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Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1918-06-14
Interesting communication Contains
Much Useful Information and ii
Should bc Carefully Read and Pre-
served for Future Reference.

..-. Washington. June 6, 1918.
'One year ago yesterday occurred
the first registration for military
purposes of the young manhood of
the Nation. Ten million men re-
sponded In single day. This ac-
complishment was nothing short of
marvellous. The task OF utilizing
the enormous force seemed unachiev-
able. But the work OF classification
OF this great mass OF man power in
such way as to permit of its or
ganizatiOn and moulding into an ef-
fective army was entrusted to forty
six hundred and sixty-three Local
Boards and one hundred fifty-six
District Boards constituting a force
OF nearly fifteen thousand OF the
leading citizens of every community
who were assisted in their work by
more than one hundred thousand
equally patriotic volunteers they
have performed a work that chal-
lenges the attention and excites the
admiration of all our people.
well may We pause today. while
other millions Of our youths enter
the lists, and survey the results of
the years work. Each registrant
has been examined and his available
ity for military service has been de-
termined. In other words these mil
lions of men have been classified in
such a manner that the Nation may
now call for them to come forward
into the army. No call can be So
large that 1t will not be filled i'm
emdiately, whether the number be
such as may be filled by those who
have been found to stand in the first
rank of availables or so great that
men standing in the second. third OF
fourth ranks OF availability must &c
forward. In other words. all these
millions Of men who one year ag.
were an inert mass have become q
mobile army. Each has found his
place and each in his proper turn
has marched or awaits the order &c
march.
"These results could not have beer
accomplished except through the de-
voted and unselfish labor of patriots
The Local and District Boards have
scored an unprecedented triumph
and have earned the undying graft
tude of the Nation. Their achieve
ment is one OF the great successes OF
the war. They have already sent in
to camp. including those under or
ders for June Mobilization. an arm!
of more than million and hall
men. They have already produced
as soldiers one man out of every 81,
registrants. and the world stands ir
profound astonishment as it view
this accomplishment.
"Statistically stated. the LOca
Boards have sent and are sendinf
their registrants to camp in the fol
lowing numbers: September. gener
al. 296,67S; October. general. 163.
644; November. general. 35.721
December, general. 20.320; total t.
January l. 1918. 516.363: January
specialists, 2,O24, general, 21.264
total 23.2SS: February. general rs,
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1918-06-14
General Crowder Outlines
Work of Draft Boards

CO.. specialists 6.l01. total s3.719;
Mare. general 1885. specialists
1860, tota! 132.4S4: April. gencr-
al 166.343. school 1894. specialists
700. total l74,377; May. general
345,S62, school 1915. specialists
l7.026. total 373.O63. Total fur
June. general 252.46S. schools 25.-
o73, specialists 1888; total 292,
1854; a grand total of l.595.70S.
compensated poorly. II at all, by
the gratitude and affection OF their
neighbors and of the Nation at large
the Boards have labored necessarily
through the enervating heat OF last
summer only to find a still greater
task awaiting their unceasing devO-
tiOn throughout the rigOrs OF the
following winter.
Then, having accomplished the
classification they found themselves
confronted with the mobilization OF
millions Of men and accurately and
promptly they have performed and
are performing this labor. Much
work yet remains. Yesterday the
new men Of 81 we're being register
ed and must speedily be classified.
On the first of next month the Local
and District Boards will be invested
with the still further responsibility
OF preventing idleness and of unpro-
ductive employment. which is not
effective to the Nation in the emer-
sency. Some Boards will review
their work and correct those Unequal
tiles which have been unavoidable in
SO tremendous an undertaking.
THE Nation. however. with full
confidence in the men who have per-
formed these great tasks in the past
faces the future without foreb0ding.
The splendid work OF our Local
Boards and District Boards and Of
the other great volunteer army Of
assistants has filled us with admira-
tion. They have been tried and
found true. and so long as this war
may last our people are happy in the
complete assurance that this great
organization will not fail the Nation.
| Very truly yours,
"E. II. CROWDER."
(Note-The above message was
sent to the Local Board by Adjutant
General GipsOn. of Oklahoma, with
the request that it be given all pub
licity possible
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1918-06-14
The Durant
Overland Company
CECIL BILBO, Proprietor

