Christianity.
John E. Redmond, Irish Nationalist leader, died this morning after an operation in London. He had shown fair progress yesterday following the Friday surgery. The Irish convention had supported Redmond and adopted a message of sympathy urging his early and complete recovery.
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