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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-06-01
UNCLE SANS NEW BABY FARM
The Place Where they are Saving iOo,-
900 Babies for the Nation OF
Tomorrow.

Perhaps you thought Uncle Sam was
busy making war;
Well, he Is. But he finds time on the
, side 10 run a nursery that makes the
"old woman who lived In a shoe" look
like a mere beginner
Probably YOU are wondering where
this baby farm Is. It's all over the
country, the entire United StateS--in
every home where \ new baby is spread
ing happiness And Uncle Sam is run.
ming II from the Childrcn's Bureau At
Washington with many kindly words of
advice so that the hundred thou.
sand babies will grow up to health and
happiness, who otherwise might find
the world too much for them.
DO you know that the Children's Bu-
reau has discovered that Il Is three times
as dangerous to he a baby as II Is to be
soldier on the firing Iine' There are
only four deaths per Yar In the allied
armies out Of every hundred men en-
gagged. But in the United States
twelve babies out Of every hundred die
in that same year.
M wonder the government has made
up its mind to save this hig part Of the
nation Of tomorrow" Let's see how
they go about It.
OF course the most important thing
Of all Is the baby's Hsding; Babies
were intended to live--not die, and II
they get a chance, they grow up and
bloom as naturally as a healthy flower
So Uncle Sam issues bulletin telling
mothers how to feed their babies and
the mothers who follow his instructions
are doing their big part for the nation
The big baby farm that stretches all
over the United States has as It's capa-
bic helpers--frst. the doctors-second
the retail druggists who give so much
valuable advice to worried mothers
and third, the mothers themselves. All
three are working for better, healthier
babies And, as result, down. will
go the infant mortality--fewer babies
will die--and a hundred thousand
homes will be made happy which would
otherwise be desolate
The advance in scientific knowledge
which will save these hundred thousand
babies is one OF the blessedest things
in the whole world. Think what II
means to a mother 10 be able to go
into drug store and get not only
sane and sensible advice on how to
feed her baby, but also the food itself
as exactly adapted to her baby's needs
as IL il were made up by the great
est baby specialists in the world.
If you have a baby or II you know
Of a baby, who is not growing and
gaining weight as he should probably
his food Is at fault. Find out from your
druggist what baby food is compelte
in itself, made out OF milk-get the Gov
ernment Bulletin on the Care and Feed
ing of Children,
The nation is wide awake 10 saving
the babies. They are the United States
Of tomorrow.
Some of the merchants offer presents
for the first baby born and reported
to the Times office after midnight, June
lst.
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The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-08-30
U. S. CAPTIVES TREATED WELL
Three Officers and Sc Men Of Scor-
pion's Crew informed April II, 1917.

Washington.-Offic and enlisted
men of u. S. s. Scorpion, interned at
Constantinople by the Turkish govern
ment since April IL, 1917. are being
accorded excellent treatment, and
all are in good health, the navy de-
partment announced, upon receipt Of
report drought the Swedish lega-
ton at Constantinople.
The report. which tells of condi-
tions of living of three officers and sc
men OF the Scorpions crew, was the
first detailed word received since the
gunboat was informed for failure 20
leave Turkish waters before the "a
hour period had expired.
The crew of the Scorpion receive
wholesome and abundant food. the re-
port states. Football games on the
drill grounds of the Turkish ministe.
of marine, visits under escort TO Con-
stantinople, daily newspapers and
books are allowed the Americans.
A healthier anchorage for the Scor-
pion has been provided and men have
been permitted to visit dentists in
the city.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-08-30
Allied Armies Continue Advance.

Notwithstanding Germans have
brought up strong reinforcements on
both wings of the battlefront, British
and French forces everywhere have
beaten off the enemy and continued
their victorious progress.
Many additional towns have been
captured by Field Marshal Haig's
men in the north, while the French
have successfully overcome obstacles
placed in the way and reached terri
tory north of scissors which adds fur
Their to danger of Germans in the Noy-
On sector and to their line running
Eastward from scissors to Rheims.
All along the front from Arras to
the Somme Germans are gradually be-
ing driven back to the old linden
burg line by the British. Along the
Bomme the enemy is being harassed
we'll to the east OF Bray, while farther
north strong counter attacks have
been repulsed and the town of Ma
metz, Mametz wood, Martinpuich, lie
Sars and lie Barque have been cap
.ured.
IL is around Bapaume Germans are
Keeping up their strongest efforts to
hold back the line that is surging
against them but the British are con-
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-08-30
BEST VARIETIES OF APPLES
Baldwin Constitutes One-Haf OF Bar
relied Crop of Many OF tho
Eastern States.

