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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-03-16
transmission and Axle,

There is quality in the transmission. In the
housing In the gears. With Hyatt quiet bear
ings. Gears and shafts are made of nickel steel,
case hardened. The transmission housing is cast
from aluminium alloy.
The axles are amply strong to withstand all the
stresses of hard service. The front axle is an
l-beam drop forging OF carbon steel. Spindes are
extra large. With Timken roller bearings. A
disc protector keeps out dust or grit.
Rear axle: light, strong, simple. The identical
type used on some of the most costly American and
European cars.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-03-16
Materials

The Chalmers, inch for inch, pound for pound,
stands high above the other cars near it, in size or
price.
Chalmers selects only the finest raw materials.
For the frame-carbon steel For the axle shafts
and propeller shaft-chrome nickel. For the front
axle-drop forged carbon steel. For the motor
casting close grained gray iron. For the rear
gears-nickel steel heat treated to hardness
and toughness. For the transmission housing
aluminium alloy.
So it goes throughout the car from end to end.
Examine the Chalmers carefully. The deeper you
go the deeper you impressed with the quality of
Chalmers materials
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-14
LUKE M'LUKE SAYS

When you see woman kissing a dog,
 don't blame the poor dog; he can't help it.
 If father stays at home all day with
 the children and refrains from killing or
 maiming few of them, he never gets
 done bragging about his patience.
 The trouble with woman who gets the idea that she is public spirited is that
 she hasn't time to mind her own business. A preacher is only human. And in these days of the high cost of living he can't be blamed for amending his prayer for more grace with request for little more salary.
 The average man can tell you that there ain't no sich animal as appendicitis. But when the average man gets that pain in his right side, he is the first to holler for the surgeons.
 The reason why a man acts sulky and won't speak to the company when his wife has lot of hens visiting her is be- cause every one of the hens will tell his wife: That's just the way my husbanc | acts when I have company" | The ladder of fame is like any other | ladder. The nearer you get to the top | the more It wabbles.
 l A slender 70-pound princess who has
 fat 250-pound mother can't realize what | Is ahead of her.
 1 A real friend will stick with you to tn, | last dollar--if 1t is your dollar | Some people are so peculiarly const
 tuted that they brag more over their an
 cestors than they do over their children l Of course girl wouldn't think of pro , posing to young man. But when they are together she often signs and say | that she expects to die an old maid 1 Another reason why nobody under I stands woman is because she will spent two whole hours fixing up her hair ant | then put on hat that covers the who'll i of her head.
 | And if you would let a woman choos her neighboIs, they would turn out to b just as unsatisfactory.
 A man may De loyal to his employer But he will work harder if he is working on commission than he will If he i
 working on salary.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-14
WAITING FOR THE MAY

By Denis Florence MacCarthy. An! my heart is weary waiting,
 Waiting for the May Waiting for the pleasant rambles, Where the fragrant hawthorn brambles, With the woodbine alternating,
 Scent the dewy way.
 Ahl my heart is weary waiting,
 Waiting for the May.
 An! my heart Is sick with longing,
 Longing for the May Longing to escape from study, To the young face fair and ruddy, And the thousand charms belonging
 To the summers day.
 An! my heart is sick with longing.
 Longing for the May.
 An! my heart Is sore with signing.
 Signing for the May Signing for their sure returning, When summer beams are burning, Hopes and flowers that dead or dying
 All the winter lay. An! my heart is sore with signing, Signing for the May.
 An! my heart is pained with throbbing
 Throbbing for the May Throbbing for the seaside pillows, Or the water wooing willows;
 Where in laughing and in sobbing
 Glide the streams away. An! my heart. my heart is throbbing,
 Throbbing for the May. Waiting sad, dejected. weary, Waiting for the May. Spring goes by with wasted warnings. Moonlit evenings, sunbright mornings; Summer comes, yet dark and dreary Life still ebbs away; Man is ever weary. weary, Waiting for the May!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-14
MOVING TROOPS IN WAR

