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Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-08-15
7. M. G. A.-CC Notes.

Saturday was banner day in the
history of the building. It was
marked by the appearance of the big
Bethlehem. Steel Company Band. which
gave a concert in the building in the
evening. The audience was an en-
thusiastic one and taxed the audi
forum to its capacity.
The Sunday night amphitheater
services are attracting large audi
ences. Last Sunday night Religious
Director Stanley was the speaker.
The 154th Depot Brigade Band as
sists at these meetings.
The boys are getting fine movies
these days. This is due in part to the
fine operating on the part of w. HI.
Braul. Baltimore chap. He was at
the Wizard Theater. Baltimore, for
c. r. Hayes. 28th Company, 154th
Depot Brigade, is making q hit with
his plano playing for the movies. Be-
fore coming to camp he was musical
director with the Colonial Stock Com
pany and not only is corking good
piano player, but can handle brass
instruments in a capable manner. He
comes of a musical family. The fam
lily numbered twelve and each played
a different instrument. thus forming
the Hayes Family Band. This organi-
Eat was much In 1aaS demand when
comes from Smithfield, w. Va.
Hand 1t to the champions of the 9Th
Battalion, 154th Depot Brigade, the
Gath Company. The all-battalion team
is in the, process Of organization.
Look out for 1T!
c. F. Stanley, Washington, N. J., is
on the job as religious director He
is winning friends daily and is bound
to meet with fine SUCCESS.
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-08-15

every man in camp ought to hear
Thomas Four Clover Leaves. The
act has been organized within the
past two weeks and is making a tre-
mendous hit whenever it appears at
Y. NJ. c. ACC. and at inpromptu
stunt affairs The boys are in the
9th Company, 154th Depot Brigade,
and each has just left the show bust
ness. Harry Thomas, the organizer,
is from Richmond, Va, and has been
In thsatrical work. for some nine
years. He has fine tenor voice and
can do straight number with the
best around here. Arthur Boyken,
late of Boyken & Boyken, is the
comedian of the combination and has
some snappy stuff
Ellsworth Young is the boy at the
worries, and when he starts in there's
bound to be some stunning feet and
real. genuine jazz c-h-o-r-d-s. The
formerly Of the Al Jolson show And
how he can sing top tenor! The -Four
Clover Leaves have a great act. Mr..
Rochester. please take notice.
They call him Shorty" But that's
delusion! He's exactly six feet
seven inches in height and tops the
scales at well over the 200 mark. He
has~to duck doorways. thinks nothing
OF waving a pine tree to start
breeze and sticks up out of line so
he can well see all that's going on.
jeremiah Hurley is his name, he's in
the 34th Company, 154th Depot Bril-
gade. and his home II IN Springdale.
w. Wa. Back home he was a school
teacher. but Is rapidly swinging in as
. ful1=nedged soldier. and viii make
= good one II there taller chap in
eanwY 8ix feet Nmwem fmNfe& Ii the
nlAFk GHn any one tpntA lkf
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-08-15
: and Otherwi

=. HeneR Cummann, o Y.
nj is only (chamois) skin deep.
han likes Co be called bright.
sln't ten her that her nose
L come out ut the little end of
turn around and blow it.
i Wrist watch is very modest.
its hands over its face and
41e downs
of our boys are 90 musical
- the bands on their hats
e. them.
eens can't Tight. Ell? Ask the
- J. McCann, 6th Company,
AH0t Brigade, is recovering
ntury sustained a few weeks
alle In the hospital he re-
ch royal treatment from the
s 20 stil1 ID singing, 81 Don't
III bet Wen"
< nFter OF P-19, 5th Company.
Z mbition" the number of his
and he replied, two by
= aning twenty-kour.
the = men went to Wash
asst Monday for two reels of
they gave him The Widows
wl1o saw the movie, my Four
- Germany" Thursday and
Isl learned that in addition to
Il as babies, slaughtering wom-
hildren, poisoning wells and
hospital ships. the kaiser
er hobby-a hobby horse.
Jacob Weilkel of BIS, 29th
nj ". says that ii women were
II / they would be constantly
+ pc powder pun.
+ sked one of the men at the
h hll at Ola for a joke. He
l us the 3. and o. time table,
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-08-15
lIsHING you LUCK.
itter Relative to Trench and
Pretty BABY Contest.

