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Evening star., 1917-09-24
Camp Water Safeguarded.

Another evidence of the care exercis-
ed in keeping the men in perfect health
is to be found in the manner in which
the camp water supply is safeguarded
All wells, springs. etc, from which
drinking water is taken are subjected
to chemical, meteorological and micro
scopic tests, and sources that do not
pass all of these tests are sealed and
labeled.
Many wells around the camp. former
ly used by owners of farms now in
cluded in the camp site, bear signs
reading, Poison Water" and every one
is warned to shun such wells or any
others that are sealed or otherwise
designated as unsafe.
According to report this morning the
camp population was about 10000. OF
these about 10000 were workmen en-
ployed on buildings. roads and other
work, the remainder being officers. New
York national guardsmen and selected
men. About 1000 of the latter are
Philadelphians. A delegation from the
Bloody fifth ward of Philadelphia came
in last night,
Evening star., 1917-09-24

under supervision of officers duly as
signed to the task. They viii CORE
spond in every respect to the post eA-
changes operated at all Army posts Tor
the benefit and convenience of enlisted
men.
Company Pets Not Barred.
Company pets also are to be permit
ted. but not to any great extent. A
company may have one pet-a dog.
goat a parrot or whatever it may be
but only one That has to do for the
whole company. Several. of the new
organizations already have adopted
stray dogs they found wandering
around the camp, and one organization
tried to adopt an ancient, grizzled,
shoulder-galled mule that had been
given it's honorable discharge by
one of the contracting concerns and
turned out to Craze. This, the officers
of the company thought. was going a
little too strong, and the limit was hSed
well this side of mules. horses, COWS
and pets of similar size.
The new men were quick to locate
the telegraph office. telephone exchange
and the y. NJ. G. A. hut. At the latter
place writing paper, envelopes pens
and ink and pencils are provided, which
the men may use freely. The postofnce.
which is the Camp Meade branch of
the Baltimore postoffice, Is doing oig
business in stamps, postal CarOS, etc,
and the mail going out from the camp
is increasing in volume at rate that
for time seemed to threaten to swamp
the force on duty there.
How to Address Mail.
For the Information of ''the folks
back home" in the District of Colum-
bia and Maryland, members Of whose
families are scheduled to come into
camp beginning Monday, mail or tele-
PRIVATE JOHN DOE,
Camp Meade,
Maryland.
312 Infantry.
Company y.
This is the correct form of address
for mail for soldiers in camp. OF
course the number of the organization
and the company designation is to be
changed to fit individual cases.
There is a Western Union telegra ph
Office at the camp. with a messenger serv-
ice. The office is only open during the
day at present, but it is expected to be
open at night. as well. after next week.
There Is also telephone exchange which
Is being whipped into shape as rapidly as
possible. and which, in a few days. will
be ready to handle all manner of long
distance business. AT present telegraph
and telephone facilities are meager, and
both are utilized mainly for transmission
of official messages or by the contractors
Evening star., 1917-09-24

sections of the Letter estate and by
road to the final destination.
John Boyle, jr., is to lead next sun.
dav afternoon The walk is to start
from Takoma Park and end at River
dale, the party leaving 2:15 O'Clock
from the end OF the Takorna Park car
lire. a short walk, starting from 18th
street and Colorado avenue, is planned
for Wednesday evening.
Evening star., 1917-09-24
ON SEvEN-MILE HIKE.
Sixty-Five Walk-Lovers Take Out
ing, Starting at Chain Bridge.

Sixty-five walk-lovers took part in a
seven-mile hike from Chain bridge to
Chesterbrook. Va. yesterday. G. A.
Gambs was the leader. The route fol-
lowed the palisades of the Potomac
west. by the Leesburg pike for a few
hundred yards and down the steep en-
bankment to the river at Little Falls.
along the high ridge again and through
Evening star., 1917-09-24
American Gets French War Gross.

PARIS. September 24-Raymond Il.
Croke Of Denver, Colo, attached to the
American ambulance service. has been
awarded the French war cross for re-
moving wounded under a heavy bombard-
ment during the French offensive &c
Verdun last August.
Evening star., 1917-09-24

working on the buildings, roads, etc The
camp post office will be able to handle all
the mail and parcel post business as fast
as it comes, as additional help is to be
had whenever it is required. The prin-
cipal trouble with mails now is inadequate
transportation. f. G.. H.
Evening star., 1917-09-24
SCHEDULE STARTS
At CAMP MEADE
Provides for Program of Drills
and All Work That May Be
Done Without Arms.
FIRST BAND IS ORGANIZED
FIRST BAND is ORGANIZED
Personal Equipment" Allowed.

