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VOLUME XX.
COMMUNIISiE
10 IIVEBBHR
Kliwr umzi: of ssmo si:ron of
0 Tlllttl) of .- m ti v:
roiUTil OK l..
ARE TO BE FAIR FEATURES
rcitainlltre Art Urged to Slur. Nort
Gcltlng Reedy Kir Central VI est
Tttin Pnlr inducements
Ale rtlanj.
An nltraithc fpaturo nf Jim rant mi
West Texas Fair In Oc(obcf which
l.tit.l I-.-. .-.. -It .... '
.......i .ur-ii an communities small buns until the November genriul ele'-
ana large In the Abllenu rotnll trade tlou but tor Saturday at ltW It ...
territory to participate n. Is the com' the duty or every democrat to rescue
tuimlty exhibits made possible by ad- Ids rece'pt from the leftlnuul corner
Join ng comities railing to evidence or the family ttunk and march to tho
HufllClnnt Interest Hi the county ox- polls with It.
.libit dlsplayH and thereby causing the The second primary will be held
premiums announced In the general tl roughout the state Saturday. Tin
rata ogue Tor that particular depart- voters will laKc their choke between
tnujit to b transferred to the rommn- two former governors of Texas for
iui cimiiii uepartment. -
The departure will eliminate any
(sh.bit rliresMitatve of any county
UU'lUUing jayiOr COUnty but KIVCS
ccry community In the Abilene re- intense not only lu Abilene but In
t!l trad" territory n rare opportuulty tVory eornrr of the great stale and
to competo with others In the same vhllo the number of voir that Mil
u rrltory for the suiiie premiums na bo cant will pot inuaBiiro up to tin
them- announced for the county cxltl- jUy record yet It Is estimated tha.
bits. Ihc l.rst premium is $lOd the not less than 2UQ.ioo ballets .ll be
!!?- J' lt. lUIr1 3'? nna tu' f0UrtH raHt- lprs make n ninth nlghur es-
11... The Knlr Association publicity tlmate. but It Is doubtful If the num-
luteau Ib mulling cliculars and pros- Lor will exceed 200000 by very much
pectin to representative persons In Additional Interest nttachen to the
t.ach cointnuultr to Interest them to ar- election In Taylor county beenrse sov-
nmge for a community exhibit at the .rnl COunty candidate are In the run-
1 air to make up the deficiency exist- off. District Clerk J. Fuller lira aa
ing by reason nt loiinUoa being cllmt- l3 opponent J. N. Ilouth. County Hup.
nated from the contest. 'erlntexjdent J. S. Smith Is opposed by
A vigorous bfrort Is tu be made to Arthur J. Jones while J. 11. Vance
niukc. this department of the Fnir one i Kov i.nnnolly nro racing for the
or the otrong features. Kxery tommii- ax uBHewcrshlj) and II. B. Meyer and
nity u patron of Abilene reta.lers Is Arthur A. Hay are opposing each other
urged to start early in the arranging fm. commissioner or precinct No. 1.
of its exhibits and to notify frcm time Abilene. These men have conducted
to time the Fair Association about the a vIroiwib. campaign and nuri:od?d
progress being made. Many communl- it oroualnj; comtiderablo Intcrcat In
t.os desiring assistance In liquidating ti;3r rospocilve candidacies
dobts ngnlnst churchea. furnishing T.0 poll8 wilj os;cri nt s a . nn.j
schools and public places with pianos vloao al 7p m. ln Abilene the us-
and tho llke.'hnto here n very rare op. ral four polling places will bo open
portunlty to secure funds at llttte ex Krby garage. Totten'a planing mill
pense ror'tho purpose and at the lame thl courlu0use and the fire station.
-jjutHi 'feuthor In their caps' lor hav- The itfp0rfer Kan made arrnngo-
ipg nrrftnged and exhibited the finest lCntH to gut Ul( tl-ceht po8BtUlo re-
cctnmtmlty exhibit nt the big Central lurtl8 boll fr0I1I thc a(.natorHj rac(
West Texas Fair for lOlC. aUll lUlJ cmnty racest. Tho Texas
All communities should bo .ntereat- jlctlon lJuroau WU fnrnMl murm m
od. Any Infornmtlon that may be de ttPnatorla ract( whUo tue iU.JOra.r
sired will be cheerfully furnished up- l!aB own I)rVat arrangements for
on appiirauou miner hi pernoii ur u)
latter tu the p.iir Ahsoelatlon at the
Abilene Chamber of Commerce.
