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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-11-28
Our Daily Birthday Party.

Vice Admiral Dewitt Cofiman,
NJ born in Shenandoah county,
glnia, o5 years ago today
John Barrett director general ,
Pan-Amcrican union, born at Ora
VI, 81 years ago today.
David Warfield, one Of the for
actors Of the American stage, boz
San Francisco 81 years ago today
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-11-28
Cousins

A lady one day being in need Of some
small change called downstairs to the
maid and inquired
Mary have you any copperS down
there"
"Yes mum I've too; but. if YOU
please, mum, they're both me cousins Z"
was the unexpected reply
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-11-28

Why is It that man isn't ashamed
TO do a lot OF things hc would b,
ashamed 10 he caught doing
Once IN while nature stores lot
Of brains behind a pretty face and
gives a woman power to change the
map OF the world
There is always trouble when a wife
requires more admiration than can be
Suonlcd by ono man.
You may convince people that YOU are
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-11-28
Paw Knows Everything

Willie-Paw what is the difference
between a eulogy and an clcgy2
Paw - When you say everyone i,
talking about a man, that is a culogy
hut when YOU say everyone. is talking
about A woman that is an clcgy, my
son.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-11-28
The Source Of ptnfil

ibid YOU make the money YOU ex.
pccted raising chickcns;"
mo After a little experimenting I
decided that the way 10 make the money
is to raise chicken feed"
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-11-28

Every reader Of newspaper has read Of the famous
Trapshooters oil we'll that paid profit Of $500 for ST.
and readers certainly get lot Of amusement out Of ad
vertisements that tell he surface Of our ground looks
Just like the surface Of the Trapshdotcr" YES and drop
OF water often looks good deal like the Atlantic ocean
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-11-28
One Year Ago Today In the War

Nov q, l9l6-Rumanians reno
government TO Jassy as the Austro-C
mans closed in on Bucharest; Gre
appealed to neutrals, declaring the 9
ernment was being coerced by entt
allies.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-11-28

There are twenty-five shopping day, before Christmas.
Those who make purchases during the frs, eleven days
will get waited on; the ones who delay are facing
disappointment
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-11-28
Cnrrect

From Camp Jackson. S. G. comes
an old saw reset In place ot "Bc sure
you're right then go ahead" this wap
SAYS, BE sure you're tight, then 60
10 bed
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-11-28
Giddnn.

While loafors get poor pay that's true,
And FOR thCm we've no praise.
The baker II ono loafcr who
Can always get n raise
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-11-28
HISTORY

One Hundred Years Ago Today
l8ll-The Rajah Of Nagpore surt
dered to'rhe British, following his
feat at the famous battle of Stabold
Seventy-Five Years Ago Today
l84l-Property qualification for
voters abolished in New York city.
Fifty Years Ago Today.
lSo7-Commodore John d. Sloat
American naval officer who raised
United States flag over Monterey.
IN lS46, died at New Brighton. N.
Born in New York City in 1880.
Twenty-Five Years Ago Today.
l892-The Loubet ministry in Fra
resigned on the Panama canal issue
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-11-28

One Of the newspapers up north announced that in The
Ohio election the vote for prohibition was 4oo l9i and the
vote against prohibition was S47O794 We didn't know
that the vets spent so much money
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-11-28
Lines Worth Remembering

The success Of any great moral en-.
teInrlse docs not depend upon numbers
William Lloyd Garrison
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-11-28

Miami is to have five railroad, Even at that
some hundreds Of years will be required to haul all Of the
precious zinc out of that rich district
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-11-28
Noticel

Sackers had better keep away from
MadI,onvillc Ky There's a Coward
Hanger company in active busues, in
that town
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-11-28
OLDSToRIBS'
INNEWTYpB
Twenty Years Ago.
ItOm NE TlHRS FILES

Twenty Years Ago.
Chicago wheat opened yestrrda
o6A, reached the dollar mari.
closed at 99ia
The Daily Oklahoman. the
democratic paper IN Oklahoma
tory, which WAS established in
1880 has incre eseA its rates as fol-
Per year. SlOf gE months, 50 4
three months, 2Sfsnts.
II OyerholScr arrived in this
last night from ST Louis. He bro
no railroad news Of special import.
lie stated that Jones and the f
people had returned to ST Louis
their trip over the survey Of the
pulpa extension and they are h.
pleased with the country
Miss Fitzgerald OF Guthrie arl
today TO visit friends.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-11-28

No. Slas that crowd rushing down street was not
hunting circus parade Those people were fastening
to that OF, office TO gc shares before they were All gone
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-11-28
)h !

