Yoakum Daily Herald (Yoakum, Tex.), Vol. 22, No. 177, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 8, 1918 Page: 2 of 4
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THE YOAKUM DAILY HERALD
Yoakum Daily 1 lerald
YOAKUM. TEXAS.
C. E. GILBERT, JR.. Publisher.
Entered as second-class mail matter, March 25, 1917, at the
postoffice at Yoakum, Texas, under Act of March 3, 1879.
Daily Subscription Rates.
One Year............................................$5.00
One Month............................................50
Weekly Subscription Rates.
One Year ............................................$1.50
Six Months ...........................................75
PUBLISHER’S ANNOUNCEMENT.
I wish to announce that from today I will not be connected
with the Yoakum Herald, having been placed on the active list
of the Texas Cavalry for the present, and possibly will be in the
Army continually from now on.
I have sold the Herald and its business to Mr. E. S. Bell of
Westhoff and bespeak for him the favor and patronage of those
who have aided me in making The Herald what it is today. Mr.
Bell is an experienced newspaper man and I believe will give the
people of Yoakum a modern newspaper, and I know he will if he
is given the proper support by the business men of the city.
In March of 1917, I bought the Yoakum Herald and, regard-
less of a disasterous fire that completely destroyed my plant,
I re-built and am proud of the fact that despite the war-time de-
pression of business The Herald today has a larger circulation
that undoubtedly a Yoakum Daily ever enjoyed before. How-
ever, during the past three months my time and thought has been
on military matters, rather than business,, and 1 suffered fi-
nancially thereby—but, it is a suffering and a sacrifice that I
proudly will to My Country and my Flag.
During my year and a half in Yoakum, I have differed with
some on various political and civic subjects, but today, on the
eve of entering the service of Our Country on the battle line, all
differences, to me, are of the past, and 1 feel friendly and brother-
ly to all, for in the years of comflict yet to come, it will take a
united American Brotherhood, fighting shoulder to shoulder,
aiding dnd abetting one another, to win this great World War
and thereby make the world safe for Democracy.
Respectfully,
• CHARLES E. GILBERT, Jr.
Don’t Hesitate to Ask Questions
Are you doing enough driv-
ing with lights off to keep your
battery properly charged?
Are you replacing the evap-
oration, which is always going
on, by a proper amount of
distilled water?
Are you sure current isn’t
being lost daily by some de-
fect in wiring or connections?
Does current flow freely?
If you’ll stop the next time
you see our service sign, we’ll
be glad to answer as many
questions as you can find time
to ask.
And don’t forget to include
an inquiry about the Still
Better Willard with Threaded
Rubber Insulation.
Yookum Storage Battery
A. J. ROSS, Mng’r.
Yoakum, Texas, - ----- Phone 444.
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GREETING.
Mr. Gilbert has told you of the change in The Herald manage-
ment. The object of this article is to confirm that statement.
Herald readers will understand the circumstances which
lead to the change and, if it should not prove wholly satisfactory,
they will at least agree with us that Mr. Gilbert’s action in en-
tering the service of his country was very commendable, indeed.
Let us hope for he and his men a record that will reflect credit
upon themselves and to which their Yoakum friends may refer
to with pride.
It will, no doubt, be a source of gratification to our readers
to know that Mr. C. E. Gilbert, Sr., who through years of ex-
perience and natural ability is so well fitted for the work, will
continue with the paper and the change of management will in no
wise affect the present policy of the paper.
We are glad of the opportunity of being numbered among
the citizenship of the live city of Yoakum and hope to be in-
strumental in the further growth and development of the place.
Any movement to this end will find us ready and willing to do
our share.
Respectfully yours,
______E, H. BELL.
Our Aviators WillBe
Taught To Drop Bombs
olane will carry bombs of al least i
25 pounds and from the heavier types !
there will be hurled the hugs con-
talners of high explosive not material-
ly different from those used by the
Germans in some of the more recent
raids.
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* MORTUARY ♦
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Arthur Tucker.
The death angel came to the home
of Mrs. J. E. Tucker in the “Y” last
night about 11 o’clock and took away
her son, Arthur, aged 16 years. He
had been sick for about a week of
pneumonia and typhoid fever. Arthur
had been employed at Shropshire Co.,
for the past six months and made
many friends while working there.
He leaves to mourn his loss his
mother, three brothers and a sister.
The funeral took place this afternoon
at 4:3C o’clock with interment in the
Catholic Cenie.tery. His many friends
sympathize with the family in their
great loss.
Thomas F. Bates.
Mr. Hates died at his home near
Verhelle yesterday morning. He was
born on September 16, 1827 in Cal-
stock, England. He has been a mem-
ber of the Masonic Fraternity for over
sixty years.
Experts Would Attach
Bombing
Dek | fault, although one not to be encourag-
Besfdes his wife he leaves eight
vices To AW Military Airplane*.
