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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-02-04
We Are No Stronger
Than Cur Fighting Blood

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n OBITUARY ~
q q & y q q n @ Il z ~ "a ~ a. Il. 4

Mrs Elizabeth Brandon died at the
home Of her dauehter, Mrs julia
Thompson, SOC West Logan. The de-
ceased was born in Switzerland
county Indiana, where she lived un-
I'll 1852, then with her husband and
children moved to AtchiFon COUNTY,
Kansas. In 1858 she went to live with
her daughter in Guthrie, Okla.
She died Feb 8, 1918 at the age OF
IS. Mrs Thompson will accompany
the remains to Cummings Kan, to
the old family burying ground to be
placed by the side of her husband,
who preceded her just 81 years ago.
She leaves 3 sons one daughter, 10
grandchildren and great grandchi-
dsen
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-02-04
Telephones Knocked out,

In 'ae alley, off Division and in the
rear OF the burning buildings are To-
Gated the electric light transformers
and the heavy telephone and light
conduits Twenty minutes after the
alarm these cables burned, and two
dropped. AS a result the telephone
system in the east part OF the city
was put out Of commission, Work
mon were busy today making repairs
and the talk apparatus will doubtless
be in good sahpe by twilight,
Loop District Endangered.
When the flames rolled over onto
tire Terminal building to the west OF
the Kress property that building was
regarded as doomed. There was a
hasty rush to salvage goods The
Terminal. J p Burke, grocery; Smith
confectionery. and Pearle Long Imple-
ment company occupied the lower
floors of the Terminal building. Or
the second floor are Olson & Burns
dale, Mrs Friedley's boarding house
the Guthrie Realty Co, Armstrong 6
Dooley, Logan Abstract Co, and sev'
eral minor offices Goods from thes'
places we're dumped into the streets
and guarded during tho night by tn
/ Boy Scouts. Home guards did no
gather in force. Burke's goods wer
left intact. His loss is small; Smitl
figures his loss at $3.50; while all tn
others sustain nominal damages fror
smoke and salvaging, All excep
Smith carried insurance.
| Plate Glass intact.
I A peculiar feature Of the fire
=. that while the Kress store was quite
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-02-04
FORT SILL LADS
GO OVER TOP
AT KRESS FIRE

tCoyTfNrED FROM PAGE oNG)
riiy Added zest was given by mul-
fed explosion In the west basement
Soldiers 10 Rescue.
The firemen fought heroically, yai'
i,ntly aided by citizona and Consis-
.5rv soldiers, but to no avail. For
the most part, the water pressure was
sood, but the fire made such rapid
progress, the fire fighters, with hose
and chemicals, faced hopeless task
Tho fire burned itself out Ma
breeze and good fire uoof walls con
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-02-04

4 III d. his home at Abingdon, Mass.
Saturday night, after an illness OF "a
hours He was born in Bosto1, oct
liz 1888. He began his pugiH3to ca
reer when he was 10 years o'd. lie
was first known as the Boston
Strong Boy He lost the heavy
weight championship Of the world 20
James J Corbett In q rounds In 1892
lie Won the championship from Pad
dy Ryan in three rounds in 1882, No
vamber H. in San Francisco In his
latter days he reformed and be anne
an evangelist
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-02-04
Chiluren Cry
FOR FLETCHER'S
g q s r . r a

BUY owAR STAMPS" AND SAVE.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-02-04

by the flames, the plate glass win
dows in front are inact "The Kress
buildings were modern and fire e-proof,
whatever that is" said Luther West
today, "The walls were double with
special fire-proof painting Ttis fact
while it did not save the stock, kept
the fire from spreading. The record
Of Kress is to rebuild within ten days
after fire presume there will be
no exception here"
Troopers Do Great Work
A military flavor was given the fire
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-02-04
Sore Throat, Colds
Quickly Relieved BY Hamiin's
WlzaFS Oil

Hamlin9 Wizard Oil is a simple and
Effective treatment Tor sore throat and
hest colds Used as a gargle for sore
hroat il brings quick relief Rubbed
3n the chest It viii often loosen up e
ard, deep seated cold in one night
How often sprains, bruises, cuts
nd burns occur in every family, as
yef as little troubles like earaches
3othache, cold sores, canker soress
alt neck, and tired aching feet,
oothing, healing Wizard Oil will all
ays bring quick relief.
Ge, it from druggists for 50 cents
not satisfied return the bottle and
et your money back.
Evcr constipated or have sick head
.cbe lest try Wizard Liver Whips
le4,ant ittll pink pills. 80 cents
maranteed
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SCOTTISH RITE GLASS
cRlMPEp BY ARMY DEGREE
CONTINUED FROM PAGE oNuJ

CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONI.)
viii run late into Monday night and
there will be little leisure time after
today. A dance will probably be Civ
en- Wednesday night
Among officials present are Sover-
eign Inspector General Haley, par
son" Abcrnathy, of Okmulgee, and
Assistant Secretary Barrows OF Tul-
So
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-02-04
Help Asked Outside,
a WORD 70 Mor.rrRs

Mrs. p j. Bedard, Cowlch, Wash,
gays, Foloyl Honey and Tar Is the
best | ever used. always keep a
bottle in the house for the children.
A quick cure for coughs and c. ds. "
II heals raw Inilamed surfaces, ioos-
eus phlegm, eases hoarleness and DIFF
lcult breathing, checks racking
coughs.-Sold everywhere.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-02-04
Physical Fitness Our Sole Re.
lance.

This great world struggle will be
won by stamina Courage without
physical fitness Is absolutely worth
less. That Is why our great army is
made up only Of men who are with
out the slightest physical defect
But there is a constant warfare
closer homs, that you are vitality in
terested in. 1t Ia the warfare Of dis
ease against your health, struggle
that is always going on and enc for
which You must always keep your
system prepared
And your blood supply is the fort
ress upon which you mu depend II
Il is kept pure and free IRON any
weakening influence, u orms AZ
disease cannot find lodgmeAt. buJ
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-02-04

scene by the active presence OF a
hundred or more troopers from Fort
sill and Doniphan who came in to at
tend tie soldier Scottish Rite reun-
ion, opening today Some of the sol
dlers had Just detralne1 and carried
luggage. A blast from Lieut. Wade's
whistle lined up rif,y mea in fire drill
Ten followed Frank Gresham 10 the
TOD iron. Of the Terminal building.
A Fcrt sill corporal Informed By
Mrs joe Wiu, that Mrs Frlcdleys
place was endangered cried Come
On boys, let's help the widow" A
string OF troopers in ten minutes had
Mrs Friedley's possessions in the
streets The soldiers helped yaliantly
At all points carrying and directing
hose on roofs, walls, etc
Water Pressure Strong.
! Chief Mitchell aud his men did good
service at The fire guards and pre-
vented accidents as we'll as petty pil
fering OF goods
We played out $500 lcet Of hose
said Chief Barnthouse 1T was
mean fire to fight, but we did the
best we could and We were ably aided
by soldiers and citizens. The pres
sure was strong, so strong in fact, that
a frozen main at the station was blown
out, also Que at the Midway garage
Phil Traband and Ed Herrick vol
untecred their services to the motor
trucks and the department handi-
capped for men, with one man sick.
were materially aided
During the progress OF the fire all
business houses were dark. The re-
Elections Of I've fire cast erie shadows
over The loop district
The fire boys played the hose
oyor the ruins all OF Sunday night, and
until nine o'clock Monday morning
when they knocked of for sleep.
Kindly citizens supplied them with
refreshments Officer Redman turn
ed in an alarm at 5;45. Several men
in the Owl drug store saw the smoke
thinking it was steam, ten minutes be-
fore the alarm Miss Katherine Cas-
sidy also discovered the fire, ana
caused an alarm to be turned in
Meyor Hartman was or active duty
during the blaze and prevented acct.
dents from dropping cables "This is
q lucky go fer us, said the mayor. "A
stiff breeze would wreck things"
Street ear and traction service was
tied up two hours and picture shows
opened late on account Of "iuice"
which gave out when the electric ca.
bes fell
Help Asked Outside,
When the blaze was at its height
and thought beyond control appeals
were sent to 0klatoma City and
Perry, The Oklahoma CITY depart.
ment rushed triple engine aud eight
men Ia the terminal station. The
order was cancelled as the firemen
we're boarding cars. Perry was ready
to take a special engine with flat car
when the appeal was withdrawn. The
Terminal building was formerly
known as tie Monarch building, own
ed by The Filtsch estate,
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-02-04
THE AMERICAN DOLLAR.

