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BROWNWOOD BULLETIN
OIL FIELD NEWS AND
GOSSIP ON PAGE
PRICE FIVE CENTS
BROWNWOOD TEXAS THURSDAY JULY 25 1918.
VOL. XVII. NO. 241
CROWN PRINCE'S ARMY IN GRIP OF ALLIED PINCHERS
GERMANS
USE
TO ESCAPE F
. :
Lines of Communication Slowly
Being Broken Threatening
Loss of Entire Army.
' By Associated Press)
1 LONDON. July 25Alt is estimated tiiat there are -four hun-
dred thousand Germans fiprhting within the triangle the gate of
which is Fere de TardenoLs. The sides of. this triangle are being
squeezed by the allied Jinnies.
It is rumored that the Brijjsh made a great advance in the
direction of Fism midway between liheims and Soissons. It is
also reported that the Freneh advanced on the Aisne and Manie
front iii another direction and the armies f the Crown Prince
are in a position from which it is t :
impossible to extricate them. nnnill IPTP 0(111111 ill!
Nine divisions of reserves from h III fi h S I. A N
ihn nf frmvn Prinw
Kupprecht of Bavaria and one di"
vision from the eastern-end of the
line have been rushed to the aid
of the German Crown Prince be-j
tween Soissons and Rheims Ren-j
ters says. The Germans however
may hesitate to push more troops
into that sector as they are hav-
ing difficulty in feeding those al-
ready there.
The "German resistance on the
southern sectors of- this salient
has been reduced to mere shell
fire and tire enemy is doubtless
concentrating his . attention on
keeping the northern outlet open.
The allied drive toward- ' Chyle
'Chateau threatens iKt only the
enemy communications at Fere
en Tardcnois but it is a serious
threat for the Germans around
Epieds whose lines of retreat
would pass through Fere "en Tar-
denois. Reports irfiow that Germany
thus far has engaged sixty-four
IS iar lias engaged SlXty-lonrlthe propoganda of the "polititions oX
.-isious. m the present battled conquest" is not only allowed but!
div
These
ese constitute nearlv one-third
of
The
fro i
CAREFULLY GUARDED
tb.e available German army: "While the Social democrats in the obtain nomination for . that office nas felgllUy damaged and no one was
t- WfniTu Ffrti f.ir.- oui army msirici in .urcsiau are au- .viwicu au imic m ..v.....v.w reu n 1S nrtuiiiuu mar mu gai-
. Pi.. Tc solutely outlawed;' declared Bauer .state primary. 10 ne ncau nexx oiir- jlan of thc anje(i ship thought thciiwcen
. i KUlUtia l' .lld(l I". .... . . .. ... 'j t 1. I 1 t. ' .
. "tno Fatherland Party is a owed toiaay mai ovur&imuuwa an utu :submar ne was a. uennan -noat. i wo
TORPEDO
MANUFACTURE
t Bauer demanded that thc (Minister
!"of War should prevent the general in
ROTH SKILLED AND TN.SKILLEDommanI f the Breslau district from
WORKERS EMPLOYED IN PLANTS ! misusing his autliority.
MVKING TORPEDOES Attempts by labor unions to co-op
CBy Associated Press)
LANCASTER England. July. 25:--The
secret of the- constriftition of tKe
balance chamber of the torjiodo used'
by British submarines is jealously
guarded by the British government.
Although there are three manufactur-
ing concerns making torpedoes in
England none of them is permitted.
to learn the secret of making this L
chamber a section aliout three feet
long. The. product of all three' plants
is composed of interchangeable rfarts
of torpedoes which are sent to the
central government plant where the1)eace times a peasant with a little
balance chamber is fitted on. j farni near Lyons has just received
Every tenth torpedo is taken tol.tho military medal for his Ahare in
pieces and the parts are tested to. make freaking up a raid conductcdin tho
sure that they are interchangeable -Argonno by seventy German soldiers
with the products of some other fac-antI three officers. He killed seven
tory. If they are' hot the misfits arejof the seventy-thrce including Two of
'condemned. itho nfr(peri
One factory here turns
OUt abOUtj
twenty-one torpedoes a week. The
labor is most unskilled and inclndestThe Gcrmans approached in Indian
women. The skilled workers were fneand before ihev were really aware
formerly employed on texUle ma-jtllat they lm .been ; noUccd Ant0ine
chines or in jewelry work. None of ;had picked off a nnmber of thcm.
them knew anything about torpedoes 0np nf thpm .. nIrlofl . '
before they came to the factory.
