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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-12-23

NEW YORK, Dee 2i--Aoeording
TO a story printed here as being told
by wounded soldiers who came home
on the Mauritania, a party of Amer.
can soldiers from a hospital in Lon
don wen, 20 a London music hall
Private Joseph Gottleib. company {,
Tooth infantry. says a comedian on
the stage said TO his partner made
up a' a negro:
"Wha, do these letters Y, s A
mean"
Tn. eolored comedian staggered
around in gfoie,que speech and con-
iessed tina, he did not know Then
his companion feiorted
"Why. don, you know that means
You Silly Awss'" amid the laugh.
ter Of the audience the so-ealled
stree, comedian called attention 10
the negro'S ignorance. pointed oui
,ha, he wa, Yankee and really knew
as much as any other Yankee, after
all
The BOYS returned and told Of Il a,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-12-23
Naval Airman Here.

Alexander Pope, aerial gunner from
the naval air station at Miami. Flor
ida, one OF whose ears was burned off
a few weeks when the gas tank in the
machine he wa, in exploded, arrived
IN the city late yesterday to enjoy a
lew week, OF Oklahoma sunshine.
Pope joined the service when he was
lnst Il years old.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-12-23
SNOW STOPS THREE
AIR MAIL l0GGERS

Snow falling in Kansas and Okla
homa today and last night probably
will prevent an immediate visit to
Oklahoma City Of three aviator, from
Scott Field, Belleville. ILL.,, who are
mapping out mail route, from ST.
Louis through Kansa. and Oklahoma.
They were in Colby, Kan, last night,
and expected to be in Oklahoma some
Gme today.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-12-23

ed,an,.. Some Tommis, tried to keep
them IRON II, A general fight began
between the crippled Yankees and
The English The latter got the worst
Of il and the Yanks marched back to
the hospital
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-12-23
Music Bags Reduced 20% to 80 1870

Splendid styles, done in leather
and leatherette, of crafstman-like
workmanship, in large and most salts
factory variety. They were dam
aged very slightly during the late
unpleasantness- fire of Sunday
night week ago. Most Of the hurts
are almost imperceptible.
Reduced from 2Ors to 80 1-3%.
The new prices are 95c, $1.2O, S1.35,
formerly up to $40.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-12-23

lumber supplement the Red Gro" sup.
plies going to Palestine; 200 army
field kitchens, 200 two.ton trucks on
their way to Frame, 2VOoO blanket,
for shipment to Siberia, Italy, Arch.
angel and Irance--lhis i, how the
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-12-23
Doughboys Break Up Comedy
Rejecting on Army Insignia
YankS Did Not Like British Stage Production, So They
Trough House" Actors and Though CdppIeS
Whip Bunch Of TOmmeS,

the hospital The mex, night go wen,
10 the show
Private Robert iline, OF the l}lH
infantry, Who formerly was a Chi.
clgo newSpaper man, said the party
bought up all tho spoiled irui, and
dcoaye1 eggs in the neighbofhood,
adding.
The, went to the show in body
The comedians came ont IN turn
pulled the preliminary stuff and the
Fnglshman asked What do these
letters {. s. A. mean" While the
dirky was laundering around. the
Englishman started, WHY. don, you
know wha, that means YOU
And Then II Started.
Before he could finish the sen
tenee a rotten egg s1ua'hed against
his face. Another egg burst with a
Sickening smell on his chest ard the
air was filled with soggy ffui, and
odorous vegetables
Then the trouble began. The Yank,
climbed on the stage TO get the com
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-12-23

Holland will not turn over ex-
Kaiser Wilhelm to the allies or Ger
many, according TO Jonkeer Ruy, Won
Beerenbrouok. new prime minister.
Won Beerenbrouck i, president Of the
refugees committee which aided the
Belgians and naturally i, bitter
against Germany. lie ha, the re-
spect OF hi, political opponents as
we'll as his constituents lie is one
OF the leaders Of the Roman Catholic
movement agains, in,emperance in
Holland.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-12-23
Red Cross Supplies for Abroad.

