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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-19
Young Man Kicks
Because Name Is
Off of Draft List

Charles G. Mitchell, 2l8 West Frisco
avenue, complained to Commissioner
Mike Donnelly today that his name did
not appear on the list Of those registered
for the selective draft here. Investiga.
tion showed that his card had not been
sent to Washington. Mitchell had the
card given him by his registrar.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-19
new RECORD IS SET
here FOR CLEARIMes

All records for bank elearings in the
history OF the Oklahoma City Clear
ing house were broken during the past
week. The amount Of money passing
through the local banks in the past
six business days was 1881 ,0oJ.89, an
increase Of 81 percent over the same
week last year when the clearings to-
tailed A,O65O7227
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-19

name and number n every s,os. Gfs1
whole 100000 Just put j6o0 S a
into bowl sed draw iAem "a ~ r. r,
time: The lisse nual1s 1SoG4
wsu!d llAss ~ AN .ea1ld 80
eatlieulAs nSgueey q ~ NJ 3sS5
w n ~ uatsd 4)o6A ~
Ieo1oog 1eoWa Uoue1 A
NC shet number sseeal ii q ~ r.
sa6 10 feglh Il T f, iI' III z. ~ "
"Nev ts sAias esaass y dss,is ~
esssIy thd! w, beesuse tkefs ~ MI
erseiesIy 900 aumbsss ID evssy 6FecA
But the same idsa With . isw aoeSSsHeT
n'odifications 10 ths idss On vhieA ~
present drawing 10 bsssl 7s ! ef.
Drawing b 1Assssals. "
TO draw IN thosssal ssoassle - 4.
bsf' would nhs tsn hours sad ~ ~ 1;
multiply the chance Of sros. Nssou N
II the v.thoussnds,' The 49,
the 1.thoussads' and the 49, 4
were scattered oil over The aH00
indtsefimlnateiy, the csneej)ofIG1 n
boards having email groups weu)t y
very tedious and would opsn II 81 y
70 numerous errors, All die b ~
Suppose We drew only I'M 49,
oers. We could then provide ~ f1
drawing Of the number "a vov17 aSSI
draw the numbers i.Cl I'M 3E
y ~. s0a 6O1 7S0t IN, ~ e. (
osiy 1000 Nsslsl.
In that way only 1000 nuinbsss -
% drawn and BY maldne our Sl60
l'st consist Of one shsst ler ealA I Y
We could provide master list eoojly - \
plicable to lists With only $40 aa1s \
bers since such boafds couj1 1 (
gard oil except the first thrse 49, \ 4
We should do this. but lot ~
that this makes u certain that ~ III \
the first thousand would b called le \,
men In the second thousand neSt n
men with high serial number IN z K;
oil. a q '-x nv
Since the assignment Of nuMAees, Z, \
also done by chance, this doss ~ 4
terfere very greatly with the y 4
chance OF oil men but Il doss jtto6
to some extent. For this reason. n aA1 (
decided to have one drawing . 1o9e
mine the order within any WoIo G
100 and another drawing Is IslQS6sl4
the. order In which the Shos(p a l1
each should appear On t6e sIoseos NJ
instead Of arbitrarily aSslN06lnr m
sheets Of 1000 In their aafSssl osjos.
This reduces the whole mAller 10 g
ab'olute equality of ehsncs.
Details ot tAs Dsswias.
One group Of numbess from I 70
loo and . second eroup from 0 10 ~ \
have been carefully imprinted q oeas.e
slips Of paper. black on one side. couuioe
and checked Thsse siips have besa
rolled up and each put inside Z sslstito
capsule with the black side az. 70
insure absolutely accuracy of count the
capsules containing numbers from I ~
1000 have been counted inNo IN alaoo
jars IN groups Of 100 each; tAe Slnoo
jars have been seaied and kept h : ~
awaiting the day Of drawing. V,t5 y
THE contents Of the Jars will u ..
eanted into . large slass rsetpoke]e
from which the capsules cen b ~ \
lily drawn. t8 e,3. aise
Thea ~ pfswiaea
"A blindfclded man vill nv ae
capsules in the receptacle thlSSaGAR
before any are drawn and M toc1 q
stirring them during the drav}qk ,'5xkx
"A 6lindiolded man will In W
capsules out. one at . unpe. ~
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-19
Lightning Kills
Elk at City Park

A buck elk at the city roo in Wheeler
park was killed by lightning during
the storm last night, The park keeper
made 4 report Of the death OF the ami
NAL to city officials today.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-19
Unsettled Weather
Is Forecast Here

