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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-10-05
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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-10-05

Local Observation at y. u. VI. Yesterday
temperature. g: humidity. So: wind
direction. northeast. wind. velocity. 10
miles; weather. clear
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-10-05
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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-10-05

EARLE WILLIAMS
was chosen for the part of Christopher
Race, the owner Of the adventure" Car.
His winning personality, great popular
ity and intrepid daring Won this honor
for him when the leading man for this
important series was under considera-
ton. Earle Williams has been seen in
many great pictures but he considers
the Scarlet Runner the greatest of all.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-07-07
WEST TEXAS IS
PLANTING TREES
Much Interest In Beautifyins Homes
In West Texas 10 Being Shown
BY Planting Shade Trees.

That West Texas is manifesting an
unusual and commendable interest in
tree planting Is the statement OF J.
II. Foster, state forester, forester to
the experiment station, and who also
is professor Of forestry at the A. &
NJ. College. Mr.. Foster has Just re.
turned from a visit to the experiment
stations OF West Texas.
Il found that the farmers and stock.
men OF the West are going miles and
miles after black locust to plant on
their places" said Mr.. Foster. There
are many other trees adapted to that
section OF the state. The American
elm, green ash. sycamore and the
Russian Olive are trees that will do
especially we'll In those sections OF
the state"
Mr.. Foster visited the sub.stations
at Spur. Lubbock. Pecos. and the gov
ernment station at Dalhart. Nur.
series will be started at each Of these
stations and the trees grown there
Will be distributed through their re.
spective stations. This work already
has been undertaken at the stations
at 'Troup. Nacogdoches. Temple and
Denton.
Unusual Interest In tree planting Is
being taken In all sections Of Texas.
according to Mr.. Foster.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-07-07
MASONS ENJOY
BIG CELEBRATION
Team Of Certificate Men From Mart
Conferred Two pesrees-luneh-
con 10 Spread.

Brazos Union Lodge No. i2e. A. +.
and A. NJ, had one OF the most delight.
ful meetings last night that has been
held by this splendid body In long
time. There were ~ visitors pres.
ent at the meeting and they came
from eigh, different states. including
New Mexico. North Dakota. Arkan.
sas. Missouri. Minnesota. Oregon and
Nebraska. These gentlemen were In
the city for various reasons and the
hospitality OF the order here Ia so we'll
known that q visiting Mason never
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-07-07
falls to attend meeting when the op.
portunity presents itself.

falls to attend meeting when the op.
portunity presents itself.
A team Of certificate men were here
from the City Of Mart to confer de.
grees on two candidates. The team
was composed OF J. l.. Spencer. J. W.
Reading. Thos. p. Cobb and J. l.. Cobb.
After the business session OF the lodge
very appetizing luncheon was
spread which consisted Of barbecue
and many other good things to eat
and for desert twenty-five biz ice
cold melons were cut that had Jus,
arrived from Hampstead. There were
In all about 100 masons attending the
meeting and Of this number % were
visitors to the lodge. Large repre-.
sentations were also present from
other Masonic lodges Of the county.
During the luncheon a few short
addresses were made. which included
Gen. II. n. Stoddard Of this city. and
W. Motley OF Brcnham. Mr.. p. s.
Park acted as toastmastcr and the
talks werc along the line OF good Of
the order The several talks we're
very highly enjoyed.
According TO the visitors registered
the following towns were renresen,
cd; Palestine. wellborn. Rurten.
Hampstead. wheclock. Millican. Tom.
ball Grady. Chiffon. Beaumont. Con.
roe, Eagle Lake, Fort Worth and
Franklin
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-07-07
Think of Something
Good to Eat
and call No. 23 or 2Ol
Hardy Mewton
COMMITTEES MEET
To OUTLINE WORK
Highways and Entertainment Commit.
tee Hold westIy Meeting In
Commercial Club Rooms.

