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DENTON. TEXAS. TUESDAY EVENING. MAY 8, 1917.
NUMBER 230
SHOES and OXFORDS
AT OUR
SILK COUNTER
For Men, Women and Children.
Complete stocks in desirable styles.
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STORE
THE
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ON NEW ARMY BILL
of
SPRING
PHOTOGRAPHS
Demand Germany's Aims in War
See our Bargain Counter.
THE SHAW STUDIO
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Comfort
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White Boots
In Old Age
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bill plat
Ladies' White Boots
MAY WHEAT REACHES $3.
Denton County
National Bank
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CURTIS’ 1c SALE
FARM
LOANS
Advertising
Ready-to-Wear
O. IM. CURTIS
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Department
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The IMedicine IVIan
Denton, Texas
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For this week we are showing
a beautiful line of
First
National
RESOURCES
Bank
Arabian Toilet Goods
Total L
9271,489.47
LIABILITIES
.1 50,000.00
, Priced $4.00 to $10.00.
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have made many patrons of this depart-
ment.- All of the different requisites that
make up this complete line are of the best
materials. Allow us to demonetrate.
We received this morning
by express a few pairs of
WILL
SOON
BE
WITH US
"Speaking" Likeness
by Photography
BREST IS LOOKING FOR APPE\R\N< El
SOON OF AMERICAN SQUADRON.
ENTENTE BLOCKADE
STARVING GREEKS
ENORMOUS RESPONSE
COMING TO LIBERTY
LOAN BONDS OFFER
ASK CONGRESS FOR
BILLION DOLLARS FOR
HUGE MERCHANT FLEET
Berlin
■nt by
Re-districting Question Up
Before Reichstag Committee
AUSTIN. May 8 — With
ers’and
in
Green’s Gold,
Very special values in Ladies’
Sport Oxfords, at ,
Better ones at $6.00 and
Extra special values in Ladies’
Vici Kid Sport Pumps, £2.50, $3.00.
White canvas Boots in high and
low heel at $3 50, $4.00 and $5.00.
$4.00.
$7.00.
And when your clothes are coming from such
sources as KIRSCHBAUM. you cun safely leave the
bigger part of your story to be told by the goods
themselves.
Alsp have the
White Linen Boots in stock.
BERLIN, May 8.—German troops hn\e
raptured F resting, says today s official
statement.
ord ing I
nice.
AMMSTERDAM,
Prune
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May s
until
Ladies’ black Boots in fine kid,
prices $5.00 and *6.00.
7 o’clock
9 orloek.^
If o'clock
12 o’clock _.
2 o’clock
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enty sign-•
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Capital Stock
Surplus i.
Undivided Profits
Dividehds Unpaid
DEPOSITS
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62
67
71
German Paper Thinks Zeppelin
Is in Heaven; It's Humorous
The British and Germans fought all
day Monday for possession of Bulle-
eonrt, directly on the Hindenburg line.
midway between Arras and Cambrai and , since 1904.
The forecast is for 366,116,000 bushels :
and the reported condition o- May 1,
73.2 per cent of normal.
The area to be harvested is 27,653,000
acres.
Capital and Surplus 1100,000.00.
Denton, Texas.
INFORMATION ASKED
St HOUSE NEED FOB
BORDES PROTECTION
Cheaper
priced
. 1172.195.55
541.47
90.00
.... 9,720.00
350.00
2.004.54
.... 92,587.91
allow
making | and w ithdravv
i cause 'd
i 150,000.00
’• McClurkan * Co
re than a mare trading place”
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There were twenty-nine deaths ii» Jan-t
uary’, twenty-six in February and forty-j
nine in March, the communication says. I
lolonel Roosevelt to
ionarv force t
smoothed out
back t
lion.
other points of different
T 2.500100
2,384.51
504.00
222,100.96
Total _. .
WE WANT YOUR BUSINESS
Wk 1 i
When you invest in that new
Spring finery which you have al-
Cll't'’GO. Miv Af;*v 'ilioil said al
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The advance was 17c. The close was
82.97. July wheat rose 7’a- to 2.33s-,.
Associated Press Dispatches.)
The gn at human nippers w hich Gen-
eral Haig has forged around the south-
ern end of the Drourourt-Queant switch
line are steadily closing and rolling up
this important section of the German
defenses appeared today to be a matter seis of the American
of only a few days.