Food clothing. and uniforms are
being sent to Switzerland and Copen-
hagen for the rapidly increasing mum
her OF American prisoners in Ger.
many. automobiles. linseed oil, and
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-12-23

purchase and shipment oi Red Cross
supplies IN America are Increasing
The Red Cross Magazine for Deesm-
bef.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-12-23

Wise merchants put their show win.
dows IN the newspapers
Evening journal., 1918-07-25

he was owner of limousine or truck
But, in any event. the commercial
vehicle factor in the gasoline problem
needs no emphasis; its commanding
force is obvious. The tax proposal is
really based upon the theory that the
passenger car is merely an instrument
Of luxury and self-indulgence.
Automobile folk declare that 30 per
cent Of the cars are used for business
and other useful purposes; that IL they
are driven 800 days a year and carry
two persons each on the average for
ten miles each day, they made a passen-
ger mileage Of 30,0O0,0OO,OO0, nearly
equal to that OF all the railroads Of the
country combined. We do not know
how accurate are these estimates; but
we do know that II automobiles were
suddenly eliminated from our life, Mr..
McAdoo's railroads would be hopelessly
overloaded, millions Of Americans would
be unable TO live in suburban districts,
the business activities and the very
feeding of populous cities would be dis
rupted, and the operation Of such in
dustries as that at Hog Island would be
impossible. Not one-tenth of the pleas
ure" cars, whether in city. or country,
are used for mere pleasure The auto
mobile today is a time-saving, distance
Evening journal., 1918-07-25
wALpow wIII-woopRow WON'T.

~ ONGRESSMAN William F. Waldow. Of New York, be-
- eves the United States should follow the example
of England and provide joint committee accounts
composed Of members Of the Senate and House whose
duty it would be TO supervise the expenditure Of the
enormous Of money necessary to carry the
In proof Of the need OF such controlling body Mr..
Wadow cites the great disproportion between the first
estimated Of military operations the actual
expenditures.
When the first revenue bill was taken up in the House
the Secretary Of the Treasury informed Congress that
s3so0OO0OoO would be needed to our war expenses
for the fiscal year ending June 30 1918 Our appropra-
lions and authorizations for that period, Mr. Wadow
figures at s2557O56092279.
In other words the estimates in the ex-
tent Of about twenty billion dollars The Congressman
contends that much closer approximation between
Inmates and expenditures could be obtained by
the formation Of some such committee he has sug
gested.
Evening journal., 1918-07-25
THURSDAY, JULY 25, 1918.
WHY WE WIN.

VIZ got letter today in envelope bearing in its
w lef-hand corner the bit OF red white and blue
printing that has much TO the many who
wait-a triangle with the letters NJ c spread across
it and beneath It the words: with the Colors."
And the letter said
"The fellows who left home when did two months
ago, have been transferred 70 another camp for i'm
mediate transportation to France An opportunity
offered to remain here at officers training school
and l jumped at the chance. My seems different.
know 80 than 25 and this has called
away from good job on which was sure to sue
ceed in a big way / earning good money. Most
of the fellows called when I younger They
hadn't got very far in the world and entering the army
! didn't much Of a sacrifice to them. As officer
. I'll get fairly decent pay"
If the letter had read that way-wel, It would have
been a point Of view to which doubtless select has
right but it didn't read Here's the letter. writ
ten true enough, by 30 than 25, who left
in private life to become plain buck private
Il writing this aboard train / expect to sail for
France in about week. offered the choice Of
naming at camp TO attend officers training school,
but decided to go while the going good. Think Of
1T mani Some action, ell. whatp
That's the sort Of pep that's making the blood Of the
German lords cold, as It is in the end to
make run warm, though not in the courses nature
provided
Evening journal., 1918-07-25
POSSESSION.

I T naturally follows that what actuates men aouate'
nations.
A business Is the heightened shadow OF a mans a
government reflects the general character Of the gov
erned
The Hunmany, power is usurped by tyranncal
few but the methods Of the Imperial German Govern
ment are accurate index to the ways Of its subjects
A German household s in Itself, complete autoc-
racy with a despot at IT'S head. It's women drudge and
trudge along through e beaten and browbeaten. mere
breeding machines far beneath the level Of the brutal
bestlal devil who dominates the hearth.
THE objective Of both the Allied and Teuton factions
in this universal conflict is possession.
The Hun proposes to possess worldpower. His pres
ent portion has aroused mad lust for more, like the
al-consuming lerceness Of ihe aleohnlsis thirst.
lie designs to colonlze. Kuurze, terrorze and Ger
msnlze the peoples Of the earth
With the Allies. possession involves neither power
nor dominion In the words OF jefferson, TO possess
the right to fe liberty and the pursuit Of happiness
sums up the Allied platform Of war.
Evening journal., 1918-07-25
MORE FROM RuGHousE.

