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UNIVERSITY STARTS TO EXAMINE THOSE
MILITARY TRAINING AFTER COMMISSIONS
WICHITA WEEKLY TIMES, WICHITA FALLS, TEX AS, FRIDAY, APRIL 27,1917.
GERMAN SUBMARINES REPORTED HERE
ARE BELIEVED TO RESEMBLE THE U-53
All. Students Required to Taks Part
Under Command of Army
Officer.
Special to The Times. . ■
Austin, Texas, April 23—Military
Local Applicants for Officers Reserve
-------Corps: Expected to Attend—
Training Camp
PRODUCERS WILL
FARM ALL FEE LAND
Oil Company Takes Patriotic Step,
Making Liberal Offer to Ita
Employes.
WANTS THIS COUNTY .
TO RAISE MORE CORN
Wichita Included In List By Secretary
Houston for increased Pro:
duction.
Wichitans who have applied for com-
missions in the Officer# Reserve dorps
will be expected to attend the training
camp which opens at Leon Springs,
near San Antonio on May 8, according
to official advices just received here.
The notice advises applicants to disre-
gard whatever previous steps they may
have taken toward their applications,
unless they have already been exam-
med: they are advised to lake steps
training designed to include 2500 stu-
dents in the University of Texas for
the remaining two' months of the pres-
ent school year, has begun in earnest
here. Captain J. C. Boswell, detailed
by’General Pershing to take charge
of the training at the University, met zuru **************
250 male students who had previous to be at the training camp when it
nie.dIns Thenelameni ora army officer will be in Wichita
T “ Falls some time between now and the
"Lecordins to the regulation of the dates mo open ORch P Whom
Iaculty, every student must take some there *r# understood 10 be quite a
course m.miWers training during number. The date of this officer’a vis
vmainder bof the torriny Tie" for ■ it is not yet announced. In connection
mA.be subtle ADY couriered with the order, the announcement says
a*4 in which he mas a passing grade, that those attending must take t ree
mweetnenenermgeirtle 1 Itrona for the Mi period of three
same time get their training in aar months.in the protects Reserve
tion to the regular army drill, uu-To accept in the orieersReserve,
merous other courses have been up 1 Corps any commission tendered at
proved by the faculty, such as military, t he close of the instruction... . . - !
law. engineering, signalling, telephony,
and sieid hospital work For the the tree monuns or the camp
girls the principal course to in First sooner discharged by proper
Aid or Red Cross work Eight piny-i 1 = WE :=, *W*F sen “I—-r
sicians of the city of Austin have vol- to bear true faith and allegiance to the
unteered their services and classes, United States of America and obey the
have already begun at the various orders of the President of the United
hospitals- The woman's gymnasiumi States and the officers placed over;
has been converted into a laboratory them during the period of the camp,
for this work. Other <courses embrace . Transportation to the camp end re-
camp cookery, food conservation, diet-turn will be furnished by the govern-
etics and the making of hospital gar-ment. Applicants must furnish their
ments 'own uniforms, subject to reimburse-
X number Of students are planning ment later. The announcement also
to attend the officers reserve train. BAX..___.
camp at Leon Springs. Each student | All regular examinations for the
who goes to the camp will be given , Officers Reserve Corps sre suspended,
credit for all his work in the Univer ( as the plan now is to pass all candi
sity, and those due to graduate will dates through thesecamps of instruc-
graduate regularly, although they tion and there finally to . determine
leave the institution May 1 their uitanidtv ammizetana”
' Courses established at the Univer-
sity of Texas and made compulsory
by action of the faculty, consist of
military science, the theory and prac-
tice of military science; military „ NACE------
science-102, signal service, telegraphy,-arc examined, uponentering-on,
telephony, wigwagging, etc., under adcharacter and sobriety: personality
the instruction of irof. T. S. Painter; i address and force: reputation and
military science 103, food production, I standing in community; whether he
Mr. Carl Blackwell: military science is likely to command respect of off!
104, military highways, temporary cars and enlisted men whether he has
military, bridges and surveying, Prut adequate education.” A. report from
R. 0. Tyler: military science 105, some physician as to the applicant's
bridges for heavy traffic. Prof. S. L. health and physical fitness is required.
