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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-05-14
One WAY THE RED CROSS HAS TAKEN
TO DEFEAT THE KAISER'S GAME
1000 Ragged, Sick and Homeless People Are
Daily Dumped at Evian.

At the first onslaught OF the Huns
before the French were able TO With.
stand their invasion. the Kaiser Sc
cured goodly section of France.
With the captured cities ana villages
he acquired many thousands of French
men.
True TO all the rules OF Teutonic
efficiency. the noble German worked
and starved these French close TO the
point OF death then saw 10 II that an
impressive number OF them caught
tuberculosis and finally sent these poor
wrecks back TO burden France
II has taken the Kaiser from two 10
three years 10 suck the healthy blood
from the veins OF these sturdy rural
French. but now he Is sending them
back Mt the rate Of about 1900 a day
The Kaiser never announces these
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-05-14
A SCORE OF REASONS
FOR The RED CROSS
1t Is Playing a Big Part in the
War for Democracy.

What does Ii mean 10 you to know
that your America Red Cross:
Is supporting $4,000 French children.
Sends supplies TO 3.423 French mill
tary hospitals.
Provides 1000 French hospitals with
surgical dressings.
Is operating 80 canteens at the front
line
Is operating six other canteens at
French railway functions, serving
3o,0vU French soldiers day.
Operates a movable hospital Ia four
units accommodating 1000 men.
Is operating children's refuge In one
part of the war zone and In another
IA medical center and travelling dis
pensary. both capable OF accommo-
dating more than 700 children.
Has opened long chain OF ware
houses stocked with hospital sup.
plies. food, soldiers comforts, To-
baceo, blankets. etc. all the way
from the seaboard 10 the Swiss
frontier.
Has warehouse capacity for 100000
tons
Has 400 motor cars and operates seven
garages. making an repairs.
Has shipped ~ freight cur loads OF
assorted supplies TO Italy from
France within two weeks after II
began operating 10 the former coun.
try.
Had battery of motor ambulances
at the Pave front four DAYS after
the United States declared war on
Austria.
Started hundred different activities
In Italy nj the time that nation was
In its most critical condition.
Has established i've hospitals In Eng.
land and operates a workshop for
hospital supplies employing 2.coo
women.
And that 10000 cases OF supplies
have been received az the Paris
headquarters Of the American Red
Cross from your various chapters
scattered throughout the United
States
Mhnt does all this mean 10 your
And l have told you but a fraction of
the work your Red Cross has done
and Is doing. II means that without
this ceaseiesS heroic work OF the
American Red Cross. We could never
win this war.
Without your Red croas thcusands
In kumania would have starved to
death.
Without vcur Red Cross Italy would
never have realized that powerful sup
port Of the United States In the hour
Df need.
Without your Red Cross thousands
" French soldiers now CALAMITY nshf-
ng for you af the front would have
He'd Of wounds. exposure snd lack OF
'ood.
But now we must all rpdouble our
forts and sacrifices for our Red Cross
million mothers sons are
'oing to carry the stars and stripes /
o the greatest victory Cod has ever |
aven 10 men eghting for hsoor and ,
Iberry.
With the help Of your Rsd Cross I
osr boy WI w1A IA
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-05-14
A MESSAGE FROM EDWARD N. HURLEY,
Chairman OF the United State, Shipping Board.

Chairman os the United States Shipping Board.
LIVERY dollar that has been appropriated by the Amer
IL can Red Gross in this has welded closer that
relationship between the United States and the nations OF
the Entente, relationship that will have marked effect
upon the peace council that is coming
If this work of spreading the gospel of mercy is
continue, every man. woman and child in this republic
give the American Red Cross his fullest support in
its second campaign for sl0o,00o,000.
Our boys in Europe are looking to to back them up
and know of better of supporting them than
through the insrumentaly of the American Red Cross
The good it has already accomplished and the COM
forts and welfare it will provide later when the stress
of becomes greater for the United States forces make
Il imperative that the second fund of 1o0 900 be
spontaneous gift the part Of the American people
0HlAE -A------s
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-05-14
NURSES PRETTY
Red Crcss Hospital Uniform
Mosi Becoming in His
tory Of World.

