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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-03-06

matchmaking program up In Paine
county for this case ! have just told
about follows a case which happened
about three weeks or a month ago, IN
which a man living near Saltwater ap-
piled 10 me for a wife and had his order
Tiled Apparently the wife ! sent him
was good enough helpmate so that he
nlssed the word along and the bachelor
farmer felt encouraged 10 have the
state do Tor him what he had neglected,
10 do for himself 30 many years,
regard II M a legitimate and
proper function for a state free en-.
ploymenl office like this, 10 extend ~
service all il can and II the taxpayers
among the farmers, perhaps IN sec
llons where there l, not much socIa.
bllily or chance for the unmarried farm
er, TO get out and get acquainted, want
~ 20 he on the lookout for suitable
wives for them among the women who
come to this office for situations. | do
not 'ee why we should not try 10 ae-
compi'h this service n much a. the
service nj bringing the man who wants
Job and the man who wants 10 hUe
worker. together
There viii be nothing irregular about
This part NJ Our work and II man asks
this office 10 gct some woman 10 marty
him he has got 10 ne the kind oi a man
Who will stand an investigation OF
some years into his past This applies
for every woman also, IN this connee-
ton
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-03-06
VIENNA PEOPLE REJOICE
, OVER RUSSIAN PEACE

\ GENEVA, March S-When news
that the Russian peace treaty had
been signed, reached Vienna accord
sng TO dispatch from Bucharest, the
Nicnnese became delirious with 10Y.
The Russian ruble advanced five points
on the bourse.
The Viennese, Il Is added are de-
lighted more at the prospect Of OBJ
talring additional supplies Of food than
IN the concluding Of peace negotiations.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-03-06

then along the plaza to the Fortieth
street entrance The lady wa, due TO
go mp Fifth avenue instead Of down. 50
| think this way iherell be no chance
Of meeting her"
A moment later he looked down at me
as We walked sedaicly down Fifth ave
nue.
Don't look so frightened. little girl"
he said. hali-playiully, half-tcnderly
III you'd only give me a ghost Of a
chance Ia prove to YOU that I'm not the
awful cad you think me"
(CopyrighD
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-03-06
Supplies Wives Now in Add
ton to Furnishing Farm
Hands, and His Offerings
Meet With Approval.

The state oi Oklahoma will find
wives for wldowcr or bachelor farmer,
Of re'peclabiity who prove that they
can support a wife Similarly # wo.
nlcn who ,cafn 10 vet back on the land
are willing 10 cast in their lot with
some honest and capable farmer. the
state will find good husband, for
them This Is a new department OF
state effort and At the present time
there IS admittedly only ore office and
one official through whom TN, official
matchmaking can he conducted The
official i'l W Walden superintendent
ol the state free employment bureau
2lS Culberl'on building
Walden has To supply farm hand, for
hundreds oi farmer, living IN Okla
homa and his wife hunting work Z, in.
CIdcnial
"A farmer over in Paine county
wrote TO mr. he wanted a wife" said
Walden "lle said he wanted woman
about "a years old. 10 weigh about lj'
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-03-06

47-inch Chiffon VOiles, 7Sc 90 A
large collection of wanted col
orlngs to chose from
4S-inch French orgAndle, si - A
large assortment in this special
lot, embracing every fashion
able shade.
ColOred Soisette, J5c -- Excellent
quality Of this fine summer
fabric in wide variety Of col
orlngs.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-03-06
What Pretty Tub Dresses Women win Wear This
SeaSon-for Just See What
Delightful Wash Weaves Are Here
aLI,,,\

As fresh and pretty Spring flower garden and fully
orgs and styles entirely this
omorows display these moderate pcng
planning ones Spring and Summer
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-03-06

Seal the German pfopagandlsfs
mouth with War Savings Stamps.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-03-06
Bishop of London
Stakes His Wealth
to Help Win War

LONDON. March S-Beiofe the
close OF the second day OF the week $
war bond campaign, tanks which are
touring London and the provinces had
brought in nearly E2SOOOOOO. The
bishop Of London, speaking from the
top Of a tank today, declared he had
invested his last hundred pounds IN
bonds and that all hi, income wa'
gone lie said he was having his land
plowed up for allotments and his
houses had been turned into Red
Cross hospital,
The substantial men oi coming years
will be those who formed the saving
habit in their youth. Start with a
Thrift Stamp today
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-03-06

