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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1917-05-09
GOVERNMENT TO PUBLISH
DAILY WAR BULLETINS
RUSSIA REPRESENTS uN-
KNOWN QUANTITY: CON
GRESS PLANS MATERIAL
AID FOR NEW
REPUBLIC

ADMlNlSTRATlON-D { LONG
Washington, May 9-An effort
TO invoke the senates new coture
rules to force thru the admins.
tration espionage bill with its
dractic newspaper censorship and
embargo sections was under way
today with Senator Williams of
Mississippi leading the attempt.
The opposition Is bitter.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1917-05-09
GERMAN TRENCHES Z. ~
sT0RMED BY ALLIES
COAL FIELDS OF LENS, THE
RICHEST PRIZE IN ALL
FRANCE. IN THE GRASP +
OF GERNi\NY'S
OPPONENTS


British Headquarters in Franco
correspondence Associated Press
May g. Most Of the ground lost
by the British in the vicinity Of
Fresnoy has been regained. Tho
Germans are barely holding
Fresnoy village itself With tho
failure Of the Crown Prince and
Hindenburg to hold the ground
taken, it looks like the grand
climax has been reached.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1917-05-09
MEMBERS Of TEMPLE CLASS.

Alfala-Jalnes + BurlsOn.
Alya-Perry A Rush.
Altus-Wm + Sanderson.
Anadarko-Elsworth w Jones. V n
Nurrenberger. Arthur w Waller
Avard-Ed S Roberts.
Dartlesvil,e-Arthur !. S Hess. VIII
liam Metcalf. Lloyd c 4hods, Egbert
w Sexton, Edwin Wagner. Alpheus
n Whitaker
Beggs-Amos II CUP, Roy n
Thompson
Binger-Bronte l. Dean. Robert c,
HickoS, Stacey W llickox, Thos y
Lyon. Frank S Meese, Judson J
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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1917-05-09

Hartman. Cook, Mitchell, three OF
a kind and all willing workers; there
ere good things in store for Guthrie
during the next two years
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1917-05-09
PRIZE COURT EARNINGS

London, May S-The total receipts
Of the British prize court from the be-
ginning of the war to March 81, l9iG
was G,S50.O0O pounds.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1917-05-09

The American ship Rockingham,
formerly the Nebraskan. was sunk by
German submarine. 1t was the sec
ond attempt the Germans had made
on the vessel Under the name Ne
brasGan she was torpedoed when off
the irish coast on her way to Englanl |
shortly after the Lusitania was sunk.
She made port and was refitted and
rebuilt.
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The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-04-26
WAR FUNDS ARE PROVIDED
United States Senate Approves Great
est Budget in History Without
Dissenting Vote.

Washlngton.-The war finance bill,
providing for issuance of $1,000, ,0O0, 900
In securities-the largest single war
budget in any nations history-was
passed unanimously by the Senate.
After seven hours OF discussion the
Administration measure, which was
passed by the House, and which pro-
videg for loan to the allies OF $3,000,-
100000, was approved by the Senate,
with few changes, in record time.
The amendments may necessitate a
conference, or the Senate changes may
be accepted by the House. In either
event the executive branch of the Gov
ernment conducting the war with Ger
many will, within few hours, have
authorization for the great war chest
al its disposition.
To expedite action, the Senate ap.
pointed conferees to act if the House
should not, contrary to expectations,
accept the Senate changes. OF the "a
Senators present every one, including
all those who voted against war, eX-
cept Senator Lane, of Oregon, who
was absent because of illness. record
ed themselves in favor OF providing
the funds to prosecute hostilities.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-04-26
SHIPMENTS TO NEUTRALS
win Not Ee Banned Under Export
Reg@!ations-First Object Is to
Provide for Americas Needs.

WashingtOn.-In any policy that
may he adopted to regulate the export
Of food supplies during the war the
American Government has no inten-
ton of interfering with shipments of
supplies of European or other neutral
nations, except where assistance to
Germany is likely to result. This was
learned after Minister Van Rappard
of The Netherlands had conferred with
President Wilson on the subject. Rep
resentatives of other neutral European
countries have displayed anxiety on
the point as result of the entrance
of the United States in the war and
the introduction in congress of bills
giving the President authority to place
embargoes on exports.
Food exports will furnish one of the
principal problems to be taken up with
the British and French commissions
now en- route to Washington. The
general policy of the American Gov
ernment is to take cognizance of the
serious food situations existing in sew
eral European neutral nations, al
though its first object will be to pro-
vide for the needs of the American
people and assist as far as possible the
Entente allies.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-04-26
u. 5. TO TAKE HAND
IN FOOD QUESTION
CONTROL OF FooDSTUFFs AND
MAKING OF PRIcEs-AeRlcUL-
TURE BUREAU TO SUPERVISE.
Authority Is Sought to Take Over
coneerns-GoVernment to Make
Survey of Nations Supplies.

