The Abilene Daily Reporter (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 21, No. 19, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 5, 1917 Page: 1 of 8
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Abilene Batin HXvpoxt&c
.CLUMSXXl
ABILENE TEXAS THURSDAY. APRIL 5 1917.
NUMBER 10
R BILL IS PASSED BY SENAT
XPECTED TO ACT LATE THURSDAY
J59L
iMlliliO
KW II
P-OUSION MADE IN HURRY-
IP REQUESTS FOR NAVY
INIISTED STRENGTH AT
. ono AND MARINE CORPS
T AGO) MEN.
u ssortntpd Press.
- fsltlMiTON April . He
. fur Immrdlate npproprlu
. . f .l.liHIU(iO.U(H) for- thp nrmy
i hn) vierp mutlp totlnjr to
HKr. lJ tllP P.VPCIllhP depart
i . f tlit government.
i isp.n s nuiitp for lurrras.
(in ttilNtcri strength of Hip
. . .VitMHJil men audio In
tin tnnrhip rorps In 3d.
;i. it- treat siidi which Is asked
' ngres llttlp more Ihnn ft!.
('in Is nxked for Hip nroiy.
MEAT CROP GONE
UNLESS IT RAINS
IN A FEW DAYS
ruin- in the nxt few days
at
rut will uo a failure nc-
M !1 MHnlr. at) CjtonstVO. '" n lHP lvn n"' wwr nrunw
t or tlw Dpudtnnn nei-sday was J5:5.W). Kvpry where theny -vjs
in tovn Thursday. nit with emmirRgettienl rnd co-operH-t
l u high enough to U.tloa.
t 'h purth m so low that "I dettlgneil to complete hc ral
v.iU pull U up tv thc.roau' tng of the money Thuradt.) aud FH-
tarneil tn. hc wtd. "If da? an tllu cotnmltteeH espett to
p w.. may make a -Map uutj
d.in't pp muth chtn."
SEEK RED CROSS
MEIERS; START
i t'haiitnr i ! Auieii
. ! ptfprmt a eampalgr
rhip whk-h is vxpocted t
.. riundriHl naiuw
-hapttfr nltiftu th
inl i..-aiu.J Sw .M'
ivtrieihr iu lluniaM-' tivj
a in nenny nil tin show
.mm tuwn
t UrMlf U4 is tu ia.'( I
- uf tin- ietttO1! .h-t. mm
l v.iU mil a UMMlne to-
; Tuesday of uxt . (a
luatU't Th y will t'
i. twlv dlstricu and eon j
iw naiotsl in -; rf;trl
!. rnrtu toons' aavM for
Tin intnitrr of th ct '
.4 to co uMrttt. by B !
n. Bttd fr mMbrs frow
i
. it .huptPr i ths oBly;tcJ'
this part of th statu unit
i to 'KrrM.s th HiMbr-
'. WW sn4 t)w. Th
duos srr ualy i I w
WILLARD READY TO FIGHT
Prtldeiiti "I Will Fight f When
Ho You WanfcMcr
- i-tfttpii hM.
v-HlMJTON April i. Jess WU-
ier of hmvywitlsht imgtIUtk
:'.. PnMldwit WlltM ttai' s
! fight When d soa wat
'-ISlfeS
- burasa. fr prabably
i a flare-up of smokeless
tiir plant of SetwtHor aRd
a'v rstwr4a) Tfcr was
ana how the pawdor lgttt
i 'H dlermlH(Mt
FOREIGNERS WHO
ACT PROPERLY
NOT BE MOLESTED
..
-ha AisocOated Press.
iiSTON. April aIt va of-fjr tay
. Ku.....4 .1. irden ibi auiae to th shallowsesa
E.fd states who coaduct ihem
uww. tmv v.-
ccrly. wui suffw Be im
or Ubarty as a result of a
CM W
Ml II OKI
COMMITTEES GOT
$5250 OF FUND
FIRST HAY'S WOKk IN HKIIILI
OK ABILENE CHRISTIAN COL-
. LEGE SICCKHSFUL.
HUE COMMITTEES IN FIELD
.Met Willi Encouragement 'mid t'o.Op.
erutlou; Expect to Complete
Fund of Sin.lWO Hi Neil
'I'm i. llajs.
Thp flvp committees which started
to work Wednesday raising $lo.ou
for Abllonp Christian College finished
their first gay'a work with over half
that amount nubscrlbed shoving be
yond a doubt that Abilene Is stlU read)
to defend hor statewide reputation foi
doing things right and right now.
The amount ralnotl by the commit
a..A .I.. . . ... m v.... 11..1 .
make good.