Brown; military science 111 for----—- -*-*72—-----
women), care of the sick. Dr. Mar A .ALA ....
garet Holliday; military science 112, * AE AAA a ATA
surgical dressings and hospital gar-
ments, Miss Meguiar and Miss Francos
Hancock; military science 113, emerg-
ency and camp cooking. Miss Jennie
Bear; military science 114, feeding the
family, Miss Richardson; military
science 115, food conservation, Prof.
Mary Gearing Miss Minerva law I The efforts to obtain double daily
rence and ( andace ( limmins: : service on the Wichita Valley insead
military science 116, sanitation and of one train a day as
personal hygiene. Prof. Carl Hartman connection with wh-Rearm N to
and Miss Roxie Wober. be held May 8, before the railroad
commission at Austin, originated in
Stamford and Haskell, where the citi-
J zens are somewhat inconvenienced bv
the curtailed service. The question of
restoring the night train on the Vallev
has been discussed by the Chamber of
cent years, hour noveretioli-a. "beet, sound their batue cry of more than-committee, by James Tanner, past-
taken 1 50 years ago, when this country was 1 commander in chief of the Grand Ar-
Wichita Valley officials contend that, engaged in a great internecine war. my of the Republic, familiarly known
the traffic is not sufficient for double: At this time when the United States as “Corporal Tanner," who lost one
daily service, and it is expected thati is at war with a Kre*t foreign power, of his legs while battling against the
the petition for another train will be the picture of the parading units of men in gray. The letter says:
contested, particularly in view of exist-l the armies of Lee, "Stonewall" Jack! "In response to your letter, I en-I
ing conditions, - t._________. . son and other Southern generals, will close a little check, more to express
TUp to about five years ago there he an object lesson worth-while. The my good will for the success of the
was a night train on the Valley reach- venerable veterans of Dixie will be I Confederate Reunion than for any oth-
ing bare about midnight, and making, Participants in the making of moving! er purpose.
I connection with the Denver's early Pictures of a past age on the nation's. "With considerable knowledge there-
night train. The return train left screen at Washington. |of. for I am venturing to speak for
shortly after midnight, making eonnec Col. Robert N. Harper, chairman of a very considerable portion of the
An army officer will be in Wichita
Falls some time between now and the
date of the opening of the camp, to ex-
To attend for the full period of three
To take an oath of enlistment for
the three months of the camp (unless
' author-
Fight phy-l ity) in which they swear (or affirm):
wt PE 1. Taut
CRAREL 5*384 U IIO 03 NuS BoTOA
ment. Applicants must furnish their
! own uniforms, subject to reimburse
their suitability for commissions."
There is no appropriation available
at present for the paying of officers
at the camp, but there is a possibility
that this condition may be changed by
legislation now pending. Applicant,
No. 1 in the accompanying pictures
is the German submarine U-53, of the
type of vessel, which, it is believed,
Germany has sent to American waters
to wage war eu U. 8. warships and
merchant vessels. The U-53 is the sub-
marine which sang the ships last year
near Nantucket.
The United States torpedo boat de
stroyer Smith (No. 2 in the pictures)
reported that an enemy submarine, in
all likelihood a vessel like the U-53,
fired at bar a torpedo winch missed
ita mark. No. 3 is a gun chew on board
the Smith, and No. 4 s hows the re
trieving of a spent torpedo by a- war
ship. Torpedoes are costly missiles,
an dthe German U boat commanders
take no chances with them.
STAMFORD WANTS
NEW VALLEY TRAIN
U. C. V. Reunion Expected
To Show National Unity
Marshall Field III.
Gets Called Down
For Saying “Present”
BOY WOUNDED BY
HIS BROTHER IN
PISTOL ACCIDENT
Special to The Times. _the marching columns at the reunion
Washington, D. C., April 1%.-The may be seen the real jackets and oth-
fierce "rebel yell," blending in cadencefrer paraphernalia of the camp. hiv-
with the inspiring strains of "The ouas ana firing line of the sanguinary
Star Spangled Banner."- will awaken sixties
the echoes and arouse patriotic en-I chairman Harper explains that all
thusiasm at the twenty-seventh an- Washington is anxiously awaiting the
nual reunion of the United Confederate opportunity to extend unwonted hos- .
