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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-08-18

No influence or reward was prom
ised or given 20 anyone TO AID in the
election Of Governor William T. Hobby.
j. W. MAIIAN. JR-
Secretary Hobby Camraign Com
miffee-
state Of Texas.
County Of Dallas
Before me. the undersigned author
ity. on this day personally appeared J.
W. Mahan. Jr-. Secretary Of the state
Executive Committee for the state Head
quarters at Dallas. Texas. created for
the purpOae Of promoting the candi-
dacv Of Hon. William r.. Hobby Of Jef-
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-08-18

Congressman Zihlman of Mary
land is a glass blower.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-07-04
PUSH PLANS FOR
u. S. CONTROL OF
TELEGRAPH LINES
Congress Begins Preparations for
Enactment Before Recess of
Laws for Government
Operation.

Washington, July 2-Plans for
enactment of legislation before the
summer recess authorizing President
Wilson to take over telegraph, tele-
phone, cable and radio systems went
forward in congress today, while
three members of the cabinet empha-
sized their approval of the proposal
before the interstate and foreign COM
merce committee.
The house committee, after hearing
the cabinet officers-Secretaries
Baker ard Daniels and Postmaster
General Burleson, arranged to meet
tomorrow to prepare report on the
resolution of Representative Aswell
Of Louisiana which has been Endorsed
by president Wilson. The only fight
expected over the question of time
limit for government operation. A
limit suggested today was opposed
by all three witnesses
Secretary Daniels aud Postmaster
General Burleson, frankly advocated
permanent government ownership of
wire and radio communications. Mr..
Baker urged government control DUR
ng the war ~ = military necessity,
o protect government secrets and fa-
:ilitate the transmission of govern
nent Dispatches.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-07-04

George Babcock, of the Spruce
neighborhood returned Tuesday from
Harper county, Kansas. where he had
been to oversee the cutting of wheat
crop on farm that he owns in that
county. He says that the wheat
made good yield in that part Of the
country. He plans to hold sale on
his Bates county farm in the near fu-
ture and move with his family to
Kansas, where in addition to farming
he will engage in the auctioneer bus
mess.
The Times good friend X. d. Rad
ford of the Spruce neighborhood, was
pleasant caller at this office Mon
day. He tells us that his lteighbor-
hood was visited by fine rain Sat-
urday evening, which filled the
branches and made considerable stock
water besides helping the pastures,
which were suffering from the hot,
dry weather. The rain was accom-
panied by severe hail storm which
did considerable damage, especially
to the corn.
Probably the record harvest and
threshing stunt was pulled off by Ed
gar Waller, last Saturday. He start
ed in the morning with binders to
cut "a acres of wheat on the farm he
recently purchased of DR.. Vint.
after the noon hour they be-
gan to feed the bundles into the
machine, and by S o'clock
the same day the grain was in the
bin. the binder finishing just ahead
of the thresher. Howdy boy! that
going some.-Hume Telephone.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-07-04

Mrs. c. T. Snow returned to her
home in Kansas City the last of the
week after visit in this city at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. John Wright,
on Lake street.
D. X. Walker returned the last of
the week from HOLSTER, where he
had been enjoying a brief vacation.
Mrs. Walker and Miss Agnes are
making longer stay.
Miss Elizabeth Talbert, daughter
of Rev. and Mrs. r. M. Talbert, came
the last of the week to spend few
days at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. w.
J. Nix and other friends.
q Mr.. Ted Engles and Miss Lillian
Ashby, prominent young people OF
Rich Hill, were married at the home
of the brides mother in that city,
Saturday morning. June 20. -~...-.---
Mrs. James Kennedy and daughter,
Miss Renabelle, who have been visit
ing at the home of Ed Kennedy, in
the east part of town, have returned
to their home at Stillwell, Kansas.
Mrs. J. P. Edwards, who last week
received letter from nurse in
France saying that her grandson,
First Lieutenant ]. P. Arnold, had
died June. :, as the result of wounds
received May 28, has received another
letter, written before the one an
nouncing his death, saying that he
was suffering from bullet wound in
the lungs. That the bullet had been
recovered and that he was getting
along nicely.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-07-04
British Airmen Dispose of az Enem
Planes.

