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Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1918-11-14

a war for democracy, democracy be-
gins nj home. and also the desire for
jcontinued efficiency in war production
! which led the War Labor Policies board
to maintain the standard established
by the Federal Child Labor law in all
government work. On July IL the
board passed n resolution requiring
THAT all contracts for government
| work contain a clause to the effect that
no child under IA years of age shall be
employed, and no child between IA and
16 shall be employed for more than
eight hours 4 day or six days a week
or at night. AS the government is
now the biggest employer in the Unit.
ed States, this resolution will affect
thousands of children.
Policy of the Government
The United States Employment SER
vice will not place q child under "a
in any kind of work anywhere, and the
employment of children between the
ages of IA and 16 is discouraged in ev-
eVry way possible. The employment
is planning to place in every
office q junior labor examiner.
When a boy of 10 or lG applies for}
work, it is the duty of this examiner !
to make careful inquiries and find out
if it is really necessary that he should
york. 1t is not possible for the boy
to return to school. the employment
service will endeavor TO place him in
suitable work With light hours,
which will also give him an opportunity
to learn something of real value to
his future.
At q conference held recently at
Washington by the state directors of
the Boys Working Reserve % branch
Of the employment service, the first
question considered was how to mobil.
re the boy power of the nation to serve
effectively in the war program without
owering the standards of education
They Were far-sishted enough to see
hat to keep the children in schoo is
one of the highest Importance to the
future. Therefore, they agreed
10 ito enroll or work with BOYS under
Is.
enough and it is not fair to the
nation or to the coming generation to
handicap in anyway those who Will be
upon to carry the load.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1918-11-14
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Many Of u folks were in Water
town Monday to help in celebrating
the day.
r. Daggitt harvested his crop OF
potatoes Tuesday; they were no,
harmed by frost.
Messrs. II. F.. Sweetfnan and n. w
Berues of Litchfield. Mimi, spen,
from Saturday to Monday hero WITH
Dell Martin.
Word was received by the parents
OF Wnl Brusingham that he was
transferred from TT. Levenworth
Kan, to Camp Meade, Maryland.
Mrs. II. Schuelke received a mes
sage Saturday night that her brother
had died in Minnesota. whom she
went to see afew weeks ago.
The patients who have beer sick
with Influenza at the Lyman Dean
home are reported as recovering nice,
II.
Miss Mae Brushingham has resu,n.
ed her duties as teacher in District
No. 3 on Tuesday.
Messrs. Dell Martin and Ray Make,
peace spent Wednesday to Thursday
at Henry hunting. Mrs. Martin spent
these days with Mrs. Ed Butts.
MI. and Mrs. Raasch spent Sunday
evening at the VIM. Wolter home.
Messrs. Will and Alfred Schuelke as.
sisted Cflas. Eifring with hauling
sugar beets to market the past week.
Mrs. 8. p. Loesch spent a few days
with her daughter. Mrs. Lyman Dean,
to assist IN taking care OF the sick.
Miss Miriam Carr is spending a
week with Mrs. Fred Hemller assist
Ing with homework.
Miss Evelyn Rogers of WATERFOWL
Nfas an ~over,Sunday visitor at the r.,
"A. Bradley home.
Mr.. and Mrs. s. r. I.oesch spent
Thursday afternoon at the r. Daggitt
home.
Nj. Irwin Wolter was q Sunday Wis.
itor with the 1.-THE boys.
Mrs. sweef and Son. Tommy, and
the Thompson boys OF watertown
were visitors at the ". Long home
Tuesday.
sMfr. and Mrs. Ernest Hemp and baby
~ Appleby and Mr.Aand Mrs. J.R.
Yocom and family were Sunday VS.
Ittorsat The Hemp home.
Y and Mrs. Kerssan and children
at the |. McPhee home inssWa.
StertDwns MONDAY.
Sunday Mr. Mrs. 4 Make
peace entertained at dinner Mr. and
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1918-11-14

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Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1918-11-14

