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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-03-16

Washington. March g rhat Am
oricau men and women are eager to
accept every opportunity to help in
The nation greatest undertaking is
evidenced by the responses received
10 The announcement of the United
States Civil Service commission of
The need for general clerks Tho
commission sent out o call tor clerks
To be employed in the departments
"a Washington, and January 5 Feb
ruary 8, and March were set as eX-
animation dates. About $4,000 per
sons applied for admission to these
examination A large percentage OF
the applications came from persons
whose sole purpose in seeking gov
ernment employment was to help keen
the war machine moving This prompt
and heavy response has made it I'm
necessary TO hold further eXamina-
/ tions for general clerk IN the neai
future Examinations for stenogra
/ piers aud typewriters and for clerks
tcained 10 certain special on technical
lines are still being held
The most pressing need Of the gov
ernment service in Washington righ'
now is ior a large number Of vel
qualified stenographers The ciyi
service rommi sion urges persons who
are equpred TO pass the steuogra-
ply part Of the examination to apply
ar once Examinations are held a
least once a week ia l5o Of the nrin
cipal cities Definite information anC
application blanks may be obtained
from REPRESENTATIVES Of the civil serv.
ice commission at post offices
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-03-16
TO ESTABLISH MORE
BABY BOND BANKS

Oklahoma boasts OF nrr- banks
established exclusively as Institutions
lcr urthoring the cause of thrift and
selling thrift stamps and baby bonds.
They are located al Oklahoma City.
Tulsa and Ardmorc.
The National War Savings commit.
tee is fostering a Plan to institute
similar banks in every town Of con-
sequence in the state. II is believed
that Oklahoma ought to have at lea ST
Fifty such banks
The ceremonies incident 10 the ded
ieation of the Baby Bond bank at Ok Re-
lahoma City were attended by Gov
e,nor Williams and prominent men
throughout the state. The seventy
soven county chairmen Of the Baby
Bond campaign held conference at
the Lee Huckins hotel and reported
the progress made in their respective
counties
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-03-16

st Louis, March 16-Real candles
and genuine tears were in evidence at
the wake over the pet cat owned by
Mrs Alfred Palmer, but plans Tor the
funeral have been interferred with by
the police department, which has
filed with the health department a
prosaic report that cat is dead at
the Palmer home.
The wake was attended by mum
bcr Of neighbors Of the Palmers who
said the cat looked more lifelike than
ary dead cat they ever saw as it lay
in a slk-lined, white enameled cas-
ket that was made to order.
Mrs Palmer's request for permis-
sion to bury the eat has been denied
by the health department whioh has
ordered the cat removed in the city
dead animal wagon
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-03-16
SEVENTY THOUSAND BASE
BALLS TO BE USED IN CAMPS

According to the commission on
training camp activities, baseball will
be played on an extensive scale al
the cantonments this year.
1t is estimated that $4,000 balls will
be used up Officially" by the teams
from the army Of 100000 under
nilita " training
This figure is arrived at by est-
mating that there are more than a.
600 companies in training in the va
rious camps, and multiplying this
number by lIs, which is the number
Of baseballs The commission is plan
ming to furnish each unit in addition
to gloves ana bats, Many more of
course, will be supplied by the men
themselves and these will bring the
total near 10000, it is believed
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-03-16

The Baby Bond IS helping to win
the war and the National war Say-
irgs committee has sent out the fol
lowing appeal
The War Savings campaign is the
most effective means yet devised by
this or any other county to impress
on every man, woman aud child the
fact that we cannot support vast and
efficient army in the field and a great
navy at sea, and at the same time
spend the usual amount OF money we
have been use TO spending before the
war for things which may have been
perfectly proper TO buy in time OF
peace but which are not necessary
TO the carrying on Of lhe great wal
we are now fighting Not only are
! tiey not necessary but their manu-
faeture, handling and sale takes the
labor and material which would 9TH
erwlse be devoted to the needs Of oul
army and navy
III IS the desire To impress upor
the people that every citizen mus
| get behind The government which is
Geyoting its entire energy to win tht
war The governments exclusive auj
only business now is war The citi-
zens must soon wake up to the fac
that they are the government; there
fore, their business is the winning o
this most righteous war for worlJ
freedom This warfare requires thu
putting of men in the field and keen
ing them fed and clothed
II YOU are patriotic and want Il
help whip Germany begin at once ant
buy Baby Bonds. The goyernmen
needs the money and it Will prove
good investment for You
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-03-16
PLEDGE GARD WORK AIDED
BY PRACTICAL WORK

