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The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-04-20
TWO FINGERS BLOWN OFF.


Mandan, N. D., April 20.-Whils
playing with a A rifle she'll last eve
ming, about $3.50 o'clock, Paul Fread,
s years old, struck the she'll with a
file and IL exploded, blowing OF the
index and third fingers Of his left
hand and badly lacerating his right
hand. The boy was rushed to the
hospital Immediately following the
accident for treatment.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-04-20

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Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1918-03-01

Import or Export
of ANY commodity
Nn,v l,nuuircS License.

Now Requires License.
No commodities may now b" "N-
ported from the United states nor
imported. without license. Accord-
ing to n statement by the War Trade
hoard III" military and tonna@" Sll-
uatiunS have made increasingly ap-
parrnt the necessity of inSiitu'inG u
complete and ,horoughgoing con
'rul of all exports and import.
Licenses for III" export or impnr'
Of coin. bullion, currency. evidences
OF debt or OF ownership OF proper
Is and transfers OF credit will b" -
sued by the Treasury Department {,
lic.r4"s for all other cXparts ana
imports. including merchandise
nunkcrs. ships supplies. etc. will be
issued by the War Trade Board.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1918-03-01

cheerful and without a single COM
plaint as to their treatment or COM
fort Dr. llornsby told me at the
conclusion of our inspection that
the base hospitals in cantonments
throughout the country were sub
stantially like the one we visited
this morning. 1t was most seas
surfing visit. have long been in
tcrcsted in hospitals. and II were
to have a personal illness which re-
quired hospital treatment ! should
be perfectly content to be sick in the
hospital at Camp Meade. satisfied
that would receive the attention
necessary and under comfortable
conditions"
ia as
New War Booklet
Issued by Committee
On Public Information.
A War Cyclopedia'', providing
the public with information on tn"
| great war in the form of a hand
book, is the latest publication issued
| bv the Committee on Public 1nfor-
nation.
| The salient facts of the war are
briefly stated in alphabetical form
8: + :: ::
in 500 pages. The cyclopcdia al
50 contains a chronology of out
standing events ranging from the
murder at Scrajcvo of the Archduk"
Francis Ferdinand. June 2S. 1914,
to the British National labor conf"r-
rnc"'s approval of President VIII
sons war aims. December 90. 1917.
The vulum" may be obtained hv
addressing the Committee on Public
Information. 10 Jackson Place. at
Washington. u. G.. and inclosing -
cents in stamps To cover cost of III"
printing
The annual expenditure" of the
United states for candy is aproXi
mqt"ly Si0U. 900
Tn" War Department now per
mits women To qualify as inspectors
of small arms. according to an AN
lnnnr.m"nt by the Civil Scryic" Com
mission
Before the war the Nays Bureau
of Identification had tn" finger.
print records OF 300.O 900 men IN
1.-The last year the number has in
crca ed To about 500 600. In tax
ing the finger print record OF th'
Navy recruit the impressions of al
ten fingers ar" obtained.
Plans for the aerial mail rout" be
tween Washington. Philadelphia
and New York contemplate tn" u.s.
of machines carrying 500 pounds oi
mail Il distance of 200 miles with
out Il stop. 4 special postage rat
would he charged not exceeding 81
cents an ounce.
In reply to inquiries regarding th'
uoSSibilitv of rrdiSiillinG seized
spirits for alroho! the War Depart
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1918-03-01
TAKE "CASCARETS" If HEAD.
ACHY. BILIOUS AND
(ONSTIPATED
Best For Liver and bowels, Bad
Breath. had Colds, Sour
Sour Stomach.

Get 10-Ccnt box.
Sick headache. biliousness, coated
tongue. head and nose clogged up
with II cold always trace this to
torpid liver: delayed. fermenting
food in the bowels. or sour, gassy
stomach
Poisonous matter cloggcd in the
int.stincs. instead of being cast out
of the system is re-absorbcd into the
blood when this poison reaches
the delicate brain tissue it causes
congestion and that dull. throbbing.
sickening headache.
Cascarcts Immediately cleanse the
stomach, remove the sour undigeet-
ed food and foul gases. take the ex-
cess bile from the liver. and carry
out all the constipated waste matter
and poisons in the bowels.
A Cascarct tonight will surely
straighten you out by morning. They
work while you slcep--a 1O-cent box
from your druggist means your
head clear, stomach sweet, and your
liver and bowels regular for months.
II (adv)
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1918-03-01