towing: Infantry, one hour; cavalry and light artillery, one and one-ba1f bours. heaVy artillery and engineers with bridge
 train, two hours. All movements. load
 lng' entraining, detraining, feeding and
 watering and exercising men and horses are made in military formation. With each train kitchen cars are pro- v1ded. Otherwise baggage cars are fitted
 up by troops or arrangements made for procuring meals. or at least liquid cof- fee, at stations en route. Feedinp me, and animals is in itself no small mat ter.
 1 All these problems are vastly more complicated in America than in Eurona
 where the longest troop train run is
 only 700 miles and mobilization is &C.,
 companied by temporary suspension of civil traffic In America we have runs
 more than 5000 miles long. | It is believed by experts that 3Oo0 0oo
 men would be needed adeouately to de- fend the nation. The original estimates | or the war department. however. are based on about half that number. that | is 20 field armies of S2,0O0 men each or | 1640,0O0 men. In moving such a military force the railroads must carry, besides
 the 1,64O,00o men, 100000 mounts and
 draught animals 6o,OoO vehicles and ssSo | big guns. s.as1 a4sE& | To accomplish this the quartermaster corps must have availale at the right points 42,3O0 passenger coaches, TOO bag gage cars. 21.10O box cars, 37,9S0 stock | cars and 15,500 flat cars. making a total | of 124,5S0 cars, or 1920 trains with as many engines. Here is the governments minimum estimate of the gross weight of materials needed each month by thls force of 1,64OoO0 men: Rations 25o, $50. 4sO pounds; ammunition, 7,o46,160 pounds; for- age, 623,147,600 pounds; general quarter 1 masters supplies, 33, 794, 40 pounds; cloth- ing and equipage, 2, ,6S0, ,34o pounds; ord-
 nance supplies. other than ammunition,
 1,e22,74o pounds: engineers supplies, l2,-
 1920 pounds; signal supplies, 9,o4s,2oO
 pounds; medical supplies. 597 16O pounds; candy and tobacco, 3196s0 pounds, mak- ing total of 961, ,OS9,1o0 or nearly 1,0oO 0Oo,- 900 pounds. The transportation of this enormous weight would require 55 trains
 of 30 cars each day as long as the force was in the field
 | special defense committee of five railroad presidents has been organized with Fairfax Harrison of the Southern railway as chairman, and including also
 Howard Elliott former president of the
 New York. New Haven and Hartford
 Julius Kruttschnitt of the Southern Pa cific. Hale Holden Of the Chicago, Bur- lirgton and Quincy. and Samuel Rea of
 the Pennsylvania Under this central | committee are six subcommittee corre- spending to the six army departments Of ] the country.
 | Besides more heavy cars, we need spe- | cial terminal yards and sidings, loading
 and unloading platforms, double track 1 ing of many single track lines, and the | building of new lines into undeveloped | territory. This will take a long time
 and much capital.
 To secure this money in sufficient
 amounts 1t Is necessary to restore the
 confidence of investors in railroad se- I curities.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-14