We know that he should be shaving
folks in Ohio's capital city But the
fact remains that Columbus, Ohio
Barber lives in Akron, Ohio, and isn't
barber at ali
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-11-28
EUKEM:LUKE
Ills COLUMN
,@eyri9bf 1877
No Ioke.

Slnlence Ia golden say some gawks
But those who say II must ho blind
For YOU viii find gold money talks
As loud as any other kind.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-11-28
The Nervous Bride

The bride wore her travelling suit Of
blue hroadcloth with Gcorgcttc crepe
waist Her courage bouquet was Of
pink roses.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-11-28

We Mover Did Like Prohibition, George
Niouston Post)
We take it that the recent election
frightened Luke McIuke to within an
inch Of his life.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-11-28
Rare Coins

Don't you like to collect rare coins 70
asked Prosper.
81 certainly do" replied Tlardup
"You couldn't let me have a silver dol
lar for a week or SO. could you2'
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-11-28
Bless His Ifeartl

We learn from the real estate news
that G. Baby Of Cincinnati, has lust
purchased a house at III Nixon street.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-11-28

There is not the remote't chanc, for ,al1,,. day.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-11-28
Ten Years Ago.

An effort i, being made bv the o
Iona City Chamber Of Commcrc,
extend the free delivery limits Of
express companicS to all paved str,
At present the delivery covers on
portion of the paved streets
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-11-28
Sad

The last nv OF summer
Now huZzes alone:
His 5,9S7,GSi32l Sons and daughters
Arc swatted and gone
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-11-28

The newspaper men Of the city
banqucted last night BY Mcssrs. Ra
and Edwards Of the Merchants
Roy + Stafford Of The Daily q
homau, responded to the toast.
Press Of Oklahoma; Editor Grant
the Chickasha Express, rcspondc,
the toast "The Press Of the In
Territory" An invitation was extcI
by the royal hosts to all presen
assemble at the same board
Thanksgiving day and the accent
was so spontaneous as TO be positi
startling.
Miss Georgia Craig teacher Of
cutlon at the Edmond normal s
Thanksgiving with DR.. and Mrs I
Meyers Of this city
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-11-28

Yesterday was a notable day for
Iahoma City in one respect Of
importance to the people OF the
It will 90 down in history as the
on which the first street cars arr
IN the city for the first electric s
car system ever constructed in the
rltory Of Oklahoma Five Of the f.
some cars TO be used by the Me-
tan Electric Railway company
Yesterday Mr. Shartcl stated tha
would be running by December Is.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-11-28
Luke McLnke Saws

Our Daily Specisl
a Paid Up Policy Is The Best Policy
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-11-28
Well. Well

II YOU arc looking for rustic prop
erty with shady greens and lcafy bow
crS, see A1cl Meadows the real estate
man. at 4}l Ninth street, Huntington
" Va
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-11-28

Dcnouncinc the proposed parcel
law of Postmaster General Georc
Meyer as an "iridcsccnt dream"
IN answer TO a request for the opil
Of Oklahoma business men in re.
to the proposed law. A. w McKe
secretary Of the Oklahoma Retail
association, has written the postma
general bitterly ccnsuring him for {
ing to force an impractical offsprin,
the cataIog house" upon the conn
cial interests OF the west A
Mrs Cory Smith Of III Renol
Mrs Jesse Thomas Of Honey CA
Texas, who have been the guest]
Mrs Graves Lecper, left for d
homes yesterday.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-11-28

Names Is Names
Pryor Luce lives at Auburn, Wash
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-11-28
Fifteen Years AGO

Miss Fitzgerald OF Guthrie arr
today TO visit friends.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-11-28

The Associated Press II exclusively entitled tho for
republication Of all dispatches credited
wise credited In this and also the published
herein
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-19
Those Diving Cruisers
Why Doubt the Existence OF Vessels
with Thirty Torpedo Tubes?