Silk Mixed Plaid VOiles, 7Sc 49,
Beautiful colorlngs; fine quail
ty and 20 inches wide
Silk Mixed ShIrtings, 6oc 10 o. 50
Three large groups to select
from at 69c, 81 and $50.
J2-inch Plaid Dress Ginghams,
40c yard-Thcy're very pretty
qualities and attractive color
combinations.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-03-06

J2-lnch Zephyr Ginghams, JSe -
Delightful colorings and com
binations are here. Finer
grades at 4oc and soc.
4o-inch Colored Batiste, CSC -
Splendid for the making of un-
dergarments,
Jo-inch Colored Wash Silks, SOC
Yard 49, An excellent material
for the making of undergar-
ments.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-28
Defence Society Lauds
Wood S Big Army Plan
America Will Back Up Call for
Five Million Men, 1t
Declares

The American Defence Society wrote
Major General Leonard Wood, yester-
day, congratulating him on his recent
uttcrances regarding the need Of an
army Of Americans at least 5000 900
strong, and pledging itself to do all
in its power to aid in bringing about
that which the general declared must
be accomplished. The letter char
acterized General Woods speech as a
clarion call of courage to the nation.
Your call for 100000 men," wrote
Mr.. Hurd. "has electrified Congress
and the nation. 1t appeals to every
patriotic and loyal American and they
vii! back You up
Since defeat CT compromise peace,
the equivalent Of defeat, is unthink-
able, the American nation must rouse
itself Tho draft machinery exists,
but more cantonmcnts and tent cities
must be- built; more ships constructed;
more luxury factories changed into
munition plants. IN a word, The nation
must adjust itself with all speed to
a new scale of participation in the
war if We expect to secure its preser-
vation.
"Your word of courage has aroused
the nation. The American Defence
Society wishes to cooperate to the ut
most extent of its ability"
New-York tribune., 1918-03-28
President Adds Daniels and
Baker TO "War Cabinet
New Advisory Body Is Completed BY Wilson, 1t Will Meet
Once Week; Has No Executive
Duties
By &. w. Gilbert

no effective and intelligent direction.
And measured by war cabinets as they
exist abroad and as they were con-
coivel BY the Senate Committee on
Military Affairs. the new body is hard
iy rnore Of a way cabinet than was the
now almost forgotten Council Of Ma
tional Defence.
The new body is plainly not an ex-
ocutivc body. 1t is a congress rather
than a cabinet 1t will talk rather
than act. 1t will advise rather than
plan and see that plans are carried
out. 1t will be a clearing house of
war ideas. 1t will provide a means for
telling the right hand what the left
hand is doing rather than a brain
and left hands simultaneously
Differences Between War Cabinets
The War Cabinet of Great Britain
sits every day, twelve hours a day. The
new War Cabinet Of the United States
viii sit once week for an hour or two
The War Cabinet of Great Britain
issues orders, and they are obeyed.
The War Cabinet of the United States
Will issue advice, which it, various
members will take or no- as they
choose.
The War Cabinet of Great Britain is
a corporate entity; its members, for
the most part, have no other duties and
no thoughts apart from its functions.
The War Cabinet Of lie United States
consists of busy administrators, who
think of themselves not primarily as
members of it, but as heads of depart
ments or administrations The War
Cabinet of the United States consists
of separate atoms. The War Cabinet
of Great Britain consists of atoms on
which chemical action has taken place,
making them a single substance.
Getting the various atoms into con-
tiguity to each other is a gain. II
there is not chemical compound there
is at least mechanical complex. There
have been many gains" 1T was a
gain" to get the Council of National
Defence. 1t was a gain" to get the
War Industries Board. 1t was gain"
to have the War Industries Boz rd rcor-
gani2ed. 1t was a gain" to have a
"functional reorganization" of the War
Department. Even so is a "War Cabi-
net" about the name of which you have
to write quotation marks gain
New-York tribune., 1918-03-28
Hog Island Yarai TO
Basild Ships on Time,
Expert Declares