The average torpedo costs $5000.
General Grehle to
Be Retired Because of
Physical Disability
(By Ascociated Press)
FORT WORTH July 25. General
E. SU J. Grcbel commander nl Camp
Bowie expects to be relieved soon.He
has- been ordered before a. retiring
board for physical examination. Should
he bt retired he says he will offer
Tils services to tho government in
some - other capacity as long as the
Tvar lasts. He appears strong and ro
bust as he goes about camp but says
he is not surprised at being ordered
to appear before the board at Fort
Sam Houston. It is believed General
Gecrge Blakely of the artillery would
succeed General Greble being senior
officer.
THIRD OF
M
U U U II III U I U UWIIII
OF
TREATMENT
ATTEMPTS OF LAROJt UNIONS TO
HELP IN WAGE (ONTHOYEIN
SIES MEET OPPOSITION
(By Associated -Press.)
NEW YORK July' 25. -Repressive j
measures against socialists are being I
put into effect by the German au-
thorities according to Socialist Dep-j
uty Bauer whose speech before the
Reichstag on June 4 is quoted in!
German newspapers received here. '
Bauer said the socialist newspapers i
wefe heing held back at some field
post stations by order of high officials j
and that complaints made to the War
'Minister were futile. Conditions in
Breslau were worse than elsewhere.
There he said the authorities have
forbidden meetings of the members
of the Socialist Party. The treatment
accorded to the pacifists was unwor
thy and insulting Vid Bauer while
ipromoted.
hold meetings without molestation :
and enroll new members. Our party
'secretary in Breslau was disciplined
;by being drafted into the army bo -
cause he favored the complaints of
;tho wives of soldiers."
erate in the regulation of "vvago con-
ditions and. working liours rnct .with
great opposition Bauer said.
' RpnTv!m in Bailor's rhnrirns Rp.c-
rotarv of the Interior Wall'raf said
"in free America the pre
i i
iM IU
suffer much more."
Kills Seven Huns
and Stops Raid By
Himself; Gets Medal
(By Associated Press)
WITH TUB FRENCH ARMIES Ju
ly 25. Corporal Antoine Vial in
Anlm'nn ivnc H-inir in on nilvnnnnH
n0st. lfstonimr. when" tho raid hocan.
nade that wounded htm in both cheeks
and behind the ear. In retailiation
he shot hi4 assailant dead.
Tho Germans then sought another
route to thc French lines but. were
met with a fire so murderous that
they left fifteen more dead lost sev-
eral prisoners and fled in disorder.
BOHEMIA HI JIOK
(By Associated Press.)
AMSTERDAM July 25. Tho peas-
ants of Bohemia have not lost their
grim humor In these times of scarcity.
According to a Prague-paper the vil-
lagers of the neighborhood erected
thc customary Maypole to celebrate
the advent of spring but its decora
'Hons instead of he usual multl-col-
ored ribbons consisted of time-ex
pired bread meat and fat cards. A
placard on It recalling the paradisi-
cal state of man read:
"Of all the trees shall ye eat; only
of this tree ye .shall not eat."
UNFAIR
WESTERN ARMY TRYING
PINCHERS
NEW WORLD'S FIFHORO
SEVENTY-ONE DATS ALL THAT IS
REQUIRED TO COMPLETE
; A DESTROYER.
(By Associated Press)
WASHINGTON. Jifly 25. A new
world's record in tho construction of
destroyers has been made at the
Mare Island yards in California. The
Ward was commissioned seventy-one
days after the keel was laid and
launched seventeen and a half days
! after the first plate was laid.
I Formerly it required twenty-four
mouths fo construct a destroyer.
