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Weekly journal-miner., 1917-03-07
ALLEGES NON-SUPPORT
lI.rom Satnrdav's Dailrl

Through her attorney. Richard LamSon, Beatrice Ross McCulloch yesterday filed suit for divorce in the Superior court She charges Arthur r.. Mccullough with non-support and dcScrtion Mrs. MCCulloch seeks separation and the right to resume her madden uaruc. Beatrice Ross The McCullochs were married in Santa Ana, Cal, in 1914.
Weekly journal-miner., 1917-03-07
LET WRONG YIELD TO RIGHT.

The trouble with of the paciSts who busy urging the government o the United States keep trouble that they ought be directing their pleas Germany As mat stand their efforts only make They the German government policy of aggression which, per severed in must drive into
 Senator Husng of Wisconsin put the plainly and truth uly in his reply group of Chicago pacifsts.
 While have already severed diplomatic relations with Germany. he said. War may be avered if Germany should become convinced that people stand back of their country against Germany mtedly and de terminedly the German people stand back of their country against the United States The German people their loyalty and obedience their kaiser and their country. And they back of their gov its ruthless submarine warfare notwhstand- ing 1t lead to with the United States and bring conflict with their brothers in blood ill America, and notwithstanding the proposed action of their is contrary international law and the laws of humanity
 Let the people of Germany insist upon it that their government its killing o citizens and desst from practices which contrary the rules of civilized warfare Let citizens demand of their country. which s admittedly in the right. to yield d country which IS concededly in the wrong.
 Peace and good will between the United States and Germany be secured only by wrong yielding right and right yielding O wrong"
Weekly journal-miner., 1917-03-07
MAKES GOOD SHOWING

VI. Roland, who has been develop ing his mines at Minnehaha Flat dur ing the Winter, was an arrival Sun day, the snow blockade having lifted sufficiently to make the trip under difficult conditions. He comes after supplies and gives a good report from recent development, which he sub stantiatcs by exhibiting orc from the deepest workings.
Weekly journal-miner., 1917-03-07
BIG WATER STORAGE

Lake Watson on Sunday afternoon reached its high water mari; in many months, the inflow establishing a hcighth of over 65 feet, or to within Is feet of its capacity. At the rate of water flowing in. the maximum Stor- age will be reached inside of another week
Weekly journal-miner., 1917-03-07

The United States has sought and lost Ne do propose o break that-precedent now
Weekly journal-miner., 1917-03-07
Garage at Dewey

The Dewey Garage is now ready for the public. Best of attention to all cars. We keep
 GAS AND OILS of all kinds and are ready for business any hour day or night. All Automobile accessories kept on hand.
 I. M. COOK. Prop.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1917-09-28
CHRISTIAN CONVENTION At
.tkDNOltl;

\ number of Durantit"S attended
IN" lifth district convention oi the
Christian church which convened on
Tuesday at Ardmorc. among them
Rev j T. Dpl". pastor of tn" local
church. who delivered an address
b"fur" the convention Tuesday night
on tho subject. 9TH" Worlds Need "
Mrs Opl" was also to deliver Il talk
on the subject. "Why Keep tn" Let
ter Of III" Constitution" Mrs G W.
Are hihald was 10 talk on the subject,
"rhr circle Girls. and J. Il IIick-
man. "Our Obligation to IN" Boys
and Girls" Others in attendance
w"r" Mrs N T.. Hampton, Misses
Anna shannon, Margaret Crcagcr.
and Elizabeth Abbott
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1917-09-28
MORE RED CROSS MEMBERS

The local Rcd Cross ,Lap;rr
had IL meeting Tuesday night at
which the names of thirty-ninr new
members We're reported to tn" meet
Ing, and when M"Sdiin"S j f. IIa-
den and W. H. Girdn"r were added
to the membership committees Mrs.
Z. d. Johnson. who has chdrg" of
the military relief work, selected aS
assistants, Mesdam"S j a. Mckin-
ney. a. A. Staab. j. l.. Shulrr. and
v. Is. Hayes, and this colnmitt"" will
plan the farewell to tn" next contin
gent OF selected men to 20 Ia camp
from this county. II is expected To
start classes in surgical dressing on
or about October s. to he III charg"
OF Mrs. H. r. Stallings. who is now
taking courses in that kind of work
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1917-09-28
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1NSPEC TING ACROSS STATE
HIGHWAY