WASHINGTON, March 81. Total
cost to the government for construct
ing the shipyard at Hog Island, Penn,
where 120 Fabricated steel ships are
to be built under the agency contract
plan, will be between S35O00,0OO and
$40, 900 000, the Senate Commerce Com
mittee was told to-day by John R.
Freeman, of Providence, Il. l., an ex-
pert naval architect brought here to
testify by the contractors. The origi-
nal estimate placed the cost at $21,-
000.00O
Only delay in the arrival of ma
terials, including steel, will prevent
the completion of the company's CON
tract On schedule time, Mi. Freeman
said. Construction work on thirty
ships, he added, should be under way
in a worry short time.
similar view was expressed by
Lieutenant Commander Stevenson Tay-
lor, of the Naval Reserve, who visited
the Hog Island plant. and who told
the committee he had no doubt that
the l20 fabricated ships can be com
pleted within the allotted twenty-five
months.
James French, chief surveyor for
Lloyd's register OF ships, told the
committee that fabrication is now be-
ing tried out in Great Britain. De-
lay in material is causing the Hog
island officials some concern, repre-
sentatives of the company told the
committee after the meeting Twelve
OF the thirty ways are now ready for
material which is being held up, it was
said, and the government is behind
about $4,000 tons in It's steel ordcrA
New-York tribune., 1918-03-28
Lumbernen Charge
u. S. With Unfairness
Wholesalers Assert Government
Has Not Cooperated With
Them

Charges that the government has
not dealt fairly with the lumber in
dustry will be the chief consideration
OF the National Wholesale Lumber
Dealers Association at their two-day
conference at the Waldorf Astoria. il
was intimatcd at the opening session
yesterday. attended by three hundred
delegates representing some Ave thou
sand firms.
Referring to dealings with the gov
crnmcnt, Maurice Z. Preisch. preside
of the association, he said:
owe believe the wholesale dealer
occupies a definite economic position.
Therefore, we should bc met in fair
and understanding spirit. That ve
have not pressed tho 49,.
clusion has been due solely to pa
triotic motives and the desire not to
cmbarass those in auU.,u..-
The work of the forestry "a or 81
the American cNpeditionarv lorcc i'm
France was described by W. X. Brown.
of Portland, Me. The corps, he said
is composed OF 10000 skilled lumber
men and 10000 helpers. They opera sc
fifty profitable saw mills.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-28

WASHINGTON, March 27.-The
President to-day completed his So
called war Cabinet" by adding the
Secretaries Of War and OF the Navy to
it. AS it met to- day this latest addi-
ton TO the galaxy OF advsory bodies
in Washington consisted oc Benedict
Crowell, for Mr. Baker: Mr. Daniels.
Mr.. Baruch, chairman OF the War IN
dustrics Board; Mr.. McAdoo, Director
General of Transportation; Mr.. Hur-
ley, chairman of the Shipping Board:
Mr. Hoover, Food Administrator; DR..
Garfield, Fuel Administrator, and
Vance Mccormick, chairman of the
War Trade Board. Minus the secrc
taries Of War and of the Navy, the
"War Cabinet" met last week Tor the
first time.
1t was announced to-day, on author
ity, that the new body would meet reg
ularly once a week to consult with the
President. inform him of the facts re-
garding the war activities OF the gov
ernment and generally Clay all the
cards on the table before him."
By adding the Secretaries of War
and of the Navy to the new cabinet
or conference, the President has at last
brought all the mon in charge Of the
important war activities of the nation
into one consultative body, meeting
regularly, if not very frequently for
directorate having the important
business of war making on its hands.
Division of Responsibility
Mr.. Daniels and Mr.. Baker have the
conduct of war under their author
ity. Mr.. Baruch and DR.. Garfield have
responsibility for the industrial adj
justment for war. Mr.. Hoover Is
charged with feeding the Allies. Mr..
McAdoo and Mr.. Hurley, and, in a
measure, Mr.. Mccormick, have the
grave task Of providing transportation
laid upon them.
The last title this new conference
will wear with official sanction is war
cabinet" The name is anathema. But
the new organization is the Presidents
response to the criticism that the war
activities of the nation are subject to
New-York tribune., 1918-03-28