The hitter resistance offered by the
BUM BAIIIll
FLYING U. S. FLAGS?
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also in this immediate region at Rouex
and between Fontaine and Reincourt.
Last night the British forces were on
the northern, western and eastern out->
skirts of the town, leaving only the (
I south part of it available for retreat of
the Germans still inside. Hand to hand |
fighting was in progress.
WASHINGTON.. May 8.—An official
dispatch from the Greek government,
communicated to the State department
spring iinrry vmikii you nave ai- t||e<;n^u legation here. savs the al- '
ready picked out, don’t forget that |j^ blockade of the Greek coast has re- j
your friends have long been wait- suited in many deaths from starvation,
ing for a photograph of you and
your new spring suit would make
a most appropriate costume.
OTTOWA, San., May 8.—A dispatch
received here today from a
ent with Canadian Headquarters says
the Canadian line was. .1.?-.
morning by the Germans northeast of Chancellor £s vvaiHng for.
Fresnoy. but that the Canadians sue- . 1 h I I ■”
! reeded in re-establbhing their line ex-
cept at one small point. The fighting
I continues, tlie dispatch adds.
1DE3NTPN TRiisy .eoMggyy
ALVLN HILL. President. T.M.RUCKER.Secretary
w.
So much advertising reminds you of the great
gas clouds which the armies of Europe are hurling
-at each other. It envelopes you in a thick fog of
superlatives and exaggerations in which you can
only rub your eyes and gasp for breath.
SOFI Bulgaria. May 8.—\rtillerj
fighting all along the Macedonian front
is reported in today's oflicial statement.
; Some of the enemy attacks were re-
l pulsed, according to the statement.
WASHINGTON, May S.—Congress will
1 be asked to appropriate a billion dollars
1 for the building of the great American
merchant fleet which is to overcome
the submarine menace. The Shipping
Board’s program contemplates using
the products of e\zery steel mill in the
country and where necessary damages
will be paid to private contracts for the
cancellation of existing contracts.
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the following colors:
) Maize,
Chartreuse, and Paisley’s
beaded and embroideried
effects.
Germans to the British advance centers
in their defense of Bullecourt, two and
a half miles west of Queant.
FRENCH REPORT.
tierman counter attacks near Vaux-
aillon and along the Chemin des Damas ,, — .....
SS U- S. WINTER WHEAT
ments occurred, the report continues, ®
on Aouclerc plateau and in pie region
of Craonne.
North of Vauclerc plateau a surprise
attack enabled the French to take SO
prisoners. South of Berry-au-Rac the
French captured 100 prisoners aftyr a
spirited engagement. They also captur-
ed a field fort northwest of Presnes.
These are exceptional values
for the price asked. If you
want a pair, better come at
once and select them.
Georgette Crepe
Shirt Waists,
DBNTON AfiD VK3NH
iht fair, not ao cooL 1
Ing eloutMnew, rMnf
Condensed Statement of
The First Guaranty State Bank
of Denton, Texas, at close of businesss.
May J, 1917.
\V»'| 11V-
5 of tin* country. As no
■n piss' it giving the cvc-
<> appropriate ami pay on’
Loahs
overdrafts ,..
Acceptances .*.
Banking House Furniture gnd Fixtures
Other Real Estate.
Interest in Depositors Guarantv Fund
CASH ON HAND AND WITH BANKS. ..
Always we keep in mind that we are competing
with our contemporaries in merchandise not in
rhetoric.
X FRENCH VISITORS IN INDIANA.
INIdANAP'iLlS, May
'■"inniission
day.1 A
lab'iy
ms>
Pretty patent Pumps in turn
soles, prices $3.50 and $4 00.
CROP IS SHORTEST
SINCE THAT OF '04
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WASHINGTON, May 8.—In the face KIA innmirMT VTT
of a threatened world-wide wheat rail A|«nri MrNI III
shortage, the winter wheat crop of the i I’V HUIIfeLITILIl I I LI
United Slates shows to he bv today’s
Bureau report the lowest since 1888
and promises a smaller total yield than
SAN \NTiiNIn. May 8 -
it I’yrsliing left last nigtit for Wasli^i
irnmed- 4<>n in response to a * •*-
the busi- message. He j> expec^*
cheering live part in the training
army.