cry man between the ages Of Is and.
so we're formulated, and just as
the necessary registration cards can
be printed and the machinery fOT
registered provided for this regis
tratiOn will be made.
In addition. II was decided to
more vigorously enforce the Coun-
ellis ruling that every man who fs
not doing some necessary work bs,
made to go to work
In other words, the Council real
ICES that the conditions are such.
and the situation brought about by
the war 80 serious, that no man can
he allowed to remain idle at rhts
time. and they are going to see to It
that every person Is usefuily eu-
gagged. preferably on the farms ot.
the county, as the saving OF ttr
bOuntiful crops already made is TIA,
most important thing Immediately
to be done toward winning the war
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1918-06-14
NEW SUGAR REGULATIONS BOK
MANUFACTURERS

All manufacturers who use sugar
must make application to the Fed
eral Food Administrator at Oklaho-
ma City. before June 10. or else su-
gar certificates will be denied them
for the balance OF the year
This order has no reference to- tEn
using OF sugar by hOusehOlders, bUs
only In a manufacturing way
q. l. SHANNON
Bryan County FOUC'
Administrator
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1918-06-14

16e Acres-14e in cultivation; 20
pasture; BLACK LAND; one 6-room
house: good barn; plenty water. 10
Gated on Twelve Mile Prairie; ! miie
from small town. and z from good
r. r. town; " mile from T. Z o.
Highway: best BLACK LAND FARM
on the Twelve Nile Prairie; renta
for 1918 to 20 to purchases
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1918-06-14
KVERY NAN To BIZ REGISTERED
FOR FARM WORK

At a meeting OF the County Coun-
Gil OF Defense Thursday night defin-
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1918-06-14
MEN HIDING OCT MUST GO
TO WORK

1t has been brought to the atten
tiOn of the County Council OF De-
fense that there are a large number
OF men who are not employed who
are hiding out, as it were. to keep
from having to 80 to work.
Several instances have been found
where men do not have jobs and
are staying off the streets and lay.
ing around home to keep from 60
ing to work.
The Council is going to search
out these parties in every way pos
sible and see that they'are made to
do some useful work. Along this
line the Council also asks that every
patriotic individual who knows of
one or more of these persons who
are not at work report the names
TO the chairman or secretary of the
County Council. All information will
he treated as strictly confidential,
and the party reported will never
know who reported him. These re-
ports must be in person or in writ
ing. and must be signed. or no at
tention will be paid to them. Re-
port such facts to c. G. Shane, chair
man, or A. b. Davis, secretary OF
the County Council feDfense.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1918-06-14
The Durant
Overland Company

OVeIldllQ NOm mpdny
wish to in this manner announce to the public in Du-
rant and vicinity that have organized and opened for
business in. Durant automobile sales company
known as the Durant Overland Company.
This firm has bought the lease shop of the Dwight
Automobile Company, 2S Main street, will within
few days have display several models of Over
land, WHY'S Six WHY'S Knight Automobiles which
the firm will handle exclusively in this territory.
The firm will undertake furnish frst-cass service
the of all automobiles sold by and will
ploy only competent service look after
this end Of our bssiness.
We will have display six models of Automobiles,
three overlands wlys Six, and two wlys, Knights,
as follows:
Overland Light Four 80 HIP, touring and roadster
bodies: priced fob Durant, including ss4S!ot
Overland Big Four, 35 HIP touring and roadster bod
les; priced fob Durant including 100000
Overland Six 81 HIP. touring and roadster bodies,
very swell comfortable and powerful priced fob Du-
rant including $4,000
WHY'S Six, As HIP. very fine comfortable car, with
ample speed power and economical to operate road
ster and touring bodies; priced Durant including
tax - - $l575.OO
Wlys-Knight Four fine car, 40 HIP, the motor that
improves age equal every emergency; pric
ed at Durant including for touring $l750OO
WHY'S Knight Eight, G5 IiP. the King of them All.
high class good enough anyone and equal in
way any you touring car bodies, selling
at, fob. Durant ~~.-., S2SsO.OO
only way convince yourself that car is what
YOU want is to try of demonstrators
show you the merits of They all priced rea
sonaby.
The Durant
| Overland Company
CECIL BILBO, Proprietor
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1918-06-14