Iashington. - The Government s
program for food control during the
war was put before Congress by Sec.
retary Houston in a communication to
the Senate asking power for the De.
partment of Agriculture to take direct
supervision of food production and dis.
Gribution in the United States and re.
Questing a $25,OOO,OOO appropriation
for putting the plan into operation.
Authority was asked for the Council
Of National Defense, in an emergency,
TO buy and sell foodstuffs and TO fix
maximum or minimum prices. AS out
lined to the Senate the Governments
plan is first to make complete sur
Vey of the country's food supply to de-
termine its ownership and distribution,
then If necessary to license and control
the operations Of all concerns engaged
in the manufacture OF food or feeds,
agricultural implements and all ma
terials required for agricultural pu:-
poses.
Authority is sought for the Agrjcul.
tural Department to take over and op-
crate tho concerns II it appears any
time that course is demanded by the
public interest Giving the Govern
ment power to deal directly in food
Btuffs probably would make its appli-
cation unnecessary, Secretary Hous-
ton declared. as its very existence
would tend to keep conditions normal
He proposed that the Government
should have full discretion, saying it
might be wise If an emergency arose
to fix prices on a single commodity
Market grades and classes for farm
products, Secretary Houston said, is
one of the chief needs of the country
to insure proper conditions in produc
ing and marketing farm products.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-04-26

The older dyemakers and certain of
the dyemakers of the present time Oh
tained many shades of yellow from the
inner bark of an oak tree which grows
in the United States, and which is
called in the trade Quercitron bafk.
From this bark the dyemakers extract
ed another dye which they called "fla-
vine," and from which they produced
certain shades of yellow and orange.
Fustic was one of the dyes which was
formerly a main reliance Of the dye
makers in producing certain yellows,
especially shades called Olive-yellow
and old gold. This colNring matter is
extracted from that species of the mui-
berry tree which long ago came to be
called the "dyer's mulberry" and
which grows plentifully in the West In
dies and especially in Cuba and ia
mG!Ca.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-04-26
MORE CORN, HOUSTON URGES
Appeals to Farmers to Boost Produc-
ton Of Corn-Larse Crops Neces-
sary to Meet Demands.

Washington.-An appeal to the farm
ers to increase the production of corn
in the United States to the fullest eX-
tent this year in order to meet the in
creased demand resulting from the war
emergency was made in statement
issued by Secretary Houston, OF the
Department OF Agriculture.
The statement in part follows:
Corn is Americas most important
cereal. 1t can be grown successfully
over a wider area than any other and
furnishes nutritious food for man as
well as the staple grain feed for cat
tie and draft animals.
"The production Of corn should be
Increased this year to the fullest ex-
tent, taking into consideration seed,
labor and existing economic conditions
and the availability of good land in
corn-growing regions not needed more
urgently for other crops. The acreage
may well be increased in most of the
country east Of the one hundredth me-
ridian, as corn in general thrives in
this region.
AN appreciable increase in the corn
crop is most feasible, however, in the
sections of highest corn production.
Favorable growing conditions exist in
such regions; farmers there are IA
miliar with corn growing; they have
the necessary equipment available and
have adapted corn production to pre-
valling economic conditions"
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-04-26
His Vow.

Patrick Dennis, who was addicted to
drinking whisky. was often urged by
his friends to sign the pledge, but with
no avail, until one day they read to
him from n paper an account of a
man who had become so saturated with
alcohol that on attempting to blow out
candle his breath ignited, and he was
blown completely TO atoms.
A look of horror spread over Den
MIS- face, and his friends felt the long
desired moment of repentance had
come.
Bring me the book, boys-bring me
the book" he said. "His breath took
fire, did 1t? Sure, I'll never die that
DEATH"
The book was placed BEFORE him.
"Hear me now, boys-hear me now.
I, Patrick Dennis, KNOWN my great
weakness, deeply sensible of my past
sins an the great danger I've been in,
hereby take solemn oath that so long
as I live, under no provocation what
ever will / blow out a candle agin."
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-04-26
U. S. TO FIX FOOD PRICES
Famine May Become Reality Unless
Worlds HARVEST Fields Meet Sit
uation, o! y. Head Says.

