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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-09

Your friends are going to look
for the sticker. lifts missing they
will put you down as a Stacker,
right off.
If you forget, you will be re-
minded by Boy Scouts or young
ladies from Draughon's Business
College, who will follow you up
during the day to sell you stamps
Don't turn them down. Re-
member, it's "sticker or Stacker"
Get one on your windshield be-
fore you 60 to your office Friday
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-11-01
new REPORTS
ENCOURAGING
Epidemic In Ohio Appears 10 Be
at a StandStiH.
LESS VIRULENT THAN IN EAST

Army and Navy Camps Suffered the
Severe Type Because Il Was
Brought to Them Quickly Upon In
PRODUCTION Into This country-Pub-
Iie HeaIth Service Sends so Phys-
clans to Stricken ohio Localities.
Columbus, Oct 30.-The influenza
epidemic IA Ohio appears to be at a
standstill. getting neither better nor
worse. Fifty physicians have been
sent to stricken Ohio communities
by the public health service.
Ohio Is fortunate in having a less
Virulent form of influenza among
civilians than prevailed in the east,
according to James E. Bauman, act
ing state health commissioner.
DR.. E. w. Scott, IN charge here for
the United States health services,
makes the same comment after hav-
ing been in the midst of the epidemic
IN the east.
The virulenoy Of an epidemic
spends itself as 1t travels from the
main center Of infection, they said
1t was brought into this country both
at the Atlantic and Pacific coasts.
As it spreads to the middle Of the
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-11-01
Local Briefs

Senator J. D. Johnson has received q
letter from his son, Ser cant Jesse John.
son, saying he was stationed somewhere
in Russia.
DR.. L. NJ. Otis is arranging his bust.
ness affairs to enter medical service in
the U. S. army. He will go to Camp
Oglethorpe, Ga.
Mrs. Art Woods has received card
from her husband announcing his safe
arrival overseas.
Wiro Pulskamp and John Shiverdeck-
er, stationed at the Great Lakes naval
training station, were visiting home
folks here the first of the week.
Word was received in this city the
first of the week of the serious illness
with influenza of ex-Fire Chief Weber at
his home i'll Detroit, Mich.
Ray Mauger, a former we'll known
Center township boy, is reported serious
ly i'll with typhoid fever at his home at
home at Lima.
Miss Edna Loree, daughter of Attor-
ney and Mrs J. w. Loree, has been no.
tilted of her acceptance as a nurse by the
Council of National Defense and that
she will be assigned to TT. Oglethorpe,
Ca, for duty Notification as to date Of
her departure will come later. She is a
graduate of the University of Blooming
ton and is fitted for the exacting re-
quirements of an army nurse.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-11-01
VOTE OHIO DRY

OF war, IL is scarcely less worth while in
the era f peace TO follow. Prohibition
is as good for peace as il is for war. The
evil which the saloon has come to sym
bolize is no more to be tolerated in the
period of reconstruction to follow than Il
islto be tolerated now.
The war after the war; Is not 10 be
fought with machine guns and bayonetts
but with industrial sagacity and COM
mercial alertness. II will be period 10
tax the qualities of manhood and wo-
manhood. Ohio cannot afford TO enter
this after-the-war competition handi-
capped by the saloon.
Let Ohio rid itself of this incubus OF a
legalized liquor traffic now for all time.
Let Ohio catch step with advancing po-
pular sentiment the world over. Purth-
er tolerance of the evil would be out OF
harmony with the states oft-proved war
earnestness. Ohio cannot fight Prus-
sianism with the states full strength as
long as the liquor evil exists to hold her
back.
The vets have been driven from one
shifty defense to another. Now is the
time to deliver the knockout blow in
Ohio. Let 20 elector underestimate the
importance of this issue.
Vote Ohio dry!
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-11-01
BETHEL

Golda Burris, of Celina, spent few
days last week with her aunt, Mrs. John
Leininger and family.
Henry Winkler visited Claude Batch,
who is staying with her grandparents, a
couple days last week.
Elvie Leininger and Golda Burrls Wis.
tied the school Friday.
Mrs. Henry Swarts visited at Wm.
Kantzer' $ one day last week.
Mrs. Bart Montague visited Mrs. Laura
Smith one day last week.
Quite number of young folks visited
at Will Moore's Sunday night-May
Lille and Alice Grundon, Otis, Lillian,
Arvesta and Vernon Shively.
c. Florence and family visited Tohn
Schwark and family Sunday.
Mable and Walter Moore called on
LYDIA West Sunday afternoon.i
John McAfee, jr., and niece, Vina
Bumbaugh, were at Coldwater Monday
Will Moore helped Jim Florence husk
corn NJ jnday.
John Grundon and wife, of Montezu-
ma, visited Lew Grundon Tuesday.
Neal Florence called on VIM. Kantzer
Tuesday afternoon!
George Eblen moved to Coldwater last
Tuesday.
Robert Jameson shredded corn Tues
day.
Amos Florence helped Will Grier put
his barn on the foundation this week,
Eph Florence and son Donald, of Ce-
lima, called on his father, {. Florence,
Wednesday night.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-11-01
TO THE DRY VOTER