Garret Smith, in Leslie's.
 N EFORE a body of troops IS en- | IN trained, the time and place oi 3S every move is mapped out, includ- | ing the date and place of entrainlng' oeS- tination, time of arrival, route, assein- blv point, time of troops leaving assem- bly, point, route from assembly point to train, time of arrival at stat1on' tlrile of boarding train, time of departure oi train rate of travel over each section | of route; time, place and duration ol stops. time and place of feeding troops and animals, and a schedule showing the assignment of troops and equipage to each car. Aside from this are countless details connected with procuring sup plies, the disposal of troops and tnelr care.
 | All these preliminary arrangements must be made by an officer of the quar- l termaster corps. The first thing to De done is to procure lists, with weight, o1 all property to be shipped, obtain tnls material and make out the bill of lading' This. with the number of men and offi- cers. constitutes a basis on which he es- inmates the number and kind or cars | needed He then engages the cars and ! nrovides loading facilities. such as ma l tarial for blocking and flashing, ana con structs necessary ramps, or runways TOT 1 entraining animals or wagons. Next oh | the arrival of the cars, he inspects them from a thousand major and minor an i gIes All cars must be clean. Passeh- rar oars must be fully supplied with water and ice, sufficiently lighted anu heated and all other appurtenances III nroper condition. Stock cars come III for special attention. Some Of the things +ba+ nav cost the government money and dumb allies much suffering are pro iecting nails, bolts or spllnters' ioo7e | boards and rotten flooring, broken TX tures on hayracks, door or troughs' | Then the number of men or kind ana quantity of supplies allotted to each cal |. r,orxed on the side or steps together with the name of the organization. ln loading men three are assigned to each section in tourist sleepers. or three tc each two seats in a day coacn.
 Tn making up trains it is preferapie 'e have sections of moderate size ana gooo speed rather than long trains With sio" sneed Our war department requires
 maintained speed of 25 miles an hour twice that of France or Germany AT l o+ber important point Is to keep the +noons of each unit with all equipment tosetber. This is important in case ol sndden attack. Imagine the fate or unite of troops suddenly detrained al tha firing line without equipment.
 A nossible element of delay lies Tn th' tir,inp of the arrival of troops at ,h' s+a+,on There must be no time ios' p'
 waiting for the troops. The facili Has for loading animals and wagons al
 oh station on each route should DC nort If the ouartermaster crops recoros o,ucx and noiseless loading and unloao ,ns of animals without confusion IS ar .rt in itself. Dispositions of individua
 ;,,.,s must be studied. Gentle ani rals should be placed opposite ooor' a therefore loaded last The time ol ,aaa,nv and unloading has been care1uilS
 p,,I.ted and should not exceed the Iol
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-14
IN NO HURRY.

Now, Is this car a good hill climber?'
 ''Is itH' exclaimed the enthusiastic salesman. Why this car could climb out of a shell crater, no matter how deep 1t was"
 Well! well! If I buy car I don't ex- pect to use 1t in climbing out of shell craters By the time I'm ready to make an automobile tour through northern France and Belgium all the shell craters will be filled up."- PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-14
CRASHING NATURES.

Life's a game of give and take. No one will deny; Yet, a living's hard to make Here's the reason why: Many mortals that we meet
 Would in clover live, When with others they compete Take more than they give.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-14
IN NEED OF SYMPATHY

From Everybody's Magazine.
 A Jersey man of a benevolent turn Of mind encountered small boy in his neighborhood who gave evidence of hav- ing emerged but lately from a severe battle.
 'I am sorry,' said the man. "to see that you have black eye, Sammy"
 Whereupon Sammy retorted:
 You go home and be sorry for your own little boy-he's got two!"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-14

but the value of farm lands is sure to be greatly enhanced. The farmer has learned the art of conservation, and especially how to keep his soil from wearing out.
 Agriculture in this state is perhaps 50 per cent ahead of conditions preva- lent ten years ago. Scientific demon stration under government specialists has added millions of dollars to the worth of the south. Let the progress sive work keep up and Alabama will soon become one of the richest farm ing states in the union. * *
 GerEmam Agents Cost
 ComstamGime His Crown 7THE abdication of King Constan- J tine of Greece in favor of his second son, Prince Alexander, is a diplomatic victory for the allies and presages a more active cooperation on the part of Greece with the en- tente.
 The downfall of Constantine caused little surprise, as his pro-German sympathies, and particularly the at titude of Queen Sophia, whose med ding is chiefly responsible for the allies coup, brought him into dis favor with the entente shortly after the war began. As result, Greece has been torn by internal dissension and the plucky little nation has suf- fered practically all the hardships of actual warfare, without being a com batant.
 That the accession of Prince Alex ander to the throne will tranquiize the government, there can be little doubt. The new King is in sympathy with the allies and he will have the support of the Venizelists, who caused the former King a great deal of embarrassment and seemed at one time likely to disrupt the government. The Greek crown prince, George, also pro-German, will share the exile of Constantine and Sophia in Switzer- land.
 The recent developments in Greece afford another striking example of Germany's stupid diplomacy. Ger man agents have been active in Greece and the net result of their labors is complete overthrow of the Kaiser's plans and the addition of an ally to the entente. If Ger many's diplomats were as capable as her fighting men, there might have been an entirely different story to tell in Europe. It is certain that there would have been fewer governments aligned against the Kaiser in the world. war.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-14
Much Land Not in Cultivation

