Resume Boundary Case Sows Testimony in El Paso
Taking of testimony in the Texas New Mexico boundary suit will resume November 20 at El Paso. Texas official Taylor said the case before Texas commissioner Charles C Roberts and New Mexico commissioner William E Baker covers about 15000 acres in the Rio Grande valley above El Paso. Over 1,000,000 words of testimony have been taken. the case is before the U S Supreme Court.
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Austin
Tex
Supreme Court of the
Romanian Dobrudja Forces Push Back Germans on Front
In a report from Bucharest dated November 6, Romanian troops compelled German forces to retreat in Dobrudja and burned several villages. London also noted a strong German counterattack on the Somme forcing the British to abandon part of their gains near Butte de Warlencourt.
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Bucharest
London
War Office
Dobrudja
Butte de Warlencourt
Somme
Attacking Along Somme Front Dominant Allied Push
Berlin reports British and French forces used their strongest units to launch continuous attacks on the Somme front yesterday. German troops withstood the assaults. In Romania, Austro German forces captured Laomu height southwest of Predeal. Southeast of Rothenthurm Pass further gains reported. Romanian attacks near Szurduk Pass were repulsed.
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Berlin
Sayville
Somme
War Office
Roumania
Predeal
Laomu
Rothenthurm Pass
Szurduk Pass
Germans Attack French Front Repulsed With Heavy Losses
Paris reports a German assault on positions between Sailly Saillisel and St Pierre Vaast Wood last night. The war office says the attack was repulsed with heavy German losses and French units held their gains.
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Paris
Sailly-Saillisel
St. Pierre-Vaast
War Office
Germans Repelled in Russian Front Offensive
German forces attacked along the Lipitza Dolnain region east of Lipitza Dolnain and west of Sila yentin to seize commanding heights held by Russians. A Russian war department report says all German attacks were frustrated by intense artillery and rifle fire and the battle continued.
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Petrograd
London
Lipitza-Dolnain
Silayentin
Russian War Department
State officials depart to vote as election day closes departments
A large group of state officials and department attaches left for home to vote in the general election. Election day is a legal holiday, so all state departments will be closed for the day.
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Austin
Tex
New War Minister Von Stein Joins Prussia Cabinet
Lieutenant General Von Stein becomes war minister for Prussia appointed by the Kaiser. Once quarter master general at the war’s start he gained fame after public bulletins announced German victories signed by him.
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von Stein
Prussia
Major General John L. Clem Commissioned by Wilson
President Wilson signed the commission making John L. Clem of San Antonio a major general retired. The act, tied to a army appropriation bill, faced a two month delay caused by War Secretary Baker over alleged personal legislation. Clem, once the drummer boy of Chickamauga, rose through ranks to join the small group of retired U.S. major generals.
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Washington, D. C
Wilson
Shadow Lawn
John L. Clem
San Antonio
Clem
Congress
Baker
San Antonian
Sheppard
Burteson
Culberson
Drummer Boy
Chickamauga
United States Army
Mrs. Minnie Gathring Acquitted In Sherman Trial
Mrs. Minnie Gathring was acquitted by a district court jury in Sherman on an instructed verdict after being held in connection with her husband’s death. She did not employ an attorney. An entirely new and apparently rich oil field has been discovered in Burma.
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Gathring
Sherman
Tex
Minnie Gathring
Burma
A Prominent Lady Darkens Her Gray Hair With Q Ban
An advertisement states a prominent woman restored dark even hair by using Q Ban shampoo on the scalp two or three times weekly. It claims no dye is used and hair becomes healthy and evenly dark in a week, with continued use.
Smuggling Ring Dialects Border Drug Trade Across U S
Federal officials report a widespread Harrison law violation involving smuggling morphine opium cocaine and related drugs from Mexico to border interior and through Texas with intent to ship nationwide. A Texas border crackdown is planned with new indictments and enhanced Treasury Department enforcement.
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Treasury Department
State
Union
Texas
Mexico
Rio Grande
Texans
Department
San Antonio
United States Army
Internal Revenue Division
Thompson
Kansas
Fourteen Bodies Recovered After Birmingham Mine Disaster
Rescuers labored through the night to reach fourteen of thirty miners killed by a gas explosion at the Sloss Sheffield Bessie Mine near Birmingham. Some victims were decapitated, after-damp hampered work, gas helmets used, two to three shifts. Adv note offers a free box of chocolates for Light Want Ads readers.
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Birmingham
Ala
Bessie
Sloss- Sheffield Steel and Iron Company
Surfec
Cheaper Ocean Rates by British Loon
M. P. Grace of Grace & Company reported in New York that Britain aims to restore its merchant marine to prewar levels. He said shipping waste was vast, ships are being built in many yards, and warships are released for trade. He anticipates lower ocean freight rates as imports are cut.
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New York
Great Britain
M. P. Grace
W. R. Grace & Company
St. Louis
Mr. Grace
Admiralty
Grace
Texas Brigade 10 Go On Long Hike
The Second and Third Texas infantry regiments at Camp Scurry begin a four day 48 mile hike Wednesday in heavy marching order under Gen Hulen. Fifteen new recruits arrive from San Antonio to join units. A Sibley stove influx signals a fixed winter camp, with Kid Loultz of Port Arthur a noted lightweight boxer challenging brigade opponents.
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Corpus Christi
Tex
Texas
Texas Infantry
Camp Scurry
John A. Hughes
Hulen
San Antonio
Second Texas Infantry
Scurry
Third
Texas Regiment
Kid" Loults
Co. 1
Port Arthur
Homecoming Day Plans Draw Large Austin Luncheon Crowd
At the Driskill Hotel in Austin a noon luncheon gathered citizens and university leaders to coordinate UT home coming November 29 to 30. Dr. R. E. Vinson and faculty joined civic committees to boost guest reception and entertain thousands visiting for the Texas A and M game, with about 10 000 attendees anticipated.
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Austin
Tex
Driskill Hotel
University of Texas
R. E. Vinson
Musterole ointment ad promises quick relief from aches
An advertisement extols Musterole as a clean mustard oil ointment that replaces the old plaster. It claims soothing relief for sore muscles joints back and throat with a gentle glow and cool afterfeel. It mentions uses from bronchitis to colds and lists prices one and 60 cent jars hospital size.
Thieves Break Window at H Hessel Store on Austin Street
Thieves shattered a large plate glass show window at H Hessel's store 701 Austin Street between 12 and 1 Monday morning but did not steal any loot. Jewelry on display was untouched. The break in was noticed by a soldier and a civilian and reported to police.
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H. Hessel
Austin Street
Brown
Collins
His Peculiarity Stirs Local Police Station
A wild-eyed disheveled woman rushed into the local police station declaring her husband has been making threats. Officers documented her complaint and initiated a cautious inquiry into the alleged threats and any related danger.
Want Ads Tease Readers With Daily Name Reward
An old Want Ad invites readers to search for their name and claim a dollar box of Santonette chocolates if found. The note adds that a new name appears daily until Christmas, credited to Ady.
One Paris motion picture plant an average of 3,000,000 feet weekly
A Paris motion picture plant ships an average of 3,000,000 feet of film weekly. The operation demonstrates steady output and production capacity for ongoing projects.
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Paris
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