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WICHITA DAILY TIMES, WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, MONDAY, OCTOBER 12,1914
, PAGE FIVE
DEMAND RELIEF FOR
COTTON SITUATION
ONDENT THIS
IF PANIC AT ANTWERP
COTTON STATE SENATORS op.
, POSE ADJOURNMENT UNTIL
, SOME ACTION TAKEN
40,000 Terror Stricken People Crowd-
ed Wharves in Effort to
Board Boats
SENES NOTICE
Declares Some Are Working On Meas-
ure That Will Tend To Re-
lieve Situation ,——
By Associated Press.
. Washington, Oct. 12.—Senator Over-
man for the cotton states senators
served notice on the Senate today
that efforts to hasten the vote on the
war tax bill and thereby hurry the
adjournment would be opposed until
something was done for the relief of
the cotton situation.
Senator Simmons had announced
that he intended to ask the Senate
to agree to, a vote on the war reve-
nue measure Thursday.
.' ‘‘I want to say,” interrupted Sena-
tor Overman, “that there will be no
unanimous consent to vote on this
bill or to hasten adjournment unless
something is done about the cotton
situation. Some of us are working
for an amendment on thin tax bill
which will tend to relieve the South."
AUSTRIANS CLAIM SIEGE
1 OF PRZEMYSL RAISED
-eioee
Relief Forces Reported To Have
Reached Fortress and Captured
Many Russians
"mdo"d."IZ—The Daily Chromt-
cle's Antwerp correspondent gives a
picture of the panic in the Belgian
town and flight of the populace to
safety.-
“Before the bombardment had been ]
long in operation," the correspondent .
“says, “Antwerp’s civil population fell
into panic. Immense crowds gathered
along the quays aide and in the rail-.
road stations in their efforts to leave
the city. Early Thursday morning
more than 40,000 had assembled on the
quays attempting to take boats bound
for Flushing, Rotterdam and other
Dutch porta. There were no vessels
, of any considerable carying capacity
and as no one had made ararngements
for a systematic embarkation a wild
struggle resulted among the people.
The boats were not provided with reg-
ular passenger gangways and were
boarded by crossing narrow planks.
Onto these the panic-stricken crowds
rushed, the strong elbowing the weak
out of the way: it was marvelous that
there was not a terrible death list re-
sulting from the struggle. Many per-
sons were forced into the water, but 1
their rescue generally was prompt. As
far as is known only two women were
drowned, one woman suffering from
fractured skull sustained in a fall
from a plank.
PEACE RUMORS SET AT t
REST BY THE PRESIDENT
London, Oct. 12,—A Reuter Amster-
dam dispatch says that a telegram
from Vienna etatee It Is officially an-
nounced that the Austrian rapid ad-
vance has relieved Przemsyl of the
Russians. The. Austrians have enter-
ed the forts st sll points and the
Russians fled in the direction of the
River San where a great number were
captured.
By Associated Press.
Washington, Oct. 12.—Various re-
ports about efforts of the Washington
government to set on foot peace nego-
tiations between the warring Euro-
pean nations were set at rest by Presi-
dent Wilson today when he told callers
that he had made no direct peace rep-
resentation to any of the powers since
his first note tendering the good offices
of the United States.
CHOLERA SPREADS OVER
MI AUSTRIA-HUNGARY
REPORT GERMANS LOST
45,000BEFORE ANTWERP
Soldiers In Galicia Being Vaccinated
Against Disease—Suffer From
Cold
1 - 7 t
wuehaunrii both b
• PveMed, A. Paris, oet. 11.-
Cholera, is spreading to the moot re-
* mote parts of Austria-Hungary. Aus-
% trian troops in Galicia are being
3 vaccinated against the disease. Cold
% weather has caught Austrian soldiers
' in Galicia unprepared and the au-
thorities are making urgent appeals
for contributions of warmer clothing.
? The consumption of horse flesh in
E Vienna ia increasing. As many as
1, 200 of the animals have been brought
into the city in a single day.
is The ministry of commerce has an-
nounced that all letters to places
abrond must be unsealed.
Heavy Slaughter in Attack Upon Two
Belgian Forts—American Cor-
respondents Endangered
' GERMANS TRY TO CUT
OFF ANTWERP RETREAT
‘By Associated Press.