SHIP CONSTRUCTION
Allied Armed Skip Fires on an
AmericanSubmarine
TEXAS PRIMARY FIGHT
DRAWING TO CLOSE
A
IMPEACHED GOVERNOR MAKING
DESPERATE FIGHT FOR "YIN-
DR'ATION. BY PEOPLE.
JBy Associated .-Press..)
DALLAS. July 23. The fight
oft
tjampg Ek Ferguson who was remov-
" rom tho 0 enorshjn S ve-ir afco
' - 1 "
jr unpeaenoeiK proreeonqs... as-m
litioal contests.
r tv
i of Texas
s for the
Tho fact that the women
will voto in the primaries
first time gave the campaign an ad -
ided complexity and up to .the .elov
enth hpiir while many politicians ox -
pressed Uhemsclves freely and vari -
oufily about the probable result all
are prepared for surprises at
polls. :
LhOf
Ferguson's opponent is (roverh.or
William P. Hobbv. . who' hail bocn
elected lieutenant governor for tho
last two terms with Ferguson and
a-lin ftnrirPPtfPl in flio ciihcrnatorlal
chair .when Ferguson was impeached..
ipmn ' vntt tx iiih-nnnlP. of iho
V-.fe.iOW.. ..Wl VV ...v. ..w
dotn onl ncW HnilionMnn.. phnrc-
ing that he had been removed by
Ifticil triclrorv
UNIQUE
CAMPAIGN
AlthouiMi Hobby .bad aie-.ej; before t- "emitting a f000 bail bond of
appeared "in tfic ranks k the prolilliKWib'lr Allen chairman of iho
tionists. he gained .rohi!iaeraaIevnlvorsly -.board of 'Regents to influ-
strength' by tho passage a numeraus
prohibition bills during hjihlast term
nf nfftar. A hill to rrehteia? tm-mileJ
dry zdne around every one of thc mi -
merous military camps of the state
was passed at the last special session I
as well
nc clntA.wf.ln nrnllfhltinn
bill. .
United' States Senator Morris
K
Sheppard Had no opposition his only
oppqhent withdrawing early
campaign. . v -
.Charges Suslaini'il. .
Investigations which resulted in the
impeachment of Ferguson were start
ed aTtcr'he had aroused thc ire of the.
alumni of the State University 'by ve-
toing tho University appropriation
bill and; hy his fight with the Uni-
versity heads. He was impeached on
the following counts:
Misappropriating $ffi00 of the -Canyon
City Normal Funds to pay his
personal debts 27 senators voting
for Impeachment 1 against.
Profittlng by the deposits of the
Canyon ;City fund which belonged to
the state 2G for impeachoment five
against
. Assisting Jn .depositing. $250000 of
state funds in thc Temple State Bank
instead of the state treasury as pro-
vided by law 2G for Impcachement
5 against
Refusing to tell who loaned him
$156500 In currency constituting of-
ficial misconduct 27 for 4 against.
Diverting tho adjutant general's
funds to pay for the Canyon City Nor-
mal to take the place of $5000 which
hail been used to pay his personal
d6bts 27 for 4 against.
Inducing tho Temple State Bank to
loan him more money than the law
ALLIED ARMIES
BOLSHEVIK! MAY
START WAR ON IL S.
PEEVED BECAUSE OF LAN DIM OF
TROOPS ON TDK XUHMAN
( OAST RECENTLY.
(By Associated. Press)
AMSTERDAM July 25.-ThG Bol-
shevlki government says it dispatch
Trom Moscow to the Berlin. Lokal An-
zieger regards the action taken by the
entente including England
America in landing troops on
and;
the-
Murman coast; as tantamount to a
declaration of. war. The Bolsheviki
government announces that it will
take counter measures accordingly.
CAPTAIN THOUGHT
S
A
E
! VESSEL NOT BADLY DAM GEI
- AND NO ONE HURT? RETURNS i
TOJ'ORT UNDER OWNOWER.