LOCAL roNecAeT - Partly cloudy
dsy; not much change In tsmpsrsturs.
6TArG ronRcAeT-Tonleht end Prl.
DAY probably fsir.
KANsAs-Falr; warmer In esat por.
tion.
WEST TExAs-Unsettled: fair FRI
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-04-13
Additional Local

Mrs. A. @. Putnam is spending a few
days in Denver.
The Watts children at Monument are
having a siege Of measles
Miss Anna Elsncr, who was a visitor
at the Tom Williams home, has returned
TO Denver.
The friends OF Mrs. Guy Taylor gave
surprise on her Wednesday evening
because of birthday.
Dick Burnside and !. b. Barnes at
tended the IIsfry De Buois sale south
west OF Elb-rt yesterday.
August Kunze who has been sick for
n couple Of weeks, is gradually growing
worse and in a criticpl condition.
Dick Morgan came up Tuesday even
ing and spent couple OF days with his
parents and Elbe't friends. leaving for
Watkins this morning.
The Ladies' Aid OF the Church OF
Christ cleared sixty eight dollars from
their chicken dinner and bazaar, Satur-
day, the ladies being surprised at the
number Of hungry people in this locality.
The society received voluntary dona-
tion Of five dollars from Mrs. I. A. Kelly
for a light to be placed in front of the
church.
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-04-13

Roy Brown was having the road be
tween Ebert and Kiowa dragged, Mon
day, and reports it in good shape.
Miss Anna Flaherty, who flushed the
term of school at Cedar Grove, Monday,
left for her home in Denver, Tuesday
The patrons of the school were we'll
pleased with her work.
A quiet wedding took place at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Garland Webb,
Sunday, April 8, when Jay rintle and
Hazel Knight were married by Rev.
Walker The young couple will make
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-04-13
Public Sale.

W II. Klingensmith will sell at his
ranch, five miles east of Kiowa, on Mon
day, April 10th, lis head of high grade
cattle, consisting Of 40 milk COWS; II
head of springer heifers; II two year old
steers; 30 short yearling heisers; 30 short
yearling steers; ls calves; 6 cows with
calves; II o-year-old heifers; two year
ling grade bulls and one registered short
horn bull IS months old.
Free lunch at noon. Fred Albin auc
tjoneer and A. M. Rex clerk.
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-04-13

Mrs. Eyler Rasmussen Of Kiowa IVES
visiting home folks in Elbert this week.
Miss Ella Cherney, Mr.. and Mrs. Chas.
Woods we're Denver passengers Sunday
morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Underwood Jewell are
visiting at the Gus Dietrich and Tom
Jewell homes
Born to MIR and Mrs. Hardy Decker
OF Nederland, April I'd, daughter. The
parents are well known here.
j. T. Newberry has become a resident
of Ebert for sure, having purchased the
house now occupied oy Rev. Lowden Of
George Gresham.
Mrs j. e. Dittemore received world Of
the total destruction by fire Of her parents
home at De Kalb, Mo. A defective fue
was supposed to be the cause, a high
wind prevailing at the time.
Next date in. Ebert; Satur-
day, April 70.
W. B. HALE. Optometrist,
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-04-13

The Sharold Adams children have
been having chicken pox but are all i'm
proving.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Grouse are living
on the Stephens place, recently vacated
by Waldo Colbert.
Mrs. Augusta Wedemyer died at her
home north OF Kiowa. Wednesday even.
ing, after an illness of one day.
A dance win he given in Oaks hall
on Saturday evening. May 9TH. The
usual good music and a fine supper.
Everybody invited.
Charles Melburn and the Cornforth
Livestock company received car load
81 tiling last Saturday, which will be
used in building sios on their ranches.
Among the young men who are think
ing of Offering their services to their
country in the present crisis arc Lewis
and Dewey Oaks, John Purden, Hugh
Clibon, Walter Black and Edwin Nilsson
Ralph Maui ard Miss Edith Deeds
surprised their many friends by going
quietly to Kiowa, Saturday, and having
Judge Turner read the ceremony uniting
them in matrimony. Ralph is one of
our boys, good and industrious fellow,
and Miss Deeds was a successful teacher.
They are keeping house on their ranch
in new house just completed. Con
gratulations and good wishes to them.
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-04-13
Prairie pos Poison.