IeISOlldl C4 4u1pAaCAt A1AoWSu'
Some one has asked what the
men are permitted to take to camp
with them in the way of personal
equipment. The idea has gained
currency somehow that suit cases,
handbags and the like are barred.
This isn't true. Three efourths of
the men arriving here come with
personal belongings packed in such
receptacles-
One may bring underwear, socks,
handkerchiefs. brushes, combs,
shaving outfits and anything of that
kind he wishes. He may carry the
stuff in a suit case. a handbag, a
shoe box or a paper parcel, just as
he sees fit. Several of the Penn
sylvanians who arrived yesterday
and the day before had mistaken
ly bought regulation uniforms,
which they wore to camp. These,
however were discarded when uni
forms were issued.
Evening star., 1917-09-24
$50 Cases of Beef Condemned.

That the most scrupulous care Is to be
taken of the health of the men in train
ing here was evidenced yesterday when
inspectors condemned more than $50
cases of beef. The meat was said to be
slightly tainted. not enough to render
it absolutely bad but sufficiently to
cause the noses of the inspectors to
curl and to cause the meat to be con-
demned. a total OF about $3.50 pounds
was rejected.
NO beef or any other food that does
not come up to the most rigid require
ments and that does not pass every test
in appearance, smell and quality, will
be passed for the use of the men," was
the reply of inspectors to objections
made by contractors supplying the
meat, who held the beef was good.
Evening star., 1917-09-24
copyrighted by I. F. ST.

under supervision of officers duly as
signed to the task. They will CORE
spond in every respect to the post ex-
changes operated at all Army posts for
the benefit and convenience of enlisted
men.
Evening star., 1917-09-24

When purchased with an
other yard at CSC. Copen,
black. green, navy self stripe,
mahogany. brown, etc.
Evening star., 1917-09-24

stronger becomes the impression that
the waste of materials of all kinds is
ahSolutely ineNcusable, to use no
stronger term. The item of garbage
alone is staggering. AT the incin-
orators. which for some unknown rea-
son have been located almost in the
middle of the camp. tons upon tons of
kitchen refuse are destroyed daily. No
better feed could be found for hogs
ard chickens than this kitchen refuse
which under present conditions is
burned. much to the discomfort of those
exposed to the volumes of smoke from
the incinerators.
Officer Deplores Waste.
The kitchen garbage burned up here
every day" said one of the medical Of
ficers, whose name cannot be given for
obvious reasons, would sustain fair
sized German village. under the highly
efficient methods of conservation and
utilization practiced throughout Ger
many. Here it is burned. and even the
ash is scattered, regardless Of its high
value as fertilizer
Washington men who are to come
here during this week probably are
wondering what they will be given in
the way of rations. One of the first
questions asked by the new arrivals is
What do they give us to eat?
The answer is that the new soldiers
VIII nave just GncuI the same as tHtl
had at home. Much depends on the com
pany mess sergeants, though each com
pany will have every chance to satisfy
it's individual tastes as regards Chow.
A company containing a majority OF
men who like cabbage will have cab
bage: onion lovers will be satisfied. men
of Hebrew faith will not be required
to eat pork, and so on down the line.
Fair Sample of Breakfast.
A fair sample breakfast would show
something like this: Fried potatoes
hominy grits. bacon, bread-often hot
biscuit--with oleo. coffee with sugar
and evaporated milk. For dinner the
men will have meat, potatoes and one or
two other vegetables, bread and butter
coffee and pudding, and for supper much
the same as breakfast. No sugar short
age is to be noticed here, and there is
also sirup to eat with the bread and
butter.
AS compa MES get settled the men will
have opportunity to contribute to a
company fund with which to buy, at
government prices, whatever additions
they may desire to the daily menu. Ex-
changes are to be established as soon
as possible, at which the men will be
able to buy at cost many delicacies, as
well as tobacco. candy or whatever
| they want. These exchanges are to be
co-opera tive and run on cost basis and
will be the property of the companies
Evening star., 1917-09-24
Railway Property Damaged.

