New Ulm Enterprise (New Ulm, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 46, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 22, 1918 Page: 1 of 8
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IRcwUlm Enterprise
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Volume 8, No. 46.
NEW ULM, TEXA S, AUGUST 22, 1918.
$1.50 Per Year
| Local and Personal t
Any news items given us for this X
column will be greatly appreciated.
Erwin Bartay spent Sunday
in Bellville.
Camp Travis.
Aug. 19.—E. H. Kretzschmar
is a personal friend of the news
reporter of our company and I
wish to write you that he has
been doing quite well for the
last seven weeks that he has
been here. He has gained about
25 pounds and is fat as a pig.
The way his cheeks have filled
out is a puzzle to all who know
him. Here’s hoping he will con-
tinue to improve in the new camp
where he has been sent.
Thousands of people in Texas
and Oklahoma have friends or
relatives with the Ninetieth Divi-
sion in France or with some other
branch <^f the American Expedi-
tionary Forces. Because of the
heavy mail service the United
States has had to set down hard
and fast rules for the addressing
of mail to men abroad. The
latest announcement from the
Postmaster General stipulates
“Mail intended for members of
the Expeditionary Forces should
bear the name and address of
the sender in the upper left cor-
ner and be addressed in the fol-
lowing manner: (1) name of ad-
dresse including his rank, first
name in full initials, if any; (2)
official designation of the unit or
organization to which the ad-
dresse belongs, as, for example,
“Company X......Infantry”;
(3) the words “American Expedi-
tionary Forces.”
If the words official designa-
tion of the unit or organization
co whic'fTaddresSe'belongs is not
given in the address the matter
will not be despatched' and the
Postmaster at the office of origin
shall return letter for proper
designation.
The proper form for letters to
be sent to former members of
the Ninetieth Division and to all
units in France is:
From John Jones,
711 Main Street,
Blanksville, Texas.
Private Oscar F. Brown,
Company A, 357th Infantry,
Ninetieth Division,
American Expeditionary Forces.
The Eighteenth Division is the
numerical designation announc-
ed by the War Department for
the new division that is soon to
be formed at Camp Travis to fill
the vacancy created by the move-
ment of the Ninetieth Division to
France. The announcement of
the formation of the new di-
vision will mean much to
those who may hereafter be
assigned to Camp Travis in the
future draft calls. Until the an-
nouncement of the formation of
the new division the Camp has
been much of the nature of a
combined training and replace-
ment camp. Men who reported
may still be in camp or may
have been moved in a few weeks
lo fill gaps in divisions else-
where.
The largest percentage of
those reporting to Camp Travis
hereafter will probably be re-
tained for the organization of the
new division which in every
branch will mean the services of
approximately 30,000 men and
officers. Just that period of
time the division may be trained
at Camp Travis is of course pro-
Midway.
Aug. 20.—This immediate vi
cinity was visited twice by a rain
storm within the past six days.
Considerable cotton was thrown
to the ground but the supposi-
tion is that the benefit of the
rain will outweigh the damage
done to the ungathered cotton
crop. If the present rains will
be supplemented in due time, a
fine second cut of cane and hay
may be obtained which would
certainly be appreciated by the
farming population.
Cards announcing the safe ar-
rival overseas of Albert Mieth
and Edwin Wangler have been
received by their respective par-
ents.
Otto Sonnenberg, wife and
children of Runnels County are
visiting their numerous relatives
in Austin County during the
week. Mr. Sonnenberg said a
farmer making an extended visit
at this time is generally consid-
ered an inferior variety among
the farmers, but added, we have
nothing to do, our prospects are
below zero and the best we can
do is to hold our heads above the
water, that is when we bathe—
the country is dry—bone dry.
Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Wink,
residents of Tom Green County,
relate the same story. Crop
failure for & number of consecu-
tive years took all the “pep” out
of thejfarmers up there and they
are obliged to seek greener fields
for themselves and families.
Arthur Rinn, son of Mr. and
Mrs. L. J. Rinn of Post Oak
Point, left Thursday of last week
for Camp Mabry, Austin, where
he takes a two or three months
training before going overseas.
C. W. S.
Caring for Wounded and
Crippled Soldiers.
St. Louis, Aug. 19.—George
W. Simmons, Manager of the
American Red Cross for the
Southwestern Division, is com-
pleting plans for caring for
wounded and crippled soldiers
sent to this section of the coun-
try. The American Red Cross
plans to operate re-education
institutes in which sailors and
soldiers will he taught new
trades and maintained while
learning.
