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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-03-27
sSaue the Waste and Win the War
STOP PUssY.FooTING.

"A MERIChS fighting spirit being aroused here and 1t
"a s time The sowed purpose Of the county council of
defense 10 stop pussyfootng and pink tea method, will
meet with the approval OF patriotic citizens There
plsce In this city for those who aren't willing to help in the
sse great enterprise which really matters Claeker slack
en- drones and shirkers entitled to absolutely
sideratou and leneney toward their kind does not reform
bt merely encourages them in their work Of obstruction
Ths time Is coming when our full resources Of and
oeey and service will be needed to win this war and
those whose sehnes, stands in the way Of ultimate
cess should be forced into line or out of the way
Real patriotism needed now the kind which is willing
10 rive something more than three cheers for the Red
White and Blue the kind which deems no needed sacrifice
TOO great to make willingly for this country and It's allies
What our British ally has done for and is doing should
be sufficient to place all loyal Americans in Bans debt
tcr the long duration Of this and after matter how
many years shall pass before victory The county
eoBc Of defense right in landing those who prey
s6ldie, any such In city for there is ingratude
q se mesnest sort II will be equally right in exposing
hote who shirk their thrift stamp purchases or fail to
vsst In Liberty bonds they should who hesitate in any
d tAs duties which rest upon the civil population
Our government Is bending every effort to win the war
bsf representative government be stronger than
he people represents Most Of those here arc loyal
y y startled into action There IS no excuse why th,
osany should be behind in It's thrift stamp quota no reason
bse negligence, and that msy excuse And the sam,
rue applies to ali war work We must do our share ant
tAAt wont be difficult Il all will help
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-03-27
Eat Less Wheat
GERMANY IS PAYING.

EERMANYS war lords are not counting the cost as the,
~ hurl division after division into that shamble, along
the western front Men and still thrown into
the fray without regard to casualties " only shall e.
through to forward the German front and add another medal
to Won Hndenburgs expansive breast One hundred thou
sand men day IL the estimate Of German losses but still
more troops hurried to the abbatof In solid lorna
tons they press forward with only the density OF numbers
to save few from slaughter
But while Germany doesn't count III, cost the price Of
the advance is being paid greater price than any army
paid before Ultimately IN, drive must cease and II
has already ,laeken.d at several points And when that
time shall come Germany will find time to figure the cost
Nor will the calculation be left entirely to the high com
mand The kaiser and his aides sought to prepare the
people for the Of butchery by dwelling their peace
efforts and painting the grim necessity Of going through
TO glorious victory
But when the net results Of the offensive, a narrow
strip Of war.on desert and half million or more killed
and wounded are announced il /, going to seem rather
hollow victory to those whose knsmen paid the price The
Hun mind long subseient to an imperial master does
not think free think and hence there !, little keli.
hood Of internal dssensionS Of consequence but there will
be again a weakened morale In Germany a dissatisfied
people who will grumblo in private though they dare
show their resentment to their autoeratie rulers.
Meanwhile the spirit Of the British who have so gal
lanty borne the brunt Of this battle remains superb They
know why they retiring that il is better to fall back
killing Huns they CO. than to pay too large price to
hold their forward positions And unlike the Of Teu-
tons, those Briions know what they fighting for they
know il is for cause for people for their country and
not for imperial master. That knowledge makes dif
ference which must tell in time II those home stand firm
Others win battles, but Britain win, wars.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-03-27
THE THIRD LIBERTY LOAN.

"A INVOLVEMENT Of details Of the third Liberty loan
- which Is to be SOOOOOOO and all subscriptions
sesms to settle points in the matter of financing the
war In the first place expenses haven't been large
sxpected rather unprecedented in government
dshursements For that the third loan is set at
lower figure than expected As the country pre-
rsd for larger credit it should be easy to meet the
minimum quota and considerable surplus probably will be
su6serbed Making the bonds convertible means,
n p probability. that the limit in interest has been
reached II is high enough and this is good investment
inside from the patriotic purpose it Let Oklahoma
M Only f il, quota of SOOO0O or thereabou but 20
vsr that figure The money here and the govern,
nsnt should have il needed No other investment will
smoun 10 much should fail to give to this one every
dollar needed This Is war and those who can't fight
with bullets must fight with dollars The time Of subscrb
Ing the loan is near. Be prepared
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-03-27
NOT A VICIOUS CITY.

