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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-08-25
Lesson No. l2-Teamwork i'm ARMY

90 far in this course we have been
-, taking up some OF the problems
which each soldier has to face and
solve for himself how to adjust him
self as quickly as possible to the rou
tine Of camp lie. how to keep him
self and all his belongings clean ~
spite Of the tffieul;ie, IN the way
how to look after his own health and
comfort how to take care Of arms and
equipment; and how To get real enjoy.
ment, as well as benefit, out Of army
life.
II the curse were TO stop Just at this
point, it might leave in your mind a
false impression. For after all, the sol
der is not an individual player In the
great game OF war; he is valuable
chiefly as member OF team, II is 4
team OF enormous sire. 1t is organized
in rather a complicated way. This team
we call the army.
Your army life will be more interest
ing II you know in a general way how
the team is organized, This will enable
you to see more clearly where you tit
in and wha, Is expected Of you.
II you have been working for a bust.
ness concern. you arc already familiar
with many OF the elements VI army or.
ganixation. You have been in touch
with the same things under different
names.
In a factory or store or Office
wherever large numbers of persons are
working together-there is almost al
ways some one in direct charge OF each
group of workers. This person may be
called a foreman in the shop, a chief
clerk in an office, a floor walker IN a
department store. or by any one OF q
number OF other titles in the army we
call him a corporal or a sergeant, Go
ing up a step, you know tina, in every
large concern there are numerous Off.
GERS who take charge Of various de-
partmcnts of the business such a. the
superintendent the traffic manager, the
Advertising manager, the sale, manager,
the secretary, the vice president, and
10 %; in the army we call the men in
CORES pondsng positions captains, ms
jors, colonies, and generals. Finally,
you have n the top Of the business
concern a president or a general man
nser who directs everything In the
army he Is commanding general.
This general likeness between bust
ness organization and army organila.
ton is helpful, but must not he carried
too far. There is one vital difference
The average business coOtrrn Is some
what easy going the responsibility TO-
each piece Of work Is not always de-
initely fixed. In the army everybody
on the other hand, is held to the strict
est account. There is very seldom an.
doubt as TO the man to be held respon
sible for each task.
Within each rank, from major gen
eral to private. every man has his in.
dividual ranking depending upon hi,
length Of service IN the office which he
holds. This ranking insurcs that in
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Historic Roll
ToBeCarried
By Local Man
Emergency Case Made In
$780, Fell With Command
er at Fort Niagara,

Merwin Thomas Buxton of thi, city
who recently enlisted in the local field
hospital corps will carry with him dur.
ing the war n war case more than
100 years old. 1t wa, presented to him
by his father. Dr.. l.. Haynes Buxton
at the time OF his enlistment.
Made In 1910.
The case u an emergency roll OF
lavender satin. When unrolled il is
twelve inche, long. 1t contains needles,
thread, buttons, etc. II was made in
1910 by Mary Wood, great grand
mother Of the elder Buxton, and was
carried through the War Of 1872 by
Colonel Wood, an ancestor OF the
father and son.
Facing the main entrance gate at
West Point Military academy Is q
monument TO the Buxtons' ancestor. He
was in command Of Fort Niagara dur
ing the second war with Great Britain
and was killed in defense OF the fort
in 1873 The case was in Colonel
Woods inner pocket when he wa shot
Buttons lnclosed.
In a little pocket in the case are two
bronze buttons cut from Colonel
Woods Goa, after his death They arc
an inch in diameter Embossed on
them are an eagle in full flight hold.
ing banner inscribed with Colonel
Woods regimen,al title in his beak. a
fort facing the sea and q half-sun ris-
ing above the horizon on the water.
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-PRoBIBMS
!&}t;2{1e.AER
EAR MRS. THOMPSON ! am a
young married woman Of 30. |
- k.,- k.., u,...J Ia. .al

