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KHEtt HEARTS, FHKhJ MINDS. KHKB PBOPLK. ARK TMJC ONLY MATBKIAI. OUT OF WHICH JTUKlfi OO V feUCN 11. hi NTH ARK CONSTRUCTHD.—JKKKBIWON.
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HASTUOP, HASTKOP COUNTY, THXA8, FRIDAY, DKCHM I5ICK II, 1917
NUMBER 34.
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THE BRITISH HAVE
TAKEN JERUSALEM
IN PALESTINE
HOLY CITY'S FALL MARKS ENO
OF MOSLEM REIGN OF MORE
THAN 1,200 YEARS.
THE JACOB JONES LOST
Ener/y U Goat Torpedoes One
America'* Largest Submarine
Chasers—Latest From All
Battle Fron'.s.
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Andrew Boritir Law. chancellor of
the exchequer, announced in the house
of commons in London Monday that
Jerusalem, after beinK surrounded on
all Bides by the British troops, has
surrend* red.
Jerusalem is in the hands of (lie
Rrltlsh after haviug been for virtually
1,200 years in the control of the Mos-
lems.
The Holy City of tha Christian re-
ligion capitulated to General Allenby's
forces, consisting of British, French
and Italian troops, after it had beon
entirely surrounded, and with its fall
seemingly swept away the dream of
the Germans and the Turku of driving
southward, through Palestine, captur-
ing the Suez Canal and invading
Egypt.
Since the recent taking of the town
of Jaffa on the Mediterranean Sea and
the gradual closing in on Jerusalem by
the allied forces, the fall of the an-
cient city dully hud been anticipated.
It was not the lack of strength that
prevented its capture, but rather the
desire of General Allenby to carry out
his plan of enveloping the city and
forcing 'ta capitulation, as a frontal
attack would have endangered the nu
merous sacred places inside the city
and In Its environs.
The Cossack revolt against the bol
shevlkl regime In Southeastern Rus-
sia apparently is gaining momentum.
Already the movement Is spreading
fanlike from the chosen bases north-
ward. northeastward and northwest-
ward, while preparations are hasten-
ing to extend «t southward to the Cau
cusus Meanwhile the bolshevlkl gov-
ernment continues to issue manifestos
calling on its followers to resist the
attempt that is being made to over-
throw it.
From his base in the River Don re-
gion. General Kaledlnes, hetninn of
the Don Cossacks, Is moving toward
the borders of the Ukraine, which al-
ready has declared its independence t
of and hostility to the bolshevik! ele- j
merits, and at the same time Is form- !
to Moscow, where the i
in control. In the cen ;
the revolutionaries are j
way northward, while I
near the Siberian |
Dutoff is p/oceedlng !
Ing a menace
bolshevik! are
ter others of
making their
from Orenburg,
frontier, General
in a northeasterly direction with the
object of capturing Chellblnks, the
I ried off by the submarine that sum «
the blow.
Secretary Daniels Issued this state-
ment :
j "Additional information received
from Vice Admiral Sims Monday re
' veals the fact that the Jacob Jones
was torpedoed at 4:12 p. in. on Dec. (i.
She began to settle aft and finally
Mink at 4 21' The submarine was not
I seen until some time after the ship
| sank The submarine then picked up
I one survivor whose identity is not
' known. The destroyer was not so fur
from the European coast.
"Lieutenant Commander David Worth
Uagley commanded the ship and was
rescued."
Following are names of survivors
cabled by Admiral Sims:
Quartermaster Howard U. Chase,
Boatswains Mates Charles Worth
and Harry Ixiuls Gibson, Gunners'
Mates Charles Chilton and Conrad
Streb, Chief Yeoman Joseph Arthur
Cossuirt, Chief Electrician Clifford
Vernon De Forest, Electricians Cllf-
ton Crandford, Boyd, Martell ilamp
and Terrell Head Wood, Seamen Har
old William Aagaard, Philip Jacob,
Burger, Gustuve Eulltz, Jr., Albert
Lewis Everroad, Edward Wallace Fen- !
ton, Henry Joseph Maletz and Donat
Marcand, Firemen David Hoy Carter
and Patrick Henry Judge, Mess At- j
tendant Restitute Echon, Carpenter's I
Mate William Penn Hughes, Hospital |
Attendant Ernest 11 Pennington, !
