The Abilene Daily Reporter (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 191, Ed. 1 Saturday, October 27, 1917 Page: 1 of 4
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J
ejXIK-A JtiXTivA
volume vni.
illENE'S TOTAL
LIBERT! TAKINGS
lOW 1135.000.00
tiWne- Uborty llond subscript
totaled Jl3&.f.eo up to 2 p m. Sat-
is) divided us follows: Citizens
munal. JS1JOO; First State. JS.OOO;
.' Merchanta National flQ&-
t d S HuRlioa of Alilleno and Now
' k wtrod h'e personal subscription
V "i ItW for his wife ami $
- iiU daughter Theae subscription
v rwenwl -Saturday morning.
tne grand old patriot of Abilene has
itthi $! ixki worth of bond. There
oo len a few subscriptions for
.ua St Oi and several (or $500.
.. !- far the largest number have
bt J.'.o bonds
" vj thought at 2 p m that Ab-
g loin! will go well over the $K.-
tnark
! In. a) banks will accept app'ica-
' a ibrouahout the afternoon
'h-r tiling lootiB good but there U
I tun in which to buy bonds U yott
"ii.' um -ao yet. SM W Rich
' U i mtnty galea manager and as-
'4nt di-ihier of the P. & M Bank.
HUM flH HOY MAY IIAVH
Hl.l.N IN THU FOIST-HATTLE
ThU (")di boj maj hate been In
i'u ftt buttle Hit1 American
troop lime migutrrd In! lie is
HullMii l-'nrrur. lie Mrlte in hU
mother that he Is right at the
front. In furl he luuid his let-
'r -On elTi Serrlre Willi the
iRicrk-nii r.pedit'uurj Fiirre in
rtn' He luit) lane Nrwl Uu
Mrs! slK'l!
101 WOMH TLLLS
ABOUT TWO AUTO TRIPS
SHE TOOK IN MAXWELL
nj nr f. LemenHurth.iiu.ton
.J.!rSW. -
MPHunTtiMiitesn to ciear taw.
. . mft It . -
ii.rr Kent iunr of un in the party
m amr w.. l
l canpMl ot ubibt wnwT
Wk bad a Lit I kit bos built to '
" J u lb n -Hku board
i &ni" ii tb 1 .u tlu t
n'uuua ui t.iu kith 1
iKkl of the ur ani ia rniw
u. . u t" form a tabt 1
W . arrl4 fcmr f-'Utmc aru ci
-"a we Lyft the uhnB o our car
u.f an4 I umuIj . ciders inM t
sbp of wr -uhtutt sod t thiw
.. vriid boddtn It ltW us
'"Uen tc tw ulw tb trip '
. lUlwi ijp l.t tili. ed lt
K.iiuu- of anaftUH and s 1 t KaMoH?
t ul
u... 1. . 1 .. ...1 .u.i- in Mianr
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UI UU " 4t---
j bi l tur stui
tuM-l I ttill mt i
d. Mat
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ijr t if 1
W. but ita il 1 l bet c 1 r
and
' f 4J N lb.1 4eii We had
t srl a4 - w "
' me. f.i.-a t altt'rU al 'fbt
4 :4 t-ieih- T'- ! u J
arui . u Uns a.vu ' ;nnd
it i tbr iar tr
t 1. t j(A.ttl i!uiu ttd we
aw sthlng ol b aga'a
I . u .reuttiiuK that tUty all baa
' Ji the and but as the car
did not
v r ail drott by men 1
AL CHANCE TO BUY BONDS
taPsjc&iwafctj'jpapajcijciKjinira
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fc. HELl'l HELP!
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"J DALLAS. Texas. Oct 27
'-s Tho iJberty I-onn in the Kiev -"t
onth Federal Desorve Dtatrht
Pa is In a critical condition
fit Again wo express our nbUl-
P Iiik faith that the loan will be
fU oversubscribed but we do do-
na ilro to Impross upon the publb
n with all Uie oarnostness at our
P command that it is only by
Ira one supreme effort today that
M the loan can bo put ovor Our Pa.
Ps faith is based upon that effort Pi I
W being made P-t
P- Wo doslro no ono to trans- "
P int (i'.lf faith In tllulrAtliorUStt
ftitMiin nto overflsuranco. p
t It would appear that the loan "
ti is in lust that stace where nor-
. up one hundred determined m !