A Red Cross Bureau has been
established in St. Louis to ob-
tain positions for civilian crip-
ples. This bureau already has
created a demand for such work-
ers and when the soldiers and
sailors crippled in France return
the work of the bureau will have
become so well known that the
Red Cross will find little difficul-
ty in finding them positions, it is
believed.
It is planned to establish such
Bureaus in all the large cities of
the Southwest.
blematical and depends greatly
upon weather and training con-
ditions. However, five to seven
months training is almost a nec-
essity and those who report to
Camp Travis hereafter may be
among those who will remain in
camp for that period of time.
Local Board Appoints Registrars.
The following are the men
which have been selected to
serve as registrars to register
all male persons between the
ages of 18 and 45, inclusive, at
the respective voting places at
the time designated by the war
department:
Bellville.—Oliver Cannon, Prof.
Shaver, Alvin Meissner, W. F.
Machemehl, C. Schauerhammer,
C. Strauss, and C. F. Tesch.
Sealy.—E. W. Josey, R. A.
Engleking, E. L. Gallia, W. L.
Gray, M. F. Ward, and R. Damek
Nelsonville. —A. Motycka, Joe
W. Jecek, and Ed. G. Bartay.
Cat Spring. —Chas. Dittert,
John Strauss, and F. Schwan-
beck.
Industry.—tl. L. Schulze, -G.
A. Froelich, and W. F. Boelsche.
Kenney.—H. Dodd, R. J. Luhn,
and W. M. Crump.
Buckhorn.—John J. Kendrick,
W. S. Smith, W. C. Staekle.
Welcome.—H. Wittneben, W.
C. Theilmann, John Reichle.
New Ulm.—Robt. Voigt, F. A.
Weige, J. J. Frnka.
Shelby.—E. W. Voelkel, E.
Witte, O. Fisseler.
Millheim. —C. Reinicke, A. C.
Theumann, Walter Schneider.
New Wehdem.—A. Bockhaus,
L. Remmert, Louis Weis.
Rockhouse.—John Fuchs, Aug.
Ecker mann.
Wallis.—John Metjka, L. L.
Johnston, Jerry Esterack.
Roach Prairie.—Gus. Umland,
E. W. Kloss, Aug. Steck.
Peters.—Theo. Brogig, Sr.,
Gus. Engleking, Ben Viereck.
Cleveland.—Wm. Dittert, John
Wittenberg, A. Wittenberg.
San Felipe.—F. J. Kunze, W.
F. Babel, P. F. Nemec.
Teachers Examination.
An examination for teachers’
certificates wi’l be held at the
Court House Friday aud Satur-
day, September 6 and 7.
Superintendent W. F. Doughty
states that there is a great short-
age of experienced teachers and
urges that teachers who have
temporarily retired from the
profession, and other persons
competent to enter the profes-
sion, provide themselves with
certificates in order that they
may be able during the coming
school year to answer the call
of the Nation by assisting in
keeping the schools up to the
present standard.
The schedule of examinations
is as follows:
Friday forenoon: Physical Geo-
graphy, Physiology, Composi-
tion, Arithmatic, Literature, Sol-
id Geometry.
Friday afternoon: Texas His-
tory, Grammar, Descriptive Geo-
graphy, Plane Geometry, Psy-
chology, Bookkeeping.
Saturday forenoon: Spelling,
Writing, Methods and Manage-
ment, Civics, Reading, Chemis-
try, History of Education. .
Saturday afternoon: United
States History, General History,
Agriculture, Algebra, Physics,
Plane Trigonometry.
O. M. Brown, Jr.,
County Superintendent.
United States Food
Administration
(Texas Industrial Congress)
Dallas, Texas, August 17.—
“Texas requires thirty million
bushels of wheat annually to
supply the needs of its people
for seed and flour,” says E. W.
Kirkpatrick, President of the
Texas Industrial Congress.
“The State has never produced
this much wheat; its record crop
of twenty-five million bushels"
was grown in 1915 on seven hun-
dred and thirty thousand acres.