Mr.. o. s. JohnJon who is the head
of the highways committee OF the
Bryan and Brazos> County Commercial
Association. had a very enthusiastic
meeting yesterday afternoon with his
committeeman In the council room OF
the Commercial Association. The
good road work which Is now in prog.
ress In Brazos County was discussed
at length. The committee brought
out one particular thing and that was
that II Is their desire to have the citi.
zens OF Brazos County report to the
Commercial Club secretary at any
time any piece OF bad road that may
be found anywhere In the county. The
latter will then ge referred to the
head OF the highways committee and
he with his assistants will proceed al
once to look after having same put in
first class repair. A section of road
has been reported lately on the
Barker Prairie road Just below Mill.
can that is In bad state Of repair
and the committee has started now TO
get same In better condition. With
Mr.. Johnson at the head Of this com.
mittee there will no doubt be much
Improvement made along the line OF
keeping roads In good condition.
The entertainment committee met
this morning with Mr.. Ed Hall. who Is
the chairman OF same. Plans for the
entertainment Of conventions. public
meetings. etc. that win be held In
this city and at College was taken IN
and discussed. Arrangements we're
perfected for the entertainment Of the
Texas Rural Letter Carriers Associa.
tion which will convene at College
Station this month. II Is the purpose
OF the committee to see that every
visitor that comes to this city goes
away with good impression made
upon him as to the hospitality OF the
citizenship OF Bryan.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-07-07
WILL DELIVER AD-
DRESS At HOUSTON
w. A. MeEIroy Receives Notice That
He 10 on Program to Deliver Inn
portant Address at Houston.

Notice was received this morning
by the Commercial Association secre.
tary. w. A. McElroy. that he had been
selected to deliver an address at Hous.
ton on the subject OF Bond Issues
for Good Roads" before the annual
meeting OF the Texas Commercial
Executives Association. which con.
venes in that city July 1920.
The notification to Mr.. McElroy
came from the president of the state
association. Mr.. W. n. King. of Deni.
son. and in his communication he
stated that no excuse would be ac.
cepted but that he would expect him
to be there. Mr.. McElroy will write
the president today to the effect that
he will be on hand and deliver the
address.
Another address that the CONNER.
cial secretary is scheduled TO deliver
Is before the Rural Letter Carriers
Association OF Texas. which will be
held at College Station on the 9th
and 2sth Of this month. The subject
given Mr.. McElroy for this occasion
Is Efficiency In Postal Service"
There is no doubt a treat in store for
the Letter Carriers Association as Mr..
McElroy has spent sixteen years Of
his life in the service Of Uncle Sam
as postmaster and he Is In a posi-.
ton to tell the rural carriers just what
the patrons on their routes desire.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-07-07

mans launched heavy attacks on the
British near Ancre.
The Russians have begun a tre.
mendous offensive on the Riga front
where the artillery is destroying the
German trenches. says an exchange
telegraph from Vienna. The Germans
are helpless against the Russian ar.
tillery.
The result OF the heavy engage.
ments in progress last night north and
south Of the Somme River was not
unfavorable to the Germans. Berlin
announced today.
A salient Of the German line In
Volhynia. says another Berlin com.
munication. projecting toward Izaet.
irysk. has been abandoned under the
superior pressure from the Russians
and a new defense line was selected.
This apparently confirms the Rome
wireless.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-07-07
STREET CAR COM
PANY IMPROVING
Track on Dallas street BEING Cen
tered, Poles Moved and Bed os
Track Put In Condition.

Manager Levinson Of the Bryan and
College Interurban has two large
forces Of workmen busy today on the
car track on South Dallas Street. The
track is being removed to the center
OF the street, the poles are being sst
for bracket construction instead of
the old style span that has been made
across the street New ties are being
places under the track which Is being
set on a street grade furnished by the
city engineering department to con-
form with the paving that will be in
progress in very short time.
Prosperity seems to hsvo hold OF
every enterprise in the city. work b
being pushed here that has never
been undertaken before and there n
work for everybody to do.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-07-07
Allies Drive Continues.



London. July THE second phase
OF the great battle on the Somme
River has now begun. the artillery has
been brought up to new positions and
again are battering the German de.
lenses. The bombardment extends as
far northward as Labasse-Armen.
there's and, according to the latest un.
official adyices. II is particularly in.
tense.
The British long range runs are
shelling the German position and I'M
Ill the infantry again leaves the
trenches II is uncertain where the
next attack will be launched.
The capture by the British Of q Ger.
man trench on thousand yard front
east OF Laboiselle was officially an.
nounced.
The British resumed the offensive
on certain sectors east OF Albert TO.
day. and at the same time the Ger.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-07-07
Is Germany Fleeing Before Russian Hordes?
TRANSFERRING ARMIES
FROM EAST TO WEST

Reported Great German Army on the Eastern
Front Is Retiring Toward the West-This
Was Caused by Defeats on Three Different
Sectors and the Report Has Partially Been
Confirmed 1T Is Reported the Germans Are
Helpless Before the Russian Artillery Yin the
Great Drive by the Allies on the West the
!eutons Have Met Still Further Reverses and
Are Slowly Giving Way Before the Allied
Forces British Steamer Taken by Germans
as Prize
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-07-07
Pursue villa Bandits.

