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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-08-21

| that the women of today are not be | ginning to do the things which the women of the South did during the war between the states, and. the time had come when every one should real. ize that the sacrifices of today will help to win the war.
 Referring to what German victory would mean, he said that our great, great grand children would never get through paying the indemnity Ger many would ask, and every home would have to pay it's share. For this reason every one should do ev- erything in his or her power to as- ming this war.
 He spoke of life in the trenches, the sufferings of the troops who are not prepared for such a life, and whose sufferings were more intense on account of insufficient clothing and the lack of sweaters, mufflers, wristlets and socks.
 He said he hoped and prayed that he had been able to impress every one with the need of the hour and the urgent necessity of entering upon the work at once.
 He also stated it was desired that all who can buy the wool should do so. As there are many persons who are willing to help, but can not af- ford to buy the wool, the chapter will arrange to provide it. for them.
 One of the ladies promptly said that while she could not knit, she would
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-08-21

Brooklyn, N. Y., girls are bein, taught to run railway locomotives
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-08-21
BEST THEATRE.

Today-Vivian Martin, the charm ing star of the PallasParamount company. will be seen at the Best theatre today in "A Kiss for Susie, y said ito be most delightful vehicle for the display of the charms and talents of the leading lady.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-08-21

This yarn is selling at 90 cents skein, or hank. It takes three hanks to make two pairs of socks, two hanks to make a muffler and half hank to make a wristlet.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-08-21

Dr. A. H. Sellers, osteopathic phy- sician, has returned, and can be found /at his office, 512 Citizens bank build ing. S-2l-3t
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-08-21

Alabama is the fifth state to en franchise women since 1917 began making IS suffrage states.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-08-21

It has been found that the ferment' ing power of yeast is increased by brief exposure to ozone.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-08-21
Accordion Plaited Dresses

Should be, sent to Frank. Dietrich's Clothing Hospital to be re-plaited;
 also any other ladies' or gents cloth ing that need cleaning pressing or altering. We also put new Things in coats and do all general repair work 5n clothing. .ts!.. Phone 16s6. Over Lewine's Quality < Shop, s2o7k Main St. Y. 1 w
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-08-17
The Sin of Omission.

Filched from high school paper:
Boy-Can person be punished tor
something he hasn't done?
Teacher-Of course not.
Boy-Well, 1 haven't done my ge-
Ometry
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-08-17
NEW OFFICERS ORDERED
INTO SERVICE AUGUST 29
Majority Go Ia Infantry; Field Ar
tillcry Next; Quartcrmastcr
CORPS Third

WASHINGTON Aug. ia re-
view of the work of the first series
of training camps which closed Off
cially yesterday, was issued today by
Adjutant General Mccain, showing all
the new officers already have been as
signed to duty and are TO report for
active service not later than Aug
ust 20.
There are included in the list two
colonels, appointed in 1916 to the Of
ficers' reserve corps and who were
confirmed in that rank after attend
ance at the training camps. one lieu
tenant colonel; 235 majors: 3,722 cap
tains, 4,452 first lieutenants, and 49,
929 second lieutenants.
Most of the officers 20 to the in
fantry. 13.109 being commissioned in
that arm. or the remainder. 1882 20
TO the cavalry. 1855 TO the field ar
tilery. S3S TO the coast artillery, 1866
to the engineers, 1907 to the quarter
master corps and 1852 to the new sta
tistical division of the adjutant gem
erals office.
\ In addition to these provisional sec
ond lieutenants were assigned to the
regular army as follows: 305 to the
ordnance bureau, eighty to the ma
chine gun service, 1875 to the in
fantry. IFS to the cavalry. $40 tn the
field artillery and 224 to the coast
artillery.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-08-17
Contractors Attention.

