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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-09-04

ing hot stew and coffee for the fel.
lows up in the prairie dog town. Steam
ing cans are carried forward in ma
chine gun cars 10 near the front line
then six cans are strung on a rifle
and carried by two men TO the boys in
the burrows
Always Interested.
There is nothing like hot steam 10
stop Hun counter attacks. You viii
run across Private lagronizc Austrian
who has two brothers in the Austrian
army He declares he hates to fighl
the AuStrian', but he yearns for a
chance to kill German,
You stop a little while occasionally
lccoSting "douGhboys" who are almost
too busy thinking about Iuyigny ,o
talk, but they are always delighted To
see anybody from "oycr there" There
4, plenty Of inspiration for all the
Americans in the hills north Of Sos-
.onS.
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Our Daily Birthday Party.

General Count Luigi Cadorna. the
victorious commander OF the Italian
armies, born at Pallan7a, GS years ago
today.
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One Year Ago To-day in the war.

Sept 4, lql7-RussianS ret1ated
from Riga, Germans retired from a
broad belt east Of Yprc,; eleven per
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BY Cliff Sterrett

sons killed and forly-ninc injured IN
a German air raid ON London.
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convention opened It's sessions in s
Louis.
The Farmington times., 1918-12-13

lent causes in this church. In connec-
ton with the report, Rev. DR.. John
|. Armstrong, Nashville, Tenn, and
Educational Secretary of Foreign
Missions, gave a very interesting adj
dress presenting the "Needs" of As
sembly Causes. DIR. E. E. Hendrick,
Charleston, Mo-, spoke very earnestly
on prayer and the Campaign, and
DR.. C. C. Macleod, st. Louis, gave an
inspiring address on "Men and the
Campaign" The report was unani-
mously approved, carrying with it
thirteen resolutions dealing with va
rious features of the Campaign and
a total budget for the Synod of $685.
10000 for its various benevolent caus-
es. The membership of the Synod
is 1870. Rev. Robt. S. Boyd was ap-
pointed chairman of Systematic Be-
neficence and Manager of the Synod
of Missouri in the Campaign.
At 8 o'clock Wednesday evening,
the public and the synod listened to
a sermon by DR.. Macleod, very ably
the thought of DR.. Nisbet,
in the opening sermon. His subject
was "Grieving the Holy Spirit" Fol-
lowing this address came the report on
Schools and Colleges, the most i'm
portant of which was that Of West
Minister College. This was given by
The Farmington times., 1918-12-13
Synod COnveneS
in Pennington

The Synod of the Presbyterian
Church U. S. convened in Pennington
Presbyterian church last Tuesday eve
ming at 8 o'clock. There We're only
eight ministers from out of town and
two elders present, but with those res
ident in Pennington and the elder Sc
lected to represent the local church
quorum was found and the synod
was organized with Rev. Trigg A. M.
Thomas, ID. d., of Kansas City as
moderator. With so few present and
with so efficient presiding officer
the brethren decided from the first to
make all reasonable haste to dis
pense the business and return home on
account of the influenza conditions.
The opening sermon was preached, by
the Rev. Charles r. Nisbet, d. D.,
Kansas City, Mo-, and spoke ON "The
Office and Work of the Holy Spirit"
Wednesday morning synod convened
at $3.50 and spent very busy day in
the grind of the important business.
Among some of the important mat
ter considered was the report on Syn
odical Home Missions by DR.. Nisbet.
In this report was the announcement
of the fact that DR.. Thomas had ac-
cepted work under the Assembly's
CoWmittee of Evangelism and would
no longer serve as superintendent of
Home Missions in Missouri. A spe-
cial resolution of thanks were offered
by a standing vote of synod to DR..
Thomas for his very efficient service
in this capacity. DR.. j. E. Abbott was
reelected as Evangelist for the Synod,
and Rev. M. L. Eaves, of Potosi, was
elected as the superintendent of Evan
gelism and Sabbath School work to
remain in the Presbytery of Potosi
and Southeast Missouri. The success
or to'Dr. Thomas will possibly be cleo
ted at a meeting of this committee to
be heh in Mexico, Mo-, Jan. z, next
Wednesday afternoon was given
largely to the presentation of the
Systematic Benefcence report out
lining the Campaign to be conducted
each year for three consecutive years
to raise $12,000,00000 to all benevo-
The Farmington times., 1918-12-13
Schedule for the
Red Cross Drive

