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VOLUME XXI
ABILENE TEXAS THURSDAY JUNE 27 1.918.
NUMBER SG
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In (jusc of Hovolls Allies of Austria
Woltld luriilxli Troops In Quel
the Ontlircnks Slate
mint Says.
By Tho Associated Press.
. PARIS Juno 27. 'Austria Is in se-
rious difflcult'les but tboro Is great
duiiger in dotting too'nmcli froih thorn
says -a French official Bummary. -
;Mttlq hope is seen In the- possibility
of a successful revolt In Austria.
The statement says that Austria can-
not negotiate for a separate peace aiiil
it Would he bait to extend a hand t'
. lejr now
"t Is admitted In responsible clr
- eles" the summary continues ."that
the. situation In Austria Is gravel-hut
It l. a great dritlger. for the ullietf tof
pVorealii'uatt' the cdiscqu0necs. Aus-
tria lias allies who could" easily pro-
vide troops to re-establish order It re-
volts occur."
COL. MERCHANT
ENTERTAINED CITY
Col. Clabe W. Morchnnt that nrlnco
ol goon reuows iaiucr aim lrieim iti
Abilene and honored citizen of Texas
ohtertulned Wednesday oyaning with n
dinner In honor of the "city dads" to
. w'hf.qh a nunibor of Ills oloso personal
frtAnila irnrn fllurv Illvltofl t -
. The dinner was gl'vcrt"af OfbvlfotoT
Grace and was- In keeping witn the won
known reputation df Col Merchant as
an entertainer of tho truo blue western
tyne Of hospitality. Perhaps ilo man In
Texas has served ntoro barbecues and t
dinners to his friends than has unt.
Merchant and there never Wis an oc-
casion that he planned that wns not
On'o hundred per cent porfect.
. Col Merchant Is known everywhere
ns the father of Abilene llq Is re-
sponsible for tbo town being bore and
tbo beautiful borne which ho occupies
. In. tho northwest portion of tho city
was ono of the first residences to bv
'tu-ccteK From tho day tho first nail
:was driven in tho first box. house for
Abilenb Col. Merchant has given or
his means liberally and worked to
nuilfiV Abilene a city. It is his desire
tiinnch jiow oast four score years to
liv'n to ni' ih town comnleto tho hew
' water syslem and take her place among
the large clticV of Texas.
To show his appreciation und ap-
proval Of the work the mayor and city
commission have done for Abtleno In
carrying out tbe plans of tho city for a
grout water system Col. Merchant en-
tertained. The occasion was ono. lorn?
Who remembered by all present.
Judge J. M. Wagstaff was master
of corcmonles and in deference to Col
Merchant's wishes theto wits no rfpeeeb
making but a few friends of the Colonel
inadO short toasts Hi which uiey uiu
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pliasizou me jiiBiiruKuni jh nuim "" -
penplo ot Abilene hold Col. Merchant
ami vaiuo ins urit-o w mc mj
helping to build hero tho noble cly
which. wo have. Tlio speakers were
Mayor 10. N. Ivlrby Judge J. M. Wag
htaff. Judge Dallas Scarborough Judge
13. M. Ovorsbiner. nnu aiessrH. j -.
Itndford and Jlenry James.
Those present and onjoylng the din-
ner with Col. Merchant wore: J. M.
Wagstnff J. M. Itadford Henry Jomw.
Wt A. Minter n. a Lewis II. N. Hlck-
man Dallas Scarborough Geroge L.
paxton . 1) Parramoro Oscar Parkor
John J. Clinton w. A. mney t.
McCartv. lohn Modmls. C W. Uacon.
K. M. Ovorsbiner K. N. Kirby and
Oeorgo S. Antlorson.
.
STItKKI' JfAMlIll WILSON. ..
path's Juno 27.-The municipal
mnnril of Paris Widnesdav dotildwi
. tn nlifitlL'O Ilia 11111110 of tllO AV0UU0
Procadoro to that of "Avenue President
Wilson " Street sign bonrlng the now
name will bo placed in position on the
Fourth of July.