Veterans to be held st Washington, D. pitality to the veterans, the sons and
C. the week beginning June 4. daughters of veterans and the other!
As the men in gray parade over the1 visitors. This spirit of welcome to
wide stretches of Pennsylvania Ave- the warriors of the South has been 1
nue. sometimes termed the "National aptly expressed In a letter written
Boulevard.” the impulse will come fol to Chairman H. F. Carey of the finance I
sound their battle cry of more than - committee, by James Tanner, past
50 years ago, when thia country was commander in chief of the Grand Ar-'
From Monday's Daily,
The 13-year-old son of G. B. Rey-
nolds. 400 Scott, was accidentally shot l concusses
in the neck and dangerously wounded • night train, me return train sext ______- _________._______-___________.
about noon today 5V a 38 calibrere. ! shortlyafter midnight, making connec-I Col. Robert" N. Harper, chairman of a very considerable portion of the
boraein ′the hand fe brother. The tion with an early train from Fort the general committee of citizens in Grand Army of the Republic, I will
W th the revolver. Worth, the Denver at that time make charge of the reunion, announces that, say that we will cordially welcome all
RHE" thoueit » is at 2/7402 Th lotto ch-tr - I = R.........—-----------------
----------------i tailed because of insufficent patron- (c activities incident to the declara-
a60-a—I tion of war against Germany, r: has
been definitely decided that the big
parade shall take place Thursday,
June 7, at 11 o’clock a. m. By direc-
tion of General George P. Harrison.
commanding the United Confederate
Veterans, the business session o- that
organization including the annual elec-
tion of officers, will be held June 5,
6 and 7.
knowledge there-
BOOTLEG PARTY
AND LIQUOR IN
OKLAHOMA RAID
in each direction daily, plans for the great gatering are: pro. the old Johnnies’ who can come to
— ' 1" F.AL 5 are pre-, Washington. We shall be more glad
lo see them marching along Pennsyl-
vania' A venue -in the near future - than, op
ITALY CHEAPEST COUNTRY
OF THOSE NOW AT WAR
From Monday's Daily.
Three men, two automobiles. 110
gallons of whiskey and 60 gallons of
beer, were caught in the net of officers
of Cotton county, Oklahoma, late Sun-
day night, near the Fuller crossing
of Deep Red, northeast of Devol. The
three men, said to be from Oklahoma
City, were jailed at Walters. The liqu-
or had been transported, by them from
Wichita Falls. Deputy Sheriff Yont
and “Cons tables Hogan and Brid well
interc epted the party, of whose ap-
proach and mission they had received
word.
CATTLE SHIPMENT
WORTH $1,000,000
Associated Press Mail € Correspondence .
Rome.—After two years of war.
Italy continues the cheapest country
in which to live of all those engaged
in the present struggle,
in the larger cities the housekeep
er’s menu has become limited by
governmental decree forbidding the
sale of meats and pastries on certain
days of the week, but otherwise the
cost of food has hardly doubled. In
the country towns and on the farms
little or no attention is paid to such
restrictions and there food is scarce
ly dearer than before the war except I
for meat, sugar and coffee , While
only brown bread may be sold, its
price is five cents a pound, the gov
ernment shouldering the increased
cost of wheat
Governmental regulations forbid-
ding the sale of meat on Thursdays
and Fridays, and of cakes, pastry'
hanev and ghncolatn on Saturdays - -----------------------. ---.
