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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1917
Page
6
Washington officials published the draft classification order listing six main groups and subcategories for 9,000,000 registrants. The plan largely reserves service to the first class, with married men placed lower unless special circumstances apply.
The document outlines exemptions from military service including officers, clergy, students preparing for ministry, military personnel, resident aliens, and morally or physically unfit individuals. It describes plans to create occupation based groups and notes a seven day period to complete the questionnaire with fast routine processing expected by officials in Washington.
The national food administration in Washington approves Houston action taken at a Thursday meeting of cotton seed crushers and cattle raisers to provide feed for starving cattle. Shipments will begin once railroads supply equipment.
The Interstate Commerce Commission reports September railroad earnings across 173 lines. Southern roads show the only uptick. net revenues fall from last year though operating revenues rise. Eastern and Western lines show declines in net revenues while facing rate cases.
More than 10,000 oil field workers idle due to a midnight October 31 strike by the Oil Field Workers Union of Texas and Louisiana. Indirectly at least five times that number are affected as operators lose thousands in revenue and production may drop if no settlement is reached in weeks.
H. Hargon of Austin aged 86 and among the oldest residents of the Confederate home died Monday there. Born in Maryland in 1831 he came to Texas in 1854 and served in the Civil War with Company D Willis legion Forrests division Army of Tennessee.
President Wilson again acts to avert a nationwide railroad strike. He has called heads of the four large railroad brotherhoods to Washington for a November 22 meeting to urge patriotism over private interests and ensure the war-making railway system runs without disruption.
American infantrymen with French allies ambushed a large German patrol near the German lines on a shell ruined farm in no man’s land killing or wounding several. The action came as part of retaliatory operations following a trench raid.
San Antonio officers and enlisted Illinois National Guard members stationed in Houston the night of Aug. 23 last named a number of defendants in the Twenty fourth Infantry court martial as the men they had arrested for riotous conduct.
Under war department authority a new Texas National Guard is to be formed, announced Tuesday by Adjutant General James A. Harley. Federal funds will provide adequate financial aid for the effort.
Washington report indicates that cotton ginned before November 1 reached 7,150,254 bales, counting rounds as half bales, in a record showing the continued surge in production.
Houston reports show 77 railroads saved 114 109 cars in July by boosting average loads of less than carload freight. July 1917 loading averaged 138 927 pounds versus 11 619 pounds the prior July. total cars moved reached 579 180, versus 693 289 cars needed at 1916 loading.
Secretary Houston told the Association of American Agricultural Colleges and Experiment Stations that American farmers can meet the burden of feeding the country and its allies. He urged production to be maintained or increased.
A Wednesday blaze at the Phillips hotel in Many, Louisiana killed four people. Victims include Thomas F. Linder of Bellmont J. D. Lane of De Ridder M. G. Shooter of Many and Frank Doremeyer of Houston Texas.
London reports a quiet week for British shipping with only one merchant vessel over 1,600 tons sunk by mine or submarine. Five ships under 1,600 tons and one fishing boat were also lost as Germany’s submarine campaign continues.
Secret Service agents uncovered foodstuffs and other property valued at more than 73 million dollars stored in New York warehouses. The goods including flour sugar eggs butter and canned items were not reported to the government as required under the trading with the enemy act.
Fort Worth Texas. Second Lieutenant R L Johnson of the Royal Flying corps and Sergeant John G Maloney of the 189th United States Aero squadron were killed instantly when their observation plane crashed from about 2500 feet near Fort Worth on Monday.
An official report from the German war food bureau records over 10,000 substitutes in use in Germany, with 7,000 classified as food substitutes. At the start of 1917 fewer than 2,000 substitutes existed, including about 1,200 food substitutes.
The Texas Conference of Social Welfare closed its annual session naming a special committee to craft a tentative program. The aim is to coordinate 1918 conventions by convening several state organizations in Houston at the same time.
Chang Tsung Hsiang, China's minister, delivered a note to Viscount Motono the Japanese foreign minister protesting the understanding reached between Japan and the United States on China.
Paris reports the ministry quit on Tuesday after losing to the opposition in the chamber of deputies by 277 to 186. The resignation marks a major political shift in France's government.
Governor Hobby issues a proclamation calling Texans to send delegations to the Interstate Inland Waterways League convention in Corpus Christi November 22 23 1917. The meeting aims to discuss completing an intercoastal canal from New Orleans to Brownsville to aid war transport and ease freight costs.
The Texas Industrial Traffic League directors denounce railroad plans to publicize a 15 percent rate increase via press and banks. They urge the matter be heard by the Interstate Commerce Commission with formal evidence and proper hearings. A full statement is being prepared for release soon.
New Orleans reports amid defense urgency lumber mills plan a speeding up program to raise daily ship timber output from 850000 to 2000000 feet. Previously non timber mills overhaul with new equipment and some plants to run night and day to meet government demands.
Secretary Daniels announced Patrick McGunnigal of Youngstown Ohio a ship s fitter earned the nations first Medal of Honor since the war began for rescuing an observer from a kite balloon at sea during a squall. He received 100 dollars in cash.
German forces released gas shells over two days, forcing American infantry in trenches and artillery crews to use gas masks for protecti on and warning of impending gas warfare escalation.
Washington reports that seven hundred fifty thousand railroad cars will be needed to move the nation's bumper potato crop of 453 million bushels.
The couple visited six different sales rooms today to compare automobiles and gauge options. They discuss whether to collect samples or test drives as part of their decision process.
An old advertisement touts Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic with Quinine and Iron as a malaria treatment and system builder. It notes the formula on the label and sells the product for 60 cents.
Fragmentary ad style copy mocks a person named Jimsby with crude insult. It promotes Roman Eye Balsam claiming relief for eye discomfort and promising quick results.
A humorous exchange notes money’s silence in the hands of a careful saver. The quip contrasts a saying about wealth with a joke about waiting until a dollar hollers for action.
On first symptoms use Renovine and be cured. Do not wait until the heart organ is beyond repair. Renovine is the heart and nerve tonic. Price 50c and 1.00.
A brief cartoon caption sequence hints at Dotty Devil dining with a knife while a remark notes her forked tongue, preserving a playful exchange typical of comic panels. The mock banter centers on sharp wit and implied mischief within the strip’s humor.
An old advertisement promotes Dr. Pierce's Pellets as best for liver and stomach health. It suggests one pellet for laxative effect and three pellets for cathartic relief.
A compact dialogue fragment features a host asking about sleep and a reply about lying down. The exchange contrasts money and character with a wry remark on affording comfort and a humorous note on bachelor versus married life.
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