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Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-12-17
Little Ben1iy's Notebook

Me and pop and ma was up IN the
setting room after suppir last nite'
and | sed to ma, Ma. can ! have
sent?
Dident you tell me IL ] gave you
a sent this aftirnoon you WOOD De
sa tisfied for the day? sed ma.
Yes mann, | sed.
Very well, then, sed ma. And az
ter vile ! sed 10 pop, Pop, can
have a sent?
Dident your mother jest tell YOU
wat you sed TO her this aftirnoon?
sed pop.
Yes sir. sed.
Very well, then. sed pop. And he
kepp on smoaklng and thinking, and
| picked up the eevning paper and
started TO look at IL. the ferst thing
/ saw being big he'd lines saying, Gift
Of $4,000 presented 10 the boy scouts.
Gosh, and heer ! only wunt sent.
thawt. And ! termed over to the
next page, the ferst thing | saw be
ing. psA,. man gives hospital $500, ,oeo-
And maybe the hospital dident even
ask for q sent, l thawt. And | termed
the paper all the way TO the last
page, and wat did II say there but,
This city alone gives the Red Cross
Fourteen Million Dollars.
Aw heck, ! thawt. And ! banged
the paper down on the table and
went out TO see II eny OF the fellows
was out.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-12-17
DAWSON CHARGES ALL
TO STAND, BY C0L0RS
Chairman of Red Cross So
ciety's War Council Issues
Call to Workers.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16.-On the
eve of the great Christmas member
ship campaign of the American Red
Cross. beginning tomorrow Henry r.
Dawson chairman of the society's war
council. issued this call;
.'To the five million members work
ing loyaIly with US today: stand py
the colors.
"To the ten or fifteen million mem
bors who viii join us before CHRIST
mas eve: Fall in"
Mr.. Dawson told in his statement
something of what he had learned
about the organization and of its Won
derful expansion 10 meet war condi-
tons.
To-day the American Red Cross is
one Of the modern miracles" he said.
at has accomplished the impossihle
in it's national organization with vol
unteer workers: in the junior Red
Cross for children; in its chapter ad-
minis tr-ation covering the whole
United States map. 1t has mohilized
America for action in the world emer-
gency; IL stands behind the American
army and navy with supplies ana
with personnel for every call whlch
they may make upon II. II works
with President Wilson's approval in
. the TASK ul ..ItpaiA Aiib Jul fNNf'S
mutual service TO those among us
who may suffer because OF changes
which the war has brought. In Bel
GUM, France. Ialy, Russia. Rumania,
| Armenia, Serbia. the American flag
of the Red Cross is the symbol of its
kindly hand.
/ The Red Cross has given me a
new conception of America and the
American spirit 1t is with the zeal
! of a convert that / invite the American
people TO come in with me under Pres
ident Wilson and make il the national
Organization that is demanded by these
times. We need your loyal and your
efficient membership, in order that
our organization may be truly rep
resented.
'If the Red Cross is not as demo
cratic as you would like TO make II,
that is probably because you are on
the outside looking in. My experience
is that no one has the right to criti-
else who is not in the work up to his
neck. J believe we shall obtain a
membership of twenty millions in
which all social lines are flung 10 the
winds and an organization represen-
tative of the entire people will be Gre
atcd."
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-12-17
Says Won Tirpitz.

AMSTERDAM, Dec. l6.-The
German newspapers contained
| lengthy accounts OF the speech
of Grand Admiral Won Tirpitz
before the Hamburg branch of
the fatherland party in which the
admiral said:
up TO the present in this war
Great Britain has won, rather
than lost. Peace based on the
staus quo ante or on renuncia-
ton, therefore, is out of the
question for Germany"
With reference to the rumor
that Germany would give up Zee
| Nbruggt and Ostend II the British
eyacuate Calais, Won TirpitZ said:
The evacuation OF Calais
\ would never be equivalent to the
| loss of such first-class security.
I Moreover, the channel tunnel Will
, become a fact after the war. For
real security We should have be-
I sides Flanders and Antwerp, Ca
lais and Boulogne. The rumor
in question is a screen behind
/, which the question of Flanders
might be permitted to disappear
THE preteXt that we can not
coerce Great Britain and America
, falls to the ground when We con-
, slider the growing scarcity of the
I cargo space of our ruthless arch
I enemy. The time for final decir
! sion will come when real distress
begirs to take the place Of merely
I threatening distress. That time
I will come. II is only a question
, of our keeping cool"
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-12-17
DEMANDS on MANUFACTURERS