GREAT FAILURE
PATHS Juno 27 A few bombs
wore dropped and thero wore no cas
ualties as a result of lost night's
DADS AND FRIENDS
HUN AIR
RAID
ON PARIS WAS A
air
ruld on Paris by tho Germans says
tho Petit Pnrlslen.
11 iinnnnm llinrn ivnrn two crouns
of filers says Le Matin. A greater
part of thpin had to chango the dlrec
tlon of their flight because of the
French fire.
YOITHS OF 21 WEKE GIVEN TllKlll
OHDER Nt'SIHEHS IN' NAT-
JONAL LOTTERY.
FIRST NUMBER WAS Z4G
So Serial Numbers Used Tills Year
tin Muster Number Applying '
' to Numbers on iteglstrit-
Hon Cnrds
Ily Tbo Associated Press.
WASHINGTON Juno 27. The first
number drawn In' the clnss of 191S
was 246.
Today's drawing was only to deter-
mine the relative summoning to the
colors of tbo new registrants 'as fin-
ally classified under the- question-
naire system. All yoiiths whose num-
bers were drawn today will bo assign
eil .to the various classes under In
formation furnished on tho question-
naires. Tbe now registrants will be
'placed tit tho foot of tbe list in .'often
citiHft-iu tneir respoenve iiisiricis.
Tbo historic events ot-ftyoar
were repeated today ps America
of 1018 was -drawn In national lottery
Secretary Maker members of the sen
ate ami bongo military committees urn'
other high officials Were present at
htlnd-folded melt drew the capsule
from a large glass bowl. Kach cap
spin .contained tbe master number to
bo applied to each of 1500. reglstm
Hon districts. . In comparison' with 10
500 numbers drawn a year ago only
120(1 were drawn today. Mnster. num-
bers iteawn today apply to the num-
be" on t lit cards of tho registrants. .
In the drawing a year- ago serfs"
numbers were nsplgnetf but this was
con-idorotl unnecessary today.
MAY ltrjiovp FOREIGN
.MIMSTKIM'OK .M'KKt'M
Ilv Tho Associated I'tes"
LONDON. Juno . 27. The removal.
from office of Rtc1util von Ktichlmaltti
German foreign minister- can ue an-
ticipated from comment Pit his relc.li.
slug address In Pan-flerman find con
fiervntlve papers says the Frankfurter
Xeltung.
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FOR OR MEN
Dr. Millard A. Jenkens pastor pf
ho First Baptist Church of Abilene.
will Iea.vo.for Camp Cody Now Mexlc.i
ho first week in July wlioro ho will
pond 'two months In evongellstlcserv-
ces among Hie army men at mat cami
Df. Jenkens' church granted blni a
leave of absenco to do tho work and
will continue his flalnry during the OJf-
tire time - Sunday morning Jnno SOth
thero' will bo n goodhye service to
tho pastor when the following p"n
gram will lie rendered:
1. Hymn "All llnll the Power of
Jesus"Nanie."
2. Invocation.
S. ScTlnturO reading and prayor
A Ont ('llnlflfv Hvmn tt till
t. .iJii. wwinv ji ' ..-"
Hymn of tho ue-
;niiiu "'
i' lfi orf
Offertory.
f.. Announcements
7. Address. W. J. Cunningham
8. Anthem "Onward Christian
Sol-
dlors."
II. Sermon. Or Millard A. Jenkens
10. Song "Star Spangled Banner."
SPEAK HEBE AT
At I li T. P. lawn Thursday ovenlng
at 8:3Q o'clock there will ho a ceh
braUon of the coming Into effect of
intowlde prohibition In Texas Wednes-
day.. Mrs. Nannie Wobli Curtis of Dal
las. Will be tho main speaker of the
occasion. Sho Is tho state proflldr.it
of the W. C T U. ot Toxtts ond also
(the stato chairman of the Woman
(Democratic leaguo of Texas. She Is
!a gient orator and ono of the best post-
led women In Amorlca.
