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Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-11-17
HUN PRISONERS BEAUTIFY
THEIR CAMP SURROUNDINGS
(Rv GEOKGE n. RYEN

AMERICAN PRESS HEADQUAR-
TIERS. BRITISH FRONT NOv. 80
When the Germans countcr-attacked
near Cambrai using British tanks.
which the British put out OF action
with German anti-thnk guns 1t made
a sort Of stcrnly humorous situation
which reminds me OF the two follow
ing incidents;
We were passing an English pris-
oner cage when our attention was
caught Ivy dozens OF Germans on lad
ders. We got out OF our car to in
vestigate We found that the pris-
oners, with no superintendence, were
carefully repairing the several high
wire fences that enclosed their little
huts. They seemed quite interested
in their work. Some of them were
singing.
A Tommy commented:
"No worry about those birds want
ing to get out. They're all cOntented
and their splicing their wire just to
make II look neat and nice"
The boche, with his stolid resig-
nation. had shovelled neat terraces
around his coop. and was making
himself pleasantly at home!
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-11-17

there" Yes; there was where they
came from. The two fell in together
and walked along a wood path. talk
ing bIithely of wild flowers and
things. all OF which the boy knew
about without knowing their names.
BY and by the boy turned off at an
intersecting path.
where are you going now" the
Nomad asked. "Oh, my father and
mother are over there in the woods" 1"
the boy said. "Well. good -bye-sae
you again" His father and mother
were over there in the woods. That
explained II. If your father and
mother are in the habit OF being
over there in the woods. and you are
a kid, you will mover get the woods
out of your blood as long as you live.
This boy Of 10 wandered free in the
woods as far as they reached,l but
he gravitated back TO his father and
mother with unerring feet. Enough
Of our tribe are left to keep up the
race!
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-11-17
YANK WANTS HELP IN
BUYING FOR GIRL
Boy Ready 10 Lick Kaiser BcGS Y
W. &. A.'SC-rctary 10 Get Fluffy
Things" for "Only One"

PARIS, Nov. 1.-THE kaiscr's
moustache, the clown ounces
spurs and the German helmets Amer
lean boys have promised to send To
the "ouly girl" are yet To be gotten
but while he IS in Paris the average
soldier is planning to send her some
thing pretty something chic" from
the famous shops of the Oity But
they have found buying feminine"
finery in Paris a Job for which their
military training sadly failed to pre-.
pare them.
Gosh" exclaimed perspirinE and
perpieKcd boy as he emerged from
the emharras sing unfamthdritics ~
girlish adOrnmCnt and fluent French
This IL no mans job, Me for wum
an" and remembering his fellow
country women at Hotel PctroGrad.
tho Young Womeu's Christian assu-
ciatiUn's hostess house IN Paris, to
tell his troubles TO Il smiling secrc-
taTy
The hostess laughed and promised
TO get him some Of thcse-"r- fluffy
--cr-- things a girl likes. you know "
when the boy received an cnthusi
astic letter from home praising his
wonderful taste, he knew he had
chosen wisely, and congratulated
himself that in the cNiEcuCy of writ
ing he had failed to say how he
came TO make the selection. lie did
not tell her" about it, hut he did let
his chums in on the secret.
Numhcrlcss men now come to the
Blue Triangle women and say get
the right thing for ~ girl" and dis
mics the matter from their minds
when they get back home they have
planned to explain that their tast"
was inspired nv the absent one "over
here" but they will breathe a sigh of
relief when they remember how the
| Blue Triangle never tells" the Sc
Crcts II reCciYes In confidence.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-11-17
'n0MADISH AGAIN IS
COMING INTO BEING
.,obtIr Thought TO BE Respon-
An ',, Tor Tendencies TO Wander
Far over Earth's Surface