"The Back to- School Drive'snow be-,
ing conducted by the children;s bureau
n the Child Conservation section. OF
the Council of National Defense prom.
ises to be one Of the most effective ways
OF checking theagrowing tendency Of
children to stop school In order to work
ia carrying out this campaign the
chiidren's bnreau will work with the
Child Welfare committee which is or
ganized in every state, The local I'M
its Of this organization win appoint
committees to handle the work. III win
bet he duty Of the Individual members
Of these Committees to make personal
calls on the parents Of children who
should be in school. They will not pryE
Into fstrails u~nreason.
able demands. They viii endeavor iii
AZ tactful q waySasp possible 4 take the
matter over andshow the parents tie
folly Of not making every possible 81
fort ~ keep their MINISTERS iii school.
They win show u sacrifice tbs
cliildsis makingsApd that the money
lass sarnis norsg ssslss%$rEot compensats for
tlae loss X the eafnilng capacity II could
RESPONSIBILITY
n YES largely 1hs realization thatSin
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-07-05
PRESIDENT Tells
SoLoNS TO PASS
TELEGRAPH BILL
Wire Operation Act Appeared
Blocked in House,

WASHINGTON. July 5.-President
Wilson informed congress today that
he would like to see the resolution
authorizing him TO take over tele-
graph and telephone lines passed be
fore the proposed recess of congress.
Representative Pou later presented
a special rule for immediate consid-
Grafton and action on the resolution.
He said
'I imagine all this has become
necessary on account OF the proposed
strike"
An attempt to call upon the house
today for immediate action the resolu-
tion was blocked by objections and the
house proceeded to the disposition OF
appropriation measures with a view ia
beginning the summer recess tomorrow
night
Leaders on both sides Of the capitol
worked to carry out the recess plan and
said the only obstacle in sight was a
threat OF Senator Gore OF Oklahoma "a
hold up emergency appropriations reso.
buttons until congress acts finally OF
the proposal TO increase the government
minimum wheat price to $50
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-07-05
WHOLE DIVISION
SEES ;. NEGROES
HANGED At CAMP
Blacks Executed for Assault
on Young White Girl,

CAMP DODGE, Iowa, July S.-Three
negro soldiers, convicted by court-mar
tial Of "assaultine and outraging' u
year-old white girl on the cantonment
grounds the night Of May "a, were
hanged here today with virtually the
entire division witnessing the exeeu-
tions.
Deaths Simultaneous.
The traps were sprung simultane
ously at 900 a m, and death was al
most instantaneous in each case.
The negroes were Nelson Johnson o.
Tuscamba, Ala, Stanley Tramble d
Stroud. Ala, and Fred Allen Il Geor.
giana, Ala, all selective service men
Negro crared by Sight.
Johnson and Tramble were declared
by military police officials to have cou
fessed their complete guilt, but Allen
while admitting his presence when tn,
crime was committed, maintained Il
the last that he had not outraged th'
girl.
Three negro soldiers among the spec
tators tainted when the men dropped
to their death and another ran amuck
He started on dead run directly
toward the scaffold, but guards over
powered him. A white soldier als'
tainted
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-07-05
Australians Ride Atop Tanks,
Grinning Like Boys, in Blow
Which Takes Hamelfrom Hun

clearing stations above which Red
Cross flags waved but their tents were
empty and there was nothing doing al
that hour in the morning.
No Signs of Battle.
There was no long trail OF slightly
wounded men Even the guns seemed
no more noisy than ON any fine morning
when there is good visibility for har-
assing fire, and behind the lines at the
headquarters of the divisions engaged
there was an air OF tranquility which
did not suggest the morning of battle
The truth is that the enemy was SO
utterly surprised and the Australians
so perfectly successful that the whole
action was completed in an hour OF
so after its start Hundreds OF prison
ers had been sent down under escori
and the record of the brilliant little
victory was already being written.
Tanks Biggest Factor.
The tanks, which kept up with the
infantry, were one Of the main causes
OF the surprise and overthrow OF Ger
man defenders. The German prisoners
including battalion commander and
two adjutants, very sick men. because
tcsntlnvsd on saas ~ Column .,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-07-05
AFRICAN
PREMIER WARNS
AGAINST UNREST
Prompt Action Prevents Sed-
Gus Loss Of Life,
GERMAN ACTS SUSPECTED
'ntriguerS Attempt to Roll
Europeans and Natives,

