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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-06-21
Mo11(ens Var Work

Caywood were volunteer workers at
the Liberty kitchen Yesterday Miss
Caywood who is a member OF the teach
lug force at Wheeler school, spent the
entire day AM remained until evening
to care Tor the processing OF yege
table canning
The food administration addresses the
following communication to house
wives: Mrs Housekeeper; Don't
waste or burn your garbage II IS
valuable One ton of garbage contains
sufficient glycerine for the explosive
charge OF fourteen 7S-millimeter shells
Sufficient fatty acid for the manu-.
iacture Of 100 l2-ouncc cakes Of soap
Sufficient fertilizer elements to grow
eight bushels OF wheat
Women in industry are today offered
better chances of work advantagcously
than ever before All sorts Of openings
are awaiting them zone Of the things
that bother women in industry states
Mrs Raymond Robins president Of the
national womenS trade union league,
"is the absolute lack of any standard
llaton OF wages will cite the cases
OF two Young machine operators out on
strike They went to garment factory
and were offered s. a week for running
machines, but at another place they
secured positions at SIS a month for
the same work
Since the organization Of the Red
Cross IN Columbia, Mo- last May, 81,
600 pieces consisting Of paiama suits
,urpcans' gowns and bed shoes have
been made and shipped out Besides
these, $1,000 pieces Of surgical dressings
and 1000 knitted articles such as
sweaters, socks, wristlets and helmets
have been sent out
The question Of evaporating quanti-
ties Of fruit is being seriously con-
sidcrcd in New South Wales, Australia.
4 large factory now in course oi con
structon at Lection, New South Wales,
is being equipped with American ma
chinery and will employ 500 girls and
have a capacity for 5000 tons Of peaches
this season
Edible peanut oil is being substituted
for olive oil and corn oil The Spanish
type OF nut is peculiarly adapted to the
production Of oil and the best grade
Of the Spanish and the cheaper OF the
Virginia are commonly employed for the
manufacture of peanut butter
Since the opening of the Y w. c A
nurses club in France sixteen base hos
ptals arc now equipped with attractively
furnished social rooms where nurses
may spend the few hours when off
duty Six more hospitals have asked
for these rooms.
Countess Goblet d'Avriebla Belgian
who had been allowed to leave Brussels
in exchange for a German prisoner, told
A large audience of American war work
cr, 40 th. " w Z A hpetass bOuee
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-06-21

Detroit headline Woman makes ten
different kinds Of war bread" Well,
give her time. The next batch she
hakcs will make eleven.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-06-21

In "Ovcr There with the Au,tnl
lln.' CScrhrcrO Captain kuyyrlt say,
I'VE night erect lo our fallen dead
'hr most magnificent monument that
this world has ever seen, we might build
it in marble and stud II with gem, and
have the greatest poets and artists dee.
oratc IT, but it would he a mockrry and
and n sham
"Thc only monument that we dare
erect to our fallen dead. the only monu
mcui that would not he q di,honor to
them and y lame and eternal d,scrarc
to II, j, THE MONUMENT OF. VIC.
TORY
And the army vii never QuiI until
we have sure victory for We dare not
break faith with our dcad"
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-06-21

There are days when duty stand,
stark and naked and, even with closed
eyes, We know II is there Excuses arc
uuayalllng We have either done our
duty or we have not Woodrow vii.
son
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-06-21

Cuiworms and grasshoppers are sale
To be eating the castor bean plans IN
Florida This 10 one difficulty the
small boy ISN'T worrying about
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-06-21

Countess Goblet d'Avrebla, a Belgian
who had been allowed to leave Brussels
in exchange for German prisoner, told
a large audience of American war work
crs at the Y. w c. A. hostess house,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-06-21


