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Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-12-16

are carried past us in slow pro-
cession. 1t is just a sprinkling,
just thimbleful of the DAVIS
harvest of wounded--only two or
three hundred. Yet the process
sion seems so long-it SENS so un-
endingly long. The faces are like
the faces of our men at home
here like our father--here like the
man who lives across the street
and here a slender boy whose eyes
we think we cannot stand to see.
1t is all so quiet as the stretchers
file by. The French officer of high
rank with many medals, the peas
ant, the man who used to collect
the garbage, the black man from
Africa who does not know why he
is called from home to give his life,
pass by without moan. Some are
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-12-16

On every side. from noso
until Christmas, zoe are 40
ing to see and hear the
slogan, MAKE 1t a Red
Cross ChriStmaS!" On
e0ery side we are going to
be asked to enlist in the
CHRISTMAS campaign driUe
for 100000 ne7o men,
bers Of the american Red
Cross. And every men,
Der IS asked to place a
Fghted candle in a zcin-
too of his home on Christ
mas Eve. shining through
a Red Cross SerJlce Flag
on the scando5V-pdne. This
sciH be Of paper. sciM one
large Red Cross .(fue
inches square,, and one
small one for each member
of the household zcho is
also a member of the Red
Cross.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-12-16

ferent country, where they
do not speak his language,
and no one of home will be
around him. But if we will
have done our duty-his eyes
will see a Red Cross. 1t may
be on the arm of a surgeon
and a nurse. 1t may be on
the flag waving over the hos
pital that can save his life.
To put it thereto send
the Red Cross to Europe
; that is making it a Red Cross
Christmas.
Our hards will trcmble when we
place our Red Cross candle in the
window on Christmas Eve And
as We start the fame glowing
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-12-16
BY MARIAN BONSALL DAVIS.

NHE war lays it's hand
upon us this Christ
mas.
The Ginning carols may
seem almost lost amid the
blasting of the guns. The
candles in the windows of
our homes will shed their
little beams into a world
brilliant with liquid flame.
We will celebrate Christ's S
birthday singing g.. and
on earth peace, goodwill
toward men," while we urge
our sons to train their minds
and their bodies for the kill
ing of their brothers. But
the Red Cross has taught
those of us who have suf-
fered, to see double: and it
will be a Red Cross Christ
mas this year, wherever
Americans are grouped to-
gether.
This is what / mean by
seeing double: there are over
100000 members of the
American Red Cross and the
campaign drive now opening
should result in over 15,OOO,-
900. That doesn't seem big,
for we have become used to
larger figures. But the
woman off in some lonely
place, far from the inspira-
ton of her Chapter, making
with her work-worn hands
things to keep our soldiers
and sailors warm, the dress
ings that will help the heal
ing of some wounds-that
one woman seems great. She
is the spirit of the Red Cross.
The War Fund of $780,
100000, generous as it was,
has a way Of turning round
and seeming small. Twice
that sum was spent in this
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-12-16

through the cross, it will come to
us anew that the Red Cross mes
sage and the Christmas message
are the same.
WHILE they flicker, while the
w carolers sing and the
chimes peal, somewhere in
Europe they will be bringing in the
wounded.
A train, with The Red Cross
painted on the coaches, will be
pulling into some railroad station.
Motor ambulances in long lines
with the sign Of the Red Cross will
be waiting for their human bur-
dcns. Men and women with skill
full hands and the right to wear the
Red Cross brassard will be ready
for the s,retchers.
As we stand here the stretchers
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-12-16
Rr2SidQnt Wilson'S Red Gross christmas
= Proclamation r
THE WHITE HOUSE. Washington

THE WHITE Washington
TO THE PEOPLE
MILLION 20
ing the week ending with Christmas Eve require
be
fitting
which willingness o help is expressed.
You should join the American Red Cross because alone
Christmas to those who of
war both Army and Navy mdm the nations territory
of the world fought evidence in
for their hearenng and cheer.
of
efficiently suffering
mmsteng millions wisely and WELL and awakening gratitude
people.
pledge of
and the worlds veal
ship is the Christmas spirit in terms of action
(Sgned WOODROW
President of Red Cross
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IN THE NAME OF FRANCE
| THANK YOU.
God receive your Souls !
FAREWELL !