m HE German newspapers are raising quite a row"
because certain Of our storm troops are equipped
with that handy little American weapon. the sawed-off
shotgun fact, the Cologne Gazette the German
army that our fellows "dshonorabe warriors"
And how about
Poison gas-nyented by the Germans and FIRST used
by their soldiers
Liquid nre-nrst used by the German soldiers.
Bombing hospItals-the killing Of helpless in
their beds invented and practlced exclusively by Ger
soldiers.
Rape-a war practice Of the Germans; theirs exclu-
syely.
Baby kllins-German warriors weapon.
And many Others just honorable, yet they gag at
the sawed-off shotgun But what's the use; the more
we here in Delaware hear from the think tanks Of the
Germans the more convinced are that Germany IS
one whopping big crazy house.
Evening journal., 1918-07-25

consuming utility. MoIe than one-third
Of the cars, for example, are used by
farmers, and carry not only passengers,
but produce for the market and sup
plies for the farms; and countless far
mers depend upon gasoline not only for
transportation, but for water supply
and light and working power.
The plan TO tax automobiles them
selves is not unsound: while there may
be conflict over the rates, the principle
is unassailable. But to restrict by tax
alton the production OF power which
is essential would be an economic
crime; the government might as well
place levies upon coal and bread in or
der to reduce the output and consump-
tion. Even If the automobile were not
a demonstrated necessary OF our exist
ence, the taxing Of gasoline would be
dangerous procedure.
The proposal simply repeats the
blunder Of the policy which would close
down so-called ''non-essentiaI' indus
tries, instead Of increasing the produc-
tion Of coal. and that which permits
restriction Of manufacturing output by
arbitrary union rules. For it would i'm
pair the industrial power Of the nation
and actually decrease the flow OF pro-
ductive energy, at a time when victory
and safety depend upon their increase
Engineers. metal workers, clerks and
drivers will find positions by seeking
Evening journal., 1918-07-25
THE HUN IRON CROSS.

ftrv ET the man with the nedals-hes the moraler'
u That is the advice OF military experts, TO be
followed in charge hand-to-hsnd encounter.
The chap with scrap In his heart and his heart in the
scrap is the one.
He wears the medals because he pedals toward, not
away FROM The enemy.
He's bracer sethe-pacer for the rest He provides
example that's ample to shame and reclaim the grit
Of the who walIows In fear and follows in rep
dalton.
Ills courage keeps the others from creeping and seep
ing out through their heels. '-.-.
Commanders know IL. which accounts for the pent-
iude OF Iron Crosses Medal awards for anything that
be construed bravery inexpensive save to
content Fritz with his slavery in the uniform.
No matter how half-baked aI-faked the deed OF
vaor that put that decoration the Boche breast Il
influences his fellows.
Though the Crown Prince get his chunk Of iron for
suffering the prlyation Of bath in two days while
beasiy burgomaster in billet has medal pinned on for
taking at the risk Of scrubbing loose his hide with
a months accumulated, trench-nlth-
It is well to single out the medal-wearer for shot or
blow TO reach the vltals Of the enemy morale.
Hun courage VIII be exhausted before diminished
mineral resources scarcity in iron for crosses
Evening journal., 1918-07-25
AFTER AL AGAIN

ONE light the mail service to our boys in France
- is expected to be shed under the terms Of resoiu-
ton introduced by Senator Howard Sutherland Of West
Virginia, and Immediately adopted by the Senate
Under its terms the Secretary Of War and the POST
master General directed TO make separate reports
to the Senate at the earliest practicable moment on
the movement Of mails to and from our troops abroad
and what steps being taken TO improve the service
Although the matter has been agated from time TO
time in the past few months very little improvement in
conditions has been made and Senator Sutherland thinks
1t is about time for Congress to take decided stand on
the question.
Evening journal., 1918-07-25
GIRLS! USE LEMONS
FOR SUNBURN, TAN
Try I'll Make this lemon lotion
10 whlten your tanned or
freckIed skin.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

Squeeze the juice OF two lemons into
a bottle containing three ounces OF
Orchard White, shake well. and you
have a quarter pint OF the best freckle
sunburn and tan lotion, and complexion
whitener, at very, very small cost.
Your grocer has the lemons and any
drug store or. toilet counter will sup
ply three ounces Of Orchard White for
a few cents. Massage this sweetly fra
grant lotion into the face, neck, arms
and hands and see how quickly the
freckles, sunburn, windburn and tan
disappear and how clear, soft and white
the skin becomes. Yesl IL is harmless.
Evening journal., 1918-07-25
ON FLANDERS FIELDS

