Conroe Courier (Conroe, Tex.), Vol. 24, No. 49, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 16, 1916 Page: 2 of 8
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THE CONROE COURIER. CONROE, TBXAB
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ATTACH IN FRANCE
THE ELECTORAL VOTE
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State Dapirtmant Officials Believe
Oangeroos Possibilities Have Arisen
in Mexican Submarine Questions.
▼EUTONi FORCED FROM FIRST
AND SECOND LINE TRENCHES
ON FIVE-MILE FRONT
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PRESIDENT WILSON ELECTED
ON FACE OF THE RETURNS
Alabama ...
Arizona ....
A«fcanaaa .
Cllilorala .......... 'J
, Colorado >................ *
| Connecticut ...............
| Oelaware ..................
i Florida .................. 6
! Georgia ................. 14
1 Idaho ................... 4
Illinois ...................^
lnd:ana ...................
! lows ..................
Kansas ..................
I Kentucky /............... 1-*
| Louisiana >0
< Maine .....................
! Maryland ............... 0
Massachusetts .............
I Michigan .................
' 'Minnesota ................
Mieaiaaippi .............. '0
Missouri ................ 18
Montane ............... 4
Nebraska ................ 8
Nevada ................. 8
New Hampshire ......... 4
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York .......'. .....
North Carolina .......... 12
North Dakota ........... 8
Ohio ................... 24
Oklahoma ............... 10
Oregon .............«......
Pennsylvania .............
Rhode Island ..............
I South Carolina
| South Dakota
Tennessee ....
Texas ........
Utah ..........
Vermont .....
Virginia ......
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin ....
Wyoming ....
Washington Prihidi'Al Wlloon. back
lb tbe Wtills Houue Cur tbs first time
siuce the campaign began two months
ago, plunged Into stork Nlouduy tu an 1
effort to clear hi-, dusk of accumu-
lated business
Taking for granted that be had been
ro elected bit asked no questions about
sit* torsi votes but did display anxiety
| over the political complexion of ths
next house of representatives Thru ugh
an Interview with Secretary Lansing
the president got !u touch with press-
ing foreign problems. Including the
submarine, Mexican and British block-
ade lssuep and la a talk with Henry
Morgu;^' chairman of tba finance
coniuxa /the democratic uallonal
comiaR <i# became acquainted with
the latnsVdaveloyineuls In the political
situation.
State department officials make no
eecret of their belief that dangerous
possibilities are presented by recent
developments In both the Mexican and
Submarine questions.
Secretary Lansing reviewed details
with Mr Wilson, but auid no lininw
dtate action was In prospect Some de-
velopment la oxpectod soon, however,
at the Amorlci n Mexican conference
sitting at Atlantic City
The Russians Are Reported to Have
Crossed Danube to Aid Houma mans
and Hava Attacksd Oermans
in the Rear.
Latest Frem European War Fronts.
Once again the Oermaa line Id '
France hae been hard hit.
Starting an offensive running from j
the southern bank of lha Ancre river .
northward over a front of about fiva '
miles -from SL Pierre Dlvlon to the
north of Surra—ths British have cap- ,
tured the towns of Beaumont Hamel
and St. Pierre Dlvlon and first and
second line trenches at various points.
Between 3.609 and 4,000 man were
made prisoner In the attack The i
Germane apparently offered slight re- j
alliance to their adversaries, although
their positions were extremely heavily
fortified A maximum gain to a depth
of one mile over the five-mile froal
was made by the British Hard fight-
ing contlnes to the nortfi"'u{ Serre.
The new drive probably htes ms Its
ic\
TURMOIL IN MEXICO RETARDS WORLD PEACE AFTER
WORK OF THE COMMISSION
Reports Received by Members Regard-
objective the atrafrhtenlnY out 0>Jhe '"0 Villa Activity Are Studied at
------- ..------...____„____..-----•-». T Atlantic City Conference.
Totals .................276 24^
‘Result in Minnesota, with 12 votes,
will not be known until soldiers' vote
is counted. It is possible that recount
in close states may change the total to
some extent.