FAREWELL
There is a mother who works in
her home and her church for the
Red Cross who said that the high
est points of her life, and her deep
est happiness were the times her
son, a new young second lieutenant
home on furlough, talked with her
as they washed the dishes together
at the kitchen sink.
How it is these humble things,
and not the dramatic ones, that
bind us together and thrill us now!
How to those whom the war has
touched, people are not so much
Generals or Colonels, or Presidents
or servants or icc-men or tailors or
scrubwomen or Kings, as fellow
human-beings; and how the hope of
radiant youths have died and are
to die for. centers upon the little
children.
THIS is thinking in Red Cross
ways. For the ideal of the
Red Cross Treaty signed in
Geneva by the delegates of nations,
is merely this: that every suffering
human being in war, whether be-
longing to friend or enemy, shall be
sacred to the Red Cross. Yet the
symbol of the treaty is so great,
that it is the meeting ground Of the
most conflicting races and the most
conflicting creeds of men and %om-
en- and children; of black and white
and yellow and red; of rich and
poor; of Jew and Gentle; of Catho-
lie and Protestant; of Buddhist and
Confucian; of artist and artisan;
Of materialiSt and idealist; of sol
dier and civilian; of general and
private; Of Foe and Adversary
the Red Cross
So we put candles in our win
dows this Christmas Eve, that the
Pickering point of light shining
through the Red Cross on the win
dow-pane may say to the way
iarer and the soldier and the
sailor, things too great for words.
They will understand. For in this
overwhelming trouble we have be-
Gun to be simple of heart together.
The poor and the rich have begun
to understand the others sacri-
fees
And so we can sing Christmas
carols and not be hypocritcs; for
the guns that are killing men so
anguishingly dear to us are blast
ing out old wrongs and old hypoc-
ricies.
The Red Cross is our home way
to help. The need is too great for
us to compass even in our minds.
The organization of the American
Red Cross can do the things we
cannot do ourselvcs-it can ar
range the shipping, and carry our
gifts, it can get them to our men,
it can, if we let it, look after our.
mems little children left at home.
If you are not a member of the
Red Cross you are needed beyond.
your imagining.
Please help-because you are so
needed.
To get the Red Cross to our boys
and our men
This is a Red Cross Christmas!
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-12-16

country last year for candy.
We have learned to talk and
think in billions. But one
.cent can buy enough iodine
to diSinfect a wound-and
the disinfection of that
wound may save a human
life.
And, after experience with
the wounded, there comes
the time when one sees in the
horror of the shattered flesh,
the beauty of the spirit.
II is a strange holiday for
L us Americans, with our
new excitements and our new
emotions; our new soldiers
IN environments or foreign
trenches, and our new sailors
on mined seas; reports of
our first dead, and our letters
from the front: our fears and
Our Citations; and the occas-
ional flash of vision of hum
dreds of thousands of bows
and men in khaki in miles
upon miles of army barracks.
Many of them, too, are
aching with new tenderness.
1t is the time of times, in
our new puzzlement and
need, to sing the Christmas
carols of glad prophecy. The
city chimes and village Or
gans, singers going from
door to door, will chime and
peal and carol as they never
have before, the Christmas
message Of good things and
great joy which shall be to
all people.
We owe it to our men to
sing it with full hearts, SO
that the spirit of it will reach
their battleships and their
camps. They must never
forget the happiness of this
Christmas, the last, doubt
less, before they 60 across to
offer-all they have.
The Red Cross is trying,
and expects to send every
man in training a Christmas
parcel of Christmassy things
as a symbol to show him how
much we care, and the things
we cannot say in words. The
boys in their barracks will be
celebrating, swapping pres
ents, joking and singing.
adding a Christmas song to
the familiar round of swing
ing choruses. But before
another Christmas perhaps a
million more young soldiers
will have followed them over
seas.
COME of them, until the
~ day they put on the uni
form, knew only school fun
and home love. Their stock
ings were darned, their favor
ite things to eat were cooked,
every minute of their holi-
days planned, their young
hopes regarded with yearn-
ing eagerness by their fam
lies. Some of them were
born seemingly to be knock
ed around, and have the hard
and lonely end of things.
Both are going abroad to-
gether now, serving the coll
ors, defending our lives with
the offer of their own.
There will be a day when
one of these boys will be hurt.
Suddenly his strong young
BODY will be quite helplesS
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-12-16

pooIAS tIkETAi5 ALL OVER THE
UNITED DATES WILL rtAke IT EASY
ANp CONVENIENT 10 J0lNn1e REQ
CROSS eerOQE CHRISTMAS Eve.
THERE WILL oE ONE WAITING
eOa.Y
Morris tribune., 1917-12-21
Suitable Christmas Gift

