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Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1918-05-31
GETTING lOAFERS At NcALES.
TER ~ BCNCHES

Seriff Thad Coon OF Pittsburg
county put the work. war. or Jail slo-
gan into effect at McAlestcr Satur-
day. by making the rounds of all tn"
pool halls, where he arrested every
idler regardless Nearly all the
men were eager to work yhen faced
with Incarceration
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1918-05-31
LIBERTY LOAN PURCHASES

II is estimated that the Americans
OF foreign birth or extraction pur-
chased $3.50. 900 of the Third
Liberty Loan: the number Of such
bond buyers l. estimated at 1000
600.
\ consular telegram from Shang-
hal. China, states that the subScrip-
tions to the Liberty Loan in Shang-
hal amounted to over $500 900.
The American embassy in Mcxi-
co City states that the subscriptions
in that city are more than SEAS. 900
more than double the quota set fol
IA" Americans living there.
The Shah of Persia purchased {
$l0o.0o Liberty Bond.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1918-05-31

ll0 Acres 20 acres III ouitiea.
tion: balance pasture; creek butit@g-
land: one Groom frame house, tcrL',
water; good barns; orchard; c,eet
water in pasture; "a mile truiu : x
q Highway; rents for l9lA e. u
purchaser.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1918-05-31

40 Acres 40 in cultivaticE !.
acres meadow; balance pasture: cu,.
i-r9om house. fair barns; Pl.ntx'
water; dark srrdv loan; rents 10"
1917 80 to purchaser
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1918-05-31

Farmers. do not walt until the
last momen, to place your orders for
machinery. for then it may be too
late You should place your order
early for Hap Presses. Cane Mills,
Peanut Diggers. Threshers. Farm
Engines. Feed Cutters. Feed Mills.
Griat Mills. SilOs. SilO Filters. wood
Saws, Shingie Mills, Corn shelters,
Corn Iuskers. Peanut Planters. etc.
Williams Mfg Co. Texarkana. Ark.
2OWa4
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1918-05-31
Whenever You Need Q Oeneral Tonic
Take Groves.

The Old Standard Groves TasteixE
chill, Tonic is equally valuable ss-
General Tonic because it contains the
we'll known tonic properties Of fQUININE
and IRON. 1t acts on the Liver, Dsives.
out Malaria. Enriches the Blood Ga1J
Builds up the Whole System. 80 cents.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1918-05-31
SNAP

80 Acres in cultivation, 4s fsi'
grass: prairie land; lays good, "a.
miles from D'H'ant; dark saruds'
loau,; rents for 1918 go to purcttas-'
or
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1918-05-31

100 Acres li0 in cultivation, -
pasture; BI.Atk LAND; one E-rau,
house: good hrr:; plenty waite, ~
Gated on Twelve Mile Prairie; ! ui!,:
from small town, and from e'..sa
r. i, town: D., mile from Il. 4 e.
Highway: hest lI.ACK LAND FLA IA
IN the Twelve Mile Prairie; pnt-
for lH1S to 20 TO purchaser.
e1,.s.xl:St ...,,: .....sA, .
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-07-03
ship LAUNCHING
INSPIRATION TO
men IN FRANCE
Launching Of Ships on July 4
Called Defiant Answer to
Enemy" by Pershing.

WASHINGTON, July 3--No more
defiant answer could be given to the
enemy's challenge, said cablegram
received today from General Perish
lng.in reply to one sent by Chairman
Hurley, Of the Shipping Board, inform
Ing the American fighting men in
France that the shipbuilders at home
would launch 100 merchant ships July
L.
1.-THE launching Of 100 ships on the
Fourth OF July Is the most inspiring
news there has come to u.s." General
Pershing said. "All ranks of the army
in France send their congratulations
tic brothers in the shipyards at home.
en- to the enemy's challenge.
with such backing we cannot fail
to win. All hail American shipbuild-
ers!"
Chairman Hurleys message to the
army said:
mot by delaying single ship, but
by speeding to the utmost, the Ameri.
can shipyards will LAUGH nearly 100
ships on July 4. On this one day,
celebrating the nations independence
and backing up boys in the trenches,
the men in the shipyards will launch
100000 lightweight tons, as much as
was launched in six months last year
"Your inspiring leadership OF the
American army in France has thrilled
the shipyard workers, and If the time
comes when you need even the ship
yard men over there, they will go to
the last man. We want you and the
boys in the trenches to know that the
men in the yards are going the limit
to provide, in record-breaking time,
the ships that will carry more men.
food and munitions to the intrepid
American expeditionary forces"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-07-03
THRESHING RULES
ISSUED BY GILBERT

