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JAC TWO
Tint ABILgUl RgPOHTCT SUNDAY JULY M 1917.
I
RIGHT
SAVING MAKES
MIGHT
Itight saving $ the might behind prosperities it is thd
'key to financial iutlppondoiicoiiHl freedom from worry-
it is the "rniny dny fund" which allows yon to weather
all conditions nnd circumstances Night siiving in the right
biyik TfllS bank Is the ideal roail to money comfort.
The stability and reliability of this institution protect
your fuiids--onc dollar opens nn account interest 4 per
cent compounded fjuartoi-jy on your savings deposits.
m
FIRST STATE BANK
Abilene Texas
Cor. North 2nd and Pine Streets.
AVIATION BILL
IS PASSED BY
SEMATE.TOPRES.
BE PATIENT IS
BOARD'S ADVICE
By the Associated Press.
. WASHINGTON July 21. The
mouse bill appropriating $GI0Q00.000
for the aviation Bervlce was pasoed
lute today by Iho Somite without-
amendment or a record vote nnd with
less than' an hour's dlncusston. It
now goes to the President
The Senate's only dispute with many
members expressing n desire to pass
the bill at once was over an amend-
ment of Senator Ilardwlck to strike
out a clause drafting of men for the
nerini service Ttio amendment was
rejected 66 to 12 after Senators La
toilette and Gronnn made brlct
speeches opposing the draft.
'Details of plans for expending the
huge sum appropriated has been held
but It Is known thnt It provides for
about 22.Q0O airplanes and nearly 100'
ihhi men.
The president Is expected to sign'
tn ..i. i ... i. . . ... imo win niouuny nnu me worn 01 nun-
peSnge tariZ "twill bo ceoYE" T f th ar
in reality leal than 100 are affected. ""'' V' i- .. i . l'uat" Y
The man whoso number was drawn Kieor- DrnB tho flr!1 ynr officials
when the cnnaulcn "In the bin hnw! ! "P l0 Produce at least 3.B0O ma-
were Iwo-YhirclR nvlmiminii Ttmii.i l chines with a greater Increase the
(Continued from pago l.)
r-mmt Vi in t S
will bo the GOOth person to be oxam
Ined.
It is understood hero that if the
county's quota Is filled bcforonU the
numbers drawn are exhausted tho
balance will not bo affected. Thus if
tho county's quota is 16 men and the
first 330 men examined allowing fif-
ty percent discharges for various rea-
sons lill tho quota tho man whose
number was drawn ator tho 330th
number will not bo affected. In print-
ing the list of numbers and nemos
tho Reporter tried to get then In tlTo
ordor In which they were urawn but
bo In tho first drnft nmi nnshlv nni next year. For tho first few months
in tho Beconil draft. Thus If oiir virtually the entire attention will bo
number happened to be tho 8000th .centered on tho construction of stud-
drawn the ehnncCB are that you."t plrtnep nnd there has been talk of
LITE SMS IF TEXAS
By The Associated Press.
DALLAS Tex. July IS In antici-
pation of a national drouth whole
sale liquor dealers hero and in other
Pities throughout the state arc said
to bo Taying in large stocks of whis-
key. It Is said that one wholesale
firm which does a large business in
North Texss recently purchased $300-
000 worth of bonded godds from sever
al distilleries.
Prices of numerous drinks already
aro soaring in anticipation of a short
age of supplies. Small beer and whis-
key glasses hnvo been substituted fot
larger ones previously used at most
bars.
DALLAS Tex. July IS A perma
ncnt highway from Dallas to the Tar-
taht county line may be a reality It
the not far distant future.
A million-dollar bond issue to be vo-
ted on August 23 zy citizens of Dallas
county is under consideration by the
Dalln county commissioners' court
and the Chamber of Commerce and
the Manufacturers' Association.
Those back of the movement say
It is Imperative that the road be built
at the earliest possible date so Dal-
las merchants and Dallas people can
do business with of visit the United
States army cantonment to be located
In Tarrant county.
