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Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1917-04-11
PLANT FEED AFTER THE
RAIN SAYS R. E. Caldwell
County Demonstration Agent istuet
Statement 20 Farmers u Noses
County

"A state ~ war actually yalAfe d. +
tween no United ~infss ard gffHanY.
How long viii u lasf How alH it
effect farming in Teaasl 80 man au
tell" Says cslnff fafm ncmonsirlfnf
u E caldwell ln an nierFiew De-
said
Americans paulfipa HiH sh1rft
90 me duration. huf fhfrt III geo telling
how ians that viii hf 90 shat aacr
nrHa it VIII rrquirf Inc Nur mss
oniispse before Aufumu BE- mss ceut
finuo Hnnihsr flii wear 90 fHe Du
nzhtins may hr confined To- fHe sfn
~ MAJ hs rsQHirfd iu send an espefll ,
fiouafs fosos iu Eurnpe There mas if
LIGHTING un a.r oWu Hou
These lnUffi4lnfif- malf nrminf
profits Sob lfif egIailf arIfffain.
kbnut An So can fprrefst Hltn anF
Hfafrf nf confidence g. fNHt 49, WW
need 800 fhe food and feed 49, flu
raise
"Wfh o,tr Dr. aen' dr. conditions bore
and islf sra-nn fH srs ihe fneI fool
ana food afr safer fHau cnffau an0
a. farmer Hnopli iri ihe pnsslhh1 ~
hIfh price cotton aHs Dlm fo nsk ni.
sii 600 sueo "a coup fHh afr .H 'Hs .s.
500
food b. as important ae Fln Thn
eroHi nation ~ Hura nui DtahsHi. nHfr
Is mnn0n mfn r ffHialHa lu SNORT
nmr uuuf ~ thorn vli come from
ihf ftrue snd 5000 suNpiirs whitH fhfs
mishi have mised maef hr nI.r1 boz
thesf who remsln at hnmr
rhe smallest na0f fari aa.f.n elI
heip
Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1917-04-11
FAMOUS FIGHTING UNIT
APPEALS FOR RECRUITS
Fourth un,tsd States lniantry Sta
toned az Brownsplle Wants
0ced Clean Nnuna Men

Culourl D. Dr. ilaf.h ui tUU r.WlN
nited ~ufes lnnnir, nsr of the MOST
famoue lehIlnt ratlment+ .f irn sfm,
Yesterday ssurd thr fiiapIne apr.
sos souns mrn nf saHin rtNfs
NWtfhHHs sfr F'rNina hnv fnt
where onef io eor'v th"if uountf'
lmir are NHcaufirF bon thr uh lH.
tanttN as we'll Hs in ihe NRf1irs HnI
iield Ntill'rt unu lag ior THROWN
fno can Infantry has Elouoe M
fury sNttndtua oyer mor trsn q t.n
sew, This rcenurnf participated n
pmeiicallY oYfp naliis ef $40 N,Nirtn
Msr irom ralo Ate ANA gest,a uo l
islma GO Nharuii0rre aud thr saies
Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1917-04-11

FREE
Cook Book

Wouldn't You Ike % taste he
de'e'ous onsp-enwcd biscuits q
h@ bread TIA, Couolenc Makes
Wouljut you llke Co see how
qu'okly and delteous.y wholesome
C's,olcne doc, all N,sls ST ,ntr.i
Wouldn't sou Ike a. ugc l--
hoo'N Cascs and cookies msa-
~lihow huucr with Co,,ol-n-
We hclie,e YOU would N,u-
have pnnoi a Srcyiai Cn5k Ro5t
CONTAINING 239 Jcipcs by famous
cooks We shall be glad 10 mai
YOU 'hS Cook Book trcc.
10 you prefer 10 ne scms Of r.
own reIipo be sure to u.s c,..,.
les Coi'olsae ,han you a.e ef s,r.,
shortening Couolens IS asar
roo ian6o Boa ths ,ru.I
hoos b wei vol,h wuir. ioa
wn's Then X. Fahbaak lsmr-,
w West WathinEtor St5..t
Ch'eago, N
Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1917-04-11
SOME LATE ONES

