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The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1917-12-27

The Julesburg Grit-Advocate comes
to our desk this week chuck full Of
artistic and telling advertisements,
timely articles and made up in decid-
edly beautiful STYLE 1t shows up the
City Beautiful in most attractive
fashion. It has Christmas cover and
everything breaths Of the season in
its true spirit. Editor Mcdowell
and his faithful aids are certainly to
be congratulated for their excellent
work, and the county seat business
men are to be commended for their
substantial loyalty to one Of the
brightest local newspapers in the
state.-Sedgwick Sun.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1917-12-27

Elmer and Oscar jacobson of the
Venango section, were Julesburg
visitors last Saturday on business.
While in this city, Mr.. Oscar jacobson
made This office a pleasant and appre-
ciated call and incidentally renewing
his subscription for another year to
the Grit-AdYocate.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1917-12-27

Mrs. C. w. Labaree and son Phillip
returned home the middle of last week
from visit spent with relatives and
friends in Columbus, Nebr. During
their absence a minor operation was
performed upon Phillip, in which his
tonsils and adenoids were removed,
from which he recovered nicely. Mr..
Labaree met his wife and son at Kear-
ney and accompanied them home from
that place. 0
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-04-21
Business Men Buy
Seed for Farmers

CORPUS CHRISTI Texas, April
2l.-Busincss mcn OF this (NueceS
county raised fund OF 5000 TO pur-
chase seed to he sold TO tenant farmers
at cost to increase the farm product in
this section. IN response 10 President
Wilson's recent appeal TO American
citizens to assist m national defense
during the war
The first general rain over the Texas
coast section since last September fell
yesterday afternoon From three quar-
ters Of an inch 10 three inches OF rain
was recorded IN karncs Bee Gollad,
San panico, Rcluetr h.ueces. Va ,
and llycoak counties Ranches and
farms had been suffering from the long
droulh, which prevented farmers from
planting crops Yesterdays rains it
is said has placed the ground IN excel
lent condition for planting
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-04-21
MERCHANTS FORM
AN ASSOCIATION
At BAR1LESv|lLE
Organization Patterned After
That of Local Retailers,

BARTLFSVILLE. Okla, April IL
CSpeciaO-PrecedNd by series OF lee
lures on business methods and business
efficiency the merchaiNA~avd proies-
sional men of Bar,lcsvilk at meeting
at the Chamber OF Commerce, formed
the Battlesville Merchants association.
Organization of the association is
now In the hands OF + J Meek OF Ok
lahoma City, who arranged for the
Serie. Of lectures on bu,ine" topics
now being given by William T. GoHe
associate editor Of the Oklahoma Re
'-ii"r and Merchant"
Organization Of the new association
il planned on lines conforming with the
association IN Oklahoma City, and will
have for it, divisions trade extension
trade relation. ordinance and legisla-
ton and information A separate bu-
rcau for each of these divisions will
he formed
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-04-21
AUSTRALIANS
DELIGHTED BY
r new WARFA ARE
Troops Glad TO Get Out Of the
Winter Trenches,
BY STAFF CORRESPONDENT
OF The Associated Press.

AUSTRALIAN HEADQUARTERS
IN FRANCE, April 2l - After these
many months of trench warfare there IS
keen delight for the Australian soldier
In this new kind OF warfare which the
German retirement has opened mp. The
fighting is in open country now, over
gently rolling downs OF what look Ike
grass lands II is really most OF II
wheat or turnip land which has not
been cultivated for wear or TWO The
country - as open as the Australian
central plains.
Nearer the front the country he
come more ferorsh, angry bursts ot
tAwny color are sc6 in hapha1ard
sort OF way dotting the horizon and the
country side. Her" and there arc Aus
tralians in great coats standing behind
mound, of earth with their niles point
ed over the top, bayoncts always fixed
Frequently when there ia no other
shelter there are hastily scoOpcd
trenches A quarter Of mile away an
other party is lining roadside flat on
the stomaehs in a ditch, bayonct' peep
ing over the top. Shells are whit1lnG
by at the rate OF two or three a minute
high explosives bursting on contact be,
hind their backs oabout as far away as
the other side Of cottage parlor
Once in while one meets a prisoner
being escorted to the rear The prison
sr. usually young German private II
neat gray uniform and steel helmet
walks in front, After him graSping hj'
rifle with both hands across his chc9
his weather beaten brows puckered a.
he picks his way over the tumble,
stones. comes the living embodiment o
the Australlan hack- -onMnirN
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-04-21