Annoy China, Feb 4--The American
dollar Is quoted here as worth $l,S&
silver in Chinese coin, decrease Of
eight cents since November 80. The
normal rate is about 1925 silver.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-02-04
BERLIN PEACE STRIKE
LEADERS FACE HUN GUNS;
DIE FOR CAUSE
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all the main war theaters The tunc.
tons Of the council we're enlarged and
It was announced that it arrived at
a complete unanimity of policy and
measures for the prosecution Of he
war
TWO Americans Killed
In reuton Drive.
With the American Army In France,
Feb "A German barrage fire at sun
down last night opened the heaviest
bombardmont OF many days along the
American sector the American arti.-
lery relying shell for shell as the
firing Of the heavy guns spread alone
several kilometers Of front.
Two Americans were killed ant
nine wounded during the lombard
ment and one suffered shell shock
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-02-04
GERMAN ALIEN SLOW
IN REGISTERING

German aliens are slow in regis
tering, today was the opening day
o. the registration. Only three ap-
peared to be registered. The regis
tration period is from Feb to 8.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1918-08-10

OUR LEADING CLUBS
Moulders of Public Opinion and
Assembling Places for Cit-
zens in This City.

Following are the locations Of ths
leading self-sustaining clubs Of CHI
caso:
Apollo Club. 202 8. Michigan ava
Bohemia Club-3659 Douglas boule-
ward
Builders, &12.4Is Chamber Of Con
asrce building.
Calumet. Michigan ave. and i0th o.
Caxton. Tenth floor. Fine Arts bids
Chicago Athletic Association. IL q
Michigan ave
Chicago Architectural. Ar, Inst.
tute.
Chicago Automobile. Sai Plymouth
court.
Chicago Club. Michigan ave. ans
Van Buren, street.
Chicago Motor Club. 1850 South
Michigan avenue.
Chicago Cycling. 1915. ~ Hast Vas
Buren, street.
Chicago Yacht. foot Of Monroe u
City Club, 3I5 Plymouth court
Cliff Dwellers, z16 8. Michigan ave
Colonial Club Of Chicago. ll&S
GRAND boulevard.
Columbia Yacht foot Of Randoips
street.
EIks-l7i West Washington street.
Enslewood. $3.50 Harvard avenue,
Edsewatsr Country. Ssss Winthrop
avenue.
Farrssut Yacht Club. foot Of SSd n
0ermania MAennsrchor, zoe 0~rns
MIA place.
Hamilton. 20 8. Dearborn u
Illinois Athletic. IL Q. Michisas
avenue.
1rtsh Fellowship Club. La sal,s n.
tsl.
Iroquois, 26 North Dearborn street
Illinois. l13 8. Ashland bouievsra
Jefferson, Dearborn ave. and Maple
street.
kenwood, Lake ave. and l7th st
Kenwood Country. Drsxsi bouie
ward and 18th street
Midday. First National Bank bids..
18th floor.
Oaks. Lake Ut. and Waller ave.
Press Club Of Chicago. City Hall
Square Building.
! quadrangle. Lexington avenue and
SSth street
Rotary. 3s South Dearborn Of.
Saddle and Cycle. Sheridan Roaa
and Foster avenue.
South Shore Country. lake shors
and 67th street
Southern, 26 N. Dearborn street
Speedway Park Club. 40 8. Dear
born street.
| Standard. Michigan ave. and sIts
street
Swedish Club Of Chicago. 1858 La
Sale avenue.
Twentieth Century. a2le Michisas
avenue.
Union League. Jackson boulevard
and Federal street.
University. Michigan avenue saS
Monroe street.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1918-08-10
PHIL DOUGLAS CUTS
OUT ERRATIC PLAYS
loe Tinker Makes Valuable Pitch.
er Out OF "ShuffIin' Phil"
Manager Found Him In Midst Of One
Of His Celebrated Stunts Of Scat.
terino Red Paint and Sent
Him to Minors.

