City and county quotas set for Texas white and negro troops to Camp Travis
Texas draft quotas assign 18 700 men from cities and counties to Camp Travis San Antonio. White and negro enlistments split by city boards with counts for Dallas Fort Worth Houston and others. Negro quotas list by date July 16 and July 29, with county totals and board allocations across Texas.
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Austin
Tex City
Texas
Camp Travis
San Antonio
Bexar County
Bel Sessom
toMe Oun
Fort Worth
Galveston
Houston
Nood
Ngleest
Waco
Dallas
el Paso
Us Galveston
Anderson
Andrews
Ate Jina
Aransas
Archer
Armstrong
Atascosa
Bandera
Fastrop
Baylor
Bee
Mell Noo J
Bell No
Bexar
Planco
Borden
Bosque
Bowie
Sa Brazoria
Brazos
Brewster
Bristow
Brooks
Brown
Burlesof
Burnett
Caldwell
Calhoun
Callahan
Cameron
Camp
Cabo
Odstra
Chaimbers
He Childress
Clay
Okey
Collin Noo
Collinworth
Colorado
Gonrnel
Comanche
Coneho
Cook
Coryell
Cottle
Crockett
Crosby
Culberson
Didlam
Dawson
Deaf Smith
Eta
Bie Witt
Piehen
Grimes
Hwittuhtan
Hinssford
Hardeman
Hardin
Warris
Plarrican
J Harley
Hiskell
Tisy
Heath
Chaderson
Micdu
Johnson
Jones
Karnes
Ree Sees
Parker
Palmer
Pecos
Polk
Potter
Presidio
Rains
Randall
Real
Reagan
Red River
Reeves
Refugio
Roberts
Robertson
Rockwall
Runnels
Rusk
Sabine
San Augustine
San Ja
Sultan of Turkey Mohammed V Dies in Constantinople
Amsterdam reports the death of Mohammed V sultan of Turkey in Constantinople. He was the thirty fifth sovereign descended from the house of Osman and seized the throne by a coup on April 27 1909 after thirty three years as a prisoner of his brother Sultan Abdul II.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amsterdam
Mohammed V
Turkey
Constantinople
Sultan Abdul II
Royal
QUA BOYS WHO GAVE THEIR ALL IN DEFENSE OF THEIR COUNTRY
The list honors Texas service members who died in Europe including Private Herbert D. Dunlavy Goose Creek Private Morris T. Suttles San Marcus Private Jeff D. Clarke Rockland Private Clinton S. Lindsey San Marcos Private Joseph B. Caylor Mount Houston Private Claud W. Bailey Lubbock The wounded include Private Will A. Carey Bugler Albert W. Johnson Private Albert H. Jester and Missing in action Private Benjamin Birmingham Corpus Christi Texas
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Europe
Jeff D. Clarke
Rockland
Clinton S. Lindsey
San Marcos
Will A. Carey
Austin
Albert W. Johnson
San Saba
Albert H. Jester
Galveston
Americans in Turkish custody in Damascus Galilee cities
A cable to the American Funds for Jewish War Sufferers reports 842 American citizens are virtual prisoners under Turkish control in Damascus and other Galilee cities, enduring privations and indignities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Damascus
Galilee
Joint Distribution Committee of
American Funds
Allied Navy Deploys 250 Warships Across European Waters
London reports American naval forces totaling 250 vessels and 43,000 men now in European waters from the White Sea to the Adriatic. Admiral Sims announced the move at an Anglo-Saxon fellowship gathering, with General Biddle promising mobilization of ten million more troops when required.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
White Sea
Adriatic
Admiral Sims
General Biddle
American Troops Count Surging Overseas Amid War Push
Washington reports 1,019,115 American troops overseas by July 1 with Baker noting six divisions in France ready for the German spring thrust. About 300,000 had shipped when the last wave preceded last March, and May through July added 637,929 in three months. The first field army forms under Liggett as others guard trenches and reinforce with French and British units. Bandits kill six Americans near Tampico Mexico as payroll escorts fall to gangs. Millard Cooper Dunn among the dead and others wounded or missing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wilson
Baker
Pershing
France
Western Republic
See
Liggett
Houston
Tex
Mexico
Tampico
Mexican Gulf Oil Company
Leslie R. Millard
Beaumont
L. A. Dunn
R. M. Cooper
Alfred EB. Esparola
Millard
Cooper
Dunn
Galveston
Mr. Millard
Ottawa
Okla
Mr. Cooper
State funds from land sales distributed to Texas accounts
