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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-12-28
Consultation First
Duty. Wilson Asserts

LONDON, Dec. 28.-The program
al the Mansion House luncheon was
comparatively informal, except for the
traS'S When the aged master OF cere-
monies, IN clty livery and standing be
hind the lord MAYORS chair pro-
claimed your royal hghnew tad-
dressing the Duke oi Counaught (my
lords, your cvctllcncics ladies' aud
gentlemen, | pray silence for the
president Of the United States" there
was a burst OF hearty, though decor
ouS enthusiasm with hand-clapping,
waving OF napkins and beating OF ia
beS
The presidents speech was in a
lighter vein with personal touch.
lie described himself not as a cold
talking machine, but with something
ol Scotch caution. tempered by a lik-
ing Tor lnSurgcnclcs which could have
no other than Celtic origin. His ex-
planation Of the breaking OF prece-
dept in coming to Europe because he
thought consultation was a duty above
all others, was applauded, as was his
quotation from Charles Lamb that
one could not hate a man whom he
knew The president spoke without,
. touch OF emotion or hesitation. His
only gesture was when he $, oke Of
the shadow of grief which had been
lifted from the world
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-12-28
Text of Historic Address bV
Wilson at Guild 1a||

LONDON. Dee. 28-Thc text Of
President Wilson's speech at the
Guild hall this afternoon is as fol.
lows:
"Mr Lord Mayor We have come
upon times when ceremonies like this
have q new significance which most
lmpresscs me aS ! stand here The
address which have just heard IS
most generously and gfaciou,ly con
ceiycd, and the delightful accent oi
sincerity IN It seems like a part Of
that voice OF counsel which is now
everywhere ~ he heard ! iecl that
a distinguished honor has been con
icrred upon me by this reception and
! beg 10 assure you, sir, and your as
sociatcs. ot my very profound apprc.
citation, but ! know that ! am only
par, Of wha' may call grel, body
OF circumstances
The Voice OF People.
u do not believe tilt II was fancy
on my part that | heard IN the voice
OF welcome uttered IN the streets OF
this great city and in the streets OF
Paris something more than personal
welcome. II seemed 10 me that !
heard the voice OF one people speak
ing 10 another people and II was a
voice in which one could distinguish
singular combination OF emotions
There was surely there the dcepiul
gratciulnc'S all through. II was the
pride OF the fighting men tha, had
such a elimination There was thl,
sort OF gratitude THAT the nations
engaged had produce | such men as the
soldiers OF Great Britain and oi the
United States and OF France and OF
lay-meQ who'e prowesS and
achievements We have witnessed with
rising admiration q they moved from
elimination 10 elimination.
"liut there was something more IN
u, the consciousness that the hu,irc,,
is not yet done the consciousness that
u now rests upon others 10 sec tina;
those Ives were not lost IN vain.
Marshal Jofire's Ideal.
u have not yet been 10 the actual
battlefield. but | have been with many
OF the men who have Tough, the bat
ties and the other day | had the pleas
u:c ot beng present az 4 session at
the French academy, when they aI-
mlt,ed Marshal Joiire to their mem
betShlp. That sturdy, serene soldier
stood and uttered, not the words OF
triumph but the simple words oi al
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-12-28
Important Dates
In 62 Years of
Presidents Life

President Wilson is - years old
today Here are the principal
dates in his career:
lSS6-Born a, Stanton, Va.
lS19-Gfaduated at Princeton
U0iyersity.
lSSO-Complc,ed law course a,
the University OF Virginia.
lSS2-Begau the practice Of law
at Atlanta.
lsS-Became professor Of his
tory and polite i economy at
BNn Mawr
l&}-Nccep,ed a similar rroies-
SorShip at Wesleyan University.
lS9O-Joired Princeton faculty as
professor OF Jurisprudence and pol
iticS.
l9l2-Chosen president of Prince
ton University
l9lO-Elected governor OF New
Jersey on the democratic ticket.
l9l2-SuccesSiul democratic can
dida,e Tor president of the United
States.
l9lo-NRe-elected prcsiden, of the
United States.
l9l7-Signcd the congressional
resolution declaring war against
Germany.
l9lS-Arriyed in Europe TO at
tend the peace conference.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-12-28
UTILITIES MEN
TO SEE MOVIES

