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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-06-06
Soup and Fish"
Welcome Is Given
To Chicago Cattle

CHICAGO, June 5--Twcnty -four
thousand hogs, 1900 cattle and 5000
sheep which arrived at the stockyards
today were met by what they may have
thought was a reception committee in
stead OF the usual roughly COW
hustlerS. The stock handlers union
was still on strike, and men habituatod
to sartorial refinements arc trying to
i'll the gaps,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-06-06

A patriotic New York youth when
rejected by the recruiting officer tried
to take his life and left note say
ing; IL guess III sec the Kaiser in
He'll instead of taking shot at him"
| ri the nnlc think
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-06-06

tie, the mastery Of the air. has now
passed back to the hands OF The allies
from whom It had been molrentarily
wreNed owing to the necessity of re-
grouping the air bases. Now every
movement OF the enemy is immediately
signalled and anticipated, and his troop,
attacking or on the march are harried
without respite by our pilots flying at
tree top level.
Centers behind the German front are
bombed on scale hitherto undreamed
of. In twenty-four hours of Sunday.
slxty-three tons of bombs were launched
by the French alone.
Airmsn Are Enthusiastic.
At Fismes and Cuchy in particular.
heavy concentrations OF infantry and
artillery were deluged with flame and
destruction from heaven hideous CON
fusion and slaughter avenged a thou.
Sandfold the innocent victims of the
boche brutality in Paris. The cn-
thuslasm of our airmen know no limits,
bonrbarders on the way back after their
mission was accomplished, attacked the
troops with mitralleuse and battle
planes brought information to the ar
tiIIery. One young pilot spotted a 'rong
force of the enemy moving forward
against the French batteries whose
range was too long Unable to signal
from the air he landed in rough ground
under heavy fire and warned the gun
ners Of their danger Still the range
was faulty, as the enemy pressed for
ward. Again the pilot landed. This
time there was no mistake and the
threatened onslaught melted in disaster
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-06-06
Must Attack Forward.

His plan OF battle is evident and the
crisis OF the operation has been reached
Everywhere the Germans have been
checked with appalling losses. Now the
boche must attack straight forward
against forces whose strength is hourly
growing more equal
The time has passed for further gains
by infitraton, which the German nu-
mercal superiority permitted before.
There have been hardly any frontal at
lacks; hitherto everything has been done
by turning movements. Now the enemy
must pay for what he gains. The forest
OF Villers- Coterets is the chief bastion
OF the allied line and against Its eastern
border German waves are breaking In
vain.
In the past month the correspondent,
has often tTaversed its deep valley and
dense coverts, where the trees and TN
dergrowth are so thick that the sunlight
hardly filters through
Guns Well Hidden.
There is small chance for bochr
'sausages" to identify battery positions,
or prying airplanes to distinguish the
movement of guns or troops. 1t is an
ideal screen for operations and its sit
uation on the German flank increases
Its value a hundredfold The eremv
realizes this to the full, and for the past
forty-eight hours he has been trying
IN vain TO penetrate the forests re-
. cesses along the valley leading from
the villages on the eastern border
Troesnes ard Corey especially, from
each of which runs railroad to Vii
lers-Cotcrets, have been literally
drenched in blood. Taken and retaken
several times, they finally remained
III the hands of the French
Hun Meets Stiff Resistance.
Lfoiled in this direction the enemy
tried yesterday TO turn the obstacle
by advancing fsrthur south between
Corey and BourescheS on the road 10
Chateau berry, where the heaviest
fighting of the day took place Again
he met impregnahle resistance The
polus, electrified by the certainty that
the retreat was ended, and that the
French and British divisions formed
solid mass OF support behind them
whose aid can be counted on at any
moment, refused to give an ,nch OF
ground
Hun Lines Torn to Pieces.
Again and again the German masses
swept forward against Passy, west of
Fort Mion, against Torcy and Bour-
osches and each time the 5cventy-fives
and quick firers tore the advancing line
10 pieces, while the heavier artillery
played numerically on each new con-
centration of troops in the rear. One
rf the most important factors in the bat
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foch has been induced to withdraw re.
serves from the north. In this case
liindenburg will have to strike again
elsewhere and keep on strikiHg until
he thinks he sees the opportunity for a
grand coup.
Germany Disappointed.
Meanwhile the change in German
opinion. IT unreliable AS forecast to
military events, is nevertheless val
liable indication OF the disappointment
which is rising in Germany over the
failure of llindcnhurg TO win the vic
tory peace which they had been prom
iSed by midsummer.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-01-03
"ALL MISsOURLANS WITH
WILSON TO WIN" SAYS
GOVERNOR GARDNER
despite Political Affiliations We Are
in Aecord"-Fault Finders
Are Censured

