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The Elbert County tribune., 1916-05-05
FOOD FOR PRIME OF LIFE.

Natures plans cannot be thwarted,
''as a man sows. shall he also reap.
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-05-05
MEALS FOR SMALL FAMILY.

When buying chicken. save the
wing tips, neck and giblets for soup.
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-05-05
FOODS WHICH GO TOGETHER.

Beside the hygienic, there is the
esthetic side of vegetable and meat
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-05-05
after SIX YEARS
OF SUFFERING
Woman Made Well byLydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound.

Columbus, Ohio.-'I had almost given
up. had been sick for six years with
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-05-05
VEGETABLE DISHES.

Cabbage Is one of our wholesome
vegetables and II properly cooked, is
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-05-05
Tie KITCHEN
GBINEf fHz4zttHa8 S )

Life is worth while. Its work Is not
useless, Its Joys are not superficial
Its discipline is not unnecessary. When
disappointments come. face them
cheerfully.
wondrous is the strength of cheer
fulness.
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-05-05

1t Is better to know less than to know
much that ain't so.-Josh billings.
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-05-05

The mintage of wisdom is to know
that rest is rust. and that real life is
love, laughter and work.
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-05-05

There Is no defeat. no call for re-
treat can be blown from the bugle of
rlght.-Lillian Stevens.
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-05-05

usually easily digested.
Uncooked cabbage is
ore easily digested
than cooked; but if the
vegetable is cooked in an
open kettle allowing the
odors to pass off with
the steam. 1t is found
to be more easily d.
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-05-05

1t Is not enough that women should
be home-makers: but they must make
the world itself a larger home.-Fran-
ces Willard.
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-05-05
WE SHOULD ACT NOW!

When the American army went down
to Cuba to clean things up politically and
otherwise after the Spansh-Amcrican
war, it found that Havana was one of
the worst yeow-fever pest holes in the
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-08-24
70 R
DEAD OFFICER
MILITARY H0NORS ACCORDED LIEU
TENANT WHO DIED WHILE ON
HIS WAY NORTH.

An impressive and beautiful tribute
was paid BY the First Iowa field artillery
battalion Yesterday afternoon 10 one of
their number when military honors were
accorded the body of Lieutenant Peter A.
llinrich,en Of 4 Battery. The body was
shipped nj 4 :05 o'clock To his nome at
Clinton, Iowa.
The ceremonies included 4 solemn fun
eral procession through the principal
streets Of Brownsville. headed hv the
First Iowa infantry band and participated
IN ~ the entire battalion under Major
Whitley. Battery a was guard NJ honor.
The cu~kct wa~ carried on 4 cai~~nn Of
the Fifth Field Artillery and was draped
with y United States flag. The profession
moved from the chapel AZ the Morris un-
drrtakng establishment. where services
were conducted bv Bishop Johnston chap
lain ot The Second Iowa infantry, and
after moving through the principal buSi-
ness streets ended M the depot whore the
body wa- placed IN the express coach for
shipment.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-08-24
VILLA NO | 0NGER
MEXICAN FACTOR
WASHINGTON OPINION is THAT FOR
MER LEADER HAS LOST ALL
POWER AND PRESTIGE

WASHINGTON. II. C.. Wednesday -
There were two developments in the Mex
lean situation today: Secretary of State
Lansing and Mexican Ambassador Are
dondo tentatively agreed that the joint
commission to discuss border problems
shall meet at some place on tho New Eng
land coast during the first week of Sep
tcmber: Gen. per>hng reported ~ the
war department that the general opinion
was that Villas prestige was gone and
that he never again will become ~eriouS
factor IN Mexican affairs" Gen. Pershing
reports support Gen. Funston's recent
recommendation for the withdrawal of
the expedition from Mexico.
This. IL i believed. makes IL almost Ger
tain that the commission will agree quick
ly 10 recall Pcrshing'S troop The state
department and the Mexican embassy
We're communicating tonight with Mexico
City regarding the date for beginning Of
the conference.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-08-24
RA|N'SERV|CE
ACROSS RIVER
SERVICE REESTABLlsHED At LARE-
90 AFTER LAPSE or 10 MONTHS
NOW PERMANENT