BREST. Franco. May 8.—Brest is lay-
ing in a supply <.f American flags tn
bang out when 111e first American war-
ship steams up the Gniilette. All the
residents believe that the arrival "f an
American squadron is imminent.
GERMVNA WANTS Nt}£_- N 4TION\L !
\NTHEM FOR Qllt K USE.
.1277,489.47
ASTIN, May 8.—In the House today i
; a resolution was adopted requesting
I Governor Ferguson to supply the Legis-!
I lature^with information, if not incom-i
' patible with sound public policy, rela- ■,
i five to the need for an appropriation
j of 81,0iO000,000 for border protection.
. .. ; A resolution was introduced by Sen-
ing to the united States after differences ator Dayton in the Senate inviting Gen- j
eral Joffre and Premier Viviani of
Erance to visit Texas and tn address'
the Legislature. The resolution recited I
the purpose of the mission in this i
country of these distinguished visitors.
Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
May 9th, 10th, 11th
You will find here a big stock of fresh clean merchandise offered at
prices that mean radical saving to you. The goods in this sale are not old,
slow moving items priced to compel their moving, but are ^11 brand new and
the prices are possible only through the buying power which the Rexall organ-
ization makes possible. Please don’t telephone. Come and see the merchan-
dise. Free delivery.
N"W prevails for I ARM LOANS. However, under present con—
diti'ins, it ;s likely that the money market will tricorne cautious
and interest rates increase. Therefore, jf you contemplate re-
newing a loan or borrowing money during the current year, It
would be well to let us quote ymi rates and terms for present or
future closing.
\VASHIN»iT< iN. May 8-Conferees on
I the new army bill again today failed
‘ t" reconcile the differences between the
I House and Senate measures. Col. Itoose-
! vilt s proi'osed division to enter Eranee
I Was Hie chief difference, but Hie age
limit differences also have not yet been
| reconciled.
AMSTERDAM, May 8.—In referring to|
the Russian government's explanation 1
of its war ain^s, the Berlin socialist pa-.
per Vorwaerts insist, that' Chancellor i
correspond- von Bethman-Hollweg has no reason to
; * postpone a definite statement of G- r- '
penetrated This many's war aim<f*and asks what the
1 "If a frank, bold statement is made I
. in the speech form, Russia, Germany I,“J’.-'!'* ,'1"
(I and Austria Hungarv will stand togeth-1 -I-'’ .. * ",
” or." declares the Vorwaerts. ; ,,l“ r
ttie live
Brigadier General
idiief engineer
1 my.
Epecting Nation-wide Dry, 1
200 Chicago Saloonists Quit I
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CHI* AGO, May 8—Two hundred sa- |
oonkeepers here are voluntarily pie-
’o allow flieir licenses t<» lapse |
' ' v from the business be j
f the "dry Aiyeriea" prospect
1'luring Hi" war. according to reports to I
j the Comptroller's
You will find “Yo Sans”
priced special at - - - - $3.00
You will find 36 in. spot proof
foulards priced special at - -$1.50
You will also find some new
silks that are very attractive and
of new design.
♦ It is our intention to keep our
stock up through the season and
have new goods to show you every
week.
arrived here
The Day of Small Things. Lu
{ The old proverb admonishes j =
us to “Despise not the day ofirai
small things.” In other words,'
do not be impatient with the1
|start, we all have to make. The'
American people are prone to!
want to commence in a large
way when in reality all great;
enterprises have for a begin-
ning a small enterprise. Ev-
erything large is the outgrowth
of something small. Start an
account with us todax and
then watch it grow.
I CONTINUES ON
. t ^.1 i m j » .r ' SAN JI AN. P. I.. May 8.—There are j
| If rOTTRAI ABIT G*‘rman submarines in the Atlantic and
Wr.\ rnNrnllNI "
If Lil I Lilli I 11 if 11 I the American flag, according to mem-
• bers of the crew of the Manitowoc.
6 i which has been detained in the harbor
here for several weeks.
Tvventy-yne of the crew are return-
I ti »» I I ’ • 4 .1 O * zv * a e 4 . J : .
with the head master of the head mas-
ter of the ship.
NDWEGIAN RARK SI NK.
