Brownsville Herald (Brownsville, Tex.), Vol. 22, No. 164, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 14, 1915 Page: 6 of 6
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AVERAGE NUMBER
OF CASUALTIES
SHOW DECREASE
Since Hostilities Have Settled Down to
Siege Along Rivers and Canals of North
France Number of Deaths Sum to be
Lessening.
AMBULANCE WORK IS MADE
ALL MORE HAZARDOUS
Men Who Fell in Pitched Battles Often
Lost in Concealed Places—They Are
Often Forced to Lie in Sight for Days
Before Being Picked Up.
(Correspondence of t!>•' Associated Press.)
Paris .Ian. 14.—Since hostilities have
settled down to a siege along the rivers
and canals ot the north the average num-
ber ol casualties per day seems to havn
lessened. But the work ot the ambulance
dejiartiiiHiit is all the more hazardous.
Men who fell in pitched battles were often
lost in concealed places but what is worse
now is thut they often lie in plain sight
obliged to wait fur hours sometimes for
days he for** it is possible tor their com-
rades to pick them up. It is often too late.
NV hen a mail is wounded m tlo* trenches
he is able to get hack to the field hospital
if he can walk; if not he must wait until
night because the trenches are so narrow
tliat the strrft'her bearers can not carry
a wounded man through them; lie must Ik*
lilted out and carried hack above ground.
When a charge i- made between the lines
of trenches and proves to lie unsuccessful
the wounded of course must he left; in too
many cuss they are ad unity sacrificed and
their comrades obliged to see them lying
helplessly between two fires. Sometimes
they soc them raise a hnd and occasionally
they hear their despairing cries but to at-
tempt to save them is out of the question.
Cases have licen reported m which men
charging against bathed win defenses and
Wounded in the attempt have «Vcn left for
days hanging in the tangled wires. The
chaplain of .1 French regiment describing
the work of an ambulance corps after a
great battle says;
4*Wr had a long evening tour to iuak«i as
we were obliged to visit the advance posts
of Rozelirres Kciuciionv ilh* and Iqyhv il-
Ifrs. Without lanterns in «>rd» r iiot^M be.
tray our position we advanced stowlv
over roads gashed hy shells jind deeply
rutted by heavy artillery. From the lull
tops wo saw a ruddy glow from burning
village*.
“Here und there were flashes of light
followed by the explosions of shells and
through the sky veritable furrows ot tin-.
It was nil that revealed the sinister pres-
ence ot hostile armies. The silence wa-
impressive at times; cut only liv the caw-
ing of crows and the report- of artillery.
“We found Hoz.eheres; deserted ruined;
only a tew houses stdl standing and they
were burning. Keimnvillc wa< unrecogniz-
able. We found thirty wounded hut we
could take only ten of the wor-t. The
road to Gcrliervillers bordered b\ tall
poplars runs along the I’m-sian lines; in
da\light we should have T»o n wiped out.
“It was nearly midnight when we
reached the entrance to the village the
theater of deadly conflicts fot ten day-
“The hospital there -eemed an a-vliim
Hi hell; alone it stood in the midst ot the
collapsed town saved thanks to the pres-
ence of wounded Germans Muilt to >»e
commodate thirty it sheltered 1 .’40 and
reeked with the odor of blood powder <n«|
drugs; we could take only thirty of the
most serious eases. The t»^k of sorting
them out was heartrending; they wen* all
III such sore need. As we started out the
shells began to fall again thick and ta-t
all around us and U tween the roaring
crashes we heard the groans and supplica-
tions of the wounded in the ambulances
behind; one crying constantly for
‘mother.* ”
Nolire of Sheriff's Sole of Heal Estate.
My xirtuc of nil on|er of sale issued out of
the II vnoralde I list riel t'oiirt of f.micron
t'ouuty. Texas on the (illi day of .launary. \
I*. 191.*. in Cause No. J7'_’I st\le| «»■.rg<- .\
Mattes>n. I'lamtiff. \*. K. A. Stockd ale.
ftefrndant. ami to me. as Sheriff ..f Cameron
County. Texas. direct*-I nml delivered. I did
on tbi*. the Sfh day of January A. I*. 1ft|."».