For few cents YOU can get small
bottle Of the magic drug frccronc re-
Gently discovered by a Cincinnati man.
Just ask at any drug store for n
small bottle OF treezone Apply a few
drops upon n tender, aching corn OF
caluS aud instantly all sofen-.. di,ap.
pears and shortly you will find the corn
or calms So loose that you lift II off
with the fingers
luS' think Not one bit ~ pain ht.
fore applying frceyone or aiierward,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-04-21
Bachelor Conductor
Has Played $4,000
Games of Solitaire

DECATUR, H., April 2l.-Charles
Conklin, Wabash conductor here, Is on
the last lap of his self-imposed task OF
playing 100000 games OF solitaire He
has about seven thousand more games
to play and believes he will finish be e
fore the end of the year. He began
playing in lS97--twenty years ago-and
has played on an average twelve games
day since that time.
In the $4,000 games played thus far,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-04-21

II doesn't even irrita,e the surrounding
skin.
Hard oorns, soft oorns. or corns be.
tween the toes, also hardened calluse'
on bottom OF feet shrivel up and fall
of without hurting particle. II Is
almost magical. Freetone is scen-
,ific compound made from ether, says a
known druggist here, and the genu-
inc is always sold in these little bottle,
packed in a round, wood case. Don't
aecep, i, unle" In round, wood case
ADV.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-04-21

Conklin has beat the "Chink" only ~
times lie won POS of the first 10000
played. The highest number OF game,
played between winning hands is l,l07
Conklin is unmarried and spends prac-
tically every evening at his club over
the cards.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-04-21
Texas Ships 100
Cars Onions Daily

WASHINGTON. April Il Heavy
shipments from Texas soon will re
licyc the country wide shortage oi
onions and send prices down, the de
parlmcnt Of agriculture announced yes
tcrday Within the last few days Texas
has begun 10 ship more than 100 cars
daily The crop is two weeks later than
usual, but ~ percent larger
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-04-21
RICHARD WAlN MElRS
DIES IN THE EAST

PHILADELPHIA. April 2l-Rich-
ard VAIN Meirs, widely known iinan-
cier and member Of an old Philadelphia
family. died here yesterday after an i'll.
ness oi three weeks. Mr. Mcirs was
president OF the Commercial Trust Com
pany oi North America and director
in several railroads and industrial in
S,lti,ionr
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-04-21

dral where the archbishop officiated
many years The cathedral is under
going repairs which prevents holding
the funeral ceremonies there.
Sealed instructions left by the arch
bishop appointed the chancellor OF the
diocese, Very Rev Jules h Jeanmard.
administrator OF the diocese until the
vatican confirms this appointment or
makes another. Oklahoma City is in
the diocese.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-04-21
Lease Renewals Opposed

Williams served notice NJ the cunclu-
ainu ~ tho hunrd meeting Yesterday That
be would direct IN" attorney general to
bring lpiunction proceedings against the
school land commissioners sNu preNenl
them from renewing the " W Mnrhnd
blanket lease -Four members of the
hoard voted yes on the question OF ap-
prnisng the lease
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-04-21
Fire Insurance.. wal rs. TAG unshaw
.- Adv

Girl Rockies Elect officers More than
n score oi girls attended the meeting ~
the "womens national guard held at
the nrmOry last night and the girl
rooltloa" were launched with much en-
thusiasm Drills VIII he held at stiles
park commencing next Tuesday night and
ON the following Sunday the girls viii
10 TO the rifle range Officers elected
we're Miss Lorraine Farmer, colonel, Miss
Beatrlcc Schwartz. major, Miss Nelma
warden. captain Of the line, ana Miss
Catherine Sirmnn. cap,nln-ndjuinut
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-04-21
FEDERATION FOR
DRAFTING PLAN
"a OF PRESIDENT T


