The Flatonia Argus (Flatonia, Tex.), Vol. 43, No. 28, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 16, 1918 Page: 2 of 8
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THE ARGUS. FLATONIA, TEXAS
WAR SITUATION
ON ALL FRONTS
GERMANS MASSING LARGE FORCE
OF MEN AND MUNITIONS ON
WEST FRONT.
OSTEND BASE BLOCKED
Old British Cruiser Vindictive Is Used
.to Bottle Up the German
Submarine Base at
Ostend.
Germany’s resumption of the glgan-
" tic offensive against the allies ou the
western front has not yeC materialized.
In various sectors there have been lo-
cal operations which have no bearing
on the situation as a whpitf^But along
the entire front there Is a quiet that
might be encouraging were it not for
the fact that the Germans are known
to be moving up mien and materials,
for a new move, in the mighty drive
launched March 21.
Field Marshal Haig's report makes
special note of activity by the Ger-
man artillery north of Serre. This lit-
tle town is s'iluated behind the Teu-
tonic lines ninth of Albert, ainl marks
the apex of a triangle' the base of
tfrhlch is tile line between Hebuterne
and Bucquoy.
For several -weeks military experts
have been watching developments in
, this partlcalar region because it is the
logical point from which the Germans
—may "be expected—tp launch a great
The Intruder
ID
TEXAS EDITORS GO TO
MEETING OF THE COTTON
SAN ANTONIO IN 1919 GINNERS OF ALL TEXAS
turning movement agalrikt- the Arras
sector. During- the early days <ff April,
when the allies made a final stand on
.tho line which they at pj-esent hold,
the Germans centered their fierest
drives on Hebuterne- wild the Wooded
hills to the south and west. They
failed to advance‘farther, and later
. .Jo»(,ground to Urn.allies Sit tin-- point.
, > In Mesopotamia the British forces
have progressed farther uj> the Tigris,
-vABd have captured Kirkut, pursuing
th£ Turks for twenty miles to the
northward.’ • >. ■ :
* Ukrainian reports tqll of , the cap-
ture byi the Gerrpans of Dowager Enj*
press Maria Feodorqvna. and Grand
Dukes Nicholas Nlcolaievltch : and
,’Alexander 'Michaelovltph, ,,who have
V- hern. JJvinjf urthiv
estates bi the Grlmea/now orermn br I'UpTUNwi Qt-lhe D.uwUm ■JUfrOrJAlijftfr;
-A.vp
fhaGermaits.
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Quanah Man la Chosen President and
, Editor of Floresvllle Paper Is
Elected Vice President.
Fort Worth, Texas.—Following the
choosing, by acclamation, of San An-
tonio as the next meeting place of the
Texas- Press Association aiid election
pf officers, the twenty-ninth annual
convention adjourned Saturday at Fort
Worth.
The Membership of 'the Association
Represents 2,200 Texas Gins, and
Assets of $60,000,000.
It was announced that the member-
ship report was 300 per cent ;befter
than- was' expected,' '* Not‘Ynorb Than
fifteen or twenty new members were
anticipated and moro than fifty were
accepted.
A resolution was adopted remit ling
the dues of all members in the serv- j secretary, or pay $500 toward his sal-
Dallas, Tex.—Tho Tqxas Cojtpn Gin
ners' Association closed-.their ninth’
annual convention Friday. Headquar-
ters of the association will probably
be‘established in Dallas.
Upon recommendation of the execu-
tive committee, the association voted-
unanimously fn pay .ITS secretary,
heretofore i^itnsalaried official, $2,000
a.. .year-.--Speaker-* having. vAiatcttd- toL
the possibility of establishing head-"
quarters in. Dallas, John J. Simmons,
who delivered the welcoming address
to the glnncrs, said that, Dallas will
add $500 to tho compensation of the
A RECORD FRUIT AND
VEGETABLE CROP THIS YEAR
Railroad Officials Making Prepara-
tions to JffandlT Bumper Yields.
-Potatoes Now Moving, v
Fort Worth, Texas.—Railroad offi-
cials are preparing-td handle a rec-
ord breaking crop of fruit and vege-
tables from Texas and estimates have
been carefully prepared by -officials of
the various roads. The Cotton Belt
alone is preparing to ’htflulle 2480 car-
loads vt peaches, tomatoes, potatoes
and watermelons. In addition a ftttal
of 615. acres of cucumbers are being
raised for'shipment ou territory serv-
ed by this road.