While the plans and specifications
for the new Y. w G. A. building ha,u
been distributed 10 contractors having
made application for same TO the
architect, II has been arranged by
the building committee OF the associn.
tion to provide plans and specifica-
tions for all Tulsa contractors and
material men, that they may have an
oportunity of furnishing estimates for
work and material embodied In the
plans and specifications.
Those wishing an opportunity "a
furnish estimates can view or secure
the plans, which are in the hanos "a
Mr.. Henry S. Thayer. superintendent
OF the Sinclair building.
While the time for opening the bio.
has been arranged by the committee
for Monday. August 20, II Is hoped
that all those wishing to make esti-
mates, either for work or material
will have their estimates in the hands
of Mr.. II. NJ. McFarlin or the archi-
tcCt on or before that time
All sub-contractors OF material men
may secure the names OF the general
contractors plumbers and heating
contractors and electricians from Mr..
Thayer upon application.-Adv
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-08-17
ALL OF THIS FOR 20 CENTS
Camping Girls Make Record in Pre-
pairing Meals.

II Herbert c. Hoover. The 1ool con-
server, should hear of the startling
work in that line being done by the
overnight camps OF Miss eva Hornei
girls work secretary OF he Y. w. G.
a., he would immediately draft inc
members into the national movement.
For twenty cents meal these young
misses eat for breakfast. bacon, eIgs.
toast. oranges and cocoa. For lunch.
bread and butter, buttercd peas. frieo
potatoes and watermelon, ana for dim
ner, pork and beans, bread and nut
tor, fruit and fruit punch. And we
had plenty and it was delicious" they
Nouchcd in chorus with much en-
thusiasm.
The following girls went 10 the
camp at Sand Springs on Tues lay
afternoon and remained unit,
Wednesday evening:
Dorcas Mcconnell, Marian Wakely.
Pauline Jones. Lillian Maroncy. Dor
othy Thompson, Alena he Prato.
Beatrice Brown. Regina Goss. klth-
crime stout, Katherine Courtney. Mary
INT, Ruby Elegar. Iris Mowry and
Elizabeth Nielsen
Miss Horner will take another
group of girls in the near future.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-08-17
CAREMOGE MEN TRAIN HERE
Ten From Rogers County Are Menu
bcrs of Local Army Unit.

Special to The World
CLAREMORE. okla, Aug. 16.-
Already the war has been brought
forcibly home 10 the people OF this
city by press dispatches disclosing the
information that the Tulsa ambulance
corps Will be among the first troops
to be sent to France and that at a
near future date.
Ten young men from this city are
members OF the ambulance corps, all
having enlisted some time ago. They
are S. T.. Gilkeson. Suggs Dirickson,
Bill Briscoe, Charley Church, Jack
Boren, Bill Ramsey, Carl Robins, Jean
Settle and Ross Hutchins. A. r.
Crowell OF Wann, an ex-resident of
this city, is also n member of the am
hulance corps and will be IN company
with the Claremorc boys when they
leave soon for somewhere in France
All are now at Tulsa in training.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-08-17
A FAMOUS JAP SCHOOLMA'AM
Miss Ume Tsuda Is IA Person of Ma
tionaI Prominence.

Everybody In Japan knows Miss
| Ume Tsuda. japanese people are es-
tremely sensitive to the renown wniDh
4 their people are gaining thruout the
earth, and Miss Tsuda, by her unusual
conquests of the west as well as the
east, has brought herself into national
prominence. Resides. did not the EN-
peror himself. at his coronation, be-
stow Oh her "A decoration, a gift 50
, rare that but handful of women IN
Japan have been so honored?
Miss Tsuda Is among the group NJ.
the first five japanese women who
were sent to the United States I'm 1871
for education.
on her return to Japan Miss Tsuda
was engaged as tutor 10 some OF tn,
children OF the palace. But the nm
! tations Of the Japanese learning for
women, confessedly planned to pro-
duce good wives and mothers" coulu
not satisfy her ambitions for ncr
country. SO, throwing aside the con-
Nentional education, she starter pri-
vate school Of her own in tiny house
made possible by the gifts Of frienus
I'm the United States. by sheer dint
Of character she wrought out almos,
unaided scheme of education which
she deems suited to the life OF Japu-
nese girls. Her methods are unique
for Japan. The ordinary Japansso
girl eats up rules and regulations; she
has obedience warped from virtue
to n menace.
Miss Tsuda resolved to discard rules
to develop self-controlled lives.
Now and again American friends
have sent funds to start some new de-
partment OF work. Thrice the schooi
has outgrown its she'll Tho not pre-
tentious, the school that houses her
two hundred girls is built accordinB
To the strict housing laws of Toxic
providing light. space and fresh air.
and is very comfortable, and close be-
side the school is the tiny house
where Miss Tsuda lives with her aunt,
the matron Of the school. Her house
is japanese thruout even to the tiny
fishpond and the lotus flower.
Her school is now, with all defer
ence TO the japanese government in
stitutions, to be regarded as the most
advanced in all Japan. her girls the
most interesting of all students None
but high school graduates are admit
ted. English is required, but the
course itself is an all-around one, m
Guiding science, psychology. physics,
Chinese classics and history. The girls
come largely from the upper middle
class homes tho there are not lacking
girls so poor that one was discovered
to have made her way by selling
newspapers on the street corners.
Miss Tsuda Is one of the new
women OF Japan, a fearless but no
foolish pioneer. In her school Miss
Tsuda Is an advocate of freedom in
soical and religious thot Her girls
are allowed TO make a social study of
Toxic. They read the papers, they are
sent to see the world, all of it they
can comprehend with their own eyes.
Having n sympathetic understanding
of her countrywomen and their relig
ious beliefs. she has nevertheless II
Christian school. with daily chapel ex-
ercises and regular Bible classes.
The list OF Miss Tsuda's graduates
numbers hundreds of girls who have
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-08-17
ELKS ARE HOSTS TONIGHT
VIII Entertain Officers and Officers
to-Bc at Club Dance.