12 workers and subscribers can n
i put it oer the line by a mighty i
f- effort or 1 relaylnB their of- I '
t forta they can leave u under-
m !iubcrlb04l Here Ut somethlnt; i
W to wor for -
The action of ovory Individ- M
ual worker durlns tho balance t
of tola eonnts as it never d'd K
btifore One tlj effort durlUK 4
the next f hours and we can " 4
make it
J. W. HOOlt. p
Ueputy Oovernor. Ptd-
' oral ItMerve Uank.
f
ti ? M Wi X UH kat P M
ivwmaaaa
think they needed m help (I beiae a
woman '
We had a vr afwit and narrow
grade Ik many place Some grade
wrt 2 pen-enl attd Iota of sharp
mras
Several wr ao barp we could
wbers tor8 CT h sfWP th
bSHka m .
We had a hundred " o aA "
Kei eauBW in a very hard rate and
wind bleu The watar only bolted
twice in the entire trip and the en-
aine nr t too hot l Pll el
We had roads. U. that were so
teep and reefc that they f
TllBihliMj air. otO
rsme over the National Oil Trails road
... ir.r v- drore ttto Grand
Caoa and thrmh the ftrUM tor-
and k e rri.
vontu vjiv "
I " ' .. (a IaHttaU le - ---. .. M. . i ; iicw
Mil
?"e!.w' TTrhLt roads nnd ot fieers cheered. Later a luncheon in the riem was attended by Mch i
iBCMad .: American and French artillerists in celebration of the first American cTu aw
rura Yean m '" " -t--- . - - ....... -v.. . i . t trt ij. f i . ..w.
iTUff
ru not get t .i i tf' M.xfiles falling close to the
iTUi. trll. UMJft auuw .. -".
-- -
well car ao
ir&IRST MOTORIZED .
RATTE IS FOIltU
' . . k
I FORT SILL DaULltj
Oy. UMMf will he nmiwr -rf-t-ty
najwriaed hn4aJrlw hotnw th
e-TThnt the honr
nnmuU war la
prtm-" --- .. -J.w
. .. as
of blug firat os w an s
F A ooiuinaua 1 P l v '
. 1 .. kvrt .silt 1 okia
ron an ftiUi 9 f rMcU SJ Mwat- WP8. ay4 31 1
A bur iu. o trM!;klj ftU wwier ivr In
tlulr Umber aal eat"n uu 'ddttton to tnese velibJie the brigade
Caeu Umbers U awnwajtlttn lucfc8"lika Jl wnHrcjcJs ith hide ear
tora trtMk ana a ntuenlnn hH or -4 j rtrti carta
. kw . -.-a 4 careful record was kept t the
tjtJ;ir unv. in ie .. . wtormaav4)J tf the motor vehicles In
waller aime a "' '" f . ot strMce of the government on tbe
tu-a or ""r limhar and a cunl Mexican border and much valuable
'and It luuber Much shorter iMJlealiBforwatloo sra gamea iv "
Americans Now On
First Line Trenches
my the Associated Press.
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN FRANCE Oct 27: American
troops now are in the first line trench on the French line. They are sup-
i . . . n jii n n 1 1 t a T a y-s
portea oy American arcmery. Arui lery lire urea nrsi snot at me lier-
mnns at 6 o'clock on the morning of a recent day.
The first sho twas fired at a German working" party. The first shell
case will be sent to President Wilson. Following is the first official
statement from American headquarters:
"In continuation of their training as a nucleus for instruction lat-
er a cunungeni oi suiul
tion with veteran French
O lliet Sector 011 the French
on the plains says today' official
"They are supported by some batteries of our artillery in associa-ISSyiSrSS
tion with veteran French batteries. The sector remain normal. Our free-
men have adapted themselves to actual trench conditions in a most sat-j
is factory manner. ... ; lrer ny be c0n.
"Helmeted infantry marched in without the knowledge of the ene- JrK VSi ZZm?ZT
my on the same night through rain and mud. French soldiers in the r increased pnc aro mevit-
trenches welcomed them enthusiastically. The nearest enemy trench . Tho natural demand for automo-
ii ii j
IS several nuuureu yarus
front. It has not been
French. American have shelled the German positions and troops the
enemy sending shell for shell." .