We have nov for sale our guar
anteed Prairie Dog Poison, used
last year with greatest success.
Owing to the destruction of nu-
merous spring birds, we would
like those persons who desire to
use the poison to purchase and
use same next month.
FRED LONG.
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-04-13

Plant Pakro Seed Tape for a
better garden. The seed is in
the tape the right distance apart.
No thinning of seed when they
come up. Garden and Flower
seeds. City Drug Store.
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-04-13
S10O Reward. sloe

,,di Inc readers of THIS papei VIM be
dreaded disease that science has bean
So,a Soie 10 cure IN all its stages. and that is
Sattnrtrh- ,aat,tlh- Halrs Catarrh Cure is the only
ihrIaternity. Catarrh being constitufionai
usnt n,ssase' reguires a constitutional treat
inrna; inrnai,, HAIRS Catarrh Cure is taken In
VA aradnaiiy. s., acting directly upon the blood
snu ~. mucous surfaces of the system. there
ps ps aes,r9oylng aI9 the foundation OF the dis
buIIdtnan. n. sivving the patient strength by
ha,e nature In doing its work The proprietors
ns's nrr ,ha, 80 much faith in its curative pow
tor any case that 1t falls to cure, Send
ior ist of testimonials a
s.Ia aIdrsss; IS, II r J. CHENEY & CO, Toledo. O.
2AKo Halls Family Pills for cons.ina,ton-
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-04-13

Two good work horses for sale.
One is lame but will do as much
work as any horse of her size.
Apply to Ed Orin or Ed Dietrich.
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-04-13

We are expecting our wall pa
per sample books in this week.
We will have the cheapest paper
in town and the best. City Drug
Store
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-04-13

Wooden cheese hoops m a k e
good hens nests. You can get
them at the Windsor creamery
for 10c each.
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-04-13

A splendid assortment of La
dies and Children's Hats. Come
and see them. Mrs. M. Johns.
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-04-13

Real Estate Loans. If you want
a real estate loan see
j. T., MAYER.
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-04-13

If you are thinking of buying a
separator see the Beatrice, the
best in the world, at Blacks.
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-04-13

We can now supply the ladies
with dyes for wool, cotton or silk.
City Drug store.
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-04-13

Pure bred Buff Orpington eggs
for Matching. Mrs. A. Richard
son. Phone, Olive 73.
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-04-13

For sale, thirty high grade
Shorthorn bulls. Also three teams
good horses. Ed Orin.
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-04-13
Classified Advertising.

Want a good hand for team
work on farm. ]. w. Good.
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-04-13
SHOE SALE

We wish to announce to our
customers that we have just
received another shipment of
the Peters brand Shoes, ena-
bling us to fit the whole family
in the latest style shoe.
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-04-13

Barred Plymouth Rock eggs for
sale. j. c. Scherrer. Elbert.
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-04-13

Tomorrow, Saturday, the 18th,
we will place on sale 800 pairs
Of left-overs, consisting of
Peters, Dunn and Burnell shoes,
at 80 per cent less than pres
ent day prices. Better come
in early in order to get your
size.
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-04-13

THESE RATES ARE NET.
Businers locals cents per line each insertion;
discount to regular advertisers carrying displAy
ads. Advertising accounts payable monthly.
Legal advertising at Legal Rates
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-04-13
ADVERTISING RATES:

Amount of0na One Two TTareelsix lon'
Space. Week Mon. Mon. Mas. Mos. Ye
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-04-09
LOYALTY TO THE COUNTRY.

Now that plunge is but one thing for
loyal citizen OF this country doand firmly by his country
whether it be native adopted The otherwise is
not true either to himself the land that Shelters and
clothes him
There were who honestly thought should 90
var with Germany But the majority American people
thought otherwise SO did the PRESIDENT and congress-
Each clearly entitled his individual opinion
the definitely settled one way or the other
But with war actually i'll existence with armies hurrying
To the hcd with making preparations sweep
wit" our rushing the coor there but path
for us to tread absolute loyalty o our country
Whatever beliefs may have been past our country
now at and support with every drop
and every dollar Of wealth.
Those who think that will be simply bluff at war-mcrey
tie assembling of army that will drill for and then
30 home-Wil be Wocluly mistaken
Government officials have voiced strong plea the farmers
{" the country to cultivate the limit the end that
be hampcred by shortage food supplies The manufacturing
ces OF the country will supply quantities arms amm
milton and equipment needed These making even now
But food does where seed has planted without
iood no army can tight and no people can exist
Therefore ask the people OF Ben Hill county the
occasion and produce every that is within our
power.
We may all the ranks can demonstrate our
loyalty and devotion country by needing plea
president in increased production OF food supplies.
Let us not have that is under cultivation pas
ureagc Let not have back yard
producing something Patriotism lies here just strongly
does on the battle line,
We suggest the municipal they pass rco-
luton pcdgine the president and the government answering
loyalty and material support OF Fitzgerald Similar will
taken in nook and OF the should
looked here Action this end should quick emphatic
Since the city teams belong the public and but few have
horse and pillow OF their suggest Hon Mayor W.
auk Immediately instruct commissioner Fletcher pillow up
every vacant lot that ut to and by public procam
ton allow them planted by anybody who
duct the desire plant them we'll and good planted
they should be by someone and it must be done
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-04-09
THE FIRST BLOW.

