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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-24

THE Scotch believe there is a sure
4 enough hell with fire in II that
burns forever and people who do wicked
things Just lie in II and sillle forever
and ever, and | kinda like that idea
when think Of some people sup
pose that is the Irish streak in me. My
father says some Of the Scotch who
are entitled to a he'll are going to be
terribly disappointed when they get over
there and don't find one My father
knows everything II don't marry
him when ! grow up ] am going to
marry someone Just like him
When people began TO stop going TO
church me and Rowdy went around
the corner and looked through the fence
to see II we could see Dorsy and my
baby doll but she was not anywhere
around, so then we thought we would
20 out to Barneys house and see how
he was getting along and we run so as
TO get there for dinner, and said u
Barney that II he would bring me to
school in the morning | would stay all
night and Mary said they would both
bring me to school, so then dinner was
ready and me and Rowdy got busy
and Mary asked me where my littl,
girl friend was and they meant Nellie
and told them was through with he,
and, that she was cured and woulS
never tell another lie. and that as sooI
as girls got worth playing with the
stopped playing with me, so then
helped Mary wash the dishes, and w
all went out in the woods and Barne,
made a fire and we sat OF some logs
by the fire and he told us some Indian
stories and We pretended that the woods
around Us might be full of Indians. and
then Barney said II was time for the
six forty to 60 by and did not know
what that meant but | kept my face
shut and we went through the woods TO
a railroad track and pretty soon a train
went by and the people on the train
waved at us and we waved at them and
Barney said that was the six forty, but
don't know why he called II that.
THEN Barney and Mary began look
4 ing for some moss 10 take home
and me and Rowdy rambled and we
came out on a perfectly new road and
we stood in the middle OF il ME hang
ing onto one of Rowdy's ears and after
awhile a man in wagon came along
and said Hello Sis" and said Hello
Bub, which way does this road goI"
and he pointed one way and said part
of il went that way, but most. Of it JUS
laid still. and then Ne laughed so loud
that a squirrel began TO scold him, and
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-24

Give your Christmas present TO ha-
manlv.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-24

May Rsneau daughter Of Mr.. an6 Nh
j. G. Renesu, lois West Tvshty-sh3h
street. She was born yesterday mornins
and six hours later her father pfsseass6
her with q Red Cross service flas, .
certificate Of membership, and . Red
Cross button.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-24

The friends Of Mr Irwin Cecil
Wheeler Of 50j East Twelfth street
will be interested in. learning that he
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-24

Mr. and Mrs. l. a Ledbet,er OF Ida
bel Okla, are the guests for Christ
mas of the formers parents, Judge and
Mrs. w. A. Ledbetter, 527 East Park
DlaCe
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-24

MI and Mrs w s. Spencer, s7l
West Eighteenth street, had as their
dinner guests yesterday Judge and Mrs,
], R. Keston and Mrs. Mary A. Keaton
al Chnriotte's Furnace XIV
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-24

The friends of MIR and Mrs, Harry
F Waldron of Chicago, formerly of
Oklahoma City will be interested TO
learn that they have gone to Fort Mad
ison, Iowa. to make their future home.
MesSeurs Pierre Soulier, Robert An
dricn and Marcel Maud OF the French
Mission headquarters, Camp Doniphan,
will be the dinner guesta tomorrow Of
Mr. and Mrs Jacques Dur, 702 West
Tenth STREET
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-24

VT JWTHI +. = WI IIII n WVIIIN IIWTII
ST. Mary's school, St. Mary's Kan, %
spend Christmas with his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. John F. ONeii, 7Ol West
Thirteenth street Mrs. O'Neils sister,
Mrs. George Meyers of Kansas City is
also the ghest OF Mr. and Mrs. O'Neil
who will entertain with family dinner
tomorrow Miss Irene O'Neil, who is
home from New York for the holidays,
will return Immediately after the first
OF the year to resume her musical
studies
The Pulaskian., 1917-05-04