., ts ycll-toldo world has be-
All snn,adic by the aid OF the
conlo in the sense that by
ll'o"'V ~ this machine tens OF thou
''an' h.yn aiken to the open road
sahus s,,r knew the road before.
Hho ., home from work at or
feopToo, n thcNafternoon, and then
.,r ttrir car and are off on the
get "v Var hours. scoOting here and
f'au nay never know exactly
W"e ,,h,n they set out. There are
",enty OF people now VINO know
pfnD mof6-uhle road in New Eng
Exp Nor adism OF the most pro-
'n,,,ced sort. one would call II at
.u, bIush Perhaps the automobile
rss o,rourlge the wandering spirit.
ioes soes pIenty OF Massachusetts
one a. florida or California. and
la's ar5 then n Florida or a Cali
gov car in Massachusetts,. That
.r.,a ,,", a good deal Of rambling about
hSue S,aero A new and elegant
,,,r, OF vaErancy!
p,, mean while the old forms OIL
.,Jering are passing. The AUTO
"AsI, mas robbed the road OF Its
HIV'oy }So, You do not see them as
"aI,',,1ad IN The byways and old dirt
,..as neglected now as they never
rors bef5rr, homcly farm ways win
',r,hle homes IN front or which the
ns aust themselves in the road,
~, ,be blr. legged children sit on
". .,ono NO with their feet in the ruts-
d ,norc absolutely deserted than
.@sg, @ aver were The appearance OF
."' GOOD old fashioned pedestrian
.,,nro.Iovrr on one OF these roads
nou So rare a thing that the bare
,,.rsd children scatter in terror at
%a sight cC him approaching.
IL walking. then. n lost art? Not
.n,e Here and there in the woods
an tho roads the Nomad meets a
| ,saI waIkor--a man or boy VINO II
q, the road or in the woods Tor the
| ,,,s Of being there and because he
..r', help il and wouldn't help 1t II
10 could The spirit has to be kept
',re somehow. IL the world is "a
E,,r torcthcr Machines of all kinds
ome and ga-+-perhaps there will
90, be n single machine OF any kind
q, existence in all the world, except
a museum, hundred years from
Dow--but man. IL ne is still to be a
wan must walk abroad; his think
~ machinery and the perpetuity OF
his sentiments and emotions depend
mon IL What do you suppose will
,atsfy the soul except to walk free
md own no SUPERIOR" SO there
must be somebody to continue the
,,adltion. The Nomad is glad to note
hat most Of them who do continue
Il are Young Boys in the woods al
ways-boys not ashamed to pick
rowers. boys interested keenly In
every bird or worm. The boys will
se,p the thing alive. The world be-
lOngs TO them.
such a boy the Nomad met the
other day, clear out in the woods. He
was about 10 years old, and he was
! pcking a great armful OF blossoms
and branches Of the clethra, or sweet
pepper bush. and smelling them rap
,urously as he gathered them. Wher
he spied the Nomad coming, viii
lot Of cardinal flowers In his hand
he smiled all over and said. Il know
where you got those-along thai
ditch down in the swamp ovel
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-11-17

The chocolate soldier" was
term Of derlsIon. hut the soldiers
chocolate is n military necessity. II
satisfies the soldiers sweet tooth and
at tho same time gives him something
to fight on when meals cannot be
considered in the heat OF battle. For
one month the Y. NJ. G. A. with tho
American expcditionary forces or
dered 100000 bars Of chocolate,
$500, 90 packages OF gum and 5000
600 packages of biscuits For the
chocolate and the biscuits were need
ed 1850 tons OF sugar and $50 tons
OF flour, enough to fill 1871 French
freight cara
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-11-17

II the 1SOOOO.OOO cirarots or
dered for distribution at Y NJ. e. \
canteens I'm France In August alone
were placed end to end they would
reach something like G.392 miles or
from America to France and back
with few miles to spare. Through
recent arrangement with the gov
ernment all prices charged at Y. VI.
9. A. cantcens or post exchanges for
tobaccos are the same as at army
cOmmissary stores There were $50
OF these post exchanges in active op-
Grafton at the commencement Of an.
tumn. one million two-1unce cans
of smoking tobacco were ordered for
the same month.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-11-17
Have ''Valor Flag

AMSTERDAM, Nov. l6.-The boil
shevik government OF Russia has in
stItuted military order "ftr valor." 1t
is a tiny red flag and the person on
whom it is conferred Is also given
a certificate emitting him to wear 1t.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1918-05-23
Fine New Electric
Hoist Being Put in
Wolf Park Mine

Wolf Park Mine is making some
big improvements this spring. A new
eiectrict hoist has been installed that
will increase the outpu, OF the mine
greatly.
This new electric hoist is said TO
be the largest electric operating
hoist In Colorado. Il weighs 122 GOO
pounds. 1t will utt c1 tons OF coal
every two minutes. AS soon rs com
pieted Il will have the capacity OF
s tons every minutes. This will
handle a 3o-ion car every ten minutes
The lift at the Wolf Park mine is
lilo feet.
ID. Vance Sickman OF Denver. gen
erai manager OF the company and an
expert electrical engineer. has had
personal charge OF the installation of
the new hoist
Wolf Park mine is now employing
IS men. In about three weeks. the
number will be Increased TO 1,5 to
$50. The mine is having no trouble
TO get all the men needed.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1918-05-23
Home Service Dept.
Red Cross Wants
to Help Every Soldier
Get His Insurance