1e»y upon and will between the hour* of Itl
o'clock it. in . and I o*« i.. l p. in. on th" first
Tuesday tn Februarv. A l» IIMo. it being the
second day of said month at flu* Court I louse
Iior of Cameron County. Texas in the City
of HrownsnHe. fatm-roii Courtly. Texas -ffer
for sale nml sell at ptibli aiictiou to the high
e*t bidder for cash in hand all the right title
apd interest which the said defendant. K. A.
Stockdale had on the loth dax of June. A. I*
1911. or at any time thereafter of im and r<*
the following described real estate. t<> wit:
That eertain lot. piece or pa reel .»f land lying
nml being situated in the Countv of Cameron.
State of Texas consisting of Forty nine and
sutv five hundredths ( IJt.llot neres of laud less
right of way for roads and emial* and more
particularly deseribed ns led. No. I. in Hlock
No. MU. a«v ordiug t" the plat of property be-
longing to K. S. Hunt. Frank 11 abb. tis.-ar
Hurt nml the Indiana Texas I-not anI Irriga-
tion company duly and legally recorded in the
otlice of the County Clerk of Cameron County.
Texas un pages JH ami ITT of the Mook of
I'luta of said cunty. to which plat and record
thereof reference w-u* made in th-- I*eed of
Conveyance of the said Ceorge A. Mattesn t"
the said II. A. Stockdale. conveying said land
and is here now leferretl t« for greater cer-
tainty uf description a part of the "Kspiritu
Santo” Uiiiut. in said Cameron County. Texas
said property being levied upon as the pro|» rtv
of said defendant. K. A. St«M-kdale. to satisfy
the judgment of date •J'Jml day ->f November.
A. It. 1914. in the above styled and numbered
cause in favor of the said plaintiff tjeorge A.
Matteson. against said defendant. K. A Stock-
dale for the smn of Fight Hundred and eigh-
teen and ne-lflit tJt.HlS.02i Hollars. and interest
thereon at the rate of f? per cent tier annum
front date of said judgment ami all c..sts f
suit and the further cost of >-xe uting said
otaler of sale.
(liven under m\ hand th*s sjli dav of
I ii".v\ A. I» HU.*. W T VANN.
I UlilkMdi* £>hei in c.iim ioji County Texas.
GRAPE FRUIT CULTURE IN THE
$ $««« $ $$. $ *
LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY
i:Y IIAKVKY r. STII.KS. i:.i\Iii<»it«l\il #•. T«*x. "
Tin* beautiful table exhibit ot gr:.pc
fruits shown in the illustration wa- grown
on Harry Banker’s grounds east ot
Brownsville. Handsome as is ibis exhibit.
I
it is the individual excellence and |>ertce-
iioti of this fruit that carres the eon vie
tion that the growing ot this delicioti- and
universally ftopulur fruit earn lw made a
very profitable industry in Southwest
Texas. For this fruit was mil only a- fine
in flavor its any I have seen and tested in
the I’nited States -and. in fact equalled
only by that from some sections • *t Mexico
I—hut it fulfilled the other trade require-
ments essential t" eotnmandinji lop prices
hi (*om|M>titioii. That is it has tile size do
.mended by the fancy trade; it lias the tair
bright skin to make it attractive it was
ripe and ol lull delieionw flavor in time
for the holiday and Im -J fw'inter trade and
it- texture unit flavor i- very tine.
Now on investigation I find that the size
Jof this South Texas fruit is not unusual
either in Mr. Hanker's grove or in the sev-
er«! other grape fruit grove- also demon-
-(rating their practical value Ihi- year in
(several other Southwest ’lexa- sections
that I will Hieiition. Ill tact it I- v«rv 1 it T |«-
a Imre the average size of South Texa-
grapclruit and it i- verv good t<* know that
'these sizes wen* sceured without t>-rtili/a-
tion or -|M*ciaI effort- m pruning thinning
or care such a- i- neces-nry in California
and in Florida to secure fruit large enough
; for the lw-t trade. Tin- i- a very import
ant point commercially.