Washington. Both Senate and House voted approval of the admins tration's proposal to raise great war army on the principle of selectiye conscription, voting down by over whelming majorities the volunteer army amendments around which op- ponents of the administration plan had centered their fight.
 In the Senate the vote on the volun- teer amendment was 69' to Is and in the House it was 279 to 98, supporters of eenscription marshaling a strength which surprised even administration leaders.
 Whether Congress finally would ac- cept the staff's recommendations re- garding the ages between which con- scription should apply appeared more uncertain. In the Senate the bills stipulation that men between 19 and 25 should be liable to the draft was changed to make the minimum 21 and the maximum 27. The House voted down all proposed changes in the mil itary committee recommendation that the limits be fixed at 21 and 40.
 Among the more important amend ments adopted in the house was one empowering the president to exempt from the draft in his discretion, per sons engaged in agricultural work; another would require each state 10 furnish a quota of men apportioned according to population, and still an other provides that mo bounty shall be paid to induce any person to en- Iist' and that mo person liable to military service shall hereafter be permitted or allowed to furnish sub stitute for such service"
 In the Senate there was long de- bate over the proposal to prohibit the sale or possession of intoxicating IT, quor during the war. Several amend ments were adopted, including one to make it unlawful to sell or give liquor to officers or men in uniform or to members of Congress or other off cials. and then the Senate reversed itself and adopted a substitute simply forbidding the sale of liquor to sol diers in uniform and giving the presi- dent wide discretionary authority to make other prohibition regulations.
 Another long debate was evoked over amendments by Senator Thomas and Lafoliette to exempt from con scription those having "conscien- t4ous objections" to military service. Both were defeated without roll call, and the bill's exemption proposals left unchanged.
The Pulaskian., 1917-05-04
CENSORSHIP CABLES OUT UNITED STATES
ARRANGEMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE TO PUT ORDER INTO
 EFFECT IMMEDIATELY.
WAR EMERGENCY MEASURE
Step Is Taken as Means of Denying Valuable Military Information Com ing Into Possession of the
 Enemy Powers.

Washington.-An executive order, signed by President Wilson, provid- ing for the censorship of cables out of the United States and of telegraph and telephone lines into Mexico, to- gether with regulations governing the same, were made public by the com mittee on public information. The ob- jeet is to prevent the sending of in- formation which might be of value to the enemy,
 The committee announced that ar engagements have been made to put the executive order into effect imme- diately.
 The order, dated April 2S. is as fol- lows:
 Whereas, the existence of state of war between, the United States and the imperial German government makes it essential to the public safe ty that no communication of char acter which would aid the enemy or it's allies shall be had
 Therefore, by virtue of the power vested in me under the constitution and by the joint resolution passed by Congress on April 6, 1917, declaring the existence of a state of war, it is ordered that all companies or other persons, owning, controlling or operat- ing telegraph and telephone lines or submarine cables, are hereby prohibit. ed from transmitting messages to points without the United States, and from delivering messages received from such points, except those per mitted under rules and regulations to be established eby the secretary of war for telegraph and telephone lines, and by the secretary of the navy for submarine cables.
 ITO these departments, respective ly, is delegated the duty of preparing and enforcing rules and regulations under this order to accomplish the purpose mentioned.
 This order shall take effect from date.
 (Signed) WOODROW WILSON" The objects of the censorship, as announced by the committee, are:
 "First-7To deny the enemy infor- nation of military value or any infor- nation prejudieial to the interests of the United States or to the interests of other enemies of the imperial Ger man government.
 "Seeond-To obtain information of value to the several departments of the United States government.
 "Third-To prevent the spreading of false reports or reports likely to interfere directly or indirectly with the successes of the naval or military operations of the United States or likely to prejudice relations with for eign powers or the security, training, discipline or administration of the naval and military forces of the Unit ed States.
The Pulaskian., 1917-05-04
BALFOUR IS GUEtT
 AT WILSON DINNER
GREAT BRITAIN'S FOREIGN SEC RETARY DIMES INFORMALLY
 WITH PRESIDENT.
WAR PLANS ARE DISCUSSED
British Commission centers It's Atten- tion Upon Subjects of Ships and Ammunitiop--A. G. Anderson
 Takes Up Wheat Shipments.

Washington-Arth James Bal four. Great Britain's foreign secretary, dined informally with President Will son at the White House, and after wards the two statesmen had their first intimate talk since they met a week ago.
 Tn that week Nr. Ba1four has an- nouneed that there is no thought on the part of the allies of asking the United States to enter into formal alliance for the war against Germany, loan of $200,000,000 has been made to England, the French commission CTS have arrived war array draft bills have passed both houses of Congress and informal conferences have estaD- Iished agreement in principle between Great Britain, France and the United States on military, naval, economic and financial affairs. The three gov ernments have come to know each other both in strength and in weak ness and the lines have been laid for the most effective cooperation possi- ble toward the defeat of German au- tocracy.
 These things are understood to have been reviewed by the president and Mir Balfour with an idea of taking stock and seeing particularly where England's experience could further be of value to the United States.
 MT. Balfour remained at the White House until after 10 o'clock, and then accompanied the president to the Pan American Building to attend a recep- tion given there by Secretary Lansing in honor of the French commissioners.
 The British commission centered it's attention on the subjects of ships and ammunition. A. G. Anderson, who is handling shipping for Great Britain, as well as wheat, spent some time in conference with members of the shipping board, while ". T. Lawton, secretary of the British ministry of munitions, conferred with the new American munitions board Afterward both officials talked with MT Balfour
The Pulaskian., 1917-05-04
EoREIGN.

