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11-26-1917

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VOL.

_I,

NO.

_IN.

The

Evening

Current

FURIOUS

FIGHTING

ENDS WITH

BIG

VICTORY

FOR

BRITISH

Bitter Struggle

Stopi

3d

When Germans

_Gie

Ground

Blood-

-stained

Bayon-ets

Tell

Tale

By Aaseciated

_PrM.

Brltlah Amiy Headquarter la

Franc.

Nor. 25 (by the A

noc

lut-ed Press). This mornIt k round the battle line weary, _{but determined.}

The Brltlah troopa atretrhed In m

aeml-clrel- e _{against Barton wood}

and Noverlan vIIIukp. which neatlea

at

the north-wester- n _{edge of the}

foreat. It waa a line which haa

been eatabllahed in face of dogged

resistance. The Oermans have

fal-len back Htep by atep. fighting with

the fury of despair. All yeeterday

opposing forces struggled bitterly at cloae quarter for possession of

the Utile village, from which the Brltlah were rorced Friday. After gaining a footing in a deaperate rush that took them through the Bourlon wood, night fall atill found

wavea of Infantry surging back and forward through the blood-staine- d

atreeta of the little hamlet, and

the houaea the crimson bay-onets tall the story of terrible con-flict waged. Gradually the

Oer-mana

Ml

back, the British

press-ing forward with an unfailing the enemy could not with

-atand, and the hamlet of Bourlon

was Anally cleared of the major portion of the Qerman troopa.

J. A. Nevenger returned

Satur-day from hta bualoeas trip to points north of Clovle

Don't forgot the Big Hooaier

Cabinet Sale

at

Purdy's Furnlturo

ntoro starta Wednesday, No?.

_tlth.

Hro. H.

J.

Durst and ion, Paul,' are up from Loving today spending the day with friends In Carlabad.

Bopping ae4 vialtlng. expecting to

return to Loving . Mra.

Durst formerly molded In Carlsbad and nor violin are too few and too for between to

rait

her many

(.'AIILHRAD, VKW MF.XICO, MONDAY, NOV. iMt. 1917.

Lafollette

Case

Is Postponed.

By Associated Press.

Washington. Nov. 26. The La-follette investigation is postponed, probably until Congresa convenes on

account of the absence of senutors

of the subcommittee.

Sen.

Stone Warned

Country of War.

a

Fiy Associated Press.

Washington, Nov. 25. In the

declarations or war against Aue--tt

in. Turkey nnd Bulgaria, Chair-man Stone of the Senate Foreign Relations committee declared,

"It

would be exceedingly advlsablo to simplify a situation now anoiual-oiia.- "

"We are, in fuel," he said,

"now lit war with Uermany'a

(IRRMAMB WHIPPED BACK

By Associated Press.

Home, Nor. 26. Strong Austro-

-QsWtJPM _attacks on the northern,

mountain front between Rrenta

and I'iave river were repulsed yes-terday, it Is announced.

Congressmen

Return

from Visit to French

Battlefields.

By Associated Press.

Atlantic Port. Nov. 26. The

par-ty of American Congreamen

mem-bers, which had a narrow escape

from death while visiting the

trenches In France, returned to Ney Tork.

Safe and

Accommodating

TSt

First.

_National

_Bank

Saturday. Wash Simpson and T.

0. Lovo ehlpped a double-decke- d

oar of fat sheep and goata to

Kan-sas City markets.

Joe Welsh waa up from bio

ranch, south. Saturday, attondlng

to buainooa matters.

Ibthing finer

for

your

Thanksgiving

Dinner

Than

WRIGHT'S Fancy Nancy

Hill

Sweet

Polities

tonight

PHONE

_1U

friends.

FOR MALM OB

TRAM.

Carlabad city property; 8 room houee: modern plumbed. Would consider live stock. Call or write to the Current

_eft

00.

ltd

NO

NEW

ATTACK IS

ATTEMPTED

BY

GERMAN FORCES.

