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

SALEsMEN-Ford headlight Intensi-
tler; 100 per cent better light on
low speed; exclusive state or county
rights; no investment required. Sam
pie rs cents, c o D; guaranteed profit
$500 dozen and bonus money cheer
fully refunded If not satisfactory
Bank reference. Universal Specially
Co, 612 Plymouth Bldg, Minneapolis,
MINI.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-03-16

WANTED-A stock salesman to sell
oil and refinery stock in Logan coun
ty. 100 acre lease with Z producing
wells and 40 more locations. Total
amount Of sock only 100000. VIII
be paying dividends by May 1st. A
liberal contract will be made with
any one wto will make a careful can
vass A h Armstrong. Pnone 9y0
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-03-16
A U T 0 M o 81 |. E s

GASOLINE l6 CENTS -- Recipe tells
how. Cheap drug store chemical.
No acid, ether carbon. More speed,
power, mileage. Thousands using It
or years. Recipe one dollar-L' 'quid- .
gss Co., 2O2 Divine St.. San Antonio,
Texas.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-03-16

iALROAD TraIr.c Inspectors Want
ed $l25 a month and expenses to
start; short hours; travel; three
months home study under guarantee;
we get you position NO age limit
ASK for booklet D-39 Frontier Prep
school Buffalo, n Y
THOUSANDS OF government clerks
needed Immediately Civil service
desiring positions, departmental, typ
lists, stenographers, railway mail, post
office. Write for free informa ion.
Geo W Robbins, Civil Service Expert,
Jordan Bldg, Washington, d C.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-03-16

WANTED-Salesmen Ambitious men
between forty and fifty years old
who desire TO develop an independent
livelihood, selling 10 manufacturers
and large consumers. Amos B Nc
Marry & Co, Cleveland. O.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-03-16

HAVE the Meyers property at 424
East Logan for sale. This is q s
oom house. with bath, gas, cistern
arage, stable for two head Of horses
aed and chicken house, nice location
must sell this at once. Alfred Adler
hone ISL. Guthrie, Oklahoma.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-03-16
WANI s
CLASSIFIED
FOR SALE

FOR SALE--A bass drum. Sidney
Ham, Violin Shop, Phone 2S3.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-03-16

FOR RENT-One room furnished
house, 5l21-2 East Villas. Call 293.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-03-16

FOR sALE--A 3 year old Jersey COW
and male China Poland hog Phone
K-l5. Mrs. r. Wix.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-24
UNIFORMED MEN WILL BE TAKEN
 IN PRIVATE CARS
War Bureau Evolves Plan of Designating Automo-
 piles For This Service.

A number of the large jitneys have already put on the War Service Shield indicating that they will transport sol diers and sailors free of charge. Geo. c. Waldo, Jr., editor of the Standard American, has suggested to the War Bureau that the owners and proprie- tors of private and public automo- piles place on their wind shields a notice indicating that each car, when 1t is not filled, will carry soldiers and sailors free of charge.
 The War Bureau has approved of this idea and has requested Capt. Charles A. Wheeler to take charge of the distribution of these notices. They will be given to the proprietors of all cars driven by men. The Standard American has very generously offered to print these notices and the War Bureau has availed itself of it's gen erous offer.
 Every soldier and sailor seeing this notice on the wind shield will be al liberty to signal the car to stop, pEo- vided there is a vacancy and unless the owner or proprietor is about to Al his car, he will take the soldier or sailor in and convey him in the direction in which the automobile is going, as far as 1t goes, or as far az the soldier or sailor desires to go.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-24

was celebrated by the Rev. P. J, Daly of New Britain, with Rev. Matthew J. Trainor as deacon and Rev. J. Con- way as sub-deacon. Rev. Joseph Ganley was master of ceremonies and was assisted by Rev. P. J. McGivney, Rev. J. D. Illusion, Rev Thomas D Gloster, Rev. John Lynch of Meriden, Rev. Luke Fitzsimmons of Waterbury and Rev. John McGivney of Westville. The acolytes were John W. Gregory, Jr. and Wilbur Dial, son of John Ddal, organist, As the body was brought into the church, Mrs. Frank Munich sang Thy Will Be Done" and at the offertory Ave Maria" After mass the choir sang Beautiful Land On High" and as the body was borne from the church, Nearer My God to Thee" The bearers were William Hicky, Philip Blansheld, Emmet Don nelly, John Jordan and Patrick Duty. The church was crowded with friends and relatives of the deceased and dele gations from the many fraternal or ganizations of which he was a men- Der were present. The conamittal service was read by the Rev. Luke Fitzsimmons, Rev. Matthew Trainer. Rev. P. J. McGivney and Rev. J. J, Conway.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-24
HUGE SUGAR PLOT. IN CUBA CHARGED
Alleged $1OO,OoO,OOO Pool Formed to Profiteer Off
 Allies and U. s.

