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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-10-15
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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-10-15

FOR RENT large aud one small
furnished room IN large private home,
close ln. reasonable 10 proper party.
Phone Maple 1bS9-J
The Benson signal., 1918-06-22
VILLA BAND CAPTURES TOWN.
Five Followers of Outlaw Leader
Seized al Zaraqosa Will Be Tried
SIS Traitors.

Juarez, June 18.-Rumors that Villa
followers captured Parral, in circnla-
ton here the past few days were par
TALLY confirmed by a report from Chi
huahua City saying Villa and his men
entered Parral Friday, looted the town
and were driven out by federal troops.
Train service south of Chihuahua City
was suspended over Sunday and a
number of troops from that garrison
were sent south
A woman arrived here from Nal Pa
so, west of Chihuahua City, with the
first news of the looting of that town
by Villa followers. Her husband was
among the residents who were shot
down in the streets. she said. She es-
capped with her small baby. The loot
ing occurred June 9.
Five of Epifanio Holguin's band Of
Villa followers were captured at Ear
agosa, twenty-five miles east of here,
and were brought here for trial as
traitors. If convicted they will be ex-
ecuted
The Benson signal., 1918-06-22
w EST { RN.

The American steamer r. A. Kill
burn was destroyed by fire off the
Key West, Fla, port. Captain Mail
ard of San Francisco and all the crew
numbering thirty-one, were saved.
Necessity for war time conservation
of wool and heather will be further re-
Elected in civilian footwear and mems
clothing for next spring trade.
High winds have driven the fires in
the Helena and Kaniksu forests out
of control, but rain in other sections
has improved the forest fire situation,
according to reports received at Mis-
Soula, Mont.
United States Marshal Woods of To,
peka, Kan, passed thru Denver with
Dan Mackentosh, an old plainsman
and cowboy, on the way to Salt Lake
City. Mackentosh is wanted in that
city on charge of using the mails to
defraud on a land scheme in New
Mexico. This is the third time ne has
been caught on the same charge.
The Benson signal., 1918-06-22
SPORT.

Harold Krueger of Honolulu broke
two worlds swimming records in one
race at Alameda, Cal, when, using the
back stroke, he swan 400 meters in
6:27 rs, and 440 yards in $50 flat.
The 400 meters mark previously was
held by Otto Kuellmer of Germany,
who made the distance in 1912 in
$50 is.
And still the boys of Colorado who
have emblazoned their names through
out the sport loving world continue to
desert the field of honor for the field
of glory, that stadium wherein heroes
are made every day. Harley Wood,
better known in the sporting world as
"Pete" Wood, brother of the famous
Smoky Joe" Wood, is the latest Of
the Colorado boys to receive COM
mission in Uncle Sans army.
The Benson signal., 1918-06-22
MANY INDIAN PEACE EMBLEMS
Wisconsin Braves Still Retain Numer-
GUS Medals Given to Them by
Various Governments.

Wisconsin Indians still retain many
peace medals that were given to them
or their ancestors by various govern.
ments, and some Of the medals date
back in 1920, according to an article
on Wisconsin Indian medals In The
Wisconsin Archeologist.
The earliest medals owned by Indian
families today include one Of brass is
sued at the time Of George I, four Of
silver bearing the bust of George III,
an old Spanish medal and four Ameri-
can medals.
A Washington medal Is In the possess
sion of an aged Ottawa Indian on the
Menomonie reservation near Shawano.
Philip Nacootee, a Menomonie Indian
Of the South Branch settlement, has
Lincoln medal. A silver medal with
the bust Of President Polk, dated 1845,
was owned by the Menomonie chief,
Shunien.
Arthur Gerth, Milwaukee collector,
once owned a silver medal issued by
President Jefferson. An Andrew John
son medal is in the collection Of A. T.
Newman Of Bloomer. DR.. Alphonse
Gerend Is the owner Of silver George
III medal, formerly the property Of the
Wisconsin chief, Waumegesako.
The Benson signal., 1918-06-22
WASHINGTON.

