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The Lampasas Daily Leader
FOURTEENTH YEAR
MONDAY
LAMPASAS, TEXAS, OCTOBER 29, 1917.
MONDAY
NUMBER 200.
House Cleaning Time
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all your needs such as Brooms,
Hardwood Floor Brushes, Ceil-
ing Brooms, O-Cedar Mops,
Cotton Mops, O-Cedar Polish,
Linen Mops, Japalac, etc.
Our Stove Department is now ready for your inspection,
you need a stove be sure to see ours before buying.
Fox I Mills Hardware. Co.
Phone 70
Pledge Card for U. S. food Administration.
Committees will make a house to
house canvass in Lampasas this week
for the purpose of getting every
housewife to sign one of the United
States Food Administration Pledge
cards. Different communities in the
county have been organized and in
some of the rural communities the
teachers of the schools will give the
cards to the pupils to have the par-
ents sign and return them. All of
the committees and workers of the
county are to make daily reports on
their work and furnish same to the
county chairman, W. F. Barnes, who
will make daily reports' to Mr. Kirk-
patrick of Brownwood, the district
chairman. Below is a copy of the
pledge card.
To the Food Administrator:
I am glad to join you in the service
of food conservation for our Nation,
and I hereby accept membership in
the United States Food Administra-
tion, pledging myself to carry out
the directions and advice of the Food
Administrator in my home, insofar as
my circumstances permit.
Name ........................................................
Street ...A...,....;.........................................
City ............................ State............ ......
There are no fees or dues to be
paid. The food administration wishes
to have as members all of those ac-
tually handling food in the home.
Anyone may have the Home Card
of Instruction, but only those signing
pledges are entitled to Membership
Window Card, which will be delivered
upon receipt of the signed pledge.
For Sale, Trade or Rent—a 4-room
house, with bathroom and sleeping
porch. Apply to Dr. W. D. Francis,
Lampasas, Texas. (d-tf)
At Opera House Nov. 2.
The Harmony Club will give popu-
lar songs in living pictures for library
benefit. Admission 35c and 20c. adv.
Santa Fe Subscribed $15,000.
Galveston, Texas, Oct. 27, 1917.
Lampasas Daily Leader,
Lampasas, Texas.
Gentlemen:
Mr. A. C. Torbert, treasurer of this
company authorizes the announce-
ment of a subscription of $15,000.00
to the Second Liberty Loan, through
the First National Bank of Lampasas.
For the Second Liberty Loan this
company has placed through various
Texas Banks applications amounting
to $1,000,000.00. This subscription,
it should be remembered is by the
company and for the company and
does not include subscriptions made
by employes.
Respectfully yours,
F. L. Coleman.
Fifth Tuesday Reception.
On Tuesday afternoon a reception
and shower will be given at the Meth-
odist parsonage for the benefit of the
West Texas Rescue Home at San An-
tonio. All the members of the church
are invited to come and enjoy the so-
cial occasion, excellent program and
delightful refreshments. A money
offering will be appreciated, but if
anyone prefers to give clothing or
linen, Mrs. Gregory (phone 135), will
tell them what is most needed. The
following program will be given:
Piano Solo—Miss Margaret Stokes.
Vocal Solo—Mrs. J. R. Key.
Reading—Mrs. B. C. Greenwood.
Vocal Solo—Mrs. M. Y. Stokes.
Piano Solo—Mrs. A. R. Ellis.
Reading—Margaret Guthrie.
Vocal Solo—Mrs. H. F. Lewis.
Chorus—America.
Contest—Women of the Bible.
The Woman’s Auxiliary of the
Baptist church will have a Mission-
ary meeting at the home of Mrs. W.
H. Browning, Tuesday afternoon at
3:39 o’clock. An interesting and in-
structive program will be given and
all members of the auxiliary and ev-
ery woman, young lady and girl in
the church are earnestly requested to
be there.
Mrs. J. II. Andrew, Pres.
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Mildred Lee Chapter U. D. C. will
meet Thursday, Nov. 1, at 3:30 p. m.
with Mrs. J. H. Andrew. Mrs. Wm.
McKinney, leader.
Program—The Fall of the Confed-
eracy, 1865.
‘'Truth crushed to earth shall rise
again,
The eternal years of God are hers.
Ritual.
Reading—“The Conquered Banner”
Paper—Jefferson Davis, the un-
crowned hero of an invincible empire
of loving and loyal hearts. His clos-
ing years at Beauvoir by the Sea, and
the final resting place of the only
president of the Confederacy.
Song—“Carry Me Back to Old Vir-
ginia.”
Sketch of Richmond and Virginia
whose honor was above temptation
The -mother of statesman and the un-
ion. The home of R. E. Lee and eight
presidents of the United States, and
the capital of the Confederate States.
Reading—“Sunset After Appom
mattox.”