n EAR MRS. THOMPSON ! am a
young married woman OF 30. |
have been married five years and
have no children. | am so unhappy. Ny
husband is so mean to me. We have a
nice home, but no one ever ONE to see
US, because he does not want any one.
lie doesn't allow any OF my folks to
come to see me and hasn't for three
years past. We are Catholics and were
married by the priest. am sick lots
with my heart, Do you think my being
lonesome is bad for my healthp lie is
gone all day and we live a mile away
from town. None OF my friends come
to see US any more because he never
, would speak or look at anyone, and so
! cant 90 TO see them. ] feel so cheap.
He never speaks to one OF the ncighbors
and they don't come to u home. He
tells me never to invite anyone here be
cause we don't need them. Do you
think my folks ought to get mad at me
on his account He pays all bills him
self and gives me 81 every Saturday
night. am not able TO earn my living
alone Could | make him give me money
il | left him1 ! can't live this way any
longer. What would you do IL YOU were
in my place. Do you see anything in
life for me' can't see any future. |
cray a great deal. Please advise me the
best you know
LITTLE MRS. WORRY.
II is bad for the health TO be unhappy
and lonesome. You need to get out and
meet people since you cannot have them
in your home. Why don't you sew for
the Red Cross, or make bandage,' They
would be very glad for your assistance
In that way you could help others and
at the same time make friends and gain
a new interest
Don't ask your husbands advice or
v talk to him about what YOU are
doing " you think It will only agra
yate him. Al the same time don't keep
anything a secret II he objects when
he finds out, don't argue simply go
ahead and do what YOU want to with as
few words as possible.
A woman who cannot support herself
is certainly handicapped She has to
put up with almost anything from a
husband. | don't believe that there is
any way YOU can force your husband TO
give you more money since he pays the
bills. You will have TO make the best
OF things as they are and find solace in
helping Others to he happy and in read.
ing
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every situation somebody always has
authority and u responsible for what
ever Is done, Even II two private sol
der, are working together without su.
pervision, the one who ha, been longer
IN the service takes charges and the
other mus, obey his orders. This rule
applies everywhere.
In civilian life there Is time for argu-
mcnt You may have better IDEAS than
your hos, about how a certain thing
should be done and possibly may con.
vince him and yet his original orders
changed, In army life nothing of this
kind can be permitted, The officer In
charge Away, has the full responsible.
ny. Whatever order, he gives must be
instantly obeyed i, i. far better to take
action, even though the thing may not
be done In the best possible way, than
It is to stand still and debate. Lack OF
immediate action in the crisis OF a bat.
tie might mean that the army would be
defeated, thousand, OF lives lost, and
possibly the honor Of the country
stained.
Think over this difference between
army organization and civilian organl-
ration The longer YOU think about It,
the more clearly you will see why your
own interests demand that you should
III into your place in the army and
follow instructions much more strictly
than is necessary in civil life.
The army is governed BY military
law. This means tina, soldiers arc not
brought TO trial in civil courts. except
for certain serious crimes, but are sub
iect TO military courts OF inquiry. sum
mary courts, and courts martial How.
ever, this will never be a question OF
much Importance to the great majority
OF men IN the national army.
Success in winning victories is the
object for which the army exists. In
comparison nothing else counts Every
officer and every soldier mus, be ready
to make any sacrifice, big or little, to
accomplish thi, object An officer may
spend years in working out solution,
to military probemS only to find in
the end thai all the credit iw what he
has done is swallowed up IN the gen
eral reputation OF the army. II thi,
proves'to be the case, he has no cause
for complaint II Is the rule of the
army that everything must be done "fo'
The good OF the service"
In the same way vol may be callet
upon to carry through some dangerou
mission or to perform unpleasant du
ties Every such call is an opportunit
to show your loyalty to the service an
to the nation, Remember in all the,
cases that hundreds OF thousands {
other men in the army. from top I
bottom. like yourself are working fr'
and all the time for the success OF IN
team.
II Is usually the army with IN
strongest team spirit tina, fights it, wa,
through TO victory Try to cultivat,
that spirit in the national army. both
in yourself and among your comrades,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-08-25
Recipes Worth Trying.

Recipes Worth Trying.
M~k Orange Mamalade-Grind on
and one-half large carrots through tn
meat grinder, add just enough boiiini
water to cook II, and cook II unit
tender, Then grind two lemons, pee
and all. through the grinder, cook then
|separAtely and combine the whole with
two cups OF sugar
Spinach Souffle-Pick the spinach
carefully from the stalks. put it into
plenty Of boiling water with some salt
and boil for ten minutes. Drain i, and
squeeze well, then chop very fine or
pass it through a sieve. Put in a
piece OF butter, a little lemon juice and
some cream. Mix with some good
stock or gravy let all boil together un
I'll very thick. then add the yolk' NJ
some eggs. Whip up the whites of the
Eggs and add them put all III souffle
tin and bake for the proper time. Strew
"A little hard-b boiled egg Owe the top
and serve.
Hungarian Cheese Noodles - For
four cups Of flour take three eggs, in
mix bowl and knead divide in three
parts and roll on, 10 dry; cut them
as wide as desired. have boiling salt
water, drop noodles and boil five min
utes then drain and throw into cold
water for a minute; melt me fourth
pound butter, pour over noodles, shake
well, use two pounds cottage cheese,
mix all together and bake five minute,
in hot oven.
Apple Roll With Lemon Sauce-Roll
rich biscuit dough thin and spread with
chopped apples and a little sugar and
nutmeg. Roll up like a Jelly roll and
bake brown. Serve in slices with
sauce made from one egg well beaten
with one. half cup sugar aud lemon
Juice to suit taste.
Boiled Salad Dressing, Unexcelled-
Two eggs, n half teaspoon mustard,
one tablespoon flour, three tablespoons
sugar, one half cup vinegar. one half
cup water, Allow to thicken on stove
when cold add n half pint whipped
cream.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-08-25
Photo by Walton.