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-, January
l. - The war will be won because the
people of the United States are in full
sympathy with the wal and its pur-
poses and are prepared to furnish the
men, food and money with which to
prosecute it, Governor Gardner de-
clared in a New Years statement
given to the press yesterday. Contin-
uing the Governor said:
"The people of Missouri, regardless
of political affiliations, are in thor
ough accord with the President.
''They feel, no doubt, that mistakes
have been made, but that such mis-
takes are only natural and that the
President should not be harrassed by
faultfinding and destructive criti-
cism, all of which is bound to give
aid, comfort and encouragement 20
the enemy"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-01-03
CALF CLUB IS U
Fulton Gazette

As a result Of consultations made
by John L. Erwin, a Fulton dairyman,
a few days ago, the four Fulton banks
have promised TO back him in his ef-
forts to start a calf club IN Galloway
county, and the naturalization of the
project waits further action by Mr..
Erwin.
'The reason that / wanted to start
a calf club in Galloway" said Mr.. Err
win, Thursday, 'fs because / have
seen what good the clubs have done
in other counties. The respective
banks lend the boys or girls enough
money to buy a calf or pig, and when
the animal is sold the boy or girl re-
pays the money to the bank and
keeps the profit. If worthy boys and
girls in the county want to engage in
a profitable business on a small scale,
it viii pay them to look into the mat
ter"
No admission fee will be charged
for membership in the club. As soon
as Mr.. Erwin receives the names Of
enough boys or girls to warrant TAX
ing further steps in the matter, ne
will call together those who applied
for admission and let them organize,
elect officers and make bylaws.
Not only will the boys and girls
who join the club be allowed to retain
the profit made on the animals which
they keep but it is possible that the
Gulton banks will arrange for a pre-
MUM to be given the members who
make the biggest profit.
Although the Columbia Fair lost
money this year It was decided at a
meeting Of the board Of directors last
week that a fair would be held in
1918 and The date fixed at the first
week in August.
Yates g. Harrison, big Galloway
county, Mo, farmers and live stock
operators, contributed to the Thurs
days cattle trade in st. Louis with a
sixty-four head string Of beeyes Of
their own feeding which sold TO Swift
q Co. at $3.50 per cwt. These cattle
were fed for ninety days on a ration
consisting Of corn. ensilage and Raj
ston's purina Fatena molasses feed,
and made big gains. They averaged
1870 pounds at the time Of the sale
Live Stock Reporter.
Sunday morning the temperature
was as low as 1t has been this year
~ below zero was the government rec
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-01-03
HOLLENSvILLE ITEMS

We wish the Ledger staff and all h
readers a Happy and Prosperous Mn
Year.
Miss Mildred Cook resumed hu
school work at Gatewood Monday. Al.
ter a weeks vacation, Her entertain.
ment and Xmas tree on December 2
was quite nice indeed. Old Santa ar.
cd his best. The collection taken for
the Armenian Relief amounted 10
$4.43.
Mrs. Louise Campbell ENTERTAINED
+. l.. Niece with a goose dinner on
Xmas day.
Miss Dora Cawthorn Of Mexico Ne.
MILAN High School, spent Xmas with
homefolks.
F. l.. MCGEE sold COO bu, Of cou.b
Elmer Gatewood and Chas. Meyers It
$l,1O per bu.
B. c. Berrey and Dave Roberts
are on the sick list.
l.. T.. Carter sold Is 20l-lb hogs to
Fred Roberts last week for SIG per
cwt.
Rev. John Foster and wife, d
Canton, Mo-, visited her mother, Mrs
Tena Love, Xmas.
The quarterly business meeting q
Midway will be next Saturday, jan
uary 8. All members expected to .
present.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-01-03
AUXVASSE ITEMS

Mr.. Thompson, Of Hallsville, Va.
will join his wife at the home Of her
father, Jonnie Harrison, east of town
this week. - John Alb Harrison, an
other Of u boys who have left for
service with Uncle Sam, eft Friday
for Florida. Gene Campbell will take
his place as Assinstant Cashier Of the
Farmers and Traders Bank; Elmer
Meyer also left Wednesday, Mr.. Tom
Lawrence taking his place in the
clothing store, while Edward Wood
goes Wednesday or Thursday.
Mrs. Bell Young is visiting her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. E. NJ. Dudley. -
Elroy Royce, who lives Z miles east
Of Auxvasse, lost his 7-room house
by fire Saturday afternoon, which
was caused by a defective flue and
only a few articles Of furniture were
saved. - According to a diary kept
by DIR. Adams, this past year, it was
a good automobile year, as 800 of the
1865 days in the year, autos were run
ming On the country roads. Frank
Fry, Of Chicago, has been the guest
Of his mother. Mrs. Ambrose Fry.
The Endeavors held a watch party at
the Methodist Church Parsonage on
Monday night. - The Tuesday Club
met with Mrs. Tom Lawrence this
week. - Miss Ila Boles helped in the
P. o. during the Xmas rush. - Miss
es Orlyn Rood, Kate Wood and Marie
Martin came out from William Woods
College and spent the holidays with
homefolks.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-01-03
H"EDGEDALE ITEMS