Lieut.: John Macdonald of the reg
ular army was here Saturday visit
ing his brother, ID. $. Macdonald and
friends. Lieutenant Macdonald was
en- route TO Ohio. having been, at his
request, transferred to the National
Army.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1918-06-14

.,o,,,i NJ, the best in years this summer and
=, vi.v Of the most excellent crop pros
t,s.
r,is store has built up its reputation and ex-
L. 80 maintain that name through handling
tsh merchandise and rendering careful and
hmm, service in every way.
No order is too small to receive our attention.
I ZOO large for us to handle
NE especially desire country trade, and at all
rss nav the best prices for fresh butter and
|gs
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1918-06-14

- Acres-?a in cultivation; bai-
ance N timber: coed sandy loan soil; !;
NO improvements; s miles from Du-
rant: good road: rents for 1918 60
to purchaser
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1918-06-14
SNAPS

so Acres-35 in cultivation, 45 in
grass: prairie land; lays good; ~
miles from Durant; dark sandy
loan; rents for 1915 go to purchas'
er
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1918-06-14

What have you done today to heiE'
win the war?
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1918-06-14

10 Acres-7o acres In cultiva-
tion; balance pasture; creek bottom
land: one 6-roOm frame house; good
water; good barns: orchard; creek
water in pasture; 4 mile from r. 4
O Highway; rents for 1913 go to
purchaser.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1918-06-14

l70 Aeres-140 in cultivation; s
acres meadow; balance pasture; one
4-rpom house; fair barns; plenty
water; dark candy loan; rents for
.91s 20 to purchaser
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1918-06-14
WOMEN TORTURED

The Durant News, 800 per year
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1918-06-14

For paTd cRlaPs see--
The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1918-03-01
Frost Bitten.

Harold Mueller, II young civil cngi-
neer Of Richmond, whose work carries
him In the country and in association
with good many farmers, tells this
story: His mother :.-.-l him 10 be on
the lookout for any bargains the farm
ers might offer him. While driving
along the road one day In his care ne
nOticved sign on the fence which read
TAKE home all the pumpkins you
want-free." Laeller thought 10 him
self "Here Is farmer after my own
heart, who is not tightwad" He got
,hree Of the largest pumpkins he could
Ind and returned home with his find
He was quite proud Of his find, and n
Few days later inquired Of his mother
when he could hope for Il nice pump
Kin pie. His heart sank when be
earned the pumpkins had fallen 70
pieces. The free pumpkins had been
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. News.
The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1918-03-01
Food-After the War.

Whatever other blessings peace may
bring it will not bring instant relief to
the masses who are now distressed by
food shortage and its natural conse-
quence, high prices. There will be as
many mouths TO feed when the armies
are demobillzed as there are now. 1t
is true that the fare of the soldiers in
most European countries is more lib
eral than that of the civil population,
but no statesman will take comfort In
the prospect of masses of disbanded
soldiers reduced to the level of civil
undernourlshment. And besides the
civil populations that are now endur-
Ing semi-starvation uncomplainingly,
recognizing that no relief can be cx-
pected while the energies of their gov
ernment are engrosSed by war, will be
far less patient when peace reulrns.
More food, not less, will be required
In eace.-The New Republic.
The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1918-03-01
CONVERSATIONS

More than 1000 motorists who failed
20 stop. look and listen were killed nj
grade crossings in 1916, and many
more were injured. The number of
the killed and injured in these acci.
dents is increasing % per cent year.
The houses, streets and roads In
Malta are built Of nearly white stone
and during the summer months these
reflect the suns rays 50 strongly that
colored glasses are largely worn By
both the native population and foreign
ers. Many sizes and forms or framc'
and many different coiors of glass are
used.
The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1918-03-01
Patch Skull With Patients Own Ribs.