The stay home voter, mostly among
the farmers, defeated us last year. Ohio
is sure to go dry if the dry vote is polled.
If we had turned out to man, as the
vets did, the victory would have been
ours and we would have saved nearly a
half million dollars this year which could
be used in winning the var. The Huns
are killing our boys over there and Hun
sympathizers are killing them here at
home.
We thank Congress for what it has
done, but that is only war measure and
will cease when the war is over.
A word of caution. When you enter
the election booth, under no circum-
stance, through oversight or careless
ness, fail to vote Eyes" for prohibition,
and we advise you to vote No" on the
first amendment on the ballot.
Again we say, don't fail to 60 to the
polls, for if there had been one more dry
vote cast in each precinct last year, the
state would be in the dry column to day
AS Ohio goes, so goes the nation.
Take little time to present this mat
ter to your neighbor, who may not have
thought of the importance of this cleo
ton Respectfully,
MERCER COUNTY DRY Fedora
TION.
By w. +. Turner, Chairman.
A. H. Roebuck, Secretary.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-11-01
THOUSANDS STARVING
IN The HOLY LAND
American Red Cross Urged 10
Send Help at Once.

Washington, Oct. 30.-Relief work
on a far larger scale than now is
being administered by the American
Red Cross among the civilian popula-
tions of the Holy Land is immediate
ly necessary If thousands Of men,
women and children are TO be saved,
said a cablegram received at Red
Cross headquarters from John H.
Finley, Red Cross commissioner for
Palestine.
One-third of the population of Leb-
anon has died Of starvation and dis
ease, due to lack of nOurishment;
many villages are depopulated and
in ruins, and thousands of persons
are in direst need as the result of
epidemics, prohibitive prices of food
and inability to get work, DR.. Finley
said. Conditions in many of the hos
pitfalls are deplorable, because of the
shortage Of physicians. More than
10000 sick civilians have been cared
for by the Red Cross in a single
month.
There are 10000 Armenian refu-
gees in and about Damascus and 5000
more in the Hauran district, the ca
blegram stated. DR.. Finley said the
Red Cross workers have been doing
everything to relieve the distress, but
added that greatly increased help
must come at once.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-11-01
THINGS TO
CONSIDER

That the mightiest and most effective
Anti-Liquor organization in the world is
the United States government.
That the Liquor Traffic is condemned
by the Food, Fuel and Railway admin
strations; and by the Navy, Army and
Agriculture departments. Pronounced
illegal by the Judiciary department.
That when Federal Custodian of alien
property, Mr.. Palmer, made the expo
sure of the Washington Times, that the
resolution of investigation adopted by
the Senate. said, among other things:
That the organized Liquor traffic of
the country is vicions, conducted by men
who are pro-German in their sympathiks
and who are disloyal to the U. S.
That they are allied to the German
American alliance, the National Associ-
alton of Commerce and Labor Ga liquor
And other organizations
of working against the Natio-
nal interest. In the investigation of the
Alliance it was proven that the Brewers
chiefly financed it. Congress took its
charter away by unanimous vote.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-11-01
IS THERE ANYTHING
Too Small for Republican Politicians
to Engage In?
special to The Celina Democrat.

Special to The Celina Democrat:
COLUMBUS, o., October 31.-E. M.
Fullington, Chairman of the Republican
State Committee, gave Ohio its cam
palgn canard list night, when lie sent TO
Republican weekly newspapers a three
hundred word story, in which he cha, ges
that Gov. Cox aided in obtaining exemp-
tion for James q. Scripps, son of veal
thy California newspaper publisher.
This charge was held back until the
last minute, in hope that it would be cir
culated too late for a reply from Gov.
Cox. Republican editors who received
the charge Immediately recognized its
untairness, and many refused to print It
until they had reached the Governor by
telephone and given him an opportunity
to reply to the charge. Since the inaug-
ration of the campaign Gov. Cox refused.
until last night, to issue statement of
any nature, but so insistent we're the
demands that he let the voters have
ooth SIDES OF this story, that he made
this statement:
never wrote or spoke a word to
the President, the Secretary of War
or to any draft board, asking for the
exemption of Mr.. Scripps, or any
one in his organization, or any one
else. The Governor of a state has
not the slightest authority to exempt
any man or to prevent his exemp-
ton. The Mr.. Scripps referred to
in the charge made by the Republi-
can Chairman is a resident of Cali
mia. The claim for exemption of
one of the Ohio members of the
Scrlpps family went through the
regular draft machinery
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-11-01

