The Electra Daily News (Electra, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 595, Ed. 1 Monday, October 26, 1914 Page: 1 of 4
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NUMBER 595
, -^E^CTRA; • WICHIxXf CQyNTY^/TE^S^MONDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1914
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chKse stores
R.*L Sanders ha$ sold his two dry
goods stpres, one at Burkburnett and
one in this city, to the Perkins-Tim-
berlaYce Co., and the store here has
been closed for several days taking
stock, Mr. J. J, Perkins, the first
named gentleman of the new firm, is
in the city today checking over the
invoice and we were informed by Mr.
Sanders this morning that the store
would be reopened as soon as this
work was finished, yunder the new
management. The Perkin s-Timber-
lake Co. is extensively engaged in the
mercantile business, having twenty-
four stores. They buy in large quan-
tities, keeping a buyer constantly in
the market. They ^opened the store
at Burkburnett Saturday, the Burk-
burnett Star containing a Rouble-
page announcement of the opening in
whicli some great bargains were quo-
ted. Mr. Perkins is well known in
this city, being extensively co/mected
in oil interests in the county and be-
ing the owner of the Denver hotel7
property and the1'Crown theater. We
welcome the new firm to the business
circle in Electra and bespeak for
them a liberal share of felectra’s dry
goods business.'
ENTEBTAIKMENT il
M, E. CHURCH
The Men’s Bible class of the M. E.
Sunday school will give an entertain-
ment at the Methodist church tomor-
Yvj\v night An interesting program
jftt been arranged. Songs by Mrs.
liepler, Mrs. Wolf and Mrs. Erwin;
Miss Lee. pianist. Refreshments will
be served. All male members of the
churOh and others are invited to be
esent.
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THE DIXIE..
“THE HAND OF HORROR”
Edison Two-Part Feature with
Bessie Learn,
Wm. West.
“AN EGYPSiff>/PRINCESS”
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FREE CIRC ULATION, ?
Special Measures to Bfe Taken Against
Coast Gunboats—Russians Aban-
don Huge Supplies of Need-
ed Arms.
Berlin, via The Hague and London,
Oct. 25.—The German operations
arouncf Nieuport are to clear the way
for an advance on Dunkirk, Calais
and Boulogne, it is stated by Major
Moraht, military correspondent of the
Tageblatt. The allies' artillery and
the English monitors have been able
to check this advance, but, adds the
writer, undoubtedly special “counter
measures” will be taken soon to par-
alyze this attack from the sea.
While the enemy is unwilling to ad-»
mit German successes, the allies evi-
dently are gravely concerned for the
safety of Calais, showing what they
expect further to the south and west-
ward. At Lille the German forces
are compelling the allies to concen-
trate an attack upon them, thereby
preventing the latter from participat-
ing in the fighting along the coast.
Some successes have been scored to
the westward of Lille, warranting the
hope that the Germans soon will ad-
vance beyond the line of -Bailleul and
Labasse when the reciprocal relations
between the operations in the two
sections will become evident.
In Suwalki the Russians are trying
to check the German advance but they
have been repulsed, while beyond them
are extended swamps. Here and in
other sections the Russians are losing
an increasing number of prisoners.
Moreover, one of the circumstances of
g^%^ significance for the Russians is
particularly evident, namely their
hea\y loss of cannon, machine guns
and small arms. It is estimated that
the Germans already have taken 1,500
cannon and machine guns and hun-
dreds of thousands of rifles. The re-
newal of these supplies is not easy.
Capthin Persius, the naval special-
ist of the Tageblatt, says that Vice
Admiral Kato, who is commanding the
attack upon Tsing Tau, was trained
in the German navy.
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DEfttTS ELEfflt
SC« 3110
In the football game between Elec-
tra and* Wichita Falls yesterday after-
noon at Wichita Falls, the oilers were
defeated by a score of 3-0. Good clean
playing marked the game, there being
very few disputes and those quidkly
settled by the referee.. The disturb-
ances usually present during contests
between Electra and Wichita were
conspicuous by their absense.
Both teams worked the forward
pass with more or less success, Wich-
ita Falls being more successful wiih
this play than Electra. On the other
hand Electra was m(ore successful'
with fake plays than were her oppo-
nents.
