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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-04-30
Torpedo Boat DESTROYER

Every one is familiar Of course. with
the ordinary torpedo boat. a swift wee
sci oi from four to 81 Nhundtcd ton, in
displacement CARRYING no defensive ar.
n.r hu, armed with tube, Tor di,
charging the deadly ,orpedoe'
To counlera,, these wasp, oi the sea
according to the Popular Science
Monthly for MAY q typc oi vessel was
designed o' about double the size ~
torpedo boats. little greater speed.
and IN addition to torpedo tubes. armed
with rapidiire six 10 twelve FOUNDER
guns, lor the ayowed purpose OF de
dtoy'ng torpedo boats Lately all the
grca, nations have stopped building
torpedo boats, as originally designated.
and are building torpedo boat destroy.
ct,
Recent engagement, have deyclopcd
the tact that torpedo boat dc,,toyers
are used almost wholly as torpedo
boats N1 they are really ha,tleship
dc,iful,r' To defend the capital ships
from torpedo attack the dreadnoush,,
and battle cruisers are armed with sec
ondary hettcfie, Of rep,d iire guns from
four 10 six inches IN diameter. One
wcll-nlaecd she'll from gun of that
'i,c will ordinarily put a destroyer oul
oi business ~ the dc,,toyets have no
defensive arnot whatever
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-04-30
MAY DAY STRIKE
FEARS DOMINATE
GERMAN LEADERS
Continued from Pare Onel

Continued from Pare OneA
hand, the Austrian emperor is reported
to have refused the resignation OF Pre-
mier IiSza, iron man of the dual mon
archy and bulwark OF pan -Germanism.
Another curious and unexplained item
from Austria Hungary says that in Bo-
hemia, long hotbed OF dissatisfaction,
all German papers have been suppressed
The entire situation insturope ap-
pears to have reached one OF those
confused stages where conflicting news
makes the rc.atlyc importance OF
events uncertain and obscure, sit
ration intensified by the increasing
rigors Of the censorship IN all Coun-
tries. The military command in
France iS under fire and there are re
ports in Paris that the appointment OF
General Petain as chief Of staff her
aids many other changes among high
officers
Outside of Europe.
Outside OF EIropc interest CcnterS
on the possib, course OF Brazil and
China DiSpatche, from Pckng say
that the Chinese republic will prob.
ably enter the var against Germany
within two weeks The Brazilian con
greSs meets on Wednesday and will
then decide on peace or war. In the
meantime Brazil has issued a decree
OF neutrality between the United States
and Germany Which may have bear
ing on BraiIrs future actions.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-04-30

PARIS, April O-Gcncral Pctain.
Who commanded the French army de-
lending Ncrdun during the critical
stages Of the battle in February and
March, 1910, has been appointed chief
OF staff OF the oiaStry OF war.
General Petan, known a, the de
tender Of Ncrduu." wa, taken from the
reserve army and made commander IN
chief OF Nerdm shortly after the Ger
mans began their great offensive there
and when General IoiIrc decided that
the offensive there was not being met
as 1t should be Under petainS leader
ship the French stiiiencd their defense
and finally not alone Ncrdun was
saved, but later the French were able
to drive back the Germans from various
points along both sides oi the Meuse
where the invaders had penetrated
deeply into their positions
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-04-30
Our Fighting Men

Brig Gen. Clarence X Edwards, who
is about to take command OF the new
northeastern department. with head
quarters in Boston has for some time
been in charge OF the Canal Zone,
Panama Prior to going to Panama he
was IN Hawai-. and went there from the
Texan border In the war with Spain
he served as lieutenant colonel OF
volunteers. Subsequently, IN the
Philippines, he was yundcr fire ~
times and recommended four times for
conspicuous galIantrv General Id
wards was born in Cleveland Ohio, in
1850, and graduated from West Point
at the age OF y His entire record Of
military service has been creditahlr,
but especially so in the administrative
capacities shown by him as creator
and administrator Of the bureau OF in
,ular affairs. which he carried on under
Presidents Mckinley, Roosevelt and
Taft.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-04-30
Doing as They Please.

the ladies y7a were looking for a
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-04-30
AlligatorS Used
to Clean Sewers

