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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-01-31
KILLED IN MINE

McAlester, Jan 31-An explosion oc
Cured in the Haley Ola coal mine at
Luie, Okla. last night, killing Rich
ard Ricardo, age Sc, and Grandoln
Albina, aged 3S, shot firers. and bad
ly damaging the mine. The explosion
was caused by windy shots.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-01-31
NO CAS-; ALL CITY
STORES ARE CLOSED
People Shake and SILVER in Zero
Weather; Police Turn Off
Gas In Down Town
District

Business was completely paralyzed
in Guthrie Thursday afternoon. Zero
weather and no gas pressure caused
orders to go out to manufacturers to
close down on gas.
People in homes were suffering dur
Ing the day.
The cold was bitter.
At o'clock the thermometer reg S.
tered five degree, below At nine
o'clock two degrees above and at II
o'clock SIX degrees above.
AS the day wore on the gas pres
sure became lighter. At III o'clock a
squad Of policemen went through the
business section turning out the gas.
All stores that burned gas closed.
City schools closed yejterday on ac-
count of the gas pressure.
Reports from over the state tell OF
suffering from the intense cold.
The gas people claim the low pres
sure at this juncture is due to the
large amount of gas dra ned by Okla
homa City and the manufacturing in
terests, yet when the factory gas was
turned off, the pressure was little
better.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-01-31

This photograph, the first to prove
the actual arrival of British Tommies
ia Italy, shows General Garibaldi
taIking to some of them. They have
r.ixed with the ropulace and have
been received with open arms. They
are Just some of the men sent to help
the Italians after the debacle OF
Oct 23.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-01-31

Norman, Jan 30-In compliance with
orders from the United States food
administration at Washington, w H
Coyle, cottonseed crusher OF Guth-
lie, is beginning to refund excess
price charges on all purchases made
since December G.
The federal food administration at
Norman investigated the complaints
against Coyle and recommended to
the United States food administration
that Coyle be made either to sur
render his license or to refund excess
sive charges.
Coyle was given his choice; he
could either refund or 60 to Wash
ington with all his records He chose
to refund and agreed to stop selling
until the matter was settled.
He must refund all money in eX-
5ess of $3.50 per ton In ten-ton lots
or more, and all over $64 per ton in
less than ten-ton lots. Coyle IS now
making these refunds.
Probing Charges.
J W Grayson, federal inspector, re-
ported last night that Coyle had for
mally agreed to make full restitution
for all overcharges to the government.
The complaints against two other
dealers are being probed, said Gray
son, and the findings would come
trcm Washington in few days
Not all the war profiteers live in
the big Cities said Grayson.
Food Administrator Brooks wired
would not be taken away II Coyle
makes full and complete restitution to
he last penny"
last penny"
After Attorneys Again.
An examination will be held BY
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-01-31
u. Boats Get SO U Q

u BOATS Get oS " .
Shipe In Year.
New York, Jan 31-In the twelve
months of unrestricted warfare
launched against American and allied
shipping by Germany one year ago
Friday, there have been sunk by sub
marines, m.nes and raiders, sixty nine
American vessels totaling 171,O61 tons
gross, according to careful compil-
alton Of records of sinkings which
have been made public during the per-
led
Offsetting this loss of American
vessels, most of which were sailing
slips, the United States since Feb
l has added to her merchant marine
by the seizure of former German and
Austrian owned ships, total OF LOT
vessels having gross tonnage OF
6S6.494, leaving on the credit side OF
the American ledger in the account
with the central powers, q gain of
515433 gross tons The loss of life
caused by the sinking of the sixty
nine American ships was more than
300 persons, however.
Percentage Of Losses Small.
The percentage of sinking of Am
erican ships, compared with the num-
Der of vessels which have sailed
through the war zone successfully Is
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-01-31
C0YLE REFUNDS : -
IN EXCESS PROFITS
Rather Than Take Books East
Or Lose License Refunds Ex-
cess Chargs on Cotton
seed In Ton Lots

Norman, Jan 31--FederaI agents
here today who have Just checked up
the books Of w H coyIe, Guthrie, es-
t;mated that his refunds on excessive
charges would likely reach % In
nine weeks. Twenty.talsn different
complaints Il Is said, were filed
against CoyIe, charging exorbltant
prices on war stuff coyIe has
stopped selling.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-01-31
SIEGE ON HAMBURG.