Foltewlnc are the names qt the com-.
mltteemeu and the ntuouttt itch com-
tnltttM raised Wednesday:
(.eorgii Flnhorg. clialrtnan; Guyi
.MaCarty. JaH. Bhackejfoclwfi. O. Pay I
ton: W0O.A- '
J. 31. ltadford. " chairman: Joe V
Oarrteon. W. V. Amlurion U. 51 Old-
bam Jr.: JliW.
; H O. Wooton. chairman; M. H.
jllank. O A Hale Hev C. W Hearon;
If 1.550
! V a Mi!itr chairman; W f Mlu-
u. P A Maltha. V. ft Keeble. ftMH-
Durar lrUer. (halrtnan; LOtti
MontgrniiTy V I Fulwllvr; ll!oo.
-TWO VILLAGES
CAPTURED BY
BRITISH ARMY
lly Assoclalcil ir's.
I.ONlKS. Atnl i -Tin. rmpusr ftf
h villagPW of Ronsoi d Uase'lMm-
orbs ' tbf wh-tar northeast of l'e-
rB. Is announced by th war offtee
MEHHEltS OF UEUAUJ)
PAHTY AHK UCTAIXEP
' Rj Tha Assnrlnttsl tM
I N'KW YORK. April 5 Oscar M
JIUK aud Mr and Mrs ttartwlg Uer-
aB 'whA rams out of (lermaay ou .
forwor Amtautdar Gerard's special
trata wHm It left Usrtta atter the .
. Jl..l.U.ll ..1dllAtld TMJIkk
9rorBCO Ol atpiotifBiic ivi-'l. " antj a fOflK.
(ifttttaay hy the 1'Blted States an- - "- i;
wh were taken off tho train at the BRflQns oyRH WA1 s A
Krrach border hv the authorities SFlflDE AS A RESULT
wr detaiaed in their castas by agenta ' .. nH x ...
fU the Department af JaUB wlwo FOHT WORTH. Te April S-Jas-X
. rri rU here yest-rday fram per Hurkhart. aged 5i years dtotrowad
Sli oa th Itaer Alfouso XII ...
Thr vlslms to the Awertaiu
..si ip w.il Im Investigated
10 - BARREL OIL
WELL BROUGHT III
AT ALBANY. TEXASi
apsii t" The Reporter
ALTMKY. Tea . AtPrtl i-TM Hot-
wire OR & a Capay of pklalMHa
hroght ia 4 l wn nr iivwj
hl.k $M4 eight or tea harrls
day ol good e"Me oil.
Th U s struck at the depth af (
u let after passing through a
jrau f l - 8 "" Tb WL J
.. li.. 1- uuwii ! RavBolds No I 1
Its prdutag
w .. - -- . -- j
about 81 ! " .
of the
- .wU aad th thla strata of sana.
-I .i... n..l n't trill
in-
b
mwm "..- r' .Zt.ZZ
d h sj;ag acpr hkmhh
ih welt
Six of the Great
! t t rr nr iii Mil -tffT-y - !' v-t" 'isii tijami-n m.Mr. utxcv -- ' twir.s ix ; wc -Txi-sj xvirrxAMtxzA .-r YTsssarvasgi .
Tht-Hp m.phtv
of wh ill wj'l ti. t iji
nr She . hi t -i
4 ln h rilU" of fit
w lo revelled
i.d off some nn!'
SINK 2 BELGIAN i
RELIEF SHIPS
THE ' FEISTKIX HITS MINK IN
NOIM'H SEA WHILE NEAIUNU
H01TEKHAV.
ANOTHER SUNK BY GERMANS
The Trpttcr With Kotjef Supplies Froai
Np York Sent Down and Host
Klml on While Hclnf
Lowered.
Uy Ttie As?ocste4l Pre.
KKW YOHK. April 5. Th Dlglttii
rsilsf sttWBtr Plsetu has- btHi suk
by a mlM la Ut Nurth S whllss ap-
uroaehlHg Hottsraaw. ths Hslglan -
llsf CoiaiHlsslou was aartsa touay.
T.v The AsaoflatBil Pro. !
TlASUON. April 5 -Tho Blgln
tauisr Trsvlsr.frfim New York with
Belgian raltef supplies was toriHWoea
utthaut warnlHC wedaesoay. wiie
t if- inwru1 1110 ub-
Harlnc flrej on them soveivb tlur
tJ0 cibUIi)i the Biat the eneineet
.
