The Bastrop Advertiser (Bastrop, Tex.), Vol. 65, No. 27, Ed. 1 Friday, October 26, 1917 Page: 1 of 8
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AASSIFICATION OF
DRAFT IS ANNOUNCED
Five Central Divisions Are Made,
With a Number of Different
Grades.
Washington. — The five classifies
tlons into which men awaiting draft
will be divided under the new regula-
tlonH approved V.y President Wilson
have become public.
It, wus discovered Monday that what
w*b to have remained an official se
orel for a week or more was divulged
Saturday night at a dinner in New
York which Secretary Maker and Fro
vost Marshal Genera! Crowder attend
ed. The provost marshal general dis
cussed the new regulation** without In
tending to make the classifications,
but some members of u New York
local exemption bosrd, thinking to elu-
cidate the general's speech, printed
the classifications on the back of the
menu card.
The classifications were published
Monday as follows, aud show evory
man registered, to which class he he
longs, and In what order the different
classifications will be called to erv
ice:
Clasa One.
1. Single men without dependent
relatives.
2. Married men (or widowers with
children) who habitually fall to sup
port their families.
3. Married men dependent on wife
for support.
4 Married men (or widowers with
children) not usefully engaged; family
supported by Income independent of
their labor.
6. Men not Included in any other de
scrip!ion in this or other classes.
C. Unskilled labor
Class Two.
1. Married man or father of mother
less children, usefully engaged, but
famil) has sufficient income apart
from his dally labor to afford reason'
ably adequate support during his ah
sence.
children wife
with
COMPLETE CASUALTY LIST
OF TRANSPORT ANTILLES
The Antilles Was Torpedoed and Sunk
by an Unseen Submarine While
Homeward Bound.
Washington. — General Pershing
Tuesday cabled the war department
he complete casualty list of the Amer
ican homeward bound army transport
Antilles, under convoy, by n German
submarine last Wednesday in the war
cone.
Sixty seven men, including sixteen
soldiers, wont down with the ship, an
other is unaccounted for and 170 were
rescued by the naval convoy.
Many c.f those killed were foreign-
ers of the transport's engine and holler
room forces snd some of the missing
soldiers also were of foreign birth.
The following were lost in the sink-
ing of the transport:
Casual ClviMan li.
emergency, address
geant Otto Kleber,
Paul Kleber, Berlin,
geaut Otto Miller.
H. Cummings,
unknown; Ser
infantry, fathei
Germany; Her-
Infantry, mother
man.
aged
in
Queen Theatr,,
IVogram week borinninp MoBed
^ Oct. 22, 1917.
Doors opens 7 .30 p. m.
Show start* 7.4-> *pend
MONDAY-Blwclw 8«
"gilent Partner. It h a
lvalnl
•nt on
lu
de
mrtnnt Admission 10 and 1
TUB8DAY - Gillian Gm
*T i na of the tollies.
««dS0c. .... > km en
In arsenals, armories and niy yards.
7 Necessary custom hou Herks.
K Persons necessary in tntmisslon
of mulls.
<i Necessary employes in t vice of
United States
It) Highly specialized admlfctratlvc
experts.
11, Technical or mechanlca|xperts
in Industrial enterprises.
12, Highly specialised ngr ltural
expert In agricultural bureau state
or nation.
13, Assistant or associate ifcager
of necessary industrial enterpri
14 Assistant or associate nigger
of necessary agricultural enter#*
Class Four.
1 Married man with wife (a
children (or widower with chll
dependent on tlally labor for sb.
and no other reasonably adequu^rop
port available. ^or US
2. Marines In sea service oR^
chants or citizens In United Sta t_opt
... , - iudusti®1'
; work
agricrt Hhh
in ou t"
3 Heads of necessary
terprlwes
4 Heads of necessary
enterprises.
Class Five.
1 Officers of states or
States. ,
2. Regularly or duly ordained uttlH
ters,
3. Students of divinity.
4. Persons in military or navn
the
n<ls of
ice
Aliens. ( .
Alien enemies. in
Persons morally unfit. (iound
persons physically, permojxcept
Satur
or mentull> unfit.