London, July 2.--British airmen
yesterday disposed of AZ German air
planes and three balloons, according
to the official report on aerial opera
tons issued tonight. OF the air
planes, IS were destroyed, IS were
driven down out OF control and two
landed behind the British lines, where
their occupants were captured. The
statement says:
"On July our airplanes were very
active. the fine weather enabling
much work to be done in co-opera-
ton with the artillery. as we'll as
reconnaissance and photography.
'Twenty-fivc German machines and
three German balloons were de-
stroyed during the day and IS other
hostile airplanes were driven down
out of condition. In addition two
large hostile night-flying machines
landed behind our lines, the occupants
being taken prisoner. Eight of our
machines are missing.
"Twenty-two tons of bombs were
dropped during the day and 10 tons
during the night. All our NIGHTLY
ing machines returned safely"
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-07-04

Justice of the Peace B. F. Jeter
was business visitor to Sedalia and
st. Louis last week.
There will be an ice cream supper
given Tor the benefit of the Pleasant
Gap Red Cross unit, Thursday night
Everybody come out and bring some
one. 38-It
c. M. Walker was down from Kan
sas City the first Of the week looking
after the harvesting of his wheat and
oat crop on his farm east of town.
Like most wheat fields in Bates
county this year the yield was good.
He informs us that his son, John, is
in the traffic division of the quarter
master corps at Camp Doniphan.
An agriculture teacher, talking to a
student, asked him why farm pro-
ducts cost more than they did for,
merly. They don't of themselves,
replied the student, its because the
farmer has to know great deal
more why does that effect the
price?" well, when a farmer is sup
posed % know the botanical name of
what he's raisin' and the entomology
cal name of the insect that eats it,
and the pharmaceutical name OF the
chemical that will kill the insect,
somebody has to pay him for getting
the knowledge."-Ex.
Robert Thompson speeded up this
week on threshing his big wheat crop
raised by his son, J. S., and himself
on the Thompson ranch northeast of
town. He finished threshing SO
acres of wheat this Thursday noon,
which averaged 80 bushels to the acre
and the threshing OF another 30 acres
was Immediately started with force
of 2o men, and three binders operated
by engine power. He says the sec
ond 30 acres will run 80 bushels to
the acre. A car load of new wheat
was shipped to Kansas City Thurs
day.-Rich Hill Review.
Work on the new government |
building has been suspended for some
time on account of lack of material
On account of the freight congestion
the contractors have been unable to
get tiles for the floors and certain
kinds of lumber for the interior fin
shing that have been ordered for
some time, but they have hopes of
getting a car load of material the lat
Ter part of the week, While waiting
he workmen are being kept busy
cleaning up the yard and basement.
Postmaster Williams hopes to move
n some time the last of September.
Reports from St. Clair county say
hat that part of the country was Wis
ted by a destructive hail and wind
torn Saturday afternoon of last
week. The hail practically stripped
he leaves from the corn. leaving
'are stalk and. it is thought that the
rop will be entirely ruined in some I
arts of the county. There was also I
high wind that did considerable I
amage, blowing down trees, tearing
he roofs off of barns and sheds and +
lowing down wheat shocks. The a
rought was broken by heavy rain, v
hitch was welcome and will improve u
ne pastures and make stock water. n
Time was, mot long ago, when one
ould go to Rich Hill and after a t.
hort stay and more or less freely Il
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-07-04
Road Bonds for Clay County.

Liberty, Mo-, July THE county
court voted unanimously today for
the 100000 road bond issue to con-
s,ruct sixty-thrcc miles of road in
Clay County. The money will be
expended on road, bridge and culvert
construction. The roads on which
the money will be expended arc:
Kansas City to Excelsior Springs,
Jefferson Highway from North Kan
sas City to Smithville and the road
from Liberty to Holt (via Kearney).
The bonds will be sold locally.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-07-04