Water Tender Endward Melr, Appren-
tice Seaman Lawrence Hansen,
The following survivors were not
in the list of enlisted personnel given
out Saturday:
Seaman Chester B. Lanen, emer
gency address not given.
Fireman Howard A. Moyer; mother, i
Rebecca Moyer, Whitehaven, Pa.
Fireman Charles A. Mason; father,:
Charles Mason, West Lynn, Mass.
Officials entertidn little hope that
t- ire survivors will be found alike
It will be cheering news to the allied j
world that allied reinforcements t.ow
have definitely taken their place on
the actual Italian front and are now
occupying trench** In the battered po j
sltions hold by the Italian troops, now
relieved for a needed respite.
Of equal Interest In the world war is j
the brilliant stand the Italians have
made In keeping hack the rush of the
Austro-German forces from the Asia
go plateau region to the plains of |
Northern Italy.
The Germans have not yet decided
again to offer buttle to General Byng's
forces in their newly chosen positions'
on the Canibral sector, although their
j artillery has shown considerable ac j
! tlvity south of Catubral and in the re- j
' glon of Moeuwres and Banteux.
In the Verdun sector the Germans
have made another attempt to pierce
the French line in the region of Dezon- 1
\ vaut, but were repulsed after some-
what brisk fighting and suffered con-
siderable casualties.
Carefully laid plans of General Byng
| to withdraw his troops at various
points on the Camtiral salient to more
tenable positions have been carried j
out in perfect order and apparently j
without the Germans even having
knowledge of the movement.
On tin- Italian front the Austro Ger-
mans are making frantic attempts to
break through the Italian position.; and
debouch upon the plain of Venella. In
the Asiago Plateau region battles of
almost unprecedented violence are tak-
ing place, tlie Teutonic allies using a
great array of guns
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SECRETARY AGRICULTURE A GENERAL PRIORITY
MAKES ANNUAL REPORT SHIPPING ORDER ISSUED
Gives Comparative Statistic# Regard-
ing Crop Yield for 1917—Has Confi-
dence in American Farmers.
junction point of the Trans Siberian i
Railway, In order to prevent food and
other supplies reaching European Rus-
sia. especially Pptrograd, trotn Siberia I
and Pacific ports.
Although It has not definitely align
ed itself with the revolutionary move
ment, the new republic of Siberia has
Issued an order that promises mate ,
rlally to aid the Kaledlnes for
This order forbids the shipment, of 1
food supplies Into European Russia, j
the ground being taken that they may ;
reach the Germans.
From the Baltic Sea to the mouth of
the Danube the armistice between the i
Russians and Roumanians and the |
Austro Germans Is still In operation.
An official dispatch from Jassy, the
Roumanian capital, says the armistice j
Is to continue for three months and
that the Teutons have agreed to all | yon, seventy-five miles northwest
the proposals made by the Rouman-
ians, except that providing that troops
shall not be removed to other fronts.
This proposal Is still under discussion.
LARGE VILLA BAND CAUGHT
IN CANYON BY FEDERALS
Carranza's Mexican Cavalry Ambush
Bandits in Ravine and Cut Them
Down By Cross Fire.
Washington. — The American de-
stroyer Jacob Jones was torpedoed
and sunk In the war none by a German
submarine Thursday night.
The Jacob Jonas, on« of the largest
and newest American submarine chas
ers of her type, operatlrt in the At-
lantic, was the first American war
ship to fall victim to a German sub
marllte, hut was the second American
destroyer to be lost In fornlgn waters.
The Chauncey sank with her coin
mandcr Lieutenant Commander Wal
ter Erno, two officers and eighteen
enlisted men after being cut In two by
the transport Rose early on the morn-
ing of Nov. 20.
Latest reports from Admiral Sims
gives the story of the torpedoing of
the destroyer Jacob Jones, but does
not lessen the toll of lives lost with
the ship. Only forty four of 110 or
more officers and men aboard nre
known to have survived. Including one
unidentified man picked up and car-
Juarez, Mex Combined columns of
federal cavalry hi command of Gen I
erul Francisco Murgula and General ,
Pedro Eavela ambushed a large hand'
of Villa followers in Santa Clara Can
of '
Chihuahua City, according to an of-
ficial statement given out at military j
headquarters Saturday. A total of |
400 were killed und wounded on both
sides The Villa forces suffered the
heaviest losses from the enfilading !
fire of the federal force.