IN recent news letter from the
front the war correspondent of the
Philadelphia North American helps to
explain the song. I'm In Love With a
Beautiful Nurse"
There are CO Red Cross nurses ut
this place" says the dispatch. They
are cheerful. obediont. brave and com.
petent. And those who weren't pretty
TO begin with he anne 50 the moment
they donned the uniform that is the
most becouing ~ uu The long history
Of costumes devised Tor the mysiiiica-
i.on AID beguiling II men.
IT the Officers ward Was a colonel
with bronchitis I've seen them in the
Philippines. aud I've seen them Ia Chi
ma. he told mc. 7 suppose I've seen
abors all The existing apes. but new
er yet saw one that wasn't pretty in
side " "a hours
lie reminded me OF an Irish Tom
my. Who. 50 his major told me. woke
up in hospital la 1916 and. seeing the
nurses In the ward. exclaimed. MAY
the howly Virgin bless Us. but the an
gels have come down TO the Somme b"
Hundreds Of Red cross nurses. how
ever. are doing work sbroad in which
iheir looks are les eagerly considered.
Finding aud caring for war orphaned
iahies. hghting tuberculosis. re-e~tab-
fishing homes in shell wrecked villages
these arr some Of the big tasks Of +.
mercy which. thanks to American con-
iribuiions. the Red cross sets for It's
nurses
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-05-14
THE WARS RECOMPENSE

The original of this found American soldier who
bravey fought nobIy died. The
Ye who have faith to look with fearless eyes
Beyond the tragedy of a world at strife,
And know that out of death and night shall rise
The dawn of ampler life.
Rejoice. whatever anguish rend the heart,
That God has given you a priceless dover,
To live in these great times and have your part
In freedoms crowning hour.
That We may tell your who see the light
High in the heavens-their heritage to take
II saw the powers of darkness put to flight,
saw the morning break
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-05-14

sumptive germs. We have a hospital
OF 70 beds for children Ia Evian. These
are reserved for the children who are
too IN TO take farther. Then our Red
Cross has a convalescent hospital out.
side the town and yet another in a
nearby village II also keeps six am
balances busy transporting sick wom-
en and children. Yet even then the
strain upon our workers is SO great
that for eight long months one Ameri-
can nurse has had TO look after 40
beds
We through our American Red
Cross. are doing great things toward
defeating the Kaiser IN his efforts 10
turn France Into n graveyard. but we
have lust started, and our duty de-
iunnds that We work fast aud without
ccaSing
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-05-14

she was Just tiny bit Of q Frvuch
chill not more than three or fous
year old. She WIS wandering about
The C.sinc at Evlan quite indspend-
entity a. found herself In the line Of
repairlaud children waiting to BE- a.
amined b, ths American Red Crue,
doctor.
She may lave been lcx,, but -
seemed very happy. humming a vseuo
AMI wandering >crap Of tuna Wkoe
she had been thru 1gh. back whor, t.
German army rus< no one kpsv
Some of the grown.fs vers v~u>6ar
With JOY 20 be among flfsaAs asain
IL cane her turn 20 b. Gannhnl
What Is your ?" tl.e = b.
nurse sske,l
"Marcelle. piped the four-yeon1oa
"And your other nancy
-Je ne sails pas the child sus~rnn
with the utter unconcern one ressrgS
for tribes CT do not know
The nurse Vas bothered. She As6 =
card to tll out. and here wa = <Aa1
come back TO Frsnce thst dld noe
knou its own name
Don't you see her therey ssssa
the nurse Which h yeur mothery.
And she pointed 10 . ubase cvva ~
them.
Which oue;- Aarcelle echoed = -
tie p'siDtiseiy. and thn she fsu,1 -,
brave answer BY climbing ~ sss, -
nurses lap. did THE Frenchvousa a
four wears.
ia. tout le nssnde esf ma - -
1Ais c'Essrytsdy y ustha = -
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-05-14

There are ~ divisions Of the Red
Cross 10 the United States. There is
complete orSanizatiou at each divi-
sion. with a great '1areaou-e for the
collection I'D sfliprsesa Of ala linda of
Red Cross supplisA r
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-05-14
The Rainbow
In Antonile's SKY

