Brenham Daily Banner-Press (Brenham, Tex.), Vol. 34, No. 234, Ed. 1 Saturday, December 29, 1917 Page: 4 of 4
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Find time to make things more convenient
around the place.
Closets, shelves and cabinets in the house.
Fences and trobgha outside.
1-2 inch material—we have it.
Call For Oar Book, " Things Yoa Need"
Farmers
& Merchants Lumber
"The Home Builders"
Company
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DA&Y
SATURDAY, jigt ». mf
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■ "•QUESTIONNAIRES
FRENCH SOLDIERS AND THEIR
FAMILIES RECIPIENTS OF
AMERICAN HELP.
through the winter with clothing, b"d3 |
*nd shelter, eXfeo»lve repair work if j
being carried on In (our villages in j
I the devastated, region to enable re j
i turned families to stay throughout the J
winter.
Training Olsablad Soldiers.
Barrack* aiao are being provided for
| die training of diaablt-d aoidleis, an 1
| the Hed Croaa expecta aoon to estab-
lish lor them experlmenial agricui
tural station*.
Relief for the Belgians also is being
1 organized on an extensive scale, tor
both children and grown persona. The
American Red Croc- in aiding th«
Dental Ambulance, Canteens, Rest 8ta
tloni and Recuperation Campa
Among Comfort* Provided
for America's Fighter*.
! Queen in her work for the children
U. S. SOLDIERS SAFEGUARDED! %££«S,
Belgian soldiers.
The transportation department, wlta
a personnel of 400, handles the sup
i pliea and furniahea automobile* for
j use in the Red Croaa work, There i»
an organized force at every port »« j najre iR not a valid excuse.
I France and it is able to handle about
i 350 torn* of wupplies daily. Four Imn-
ARE UNCALLED FOR
Large Number of Registrants
Should Call at Postoffice.
Postmaster Henry Mueller has fur-
nished a list of the men who have
questionnaires addressed .to them
which remain at the local postoffice,
uncalled for.
The selective service regulations
provide that registrants who fall to
return questionnaires shall be cer-
tified to Class 1, which will be the
first called to the military service.
Failure to receive the question-
Twenty dispensaries in the Amen
can army zones have been established
to care for the civilians and to im
prove health conditions in the sec-
tion before the arrival of more Ajnerl
can troops.
tired motor car vehicles are In use, z10
of which are trucks. In addition, the
organization Is preparing to operate ;i
motor bus line through Switzerland
from Germany to the French border
to ?ld in transportation of repat-ies
HUKIUKl) AT THK ItKX
Splendid Attraction llilled at Local
Picture House Sunday.
When the boy and girl who had
been swetthearta from childhood
married against their uncle's will
the old grouch vowed lie would nev-
er bo reconciled. The little boy
that came to them' proved the me-
dium of reformation for the modern
Scrooge; and then came the shock
of grief that Eugene Field so poeti-
cally expressed in "Little Hoy ISlue"
Klllott J, Clawson has combined
these Issues of sentiment in "My Lit
tie Hoy," a delightful H hie bird pho-
toplay, to be exhibited at the Hex
theater Sunday with Ifllla Hall bead-
ing an all-star cast, Including (3ret-
ches Ledefer, Bmory Johnson and
Little Zoe Itae, ltilsle Jane Wilson,
one of the few womn devoting them-
selves to presentations of photo-
plays, directed the production and
IInisited an elaborate offering of
k'rat artistic charm, skillfully acted
by a cast especially chosen for indi-
vidual fitness to play the various
role*. "My Little Boy" promises
th best of entertainment.
Well cooked and neatly-served are
the meals at the ilreiiham restau-
rant Chaw, Ifaack, prop Adv.
s:m-il
Subscribe to th« uaaner-Prets.
CASTOR IA
For Infants and Children
In Use For Over 30 Years
Always twain
the
Bigaature of
A dental ambulance is being pro I and exchanged prl.ionert
tided by the Uwl Cross at a port In j American Bed Cross emergency "•
Franca for the use of this country's; Hef given thousands of Italian rein-
Rex Theatre
TODAY
SATURDAY
SUNDAY
MONDAY
Triangle presents Charles Kay in
"Sudden Jtij\", a Thomas 11. I nee
feature de luxe of thrills and ro
mance of the Big Woods.