M
Haynes:
they may seem a whit pre-
may / extend to you my
I sympathies?
e IN for some little OF battle
= VIII not have to cross to
| TO eight it.
y wei. I'll tell you.
+ i've years ago, having too
ozzey Tor any one newspaper
nveBtcd my savings in small
bving picture show. The show
DO the business I expected and
IL look about for a stimulator
2Ance. / found it in the per-
Gilver-tongued photographer.
enkea q baby contest" for our.
Eh1nefif. I fell.
contest started with a rush.
Be young hopefuls' pictures
EAahed upon the screen each
rho contest was to be decided
Z, each admittance counting
p votes. There were several
families that entered their
ii prideS's In that scheme.
Il - ret TO tine climax. the last
the tContest came around, and
L O'clock in the evening Mr..
in NO. / came In and planked
twenty dollar bill for tickets.
Need his baby in the lead. Rich
4. seeing the bulletin from
across the street, came over
My bought fifty dollars worth
Elnrity for his child. And so it
Eom z until 10 o'clock, when the
|ee showed the astonishing sum
d $4,000 dollars, and the prize
V u fiHteen-dOllar trinket.
for the grand finale. This
|else Mr.. Richmen's wives began
h I'M They came by the score
80 score. and then there was
'zakirlg for the box office. FL
He contest closed. BY ~
Wp had the votes nearly
Mothers and proud daddies
AtEing to carry the good news
Dapers and homes that their
- the winner, Looking out
Qnn eager faces / knew that
3nt1A be q riot il the results
uounced, but / could do moth
picked up the megaphone and
led the winner, second and
#s&ing II the parents of the
H&bY were present to come
81 claim the pewter mug.
! a. happened. From here on
$E the Daily News reporter
"a Wild Riot;
oVIng Picture Show
Complete Wreck.
w after midnight last night
5ekor Of the BeIledame Nov
K1 Eheater was carried to the
1m a very serious condition,
kit OF d riot at his theater,
zM# from the announcement
sI5.fs Of q baby contest The
MaD completely demolished
j 8A Ice"
AntsB why i sigh when 1 hear
The Wild Wild Women"
ROBERT D. GOODWIN.
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-08-15
NEW STARS AT "CC-Y.".
By BROOKS sHACKLEY.

From a Broadway production to a
Camp Meade stunt is some Jump. one
win have to admit It's about as inter-
esting bit Of his career as Alfred C.
Rymer, seth Company. 154th Depot Bril-
gade, has experienced. He was with
the Raymond Hitchcock 'TIitchy Koo'
show before coming to camp. His pre-
vious theatrical experience includes sew
eral seasons as orchestra leader with
road attractions, Rymer playing a vio-
lin, cornet and saxophone His band
experience includes three years service
with the 9th Infantry Band, which was
stationed at Fort Sheridan, Ill Rymer's
particular line on TIE boards is portray
ing rural Characters, and for a while he
was with the vaudeville headlining act
'.Rubeville." 1t is his intention to nh
on an act soon for the boys around =.
NJ c. Acc.
One of the boys in great demand for
his entertaining ability among the MEM
bers Of the 18th Company, 154th Depot
Brigade, is James Healey. Healey halls
from Albany, N. T., where he is popu-
lar tenor. He has sterling voice Of
exceptional high range. He is also an
eIocutionist of ability.
Sentry to ''Y'' secretary: Halt. who
Secretary returns the usual reply.
Sentry: Why, know yOus 50
Mezo'n "a entertaining ouknt xhaf.
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-08-15
Personal Notes.

Allen. 9Th Co., has a tale to tell
about how he got into the Army. At
the time the draft became effective
he was engineering a sheep and goat
ranch down in Mexico. south of Las
vacas. and some $50 miles from Ell
Rio, Texas. He wrote the Governor
of Texas asking his advice-didn't
want to come up only to be pinched
for not registering. The governor
answered. as did the state adjutant
general, commanding him on HIS pa
triotic desire to do his bit. Upon re-
ceivfng assurance that he would be
allowed i've days after returning to
the states In which to register Allen
threw up his business. made the $50
mile jaunt by auto. and is now Gag
erly looking forward to a crack at
the kaiser.
The boys Of the sfh Co. presented
Sergk WfEnIy with = gold wrist watch.
ed E0rNzaf chap EEN&9 I
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-08-15
9Th COMPANY TRIMS
!. 7TH COMPANY, Z TOO.
Boys Around 0-Y Show Glass and
Put Up Entertaining
Ball Game.

