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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-10-01

il that way
Dan1 knew just when &c viii leave
rere bur sugose Ne viii sometime
eon SO NE have an laid in smaIl
iocs 81 extra estables such a. cheese
ann candy. vtc We can only buy !
mal quantity OF each We get stick
andy ia small cans. cos, about sec
sch and can only buy one al a time
Tor fac last three night ] have ar
ended entertainments at they. ths
.rst wss French orchestra. aboml
) dozen and everyone real musician
All smoked cigsrets there on I'll.
age they would play a piece ther
make a cigarei and the piano plane,
ven smoked while he plsyed
Wouldn't that seem siTaurs III Ameri
4e
The next night and also las night
mere were yaud sviHe people from
5 A Everything was aasoluten
inst class am wondering If We wn
lll get 10 see such entertainment.
hen We get nearer the front
So far our stay here has been yer,
sleasani, no, much to DO but rest. ser.
lsps they are resting us up for fes
lays trip Well if that il the caS.
hoge We 70 through some preil,
cuntry. wish it would be over 10.
ward the Swiss border.
Saw b. The paper today fhst Bos.
on took the fourth game Of the series
7oks As though they would win. l,'s
over with now and you folks know
Re results. but We won't for da,
or two
You folks get more war news thar
we do BY far. Love TO all.
Harold
Address Harold 7 Cook. iIsa7I>
he' s9nd Service CO. Meierologv 5
corgs. \ t :. via New York
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-10-01

the war don't Snow waish. Thei'
teams arr So funny too. ons horse ans!
one COW hSrnes,s-,i togrther The
y, euch are all GOOD 70 shc L ; A
rlen. but gee it's hard 10 understand
tAem.
have Just received three letters
from yoa and | went over 60 where
Roy Is and Ne sure had > fine time
reading ,ssem. he Is Just ltsie ways
from me nov Bout quarter OF a
raiie Wei. mam'aa, it Is sure some
5oh getting the mail straighterei ont;
the carrier sure has some job. TOO.
believe me Say. can sec fight in
The air most ANYTIME look up. some
fghting. TOO. believe me
Well. ten every cody hellow for me
scr / aon'i think il viii De- SO very
long till this war viii be over with
From your loving son.
Ray o kelso
Hds Go, S57 Int AEF. AP o No
10
-"Iend As They III lghi"-
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-10-01
TOOK ENTIRE ARMY

An amusing incident in the s. Nj
hiel drive VAS the capture Of an en-
tiTe German regiment and its stat;
Ire Hun commaniev asked that his
roll might be called so he could dis
cover how heavy had been his losses
Every man answered 10 his name eA-
cept one officer sad one private 50
It came 10 pass the Yanks were az
f0rded the astonishing spectacle OF
seeing an entire German regiment,
headed by its commander and guarded
BY American troops. march off the
battlefield -. =.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-10-01
AN OMITTED ESSENTIAL

Herr Matthias Erzberger, the
German Centrist leader who
framed the no annexations and
no iniemnities resolution Of the
Reichstag Main Committee. which
was used with such effect in a
German peace camouflage last
year, has tried j. again. This
time he proposes league of ma
lions as the way to peace.
which snperficially reads as at
tractively as the former phrase
but omits one essential He fails
anywhere 10 show how the other
nations can be assured under his
plan that the present Government
of Germany would live up to the
agreement The same malevolent
military power which discarded
his no annexations and no in
IDENTITIES : mask is Just as capable
of disowning his league of na-
tions proposal If the Allies could
be Unanswered into a discussion
of it.
That Germany should now he
willing fo enter such league
would not be surprising. but thaf
the Allies would accept the
Kaiser ) Government as member
certainly would be All they have
to do is TO remember what hap
pened at Brest -Litovsk when the
mo aDnexations bait had done
its work. They can not forget
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-10-01

In the sense In which we have
been wont 20 think OF armies,
there are no armies In this struo-
ale: there are entire nations
armed. Thus the men who remain
TO till the soil and man the fac
tories are no less part Of the
army that 10 In France than the
ttsz end the people must draw
txsa beneath the ba'Neflass. To
LIE end the people must dra"
e.oee 70 one compact front against
Q common foe. This nation needs
sll men. but II needs each man,
not In the field that will mast
pleasure him, but In the endeavor
thst Will best rerve the common
eood.-Woodro~ Wilson.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-10-01

