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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-05-17
NAVY SENDS OUT
APPEAL FOR men
Oklahoma Is Not Answering
Call, Says Officer

Oklahoma boys, here's your chance
10 get into real service Tor Uncle sam
a, once. A flotilla OF torpedo boat de
stroyers have been in European waters
since MAY a. These ships are prac-
ticaly in the thick OF the fray now
An appeal has been issued 10 every
loyal citizen OF Oklahoma from the
local navy recruiting office by Lieut..
{. s. Nahdcrbeck, who says more and
more men are needed to man the ships
which are the first line OF defense.
Men Needed.
Oklahoma. however, is not answering
the cali, according TO recruiting rec
ords during the last two or three weeks
Mr.. Vanderbeck declared this morning
Three enlisted in the navy here this
morning; eight were sworn into the
service yesterday.
Activity at the recruiting station tor
the United States army for the Oklaho-
ma district is continuing at the rate OF
about twenty men each day Eight were
accepted for enlistment this morning;
eighteen were forwarded to the train
ing station at Fort Logan Col
1T will be several months before we
can place an army OF considerable SIZE
in Europe" said Captain Robert White
field this morning "Such an action
would take from this country officers
that are needed to train the vast army
which will be modified within the next
year
Roll Of Honor.
Following IS a list OF Oklahoma ho"S
who have entered the service OF Uncle
Sam since Yesterday noon:
Army-Tce g Swafford Frederick,
Harry Grace, CARSON George Hutchlna,
Writ: James Davis and Harry Douglas,
Sulphur; Homer Johnson. Matndor
Texas: IIarold stokes oklahoma CITY
John Marks. Van Alstync, Texas Peter
J. Boyle, Mangum; Walter j. Brown
Tulsa; Lewis $ Carter, Nlan; william
G Cave. Lcnnpah; sam ] Elklns, Reed
Perto w. Gray, Owasso; Herbert -
Irwin, Sapulpp Charles q. Lore. Park
Falls. Wis: ollie Parks. Paris, Texas,
Jesse Picknrd. Reed: Earl J Saunders.
Sapulpa: Charles u. WOOdcOck oklahoma
City; Charles T. Yanccy, bunkle, La.
Navy Rercruts.
Navy-LoNd Henson. Chckasha: otis
Houpt. oklahoma city; Roy Borough, Al
tus, John lf Morris ChiCkashH; Harry
r. C,lmpston Tulsa; Herbert u. Martin.
Oklahoma tity. Paul \ mn, OklahOmr
City: Arvil Mowdy oklahoma CITY: Nryil
Mowdy oklahoma city; Dewitt Freeman.
Muskogco
National guard cnstmculs fch IN yes
terday nnly only two men signed up,
Travis u. Scurlock. Chlckasha; Frank
Davis, Thomas
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-05-17

Dorothy Rcbstein. 10 years old, grade
OBJ OF the CulbertSon Heights school,
demonstrated admirably her poetic ten
denotes by submitting the best essay on
"our flag" in The Times essay contest.
Miss Rebstein is the daughter OF !. 7.
RcbStein, l4SS East Eighth street
The American flags that will be pre-
Sentcd TO eighteen winners in as many
public schools Of the city, will be dcliv.
cred by The Times as soon as the ship
ment which has been delayed, arrives.
Miss Rebsten's winning esay fol-
lows:
There are flags OF all colors,
And flags OF all size
But TO US there is no other
Can compare IN our eyes.
We praise evermore with songs ever
new,
The flag OF our country.
The Red White and Blue.
II S,asdS for the FREEDOM
From tyrantS OF old.
1t stands for all valor
Our soldiers so bold.
There is nothing SO glorious,
Nothing SO true
As the flag of our country.
The Red, White and Blue.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-05-17
GRADY COUNTY
TO have HELP
No Fear Of Shortage of Farm
Workers This Year,

CHICKASfIA, Okla, May l7.-(Spe-
cial) - Grady county anticipates no
shortage in farm help this spring or
next summer, according TO County
Agent {. {. Cooper, who brands such
stories which have appeared in Kansas
City papers to be misleading He has
established in Chckasha, in conjunction
with the police department, an employ
ment bureau winch is probably the
equal OF any in the country and which
supplies the needs of Grady county, In
the event -oi a shortage later on h,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-05-17

