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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-06
Sanitary Corps
Joins Red Cross

WASHINGTON luly a sanitary
corps composed OF abou, a thousand
trained IN first aid work viii be Tor
mally turned over 20 the American
Red Cross a, oper.a,r exercises here
late TODAY rresldeu, Wilson was eN-
pec,ed 20 accept the unit On behalf OF
the Rod Cross
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-06
$40O, 900 Fire Burns
200 Bales Of Cotton

PARIS. Texas. July The plant
0i the Tran, continental Compress corn
nan, with IT., content, ui 200 bales oi
cotton va, DESTROYED hy ift lat, -.
night eutal'ing a los, ct,ma'ed a,
more ,han An00O
Officials oi the D,mpar, think 'he
ire VA, ni lnecni,ar, origin The los,
Is sad go be partially covered by IN.
NMIAMLr
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-06

d. lt b0lllS WI ui'N
these days. any
way. do you sup
pose Judging iron.
the way II Is or
dered IN public
eating houses and
in the homes with
which you are ia
millar
1T will soon br
time for iced tea
is expressed with
as much JOY a
Christmas vii
soon be here
from the sm a !
child
MANY of the soft
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-06
TEA GROWS
!. N POPULARITY;
IS REFRESHING
Assists in Mental and Mus
Y cular Work, Expert Says,

ICED TEA, the national drink, as
some call it. is growing in popular
: ity each year until the amount tina,
must be consumed would really be a
surprise to everyone
How many glasses Of iced tea
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-06
Royal Wedding Anniversary.

LONDON July b-Thcir majestic,
today entered upon the twenty filth
year OF their welded h'- |, va, on TIM,
date ~ 1893 tha, the marriage OF King
George Dthen the Duk, of Nork and
Queen Man D'hen Princes, May OF
Icck was celebrated b" fNs ,hanc'
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-06
GOVERNMENT BOARD FOR
INSURANCE Is NAMED

WASHINGTON, July o--Secretary
McAdoo today appointed committee
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1917-08-08
The Next Moves In the Draft
OF Uncle Sans Big New Army
Those Who Were Called First
Received the News In a
Philosophical Manner

In one Of the large newspaper offices
Il OF the country linotyper was ham,
mering out the draft numbers on
the keyboard In front of him. No.
II appeared on his copy" He kept on
tapping the keys. Then he stopped a
moment and Remarked:
by gum, that's me, Well. II I'm
of any use to Uncle Sam. all right"
by gum. that's me!' That or some
equivalent laconic expression was voic-
ed by the great majority of the first
thousand or two men whose red ink
numbers corresponded to those con.
tained In the little capsules which
were drawn from the huge bowl In
Washington.
AS fast as the numbers were pulled
In Washington they were sent by wire
over the country and bulletined on
store fronts. in hotels and elsewhere
In public view. Apparently many cities
abandoned work for the fascinating
sensation of following the progress of
the one lottery which has legal sane
ton. Except for being UNNECESSARILY
more important and serious. 1t was like
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1917-08-08
Many Anxious to Get to France.
One Bet That He Would Be
Chosen First and Won

drawing, were all opposed to the selec
tive draft. They came to lend their
presence to the occasion as a testi-
monial that they believed the drawing
to be fair and square, even though they
opposed the system.
There were a score or more of young
men in the room. actively taking part
in the drawing or reporting the results,
who were numbered In the black cap
sulcs In the big jar. One of the war
department clerks, standing blndfold-
ed at the jar. drew out his own num-
Der. but did not know 1t until he heard
the announcement. A faint smile hut-
tered across his lips. but his hand dip
ped again into the jar with the clock
like regularity that had come of prac-
tice. and he heard some other fellows
number called when he handed the
next capsule to the announcer.
One of the young men at the press
tables. writing down the numbers and
passing them on to telegraph oper-
ator, mechanically took down num-
Der as it was announced. That's me-"
he said as he passed the number across
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1917-08-08
CHANGE POULTRY FEED.
Suggestions Fer Substitutes to Lessen
Cost Of the Ration.