The following rules and regulations
for threshermen and farmers were is
sued Wednesday by Harry Gilbert. J.
C. Kline and William Campbell, feder-
al committee for Wayne county:
To the Thresher Owner.
/. Avoid threshing when grain is
tough.
2. Keep separator cylinders up to
speed and in adjustment of blowers.
3. Adjust teeth properly and avoid
dullness.
4. Cooperate with the farmers in
preventing waste at the measure.
5. Insist that pitchers feed the bun
dies into the cylinders at uniform
rate and heads first.
To the Farmer.
/. Be ready when the thresher ar
rives.
2. See that your men feed the ma
chine at a uniform rate.
3. Prevent careless scoopins Of
grain and bad order Of wagon boxes.
4. See that the pitchers clean up
properly where the shocks have stood
s. Assist the threshermen In saving
wheat by providing for a clean place
for him to set his separators.
6. Canvasses spread under the mea-
sure will assist in cleaning up. when
the crop is threshed.
7. Have coal and good sacks ready
when the machine arrives.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-07-03

weigh 9,o62,50O.000 pounds, or 4.531.-
$50 tons. and to move this vast tonnage
would require more than 90 trains, of
100 side coor Pullmans" of so tons
each, to each train. Made into one
train these cars would measure over
So miles In length.
Transferring the load to U. S.
Army trucks would be an enormous
job. 1t would take 906.25O OF the s.
ton motors, fully loaded, to move the
bullion, and 2,718,750 men, or practic-
ally the entire strength Of the Ameri-
can army, would be required to load 1t
on the trucks. This is at the rate OF
three men to truck, each man hand
ling 1888 pounds.
With this amount Of silver a paved
road 1918 miles long and 80 feet wide
throughout its entire distance could
be constructed, the silver being laid
six inches thick.
at would make a bar of silver IL
inches square and 1885 miles in
length, or so miles farther than from
Portland to Spokane and about as far
as from New York to Buffalo by way
Of Albany.
Converting the silver into gold we
would have 565,673 cubic feet, weigh
ing 539,434,52 pounds, or 269.717 tons,
the transportation Of which would re-
quire more than 81 Of the new wooden
ships now being built on the Pacific
Coast, each ship being capable of car.
rying 4,40O tons. For shipping it
would take 1000 men. loading one ton
each per day, 2697 days to load the
gold, and a train of 1894 cars, loaded
with so tons each and extending for
40 miles, would be required to move
the gold by rail.
1t would take two millions men
working every day in the year for So
years at the rate of $3.50 per day to
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-07-03
West Manchester, Ohio

Mr.. and Mrs. Verto McGriff were In
Trone visited DR. and Mrs. o. P. VOL
verton at Grenville Tuesday. Several
from this place attended the dedica-
ton services Sunday evening at Cas-
tine, Ohio. The flag contained sixteen
stars, and was dedicated to the boys
who were called from that place and
vicinity. :. Miss Flora Bowman of
New Madison attended the Childrens
Day exercises Sunday evening at the
Christian church. Mr.. and Mrs
Charles Troutwine and family and Mr..
and Mrs. George Troutwine and
daughter, Ruth Alma, were in Rich
mond Tuesday.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-07-03
MONEY USED FOR
WAR WOULD pave
30-M|LE ROAD
Richmond Soldier Gives Fig
ures Showing Size of War
Cost to u. S.