\ series OF motion pictures show
ing development OF public utilities
will be shown in Oklahoma City dur
ing the convention Of the Oklahoma
Utilities association, February o, 7
and \ One, known as "The King Of
the Rails" will depict electrfcation
al the Chicago, St. Paul Il Puge,
Sound railroad.
Martin A, Wolfe Of 81 Louis, said
to be one of the bes, informed men
IN the country on manufacturing
conditions, will he among the sneak.
ers, eight of whom will he brought,
from eastern cities.
Miniature exhibits of utility sys-
tens in operation in various parts
OF the United States will be on dis
play.
Twenty-three new members were
admitted to the organization yes,er-
day.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-12-28
Nations Must
Unite, Wilson
Tells League
Pleased With Reception Civ
en- League Idea by Brit
iSh, He Says,

LONDON, Dec 2S President vii
son at The American embassy today,
received a delegation from the League
OF Nations union. /, was headed By
NiScount Grey, iormep, secretary for
foreign affairs, and n included the
archbishop OF Can,crbury and VS.
count Bryce, former British anbaSsa-
dor to the United States.
The president in addressing the del.
egation. said:
Gentlemen: sm very much
eomplimen,ed that you should
come in person 10 reSent this adj
dress and ] have been delighted
and stimulated to find the grow
ing and prevailing interests in
the subject OF tho league OF ma
tlons not only a growing interest
merely, but growing purpose,
which | am sure will prevail and
II is delightful that members ot
the government which brought
this nation into the war because
OF the moral obligations based
upon a treaty. should be among
those who have brough, me this
paper because, on the other side
OF the water, We have greatly ad-
mlfed the motives and subscribed
to the principles which ac,ua,ed
the government Of Great Britain
IN obeying that moral dictate:
You have shown that we must
organize, namely that same force
and sense OF obligation: and un-
less We organize it the thing that
we do now will not stand
Il feel that so strongly that il
is particularly cheering to know
Just how strong and imperative
the idea has become. thank you
very much indeed 1t has been
privilege TO see you personally.
IL was just saying to Lord Grey
,ha, we had indirect knowledge Of
each other and that | am glad 10
identity him feel as il had
met him long ago and l'had the
pleasure OF matching minds with
Mr.. hSouith Yesterday"
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-12-28
APPLICATION OF
League PLAN IS
EASY, WILSON SAYS
CONTINUED from Page iJ

o. the conquest OF arms, but by
agreement OF mind"
Such an achievement. the pfe,i-
dent added. would be the finest en-
tcrnrisc OF humanity
There had been Just hint that the
presidents address would be the key
70 the conferences he has been hold
inr with British statesmen and the
address as il was delivered TODAY
was interpreted ia American quar-
tiers as confirming the previous eSti-
nations that those conferences had
been satisfactory from the presidents s
viewpoint,
a, the outset of his address Presi-
dent Wilson declared he did not
fancy that the welcome oi Paris and
London TO him was purely personal,
hut rather that the voices OF the peo-
pie were expires sing not only emo
tons oi qualification that the fight
ing had ceased, but also their con-
ccptiun that the peace TO he made
must guarantee that the war could
not be repeated
Battle Must Not Be In Vain.
IT now rests upon others to sec
that those lives were no, lost in
Naln,' the president added.
The president concluded his ad-
dress amid great demonstration
and then proceeded to the luncheon
at the Mansion House with the lord
mayor. The oldest observer in the
Guild hall today declared no rccep-
ton ever accorded any diguitary
there approached III spon,ancity and
volume that which greeted the prcsi-
dents appearance and the address
which followed
The procession from Buckingham
palace TO the Guild hall was through
a crowd that ohcercd continuously.
As the p;e'idcat lett the Guild hail
after his address the crowd in the
yard took up the cheers tha, had been
echoing within the building The
president with Mr., Wilson entered
their carriage and as they drove of
through the holstcrous hat and hand
kcfchief waving ,hrongS. some one
proposed three cheers for Wilson"
They were given with such will
that the president smiled dclghtcdly
and rose and bowed again and az in.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-12-28

