Corsicana Semi-Weekly Light (Newspaper) - February 1, 1918, Corsicana, Texas Ten Pages Today Tea Pages Today DOCTOR POLK DENTIST Offices 123 Pace Office SMITH DENTIST Over Corsicana Nat Buft Phone 70j Residence r THE CORSICANA SEMIWEEKLY FEBRUARY Why a Bank Grows Because its service has been found depend able its policies are sound its organiza tion efficient its spirit proven pro by the patrons it now The growth of this bank in number of pat rone has been and gaining in mo mentum daily under such which the present management shall unswervingly continue so far as the power within us lies Corsicana National Bank Surplus and FRENCH WERE Took Some Prisoners and Bombed Station By Associated patrols op at various parts of the front took gome says todays Tuesday a French squadron bom barded from a very low altitude the railway station at where large fires were Will Teach Miss Velma Gage has accepted a po as teacher at the Fish Tank succeeding who lias IMPORTANT CITY CAPTURED Chinese Revolutionists Have Taken Key to Upper River By Associated city of which Is considered a strate gic key to the upper Yang Tse King river has been captured by the South according to a re port from The Genuine and Oliver repairs and points can be found at Ben Rosenbergs Im Hughes and Jordan of Rice were here New Spring Goods Are arriving Our buyers have searched the Eastern markets in a successful effort to make this store the most economical place to Regard less of the advances in merchandise we claim to be the most reasonable place for seasonable mer OUR WHITE GOODS SALE has made many satisfied you have not yet provided for your Spring it will he to your advant age to buy as goods will be much OUR LADIES Department is full of new If you need a Coat Dress or Skirt come in and get our OUR LINE OF has never been more Fancy and solid color Boots can be bought here at a big OUR MENS DEPARTMENT is full of too many to The boy and his father can be fitted up at a surprisingly small Wolens Department Store The Big Store With The Little GERMANS RAD AMERICAN LINE Germans Killed Two of Uncle Sams Men and Many Germans Die dy Associated With the American Army in Americans were four were wounded and another is missing and is believed to nave been captured when the Ameri can position on the French front was raided by the enemy shortly after day ight this The raid occurred during a heavy and was accompanied by a violent artillery Casualties been occurring dally on this It has been disclosed that the recent casualties given out at Washington occurred in this The deaths were caused by shell mostly The enemy casualties from Ameri an cannon and machine guns are said o have been as great or greater than he American One man who was wounded was hit by a snipers Several of the wounded have been listed as accident al There were mostly wounds in the The casualties out In Washington recently oc curred In the same The dead were burled within the MESSAGE READ President Calls For Their Assistance During Year By Associated Wil son In a message addressed to the farmers of the United States which was read before the farmers confer ence being held at the University of Illinois called upon their assistance and placed the needs of the country before them during the coming He stated that the achievements of this year on one side or the other must determine the and range of the One man was blown to pieces in a regimental headquarters town as he was following his colonel Into a dug Three men were killed by one shell which fell in a trench and er died of BRITISH FRONT VERY QUIET Slight Artillery Activity and Raid on Enemy Last Night By Associated British front was with the exception of some hostile artillery activity south and north of Lens and British patrol which resulted In the captured of some Cherry was here today from YOU ARE NOT TOO LATE TO JOIN OUR CHRISTMAS SAV INGS x IF YOU ACT WEEK If you have things have de layed you want money for next you still have time to join 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THESE BABY BONDS IS FIGURED AT 4 PER CENT COMPOUNDED GERMAN STRIKE IS SPREADING Not Yet Known Whether Strike Is Real or Man Article By Associated German strike s still growing In the Ex change Telegraphs Copenhagen cor respondent In Berlin seven hundred thousand persons are on a fiftyeight thousand of whom are A great fog over Berlin Is making It for the authorities to pre vent the distribution of the reports The strikes and the presentation of an ultimatum to the government de manding Immediate negotiations for a eneral peace on the basis of no an and no better ood and a number of liberal demands clearly that the movement Is of such importance as to cause the much This s proved by of news apers and Field Marshal Von burgs warning that the strike must The strike movement embraces the Government and private shipbuilding the mining centers and numer us Important factories in the Berlin There is also news of the of a Council on he model of the and Sol diers Council in Some reports say that the move ment involves munitions factories and some submarine It Is not clear as to whether the strike Is for only a few days or Is an actual cessation of British newspaper correspondents in Holland are uncertain as to whether the strike is real or One says the Government is behind it In the hope that It will affect the Entente Allied countries and bring about a while another believes that the government desires to use the move ment to break off negotiations with 46 YEARS ON GUARD FIRST K NATIONAL WE INVITE YOUR ACCOUNT No matter how small it might will find this bank to be CONSERVATIVE AND COUR TEOUS AT ALL TIMES CAPITAL STOCK SURPLUS Stockholders Oldest Bank in Navarro County THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK President ISAAC No Deposits Belonging to City County or State RESERVE 64 Per Cent men have quit A similar num ber of workmen are striking In the re mainder of the Berlin with a few ex have been The streets of the German the statement show no signs of the All traffic is proceeding quiet ly and says the state Amsterdam Says One Million Men Are Out By Associated number of strikers in Berlin Is estimated to be about one hundred and twenty thous according to a semiofficial state ment Issued yesterday at The strike has been extended in the districts near especially In Te Spandau and Marien where five hundred thousand Socialist Would Summon Reichstag By Associated Socialist lead ers In according to advices received have asked the presi dent of the Reichstag to summon that body In view of the alarming events of the past few Will Oppose Reprisals Against Their Leaders By Associated a meeting of the Berlin strikers on ac cording to the a resolution was passed declaring that the strikers would oppose to the utmost of their power any reprisals against their lead ers or their The strikers have demanded diate negotiations for a general peace on the basis of no nor better food and several more liberal Many factor including munitions and shipbuild ing plants are said to be 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