TO the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: NV attention has been called to the
interesting articles by Louis Durant Edwards
IN the new German armored submarines or
diving cruisers, which were featured in your
issues on February 3, and .. The WIDE
comment upon them in army and navy cir
cles and in the press has also been very IN
teresting.
Startling as these articles were, however
your subsequent editorial. taking issue win
the articles Of your own contributor, was even
more astonishing.
So many wonderful engines of warfare
have been developed in the last thirty
months that no one is safe in casting renee
tons ofhand upon any well founded an
nouncement of new war device or an I'M
provement upon an old one
When the German 42-centimetre gun was
ploughing holes through Belgium the news
pspers were full of question marks, and army
officers in this and other countries SAID there
could be no such gun Even after the war
started men of high rank IN various gov,
crnments insisted that the aeroplane "oulu
rrove of little value as practical mill
tary unit To-day the aeroplane Is the pIl"-
cipa factor in heavy artillery range nhuihs
in land fighting, and a. sea the navy uePehuS
upon it more than upon any other unit ior the
discovery OF hostile submarines. In the case
Of the submarine itself, naval ofhcers anu
statesmen laughed at Sir Pefcy Scott when
he prophesed that the era of the submarine
and the aeroplane had come, and for few
months the value OF the submarine was
doubted By some old worthless at the very
time that il was working the greatest havoc
Consequently the new Tauchkreuzer. or div
ing cruiser, described By Mr.. Edwards, doubt
less is merely logical development OF the
1914 type There is nothing more unusual IN
such development, the principle OF the sub
marine having once been mastered, than was
the DEVELOPMENT OF the telephone. the SUB
marine cable. wireless and the aeroplane. In
fact. there is every reason TO believe that
passenger and freight ships large as those
now plying the seas will soon be covering eX-
actly the same routes under the seas and
in the air.
Since the paragraph OF the Edwards arti-
cles bits Of evidence 70 corroborate the
statements Of this we'll known writer and
geographer have come 70 hand, particularly
the article by a French admiral which ap-
peared in "The New York Sunday Times" of
two or three weeks ago.
To my mind Louis D. Edwards and The
New York Tribune rendered distinct ma
tional service when they informed the Amerl-
can people of the latest achievement by our
enemy-of the hidden terror which has killed
our women and children and made piracy on
the high seas fine art. Certainly We can
not successfully meet an enemy b. under
estimating him and by dscounting what we
are told By reliable authorities about his
power and ingenuity.
EARL HAMILTON SMITH.
Secretary National Aerial Coast Patrol Com
mission.
New York. March S, 1917.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-19
Hoping for a Mexican Invasion

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: How can Germany best strike the
United States? While the European war
lasts she cannot, as a matter OF course, send
an army from Germany. Isn't Mexico the
most likely point from which to expect an
attack?
We have already heard OF German reserv-
lists going there by the thousands. II this
report is true, what is this movement for
excep. to mobilize an army of Germans and
Mexicans for an invasion OF the United
States? There can be no other reason, and
the plan seems TO be entirely practicable.
Germany is desperate. and if she can per-
suade Mexico TO pull some of her chestnuts
out OF the fire she will be quite likely to
do il. II is conceivable that an army of
100000 men or more could be gathered with
out much trouble. And what have We to
oppose them? What is the government doing
in anticipation Of a move OF this sort
Probably what it has done from the begin
ming OF the great conhict-just nothing.
Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof
seems to be the Administrations motto.
Every wel-wisher OF this country should
hope that Germany will do precisely the
thing outlined above. It seems to be the only
way to wake up this big. nabby sleepy. Gull
liver-lkc nation and make il do something
IN the way Of preparedness. MFR.
New York, March IS. 1917.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-19
The Socialists Mistake