The pledge card work is to be aid
ed by practical work in the use Of
the substitute foods nest week. The
Domestic Science club has arranged
10 have Miss Anna Fisher Of The ex-
tension department Of A x NJ college
give and Illustrate the best method 3
IN the use of the wheat and meat
substitutes.
Miss Fisher will be in the county
en- Tuesday, Wednesday and Thurs
Gay Of next week and will probably
demonstrate in Guthrie on Wednes
day March i90
Any one wishing any special dem
0EStraiion given may notify The county
agent Mrs Clara Emmons aud the
york Will he given if pos sible
Miss Fisher gives some very inter
oTtinG work, and will answer any
questions and give all the help possi
HE She uses the methods recon-
nended by the government.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-03-16

Salina, Kan, March Because
Elmer Price, one of the Witnesses
lad smallpox, Judge Rupenthal OF
the 25rd judicial district, moved his
conri from Wakenny to the Price
farm 10 miles in the country, and The
court session was kept to the wind
ward side Of Price.
The judges sat on a cultivator the
court reporter using a barrel for a
desk and the attorneys sat on piles OF
corn fodder.
The attorneys at no time got close
enough to the witness TO shake their
fingers in his face.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-03-16
EPISODE NO. %" FOR
THIS NEGRO COMMUNITY

Chickasha, March 16--rEpisode No
81 in q negro church faetional fight
of long standing is the way local
officers characterize the burning of
the negro Baptist church here Lit
tie doubt exists that the blaze was
fTebrand work although no indica
on has been given that the officers
have any clue as to the incendiary's
identity Several groups have tried 10
gain control Of the little church, prac-
tieally all bent on deposing the pas
tor, and the church troubles recently
were given an airing In court.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-03-16
OIL LEASES AND FLATS

Oil laagos and township plats for
oil men on sale at Leader office
Also assignments, arfidayits of pos
session aa1 affidavit OF cash bonus
paid All Of the latest forms. and
contcrm to oil leasing laws,
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-03-16

Book styled, "The Finished Myst-
cry is finished It contained pro-
German propaganda and several thou
sand copies were seized at Omaha
Lincoln, ST Joe and Oklahoma City
The books were in charge of DR. A L,
Norfleet and G f Wilson.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-03-16
.hc Arrus Of the Tale Stranger

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The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-04-12
BRITISH AND PORTUGUESE ARE
WITHSTAND |NG HEAVY ATTACK
Along aHundred Miles Big Guns
Roar Notice Of Another Big
Offensive Near at Hand }: =: =. :: 4

EW YORK April Associated Press-Swtchug the main
center of their attack anticipated the Germans
eday launched wild offensive that section of the
line running from GVenchy south Lens northwsd past
LaBassee the vicinity of Amentere the battlefront being
between eleven and twelve miles in length
This front defended by British Portuguese and Canadian
who have hstood the terrific bombadment that preceded
the infantry attack and have along all but short portion Of the
line repeatedly thrown the attackers back with heavy slaughter
The German infantry is in numbers supported by nsed
artillery and is hitting the line hard go ."' l. -,
GREAT GUNS ROCKED COUNTRY hlI4~' a>as
The bombardment that opened the offensive
shells of all cabr raining down upon the British and Port
under the conclusion of the The Allies artillery maintained
heavy fire %"
extremely artillery firing along
greater part old line of here infantry
actions have been attempted The fighting Aen has ended
for the time being,
GERMANS GAINED SOME GROUND
report from London the operations the Bel
an border that the attack the Germans has gained
of LaBassee, Fauqissart and Carddonnerie Farm.
The official German dispatches dealing with this phase
Portuguese positions Berlin also
violent artillery dues both banks of the Somme "a ss M
ION southern bank of the o continues the German
threw the back the Aisne canal be-
tween CoucY lie Chateau and Bancourt. ,uH rrr.
PARIS TELLS THE FRAY - a.
Paris reports violent artillery fighting during Monday night and
Tuesday morning the region of Mondde but there
infantry clashes The advanced Of the French south OF the
before positions south
west of the lower forest of Coucy 80 "nf Hti get n
The artillery actions of the Germans less general
along hundred miles Of the and ndioa
that renewal of the upon Annens to cone shortly
1eaver German attacks than any that have launched
expected points between Arras and Noyons' T;I
GENERAL COUGH RECALLED a. |ss&''
yesterday that General Cough the
of the British fifth army which withsood the
original onslaught of the Germans the April offensive has been
ecaled pending an Investigation determine whom place
the blame for the failure destroy number bridges which
Germans crossed the Tortle and Somme
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-04-12
BIG ISLAND ALONE
TO CONTINUE WET
Liquor License Commissioners
Will Continue To Issue
Licenses As Usual