Copenhagen, Jan 3l-A state Of
sh ge has been declared at Hamburg
A'tona and Wand ibeck, according to
the Hamburg Echo, Socialist paper
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-01-31

London, Jan 31-At a meeting of the
Berlin strikers on Wedne lday the
Tsgeblatt adds resolution was rassed
declaring that the strikers would op-
pose to the utmost Of their power any
reprisals against their leaders or rep
reeentatiyes.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-01-31
STRIKERS TO AVENGE
INJURY TO LEADERS
MORE AMERICAN TROOPS
ARE KILLED IN GERMAN
ASSAULT IN EARLY
MORNING; SEVERAL
CAPTURED; 9TH
ERS WOUNDED


London, Jan 31-Eight hundred
thousand workmen in Germany are
striking for peace. The number is be-
Ing augmented daily. The leaders
have served an ultlmatlon that peace
must be declared by Germany on a
basis of no annexations and no in
IDENTITIES; better food Is demanded
Immediately.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-01-31
ITALIAN VICTORY IS SWEEPING;
HUNS HURLED FROM MOUNTAINS
He d a Sea : ID
En- Sure IS He'd
Kncwn of : War

Salem, Ohio, Jan The an
ti-Teuton proeliviti at least
one primitive American has been
evidenced to DR. Walter f Rlttman
of this city, inventor of process
for producing gasoline, who, with
a party of men engaged in look
ing over some oil properties near
Tulsa, Okla, hapr ened into an iso-
lated Indian home.
"The Indian could speak Eng
llsh," DR. Rittman said and the
conversation turned to the war, of
VIII ch our Indian host had not
heard, He seemed interested and
after meditation remarked; Too
bad ! didn't know it yesterday,
1.-TWO Germans in my house
yesterday, Could killed 'em both
as. good as not"
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-01-31

London, Jan 91-Only few tele-
grams have arrived in Copenhagen
from Germany. an Exchange Tele-
graph dispatch from the Danish cap
ital says, and Aows is scarce owing
to the fact that most of the irmrort
ant Berlin new Jpapers have not been
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-01-31

"HELP WIN THE WAR; BUY
SAVINGS STAMPS.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-01-31

There is no coal to be had and the
supply of oil stoves is exhausted.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-01-31

Have The Leader Delivered. ssc mo
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-01-31

HELP WIN THE WAR" BUY
SAVINGS STAMPS.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-01-31

LEADER WANTS BRING RESULTS
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-01-31

BUY "wAR STAMPS" AND SAVE.
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The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1918-01-24

A u S 4 r All u n G A n Y, BEING
MALES OF THE AGE OF FOUR
TEEN YEARS AND UPWARDS
WHO SHALL BE WITHIN THE
CITY OF TWIN FALLS. IDAHO
AND NOT ACTUAL NATURALIZED
CITIZENS OF THE UNITE D
STATES, MUST REGISTER.
Notice is hereby given that all ma
tives, citizens, denizens or subjects of
the Emperor of Germany or the En-
peror of Austria-Hungary, being males
of the age of fourteen years and up
wards. who shall be within the City
of Twin Falls, Idaho, and not actually
naturalized citizens of the United
States, are required to be registered ;
that l will be present at the office Of
the City Clerk of the City of Twin
Falls, Idaho, in the Perrine Hotel, on
Shoshone street in the said city be-
tween the hours of six o'clock a. m.
and eight O'Clock p. m. of each day,
between the 4th day of February and
the 9th day of February. 1918, both
inclusive at which place and time
will register all persons of the class
hereinbefore mentioned.
Important. Attend
Dated at Twin Falls, Idaho. this
23rd day of January, 1918
VIM. TAYLOR,
Chief Registrar of the City of Twin
Falls, Idaho.
124-27-2931; 2-3-5-7
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1918-01-24
CASE OF ALMOST SUSPEND
ED ANIMATION ALARMS
ITS FRIENDS
Will Go Through If 1t
Can Stir
Everybody Seems to Want the
Bonds Homeopathlcally Speak
ing, but Is theoretically Letting
George" Do the Work.