The Socialist assertion that 'the capital
lists controlling the government are fore
ing this nation into war" is, of course, only
q bit OF Socialist propaganda seeking TO
use the present crisis for the expression
Of its made-in-advance theories. The
doctrinaire Socialist does not require facts
before making statements of such sweep
ing nature. According to his priori
theory of the cause of war, capitalist in
trigung must be held responsible in any
and every case.
More than half century ago Karl Marx
propounded the doctrine of the "materialist
Interpretation Of history" according to
which every ideal or historic movement is
nothing but the struggle of various classes
for their economic interests. Therefore
the Capitalist class" who direct our eco
nomic destinies for their own gain, must
be to blame for war and everything else
that is bad for humanity in general. To
be sure, this theory is based upon the long
discredited philosophy of German material
ism: TO be sure, it takes no account of the
advance that has been made in the study
Of social psychology during the last fifty
years. But what of that? The Socialist
has only to recite this economic creed on
every occasion, and behold ready-made
explanation for everything.
II is clear that the Socialist is giving
American business men credit for more
Machiavellian cunning than they possess.
The business man is about as naivey
sentimental as the rest Of us. There are
bad capitalists and good ones, patriotic
capitalists and capitalists who are quite
as ready TO exploit foreign market as
take unfair advantage of their own fell
low citizens, capitalists who are warlkc
and capitalists who are pacihst, just as
among people Of all other classes. I'm
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-19
Our Regiments Large Enough
he Editor Of The Tribune.

To the Editor Of The Tribune
Sir: The letter in your issue Of yesterday
by General McCoskry Butt, y. G. y. Y, seems
TO be an attempt to prejudice the public
against the War Department and the General
staff.
lie urges companies OF go men for our
army, as in Europe, instead of $50 men, the
present American standard. His argument is
not based on tactical grounds, where good
case can be made for his contention, but on
the side Of economy, TO reduce the number OF
the high-p priced officers, and this has no merit.
An American company Of $50 has three Of.
fcers. General Butt fails 10 mention that the
European company of $50 has not less than
five, making the ratio between officers and
men the same-one to nifty.
As a matter of fact We have a smaller ratio
Of officers than do most European armies. In
their regiments OF 5000 men, advocated by
General Butt for us. they have from 100 to
40 officers. depending on the country; with
US two regiments of 1900 each, or a total Of
$500, call for l02 officers only.
The number of officers in all armies is de-
PENDENT on the number of men; the question
of organization affects il to but very small
degree, so that practically the same number of
officers are required for any given number of
men. no matter how they may be organized
General Butts argument is fallacious from
beginning to end. ARMY.
Newport, r. J., March l6, 1911
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-19
Protection for the Flag
Notable Chiefly for Its Absence in
Many State and Federal Codes

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: We boast Of our glorious flag. We
say il is the emblem Of patriotism. Of liberty
Of equality before the law. We love 70
boast that il floats over forty-eight free
states; that the loyal sons of the country
would die for the flag, as they ever have IN
the past.
All this is much like man shouting on tne
street corner Boosting of how he loves
home. wife and children, when he does MOTH
ing 20 protect, but allows any insane villain
to insult, ravish, rob. trample them under
foot, and murder, il he so pleases. nave
heard there was no national or Federal law
protecting the flag, but could hardly beleve
il. To make sure I wrote 20 Hon. VI. j..
France, United States Attorney, and received
the following courteous reply:
at will no doubt strike you as unusual
that there is no Federal law defining the
proper and improper use OF the flag and hX-
ing penalty for defilement and abuse of the
symbol Tie only reference to the flag winch
is at all material to your inquiry is one
contained in Section 9,490, Compiled Statutes
of 1918, which provides that no trade mark
shall be registered which consists OF or COM
prises the flag or coat-of-arms or other IN
sigma of the United States or any stimulation
thereof
an this connection il Is rather interest
ing 10 know that il was not until the act OF
June 8. 1916. that the uniform OF the army
and navy was afforded any protection by
Section l25 of that act it was made unlawful
for any person not an officer or enlisted man
OF the United States army. navy or marine
IL Ill, bod IN
OF the United States army, navy, marine
corps, or any distinctive part Of such UNI
form, ETC.
Therefore. any one so disposed could drag
the Star-Spangled Banner through the mud
Of the streets from Maine TO California, offer
il any insult he pleased, and no one could
invoke the law Of the United States to pun
ish the insult simply because there IS no
such lawl Isn't it astonishing? But thers
is something even more amazing.
The flag could be dragged through the mud
of every street and alley in Arkansas, Flor
ida, Georgia. Kentucky, North Carolina, Okla
homa Panama Canal Zone, Tennessee ana
Texas. and no law, either Federal or state,
could be found to punish such ohende''
Even the District OF Columbia, which cor
tans the seat of government, had no law
protecting the flag until February 8, isl"
Grand Army posts throughout the state nave
asked me TO write The Tribune, urging our
legislators to speedily enact such laws thai
the flag for which these veterans offered
their lives may be properly protected and its
insulters brought to speedy and proper pun
ishment Flag protection and teachlng
patriotism form the remaining work OF the
veterans of the Grand Army, and we are try
ing TO do our duty in this crisis, which may
be as serious az our own Civil War
c. j. GREENLEAF,
Patriotic Instructor, &. A. K.
New York March II, 1917.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-19
The Star-Spangled Banner