9. Licenced pilots
Miners Sign New Contrac(
Kansas City,
tract between
of Arkansas,
Kansas was signed
three district pre*
Mo. A new wi«wrUe8
the 35,01)0 con I
Oklahoma, Mlssoi,
Tuemlay inK amJ
■sulelits ut the li^htOU
Mm, Workers of \tnerica for tlMialintf
itat, Involved and h commltt«?eronce
,, billing the Southwestern Iii « able
Operator: Ai octillion, acc|.( (jnr
r \\ I .'li* iii':. president of tjir )j(ls
orators' organization. The i
clause In the new contract, a db
in en t over which resulted in a ;),j(.l<pn
strike order, was adopted In i
that varies somewhat from that
Washington agreement.
Mrs. Mary Millar, Nordenhem, Olden
berg, Germany; Corporal Abraham
Swartzherg. infantry, sister Theresa
Arco, New York; Private Hoy Cott-
rell. Infantry, mother Mrs Alfred Cott
rell, Clinton, Ind.; Private Lee W. Nel-
son, infantry, cousin. Max J No-
waczyk. Grand Rapids, Mich.; Private
ICrnest Kgert, Infantry, nearest friend
Mrs. Kdtia Harnett. Chicago; Private
Anton tihrharl, Infantry, consln Chas
Ilitt, Newport, R. I ; Private John
ilright. infantry, nearest relative Mlk<
Bright, Milwaukee, Wi-s.; Private Job.
I' Lock, infantry, nearest friend Floy i.
Pear men, Kansas City; Private <'arl
f! Norsell, Infantry, father Carl Nor-
sell, Copenhagen, Denmark; Private
Burett Hamilton, Infantry, father J.
R. Hamilton, Grapevine, Tenn.; Pri-
vate William L. Faust, field artillery,
mother Mrs. Sarah Fau;>t, Stony Creek,
I'a.; Private Kdward L. F.chel, field
! artillery, address unknown; Private
Cornelius J. McLaughlin, infantry,
j nearest, friend William Uradlev, Wo'
burn, Mass.; Private Neptoin llohiu,
transport worker, wife Mrs. Annie
Bohin, Fast Savannah, Ga ; C. L. Aus-
burne, electrician, U. S. N., no ad-
dress; s. F Watson, electrician, V. S.
N., no address; J. C. McKinney, sea-
man, U. S. N., no address; .1 W. Hunt,
seaman, I'. S. N'., no address; Private
Melvin K. Bradbury, medical corps,
mother Mrs lngel Bradbury, Boston;
Assistant Carpenter A. Pedersen.
steamship Antilles, mother Leonhard
Pedersen, Farsun, Norway; Wheelman
L. li M Jensen, address unknown;
Private Guy R. Hosworth, medical
orps, mother Mrs Sophie Hosworth,
Mllburu, N. J.; Seaman K. Frlksi n.
sister A. Nilseii, Lake Myles, Iowa,
Seamai. I!. Igholin, mother M. lgholm,
Nosco, Denmark; Seaman F. Joly,
mother B Joly, Montreal, Seaman R.
Parks, mother Flla Parks, San Fran
•isro; Third Assistant Knglneer F A.
Walker, wife Mis. F. A. Walker, Hoho-
ken, N. J ; Junior Knglneer Thomas
lloylc, mother K. Boylo, County Louth,
Ireland; Junior Kngineer J. O'Rourke,
sister ft O'Rourke, New York; Water
Tender James Flnnegan, father J. Fln-
negan, Greenmoor, County Louth, Ire^
land; Oiler O. Fearon. wife M. Pea roil.
New York; Fireman M. Hoza, mother
I. Hoza. Yelga, Spain; Fireman Fidel
iionzales, brother A. Gonzales, San-
tander, Spain; Fireman II. L. Llaret,
father G Llaret, Barcelona, Spain;
Firemnp„Vntonlo Leal, mother \ Leal,
I gently fell asleep in Jesus Goo.