FL Paso. Texas. July Villa
forces have evacuated Jiminiz and
railway communication has been re.
stored with Mexico City. according to
a message received by Juarcz oifician
today. The carranristas are reported
In pursuit OF the bandits.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-07-07
British Steamer Captured.
fBy Associated Prcssl

Berlin. July 7.-Official announce
ment was made today that the British
steamship Lemstris was held up by
German warships near the English
coast and seized as a prize. The
statement says the Lemstris was held
up by a portion Of the German high
sea forces"
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-07-07
(By Associated Press ,

London, July T. (BuIIetin.)-A
wireless message from Rome says
word was received there from Petro.
grad that In consequence Of Q triple
defeat In the Riga, kilki and Baran.
ovichi sectors, the Germans have be.
gun to move their whole front toward
the west.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-07-07
AUTHORITIES ARE
FIGHTING DISEASE
Federal Authorities Take Up Fight On
infantiis Paralysis but Little
improvement Shown.

New York. July 7.--with the city.
state and federal authorities fighting
the dreaded disease the Infantils
paralysis epidemic has shown little
signs Of Improvement during the past
"a hours up to 10 O'Clock this morn.
Ing. twenty-five more children have
died since the report yesterday morn
Ing. Nineteen Of this number died IN
Brooklyn.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-07-07
CREAM supees AT MILL'-AN.

County Treasurer J. n. Priddy 70
ceived telephone message this morn.
Ing from Millican advising him that a
big fee cream supper would be had
there tonight. The informant told
Mr., Priddy to please advise all the
candidates that he could find to be
there as they were expecting a large
crowd and a big time. Everybody Is
invited 20 attend.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-07-07
OPENED FOR BUSINESS.

Mr.. C. S s6yxwitn. who recently
purchased 6s1. NJ. Hanna mercantile
business near Allen Academy. after
thoroughly ovcrhaulinr and renoyat.
Ing the business In every particular.
and replenishing the stock. is now
open for business. lie announces that
his stock Is absolutely complete and
that he is prepared to supply the
needs OF all. Square dealing will be
his motto and the utmost courtesy
will be shown every patron. His busl.
ness has been made absolutely sani.
tary and II VIII be his constant aim
to keep all sanitary methods up to
the highest degree OF efficiency.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-07-07

c. NJ. Risinger Of Holligan Chapel
was In the city today.
Uncle Ned Graham was In town
today from his home on Rock Prairie.
Joe Stasta and wife OF wheelock
we're In town today.
W. T. Jones was In today from Re-
lance.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-07-07
WILSON'S ACCEPT
ANCE DELIVERED

Washington. July THE formal
acceptance OF the CarranEa plan Of
settling the Mexico.United States dif.
ferences by direct negotiations was
given to Ambassador Arredondo to.
day.
The Dermott news., 1916-09-07
FIEECEO LAMBS MAKE GAINS
Old Idea Regarding Recuperation Sus- taned by Test at Nebraska State
 Experiment Station.

The old idea that a shorn lamb will regain in week or ten days the weight of the wool removed from it at shearng time was vindicated recently in m experiment at the Nebraska stnte experiment station. Five lots of 12 lambs each were used in the experiment., each lot fed little diff. fcrcutly AS the lambs were too heavy so hold for the experiment. there was an average loss of five cents per ani- mal but the fact that the lambs did especially well after the fleece was removed proved the old theory. The daily gain was .1l of pound.
The Dermott news., 1916-09-07
BRIEF INFORMATION