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: In The Tribune OF March l6 there
was an article, under the heading THE Bat
tie Hymn Of the Republic" suggesting this
hymn as a substitute for our national an
them "The Star-Spangled Banner" will not,
perhaps. bring one to the sudden pitch OF
enthusiasm that a more martial poem might,
but if THE Star-Spangled banner" is sung
with proper knowledge Of the circum-
stances under which il was written and a
knowledge Of what the words mean il will
raise in one an enthusiasm that will in
crease with every word until ones hands are
clenched and ones bosom swells with an
emotion composed by the mingling desires
to cheer for the country represented By that
"Star-Spangled Banner" and TO fight that
that flag may continue TO wave proudly in
the breeze "The Star-Spsngled Banner" fills
me with the desire TO sacrifice that the flag
may live
If our friend of the middle country"
would acquaint himself more thoroughly
with the origin of our national anthem |
know that he would not dare suggest a sub
stitute for it. J. MAXWELL.
New York. March II, 1917.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-19

have decided to run no unnecessary risks,
but to undertake destructive raids only
under the most favorable conditions.
A year ago it was hoped in Germany
that sooner or later it would be possible
TO pay visits almost daily to England
and, indeed, considering the raids are
mainly punitive and relatively haphaz-
ard, the main hope lay in repeating them
frequently. But the cost was too great
and it would have been impossible to
continue for long if ship or two were
to be lost on every trip. 1t is not I'M
likely, therefore, that in future raids VIII
be fewer, though possibly more formlda-
BILE in poin: Of strength.
We have no way of telling exactly how
much damage was done on this occasion,
but the purely fanciful reports drawn up
by conjecture in Berlin can no longer de-
ceive the German people. On the other
hand. they will be discouraged to learn
that another Zeppelin has been lost, for
such losses have come of late to be almost
matter of routine.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-19
Canada's Title to Fame

From The Detroit J0lrndil
Canada's part in the war is one Of the
most brilliant chapters in the worlds his
tory.
In two years and half nation Of
1000. 900. trained in the arts of peace, indif-
ferent TO the maneuvrings OF war, has be
come a big factor on the battlefield and in
the financial operations on which military
success is based.
This peaceful energetic neghbor of ours
decided TO raise an army OF $4,000, increased
it 10 100000 and is now aiming at 100000,
with certainty OF success
A year before the war Canada's trade bal
ance was $43O,OOO,OOO on the wrong side; its
exports for the present year exceed its
imports by s345.0oO,OO0.
Though not fully developed industrially,
the Dominion has been able to provide fully
for its armies, to manufacture munitions for
its allies and finance the payments, TO raise
millions for war relief and to participate
in British loans
Starting out with loan from the mother
country. Canada soon found, as the result
Of interior reforms forced by the war, that
she could pay her own way, and this she
is doing ungrudgingly.