not only he carving out the ideas
AZ the general federation but of
the president Of the United States,
thus proving that our American
women not only give their sons to
their country but arc willing TO
sacrifice themselves
1--WE further recommend that M,
itary training be taught m the
schools
Dance Hall Condemned
The resolution with respect to the To-
cal dance hall problem Is
Since club women are supposed
10 engage III a work for the eleva-
tion Of humanity and conservation
Of The yowg life OF the nation we
deplorc the fact that We have been
90 derelict in our duty that such
places as dance halls have not been
guarded BY the enforcement Of the
prohibi,ory laws in such a manner
rs TO have prevented the wrctched
conditions existing in this and other
' cities in our district, and
"lnasmuch as the children in the
working ella. home environment,
! which is not conducive to better
preoepts in moral and social uplift,
have the same right to- happiness
and youthful amuscments as chill
dren better guarded,
Therefore, Re 1t resolved Tha,
the club women in the Second dis.
triot direct their energies toward
the betierment Of places of public
amusement, In their home towns,
and take more direct interest in
providing a better cla" Of moving
pictures, rest and reading rooms,
and that they work in operation
with the city governments IN eccur-
Ing these great benefits in behalf
Of the young people
Substitute Planned
The opinion among speaker, Al Nh
meeting was that II dance halls am
other places OF amusement are to b
wiped out, some substitute place a
amusement should he provided. Som
local delegates suggested that it Nigh
be possible to secure such places AZ th
Southsidc Community house for chan
eroned entertainments.
Committee reports consumed m
greater part Of the morning session To
DAY. They were as follows.
Civics. Mrs. NJ NJ FulkcrSon educa
ton Mrs : R Warden; history Mis
Margaret Mitchell civil service reform
Mrs. { A. White. legislation MIR, I
+. Scott; press, Mrs. { X Phelps. pul
lie health and child welfare DR.. Winnl
M. Sanger travelling libraries, Mrs.
{. Calc rural clubs. Mrs l.. u. MoShcr
special committee on club extension
Mrs. W. II. Munger
Alva Chosen.
Alva was chosen as the next meciin
place OF the second district, and Iull
State, baby adopted hy the Cnycr,it
hospital and named by Gov K. /. WI
hams was brought before the mcctn
10 demonstrate the effect Of proper car
OF infants The baby's life was dc,palre
OF for some days before the nurses q
the hospital began caring for her.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-04-21

Governor for seleotlve Draft Condemn
Ing the volunteer army system hrcnuae
II permitted the Stacker to remain AT home
and tho best men ~ the nation to he
n,ms declared himself Yesterday cn-
phNtcallv for tho selcctivc dram system
10 raise the necossary force for the prop
cr defense Of our country.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-04-21
Card OF Thanks.

Mrs. I'd Gillette aud family desire to
,xrrrs, sincere thanks tn their dear
friends for the kindncSSes extended to
them in their hour on bereavement
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-04-21

Sell those fancy eggs by Advertising
them in the Want Ad column. Phone
PBX-5
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-04-21
Announcing

The opening Of the sales room at 2l8 N. Broadway,
Oklahoma City, at the Scott Motor Company and the
display all Of week in the lobby Of the Lee Huckns
Hotel of the
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-08-19
ROCKEFELLER WAR
RELIEF 49, 600, 900
Foundation Since Jan. I Ex.
pended $6, ,426, ,S72.

Since January OF this year the Rookie
feller Foundation has expended SS4cS,-
s72 for war relief This announcement
was contained yesterday in a four page
printed summary Of the relief work is.
sued at the Foundations headquarters.
81 Broadway.
From the commencement OF the war
TO December 81. 1916. the Foundation
had expended s2,56s.s30. which is ex-
elusive Of appropriations for war relief
activities IN Poland and elsewhere which
We're not completed because OF changing
conditions in the conduct OF the war
The total amount of money given by the
Foundation for all war relief purposes
has now exceeded $4,000, 900.
Since January the s6,426,s72 have
been devoted 20 the following purposes
First, provision for making the
American army training camps positive
factors for good in the lives of the men
in training; second, provision for re-
search and demonstrations In the fir0
Of war surgery and medicine; third,
humanitar work in this country and
abroad.
The report issued yesterday says that
the war relief appropriations since the
first of the year were made under three
classiflcations, viz: Agencies working
in and about the training camps for
American soldiers, medical work and
humanita r!an work.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-08-19
SHELL PLANT FIRE
TAKES MANY LIVES
OverheatinC Of Machinery in
Canadian Factory Blamed
for Explosions.