lie stands looking down, this An.
toine, peasant. the man with The
hoe"-looking down into the brown
soil from which he and his ancestors
have lived. They have made this soil
and the sun and the rain give them
something each year-not much, 4 live
lihood--do you see. and perhaps ! ~
tie besides.
But the hoe Is broken. The ground
abont him Is torn. trampled, scarred.
The fields full of great pits, a. if some
terrible. blighting disease has passed
and left land isaimed aud dead.
Tanges OF coarse barbsd wire, posts
driven deep and now shattered. ugly,
distorted. like the wrecked ptling of .
rotting wharf.
Trees Blasted BY Shell Fire.
In the orchard are trees blasted By
shell fire. hacked with axes. branch.
less. and Antoine's vines have been
hopelessly uprooted and destroyed.
Nearby are few blackened upriShts
pointing TO the sky like burnt flnters,
a pile OF loose stones from the fallen
chimney. forlorn heap Of everything,
now become nothing. confusion Of
eloquent and silent decay. Here stood
the house of Antoine.
And Antoine Is q peasant. stropa
with the dried and toughensd strength
u old age, stopped. leaning upon that
broken hoe. grotesque silhouetto
against the pale sky Of dawn. q stlhou-
ette OF despair In the hope OF new
lay. Above him. close by the ruins Of
that home. stands single slender
'herry tree somehow untouched BY the
storm that has passed. tree with
'resh green leaves and blossoma
rom II some petals Of pink n0st down
ipon the blackened stones.
II Is slow work this digging with q
'roken hoe. But what can we do? An.
oine begins the toll OF the day. The RED
u the sunrise pales 10 blue. The tive
ons of Antoine. they would be q great
elp. but they are gone the horse too.
"iiello, Bill"
Strange words. but plainly some
orm Of greeting. Antoine looks up.
! round red face surmountiny smut
I'd canvas coat is beaming upon the
easant from considerable height
his Is then no canton.
A Horse Of Iron.
"lfme for spring plowin'. bo," says
ne stranger. Then painfully and pa.
emily In the French OF Columbus. O..
E explains that this is tractor-a
orse of iron--which win draw 4 piow
i've shares, turning five burrows at
time, and here is the pillow and here,
'upled on behind. Is a great set Of
heels irundling lumber enough foi~-
ell, small house at least, Antoine 10
ire
Antoine's hoe Is broken. About him
rs the chaos of his ruined dwelling.
Is sons are somewhere or there on
e iiring line. Hut II they shall one
~ come back 10 him and lind, AFTER
|. the lieids IN cultivation. house
Antoine looks up tirst at the cherry
ee. dropping petals upon the black.
ed stones then nj the smiling face
the man who drives the horse ef
Dn.
And who, sleu'. sends this seat
cw Of many burrows and the lr ,o>e
= house, Is II the good Co..
"Oh. nong, mon sure" n led the
m from Columbus. "Rsv Ang CON
'h! nothin' like that old top lie
81 The American Red Cross. Which
e o them fields do ,ou wan, u turn
or first. heyr"
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-05-03
READERS WILL LEARN
IDENTITY OF INJURED
Casualty List Win Give Means Of
identification

WASHINGTON, MAY 2--(Associated
Press)-Today's casualty list number
ed 92, with II killed in action, two
died of wounds. three of accidents, sew.
en- of disease, three otherwise, seven
severely and So slightly wounded, with
three missing. r. -.
President Wilson today decided to
resume giving out for publication the
addresses of the men mentioned in tho
casualty lists, thus ending a eontro-
versy in which war qftcialsluSged that
the addresses might BE kept seefet as
German agents might be able to'ident-
ify regiments and divisions through
watching the lists. Others urged that
the addresses be given out in order TO
avoid causing needless anxiety In case
of duplication of names.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-05-03
GERMAN PLANS FOR
.PRUSS|AN|z|NG seen
Put Military Rule Over Kiev and
Would Remove King Of Ru-
nnania-Weak Excuses

LONDON, May - Associated
Press s)--German' plans for a complete
Prussian domination of both the Uk-
Taine and Rumania were made plain
yesterday by the establishment of mill.
tafy rule vt Kisy,s and the weak ex;
cuses which wereA offered for the
course ppraaed. Despatehf fS raeeiN6d
'hy the Daily Mail tofd Of the seizing
of the Kiey government BY German
military and the arrest Of q number of
members Of the Ukrainian rada, eharg.
ing that the government was too weak
to maintain order.
Last night it was reported from Am
sterdam that Berlin messages said the
Ukraine rada had been overthrown and
was succeeded by a new government
which was heartily in favor of the OBJ.
servance of the terms of the Brest-
Iiovsk treaty. ~,
The Mail also published the report
that the Central Powers have deter
mined to dethrone the king of Rumahia
and to install in his place a man of
their own choice.
Berlin dispatches Of last night told
Of the entering Of Sebastopol 'by the
Germans who met with no resistance
and were not compelled to do any fight,
ing
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-05-03
BODY OF missing
WIFE DISCOVERED
One Of Women Believed To Have
Been Murdered BY HeImuth
Schmidt Is Unearthed

