The Bastrop Advertiser (Bastrop, Tex.), Vol. 62, No. 50, Ed. 1 Friday, April 2, 1915 Page: 1 of 8
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HASTKOP, KAKTROP COUNTY, TEXAS. FH1DAY, APKIL 2, 11115.
NUMKKK 50.
GERMAN SUBMARINES
TERROR OF THE SEAS
GERMAN SUBMARINE SINKS AFRI-
CAN LINER FALABA AND BRIT-
ISH STEAMER AGUILA.
U. S. TROOPS ARE
AT BROWNSVILLE
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BUZZING AROUND AGAIN
FEAR THAT MEXICANS FIGHTING
AT MATAMOROS MAY FIRE
ACROSS LINE, THE CAUSE.
HEAVY TOLL OF LIFE VILLA'S ARTILLERY ARRIVES
In the Carpathian Mountains the Rus-
sians Have Forced the Austrlans
Back—Russian Black Sea Fleet
Shelling Turkish Forts.
Latest War News From Front.
Germany's next movi; in the military !
fluid- kuiiib Htroke eltlu-r in the east ■
or the went Is oxpecled before th«> ill
lieu attempt tin ir spring advance -In
nt present the chief subject of specu-
lation and conjecture. According to :
reportH reaching London from I'etro-
grad, the German emperor is now at
lierlin iioldiug a war council v\ith
Field Marshal von der lioltz, the Ger-
man military commander of CotiHtan-
tlnopl'', and other leaderu, and is plan-
ning a new campaign to offset the
fall of PrzemyKl and meet the situation
in the Dardanelles.
Then- ha.< been nothing of an out-
standing nature in either theater of
the land operations since the surren-
der of the Austrian fortress. Sniping,
mining and bomb throwing predomi-
nate along the western front, while
fighting fierce but indecisive, rages in
the Carpathians.
The Kritlsii cabinet met Tuesday
and there is every reason to believe
that i' considered Uie liquor question
and the si am |>i ti k out of the evil,
which is now one of the greatest prob-
lems of the nation.
Kaht and powerful submarines of the
German navy have torpedoed two
more British steamers in the waters
adjacent to the lirftish Isles. Both
steamers, the Kalaba and Aguiia, took
to flight at the sight of the subma-
rines, but we;e speedily overhauled,
with tin' result that both vessels were
-cut to the bottom, with a loss of life
• stiiiiated at between 140 and 150.
Only n few minutes were allowed
•u* «•«-••«*!ii •;< ;md crew to put off in
1 ;ie boats, and, according to the sur-
vivor •. the (icrmaiiH turned their nuns
• >n tin capttireu ships, and thereby
addeo lo the loss of life by shell fire.
Since the French merchantman Ad-
miral Gantea'imc ulth 2, J00 refugees
from Belgian and French coast towns
tboard, was torpedoed Oct. 26—the
Falaba, which was In the West Afri-
can service, is the only steamer curry-
ing any meat number of passengers
that has been unk by a German sub-
marine The Falaba had aboard, ac-
cording to the latest official list pub-
lished by the KIder Dempster Steam-
ship Company, 151 passengers, of
whom S6 were saved Four passeti-
r.er; an' reported to have been killed
and s ixty one are missing. Forty-three
of the crew also are missing and four
were killed.
Of the Agtiila, the three lone pus-
senders and twenty-three of the crew
wore lost,
A measure of vast importance Is
fore< ast by the conference which ilrlt-
ish ship owners have had with David
Lloyd George, chancellor of the ex-
chequer. The shipbuilding employers
unanimously urged the total prohibi-
tum of the sale ot intoxication liquors
during the period of the war.
In the land operations of the war
the eastern zone still occupies the
center of Interest, for in the Car*
2>:ithliins the Russians continue their
drive toward the plains of Hungary,
with the Austrlans apparently being
forced back on the western mountain
front, but, with the aid of the Ger-
mans, holding thoir positions on the
eastern line.
In Northern Poland the Germans
have taken the town of TaurogKen.
which has changed hands several
limes, while on the front west of the
Nieinen river the Russians report that
the German counter offensive lias been
topped everywhere.