:?ver me m Peaa l?
tor's home. The suicide took plaee in
plain view of a neighbor or two. but
! Uaftira thev reached hlw he was dead.
j Hr"4"py iMr Utfi UBiyHsUflgwar Je
i awppased to hate causeu tne act
iy $ MINISTER
TO AUSTRIA IS
ON WAY HOME
By The Asso. iated Press
WASHINGTON. April &. Smretar
0f State Laaslag today coaflriHed thv
return to this country of Ambaassdor
Penfield at Ytenns.
- l .Aft.vn
ISO reapoa iwr mi rB
la not kottwn- A rttawr a wk ago
said he was returntag ta tua raueai
Stales. . . tl
Ambassaaor peime.o is wpwiw v
.rrt. . th. Hated Slates n ihxee
. -- -
t'S.
says mm TOES
BASES II MEXICO
14-Inch Rifles of the Pennsylvania
Trnmt&mmiiMmwAsirmxciim
battleship Pennsylvania flagship of the tlantlc fleet the whereabouts
tin retary of the navy are the superior of anything In the German
ut of r- a h of tie whole (itruiatt n .-. y Mi-i nl vessel Without lieing in
iSJ'SSlf'
TABLISH SUB
LANSING DENIES
Hj The Associated Press.
WASHINGTON April .V-Hpp-rpiiPiitntltP
Miller of Minnesota
Republican nieniber of the forelsn
nfinlr couimlttpp sprung u en
sntion In the House during the dls-
cusslou of the war rt'solutlou to
iluj li) declaring thnt un unpub.
lNhed paraumph of the Zioinier-
niuuu note offered to establish a
Mibniarlne hasp In a .Mexican port
to stiupl) Meico with unlimited
iiiaiittt!'s of arms and ammunit-
ion and send (Jennan rpsertlsts
In the I'nlted States to Mexico.
He further Mild that he under-
utood Uirt Cerman schooners bad
landed on the western coast of
.Mexico and that Yllla was sur
fiUuded bj (irrmau officers who
hd takeu charge of thp drilling
of his men.
It was understood but neterof.
ftciully unnouueed that thp full
text of the Zlmuieruuiun Instruc-
tions to ion Eckhurt the Cerman
minister at Mexico City "has uot
been published
Rep. Miller quoted the unpub-
Hshptt part of the .Immeriuann
tmtp as follow st ' Agreeable ta
the SIpaIchii (Joernment subma-
rine bases will bo established at
Mexican ports from which will be
supplied arms munitions and sup-
p'les. All reservists are ordeVed
to Mex!c to arrange an attack all
aloiiir the border"
Ron. Miller's quotation of the
note was suhmltod to Secretary of
State Lsuslng who declared that
ZlmmorruHnu's Instr'ucllans "con-
tained nothing of the sort"
RUSS. OCCUPY TWO Went; R. Uee Poe. 2nd vice president:
MESOPOTAMIAN TOWNS A- Spears. Cashier; M. S. Stamps as-
PBTBOORAD April Tbe Russia -ft!. Ci8hli-ri-ADSSCQ:pfb t
avalrr has ewwpled the Mseapota- SUS -i f a-
wiaa fmetUr towa of Khaaiki and us 5f hiL!ht- i. n -
u.Criti ii ixs .iffiiniiv .i..i tA Recent scuiavenu'nts ta Cisco ta her
Kabrlehi. it wmi offlplally stated todaj. tojkBg nterests wu pla(W lbu cltJ
squarely on the map' In the financial
SV circles of this section of the state.
WE.VTHEK BUREAU
--P. S. Dcparlmcnt vt .ttrrtpnlture. r
'' ''- '-
For Ablleue and Vicinity Tonight
and Friday fair and warmer.
For East Texa Tonight fair and
! warmer in northwest iwtton. Prhiayfver iexas t401" r Aouene to
.fair and warer. -astered in servloe. Others will
sw vst Tvas- TmiL.bt fir aarf
waruir Friday
41
51
if
55
68
46. aooa fo
S tttse- 6 22 sunset
at
!
i pin 1 im m
1 tviviv -w (j j c
A Vi0l&Nfi00t J 1 W
-fftf.Ul6KT idR S 61
i - i rrr- i ... 4t
wZmmue" Mdt
4l IMIMP. "-I IIM HI.IlnJ
ARY
THE BEPO RT
0s 1 1" nSVMMsNNsWMWWSWS
STATE BANK IS
OPENEOAT CISCO
MODERN FIXTURES INSTALLED
AND BANK BACKED RY BIO
CAPITAL.
11 ARMY RECRUITS LEAVE
"I
Temporary Recruiting Station is
coed CItjS Water Supply Betaf
Careull) Watched by Or-
der of City Authorities.