Sets allowed just twenty -four men
to look over his assortment of shoots,
and eleven Of them whitfield. The 104
atmosphere heat sure doesn't bother
Seitx. 1t was good game. but the
7th Company boys would have en-
joyed 1t more IL Scitz hadn't been
there. The game was played Au-
gust z.
Lloyd for 7th Company turned In .
pretty game, too, with seven strike-
outs to his credit. His support was
wobbly at critical times and the score
is hardly just standard for the
brand of pitching he served up.
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-08-15
Three Bingles and walk, Bach

Both Smith and Demma took three
bingles and q walk out of four times
up. Sixth Company turned in neat
double play and the spectators gave Q
splendid exhibition, as fans-using
those new campaign hats for the pur-l
pose. M
stage q contest between 9Th Company
and 9Th Company. and later between
9Th Company and team of picked
men for all companies In the I'd Bat
talon.
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-08-15

Lieut.. Feist had his hands full in
the active direction of the meet, and
his work was SO well done that Maj.
Whitman's well known smile never
left him.
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-08-15

Herbert F. Peyser. critic and writer
ror Musical America, is a member Of
9TH Company. He was brought uu
In Paris and speaks French well.
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-08-15

The boys had real walters at their
banquet. Everything was served,
even to- Maryland duck and good old
grape Juice. The girls even liked the
idea of climbing over the benches at
the tables.
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-08-15

Everybody was yelling for Tommy
to repeat the dose given the Base
Hospital team several weeks ago, but
Tommy was not able to stem the tide.
1t simply was overwhelming.
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-08-15

his services as teacher of the lam
guage will be made use of by O-Y.
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-08-15

Speaking of mess sergeants, Quinn
In the Labor Battalion. is trying to
get the colored cooks to use a little
less lard in their cooking, which he
admits goes against their grain.
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-08-15

The Steamheaters won the relay
because they had a good base bal
player in the final squirt. Those spiked
shoes help lot in that shifting sand
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-08-15

mans. but Battery A, 311th F. A., did
not sail with the rest of the regiment.
There was not, room on the ship, so
the battery of Capt. Wood waited
until almost week later for their
transportation. And they were mighty
pleased to hear the leave" order.
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CARRIERS-Men and boys,
for healthy outdoor work;
can earn s. or more per day
of 9 hours; full or part time.
Apply Mr.. EGAN, WESTERN
UNION TELEGRAPH co,
Basement 1914 @ N. w.
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Last Thursday the students and
faculty enjoyed visit from Miss
Annie Kate Gilbert. of the Y W. &.
\ Her Subject was mainly The duty
az Keeping tn" hom" fires burn
in aud was very interesting.
Miss \jol, simmons and Mo
h"it" iiird have returned from Wis
II home
Among the visitors for the week
were. Mrs. clint Pirtlr of Blue,
Mrs Murray. Mcigs Murray. and
ilolm"a GnodinE of Colbert and Miss
Fanni" Lyle
Misses Maurinr l.nNclrSs and En-
ily Pos Sprnt the week end AZ home.
Rev Herman Jones addressed IN"
student, AZ the chapel hour Tues
day
Tn. expression recital given last
FRIDAY by pupils of Miss Jordan was
on" of tn" most enjoyable "ntrrtain-
m"ntS Ol tn" season The subject
Was. Poems of james Whitcomb Ri
lev ON account Of bad weaihr-
til" audiences was small
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FRIDAY, APRIL t2, 1919.
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b: WHY NOT BILL D(KA<T ::
+ FOR GOIEIt>ON . y
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Bryan county citizens hav" gotten
quite busy the past week or ten
days in boosting and assisting Hon.
W. A. Durant in his campaign for
the Democratic nomination for COY
ernor of Oklahoma Not only has
there been much activity among his
home people. but in many sections
Of the State citizens are commencing
10 take NOR" interest in hi candidi-
cy, and il begins To look lik" NJ.
Durant viii have considerably NOR"
than II 'look in" for tn" nomina
tion.
Being a personal FRIEND of Mr.
Inrant's. writing ~ his interest
would doubtless seem to most per
sons To bc II mere matter of duty,
regardless of his qualifications for
the office. and this being IN" cas-"
ii In rather difficult To- 'diiOriallz E
on his fitness without appearing to
do SO as n m"r" matter oi loyalty
to the county and un' Ui its citizens.
However. the editor uf tn" News h.
Iievcs thai were. Bin I,urant a riti
zen oi any other part of tn" Stat"
he would find Just -, rnuch Ia prai 4"
in the man. and realize just rs fully
the impurtauc" OF the Wnrh h" haS
done for tn" commonwealth. and hi
undoubt.d si.riiur worth. ability.
and absolute fairness
W" hav" yet (" hear "f any good
and sufficient reason Whv i;ll ibu
rant should not h,. Gu."rnur If ON
lahoma. whil" even his opprn"ntS
must admit that ,h.r. are, number
honOr"d with tn. position to which
he aspires as som" reward tor tn"
fidelity which h. has shown tn tn"
entire States welfare. and for III"
unSclfiSh efforts h" has pui forth
In tn" pu hing of all lceiSlativ"
measures of Il progressive and h"nr
fetal character. regardless of the
section ui the State to which th"y
were best suited and most helpful
Monuments and "ulogi"i com" to
mark tn" graves and u"morirs of
most good men when il is too lal.'
FOR them to apprrriat" them. pulit-
tcal cmolum"li'S and deserved re-
cOgnition for faithful S"rvic" ara
too often 'id,tra"k"d in the inter
ests of others to whom n" fruits nf
victory com" aS "poilN OF conflict .
and not as the fruits of honest en-
deavOr. Ability, sincerity. aud ah-
SO1utc trustwurthinrsS being concrd
ed tn Mr. burant "" would liz" To-
know why h" is not the man hest rn
titled TO the position who has Yet
announced or could announce
Ther" Is no question in III" minds
Of thousands Of DklahomanS but
that Bill burant l. rs good a man for
the Job as can b" found in the State"
In another portion OF this issu"
will he found an article in which
MIR. Durant tells III" people som" OF
his ideas regarding good govern
ment and what hr fav0rS Read il
Again. We say WHY not Hili
Durant for Governor "
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tHNk ~EEkS DISTRICT JUDGE.
SHIP

