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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-15
GERMAN BUNGLINC.

DO5SIBLl YOU, also weary of that hackncyod
phrase German efficiency" and indorsc this humble
effort to kick it around II Germany haJ been thor
oughly capable waiting world led TO believe, the
kaiser might have had that Christmas dinner in Paris and
by this time 'veboten" signs would be cutterng up the
American highways While the is still doing business
at the old stand lot has happened since August 1914
upset the super-man idea and Teutonic cgosm 10
degree. OF big blunders. like going into Belgium
thereby setting the British bulldog their trail the Ger
have been guilty Of many, while instances OF lesser
bunglmg are legion.
aheaded Hun diplomats lost potential ally 20 the
other side when French and British statesmen Italy
to join the allies in the war Won Tptz and his pirate
brought America into the by seaaring ruth
cssness which is destined TO failure All German peace
have proved fvvers and the great German fight
ing machine OF which much press agent stuff said
has sought for three years find mans sized nation it
could whip For forty years Germany built and prepared
for war, and naturally has made showing but, starting
with handful OF scattered regulars and negligible force
OF terrorals Great Britain in three years has built
better army than anything made in Germany.
In country, and presumably in others one
German plot has followed another with systematic regu
arity and the principal result has been increase the
population OF prison camps Our free and easy
service has been adequate prevent the uliilmcnt of
most Of these efficient efforts in espionage and all the
have been made into the visible supply Of small arms am
munton. AS super-man the German bears strong
resemblance to the rishman flea which also wasn't there
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-15
;SIDE!lGHTSQNN NERN0VES:
. OLoNEL EDWARD T.

COLONEL EDWARD T. HARTMANN, commanding officer the
~ Oklahoma ma, important development overnight
Hartmann displayed the regiments marsmahp
army anywhere He vision than ninety percent
outdoor training ef the generation Of this
The army by the use OF the sighting 9ocr knows What sort Of shot
with resting in cradle at target twenty feet The
ner the disc There hole punched with pin The nrucns officer
pin accurately c2
draws another 6cld and then another Tic three dots made on the sheet Of
paper behind disc n joined triangle and from this triangle the
sides vhlI ve-cisn inch long considered
triangle scarcely identified triangle
which the colonel considered marvellous sighting work Our Oklahoma boys
wit" the % keen s, ," st STEADY 5 " % @ @ % % % % %oG % 6s p e'd Shove. its
hand Coone Hartmann said in the way which the companies responded dur
physical oH. sIeII,s r,nsn %% gave & %al to- b. NOR. d ., than General
oNs Colonel iarmsna % under oSs directly responsible for the boys
the cn or %e entered % %y service % pe ear, ago a%G we"
N s and S , a1 % p PS Ro % nd the he ReT the @ eme %
the Islands he went Washington and was IN the sencta office
Barracks, When the Mexean situation alive I0l5
year when Washington Antonio
charge Of construction work lie did not receive y eGng until August Of
Hartmann ONl but he's ate Although Colonel Hartmann,
5 o~ % s os@ ins@ that than 'a S Po % ' ocsP general believe the '"
s0Snel Ion Hartmann has some very set ideas about handling regiment
command ana arc in the company % kitchens @ The colonel saw to that every boy
he arrived had hot meal awaiting him and good bed to into his
treating the rank and file and insist, that every lad be held soc u"oceot
And
dcmcanor personally makes
even-handed
| is 1artmam. idea, concentrated in words
The other oon OF the brigade is Colonel Carey the boss OF the
OF
not lat short headed like his two conreres of the brigade He
ianky mild eyed lie
Which he bame on the climate the Philippines lie has seen years OF service
with the Thirty and and lieutenant colonel the
who has the having always for details and trained
catch spoken need from the boys his line of barracks
The boys freed from school routine Wednesday and Saturday afternoon
and also have Sunday day rest The afternoons off days
| generally filled athletic
point which people be nsmformed the
lf
being worked ragged when the hardest
work Take
trenches OF nsng the landscape whh fake she'll holes for mans
relief possibly
III halliday half of This
Nth No boy being killed with hard labor.
pounded pounded
hcamp the word selected man and volunteer" The
taking the army life
giving instead splendid standard morale and clean ingW M
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-15

NO HARDSHIP IN THIS.