iccton Tor his soldiers and the CON
yictun which he summed up in sen.
tence, which | will not Try accurately
10 quote. but reproduce N rs spirit
IL was that France must always re.
member that the small and the weak
could never live free IN the world un-
less the strong and the great always
put their power and their strength in
the service o. right
That IS the ai,cr.,hought- the
thought that something mus, he done
n'w-not only 70 make the Just settle.
mentS that, OF course--but TO see that
the settlements remained and were
observed and that honor and Justice
prevails IN the world And as ! have
conycrSed With the soldiers ! have
been more and mote aware that they
fought for something that no, all oi
them had defined but which all OF
them recognized the momen, you
stated II TO them They fought 10 do
away with an old order and 10 es.
tablish new one. ard the center and
Characteristic Of the old order was
that unstable thing which We used 10
call the balance OF power, thing IN
which the balance was determined by
the sword which was thrown in on the
one side or the other. a balance which
was determined by the unstable cQui.
llbrium OF competitive interests. a bal
ancc which was maintained by Jealous
wa,chiulneSS and an an,agoniSm Of in
tcreStS which though il was gcnc'ally
latent, was always deep-sca,cd.
Ideals Of the Armies.
The men who have fought in this
war have been the men from the free
nations who are determined that that
sort OF thing should end now and for
ever. II Is very interesting 10 me To
observe how from every quarter, from
every sort OF mind from every con
cert ut counsel there comes the sug
grsIion that there must now be not a
balance OF power not one powerful
group oi nations set up against an
other but a single oycrw hclming. pow
erlul group II nations Who shall he
the trustee, OF the peace OF the world
1T has been delightful on my con
icrcU,cS with the leader, ot your gov.
ernmcnt 90 lind how our minds A1oycd
along exactly the same line and how
our thought was always that the KEY
TO the peace was the guarantee OF the
peace, No, the items oi u, that the
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-12-28
LLOYD GEORGE WINS;
ASQUITn IS beaten
BY BRITISH VOTERS
CONTINUED from Page ~

Arthur Henderson and Philip Snow
den.
The Asquih section of the liberals
received severe blow in the defeat.
no, only OF the former premier him.
self bu, OF Sir Simon, who was con.
sidered the probable heir to the lead
ership, and Reginald McKenna. one
OF the former premier, chief lieu
tenants.
OF the fourteen candidates. only
five so far know their fate and they
all have been defeated.
or the $50 members whose elections
had been announced so far, not les,
than U4 supper, the government. The
new house will have 707 members OF
the members already elected 1873 are
coalition liberals, The independent,
unlons,s have elected eigh, members
and the Asqui,han liberals only five.
Labor has thirty-iiye members, the
Irish nationalisN one, the Sim Fem
es twenty-six and there are four in
IdanendsntA =
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-12-28

items would be worthless unless there
stood back OF the a permanent con.
cert OF power for their maintenance
This is the most reasSufing thing that
has ever happened in the world.
World Opinion United.
When this war began, the though,
OF league OF nations was indulgcntly
considered as the interesting thought
OF closetcd students II was thought
OF as one OF those things that II was
right 10 characterize by a name which.
as a university man, | have alway,
resented II was said to be academic.
as II tina, IN itself were condemns
tons something that men could think
about but never get Now We find
the practical leading minds OF the
world determined 20 get II.
mo such sudden and po,en, union
OF purpose has ever been witnessed
~ the world before. DO YOU wonder
therefore, gentlemen, that in common
with those who represent you. am
eager 10 get al the business and write
the sentences DOWN. And that ! am
particularly happy ,ha, the ground is
cleared and the foundations laid-iof
we have already accepted the same
body OF principles. Those principles
arc clearly and definitely enough
stated TO make their application a
matter which should afford no funda.
mental difficulty.
Petmsnsnt Peace Demanded.
"And back Of us is that imperative
ycarning OF the world to have all
disturbing questions quicted, 10 have
all Nrca,S against peace silenced, TO
have just men everywhere csmc to-
gc,hcr for common object. The
peoples OF the world want peace and
they want II row. 30, merely by con.
quest Of arms, but by agfeemen, OF
mind.
1T was this incomparably great OBJ
ject that brought me overseas. II has
never before been deemed excusabe
Tor president OF the United State.
10 leave the territory OF tn United
States. but know tina, have the
support oi the judgment Of my col
leagues IN the government OF the
United States, in saying tha, II was
my paramount duty to turr away from
the imperative tasks at hdme TO lend
such counsel and aid as could 10 this
great. may ! not say, final enterprise
ot humanity
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-12-28
MORE Than HALF
MILLION TROOPS
ARE DISCHARGED
March Says 100000 Are
Slated for Release,