In June Austin reports 173 a t u 7 dollars paid into the state treasury from land sales and leases. Of this 72 103.46 was credited to the available fund and 100 009.91 to the permanent fund. Distributions went to Public school first payments 38272.43 permanent fund public school open accounts 44271.40 available and 96548.21 permanent public school rentals 16 available university open accounts 19666.57 available and 95.95 permanent university first payment 208 available deaf and dumb school open accounts 873.51 permanent blind school open accounts 106.46 available 529.81 permanent deaf and dumb school first payment 64 available general revenue 7751.01 available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
Wheat Price Rise Set By Food Admin for No 1 Wheat
New wheat prices due to higher freight costs were announced by the Food Administration Grain Corporation. A minimum price of 2 dollars per bushel for No 1 wheat aboard cars will apply in the intermountain region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Food Administration Grain Corporation
Intermountain
Bond Bill Moves Through Senate Finance Committee
Washington report: the new bond bill allocating 8.0006 billion dollars for domestic purposes and 1.5 billion dollars for allied loans passed the house on Friday, was approved by the senate finance committee and ordered reported favorably without amendment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Senate Finance Committee
Explosion Wrecks Munition Plant in Syracuse Area
Two blasts at the Semet Solvay plant at Split Rock near Syracuse killed at least sixteen people and injured about 290 as the huge factory was wrecked. Firefighters battled flames and investigators surveyed the scene amid the Tuesday disaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Syracuse
Semet-Solvay Company
Split Rock
Six Flyers Killed in Accidents Reported by War Department
Six fatalities were reported by the War Department for the week ending June 16 due to airplane accidents at flying fields across the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
War Department
Attorney General Clarifies Voter Residence Rules in Texas
Austin says the legal residence of a wife follows the husband unless state employees change their domicile. If state workers live in Austin temporarily they may vote in their home counties. wives must register and vote there. If workers reside in their county of employment they vote there and wives follow suit. Residence is a matter of intention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
Genera Looney
Travis
Oklahoma June Crop Report Shows Wheat Surge and Cotton Dip
Oklahoma crops advance with wheat expected to exceed last year by 4 million bushels while the state’s cotton condition rises to 86 percent of average from 71 percent a year ago. The June report from the state board of agriculture was issued Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Okla
Oklahoma
State Board of Agriculture
Mexican Raid Captures Reynosa In Surprise Surrender
At daylight on Tuesday 200 Felicistas under Colonel J A Almazan and Lieutenant Colonel Eugenio Lopez struck Reynosa opposite Hidalgo Texas. The Carrancista garrison was taken by surprise and surrendered without firing a shot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownsville
Tex
Felicistas
J. A. Almazan
Eugenio Lopez
Reynosa
Mexico
Hidalgo
Carrancista
Wilson approves war time control of telegraph lines
Washington leaders and President Wilson endorsed legislation on Monday to authorize government control and operation of telegraph and telephone systems during the war, paving the way for immediate consideration in Congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wilson
Four AUSTIN men plead guilty to draft evasion in federal court
Four men indicted for evading the draft pleaded guilty in the federal district court in Austin Texas. Penalties ranged from one day in jail to a 100 dollar fine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
Federal District Court
Huge Cotton Crop Forecast For This Year In Prospective Record