' It will certainly be a great occasion
and every man and woman In Taylor
county should be there If you have any
'appreciation whatever m wnar n
monlis to have every har-cooin In Texa
closed to stay closed.
JdnS.'G B. PAIN'
Pres.. W. C. T. U
WEATIIElt FAYOHAHLE.
WASHINGTON. JUHO
Weather
continued fuvorable for the develop-
ment of cotton most districts durlmi
last week the national weather and
crop bulletin announces.
BYESERVIG
UNDAY
MORNING
MRS
CURTIS TO
30TDAY
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FOR DEEP TESTS
SOUTH OFSAIRO
According to information reeved
liro Thursday lumber wan hhnind
out from Uulrd Thursddy morning to.
reci uerricitB or tlio sinking of two
Jeep testa for. oil In Callahan county.
One of the wells tho report said
iviuhl be drilled n the Hawkins 'lease
tml the other on the Scale ranch both
toiiti of llaird.
It Is reported here that leasee have
old In that sec-lion for: as high as $tr
ill aTi' In the pant fdw days.
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LOCAL CAVALRY
Captain Sayles of tbo Machine (lun
Troop Tovas Cavalry has Junt rt
telved orders from Brigade hbn'dqitiiiV
tc.rs lo recruit .20 more . meij otitsldo
of the draft age. and .that tbo troon
bo jnustered' In the Btato service us
soon as the 20 additional men were re
crulted.
mi win no uecepieo wno- are i
lit dr 20 years of ago and from 31 to
1!) years of ape. This Is an oxcelleut
opportunity for those outside. the draft
age to heed their country's call and
volunteor. '. i
Men may enlist at tbe recruiting Of'
flco on tho second floor of thuSayle
1 lidding in Abilene. '
IH'SSIAN FOOIJ SCAHCK.
WASHINGTON Juno 27 The food
situation In Petrograd Is described as
extremely critical in a report reaching
the state department from Stockholm
108 DEGREES AT
ABILENEATTHREE
P.M. WEDNESDAY
Weduesdav was the hottest day In
Abilene In eleven years as shown by
the records of tho local weather ob.(
urvutory.
Tho mercury climbed Up to the dizzy
height of 108 dogrees at three o'clock
Wodiiesday afternoon. At one o'clock
It was 105 at two It was IOC and al-
ter coming to 108 at thrco It dropped
bv six o'clock to Of.
That was tho hottest day since Juna
8o 1'.mi7. when tho record was HO. On
July is. tssc. It was 110. thus it is
rhown that thero havo been but two
hotter days In history The mercury
BOt up to 107 on July 23 1911 the
next highest
HAU
LUMBER
ill
ON
HEN NEEDED FOR
ADOPT HIMt
' JOHl. I I w . 1
HE WILL KZKt TH& WCLF FROM YOUR
DISEASE RAMPANT
By The Associated Press
HIIITISII AHMY IN FKANCK
.lilije i!7. The German troops on
the' nest (rout are suffering n it
epidemic of grippe rthlrh Incapii.
cltalcs litem for a week or ten
days.
-Tliero nre also many cases of
typhus and dlscutery In the Ger-
man lines opposite Lille.
There Is no evidence (hat these
troubles are responsible for the
(.lay In (he resumption of Hie
(ierumn offensive. The belief Is
thai the German command has
completed plans for lite hex!
tirrat attack.
AMENDMENT. IS UP
IN THE-SENATE
By Tho Associated Press.
WASHINGTON June 27- Considers
tlon was begun todai' by tho senati
dn'the'liause'rcsolutlotr-pToposfnB-Mib
mission of the woman suffrage amend
ment to the federal constitution.
It Is hardly probable n vote will lib
reached today.
Wcatfer Bureau
For Abilene nnd vicinity Tonight
nnd Friday generally Cloudy.
For Kast Texas: Tonight and Fri-
day generally cloudy.
For West Texas-.. Tonight and Frl-
iU'V eenerallv fair.
Wed -Thurs.
