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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-08-26
Farthest Penetration Shows
Extreme Advance of 8 Miles;
Mangm Beats Stiff Counter
Fifteen Hundred More Prisoners Taken
BY British Making Total of 10000 for
Four Days; Haig Makes Biggest Gains
Of Day in Extending Battle Line North

BRITISH HEADQUARTERS IN FRANCE, Aug 26.-
British troops yesterday took another 500 prisoners and
chine guns Field Marshal Hag's force, swung forward
far Longueva in their advances north of the Somme
The Germans making great efforts 10 hold Bs-
paume, but the town is gradually being surrounded.
LONDON Aug. 26-The British attacked this morn
in the Scarpe of Aras and good
being made according to the official statement issued at
the office today.
miles a front of four miles, according a dispatch
ceived here from the battle front.
The British position southeast of Mory and west of
Croisiles has been improved spite of heavy which
is falling the battlefield the statement says.
Favreui mile and . half northeast Of Bapsume, has
been captured and the British have advanced beyond the
village.
Strong German attacks north and south
have been repulsed by the Britsh according to
the official stAteEsent issued at the office today.
The British lines have advanced slightly sstrde the
Somne and progress has been made in the direction of
Maricourt, four miles northeast of Bray the
Monchy lie Preux Guemappe and Wancourt a little less
han five miles southeast of Arras have been taken in oday
attack These towns the old Hndenburg line Farther
ouh the British have taken Mo and made progress the
outheast of the village.
French Advance North of Roye.
In the battle south of the Somme, General Debenys
French has captured Fresnoy about three miles
north of Roye, according to today's dispatches.
General Mangns also has made slight advance be-
the Aete and the Asne Four hundred prisoners
aiken by this army yesterday.
How Battle Line Runs.
The line of the British advance which started with Fam
Doux on the Scarpe river, follows:
Monchy-lePreux, Guemappe Wancourt Henil, Choi-
les east of Mory Favreuil Avesnes Eaucourt Abbaye
Manpuich of Bazentine Mametz and Carnoy and
hen proceeds the Somme to the of Marcour
There is little change south of the SOmme except that the
sh line has been improved to the east of Chuignes
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-08-26
MAN-POWER BILL
Gets CLEAR WAY
IN UPPER HOUSE
Sheppard SidetrackS PrOhibl-
ton for War Measure.
PASSAGE TODAY POSSIBLE
Bill, as Adopted by House,
Substituted in Senate,

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26-A cleal
track was given IN the senate today tc
the man-power BILL passed Saturday
by the house, broadening the army draft
age limits to ls and IS years.
When the senate convened under
long standing xreement to take ~
wartime prohibition, Senator Sheppard
OF Texas, prohibition advocate, moved
temporarily to set that aside
May Pass II Today.
II was agreed to and debate or
amendments to the man power bill was
resumed with passage late today or to.
morrow expected.
To expedite and simplify procedure
the house bill was substituted for tn,
draft which has been pending IN the
senate. The senate military committee
| met before the senate convened. and
reported the house bill with minor
amendments, after adding the senate
amendments, including the work or
fight" proposal
Combine Amendment Cuti
The senate committee struck out th c
amendment OF Representative Tread
way OF Massachusetts, adopted by the
house. providing for appointment
| special examiners by the provost mar
shal general to reclassify men in exist.
ing deferred classes. This amendment,
the committee agreed would cripple au-
| thority Of state draft boards and Is un-
necessary because General Crowdcr al.
ready has power TO make any reclassl-
iIcaton deemed desirable
Wives Not DISQUALIFIED
After attempts TO modify It had failed.
the senate accepted without recoro
vote the committee amendment provid-
ing that the wife OF a soldier or sailor
shall not be disqualified for any po-
sitlon under the government because she
IS married
Senator Shields OF Tennessee pro.
posed substitute, in effect waving the
civil service laws IN so far as they would
affect such women which was rejected
by vote Of fortX 10 thirty
To Educate Youths.
BY vote of s. to lJ, the senate also
accepted the committee amendment
presented by Senator ReedNof Missouri.
providing for the education after the
war at government expense Of boys
under u years Of age, who either sp-
list or are drafted into the military :
service or naval service.
An amendment by Senator Smith Of
Georgia, providing for purchase from
the government at cost by army. navy
and marine corps officers OF their uni-
forms and equipment, was, adopted.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-08-26
SOCIALISTS CAIN
IN RECOUNT. ON
FAIR BALLOT Law
Adair County Return Shows
Eighty Votes Short,