Sundays and Mondays, have not iim, the waiting veterans will be quarter
ited consumption but encouraged ed without expense to them. This
speculation in all foods .When sugar camD. with its one thousand acres, will
was raised, it became difficult to buy. be almost immediately in the " " "~ ------..... ..--------. „
and can now only be had in 5-cent of the big white dome of the United, the Walker Millinery store
packages, or on a purchase of coffee I States Capitol, which overlooks the Bear hardware store, last wn
When meat sales were restricted. | site from the Southeast. The com-night, A quantity of clothing
H Other events in the same week will
be the conventions of the Sons of Con-
federate Veterans, the Daughters of
the Confederacy and the Confederate
Southern Memorial Association, be-
sides regimental reunions, and the
social functions which always are
elaborate features of the reunion. The
citizens of Washington are responding
liberally to the call of Mr. H. F. Gray,
chairman of the finance committee, for
funds to entertain and care for the
guests from the sunny Sauthland.
The great plaza fronting the Union
railroad station, sometimes termed
. huity “Columbia Park.” will be converted
SO 1 into a tented field, where many of
DaLUTUOdS by . .ablet .alcana .111 1.6 artAP
be
the
we would have" been to see them,
armed and equipped, make the same
march during the sixties._____________1
"I, personally, know that for quite
a number of years past many of the By Associated Press.
men who wore the gray, have come to Chicago, April 23.- Marshall Field
realize, considering the power and II. who recently enlisted in the First
prosperity of this nation, that it was Illinois Cavalry, today knows how te
conidered that one of the things announce his name at troop roll-call,
well for every section of the country The headquarters troops, of which he
that our internal strife ended as it 1s " member, stood at attention while
did at Appottomax. I have always the first sergeant called the roll.
- Pnave always “Private Field,” he called.
Present"..
The first sergeant ordered the youth-
MARSHALL FIELD uT
to
Valley Handles 40—Car Consignment
En Route to Oklahoma
Pastures
p From Mondays Daily.
What ia said to have been the largest
Yea single shipment of cattle ever hauled
t through Wichita Falls was handled
th by the Wichita Valley recently consist-
’ —ing of 40 cars of cattle, about 1200
I head lit all, which were received 1rour
the Orient at Sagertown and were be-
ing moved onto an Oklahoma range
near Kiheki.
The Valley handled the shipment at
, an average rate of speed of 20 miles
an hour, without a single casualty be-
lag sustained among the cattle. The
cattle were, from the region around
Big Springs and are being moved on 1
—-account of the poor range conditions
in the Booth Plains country.
Lack Of rain has absolutely killed tha
grass in that section, so say the re-
ports from there, and the cattle are
being moved to save them from starv-
ation.
During the past ten days the Valley
has handled about 3500 head of cattle
from this region for the same destina-
tion in Oklahoma. The cattle are prac-
—===-rirally nil wwned by two men, and are
valued in the neighborhood of 1,000,
000.
did at Appottomax. I ________
the veterans of the blue have a right
to be mighty proud of is the fact that
the survivors among our old-time foes, o-o-e* m u 7
their children and their grandchildren, ful.m illionaire to step out of
are co-equal heirs with us of the blue
and
A noteworthy step in the farm pre-
paredness movement has been taken
by the Producers' Oil Co., through its
general officers at Houston, in offer-
ing its employee the free use of land
owned by the company for agricultural
1 purposes. All laud which the com-
I pany owns in fee will be turned over
I io employes who sre willing to culti-
i vate it, according to the announce-
j ment from the office of R. E. Brooks,
I president of the company.
The Producers’ company's fee hold-
ings are not as extensive in the North-
west Texas field as they are In other
sections, particularly at Humble and
Sour Lake, but there is a large amount
of land in Wichita and Clay counties,
owned by the company, shat could be
utilized under the plans outlined. The
announcement says:.
“In order to help the good cause
1 along, as far aa our own employes
are concerned, and to encourage them
to raise a large percentage of the food
and feed which they themselves, their
families and their live stock will con-
sume. in addition to such quantities
as they can see their way clear to
raise for sale to others, our company
wishes to notify each of you that it
"Rent to you free of charge any por- abie
tions of its fee lands as you will agree tion
to fully utilize in the raising of .
and feed.
“Break up the land at its expense,
and get it in shape for planting at
the earliest possible moment.
"Fence such lands with barbed wire
fences.