DETROIT, May 3 - ASSOCIATED
PreSs)-One of the missing "wives -
Of Helmuth Schmidt has been found
Her body, wrapped in canvas, was ex
humcd yesterday from beneath the con
crete floor of the basement of the house
in which Schmidt had made his home
This is the boy of Irma Pauatinus,
who disappeared two years ago after
becoming the wife Of the man suspect
cd of a series of woman murders.
schmidt has passed beyond human
punishment. Ten days ago, when he
was arrested and put in confinement
while an investigation into the fate of
at least three women he is known to
have married was Under way, he com.
mitred suicide in his cell.
Search for the bodies of possible
other victims whom he may have buried
under his house or in his yard is being
kept up.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-05-03
SHAH TO
GET LIBERTY BONDS
Committee Decides To Accept
AppIication-CitieS Are Told
They Fall Behind

WASHINGTON. May s. Associated
Press l--Librrty Bonds to the amount
Of 100000 will be taken by the Shah
of Persia His subscription has been
accepted by the committee.
Cali upon the larger cities to emulate
the example of the rural communities
and exceed their uIIotments of Liberty
Bonds with subscriptions was sounded
by Secretary of Treasury MeAdOO. He
praised the splendid patriotism shown
by the rural districts in the prompt
responses that had 50 generally come
from such communities and said the
farmer had left the city dweller of the
larger cities behind.
Totals for the loan as announced to-
day were $2,64 10000 leaving the
loan Il billion short Of the high water
mark which the committee has asked
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-05-03
OFFICIALS DESIRE
GREAT ARMED FORCE
Baker and Daniels Agreed Large
Army Necessary-0bject
10 Restrictions

WASHINGTON, May 2--( Associated
Press]--Power to raise an army through
conseflption as large as circumstances
may shsw to be nee essary, the only
limit to sbe the ability OF the govern
men hiisze equip; train and tfahe.
port, was the request Of secretafy Of
War Baker today &hen he appeared be
fore the house committee on military
affairs. = eH ~ .-
Yesterday o bill was introduced by
the chairman Of this committee which
would limit the number of draftees to
4,000,0 900 and the entire army TO 5000,
900. While such an army might prove
sufficient, even more than may be re.
quired under certain circumstances,
there may be occasion for a larger
Army and Baker asks that no legisla-
tive restrictions be placed upon its
size lie said sueh limitation would
be, in his opinion, extremely i'll advised.
Baker, Chief of STAFF March and Pro.
vost Marshal General CrOwder today
conferred on plans for a greatly in,
creased army at an early date. Sec
retary Baker said afterward that 1.-THE
only point now is the limit of our abili
ty to equip and transport men,"
Secretary of the Navy Daniels, speak
ing in Philadelphia said that America
should send to the. front as many mil
lions of men as are needed to win the
war, raising the draft limitations, if
necessary, to include men up to so.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-05-03
CHINA PREPAREST0
TAKE REAL ACTION
immediate Offensive Against
Southern Rebels Planned and
Forces Concentrate

AMOY, China, May 2-(Associated
Press s)-An immediate offensive against
the southern rebels, breaking the dead
lock that Las existed for more than q
year, is about to be launched by the
government, il the heavy movement of
troops towards the Fukien and Kwang-
turg borders means what officials and
others believe.
Large reinforeements are arriving
for the government armies, which are
concentrating at Tungshan and Chaoan.
South China has been acting inde.
pendcntly of Peking for some time,
maintaining an army in the field and
defying the power of the central gov
ernment Many efforts towards effect.
ing Il reconciliation have been attempt
cd from Peking, each resulting in fail
nre
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-05-03
CONGRESS AWAKENING TO
NEWSPAPER ASSISTANCE

WASHINGTON, Nav p Associated
Press Recognizing the patriotic part
which the newspapers Of the country
are playing and how essential to the
success of the various Liberty Loan
campaigns their publicity, freely given
in the news columns, has been, mem
bers of congress are planning to in
troducc Il hll to amend the Postage
Zone Law whlrh would throw great
burden Of added expense on the papers
Unless amended this bin will 60 into
effect on July |.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-05-03
Expected Ofensiyes Do Not Develop and
Barages Are Not Followed By Usual
Waves Of Grey Clad Infantry
French Make RecOnnOitering Raids and Take
Prisoners; British Airmen Do leadly
Work Back Of Enemy Lines