'Since Jan. 1 our navy has sunk
twenty-eight German submarines and
our sailors should have the credit for
it, declared United States Senator
John w. Weeks, member of the Sen
ate military affairs committee, in an
address at Pemberton, Mass.
Irish aliens in the United States
are not to be subject to draft by this
government under the terms of the
pending British-American draft con-
vention which had been months in
process of negotiation.
More than 10000 men will be need
ed to man the great fleet of warships
which the United States will turn out
during the next fiscal year, the House
naval committee was advised by Sec
retary Daniels.
Two Norwegian sailing ships were
sunk off the Virginia coast, bringing
the total number up to nineteen.
The Benson signal., 1918-06-22
Don't be misled. Ask for Red Cross
Bag Blue. Makes beautiful white clothes.
At ell good grocers. Adv.
Knew the Answer.

"Say, pal" Eyes, nay son?"
"Are you too busy readin' to explain
SOmethin' to me?"
''NO, my son. Your father is never
too busy to give his children the bene-
fit of his information"
swell, in this story it says the ship
weighed anchor Why does ship have
to weigh it's anchor before it starts
out?"
"Ah, yes. To be sure. You've al
ways noticed, that in your reading
haven't you? Yes. Well, this is the
reason. You see, when ship stays
long time in a harbor it accumulates
a lot of-er-binnacles. And these
binnacles cling to the anchor in such
numbers that they increase it's weight.
So they have to weight it. Do you seer"
The Benson signal., 1918-06-22
Inverted Point Of View.

There was a rush of wind cloud Of
dust, and the car rushed on, leaving
the old gentleman sprawling in the
roadway. He picked himself up and
dashed up to a policeman, yelling ex-
citedly:
"That motorcar knocked me down ~
The policeman took out business
like notebook and said:
did you notice the number, sir?"
eyes," said the injured one. 1T
was number &C."
Just then another policeman, who
had seen the accident, came hurrying
up and said:
"No, no! The numbers 80. This
gentleman was standing on his head
when he noticed it.!
The Benson signal., 1918-06-22
FOREIGN.

Reports of serious crisis in Aus
tria are current in London.
An aerial postal service between
London and Paris has been inaugu-
rated.
The Berlin Vossische Zeitung says
Nikolai Lenine, premier of the Bolshe-
visit government in Russia, is plan
ming to visit Berlin and Vienna.
Japanese marines were landed on
Sunday at Swatow, treaty port of
China and a center of the sugar in
dustry, 225 miles northeast of Canton.
The loss of the Austrian battleship
Scent Istvan-torpedoed in the Adri-
atic-is officially announced in Wen
ma, according to a Havas dispatch
from Basel, Switzerland
Freight congestion at Oriental ports
is acute, according to passengers on
liners arriving from overseas. 1t was
estimated 100000 tons of freight are
piled up on Japanese docks.
1t will be necessary to introduce
meatless weeks in Bavaria owing to
a serious shortage of food, the home
secretary has announced, according to
a Copenhagen dispatch.
President Wilson, former Premier
Salandra of Italy and Cardinal Mer-
cier, primate of Belgium, were unani-
mously elected to the French Acad-
emy of Moral and Political Sciences.
Paris has never been so enthusias-
tic about American soldiers as it
showed itself to be when huge lorries
filled with the soldiers from overseas
crossed the city on their way to the
front. The Americans were pelted
with flowers and cheered as the auto
mobiles passed down the main boule-
wards.
German submarine activity off the
Atlantic coast of the United States
should not be taken seriously, as the
Germans probably will not attempt to
blockade the American shores. This
is the opinion of Vice Admiral Sir
Rosslyn Wemyss, first sea lord of the
British admiralty. The admiral be-
lieves that there is only one subma-
rine operating off the American coast
and the purpose of its trip across the
Atlantic was to frighten the Ameri-
cans.
The Benson signal., 1918-06-22
Work That Will Pass.