And a- to its quality and flavor though
jit is very fine and fully equal to any pro
duecd in the Tinted State- vet | hnd that
the trees m nearly every grove were not
irrigated with the -kill and care that could
lie given and it pains are taken in future
to never let the fruit -ufter for tnoi-turc
hut insuring at tin* sunn tunc |icrfeet
drainage and not exec—iv. moisture the
tcxtnn* «d South Tcxa- gTa|*c fruit will he
-till uu»rc perfect.
The advantage in earlinc-- ol maturity
is too plam to med discussion. For everv
ii-*t ot this splendid and wholesome fruit
know- how difficult d i» t -«.iire ^rape
fruit early in winter that i- not too -our
for table use. Tins gives to South Texa-
gra|»c tnnt the advantage id' a market al
most without competition at that !*• t
•clbng -*«a -on.
Kcsultmgly this trail has found ready
murkel at ft to 7 1-’J cents whoh-ab ami
retailed at 111 to |ft cents. It was worth
the whole-ah* prices for shipping though
nearly all was consumed locally or else
sent out m small parcel post ot express
I shipments by enthusiastic (l ab ut- or
visitors.
I have seen many grapefruit trees pro-
ducing on this their tilth year at various
feints 111 South Texas I IHI to |ftii t rmf -
p.r tree—thnt I- to $7..»n per tn e wlioh •
sale value or -Mm f„ *77»P p. acre. Such
trees were shown also at (teorge I'ute-
UUat s place ea-t of Brown-villc at C. H
iVa-e’s grove Kayna.ndville; at l.vtord!
McAllen Santa. King-vilb*. Falfurria-!
• tl* And they show now. f.. ev. i t|„
tm-s men whose training allow- him io
nidge only by actual result*. that the grow -
ing Of grape lnnt ea„ l„. made profitable
m South Texas Tin- result *«-. to my
mind assured Ironi horticultural. -tjidy ..t
the natural ..- here when 1 .
trom California -everal years ago.
But I am fully convinced now. at- then
that the only logical -en-ibb* prucedtin
is to proviili- some sort ot covering lor
the trees that eiin In- easily cheaply ttliil
ipllcklv placed III position (it.tl removed.
Of course. tlo- ffllll itself i* safe lor
it is nlwavs ripe. gathered and iiuirketi-il
long tN-lore killing tempera lures eonie to
i|s. There we have a hlg advantage over
California and Honda. Urn it i> eer
tuinly not sensible to n~k the killing down
to the trunks or to the ground of a
tree that is paving 10 |ht cent interest on
#75 to *100; ill least it protection rail he
assured at a co-t n| about * 1 a tree yearly.
Safeguarding the Tree.
Now this can la* done hy the use of
pro|M*rly eoiistmeted tents eostmg about
|#5 eaeh that w ill hist five years. Some
winters tbev will not he needed or Used
and other winter- iwrliap- once only. But
(they are “underwritten insurance” and
take the gni|M-fruit indu-try out of the
li-t ot ri-ks.
The tent- need not In- provided until the
•trees igc in good bearing condition at
three year- after planting. Tor till that
!'!/.«• they are easllv and clicaplv protected
jby corn -talk- grown In tween the rows of
‘trees and built into a loo-s sheltering
-hock around and above the -mall trees
during the first two winters. This in my
opinion i- -till tlo* oulv -ate program for
building anv safe sound "itru- fruit indtis.
trv in South Texas. I'm* pots smudge
pots etc. arc too likely to prove iiiadc-
.•plate m till- climate where our coldest
; weather Is liable to eoim* with ~o much
wind that no practical amount of heat
; could Ik- retained to -ave the tree-. Slo*|
■ter belt- of evergreen tree-* would In* a
help and the planting of palm- t<*r this
| purpose should he practiced. For the
j shade ot the palm tops or other ever-
Igreens is the most jiotent protection that
could Ik- given—to prevent tlie killing ef-
! feet ot bright -un on frosted foliage. But
the tents will I believe Ik- the only safe
dependence.