“Give our employes the benefit of
the advice and suggestion of two ex-
pert agriculturists, which we have em-
ployed for this purpose.
“Break up, and perhaps fence and
put in condition for planting, such
lands owned by others in the vicinity
of the oil fields as our employes may
wish to take over and plant and cul-
tivate, and possibly to go so far as to
fence these lands, provided the own-
ers themselves are not willing to do so.
“Our company may go further than
this and may assist to the extent of
loaning its horses and mules when
they may be available, to assist in the
heavier process of cultivation, and in
some instances may be able to furnish, n a an uarE IIA sana
water and perhaps in other cases PASS WTI MEIN
seed, but this, will have to be decided IADD II ILLTNIIOUN
as each individual case comes up be- ALL
fore the general superintendent for IA AUTO MHAADEDO
consideration. IN AUTO NUMIDENO
“We wish each employe to under1 V ****-
. stand that our company wishes to de- --------
rive no financial benefit whatever:
from the work and enterprise of - its Wichita County Now Eleventh in List,
employees along the line above sug- According te the Latest
gested, and that any proceeds or use Figures."
of the food and feed resulting from ----- ....
such cultivation on the part of our Wichita county has probably gained
employees will be for their own ex- a notch in automobile registrations,
elusive benefit.
"The company has made arrange-
ments for some tractors and tractor- — -----------------
drawn implements, so that some con- her in automobile registrations on
siderable acreage can be broken up January 1. Advices received by Judge
quickly and at small cost, and in work.. R E. Huff gave Williamson's regis-
ling up this proposition it would be de- trations on last Friday as 3293, while
sirable’ in each oil field or locality to Wichita county’s total at the close-of
bunch as much of the land to be cul-1 the week was 3317..
tivated as possible, so that it can be Ellis county to the next on the list,
fenced in its entirety, and so that the! and at last reports was less than 100
tractors can be used to good advant- ahead of Wichita, so that this county
age in breaking It up expeditiously, bids fair to go into tenth place before
and cheaply. ------
“Our company is preparing to make
arrangements for additional tractors;
provided, that the amount of acreage
which our employees will take will
justify.
“In addition to the agricultural plan
above outlined for our employees, we
are arranging at some points to break
up our own fee land and rent it to
outsiders, making no charge for rent
nor for breaking up the land, the out-
sider agreeing, however, to plant and
cultivate and raise crops of food and
feed, and this plan may be enlarged
materially as soon as decision has
been reached by the company as to
the extent it can go in this matter.
"As far as our own employees arc
concerned we should get busy.
"What we are after primarily is:
"To do something to assist our gov-
ernment and our allies to the success,
ful conclusion of the just conflict
which has been forced upon us and
do our share to ameliorate as, far as
I possible, the hunger, suffering, death
+and destitution which the prospective
I shortage of food and feed during this
and the next few years to bound to
bring upon our people and the people
of the countries allied with us against
the enemy.
"To assist our employees as far as
we possibly can In protecting them-
selves and their families against this
serious food situation which confronts
Wichita county la included in a list
of counties prepared by the Depart
[urges that
ed this year
[redness en-
atement fol-
ment of Agriculture ,
in which he particul.
corn production be Ine
as part of the farm P
deavor. The secretary,
ooin to America's most important
cereal. It can be grown successfully
over a wider area than any other and
furnishes nutritious food for man as
well as the staple grain feed for cattle
and draft animals The production
of corn should be increased this year
to the fullest extent, taking into con-
sideration seed.: labor, and existing
economic conditions, and the avail-
ability of good land in corn growing
regions not needed more urgently for
other crops. The acreage may well be
increased In most of the country east
of the 100th meridian, as corn, tn t
general, thrives In this region.
An appreciable increase in the corn
crop is most feasible, however, in
the sections of highest corn produc-
tion. Favorable growing conditions
exist in such regions, farmers there
are familiar with corn growing; they
have the necessary equipment avails
able, and have adapted corn produc-
: _ to prevailing economic conditions.
