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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-10-26
WHAT WE ASK THE RETAIL
DRUGGISTS TO DO

Buy in as small quantities as pos
Nolc. II YOU have any quantity orders
given the lobber's saleSmenNor given 20
our salesmen, don't bother abou, them
no need 10 write us-it is absolutely
impossible 10 FIJI these orders at this
time. II the jobbers in your territory
are out OF Nick's NapoRub. we will ship
YOU by parcel post, prepaid, quan,i,ie,
not more than three tJ dozen Oc size
IN any one order Naturally. we can't
open accounts at this time. so your
check or money order ior this amoxrt
mus, accompany order Don't writ. US
stating to ship through your lobbet, as
we then have 10 wait until We write this
loboer and &c, his O X II you wish
The goods 70 come through Your icjhr-.
have him order them for YOU
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-10-26
QUICK RELIEF
FROM CONSTIPATION
Get DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets

That is the joyful cry Of thousand,
since Dr. Edwards produced Olive Tablets
The substitute for calomel.
Dr. Edwards q praoticing physician 70,
II years and calomel's old.time enemy
discovered the formula for Olive Tablet,
while treating patients for chronic con
stipation and torpid livers
DIR. Edwards Olive Tablets do no
contain calomei. but q hcelins. soothin,
vegetable laxative.
No gripping 10 the Keynote" OF thee
little suear-coated, olive-colored tablets
They cause the bowels and liver 10 ac
FORMALLY. They never fopcs them Il
unnatural action.
II you have dark brown mouth nov
and then "a bad breath = a dull tirec
ieeling-sick headache torpid liver ant
are constipsted, you'll find quick. sure snt
oniy pleasant results from one or two M
ue Dr.. Edwards Olive Tablets at bedtime
Thousands take one or two every uiqh
lust to keep right. Try them. l0c a.
2se psf bon All druGgists
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-10-26
BRUSSELS NEUTRALS
Make INVESTIGATION

THE HAGUE, Oct 2t-lt is semi
officially explained in dispatches from
Berlin that neutral residents Of Bru,.
sells who have gone to the front TO in
vestigate conditions there. have now
been formed into a committee OF in
quiry II is said their visit To cities
near the battle line was made ior the
purpose Of asoertainng what could be
done for the refugees They have com
municaied their reports to the German
authorities in Belgium and to the Bel
sian, French and British governments.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-10-26
DANGER OF SHORTAGE IF SUP.
PLY is NOT CONSERVED

On October We had on hand. at
our factory and in twenty warehouses
scattered over the country, suiiicieu,
NapoRub 10 last US. we thought. until
January / allowing il- 50 perlen,
increase uyc- last years sales. and not
counting our daily output This big ex.
cess ,toSs had been accumulated dur
ing the summer months
Then this epidemic ot Spanish inilu-
cnza hit us-and in the last 10 dayS
this stock has vanished AZ first we
thought this tremendous demand would
las, only few days hu, the orders
have run
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-10-26
SHOWED UNDER WITH coRRE
SPONDENCE

Oar force has already h,ea "shu, %
pieces '-twenty-iour Of orr men are
wearing Uncle Sans and thi,
recent rush has simply buried Us All
our sales force has been called in 90
help IN the office and factory We jus,
mention this so you don't hold II agains,
Us Il your wires ami letters a-en:
answered promptly
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-10-26
FLU" RlTS the OIL
REGION OF TAMPIC0

MEXICO CITY, Od D. spanish
influenza d, epidemi, IN virtually al.
parts 70. the republic. cxcep, me extreme
south and a lew OF the Pacific coast
states. New ,paper, estimate the num-
bcr OF case, a; 5000 bu, the death .a,e
Is low
The spread OF the disease 10 the Tam
pico oil regions seriously mcnaces the
oil industry Many cities have ordered
public gathering PLACES closed Trains
on the National railroad are being dis
infected by the government
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-10-26
Military Honors
at Nurses Bier

MARION, Ind, Oct 26-For the first
time in the history OF the national SOL
diers home here woman is TO he
buried with full military honor This
tribute will he paid to Mrs. Mary Nc
Fadden Sebastian, nurse at the home
for eigh, years, who died OF influenza
pneumonia, which she contracted while
caring for a patient at the home Mrs.
Sebastian served as a nurse under the
Red Cross at Santiago, Cuba. during
the Spanish American war.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-10-26
RETAILERS CAN GET I'M
MEDIATE SHIPMENTS d.
RECT BY PARCEL POST.