London, Oct. 12.—It is said the
Germans lost 45,000 men during the
attack on the two Antwerp forts,
Walheim, Woevre and St. Catherine.
The Chronicle’s Antwerp corre-
spondent arriving today says that beg
fore the Germans entered Antwerp a
group of five American journalists
spent the night in a house which was
shelled’three times and finally caught
fire.
OVER THOUSAND DELEGATES
TO EASTERN STAR CONCLAVE
By Associated Press.
Galveston. Oct 12.—From 1,000 to
1.500 delegates to the thirty-second
annual conclave of the Texaa Eastern
Star are present for the opening ses-
sion of this Masonic auxiliary today.
The session is to last four days.
Advance Forces of Germans Report,
ed Repulsed st Bridge Across
Scheldt
By Associated Press.
London, Oct. 12.—The Daily Mail
3 Client correspondent In a dispatch
. dated Saturday says: .
“The • Germans have thrown a
1 pontoon across the Scheldt at Otters
■ and hopes to cut off retreat from Ant-
werp. They are being met by a
strong force which is compelling them
to retire. In their advance on Ghent
’ the Germans got as far as Loochristi
when they were driven back. At the
same time a rapid advance on the
south of the Sheldt toward Ghent was
repulsed -with the loss of a battery;
OCEAN STEAMSHIP USIS
..HOUSTON SHIP CHANNEL
The Dorothy, From Philadelphia,
Laden With Coal, First Ves-
sel Through
By Associated Press.
Houston, Texas, Oct. 12.—The first
ocean going steamship successfully
used the Houston ship channel today.
The Dorothy, laden with coal from
Philadelphia, made the trip without
the slightest inconvenience. The ves-
sel is 290 feet in length, of 40 feet
beam and draws 19 feet of water.
Her tonnage is 3500.
d^^im^ffiigraBs^ss^eratk This 40 lb. All Cotton
Rorroersenesrceldenaus. Roll Edge Art Tick
■ Soaxedeeiki, Mattress, $7.50 Value,
tearaceanss Peeks. Free with any Goods
ardakas Bought From Us
“9,7omceneoseocanen= Amounting to $20.00.
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CZAR’S CAM
TO REACH
CRISIS IN NEXT FORTNIGHT
(New York Sun) ,
Jaroslav fell about September 21.
Ir. the next few days the world heard
of the steady progress of the Russian
advance in Galicia toward Cracow. A
week ago it was before Tarnow. about
which city and behind the Donajec
River the Austrians stood in intrench-
ments, fitly miles east of Cracow.
Despite early reports that Cossacks
had reached Cracow, it is now clear
that at Tarnow Austrian lines are
still holding—that the Russian army
of Galicia has been brought to a
full stop, while Przemsyl, in its rear,
remains untaken; indeed, Russian re-
ports concede recent sorties.
Meantime the northern field of Rus-
sian operations became the more im-
portant Here in the early days of
the war an unexpectedly prompt and
terrific drive of the Russians had
swept East Prussia nearly to the
Vistula. While German troops were
entering northern France Russian
forces were sweeping west, had in-
vested Koenigsberg, captured Allen-
stein, spread terror and, panic over a
territory as considerable as Belgium.
It was at this point that Germany
was compelled to make a change in
her plans, which English and French
critics have steadily held was fatal.
From her armies in France, still far
from Paris and not yet successful in
crushing the allied armies, she took
several army corps, hurried them east
and on September 1 fell uP°n the
Russians” south of Allenstein and
routed them in the grant battle of
Tannenberg, the most considerable
German victory of the war.
From September 1 to October 1 the
roles in the north were reversed and
. the Russians were with great rapid-
I Ity driven from East Prussia. While
Galicia was being conquered it was
between Thorn, Posen and Breslau,
before which and on Russian terri-
tory an Austro-German army is stand-
Ing, east of Kalisz and now presum-
ably west of Lodz near the Warta.
Finally on the south, between Ra-
dom, south of Warsaw and the
Carpathians below Arnow, the .Rus-
sian army which has swept Galicia
is trying to break down the Austrian
lines along the Donajec River and
has checked a counter offensive of
the Austro-German forces north ol the
Vistula.