Consideration Of the various enter
prises in the country at this time
tempt one Go the conclusion that there
can De no real standard by which TO
maintain the present speed Of manu-
facture. and. that succeeding the war
there is apt TO bo a slowing mp OF all
sctiviues Of every kind and character
Eu, is this true"
Isn't there more apt Co be an in
crease In the demands~upon manufnc-
turing institutions than there is 20 be
decrease The first thing. OF
course. by which We may Judge the
future is 10y the past. aud that has
taught US that with the prodigal waste
OF materials pf ali kinds as part OF
the necessities Of war, that the deple-
ticn VIII call for a doubling OF energy
t. replace every commodity neces.
sary to life and enjoyment.
IL will take years to reh8bilitat,
/ Europe. II indeed 1t is ever accom-
| pNshed. and in the meantime there
will be a steady increase in immigra
! tion TO every country which has no
been devastated bv the war for tn,
reason that il will be desirable 10
people now living in France and Bel
eium 60 rebuild their homes and for
tunes without the scope where the,
: suffered and endured so much
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-12-17
SOME TROUBLES OF ARTISTS
Orders for Paintings That Were Hard
tO Fill,

All persons engaged in what may be
called intellectual work are constantly
peste, ed with requests for information
which is impossible 10 gibe offhand.
Every telegraph operator has had
to encounter the inquisitive man or
woman who wanted TO know how
that ticking sound could send mes
sage?" or chow does the electricity
in the battery get on TO the wire?"
or some other question, which to them
is very simple. but which could not be
answered without n long lecture on
electricity.
Artists are frequently the targets
for questions which betray dense ig-
norance on the part Of the question
ers
There is a story about an innkeeper
who brought a three-foot board with
the request that a full-length portrait
OF General Washington be painted
thereon.
But" objected the poor painter,
The board is not long enough"
Il thought perhaps you might let
the generals legs hang over the
edge" replied. the innkeeper, calmly.
Another story relates how n wealthy
miller commissioned an artist TO paint
large picture OF his mill.
81 would like TO have myself look
ing out Of one of the windows" said
the worthy miller.
"Very we'll" said f,ne artist. Which
window"
ut makes no difference" said the
miller. "Only, as do not wish to get
a reputation for idleness. ! wish you
to paint it 20 that when any one looks
at the picture my head will disap-
pear"
The artist was momentarily as
founded. but being rs we'll as shrewd,
he smothered his smiles and under
took the commission.
When the picture was finished he
sent for the miller. who regarded IL
with great satisfaction for a time. and
then burst forth:
See here, you've left out some
thing!"
"I think not"
Yes, you have left out me looking
out of the window"
my dear SIR" said the artist,
don't you remember your face was
to disappear when any one looked at
the picture? Well. 1t has disap-
peared."
These old-time instances OF stupid-
lty are supplemented by "a modern IN
stance, happening recently In London
to n woll-known portrait painter. A
man called upon him and asked him
to paint his father.
But where IL your father" asked
he of the brush.
"oh. he died ten years ago"
Then how can paint him?s asked
the artist
Well" was the reply. II have Just
seen your portrait OF Moses Surely.
II you can paint the portrait of n man
who died thousands OF years ago. you
oan more. easily paint the portrait OF
my father. who has only been dead
ten years"
Seeing the sort OF man with whom
he had to DEAL the artist undertook
the work.
When the picture WIS finished the
newly-hlo ssomed art patron was called
in to Te 1t.
He gazed at Il In silence for some
time, his eyes filling with tears and
then softly and revorcntly said:
SO thst Is MY fatherg An. how he
has changed"
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-12-17
THE WAY / FOUGHT.