"Shufflin' Phil" Douglas has arrived
ut last I'm the class of valuable pitch
ers.
He broke into professional ranks at
Rome, Ga. In the old Southeastern
league in 1910. The next year he was
n star with Macon and the White Sox
looked him over In the spring Of 1912,
finally sending him to Des Moines. The
next year Comlskey took another peep
ut Douglas. but he finally landed with
San Francisco club and, because of his
erratic ways, was released to Spokane
in July, 1913.
In 1914 and 1915 Douglas tried on
a number of new uniforms. He was
transferred to the Reds from Spokane
in the fall of 1913 and reported to
them the following spring, only to be
sold to Brooklyn and then sold to the
Cubs by the Dodgers before the season
closed.
In the spring of 1916 Joe Tinker ar
rived ut Tampa, Fla, with his Cubs on
the Weeghman Special to find Douglas
there ahead Of him. And Phil was In
the midst Of one Of his celebrated
stunts of scattering red paint around
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1918-08-10
British Official Photo Copyright Underwood Underwood.
APPROVED WAY OF HOLDING BASEBALL BAT.


points
h official shows
while
handling bat Note the pepexed position of the Tommy the left Amer
wildly both London
satisfaction
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1918-08-10
ITALIANS NOW PLAYING BALL
National Game Of This Country Ha,
Been Taken Up In ltaly-eig Aid
In Training.

One of the curious effects Of the wal
Is the international interest which ha,
been aroused In American sports
Italy apparently Is the most recent vic
tim of the baseball game, according Il
DIR. Felice FerrerO, director of thu
Italian bureau Of information in Wash
ington. Football, us played In Ameri
ca, as well as the national game of this
country, also has taken hold of thu
popular interest In Italy.
The Gazetta dellO Sport, one Of thu
most influential sport journals of TIM
country, is raising fund for the pur
chase of baseballs, bats and footballs
and the distribution of prizes amonl
the soldiers to stimulate competition.
General Pennella, commander of tn
Second Italian army, In a letter to tn
Gazetta dellO Sport, says that football
and baseball games are of inestimalN
value in the training for war
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1918-08-10

Wallace, one of Hendricks board Of
strategy. Wallace IN his prime, was
the king pin of American league short
stops and heady man on the infield.
He directed many plays for the Browns
and even today could go in and give
n good account of himself. It's on the
Hendricks board Of strategy, however
that Wallace will come handy. One
can't win games without hitting, bu
a good board of strategy helps a lot.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1918-08-10
BOB WALLACE IS HEAOY MAN
Board Of Strateey-Has Direct
ed Many Plays.

Jack Hendricks was n wise guy of
the diamond when he won pennant
for Denver In the Western league and
was mighty smart manager when he
pulled indianapolis through to flag
In the American association. A lot of
persons thought Jack was due for a
reversal of form early this year when
1t seemed the Cardinals, whom he Is
managing, would never win another
game, but lack has fooled some PEG.
pie just ms he did In Denver and the
Hoosier capital. One reason for Jacks
reversal of form Is to be found In his
able lieutenants. Jack liked Bobby
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1918-08-10
HEDGES IS AFTER CARDINALS
one.Time Owner Of Browns May Get
Into Game Again by Taking over
National League Team.

The report again Is I'm circulation
tha, Robert Lee Hedges soon will be-
come the owner of the st. Louis Car
dnals. The present stockholders re-
Gently asked for more time To pay
$4,000 to Mrs. Helen Hathaway Brit
ton. The Cardinals are shot to pieces
and the attendance in the Mound city
is steadily dwindling. Branch Hickey,
the president of the club, is n close
friend of Hedges, who once owned the
Browns. Baseball men say that If the
stock can be obtained at 80 cents on
the dollar Hedges will buy the fran
chise.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1918-08-10
NOW FlRST.CLASS MANAGER
Clarence Rowland Of Champion White
Sox Finally Given Credit
for His Ability.

When Clarence Rowland first rs
sumed the management of the Whit,
Sox he was generally rldiculed. Hard
hearted Chicago fans called him /
"bush leaguer' and said he'd neyel
succeed. A year ago last fall, whel
the White Sow failed to win the pen
nant, Chicago fans clamorcd for Row
lands release. But Owner COmiske!
stuck to him and defied the supporters
of the team. The winning Of thu
worlds championship last fall, there
fore, vlndicated both Comiskey anC
Rowland. The latter now Is rec0i;
nized as one of the most capable maj,
ayers in the big leagues.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1918-08-10

the town. Tinker woke Douglas up
with u start then and there, handing
him a railroad ticket and ordering him
to report to Mike Kelley at st. Paul.
This turn of events made pitcher
out of Douglas, or, mt least, started
him on the road to become u valuable
slabman. Tinker recalled him from
st. Paul in September, 1916, and he
has been with the Cubs ever since
This year he Is taking his regular
turn. and he recently showed his eff
fectlveness by handing the Giants a
beautiful cleaning Mt the Pole
Grounds.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1918-08-10
BASEBALL
STORIES