LAREDO, Tex, Wednesdsy for the
first time IN nineteen months or since
January y, 1915. trains from MeEirr win
cross the bridge from Nuevo Laredo ann
enter Laredo tomorrow morning, e@taf-
lshIng again the double daily sersIce BE-
tween Laredo and Mexico City and Sd
tilo that existed when conditions in Nsz-
leo were normal.
Tomorrow morning ut 8 o'clock train
will leave here for Mexico City over the
constitutional lines, after having connect
cd with the train arriving over the Inter
national 4 Great Northern road. Another
train will leave for Mexico at 4 In the
afternoon after connecting with the J. *
g. -, arriving al 80 o'clock.
Trains from Mexico will arrive h~--
shortly after o o'clock each morning nj
connect with the northbound I. 4 a. n.
train which leaves here at 12:40. noon.
and another viii arrive Mt $40 IN th>
evening and connect with the norfhhound
l. & @. N. night train
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-08-24
Telegraph Lines
Building Anew

The wire communication companies on
the lower bordcr-the Western Union
Telegraph Co.. and the Southwestern Tel
cphonc \ Telegraph Co.. are taking ad-
vantage ot the recent partial destruction
Of lines on the lower coast 10 build en-
tirely anew. with new wires and new poles
said Manager A. W. Reed of the Western
mon local office today. Mr.. Reed SAID
most Of the poles IN the affected section
were placed ten ~ twelve wears ago and
the growth of business since that time
has taxed the poles to their limit. With
the arrival Of the opportunity. the com
panic~ decided IA put in larger and stron-
ger poles all round.
Telegraph service between the border
and Houston. CorpuS Christi and San An
tonic. wa~ still out this afternoon. with
~ news received A. ~ when service might
he expected.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-08-24
LIGHTNING PLAYS FRANKS IN HOME
KNOCKS DOWNSTOv DISHES CRASH

another room and sought egress through
a second door opening into a room oc-
cupied at the time BY Mr.. Lightburn and
their daughter, both Of whom were sitting
on the bed. The bolt passed over their
heads without causing them injury and
struck in the converging corners OF the
ceiling. directly over their heads, tearing
up the molding. rending great whole
in the roof, and really lifting a con>id
cradle part II the roof from its moorings.
Mr.. Lightburn spent Yesterday after
noon and a portion Of this morning re-
pairing the damage caused by the strike
of lightning. which did no person injury.
and which did not even set fire 10 the
house.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-08-24
TO
GET SUPPORT
OF FERGUSON
Governor Comes Out
Flat Footed For
The Incumbent

AUSTIN, Texas, Wednesday-Gover-
nor Ferguson today made the following
announcement relative to the senatorial
contest:
81 have been asked many times a to
my position on the present senator's race.
and 10 set nj rest some erroneous crcula-
tion. deem il my duty n a citizen to
state my position. | shall east my vote
for Senator CnlberSon. Besides his emi-
nent ability and his eminent prestige in
the national senate. every Texan can
point with pride 10 hi~ democratic record
and hi- prominent part in all great dem
ocratic achievement
''With the Mexican question before Us
pressing for immediate settlement with
our national government having daily re-
latlon~ with our state government. grow
my out of the Mexican controversy, Sen
ator Culber~on j. in position to render
great service 10 hl~ state and hi> state
government.
an view of recent developments it
would be Il distinct loss to Texas 10 lose
the service which Senator Culberson will
50 patriotically render to his state. should
the people again honor him with the posi-
tlon which he now fills with glory to him
self and honor To his people"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-08-24
NO REASON KNOWN FOR PRIvATE'S ACT
CORONER TO RENDER SUICIDE VERDICT

For some mysterious reason, the nature
of which may never be learned Private
Henry c. Wright, aged % years, of Cen
terville, Iowa, an enlisted man in Com
pany ID, Third Iowa Infantry. l. believed
to have strolled off from his camp early
this week and brought about his own
death by drinking carbohc acid.
A corpse, later identified as his, was
found by Juan Gregoria, laboring man,
about 3 % O'Clock yesterday afternoon
lying half hidden in clump of bushes
about a quarter of mile southwest OF the
Third Iowa regimental headquarters and
about 20 yards off the continuation of
Fifteenth street. After inspecting the
body ut the Morris undertaking morgue
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-08-24
BALKAN POLITICS
ABSORB Nc MUCH
INTEREST NOW
EVEN IMPORTANT MILITARY OPER-
ATOMS ARE 0vERSHAD0WED BY
NEW DEVELOPMENTS
WORLD WATCHING RUSSIA'S MOVE
MENTS IN BUK0WlNA FOR EF-
Feet ON ROUMANIA
"Wednesday Dispatch)