Governor Williams, {. o. Johnson
and State Engineer Cunningham lcft
here Monday morning for Hot
Springs, Ark, from which point they
toured the proposed route to Fort
Sill Tor the proposed across stat"
highway. Most u! III" route has been
selected and tn" roads are b"in,;
worked II is planned to make this
one OF the hest automobile highways
in the southwest
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1917-09-28

yOI remember the story of the Wolf? It's
" away back in the second Reader that yon
read it. but like other stories such as
The Fox and the Grapes. it is one that sticks
10 YOU through life. 1t was about boy tending
sheep. who. just to have some sport. used to yell
"Wof, Wolf" and the villagers would come
running. only to find none 1t was great fun
for the boy. But when finally the wolf DID
come. the villagers paid no heed to his yclls and
so all the sheep perShcd
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1917-09-28

kIRSCHBACN CLOTHES
"PERFECTION" BOYS
CLOTHES.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1917-09-28
CONFESS TO ADJOURN OCT. I.

Tn" present plan Is for the Nation
al CONGRESS To adjourn not later than
Oct. -. il being contemplated that
every piece Of war legislation will
have been concluded before that
time
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1917-09-28
LIST insertion Sept IS. 1917.
2nd insertion Oct. ). 1917
State of Oklahoma.
IS.
County of Bryan.
In the County Court.
NOTICE or FINAL. SETTLEMENTS

NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENTS
Notic" is hereby given that the
following guardians and administra
tors have filed their final reports
and petitions for distribution of rs
tate. and asking to h" DISCHARGED
Said reports and petitions for dis
tribution uf estate will come on for
hearing at the October. 1917. term
of this Court On the 9th day of Oc-
tohcr. 1917. at tn" hour of 10 O'Clock
A. NJ. of said day. al the County
Court Room in the city of Durant,
Bryan County. Oklahoma. and all
parties Interested therein will ap-
pear on or hcfor" said date and file
their written objection to said re
ports and petitions for distribution
of estate, If they desire to object to
the confirmation thereof:
Administrators.
liz? Sam u. Stinson. Admr. of
VIM ", Glover. Dcc'u
lSii Il W Johnson. Admr Of
Mary Willis. Decd
1865 W l.. Nocll Admr. OF Annie
Rice, Decd,
Guardians.
1917 4 r. Jones. Gdn. of Thclma
- Riddle Minor
1851 J c. Worthy. Gdn. of Incy
Fohb, an incompetent.
| HH4 Ohrr shannon. Gdn of Chas-
tine Gardner. Minor
li72 II B. Lemon. Gdn. of Will"
Lemon. a Minor.
1853 T. A. Adcork, Guardian of
Jas. 4 Adcock. a Minor
l77S Ophelia Hampton. Guardian
of 4. &. Atkins. a Minor.
Given under nv hand and official
seal NJ Durant. this the eth day of
September. A. ID, 1917.
W 4 JONES.
(Scalb Court Clerk
by Mabel Linda. Deputy
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1917-09-28

decidedly skyward-none more SO than fabrics
and clothes. The country is at war. The United
States Government has taken the mills and the
wool under contracts to December 80 1917, for
military fabrics That's the reason. BUT. we
still have stock at prices which are NOT prohib-
tive, and in many cases not even unreasonably
high. and we believe will continue to hav"
stock a, prices which every man can afford SO
why the cry of "WOlf?"
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1917-09-28
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER as, iDI7.
r Il :. :. u {. 8: {. :. :: :: 3: .: ;: :: ::

THE task of awakening cit
liens of Oklahoma to Il rrali-
cation of the real signiiicanc"
Of this war, and IN aiding
them in pcrf"CtinG the war
organization OF the state H.
or more importance" now than
Is the question Of who will b"
next years Office holders
Oklahoma state Council of
Defense.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-10-03
More Help Needed
to Examine Men

WASHINGTON. Oct 2-CSpccial
4 large force OF assistants o.hc en-
poyed by each local board throughout
the country is now under consideration
by the war department in view Of the
contemplated examination ot the re
naming 100000 draft clig,blcs To- de
rcrmlnc their liability for service with
the culurN
Final decision 10 continue eligibility
examinations until the whole list ut
regisuants is exhausted has been an
nouuccd by the department Ihl, Will
entail upon each board the keeping OF
complete records IT approximately
5000 men, aside from the work ol
examining the remaining cllglblcS.
No appropriation covering this work
has vet been made by congress, and
appeal has been sent out TO all state
councils OF defense to secure as far as
possible the voluntary cooperation oi
individuals who are willing to assist in
the work of manning the national army
An appropriation covering the work will
undoubtedly be made by congrcs, this
coming scNsion.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-10-03
Stood in Charnal
House OF Dead

