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WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, SUNDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1916 — PART ONE
Weather Forecast :
a cloudy, warmer.
Number 193
SETTLEMENT OF- SUBMARINES TO RUSSIAN FORCE' RAPS FROM BOTH REPORT TORREON JUDGE DECLARES WANTS NATIONS
8-HOUR CONTEST ORING LEUERS IN ROUMANIA IS SIDES ARE GIVEN HAS BEEN TAKEN VALID CORRUPT TO MAKE CLEAR
BELIEVED NEAR FROM GERMANY SLOWLY RETIRING PEACE PROPOSALS BY VILLA FORCE PRACTICES ACT THEIR PURPOSE
ARBITRATION BOARD’S AWARD IN
CASE OF SWITCHMEN'S UNION1
THOUGHT TO HAVE MADE AN|
AGREEMENT MORE LIKELY.
By Associated Press. /
Amsterdam. Dec. 23. The news ser-ARE
vice from Berlin today contains a
statement that ordinary mail to the
United States can shortly be forward-
ed by commercial submarine. Mail to
other countries can also be sent in
this way, tile statement said. .
MEN WIN ONE POINT nnnnrn try .
— i BORDER DUTY HAS
Gat Eight Hour Day, But With No
Penalty for Overtime—Brotherhood
Leadore Dissatisfied—Conference!
Next Thursday. -
BEEN OF BENEFIT
RETREATING
UNDER TEUTONIC
WITH SEVERAL
PROGRESS.
TO COVER RETREAT
By Associated Press 1
NORTHWARD l’aris, Dec., -3 The es answer to CARRANZA TROOPS BELIEVED TO
PRESSURE. Germany’s peace prom I is almost
BATTLES IN tinished, acording to 1 . Petit Paris-
let The paper says it is A rather long
document and sets forth < clearly both
"the grievances of allies and the crush ;
ing responsibilities of the Cert T,1
empires."
ACCUSES PRESIDENT OF
PLAYING BRITISH GAME
Artillery Activity on Russian and B? Aym lated Press.
French Fronts—entente Reply to, Amsterdam. Dec 23, In its com
Germany May Be Delivered To < ment on President Wilson’s note, the
morrow. Cologne Gazette says:
__. Just because President Wilsons
HAVE EITHER EVACUATED CITY
OH TO HAVE BEEN DRIVEN OUT
IN BATTLE.
Ry Associated T’ress
Pittsburg, let
Thompson, in the
Judge
1 < Ourt, late toda V
opinion holding Vi
corrupt practices act under w
idictments were found against
DEFINITION OF JUST AND PERM.
ANENT PEACE" SOUGHT, BY
PRESIDENT IN HIS NOTE—EX
PLANATORY STATEMENT.•
cry corporations of
REPORTS ON BORDER.
Government Agents Hear That Car
| rison Left City In Hands of Vil
listas—Defenders Thought to Have
Moved South.
DARCY ARRIVES IN
NEW YORK SATURDAY
- TAKE CHEERFU LVIEW
Unfriendly Tone of Foreign Press
Comment Not Considered As Signifi ,
cant—Note is Declared to t Ple
for Frankness v
By Associated Press.pEcucan. ..1 The Associated Press summarizes peace move is such a surprise it is the
An early settlement of the contro- M en Greatly, improved Physically as! European war operations as follows more necessary to be reserved in
versy between the railroad employes Result of Service. Says Army Fighting a series of defensive but judging it It is not very clear what
brotherhoods and the railroads of the officer tles but slowly yielding to the Teu- the nature of Dr. W ilson’s idea is. If
country 18 expected as a result of the By Associated Prean----I tonic pressure, the Russian rear. Dr. Wilson tries to bring about the
fedearl arbitration board s award ofSan Antonio E as De en Thatlguards in WV’allacha-nd Dobnidja publication of the conditions upon
an eight-hour day to the Switchmen’s Ban Auionto, n xaa Dec. hat 594.....—
Union of certain eastern and middle car vencut from totir service on NuLea ca., ......„ - . _____________________.-----------------------------
western railroads, according to state border was t he statement made today i in t he vieinity of Rinik Sarat, mid way 1 of smoot hing over, i he cont rasts, and I forument
ments. by brotherhood ofric ialevhere by Col. Walter D. McCaw, chief sur. between the Bezeu and Sereth rivers only prolong the war. He would only
tonight. .. • geon of the southern department. He in Wallachin. be playing the British game.’ .