The certificate of election returns on
state question 49, known as the "iar
election law" voted on at the general
election in 1916 as made by the state
election board, gave the yes" vote on
the petition as eighty less in Adair
county than the actual count, according
TO depositons offered as evidence in
the district court this morning before
Judge Edward d. Oldfield.
Vote Was Reversed.
The depositions taken from eight or
ten precinct election officials declared
that in some instances that yes and
no" vote had been reversed in max
ing the returns from their precincts
which made up the difference The state
election board certified that the yes"
vote in that county was 9jl The So
cialists claim their measure received
l,0ll votes, They also allege in three
precincts of that county ballot shortages
in this particular question amounted ~
about 200, and that number of voters
were prevented from expressing them
selves on the questions.
w. {, McAlister, secretary of the
state election board. was on the witness
stand this morning and identified the
state returns on the questions as he
found them in that office when he took
charge Of il three months ago, succeed
ing Joe s. Morris Photographic
copies OF the state returns were sub
mitted in court in lieu of the actual
records.
Fl. NJ. Sinclair, former secretary of
the socialist party, told OF visiting a
number OF counties in the state in an
effort to get depositions from precinct
and county officials. He said that in
all counties he was refused the viewing
OF the returns by county election boards
on orders of the attorney general Depo-
sitions only from Adair county we're
heard this morning. The hearing will
be continued this afternoon.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-08-26

the Germans hold strongly fortified
lines which have been held by them for
the last two years.
Bapaume is seemingly being slowly
pocketed by the British. Fayreuil, a
mile and half to the northwest, has
been taken by the British, who have
passed beyond the village, while fur
ther north Mory has been left behind
by Field Marshal Haig's men,
Progress on each side of the Somme
river is officially reported from London.
and II is said that the British are ad-
vancing toward Maricourt, four miles
northeast of Bray
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-08-26
PRESIDENT ISN'T
AGAINST LAW FOR
. DRouTH FOR WAR
Wilson,. However, FaVorS Ex-
tending Time Beyond Jan, /,

WASHINTON, Aug. 26.-President
Wilson, senate prohibition leaders de
clared today, is not opposed to legis-
lation pending in the senate proposing
national prohibition during the war,
but has suggested that the proposed
time for its becoming effective-Janu-
ary next-4be extended. Negotiations
TO that end, il was said, seemed to as
sure an agreement for passage of the
bill and also for some extension of time
to liquor interests.
After much cloakroom negotiation,
leaders today said the prohibition sup
porters had agreed TO fix July |, 1919.
instead OF January q next year as
the date when prohibition would be-
come effective.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-08-26
No Answer Made
To Utilities Board
On M'Adoo Hearing

The corporation commission is still
without information on the outcome Of
H. request for a personal interview
with Director General McAdoo for the
presentation OF the application for a
readjustment OF the existing discrimina-
tory freight rates in Oklahoma.
The commission sent a telegram to
Representative Ferris Friday, asking
that the interview be arranged and re-
questing a reply, but up to noon today
no answer had been received.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-08-26
SENATOR REED TO
aau WAR FRONT

WASHINGTON, Aug. @--Senator
Reed OF Missouri will leave Washing-
ton tomorrow to spend two months Wis
iting the battle fronts and European
capitals. He is a member OF the senate
military committee, which Investigated
aircraft production and expects TO pay
particular attention abroad TO aviation
affairs
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-08-26
British Casualties
$4,000 for Drive

LONDON. Aug. 26-The British
third and fourth armies suffered casu-
alties estimated at $500 between Au-
gust p and August Is, according TO
advices from the front During this
same period the German losses In ptis
oners alone have amounted TO dDCOI
men in the battle east OF the Ancre
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-08-26
RUPPIE beaten
IN BATTLE BUT
WINS IN Love