TRENTON, \. J., May The use
OF alligators as cleaners oi sewers i, a
proposal made by A. C. Gregory, engi-
neer OF the CUTS sewers He admit,
his Indebtedness to the city OF Jack
souyillc, Fla. ior the idea They have
been using alligator, TO clean the sew
crS there
The method is a, follows A rope
is tied to an alligator and he is put
in a drain and started on an amblc
along the ,ubterr5nean pathway Chains
are tied to ,hc rope that the alligator
has pulled through the sewer and the
chains are pulled hack md forth by
man power clearing away the OBJ
struCtiOn
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-04-30
Peril in SWatted
Fly, Says Expert

PHILADELPHIA, May ! - The
city cntomologist, Herman Horng, has
issued a warning 70 the public that ily
wattnC, when It is not part oi
more systematic schemes of cN,crmina
ton, IS wasted labor \ swattcd ily. hc
says, ,' quite as perllous as an unswlt.
ted one II IS not the lly that IS dan
gcrouS, It is the microbes the iuScc,
carries, and when you Mil the rs YOU
do not necessarily kill the microbes
The scientific conviction. Mr llomlg
explains, Is that the flies should BE-
killed before they ily. and a safe method
IS 60 wipe out their breeding places.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-04-30

For few cents YOU can get small
bottle Of the magic drug irec,onc re
Gently discovered by a Cincinnati man
Just ask at any drug store for n
small bottle of ircc1ouc, Apply a few
drops upon tender, aching corn or
callus and instantly all soreness disap-
pears and shortly YOU will find the corn
or callus so loose that you lift j, of
with the fingers
Jus, think Not one bit of pain ht
fore applying irec1onc or aftcrward,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-04-30
Vital Statistics

Matriape Licenses
Arthur " Audel son. 2g years old Dk
lahoma CITY and Blanche Holmes iS
hVfs old Oklahoma city
Garrett Mobiles. 20 years old T.l,lne
TcShs and Cofdic Leepcr. IL years old
Oklahors city
Albert fAton B years old. Cord.l
OKLA, aud Nelnh Harrison. "a ,ears old
Mountain View. OklA
charley stewart. "a years Old, OH,
hons city, and Fsnni. Edwards, 20 wear.
Old, Oklahoma CITY
" Edwin Huston ~ years old. aiine
OKLA and Ads Nadge brown N vss,.
old. ntarnsn. Okla
Deaths
l'on 0lhsnu infant 2it IVES, Wash.
.Hffuu avenue
Anderson M,itIls ,rus old ~
NHai iurusi Hteuue
Anderson Mcbride
Anderson Mylifihr. the 5.teat old son
NJ " y Mciifide died yrtefday sttst.
noon ~ his home. i2a West incus, ave
nue Funeral services viii bs held this
motnLnk.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-04-30

Il doesn't even irritatc the surrounding
skin ~
Hard cornS, soft comS. or corns he
tween the toes, also hardened calluse,
ON bottom ot feet shriycl mp and fall
OF without hurting a particle # !,
almost magical Free1one is ,cien.
ulic compound made from ether. saws a
wei known druggist mere, and the genu
me IS always sold IN these little bottle,
packed IN a round wood case. Don,
accept 1t unless in round. wood case
ADV.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-04-30
Fire Fscape Chutes

Some ot the California schools arc
equipped with novel fire escapes, which
arc mo-, only \ safe guard, hut afford
the children as much amusement as 4
regular playground equipment One OF
these ilrc escapes in Tropico, near Los
Angeles, consists Of several long sheet
metal chutcS, reinforced with angle
iron and secured 10 the walls Of the
building, as shown IN the Popular
Science Monthly for MAY. They cxtcrl
from an iron platform on the second
floor, which leads from the main cor
rtdor Separate chutes are provided
for the bows and girls The teacher
encourage the use OF the slides aS an
amusement to accu'tom the children to
them Each slide ends IN a slight up
ward curve, to check the momentum oi
the descent Al the point where the
children reach the ground pile Of
loose sand breaks the fall
In Venice, talltornia,.a SPIRAL chute
Is employed. which is enclosed in
cylindrical metal casing. This is en-.
tered from a platform leading from the
upper story Like the straight slide, /,
IS used as an amusement device hy the
pupils A local hospital makes use #
ono Of the same design
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-04-30
RECRUITING FOR
ARMY and Navy
HERE ON SLUMP
Only Twenty-Three Men AC-
Cepted This Morning,