The Home Service Department of
the Red Cross Chapter of Fremont
County desires TO call special atten-
ton to those of our boys that are
called to the colors from time to time
of the importance that it is to all CON
cerned for them to see that inspr-
ance Is applied for and also that they
ask that allotments be made and al
lowances applied for N proper form
We are also calling the attention OF
all dependents having sons o. other
relatives in the service to immediate
ly take UP with such sons or other
rels tives the question of insurance
and allotment and allowance and de
termine as to whether or not proper
steps have been taken to secure the
same.
This Department has special com
mittee with headquarters at the reg
ular Chapter room in Canon City
where they are always ready to give
such information and help as may be
desired along these lines.
MRS. r G. ARTHUR,
Secretary Home Service Section
American Red Cross
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1918-05-23
DIR. w. F. Slocum, Well
Known in Canon City
Doing Fine WarWOrk

DR.. william F. Slocum of Colorado.
who has been speaking for the govern
msnt the last month through the
Eastern and Middle states. made an
address in New York City from the
Union League Club to an audience of
over seven thousand people. at which
fifty thousand (s50.0o0) dollars in
Liberty Bonds was secured.
During the month he Is to give part
of his time to the Red Cross drive.
and will be at work in this country
and Europe until the close of the war.
He is contributing. without COM
pensation, all his time to the Govern
ment and has many more demands up
on him than he can possibly meet He
has also been asked to speak in Eng
land. but viii make tour thru the
West before doing this. The Eastern
press says of him: Colorado has
made 70 more valuable contribution
to the war than this service which
DR.. Siocum is rendering TO the coun-
try at this time"
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1918-05-23
School at Texas
Creek Gives to
the Red Cross

Last Saturday night. May 11tb. a
bazaar and box social was held al the
Texas Creek school house for the
benefit OF the American Red Cross
Owing to inclement weather,
small crowd gathered There were
about 35 persons in all. 25 of whom
were adults. An assorted collection
of articles made by the ladies' of the
community was displayed These ar
ticles were auctioned at high price.
The amount received for these ar
ticies was about s3s very artistic
and appropriate boxes were also sold
some were sold several times: one
box brot $3.50: the baskets brot a
sum OF s45.25. Each and everyone
gave with a willing heart and a free
hand; no one there would probably
have felt like giving. or could have
given as much to the Red Cross un-
der any other circumstances. After
the auction. music was rendered by
Mr.. Mans and Pringle. and all en-
joyed dancing.
The benefit was given by Miss Isa-
belle Taylor. teacher OF the Lower
Texas Creek school and donations
were auctioned OF by Mr. W. P.
Noble. one of the most prominent men
in the community. who handled it Ike
q professional
A l. Challis is chairman for the
precinct. Mr. Challis did fine service
in the bond campaign He has sent
down to Mr. Cooper for this Red
Cross drive. $3.50 as the proceeds
for the evenings entertainment.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1918-05-23
NEWSPAPER MEN JOIN Y. M.
c. A. WAR WORK FORCES.

Clarence Burlington Kerand, Maxi
milan Foster. with Walter Towers,
editor of -Miiestones." are going TO
Europe TO write about the var work
activities Of the Young Mems Chris
ton Association They are giving
up their fiction work and home act
ivities to serve in this way
Mr.. Kelland formerly was a Detroit
newspaper man and has for several
years been successful fiction writ
er. His range Includes everything
from the infectiousiy humorous EFF
ficiency Edgar" stories. with which he
made his big magazine debut. TO the
powerfully dramatic novels of the
Michigan north woods. THE Source -
and Sudden Jim"
Mr.. Foster also was a Newspaper
man until he discovered that he was
one of the very small number of men
who write Wall Street stories that
are interesting and yet ring true His
stories of the financial district have
transmitted to readers the drama be-
hind big business deals. as shown In
"The Whisuing Man." Rich Man.
Poor Man." and other stories of the
Street He will go to England to tell
of the manifold activities of the Y
NJ. CA. for the hundreds of thous-
ands of American soldiers. sailors.
marines and iaborers there.
Mr. Towers, w:Geiy known as a
writer Of boys stories. formerly man
aging editor OF The American Boy.
leaves the editorship of -Milestones"
to engage in Y NJ. c. A war work
overseas.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1918-05-23
C. W. VAN PATTEN TO GO TO
CAMP FUNSTON.

