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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-19
U. S. Navy BUILDS.
.424 WAR VESSELS
At PRESENT. time
Daniels DIscloseS Activity at
Congressional Hearing,
SUB CHASERS NECESSARY
Secretary Praises Work of
Young Gun Crews,

WASHINGTON, Dec. lo,--Setretary
Daniels aud paymaster General Nc
Gowan Of the navy, were the first wit
nesses summoned to appear today be-
fore the house naval subcommittee
delegated 10 begin an investigation into
the navys war activities.
Secretary Danisls gave q gen
eral review Of what the navy Has
bssn doing, avoiding. - he sx-
planned, disclosing any facts that
would bs Of value to the enemy.
He told how the navy 10 now build-
Ing "a capital and other import :
ant ships.
Discussing the use OF submarine
ehasers. he said they were regarded as
a necessity and there was mo great
enthusiasm" about them as q weapon
for permanent effectiveness.
Strides In Aviation.
Naval aviation, he said, has made
gratifying strides but has been ham.
pered by lack u manufacturing iseili'
ties. ~ .
Secretary Daniels praised the co.
ordination between the personnet ol
the navy and the personnel Of tn
allies.
Our idea wss TO furnish guns 4
merchant ships. We made these re
serve ships" said Mr.. Dsniels, "n
school for gunners and the sfiIcierc'
with which these officers have take,
lhold Of The young men and made N
young rNsn efficient 10 Seajly oMe 4
the big things Of the navy II this W
youag Men De Credit.
when you come 10 write the stof
OF the war" said he. "one Of the MOI
thrilling chapters will be rssardinl
these young men, who went On th
merchant ships and risked their lives
| refer TO them who went on our owl
merchant ships. OF course We hav'
put guns on every ship going Into tn
submarine rome that requested ~
I'VE are rather proud" the sceretar.
said, "of the way the navy has met tn
actual test OF war. am glad Tor con
gress and the public to know somewha
Of our activities. A taking stock, 81
to speak, cannot fall to bring way
for still further Improvement and 10
still more efficient work In the future.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-19
REDcRossDR|vE
is HAMpERED BY
. Man SHORTAGE
Squad Is Sent to Impress Need
of More Workers,
WOMEN ARE HARD AT WORK
Total Memberships in City
Only 7,443,

Shortage Of masculine workers which
threatened this morning toShamper Red
Cross Christmas membership work in
the business district, has caused the
Oklahoma county Red Cross headquar-
ters to formulate plans whereby work
ess will be literally drafted for the
campaign.
IA Strong arm squad" the leadership
OF which is not disclosed by T. II. Bo-
lend, chairman Of the mems division,
was sent out among real estate dealers,
wholesale men and others whose busi-
ness is at minimum during Christ
mas week.
Retailers who have been drafted for
the campaign are forced by the rush OF
Christmas business to work only min
imum amount of time each day, or to
neglect their businesses. In spite OF
this difficulty, however, numerous re-
tailers are campaigning in the business
district for members.
Women Enthusiastic.
Women workers are growing more
sMhusiastic every day. More than fifty
women captains were at work III the
residence section OF the city this morn
img According TO Miss Elizabeth
Arnold, director Of the women's divi-
sion there were at least 500 lieutenants
working under these captains.
Total memberships obtained in Okla
homa City during the drive are 7,443
according to q report this morning BY
4. z. Braniff, secretary oi the Okla
Itthns county chapter! OF this number
800 were obtained Monday and 4,l5,
yesterday he said, There were SOY
one dollar, memberships reported b,
tam captains; 1022 one-dollar member
ships we're reported by booth workers
and the remaining memberships wer'
divided into forty at S. fourteen at -
two at $40 and two at $50 These arr
counted as single memberships.
q Rural Reports Not In.
sNo REPORTS from rural districts II
Oklahoma county have been made YET
and Mr.. Braniff announced today tina
owing 10 the membership contest u
progress among district and consoll
dated schools. it is probable that no re
ports will rue bade before Saturday.
Reports from all parts OF Oklahoma
and the Texas Panhandle, PARTICULAR
the latter district, arc far more encour
Aping. Numerous counties in the regio
around Amarillo exceeded their quot
In the first day. and plans are bein
made treble and quadruple the show
ing before the end OF the campaign.
State and Panhandle reports, O
course, arc fragmentary and incomplete
But they indicate that il the preser
pace is maintained throughout the cam
paign, the district will far oversubscrib
It's quota--perhaps even reach the mil
lion mark.
Buttons Due Today.
Red Cross buttons shipped yesterda
from St. Louis are expected to reae
here some time today. There are $500
in the shipment, and they will be divic
ed as equally as possible among the di'
uicts reporting a shortage.
NNo authorization for the proposed ali
plane flight from Fort Sill had bee
received from the war department 'Oda
= tcoSiinusd on Page IS, Column ~
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-19
CRUISER
'TORPEDOED, BUT
Gets SUBMARINE
All Of Transports Passengers
Saved Crew Lost,