If baby had the appetite of a young potato beetle it would eat from 70 to 100 pounds of food every 24 hours 1T a horse ate as much as caterpillar. in proportion To it's size, # would con sume ton of hay every A hours A caterpillar eats twice it's weight of leaves every day. but potato beetle devours every day at least five times its weight of foliage
 A converted schooner of 2IO tons burden is soon to sail from New York for Columbia on an old fashioned bar terIng expedition, the vegetable Ivory nut, extensively used in button mak- ing, being sought in return for n varied cargo of American goods. The promoters hope from such small be- einnincS to develop continuous and profitable trade.
 One w. II. Young. who has written n humorous book on his adventures a4 Il business man In south America, tells of Brazilian, Seuor Don Jose de Bra gauza, whose eaEerueSs for title went so far that he had printed on his cards "EX-pasSenger, first-claSs, k. NJ. <. F. e. He had once taken trip, first cabin, on Royal Mail Steam Packet company boat
 Vincent, an Airedale terrier owned ny C Nj. Wilson of Pawtucket. R. l., has been serving the family for some time as a newShoy, job which he se- lectcd himself and has filled faithfully Every day Vincent goes to the train with his master. who fastens paper to his collar, after which the dog trots home. He has slipped up on only one morning.
 shell eight inches long and three inches in diameter, which was fired into Atlanta, Ca. by General Sherman, was found in an excavation in a street The shell has the appearance of solid shot and not an explosive shell and Is now being used by H. IT. Godfrey, who found it, as paper weight
 Denver Is to issue a million color post cards. quarter of million guide books. half a million one-day trip pam phlets and much other matter, to be distributed by tourists bureau, un- ter the direction of the city, with the jim of attracting summer visitors.
The Dermott news., 1916-09-07
ROAD ENGINEER IS ESSENTIAL
Expert Points Out Reasons Why High way Improvement Work Is ln-
 efficient in Many Places.

James Leland Stamford, a highway engineer who made nationwide ip- Se~ugation of road work for the na- fioual committee on prisons, which k interested in promoting road build ing ny eouvicts, says in regard to the lack of efficient supervision of road work generally:
 'Ia Al states county road work Is carried on under the supervision of county commissioners; in other states 1t is under the control of the sheriff. These authorities are not trained fer their work and the road work is cost Iy and inefficient. All counties carry ing on road work should obtain the services or county road engineer who is acceptable to the state road authori- lies aud able to work in cooperation with the.u'
The Dermott news., 1916-09-07
IMPROVE ROADS TO SCHOOLS
Massachusetts, Ohio and Indiana Lead in Number of Schools and in
 Better Highways.

There are about 2,O0O consolidated rural schools in the United States, with Massachusetts, Ohio and Indiana In the van. IL is significant to note that about one-thlrd of the roads in these states have been improved. The boy or girl, who formerly stayed away from school because the road wIT sea of mud, is transported .n scj wagons, which are sent out every to gather up the children and to tak them home again In the evening. All the children within radius of several miles are thus provided with modern school facilities.
The Dermott news., 1916-09-07
RAISING STEERS FOR MARKET
Says Best Grades Are Always in Good Demand

Does it pay to raise purcbrcd steers for the market? Some say yes, while others answer in the negative. But an Iowa man says ii pays to get good start if fceGcr intends to make T good finish of the feeding experiment.
 This feeder. who was recently on the market with stock, went on record in boosting purebred cattle for feeding purposes, as hIs 17 years of experience that the good grades are always want ed, and are the largest mOncy-makcrs in the end. The affirmative side of the
The Dermott news., 1916-09-07
PROPER SHELTER FOR LAMBS
Animals Fed in WelI.Nentilated Barn Make Same Cams as Those
 Kept in Open Sheds

In series of tests in feedll~ west ern lambs, the Indiana eNperi. eta- tion feun, t.af IHuhs fed in Il wcIl- ventilated barn at the same amount ot feed and made the same gain in weight as those fed in an open she'd
 The profit per la'ah was 94 cents per head iii Il barn us compared W c SIO4 per head in Wa open shed.
 Although feed Wy l,.h in price, the margin in value of feeding and fat lambs WIS sufficient to -aSure sat. isfnctery profit on the operation.
The Dermott news., 1916-09-07

question has strong booster in this gentleman. who has been practicinE what be breaches for many years past.
 Each year he has been in the habit ef feeding bunch of purehred baby bccyeS for the summer market, and each time has been successful in get ting out on the venture. At his farm he maintains q drove of Hereford cat tie and aside from the regular hrecd- ing business. he raises Il drove of steers for the killers each year.
 Many feeders think that purebrcds are for breeding and most anything will do for the killers, but cases of this sort argue we'll for cattle of good blood to be finished for the market.
 The feeder who recently made these remarks iS emphatic in saying that 1t pays to raise purebreds for feeding purposes, and his advice to young men just getting into the livestock business Is to get start on q purrhred herd as soon as possible. A good start short ems the roas to successful ending in Il business of this sort.
The Dermott news., 1916-09-07
ROUNDED ROAD SHEDS WATER
Big Essential Is Disposition of Sur. face Water-Proper Drainage
 Is Solution of Problem.