PRESIDENT SANDEFER
WILL SPEAK SUNDAY ON
CHRISTIAN EDUCATION
One of the most Important services
of this summer Is scheduled for nest
Sunday. The morning offering In th
Sunday school will be sent at once to
lluckner Orphans Iloihe. Last week
two nurses in that home gave their
OWH 1)1 flOll la try tO Save DUO Of the
lives or the little ones but failed. It AveMe near the high school building
!s eamestly hoped that In making tne WflH aesroyea hy uetween 11 and
contribution each contributor will x c-coqW Friday morning together
make It as largo as practicable m- wJth moat of the l0Uaeil0jd g00ds.
ijulrlng friends who wish to send con- Tbo j03g waa SOiuetIiIiiB over $6000.
trjbuttons to Ue same cause have beea vm jnaurance amounting to J3.00O.
advised that the Sunday School will Twq nlanoa and a aman quantty 0f
gladly forward their guts with ours. he furnjturo wera eaved. but Oie
Then the eleven o'clock hour Ires- 10uge wa8 burned to a sheit. Judge
Ident Sandefer will fill the pulpit ana NJcoda haa Jim spent about iiM0 j
apeak on Christian Education aureiy remodoune ulB nouse making his loss
this Is a theme that must stir every vcry Ueavy u wa3 a 8tory and a u
thinking person. The teaching or rlgnt Ujglj wUh on roomB on hf grouna
and wrong by the mothers knee ana fJoor ana Beveral abom
the fathern council the Sunday scnooi TJip Qrgltl of tbe tim WU probably
the deep moral training In the puniio ntyer u known exactJj.. Jt WBB dls-
Ht'hools and the crowning polish ana covered b. judgB NiC0ds' brotherln--preparsdnesB"
of our young women J&w Jr u w lIolll3 8Fj wbo witb
and men in .our Christian roUeBea nis njeer. waa returning from a five'
prealdent Sandefer is Uie man or Teas mUe trJp fnlo tbe country A3 th6y
to bring a message that will inspire approacned tne house up a side street
im mthK tn their hlehest enueaVOr .-. jicn...ai vn amnlra Iso.finp- frnm
Kvery young man and woman In AW-
lene should hear hta. This is espe-
olally true Of every peson m iuc
.-iQa ami Senior departments or
tlie Sunday Schools. I'ass the goon
word around; do good missionary ser-
vice; let us try io gnu eej j" -
tho city the mcssa8enl"afftV"vre- The fire department bad good pres-
n iiq i.ipaaure and nrof.t or tne re- . . jQ
bu iui f- -. .rrrO
rualnder of bls-ure. jw no. -
I Y. EPIDEMIC
DEATHS AND NEW
CASES III BIG DROP
day tbat they had been granted a wage
NFW YORK August 25. The Infan increase of 2 1-3 cents per hour as a
tile paralysis epidemic showed another rult of a conference between rall-
m dron today ln the number or new road otticlals. and union representa-
Us .ZZaAvMh lives which was concluded last night
TweSy-two (mtlUw and ntoety- The average wg of boUermakera wUl
iwenty i u recorded. be 49 cents an hour la the future. A
lourjrtw em wwwOTw nfnehotir worwn2 day will be con-
Tbl ts ta w """"v
ELECTION DAY
ES
sr..Y.vniuii. m county covj
tests to hi: (imi.n.ho i
ELECTION NVTI RIIAY.
WILL BET FULL
IhiHj Itcpnrlcr and Morning Reporter.
Nes lla.i Made .Irratigrtiiriits
Willi ihc Texas Election
Hiircati
After Satin i!ay the o-.evworkod poll
tnV reeeltitil ..'III l.i. In lil .- In tttn.li.
.. . .
their representative in the United
Strtcs senate Senator ('has. A. t'ul-
hereon and Former Governor Oscar
nr.inph folmtltt Itilnrrtrf In -.- frn
nottinc the- countv retuniB. Tho re-
turns will be made available to thc
public a fast as they come In. The
county returns probably will lie com-
pleted by midnight while the results
nf tho senatorial contest likely will be
made Known In Sunday morning's
Heporter and Hcporter-News.