The Grand Lodge o . r and Re
hekah Assembly of Oklahoma will
convene in annual session at Okla i
homa City today for two day
SESSION The standing committee
meet today and the past grand and
grand lodge degrees viii be conferred
trnighi
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-10-01

Somewhere IN France. Sept 4. 1918
Dear mother aid father. Just rel
seived your letter dated july Il; and
'tfe Was glad to hear from YOU al
lnG 10 hear you ~ were well. This
,eayes Roy aud | both well and dandy
Yes, mamma. we are long WAYS
apart but some aay soon we viii alI
oc together and things viii 90 ,ina
wont they
Say, We made quite liue hike me
other day and be worst Of If was
j. was my birthday and it was li,,i.
lard, but The Funniest part was / didn.,
know il until picked up a pauer
daoed The END os August ana then
-songhi. ha Ia what fine Joke but
= fellow isn't careful he VIII for
so The days Of Ee week and every =
iing else over here saw Norfie
fArtridge he other day ana be sure
locks good he is still in Co c. We'll
"eNrfs me u sure keeps us on the
frn 20 Aeep up with The Huns some
times y is pretty iaughable and some
times rs pretty serious. {, is nols,
es times. it's booming all around. gee
s keeps q fellow on the Lookout.
Well. mamma. the French milk
,.ieir COWS three times a day and /
Cont know how many times they milk
the goats Their wheat is fine but ii
looks Ike il would take long time
% put il up. Tnoy cut it with reap
hooks bur the women do most OF the
Tork One doesn't see men around
only real old men and little boys: 1
think they must be all killed or in
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-10-01

If the diplomacy of the allies
proves as effective as the strategy
Of General d'Esprey, Bulgaria
should be out OF the war before
Berlin recovers from its connip-
Eon fit.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-10-01

And if Lenine and Trotzky
know anything abuot geography
they probably realize that there
are roads into Russia from the
Balkans.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-10-01
ACHES AND PAINS
QUICKLY RELIEVED
You'll end Sloan's linimene
softens the severe
rheumatic ache

Put IL on freely. Don't r.t Il In.
Just let il pes<.raie naturally. What
sense oi soothing relief soon follows
External aches. stiffness. soreness.
rr@npe1 Fauscies. strained sines's.
tack 'crics,s those a.lrnents c1nt
fight osf the relieving qualities ot
Sloan's Ilasmcnr Clean. conyenisrts
economical. Ask any drusgist Ior Il.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-10-01

Moreover. whatever the Turks
may think of that good old
German Gott," they have ceased
o regard Mohammed as his profit
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-10-01
S{G:I!.s5S!
LIBERTY LOAN
CAMP ti6< IL
LAUNCHED HERE

sCs~TIerFp FROM PA~r oNnp
and Fred Madden ara working on the
oatside, and coni.aently hoHe TO close
in record time
The roll Of honor viii be feature
of the campaign, Every business and
professional man; and every taxpayer
in the city and township has been
listed. and an assessment has geen
made based on what the committee
believes is fair and equitable sccord-
Ing TO property holdings II is earn
estly desired that an should call at
Headquarters. find oat what r ex-
pceied and arrange 10 subscribe at
the earliest possible moment These
names will ne printed In Tho Daily
Leader every day and Al the con-
clus.on Of The campaign the complete
roll viii Be given as a souvenir that
viii he a proud announcement that
your name is printed there
Il Is now up to The citizen Of Guth-
rie and Logan county They have
chcerfully done their 'DM in the past.
and will continue their patriotic
record News from the battle front
win speed up the present drive Il is
most exciting. glorious. and exhiliar-
asine The fce s cracking and cramb-
ling Bulgaria has Quit, and this is
the beginning of the end The
kaisors card house will crash. and
with lts sal viii end all wars. It is
freely predicted that this is the hast
time The government viii ask your as
sistanoe. and the gorious end in sight
should cause speedy aud complete
response
! LEND A. ,hc, iiEht---
An Oklahoma man Is always a man
Of bis word A li'ile slow sometimes.
but hc makes good Just the same.
1hai's why we have confidence in all
The citizens OF Ok'ahoma making good
their Red Cross Pledge
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-10-01
EVERYBODY CAN HELP AT THIS
y. Yor Needn I Wrap It.