"By platoo-o-ons-Trot, Comp'ny
-Glide!!! Forward, at the double
One-step!!u
NO, these orders will not really be
Issued. But It is quite likely that the
inviting strains of dance music will
be every bit as compelling as the cap
tain's most gruffly barked orders at
morning drill. What's it all about?
This
The time: Tonight. The place:
Tulsa Elks' home. The girl: The one
or more-the graduate officers
from Logan II. Roots or the officers
to-b be who soon leave for Leon Springs,
may escort to a dance rendered In
their honor.
Tulsa Elks lodge No. 946 Is host to
"the boys" who have just returned
from Logan II. Roots and the score or
more who soon will leave for training
The affair will open at 8 o'clock to-
night in the ballroom of the club
house, Third and Boulder.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-08-17
ONE FRENCH CITY WELL OFF
Mayor of Rcnncs Has Made II n
Cheap Town to Live In.

Living is said to be cheaper at the
other large town in France.
Mayor Janver, who was formerly II
day laborer, becoming later building
contractor, found n deficit in the city
treasury Of 100000 francs when he
took office in 1908. And at the eilI
of 1909 he had. without borrowing cr
imposing any new taxes, made gouu
the deficit and accumulated sur
plus OF more than 100 600 francs. In
1915 the excess OF receipts over cur
rent expenses of the town had reached
500 francs a year
He obtained forty tons of potatoes
by municipal gardening of unculti-
waited land belonging to the town last
year. Besides furnishing free pota-
toes to the different canteens OF the
town and remarkably cheap potatoes
to the rest Of the population, the city
earned 1000 francs profit from tho
venture.
Meat went up to excessive prices IN
December last year in Rennes. He
placed a limit upon the retail pres
of meat. The butchers closed their
shops in protest. NJ Janvier opened
municipal meat market and sold
meat at from S to IL cents a pound
less than butchers had done and mau.
money for the city. This enterprise
was so successful that the number of
municipal meat markets had to be III
creased.
At the beginning of the war JanYiei
organized a central committee fuI
war relief. At the end of last year,
after having aided $4,000 soldiers ant
500 prisoners of war. distributed
100000 meals, 10000. quarts OF
milk several hundred sacks of coal
several tons of bread and furnished
1000 packages of clothing, the COM
mittee had left about 1900 francs
from a total suhsc rlntinn Of G2h nnn
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-08-17