The Berlin Tageblatt remarks: "ln0 discussion in circles of munluon workers of a probable strike on May has decidedly unpleasant tone :.
 The Greek daily paper, EmDroS' as ., Athens, says that the country 70 about to enter the war on the siu0 of the allies.
 A terrific explosion occurred III sns Wilhelmshaven harbor (Prussla). ins damage was extensive for many niii'' on all sides.
 New nitrate fields in the nortnei4 : part of Chile are to be developeu ,s T., once, which will give needed suppst l;. of nitrate of soda for use in the oiA' ed States.
 A dispatch says that the coh'inn <. ance of German power at Vlenna d considered certain as the result .ss the deliberations of all parties on political situation.
 Four women lawyers have been = . mitted to the Moscow bar. These .s,s sls the first women to be accordea " privilege.
The Pulaskian., 1917-05-04
GOM

A move to aid in increasing food production was taken by the regents of the University of California when they approved the establishment of a oo0-acre dry farming experiment bu- reau adjoining the university.
 Students of the Michigan Agricnl. tural College who desire to attend the training camp for reserve off, cers will be released from all studies on May l and graduated on June 1.
 John L. Sullivan and Kid Mccov would swap punches with Kaiser VII helm. They have offered their serv- ices to Col. Roosevelt.
 Miss Lolita Ogden Armour dangb- ter of the big Chicago packer. ia ar- ranging to convert the Armour man. sion at Santa Barbara into soldiers hospital.
 Ralph Mckay, IT, of New York wbo cannot enlist because of his defective eyesight, has asked for help to sac,,re treatment and if cured will enlist in the navy. =
The Pulaskian., 1917-05-04
WAR RREVITIES

A report received from Jassy says the Germans have burned the towns of Braila and Fokshani. This fore. shadows German retirement.
 A food shortage in Chicago would be blessing in disguise in decreasing pneumonia, according to John D. Rob. ertson, health commissioner.
 The taking of the first American prisoner of war has been reported through the consul at Glasgow
 One of Germany's biggest and new. est zeppelins took fire and exploded during a storm near Berlin. The crew perished.
 The Danish steamship Ydum, 465 tons, has been captured by the Ger mans and taken to a German port
 Wallace Leonce Farragut, great grandson of the famous sea fighter, has enlisted in the navy.
 Because he is alleged to have de- clared that he hoped German sub marines would sink all American yes sels in the war zone, Arthur Schroe- der, Toledo postal clerk, was dis charged.
 The United Spanish War Veterans will issue newspaper to be called the Veteran" in the interest of re- cruiting.
 The First regiment of infantry and a field battery of the New Mexico na' tional guard have been ordered into federal service for police purposes.
 The number of men who have vol unteered for service under Roose- velt is now 123,OO0, and 60 per cent of these came from the states or Virginia, North and South Carolina.
The Pulaskian., 1917-05-04
GENERAL


 War problems were discusaa the college of bishops of the M..s Ds odist Episcopal church, South 1rS,at .ls.u' began it's semi-annual conference ''eu .i Nashville, Tenn. ' ID
 A professor of political scianoo Columbia says the United States maS a' bills will run up to SIC, O,OOo oOO ooo ., \ year if the war becomes a ee,;s,.a e matter. oua
 In spirit of patriotism some Ama. ican worthy of the name, bavina !. fortune in excess of $64,O 900. .0oo b, paid his income tax six weeks in aa "s xanve and thereby lost interas. S3,750. ''''
 Seventh Day Adventists have not. fled the war department that their ra ligion will not allow them to nart;c, pate in the war between the United States and Germany.
 Declaring that I've recognize as to tally different premises military no cessity and hypocritical cant of nro. fessional reformers," Chicago saloon keepers have gone on record as on dorsing nationwide prohibition.
 Five of the big Chicago hotels hava decided to have one meatless day . week. Aliuring substitutes will ba placed on the menu. Friday will ba the no meat day.
 Complaints have been made to tho New York federal and municipal au. thorities that the posters of the Ma. tional Council of Defense to encour. age enlistment have been defaced bv ppro-German sympathizers.
 Eight Norwegian ships-three sail. ing vessels and five steamers-haye been sunk by German submarines in the. last week or so.
 By official order the American army goes into service uniforms of khaki and olive-drab for the remain. der of the war.
 Geo. White, a chauffeur, applaud. ed a scene in the New York movies Ten dollars. He thought 1t was an American vessel. It was a German submarine.
 Thousands of citizens cheered the departure of 25O Serbian steel work CTS from Gary, Ind, by special train to join the allies.
The Pulaskian., 1917-05-04
PERSONAi