The replacing of destroyed portions
OF skull with layers Of cartilage taken
from the patients own ribs is or
of the latest methods Of healing War
injuries. ii. Warren WOodrofTc. SUI
geon Of the Ulster Volunteer hospital
in France, describes the method which
has been successfully tried on a mum.
Der of severely wounded men.
cutting down to the ribs parallel TO
the breast bone, the surgeon slices OF
thin layers of the cartilage which at
taches the bony ribs to the breast
bone. These are held in the gap
caused by the destruction Of the skull
after the scalp has been turned back.
The scalp is then stitched back in place.
Within few weeks instead of having
no protection to the underlying brain,
hard layer of cartilage, firm though
slightly elastic, is formed.
The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1918-03-01

A demand for trunks and vallses Of
American make can be created in Par
aguay. Those now In general use are
OF local manufacture and are Of an
inferior grade. The foreign and do
mestic commerce bureau will supply q
list Of importers to firms interested In
securing this business.
In report on business conditions
In New Zealand in 1917 Consul Gen.
eral A. A. Winslow states that there
Is now fine opening for all kinds OF
American goods. Agencies should be
established with complete stocks
available for rush orders and the ter.
ritory should be covered by competent
Salesmen.
The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1918-03-01
NO bright MONEY
Mrs. BiIIiops Rises to Height of
Self f-SaCrifiCe.
She Had a Good Thing" in Her Ar.
raneement with the Partner of
Fer Joys and Sorrows, but
Patriotism Came First.

Something unexpected has hap
pened,' said Mr.. Bllltops. Something
quite unexpected.
You know, for years | have been CIV
Ing Mrs. Billtops all my bright money.
Whenever | got II bright dime or quar-
ter or half | simply turned it over to
Mrs. BilltopS.
There might be weeks when l
would not get single bright coin /;
bat there would be other weeks in
which l would receive in change u
considerable number. Altogether these
bright coins provided for Mrs. Il. q
tidy bit of revenue, and | am sure it
was as great pleasure for me to turn
them over to Mrs. EilltOps as il was
Tor her to receive them, though once
this bright money proposition did give
me Il little scare.
II dropped into candy store one
day to get some candy for Mrs. Bill
tops and there in change for a 50 bill
l received two bright dimes and four
absolutely spick and span bright new
81 bills!
'Well, now, there was something to
make you stop and think. Under our
understanding | was TO give Mrs. Bill
tops all bright money II is true that
by that l understood bright coins, and
l had no doubt that Mrs. Billtops did,
too, but the promise from me was of
all bright money and on strict in
depreciation, which | did not desire to
evade, there was nothing for me to do
but to turn over with the two bright
dimes those four bright dollars. Which
l did
But Mrs. Billtops declined to re-
ceive them.
"'No, Ezra she said, no. We both
understood bright money to mean
bright coins, and we will go not by
the letter of the contract but by the
spirit. Ezra, you keep the 81
(which did, ana was always glad
she settled it that way, for the oppo-
site Interpretation of my obligation
might sometimes have subjected me to
considerable Inconvenience.
Suppose / should some day have
gone into q candy store and laid down
not a So bill but a $1,000 bill and re-
ceived in change $99920 all in bright
money, which by the contract | should
have been required to turn over 10
Mrs. BilltOps. Why, l have seen the
time when handing over that amount
of money in that way would have
cramped me quite some.
But never have | failed to hand
over all bright coins, year after year
continuously, until yesterday, when
that something unexpected happened
when Mrs. BllltOps said to me:
Ezra, no more bright money
have always been glad to get il for
the sentiment of it and for the use I
could make Of it, but you need the !
money more now and from now on you
keep 1t and use it as you would any
other money and / will deny myself |
that luxury. No more bright money,
Ezra, from now until the end Of the |
war;
unexpected it certainly was but !
still it was only what you would have !
her to do, if you knew Mrs
Billtops."
The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1918-03-01
Those Rone.Eilled Snnnkea