Red Cross. Financial Secretary,
Maple 2B62
civilian Rellsf, Maple 42o.
Cent1a. 90, Red Cross Workrooms'
elk' Hail Unit OF Red Cross. Maple
I66.
Registration offices for Red cros.
classes In first aid. home care OF the
sick, and dletetlos, Maple 1873.
Red Cross Canteen service, Maple
zt9s.
IIG rcsignat n Of Miss Anna S
thompson, superintendent OF
II the Liberty kitchen. was re.
ceiyed yesterday afternoon by
The board Of directors. TO take immedi-
ate effect Mrs Ray H. lIaun was ap-
pointed to take charge OF the kitchen for
the day as large stock OF fresh vege.
tables were on hand that required i'm
mediate attention Miss Alma KEYS
assistant county demonstration. took
charge OF the canning Mrs Uaun took
bver the management OF the office and
everal voluntary workers aided Mrs
iaun has been rendered the Su-
berlntendcucy made vacant by Miss
lhompsonS resignation
Took at those fool wimmcu a-fol-
owin those soldier bows. THEY'D fol-
Ter them clean TO Germany II the Lawd
would let EN-" shouted hantcrinr
young negro Yesterday at the Frisco
iepot as the Red Cross canteen servers.
with their market baskets bristling
with good cheer. rushed down the track
% dispense their service to the Okla
ioma negroes OF the select draft, who
we're boarding their coach in the first
chapter of their service to the govern
|nent
Five thousand negroes sweltered,
ostled. sang, Sobbed and shouted husky
arewells TO 'he thirty soldiers ooh.
.awd bress ma boy and bring him
back to me- Sobhcd a poor old nanny
Is she fell Swooning into friendly
arms. "I'll be a man over there. jes
hs ! am a man here" shouted Benny
% his friends. Guess III have to
earn to sew on my own buttons now.
hnother husky negro said as he was
given a neat pocket kit BY server
My ole woman has allus done that
I am too well raised to refuse" an
bthcr said as he accepted the kit think
Ing for a moment that he would have
% produce the price So the negro
boys left midst a band Of Red Cross
negro girls singing Jubilee songs
Keep yer tears till ye git home
Bhou,cd an old nanny as a young wife
Bobbed her last farewell and the train
Bped on
Mrs Reuel Haskell ir.. Mrs. H. r.
Turner. Mrs J. G. Polhemus. Mrs
Claude Mccartney and Miss Virginia
Similar formed the committee which
waited upon the Oklahoma negro troop
train, and in addition to those leav-
ing from the city, a large contingency
were on from Ardmore Postcards
gum, candy. smokes and checry
Have a smoke, soldier boy left a
blrasant memory 10 those soldiers OF
Ham, as the train sped on. and out
bf sight
A long line Of vegetables was on
hand at the Liberty market Yesterday
morning and everything was purchased
by housewives, so ~ no vegetable,
were taken by the kitchen.
Among the visitors at the Liberty
kHchen yesterday were Mrs G. II.
Gentry of Luna. n. NJ, and Mrs. J.
p. Heard of Wcathcrford Mrs Heard
Visited the kitchen in order to make
report to the Wcatherford Red Cross
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-06-21

Lieut. William Upshaw who is spend
fng the week end with his parent, Mr.
hnd Mrs. T r. Upshaw. Of 92} North
Francis street was an interested visi-
TOR at the Liberty kitchen yesterday
afternoon
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-06-21

Miss Anna Laughin Mrs Lane,
)Mrs. w. +. Hoskinson and Miss Inc,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-06-21
TELEPHONES

Women'I Council OF Defense, Maple
2o2B.
Red Cross Chapter, Secretary,
Maple 2864.
Red Cross, Financial Secretary,
Maple 2B62
Civilian Relief, Maple 420
Central Red Cross Workrooms,
Walnut B92
elks Han Unit Of Red Cross, Maple
l66.
Registration offices for Red Cross
classes In first aid. home care OF the
sick, and dlotetlcs, Maple i47B
Red Cross Canteen service, Maple
ft98.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-06-21

Among the visitors at the Liberty
Kitchen yesterday were Mrs G. II.
Gentry of Luna, n. NJ, and Mrs. !
p. Heard of Wcathcriord Mrs Heard
visited the kitchen in order to make
, report to the Wcatherford Red Cross
thapter.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-06-21

Since the opening of the Y w, c. A
nurses club in France, sixteen base hos
pitals arc now equipped with attractively
furnished social rooms where nurses
may spend the few hours when off
duty Six more hospitals have asked
for these rooms
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-06-21

A long line Of vegetables was on
hand at the Liberty market Yesterday
morning and everything was purchased
by housewives, so ~ mo- vegetable,
|were taken by the kitchen.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-06-21

Edible peanut oil is being substituted
for olive oil and corn oil The Spanish
type of nut is peculiarly adapted to the
production Of oil and the best grade
Of the Spanish and the cheaper OF the
Virginia are commonly employed for the
of peanut butter
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-06-21

