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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-08-22
Christian Church.

The Christian church will hold
meeting all day Sunday Aug. %,
1918, with special program and
sermon at II O'Clock by the pastor
G. G. Flannery, dinner at IL o'clock
in the basement of the church, you
and your family are urged to be
present and enjoy the day with us:
Bring your basket we'll filled and
come with US.
Regular services as usual: Sun
day school at 10 a. m. G. b. at Z
.p. m. All Endeavors are requested
to be present next Sunday evening.
An interesting topic will be discuss
eds '"The Cross on the Frontier
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-08-22
SUGAR EXPORTS SMALL
TO NEUTRAL NATIONS

Only 797 tons of refined sugar were
shipped from America to neutral ma
tons during the first five months OF
this year. This amounted to only 30
per cent. Of the total exports to all
countries. Mexico received more than
half the amount we exported to neu-
trails.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-08-22
THE CHURCHES.
Elk Chapel.

There will be preaching at Elk
Chapel Sunday at ii a. m. by Rev.
Sutton, of Beaconsfield. A basket
dinner will be served. Preaching at
3 D. m. by Rev. Brooks, of Leon.
Ali are invited to attend.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-08-22
Presbyterian Church Notes.

Owing to the absence of the pas
tor there will be no preaching service
at the Presbyterian church next Sum-
day. Sunday school at the usual
hour. Union evening service at the
Christian church lawn.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-08-22
! ...-...- Vil-lair-ZO-Zay-rahb

....,..... Vil-lair- bray on-nuh
In many of the above names it is,
of course, impossible to transpose
French sounds exactly into English
sounds; so the English equivalents
tiOnS
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-03-08

School district No lS, in Cedar
township, about seven miles west of
Guthrie was the banner precinct in
securing war savings pledges, Eighty
five pledge cards were turned in by
G II Wescott and Miss Datin, chair
man and secretary. respectively of the
organization in charge of that dis
trict. They reported that no partcu-
lar person was responsible for secur-
ing the signature of all persons living
in the district who were able to pur-
chase stamps, as the whole district
was genuinely interested and the
canvas was completed in three days.
Chairman Seely reports that pledge
cards are still coming in and that
number Of districts have made no
report. Logan county is behind it's
quota.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-03-08
A UNIFORM IS A UNI
FORM|,' y SAY HOT[LMEN
No Booze Will Be Served To
Women Who Are Dressed In
Regulation Khaki, In
New York Hotels

New York, March S-Women in uni
form or members of parties contain
ing women in uniform, can not be
served alcohol beverages in leading
uptown hotels.
'The governments regulation is
perfectly plain one proprietor stated
in an announcement today. "a uni
form is a uniform, whether worn by
q man or woman. If a woman is in
uniform it is impossible for her or
any member of her party to have
liquor in any form We ahev no dis
cretion in the matter"
Hereafter women doctors, nurses,
motor drivers, yeomen and telephone
operators and all other women in
khaki or blue will do exactly as the
men in uniform. They will drink
soft drinks" or nothing.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-03-08
LODGE OF PERFECTION
ELECTION Is EXCITING

The triennial election Of officers OF
Guthrie Lodge of Perfection held a;
the temple Thursday night Yves more
or less exciting
Spirited contests were held for The
various places, the fight binglng. fer
the most part on addition builders
and those opposed to improving the
temple grounGs with additions
A total of thirty-eIght votes was
cast against II T Swearingen to sue
coed himself as venerable master aud
member of the board of control.
chose voting against him maintained
that Swearingen was opposed to new
buildings and Improvements Swear
ingen, however, was elected by two
majority. For the treasurership, the
banks mixed up in the fight All the
old officers We're eleatel as follows.
II u Swearingen, venerable master,
over Frank MCGUIRE; Jake Douglass,
senior warden, over w Dibbens; J
A Goddard, Of oklahoma City, junior
warden, over VIM Bicken; Frank
Derr, secretary; A Beyers treasurer,
} S Shearer almoner; Rev Nichols,
orator
The outstanding feature of ub3 elec
tion was the selection Of an oklahoma
City man for junior warden and Tie
coming of two scores Of Masons from
Oklahoma City on special traction
cars.
Elections for the other members Of
the board of control are to be held
during the year and the contests
promise to be spirited
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-03-08
LOGAN COUNTY NOW HAS
n TROOPS HOME GUARDS
Two Companies To Drill Tonight; !;
Khaki Uniforms Will Be
Available Soon; Also
Guns

