The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1918-08-15

euciting any Immediate facts. ThA
body In question was found to have
been accompanied by an officer from
Camp Funston. with all expenses
paid by the government
Lie No. 92. Similar to the Cuba
case is this from Steelville: The
body Of soldier. who died at Camp
Funston. was sent to his mother
with charges. collect. the woman
having to pay between $40 and $40.
"a letter was sent to the railroad
agent ut Steelville. asking him to
verify the report. He wrote back:
The report is a lie. The body of
Thomas Gruver was sent here collect,
but the government paid all Of the
charges from this end. They handle
all of their shipments that way.D
Lie No. 93. ]. b. Hinchey Of 81.
Louis told the Republic he had heard
reports that Is to IS aviators are
killed daily at Scott field. near Belize
Vile. about which the public hears
nothing. He said this report NO
doubt caused anxiety among mothers
whose sons are now or will be In the
aviation service.
Ut IL just this purpose for which
such pro-German bunk is circulated.
The war department is giving to the
public Information of every death
that occurs anywhere In the army, no
matter In what branch, and without
regard to whether death results from
natural or accidental causes
Lie No. -. A st. Louis woman
writes the Republic of hearing the
story that all our wheat IN sent
abroad to make whiskey. She said
she had hoard Of . woman who re-
fused to sign the Hoover pledge On
the ground that she would not do
without wheat -four because whiskey
Is made Of all that IL sent abroad.
This is clearly more bunk" 70
hamper the governments c0nserva-
tion work. The views Of this country
on the whiskey question are too clear
now to give any reason for belief In
such story. Besides. but little wheat
is used In making whiskey.)
Lie No. 95. Report OF another
story, alleging poor treatment OF
soldiers In the army camps, comes
from ID. G. Boydstun OF Atlanta, Mo-,
who said he heard two women talk
Ing over the telephone. One OF the
women. Boydstun writes, has . neph-
ew at Camp Doniphan. where, ac-
cording to the reported telephone
conversation. he had to dig trenches
at night while suffering from pneu-
monia.
This lie II 10 plainly nothing but
bunk" OF pro-German kind. Il hard
ly needs refuting again. II 10 COM
mon knowledge among those who
have seen the trianing camps or who
have talked with the men ON leave
that they are thriving ON the treat
ment received.)
Lie No. 90. Frank Il. Murray.
1888 Cabanno avenue. told the Re-
public that in Alton, ILL.,, q story was
being circulated to the effect that q
big manufacturing concern there hsd
manufacture bottles; the bottles to
be filled with poison for the Amcri-
can soldiers to take II captured BY
Germans.
(There was never a piece of raw
bunk" more plainly apparent than
this lie. Its purpose IL clear.)
Lie No. 81. Marvin r. Locke OF
Abilene, Texas, writes from San An
tonic that everywhere In that state
lies telling OF bad treatment OF the
soldiers In cantonments may b.
heard. The government and news
papers try to run these lies down.
but find them always without foun-
dation.
(This piece Of traitorous pro-Ger-
man stun has been answered many
times.) N
Lie No. ss. A story critIcisine
Food Administrator Hoover for eat
ing 81 meal at a banquet and ris-
ing thereafter to preach on conser-
walton and economy. is being circu-
lated In st. Louis.
(All such stories az this are based
on exaggeration and are twisted and
garbled for the purpose of creating
dissatisfaction. Hoover is known to
be unquestionably sincere In his work
and to practice the things he urges
others to do.)
Lie No. %. More Red CROSS yies
are being circulated In Chillicothe.
Mo-. according to T. L. Keslen Of
Bedford. who wrote to the Republic
that he heard that member of the
Red Cross wocld be subjected 10
repeated calls for money, because the
oficers need more money all The
time. He said other stories are 10
the efect that young girls are to ~
taken from the families Of Red
Cross members and educated as war
nurses. Also that the names of those
who have not Joined are being TAX a
and they are being told that the..'
will be forced to join later.
(All OF these stories are pro-Ger-
man lies, told for no other purpose
than to retard work for the Rcd
Cross. The Red Cross organization
is altogether voluntary work. and its
chief workers here and abroad work
without one cent OF pay. and even
pay their own expenses. No one 10
forced to serve or to donate. Those
who do SO are responding to the cali
Of patriotism.)
Lie No. 100. Walter Eason Of
1915 Dedmar boulevard. who has
three boys in the army. tells the Re-
public that a woman who has one
son In the army is telling her neigh
bors. and told Eason that soldiers