KBTRAL m
REGULATIS ARE
AGAIN CHANGED
By Tho Associated Press.
have proved bis worth at sizing up
players.
It was Huggtns who located Rog-
er Ilornsby sunning himself In Texas
and gave him a regular job. Also It
woa Huggtns who picked up a youth
named Watson one day gave him a
big league job and lived to see his
efforts rewarded by Watson's remark-
able success. This year he has trot-
ted out the league's leading batsman
Walter Cruise and has uncovered a
rriDtsvtrA.-iEvtf t..i i a n. u """ i""-'"" """"i '""
2!tPatLT3 aeman Imperial i Hugglnn' has developcd-not pur-
der which baa just been Issued states chaaed-the makings of a champlon-
h ?8 af tr.mCnSUS ra"a; 8hP baebaM club. If ho can keep on
li?ff-inP. J?ft.ViiS8 .? VLlent addt"6 tcl here and there for an-
MXS!rrgFit0maVoihwfr Cardinals are due to
Snt ISMl SS Pennant for St. Louis.
"Neutral ships shall be treated as!
enemy ships when totally or In great- INDIANAPOLIS MAYOR
ir pun uwneu oy auojecis 01 nn en- UUi Urt $IU.U0U HUM)
!.cmy state; when Chartered by an en-
cmy guvuriuiiuui or wneii sailing in 7 llie Associated FrCSS.
the Interest of enemy warfare."
'! II
HALF IlIIJilON DOLLAR ADVEH.
TIS1SG CAMPAIGN HlJ. V. S-
INDIANAPOLIS July 21. Joseph
BRITISH PREMIER
GIVES VERSION OF
MICHAELIS' SPEECH
By Tho Associated Press
LONDON. July 21-Promier Lloyd
George said today that the new Ger-
man chancellor Dr George Michaells.
In his speech in the Reichstag meant
that If Germany were victorious there
would be annexations alt around and
that military autocracy .would be es-
tablished more f'rmly than 'ever.
The premier said that the speech
showed that thrse In charge of Ger-
man affairs for the momentMnade tho
choleo of war
Tito prehifer said that he did not
t i Jsepii Tile premier sam inai ne uiu not
ii' t ' mnyor ot Indianapolis in- wish Germany to harbor nhy delusion
dieted with forty-five other men by that Great IJritnm will bo wit out of
w.o incivi urnna jury ror alleged the fight until the fall or autocracy is
conspiracy to commit frnmi vm n i.n(..i
Uw1?atV5n23vn;M.- - lt I iib"ty today 'on $10000 bond. Tho "We cannot make peace with a Gor-
i-iZl. -I V; .I'lr"".?!.'11' amonB lhem several many domlnatctl by autocracy." ho
$1.00.000.000 worth of f.-o advertising city officials and members ot the po- 8ald The premier said that tho food
Is 5V.e? l? he ll.t'''1 Hta('S.gn inc-GPartmcnt are charged with supply for 1917-1918 period already has
tffiSV11 I3 rPiint0nAnt4 VieV?atmn f th fcdcral 8tatut0 SIvn loon SccttrAl nnd that tho nrogrnhi of
hlb5Itl?f1t.0"U15.t';8 5" clUzcna nn c1aI right ot suf-f cultivation has bren arranged to mako
..uuu u; "'JuiJ vuiuilllik 1 III.- 11. IMC. .. ..1 l. fIll..h ..- ..
even if the losses are tncroased.
docs not Include the uunu'.rd of mil
lions of dollars worth of space flve
In small country f5.v'paicr. thich
never reached the .uiutlou of the
government.
Waolo newspaper pages moving
millions of pontors sign
nRAtTMflMT. Tor.. "ItiU' 18 -Tim
rice acreage increase this year In the!
three principal rice-growing states Inlrturra.
Texas Louisiana and Arkansas la boards hand dodges paper bombs
about 83.000 acres according to S. R.'nntl hundreds or other means of brlng-
Loguonec secretary of the Rice Mil- ing the bonds to the public wore do-
lors' Association Ho estimates that natod to tho rovernmont bv tiatrlotle
the total acreage In tho United States .citizens.