ment has announce dthat the small
amount of alcohol recovered, the
cost of transportation. re-cooper-
age, and redistillation. would make
the cost to the Government greater
than 1t Is now paying. The average
yield from cOnfiscated liquor would
not exceed 5 per cent of alcohol.
There is no standard recipe for
victory bread. the only require
ment being that II must contain not
more than so per cent wheat flour.
the remaining 20 per cent being
composed of corn meal or corn flour,
rice. potato flour. or other cereals
recommended by the Food Admin
istration. Victory" pies an dough-
nuts. which contain not less than
onc-third non wheat flour. may be
sold on wheatless days IL the same
recipes are used throughout the
week.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1918-03-01
q = . .
Nine Test. Are Used
to Prove PHYSICAL Fitness
Of Men in Camps.

The director Of athletics a on"
Army camp has arranged program
as means of determining IN" r"la-
tive athletic calibcr of the c0mphn-
los in the division. Each man ii re-
duired to pass in eight Of III" FOL
lowing tests to obtain positive
mark for his unit:
Jump s feet from a standing po-
sition: chin 10 times; clear bar
~ 1 feet . inches: throw a 10 pound
shot 33 feet: climb 20-fOnt r"p"
in - seconds: dash % vard- III :
; seconds; run a mile in 6 minutes
lift 50-pound weight over III" hrAN
with one hand; sit up from n Supln'
position with 50.ponnd weight 'u'
pcrdcn from tho back Of tho h"a'.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1918-03-01
Weekly War News Digest
Stories Of Actiy
and on the Battle from Washington, d. C.

from the Federal Farm Loan Board
tnat organizers are not employed.
In order to borrow money under
the farm-loan act, farmers must or
ganize cooperative farm-lOan assO-
Citations in their local communities.
IL Is violation OF q ruling of the
Farm Loan Board for national
farm-lOan association or Il joint
stock land bank to spend money for
promotion purposes.
Training School
for Army thaplains
ut Fortress NOnrOr.
y typical daily schedule of the
course of training at the recently
established school for Army chap
lains at Fortress Monroe includes
military drill. military law. interna-
ti0ndl law. army regulations. mill
tary hygiene. organized reCreatiOnal
work. and sectional conferences.
Including the large number re
Gently appointed there are now near
ly 500 ch.piains in the service. and
this number will gradually be in
| creased with the passage of expect
| cd legislation permitting the ap-
pointment of one chaplain for every
Zoo Officers and men.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1918-03-01
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Camp Thratcr Prices
Far Lower Than at
MCtrOnOlitnM HOIIsCs.

While figures are not vet availa-
III" on the proportionatr number of
81 and 81 Smilpagc Books being
purchased for use by the m"nt at
III" camps and cantonmentS. the
Commission ON Training Camp Ac-
tiviii's. in charge of the sale. state.
that there has been unexpected de
mand for the larger books. Smile
ar" Books selling for 5 contain 30
coupons good for admission to camp
entertainments; books selling for 81
contain 100 coupons.
From two To fiv" coupons are re
quirrd for admission to Liberty
th"at"rS at the camps. although
many of the productions are of tn"
class which command 50 prices in
m.lrunulitau hOuSCs
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1918-03-01
" - u -
War Savings Stamps Sell
ut Rate in Excess Of
Saving, Eank tCcumulati ions.


Treasury receipts from the sal" al
War Savings Stamps ar" running ~
the rate of Sll 400 90" wee *.
Savings banks deposits in III" las
f,w wears hav" been increasing al
The rat" OF $700.00 a business day
Treasury receipts show III" Amer
lean people are putting their small
savings at the service OF tn" Ma
tion through War Savings stamp
at a rate far in excess OF pr" war
savings Lank acCumulationS.
Two billion dollars Of War SAY
ingS securities will be issued II
these are all sold this year 'h'
Treasury viii receive about $!.HN".
000 .000. and al the end of IN" ii''
| years the Government will repay th'
! loan together with S"2n, ,oo". 400 =
! interest
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1918-03-01

~ ~ ~ ~
Strict Attention Paid
Ia Manufacture and Sale
Of Shoes in England.