"THK I'lOHTlNO TRAIL" Two
parts, featuring Carol llolluway and
William Duncan.
Also Triangle Keystone comedy.
V.* "tr(| artistry in production and
an all-star east, "MY LITTLK HOY" Klllott I
Cluwson'ft skillful combination or Dickens' "A
"CSIUIISTMAS CAllOL" and Kusune Fields, "Lit-
tle llov Hllie" In essetillals of human Interest and
gripping appeal with Klla Hall, Lltile Zoe Hae.
Wnvory Johnson and Oretclien Lederer This Is
the heat ChriHtmas story ever produced.
"THK FATAL KINO"
Pettrl White.
Tw
o parts, featuring
William Fox
presents Veleska Sural in the sen-
sational stage success, "A RICH MAN'S I'LAV-
rillNO" A stirring story of a girl and
who doubts her power to resist tht
wealth lie tries her and she wlnn
a man
Influence of
soldiers and sailors, while a nurse*
•orvlce for the American army's u^<-
also has been organized.
The American lied Cross hospital
distributing service sends supplies it,
"SATA French military hospitals and it
laying In a large stock for fuiun-
needs. The Red Cross surgical dress
Ings service supplies i!,0U0 French mil
itary hospitals and Is preparing Im
meti.ie supplies lor the United Suiien
army
Ten Canteen* in Operation,
In co-operation with the French Rec
Cross, the American organization >'
operating at the front line 10 can
teens and Is planning to establish
more. Twelve rest stations will sooi
be made ready for this country >
troops a' Important railway 'enters
also recuperation camp* at suitable
places.
An artificial limb factors is beini
established near Paris and specla
plants for the manufacture of Mplinh
and nitrous oxide gas also are belrtj
I erected. A movable hospital has boot:
I contracted for In four units, aceonwue
J (lilting men. A recreation eiiil.ci
j is being operated in connection with
j hospitals and diet kitchens.
A casualty service for gathering lu
| formation regarding wounded am
j missing and a medical research bit
! reau 1ms been inaugurated by th'
j Ainerican Red Cross in Kurope
Children's Refuge Opened
At a point In the war zone a elili
Iron's refuge ami hospital has hi ei
opened Here several bundled ehll
drrn have been Rati, rid to keep then
away from danger-of gas and sliel
fire At another point the Red Cros
has established a medical < enter arid «
•laveling dlspeusar.v to ac ouiinodaft
1,200 children
Infant welfare stations are to l)»
opened In connection with each din
pettaary In the nation wide syatwr
planned by the Rockefeller Kounda
'.ion
While the Ited Cress Is making ai
gees by the expedition from France
arrived Just in time, according to ad
vices received at headquarters in
Washington front Maj Murphy, in!
charge of relief work in Italy
The cablegram announced that $30, .
000 was given the American Consul I
at Venice for Immediate use for refu |
gees In Venice, Chioggla and the Lit j
(oral. Twenty thousand dollar ud'.li j
tional was provided in case a new s;t,-.:j
nation arise*. Five thousand blanket^
and food supplies were asked for rein i
gees at Hlmlnl, Venice, the message j
said, is the crucial point, both because]
of the sentiment, attaching to the city-j
and on account of actual, imperative j
need. The more prosperous element
of the population, Including workers in J
the industries, are reported as bavin-: j
left the city, and the remaining 15.00" |
families are receiving relief
Forty-six carloads of assorted ma j.
terial have been shipped from France
Substantial purchases of supplies has • j
been made in Kurope. A warehousi 1
has been established in Koine Con j
denned milk has been distributed ..tot
children and sick from Uetvoa and!
Milan.
One or more soup klttijjens hav. j
been organized and are operating in
Home, Aneona, Havenfta, Genoa and1
Milan. Two hundred thousand dot j
lars has been appropriated to aid j
needy families of soldiers at the front i
$900,000 MORE IS GIVEN
TO NEAR EAST RELIEF!
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of Rex Beach's Greatest
Novel.