While both Warren S. Stone, grand said the training received has tough- Russian advanced ports at Rakovit "Germany has stated that her
chief of the Brotherhood of Locomo-f ened and placed them in better oon-kcheni. in the foothills of the mount rights and claims are no wise in oppo
tive Engineers and W. G. Lee, presi- dition to resume their places in civil tains west of Rinik Sarat, were com sition to the rights of other nations
dent f the Brotherhood of Railway ! life.
Trainmen, in statements issued to-
night, expressed dissatisfaction with 1 the First Carolina Infantry, to show .... --------------... —------------.....-
the Switchmen’s award, they declared how the men have been fitted from south of Rinik Sarat, also (is recorded, ! lance cannot and wil a .
that their own controversy with the the outdoor life. That regiment was indicating that the Russian lines still must wait and see whether Dr. Wilson
railroads over an eight-hour day now recently sent home from El Paso af- protect that town: Iwilbbing about a confidential dis
will be settled speedily. ter spending several months on the These engagements are regarded i cussion on his basis;
“The arbitrators do not give the border and the 1,000 men showed an by some Teutonic military critics as: ----
switchmen what they wanted most, aggregate gain of 6,090 pounds in an effort on the part of the Russians SAY’S LANSING STATEMENT
and that was an eight hour day, withweight or an average increase of six and Roumanians to cover the retreat: IS THREAT TO GERMANY
time and a half penalty for over-pounds to the man.of their armies and of the Roumanian_____
time,” said Mr. Lee. According to reports on file in Col.refugees, as rosy the line of the Sereth | Berlin. Dec. 23. The Lokal Anzeig-Ity n.a lated Press
“An eight-hour day without any- McCaw’s office, in many of the Na- river, and to cofer the flight of Russo-T FI theagh admitting that P’remidem wis stington ber 23Consn Cenr |
means of enforcing it is not an eight-tional Guard regiments there has not Roumanian armies fighting in the Carl Wilson’s proposal has great political |eral Garcia at E1 Paso reported to the.
hour day at all. Now that the Switch-been a single death or case of infec-rathian mountains of Moldavikt. i significance, wonders whether it Mexican embassy tonight that he had
men 8 award is made we will continue tious disease in the months they have I In Dobrud ja the Russo-Roumanian | comes ar an aftermati tri the German | been in ( ommunic ation w ith the Car A : by those phra es in a w.. .
our negotiations with the railroads, been away from gome defensive line is reported to have will proposal or is independent of it. The ranza officials at Chihuahua City and! American BAHor‘S government of the United at;
Both sides are waiting to see what! ------- | drawn northward until it is only thir l Lakat Anzeiger declares that Germany Torreon and was informed that neither GAL. D: 1,4 understand
the arbitration award would develop. I teen miles south of the northern ex: and her allies cannot take a stand un of these cities had L.....n captured orBlory Ovals IAtRecent press comment has beer
We are to meet Thursday with ′ he Freigh t Clara May t remity of I hia tprovingetil St The entente answer is received. was in danger (1 being ( apt ured by! Of DaLinsna (′. son ken to en ane e u at vay
managers’committee in New York. IICgAL UdES Ad | irtilery activity is recorded on which from advance reports, it consid Villa tores UI IODISO SO Fran for instance, has not J
I am confident we will reach a decis- R. T Teed ta Crey the Russian front in the vicinity of | PT is no cause for optimi us 1 : -----. ,what she , ousiders a just
ion before January 1 • LSec t ! Baronichi (Count Von Revent low (ommenting GENERAL JOSE MURGIA its tsar inted l’ri * wane w hether she desire !