H. G. Cook, of the American cloth
ing house, left Tuesday for Kansas
City, where he is spending a few
days.
Miss Gwendoline Lynch, of Adrian,
was a Fourth of July guest at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. w. J. Nix, on
North Delaware street.
J. ID. Allen, Clerk of the Missouri
Supreme Court and Mrs. Allen, left
Jefferson City Monday for Colorado
where they expect to spend several
weeks.
Mrs. Richard Haynes, who for
some time has been staying at Law
ton, Oklahoma, to be near her hus-
band, Sergt. Richard Haynes, of tine
quartermastcr corps, at Camp Doni-
phan, has returned home.
Clarence Dirty, an Appleton City
boy with the American forces lover
there" was wounded by a schrapnel
on May sd. He writes that he is get
ting better and will soon be able to
take his place in the trenches again.
Last week the painters gave the
Goddess of Liberty, which surmounts
the cupola of the court house, beau
tiful new dress of gray paint, which
adds considerable to her appearance.
Like many other goddesses, she had
been needing new dress for some
time, but the county court never
could get around to it until now.
This week the roof of the court house
is being painted red, which, in addi-
ton to adding to the looks of the
building, will protect the metal roof
against rust. 4
Because the country is at war and
everyone should make an effort to !
ave that the boys lover there"
might be supplied with the necessary
equipment to whip the Hun, the boys !
If this country were asked to show
heir patriotism this year by not buy
ng fireworks. which 10 another way
Il burning up money. but to put their
money in thrift stamps. II that re-
luest was as generally observed over
he country As it was in Butler
noGgh money went up in smoke the |,
veek before the Fourth to completely
quip several ambulance companies |,
nd bay = battleship besides.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-07-04
AMERICANS ANNIHILATE A
REGIMENT
U. S. Troops Smash Night Attack
And Capture Many Prisoners
Together With a Machine
Gun.

| According to Associate Press dis
patches an entire German regiment
has been virtually annihilated by
Americans IN the fighting west of
Hill 2o4, according to official infor-
nation.
The total number OF Germans cap
tured by the Americans is now esti-
mated to number 500, including sew
en- officers.
Many groups OF prisoners have
been sent to the rear. Others have
been located in hospitals, where they
were taken after being wounded.
The German counter attack, which
was fiercely conducted, was launched
against the American positions at 3
o'clock this morning. 1t resulted in
the Americans further increasing
their number of prisoners Virtually
the remainder of the enemy attack
ing force was annillilated
Washington, ID. G., July Ali
other quiet day along the American
fronts. was reported by Gen. Pershing
today in communique for yesterday
sent before the successful operations
last night west of Chateau Thierry
described in press dispatches. An
American aviator shot down an enc
my machine in the Toul region.
Capture of 80 prisoners, including
one officer, within the space of 20
in the Picardy sector in the
region OF Chateau Jenlis on June 2o
at 3 a. M, was mentioned. The
American party penetrated the Ger
man lines and took the enemy COM
pletely by surprise.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-07-09
Rice In the United States

During the last two years the pro-
duction Of rice in this country has
been at its maximum, between &c.
100000 and 100000 bushels or
roughly, 1-5 billions pounds. So
far as climate and soil are concerned,
the rice acreage in the United States
might be increased many fold, &C
cording to the United States depart
ment of agriculture, since in the
states of North Carolina, South Car
DINA, Georgia, Florida, Alabama,
Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas, Arkan-
sas, and California, as we'll as in
small areas in Missouri, millions of
acers are adapted to the cultivation
of this crop, while less than one mil
lion acres located within COM
paratively few states are now oc-
cupied by rice. One of the quickest
ways of increasing the crop, the fed
eral specialists say, is to expand the
acreage in the areas where rice is
profitably grown.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-07-09
Business Records Aid Farmers

When business concern wants
to borrow money it makes bust.
ness statement showing the inven-
tory--or money invested at the be-
ginning and end of the year-the
money taken in during the year, the
expenses and the profits With this
statement a banker knows whether
or not it Is safe to loan money to
this company-in other words,
whether the company has good
chance of securing profitable returns
from further investment in their
business. A company with good
business, as shown by such state
ment, usually has good credit, and
can borrow money cheaply.
There are many farmers in this
county who keep records of what
they have on hand at the beginning
and end of the year and of what they
take in and what they spend. These
men can borrow money more easily
and chaeply than most farmers be-
cause they have the figures to show
the banker.
But before farmer borrows any
money he should have very clearly in
mind what he wants to use it for,
and be very sure that in the end it
will pay him to borrow.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-07-09