Josephus Daniels, Jr., 21. son of the secretary of the navy, enlisted in the marine corps in Washington.
 J. Howard Reber of Philadelphia was elected president of the Drama League of America to take the place of Percival Chubb of St. Louis, re- signed.
 Miss Elizabeth o'Brien of Cleve- land shamed a thug into submission when she said. "If you want to carry gun why don't you enlist?"
 After winning the Croix de Guerre for bravery in France, Herman A. Webster. artist etcher and soldier of fortune, has returned to Chicago to enlist in the United States army.
 James J. Hill, who died about year ago, left a fortune of $51, 1,179,889, ac- cording to the report of the apprais- CTS of his estate.
The Pulaskian., 1917-05-04
Has RuIlet.Proof Armor.

Dover, N. J.-To demonstrate the bullet-proof qualities of new armor and headgear device which recently was exhibited before the Ordnance Board at Washington, Dr. Guy Brew ster of Dover donned the armor and headgear and permitted a member of the First New Jersey regiment to fire several shots from a rife at him from a distance of 65 feet.
The Pulaskian., 1917-05-04
No Evidence of Plot.

Chester, Pa.-The coroner's jury re- turned a verdict finding there was no evidence before them that the explo- sion at the Eddystone ammunition plant at Eddystone, Pa, on April 10, was due to premeditated cause, nor does any of the evidence point def nitely to any other cause.
The Pulaskian., 1917-05-04
FIRES.

The elevator owned and operated at Sterling, Neb, by c. M. Linn, contain ing 15,000 bushels of corn and oats. was destroyed by fire.
 Five buildings in the business dis trict of Edinburg, H., were de- stroyed by fire, entailing a loss es- timated at more than $1O0,OO0.
The Pulaskian., 1917-05-04
French Condemn a Girl.

Paris.-A court-martial has con. demned to death as a spy Emilienne Roue Ducimitiere, an Italian girl. She was convicted of gathering military information at Geneva, Lyons and Paris on behalf of German by whom she had been employed as a servant.
The Pulaskian., 1917-05-04
Memphis Bankers Will Aid.

Memphis, Tenn.-The Memphis Clearing House Association, acting for the banks of this city, sent telegram to Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo offering to purchase $1,00o,O0O of the proposed federal bond issue.
The Pulaskian., 1917-05-04
TRANSFORM TALES TOLD HEREWITH IN TABLOID
 FORM. tfems of interest for Every Member of the HousehoId-Some Are
 Strange, But True.
MISCELLANEOUS.

Several thousand copies of Pres1- dent Wilson's war message, translat- ed into the different languages of the Austro- o-Hungarian monarchy, have been dropped by Italian aviators in Austrian territory.
 Tie 15-cent loaf of bread was intro duced in Cleveland by one of the largest baking companies in the city.
 Bouck White, serving 130 days for burning the flag in New York, has been busted from his job of official flag raiser at the Tombs and put to picking hair for mattresses.
 The Vorwaerts points out that it is the turn of the Social Democrats to appoint a chairman of the constitu- tional committee of the reichstag, and says that Phillip Scheidemann, leader of the Socialists. will be selected.
 Governor James M Cox has issued an order forbidding the Les Darcy George Chip prize fight, which was scheduled to have taken place at Youngstown, O., on May 12.
 Dr. George E. Vincent, president of the University of Minnesota and head of the Rockefeller foundation, urges congress to pass national dry law for the duration of the war.
The Pulaskian., 1917-05-04
Rye For Dry America.