present rate OF consumption, we VIII
need for this coming year for the
manufacture OF flour for the United
States and Canada $4,000. 600 bushels.
We shall need to hold for seed for
the crop Of 1913, 9O,OOO,OO bushels.
There win be needed in the various
Industries 100000 bushels. and II
we try TO hold as a reserve TO carry
us over only half OF our present sur
plus, namek 5O.O00.000 bushels, we
will need to hold for the United states
and Canada II total of 70O,OOo,OOO
bushels.
at the most conservative estimate
our allies will need 550,00O.0O bush
els OF wheat and I25.000.000 bushels
OF feed grain TO carry them thru unth
the next harvest. The prospects In
the United states indicate that our
yield OF corn. oats. rye. barley, kafilr
and other feed grains viii enable uH
10 meet the second rcquiremnt, but
" we use our wheat as We are using it
nt present we Will have but 100000
600 bushls TO export"
Every field of military ana civilian
activity for men. women and children
in war time rs covered In the new
book II tells exactly what needs To
be done. and how each individual can
best go about making the most Of in
dividual abilities and training
Industry and social welfare, educa-
ton, social work and philanthropy
other welfare work. publicity, Euro
pean war relief, religious organiza-
tious. professional men and women.
financing the war, Industry. war-rlsk
ton. labor agriculture and the food
supply emergency agricultural meas
ures. farm labor farm loans. exports,
food conservation, civil service, med
ical and nursing service, the various
activities Of the Red Cross, the MILL
tnry and naval establishments the
purpose. organization and needs of
all these are closely set forth.
Iaboring men OF all kinds and
classes, teachers, physicians, surgeons,
dsntiats druggists, lingulsts, llbrai-
ans, engineers and trained artisans.
chemists, lawyers, public speakers,
aphers, artists laboratory eX-
perts. women doctors and nurses
practically anyone who can do any
thing can learn from the handbook
how he or she can best serve the
republic In war time
The appendix contains. besides the
flags Of the world and reproductions
Of all the military and naval in
sigma, several important maps which
cannot he procured elsewhere Among
these is Il military map" uf the
United States which shows the exact
location and character OF every mill
tary district cantonment. camp. post
school and station In the United
States.
The book Is carefully lndeNed by
paragraphs SO that II makes a simple
and ready work of reference. All of
the information on any subject can
be quickly located.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-08-17
BIG PAINT SHIPMENT IS
FOR ONE TULSA BUILDING
Exchange National VIII Use One
Whole Carload for Walls
Alone

What is known to be the largest
shipment of paint to the state of Okla
homa for use in a single building is
now en- route to this city and will be
used in painting the walls of the new
Exchange National Bank building.
now nearing completion at Third and
Boston.
NJ. C. Hale, owner of the Hale Hard
ware store, annogpced yesterday that
he had received from the manufac-
turers the invoice for a carload OF
paint. all of which is to be used in
painting the walls of the Exchange
building. This shipment does not in
clude the paints and oils which will
be used for decorative work in the
main banking floors OF the building.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-08-17
BLOOD CATTLE FOR CLAREMORE
Banks TO Aid Farmers in Obtaining
Thorobrcd Stock.
Special to The World

Special 10 The World
CL4AREMORE, Okla, Aug 16.-
For some time the three banks of this
city, the National Bank OF Claremore,
the First National bank and the
Farmers Bank & Trust Co.. have been
planning on shipping into Rogers
county a herd of .blooded cattle to be
sold at cost TO the farmers desiring to
improve the strain OF their herds.
However, q better way has been de-
termined. The management OF the
McElroy dairy at El Reno has been
prevailed upon TO bring to this city n
herd OF Holstein cattle to be sold at
public auction. The banks of the city
are behind the sale and will arrange
TO carry the paper of the farmers de-
string TO buy at the auction who have
not sufficient cash to make full pay
ment. The sale will be held this
month.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-08-17
TIE BABY CLINICS OPEN TO-DAY
Children VIII Be Given Attention Two
Hours This Morning.

The free baby clinic will be open
in the offices of A. NJ. Welch. humane
officer, at the county courthouse
from o'clock to 10 o'clock this morn
ing. Mothers are urged to bring their
children to the clinic and have them
attended to, and persons who can 90
so should volunteer the services of
their motor cars to bring these poor
mothers to the clinic. Many of them
live remote from car lines and 1t is
impossible for them to walk the long
distance and carry a baby.
The clinic is in need of funds to pay
running expenses and for the free
drugs it is dispensing and is grateful
at ali times for cash donations.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-08-17
.THIRTY-TW0 MAJOR
GENERALS ASSIGNED
Many Shifts May Be Expected
General Wood VIII See
Active Service.

