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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-08-08
Problems
Heart {
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n EAR MRS. THOMPSON have
| a friend ~ the army, a boy whom
have known for several years.
! like him very much, but | do not love
him. When he first mentioned his love
for me ! told him that | would be very
glad to continue as his friend, but that
| felt very sure we could never be more
than friends because felt sure we were
not meant for each other. | told him
that didn't love him'or any other man.
Tic took me at my word and has since
been a good friend to me, rarely men
,lonng has love until recently, when he
has several times alluded To il.
a few days ago | was visiting in the
town where he is stationed and while
there saw a good deal OF him The
only time he referred to his feelings was
just before | left, when he said some.
thing about his hopes" and added.
You may not encourage that hope, but
please don't ever try to destroy it. be.
cause II means more to me than any
thing | know Of We were interrupted
and I could say nothing in reply.
lie expects 10 come over to see me
before he leaves for France, which will
be soon, and | am pretty sure he will
bring mp the old subject. am going
to find 1t hard to answer him. 1t is
hard to send him away with absolutely
no hope knowing that he may never
come back, and yet feel sure that if
he comes back that hope will have to
be destroyed Isn't it better to do it
now than later? | want to do all | can
70 help and cheer and encourage him.
Please tell me the wisest thing TO saw
TO him. II he should not mention IT,
should Just let i, go as it is or should
| bring up the subject myself
PERPLEXED.
II the boy brings up the subject tell
HIM the truth To let him bone would
encourage him TO dream when he is
away of future happiness with you.
Then upon his return his disappoint-
ment would be harder than death in the
battlefield. Since you have said moth
ing to encourage hope it is hardly nee
esSary for YOU to bring up the subject
J think as YOU do, that he will mention
il himself.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-08-08
Movie Bills Today

Strand theater. 10 a. m. to II p m
Mae Marsh in AN Woman"
BiIIy Parsons IN Billy Settles
Down"
Majestic theatcr, 10 a m. TO II
p. m-Harold Lockwood in Lend
Me Your Name"
Dreamland theater, 10 a. m. to II
p m.-Theda Bara in 1918 version
OF The Two Orphans
Empress theater, noon 10 II p. m.
-Nazimova in Toys OF Fate
Lyric theater, ! p m. TO II p m
pictures: vaudeville
Liberty theater. / p m TO II p. m
Her Husbands Honor" yaude-
Vile.
Colcord airdome. 2 p m 70 II p
m-Pauline Frederick IN Madame
Jealousy"
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-08-08
WHERE THEY PLAY TO-DAY.


national League.
81 Louis at Boston.
ChicaEo at Brooklyn.
cincinnati at New York.
PSstsbureh AZ Philadelphia.
80 American League.
Washington at Cleveland.
IHj1detphia at St Louis
- Yerk Al Chicago.
! >1eQu ~ Detroit.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-08-08
FARMERS ARE WARNED
TO STORE MILL FEED

The national food administration at
Washington today telegraphed Judge
&. r. Ames, federal food administrator
for Oklahoma, urging that the farmers
Of Oklahoma he warned to buy their
mill feed Immediately in order TO insure
"a supply on hand next winter AC-
,ording 10 Roy d. Stone secretary OF
the fair price committee Of the state
administration. the eastern states have
little mill feed and unless the farmers
of Oklahoma put in supplies at once
they stand a chance OF going without
iced next winter
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-08-08

used to live here and then moved away
| was looking through some old mail
and found his last letter. liked the
boy and would like to know about him
again. 1t has been over year since
! have heard a word Probably he is
IN the war now. DO you think ii would
be all right to answer his last letter and
send It TO his homeo DOUBTFUL.
Yes, think it would be all right
to answer his last letter.
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Dear Mrs. Thompson: am IL years
old and in the eighth grade. loved a
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-08-08
BARONESS CAN'T
GET HER DIVORCE
UNTIL after War
Iona ZoIIner Would Cast Off
Hun Spouse,