and claim that it would only bring 10y
to the Kaiser"
The Utah Senator. contrasting Re
publican and Democratic partisanshin.
declared all Democrats directed their
efforts to party advancement. President
Wilson. he said, has frankly announced
himself the leader of his party.
"No man while occupying the White
House. the Utah Senator proceeded,
"has ever uttered structures against
his political opponents as severe as
President Wilson in his Indianapolis
speech"
By speeches, and actions in national
and local campaigns and by refusal
to accept proffered services Of "a
most capable man" OF the opposition
party. ne said. the President had
proven his partisanship.
Wilson'S Letter Cited
President Wilson's recent letter to
Mr.. Davies stating the McLemore
resolution was the "acid test" Of
sey Democrats were cited by Senator
Smoot as proof of the Pres dent's par
tlsan purposes.
The letter to Mr.. Davies, he said,
"discloses that not only is the Presi-
dent willing to use the prestige of his
high office for partisan purposes, but
that he was willing to cast aspersions
upon the loyalty of members of his
own party to accomplish the present
partisan task of electing a Democrat
to the Senate.
"Hc IS q most intense partisan. and
persists in that partisanship in time of
war, just as he did in time of peace; yet
he makes no pretence of being other
ri
dealing frankly with the American peo-
pie"
Referring to the "acid test" cited by
President Wilson on the McLemorc res
olution. Senator Smoot recalled that he
had appointed former Representative
Kent, of California, who voted for the
resolution, to the Tariff Board
"Ile has made the ISSUE said the
Utah Senator in conclusion. lie has
thrown down the gauntlet TO those
Americans who believe in superiority
of Republican principles and in great
CT ability of those men who constitute
the Republican party. 1t is an issue
Republicans have been willing either
to ignore or TO minimize. They can
now IN maintenance of their sclf-ro-
spect take no other course than that
of accepting the gage of battle. as the
President has drawn the battle lines.
We can only regret that our command
er in chief has not seen fit to abstain
from partisan activities and thereby
reciprocate the real -partisanship
so essential to his ultimate success"
The only reply to-day to Senator
Smoot came from Senator Myers, OF
Montana, Democrat. who deplored criti-
cism and investigation in the Senate of
the nations war activities. The Mon
tana Senator said that while spending
much time in criticism. the Senate has
failed to give attention to charges
against one of its own members which
have been pending for months
New-York tribune., 1918-03-28
Asks Power
To Issue Four Billions
Tells Conferrees Many of
Roads Are in Need of
". s. Aid

WASHINGTON, March 27.-Appear-
ing to-day before Senate and House
confcrrees considering the Administra
tion bill to establish a war finance cor
poration, Secretary McAdoo urged that
the corporation be given power to issue
$4,000 100000 in bonds, as provided in
the Senate BILL instead of only half
that sum, proposed in the House meas
ure.
Provision in both Senate and House
bills for voluntary system OF licens.
ing security issues during tho war was
disapproved by Secretary McAdoo, but
he was told that both bodies OF Con-
gress having rejected the original COM
pulso,y plan. the conferrces were
powerless to consider any change.
The Secretary emphasized the need
for more capital than $4,000, 100000 in
bonds and S500,000.000 capital stock
given under the House bill.
In this connection the much dis
New-York tribune., 1918-03-28

sands OF planes being rushed out. but
that hundreds had already been snippec
10 France
Lieutenant Colonel +. Lester Jones,
of the supply division Of the signal
corps. put on the stand early thls
afternoon had admitted or the con.
trary that only training plane h. d
been started for France. He did not
know whether it was N an Atlantic
port, was on the water, or had reached
France.
Whereupon the committee reached
out tor the information bureau.
Explains Captions
I.aurance Rubcl, in charge OF the
pictorial section, was grilled about the
captions on the pictures. One of them
said, in describing a picture of a fac
k-ory room in which were q lot of air
plane bodies:
"Aeroplane bodies ready for ship
ment over there These aeropane
bodies the acme of engineering art,
are ready for shipment TO France
Though hundreds have already been
shipped our factories have reached
quantity production, and thousands
upon thousands viii soon follow
This is a perfect instance" broke
in Senator Wadsworth, as this was
being read, "of the propaganda of some
officials of the government to deliber-
ately deceive the American people as
to the real state of affairs. 1t must
cease
"Wnat was your information as to
this >" inquired Chairman Chamb bcr-
lain.
Rubel said he had heard that these
pictures were in the Office Of Colonel
l.,
had gone to see Colonel Deeds, gotten
them iuitalcd as 90 X" TOR publica-
tion by Colonel Deeds. He had done
this, he said. because from previous
experience he knew the censor of the
Signal Corps, Lieutenant BUrkhart,
would net approve the publication of
the pictures.
The Senator's manifested great inter
est in this avoidance Of the official cen
sor by Mr.. Rubel, but were finally sat
sfied that the superior officer, Colonel
Deeds. had the right to approve the
pictures.
Passed Through More Hands
Then the pictures were taken in
hand by an employe of the Committee &c
on Public information under Mr. Ru-
bel, whose name was given as Morris
Strunsky, Russian, who had lived in
New York prior to coming to Washing
ton. Strunsky wrote the captions to
the pictures which caused all the
trouble, Rubel said, and mailed the
captions out without submitting them
to him. Later Rubcl saw the language
used, he said, and asked Strunsky
about it.
Il did not tell him that hundreds of
airplanes had been shipped to France
said Rubel. When [ saw what he had
said, | asked him his authority for this
and he told me he took it from a state
ment made by Secretary Baker of the
War Department, himself, in which Mr.
Baker said that $500 arplanes or parts
had been shipped to France
Then came Senator McKellar's con-
tribution to the hearing and the fol
lowing comment from Senator Thomas
of Colorado, Domocrat:
Evidently we are not getting air
planes, but plain air."
New-York tribune., 1918-03-28
1873 Ships Launched
By Shipping Board
Since War BEGAN