EIGAup. Que, Aug. ls-From sew
and the large plant of Curtis 4 Harvey.
Ltd. explosives manufac cturers was
wrecked by series o. ifteen explosions
in the works this morning Forty dwell
irrs in Dragon. 2 suburb we're blown
Gown and several tarmno1ees in the
rc!ghborhood caught tiro
OverhoattrC Of machinery In the nj
tric acid building is believed to have
caused the first explosion. at about Q
o'clock. The flames leapsd through this
structure. and there was second eN-
p'teion few minutes after the frst
Thereafter AT intervals of less than five
N nutes the decorations continued for
more thar an hour
Probably 400 men and women were
working IL tia section. OF the pIan,
where The frat .xp osion took place.
and for -, st,"~ :! thousand workers
were in the danger zone. An early es.i-
mate ~, a the H4,ib ba- VI k'ed at
nearly $50, hg' t',a 20. ,a',,es now are
known 10 have beer 'onlpa atIyely few
The victims ware buried meath ,he
ruins Of the wrecked buildings
The buildings ,ov red IN area OF FIVE
square miles and S.n0u persons wee
employed The loss IN uanI. ge 10 bu, Id
ings and stock will reach well up into
millions
The explosions were heard twenty
miles. The entire neighborhood within
radius Of ten or twelve miles was
shaken as ny an earthquake and the
while countryside was covered with a
dense copper colo cd smoke The vii
lage Of Dragon, which suffered heavily,
was peopled largely hy employees of ,he
plant. Residents OF this town are ar.
commodating the homeless workers to-
night.
For several hours all telegra pho and
telephon,c communication between
Rigaud and the outside world was cut
OF and traffic on the Canadian Pa
cine railroads Ottawa-M Montreal line,
which passes close 10 the plant. was
suspended.
A relief train bearing a lsrse party
of surgeons and nurses arrived here at
noon Owing 10 the intense heat from
the burning ruins the rescuers were un-
able 10 approach until long after the
FIRE had been brought under control
When the wounded could be extricated
the relief forces performed effective ser
vice.
Hundreds Of the workers rushed into
the open country when the first explo-
sion occurred and many did not return
until Tonight. Two farm houses more
than mile from the plant were blown
down
Rigaud is village IN Vaudreuii
county. Quebec, on the Rivere Crai.se,
forty-hve miles southwest of Montreal
Its population prior to the start Of the
war was about 1000 persons Many
recruits for service in Europe came from
this place
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-08-19
$4,000 ALIM0NY CUT
AND WIFE CRITICISED
Referee Scores Mrs. Marguerite
F.. Sprague. Charging Her
With Extravaganza.

In reducing the yearly slimony Of
$4,000 TO be paid 20 Mrs. Marguerite f.
Sprague by her divorced husband. DR.
Shirley r. Sprague. wealthy general
practitioner, by more than one-half, Mall
colin Sundheimer the referee. who iled
his report in the Supreme Court yester-
day, took occasion TO score the wife for
her extravaganza and her objections TO
sending her two sons to the City College.
When DR.. Sprague urged this insti-
tuition as the place for the collegiate cdu-
cation Of his sons, Philip. 10, and Harry
Is, his wife. according to the referee. as
serted that II was inconsistent with the
social position of the family and the
professional status Of DIR. Sprague 10 put
the boys in an institution OF the quasi
charitable nature Of the City College,
II believe 1t essential to the success OF
these children, who are approaching
manhood" the referee says that they
should start their careers with the ad-
vantage OF good. democratic founda-
ton on which to- build The public
school system in the city OF New York,
despite the constructive criticisms con-
stantly urged for It's further improve
ment. compares favorably from an sdu-
cational standpoint with the best OF our
private schools
The referee was appointed TO take tee-
tmony and determine how much Of the
80, 900 alimony awarded to Mrs. Sprague
pending trial OF her divorce action
should be continued, as she has finally
obtained her decree. After stating that
DIR. Sprague earns nearly 2A,0o0 annu-
ally and has $4,000 remaining each
year with which to pay alimony after his
necessary expenses have been betrayed,
the referee holds that the SONS should
receive $3.50 each and that 3. 500 Is am
pie for the needs OF the wife.
He bases this curtailment of her In
come on the ground Of her exlraNagancc
He says that before leaving her hus-
bands home al ~ West Flfty-sly;h
street she entertained eXpensively with
dinners and dances, The referee points
TO list Of seventeen pawn tickets for
articles OF jewelry pledged by Mrs,
Sprague which her husband had to re-
deem. Moreover. the reports states that
she ran up large bills al department
stores, although the physician had sup
piled her with funds for shopping. and
discounted her note for 81 900. unknown
10 her husband, who paid II a, maturity.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-08-19
SHORT CIRCUIT STOPS
L. AND SURFACE CARS
Manhattan and Bronx Exper-
ience Most Complete Tieup.

