Denton Record-Chronicle. (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 18, No. 107, Ed. 1 Saturday, December 15, 1917 Page: 1 of 6
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SPECIAL
Price Reductions
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This Week in Our Ready-to-Wear Dept
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We have received from our
Federal Reserve Bank
CENTRAL CHURCH
a supply of
Rev. J. Gilmore Smith.
Let us tell you about them.
“JERUSALEM”
CHARLES M. COLLINS
Denton County National Ban
FARM LOANS
LOWEST RATES
MOST LIBERAL TERMS
XXTTH THE
FARM
LOANS
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Send Your Soldier
An Army Sweater
RESOURCES
For Christmas.
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British Regain Part of Lost
Ground in German Ypres Push
VILLA PROMISES TO
EAT HIS CHRISTMAS
DINNER IN CHIHUAHUA
STREET LIGHTS OVER
U. S. TO BE GUT OFF
TWO NIGHTS A WEEK
KAISER WILL MAKE
FINAL PEACE OFFER
Loans ...
Overdrafts
U. S. Bonds
Real Estate, Banking House
Furniture and Fixtures
Int. in and Ass’t. to Guaranty Fund
Cash on hand and with banks
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Ladies’
Ladies’
Ladies’
Ladies’
Ladies’
Ladies’
Ladies’
Ladies’
Ladies’
Ladies’
Ladies’
135.00
$32.50
$30.00
$27.50
$25.00
$9.50
$9.55
XVhaN have you given?
Send in your $1 member-
ship today to Jack Chris-
tal, Treasurer.
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Condensed statement of the
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for North . 1
$32.50
.$28.50
..$25.00
$22.50
.,$19.00
$18.00
$175,241.78
266 67
40,000.00
6,770.00
2,950.00
I 2,270.97
162,315 50
$389,814.92
“LITTLE RHODY”
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Liggett & Myers gave the
American Rej Cross 1.500-
00 cigarettes. 10,000 plOgs
of chewing tobacco and
20.000 packages of smoking
tobacco.
SWISS PREPARED TO
PROTECT TERRITORY
Ladies $75.00 Suits now..
$45.00 Suits now.
$37.50 Suits now.
Suits now.
Suits now.
Suits now.
Suits now.
Suits now.
$22.50 Suits now.
$20.00 Suits now.
$17.50 Suits now.
$15.00 Suits now.
Rhode Island, that is, gave
8839,893.87 to the American
Red Cross for its war re-
lief work.
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$60.00
35.00
28.50
27.50
25.00
22.50
20.00
. 19.50
. 18.00
. 15.50
14.50
11.50
LONDON. Dec. 1*. -Emperor Wil-
liam. in a Christmas messape, pro-
poses to make a final peace offer to
the enemy “on whom, in case of
rejection, will fall the responsibili-....
ty for bloodshed in 191V accord-
ing to an unofficial Berlin telegram
forwarded from Geneva hy the Ex-
change TelegraphCompany.
AMSTERDAM, Dee. 15.—A treaty
between Russia and Germany has
l»een formulated, according to an
atlh-iai German statement received
here.
EL PASO, Dec. 15.—Francisco Villa
has promised to eat his Christmas din-
ner in Chihuahua and his New Year*L
dinner in Juarez. Trie promise was
made to a man who was captured at
Laguna when Villa took the city. This
man was given his liberty and told to
go to his home in Chihuahua and tell
the Federal authorities there of Villa’s
promise. ,
WASHINGTON, Dec. 15—Secretary of
War Baker came to the relief of thous-
ands of men who have volunteered for
the regular army by ordering that al!
qualified applicants who presented
themselves before noon today should
be accepted, even tho their examina-
tions and other details could not be ac-
complished until later.
Thousands of men seeking to volun-
teer before the draft went into effect ]
at noon had been turned away because
recruiting staions thruout the country I
had been swamped.
German Officer Waited For
His Laundry Before Giving Up
WASHINGTON. Dec. 15.—The most
stringent measure yet promulgated in
the fuel conservation has been announc-
ed. It has been ordered that all streei
lights, all surplus lights of all kinds
over the United States be extinguished
on Sunday and Thursday nights of each
week in order to conserve fuel,
day night, Dec. 16, will be the
dark night under the new ruling.