This Advertisement Is written lu
Monday, October p Il J., directed 10
the attention OF al distributors OF
\ick's NapoRub. both wholesale and
retail. In an emergency such IS the
present epidemic-our iuty-and YOUR
duty-is to distribute VapoRub in the
quickest possible manner 10 those sec.
tion, stricken by influenza We there
lore. call your ca-etul attention 70 the
l.iI.ut,g.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-10-26
GENERAL HOFFMAN
LEAVES FOR CAMP

Brig GrI R1y Hoffman. xa, arrived
90 Oklahoma Chg Thursday Afternoon
for a briei visit with his family au1
friends. lcit at midnight a's' nigh, o.
take command oi a brigade which I, ir
The course ~ formation 20 Camp -e'bv
Nj.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-10-26
SPECIAL BOOKLETS ON SPAN
ISH INFLUENZA

We will send, on request, to any re-
tail druggist, 100 or more little book
lets, lust issued on Spanish influenza
giving the latest information about this
diSease--its histoy-thc symptoms
the treatment and particularly the use
OF Nick's NapoRub as an external ap-
pheatlon 70 supplement the physicians
treatment
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-10-26
HAS The KIDDIE
A SEVERE COLD?
Dr., Bells Pine Tar Honey is
pleasant TO take and
works like magic

It's happy combination OF cough
relieving medicine that brings back re
lief where other remedies fail
Effective alike for children and
grownups Helps to loosen the phelgm
and 10 ease breathing. II soo,he,
promotes healing and, while Nature /,
killing the infectious germs, starts the
sufferer toward speedy recovery
Priced as low as genuinely good
cough and cold remedy can be sold for
jOc 60c, Sl20
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-10-26

DRUGGISTS! PLEASE NOTE
V|CK'S VAPORUB OVERSOLD
DUE TO PRESENT EPIDEMIC
Tremendous Demand Last Few Days Has Wiped Out
Exce" Stocks That We Had Estimated Would Last
Until Next January Last Week, Order. Called
for One and Three Quarter Millions Jars Today.
Orders Alone Amount to 932, ,459 Jars.

S|d-Order from q, 30 as SINAI qlau-
;ties a' possible I. YOU are ont
We will Try 20 ship limited
amount by parcel pos; or express
and pay the charges ourselves.
ird-ln order o. make distribution still
quicker, We will ,hiD direct t. your
r'lail customers quantities no,
more than three (jJ dozen JJl sire
al any one shipment.
A'n-We are now out OF the COS size
and will be for the next ~ DAYS.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-10-26
NEW WAYS TO USE vAPoRuB

In addition 10 the usual method OF
using NapoRub-that is. applied over
the throat and chest and covered with
hot flannel cloths-our customers are
writing us daily telling OF their sue
cess in using VapoRub m other ways.
particularly as preventive. They melt
a little in a spoon and inhale the va
porS arising, or melt Il in a benloin
steam kettle Where the steam kettle
IS not available. VapoRub can be used
in an ordinary tes-ket,le Fill the tea
kettle half full OF boiling water, put in
halt teaspoon OF NapoRub IRON time
70 time-keep the kettle Just slowly
boiling and inhale the steam arising.
According to a bulletin Just issued by
the Public Health Service, Dr.. Stiles,
OF this service, recommends that the
nose he kept creased as a preventive
measure again', the influenza germs.
For this purpose NapoRub is excellent,
MpANY Crssn.horo N &
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-10-26
THE PROBLEM, NOW is TO DIS
TRIBUTE YAPORuB QUICKLY