The only score of the game was
made by Wichita in the second quar-
ter with a drop kick from the fifteen
yard line. Electra tried the same
with a place kick from the twenty-
five yar£ line in the third quarter
but failed. When the game ended
Electra !had the ball on Wichita’s ten
yard line.
The line-up^
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Onward Sweep • of Fresh .German
Forces Causes Retirement of An-
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glo-French Army Along the
Eastern Coast.
Wichita
Electra
Skeen
^ Center
Right Guard
Green
Lewis
Vincent
Parker
Right Tackle
Thornton
Moore
Right End
Wallace
Holliday
Left Guard
Johns
Ashfor and
•
He^ath
Left Tackj^
Brunt
Holcomb
Left End
Hodges
Courtney and
Stan i forth
Quarter
Estill
Stone
Right Half
Myers
Schley and
Bach map
Left Half
Dickey
Jungk
Full Back
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Barron
$20.00 FOR AN -
• ORDINARY SNEEZE
CAMPAIGN PLANNED
Kath-
Afternoon Matinee,
Benefit High School Football
Team. /
Dallas, Texas, Oct. 24.—Presidents
j/nd secretaries of the Texas commer-
cial organizations, in a statewide meet
png here today on the cotton situation,
eliminated discussion of cotton. They
co”*’ 3d their action to^r&ns for>«hj-
^..ig farmers to tj^adVanta'ges o'
diversification an^especiallj raising
[feed crops.
If you feel jQrouchy VusN^tep into
the Electra Bakery ana driilk a cup
of the best cofr^ie in town. d589tf
Some two weeks ago one of our bus-
1 iness men was seated on the banks
! of Lake Wichita about noontime mak-
I ing preparations for a lunch when he
| suddenly sneezed spitting his teeth
into the lake. This was a pretty ex-
pensive sneeze, but the party LICKed
his chops and gummed it until he
could get a new setofAafifch, and never
mentioned the ^rfxident untii yester-
day while d/ack Hunting with, some
friends wl/ deem it too good a joke
to keep.
London, Oct. 25.—From the official
reports issued from German and
French headquarters, it appears fhat
the Germans^ finding it impossible to
advance along the coast toward Dun-
Icirkj owing to *the fire to which they
were subjected from the British and
French warships, took a route a lit-
tle more inland and have succeeded in
crossing the* Yser canal which the
Belgians have* been defending stub-
bornly for a week past, to the west
of Dixmunde.
They also have made progress to
the northeast of Ypres and still are
in possession of Roulers, toward
which the allies were advancing last
week and which at one time they were
reported to have captured. The Ger-
mans claim to have taken British
prisoners, in their fighting.
The French dismiss the battle with
the statement, “There is no change to
report between the sea and the region
around Arras.”
Rain Again Starts.
To add to the trials of the troops
engaged in the desperate fighting a
short spell of fine weather has given
place to another downpour of rain
which will convert the lowlands of
Flanders into great lakes.
Of the battles on the center and
left wings the German report does
not speak but the French claim they
are maintaining their positions in the
Argonne and the heights of the Meuse ]
and have destroyed three more Ger- |
man batteries. From official sources
it is learned that the French have I
made some advances in the mountains I
along the Alsace border. j
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We Have Gdt
Cold weather
Sweaters,
-The only Dr;
bile Contest
The Goo...
We Have Got
The Price
and we wan
business.
Underwear,
Blankets, "T9tc., and Bhoes for jjK the family.
Store giving votes In the 0i!ee Ford Automo-
DOjY r I'TO'RE, THAJSTJPOU JVEED TO TAV
...MARCHXNT & SON.
The Leading Store
FREE FORD VOTES WITH EVERY PURCHASE
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JURY DISAGREES
II CApMAi CASE
Attorneys for-Woman Held for Mur-
der of Husband’s Patient to Ask
for Her Release.
Mineola, Oct. 25.—The jury in the
case of Mrs. Florence Conklin Car-
man, charged with the murder of Mrs.
Louise Bailey, failed to report a ver-
dict after thirteen hoizrs and ten min-
utes of deliberation.
The jury, worn and haggard from
lack of sleep, reported its inability to
agree at 10:55 a. m. today and was
discharged.