EIRE.DOES DAMAGE
TO AMOUNT OF OVER
$6000 FRIDAY NOON
The residence of Judge K. F. Kle-
ni.iH . on.1 trf airoul nnl k-nnniirf
the I0Qt Mcinbers of the family who
wee Jn (be bouse were not aware of
tje fJre untJ1 m Hollls rushed In ana
.. ... lumiin. tn tim ..n-
per stQry t g hUs tbeory that the
flfe originated between the celling and
tho roof about the center of the nouse
EUre DUl IHG U1UBI. UUI wmu uc uuwu
was to prevent near-by houses fronr
t ...... .i... tira Tho .lenhnnp fomnanvi
.lost a cable burned In two by the fire
putting about 30 phones out temporar-
ily. i ii i .
I'lUET SOl'XD ICOAD KAISES
WAGES OF BOILEBMAXEBS
TACOMA. Wash.. Aug. 23 Two hun
dred boilermakers and helpers em-
plojed by the Chicago Milwaukee &
ipuget Sound Railway from Mobrldge
'S.D. to Ihg. Pacific coast learned to
1"-T .. vrfti0rnr
ARRIV
AG N
ttaued a heretofore
ABILENE
1 M I
8JULLED; 36
T 11 ZEP.
RAID IN ENGLAND
Uy The Associated Press.
l.tiVW.W Aug. 25.- Unlletln. Eight
petons wor hilled and thlrly-BK in
jurcM :n ?eppellri raids last night
whun lfto bombs wcie dropped It was
olfkinPv annouhcrtl today.
Oi o Z"ippln reached the outskirts
of I onfion.
KsriVKii iiti.siiM:ie cvriiHiio
AFTKK KOKTV'KOl'K 1'KlllS
ASi'.KVll.LE N. C Aug. 24 A(.-
eluding the officers ror forty-four
years Andy wire a white man want-
ed in Huncombo county for tho alleged
murder or John Hogers former cou-
ntable of that county has be n nr
rested In Williamson W V. nccordlng
to a telegram recehed by Hherifr
Mitchell today.
Imitii'dlntely after the nurder Wise
was nrresle'. Init while en route to
tho county jail escaped nnd had not
been Keen In this vicinity until last
April when ho made u brief visit
here but departed before Sheriff .Mit-
chell was notified. Wise will be
brought back to Ashevllle for trial.
WEATHER FORECAST
DULLETIN ISSUED
The Abilene Cotton Exchange Chas.
Selr Pcerotuty received the following
Friday:
Cotton ltcglon Unlletln
Ecfttteicd shovcrs arc reported from
the Wilmlrgton Charleston Savannah
Mobile mid Houston districts. Heavy
rains In Inches nro reported as fol
lows: Georgia S.ivnrinnh 2.10; South
Can Una. Yeinasse 1.40.
Wrutlier forecast
Louisiana: Tonight nnd Saturda
generally fair.
Arkansas Oklahoma and Texas: To-
night nnd Saturday fair-
North Carolina South Carolina-Ala.
baina and MlBlaIppJ; Generally fulr
tou:ght and Saturday
Georgia: Fair toutght Saturday
pnrtly cloudy; probably showers south
portion.
Hcrlda: Probably showers tonight
and Saturday; except fair northwest
portion.
Dallas clear E.
Commerce clear 7-1.
Hrownwood clear 3S.
Lampnssas clear G3
Longvlew clear 53.
Jacksonville clear CI.
Mexla cool.
Greenville clear fill
Haskell clearf 01.
Wcatherford clear C3
Houston cloar. pleasant.
Liberty clear warm.
Corslcana clear. 72.
Cunyon cloudy cool.
Fort Worth clear "S
San Antonio clear 70.
Itredo partly cloudy 77-
Eaglepass clear 70
Del Hip clear 68.
rorpuB Chrlstl clear 78.
Waco clear 79.
Amarlllo partly cloudy 62.
Palestine clear GS.
Quanah. clear 59.
Paris clear 7C.
McKlnney clear cool
Wichita IMUb clear 70.
Grand Saline clear cool.
Helton clear 83.
Sherman clear 7L
Tesarkana clear 70
Heaumont clear SO.
Iasttand clear 54.
N'accdoches clear 59.
Waxdhachle clear 58.
Halllnger clear 58
Gorman clear cool.
Taylor clear 68.
Sweetwater clear cool.
Graham clear 70.
Menard clear cool.
El Paso clear 70.