P.M AM
1
2
:i
4
r.
c
7
8
9
105
100
U)8.
102
102
. 9
. 92
9 V" 88
8fi
92
10
11
85
Midnight 84
Noon 9C
Sunrise C 21 sunset. 8 49
INGERAHY
ON WEST FRONT
MBS
WOMAN SUFFRAGE
I Xt THCW noweRj
I They Mteo J
musk
tZimmiev
DOOR.
Y
LIST CONTAINED
By Tho Associated Pross
WASHINGTON Juhe 27 - Tho army
casualty list Issued today contained
ofghty names divided as follows:
Killed In uctlpn 20 died of wounds
C died of accident and oilier causes
A. died af airplane accident 2 died of
disease 2 wounded sovorely III woun-
ded degiee uhdetermlned 1 missing
in action 2
Albert W Johnson of San fiabn
Texas was seriously wounded.
F
BE GREAT EVENT
Ioyal Americans of both sexes und
all ages should sign the thrift ear J
pledge before the moctlugs which will
be. held Friday evening as a part of tho
National Thrift Pay observance.
Thrift cards may be fonnij ut nil
hanks whero those who wish to pledg"
a part of their savings to the Winning-
of the war nmy do so. Those who sign
the card before the mooting will nu
have to sign one at the meeting.
Two gatherings will take place In
Abilene boh ot eight o'clock p. in. Omv
wfll be at First Ilaptlst church and
the other at First .Methodist church.
Tho meetings in the bcIiooI house
throughout the county will be held t
2 p. pi. Friday.
A splendid program has been arrang
ed for each meeting and tlio presence
of every citizen Is desired
JULY CALLS FOR
L
DEPLETE
Rl
CASUALTY
AMES OF SO
NATIONAL SAVING
RIDftY WILL
DRAFT MEN WIL
CLASS ON
The funeral of Bilssell MI1K th LONDON Juno 27 King uoorge is
The Local Kxempllon Hoard for Toy- young man who lost h)s llfo WedneS- willing to throw a basoball in Ppara-
lor county hits received notice of tt day morning- by the accidental ills- Hon for his nppoaranco at tap gutae.
Ki. following calls:
iol Call No. 839 flvo-day period begin-
s-. nliiK July ICtli. for C.000 negfoea
so None from Taylor county.
7Tl Coll No 777. flvo-day period begin-
7; nlng July r.th 1.000 white man to Fort
77 Sam Houston; lJ)cal Board to sond t4
i I Call No. iftl flve-dav norlod begin-
SO nlng July 16th J.00U white men
(toKort Sam Houston; Ucal Board
l'l fOltll II
I Call No sr.j. five day period begin
nlng July 22nd. 8.700 white men to b
cut tr I'aiiio Travis. lcat tioaru
isond 75 to 100 allotment not received
hi:ati: AoiiirrirntAi roMMir
tim: Aoia:i:i on nimimision
of thi: ami:nd.mi;nt.
IS EFFECTIVE IN 1819
Sale mid Manufacture of llocr How-
i'cr Would He Slopicd IiihIiIo
. Hf Three. Months Aflor Hill
Is Signed;
Uy The Assoebityd Pross.
WASHINGTON Jun.o 27 Tho son-
ato ngiioulliiral .coihmlUeo today
ngrocd on the amoiidmqtit to tho eleven
million dtillur agijoultunil appropria-
tion bill providing for nutloual prohi-
bition. Under the ttmeiuiiucnt tlio ninuufac-
ture and sale of whiskey tind wlno
would he prohibited after Juno .10 1910
and tbe manufacture and sttlu of bcor
three months after approval of tho
bill by the president. t
The hill was 'framed by Senator Nor.
rls of Nebrusku as it substitute for tho
Jones amendment. Tho latter would
httvo brought' absolute prohibition Im-
mediately upon enactment
lCfforts to prolong tho period dur-
ing Which beer may bo Sold after pas-
sage of tho hill was defeated.