W'ould not only escape the first and bringing Urltlsh and French aviation
. Bdcortd draft but the :
IraJt
Tlr
third draft ns'studente officers to tho United States
for uso In training.
wHI'flll the quota of 1.300.000 men
only tho first 150 nnines drawn In this
county would be included In the first
call.
Liberal Excmpllon.
Tho government If' going to bo lib-
eral with Its exemptions. Enough
this la a matter that will bo cettlcd of- hn already been printed on this sub-
ficlally by announcement from Wash- .J i" kivo bvitjt pwbuh wiiw ma8
iugton. i n ln't ot reading tho newspapers a
TIlC X IrS Arilll. I '"" hiiuuihiuihuiik ui in l-mjiiiuiuii
It Is estimated that about 800 mom- matter.
fn nw roniiirii in nn tho irst draft I J"8t because your number
of 1.300.000 men needed to make up ' con drawn is no sign you will bo lit
the first army of CSf.OOp. This moana o new natljnal nnuy. In the first
Uiat the first S00 miinbor8 drawn rop- placo you havo to bo almost physl-
rcsent tho men who will be examined . oally porfect and In Uio aecond place
fnr tlin flrnt army i ovory iair cxampnon ciaim you nave
As there r.ro io.r.00 number in nil.1 will bo considered
and ao Taylor county has only 2270 ' blow up.
.ei.tr.trnnfH! 'if will ho r.POn thnt tt com-I "
naritlvolv email numbor of tha men SYSTl'M DP 3IIHT.IHY
whose numbers have been called la
this county will actually bo Included
among tho first 800 drawn. The num.
bera printed by the Reporter fall with-
in tho 2270 limit hence those Hots
cannot bo uccepted a& a coTcct or
By Tho Associated Press.
LONDON July 21. A dispatch from
tho correspondent of tho Times at tho
headquarters of tho Kighth Russian
dor of liability for Iho roason that a army duted July 10 cays tho system
great many other nnmbors groater of military committees has failed and
than 2270 intervene. The only sure that tho future success of the Rus-
w.iv in ilntormlno vour order of cr- elan army depends upon tho restora-
vlco is to get n list of all numbers tlon of a proper spirit ot subordina
tion among uio Botuiurs.
m
JIU'IIELISTO STIJL'K
3IIIIDLK OF KO.H) tWKSK
drawn and their order or to await of-
: trial notlflcftlon. Some of the later
numborc Included in the Taylor coun-
ty limit might havo been drawn away
t'own tho list say along In the five
thousands beacc the oider of Habu- By The Associated Press
Hv of-thoco bolding tho numbers would! rerun. July 21 George Michael-
bo remote and the possibility of thoirg-B t.iieech before the Reichstag Is in-
being Include! in the first draft con-terpretcd an an Indication that he will
eequently nepliglblo. It riav bo cafe f0r the present steer the middle of
to assume t'mt tho first two hundroJ the road course
numbers driwn In this countv are The epoech can hardly be said to
within the 800 limit of the flrbt draft have aroused enthiiBiahm-
this year is 978107 as compared with J The UBe of the editorial and adver-
879.3CG In 191G an Increase this ycartslrtg pages of 273 technical papers
of almost 1000000 acroB. j was donated; trado journal threw
Rice men boilcve that production open their columns. Boy Scouts spent
this vear. notwithstanding the incrcas- wrni.-a in fni.iinn- nmi nmlitnc a ennnnn
WCU. W I for USO In training. led acrence. Will llO for bcloW that Of fnMora Tlrlntr.l nt tlin rSnvo'rnm'nht
Of the llrat 312 numbcts drawn In rejecting the Ilardwlck amend- the Drevlous year owing to damage Printing nrrfrp.