Oklahoma City clear warm 72
Muskogee clear 65
Ftoff clear pleasant.
Fort Smltb.'clear 66.
Little Rotk clear 67.
Shreveport. clear 66
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M1XOH8 AND OPEUATOHS EX.
PECT TO SETTLE DISPUTE
KANSAS CITY Aug. 24.--Conces-
alons of some sort en the part of the
operators tending to pave the way for
settlement in tne conference nere ne-
twetn reDresentatlvcs of the South
western Interstate coal operators as
sociation and conferees of District 14
21 and 25 United Mln Workers ol
America were contldently expected by
miner officials tonight when the sun
committee meets tomorrow.
bcssiaxs SE.oeerjpy mtsh:
2m FIUSOXEKS TAKEN
PETROGRAD. August 24. Russian
forces operating in southern Turkish
Armenia have reoccuple4 Mush cap
tured by the Turks on August 8 Bay
an cfnclal communication issuea ny
the war office tonight. Th statement .
adds that the Russians have captured!
3300 prisoners in the battle at Backta. I
R
TEXAS FRIDAY AUGUST 25 1916
lli.UI. IlllimUl U.li.l' Ml'll I BWMIIIiJIIJJIMJJIW
CONGRESS MAY
QUIT NEXT FRIDAY
01! SATURDAY
By Tho Associated Press.
WASHINGTON. August 2A.-Adlrtln
Lstrallon lemlets In Congress today
werc ptahhlhg for an adjournment for
noxi Friday or sftiurday.
Senator Sinrtnobs rha!rman pf the
..imiui' i. in. ...in. re cum null nr uuiir-
ed It cbuld lie dohe unless unforeseen
development utose.
The program includes an intention
to. pass the geheral dcJieieney bill
hen It tomes before the House Tues
day uhd tfich pas the revenue bill and
adjourn
HOLD CONGRESSIONAL
nnulfTUTinii oiTiinniu
bunitn i lun oa iukuai
MORN AT SWEETWATER
The convention for the Sixteenth
Conerosslonal district will be hell tit.
Sweetwater tomorrow (Saturday)
morning at 0 o'clock with delegates;
from many ur tile n counties in nt
tendaucc.
Congressmnu-clect Thomas L. Illan
ton with a number of friends went up
to Sweetwater Friday afternoon while
several others will leave here enrl
Saturday Morning in automobiles to at.
tend as delegates from Taylor county
The convention la of more Importance
than Is generally realized nnd all thr
local delegate are urged to attend
Following Is a list of regularly elect'
cd delegates:
Theodore P. Hell San Angclo K. K.
Legett S. P. Hcrdwlcko J. F Cunning-
ham H. L. Kasterwood W. A. Holford
C. A. Houlte T. .C. Campbell J. M
Hadrord It. W. Haynle Henry JamcB
W. It. Keoble. Geo. L. lUntcr Chas.
Motz Jr. Dr. L. W. Hollls. Dolly Payne
D. L. Uoyd Jack Rces H. M Nesmlth
J. T. Rosa H. A. Ccx M. IL I)ek.
Iicnno Schmidt Z. N. Brown A. H.
Cox U H Shcok Frank Grimes Den
Holly J. W. Glaze. . A. Pcorce Dr
W. A. Y. Cash. l M Smothers O
P. Thomas. It. A. Humble FredJCock?
reu. uco. s. ATiiiuraon. r.i. u. jetiKins
J. L. McDavld. Uugeno Wood W. P
Hounds C. C Chambers H. A Tlllett
p. O. Hill Louis Montgomery C. G.
Whltton. W. P Head J 11. Fugaa
Clyde Newberry.
MARSHALL TO BE
INEORMALLY TOLD
OF CHOICE SEPT. 14
Iiy Associated Pres?
WASHINGTON August 25 Vice
President Thomas It. Marshall will be
Informally notified of his renomlnation
iu Indianapolis September 14th It was
arranged today.
He begins speaking tour at Winches
ler Hy- September i.
ARMY BILL IS
ACCEPTED BY THE
HOUSE; GOES TO PRES
i)v (he Associated Press.
WASHINGTON AugUBt 25. The
army appropriation bill once vetoed
by President Wilson was accepted by
the House today with the revisions ap.
proved by the President nnd the- war
department.