With The American Army In Eng>
land.—Almost every airplane used the
allies soon will carry bombs. Experts
in aerial warfare are convinced that
the general efficiency of the corps
will be increased if a bombing device
is added to every plane sent out, even
though it be of the type once inteded
only for recognizance work, and
Americans now training in England
are being as carefully drilled in bomb-
ing as in handling a machine gun.
Lessons learned during the resist-
ance offered in the recent offensive
have servd (o incrase the already high
regard of both British and American
officers in the air service for the low
flying; bomb-carrying craft, and, over
the camps and countryside where
aviators are being trained, planes are
in evidence almost every hour, dip-
ping down from high in the air and
skimming the nearby country, barely
missing tree tops and houses. It is
the newer lesson they are learning,
and observers back from the front
where the allied planes did such re-
markable work not only in scouting
and distracting the enemy but actually
in breaking up formations and at
points checking the onward movement
have urged concentration on that form
of training.
Our Flier* Praised.
British trainers, detailed to Ameri-
can aviation camps, have been liberal
in their praise of the new fliers from
overseas, their only criticism bel
that the Americans are "a bit. I
h*en.” Their tendency has been
«o in for flying stunts rather 1
eagerly in training hat even this I
..frslners have admitted 16 a valua
iltfe
ed.
It lias been pointed out to the
taught but the learning of that form
of flying also has come to be regard-
ed merely as routine and wholly In-
cident to the steady, low flying de-
sirable for attacking camps and troops
In formation.
British Planes Better?
Accidents have occured In the
camps where the Americans are be-
ing trained and a few men have been
killed but the records show that the
percentage Is far less In England than
Americans that team work as well as
individual efficiency is a prime re-
quisite and the Americans have
steadied themselves to the routine
their trainers have found makes Tor
general advancement if not individual
applause, Fancy flying, the arcobatlc
work that once found favor and drew
heavy gate receipts at aerial exhibi-
tions In the United States, still Is
In the United States. Those in train-
ing here are inclined to attribute the
difference more to luck than to any-
thing else, although there also is point-
ed out the probobility that the average
airplane used In England Is a better
made machine than the average that
has been used in the United States.
The bombing devices being attach-
ed to virtually every plane is not the
contrivance that was used in the
earlier days of the war. That used
then was little more than a
mechanism that released the pro-
jectile, allowing It to fill at a point
approximately near the target. The
davlce now being used Is one with
which the operator may with much
practice become almost as proficient
In marksmanship as an artilleryman
Is with bis gun. Almost every light
uuiruieu iu uiuuiu bio 'Goo.
The funeral occured this afternoon
at 4:30 with interment in the Hillside
Cemetery.
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LAND WANTED.
Want to rent small tract of oak
pasture land, with* few acres for cul-
tivation. Would fence the land to be
cultivated. Apply early at Herald of-
fice.
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AUTHOR BECOMES NURSE
MRS. MARY ROBERTS RlNEHAPJ
Mrs. Mary Huberts Uhiuehart, the
author, is preparing to go to France
to net as a Red Cigas nurse. Mrs.
Rlilnelnirt's husband and sou, about
whom she has written on several oe-
rnnloiiM since their entrance into tbs
war, are In France, as well as scores
of friends with whom, she says, she
will be glad to talk again.
ROADS MAY ALL GO DRY.
Railnoad Administration May Bar-
Liquor In Cars and Stations.
Washington, D. C., Aug. 7.—The rail-
road administration is considering
abolishing the sale of liquor on all
railroad property including dining cars
and hotels or restaurants maintained
at stations.
Information on the numb*. r of bars
and tlie method in which they ate
managed is being gathered.
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Mrs. Otis E. Scruggs and children
left today for San Antonio for a
weeks visit to relatives.
CLASSIFIED ADS.
One cent a word; one-half cent thereafter. Phone your Want ad.
WANTED TO RENT—A farm of
125 acres. Have a large force and
good team and also tools and am able
tor un by self. Best of reference
furnished. Wanted a place where can
plclt cotton at once. R. O. Cozart,
Care Joe Malek.
WANTED—2 furnished rooms. Use
Charles Newsom of Co. L. 143rd Inf.,
rage; ask for Smith.
FOR RENT—Rooms, or will take a
boarder with room. Phone or call on
Mrs. Globe, 717 Edgar St.
Want to rent small tract of oak
pasture land, with few acres for cul-
tivation. Would fence the land to be
cultivated. Apply early at Herald of-
fice.
Woman with children to support
wants employment as collector or
grocery solicitor. Address Woman
care Herald.
FOR RENT—Six room house at 6C1
Simpson Street near High School.