Republicans Demand a Recount of Votes in Several
Close and Pivotal States.
RECORD-BREAKING INTEREST IN THE NEWS
Cntire Nation Kept in Suspense While Election Judges of a Few
States Counted to the Last Ballot Before Result Was
Known—Soldier Vote a Factor.
Vdw York, Nov. 11.—On the face of
6te return*, unofficial and fttltl Inoom
.jAtetw, a Woodrow Wilson him been ri-
led president of the I'nlted States
[ with a majority of at least eleven Iti
electoral college. But the ltepub
place a cloud on his title Unit Is
to remain for a week or ten
•nd lu the menntline the Itepuh-
are declining to pay their elec-
beta.
Tbe situation Ik extraordinary and
ftte resulted In days of nerve-racking
1 lor the people of the country,
•lection official-, of 11 lew remote
I la A few KLBt' Icnnw how the
he* been waiting breathless to
from them, they muKt Ik* swelled
Bp fOorwouHly with n sens* of their
ftBpBrtance. For on t boa* few pre
•arte ban depended the nation's choice
dte IIP chief executive.
Tbnt Mr. WUnon't victory over Mr.
■apbea will not he concediil without a
lut In the close xt titer hie li •• « a I
la. New llatupahlre, New Mexico
North Dakota, was determined ut
yerences of the Kepuhllenn leaders
Otalriiuin WUIcox anserled 11 re-
would he damandid wherever
Of Democratic victory was
ill that • oniparatlvrly f« w vole*
turn the ncnle*. lie and hi* u*
va any they fak. the position
ere should tie no cloud upon Mr
v title to the prewideuoy. The
hu Ibsil pall «tec U. fed
r .ere uiuxt 1>< a rt count In -New
ire ewn though thr return*
If. (• Alt U koo
return* are still tnmruplrie
IxKf pi •■ *• i ■ •
' .lonal 1. f
Tin- eoldl.i* ur- |k r'nill.-d lo
.bMflt ihfeii ballot • bring fot
1 tv. auditor* of their home
and tn Mlnne-awa e*|w-« lull)
-te of tt»e i.iMirtimoen i»
ligerr In dri emit king »li
‘ ((*' Into ib« \Vtl*"i.
^jbaghea iviilfiun
11 line —
la tbe mutter of - Iwft - nml
gallon Is iw mI) n* large
naU’bval with Um- mhcsm
TtiriMigk • !*>►. ami mcln* <
Rm> rare was a *»•«• *0w
ud m •> «*f *»le* *• 1
ful Mates, und as It aoon nppeared that
ulniokt every electoral vote would he
vital, the returns from down on the
border were gruhlHd hot off the wire*.
After veering hack and forth for days.
New Mexico wax definitely placed in
the Wilson column, though there, too.
the president's margin wna an scant
thut a basis was afforded fur the call
for a recount. A few mistakes dis-
covered In the figure* of the precinct
officials might well swing the state
over to Hughes.
Willcox Demands Recount.
« »ii Friday National Chairman Wtll-
cox *>f the ftr-injbHrnn party handed
out the following statement:
"The result Mill depends upon the
vote In a few dose state*. !L must lie
borne In mind that the returns lima
far announced are. In most States, un
official, and mi/ be changed t>y the
official count requlrisl by the laws of
those state*.
"Twice during theae unofficial com-
putations yesterday tn Onllfornlu nils
Inkes In additions were announced
from that slate, substantially changing
figures previously given.
"It is a common experience ihat the
result of the official count almost al-
ways varies from the returns first an
no u need.
• Where the vote la aa cloae as that
reported In several states. It may well
he (hat material changes will result
.front the official count.
"We oWe it to (ho country to take
ell i .cesKary steps to see that an 1
set sod honest • ount i»f the wde la
made W hen the current seemed to be
running against Mr Wilson on Weilnes
day the. I teiiHs-ratte .managers an
rnmneed thetr Intention to demand *
r.H-ounl In every cloae state.
"All we desire Is to make sure that
the Yide Is counted us cast."