PARIS, Tuesday, Dec. l8.-The old
French cruiser Chateau Renault, EN-.
ployed as transport, was torpedoed
and sunk in the Mediterranean on the
morning Of December IA, and the sub
marine which attacked her later was
destroyed, according TO announcement
tonight by the French minister OF ma
rine, The passengers on the Chateau
Renaul,, all OF whom were either sol
diers or Officers, were saved Ten
members OF the crew were lost,
------
The French cruiser Chateau Renaul,
was laid down in 1896 She was 442
feet long, with a beam OF 5s7 feet and
displaced 1893 tons Her complement
before the war was 800 men Besides
being used as cruiser formerly. the
Chateau Renault had been fitted as a
mine layer
PIERRE, s, D.--Chatles Mix, a
farmer near Pierre, hauled blanketed
full grown porker to a doctor for medi-
cal attention, using his automobile. He
says hogs are too valuable these days
10 take chances with them.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-19
CONGRESS- FAILED
TlaeRANT MONEY;
GuhsFELL.s SHORT
Rifle Output. Delayed on That
Account, Senate eeHears IS,

WASHINGTON, Dec lo.lSeyeral
months. delay in supplying rifles, pri-
vate ordnance manufacturers told the
senate military committee today, result
cd from the war departments decision
to modify the Enfield type, Factory
machinery. changes, the committee was
told, reduced the output OF Eniields Tor
England and production will not return
to maximum until next May
A contract with the war department
to produce modified Ehficlds was not
completed until last July, President
Henry S. Kimball of the Remington
company testified. Ii was October, he
said, before machinery changes could
be completed to begin output.
No Money Available,
Delay IN congressional appropria-
tons, Kimball alSo' stated further de.
layed the output. His firm hesitated
to take a coDtract in the absence OF
definite appropriations.
The new modified rifle and also the
American ammunition, Vice President
Tyler of the same concern testified
were regarded superior to British types
After war was declared in April hC
stated the war department immediate
~ began negotiations with them to de-
vote their factories, engaged on
British contract for 100000 Enfields, t'
make the modified American type.
No Contract Until July.
"Thc committee cannot understand
why, with war imminent IN March, M
contract was made until July" sait
Senator Hitchcock
Mr.. Kimball disclaimed any implica
ton that appropriations delayed pro
duction and said negotiations by TN
| war department were promptly begun
II the department had not decided Il
modify the British Enfield tyne, h
| said, his firm could have tuned on
| the British type virtually without an
delay, but both he and MI Tyler sal
the new American rifle Is superior
largely due to its ability to use muc
better American cartridges,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-19
Germans Torpedo
Spanish Vessel
Without Warning

PARIS, Dec. lo.-fhe torpedoins by
a submarine OF the Spanish steamship
Noyienbrc, 5,6s4 tons sross Is reported
In a dispatch from Biafrits 70 The Ex-
celsior, quoting adyices received thtse'
from Bilboa. Thirty Of tle crew hav9
been landed They say the ship M
torpedoed without warning st niqM ~
that they we're al thrown into ~ -
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-19

Last years abandoned acreage was
the heaviest on record. The average
abandonment Of acreage, due to winter
conditions, is about 10 percent, the low
est abandonment In the last fifteen years
being 28 percent In 1908, and the high
est excepting last year, was Dl per-
cent in 1912.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-19
Joplin Policeman Shot.