Save cytry scrap Of paper That is the Of the
War nnistr, Board every home keeper shopper
tradesman IN the United States
The Government wants 200Dn0o0 paper bags day
take ali The materials and all the labor that into
the handling and the transportation Of those bags
and the hads II the German troops who stand between
and The Of Berlin
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-10-01

President Wilson has served
notice on the world that he does
not intend to conclude peace by
dividing the pieces.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-10-01

In any event. il viii be cold
day in July when Premier Malln-
off of Bulgaria pokes his knees
under the mahogany al Potsdam
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-10-01

The Americans went into the
Champagne drive as eagerly as II
most Of them weren I prohibition
.r~.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-10-01
Official American
Casualty Bulletin

The following casualties are re-
ported IS the Commanding Gen
raj II the American Expedition
ary Forces:
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-10-01
MEMBER OF Tne ASSOCIATED
PRESS

The Associated Press 10 exclusively
sai.tled 10 the use for republication
OF 81 news dispatches credited 70
OF not osserwise credited in this paper
and also the local news published
>oretn
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-10-01
-.Lssd y They i.ish,"---
~ HUN CAPITAL

Basel, Switzerland. Oct Cholera
las broken out in Berlin, according to
adrares received here There have
been seven cases oil which six were
fatal
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-10-01
sEzx Nxx K < xx IKE y x =
= FUNERAL OF ALMA REED. x



The funeral OF Miss Alma Reed was
held at The Congregational church az
seward. Monday. Sept 80 at O'Clock
IN the Afternoon The church VAS
filled TO overflowsng with little girls
slied TO overiioNing with sympathetic
friends of The beautiful little girl and
of thu family
The service was conducted by Rev
Guy II Findly. minister OF the FIRST
Christian church of Guthrie. assisted
by Rev Mitchell OF Seward. Alma
Reed was born at Seward June i 1893
and departed this life September ~.
aged nine years and four months
She leaves 10 mourn her loss her
father and mother. Mr and Mrs II F
keed little sister. srandpareni, and
t4ny other relatives and friends.
To know her Was 10 love her
A precious one from as IS gone.
A voice We loved is siill.
4 place is vacant our home. which
never can be filled
Lend A. They Fight"-
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-10-01

What Is the Liberty Losr7
Ti. forts and it's ships and ITS shin
ing guns
i.'s squaarons that swept the sea.
IT'S aI of the circling hand ot s'eei
THAT shan keep ar the home shores
free
rs grub ana i''s warmth for the
sailor lad
var out on ihc viruy foam
ror the brave jack iar. = he hghi
atar,
lrs ihe good old Money from home
what IS the Liberty Losn7
us une and helm and il's bayonei,
lis shovel and saard and shell
Tor the soldier hcy in lhe oliy, arao,
Qut 'hsre on the edge Of he'll
l''s Ihe soaring wings Of the whiEr.ns
planes
2 Raj battle on high alone
For the LAD who is daring over
there"
ls's The good ola Money from home 4"
wha, s the Berry Loan7
4 lis succor and aAe Ter bleeding
world
I''s The giimmeF Of Peace at dawn
IT'S the strength G, a mighty arm 70
strike
T's the gleam u great sword.
drawn
But more than an. lis the pledge OF
love
lo the lads whom We cali our owc 2
To the boys on and, afioai On high,
It's the good old Money from home
lend As They FIshs"--
LIBERTY
TWO lovers were sitting side by side
in Battery PARK. New York one eve
ming Il wonder, he whispered as De
glanced out across the beautiful bay
ard saw the S'alne of Liberty 10 he
.hadowv gloom, why they have is
light SO small
Perhaps" replied fhe eiTl as She
hlushed aud tried to slip from his en-
b,ace. the smaller ihelight the great
"a the liberty Ladies' Home Jour
nal
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-10-01
NEWS FROM TOXIC.
fundamentals NeusN