*Mrs. Carmen collapsed upon hear-
ing the verdict and was carried from
the court room. Her attorneys an-
nounced that bail would be furnished
for her release tomorrow, should the
court consent, pending a new trial
OBJECTS ro TAKING
OFF DENVER TRAIN
KITCHEN SHOWER FOR MRS.
F. D. WOODRUFF LAST TUESDAY
GERMANY RESPECIS
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WANTED
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Talk less, thi\k
wisely.
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The Wesley girls honored one of
their number, Mrs. F. D. Woodruff, a
bride of several weeks, with a kitch-
en shower, given Tuesday afternoon
at the home of Mrs. T. R. T. Orth.
The girls had chosen articles in
altfminum and white enamel for the
shower, which was calculated to de-
light the heart of any housekeeper.
Refreshments of sandwiches, olives,
pickels and tea were enjoyed late in
the afternoon. Those present were:
Misses Muriel Hickman, Alta Ruffner,
Grace Nolen, Ila Cook, Hazel Robson
Mesdames Lester Jones, Rhea How-
ard, Orth and the honoree, Mrs.
oodruff.—Wichita Times.
Washington, Oct. 24.—The German
ambassador, Count Bernstorff, said to-
day that early in the European war
he had assured the United States gov-
ernment that, whatever the outcome
of the conflict, Germany would respect
the Monroe doctrine.
At a called meeting of the direc-
tors of the Chamber of Commerce of
Wichita Falls Saturday afternoon,
resolutions were adopted protesting
against the action of the Fort Worth.
& Denver in discontinuing passenger
trains Nos. 1 and 2 and a telegram
was sent to the state railway commis-
sion asking for thp withdrawal of per-
mission granted *the company to dis-
continue the trains.
Telegrams were sent to commercial
organizations in towns along the line
from Wichita Falls to Texline affect-
ed by the order urging similar ac-
tion.
1% was intimated in the discussion
of the matter at the directors’ meet-
ing that the trains were discontinued
as a result of a controversy between
the Colorado & Southern railway,
company and the state of New Mexico
with whitfh the people of Texas were
not concerned. The trains have been
in operation for more than twenty-
five years it was declared and it was
also pointed out that some of the old-
est engineers and conductors in the
Fort Worth & Denver’s service would
be forced back onto freight runs.
We understand that the Electra
COTTON EXCHANGE MAY
OPEN NEXT MONTH
Negotiations Now in Progress With
That End in View Progressing
Favorably.
We are t
tore in Ele
j totes on the I£ord
C
arry Stroud Sundayed in the city
with his parents returning to Harrold
this morning.
Iowa Park has ghmecl%637 bales oj
'cotton up to noon yesterday. Coj&*<m
seed selling for $12 pertun^Mowa
Park Herald.
Wheat, livestock and feed crops are
in active jdemand at high' prices. Di-
versification has again proved its val-
ue. Wichita county farmers have
profited.
New York, Oct. 25.—As a result of
negotiations in progress at Washing-
ton between officials of the United
States and representatives of the
British finance ministry the New
York Cotton Exchange is considering
communicating with the Liverpool
exchange with a view to opening both
exchanges early in November. It is
understood that a similar communi-
cation will be forwarded to the New
Orleans Cotton Evohanp'e.
;
CLEAN SWEEP W
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In Order To Close Out Certain Lines We are Putting a “Rous-Mit-Euy
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On Sa^ne.
1 CLOSING OUT
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One Line Sweaters .. . 35c
One Line Khaki Pants . . . 25c
Boys Suits,Your Choice . - $3.50
These Suits Range in Value $6.00 to $10.00
AH Wool Underwear . . . $2.50
Many Other
Special Bar-
gains for
, This Week
Come and See
REMEM^ER/after this 4^eelc|all thp goods
that werer in thlThoufse atwel tkaafe oy the fire
will be moved avmy andfc this''will be your last
chance/to get youajsupply of winder merchan-
dise at this remarkably low pryze. You never
had anVapportunity to buy ms class • of mer-
chandiseSat these prices,/^
Ford Votes With
ELECTRA CLOTHING COMPANY
Every Purchase
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Sheldon, A. H. The Electra Daily News (Electra, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 595, Ed. 1 Monday, October 26, 1914, newspaper, October 26, 1914; Electra, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth893161/m1/1/: accessed May 8, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Electra Public Library.