JOPLIN, Mo-, Dec. l9-Patrolman
George Mote was shot in the abdomen
today by burglar he was attempting
to take to the police station. The bur
glar escaped Mote may recover. He
is the fourth Joplin policeman shot
since May II.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-19
DEFENSE COUNCIL
TO CANVASS CITY
ON BREAD WASTE
WheatIeSS Day Observance to
Be Probed,
HOUSEWIVES GET BLAME
Food Administrator viii Get
Report,

Every bakery and every grocery store
in Oklahoma City will be canvassed on
Friday morning and record will be
taken as to Just how much bread is lett
over after each wheatless day, and how
much white bread is sold on these
days. Mrs. +. T. Wallower, chairman
of the city division of the state council
of defense, made this statement this
morning.
The investigation committee, which
has been working evM since the food
campaign, finding out just how much
wheat bread was used on wheatless
days and how much meat on meatless
days, will do this work under the
supervision OF Mrs A. j. Rigsby. The
report will be completed by Friday
afternoon and will be given to DIR.
Stratton D. Brooks, federal food ad-
ministrstor.
Bakers Rap Women.
The investigation is prompted by the
statements OF bakers of Oklahoma City
that the public has been demanding
white bread on wheatless day and that
housewives have refused TO patronize
bakers who refused to sell them wheat
bread on Wednesdays.
Some Of the bakers asserted thai
women have started baking wheat
bread themselves to use on Wednesday
because it is hard to get il from the
bakers. Several admitted that they
had been selling wheat bread on We'd
ncsdsys, giving as q reason, that they
could not hope to hold their trade
otherwise. ~.
1 Mrs. Wallower says reports show sisat
on the whole individuals are not obsefv-
ing food conservation rules, and that
the hotels, restaurants and drug stores
are responding nobly, but that individ-
uals do not seem to realize the impor-
tance OF il.
"When the neighborhood meetings
start, they will educate the women in all
the arts of food conservation" said
Mrs. Wallower. "We will have trained
women to demonstrate and talk to
, housewives at these meetings, which
will commence the second week in Jan
uary."
Women Condemned.
"Our committee on investigation has
found out that since the food pledge
campaign, many women started tc
make bread who had never made it ir
their lives before, as they said that the,
could not do without it" said Mrs. Wal
lower.
when the gas was so low, one WON
{ an sat up all night to take advantag,
Of the extra pressure, and during TIN
/, night she made eight loaves of whea
bread and three pies TO tide her ovel
the wheatless day This kind Of thips
makes my blood boil said Mrs. Wal
lower. when this woman was askec
where she got the money, as she was b,
no means we'll to do, she answered tina
she lust got il. "
Nord stern. [volume] (La Crosse, Wis.) 1856-1921, 1917-12-21

In the new Oakland Sensible Six
Sedan we present a comfort car
Lor all the seasons of the year, which
is also a practical car for all the
purposes of the owner.
1t is a distinct development of
sedan design, with an extraordi-
nary combination of high power
and scientific light weight con-
s%truction, making it a spirited
performer, a year round car of
alacrity in town and of buoyant,
conquering energy in the country.
The overhead-valve, high-speed,
six-cylinder engine. at 1000 r.p. m.
delivers full horsepower to every
Nord stern. [volume] (La Crosse, Wis.) 1856-1921, 1917-12-21

81 pounds of the weight of this
sedan and does so with its noted
trugality in fuel
The roomy body is completely
glaSS-enclosed in cold weather and
easily convertible for the warm
months. The windows are adj
unstable tor ventilation. Appoint
ments are of the most substantial
kind and the upholstery is thor
oughly comfortable.
The special advantages of this
type of pass niger car are not
equaled in any other. 1t has that
competence in power which salts
hes every touring need and dis
poses OF every emergency.
Nord stern. [volume] (La Crosse, Wis.) 1856-1921, 1917-12-21
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The Marietta journal and courier., 1917-05-11
ADMINISTRATORS SALE.
GEORGIA, COBB COITNTY

GEORGIA, COBB COUNTY.
By virtue of an order of the Court
of Ordinary Of Cobb County, grant
ed at the November Term, 1916, of
said Court, will be sold before the
Court House door at public out
cry on the first Tuesday in June,
1917, between the legal hours of
sale, the following described proper
ty, composing the property of the
estate of w. c. Kemp, ST., late of
said County, deceased:
One house and lot located inst
south of Marietta, Cobb County, Ga.
described and bounded as follows:
Beginning at point on the North
boundary of the property of the
Glover Machine Works, 144O feet
from the east line of the Glover Ma.
chine Works property, which is mark
ed by an iron stake, thence about
south 185) feet, thence about West
1851 feet, thence about North l85)
feet to the North line of Glover Ma
chine Works property, and to thirty
foot street, thence 1857 feet to start.
ing point.
Also a house and lot located on
Dixie Ave-, just South of CITY of
Marietta, Ga, fronting on Dixie Ave
The Marietta journal and courier., 1917-05-11
EXECUTOR SALE.
GEORGIA, COBB COUNTY.