TILE RECORD OF vice raids under the ordinance re-
veas that the primrose path |, not crowded thorough
fare in this city, Fifteen arrests as result of the first
nights activities under the new regulation is fairly con-
elusive evidence that this is Sodom Gomorrah And
this confirms belief among those who Judge from
outside appearance That belief Is that this is cleaner
city in moral way than most cities Of similar size, and
that the task Of making it the ceanes city in America
should not be Hercuean in its proportions Such offenders
here should be punished corrected of course, but
there qualification that the number is larger Mean
while may thank the army officers for starting
thing although does look they unduly worried
at least so far as Oklahoma CITY is concerned
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-03-27
IGpp1itlH
Hh13ff1eS/l
Hazf Mason
THE WEARY WORLD.
mason

THE war is breaking the world and
making It slcker than an owl the
farthest nations are short OF ra-
tlons, and putting up a howl I've Just
been readin' how poor old Sweden is
one big Snar and klnk; the kaSer's
war way has busted Norway, and Den
marks on the blink. No land so hum
bic, It does not grumble, no oountrys
so remote it isn't reeliHs and madly
feeling that it will lose its goat. In
every dwelling some gent is yelling
that wars a trightful frost; in noun
tain cottage the peasants pottage costs
twice what once 1t cost. The lone S>A
anzas. as we'll as Kansas have felt the
deadly chill; in Chinese Canton they
get slant on vastly bigger bill The
shepherd lonely whose task is only to
guard his woody bunch, feels Wilhelm
hitting when down he's sitting to eat
his frugal lunch. The arctic hunter.
whose spear is blunter than any spear
should be, thinks war costs trying when
he goes buying a brand new snicker-
Snee. There is no tavern, no hole or
cavern no Jungle dense and dark, no
river dismal, no gulf abysmal, where
wars not left its mark
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-03-27

many a man who is getting bald values
what he has on his dome at so per hair
Another thing We know is that a girl
never sits with her legs crossed so you
can see a knee-high cxpanSe OF stocking
unless she has those kind Of legs.
One reason why we are fond Of the
Heathens is because the Heathens
never quarrel over religion.
And once in a while you meet the
kind of man who will knock off work
and sit down and lecture you on the
evils of laziness for two solid hours.
This is a great country in which a
lot of men believe that Liberty gives
them the right to do as they please and
the right to make their neighbors do as
they want them to do.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-03-27

hard for man to believe in the theory
OF transmigration of souls
You think that the biggest fool in the
world is the Other Fellow And that is
Just what the Other Fellow is thinking
of you.
You may not believe II But the sur
est way to please nobody is to try to
please everybody
Once in a while you run into a man
who doesn't suffer from the pangs OF
remorse because his conscience has lost
its voice from ovcrwork,
Love is a wonderful thing It is re
sponsible for most Of the happiness and
a lot of the unhappiness in the world.
Human hair is worth $40 a pound. But
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-03-27

Luke McLuke Says.
Being an intelligent man you have
often noticed that the delay is always
on the other end of the line,
Always he punctual when you make an
engagement 1t will give you hall
hour Of leisure while you are waiting
for the other fellow to show up.
Once in a while married woman is
worked to death. Once in a while a
married man is talked to death
We hate TO revise a saw that has
stood the test of many centuries. But
the truth OF the matter is that love OF
other peoples money is the root of most
evil
Thcre are so MANY nice dogs that II Is
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-03-27
In the Days News

Maj. Gen Adolphus w. Greely u.
S. A, retired who today enters upon
his 18th year, had the distinction OF be-
ing the first man who entered the civil
war as a private soldier to be promoted
to the rank OF brigadier general. Gem
cral Greey made a brilliant military
record, including many years Of serv-
ice as chief Of the signal corps, but II
was his Arctic explorations that
brought him the most fame. 1t was in
1901 that he sailed northward in COM
mand Of a polar expedition His party
contained twenty-five members, OF
whom only seven came back. The re-
lief expeditions failed to find the Greedy
party, and when finally rescued by a
third expedition, sent under command
of Winfield S. Schley, the survivors OF
the party were nearly orazed with
hunger,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-03-27
The Oldaai InkA