An unconfirmed report was received
that Hlpollto Villa, brother of Fruii
cisco Villa, and a colonel In his com-
mand were killed during the fighting
At military headquarters Colonel
Joaquin Gomof Tagle, chief of staff,
said no official report* had been re-
ceived from Chihuahua City referring
to the killing of Villa's brother.
The command was believed to have
been that headed by Martin Lopez,
which attacked a train at El Moncho
last week and killed General Eduardo
Chavez and practically all of his es-
cort. Francisco Villa was not be
lleved to have been present In person.
Mexican federal forces numbering
1,W0 defeated and dispersed a force
of 200 men under General Andrew Al-
mazan at Agua Lnguas, Nuevo Leon,
Wednesday, according to a message
received Saturday from I.aredo by T.
R. Beltran, Mexican consul.
Washington. — With record crops
grown this year, the nutieu's farm
and live stock production must be
stimulated to a still higher efficiency
during the coming twelve months If
domestic demands and the needs of
the allies are to bo adequately met,
Secretary Houston says In his annual
report to congress Friday.
"That the farmers of the nation
have generously responded to the ap-
peals for Increased production, and
that much has already been done to
Insure u largo supply of foods and
feedstuffs," says the report, "Justifies
no let-down in their activities or 111
those of ull agricultural agencies Oil
the contrary, even greater efforts
must be put forth in the coming
months.
"There must be no breakdown on
the farms, na failure of foods, feed
stuffs or clothing. I can not empha-
size too strongly the urgent necessity
of doing everything possible to bring
about a still further increase in the
production of all essential commodi-
ties, particularly of tho staple crops
and live stock."
Confidence in tho ability of the
farmers to meet the unusual emer-
gency cauBcd by America's cntnince
into the war Is reiterated by the sec
rotary. Their w'Uing co-operation
since April has been prolific of encour
uting crop increases, he says, und
there is no doubt but that they have
a complete and ready comprehension
of the demands to be supplied as the
war proceeds.
"The spirit revealed by the farmers
and the results of their efforts during
the present year," he says, "indicate
that they recognize the responsibility
resting upon them In this emergency.
I am confident that they will patrioti-
cally continue to assume and to bear
their full share of tho country's bur-
den."
An increase of a billion bushels over
the five-year pre-war average was ef-
fected In this year's crop of staples
Unrevlsed estlmaUs contained In the
report are as follows: 3,11(1,000,000
bushels of corn, 6G9,797,0Ow of wheal.
1.580,000,000 of oats, 207,659,000 of
barlev, 50,000,000 of rye, 16.813,000 of
buckwheat, 33,256,000 of rice, 73,380,-
000 of Kaffir, 439,686,000 of Irish pota-
toes, 84,727,000 of sweet potatoes, 15,•
957,000 of commercial beans, 42,606.-
u00 of peaches, 11,419,000 of pears,
177,733,000 of apples und 7,621,000 of
sugar beets.
"The number of milk cows and ottu r
cattle," the report adds, "has shown
in increase during the last four or
five years, the estimate for the former
for the present year being 23.906.000
as against 22,768,000 a year ago and
2<>,497,000 In 1913, before the Euro
peun war began, while that for the
cattle Is 43,291,000 as against 40,849,-
>00 a year ago and 36,030.000 In 1913
Unfortunately, the number of sheep
"ontlnues to decline; the estlniute for
1917 Is only 46,069,000 bs against 4*.
183,000 a year ago and 51,482,000 in
1913. It is estimated that the number
if hogs, which during recent years
tins shown an upward tendency, de
creased over 4,000,000, or from 67,-
543,000 to 62,747,000.
Affects Essentials for War Purposes.
Together With Fuels, Food and
Feedstuffs.
Washington—A general priority or-
der giving preferential shipment to
food, fuel and government supplies
was issued Friday by Robert S. Lov-
ett, government director of priority
transportation.
The order legalizes action already
taken by the Eastern operating com-
mittee of railroads, giving to these
commodities preference in movement.