This, Friday, evening two home
guard companies will hold regular
drill meets, Co A, under Lieut. Paul
Van Hooser, at the city hall, and Co
r, Lieut. John Nelson, at the court
tOuse Every member should attend
these meetings and devote at least an
hour to drill work Co A will also
elect second lieutenant, vice Johl
Gatchell, joined the colors.
The regimental commander has de-
finite propositions on uniforms, ami
they are both practical and highly
satisfactory As soon as the state
military department has passed on
them they will be submitted to a
conference Of the county council Of
defense and the regimental and COM
pany officers. With at least twelve
white and two colored companies in
neat khaki uniforms Logan county
will be able to keep her position at
the head of the state military col
umn.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-03-08
ANOTHER JOLT FOR
JOHN BARLEYC0RN
If Snake Bites You, Use Whisky
Sparingly, Advises DR. Gray
son, White House
Physician

Rear Admiral Cary T Grayson, the
White House family physician, is an
authority on snake bites and their
aGtidotes
Before the members Of the naviga
ton class of he Potomac river power
squadron who met at 1914 + street
northwest last night, Admiral Grayson
Illustrated the effects Of bites by rep
tiles and told what to use when a
snake attacks.
Whisky Admiral Grayson advised,
should be used sparingly, but it has
its good offices in case of this kind
lie said many persons have been kill
ed by taking an overdose of this
cure" for snake bites.
The White House medical aide lee
tured at length on the treatment of
insect bites, burns and injuries.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-03-08
kAlSER's PROPERTY TO
6E GRABBED FIRST.

Washington, March S-PrOperty In
The United States owned by the kai-
SER former Chancellor Won Bethmann-
HollWog, the German junkers" gen j.
orally and the German government
itself, will be the first to go under tho
hammer under the plan Of A Mitchell
Palmer, alien property custodian. to
soll foreign property hero to
The highest bidders.
Mr. Palmer's testimony to the sen.
ate appropriations committee, H.
which he proposed necessary leGisla
ton which was made public today
makes plain that properties of merel!
minor individuals probably VIII no
be sold but that the direct purpose
of the move is to break UP the out
post Of kultur In America.
'The time has come" Mr. Palmer
told tho senators, when the owner.
ship of some Of these great German
properties should be permanent
separated from German capital anc
that the enemy might as well know
that the connection which he he
been able to maintain with Americas
Industry and commerce Is broken. no
simply during che war, but broke
never to be restored"
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-03-08
GIGANTIC WAR SAVING
ARMY IS ORGANIZING
Drive For Savings During 1918
Scheduled; War Footing Is
Object of Organization,
70 Be Ultra Patriotic

Logan and Guthrie people, boys,
girls young and old, are rallying to
the Thrift banner Of Chairman Chas
Scely Baby bonds are the best war
hct apd everyone should have some"
said Lyman Gray banker and chair
man Of the Third Liberty loan cam
naign for Logan county III you
cant buy Liberty bonds, buy thrift
stamps, but YOU should buy both, "
he added
Thousands Of war savings societies
ale in process of formation through
cut Oklahoma They ave expected to
prove a valuable asset in quitting the
United States on war footing, in the
opinion of those directing the cam
paign Of the National War Savings
committee
The war savings society has un
limited possibilities and these groups
eI organized societies are looked up
on as tratewa agencies Of patriotism.
oklahoma already has 100000 war
savers and from this gigantic army
will be formed thousands Of these
societies The county chairman will
see that each township, town or school
district chairman has the pledge cards
for his particular district
The organization process is simple
and easy A unit for an organiza
tion Of society can be fixed at eight
or moro persons A qualification for
membership is that the person shall
have sigued a pledge card
The societies will hold regular
meetings at fixed period Those
persons, if any, who have fallen down
in their promises to save will be
visited personally and in this manner
interest will be at fever heat The
societies will become rathor commun-
ity centers whore anything for the
good Of the country will be taken up
for discussion
In the organization of war savings
societies, there are a large number
of existing organizations or groups
in which it will be easy to effect or
A few of them are
churches, Sunday schools, women's
clubs, business offices, factories,
municipal employees, mines. print
shops, schools, fraternal orders, liter
airy societies, stores, apartment
houses and oranges.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-03-08
ALL SlBERlANS ORDERED
TO MOBILIZE FOR SERVICE

