The Flatonia Argus (Flatonia, Tex.), Vol. 41, No. 7, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 16, 1915 Page: 2 of 8
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THE AKCTM. FLA TONI A. TSXAS
CHRISTMAS PREPAREDNESS
Your Cotton Seed
R> A. M.;
Moulton Chaptar
THE UNITED STATES MAKES DB
MANOS OF AUSTRIA ON SINK-
SHOULD BE BROUGHT TO OUR MILL
Prompt Attention and Courteous Treatment
-, Telephone 9(1 -—r —
Stated convocation* Thurs-
day on or before fall moon
each month. Sojourning
ion* eofdiaUv invite^
Brltleh Suffered Severely From Bul-
garian Oun Fire On Other War
A. Bninnemann, H. F.
FLAT ON I A OIL MILL
Front* the Fighting Haa Been
ef Spaamodlc Character. Etc.
Clark LOwenLodge
LAAj No. 136
dark L. Owen Lodge No. 136,1. O. O.F.
aeeeta regularly on the 2nd. and 4th.
Tuenday night of avery month. Visit-
ing brethren cordially invited.
F. J. Haa*. N. G.
G. Q. Menefee, Sec’y.
The text of the American not* to
Austria-Hungary regarding ths sink-
ing of the Italian .steamship Ancona,
made public Sunday, ravaala a formal
demand by the United Stats* for
prompt denouncement of the “Illegal
and Indefensible" act, for punishment
of the submarine commander and for
Indemnity for the killing and Injuring
of Innocant American citizens.
These demands follow a statement
Informing Austria-Hungary “that ths
good* relations of the two countries
must rest upon a common regard for
Scrub Hard No More
Put Linoleum on Your Floor
nocls
quiet
Call snd inspect our stock of long wearing linoleum. Lin-
oleum Art Squares and Rugs- CON GOLEUM Rug Borders.
A full line of Mattings. Portiers. Couch Covers. Window
Shades and Art Squares. O’Cedar Mops, all aizea. Other
makes from 25 cents up.
FLATONIA LODGE
No. 203 K. of P.
Meets Every 1st snd 3rd
TAX ASSESSORS OF TEXAS DAUGHTERS OF CONFEDERACY
HOLD DIG CONVENTION ADOPT MANY RESOLUTIONS
law and humanity.
Tuesday in their Castle
The note arralfna the shelling and
torpedoing of the liner as “Inhuman,
barbarous, and a wantom slaughter of
belpleaa men, women and children.”
Latest Now* From Battl* Fronts.
Although outnumbered tan to ons
by the Bulgarians, who were well sup-
plied with ammunition and guns, the
British forces in Serbia have been
able to recrosa the Greek frontier,
and now are said to nave an open
pathway before them back to their
youn
M. FERNAU
al. *•> G. Q. Menefee, C. C*
Henry Miller, K. of R. A S.
Flatonia
Furniture
Additional Funds Raised for Shiloh
Monument—To Fiaeo Memorial
Window in Rod Cross Building.
Msst at Houston In Tenth Annual Con-
vention, Elect Officers, Chooss
Fort Worth for Next Meet.
Flatonia Rebekah
MQgjjPjjH NO. 21, I. 0. 0. F.
Meets every 2nd and
4thTuesday afternoon
at 2 o’clock from Oct. to April and at
4 e’tiock from April toOctober.
Visiting SiaterS and Brothers are
cordially invited to Attend.
Mrs. Louise Kaiser, Mrs Ross Baugh
Secretary Noble Grand
Houston, Tex.—By s majority of
only one vote Fort Worth was Thurs-
day selected as the next convention
city of the Tax Assessors' Association
of Texas. Dallas was the other appli-
cant for the honor and when the voles
were counted it was seen that Fort
Worth had twenty to Dallas’ nineteen.
Many Interesting subjects were dis-
cussed by the members.
Officers elected for the new year
were: President, Joton B- Haines,
Sherman, Grayson county; vice presi-
dent, William Wendt, Branham. Wash-
ington county; secretary and treas-
urer, Ous Reinlnger, New Braunfels.
Resolutions were passed urging the
creation of a state board of equalisa-
tion or state tax commlaaion. The
next legislature will be asked by the
association to enact a law creating
such a board or commission.
Austin, Tex.—Tbs Texes division,
United Daughters of the Confederacy,
adjourned their meeting Friday. Res-
olutions were adopted at the meeting
recommending that the legislature
give Foard county Its correct spelling,
calling it "Rip Ford." It is mow mis-
spelled as Foard.