WASHINGTON, Dec % More
than eleven ordred thousands
American soldiers at home and
abroad have been designated for de-
mobilization since the afnii,t,cc was
signed General March gave the
figures today as g70O0 men in home
un.', 20 be discharged and 10000
mn and 6810 Officers assigned by
General rcr'hing for early convoy
home from France.
This includes men ALREADY dis
charged and those who have landed
from France To date official re-.
ports show Sjj,3j4 men and IS 400 Of
iiccr, actually discharged. Complete
reports for the week Just eNled are
expected TO raise the total at least one
hundred thousand
Troops in Support.
General March made public a list
oi auxiliary troops attached to the
American Third army, the army OF
occupation. including the following
cump'ctc regiments:
WlN' JUS,h and ilOih engineers ana
hc lst. SlSt, 54.h and 5oth pioneer
iui1utry
General March said that no addi.
tuull American troops had been or
dcrcl 20 Russia and that the war de
parment had no information that the
French army had takcn over a portion
OF the sector on the Rhine assigned
90 the American forces.
s9th Hard Hit
General March said tire total casual
tlc, in the ]5th division from all causes
a. indicated by requests from that di-
vision for replaccmcnti mp TO Noycm-
Der lj were III officers and 4u%r
men. Up to the same date the S2,h
division had requested in requirements
10 Officers and 5727 men
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-12-28
RATE PROTESTS
TO WASHINGTON
Traffic Association Appeals
Cancellation Order,

As result oi resolutions adopted
At meeting OF the Oklahoma Traffic
association yesterday at the Skirvin
hotel, protests against cancellation
OF all rail and sea through rates"
from New York and other Atlantic
seaboafd points 10 Oklahoma and the
southwest were forwarded to the rail.
road administration at Washington
today.
The new ruling was 10 have become
effective June Is, bu, was postponed
The proposition has been revived and
the cancellation OF through rates may
he ordered any day said W. V
Ilardie. Oklahoma Traffic awociaiion
mansger n the action /, taken. !,
will mean heavy advance in ptacti.
cally all rates from the eastern ter.
riiory.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-12-28
NAVAL RECRUITING
IS SLOW IN SOUTH

Only ,hiry-fcur enlis,men,s in the
navy IN the southern district were
handled in the week -ndipg December
u, according to Lieut.. G. s. Dale OF
the local naval recruiting station. OF
these four we're from Oklahoma City.
Houston and Dallas broke even with
six eaah; New Orleans, La, Nash.
vile, Tenn. and Little Rock, Ark,
former active ccnter,. enlisted only
three EACH Birmingham, Ala, and
Columbia, S. C., drew blanks. Large
forces are maintained AT each naval
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-12-28
Retailers Preparing for BANQUET,

The annual banquc, OF the Okla
homa City Retailers association will
be held January 10, a, go o'clock
in the Chamber OF Commerce rooms,
A. d. McMullen, secretary of the
retailers association said this morn
ing.
According TO Mr.. McMullen, ar
engagements are being made to make
this the biggest meeting the local
retailers have ever had. The pro-
gram committee is said to he ready
to pull stunt they have never
had the nerve to pull before"
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-12-28

will be named an assistant county a,
iorney under Rober, Burns, was IN
report In circulation today at III
courthouse, Burns said several days
ago that he was no, ready TO an
nounee appointments Of assistant. an,
no confirmation or denial Of the 70
port would be made. Maupin IS
brother OF Robert W. Maupin yh,
made the race against Burns for ihi
democratic uominai ~ in th III,
mary Other ATTORNEYS who have beet
mentioned as possible appoinlec afi
o. A. Cargill, Joe Bailey Allen an,
q | Price
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-12-28
Vital Statistics

Marriage Licenses.
n A. Miller. 90 years old Cleveland
okla, ana Mrs. Ncllle Sanders, IS
years Old Oklnhoma city.
Deaths.
Mrs Arthur Wilson, 81. Anthony's
Mrr. ethel Bell 9is Wet" Third
Births.
Mr. and Mrs c. N. Williams. T,s
East Noble avenue. boy.
MIR and Mrs. V. r. Dillon, MS
North Lindsay avenue. girl.
Mr.. and Mrs, II 8 Lamb, 1871 West
Thirty-first street boy
JArss coffey Morrles.
The funeral Of James Coffry Morris,
: years old, OF Tuttle, Okla. who died
last night In n local hospital. VIII bs
held NJ the Hahn Funeral Hon. tomor =
row morning NJ $50 o'clock Burial
win be In Faltawn
John MAsaad.
Funeral services for John MassHd,
20 years old. who lived at i2N West
Thlrd street, viii he held tomorrow
afternoon st the Episcopal church al
o'clock. Nassad died last nieht In
a local hospital. Burial viii b IN
EAiElawn csmsiGA
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-12-28
King Calls On
President Wilson

