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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-10-24
Then II Happened.

II wonder il it would2" mused the
Ruhmy, as he showed the half pint he
had just purchased into his hip pocket
"You wonder il what wouldl" de-
manded the Barkeep, as he rang up the
50 cents.
why. II man works all night and
sleeps when others are working, |
wonder IL ii would be right to call him
a day dreamerl" replied the Rummy, as
he headed for the door.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-10-24
Ho, Humi

I smeared red paint around last night.
This dark brown taste In awful.
Whewl
The outlook's anything but bright,
! may look white, but feel blue.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-10-24

a man often wonders why so many
good-looking and good-natured women
are unmarried and, why so many homely
and crabby women are married.
A good life Insurance solicitor can
make you believe that il would be. .
pleasure to die u you were insured in
his company.
The reason why the average man Is
always broke is because he would rather
be known ~ a Spendthrift than be
known a. . Tightwsd.
A woman's idea OF economy is 10
buy lot Of things that she doe.nt
have TO pay cash for. 4
When man Is raving to be delivered
IRON TEMPTATION he keeps one eye open
in case Temptation might have 10 take
her powder puff out OF her stocking.
II you ever heard the panning Com
pany gets when Company leaves a home
after visit you would keep out Of
the Company stakes and remain at
home more.
Before he gets her he promises her
that he will loye her all his days And
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-10-24

II you don't believe It, go up and Jump
AiQ the Arctic and ,hen-go down and
into the Antarctic, and you'll find
tins is true.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-10-24

Capt Eddie Grant, killed while leading unit to the aid
Of our 'ost battalion" is the first big league baseball
player to give up his life in France The Official Scorer
will credit Captain Grant with splendid sacrifice
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-10-24
The Wise Fool.

Science informs us that we could
not live without microbes" observed
the Sage.
We'll" commented the Fool. there's
one consolation. We probably won't"
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-10-24
You Know Him.

From his neck up. think he's dead.
His dumbness often makes me grin,
The only time he'll use his head.
Is when he's trying 10 butt In.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-10-24

Germ had bitten us. And the best we
got from Old Doc was God help any
poor germ that bites you, Luker r
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LrakeMLh41e
His Column
The Limit.
CODN1GW/ /@

A careful man is Daniel Dent
As careful as you'll meet.
II he paid you a compliment,
He'd ask for n receipt.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-10-24
Women.

All women puzzle me. The dears
Are gigglesome and flirty:
But II takes them just forty yeart
To reach the age OF thirty.
Luke NeLuks.
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And women sometimes puzzle me.
They're smart and chic a-plenty:
And sometimes II is hard 90 tell
One forty-four from twenty
Walton (Ga.) Tribune.
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Oh, Joyi

The nip OF frost In In the air.
The sun grows cool and sober:
The flower beds now are bleak and bare,
We're knee-deep In october
Luke McInks.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-10-24
Our Daily Special.
Luke McLuke SAYS.

II you Would Retain Friends an,
Credit, Let Them Alone.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-10-24
.2!|a|ss|55I'1s
Twenty Years Ass,

cs.. r.. - II -.ss- -
d;Sos1 IN Vul n. s sJysromen, NJ dioSi +
Noble today by DR.. L. L. IL Z
the A. 4 NJ. college and r. !.
OF the livestock sanitary coauo
to test the brand Of oil known z, (
dynamo 6il. now In use In OF ~
| for the destruction Of fever tieiu3.
cattle entered through q ch6se ~
into the vat headfirst, swimmine
Tar end of the vat, where ~
walk out on an incline on M
wese held a short time 10 siiov
TO drip. 49, Z
At,,, m, rs,,,. ar. a;.os} -
n. sJr,,,sd ~ sry ,sSI ~
,otv
- - w.
,hs Fm.,,or Dy .shss, ,nSss s'' M
.-s - VI
r.. 80, !. Gar.
switch with sbe Santa Fs ~
the compress ysrds, ~
--- ~
riNpea Team AGe. -
The charming iit,le ckildrea -
and Mrs William \ u Pest1k.
Helen. who Il ceIehrsti1f her
birthday. ard sen-yesr-od w.
entertained their youns lrienl
ns.dsy with : dsiishilpi party.
y s'';sa w. ~ v W. s''isss ss:;siy ySsS: ':ss
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Learn One New Thing Each Day.