LONDON, Dec. 15—The Rritish have
regained a part of the ground won by
the Germans-on the Ypres front yes-
terday, the War office announces.
War Department Will Accept
All Volunteers Up To Today
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First Guaranty State Bank
of Denton as rendered to the Department of Bank-
ing at Austin, for the close of business Nouember
t ' 20th, 1917.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 15—In thanking
the United States for the declaration
to strictly observe the neutrajity >f
Switzerland, the Swiss confederation in
a communication made public today by
the State department, declared it will
maintain its neutrality hy its own
forces and will repel a violation of its
frontiers.
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$40.00 Dresses now...
Ladies’ $35.00 Dresses now....
Ladies $32.50 Dresses now. ..
Ladies’ $30.00 Dresses now. ..
Ladies’ $27.50 Dresses now....
Ladies $25.00 Dresses now ...
Ladies’ $22.50 Dresses now $17.00
Ladies’ $20.00 Dresse now $16.00
Ladies $17.50 Dresses now $14.00
Ladies’ $15.00 Dreses now $12.00
Ladies’ $12.50 Dreses now.
Ladies’ $12.00 Dresses now.
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Thrift Stamps and War Saving Stamps
for you, and all are urged to buy all you
can afford. Let us tell you about them.
AMERICAN ARMY IN |
PRANCE. Dec. 15—An American officer
iust returned from the Rritish front
where he has been undergoing instruc-
tions. fells how German officers are
surrendering. One night recently a
German officer craw >d across “no
man” land” to the British wire, raised
’’is hands and cried, “Kamerad.” The
British soldiers covered him with ri-
fl“s. “Excuse mo if I lower my hands. '
have got a pack." said the German It I
developed he had a package of laundry. I
S3t^ ftp docid°d to surrender the |
Week before, hut waited till his lann-
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Regulation Army Sweaters $7.50 ta $10.00
ENTIRE C. I. A. STUDENT |
BODT AND FACULTY
IS BERLIN REPORT RED CROSS MEMBERS
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Every member of the faculty and off I
the 12<i0 students of the College of In- I
duslrlal Arts is now a member of the I
American Ilt'd Cross, and the local Red I
Gross Christmas membership drive lo- ■
ward the 3,000 mark went out over the ■
top Saturday mourning when at chapel fl
exercises, all members of the student I
body and faculty not members—estima- fl
ted at between 800 and 900—pledged I
their membership to the organization.'
The principal talks wer made by T 1
H. Mathieson anq Chairman J. N. Ray-1 I
! zor of the Christmas drive campaigi I
and when Mr. Mathieson asked first I I
that all who already are members to I
stand and then for those who desired I
to join npw to stand, the whole hie I
audience—students and faculty mem- fl
bers—were on their feet.
The demonstration, whihe followed a I
stirring appeal by the speaker, was re-
ceived xyitn applause. Mr. Rayzor con-
gratulated the college and the students
on 'the great showing the college as a I
whole has made in the Red Gross work
and particularly on-the unanimous res-
ponse for the cad for members.
DRIVE GAINING IMPETUS.
The Christmas drive is gaining addi-
tional-impetus each day, by leaps and
hounds, it was stated at‘headquarters
Saturday, and preliminary work by a
dozen or more committees is showing
results. Treasurer Jack Christa! esti-
mated Friday night that more than 500
members had been reported to him ex-
clusive of the 1600 or more secured from
the colleges, and headquarters has de-
cided to move its quota locally up to I
4,000 to help out some of the towns in I
which organized effort seems impossl- I
hie to arouse. Principal Gombest of I
the North Side school reported forjy- I
two members secured there wilti more
to come next week. A telephone mes-
sage from Justin, asking for more but-
tons, said they were going to 600—250
more than their quota. Pilot Point
telephoned for more buttons, having||
exhausted the additional supply sen! J
Friday and Chairman Belew reiterated
his promise that Pilot Point would get
its quota of I.OoO sure and maybe go
“over the top.” T H Mathieson \wnt I
there Saturday afternoon and .1. N Ray-I,
zor to Aubrey to speak
Efforts to secure additional buttons ||
from JVallas headnuarters f ~ ' ~,u :
Texashiave failed. Everv factory in the
country is at work on the buttons. Mr.
Prather’s office reported, hut are unable
to supply the demand. Certificates are
being issued which entitle the holders I
to buttons as soon as they can be made
nn. he said.