"a rough bunch" remarked one of the
officers in charge of the contingent.
Before our train reached Baltimore
every window in every car occupied by
the fifth warders was broken out, and
the cars were otherwise damaged"
So far this was the only report of
serious damage to railroad property by
selected men travelling to Camp Meade.
1t was reported here this morning that
Camp Meade is to be made model
camp. and that many new phases and
developments of the modern art Of war
are to be tried out here. Officers de-
tailed from the French. British and
Italian armies. it was reported, are to
serve as instructors in methods of
waging war that are wholly new to the
United States Army. No definite infor-
nation. naturally. was to be obtained
as to this,
Evening star., 1917-09-24

From n stan Correspondent
CAMP MEADE, Md, September "a
Selected men for the National Army
now in camp here went on regular
schedule of drill this morning. The
schedule. which is to be the regular
program from now on, provides for five
hours of drill daily five days in the
week. Saturdays and Sundays are to be
off days, when the men may mend
clothing, attend to correspondence, play
and lark" around and enjoy themselves.
The drills, beginning with setting-up
exercises before breakfast. will include
squad drill, foot movements of various
kinds, marching drill and all of the
work that can be done by soldiers as yet
without arms. AS soon as possible the
men will be started on individual trench
digging anr preparation of cover.
Evening star., 1917-09-24
Last Pennsylvanians Arrive.

Sunday was dull day in camp, en-
livened only by the arrival of the last
contingents of Pennsylvania As per
cent, completing the Keystone states
quota under the present draft.
No effort made to hold services
of any kind. except at the Y M c. A
hut, where. during the forenoon and
afternoon groups Of the new men gath
letters and aired their views on life
in the Army. The new men were only
given morning setting-up exercises in,
the way of drill; but issue of uniform
equipment continued during the day.
The railroads and the electric line
carried hundreds of visitors to tho
camp during the day. but the crowds
were swallowed up in the immensity
practically unnoticeable. Automobile
parties also came from Washington
and Baltimore. The roads. ankle deep
in fine dust. made auto travel any
peared to be satisfied with but brief
glimpses of the camp. and the fact that
there is not a 1unchroom or any other
place to get meal also discouraged
the visitors.
Visitors Are Not Encouraged.
Officers of the camp extend no en-
it's. While visitors are not forbidden
and cannot be as long as the contrac-
tors are still working thousands of
men on the barracks, the roads, the
sewer system, waterworks and cleo
trio lighting system, civilians who want
to give Camp Meade an inspection need
not expect a reception committee to
meet them.
AS Camp Meade is military reser-
walton where nearly 10000 men drafted
from civil life are to be made into
effective soldiers in as brief . time -
possible. promiscuous visiting would
interfere with the military program.
and therefore Il u not encouraged to
zns isnSsr ens seays ~ samp ne
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-04-26
Woman Slain
In Bed; Case
Battles Law
Mystery Surrounds Killing Of
81, Paul Mans Divorced
Wife,

ST PAUL, MINI, April 2o-Mrs
Alice Dunn, former vile OF Frank !
Dunn, was murdered early today by a
man who broke into the home OF her
parents where she has been living, en-.
tcrlng the room IN which she and a
younger sister were sleeping. shot her
twice and finally dubbed her TO death
with hi, pistol The sister. Katherine
witnessed the murder. bu, her screams
awoke their parents and brother too
late and the man escaped
Police admitted today they were bal
fled hy the crime Iewelry which lay
on Mrs DunnS dresser and rings on
her fingers were no, touched Her sis
ter IS said To have told the police that
when the man entered the room he
commanded her to Keep cool, | don't
want YOU ! Just want to do little
shooting
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-04-26
TWO | TIMES
CENTS ."nx ,ss


THE TIMES subscrip-
tion rate will be &c per
copy, l0c a week or d5c n
month, by agent, carrier or
neVsboy
Owing to the enormous
increase in the cost of print
paper and other expenses.
THE TIMES rate in okla
homa City and interurbsn
towns will be increased
from lc to &c n copy and
from &c to l0c a week.
No increase in price,
however, In Oklahoma
City by taking THE OK
LAHOMAN tmorning)
and THE TIMES (eve-
ning), l3 papers a week.
The price for the two pa
pers will remain zoe a
week az heretofore.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-04-26
Flour Price Up
aDime in City

y lew article, oi iood advanced
again toda, IN the local grocery store,
bu, most OF the price, remained sta
uorar Flour advanced ~ cent, uu
forty eigh, pound sacks and nickel
ON twenty tour. pound sacks, the price
ni the former now heiny 500 and the
latter $lS Cheese went w another
nickel, TO ~ cents per pound rra,.
Ilcalk everything else either renamed
the same or declined Onions and an
fresh vegetable, are declining. while
potatoes, sugar and canned good, are
the same as last week Eggs are rN
pec,ed 10 20 down 20 " cents Within
few daN' when large supply is cN
pec,ed from this state and Texas The
price quoted this morning Vas IS cents.
a nickel lower than YESTERDAY
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-04-26
.U-bOATS DESTROY
IS BRITISH SHIPS
in SINGLE WEEK
Newspaper Aroused by In
creased Menace,