The potato crop began to move this
week and the road expects to handle
540 cars. Tomatoes will be shipped
beginning about June 5 and there-will
be approximately 798 car,? shipped
from Cotton Belt territory. The Tex-
as Elherta^imach crop will begin tQ
move oh Juty 1 and 940 cars is the
estimated shipment. The road expects
to handle 282 cars of watermelons.
Jacksonville, Texas, - will send out'
more fruit- and vegetables than any
other point on the road, the estimates
being 110 ckrs of poaches, T50 cars of
tomatoes, 15 cars of potatoes and- 5
cars of watermelons. .Mount Vernon
expects to ship 125 cars^of peaefies, 15
canriof potatoes and 5tf cars of melons.
MAKES DECISION ON COUNTY
LAND IN LEVEE DISTRICTS
Austin,—Texas.—.Answering—an in.
Jf:ei of the United Stales for the dura
tion of the war.
Officers for the next year were
elected as follows: President,' Harry
Koch of the ’Quanab Tribune-Chiet;
vice president, Sam Jb’i
Floresville Chronicle-Journal; secre-
tary, Sam V. Harben of’(he Richard-
son Echo (re-electedK treasurer, C.
F. Lehmann of fean,Antonio (re-elect-
ed); attorney, Clarence E; Gilmore of
icle (t^-elect-ed); orator. George Wav-
uting TO fhe war committee of the
British cabinet the announcement, that
It had been decided not to use the
American army on'.the western front
until It became a complete and.piwgr-
. ful force, was due to an error which
has nbw been corrected. "
.Considerable activity is in progress
lit Abe Italian theater. Between Asia-
go and the Brenta River, on the north-
ern front, the_ Italians have stormed
Austrian positions at Col Dell Orsq,
and destroyed the garrison in hand-to-
’ XT’1---band fighting. At several ptherpoints
along the northern front the iTallans
have worsted the enemy in engag’e-
„ ments, evidently started with tho In-
tention of rectifying the line.
~ The Austrian emperor, accompanied
by his foreign minister, has paid a
visit to the Italian front, -afterward
_ proceeding t<* German headquarters.
The taking of the initiative into
their own hands apparently apgurs
well for the morale' of the Italians,
and it is not Improbable that, with
the snows in the mountain passes
having melted and the spring freshets
on the wane, it is their purpose now
to make things interesting for the In-
vaders.
Indications are multiplying that
Germany’a position in the east is caus-
ing her uneasiness; She is reported
to h»ye made g^dRionaJ demands on
^IFussui which if 6 said to have affect-
ed the sentiment of the bolaevlkl,
whose attempts to weld an army into
shape the Germans are attempting to
thwart. *'
German submarine operations from
the harbor of Ostend, Belgium, have
been seriously hampered for a time, if
hot rendered Impossible, by a daring
faid made on the harbor by the British
Friday morning. An official statement
issued by the British admiralty says
the channel leading out of the Jnner
harbor has been completely blocked
by the hulk of the old cruiser Vindic-
tive, which was manouvered into posi-
tion under heavy Ore and then sunk
by bombs. It appears, howevef, that
there Is some doubt that the entire
channel Is blocked, one report saying
that tbe vessel lies at an angle and
does not absolutely Interrupt the use
of the fairway.
It is pointed out that the obstruction
... in the channel at Ostend will, tend to
eventually close the harbor through
. . tbe action of the tides and the rapid
silting up of the harbor. t
If Ostend and Zeebrugge are re-
i mo.ved as ports from which U-boats
- may be operated the Germane appar-
ently will be compelled to withdraw
tq tbelr home ports. In this connec-
tion it Is Interesting to note that a
week ago it was announced that the
greatest mining field known- to naval
operations had been planted in the
North seas to combat the submarines.
It wee officially stated that the area
,iisk were fe-eieeted as
the board of directors.*
Following the 'election of -officers.
J. J.'Taylor of The News, in behalf
of the - members of the - iesociation,
presented-Sherwood Spotts, the retir-
ing president, with a chest of- silver.
.Henry Edwards of Troupe preseiued
Mrs. Spotts -with a handsotpe Tan as
the gift of tho mascot of the organi-
zation, Miss Elizabeth Blaino Harri-
son.
ary, provldwd^the -association estab-
lishes its office in Dallas.
The membership of the association
Represents '2;200 Texas gins,, and as-
sets of $60,000,000, It has just been
and is expected to engage in some im-
portant organized activities for th^ im-
provement of cotton ginning.