The bond election will carry by de-
fault if anybody to speak of votes, for
the few scattering opponents will not
*'cut much mustard" unless they hump
themselves. The above constitutes the
synopsis of the opinion a well Known
citizen gave to a Times reporter yes
\erday. He continued in the follow
ing strain: Everybody, almost, seems
TO want the bonds, but mildly. All ad-
nit that the water supply is insuffi-
cient and the water far from good
All admit that the savings will pay IN
terest on the bonds from the start
and probably will do a great deal
more. All concede that the fire pro-
lection is poor, that the gardens suf-
fer and the old ramshacxle system is
apt to go "kerflummux' any day
There are a few exceptions. A few
are against any sort of bond issue
whether profitable one or not. Some
few who are not so radical, talk
vaguely about bonds in war time
though when pinned down they admit
that in this case, good system would
be pure conservation measure. Sc
the opposition is apparently small.
But still a few votes will be cast
against the bonds. In the meantime
friends of the measure, and that seems
TO constitute a majority of the people
seem to have a bad case of the
hooks" Ennui is apparent every
where. If the friends of the bonds
vote the issue will carry five TO one
hands down. If they do not, the few
opposed will defeat the issue.
All taxpayers within the city, who
are qualified voters of the state may
vote. Under the ruling of the city
attorney, those who have a commu-
nifty interest in property in the name
of another on which taxes are paid
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1918-01-24
First Christian Church

THE Church of Jesus Christ" will
be the minister's sermon theme at the
First Christian church next Lords day
morning. Miss Matte Coates will
sing a special solo.
Character Studies in the Old Tes-
tament-Abraham" will be the theme
of the evening sermon
Efficiency bible school at 10 a. m.
with classes for all. You will enjoy
our Bible school for it is ably Off
cered and the teachers are compe-
tent and faithful
Y. P. S. G. E. at $50 p. m. Miss
May Eckert will lead the meeting.
The congregation worshiping at our
church will give you a cordial well
come
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1918-01-24
Irish CONFETTI"

Oh, Tommie, dear, an did you hear
The news that's goin' round?
We're going to lick the Kaiser, Tom
A new way has been found.
Instead of using rifles, bombs
And other useless truck,
Your hosts will chase the Huns to
earth,
A brick for every buck.
When Fritzie sees this fightin clan
A-swarmin' DER the top,
He'll start for dear old Heidelberg
And never will he stop
Until the "Faugh-a-B call
No longer fills his ear,
And he is safe at home again
Behind his stein of beer
Oh. Kaiser Bill, an do you know
Just what the boys will do
When they drop into Berlin town
To make a call on you?
We have a fresh supply of paint
OF bright and verdant green,
Instead of tar and feathers
Well sketch shamrocks on your
bean.
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1918-01-24
First Church of Christ Scientist

FITSI IHuTCII OF VnrISt SclentISt
800 Third avenue east
Services each Sunday at II a. m.
Sunday school at 10 a. m.
Subject of lesson sermon: Truth -
Wednesday evening meetings are
held at s o'clock, when testimonies of
Christian Science healing are given
A reading room, where all authorized
Christian Science literature may be
read or purchased, is open in the
church building between the hours of
2:30 and 4:30 every afternoon except
Sunday and holidays. A circulating
library is maintained in connection
with the reading room where Chris
tian Science literature may be Dor
rowed. The public is welcome to the
services and to use the reading room.
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Methodist Church

Sunday school at 10 a. m
Public worship at II a m. and 1880
p. m.
Morning address followed by re-
ception of members.
Evening theme, THE Minister'S Re-
lation to National Affairs"
Epworth League at 6:30 p. m.
Midweek service Wednesday at Z: IS
p. m.
G. L. BENT,
Minister.
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1918-01-24
CHURCHES
sd. EdMard,s CntholIc

Corner of Second avenue and Fifth
street east Rev. N. P. Hahn, rector.
Sunday masses at s and 10 a. m.
Evening services at 1880 o'clock and
week day mass at 8 o'clock a. m. On
the third Sunday of each month, late
mass is celebrated at Bull.
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1918-01-24

may vote; for instance if husband and
wife have community interest in prop
erty which is in the name of either,
the other can vote, if taxes is paid on
such property People paying taxes
on personal property in the city may
vote
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1918-01-24
NOTICE

NOTICE OF TIME AND PLACE
WHEN AND WHERE ALL MA
TIVES, CITIZENS, DENIZENS OR
SUBJECTS OF THE EMPEROR OF
GERMANY OF THE EMPEROR OF
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1918-01-24
"IRISH CONFETTI.- LATEST
BY TRUE SON OF ERIN.
International News Service)