WASHINGTON,-Barones Ion W.
s. Zolner will not get the divorce she
is seeking from her German army OF
husband in an Annapolis court
Judge Robert Morse so ruled today,
basing his decision on the fact that both
are lien enemies OF this country and
therefore not entitled to legal separa-
ii n in this country
Baroness Zollner, whose son, Mid
shipman William BereStord Shope, was
SO suddenly and unaccountably dropped
from the roster of the United states
naval academy.ihcre following the sen
sational arrest of the baroness on
charges OF violating the espionage act
is suing for divorce on grounds OF
cruelty, desertion. and ill-treatment.
Says She's Patriotic.
IN addition, she alleges that she Is as
patriotic an American as any other
and that the fact her husband IS in the
Germany army is another reason why
she wishes 10 break the marital tie,
that bind the two together.
Her husband is row serving against
the allies. She alleges that he was
cruel TO her in London, Paris and
Rome; that he was paroled il England
and that after coming to this country
on the parole he went back to Ger
many and IS now violating that word
he gave England.
The English government has taken
$4,000 worth Of stock she owned on
account OF her husbands Teutonic con
nections. and unless she can obtain a
divorce from him. it will be impossible
for her to regain possession OF the
property. she alleges.
Thirty thousand dollars OF the money
was in the stock Of a rubber plantation
in South America and $1,000 in stock
of the United States Steel corpora
ton
Arrested In Tennessee.
Baroness Zollncr was arrested in
Chattanooga, Tenn, hotel in company
Lieut.. John W Spauldlng OF
Alva, Okla attached to the troops at
Fort Ocletl orpc Ga. After her arrest
he was sent to Fort Oglcthorpe under
guard Shortly after her case was
brought TO trial in the federal court
and she was released on s. 500 bail
Later, charges OF disloyalty against her
we're dismissed.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-08-08
HOWARD CONFIDENT
OF PLURALITY OF 800

z. 3. Howard, state auditor, who
won the democratic nomination for
congress from the First district over
Jim Davenport, returned to Oklahoma
City this morning Mr. Howard de-
cisred he will have a plurality Of be
tween 600 and 1000. possibly more
Tulsa county. according to Mr How
ard. gave him a majority over Daven-
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-08-08
LABORERS ARE SOUGHT
FOR CANT0NMENT JOB

"No skill but a strong back neither
ands nor equipment" That IS the
requisite OF laborers signing up for
work at the cautoument OF Camp Eus-
lis. Va. at the federal state employ
ment service in the Culbertson build
ing. Men signing up are sent directly
TO Camp Eustis, their railroad fare IS
paid. their board assured and if they
r,main thirty days their fare is given
them. Twenty laborers signed up yes
terday but will not be sent out before
Monday
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their children aloit before embarking
for camp, Nowhert was tear shed,
and il sigh was heaved it went un-
heard
"Jes' at III vacation, kiddo," said one
lanky, cordovan-colored roysterer to his
sweetheart, AN ah'l bring you dc
kaiSer's helmet for a stew pot"
Bring his sword, anyway Sam"
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-08-08

Negro conscripts with their families
and friends thronged the Cortlandt
street ferry at New York recently.
laughing and Skylarking as il bound
for a picnic. The drafted men en-
braCed their women folk and tossed
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-08-08
PRETTY CANDIDATE
FOR YE0MAN TESTED

Surrounded by sympathetic yoemen
OF the male persuasion, members of
the local recruiting navy station, Miss
Naoma Collier of Wewoka. pretty and
attractive, took the preliminary exam
ination for stenographic work this
morning, to qualify as yoeman in
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boy who used to live here. but he has
moved away now lie never wrote to
me after he moved Do YOU think it
would be wise for mic TO write to him
Or DO YOU think ! am too lttle'
STRAIGHT HAIR.
The boy should write to YOU first
Anyway, you are too young to cor
respond with boy
Dear Mrs. Thompson: A long time
ago ! corresponded with a boy who
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-08-08

urged the girl, "ior you'll need a new
razor by that time"
VII
The DeckcrS were entertaining callers
one afternoon. and while the grownup,
we're talking the baby crept on the floor.
suddenly there was loud bump and a
wild wall. 1t came from the direction
OF the piano.
"Oh Earl. the baby has hurt himSclfI T.
cried Mrs Decker. Kun quick, dear r.
The young father had already dashed
toward the piano. He dropped on his
knees and CROPPED under the piano for
his injured offspring presently he re-
turned.
"Oh, the poor darling' 1t is a bad
bump" asked one Of the guests
NO." he answered, fortunately hi,
head hit the soft pedal"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-08-13