The selcotivc draft plan which
passed congress Saturday has not vet
given the expected impetus at the local
army and navy recruiting stations. ac-
cording TO army and navy recruiting
officials this morning Only twenty
three had beep~'sNeptcd at noon to
day thirteen kyfhe navy and ten by
the army
More Men Needed
Captain Robert Whitfield Of the
local army recruiting station said thl,
morning that there would still be lot,
OF room for those who wanted 10 Sc
leot the department in winch they
wanted to serve The army needs near
ly 10000 men yet to bring It M TO the
authorized strength Mfr Whitfield
wishes 10 urge young men OF Oklahoma
who are IN favor " the volunteer army
plan to enlist before the authorized
quota Of men has been filled
Mr.. Whitfield SAID It would probably
he three months before the draft plan
could be put into working order; that
II would require that length OF time 10
take a census and 10 work ont a prac.
toablc plan OF procedure
Roll of Honor
Recruits at the army and navy this
morning follow
Army Arthur Ellis. Henry Ruth,
Alex Little Neal Allen Oran Wl,hcr-
spoon, Edgar Barnett and Abbott
Brady Ardmorc, Lee Perry and lhi
ton Nandcriord, Oklahoma City, and
Stephen Wol,cr,or, ChickaSha.
Nayy--E Y Stanley. l. W Mltcheal.
William b Wallace, Ernest A Math
ewS, Edwin Fisk Ernest Johnson. VII
lard Scott Griffin Bycrs and William
X Johnson, Tulsa; William Guthrie.
Edwin Reed Grover krauSc and WI
liam NJ Keys, Oklahoma City, and
Charles krmp. Nrdmnrc
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-04-30
TEXAN ON STAND
FOR SECOND TIME
IN OWN DEFENSE

reputation regarding women was very
had tie ui oi conversation NE
had with the .'l..cr 900 tain dur
INK which Hulrr remarked he said.
that h'' wife Wa, coming 90 Join him
The witness SAID he exclaimed
Why major are YOU married. /
thought the way You were acting with
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-04-30

the ladies y1a were looking for a
wiie"
Doing as They Please.
Tie testified Butler replied
1T strikes me It don't make much
difference whether man is married
or not We army officers believe in
allowing our w'yes to do as they please
and VIC do the same
Miller told ct hearing Colonel But
Ter make remarks to women abou,
their low neck dresses
Tie SAID s.a,, ne san Angelo trial.
Colonel Iaggart ol the United States
ARMY had upbraiied him for testify
lrg IgalnS, Muller
At this point a short recess was or.
dcrcl When the trial wa, resumed.
SPANIEL took the stand
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-04-30
Whenever You rSeeG General Tonic
Take Groves.

The Old Standard Groves 1astcless
chill Tonic i, equally valuable 40 a
General Tonic bccauSc-,i il contains the
we'll known tonic properties Of QUrN-
me and IRON. SOc.-Adv.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-04-30
A New Use for the Water Wagon.

a NeW Use TOT me WHIeT Wagon.
In Phoenx. Arll, recently, city
,prnkling wagon filled with 2ll gal
Ions Of beer, 100 gallons OF whisky.
eight gallons Of vino and enough water
to ucutralllc the iu:oNlcant,. was driven
through the streets. The fiery concoc
ton was sprinklcd over the streets
leaving in It's wake an odor which
proved its gcnulncncsS. The county
sheriff, his deputies and prohibrlion,ts
rode on the water" wagon The la
rwr was collected froh hootlcggers
after thc prohibition law had gone into
eficct-Popular Science Monthly ior
May.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-05-04