Her body was. brought ..ki>n,
old houi'v was carried aurin.
charcli she loved, who«'ond
friends oL other days
ho in bled, aud after a
touching service it was
rest in beautiful frairvit
ncath whoso sod rcposr p
dust of uoany of her dea \ew
The memory cf her Mary
Christian life is a preclouaiforn,
to all who l<nn«r and lov w.
y<w>d and truly faithful
of Christ U'cM,r
FOR 8ALB. «:«' •
( ook
My home on North )imb,
Street. _
Hartford .Tk^ iihs.
SAVE THE KOOt fire.
The National Family
Card Campaign for
.thBUanls,
vation of Food will be inav,r,i
in Hastrop county for *
of October 29th to Nov
Hastrop precinct wUl
the supervision
Alexander, sub chairma
tro]i couuty. Oe patric
your country's plo< lrt|1|in
the food. Save a loaf a 1.jm>
heip win the. war.
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The troop «>( downs cacti, Hu,,.
Christy hi".*' tti s year ar^
from tin ■ : t" ^ 'hows in
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Signs Last Three Bills and Permits
One to Become a Law Without
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Austin, Tex. Governor W. P. Hobby
Friday completed consideration of the
last of the hills on his desk, this beiug
the expiration of the period of twenty
days for executive action on the ineas-
urcH passed by the third called session
of the Thirty-fifth legislature.
The governor Friday signed three
tills and allow'd one to become a law
without his signature, it oeing the bill
making appro,'irlaiion for the State
Training School for Juveniles at Hates
vilie. The bill carries an appropria-
tion of Si'.':!,KM for the first fiscal
year, and $I44,4iiu for the second. The
governor did not mak< any sta, inent
relative to filing the bill without his
approval. The hills approved were:
Providing for the impea< htuent of
state officers, heads of departments
and state Institutions and members,
regents, trustees or commissioners
having control of the management of
any state institution. The power of
impeachment when me legislature is
not in session is vested in the house
and which may be convened in special
session by proclamation of the itov
ernor, by proclamation of the speaker
of Hie house only when petitioned by
at least fifty members of the house,
and by proclamation in writing '/igned
by a majority of the members of the
house. The bill is effective Dec. -8.
The bill regulating emigrant agents,
defining agents and providing for li-
censing any person, firm or private
employment agency desiring to be li
censed as an emigrant agent. Infec-
tive Dec. 28.
The hill to prevent diversion of elec-
tric current, water or gas. Kffectivc
Dec. 1!8.
BIG GASSER IN BAY
NOW PRODUCING OIL.
Well Is Located Out In Tabb's Bay at
Goose Creek—Making Around
8,000 Barrels.
Houston. Tex. After blowing six-
teen joints of drill stem from the hole,
the Humble Oil and liefltilng Com-
pany's No 1 I lean mom Petroleum, out
In Tabb's bay at Goose Creek, changed
from a gas well to an oil producer Fri-
day and is now producing at the rate
of about 8,0U0 barrels, according to
officials of the company.
The weli ws drilling at about 2,850
ioet in sand when it nlev.- out Friday
morning, it began making gas, run
ning wild, at such a rate that It could
he heard at La Porte, One report
from Goos Creek was to the effect
that the well made considerable sand
during Frlduy afternoon. When It
blew out, the drill stem was shot
through the crown block and the der-
rick damaged. No one was Injured,
how ever.
Several other wells at Goose Creek
are now muring completion.
Trial of Negro Soldiers.
San Antonio, Tex -With death v-
fhe mandatory penalty In case of con
vlctlon, sixty il.ree members of the
third battalion of the Twenty-fourth
United States Infantry, a negro reul
inent, will go on trial before a court
martial in Ban Antonio on Thursday,
Nov. 1. charged h h '- ln" commit-
ted murder and mu'iny In Houston on
the night of Anir. "It, when a toll of
twenty two 11 \• ■ s was taken In a riot.
Coastwise Shipping Opened.
Washington. America's coastwise
shipping was formally opened to for
elgn shipping Monday l>> a resolution
of the shipping board ordering the
licensing for such trade of both for-
elgn-bullt vessels under he I'nlted
States flag uml vessels of foreign reg
liter.