The measure Sain goes to the Pres-
ident for hta signature.
i t
WEATHEK FORECAST
LT S. Department of Agriculture
Weather TJureau
For Abilene and Vicinity
Tonight
and Saturday fair.
For West Texas:
urday fair.
For West Txas:
urday. fair.
Tonight and Sat-
Tonight and Sat'
Hdgt (7; saoa IS
Thiin T?l-1
' P sit AflWD P M- A- Jl
I QSX f n VTtf UU i al re
;- '"- k 4 ... 8T 63
LlXQrmk c ..... 8S 63
ti11 y " 6 ..... 86 62
UewmlJ4 78 73
3 10 ..... 71 84
M7immiflW ..... ft S7
DEADLOCK YET
IN R. R SITUATION
UJISH HOLDS (ONKKHKNTES
WITH HOTH KMI'I.OYKHS M
KMI'LOYl-SJ-'ItlllAY
HO SETTLEMENT IS MADE
. . ..... ..
mi'I) 1-cudfr Sft)s .mtunllon Vn.
innngfit as trtr As They are
Concerned s No Complete
Proposition Made
Py Tbe AsRClatcd Press:
WASIUNCJTOX Aug. 2V President
Wilson today summoned representa-
tives or tho employes and employers
Involved !n tho threatened natton-wlda
inllrood strike to the White House for
'onfoct:e! io disruss proposals
iKrrrorTsas."' "'"
The employes saw the President at
10 10 o'clock Oils morning and the em-
ployers later in the afternoon.
Tito leaders or the. rour brotherhood"
remained with the President for one
hour and n half but would not make
a statement when they left.
'"Tho situation as far as we nrc con.
crnetf" said A. 11. Oarretson spokes-
man for the employes 'Is absolutely
unchanged. No complete concrete
proposition to which the rnllrods agree
has been tendered us. Our position Is
tho sump us when we accepted the
President's .plan for settlement."
Strike negotiations have resolved
themselves outwardly at leant Into n
more or less confused stato.
Uxpresslcns of optimism nrc Inrre-
quent (Uul the reeling generally among
tho malingers Id that the plan or set-
tlement td InClUdo an eight hour day
is not evident.
ISLAXll I.FfllSLATniK
WANTS SALE XADE TO r. S.
By Tho Associated Press.
ST. THOMAS DnnlBh West Indlos.
August 24. In resolution. adopted yes-
terday tho local tcghlatura Urged
upon the Danish government to ox-
pcdlto tho negotiations ror tho sale
of the lalands to. tho United States.
. &. fc.T irm . Kr - "
tmmm
'i. V.f 1 nm f-'h
INSURANCE VOTED
OUT OE REVENUE BILL
Uy Tha Associated Press:
WASHINGTON Alig. 25The Dfra.
ocrats or the Senate finance commit-
tee today ye)dlng to protests from
all parts' of the country struck out of
the omergency revenue bill the propos
ed stamp' tax on Insurance policies
which proposed a tax of one-half cent
on each dollar premium on all poli-
cies Including life insurance.
TINKER PIJTS FINfi
ON 1IEINIE 3IXXEKXAN
CHICAGO III. Aug. 24. Manager
Joe Tlukor of the local National Leag-
ue baseball team announced after
Wednesday's game that ho had fined
Helnl Zimmerman third baseman
(50.
In the fifth inning Zimmerman sin-
gled and the next man bunted In-
stead of stopping at second Zimmer-
man ran halfway to third and stopped
and promptly was put out. Tinker
r?.a Incensed end Zimmerman retort-
ed to his arraignment angrily H Is
said.
The Incident waa reported to Presi-
dent Weoghman and be promptly as-
serted that Zimmerman would not ap-
pear in uniform again for at lecst ten
days
"I am convinced that Zimmerman is
not playing his best ball" Weeghman
added. "And he'll either play his beat
ror ub or not at all."
Managpr McGraw of the" New York
Nationals today railed to make a trade
ror Zimmerman Weeghman declining
to consider any offer which did not
Include JUo trancfer of Arthur Flet-
cher shortstop of the New York team.
HE CONTRIBUTES
TO -FUND TO REELECT
SENATOR CULBERSON
Grandpa' J. W. Wootca 91 honored
litizen of Abilene is a strong support-
er of Senator Chas. A. Culberson and
wants him to win "Grandpa" Wootea
sent a check for 5 to the secretary
of the Taylor County Culberson Club
with the statement that he "wanted
to spend tha much in helping Culber-
son wia;
Ib all probability ho is Taylor coun-
ty's oldet voter bat when k cogsss
to bels atasistie&lly for Culbr-
sob. he ke mc wttk U mK
viorw aad yswUful oi Um tot.