All’officers of the association were
re-elected, and the executive commit;
quiry from County Judge H. E. Tray;
loc.-oX Nagacrfl County Tuesday, it was
held by tho attorney- - generai’fr- de-
prirtnient, through Assistant AV. P. Du-
mas, that property owned by a coun-
ty cun be included -in*a leveo Improve-
ment district, but that such district
can not effect-a-Ben on -the cmrrty's
property so included. Moreover, that
the law- confers no authority Upon the
commissioners court to levy a tax for
the purpose 'of bearing the, county’s
Hir.7A' c of'buff“
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It’s Poor Economy to
EndltYe a Bad BacK
YNTthese days of rising prices, we need every ounce of strength
I and the ability to do a full day’s work every day. The man
or woman with weak kidneys is half crippled. Sore, aching
kidneys; lame, stiff back, headache, dizzy spells and a dull,
tired feeling and urinary disorders me dr ily sources of distress.
You can’t afford to’neglect kidney weakness and make it easy
for gravel, dropsy or Bright’s disease to take you. Get a box
of Doan's Kidney Pill- today. They have helped thousands.
They should help you.
Personal Reports of Real Cases
A TEXAS CASE..
W. E. Stirling, U. F. D. No. 4,
Box 1A, Orchard St., Georgetown,
Texas, says: "For ten years I
had kidney trouble -and nothing
seemed to help me. My back Was
extremely weak and painful and
it was all I could do to’ work.
Often when I' tried to straighten
after stooping, sharp knlfc-lllte
pains went through me. Nothing
‘helped me until I used Dean’s
Kidney rills. They corrected all
my troublo»an<l mado my back as
strong a3 It ever was. The cure
has been permanent and I am
only too ghid to tell about it.”
A LOUISIANA CASE.
Mrs. Geo. F. Poole, 71. North
8t., Lake Charles, La., says. ”1
fcndured a great deal of misery
from pains in my back. My kid-
neys wero In bad shape, too, and
I had Inflammation of the blad-
der. Two or three boxes of-Doan’s
Kidney Pills cured me entirely of
these troubles and I am now en-
joying tho best of health.”.
The above statement wns‘ given
April !), 1014. and on January 26,
191S, Mrs. Poole said: “I don’t
want to withdraw one word ’of
praise that I have previously glv-
’cn Doan’s Kidney Pills. I haven’t
had any kidney trouble since.
Doan's cured me.”
DOAN’S iTs
60c a Box At All Stores. Foiter-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y., Chemists
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CHRONIC CONSTIPATION
■ 18 A CRIME AGAINST NATURE
you never 'IF you W.c with iTWft?
ing a leveo by a levee improvement
district. Furthermore, 1t is held that
when a levee itnprovemp.pj district lias
beep created .by, the proper (uithorjty,
it bex-otftiis a eovornmentaJ'agPncy and
**«■*»«*> T4u'omcMk*Tjr;> bodypolitic and corperite,J^i'-“
Jh T. JusIhw-M-Hxmh»>f*i-Te»^rdAn4t-|>rtr?tTmi."ftffrr ftftiTh«%fmf Tf^'”’
S: S. Frazef; Loufe' Oak, aedretary, and
Ike 'Ihuih L- J,L'(''^c,k,’t^.,vl<>’ nresb
* *■ ** *——«•- * * J — * ' *
rrtmrni.-ftfrn' r'-rffreu-YaWg'THTTtir
poses for which a county may, levy
.taxes; .Mr.. Dutuits MXjiV51: ■>'.t,.
Getc-SIx kJun Flyers Day. -
"'•Paris.-—Six'-German airplanes were
brought down Friday by Sublieutenant
Rene Foncke,^ the war office an-
nounees. “I am going to avenge Lieu-
tenant Chaput,” declared 'Lieutenant
Foncke before taking the afr. Chaput,
who had accounted for sixteen German
machines, was killed last Friday. Lieu-
tenant Foncke had just left the region
of the airdrome when he encountered
an enemy squadrilla. He drove
straight at them, opening fire with his
machine gun, and shot down two. He
then went after a’third- machine and
sent it crashing to earth five minutes
later. He then returned to the air-
drome for more gasoline. ,On this pa-
trol he met another squadrilla. One
plane he shot to pieces in the air.
Two others were brought to the
ground, all within five minutes.
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Treason of I. W, W. Proven.
Chicago.—By defeat of the aircraft day, held that it would not be a vio-
program and the selective service act,
together with the practice of sabotage
in the trenches In France and the fac-
tories at homo, it was hoped by the In-
dustrial Workers of the World to
crumble America’s war plans, accord-
ing to evidence presented by the gov-
ernment Friday'’in the seditious con-
spiracy trial of Industrial Workers of
the World leaders. %
Explorer Is Recovering.