Both klde* conceded that no mutter
1 wlial action might be taken In regard
10 a recount there wa» little IlkelllMsst
I ■ Ih I t" tin b "i-e
• vf reprcscTiv 'TITPk BW1T fin* nf(et Hie
I lay.-Tilde,, • arn|stign In HTd l^rgts
As then* will be four members of
other minority pnrfle-v u working inn:
Jorlty for the Iteiupcrata la liuprotiuble
unless some of the minority members
should choose to east their lot with
the administration forces.
The senate, according to latest ttg-
ur*-s, will consist of M Democrats uud
42 Hepubllcans, a majority of 12. The
Democratic majority In the present
senate Is 1(1.
An unusual feature of the result Is
the election of the ttrst woman to con-
gress, Miss Jeanette Itanklu, Repub-
lican, apparently having been elected
In Montana.
8ix States Qo Dry.
Prohibitionists are Jubilant over the
results of tile election where prohibi-
tion was an Issue, From Washington
the legislative committee of the Antl-
SnlooQ league Issued a statement, say-
ing
'Prohibition has taken another
great leap forward. Michigan has
voted for state-wide prohibition by
7f,.UX) majority, Nebraskrt by 8T>.(kMl,
Montana b> 20,000 and South Dakotg
by 2.1,000. Idaho lias adopted a pro-
hibition const 1111 flonul amendment by
majority of 11 to. L L'tuh bus prob-
ably cll*cted. 11 legislature pledged 1o
edict state wide pridilbmon. WnsTl
Inglon. btwa, Folorado, ArJr.ona and
Arkansas have defeated attempts of
Danger of Strike Not Averted.
New York —Danger of a nation wide
railroad strike Which was believed to
have boon averted by passage of the
Adaninou eight hour law has not en
tlrrly disappeared, il developed Mou
day vrhon representatives of the rati
roads and the four brotherhoods com-
prising 400,000 employes failed to
reach an agreement as to the proper
application of the new law The stum
blfng block, both sides admitted, was
the existing mileage system of com-
pensation.
British line northward from the reglotK
of Bars across the Ancre and the pusb- 'Ns.
lug forward by the British left wing Atlantic City, N J—Confirmation of
toward Alchiet-Le Petit, the Junction reports Of the increased strength of
point of the Arras Hupauuie and Arras- various rea'Hipnary movements in
Mlraumnnt railroads. Mexico served tch-^iffset this week an
Except In the Itoutuanlan und Mace- apparent determination of the repre-
donian theaters there has been little sentatlvcs on tbe Mexltsep-Amerlcan
fighting of great Importance -on any joint commission to effect ah wyrly ad-
of the eastern fronts In the Transyl- justment of the problems the tw'trcov-
vanlan Alps region Bu< harest admits ernnieots are facing.
that the Roumanians lu tbe Alt River Reports received by the Americans
have been compelled to yi«*ld ground from official sources and others re-
to the Austro Hun 'arlans, but asserts celved by the Mexicans from their gov-
that Klnv Ferdinand’s men have held eminent dealing with the activities of
WAR IS VOICED
Chancellor von Bethmann-Holhweg
Saya Germany Will Co Operate
With Othsra to That End.
their own aguli-st ut tacks In the Cam
pulling district. Both Vienna and Ber-
lin n i ord further ndvanc-s for the
troops of the Teutonic alHes-iall along
Villa were studied at the conference
of the commissioners Saturduy. The
net result of the comparison of the
reports was to disclose that Genera!
Trevino Replaces Murguia
Bt Pasty Tex.--General Francisco
Murguia Ts to succeed General Jacinto
B. Trevino as commander of the
northeastern military zone as roon as
he arrives- In'Chihuahua City from the
Mouth with Ills reorganised division
General Murguia Is of equal rank with
General Trevino, who. It Ib Understood,
has asked to be relieved of his com
mand of Chihuahua for personal rea-
sons
this front, havli'i taken the towns of Carranza is now conducting a deftn
Klernan Case Reversed.
Austin, Tex.—In a divided opinion
the court of criminal appeals Wednes-
day reversed anil remanded the case
of C. J. Klernan. from Bexar county,
convicted of the killing of his son.