Bill-Give some men rope enough
and they'll hang themselves.
Gill-Oh, l don't think It's as bad as
all that.
What do you mean by bad as all
thatT"
why, you've given me a number
of those cigars you smoke and they've
made me feel bad, but not bad enough
to hang myself"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-04
new RAILROAD"
SOCIETY OF |. Ct.
IN more TROUBLE
Chamber of Commerce Head Of
Road Voted Down.
Labor Unions Take a Crack at
Operator o. p. Byers.
CLAIM DOUBLE X DECORATION
Byers Opposed to Organized
Labor, Is Charged.
j. O. Stevic Files a Protest
With the p. Z. c.
CLAIM DOUBLE X DECORATION
Byers Opposed to Organized
Labor, Is Charged.
J. O. Stevic Files a Protest
With the p. Z. C.

Topeka labor unions today contrib
uted to the merry row over the Leav-
enworth & Topeka railroad. Protests
were filed with the public utilities
commission against confirmation Of
the Byers contract by ]. o. Stevic.
president of the Topeka Industrial
council At the same time men in
charge of the road sought permits
from the commission and laid plans
for the immediate ino orporation of the
Topeka & Eastern, an operating COM
pany.
With state house activities today in
the Topeka & Leav.nworth contro-
versy, reports became current that
the Chamber of Commerce scheme,
operated thru it's vice-president, had
been nipped by a frost. Directors Of
the road by a vote of twelve to one,
are said to have sidetracked the vice.
president, chairman of the Chamber
of Commerce railroad operating COM
mittee, as operating head, and elected
Byers. Yet it was the Chamber Of
Commerce official who discovered"
Byers and after accepting all of the
honor, directed an attack on the new
official when he was placed in COM
mand.
Two letters, loudly protesting
against confirmation of the Byers
operating contract, were filed with the
state commission by Stevic. In the
light of present developments, Stevic
is convinced that local labor unions
have been double crossed. And the
double crossing is the result of the
discovery Stevic declares Byers is
an enemy If organized labor and that
his contract means that investors
will be literally robbed of even a
chance for dividend"
Stevic's Letters.
Here are texts of the two Stevic let
ters to the commission:
When this investment was made,"
said Stevic. cit was with a distinct
understanding that it would be to the
interest of the community instead of
that of promoter, and the contract
as it now stands appears to US as evil
dence that our present investment will
be lost along with that of every other
stockholder OF the road"
Again:
'The contract does injustice to
every stockholder in the road and to
organized labor, four of whose bodies
subscribed to stock on the theory that
the community as a whole would be
benefitede
"Organized labor is not recognized
on the Anthony & Northern Ga road
constructed and controlled by Byers).
Under the Byers contract the union
men who have contributed thru their
CONTINUED on Page TWo)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-04
James w. Gerard Says Anything May
Be Expected of U-Boats,

Kansas City, Mo-. June 4.-The
German submarine raid on American
coastwise shipping was to be expected
and 1t is not impossible to conceive
Of Germany bombing or setting fire
to New York
This was the statement of James w.
Gerard. former American ambassador
to Berlin, who stopped over in Kansas
City today en- route east
Bombing of New York or causing
millions of dollars damage thru fire
might be done any day" by the Ger
mans, Gerard said.
The Deutschland was sent to Amer
lea as a pathfinder, he said
Gerard did not believe Germany
would ever have a revolution.
We're still too prone to underesti-
mate Germany's power and military
efficiency" he said THE Germans are
mercilessly crafty when it comes to
fighting"