A short circuit in the power station at
seventy-fourth street and the East
River yesterday. shortly before hvv.i.
causei one Of the most complete trafic
blocks Manhattan and The Bronx ever
experienced
Elevated service stopped short Every
train on the Second. Third. Sixth and
Ninth avenue overhead lines was stalled
FOR nine minutes, the passengers becom-
Ing restive as they were imprisoned in
IN, cars between stations on curves and
on the Harlem River bridgea As usual
the zua rds couri give no explanation Of
the block and this added to the uneasi-
ness Of the passengers
No sooner was the short circuit mis-
hap corrected than the cable leading to
the East Houston street sub-station
burned out beca use Of the overload II
carried due TO the short circuit. This
Matted every surface car in the lower
end Of the city. with the exception OF the
Third Avenue line. The latter care were
deused for upward OF an hour.
The first mshap occurred when Ru-
doph Steigeller. an oiler In the power
house, came in contact with a bus bar
~ the big switchboard and threw out the
main circuit OF II 900 volts He was
hurled about fifty feet and badly burned.
That he was not killed was a surprise
TO those who saw his body go huruing
across the power house floor. He was
taken to flower Hospital by DR.. Hamil-
ton and will recover.
Traffic in lower Broadway was snarled
m when the surface cars halted, many
n them stopping on crossings. shutting
of tho traffic in both directions. Trans
fe-s to the Sixth and Ninth avenue ele-
rated lines were given 10 the stranded
Passengers and many OF them continued
their journey by the overhead routes.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-08-19
RELIEF COMMITTEE MOVES.
Bts shipment to French Hospitals
10 BE Made.

The headquarters Of the Vacation
War Relief Committee are to Ne moved
next week from the Old Colony Club
recertly sold, to 20 West Twcnty-third
street. The work this Organization is
doing Will he interrupted temporarll,.
,ecaus, of the large volume OF material
to be moved,
Mss Emily ChaunceN. executive sec
retary, said yesterday the old aad new
rooms are piled high with boxes filled
with food and clothing destined f,r the
hospitals In France, and one of the
largest shipments ever made is 10 20
forward rcXt we.h, Miss thauHcey i
ran,dlv becoming AZ. ustumrd lu chaug,s
of base. this being the "icnth move the
ryan zat.on has made since II stavtoI
work
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-08-19
FICKE HELD IN JAIL.
German steamship Auditor to
AWAIT Orders From washIugtou.

Heinrich s. FYcke. auditor OF the
North German Lloyd Steamship Com
nany. who was seized as an undesira BILE
sien. will be kept in the Raymond
street JAN in Brooklyn until the United
states Attorney General wires Marshal
Tower what disposition to make Of him
The Marshal has placed all the facts
MS possession before the Attorney
General According TO the Marshal,
l'cke may he interned on Ellis Island
'' released under bond.
Flcke who lives near Fort Wadsworth
o. staten Island was taken into Gus
t"oy Friday night Marshal Power
would not say whether Ficke had been
a~ested on charge OF spying on out
folng vessels or for having received Sc
eerety important machinery of German
nners taken over by the United States.
He was arrested under the Presi-
cents proclamation" said Mr.. Power
re admitted that search thus far Of
flckes home and an examination of
lapers found there were not incriminat-
hT' Ficke. who Ia known to be a
warm friend Of Capt. Koenig of the
ferman submarine Deutschland. has no
pLmit allowing him 10 approach within
hrf mile Of docks and :erries on
staten Island.