John Klernan, at San Antonio and
given ninety-nine years lu the peni-
tentiary. The opinion was written by
Associate Judge Harper, to which Pr«-
Iding Judge Promlergavl dissented
Dlotn and Arsurller to the north In the
Gjergo Mountains and Candestl,
northwest of Cumpulung. In Rouma-
utu
"In IkjtrudJa, according to P«vro
grail advices received by wireless at
Rome, the troops of Fluid Marshal von
Mnckensen are still In retreat and ths
Russians have crossed the Danube
from the western bank and reached
two points south of Tehernavoda on
the eastern bank.
The Serbians, southeast of Monastlr,
have scored another victory over ths
Germans and Bulgars. having captured
1 the village of Ivon, lying on the Cerns
River northeast of Polog, and forced
Hive campaign against Villa with
battle at Kscalon Imminent instead of
prosecuting a campaign against him
From the Bouth comes a report ac-
cepted as reliable that Felix Diaz's
forces are In possession of Rincon An
lonio, a station on the Tehuantepec
railway, which extends from Sallna
Crux on the Pacific to Puerto Mexico
on the Gulf of Mexico. Dlax was re-
ported in the state of Chiapas. It was
believed that thu men lu command of
the Diut forces that took Rincon An
tonto are Canuto Reyes and Ysabel
Robles, formerly active In the support
of Villa.
Berlin.—Chancellor von Bethmaaa
j Holla eg announced Saturday that
after the ending of the war Germany
would co-opirate tn an endeavor tw
find a practical means for procuring a
lasting peace by means of an iuterna
tlonal league.
The attitude of Germany in regard
P> the proposal for an International
iinHip to enforce peace was niatU
knowo'-Iiyforb tbe main committee of
the relchstafc The semi official Over-
seas News Agwtmy explains that ths
chancellor’s speeclKjyas in reply to a
statement of Viscoubt .Grey in Fa
gland, in which the British’foreign s«a
retary said the origin of the w*Ar.^must
influence peace conditions and that
Germany would be entitled to ask for
guaiantees against future attacks V
^the present war really were foroad
upon Germany The chancellor re-
viewed the historical fedM of the xtte-
blllr.atlons of 1914 and assorted:
“The ,action which made the war
unavoidable waa the Russian moblllaa-
tion. ordered on tbe night of July
30-31."
Referring to the quintlon of an la
temational league for the preservation
of peace, the chancellor said:
"We never conoeulod our doubt*
whether peace could be guaranteed
permanently by International organ
izations such as arbitration court*. I
the liquor people to secure the tulop
tlnn of proposals which would nullify
thetr prohibitory law*. '
"Thus 24 states out of 48—one-half
of the *tat»-K of the Dulon have now
declared for state-wide prohibition,
and over GO per cent of the (Mipulntlon
und hf> per cent of the area of the
country la now under prohibitory law."
Women Vote as Do Men.
From tbe general result It le clear
that as the men voted In the suffruge
-Isites so did th«- women.
In Illluot* men nml women seeiuod
about eqoully divided us to prefer-
ence. Tbe state went for Hughes by
a big plurality.
Ill Kansas. Colorado, Montana.
Wafthtiigton. Oiegou nut California,
where women also vole. Wilson wax
sureeasfnl, but Ids pluralities wen- not
suffictaatiy large to Indicate that tbe
woman voters supported him n* a unit
Farm Vots th# Factor.
Then- «rc several great outstanding
facts concerning tbe result of the clec
tloti. one of which Is that labor. In'all
the big fndtudrlsl stales except tllilo,
declluad to give it* undivided support
to I’rcwidctd Wilson despite hi*.claim
to II on the score of linxltig ts-rsunded
ciuigrew* to pa** Ibe Atlainsou ’’elglil-
luiur" bill. New York. L’eulotylvauia.
illlnbi*. M eh tty pvt* ATirmptn fn
School Bonds Are Approved.