New York, July 24-Details of an alleged plan by wealthy Cubans, act ing with officials of the Cuban gov ernment to form a gigantic sugar pool and exact an increase of 0,000,- 900 in the price paid for sugar by the Allies, including the United States, during the war, were contained yes terday in a complaint filed in the Su- preme Court in a. second suit brought by J. V. Knight against President Mario G. Menocal of Cuba and Fuse bio S. Azpiazu the latter's private 1 secretary.
 Knight was formerly director of the Republic of Cuba news bureau in New York, and agent here for the de- fendants. His suit is for breach of contract and for an accounting. Knight charges that the alleged con- l spiracy had its inception early in the present year in Havana and that the defendants and their business and political associates in Cuba and New York were parties to it.
 It is alleged by Knight that. his services were sought to induce Louis l jana sugar planters to join in the profteering combination by which 1t was expected to control almost A. | 900, ,O00 tons of cane sugar, consti- | tuting the worlds available supply. | Cablegrams and correspondence relat- ing to the alleged combination are cited.
 | That the: scheme met with only partial success is said by Knights to be due to the refusal of the Louis jana planters to deal with the de- fendants. Knight expresses the con- viction that the proposal was con- trary to the interests of the United | States.
 When Knight returned from Cuba in May he says he turned his office | records over to the bureau of investi- gation of the Department of Justice. This led, he asserts, to his discharge in a cablegram from Havana. He says his discharge was in violation of his contract with the defendants. | Knight asserts that the efforts at profiteering on sugar are at present | confined solely to Cuban territory.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-24
DAY. LIMIT
 ON RETURN GOODS BEGINS SATURDAY
War Time Economy By Bridgeport Stores Will
 Effect Many Savings

The Bridgeport buying public will have no excuse for not understanding that no goods will be returnable at Bridgeport stores if kept over three (8) business days, if the present pub licity plans of the merchants carry through.
 The merchants have prepared 6 circular which will be sent out to all purchasers throughout the city in forming them of the commercial econ omy rules which have been put into effect at the request of the govern ment.
 After July 27 it is safe to say that everybody in Bridgeport who has a charge account, or who is in the habit of having goods delivered to his home will have received a notification that the three-day rule on the return of goods is in effect. Already mer, chants have ordered nearly 75,0OO circulars which contain the com mercial economy rules and these will be sent out with bills, statements and with parcels delivered, so that there will be no excuse for asking to have goods accepted for return after July 27. Already the following stores have ordered thousands of these cir culars and are heartily subscribing to the new government regulations:
 John T. Mccormick Shoe Co.,, Hu- berts' Art Store, s. s. Kresge Co.,. The Gale Electric Co. American Hard ware Stores. Inc, Cartwric "a Co.,, E. II. Dillon & Co.,, The Dry Goods Co.,, Jeanette Eadie IL gerie Shop, G. W. Fairchild & Sons, Inc, Fritz & Hawley, Inc, w. T. Grant Co.,, The Rowland Dry Goods Co.,, N. Buckingham & Co.,, Inc, The Hadley Co. The Harvey .& Lewis Co, Inc, Lustig's Millinery, Meigs & Co.,, Inc, Rockwell & Co.,, D. M. Read Co.,. The Smith, Murray Co.,, Skaters Shoe Store, S. B. Thing & Co.,, Inc, Walk Over Boot Shop, George B. Clark Go. Inc. George E. NothnagIe & Son, F B. Beach, Radford B. Smith, Neuss & Vaughn, A. T. Dennis & Go.
 Others are coming in daily anG those who have not yet signified their compliance with the govern ment rules are requested to do so al once and inform the Chamber o1 Commerce how many of the circulars they desire. It is the intention oi the merchants to see that these com.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-24
FRANCE HAS BILL FOR PUNISHMENT
 OF ARMY. CHIEFS
Officers of Rank of General Will Be Held For
 Negligence.