Lns. .. ----- : a , M:1 The big guns are active in the re- in the Deutsche Tages Zeitung, com- TO TAKE BROTHERS PLACE Washington, Dec .23 Like the tale 1 ition of Belgium, her norine
INCREASE IN WAGES IS Christmas Malls gion in the Haudremont and Cham-ments under the headline “the United of Robinson Crumbed is the report vines, or in addition to both th on
ONE FEATURE OF AWARD! ______brettes, near. Verdun. | States are mixing in J. its Nsoratesl Isas | reaching A\ ting -See re tar: of Coni 1 11 she , Apes | . ind. mnt: . r
* -----Operations on the Macedonian front The count devotes the gerater part Juarez, Dech‛2% General Feanciscol merce Sweet today on the shipwreck damage of invasion or befot het:
are being prevented by bad weather of his editorial to the statement of Gonzales announced at military head land re ague of Gustave Nelion, an ir sheshas an actual provram 1 r d
The American ambassador at Petro-Feeratary Lansing which he terms a quarters today that General Jose Mur American sailor, one of three suirviy ling away with the so alien ( erman
grad delivered the German peace noteithreat against Germany that America gha brother of General Pranciscel ors of the steamer Ewart h, Hitieg,
to the Russian government Saturday, will enter the war on the side of Ger Mureia inilitary commander of the: whit ′ went down in a storm in the
and President: Wilson’s note, to tlie many’s opponents should the emperor northern zone, would : urieed him asCarrihiiu Sea Friday. Ort. 13.
belligerent governments was landed use her naval weapons against Eng commander of the de facto troops in After floating nine days on a piece
to the Italian foreign minister by theHanr and damage w hat he terms the the Juarez district General Gonzales of wreckage, aided by an improvised
American ambassadorial Home Anglo-American causeradded that he would take the neldisail with nothing to eat and only a
It is unlikely that the reply of the "WHson’s step" Reventlow ways, “is in person against Francisco Villa south little water roHerted during showers, 1
entente powers to the German note: nothing but an effort to save Eng1 Chiluabia city | tu drink. Ne lson rear hed Honduras .
will be dispatched before Monday, and land from catastrophe 1 . -........+ 3 N "here he lived in the wilds for ciglit known that some of the nations will
it may be delayed for t.....days. aci -__QUERETERO CONVENTION ‘days, eating berries and small fruits i and what in actuality is imTor
cording to the British foreign office, NEW ZEALAND’S PREMIER ! MAKES UNIONS LAWFUL nl be met three fms ftw ransible Nevertheless the-meRnin, 01
Rumors are circulating in London that: COMMENTS RATHER SHARPLY. - laway from there but they overtook these Turn will aftord,MMs of ne
the entente’s answer is being drawnt ----- illy Arato l*m him and proved to be friendly C’ariba rpotiation. a starting place from wE
111) at Rome, to be forwarded thence: London, Dec 23.W. F Massey, Queretaro, Mexico. Decc#d, via MexThey took him to the American con the conflicting forces, can converge
to Germany. —premier of New Zealand speaking at ico City. Dec 23,-The constitutional sul at Tela, J Rivers, who reported nor is any embarrassment seen to any
It is estimated that the losses in Horn Church, said: (convention today adopted an article the Jury Nelson has I......sent to of the nations in name such terms
British shipping, resulting from the “It is our duty to go on until theiproviding for the right of citizens tolNew Orleans and expects to join his H is understood in advance that they
war, total 435 steam vessels, each of I power of Germany is broken and her | asgot iate and meet for peAC eful and | family in Boston | a re not apt to fluctuate W ith the mult
moer than 1600 tons, or twelve per armies driven back over their own law ul purposes The ad option of this Vnother sailor. Frederick Trout man tary thangen and are not permanently
cent of all steamships owned in Greatborder. Then will be the time for article makes possible the existence who was with Nelson on the whyek binding uidder new conditions Wheat
Britain at the beginning of the con peace.” of labor unions, age. drank salt water, became crazed over any nation feels cannot te in