The liquor license board for the Is
Ia nd Of Hawaii has baked ut the pro-
poSal that it follow the example Of the
boards on the Islands Of Kauai and
Maui and refuse to issue more liquor
licenses, though this course was sug-
gested in a communication from the
Governor. The refusal Of the board for
Hawaii to issue new licenses would
bring prohibition for the whole Terri
tory without congressional action, as
President Wilson = order banishes the
liquor traffic from Oahu and the II.
cense boards for Maui and Kauai have
announced they will issue no new Ii
CPnseS.
On March 81 the Governor sent a
notice to liquor license commissioners
and boards Of supervisors as follows:
- Attached is a copy of Executive
Order No. 28l5, signed on March 2
by the President Of the United States
In order fully to carry out the intent
Of the order it il desirable that nd
liquor licenses he granted"
In it's reply to this communication
the license board for the Island Of Ha
waii says, cit feels it has no right
to assume legislative powers, which II
would be doing should it issue a noticI
that no more licenses would be grant
ed. " Yesterday the Governor sent tn,
following letter in reply to this com
munication.
"R. T. Guard, Esq,
Secretary of the Board of License
Commissioners, HilO, Hawaii,
"Dear Sir-Your communication o.
April 4th received.
at is the custom of all Territorial
license boards to consider each appli
cation for a license and in so consider
ing to take into account not merel,
the business interest of the, applicant
but the welfare and ethical standing
Of the community for which they ACT
"The boards Of the counties of Kau
al and Maui have expressed their view
as to their duty. If applicants are dis
appointed the courts are open to then
There is a distinct difference on thi
question between the counties o
Kauai and Maui and the County 0
Hawaii.
Respectfully,
"LUCIUS E. PINKHAM."
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-04-12
RUSSIA TO DECLARE WAR. ON 1
JAPAN, SAYS PREMIERL ENINE

LONDON, April 10 - (Associatcd
Press)-A declare ton of war upon ia
pan by Russia is being seriously con
sidered by Premier Lenine, Accord ng
to a report Of, An address made by the
Bolshevik leader at Moscow yesterday.
Discussing the landing at Nladivo
stok of force of two hundred and fifty
Japanese marines, to preserve order
and protect the lives and property of
japanese at the Siberian seaport,
which landing was followed by another
Of marines from British warship,
Pemier Lenine announced that prob
ably Russia will have to declare war
upon Japan, Regarding the landing as
IN unfriendly act and directed against
Russian sovereignty.
Moscow Excited
The landing of the mixed force at
Vladivo stok has created the most in
tense excitement at Moscow. according
to the dispatches.
All of Friday night from early even
ing until after daylight, the commits
saries were in session. The foreign
commissioner summoned the Amer
lean, French and British representa-
tives and protested TO them emphatic
ally He said the only solution offer
ed was the immediate Withdrawal of
the landing forcos.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-04-12

Nervousness and nerve pains often
come from weak kidneys. Many a per
son who worries over trifles and is trou
bed with neuralgia, rheumatic pains
and backache, would find quick relic:
through a good kidney remedy. If you
have nervous attacks, with hea 'a:EeS
hackaches, dizzy spells and sharp
shooting pains, try Doan's Blackjack,
Kidney Pills. They are for the relief
of weak kidneys and have brought
"ni"k benefit in thousands Of such
cases.
"When Your Back is Lame-Remem
Der the Name" (Don't simply ask TO:
a kidney remedy-ask distinctly for
Doan = Backache Kidney Pills and take
no other). Doan's Backache Kidney
Pills are sold by all druggists and store
keepers, or will be mailed on receipt OF
price by the HOLSTER Drug Co, OF
Benson Smith 4 Co, agents for tho
Hawaiian Islands. advertisement,
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-04-12
FRENCH BREAD RATION
IS REDUCED A THIRD
Even Children Must Make Their
Sacrifice