deck, and den de rowboat came long
side and de cap'n he jumped on deck
and says to muh in English Just al
good as spoke: Yer done got tel
minutes ter get off der bowt,' and h.
held up his ten fingers.
sAll | want is two, mistah!' AL
done told him, an held up two fin
gers. Den de sailors come over dc
side and dey all he'd booms. Dey
tole muh ter go down in the fo-castle
and get nah buds. l looked at dem
booms, and don tole 'em All he'd all
de clos ! needed right here on de
deck. didn't go in de fo-castle mo
mo-. You can just imagine, boss,
what might ahappen ter muh If one
OF dem fool German sailors let one of
dem booms fall in de fo-castle while
All was down below. Aid neyah see
| de folks in Maine no mo-.
mo, sub, | done get right in de
life-boat wild de cap'n, and de Ger
man sailors put de booms down on
de deck-two in de front of de
schoonah an two in de back. We
was right between de schoonah and
de U-boat Say, boss, doan let 'em
tole you does U-boats am little. Dat
U-bowt was suah the biggest thing
An ever saw in my life. We doan
had no Yale and Harboard crews up
IN Maine; but we suttinly did row
dat bowt. When de U-bowt went
dis way, we went dat way; an when
she went dat way we went dis.
we was off de schoonah bout five
minutes when de booms went Off and
de schoonah, wit all her sail up,
sailed right to de bottom of de oshun.
Den we knowed we was gwine ter
get 1t mex, but we jess KEEP pullin'
on de oahs. Den we see smoke on
de horyzon, and de U-bowt, he seen
1t, too. Fo' de fust time we felt
safe. De U-bowt put right TO- de
smoke, an twenty minutes later, by
de cap'n watch, we saw de steamer
turn up an go down, jes like our
own schoonah
We was picked up by steamah
about 8 o'clock dat night, an we was
mighty happy when de cap'n done
tole us we was bound TO- New York.
Den he tole us dey was short of |
stokahs. Say, boss, All doan neyah |
shuvvel coal in all nah life. but All
was the fust ter volunteer nah SER
vices. An de whole crew follored |
muh to de stokehole. An ever time !,
done open de furnace do All don
see dat U-bowt, an All shuvvel coal
Ike coal nebber was shuvveled befoh.
No mo- bowt TO- me, boss. III
wanna get back to Maine, ter see
nah folks pow'ful bad, but not BY
ie bowt, boss, not by de bowt. All
wanna go by de cabs. An All nevah
want to see no mo- sailors on de
yea. nevah mo-. like de sailors on
Re land, like dem sailors ovah dere. II
oey know sumfin, boss; dey know
umfin."
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-07-09
Berryman's Hardware

products remains to be determined
this is an industry by itself; but this
tar is known to obtain substantial
quantities of benzol, toluol, and
other light oils and the bases of
many OF the coal-tar dyes and chemi-
Gals.
For Domestic Use
! 5. Carbonized briquets, for domes-
TIC service in house-heating stoves
and furnaces, fireplaces and cooking
ranges. This fuel compares favor
ably In every way with anthracite
coal, and is an ideal domestic fuel
in such rigorous climates as those
OF North Dakota and Alaska.
In using raw Ignite as is done
under present practice, thousands Of
tons OF screenings, or fines are an
nually wasted. lie the problem is
would be eliminated. Every pound
handled as outlined above, this waste
OF fuel broken from the seam could
be put to some use.
The raw Ignite cannot be stored
economically; the treated product
can; and this result is another large
~-~' $40 - eHot tAC ulIcS Cdu operate
under stable conditions the year
around, instead of only during the
winter months, as at present.
Serious study should also be d.
rected to designing appropriate ap-
paratus for the burning of these
classes of fuels, instead of using de-
vices already on the market designed
to consume, fuels, of quite different
character. The bureau of mines now
has in the printers hands very in
structive report of tests of the burn
ing Of raw and carbonized Ignite.
which discloses the fundamental re-
quirements for satisfactory stoves
and furnaces for using these fuels.
The money asked for in this bill
is desired for the purpose of helping
to definite conclusion the work
which gives promise OF such large
economic saving, by reason of obvi- +
ating the necessity for the trans
portation Of enormous tonnages of i
coal long distances by rail and the
substantial reduction of the cost of
Industrial and domestic fuel in the
territories favored with these Ignite
deposits.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-07-09
Colored Cook, Who Was on Schooner
Edward II. Cole, Which Was Sunk by
U-Boat, Did Not Need Ten Minutes
10 Leave Boat Two Was Plenty