PRETORIA, July S-Premier Botha
Ji the Union Of South Africa, has is
sued statement showing that serious
unrest exists in south Africa Strong
police and military measures are being
taken to cope with the situation
Premier Botha said that had not
prompt and effective military
measures been taken the situation
would have eliminated in grave
disturbance and probably serious
loss OF life.
The Boer leader added that the gov
crunent had information pointing to
the existence Of a movement having
Tor is object the submersion Of the
constitution by violent methods
Continuing. Premier Botha IN his
statement says:
There is good reason for suspect
ing that enemy agencies are at work
in this country and that they are in
trguing to stir up strife, not only
among Europeans, but also among the
natives. and no means or matters are
deemed too despicable so long as they
can attain their object
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-07-05
TULSA CANDIDATE
ACCUSED IN ROW
ON DRAFT BOARD
County Branch Is Dissolved by
Order of Crowder,
MEN REFUSE TO SERVE
Former Clerk Is Said to Have
influenced Them,

Through the authority granted the
state adjutant generals office by Pro-
vost Marshal General Crowder, Major
Eugene Kerr. attached TO the Okla
homa adutant generals office, yester-
day issued an order that the Tulsa
county local board is to be dissolved
and the work is to be taken over by the
Tulsa city board
Charges have been made that Louis
Cline. county clerk OF Tulsa county.
who is candidate seeking reelection
and who served as clerk Of the Tulsa
county board until two weeks ago when
the adiutant generals office requested
that he resign, had been negligent IN
his work and that he had used his in
fluence to have A. W Lucas OF Ska
took and John 6. ScvcrSon of Broken
Bow refuse 10 accept the position OF
clerk Of the board after Cline has re-
signed
Lucas was first Offered the place
but. according to Major Kerr, he de
olined to serve. The office was next
offered to Ssverson and he, too de
clined TO accept the place 1t was then
ttat the adiutant generals office re-
1ues,ed authority from the provost
marshal general al Washington to dis.
solve the Tulsa county board and
merge il with the city board.
There are more than 1900 registrants
In the Tulsa city board and when the
1900 county registrauts are transferred
to this board it will make it the largest
local board in the United States, ac-
cordins to Major Kerr
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-07-05
MILITARY FETE
PROVES SUCCESS
FINANCIALLY
Reports Show Red Cross viii
Get Tidy Sum,

Managers of Oklahoma City's vari-
Gus Fourth of July attractions at the
Fair grounds and the ball park yester-
day were busy this morning figuring
final results on the big celebration.
Full reports have not yet been made
of the sale OF tickets for the soldiers
athletic contest and baseball game, but
the committee estimates that more viii
be made than is requifed TO cover the
expenses Of the celebration The sum
left over will be divided half and hall
between the local chapter of the Red
Cross and the soldiers athletic fund.
Reports will be announced within a
few days, as soon as the committee can
check up on the sale OF tickets to the
various clubs.
Stamps Exhausted.
J. N. Bowen OF the Oil and Mining
Mems association said tina. 500 worth
of Thrift stamps were sold at the Fair
grounds on Wednesday and that on
Thursday they could have sold between
$4,000 and $4,000 worth IL stamps had
been at the grounds TO sell
Only 5000 worth of stamps wert
sent to the Fair grounds on the Fourtt
and il soon became apparent that thes'
would be sold before noon.
1t had been planned to run the mid
way shows all the afternoon but Mr.
Bowen, who was managing the affair
said that he was forced to close al
but two of the attractions because th'
supply Of stamps ran out.
"The 1918 Follies," that made such =
hit the day before, ran for a short timt
in the afternoon. as did the Kaiser
in His Coffin" show. but when the stamI
supply was exhausted these were closed
Coupons Are Issued.
Later it was decided to issue cou
pons instead OF Thrift stamps, tn,
coupons to he redeemed at the Wa
savings bank.
we certainly would have made i !
record day il the necessary stamp:
had been furnished u.s." said Mr. Bower
this morning.
ITO give sonw idea Of what people
were willing TO do, one man bought :
dollars worth OF tickets in stamps Lots
Continues on raae q; Column 81
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-07-05
Small Food Dealer
Made 2,l83 Percent
During Last Year