In Die Dardanelles the allied battle*
i.hips have been throwing a few shells
at the forts and the mine sweepers
have been steadily at work.
A Constantinople dispatch says that
General Litnan von Sanders, a German
ifficer. has been placed in command of
the Turkish forces of the Dardanelles.
There has been little activity in
Frnr.ce, but the Germans have bom-
barded the towns of Nieuport and
Meuport Haltis in Belgium.
Tho battles for the Carpathian
pst i s continue with extreme violence,
this being the only region where for
ilie moment lighting on a large scale
h lakln place
The liusHiiitis, who recently regnlned
posses: ion of Dukla I'ass, are pushing
their wa\ inward llirtteld on the one
ide and Svidnik on the other, where,
if they achieved their object, they
would have In their possession the
head; of the railroads running south-
ward Into Hungary.
Villa Finds Carranza Fortifications
Hard to Crumble—Big Battle
Will Be Staged This Week
at Matamoros.
Brownsville, Tex. While newspaper
men were barred from visiting camps
of the Villa forces besieging Mata-
moros, Mexico, opposite UrownBVille,
Tuesday, ii was learned unofficially
that seventeen machine guns and ten
pii i es of artillery, with many men,
had arrived at Las Itustas, five miles
south of Malamoros, headquarters of
the besieging army, to reinforce the
Villa troops, and the attuck was ex-
pected to be resumed at once There
was no fighting Monday, the defend-
ers of the Mexican town being oc-
cupied print I pally, it was said, with
the burial of the Villa soldiers killed
in Saturday's battle.
Major General Frederick Funston,
commanding the American forces on
the border, arrived in Brownsville
Tuesday morning and spent the day
acquainting himself with the situation,
especially with reference to the man-
ner in which shots fired across the
Kio Grande might endanger American
'ives and property.
(Cuity riitiiL. j
mates—Thinks 27,000 Teachers
Neccssary for 1915-16.
Washington—At the suggestion of
Major General Funston, commanding [
the American forces on the Texas j
border. Acting Secretary Breckenridge |
of the war department has ordered
three batteries of the Third Field Ar-
tillery to Brownsville, Texas, as a dem-
onstration to the Mexican forces con-
tending for possession of Matamoros
that American lives and property must
not be endangered by firing across the
line. A regiment of Infantry also was
ordered held in readiness at Texas
City to be moved to Brownsville on
short notice should it be needed.
These precautions were deemed
necessary, although assurances had
been given by both Carranzu and Villa
agencies that no shooting across the
line would be permitted. Secretary
Bryan said orders had been sent by
the commanders of each faction to
their troops in and about Matamoros
to see that no shots entered American
territory.
The attacking force Is finding Mata-
moros a difficult nut to crack, accord
ing lo state department advices Mon-
day. which said 2nd met death in the
lirsl assault on the Carranza trenches
Saturday, while the defenders lost
only eight killed and thirty six wound-
ed. It was reported that both sides
were receiving reinforcements, Inclutl
ing artillery. Many wounded Villa sol
diers have been brought Into Browns-
ville, but only those In most urgent
need of attention will be permitted to
cross the line hereafter.
Although the confidential agency is
Informed that the Carranza force dc
fendliur Matamoros has deliberately In-
trenched itself in such a position as to
compel the attaching convention
troops to fire in the direction of
Brownsville, the statement added, "as
surance Is given thai the fire of the
convention arin> will be directed with
a careful consideration of the lives and
property on the American side."
Brownsville, Tex. Brownsville this
week faces one of the gravest of bor-
der crisis, namely the apparent cer-
tainty that the battle which begun Fri-
day for possession of Matamoros, the*
Mexican town across the Klo (.rande,
will not be decided without, the use
of field cannon firing 3-lnch shells.
There was no fighting Sunday ex-
cept occasional shots several miles
south of the city and Villa officers
announced that they were awaiting
the arrival of artillery. The likeli-
hood of such shells falllnr in Browns-
ville was demonstrated by the rifle
bullets which dropped there Saturday
during the first Villa assault on Mata-
moros ttenches, a costly failure of
Villa forces in which their losses were
officially given as 100 killed and too
wounded. This attack was a head-
strong dash of 2,000 mounted men tir-
ing rifles. The Carrnn/.a losses were
ten killed and forty-two wounded and
two persons were struck by bullets In
Brownsville, being slightly Injured.