Two Judges of the Supreme Court
and one Judge of the Court of Ap-
peals are to be voted for in this
County.
The above are the Democratic can
didates only. The names of all can
didates for Judge will appear on a
separate ballot without any party
designation whatever. The names
apear in different order on each bal
lot, it is necessary for each voter
to fix the above names in his mind
so that he can find them on the bal
lot, and place "X" in front of each
name as above shown.
Do not fail to vote this judicial
ticket You have no duty more I'M
portant, and these men all deserve
election.
Cut this out and take to the voting
booth with you, and mark your
judicial ticket from it. 1t is proper
and lawful to do SO. Hunt out the
above names and vote for all of
them.
Dem State Ex, Com, W, W. Durbin, Gilman.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-11-01
1T IS UP To
Y0U!.

II is up to you, Mr.. Voter, to sa,
whether election celebrations are to b.
held in Paris or London, where Presiden
Wilson is honored, or in Berlin or Wen
ma where he is hated.
Next Tuesday is election day. Yol
can help to bury Kaiser Bill, the Brew
ers, the saloons and the German Amer
can Alliance all at one swoop by voting
for Prohibition-YES.
The next Legislature has the power tc
say whether we will continue to have q
dry or wet nation after war prohibition
expires. Brookhart stands for the drys,
The saloons and their allies will vote
for the wet candidate, Mr.. Huber. Dc
you catch it2
The statesmen and the common peo-
pie of England, France and Italy, with
whom we are associated in arms against
Prussian military domination of the
world are practically unanimous in prais-
ing the Presidents war policies. They
trust Wilson; do your
Is it because the railroads seem to be
getting coal to destination these days
a little better than they did, even with
ever-increasing demands overseas, that
the Republican politicians are tearing
their shirts under the leadership of Mr..
Roosevelt and National Chairman Hay?
To think the railroads are running at all
seems to hurt them.
A prominent Democrat, taking issue
with us i'll refusing to support Mr.. Huber
for Representative said he was in favor
of National prohibition but not local OPP
tion. In saying this he only showed the
foolishness of his logic-advising against
the only method by which he could get
it. You've got to send dry man to the
Legislature pledged to vote for the Pro-
hibition national amendment. You can't
get it by the wet route.
Mr.. Democrat, you vote with your
party when you vote for Mr.. Brookhart
for Representative. Your national party
has declared for war prohibition. and
has also put the question of National
prohibition up to you, SO that it may he
without interruption after the
war and when the war provision becomes
inope .ative. The vets fought your par
ty to prevent both measures. Back your
party with your vote.
S and by Wilson. He asks for the
vote of the American people, just as he
has asked the German people to take
matters in their own hands and help end
the war. since he has asked the people
10 accord him this favor, we don't know
which are the maddest, Emperor Bill
and his military clique or our astute Re-
publican politicians. They yelp much
much alike at this democratic medicine
It may be bitter, but the effects are fine.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-11-01
ANOTHER SOLDIER
LAD DIES IN CAMP

Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Rhodes, of Durbin,
this county, received a telegram Monday
notifying them of the death of their son,
Bert Rhodes, aged "a, at Camp Sheridan,
Ala, that morning. The deceased had
been on visit to his parents at Durbin
a week or ten days ago. Previous TO his
visit home he had an att lck of influenza,
and on his return to camp he was strick-
en- with neumonia. Besides his parents
the young soldier is survived by a sister,
Mrs. Fred Adams, of this city, and a
brother at Camp Jackson.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-11-01
WEEKLY REVIEW OF WAR