It must In- admitted however that there
is good average profit for a fieriod ot
years in gra|>efruit culture without anv
: sort ot protection except liicrclv banking
^np the trunk- and bases of lower branches.
The trees iM-anng in various eetions this
jvour prove thi- very |ir>ietleallv and
plainlv. For the actual re nit- from thi .
the fifth \<-:ir*- crop bring in more money
per aep than ha- been tlo- ♦•rdirc eo-t ot
tin- tree care and land including lit per
cent interest on the investment.
It Vmdicats Itssflf.
Then •fore eitnis fruit culture ha vin-
dicated itself even admitting tlo* ta<-t that
this i-» the tir-l profitable crop from these
trees for they were kill* d down to the
trunks or hank- twice; and tin- crop i-
from growth now only three years old.
But I would build the industry on the
-afe sure basis ot -av in? the tree- hv
tenting. Trees protected I have outlined
will reach the production indicated by the
tree- instanced in three or tour year- m-
stead of in five year- a- in the eu-e of
these injured trees. And would now the
fifth Ve«r have produced at least #15 per
tree total ill the three succeeding crops or
*1.5mi to #2250 per acre as again-t the
"-‘Oft to #750 per acre from tlo unprotected
t rees.
Again the protected trees will Ik-
healthy souiol trees able t«* endure for
half a eentry. But the trees that an
killed I lark 'li"w serious injuries defer! s
and deeay in (lie trunks and main brnnehes
that will shorten their lives esuse them
to break down suiter from “mal di gouts"
elr.
Scale Prevention Important.
.\s ii is uii|Mirtaut that sound eorieliisions
Im' draw ii mii whieh to In* sc tin* dcxclop-
ineiit of eilrils fruit eiilture Itint will in-
evitably result from the proof of thi' s«*a
I would rail attention again to the
imperative neeessity for eradicating the
st ale insects that are even now establish-
ed and of keeping them otT the trees and
fruit in future. Seale in tested fruit will
not sell properly heeaitse its ap|ienraliee
is disgusting. And the millions ot seal**
in seels an- aetually -o many tiny pumps
drawing nut the tree's life juire*. Proper
spraying with insert ides will erndn-ate
them and keep both trees and Iruit elean
and healthy. So also will funiigntioti with |
hydrocyanic gas generated under a tent
pi a ml over the tree.
While eon % meed ot the large profits to
Ik- derived Irolil grapefruit. I bine less eon
fidetiee in tjie other .-itni' fruit' or at
least in any sort ot oranges. In those we
I coiue into direet competition and are han-
dieap|K-d in several ways. In grajK-lruit
we have many advantages. And we must
remember that even with the tent eost
added we will have «ra|ie fruit grove*
ousting ii' h-s- than halt as mueh a' grove* {
in California and Florida whose crop will
not bring nearly so mueh money.
This is because our land at present
-ost- -o mueh le—.; water cost' less; la - j
bor costs h-s-; we an- nearer the market
etc.
The 'took or root on which gra|K- fruit
trees are to Ik- budded is nn important
matter. Citrus tritoliatu whieh is lin-
stock giving the greatest hardim-s- to tip-
variety it carries i- not suitable tor the
soil and conditions of the -tion south and
west of port l.avaea or thereabout'. Sour ]
codling i' well adapted to tin- soil of
Soulhwe-f Texas hut it i' very tender
itself and gives little hardllie— to the top
or variety it carries. Witness the hun-
dred' ot sour orange trees in Brownsville
who- existence |s owing to their budded
••range ..r grapefruit tops living killed by
frost alter which they ~|*rollted up from
jibe root'. China rough lemon is also used
lull that is 'till more tender. So aUo i'
seedling gra|K-fruit as a stock. The fact is
none of the latter three are suitable Ik-- 1
j .-aUse their nature is to grow in a very
! warm s|k-II and make tender shoots that
I will kill in a old -nap and sour poison the
up. (For it is our warm weather in win-
ter succeeded ipliekly by a few degrees
lof Iro't. that bring' our danger.)