The magnitude of the cost Of the
war to the Allies is computed in an
article written by Private R. P. Ken
worthy Of the Signal Corps. and which
appears in current issue of the
Loyal Legion Of Loggers and Lumber
men," Kenworthy's home is in Rich
mond
The article follows:
1t is an easy thing to say that the
estimated amount of money and credit
consumed by all the countries in the
world war up to March, 1918, is $145,-
0,000,000; that Great Britain and
Germany have spent 80 billions each,
Russia 27A billions, France 25 bill,
lions, Austria Hungary and the United
States 12A billions each, and Italy tx
billions but HON many of US have any
conception of the amount of cash this
really represents?
Reducing 145 millions of silver dol
lars to other dimensions, 1t would
take 16,4SS, 060 cubic feet Of the metal
to meet the expenditure. This would
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-07-03
R0TARIANS TO SING
PATRIOTIC SONGS
AT CLUB MEETINGS

Rotarians will sing patriotic songs
at each meeting in the future, accord
ing to decision reached by the or
ganization at the Tuesday luncheon
held at the Arlington hotel.
Leaflets will be printed containing
patriotic songs and will be ready for
use by next luncheon. The Rotary
club will be represented in the Fourth
of July parade by float, it was de-
cded, and will have a tent at chau-
tauuua grounds next month.
Charles M. jenkins, optometrist,
gave an illustrated lecture at the
luncheon on Diseases Of the Eyes"
j. w. Irwin of Indianapolis, ]. Henry
Bode, chairman OF Fourth of July cele-
bration committee, Rev. E. H. Strana-
han of Oklahoma. and DR. G. e. Hagle
of Elizabeth, Ill.,, were guests OF
honor.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-07-03

earn s145, ccO,O 100000, while it would
take 80 million men, or the entire
wage-earnine population OF the United
States 20 years to pay the debt II each
man contributed so cents per day.
Every man engaged in the lumber
industry Of the Pacific Coast would
have to work every day at the rate OF
$3.50 per day for Ss2 years and 1872
days, in order to earn this vast amount
of money.
Germany has said that If she wins
this war she will make US pay the
huge war debt Figure, If you can, in
terms like those above something oil
the cost of the conflict at the close OF
one, two or three years more of fight
ing, and find therein the best reasons
for fastening by night and day the
production Of spruce for airplanes, ad
mittedly the deciding factor in win
ming the war.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-07-03
SOLDIERS SHOW
APPRECIATION OF
RED CROSS WORK

Two letters Of appreciation were re-
ceived Tuesday by the Richmond Red
Cross society, from soldier boys VINO
had received comfort kits.
Both praised the Red Cross and It's
work for the boys who go across. All
the boys are well pleased they state
with the efforts Of the Red Cross so
cieties and Y. M. c. A. workers.
Both Of the boys are stationed at In
dianapolis and recently received Red
Cross kits sent by the Wayne county
organization. The letters follow;
81 Aero Squadron,
Indianapolis, Ind.
american Red Cross,
Chapter Wayne county Red Cross:
81 wish to thank you for the comfort
kit which received from your chapter
last night. We are so thankful for the
many things which you people at home
are always sending us. 1t makes us
feel as II you were with us.
MY home is in Iowa. l will give
you my address. George Wendell, Ell
wood, Iowa.
Indianapolis, Ind.
"To the Good Red Cross:
Il have received one Of your COM
fort kits, and, believe me, kits of that
kind sure come in handy. l received
things from the Red Cross while l was
in San Antonio, Texas; and Columbus.
Ohio, so thought l would write few
lines to show how much the boys ap-
preciate those things. If all the peo-
pie just exactly knew what the Y. M.
c. A. and the Red Cross are doing for
us, they sure would be willing to pitch
in and help it along.
Il remain, yours respectfully,
Private E. F. Mallash,
"S11 Aero Squadron,
Speedway, Indianapolis.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-07-03
MOSS BUYS FIRST POLICY.

Perry Moss was the first Richmond
man to buy fire insurance policy
from the new Citizens Mutual Fire
Insurance Company, which recently
changed it's name from the German
Mutual Fire Insurance Association.
c. C. Huddleson bought the second
policy. All policies issued under the
old association viii be changed to cor
respond with the new name.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-07-03
HUN ATROCITIES
REPEATED IN drive
(By Associated Presso

PARIS, July "a general army or
der has been issued to the French
troops recounting new acts Of cruelty
committed by the Germans since the
offensive between Rheims and Sois-
sons, says the IIavas correspondent
at the front. Testimony taken by the
First Cavalry corps shows that when
Anthenay, between the Marine and
Rheims was taken, the Germans muir
dered prisoners, including several
wounded. At Olizy. just northeast of
Anthenay, the Germans bayonetted
French wounded prisoners.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-07-03
County Agent Addresses
Green Township Men