| am not bound to win lifes fame. I
am not charged TO reach goal
II Is not told that victory alone shall
consecrate the soul,
Not all the great meE come TO wealth
not all the noble men succee !,
The glory OF life .s not the record
OF one daring decd;
And II l serve purpose true. and
keep my course, tho tempest
tossed.
IL shall not matter in the end, whether
! won my fight or lost
I was not ordered at ny birth to come
TO death possessing gold
No stern command was given me that
riches must be mine TO hold.
The reason Tor my hfe Is hid, | shall
not solve the mystery here.
And even what is victory for morta
man 10 FAR from clear;
But this ] know, whom comes the END
and all my toilinS here is done,
The way / fought VIII count for NOR,
than all the goals ! may have won
II only victory were good, and oni!
riches proved mems worth.
Then only men Of strength would live
and brutes alone would rule tn,
earth.
Then striving for n lofty goal ard fail
ing to succeed were sin,
And men would lie and cheat an,
steal and stoop 10 anything to win
/ But there are greater goals than rol6
and finer virtues than success.
And how I've fought shall count 10
more than what I've manaced {
! possess.
Edgar A. Guest, in American Boy
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-12-17

Pressing a lever at the drivers seat
throws new antiskidding chalns uhuei
the rear wheel of an automobile.
The German Roman Catholic CEN
tral verein OF ST. Louis has decided to
drop the word German from its title
Massachusetts is said TO be the
birthplace OF the tanning and boot and
shoe industries of the United States
which are now nearly three hundred
years old
TIE Central railroad of Georgia EN-
ploys ls women agents, whose duty Il
is II solicitand handle all freight and
other matters pertaining TO this end
OF the business
q Fruit pits. Systematically gathered
bv Germary's school children, are
tnrred over~to the chemists, who are
converting them into rich lubricatine
oils. Cherry and plum stones are said
TO be the best for this purpose.
4 weather station was recently es-
tablished in Puerto Plata by the
United States weather bureau OF
Washington. n. c. y. 1. Orme IS the
[ local representative. The station !:
one OF a system OF twenty maintained
by the weather bureau in the Carib.
bear sea
The most recent and accurate re.
ports obtainable are TO the effect thai
I the apple crop is about equal to thai
of last year, when approximately
I 6SO.OO0 barrels were produced. Due
however. TO the British embargo
something like four hundred thousand
barrels. which last year were shipped
To- English ports. will have TO be mar.
keted this wear In Canada and pos
sibl. in the United States.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-12-17

signed to that branch Of the service TO
which he is best fitted. The telegram
is subjoined.
Local Board for Tulsa County.
Lewis Cline. County Clerk, Tulsa, Okla.
1t is of paramount importance to the
selective features of the draft ana u
the effective employment OF the man
power of the army that the occupa-
ional qualifications of every registraht
be set forth with precision p his ques-
tionnaire.
Therefore the registrants' answers
to series one, question three. PAGE
four, must. without fail, specify ms
particular job within his Industry hy
answering, for example, not mercy
railroad man but tracklayer or car
shop repairer.
Assistants should be instructed 10
secure for that question an answer as
specific as II made TO question four'
unless registrant has already fuliy
answered these questions.
"If questionable filed Is not speclfle
enough, boards should secure adequate
answers under section 100, paragraph
3. before proceeding to classify.
(Sjgnedj GIBSON.
"Adjutant General
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-12-17
GOOn LICK

Good luck That's all I'm saving 8" you
sail across the sea-
The best o. luck 90 the phrting. l. ihe
prayer you get from me
Nav Won never meet a dsnger that YOU
won't come safely thru,
MsY YOU never meet uermsn that -fn
ret the best of you
on thousand things may happen when
fellow az the front
4 thousand different mi'h.ps. but here :
hoping that they won't
Good luck! That's all I'm saying. 81 you
turn sway 10 ~.
10, 10 know.
NAV you never NEE, rough wesiher. bat
Eemember II you do
That the folks At home arr wishing that
you u ~ come fafely Ihru
OH 4 thousand things may happen when
fellow hears the hUnt
~ his countgy's fight for glory, but l n
praying that they won T.
Good luck That's all I'm saying as you're
falling into ltuv.
MAY the splendor OF your service bring yo1
everything thAi's fine.
MAY the faies deal kindly with YOU, may
You never know distress
And may every tax YOU tackle end triumph
ant with success
OIL Thousand things may happen that
with Joy your lHe will IN.
You may not SCI all the gladness but m
hoping that you viii.
tCopyrighi 1917. by Edgar A GuesD
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-12-17