What could make a more suitable
Christmas gift for distant friend
than years subscription to the
Tribune? Your friend will then
have occasion to remember you every
week during the next year. It will
save you the trouble of writing let
ters, and you know how you, like
everybody else, neglects this very
important task. Nothing could make
more appreciated gift to the SOL
der boy than the Tribune each week.
1t would not take the place Of a per-
sonal letter, but it would help him
to keep in touch with the home folks
that you would never think of men
tioning when you write. This is the
paper with the punch and there is
something about it that is different
from the general run of country
newspapers. You like it and enjoy
reading it. Send it to your friends
or relatives and give them a chance
to enjoy it too.
Morris tribune., 1917-12-21
AN EDITORS TRIBUTE TO HIS MOTHER

S. A. Smith, editor of the Granada Sun, has written
the following beautiful Thanksgiving tribute to his
mother. 1t is copied from the first page of his
FOR HER I AM THANKFUL
In little white house, by the side of the road, in
woody spot in Illinois lives woman her hair streaked
with silver has the luxurious of who
grows old; her face, though somewhat wrnkled with
cares fe tenderness of riches
of kindness and love. Years it her arms that
held the helpless child to her precious bosom to soote
its fear and hush its baby her eepless
that tendery watched through long nights of infant ill
1t her words Of kind reproo tenderest
pahy that guided his footsteps in the paths of right
comfored his Left in lonely widowhood when he
speak less than two years DID, she faced
the future bravely brought the family of small children
safely to maturity and them the advantages of
education the church Sunday school neglect
ed Honest the day is long often denying herself the
necessities of life rather than buy beyond her ability to
pay. Kind hearted and generous, stranger
turned from her door, beggar ever went away hun
cry Today she lives not only in the present but also
in the memories Of the past and though hundred
miles away, still holds and yields influence that
feel will continue to feel long life shall last
she is my Christian mother
Morris tribune., 1917-12-21
WE WISH YOU A MERRY CHRISTMAS

Wishes for Merry Christmas much
than peruncory greetings this for there is much
about this Christmas for many people that is not
merry that the trite greeting must bark back to it's
original meaning become but empty words
Only in service be truly and Christmas
is the period set aside in honor of the Man who
formed the greatest possible service to mankind There
fore in wishing you a Merry Christmas, wish that
filled with the spirit of service and have the
greatest possible opportunity for service.
wish Merry Christmas in the sense
that it shall be for them period of selfish enjoyment
and gloom that Overhangs the
world wish for and all full measure of
the Christmas spirit finds its highest enjoyment in
the greatest service.
For after ALL if the whole world were filled with
Christmas spirit there would be because there
would be selfshness and lust for conquest Yet
ages the eternal paradox that if there
Good Friday there would be Christmasand like
Easter. We cannot explain all these things but
we do that the here, that 1--WE ask nothing
for ourselves that do not ask for all mankind and
that what do we do in spirit of service.
Thus approach the Christmas season impressed
great opportunities for service every hand
individually and nationally and in this
and all best wishes for Merry Christ
M
Morris tribune., 1917-12-21

