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WICHITA DAILY TIMES, WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 8,1917.
Saul
“TRADE WITH swum ME MONEY III THE BAT
10.006
American Flag
Buttons
To Give Away Absolutely
Come get one—I have ENOUGH
TO GO AROUND. Like all my
other goods, I bought enough to go
around. .
JUST RECEIVED:
CARHARTTS Overalls
$2.00 A PAIR
Other Overalls at $1.25
Open Evenings Till 9
aul.
OUT OF THE //CH REN
617 Inomain
HOW TO ASSIST
- IN WINNING WAR -
TO BE RELATED
All who are interested in finding out
how those at home can help in win-
ning the war are urged to attend the
mass meeting called for tonight at
8:30 o’ock at the M. E, Church,
South, by the Red Cross. At this
meeting there will be numerous short
: talks on the local and national work
| and Miss Kell, county chairman, will
tell the people of Wichita Falls the
new orders given the Red Cross work-
ers at the recent St. Louis meeting.
A full attendance is desired.
Vocal selections by a quartet,
Messrs. Huckabee, Shepherd, Coving
ton and Haigler will open the program,
and Mr. Huckabee w.ll give a solo
number.•
W. W. Gardner will give the report
of the war fund million, F. N. Lawton
of the local $1,000 fund. B. F. Johnson
will read the membership report.
Frank Kell will speak on “The Neces-
sity of Personal Patriotism,” and
Miss Willie May Kell will tell of the
new demands for surgical dressings,
wich were made at the St. Louis
convention.
Dodd Released Here
On Own Recognizance
. A. wire received this morning by
United States Commissioner A. J.
Lantz from the United States district
attorney at Fort Worth authorized the
release on his own recognizance of J.
O. Dodd, young white man, who was
arrested here about a week ago on
the charge of having failed to register
for service in the United States army.
It is stated that Dodd was ’turned
in" by his brother-in-law, who resides
at Electra. Dodd is a married man
and is said to have signed an affidavit
when he applied for a marriage license
tht he was 21 years old.
.. Real Estate Transfers.
Felix Ignacio Garcia and Kate Garcia
to L. P. Amason, lot 9 in the J. B.
Bridwell subdivision and part of lots
4 and 5, in block 250, and part of lot
§; consideration $2,600.
Marriage Licenses.
""’lie Hanks and Effie Rayborn.
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NICANDSUN-TATLUN DNOU O Ohio and Seventh d
was the date originally set for an ex-
tremist demonstration, which was ex-
pected by its promoters to result in
the taking over of power by this ele-
ment. A postponement to an unan-
nouneed date, however, was afterwards
decided upon.
The Maximilist or Bolsheviki, ele-
ment, comprises the most extreme
class of the Russian revolutionary. So-
cialists It first sprang into promt
nence in the early days of the revolu-
tion under the leadership of Nikolai
Lenine, the radical agitator, who later
was put under the ban of the provis-”
ional government, because of his ul-
tra-radical preachments and his sus-
pected pro-German leanings. He is
known to have been in Petrograd for
some time past, however, but a govern
ment order for his arrest failed to re-
suit in his anprehension.
Former American Leads.
Meanwhile the Maximilists were un-
der the leadership of his chief lieuten-
ant. Leon Trotzky, whose home was
in the United States when the revolu-
tion broke out, but who sailed for Rus
sia shortly afterwards. He was one
of the leaders in the 1905 revolution.
The strength of the Maximilists has
laid in the support which they have
received from the military, principally
"he Petrograd garrison, among whom
*.•
CHILD IS KILLE
UPON SEVENT
BY ELI
CAR
KENNETH HOLLIS, SON OF MR.
AND MRS. W. O. HOLLIS, AC.
CIDENT VICTIM.
BODY IS BADL
GILD
Little Fellow Said to Have Run Sud-
denly in Front of Car Before Mo-
torman Could Stop It.
MPRES
THEATER .22.24
Why Let the Other Fellow
Bank Your Money?
Instead of Spending all your income, why not de-
posit a part of it in the
City National Bank
WICHITA FALLU, Texas 211# 1
Capital, Surplus and Profits, $475,000.00
J. A. KEMP. President -**
P. P. LANGFORD, Vice Pres C. W. SNIDER, Cashier
R. O. HARVEY, Vice Pres W. L. ROBERTSON, Asst. Cash.
C. H. CLARK, Vice President T. T. T. REESE, Asst. Cash.
government has proposed an armistic
to the end of an immediate rne retrograu garrison among wnom
peace the semi-official Russian newa they have been able to work with lit.
agency announces. itle interference from the government.
. The Maximalists were assisted by They had failed, however, to impress
the Petrograd garrison, which made their policies upon Russia as a whole,
possible a coup d’etat without blood- as has been shown by the manner in
shed. -
Leon Trotzeky, president of the cen-
tral executive committee of the Petro-
grad Council of soldiers and work-
men’s delegates issued a declaration
to the effect that some other members
had been arrested. The preliminary
parliament has been dissolved.
Wireless Reports Upheaval.