flict. I ! He added that he “would like to see I In discussing the labor dec ision. De | and w hen they sighted land, he jump (11 led in-dth terms for moral T a 40DA
------------------------------ the president of the United States puty Cano of Guanajuato made an at-led into the water to swim, but wagican’also Deladdedsto the terms with-
SEEDED COAL MINES OIL MAN IS KILLED IN told firmly that we have carried on I tack on American mining companies too weak and drowned Two other out embarraname nt. it is said
AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT the war thus far without his assistance I whit h he characterized as the worst members, ot the crew, a Norwegian I
— and so intend to carry it on. to thejexploiters of
The ap- By Assoulat ed Press ... end’ the assembly to appoint acomIssloN on a Maleh (
Arkansas ( ity Kan. Dec. 23. C. A.1 .5
Cedarburg, member of an oildrillingGERMAN PEACE NOTE I the itation and compel mining con- gulls, caurhf
______..... ......... .., _____T ,t. DELIVERED IN PETROGRAD anig lo resume operations on ajin toy eat raw
: mine operators and the officers of night when he lost rontppbofan au -ot having their properties operated reland an were repo
the -Mtmle 10 Not.....I B3 A i ′ TRT . . by H1€ gov rument. No ac tion was tak
Pstrozrad. Ii %. 23 The tmerican en in regard to this proposal
a mn bassador Davil R. F ra nicis. Ies del . .
guardsmen have derived great physi- are
cal benefit from their service on the north
Associate PrNs
El Paso. Texas Dec 23 The Car
7a garrison at Torreon either eva
Australian Middleweight Comes for
Series of Fights Travels as -
St waway.
a Ml the city on the approach of Vil
s troops or was driven out by them, t
being forced backward to the which the two groups are inclined to according to a report received from Isne . ing „„, wit -many 1 peare
Heavy lighting is in progress make peace, he will aggravate. Instead apparent a reliable Mexican ources., New York. Des 2 Hee bars the the whole purpose of the note
Y -----1 * - * , sovernment agents stated here tie i Ausji almii middleweight, arrived here uressed to all of the belligerents
night ’I today after an adventurous two Pr. ident N ilson The T’nie 1 q
This report is believed to have come months voyage from the Antipodes desiri a full practical and
from the garrison after it moved to land will be signed to met I Georges state ment from cat h ol
the south, they said, as Torreon is Carpentier, the French heavyweight ment Rures -I 11.c . p
known to be completely isolated be Jack Dillon or Billy Mike within Mlwhat lows was state, on.
cause of the severing of telegraphic next 24 hours, for his American ring day for the administration
communication
Aiioilier unconfirmed report said a
large number of Villa troops under !
command of Nicola Hernandez, had | reported that he wss read
left for the north to join Jose Ynea
polled to retire after battles at that and her proposals would give a suit:
able basis for restitution and lasting
Colonel McCaw cited the case of point, and at Vadulsoresol. «••■ vam . „. ■ -...... -----
An engagement at Balatehenul, peace. Beyond that the quadruple al
ill hot. go We
By Associated Press. I By Associated Press.
New York, Dec. 23.—An eight hourWashington, Dec. 23.—-Blizzards in
day, and increase in wages of five: the middle west, shortage of mail cars
cents an hour and straight pro rata l and an inadequate number of mail
overtime was granted members of the handlers in large terminals, have con-
Switchmen’s Union, employed by thir-Itributed to Hie delay in Christmas
teen east and middle western rail-imail service, the postoffice (depart-
yoada, in an award filed here today Iment announced today lieports of
by a federal board of arbitration | postmasters in large cities shows the
' The decision today in the Skitch-’Christmas mall of this year exceeds
men's case says that "eight hours or
less shall constitute a day’s work.”
Switchmen at present receive a
maximum hourly rate of 40 cents. The
that of last year by 25 per cent and
orders have been issued to secure
freight cars, if necessary, to move the
mails.