tax. 20 cents on the hundred dollars
.. Additional Road Tax expenditures.
s and tax.--cents on the hun
dred dollars
g. Library expenditures, s., and
tax.--cents on the hundred dollars.
Z. Poor expenditures for preceding
year, $4,000. and tax. cents on the
hundred dollars.
s. Other items. If any. expenditures
s. and tax.--cents on the hAnn-
dred dollars.
Total expenditures S4s,921. and total
tax. $1.75 on the hundred dollars.
The taxables Of the above named
township are as follows:
Total valuation Of lands and improve
ments, S457.7so.
Total valuation of personal property.
s7s.S1O.
Valuation Of railroads. express corr
panies. palace car companies, telegraph
lines. telephone lines. etc. OBSTINATE ed
from last years tax duplicate). S425.-
go.
Total taxable property OF township,
s962.72o.
Amount Of credit on account Of mort
gage exemption. $685.
Net taxable property Of township,
s956,o96.
Number OF polls 1859.
Csigned) WA. WATER.
Trustee
Dated August S. 1918.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-08-13
INNES TNfENr

Mr.. Investor. if You are looking for a
safe and reliable place TO invest part Of
your savings. look up The Elmore Copper
Company's most valuable offer. We do
mass Of gold. but We do pretend and
tell the public that the Company's hold
lngs is one If not the richest in copper
holdings in the country. and when the
second enrichment is reached go feet
from the present base Of No. ! shaft
which is 225 feet deep then we can
safely boast Of the richest mine in
MADE Tor the purchase Of this Company's
holdings, but all have been refused for
the simple reason that this Company
have the stockholders interests in mind
The president is q former resident of
East Chicago and has been continuously
tunneling into the hills for the last three
years. and have located the vein in each
one. The assays prove that there are
three precious metals at 100-foot level
as follows: Gold $500 to $500 per ton
copper p per cent to per cent per
ton. silver $3.50 to 1922 per ton. This
essay was taken some time in 1917. one
point this Company wishes to make
at any price. therefore the inVes z
public need not have the slightest doubt
in their minds on that point 1000
shares are placed at the public's dis
posal at low price and if YOU Mr.
Investor. are interested, call AT 206 Ca1u-
met Bldg, East Chicago. 10000 shares
have already been sold through this
Liberty Bonds and do not believe in
bringing undue burdens upon our banks.
Look out for the knockers" and ur-
scrupulous persons. Investigate for
yourselves. Write to the First National
Bank at Mountain Home. S-13-3
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-08-13
ANNA HELD DIES
AF TER LONG FIGHT
Noted Actress Succumbs to
Pneumonia After Fight
With Rare Disease.

NEW YORK. Aug llama Held.
famous actress. who has been i'll for
many months and for whom every
known effort Of medical skill has been
exerted TO prolong her life. died here
yesterday afternoon.
Throughout the day IT was seen bv
her physicians that she could live but
few hours and toward the last she was
unconscious.
The popular little Frenc. actress had
made a gallant fight against death for
nearly six months. She suffered from a
rare bone disease, which. ii was sug-
gested at the time she was taken i'll,
might have been caused by tight-lacing.
but finally succumbed to pneumonia.
contracted ten days ago.
Many times during her illness hope
was almost abandoned. but her vitality
and continual cheerfulness in the face
Of great suffering brought rally after
rally.
Recovery Expected
Until she was stricken with pneumonia
hers was expected to be one Of the few
recorded cases of recovery from the
malady from which she suffered
Anna Held had long and notable
career on the American stage. She was
made famous and exploited by Florenz
Ziegfeld Jr.. from whom she obtained a
divorce Aug. H. 1912.
Miss Held met Ziegfeld in 1895. when
he became her manager After a ro-
mantle courtship they went abroad and
were married.
Daughter On Stage
She leaves a daughter, now on the
American stage.
Yvette GuilberC excepted. no Paris
ienne ever won audiences like Anna
Held The salary that she gained abroad
was colossal.
She broke her contract with Mar
chand Of the Folies- Be-gere in order to
come to America. and paid over the So
600 damages that he was granted with
a smile.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-08-13
LEGAL NOTICES.