NAVAL TRAINING STATION, Great
Lakes, Ill, Jan. PAP. ]. j. McCar-
thy, former newspaper reporter in
Chicago, now yeoman editor of "Ra-
dio Sparks" the weekly paper of the
radio school, burst forth with a
double-headed inspiration to write
verse and beat the kaiser today, the
result of stumbling into a huge pile
of Irish confetti, vulgarly known as
bricks, to be used in additional con
struction to his quarters. List to
the bard o the barracks:
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-08-24
Before Assembling Auto
Sort Of International
Hash, Says Machinist

The automobile. before II is as
sembled, says a prominent auto me-
chanic, is a sort Of international
hash Much OF the fine wood that
is used for trimming the car-Cir-
cassian and black walnut and ma
hOgany-cOmes from South American
forests France, Russia and Argen-
tina contribute thousands OF hides
annually for automobile upholstery.
French clay IS q vital ingredient Of
the porcelain cores for spark plugs.
The tire maker depends on Brazil
and the Malay peninsula for crude
rubber and exports cotton from the
South Sea Islands to tougher the
casing fabric Holland and other
flax raising countries supply the
llnseed oil that enters into the manu-
facture Of paint and the Dutch East
indies produce the gum that is the
base Of all varnishes.
Even Mexico is represented in this
international pot pourri of raw ma
terials. The TampicO district is pro-
ll1lc in & cactus like weed, the finely
shredded leaves Of which make an
excellent substitute for natural hair.
This is used for stuffing the cush-
ions Of low priced cars.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-08-24
HOGWALLOW NEWS
DUNK Bolts, REGULAR
CopyriEhteG-E. L Adams.

THERE has been a right smart com
l plant about the train stopping too
sudden when it gets TO Tickvnle de-
pot. This could be remedied by the
depot being moved down the track a
few feet
Cricket Hicks IS learning to be a
ventriIoquist and fooled a lot Of hogs
yesterday
Slim Pickens quit smoking two
years agO and by now could have
saved thousands Of matches II he had
any use for them.
Fletcher Henstep has put an adver-
tisement in the Tickville Tidings no.
tifying the public that he is not re-
sponsible for the bad music the FIX
celsior fiddling band IS now making;
that he resigned from that organiza-
ton some time ago
4 proTacted meeting is fixing to
start at Bounding Billows and Co.
lumbus Allsop IS brushing up his
necktie. as he always dresses up
when he joins the church every year.
Now that the weather Is so warm
Fit Smith has brought out his front
porch, which he always stores away
in the fall, and is busting il off and
Will put II up in a few days
Atlas Peck came to Hogwallow yes
terday wearing two heavy watch
chains and 1t was at first feared that
he was in custody.
When the excelsior fiddlinE band
attempted TO serenade Washington
Hooks last Friday night Mrs. Hooks
asked that the bass fiddle Of Column
bus Allsop be omitted as she was
afraid it would jar her setting Of eggs
and cause her jar OF sweet milk to
turn
4 jug was found in the haystack
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-08-24
TRACTOR FORCES
FARM HORSE OUT
Work Horses Sent After
Drivers by Efficiency and
Price of Tractors.

Thousands Of farmers are working
out the gradual evolution Of the farm
tractor. First in one job and then
another, 1t is gradually crowding the
farm horse out Of business. just as
it crowded the driving horse off the
city boulevards and country roads.
Soon the well equipped farmer viii
no more think Of trying to DO his
farm work without a tractor than
he would try to get along without an
automobile The tractor annihilates
work and time just as the automobile
annihilaues distance It is revolution
izing farming methods
And this is as IL should be. Twenty
five million horses and mules are lit
orally eating their heads off every
year Their value, including harness
and other equipment TO fit them for
work, is estimated at about s3,000,000.-
900, and It costs about $4,000. 600, 600
TO maintain them. Do you know of
any other source OF power that costs
so much compared with its value2
The average mind can hardly swa1-
low the full meaning Of these figures,
except that they are a great mass
To make them palmer, one could say
that they represent One-fOurth OF ev-
cry crop raised annually in the entire
United States It means enough food
TO feed 10000, 900 persons. It means
that If one farms 200 acres that 50
acres will be the proportion turned
oyer to support horses and mules.
Mechanical power costs far less
per unit than horses or any animal
power. It's feed is pumped from the
earth and allows mankind TO use
more of the earth's surface to raise
crops needed for his own consumption.
The horse is going out OF business
and before long We shall see, not
tractors cutting hay crops, but little
or no hay crops at all.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-08-24
Spurt In Demand For
Used Cars Last Week
Say Walters 6 Durham