A FURTHER SAVING OF meat wheat and sugar asked
A. by the national food administration. should be cheer
fully met by all patriotic citizens, and those who aren
Ioyal in heart should be forced comply After all 1t is
such little thing the government asking compared with
the sacrifices many are making 10 the war that calling
il hardship is to admit ones membership in the Anal
eamated Association Of MoycoddlcS,
shree pound sugar ration per month means less pastry
and confectionery for of US and most OF us would
he better off for less indulgence OF the sweet tooth When
one knows the culinary possibilities OF meal not to
mention rye flour oa meal buckwhea and other perms
sib cereals he cannot groan at the prospect o wheatles
meal day in addition to the present wheatlcss day
porkess Saturday and meacss mes daily IN addition
10 the meaess day OF the present schedule should be quite
bearabe when fish and fowl may be part OF tho ration
Ihs is no time for the pkcr the shkc or the Stacker
Gluttony is Se at any time, at least against the glut-
tonous individual Now it is ocuse against the nation
and the cause of humanity civilization and democracy
For the armies must be wcll-fcd il they to fight well
and the hungry nations not perish Tor lack o food
America by little saving large saving can supply
This has been waselu nation but now 1t must awake
from the easy soth OF peace, and play mighty part IN
the holocaust Of the world stand bertys strongest
champion Is stood years gone by freedoms pioneer
Jus, now the stay-athome civilians part OF 1t is saving
and giving and otherwise backing those boys in khaki who
are going out there with rush order OF hiking and fight
ing to fill
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-15
ss - u. OKLAHOMA CITY TINES LessM
HELP THE RED CROSS.

TN THE MEMBERSHIP drive for the Red Cross which
starts all over Oklahoma and the Texas Panhandle Dc
'cember ~ opportunity is afforded for every person III
the Red Cross 'dsrict to give further substantial proof OF
patriotism and mercy This will not be the s't chance
but none should he overlooked As the war goes on the
ReS Cross will call and call and call, and no appeal must
20 unanswered For this IS the answer to the need OF
fighting men and their families to the cry OF hunger famine
and disease u Europe the plea OF burdened humanity
Wherever goes will help in worthy way and the giyer
munity itself can bear.
TO the ends OF the earth reaches this blessed mission
of Mercy which is the Red Cross The war adds to its
needs immeasurab~ but always throughout the far flung
world of misery it spreads its gentle mnistratons. Is
there famine in India flood sweeping down the
broad and crowded valleys OF China American sty
ra1ed by flamcS Wherever disaster falls there reaches
the strong arm Of the Red Cross heal the sick the
wounded shelter the homeless, cothe the naked feed the
hungry and build up the stricken places
Perhaps is your own boy your friends SON whom
your donation will salvage from the shelton fields Of
France Flanders, or 1t may go 10 feed Belgian orphan
give back the light OF day to blinded French soldier
Wherever goes will help in worthy way and the gver
knows in his heart that its expenditure is wisely directed
Big men OF affairs are giving not only their money but
time and labor its advancement without further com
pensaon than the knowledge Of work well done Millions
OF oing every day to make the varied supplies
to its needs and thousands of others taking
the risk OF and battle carry its labos to the fight
ing fronts
Surely Oklahoman, American, wants to be lett out
OF organization Of such wonderful scope the wide field
OF doing good Your reward shall be paid in the grtti-
tudc Of wretched people helped upward by your generosity
in your nations lasting glory in service and The comfort
OF your soul in righteous giving
Now kts put Oklahoma and the Texas panhandle which
form the tenth Red Cross district the top for new
record in Red Cross drives Great Oklahoma and great
its prosperity aud here is opportunity unsurpassed prove
worthness of so great trust
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-15
THE DEMAND FOR OIL.