Special to Tlie Rooorter.
CISCO. Texas. April 5 -.-The First
Guaranty State Bank of CUoo has just
opened its doors for the transaction of
buslnes;. The Alexander building on
Main street has been leased for a per-
iod of ten years. A solid glass front
has been put ta and the interior of this
bank consisting of solid marble base
nients with mahogany fixtures' arrang
ed ta modern style Is said to be one
of the most beautiful and up-to-date
banks west of Fort Worth.
The following well known business
men and capitalist of Eastland county
constitute Its officers: John H. Garn-
er. President; C. H. Fee. 1st vice pres-
r 1.1 ..
li; ."j ivmuii ".
has been opsned here where recruits
lMr lI ?TaiV anu na nve B
accepted. Six young men signed up
for lv service yesterday and left
I04IQW later. iucn pavriousm 80S
.been manifested here siuco Monday
over the prospects for war. A United
WftdThun. j States flag is floating froai every bus-
PM AM. iaoo house ta the city.
As a precautionary measure the)
llv council at this pit v has rrnt.1 1
tto have the city's water supply at Lake'
3tf Berate watched day and night sluce
Sj; the res'tiat developmeats at Washing-
jg ton with Germany.
FIXED 2S FOR KEFUSIXG
TO SALUTE AMERlCiX FLAG
By Associated Preas.
FT WORTH. Teas April . Chsrg
ed wuh disrespect to the Aaerlcaa
flag. Joha Sheppard atd Ravatoad
lAtr rerusM to saiuw tha tta m
roue? roun aaa juage rarser rmm
i new is ;t sac
STAMFORD
S
NEW OFFICIALS
t'OL. PEXK'K IS 31 VYORNEW
DEILMEX HAVE TAKEN OF.
F1CK THERE
A I..
VOTE $25000 BOND ISSUE
Insure Belter Strcpts mid Modern
Commodious Tit) Hull fit) to
Make Slromr Hid for Xpw
A. A M.
Special to the Hdportex .
STAMFOUD Tbx Ajrir .V Th
drafting of some of Stamfdrd'ii best
bus!noas nieri Into Office Tuteilny una
the voting of bonds for Improvements
marks a new em in Stamford's davol-
opment With Cc. H L. KonlcU.
pcoBident of the hardware firm of Pcn-Ick-Hughos
Co. as mayor; W. M. Har-
' lan. banker and Chas. Hrewington
lumber dealer as aldermen the city
is pjepected to go forward In improve-
ments and general expansion.
The voting of the $25000 bond l-
sue Insures better streets and a mod-
ern commodious city hall. With these
improvements and the erection of the
new federal building Stamford ex-
! poets to be busy for some time to
come.
! The Commercial Club Joined by tho
' citizens of Stamford and tho shrround
lug country expect to make a strong
bid or the West Texas A. & M. Col -
: lege and w:th tho central location the
railroad outlets and tho goneral en
nMn..l ...f.i- . f. MnHnw.t
vironments th city expects to be a
' strong oompntltbr for this now instl-
itutlon. .
. HKSC1.TS OF THE CITY
. ELECTION AT SSYDEmnoJ'
Special to the Reporter.
SNYDER; Tc?as. April "4. The
ft-
faults of the city election hero yester-
day aro as follows: ilnyor. B F
Smith; Aldermen. W. J. Blackburn V.
V. Clark. R. Y. Cox. Joe Cuton the
coalition ticket winning ui.
25000 TRADE
UNIONISTS ARE
AGAINST THE WAR
By the Associated Press.
SBATTLB. April 3 Tho Central
' l.abor Coumil of Seattle. coniDoaed of
250 delegates representing
23.W0
trade anloaists unanimously
anprov-
ed the rosolutlrn protesting against
the entraa-'e of the United States vato
the war with Germany.
CAPTUX OF THE AZTEC
ARRIVES AT
PARIS
Oy The Assoclcted Prwav
PARIS April 5.--Optatu Walter
O'Hrlan. commander of the Arl-aH
steamer Astec. which was sunk by a
submarine oft Brest Sunday night and
Lieut. Gresbam. who commanded tho .
American naval suad arrived herej
yesterday morning fro Brest-
Captain O'Brian and Ueut. Gres-
ham went at once to the American !
Kmbassy where they made detailed re-'
ports oa the staking of the Altec. ;
which were cublod to the sute and
navy departments at Washington.
SAYS K1XO GEORGE OUGHT
TO SEND AMERICA GREETING
By The Associated Press
LONDON April S The Star today
suggests that "King George ought ta
follow the oxample set by PreafciiMU .