Blxty-threo fell wltliln this county's taent the dozen senators voting to from tho continued drouth. It Is said i ThSrty-sIx dlfferont languages were
limit of 2270. If this ratio were con-rtrlko out the draft clause were: Do- that in many Instances Iritgatlon rcprcnoritcd In the hUhd-cds of for-
tlnucd to 800 tho numbers affected rch Broussard Curtis Gore Gronna' plants had to stop pumping on account cgn language papers which came to
In this county would bo about H0.Hiirdwlck. Klrby LaFollette McKcl- of the presence of salt water Jn the tho assistance of tho government.
Thus If the first 800 numbors drawn la-. Norrls. Owen nnd Vnrdaman. cannls. thus loavlne the rlco to bo Almost 2.000.000 largo nrtatnm wnro
In a vigorous speech opposing the under the Rcorchlng rays of the Bun ) distributed In all parts of the coun-
draft clause LaFollette said any war This condition Is said to ptovn'.I I? try frco of charge. The number of
prosecuted by democracy should be various parts of Texas and Louisiana I posters distributed by local commit-
without compulsory service. I jtcoa for local use would moro than
"Democracy ought never to enter In- CORPUS CHRISTI Tex. July 17. double the abovo number.
to a war that It cannot prosecute with In a" appeal to people of the state to More than 1000000 copies of Sec-
volunteers." ho added nartlcularlv ob- accept- without compla'nt the action rotary SIcAdoo's Liberty Loan speech-
Jcctlng 16 compulsion to the extra ha- of the Texas railways In curtailment cb and 2500000 clrcularo dcncrlblng
zardous air service. lof transportation service In accord-1 the loan wero mailed from Weshfng-
Tho u'lsmnslii qon.Ttnr ilorlnrril hn'oiico w:tli tho program out'incs uy. ton nnd distributed free. Almost mn
. ....... . . . .... .... 1.m Vntlnnnl fnnnnll rt Tlnfnimf Tna-
tTvnimi iiiriir inr run rniinni ni inn I rn.i ...u ..m. vuu.w. . -... .
hnilnB long as he Is In tho Senato and pre. P" lllraeh of Corpus Chrlstl. chair
dieted mat tne drait woum no tuo"'"" """V v. v V . T
main Issue at tho next election and Tox?3 Council of Dcronse. today ta-
tbat 90 per cent of the voters would I8"1 n ) nttcmcnt in accordance with
declare against It Ho said ho Intend- n resolution adopted by. the state
cd offering a resolution repealing tho council. In which ho said that copper
draft law. Senator Gronna said hoop-intlonof 0 P" B mf0rtn
posed the draft- provisions for tha10""? the h'Bhor dcmanUB of lnq
ansrCaufer olKi "amend- a
... . i.. ai ...i t i ..r. iBircuuy nave uuauu vuriaumuui u
ment to the Chamberlain resolution modrCatlo or their passenger train
proposing to amend the army dra t lawj80rv thr0URU0Ut the state
to make aliens subject to conscription Thp 8tatomont 8ay8.
excepting subjects of Germany or "The State Council or Defense dl-
1 0?Axlucd y troaty- ! 8aW0 rocts the attention of the people of
tho 10000000 men registered over I.- Toxa3 t0 tho fact that this modlflca-
000.000 men aro aliens Arizona alone ton of paBBCnger train service h ab-
having 40 per cent or aliens. Uoluoly. necessary In order that the
Senator? Wads worth. Stono Urande-Jn)orc mportant transportation mat-
gee. Idgo and othora also Urged leg tom nay be' gVon attention that la
ialattvo action to subject nllensto yes- necessary ror the best Interests of the
terday's draft as well as fturo calls.' naton. Th0 train service will be cur-
SenatOr Stone said tho foreign rela- tailed and modified without serlous-
tlons Committee planned to take action noss or embarrassment to the people
regarding the treaty question and Sen.'0f Texas.
ator Chamberlain said the state and "w& urg0 the people of Texas to ae
war departments aro Uelng consulted 'ccpt without complaint tho slight In
AMKHICAX TROOPS IX
FHAXCE LKAIIX TACTICS
$1388000000 Bean Loaned To Allies
Dy The Associated Press.
