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Newspaper
Laredo Weekly Times
Location
Laredo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1918
Page
18
The Laredo Times offers daily and Sunday issues with mail, carrier, and postpaid delivery to the United States, Mexico, and Canada. Rates include one month, one year, and weekly options with payment in advance.
The Associated Press holds exclusive rights to republication of all news dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited in this paper and to the local news published herein.
The bishop of Soissons denounces German conduct in Belgium and France as barbarous desecration of churches and plunder, condemning faithless aggression and arguing only brute force can stop Germany. He cites razed churches, pillaged altars, and officers rewarding theft, warning treaties with Germany are futile until power enforces peace.
A satirical piece debunks the profiteering and doom saying of pessimists amid wartime food shortages. It argues public leaders and citizens should stay hopeful, support conservation, and press on with victory, while pessimists claim downfall and doom. Strong entities include Hoover, United States, Allies, Germany, and Kaiser.
The piece contrasts German law as servile to earthly masters with a Scottish Highlander’s faith in a heavenly master. It argues that German bondage to earthly power and the absence of divine authority lead to defeat, while faith in a higher power sustains those who acknowledge a heavenly master.
An advertisement promising daily access to opportunities at a rate of five dollars per month. It emphasizes continuous updates and suggests ongoing availability but provides no concrete events, contacts, or offers beyond the subscription claim.
Notable birthday item notes Clifton N. McArthur born at The Dalles Oregon on June 10. Highlights include his political rise from Oregon legislature to Speaker of the House and later Congress, plus a brief medical testimonial for Chamberlain's remedies and a baby teething advisory.
Spartanburg June 10. The annual commencement closed with graduation exercises. Dr. Charles Forster Smith of the University of Wisconsin delivered the address before the graduating class.
The State of Texas to Webb County Sheriff or Constable. Victorino Juarez filed in Webb County Court an application for letters of administration on Antonio Juarez Martinez deceased. The hearing will be at the next term starting the third Monday in August at the Webb County Court House in Laredo. All interested may appear and contest. Return of service required. May 23, 1918, J A Rodriguez, Clerk Webb County Court.
The Travelers Protective Association convenes in St Louis for the annual national convention from June 10 to Friday with business sessions replacing social events. Officers report prosperity and a notable membership increase as the group plans ways to aid the nation during war.
A giant German aero bomb dropped into Nancy from a German airplane did not detonate. The image shows the bomb standing nose down beside a tall French officer, with a distinctive tail rudder arrangement visible.
A stranger visits a green grocer and asks for nuts by name. After a long list of varieties, he finally identifies Chestnuts as the desired item and explains he wanted a cue to recall Chestnut Street, hoping the suggestion helps him find the way. The exchange, from London Tit-Bita, plays on word humor about street names.
Nationwide interest marked the sun eclipse on Saturday evening with observatories active and thousands viewing the phenomenon in Laredo. The event obscured about three four of the sun creating a violet sky at peak, drawing both laymen and scientists to smoked glass viewing, while ads promote Dean’s Kidney Pills by local barber J Stein as a remedy.
Registrants available have all been summoned but Webb County Exemption Board plans no new registrants for the next quota. They say all eligible young men under the former draft are exhausted and recent calls yielded no response due to aliens being discharged. A new registration adds a few potential availables, though the number will be small because some will claim exemptions.
The firm Hicks Phelps Dickson Bobbitt will move headquarters from San Antonio and Laredo to a temporary location as members join military service. Frank Hicks serves as field artillery lieutenant on Brigadier General Scott’s staff, while Charles Dickson is a lieutenant of aviation. Robert Bobbitt is a second lieutenant in field artillery at Camp Jackson with overseas service exam taken. Marshall Hicks, S T Phelps, and Yale Hicks remain in place as others serve in the war effort.
The Times reports a 25 percent freight rate rise starting June 25, with a 41 percent increase over nine years. Laredo onion growers fear substantial losses and expect a South Texas meeting to protest. Webb county alone could see about 127000 dollars more in freight costs next season if crops are normal. Roy Campbell warns Texans to oppose the shift impacting agriculture nationwide.
A canvass of women eligible to vote in Laredo and rural areas is set for early dates under the Suffrage Department of the Woman's Club and the Woman's Hobby Club. Committees are named for each ward with chairs and members listed, covering First through Fourth wards and districts including San Eduardo Ave to Arroyo and Houston St areas.
The gubernatorial race for Governor W. P. Hobby is kicked off in Laredo with a talk by Hon. Marshall Hicks of San Antonio, speaking for Hobby at the district courtroom on Thursday evening under the Woman's Hobby Club of Webb County. Other speakers, possibly including Corpus Christi Mayor Roy Miller, may follow. Primaries are next month and will mark the first time Texas women can vote in a gubernatorial contest. Also included is an ad touting BALLARD'S SNOW LINIMENT for itching.
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