lIarbin, Marcn 6-An agreement
has been arrived at between the con
sular corps here, railway officials and
the Chinese customs service to per
NIT the export of foodstuffs by way
Of Irkutsk and Vladiyostok and also
for the shipment of Manchurian pro-
duets to Vladivostok for export to the
allies 1t is reported at Irkutsk that
the bolsheviki have ordered all work
els in Siberia to mobilize for service
at the front The bourgeoisie have
been instructed to build defenses or
to work in towns in support of the
laobilzed workers.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-03-08
PRO. HUN GRABBED.

Washington, March Sl--Oswald Ros.
ert Kuehne, a checker In the gun di.
vision of the ordnance department. is
urder arrest here today on a chra
Of larceny after several charts re-
latlng to the American output Of mu..
nitions and a book Of secret war de-
pertinent data had been found among
his personal effects.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-03-08
PHYSICAL TESTS GIVEN
LAST Of CLASS / MEN
Classification According To Con
dition; Re Listing Of Men In
Second Draft, Next Call
In April

The local board is making it final
list Of men to be sent under present
call Examinations are being made
today Of all the class men needed
fer this call The board expects def
irite instructions from the proyost
martial general under he new rulings
and readiusted classification but is
not expecting another call to be made
for at least 30 days, perhaps some
time in April It is the prevailing
opinion that the new rulings win work
considerable change IN the present
Classification. There will be no fur
taer enrolment until congress de
cldes some of the new propositions
now before that body
Reconsideration according 10 physi-
cal condition of the men called in the
next army draft. is provided in re-
vi5ed instructions for medical adyis-
ory boards which are being sent to
the local boards throughout the eoun-
try. The new regulations just made
public, require that every man SUM
moned before the board shall be plac-
in one of the following classes
(a) Acceptable for general military
service.
Cb) Acceptable for general military
service after being cured of remedial
defects
Co Acceptable for special or linn
tied military service in a specified
capacity or occupation
Cdl Rejected and exempted from
any military service
It is the intention Of the provost
marshal general to provide later for
the further investigation and classi-
flcation Of the men acceptable for
limited or special service so that rec
ord may be made of the sort of work
each of these men may be assigned
to do without endangering his health
To Eliminate Exemptions.
Under the new regulations many
ailments and defects which gained
exemption Of drafted men in the past
now will result only in their being
listed in group b. Such men if they
choose will be given the privilege Of
securing the services Of their family |
physicians to overcome the defect, !
but if they have not availed them !
selves Of this privilege within spe-
Gifted time, they will be called into
military service and ordered to a can
torment base hospital, reconstruc-
tion hospital or to civic hospital as
may be designated by the surgeon
general
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-03-08
FAVORABLE VOTE ON
ALIEN DRAFT MEASURES.

Washington March S-By unAni-
mous vote q favorable report or tha
administration BIZ 10 give effNt to
alien draft treaties which may here-
after be negotiated including those
With Great Britain and Canada. al.
ready signed by authorizing the pres.
ident to order registration of suct
aliens, was ordered today by the aen.
ate military committee
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-03-08
BABIES BORN TO TWINS
ON SAME DAY AND HOUR

Hagerstown Md, March S-Chil-
dren born to twins on the same day,
thirty minutes apart is a remarkable
coincidence that not many twins could
lay claim to-
A daughter was born to Mr. and
Frs c G Kramer at 1G:l0 p m and on
the same evening at 10:40 p m, a
baby boy to Mr. Kramer's twin sis
ter, Mrs w Laign of the same city.
Aside from the fact that like all
parents they are proud of their chill
dfen, both twin parents are delighted
that their children were born on the
same day.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-03-08
CHINA MAY HELP
JAPAN IN SIBilIu \

London March 8-Japan, according
to a dispatch from Tien Tain to the
Daily Matt is reported to have init
mated that she would welcome Chin
csc co operation in the event that
extreme measures were necessary in
Siberia, thus desiring to demonstrate
her unselfshness.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-03-08
NO BRIDGES TO BE
BUILT THIS YEAR?