When the O-Cedar Polish Mop comes into your
home all the hard work of busting, cleaning and
polishing hardwood floors and furniture goes out
These drudgenes become dreams of the past
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-06-21

The work you save is consideration. The time you save
another And the money you save for OCedar Pol
Mop will outat several brooms. Then consider how mu
brighter and pretter all your woodwork and floors will oc
Remember this with the OCcdar Polish Mop you dust clean
and polish all time No standing chairs to
clean the moulding and tops of doors, kneeng the
steps to dust the bannste No more pulling heavy furniture
around clean under it, The Cedar Polish Mop all
this hard, back breaking work.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-12-28
THE OLD cAMPAloNER DEAD.
Call West $50.

st. Louis in particular and the Ma
sonic fraternity in general mourn the
death of one of its most noted repre-
sentatives in the person of James w.
Grant af~fectionately known as "the
old Campaigner" who passed away
December 10th and was buried from
All Saints Episcopal Church of which
he was a life long member. Mr..
Grant was So years old and for 46
years had been the Secretary of On.
ward Lodge II A. f. g. A. M. which
is a record for efficient service in
Masonry. He was the prime factor in
all social events in the city of st.
Louis and held many offices of trust
and honor. The Sun extends its deep
est sympathy to relatives.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-12-28
THE LAST WORD IN CARS.

Is the 1919 Ario 8 just pur-
chased by w. H. Hubbel at a
cost of $4,000. By this he has
made 1t possible for his people
to ride in the best. Steam
heated, electric lighted by its
own car plant.
To be sure, their beauty of
line is the predominating ele-
ment of attraction. Its attain
ment, however, was neither ac-
cidental nor purely artistic in
it's conception.
Note the lines of the great,
new war aircraft next time you
see them in the motion pictures
or better yet, 'in the life" if
the opportunity affords itself.
Compare them with the lines
of this car. You will be sure to
note the similarity the anne low
beveled panels, the same sharp
corners, the same high class
car, driven by the owner.
This car will be on exhibit at
Convention Hall next month at
the Automobile show. Bell
phone East 2013.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-12-28

That a worthless Negro was
heard to boast on Eighteenth street
Christmas day that 81 spent $500 for
likker yesterday but didn't give that
Niggah hosjital a cent because |
don't like desc big-to-do niggahs."
He's a skunk Betty says and Sam says
amen.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-12-28

That the world hates a gutter;
that the reaso why everybody loves
and honors Prof. j.. R: E. Lee. No yell
low streak in him; no sir.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-12-28

That deeds not words count these
days.
That those who stick are the only
ones that count.
That most often the things you
get for nothing are usually worth just
what you get them for. See?
That a woman is running one of
the biggest crap games in the city at
her house. Shame.
That Kansas City is absolutely
devoid of backbone and real courage
when it comes to dealing with strikes.
That white folks will learn some
day that the most dependable laborer
in America is the Negro.
That the man who does not use
the experiences of 1918 to make his
condition better in 1919 is not pro
gressive.
That the Kansas City Sun Tag
Day team is the greatest bunch of
steppers in the west and Betty and
Sam are crazy about them. Didn't
they go some?
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-12-28

That another married woman was
beat up Christmas day by "the other
fellow" How does she think her hard
working husband feels?
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-03-08
SUNDAY MEETING
To BE PATRIOTIC
Home Guard and Band Will At
tend in Body at Courthouse
Ten-thirty A. M. Every
one Should Turn Out

Sounding the call for a closer and
heartier participation in religious pa
triotic exercises, the Home Guard at
their meeting last night voted to at
tend in body the consolidated ser
vices to be held by all the churches
according to present information at
the courthouse next Sunday morning
at ten thirty a. III.
The Home Guard band will attend
also and will give several selections.
The services will be conducted by one
of the pastors OF the local churches,
the selection as yet being unannounc-
ed Patriotic speeches and discussion
OF the war from religious standpoint
will feature the day. ElkO people are
urged to attend this meeting in a
body. The courtroom is somewhat
small for such an occasion but if in
/ diCations point to large crowd be
/ ing present other arrangements for its
accommodation will be made.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-03-08
HINDU FARMER SUED
BY AN OGDEN GIRL