The coming Villa artillery must be
powerful enough to cope with nine ;i-
liich field pieces of the defenders,
none of which was fired Saturday In
addition the Carranza troops are said
to have four 3 and one fti^-lnch guns.
Concealed machine guns won sev-
eral brilliant successes for the Car-
ranza forces In the opening light A
troop of 260 Villa cavalry, circling
five miles south of Brownsville, a|s
preached unwittingly, at a town named ;
Bosltas, a machine gun trench hidden '
beneath brush. They were trotting
Austin, Tex.—That the passage of
the compulsory attendance law and
the rural school law will cause an in-
crease of at least 100,000 scholastic
attendance over 1U14-1916 is the estl-
mute of the state superintendent of ed-
ucation. The natural increase in
scholastic attendants would be approx-
imately 50,000, while the passage of
the compulsory attendance law and
the fact that thousands of Mexican
children heretofore considered as ref-
ugees will bo lucluded in tho scholas-
tic attendance consideration raises
this number at least 50,000 additional.
The intent and purpose of the rural
school law to build up primarily the
rural schools and then the high
schools was the keynote of the plat-
form of edur. lion of both Governor
Fergusou und Superintendent of Edu-
cation Doughty und cons quentiy both
men havo given the question careful
study. During 1914-191B state aid was
granted 245 schools < ' the stale for
introduction Into the currlculuris of
agricultural, domestic "conouiy and
manual training branches. The
amount granted these schools was
$245,000.
Kecor is in the department of educa-
tion fit present show that no excessive
expenditure will be necessary to ac-
commodate the Increased scholastic
attendance population. The overhead
expense will be practically nullified
Inasmuch as records bear out the fact
that forty-four out of every 100 seats
in the public schools are vacant each
day.
It Is the belief of the state depart-
ment that the house resolution sub-
mitting a constitutional amendment
allowing localities to vote a tax for
school maintenance and s< hool pur
poses will be adopted and the ques-
tion settled ns to financing the instal-
lation of such laboratories as ar<- nec-
essary to make the courses In agricul
ture, domestic economy and manual
training thorough.
it is estimated by the department
that at least 27,000 teachers will be
necessary during the year of 1915-191(1
to handle the contemplated increased
enrollment. According to the records
in the department there were in Tex-
as last year 21,500 white teachers and
3,600 negro teachers enraged In pub
lie school work, which gives a total
of 25,100 public school teachers In the
state Approximately 22 per cent of
these teachers hold permanent state
certificates, ill per cent hold first
grade certificates and 47 per cent hold
second grade certificates.
There are hundreds of applicants
for teacher's certificates each year
who fall lo make the necessary stand-
ard and there are thousands of re
quests for examination papers and
papers submitted. The department Is
now preparing for the examinations
and is also taking preliminary steps
for taking the next scholastic popu
lutlon.
Persons and Things Supposed to
Come From Infected Places.
past this trench when the
guns opened lire.
machine
Steamer Denver Sinks in Midocean.
New York. The Mallory line, owner
of the American steamer Denver, re
celvod confirmation Wednesday of tin
wireless message sent from the steam-
er St. Louis announcing that the Don
ver's crew had been taken off and
the Denver had been abandoned 1,300
miles cast of New York. This con
flrmullon came in n wireless message
from Captain \very of the Denver
The message said that the Denver
had been abandoned in > t Inkin • con
dition and that Captain Avery and hi
crew were aboard the steamer ,\I<
Han tic
COMPULSORY SCHOOL LAW QUARANTINE PROCLAMTION
ADOS 100,000 STUDENTS ISSUED DY THE GOVERNOR
^tate Superintendent Makes Esti-, Restrictions Apply to Vessels, Trains
Austin, Tex.—The quarantine that
Is annually established on the gulf
coast and Rio Grande border was or-
dered Thursday iu a proclamation is-
sued by Governor Ferguson, effective
April 1. The quarantine applies to
all vessels, railway trains, persons or
things coming from places infected
with yellow fever, smallpox, bubonic
plague or cholera, and all places south
of 25 degrees north latitude bhall be
considered infected unless proof to
the contrary be submitted to the state
health officer, and special exemption
bo granted to those places, and per-
sons front such places are prohibited
from entering this state within a
period of lime prescribed by the state
health officer.