Most OF this tremendous quantity is
still enroute to the jobbers. but freight
and express are both congeSted nova.
days, and il may he some time before
this supply reaches the iobbers. In the
meantime. therefore. it is necessary that
we distribute, as widely as possible, the
stock that We are manufacturing daily,
together with that now on the joobers
and retailers shelves, in order that It
may get to the influenza districts
quickly Our normal output is about
i0W dozen per day We are putting
on a night shift. hut il will be little
while before that is producing.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-10-26

Up TO Saturday October 10. we have
actually shipped for this month 500
l64lO, or over two million Jars OF
NspoRub.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-10-26

Big Shipments Are En- Route to
Jobbers. Until These Arrive
There May Be a Temporary
Shortage. All Deals Post
poned - Buy in Small Lots
Only.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-10-26
WHAT WE ASK THE WHOLESALE
DRUGGIST TO DO

Last Saturday we notified all Of our
iohbers, by special delivery, as follows
lst-Deals and quantity shipments OF
all kinds are cancelled Fin no
quantity orders OF any kind.
whether taken by our salesmen OF
hy your own Sell in small lots
only.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-08-29

most remarkable escapes he had ever heard of, which I thought was quite n compliment, coming as it did from the king of England.
 ''I hope that all the Americans win give as good an account of themselves as you have. leftenant," he said, "and I feel quite sure they will. l fully appreciate all the service rendered us by Americans before the States en- tered the war"
 At this moment I asked him If l was taking too much time.
 Not at all, leftenant, not at all" he replied. most cordially. II was extremely interested in the brief re- port that came to me of your wonder full escape and I sent for you because l wanted to hear the whole story first hand, and l am very glad you were able to come."
 I had not expected to remain more than few minutes. as I understood that four minutes is considered Il long audience with the king. Fifty-two minutes elapsed before l finally left there!
 During all this time I had done most of the talking, In response to the kings request to tell my story. Occa- Sionally he interrupted to ask a ques- ton about n point he wanted me to make clear but for the most part he was content to play the part of ns- tener.
 He seemed to be very keen on every thing and when I described some of the tight holes l got into during my escape he evinced his sympathy. Oc- casionally 1 introduced some of the few humorous incidents of my adven- ture and in every instance he laughed heartily.
 Altogether the impression l got of him was that he Is a very genial. gracious and alert sovereign. I know have felt more Ill at ease when talk ing to major than when speaking to the king-but perhaps I had more cause to.
 During the whole interview we were left entirely alone, which im- pressed me us significant of the dem ocratic manner of the present king of England. and l certainly came away with the utmost respect for him.
 In all my conversation. l recalled afterwards, I never addressed the king as Your Majesty" but used the | military sir" As l was British of ncer and he was the head of the army,
The Cordova daily times., 1918-08-29
SYNOPSIS.