We have at many old nineties all over
South Texas orange trees known as
Sweet Seedling'. Many of the«p trees jire
J.*» to P* years old and they hare h-nrned
to endure the peculiarities of thi~ elimate.
This i- the 'toek on which xre should hud
grape fruit or any citrus fruit lor that
-ana* section. This is a conclusion too
plain to ignore is is nl'O the protection ot
(trees and the sU|M-rioritv ot South Texas
gra|K-fruit.
And when these and the many other
teehnieal and speeial practices m-ees-ary
to employ citrus truit culture are brought
into play. Southwest Texas will be found
to have in the gra|M-truit a product that
will bring tana- and wealth even as xxill
the date and the pecan.
American is Remanded
Alierdecn Scotland .Ian. 1*—Adolph
Ih«/cl clnlining Anicri.iln citi/.-nsInp and
in |m.s>c—ion of an Aincricau pa--port
dated AupiM 14. 1M11 wa- remanded lu re
today on the charm- of violating the alien-'
restriction order.
LIFE INSURANCE REFUSED
Ever notice bow closely life insurance
examiners lock for symptoms of kidney
diseases! They do so because weakened
kidneys lead to many forms of dreadful
life fthortenin* affliction-. If you have
any symptom- like pain in the hack fre-
<|iicnt scanty or painful action tired feel-
win** «»d pains. Kft Foley Kidney
Fills today. Martinez Drue Store. North
corner M*uk<-t Square.—adv
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Would Prevent Johnson-Wiliarri Fiyht
111 I'hmi Texas .Inn. 14.- Cnrrnii7.it ol
Hem|s here spid today that Carranza will
prevent Jack Johnson trout entering Mex-
ico hy the West const tor his tudit in Jua-
rez with Je— Willinrd. In-eaue the fight
“will enrich the war chest ot (ivlieral
Villa ”
SHERIFF'S SALE.
By virtue of n certain order issued hr th«*
cl. rk of the Mistriet Court of Cameron Coun-
ty. on the “1st day of Ileeemtier. 11*14. in a
certain cause wherein Jamea A. Browne Ague*
A. I trow no. Stephen p. Browne. Irene i».
Browne and Mary C. Browne are plaintiff*
and the Vnknown lido f Margaret llotnin. de-
ceased. and the I nkn.mii Owner* of the lands
hereinafter described are defendants in favor
of said plaintiff* together with all e.»sts of
suit that le ing the amount of a judgment re-
covered by James A. Browne et nl.. idaintiffs
in the district Court of Cameron County oti
the JtHh Jay «»f ^'oycuiber 11*11 1 have Irfied
1 i
ii|mi|i and will sell on tin* firs! 1 uesday in
February H*Iit being the '.‘ml day of said
month at the court house door iti the city "f
Brownsville t'wilier*4i County. Texas within
legal hours. |ir«wood to -dl for cash to the
highest l»idd<r all the right title and interest
of the Fnknown Ib-irs of .Margaret llogan.
i-eiis.-d. and the Fnknown owners <>f the here-
inafter desrriln-d lands in aud to the following
described real estate levied ii|w'ii as the prop
ertjr of the I’nktiowu H.-irs of Margaret llogan.
di-n'HiusI et al.. to wit;
Situated in and forming a part of the city
of Itrownsville in the County of Cameron.
State of Texas and described as follows to-wit:
li All of Led Nu. Threw in Mach No.
Ninety f.air (Mi and all improve.. M
said lots fronting tifty (fiO» feet each upon
Jcfferwon street ami extending back therefrom
between parallel lines One Hundred and Twen-
ty (IJth feet to an alley dividing said Block
No. Ninety-four il*4.)
i2» All of Lot No. Light iS» in Block No.