Quarantine is further declared
against any person or persons infected
or liable to be infected with yellow
fever, smallpox, bubonic plague,
cholera, leprosy or other dangerous,
communicable diseases, either within
or without the state, and direct the
state health officer and health officers
of the counties und cities to establish
local quarantine and maintain isoia
tion around any and all such persons
whenever In their opinion it is neces-
sary, and the state health officer Is
hereby authorized to promulgate and
enforce proper rules and regulations
for governing same.
Tho coast quarantine statlonr, shall
be governed by the following rules;
Not less than five days must have
elapsed from the day of sailing from
an infected point before vessels will
he allowed to enter the ports of Tex-
as, except fruit vessels and such ves-
sels as have been given written per
in i t h to do so.
Vessels arriving outside of bar of
Texas ports with sickness on board .;t
the time of arrival, of either yellow-
fever, smallpox, bubonic plague or
cholera, must not be brought Inside
of the bar by the pilots, but must, be
at once reported to the local quaran-
tine officer, who will at once report
same to the state health officer.
Vessels from an infected place hav-
ing sickness or deaths en route, but
hnvlug no sickness at (lie time of ar
rival, will be disinfected and held
seven full days after disinfection, un-
der observation, before being released,
and n longer time If considered tiecew
sary by the state health officer.
Vessels from places actually Infect-
ed and having been at sea longer than
ten days will be disinfected and held
under observation five full days, un-
less special permission Is given by
the state health officer to enter soon
er
Vessels with cargo or passengers
from nonlnfected places soutn of 25
degrees north latitude, with clean
hills of health, and having had no sick
ness on board, will be disinfected, and
may be released without detention if,
in tin1 judgment of the local quaran-
tine officer. It Is safe to do so.
Pilot will be detained in quarantine
a sufficient time lo cover the period
of incubation of the disease for which
the vessel Is quarantined If. In the
opinion of the quarantine officer, such
pilot: have been exposed to infection.
Mrs. Jackson Ir. Liid to Rest.
Lexington, Vn With many of her
husband's comrades in arms present,
and with unusual military honors, the
body of Mrs Mary Vnna .'nekton, wife
of General "Stonewall" Jackson was
placed her hie that of her hu band I'rl
day bi nenth tlieJaikson monument in
Lexington cemetery.
J. R. PtwJTer, Pr«. XL 8> Onrala. Sml
Bastrop Lumber Co., Inc.
BASTROP, TEXAS
Contractors and Builders
Will Develop Your Plans
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Hardware, Paints, Mouldings,
Glass, Wall Paper, Brick.
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Lit Us Haks an Estimate Before Ciaslag Yccr Coatract
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THE HAIR DRESSER
Manufacturer of Fine Hair Good*. Will work tip year flair
la any style. Cleans Braids, Weave* Combing* into
liraid?, Massavres the face. I make a specialty
of Dyeing 1 lair on the Scalp. Aluo Uy«
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attention. Will appreciate your continued
« patronage.
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will read every
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hazard fashion
as if intended
lor charity, or do you adver-
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Did you ever stop to think
how your advertising ran be
made a source of profit to
you, and t. ~>w its value can lx
measured in dollars and
cents. If you have not, you
are Ihruwing money away.
Advertising is a modern
bur,mess necessity, t>ul must
be conducted on business
principles. If you are not
satisfied with your advertising
you should set aside a certain
iimouht of money to l>e spent
annually, and then rarefully
note the effect it has in in-
creasing your volume of busi-
ness; whether a to, ao or 30
per cent increase. If you
watch this gain from year to
you w ill become intensely in-
terested in yout advertising,
and how you can make it en-
large your business.
If you try this method w«
believe you will not want to
let 0 single issue of this {taper
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We will be pleased to h ire
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take pleasure in explaining
our annual contract for 30
many inches, arid how it can 1 a
used in whatever amount that
seems necessary to you
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