Some young people are satisfied II
they are doing work that will pass"
They are conscious of it's defects, but
if these are passed over without a
challenge, they feel that they have
done we'll enough. That is mistake.
We cannot be perfect, but we should
not be satisfied with imperfections.
Set your standard at the highest. See
that nothing passes you that does not
represent your best.-Girls' Compan-
ion.
The Benson signal., 1918-06-22
THE LATEST IMPORTANT DIS
PATCHES PUT INTO SHORT,
CRISP PARAGRAPHS.
STORY OF The WEEK
SHOWING THE PROGRESS OF
EVENTS IN OUR OWN AND
FOREIGN LANDS.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.
ABOUT THE WAR.

Less than three days was required
by the allies to bring the enemy to a
virtual halt south of the Aisne.
British casualties reported in the
week ending June IA totaled 34,171 Of
ficers and men, of this number 4,447
being killed.
German troops attempted to cross
the Matz river near the Disc, but were
halted by the fire of the French, says
the Paris war office statement
1t now is permissible to announce
that American soldiers are occupying
sectors on the battle front in Alsace.
: They first entered these positions
May Fl.
British troops in local operation
have captured the German forward
positions on front of two miles
north of Bethune, according to Field
Marshal Haig's report.
The attempted surprise attack by
the Austrians in the Tonela region
Saturday was decisively repulsed by
the Italians with artillery and ma
chine gunfire and bayonet charges.
French troops have reoccupied
Coeuvres ct Valsery Southwest of
scissors, an important strategic point
from which the Germans have been
endeavoring to debouch their troops.
About 600 German shock troops
raided the American first-line posi-
tions at the village of Xivray, in the
Toul sector, early Sunday morning.
Some of the enemy got into Xivray,
but were soon driven out.
The long-awaited Austrian offensive
against the Italians has begun On the
Italian front, for distance of from
seventy-five to 100 miles, Austrian
troops and heavy artillery are endeav-
oring to break down the resistance of
italians, who are aided by French and
British forces.
Between the southern edge of the
Villers-C -Cotterets forest and Chateau
lThierry American troops celebrated
the anniversary of the arrival Of
american troops in France by repuls-
ing violent enemy attempts to drive
them from their recently won positions
at Belleu wood and Bouresches. The
enemy attacked after heavy bonn
bardment, but was driven back with
severe losses by the defensive fire Of
the Americans, who took prisoners and
machine guns.
With the commencement of the long
expected Austrian offensive, the fight
ing in France has simmered down al
most to subnormal, except southwest
of scissors, where the French have
delivered several violent attacks
against the Germans holding territory
captured last week. Where the enemy
a week ago was throwing thousands
upon thousands Of men againct the al
lied lines between Montdidier and
Noyon, Sunday saw him worn out
with his useless efforts and his forces
sadly depleted through men killed and
wounded, unwilling or unable further
to give battle.
The Benson signal., 1918-06-22
GEN ER RAJ.

Secretary of War Newton D. Baker
will go to Chicago to deliver an ad-
dress on July 4, 1t was announced.
The wholesale massacre by the Bull
gars of all but 14O of 10000 Greeks
deported from eastern Macedonia was
reported to the Greek legation by the
Bureau of Prisoners at Geneva, Switz-
erland.
In recognition for it's services to al
lied troops interned in Switzerland
and held prisoner in Germany, the
Swiss Red Cross has been given an
appropriation of $125,00O by the Amer
ican\ Red Cross.
DIR: Francis S. Nash, a medical di-
rector in the navy, was fined $1,000
in the District of Columbia Supreme
Court, after entering plea OF nolo
contendere to a charge of unlawfully
boarding foods+uffs. An identical
charge against his wife, Caroline s..
Nash, was dismissed.
Seven hundred and seventy casual
ties reported among the American ex-
ending June 16 brought the total since
American troops first landed in
France to 8,085.
The magnetic observation yacht
Carnegie arrived at Washington after
three years cruise, closing her voy-
age with run up the coast as near
in shore as possible to keep oft of the
way of German submarines.
A compromise between leaders of
the prohibition and anti-prohibition
forces in Nevada has been reached
whereby the Nevada Legislature at a
special session proposed to open June
"a will be asked to ratify the national
prohibition amendment and to pass an
additional prohibition bill, to become
effective in Nevada Jan. 1, 1920.
Residence property at Oakland, CAL,
owned by Franz Bopp, former German
consul at San Francisco and now serv-
ing term in the federal penitentiary
at Mcneil Island, Wash, for violation
of American neutrality, was attached
by the federal government in move
ment to collect the fine of $4,000 i'm
posed on Bopp in addition to his penal
term of two years.
The National Automobile Dealers
Association, at meeting in Chicago,
laid plans to cooperate in the estab-
lishment of rural express routes and
return load bureaus and to carry the
work into every county of every state.
Americans captured off this coast
by submarine pirates were forced to
polish torpedoes intended for use
against United States transports. This
came to light in New York with the
arrival of more seamen who had been
taken off their sinking ships by the
Germans and held prisoner aboard the
U-boat No. 151.
The Benson signal., 1918-06-22
Would Draft Men 18 to as.