Kighty-two i vj. and all improvements there
on. said lot fronting fifty (Tati feet upou Wash-
ingtoii street ami extending baek therefrom
between parallel lines Mt»c lluml'a-d and Tw|»-
ty 11’JtH feet to an alley dividing said block.
i.'Jy All of i*oi No Nii|c |!*I hi |I|ih k No •
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To=Night
“AMILLIONBID”
FIVE FARTS
THE 6REATEST PICTURE EVER MADE
DIRECT FROM THE RECORD BREAKING RUN AT THE
VITAORAPH THEATRE
NEW YORK CITY
This picture is startling truth of Vitayraph supremacy It has been given
a great cast of celebrities headed by Anita Stewart Staged by the ablest
directors. Provided with sumptuous and magnificent setting. This Vitayraph
classic is universally acclaimed the most brilliant success of the motion pirture
screen.
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Dittmann Theatre
To-Night
(Mi*' I lun«lr*-r| Thirteen rll.'Sl. and all improve
ment a tln-reon. annl I* *t fronting Fifty «.*•«>» f.-.-t
upon Jefferson Mtreet and extending |nh>
therefrom between |*.iru!!• I line* Mm* Hundred
Twenty llJtli feet to an alley d.viding Man!
block.
• 41 All »>f led No !• *• in ll|'« 1 N<> «in.-
Hundred Fifteen iI1."m and all in i>r<n• ntenta
thereon said lot fronting Fifty t."«oi feet upon
Jeffernoii Mtreet and extending hack tlnr.fr. u
l*etwe iie|>arallel lines Mu*- lltitt<|r* Twenty
< 11M>» feet to mii alley dividing *. I ’
tSl All of I...I \ \ ?• k X
t hie Hundred Twenty tl'Jttt. an improve
un-ut* thereon said lot tr**nti:.g Filly i.'mi*
feet vo Madison *t. and extending b. * k
therefrom lietween par.ill** lun* tin* Hundred
ll-tt* feet to all alley divnlmg said Ido* k.
tfiAll *>f I.ot V. lwelve 'l_*i in HlfM'k
No. F.igbtJ-on*' C*ll ami all linproveinents
thereon. Maid lot fronting fifty tuO feet *»n
Washington street and extending hurt there
fr<*m <>u |*aralle| lue s t** an alh-y dividing sanl
block.
And did further order m said <1* er**e that
eaeh of naid above d*‘Heril*e*l I'.tM l*e .(T. re.l for
sale and Mold Me|tnrately. ami that the pna-eeda
therefrom he returned into ibi* Court ami did
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I further t th<‘ |Mt>w>**nV of all «■•••»*•* iu Him
suit ami f<artiti"ti of Hit- |>i.* 4* from Maul
M.ilf »»ft»*r fli** |mitno-fit of >»in*ti •>»««•. hiiiofig
Ho |.iirti.a to nnni suit all of wbii'h in of m -
• •nl full* mnnif.mt.
Tin- aIh.vi* uni** im rnaili* l»v in# to iMloft i)■••
:if...r. i|* -«-ril»-4 jmlicni<*ut in favor of Jam#* \
ItroHio-. . t al.t t«.*i-th**r mill Ho- n»ti of mih<|
Mint ml llo- |»r.«-»*«*'l> a|.|4l.•) to tIi«- satmiai-
ti.m tlo-r.-of. M T. VANN
S to* rift l am. Ton t'ouutj. Traaa.
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A "» l*osi-o|ir IM ijmis| III Imltl rift • .1
nrw nmlor ilrni’ti iiiticvrU* in whi«-|| ib*.
•IriviTs M*iil ami miilnr art* null a i :r»t
mi I h i n a siujfli* liirur
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Poor i**laliotiM an- almost H'** t*n**y t»» **• •
|i-umi:liiti’ a* <-tu|4\ tomato rnttw.
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All llimifs •***itit* III III** mat! who w.ui~—
III ill- waits oil lniii~.ll wlulr wnitiuf.
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