Washington expects a 15,325,000 equivalent 500-pound bale cotton crop this year, the third largest ever. The June 25 condition was 85.8 percent of normal, aided by high spring prices and expanded planting despite farm labor shortages from military drafts and war industries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Department of Agriculture
Texas
Senate Defeats Extension Plan For Army Draft Age
In Washington the senate rejected an immediate increase of draft age limits from the current range 20 to 40 years. The Fall of New Mexico amendment to raise the limits failed, while the chamber adopted major amendments to the $12 billion army bill including aircraft production coordination and draft quotas based on class 1. A neutrals provision denying citizenship to those claiming draft exemptions was also approved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Fall of
New Mexico
Aircraft Production Board
Hitchcock
Nebraska
Large Potato Crop in England Aims to Relieve Food Shortage
London reports England plans a record potato harvest this year to ease the ongoing food shortage. Officials say the increased crop will reduce reliance on imports and bolster domestic supply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
London
Belgium Receives Additional 9 Million Dollar Loan
Washington reports Belgium was granted a further loan of 9 million dollars, raising its total loaned to 131.8 million and boosting allied credits to 5.98159 billion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Belgium
Aviator Killed Near Houston in Field Crash
Second Lieutenant Edmund Lee Cone aged 31 died when an airplane fell near Ellington Field Houston on Saturday. He was the son of Mr and Mrs John J Cone of 632 Bergen Avenue Jersey City New Jersey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Tex
Ellington Field
Edmund Lee Cone
John J. Cone
Bergen Avenue
Jersey City
N. J
How the Salmon Travels
Scientists and observers relate remarkable salmon leaps as they ascend falls. An Alaska study notes salmon lack fixed targeting when attacking a fall and instead rely on a rigid airborne posture and a quick vibration upon losing momentum to stay afloat. In open water they jump sidewise with no tail movement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alaska
Paradoxical Evasion In Courtroom Exchange
A dialogue fragment shows a defendant avoiding direct replies to a charged accusation by stating he would not dignify the charges with a reply, prompting the observer to note the paradox in the exchange.
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Cinto
San Patricio
Schleicher
Scurry
Shackleford
Shelby
Sherman
Smith
Somerville
Starr
Stephens
Sterling
Stonewall
Sutton
Swisher
Tarrant
Taylor
Terrell
Terry
Throckmorton
Titus
Tom Green
Trinity
Tyler
Upshur
Upton
Uvalde
Valverde
van Zandt
Victoria
Walker
Waller
Ward
Webb
Wharton
Wheeler
Wichita
Wilbarger
Willacy
Williamson
Winkley
Wise
Wood
Yoakum
Young
Zapata
Zavala
Hee
Bell
Blanco
Chambers
Childress
Coleman
Collin
Tallas
Denton
de Witt
Ellis
Ells
Falls
Fannin
Fayette
Fort Bend
Freestone
Gonzales
Grayson
Lodlardin
Harrison
Henderson
Hill
Hunt
Jasper
Jefferson
Niutman
Danan
Lamar
Lavaca
Leon
Liberty
Limestone
Marion
Matagorda
Weah
Tae Sac Milam
Montgomery
Nacogdouches
Angelina
Bastrop
Brazoria
Camp, & Cass
Cheroker
Comal
Cooke
Cotton
Rik
MuthoElus
Erath
Fisher
Mort Bend
Goliad
Haskell
Hays
Hopkins
Jack
le Jefferson
Kendall
Kerr
Kinney
Knox
Lampasias
Lavacu
Lee
Lubbock
Mason
McCulloch
McLennian
Vy Klein
Midhind
Nidan
Mitchell
Morris
Mystenero Nor
Sin Nate Fon
Py Nolan
Nueces
Talo Piito
Veces
Sultan of
Herbert D. Dunlavy
Goose Creek
Morris T. Suttles
San Mar
Cos
Joseph B. Caylor
Mount Houston
Claud W. Bailey
Lubbock, Texas
Benjamin Birmingham
Corpus Christi
Pany
Harry C. Hanssen
Gulf Refining Company
Rulinc
Border Town
Sinia
Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Florida
Alabama
Mississippi
Louisiana
Tennessee
Dean’s
Mr. Roulston
A. C. Roulston
Prop
Washington St
Roxbury
Mass
Doan
Kidne Doan
Peden Iron & Steel CO
Texas Optical Co
Main Street
Kress
Jones-Brewster Co
Secret Service Company
Furlong's Inc
St. Louis
Tubesana Accessories
F. W. Heitmann Co
Houston, Texas
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