But now, wherever ! looked were 9th
er shapes that lay IN attitudes fright
fully con,ofted gro,eSque and awful
Here the battle had ragged desperately
! stood in very charucl house ol
dead From a mound oi earth upilung
by bursting she'll clcnchtd list.
weather hlclchcd and pall,d seemed f.
threaten me from another emerged a
pair Of crossed legs with knees up
drawn. very like the leg, ~ one who
do,eS gently on a no, day Hard by n
pair oi German knee boots ,oppcd
shell crater, and drawing near | saw
the gray-prccn hrccrhc, belt and
pouches and beyond nothing bu, nm
'peakable corruption | started back
in horror and stepped on something
that yielded underioo glanced down
and saw a hloa,ed, di,coluted face tina,
even as ! looked vanished beneath nv
hoo, and left a bare and gtirning skull
Once again iaintncSS seized me. ar
lifting my head ! stared around ahou,
me and across the dcsulation of ,bi,
helllSh waste Ear m the distance wa,
the road where men MOVED ,o and ir,
busy with picks and ,hoyck. and SOM,
sang aud some whiNlrd ari never va,
sound more welcome Here aud ,hr,,
across these innumctablc she'll hol,
solitary figures moved men. these. win,
walked heediully and with head, down.
bent And presently moved on. hu,
now, like these dis,an, figures, | kent
my eaye upon that awful mud le,i
again 4 should uample hesdles,y on
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-10-03
Writes to Help
Stamp Out War

Though ! have sometimes written oi
war, yet am one that hate, war, one
to whom the sight OF suffering and
bloodShcd cause, physical pain, yet
forced myself 10 tread those awful
fields OF death and agony, 10 look upon
the ghastly aftermath OF modern battle
that ii it be possible, ! might, by my
testimony, in some small way help
those who know as little OF war As !
did once TO realize the horror ot It,
that loathing il for the hclllSh thing
it is. they may, one and all, set their
faces against war henceforth, with an
unshakablc determination that never
again shall 1t be permitted TO mann to
destroy and blast out oi being the
noblest works OF God
What | write here | set down dclih-
erately. with no idea oi phrase making
of literary values or rounded periods
this is and shall be PLAN, tri,e state
ment OF fact
And now. one and all come with me
in spirit, lend me your minds eyes and
see for yourselves something OF what
modern war really is.
Behold then. stretch ~ country-a
sea Of mud as far as the eye can reach
grim, dcSolate cxpansc, its surface
plowcd and churned by thousands OF
hgh-exploslye shells into ugly holes
and tortured hraps, like muddy waves
struck mo,lonlesS upon this muddy sea
The guns are silent, the cheers and
irenied shouts, the screams and groanS,
have long since died away and no sound
is heard save the noise ui my own
going
The sun shonc palely and iitlul
wind swept across the waste, a noN-
iouS wind, cold and dank, that chilled
me with a sudden dread even while the
sweat ran from me. | walked amid
shell craters sometimes knee deep ~
mud. and stumbled over rifles hall
buried IN the slime, on muddy KNAPP
sacks, over muddy bags half lull oi
rusty bombs, and SO upon the body OF
dead German soldier With arm,
wide flung and wrl,hen legs gro,eSquch
/ twisted he lay there beneath my boot
ms head half buried in the mud :,
there he lay, this dead Bnche, skull
cleaning under shrunkcn scalp, an aw,
iul, eyclcsS thing that seemed to start
to stir and shiver as the cold winJ
stirred his muddy clothing Ther
nausea and a deadly ialnineS SEIZE,
me hut | shook 1t oii and shiycrlng
sweating, forced myself to Stoop an,
touch that awful thing and with TN
touch horror and iaiu,ucsS passed am
in their place icl, a dcrr and passion
ate pity ior all he was HoJhc. an,
with pity IN my heart turned Jnt
went away.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-10-03
Mat Causes Wrinkles?
What's the Remedy?