LONDON, Dec. 2S-king George
called at President Wilson's apart
mcnt at 10 o'clfck this morning and
wished him many happy returns
OF the day. 1t was Prcsider, VIII
sons hirthdav-hi, sixty-secOnd.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-12-28
London Conference
Clears Away Doubt

LONDON, Dec. M-Conietentei
between President Wilson. Premier
Lloyd George and other members OF
~ Rriiish cahinct YESTERDAY we're
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-12-28
MAUPIN MENTIONED
AS AID TO BURNS

That John A. Maupn. attorney and
former secretary OF the Oklahoma
county democratic central committee
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-12-28

o. the conquest OF arms, but by
agreement OF mind"
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-03-14
Red Cross Knitted Goods

During the past quarter, from
Dec. 1st to March LIST, the knit
ting department Of the Rocking
ham Red Cross Chapter shipped
to headquarters the following
amounts:
1856 sweaters, 100 prs. socks, II
muff1ers, 80 prs. gloves, q prs.
wristlets.
SOL was received by voluntary
contribution, and 2 sweaters and
2 pairs of socks.
Mrs. w. B. Stansill is expecting
a shipment of wool the last Of
this week. The Red Cross head
quarters has requested the
knitters to continue making
sweaters and knitted goods dur
ing the summer, so as to insure a
plentiful supply for next winter.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-03-14

THE war department has de-
cided not to make public the
home addresses of the soldiers
who may be killed or wounded
in France. the names of those
killed or wounded will be an
nounced from Washington as
fast as received, but their home
address will be withheld from
the general public. It will in no
way deprive the relatives of the
soldiers the information that is
due them; the relatives WILL BE
WIRED AT ONCE, but home ad.
dresses will be withheld from
the general public. This is the
system in force in France and
England and it is adopted il
order that the enemy spies may
be deprived Of information about
the location Of certain troops
and the effects of their raids or
certain places. The ruling 4
made for good military reasons.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-03-14

ial attention to this item. for we
believe it marks an epoch among
the counties. Richmond county
has just cause to be proud Of the
splendid brick buildings modern.
ly equipted anb so conveniently
furnished for those whose impov-
erished condition renders their
care a county necessity. Rich
mond county has not peen
niggardly in this matter of caring
for her INDECENT, as these build
ings just completed at a cost of
$l7,5OO will bear witpess. BY all
means attend the "open house"
Mar. Ath.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-03-14
there are more than ZOO casesI

THERE are more than 200 cases
Of smallpox in this State. In
commenting upon this preva-
lence of smallpox, DR.. Crouch. a
Richmond county man who is
State Epidermiolo states that
during the past three years North
Carolina has averaged II deaths
per year from smallpox while
New York state, with several
times our population, has averag-
ed only two deaths per year and
Rhode Island has not had a death
from it since 1913. The reason
for this is that in those states all
school children are vaccinated as
a matter of routine. Nash county
has had compulsory vaccination
since 1913, and no smallpox
cases; what is beneficial to one
county ought to prove equally
helpful to the other ninety and
nine counties.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-03-14

ROCKINGHAM is fortunate in
that Mr.. Jas. H. Pou, of Raleigh,
has consented to deliver the ad-
dress at the Rockingham school
commencement Friday night,
May 31st. He will discuss the
war, inasmuch as just now first
things should be first, and the
first duty Of today is winning the
war. Mr.. Pou is considered as
one of the best posted men in
America on questions pertaining
to the war.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-03-14
by correspondence.

by correspo ndence.
The University Library shows
a commendable growth for the
year, and now contains over
$4,000 volumes, as well as several
thousand pamphlets. The library
also has a collection now Of TO-
600 bound periodicals. while 854
current periodicals and half a
hundred newspapers come regu-
larly to the library. More than
1000 volumes Of materials es-
pecially valuable in debate are
now contained in the library.
Eleven members of the faculty
are now in the service of the
United States, the catalogue
shows, while the same number
of new professors and instructors
have been added to the list. This
includes a new professor of mill.
tary science. The purpose of
the courses in Military Science
and Tactics is defined thus: ITO
fit the student to render efficient
service as a soldier during the
present national emergency"
The work consists of coordinated
lectures and field work.