bier to Sergeant Elmer L. Miller IT,
Only relatives and a number of init
mate friends witnessed the ceremony
which was performed by the Reverend
!. Frank Roach OF the First Methodist
Episcopal church.
DR.. arr Mrs. q. A. Nichols, and the
Misses >i1abeth. Vivian and Lucille
Nichols OF $40 West Nineteenth street
are leaving this evening for Chicago
They will be away three weeks.
The Oklahoma City chapter of III,
United Daughters of the Confedcracy
will meet Monday at the home of Mrs
F. p. Wood, 1870 West Twenty ninth
street. -
Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Turner. Jll9 Cla.-
sen boulevard, and little daughter
Jewel, have left for an extended motor
trip through Colorado and Yellowstone
Park.
Mrs Sanford X. Brooks OF Ola Yves,
Seventeenth street, who has been
spending the summer in Minneapolis
, and Kansas City, is expected to return
home the middle OF next week.
&8e
Mr.. and Mrs. George G.. Bowen of
Henncssey, Okla, are the guests this
week OF the formers sister, Mrs G. X.
Boardman and Mr. ~Boardman, 227
West Nineteenth street.
y
Mr.. Joseph T.. Offut, lS2S West Thir-
ty-fourth street, returned today from a
short motor trip through the state.
y
Miss Harriet l.. Griffiths OF 100
North Walnut avenue, returned grster
day from a visit of five wcGJ with
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Durant in New.
ton, Kan.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. A. Wicklisse. Sal
West Eighth street, arc entertaining
Mr.. and Mrs. +. +. Johnson and little
daughter, Anna Frances, Of Newbern,
Tenn.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. l.. McKeown Of ,2S
West Nineteenth street, have returned
from three weeks snen, in Colorado.
y
Mr.. Don Houseman left last night
for Dallas where he will spend :he
weekend.
q D
The meeting OF the Merry MAIDS
announced for yesterday at the home
OF Miss Margaret Maxiield 10 West
Nineteenth street, was postponed until
Friday OF next week.
Y y
Mr. Tom Stewar, OF 72l West FIJI
teenth street, who has been attending
summer school at Culver Military
academy Culver, Ind, will arrive
home this evening
\
Mrs. May {, finuertv and Miss
Miriam Finerty of no West Sixteenth
street, returned today from their sum
net spent in Colorado.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-08-25

relieve your mind rather than make you
angry. You are engaged to Tom Shore
and intended to throw Jack over.
Maud-Ye', dear, but do you think !
wanted to lose the fun Of throwing him
Oyer2
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-08-25
German Cruisef
in American Nav

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2s.-fs
msr German cruiser Ceier. sslsooS
the government on the deciaratloa .
wal OF Germany, Is to enter H. NJ,
against the Germans ~ Z unit q
United States navy, II was announced
today. The Geier, whose engines werO
badly crippled by her crew i~mmedisses
ly alter interned. will be commissioaG1
about September under the nsme
OF Carl HurH, q
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-08-25
Ohio Women Bad: Men Much Nicer

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Aug A-(Spe-
cial)-According to the divorce rec,
ords Of Ohio woman is more unfal,h-
ful than man. During the past year
Ohio courts granted as husbands d.
vorces because OF the immoral conduc,
of their wives, while only 02 wives re-
ceived divorces on the same grounds
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-08-25
Hints FoR
YOUR H0MB
MfNg HINT.

Breakfast.
Iced Cantaloupe Cereal
Coddled Eggs Toast
Coffee
Luncheon.
Spaghetti with Tomato Shicc
Bran Mullins
Radishes Tapioca Pudding
Cocoa
Dinner.
Flank Steak Mashed Potatoes
New Peas Lettuce and Onion Sala,
White Bread Butter
Apple Pie Tea
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-08-25
Missed the Fun OF II.