. otop 10 consider what produces wrink-
- and sagginess OF skin. Premature
G0u1. mal-nutrition, etc. cause tho flesh
y G0rink. lose It's youthful pMmpness and
0gneess, The skin then is too large for
- Nesh underneath. doesn't NJ tightly
~ enugly as II used to--it wrinkles or
j must be plain that to tighten the
dltn, make II 1T the face perfectly In
evert place, viii, effectually remove the
1Ateeui wrinkles and baEyiness. THIS In
0oa9 and harmlessly accomplished by
0oD@lving an ounce OF powdered naxolit q
u Z half pint Of witch hazel and using
ehe solution as face wash Tho lngredl
4nts you can get at any drug store The
ve0uts are surprising. The skin immedi-
otely tightens up. becoming firm aud
0ooh as In youth, Every wrinkle aud
mg ID affected at once.--Adv
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-10-03
Urges league
Against War

So now, all of YOU who read, | sum
mon You in the name OF Our common
humanity, let us he up aud doing {,
Americans. Anglo -SaxorS. let our COM
mon blood be a bond oi brotherhood
between VS. hencciorth. a bond ludi,-
soluble As YOU have now entered the
war, rs YOU are now our allies, IN deed
aS IN spirit. let this alliance endure
hereafter Already there is talk Of
some such league, which IN It's might
and unity thall secure humanity against
any recurrence OF the evils the world
now groanS under Here is mobile
purpose, and ! CONCEIVE It the duty ai
each ono Of us. for the sake oi those
10 something 90 further that winch wls
once looked upon aN only a U,oplm
dream the Universal Brotherhood ui
Man
"The flowers O. the forest arc a faded
away"
Far and wide they lie, struck down
IN the flush oi manhood. full ui th"
Joyous, uncomfortable spirit OF youth
Who knows what noble ambition, once
we're theirs what splendid work, the,
might no, have wrought Now they
lie. each poor shattered body mas,
ot loathSumc corruption Vet that di.
viner part that no bullet may Slay, no
steel rcud or mar, has surely entered
into the fuller living. Tor death IS but
the gateway into lie and infinite pc,
'lh,lit,cs
Bu, upon all who sit immune. upon
all whom as vet this hitter war has
left untouched Is the blood OF these
that died in the cause oi humanity. The
cause ~ freedom ior rs and the rcurp.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-10-03
Battlefield Horrors Greater
Than the Reader Can Imagine;
Shells Literally Churn Earth

something that had once ncd and
loved and laughed
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-10-03
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Copyright l9l7 hy The Tribune As
sociatiOn)
To all who sit immune, far removed
from war and all It's horrors, to those
To whom when death comes he comes
in shape as gentle as he may--t all
such | dedicate these tales OF the front.
How many Sorie, Of batllsllclds have
been written nj late, written 10 be
scanned hastily over the breakfast table
or comfortably lounged over IN an easy
chair, Voric' warranted not to shock or
disgust, wherein the reader may learn
oi the glorious achievements ot our
armies. Of heroic deed, and noble sell
sacrifice, so that frequently ! have
heard IT said that war, since It pro-
duces heroes, is goodly thing, nee
essary thing
Can the average reader know or even
family imagine the other SIDE ot the
picture Surely not Tor no clean hn-
man mind can compass all the horror
all the brutal grote,que ob,cenily OF a
modern battlefield Therefore ] pro
pose to write plainly briefly, OF that
which saw ON my last visit to the
British front Tor since IN blood ,oddcn
France men are dying even as ! pen
these lines il seems ouly Just that those
of US for whom thcy are giving their
lives should at least know something
Of the manner Of their dying To thl,
end | visited four great bal,lcieIds on
the Ancrc, and would that all such as
cry up war, its necessity rs mcvllabll
ity, might have gone beside me
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-10-03
Bodies StreWn
About in Mud