ment of Agricultural
The Baldwin variety of apples con-
stitutes one-half of the barreled crop
of New England and New York and
one-fourth of the crop In western
Michigan, regions which are famous
for the large production of apples.
This variety leads in production among
commercial apples, according to a ma
tion-wide survey recently completed
by the U. S. department of agriculture.
Ben Davis, Gano and Black Ben
have the widest geographic distribu-
ton. Prominent centers of Ben Davis
production are in the Shenandoah
Cumberland region, including parts OF
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-08-30

tinuing to make slight gains daily in
the process of Bapaume. which seem
ingly must soon be evacuated. Taking
LIE Sars and LIE Barque appears to be
a forerunner of this eventuality. LIE
Barque is only two and half miles
southwest of Bapaume.
Everywhere except directly south of
Baqaume the British are well across
the Bapaume-Albert road and north of
the town they are fast pressing for
ward toward the Hindenburg line. I'm
official reports have placed the British
in the outskirts of Bullecourt, which
is just west of the old line.
British Bag 1900.
Since August Fl the British have
taken more than 1900 prisoners,
large numbers of guns and great guam
titles of supplies. Some of the pris-
oners taken have been identified as
coming from Austro- Hungarian units.
Germans are launching strong coun-
ter attacks against the French be-
tween the Disc and Ailette rivers, in
an endeavor to hold back General Man
gins army, which is threatening the
entire German front in this region
Here also Germans have been rein
forced by troops from the dual mon
archy. North Of Scissors in the re-
gion OF Bagneux the French have made
further progress eastward and now
the abreast the railroad line running
from Scissors to Laon. A consider
able number of additional prisoners
have fallen into French hands.
AS yet there has been no movement
by Germans along the Vesle river to
indicate retirement toward the Aisne
is in immediate prospect, Americans
and French in this region continue to
heavily shell the enemy's back areas.
Farther east, in the Vosges region,
patrol activity against the enemy.
Americans also are busily engaged
in bombing German points behind the
line. Thirty-eight bombs were drop
ped from aeroplanes on Contains and
10 direct hits were scored Consid-
cradle fighting in the air also is TAX
ing place, one American airman ap-
parently having disposed of two Ger
man Fokkers and two other Americans
each sending down one enemy plane.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-08-30
U. s. Wants More Rye Acreage.

East Lansing-Not more wheat, but
more rye is what the government is
asking of the farmers of Michigan for
next season. according to the depart
ment of farm crops of Michigan Agri-
culture suggests that Michigan grain
growers increase their rye acreage
about 20 per cent this fall and plant
only the same amount of winter wheat
Other states can produce the wheat, it
is explained, but that Michigan
leads all other states as producer Of
rye
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-08-30
Both Sides of Bapaume British Troops Stomed Ahead Break
ing Violent Counter-Atacks By Fresh
German Troops.
THREE OF five ALLIED ARMIES
CAPTURE $4,000 HUN PRISONERS
British and French Armies Everywhere Have Beaten Off the
Enemy and Continue Their Victorious Progress
Many Villages Taken BY Allies.