The simplest way to grasp the Rus-
sian operations is to think of the
whole Russian mass as a single army,
moving west toward Berlin with one
flank on the Baltic, the other on the
Carpathians, the center before War-
saw. Not until the northern flank
reaches the Vistula, the center the
German frontier between Thorn and
Breslau, the southern flank the Ger-
man frontier south of Breslau and
north of Cracow can the march to
Berlin begin. a
2648 BALES GINNED AT
OLNEY UP TO THURSDAY
Local News Brevities
Pioneer Lodge No. 49 K. of P. meets
Tuesday night in new hall. Balloting
on candidates and initiation in rank of
Page. T. A. Bradley, C. C. 29 2t c
Dr. H. A. Waller, dentist, room 207,
K. & K. Bldg. Phone 836. 28 tfc
Spend your leisure time at the dom-
ino and forty-two parlor, 722 1-2 Ohio
Avenue. Dell Millis, prop. 23 tf c
The Nelson, Forgess and Patterson
shallow wells on the Burnett lease
are 'being put on the pump. There uro
five of the wells and it is estimated
that these will produce on an average
of fifteen barrels each. Persons who
have seen the peformance of these
wells since they have been put on the
pump are highly pleased.
Wichita Falls Undertaking Co., 812
Scott avenue. Phone 202. Prompt
ambulance service. Command ua.
54 tfc
Pioneer Lodge No. 49 K. of P. meets
E. G. Hill, undertaker, office and
parlors 900 Scott .Ave. Phone 225.
Prompt ambulance service, 95 tfc
Double-breasted plaid chinchilla mac-
kinaw coat $11, made to measure. $17
Tailors, 802 Ohio. 20 tf o
The commissioners' court is in regu-
lar session today, with County Judge
Felder and Commissioners Jackson
and Smith present. Approval of
monthly accounts and other routine
matters received attention.
I have 12250 to loan on real estate.
This is a guardianship fund and must
WAS WEATHER OFFERING
High Gale Blow Nearly All Sunday
Night But No Serious Damage
Reported
A little rain and much wind etrack
Wichita Falls late Sunday night, bring-
Ing a sharp change in weather after
be loaned on a fifty per cent valuation, several days of uneasonably high
and ten per cent interest. Any one temperatures. The rain amounted to
desiring such a loan will please call' only .15 inch, according to the gov-
at my office. W. F. Weeks, 29 tf c ornment gauge.
, * . , Tuesday night in new hall. Balloting
We made inquiry at all of the sins on candidates and initiation in rank of
this morning as to the amount of cot ! Page. Come and bring some one with
ton ginned, also at the cotton yard as: you. T. A. Bradley, C. C. 29 2t c
1c the number of bales received, and
following are the figures: Anderson
has ginned 1,155 bales; Olney Gin Co.,
956: Webb Gin Co., 537; total ginned
you. T. A. Bradley, C. C.
D-
. .1 Rain fell also along the Denver to
The following suits have veen filed the north of this city and down the
in the district court: W. E. Shockley Wichita villey as far as Munday, but
vs. G. C. Wood et al., on contract; V. ,
B. Boxler vs. Dora Boxler, divorce.
was very light at all points reporting.
At Goree the roof of the grain eleva-
tor was blown off, bringing two
Notice of Dissolution. a . , . ._
The partnership of Creed Bros. A Wichita Valley telegraph wires down
with it, but the damage was soon re-
paired.
Chancellor has been dissolved by mu-
tual consent
R. H. CHANCELLOR,
CREED BROS.
29 Cte
Locally the damage was confined to
the blowing down of several trees.
Considerable cotton doubtless has
been blown out but the extent of the
plain Germany was making a terrific
effort to relieve the pressure upon
Austria by offensive operations -in the
north. Before the end of September
all Russian troops had been expelled
from East Prussia and Germany was
driving east in Russia toward the
SENATORS HEAR FARMERS ON
COTTON ACREAGE REDUCTION | Niemen. .
------- — I Attempt on Russian Center,
By Associated Press.. , To meet this drive the Russians
Austin, Oct. 12. There was no quo- might have slackened their advance
rum present today when the Senate, in the south. This was the obvious
convened and it stood at ease while German purpose. But instead they
a delegation of Ellis county farmers fell back until they stood behind the
addressed the Senate on the question , Niemen from Kovno to Grodno. Could
the German force this line they would
of cotton acreage reduction.
The House committee on agriculture
today met and considered the three
cotton acreage reduction bills.
