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TORNADO INSURANCE, MEXIA, TEXAS
Weekly Herald.
Nineteenth Year.
MEXIA, TEXAS, THURSDAY, MAY 2, 1918.
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LATE WAR NEWS
Germans Temporarily
Give Up Attempts to
Gain Hill Position
(Associated Press Report.)
London, May 1.—The terifiic hammering which
has met the Germans in their fierce assaults
against the allied positions has caused a tem-
porary lull in the fighting. The Teutonic forces,
apparently stunned by the severe punishment
inflicted upon them by the stubborn opposition
of the allied forces, appear to have given up for
the moment all attempts to gain any further
hill positions around Mont Kemmel. Meanwhile,
preparations for the expected assault are being
carefully made and it is presumed by the allied
commanders that the Germans are bringing up
all available reserves and reforming their bat-
tered units preparatory to hurling the full
strength of their forces against the allied
line.
army to be
increased
A Material Increase To Be Made
To Our Fghting Forces
Now In France.
(Associated Press Report.)
Washington, May 1.—Secre-
tary Baker will tomorrow pre-
sent in person to the House Mil-
itary Committee the adminis-
tration program for a„consider-
able increase in our army to
meet the German drive. It is
not known the number of
troops to be called for, but it-is
said that he will ask for blanket
authority to raise all troops this
government will find possible
to clothe, equip and ship to
France.
—W.SJ3.—
advance loans
by government
Railroads Receive Loans of Over
Ninety Million Dollars on
Government Compen-
sation.
american cas-
ulty list
LATEST LIST OF CASULTIES
AMONG TROOPS CONTAIN
SEVENTY-TWO NAMES
(Asstciated Press Report.)
Washington, May 1.—Our lat-
est casulty list as giveij out to-
day contains seventy-two names
divided as followsKilled in
acction, eight; died of wounds,
one; death by accident, one;
died of disease, three; deaths
from other causes, one; wound-
ed severely, five; wounded
slightly, ' fifty-one; missing in
action, two.
parkagaht
bombarded
LONG RANGE GERMAN CAN-
NON SHELLING THE
FRENCH CAPITAL.
set for his new peace offer is
Wednesday, May 19th. The
matter to be presented is of a
pressing nature and it is rumor-
ed that this concrete offer of
medation by the Pope will be
sympathetically received in Ber-
lin.
-W.S.S-
bringing up
their guns
Germans Place Some of Their
Artillery Within Seven
Hundred Yards of
British.
(Associated Press Report.)
Washington, May 1.— Ar-
rangements have just been com-
pleted whereby all rilroads un-
der four months operation by
the government shall receive
the enormous sum of ninety
million, six hundred fourteen
thousand dollars as loans or ad
vance payments by the govern-
ment on the compensation
which will finally be allowed
them for the use of their prop-
erty now under federal control.
—w.s.s.—
vandalism at
* fort bliss
DYNAMITE AND COPPER
WIRE DISCOVERED
UNDER WIRELESS
TOWER AT FORT
BLISS, TEXAS.
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Spring Shoe Fashions
Smart Styles in Women's
p t Oxfords and Pumps
Make it a point to come in some day this
week and look over this handsome assort-
ment of Pumps and Oxfords in the newest of
Spring Styles.
You are sure to see something that will just
suit you and we promise to fit you* perfectly.
OXFORDS of black and brown Kid—Black
and Mahogany Russia Calf—and White
Buck and Linen with smart Military heels at
$3,50and up
PUMPS of Black, White, Gray and
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—a variety of styles at
. $3.50 *nd "p
Ivory Kid
XV heel$
HAVE YOU BOUGHT THAT BOND?
GENE SINCLAIR
SHOES—HOSIERY
due in the air
ENEMY AIRPLANE CAP-
TURED BY THE AMER-
ICANS AT TOUL.
(Associated Press Report.)
American Headquarters in
France, May 1.—After an ex-
citing duel in the air over the
American lines in Toul, the
American Aviators were suc-
cessful in their attacks against
the aerial invasion by the en-
emy on Tuesday night and at
least one German machine is
known to have been,put out of
commission, dropping behind
the German lines in enemy ter-
ritory.
liberty loan
records
broken
RECORDS FOR LIBERTY
LOAN SUBSCRIPTIONS
BROKEN WHEN NUM-
BER WAS TABULAT-
ED TODAY.
-W.S.S-
(Associated Preds Report.)
Paris, May 1.—The concealed
high-powered cannon^ of the
Germans has again become act-
ive and the long-range bom-
bardment of Paris was resumed
this morning. The amount of
damage or the number of casul-
ties inflicted has. not yet been
ascertained.
—w.s.s.—
new peace
offer
POPE BENEDICT TO ISSUE
NEW PEACE OFFER ON
WEDNESDAY, MAY
' 19TH.
(Associated Press Report.)
The Hague, May 1.—Accord-
ng to the Cologne newspapers
the Pope contemplates present-
ing another peace offer to the
be'igerant nations and the date
(Associated Press Report.)