GEORGIA, COBB COUNTY.
By virtue of the power granted to
the undersigned in the will of Will
liam Hill, late of said County, de-
ceased, | will sell before the Court
House door in the City of Marietta,
Georgia, on the 1st Tuesday in June
next, within the legal hours of sale,
the following described property, to-
wit: Land Lot No. Eleven Hundred
and Thirty, in the 10Th District and
Second Section, containing Forty
acres, more or less, Also the South
half of land lot No. One Thousand
and ninety-one, containing twenty
acres, more or less, in the 10th Dis
trict and Second Section of said
County. Terms of sale, cash. Sold
as the property of the Estate of
William Hill, late of said County. de-
ceased.
This 3rd day of May, 1917.
R. A. HILL,
Executor of the Will of William
Hill, deceased.
The Marietta journal and courier., 1917-05-11

(951 feet and running South at a
uniform width (200) feet more or
less, to house lot of R. E. Butler,
bounded on the North by Dixie Ave !,
East By property of j. H. Boston,
South by Butler house lot and West
by lot sold to Casey.
" Also the following described pro-
perty, located in the State of Flori-
da, County Of Volusia, a certain
house and lot described and bound
ed as follows: North % 1-3 feet to
lot (12) and South (38 1-3y feet Of
lot Q3) all in Block (9) C. c. Post
addition to East Daytonia, town of
Seabreeze, Fla, bounded North by
property of Oscar Benson, South by
the property Of J. L. Dunn, East by
property of Mrs. Ada Powers and
West by Halifax Ave. Sold for the
purpose of paying the debts of the
estate Of w. c. Kemp, Sr., and dis
tribution among the heirs of said es-
tate.
w. C. KEMP, JR.,
Administrator Estate of w. c..
Kemp, Sr., deceased.
FRED MORRIS, Attorney.
The Marietta journal and courier., 1917-05-11
ILLEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS

5th, 1917, by the Hon. Geo. D. An
derson, Referee in Bankruptcy, will
be sold before the Court House door
at Marietta, Ga, in Cobb County,
within the legal hours of sale, on the
First Tuesday in June, 1917, an in
terest in an undivided one-half in
terest in certain property as set out
and described next below:
The same being tract of land in
the 18th District and End Section of
Cobb County, Georgia, containing
180 acres, more or less, and being
lots Nos. 568, SGT, $50, SGT, and 20
acres more or less Of lot No. 566, and
being a strip off the West side of
said lot containing acres and an
additional tract off Of the East side
or South East corner of said lot, and
being all of said lot on South side of
road leading from Marietta and
Canton public road towards Kenne-
saw, Ga, through said lot.
F. l.. Delay owns an undivided
one-half remainder interest in the
above described property, after life
interest of Mrs. M. A. (Ponder) Ca
gle, and owns by deed made by A. D.
Bentley, the bankrupt, the other un-
divided one-half remainder interest
in said property, said deed being
made for security and for the con-
sideration of an amount now aggre-
eating $5,378.33, and being dated
Jan. 9th, 1913, and being recorded
in deed book "QQ", page 467, deed
records Cobb County.
The interest in said property be-
ing sold is the interest of the bank
rupt in said property over and above
the amount of said claim so secured,
and also any apparent interest he
may or might have in said property
aa lessee from Mrs. M. A. (Ponder)
eagle, the said interest having been
estimated by the appraisers appoint
ed for said purpose to be of the
value of $4,000.
The said interests in said property
being sold as the interest and es-
tate of A. D. Bentley, bankrupt,
therein, for cash, and subject to con-
formation and approval by the court.
This May 7th, 1917.
WILLIAM ATTAWAY.
Trustee estate of A. D. Bentley,
in Bankruptcy.
May 11-18-25-June /.
The Marietta journal and courier., 1917-05-11
ADMINISTRATORS SALE
GEORGIA. COBB COUNTY,

GEORGlA, COBB COUNTY.
By virtue Of an order of the Court
of Ordinary of said county, l as ad-
ministrator of the estate of Omie
Evans, will sell before the Court
House door in said county within the
legal hours of sale, on the first
Tuesday in June, 1917, at public
outcry to the highest and best bid
der for cash, the following describ-
ed property, to-wit:
Part of Land Lot Number Five
Hundred (500) in the Seventeenth
(1O District and Second Section of
Cobb County, Georgia, more particu-
larly described as follows:
About Three 90 acres of land in
what is called "Jonesville" about
one mile east of Sibley's crossing,
bounded north by Sewell's proper
ty; East by Martha Starks; South
by Lucy Williams and West by Mar
tha Starks and being the place in
said "Jonesville" where Bill Evans
and Omie Evans lived at the time
each of them died, This May 7,
1917.
MAYES C. FREY,
Administrator de bonis non Omie
Evans, deceased
The Marietta journal and courier., 1917-05-11
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE
UNITED STATES FOR THE NOR
THERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA

In re- Samuel 7. Huddleston, Bank
rupt, No. 1922. In Bankruptcy.
A petition for discharge having
been filed in conformity with law by
above named bankrupt and the Court
having ordered that the hearing upon
said petition' be had on June 10th.
1917, at ten o'clock A. M. at the
United States District Court room, in
the City of ATLANTA.
Georgia, notice is hereby Civ
en- to all creditors and other
persons in interest to appear at said
time and place and show cause, if
any they have, why the prayer of the
bankrupt for discharge should not
be granted.
o. C. FULLER, Clerk.
May lis.
The Marietta journal and courier., 1917-05-11
CITATION.
GEORGIA, COBB COUNTY.
To All Wbo,,, T. NJ

GEORGIA, COBB COUNTY.
10 All Whom 1t May Concern:
Mrs. Myrtle Cofer having applied
for guardianship of the person and
property of Bulan Hyatt Ruppe,
minor child of Mrs. Valerie Ruppe.
late of Muscogee County, deceased.
notice is given that said application
Will be heard at my office at ten o.
CLOCK A. NJ, on the first Monday in
June next.
This May ,7th, 1917.
j. M. GANN, Ordinary.
The Marietta journal and courier., 1917-05-11
APPLICATION TO SELL LANDS
GEORGIA, COBB COUNTY,

GEORGIA, COBB COUNTY.
Geo. H. Sessions as Administrator
of the estate of Sarah ]. Hunt, late
OF said County, deceased, has in due
form applied to the undersigned for
leave to sell the lands belonging to
said estate, and the same will be
heard at my office on the first Mon
day in June, next.
This 7th day of May, 1917.
j. M. GANN, Ordinary.
The Marietta journal and courier., 1917-05-11

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE
UNITED STATES FOR THE NOR
THERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA.
IN BANKRUPTCY. NORTHERN
DIVISION.
In the matter of Leonard Clackum
Bankrupt, No. 1854, In Bankruptcy
Notice is hereby given to the credi-
tors of the above named BANKRUPT
of Marietta, in the county of Cobb
said District, that there will be 8
meeting of creditors in said case at
Marietta, Ga, at the Justice Court
Room of the Court House, at 10
O'Clock, a. m., on the 10th day of
May, 1917, at which time claims NAV
be proven, the bankrupt examined
trustee elected, and such other
business transacted as may properly
come before said meeting.
Marietta, Ga, May 5th, 1917.
GEO. D. ANDERSON.
Referee in Bankruptcy.
The Marietta journal and courier., 1917-05-11
TRUSTEES SALE.

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE
UNITED STATS FOR THE NOR.
THERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA
In the matter of A. D. Bentley.
Bankrupt, No. 5498.
BY virtue of an order passed Nav
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-10-31
"You Are Old, Kaiser
William
BY Porter Emerson Browne
Of the Vigtiantes.
with appropriate apologies
to the late Lewis Carroll.)

with appropriate apologies
to the late Lewis Carroll.)
You are old. Kaiser William" the
crown prince said,
And for years have done nothing
but fight.
Yet now you necessarily pirate about
peace
Will the world understand the
thing right?"
when l started this war;" he replied
to his son,
Il thought we were certain to win,
But the terrible bloomer you made at
Has encouraged the allies like sin"
You are old" said the youth, "as {
mentioned before,
And you've boasted of conquest for
years,
Yet now that you've gotten the world
good and sore.
You talk peace with q voice fun
Of tears"
AT the start" Kaiser william re-
piled to the lad.
Our good old steam roller sure
rolled!
But we'd better let go, now that
things are so bad,
And endeavor to get a new hold"
'You are old" said the youth. land
have wallowed in death,
And you haven't had nearly
enough.
Still you talk about peace with q
palpitant breath
Do you think that they'll fail for
the etuH?"
"At the start said his father, lit
looked like cinch,
And victory certain for us.
But now that we're finding ourselves
in q pinch,
The people are making a fuss"
"You are old" said the youth, "and
you speak about God,
And yen treat Him almost as a
friend.
Don't you think He should heed your
imperial nod
And bring this affair to an end?"
i've answered three questions be
off on your way
Said his father, restraining a sob;
You've only lost fourteen divisions
today:
They'll think that you're quitting
the iohn