LONDON. April l6-The startling
increase OF the sinking OF British ship,
during the last week is prominently dis
played ~ the morning papers, several OF
which comment grayely on the serious
outlook The Times complains OF the
lack OF details and contends tha, much
harm is being done by trying to mini
mlie the facts.
Losses OF Others Omitted.
The Mail comments in a similar tenor
and complains Of the omission o'
French. Italian. American aud neutral
losses which gives a false impression
The Telegraph saws that the submarine
campaign has become the predominant
war problem and calls for maximum
eior, to deiea, It "No success on land, '
continues the paper can compensate
for failing at sea
The weekly statement shows that for
" vessels OF more than Loo tons each
were sent to the bottom by mines or
submarines
The Sta,emen, reads
Weekly shipping returns Arrivals
2,Ss; ,aillngS 2.hll
"SinkingS hy mine or submarine,
over loo tons. ~. including two
sunk IN the week ending Anril IS. un-
der 1000 tons, IS, including one
sunk IN the week ending April |.
Torpedoes Miss Fifteen.
Vessels unSucccssiully attacked. IS.
including one attacked the week end.
ing April 3
Fishing vessel, sunk. nine. includ.
ing ono sunk the week ending April
Is"
The report shows the creates, number
OF merchant vessel, reported sunk h,
mine ur submarine in both categorieS
go ton, and over and under 1000 tons
made public hy the British govern
men, since i, has issued is weekly
Sta,emen, Of shipping losse,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-04-26
CARS
0F'SPUDS' HELD
OFF the MARKET
Federal Officers Find Illegal
Manipulation,

CHICAGO, III, April Especial
agents of the department, Of Justice arc
said TO have discovered evidence OF
supply manipulation and price fixing
by combination among potato dealers
here and it is said the federal grand
Jury will investigate reports oi the ma.
nlpulation OF the market Figures have
been obtained by the federal inveStiga
ton showing that lS5 cars were held
out oi the consuming market during
the first two weeks IN March
The wholesale price Of potatoes yes
terday ranged IN the Chicago marke,
from 27S to NlS a bushcl, with ~
n bushels IN storage A year ago
there was in storage 1900 bushels and
the price was only IS cents
Investigation will also he made. II
IS said, OF the holding of 5000 catloadS
ot potatoes on side tracks near Chi.
cago Tor many weeks during the win.
ter when prices were soaring on ac.
count oi reported shortage
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-04-26
U. S. AND BRITISH
C0NFEREES REACH
FULL AGREEMENT
General Shipping and Finan-
CiaI Policies Settled,
DETAILS NOT WORKED OUT
MCAdoO and BaIfour Arrive at
Understanding,

WASHINGTON April % An
nounccmcni was made TODAY tha, Brit
ish Foreign Minister Baliour and Sec
retary McAdoo have arrived at a com
plcte understanding ON question, al
fectng finance, trade. shipping, bank
ing exchange and kindred problems
Mr. Baliour expressed himself today as
tremendously pleased with the Sympa
thetic understanding and the co-upeta
ton OF the American government
Details Yet to Be Worked Out.
The actual detailed working out OF
tho broad principles outlined will form
the major portion OF the next ten days
work oi the commission
Mr.. Baliour devoted himself to-day &c
oo-ordinating the suggestins made b,
Secretary McAdoo with the tentativ,
plans brough, over BY the British com
mission and to arranging Tor the most
eiiiolen, linking mp OF personnel in the
two governments
Difference on Commerce.
The foremost poin, OF difference he
tween the American and the allied gov.
ernmentS relates TO trade. both with the
enemy and with neutral governments
There is gap between the extreme
which this government believe, luStl
fled under international law and the
practices OF the allies As result, tho
United States will pass as stfic, law
as possible and allow the entente lC
carry out restrictions which they ha,,
found necessary.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-04-26
Twenty-Eight Face
Municipal Judge