OF the dry wall is the ancient heritaI
OF New England and speaks not only
the sincerity and the conscientiousne
OF the old puritan spirit, bu, strikes Il
higher note of beauty. Many OF d
older walls know are worth going 4
TO see, for they exhibit a rare sense
form and proportion. and are .ometim
set in the landscape with a skill tn
only the masterartist himself could e
cecd Those old, hard-wrought sto
fences Of the Burnham Hill, and Grew
bury, the best OF them. were homes,
built, and built to last thousand veal
A beautiful art-and one that is pa,sii
away II is the dry wall that stan
OF itself that the old stone mason Low
best OF all"
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-05-17
TURKS STARVING,
AMERICANS SAY
Deaths Average 80 Daily i
Capital

PARIS, May E-Groups Of Amcri-
can blueDackctS we're seen along the
boucyardS today for the first time dur.
ing the war, mingine with the French
and English sailors and soldiers IN
the capital and every where being lc.
corded welcome Of the hcartic,t kind
The Americans comprise the first
contingent from the guuboat SCORPION,
which they left At Con,taullnoplc upon
the declaration oi state OF war be-.
tween the United States and GERMANY.
and had been on the way ior more than
a month, owing to detcntions by the
Germans and Au.trians along their
route. Commander Morton. oi the
Scorpion, also is due here, he having
escaped internmcn, with the Scorpion
at Constantlnoplc.
lntehned BY Ottomans.
Two other American officers and
all the remainder ot the crew OF about
twenty men remain intcrned at the OF.
toman capital These last men tried To
board outgoing trains, but were taken
by Turkish gcndarmcs and placed in
an intcrnment camp
The sailors say the Germans sub
jeeted them to many hardshipS and in,
dignities at Nish, Serbia, which they
describe as entirely under German con.
troll The Americans were detained
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-05-17
lAQll]BH N1v>e Rkte,>hoXse

which the bridal party wore the spen-
did gowns and headdresSes OF the Rus
sian native costumes, there was strong
tendency among fashionable women to
adapt IL to their own requirements and
IT served as the foundation for much re-
cent wedding finery. The jcweled head
dress, in particular, was instantly
taken up as a new and pleasing idea
to introduce INTO the kind OF ceremo-
NAL apparel a wedding calls out. There
have been isolated features OF the Rus-
sian folk coStumrry exploited tor
everyday wear in America, such as the
high boot with the colored turnover
top, the long bel,cd blouse and the tur-
ban with the ornamental triangle in
front. Few women wore the genuine
article, but adapted the idea to suit in
dividual desires.
-.Miss Marie Tempest is one OF the
well dressed women who always wear
the regulation high boot, minus laclng
or buttons, with its high heel and its
red or blue cuff at top, but the laced
boot which was suggested by the Rus
sian costumery, was far from the orig
NAL.
1t is frequently claimed that the
tucked in skirt which the leading Paris
drcSSmakers still iudorSc is taken from
the trousers OF Russian peasant and
soldier. rather than from the Persian
shahs, but it is exceedingly difficult to
diifcrcntiate the Costumery oi all those
people who have had much the same
cradle
The Rumanian mbroidery.
In the costumes OF ceremony worn by
all the Slavic races there is a wealth
oi necdlcwork. 1t may show itself in
embroidery, in the application OF colored
bits OF cloth, in the crochetlng of heavy
lace, but simple materials and a prlmi-
! tive cut demand, for gay occasions, a
mass OF Coloriul adornmcnt
All over Russia, Rumania and Ser.
bia-the Slavic alicS-thcre remains
an untouched world Of apparel idea.
that the French workers are just begin.
ming TO excayatc. They have in Ru.
mania alone a remarkable assortment OF
fabrics. of color dyes oi designs IN or
namentatlon, that should excite the
heart OF any designer who thinks she
has dug up from the past all the avail
able material The necdlework gltters
with color, with gold and silver threads
and while the paitems are intricate
they are easily maSlefed In square
masses, on primitive colors, such en-
broidery makes All allurng gown.
Trouser Skirts and TUNES.
The sketch today came over from
Paris direct from one OF the important
houses 1t is Rumanian adaptation
! II includes the tuoked-in skirt that re-
Scmbles the trousers worn by the Slay
soldiers. and the gi,tering tunlc, fall
ing over it. gives the swing OF the peas
ant costume.
The material is satin, the color green
The sleeves and tunic are OF ohiiior
strong enough to hold the embroidery
The bodice is GU, according to the prim
tive ou,lipe, withtdeep armholes edget
with embroidery. The full sleeves ar
tucked in above the wrist and larg
squares OF the necdlcwork are place,
at the back
Copyright BY the Mcclure Ncwspapc
! (Copyrlght)
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-05-17
Pleads Own Case,