London, May 1.—Although
everything is quiet along the
British battle line at present, a
few hours will suffice for the
Germans to perfect their organ-
ization and another assault may
be expected immediately. The
seriousness of the German in-
tentions have been evinced in
numerous ways. On Monday
they pushed at least one field
gi^n to within seven hundred
yards of the battle line and oth-
er guns were brought closer up.
yf
austria re-
ports increas-
ed_activity
The Italian Front Scene of In-
creased Fighting Actively
Between Austrian and •
Italian Armies.
(Associated Press Report.)
El Paso, May 1.—Four sticks)
of dynamite and thirty feet of
coiled copper wire and detona-
tion caps were discovered late
yesterday buried under the base
of the steel wireless tower on
the .government military reser-
vation at Fort Bliss.
more drafted
men called
; General Crowder Issues Call For
An Additional Draft of
Eight Thousand, Nine
Hundred Eighty-
Five Men.
^Associated Press Report.)
Vienna, May 1.—In an official
statement given yesterday to
the Associated Press represen-
tative there is renewed activity
on the Italian front and spirited
fighting is now going on be-
tween the Italian and Austrian
armies.
—W.S.S.—
SCHOOL BOOKS and SUP-
PLIES at Mexia Drug Co.
(Associated Press Report.)
Washington, May 1.—Anoth-
er call was made upon the draft-
ed men of the nation today by
General Crowder. The number
of men which will be taken in
this call is eight thousand, nine
hundred eighty-five and it is
the intention of the government
to give these drafted men a
period of two months training
in various mechanical studies.
The men called under this draft
will be mobilized on the six-
teenth of May and will be plac-
ed in camps in the southwest-
ern districts.
—w.s.s.—
To win the war—produce
more, eat less, waste nothing.
intense artil-
lery duels
(Associated Press Report.)'-
Paris, May 1.—Today's offi-
cial statement just issued gives
out the information that there
was considerable activity on
the Somme front in the vicin-
ity of Villers-Bretonneux last
night and that intense artillery
duels were engaged in by the
opposing batteries of the
French and German armies.
Also on both sides of Avre.
south-east of Amiens, the ar-
tillery action was very spirited.
national guard
handed
SECOND MINNESOTA IN-
FANTRY ORDERED BY
GOVERNMENT TO
DISBAND.
(Associated Press Report.)
Washington, My 1.—All rec-
ords for the number of subscrib-
ers to the Liberty Loans was
broken when careful tabulations
today showed that approximate-
ly twelve million purchasers had
been secured for the third issue.
The total amount of subscrip-
tions for Liberty Bonds today
were two billion, five hundred
million, eight hundred four-
teen thousand, six hundred dol-
lars.
w.s.s
american sec-
tor quiet
NO INFANTRY ACTION DUB-
ING THE PAST FORTY-
EIGHT HOURS.
(Associated Press Report.)
American Headquarters in
France, May 1.—Encouraging
news has been received from the
sector occupied by our troops at
the front and Tuesday it was
officially reported that the situa-
tion all along the American po-
sition was becoming more stab-
ilized and that no infantry ac-
tion had occurred there during
the past forty-eight hours.
French were victorious and
netted some gains by improving
their positions in the neigh-
borhood of Locre on the Flan-
ders front. The same official
announcement credits the Brit-
ish forces with making a spir-
ited and surprise rush against
the Huns in eastern Meteren
and were also successful in
taking positions # from the en-
emy.
W.S.S
mothers club
Every one interested in the
schools is urged to co-operate
with the Mothers Club in a
plan to save all newspapers and
magazines, through the con-
stant sale of which it is hoped
to establish a permanent fund
for school improvements. It is
necessary to purchase a balerv
for packing these papers and
an entertainment will soon be
given to provide means for that
purpose. Your patronage is so-
licited.
-W.S.S-
(Associated Press Report.)
Washington, May 1.— In-
structions received by the Gov-
ernor of Minnesota from Wash-
ington order that the Second
Minnesota Infantry be disband-
ed. This indicated that the war
department does not intend to
accept any additional national
guard units to be used in enlarg-
ing our forces abroad.
We Do Job PrinfL^ Too.
-W.S.S-
Shelby Bruce, a former Mex-
ia boy, and a son of S. S. Bruce
who once published a newspa-
per in our city, spent a few days
with relatives nere before en-
listing in the services of Uncle
Sam.
improved their
positions
ENGLISH AND FRENCH ARE
SUCCESSFUL IN ATTACKS
AGAINST ENEMY.
(Associated Press Report.)
London, May 1.—In an en-
gagement last night between
the French and Germans, it is
officially announced that the
KRYPTOKS (pronounc-
ed Crip-tocks) are solid
lenses with the upper
part for near vision, and
no trace of a dividing
line or hump.
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Houx, N. P. The Mexia Weekly Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 19, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 2, 1918, newspaper, May 2, 1918; Mexia, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth302535/m1/1/: accessed July 11, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Gibbs Memorial Library.