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VOLUME XXI
ABILENE TEXAS THURSDAY AUGUST 22 1918
NUMBER 131
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HUN PRISONERS NOW TOTAL 100000
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CERN1NG STATUS OP YOUXfl
3lEJf 18 TO 2 YIMftS Ol.li
SHOULD ENTER COLLEGE
Ilellctes Thnl (lit- Uou'i-nmi'iit Will
Make It Possible For nil Yon tig
Men to Fntor College W lu
Are Prepnrcd.
President Satuiofor to u Reporter
. representative hail the following to
say with reference to- the War Depart-
ment's attitude towards young mon
under "SI ami tf'o on-going of col
leges
HOTII KKOhKVl. Al) 'STATE AII
OIlAYrEP. TO HFILII AM) IMf
PRINT THF. ROARS.
BOND ISSUES HE PENDING
Tno Ilonil Districts to Vote September
14 on Issuance of $20000 Bonds
Kuril In llulld a New
lllirlniav.
Following the visit of County Judge
li Al Overshlner t" Austin this week
Taylor county road projects were
granted substantial ntate and federal
aid
State afd In the unt of $11500 was
jtillowprt Taylor county on the. project
"The public mind 1 directed at this frnni Tn 10 the Nolan tnnntv linn a
Uino toward pending Federal tegis distance of i miles pn that portion
latlon on the subject of what the Gov- 0r t. proposed road not covered by
ernmont Is going to recommend and ( rlira r star mall routes The sum
provide with reference to hoys under iof $31250 was granted for a bridge
2L It was the pollej ot the Govern-J over Ci.dar crek on Highway No 1
ment ns outlined by those In ptfsltlpn Tn(1 sm of $li2iofio was granted by
to know some Weeks ago to keep ull I the' state for a bridge over Little Elm.
men or boys under 21 lit school where wet 0i! Abilene The Hum of JSG2.60
military training was to be offered b wajl granted by the state for a bridge i
me uovernmeni unui meir zist uirtii yftT Hain.iv creek on tlio Hamby Pike
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THEY NEED A VICTORY OI SOME KIND
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Coprtr-t tSlS Vj JuhU T M.CuUhonl
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"Say Hhdenburg' We've Got to Have a Victory Mighty Quick to F estore Our Mqtxle1"
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li AhsncjRted rcsb.
PARIS Aitpnst 'J'2- Prom flic hiKhl5 of le Plemont" (southeast
o. ifriVMKin ) on the Olw Yior 1 ho Proiloh tmops itw now wntehnin
tin tionitans in tlieir vtront to)vnrln the north.
I.OXDiJX AiiKiiHt 22. -Prtusiwsioii hy (he If re ti oh of the whole
line ol.lJie AiTntte river itPeonUng to liiilitiuy experts here mentis
thftf tni-Mltttl PVhuVr ttaiirn In ilrite n hjjr wetlne behyeen the nrmies
01' nenenil von Npejini nd jhe Oeftinin eroVn prince 1ms hern
wiH'wf(tlA fU'eonulislie(l. It nho nieiins that tlu Ooriimns hnve
lutein nlniiert in n poult ion of the' ntincmj difficulty both north and
Ktetitl of the iH'tv.'Prench Milienl.
I'AHIf Anwwt 2'i -The Prcimh hnve reached the ftivetto river
liitve. tnkon the four itlpi of le PleniQl ThicHoourt Canncctnn
tourt iih1 die. mid hnve vvuOhud 1he Qis rivpr op u sfx-milc front
tnl of Kovon. their luie pstenduig from Sompigtiy to Rritigny any
the nfficinl Mtnteinrnit.
Moi'e thhu 101X000 prrmuiers have been taken V tin? nllle.s sirtee
duly 1St nccordin to n statement in the Echo do Paris.
The French have taken tin Villnecof Bourmiiffiion nnd St. Paul
aux-Hnti ijnd have reached the Ailette river at hnQuinoy-Bas'ie. The
wcKiern oiitiviri ol l'olniuiern1 mi the Artne weM of SoissonK have
fllso bepli taken b the Froinsh.
flqneral Ilnnihert's aruiv has nuitle n lironl advance between
Hie Mat? aiul Otse rivers and han'ronohor the Ailette river. French
military in up say thi Inakes the oarly full of Noyon inevitable.