Washington.-Sup for Provost
Marshal General Crowder's proposal to
extend the army draft to men between
18 and 45 years was given my Senator
Chamberlain of Oregon, chairman of
the Senate military committee, at
hearings on the $12,000,OOO,O0O army
appropriation bill. 81 have always ad-
vocated having it apply to men Of
those ages" said Senator Chamberlain,
"and think we shall yet come to it.
There are many men more than 80
years old who really are doing nothing
and ought to be reached"
The Benson signal., 1918-06-22
Troop Arrivals Break Record.

London. - Arrivals of American
troops in the last few days have
eclipsed all records" the Post de-
clared. considered purely as ship
ping feat, it is something hitherto
never accomplished in mercantile an
nails. Weekend scenes at one army
post were amazing"
The Benson signal., 1918-06-22
Made Him Devout Christian.

Gen. Lew Wallace said that before
writing "Ben Hur" he had no fixed re-
ligious convictions, but as the story
grew and the Christ figure assumed
reality his whole life was affected by
it and when the work was completed
he found himself for the first time in
his life a devOut Christian.
The Benson signal., 1918-06-22
Kameradc.

II always see that don't get left in
anything worth while" said the aggres-
sive egoist.
"Well," replied Farmer Corntossel,
you're not alone in that. A potato bug
does the same thing"
The Benson signal., 1918-06-22
SLIGHTLY Mixed.

Mrs. Mix-There was a time when
you minded what 1 said, but now it's
like water on ducks back-in at one
ear and out at the other.
The Benson signal., 1918-06-22
COUNTER BLOWS GUST AUS
TRANS FROM POSITIONS WON
IN OFFENSIVE.
YANKEES STAND GAS
GERMANS INCREASE ATTACK,
BUT AMERICAN LINE HELD
AT ALL POINTS.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
With the Italian Army, June 18.-Aus-
trian troops which forced the Piave
river have been driven back. The
fighting along the river is most In
tense. Nowhere else along the front
of attack has the struggle been SO Sc
we're as on the Piave river.
One of the most brilliant of the Ital-
ian actions was the defense of the
Monte Moschin salient protecting the
important Brenta position. Here the
Austrians suffered heavy losses, many
of their machine guns being captured
The prisoners are ragged and ill-fed.
Many of them are undersized youths.
One of them remarked to the CORE
spondent that he had not interest in
the war.
Not alone are the Italians and their
British and French comrades in arms
holding in check the Austrian often
sive along the greater part of the 1OO-
mile battle front from the region OF
Trent to the Adriatic sea, but they
have turned aggressoTs on some OF
the more important sectors, especially
in the mountain regions.
Thus far the Italians, British and
French troops have made prisoner of
more than 4,5O0 Austrians, while the
Austrian war office asserts that 12,-
900 prisoners have been taken by the
Austrians.
London, June 18.-On the front in
France the fighting activity has been
limited to local German attacks at iso-
lated points. Against the French along
the Matz river the enemy failed. The
same result attended strong effort
to penetrate the American lines at
Xivray, east of st. Mihiel. The Amer
lean artillery fire broke up the enemy
attack with heavy losses and only a
small force reached Xivray, where 1t
was wiped out by the Americans. An
attempt to raid the new American Sec
tor in Alsace Sunday was broken up
by machine gun and rifle fire.
The Lys salient in Flanders is being
subjected to a heavy German artillery
fire. The enemy is paying special at
tention to the front southwest OF
Ypres east Of Dickebusch lake and to
the western part of the southern leg
of the salient where the British re-
Gently carried out considerable local
advance.
With the American Army in France,
June 18.-A German raid1ng party
took few American prisoners on the
Luneville front Monday morning. The
enemy raid followed patrol fight,
in which the Americans penetrated
the enemy trenches, killing one Ger
man and wounding another.
The Germans Monday began using
gas to a greater extent along this
front than they have done heretofore.
r~~@~ An~i>.aIe RraaL Raeord
The Benson signal., 1918-06-22