Present difficulties experienced by
abnormally high prices for poultry feed
should be met 10y changing the ration
instead o. reducing it; also, according
to the poultry authorities at the New
York state College of Agriculture, a
change IN rations may mean the releas-
ing of more wheat foods for mans use,
The college makes the following sug.
gestions as a partial guide toward
cheaper rations: Cornmeal and clover
in equal parts may he used as par.
tial substitute for bran. The leav.
and chaff from clover hay may be f. 1
dry in a box or steamed overnight al d
fed in trough in the morning. Care
should be taken not to feed too many
large stalks.
Gluten feed Is palatable and may re-
place part of the white wheat mi J.
dlings. and barley may be used to Ie-
place wheat in the grain ration. 1t Of.
ten happens that shrunkcn wheat nay
be purchased at less price than fully
is fully us desirable for poultry fee l.
Ing as the matured wheat
If green bone can be obtained from
butchers shops Mt price to warrant
its use it may be fed as part Of the ali
NAL food. From One-half to thrt t.
quarters Of an ounce day for ca, h
hen or one and one-half ounces every
other day fed in trOughs may repla @
in part the beef scrap in the ration.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1917-08-08
Safety First In France.

The theoretical limit OF the Yankee
three" is 10000 rounds. Then the
gun must be rerified because Of the
erosion that has taken place in the gun
chamber. AS matter of fact and as 2
safety protection the gun to he used OH
the French front will be rerihed after
10000 rounds have been fired. Prema.
ture explosions of shells I'm the gun and
other causes of damage make neces
sary the 10000 round limit as the line
Of safety.
Like the French, German and British
field guns the Yankee three" will take
up the recoil without disturbing the
sighting of the gun. 1t will fire twenty
shots each minute. The allowance Is
one second for the discharge. two sec
Onds for the recOil. escape of gases
and the reload. total of three seconds
for the entire operation.
Those who work the gun will never
see what they try to bit. A battery
commander who will be perhaps two
or three miles away and In position
to observe the hits will direct over the
telephone the working of the gun. Be
fore him he will have a plotting board
upon which will be circle divided
into 5000 degrees. Each gun will have
on quadrant of the same plot. A
range finder. usually one OF the bat
terry. will help In the working of the
gun. The battery commander, know
ing the location OF the gun, will direct
both the distance to which the shell
will be hurled and the direction of the
shot. For instance. he will call over the
telephone 1927 degrees. $500 yards"
The gun crew viii place the gun over
the o2T mark and will elevate II to the
point which will enable it to shoot the
required distance The man In the sad
die OF the gun viii Immediately find a
permanent mark. n tree In the rear or
at the side or any other permanent oh
ject will suffice lie will get that OBJ
ject In the center OF his telescope mir
ror and will use that to aim by.
Then the battery commander will
commence to bracEet-that Is. he will
direct the first shell to be fired over the
target and the second shell short of It,
lie will gradually decrease this dis
tance until the shells are falling direct
~ into the trench. That gun then be-
Ing upon the target will serve as
for other guns along the line.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1917-08-08

chickens can be grown without it, but
better and at cheaper cost. all things
considered. when cabbage, beets. lawn
cuttings or some green food is fed.
Water should always be supplied.
and the warmer the day the more often
the drinking vessels should be refilled.
To many this does not seem to be of
great importance, but the experienced
poultry keeper knows the value of
fresh. cool water to the flock during
the summer months and attends to this
small essential that so many less ex-
perienced In noting the results neglect
and think SO little of.
Shade In some form should be sup
piled In the yard or runway to protect
them from the direct rays of the run.
Natural shade Is best, but where this
cannot be had muslin tackled to frame
and placed on the top of stakes driven
In the ground will answer the purpose.
II no protection from the sun is given
the growing flock they will seek the
shade In the poultry quarters, which.
no matter how well constructed, are
hot as rule during the heat of To
lay.
The poultry keeper by looking after
these small things will lind that the
chicks will grow well during the sum-
mer and mature into broilers. roasters
and layers at the time they should.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1917-08-08