Auslln, Tex.—The attorney gen
nil's offlcu has approved the follow
log bond issues Haskell county com
mon school district No. 38, ,f1.600;
Haskell county common -school dis-
trict No 47. IL200, Haskell county
common school district No. 20, $1,600!
Haskell county common school district
No. 38, |l,26o; Haskell county com-
mon school district No 24. $1,200; a
total lu Hu- five districts of $0,800. all
hearing 5 p<-r cent Interest and uiatur
iog within twenty years.
The capture of Jlmlnez. Santa Rosa
their antagonists to fall hack nearly '*:i Hn<1 I'arral in the state of Chlhua- 1 „hall noj discuss the theoretical
two miles About one thousand men hua waa confirmed. General Mur^l.i 1H of the problem In this plaaa
were piude prisoner In this fighting >* *n. command of the Carranza forces qu£ from the standpoint of matter* of
and larpe numbers of guns and quan now opposing Villa's southward move- faot we now and in peace must drftas
titles of arras and ammunition were ment at Kacaloo. Under him is Gen our position with regard to this qucs
captured, according to slau-m, nta eral Maycotle, who was forced south don.
ward from Jlmlnez When the Car , -jf Bft<,r the *.„<! Gf Xhe war, tba
ranza troops moved southward they wor|<i will only become fully conscious
tor* up the railroad tracks behind of the horrifying destruction of Ilfs
them, delating their pursuit by Villa all.i property, then through the whole
whose total force Is variously estl 0f humanity there will ring out a cry
dova ktllcd at least sixty parsons in- mail'd at from a few hundred to seven Xnr peaceful arrangements and under
eluding women and chUdren, my$ a thousand men [standings which as far us within hu
Rome 4b»t»et« h V Reports reac hing the commissioner!- man power will avoid the return of
A violent artillery duel Is still In Indicated thgt Chihuahua <Tty was tn such a monstrous cataatropbe. This
no Immediate danger of fulling into
frotu the Serbian and Fronch war of-
fices
On the Austro-Itallan front quiet
prevails except for artillery duels An
Austrian aerial bombardment of Weo-
pTogres% In the Narayuvka River re-
cry will be ao powerful and So Juati
glon of Galicia and jhu Russians havs villas hands, although It Is known that it must lead to some result
that General Trevino, the Carranza
commander, needs ammunition
Cattle Receive First Dipping.
Houston, T«X.—-The completion of
4 dipping vat In South Houston *0
ths occasion for v public dipping of
zattls Wednesday, with Dr J B Reldy
m charge Many tattle owners gsth
ervd to wttnnss the process Federal
iUthorltles suy these dippings will
tervu a guod purpose for educational
value, ax cattle owners will bstter un
Jerstaud how lo take charge ot thslr
owu dipping
repelled strong Austro-Germaa attacks
In the Carpathians
In iHihrudJa the advance of the Rus-
so Roumanian forces southward con-
tinues. and I'etrograd records a battle
with Field Marshal von Macksnsen's
troops near Tehernavoda. recently
abandoned by the Roumanians At
Tchernavodu Is tbs bridge of the rail-
road tunning between Conetanxa and
Uuchurest. and It Is for this bridge
thsf the Roastarts end RmrvmvnWvrva are during the month
"Germany will honestly co-oparats
In examlnAtlon of every endeavor Us
rind u practical solution and will cot
Stats Has 3.981 Prisoners. | laborsta for Its possible raaltsaUos
Austin. Tex —Tbe monthly report of Th|„ a|| the more If the war. as we ex
the slate prison commission to the „^.t nnfj trust, shall create political
governor, filed Katurduy, shows that conditions that do full Justice to tba
twenty eight convict* escaped from development of all nation*, of
the penitentiaries and state farms in t«nmU. a* well as gnat nations. Thes
October. 1 he total number of oon the principle of Justice and free ds
vlds on Nov 1 was 3.981, an Increase yel'opment, not only on the colony, but
Forty-six n»
fighting 1’etrograd slso announces’' vb t* wyre pardoned during October, -phis,
the occupation of several towns be
tween Hlrsova and T' h»-rHawatei • Wee-
Un says there have been no Important
changes In Dobrudja.