"With the clearing weather," the
department announced, "the conges-
tion has been much relieved during
award Increases this rate to <5 cents,
so that, as explained tonight by Judge
Charles B. Howry, chairman of the- -
board, on the eight hour law basis, I the last 24 hours except, for belated
they will receive $3.60 for a day's posting. With dispatching of mails to
work, 40 cents less than they receive distant points in the west northwest
ed under the ten hour basis. By work- and southwest it is reasonably cer-
tain now thst all Christmas gifts
caught in the crush will be delivered
Christmas day.”.
ing ten hours under the new rate,
the will receive $4.50, or 50 cents
more than under the old rate.
While the switchmen asked for a . .
ten cent Increase, the statement em- GOVERNOR’S APPEAL IS, ......
phasizes the point that the five cent "* HEEDED AT COAL MINES
advance la the largest given In any ....
arbitration. The increase was grant 1 * ted Press •<:
ed, the neutral arbitrators explained. , . CEchan -Arthur Coper that
because of the high COM of living and I the Kansas mines be kept Busy all - y -The . ,
Wek hazards and hardships of th I next week was received today by the firm at Newl irk: Okla , was killed las
“ The inc rease," they state, "imposes 1
a heavy burden upon the railreads,
which, owing to the interstate com
merce law, they are unable to trans-
fer to the shippers and thence to the
public.”
“This decision in the Switchmen’s
the United Mine Workers of Ameri a. tomobile, on
From both sides it was said that 1
the mines would be kept busy except stained a brol Cl net k
hieru and IN jumping Tron the i :
wHl bbing about
confidential dis
Salazar in a new assault on Chihualrua
CONSUL GENERAL GARCIA
DENIES TORREON REPORT
• information
waning in sce
ad
d-iures, who is .......npanic bi (1 I Tins government does r.
O’Sullivan, as manager and trainci 1 . 1
| t To. Men means or ATow
any opponent selecteds to meet i Im. wold "' "' '
after a period of training
The Australian middleweight left the AtS es
Newcastle, Australia, as a stowaway statesmen, in li ountris
late in Octo without savin any and uniefined, and sees 1.
' farewells, and his disappearance cause them that word enable a
ed mithr wonder i vustradan sport to draw up a trials , ' 1 h''
circles He travelled under the name rights '' ammat nation
,1 Dawson " nance of conquest and
1 1 of a permanent peace but i
----** — — Iluu has yet gone into what
let III at ism
in short,
what would
bar of Hient 0
Cited States asks
# accepted today as the
There is not the RUghtest expectas
tion here that the terms laid down
ill-be reconciliable at firkt.
It 18
crew, A Norwegian: As to permanent guarantees, it was
Mexican labor He asked and a Spaniard were afloat at sea officially declared that the Einited
over for thirteen days States stands ready to enter any I and
to request General Carranza to remedy with rain water to drink and tworot international agreement that may
with their bare hands, seem most desirable in the nations."
They landi d on I tHHh w 1 , ther p. rmnaite nt i.« 1 •■ is to be e-
Ameri
nerexsary, or by
M not committed to
F
controversy with railroads has an im:
portant bearing on the Adamson law"
It was stated here today by an off!
cial spokesman for the conference com
mittee of managers of the railroads
"It does not o. k. the Adamson act in
our opinion. The Adamson legislation
gave the men ten hours pay for eight
hours of work or an increase of about
25 per cent in wages. The award today
gives the Switchmen only nine hours
pay for eight hours work or between
thirteen and ‘sixteen per cent in in.
crossed wages. We get a great deal
of satisfaction out of tills award."
It was pointed out on the part of
the roads that they were pleased with
what was alluded to as the switchmen's
1 The TAtward 1 Hine xdilei freil any plari ind l’restdent W’ilson is en
1 New Oris 1 • for Colon and rounder tirely ot en to suggestions
ed in a storm \ nutereungerstandin of tire em
i rinssment caused to the a minis
tration by the coincidence of fis noter” "
“with the German proposal was give
today when it was said that dempite
the early unfavorable effect which
t note was expected to have in the
allied countries, through that fact it, •
. I was decided to risk it in view of the
. . The new price treato interests involved. It is‘ex
h ′" tenth per barrel. ′ . reeted it may be some time before
-___===== — the ′ American viewpoint will be ac •
Christmastime Sobs and Smiles from Everywhere-
e ! lord George before he had irrevo .