The water Of the Antarctic Ocean is
colder than that Of the Arctic Ocean.
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Copyright 1918. by Bud Fisher
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-10-24

For this we do not care a bit,
When gayly We remember
We do not have 10 shovel II
As we do In December.
Newark Advocate.
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III Bsr" "eD W'cL
BE SuRpeiS ed To heARl
FROM No - Cove on
You cGN T9NI-
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Il That So

We had the snuffle' the other day ant
we called in old Doc 10 sec il a FIJI
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MOVIE OF MAN CALLING TELEPHONE NUMBER -

BY 6oLLT UHlle rM
HERS IN NEW BEDFORD
I'M COMO To cAtt UP
ED ,oeSTTlN9- LIST
Me- sea on HeaGS
.TsE NUMBER WIN SLoo
2cc6
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The Rev S. D. Dutchsr IN q
call TO the pastosste IL ~ n
Christian church q Sssta A.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1918-12-07
hes y, II submitted. 's

W. N GoocH, Chairman.
The Preside STATED = :.
meeting that he had ben =" n. ne
on oy the ladies' OF tn. Rel I c.asa
who stated that there was a S I.ose
Of S155.O9 10 the cost of on. .eac't
the Influenza hospital, ate, .' =.
Quoting all donations. thst u es.
town of Franklin had dor...ooss
500 towards this and a.LsS as \.
of $500. '''ancs
On motion of John R. Dr.ck..,
seconded by Arthur Olivis, sAe.s;
carried, the donation vs. ~ s1a
and the Secretary was inst,nosssess
to Issue a warrant COVERING .. c.ea
On motion of John R, Dr.cI. w.
seconded by A. E. Calm and . "..
tied, it was resolved that SIAM
be allowed for buryiug psun ov
for the next six months. with p ,Sa
understanding that at the end 'a :.
that time the present amount y,
Sl2 90 10 to be allowed, "
On :motirn of T. Aucoin a..
onded by Oscar Boudreaux sna
carried. the Court House Comm;.u
tee was authorized to take Tho n.s
essary steps to have the roof Of n.
court house repaired and mt !.
t1rst class shape. and also to h.v.
the court house heater repaired
Mr.. Charles Lauve, road ov.,.
seer, reported that he had MT =.
some of the ofac,si.
of the M. L. & T. R. R. at Am.I;.
to discuss the crossing over th.l,
tracks on the new public road. r.
reported that they declined to mt
10 the crossing az suggested bv
him. Whereupon by unanimon.
vote OF the Police Jury the District ,
Attorney was instructed to notifv
he M. L. & T. R. R. to at once a..
'ange to give q twelve foot clear.
ance tor the public road under thu
railroad crossing at Amelia.
Mr.. John r. Drackett, Chairman
IT the committee in regard to the
polling place in the second pre.
:tnct of the sixth ward, reported
hat after discussing the matter
With the com mittee and the Die.
riot Attorney, that they had pre.
Jared the following ordinance.
which he offered and moved its
ldoption, the motion being sec.
'nded by T. Aucoin and carried
unanimously:
70 ordinance def niag the Secoad Pre-.
clnct OF the Sixth Ward OF the Par.
ish OF st. Mary, and establishing 9
polling place for the said Precinct
Section l.. Be it ordained BY The
'Olice Jury OF the Parish OF st. Msry,
hat that portion Of Ward six of the
'arish OF st. Mary, which is nov fixed
nd established by ordinance Of the
'Olice Jury of the Parish of st. Msry,
wing east of Bayou Ramos aud ex.
ending to the Bayou Boeu:, be and
1e same is hereby fixed and estsb-
shed as Precinct No. Two of the
lXtn Ward OF the Parish OF st.
larry, State of Louisiana.
Section 2. Be it further ordained By
Re Police Jury OF the Parish VI n
larry. that the polling plaza ia the
aid Precinct No Two is hereby fixed
nd established at the Woodmen Hall,
Amelia, Louisiana, 10 said Pre-
net.
Section 3. Be it further ordained,
c., that all ordinances or parts Of
rdinances ia conflict herewith b
I'D the same are hereby repealed.
There being no further business
efore the meeting. on motion Of
. E. Gsh0. seconded by T. An.
lin aud carried. same adj burned.
CHAS N. FROST, President.
. EMMETT O'NIELL, Secretary.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1918-12-07
Proceedings of the Police
Jury

