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The Courier-Gazette from McKinney, Texas • Page 1

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I VIH IMI I i ihh tu I i I I Its I I McRIWHV, II AS, MONhU, (M lulil I I EIGHT TODAY MULLES ELOQUENT SERMON BEACH FRENCH PORT v1 -1 I DVSIOlt l.l Ns It VI Ms I I Til VVI 1 1 11 II IONS OYI We UUt Iti I tnt lit mu ruths ti fit of tUIH only unti VS ot Shall Bo ml The ID I a ItlfcT ou in of all in hi with their my a li' tune tonight rent eminent of sweeping view of tat. an-l listen to of the of it i ti ex yet to lie, saying, "I have unto you hut ye them Hu UoL, The world 1 ip of Moses Thus present le.tiler- handed on the bor I- of rs- is a law of been edtteat HOT Ussonx have beetl the process tw of sacrifice and Of life. The hard the true one. in counters in the human progre.se tort cut from the white city of hoed ami world it shall endure that supplies nf man. in il aspirations, i el pth of i ihzatnm faite 1 lili itimi only the seek tsriom.

if world is fool fade-1 because it only of the will the legions she ini: will upon the then a civilization A French Port, 22. Sui viv of the I nited States transport whit was sunk by a sobina rine last week while ta me on het hone ward trip Vm-iieim warships, were landed hen Sunday by auxiliary Vessels and ure being can-d for by Vmeri- Consulate. Some of the men have lodged in local hotels and a ft vv have ft for Paris. 'tac torpedo the ship at Hi- oVinek Wednesday morning of those on hoard were killed in their berths and others while It- sing The explosion killed the ngiiit rs, oilers and and hoM of crew who in the unks h- low i 1 he survivors praise the iti of he Vntilh- and th- of the gun crew who stuck to posts whih the officers search with field glass-u fro the submarine until waves closed over the ship When the Antilles sank forty or men at the stern Most rh-un leaped fifty to more th s- a as the stern rose to a nduulai position and were down hy the suction the i vessel. Th- su man ne was not sighted before or after the explosion sea was running high at Mine, making it difficult to v.

ili crew and passengers. Some ors tins to d-d w- irt' an tmur they were sight by the boats I ut t.b*ut of 1- Xiuil. Pi T- xas. Oct. 22.

nt of this was Pi- -nt commander of the transport Antilles titly 1 a German submarini Word to i mother, litis. 11 C. Ghent of th tv, from Washington an rmuni- that lie is safe He graduated the Naval Academy nt Ann ai 1903 i i i i.iKi, Vogel Pluck- a Sweet I er I'runt Mr. ami '1rs. it.

iih -i because it 1 only In adversity' an song" rs i rii hey re- y. eep full. Ft war eagles The Syrian san-1 years the path for the progress God swept ins in part out of the "When that which is that which is In pari the speaker showed been prepared for a which no shall he swayed of llirn who is King l.ord of Ijords, the ot Militarism must on time Jesus said inherit the Rome. Sim sent her eagles far and and the nations into sheaf of conquest, but with iks and broken wings her Hung into the Tiber, in pi re endured a thou- Twcnty -seven victorious mns relurm to march under her triumphal u-hes, hut with mute voit hei pulchres call out to us of e- Ambition enticed pub to dizzy o-n-1 treacherous i his greatness crumbled win columns of Vendome int of his empire sleeps ln uc! of Sedan. Spain gath- p.

by power of conquest. She sent I murdering, robbing soldiers through xico and into Peru, but today th- mighty billows of the -hep ri-ie majestically over the splintered hulks of her overthrown Vrmad i It has ever been so. ever -hill so Germany was a (ton of intellect and the will. Her heart is wholly undeveloped. She wa, shaping and moulding the thought an-l culture of the world Wo ((Ymtmued on pa go 5.) MAYOR ti fi.

PINCH Iti I NTs I I I il Hi.li IA 1. 24, Iti VI ItoW N. I IVIN I IN II I I i I Wed ne ahi- bainnan Howell I smith ati important no ling ol Lilw r- ty I a inn fer p. in. tufligfit to laid at the liii-ini 'I- II 111 ill flu- I building, ami 111 111 Iht of tin- commit ice, liuling pa- not only iruifg-d but to lie present.