Columbus, O-Gov. James M. Cox
told Ohio Farm Directors, in session
here, that the Federal Government
will fix minimum prices for farmers
products. The state is powerless to
act, he said. Reports submitted indi-
Gated that while many farmers have
decided to produce more food, others
have contented themselves by saying
they will do no more than usual be-
cause labor is too hard to obtain. The
Governor, when discussing price fix
ing, admitted 1t would have its draw.
backs, but defended the subsidizing of
the farmers on the ground that it
would have some compensation, as it
would also enable The Federal Govern
ment to prescribe, maximum prices.
The Governor said 1t is time for the
Government to place the heavy hand
of regulation on prices for food prod
ucts as means of defeating the food
spectators and those who manipulate
prices" He said the farmers them
selves should not be permitted to
name the prices, which may be consid-
erably lower than the market prices
The Governors appeal to the farm
ers came after members of the state
organization of 55 district supervisors
had spoken.
Concluding his appeal, the Governor
said the world is asking the farmers to
provide food "for those who are fight
ing the battles of democracy"
President William o. Thompson, of
Ohio State University, who presided.
said the nation has never been really
hungry and therefore does not know
what it means. He emphasized the
extreme food shortage and said that
famine may become a reality unless
the worlds harvest fields meet the sit
uatiOn
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-04-26
u. S. WELCOME
BRITISH ENJOYS
PRECAUTIONS TAKEN TO GUARD
VSIToRs-sEcRETARY LAM
SING eREETs BALFoUR.
EOTADLES ARE APPLIUDED
Who Are Sent "To Make Cooperation
Easy'-Simple Welcome To English
Commission Emphasizes Serious
Rsss of War Situation.

Western Newspaper Union News Service
Washington.-The American capital
extended a simple, but heartfelt well
come to the British Minister for For
eign Affairs, Arthur ]. Balfour, and the
other members of the British commits
sion, which has come to Washington,
as Mr.. Balfour himself expressed it, ITO
make cooperation easy and effective
between those who are striving-with
all their power-to bring about last
ing peace by the only means that can
secure it-namely, successful war. !"
The weather was perfect and Washing
ton in the bright spring sunshine, clad
in the light green foliage of the season,
never looked more beautiful when the
special train, which had brought the
distinguished visitors with their official
escorts from the north, drew into the
Union Station.
Everywhere, bunting few in the
light breeze, mainly the American ma
tional colors, the British Union Jack
md the French Tricolor were in evil
ience in many places, but the local
aagmakers had been unable to meet
the public demand for them. There
were no other decorations and even at
the Union Station the only touch of
color was lent by the three large flags,
the American, British and French,
which were hoisted on the three great
masts adorning the plaza. Nor was
there any music to greet the visitors,
the original plan, including the pres.
ence of the Marine Band having been
amended to conform to the view eX-
pressed by President Wilson and Sec
retary Lansing that this was grave
and serious event in American his
tory and not to be lightly treated or
regarded as a social and festive affair
On the plaza and overlapping the
great building at either wing gath.
cred some 5000 persons waiting pa
tiently for a glimpse of the nations
guests, restrained at proper distance
by hundreds of blue-coated policemen
and by two troops Of the Second Cav
airy, commanded by Colonel Fenton,
part of the garrison at nearby Ft.
Myer.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-04-26
WHEAT PLACED ON FREE LIST
Thus Opening Marts To United States
in Those Products, Due To
Difficulty To Export.

Ottawa. The Government has
placed wheat, wheat four and semo-
lima on the free list, thus opening Uni
ted States markets to Canada and
Canadian markets to the United States
in these products. Under the recipro-
cal clause of the American tariff the
United States will admit free wheat
and wheat products of any country
which admits American wheat without
duty. The Canadian tariff heretofore
has prevented this privilege being
availed Of.
The action taken by the Canadian
Government removes the duty and
automatically opens the markets of
each country to the other.
The order is due to difficulty of ex-
port abroad, owing to~the shortage of
ocean tonnage and the fact that the
British market virtually has been
virtually closed for Canada wheat Of
lower grade. The duties removed are
10 cents a bushe! on wheat and 45
cents barrel on -four.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-04-26
WRITER MAKES ODD FRIENDS
Sometimes Attentions Which Are Re-
eelVed From Strangers Prove to
Be Anything But Pleasant.