Greensboro (Ga) Herald -Journal)
The Joe Miller contest conducted by
Luke McLuke is looking for the oldest
Joke. Without a doubt the oldest Joke
in America was the first marriage which
was performed at jamestown soon after
the American colonies arrived.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-03-27
Polieel

Weary Will-"All asst her was fer
hunk Of bread and butter, some meat.
some coffee, some clothes and a place TO
sleep, and she slammed the door in me
face"
Frowsy Fred-"No wonder II served
you right You should not put all your
beggs in one ask it"-P. 5.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-03-27
Paw Knows EY.rYthlnH

Willie-Paw, what /, a gushing let
tef'
Paw-One that is written with a cheap
fountain pen, my son
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-03-27

why DO men drink Ia asked OF me
The reasons very plain 10 see;
One drinks because hs feels 10 glad,
one drinks because he feels 10 bad.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-03-27

The baby swallowed his rubber hail.
The mother called for Dr Rayby
lie said. II cannot help at all
There'u always be bawl In baby"
Billy Wood.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-03-27
The OptimIst.

A bald headed sinner IL old Adam Way
AH cheerful fellow ~ ever ! met.
He'll rub his bare dome and holl laugh
ingly say.
Just think of the halrcuts don't have
20 ret"
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-03-27

Lines Worth Remembering.
When YOU are aspiring to the highest
place, it is honorable to reach the see
ond or even linger in the third rank.
Cicero.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-03-27
m can Brutel

Don't you believe that Il Is unlucky
10 postpone wedding dayf" asked
Miss Oldgirl.
mot Il you keep on doing H."
gfovled Mr.. Oldbach.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-03-27

A Carver, Of Delphos, Ohio guaran-
tees TO cure cancer without using the
knife.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-03-27

Perhaps Won Hindenburg figures being shot into
rsfis with that long distance A warm re
caption awaits him.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-03-27

New York senator has introduced bill in the state
assembly requiring that all cats running at large must
hsil The idea Of course is to the birds most
iaudabie purpose Still might be cheaper kill the cats
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-03-27

Hull
A mug whose clothes were In tatters,
Ono day a-begglng went.
lie mooched guy for nickel
with which 10 pay his rent.
The guy looked the poor mug over.
And his hand In his pocket went:
And when II came out with n nickel
A thrill through the mug II sent.
A the guy held on to tho nickel
The mugs fingers began TO twltchi
But the guy held on to the nickel.
There seemed TO he Homo kind ~ hitch
"My friend" said the guy TO the poor
man,
"The warmth of my heart IN not lar
But what good will nickel do you
Without penny to pay the war tax
y. W. g.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-03-27

Tho hhbY HWaIIOWed HIIVer doIIhT,
Tho mother called on Dr. Rents.
lie worked the Kid from toes 10 collar
But all he found was thirty cents
j. H. W, Oklahoma City
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-03-27

Members Of the Carnegie library
board will meet tonight in the library
building On April !, the board viii
award the contract for the erection Of
the $4,000 addition 10 the building.
The women's club Of McAlester have
started a movement 10 Organize .
branch Of the humane society there.
Flagrant abuse Of horses by some men
Of the city is the incentive.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-03-27
Old SORES
d1zNe.0s'nape' s'
rom M Hnes :
Twenty Years Ago.

lNtnty iehit hkos
WASHINGTON March 2s-By d.
rection Of President Mckinley, Seere-
tary Long has within twenty-iour hours.
spent something more than 100000 in
the purchase Of twelve speedy yachts.
and seagoing tugs, which will be At
once converted into torpedo boat des-
troyen and picke, boats
Work was commenced yesterday re-
moving dirt from the lot where the
Stewart & Dawson building Is to bs
built.
A gentleman was in the city yesterday
looking mp the prospects tor establish-
ing coffin and casket factory. He
thinks strongly Of locating here.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-03-27
LrkeMLh1le
His SCO1t1ff111
Goshl
ODWTCW NH

These microbes save poor Smith a NJ
To dodge them he was taught,
Ana he Won't read book N II
Contains a germ Of thought
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-03-27

You can c. A. J. Walker at 500 John.
ston Building, Cincinnati.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-03-27
Aha |
HUH

He /, discovered Ma Smith lives in
Oakland Cal.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-03-27
Fifteen Years Ago.