Dode Paskert is getting to be
whirlwind on the bases.
Joe Benz Is fast becoming one of
the surprises of this season of upsets.
Pitcher Thomas (Turkey) Boman,
sold by Little Rock to Cincinnati,
won't join the Reds.
Otto Jacobs, the Sox recruit catcher.
has made hit with everybody on the
worlds champion team.
Walter Cruise conferred with his
draft board In Alabama and was al.
lowed deferred classification.
Jim Thorpe may not be u giant with
the bat, but he certainly knows how
to utilize his speed in the outield.
The Cardinals and Reds are asking
sanction to move up games ut home
so as to play double.headers every
! Sunday.
Clark Griffith now has nine box
men-Johnson, Harper, Ayers, Shaw.
Brennan, Hansen, Reese, Altrock and
Buckeye.
Frank Schultz is taking his shots
Mt the right field wall ut Washington
and has come close to hitting 1t sew
eral times.
Capt. "Jim" Scott won the medal
for being the crack shot of his class
Of officers In training recently ut
Camp Perry.
| Joe GedeOn continues to thrill st.
Louis fans by his fine work ut second
base. Griffith tried to get him last
winter and failed.
Benny Kauff ranked third In long.
distance hitting and third In run get
ting when he left the National league
for the bigger game.
The Robins always play their hard
est against the Giants, because they'd
rather beat McGraw's men than any
other club in the league.
Claude Cooper of the Pirates, whose
bad luck had become II prOverb, brok
1t all ut once by winning two games
in one series from the Cardinals.
Charley HollOcher, the Cubs sensa
tiOnal shOrtstop, was a failure at golf
but he made good on the diamond
This should encourage million links
failures.
MerltO AcOsta, erstwhile Griffman
Is singing the old pill for Connie
Mack. Acosta has gotten in some
deadly work with the fail since h,
joined with Mack.
Umpire Charlie Moran has voic,
like steam calliopc, but there nevel
is any doubt about what he Is saying
which Is more than can be said fol
some of his colleagues.
|
DodO Paskert deserves praise fol
the brilliant playing he Is supplying
the Cubs. Not only is he shining il
the Outfield, but he Is also behaving
like Il youngster on the bases.
|
Claude Davidson recently resigned
from the Athletics because "basebal
held no future for him" He ha'
found his future, however, and Is nov
playing shortstOp FOR the Chester
shlpbui!dlng team.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1918-08-10
Roach In Munitions Plant.

Roxy Roach quit the Louisville Colo
nols declaring his legs We're so
bad he would have to give up playing
hut later 1t was found he had joined
one of the steel mill teams in the
East. On the same team with Roach
are Jack Knight, Steve Yerkes, Eddie
Plank and others,
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1918-08-10
tiooper Beet Run Getter.

Harry Hooper Is the leading run get
ter In the American league, and George
Burns Is showing the way In the Ma
tiOnal league.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-01-02
DRESSMAKING AND MILLINERY

rlNklN,s French accordion pleutIur aud
buttons mad" M order Empire COS
tune co.. over rurIHiau Wal 1890
SEWING An, Kind Cnll W Isa5
DRESSM MNKIN G and tailoring vor.
gth'aui'cd, will 90 10 homes can
Wal GOls
bRESSNNKING and lingerie ewing
wanted reasonable price. Phone Wal.
uu' i,li-J
COMPETENT s"rmstrcss. guuIuutrc.
nt's"rilgn, win go 60 residence. ref.
cr"nr's Mrs Hohlugrr Maple sS2
nRESsMAklNG WIN go 10 the homes
Walnut 1lt1 r.
DNRSSMAKlNG hy duy or contract.
mons tailored shirts. Initial work. sat
lHiNdl0u guaranteed Mrs HoWsc. Wal.
uur 1885,
DRESsMAtING and alteration. Mrs
tutuco Hli N0ru Walnut
LET MI. do ,om rrorhcrns. embroidery
nnd knitting Walnut la'N.E