Mra iiuwella Your bah, rcaciutles
hls ather VefN much dnn Npu thlnh
Mira Urowells Nrs. N buth lpoka aul
netlrna. NhN, hc oten cries tni thr
lnVen in The daytime. Instead of at
night iHsi 60 bo CONTRARY ludItn
auelis erur
IN Won iirthmanh lloiwpe SAYS
Germany has never had ihe suehtrat
Idea uf atlatAlne the Ontrd ~tairs
she ntotelN wanted McSieo ana Jataa
10 do b. savannah News
Airs. Fiuhduh naNs she 30 aolnf 40
iaim Beach for rest siiow ineon
sisieut people are. lbsi aa mitch gnssil,
eolnR on taero ns here l.ouissius
Courier louloai
ibid son ear that contemporary O.
iuwhrow and hunoheadT Nss. l.
ald," answered senator sofNhun lir
icscnts Ihe insult" That was no in
suit Thai was a dlaNnosi. Wash.
insien star
q was sshamed of nay husband oncc
IN london" said Mrs John W Gatr.
'Amens nt'r tourist stunts was visit
20 Madam TusHauai's waNworas Ous
~ our friends asked As how Ne hkua
a. and my husoand Replied We'll Is
Impressed nv 49, very meeh lke any
other iensiish party womsn's
Home Companion
Docs sour father ever eoninrnt ia
my risSine ~ late ~ nishtw Nm
Alecrnon.r That's good hut ne
sometimes makes sarcastic rcmafhs
about sonr s,a,ine 40 ssFls io the
morning. birmingham Ake.llefald
Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1917-04-11

Fiiee Chamberlain OF san Antonla
sras IN he city Tuesday on business
mission.
Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1917-04-11

Ladies' wanted 30 hello durine White
Crest Flour Demonstration. Salary
and commission. Apply Miss ksyser,
room 5oT. Nusees Hotel. sd
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-12-03
State and County Taxes

TaN Payers see uuEe q columns
and s. fIr informa tlou regarding
uaymcuf 90 taxes Adv
Family Washing &c per ~. Wus-
sarhusetfs LRuudry Co, Main 3oo3 -.
Adv.
Printtng--thc plain neat Lfnd--fh"t Q
a. rluht--Tines Job Depf.--Mnin 1870.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-12-03
WIN WAR; ,
is SLOGAN
IN CONGRESS
National Legislature
Assemblies For Vital
Session

WASHINGTON. Dec. 3.--Amer.
iea's win The war session OF con
gress opened today.
With the United States rapidly
assuming the dominant role in the
war on Hohenzollernism, the sixty.
hfth congress convened AZ noon
with gigantic tasks all aimed at vic
tory before H.
Questions of financing the most
costly war in history. of meeting
the rapidly changing economic con
dit.ons AZ home and OF giving ade
quste support TO the nations allied
with this country In the war on
Germany, will keep congress in ses.
sion probably thru next summer.
President Wilson viii appear be
fore the senate and house In joint
session tomorrow 90 deliver his mes.
sage The entire legislative pro
gram is awaiting >his direction
Chairman Flood of the house for
eign affairs committee will call
meeting Immediately to take up
problems which the president suR
gests Appropriation and revenue
committees viii get under way.
eading senators expect Secre-
tsry Lansing to send the upper
branch OF congress proposed treat
les covering "alien slsokers.' for
combination. II Is reported agree
ments have been reached with all
Allied countries II the senate ap-
proves thesc--and there is no op.
position 10 the principle proposed
legislation on the subject win be
dropped
Todays session In both house
and senate was hrisf
Senator LaFollette. colleague OF
tho late Senator llusting. was TO
present resolutions and go have rhe
immediate adjournment of the sen.
at in respect TO the dead mans
memory. The house OF representa-.
tives organized at the special ses.
sion was 20 adopt a resolution invit-
lng the president 60 deliver his an
nual message.
Congressm, expect the prohihi.
tiOn amendment TO pass the house
by he Christmas recess after which
the session is expected 10 proceed
in earnest.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-12-03
BRITISH LINE RINGS WITH
PRAISE OF YANKEE FIGHTERS
AMERICAN ENGINEERS WHO FOUGHT
BESIDE HAIG'S men To TURN BACK
GERMAN DRIVE WIN HIGHEST HONOR