Ethel-What are YOU so angry abou,
tonight
Maud-I've received a note from Jack
saying that he's engaged to Clara
Beaohly
should think that would
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-08-25

A number of the younger set who
have been attending the high school
and various eastern boarding schools
are planning to attend the university
al Norman this winter, among them
Misses Margaret Maxfield. Katherine
hartman, Laura and Tullia Graves,
Mary Mattisonf Helen Gupton, Dor
othy Prouty, Dana Lewis. Helen McIn.
tyre. Pauline Roberts and Henrietta
Boyd.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. A. Dale of 229N
West Ninth street are planning. much
to the regret of their many friends
here, to leave oon to make their home
either IN Cincinnati or Columbus, Ohio.
Mr.. Dale leaves the first of the week.
Mrs. Dale will not go for several
weeks and until her departure will he
the guest of Mrs. L. Bird Hughes, 92i
West Twenty-sccond street.
Y y
Miss Louise Campbell, 1900 Classen
boulevard entertained the members of
the High Jinx club at | o'clock lunch
con at the Lee. Huckins hotel yes,er-
day, having as her additional guests,
Miss Janet Stuart, Miss Lurline Rome
and Mrs. J. =. Brough, The next
hostess will be announced.
Mr.. and Mrs. William w. Whiteman
OF 1913 West Sixteenth street, enter
tanned with a family dinner last eve
ming in honor of Capt. Carl ?, White
man. Their guests were Mr.. and Mrs.
c. ?. Whi,eman, Mr.. and Mrs Leo w.
Whi,eman, Mrs. Richards, and Mrs.
Malcolm Henry of Tulsa. Mrs. Henry
who has been the guest of Mr.. apd
Mrs. Whiteman for ten days, re-
turned home this morning.
y y
280l Classen boulevard went to Hous-
ton, Texas, yesterday for a short visit
with their son. Mr.. Phil d. Weaver.
who is in aviation training there.
Mrs Roy +. BledSoc, BS West
Eighteenth street, returned Thursday
from a visit Of several weeks in Mani
tou.
Mrs. Walter b. paschall and Miss
Elizabeth Paschall of 92J West Nine
teenth street, returned yesterday from
then summer spent in Colorado
Springs. Miss Paschall is leaving the
middle of September for Troy, N. Y,
where she will enter the Emma viii
lard school for girls.
q
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis A. Ledbetter Of
ldabel, Okla, with their baby daugh-
ter, Helen Letitia, are tue guests OF
their parents, Judge and Mrs. w. A..
LeHetter, R East Park place. Mr..
and Mrs. Eugene ledbetter, who were
also their guests this week returned
yesterday to their home in Okmulgee.
x p
Mrs. q. II. Furman OF Clinton i,
the guest for the weekend of Mr., and
Mrs. T, J. Stewart, 72l Yves, Fifteenth
street.
Mrs {. {. Pottingcr and Miss Julia
Zee Pottinger of Az West Tenth
street, ictt To-Day III tncif car Tor snort
visits in Chandler and Stroud,
Miss Dorothy Hoffman, l4l4 North
Hudson avenue, is leaving next week
for Chicago to spend week or ten
days with Miss Madeline Cottingham,
who with her mother, Mrs. James r
Cottingham, is a guest at the Black.
stone hotel.
Mr., u s. Bryan who has been us
ting her mother, Mrs Mary Perry
Davis, in Rritton and Miss Pearl Put
nam, Wl West Twenty third street, has
returned to her home in Tulsa.
"
The announcement is made OF the
marriage at $50 o'clock last evening
az tie home OF the bride, 226 IVES,
Sixth street, Of Miss Dess Maye Am
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Brush a little Laurel oil" over the
backs OF one or two pictures in each
room and you will find every fly hunt
ing a way out Of the house.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-08-25

Mr., u S. Bryan who has been Ns-
ting her mother, Mrs Mary Perry
Davis, in Rrit,on and Miss Pearl Put
nam, COL West Twenty.third street, has
returned to her home in Tulsa.
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The SOLDIERS PRIMER
ISSUED by the War Department. All rights reserved.)