service The possibility OF exemptions
will necessitate the examination of two
or three times as many men as are
needed.
The war departments bulletin for the
information Of registrants says:
AS soon as quotas are assigned to
each state and each board, each board
will call upon persons whose cards are
in its jurisdiction instructing them to
present themselves for examination.
This call will be posted at the Office of
the local board and the papers will be
requested to print it. 4 notice will also
be mailed to you. but the posting Of the
list ut the office of the board will be
deemed sufficient notice to charge you
with the duty OF presenting yourself.
The law therefore makes it your duty
to inform yourself when you are called.
The mailing is for your convenience, but
il the letter never reaches you you can
not make that an excuse.
Watch the lists at the office Of your
board and see when you are called for
examination.
You must report for physical exam
nation on the day named in your call.
(a) If you are found physically dis
qualified the board will give you GER
tifcate which will explain to you what
your further duties are.
(b) II you are found physically quail
flied and file claim for exemption
within seven days after your call you
will be given ten days after fling your
claim of exemption to file proof in sup
port Of your claim Of exemption.
(c) II you are found physically quail
flied and file no claim for exemption
or If you do not appear for physical
examination your name will be posted
to the district board as one who was
called for military service and was not
exempted or discharged.
On the eighth day after call or with.
In two days thereafter copies Of the
list Of persons so posted to the district
boards will be given to the press with
a request for publication. will be post
ed in a place at the office of the local
board accessible to the public view,
and notice will be mailed to you at
the address on your registration card.
Therefore watch the notices posted
In the office of the board about ten
days after the day you were called
and make arrangements for the prompt
receipt Of mail.
The above instructions from the war
department therefore put II up to you.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1917-08-08
OFFERS $1,000 REWARD.
American Of German Parents Wants
Bombo Dropped on Berlin.

To the first American aviator to droI
bombs over Berlin SigmOnd SAKE. pres.
ldent OF chemical company OF New
York, will give 81 1000 liberty bond.
Although his mother was born in
Germany and his father, who was born
In Poland. was OF German extraction.
Mr.. SAKE made this offer. He also has
rnany close relatives living under tho
kaker's rule. He is "A native OF this
country.
Remembrance of the Americans lost
on the Lusitania prompts me 70 make
this Offer" wrote Mr.. SAKE. He told a
reporter he regarded the sinking az
an outrage against civilization which
should be avenged.
~ believe I'm reprisals to let the Prus-
sim people have a taste Of their own
wicked methods" he said. ut Is the
only way to bring home to them the
horror of their acts The raids on
London Were barbarltles. The only
way TO stop them Is to fight Germany
with her own weapons"
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1917-08-08
MAY YET VOLUNTEER.

Any one Of the 100000 young
men who were drawn for 9 my
service may yet enlist in the reg
ular army, the national guard,
the navy or the marine corps and
automatically pass from the list
Of eonseripted persons.
This right will pass from the
individual the minute he resolves
by mail the official notice from
his local board to present him.
self fer examination.
" he volunteers before getting
this notice he can pick his
brunch Of the service.
" he is taken under the selec-
two draft he will be assigned to
any branch the government Ges-
ignates, without hio ascent.
Brigadier General Crowder,
provost marshal general, official
ly announced this privilege.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1917-08-08
IS 70 BLAST
OR GERMAN TRENCHES
Maximum Range Seven Miles.
High Explosives Main Ammu-
nition---Shrapnel and Gas
Viii Also Be Employed

were the shells that should have been
used upon the trenches. That plan was
fixed thereafter in the British army as
it had been from the beginning in the
German and French armies It was a
bad mistake and one that will not be
repeated by American artillery. That
Is the reason why our proportion of
shell output will be at least five high
explosives to one shrapnel. There will
be literally millions of these high es-
plosives in our output. Ammunition
dumps back of the American lines will
be small mountains, and in these noun
tains will be lasting power sufficient, IL
well directed, to wipe out every foot Of
trench along the great Hindenburg
line.
The gas shell is something that has
not been revealed In all its details and
will not be until after the war. 1t Is
to be one Of the big surprises Of war
for "Friend Fritz" Both the quantity
Of production and the constituents of
the gas are to remain n secret.
/ asked Colonel Edward p. O'Hern
who Is in charge Of ordnance produc-
ton, what will be the principal use Of
the gas shell. Ely way of answer he
told me what the Germans have been
doing with It for more than year and
what the British and French are do
ing with it now. 1t Is like n certain
patent medicine. 1t works while you
sleep. The technique Is to shell tn"
trench with the gas shell at time
when most Of the men are sleeping the
sleep of the dog tired" of the trench
weary. The bursting projectile then
releases its deadly content, and death
comes in n sudden choking smother
that is more fri"htful, more painful
than any drowni 'ould he.
All three Of these shells will he used
I'm the Yankee three" The ordinary
range Is to be five miles, but by eleva-
ton the effective range can be raised
to seven miles.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1917-08-08
CHICKENS IN SUMMER.
Green Feed, Shade and an Abundance
Of Fresh Water Important.