Ueiicrnl Uyiig's British army jn nicountcri'n desperate rcsm
tancv !n the region of Bapauinc. Auhiet-le-Orand changed hands
evtiral timeK yesterday afternoon and last night. The British now
arc in that position. French troops have reached the Ailbtte river nt
exeral pointtc It Ik Hot expected the nermnps will trv trt hold the
Ailette line bin will retreat to the Oise.
"'No. Not There Hindenbuigt there Ate DiSculties"
day was reached Lieutenant Oenorl
March and others in high authority It
SeeniB) are in faor of th Uovqrnment
providing for the placing of men be
tweeh 18 and 21 In school but mil
thosa Who have reached tludt 2Uth
birthday Us early os Single men and
others In class one have- been exhaus-
ted up "to t!C An I ee It this wilt
The sum of $150 was granted by the
stale fol Ilie completion of the Elm
dale pike from Elmdale to the" Callu 1
hun county Hue a distance of Cr10thft
mllo I
The hlgliwayblPlkrunH from Wlch- j
itu Falls through Abilene to fcalllnger
ann I'apu itocif was ueiBnalu "
State Hlghwaj No 30 and for this)
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likely piean that young men becoming j l)rujr(.t federal aid In tho sum of $20
20 this fall gr 21 during the ear wlH-i
Ds called to the colors earlier than It
was originally contemplated How
tver 1 am In possession of a lettei of
recent date from the rhalrinun oj the
Kducatlonal Committee that functions
Ip connection with tin War and Nay
Departments and In It the chairman
aya that young mon 18 earH or age
or above should make their plans to
enter some higher educational Iilstltu
Hon iloM bcmIoii and he atlvlsgd all
out)g men 18 ycura of ago and up If
they ure not propaied to enter college
to hold thetnseHos In abeyance until
something more definite lus been an
nounc-ed by the Wur Department 1
understand this to mean that the Gov
son and state aid In the sum Ok $8 1
45ti was granted The federal aid can '
bo used only on parts of the road
covered by a Rtar or rural rpute and .
the state aid Is to be applied on por I
tloiis of the road not so 'covered The
fedoial aid Is granted on a basis of
f0-fi0. the county paying Jn dollar ror
dollar with the federal government
while the state aid I granted on
i .. ttr -r .l. ..r.i.ir .. MKttna ilia
IKlHlf (II il-(". IKO UUUIJ junib "-
biggest end Highway No 30 runs '
finm Abilene through Cedar Gap Tus
rola. Oal0. Uradshawf Wlntord Bal I
linger and on to Paint Rock The
Tiiyior enmity poriion oi v iiiiifn lunc
o wltli It lt miles is post roads and
will get federal aid while tho balance'
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"But There Is Nothtag Jlfucb to Prevena Great Victory by Taking Petrograd"
?THREESCHDONERS IGYCLDNE KILLED EVEN HUN PLANES
SUNKBYRADERS
NUN PERSONS N
GETTINGTOSHOW
training .'Or young m'ii who ure et-Nualt .mmty line) have not yet been .. ..VTI. .
in the High School or Aeailoiuj grades i atrcv. iy yw ytate and federal de- " " "' "
It has already been announced from mltliu.uts lut officials promised r n$h KMllOli;
einuient Is giing serious cotiLorn to )0t' )St r(K ani WU get.statelild I
(he question of literary and military p)ulm fn lll(i Merkel road (Tye to!
an authoritative source that all stU- ijvujge owtiMiIner'lminedlute attention
dents of any grade in high school at-1 Highway No 0. south.to Paint Rock
tending an Institution tetognlzed by H tnrared In Road Districts Nos
tbe Uoernmeni as a war unit iumj
tecelve military Instruction along
with those for whom It hfls been pro-
vided In the college grados proper
"I am having many cans lor lnior-
MANNED
BY
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MINNESOTA
TOW
EXTREM
E
CUT ON
FIS1UXO FI.KKT FIMMI FIFTY TO 13S lUIAD AS UP.