The first shot was
contact AVith me enemy
.
All troops were relieved
TTilg all Americans to et
jura nal than ith hor. the ead 'chiefly because of its spiendtd reconli
of thf tMila biHB Vrovided Uh alu this service that Dodge llrotbers
inr.t or to. tnaktag the coupling for Motor Car was ehosen for the first
1 Uw trance Each tra. tor pnibj a motorized battery.
lA k v
lot of abowt nine tons.
vebicl usinl are tho aU trucks
oil 46 h p caterpillar travtor
ani a honk unnw iimfw
1 f Ue entire brlgad as propfid hi
lb war neuartmant wUl he campo-
-1 . ik r-.nui-au having a nt-!
. . 1 II .!..... .A...n.v Aa
Uuu strath offlcera anrt
kimaana
iti a-s t w - w - - .--.- . -
11 VI) S "ft"1
rju-siona. To keep this ejuinnt
ur
ritfut will reiulre iw ammuniUen !
. i ? .ru t....kv mi tractors
ABILENE TEXAS SATURDAY OCTOBER 27 1917.
uaitanuiib ui uurursi
battalions are m the
front.
mi i : -.
away xnc suutur is utic ut iuc quiciuai. on mc
taken over being under
fired by a red-headed gunner as his comrades!
un me seconaaay incrrencn uuuery uruu ai
an? thc enemy replied vigorous y ProjecHn
Americans who joined in the artillery duel.golLimt. w
.. . .
after a certain period
the benefit of actual war condition.
-The work of motorizing field arltl-
lor is being pushed ahead In an as-.
cresslve manner by tne orauasc ue-i
imnrmin) Mf U llChlDlfTan fil- IBM'
iiuii .-.ot - - -
Ttwkoa Jlagazine.
"Th KmK t the bent trained J
regular arttt) ltr i bnlNg eemtom-
-d with M f atnnave nnctannt-;
" '- fwa-n-m-a --..- .
Th.e eng4nering ataff at the nrdnancef
-- - - w . -- - .
departueut to betug supplemented and
for the tisu beiae. at least. I be er-
vice of tbe wen f ftrnt ela eat-
naaring nbiiUy and proper ejperteaen
are hnlng enttetel tfcd wea are
needed In thi highly attractive te'r
of gornnent sarvlc. and those On-
lrlug 10 wnttot should get In loach
wuh CoVer F Clar-son secretary of
the advUors rttfuwlttee of the Counul
of the Nation! Defense Washington
u i
-- .
cuiuiiicuis massuuiu-
tirs.t line trenches ot a
u n..:n4-4- .. 4.1. .
the direction
nf i)n
"- Llll.
of time by others enab-
THERE'S REASON FOR
BUYING GAR NOW SAYS
STUDEBAKER If!
BY U J- OU.IKU
Vise I'rftsiilnHt and tUrocmr st Sales
Stwdobaker Corparaiian.
.
Th pmdueUan of automobile vrm
bemuch less the last six mouths of
191T than it wus Uae first six. month
of thU year Pnrthrnwre present
Iadlatlaa e that the poduetiga of 1 Nobody knows wluu the price of Va
aptoaWls for the first six month i tl b In th spring or next summer
of i$i$ will be still fnnhar curtail- Vre It no fo the fact that the Se-
od The damands of the government rto H Studehaker cars are belas
faotoriee. on waterUl and an la- m4e tzaw matoriaU pnrehased at be-
bor Is ao great that u mu.t encroach foro-the-war prices they would setl at
upon lh automobUe ludustry andery much higher prtcea-prewnt la-
upon every other manufacturing in-.bor and material prices would proba
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EXPECT (JET TOTAL
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WASHINGTON Oct. 27-
Trcasury officials nunounrcd
this nftcrnoen that reports
"strongly indicate that ap-
proximately four liilliun dol-
lars Imve been subscribed in
Liberty Bonds ami there Is
reason to liolloro Hint an ml
dltlonltl billion seems not on-
ly probable but entirely jims.
slhle.
