German Soldiers In Boggy Trenches In France
British reports from the Somme describe German front trenches as broken shell holes with few hideouts and no dugouts. German communication trenches are mudbound and impassable, forcing supply and relief to move openly. Prisoners say they lack proper clothing. rations include tinned meat and brandy, with soldiers often not relieved for extended periods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
France
London
Somme
Rom
Front Line Attacks and Crowded Shelters Reported
Description notes how troops faced attacks while many others huddled in damp cellars and basements for protection amid ongoing fighting. The account emphasizes the peril in frontline trenches and the cramped shelter conditions experienced by soldiers.
Four Texas Waterway Projects Rejected by Engineers
The board of rivers and harbors engineers, in a report dated December 14, 1915, rejected four proposed Texas waterways as not worthy of improvement. The sites include Sabine-Neches canal revetment at Port Arthur, deep water port at Port O Connor with an eighteen to twenty foot channel and turning basin, the mouth of San Antonio Bay inland waterway link, and a thirty one mile intercostal route from Arroyo Colorado to Harlingen. They cite cost as the reason for nonapproval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Board of Rivers and Harbors Engineers
Texas
Rivers and Harbors
Sabine-Neches
Port Arthur
Port O’connor
San Antonio
Arroyo Colorado
Harlengen
Rio Grande Valley
Charters Filed for Texas Oil and Auto Firms
On December 14 in Austin three oil and gas concerns were chartered: Stephens County Oil Company of Fort Worth with 75000 capital. Domestic Oil Company of Dallas with 10000. New Braunfels Oil and Gas Prospecting Company of New Braunfels with 12000. Incorporators include B S Walker T B Yarbrough J J Perkins D C Earnest J S Lewis Charles L Dexter A G Startz Alfred Vander Stucken Albert Vogel. Waco Mitchell Auto Company renamed to Waco Motor Company Inc. Final payment proven by McGargel Warehouse Company. Certificate of dissolution for Standard Chemical Company of Dallas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
Stephens County Oil Company of
Fort Worth
Capital Stock
Walker
T. B. Yarbrough
J. J. Perkins
Domestic Oil Company of
Dallas
D. C. Earnest
Lewis
Charles L. Dexter
New Braunfels Oil and Gas Prospecting Company of
New Braunfels
Away From-Home Girls Invited To YMCA Christmas Meet
Miss Ernestine Friedmann and Miss Vera Schafer of the Young Women’s Christian Association invite every girl away from home on Christmas Day to spend the afternoon and evening at the association. Arrive around 8 to enjoy games frolic and supper. Call or text names and addresses of girls who should be invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young Woman's Christian Association
Ernestine Friedmann
Vera Schafer
Miss Riedmann
Miss Scholfer
Terrell Heads To Cotulla For Deer Hunt
State Comptroller H B Terrell left Austin for Cotulla with Mrs Terrell and two Austin couples. The party plans a week to ten days in the area and hopes to bag the deer limit before returning to Austin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terrell
Austin
Tex
H. B. Terrell
Cotulla
Navy denies compromise over fuel lands dispute
The Senate Lands Committee will refer the Phelan oil lands amendment to a joint Senate House panel including Navy Interior and Justice officials. Navy officers reaffirm unwavering opposition, denying any compromise with California oil interests and asserting lands should be federal naval fuel reserves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Phelans
California
Senate Lands Committee
Navy, Interior and Justice Departments
Navy
Phelan
Pittman
Nevada
Clark
Wyoming
Senate
FEW COMING HOME FOR HOLIDAYS DUE TO RAIL RATE CUT
San Antonio students studying out of state will not travel home for Christmas as railroads refuse the usual interstate holiday rate. The round trip fare drops to 20 percent of double fare, while in state tickets keep standard rates. Holiday rates start Friday and run through January 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Austin
Hair Loss Healed After Cuticura Treatment In Georgia
J R Middlebrooks of Mayfield Georgia reports scalp itching and pimples leading to hair loss. After trying remedies he used Cuticura Soap and Ointment, noting itching stopped after the first application and complete healing after several cakes and boxes. The ad promotes Cuticura products for daily use and fragrance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. R. Middlebrooks
Mayfield
Boston
San Antonio Considers Action Over Winter Beggars
Mayor Brown and Commissioner Uhr weigh an ordinance or police action to curb beggars who obstruct traffic at narrow streets. Some beggars come from other areas, including outside Texas, and the city hopes to aid genuine charities while offering work or asking them to leave if they refuse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Brown
Uhr
Texas
Grand jury probes Austin liquor sales to minors
Comptroller H. B. Terrell has presented to the Travis county grand jury charges from O. P. Basford that six Austin saloons sold liquor last Saturday night to minors and university students. The liquor allegedly funded a Ham-Ramsey revival exhibition Sunday afternoon, and Terrell says the inquiry will pursue all facts and punish guilty parties without spectacle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
H. B. Terrell
Travis County Grand Jury
O. P. Basford
Ham-Ramsey
Terrell
Basford
Grand Jury
Mr. Basford
Comptroller
Comptroller’s Department
Electrician’s New Form Fitting Sling Seat Patent
A New York electrician patents a form fitting pressed steel sling seat hung from four chain points to improve balance for painters and stoop jacks. The device aims to replace the old sling seat with a steadier, balanced support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Soldiers Enjoy Banquet in Appleton Wisconsin
Members of Company G Second Wisconsin infantry and hospital corps attended a thankful banquet at the Gunter Hotel, hosted by Appleton citizens who subscribed 200 dollars for a Thanksgiving dinner. One hundred ninety men were present with Maj. J. R. Scott and Capt. Byron Beveridge among the officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Co. G
Second Wisconsin
Gunter
Second Wisconsin Infantry
Camp Wilson
Hospital
Gunter Hotel
Appleton
Wis
J. R. Scott
Hospital Corps
Scott
Byron Beveridge
New Jersey Stool Relief Idea Promoted as Internal Lubricant
An old text suggests that a certain substance fails to form a habit and functions as an internal lubricant, softening intestinal contents to encourage normal bowel movements.
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W.L. Douglas
W. L. Douglas
L. Douglas
San Francisco
America
Brockton
Mass
Abe
ARENO
Juston
Special Committee For Inquiry
Cuticura
Thos. Goggan & Bros
Houston and Navarro Sts
San Antonio, Texas
Vietrola XIV
J. M. West
Fred Hoffman
Waldo Rosebush
SAM Speir Hardware CO
Losoya St
Adv
Nujol
Standard Oil Company
New Jersey
Bayonne
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