NOPENHAGEN, Aug. 26-Kins
Y Leopold of Bavaria, al a fam
lily dinner Sunday. announced
the engagement of Crown Prince
Rupprecht to the Princess Antoin-
ette of Luxembourg, according TO an
official statement made in Munich
Crown Prince Rupprecht Of Ba-
varia, who has been in oonmand Of
the German armies on the northern
front in the west recently, is a
widower, his first wife having died
in 1912. Tie crown prince was born
in 1869.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-08-26
Big New Trawlers
To Take Place of
Victims of U-Boat

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26-Fishing
craft destroyed by German submarines
off the New England coast will be re-
placed by the emergency fleet corpora
tion at the request Of the food admin
istration with deep set modern trawlers
Construction will be begun Immediate
ly on these vessels, to be In operation
on the Atlantic and Pacific coasts and
in the Gulf OF Mexico early In 1919.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-08-26
SOLDIERS ARE INVITED
TO PICNIC TOMORROW

The Oklahoma City Christian En-
deayor union will have a picnic iomor-
row at the fair grounds Az 8 20 D. N.
each society win spread separaie din
ners From i O'Clock until 4 o'clock
games will be played after which gen
eral assembly viii take place troend
the bard stand and an ..iterestipg pro-
gram will BE- rendefei Speeiai nv
'ation IS issued to ali soidier.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-08-26
Japanese Move
On USsuri Front

LONDON, Aug. b,-Japanese troops
are completing their concentration no
the Ussuri front, according to dispatches
from Vladivostok. At Engeneuka, sail
ors supported by armored cars, at
lacked the bosheyik troops in the face
u heavy artillery fire and routed them
u Is reported that Americans have
privately loaned the city Of Vladivostok
100000 rubles. taking the tramways as
security.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-08-26
German Attack on Mangin's Wing
Is Utter Failure, Paris Reports

PARIS, Aug 26.-1 p. m,)-The Germans today at
tempted counteroffensve large scale against right
wing of General Mangns army in the region between Vaiy
and Soksons. The attack utterly failed.
The number of prisoners taken by British since August
Fl has reached 10000, the Petit Journal declares
According La Journal three German divisions have
been identified opposite the British Since August g. nearly
fifty German divisions have been in the fighting against the
British
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-08-26
ALEXIS ROMANOFF
KILLED "AS D0G''

LONDON. Aug 26-A Russian
prince who recently arrived in London,
according TO tho Daily Mail. confirms
the vague rumors OF the killing Of
alexis. the son of the former emperor.
After be father was executed. the boil
shevikl went 10 the son. saying we
killed your father--a dogs death for
CBp"
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-08-26
Talk Less and
Save More Paper"
Congress Is Told

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26.-Mem
bers OF the house were urged today By
Representative Barnhart OF Indiana
chairman Of the Joint congressional
committee On printing, to eurtail thsa
extensions OF remarks in the congres.
sional record in view Of shortage x
paper which might make it necessary
Tor the president to commander stocks
to get out government publications.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-08-26
"SPEED UP WAR,
THEN GET READY
FOR PEACE"-T. R.
"Prepare to Defend Ourselves
Afterward," Is Advice, Too,
TIME TO REC0NSTRU UCT
Great Industrial Problems 10
Follow End Of Conflict.