Political developments in the R:Ikan,
even the 'mp .'fant military operl i n, ~
progress .h..r-. i,.t the days .h-,....'. +,
threw little n.w Ieht on the -l,urt,rn
In connection with the atti lie vi
Roumania, the course of the Rus-lan cam
paign IN Bukowina. close TO the RJman
ian frontier, it being closely watched. The
latest advices from Teutonic sources.
however, declare the Russians are being
successfully resisted, not only in the Car
pathian fighting. but along the entire
mia.
With Russians and Italian troops ad-
ded 10 the French British and Serbian
forces already III the field. the allies have
formidable array of fighting men on
the Macedonian front. So far. however,
itS strength has not been exerted To mark
ed effect. The Bulgarian> have pushed
back both wings and il i onl yin the
center in the Nardar valley that entente
advances have been scored
~ S'tfh~ Htl iiI'Iob.tbi' iHtl iiilN if-
gion. which offers superior railroad "a
cilities because of the line running
through il from Salonivi To Uskup. has
been selected n the main advance along
which the entent thrust j. t. be made
On the western front, along the Som
me, the British continue closing on Thiep
val. on their left flank. and apparently
have Guilemont. on their right. almost
within their grip. South of the Somme the
French are fighting hard to retain the
trenches captured early this week in the
vicinity of EStress and Paris reports that
the Germans, through strong counter
attack were able 70 gain a footing in
their former trenches.
The Italians are continuing passive in
the Gorizia area % far ~ their infantry
i concerned. but their artillery is show
ing marked activity, while the work Of
consolidating the ground won east and
southeast Of the captured town u being
completed. They have launched new
Alpine region On the far northern front.
however and report the capture Of impor-
tant Austrian positions on the Tofana
heights.
The Turks. who recently have heen
pressing the Russians hard in Southern
Turkish Armenia. have also attempted an
offensive along the Riack Sea coast. but
Pctrograd reports today th"t thew were
fnilcd in this movement and driven
18th the aid of the Russian Elack Sen
Lot
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-08-24

Lightning played queer pranks at the
home Of Arthur Lighiburn, in the Victoria
addition, two miles east Of the city dur
ing the rain-torm of Wednesday noon, il
became known today.
Striking the frame dwelling al the
cornice 1T the southwest corner of the
building. the streak of electricity entered
the kitchen, Knocked down the cook stove
broke dishes in The pantry and on the ta-
BILE and at the same time took occasion
10 bore n sort Of hole in the floor.
Completing it, work IN the kitchen ~
far less time, perhaps, than the "bai %
nm eye" the lightning passed through from
the kitchen through an open door into
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-08-24
RainStOrm Strikes
The City at Noon

Rain that for several minutes fell with
excessive intensity accompanied u slight
thunderstorm that struck Brownsville
shortly after noon today. following q
morning that was marked with ominou.
indications of threatening weather ia the
nature of heavy clouds. For some min
utes, between and 3 o'clock, the ram
fell with almost torrentaI force. driven
before stiff ea~tcrly wind in sheets.
The storm appeared to proceed from .
westerly or northwesterIy direction, this
section seemingly being struck nv ,the
southeastern sector Of disturbances pro
ceeding from the northern part Of Mexico.
Advisory storm warnings issued Nv the
Weather Bureau at Washington yesterday
described the Porto Rico disturbance a.
passing west by southwest Of TURKS r.
land and moving northwest. A close
watch has been instituted, the advice stae-
td, on the south Atlantic aud Florida
coasts.
A sudden storm with d high wind and
heavy sea was reported 10 have swept
ST. Thomas, Danish West Indies, at 3
o'clock yesterday morning causing severe
damages including the loss Of d small
craft.
A slightly falling barometer was noticed
at Key West late Yesterday, according to
"A Tampa. Florida, report
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-08-24
MISSIONARIES
ARE IN MEETING
THOSE OF TAMAULiPAS PRESBYTE-
RY IN SESSION IN BROWNSVILLE
TO DISCUSS THE WORK