As its real stroke the government OF the United
States has seized all the German ships waters
1t said that the primary purpose prevent the destruction
the disabling OF these vessels but would be not
used for any purpose for which they may prose
cution OF the We with Germany this makes all
the difference in the world in the case.
OF the vessels do belong the government
but to individual holders the stock the corporations
them In time OF however, belonging
end OF the they would be original
and their paid for In the
bridge until it. What will be done about them
the end the will be settled in treaty peace Whether
this will for their and them when the
to be settled between Germany and the United
States when they lay aside force and settle by agreement
These vessels have combined tonnage of than hall
million and will be OF great number purposes
which they might be applied they merely used freight
they needed in that line Number OF them might be armed
and used cruisers and in that way very materially increase the
strength of navy. Or send troops the
they could be used as Transports
stated that they carry 10000 at and
that the available marine carry only half
many Certainly they could not make than two trips
month and the their carrying capacity
10 Europe per they trained and ready This number
! ould not have much effect the
We also see the mpobiy OF any nation
tossing the ocean United States We do believe
nat any could transports with much carrying capacity
n these nterncd ships added the available vessels of the
hant marine OF the United Ii foreign nation could effect
landing in this country which scarcely conceivable with
the navy we have it bring than hundred
thousand men at and if the forces of this country could dis
them could be reinforced the Americans of today
are not what their wceIacksonvle Times Union
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-04-09
WILSON APPROVES
SCHEME FOR ARMY

Washington, April On a state
ment approving the army plan pre-
ed to congress by the war department.,
the President today said that "the
hope OF the world is that when the
European war is over, arrangements
will have been made composing many
of the questions which have hitherto
seemed to require the arnling of the
nations
The presidents statement follows:
The principle embodied in the leg
scented to congress by the war Depart
ment, President Wilson said that "thc
the senate and house have my entire
approval and its specific recommen-
dations embody the best Judgment
the officers of the war department
1T proposes to raise the forces
necessary to meet the present ener-
gency by bringing the regular army
and the natioanl guard to full
strength and by adding the additional
forces which will now be needed, so
that the national army will comprise
three elements, the regular army, the
national guard, and the so-called adj
ditional forces, of which first 500,
600 are to be authorized Immediately
and later increments Of the same size
as they NAV be needed
'ln order that all these forces may
comprise a single army the term OF
enlistment in the three is equalized
and will be for the period of cmer-
gcnCy.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-04-09
Boys Of Ben Hill
Answer Your
COuntrY'S Call

Another opportunity is now fur
nished to the patriotic boys of our
country to rally around the stars
and stripes. That the sons and
grandsons who fought fearlessly
under Lee, Jackson, Stuart and
Gordon, and Grant, Sheridan, Pope
and Mcclellan will respond to the
call is not doubted.
Whatever our doubts and fore
bodings have been in the past they
are flung to the four winds now.
There can be no divided patriot
ism. Loyal Americans are possess
ed of but one feeling now:
ALLEGIANCE TO A GREAT
PRESIDENT AND PATRIOT
ISM TOWARD A GREAT
FLAG.
1t should be the source of great
pride to every boy of the commu-
nifty who is of military age that he
is afforded an opportunity to go
out with his schooimales and play
mates. From the recommendation
Of the President and the Secretary
of War it is only a matter of a few
days at best before all single men
between the ages of eighteen and
twenty-five will be conscripted for
compulsory service. The patriot
ism of Americans burns too deep
to have to be forced to answer the
call OF duty. There is no allegi-
ance that is greater than the allie
glance due to ones country. Am
erica's rights were won by the
spilt-blood of forefathers, and their
sons and grandsons should be lust
as brave.
Every young man in this COM
munity, who has no dependents,
should not wait for the conscrip-
ting officer. Relieve the stigma
that you were FORCED TO GO.
Place your name on the honor roll
OF your country with your play
mates and school mates. Your
country needs you. Go with the
home boys, land be not like dumb
driven cattle, be hero in the
strife"
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-04-09
Securing the Men