He said: bum in Collin mud up, tow a r. 1 or emls Saturday, htotsr 27, litter apathy which to among our grave 1 and -ituatlon eatls finite action at If tin- St-coinl I crtv I Is to made a to li is only a small i of rcMmnxs of our comm. Me hum meet situation with sicriila tliat our I 1 gsiuntrv may not be lef'-rr of i 1 1 world by a failure of the to is'sfMiinl to this l.ilsatv lean. I lie sinking of the Vim i ali Vmillcs mueb nttn-'iit amoiig bui tliat nniliod a niost unloilunate way to eis'att- scii- Iimeni tu biiiti'x lavor, The trioti-m our is ln ing tcsted. Cvcrv persoti to Isian is idding hi-, bit to he coun- Ir.v’s smoss in or militar) dominatimi by l.iberty IVotids saf- e-t inveslnunt in vvorbl, institiition and organizatioii investing fnnd.s in ibis issile ix ir ipproval of our agaiiist Cvcry il vv ho buys a lals-riy Ikaid to bi- love of trv.

ami vci bo buys a i.ibcrty Homi ritmtc- tovvanl I everj im mls-r of lalsity eoininittce as vvell a ntalive numls-r of ns present tonigli! ut 7:110 al Business iVM.nis take pari in ibis ant ami urgent business meeting l'or vvliieh it is hcrcliy -1, will the day in Hie history of Mr Kinm-y for Ribcr- ami IXMiiocracy" if the people of our city obsf ry in keeping with the icqu of Mayor It. A. Finch who today issued an ol fietal proclamation requesting observance of by Pi si-lent Wilson and followed up Saturday with a proclamation by County Judge Mayor Finch asks the people of McKinney to cheerfully lay aside their duties and to Join in a united effort to properly and fittingly observe the day. His proclamation follows; Whereas, County Judge It Moulden as Chairman of the Collin County Kiberty R-an organization, has issued a proclamation, upon the people of Collin county' to ob.s- next Wednesday October 21, which President Wilson has designer, and reqm to be observ- throughout nation as Liberty Ony and whereas, appreciating patriotic purposes of our President and the action our County Judge, Sow, therefore, H. A.

Finch, mayor of the city of McKinney, ht reby protdaim said as Liberty Hay, and respectfully request and urge all citizens to properly observe that day by cheerfully and faithfully complying with the roqu st of our President and the proclamation of opr county jtulge. our citizens lay' aside the cares of business and by a united effort make this dav the crowning -lav in the history of McKinney for and demoeruev. Witness my hand this the 22nd of October. 1917. If.

A. FINCH, Mayor. rifllSE IjUDTII UN 3 EH NEW HOLES yyg FITZSIMMONS I It VI, It I I AN' tv VBOIts op LOCAL Ol.s ltK I I I.M Isst Wild, HK coni idiki i sivipi ii Tie home of Mr. ami Mrs. lt.it, was s.id ed last Thurs-lny night when th.

death angel took away ir little six year old The litise child had been ill only a short time was an exception illy lovable little child of sweet disposition and her sudden death brought grh to many outsnle of her family and relatives. Her smiling little and her cheering voice will 1 by who knew and in contact with her The tvvd par- have tin; heart felt -empathy of their large number of friends Flevcnth havc to sub- loan approxi- daily, from Iti 1 mm'y New r- in -lolm It iowii iiibling. The M- Kimy of is permanently in its nCw upstairs over abstrmt office of John Bt on 1 I ante- ana sti t. i Pierce supervisor of the room, this morning, pi. also I that the elf in garment making would on the set li work, ami for those who -members to gov-rn themselves cor dingl v.

Red at the ork rs i gges re. for a re ar- VI KINNI NT 'I Ht I II Oil VN Vs O. The M-Worth Oil and Ga Cotn- I any recently under the laws of Oklahoma, held its first meeting Friday and elected folowlng officers J. Vshb cashier Collin County National Hank, M- Kinney, A 11 Luck treasurer the Co Fort Worth, vice president; II nlehinson, Wa. secr etary usurer The capital stock is $40.000.

The tnl and Gas Company has ptirehased a very valuable piece of property located near OU City, okl and will begin drilling at 1 22. (Special to the Fouruu -Gaxt tte) The Liberty Loan d- pai tmetit of the Federal Reserve Rank last night gave out the following staRqnent of the situation; people of the eral Reserve Histrlct Herihe to the liberty niately Monday until Friday next, both days inclusive. This means hourly or 61 1 per minute, sleeping and waking. And this must bo done to the minimum amount asked for by the Government. assessment or quota referred to represents 1-3 per cent of the total banking resources of the district.