.1 and 4 In which bond elections for
$20000 in eaoh district win ne neiu
September 14
This ronresonts an aggregate ot
$4:j58r.6u federal and state aid grant-
IATJON HAS
HFF.X WIPED OPT
SP
SUBMARINE ALSO ACTIVE
iiiatlon JUst hero and ury advice to all i (M" Tay'ior county for Its road projects. Tito Schooners Sunk Hy Armed
In thnt a student 18 or bolow who1 . i.nni IUH.K.U hi roads districts
wants military Instruction will he able N()(l ;l aml 4 carry. It will have a
to receive it if ho places himself un- 1DtIll 0 jgO.000 (Including $20 000 In
der tho authoiltlos of uuy institution f MnfUel nrecltlct) put up by the
bo recognized by tho government I uroperty owners of the county or a
"I am having many Inquiries as to 1( otal of $io3ri85fi0. tor highway
whothor or not the uovcrnmoiu wm 0))gtnictlon and Improvement-
pay the tuition nnd board of students ( Hou rttft Hancock chairman of
attending Institution tecognized b tH state Highway Commission J
the Wur Department 1 am aylnfe I connK to Taylor county thfb Week
that to date the Uovornment has prom-jumj ttltl HIeak at Tuscola aatiirday
tsetl to furnish to unl.orma nnd other nlK. ti0 interest of tho bond elec-
equlpment such as Is furnished a ol-lt0n8
dlef In the actlvo service Some of nnnols county was awarded $3000
the reports from Washington thatlgtn.e M (or Highway U. extending
seem to be Well authenticated are tlwlft (rom Dalllnger
ihe effect that It w(H likely be decld-1 fhe i2r.0U heretofore granted for
ed upon by the Government to furnish I Uthlfie ncr0Bs the Colorado Is In-
ln addition to uniforms etc tuition I . ir J24.4S2 and comes as fed-
and housing for tho men bolng train-Lru alll pvderal old for Highway 7
Ml lu colleges ror uoverumeni ni wost 0f naiiinger was reuueuu hui
vc Something doJhllo will likely LJ9 152 t0 jn.ofl.') The state aid for
be announced Just heio within the next (i10'C'0orado river bridge Is increased
few days by tho committee hnvlng thojfrom tGi;u l0 $12000
now draft legislation in cnarB
Would seem but fair and equltablo for
worthy and patriotic young men under
M 10 !iue an opportunity to got nioie
llternrv Iralnlne and along with the
' military 1 raining before ontoilng th(
srvlee Tho more fuvored In point of
literary udvatuoinent apt! financial
htnndlng would tiae tliltf opportunity
whereon tho less favored would not
Imvfl it and often times. In a drouth
trlcken section like our with edit
rational ailvantaEOH not Idoal they.
are not responsible lor their ' AecordlnB 0 information reaching
luckwurdneiui nor for their n"nilh0reo location (or an oil well on the
embarrassment 'I am oM'rflng " C?rac eight and ono-half mites
. tiopo that It will be tho policy o t th Sa e rmncU e1 nQ oIevep
Upvermnent to make some Prov Wow ' ne ha8
just here for those loss favoreu iow .'""r.!--!.! The location is on tho
Trawler Triumph and One Sent
to ihe Bottom Ily Jfimiiiil.
Inff '.Siiliniarlnc.
I T OP nin WLM) AT TYLKH
uinm:sota.
BLEnill OFF TRACK
Tnche Passengers Killed mid Hun)
diluted; Almost llntlro Town was
Wiped off the Mnp.Tiilrtr.
one (Indies Recorded
LONDON .AugUNt '22 UetwtHMi (wo and three thousand pns
oners--wen- taken by the Prilish dtiring the operations yesterdai
i.ccofdinir to ilv- tiffjeial stainmoni isnud today.
In tin-. Mauilers battle nVea the "Rritisli lust nifrlii nttaekod and
uphired (Icrmiiti position north of Muil'lenl sin atlvicrts from the
IvhiiI totla.v.
Mrilmli forces upeneil an altnek this mnriiing against 'the
Onniiins between Ilu Sundiie nliil Ancre rivers bi 1ln attack the
Hritish lme njipun'iitlv taken thejr fiiml obpeelives on the right and
ere cll iijxidc of the eiemy Ii'iiuh Spilth of Albert the HritiOi
-Mi-Weil .the Anjiir I'lvtu. IV'IUI troops have reached the village of
N'enr norfflliTT'iiortlittaHt ol" ..MrrVilU'HfrFJhntlerN. ' 1-Vesh' derman
coonter .'ittaekM 111V rcimrtxl lo have developed oust of Slirniimont
Mul Ij'les Hostile artillery in reported to haVe been. very active dltr
ng the nijrht and m ijonlinuing its heavy fire thin tniirniiig.