In England priority must be Civ
on 80 the manufacture" of wartime
boots over all but Government work
The boots must be made of classes
of leather and to specifications ap.
proved by the director of raw ma
t"rialS: The manufacturer must also
stamp on tn" upper his r"giSSt"r"d
number and on tn" sol" the retail
price. together with the words war
time"
The following are examples oi
styles and prices per pair Mems
heavy shoes. $i"o: city clerks
shoes. $iN7 to $i.T?: wumrn's stou.
shoes. 50 Ii to 50 %: womrn's first
nrid" lac" shoes. SH.N3 to S536:
, boys shoes. 50 up; girls shoes $l.S1
up. Altogether there will hr 20
STYLES OF wartime boots. Tn" heels
of womrn's shoes ar" not higher
than - inches. but it is under
stood ihar war-rim" shoes represent
! in all particulars III" manufacture
crs' ideas of what the public desires
:: :: :: :!
The limit of tim" for filing in
come tax returns has been extended
| to April !.
In order to aSSur" prompt ana a.
curatc identification, III" War DE
par'mcnt has adopted system "i
numbering enlisted men of the Ar
my Tn" system provides for on'
system Of numbers without alpha
b"tical prefix for all enlisted men
The number assigned to Il soldier
will become part of his officia
designation and will never be chang
ed or assigned to another man !
will be entered on identification
tags.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1918-03-01
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Conditions M Hospital
UiaI.lN Commended by
Secretary Of War.

After an inspection trip 10 a
base hospital Secretary of War Ia
krr mad" tn" following reply To an
inquiry concerning hospital condi-
tiOns:
with Surg Gen. GorGaS and Dr.
IIornSby | made this morning a per
sonal inspection Of tn" tntir" bhs"
hospital AZ Camp Meade TIL" hos
pital Is very large, fully equipped
with scientific laboratories anad ia
cilitios. and has an cd"pua'" mum
bcr Of trained nurses under IN" sn-
porvision Of skilled sup"rint"nd
"nt; its medical and surgical staff
are mado up of competent men filled
with enthusiasm for their work, tn"
hospital throughout is clean ana
well cared for: th"er was an abund-
ancc of clean linen, "A plentiful Su?
ply Of we'll prepared and app"tizing
| food, and every "vidcnc" of conSid-
crablo attention TO IN" patients was
manifest talked with !arg" mum
her os the patients. non" or "hoin
knew who was. and found them
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1918-03-01

Liner Wrecked. The Red Cross
liner. Florizel, was wrecked on the
rocks of Cape Race. en- route to New
York Sunday. and 1O2 of the 140
people on board are reported to have
pprishcd.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1918-03-01

The work of the foremost car
toonists of the country will be used
during the sale of the Third Liberty
Loan Bonds. Drawings will be used
in wordless booklet and a daily
cartoon service.
The booklet. containing all of tn"
cartoons. will he distributed by mil
lions. 1t will consist only of draw
ings. The cartoons will also be rv-
enly divided between afternoon and
morning papers
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1918-03-01
War Credits Board
Approves Advances Of
Nearly SlJO.OOO.WDO.

4 statement perpared by the war
Credits Board includes the following
explanation of its functions and ac-
tivities:
when a concern has a contract
with the War Department for sup
plies. and shows the Board that 1t
needs financial assistance and has
been able to comply with the act by
giving adequate security. the Board
has approved an advance payment
and the money has been received; in
many instances where the case was
urgent the money has been paid ov-
er to the contractor the same day tn"
application was received. However.
the Board does not act in any sense
as bank. 1t is only when the man
ufacturer has reached point where
financial assistanc" is needed. in ad
dition to his banking lines. that ap-
plicatiOn for advance payment for
his goods is considere dfavOrably by
the Board"
Between the time OF its creation in
November and January - the War
Credits Board approved advances to
contractors totallinG Sli5. 55l 900.
4 :: = :;
New Committee Will
Mobilize Colleges for
Training of Troops.
1t isestimated that within the next
six months $4,000 to 100000 will be
given intensive military training in
schools and colleges. They will be
drawn from the armed forces of the
Nation. men now in training camps
or about to he called. and regis
trants under the selrctive-servic.
law
With view to mobilizing the ed
| ucational institutions of the coun-
| try for this special training thtr,
has been created in the War Depart
ment a 'Committcr on cducatior
and special training" 1t will en-
courage and arrange for the tcchni
cal training and education OF mci
needed by the several branches o'
th- Army.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1918-03-01
Ss ~ y y
Federal Farm Loan Board
Does Not Employ
Association Or~nniLcrs.