10 miles has been made and more
than &c, 900 Germans have been taken
prisoner.
In the Italian theater both the Brit
ish and Italians have scored sue
cesses, while in Asiatic Turkey the
British have captured Aleppo in Syria
and are driving ahead on both banks
of the Tigris in Mesopotamia, with
the Turks unable to check them. The
fall of Aleppo and the continued ad-
vance up the Tigris are moves Of
such strategic value that 1t Is not
unlikely Turkish opposition shortly
will be entirely overcome both In the
Holy Land and Mesopotamia.
General Ludendorff, reputed to be
the brains Of the German army, has
resigned his position as first quarter
master general, and Emperor Will
liam has accepted his resignation.
The resignation caused a sensation
and is commented ON as a sign that
German militarism Is really abdk
eating.
Germany has replied 10 the Wilson
note, stating that the German people
now control their government, mill
tary and civil and saying It now
awaits the allied terms of armistice.
Oct 29-The French forced a re-
treat OF the enemy in the big salient
north of Laon. On the Italian front
the allied forces crossed the Piave
river and captured 1900 Austrians.
Austria, replying to the Wilson
note of Oct. 10, accepts all the views
expressed by President Wilson, says
she is ready to negotiate peace and
asks for immediate armistice. She
also recognizes rights Of her subject
peoples, especially the Jugo-Slavs
and CEecho-SloValEs.
Oct. 3O-Attacks are being dslfv-
cred by the allies over a front OF 20
mile in Italy, from the Brenta to the
middle reaches Of the Piave river.
American reserves are behind the
lines, prepared to aid the allies when
the opportune moment arrives. Large
numbers of prisoners and numerous
guns have been taken by the French,
British and Italian troops, who are
driving the Austrians from the noun
tain passes and across the plains east
of the Pave EAv0r.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-11-01
GOsSsOsSsSOsSSSSsSsS
THE MARKETS
SsSOOOSOSOSsssssSassssssI

Chicago, Oct. 30.
Cattle-Pceves, 50 5O01s 60: butcher
stock SC 65al4, stocBers and feeders
s. 50p12 10; cows Sc 65Q14; calves, 81,
ql6 90.
Hogs-Butchers SIS 25als IS; light
SlS@lS 75; packing, 81 25GlS 10: pigs
$l4 75ql5 so; rOughs, SIC 25a17 IS.
Sheep and T.amns-Ewes, $4al6: lambs
SO 5yDl6 So.
Receipts-Catte 21.OOO; hogs, 1000
sheep and lambs, 35, 900.
Cleveland, o., Oct. 90.
Cattle-Steers, 81 50G14; COWS. S7d
10; heifers, SHT1p 80; bulls. SsdIO So
calves, 81 5OalS
Hogs-Mlxed hogs, SIS 25; pigs, SIC Is
r0ughs, SIS IS; stays, Sl2 20.
Sheep ana Lambs - Sheep, 5000.
lambs. SIS 50ql5 rs.
Receipts-CattIe, 40; hogs, ZOO sheen
and lambs, 1000; calves, $50.
Cincinnati, o., Oct. 30.
Cattle--Steers, Sc 50Q15; heifers. 81 50
GI2; cows, sSalc 50; calves, S6Ql7.
Hog5-Packers and butchers s17a
II IS, common to choice, $llQ15; pigs
and lights, 31OQ14 rs; stags, SlOQl3 So
Sheep ana I.ambs-sheep. $3Qs. lambs,
SSG15.
Receipts-Cattle, 1,OOO: hogs, $500;
Pittsburgh, Pa. Oct 30.
Cattlc-Choice, SIS 50G16i good, SAC
Is; fair. S901o; calves, s17G1S
HCss-He7vies, SIS 4OalS so; heavy
Workers. SIS 2541S 50; light Yorisers. S17
la17 81; pigs, S1G0l6 So
Baltimore, Nd, Oct. -.
Burter-Fancy creamery, 5sq6ec; store
packed. 3703Sc.
Eggs-Nearby and western hrsts, SOC
oultry-Young chickens. 3lQSSc; old
hens. 32c; old ROSTERS, 2OG2c.
Boston. Got 80.
Wool-Ohio an6 Pennsylvania feeces.
Delaine washed, SS6S9c; one-half blood
conbing. 75nT6c: three -eighths blood
combing. 75n n76c; delaiRe unwashed, 74c
Toledo, o., Oct. 20.
Corn, Il IS oats, 72he; rye, 81 %; e1c
yer seed. $!3 70.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-11-01
KILL IT.!

Vote NO on the proposed am ndment
of the Ohio Home Rule Association-the
Hun Gelman-American Alliance work
ing under another name. Kill it as you
would snake. While you are doing it
vote for Brookhart for Representative.
Briefly, this amendment grants the
people the power to defeat a legislative
ratification, but does not give the people
the power to ratiiy national constitu-
tional amendment if the legislature fails
to do so. This would apply to all future
constitutional amendments that may be
submitted to the states regardless of
subject.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-11-01
[Cleyeland pan DeaIer. /