By _{Associated Press.}

London, Nov. 25. A _statement

Issued today says "On Cambral

enemy hus not repeated his

rttnrkx on the lloinlon position since the failure of his attempt nt

midday yesterday, and the situation

Is unchanged. North-eas- t of Ypics

there was. considerable artiUery ac-tivity on both nidea early last night but no infantry action developed.

British Troops and

Artillery

on An

Eight

Day March.

By _Associated Press.

Italian tleadquni

tM,

Italy, Nov.

It,

Solid runks of Franco-Britis-h

inruntry with artillery and supply

trains were seen by a correspondent

today within the sound of U hut-l-e

on the northern line in Italy. They had been on an eight-da-y

march.

Vy Aatocinted Press. Concord, Nov. 26. tin trial began here today.

THE bill K. President Vice -J. Cashier Francis H. Ass I ashier Bv Pi Means

GERMAN

BE

Associated Nov. Secretary

McAdoo decided that under the trading with the enemy law

all

in or "ally

en-emy to.

with the exception of life inanrance are allowed to

continue their existing contract

i

.YIMI Year, Month, ft.. Copy.

Newsprint

Paper

to

Be

3

_{Cents Pound.}

By _{Associated Press.}

Washington.

_No.

2 Newt

print paper

eighty-liv- per _{cent of the}

print paper output In the country

will sell news print to publishers at three rents per pound until April

the Drat, and after that at prleo lined the Federal Trade

under an agreement reached

between the government and

_all

or seven charged

with the violation of the Sherman

nntl-lrus-t law.

By Associated Press. Mincola, Nov. 26. Mrs.

took the stund In the trial here

today and said that she fell when

u young child and struck her head

against the fireplace. A review waa

taken of her and her husband's courtship and marriage. She said

her husband gave her a hundred dollar security after her

ninriage. She declared Desatille paid It. "Why,

that's

nothing,"

she said,

"it's

absurd to call you an

A LEGAL

DECISION

COURTS HAVE DECREED THAT A CANCELLED CHECK WITH ENDORSEMENT IS THE MOST VALID RECEIPT

TOU CAN POSSESS.

There is no repudiation possible. dt is absolute evidence that a

has been paid.

AVOID

UBAL

OUIBHLES BANKIMi YOUR MONEY WITH US AND PAYING ALL BILLS BY CHECK.

Hendricks, J. A. I.usk, President N. Livingstun. Ryan, t

The

NATIONAL BANK

OF CARLSBAD

Member of FEDERAL BANK

INSUR-ANCE TO

BOYCOTTED

Washington. 2

busi-ness Insurance companies

Incor-porated Germany of countries" are he companies which manufacturers repre-senting by (,'oinmls-slo-n manufacturers Desaul-le- s thousand heiress." IM RESERVE liquidated DIRECTORS: K. Hendricks ,1. N. Livingston T. C. _lluriie J. A. I.usk Carl U. Livingston

Government

May

Take

Control of Railroads.

Washington. Nov. ii, The U. S. (Government will take over the

oper-ation of railroads if the pooling plan dooan't afford relief from the

present situation, is being

ronold-ere-As a committee the vice

presidents or Kustern lines

_hate

gathered to perfect general plans

lo put pooling arrangement In

12. 50 special discount on all Booster Cabinets st Purdy's

_rural

ture store

WHY

RUN

_THE

_RISK

OF HBNDINO YOCR (LOTHKM TO THOMB _WHOSh MKTHODM

ARB HXCBPTtONK KATHKK THAN THB BULK Oh

KWITA-TIO-WHBN YOU KNOW THAT HANITAAHY MKTHOI K _IN

LAUNDRY WORK AltE AH IMPORTANT TO HBAI.TH AND

LIKE AH _{THBY ARB} IN THB PREPARATION OF Ftmid.

THE SANITARY

WAY

_COSTS

_NO

_MORE

The Carlsbad Steam Laundry

OPHKATKD BY THM _{CARLSBAD LIGHT FOWRR CO.}

Office 206

_reONM

Laundry 8

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V

I

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I

TheEvening

Current

S L. I'trrjTi l.ditm and Manager J. I, Ptlry. Ji., Asalstmit Kdltor

as aecond - matterI ...