Hankinson News: Of all damphool ideas suggested
lately hand the palm to the follow who suggested to
the fuel conservation authorities plan for closing the
schools during the months of January and February to
fuel The originator of this brilliant scheme is
titled niche the hall of freaks, and make the
counter suggestion that he forthwith apply for admission
organized by the late amened Denny
Mountaineering a rope to shuttle off, there might be
difficulty blowing his brains out. The following COM
ment by the Minneapolis Daily is timely and peril
nent:
A most promising vista for and extensive econ
is opened up by the suggestion that the public
be close during the winter months to fuel
By turning 1900 teachers and at least So 600
pupils tremendous store of energy will be released At
$4,000 small boys could be herded into yards where
they would wood all day The exercise would keep
them and the output would help materially in
solving any fuel problem At the time fully $4,000
little girls could be put to the lighter task Of sitting
ashes and picking papers around town. Tread mills
established various points in the city to generate
current would keep 1000 teachers busy and
perspirng without the expenditure of of coal
Meanwhile school buildings could be utilized
for storing hay which precious and would not be
injured by freezing.
While these suggestions may somewhat heroic
unusual they hardly than the basic
posa1 to close the schools public schools luxury
convenience to relieve worried mothers of the
burden of caring for their youngsters for portion of each
day. then the closing plan might be worthy consdera
ton But 1T happens that the schools of the
foundation stones of democracy Before they suffer-
the should exhaust every device to keep them
supplied with all necessities rather than to permit
serious interruption of their receive consdera
ton as the result of somewhat casual suggestion"
Morris tribune., 1917-12-21
DEFENSE LEAGUE AND GRAND JURY INVESTIGATE

AS to A. C. Townley president Of the Non-Partisan
League a telegram from New York says
New York, Dec 4-"The activities in New York
league of North Dakota have been interesting the
American Defense society," for the society is continually
the alert for anything which may threaten straight
Americanism which of German backing" the
New York Herald says 1.-THE record of M. Townley is
better than that LaFollete certainly
the Herald quotes from report of the society.
AS to James Manahan, principal attorney of the
Non-Partisan League, the St. Paul Pioneer
day says that his speech at Rice Park Sunday Deem
Der will be made the subject of exhaustive invest
cation by the Ramsey county grand jury. This meet
ing preceded the riots in which service stopped
and street windows smashed and possible charge
of melting a riot may be laid
Yet these have the effrontery to speak for the
loyal farmers of the Northwest every time
words and acts called in question: they
camoufage screen that the farmers loyal" Of
the farmers loyal, but neither Townley
Manahan have any right to shield their dsoyal acts
and deeds behind the loyalty of the farmers, The
Tribune plenty of evidence that resent
it.
Of course Townley and Manahan and the rest
not guilty in law of dsloyalty until proved in
alton either the editor the farmer throttle
opinion Townley and Manahan and the riding
to a fall, and they riding there fast
Morris tribune., 1917-12-21
MORE TEAM WORK NEEDED

There is much of merit in suggestion coming from
Public Safety Commission that team work is
needed in various activities. Minnesota is filled with
people who desire something to help win the war;
and they let their very commendable desire
into critical and impatient attitude. Now army
does anything until it unit every
doing his doing it to the minute The
spirit must actuate those engaged in other
military activities. There is the Red Cross the Y
M. c. A. and K. c., the Liberty Bond sale, the
Guard, all having definite work to do and everyone
should be able to find place these other
we'll recognized agencies Then there is the important
food production and food conservation campaigns which
call for devoted of workers. Lastly there is each
persons useful work to be DONE and certainly
things is apply oneself whole hearted
ly to that 1t is time for duplication of effort or
wasted effort but rather time for each to do his
her utmost along we'll recognized channels-to do
team work
Morris tribune., 1917-12-21

The window service flags, which
are transparent, will play part in
a nationwide Christmas Eve DEM
onstration that is to be the climax OF
the membership campaign. Candles
are to burn behind the flags in every
window on the night before Christ
mas, and at intervals church bells
will chime in every community.
while groups of Red Cross workers
will parade the streets singing
carols.
Morris tribune., 1917-12-21

will run from December II to Christ
mas Eve. A flag in a window will
mean that a person in that home is
member Of the Red Cross. Addi-
tional emblems on the flag will in
dictate the number Of members of the
household who have joined the Red
Cross. If not already a Red Cross
member person living in q house
that is as yet without the flag may
join in the Christmas drive and OBJ
tain one for display.
Morris tribune., 1917-12-21

The world surely does move, for now national pro-
hibition sight This week the House of Representa-
ves passed the law submitting federal constitutional
to the various states The law had already
passed the senate and all that is required to make
the fundamental law of the land is for it to be ratified
by legislatures of three-fourths of the states AS
half already dry, the fight will center in
only about dozen states 1t to be the general
belief that the amendment will be ratified within three
years. Sentiment has moved strongly against the liquor
traffic ever since the started.
Morris tribune., 1917-12-21