The TamaulipaS Prcsbytcrv, consist
ing of missionaries and laymen Of the
Presbyterian missions in the states of
TamaulIpaS and portions of Nuevo Leon
- IN session today in Brownsville and will
continue to and including Sunday. The
Prcsbyterv, which j. held annually in
Brownsville. opened nj the Mexican Pres
byierlan church on Jefferson street last
night. With Rev. William A. Ross, in
charge of the missions. and pastor of the
local church. presiding.
Missionaries and lavmen in attendance
from TamJulipaS and Nuevo Leon report
that church attendance III their churches
at this time H. greater than at any time
since the beginning Of the revolutions and
they consider this IA Indication IT r.-
turning normal conditions nj least in the
parts of Mexico they represent.
At the sessions Sunday two vouac uen
will be ordained. Archimade~ Mar;;ucz II
Caydereyka. Nuevo Leon and Eli-ar Pc
reZ.
Among those in attendance are: P,v.
Pedro Rodriguez and Rev. Lcandro Grrza
Moro If Monterrey: Antonio Aware of
Victoria. Tnmp~.. Archimadc~ M1r-inc.
Cayderevia: l~mael Tamez. Linaras. y T..
Isaiah Tamcz. MontemoreloS. Y. T.. lila.
rio Tamez. Iimcnez. Tamp~.. Carmen Gu
tierrez. Matamoros: Rev. W. A. Rn~-.
Brownsville: Rev. II. l.. Ross. Monte rc-
relo~: Rev. J. u. Shelby Victoria: Hev
Jose Garcia
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-08-24
EXAMINATIONS
FOR SEPT. 13
CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION AN
N0uNCES MANY POSITIONS IN
FEDERAL WORK OPEN

Instructions have been received ~ Il.
l.. CHM, local secretary Of the United
States evil service commission, To an
nounce civil service examinations az this
city a. follows: September 10:
Aid, coast and geodetic survey: as-is-
tant examiner, patent office: assistant and
local inspector OF hulls, and assistant
and local Inspector of boilers, steamboat
inspection service: bookbnder, govern
ment printing office: computer. coast and
geodetic survey; craftsman. engineer de
partment and copyiSt, ship. navy depart
ment; clcctrotyper, molder. government
printing office: elevator conductor; forest
assistant. forest service; Junior chemist ;
junior engineer. mechanical or electrical
engineer, department laboratory appren-
tice, bureau of standards: matron, Indi-
an service: pharmacist, public health ser
vice: physician. all services except Phil
ippinc; postal clerk, Panama Canal ser
wee. pressman. government printing of
flee; statistical clerk: stereotyper. gov
ernment printing Office telegraph opera
tor. veterinarian.
The Stenographer and typewriter exam
ination for the departmental service, men
and women ard for the Panama Canal
service. men only. will b. held on Septcm-
her is, 1916
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-08-24
Plate Glass Loss
In Corpus Heavy

Plate glass and window pane losses ~
Corpus Christi during the storm last
week will amount 10 about - per cent Of
that of All business houses IN that citv.
according to ID. Micheaux of Houston.
Mr.. Micheaux arrived in Brownsville thi~
morning after making trip To Corpus
Christi. He was surprised when he
learned that only two plate glass windows
were lost in Brownsville. Mr. Micheaux
i general railroad chairman of the Ma
tunal Travellers Protective Association
of which he was also one of the original
organizers and nj one time was national
president.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-08-24

and interviewing army officers who caus-
ed the body 10 be removed, Justice Of the
Peace II. j. Kirk announced this morning
that he will render a verdict Of suicide.
His investigation brought out the fact that
an ounce bottle that had contained car
bolic acid was found near the corpse and
that the hps were blistered The body
appeared TO be that of person who had
been dead several days.
Wright was missed from his company
Monday and had not been heard from
since. The body was first removed to
the Camp hospital and later removed J.
the Morris morgne, pending arrangements
BENG made for shipment
So far IS known by comrades, Wright
had no near relatives. Tie was single.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-08-24
Soldier Expresses
Thanks to Library

Signing himself III. III. H. national
guardsman at Brownsville today express
ed the following communication 10 the
staff Of the Learners Library, which
was recently thrown open to the United
States and state soldiers here:
"Just line to express my appreciation
of your interest and good work. Many
concert, a. little pleasure. or good time
is foregone I au sure that we soldier
'bookworms' might have the advantage Of
good books.
y. for one. en3sy BSd literature and
an very grateful to those who are max
ing it possible for me to secure II and
thus Wide away profitably and enjoy
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-08-24
$750,000 TO
PAY TROOPS
IS ON HAND
Fund is Available to
Pay Over to Men
Who are Waiting