T have just come from Coosa county" Goodwater to Rockford and found the crops in splendid condition, the only drawback being that only about half of the land was put in cultivation owing to the scarcity of labor. It is hard for those who live in the cities to realize just what hardship this has worked on the farmers. If Alabama had planted full crop this would have been bump CT year"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-14
Demand Now Brisk
 for Liberty Bonds

7THE $2,00O, ,00O,O0O liberty bond U issue will be oversubscribed, but there is still reason why the masses should join the great company of those who are investing in these securities. The apathy that existed up to few days ago was serious reflection on the patriotism of the people.
 In these days of canvassing for re- lief funds and various religious and social service causes the public is asked to contribute literally. Benevo- lently disposed persons take pleasure in giving according to their means, But here is an appeal, not to donate something, but to invest in a govern ment war bond that pays good rate of interest and is as good as a green back, and all for the sake of hu- manity.
 These liberty bonds are to be issued | in denominations as small as $50 and l $100 and can be purchased on such easy terms that no wage-earner should be excused from subscribing for one of them. Large capitalists and cor, porations have subscribed for hug,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-14

ond now that MT. Prick has been over the ri.,d I feel that the three greatest American valuators of the steel inous'rs .ra behind us, and that we ought 10 se' l., hah,nd them and do our part in help ;pp them to help us.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-14
DOING HIS PART.

This man has quite a martial air Do you suppose he is soldier in civilians clothes?'
 "No. That's one of our militant farm CTS. He has several thousand acres of land under cultivation and he's made up his mind that if the Kaiser isn't whipped, it won't be his fault"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-14
Crops Along 4. c. s.

to Chattanooga are in fine shape" said S, W. Clarke, a popular conductor on the Alabama Great Southern, but from Birmingham to Meridian they are not so fine. In fact, the drouth from Eutaw to Meridian is distressing and unless they have rain soon I fear the crops will be almost a total failure. They are as clean as a floor and only need rain.''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-14
coes to s+aunton. Va.

T leave Birmingham with regret said Ben L. Stollenwerck, who has lived here for a~quarter of a century" l go to Staunton, Va, as my work with the Parke-Davis company will now be han dled through the Baltimore office in stead of through the New Orleans branch. have seen Birmingham grow from an overgrown town into great, thriving city, and I feel that I am a part of it, and regret that business makes it necessary for me to change my residence"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-14

BEGINNING THE DAY-A moth er's prayer: o mighty God, hear my prayer. Stop this cruel war before my darling boy has to go. Let this cup pass from me. But if he is need- ed to stay the tide, o God, I cannot keep him. He is too precious to give away, but oh, far, far too precious to keep. He is Thine, mighty God Amen.-H. NJ. E.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-14
BIRMINGHAM AND MONTGOMERY

From the Montgomery Advertiser.
 Birmingham feels all puffed up, what with Gary, Prick Perkins and Farrell there planning to increase the labors of the makers of city directories. Which re- minds us that while Birmingham has her furnaces and lava piles, clinking ham, mers and belching smokestacks. Mont gomery has in sight acres of lowing cat tie and gruntng, squealing hogs. Here after Montgomery will control the prices on the lard. porkchops, hams. tenderloin steaks, flyers and tom thumbs which will feed the gaping orifices of Birmingham s steel and iron workers.
 Montgomery will go farther-Montgom- cry will supply Birmingham with corn, shelled or in the shuck, with peanuts, velvet beans. hay, syrup. oats and cot | ton seed, raw or refined. These things
 are in our line. In the making and mar
 ketjng of these commodities Montgomery and vicinity expect greatly to prosper
 while supplying their neighbors with
 nourishment in varieties.
 1 Out of the money harvests which B1r-
 mingham expects to reap from her mil lionaires, domestic and itinerant, Bir'
 mir gham should be foreheaded enough tt lay aside money to increase the wealth ol Montgomery and the incomparabie asri cultural territory which surrounds anc
 sustains it. Birmingham should prepare now to meet the prices we shall rev,
 upon her in the years to come.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-14
HAIG EPIGRAMs

From Everybody's Magazine.
 war today is young mans game. It Is a war of youth. and 1t takes youth to win.'
 "Every man in this war has his chance"
 "Efficiency counts above all other things"
 You cannot afford to have friends" war, harsh as it is, is also the great maker of men,"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-14
A BUSINESS MAN.