WAHHINOTON. Jiitw ft .rril '
loans by tho United States to England. "f' thai Vivn nMP m
Including the 18.1000000 placed to'AKICvTPilNlAS CJrJ"
thnt rmmtrv'a m.iif i. . . FRANCB Julv 21. The American
todav nt 1770 nnS ? if dajr !B.nd troops here will extend the scope of
a l Jf.llVn-nHhJ m110 .l0" their training on Monday by begin-
no on! U n'CS at 13SS "'ne to practice bomb and hand grcn-
' v' "do throwing. The majority of tho
off lepra Including even somo from
100000000 PESOS LOAN tno ncneral staff havo already cx-
AUTH0RI2ED FOR MEXICO .Porienccd succesnfuily .-long this lino
" tAl and with the aid of expert French
jnscclstancc will be able to Instruct
tho men. From1 nil appearance to
date the Americans should bo able to
become speedily very proficient In
By Tho Associated Press.
MEXICO CITY July 21. Tho house
or deputies Ir.st night npproved a
itnt nJH . ;"::" ;" .. . this modo of warfare
innnnAnAA""" l".'luicl ." oa? J0T. The majority ot the soldiers
- - F..VV ruuvo vu . tiv fciJU Jit T
government Dank Issue.
GRKAT iXPROVEaiENT
havo
played baseball more or Itfsa and nat-
inrally throw well. As far as the of-
1 fleers as a whole have pitted their
It Is not a time
COMMITTEES FAILURE
000 Liberty Loan primers were dis-
tributed free to tho government.
Business firms corporations cham-
bers ot commerce schools private in-
dividuals and every bureau ot the
government responded to the pica ot
tho government to advertlso tho bonds
on thlr stationery and. the slogan
"Buy a Liberty I.aan Bond" was al-
most as common during the campaign
as a postago stamp?
In spite ot tho hundreds of mil-
lions ot dollars or Treo advertising.
It Is estimated that the total bill or
tho government tor floating tho loan
will run over two or threo million dol-
lars. 3MLLER UUfifilXK KEEPS OX
IlUILIIl.Vfl GOOD CLCM
f ntltt nnnlitot llin ltfitno1 ft ml nvrrrT
TS FRENCH WHEAT CROP French men they havs casllv outdls-
By Tho Associated Press. LVmwn milto n mucli eecnracv In
PARIS July 21. The crop roport lmrllnr at marks
published In tho Journal Offlclala to-i U S
day Bays thcro has been great Im- SPAXISH STftlKEHS AMI
viwiuiuuiik iu inu wiiuai crop Bince
tho last roport was made on June 1.
HOW TO LIVE
fef
GENDARMES IX HA'PI'LE
By Tho Associated Press.
MADRID July 21. A number ol
persons wero wounded whon strlkon
and Gendarmes tired upon each otlioi
In Valencia yostorday whon tho com
Tho crent senret nf ilf. i tn ion m I mnndant or tho Gcndnrmou called upop
to live In harmony with Nature's laws.! a crowd or atrlkors to dlsporso. Thc
The laws ot nature are the laws of .replied by "ring on tho gendarme?
God and for man's guidance nnd dlroc. 'rom roofa aml "orcho- Th I0ict'
tlon. for is not man n. nnrt nf nrftnrn'.roiurnca i
These laws havo tholr rewards and policeman
nunisnmentR. nn unr.iiiinir nt ttin tfiins: nuuuuuu.
. ' - " - w "--1
and six civlllano were
of the sea
The man who disobeys them finds
existence a "disappointment and life a
failure. The man who obeys thorn.
finds life a satisfying reality a life
Reports from Barcelona today Bald
tho city waa tranquil.
regarding his resolution and If possl
ble the military committee would act
upon it next week
The amendment was finally with
drawn to expedite tho bill
1
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104 f
IB
HELP RAILROADS
AVOID BLOCKADE
convenience to wJUen this temporary
modification or transportation service
will subject them and we call upon
you to co-operate with the railways ot
Texas who in the curtailment or this
tra!n service are merely meeting Uie
higher demands of the nation."