Nothing was done at the counts
bridge letting advertised for Tuesday
of this week. There were five con
tractors present but only two bids
were received. Those not bidding
giving as reason-uncertainty of get
ting materials. Contracts could have
been let last August for much less
than now. Guthrie is directly inter-
.ested in several of these,
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-03-08
REVOLUTIONARY ARMY HAS
CAPTURED FORTIFIED
CITY OF JAMBURG,
SINTY-EIGHT MILES
FROM PETROGRAD;
HUNS HALTED
GERMAN AIR RAIDERS
HURL BOMBS ON LONDON
UNDER COVER OF DARKNESS
A FLOCK OF Hun BABY
KILLERS REACH ENG
LlSn CAPITAL; II
PERSONS KNOWN
TO BE DEAD
BULLETIN.

London March "a Russian revo-
Iutionary army captured hamburg,
sixty eight miles from Petroerad on
the morning of March 7, according
to an official announcement made in
Petrograd Thursday and forwarded
by the correspondent of the Exchange
Telegraph company. Russia, general.
ly, outside Of the German agent con-
troIled cities are reused and will OPP
pose the Teutonc INVASION
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-03-08
SAMMIES DEFEAT DOUBLE
THEIR NUMBER IN FIGHT
Associated Press.

With the American Army in France
March 8--An American patrol of five
men three nights ago outfought an
enemy patrol Of ten men. They met
in No Mans Land and the Americans
opened fire. The Germans replied
and for three minutes there was a
sharp skirmsh, The enemy retreated,
leaving two dead and two wounded
BaVarians who were made prisoner.
The American patrol returned to It's
own line without having received a
s~ratch.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-03-08
F!NNS WANT PRINCE
OSCAR AS RULER.

London, March S-The Finnish gov
eminent has asked the German en-
peror to appoint Prince Oscar, the
fifth son of the emperor, king of Fin
land, the Alton Tidnengen of Stock
holm, says it learns from diplomatic
circles there, according to an EX-
change Telegraph dispatch.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-03-08
CABINET OFFICER TO
BREAKFAST HERE, MONDAY
Secretary Houston and Lieut.
Perrigord To Be Received BY
Local Committee; One
Day n State

Secretary Houston and Lieut. PERI
cord will pass through Guthrie Mon
day morning at 1926 on the Santa Fe,
enroute from Kansas City to Norman,
where they will make speeches.
Appeals from the local council Of
defense to book the visitors for
speeches here, next Monday, were
turned down by the state council, in
asmuch as Norman has not been hon
ored with a war celebrity and GHth-
rie has had MacQuarrie.
Houston and Perrigord will speak in
Norman Monday afternoon and at
night at the auditorium in oklahoma
city For the oklahoma City meeting
fifty seats have been set aside for
Guthrie Tickets for these seats,
which must be exchanged at the Lee
lIuclins hotel, will be issued by Judge
Bierer. Houston and Perrigord will
be in Oklahoma but one day A.
langements are in the making TO have
big committee meet the visitors az
{he Santa Fe station here Monday
morning The visitors will breakfast
here, and an effort will be made to
have them stop over, deliver speeches,
end go on to Oklahoma City and Nor
man by motor or intersrban
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-03-08
SOLDIERS RITE REUNION
FOR TEMPLE CANCELLED

Secretary Derr and II T Swearingen
left for Lawton this morning, iii be.
half Of the Consistory, to communi-
cate Scottish Rite degrees to class
Of TT Sill and Doniphan soldiers.
The temple had arranged to confer
Rite degrees here within the next zen
days, but the plans were upset by the
camp commanding officers refusing to
grant furloughs to the soldiers
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-03-08
ENGLAND VOTES HUGE
SUM FOR WAR


London, March S-Thc house Of
commons late last night agreed unan-
iIaously to the vote of credit of 500, p
000,000 pounds, moved yesterday by
the chancellor Of the oxcheQuer, An
drew Bonar Law This brings the
total of the votes Of credit during the
war to G,Si2,0OO,OOO pounds.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-03-08
TO BREAK UP OUTPOST
OF GERMAN KULTUR Herr
SENATE VOTES FAVORAH.
ON WILSON'S ALIEN
DRAFT MEASURE; Gov
EItNNIENr CLERK
ARRESTED AS AN
ENEMY SPY
BULLETIN.