OGDEN. March G.-Mary Wilson
filed suit in the district court today
against Amer Singh. Hindu farmer
of Corraino. Utah, asking for $4,000
damages. The complaint alleges that
ms the result Of the complaint filed
against her by Singh. charging her
with cmbczzling 500 from him, and
six days imprisonmtSt in the county
jal. her earning capacity has been in
urcd. She says she is unable to OBJ
tain any kind of employment as a
result Of the publicity.
The action today adds another
chapter to the story Of Mary Wilson
who. with her younger sister, had re
coiycd attention from Amer Singh anI
a fellow countryman and upon the
promise OF The girls to marry them The
Hindus had advanced money to th'
girls.
| fucr a trp TO ElkO for the purpos'
d. COuble wedding, which the sister
are alleged 10 have refused TO cntc
! into at the last moment. Singh swOr
to a complaint against Mary Wilson
who was arrested and held in the loca
iaH until the case was dismissed upo
lmotjon OF her attorney.
4. W. Wilson, father of the tw
girls. is held at the county Jail, unde
- nnn h,vl ,,r,r tIp cb1rpp of on
bclzling 800 from Amer Singh. 1t
alleged that at the time Mary Wilso
had agreed to marry Singh he furnisl
cd home near his ranch nt Corrain
for the parents of tho two girls
In fixing up the home Singh allcgc
that he advanced money 10 the cid'
Wilson. who. he alleges, has refuse
TO return any part Of the money
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-03-08
GERMAN PLANES
AGAIN RAID
ENGLISH COAST
London Air Defense Taken BY
Surprise; German Airmen
No Longer Rely Upon Light
OF Moon

LONDON. March 7-Seven or eight
German airplanes made a raid over
England last night, and one succeeded
in reaching London. Bombs were
dropped in the north and southwest
districts of the city. As a result
eleven persons were killed and forty
six injured in the raid over London,
according to an official announce.
ment. 1t is feared that six addition.
al bodies are in the ruins OF houses
that were wrecked.
The raid demonstrated that the
German aviators are no longer de
pendent on moonlight. This was the
first time that the enemy had attempt
ed night raid over London when
there was no moon. There were stars
however, and little wind. London
was taken entirely by surprise when
/ the warning signals sounded. For a
time the gunfirc of the anti-alr craft
guns was extremely heavy, and sue
cceded in driving away the enemy
planes.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-03-08
FISH COMMISSION TAKING
SPAWN AT PYRAMID LAKE

The state fish commission now has
a force of men stationed on the Pyra-
mid Indian reservation taking spawn
from the lake trout, the run of which
has been in progress some time Su-
pcrintendent Vogt of the state hatch
cry went to the reservation yesterday
TO direct the work.
Next week the commission will be
gin taking rainbow trout spawn. The
spawn fish will be taken at the elec
trio light dam one mile west of Reno
Commissioner Tenant said yesterday
that he looks for a very successful
season. Gazette.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-03-08
RED CROSS NEWS