Keep Cool
This Summer
ItjftdlLcosLynuJjut a few cents per wggIc
if you get one of our efficient G E. Fans
They use little current and will last a life
time if taken care of. We carry all sizes
and can supply you just what you want at
prices which will suit you Gl E. fans the
basmade cost no more than the others.
Xet us show you our fans..
Al'STIN. Texas jhly 21 la order
to bring about a better cooperation be-
twueti the railroads of Texas and Ship
pers in order to do all possible to
conborvlng the car supply thrall-. railroad and tho population has been
and up-
the onlv
land is IS
SAN AN'GELO. Tex. July 18. Upton
county located In the Pecos river val-
ley of "Wet Texas 102 miles west of
San Angelo Is without a practicing
physician. Dr. J. H. Johnson the
only man who holds a medical certif-
icate In the county has resigned the
office of county assessor to move to
San Angelo and people are foarful of
results should fiome member of Us
small population suddenly become ill.
According to 1910 census. Ppton
county a population was 501 Since
at time however the city of Rankin
has been established on the Orient
BY II. C. HAMILTON.
(United Press Stafr Correspondent.
NEW YORK. July 19. Ono of tho
most surprising things In big league
baseball aside from the astonishing
torm ahowed bv tho Cincinnati
Reds. Is the truly remarkablo way the
Cardinals have been behaving since a
change ot ownership gave Miller Hug-
glns a real chance to exercise his
trii'i ability.
Tho Farmers Warehouso Associa-
tion held tholr annual BtdfckholdorH'
worUt while. IBs 'X miZJZi"''
harmony and satisfaction. I ' 1" lcc7f. ' "(1 LZ'.
There Is only one source or true and . "1 Lo rrtr -.!
f! 'r Kurort J.TmrZvZl Mc!
peace wfth M T own bouK CompIcFo de; 8 A Brlggs W. J. Jaw. J. A.
Happiness Is ours only as we give hap. "' '"rector. " not boon ; Ue-
plness to othera. ir there Is one dUg de et wl wUI maiaB0 tho yard
couraglng reaturo obsorvablo in tho1"'8 year
present outlook. It Is that loo many'
men and women are Imblied with the
Idea that they muBt be entertained and
that happiness comes trom externals
alone.
Nothing Is higher In lire than duty;
Ball players havo come and gone nothing more ennobling than service;
In St. Louts Bince Mrs. Britton Btep- nothing more Divine than an unselfish
ped out of the way. Hoggins has life. The consciousness of such a life
been quick to size up the good ones js the best asset to carry over the great
and separate them from tha bad ones divide. We will enter tho portals or
tie uas uispiayeu some ot xne tinesi our next state of existence no better
looking young ball plavers the .big'no worae than we live here. If we
leagues have glimpsed for severallhave not bullt character hero we will
road commibsion today
statement to the various
riemMhrtattrtlTEuTg them
ry effort In that direction. It la
pointed out by the commission that
better car service can be obtained bv
improved performance at terminals of
trains of car load inf. nandline loco
motive fuel of repairs.
Tho railroads are also urged to.
wake prompt interchange niovemeut
g.ve indubtrles prompt switching ser-
vice. Conductors ot way freight trains
a slightly increased. Rankin
mmon car-(land the county seat are
em to lend towns In thecounty. Upton
miles
road-
north of Rankin off the rall-
nrssms still fail
TO r.UtltV OUT FOMIIAMIS
seasons and he's still going strong
Huggtns' latest purchase was a
young fellow named Goodwin a right
handed pitcher from the Milwaukee
American association club. Sufficient
recommendation Js zipped Into the big
circle through the announcement thnt
Branch Rickey first saw him work
and decided he was to be purchased
regardless of the price to be paid In
view of the fact that George Sister
and Ernie Koob besides several oth
ers received their first strong recom
mendations from the new president of
the cardinals it is safe to say that
Goodwin's advance notices will not
fall down..