What ih the Largest Home Industry
in Yoakum? Answer: The Orth Mill-
ing Co. tf
LOST—Pair large eye-glasses with
steei rims, iu large ieu case. Lost
between Sap Yard Office and 200
block James St. Reward if returned
to Herald office. J. C. COX. 1-13.
FOR SALE.—Gentle horse works
single or double. Also set of harness
and light delivery wagon. Will sell
seperate or together at a bargain
Horse is between 15 V6 and 16 hands
high. Apply to Bass Bros.
WANTED GIN STAND MAN.
Want an experienced gin stand man,
and will pay $26 a week for a good
one. Address: A. Steen, Ginner, Route
1, Iloehhelm, Texas.
Chattel Mortgages and Lease Con-
tracts for sale at the Herald office.
WANTED—To rent 10 to 50 acres,
soon as It can be had—would buy
crop. Phone 99
FOR SALE—or will trade for cow
or other property. a 16 mouths course
in Baldwin’s Business College.
J. W. CEARLY. t-f
FOR SALE—3500 acre Ranch in
Edwards County, all fenced goat,
sheep and hog proof, 4 room house
and four good springs and plenty of
water, a fine goat and sheep ranch
and will also carry a nice bunch of
cattle. Might consider trade for a
farm. Price $28,000.
S. S. STAHL, Yoakum, Texas.
3-t.
FOUND—A pair of large colored
glasses. Owner can have same by
identification, and paying for this ad.
FARM FOR SALE—Eighty-two
acres adjoining Rose Lawn Addition,
eight room house, wind mill, good
barns, forty acres in cultivation, all
tillable. Terms to suit purchaser at
seven per cent interest if sold at once.
For particulars apply to Joseph C
Isdale, P. O. Box 243.
FOR SALE—Good double wagon
and harness; one single, wagon, and
two buggies; also wood machinery for
wood business. See R. L. Jordan,
phone 433.
FOUND—Two keys on a ring, one to
Yale lock. Owner can have same by
calling at Herald office and paying for
this add. t-f
FQR SALE—Typewriters, New or
second-hand. Excellent values, At-
tractive prices. In order to get your
pick—be quick. Baldwin’s Business
College, Phone 584.
Will pay cash for iron, 50 casta a
hundred pounds and old rubber, rags,
bones, sacks, and other jnak at good
Drifeea. Perry Ball. 708 Front St
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NEW MARKET
520 LOTT STREET
CITY MARKET AND SAUSAGE FACT RY
ALOIS SILL, Prop.
Your patronage is invited With promise to make
it your interest to trade with me. Phone 100
BATHING RESORT
teu ins mi
I have just opened a bathing resort
on the Guadalupe River, nine miles from
Yoakum, in Otto Wagner’s bottom.
Bath houses for ladies’ and gentle-
men, Spring boards, swings, plank
walks, etc.
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JOIN THE CROWD
TO OUR PATRONS:
We wish to announce that we now have in stock
and on display at our sales room, a complete line ot'
Goodrich Tires and Tubes. These Tires are the
Lowest Priced Standard Guaranteed Tires on the
Market, and if you are in need of any, See Us Be-
fore Buying;.
YOAKUM GARAGE,
Best In The Long- Run.
Phone 293.
GOODRICH TIRES.
GERMAN WOMAN KNITS FOR ti»p
/MRS. MARGARET
I # RITTELR/
''ANKFF.R
Costs Very Small Part
, ■ —z.—OF IT’S 1 — —
Actual Value To You
TO KEEP YOUR CLOTHES
CLEANED AND PRESSED
} MAKES YOUR CLOTHES LOOK NEW
AND YOU FEEL GOOD AS NEW
Palace Tailor Shop
Phone No. 435 Next to Pitfgly Wiggly
mid end the war," i» ihu view of one German born woman "over neie wUo
has just finished her lllUth pair of socks since she started to do her Mia re
for the soldiers the moment the United Stares entered the war She Is .Mrs.
Margaret Hitter, a widow, born In Germany eighty-five years ago. "I wish
I could do more for the American soldiers." Mrs. Hitter said, "for I know
what It Is to be a soldier I bad six brothers hi the German army They all
died before this wnr began. I came to American when 1 was only eighteen
years old. and I thank God for that, because my five daughters anil two
sons are all enjoying the freedom of this country, which the Kaiser i,-. trying
to destroy."
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Restaurant and
SoftDrinkFonnt
Just opened, new eating place and soda fountain
On Grand Avenue, next to Jareeh & Bur on.
Short orders and regular meals-all kinds of soft drink ‘
Come and see us in our new location and business.
J OHN GAJDUSEK, Prop’r
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Yoakum Daily Herald (Yoakum, Tex.), Vol. 22, No. 177, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 8, 1918, newspaper, August 8, 1918; Yoakum, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth758711/m1/2/?q=%22~1~1%22~1: accessed July 15, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Carl and Mary Welhausen Library.