Pledges Today.
Doilar-a-month pledges for the sup i
port of the 'oral chapter received Sat-
urday included Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Rar- |
ton. Mrs T. E. Berry and W. Mac '
Brownlow.
George P. Elbert or *4ayor Beyeffe’s
committee at the court house, reported!
thirty-three members secured and oth-
ers to see.
A telephone message from S E.
Sweatmon at Garza said the Garza
branch had secured seyentv-six mem-
bers already—a gain of sixty-two since
organization—and ’hit it would come .
on with or exceed its quota of 100 to
150.
Lockets and Chains
YTOR the charming 4iss
o dainty Locket and
Chain — She will ap-
preciate it.
You will find various sizes of
Lockets in our Little Paris Shop
nt very ;uodi.r ‘.c price*, suitable
for Birthday Giiis.
Here an tiher gifi su^tstions:
friendship Era-.elets 50c to
$2.'jU eash.
Pearl Bead Necklaces 50c to
$1-75 strand.
Delicate GreenGoldPendants
$1.03 to $3.50.
Collar Pin Sets 2 5c and 50c set.
See-thc-m on cisplay in our store.
Ins’i-
Christmas Is Approaching
west
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Last
Every-Day
Model
burial of
In Black
LONDON, Dec. 15—Lord Bober* <>-
MDRPHY-TAYLOR SHOE CO
Agent for Settleton Men’s Shoes—the World’s Finest
the Bolsheviki are entitled to such re-
Loan
Liberty
first
Soldier Pillows
Pillows that can be car-
ried in the pocket or
packed in the knap sack.
Blair Urges Co-Operation of
Coal Dealers and Consumers
Start an acount
strong conservative bank.
RED CROSS MEETINGS
AT NATO. LEWISVILLE
.Economy Through
Quality
WITH THE BRITISH ARMY IN
FRANCE. Dec. 15.—Two American
railway engineers were wounded by
the bursting of a German shell in
the rear of the British lines.
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EXCHANGE NATIONAL
BANK
(Established 1881)
CAPITAL AND SURPLUS $150,000.09
Britain Would Recognize Any
Government of Russian Penpie
A good photograph will he an appro-
priate gift—costs little and is highly
appreciated.
Make Early Appointment.
The Shaw Studio
FIRST DIVIDENDS
FROM STOCK IN U. S.
GOVERNMENT PAID
BOLSHEVIKI TROOPS
HOLD COSSACK TOWNS
KALEDINES ARRESTED
AND SANGER FRIDAY GERMANS BRING UP
HEAVY GUNS TO AID
DRIVE INTO ITALY
WITH THE AMERICAN
FRANCE,
Ross. Jick Chrisfal, .1.
. C. Edwards went t
le advisory committee here today.
House Orders Vote Monday on
Nation-Wide Ury Amendment
Tuesday night—Bartonville.
Tuesday morning—Tcutdiers’
lute.
to our equipment and ability to make correct abstracts, the
entire assets of this Company, amounting to more than $12,-
000, is back of every abstract we make.
(See our advertisement on page 2 of this paper for an important announce-
ment.)
DUGGAN ABSTRACT COMPANY,
P. R. BIRD, Manager.
promised total of 100
m >re was organized.
twenty new members were received and
an interesting “pep” meeting I. '
which if is believed will result in
big increase there. At Sanger, alth
there w
.,s, ha:| a
a hen the
• WASHINGTON, Dec. 15— The House
today agreed to vote on the constitu-
tional am'’ndm mt for naHon-wide pro-
hibition at 5 o’clock Monday afterno jn.
SCHOOL RDYS TO AID IN DISTRIBUT-
ING CHICAGO HOLIDAY MAIL.
CHICAGO, Dec. 15—More than 150
school boys will assist (he Chicago post
office in dlsfefbuyng Chris'mas mail, it
j was announced today. School princi-
I £jr‘s will Select lhe bays, who will re-
1 reive from $2" to ?3 a day.
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Laced Style. In Black or
Dark Tan Russia Calfskin.
PETROGRAD, Dec. 15—The cities of
Rostov, Makigshevan and Tangrog in
the Don Cossack territory have been
occupied by the Bolsheviki troops, ac-
cording to dispatches received. It is re-
ported that General Kaledines has been
arrested by Generals Kaldin and Kotos-
ky and their staffs. The mayor of Ros-
tov has been invited to go to Tcher-
kask, the Don Cossack capital, to dis-
cuss cessation of military operations
with th’e Cossack leaders.