Good roads means mainly dispos- ing of the water Nearly always a good dirt road can be made by proper drainage. The King-dragged road Is easily made and sustained by running q split log or plank drag over 1t when 1t is wet from a previous rain. The surface of this dragged road bakes and water, stays smooth and solid, and makes the best all-round highway on earth.
The Dermott news., 1916-09-07
AID FOR YELLOWSTONE TRAIL
Item of $5,ooo in Government Appro- pration Bill to Assist in Improv-
 Ing That Highway.

The government appropriation bill contains an item of 5000 for the bene- fit of the Yellowstone trail to assist in improving that transcontinental highway across the Standing Rock h. dian reservation in South Dakota. This item IS there because of the recognized value of the Yellowstone trail as a transcontlnental rokd, and the money that counties and states and individ- uals are putting into the impro 'ement of the road,
The Dermott news., 1916-09-07
Road Drag.

sponsihle for the awakening in the ru- ral districts. The split-log drag was the first, cheapest and easiest made, that appeared in the central West, and II k still popular. Various patent types have appeared on the market, the latest patent being granted on the drag shown here. The angle of the cutting blade may be varied by means of a le1er-Farming Business.
The Dermott news., 1916-09-07
Cattle and Sold.

The cattle will soon be on pasture. One necessity Is salt, and plenty of 1t. It should be conveniently placed. so the animals can get 1t when they hoose. A box full of salt kept under a shed Is best.
The Dermott news., 1916-09-07
New Car Strike Threate n ed.

New York. N Y-Three thousand motormen and conductors, employed on the elevated and subway lines of the lnterborough Rapid Transit Co.,, voted to suspend work unless officers of the corporation consent to meet a committee from the union. The ulti- matum will be presented next week.
The Dermott news., 1916-09-07
September ', 1955.

Italians repuised Austrian at tack at Monte Nero.
 British squadron bombarded German batteries on Betgtan coast.
 German submarines sank Brit ish. French and Norwegian yes sels.
 German airshjps raided east coast Of England, killing ten. French avtators attacked rrei- burg.
The Dermott news., 1916-09-07
September 6, 1913.

Discovery of documents car ried by James Archibald, Amer ican correspondent, compromis- ing Doctor Dumba, Austrian am bassador to Washington.
 Austrians attacked Italian po- sition at Monte Nero.
 Forty French Aeroplanes bonn barded SaarbrucKen
The Dermott news., 1916-09-07
ROAD DRAG IS A NECESSITY
SplltUoq Affair Was First, Cheapest and Easiest Made-Various
 Patent Types on Market.

Road building becomes more q ne- costly and less q luxury every year, though the advance Of the automobile ln the farming business is largely re-
The Dermott news., 1916-09-07
German Miliet Seed.

German millet requires nearly 100 days to mature and must be sown in May, following corn. Much of the so- called German millet seed on the mar ket is Hungarian or common millet or a mixture of them.
The Dermott news., 1916-09-07
FERTILITY LOSS IN PASTURES
Steady Drain of Phosphorus From Land Where Sheep Are Grazed Is
 Seen by Expert.
CBy DIR CHARLES F THORNE. Ohio
 Experiment StatiouD

Experiment StatiouD
 Even when permanent pastures are grazed by so perfect d manure prod.ic- CT as the sheep, il is evident that in the bones of the young stock grown upon 1t and sent to market thSre must be steady drain of phosphorus and lime, which must ultimately become manifest in reduced production, and experience has shown that the use of phUsphatic fertilizers uaon such pas lures produces marked increase in the production of grass.
The Dermott news., 1916-09-07
September 10, 1915.

Germans won trenches at Schrstzmaennele on west front. with asphyxiating shells.
 Italians again rcpulsed at Tolmino.
 Germans made further prog ress m the Arsonne
 Anelo-French tnancia al com mission landed in New York.