A wireless dispatch from Petrograd
says that the council of soldiers and
workmens delegates has announced
that the split in the council has been
healed and that a call has been sent -----
out for a delegate from each 25,000 of Moscow,
the population to express the will of Workmen and Soldiers,
the Russian army. I The Bolsheviki have worked chiefly
The Russian news agency, which as through the Petrograd council of work:
reported last night, was seized by the men and soldiers’ delegates, which was
Maximalists, sends the following dis-their’s absolutely. Uncertain of their
patch from Petrograd dated 9:50 ground at first, they refused months
o’clock last evening: laso to assume responsibility, although
. “The day brought certain changes claiming the power to dictate the gov-
in the general situation in the capital. lernment’s policy. Latterly, however. gully aionssid. The curb When non
The Maximalist s movement made fresh I they have shown increasing boldness ineth. wereaieeoiden-narred bine ayed
and fairly appreciable progress, but The fear of a counter revolutionary baby cimbed. out and toddled across
no disorders have taken mlace.- movement, which held them in check the s reet and ran in front of the car!—
,, Towards 5 o’clock in the afternoon f for a long time, has been apparent ly I and was ground to death before the •
the military revolutionary committee i dissipated by the failure of the Korni-imtora turd stop the car :
of the coldiers and workmen’s dele-Lloft revolt and they apparently have mar, SLOP RA. CAT
gates issued a proclamation • statingbeen preparing for a considerable pe-T motorman.’s
that Petrograd was in its hands, ried for a radical move to assert their Motorman W. D. Howard son of Jus 1
thanks to the assistance of the garri- authority. This was evidenced re-tice of the Peace W. J. Howard, was,
son which enabled the coup d’etat to cently when they appointed a military seen st his home, 1401 Taylor street,
be brought about without bloodshed. committee to take charge of the de-ithis afternoon. He was so affected
Will Propose Peace. fense of Petrograd and ordered theifrom the shock of the tragedy that he!
“The proclamation declares that the : garrison to accept only its. orders and had to quit his car soon after the child I
new government will propose an im-“ignore the government’s authority. ! was killed. At his home he declined
mediate and just peace, will hand the Premier Kerensky seemingly recog-ito make any statement until after
land to the pea sants and will sum mon I n i ized that the growing menace to his had € on fe rred with F. M. Lawton,
the constituent assembly government was one he could not copelmanager of the traction lines.
-. _.-—..-----------The body of the child was taken
he was by military power-in the the E. 6. Hill undertaking .—
"4 —" 11----4 "a--—* € *-----------1 for burial.
Kenneth Hollis, one yea Tand 11
months old son of Mr. and Mrs. W. O.
Hollis, was run over by Wichita Trac-
tion Company’s trolley car No. 2 and
killed instantly at 9:12 o'clock this
morning at a point betwean Holiday
and Broad streets on Seventeenth,
while the car was going west.
which they were outvoted in the all-
Russian conxress and the minority
part they played in the organization of
the preliminary parliament in which
they refused to participate after they
were shown to be outnumbered.
Nevertheless, their influence upon
Russia s pokey. both internal and e usmnust crusning une rigau reg en-
ternal. has been marked because of tirely off., "
their predominance in Pretrorrad, thei" 3 .
sent of government It was this ain.1 mother reaches ocene.
Ester induence that in part prompted |The hind wheels of the car stopped
the recent proposal by the Kerenskvion the mangled body of little Kenneth:
-overnimen to remove m. east % |
er of the then dead baby boy gathered :
the body of the little one into her arms |
and rushed into the family place of |
abode at 1414 Seventeenth street. and.
Mr. Hollis an employe at the round-
house of the Fort Worth and Den
Railroad Company, was notified.
The front wheels of the car struck
the child about the body in the region
of the right lung, passing over about
half of the abdomen on the right side
and almost crushing the right’leg en
Little Kenneth HolMs and a muimber
of other children were playing in a
for a long time, has been apparently
--, -----------| dissipated by the failure of the Korni-
and workmen’s dele-loff revolt and they apparently have
Issuou • proclamation - stating been preparing for a considerable pe-
Petrograd was in its •—’ -Md •--------4------
• asletaea z.@ 4
Will Propose Peace.
mediate and just peace, will hand the
OFFICE PEOPLE GREATLY NEEDED
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‘ EXAMINATIONS ARE TO BE HELD
The great Civil Service need is still chanician, $840 to $1,000. Oiler (male),
stenoraphers and typists, bookkeep-1 $720.. Marine draftsman (male), (Pan-
ers, and elerk-book-keepers: and ex-I ama Canal service.): $137.50 to $150
aminations for these positions are be-f(month). Radio Laboratory assistant,
ing held every Tuesday. The salaries (male), $1,200,
for these positions range around $1,-1
000 per year. 1.
The following is a list of examina-
tions, together with salaries of the
positions, and the dates of examina-
tion:
Nov. 15th. Operative (male and fe-
mate) $720 to $1,000
Nov. 21st. Clerk qualified as free-
hand artist, $1,000.
Apprrentic Plate cleaner. transfer
rer, and engraver (male) $500, $600,
! Dec. 4.—Stenographic clerk, $1,000
to $1,200.