-------------------: - — ---— — ----- — . Icably committed the allies against.
. .. peace in his speech to parliament,.
President Orders 2That assumption was forseen, but of. 1
, the ificials expect it to loseweight and - ′
Christmas Pardons . importance as the first impressions F
bw.rar off *
ForFederal Prisoners r "a y me-nimemoi nhat T •
u 1 , ----1 ,1 - --president’s"-declared both bel
By Associated Press1 koire fighting for the set
Baltimore, Dec. 23. The Christmas By Avant lated Press By sue lated Press R. Washington, Dec 23 President W il- : 1 - * y
demand for liquors of various kinds, Chicago, DC. 2 3.- After walking Field Headquarters, Mexico, Leealson today gave Christmas pardons to a department whr
for the dry states of Virginia. West the streets here for two days in an un-23. Twenty five thousand dollateytwo federal prisoners and directed the . ad rent n
Virginia and the Carolinas, has successful effort to obtain employ would not cover the cost of presents department of justice to expedite ,m that very inta
swamped the express companies fromiment. Mrs Emily Miller, aged 37, dis. which the people of the United them, so that the men might spend P 150 Ur hand.fr.
this city, which serve these sections. Elised hierseit as a man today and States have sent to soldiers of the Mnday with their families In the 1 untewit was pots:.....ur.s
Two of the companies imposed an em applied for work shovelling coal. I punitive expedition. it was estimated ordinary course of procedure their , 1 . , 1 at the , it ainen of E +
bargo on liquor shipments at noon , Despite the fact that she wore the today by the committee in charge BI cases would not be acted upon for sev r nateerentM stat
yesterday until nine a. m today with clothes of a laborer and that her hair the Christmas gMlebration It-wasieral weeks ′ , 127 general" - to 1
a view to relieving the congestion Was hidden under a cap the foreman said that the value of the more than A word picture of three small chil -
Express company offic ials say that of the coal yard was suspicious and | 00,000 packages to be distributed av dren wh mother died PT "
for the last week they have been recalled a policeman, who arrested her erage about three dollars each. A1
ceiving and handling an average of 35, "I wanted a little money for Christ- though the greater part of the girteidint: to
000 to 45,000 packages of liquor a day mas and was desperate," Mrs. Miller have come from various Red Cross
The packages vary in size. isnid: "I was destitute and searhed chapters hundreds game from individ.
p for work as € woman for two days. ′ uals
WANTED TO SPEND HIS , I but could find anothing I found an
CHRISTMAS AT HOMETO EmIt of my Tomer s and put itages are stored resemble department
on. thinking that perhaps I might get stores Among the large consignments
a job as a man Even that Main failure 41,.......igars, 11.000 poinds 1
theinne I don’t know what to do now candy 200-pounds of smoking tobar
Ico. 6.000 comfort bags, 2,000 Christ
mas packages, barrels of home made
on Christmas and New Year’s days.
DENISON COTTON MILL
EMPLOYES
GET $50,000
+++++++***+++:
4 • transmitted without
♦ NO PAPER MONDAY,. • says L
By Asnrated Press
Denison, Texas, Dec. 23.- The Deni
son cotton mills today distributed $50-
Itou among it.- employes, the same re 3 .....•- -... „■. .......
presenting ten per cent of wages paid ♦ tomorrow afternoon
during tii last six months. 14 4*4*4444
School Ma’ams Can't
arbitration board's liberal expression
in its document filed in C
court, of the, roads' argument as ad!
vanced during the ' hearings here.
Nearly all of the roads’ contentions
were emphasized, it was declared.
It was said the meeting between the
managers of the roads and brotherhood
officials to discuss the Adamson act
have been in abeyance, pending the
settlement of the switch men’s tie-
expression Tlanno T7:+1 ClAiang.
the federal Dance with oidiers.