WILLIAMSBURG, Ind. July 81. c.
Kline, Wayne county agricultural ag-
ent, delivered an address on Hog
Cholera and How to Prevent 1t" before
the members of the Green Township
Registered Mems club last night
Members OF the club voted unani-
mously to hold a weekly military drill,
The drill will be held every Sunday
afternoon at $3.50 ocock and all mem
bers of the club are expected to at
tend each drill meeting.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-07-03
THRESH|NG PRICE
SET At TO CENTS

Wayne county threshermen have
been a slight increase and will be per
mitted to charge 71a cents per bushel
for threshing wheat, cents for oats
and 10 cents for rye. A committee
representing Wayne county thresher-
men conferred with NJ E. Foley, chair
man of the state council of defense at
indianapolis Tuesday, and after con-
ditions in this county were explained,
Mr. Foley granted an increase Of one
half a cent per bushel for threshing
wheat
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-07-03
Railroads Open Schools
to Train Women Agents
(By Associated Press.

WASHINGTON. July SCHOOLS
have been opened by the railroad ad-
ministration in several cities to train
women to sell tickets at depots and
consolidated city Offices. 1t was an
nounced today that the students who
are graduated after a short course will
be paid salaries equal to those paid
men doing the same work. The ad-
ministration already has women en-
ployed in ticket Offices in New York
and Washington
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-07-03
ERECT NEW SiLOS.

CENTERvILLE, Ind. July Six
new silos are being erected in Center
township, and farmers here now be-
lieve that this township will easily
reach it's quota of Is during the pres
ent year. Two Of the new silos were
started since the recent silo meeting
here.
Charles r. Pike is chairman of the
silo committee for Center township.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-07-03
Severe Earthquake Is
Recorded at Washington
(By Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, July Am earth
quake of considerable severity this
morning beginning at 3:11 a. M and
continuing until $50 a. m, was re-
corded on the seismographs Of George
town university observatory. It's cen
ter was estimated at about 5000 miles
from Washington.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-07-03
eoYS' CLUB WANTS GAME.

The Boys Club Juniors of Indianap.
oils would like to book a game for
July 4. The local team has won four
games this season. and desire a con-
test with an out-oftown club. For
games address Johnny Gray, SAG Ma
pie street, or call Prospect 1911.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-07-03
Commercial Conference
to Oppose German Plans

LONDON, July 8, via Ottawa-To
discuss the unfair methods of Ger
many in attempting to dominate the
commerce of the world and other sub
jects the International parliamentary
commercial conference is in session at
Westminster Palace. Delegates are
present from Great Britain, France,
the United States. Italy, Bulgaria, Ser
bia, Greece, China, Japan and Portu-
gal. They were welcomed at the
opening session Tuesday by Andrew
Bonar Law, chancellor of the ex-
chequer and member of the war
cabinet.
Machinists at Hamilton, Ohio, Sc.
cured an eight hour day.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-07-03
CHANGE COMMAND
IN AUSTRIAN ARMY
(By Associated Press)

ZURICH, July 3-Important changes
have been made in the Austrian-Hun-
garian command in the Italian theatre
Of operations. Field Marshal Conrad
Won Hoetzendorf who has been in
command on the mountain front, has
been replaced by Field Marshal Won
Koevess, according to Munich papers.
General Otto Won Below of the Ger
man army has been appointed COM
mander in chief
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-07-03
Country Ready for Peace,
Says German Empress
fBy Associated Press)

THE HAGUE, July 3.-Germany re-
peatedly had manifested unmistak-
ably her readiness for peace which,
however, never has been entertained
by the opposing powers. This is the
reply of the German Empress to a
letter written by Nine. Depong, wife
OF the Dutch Minister Of War. on be-
half Of Dutch mothers to the consorts
OF belligerents sovereigns and heads
of states concerning peace.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-07-03
Plans Approved for
Cottage for Women

Plans for the new cottage for wom-
en- to be erected at the county infirm-
airy were approved by the state board
of charities. according to letter re-
ceived by the board Of county commits
sioners Tuesday from A. w. Butler,
secretary OF the state board.
The work on the building will start
in August and will probably be finish
ed the latter part Of the fall. The
contract will be let on July 81.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-07-03
ROUTINE BUSINESS UP.