A lest vote Hi tho House on prohi
bition today resulted In udoptlou ot
a resolution asking the president to
Inform the House whether it ruling
)ins been made curtailing tho supplies
to liquor manufacturers.
now
TO GAIN WEIGHT
TO (JET INTO AIUIY
NBW OIU.KANS June 2?. -Scores of
young men. informed by army - and
navy doctors that they were under-
weight have hlod themselves to the
Gulf coast flmr ipinindtoMiotol m;
lioiu-illng house proprietors that the
duration of the war depended Upon
their gaining so many pounds in a
Certain longfh 'of time
At first Hoind of tlio boarding hoUsu
and hotel proprietors were uitenlhli-
slastlc o'er the prospects of it disap-
pointed would-be Soldier or sailor ami
loss' of patronage 10 their establish-
ment .Ji(er. according to those who
Imvtr returned whenever a youth rath-
er pale ami slim applied for board he
wtis greeted wllh the question. '"How
much do you luiyo to gain and when
dp you hnye to report?"
"It's easy when yon know bow" one
boarding house proprietor explained.
"They go oilt and swim In the salt wat-
er get tin enormous iipfiutlto and wo
feed them coanie. nourishing food
nothing fancy. Tlloy- gain several
pounds a day. some ot lliem "
1HSTHHT COI'IIT CLOSED AT
ALBANY TIUMpSDAY MOItNING
Official Court Stenographer Harvey other professional Idlors 1q an accouut-
Hrown returned from Albany Wed-ling
norfdav nlgpt where district' court has in terms that cannot bo mlBtakon.ot-
been in session since' Monday closing flchils of various dogred have sounded
Thursday morning warnings that whlllng awn? tho time
o renortod tho transfer or mreo
cases from Albany to Abllone for trial
nt .the August term of district court
here. They are' The Stnto o( Texas
tllS '' i -..-....
m.
Mohdity July 1st with n lusiVy dock-
pi
REPORT OF CZAR'S
II) Hie Associated Press.
PAULS Jnno 27-A dNpittch
from hlev We.ilnesiliiy declares
Hint the report. of the (issasslna-
tluu of fiirmi-r t'nif Nicholas of
Itiissln hits been confirmed.
The dispatch declares the Hoi-
shevlkl troops kllltd the former
var In the retreat from Vekiitnr-
I n burg.
r Fl'NEHAL OF Itl'SSELL 1IILLEK
I WAS HELD TIIFUSDAV MOIINING
charge of a shot gun. was held at tlio
VS. Pearl Mueller one ouse anu ino neriiy ki "ul'V " . . I..U
Stale of Texas vs. Ileiify (!ompton:patrlotle and Oftlclul duty o etiiorca
two cases- Jtidgo Burkett s.d tho1 tho vagrancy law. furl1'" ""
cases' for trial August mill. aU thiill Jlmll. begin ta th con t
District court will open In Hustland' bouse hotel fronts """fy "l"renH'
ASSASSINATION
HAS
BEN
CONFIRMED
residence of bis motltr. Mrs. urn wit- when lie win pnen oui """"""'
Icr. in . Northwest Abllono ThursdavArley Utliam a tormor big lag uo
ittiornlng nt u;oo o'clock llr. J. C player who will umpire tho game Is
Hurkott. pastor ot College. Heights Bap- coaching the teams.
tlst Cliureh. assisted b' Of Mlllarfl A. ..' ITiTV
Jenkens and Assistant Pastor C O. t01 07 n.ion
Cook of tho First Baptist Churoh con- WASHINGTON. Juno 27. Pmldont
to ducting the services.
t-i The floral offerings were profusVs
Ullll UtKIUlllUI lUU urnnw-u " ".h..
tsteem In which the deceased wns hld
in tho community A largo concourse
i. 01 irienus nimuuou voe "
was made In tlio city cemetory
M(1ST. (Jlli;T I'UKVAItS FltOM
AOHIVTIC TO NUHTH SEA OX
I'.M'IKE FI10NT.
e an
Itnlliiifc Itceaplnre Most of MnterIal
TiiliCU Vrom Them Bj Austrlnns
In (he Enrly Bars of
OifeiisWe.