, . . , L'lNlMiN, Mav 8—The ?;------------
bushel lodav. the higliext „n record. j>ark ](jonP was SIink |,y gunfire May 2 |
The crew of twelve was rescued, includ-
ing two Americans.
The French
al no,,n t"-
commiftee
them along
lined with
is assured if you have a well
filled savings bank deposit
book to fall back on. Inde-
pendence too which double*
the comfort no matter how
tenderly others may minister
to it. Insure your ow*n com-
fort in davs to c<>me by start-
ing to save now.
V-
OFFICERS
H. F. SCHWEER, President.
A. D. TURNER, First .Vice-President.
JACK GHRISTAL, Active Vice-President
L. H. SCHWEER, Cashier.
W. F. WOODWARD, Asst. Cashier.
WASHINGTON, May 8—Telegrams
: and letters containing estimates of the
82,000000.000 "liberty loan” for the al-
lies came to the Treasury so fast today
I that even an augmented force of ck rkS
could barely tabulate them.
Many of the applications cam'* from
| individuals in moderate circumstances
anxious to put part of their savings in
the war cans".
"File my application for ten loan
bonds at-*100 each,” wired a Mississ-
! ippi farmer. This and the planting of
extra acres of corn are the only way I
can help win Hie tight.”
An Arkansas banker promised "to
stay witli the Administ^atior>" even if
half of his bank's deposits and its en-
tire capital are required.
Men’s low cut shoes in back and
ko ko brown at $5.00.
ones in good styles
$3 50. $4.00 and $5.00.
We are organizing “The Denton National Farm Loan
Association.” If you are interested in borrowing money
at 5 per cent interest come see us. \X e will explain all
features.
Duggan Abstract Co.
WASHINGTON, May 8.—The govern-
ment is investigating the activities of
the steamer Manitowoc and other ves-i
' * ;—i Trans-Atlantic I
company which are said to have car-iers’and others favorable a
ried supplies to German submarines in presented in the House by a
the Atlantic, it was disclosed at the would allow the Governor 84 000 a year)
Navy department today. Details were , salary for Ins ex-offlcio services on dlf-I
not stated. The ships are being held. ferent state boards, which in effect I
for investigation at St. Thomas, Virgin would make the Governor’s salary 88,-|
Island. 000 a year without countering the con-j
stitution.
The House adopted the Sam Houston
Normal college budget and the North |
Texas Normal college budget.
The full rendition bill was killed b#
! postponing consideration of it indefln-|
) itely. It purposed punishing Tax Asses-i
! sors for accepting assessments below
1 actual values.
The Senate passed the militia bill ap !
* propriating 8750,000 for border protec-
tion and militia equipment, etc.
WASHINGTON. May 8 - France ha
ri'i'ived sI*Ni.OOO.OOO Hie United Stat"
bus decided to lend lief to meet her oh-,
ligations in this country for May Tie* I
amount was transferred by Secret ar v i
McAdoo to Ambassador Jii-ser.ind by < ■
treasury warrant.
MENIUII CITY, May 8-The
! remain' d it* session until a
! last night discussing' a bill giving I’r'-s- |
I id' nt Carranza extraordinary i
Major General er ,Hie finances
♦ f..« W’-xc J* L'\\- I......
deparlffrent j utive
take an a’c- I gov*r
of the new
May 8. -The
newspapers print a telegram :
Hi" Cri.wn Prime to the ituruoineister
of Berlin, ■ nthustastjciHly praising tliol
tro<qis fr"in the cap-ital. "Nofwithstand-i
ing th" greatest exertions, ttie trenvn- '
d"lls til" "f tli" last f' W weeks and C"I1-
siderable losses, the attitude of tli'*
Berlin bo\ - is xpb ndid. Their good spir-
its and r ,d? wit-1 - ii"! suffered in
the hast. Wi'h such troops we can
snab’11 It; • d‘ vil from he]|.”
3,100 IN OGLETHORPE < \MP.
FORT oGLETHitRPR. Ga„ May 8
Thirty-one hundred applicants for of-
ficers’ commissions w»>re or. *:! * ‘."d.-.y.
These will be gradually cut to 2,500.
the" number allotted to' this territory.
The first 150 reported this afternoon
and other details will continue to ar- i
rive until May 11.