Yesterday was a busy day in the
workroom. Mrs. p. C. Mcbride, as
sisted by Mrs. Mcntz and Mrs. Joe
Harris. instructed large class in
gauze work.
The Pythian Sisters, under Mrs.
Greiscr and Mrs Abel, assisted by
Mrs. Higginbotham, and the Catholic
Altar Society under Mrs. Garcia de
voted the afternoon to muslin band
ages. They all worked industriously
and completed a large amount of very
. beautiful work in both departments.
In the early part Of the afternoon,
Mrs Grciscr had charge Of the scv-
cnth grade public school girls, who
made 90 head bandages and the work
was excellent.
On Tuesday Mrs. Hgginbotham had
charge Of the Sth grade girls, and re
ported a large number OF bandaGcs
made and very beautiful work done
Miss Simonsen had charge Ol the knit
ting and assisted Mrs. Eby with the
packing. Mrs. Eby reported a very
nice shipment OF useful articles fol
hospital use from Mrs. Paulson, Hal
lcck.
The Dorcus society turned in {
large number of property bags ant
other articles the result OF their al
tcrnoon's work at the Mause. Beside
giving Monday in the workroom, the
Durcas ladies also devote their Thurs
. day meeting to Red Cross sewing. IL
this way they have turned in ire
/ mpndous amount OF work, The ladic
p OF the Episcopal Guild turned in So
p to the Red Cross fund raised by th
q voluntary contribution OF its mem
bcrs.
The following names were regis
: tered during the afternoon.
T Mcsdamcs. Mcbride. Ment2, +. N
e Russell. Lindsay Jones, Perkins, His
/. ginbotham, Garcia, Bangs, Harri:
i puciucri. Garcia, Garrccht, Eb!
n Toombs. Rice, Abel, Grover, Ray, Ga
rccht. Nulty. O'Connor, Weather
o Rigsby, Butler, FikC, Jackson, Tabe
r Maharrcy, Grciscr, Griswold, Gobtl
4 Nickel, sutton, Lewis, Oycrman, No
s the Misses Phillips. BatChciof Simo
n sen: Mcssrs. w w. Booho: and !
u Tally.
II An order has Cowc from hoadpua
i,ia which states tUd' positively cy"'
ID one who works on the gauzc mu
Pr wear coycorall apron with loI
"a sleeves to the hand, cap to GOV
the hair and must wash her hands &
last moment before touching I
.S- rauzc. Running water, soap a
OF towels are TO be found I'm the htch
H. back Of the workroom and everyone
IN requested please to follow this
We struction. II Is found that We do
ho follow these orders our surgical drc
ns ingR will not be accepted.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-03-08
TWICE SUBMARINED, HE
SEEKS THIRD CHANGE HUN

SAN FRANCISCO, March S.--Twicc
submarincd within a year Loyal Merle
Kelly, a sailor made up his mind to
quit the sea and go into the army as
q rctaliatory measure. He is now a
mIl-ncdgcd mcmSrr of the Three
Hundred and Nintconth engineers,
and hopes to get even with the kaiser
by doing some fighting on land.
Kelly was member Of the crew Of
British vessel which was attacked
by the submarine U-53. He escaped
without material damage only to be
again the victim Of a diver eight miles
off the French coast on that Occa'
sion with other members Of the crew,
! he was given five minutes to leave
the vessel. While in a small boat he
almost lost his life in the whirlpool
caused by the sinking ship.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-03-08
COUNTY DEFENSE
COUNCIL FIRES
PRO-GERMAH
Finds Had Appointed Friend of
The Kaiser as Member of
Branch Council and HastenS
To Revoke Appointment

Thunder and blazes ragged at the
meeting OF the county defense council
held last night at the courthouse
when the startling information was
conveyed TO the members that an
appointment had been made at Tobar
Of man who was distinctly and de-
cidedly proGerman. This man was
named Glaser and was chairman OF
the branch at Tobar. How the infor-
nation was disclosed is not known. or
at least not announced Haste was
shown in at once revoking his ap-
pointment and placing Harvey Ruther-
ford of Tobar in his place. This would
have been duck soup for the kaiser.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-03-08
LENNON SUCCEEDS H0YT
FOOD COM ISSIONER

WASHINGTON, March S.--H. A.
Lennon, of Reno, was today appoint
ed food administrator of the state of
Nevada to succeed Henry NJ. Hoyt, re-
Gently resigned. Lennon is an old
resident of Reno and has shown an
executive and business ability as a
member Of the state defense council
that undoubtedly landed him the food
admnistratorship through the recon-
mondation of Governor Boyle.
Lennon will be remembered here
in Elko by his speech recently dcliv.
cred while travelling as member
of the state council of defense when
he occupied the platform with Cover.
nor Boyle. Grant Miller and former
Governor Oddie.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-03-08
CUSTODIAN
T0 SELL ENEMY
PROPERTY IN Us,
Claims That Certain Holdings
Are a Part of the German
Empires Commercial Grasp
On United States

WASHINGTON, March S.-The
Droperty in the United States owned
:, the kaiser himself, other German
,omnapies generally and the German
.,yerpment, will be the first to go un-
S,- the hammer according to the
mans OF A. Mitchell Palmer, alien
property custodian, to sell German
owned property to the highest bid
der
The enemy might as well know
that the connection he has been abb,
n maintain with American industry
and commerce is broken, not simply
during the war. but broken never tc
be restored" Palmer told the senate
appropriatIon committee today.
The Hamburg American and th'
North German Lloyd wharyes and
docks at Hobokcn," Palmer said, "ar,
, mart OF the German empires com
mercial grasp on this continent"