Farmers in such regions, through
many years of experience, have learn-
ed methods of successfully combat-
ing adverse conditions. They know
that the planting of virile, tested seeds '
in well-tilled, friable soil, Immediate
replanting of missing hills, and early
and continued cultivation of the fields
count for much in the ability of the .
plants to produce a bountiful yield.
This knowledge should be put to good
use during the coming season in order
that however unfavorable conditions
may be. production of an •exceptional-
ly large crop may be assured.
In practically every county in the
country in which experience has shown
that corn may be produced successful-
ly, the possibilities M increasing the
corn crop without encroaching upon
other important crops is at least
worthy of consideration, if land, labor,
and seed are available.
having almost certainly passed Wil
damson county, which was one of
the eleven Texas counties ahead of
very long.
In many Texas counties, motorcy-
cles are registered along with auto-
mobiles. instead of separately, as in
this county. Whether any of the
counties ahead of Wichita do so, is
not known. Including motorcycles
would add about 200 to Wichita Falla'
figures
The lucky number of 3333 is not
far off in local registrations, and there
may be some bidding for it. It has
been considerably less than a year
since the “four deuces” was register-
ed, and not very long since No. 1111
was issued.
German Hoists His
Flag and Nobody
Dares Remove It
ranks.
Y1
*
- A native born German at Haskell_____
had the temerity to raise Ma flag over
his shop recently and issued a general
challenge to anybody to take it down,
according to the Haskell Free Press
which states that after the excitement
over the challenge had subsided it
was learned that the flag was none
other than the Stars and Stripes and
that nobody took the German’s chal-
lenge. According to the Free Press: Y
“The following telegrams were ex- ‘
changed between Judge and Mrs. H.
G McConnell with reference to the -In-
cident. Mrs. CcConnell being at Fort
Worth at the time.
“Mrs. Nola McConnell, Fort Worth. *
“Adolph Tonn, a German of Haskell -
took his old flag that he brought to
this country with him and nailed it
up on his blacksmith shop and today
dares any American to take it down.
He to still standing guard and none
has dared to touch it.
% “H. o. McCONNELL.”
nun .or au w lar worn ano cuon "H. G. McConnell, Haskell, Texas,
which you“ put fort" """ I “If you are not man enough to take
“We are facing a period in which it down I will come home and help
you.
. "NOLA McCONNELL.”
"Mrs. Nola McConnell, Fort Worth.-,
“It was a United States flag.
H G. McCONNELL.”
uspand-o-ytrie,
"To set an example to many others
to wake up and take steps at once to
meet the situation before it la too late.
"I want lo show everyone what a
live bunch of employees, such as we
have, can accomplish for their country
and for themselves and their families,
and the satisfaction which each of you
will feel in having done a real serv-
, ill glory and prosperity of the . "In the army," he said, “we say
rejuvenated and cemented nation," member that" Prcaont. Please re-
- === — 1beg pardon,” began Private Pieta,
apologetically.
meyoure at attention," said the “" Tetor nam"ccuty mA neer
Field’s hand dropped. his shoulder A eTat measure revax vein edition
stiffened "inaniel en
“Private Field, called the sergeant
"Here," the voting man answered I" * *
6 • , pr-P-Y* mem - menem
*_________not only the men must work, but also
women and children, in the produc-
RUN lion of food and feed, and the oppor-
FARM PREPAREDNESS TRAIN tunities for accomplishing much, are
. -__—better in the direction which I have
When meat sales were restricted | site from the Southeast. The com night. A quantity of clothing was Assented I outlined than in any other that I can
eggs sold at 5 to 6 cents each or were mittee will make this camp a campde taken from the Schlosberg store, and Of .3 —Th,, t'nion see, even in including the shouldering
stored for a rise until lines quantities luxe, with living tents, rest tents, hos two six-shooters and some ammuni. -2mA A29y. April 4 The nion, APe rifle and going to the trenches.” 5
AUTO THEFT SUSPECTS ALSO
HELD ON BURGLARY CHARGE
— The two men who were arrested
at Childress last week In connection
with the theft of a car in this city,
have been taken to Henrietta, where
they are wanted iu connection
':: TIW ith the burglary of the dry goods i--:-------—
shadow store of M Behlosberg * Company UNION PACIFIC TO
.......-----4.ho and the
ast Monday
to the financial good which will re-
suit, for all of the work and effort
stored for a rise until huge quantities luxe, with living tents, rest tents, hos/two six-shooters and
were confiscated by the government 1.....