Everything is now ready for a
great drive to be made next week,
from Dec. 18th to 23rd, inclusive, to
enroll thousands of new members for
the Red Cross Christmas Roll Call.
Everyone is heartily in favor of the
Red Cross, and naturally desire to be-
bng to such wonderful humanitarian
organization. The cost of member
ship is so small-$100 a year-as to
permit everybody to become mem
bers. Membership, together with the
Red Cross Magazine for one year,
costs but $500, Every member of ev-
cry family in st. Francois county
should become identified with the Red
Cross organization, if only for the
good iHhas already done, to say no.
thing of the unexampled work it is
still constantly engaged in, as well as
what it will do in years to come.
j. H.. Malugen, of Bonne Terre,
chairman of the county Red Cross
Chapter, Henry Rinke, of Flat River,
chairman of the Red Cross Member
ship Roll, Rev. M. H. Markley,
chairman of the Publicity Committee,
and Lieut.. Walter E. Bennick, recent
ly returned from Camp Dodge, Iowa,
where he was bayonet instructor,
made tour of the county Wednesday,
primarily to see that all arrangements
had been made for the drive next
Monday. They visited the nine
branches Of the County Chapter. Ev-
erywhere they found splendid inter-
est, and things most promising for a
thoroughly successful drive.
On this drive will be 4-minute
speakers, the chorus of Pennington
singers, headed by Mrs. C. o. Nelson,
and there will also be a squad of re-
turned lieutenants, who will give ex-
hibition drills, which will be most in
teresting and entertaining. In Farm
ington the court house square will be
used for the drill. At other stops
suitable grounds will be arranged.
This great drive, in which perhaps
thousands of automobiles will partici-
pate, will begin at Elvins and close. at
Flat River. The following is the
schedule:
Elvins, 10 to 1890 a. m.
Pennington, Il: 10 m to 1890 p m.
Desloge, 1:15 to 1:45 p. m.
Leadwood, 2 to 2:30 p. m.
Bonne Terre, 3 to $3.50 p. IN.
Flat River, o'clock to adjourn
ment.
The Farmington times., 1918-12-13
Successfully
Passes Again

The legislative visiting committee,
consisting of Senator Carter H. Bu-
ford, Chairman, and Representatives
j. B. Tolson and T. B. Hodges, with
their. secretary, J. H. Edwards, from
Jefferson City, spent last Thursday
and Friday at State Hospital No. A.
They visited every ward and every
building on the grounds; the state
farm, and the three farms that are
rented; inspected the barns and out
buildings, and investigated every de-
partment. They report finding the in
stitution well conducted and success
fully managed. They also found har-
mony prevailing among the officers and
employees, and economy practiced in
all departments; the patients inter-
ests looked after in every detail and
humane treatment shown them. In
fact, every care, kindness and consid-
Grafton shown them. The staff ply
sicians and officers giving their entire
time and energy to the work, and dis
playing an unusual interest in caring
for the unfortunates committed to
their care.
Senator Buford strongly contends
that State Hospitals should be the
first consideration of the Lawmakers,
and after they are properly provided
for, then the interests of the other in
stitutions should receive proper con-
sideration.
They report that the increased
weight among the patients in this
hospital is due to the quality and
quantity of the food; as we'll as regu-
lar shower baths, healthful outdoor
life, and congenial employment. This
institution, constructed on the cottage
plan, where the patients are properly
classified, together with the ideal
landscape gardening, beautiful drives,
healthful and delightful surroundings,
mikes it one of the most important,
modern, and attractive hospitals in the
State.
The location is ideal, surrounded by
the foothills of the Ozarks, the lawns,
flower beds, and campus, presents a
park-like appearance that is most at
tractive. The salubrious climate,
pure water and air, and congenial
surroundings make this an ideal place
for the mentally i'll.
776 patients are now receiving in
stitutiona care and treatment, and
rs per cent are discharged annually
with disease arrested, or cured. Oc-
cupation is here recognized as a po-
tent means of treating disease and no
less useful and beneficial is amuse-
ments and entertainments.
The advantages Of the cottage plan
are many. The patients are properly
classified, congestion is obviated,
strict sanitation prevails, and conta-
gious diseases are easily prevented.
The visiting committee prepared
full detailed report OF, the needs of
the institution for the next Biennial
period, and will present this report to
the coming Legislature. |They left
for Cape Girardeau Friday evening
to inspect the State Normal School.
The Farmington times., 1918-12-13
Labor Scarcity ~
Cause Cessation