SEARCH IN 0. S. IGERMANS MAKE
AND EUROPE ENDSl COUNTERATTACKS
01 ME HKAITKK FOIMI AT U)S
NOKIiKS SITS MKSSAOK TO
W IX VHA( HIE SUBMIT.
SENTENCED FOR MURDER
Wn nt l.lberlj on Hond lint Eftrnprd
Urforo Could bo ltArrrtti
Ulcr Case Hnt1 Hern
HrirrdMl
Dy The Associated Press.
WAXAHAC1I1K Tex. August 25.
Search for OUIe Heaupre which ex-
tended over this country and Into tho
trenches ln the European war cuded
yesterday in 1.0s Angeles according
to n messago received by Shertrf Sear
bon today
Heaupre. was nt liberty on bond pend.
Ing an appeal from A 25 year sentence
for the murder of his wlfo In DaHas
several years ngo.
He disappeared brforo he could he
re-arrested after the case had been
reversed.
TO LEAVE FOR THE
U S. DN SUNDAY
Hy Thc Associated Press:
MEXICO CITY Aug 26. Tho mem.
bera of tho Mexican Commission who
aro to hold a conference In tho United
States with an Amorlcrn Commission
for n flotUcmost of tho differences bc-
twocn tho two countries cgrecd after
a conference today to loava for the
United States Sunday
They declined to discuss their In.
Dtructions.
KAISER PLANS TO DECORATE
CREW OF THE DFJUT.SCHLAND
AMTRJHXM. According to a dU-
p&cb. received from fldrlln JBmperir
William iias scat tr. followlrik itf
grma to tho wners of the submarine
De&tnchU&d; I
"With sincere pleasure I havo Just
tecetved news of tbe successful return
of ttm submarine liner Deutschland I
heartily congratulate the owners and
builders of the Vessel and the brave
seamen under Kocnlg's command"
Tho mussage also expresses the In
tention .of the emperor to bestow de
corations on tho members of tho Deut-
schlnnd's peraonuel.
Itepcrts or the. return or the Ger
man submarine Deutschland from tho
United States are corroborated In n
telegram received at Amsterdam from
Bremen.
According to thU Information tho
Deutschland traveled 4200' miles on
her homeward voyage. .At the begin-
ning the sea was tempestuous but lat
er It became more calm- The Dentscn-
land proved to h able to navigate Uia
Htormy seas excellently. Her engines
wf rked fault Itjaaly. No Icebergs were
passed on tbe journey.
The German submarine Bremen re
ported to be proceeding to the United
States is well on Its way according
to an Exchange. Telegraph dispatch
from Copenhagen. The dispatch says
Alfred Lohmann. head of the Ocean
Naylgatlon Company which owns the.
Bremen asserts be had received a
message from the submarine and that
It -will arrive In a few days
HEALTH DEPARTMENT HOPEFDL
OVER PARALYSIS SITUATION
NEW YORK. Aug. 24 Health de
partment officials were encouraged b
today's reports on the infantile para
lysis epidemic which snowed a suu-
stantlal decrease ln the number of
deaths and new cases. During the
twenty-four hours ending st 10 a. tu..
30 children died and )OU were sincK-
eu. TBia compares ravoraniy wunyea-
terday's figures forty-two deaths aud
131 new cases.
n 11 i 1 "i
H GETS FIRST BALE
Relieved t Re First Rate la Joaelt
Cousin Others Arrived
Tlier FrMay
Hawley in Jones county got Its
first new bale of cotton Thursday. It
was brought in by WH1 Harris of tb
I Deli community near the Jones-Tay
lor line. A. prue 01 ZO was given or
Hawley business men. Other bales
were being ginned at Hawley Friday.
according- to Q. L. Harrelson who vis-
ited Abilene Friday afternoon. This to
believed to be the first bale for Jones
county.
1
BRITISH ADYANCK 849
XARBS WCTM OF TMIIPTAt
LONDON August 24 British troops
have advanced 300 yards south of
Tklval capturing a German trench
404 yard is latfe a sassy prUoa-
rt o as oictal stteat toeae
fcy tka war olttc tMit.
