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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1914-12-21

Vice Admiral Sturdee recently defeated the squad
ron under Admiral Spec Won Spec there was an inn
preston that the Pacific had been entirely cleared
of German warships
The British victory probably caused the Off
GERS of the Cormoran to conclude that their
chances of ever being able to escape into the waters
of the Atlantic were decidedly poor To fight
against overwhelming numbers was out of the
question. The needless sacrifice of ship and hun
dreds of men was averted through the internment
Guam has undergone wonderful transforms
ton since 1898, The natives are actually ambitious
in the matter of work The evils which made them
lazy and improvident have been abolished Amer
cans are promoting business in a manner to give as
surance that the former Arcadia will eventually be
a progressive and desirable acquisition
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1914-12-21
GENERAL WOOD ON PREPAREDNESS

As the ranking ma jor general of the army the
opinions Of General Otis + Wood should have
some weight on the subject Of national defense
lie says is possible for the United States to have
an army that is very efficient though not very
large as compared to other modern armies.
General Wood says we must have twelve thou
sand additional officers in order to bring the regu-
lar force mp TO half million men and for that pur-
pose there must be what arc.calIcd college camps,
where students may assemble for summer vacation
and be trained strictly in accordance with the mill
tary manual and practice.
General Wood says that last year there were
two thousand boys in four college camps and they
did better work at the ranges than the regulars OF
the Fifth infantry.
The practice that is most important. according
10 the majority of military men, is that of the use
Of arms Nowadays few boys or even men learn
to handle gun or to shoot Gallery practice in
the armOries is good as far as it goes hut Is a diff
fercnt thing from practice in the open field at
range distance with the regular army rifle
The first business of the soldier is to learn to
shoot and everything else is subordinate TO that,
but all things that help to bring the man in first
rate shape to the firing line are important in the
preparation for defense II is often urged that
the young men of the country who are not mem
bers Of national guards be organized in schools
and he allowed to visit the ranges and practice
on them, so as 10 become familiar with the rifle
There is no public opposition to being properly
prepared for national defense. but there is oppo-
Stion to policy of huge armament naval and
military that withdraws vast numbers Of men from
industry all the time
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1914-12-21
sERvIA PROVES TO BE A FIGHTER

The Servians have never been celebrated as a
warlke nation, but this time they have not waited
for any other nation to do their fighting for them
While it is true that as a small and weak state
Servia early solicited the support of Russia, il
spent no time in whining or repining or inventng
excuses for its illfortune Instead it did the best
it knew how to do, and it hammered away at its big
enemy in manner that excited the admiration of
the world and ultimately gained for it the complete
discontinue of the foe
-Four months ago the Servian war office de-
clared Belgrade ndefensible and the government
left II for safer town in the interior Now the
city has been entered in triumph by King Peter
and bis generals
This driving back Of the Austrian invaders
amounts to far more than successful defence
1t shows up the weakness and desperate state Of
the Austrla-Hungarian empire in a way that is
almost ghastly. II has shaken to it's very founda
tlon the prestige Of the Austrian arms
According to report the people Of Budapest
are rloting in their rage at the government IN
Vienna which they say has delivered itself up tC
Berlin, and they are bowling in anger at the Ger
man government for what they consider its heart
lessncss and selfishness There il a persistent re
currencc of the rumor that Austria would soor
seek an Independent peace aud this time il is said
there are negotiations with Seryia M well as with
Russia
so far as the decentralization Of the population
of the dual monarchy is concerned the debaclc
IN Seryla seems TO have had Il more serious effect
than all the reverses in Galica Servia has ht
her enemy body blow without stirring ont oil
her own territories
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1914-12-21
SOME THINGS NOT IN WAR REPORTS