of Fresh Water Important.
One of the main essentials In the
care of summer chicks Is to keep the IN
working and comfortable. To insure
this they must have quarters that are
large enough for the flock, overcrowl-
ing will cause slow development and
instead of a fine flock of chickens one
will have many understood specimens
that will take long time in reaching
maturity and become a loss to tie
poultry raiser. Four square feet
should be given to the flock at matull-
ty, and if this is reduced very mut b
the producing power of the flock is n It
as high rs when given the larger floIr
space.
Green food in some form is impOr-
tant. ON the farms this is not so haid
to obtain, but with the city dweller or
poultry raiser with limited ground
space il must he purchased. Healthy
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1917-08-08
POULTRY PIcKINGs.

The helpful hen Is doing her
duty these days toward the low
cost Of living by Smelling out a
goodly supply Of eggs.
The orchard Is not the only
place to spray The hcnhouse
can stand a drcnchlng once or
twice month.
Don't expect your birds TO bc
wire walkers or professional bal
ancers Give them comfort
able rocst. They appreciate con-
fort in roosting as in other things.
Plumpness is not only obtained
by fattcning the birds the last
few weeks. but is also due to
regular and careful feeding all
along the line.
Poultrymen who exhibit their
stock brighten up the combs and
wattles with a mixture of two
parts alcohol to one part glycerin.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1917-08-08
Output Is Enormous.

| am not permitted even to estimate
that enormous output. 1t Is sufficient
| to know 1t will be the greatest gun pro-
duction record that has ever been
made.
AS l have said, the high explosive
shell will be the one produced in the
greatest number and used most extern
sively on the battle front. The rea-
son for this is that most OF the she'll
ing will be directed against tho
trenches. Kitchener made his monu-
mental mistake in heaping up shrap-
mel shells before the fiasco ut Neuve
Chapelle. He reasoned that as shrap-
mel had won for him In Egypt it would
prove equally effective against the Ger.
mans.
Shrapnel, AS every soldier knows,
bursts In the air by the operation of
time fuse and Is effective against
troops moving over open ground. AS
X. Of X. was to learn, 1t is of little ef-
feet against intrenched troops.
When the barrage of shrapnel burst
above the German trenches the steel
helmets of the German soldiers pro-
tected their heads against the falling
bullets. The charging lines of British
soldiers expected to find heaps of dead
81 these trenches. Instead there came
murderous fire from rifle and machine
guns and such play Of bayonets as
wrought havoc among the British. To
add to the slaughter there were griev-
Gus mistakes In the thickness OF some
OF the shell cases and In timing de-
vices OF others, with the result that
the sh.npnel burst prematurely among
the ranks OF the charging Britons.
French and British artillerists imme-
diately pointed out Kitchener's mis-
Judgment. They showed that high ex-
i'la-ice shells which burst upon contact
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1917-08-08