Secretary C. W. Van Patten of the
Canon City Y. NJ. c. a. has been
granted a three months leave OF ab-
sence by the board Of directors OF the
Association. to become a recreation
al and development superintendent
among the soldier boys at Camp Funs-
ton and he will leave here about June
lst to enter upon the duties of the
position The invitation to engage in
war work was made to Mr. Van Pat
ten some time ago and he submitted
the matter TO the board of directors
and It voted him leave Of absence
until the first of September in order
that he might accept it. His work
will be under the auspices of the Y.
NJ C. A. and Will be of q character
for which be is admirably qualified
II is only because of Mr.. Van Pat
tens desire to help in the forthcom-
ing campaign of the Red Gross in
this county that he is not at Camp
Funston at this time
Mrs Van Pstten and Billie. Will
probably accompany him to Kansas.
altho that matter has not yet been
definitely determined
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1918-05-23
FOrger Passes
Bad $40 Check
and is Caught

Dee Spear. q younS men whose par
cnts are understood to live in the
-Four Mile district. Is under arrest in
Pueblo on the charge OF passing a
forged check and will be brot back
here this evening by Sheriff New
comb to answer that accusation. We'd
nestay night Spear hired c. c. Nc
Kisslck OF the Canon Auto company
10 take him to Florence on a business
erTand. Mr.. Mckissick returned to
Canon City with his passenger about
midnight and an hor or so later drove
Spear to the Rio Grande railroad sta
tion in order that he might board No
16 for Pueblo. In making payment for
the trip to Florence and back a
check for twenty dollars drawn on T.
J. McInerney. the automobile man.
was rendered by Spear and accepted
by Mr.. McKissick: change being given
for the difference
Shortly after taking the check. Mr.
McKissick had n hunch that Il might
be n forgery and referred the matter
TO Night Marshal Jerry Moran. who
happened to enter the railroad sta
ton while Mr.. McKissick was there.
Mr.. Moran was convinced that the
check was spurious and Mr.. Mclner-
ney was called out OF bed and asked
IL he had issued n to Spear for work
done at his garage. as the latter had
asserted was the case. Nc. Mclner
ney said that Spear had never worked
for him and that he had never signed
such q check.
by this time Spear was speeding
down tho valley on the train and OF
course. could not be reached BY the
officers here. Tho telephone was brot
into reauisition. police headquarters
at Pueblo called up and the story of
the forgery related. No difficulty was
experienced In reaching an under.
standing with the authorities at Pu.
eblo and when tho train arrived ut
the Union station there. short time
afterwards. policeman was In walt
ing to take Spear into custordy. The
authorities here were notified OF
Spesr's arrest and Sheriff Newcomb
left for Pueblo this afternoon to bring
the prisoner back here for trial.
The warrant for Spears arrest was
isSued out OF Justice F. L. Sparks
court,
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1918-05-23
Another Call is
Out for Drafted
Men in Fremont

Secretary C. A I.inkins of the local
board Of military exemptions received
a message on Wednesday from the
provost marshal of Colorado. ordering
the immediate call of twenty men of
the seiective draft In Fremont coun-
ty for army duty. The men are sum
moned by the War department to be
in readiness for departure to the mob
iiization camp on May Goth.
In compliance with the command of
the provost marshal. the board of
exemptions held . meeting Wednes-
day afternoon and selected the coun-
ty's quota In the regular serial order
from the men of class one They
were notified by letter today of their
call to the colors and will meet here
Monday afternoon. May goth. for fl
nal instructions by the board. They
will leave on Rio Grande train No. 4
at 7:s0 O'Clock next Tuesday morn
ing for Fort Lognn for military train
ing Those chosen to fill this special
call are:
Luigi Del P.zzo. Siste Hanna and
Verde Raper OF Chandler: William
F. Stultz. Ray Reeves. Lewis Kent
Jewett. william James Hastings. VII
liam W. Hepplewhite. Robert Doyd
Crawford. William Lee Bailey. Philip
Dloxem. Jesse Edward Epley. Lyle
Herman Golden. Edward d. Rupp.
Marvin Bert Wood. Fred Walker
Snow. Rex Ward and Lawrence G.
George of Canon City: Guy Sidney
Snyder. Nelson c. Torpey. William
Aubrey Cutting and Morris Valdez of
Fiorence: John Martin Kennick and
Frank Polchlopek of Rockysle: Ar
thur Husband and Oliver Richards o..
Coal Greek and John d. yezzetu OF
Brookside-
The calling OF these young men in
TO army training brings the list Of
registrants of the first class. in Ere
mont county. down to order number
$40 and leaves only Sc properly quail
fled men in class One. The departure
OF these men for the mobilization
camp next Tuesday and the going OF
the second May increment. on or
about the 25th inst. viii mean that
IS men from Fremont county have
been called TO the celors within 30
days II this rate OF enlistment is
maintained for the next six weeks.
all of the men OF class One in the
county will be In the army.
A half dozen or more OF the men
whose names appear n Wednesdays
draft are not at present living in Ere
mont county. They are scattered all
over the country and the board is
endeavoring to get into communica-
ton with them by telegraph In order
that there may be no delay in filling
the county's quota.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1918-05-23
NJ SIS GRACE LOeAck
OF FLORENCE, DEAD.