Governor Burnquist certainly the approval
of state by his cear-cut and determined
the street trouble His position just be-
cause was result of arbitration and have sur
would have been to have yielded to
disorder account of the election of Socialist mayor
Minnesota account of that city being represented
in congress by a whose attitude has against
war; account of the activity of certain NonPartisan
League leaders account of propaganda
any we'll concealed, the issue to in
Minnesota the loyal and disoyal elements. 1t
happened that the issue in connection with
this street trouble but it bound to come
and might in connection with about anything
else The fortunate thing is that when did come, Min
nesota had a governor who saw the issue and stood
souarey for unfolding the dignity and honor of the
Morris tribune., 1917-12-21
Red Gross Service Flags

In thousands of American homes,
in the days preceding the coming
Yuletide, Red Cross service flags will
occupy window space along with the
wreaths of holly. These flags will
be feature of the Red Cross Christ
mas Membership Campaign, which
Morris tribune., 1917-12-21

Newton D. Baker, Secretary of War; estimates the
losses up of the British expeditionary forces
in deaths action at per cent of the
of all sent to France since the beginning of
the war that the ratio of this char
acter today of improved tactics and swiftly
mounting allied superiority in artillery less than to
every 100
Morris tribune., 1917-12-21

state He was fortunate in the clear statements
which he of in the dispute thus crystal
izing public sentiment in favor of the proper
The loyal labor who called general strike
when they found themselves in untenabe position
is also to commended
Morris tribune., 1917-12-21

The Russian government-such as it is-has signed
"a scrap of paper Germany By it's terms Germany
transfer of troops to any other front Eek
cepting begun before the agreement is signed
The agreement nothing at all in the of hold
ing German troops the eastern 'front.' because Ger
many already advantage of the dsintegraton
the bulk of the troops from the
eastern 'front.' and under the guise of military neces-
sity" Germany would hesitate moment to violate
transfer troops just she violated
treaty with Belgium, her promise to the United
States international engagements.
Morris tribune., 1917-12-21

is time to put the fighting spirit into work,
whatever that work is, long it useful work This
war is going to last 1919 surely and it
may last for five years more With Russia out of the
Italy Weakened France and England about even
match the central powers That that the Uni
States will throw the balance and that the will
the of this country before is
won Taxing the of the country great
deal than sending soldiers to the battle line 1t
every useful industry in the country must
produce utmost, that people must and
producing the goods and saving the to
and the The great task must be attacked
with determination everyone engaged in useful work
with we'll thought out realization of the Importance
of his her work in winning the Let everyone
realize just how important his work u.s. and then at
it with patriotic determination to do his part the
best he know This spirit and this only will win
the
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1917-03-24
Quail Aids the Farmer.

"Thc meat value of the quail Is in
considcra Dlc - negligible - when COM
pared to the services thcsc birds rem
der to the farm" bird expert Of the
University Of Oklahoma says. They
prey upon 145 different kinds Of de-
Structivc insects and consume no less
seeds. They say on the job twelve
months iii I'll" year and Labor ccntin-
uaIly when weather crndit.>u permit
DO not Noii"|" ti:nt tie landowners
should permit y multitude "f 50 called
SportSm"M 90 destroy this p"ycrful ally
~f the rH"Urr.'
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1917-03-24
We never learn anything new by
hearing ourselves talk
The Popular Side Of tho Street.

Owners or renters OF retail stores
should look out for the side Of the
street on winch the property Is located
Illustrative OF this Is the testimony OF
real estate expert In case some time
ago that ground floors on tho west side
OF broadway. New York, should lease
for $50 front foot more than similar
property across the street. The value
OF retail business depends On tho
number or paSScrsDy, and the difference
In this respect may result in n booming
trade on one Sido OF street and only
moderate success on the other. Some
men are able to acquire such reputa-
ton for their goods that the people 20
to them even when they nre inconven-
icntIy located. but it is II good deal cas-
icr in building up n trade to put your
self on the route tr8versed by tho
crowds. Lcslic's.