some sort Of a settlement OF the
street railway situation is made,
even III temporary
The mayor Corporation Counsel
Harry S. Dingeman and Otto kirch-
ner. head OF the governmental re-
search bureau. will confer Monday
afternoon on the special message
Mayor Marx viii send 90 the council
Tuesday night He viii also have q
session late Monday with the street
railway commissioners.
Saturday afternoon when it be
came known that the railway tick
cts al tho rate OF seven for a quar-
ter would be Withdrawn SUNDAY
morning and that a hve.cent fare
would be charged. there was "a
scramble for suips OF tickets. Con
ductors would soil only one strip 20
q passenger. but the demand for the
single srNpJ was SO great that tho
supplies OF these in the hands Of tho
conductors werer~ soon exhausted
The company had announced that y
would continue 80 accept the tickets
for faros as long as those. already
issued lasted
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-12-03
DUR. Will.
NOT bulge
ON FARES
Refuses To Alter Die
tum of Straight
Five Cents

City officials are busily engaged in
trying to~think up p plan 20 force
The d. t. r. 20 abandon It's decision
90 charge straight FIVE cent fares
which became effective Sunday. In
stead OF the seveu-tor.a-quartor tick
ets The nope of a peaceful ComprO
mise was abandoned after Tho may
or and President r. W Brooks had
held a lote conference in tne may
ors offic. late Sunday afternoon
President Brooks fatty refused to
consider compromising ON FiN-for-
a-quarter fare, declaring that DC was
not possible and that unless the rail-
way charged at least 1--WE cents o.
could not continue TO do business.
He brought 20 The conferenc" "a
mass of data showing that business
had allen of TO such an extent and
tnat operation costs had Increased So
much thpt the company had hui tic
one alternative 10 increasing the
fare. and that was 20 quit business.
Mayor Marx urged Mi Brooks to-
reconsider his orders that fve-Ceut
fares go into effect sunday morning
and accept Skier instead ot
seven for" at least until the engi-
necrs making an investigation of the
necessity for tie increase coul' re-
port. but tho railway president de-
Clared that he could not consider
such a proposition Finally the may
or gave up trying peaceful negotia-
lions and will nov decide upon e.
plan Of war. what that viii De is
not yoy known. but % BE- believed
the mayor and hia advisers viii
have evolved some -ori of plan be-
fore the council meeting Tuesday
night
= has been suggested that iho
council fix daily rental of The
streets that would eat up The n
creased revenue ot the company
I lmt Mr Brooks has eaid that She
company Viii not operate ii- cars
unless it is permitted 20 secure ad
ditional revenue so uch 81 pia1 10
,tiittfrt t-ttFht resHtt -s-- ~ :
company stopping its nrtice u 81
/ believed that the citt VIII NOT 1dou.
gny such severe form of retaliation
as would cause the ID. T. B to with
draw los seryice
Mayor Marx had expected to Ieav.
( The city fer Hot springs Ark Nom
/ day morning Hu ls on tne yerH,
OF a nervous and uhr ic1l br.ai.
down. according tS hls phtHrian-
/ " no have ordered him to Quif wor
1 for time. lie says now. however
ihat d. VIII NOT loatr the c.tf 1't
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-12-03
NOn-C -COmbatants Grab
Rifles and Join
Fray
LIE IN SHELL HOLES
AND PICK OFF HUNS
ankee Physicians At
tend Wounded
Under Fire
By WILLIAM PHILLIP sTKMs

WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES.
Dec Americans did their bit 10
aid Byngs Tommies in pushing back
around Cambrai Germany's most
formidable assault since Verdun.
They were not enlisted to fight.
They were engineers and doctors.
The engineers got caught in the
maclstrOm OF struggling lines and
some were cut OF by the Germans.
Then a good many OF them rolled
uD their sleeves and went into the
fight They borrowed rifles and
fought Ike bear-cats. shoulder tu
shoulder with the British.
The American doctors stuck 10
their jobs OF helping the wounded
under FIRE.
Whether these Americans suffered
casualties had not been established
IN headquarters reports up 10 date.
The whole British army, however.
was ringing with praise OF their
arst-class fighting ability
Ever since the beginning ot
Byg's thrust the American army
engineers have been building and
operating strategic railways close M
20 the German lines
Mos of thcm had their first bap-
tism ct fire in the blow They liked
80 and went into the lighting with
enthusiasm
Like many ~ the British gunners,
the American engineers saw the
Germans close up' before they reat
ized what was happening
ono anky Tennesscean got a day
full of thrills
20 was standing beside my on.
zine hp said when sbrapnel began
raining aI around me didn't
have ans fin helmet SO ! erabbed 2
patrol ouk 2 figured that was
btar tben nothing
Wau sub. those Prussians kept
coun4 hustled back and dived
I9to BOIL hole Pretty soon
i0oe,d H and thf NOChes werc aH
around uc fhcy went 20 work ana
hiow Up fhe railway tracks-bu
thel Iet the engine.
.urlfe3 from she'll hole 20 shel
l-.--- ---L-L l-nalLI- found some Tom
miles Then prabhed a rifle"
Tne Tanne-seean didn't tell the
resf of thc story. bat some OF ihost
ho saw him in action thruout The
dp BROUGHT it back ioyfully 70 head
nuatere today TIE soufherucr on
l1vrl himself immensely and ht
uusr htvc caused q iot OF pain Ovel
lm0u he hocae's
Wbn De and his fighting brothsrf
e fnr British finally rescued thi
Tcune eeBn's beloved engine, tht
T1umes said the American was a
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-12-03
JAPAN WATCHES
WAR COUNCIL
Anxious To Learn Decision
Concerning Further War
Participation
BY RALPH N. TURNER
.Ilf correspondent rnned 80


TOXIC. Dec 3.-Japan is anxious
to hear what the supreme war Coun
cn and the inter Allied conference
decided a. 20 Nippon's further part
in the war
The Russian Bolsheyiki armistice
plans today brought about a renewal
of discuss ions as 10 japan sending
troops to the western fronts n
was believed here that the Paris AND
Neraaillcs conference formally con
sidcred such additions so the Allie
lighting forces.
japanese oHcialdom was frankly
eager IA learn what decisions hHd
been reached by those meetings Ap-
parently no report has bene receiH-
ed from Iapan's envcys That The
empire viii participate much more
largely ia tho var from now on was
regarded as certain bv the public
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-12-03
Pope Honors AmerIcans.

ROME, Dec Charles O'Hern
OF Chicago. and Bernard Mahonev
of Albany both officials OF tho Amer
lean college OF Rome were today
made monsirnors hy the Vatican,
the former with rank of domestic
prclate and the latter papsl cham
berlain.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-12-03
D 'SAULLES BOY
WITH MOTHER

NEW YORK. Dec 3 Little Jack
bcSaulles is today with his motn-
Ut. Nfs BiaHCH ~ STUttcs. rUttOw-
inc her acqutai Saturday night OF
Tho charge OF killing her divorced
husband
"r.dINcs OF The slain man, agreed
not 90 oppose the mothers claim TO
he boy
Mrs Do Sgullcs was overjoyed al
the return OF her s0ns She expect
eu q legal battle would be necessary
10 regain possession OF The child
Mrs De Saulles would say moth
ing today regarding her plans for
tho future
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-12-03
TROOP TRAIN is
DIT CHED;42HURT
None Seriously Injured In Hi
nOis Central Smash
I'm

CHICAGO. Dee. Forty.two per
sons were injured. it was announced
early today. in the wreck or IN Hi
nois Central troop train two and q
half miles south fBartlett. ill, at
9.45 last mght They include 30
soldiers. woman and 'Wo civilians
The train was bound from Chit
caRo 20 the national army canton
rent Al ockford. H.. with more than
500 soldiers aboard Eleven of the
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-12-03

In Finland bread is frequently
made from pine-bark and moss
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-12-03

t3 steel cars left the track Nonc
Of the injured was dangerously burt
Several members oi ne train CREW
dociarel their belicl that the train
was wrecked by plotters rhrcc
rails We're completely torn frou tbe
track. They said this could NOT
have happened unless the spikes
We're Deliberately loosened
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-12-03
A Religious Referendum