EXPENDITURE AND TAX LEVIES
FOR THE YEAR 1918.
The Trustees OF North Township
Lake County. proposes for the yearly
expenditures and tax levies by the Ad-
visory Board at it's annual meeting. to
be held at $50 Center street. Whiting
Ind. on the 3rd day of September. 1918.
commencing at l o'clock p. m. the fol-
lowing estimates and amounts for said
year:
L. Township expenditures. S7,562. and
Township tax. no cents on the hundred
dollars To be spread over all Of the
property Of North Township including
Incorporated cities and towns.
. Local Tuition expenditure. $685..
and tax. so cents on the hundred dol
lars, and so cents on each poll.
s Special School Tax expenditures
S6.557. and tax. 70 cents on the hundred
dollars, and 500 on each poll.
Special School Debt Fund. s1.s42. ard
tax. Is cents.
4. Road Tax expenditures, S2.o25. and
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beams fastened together to cover the
hole made by the torpedo. Pumps were
set to work emptying the waterdlled
hold. When the ship was able 10 float
she put out under her own steam TO go
into dry dock for permanent repairs.
Before the war six or seven salvage
jobs al one time was a big task Today
the salvage section is equipped TO handle
from so to 60 jobs at one time
one ship IN dry dock here rescued as
it was sinking. is the American oil
tanker 0. B. Jennings OF Bayonne. y. J.
In April the Jennings coihded with
British tanker Both We're carrying oil
cargoes and the impact from the col
lision set the oil ahre. Thirty-seven
members of the crew of the British YES
sci were burned TO death Two others
sought escape by diving overheard. but
landed in "a flaming oil-covered sea and
were roasted alive. Only one aboard the
Jennings was killed.
Blaze Is Very Pierce.
For several days the blaze was so
fierce that salvage ships were unable
to approach either ship. Finally they
managed to beach tbs British ship. The
smoke for a time prevented approach to
the Jennings When it finally cleared,
the heat prevented approach Finally
destroyers were brought up and several
score of shots hred into her. Forty
holes were made in the hull. and she
sank just far enough 10 put out the
blaze. The Jennings was then beached
and the remainder of the oil removed
by pumps. It is estimated the value of
the cargo removed from the Jennings
was Sl0.000O0O The Jennings has been
repaired and now is ready for sea. The
British vessel is still submerged. but
she ia expected to be foated soon. Close
to 100000 worth of cargo is being
removed from her
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-08-13

WANTED-Competen girl for house
work. So state 81. S-12-tf
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First Balloon Ascension.
The first balloon ascension Ia said
TO have been made by Pere Berthold
Guzman. Portuguese priest. in 1870
Or 90 ye RS before Mongolher.
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GuARArrEED HOOrrrc

We apply red and green Roofing over
old shingles; also gravel Roofing and
repairing. See US on anything in the
Roofing line.
Calumet Roofing Co.
Phones 467-2S65. Room p Rimbach
Bldg. Hammond
s -26 tues tbur-sa+.f
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WANTED Experienced millinery maker.
NJ, MandeI. 143 State ST.. Hammond
S-12-2
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WINNING WAR IS
EASY--FOR CRANKS