The regular meeting of the family
welfare committee Of the Richmond
Social Service bureau was held Tues
day. Only regular business war trans
acted and cases of several needy fam!-
lies we're considered.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-07-03

Lead and zinc mines will be devel-
oped by the Poteau Lead and Zinc Co,
Poteau, Okla. incorporated with $780,
900 capital by Poteau investors.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-07-03

Virginia's workmen's compensation
bill was vetoed.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-02
New Boats Promised
To Be Built Soon

Then rises the difficulty of answer
ing the question how long it will be be-
fore large new supply of suitable
barges is actually delivered for the
urgent employment 1t has been an
nounced by the now dominant Com
mittee on Inland Waterways that the
construction of hundreds of barges of
a stated type would be pressed forward
Immediately for the proper equipment
of the canals-the American people has
been brought up like Dickens's bow
Pip" to great expectations" and it
is still persistently sanguine. The
world is not deeply in debt to "the
croaker," but the probing of forecasts.
official or otherwise, often iustfies the
maxim of the sage Hosea Biglow."
Don't never prophesy unless We know"
In the teeth of the really splendid
showing of late in the expedition of
our steel shipbuilding, there is serious
questioning by studious and experienced
observers whether ary new supply of
steel or reinforced concrete barges, the
types first specified, will be constructed
for use on the canals to any large ex-
tent for several months to come. 1t is
further alleged insls,ently that there
is no repair yard along the course of
the canals or the Hudson River which
can refit either of these types in the
event OF serious damage by collision or
by hard scrape along the canal walls
between rock cuts
New-York tribune., 1918-06-02
Mothers Day

Kindly inform me if in the presen-
tatlon of Ambassador Gerard's -Four
Years in Germany" on the screen. the
man who takes the part of Mr.. Gerard
is really himself or some one else. I
would also like to know the origin
of Mothers Day and when and how the
idea started?
The founder of Mothers Day a few
years ago was Anna Jarvis, of Phila-
delphia. 1t is observed on the second
Sunday in May. The general object
for its establishment is for a stimuli
taneous recognition throughout the
world of the love and gratitude men,
women and children and nations owe to
their good mothers. The special OBJ
and to give happiness to "the best
mother who ever lived"-your mother.
The badge to be worn and distributed
is the white carnation, or, if any per-
son prefers, the favorite flower of his
o. her mother may be worn. The OBJ
servance has been recognized and
recommended by the governors of all
the states and by many prominent citi-
zens. On May IL a nations unity in
reverence and in homage of mother
hood was asked by President Wilson
in Mothers Day message to the
American people. Messages to Amer
lean mothers also were issued by Sec
retary of War Baker, Secretary of the
Navy Daniels and DR.. Anna Howard
Shaw, chairman of the women's com
mittee OF the Council of National
Defence.
(2) No, the part of Ambassador
Gerard is not played by himself, but
by Halbert Brown.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-02
Tying the Nuptial Knot

P. W.-What is the origin of the
figure Tying the nuptial knot" for the
bond of marriage effected by the legal
marriage ceremony
In some parts of the world the
nuptial knot is literally as we'll as
fguratavely tied. This is in India, at
the marriage of a Brahmin. No sooner
has the father, in words as plain az
can be, given the bride away than the
bridegroom places the "tali," or in
sigma of marriage, consisting of piece
of ribbon with q gold bead Suspended
upon it, around her neck and ties the
knot. Before the knot is tied the
brides father may refuse consent un-
less better terms are offered. but inn
mediately the knot is tied the mar
riage is indissoluble, for the Brahrins
do not recognize divorce. The Parsees
bind the hands of the bridegroom with
sevenfold cord, seven being a sacred
number. The ancient Carthaginians
tied the thumbs of the betrothed with
leather lace. With the Latins, on the
contrary. part Of the ceremony was for
the bridegroom to loosen (solvere) the
brides girdle (nodus herculeus), not
to tie it.