New Of schemes 10 swirdl" FAR
mers bv men advertising - l." an-
thorizcd farm-lOo ass0ria'i0r or
ganizera is met by the stat""mn'
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-11-23
VICTORY SING TO
BE CITY'S FINEST
MUSICAL EVENT

The victory sing is to be the great
Ast musical celebration in the history
of the city, according to members OF
the committee, and to this end the
head of every organization is urged to
communicate with the central chair
man at once In order that it may be
representative of every Pensacolian.
the program will be arranged through
the central committee. which is made
up of representation from every or
ganization in Pensacola
Tentative Plans Made.
The organization meeting of the Ma
tionaI Victory Sing took place yes
terday afternoon in the rooms of the
Chamber Of Commerce. and tentative
plans were made for the great gath
ering to be held at three o'clock on
the afternoon of. Thanksgiving Day.
Owing to the inclemency of the
weather a number OF organizations
were not represented yesterday, and
the central chairman, j. P. Sandusky.
requests that the head OF each OF the
seven war work committees, women's
organizations, chucrhes and lodges.
who were not present, and intend tax
ing part in the Victory Sing, phone
him at ITO during the day. or 1406,
after 6 p. NJ.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-11-23
First Contingent of Newly Com
misiOned AviatOrs Are
Sent Home
OFFICERS ARE PUT
IN RESERVE
Belief General That More Men
Will Be Mustered Out in
the Near Future.

The first contingent Of commission
ed officers from the Naval Air sta
tlon to receive their release from ac-
tive duty under the recent orders of
Secretary Daniels, left the l.. & n. de-
pot last night for their homes in yari-
GUS parts of the country.
These men were. released by Can
tain Bennett and automatically be-
come naval reserve officers subject to
duty, according to the secretary's or
der. Their departure marks the first
release OF naval men from the Pensa-
cola Naval Air station since the arms
tice was signed with Germany.
Whether or not more men will be
released was not announced by Cap
tain Bennett at the naval station, Dut
it is assumed that this first contin-
st will be followed by others in the
near future. The release order stated
that men who had been commissioned
could resign from the service to go
automatically to the reserve force.
Others who had not yet received
their commissions, could secure their
release by the same clian7fs1, IT In a
class for release. but they might re-
main and receive their commissions
after completing their training.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-11-23
LeOna Sellers Pleads Guilty.
to FOrgery-Complaint
Made By Family
TWO WOMEN GET
HEAVY SENTENCE
Many Sases of Violation ofiL-
quor Law Brought out
In Court.

Il am going to make a man of
you," Judge w. B. Sheppard explain
ed to the prisoner before pronoun-
cling sentence on Leonax Sellers, OF
Pensacola, in the u S. District court
yesterday afternoon. Sellers was be-
ing sentenced to the National TRAM
ing School for Boys at Washington,
D. c., for two years, having pleaded
guilty to charge of forgery.
Instead Of sending you to prison,
where you might come out a finished
criminal" the judge continued, II am
going to give you a chance. 1 have
sent other boys TO the National
school for similar offenses and they
have turned out to be real gentlemen
One of them came back here and had
changed SO that I was proud OF him,
and l helped him get a job at the
ship yard, where he has made good.
Another boy whom 1 sent to the
National school has SO prospered that
he has written me several letters
about his prospects, and is proud to
have eowpleteds~a training there. So
II am going to sentence you to the
National school for two years, where
you will be given good care and good
training and / am sure you will come
out a gentleman"
Sellers was arrested by the Unit
ed States authorities several weeks
ago after he had forged a name to a
government allotment check received
by one Of his family and cashed the
check at a nearby store. The check
was for $50 and complaint was made
to the authorities by members of
Sellers family.
Violated Mann Act
r. F. Singletary. Of Alabama, con-
victed of a violation of the Mann act
and who came to Pensacola from
Alabama, was sentenced to spend
four months in the Escambia county
jail by Judge Sheppard
Mary Irby. convicted of : violation
of the zone act prescribing moral
conditions in the vicinity OF camps
for service men. was sentenced to
spend two months in the Escambia
county Jail
Ruth Clark, convicted of selling liq-
uor to seamen. was given trial and
convicted OF the charge, when Judge
Shennard sentenced her to pay fine
Of s1O0.
Lewis Baxter, bell hop, pleaded
guilty to a similar charge and re-
ceived sentence from Judge Sheppard
to pay a fine OF $50.
Elijah NJ. Williams, charged with
perjury, filed a demurrer to the in
dictment which was sustained by the
court
Court was adjourned until 9:30
o'clock this morning.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-11-23
ESCAMBIA FAIR
EXHIBIT GOES TO
JACKS0NV VILE
FLOYD CARRIES OFF FIRST PRIZE
FOR BEST COMMUNITY FARM
PRODUCTS EXHIBIT.