WASHINGTON April lO-(Assoclat
ed Press) THE French bread ration
has been cnt one third, according t.
adNices received here today rom Paris
Under the new schedule even tn,
children are required to make their
sacrifice for the good of the nation in
her bitter struggle against German
lutOcracy.
The new schedule provides that the
ration for children up to three years
old shall be three and a half ounces
If bread per day. Children from three
to thirteen years of age are to get a
limit of seven ounces a day, while per
sons between the ages of thirteen and
iIty may have maximum of ten and
, half ounces. In the case of persons
ICING hard wTH this maximum is in
rcased to fourteen ounces.
The bread rati.n was previously re
duced last January when the entire
French wheat crop was requisitioned
by the French government.
This bread is made Of -four compris
ng all the elements of wheat except
bran, with a heavy admixturc OF
lour from other cereal grains, which
is obligatory.
Baking of pastry or biscuits from
-four that is fit for bread is prohibited
COnfectiOneries and other such shops
are closed two days a week Eating
pastries in public is forbidden.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-04-12
ONLY A
S|GNDOARD, SAYS
RE|CHSTAG MEMBER

NEW YORK, April 9-(Assoriated
Press)-German newspapers are print
ing a significant story of an attack by
Socialist upon the German govern
ment $ war policy.
The newspapers say that Deputy
Haase, an independent Socialist, at
tackled the government in the reich
stag. The deputy said that Gen. Won
Ludendorff and the military party con.
trolled the Government, and that Chan
cellor Won Hertling is only "sign
board. He asked why the propose
that q referendum vote be taken in
Alsace Lorraine to determine it's fu
ture allegiance was opposed and said
that with Russia example, no govern
ment which is still able to fight will
make peace with Germany.
He declared that self determination
of their destiny has been denied tho
Baltic provinces and protested against
the policy of violence which has been
shown there.
Referring to the January strike, he
said that the laboring classes will not
cease to fight for the democratizatior
of Germany.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-04-12
spy BILL WILL
be DEBATED BY
SENATE TODAY
Provides, Heavy Punishment For
Disloyalists Who Seek To In
lure Welfare Of Nation
CLOTURE RULE ADOPTED
AFTER BITTER FIGHT
Opposition To Certain Features
Very Strong But Measure May
Pass Upper House Tomorrow

WASHINGTON NpriI 1O-(Associa-
ted Press)-The Srdition Bill. which
provides for drastic punishment of dis
ioyalists, who evidence their disloyal-
" in word or act. will be taken up for
debate in the senate today under the
rule limiting debat" adopted last night
afts- bitter fight The bill is the
most drastic in it's terms yet proposed
and opposition to certain features of
Il Is very strong, so strong that it was
feared by senate leaders that a fihbus.
ter against II might be attempted un.
der the usual senate rule Of unlimited
debate.
May Pass Tomorrow
Leaders hope, undrr tho special rule
preventing debatcrs from orcupving the
| floor as long as they desire to have the
bill brought to vote md PASSED by to.
morrow.
This bill has been vnrousIy and seri
ously amended in committee, the most
| important amendment being that pro
| posed by Senator Puirlrxtrr and writ
| ten into the bill Nv the judiciary com
mittee. This amendment prcscribes i'm
prisonmont for twenty years and $40,
| 300 fine for I" whoever shall by word OF
act support or favor the cause of the
German empire or its allies in the pres
| mt war or by word or act oppose the
'ause of the United States therein. "
The committee also approved the same
penalties for persons obstructing gov
.rnment war bond issues and for viii
fully attempting as rrll as actua
lttempts to obstruct recruiting or en-
listmcnt in the army.
Drastic Provisions
The Puindexter amendment woulc
make it unlawful "t"l any person o
| persons in the prcsPusc or hearing o.
lthers to utter any disIovaI. threaten
ing, scurrilous, contemptuous, slurring
abusive or seditiOus language about tn
government of the United states or tn
constitution of the United States, or tn
President of the uited States. or tn
Flag of the United States. or the uni
form of the army or navy Of the Unitet
states, or the good and welfare of tn
United States, or any other Ian
!ungc calculated to bring the Unite,
states or the United States government
or the President of the United State
Or the constitution of the United State
or the army or navy or soldiers an
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-04-12
FILIPINO WILL APPEAL
CITIZENSHIP CASE

p. ManInplt, Filipino leader, who re
GENTLY WIS Irulrd II Eccncr to practr- .
law ON the ground that Ms Il Filipino H.
is ineligible tol citizenship, is taking
steps to cnrr> the whole question "t
whether Fihplnos may become citizens
up to the United States Supreme Court
A Number Of conflicting decisions have
,.~', 'irrn br the courts on this VurS
ton and Mnnlapit proposes with the md
of his country men here to make Il test
case Of his suit II" heads IA committee
which has set out to raise funds for
the purpose Of employing legal counsel.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-04-12