Paper—Campaign of Lee and Sher-
man in comparison; Lee in Pennsyl
vania and Sherman in Georgia. (See
Veteran, April, 1916.)
Roil Call—Tell of Stonewall Jack-
son’s celebrated Foot Cavalry.
—“Mosby and His Men”; “The Im-
mortal Six Hundred.”
—Give names of Confederate Cav-
alry Leaders.
Give names of the generals in
command of army.
—Name prominent heroes from
each state forming the Southern Con-
federacy.
On Fame’s eternal camping ground
Their silent tents are spread,
While glory guards with solemn round
The bivouac of the dead.”
Song—“Our Southland,” to the
music of America.
Social hour.
Mrs". R. S. Mills, Historian.
In Face of Disaster Italy Hurls De-
fiance at Country’s Foes.
Rome, Oct. 28.—In the hour of her
severest trial Italy, stunned for a mo-
ment by the cyclonic inrush of the
foe, was heartened and inspired by
her war minister, General Giardina,
whose fierce speech in the chamber
was printed conspicuously by every
newspaper in the land today and read
from many pulpits.
“The* enemy,” said he, “has assem-
bled all his reserves, has gathered all
available troops from the Russian
front, has invoked and received the
aid of Germany and massed great
forces in the Trentino and even great-
er ones in the IsOnzo.
“Let him come, we do not fear him!
Whatever happens in Russia or else-
where our Italian fatherland shall
notwaver or weaken. It is inviol
able and invincible.”
A storm of cheers such as had not
been heard in the chamber since
Italy’s entrance into the war greeted
General Giardina’s reassuring speech.
The chamber voted unanimously to
have the full text published in the of-
ficial records.
The entire Italian press refers to
the Mackensen offensive as a German
drive, not an Austrian. Emphasis is
laid on the fact that it was no sur-
prise, either to the army or to the
public, and least of all to the Italian
high command. The offensive began
to be looked upon as inevitable as
soon as Russia was definitely elimin-
ated by the Teutons as an active bel-
ligerent in the field this year.
Italian press comment is tinctured
by no little bitterness on this point,
but it is directed, not to the provision-
al government or to Russia as such,
but rather to the Bolsheviki and other
extremists who brought about the
present state of affairs by their paci-
fist propaganda in the Russian army
and navy.
Picture Show Prices.
On account of the war tax, get your
extra penny ready, for the price, com-
mencing Nov. 1, will be 6 cents and
11 cents, instead of 5 and 10 cents.
Should you be admitted free, you
must pay the extra one cent.
Mrs. C. N. Witcher.
E. C. Fletcher, now making his
home in Brownwood spent Sunday
vvith his parents and other relatives
here.
To Our Patrons.
Please get your ice before 6 p. m.
as we will close at that time.
d2 Lampasas Ice and Refrigerat-
ing Company.
Living Pictures Nov. 2.
A beautiful new program arranged
by the Harmony Club, for library
benefit. adv.
Nearly Million People Attend Big
State Fair.
Dallas, Texas, Oct. 28.—The State
Fair of Texas tonight closed its thir-
ty-second annual exposition. The to-
tal attendance during the fifteen days
was -estimated late tonight as being
approximately 930,000.
It was one of the greatest exposi-
tions in history and the attendance
was next to the largest. During the
fifteen days there has been ideal
weather and officials are pleased with
the result.
“Everybody connected with the
fair; so far as I know,” said President
Knight, “is pleased with the result.
Despite the war the attendance was
nearly 1,000,000, the, goal which we
set. We cannot corfiplain.”
Liberty Loan Subscription Safely
Over Five Billion.
Washington, Oct. 28.—American
Liberty has rolled up $5,000,000,000
more “to make the world safe for de-
mocracy.”
The second liberty loan is maxi-
mum success.
Up to the close of business^ Satur-
day night it was admitted unofficially
that 4,555,000,000 had been subscrib-
ed, but that the returns on the final
count would go possibly as much as
$1,000,000,000 above this large sum.
So confusing are the figures from
the various reserve districts that the
officials were almost swamped in the
dosing hours of the loan drive. There
are hundreds and thousands of banks
yet behind in their reports to the
central agencies. No one would haz-
ard a guess at the amount subscribed
in the last day.
Various estimates are being made
on the amount of the oversubscrip-
tion, some of the Liberty Loan opti-
mists even asserting that the figures
may reach as high as $6,000,000,000.
While there is little in the propor-
tionate increase of figures of the last
two days to give support to any great
oversubscription, even the most con-
servative men are predicting that the
loan will go easily to a half a billion
above tfye maximum. From every
Federal Reserve district the reports
were that the subscriptions were com-
ing in so rapidly that it was impos-
sible to record them and tabulate
them in any sort of speed to get them
to Washington headquarters Satur-
day night. New sales were being re-
ported by telephone, telegraph and
messengers. This was declared to be
the situation from coast to coast.