TL'e Krimch troops under command or (leporal Mangiii nt'e eon
linuuig Utpi-ew liHi'k lite (tVnnaint. Several important Oermun post
turn- ulreH.( haye been gained by tK. Kreiieb Tie Oermans n
oUVriugnlubbori' rentHtnuce nnd heavx nhtiii' is taking place and
i reported to Ij6 favoriiig the Preueli. .Many prisoners ImVe been
nlfrfn aeeordini t(l inforuuition received here from the bnltlefront
WITH TI1IC KUITISIl AK.MV IN KRANHW -Wnsi uU n
JI11 mli troops are holdup virtually nil the nremi of the Albert rail
l'tinl and have esiliblishexl their .iit We eat of thai line
riPUUN Ant'iiMl '22. An official ulateinent from flerman head
-iMilecs iriilnx auuoiineed thnl more lliaii r0f)nllied tanks had' been
UiKiii oi deslroVed on I lie bnttlorieM between tile Ancre find r
vi"rs'duriii!' the allied offensive; there
fly The Associated Press I
MONThHAL Aug 22 -.Virtually th
entire fleet of the Maritime Fish Cor-1
poration has been destroyed by the' urcil wIhmi 11 pirlotin Mrurb Tvlcr.
trawler Triumph which was captured illint.. itt nine o'clock lust uliclil.
11) Vssoclatcd Press.
IN.WF.APOiMS iliyH AturiiHt
'.'j. -Ilctnei-n fifty and 125 persons
were killed mid mini others In-
1.. .. .A....n.. biinnmaln. ..il ..m.....!
u) u net uiaii niiuuiuiiun aiiu uiiiicu
according to reports received at the 1
corporation offlco today
The fleet was operating off the j
Grand Banks 0 Newfoundland and
was composed of boats of both Cana
dian and American registry.
L
OCM
ON IDE
A CANADIAN ATLANTIC POUT
Aug 22. Tho American schooner Syl-
xanla and the Nova Scotia fishing
schooner Pasadena were supk yester-
day by an armed trawler on the Uan-
uuereuu fishing banks.
The SylVanla'H crew was landed
near here this morning It is presum
ed that the attacking trawler was the
Thirl one bodies hare been taken
from (lie wrecked buildings.
The entire business bcctlon and
part of the residence section were
ilcstro)cd. Chicago it Northwest
eru passenger train passing
IIiuuikIi the town wits Mown from
the InirU. Twelve passengers
went killed and a niimlior wounded.
WEATHER
I'LIIBT HjF.W OVF.ll PARIS AT A
ORI.'AT IIP.IOHT HUT VFF
SCARKI) OFF RY (ir.NS.
MANY RUN FLANES DOWNED
Nine IrplitiU'K and Three Captlte
llalliions licslrojfd 11 French
PurbiK Pay o( August
Twenty.
Uv the Associated Press
PARIS. Aug 22 Several enemy
ulrpluiUm flew over the suburbs of
Purls this morning Tho machines
wore at a very great height but were
subjected to a heavy Ure from the
battel les and were pursued by defense
planes They returned toward their
own lines u a northerly direction
Nine enemy airplanes were put out
of action and threo captive balloonB
were burned August 20 A total pt
04 tons of projectiles were dropped
with excellent result oti the enemy
concentrations and convoys accord-
ing to an official statement by the air
service
IMPORTANCE OP
SECID
RIMUR
Y
URGED ON PUBLIC
OMLY TH REE RAGES
INTHISCOUNTYIM:
SECOND PRIMKIt
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Tonight
i.wvs n.on iiKAitii
TWO tiXCKM.K.W TALKS
At the weekly mgetlng' of tho Lion's
Club at Hotel Grace Thursday. O A
The second or run-iiff primary will
tk place In Toxas Saturday. August
24 and Taylor county Is ready for It
The regular election Judges and tho
regular polling places will obtain The
polls will open at eight and close at
soven o'clock
There Is only mm race among Taylor
county candidates K D Coats and T
R l.assltcr -are In the run-oft tor
In the Merkel
SOUTH OF BID
FOR TEST WELL
Por Ablleno and vicinity
mill FrlilHV fair.
iTrluniDh cantured by a German sub-' Por Kast Texas Tonight and Friday Hale" was toastmaster and a goodly
murine and manned as a raider. ia '""'"" v..u.. "v. n'v...