Hex Beach's greatest novel, "The
Auction Mock." has been brought
to the Koroeti, I'icturUed under the
direct supervision of the famous au-
thor and released through tloldwyn,
| litis stirring life drama of a million
J girls lu America's big cities nind
i Minull towns comes to the ilex the
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nter Wednesday
"The Auction Hlock'" will grip
snd hold you from the lirst moment
to the last The life action which
has made lies Beach's novels loved
whenever books are known tills ev-
: ery reel; there Is a "punch" in every
scene. Among the more stirring
J moments are a fight in a New York
gambling house raided bv the police;
I the overturning of a great pot of
, uvolten steel in a Pittsburgh mill
! and the engultlng of a score of work
j men; the lavish banquet given by
the steel millionaire at which the
"souvenirs" for the young women
guests are golden meshbags, and so
on almost without number,
l.orelel Knight Is the daughter of
a crooked country town politician
| and a shrewd, imaging mother. She
is so beautiful her mother has nev-
er allowed her to turn a hand to
household tiynks for fear she wilt
mar physical attractions which the
mother hopes to turn to monetary
profit, The story deals with her
adventurer as i\ New York beauty
The War Council of the A iiii*i i. ur
Rod Cross announces the appropria
tion of an additional $900,000 for rtdiel
work in the Near Knst, through tin
American Committee for Armenian
and Syrian Relief. This appropriation
Is to cover relief work for the remain
der of the war and makes a total ot
$1,800,000 Which the Red Cross has ap
propriated In Western Asia
The committee i» carrying on relict
work not only tn Asia Minor and pgr
Hons of Armenia and Syria In the Ot
toman empire, but also in a large sec
tion of Armenia, Russian Caucasus
Persia and Mesopotamia and portion;
of Egypt into which the refugees hay* ]
fled In large numbers.
Rave in food in service, in clothes j
in luxuries, but not In money Give I i
to save the wounded, the suffering j
our friends, our country.
. Miss Irfiuise Stone has returned
from an extended stay In New York
City
The list of registrants who have
questionnaires at the local postofflco
is given herewith. These men
should immediately call for the ques-
tionnaire, fill It out and return th-
same to the local board.
Adklnson, John Henry,
Allen, Willie
Banks, Henry.
Banks, Charley.
Brown, Jake.
Berkley, Richard
Bell, Barton.
Blake, Paul.
Cole, Willie.
Cuney, llenry
Itavis, Leroy,
Doekery, Mabson,
Etnsinieler, Albert I
Frazler, Sheter
Ferguson, Oscar.
Graves, Geo.
Geibler. Adolph
Graves, James
Mill, Agio
Hicks, Augustus Henry,
Hall, llenry.
Hughes, I ..argent
llogan, Daniel.
Johnson, Early,
Jackson, Stonewall
Jofhnson. Ernest.
Johnson, Bolar
iiOewe, Walter
I,usowski, Stanly.
Lopez, SanTttel
I.ockett, Smith.
McKinsey, Mitchell.
MoKinsey, Ollle Weedy.
Nevvsome. Willie
N'owiek, Wm. Joe.
Owens, David.
Pleasant, Jno, N.
Paden, llallle.
Palmar, Willie.
Rogers,' John,
Roberson, O. L.
Itodgers, John.
Romers, Jual.
Smith, Hermann.
Schwake, Frit*.
SobmId, Charlie
Smith. Nathaniel.
S.egan, Albert,
Thomas, Stanley.
Telfer, Lopeaze
Wade, Sulvestan
Williams, George.
Williams, Richard
White, Will.
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Herldins Celebration of Her
Parents.
Miss I,. Lester, the capable and
popular trimmer at the head of L C,.
llobrts millinery department, leaves
Sunday for her home In New Or-
leans. This visit will be of especial
interest as on Monday evening Miss
Lester w-ill be present at the golden
wedding celebration of her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. 11 C. Lester, who have
spent .fifty years of happy married
life together. They are both won-
derfully well and hearty for people
of their advanced age. and the cele
brat ion will be a family re-union, a
large number of friends also being
Invited to the reception
Miss Lester has been with the
Roberts store several seasons and
has made many friends here. She
will probably return Tot the spring
season.
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Seth Shepard returned Saturday
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Mr, and Mrs. John Shepard at this
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A. Wood of Houston,
Mr. a*d Mr«. John Knhlmaim of
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Miss Myrtle Arment of Somervilie
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Sale continues on all Men's and Boys' Suits.
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Shannon, Emmet. Brenham Daily Banner-Press (Brenham, Tex.), Vol. 34, No. 234, Ed. 1 Saturday, December 29, 1917, newspaper, December 29, 1917; Brenham, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth489344/m1/4/: accessed July 12, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Abilene Library Consortium.