DALLAS, Dec. 15.—The coal situation
is not so serious but that it can be
MEETINGS SCHEDULED.
Saturday night—Lloyd (for Llojd. !
Oak Grove and Lone Ogk districts.)
Sunday morning. 11 (Aplock—Hebron.
Monday morning—High\School chap-
el.
1 Pan in—Monday night.
Christmas
Money......
Pay by check.
Keep an account of where it!
i has gone.
We are always ready to
serve you and wiling to help, i
with this'
The Famous Nettleton “Ardsley”
PETROGRAD, Dec. 15.—diaries
Smith of St. Louis, secretary to
John F. Stephens of the American
Raiway enginn-rs in Russia, has
been arrested, according to a report
received here.
Smith is reported to have been
arrested at Tcnita. Siberia, in com-
pany with M. Oustrougotf, former
assistant Minister of Railways.
Ambassador Francis has tele-
graphed to the American consuls
at Harbin and Vladivostok to inter-
vene.
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people decided it best to organize a i array automobile in which he was rid-
separate chapter instead of an auxil-) ing skidded over a rhnuntain side and
| i iry and ejected officers as follows: I dropt twenlv feet. The car was de-
Wilson Joneg, chairman: Mrs. T. A. ; molished. All escaped injury except the
Cole, vice-chairman.; Mrs. J T. Me- chauffeur.
Knight, secrefarv: R. L. Adams, treas- -----
U. S. ARMY ARRANGES
CORPS FOR BURIALS
I Ij' i.Nl n irr-i . 1—
; cil. Minister of Rlockade. in a weekly
■ talk today with the Associated Press,
replying to a question in regard to re-
I cognition of the Bolsheviki government
received of Russia, said: ..
their stock "We’shall galdly reconnize any gov-
in the United States government wnen | ernment which we believe represents
bonds of 'he first Liberty Loan of 1917 | de jure. We are not yet satisfied that
The first Liberty Loan of 1917 f',. L ’...>.4.2.1 entitled ‘-S r?
bonds are drawing 31-2 per cent, pay-| cognition.”
able on June 15 and December 15 °f|__ ---—— ------•_
each year and this amount was re-
I reived Saturday. There were perhaps
i several hundred Denton people who
i clipped their bonds today or who will
C#* Vica 4" flip them who received their Drst
JTTLM B CIVv dividends from bonds of any kind.
. these bonds being considered the saf-
* is worth no more than the Company back of it. In addition est investment that can be made
---- - * Up unti' noon Saturday few Denton handled with co-operation of both re-
people had clipped the first coupons! tail dealers and consumers, according
from the bonds and presented them toj to the statement of Wiley Blair, state
the banks for the interest but it Was I fuel administrator, at a meeting with
thought that business in this line! ’h
would increase during the afternoon. 1
It has been suggested that those who | *'
r 'ccive interest from the bonds invest I
the money in thrift stamps and it was
indicated Saturday that this idea was
receiving favorable attention.
The third payment on the-last issue
of bonds purchased on the installment
plan was due at the Reserve bank in
Dallas Saturday and the local banks
sent in the money secured from the
bonds handled by them.
RRITISH ADVANCE IN PALESTINE.
LONDON, Dec. 15—The British have
made another advance in Palestine,
northeast of Jerusalem, the War Office
announces.
i i.«vt mil’ n ui'
city of Treviso.
CLOSE C\LL FOR TINKHUI.
I George H. Tinkh.im, Boston. Mass.,
| Congressman, who fired the first Amer-
delivered the prin-i ican shot against the Austrians, ha(| a
The Navo | narrow escape from injury v‘
rganize a | array automobile in which he
• “The Ardsley” is one of the most favored of the
Nettleton master-lasts and is reproduced in a great
many styles and materials. In the above leathers it
is particularly typical of the Nettleton ideal of com-
bining looks, comfort and long service ; that is, of
effecting economy through extraordinary quality
rather than price.