ENGLAND ONLY COUNTRY
BUYING MUCH WHEAT
By Associated Frees. . *
Kansas City, Oct. 12.—England
alone of the belligerent European
powers is buying grain'normally, ac-
cording to delegates of the Grain
Dealers National Association which
convened here today. France is buy-
ing only about ten per cent of its
normal demand. Germany and Aus-
tria are purchasing nothing.
Mra. A. E. Halber of Manhall, Tex,
haa come here to join her husband,
who haa recently taken a position as
watchmaker with Kruger Bros. The
family will make their home on Ninth
street
FORT WORTH MAN ASSAULT-
ED SUNDAY IMPROVING
By Associated Press
Fort Worth, Texas, Oct. 12.—R. L.
Crowdus, a wealthy hide dealer, who
was attacked while sleeping in his
office Sunday afternoon was reported
improving today. He was struck on
the head with a club. Vengeance and
not robbery is said to have been the
motive.
TOMORROW
Fort Sterling. Mack Bennett an d Mabel Norman in real good comedy.-
Irvin Cummins and Mignon And erson in two-part Thanhauser of un-
usual Intereat. ,
Norma Phillipa (Our Mutual Girl). Story by Irvin S. Cobb, in which
Miss Philips plays the detective to good advantage-
VICTORIA THEATRE
have been able to cut the St. Peters-
burg. Vilna, Warsaw railroad and
practically isolate Russian troops in
Poland—-that is, the Russian center.
But about the Niemen the Russians
under Rennenkampf adopted the
tactics of the French and British at
,. M- . After a successful stand
they suddenly took the offensive.
ur<e tue Germans west through the
difficult and marshy country of the
Suwalki province and unmistably .de-
feated them in a series of conflicts,
ended about October 3. which bear
the name of the Battle of Auguatowo.
Any doubt .as to Russian success was
removed' when German official state-
menta placed the German army back
on the East Prussian frontier, while
claimin that here the Russian advance
2,648. The cotton yard has received
only 2,465 bales up to date, while as
a rule the yard runs from 1,500 to
2,000 bales ahead of the gins at this
time of the year. It is thus seen that
lota of the farmers are carrying their
cotton home and holding for a high-
er price. The three pins here have
ginned an average of 145 bales per day
for the past week, and last Saturday
they broke all former records by gin-
ning a total of 189 bales.—Olney En-
terprise.
PRESIDENT SAYS TROUBLE
+ AT NACO 18 LOCAL
Washington, Oct. 12.—Firing across
the International border at Naco,
Arizona, yesterday by American
'patrol troops and Mexican forces was
characterized by President Wilson as
a local difficulty. The president said
that while arrangements were being
made to withdraw the United Stated
troops from Vera Cruz "imme liately"
the details of the transfer of municip-
al government must first be arranged
Fort Worth Cattle, • _ 1
Fort Worth, Texas, Oct. 12.—Cat
tie receipts .7,500, steady; beever
$5.50 to $7. Hog receipts 2000, steady
Sheep 500, lower. Other American
markets closed on account of holiday
Over 400 samples to pick from. Two-
piece suit $16. Three-piece $17. $17
Tailors, 802 Ohio. 20 tf c
At the $17 Tailoring Co. 802 Ohio,
you will rind suits worth $22.50 and
$25 selling for $16 and $17, made to
measure. 19 tfc
Five negroes who were enjoying a
Gunsmith, locksmith, fine umbrella damage had not been estimated,
covers. Nuckolls. 816 Indiana avenue.
14 tf c
1 No extra charge for sizes, style and
linings. $17 Tailors, 802 Ohio. 20 tf e
Coat and pants $16.00. $17 Tailors
802 Oblo.
16 tfc
Special Sale.
For the next ten days we will put on
crap game in the flats last night were
interrupted by Officers Jernigan and . -
McDonald, who hailed the party to Ford seat covers for $14.00 for five
the police station This morning each passenger ears. Wichita Carriage and
of the participants was fined ten dol- 1 Auto Co. 29 St p
lars.
Auto Co.
>1
had been checked.
Two similar movements on the
north, then, had resulted in precisely
the same situation. The Germans
had repulsed a Russian offensive in
East Prussia. The Russians had
driven -a German advance out of
Suwalki. But the solid gain was with
the Russians, who had been able
while holding the Germane on the
north to carry their Galician cam-
paign to toe Donajec and threaten
Cracow.