ATTORNEY ! 81 Crook Announces in
I'M issue As candidate for the Dem
ncratl" nomination for Judge of tn"
Sixth Judicial District ~ Oklahoma.
comprised OF Mar hall and Bryan
counties. Srbi",' to III" August pri-
mary His announcement. Judge
Crook says. is mad. at the solicita-
tion Ot a larg" circl. Of his friends
over the district
Jn'!Gc Crook is - years Of asN, a
resident Of Durant since long befor,
statehood He has served two terms
rs district attorney for the Palestine
District ot Texas. and has for the
past thr"" years heen one of the as
sistini attorney generals OF Oklaho-
ma, rcsigning this position to become
IA candidate for district Judge.
His long experience at the bar en-
inently fits him for the high office
which he seeks He hears the repu-
tation among those who know him
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Et.IGIA> NURSE To SPEAK HERE
\ENT SUNDAY
Woman VIII" Went Through Siege Of
Antwerp and was Captured by
Huns Appears ai Liberty.

Miss Mari" van Gastcl OF Antwerp.
HciEium, served as a nurse. wounded
IN action. and captured by the Ger
mans. Wili appear at the Liberty
Th"a'r" ~ o'clock SUNDAY after.
noon lo tell Us of her experiences.
being brought here through the To-
cal Liberty Loan committee.
When war hruk" out and her coun-
Try "H' invaded, Miss van Gastcl was
4 student at Antwerp University
when he with other Young women
entered thu Red Cross as a nurse.
During III" siege uf Antwerp, the
most terrific in history To that time,
81" Was Wounded. ana suffered CAP
lur" AZ the hands of tn. Germans
Mis- van Gastcd has thrilling
story /" tell on. that American wo.
men can scarcely believe, The thea
IT" viii probably not accommodate
n" crowds and arrangements NAV
u" mad" for her appearance at on.
-: IN" churches in the forenoon.
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itD ttTO HlT NO MONEY TO
iUN LIBERTY BONDS
And Others Promptly Take N"rtsas,
IN oklahoma city LAWYER. Car
For Five Hundred Dollars.