"Ihe necessary men will be secured
for chit regular army and the national
guard by volunteering, as at present,
until, in the Judgment of the president
a resort to a selcctive draft is desir-
able The additional forces, how
ever, are to be raised by selective
draft from men ranging from Is to Is
years. The quotas of the several
,tates in all of these forces will be
in proportion to their population.
This legislation makes no attempt
to solve the question of permanent
military policy for the country, chief
ly for the reason that in these anX-
ious and disordered times clear view
cannot be had either of our perma-
nent military necessities or of the
best mode of organizing proper mill
itary peace establishment. The hope
of the world is that wnen the Euro
-pean war is over, arrangements will
have been made composing many OF
OF the questions which have hither-
to seemed to require the arming OF
the nations, and that in some ordered
and just way the peace OF the world
may be maintained by such operations
as may be necessary to maintain
peace and freedom throughout the
world
when these arrangements for d
permanent peace are made, we can
determine our military needs and
adapt our course OF military prepare
ton to the genius of world organic
ed for. justice and democracy.
The present bill therefore, is
adapted to the present situation, but
it is drawn upon such lines as will
enable us to continue its policy, or 50
much of it as may be determined to
be wise, when the present crisis has
passed"
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-04-09
Army of 100000 Wanted

An army of 100000 men, no ele-
ment OF which shall have had less
than six months intensive training, is
the direct object of the administra-
ton army bill.
Major General Scott, chief of staff,
is expected to go before either the
house or senate military committee
next Monday to outline the plan I'M
der which approximately $3,000000,000
has been asked to carry. out the pro-
ject.
The plans provide for building up
thrty-two infantry divisions and four
cavalry divisions. distributed at
sixteen training district headquarters.
Preparations have already been
made to draft into the federal service
the entire strength of the national
guard and employ that force, supple
mented by regulars withdrawn from
the border, in the establishment of the
sixteen training stations.
The three billion dollar budget rep
resentS only the cost of building the
machine. It's maintenance in actual
war will double the expense, and, as
mobilization OF the necessary reserve
supplies must parallel the develop
ment OF the army. $6.000,000,000 prob
ably represents the total cost for the
year for the first 1,000,00O,000 men.
OF the $5000,000000 asked, approx
Immediately one-half will go for pay
and quartermasters supplies including
housing the troops at the training
centers. Another half billion would
go into ordnance; nearly $60000,000,-
600 into signal corps and aviation
equipment; nearly $136,000,000 to the
engineer equipment and field works;
S26,000000 to medical stores.
$5OO,oOo,oOo for Ordnance
The estimates include also more
than $500,000,000 to put the ordnance
equipment on war basis as to re-
serve of guns and ammunition. III
Europe, under the blast of day and
night firing, the whole artillery equip
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-04-09
US. ENTRY HASTENS
REFORM In GERMANY

Copenhagen, April 6.-America'
entry into the war evidently has had
an immediate and strong effect on the
reform movement in Germany.
he conviction that the instant mod
ernizatlon of the Prussan constitu-
ton and the proclamation of a more
democratic basis of government and
diplomacy i'll the empire without wait
ing for the end of the war. is neces-
sary as military and political meas
ure to counteract the tempest of the
worlds public opinion" as the Vor-
wacrts puts it, is evidently gaining.
ground IN all except reactionary cir
cleS.
The demand that Germany follow
the example of AuStria-Hungarv and
declare itself in favor OF peace with
out annexation is heard from mod
crate liberal as we'll as from the So
cIallst headquarters. The demand
no longer represents alone the belief
OF many thinking persons that annex
alton except tor slight frontier alter
atoms would be against the real in
terestS OF Germany, but also the real
izatiOn that after the United States
joined the ranks of the enemy the
time had passed when Germany could
nope to dictate the terms of peace or
even moderate terms
Inc Associated Press correspon-
dent heard this view in even gloom
Ter terms from various sides in Ger
many at the time OF the rupture OF
relations between the United States
and Germany, namely that if the
Cnited States decided to take an ac-
tive part IN tie war. Germany could