N HE failure Of the Austrian drive in Veneta or
properly speaking. the OF the Italian re-
slstance and counterattack have given rise
to the hope that Trieste may be taken and the road to
Berlin opened from the East and via Vienna.
This is al old military dream. Napoleon had
Il probably every advocate Of the restoration Of Italia
Irredenta has thought TO push his egons beyond the
Trenno and to take deserved revenge upon the Austrian
and the German. But doubt II It win come to pass.
Flanders has been too often the theatre OF to be
pushed out OF the limelight now.
Evening journal., 1918-07-25
L'ETAT. CEsr MOI,
''VV

HvN railroad men have been given big part OF
w the responsibility for licking something spelled
with four letters out Of the Kaiser and his military
gang"
Thus DirectorGeneral McAdoo blthely addresses his
subordinates in the railroad world The formula n one
which Mr. Adoo will doubtless find useful as ne goes
from one to another Of his numerous tasks
He can speak to the members Of the Federal Reserve
Bank system and say, I'VE bankers"
lie can go in with the Federal Farm Loan Board and
speak Of I'VE farmers"
He can act with the War Issues Board and speak Of
I'VE business men,.
lie summon any group Of his underlines in anv
Of his various departments Of public activity and say
I'VE Democrats"
Just in the onlng is Hndenburgs successor old Con
sral Disaster.
Evening journal., 1918-07-25
GEMS OF THOUGHT

AS you sew, must you rlp-Oliver Herford
.--:-.
If2you know how TO spend less than YOU get Won
nave the philosophers stone-Benjamin Franklin:
::-:-.
We make friends, not by explaining things to other
folks but by allowing others TO explain to us-Elbert
Hubbard
49,:
He was ready to sacrifice everything TO his nrinci
ples-which was right. but he sometimes misook HE
preudices for his principes-which was tresome-
Ellen Thornycroft Fowler
@-.-
II have never known happiness" complained a dis
conented old man TO his companion Mo- answered
the companion you have never recognized me"-E
Scott O'Connor.
Evening journal., 1918-07-25

wife to put up all
the jams, jellies
and preserves she
possibly can. This
releases tons Of
valuable foodstuffs
gOr ntrr ollioC
Evening journal., 1918-07-25
COMBINE PATRIOTISM With
PLEASURE BY PRESERVING
Making Jam Helps Uncle Sam

Now that preserving fruits
and berries is entirely safe
from the danger of waste in
spoilage, tits the pleasantbu
less patriotic dutYof eYeryhouse-
Evening journal., 1918-07-25

DO not hesitate Every time you confronted by
the question whether you shall spend dollar lux
for thrift stamps decide the question instantly
and decide It right.
Evening journal., 1918-07-25


Why safe, "youask? Because
today the value of sterilization
and Parowaxing is understood.
Formerly housewives hesitated
about preserving too much, par
ticularly if the cold pack"
method was used, for fear some
of the good things would spoil
in time. But today, a.
withspickand span M
glasses and jars, ! an
sealed air-tight 4 IN
with clean, pure ~ ~
Parowax, that dan On7rG5H
ger is removed. GQ-@@9
Even cold pack" preserves are
completely protected against
deterioration when the jar-tops
are dipped in Parowax.
Parowax keeps outall deterio-
rating influences-air, dust,
germs, everything. 1t keeps in
all the goodness, flavor, iSesh-
ness. Your grocer sells and
recommends Parowax.
Evening journal., 1918-07-25
With The Paragrsphers

to laugh at g. And in other ways prohibition has its
effects The soda fountain habltue does find
It necessary to buy drink for the fountain boy-Em-
pOrla Gazette
Consumers should use all their buying Influence to
encourage the plain wrapper and box for foodsus The
gided label fancy trimmings and frls Of little
additions TO the waste paper store.-Spokane
Chronicle
We learn with great regret that false statements
being freely circulated with regard 10 the army of
famerettes located Falston, which seriously
terferng with their usefulness and farmers opporuni-
ties These statements that employers required
to furnish the young women with lfnch that they are
required to transport them daily to and from work. and
that they decline TO in harvest work Readers Of
the Aegs know that each and all of these statements
incorrect because stated authoritavely TO the
contrary in a recent issue.-Bel Air Aegis.
Evening journal., 1918-07-25

Publicity for motion picture called mo Mans Land
says II has nothing to do with the war; Perhaps in
future, Here Comes the Bride VIII have nothing do
with marriage.
Evening journal., 1918-07-25

The Yank is aoquittins himself valorousy, and tn
Hun is convctlns himself decslyely in this trial o
stamina and grit
Evening journal., 1918-07-25