The mud is rapidly drying on West
Main street and # the weather continues
fair for a few days longer the work
OF paving that street from Harvey vests
ward to the Frisco tracks will cons
mence in few days
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-03-27

A small arc light over the billiard
table in the Chamber Of Commerce as
sembly hall Is greatly appreciated by de-
yotees OF the cue.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-03-27
Hicks.

HICKS.
He's dead and gone, tho foolish Hick--
| speak Of lgnaE Yule,
He stood behind and with a stick
Woke up sleepy mule
Luke McLuka
Another Hlck got badly shocked,
His name was Hiram Mithit.
His empty gun went of half cooked,
And half hts arm went with IT,
y. n. W. Oklahoma City
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-03-27

The five new cars for the hetropon.
tan railway will reach the city April
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-03-27
Rose Budd lives in Cincinnati.

Our Daily Special.
The Last Person a Man Learns To
Know Is Himself
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-11-09
WEATHER man
IS BITTER FOE
Of NAVY BOYS

Mr. Mcrciicas Elements has
stepped smartiy to tho From, and
blown shrin bias, ON his buglc.
and the "gobs" at the naval train.
Ing camp respond-
on ship and on shore. they are
routed out Of bed" at unholy hours
The bitter blast tears up their
tents BY the roots. and bites to the
marrow. The old salts endure 4,
with fortitude. but the recruits pro.
test with all the strength OF their
souls.
!, was about 400 n m. on n recent
day that the first ahricking. snort.
Ing sailors were dumped out on the
deck. imprisoned on all sides b.
canvas. poles. seabaEs. shoes. ditty
boxes and other appurtcnanccs Of a
tented home in the navy. Some
wriggled out from the wrcckage into
the cold. biting ozone clad In their
lingerie" while the icy fingers OF
winter pierced thru the thin cover.
ings on their shapciy forms Others,
Of the more salty variety, whose
alteration for sleep couldn't be pune
turcd b. such trifling thing as a
"shipwreck. snored on slightly dis
turbed. but not dishoartcned.
For those who utter AS / lay me
down to sleep. l pray that my tent
viii keep" had better test the firm
ness OF their pegs holding the tent
lines and draw the lines taut The
tents win remain intact II they arc
properly taken care OF. DO little
inspecting Of your own.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-11-09
BALKAN STATES
WILL CONSIDER
LAND CONFLICTS

WASHINGTON. Nov. o.--Balkan-
Slav Central European nationaiities
are planning to assemble In Paris
shortly to delve into conflicting terri.
torial nationalistlo claims in Central
and Southeastern Europe.
The admitted purpose is to give
these recently cnchaincd peoples an
opportunity to iron out minor differ.
neces in aspirations. to prepare to CO.
ordinate n workable program for the
great peace conference.
Chief among the issues are:
Conflicting claims OF the .Jugo.
Slavs and Italians in Tstria and the
Adriatic.
Alleged trlckery OF Hungary. act
ing as tool OF Vienna. to lure Bos.
mia and Croatia into an alliance.
Disputed Hellenic aspirations In Al.
bania. Molding OF Serbian Jugo- Slay
program.
Fear Hungary Trick
Fear OF duplicity on the part OF
Hungary in her dealings with the
Jugo-Slavs has been expressed by
Italian diplomats. as well ns by
Czecho Slovak and Balkan represen-
tatives here.
1t Is the diplomatic opinion that
the Serbian problem viii require de.
tailed attention. Sentiment seems to
have crystalllzed on strong Jugo.
Slav state, TO embrace all OF Serbia,
Bosnia, Croatia and Montenegro.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-11-09
HUN ARMISTICE
HEAD, He SAYS,
|. IS CONSPIRAT0R