WASHINGTON'. Jul 'J 5. An Amcr-
Jean submarine has been fired on by
a" aiC(l a1(Jd siP off the Now
iRngland coast tho Na'T Department
New
UBMARINE
WAS
COMM
C
RADER
Thc auhiwine washvhei President Wilson -telegraphed
in-4
Th aUaCk Y)" t'brac"We asnlens record shows hat he has not
iriatJe not. far. from the waters in fifvea the administration his support.
'which German Submarine recently ' 1
was! operating . Only one shot was
f jrp(i at the submarine which accord-
J ng.. to ti0 navv announcement struck
jiiip. deck near the. conning tower
i 'ti1c submartne ouiclily made known
'flrniitv -mil rtnrimd in ifnrt mi
ller ita own power.
morntUs in violation of Ins oath of of-
jIcc 2C forr T against.
Scoging to coerce- the Board of Re-
;scnt.s of the State University into fol-
"i'K-"i will'-- ior. aauiHu
- -
V lOjailllg. IUC law in HOCKlIlg
po-i""vti iuems oi uie i niv-un-v .wU-
!out .caino 22 for. S against.
tjlice ins action ior in against.
Opponents of Ferguson argued that
victory for. him in the primary
woiW r.vc t cr0ilt0 a implication
iicrto unknown in Texas and might
rcut in tIc- election of a Republican
r0trnor.
TJie fact'Of his impeacJimcnt it Is
i?u'gued would prohibit hiS being seat-
icd governor oven should ho obtain
in thcinomination and. a majority of votes
caet.
That question was said would
hao -to bo settled in thc courts 'It
was raised at the meeting of the Dem-
ocratic state committee which certi-
fied the list of candidates for nomi-
jnatlou but received short considera
tion and Ferguson was certified with
others candidates.
TO lUniiPT
iU II1UUUI Ulllln
INTO ARMED SERVICE
"WORK OR FIGHT" PLA ADOPT-
ED HV BRITISH GOVERNMENT
TO END STRIKE.
.(By Associated Press)
LONDON July 25. The British war
cabinet has decided that if the strike
of the munitions workers continues
those of draft ago will be taken Into
tho army immediately.
The government remains firm in its
refusal to withdraw the embargo
-which ostensibly caused the munitions
strike. The embargo is use'd to cover
other grievances for striking.
CTDIVCDC
Lllu
American Casualties.
(By Associated Press)
WASHINGTON 'July 2.'). The
casualty list of the American
army today contains 188 names
classified as follows: :
Killed in action 31. :
Died of wounds G. -Died
of disease; 3. ' -. -Died
of accident and other
I causes .5. - . ;
Wounded severely 123.
Wounded slightly. 1
Wounded to a degree umletcr-.
mined 1(5. .
Missing 2.. ''-
Prisoners 2
Among the casualties were;
Killed in action Clarence .Tur-
ner Van- Buren Ark. Erman
Hale Altus Ark.; .-severely
wounded Thomas Levisay Har-
rison Ark.
The marine casualty list 'con-
tained (J4 names as follows j ;
Killed in action 20
Died or wounds 3. ''
Wounded severely 38. .
Missing 3.
Joe Ligom . of Loving ' Texas
was killed in action.
- S
1
-4 '
by Mistake
SLAYDEN SLAPPED BY
E
WILSON SAYS HE H S NOT GIVEN
ADM I N ISTJC ATI ON HIS
LOYAL SUPPORT.
('By Associated 'Press.)
SAX ANTONIO. July 25. James L.
fSlayden. candidate for. renominatlon
fas tho Democratic candidate for Con-!
las tho Democratic cai
gross withdrew from
the race today
the San Antonio Light tnat the ndj
. . F . . . -f
Istration never takes a choice be-
the candidates for congress
n n.. i .... i i. . t. oi..
HI- t'lUilll iu.mii UUl lUUb oiuj-
PRESIDENT
WITHDRAWS
FROM
CONGRESS
R
Represent This JMstrlcU 3XiC(l sinco ylay u
The above bit of nowa Is or great! Hothouse poaches virtually the on-
intcrest to the people of this city by 7y fruit obtainable sell at 1.00 each.