NO use to say that business has
been good all the time, for it has not
states manager J. D. Walters, Of Wal
tiers & Durham. but the favorable
thing now is that it is picking up and
has been worth while during the ten
days. There never has been a time
when we haven't had a considerable
number Of inquiries concerning cars
but the last ten days has produced
more than the ordinary number Of
lockers and they have been the kind
that buy"
Mr. Walters interprets the In
creased number Of inquiries to mean
increased business in the near future.
The firm has on hands a full line of
used cars Of all sizes from a Ford to
a Pathfinder.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-08-24
NEGLECT BRINGS
OLD ACE EARLY
Tires Should Receive Same
Attention as Is Given
the MOTOR.

an my opinion no part Of an auto
mobile is more abused than the tires"
says d. C. Booth, manager OF the
Quick Tire Service, Inc. 323 Texas
street. distributors OF United States
tires and tubes exclusively.
where one man operates his car
carefully. thinking OF his tires. 100
drive heedlessly without any consid-
Grafton for the damage TO the castings
and tubes which is sure TO result
from careless driving.
'The care Of tires does not take
much time nor call for much labor.
Neglect Of cuts. breaking with need
less severity, running in car tracks
under initiation. grease left on cas-
ines. driving with badly worn nom
skid chains, speeding around corners,
striking hard against curb stones al
lowing wheels to remain out Of align
ment. are the ordinary causes OF tire
trouble
IF ouV customers would spare their
tires all Of the above mentioned hard
ships they would increase materially
the mileage service which our tires
are noted for"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-08-24
Annual Motor Cdrniual
AtManila Shows Usual
Attendance and Exhibit,

At the 1918 Philippines motor car
nival, held annually at Manila, which
Is the New York show Of the Phil
ippine Islands. the attendance for its
ten day period was larger than that
Of any previous exhibition. A total
OF 27O,993 persons paid admission dur
ing the run Of the show. There was
no retreuchment from other years,
as might have been expected. in the
number Of cars exhibited. All the
wei known makes OF American cars
were shown
American tire companies were also
represented. the exhibit Of the Good
year Tire & Rubber Co. through its
agents, Erlanger & Galinger, being
most pretentious, with q complete
line Of that company's products.
Among the tires shown in exhibits
were five Goodyear Cords, each
tagged with name and owner. date
OF purchase and statement Of mile
age, that collectively had run 100.-
600 miles on Philippine roads and
streets-an average OF 10000 miles
to each tire. Each tire was in
actual service at the time OF removal
for exhibition purposes
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-08-24
CORRESPONDENT.
George BinEhamJ

near Bounding Billows Monday by the
+ deputy constable As nobody has
been seen around the haystack lately
IL IS believed that the jug did not con-
tain Kicker
The postmaster declares that he
viii resign If they put telephone ex-
change, telegraph instrument and
convert the building into radio sta
ton. He says they Will keep putting
on him il he Will let them
Atlas Peck says he is convinced
that the government is in a prosper
Gus condition as the postmaster has a
new suit Of clothes and another hat.
\ stranger put up at the Tickviue
hotel this week. and the proprietor
made him pay in advance, as his
pants were so baggy at the knees he
looked like he might jump his board
bill at any time.
Poke Eazley says II the world did
not turn over a person could sit in
the same shady spot all the summer
without moving
Sile Kiidew's shoes are so run over
at the heels he can scarcely look any
body in the face.
The Bounding Billows milIiner was
among those present at the Dog Hill
church last Sunday and wore one Of
her latest Paris creations out Of
stock; thus affording the pastor a
good opportunity to talk to men only.
Washington Hooks Is going TO start
life all over again and has scraped
the last years circus posters off Of
the barn.
Two more spoI-es are missing from
the mail carriers cart that operates
to the county seat. going and coming
by the Moonshine still The black
smith made an examination OF same
this week and Is OF the opinion that
the wheel neede fixing. but Silas
thinks he Will make another trip or
two before he orders new spokes.