Wherever American troops hear nothing but
good In a Toxic dispatch to the London
Times extract from letter in Japanese paper
which il is said that the American troops are in
every respect better equipped than the other allies hav
ample quantity Of artillery and other supplies.
They really astonishing Wherever the Americans
are the crowds shout hurrahs and throw flowers
The story continues follows:
Their hardness i'm an constructive work. and the
rapidity with which they re-estabshed telegraphc
communications are generally remarked their y. NJ.
c. A is already i.staIled many points and their
Red Cross and other activities in fun operation
These are not unassocated with work of a per-
uaneut and profitable character. but present the
Russian only the immediate benefits conferred by
the presence the Americans and he full of praise
and thanksgiving
Ii is great thing that Americans should everywhere
be welcomed friends and helpers that they should
everywhere ne trusted We learning that good
name is worth much. 1t certainly is serving US well In
these trying times How soldiers have in
Siberia knows but il is some; hing 10 know tina.
they splendidy equipped and that behind them
all the agencies support relief and reconstruction
According TO the latest accounts the campaign is
Well The japanese reported TO have penetrated
far into the interior. and 20 have effected junction
with the CzechO-SlOvaks. who have done much TO
save Russia from utter We read Of Chinese troops
that are cooperating with the allies. and Of Russians
who joining the effort their country
The situation has not been righed but il is improving
From the Archangel sector" the distinctly
cheering IL Turkey be crushed. prob
able il viii be possible gain entrance into Russia
from the south The BresLtovsR treaty does seem
] to be working out very well for Germany
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-10-01
LIGHT l DE THosE VIC VIII Sol sEE.
NnmisvilIe Conrler-Jomrnnll

The poor old German chancellor. still garrulous of the
of bargain and compromise which her adversaries
refuse discuss with Germany, whmpers:
Priest Wilson in a message ON Feb. (FeS. 112)
took further step i'm the direction and laid down
points principles which his opinion should
be applied I'm exchange of views. In my reichsag
speech Feb. % / declared myself principle in
agreement with the possibility of discussing general
peace such "a basis
PRIEST Wilson, however. neither then since
taken any notice of it,"
Certainly not. the chancellor will easily find the
reason why 10y turning Pres't Wilson's answer to
vaticans peace proposal I'VE cannot" he wrote.
take the word of the present rulers of Germany
guarantee of anything that unless explicitly
supported by such conclusive evidence of the will and
purpose of the peoples themselves other
peoples of the world would be justified in accepting
Without such guarantees. treaties of settlement.
covenants up arbitration i'm the place of force.
territorial adjustments reconstutions small nations
if made with the German government man, no
nation. could depend on"
What the president said then just as pertinen.
now. Count Hertling a part the discredited
German government He is the kaiser's appontee
servant. word be accepted any better
bers reignng autocracy. Besides. the avowals
of other that goyernment-the latest being
that of the foreign secretarygve the lie pro-
fessions willingness De governed by the principles
enunciated by PRIEST Wilson, while this attitude
cretely demonstrated by Germanys actual in
| Russia
eoine t negotiate peace of understand
ing" with anybody Germany, but if willing
to do SO we should refuse
ing government with any government responsible
alone to the All Highest and supreme War Lord
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-10-01
Other Editors Than Ours
BULGARIA. CRIES FOR PEACE.
Chicago Daily NewsD


There has been no declaration of war between the
United States and Bulgaria When. therefore the Bull
earian minister finance. Prof Lyaptchen and high
officers Of the Bulgarian armies representing the
mander Gen. TorOdow the headquarters of Gen.
Franchet dEsperey. commander Of the allied armies
thento discuss of peace the American
not directly interested Prof. Lyaptcheh. howev
denominated the backbone of the Malinon cabinet by
Mr.. Stephahove the sofia correspondent of the Daily
News lately quoted by the latter saying that
Prest Wilson had set forth his the principles
for which Bulgaria is lighting.
The presidents declaration respecting the Balkan
states his famous "A points outlining a sound basis
negro should be evacuated; occupied territories re
stored; Serbia accorded free and to the
and the relations of the several Balkan states TO
another determined by friendly along his
toricay established lines of allegiance and nationality,
and international guarantees of the political and
several Balkan states should be entered into This,
then. according Prof Lyaptche embraces the prin-
ciples for which Bulgaria went TO war.
The RadoslavOff cabinet fell ostensbly because 1t
had permitted Germany to give Turkey a slice of the
Dobrogea. conquered from Roumania mainly by Bull
troops claimed Bulgarian historically
and racally However. the Bulgarians rea-
lie that Germany intended permanently TO lord it
them. Consequently they have been assduousy seeking
peace since the proGerman Radoslavof forced
out office.
The present offensive the allies hitting response,
i'm view of Bulgaras course in the past Under the
ditions that exist, the Bulgarian armies routed
and the allies well their way toward Sofia with arms
would accept peace joyfully the outlined by
Pres't Wilson. Freedom is better than German domino
ton Bulgarian boundaries fixed lines allegiance
and nationally would he preferable 10 all Macedonia
lost and the DobrOgea shared with the Turk
Bulgaria heartily sick only of the but of
its evil partnership with Berlin and ConstantinOple.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-10-01
UNITY OE COMMAND.