SPRINGFIELD. III, Aug 10
Speed up the war, prepare to defend
ourselves aiterward and make ready 10
solve the industrial social problem,
which will come with peace" were the
demands Of Theodore Roosevelt. cx-
pressed in an address he delivered here
today
Colonel Roosevelt spoke at the cen.
tennial celebration of tn admission OF
Illinois to statehood
"Pfepare for Peace"
THE two great needs Of the moment
ne said. "are to insist upon thorough
going and absolute AmericaniSm
throughout this land and to speed Up
the war, and secondary to these needs
come the need, of beginning even now
70 make ready TO prepare for the tasks
that are 10 come after III war, the taSk
OF preparing so that never again shall
war find up helpless, and the task of
preparing for the social and industrial
problems which this earth shaking con
llict OF giants will leave in its ruinous
wake.
"Go insist upon thorough going, 100
percent AmericaniSm among all our
people. is merely another way OF say
Ing that we insist upon being nation
proud OF our national past and conf
dent OF Our future as the greatest OF
the nations OF mankind for IL we per
init our people to be e0it into score Of
different nationalities--each speaking a
different language and each paying its
real soul homage to some national ideal
overseas, we shall not be nation at all
but merely a polyglot boarding house {;
and nobody feels much toyaity TO a
polyglot boarding house or is proud 10
belong to II.
Not Internationalista
"We are not internationalists. We
are American nationalists We intend
10 do Justice to all other nations But
in the last four years the professed in
ternatonaists like the profound pacl-
fists. have played the game OF brutal
German autocracy, the game Of the mil
itaristic and capitaliStic tyranny which
now absolutely rules the Prussianized
Germany OF the Hohenzollerns.
LET our people remember that for the
two and a half years before we entered
the war the paciiists clamorously in
sisted that II we kept unprepared we
would avoid war Well we tried the
experiment. We kept completely un-
prepared. Even after we broke off
diplomatic relations with Germany we
refused TO make the slightest prepara-
ton And nevertheless, we drfted into
the war. Pacifioism and unprepared-
ness never keep a nation out OF war
They invite war; and they insure that
IL war comes, it shall be costly and
long -drawn-out and bloody.
Don't Trust Pscifists.
Iet US remember this when peace
comes Don't trust the paciiists; they
are the enemies OF righteousness. Don't
trust the internationalists they are the
enemies OF nationalism and American
ism.
"When peace comes LEI us aocept. any
reasonable proposal, whether calling for
. league Of nations or for any other
machinery, which we can in good faith
act upon, and which does really offer
some chance OF lessening the number OF
future wars and diminishing their area"
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-08-26
ConsT TANTIaioiPLE IS
BOMBED BY BRITISH

AMSTERDAM, Aug. 2s-"Two hos
tile air squadrons attacked CONSTANT
nople Wednesday night" says a Turk
sh official statement received here to-
day.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-08-26
KAzAN CAPTURED
FROM BOLSHEvIKI
IN BITTER FIGHT
Japanese. Now Concentrating
on USSuri Front,

r AMSTERDAM, Aug 7o--CEeeho-
siovak and anti-bolshevik forces
have reoceupied the town Of ksrsn,
on the river volgs, says q Moscow
dispatch to the weser Zeitung Of
Bremen. The bolsheviki were forced
60 retreat after heavy fighting.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-08-26
THE WEATHER

LOCAL FoREcAsT-Fslrw weather to.
nlQht and Tuesday.
Tuesday, fair weather.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-08-26

uss - vaxAn enArurxs.
AnN7 U nnrAHIAsu focs,s
oosrAIsIDso WHAT
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1918-01-24
CHRISTIAN CHURCH NEWS

Notwithstanding the very incle-
ment weather the services at the
Christian Church proved TO be very
interesting and helpful to all. One
lady placed her membership with
the congregation. The regular SER
vices, consisting Of communion and
preaching. were preceded by an
enthusiastic Bible school session.
Mr.. Arnold is our superintendent
and Brother Cloyd our assistant,
and Oma Robinson our efficient sec
reta"y. The attendance at all the
services was good. Services every
Lords Day at II a. NJ, preceded by
the Bible school at 9:45. All are
welcome TO our services.
w. J. Hudspeth, Minister.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1918-01-24
PUBLIC SCHOOL NOTES
z. T. Dizney, Principal

Four more months of public
school after this week. More ought
TO be accomplished in these four
than was accomplished in the previ-
GUS five.
Miss Virgie Wynn supplied for
Miss Dean last week and Mrs. Ida
Abney supplies This week.
Miss Dean is in Robinson Hospital
this week threatened with pneu-
mOnia.
Naoma Robinson supplied for Miss
Smith most the day Monday.
School Lunch has grown in popu-
larity since the extreme cold wealth
er set in. Applications come from
outsiders for school lunches. Our
limited accommodations are hardly
adequate for our own needs.
The Boari Of trustees came in a
body TO visit the school last week.
and held e brief called session.
Look ont for the Honor Roll next
week. The main regret is that so
few will appear on it. We hope for
a better showing next month.
The Parent-Teachers' Association
meets Friday evening at 3 o'clock.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1918-01-24