And they lay everywhere. here stark
and stuff with no pilitul earth 10 hid;
their awful corruplion- here. agan
haIt-buricd IN Shiny mud more than
once my nailed boot uncovered mould
crlng tunic or things more awful And
as trod this grisly place my pity grew
and with pity a profound wonder nat
the world with its so many million, OF
reasoning minds should permit ,urn
things 10 be, until ! remembered that
lew, even the most imaginative, culli
realize the true frlghtiuneS of mod ~
men buioherIng machinery and my
wonder changed to passionate dc,ur
that such things should be recorded
and known II only IN some small mca,
urcs, whcrcior It iS write the,
thing,
| wandered on past she'll holes. some
deep III slime that held namclc, ,
ghaStly mcsscS, some a.hrim with
bloody water, until | came where three
men lay side by side, their hands upon
their lcvclled rifles For moment |
had the foolish thought that these men
were weary and slept, until coming
Narer, ! saw that these had died hy
the same shelih hurst Near them lay
yet another shape, a manglcd heap. one
muddy hand yet graNplug muddy rifle,
while beneath the other Law the irag
mcnl Of soddcn letter probably the
last thing those dying eyes had looked
upon
Death IN horrible shape was ali about
me saw the work wrought by ,hrap.
mel by gas, and the mauvlcd red havoc
OF high explosive ! only seemed I'm
real, like one that walked in night
mare Here and there upon this sea Of
mud rose the twisted wrcckagc oi aero
PLANES, and from where stood |
counted five, but as ! 'rampcd ou these
five grew 10 nine One Of these lying
upon nv way | turned aside 10 glance
at, and stared through a tauplc of wire
into pallid thing that had been a face
once comclv and youthful the leather
Jacket had been opened at the neck iur
the identifying disk, as ! suppose, and.
glancing lower ! saw that TN, leather
Jacket was dlscolorcd siugcd burned, !,
and below tins charred and unrccog
niIable mass
j. there man IN the world TODAY
who hcholdng such horror, would not
strive with all his strength to SO order
things that the he'll OF war should hc
made impossible hcncciorth'
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-10-03
||lytRS
|||||ll.lloAuNs
I|ElR RANKS
ansas City Confer
loe Eager to Help u, S,

lNSAS CITY, Mo, Oct j--Eascr-
10 assist the government in carry
On the war against German au'
4&0yacy pervaded the meeting here last
I 1ht Of $50 representatives Of produc-
~ and refining companies OF the mid
1T oil field, who were in session to
csss ways and means to do their
k" h making the world safe for
UDnoerscy.
E Differences Swept Away.
Any differences that might have ex'
I'D between the producers and re.
lDefs apparently were swept away hv
~ wave Of patriotism which marked
~ entire night session. Cooperation
- the keynote OF the speakers who
1ssssed the gathering after those
pssnt had partaken OF simple war
I pe meal.
4 Congr ratulsting the oil men that their
l>1qslSy was so free from proilteerng
~ c. Bedford, president Of the Stand
~ Oil company and chairman OF the
totrelsum committee OF the council OF
01fionsl defense told the oil men they
! "a the question OF governmental price
tnaulation in their hands Business
{pefywhere Is on trial he declared, and
t4b Is the time to decline to take ad-
vintage OF the existence OF three buy
ess for each unit OF product
Crest Task to Win War
The one great task btiorc az Of Us
+ 10 win the war" Mr.. Bedford said
= 70 NccompIish this each must do his
sagrudging share The war will be
Wen In a large part behind the lines. D."
Oil will be one Of the prime factors
winning the war and the allies are
S6G11ao TO the American oil producers
= furnish the required amount, Sir
William Black, member OF the British
ynr mission, now IN this country de
(lared. Sir William explained the diff
eevIties the British have had in OBJ
oa(NlAg the necessary supplies and
1(osed with the prediction OF an allied
v)c>pry.
Iatsiiissnt Action Desired.
z R. Perry Of Tulsa, Okla, said the
III industry asks only intelligent in
Veoti0ation and then an iniell,sen, de-
e3ulea IN regulating prices"
Louis ]. Haney Of Washington, mem.
bef Of the federal trade commission
ogtlined the purposes OF war work ol
lket organization.
Marry Rodgers Of Tulsa spoke for
~ oil producers Although the hour
~ late and many were reaching Tor
ohe3y hats and overeoats when he was
GalIsd up, not single man lei, the
aNQuet room until he had finished.
VA, Resolution Adopted.
The following resolution was unani-
1Aously adopted at the close Of the
dleeting;
Resolved that the producers, trans
Dorters. refiners and marketers OF crude
al and all its products here assembled
11odgs anew their undivided loyalty to
Ge government and are ready with
Gvesy resource at their command when
(heis country calls; and when the roll
y called there will not be found a
o1Acter or Hun among them"
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-10-03

ations 10 come. This blood is upon
each one OF us-conseerating US to 'hc
task they have died to achieve, and II
is our solemn duty. therefore, to see
that the wounds they suffered. the
deaths they died have not been, and
shall not he, IN vain
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-10-03

Nv, might have gOne bcSidt
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-10-03
MangIed Remains Of Soldiers
and AvlatOrs Are StreW n
About Great EypanSe Of
Devastated Land,
BY JEFFERY FARNOL,

Copyright, 1917 by The Tribune As
sociation)