Wins, late suppers. and that sort Of
things that ere exr enalre
no you realize sliat II time e.
hang up the fiddle and the bow and
take DOWN the shovel and the hoe9
sssA certain hotel advertised itself
as .'The Hotel With,a Conscience" to
which one Of its rivals added: rAnd
bed bugs" This should warn Us that
TOO much self praise has tendency
to breed ridicule. Few people will I'D.
mire your integrity Il your wayins
locks are full ofvermtn.
ess0ne Of Tolstofs sons recently Wis
tied this country and his opinion Of
the United States, her people and her
institutions, make interesting reading.
he says: Americans are very poorly
educated. Bad education is the worst
fault here and the foundation Of most
other American faults. American uni.
yersities are very bad. considered as
educational institutions. They turn
out students as automobiles are turned
out at the Ford factory, great numbers
Of them and all alike. You will find
no serious or deep thought in America.
ASK an American to sit under q tree
and think, ask him to stop work for
q time and contemplate, ask him to
find something IN the inner depth Of
his soul-he cannot do It."
s. O. MUSGRAVE.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-05-04

ST. PAUL, Wis. May 3-Confes-
sions obtained from two men, the po-
lice say, have cleared the way to the
identity Of the mysterious man in the
white mask" who will be charged
with the murder of Mrs. Alice Dunn,
beautiful young member Of an old St,
Paul family.
The men who were brought here
from Montana and confessed, accord.
ing to the police, they were paid 5000
to kill Mrs. Dunn. The police are hold.
ing as a witness the murdered won.
ans husband, Frank J. Dunn, a veal.
thy contractor, who was separated
from her several years. He denies
knowledge Of the crime.
Miss Katherine McQuillian, sister
Of Mrs. Dunn. says she tried to de.
fend her wnen the mysterious strang'
er, hidden by white mask, shot the
woman to death. She remembers, she
Says, the voice and is expected to
pick it out of several voices spoken
into a dictaphone.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-05-04

with the national government for the
conduct Of the war will enlarge the
expenditures OF the state for several
years. New sources Of revenue Will
in time, have to be provided, or at least
a readtustment be made in present
revenue laws. The time is ripe, there
fore. to provide the state with q genu'
inc and not q theoretical budget sys.
TEN Of managing It's financial affairs"
The utility Of an effective check on
the reckless, slIpshod method Of legis'
lative appropriations is to obvious that
we cannot understand why men who
have the best interests Of the state
at heart can consoientlously object to
the operation Of such q budget system
az ID proposed. In the limitations OF
the legislative sessions It Is not pos
.sible for legislators TO Gcqualnt thenl-
selves with the financial requirements
Of the state government and its tns
stitutions. A few days at the end Of
the session are devoted to the very i'm.
portant mater Of composing the Rp.
propriation bills, which are framed in
haste and without due consideration Of
reconciling the expenditures With the
revenues. It Is an unbusiness.like pro.
cedure, and one that has led to rnen-
cial confusion IN days past. With q
practical budget system in operation
the actual needs Of the government and
the state institutions will be laid be-
fore the legislature, together with the
financial resonroes q the state. which.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-05-04
Monongqlia Musings

""'1t has been suggested that the
gentlemen who have vacations, those
sensible enough to like work, should
take this years vacation on a farm.
The idea is sensible enough and should
be heartily accepted. There is no use
in anyone being too dignified to work
on farm. To shirk and loaf when
you have an opportunity to perform
useful work, is a low, mean method of
spending your time. The great handi-
cap to an increased production of food
stuff is the lack of sufficient help in
cultlvating and taking care OF crops.
Help the farmer, he is your friend.
*""When the average American edi-
tor runs shy Of a theme he writes an
editorial congratulating the American
people that Champ Clark failed to Sc
cure the nomination for President at
the Baltimore convention, It does ap.
pear that Champ wobbles a little at
times, or our vision is incorrect.
+"~There is much truth in the asser-
ton that the real necessities Of life
don't ruin people; it is love affairs,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-05-04
WHAT THE DOCTOR KNOWS
KIDNEYS MUST BE RIGHT TO IN.
SURE HEALTH.