London-Byngs Australians went
forward into the battered town OF
Bapaume. On both sides troops or
the British Third army stormed ahead.
breaking violent counter attacks by
fresh German troops as fast and as Of
ten as they were launched.
Byng's center crossed the Albert
Bapaume road along its whole length
eleven and a half miles-and sweep
ed southeastward in the direction OF
COMPLIES, a keypoint in the German
main line of defense.
The British are six miles west of 1t
and a scarce five miles to the north
west, Mametz and Martinpulch hav-
ing been taken by storm. AT points
advance ranged from three to four
miles.
Down along the upper edge OF the
Picardy battlefield. southeast OF AL
bert, Rawlinson's Fourth army smash
ed ahead with equal force and success,
hurting Teutons from high grounds
east OF Bray Sur-Somme.
The report of the entry Of Bapaume
by British patrols came from the stan
correspondent at the statement, filed
earlier, makes no mention of this, but
this announcement of the smashing
advance along the whole line OF at
tack fully indicated Bapaume was
doomed. Bitter fighting ragged slight
~ northwest of the town, in Favreuil.
and around Mory and Groisille. three
and six and half miles to the north.
respectively.
British Make 10 Miles in 10 Days.
Probably the greatest advance was
scored due west of Bapaume, where
Warlencourt was captured, the British
were at Miraumont, more than three
miles to the west.
British entry into Bapaume marks
one of the most important achieve
ments of the whole offensive. The
town lies II miles southwest Of Cam
brai, IA miles south OF Arras and IL
miles northeast of Albert. From Ba-
paume to the French fortress Of Maui
beuge, just inside the FrancoBelgian
frontier, it is so miles.
Moreover, at Baupaume. the British
now stand little less than % miles
northwest of Amiens, August 8, when
the Picardy offensive broke loose,
Germans, just outside Vorbie, stood
bare 10 miles east of that vital Allied
have. Bapaume's fall, therefore, means
a maximum British eastward penetra-
ton of 10 miles in Is days.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-08-30
The Latest in Ghosts.

Ghosts there have always been since
men began to die. They have played
their part in disquieting the world
since the world awoke to trouble.
vengeful. prophetic, fantastic. and in
variably de trop. they have come down
to us through the centuries, discred-
tied, but feared. Now our old appre-
tensions. our old creeps and shivers,
are exchanged for new and reasonable
misgivings. Spirits soothing as sirup,
didactic as dominies, prolific and plati-
tudinous, are debating books for the
worlds betterment and never a word
that can add to our store of knowledge,
or stand the "dry north light of intel
lect."-Agnes Repplier, in the Atlantic.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-08-30

In mis- youth ne
was a shepherd.
He became king
of judah, and
upon Saul's death
was elected king
of Israel as well.
His sons Absalom
and A d o n | ] a h,
separately and at
different tt m e s,
tried to wrest his
throne from him.
At last, however,
he had the salts
faction of seeing
the son whom he
h ad chosen To
s u C Gee ed hi m
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-08-30
BRITISH WITHIN 1000 YARDS
OF OLD HINDENBuRG LINE

With the British Army In France
On parts of the northern battle
front the British have reached
points 1000 yards from the old
Hindenburg line, which seems
strongly held. In addition to cross
ing the Albert-Bapaume road at
many places, the British have made
progress southwark considerable
distance, with the cavalry operat-
ing in front of the infantry. Re-
sistance Of a really strong nature
seems to be diminishing at many
places along the battle front. Never
before, not even during the pro-
gress OF this battle. have so many
aeroplanes had such numerous tar
gets for bullets and bombs.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-08-30
rrance-sritain Flight in Hall Hour.

London--A large British aeroplane
carrying it's crew and nine passengers
has made the trip from France to
England, il is announced here. The
whole journey from an aerodrome in
he interior OF France to one in the in
terror OF England occupied little more
han a half hour. The test was made
under routing conditions with an ordi-
nary service aeroplane OF the largest
type. Passengers carried the normal
amount Of baggage as II travelling by
rain or boat
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-08-30
THREE ALLIED ARMIES
CAPTURE 10000 PRISONERS

Field Marshal Haig's early report
Sunday announced 1900 prisoners
taken by two armies, had passed to
the rear of British lines since An
gust 81. His evening report said
thousands of additional prisoners
had been taken. Mangin's army,
operating south of the Disc, 1t is
announced, has taken $4,000 prison
ers. This makes total of 10000
taken by three Allied armies,
actually counted. Two other armies
are operating in the present often
sive.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-08-30
In Spraying or pustlno.

When spraying or busting tree or
plant with an insecticide do thorough
Job. See that no spot is left untouched
In which an insect may hide. Many of
the insects propagate very rapidly and
even one will do lots Of damage.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-08-30
Idle Curiosity.