Nashville, Tenn - Governor Rye sent a telegram to President Wilson urging that, during the war, the use of food products for the manufacture of alcoholic drinks be prohibited. The governor estimated that $600,000,000 of products that might be used for food were consumed annually in the manufacture of liquor.
The Pulaskian., 1917-05-04
shina, selzure Annroved.

Washington.-By unanimous vote the Senate passed resolution proyid- ing for transfer to the American gov ernment of title and possession of enemy ships in American ports and their use in commerce under direc- tion of the Shipping Board
The Pulaskian., 1917-05-04
 Episcopal Fund Great.

Boston.-The reserve fund of the Episcopal church fund, of which S5.- 00O,00O was sought originally has pass ed s7,500,000. Bishop William Law renee announced. In time, Bishop Lawrence said, the overflow will go to aged or disabled clergy or to the wid- ows and orphans of clergymen.
The Pulaskian., 1917-05-04
Powder Plant Blows un.

Birmingham, Ala. Three powder workers were killed in an explosition in the Coalburg plant of the Aetna Ex- plosives Company near here. The cause of the blast is not known. The victims were blown to pieces. Several workmep are believed to have been injured.
The Pulaskian., 1917-05-04
Woman Suffrage Gains.

New York.-With Nebraska added to the suffrage column, it is announced by the Leslie Woman Suffrage Com mission that the total voting strength of women in the United States now is S,557,3OS.
The Pulaskian., 1917-05-04
Roosevelt Is Honeful.

New York-Col. Theodore Roose- welt, upon his return here from Chi cago, says. that he hopes, as Marshal Joffre had urged, that the people in this country will realize the necessity for sending without delay an Ameri- can force to the French front.
The Pulaskian., 1917-05-04
U. S. Surgeons To Europe.

Washington. on.-Plans for sending l. 900 American surgeons to Europe for service in the allied armies were an nounced by the General Medical Board of the Council of National Defense. The men will be picked by the Ameri- can College of Surgeons, and the aim is to have them on the firing line with in three months.
The Pulaskian., 1917-05-04
Wild Break in Rates.

San Francisco.-Warning of Ger man submarines operating in the Pa cific ocean brought a wild break in marine insurance rates. Larger firms entirely withdrew quotations, while in dependent brokers quoted risks ir- creased as high as 500 per cent.
The Pulaskian., 1917-05-04
COuRI PROCEEnINGs

Judge Mayer awarded a movie company $1,000,OOO damages against Henry Ford because he attacked a tim called the Battle Cry of Peace" Ford has 20 days in which to appeal.
The Pulaskian., 1917-05-04
Italian .Mission Ready

Rome.-Although the Italian mis- sion to the United States has not been officially appointed, it's chief members have been decided upon. They include the Duke of the Abruzzi, cousin of the king and admiral of the navy, who will be head of the mission. Senator William M. Marconi, will be a mem Der.
The Pulaskian., 1917-05-04
German To State Prison.

Jersey City, N. J.-Fritz Kolb, German, convicted of having bombs in his possession, was sentenced to not less than three years and four months, nor more than five years in state prison.
The Pulaskian., 1917-05-04
nMurder vlctimp Home.

St. Louis.-Elijah M. Minks, for whose murder" Murel Drum was ar rested, returned home. Drums ar rest resulted from story he told of engaging in q fight with Minks at De Soto, Mo.
The Pulaskian., 1917-05-04
Greece May Enter War.

New York-A cablegram quoting an Athens newspaper with the state mep* that Greece is on the point of entering the war as an ally of the ell. sente powers was received by the At lantis. Greek newspaper.
The Pulaskian., 1917-05-04
u. S. Aviator Killed.

Paris. Corporal Ronald Hoskier of South Orange. N. J., one of the stars of the Americans flying corps. has been killed in an aerial combat in the offensive that is now progressing.
The Pulaskian., 1917-05-04
West Point Graduates.

West Point. N. Y.-The 139 men of the Glass of 1917 Of the United States Military Academy will receive one months leave Of absence after being graduated, before joining their com mands for war service.
The Pulaskian., 1917-05-04
CONGRESSIONAL

Secretary McAdoo of the treasury has submitted to congress a supple mental estimate of $49, 9,66O,0O0 for arms and ammunition for 1,104 mer- chant vessels.
The Pulaskian., 1917-05-04
ACCIDENTS

Leland c. Tarpley of Murfreesboro, Tenn, and George A. Staat, Warren county farmer, were killed at Gales burg, H., as the result of an explosion in a gas tank.