In working for your country you are
merely serving yourself.
The Benson signal., 1918-06-22

"I don't believe I would be alive to
give this testimony if it weren't for
Doan's Kidney Pills" says Mrs. Julia
A. Thomas, ll25-A Missouri Ave., East
St. Louis. Ill. "I was in a serious
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-01-31
STATE SUNDAY SCHOOL
CONVENTION POSTPONED
had, Weather Prevents Delegates From
Getting to Railroads, Much
Less TO City.

For some days 1t has been apparent
that the holding of the State Sunday
school convention. which vac schcd-
ulcd to meet at tho First BAPTIST
Church next week. was difficult un-
dcrtSking. News from about tho State
Indicated the worst weather in many
years. and the delegates expressed
fears that they would not be able TO
set TO the railroads. much less 10 come
to Richmond. In addition to this. the
local conditions as TO fuel was far
from reassurinc, as most Of the
churches require anthracite coal. which
is almost impossible to get. Yet il
was felt that only the most impera-
tive conditions should interfere with
this kind OF religious gathering
when mems minds are naturally so
taken with other matters.
y hurry meeting of the contra! COM
rnittce was, however. held in the Of
fec of the general secretary, Thomas Z.
Disys, yesterday, and after thoroughly
canvassing that matter II was decided
to postpone the convention untn April
=. when an effort will he made to carry
out tho plans. SO we'll made. for tho
convention next week. kilograms we're
at once sent TO all the daily papers
and TO tho leading workers Of the
State, and a circular vii! be mailed
out giving tho facts
II is believed that the program can
be carried out practically as arranged
already, and the better weather that
is expected with the spring Will no
doubt bring large attendance
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-01-31
HOWARD HESLEP PUT
IN CHARGE OF MARKET
Succeeds Adam Dlacont. who Is Trans
fcrrcd to Strcet-ClenninE
DeDnrtmrnt,

Adain Diacont. clerk OF the Second
Market. WAS appointed an inspector in
tho Strcet-cieoning department yes
tcrday hy the Administrative Board,
70 take effect March /. Although Mr.,
Diacouts duties as clerk VIII practi-
caily end On tho FIRST Of next month
when his successor. Howard IIoslcp.
takes over the position as clerk Of
the market. he will remain during the
month Of February TO assist AIR. Hes
lcp in acgualntine himself with the
various ms and outs Of the work.
Hlucprin's of tic proposed improve
ments OH Chamberlaync Avenue ENtcu-
sion were submitted 10 the board by
the City Engineers office. with the
recommends that the drivcways be
twenty-five feet in width instead of
twenty eight feet. with walkways ff-
teen feet wide. leaving y park space
for trees of five feet four inches, and
paved sidewalk with a width OF rim.
feet. The chansc was adopted by a
unanimous vote.
y report submitted by tho city. En-
ginccr's Office in regard TO tho sewer
age facilities on hermitage Road just
west OF WcstwooI Avenue was refer
red to the City Attorneys Office. with
the request that he advise the boa rcl
whether the city T.; entitled to u"c .,
sewer owned BY private corpora; ION.
but lying in thoroughfaros owned aud
controlled ~ the city, taking into con
Stdcration tho large amount. OF noucy
Which has been expended by the city
IN improving the main channclwav of
ShoClSor Creek