. New York.—Vilhjalmur Stefansson,
the Arctic explorer who was stricken
with typhoid fever- on (he Herschel
Islands early this year, is recovering,
but will not be able to continue -tbe
expedition be has undertaken.
tff'e cnnuiiittce fellows:' OV C. RqbertH
of Lamar county,- M. NdcHIfis' qf
Nueces county, J. -T. I-'ortsom of Na-
varro county, E. E. .Wood of Childress
country and J. T. A,ndrewy of V.'axa-
bachie, 4>Uis county.
. A feature of the meeting was an ad-
dress by Hugh Humphreys, head^ of
tlje cotton sepd -section tff the-federal
food administration, whb told the'gin-'
tiers \\1iy the udmlnistratiou is going
to control their, business and soine-
thing.o-f how that is to be done.
The association Indorsed every rule
and regulittion of the food iidministfa-
tloh, and pledg* d itself and its in-
dividual members to continue their
support of this department by dedicat-
ing their business rnd influence to the
government until the war has been
won and the world has been made safe-
tor human habitation, which action
was recommended by tho legislative
committee.
Upon recommendation of tho legisla-
tive committee the association empow-
ered the president to appoint an ad-
visory legislative committee consist-
ing of -one man from each senatorial
district. This committee will select
one or in.ore representatives to look
after the Interests of the glnners at
Austin.
tion of a' levee by a’ levee improve-
ment district would not be a tax for
’general county, purposes,’ ‘nor do we
think the--$erm . pother permanent im-
provements’ wotfld apply to improve-
ments made by a municipality or pub-
lic corporation Other thap the conn-
ty,” ;
Counties Exempt from Draft Call.
Austin, Texas.—Because of having
credits sufficient to equalize their
quotas, 30 counties will not have to
'furpfsh men under, the call fpr 8324
men -who are to move on<- May 25.
Thqse counties are: Bee, Borden, Bra-
zoria, Brown, Calhoun, Deaf Smith.
Dimmit, Ector, Edwards, Galveston,-
Garza.’ Hale, Hays, Howard, Mitchell
Montgomery, Nolan, Potter, Reagan,
Roberts,' Sterling, Tom Green, Trinity,
Uvalde, Walker, Ward, Willacy, Wink-
ler.
Wine Can Be Shipped.
Austin, Tex.—Assistant Attorney
General Walter A. Keeling,' In con-
struing the 10-mile zone law .Wednos
latlon of the law to make wine within
the 10-mile zone or to ship same there-
from to any point within the State
not included in the zone area. Also
that wine could be given to friends in
such places, but that it could not be
sold therein. Of course; shipments
can not be made after June 26, when
-the statewide dry law becomes effec-
tive.
City Editors Select Chicago.
Indianapolis, Ind.—The National As-
sociation of City Editors adjourned
Sunday after selecting Chicago as the
place for holding the next convention,
which will #be held the second Satur-
day and Sunday of May, 1919.
Tornado In Iowa and lllinoia.
Chicago, . 111. — Fourteen deaths—
seven In Iowa and seven in Illinois—
and a property loss estimated at more
than $1,000,000 was the toll taken by
the tornado which, swept.through Iowa
and Illinois Thursday. Approximately
160 persona were Injured.
Monthly Report of British Shipbuilding
. London, via Ottawa.—In April mer-
chant ships with an aggregate gross
topnage of 111.553 were completed In
ygrds of the United Kingdom and en^
tered for service, compared with 161,-
674 In March. The total for the year
ending April 30 was 1,270,337 tons.
Italian Refugees Swarm London.
London.—A battalion of 1,000 Italian
soldiers is being formed in London,
the members ail being-Italian refu-
gees who have recently arrived from
Russia. ' %
Aviator at Ellington Field Killed.
Houston, Tex.—Second Lieutenant
LouiB fcd’dy Davis, whose home la In
Bloomington, 111., died Friday as the
result of an accident when his aero-
plane dropped into a tailspin and
crashed to the ground near Pearland.
San Salvador.*—Nicaragua, having
entered the war against the central
powers, the national congress has de-
clared the country in a state of siege.
increase In Texas Potato Consumption
Washington.—Consumption of pota-
,3 L...V (.it, .toes In Texas has increased in parts
mrnff field would be 121 782 of tbe State from 60 to 20(1 per cent, It Is announced that Nicaragua will
WM .h. .m« «.<» .upply or
by May 16. (administration. . Iceraals.
Anti-Loafing Bill Signed. .
Albany, N. Y.—An anti-loafing bill
.was signed by Governor Whitman
Monday. It requires all able-bodied
males from 18 to 50 years of age to
be “habitually and regularly engaged
in some, lawful, useful and recognized
business, profession, occupation, trade
or employment until the termination
pf the war.”