LONDON July IS. (By MaiD .-Buz-
Yards trained to fly to Essen and pick
the mortar out Of the chimneys of the
Krupp gun works. will win the war.
according to one jealous Britisher. He
has submitted his idea to the inventions
department OF the ministry OF NUM-
tions.
Another patriot charges nothing for
the suggestion that a fleet of balloons.
CO rrying powerful magnets attached to
cables. be sent over the German armies
You don't see? Why. the magnets VIII
Full the guns out of the Heinies' hands
and the tin hats off their heads. OF
course. Then the allies will just turn
loose E little shrapnel on the unarmed
and uncovered hosts of Hohenzollern.
and the war will be over. That's the
idea. end the war.
The moon worries a lot OF inventors.
That's why they're called loony. from
Luna. the polite society name for the
orb night which always has had
strange influence over persons with
-er. unusual turns of mind.
This Moon Not working
one patron OF the British mails
wishes the ministry of munitions 20
cover the moon with big balloon. not
only because of the rhyme and har
mony that would result. but because
the moon is friendly to the Huns. II
ANYBODY wants to use the moon, he'll
find it covered up like a showcase on
sunday and tagged Moon out OF or
der until after the war" Another
would blot out the moon by covering
II with a beam Of black light. what
ever that is Another wants to have
the clouds frozen right where they
stand and heavy artillery mounted on
them by British landing parties. oper-
ating from airplanes. then on good
cloudy DAY wipe out the Germans.
one genius would cover all available
vacant land with big factories, get up
great FIRE in the boilers so as to
throw ont a lot of smoke. and blow
the factory whistles 10 beat the band
This. Of course would attract the
Heinies IN their planes. and they
] would waste all their ammunition
| blowing up the factories which would
contain no workmen except those need
| cd TO fire the engines and blow the
whistles The Germans would go
/ home in d:r- defeat
shcot Pm WIEN Cootie shells.
{
shoot shells hUed with sick coolies
and ailing heas into the German lines
Squirt cement over the Heinies and
petrfy them
Ruild a shell with steering gear put
man inside and direct him to drive
right 20 the royal palace, Berlin, and
don't spare the horses.
shoot snakes into the Hun trenches
BY compressed air
Let rockets carry live wires across
No Mans Land
Build lawn mower as big IS q
! tank and make wienerwurst Of the
boches.
skim the grease off your soup at
lunch time. use II instead Of gasoline
in YOUR motor and help win the war.
Build a tunnel to Potsdam and get
/ ire kaiser.
! snread -,1re nets over a large sec
ton of France; then retreat. Turing the
Germans on When you've got them
where YOU want them. roll up the nets
and file your German army away for
/ reference.
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For Motorcycles.
2ND EAND
MOTORCYCLES.

Excelsior. Henderson,. I7dfan. Harley.
Flanders. Thor Yale. Eagle. Sears.
Pope Dayton, Motorbike Excelsior.
weights.
Sold or easy payments.
EXCELSIOR AUToCAR SALES
ROOM,
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s-f3-2
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BICYCLES

Sold on Easy Payments
A, J. WALZ,
229 state st. Phone 24ss.
Hammond. 4-27-ff
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Lost and Found


buy a home in East Chi
cago; must be cheap for cash. Apply
1886 Forsythe ave, East Chica go.
s-10-tf
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T0RPElOED SHIPS
CURED OF WOUNDS

FBY UNITED PRESS
AN ENGLISH CHANNEL PORT, July
IS. (By Mail)-War has converted this
port into a huge ship hospital.
It is the haven of torpedoed. mined
and disabled vessels. and is equipped
with the best ship surgeons" and
nurses" in the United Kingdom.
Here ships the Hun has torpedoed and
reported as sunk are given a new lease
of life and sent out again TO sea 1t is
estimated that hundreds of thousands of
tons Of shipping and tens If millions OF
dollars worth Of cargo are saved as
result of the work Of that part Of the
British admiralty known as the salvage
section.
Passing out to sea on one Of the crack
salvage boats the United Press CORE
spondent observed more than a score OF
torpedoed transports and steamers
Most of them were British. but sprinkled
here and there were a few American
and Portuguese ships.
Some Of them had been torpedoed
twice. one, formerly a German liner
but taken over by the United States
after war was declared. was torpedoed
in the same spot on each side. Another
ship had been shot in two, but both parts
were frouaht i'm hy selvago boats. and
the ship eventually VIII be sent TO sea
again.
Divers Patch Ships.
Another ship which had a huge hole
on one side and fourteen holes made by
spiinte-s when the torpedo struck. was
undergoing repairs.
Two divers We're at work alongside the
boat. They signalled for the lowering of
the patch" and it was dropped down to
than a match. is number of wonden
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Wanted-Female Help

Experienced girl for gener-
81 Homework; small family: no wash
ing Phone 1855. 90 Glendale Park
hammond. S-S-6t
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Help put Indiana across June
%. Join the War Savers army
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FOR SALE-191s Twin Err motorcycle
with side car. fully equipped; ba rSain
Phone 2043 Hammond. S-13-6