The unpreparedness of Great Britain for such a
war as the European conflict has turned out to be
has long been known. The reliance of Great Brit
ain was in her navy and her insular position.
Speculation as to what would have been the
result by this time had the war been between Ger
many and Great Britain alone is not favorable to
Great Britain. II is true that the aspect Of the
historic sequence is that Britain went to war with
Germany primarily in behalf Of Belgium and in
behalf of France which was attacked through Bel.
GUM, but after all the real purpose was to pre-
these countries barriers Of defense between
the German empire and the seas washing them and
the British dominions
British action from the British viewpoint was
dictated by the universal natural instinct Of self
preservation. The British felt that some day they
would have TO try conclusions with the Germans
and that il would be suicidal to hold back while
the naturally protecting nations were being made
one with Nineveh and Tyre
But suppose that Germany's quarrel had been
with Great Britain direct and that Belgium and
France had remained Quiescent, would the British
navy great as it is have been sufficient TO protect
the insular kingdom against German invasion 7
II the trrible German war machine had obtained
a foothold on the shores of Great Britain what
would the small British army supported by the un-
complish against it, In such contest the British
would have had no time for preparation such as
has been afforded them hy the efficiency Of their
allies In effect therefore her allies have been
Great Brtans defense
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1914-12-21
A SHORT CHAPTER ABOUT GUAM

1t was in the year 1898 that the people Of the
United tates were informed one day by the news.
papers that they had come into possession of the
island Of Guam Few of them knew where il was.
and there was fluttering Of the geography leaves
to find out
Well we found the location of Guam, remer,.
5ered II for few days and then promptly forgot
all about 1t Guam was like something laid away
In the attic which we did not remember was in our
possession Now the island has come back into
the lmelight and we are reminded that Il is one
of our insuar possessions
washington dispatch announces that the
German cruiser Cormoran with twenty-five off
GERS and 3S5 men has interned at the island for
tne period Of the war Captain Maxwell, naval
governor Of Guam sent fhe news
When the British squadron Of warhips under
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1914-12-21

Is on such occasions that he stands
no chance ut all, especially II he hap.
pens 10 be the father Of II grown
daughter
OF course there is nothing 10 be- said
against the plan 10 put Bibles In all
the hotel rooms. but If the bellhOpS
could bc induced 10 answer more
promptly It would he fully as condu-
Give 10 ChristianitN
And perhaps those German soldiers
did not know It, hut they helped a
lot Of proofreadcrs the other day
when they executed Niudarlai Dhin-
era,
II Is barely possible that some Of
those soldiers might have been proof.
readers themselves before they went
into the army.
We are presuming that Colonel
Cobhs interview with Lord Roberts
was already written aud In type, aud
that therefore II had to be used.
Aud II Is far safer than the one
with Kitchener FOR Bobs cannot come
back from across the StyX and deny
H.
While we have little to say I'm
criticism Of womans intuition, having
had some exper'oncc with It, we still
contend that II may Mt times lead her
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1914-12-21
NO ALARM OVER UNPREPAREDNEss

The showing thus far made in the inquiry going
on IN Washington over our preparedness for war
indicates that we have plenty of everything except
trained men and no one imagnes that We shall un-
dertake policy Of conscrption that will bring
every boy to the colors for certain term of years
in early manhood
The volunteer system will be retained no mat.
ter what happens, at least until we get into the
stress of war that pulls heaviy.on our resources
While stocks in some directions may be low
the country itself has such abundant resources
that they can be replenished without delay II il
entirely true that there are plenty of factories for
the manufacture Of powder and arms outside Of
those owned by the government itself. so that men
even into the millions could be equipped AZ fast
as they are ready for guns and ammunition
An army itself cannot be made in a moment or
n week, or in month, II is owing to that fact
that there is some basis for the plea that the regn
lar force should he greatly enlarged, but the peo
pie are firmly set against giving way to the eur.
rent of militarism that has set over Europe and i
the lingOes have their way will sweep over IN,
United States
Congress need only pay heed to the advice Of
tie experts in the military and naval service and
quietly 90 about the business of accumulating what
Ner reserves are needed without making a nois.
or fuss about il and certainly without giving way
10 any sense Of alarm
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1914-12-21