Officials believe It will go far toward
relieving the Eastern freight conges-
tion, which has threatened to close
down war Industries am1 public utili-
ties. The order says:
On and after the i2th day of De-
cember, 1917, and until further order,
all common carriers by railroad in the
United States shall give preference
and priority in the car supply and In
movement to the following commodi-
ties, and In the order numbered:
1 Steam railroad fuel for current
use,
2. Live stock, perishable freight,
food and feed.
3. (3) Shipments of military sup-
plies when consigned direct to the
United States government or the au
thorlzed officers of the United States
| army, navy or shipping hoard, or to
the allies or the proper representa-
tives thereof, destined to any canton-
ment. post or encampment, to any
point of export far movement thence
to Europe, to any arsenal or navy
yard, or material to any shipbuilding
plant under contract to the United
States shipping board for the sole pur
pose of c instructing vessels for that
board.
(bi other shipments for the United
States government, as the same may
he authorized from time to time by
the undersigned as necessary in par-
ticular cases, hut only upon request
of the United States army, United
States navy or United States shipping
board through a designated officer < r
representative of the respective de-
partments located In Washington
4 Coal tc and for by-product coking
plants und not subject to reconslgn-
ment.
5. Preference and priority In move-
ment only to coal for current use, hut
not for storage, consigned direct and
not subject to roconsl :uniont, to hos-
pitals, school i a.id other public Insil
tutious, retailers of coal, coal for u.-e
In supplying domestic consume jonly,
and to coal, coke and raw materials
for current use, but not for stora e,
consigned direct (and not subject to
reconsignnieiitl to blast furnaces,
foundries, iron and steel mills, smel-
ters, manufacturers engaged in work
for the United States government or
fts allies, public utilities (including
street and Interurbon railways, elee-
! trie power and lighting plants, gas
plants, water and sewer work), flour
mills, sugar factories, fertilizer fac
| torles and shipbuilders; also ship-
ments of paper, petroleum and petro-
leum products
The new order does not affect prior-
ity order No. 2, relutltig to open top
cars; No. 3, relating to movement of
coal from mines In Utah and Wyom-
ing, and No, 4. re'atlng to shipments
of cattle feed to Texas and New Mex-
ico.
Volcano Near Mexico City.
Mexico City, Mex From Amecame-
?b come reports of the activity of
Mount Popocatepetl, the big Ice cap-
ped volcano at the base of which the
hamlet. Is situated. Refugees wno
have arrived at Mexico city say that
the volcano Is throwing out large vol-
umes of smoke-laden fumes and ashes,
the a-dies spreading over the adjacent
territory, and that tho disturbance is
'iccoinpatiled by violent subterranean
-•xplosloiis.
Christmas Packages to France Cease.
Washington —The adjutant general
of tho army Saturday requested rela
tlves and friends of soldiers In foreign
service to discontinue the sending of
Christmas packages to them Not-
withstanding the notice that delivery
of presents could not he undertaken
after December 5, his statement said,
packages continue to he delivered at
the embarkation pier at the rate of
about 5,000 a day and it is Impossible
to transport theui for delivery bctors
Christmas.
THIRTEEN NEGROES
FAY WITH LIVES FOR
HOUSTON MURDERS
MEMBERS CF 24TM U. S. INFAN-
TRY HANGED FOR MURDER
OF HOUSTON CITIZENS.
41 GET LIFE SENTENCES
The Negroes Were found Guilty by
Court Martial Trial, and Findings
Announced by Major Ruckman.
History of Affair.
Sail Antonfo, Tex. -A trampled
clearing In a Ion. iy niesqulte thicket,
no different in appearance from hun-
dreds of other clearings oil the big
government reservation at San An-
tonio, was tho execution place for tliir
teen negro soldiers of the Twenty-
fourth Infantry Tuesday morning. The
negroes, convicted of participating In
the fatal riots at Houston. Texas, Au-
gust 23 iast, were hanged at 7:17
o'clock, one nilnuto beforo sunrise In
this latitude.
The men who paid the pe.ialty of
death were:
Sergeant William S. Nesbltt.
Corporal Larnon J. Brown.
Corporal James Wheatley.
Corporal Jess * Moore.
Corporal Charles W. Baltimore.
Private Wllllait. Brackenrldge.
Private Thomas C Hawkins.