On ths Transylvania Roumanian
front Arrbduks Charles has s*«.nmed
the offensive and puxhe.t ba< k the
Roumanians lu the Kredesl sector
alao on the aaaa must be made valid
to be sure. Ix>rd Grey did
146 new convicts were received, 13 re mention "
captured. 6 returned by sheriffs, &S . 1 . ......■— ..
discharged, 1 died, 7 delivered to sh.-r Pretest Filed by Democrats.
Iff. Total worked on state property ! Haton Kottg. La -Deroocrata of tke
Fsdsrsl Rsssrvs Bank Ptatcmsnt.
Washington -The federal reserve
board s statement of combined re
sou re os and liabilities of the twelve
federal resnrvn banks of the United
Slat*-• at Hie closv of Lstlu-si No
«ember iU ahbwa »o.d r*.serfs, tied,
*36 006, billg Ottarounled and bought,
$119.263.600,, total cam! kg seseta
Il6l.l67.tewe toipl »reoor». * $6iP 64c
3.2ek loci worked on lessee.1 »*roi* Thtr4j Louisiana Congressional Dlstriel
‘ii ; Saturday ftled a protest with the sae
The convicts are distributed as fol r,.Ury of ,ut, .Kala#l promulgating
______________ - ______________ ,ow' Huniav.ile, i46. Husk. 77. Ram * «i«»<-tlrm returns from the district
stubborn fighting continues, with both *r? f"rTn* 4*1; Wynne, 141; Imperial, j where W'adu O Martin, democrat, o*
the Austro Germans ami ths Houmao * amp(»o-*-e. 96, N A Hhaw. 128, ,
lana claiming progress The Austrians Harlem, 399, Kasthaiu, 413; liiu Her
have :,lu.o«t compiel ly rnov'-rrd the farm. 120, J bun-ua, 401; asy
ground lost lu ths Georxsny uioun'talus •!- Morton, 16, Bradshaw. 48
November 4 I Hog era, 176, Blue Ridge, 166. He
Representative W’hll Ms rtfs
progressive The protest alleges fr
ragularlttee In Lafourche parish; that
In several precincts there were not
the required number of commlselOB
SvversI trench alemsnis north of tha ,r*eww lul. LUakeley, ill. Weeibrook, >ir> sn<) that aight pre
the Itr|>ub1lcgn isisll
and Ohio a vote In fa
1 not certainly to Iw at
lid-or vie
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be <1 au|1'
a an ad
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bt>ard kccu>upauled by 8v>(# sty
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i e near Leabca*
■its and Hallttsel
bur#
been captured
by
the French.
Utrtij
11 ( elates France
» Urlt
Is'' attacks
hv* w 1
en Uucdecourt
and
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mkI
rre ha* been inu
<*h a*
-rial fighting
Oil th
>v wreteru frortl
Ur
■run r> cords
Urn hi
It structIdn or *<
itvsiil
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Airpfj
inrs mil Baris
ates«
rt« that t» u
un tna> hiuks we
re br
ought down
LteHuli
ilncsli air
(ailed to relur
n to
thrir base
lir.hu In the al
r li
1 one of the
flfllCl
- a wquatirou of 1
1 hil ly* ill itislt air-
* and a Orrman
1 «‘dU
adroit #f h#
thirty and fofi
W# »#4R^4
German Victim ef Bandits
Ki l'aso. Tex -A report was r»*
■ Meed Wednesday Irsui I Mbsskss
ITty that Kdgar Koch Gtrman <ou
sular agent al I'arral. either was kill
• d or waa bviag held, for tansoui h>
Villa bandits Is tbe vicinity ol Hants
Rosalia Koc h Is belU-i rd lo have-
lartad froiu I'arral with tke $M.0W
worth of silver bar* for an American
Uliulag <ompetty which Is reported tn
hive been taken from him al Rants
Hoaalla hy Villa b«-adlta A later re
H r# mmo m K« 4 h hid If* ••»! I Iff'ulfil
i tncfp fait 1^1 to irnd oftlrlml