Miaa Katie Daffan's motion waa
adopted to “can" the rebel yell for fu-
ture generations by having it* made
into phonograph records'. The nation-
al United Daughters of the Confed-
eracy will be asked to adopt a similar
motion.
A motion to change the regular an-
nual eeeslons from October to Decem-
ber waa lost.
-A motion was considered to offer
the West Point Military Academy a
Confederate flag to be placed in the
academy's collection of flags of the
Planing and Grist Mill j
——Manufacturer Of --.-t - *
Manufacturer Of
base at Saloniki.
Advices from Athens are that the
Greek troops In the region which the
entente allies must use in their op-
erations have been withdrawn, and
that the zone between Saloniki and
Dioran is now open tmd free for their
movement. In addition, it la said that
sasuraaces which are regarded as sat-
isfactory have.been given personally
by King Constantine to the entente
ministers in Athena.
Accounts vary as* to the losses suf-
fered by the British during the re-
Efff | T; tm All Heart Cypress Tanka, Water Cisterns.
Freak Corn Meal, Brass Goods, Pipe Fitt-
ings, General Machinery and Bee Supplies.
G. S. E1DELBACH
FLATONIA, TEXAS
« FLATONIA LODGE NO. 436
i A.F.&A.M.
WwJR Meets Saturday on or before
full moon. Brethren in good
standing are invited to attend.
C. P. Johnson, W. M.
Henry Hurr, Secretary.
Sue -esaor to A. Eidelbach
FLATONIA BOTTLING WORKS
Jos. Schmidt, Proprietor
Pure Sparkling Soda Water and
treat
Berlin officials announce that ap-
proximately two British divisions were
annihilated. Other reports . have in-
Nearly a half hundred Texas coun
dicated that the withdrawal waa be
tfonat association wiH
earth: Tin
Ireland Camp
ties were represented at the session.
ing effected in an orderly manner and
without heavy caaualty.
Two companies of the Royal Innia-
killen Fusiliers at one point held back
the Bulgers for hours while their corn-
act in the matter.
Mrs. E. O. Spencer of San Antonio,
the newly elected president, appeared
before the convention and thanked
the delegates for the honor conferred.
Adkltlofl&l funds have been raised
for the Shiloh monument and pledges
taken for the nftmorlal window to be
as follows:
C. T. Schwab, De Witt county. Wil-
liam Moody, Harris: J. B. Raines,
Grayson; William Wsndt, Washing-
ton; Gus Seydler, Wharton; Henry D.
SuMtuSSi No. 340
**&*$&* w. o. w.
■meets lat. and 3rd. Monday nights each
month. Visiting Sovereigns invited.
It's cheaper
Buy it by the case
rades took up a new position, but were
Shaving
Made
Pleasant
A. M. Goech.CC H. R. Thulemeyer
Lass, Colorado; R. Yalenta. Lavaca;
virtually exterminated in their valfant
W. E. Horton, Dallas, assistant; John
Brook, Milam; P. J. Smith, Guadalupe;
C. B. Stevenson, Wilson; W. H. Shaw,
Dimmit; George W. Prichard, Tar-
rant; J. R. Young, Hays; L. T. Bras-
well, Jasperj. Tom C. 'Pierson, Hamll-
effort.
The regains of the Serbian army
are still resisting the Austrians and
Bulgarians in Albania, while fhe Aus-
triftiis ye,iqak}ng very 'Slow progress
placed In the Red Cross building to be
erected at Washington. Three win-
dows are to be placed, one from the
north, one from the.^ south and one
month
con- ^iosolutUm—was 'adopted' «
OpnBIEr.. .. \ r.^.naas
H.Jt. Thulemeyer, Sec’y.
’Only small actions have taken place
on the east and ,west fronts. \On the
Gallipoli peninsula a fall of show Is
impeding the operations, although tho
entente allied ships keep things lively
for the Turks, whoso attempt at an
offensive last week seems to have
failed.
A British official report says that
the Turkish attacks at Kut-el-Amara,
where British reinforcements are ar-
riving, have been repulsed. The at-
tacks were made frojp all sides, but
the British position was so strong that
the Turks were unable to make ahy
impression on it.
On the other hand, there have been
no battles of great magnitude. Artil-
lery bombardments almost exclusive-
ly oh the French. Russian and Austro-
lt all an lines.
