Gillespie County sends 29 to Camp Travis for service
Twenty nine young men from Gillespie County entrain on Friday to report for military service at Camp Travis San Antonio They come from prominent local families and are described as splendid specimens of young manhood The list of those leaving includes Max C Stehling Anton Ernst Schmidtzinsky Walter Duecker Edgar Heath Emil John Alber thal Benno Baag Erwin Cren welge Felix Gold Othmar Kaderli Thomas B Greathouse Arnold Martin Rode James Alvin Moore Alvin Charles Lebne Emil Carl Feuge James Martin Jeffers Edvin Tatsch Iddo Wahl Wesley Holland Silas Charley Kneese Alvin Henry Weinheimer Alfred George Vogel Albert Fetter Edwin Albert Ecklardt Hugo Charley Knopp Otto Emil Dietz Harry Marschall Hilmar Henry Henke Charles Arthur Moore and Emil Henry Andrew Hahne
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Gillespie County
Camp Travis
San Antonio
Max C. Stehling
Anton Ernst Schmidtzinsky
Walter Duecker
Edgar Heath
Emil John Alberthal
Benno Baag
Erwin Crenwelge
Felix Gold
Othmar Kaderli
Thomas B. Greathouse
Arnold Martin Rode
James Alvin Moore
Alvin Charles Lebne
Emil Carl Feuge
James Martin Jeffers
Edvin Tatsch
Iddo Wahl
Wesley Holland
Silas Charley Kneese
Alvin Henry Weinheimer
Alfred George Vogel
Albert Fetter
Edwin Albert Eckla
Red Cross seeks 1000 nurses for war service in eight weeks
Southwestern Division covering Missouri, Kansas, Arkansas, Oklahoma and Texas asks trained nurses to join U S government service for military hospitals at home and abroad. Miss Lyda Anderson says Southwest women will meet this demand and aid soldiers in trenches.
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St. Louis
American Red Cross
Missouri
Kansas
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Texas
United States
Southwest
Lyda Anderson
Red Cross
American Red Cross War Fund
Southwestern
REGISTER SEPTEMBER 12 DROUTH BROKEN CALL TO SERVICE
Government urges all men ages 18 to 45 to register for military service on Thursday September 12 at each voting precincts polling place. Those aged 21 to 31 who already registered need not register again. An earlier notice misstated the location. registration is at the voting place in each precinct. A severe drought ending with rain brings relief to Gillespie County farmers and stockmen, reviving pasturage and winter feed prospects.
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Woecenblatt
Fredericksburg
Gillespie County
Baron’s Creek
Pedernales River
Wolf Creek
Bear Creek
Drouth Belt
Lens Defenses Lowered as German Line Shortened
London September 3 Lens defenses abandoned as German retreat suggests plan to shorten the western front. British forces in France report the Drocourt-Queant line shattered with no counter-attack and Germans fleeing east of the Canal leaving pockets of resistance. Strong units press toward the Hindenburg line as other columns drive south.
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London
Lens
Labassee
Messines Ridge
Hindenburg
Lakere
France
Drocourt- Quant
Canal
Droeecourt-Queant
Wotan
Hindenburg Line
Mrs Wilhelm Moellering dies after long illness
Mrs Wilhelm Moellering aged 68 years 1 month 4 days died at her home on Wednesday after a prolonged cancer illness. She is survived by her husband several children and many relatives. Funeral was held Thursday at 10 am from the Moellering home with burial in Union cemetery. Rev M C Publ of Holy Ghost church conducted the service. O00- For Michelin Casings or Tubes ring the Cain City Garage.
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Wilhelm Moellering
Moellering
Union Cemetery
M. C. Publ
Holy Ghost Church
Optician Dr Werblun to Visit Nimitz Hotel Dates
Dr Werblun, optician, will set up at the Nimitz Hotel on September 10 11 and 12 offering eye tests and fittings. 52 PPS oe.
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Optician
Nimitz Hotel
Bates Earns BA at University of Texas Summer School
Prof. W. Z. Bates of Austin presented with the Bachelor of Arts degree at the University of Texas Summer School closing exercises. William Zole Bates of Fredericksburg is listed among the graduates.
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W. Z. Bates
Austin
Texas
University of Texas
William Zole Bates
Fredericksburg
Road improvement delayed by rain in this county
Commissioner Peter Roe der planned to lay a concrete slab across Palo Alto on the Burnet road this week but rain may push start by a few days. The Palo Alto crossing is among the worst near the city due to deep sand in the creek bed. Local progress in road building is steady, with farmers stockmen and business people sharing the benefits of good roads. A few “road knocker” critics remain scarce in the county.
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Peter Roeder
Palo Alto
Ihespie
West Texas Conference Trustees Meet in Fredericksburg
The 2nd annual Trustee Meeting of the West Texas conference was held at Zions church in Fredericksburg on August 14. Delegates attended from Fredericksburg Mason Kerrville Harper Roosevelt Junction Crabapple Cave Creek Albert Twin Sisters Llano Leiningen and more. Robt Saenger of Kerrville was elected president and Wm Bruns of Fredericksburg secretary for the ensuing year.
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Fredericksburg
West Texas
Zions Church
Mason
Kerrville
Harper
Roosevelt
Junction
Crabapple
Cave Creek
Albert
Twin Sisters
Llano
Leiningen
Robt, Saenger
Wm. Bruns
Canning Demonstrator to Visit Gillespie County
Mr. Clapp of the State Department of Agriculture will conduct free meat canning demonstrations in Fredericksburg Klaerner's opera house Monday September 9 at 3 p m followed by sessions at Nebo school Morris Ranch Cam City and other local sites September 10 11 and 12. Over 50 people have already applied for instruction through Kolmeier Klier Co. All interested are invited.
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Clapp
State Department of Agriculture
Gillespie County
Fredericksburg
Klaerner’s
Opera House
Kolmeier & Klier Co
Nebo
Morris Ranch
Cam City
Bell County Farmer Killed Near Summer's Hill
Ed Lamar a Bell County farmer died near Summer's Hill on Monday from a shotgun misfire while preparing to hunt. The body was found face down on the road with the charge penetrating the heart. Lamar recently moved from Brownwood with his family and leaves a widow and five children.
Yorktown Woman Killed When Auto Turns Over
Comfort Tex Sept 4 Mrs S W Galle of Yorktown dies at local hospital after an auto accident near here Saturday afternoon. Her husband and son in law George L Hagg of San Antonio were in the car. the others escaped unharmed. Mrs Galle leaves ten daughters and many grandchildren.
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Comfort
Tex
S. W. Galle
Yorktown
Here
Farmer Sells 770-Pound Cotton Bale for 310.60
Pearsall Sept 4. W E Shelton a local farmer sold a bale weighing 770 pounds for 310.60. The bale fetched 35 cents per pound and the seed brought 41.10. A note appears about paying high market prices for old tires.
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Pearsall
W. E. Shelton
Evacuation of Lens Not Confirmed by London
London reports the German evacuation and British occupation of Lens are not confirmed by official sources. Haig’s dispatch notes only a slight British outpost advance while a late French report says fighting continues in the suburbs.
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London
Lens
Field Marshal Haig
France
260000 Men Transported Across Ocean in August
London dispatch reports American navy headquarters announcing nearly 260000 men transported in August. About one third aboard American ships. In Q2, destroyers from a U S base escorted 121 troop convoys totaling 773 ships and 171 merchant convoys comprising 1063 ships.
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London
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