WASHINGTON, July S-Figures on
war profits were sent to the senate by
the treasury today in response 10 res
olnion by Senator Borah OF Idaho
calling for information regarding war
profits.
The dairy interests listed showed
profit increases last year from zero to
lS0 percent, banks up to 80 percent
contractors as high as 500 percent and
flour mills as high as 41 percent
The maximum increased profit listed
2,lSj percent, was OF a food dealer
with $1,000 capital who showed a loss
of +S4 percent in 1915 Another food
concern with $R5000 capital made
547S percent excess
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-07-05
Armenians Advance
Into Trans Caucasia

AMSTERDAM. July 5.-Armenian
forces on the aggressive in Trans Cas-
casia have, established themselves we'll
within this former Russian territory,
according to reports from kiey The
latest advices from this source. quoted
by the Berlin Lokal An,eiger. stais
than an Armenian force 5000 strong,
has occupied the city Of Erivan. rs
miles south OF Tiflis and nearly fifty
miles inside the Trans-Caucasiza
border. y
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-07-05
Snelter Workers
Abandon Strike;
Get Pay Increase

BARTLESVILLE. Okla, July S.
Possibility of a strike of 200 workers
in the Bartlesville smelter for higher
wages to cover Increased food costs, be-
came negligible today, when the work
ers agreed on a compromise of an in
crease in pay of so cents a day. They
had asked a Is cent increase The strike
was set for O'Clock Friday night
In the meantime, a fair price com
mittee, under direction of Mrs. +. +
Thurman, county food administrator
was investigating charges of profiteer
ing in foodstuffs by local merchants,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-07-05
INDEX

PHILLIP GIBBS
THIS super-eotrespondent, in a
thrilling story. tells on Page One
Of the spectacular fight Of the Aus
tralisns on the Amiens front yester-
day. in which they smashed the
Hun lines for mile or so.
LUKE M'LUKE
The By-Play column is on Page
Nine.
ZOE BEcKLEY a
"The Little Mother OF Shack 8"
war-love story which grows in
interest daily, is to be found on
Page Eight.
LENO OSBORNE
The Msrket Basket page lot the
housewife is on Page Six.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-07-05
Norway Has Lost
Million Tons of
Ships During War

WASHINGTON, July 5-Twenty
Norwegian vessels of various types, in
cluding steamships, totaling 26S33 tons,
were sunk by submarines during June
and thirty-one men we're lost, accord
ing to reports to the Norwegian lega-
tion here. June sinkings bring Nor
ways total losses to 842 vessels Lives
Of ! ,747 men were lost The total ton
mage of the lost Norwegian shipping
now amounts to l,lS4,904
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-07-05
ANzACS BEAT OFF,
STIFF COUNTERS;
1900 FOE TAKEN
100 Machine Guns and 0thel
War Materials Captured,
FRENCH LINE SEES QUIET
Less Than Normal Activity on
u, S, Fronts for Fourth,

LONDON, July S-The Germans las
night delivered a counter attack upof
the new positions gained by the British
on the Amiens front to the east Of the
village OF HameI. The war office an.
nounced today that the enemy had been
repulsed IN this attempt and left pris-
oners IN the British hands.
More than 800 prisoners we're taken
by the British forces in yesterdays OPP
Grafton in the Somme area In addi.
ton, 100 machine guns and a nurnbei
OF trench mortarS were captured
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-07-05
B0lSheviki Beaten
In Severe Fight

LONDON. July 5-C1ccho- Slovalc
forces have inflicted a severe defeat
upon the bolshevik troops. according
to telegram received here today from
lrkwsk. Siberia. The bolsheyiki are
said 10 have been completely defeated
west of Irkutsk and to have been
driven out OF the region to the east
Of Lake Bakal
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-07-05
Gasoline Cavalry Screened by
Smoke, Clears the Way for
Speedy Dash Of infantry,
Which Advances One Mile,
By Phillip Gibbs.
Copyright 1918. by the New York Time
the Chicago Tribune and the Oklahom
CIV Timeal