jailed or that the magistrates have
warned them away and for once In
their lives II may he that they had
sense enough TO heed the warning.
BY making list ~ those who ought
to be roasted II is easy to wee that the
statesmens banquet IL not going TO
get through before daylight,
There may be- some who envy the
shoe salesman, hut we have an idea
that In the course of time he must
grow tired Of looking Al ankles.
The people " the state are assured
however TINT the capitol foundation
is something more than d three column
space smeared with black Ink.
We trust that Walt mason will mol
put In mn application 10 I've sent tC
the war on the theory that he Is 4
humorlsi.
For II he was going IN that canacit,
the war should have been started sew
eral years arn
RICHARD $. GRAVES
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1914-12-21

20 mistake y man for worthy Rel
plan refugee when he IL nothing more
than AN American hobo Of the deepest
dye.
Roasting our friends ia not In our
line, but we hope somebody at the
statesmens banquet will soak It to
Henry Martin for not putting more
fish In Rcllr Isle lake.
We recall that Mr.. Martin induced
us To spend q whole day there last
summer with pole In our hands and
all we got for II was sunburned
nose
Also we do not claim TO he ~ Judge
Of literature hut we hold that ~.
liam Allen Whites article about the
Progressive part entities him 10 go to
war ~ q humorist II he desires to
make the journey
But we congratulate Holman Day
on having evlnced no desire 10 go
across the Atlantic for the purpose "
trying to make the war look funny
In the Saturday Evening Post.
The female war correspondents
having subsidized. the conclusion IN
easily reached that they have all been
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1914-12-21

~ ' llNhkN NiillNll lihN lWNl Aftl
fined 500 for gossIping,
Missouri saloOnkeepers are shorten
Ing beer glasses by putting more "col.
STAR on the beer. They say the war
tax made this necessary.
Disappointed at the refusal OF her
husband Ia take her TO see Wild west
show the seyenteenyear-Old wife OF
\. r. Stanford Of Atlanta, committed
suicide by swallowing carbOlic acid
Dried grasshoppers are now used AZ
food In the Philippines. Three thou
sand tons of grasshoppers were mar
keted In Manila in year. Some good
and tempting dishes are prepared from
them
Mrs George r. Bowman Of pasade-
ma, thlrty-siX years old, is not only the
mother of eleven children but has two
grandchildren as well The first grand.
child came when she was only thirty
two years old.
Morton Smith OF Harrington, nel.,
dropped into barber shop the other
day aud got shave. After the Oper
alton he remarked This Is the first
time | have been shaved In seventy six
years; In fact, the first time In my
lifa."
At n wedding In the Italian section
NJ Manchester. ~ H., the bride show.
ed extensive taste In the trimming OF
her gown. The waist was covered
with yellow backed $40 hank notes,
which she pinned to the back OF her
dress as they were given TO her by
friends
Death from pneumonia ended the
sixty four years service Of John Laws
as register Of deeds Of Orange county,
N. {. Laws was ninety-three, and IL
Is believed his record stands az the
Longest continuous seryice In an elect
i've office IN the United States.
Mrs West Graves Of Ridgeville, n.
C.. has Just presented her husband
with the eighth consecutive set OF
twins. The Young couple has been
married about thirteen years. A re
markahle circumstance thereof Is the
fact that In each vet OF twins was
boy and girl.
Bought for penny, carried In his
pocket for thirty.two years and shnr.
pened but six times In all those years
IL the career Of led pencil owned by
]. r. AdamsOn. n farmer merchant Of
Nlckelvllle, Mo The PENCIL was pur'
chased when its owner was a young
man. II ~ now about two inches Donp
aud Is won, smooth aud black
A twelvepound baby girl who X al
ready u great-aunt whose father had
two grcatgrpndchlldren before sh.
was born, whose sister Is grand
mother aud whose brother Is grand
father, hns lust made her appearance,
In South Boston at the home of Patrol
nan Edwin II. Rich patrolman Ricl
will he seventy.flve years old shortly
and his wife Is thlrty.flve,
The cocktail has been dealt knock
out blow by the professors Of physl
ology who have been conducting hun
| .,,,.'f ownaelfaaatu Nftnalgall. ...a Ata
ters. lopg cherished as apDetIzers ar.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1914-12-21
HOT SIS AND BARNS Fly
DUTCH FLAG FOR SAFETY