Merchants arc NO, the only ones who
are enloying'hc present wave oi un pre-
cedented prosperity Business" is rush
ing IN police court.
Iwen,y.cigh, persons charged with
everything from speeding to allowing
their chickens to muss up their neigh
bor' gardens were artaigned in police
court this morning and paid fines az
grega,ing approximately 500
Police Judge Lee declared that there
!, less immortality in Oklahoma Cuy
than ever before Most of the arrest,
are ior min9t violations and there i,
very little real crime, he says. Bootleg
glnp also is on the wane
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-04-26
Publishers Oppose
Censorship Clause

NEW YORK. April 26.-Ihe press
censorship clause OF the espionage bill
now before congress is condemned by
the American Newspaper Publishers
association on the ground that IT m'-
perils free institutions and strikes at
the fundamental rights OF the people
A resolution unanimously adopted a,
the session yesterday requested con
eresS TO eliminate this cause
"A voluntary censorship suggested
by the government is being carefully
observed hy the papers OF the United
States" says the resolution, and no
loyal newspaper will knowingly print
that which would give aid to the
enemy"
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-04-26
Nevada Leads
All. States In
ArmyRecruits
State Provides 94,4 Percent Of
Quota Oklahoma Only
1873 Percent

WASHINGTON. April 2b-Neyada
led all states IN prop5rtionate recruit
ing Tor the regular army between April
! and - by contributing 944 percent
OF her war quota. which is based on
approximate population, war depart
ment reports showed today Oregon.
Indiana. Utah, llinol, and kansa,
ranked next with percentages OF S9j,
4S4, 4O7, JSS, and 27b. respectively
Texas, with a war quota OF 7702.
shows percentage OF 1870. Louisiana.
quota 3,5l2, percentage To-. Oklaho
ma, quota 3,Sl4 percentage 1873, Ten
ncsScc, quota 1903 percentage III,
and Arkansas. quota 2jlS percentage
81.
Vermont made the poorest showing
with percentage OF Is
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-04-26
French Commission
Makes Official Calls

WASHlNGIDN, Nrril % ne
French commission began It's first dal
IN Washington with a round oi official
CALI.
Clerks Cheer Visitors.
Former Premier Niviani. head Of the
commission. Marshal ioiirc. Admiral
Chochepra, and Vlscoun, De Chambrum
called frs, at Secretary Lansing's OF
flee. Former Secretary oi State Elihu
Roo, was conierring with Lansing al
the time The clerks Of the grea, build
ing lined the halls and gave the French
men reception oialmost continuous
cheers
After spending few minutes with
Secretary Lansing. N VIVIAN, Marshal
loiire and Admiral Chuchcpra, went
over to the White House to he formally
received b, President Wilson
Corridors Ring With Huush'
AS,hc French party lief, the building
the cheering was acknowledged hy ob
servers to I've the most enthusiastic and
oude,t ever heard there The corridors
Of IN, building rang OF hurrahs for
France
The visitors took motor cars iot the
short ride from the state department
20 the White House Hundreds oi an
,omohilcs decorated with the French
,fi.colot sounded their sirens and peu-
ple lining the streets added 10 the
cheering At the main entrance oi the
executive mansion large par, oi the
presidents army and navy aides ~
full dress uniforms. me, the French.
men. Salute, were exchanged and the
distinguished guests were u,hered mo
the Blue Room where rtcsiden, VII.
son was waiting 10 receive them
Leaders Speak No English
Since neither Minister Niyiani NOT
Marshal loiire speak English. N
HuyelaQu, acted MS interpreter The
president shook hands warmly with
Matshal ,loitre AMI the other member
NJ the commisslss Ind they rha,led int
about ten minute Then the other
members NJ the commission were In
,roduted TO the piesiden,
After seeing the president N \viani
wen, io the capitol accompanied h,
Assistant Secrciat, Phillip,
Marshal luiite. accompanied h,
Colonel Spencer Colby NJ the army and
Lieut. commander Rubct, |. Perry. a,
the navy walked from the tsecuii,,
mansion tn ,he state. war and nav,
building The marshal wa, dressed in
full uniform ut his rank with red
trousers. red cap. leather boots and
several orders slis,,ning on M,
breast, ----...
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-04-26
Actt,,. steadily Imrtoyins

NEW YORK, April 10 The physi.
eians attending Sarah Bernhstdt ap-
patently recovering from an operation
performed las, week because ot an IN.
iet,ed kidney said today her Improve
ment was 90 marked ,ha, they Would
reduce the number oi consultations
each day from three 10 two.