CHAPTER I-lntroduCtory. Pat O'Brien tells of his purpose in writing the story or his adventures CHAPTER II-Tells of his enlistment in the Royal Flying corps, his training in Canada and his transfer to France for ac- tive duty.
 CHAPTER III-Describes fights in which and his final fight in which he was brought down wounded within the Ger man lines and was made a prisoner of war.
 CHAPTER Iv-Discovers that German hospital staff brbarously neglected the gies to restoring those who might be returned to the firing lines. Witnesses death in fight of his best Chum Lieut.. Paul Rainey.
 CHAPTER Vile is taken to the of flcers prison camp at Courtrai There he began planning his escape. By great sac ritce he manages to save and hide away two daily rations of bread.
 CHAPTER VI-He confiscates a map of Germany and lust half an hour later is put on a train bound for a prison camp fin Germany He leaps through window while the train Is travelling at a rate of 30 miles an hour.
 CHAPTER VI1-For nine days he crawls through Germany. hiding during the day, travelling at night, guided by tho stars and subSsting on raw vegetables. He covers 75 miles before reaching Lux emburg.
 CHATTER VIIl-For nine days more he struggles on in q weakened condition through Luxemburg in the direction of Belgium.
 CHAPTER 1N-He endures terrible hardships, swims rivers while delirIouS from hunger. living like a hunted animal and on the eighteenth day after Jumping from the train l.N crosses int" Belgium.
 CHAPTER X-Whcn well on hls way through Belgium he is befriendcd one night by a Flemish peasant who feeds him and directs him to man in a Bel Gian city who will help him to get pass port
 CHAPTER MI By m!ngling with Bel Eian peasants he manages tu cludr Ger man soldiers and reaches the Belgian city where Gc finds the home of the man from whom he expects help.
 CHAPTER NII-iIuylIEcr forges q pass port for OBricu and promises to assist him in getting into Holland. Later Huy- liger and his associates demand an oA, Orbitant sum for their services and O'Bren breaks with them.
 CHAPTER XIV-To gain confidence for the adventures to come in his attempt 10 get into Holland. he ventures one night by German soldiers.
 CHAPTER XV-Some observations in Belgian city.
 the daytime and after some hair-raising adventures reaches the frontier of Hol- land.
 CHAPTER XVII-.He passes the cleo trically charged wire barrier that sepa- rates Belgium from Holland by digging under the wire. SeVenty-two days after he had lcaped from the train he breathes the air of freedom.
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10 relate In brief the story of my er- perience, and they appeared to be very much interested. Perhaps they did 1t only to give me confidence and as q sort of rehearsal for the main performance, which was scheduled to tnkc place much sooner than l ex- pected.
 I had barely completed my story when the door opened and an attend ant entered and announced:
 "The king will receive Leftenant O'Bricn!"
 If he had announced that the kaiser was outside with a squad of Gernan guards to take me back to Courtrai my heart could not have sunk deeper.
 Earl Cromcr bcckoned me to follow him and We went into n large room, , where l supposed l was nt last to re- ccive my coaching, but I observed the earl bow to q man standing there and realized that l was standing in the presence of the king of England. Your majesty. Leftenant O'Brien ]" the earl announced, and then immedi- ately backed from the room. l be- licvcd 1 would have followed right behind him, but by that time the king had me by the hand and was congratulating me. and he spoke so very cordially and democratically that he put me at my ease Ut once.
 He then asked me how I felt and whether l was in condition to con verse, and when I told him I was. he said he would be very much pleased to hear my story in detail.
 Were you treated any worse by the Germans. leftenant?" he asked, "on account of being an American? I've heard that the Germans hnd threat cned to shoot Americans serving in the British army if they captured them, chasing them as murderers, because America was neutral coun- try and Americans had no right to mix In the war. Did you find that to be the caSef"
 told him that I had heard similar reports, but that l did not notice any appreClable difference in my treat mcnt from that accorded Britishers.
 The king declared that he believed my escape was due to my pluck and will power and that it was one of the
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he probably appreciated this manner of address more thnn if l had used the usual Your Majesty" Perhaps he attributed il to the fact that l was an American. At any rate, he didn't eyince any displeasure at my departure from what 1 understand Is the usual form of address.
 Before I left he asked me what my plans for the future were. 1 Why, sir. I hope to rejon my squadron at the earliest possible mo- mcnt!" I replied
 "No, Lcftcnant," he rejoined. that Is out of the question. We cant risk losing you for good by sending you back to n part of the front opposed by Germans, because if you were un- fortunate enough to be captured again they would undoubtedly shoot you"
 Well. if l cant serve in France, sir, l suggested. 'wouldn't 1t be feas- ible for me to fly in Italy or Salon icai"
 Mo-" he replied, that would be almost us bad. The only thing that l can suggest for you to do Is either to take up instruction-a very vulu able form of ServiCc--or perhaps It might be safe enough for you to serve in Egypt but just ut present. leftenant, l think you have done enough anyway"
 Then he rose and shook hands with me and wished me the best of luck, | and We both said "GoOd-by." In the adjoining room l met Earl Cromer again. and as he accompanied me to the door seemed to be surprised Ut the length of my visit.
 As l left the palace Il policeman and sentry outside came snurtly to attention. Perhaps they figured 1 had 1 been made general.
 As l was riding back to the hotel in taxi l reflected on the remark able course of events which In the short space of nine months had taken me through so much and ended up. like the finish of Il book, with my be- ing received by his majesty, the king! When l first joined the Royal Flying corps l never expected to see the inside of Buckingham palace. much less being received by the king.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-08-29