Paris, July 24-Drastic punishment will be visited on officers of the rank of general for negligence and non- compliance with orders under a new bill which was introduced in the chamber of deputies yesterday.
 The bill, as published, provides that any general commanding force in the presence of the enemy, who, by negligence, Snon-compliance with regulations or disobedience of orders, fails to accomplish a task assigned to him, or who loses or Jeopardizes troops entrusted to him, or those he is charged to support or who loses a position he is ordered to defend, may be punished by dismissal from the army and imprisonment for from two to five years, if the fault is inexcusa- ble. A reduction in rank also is pro- vided for.
 Accused generals have the right to apeal their cases to the court of cas- 9ation.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-24

mercial economy rules are strictly ob- served by all and undoubtedly there will be close scrutiny on the part of the government to see what mer- chants are following out the wartime economies, which are necessary. The rules, which have been revised, are as follows: War Time Economies. We, the undersigned merchants of | Bridgeport, agree to observe and en- force the following regulations, which are ordered by the War Industries Board of Washington, D. C., until such time as they shall be no longer necessary, from July 29 at least until the conclusion of the present war.
 Non-ReturnabIe Articles. The following articles for sanitary or other reasons cannot be accepted for return:
 (a) Bedding and mattress.
 (b) Garments or shoes which have
 been altered.
 (c) Combs, hair brushes and tooth
 brushes. (d) Hair goods, hair ornaments l and VeflS. (e) Rubber goods sundries.
 (f) Womens hats which have beer made specially to the custom
 CTS order or which have beer
 worn.
 (g) All goods cut from the piecS
 at the request of the custom CT except dress lengths. (hl All nercha ndise which ha.
 been made to order or special.
 ly ordered, and which is no
 regularly carried in stock.
 RetuInable Goods.
 Any article of merchandise which for some good reason, is to be re turned to a store, must be returned within three business days.
 Condition.
 No article will be accepted for re ] turn unless it is in the same condi ton as when it was delivered to tht customer.
 Deposits On twill CaIP' Purchases. 1 A deposit of not less than 25 pel cent. of the purchase price will be re quired on all Twill ca1l'' purchases.
 Return of Gifts.
 Gifts will only be credited to pur chaser's account and may be exchang ed only for other merchandise and a , current prices } Signed,
 Retail Merchants Committee The Bridgeport Chamber o Commerce.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-24
CORONER PROBES STAMFORD DROWNING

Coroner John J. Phelan went to Stamford for a hearing on the cases of Joseph Duddi and Miss Anna Ma rion, who were drowned on July 21 at Halloween Park, near Stamford. They were members of a boating party and the boat in which they were is said to have been overcrowded. It is alleged that someone in the party rocked the boat" Coroner Phelan thought it best to have hearing when the facts of the case were brought to his mo- tice. The others who were in the boat at the time were arrested pending the .COrOner'S finding
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-24

TMEs WANT ADS BRING RESULTS
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-24
IUXBURG IN GOTHENBURG.

London, July 24-Count Won Lux burg, former German minister to Argentina, has arrived in Gohenburg on board the Swedish motor steamer suecha, on which he sailed from Buenos Aires on June g, according to a Coenhagen dispatch to the Ex- change Telegraph Co. The dispatch adds that Luxburg proceeded at once to Germany.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-24

PAUL RAUSS

Paul Rauss died last night at the Bridgeport hospital after a long ill- ness. He was 40 years of age and a former employe of the Crane Valve Co.,, and member of Court Marina, Foresters of America, and of Koricka- potanauh Tribe of Red Men. Funeral will be held from the mortuary chapel of Cullinan, Mullins ,& Buckley, 293 Golden Hill street
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-24
OBITUARY.
Agnes Shorteil.

Agnes Shorteu died last night at the home of her sister, Mrs. Thomas Sheridan, 2S Hamilton street, after short illness. Deceased was q member of Polar Star Lodge of the Shepherds of Bethlehem and is sur vived by her sister and one brother, Michael Shortell. She was a com municant of St. Mary's church, and the funeral will be held from there.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-24
JAMES A. NGUNNEss.