Increase In Freight Rates Certain.
Washington.—Estimates made to-
day by railroad administration pffi-
cials indicate that an increase o
leakt 25 per cent ill freight and pas-
senger rates will “be necessary this
year to meet the higher costs of fuel,
wages, equipment *and other operating
expenses now set a’t between $600,000,-
000 and $750,000,000 more than last
year. >, ,
Drouth Relief Granted.
Austin, Texas.—Twenty-three boun-
ties have been granted aid under the
$2,000,000 drouth relief act. The latest
county t6 receive help is Coke, for
which Governor. Hobby Tuesday ap-
proved an application for $50,000.
American Gunners Fire Dump.
With the American Army in France.
—A big dnemy ammunition dump at
Cantigny was fired by the American
artillery Monday. At the aame time
two fires were started in Montdidier,
followed by numerous explosions.
Houston, Texas.—At the regular city
council session Monday the returns
of the-special election held last Friday
were canvassed, and the council by or-
dinance declared Mr. A. E. Amerman
duly elected to fill the vacancy caused
by the regisnation of J. C. Hutcheson,
Jr., as mayor.
mouth, coated tongue, perhaps headache, your liver is torpid. A torpid liver
derange* the whole system, produces dyspepsia, costiveness and piles. There
is ho. tetter remedy tor these disorder* than DR. TUTTS LIVER PILLS.
Try them just once surd be eternally convinced. For sale by all druggiste.
ftvfui
■■■ W.’sras
tS'IST.-TU ii-s
t MAV i!IS WHOLLY AVOIDED BY USING
A sfnull outlay of money brings very
Vf fitiXwj j great results. It Is a sure cure and.ia
preventive if you use it as per directions. Simple, safe
nml sura, The J1 size is twice the quantity and an ounce
inMi'c than the DOe size. Get-your-horses in (jest condition
for late spring and slimrrier. Air druggists, harness deal-
ers or manufacturers.
NI’OH.N MEDICAL CO., Manufacturers, (iothr*, Ind.
May Be Bad Enough Then.
Hobbs—I understand that you have
hired our former cook.
Dobbs—But don’t be alarmed. We
f intend.jo discount everything she telljs
us.—New Haven Register.
SO EASY! CORNS
LIFT RIGHT OUT
DOESN'T HURT AT A-U. AND
COSTS ONLY FEW CENTS.
Magic! Just drop a Mttle Freozone
on that touchy corn, instantly it stops ,
aching, then you lift the cofn off with
the fingers. Truly ! No humbug 1
A
ra
Try Fr^czonel Your druggist sells
a tiny bmtle.for a few cents, sufficient
to rid ^wa*>^eet of every hard corn,
soft c/jrn, qr\orn between the toes,
and caIloqse8, fythont one particle,of
pain, soreness or Irritation. Freezofte
lsr the discovery of n'-noted Cincinnati
genius.—Adv. ' ^ /
Shakespeare, PlagarlaL
Blx—By the way, old chap, who was
it who cried,: “A horse, a horse! My
kingdom for n horse l”
Dix—Why, don’t you know? That’s
whnt Absntom said when his horse ran
under a tree and left him hanging by
the hair to q limb. I thought every-
body knew where that came from.—
Boston Evening Transcript
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AtollH prepwatloa of morlt.
H.lpa to orsdlosu dandruff.
_ For R Mtorius Color and
1!
Clear Year Skin
While You Sleep
withCuticura
Sssp 2Sc. 0istBtst25c$5Oc
To Drive Out Malsris and Build Up
V' uoV a-s tasphlbSs
cnill rOMC. You know what yon *rr taking a«
the formula Is prlntedjm eve/y label, showing It ifl
nu. the.
formula Is printed on ete/y la I
Quinine and Iron in a Tasteles* Rr
Washington.—Director General Mc-
Adoo Tuesday orders curtailment of
transcontinental passenger schedules
from Chicago west, effective June 2,
to save 11,728,000 train miles a year,
Sizing Him Up.
June—“Can he trace back his uncos-
try far?” Jessica—"Not very fnr for
mnn who cannot , earn over $15 a
week.”
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When Your Eyes Need Care
Try Murine Eye Remedy
W. N. U„ HOUSTON, NO. 20-1918.
Texas Directory
Co-br^fenOT
GENERAL HARDWARE
AND SUPPLIES
Contractors Supplies. Builder*
Hardware, Etc Price* end In.
formation furnished on reefuest
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HOUSTON,TEXAS
•nd Criminal Investigators.
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