II see you have number Of motto
cards on your wall. Such timely re-
minders as, BE Brief This Is My
Busy Day. ETC., etc. Now this one over
here"
"Tll explain that one" said the gen.
tleman with retreating hair. ITS the
only motto the average bore ever mo-
tices because IT is written in Latin ant
he can't translate It."
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-08-30

Virginia, West Virginia. Maryland and
Pennsylvania it leads in Missouri,
Illinois. the OZarks, and the Missouri
river and Mississippi river apple re-
gions; and it ranks high in production
in the West particularly in Colorado,
Utah, and Washington. Gano and
Black Ben are grown more extensively
In the West than in the Middle West
and East.
Winesap follows Ben Davis in COM
mercial Importance and this is partic-
ularly true in the Yakima and Wen
atchee Valleys in Washington. In the
Piedmont district of Virginia, Winesap
is the leading apple variety, and it has
considerable commercial importance in
the Arkansas and Missouri river val
leys and in parts Of Illinois.
The Jonathan is the leading variety
In Colorado and Idaho, and is impor-
tant in Washington, Oregon, Utah and
New Mexico. It's orchards are wide
spread at the junction Of Iowa, Mis-
souri,, Nebraska, and Kansas, and are
common in Illinois, the Ozarks, and
the Ohio river region, and its prOduc-
ton is increasing in some parts Of
the East.
York Imperial Is the leading CONNER
cial apple of the Shenandoah-C umber-
land region, region that ranks next
to New York in the production of bar
relied apples. The normal apple pro-
duction of this region is 100000 bar
rels, Of which Yorks are two-fifths.
The Ohio river section and Missouri
also produce considerable quantities
of this variety.
The Northern Spy was regarded as
the third apple variety in order Of
commercial production until recent
years, and now it is probably the sew
enth. The commercial crop comes
mostly from Michigan. New York and
Vermont. Close to Northern Spy is
Yellow Newtown, or AIbermarle Pip
pin. It's leading district is the Pajaro
Valley, Cal, where 100000 boxes
were produced in 1916 within radius
of ID miles from jacksonville. Follow
ing California in order Of production
is Oregon, where the Yellow New
town districts are the Hood River and
Rogue River valleys. Washington Is
third in order and Virginia fourth.
Apple varieties that are certainly
increasing in commercial Importance in
the United States are Jonathan, Stay
man. Delicious, Winesap, Rome Beau
ty, York Imperial, Duchess, Grimes
Golden, Mcintosh, Wealthy, Transpar-
ent, Black Twig, Williams Early Red,
Arkansas Black, and Yates. A sta
tionary production is held by Baldwin,
Rhode Island Greening, Yellow New
town, Gravenstein, White Winter Pear
main, Northwest Greening Gano,
Wagner. Maiden Blush, Benoni Bo-.
mum. Nero, and Starr.
For one reason and another many
apple varieties are declining In pro-
duction. Among them are widely
known kinds, such as Ben Davis,
Northern Spy, Esopus Spitzenburg.
Tompkins King, all kinds of Russell,
Hubbardston. Missouri Pippin, Tolman
Sweet, Smith Cider, Fameuse or Snow,
Yellow Bellfower, Twenty Ounce,
Rambo, Swaar, Red Canada. Wolf Riv-
er, Fall Pippin, and other commercial
varieties. And to this list would be
added many noncommercial ones.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-08-30
Show Thyself
a Man
BY REV. w. W. KETCHUM
Director Of Practical Work Course.
Moody Bible Institute. Chicago

TEXT go the way Of all the earth: be
thou strong therefore. and show myself
a mani Kings 2:2.
An old man lay dying. Behind him
was a checkered and romantic career
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-08-30

The Red Cross has been reaping a
golden harvest from sources that prob
ably do not contribute as cheerfu.ly as
does the ordinary citizen. When food
administration officials were figuring
on what punishment should be infiict-
ed on dealers in foodstuffs who trans
crossed the administrators rules.
someone hit upon the Idea of fining the
guilty ones and turning the money
over to the Red Cross, or some other
branch of war work. This scheme is
workinl splendidly. One firm not long
ago was invited to turn over $4,000.
and 1000 assessments are quite COM
mon.
While there is reluctance on the
part Of quite number of mem
bers Of both senate and house to
accept the new suggestions of the
war department extending the draft
ages, there is no doubt that the legis-
lation will be passed. In fact, the age
limit would have been reduced to nine
teen or twenty when the army bill
passed the senate If it had not met
with opposition from the war depart
ment. Provost Marshal General Crow
der then as now favored the reduction
TO eighteen years, but did not receive
the support of his superiors. Discus
sion In the senate showed that great
many men favored lowering the age
limit, while others preferred that old
er men be taken and that the young
men remain exempt.
1t has already been shown that about
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-08-30
chrlst's Desire.