Print is prone to induce curious
revelations from strangers. You write,
perhaps, a story that tries to be true
to simple human emotions, and the
next thing you know somebody In
Idaho Is writing you all about his wife
or baby. 1t is touching but quaint.
have come to be little suspicious
OF letters from strangers that purport
to be simple letters Of appreciation.
used to be very much fiattered by them
until my brief notes of thanks drew
forth such unexpected replies. 1t ap-
peared that the writer's of the letters
were writer's of other works as well !;
they were sending these to me forth
with; would kindly read and COM
ment?
My experience is, I gather, not
unique. A writer friend. whose pub
lished poetry is marked by peculiar
sanity, has received from more than
one unknown source effusiOns so bi-
zarre that they can emanate from
nothing but madhOuse.
1t is easy to silence by silence these
unseen acquaintances, but others near
er by demand tact. Among these are
people who tell me stories they want
me to tell. They never can understand
why l don't use the material. AS a
matter of fact, raw romance striking
enough to Impress the lay mind is
much too striking for a writer's en-
ployment. Truth that Is stranger than
fiction Is what every story teller must
avoid If he is to write stories true
enough 70 be read.-Winifred Kirk
land, In Atlantic Monthly.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-04-26
Two Hospital Ships Sunk.

London.-The British hospital ships
Donege1 and Lanfranc, with many
wounded soldiers aboard, have been
torpedoed without warning. They
were sunk April II. OF those on the
Donegal 20 wounded men and IL men,
bers of the crew are missing. The
Lanfranc carried German wounded as
well as British. or those aboard 10
British and Is Germans are believed
to have perished. The chancellor of
the exchequer, Andrew Bonar Law, an.
nounced April 10, in the house of com
mons, that there recently had been
further losses off British hospital ships,
which would be published soon.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-04-26
Antl.eerman Riots Cause Bio Loss

Porto Rico, Brazil-The loss in the
anti-German riots, which resulted in
the burning Of several German houses
here, is estimated at 100000 milreis
(prior to the war milreis was valued
at 55 cents American). Three firemen
were wounded The city is now calm
and police patrols are dispensing the
crowds. The German newspapers have
suspended publication, and the Bra
lillian newspapers report that the Ger
mans resident in Parana have with.
drawn to Santa Catharina, where they
are concentrating.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-04-26
SAY GERMANS ARE STRIKING
Travellers Reaching Holland Report
Riots Following Going Into
Effect of New Ration.

London.-Travelers arriving In Hol-
land from Germany, according to a
dispatch from Amsterdam to the Cen
trail News Agency, say that general
strike has commenced in Berlin and
that riots have taken place in the Ger
man capital.
Copenhagen.-Th reduced bread
ration in Germany has now gone into
effect. Judging from the tone of tie
press and the news items in German
newspapers, it appears that The re-
duction has caused great discomfort
among workmen and even threats to
retaliate by strikes.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-04-26
PRESENT SYSTEM IS
NOT SATISFACTORY
IN AUGMENTINc ARMY BY VOL.
UNTEER REsPoNsE-REPoRT
CALLS PLAN INADEQUATE.
Urges selective Draft as Solution
Previous Wars Have Proved the
Folly Of Present Method.

Washington.-The volunteer system
was assailed as uncertain and made.
quate and the selective draft was de.
clared to be in recognition of just
principles in the majority report writ.
ten by Chairman Chamberlain, of the
Military Committee, and submitted to
the Senate on the Administration bill
This is no time to tolerate uncer.
tainty in the raising and the maihte.
nance Of the large number of men
which the present emergency is likely
to require, nor uncertainty in the
methods to be adopted for the estab-
lishment of an adequate, efficient mill
tary service" says the report. THE
bill makes certain the raising and
maintenance of the required forces
with the utmost expedition.
1T establishes the principle that all
arms-bearing citizens owe to the ma
tion the duty of defending it. 1t Sc
leCts only those who by reason of their
age and physical capacity are the best
fitted to receive the training and with
stand the actual hardship of cam,
paign, and who happily can be taken
with least disturbance of normal eco.
nomic and industrial conditions"
After calling attention to the fact
that the selective draft has been rec
ognized by "a world in arms" as the
only adequate and effectual" method
of raising an army. the report says the
bill provides thorough means of re-
cruiting the regular army and the ma
tional guard for absorbing more than
100000 volunteers.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-04-26
MAKE GERMAN SHIPS READY
Legislation Being Prepared Giving
Authority to Shipping Board to
Take Craft of Others.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. steps are be-
ing taken by the Government to make
the seized German chips ready for sea
and also to prepare to take over ships
being built for neutrals to American
yards. A bill to empower the Shipping
Board to take foreign-built craft on
the ways and pay for them probably
will be introduced in Congress.
Nearly 100000 tons now are
building for foreign interests. The
scarcity of officers for the great fleet
the Shipping Board plans may require
other legislation to relax some of the
restrictions of the present law.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-04-26
BOSCHEE'S GERMAN
SYRUP
A Valued Household Remedy for
Over Half a Century.

