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The Bonham News
VolumeXLIX.
Bonham, Fannin County, Texas, Tuesday, August 11, 1914
Number 32
THINK
THINK
Palm Beach Suits go at $7.50
(A few Wash Suits, $5 value at $2.50)
All wool suits go at. . 1-3 off
(A few All Wool Suits go at 1-2 Price)
All Straw Hats go at 1-2 Price
All Oxford Shoes go at 1-4 off
All Odd Pants go at . . 1-4 off
Come early while the selection
is good. Your opportunity
is now!
H. L. RODGERS CO.
The Good Clothes Store
ALL OF EUROPE
IS NOW AFLAME
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Great, Hostile Armies Now
Almost Ready for A Big
Battle. Looks Bad
for Germany
Severe fighting has been in progress at Liege in Belgium for the past
six days. The Belgians have stopped the advance of the German army
which expected to find its w*y to theFrepch frontier practically unopposed.
The Germans have sustained a sevwr Wn>, more than 25,000 men have fallen
up to Sunday morning.
It was reported yesterday that the city of Liege had fallen into the hands
of the Germans, but that the forts still held out.
Of tlje utmost interest is the official report that the French and Eng-
lish forces have formed a junction with the Belgian army, and are ready
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to meet any further attempted advance of the Germans.
A big battle is now imminent,and it may be one that will go far towards
deciding the final outcome of this titanic struggle.
The subborn resistance of the Belgians and the delay of the German
troops, which hoped to strike France while it was unprepared, has put the
Germans at a great advantage. France has been given time to march a
large body of troops to aid the Belgians, wfiile England has 22,000 picket
troops at the scene of conflict, with 80,000 more on the way.
Armies Now United.
MARRIED SUNDAY.
Mr. Price Martin and Mrs. R. G.
Hewlett were united in marriage in
this city Sunday evening, Rev. Edgar
W. Williams officiating. Mr. Martin
is an employe of the T. & P. railroad*
while his wife has long been a resi-
our city and is well known to
its people.
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A daughter was born to Dr. awL
Mrs. J. A. Seay of Clarksville yester-
day morning. Mrs. Seay and the babe
are in the Allen Hospital in this ci£y,
and are both doing well.
BY AUTO ROUTE
The latter part of last week a party
concisting of Mr. and Mr3. J. J. El-
1' ngton and child, Mr. and Mrs. Tom
Howe and child and a cookfrona Atlan-
tta, Texas, passed through here on
their way to Colorado Springs, Col.
They had two cars, one carrying the
party while the other carried camp
equippage and provisions.
Ira Hickenbottom of Caddo was here
yesterday. Mr. Hickenbottom form-
erly lived south of town and is now
visiting relatives in Randolph and its
neighborhood.
YOUR RAINY DAY FRIENDS
Dollars to your credit in a bank means prestige to your
social and business affairs to say nothing of the staunch
and independent bearing its lends to your personal make-
up.
Keeping money around the house is not only old fashion-
ed and out of keeping with the advancing times but'it is
also dangerous. A single match can start a blaze that
will in a few seconds destroy the saving of a life time.
Begin to save today. Start a bank account.
CAPITAL
SURPLUS
$200,000.00
$100,000.00
Brussels, Aug. 9.—Belgian official
report^ received by the War Office,
record the important fact that a junc-
tion has been effected by Belgian, Brit
ish and French troops across the line
of the German advance through Bel-
gium. The location of the three ar-
mies was not revealed, but it is under-
stood they will act together.
At Liege, where the Belgian gar-
risoVi has presented a stubborn front
to the German attackers, fighting has
ceased since early yesterday morning
ar.d the Belgian troops and citizens
have strengthened the city’s defense.
The Germans have retired out of
range. Between the forts lines of
earthworks have been thrown up by
men who have worked without cessa-
tion night and day.
Reports -reached Brussels today by
way of London that, according to an-
nouncements in Berlin Liege had fall-
en into the hands of German troops.
A German cavalry patrol was sight-
ed to the south of Namur today. This
was taken as evidence of the activity
of the German forces in Lusemburg,
showing they were reconnoitering to
discover the position of the defending
armies.
Believed Germans Are Concentrating.
The retirement of German troops
out of range of the guns of the forts
of Liege was supposed to indicate they
were concentrating and waiting for
reinforcements to renew the attack.