Danial Giro was the colored cool
of the schooner Edward H. Cole
which was sent to the bottom by q
U-boat off the Jersey coast but
<thereH be no sons of sea cooks In
the Giro family-not If Daniel Giro
knows 1t, and Daniels "gwine ter
Keep fab, fab from de oshun fo
evahmO.'"
Daniel has gone to Maine, the
home of his ancestors. Not on the
ragged coast do Daniel and his fam
lily abide. He comes not from a
family of the sea. He comes from
family of cooks and has always
lived in the interior. Daniel went
to the barge office to get his dis
charge after he, with the rest of
the crew, had told his story to the
United States authorities. He said
to a reporter:
Boss, what am de best way to
get to Maine? Nah folks won all
live dere and dey may have heard
about ma accident and be worried"
why, by way of Boston, was the
answer.
Sure, | know dat; but what am
de best way ter get to Boston,"
Go on one of the Fall river
boats"
"Bowt!' And greenish hue over
spread the bronze of the Giro 'front.'
ispiece. did yo' say bowt, boss ?
Nevah, no bowt, no mo- for muh."
The cook gazed refiectively out of
the window toward Battery park.
where a squad of naval reserve sail
ors were drilling. A new light came
into his eye.
"See dem sailors?" he asksed.
over dere in de park. I'll neyah
see sailors on the oshun any mo-.
Dem sailors dey know sumpfin. Aim
gwine to Boston same way dey 20. |
I'm gwine in de cabs"
What were you doing when the
U-boat hove in sight, Daniel?"
Twas on Sunday aft-noon.
about TO- O'Clock boss, an all was
gett1n' dinner ready for de crew.
done Kill TO- chickens and | was
gwine. to have fried chicken TO- the
sailors. De stove in de galley was
red hot. An de cap'n put his face
down in the companyun way, and
SEE to muh: 'Yo' done got ten min
utes ter leave de bowt.' -.
DE cap'n done used to kid me
often; but when done look up dew
was no lie on dat face in de do.
see de cap'p he amt kiddin' much
dis time, an | clum on deck. Suah
nun, boss, der was de U-boat right
on our bow, an little rowboat
acomin' for us. | just don couldn't
berlieve muh eyes, OATS all dun
run down de ladder quick against
and an shut my eyes and put muh
nnger on der red hot stove. ii
Den All know twasn't no dream.
run up the cOmpanyun way to de
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-07-09
Centenary Of Soldier
Who Saved Missouri

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, July 1.-THE Mis-
souri, G. 4. r., with the other pat
riotic and historical societies of tn,
state, are preparing for a suitabl,
observance this month of the centen
NAL anniversary of the birth of Gen
Nathaniel Lyon, whose vigorous &C
tiOn at the commencement of the
civil war saved Missouri to the
Union. Gen. Lyon was one of the
first officers of high rank to give uI
his life for the Union cause, receiv-
ING a mortal wound at the battle OF
Wilson's creek, August 10, 1861.
From early manhood his entire life
had been spent in the service of his
country, and after his death it was
found that he had bequeather $780,
O0O&almost his entire property-to
the government to aid in the prosecu-
ton Of the war.
Nathaniel Lyon was born at Ash
for, Conn.,, July IA, 1918, and after
q common school education entered
the military academy at West Point,
graduating in 1871, and serving first
with the Second infantry in the
Seminole war
The beginning of the Mexican war
found him first lieutenant, and he
served turnout the conflict with the
armies OF Generals Scott and Worth
For distinguished service at Contreras
and Churubusco he was brevetted
captain. He also took part in the as
sault and capture Of the City Of Mex
leo, where he was wounded while
fighting In the streets near the Belen
gate.
From the close of the war with
Mexico to the commencement of the
war between the early part of 1861
ne was commissioned brigadier-
Of volunteers and succeeded
Gen. Hagner in command Of the St.
Louis arsenal.
On May s, 1861, the demand was
made by the governor of Missouri
that the troops should be removed |
from all stations outside of the st. |
Louis arsenal which contained co.
200 stand of arms, but the demand |
was refused by Lyon and the gov
amor organized Camp jackson as a
'endezvous for state troops. Four
lays later Gen. Lyon with several
thousand troops surrounded this
amp and caused its surrender. Late
n the day an encounter between
United States soldiers and tn
1tizens resulted in the death of sew
raj unarmed citizens and the Incl