Rudolph Miller hauled a load of corn
to Mexico Monday.
F. F. Witchie and family, MI. and
Mrs. Frank Erdel, ST., Mr.. and Mrs.
Clayton Shook spent Tuesday at l..
Kircher's.
Clayton Shook sold hogs at Mexico
for S16.15.
Mrs. Robert Walters spent Christ
mas with her husband at Camp
Funston.
F. F. Witchie did his winters
~butchering Thursday.
Dan Miller and Misses Kathryn and
Cornelia Miller spent Thursday even
ing with their sister, Mrs. Orville Mel
aim, of Thompson.
Aline Kircher and Frances Skelly
spent Thursday night with Mr.. and
Mrs. Clayton Shook.
Tom Seal has a new Ford.
Mrs. Val Erdel and Misses Edna
Erdel and Irene Rodgers visited at
Mrs. L. Kircher's, Friday.
Brother Nickerson and wife, Mr..
and Mrs. Robert Ray, Nh. and Mrs.
Clayton Shook, Mr.. and Mrs. George
Erdel and Miss Elsie Witchie took
dinner with J.. R. Shook and family on
Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Keller gave
the young folks in the neighborhood a
party Friday night.
Roy Barley and Frank Sicily got
up subscriptions for the Red Cross
Monday. The number they got has
not been learned.
Misses Ruth Rouse, Norma and
Leona Kircher, Elsie Witchie and
Raymond Shook and Milton Smith
spent Sunday with Edna and Oscar
Erdel.
George Shremp hauled corn to Rush
Hill.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-01-03
CLARK BORROWED $40
TO GET START IN LIFE
Judge Henry S. Priest, Then of Mob
erly, Mo-, Lent 1t to Speaker
"On His Face"
st. Louis Post-D Dispatch

0L. bOulS uSb-DiopatNh
Speaker Champ Clark, in the third
installment Of his autobiography in
the current issue of Hearst's Maya
zine, tells how $40 borrowed from
Judge Henry S. Priest, now a noted
st. Louis corporation lawyer, enabled
him to obtain his start in life in Pike
County, Nc.
After recounting incidents Of his
college days and his law graduation
in Cincinnati, the Speaker tells of
going to Kansas and being driven out
by grass-hoppers. From there he
went to Moberly, Mo-, and planned TO
become a school teacher, but was ad-
vised hal there were better chances
for advancement in Pike County.
He wanted to go to Louisiana, Mo-,
but he had no money. Here is his de-
scription of how he solved this diff
ficulty:
81 asked the old lady with whom
| was boarding what lawyers office
was closest to her house. She said
there was a young man by the name
of Sam Priest, City Attorney, whose
office was a few blocks away. !
walked into his office, told him who |
was and what | desired to do and that
| wanted to borrow $40 on my face.
He said that he didn't have very much
money, but hat he would let me have
it, which he did. He is one of the best
lawyers in st. Louis or anywhere else
now. He is the first man, but by no
means the last man, that | ever bor-
rowed a dollar from west Of the Mis-
sissippi."
In this installment the Speaker also
tells of some noted Pike County law
suits in which he took part, and of his
marriage to Miss Genevieve David
Bennett, of Galloway County in 1881.
In it also he claims authorship of the
Australian ballot law and the Mis-
| souri, antitrust law.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-01-03
ALASKA BONE DRY"

JUNEAU, Alaska, Jan. l. Alas
ka went on the list Of "bone dry"
states and territories at midnight last
night. Some Of the saloons which
closed their doors have been operating
since the days Of the big gold rush
in 1898.
Alaska bid an elaborate farewell
to the "hooch," as liquor is known in
parts Of the Northland, and through
out the snow-bound territory from
Nome to Ketchikan hundreds stayed
up To watch the passing of the saloons
and the closing of the bars in the
road houses along the trails.
Prohibition extends from the Arctic
Ocean to the California Oregon line
now, as British Columbia, Oregon and
Washington are dry.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-01-03
MEXICO GGRROGGEEFR|SS BUSY
MAKING FOOD REPORT
Inventory of Stock This Year Has a
Double Meaning-Uncle Sam
Exploring His Larder
CANNED FOOD BY POUNDS
Report is Far Reaching and Covers
Many Items in StOck-Must Be
Carefully Compiled