Apr", _{1917, the post at}

Carlsbad, New the Act he mentioned March dally

Sundays the Carlsbad Dr. of

Printing Company. SUBSCRIPTION One year in 5.00 H,x months in 8.00 month in 60 copies .06

of the Associated Preaa. The Associated Preis is exclusively

to the use for republication of all news dispatches to it or not otherwise In this pa-M-r

and also the !.. nl news published

netein.

t'HAM I'tMIO HOI Kl. OI'HS

- , _INMl'KtlION

C. C. Ilonner. manager of the new Crawford Hotel, wishes to state that hotel will be open to the

from

Drue-until p. m. This la ladles

only. In the from 7:30

to 11:00, and gentlemen re

cordially Invited to be presents

will he in the dining rendered.

formal opening; of the

occur two this

being to

ship-ment of kitchen furniture

ha been delayed. The will

be run on the European the

rS"

L J

TUB KVKNINT. (TRRENT. MOMMY. NOV. M,

iin.ni; loom being opened In about ('ii duys. Many reservations haw

linen for the nn.hi

I manager wishes, to stress liM

fni'l Ihut till Mit I_mli mm unil .'iillf

clans .

'"

cor,,1,,

16, at office

Mexico, under limes above. of 3, 1K7U. Published

excepted, by William

_F

Ulaaler, Slous RATES. advance advance One advance Sample Member entitled credited credited FOR the for evening, ladles There be hotel In necessary which hotel plan,

II7.

made opening hi'

Falls, S. I). whose card appears In

nils issue, with his wire and two boys, five and three years old,

res-pectively, are In town this week.

doctor has taken office room

Dr. I.auer and will engage In

general practice. He la a

physt-DN-of expei lente and has

speci-alised In _{surgery for years,} and has

already begun work In _{that line} In

( _ailffbad. The Iamity _Is at the

Hates, where they will remain until

a suitable residence can be secur-ed They expect to make thla city

their home and become Interested

in nil that pertalaa to Its upbuild im and prosperity. We bespeak a

cordial welcome to Dr. (Master and

family.

ladies of Carlsbad, Wednesday. Candy from l.os Angeles Choco

-November the 28th, 3 o'clock late Shop, at Dick's Store.

dancioK Tbe

will delay The

Mrs. Newell and family went up to l.akewnod yesterday and spent the day with Mrs. T. McClure

That lady accompanied them on room, and a musical program will; " return trip and here today.

weeks, owing a with J. Is

CHRISTIAN

A

tl

INKKRANCK

'

FiRK,

AWoKtfJHlE,

ANI

SI.RKTY

--

a

I

u

i

After

_the

Roping

and Racing

HAVE YOUR SUIT PRESSED FOR THE BIC 0AN6E ON THE

AMERICAN

STEAM

PRESS

SANITARY

T,

NO

hist

INTO THF. CMrTHRft .AH llllaWil I

alfl

1

1m

V

"

W

WJ

rim

RALPHm

_PHOn,MI

Oeem

_,.:

The singers who are to take part

in the Thanksgiving music are re-quested to meet toatght at the Presbyterian church at seven

Sandwiches and Coffee at Dick's

Fountain. AMI OUT WITH VR TRAM. sM

M'

RAtltM TUB

COWBOY'S

REUNION

tieorge llrantley left ih.ln

on the train south for' a trip to I'ecos and Mohkhana. We will take your old cabinet aa

first payment on a Hooslar during tbe sale, Purdy'a Furniture

tor.

Ill ' Ii _i

NOVEMBER

29

AND

30

At

_the

Baseball Park, Carlsbad,

N.

M.

Greatest

Ropers

and fastest

Cowboys

in

the

world.

Also

fastest

cattle and

goats

in

the

world.

Among

them

are

Weir Brothers,

Allen

Holder, Clay McGonagill,

Jerry Wright

and

many

others

of

the most expert

in

their

line.

We

wish

to

assure the

public

_that

this

wi!l be

the "greatest

and

most

expert

roping

and

riding contest ever

seen

in New

Mexico.

To be

precluded by

a

big

street

parade

at

10

a. m.