Dr.Norman B. Taylor
DENTIST
Office Over Townsen & Lamb
Office Phone No. 294
LAMPASAS, TEXAS
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Subject to the Democratic Primary
Election.
For City Marshal:
ALBERT R. WIER.
JOE B. MASSEY
Representative Refused University
Injunction.
Belton, Texas, Oct. 27.—Represen-
tative W. V. Dunnam of Coryell
county1' was refused temporary injunc-
tion restraining Comptroller Terrell
and Tax Collector Nelson from pay-
ing money appropriated Tor the Uni
versity of Texas here today by Judge
Spann.
Dunnam tried to show that the uni-
versity could not use funds from ap-
propriations for this and next year
In his petition he claimed that the
university must be supported, under
the constitution, from the proceeds of
its land endowment funds.
The same contention was made by
former Governor James E. Ferugson
during his trial in Austin.
Yarn Mills to Enlarge.
Belton, Texas, Oct. 28.—Arrange
meats are now being made by which
the Belton arn Mills are going to
double their capacity. This will mean
the construction of a number of new
buildings. This institution runs both
day and night and employs over 200
persons.
Death Knell to “Lockers.”
Dallas, Texas, Oct. 28.—Judge Ken-
neth Foree dealt a death blow to all
plans for establishment of locker clubs
and cold storage bars in Dallas when
he made permanent an injunction
sought by county officials against the
Theatrical Mechanical Association, a
social club. The injunction prevents
the organization serving liquor in any
fashion on its premises.
Wade Taylor of Calwell spent Sun-
day here with his mother, Mrs. P. II.
Taylor.
Mexicans Excited.
Mexico City, Oct. 28.—Great ex-
citement has been created through
the publication in El Universal of a
statement by General Pablo Gonzales,
former commander of the Carranza
forces in Mexico City and a well
known constitutionalist, favoring
Mexico following the example of oth-
er Latin-American countries and sev-
ering diplomatic relations with Ger-
many.
The entire front page of the news-
paper was devoted to the statement,
thousands of extra copies of which
were printed in order to supply the
demand for it.
The chamber of deputies at its se-
cret session yesterday rejected by a
large majority a proposal that some
of the chamber be sent to the presi-
dent to request that the government
and federal district officials exert vi-
gilance Sunday afternoon to see that
no disorders of any international
character developed during the hold-
ing of a manifestation in favor of
neutrality.
Daily Leader, Three Months, $1.00.
Red Haired Gunner Fires First Shot
At Huns; Comrades Cheer.
With the American Army in France
Oct. 27.—American troops are in the
first line trenches on the French
front.. They are supported by Amer-
ican artillery, and fired the first shot
at the Germans at 6 o’clock of the
morning of a recent day.
The following is the first official
statement issued from the American
headquarters:
In continuation of their training
as a nucleus for instruction l’ater, a
contingent of some battalions of our
first contingents, in association with
veteran French battalions, are in the
first line trenches of a quiet sector on
the French front. They are support-
ed by some batteries of our artillery,
in association with veteran French
battalions. The sector remains norm-
al.
“Our men have adapted themselves
to actual trench conditions in a most
satisfactory manner.’ ’
The helmeted American infantry
marched into the trenches without
the knowledge of the enemy. On the
same night through the rain and mud.
The French soldiers ik the trenches
welcomes them enthusiastically. The'
nearest enemy trench is several hun-
dred yai’ds away, and the sector is
one Oi the quietest on the French
iiOiit. It has not been taken over bv
the Americans, but still under the
direction of the French. The Amer-
icans have shelled the German
trenches and troops, the enemy send-
ing back shell for shell.
x he first shot was fired by a red
haired American gunner, as his com-
rades and officers cheered. Later
there was a luncheon in the field, at-
tended by the American and French
artillerymen in celebration of the
first American contact with the en-
emy.
On the second day the French fired
at a German battery position and the
enemy replied vigorously. Projectiles
fell in close proximity to the Ameri-
cans, who joined in the artillery duel.
All the troops will be relieved after
a certain period by others, so that all
the Americans may get the benefit of
actual trench war conditions.
Lewis Predicts Kuhn Next Chief of
Staff.
Chicag-o, Oct. 28—“Maj. Gen. Jos-
eph M. Kuhn, a United States army
officer of German extraction, probably
will be the next chief of staff and will
direct the campaign of the American
armies,” said Senator J. Hamilton
Lewis, speaking before the Catholic
Order of Foresters here tonight.
He said that he had received the
message from President Wilson on
the way to the Foresters’ meeting and
that he must hurry to a train for
Washington.
"VV. II. Moses and family and R. A.
Martin and family made an automo-
bile trip Sunday to Georgetown where
they visited Miss Elsie Moses and
Miss Nettie Martin, who are attend-
ing Southwestern University.
Edgar Reed, who is working for the
Santa Fe at Kenney, spent Sunday
here with relatives and friends.
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