CHICKASHA, Okla, May H,-(Spe-
cial )-Ybor Howell, who is on trial on
charge OF robbing the Bradley bank, and
who afterward surrendered to a posse
and returned the stolen funds, is plead
ing his own case before the jury, believ-
ing he can reduce the twenty year term
which a plea of guilty would have
brough, him. In examining jurors he
disqualified six because they appeared
70 have been able at some time or other
10 own bank stock.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-05-17

class in Russia under the nobility, is
not duplicated in Rumania to any ex-
tent there are identical features in the
,lo,hc, OF the countries.
For five year, Russia has held Paris
IN thrall wherever interesting costumes
were designed for the stage or for the
social strata, but much of this work
had as its basis the Oriental costumcry
of the Russian ballet The actual
clothes OF Frances ally were practically
left untouched
After the wedding of the daughter OF
the Grand Duke Michael, in London. al
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-05-17

here for two weeks under an armed
guard and with insufficient food--a
plate OF noodles daib--thc men report
When they protested, the German Of
ilcers threatened to place the entire
detachment m irons, according 10 the
sailors, who added that many other
Americans, civilians. were being held
by the Germans at NiSh, including DR..
Post, and others previously connected
with Red Cross work
Austrians Treat Them Well
When the sailors crossed the Aus
trian frontier they observed an imme
diate change, the Aus,rianS giving them
the best OF treatment, with proper food,
and good accommodations during the
two weeks detention.
The men describe immediate general
food conditions in Austria as worse
than those IN Turkey, the entire popula
ton, they say, being deprived OF ncceS-
SitieS OF lie. while III Turkey there i'
still considerable food, but at such cx-
ccsSlvc prices that only the rich are
able tn buy IT in any quantity and the
poor arc slowly starving, thirty deaths
day from starvation being the aver.
age IN Cons,an,inople, according 20 thC
men. They report the Turkish troop
in ragged, dirty condition, and march
ing barefoot throughout the streets o.
! ConStantlnoplo
Commander Morton. who arrived LAT
CT IN the day said the intctncd officer
and members oi the crew had been al
lowed TO remain aboard the Scorpion
The guns were dl,mounted, hut other
wise the vessel was not touched.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-05-17
Band Concert.

PURCELL, Okla. May l7-(Spe-
cialO-Tuesday evening, the 18th of the
month, and payday for many was the
scene Of the first public band concert
OF the year by the Purcell Concert band.
From now on, however, the band will
render concert on the evenings of the
lst and 18th The stores all remain
open on these dates, and IL is likely
much trade will result from this ar.
rangcment
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-05-17
Vacant Lots Plowed.

PURCELL. Okla, May l7-(Spe.
eial) Practically every vacant 10, in
Purcell has been plowed up and planted
This week saw the las, few sttagglcrs
get busy and cultivate their lots. The
city looks much better as the result,
onions, potatoes, lettuce and other gat.
den vegetables which the housewife will
furnish herself with this year, all grow.
ing in the hack yards everywhere.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-05-17
Plan Successful.

PURCELL. Okla, May l7.-(Spe-
clal) The plan recently iraugurated
by the management OF the Purcell Reg
ister is meeting with success As the of.
iicial county paper the Register has de.
vo'cd page to the interests Of Wash.
irgton, small town withou, a pape,
oi it's own This was three months az,
Since the plan has been success the
Register week ago started the Rose.
dale page, which also promises to live
up to hopes This is new venture in
the journalistic world. and is being
watched closely by the members OF the
fraternity The Register is being rated
as one OF the best weekleS in the state.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-05-17

would have no difficulty in securing
help from the federal agent in Oklaho-
ma City. Therefore he serves notice
on all outside points not TO send their
surplus labor either to Chickasha or to
Grady county.
A year ago County Agent Cooper was
deluged with letters resulting from A
statement that temporary shortage Of
farm hands existed here.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-05-17
Waves of Booze
Inundate Maine