ITALIAN HEADQUARTERS LN NOR-
THERN ITALY, Dec. 15—Heavy fight-
ing is in progress today on the moun-
tain front in the north, east of the
Brenta river. The enemy is attacking
to advance his positions as he has thos"
west of th'- river, which would ghe
him two lines of approach to the Bren-
ta valley and the open plain. „
HEAVY GERMAN GUNS IN PLAY.
The enemy has brought up a large
' number of his heaviest gfins to the
ARMY IN
Dec. 15.—a branch of the
American army has been organized
with the sole duty to attend to the
American soldiers who may
die while in this country. It will be
the duty of the division to take care
aftd see that proper burial is given ev-
ery man and that the graves are prop-
erly marked. It will be known as the
Registration service. A regular army
major will be in charge and each unit
of fifty men will be in charge of a
commissioned officer and will be at-
tached to each army division. The
men are selected largelv from men who
were undertakers in civil life.
Three Red Cross meetings were held
o\<t the county Friday night. At Navo
an enthusiastic new branch chapter
with an initial membership of forty-
nine and a promised total of 100 or
was organized. At Lewisville i
“•••* j number of his heaviest guns to the
held i pjave and northern fronts and the bom-
a j bardment has taken op an increased
0 range and violence. Some of the shells
only a small crowd present, have reached Mancino, eight miles back
twelve new members were added and nr the pjave and a few miles from the
the committees will begin work at once
reaching f"r the 600 quota allotted t"
that chapter.
. Felix B Ross. Jack Chrisfal. .1. XV. I
Simmons and XX’. " 1----1 ■ ‘ ’
Navo and Mr. 11".-., .. .... .
cip.al speech of the evening.
vice-chairman.; Xfrs. J T.
urer. Rev. Mr. Jones of Nav’o opened [
the meeting with prayer and in a brief i
introductory talk gave his strong en-!
dorsement to the Red Cross movement I
T. H Xfathieson, Dr P Lipscomb.
Miss Cpon and Mrs. A XX'. Palmer went I
to Lewisville and Mr. Mathieson deliv-|
ered the speech of the evening to a
fair-sized crowd. Lewisville members :
were enthusiastic in their decision to
push the Christmas campaign.
.1 N. Rayzor. Rev. and Xfrs R. G.'
Mood. J. L XX'right, Miss Lee XVilliams
and Olin P Hayes were on the Sanger
trip and reported a pleasant session,
even if the crowd was small. Mr. Ray-
zor, Rev. Mood and J T Chambers, the
latter chairman of the Sanger chapter
Christmas membership drive, made
short talks and the workers present an-
nounced they would begin work at
onee on theJr campaign
The meeting here tomorrow will be
transferred to tho court house, district
court roQm. if the day is pleasant, as
it is expected that not only all In^.al
workers will be present for ihe final
railv before going into the Christmas
drive, but some important features of
it will be discussed in detail.
Saturday. D°ntnn citizens i
‘heir first dividend from their stock
they clipped the first coupons from the | the Russian people either de facto or
of 1917
The Designer
Standard Quarterly.
The
Williams Store
Do not delay—let us
have your subscript-
r ion at once.
Delivered to any
address at $1.00 for
an entire year will
make a mighty nice
Christmas gift.
With every subscript-
ion is given a copy of
the
cClurkan & Co.
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GIF’TS
For Every Member of the Family.
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Usefulness—genuine usefulness—is the
governing idea in Christmas giviifg this
year, finding full expression in our select-
ed stock of gifts for all members of the
family, or friends—not forgetting the boys
in khaki. Women, in their gift shopping,
are particularly invited to pay us a visit.
Yoy will find here always a spirit of wel-
come, of courtesy, of helpfulness.
And this store, as always, is ready—
ready with stocks in abundance, represent-
ing the best of the world’s markets.
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DENTON, TEXAS, SATURDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 15, 1917.
VOLUME XVIII.
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FIRST NATIONAL BANK
Capital and Surplus $100,1
Denton, Texas.
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LIABILITIES
Blow them up and sleep
—let them down and
stick them in the pocket.
Make fine pillows.
Send your soldier one.
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Capital Stock
Surplus
Undivided Profits
Reserved for taxes
Demand Deposits'"'
Total
Kaitted Amy Vests... $S,00 ud $6.01
Amy Sbees . . . $6.50 nd $7.01
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$ 50,000.00
2,500.00
5,462.65
1,041.60
330,810.67
$389,814.92
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