Pa
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Pa
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TAKEN BY AUSTRO-
GERMANS IN DOIVE
BERLIN. Oct. 27. Sixty thousand
Italians havo been uken by tho Aus-
tro-German forcas in tlielr offensive
on the Italian front army headquar-
ters announced today Guns to the
number of 504 have been captured.
home Oct. ?-. Havinc crossed the
thehLionhe
' attempting to roach an opening
oues " me -natural uemanu tor ev
ery other twutitodity
will exceed the
poaalbilu.es of production Tht
mum ihil tU eunnlv will . !...
J;'1
do i anucipat a she
WM. . ..w SMfl'lJ ... w wr
hu the price very
U Ha Not onlj-
shortage uf was. ma
terial and manufacturing siwco for
!pl0cUa? & !. hut i
a shortage
of wacblaery
necessary
to make aiotor
II knows tact that the ma-
ntnuufritku m ul frla utab.
f- -5 SiSrtM imu t aii
.
The : price of automobiles von
kno. i Mtntlnsnt not only upon the
lie: "-ijf-jnatasiat Uisor Jin-t isa.
ehtn r but it li -n m 're conth.
eui ') tli posatbiiity ff pro.ii.iuK
! a'lloru k ilea in huf valuaie
( Tt ulabaki-r Cor.Kration t ra-
1 pire 4 eMHiilld to pinlr-e as
ai - Is tts ilii m any uher
nuum' t irr la tbe i"nud States ad
Mu'oi.i;. .'.'.j a great many ware I
V-now U t if a maker wUl be ab to
tilt ' uiaud at reaioaible prtaes
tn4 vtti high yuiillty goods It will be
$iidtfhkr Bm eVMl studabaker hi
1 sb4.-tea 10 coa Julotts uHdtMr wbUb
this euntr exiu at present and if
" Siwlabakor to ton d to enlnil produc
tion to a half or a vjuarUr aa finny
t -
ieawk as the capacity of Its MsUri
imaki poasiblf it ratuu hnpe ta "'ter
its araduta for .alt- at auautit. ric-
j 4urtc ..u y.... . . .
NUMBER 191
2
INKANTUYjrEX 5IITIXY WHEX q.
DEHED TO GO TO THE FLAN'.
J1E11S FItONT
MAN! COURT - 1P.LE8
Lv4:taernl Who Tried ihe Men Is Stoa-
ed and Jteh Ilcstroy Tlielr JU-
fles uud Euipmont Ills- "
patch Says
Br Tho Asacctatea Press.
LONDON. Oct. 27. Two thousand
German infantrymen at Colocno mutl-
ned when ordered to tho Flanders
front last week and destroyed their ri-
fles and equipment according to an
Amsterdam dispatch to the London
Dally Express.
A general who tried to calm the men
was stoned.
The mutineers and twenty-sis of tho
ring loaders woro court-martialed tho
dispatch adds.
FRENCH AND BRITISH
E PROGRESS
CONSOLIDATE GAINS
f it)- tun naawmivu rita.
I LONDON. Oct. 27. British troops
1 troops have made further progress
ymt of Pasctmndaele. east of Ypres
ays todav's offK'ial statement
Two German counter-attacks were
n.. trtt.A 4 MMAt..l n.nn
repulsed during the night and the
ground gained yesterday was consol-
idated the statement adds.
PARIS. Oct 27 --Continulns their
offensive in Belgium the French have
captured more German trenches The
objectives reached yesterday have
been consolidated
FIGHTING ON ISONSO
FRONT GROWS FIERCER
N IS GRAVE
By Associated Press.
ROME. Oct S7. A semi-official
statement today says that the struggle
an the lannao trout ts more bitter
and its alternative are as yet unde-
nted. Tb situatten createa by tne power
1 of ike enemy. the announcement
isajs. la certainly grave.'
cent to S3 1-3 pr eent higher
In the spring or next summer I
wAuld not be at all surprised to find
that Use Stndebaker 'Six' which we
anil today for H.3S6 brand-new bring-
ing then perhaps more In actual non-
1 oy than It does now
1 Quick action Is absolutely neces-
iary if you are going to have a new
car for next spring at the price an
average person can afford The man
who buys now la certainty tennlsf
gilt edge investment.
GERMAN
REVOLT
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The Abilene Daily Reporter (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 191, Ed. 1 Saturday, October 27, 1917, newspaper, October 27, 1917; Abilene, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth333001/m1/1/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 15, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Abilene Public Library.