_Contest

starts

promptly

at

1

p.

m.

_.

Music

furnished

by

Carlsbad Band.

JOHN

MURRAH,

_Manager.

(JKKMH DRIVEN 1,1

oixwm.

at hi :im i l i iJ _{.' Mi} .,,.11 vftt, .Jlfc Mjia,y , i

mjP

wm

vm

wm

Jv

w

wjw

_WW

LOCALJWS

A _number or _gentlemen are la

town iioday coming from the Waller

ciowi

much, where thay hava btea for aoaae days, la the crowd

_nai

Tom Ivey,

"Itat"

Jewell, tleorse

Dram, Mr. Harm, Italy and Urby

Bedford. Some of thai are from

Hereford and sunn-- _{from Lubbock,}

but ihc Current will not andertuke to Huy wliu-- Ib _{from' where."}

0fcMlata

SVp Candlpn In

hoxea, at Dick'n Drug Store.

A. li. La rock and wire, or Kl

Pa-a-in

recent arrival in Carlahad,

and are at the Palace. The Kentle-ma- n

will be employed ly the Cloven

Lumber company ami he and hi

wire will rerelve a cordial

wel-come rrom Carlabad people. Twenty ounce Liberty Loaf, at tnc Model Market Bakery, 10 _centi.

m

_the

rcrw.ic

Peina unable to necure aufficlent

help and needing all the dlahea

that we have, we will not be able

to put up any baaket dinner ror ThankaglvlnK. All service will be devoted to dining room.

Hotel Patea.

;

mm

1

Dr. WilliaM F. GJasier

Physician

_arid

--

gudgeon

. _{orflre la}

parr

_Ituildjna;

a.areJ , _Night.

Phone

No.

38.-

-THE EVENINC CURRENT, MONDAY, NOV. 1HI. 1017.

.Qraivford

_Jotel

_Open

_for

inspection

ZThe

Cadfes

of

(2arsbacf

_and

_Vicinity

yjtfne

_xwrfiatty

_invited

_6y

_tie

_management

t

m&it

_inspect

tie

(Brwford

OYote

Wednesday, November

28th,

1917

From

3 Until

5 P.

M.

,Ais

f&r

_{tCaties Onty}

VlfanrjPvTirM

Te

Karlabud Light and Power

Company rurulahed

_Jlbt

for t_he

mow'H nigni tor me

Ume.

Jobp nail and T. I. Powell, of Arteala., were late arrlbala In Carta-bad-,

Salmday ufteinoon.

J. H.

_Co

la houie from a _month

vlalt ut

Portale,

at the horn of hla daughter, Kettlntc in

yeterday.

tl. ; _{SlDKleton. of Monument,}

waa reitlRtered at the I'alacu over

Sunday. N

l.iKht l.tinchea aerveil at Dick'H

Fountain.

S. I. Hubert and hod, Ceorfce, apent a day in the open air, golgg

In Ihelr nutn to the MoRley una

Juniper SpriiiK country. Tliey shot a few rine iiuailR.

HooRler Cabinet Sale lieclna WeilneRday, Nov. 28th, at 1'urdy'a

Furniture Htore.

Mr. Walter Clover and little

Mary and MIrm Muybelle Thayer

In about noon today rrom the

(iloer

ranch and will remain here

neveiill daya. Mlaa Mayhelle _haa been at the Clover ranch rorty daya. She aaya ahe known her vlalt waa Romewhat lengthy, hut Rhe had

Riich a delightful time ROlns: to ttuncea and round-up-a _{and other}

Horlal affaira, that ahe almply

couldn't come any aooner. Mr.i

Olover will be In town Thuraday to

witness the. ropiag and

_radar

i Tw.eoty euace Liberty Ioaf,

at

th

Model Market Bakery, 10 carta.