franklin. La. Dec. 4, 1918.
The Police Jury met this day in
regular session with Hon. Charles
n. Frost presiding. and the fol-
lowing members present: Haydel,
Olivier, Boudreaux. Drackett. Au.
ooin aud Calm. Absent: Kim.
bsough. Wolford. Goooh and
PhagT.
Tho minutes Of the last regular
meeting with the exception Of the
report Of G. A. Ayoock. auditor,
tho report Of the Sheriff. Tressur.
ef's report, the budget, and the
Vagrancy ordinance. the reading
Of which were on motion, duly
seconded and carried, dispensed
With,) were read and on motion OF
Oscar Boudreaux, seconded by T.
Aucoin and carried, we're approv.
ed.
A letter from Pierre Daigle ten.
deriDg HE resign alton as bridge
tender ct the Chene bridge was
read. and on motion of A. E.
Calm. seconded by T. Aucoin aud
carried, the resignation Was 40.
cepted and the letter flied and
made . part Of the minutes.
The report Of r. L. Sigur, treas.
uee1, vas read aud on motioo of
A. e. Calm. seconded by Gabriel
Haydel and carried, 1t was recciv.
ed, fled and made part of the
minutes:
Franklin, La. December 1. 1918.
To the Honorable Police Jury Of the
Parish of St. Mary:
beg to submit herewith my report
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-20
N0,OH,N0
German Speaker Says Defeats
Did Not Prompt Offer.
Proposed Peace Merely To Save
European Kultur.

Amsterdam. Sept. 20.-In speaking
at a banquet given by the town coun-
Gil of LEIPZIG in honor of Swiss guests,
Count Won Vitzthum dEckstadt, the
Saxon foreign minister spoke of the
German peace aspirations as follows:
THE reason for our readiness for
peace is not consciousness of weak
ness, but a sober recognition of the
fact that endless prolongation of the
war must lead to a collapse of Euro
pean kultur. No pan-German poll
tician, let alone any German states
man, has ever revealed in any speech
such wild aims as to destruction as the
official leaders of our enemies have
done since the outbreak of the war
and are doing today.
I'VE know this paroxysm of hate is
not a sign of real strength, but only
designed to deceive neutrals and kindle
the exhausted war passion of their
own countries.
Babbles of Bloodthirsty Mobs.
"When, however, for the same pur-
pose an American street rabble muir
ders before the eyes of the authorities
and with terrible tortures peaceful
Germans and German-AmericanS in
the United States and their murderers
are acquitted in American courts, we
have the right to characterize as
hypocritical all moralizing inference
by that country in our internal affairs.
German order should be able to
stand in comparison with American
lynch kultur. We are no nation OF
wild conquerors. The government has
no sympathy with pan-Germanic de-
mands, but we are also not nation OF
SIa veSss
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-20
BAR To "MITTLE EUROPA"
Oppressed Peoples Welcome
Wilson's Reply.
Are Against Any Compromise
Peace Settlement.