The Government has asked the
farmers of the State to sow that
number of acres this fall for
next year’s crop, an increase of
seven percent over the 1917 ac-
reage. The State Food Admin-
istration especially urges every
farmer to sow enough wheat to
meet the needs of his own family,
based on an estimate of six bus-
hels per capita. The average
yield of wheat in Texas, without
the use oi fertilizers, is about
fifteen bushels, and at this rate
two acres would supply enough
wheat for a family of five.
“If our soldiers can risk their
lives fighting in France, surely
we who stay at home can make
an effort to grow enough wheat
to feed ourselves, and to relieve
the railroads from the necessity
of transporting wheat to Texas
from other States.
“A farmer in Newton county,
last year, in a community where
wheat had not before been raised
broadcasted a small plot in
wheat, cut it with an old fashion-
en cradle, threshed it with a flail,
and had enough wheat to supply
his family for a year, and enough
seed for his neighbors who are
now following his patriotic exam-
ple.
“Farmers in neighborhoods
where binders aud threshers are
not available can co-operate in
purchasing community machin-
ery for handling a home wheat
crop.
“Our farmers can raise as
much wheat as Texas will eat if
every farmer grows some wheat
this year and thus helps to win
the war.”
The Run-off Primaries.
Saturday, August 24, is the
date for the run-off primaries and
everybody is urged to come and
vote, and especially to vote for
H. B. Terrell, our present State
Comptroller of Public Accounts,
who is in the race for re-election.
Mr. Terrell is one of the best
officers in Texas and his admin-
istration has been one of good
business ability and in the inter-
est of the people. He has proven
himself competent during the
three years he has now been in
office, and the people would
make no mistake in retaining
him.
Don’t Forget to Register.
All men that have become 21
years of age since last June 5
must register at the Local Board
at Bellville, Saturday, August 24.
The Enterprise and the Gal-
veston Semi-Weekly News, one
year, for only $2. Send in your
subscription at once. 1
Emil Bartay and family were
Bellville visitors Sunday. v
Miss Emilie Voigt of Houston
is the guest of relatives in the
city this week.
Mrs. F. Schill of Sealy arrived
here last Friday for a few days
stay among relatives and friends.
E. C. Find received a card
from his nephew, Walter Find,
of Yoakum announcing his safe
arrival overseas.
Herbert Hoppe, who is work*
ing in the ship yards in Houston,
arrived Sunday for a short stay
with home folks.
Cards were received announc-
ing the safe arrival overseas of
Ben Glaeser, Bernhard A shorn
and Rudy Hotmann.
The Farmers Union now occu-
py the R. E. Pophanken store
having closed a deal last week
whereby they became the own-
ers of the store.
Misses Ada, Leola and Erna
Find, returned last Thursday
from a week’s outrng on the
San Gabriel river. They made
the trip in their car.
Mr. and Mrs. E. C, Find and
daughter, Miss Ada, went to
Yoakum to attend the funeral of
EL Neumann. Mr. Neumann be-
ing a brother-in-law of Mr. Find.
Edwin Rath, C. L. Simms and
Miss Pearl Wangler of Hemp-
stead were in fhe city Sunday.
They were accompanied on their
return trip by Miss Winnie Hot-
mann.
W. H. Talley and family of
Houston spent Sunday in the
city and were accompanied back
Jby their son, Robert, who has
been visiting here for several
weeks. They made the trip in
their car.
Having joined the Navy and
being now in training at the U. S,
Naval Training Station, Mare Is-
land, Cal., H. A. Garlin, our for-
mer Willow Spring correspon-
dent, requested us to send him
the Enterprise at once as he
wants to read the home news.
Crowder Calls 10,129 Texans
for September.
Austin Texas, Aug. 20.—Prov-
ost Marshall General Crowder
Tuesday issued a call to the Tex-
as draft department for the
movement of 10,129 men the first
few days of September. Eight
thousand will move to Camp Tra-
vis September 3; 800 to Camp
Bowie September 3; 400 negroes
to Camp Dodge, la., September
3 and 929 negroes to Camp Tra-
vis September 1.
Red Cross Gets $700.
Sealy, Texas, Aug. 20.—The
Bohemian population of Sealy
had a barbecue and bazar for the
benefit of the Red Cross. The
proceeds amounted to $700.
Two farmers gave a bale, of cot-
ton a piece.
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New Ulm Enterprise (New Ulm, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 46, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 22, 1918, newspaper, August 22, 1918; New Ulm, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1193351/m1/1/: accessed June 28, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Nesbitt Memorial Library.