The entente allies are reaping now the benefits
of unity of military the western
battle line. They present to the Germans solid un-
broken front not series of disjointed units-able.
brave and strong but lacking the tremendous driving
force OF unity of action. of perfect cooperation.
This unity of command necessarily requires some sac
rihces of pride some concessions 10y some Of
the allied nations But much these overweighed
by the benefits accruing. hurts Germans hun
dred times than it hurts any of the allies.
Unity Of political Command in the determined front
the United States shall the world this crisis
is hardly less important than unity of military
mand. Brave and able though united in their
general aims. but of divided opinion separate
action lack the power that comes from united action
and unified command.
Political differences should be buried. Not be
buried 10y senators and representatives.
but buried by the people home The voters are the
true undertakers for this burial partisanship.
II may require the sacrifice extent partisan
pride give this to a man OF another poll
party just requires sacrifice of some ma
tonai pride the rart OF the British Italians and
Americans give tn command their armies to a
general of another nation But patriotism good os
great cause instances require the sacrIhce
matter what its domestic erect the election of 4
republican congress this fau would gravey impair and
lessen the power council, the influence both with
allies and enemies and with the peoples OF
EUROPE 9l tie government Of the United States Ina alien
the election would be ken reputation part
least OF the policy president has announced sac
policy of this All the hopes and aspirations
foreign peoples have built that policy would fade
and weaken. Uncertainty would take the place of calm
sind project confidence The purpose OF government
might would not change in reality but the opinion
Of the outside world our national policy aims and
purposes would alter and the change would not
only government and cur people at home but our
armies held and the suffering people of Europe
The faith and confidence of Europe in the strength
a. the United states government IN its backing and
support by people the United States the main
issue n election.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-10-01
OCTOBER T. 1913.
WHY BULGARIA COLLAPsEs.

It seems incredible that Bulgaria after lighting 50
stoutIy and successfully years should go to pieces
quickly the shock of surprise we can
ind reasons enough she now apparently. of the
game.
Three months Bulgaria thought the war was won.
and she only mad stand pat a little longer But all
the elements decay already at work Her losses
IN men had mounted by slow attrition on the battle
front Sickness in the army "a home had wrought
more havoc. There hunger everywhere. There was
lack of clothing, a lack tobacco. nearly all
neeessares and comforts of life
The blockade only partly responsible Bull
garians hungry and cold and snokeless chiefly
because their friends the Germans
wool and tobacco. Resentment growing against
Germany. There was added bitterness due to Ger
manys desire that Bulgaria share the conquered
Dobrudja with Turkey
Propaganda had its effect, too The allies for many
months have been showering pamphlets beyond the
Bulgarian lines. bearing information other
wise unobtainable by the Bulgarans. particularly the
speeches of Pres Wilson and facts regarding our
expeditonary forces They all their effect. Under
the surface, Bulgaria seethiug
While Germany was victorious. the discomfort was
held in check The Bugarians are an extremely prac-
people ideals would not impel them
to forsake winning side When the tide of war sud
denly turned. and trium plant Germany was beaten
all sides, while the power of the allies steadily
increased the of disintegration were loosed
The 10 different parties composing the Bulgarian par
lament began quarrellng openly The newspapers be
speaking The freely
ness and their disgust with Germany. The sol
grew bitter they i'm the trenches
All was ripe for a Bulgarian collapse And the allied
IT,. The allied drive better
timed psychologicaIy than Austrias famous drive
against Italy Bulgarian crumped And as the
allies advanced the military disaster grew until it be-
moral disaster, and the whole nation clamored
for peace.
That. apparently. the way it happened 1t is easy
enough see There viii be other coapses
greater still. hereafter viii just simple
and inevitable when they have actually occurred