I Dec. 5.—Assistant herdsman, (male)
$720 to $1,200. Mechanical laborato-
1 rian (male), A4.24 per day. Sanitary
Bacteriol gist, $1,500. Calculating ma-
chine operator, $900 to $1,200. Assist-
ant Biologist- qualified in systematic
botony (male) $1,400. Sc lentific index-
er (male), $1,200.
Dec. 5th and 6th.—Manual training
$700 and $840. (At the end of the term teacher (male), $720 to $1,000. Domes-
of apprenticeship, positions are avail-iter aciance teacher ’Tamalal einn fe
able at from $1,000 to $3,000 per year.)
Nov. 21-22.Clerk-draftsman (male)
$1,200. ....---------- -------------
Nov. 27.—Junior drainage engineer $1,400, -
male), $2,000 to $3,000, Crop physiolo- Besides the following for which ap-
gist (male) $3,000. Addressograph me- plication will be received at any time:
Engineer (male) Indian service. $600
to $1.000.Statistician (male), $1,800.
Assistant inspector of engineering, ma-
Iterial (male), $4 to $4.48 per day. As-
sistant ship draftsman, navy yard ser-
vice New Orleans, $2.40 to $4.48 per
day. Assistsant inspector of cloth
equipment, leather, small hardware,
textiles, leather equipment, steel hel-
miefs, cleaning and preserving mate-
rials, $1,000 to $1,800, Telegraph oper i-
i tor, $900 to $1,200.
Where no sex is indicated, persons
of both sexes are eligible; and where
not otherwise stated, the salary is for
e the period of one year.
- science teacher (female), $600 to
$720
bec. 14 Clerk with knowledge of
sonography or typewriting, $900 to
Besides the following for which ap-
the constituent assembly government was one he could not cope
"Delegates from the three Cossack with by drastic measures, surrounded. ________-_________________
regiments quartered here declared as he was by military power in the the E. G. Hill undertaking parlors, 1
they would not obey the provisionalhands of his opponents. It was only where it was prepared for burial. No.
government and would not march i within the past day or two that he re- arrangement for the funeral has been 1
against the soldiers and workmen’s fused to declare the Bolsheviki virtual made pending the arrival of the fath-
de legates but that they were prepared ! outlaws. er and mot her of Mr. Hollis, who have 1
to maintain public order. Task Formidable. I been notified at Chickasha of the:
“The Petrograd council of soldiers | Kerh-ty tact 1 the the tragic death of their son’s little boy.
and workmens delegates held a meet-SETY u ============-----
ing this afternoon at which M. Trotz formidable one Halted as the savor
ky made his declaration that the gov lot Russia in her of need
ernment no lotre- evicted: *-----0 A "
of t The ministers had been arrested and : the divers," efeie
that the preliminary parliament had revolutionary
been dissolved. Ieuncu u-Pun
. "Nikolai Lenine, who received pro- of € xtremists to
longed cheers, outlined three prob- the adontlon -
lems now before the Russian demo- ...........
eracy; first, immediate conc lusion of the other ... ......... ... ... ........
the war for which purpose the new from falling into the trap laid for her i maain
government must propose an armis-by the German propagandists and en-i
tice to the belligerents’ second, the deaver to keep Russia faithful to her
handing over of the land to the peas: obligations to her allies. I
ants: third, settlement of the eronomic It appeared for a time after the fail-
crisis. ure of the Korniloft revolution that he, . -
Party Disapprove, might succeed. That he was becoming:
“At the close of the sitting a decla-discouraged over the situation, how-iBy Asgoelat Presn. .
ration was read from representatives ever, was indicated by a recent ither-Landon, Nox. 8.-The American
of the democratic minority party of the view with him in which he declared steamship Rochester was torpedoed
soldiers and workmen’s delegates, stat-|Russia was worn out by the strugrie and sunk at Dusk on Nov. 2.
ing that the party disapproved of the and felt she had a right to claim that Four sailors are “==
coup d’etat and withdrew from the her allies her
council of soldiers and workmen’s ier part of the burden.
"eAn" Exchange Telegraph dispatch
mom of rotters and workmens del: Cued with Edison Mazda Tampa for the ivivor preaches Rossport, in the Goun-
tion and that the government com- Electric Co. Telephone 837. 160 —-
mandeered, all motor cars, confining -----=-=- -
troops to the barracks , a
Attempt Expected. 1
It has been indicated for some time’s AMERICAN
past that an attempt was to be made E --ATA
by the Maximilists in Petrograd to
seize control of the capital. Nov. 2
eeisted: that some bored with ability * -attence to keep
emprising the:
____.__K € together. As-1
’ sailed from one side by the clamors
— 4*4---" 5 an early peace and
-* adoption of the most radical linter- i
national policies, ne was impelled from 1
ar to en leaver to save Russia:
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TEAMER
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WN DEAD
crisis.
snow. ,uw. ........ .snee Four sailors are known to have lost
their lives in the sinking of the Roch-
* PM jester. One boat with the second mate
-------------------- and 13 men is missing. The captain
and 22 men have been landed at Bun-
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