SAN ANTONIO. Tex, "Wednesday 4
fund of S150.000 has been made avail
able Tor the payment ~ state u ..rS IN
border duty along the border Th;. amount
Will be sufficient to pay all guar,l,mea ~
the service up 10 and including The ncaih
or july. Its disbursement will ha wol-
coined by some of the state troops 10
whom considerable back pay j. Aue.
Colonel Harry l.. Rogers, chief GUAR
termaster OF the Southern Depa relavnt,
III charge disbursements has benen testi-
fled that the S750.000 was shipped ~
express from New Orleans Tuesday. Re
qulred amounts viii bc distributed amolI
the various troop stahons and used BY The
army paymasters t. satisfy claims Of the
troops. II probably viz be- several days
before payments can he made az distant
points such n NogaleS, Arizona
That guardsmen have been delayed IL
receiving vpaN for their services H. no
ment has been decidedly short of funds
with which To- meet the exceptional de-
mand- occasioned w President Wilson's
call for the organized militia III the cuun-
try. The TT50,000 inst secured was bor-
rowed from another found 10 tide army
over until the army appropriation bill j.
passed again.
Tins measure makes provision for pay
ing state troops and meeting all other ex-
penses IN connection with operation ot the
military establishment But President
Wilson vetoed the bill because he consid-
cred some Of IT. features 60 he objection
able. particularly the clause exempting re
tired army officers from trial by court
martial
Shortly after the state troops were
called out. Congress made an emergency
to meet the situation. IL
amounted to onp-twenith of the amount
spent on troops during the preceding fiS
cal year and was only intended "a carry
the army until july / The appropriation
was not even sufficient for that purpose
because expenses We're ~ much heavier
than IN the preceding year when the reg
ular army was All that had "a be cared
for
An y result ~ the shortage of money
some of the guard men have received "a
ile pay since thcy have been on border
duty. A complaint was lodged with Son
atnr Weeks of Mas aachueetts that enlist
"a men of the Ma -achneeite hrht sr''i
lery. on duty III El Paso. have only hnpn
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-08-24
TEACHERS WILL
HEAR EXPERTS
ON FARM WORK
EXTENSION SERVICE EXPERTS TO
MAKE SWEEP OF STATE DURING
THE INSTITUTE.
CAMERON. HIOAlG0 AND W!LLACY
COUNTY TEACHERS TO HEAR
ADDRESSES AT MERCEDES.
Especial ~ IN IIrruldl

COLLEGE STATION. Tex. Aug IL
Sweeping the state from east 1" west.
with II great many more Institutes reached
than ever before. the Agricultural and
Mechanical College ii Texa~, through ~
department Of Extension Service and Ag-
ricultnral Educatino. viii begin IT. diil-
mt, Teacher Institute work. ~ the inter
c.t of better and more efficient school ag
rieulture. on Sept. ith. eight representa-
tive of the college having been booked
for ~ many circuits. Each circuit wlll
consist al five daily meetings. each meet
ing beng rcprc- cnted by at least one IN
diyidnal county. IN some Instances.
whrr. the sup.rintcndcnt- have had their
s.ctions we'll organized. there viii b.
anywhere from three "a seven counties
Jointly repr, 'utcd ~ one meeting.
81 far. more than l5o application have
been received by :. g. Eubinow Field
Agent IN = ~Am-Niural Edu, ton. ~
charge - - a,.-' 'nd The - or
ganiEed. inriusN A'mo-t rrcrv - Dc
fined section of the state Every '~riv ln
.l.,.I.t, .tvy.
-" ,.,, -
,.',.u.,..,'. ,r.. ,,,,.;n.. 4, ..r..t Jc,I nf ot
t,ntiun to this Important phase ot their
v,..,. - .s Ga. W..
r
cr~' Institute work. the institutes Will con
vcnc IN various counties up to the h'h-
III. IL, LIN u. r.,,r.-.,,,..d
Wy MI" ii" a.. ,,...;n...
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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-08-24

The Herald hopes by romorror
to he able 10 present to its
readers it, regular quota Of tel
egrsph news Of the world. The
telegraph companies are rapidly
repairing their lines, and the
local offices hope 10 be able
within the next twenty-four
hours to restore normal tele-
graph service.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-08-24
Country Club to
Give Barbecue

The Brownsville Country Club has an
nounced an "old fashioned barbecue" 10
be- gwen at the Country Club next Satur-
day afternoon at 4 o'clock i'll honor Of
General James Parker and all the regular
and national guard army Officers station
ed here. A program of entertainment l.
being arranged for the occasion.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-08-24

MEXICO CITY. Wednesday General
Carranza has organized new military
zone comprising the Isihmus Of Tehuan-
tepec and placed General Luis Gutierrez
in command with instructions to insure
the safety of trains on the isthmus.