In the meantime French troops who
have crossed the frontiers of Belgium
continued to advance methodically and
their approach strengthens the posi-
tion of the Belgian army. When a
French officer arrived at Namur in an
automobile today citizens hoisted him
on their shoulders and carried him
through the streets.
It was reported today that the great
er part of Luxemburg, which had been
occupied by Germans, had been clear-
ed of invaders by the French army.
A number of troop trains filled
with French soldiers passed around
Brussels during the night on the way
to the front. \ ...
Two Belgian officers charged with
important missions passed through
the advanced lines of the Germans un-
injured, although they drew the Ger-
man fire.
The Belgian aviator, Alfred Lan-
soer, was arrested today on suspicion
of being a spy.
land up to a distance of seventy-five
miles from the coast. ,
Italy is Threatened.
Rome, Aug. 9. 1:35 a. m.—Germany
and Austria threaten Italy with the
declaration that if the latter persists
in its stand of neutriality they will
con sider themselves free to declare
war and Austria will invade Venetia
and Lombardy. -<t:
Portugal Supports England
Lisbon,via London, Aug, 8.—Porbr
ugal’s decision to support Great Bri-
tain i nthe general European war an-
nounced today after Germany had de-
manded information of her intentions.
Marching
Orders
on all our
.MEN’S OXFORDS..
They are marching out at Reduced
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Prices—they will keep on march-
ing until every pair has marched
out. See our Window for Prices.
LEWIS- THE SHOE MAN
QOEENSWARE AND ENANELWARE
WE HAVE CHEAP PRICES ON
QUEENSWARE AND ENAMEL-
WARE, WITH A COMPLETE LINE
TO SELECT FROM. CALL AND
SEE US.
BONHAM HOUSE FURNISHING COMPANY
free city of the German Empire in
1273 and in the 15th century entered
into an alliance with Swiss, which last
ed until 1798, when the city became
French. It was taken from the French
in September, 1870, and was ceded to
Germany with Alsace in 1871.
Muelhausen is garrisoned by a full
infantry brigade of about 9,000 men
and a full cavalry brigade of aboutt
100,000 and is the principal seat of
ootton spinning in Western Germany.
Capture City
WARBURG-DELANO AFFIRMED
Paris, Aug. 8.—It is officially re-
ported that French troops have enter-
ed Muelhausen.
Muelhausen is the second largest
town of Alsace-Lorraine and lies six-
ty-one miles to the south-southwest of
Strassburg, the capital. It became a
Washington, Aug. 7.—Nominations
of Paul M. Warburg of New York
j and Frederic A. Delano of Chicago as
members of the Federal Reserve
Board were confirmed tonight by the
j Senate.
With the confirmation of Mr. War-
burg and Mr. Delano the new banking
board is complete. Other members are
are W. P. G. Harding of Birmingham,
Adolph C. Miller San Francisco,
Charles S. Hamlin-of Boston and Sec-
retary of the Treasury McAdoo and
Controller of the Currency Williams
as ex-officio members.
B. YOUNG SEEKS JUDGSHIP
R. B. Young, formerly a Bonham
lawyer, is an applicant for appoint-
ment by Gov. Colquitt for the judg-
ship at the Forty-Eighth district at
Fort Worth. R. H. Buck, the present
incumbent, was recently elected as as-
sociate Justice of the Court of Civil
Appeals of the Second district.
Bonham News, $1.00 a year* ^
NOTHING SUCCEEDS LIKE
THE
SUCCESS SULKEY PLOW
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It plows harder ground.
It pulls lighter.
It turns the land just right.
It covers the needs better.
It is simpler and easier to handle.
, It has more strength.
It has more satisfied users than any other.
A TRIAL WILL CONVINCE YOU
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African Port Taken.
First National Bank
A. B. SCARBOROUGH, Pres.
ZAC SMITH. V.-Pres.
D. W. SWEENEY. Cashier,
' London, Aug. 8. 2:30 p. m.—A Brit-
ish force on the Gold Coast of West
Africa has seized Port Lome, German
Togoland.
The seizure of Port Lome was made
or. the instructions of the British
Colonial offices. No resistance was
offered by the Germans, who simul-
taneously surrendered Southern Togo-
Chas. Davis Hardware Co.
THE HARDWARE PEOPLE
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Comstock, E. B. The Bonham News (Bonham, Tex.), Vol. 49, No. 32, Ed. 1 Tuesday, August 11, 1914, newspaper, August 11, 1914; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth982132/m1/1/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Bonham Public Library.