have become such in the large cities terers to furnish Dixie's fighting men Icalofficers to got on the track of the AY MT epreness on
that sucar. eggs, and other articles! with splendid meals, and the grounds burglars as one of the guns was DRAFFS, rousd No
cannot be obtained by family cooks j will be brilliantly illuminated with pawned here. ′ branka. carrying experts from.the WE
unless some member of the servant’s electric lights. Overlooking the campl The cases were taken up by the
family has political influence. For from " - - - n 1_____- - ------------- Sentions iu .no
this reason it is not unusual to see statute of Christopher Columbus, dis- the April term this morning .Both the ins and harvesting
diplomats ambassadors, ministers, con coverer of America, with the massive civil and criminal dockets are said son *
suls and other foreign officials going white stone Union Station us a back to be lighther than usual Judge Bpn .
to market and carrying home their ground. ' Iner.. District- Attorney Humphrey and
own packages, since the storekeepers’ |t is planned to have the Navy De-Reporter Hankerson went to Henri (eeelsud
....... ., .................... pit al tents and information booths. J, ton were missing Trom"ure hardware Pacific railroadhas announced that!
difficulties of housekeeping Arrangements will be made with ca-’store, and it was this that enabled lo-
as soon as arrangements can be com-T .262
pleted it will send a “preparedness on' NO ARPEAE DECIDED ON., l
- 1 IN RAILROAD RATE CASE
ricultural colleges of the middle westAustin, Texas, April 23.—Attorney
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1 states Circus Court or Appeals en
Plann for this "comaarvaNonmrocti. * SNC 15L::922F2 25622 Ms
11! Accordance h officials an dshienara from Intarfaring
suggestions from the Council of Na puntals dsnioners from interfering
tional Defense, in Washington, urging E
the intensive cultivation of avast WWRHLC IMAl of An CAM
REGULAR PRACTICE RUNS avalable acre in the nation.
REGULAR ERAST CE MAN - "The Union Pacific is going to do
Regular practice runs, which will I everything in its power to assist in
- - held twice each mobilizing the resources of the terri-
■ the fire tory which it serves," says President
much as a herrei of rugar on hand Vernon, where are located the nome from the central station being worked fall we want it said that the trans- a a' -
Soma American families gave up and the tomb of George Washington out bv Chief McClure for a consider- Missouri country—by keeping Uncle. By Associated Prem,
usekeeping and went to live in ho tune wamada w„ clartrin line ar steam. .hi. time this morning. Several fast Sam’s bread basket full, has done as Texarkana, April
much toward the winning of the war man, aged 65. swil
as the Eastern states with their mu-
nition and shell factories.
own packages, since the storekeepers. .. .. ......... ... .............inoyscen .
dare not refuse them the articles re- partment to order several submarines etta yesterday.
fused the servants. T and torpedo boat destroyers or other - '-----------------
Ambassador Thomas Nelson Page crafts to be stationed in the Potomac FIRE DEPARTMENT PLANS
has been one of the persons In Rome Riveh a| Washington for the Inspec-
to try to solve the flour, ham. and, tion of the visitors. Trolley lines. —---
sugar problem by making an importaautomobiles and steam railroads will _________
tion from the United Staten. At PT9B:l carry veterans and friends to the many hereafter- be held
ent his is the only family of the civil war battlefields in the vicinity week, were initiated by
American colony in Italy which Bast of the capitol, and the trip to Mount department this morning, the men
ar mnrh a a a Marwal “P Atman en hand *4 -4 4 15-44 ----------"---4
and. tion of the visitors. Trolley lines.