When Gustav" \ f.ri\Son lawyer,
ton Patterson building. Oklahoma
city. explained to the Liberty Loan
"\rrutiN" committ"" that hr would
"" very glad to huy Liberty RondS
hui for IN" fact that he Is involved
IN IN" purchas" Of u high priced au-
'omubilr. for which h. il paying Sl"o
- month. plus upk""p, and that II
h" could raise anything on the car
he would put it into III" bonds. w. j
pcttrr promptly called tn" hand by
Offering to lend him all the money h"
wanted up to $500 for that purpose,
taking n second mortgage on 'hr car
aS security
MIR Pettee. who is in the furniture
business there. promptly gave Erik
son good lecture. after which the
lawyer saw the point. borrowed the
money, and bought the bond.
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FIGHT OR ElN iW\DS {
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Those of us who take this war bus
mess little more seriously than
some others, ar" about tn conclude
that Howard Chandler Christy'S fu-
nous war poster showing armed
soldiers and the Goddess of Liberty
above them. saying. Fight or buy
Bonds" is just about where we are
all going tn get off at" before 1t Is
over, and the News earnestly he
lieves that every American citizen
who Is privileged tn remain at hom"
and follow his peaceful pursuits,
owes II to himself, his family. and
his country 10 buy Third Liberty
Bonds not - fifty dollar bond that
he could lose and not miss hut re-
ally buy som" bonds. enough that h."
has to borrow money with which tn
pay for them
The News believes that NO civilian
has done his duty hy his country un-
I'll he has bought all III" Liberty
Bonds that he can pay for borrow
ing money included
There are two or three facts that
we must not lose sight OF. One Of
these Is that your hoy or mine. or
your brother or mine. or some male
member of our families. one way or
another. has absolutely given UP his
status as a citizen to become sol
dier. sacrificing not alone his eco
non,ic affairs. which in many cases
has been financial ruin; hut ia offer
ing himself. his life. as a supreme
sacrifice, that the right OF free In
stitutions. the sanctity of your hom1
and mine. and the honor of America
may live and flourish In the earth.
Another thing TO be kept constant
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1918-04-12

mcnt and initiated measure submit
ted To the people and ratified. This
is taken 70 mean that the Judge fav-
Ors section l2a of the Constitution
known as the Campbell Russell am
endment. which would throw public
service corporation taxes levied for
school purposes into "A common state
fund and b. rcdistributed. giving
the county without railroads the ben
riit of III. taxes in those counties
that have them This section in OPP
GRAFTON would ruin great many
high schools, and "A great many morr
district schools
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1918-04-12

A ANNOUNCEMENTS

The charge for political announce.
nents for insertion under this head
ng In every issue Of the Duran
Weekly News and the Saturdit
Morning Advertiser until the Pa
nary. Aug. 6, is Sl5.00. invariabl,
aah In advance. Included In this ST
ice candidat" may US. not to exec .
,ne-hali column for any statement h
iesires to maze TO the public. Az
iouncculrhts acc, pt"d only Tor bU''
Apyrs, and only on tn" above terri
Tnn ;liinWIhg ainpuncc their ca.
idacy for the u.!irC under wnl,,
,,Ir names appear. subject to tn
t:on nf IN" IL, !mOcratic voters a
g ptimar! to b" E',d on TucsnAN
august G. 1918:
In, judge. siNh judicial District
j y ci;DOk
1or Count, Atturn'3-
CliAS T.. AEBDTf. trr-.ir
NlCTON {. PHILLIPS.
.m sheriff, Bryan county
nAEE NElGrT
y VI McFATRiDGE
FOR Count, Clerk
joins tIENEy reelection )
For Court Clerk
W. a. JONES (re-clectionJ
v y tScuttI SHANNON
For County Treasurer
CARR. beatty ire election
FOR County As>c-sOr-
LONNIE GLENN.
REV } r CLINTON, Calera
for County Supcrinfrndrnt-
J. LEE CUNNINGHAM
J T RYLE.
For I uiIntl oinIni>>ioncr, Dist. l.
" II YEATS
SAM Is ROSS
pOe County commissioners, Dist. .
BILL. BRAY (Albany)
BEN HrLTSMAN. tAlbanv
FOR County Wri.hcr---
r. \ BISHOP
Is r PlNSDN
= h IinkJ DORSEY
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SHANNON WANTS To BE ,oluT
tIERk

The News announcement, column
this week carries the name of " =
shannon, who is a candidate for the
democratic nomination of Court
'lerk OF Bryan county, subject to tn,
,"m"cratic primary August i. Mr.
shannon will make formal state.
ment later on to the voters regard.
,aG his candidacy.
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best aS being tree from bias. and with
the courage Of his convictions to ad-
minister justice regardless of friend
or tDr.
Mr. Crook avowS his lifelong fl
deity To principles of Democracy
and ms political record seems to bear
out his claim along this line. He
was II candidate for judg. few
years ar", and wa defeated By Judge
Summers Hardy, now of the Supreme
Court. by srant thirty-four votes.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1918-04-12
McFtTK,MiE ANNOUNCES FOR
SHERIFF

W VI McFatridgr. present deputy
sheriff. this week formally makes
Nnnuunr"m"nt that he is "A candidat"
for sheriff, subject To the action of
the Democratic primary August f,
and his name will h" found in tn
announcement column this week \
LITTLE later on Mr. McFatridgr will
MAKE statement to the people
through III" News about himself and
hi scandidacN