By Tlio Associated Press.
Along Hie neslcrn as well ns
iiioiiutiilii and Piitie sectors of tlio
Italian front tlio allied Armies
aiTitll fuytlivr cnriny efforts fn-
. fn nt r j nrlhlty Is confined lo local
actions at inrlous points In
Fnmce helni'i'il Ypres and
Hlieliiis. The most Imporlniit nc-
lion on (he vltul front In tile lust
few days mm (lint In which (lie
Amcrlcttns look from the Ger-
mans pest) Ions In' Itelleau Wood.
It Im bclleied tin Genniin com.
iiiiind N alioul ready to launch
iiiielbrr stroke against (ho allied
Unci. Artillery 'fighting Itf nor.
nnil but aerial nrlhlty has In-
creased. Thlriy-slv German ma-
rliliies were brought down Tues-
day b) Hie Freurli.llrltlsli filers.
Iterlln claims twelve allied planes
were Captured.
The llnllniiRare still busy Ink'
IniT-n count of Hie guns and sup-
plies ruptured from the Austrian.
Large quantities of the materials
which had been taken from the
HnllaiiH nt the beginning of the
Austrian offensive were reenptnr-.
cd bv the successful Italian coun-
ter offensive.
V.MEItlCU AIIMY ON THE
M MINE June 17 The number of
prisoners taken by t)io Americans
ui Helicon Wood has been Increas-
ed toll It '
Thi( American nIo captured
eleven big machine guns and n
large quantity of smaller nrms.
LONDON .lime 27.- Hrltlsh
troops Inst night took a strong
German point west of Vloii Her-
'iiiiln cast of Hitzcbrnurkc captur-
ing prisoners and machine guns.
PAWN .lime 27. Artillery
dnels south of the Alsne are re-
ported. In the Vosges French
raids resulted In the taking of
Herman prisoners.
EXTIVKY HAS fiTHIXGENT
ANTI-LOAFING LAW
r.ninsvlLLK. Ky.. Juno 27 Tho
aulhorltloJ throughout Kentucky have
taken full advantage of the stnto vag-
rancy law a now war measure pro-
viding that all nblo-bodlcd ninlea be-
tween 1C and tiO except bona Udo stu-
dent h. shall work 30 hour a wcok
'unit are nslni: It to bring gamolors ond
itnusi cesBo. vno ui iwrne vi "
tlces. by Shorlff O. T. Powell of Bnr-
rcn county says:
"An Sheriff of Barren Oounty I
1 . -u ..I . t 111(11 II U 11(11 II 1IIV
. -- ..
am uvorywiiere "'"" "IZT" 'Z
litiBitnctlonS of servitude In tho en-
'forcoment of this law Parasites upon
I the home folks will get the full beno
(fit of tills law
t "1 have glvon this notlco In advance
so Jous may bo gOtten-all must work
whllo the boys nro fighting
"I am not manning the other fellow;
1 1 moon yon. and If you do not want u
nrnmiiwi fnt to work and cam
I your bread by the sweat of your brow.
j lll'ILDlNtl BOOM AT riSCO
Special to The Boportor
t CISCO. Juno 27-Clsco Is enjoying u
!rU.i i.Mit.limr iiooni nt this tlmo. sev
'end business house in the business
idlstrlct luivliig been completed with
others ' course of construction
Some twenty-flvo new modern bunga-
low residences nre now being eroded
as rapidly us carpenters can dp the
work- The Chamber of Commerce Is
trying ( locate every new comer In
1.14.r..4 it la hotted will bo built to ac-
dences. It Is hoped will bo blult to ac-
coininodute each family.
KING TO PITCH HALL.
between American icams Juiy iw
WJIMi Wedilesdar sent a cautegram
i General Diax coniraendlng the Hal-
lan uimji vvui....."t -r
victory aver tho Austrlans ana saying
merlca feels a Groat plow has beeu
irunv um u -
world
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