"T J?? .ria"". "... .."' .7. r Kor West Texas TonlKlit and Frldav All excellent address by P J Trav
n imv bv n Mubmarliie off the fish- fair evn-pt probaidy showers In ex- Is. district tnun for the department of
..- . -- - .... ...1...
lng hanks jesterday Sixteen of the W" wc'"-1'
The soCond Democratic primary will
bo held Saturday and the voters will
b" given an ouiiortunltv to select
"andldate for Attorney General and
'or State Comptroller for public ac-
counts In tho race Taylor county has a
itmio man tho Hon John W Woods
who Is seeking tho nomination for at'
ormty general Mr Woods has yory
urong niuorsotnents from many prom-
inent peoplo In the stnto and hus hold
Oosltlons Of large responsibility Ho County commissioner
mane tiio race two years ago and was precinct No. 2
lafoated by only a small majority Tho state candidates to be voted on
Tito Ablleno bar has Indorsed Judgolare John W Woods q.1 Abilene and C
Woods and he received a large vote in M Cureton ot Meridian for attorney
this county si the first primary The general . H H Terrell of Wost and C
frlohds o' Judge Woods urge Ihe vpt- C Mayfleld of P.fath county for coinp
ers to go to the polls Saturday and troller t
vote It is pointed out that It Is Iffcr .
luty of overy person who voted In the
first primary to ttgnln go to the polls'
Saturday and vote
At Merkel K D Coats and T It '
Lasslter are contesting for county 1
commissioner of Precinct No 2
nd that lliey may 00 given un "w- .::-- 1. tntoii
unity to be oaulnl-od for the most """ '7 ; Zm'TJ.
boon selected
lmann surv
.. ... t .tn .In.liUll. Itt KAltlit
...... . .-.... .. i Tin mtionui lur in utin-
1 ftwtlvo service at me earnest iiu.- -- . und a 98fOC.t der-
. le timo 0 which tue are potentially ' a'.led to the situ and a ix
'Si . . 1 for ita of the state If not the very largeat.
heGovernment is Preparing for Itt 01 according to reports
crew one of which Is wounded landed jfr
hAla I
SCHOOL Ol'EN.H 'SKIT. .
CISCO. Texas Sept 22. The public
schools In Cisco will open Monday
Septembor 9th with Supt L E Don-
man at the head ot all the schools of
the city A full faculty with tho
possible exception of one or mora
places yet to be tilled is all ready tor
tho opening With the rapid Increase
of new comers hero In tho pa three
months an unusual attendance of pu
plls are expected
1 m 'lemporanuroH
nut vou ik cti 1 nr...i .mi......
oktrnamC. A
jtirtwe f j p ra. a m
r-.-rr.. -.-. t or. n
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1 wc o6T STltrt ; 'JO
lf'mM c ...M 98
1 Mrvr-sH 7 - - 86
K&jmz&m 8 95
f&pcSErS 9 -.--. 92
IlL.JbiW 10 - - 91
01.1
S
W1EN RESENT
T
ORE REINFORCED
labor was enjoyed Mr Travis ox
plained tho many opportunities tor
employment for tho man who Is out of
work and explained the splendid man-
ner III which tho employment service
$. Is handling the situation
ST J M Itadford also spoko loloWy
801 pointing out how the wholesale houses
79 1 may assist lu bringing Jobs and men
76 together.
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78 ' BAN FRANCISCO. Aug 22 A iet.
82 tlon that the trial court bo directed
86 to grant 1 nomas j aiooiiey a new mm
on tne grounu imu ins iuiiyihiuu wu
TO FRANCE WITH
ON USSURI FRONT
MOTOR
ISDN
1 Ily The Associated Press
HTUCKIIOUt August 2i Tho Bol
thevlli troops advancing along the On 11
ga river where the allied expeditionary
forces are operating havo captured too
village of Burgeasevo according to a
bulletin Issued from "The Laborers'
Army Headuartors" on Monday.
Sunrise ' OS Sunset 8 16
Ily Tho Associated Press
tVAHHIJMVrnV AlliMi.t OV. Thrnn
hundred women motor drivers will bo LONDON Aug. 22 On tho V'uri
HOIll 10 JTnuCO WHO 111 mo nOXl SIX iruni. nriu ui iwiiiv i ...-
months by tho Atoarlcar lied Cross ac vlkt are receiving substantlsl rslnforce-
..n.ll... l ... ..... ..!-.. mnnla Th1 lllllod rlfht Willi Is rtlr
MdU87 Noon 95 brought about through Imalfeasance Voluntotrs will bo selected from the ng -c-on!ln to JW"jMft rM
8 0 r practiced by the district ottoruey was 'Red Cross motor coVps maintained lu from Tlen-Ulu ard transmitted to tho
soverai cities. iKxcnino hhuhibu vuii'-; ..
denied by the state supreme court
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