All Of Mexico's grocers, as are those
throughout the entire country, are
busy making an inventory of their
stocks. This announcement might not
be of even passing interest, for this
is what all good merchants do at this
time each year, were It not for the
fact that these investories have n
double purpose this year.
This year the grocers are aiding
Uncle Sam to explore his larder and
it is by no means an easy occupation.
They must fill out a complete report
which covers practically every item
they sell. For instance, their canned
goods, in most cases, must be report
ed in pounds. Instead of stating they
have so many cans Of tomatoes, they
must give the number Of pounds. In
fact, the grocers say they are brush
ing up on their mathematics like a
school boy preparing for a quiz.
The Government is securing these
schedules in order to find just what
amount Of over a hundred different
foods are in the merchants hands at
this time. We are not only feeding
ourselves, but it is our duty to help
feed our associates in war.
To guard against any food handlers
being missed by failure to include
them in the mailing list, the Bureau
of Markets has sent supplies Of
schedules to its agents throughout the
country for distribution, and at the
SAINT time has announced that all in
dividuals, and concerns handling
foods who do not receive schedules
through the mails by January 2, will
be expected to apply to the local
agencies for copies. Congress put
teeth in the Act authorizing the max
ing of a food survey by providing
that persons willfully failing to make
returns when called upon, or willfully
making incorrect returns, will be sub
jected to a fine of not more than ST.
900 or Imprisonment for not more
than one year.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-01-03
VENICE ITEMS

The writer wishes each and every
good reader Of the grand old paper,
the Ledger. the best of everything
good that is in store for them this
coming New Year IN which We are
about to enter.
George and Ira Scale have rented
the Harry Noel farm for the coming
year.
Little Roberta Brown is confined
with a bad sore throat this week.
We congratulate Miss Elizabeth
DermOndy, teacher Of our school South
Liberty, for the nice entertainment
she mao prepared for the Xmas tree
on last Friday eve; the pupils seem
to be advancing nicely under her
training.
Joe Robinson is recovering from an
attack Of bronchial pneumonia this
week.
Marion Cox was a business visitor
in Mexico Saturday.
Mrs. J. D. Holbrook has sold her
farm to Kick Hoffses and purchased
town property in Benton City,
Miss Bryan johnson attended the
ROberts-Norri wedding near SHAM
rock last Thursday.
Willie Barre from Mexico visited
with Sam Cox and family last week.
John johnson sold to Finley john
son six fat hogs last week; price paid
15e per ID.
Louis Cox and wife are entertaining
a new son at their home, born the rs.
Charley Scale and Anna May Cox
relatives and friends near
Williamsburg last Thursday and Fri
day.
Ray Crane and wife spent Thursday
with Al Coil and wife.
Hickory Grove Sunday school or
ganized a Red Cross Society last week.
Howard Imam and wife entertained
Jim Moss and Bud Baker on Monday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-01-03
Mexico Ledger Appreciated
Mr.. Mitchell White, Mexico, Mo.

Mr.. Mitchell White, Mexico, Mo.
PORTLAND, Ore, Dec. "a, 1917
In renewing my subscription to our
dear home paper, the Ledger, l am
wishing the entire Ledger family a
very Merry Christmas and and unpar-
alleled success in the New Year.
wait anxiously each Monday morn
ing for the postman to bring me my
paper from home. Portland is a beau
tiful city and we like it, but for N.Y.
self, | have strong and living ties
that bind me to my dear old home and
friends in Mexico, Mo-, and l will al
ways speak a good word for the Led
ger. Most respectfully, Mrs. George
Erisman, 666 Lovejoy Street.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-01-03
NEW HOPE ITEMS

Mrs. Harvey Stuart is i'll VHn
pneumonia. Her brother in RandoIga
county has been sent for.
C. D. Wilson is no better at lA
writing.
Alex Jones is on the sick list
Mrs. Frank Clark was operated o
Tuesday, for appendicitis a @
Mexico Hospital.
The Rev. White preached his iaIe'
well sermon Sunday. New HOPE D
without a preacher.
II. r. Dollins sold IA shoals :"
Charles st, Clair at l6hc; weighs
81 lbs. per head.
Miss Efffie Chick spent a few cay
with her cousin, Mrs. Harry hlIIef' a.
Cant.
Miss Ida May Hooton, OF MeN''U, -
visiting her aunt, Mrs. James VIE
dom, on the Walk.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-01-03
North Side SOUS
HOSPITAL VOTE SLATED
FOR APRIL s, 1918
More Than Required Number Have
PetitiOned County Court for Elee-
ton TO Give County a
Hospital
ONLY SMALL TAX ASKED
0ne-Half Mill Tax is What is Requir-
ed TO Secure SIS, 900 for Site
and Building Here