" ttesMt ana actturrt trtetms - nvx
slan Anerima iwanli in the ama
0j e
British EBllda t
FIRST WAR ACT
RELATING TO 0. S.
ENTRY IS TAKEN
PARIS- Amrtt -Th tmt war
Baur be taka tu LtMstUoN
with th expected eHtraac st the
Called States lata the ar usa 'ia few
traduced iK the Chamber oi Deftutler v-
today. r roMrs soaftaed hta or thslr
It provides tor aR sgraaweat wtth4UBUvtt u the dressas sad shirts
u. united States if aeary for tha
us of the part at Brast by Arasrtaaa
naval forces.
rh aaeasurs jrovidss for tha geatr.
ai vtUUatioa of the port ta the best
interest of national dfasa
Hy The Usoctated Press.
WASHINGTON Vprll .V-Pebnto
on Hip vinr rcsntutiuti begun In llic
Ilnnsp nl 10 o'clock this tnurntnir
Tilth Chairman Flood mnhiiifr tiro
opening statement.
'I'lip passiiEP of the. rrsolutloii I.s
pxpocted lipforp night by a heavy
majority.
The debate was without llnittn
Itans. Clinlrninti Flood said: "lVo
are compelled by the acts of the
Herman (lovrrnnicnt to enter Into
the most collo.sal war of history."
The first opposition camp from
Kpprcspntntheq Cooper and Staf
fird Wlscuiihln and Hritton of J l
I liiels. When Cooper spokp ho
tauiiched Into il defenp of the pac-
Iflsls hi general and himself in
particular.
The resolution declaring a state
of war exists betwppn Hip Inltcd
Stater mid Clcrmnny wns pnssed In
the Senatp last night by an o'ter
whclmlngly mnjorlty.
Senator liiiFollettP. opposing the
pnsnagp of the nieasnre. spoke fur
three and a half hours against It.
The Indications are Hint the
Treasury will cndcnTor to raise by
one bond Issue ns much of the $.V
100000.000 for the army and naiy
ns cannot be obtained by new aud
increased taxation.
RUSS AT JUNCTURE'. By Tho Associated Press.
T.nVtinV .Vnrll r. . ltrftticK rtT.d 17tic.
sian patrols have gotten in touch with
r-ach other .n Mesopotamia The s-
sedated Press was informed today h.
Major Geneml Maurice chief director
of military operations at the war of-
ABHIIE KEY -REDUCED
ONE CENT:
NW IS ST CENTS
Abilene baa been given a rrJucJion
of one cunt in its Insurance key rata
as a erdit for thu chiefs car re cntly
purchased.
Messrs. MoU. & Curtis have re elved
a letter from tho state commissioner
elating that the commission Is prepar-
ing a supplement to the Abileuo key
rate allowing credit for the chief's car
and as soon as the key rat has been
received from tho printer It will bo
promulgated. Tho state department
received notfeo of the installation of
0e cWefs car through Messrs Motz
CurCs.
The a w key rate gives Abilene a
rate oi fifty-seven cents reduced fr m
fUty-etgbt cents through the nurchasp
of th car.
HOME FOR EX-SLAVES
Her. A. C. Churchwelt In City to RuNe
Funds for Institution ut Xacog.
doches Texas
""TT .
T ltv A l Churehwell. who U
1 th c ty to hold a revival nieetntir
fr "l0- hureh. I a sollcitlns
dB tor eroctlBn or a hame for
t-Cofderata slavsis at Nacogdoches
-f - already visit ad a numtter of
towns ia Texas aa4 the fund la grow
ag steadily.
Through the Reporter he asks th
asslstans rf the business men ta
giving ftaaacial aid to the Instltutlo
having heett duly authorized t . 1
let the funds
fSTORE BURGLARIZED
OF SILK DRESS AND
SHIRTS; $50 OR $100
I -uig a part ' aa automobile spring
s a jimmy a burglar or burglars
hruke pw th- bacfc door of the Miu
Mi Dry Good ('oiutMuty'a store onJ
Uat durtas Wedaasday night sad
aiade away ita htween fa4 and f)0o
vracm f dry goods
ie4 f the ktoct revealed the dta
jappwaniRie ul s rrat silk dresses and
WMI huU
MuBjr n toxea. aaa ice roc
8org L- Mlatw statad that whll
tt was Impossible' to wake fa $act
tfcwrk af the stolea artklsa h atl
' matsd
tha tasa at ltwi J? i
i
ffictrs are worktag oa tha cass
TSH
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.en of atat of war
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