The representative of the three
other countries thought the situation
was not critical but was purely local
and was only temporary in its nature
Hun Influence Spreading 4
That German influence Il. rapidly
spreading throughout Siberh and Man
churia, which feet is agitating all
Japan and leadi' I to an insistenee up.
on Intervention that will safeguaua n
Japanese and other Entente interests
in the Far East. is Officially reported
from Picking. There, in report made
10y the Chinese general staff to the war
department, it is stated thst Garpians
are recruiting and training. telegraph.
erS throughout Manchuria and despatch
ing German propogandists through the
country. > -. ., Il
Finland Is Beaten, a
In the meanwhile German troops have
completely oyer,O the Red Guards
in Finland and nave demanned the dis.
armament of all Russian uAIships in
Finnish waters by Fridas Esan SSIi'
matum which the Russian, commission
c.s at Helsingfors have aEreeGtt6 eenl-
ply with. ) ell" ~ ~ Sr:2 1
The fall of Helsingfprs, the Finnish
capital, is expected shortly and the
city will be octnpmd by the Germans.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-04-12
BILLION BUSHELS IS
PROSPECT FOR WHEAT
But More Is Needed - PorkIeSs
Tuesdays Suspended

WASHINGTON, April o. Associ.. -
Press)-The food administ anon hopes
for nearly n billion bust els Of wheat
this year, based on the department Of
agriculture April foreeasl Of $50, 600, 900
bushels Of winter whea, whose harvest
ing has already sta, Ted in Southern
California. Last years winter wheat
crop was 4lsyOOO 900 bushels, and the
spring crop this year is expected to
supply more than 100000 600 bushels
additional.
The winter wheat acreage was AZ.
10000 acres, the largest in American
history. Rye, barley and other grains
also promise an increased yield.
Americas problem is now to save
enough wheat to meet the needs OF
the Allies and the Y. 8. soldiers over
seas before the main harvest Of mid
summer.
"Porkless Tuesdays" have been sus
pended to increase the saving of grain
-
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-04-12
Fonrt |. Hundred and
FOfty-seyen OH
Our Casualty List
Deaths From All Causes Total
103-Same Number Severely
Wounded and 241 Slightly
Hurt - Eighteen Killed In
Action

WASHINGTON, April 1o--(As-
Sociated Press)--Four hundred and
forty-seven names appear In the
American casualty lists issued by
the war department Last night UNI
der authority Of Secretary Of War
Baker, who cabled from Europe au-
thorixing the resumption Of the
news Of casualties with the restric-
ton that the addresses Of those ON
the lists must not DO published.
Tho Lists given out Last night
cover all the casualties In the
American expeditionAry forces
from April / up to Monday night.
The List shows:
Killed in action, eighteen.
Died Of wounds, eleven
Captured or missing, twenty one.
Died Of injuries received In &C.
cidents, four. n
~, Died or diSSASell fortyssix.
Died, unknown causes, three.
Total deaths from al causes, ono
hundred and three.
Severely wounded, one hundred
Slightly wounded, two hundred
and forty-one.
a IT ~ =
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-04-12
PASSPORT TROUBLE
IS BEING SETTLED
Travellers Will Get Permits and
Long Delays and Red Tape
Will Be Avoided

In a letter received from Delegate
Kuhios secretary, he says that the
rouble over the requiring of a passport
If all travellers to Hawaii has been
about Strengthened out with the state
department.. He writes:
"The state department has ironed
nut its difficulties in the passport ques-
ion insofar as that apply to Hawaii.
In order to check up on travellers a
passport has been demanded of every
one leaving the mainland. Right now
ongress is getting ready to place on
he statute books a most rigid passport
aw 1t Is necessary that the govern
ment have its eyes on manv who travel
md while the passport order has occa-
toned some confusion, those who have
nj to undergo this discomfort aud
roubles to journey to Hawaii know
hat they are simply helping out thor
omplained.
" AS the Delegate has stated there
: no disposition on the part of Of
irlals to discourage tourist travel to
Hawaii. And at the same time the
Delegate, following his conference with
Secretary of State Lansing, said the
rider was only temporary. He has been
advised by the citizenship bureau of
he state department that within the
'vt two weeks the passport order for
travellers for Hawaii from the main,
/ and will be a thing of the past. A
rr that time prospective travellers will
ret Il permit from the immigration au
horities at San Francisco or at IIo-
lolulu, this avoiding long delays and
much red tape. But with these travel.
rs permits issued the government will
know who is travelling and why.