to tha board of election superv Ikotv
Hecretary of Plate Bailey said he
wa* without authority to decide tt»
controversy and thst the notilesl proh
ably would go before congress (►*
the face of returns Whit Martin had
> majority of ninety one votee In itee
district
il 000.000 Psheel Bends Voted
!4t Isouls A $3.0oo.OteO s< huol ta>ad
Issue for new building* wa* author
Ised In au ele« lion Hat ur lay hv 1 <new
of approltmately IS* to I
aga-ndl
s« al (be Germs
he Peiroprsd «i
uik ee lkai the
-ora reeieianee
at Ms wers fins By
tecs I* ik*W seesmd KM
Klee• hors ate Ikl east
(he iarpeibitetes (here tea
Ademean Lavs Ysat tew'l FMsd
Omaha, Neb Ths Union lh< Ilk-
Mallnad Csteflf Bled well IB tbs
federal resr* Wednesday to »»**« ibe
fiOfksii'u'ionaJHy of tbe et|hl hour U#
reten Gf pa sated by nwgr*.i and
known aa tbe AdaWaon a *
Peri AriRwr Voted fee 6iaoJXK> teow,
Fori Arlbur, Tex In e special hone
ele< ili'B held Tueedny 10 determine
a briber or not the cWy would leone
bond* for weter MitssiM to itee
amount of |a > 006 and for eewar eitea
■kn te the ancuil of 1106 Iter twdte
kreyasltkin* cnrrted
•nip *e vhs
Dsmeere** F nee AstesH
New Vogte. Ntn lo Ttee Iternwreii
ftp** ihm |«rtt«ft
nntlossnl committee ted rwn tain 4*1
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IS Itee tesBMHSl ef tfiaiuuo el ttee rl.w
till, fiUflltUi# hif
ef «Ve iskHko Ttee inasSkHaa
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, wee mate by llmry Rsr»»>tte'
iRfll ®fi #’f ft (fel 4ij I
' kelrsune ef tlw >••*<* (venslu*
Il etef Ibe cute j
1 •« -uoted Id fl Wfs*-•’*' and (tec • t
.. I'lwrew Iw dale •!•*'»• as |
0§UM| Ilk ftftl Mft«vftH41 Ml MiK
yvrdlrtdrtaa fssrly 1
p.i ftisft Mid !»•• hv«d ll
uriss nUlrb
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ust ibe teem of ite
aRb teteift»r# fit#! *>tf '
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> a front wf *i-oe4 i
lee The. siu-d !
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/I
ternly set
v« kin* «was ante 1
ff
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w
Fsllesee* ef Jaekaen la Oead
a tmlla Tsi Evans W Scott fl
«#are ora, died si Ibe i'synfedemte
Hnnte Taaadn y He waa * oaiive »f
RiMstb (,'irvUss add served isrisg ibe
eistt war aa • member of Rbetrs tel
la I lee ef artlUel y Jsrkasa » atmr
Many Hilled la Asodeni
ta-eu-a klsee Nearly fifty (.renew
tom 1 heir Hvee when a aerfme trolley
•er el Ibe Rue ion C a - sled Rail wav
OwnysM pleaged ikrevfb an epee
dsaebridge fweedsy
see Deetreyed
T reeper Hllla Cetnrpden
In rude Te* Privates Arther Jams*
and L McRalilbi ef TYoup K fiisr
• eesih * evaivf I nfted liates srmr
•are skei 4# death m I be terrm ba ad
tbedv tmnp tear we day bv aaedteee ussy
Wteenela T > espw fs< Sum ,
Redman f an pnisNur vote of Pee
pdte 41. Ptem Aw epMi 1* inn (ft an
baaed#* dwt> aanoanteed by Mae etnas
an a seeing Wet 4 itets a *ete skews
Wl •- B *4 ll s’es Id
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England, John Stone & Etheridge, O. Conroe Courier (Conroe, Tex.), Vol. 24, No. 49, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 16, 1916, newspaper, November 16, 1916; Conroe, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth843945/m1/2/: accessed July 11, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Montgomery County Memorial Library.