FOOD tONSERVATIQN WEEK! SUNDAY, OCTOBER 28,
OCTOBER 2B TO NOVEitfER 4 CHOSEN DAY OF PRAYER
iovernor Hobby in Proclamation Sett
Aside That Period to Assist
Government.
In Proclamation, President Designate*
That Day for Prayer for Suc-
cess in War.
GOVERNOR COMPLETES ZEPPELINS REACH ENGLAND
CONSIDERATION OF BILLS BUT FAIL TO REACH HOKE
I rensn Attach and Dest-cw eour anc
Down Two More on Return
Trip from London.
London Of the t went v ; even deatht
officially reported as the result of S..t
urduy night's air raid, seven person.-
were killed outright by bombs t';a
fell In tin! shopping district of London
and thirteen by a torpedo which de
stroyed three houses in the residenti.i!
quarter. Of the latter victims eigiit
belonged to one family a mother am
her infant, four girls and two boys
A lodger in the same house ulv> w.o
killed.
Although at first it was bell' \ei
that the visit of the Zeppelin fleet ti
France Saturday was an independent
raid and the firs' step toward carrying
out the threat made in a German wire
less message which said it had bee::
decided to destroy Paris In reprlsa
for French air raids on German towm-
it now is generally believed that thest
eight Zeppeliufi, four of whi.h wen
destroyed or captured, were rcturniiu
ironi Fngland and had lost their beat-
ings owing to fog and probably ha<
lost touch with their wireless com
munlcations.
The log book of the Zeppelin whlcr
landed intact shows that i;he hail beei
to Fngland, and prisoners from threi
other airships confirm this. One of tin
men captured said it was the lack of
gasoline that forced his Zeppelin ti
descend. The raid is widely proclaim
cd by French observers ns being defi
nlte proof of the superiority of the air
plane over the Zeppelin. The day ol
the Zeppelin for bombardment, one ex
pert says, is over. The sudden resump
tion of the use of the German dirigi
hies Is explained by the theory that
the raiding Zeppelins belonged to «
new type, whlcl lately has been re
| ported to be in course of constructioi
! at Lake Constance. No reports have
I been received that any damage wat
done by the Zeppelins or that bomh>
were dropped anywhere In France.
Austin, Tex In a pro< lamation l
iued Monday, Governor W. P. Hobby
lehignated the week beginning Oct 38
is food conservation week in Texas.
The governor calls upon those who
handle the food supply for the !i92,D(;0
families of Texas to "sign pledges dur-
ing the week designated and do hereby
all upon the ministers of all churches
and the superintendent i of all Sunday
schools within the State of Texas to
devote at least a portion of thetr time
on Sunday, Oct. U8, In impressing on
their congregations the necessity nt
co-operating with our government lu
the cause which is so vital to the suc-
cess of the v, ir."
The proclamation In full follows:
"Whereas, The government Is just
completing a memorable drive which
must result in the patriotic Investment
in billions by its citizens, and already
the flower of our country blooms in
foreign fields, and
"Whereas, The third factor In wla-j
Raiders Destroy Merchant Fleet.
London -One hundred and fifty live
were lost on Wednesday when flvt
Norwegian, one Danish and throe
Swedish vessels were sunk by two Gor
man raiders in the North Sea. Thf
British admiralty statement of Satur
day stated that a total of 136 officer*
and men of the British destroyers
| Mary Hose and Strong bow were lost
| when those two vessels were sunk by
raiders. The Mary Uoso and thr
I Strongbow were convoying the mer
chantmeu when the attack occurred.
Retailers Holding Up Prices.
Washington,— Food Xdmlnistratoi
I'oov r gave notice to the public Frl
day that "the corner has been turned'
in high food prices, and that most ot
the essential commodities should on
jtinue to show reductions between now
and the end of the year. At the satin
time he pointed out that retail price.*
are not going down In accord with
I wholesale reductions, and intimated
I that the consumer himself might cor
i rect this by bringing pressure to bear
In War to Finish.