"yrr
HUMBEJl 137
i.hiiiliAi
FilESTll (lAIXSEm XArXEPAS
OIfOWEll HY ATTACKS
WHICH AHB RfeftLSEl;
ROSS RESUME OFFENSIVE
I'drofrrHc Announces Adiflnce Along
Entire AkIhIU Froh1. Ajrnlfi Made
And Turks Have Evacuated
'fonn 0! Htllln
Friday tncrnlng the Associated Press
AUmirihYixcd thc wax situation as fol
lows:
French gains on the Somtnc In the
vicinity of Maurepas yesterday rero
followed bv heavy German counter-
attacks last plght Paris claiming to-
day thut the Gernmns wero repulsed"
On thb Verdun front ilia Hermann
nllacketl Fluery during the night but
uhsuccessfullT.
It wns" announced from Pctrograu!
ihlh morning that the Husslonb have
resumed their advance along tbe en-
tire Asiatic front nnd that the Turks
have evacuated Wills.
The capture of .Mnurepas by tho
French Ih admitted In thr Gcrma.fr
stnlcmcnt today.
A London war office bulletin says
after hard fighting on tho Homme front
the Urlllsh lines have beeu. advanced
several hundred yards nenr the Del.
vlllo wood.
m
Y. 0. tT. DFNIEI) ADMISSION
TO FUATEKNAL CONGRESS
CLEVELAND O.. Aug. 24. In a bat
Ho which saw the members of tho
Tlilid Nntlonnl Fraternal Congress of
.Ahitr'.cn divided in hitter Btrifo tho
forces of to Woodmen of tho World
which had petitioned ror rcadmlsslon
'o the congress wore defeated. At the
'"'rrfcof the session which lasted mors
than five hours It was announced that
tho "Woodmnn petition had been reject
od 184-t6 142. .
Tho ."Woodmen of tho World loft tkft
ooogress two years ago because of dta
ngrcnmeht with the legislative policy
of tlie congress
1 " '
'" '
CtaSON RALLY AT'
T. & P. PARK TONIGHT:-
EVERYBODY WELCOME
v
Tonight at the Tee Pee lawn a Cul
bcrion rally wilt bo held as a cloulug
number of the campaign for the re-
election of Senator Chas. A. Culberson
Everybody Ib Invited to attend and the
senator's friends are urged to be oa
band
Hon. It. E. Taylor of Henrietta will
be the principal speaker for th rally.
Hit is one of tho best stump orators la
the state and has had large audience
wherever he has spokeu In this cam.
pa!gn. He will be introduced by Hon-
A. II. Klrby of Abilene.
the Abilene Concert Hand will give
& brier concert before tb rally be-
gins. It being the time for the regular
weekly concert.
Bait PsUceiMB Fatally Wh4s SH
Dallak Aug. 24 Policeman W. K
Moore of the local force shot and ser-
iously wounded himself at his hone
this afternoon In thr presence of his
wife who took bis putol from him bel-
fore he could fire a second time. II
Is not expected to live
i 1 "
PITTSRrRG TRUST
COMPANY CLOSE
PITTSBURG Aug. 24 Tas Central
Ttust Company of Pittsburg was clos-
ed today by order of tbe Stats Bank-
ing department an aBnouacemeaf
posted Oh the door giving bad loans
and overdrafts as the caus. la its
lat report to the. banking cosuBtosJaa-
er the company reported total epcii
as 1561.334. The bank bad a capital OC
150.000.
ADVERTISED FAIR AT
LOG RLWILB '
AT GISCO THURSMY
The Central West Texas Tair t-
celved satisfactory atvwtteUyr at tk
West Teiaa Log Roli ai Ctoao
Thursday when banner ss4 atlaesr 4-
vertisiaf were JudicVoHair m9mSi
sad the culng attractiowf't)M tair
vividly aad plaaslagly Htoesrihad W
Will Watson aavertteiMHL af Op
fair. I a parade Mas4 tknii
Cisco business sire. IMiesM fjis.
tUlag attracted ctiMsMaraia
Traveling tae a nail is la
some 9f jru rere.Ua kr Mr.
Wat. '
rfc ewd was sot as lar a I
eapeMaa. Wt evaryitoir Mui It
W"m "aeeB sssvwssFBBjam HPsa ejsasr
mmjybt UNPk ym
wet Twuaaay
it waa annouiicea roaay.
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