So far nothing had developed of
real importance In the center—that
is, along the Russian front standing
before Warsaw—eave only that a
Russian official statement nonchantly
referred one day early in the week
to fighting near Warsaw. This clear-
ly indicated that in addition to an
offensive in East Prussia and Suwalki
the Germans had been driving east
from Posen and Breslau at Warsaw,
had moved by Lodz, half war through
Russian Poland, had been checked
about Warsaw and had retired toward
Kallas on the Silesian frontier.
Berlin Is One Objective.
In the center before Warsaw the
renter of the Russian army is still
far In Russian territory. Its objec-
tive is Berlin, some 300 miles west,
but its immediate goal is the front
Dr. Prothro, dentist Ward Bldg.
Eighth street 60 tfc
Dr. Bolding, dentist, office 204 Kemp
& Kell Bldg. Phone 206. 46 tfc
0. B. Nuckolls, gun and locksmith.
With Stokes Electric Co.
Dr. Nelson, dentist. Moore-Bateman
Bldg. Phones 586 and 423. 77 tfc, c. w. Bowden „ the Burrell Con-
Piano tuning; complete work guar- struction Co., damages is the title of a
anteed. W. E. Rutledge. Phone 1491. suit filed in the district court today.
: . 25 tf c
Results of the count of mail received
for delivery in Wichita Falls and on
the rural routes out of Wichita Falls
have been announced at the local post-
office. The count was kept for one
week from October 1 to October 7th
inclusive and showed 12,333 letters and
1703 postal cards mailed at the local.
office during that week: 9
. Concerts every evening at Metropolis
tan Cafe, from 6:30 to 8:30 p. m Music
Real Estate Transfers
J. J. Perkins to W. J. Grisham, 156
acres. J. A. Scott survey, No. 10, $11,-
718.
W. J. Grisham to J. J. Perkins,
same tract, 12,000. The first transfer
was made in November, 1913.
J. M. Bland to C. R. Hartsook, lot
In Bellvue addition, $6500.
, A H. Tuttle to R. H. Peeler, prop-
lerty in Iowa Park,$1600.
by Katz Orchestra.,
30 It c
COTTON WORTH ONLY LITTLE
BETTER THAN SIX CENTS
Cotton was worth only a little more
than six cents in the local market to-
day, there being no demand whatever
apparently. The buyers were in hid-
ing and it was a difficult matter to
sell cotton at any price.
More cotton is now going"into the
warehouse receipts, having been issued
for about 70% bales. Farmers . to lay
are bringing in rep its of damage by
last night’s windstorm which blew out
much of the opened cotton. 7
BANK OF TEXAS BILL DE
BATE SUBJECT AT FORUM
1
The weekly meeting of the Young
Men's Forum will be held tonight at
8 o'clock in the Chamber of Com-
merce room at the city hall, with the
ill fated bank of Texas bill" as the
subject for debate. Messrs. Settle and
Fuller will argue that the bill should
have been passed while Messrs. Ed-;
dlemnan and Hein will have the nega-
4 tive side. _
j Those on the. program for short
talks include Ambrose Yeager, Floyd
Miller and C. R. Fuller. The officers
request the attendance of all old-
members as well as any young men
i who are interested in the work of the
organization.
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY
1 WANTED—Men to accept free govern
। ment homesteads in states of Colorado-
Wyoming. Montana, Idaho, Utah and
' New Mexico. Just returned from per-,
sonal inspection; maps of all six
states, showing location of homestead
lands. Price, one dollar. W. B. Burke,
Bov 777, Wichita Falla
30 It p
Opening at the Lydia Margaret today for flrat half thia week—Lee Chandler
Companly, novelty entertainers and gl oom chasers.
DOCTORS
Hartsook & Stripling
HYE, EAR, NOSE AND
THROAT
M Kemp & Kell Bids.
That’s what
you want, and
that’s what Cal-
umet is guaran-
H teed to give
I you
! It is sure in
I perfect leaven-
1 ing and raising
qualities. In
wholesomeness,
in purity.
Perfectly
raised, melting-
ly tender bis-
cuit, cake, muf-
fins, griddle
cakes,are bound
to remit from
its use. .
Calumet
goes farther
than other bak-
ing powders—
and it’s moder-
ate in cost.
Insist on it
at your grocers.
RECEIVED
HIGHEST
AWARDS
MA
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