.rea.son of the fact that Mr. Slayden
j is now and for twenty years has been
jrhe representative of thc old 14th dis-
trict in hih Brown county Is locat
ed.
Officials Make No Comment.
WASHINGTON July 25. White
House officials refused to comment
upon Congressman Slayden's action
I. . .
inre-lBBlH i i"ai. a it;n;Biuill
m.
HOUSES FOR RIFLES
THKN THE POLICE RAID THE
SIN FEINEUS AXI TAKE
ARMS AWAY FROM Til EX.
( By Associated Press)
DUBLIN July 25. Raids for arms
continue In Ireland and sonic are re-
ported daily. . As a'rulc the Sinn Feln-
crs meet with no resistance in com-
mandeering whatever weapons are
discoverable in a raided house. But
occasionally the owners fight and the
raidors suffer. An attack was madQ
recently by six armed men with black-
ened faces on a woman's houso at
Fcrbane. A retired army officer liv-
ing in thc house captured two of tho
raidors and drove the others away.
Tho prisoners were committed for
trial to thc assize.
In a case near Tulsk in Ttoscom-
mon a party of men with blackened
faces raided a farmer's house- in
search of arms. They demanded his
gun and when ho refused dragged
him out and handled him roughly. Ho
escaped into thVhouse and finding his
gun turned It against' his assailants
who fled
Tho weapons seized by the Sinn
Fcincrs aro in many instances seized
by tho police in counter raids. Tho
other day several shot'guna and am-
munition were found in TIpperary. In
one house during the seizure the po-
lice came upon a hoard of 150 pounds
In silver which they took away.
SI
FEINS
RAID
COMMUNICATION
HEAVY ARTILLERY FIRE WHILE
RETREAT OF HIS IS CUT OFF
Constant Advance of Allied Armies Narrows Chance for
German Leaders to Extricate Their Immense Army
from Grip of the Relentless A rmies of Foch.
r (By 'Associated Press) 1
LONDON 'July 25 The latest reports indicate that General
Foch is slowly i-losiiig ;the" pinchers in which the Germans are held
between the Aisne and Marne. The 'capture of Arraentierres
j t brings the' allies within shelling distance of the German lines of
communication. On the Soissons-Rheims salient the allies have
J I advanced an average depth of three miles on a twelve mile front
1 1 in the last two days.
I FRFATf!FT fi I R A )(. I T A TV PRAVf'R .TnTv 9n TlrT
- w . " -L - ' " ' . - v ' ...J V. ...w
Freneh are iunv within three miles jf Fere enj Tadenois which is
th; meeting place of eight roads .'irtd the center of the German
communication svstem hi this region. The town is behig heavily
shelled and bom lied from the air by thc allies.
f
PRICES SO HIGH THAT ONLY THE
WELL-TO-DO MAY BUY 'NE-
CESSITIES OF LIFE.
- : i
J (By Associated Press i
1 STOCKHOLM July 25. Food supp
ply Is so fhort and prices so high
that tho situation is 'becoming serious
for all except the well-to-do. No po-
tatoes have oeen available for weeks.
I The now crop Is selling at the equiv-'J
iKiiyu oi a uuari or y.ov a pecK.
jTea costs the equivalent of $21.00 a
ipound and Is almost unobtainable.
!' ' The last ration of coffee Issued five
'jor e2ch ppon aad he sam"0" amount
! .weeks ago amounted to 3 1-2 ounces
of inferior lard was Issued a month
ago. About one ounce of butter Is
-in u i . vi U
rirtually tne only vegetables on tl:
the
; market are spinach
and asparagus.
bring $1.20 a dozen aild the.
t a J"
i cheapest r"uts of boiling beet $1.20
pound muttQn and veal cu
$ ftQ a Jnd po.ltry-aa hih
?l.';y a pound. ' No 'pork has boon
tlets
as
nrilinil n nnrk- hn impn ir-
Neither macaroni nor any cereal pro-
duct is obtainable nor are there any
legumes to be had except an occa-
sional Issue of 3 1-2 ounce3 of dried
peas.
Mexican Border Town
Patriotically Buys
Quota of War Stamps
i .