1 automobiles and steam railroads will
housekeeping and went to live in he
—.—-*— -. -, , . may be made by electric line or steam- able time this morning Several fast
tels but there, since the food restric: boat. pieces of work were pulled off by the
tionsthey are unable to get butter As the coming reunion of former firemen this morning, one of which
with their bread at breakfasts and n Confederates will be the first held out.,consisted of a run of two blocks, a
many cases have to subsuitute h sub 1 side the geographical limits of the late landing, a connection with the en
for sugar in their coffee a food sub 1 Confederacy and as the railroads will! gine and the pump and a commence
-" "*' w”‘ aroners ^ cemasee: m“‘ ar " "Imam or W'l'r ,n 90 “:
in the United1 from all sections of the country will
Belfast, Ireland.-or 70,000 men of be Eme % ir’deerve Ochdenblag learns that both or tnt
Joined ne"a-m, EN"" EI 8,” •r^" s“,,„4„ Germans ■’“''""" which sunk" the
of the war. The majority of the red A visit to Washington under such
maining 30,000 men are engaged on circumstances will be both interest,
was wwe-scenieceits has.alno. sixen,ins. and instruct yO.m=The OU HTML
$1,260,000 to the relief of wounded, jacket" of the Confederate soldier he#----T prunes
soldiers. | been described in song and story. In were brought to Bruges.
ment of a stream of water in 90 sec-
onds from the start.
REV. N. F. GRAFTON’S MOTHER
NOT EXPECTED TO RECOVER
with the so-called Fonda tariff, or
3 WAse uunn tun Ur ui uoe rape on its
every merits. Mr. Looney is of the opinion
19 case will on tried on its merits
not later than July in the Federal dis
tric t < court here. p i 1
Word received today from Rev. N. F. •
Grafton, pastor of the First Presby-
terian Church, who was called to
Waxahachie Friday night by the Ill-
ness of his mother, states that his
mother’s condition has shown no im.
provement and that the question of
her recovery will be a test of vitality.
Physic clans and relatives have given up
practically all hope. Mrs. Grafton had '
intended coming hero lo make her .
home with her son next week. She 4
was stricken with one
gravated form the, latt
week. TE
ionia in ag
BArt of last
MAN DODGES ONE ENGINE:
18 KILLED BY ANOTHER
BOY PLACED UNDER i
ON HORSE STEAL
TEST .
KHARGE. w
INTERURBAN COMPANY
AT DENTON CHARTERED
----------- ----- 23.1 Henry Cole
man, aged 65, switch light tender in
the local railroad yards, stepped out
of the way of a switch engine this
morning and was struck and killed by
the incoming south bound - Sunshine
Special. -
DESIGNING APPARATUS TO
COMBAT NOXIOUS GASES
.aauespu.uctos wov .... .on, ., .uw Washington, April 23-Experts of the
secretary of state for the Standard, Bureau of Mines are designing an
Utilities Construction company, $100,- apparatus to combat noxious gases,
were the newest type with four funnels 1000 capital. The purpose of this com which it la declared to superior to
— - - --------■ ..„-.. ..._.. t. ... nnatumni en -lontet —•. any new in line 1a Europe. The de-
4alia- aromhoingihhobb-epmobvious
By Associated Press
Austin, Texas, April 23.—Articles of
Amsterdam, April 23.—The Mandag ____________________________
Ochdenblag learns that both of the incorporation were filed today by the
battle of Dover sailed from Zeebrugg
apiece. Two other destroyers were puny in to construct an electric rail-
Moavily damage Find many wonmow
way - front. Dallas - through Penton “w
Sitdell, Wise county.
reasons.
A boy about 15 years of age, has
been arrested by Deputy Sheriff Las
siter on a charge of horse theft. The
youngster is alleged to have taken a
horse belonging to C. H. Cantrell, a
Clay county farmer, while here Sat
urday. According to the officer the V
youngster had a pound of cheese and --=
two loaves of bread tied on to the
saddle bags when taken into custody,
apparently in preparation for an ex-
tended trip The boy will have an ex
aning trial before Justice J. B. Jones
tomorrow afternoon - •
Miss Katherine Thomas of Bowie is
spending the week end with Mrs. Alice
Frasier. 2205 Tenth street. N.
MTA E. R. Croonwood is visiting In....s.
Dallas
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