Boycott Threatened
mands. With this controversy out of
cials today the Adamson, conferences
the way it was stated by railroad offi-
• will be resumed after Christmas. It was
said, however, that the situation proh-
ably will remain in statu quo until the
United States supreme court has ruled
on the constitutionality o fthe Adam!:
son law.
DRESDEN SCENE
OF FOOD RIOTING
STORES STONED
By Associated Press.
London, Dec. 23.—A
Rotterdam dis-
livered the Ge ran peace note to the STATE DEPARTMENTS
Russian government The Novoej CLOSE UNTIL TUESDAY
Vremya ptiints out that the note was: -----HEALDTON OIL ADVANCES
comment, and. By Amanelated Press TO 70 CENTS PER BARREL
I Austin Texas Dec. 23.—The state — 1
* . The Ann rican govern nieiit is not departments closed at noon today until By Associated Press.
♦ In order that its emploves ♦ letting itself be tripbed up by the Tuesday for the holidays Attorney Ardmore, Okla The Marnola Pr
♦ may enjoy Christmas day. The ♦ string stretched by the astute Ger General Looney and several other state troleum company today announced ad
♦ Times will not publish a paper ♦ mans and lumts itself merely to a officials left for their old homes Gover vances of ten cents in the price o
.....................* presentation of the German docu-mor Ferguson says he will spend Healdton crude ofl
************* rimeut.” - Christmas at the mansion. ′
Express Companies
Swamped Shipping
Christmas Booze
Woman Disguises
Self as Man to Get
, Christmas Money
$25,000 Worth of
Christmas Presents
For Pershing’s Men
By Asme luted l’ress.
Brownsville, Texas, Dec. 23.- Soldier
boys in the San Benito camps Incens-
ed because the school ma’ams of the
town are barred by the school board
from dancing with them, have threat
ened to boycott the local merchants,
i according to a report received here
today. 1
It isn’t a rasejot discrimination oil
the part of the San Benito authorities.
It is said. The school board simply has
1 an order which requires that all teach-
, ers refrain from dancing during the
terms’ of their contract. .. '
I The foxtrotting and one-stopping
i guardsmen from the north and east
J have nun ally of good dancing partners,
! according to the stories reaching here __
An effort was made in have the San By Associated Press
Benito school authorities lift the ban- Sapulpa, ola., Dec. 211........==
on the school ma'ams. It, was withoutfing of a boy to spend Christmas,with -____-
success. This father and mother, led Lucas’Cox. Coveer
- aged seventeen, who escaped from the EYES t HARVES
POOR REMEMBERED IN state reform school recently with three
other prisoners, to take a < bailee with
the law, and he arrived at Sapulpa at
midnight Friday and was arrested this
morning by two deputy sheriffs, who
took charge of the lad only after a bat
tie with his rather. Jasper (ox, who
was rendered unconscious when one
of the officers struck him on the head
with a pistol. Young Cox was serving
a prison sentence for stealing an au- office Two armed men held up Jog GET
tomobile eph Bambino of a tailoring firm and e
. , escaped with $1,350 Three men held By Associated Cress
MUNICIPAL CHRISTMAS up a grocery store, locked the man 1 "------— TAX
TREE AT ST. LOUIS lager in a rear room and esc aped with
St. H outs. Dec. 23. The annual mu the contents of the cash register
nicipal Christmas tree celebration was Robbers who held up 1
held here this evening An evergreen no heed to an innocent delivery car
tree was illuminated with 4,000 elec-ithat rumbled along behind their car ployes in service
tric lights. The names of the donors until It drew up alongside and four
of a park and a playground were an policemen reached out and arrested
nounced.
NEW YORK'S CELEBRATION
tty Associated Press.