In our business Christ wants not 90
much ours but US.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-08-30

One day when the senate was dis
cussing mail facilities and the neces-
sity of soldiers receiving mail more
regularly than they have been since
they went abroad, Senator Nelson of
Minnesota took occasion to utter
number of pointed remarks. The tenor
of his speech was to the effect that
we ought not to try to coddle the SOL
diers too much. While it is a good
thing for the soldiers to get mail, 1t
is not to be expected that they would
have a letter from mother with their
morning coffee each day. IL remem-
Der when was in the army" said the
Minnesota senator, "that we didn't
have very much for the chaplains to
do when we were in the field and so
we turned the chaplains into postmas-
tiers and they distributed the mail
and became very useful. 1t is good
thing for the soldiers to get mail, but
the other business Of carrying on the
war must not be hampered in order
to carry packages containing sweet
meats and Embellishments to the soldiers
in France"
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-08-30

Within q few weeks now the SEN
ate Of the United States will be up
against prohibition proposition. pure
and simple. The amendment which
has been held in order by vote Of the
senate and will be attached to the ag-
ricultural survey bill, is destined to
make the nation bone-dry the last of
next January. unless -omething hap
pens. First, the bill can be talked to
DEATH as there is no agreement to
vote on 1t; second, 1t might be vetoed
by the president on the ground that
prohibition at this time would serious
ly interfere with the revenues of the
government. The men who are re-
sponsible for legislating to raise rev.
enue are very much disturbed over the
losses which will be entailed when
prohibition becomes effective. Look
ing ahead as far as 1920, when the pro-
hibition constitutional amendment is
likely to go into effect. these revenue
raisers say that the continuance of the
war beyond that time will make 1t
extremely difficult for them to find
methods Of taxation to raise enough
money to carry on the government. In
view Of this state Of affairs. the scna-
tors who are now in Washington have
been looking forward to the coming
prohibition contest with a great deal
of interest.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-08-30
ALL STRIKES HURT
MACHINERY OF WAR
THE ARBITRATION
OF LABOR DISPUTES is PRAc-
TIcALlY ENFORCED NOW.
CONFUSION REALLY MORAL
Senate Must Soon Pass on an Out-and-
Out Prohibition Experimentation
Thinks Soldiers Shouldn't Be Cod
died Too Much.
By ARTHUR w. DUNN.

Washlngton.-Arbit of labor
disputes is practically enforced now;
not quite compulsory arbitration, TO
which labor has made considerable OBJ
lection, hut it practically amounts to
that. Nearly all of the labor OF the
present day is tied up with the war
in one way or another There can be
no strike of any proportions which
does not affect the war work being
carried on by the government. Con-
sequently 1t has become necessary Tor
the government to take up and settle
labor disputes.
After these labor disputes are arbi-
trated by the commission which was
named by the president, there is no le-
gal power to compel men to accept
the decisions. Employers must ac-
cept them. because most OF the en-
ployers are engaged in doing work nee
essary to carry on the war. But there
is a great moral "compulsion" which
is sufficient to make the labor men
accept just and equitable conclusions
of the authorities. Public opinion In
this country would not justify strike
which would interfere with the max
ing of materials necessary to carry
on the war.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-03-29
AN0THERfDlG CLASS
WILL'1EAVE TUESDAY

From twenty to-, thirty volunteers
will leave Tuesday ON the noon train
for Duluth ,s,r,7all saxhaving enlisted
through the local recruiting office
in charge of Corporal Clarence Fou-
cault.
The Home Guard, led by the Four
teenth Battalion Minnesota Home
Guard bandsswill escort the volun-
teers from 1.-The recruiting office to
the train. Citizens are expected to
turn out eninasse and give the boys
a rOusng sendoff.
The honor roll will appear in Mon
days Pioneer. The recruiting COM
mittee is making special effort to
assist Corporal8Foucault in recurring
added volunteers with view to in
creasing the number beyond the
thirty mark.
Entertainments for these men
Monday night have been arranged
at all the theaters, roller skating
rink and the military ball. Satur-
day evening these volunteers will be
guests at the Red Cross dance held
in the city hall. Singing and speak
ing have also been provided for at
the city hall Saturday evening.