For the third time in four years tn,
voters Of Ohio are to pass this fall upon
a dry amendment to the state eonstitu,
tion. In 1914 wet majority of S4,l52
was returned In 1915 the majority was
cut to SIS, 40S. In 1917 the vets were
able to score only a scant majority OF
| l,l37.
No fact in connection with current
trends of thought is clearer than that
public sentiment is tending unmistaka-
bly, toward Prohibition, not only in Ohio
but throughout the world. Fourteen
states have already voted to ratify the
dry amendment to the federal constitu-
tion. By successive enactments Congress
has placed its mark of diaapproval on
liquor as an intoxicant.
Not only the United States but prac-
tically every one of the belligerent coun-
tries has curtailed the activities of the
liquor traffic as means Of promoting
their individual war efficiency. Allied
governments recognize not only Ger
many as a toe but the liquor business as
we'll
If it Is worth while to protect the man
hood of America-of Ohio against the
perils of legalized liquor traffic in time
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-11-01

Discussion OF armistice proposals
has had no appreciable effect upon
military operations on the French
front, which are being prosecuted
with a vigor that has not slackened
since the offensive began. Enemy
resistance has been stiffened In both
Belgium and France, but despite this
the British, French and American
armies have made appreciable gains
in all sectors. The Germans are be-
ing slowly but surely forced back to-
ward their own border. A feature OF
the week was the launching OF an Of
tensive by British, French and ltal-
ian troops against the Austrians on
the Italian front. In the initial drive
important positions and 300 prisoners
were taken.
The British continued their opera
Hons looking to the development OF
Valenciennes and have put down Vlo-
lent counter attacks.
The French armies fighting on the
40 mile front between the Oise and
Aisne rivers are keeping up their Of
fensive against the Germans and
have made additional gains, taking
several villages and compelling the
enemy to fall back at various points.
In the region southeast of Valen-
ciOnneS, around lie Quesnoy, the
Germans have delivered violent coun-
ter attacks against the British. Their
efforts to throw back Field Marshal
Haig's men from the positions they
hold we're unsuccessful, and heavy
casualties were inflicted on the enemy
by machine gun and rife fire.
The Americans have begun the
second month of their operations In
the region OF Verdun by keeping up
thAAr attacks against the Germans
from the Mouse to the wooded eOAn-
try north Of Grand Pre-. Some far
their progress has been made, not
vtthstanding continued strong oppo-
.sition by German machine gunners
from behind natural Notifications,
which abound throughout this dis
trict.
Since the Americans began their
operations northwest Of Verdun more
than 46 villages have been liberated,
an advance to an average depth o.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-11-01
ALetter from Indiana

Mr.. Big Pete-The people of Mercer
county ought to be proud of such shoe
store as you have got. went to four
different towns and could not get A.
bucket Arctic, or a half-cloth Overshoe
No. s. l heard about your store from
some of nv neighbors, and having an
automobile thought l would go over
and see what kind of store you had,
The stores over here only have few
sizes, and did not have my size. and l
believe Big Pete had a wagon load of
No. SIS, and the joke was that saved
soc on a pair. And besides Overshoes,
believe saw more gloves in Big Pete's S
store than any FIVE stores in my life.
Yours, DICK BROWN,
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-11-01
DON'T FORGET
ABSENT LADS

Two OF the Democratic candidates foI
county ofiices-C. A. Stubbs and Albert
Wolfe-are at present in the service oi
their country, and OF course can't cam
paign for the offices to which they have
been nominated. Mr.. Stubbs was re-
nominated for Prosecuting Attorney and
Mr.. Wolfe for Recorder Both are clean
and conscientious young men. During
their absence their offices are being
filled respectively; by Attorney John
W. Loree and U. C. flinders.
There is no doubt of their re- election
that IS only question of majority. It
is surprising they have even any opposi-
ton at the polls under the circumstan-
ces. Whether their Republican oppo-
nents are making any particular fight for
these offices we do not know, but they
would save themselves a stinging defeat
if they withdrew from the race.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-11-01
THE GRIM REAPER

Carl Schwarts, aged 81 years, son of
Mrs. Maggie Swartz (nee O'Niel), died
at the home of his mother, at Chicago,
last Saturday. He had been i'll for sew
eral weeks. The deceased was born in
this city, but went t. Chicago with his
parents when lad. His remains we're
brought to this city Monday, accompa-
MED by his mother and an aunt, Mrs.
Rose Taylor, and taken to North Grove
cemetery for interment.
Vim. Shearer, aged 36, former resi-
dent of this city, died at Middletown,
this state, last Friday.
Mrs. Reuben Sielschott, we'll known
Hopewell township lady, died at her
home there last Tuesday morning after
a long illness. Besides her husband, she
is survived by daughter and four sons.
News reached this city Tuesday of the
death of DR.. Paul Doran, a son of the
late w. S. Doran, at his home at Phoe-
nix, Arizona.