Few people realize to what extent
their health depends upon the condi.
ton Of the kidneys.
The physician in nearly all cases of
serious illness, makes a chemical analy.
sis Of the patients urine. He knows
that unless the kidneys are doing their
work properly, the other organs can.
not readily be brought back to health
and strength.
When the kidneys are neglected. or
abused in any way, serious results are
suite to follow. According to health
statistics, Bright's Disease, which is
really an advanced form Of kidney trou.
BILE, caused nearly ten thousand deaths
in one year, in the state Of New York
alone. Therefore, e IS particularly
necessary to pay moro attention to the
health Of these important organs.
An ideal herbal compound that has
had remarkable success as Q kidney
remedy is DR., KilmeTs Swamp.Root,
the great kidney, liver and bladder
remedy.
The mild and healing influence Of
this preparation, in most cases, Is soon
realized, according to sworn state.
ments aud verified testimony Of those
who have used the remedy. I'd
When your kidneys require atten.
ton, get swamp Root at once from any
pharmacy. It Is sold by every druggist
in bottles Of two sizes soc and 500.
However, II you wish first to test
this great preparation send ten cents
TO Dr. Kilmer & Co, Binghamton, N.
i. for q sample bottle. When whiting
Be sure ana mention the West giFs
,tiSStoV i1l ~ lS AL ai 3s
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-05-04
RUFF STUFF
BY RED

Speaking Of equality Circulation"
there's a big difference between what
some persons think is quality and what
it decently is.
Baseball will suffer when war takes
us all away.
Who cares about professional ball
anyhow. All players ought to be made
to join the Red Cross where they
might do the world some good in war
time.
whats the use of US guys joining,
Germany is whipped.
oh'yes she's whipped so badly she's
sinking every boat in sight with her
U-boats and
If we don't fight over there we'll
fight here.
War declared month ago and
"war measures to be speeded in
Congress"
Don't see any sense in Colonel Jol'
loffe resigning. Even when he's sick
he as good as the best,
1t must go to the old boys heart
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-05-04
dienaial Comment
,c :. Subjects
A PURELY BUSINESS
PROPORTION

From the Wheeling Intelligeneer.
II is an encouraging sign that the
PRESS of'the state is taking an inteli'
ont interest in one Of the most i'm
oFtant matters TO be considered at the
extra session Of the legislature, soon
convene. This refers to the budget
yBtam included by Governor Corn
VIM IN his call. 1t was ameasure
listed on by Governor Hatfield in
is last message, but which got no
4 rther than the introduction of con-
tnki6naI amendment providing for a
omission of the question to . vote
the people. It was killed IN the
House q Delegates by q failure to
eeiye the required two.thirds vote.
q revived again in the hope that
mature reflection will have oonyinc.
the opponents Of the measure OF
economic advantages Of such a
gstem, The Fairmont West Virgin
I'm calls attention to situation that
pointed out by The Intelligencer
week. It says: ut Is almost Ger.
"a TINT mt Vlrginia, eo'ppesa ton
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-05-04

Jews Of the resignation of Colonel Jone will be re-
ceived throughout the territory covered by the First
West Virginia infantry with much regret both because
the regiment will lose through it capable commander
who has proved that he knew how to take care of the
Soung men under him, and because Colonel Jolliffes
health is in such condition as to make this step neces
In Lieutenant Colonel Osborne, however the reg
iment' wirShaye another commander who has ac-
ta war service and who is admirably equipped for the
responsibilities.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-05-04

will relieve it Of much Of its labor, and
give it a more comprehensive outlook
than It otherwise would enjoy.
It is purely business proposition,
without shade Of political advantage
or disadvantage It is urged upon the
principle that it will conserve econ
omy In the expenditure Of the public
funds and prevent the waste and ex.
travagance that cannot help but OBJ.
tain under the present system, or,
rather lack Of system in making up the
biennial appropriations.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-05-04
Wants War Prisoners
Brought to America

WASHINGTON, D. G, May A.
Transfer to this country of German
war prisoners in England and France
SO those countries may be relieved Of
their feeding was proposed in resolu'
ton introduced today by Senator Hale,
Of Maine, and referred to the Foreign
Relations committee without debate,
The resolution proposed an appropria-
ton Of one million dollars for the pur'
pose.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-05-04

1t cannot be said that there has been anything like
rush locally to get into the army and navy, but if the
run volunteers is going to be Of the same
quality as Louis William LANCE, who gave up the super
intendency OLA big factory to become an ordinary sea-
man. we will more than make up in quality for what
we lack in quantity. Young LANCE has set the young
men Of this section fine example, and it s the sincere
hope of this newspaper that he will have career in
the navy that will be,honorabe alike to his country and
himself.