Washington, Sept. 20.-Triple alli-
ance of Poland, the Czecho-SIovaks
and JugoSlavs for a united stand
against Germany and Austria, was
held possible here today by DIR. Thomas
Masaryk, chairman of the Czecho-Sl
yak national council, and commander
in-chief of the Czecho-Slovak forces ir
Siberia, France and Italy.
Doctor Masaryk pointed out in an
interview that essentially the three
common grievances against Austria
Hungary and that it is to their mutual
advantage to lend every assistance in
bringing victory to the entente that
Germany may be beaten and the Haps-
burgs overthrown.
He also indicated that the geogra PHI
ical relationship of the Poles, Czecho-
Slovaks and Jugo-Slavs, as well as
their common bonds of sympathy will
make close cooperation highly inn
portant.
! Barrier Against Huns.
This cooperation will form a solid
barrier, he indicated, against German
aggression in Russia and the Balkans
of the Austrian imperial scheme after
Germany has been decisively defeated
and the Hapsburg dynasty abolished.
There have been many inquiries
from close observers of the interna-
tional situation as to how Bohemia and
Moriva could long stand alone in their
position against the Germans and the
Magyars without financial aid and
commercial domination by the central
powers. The answer is that their vast
Ipeace-time manufacturing enterprises
will sell to Poland and thru Poland to
Russia and will draw raw materials
from this same channel and that they
will reach the sea thru free Jugo-
SIavia.
Praises Wilson's Answer.
Doctor Masaryk is delighted with
President Wilson's answer to the Aus
trian peace move.
right and it's form-abrupt and sl1or1
was splendid, a wonderful. stroke
he said. Doctor Masaryk declared the
Czecho-Slovak desire to dismembel
Austria Hungary cannot be considered
as a selfish one.
He asserted that just now tempting
| offers may be made the Czechs by
Vienna.
Austria would willingly give III
everything we desire, but under Haps.
burg rule. This is not sufficient, a.
with the army controlled by Vienna
| the oppressed peoples would be pow
erless. The American recognition o.
! the Czecho-Slovaks was most com
| mendable, is an inspiration to oul
people. We already decided to throw
our full energy against the centra
| powers, but the moral support giveI
US by the United States and the en-
| tente cannot but lend great encourage
ment to our widely scattered spheres
| of activity"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-20
Allies in Macedonia Past Last
Trench Systems.
Have Advanced Fifteen to
Seventeen Miles.
10000 BULGARS CAPTURED
According to Unofficial Reports
in Paris Papers.
London Tells of 5000 Prison
ers and so Cannon.

London, Sept. 20.-In Macedonia
the Serbians have extended their front
westward to the Czerna river and 1t
now is twenty-five miles wide. The
total depth of the advance is fifteen
to seventeen miles.
Five thousand prisoners and eighty
guns have been captured.
Thru Whole Trench System.
All the Bulgarian trench systems on
the Serbian front have been penetrat-
ed. Allied cavalry has taken up the
pursuit and one cavalry unit has
crossed the Cerna, twenty miles north
of the Sokol position; another force OF
horsemen has moved the same dis
tance northeast.
British and Greek troops in an at
tack on ten-mile front south of Lake
Doiran have made some progress. Nc
details have yet been received.
Take 10000 Bulgnrs.
Paris, Sept. 20.-Ten thousand Bull
-sarian prisoners were sent to the real
September Is alone. says Marco
Hutin. in the Reho de Paris. The pur.
suit of the retreating enemy continues
with great success, the article adds.
The British and Greeks in their at
tack against the Bulgarians on both
sides of Lake Doiran are meeting with
stiff opposition but have carried the
enemy's outpost lines. South of Dol
ran a gain of 1000 yards has beer
been made.
More than 700 prisoners have beer
captured. says the British official
statement issued tOday
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-20
Allied Forces May Strike Hard
at Any Moment.
/ Germans Are Kept Guessing All
Along the Front.
HUNS ARE FIGHTING HARDI
Hindenburg Hits Back To Pro-
tect Vital Lines.
Is Compelled To Use Up His
Badly Needed Reserves.
BY WILLIAM PHILIP sIMMs.

BY WILLIAM PHILIP SIMMS.
Paris, Sept. 20.-Von Hindenburg
has begun to hit back.
y With his main line defenses every
where menaced and facing a possible
second retreat far more disastrous
than the first, ne is being forced to
sacrifice part of his previous reserves
in an effort to, save himself. The latest
news, as this is cabled. is that the
repuised in their counter attacks,
while piles of dead beches lie before
the British lines between Cambria and
st. Quentin.
Meantime Generals Byng, Rawlin-
son and Debeny are enclosing St
Quentin, one of the most important
pivotal points of the Hindenburg line,
hoped to prevent. With the regularity
of the swing of the pendulum, Mar
shall Foch is hitting the Germans hard
all along the line. The Huns are re-
ported madly digging themselves in
from the sea to Switzerland.
Expect Blow Everywhere.
Not knowing where the next blow
Will fall they are expecting it to fall
everywhere.
Fearing for Lille AMI Douai, Won
Hindenburg has been forced to con-
centrate a part of his available re-
serves there. Cambria and st. Quen-
tin are threatened, so another mass OF
men is required in this region.
General Mangin's menace toward
. they keystone positions northeast OF
scissors necessitates a third batch OF
reserves.
General Pershing's press toward
Metz and Briey and the very gates to
Germany itself, calls for fourth
, group, while the fear that the allies
bwill strike toward the Rhine thru
Alsace is keeping the Huns worried
l.there.
i Thus Marshal Foch's strategy Is te
sssplit up Won Hindenburg's forces unit
1.-The German leader will not be able tt
| put much punch into a blow anywher,
even If he should have more troops IL
preserve.
IS 1t is generally believed here that ths
next few weeks ought to write history
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-20
1T IS UP TO YOU!
TOpekans Asked To Volunteer
Loan Subscriptions.
First Week of Campaign for
$2,5OO,OO0 in Shawnee. @