Every Monday The Times will print in full the
sunday sermon delivered from Detroit pulpit that
the most people ask for In coupon cut from the
Saturday church page Of this paper
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-12-03
NEGRO BURNED
AT STAKE BY MOB

NASHVILLE Tenn. Dec. ga
dispatch from Dycrsburg. Tenn
SAWS THAR figol Scott. q Negro who
rrrrT-r-r--f ~ INV fTFTfIt7NfTTl f N II''
woman iu Dyer county Nov 22 #ns
burned al che stake near ihe public
square there sunday
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-12-03
TEMPORARY TRUCE is
BELIEVED ALL GERMANY
WILL GRANT RUSS REDS
Berlin Not Likely To
Accept Formula of
Extremists
BOLSHEVIKI ARE
NEARING FALL
Discomfort With Rule
of Anarchists Is
Spreading

STOCKHOLM, Dee 3.--Russia's
Bolshevikl played their grim joke
Of a peace with Germany today
while their regime tottered and
swayed 70 an approaching fan at
home
Every Indication was that a ma.
jority of fhe Russian democracy
would never recognize any pack
which the Trotsky,Lenine ring would
patch up with the enemy
Comment OF The Rabochaya Gazet.
"a today was regarded here AS cpl
tomizine tho opinion ~ the best ele-
nents ano the majority elements
in Russia
"Bol- heyikisn is nearing destruc-
tfon." the c0icotial declared 1T
VIII not come from Kaledines or
from tho adherents OF the provision
al government but il viii come as a
result OF Internal military disorgan-
izatiou, deliberately promoted, dis
appointment. disillusionment We
are facing the division OF Russia
into spheres Of influence controlled
b yiOreigners.
"Only immediate unity Of tho en-
tire democracy and Immediate war
on he usurpers can save us We
mus destroy our miserable Bona
parties
Dt0tails were still lacking today
a- to The exact circumstances of the
nrat meeting at Bre litoysk yes
terday between Bolai Wiki and Ger
mar peace ne2otiatorS
speech made by Foreign Min
Icr TroDsky Friday evening IN an.
rauHcng Austria's acceptance OF fhc
formula oil "no annexations' during
nr course Of which lC insisted th"
central 90wcrs must accept that
phrase in its literal meaning was
taken hore as indicating little likel-
hood of any thing more than tem
pordry truce being arranged
PITROGRAB, Nov 2S -Uclay.
pdj Mai Kerth. American military
attache. has been instructed by Am
tassador Francis TO make a protest
on lhc part Of the United States,
similar 20 that entered by the heads
or he Entente embassies here, tc
tho negotidtions Ton an armisiicc
between Russia ard Germany.
Omission 10 join the protest en-
tered by the other Allied ministers
WAS due 10 The fact that il was
based on the Lonuon agreement
against a separate peace, to which
America r. not strnatory
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-12-03
woNDERE1 STAGE SETTING ron
EIMAN MD AIDA

The Central Concert Co will pre-
sent two 81 tho leading stars OF the
world tomorrow night The stage
setting will hc an added attraction.
BUY Elman and Aida records az Grin
uctl Broe Seats Tor the concert now
at Arcadia and GrinnelIs ADV.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-12-03

Gov Lowden has issued a procla-
nation asking the people of Illinois
to appropriately observe today the
beginning OF the one hundredth
yesr of Illinois statehood
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-12-03

such the poisonous spider that promotes and lives
upon the distress of honest labor enemies like the
wailing hopeless black sheep professional pachst,
ever ready TO blat and head stampede into The
abyss OF failure
II is up 20 YOU. Gentlemen Of the Congress. 10
grant full power for dealing with these parasites who
sap the nations lifeblood and proong the slaughter
They're amongst u.s. Their foul work goes on And
something must be done
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-12-03
Gentlemen Of the Congress .