The destruction of a Zeppeline air-
ship in the Libau region is reported
from Petrograd. The entire crew of
the airship was burned to death.
The British house of commons has
advanced toward passage a bill which
permits'the British government to mo-
bilize Canadian and American securi-
ties for use as collateral for loans to
meet Great Britain's liabilities in the
United States.
During the debate in the chamber
of deputies at Rome, which preceded
adoption of tba bill'giving full finan-
cial powers to the government for six
months. Premier Salandra raised the
question of the chamber's confidence
in the government. A vote of confi;
dence wan adopted by 391 to 40.
Direct communication by telephone
between Berlin and Sofia has been
opened. The first conversation, by
way of Nish, Orsova and Budapest,
was held by the Bulgarian and Ger-
man war mlhisters.
German and Auatro-Hungari&n sub-
marines to date have sunk 608 ships,
according to a news dispatch from
Berlin. The total tonnage of the ves-
sels sunk Is given at 917,819.
In the eastern war theater there Is
quietude in the north, but in Volhynla
the Russians are sporadically active.
They have attacked the Austrian lines
north of the railroad from Kovel to
Sarny, but without result, according
encourag-
ing the proposed Jefferson Davis high-
way from Washington'*SO‘ San. Diego,
Cal. ‘
A neat, sum was collected for a
large vlctrola for the Confederate
home. -
r
Numerous committee, chapter and
department reports were made. The
tendency is to build up the .chapters
Instead of scatterlift chapters broad-
cast.
trailer's department, Austin; Thomas
F. Teel, Hardin; J. D. Croix, Calhoup;
Squire Boone, Tom Green; T. O.
Brown, Liberty; Green Prescott, Lib-
erty, collector; Marsh Elllston, Dallas;
A. V. 'Huth, Bexar’ N. D. Anderson,
Fort Bend; J. D. Moore, Matagorda;
J. F. Pangle, Burnet; George Cham-
pion, Cameron; C. B. Klmmins, Bra-
zoria; E. M. Masterson, Brazoria;
Ferd Grato, Austin; E. L. Walters,
Bell; J. A. Merritt, Scurry; J. E.
Lyons, Atascosa; L. B. Smllie, Travi%
controller’s office; John Yates, Kauf-
men; George Reading, Fort Bend, dep-
uty; O..M. Duclos, Harris, district
clerk; F. M. Sellers, Limestone, assist-
ant; C. H. Umland, Waller; Gus Rein-
lnger, Comal, secretary; Lon D. Mor-
gan, Johnson, ex-president State Tax
Collectors' Association; George A.
Foreman, Jr., Orange; L. H. Harris,
Young; P. L. Parker, Eastland; C. L.
Agee, Angelina; R. O. Sisk, Angelina,
chief deputy.
Every, Convenience for th$ Customer
Cool Delightful Shaving, Hot and Cold bacn. uuoU Laundry
The Patzelt Barber Shop
NORTH SIDE
Church Directory
Catholic Church Services
Every other Sunday at 10:30
A.M.*
Sunday School at 3 P. M.
Every Thursday morning ser-
vices at 8 A. M.
Night services on same day
at 6 P. M.
John M. Jolly Dies at Marlin.
• Marlin, Tax.—John M. Jolly, a con-
federate veteran, aged 77 years, died
Thursday of pneumonia. He was a
color fearer at the first battle of Ma-
nassas, and was in the surrender at
Appomattox. He also served in the
confederate navy. ■»
AUGUST FINKENSTEIN
South Side Saloon
Methodist Church Services ■-
Sunday School, 9:45 A. M.
Preaching Service, 11 & 7:30
Mid-week Prayer Meeting,
Thursday, 7:30 P. M.
D. E. Carr, Pastor Phone 76
Fine Wines, Liquors and Cigars. Whiskies Direct from the Distillery
and Wines from the Growers. Polite and Courteous
Treatment to All
Ella Flagg Yeung Is Retired.
Chicago, III. — Mrs. Ella Flagg
Ypung, who haa b,*n identified with
Chicago’s public schoolf for fifty-three
years, the last six as superintendent
at 110,009 a year, retired this week at
tba age of 71.
Becksr aW^ouaton,Convicted.
Houston, Tex.—J. H. G. Becker, for-
mer county commissioner and once a
candidate for sheriff of Harris county,
was convicted in the criminal district
court Saturday on ths charge of kill-
Tfcg Will Hamilton, the jury assessing
his punishment at five years in the
penitentiary.