(By Associated Press)
EL PASO. July- 25. San Jose a
little valley settlement on the '-Mexican
border is as patriotic as Is Du-
pont Circle Washington D. C. This
:as demonstrated during the War
Savings Stamp drive. It was haying
and peach picking time but on- the
last day of tho drive field hands and
their overseers laid down their sythes
and - tramped a mile to thc school
house to listen an hour to the speech-
es in Spanish and English explaining
the war savings stamp system. Only
five native Americans attended tho
meeting. Of the 109 others all spoke
Spanish. .Many had been with Villa
or Huerta In Mexico.
When pledges were called for each
of the 114 present signed cards many
Mexicans making their marks Sin
Jose's quota was ?2500. The pledges
totaled $3500. Many native farmers
paid cash or pledged their hay or
fruit crops in payment for stamps.
San Jose went over thc top and over-
subscribed her quota by $1000".
NEW AUSTRIAN DRIVE
AGAINST ITALY TO BE
INAUGURATED SOON
(By Associated Press)
"WASHINGTON July 25. A new of-
fensive against Italy by German and
Austrian divisions commanded by a
German general has been determined
upon the Italian high command
cabled today.
SEW AUSTRIAN' PREMIER.
(By Associated Press)
VIENNA July 25. Baron von Hus-
sarek former minister of education
has been appointed premier of Aus-
tria to succeed von Seydlerr who re-
cently resigned.
SWEDEN
SUFFERING
1
00
SHORTAGE
Ell
On the ' north bank of the
Marne the Germans last night
launched a counter attack in the
region of Dormans. The enemy
temporarily occupied Petit wood
north of Treloup and the village
of Chassins. . The French later
drove them out The artillery
action was violent from the Ourcq
region to the west of Rheims.
The French last night mad& a
raid .south of 3Tontdidier captur-
ing thirty prisoners.
Americans Advance Lines.
; AirRRiCAX AH MY ON THE
AISNE ANt ALMiN'E FRONT
July 25. Th- Fruta-'3-Amr:cnns
this morning advanced their line
north of the Marne more steadi-
ly. The Germans continue to re-
treat norward. Gains were also
made on other parts of-tbfc-fifty
five mile front although the Ger-
man are resisting stubbornly.
With their lines of communication
reduced by the operations on their
flanks and their rear north of the
Marne being constantly punished the
Germans are compelled to give more
ground. The French and Americans
rested last night in a considerably ad-
vanced position. The German retire-
ment under pressure is believed to
indicate that General von Boehm has
been punished sufficiently to con-
vince him that he is unable to take
now positions.
The entente allied forces in the rer
gion north of Chateau Thierry are
now paying less attention to the run-
ning down of machine gun nests and
are advancing their whole line. Small
I detachments of troops are left to clean
up tho enemy machine gun nets.
rersuBing s v 0HUHKMitie.
' Washington July .25. Further pro-
gress by the Americans between th
Ourcq and the Marne is reported-' by
General Pershing in yesterday h com-
munique. Northwest of Jaulpane tht-
Americans penetrated the enemy
sitions from one to two milea he srrJ.
Wilson and Sec. Polk
Discuss Japans Reply
On Siberian Matter
(By Associated Press)
WASHINGTON July 25. President
Wilson held a lengthy conference with
Acting Secretary of State Polk today.
It js understood that Japan's reply to
tho American proposals for extending
military aid to Russia through Siberia
was discussed.
Prnriirp nf Thrift
w w J 4
Causes Decrease In
Consumption of Booze
(By Associated Pres3)
NEW YORK July 25 Alcoholism
here has decreased to less than one-
third the volume of the previous year
because of the practice ot war-time
thrift hospital officials find.
BRITISH XAKE ADVANCE.
(By Associated Press)
LONDON July 25. The British last
night advanced south of Rogslgnel
wood In tho Ifebuterne sector of Al-
bert Prisoners were taken. South of
Villers Bretonneux the Germans push-
ed into the British position but were
driven out.
THE -WEATHER
Tonight and Friday jpiterally
fair. -i
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