CROWN PRIM E PLFASEB WITH HIS
"BERLIN BOYS'’
IMEMIAN SEN VI E < (INSIDERS BILL
Norwegian j ON FINANCIAL POWERS.
Senate
hat" hour ' —
Low Interest Rates
MUNICH. Mav“7Z77.e Bavarian hu- r
nmrous paper Simplicissimns features "A>H1Ng1<iN. M.av 8-A four-hour
on its flrM page a picture of Count 7ep- ' -■'•'ii. e xpshtiih v rnm-u ,o rev-om-.i.,-. ,
, ii„ in u ,, *ti -> .a ~ , i the House and Senate differences on the (
i i“ ini in f!»‘9\(,n. I i p Lm n* M * > • i »
I 1 n ,, „ F ..J. AHlD |l|||. < I I fT» * T’< ‘ 0 • ‘ P IS hVlT tljP.
"w'n cruPserl vv'i ch is showr* resting Senate amendment which would permit
|on a clom^nlTin Hm^aA^ound ' nd 1 ’ak‘\ ann
o'onITiJhJti"1 * "'"V1 onl1 the bill mly K^to'git
hiSr is alt..nd...l by , '•"k 'he t,v. houses f..r mrthorg...
committee of cherubs and is being wet
comed by St. Peter, who makes a laud-
aX.>ry address, informing him Hial tn*
BERLIN. May 8—Germany wants a
new naii'-nal anthem. Present anthem, i
"Hail to the Victor,” is objected to on j
th'* ground of its music not being «tir !
ring enough, that it is similar to He'
Talk Is Cheap, i
Even Satan quoted Scrip-,
ture when he needed something
Ito bolster up his position. This;
store does not want to make ■
any unfounded assertions in
putting before you our claims
to your business. Forty years'
of SERVICE and our know-1
ledge of our being fully pre-
pared to take care of your pre-
scription business in the way it
should be cared for make us
feel that we may ask your
consideration.
EXCHANGE NATIONAL
BANK
< Established 1881
CAPITAL AND SURPLUS
Officers and Directors:
* A J. NANCE.- Pres.
J. R. CHRISTAL, Vice-Pres.
J. C. COIT, Cashier.
E. D. CURTIS, Asst. Cashier.
J. H PAINE.
A C. OWSLEY.
ED F. BATES.
English national anthem and thal it has
thereby been a source of embarrass-
ment to German, sailors, merchants and :
officials abroad.
CGPENHAGEN. May 8 —The Reichstag i
constitutional reform is!
. i i • . .. I i . . »» «>f* »•. o I i c I t> i . > i i n ,r I
e National Liberals and j
socialists, who carried pre-|
v mus reforms over the opposition
r- 1 «««!,tl*' Conservatives, will vote for
France Gets $100,000,000
: Federal Government Will Aid
in Restoring River Shipping)
ST. LOUIS, M IV 8. Prorm>" that the '
I Federal government would give finan-
i cial aid toward lhe immediate rehab!!-I
.------- -- , ■ , , ., ■ | Kation of river transportation was giv-i
conference yesterday failed to reconcile I „„ t„ tll„ ,.1V,„.^ h,.rt. 1(,“Jay
William Black.
f tti>* United States ar-;
included the
address, informing him <hat he
has been given on of the best locations. *1 n • n. x .
\ feature of th" new residence, remarks
St. Peter, "is that you can see Germany
from the front window.”
in kid and ivory.
$9.00 to $11.00.
Big stocks of white canvas
Pumps and Oxfords for children,
prices 75c to 12.00.
age limits. Ttie Senafi* bill fixes Hie I
limits at from 21 to 27 while the House I
! hl , b ees it at from 21 to 40. One re-1 I
port was that this last feature would paring t
be -agreed on by a conipromise i..
tin* limits from 21 to 30.
Discussion is expected to continue
everal days.
EXCLUSIVE SHOE STORE
GENERVL PERSHING TO CAPITAL.
SAN \NTiiNI". May
a War
[*d to
committee on <
taking up th" question of redistrieting. |
..
of j
a g**n- |
I
i
"! laws have
* power t
r. .. •rnm'-nt funds, Hi" pay of all cov-
i eminent employes except th" army lias
j been held ii)'.
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