For a Firt* Class—
Shave or Hair Cut
—Go to—
HANS ROLLIG
Baptist Church Services
SUNDAY
Sunday School, 10 A. M.
Preaching 2nd. and 5th. Sun-
day 11 A. M. & 7:15 P. M.
Prayer meeting. Wednesday
7:16 P. M.
Millionaire Lumber Man Olas.
Monroe, La.—George Swarts, a mil-
lionaire lumber man of St. Louis, died
here Thursday. He was 77 years old.
Mr. Swarts held large Interests in this
section and in Oklahoma.
Agent, for the Best Laundry in Texas
Would Head Off Villa Troops.
Douglas, Ai;lz.—Orders wera given
Saturday by General Alvaro Obregon
for the removal of 2,000 Carranza
troops from Fsqueda to Colonla Oaxa-
ca to prevent the retreating Villa army
under General Jose Rodriguez from
crossing the Sierra Madre mountains
Into Chihuahua.
Explosion in Steel Plant.
South Bethlehem, Pa.—An explosion
Friday in the fuse plant of the Beth-
lehem Steel Company at Redlngton,
six miles from South Bethlehem, kill-
ed one workman and injured fifteen
others, several of them seriously.
THE CENTRAL SALOON
Otto Olle,' Proprietor
Choice Liquors, Wines and Cigars
To get value for your dollars patronize Otto Olle
rflHE VALUE
I of well-printed
Beat-appearing
stationary as a
■leans of getting and
balding desirabla busi-
ness bins bacn amply
demanstrated. Caasolt
us bsfarc going
nlsewfaera
10,000 Bags of Rice Sold.
Jennings, La.—The Southern Rice
Growers' Association sold 10,000 bags
of Blue Race rice Saturday.
Grand Lodge Session Ends.
Waco, Tax—After establishing a
record tor brevity of business sessions
and for large volume of business hand-
led, the eighth grand annual commun-
ication of the Crand Lodge of Texaa
Masons ended Thursday upon installa-
tion of the new administration.
Maypaarl Haa 1100,000 Flra.
Maypsarl, Tax.—Fir# caused a prop-
arty losa Wadnesday of approximataly
$100,000.
uaHomo Paper
tereet—the home new*. Its every
Wove a welcome visitor ta every member of $a family. I
should bead your list of newspaper sad periodical subscriptions.
Read Bond leeus Voted On.
Fredericksburg, Tax —In the elec-
tion held* Tuesday In Gillespie county
to decide whether or not a road bond
issue of $300,000 should be author-
ised, tba vote in Fredericksburg eras
27$ against tbs bond issue to 1S6 for.
Bought Million Pounds ef Wool.
Sen Angelo. Tex.—Eastern wool
buyers Tuesday consummated deals
for purchases of nearly a million
pounds of fall wool. Price paid ranged
from 3 to 5 cents higher than that paid
last spring when wool brought from
12 Vi to 14 cents per pound.
to the German headquarters state-
ment. Russian patrolling columns
have been active weat of the Styr
river north of Czartorysk.
On the Franco-Belg aa front the na-
tivities for the moat part are confined
to the Champagne region, where the
French have been trying to regnln the
advanced position near Souain, which
they recently lost. Paris haa claimed
progress In ejecting the Germane.
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A rf a _ ff spent nt home tenets In itah—s6ta
% m 111Mf/lf* with unceasing general profit,
^ m m w r Sent out of town It’s Ufa is «ndsa.
Kept with the home merebnnts it is a messenger of continueoa
benefit. Bui ihess men should nwnke to the importance ef keep**!
Would Aid Veterans* Hemes.
Washington.—Representative B*t»
plnal of Louisiana Saturday intro-
duced a bill making an aggregate ap-
propriation of 3700,^00 for aid of
homes for Confederate veterans.
More Money Is Paid on Bonds.
Austin, Tex.—The state board of ed-
ucation at Its regular monthly meet-
ing Friday made payment of $47,100
on bonds previously purchase/
this dollar at home and make a bid for it by judicious adrertisisg
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Hurr, Henry. The Flatonia Argus (Flatonia, Tex.), Vol. 41, No. 7, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 16, 1915, newspaper, December 16, 1915; Flatonia, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth989029/m1/2/: accessed July 12, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Fayette Public Library, Museum and Archives.