Miss Grace Lobach. daughter of
Edwin Lobach. Sr-. one OF the pion-
eer residents of Florence. passed
away at the family home in that city
about ; O'Clock Thursday morning
following an attack of typhoid fever
and pneumonia with which she was
stricken some ten days or two weeks
ago. Her condition was critical for
several days previous to the end and
little hope was entertained for her
recovery. Referring to her death the
Florence Citizen says:
Miss Lobach was a native OF Flor
cnce and would have been 43 years
of age in July of this summer. She
was graduated from the florence
High school and was a devoted mem
ber of the Frazer Methodist church
and of Florence Chapter No. %. Or
der of the Eastern Star. Her health
broke down shortly after her gradu-
alton from school and from that time
until her death she was never very
strong. ba, Possessed unusual encr-
gy and an optimistic spirit that kept
her going against the wishes of the
family. Miss Lobach was n lady of
fine charactcd and was beloved by
all. Sympathetic by nature. the true
spirit of Christianity and its teach.
ines were reflected in her every day
life. She will be greatly missed by
the family and wide circle OF friends
She was the constant companion OF
her father and her death is n very
severe shock to him.
The funeral win be held from the
family home at 2:30 o'clock Sunday
afternoon and interment will be at
Highland cemetery. The members OF
the Eastern Star will have charge OF
the services at tho grave
Deceased Is survived by a father.
four sisters and one brother. The ais
ters are Mrs. M. d. Robinson. OF Los
Angeles. Calf. Mrs. James A. Baker
of CASTOR. Ore. Mrs. II. l.. Holly OF
Ogden. Utah: Mrs. Howard Lee OF
Elko. New: and the brother. Sdwin
Lobaoh. Jr..'
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1918-05-23

surely proved TO be. feel better and
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and the annoying symptoms have disap-
peared. - Mrs. N. GoDDEN, 925 Ma
poleon St. Fremont, Ohio.
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II any complications present thcm-
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The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1918-05-23
SOUTH CANON

w. r. Noble OF ralisade. Colorado
zpcnt several days last week In So
Canon. visiting his mother. Mrs. Mary
Kier. at her home on Chestnut Ave,
Ms. Roy Mullen came down from
westciiae Monday TO visit relatives
in South Canon She wen, to Flor.
ence "Wednesday to visit friends there
for few days before returning 10
her home
Miss Doris Eweli who has been
teaching school at Coaidaie. spent
sunday visiting her parents in South
Canon.
Miss Laura Noble who has been at.
tending school in Canon City for the
past year. left for her home In Pail
sade. Monday.
Tuesday evening n party consisting
uf Mr.. and Mrs. C. c. Hawkey. Mr..
and Mrs. Earl Kissingcn and two
sons. Mr.. and Mrs Rec Kissinger. C.
IL Kissinger and Misses Ciara and
Lulu Kissingcr. picnicked on the Tun
mel Drive. A delicious picnic supper
WINS eaten about SIX O'Clock and the
party broke up at n late hour. every
one reporting a good time.
Mrs. II. Z. Bucus and Mrs. NJ. G.
Case came down from Denver Mon
day TO visit MIS-. J. A. Jefferson
Mrs. Dueus Is Mrs. Jefferson's moth
or and MIS-. Case her sister.
Mrs. Peter Nikitis went to Port.
land Wednesday to spend q few days
with relatives there.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIII Eidrcd and fam
iiy motorcd down from Victor Sun.
day to spend the day with the form
ars parents. Mr.. and Mira. l.. Z.
Eidred OF South FIRST street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nathan Ward OF New
York avenue. received letter from
their son Berte,l who ia "some~here
in France. lie said he was enjoying
perfect health and was well pleased
with everything except the rain and
cold weather. and that II would warm
up before the war rs over.
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