CTREEr CARS here tied up by shortage of fuel oil is
but another hint Of the heavy demands now made on
the oil industry in which this state has large an inter
est This demand has been further manifested recently by
advancing prices for crude petroleum and its finished
products 1t is time, spch before to push pro-
duction the maximum; to develop territory and
bring in wells in proven fields There is tho impetus
Of large and compensation for the output and the
added incentive that the nation needs it Motor driven
transport and oilburning ships at call for constantly
increasing supply not to mention the growing commercial
need by private concerns going at top speed There
no danger Of oyerproduction and full capacity should
be the only limit
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-15
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LOOSENING UP.

wv + asked old Hunk to coS
w across with wartime coniributil
w This tlghtwad is total loss, 4
copt for elocution He'll stand arott
and talk for hours in patriotic mani
and throw all kinds or gaudy flow !
at our world famous baxner, Our b5
ncr plcaSc% every gent, and all the poi
sing it; and twaddle doesn't cost
cent, SO any man can spring it. "O
HUNK" we said, don't chew the I'd:
she'll coins--the soldiers. need 'el
he tried to switch of to liz flag, a.
Sundry boons Of freedom. lie told III
he would die and bleed if he wS
under thirty "Old Hunk we sal
you're cheap, indeed; your soul
pretty dirty The nation bushes
that son with soul OF neuter gendI
who hangs out language by the n
when she. needs legal tender I'll
given much old Hunk replied, 4
planning why he's living; mo w
cause has (lseen dened--it seems I'm
ways giving. 1t really makes me sh
tear, the way | have to squander;
cough up fifteen dollars here, and 4
teen dollars yonder." And he \
thousands put away, and tens OF thou
ands hidden And he is groaning
the day of how he's naggcd and RI
den! Before this war has had an ed
before the final inning, lot Of tigH
wad souls, my friend, will undergo
sknnlng
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-15
How Long, oh, Lord, How Long!

We are knee deep in the greatest war
in history. The greatest president since
Lincoln asks congress to stand by him
and give its atteption to such war meas,
ures as will rout the common enemy and
exterminate the Hun And congress has
answered. A resolution providing for
nationwide prohibition has been intro
duced and the wrangllng pro and con
will block other legislation for weeks,
perhaps months. II would seem that
some of our legislators are bigots first
and Americans second
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-15
The Horrors of War.

The German prisoners in the British
detention camp seemed to be suffering
untold agony, Their face. were haggard
and drawn and lined with pain. They
we're seated in front OF British inter
prefer who was reading something to
them in German,
What terrible tidings are those poor
fellows hcaring1" we asked, What IS
the interpreter telling lhemJ" 10
This is. A part of theit pup,dbment,
replied the British officer. THE inter
prefer is reading them Jokes from Lon
don's Punch, and they are compelled to
listen
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-15
Picture

A msde-Ip young woman Is MAS Mabel
Meeks,
or store hair she Ia wearing n wealth,
And when | observe the pink paint on her
cheeks,
] can see she's tho picture " health.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-15
Luke McLuke SAYS.

You may have noticed that when a
man takes things as they come he hates
TO let go of them,
The college pigskin having been laid
on the shelf, tie students will now pay a
little attention to the college shcepSkin
There are lot of surly, ungrateful
folks in this world who tell you to mind
yours when you 60 out OF your way to
give them free advice about their bust
ness
There are a lot OF men who kick be-
cause they have to sit i'll the front row
in a thcatcr. But we refer to a movie
theater, not a musical comedy house.
So many men have learned to shake
hands as if they meant it that it is not
always safe to judgea mans sincerity
by his hand shake
One would imagine that time OF war
would find us sane people of one mind
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-15
I entered gaIly at the door
Our Joe Miller Contest.

Henry Basch claims that the oldest
Joke is the one about the Hebrew who
used to win at poker every night Snd
who lost on the races every day. One
day his wife said TO him: How is it
that you win at poker every night and
lose at the races every day. MY
dear" was the reply they won't let INC
shuttle the ponies"
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-15

Venezuela unlike most Latin. American countries is in
olncd to be po-German But then Venezuela has always
been unlike most Latin American countries even as long
ago as when Don Cipriano Castro doing light and
heavy debating thcrcabouts
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-15
Hawl HSwl

Smith IS a Jolly, optimistic cuss, isn't
hf?". said Brown
He certainly is, agreed Jones. The
only way you can dampen his spirits is
by watering his whisky"
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-15

Brand Whitlocks report on Teutonic frghtiuness
caused less Of sensation than ii would If people hadn't
already com, believe all that and more about Hun
atrocities,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-15

The oldashoned hck who came to town and then blew
the gas could sleep perfect safety and his red ianne
underwear heresbous this week