WASHINGTON, .larch 27.-Exact
figures on the progress OF shipbuilding
IN the United States were made public
tonight by the Shipping Board, as a
result of debate in the Senate, during
winch officials said statements had
been made based on inaccurate infor-
nation.
Since the Shipping Board began its
work, lSS vessels have been launched,
Of which lQ3 have been completed and
put into service. The launchings were
divided between 1G5 rcouisitioned vss-
sells and twenry rythrcc which were built
on contract for the Shipping Board in
yards that were constructed for the
purpose or which had only just been
put into operation. Eleven Of the
launchlngs were wood, all the remain
der being steel.
Twelve contract steel vessels have
been launched and three of them com
p.cted. Three Of $500 tons were
launched at Los Angeles, two Of 900
tons at Oakland, four of $500 tons at
Seattle, one of LOO tons at San Fran
CISCO, and two of $500 tons at n Gleat
Lakes port
1t was pointed out that when
the shipbuilding appropriation became
available last June all The ways in the
United States were filled with ships
building Tor private or foreign account.
ihese were taken over under ntcrna-
tional law. In order to put into effect
the building programme initiated by
the Shipping Board through its Emer-
gency Fleet Corporation, new yards
had to be created, the construction of
Il yard taking as long or longer in the
selection of site and construction
work than the building of. a ship. With
the exception of the four hips launched
at Seattle, all the steel contract launch
lngs and all the wood ship launchings
have been from yards which we're
bu'it from the ground up. Work on
rcquislt'oned ships has proceeded. and
these ways Will be flied with contract
ships as soon as the others take the
water
Quantity production, will win the
war;, Chairman Hurley said TODAY.
and that is what we are getting"
Launchlngs were said to be coming
along faster on the Pacific Coast than
IN tbs Enet bseauae of more favorublv
weather conditions.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-28
OnlyOne Aero
Sent by u. S.
To the Front
Senator Wadsworth Asserts
Baker Made Untrue
Statement
He Said First PLANES
Were onWay to France
Creel Bureau Executive IN
der Fire for Misleading
Photo Caption
E.Staf COrrespondence

WASHlNGTON, March 2T.-The SEN
ate Military Affairs Committee heard
a witness admit to-day that s0 FAR only
enc airplane. and that training plane
had been s'ar.e,. to. France. ana tncn
contrasted with this admisslou q state
nient made by Secretary Baker Just be-
fore he started for France. As read
by Senator Mcclellan, part of this state
ment said:
"Thc first American built battle
planes are to-day en- route to the front
in France. This first shipment, though
in itself not large. marks the final
overcoming OF many difficulties met in
building up this new and intricate in
dustry.'
Senator Wadsworth then pointed out
that in view of the testimony which
had just been heard the statement of
Secretary Baker was itself untrue, al
though it had been greatly exaggerated
by the Creel Committee on Public In
formation, representative OF which
had frankly stated that pictures had
been sent out with "tiamboyant and
misleading captions"
Get After Creel Bureau
To-day was the first time that any
Congressional committee has gotten a
chance to interrogate any member OF
the Creel bureau. Following the testi-
mony by Major General Leonard Wood
that not single American plane pro
tects the American trenches. and fol-
lowing the vigorous attacks made on
the war making machinery of the gov
ernment. it was discovered early to-
day by Senator Wadsworth that photo
graphs had been sent out for release
By the Committee on lnforamtion
which would have given the public the
imnression that not only We're thou