Private Carlos Snodgrass.
Private Ira B. Davis
Private James Dlvins.
Private Frank Johnson.
Private Rlsley W. Young.
Private Pet MaeWhorter.
The announcement from headquar-
ters was as follows:
"The proceedings, findings and sen
fences of the general court martial
which tried sixty-three members of the
Twenty-fourth Infantry for their Im-
plication In the riots at Houston, Tex-
as, August 23, 1917, wore approved by
the commanding general, Southern de-
partment, December 10, 1917.
"The sentences of the court were as
follows:
"III the cases of Serjeant William
C. Nesbltt, Corporals Larnon J. Brown,
James Wheatley, Jesse Moore and
Chas. W, Baltimore; Privates Ira B.
Davis, James Divlus, Frank Johnson,
Rlsley W Young, all of Company I,
and Pat MacWhorter, Company M, to
be hung by the neck until dead.
"In the cases of Cook William Fra-
zicr, Cook Nathan Humphries, Jr., I'rj
vatos (first class) John M. Hudson,
Jr., James II Johnson, Ben McDanlels
and Stewart W. Phillips, all of Com-
pany I; Privates Douglas T. Bolden,
Fred Brown, Robert llrowtifleld, liar
risun Capers, Ben Cecil, Gerald Dixon,
Henry Green, James R Hawkins,
George Hobbs, Norman D. Holland,
Richard Lewis, l.eroy Pinckett, Jo-
seph Wardlow, William S. Kane, Harry
Richardson, Luther Ilucker, Hoy Tyler,
Joseph William, Jr, all of Company
I; Privates Ernest Adams, John
Adams, Wash Adams, Douglass K.
Lutnpkins, Richard Brown, all of Com-
pany K; Privates Allie C, Butler, Ab-
iier Davis and George H. Parham of
Compuuy L; Bugler Ruben W. Baxter,
Company M; Privates Walter Burkett,
James Coker. Callie Glenn, William J.
Hough, Thomas Jackson, Walter T.
Johnson, Dean New, Jesse Sullivan, all
of Company M. All of the Twenty-
fourth United States Infantry, In each
event to be dishonorably discharged
from the service, to forf«lt all pay atvl
allowances due, and to be confined at
hard labor, at such place as the re-
viewing authority may direct, for the
term of Ills natural life.
"In the case of Private Oliver
Fletcher, ompany M, Twenty fourth
United States Infantry, to be dishon-
orably discharged frotp the service, to
forfeit all pay and allowances due. and
to be confined at hard labor at such
place as the reviewing authority may
direct, for two years and six months.
"In the cases of Private Henry T.
Wallls, Company I; First Class Pri-
vate Alvin Pugh, Company I, and Prl
vate Walter B. Tucker, Company I, all
of the Twenty-fourth United States hi
fantry, and each of them, to be (lis
honorably discharged from the serv
Ice, to forfeit all pay and allowances
due, and to be confined at hard labor,
at such place as the reviewing author
ity may direct, for two years
"To be acquitted: Privates William
B. Beucoat, Grover Burns, Company
I; Grant H. Mems, Company K Brush
L Smith. Company L, and Terry
Smith, Conipanv M, all of the Twenty
fourth United Stales Infantry
"The forty sixth article of w ir an
thortzes department commanders In
time of war to carry into execution
sentences of death without reference
to higher authority.
"Those named above as sentenced
o death w re h inged on the military
Mersatlon at Fort Sam Houston tt
7:17 oclock a. in., Deceuibc; 11, 1917.
"Tho locution was carried out un-
der charge of u guard furnuhed by the
troops at Fort Sam Houston.
"The remain"i were Interred near the
place of execution."
TI.e condemned men were taken
from th>- v.usrdhousr at 5:30 o'clock
Tuesday morning, placed In motor
trucks and conveyed to the place of
execution, au arroyo about two miles
east ol Camp Travis, under a heavy
guard of cuvulry and infantry under
command of Colore) Millard F Waltz,
post commander. The guard consisted
of 125 cavalrymen und 100 infantry-
men. On the way the thirteen negro
soldiers raised their voices iu b,-acred
song
Arrived at the scaffold, the guard
formed a hollow square around the
condemned men. The thirteen negroes
were then orderec to mount the scaf-
fold, upon which strong flood lights
wore pouring.