AAOHNHlEnlt lHlhs w Nit ANFN 1bIh i IilfEt
the Chicago Tribune and the Oklahoma
city Times)
WAR CORRESPONDENTS'HEAD
QUARTERS. July 4-By surprise at
tack Thursday the Australians have tax
en- possibly more than ! 800 prisoners in
an advance OF one and half miles
on a four r-mile front. including the viii
lage of Hamel and the trench system
beyond it, south of the Somme. Their
own losses were astonishingly light
When went into the Australian
area this morning it was difficult to
believe an attack had taken place for
there we're none OF the usual scenes
which follow a battle, however success
ful. showing the price that must
be paid nearly always for victory There
was no great traffic OF ambulanees on
the roads. passed several casualty
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-07-05
Heroic Dead
Share Honor
With Living
u, S, Crosses Are Awarded by
General PerShIng,

WITH THE AMERICAN FORCES
ON THE MARINE, July /4-General
pershing has rewarded heroism in the
fighting on the Chateau Thierry sector
with distinguished service crosses TO
the following officers and men of The
marine corps, in addition to those pre-
viously reported in dispatches. The ma
jority of the awards are posthumous
"Killed in action at Chateau Thierry"
says the posthumous citation, they gave
supreme proof Of that extraordinary
heroism which will serve as an example
to hitherto untried troops"
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-07-05
Townley League
Didn't Violate the
Law, Court Says

ST. PAUL, MINI, July s.-The Min
nesota supreme court held today that A.
{. Townley, president Of the non Parti-
san league, and Joseph Gilbert, league
organizer, did not violate any state law
by circulating certain literature which
referred to the war. The men we're in
dieted in Martin county on the charge
OF attempting to discourage enlist
ments.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-07-05
Huns Lose Ia Aces
In Years Fights

BRITISH HEADQUARTERS IN
FRANCE, July 4-Germany has lost
great number OF star pilots during the
bitter air fighting which has ragged with
growing intensity this year.
At least fourteen enemy aces who had
been credited with twenty or more vic
tories and whose aggregate successes
had totaled 363 are known to have been
killed or captured. 10
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-07-05
French Patrols
Everywhere Active

PARIS. July s - French patrol
parties were active last night in many
sectors of the front from Picardy IA
Lorraine according to today's war of.
flee announcement. Prisoners were TAX.
en- by the numerous raiding detach-
mentS
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-07-05
90 Marines Are
Given Decorations
By The Associated Press.

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY
IN FRANCE. Thursday, July 4--Acts
Of gallantry in the fighting at Boures-
ches and in the wood OF the Americans
(Belleau wood) on the Chateau Thierry
sector. have been reeompensed by Gem
eral Pershing with the award Of the
distinguished cross to thirty-two Off
GERS and enlisted men Of the marine
corps.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-07-05
Limited Service
Men Are Called
From East States

WASHINGTON. July ALASKA
was directed by Provost Marshal Gen
eral Crowder today to furnish 800
white selective service registrants as
soon as they can be mobilized
'ew York was called upon 10 sup
p'1 500 limited service men and Con-
nccticut 80.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-07-05
OKLAHOMA CITY
MARINE WOUNDED

WASHINGTON, July s-The
name OF Percy Clark of Oklahoma
City was contained in the list of
wounded in a marines casualty list
issued this afternoon.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-07-05
Bulletin

NEW YORK, July s.--Seversl
men we're killed and others were
injured In an explosion at the
Hsreviss Powder company's plant
at Kenvil, N. J., today
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-07-05
ADMIRAL AARON WARD,
RETIRED, DIES At H0Mk:

RosLYN, N. r., July s,--Resr ~
mirai Aaron Ward. u, 8 ~, setico4
died At his home here sodAy. altef ~
DAYS illness iron heses wsublA
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-07-05
FINLAND TO MAKE
WAR ON ENTENTE,
SWEDEN IS TOLD
Declaration Expected at Any
Hour by Newspapers,

STOCKHOLM, July S.-M editorial
offices here A"~i~ pation OF war by
Finland against the entente nations is
expected at any hour
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-07-05
Partly Cloudy Is
Weather Forecast

LOCAL FORECAST - Partly cloudy
and unsettled weather tonight and sat.
urday, not much change In Temperature.
STATE FoREcAsT-TorIpht and Sat.
urday fair weather.