BANGOR, Me. May 1,-Al,hough
the Maine legislature put several new
rive,s in the liquor laws at the session
Just closed, this city and some other
places in the state are far from being
the parchcd deserts that the prohibi-
tlonS,S expected Bangor, it is true is
no longer wide open" but oceans OF
liquor are being sold here, the spas
modic raiding by the sheriff and his
deputies seeming to have no effect
OF late the sheriff has employed a
"Spottcr" and only the other day this
man was arrested for accepting bribeS.
Marked bills were found in his pocket
and he was convicted. Judge blanchard,
OF the municipal court, declared from
the bench that he believed the whole
thing was "irameup' by the liquor
dealers.
There is nothing too contemplate for
the liquor dealers to do, God knows" he
added.
The legislature Just adjourned passed
several amendments to the liquor stat
utCS
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-05-17
Cement Excited,

CHICKASHA, Okla, May l7.-(Spe-
cial)-Cement is stirred mp ovsr the
possible strike in one OF the oil wells
which is being drilled at that point.
The Gorton well No. on the Wade
farm is drilling at a depth of 940 feet
in blue shale and the gas pressure
continues stronger each day. A strong
showing Of oil was encountered at a
depth OF 300 feet
The Fortuna Oil & Gas company 4,
drilling at depth OF SS feet with a
slight showing OF oil.
The Prosperity Oil and Gas company
is drilling at 400 feet and the well is
being pushed at a rapid rate.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-05-17
A Vanishing Art In Masonry.

In the June American Magazine Da d.
vid Grayson says;
TN dry walls think the old stone
mason takes the greatest pride Of, all .
for II is in the dry WALL mean BY
that wall laid without mor,ar-that
the sheer art of the mason comes most
into play Anyone can throw a wall
together II he has mortar to make II
stick, but dry wall mus, stand out for
wha, il Is, bull, solid from the bottom
up each stone resting securely upon the
one below II. and braced and nes,ed In
by the sheer skill Of the mason, The art
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-05-17
Ten Thousand in
Parade to Honor
General Wood

NHARLESTON, s. C., May IL
II Hundreds OF buildings were
~ decorated with the national col
ots here today in preparation for a
great parade of Charleston citizens
as a demonstration Of patriotism in
the national crisis and a welcoming
celebration in honor Oh Maj Gen.
Leonard A. Wood, who took up
headquarter, here this week as COM
mander OF the newly created south.
eastern department Of the army
II was estimated that ten thousand
men, women and children, represent.
ing fratefnial patriotic, social and
religious bodies, women's organila-
,ions, schools and labot unions,
would take par, in the parade.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-05-17
Towns to Cooperate,

PURCELL, Okla. May l7-(Spe-
cial)-A large crowd OF Washington
and Purcell citizens co-opera,ed yester.
day in the first Of a number OF road
working Wednesdays, that day having
been selected Tor the work. A large
number ot teams were present. Dinner
was served at noon by the women OF
the two towns. who believed in doing
their bit" After a few more days
such as yesterday the road between
the two towns will he one Of the best
At present IL is in a horrible condition
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-05-17
SENIORS. MUST
Be IN PARADE
Must Take Part in DemonStra-
ton if They Graduate,

PURCELL, Okla, May H-(Spe-
oial)-The seniors have been notified
that il they do not take part in the pa
triotic parade to be staged Friday by
the students they will not receive credit
for the years work Several who have
been on the verge Of nervous break
down declare themselves unable to
march
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-05-17
An Improvement for IN. Sewing Room

In the June Woman's Home Com.
pan,on writer says
The sewing room Improvement which
has been the most help to me is small
basket which hangs against the end N
the sewing machine, its top about on
level with the table top of the ma.
chine II is just as easv to brush end,
Of thread and clippings from the goods.
with one motion OF the hand. into this
basket as to brush them to the floor-re.
sultins in a much cleaner floor. The
baske, hangs over two small hooks
which were screwed into the end Of the
machine, and is easily removed to he
emptied" +"
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-05-17
Rumanian peasantry costumes suggest
themselves to designers of summer
frocks and the peculiar embroidery
has proved popular.

NEW YORK, May l6-It is not a
far cry in coStumcry from Russia TO
Rumania. Look over the folk clothes of
the Two countries, and, although the
superb ceremonial apparel of the rich
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-05-17

A negro nanny had a family OF
boys SO well behaved that one day her
mistress asked.
Sally how did YOU raise your boys
so well2"
"Ah'll tell yo', missus." answered
Sally "Ah raise dem boys with a
barrel staye, an An raise EN- ire-
uucnt"
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-05-17

They saw" remarked the spinster
boardet, that the woman who hc,i,a,es
is lost"
Lost Is not the proper word Tor H."
srowlcd the iussy old bachelor at the
foot OF the table. shes extinct"
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1917-06-23
TWIN CITY NEWS
| FOURTH OF JULY
AT ST. BRlDGET'S
The American Eagle Will Scream in
Glory at Thrty-eighth Street and
Emerson Avenue North.