More than the required number of
petitioners have petitioned the County
Court to call an election to vote not
to exceed one half mill tax to build and
equip a County Hospital under the
new law passed by our last Legisla-
ture and signed by our Governor.
The vote is called for April 8, 1918.
The petitioners say they want TO see
Audrain County first in the State to
take advantage of the new law and
build a hospital that will meet the
needs Of the county for at least 20
years. Seventy-fiye thousand dollars
is asked for for site and building.
Statement from Board of Directors of
Mexico Hospital Association
Now chat the proposition will be
submitted to the voters Of Audrain
County, Missouri, regarding the build
ing Of a County Hospital, and under
the new law passed by our last Legis-
lature, we, the members of the Hos
pital Board, are anxious that the vot-
ers of the county inform themselves
regarding the work of the present hos
pital the cost to each voter in the
county to build and maintain a new
fire-proof, germ-proof, modern and
up to date hospital, and then vote c
~cordingly.
The present hospital was organized
as an experiment to find out whether
u county really needed a hospital or
not. In the last three years or the
life Of our present hospital, we have
cared for well on to 900 patients (nine
hundred), saving the lives Of a num-
Der that could not have gone else
where on account of their sudden and
serious illness or accident. Sixty-five
per cent of all the patients we have
had have come from outside of Mex
leo and from the rural districts. Is it
fair that a few citizens of Mexico
should continue to equip and maintain
a hospital when the entire county is
reaping its benefits?
Our Governor and our Legislature
thought not and passed a law giving
every county in the State a right to
build a hospital and to let every citi-
zen in it have a part in it. You are
called upon to vote not to exceed
one half of one mill for the above
proposition, the amount of cost to the
average citizen thus being very small,
and the benefits to the county, we
assure you, will be inestimable.
The $4,000 equipment, owned by the
present stockholders of the Mexico
Hospital Association, will be turned
over to the county free Of charge, and
there is no better equipment built
than we have.
Hundreds Of our citizens can testify
to the excellent work and good done
by our hospital; we have outgrown
our present quarters, and cannot re-
main there longer. Let's put our
shoulders to the wheel and push this
proposition through, and be the first
county in Missouri to build and equip
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-01-03

TO MEET PORK O

Owing to a greatly increased cora
production, Missouri farmers were
asked to increase the number Of hogs
by so per cent. Reports from the
twenty farmer speakers, who are in
the field advocating more hogs, show
that Missouri viii meet the quota of
the so per cent increase in 1918, if
the breeding stock can be had. The
one limiting factor viii be the brood
sOws and gifts. Every report shows
an increase of from Is to 100 per cent
in the number Of sows bred this year.
The slogan adopted by the farmers IS
save the gifts and breed them"
Persons who have a surplus of gifts
should hold them for breeding pur-
poses. If they have not the feed up
on which to winter the animals, ma
ture and fatten the offspring, they
should offer them for sale to persons
who have the feed rather than send
them to the butcher. Indications are
that such practice viii be more profit
able than sending them to the feed
lot. Certainly it will be more patriot
ic. Farmers who have breeding ami
mails for sale probobly will have no
trouble in finding a market for them.
In case they do have trouble the Ag-
ricultural Extension Service, Column
bia, No, will place them in touch with
buyers.
In meeting the required quota Of
pork increase, Missouri farmers are
merely maintaining their reputation
for patriotic service. 1t viii be re-
membered that their reply to the Ger
man campaign Of frightfulness was an
increase in the potato crop; in the
cat crop, both in acreage and yield;
an increase in the corn crop Of almost
100 per cent; and an increase in the
what acreage of the 30 per cent asked
by the food administration. Missouri
leads in the number Of families
pledged to food conservation in pro-
portion to population and stands sec
ond only to Pennsylvania in number of
families enrolled.
Horace Mundy sold a fine thorough
bred big type Poland China gilt to Z.
G. McAllister, Of Columbia, last week.
W. R. Buckner, three miles north
east Of Auxvasse, drove two car loads
Of cattle from his home to Auxvasse
Thursday and sold them to John W.
Bailey and E. NJ. Conner, northwest Of
Auxvasse. The buyers will feed the
cattle a while longer. - Fulton Ga
zct&a