This course Of thirty daily lessons 10 offered 10 te men selected for ssvv-
Ice In the national army ~ q practical help In getting started Ia the right
way II 10 informal In tone and does not attempt TO give binding rules
and directions These re contained Il, the various manuals and regulations
OF The United States army, to which this course d merely Introductory.
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~ T5M

N nRS. JOHN WALL LYKES of $40 West Twentieth
NW)l street, one Of the attractive young matrons in So
ciety, and her two little daughters, Nancy Moore
and Ruth Josephine.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-08-25

The announcement is made OF the
marriage at $50 o'clock last evening
az the home Of the bride, 226 West
Sixth street. Of Miss Dess Maye Am
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-08-25

Cut out the picture on all four sidss
Then carefully fold dotted line I It's en-.
tire length Then dotted line &, and % on
Fold each section underneath accurately
When completed turn over and you u
find a surprising result Save The pic.
turss,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-08-25

Miss Dorothy Hoffman, lil4 North
Hudson avenue, is leaving next week
for Chicago TO spend a week or ten
days with Miss Madeline Cottingham,
who. with her mother, Mrs. James r
Cottingham, is a guest at the Black.
stone hotel
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-08-25

Mrs, {. {. Pot,inger and Miss Julia
Zee Pottinger of Az West Tenth
street, left today in their car for shor,
visits in Chandler and Stroud.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-08-25

Mrs Walter b. paschall and Miss
Elizabeth Paschall Of 92J West Nine
teenth street, returned yesterday from
then summer spent in Colorado
Springs. Miss Paschall is leaving the
middle Of September for Troy, N. Y,
where she will enter the Emma viii
lard school for girls.
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Mr., and Mrs. Louis A. Ledbetter of
ldabel, Okla, with their baby daugh-
ter. Helen Letitia, are tue guests OF
their parents Judge and Mrs. w. A.
Ledbe,ter, R7 East Park place. Mr..
and Mrs. Eugene Ledbe,ter, who were
also their guests this week returned
yesterday to their home in Okmulgee.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-08-25

Mrs o. II. Furman of Clinton i,
the guest for the week-en N of Mr.. and
Mrs T. J. Stewart, 72l West Fifteenth
street.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-03-16
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET
features of the Days Dealings in All
the Leading Stocks

New York, March 15.-Despite the
handicaps imposed by adverse domestic
and foreign factors today's dull mar
ket ruled firm to strong, though losing
considerable ground in the latter deal
ings. Prices were at their best during
the mid-session. when a recess in the
railway labor conference was an
nounced. but fell back all around in
the final nour or selling apparently in
duced by the reports of the revolution
in Russia.
Trading was broad, considering the
comparatively small turnover. dealings
embracing more than the unusual yari-
city of industrials and metals with a
fair sprinkling of specialties. Bethle-
hem Steel new and old shares. the lat
ter selling eX-dividend of 10 per cent.
made extreme gains of 5-S and 10.
respectively, at 116 IL, and 1873 IL.
United States Stel rose "a to111 ga
but closed at 10 1-2 and gains in other
steel and iron issues suffered like re-
auctions.
Coppers rose to points, shippings
IL to 8. oils 10 to and motors and
equipments ! tc points with Central
i-Ndtitl- liluISt1idI [alCOnOl, american
Can and International Nickel. Sugar
and paper shares were irregular
throughout
The movement in utilities was limit
ed, the only features being an extreme
rise Of IA in Ohio Gas to 112 ga,
with I 5-S for Western Union at 80 as
Inquiry for rails centered around
Reading, Union Pacific, Canadian Pa
cific and less than half a dozen of the
low priced shares, most of which for
feited the greater part of their gains
in the gradual reversal at the close
Sales of stocks amounted to 455. OOO
shares. Remittances to Russia were
not disturbed by the advices affecting
that country and it is not probable that
a halt will be ordered in impending for
eign financial negotiations by Amer
lean bankers. Efforts to establish Ital-
ian credits in this market evidently
made little progress today, lires fall
ing to the new discount of 1856. Marks,
or German exchange hardened percep-
tibly.
Large blocks Of foreign bonds chang
ed hands at moderate concessions,
with lower trend in domestic issues.
Total sales (par value) aggregated So
225,oOo. United States bonds were un-
changed on cell.
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SOMERVILLE

Frank Hisler cut his foot quite bad
ly Saturday while cutting wood in the
shed. The doctor took five stitches to
close the wound.
Mr., and Mrs. Ernest Peaslee' are
the happy parents of a daughter born
Sunday March II.
Osgood Moore met with painful
accident Tuesday while working in the
woods. The top of a tree some IA feet
long broke off and struck him glanc-
ing blow on his head cutting his head
lust above the temple.
Nell Clement of Hallowell was In
town Wednesday hauling hay fromsthe
N. NJ. Crummett barn.