readers, was elected City Attorney,
succeeding his father-in-law, r. J.
Engle. Mr.. Walden is one of our
good citizens AM practicing attor-
ney in whom Berea has much con-
fldence and looks to him for som
good work while he serves the town
in this capacity.
Ed. Fothergill, our popular postal
clerk. marked for his ability in &C
curacy in keeping up with Uncle
Sans business. succeeded DR.. w. G.
Best as City Clerk.
l.. A. Watkins was elected City
Marshall. succeeding himself.
With the board and these officers
elected Berea should congratulate
herself for having such a represen-
tative body TO take care Of her mu-
nicipal affairs. II is the duty OF
every true Berean TO look TO this
body Of capable gentlemen for a
good and prosperous civic year.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1918-01-24
GEORGE wooLER CLARK DEAD

The sad news Of the death Of
George Wooler Clark came as a
shock 10 his many friends here. The
death angel called him from his new
home at PIT Hartford Ave., s. E,
Canton, o., where he resided since
last October, on Sunday morning, the
GOTH, after an illness Of six weeks.
The funeral services were held in
the home yesterday at 200 p. m. by
the Rev. L. p. Herbruck and burial
took place in Westlawn Cemetery.
Mr.. Clark was a native OF Meriden,
Conn. He received the college de-
gree OF BIZ. in 1911 from Berea Col
lege and became teacher OF Printing
in his Alma Mater in which capacity
he laboPed till August Of 1917 when
he married Miss Ruth Jacob, and a
little later made their home in Mrs
Clark's former home city. He leaves
his widow and brother Charles f.
Clark, Of Ware, Mass.
His many Berea friends extend
TO the bereaved widow their heart
felt sympathy in this sad hour.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1918-01-24
scAFFoLD CANE RURAL SCHOOL

The Farmers Night School. adj
vertised in last issue on page six,
and the program planned, is being
carried out this week to the letter.
Every night, regardless of the in
element weather, which everybody
is getting used TO, the house has
been filed with intensely interest.
ed and enthu iastic farmers. Every
body, who has an opportunity, takes
part in the school. IL is impossible
to compute the good, in dollars and
cents, that this night school is do
ing.> II is hoped the plan will be
pursued by other communities and
get the advantages such q school
gives. An auto left Boone Tavern
every night at six o'clock with the
speakers Of the hour. IL certainly
does the farmers good to meet in
this capacity.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1918-01-24
LEcTURE-RECITAL GREAT Sue
CESS
Sir Edward Baxter Perry Plays
Before Large and Appre-
ciative Audience

Atlantic City music lovers were
given the golden opportunity OF
hearing Sir Edward Baxter Perry,
the foremost American pianist, last
evening at a lecture-recital given
by him at st. Nicholas Hall under
the auspices Of the Daughters Of
Isabella. Before a large and great
Nv appreciative audience. Mr.. Perry
gave a carefully selected and ex-
quisitely rendered program Of
List, Beethoven and Chopin. be-
sides one or two Of his own compo-
sitions. which for p Irity of fce'ins
and breadth Of conception. well b.
long among the work Of the old
masters. He has the rare gil: of
playing the most difficult compost
tions with simplicity and delicacy,
which brings them we'll within the
understanding Of many. so that for
the first time '1he barriers go down
between mere physical sound and
the soul and the audience catches
the inspiration and the earnest
mood Of the artist" as some critic
put IT, Mr.. Perry, with his delight
ful and brief explanatory talks be-
fore each selection, holds the inter-
est Of his audience and gives them
clearer conception Of what the
composer must have felt or thought
and he awakes in his listeners
thereby, a broader appreciation Of
music and all il should convey.
whether expressions Of the exterior.
the emotional. the intellectual or
the imaginary. One is also greatly
impressed by Mr. Perry's own
gentleness Of manner and quiet dig
nifty besides recognizing his SUI
perior musical intelligence and
warm poetic temperament. To
speak Of his blindness were 20 libel
a man who sees and feels and lives
through the medium Of his own in
tellect and by the beauty Of his
soul. He is, in short, as the people
abroad were wont TO call him the
American Poet among pianists."
The recital from financial stand
point was successful, and the num-
Der Of prominent people composing
the audience gave il a distinctly
social Observation-Disclosures City IN. j.
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