Amsterdam, via London, dec. n In
order TO mark their nationality, most
farm houses, residences, and even harms
on ncutrul territory near the Belgian
border now fly the Dutch flag. In
many instances houses are located On
the boundary line, with perhaps two or
three rooms In Belgium, and the III.
mainder In Holland. In such cases. the
Germans invariably place guard In.
side the boltSe In order to prevent the
operations Of smugrers or dererters.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1914-12-21
PEANUTS IN THE ROASTER

Isn't II possible that when some
men eat rabbit they are practicing
cannibalism to greater or less ex.
tent
Far be II from us to carp, but we
hope the capitol foundation does not
look anything like that black spot
shown In the Oklahoman.
But II II does, all we have to say
about 1t Is that the commissioners
are engaged in doing II mighty dirty
job.
And having cold IN the head, Adolf
phus, In bad enough, but there are
times when II IL not Hs bad as hav,
Ing II In the feet
Az Christmas approaches we feel
more and more like extending our
sympathy TO the weaker sex, for 1t
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1914-12-21

Prof Ineblln once told the follow
Ing story TO illustrate how Boston
people are looked ON In the west.
I'm San Francisco gentleman
once gave a hoy a nickel for shine.
81 beg your pardon. sir, said the
boothlack, handing back the coin. The
price IL 10 cents
WHAT exclaimed the gentleman.
we nay only cents IN Boston.
"'oh, he YOU from Bostonr came
the quick reply, Then consider your.
self my guest"
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1914-12-21

Mexican faction leaders must not provoke us
too far since il is possible that the command might
he made TO shoot back when Americans are killed
by fighters on the border line.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1914-12-21

Business picks mp faster as we near the new
year All the signs are favorable and are not TO
he obscured by talk Of psychology
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1914-12-21

AbneI i 49,, my nul 81 to 70 10
the fair and dluEed n hr didn't come
back with g. oi II
Hirum-Iiut cif"' kRs. Nbnrr.
'NaiS iers'' 'lrted
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1914-12-21

american needs are being provided for as well
as those Of sufferers on the other side Of the At
lantic
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1914-12-21

fraud" say these wlse men. THE
Increase In the contractions Of the
stomach after Il cocktail has been
swallowed before dinner IL merely
psychic. Actually cocktail doesn't
add one whit TO ones appetite"
From the eastern seaports millions
Of eggs am being shipped TO Europe
At the Western seapOrts millions OF
eggs are being received from China.
Big hats high.heeled shoes and
tight laced corsets were worn by the
women of the Island Of Crete l.O,M
years ago. This II proven BY recent
archaeological discoveries. Further.
more, the people Of Crete built hous.
es and employed methods Of sanltatio
which have been equaled by modern
civilization only within the last fifty
years. They invented the written word
although historians. until the present
discoveries, have conferred this dis.
tlnctiOn on the Phoenlclans. who did
not appear In history until 1000 years
afterward
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1914-12-21

The cocktail has been dealt knock
out blow by the professors OF physi.
ology who have been conducting hun
GER experiments Cocktails aud hit.
ters. lopg cherished as apDetIEers ara
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1914-12-21

Disappointed at the refusal OF her
husband Ia take her to see Wild west
show, the seventeenyear-Old wife OF
4. II. Stanford OF Atlanta, committed
suicide by swallowing carbOlic acid.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1914-12-21

Missouri salOonkeepers are shorten
Ing beer glasses by putting more "col-
STAR on the beer. They say the war
tax made this necessary.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1914-12-21

Dried grasshoppers are now used AZ
food In the Philippines. Three thou
sand tons OF grasshoppers we're mar
keted In Manila in year Some good
and tempting dishes are prepared from
thpm
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1914-12-21
White Enamel Doll Furniture