cat st. Bridget's, to be sure" that is
the surprisingly general answer in
Minneapolis to the question, Where
are you going to spend the Fourth of
July?" The celebration at St. Bridget's
has come to be classic affair. 1t is
like Whitcomb Riley's visit "out to old
Aunt Mary's." And do you recall all
the good things that "Aunt Mary" pro-
vided for her guests-pumpkin pies,
doughnuts, cookies, ETC., etc.? All of
these and then some are to be served
at the dinner and luncheon which the
ladies of st. Bridget's are serving to
their guests on that occasion. Dinner
is from II a. m. to 2 p. m. But if you
miss it the luncheon will be available.
You'll forget the high cost of living be-
cause of the quality and quantity at
your command. The fun begins at 10
a. m. and will continue twelve hours
without intermission, embracing base
ball, racing, contests, music, oratory,
athletics, etc.
In the baseball line the centerpiece
will be the game between the married
and the unmarried men of the parish.
Don't be too sure now that the married
men will be the losers. If you think
marriage is a handicap, don't bet too
much money on it.
Come out to the breezy hills of this
upland and get a good view of the
town, and at the same time enjoy an
old-fashioned home-like, democratic
outing, where everybody meets every
body, and enjoy a social time such as
you have not had for years. You might
indeed see few old Irish jigs and
reels during the excitement. There
will also be a chance to win a good
automobile for small investment if
you are lucky.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1917-06-23

Lody, who seemed anxious for his COM
partnership. Lody represented himself
as an American agent for an adding
machine, in which capacity he had
travelled extensively in Europe. AS he
was we'll informed and affable the doc
tor spent several days with him in do
ing" the various points of interest in
and around the Lakes of Killarney and
other places. Later they took separate
rooms at the Gresham hotel in Dublin.
One night at about IL o'clock DR.. Lee
was aroused by a knock at his bed
room door, and on opening it found
two Irish secret service men in wait
ing. They informed him that he was
under arrest on suspicion of being
German spy. Protests, passport, pho
tographs and other means of Identified
ton did not avail to save him from
seizure. The basis of the charge, he
was informed, was that he had been
noticed in company with suspicious
person, to-wit, his companion Lody:
The doctor spent day or two in GUS
tody pending investigation of his data
LUZ 1u0uIluCdIlOu d1u Was 1ClcdScu
after his movements had been account
ed for, and it had been shown that his
connection with Lody had been entire
ly innocent and accidental.
Lody, as was brought out in the
course of his trial, had been in the
tourist service of the Hamburg Ameri-
can Steamship Line before the war
broke out, and then enlisted as lieu
tenant in the German navy. He was
delegated to secret service work in
England, so as to be able to report on
naval affairs to his government. He
was convicted and hanged as spy in
London Tower shortly after his ar
rest.
DR.. Lee is a prominent member of
the knights of Columbus and resides
at the Hotel Hastings. His numerous
friends here will watch his career with
interest.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1917-06-23
DR.. JOHN w. LEE SUMMONED TO
SERVICE,
Minneapolis Specialist to Join the Med
icaI Section of the Officers Reserve
Corps at Syracuse, N. Y.

DR.. John w. Lee, the wellknown eye
and ear specialist of this city, has been
summoned to the colors, and is soon
to go into camp with the medical Sec
ton of the Officers Reserve Corps at
Syracuse, N. Y. A telegram from Ad-
jutant McCaine received a few days
ago was the first intimation the doctor
had of the immediate need of his serv-
ices, and he began preparations at
once to respond to the call. He has
been a member of the Minnesota Ma
tional Guard for several years, having
enrolled in Company l. AS soon as
the preparations were announced for
the Officers Reserve Corps he volun-
teered his services, and was promptly
accepted.
The doctor is graduate of the Uni
versity of Minnesota, receiving his d.
ploma as specialist in the eye and
ear department in 1908. The following
year he spent in studying his special
professional lines at Vienna, Berlin
and London. He also went to Ireland
to visit the home of his father at Drog-
heda, near Killarney, and while there
met with an adventure that brought
him prominently into public notice on
both sides of the Atlantic.
Arrested az German Spy.
While crossing the Irish sea to Dub
lin in September, 1914, a short time
after the war broke out, he fell in with
a passenger of the name of Carlo Hans