The Baker Lead Co., which for
some time past has been prospecting
and developing what is known as the
Jones tract of land, short distance
above Elvins, has suspended such op-
erations until spring, owing to scarcity
of labor. Such action has caused a
number of rumors to be set alloat as
to the reason for such shutting down
of work, all of which indicates fail
ure to find sufficient lead to continue
such development.
A Times reporter has recently in
terviewed officers of the st. Louis
Smelling & Refining Co., which was
doing the development work on such
tract, and they claim a splendid body
of lead has been developed there,
which they believe will make it one
of the best paying mines in the entire
lead belt The one reason they gave
for discontinuing present operations
there is the scarcity of labor.
The Farmington times., 1918-12-13
NARROW ESCAPE

Miss Irene Antoine, who is stenog-
rapher for J. P. Cayce, escaped Sc
rious injury Wednesday morning
when about two square yards Of
plastering fell in the office room
where she was at work. She re-
ceived several scratches from the fall
ing plaster and escaped more seri-
GUS injury on account of the plaster
falling with the broad edge down, in
stead of endways. Shaw (Babe) Bal
lard happened to be in the office at the
time but escaped injury from the fall
ing plaster (probably on account of
his thick head). AT least he says, fall
ing plaster can't hurt block head.
The Farmington times., 1918-12-13

DR.. Nisbet, and interesting addresses
were made by DR.. Macleod, Rev. r. L.
Cowan, DR.. A. A. Wallace ct al. We
learned that Westminster has the
largest S. A. T. C. unit of any de-
nomination college in the State, with
a total enrolment of over 300 now.
The Endowment Campaign for $780,
10000 is nearing the goal with almost
100000 yet to be raised by Jan. 1st,
but there was an atmosphere of faith
and confidence that gave the synod
assurance that all would be realized
by this time. Gifts are coming in ev-
cry day in the emergency efforts made
by DR.. Melvin and his force. Special
prayer was offered for this work and
DR.. Melvin commended in the highest
terms for his able leadership.
Synod adjourned, after very ele-
giant expression to the people of
Pennington for their most cordial hos
pitality. The place of the next
meeting is to be fixed by special
committee to be announced later.
The Farmington times., 1918-12-13

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nave appeared N rarihihgton, y
PropaDiy one nunurea 70 one nunureo
anu my iaiiiiiies, resulelhg ~ some
seven ueaths. Aiter every puoic ueIn-
oLisIraIfoii vi hl!hsnns VI the Peup,e
tnere was a IN ho.iceaoie increase. lhis
was especiaiiy M true aiter the usual
slslta.ioiis at lhanhssi'ihs. peveral
ia,iiiies ~ are known 10 nave pecoihe
ihiec'ea III that way: A. u,.r
o az preseht, accorulng 70 the ileai.h
oincer anu otner phyglclals, TE .ne us .
ease Is on sne wane' mere haye psell zen
ou. very Le" new cases IN iahlsles
not not aireauy aiii,ctea W,thih the past
tnree OF TOUR Gays. Inc crisis' Is,
however, ny no means past, anu ne"
outbreak may occur at any Time.
r9, seTpai uays tne ioca! orahch VI
Ghe heo cross mas mao Visltihg nurse
nelpHg 70 lake care oi the alhlcteu
% Sha hes haan tn nu abi, oSs; oSs;sted ~ SS ~ai''n
foe. % nmrsas &C. anJ l. ;s heI;eusd that
,oanu sa,.;o,s oosos bava haar thms
avo;Sed In sn;te Of tha foot tba+ tbe
number of new cases is decreas;no inc
III @ .;Jl ~ 80
alton % bers 10 ~ not ot al, % sat;sfactorn % % 70
n,anv r,,er,hers of +ha Pod Cross e.
oc,,t;yo Cnnon,;t+oa ~ ~ ~ Iood;nn, =,
hus;nass @ r,an ~ uaii civ os w the S iead;, 8 8
social worIers % smonq tho ~ womap .
Cansa for anx;e+u will MOT ho most m"
iii avery case sbs,, have beon d;snosad
of and tha ,reat CO., nrohah;I;tu of oI + ~
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Tha foct th.t Fsr,,,;nn+or has M.
-yst snffered os oauaroiv sS ranv of
her ne;obboring cities is donbtloss due
in Son,a ,,oas,,sa ~ n,oro oaref,,l oh
Sarnanoa m . of tho VI oIos;nU 81 =, aSno uo
o;al,S, 90 , r,;+b " unn,.J sm ~ 1n ~ ~ sot,na,. spe
ohmrSbas @ % and u r;aturo " shons @ '''0'''
Thorn saon,s - pt ~ ha no.d ,,oru
woalnaSses in our nar,noinn % 70 nam
,oa;nr mGS Tno ~ m u la ama;ast ;,aronra al
Paiem VIC ot;o,, naie nd' a. S. ee,da,,;. lni''~a'
20 '' ''e -o"e'
l. Ihere mas been no accurate or com.
prehenslVe report OF the NUMBER Oh
cases compiled nor the increase or
decrease from DAY TO day. we are
largely guessing ABOUT our condI-
. ton, ION, ,,,,,,;o;,,. h,,,o ,,o+ ,,,,do
Z some, physicians nave not MADE
formal reports to the Health oincer'
OF their cases, as the law requires.
D. lhere mas 3een no organized move
ment oehind the Clty Health boara'
nor cooperating witP the pnfysi-
@ bonn y, oror ,1 ori,nd ooy -; tho;,. rsa,,Ia nJa :
>rorf;ro ~ ,ne os o;t;nanr haHa
tr;od - % Sh;ft W. tha 60 roSnons;bi;I;t;as ooi s
ent;re,v % W rno, a tbon, e ie'p''''''''''e'
A NAM neanle from irfoctod bonos
havo foiIod ~ Loon sanro~otad I'D
o' no forn,a1 VT act;nn W nneb boS hoor toInu I
~ aAo;nst them ~ Na;thor haS +hera
hssnHsa ' ,,nlsada oor,,,aMn;.., aonnS
for s,,rb ast;on sond msnv are
comniain;ns. M ono Is Iaad;ng
Peonla generalIv I rick ton much
and fail to take reasonable nracau'
tions to avoid infection
& There has not baen nroner co.on-
erat;on among the naonIe Of tbe
Sto'i"i "hOh6 CiiC PSOPAS VI Viz
The Farmington times., 1918-12-13
INFANT DIES