NEW YORK. Nov. s--Aitho Ger
many IL loudly proclaiminE her de
fnoctntlzation" she has placed her
arrnlntlce delegation in the hands Of
an arch conHpirator. declares Dep
uty State Attorney General Alfred
l. Becker. who Ftys that Or. Mates
Erzbergcr. the head OF the white
flag party that has been sent TO
confer with Marshal Foch. belongs
20 the same old gang that tried to
put over German dsfeatiet propa'
ganda In Italy and France"
Becker states that IN his inveHi'
cations for tho French government
he discovered that Erzbergcr was in
Rome prior 90 Italy's entrance into
the war. plotting against the allies,
and that in November. 1918. he was
In Switzerland. arranging TO brlhe
Abhas iiilmi. former khedivc OF
Egypt. Bolo pasha. the French
traitor. and Filippo Cayaillnie. now
imprisoned IN Italy
T.rzbcrgcr also tried TO buy the
Paris Journal. Senator Humbcrts
paper. says Becker.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-11-09
PRIVATE HOME
IS UNDER BAN
OF FUEL DEPT.

All fuel dealers In Seattle have
been notified by the fuel admins
tration not to deliver coal 60 a pri.
vate residence nj 100 T.. Alder st.
owned BY Mrs. A. !. Wise.
This IS the first case Of a fuel
ban being placed on n private dwell
Ing BY the administration. Tho
order issued by Winiock w. Miller.
federal fuel administrator for wash.
ington. Saturday. declares that Mrs
Wise refused 10 purchase the coal
supply of n tenant who was forced
TO move. This made for the un-
necessary handling OF fuel and a
waste Of man-power. IN contradic.
ton with recent proclamation Is
sued by the department.
Deputy Administrator George
Dalton sald Saturday that the fuel
office has prevented the unneces.
sary handling OF hundreds Of tons
OF coal with consequent saving
In man.power. as the result Of the
order prohibiting "A landlord cvict.
ing n tenant after he has purchased
his winter coal. unless the landlord
agrees to purchase the stock.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-11-09
MAYOR ISSUES
STATEMENT ON
CAR CO. DEBTS

Moro than $1,000 900 In bonds
and mortgages against the Puget
Sound properties of tbs traction
company are temporarily holding
up the city ear line purchase.
One.hnlf OF this sum nRnlnat
the railway and the remainder
against the other lntereHa Of the
company. including the power plant
at snoaualmie. All Of the ;27 900.
900. however. operates al "a lien
against the seattle railroad prop
erty.
II Ia tho city'B purpose 10 pur'
chase the traction companys lines
for si5 10000 free from debt.
The traction company sod bonds
last year amounting TO siSJOo,o0
These bonds have three years %
run. at per cent interest They
operate also as lien against the
Seattle property
Conferences bctweep he city Of
flcinin and the traction company
have been held in order 20 smooth
out this phase OF the deal. for no
further steps can be taken until the
debt Of the traction company In dis.
posed OF In n manner insuring the
city against the possibility OF taking
over the traction debt
The mayors abatement follows.
'''rhe traction company offlcialsand
the city are cooperating IN an r.
fort 20 adjust the obligations now
against the company's property in
order that the city can turn over 10
the company the $4,000 900 worth
Of per cent bonds.
I'VE all realize this viii be diff
cult, but IL II not Impossible. There
are certain obligations against the
property which fan due az different
dates. extending over a period Of
90 years. These bonds are scattered
over the whole country II would
be- a physical nv well as "A financial
impossibllity 90 gather these bonds
all up In a week and pay them off.
IL may be necessary for the city 90
enter into an escrow agreement mu.
tuaIly agreeable. and thus give the
company time 10 adjust It's affairs
and. at The same time. protect the
city
There need be no alarm on the
part az amy citizen that the inter.
esta Of Seattle will not be protected
In every way"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-11-09
BARUSk LAYS PLANS
TO BRING INDUSTRY
TO PEACE FOOTING

WASHINGTON. Nov Chair.
man Haruch. OF the war industries
board. Is preparing to gear American
Industries back 10 "A peace footing a.
soon as assurance IL received that
hostiiltics are declared az an end
lie says the same agencies that
converted industries from a peae. to
"A war footing win. with equal fncili.
y, place them back where they
were. increased In size. efficiency
and strength.
lie has given all manufacturer ~
war materials the assurance that
they viii IL protected against loss II
contracts are cancelled. The prlori
ties division Of the board will recast
its list OF industries 10 which steel
and other war materials viii h. al
lottcd