The Bristow Record company has
announced that an interest in that
publication has been sold to Jim Big
gerstaff, who formerly represented
the Keystone Type Foundry In this
territory. The Record has been adj
mired for it's enterprise in the news
paper field for some time. but it ncvrl
accomplished a better stroke OF bust
ness than 1t did whom IL acquired the
services of Jim Bisgerstaff His ener-
gy and judgment combined with the
same qualities contained in the per
sonality OF l.. NJ. Nichols, who has sue
cessfully published the Record for a
number OF years. is an assurance OF
success
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-12-17
RippLing RhYnieS
IOOSTNING uP
BY WALI MANON

lOpoLNlNu "a
We asked old Hunk to come scross, vita
wartime contribution Thi, ughlwad is \
total loss. except for elocution, He u siAud
around and talk for hours IN patriotic man
ner and throw an kinds ~ sAudy flowers
at our world famous banner our bann n
pleases every gent and all the poets sing %,
and twacsle d0esn I cost = cent, 80 any ma .
can spring Il oh. Hunk. We said, don
chew tho rag; shell coius-ihe to!diers noe I
en- lie tried to switch off 90 the Flag and
sundry boons OF freedom lie told how hc
would die and bleed n he were under thirty.
old HUNK we said. 'you ro cheap, m
deed; your soul s pretty dirty. The nation
h,ushc, for that son with soul Of nelter gen
der who hands out language by the ton.
when she needs legal tender I've given
much. old Hunk replied explaining why
ho IS living. no worthy cause has been de-
uiod--it scems I'm always giving Il really
makes me shed tear. the way ! have 10
sQuander | cough up fifteen dollars here, and
fifteen dollars yondcr' Aud he has thol'
sands put away, and tens OF thousands hid
den, And he is groauing all the day Of how
he's naGced aud ridden Before this war
has had an end, before the final inning ..
lot u tghtwad souls my friend, will undergo
SHINING
Copyright 1917. by George Matthew Adam,)
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-12-17
PLACES
BARRIER IN PATH
OF ITALY'S FOES
CONTINUED PROM PAGE ONE.

lON1lN L BID tkOM PAGE ONE.
Of the Austrians TO complete. a pom
toon bridge to the south shore.
In case enemy airIlanes were seen
during the day the monitor was pre-
pared TO slip its cables at nightfall
and steam away to some other spot
where the Austrian shells would be
unable to reach it, but from which
point il could continue-iL work OF
destruction.
The monitor was only the first OF
series Others with lighter guns and
lighter draft were lying in reserve
ready at a moments notice to slip
thru the winding channels to some
point nearer to the enemy and from
there TO direct an unexpected fire on
his positions.
The armament on the monitors gem
orally decreased in size as the press
boat approached more closely to the
front lines, and similarly the batteries
which here and there began to make
their appearance became lighter and
lighter.
Occupy North Bank.
The Austrians have occupied tho
entire northern bank of the new
Piave, and here and there have been
able to put little detachments across
which have struggled thru the inun-
dated territory and occupied isolated
| farm houses The main body of the
troops, however, has been unable to
cross over because of the activity of
the monitors and stationary batteries
and they were unable TO inflict any
serious damage because they are too
far away from Venice for their big
guns TO be effective. They have
reached Santa Dona iii Piaye, which
! is about 16 3-4 miles as the crow flies
northeast of Venice, but the Italians
hold Musile on the south bank of the
river opposite Santa Dona di Piave and
have been able to prevent the Aus
trians from bringing any heavy artil-
lery up TO that point from which Ven
ice possibly might be bombarded.
Muddy and Bleak.
At Cspo Siie the correspondent tenn
porari}y left the naval escort for n
military escort so as 10 inspect the in
I fantry positions which were indescrib-
ably muddy and bleak.
They bisect the ruined town, the
houses of which have been destroyed
/ by the Austrian artillery. The in
fantrymen. cheerful and disremrdful
of the omfortable conditions were
busy lettering these conditions, not
outstanding the unceasing whine of
Austrian shells.
| To make the trip complete. the cor
respondents were treated 10 "a glimpse
OF the British monitors which were In
operation in unison with those OF the
Italians The sunset had tinged the
waters Of Venice TO the appearance Of
n sea Of blood as the press boat
steamed back into what probably Is
the best protected city so far threat
encd by the war.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-12-17
SANTA CLAUS MAIL
Letters Written by Tulsa
Children TO st.
Nicholas.