Washington, March s--Propertl
owned by alien enemies In Unitec
States will total a billion dollars In
value. This property has been ordered
confiscated and sold. Many million
dollars in money and jewels will alsc
be confiscated,
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-03-08
FIVE FRENCH SHIPS
SUNK IN WEEK,

Paris, March S-During the last
week no French ships Of more than
1880 tons were sunk by enemy sub
marines or mines. Two vessels un-
der that tonnage were lost. -Four
merchantmen were attacked unsuc-
cessfully,
During the week ending March >,
S6j merchantmen entered and 7i5
cleared from French ports)
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-03-08
ROTARY CLUBS CHOOSE
o. G. FOR NEXT MEET

Rotary club Of the eleventh district,
including Oklahoma, Kansas and Mis-
souri,, met at Hutchinson, KAN yes
terday and launched plansforAggres
sive war work. Oklahoma City was
chosen as the place of meeting next
year
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-03-08
ALL RUSSIA R0USED AND READY To
GIVE TITLE TOINVAD|NG TEUT0NS
DeserterS Are
Sent To rison
For 20 Years

Camp Lewis, Wash, March $
"Td just as soon fight for Germany
as the United States. and ia like
to see Germany win the war, vera
expressions made by Private Reu-
ben c Mcconnell Yesterday he
was sentenced to twenty years IN
a federal military prison All his
pay win be forfeited and a dishon-
orable discharge will follow
Private William L McClune was
sentenced to twenty-one years at
hard labor at a military prison for
desertion and wrongful disposal OF
clothing He, too, forfeits pay an@
allowances, and will be dishoncr-
ably discharged at the end of tAe
prison term
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-03-08
DISTRICT COURT.

Jury cases will be Jed in district
court next week This week was de-
voted to hearing motions and seating
cases. 4
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-03-08
ENEMY ACTIVE
Associated Press.

Associated Press.
London, March 8-The enemys ar
tiIIery was active last night in the
neiehborhood of Rbecourt and the
Scarpe valley, the war office reports.
Considerable artillery activity de
Veloped also on both sides in the
Ypres sector between the Menn road
atd HouItholst forest.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-03-08
HUNS BOMB LONDON.

London, March 8-SeVen or eight
German airpanes made a raid over
England last night. One Of them
reached London and dropped bombs
in the northwest and southwest dis
trcts OF the city.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-03-08
ELEVEN KILLED BY BOMBS.

London, March S-Eleven persons
were killed and forty-siX others were
injured in last nights airplane raid
on London, according to the latest po-
lice reports, says an official announce
ment today. 1t is feared that an ad-
ditional six bodies are in the ruins
of the houses wrecked
Another raider dropped bombs in
the northern district of London, de-
nolishing several houses. The fol-
lowing official announcement was
made:
"Last nights raid was carried out
by seven or eight airplanes. One
reached London and dropped bombs
in the northwest and southwest dis
tr!ets. Another raider, after dropping
bombs to the north of London, pro-
coeded southwark and dropped bombs
liz the northern district. Several
houses were demolished"
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-03-08

"HELP WIN THE WAR; syY
SAVINGS STAMPS.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-03-08

"HELP WIN THE WAR" BUY
SAVINGS STAMPS.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-03-08
.KAISER'S PROPERTY IN j. s. To BE
SOLD TO THE HIGHEST BIDDEA EA
Bet On Ponie r
On The ELec J IS;
MustPay az

How much did you VIA 'ds
last year? Or how much : ou
clean up on the ponies
Don't forget to include ?
profits in your income tax re ,n,
Hurbert Bolen, state collector of
internal revenue warns that such
items must be included Even ell
ection bets must be recorded, says
instruction from Internal Revenue
Commissioner Daniel Roper
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-03-08
REVOLUTIONARY TROOPS IN
RUSSIA STRIKE BACK.
London, March S-Russian revoi-

lContlnuea On Psgs Eighty