Pa Has, T e \. Uep> iteiilx declaring
I that the United States "is In the win
' to the finish" at one tin e saying that
"there will be no kaiser when w> get
through" and pleadiir: that the Amor
i ican pe iple hack up the American sol
dier b> buying a liberty bond, lion
Win. G. McAdoo, secretary of tin
treasury of the I'nlted States, spoke ti
nearlj ".nen persons at the Fair Park
in Italln.s Sunday.
Body to Be Shipped Home.
\in tei'datn. The body ol Julian
Blddle, an American aviator wljo win
killed In September while on war serv
lee, will he placed In a leaden coffin
at the family's request to be shippi <7
to America after the war.
ning (lie war is an adequate food sup-
ply;
"Whereas, The American people
have been afforded another wonderful
opportunity of manifesting a patriot-
ism peculiar to themselves; and,
"Whereas, The president of the Unit-
ed Stutes through the national food
administrator has called upon all those
responsible for handling foodstuffs In
the homes to co-operate with the gov-
ernment in conserving the food that
we have, In husbanding, not hoarding,
to the end that after all have eaten
tiie fragments that remain may he
gathered iu the baskets, to tho end
that by patriotic denial to ourselves
energizing food may be conserved for
those who need it most, and to the end
that we, having a sufficiency for our-
selves, may of our bounty supply those
who lie ve not;
"Whereas, The week beginning Oct.
L'n and ending Nov. 4 has been desig-
nated as food conservation week by
the president during which time all
handlers of food will be urged to sign
pledge cards, assuring t. eir full co-op-
eration with such suggestions as may
he made by the United States food ad-
ministrator; and,
"Whereas, It. has been demonstrated
in Fngiatiil that this character of co-
operation is effective, reducing to a
remarkable extent the home consump-
tion tjf those articles of food which
are necessary to maintain our armies
and feed our allies;
"Now, therefore. I, W. P. Hobby,
governor of the State of Texas, do
hereby designate the week beginning
Oct 28 and ending Nov. 4. 11) 17. as
food conservation week in Texas, and
do hereby call upon those who handle
the food supply for the 1)92,000 families
of Texas to sign pledges during the
week designated and do hereby call
upon the ministers of all churches and
the superintendents of all Sunday
schools within the State of Texas to
devote at least a portion of their Line
on Sunday, Oct. 28. in impressing on
their congregations the necessity of
cooperating with our government in
the cause which is so vital to the suc-
cess of the war."
gan an Invi ti ati<>n into
lugs of the illei ed > 11 pit,
view to prosecutions, wlie
under the espionage and
dealing with sedition and
thwart the governmei.i w,
Washington President Wlleon by
proclamation Saturday declared Htm-
day, October 28. a day of prayer for
the success of the American arms hi
the war. ir. accordance with the recent
resolution of congress.
The president's proclamation Is aM
follows:
"Whereas, The congress of the Unit
ed States by a concurrent resolution
adopted cn the 4th day ct October, lu
view of the entran.« of our nation
Into the vast and awful war yhloh
now afflicts the - pail of
world, has requested'
by official proclamation
which our people should be calT
•in to offer concerted prayer t<!
mighty God for Ills divine uid iu the
(accesses of our arms,
And wheroas, It. behooves a great
free people, nurtured as we have l" -en
in the eternal principles of justice
and light, a nation which has nought
from the earliest days of its existence
to be obedient to the divine teachings
which have Inspired it lu the exorcise
of Its liberties, to tun: always to the
supremo mastor and cast themselves
In faith at His feet, praying for His
aid and succor in every hour of trial,
to the end that the great alms to
which our fathers d<"dlcatod our power
us a people ms.y n^t perish among
men, but be always' aueerted and de-
fended with fresh ardor and devotion
and, through the dhlne blessing, s<*t al
lust upou enduring foundations for the
benefit of all the free peoples of the
earth;
"Now, therefore, I, Woodrow Wil-
aon, president of the (Jnltad States,
gladly responding to the wish exproas-
ed by tho congrees, do appoint Octo-
ber 28, being the lust Sunday of the
present month, as a day of supplica-
tion and prayer for all the people of
the nation, honestly exhorting all my
countrymen to observe the appointed
day according to their several faiths,
in solemn prayer that God's blessings
may rest upon the high task which Is
laid upon us, to the end that the cause
for which we have p'edeed our lives
and treasure may trlunipu ar.d our ef-
forts be blessed with high achieve,
mencs."