How does 1t feel to be a member of ths firm. Reggie?
 By love. it's splendid, old chapl You have no idea how important it makes a fellow feel to talk about something else. besides dawnces and dinner engage ments"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-14
Piece of Good Work

T consider it a master stroke of the Civic association In getting the old News paper clubrooms in the Jefferson County Bank building said Arnold Masberg, the popular druggist. Tt will give it's members chance to have as fine club quarters as there are in the south, and it will be with pride that local members put up the names of their visiting friends"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-14
HOTEL LOBBIES
Taken to Baltimore

Tt is surprising to know how many people go from Birmingham to Johns Hopkins hospital for treatment, said John M. Webb, proprietor of the Webb Book company, "and it's also surprising how many local physicians accompany their patients The matter was brought to my attention in connection with pr. J. D. Heacock, who left Wednesday morning with MT. George Riser of Chill dersburg"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-14

sums. Two billion dollars may seem heap of money to raise on "short notice," but if people in general those who constitute our sturdy citi- zenship-had come forward promptly and subscribed, the entire loan would have been absorbed in day or two after the subscription books were opened.
 Let those who have delayed attend ing to this patriotic and urgent mat ter 'drop" in at any bank or almost any store today and ask for liberty blank. The act of subscribing need take only a minute or two. Men and women of all ages, races and condi- tions are invited to participate.
 This being next to the last day on which the bonds will be offered, let's make it Birmingham's busiest day. No matter how many people sub scribe, the number cannot be too great. The more the better, for the moral effect here at home and abroad. A heavy subscription by the masses would make a profound impression in Berlin and would eventually offset the false reports published in Germany that America is laggard in the war. There are Americans and Ameri- cans. Be of the best patriotic type and prove your love of country by your deeds.
 A recent photograph shows Dr. Wu Ting Fang to have the kind of family which is another way of saying that it isn't exactly pulchritudinous
 <; *
 Eddie Rickenbacher the automobile racer. will drive General Pershings car in France. That means the general will be able to keep all his engagements promptly.
 Maybe one reason why there are so many slackers in the middle west is be- cause they feel themselves too far in- land to be shelled by German warships.
 * *
 The picture of General Grant adorns the liberty bonds of s1Oo,OoO denomina tion The small investor will not acquire more than one picture of General Grant,
 * *
 The former Czar's favorite has returned to Petrograd and will be allowed to keep her palace. That's probably more than Nicholas will be permitted to do.
 * * *
 The Louisville Courier-Journal dis cusses What We Owe to the Kaiser" The consensus of opinion is that we owe him swift kick
 shing will have to put away a great many dinners before he settles down to work in France.
 Constantine will find bracing climate In SUitzerIand opd ba r-or,+ ba,,a +o Iia awake at night wondering what's going to happen next
 It won't take American soldiers in France long to learn what a French off cer means when he says, "Allons, mes enfants."
 The deposed King of Greece needn't waste any time explaining how it hap pened. It was a case of too much sophy.
 Laura Jean Libbey says the marriage rush is on. Being a heart specialist Laura Jean ought to know.
 * * *
 Most of the American flags in Bir- mingham are sadly in need of a trip to a dry cleaning establishment.
 * ].
 Being a Russian soldier is not, at the present writing. one of the most ardu- ous jobs In the world.
 * * *
 A cautious French correspondent refers to the American collier "J." We all know it's the "Jupiter''
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 The Liberty Bell has lost it's voice. but It Is still able to sound a tocsin for the liberty loan.
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 A person may know what blimp is and still not be an epert In aeronautics.
 LUKE M'LUKE SAYS