Without visible tremors, according
to military authoritios who ltnessed
tho execution, the nmn mounted the
scaffold, walking with firm military
tread and singing a hymn as they
Wfc'tlt
Two urmy chaplains and a negro
minister said prayers, upon the com
plot ion of which tlr- condemned sol-
dlers wer. ordered to step upon the
traps. There were two traps, six men
standing upon one and seven upon the
other, with their backs together. Again
the men began to chant the hymn, but
pulled themsolves rigidly erect at tho
command "attention." Apparently they
were not unnerved, according to army
officers, while the nooses were being
adjusted about thHr necks. This func-
tion was performed by Sheriff John V.
Tobln of Bexar County and ome of
his deputies The sheriff's department
had also furnished the ropes end pre-
pared the hangman's knots.
Just before the traps were sprung,
some of the negroes called ' Good bye,
boys of Company C." Members of
Company C, Nineteenth Infantry, bad
guarded the negroes since their ar-
rival In San Antonio to stand trial be-
fore the court martial.
There was a trigger for each trap,
and six men stood at each trigger.
Eleven of the negroes died almost In-
stantly, the other two showing signs
of life a moment or two after the ropes
had drawn taut.
A bonfire gave the Illumination for
the hanging Just as streaks of daylight
were beginning to appear through a
cloudy sky. and the major in charge of
the execution gave a signal and sol-
diers sprung the traps.
The negroes plunged nine feet «to
instant death.
Announcement of the execution was
made by Major General J. W. Ruck-
man, commander of the Southern de-
partment.
The hanging of the thirteen negro
soldiers brings to a close the last chap-
ter of a tragedy which started with,
the bringing of the Third Battalion
of the Twenty-fourth United Stales
Infantry to Camp Logan, Houston,
Texas, early In August to act as guard
while tlit- camp was under construc-
tion.
From the time when the negroes
were first established at their camp
near the city limits there were con-
tinual clashes between them and the
city police, and city street car men
had trouble with them because they
objected to sitting behind the segre-
gation signs.
Led by Sergeant Vlda Henry of
Company I. a number of the negroes,
variously estimated at from 80 to 15U
in strength, left their camp fully arm-
ed with the avowed purpose of kill-
ing every white person that they
might see, particularly members of
the police department.
The following is a list of those who
were killed and wounded oil the night
of the mutiny:
Horace Clifton Moody, mounted po-
lice officer; Rufe H. Daniels, mount-
ed police officer; Ira D. Raney. mount-
ed police officer; E J. Melncke, ) o-
lico officer; D. R. Patten, mounted
police officer; M. D Kveis'i, cor-
poral Company E, Fifth Texas Infan-
try; Captain J. W. Mattes, Battery
A, Second Illinois Field Artillery; C.
W. Wright, city salesman Pierce
Fordyce Oil Company; E. A. Thomp-
son, undertaker of Hempstead; A R.
Carsien; Earl Flnley; Fred E. Wink-
ler; E M. Jones, Jitney driver; S. Sat-
ton. barber, Kli Smith, proprietor of
shooting gallery; Manuel Garredo. a
Mexican laborer at Camp Logan;
VVylle Strong, negro private. Com-
pany 1.
The Injurod Zlmmle Foreman of
Livingston. Company F. Fifth Texas
Infantry: James Edwin Lyon, Cotton
Belt employe. Alma Relchart, daugh
ter of a Washington avenue grocer;
Freddie Schofleld, Fairvlew; Charles
Clayton. Southwestern Telephone Com-
pany employe; W. H Burkett; G W.
Butcher, Cottage Grove; Officer J. E.
Richardson; William J. Drucks; \*a
Bland, Park Placo; Sam Salensky. lo5
Hamilton; George Heavens, negro sol-
dier, T. A. Hlnford, city detective; un-
identified negro soldier
At 12 3o o'clock Friday morning,
August 24, four hours after the trou-
ble started, all Houston was under
martial l.iw.
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Cain, Thomas S. The Bastrop Advertiser (Bastrop, Tex.), Vol. 65, No. 34, Ed. 1 Friday, December 14, 1917, newspaper, December 14, 1917; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth206233/m1/1/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 9, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Bastrop Public Library.