that message for n thousand dollars. Other banquets followed in fast sue cession. After had survived nine of them l figured that l was now in as much danger of succumbing to q sur felt of rich food as I had previously been of dying from starvation, and for my own protection, 1 decided to leave London. Moreover, my thoughts and my heart were turning back to the land of my birth. where I knew there was Il loving mother who was longing for more substantial evidence of my safe escape than the cables and letters she had received.
 Strangely enough. on the boat which carried me across the Atlantic. l saw an k. F. c. man-Lieutenant Lascel- les.
 l walked over to him. held out my hand and said "Hellol"
 He looked ut me steadily for at least n minute
 My friend, you certainly look like Pat O'Brien," he declared, but cant believe my eyes. Who are you?"
 l quickly convinced him that his eyes were still to be relied upon. and then he stared at me for another min ute or two, shaking his head dubi- ously.
 His mysuficaion was quite expli- cable. The last time be had seen me l was going down to earth with bullet in my face and my machine do ing q spinning-nose dive. He was one of my comrades In the flying corps and was in the fight which resulted in my capture He said he had read the report that I was a prisoner of war, but he had never believed it. as he did not think 1t possible for me to survive that fall.
 He was one of the few men living out of eighteen who were originally in my squndron-I do not mean the eighteen with whom I sailed from Canada last May, but the squadron l joined in France.
 As W" sat on the deck exchanging experiences, I would frequently no- ticr him gazing intontly in my face aS if he were not quite sure that the whole proposition was not hoax and that I was an impOStcr.
 Outside of this unexpected meet ing, my trip was un"v"ntful.
 l arrived at St. John. New Bruns- wick. and eventually in the little
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town of Momence, H., on the Kan kakee river.
 have said that l was never so happy to arrive in country us l was when I set foot on Dutch soil. Now. I'm afraid I shall have to take that statement back. Not until l finally landed in Momence and realized that I was again in the town of my child hood days did l enjoy that feeling of absolute security which one never really appreciates until after visit to foreign parts.
 Now that l am back, the whole ad- venture constantly recurs to me as a dream, and Tin never quite sure that I won't wake up and find 1t so.
 (THE END)
The Cordova daily times., 1918-08-29

There I was introduced to another earl and n duke, whose name I do not remember. I was becoming so howil- dcrcd in fact. that It Is n wonder that I remember nS much as l do of this cvcntful day.
 had heard many times that before being presented to the king n man is coached carefully as to just how he is to act and what he is to say and do, an,. all this time I was wondering when this drilling would commence. certainly had no idea that was to be uShered into the august presence of the king without some preliminary instruction.
 Fnrl Cromer and the other nohlemen talked tc me for Il while and got ne
The Cordova daily times., 1918-08-29
CHAPTER xX.
Home Again.

That same day, in the evening. was rendered banquet ut the Hotel Savoy by n fellow officer who had bet three other friends of mine that would be home by Christmas. This wager had he"n made at the time he heard that l was prisoner of war, and the dinner was the stake. The first intimation he had of my safe return from Germany and the fact that he had won his bet was Il telegram l sent him reading as fol- lows:
 Lieut. Louis Grand:
 War bread bad. so I came home.
 PAT" He. said he would not part with
The Cordova daily times., 1918-08-29
ENGLISH RAILWAY MEN
 RECEIVE INCREASED PAY

LONDON. Aug. 29.--An increase Of $235 5.00o 00o d year in wages and bo- nuses has been secured for railway men. The secretary of the National Union of Railway Men says: With out once having to threaten or at tempt a stoppagc of work. We have succeeded in improving the Condi- tions of our members, at the same time keeping clearly in mind our great responsibility as a transport in dustry."
The Cordova daily times., 1918-08-29
SPENDS NEARLY BILLION
 IN PAST SIX MONTHS

LONDON. Aug. 29.-Thc staff of the food ministry totals ll@&& em- ployes. and their salaries amount to $S,G5o.0oo a year. or an average ot $725 per head.
 The amount spent in administra- tion for the past six months was &a,5oo.ooo. and that spent on the pur. chase ol food SEQ. .oruOoo