Donr Santa Claus-I hope you will
come 10 my house this Christmas Ny
little sister wants big doll and
doll buggy and / want tricycle. and
that In all except some candy aai
nutA Well / hope you VIII bring me
ana my sisters these things. Your
friends, Mary and Robert.
Dear Santa ctaus-How are your
friends up north? Do you think yOu
can make me visit? ] Will tell you to
bring me n football, Charlie Chaplin
walking doll, a target, a hunting game,
candy. fruit and nuts and don't forget
my baby brother william. Your little
friend. Maurice Maloney 91s South
Quaker avenue.
Dear Santa Claus am a little boy
s years old. and ! want you To brin,;
me a bicycle and football, pair OF
boxing gloves and a small shotgun.
From your little friend, Claude Perry,
4J9 West Fifth.
Dear Santa Claus-Please bring us a
monkey and little puppy dog, new
Teddy bear and a Billie goat~an
wagon and some skates. We are good
boys. Hubert and Richard, lO2l East
Second.
Dear Santa Claus: VIII you please
bring me a soldier suit and black
board, and game and train, ana
Charlie Chaplin and some nuts ana
fruit. and don't forget my little sister.
She wants a doll one buggy and bed
and some candy and nuts. / am little
boy, years old; my Sister is years
old. Don't forget my sister. william
and Ethel Endicott, 1928 East Adams.
Dear santa: I want punching bag
and some candy and nuts. Love 10
Santa Claus Edward Argue.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-12-17
REGISTERED MEN MUST
ANSWER SPECIFICALLY
Questionnaires So Arranged
That Occupational Qualifi-
cations Divulged.

A telegram received yesterday ly
Lewis Cline, county clerk, from the
adjutant general of the state divulges
the fact that the occupational Nnalifi-
cations Of every registrant must be
set forth with precision In his quest ~
naire.
This is done so the men may be
classified and every registered man as
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-12-17
Turkeys Arc Scar.c.

NpoclAI To Tho NurIu,
BLACkW ELL. Okla. Dec. l6.--
Turkeys are scarce In this community.
Local dealers declare IL will be I'M
possible TO supply this fowl at Christ
mas time as they are not IN th's
county to be nad In previous years
turkeys have been shipped out Of
blackwell, but this year the supply
is inadcq lste f0r home MA bet as
very few turkeys are TO be had ;d i7y
price.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-12-17

The kaiser would he wise TO refrain
from publishing his Impressions Of
America as a Military Power until
America has finished making its im-
prcS-iuns
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-12-17

II enemy aliens do no, feel an obli-
CATION 20 tho country that feeds ana
shelters them, then they should get
both feed and shelter ,n an interim
mcnt camp
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-12-17

II is said that American music Is
now popular in England. The sound
of American guns will be sweeter YET
10 thuse EnsIlsh ears.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-12-17

Bruno EosloW Sky, the l. W. W. who
travelled under the name Of William
Fcrd was only using II as camouflage
to conceal the backfriug propensit,es.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-12-17

Well, II those pro-German einks
want TO sell their Liberty bonds 0eloy"
par. 'smatter with Us buying them at
such figures
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-12-17

Perhaps Nicholas Romanoff really
thinks that Russia would bc better OF
II he we're czar again.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-12-17
Phones All Departments, 5000

Foreign Advertising Representative; Brysn''
Griffith 4 Brunson. 22j Fifth Ave. New norA,
eel Dc,onshire ST, Boston ford fars"g,s u
Co P,op,-s Gas Bldg, Chicago: Oscar q.
Havi~s. 500 V;cior BldE.. Kansas City Mo
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-12-17

Representative London and Senator
IaFollet,e are pair but not the kin
that any body wants 90 draw 90.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-12-17

Never before did We wish 80 much
a. Halifax.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-12-17

However. our della, in going o. ". r
with Turkey does not keep US from
urglng those who are 20 tear 'em up
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-12-17

a simple faith in politicians impels
some people To- IA, or government opeI
alton OF railroads
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-12-17

There Will always be enough thing
going wrong 90 keep Colonel Roose
voit busy
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-12-17

There rs one pretty safe bet-that
congressman will not be fanatical in
taxing their salaries
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-12-17

In the majority OF cases the philal
tropist is the party who has no poo
relatives.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-12-17

Colonel House seems To be Presi-
dent Wilson's official listener
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-12-17

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