The funeral of James 4. McGuin- ness was held this morning from his late residence. 4Ss Stratford avenue, at S:S0 and from St. Mary's church at o'clock. The solemn high mass
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-24
FALL KILLS U. S. FLYER.

London, July 24-Malcolm Cotton Brown of Chicago, an American avia- tion officer, has been killed while fly ing near Gloucester. Engine trouble caused the machine to drop from a great height.
 TIMES WANT ADS RR1nrc nrcmne
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-24

Directors of The United States Steel Corporation are scheduled to meet Tuesday next week to take action on the dividend.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-24
ALMANAC FOR TO-DAY

The army casualties list contained 62 names.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-04-15
DENY u. S. PREPARES
BASE IN AZORES

Washington. April b. Completed
and cl'esorieal denial OF The STORY
carried on April ~ hy The Associated
Press rhat the navy had established
and was +orttying naval base iu tae
Azores. was made a-au t76at this
time by Secretary OF Jhe navy Daniels
h8 has returned 10 Washington
Yesterday afternoon AD.Hs Seera.
tary Franklin u Roosevelt Eu- 0aH
denied jhe story but stated that r.
was repetition OF a story promul
stated from proGermau sources Two
months ago and desisued 10 cause
friction between the United States
and Portugal
There is Absolutely no truth in
this report Mr. Daniels stated
Not 0nly is this So but | have per
sonally inquired OF Acting Secretary
OF the Navy Roosevelt and Admiral
Benson whether any such pabiiea-
ton was authorized and have been
assured that it was not We have
no naval base there"
The secretary was directly asked
about the further statement IN the
report that the navy had landed suns
which We're to be mounted in an
Azores harbor TO defend il ANA 10
safasnard tnp southern trade routes
THAT also Is untrue and without
foundation he replied
Secretary Daniels made it plain
that American vessels used ports in
the Azores as they used ports else,
where to get coal and Tor shelter
from storms But he also emphaslz'
ed that This in no way constituted
establishment OF naval base or any
taking over OF sovereignty from
Portugal.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-04-15
BILLIONS IN TAXES

Nobody knew how rich our country
was, or how much money our people
had been making The government
estimated that the income and excess
profits taxes would yield a revenue OF
S2.50O.o00, 900 on the business OF the
last calendar year. Estimates from
taxpayers reports now indicate that
the amount will be no less than 3d.
50O.OOO000 and may rise as high as
s4,00O,0O0,0 900.
This promising outlook is inclining
the treasury department more favor
ably toward a request made almost
unanimously by the country's bust
ness and financial interests, for per
mission to pay these taxes in install
ments instead of in one lump. 1t Is
manifest that the larger the taxes,
the more difficulty our people will find
in meeting them, and the greater
danger there will be to the nations
business stability il they have to be
paid all on June Is, according to the
original plan An added disadvantage
is the fact that many citizens hest
tate to invest so largely in Liberty
Bonds as they otherwise would, be-
cause they fear that ii they do they
will have trouble in meeting their fed
eral taxes in June.
The internal revenue commissioner
announced the other day that there
might be an extension OF time. allow
ing payment in three installments on
June Is, Aug. Is and Oct. Is respec.
lively. The government apparently
could well afford to grant this conces-
sion.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-04-15
LAWYERS TO GIVE
SERVICES FREE TO.
KIN OF SOLDIERS

Springfield April IS. Legal
advice to soldiers relatives regarding
war risk insurance will be furnished
by attorneys throughout the state
free OF charge.
Announcement OF the fact is con
tanned in letter received here from
Secretary Of the Treasury McAdoo to
County Judge j b. Weaver,
1t says that the American Bar AS
sociat'on has offered the services of
its members free in this regard
All that is necessary for intorma-
tion as 10 how to proceed in colec.
lions OF insurance by the relatives,
the letter declares, is for them to APP
peal to some accredited attorney in
their locality who will either give
the advice himself or see that it is
done by someone else.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-04-15
BUSINESS METHODS FOR
CONGRESS