wAsHINGTON, Aug. 16.-Thirty-
two major generals are assigned In n
war department order made public to-
night TO command the national guard
ana national army divisions Of the war
armies.
ON the list are all OF the present
regular departmental commanders, in
Guiding Mai. Gen. Leonard wood,
ranking officer OF the service, who
now are called upon for duty in the
field and ~probably at the front in
France.
Both OF the national guard major
generals nominated by the president
Tuesday John T.. O'Ryan of New
York and Charles ". Clement Of
Pennsylvania placed at the head
OF divisions In their branch with some
regular army brigadiers under them.
The order also assigns brigadiers
Of both regulars and guardsmen to
command the hrigades Of eath division
and "a colonel or lieutenant colonel to
serve as chief Of STAFF unNer each of
the major generals All are directed
10 report not later than August 25 If
practicable. Successors to the depart
mental commanders In their present
posts have not been named.
In note appended to the order it
Is stated that the order Of designa-
tion of the divisions bears no reln-
tion 10 the order in which they viii
90 10 the front A warning is added
that shifts and changes I'm the officer
personnel OF the divisions are to be
expected. One change apparently has
been made since the list was made
up. Mai Gen. Francis J. Kennan is
assigned to command the Thlrty-sec-
ond national guard division, whereas
that officer, in an order issued yes
terday was temporarily designated n.
chief OF the new division of embarka-
tion OF the general staff, in charge
OF all TRANSPORTATION
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-08-17
WHEAT SHORTAGE
LOOMS SERIOUS
United States and Allies Face
Deficit of 250,000,000
Bushels.
ADEQUATE CORN AND OATS
Chairman CreeI Makes Urgent
Appeal for Rally to Ma
tons Need.

The United States and her allies are
facing a shortage of 250,000,000 BUSH
els of wheat in the amount actually
needed To carry them over unul the
1917 harvcsts.
This statement is authoritatycly
made IN the National Service Hand
book" Just issued boy the committee
on public information, ana is based
on the latest and most carefully
tested figures which the government
OF the United states has been able TO
gather.
The National Service Handbook was
designed and carried out I'm the spirit
of the presidents warning that ut Is
not an army we must shape and train
for war; II Is "A nation II Is the
second Of the Rcd, White and Blue
book series published under the gen
eral direction Of George Creel, chair
man OF the committee.
Handbook Valuable.
"If YOU know what you want to do
the handbook will show you how to
do IT," said Prof Guy stanton Ford,
who had direct charge of the work.
"If you don't know what you want
to do it will help YOU to find out"
In the Introduction, Chairman Crcel
says
every citizen must give his all.
whether this be time or money, or
life. or all three. To aid in this vic
tory by answering an er-ncreasing
demand manifested by citizens thru
out the nation for reliable informa-
tion on all branches OF service. mill
tary and nonmilitary, this handbook
IL published.
1T is to point out the most useful
avenues of service. and at the same
time inform each member OF the COM
munity Of the varied tasks undertaken
by the army and navy in the air. be-
hind the pillow and at the machine;
by banks and by railroads. by doc
tors, nurses and workers in the lab
oratories; by social workers every
where, that this handbook is sent
thruout the nation. To work without
lost motion, we must all work to-
gether. This means organization and
Capitalization. IL Is OF great import
ance that every community should
display at once completely democratic
and also genuinely effective control
OF the agencies of production and
welfare"
The figures on the wheat shortage
are given in the section devoted to
the need for and mthods of agricul-
tural cooperation and production
The book says:
Wheat Below Normal.
"In the United States tie crop OF
winter wheat liz very definitely far
below the normal. Even with the In
creased acreage for spring wheat the
forecast for the United States is but
$4,000, 600 bushels The lowest un-
official Canadian forecast Is $50. 000.-
oO0 bushels giving us for the United
States and Canada 500, 000 000 bush
els And to this the possible 100. 00O,-
600 bushels which may be carried
over from the present and we have
an approximation OF l,006,000,0 900
bushels.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-08-17
MMRd0k
G1NcERA1,EE

become not only advanced women o
Japan. but also Christians. and VIII,
are the hope OF the new Japan.-Th,
Outlook.