Annetta May Smith, two-year old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Cleve-
land Smith of Electric Place, died at
2 o'clock yesterday morning Of bron-
chial pneumonia, probably brought on
by influenza. Funeral services will
be conducted tomorrow. I
The Farmington times., 1918-12-13
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S. NJ. McAtee, of the McAtee Pro-
duce Co.,. made a flying business trip
to Cape Girardeau, Jackson and Fred
ericktown Wednesday, returning yes
terday morning. He was in Flat
River yesterday afternoon.
New-York tribune., 1918-12-20
Wilhelm Has the Earache
And Ex-Kaiser Karl Flu
Herr Hohcnzollern, Sick Abed,
Has Aged Ten Years
From Worry

AMERONGEN, Holland, Dec. Is BY
The Associated Press) Former En-
peror William has been confined to his
bed since Sunday with severe chill.
His indispostion has brought about a
renewal of his old ear trouble, neces-
stating the olllng in of 2 specialist,
n professor from Utrecht, to assist the
local doctor.
The constant worry of the last five
weeks and his virtual imprisonment
in Count Bentincks castle here have
changed William Hohenzollern's ap-
pearance considerably. Instead of his
became ashen, his hair and mustache
gray and his features deeply lined.
Since he has lain abed with his illness
his face has remained unshaven, and
the seventy-two hours growth of
beard seems to have added ten years
to his age.
The exEmperor's favorite adjutant,
Captain Sigurd Won Ilsemann, also is
i'll, and the former Empress has be-
come her husbands almost sole at
tendant
No strangers are permitted to enter
the castle grounds under any pretext,
while all arrivals in the village are
being most closely watched.
COPENHAGEN, Dec. lS.-Former
Emperor Charles of Austria Hungary
and four of his children are suffering
from influenza, according to tele-
gram from Vienna. The former EN-
peror has a very high fever.
Latest reports have been that the
former Austrian imperial family was
at Castle Eckartsau, near Vienna.
New-York tribune., 1918-12-20