'

iar

itfy

iiajr

a

_Hit?

ga'Sr a

- "J1

_t"J

'

V-- 'g--1

un

If

Ural

came

Mis _{Crace Cooke and} MIkk Mi-ldred Cooke, or Carlahad, will

ar-rive Sunday morniiiK for r TliankaKivlna

vlil

with MIhh Huhy

Sunder. Ml Sander ha

_lued

invitation for .. _{knittlnK teu on}

Tuenduv uiInnoon at :i o'clock, at her nuth-id- _home,

complimen-tary to her intercHtlni: guaatgj

Iforui'll Nl'Wf

To anyone who lias bur"Ice cream

packer,

ploaae 'phone u _and we will call for aume.

SWEct

SHOP. .

' I

i

I

Mr. uml Mn, Kd Caaa, the glrla

and the aoveiniiHR, MIrh N tt

Metculr, rrom near Lakewood, were

In town _{satuiilav avaalaa} add

'_Ihe

nlaht with Mr. Caaa'a alater and

raanly, Mr. ami Mrs. JndklnR.

They _{attended the big aale} In Luke-woo- d

thai day and Mr. Caaa hail

Important bUSlaaSS to look after

and the ladiex were HhoppinK. They have a _{lurae lailu and ranch} a rew

miliiH rrom l.akewood and make uulek trips In their ear.

A _{BITTER ASSORTMENT} OK

FINE

CANDIES

CAN

not

b::

FOUND

anywhkkf.

see

orR

DISPLAY OF

CHOCOLATES

SVM

I

OLD PfllCE

THE

SWEET

SHOP

COME AND SEE OUR

_ELECTRICAL

APPLIANCES

TIIRV HHI.P TO I.1CHTKX I,_lllOlt AMD

_MOM

_QONTWnh

I MKNT Tit THE HOI HE.

THE

ELECTRIC

_{IRON, VACUUM}

CLEAN-El- t,

PERCULATOR

AND MOTOR

AHE SOME

_Ot

TIIK Till

M.s

THAT WE WIM, IIK

01AD TO Ho OU.

f

Mn J.n.lM Hill

Prlanp rs In

GET

THE HELP

OF

HOOSIER'S

COUNCIL

OF

KITCHEN

SCIENTISTS

$

1

.00

Brings

You Their

Services

in

a

Hoosier

Cabinet

THESE

NOTED

KITCHEN

S

CIENCE EXPERTS

WHO

HAVE

SPENT YEARS IN FINDING

WAYS TO

LIGHTEN

YOUR

KITCHEN

LABORS NOW

TRANSMIT THEIR IDEAS

TO YOU. SOME OF THEM

BUILT

RIGHT

INTO

HOOSIER

CABINETS,

OTHERS

COME TO YOU

IN

FORM OF

PRACTICAL

SUGGESTIONS.

The

Hoosier

embodies the most

valuable kitchen helpa and

short-cuts

that are

known.

It

has

40

work-reducin-g,

time-savin-g

features

save

you

miles of steps

and

hours of

work.

It

enables

you

to

sit

rest-full-y

at

your work.

HOOSIER

low

prices

range

from

$27.50

to

$47.50

made

possible by

quantity

production.

These

low

prices put

a HOOSIER

within the

of

woman.

$1.00

DOWN

$1.00

Per

A

In Your

Home

YOUR

'Phone

25

MnlMUKlM.

_{Huuichuld l.oi}

Wlwwuila

ARE

THE

THE

means

every

Come

in

and

see the Hoosier

models.

Ask to see

the

vital

part

Learn

what

it

means

to have these

women

work

for

you

right

in your kitchen.

Every

HOOSIER,

regardless

of

price, offers

you

the

same Hoosier

of

your money back

if

you

_{are not}

_delighted.

If

you

prefer

you

can pay

for

your Hoosier

on

easy,

convenient

We

are

going

to

offer these

CABINETS

for

one week only,

beginning

WEDNESDAY

NOV. 28th,

1917.

AT

_$2.50

SPECIAL

DISCOUNT

Week

Puts

HOOSIER

Purdy's

Furniture

Store

WHERE

CREDIT

Hoosier

talented

guarantee

payments.

wonderful

HOOSIER

IS

GOOD

WE WILL TAKE

Your

Old

Cabinet

as

First Payment

$350.00

Bed Room

Suite

Given

Away--

Be

sure, and get

your tickets.