New York, Dec. 23 y Celebration of
Christmas began here today with a big
tree on the floor of the board room
__.. ..................of the Stock Exchange for the em.
Exchange Telegraph ployes of the exchange and their fam
- . 42- ------■■'---, Presents also were provided by
Patch to the _______________________
says there were food riots in Dresden ilies. Presents also were provided Dy
on December 17, 18 and 19. Troops the brokers for the poor families live
were called to help the police in sup-ling in the "back yard" of Wall Street,
pressing the trouble which arose from one of the most densely populated dis-
the closing of several food shops be- I tricts of the city.
cause they were without stocks. The In police stations throughout the city
dispatch says that women stoned the gifts with funds collected by the po-
shops on Sunday and then marched j
through the streets. Monday the par-'
aders passed the king's palace shouting
for food and several women were ar-
tricts of the city.
In police stations throughout the city
rested.
licemen will be distributed Sunday to
, thousands of poor children. Vaude-
ville and motion picture entertain-
ments also will be provided in sev.
eral of the police stations!
,...,...-.. their own courtries.
while their ‘The poesibulity of an early rep! 1
father was in prison, mnoved the presi discounted here The Central I W -
order the release of Hall ,, have indiated that they will '
ltoss of Enandotte, Went Virginia, ri k laying down their peace terms
found guilty of engaging in the retail until the: have had a reply to their
, , liquor business without paying a tax OMI proposals from theentente # 7
The six large tents where the back and semered to three months in 1 MT ' 1. Use reply is nearly finished
M The other prison® r brd red released will take a week to distribute
* was M C Muneon of Georgia, con the arious powers The entente has.
ofl victed at Edgewater, N° J. of persuadboth that reply and the president T
ing a man to embezzie-money: he was note to consider anditonsikting of ten
sentenced to two years bue theypresi different nations, all of different
— -- ...-.. - - . nd dent acted on the ground that it had terests: is expects to require consid
OF CHRISTMAS BONUSES' jellies and two complete sets of base never been proved that he had a part erable time to get its views into shap-
----- ball equipment..the embezzlement for transmission The allies' reply to.
By Asmowlater Pr • General Pershing stated today that-----the Central Powers will not be made
Chicago. Dec 23 The last pay day it is hoped to make the Christmas ROCKEFELLER'S EMPLOYES public here.
before Christmas, with it bonuses, ceelbration the most enjoyable,event ABt GIVEN $10 EACH
proved a harvest time for thieves to in the ten, months sojourn of the - v
iday. Three men jumped from an au-troops ill Mexico.
tomobile and took $3,000 from G. T! • _
■ Moss, paymaster for, a fisheries com
pany. as Moss was approaching his KIRBY LUMBER EMPLOYES
office Two armed men held up Jos GET $75,000 FOR CHRISTMAS ! lowed 1l. - Y...........: v- ,
eph Bambino of a i a iloring fl rm ande - The sea son’s a reetings I rot J obi 1
D. Rockefeller."1
‘ ball equipment
General Pershing stated today that
it is hoped to make the Christmas
ceelbration tiie most enjoyable event
i in the ten months sojourn of the
Robbers who held UD
them.
New York- Dec 23.1 John D. Rorke ... _ .
faller’s (Hfristinas present to ear h cf SIX MILLION DOLLAR
. Ji" rm “TurrytoWA LEASE SOLD IN OKLAHOMA
State is a ten .dollar gold piece on ′
n "ruse on which is printeat " ouFNg 23- one of the
’ rgpat lease sales in the history of
I Houston Tex . Dec. 23. Six thous - ' ------------— 1 Oklahoma was rec orded I eNay.
and employes Of the - Kirby Lumber FRANCE TO CULTIVATE - with the announcement of the Oktaho
...... : Compaq! of Houston are anected by 1 ALL UNOCCUPIED LAND ma " rod urine, and Ketimine omren
■ Saloon paid there NOTcOmUMELupc mm and em: Pan. Dm n-ihe miniates of sur inee 7 -2* Ge
■ more than three commerce has introduced a bill em- niedy and . W X Springe r. . located
months Every one from the office powering the agricultural department in the Hominy district, for 56.
employes to the water boys at the to put into cultivation all unoccupied . The lease has a production of 12,000
mills was remembered, liand barrels of oil daily.
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