the table. and his pencil was busy
again on his pad of paper in a fraction
of second.
| The revised system of drawing and
the fact that the first numbers drawn
appeared to run to the highest numbers
left the first call IN doubt up until a
late hour. The higher numbers drew
! only few men into the service. while
| the lower numbers brought in at least
1900. BY 8 o'clock, however. there
was no longer doubt that the number
then being drawn would not be includ-
ed In the first levy, and those keeping
track of the tally sheets knew about
where the young men in whom they
were interested stood in the draft.
No. Causes Interest.
There was great deal of interest
over No. | and when 1t would come
out Of the Jar in the gamble for mill
tary service for flag and country. 1t
was the four thousand two hundred
and sixty-ninth number drawn. and 1t
Is probable that none of the No. 1's-a
card held in every one of the Asst
districts Of the country-will be called
in the first draft.
Some Interesting Incidents.
"Ah, weel, it's the furst thOt cOoms
furst and it's the last thOt cOOms last"
declared Walter j. Hitchins, n canny
Scotsman, twenty-nine, of Brooklyn,
when he learned his number was select
ed first. Hitchins Is the first of the
draft In Brooklyn.
"I'm willing to do me Bit" Hitchins
went on to say, but nc explained he
might have trouble because of his wife
and three-year-Old child whom, he de-
clared, he will first have to look after.
Nav, l won't claim exemption because
Of my being here from England but
floor years. but I'll ha' to do 1t for me
wife and baby's sakes."
There il no prouder mother than the
mother of Joseph Il. Raab of Brooklyn,
whose name was first also. She said:
my boy Joseph is just twenty-one
years old. but he is ready to go. I've
kept him home as long as could be-
cause his older brother, John, is already
In the guard. a member of the Seventh
regiment.
IF you believe me, he is the real
apple of my eye"
One Blank Discovered.
When the ten thousand and fourth
draft capsule was drawn 1t was found
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1917-08-08

keeping track of worlds series game
on bulletin board. Most persons, par
ticularly those whose low numbers In
the drawing made the call for their ex-
animation for the draft II certainty. be-
haved soberly
Here and there was a young patriot
so anxious to get to France for a
whack Mt the foe that he laughed ex-
ultantly and even Dragged about his
number being among the earliest
drawn. There is even one record in
. stance of a man who wanted so to be
cOnscripted and was so sure he would
be that he had made bet that his
number would be the first one out of
the globe ut Washington. With the
odds 10,499 to against him he won
His number was 25S. He threw up
his hat and went home to break the
good news to his father This man,
who may fairly be called as happy as
any in New York today, has not a
Yankee name. He Is NicOlo ScOtelari0,
medical student. twenty-five years
old.
The lottery was held In the public
hearing room of the senate Office build
ing. with war department officials in
charge Of the actual drawing and with
members of the senate and house mill
tary affairs committees as witnesses.
Through the day there was a small
crowd OF spectators. but altogether
probably less than n thOusand marianne
saw any part of the process.
To Call l,374,000 At Once.
As result Of the drawing every
registered man Is given definite place
In the liability for service list. AL
ready 0S7 900 have been ordered to the
cOlors to I'LL to war strength the reg
ular army and national guard and to
constitute the first increment of the
national army. To secure the total,
1.314OO0 men will be called for ex-
animation within a few weeks, officials
estimating that two registrants must
be called for every soldier accepted.
These l,374.000 will be taken from the
head OF the liability list, every local
district furnishing a fixed quota.
Many Dramatic Incidents.
There We're many intimate and dra.
matte episodes In the dra wing. In the
first place. Representatives Dent. Cor
don. Nichols. Garrett and NORM, men,
bers of the military affairs committee,
who witnessed the first stages Of the
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1917-08-08

TO be blank. the first to be found thus
far in the drawing. The fact was
noted on tally sheets before new TO-
u0l was drawn.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1917-08-08
Fixing Quotas Next Step.

For the benefit of those who now have
their numbers and know about the Or
der in which they are likely to he called
for examination under the selective
draft law ii may he stated that the next
official move to he made, according to
the regulations. is:
The determination by the governor Of
the quotas to he called and furnished
10y the several local boards.
This will determine how many men
from your district must 20 into the
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1917-08-08
To Call l,S74,OO0 At Once.
Many Dramatic Incidents.

There were many intimate and dra-
matte episodes In the dra wing. In the
first place. Representatives Dent. Cor
don. Nichols. Garrett and NORM, men,
bers ~ the military affairs committee,
who witnessed the first stages Of the
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1917-08-08
One Blank Discovered.

When the ten thousand and fourth
draft capsule was drawn 1t was found