Huggins always lias been just as
good a manager as he is proving to-
day. The reason he never has proved
U with any more vim In reaching high
points in the National league- standing
couldn't be stronger stated in view of
the revereal showed when the Cardi-
nals were sold. His David Harum op
erations among clubs of the league
ly The Associated Pris.
PBTROGRAD. July St. Frthr re
treat has teen made by the Russian
in eastern Galieia because the irnnm
should co-operate wltli daily and ao-'did not show the nocsary stability
curate Mind siding reports. -fagainst.tbe. German ami at points dtiiAtnr which Herflslied out player after
Snappy supervision of freight term- not fulfill commands the war office njayer and made them itars after
rlnals will go far to state off the usual janncuncee. " 'other clubs declared them no good
tan congestion and uiockadeu" said
ha commission 'The railroads are
advised m detail ot iiluua for the con-
servation of cmrs and how to avoid
bunching trains at meet ij!i.ts. By
this movement the commission U
lending its efforts in the itiihe direc-
tion as those of national touucls cf
defense.
not have It there. If we havo not lived
In harmony with God here wo will not
be In harirfony with Him there. Unless
our souls are fitted for enjoyment here
they will find none elsewhere.
If we violate no laws we pay no
penalties; If we break them we sufrer
the just consequences of our acts. If
we are unpunished wo punish our
selves. If we are rewarded we reward
ourselves. "I am the captain of my
own soul." "Whatsoever a man sowoth
that shall he also reap.
If a man cheat he is cheating him.
self; if he robs he Is robbing himself;
If a man Is cruel he fnflicts himself;
if he sends forth malicious thought it
will return to torment himself; if ha
enslaves he oppresses himself.
"Alas! how much of life is lost.
How much is black and bitter with the
frost-
That might he sweet with the sun.
sweet sun.
KTHKRLAXns PROTESTS
AGAINST BRITISH ATTACK
By The Associate'! Press.
TlfB HAGUE July 21. It Is offic-
ially announced that tho Netherlands
government has Instructed Jta minis-
ter In London to draw to the atten-
tion of the British government tin
violation of Dutch sovereignty and
neutrality Involved Jn the British at-
tack on merchantmen off the coast ot
Holland early In the week.
WHOLE TOWN ON FIRE
By Tho Associated Pres.
SPOKANE Wash- July 2L Harn-
json Idaho a town of 1000 population.
Is reported burning this afternoon.
A message for help has been sont-
It is said that all the business seotion
and all the residential portion of the
town are burning.
UEIMIAXS TWICE PKSCTI5AT1!
POSITIONS; AUK Dill VE.V OUT
By The Associated Prese.
PARIS. July 21. In the course of
violent lighting last night on th Aisno
front southwest of Corny thp German
twice penetrated trenches put were
driven out by counter-attacks the war
office announced today.
iverrtl other attacks-at Tiifforont
Tf ti - . l t I rri viitvi nil
n inau wuum umy kuww mav may are parts of the front were repulsed by the
one- . I French who inflicted heavy looses on
(Contributed ) the Germans. "
ALL OF MINES IN TrfE
LEADVJLLE DISTRICT SHUT
By The Associated Frss.
LEAIiYIM-ts Colo.. July--31 AH 0S
mines in the Leadvllle metal iwjultg
jdifetriit are bbut down today fwilewipg
I Coils a npiln iizuMOji 1r tttA InjM) t
k i4tv 4uv .w. w uv iwl
branch uf the Industrial I7niuu of Mlnw.
i Mill o.rul Rmaltnr wnrkuru An avAi-HCre
fof 2.Q&U men are employed here and
with the exieptluu of oi pump men
engineers and waK'muieu all have quit
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The Abilene Daily Reporter (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 21, No. 110, Ed. 1 Sunday, July 22, 1917, newspaper, July 22, 1917; Abilene, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth334151/m1/2/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Abilene Public Library.