In our climate, with its sudden
changes of temperature, rain, wind and
sunshine often intermingled in a single
day, it is no wonder that our children,
friends and relatives are so frequently
taken from us by neglected colds, many
deaths resulting from this cause. A
bottle of Boschee's German Syrup kept
in the house, and few doses taken in
time, will possibly prevent severe ill-
ness, a doctors bill, and perhaps death.
For fifty years this has been very
successful remedy for coughs, colds,
throat or lung troubles. 1t induces q
good nights sleep with easy expec-
toratlon in the. morning. For sale by
druggists in all parts of the civilized
world, % and 75 cent bottles.-Adv.
Real success consists, in achieving
satisfaction.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-04-26
RIOTING IN PORTO ALEGRE
German Colony Is Scene of Disturb.
ances-Shots Fired; Several
Wounded.

Rio Janeiro, Brazil.-Serious rioting
occurred i'll Porto Allegro, where mani
festations against the German colony
have been in progress for several days
AS street car, crowded with passen-
gers, passed German hotel, several
shots were fired from the building
Several persons were wounded. This
angered the people, and there was a
renewed outbreak of violence directed
against the Germans. The authorities
took measures to restore quiet. Sew
eral Germans were arrested.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-04-26
tie that first, mamma"
CINCINNATI MARKETS,
Flour, Hay and Grain.


Flour-Winter patents S11.50@12
winter fancy $110115O, winter family
$1O.50@11, winter extras $9.50010, low
grade $9@9.50, hard patent $11.50@12
hard fancy $1075@11.25.
Corn-No. 3 white $161@1.611s, No.
3 yellow $1.55@1.56, No. 3 mixed $1.55
@1.56, white ear'$1.59@1.61, mixed ear
$154@1.56, yellow ear $1.550157.
Hay-No. timothy $20@20.5O, No.
$19.50@20, No. 3 $1S.50@19, No. 1 clio.
yer mixed S19.50@2O, No. 2 $19@19.50,
No. 1 clover $1950@2O.
Oats-No. white 73h@74c, stand.
ard white 73@731ac. No. white 72kc,
No. 2 mixed 72@72bc.
Wheat-No. 2 red $2.32@2.84, No.
8 red $2.7S@2.S1, No. red $2.65@275.
Butter, Eggs and Poultry.
Butter-Whole milk creamery extras
49c, centralized creamery extras Acc,
firsts 44c, seconds 42c, dairy fancy 41c,
No. / packing stock 33c, No. Q 2Sc.
Eggs-Prime firsts 34c, firsts 331sc,
ordinary S3c, seconds 32c.
Live Poultry-Broilers, IL lb and
under, 43045c; fryers, 11s lb, 3Oc;
lbs and over, zoe, under s lbs, zoe.
Live Stock.
Cattle-Shippers .S9@11.50; butcher
steers, extra $1050011, good to choice
$10@10.50, common to fair $7@9.50;
heifers, extra $10.25@11, good to
choice $9.50@10.25, common 10 fair 81
@9.25; cows, extra $8.50@9.25, good
to choice $750@S.50, common to fair
$5.75@7.25; Gamers $500.
Bulls-Rologna $500, fat bulls $9.25
@9.75.
Hogs--Selected heavy shippers
$15.75@15.80, select butchers $15.7O@
1880, mixed and medium $15.50@15.70.
stays, $8@12.25, common to choice
heavy fat sows $9@15, light shippers
$14@14.50, pigs Clio lbs and less So
Oh.