A beautiful assortment of
doll furniture tinted IN
dainty blue and pink for
get me not patterns. A
welcome piece of furni
turc for uny home.
lax2i inch dressing ia
bic price .. ....,.si.es
isN27 inch dresser. three
drawers, price O.. ss.ss
l6X2i inch china closet.
glass doors, price ssB
lgNl0.lnch chiff0nier, four
drawers, price DO. gI.15
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1914-12-21
Doll Beds

beds with
mattress und
pillows
DxlS,
Price 81. 10
size l2A3d
Price ~ %
aud pillow
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1914-12-21

At n wedding In the Italian section
" Manchester. n. H., the bride show
ed expensive taste in the trimming OF
her gown. The waist was covered
with yellow backed $40 hank notes
which she pinned to the back Of her
dress as they were given to her by
friends.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1914-12-21

Mrs. George T.. Bowman Of Pasade-
ma, thlrty-siX years old, is not only the
mother of eleven children but has two
grandchildren as well The first grand
child came when she was only thirty
two years old.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1914-10-06
Sufferers Rescued Swiftly After
Hope Had Faded and Long
Treatments Failed.

Sufferers all over the state of Geor-
5ia have found a ready deliyerance
from the ills of stomach troubles pc
culiarly common in the South.
remarkable stories Of health regain
ed are told by hundreds who have
used Mayrs Wonderful Stomach Rem
edy 1t is a remedy with record.
The first dose is always proof to any
stomach sufferer VINO tries it. 1t is
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REV. j. POWELL, Statesboro, Ga.
81 Just escaped the operating table.
Now ! can eat what | please. | would
be glad if everybody suffering with
stomach trouble could learn of your
remedies
SALISTA THOMAS, So La France
st. Atlanta, Cal have taken your
remedy five weeks. 1t has done me
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1914-10-06
STOMACH TROUBLES
MIR. Ragland Writes Interesting
Letter on This Subject.

Madison Heights, Va.-Mr. Chas. A.
Ragland, of this place, writes: 81 have
been taking Thedford's -Draught
for Indigestion, and other stomach troub-
les, also colds, and find it to be the very
best medicine | have ever used.
After taking Black Draught for a few
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Nervousness, nausea, heartburn, pain
in pit of stomach, and a feeling of full
ness after eating, are sure symptoms of
stomach trouble, and should be given the
proper treatment, as your strength and
health depend very largely upon your
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To get quick and permanent relief
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Its IS years of splendid success, in the
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The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1914-10-06
MANY SEE MIRACLES Of HEALTH
IN THE HOMES OF CEORC|ANs

much good. feel like hEdly know
my strength-my appetite Is fine"
Just such reports come from the
users of Mayr's Wonderful Stomach
Remedy everywhere. 1t clears the
digestive tract of mucoid accretion9
and removes poisonous matter. IT.
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stomach ailments, liver and intestinal
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tons
We want all people who have chron
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land druggists everywhere.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1914-10-06

Police Court-There was large
docket before Mayor Hopkins in pc
lice court yesterday morning, made
up mostly of minor charges. There
was considerable disorder Saturday
night with several arrests for drunk
enness, disorderly conduct, fighting,
etc, some of the prisoners reciting
wonderful tales to his honor in ex-
PLANTATION of their conduct.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1914-10-06

You can't dodge the malarial germ
"hile your liver is torpid. 1t makes
You an easy mark for the distase
RED Z LIVER REGUI4A-
TOR is the best protection. It puts
the liver in sound, healthy condition
and purities the stomach and bowels.
Price. large package, $1.O0; small
size, % cents. Sold by all druggists
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1914-10-06

A., B. & A. to Contribute-Accord-
ing to information received in the
city yesterday the A, b. & A,
through w. w. Croxton, G. p. A., will
contribute 500 in cash to each coun-
ty along the line of the road, to be
spent through the local agricultural
expert in the promotion of winter
grown vegetables, in which event w.
f. Whatley would receive the money
for use III Glynn county.