Austria is shuhling the pack and dealing new gen
erals. Their whole deck hasn't winning card.
Evening journal., 1918-07-25

Engineers. metal workers. clerks and
drivers will find positions by seeking
the Want Ads.
Evening journal., 1918-07-25
THE FOLLY OF TAXING GASOLINE

tFrom Philadelphia North American.)
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-12-06
When Baby is Teethino

When Baby Is Teethlng
GROVES BABY BOWEL MEDICINE
will correct the Stomach and Bowel
troubles. Perfectly harmless. See di-
rections on the bottle.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-12-06
TREASURER Of BIG
VEHICLE co. TALKS
Warden Declares Tanalas Has
Overcome Malaria and Made
Him Feel Like a Different
Person.

H. D. Warden, treasurer and sener-
al manager Of the Jackson Vehicle
Company, 300 South State street, Jack
son, Miss, is another well-known
southern bushes man who has given
his unqualified endorsement to Tan
lac-sfor the benefits he has derived
from it. Mr.. Warden said:
Il have game twenty-five pounds
on three bottles OF Tanlac and feel
better than I have in years. When
first came to Jackson I weighed one
hundred and ninety two pounds, but I
took malaria and fell off forty pounds.
My weakened condition made me ner-
vous and irritable I had such pains
in my back and and sides that
couldn't sleep and no medicine took
did me any good.
My family induced me to take Tan
lac and began to improve at once
have gained twenty-five pounds al
ready. and at the rate my weight and
strength is coming back I will soon
be as we'll and strong as ever was.
The malaria is entirely gone. my stom-
ach is in splendid condition, the pains
have left my sides and back, my
nerves are as steady as a rock and
feel like a different person.
Tanlac is sold by Crystal Pharm-.
acy.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-12-06
Married Life, Third Year
BY MABEL HERBERT uRnER

This bell is constantly being rung
for the wrong number. Just this
morning I've been called three times.
Something must be done! I won't be
annoyed this way!"
The manager promised to -veport
her complaint and to see that She
had better service.
Another Disappointmsnt.
While she was phoning Maggie had
put Some mail on the desk beside
her. A summer resort booklet and
a carpet cleaning ad. Helen threw
them impatiently in the waste bas-
ket. A plain square cream envelope
she tore open with quickened inter-
est, but it was only an engraved an
nouncement of Fifth avenue fur
rier:
Dear Madam-We beg to call your
attention to- our exceptional facilities
for storing valuable furs. Our cold
storage plant equipped with"
This. too. went into the waste bas-
ket. Why would advertisers never
realize that they arouse only antag-
onism by trying to disguise their adj
vertisements as personal letters?
But this did not end the days ag-
gravations. There were a number OF
other things that went wrong before
Warren came home. II only he would
not be in an i'll humor. Helen felt
that her strained nerves could stand
nothing more.
Warren was late. 1t was after I
before they sat down to dinner. For
once Helen made no attempt to be
cheerful nor to make conversation.
Whats wrong with your he de-
manded briefly.
"Oh, dear, it's been the most trying
day-everything' gone wrong! I don't
think I've ever felt SO irritated and
SO depressed!"
That's cheerful and I lost a cool
three hundred today
"Three hundred dollars! Oh. War |
rem. how did it happen?'
"Oh. a firm, Parker & Sims. that I
thought was perfectly good. went up. |
Bankrupt notice out today"
And you'll not get any OF itT'
Certainly not. That's why they |
went into bankruptcy-to get out OF
paying their debts"
why, dear. that's not honest!s
"Oh. isn't it?" sneeringly. That's
enlightening."
But don't some bankrupt firms
pay a percentage Of their debts7''
We'll that bunch won't" grimly.
Three hundred dollars! Woman like
Helen began to think of all three hun
urea OOlidTS WOUlu Duy. 4u0 uCIl6
worries Of the day seemed SO trivial
now.
A Big Loss.
The badly cleaned waist-the ruin
ed gloves. she could have bought a
hundred and fifty pair of gloves for
three hundred dollars! Then she
thought of how long it would take her
to save that much money. Her very
soul was filled with consuming rage
against Parker & Sims.
Eat your dinner" scowled War
rem. "No use sitting there incoming
over it. Can't do business without
losing some money. Guess the three
hundred won't break u.s.
But Helen could not eat. She
could think only Of that three hum
dred dollars and OF all the things that
they might have bought with it.
All day she had fretted and wor-
ried over the most trivial things.
Now she had Something to worry
about that was real.