Gentlemen OF the Congress:
The people will provide the men, the money the
munitions with which TO strike the enemy in the
field but in the nations midst and deader
enemies, enemies such the paid agents OF German
autocracy who attack with all the stealth and
oowardice Of the foul hyena; enemies such the
profteer who vampire.like. such the blood Of the
wage-earncr; enemies such as the pro oGemans who
hiss in q hostile press and bomb and burn enemies
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-12-29
CONSTIPATION
And Sour Stomach Caused This
Lady Much Suffering. Black
Draught Relieved.

Meadorsyille, Ky.-Mrs. Pearl Pat.
rick, n this place, writes: Il was
very cons'ipatod | had sour stomach
aud was so uncomfortable. / went 10
tho doctor lie gave mo some pills.
They Weakened me and seemed TO
tear dp my digestion. They would
Eripe M and afterwards Il seemed
! was more constipated than before
heard OF Black raught and de.
cided 20 try II. | found II Just what I
needed !; was an easy laxative. ana
not bad to swallow. My digestion soon
Improved. | got well OF the sour stom.
ach, my bowels soon seemed normal,
no more gripping, and ! would take a
dose now and then. and was In good
shape.
| canno say too much for Black.
Draught for II IL the finest laxative
one can use
rhodiord's Black.Draught has for
many years been found OF great value
In the treatment OF stomach. liver aud
bowel troubles. Easy TO take, gentle
and reliable IN It's action. leaving no
bad aftersttects. Il has won the praise
Of thousands Of people who have ussd
t. NCiss
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-12-29
BRITISH NAVE RIGAINED
GROUND IN tNNIItN IDNIs

London. Dec. 3l.-Thr British in
successful counter-attacks On the
Cambrui front have rcgained the more
important territory nm Welsh ridge
taken boy the Germans in Yesterday
attack. the war office reports
The announcement follows
"Ou the Camhrai front as 70 result
of successful Couutvr-uttark- Zoo which
We captured prisoners and machine
guns, We reghincd the more important
part of the positions ON Welsh ridge
into which the euom, peu'l rated yes-
tcrduy The enemy retains a portion
0f our front trcu.h 300 the Niciultst cot
Iu NtClu,rle and south Of Marcoing
"pu tho NprcS front Do, "a miuul
operation last night our line WAS adj
Nauccd u short distance ON both side
OF the NurcS-Stadcn railway
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-12-29
Ten Persons Had Persisted from
the Cold Up to Noon Today
Thesters, Libraries ard Churches
Used to House the Homeless.
OIL STOVES ARE BEING
USED AS SUBSTITUTES
These Have Resulted in an IN
precedented Number of Fire
Alarms; Tenement Dwellers
Wait Turns TO Obtain Fuel.


BY Associated Press.
New York. Dee. 3l.-A -lengthcning
death roll. a. rapidly dwindling coal
supply and weather bureau prcdic-
tions that the record-hreaking cold
spell would keep the mercury hoy
ering about the zero mark through
out the next twenty -four hours made
winters grin on New York and vicin-
ity today - grim aCtuality. Ten per-
sons had persisted from the cold up
q noon.
Police station. theaters. libraries,
churches and charitable institutions
have been converted into refugees
for the ciiy's hundreds 81 homeless
and the thousands OF poor Meals
We're served 10 those sheltered In mu-
nicipal lodging houses. Thousands Of
tenement jewellers were compelled 20
wait, their turns In coal lines 10
obtain coal In hucketfuls- Thawins
out of frozen water pipes n the
use Of oil heaters as substitutes for
steam heat and gas stoves have re-
suited In an unprecedented number
of fire alarms. At the noon hours
more than Il score of fires, none con
siderable. were reported. making an
estimated total of i00 since the cold
spell began.
Because af tho cold and a desire
to save fuel. the board Of managers
of the cotton exchange voted To close
the exchange at noon. ON the loot
~ the exchange today the thermo-
meter registered - degrees.
Residents % apartment houses II
so-cnIich exclusive residential sec
uons and workers IN the sargesI
downtown office buildings were no
exempt from hardships. Many fur
naccs were being stocked at only hal
their capacity In order To mako avail
| able ,oal supplies last q. long rs pos
! sihle. Elevator %seryire ia some o
the mllest buildings In lower Man
! hattan's billion dollar sk line dig
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