The people have money; question is: Will they lend it? situation calls for an effort almost superhuman to save us from disgrace." I t. It Vt .11. out i actor L. Mill- start- Hiiibling for 11. Worthy Motor Company.

Contractor Miller has sturt- 1 a force of workmen remodeling ami in I i-buiiding rhe NeW- i some buibbng on southwest cor- of New face brick I will be used, a plate glass window i will placed in the front on the west side, new walks built and the building generally made new. The H. Worthy Motor Co. will oecu- py the building. Washington, 22.

Provost Sy slial General Crowder i that vvitli tlie completion of the draft I army of 68 7,000 men a new system will be installed succeeding armies 'which will greatly the labors of the local and district boards. with tiie reduction of labor." says General Crowder in his statement, wdl be provided a system which will classify each one of the nine million men who have not yet been inducted into the military s- rviee each man will have been given his place in the National scheme of defense. General Crowder plans that all men of the second draft will be divided into live classes. Those in the first class will be without dependents or without industrial demands for them at home. The second, third and fourth classes will be n- fde-1 at and in the trenches in varying degrees, while the fifth class will be composed of cripples and those who could not serve under circumstances The second class would not be called until the first class was exhausted, the third not to lie called until the was exhausted and the third would follow the fourth.

This will not only simplify the tlraft machinery but the objections1 of farmers and DIES UT CHIMO 111 VV I 1.14.il 1 HT I MIRIM I I K.it IHYMPloN (M MOULD. 22 Hob Fitzsimmons has taken the last count. The greatest of modern champions to the champion of all times in Michcul Reese Hospital at 2:45 o'clock this morning. The following a losing fight of five days against pneumonia. At no time was the former heavyweight king a chance ftm life, but he alone refused to give up and practically his last words were: not through until count- out.

I never have quit and never will." VII- Day tjuiltim The ladies of the First Baptist ehurch will have in all day quilting at 11 ehurch and all members are invited to attend. Jack Heard, who is yvith the Fourth Texas Infantry Hand, which was recently transferred from San Henito to Gamp Howie, spent the week-end with honiefolk, returning to I Nut Worth Suh-lay night, Ho was uoeompunh'd as far as Dallas by his sister. Mi Fanny Heard. Mrs. Gu-orgc of Hishop, T-xas, down near the Gulf coast, is at bedside of an aunt, Mrs Hroylcs.

at Guthrie, Oklahoma, who is quite ill Mrs, is a sister of Mrs Amelia Adamson, who at the of her daughter, Mrs K. Denton, in this city. Mrs. Wilson was formerly Miss Lula Allison also of McKinney, daughter of Scott Allison, She may visit hero before to her South Texas home. Mrs Jesse Hone and Miss Hippie Prunier wen Rallas visitors Sunday.

munition workers. The new draft regulations will not affect the men of the first draft who already in the service. OI Iti MDI I RII PL YNO A II HR PROS II 1 Y.IOKI IN OF 1.25« IN LI AN VN it Waco, Texas, Oct. 22 All forty- nine voting boxes in county has heard from Sunday night, giving a majority 1.256 for prohibition in Saturday's local tion election. The pros the city by 13 7 votes ami the county' prt-incts by 1.429.

Today is a regular m-eting -lay for the County Commissioners, and they may canvass the returns at that time. I IV 1 It OI TO 1 It RN I LI PI LI IC.IV» -H Plano, Robbins, lion of died at Robbins, funeral I Sunday Rev, P. no nt yv: erv Oct. 22 H. an old resident of this seethe county.

born in 1 834, the home of his son, W. late Saturday evening. The services were held at the rian church at 2 o'clock afternoon, conducted by the I Tucker of Mexia. Interns made at the Masonic A Lewis director of the regimental hand of the Fourth Texas Infantry, visited mis in McKln- Saturday night and Sunday is now at Camp Howie, Fort Worth, his band having been transferred to that place last vve. ft San Henito.

Mr. Lewis was forni rly' i tor of the McKinney hauts' Hand. Temple, Texas, H't. 21 victims of an auto accident were buried yesterday. The occurred at Little River when the auto in which they and two others wore riding was struck by an K.

train The dead are R. Mi -Faria ml, Mrs. R. McFarland, M-Farlan-l Parker Williams Marion Dunlap. T.

R. M-d-Nir- laqti and Hartow Me two injured expected to recover. The market was hardly strong as on Saturday. Prices paid belay from 27c to 27 40..

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