NEW YORK, May 3-(Assocated Press )While the u in
~ offensive the Allies Scizng the
opportunity make all preparations the fresh efforts
expected be launched The weather has which
will enable lun expedite arrival of fresh troops
guns which it is believed they have awaited before usheng in the
phase of their offensive That further strong oensves
planned indicated by the intense artillery baage which
,inued throughout yesterday IT, a. @,<
MUST ATTACK OR LOSE
The expected German attacks the Amens and Ipes
did develop yesterday and assaults of Importance
launched in either Wild artillery bombardmens
occasionally such usually prsagd the Hun attacks
such attacks in each instance failed to maeraze Military
the Tuons attack again acknowledge
defeat and that their attempt break through to the Channel
ports and to crush the British have failed,
Yesterday morning the Germans directed heavy bombarment
using gas and explosive Shells against the West Merrs
of the Ver Breoneux heavy assault expected
follow this barrage but no attack was launched.
: f}%ssESrtt, ALL THRUSTS FAIL
Of and ChangTon the enemy did make infantry
thrusts they without the Of the past
tte fpenei tEyA gsek
west o Rheims enemy attack With disaster
fell before the French artillery rifle fire. $- ~ "
Accommodating raids make by the French against Lemon
cel Coucy and Pona Mouson the OF which number
of German prisoners taken
British much in evidence yesterday and did some
deadly work the positions and back OF the line the
official report from London In raid ThonVe ton Of
dropped and bursts of flames observed to
the barracks railroad station and sdng fire broke
in the Cakhutte works and noticed that balloon she'
badly damaged = r%~.=' ',-E~.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-05-03
GERMAN SUBMARINE GETS
THROUGH CONVOY BUT is
SHOWERED WITH BOMBS

WASHINGTON May !omctapTo be veraby smotherod by
that has succeeded getting inside
q convoy q
ing q E r. .E -,
Loaded convoy DESTROYER
feet One q ne Transports suddenly gnslsa sighted
M middle position ~ he
Instantly th asyers turned and charged for
had twice popped and had then disappeared fF&f$
The first
paoling behind o
which with
desroyers r..
The attempted nulhed
all safe In France
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-05-03
HUNS NOW WIRELESS
WAR NEWS ABROAD

SAN FRANCISCO, May 2-(Ohicial)
'--TranspaciGc passengers arriving here
state that their steamer picked up a
German wireless message in midocean
claiming great victories in France and
purporting to describe "a huge British
cemetery of Flanders.
The passengers learned the real sit
nation through official United States
radios which were confirmed by Off
cinl dispatches to the newspapers.
They eagerly read today's dispatches
telling of the success of American
troops in the first participation of the
great battle east of Amiens, where
many Germans were slain, wounded and
captured in hand to hand lighting.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-05-03
WITHDRAW APPEALS
TO serve Terms
San Francisco German Officials
Decide II Best To Take
Their Medicine

SAN FRANCISCO, May 3-(Asso,
ciated Press)-.Franz Bopp, former Ger.
man consul at San Francisco and L. II
Won Setback, his aide and the German
vice.consul, both convicted Of con
spiracy to violate the neutrality of the
United States in the Hindu Revolt Con
spiracy Case, who were sentenced on
Tuesday to two years imprisonment and
to pay fine Of $4,000 each, from
which sentences they announced they
would take an appeal, today withdrew
their notices of appeal through their
counsel
They will leave for the penitentiary
to commence the service of their sen
tences on Saturday, it was announced
by Federal officials.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-05-03
COAST SHIP BUILDING
IS RUSHED FORWARD

SAN FRANCISCO, Mny (OhiciaD
LCsli" Comyu, whose shipyard built
the first concrete ship, the Faith. re
turned today from Washington for the
Faith 's trial trip Saturday and to con
fer with government officials planning
II new concrete ship plant. This plant
will he one of several for which con
gress is considering a $50 1000, ,0oo ap
preparation. COmyn's firm is ready to
build four more concrete ships larger
than the Faith.
The first keel of ten steel ships Of
$500 tons each has been laid in new
Pacific Coast yard covering PAT acres,
which was constructed since January i,
The construction speed is declared to
set a new record for plant Of such
"A size.