At a meeting of the publicity COM
mittee of the fourth liberty loan drive
in Topeka with Chairman J. r. Bur-
row today it was recommended that
triotic response on the part of the
governments probable $2,500. 600 re-
quest from this county for the three
weeks beginning September %.
For the first week of the drive. ac-
cording to Chairman Burrows pres
ent plan. the subscribers of Shawnee
county will be placed absolutely ION
their honor" In other words, instead
of sending out committees of business
men to plead for subscriptions, it is
proposed that Topekans make volun-
tary offerings with their banks.
The serious shortage of help in all
shops, stores, offices and institutions
necessitates the new method. 1t is
hardly fair, the committee believes, to
ask business men to leave their al
ready crippled offices and spend a
strenuous three weeks teasing" lib
erty loan subscriptions from patriotic
citizens whose one duty it is to con-
tribute to the government in these i'm
portant war times.
Topeka and Shawnee county in the
third loan contributed $2,572, 900
This is a $50 per cent record. The
quota called for only $1,271.0 900. Thou
sands of dollars in increased wage.
and back pay is pouring into the city
from railway sources these days and
the loan directors believe it is up te
the people to conduct at least a weeks
| campaign against their own personal
| pocketbooks
| The members of the publicity COMMITTEES
! appointed by Chairman Burrow are: Phi
Eastman, Marco Morrow and Arthur Car
| ruth.
The banks in Shawnee county where sub
| scriptions may be made follow: Bank O.
| Central National
| State bank, Farmers National bank, Guar
anty State bank, Kansas Reserve Stat,
/, bank, Merchants National bank, Morri.
nee State bank. State Savings bank, Topeks
state bank, Berryton State bank. Dove
| state bank, Richland State bank People!
| state bank. Rossville, Rossvilie State bank
Silver Lake State bank, Wakarusa Stat,
bank, Willard State bank
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-20
DON'T SNEEZE
OR COUGH, OR
SPIT OR KISS!

ST. Louis. Mo-. Sept. 2o,-Don't
cough, sneeze, spit or kiss.
Tersely, this is the admonition of the
health department here to prevent an
epidemic of Spanish influenza. at pres
ent prevalent in the east and at sew
eral army cantonments.
The following list of "don'ts" has
been issued as a precautfon:
Don't cough or sneeze unless the
mouth is protected by handkerchief
Don't expectorate in public places
or about the house.
Don't sleep in the room with any
one if you have influenza
Don't kiss any member OF the
family, particularly the baby.
Don't allow anyone to occupy your
bed unless the mattress has beer
properly aired and exposed to the sun
light.
IF sick with influenza. don't permit
anyone to visit you.
Don't allow any member of youl
family to use the same towel, drink.
ing vessel or table utensils which you
have been using, If you are afflicted
with the diSea Se."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-20
"C0NCOM|TANT PHENOMENON
That Is How Germans Explain Away
the Bombardment of Metz.


Amsterdam. Sept. 20.-Metz is under
fire of American cannon. An official
communication relative to the bonn
bardment is published in the newspa-
pers OF that city. according to a Ber-
lin dispatch. 1t follows:
The enemy for several days has
been bombarding Metz :th a long
range gun. Such bombardment has
been always possible thruout the war
and has long been expected. Modern
guns have a longer range than, for
example. from south of Pont-a-Mous-
soE to Metz. The present lombard
ment, therefore, is in nowise connect
ed with the fact that the enemy after
our evacuation of st. Mihiel salient
drew near to the town. 1t is only a
concomitant phenomenon of the pres
ent battles west and southwest of Metz
and will ease when these battles come
to standstill. Regulations regarding
entry and departure from the fortress
zone, therefore, are unaltered."