Alleged Plotters Taken In.
New York.—Liam Mellowcs, one of
the recognised leaders In the Sinn
Fein rebellion in Ireland on Waster
Monday, 191t>, and an associate, Baron
Dr. Max voti Recklinghausen, a Ger-
man subject, are under arrest In New
York, it was announced Tuesday by
William J. Klynn, chief of the United
States secret service. The arrests
were made on the eve of an announce-
ment by Premier Lloyd George in tho
house of commons that the British
government had knowledge of another
plot to land arms In Ireland.
Home Products Day a Success.
Houston, Tex. — Houston's first
"home products day" Saturday was a
success far exceeding expectations.
The following awards were made;
Greatest variety of products, Louis
Nickol of route 2. Humble *md.
Best corn, S. L. Frazier, Aldine.
Best cotton, Mrs. ti. N. Buell, Al-
in ed a.
Best peanuts, J. D. King, Katy.
Best forage crops. Louis Nichols,
Humble road.
Best canned products, Mrs. H. I).
Wood, Almeda.
Best poultry products, Geo. D. Col-
lins, Galveston road.
Beat dairy products, Oscar Kruao,
Pasadena.
Best truck crops, Kmelio Dag Ho,
Post Oak community.
To Apprehend Pro German Worke.i.
Washington. The government Fri-
day set In motion the machinery to ap-
prehend and punish pro-German work
ers who have started art organized
campaign in more than a do;.en state-
to defeat the liberty loan. By tele
graph from Salt Lake City Secretary
Me A (loo authorized Issuate e of a st:ite
incut calling upon all hanks upon
which German piessun has b en
brought to hear in an ••r'ort to indm e
them not to aid the lean to 11 port the
circumstances to him and promising to
pros' cute to the I luit ot the law the
"disloyal ntid traitorous | ev- > n ,k
ing such attempt . at intiinidai
purtinent of justice ufiii ;ils .
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French Smash German Line.
While the allied troops were busily
engaged in consolidating positions won
Monday in Flanders, the French forces
of General Petaiu struck a mighty and
unexpected blow against the German
line northeast of Solssons Tuesday
and made some of the most important
gains of terrain since they threw back
the army of the German crown prince
which was besieging Verdun.
Teutons Lose Warships.
Petrograd.—Two German dread-
naughts, one cruiser, twelve torpedo
boats and one transport were put out
of action by the Russians In the fight-
ing around the islands in the Gulf of
Riga lust week, but their ultimate fate
is unknown, says an official statement
issued Tuesday by the Russian ad-
miralty.
Land Deal Involves 3,000 Acres.
Orange, Tex.—A real estate deal was
consummated Tuesday whereby ih«
firm of Lltten Ai Smith purchased from
II. W. Bland and helm. '<>s Thomas
Stephens. J. ('. Turner and Cr-it-^e A.
Foreman, a uact o' 'hoi.1 3,000 acres
of lanu n* owr i> the Poies - aui«
eron parish, •, -"".a
T'av1* U.- Vote o" Local Cpticn.
Austin, T.v vfie county commis-
sioners court b> h .oie ol 4 to 1 Tues-
day graiif <i a ;ietltL.: diking that a
local «>pt m election uoid for all of
Travis '-ounty with the exception ol
pre< ., i \ii. u, w ren is nt pr«**<U
dry terrl'Dr- an:l . * been so for a
number i > • ..is The o!c< tlon was set
lor Nov, L">.
The Giants Receive $61,227.38.
New York - The last touches were
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among the players.
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Cain, Thomas S. The Bastrop Advertiser (Bastrop, Tex.), Vol. 65, No. 27, Ed. 1 Friday, October 26, 1917, newspaper, October 26, 1917; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth206227/m1/1/?q=%22%22~1: accessed June 24, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Bastrop Public Library.