In its last session, making appro-
priati0ns for the present fiscal year,
congress guessed wrong to the extent
of $4,000 100000, or about 40 per cent
And no wonder, considering the
chaotic methods used Representa-
tive Medll Mccormick of Illinois. ar
raigning the existing appropriation
machinery, points out that there are
ten administrative departments each
of which prepares its annual esti.
mates Of expenditure without any re.
gard to the estimates OF the other de-
partments. without regard to any
wellordered system of finance, and in
total disregard of the governments
income.
These ten conflicting estimates are
delivered to 20 different committees,
consisting Of 800 men in two houses
of congress, each committee consid
ering its assigned work and submit.
ting its reports without knowing
what any other committee. is doing
And then congress as whole, re
ceiving the reports in bulk, with little
knowledge or understanding Of the
items, accepts or rejects them blind.
ly
Mr. Mccormick advocates a budget
plan by which the secretary Of the
treasury would be budgetmaker.m.
chief, co-ordinaling the estimates OF
the ten executive departments Con
gress would thus be given one con.
solidated estimate Of the govern.
ment's total expenses, reviewed and
approved by the president, and could
take up its appropriation work intelli
gently.
AS part Of the plan there would
be single budget committee in eact
chamber instead of the many com.
mittees that now divide the work, and
a permanent auditor'general ready to
apply his expert skill Ito the untangl,
Ing of any difficult problem
This plan would substitute scienti.
fic business methods for ignorant
guessing 1t would save congress
much time and save the country hun.
dreds Of millions Of dollars. 1t would
help to put congress itself where It
ought to have been put long ago-on
a war basis II has been long recog.
nlzed as desirable. Why not adopt
It?
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-04-15
GERMAN ATTEMPTS
TO BEAT DOWN j. s.
DEFENSES A FAILURE
HARD FIGHT ENDS WITH AMERl-
CANS RoUT OF FoE-MANY
DEAD BocHEs FOUND ON FIELD
AFTER GRUELiNG BATTLE.

With the American Army in France
A storming force made up from
four German companies early Sunday
attacked the Americans on the right
bank OF the Meuse. north OF s.. Mihiel
southwest of VerduuD ana were
routed after a hard fight.
Thirty-four dead Germans and ten
wounded remained in the American
trenches. Several wounded Germans
were rescued by their comrades.
The German attack was prefaced
by a heavy commandment with high
explosives and poison gas. first Sat
urday morning, then resumed ut mid
night, and Internationally continued
until at dawn today. when the enemy
laid down severe barrage and then
sent his infantry forward.
The charge was met by the Ameri.
cans with grenades and bayonets.
and the brilliant rush of our men
turned the enemy back with heavy
losses.
Al another point large force Of
Germans had surrounded twenty-five
Americans in front of the trenches
The Americans promptly massed and
charged The foe, killing and scatter
ing the Germans. who beat quick
retreat. Several of them were taken
prisoners
Heavy artillery exchanges last
night closed the second day of steady
fighting between American forces
and German shock troops in the burnt
forest of Apremont -four miles east
Of st. Mihen
An American lieutenant and four
men captured nineteen Germans. Two
machines guns and large quantities Of
German equipment also We're captur
ed
The German casualties, according
to the latest estimate, are One hun.
dred dead. 800 wounded.
Incidents of bravery and sef-sac-
riiice shown by our officers and men
in this large scale action rival the
feats of fiction
During the fierce fighting the Ger.
mans tried to trap twentynine Amer.
leans In trench But the lieutenant
commanding these Americans seeing
the danger led dashng charge and
rescued his comrades
j The American casualties were
small i'll comparison with the losses
inflicted upon the enemy.
The bravery OF their men brought
tears to the eyes of some of the
American commanders
4 Twelve of the thirty-six Germans
taken prisoners by us died of wounds
/ The Americans We're handicapped
geographically, fighting in leve1
country in the face Of the German
batteries emplaced on heights held
by the enemy.
One thousand German shock troops
I have been engaged in this battle To
night there was no prospect of q
letup in the fighting,
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-04-15
SENATOR STONE
DIES AT CAPITAL

Washington, April IS United
States Senator William j. Stone died
at his home here at 1870 Sunday af.
ternoon. He was stricken with paral
ysis on street car several days ago
He would have been 10 years old
May g.
The senator had been improving
slightly for the past two days. al
though his condition was extremely
critical.
hut this morning at o'clock he
suffered continuation of the hem.
orrhage that caused his first col
lapse He went into state of coma
and never regained consciousness.