unless we have definite policy impos-
ing limit thereon. 1t is time for the
Allies to face this situation"
Russians ut Farley Urged
"The Westminster Gazette" concludes
by urging the necessity Of Russian
representation at the peace confer
encc, but Mr. Balfour's recent pro-
nouncement provides for this if the
Russians desire it. The main question
here is, Has the general public begun
to wonder whether the term Bolshevist
has been perhaps too freely applied?
The anti-coalition Daily News"
naturally puts the question in the
most unfavorable light, as follows:
"The government evidently has no con-
hostility which it's Russian policy is
arousing among large sections Of this
country, and if that policy can be de-
Tended it will be the highest wisdom
to exchange the policy of secrecy for
policy of unfettercd publicity. We
might be sending machines and tools
to Russia, instead of machine guns"
"The Daily Chronicle" says: "The
situation in Russia is causing great
anxiety in official circles. The bug
dens Of the late war were cheerfully
borne because we felt we were fighting
to defend the cause of democracy
against autocracy and brute force, but
the attack upon this newly formed
emocracy--however mistaken might
be the ideas held about that democ-
racy~-would lead to discomfort in
some circles
Asks Plea to People
Lord Beaver Brooks says in "The
Daily Express: "a few troops have
been sent to guard the accumulations
of Allied stores in Russia and the
British fleet is in the Baltic. but before
there is any big military development
such as would commit this nation to
war with Russia the people of this
country should be consulted. We
know no reason in making the affairs
If Russia the concern of the British
Empire"
The independent Daily Graphic"
says: IF the assistance asked by
some Russians is not given by the AL
lies it will be given at the first oppor-
tunity by Germany, with the result
that the whole of Russia will pass un-
der German control"
The great trend of opinion lies in
the direction of policy of watchful
waiting, but to this it must be added
that the presence of American counsel
represented by President Wilson lends
considerable confidence in the ultimate
handling of the situation.
New-York tribune., 1918-12-20
BY JOSEPH SAKE
New York Tribune
Specid2 Cable Service

NpCcaU CuOtb SeTCtCe
Copyright, 1915 New York Tribune Inc
BERLIN. Dec. 1S.--Perhaps the great
est danger which threatened the res
toration of settled conditions in Ger
many was the sudden return of millions
of soldiers from the front, who were
forced to run back ,hclter skelter at the
victors' orders and are now streaming
into the big cities and centres Of in
dustry.
Even trained observer would find it
difficult to discover any outlines of a
new order beneath the welter of con-
fusion. Necessarily, it takes some time
before the wornout soldier from the
front, welcomed with all indications of
affection and public rejoicing and trans
formed into holder OF public power,
finds his place in the new system.
Above all, he is fortunately slow to
discover his own might. For there is
little doubt under present circum-
stances that an armed, we'll organized
force of any dimensions might easily
seize and hold the power of the state,
at least temporarily. 1t is this circum-
stance which accounts to some extent
for the mysterious power welded and
the widespread dread inspired by the
Spartacus or Liebknecht group, for
though small in number it is full Of
determination and is poth openly and
secretly armed with rifles, hand gren-
AIDES, machine guns and secret ammuni-
tion depots.
Generally speaking, there is, however,
striking difference between the tenn
per and the mentality of the soldier
still with his unit and housed in bar
racks and the groups struggling home.
The former are generally moderate
even conservative in politics, reliable
supporters of the social order and in
chned to submit to military discipline
and back the more moderate political
leaders. 1t is in the latter state--in
the progress of transformation from
soldier to workman--that the man from
the front presents the most formidable
problem. He is willing to be recruited
to the more extreme political group,
whose agents are awaiting him every
where and whose social extremism and
political fanaticism often appeal to
him, though baser and more mer-
cenary type of soldier could quite as
easily be made tool of an organized
counter revolution, if the reactonaries
New-York tribune., 1918-12-20
Negroes Going to Farley
Will Seek Removal of Racial
Determinations

WASHINGTON. Dec. 1o.-The Ma
tional Colored Congress for World De-
mocracy, which closed sessions here
to-day under the auspices of the Ma
tional Equal Rights League, to-day
elected eleven peace commissioners to
go to Versailles and present a petit
tion for abolition of all undemocratic
restrictions" against the race.
In an address, in which it was stated
that 100000 American negroes we're
in war service. the congress said:
ain order that the tremendous ma
terial and the appalling human losses
of this world war may not be without
result for good, we appeal to the peace
conclave to grant self -determ ination
and rights without discrimination to
all of the darker races"
New-York tribune., 1918-12-20

dor or minister representing that ma
ton.
Second, juridical sanction whereby
the courts of all countries will be
closed to a recalcitrant nation. 1t will
thus practically be quarantined and
placed outside the pale of civilized
states.
"Third, economic sanction, whereby
the economic means of all nations shall
be directed against any recalcitrant
state. This economic weapon of the
united nations will be a great power in
isolating any offending nation, cutting
off its foodstuffs and raw materials
when it acts in defiance of the Society
of Nations.
Fourth, Military Sanction~-This is
the last sanction by which the joint
nations would undertake tA enforce OBJ
servance Of the decisions Of the society
of nations. This military sanction is the
most difficult and delicate of all the
questions involved in creating the So
ciety of nations.
"There will be different views con-
corning the military enforcement Of
peace 1t is the purpose of our or
ganization to reconcile these differ
ences and secure some workable basis
of agreement. One view is for a small
international military force. or the