The Escambia county agricultural
exhibit which was on display at the
Molino fair was shipped to Jackson
vile yesterday for competition with
the other counties of Florida at the
state fair which opens next Wednes-
day.
l.. w. Hardy, general manager of
the Escambia fair, stated last night
that while money to cover the ex-
pense OF sending the exhibit to jack
sonville was not in hand, he believed
that this county could not afford not
to take advantage of the opportunity
to enter state competition and he per-
sonally made arrangements to ship the
exhibit He is confident that the bus
mess men of Pensacola will willingly
bear the expense. and will remain in
the city today to complete the sub
scription list.
Mr.. Hardy believes the exhibit will
prove a prize winner at the state fair
and has been encouraged in his belief
by the opinion of number Of agri-
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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-11-23
'PENSACOLACIR
MISSING; POLICE
AID REQUESTED
14-YEAR1OLD GERTRUDE YOTHER
CANNOT BE LOCATED BY ANx-
IOUS PARENTS. 80

The police We're asked last night to
aid in the search for Gertrude Yotner
$50 East Zarragossa street, who has
peen missing from her home since
Thursday morning. The f4-year-old
girl is student at the Clubbs high
school, and left her home Thursday
morning to attend to her studies. snc
has not been seen since.
A sister who is employed at the
postoffice as special delivery girl ask
ed police assistance and explained that
she was at a loss to know why her sis
ter had left, unless she was visiting at
Golding. Police inquiry there had fail
ed to locate the girl up to a late hour
last night. The police have develop
ed no theory as get regarding her alb
sence.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-11-23
BRIDGE ACROSS
LITTLE BAYOU
CLOSED TODAY

The bridge spanning the Little
Bayou will be closed today. and traf-
fic will be diverted over the Jackson
road
According to officials of the Pensa-
cola Ship Building plant, the bridg~
solutely necessary, and will probably
will be closed only so long as is abb
be open to the public tomorrow.
When the bridge was recently closed
to allow the passage ofa dredge, a
storm of protest arose from the res
idents of the community, who were
in the habit of traversing the bayou
at this point, with the result that the
county commissioner ordered the
bridge opened Immediately and not
close again without warning.
Chairman White of the board of coun-
ty commissioners, speaking for the
board, gave his sanction to the clos
ing OF the road today to make pos
sible the work Of the dredge, which is
being used by the ship building COM
pany.. -
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-11-23
P.H.S. WILLMEET
BARTON SCHOOL
i'm HOT BATTLE
GREAT INTEREST IN FIRST IN.
TER-SCHOLASTlC GAME OF LO.
= CAL SEASON.

The P. H. S. eleven will play the
second football game of the season
at Maxent park this afternoon at
2:30 o'clock, when Manager Eager
strom of Barton Academy at Mobile
brings his men here for the contest.
Coach Olsen has been putting the
local boys through full practice daily,
and the two games which the high
eleven has played with the navy and
Marines have been the best of prac-
tce for the men.
The Pensacola eleven is light but
fast, and counts on the speedy execu-
ton of orders to best heavier and
slower teams Capt. Creary has given
all high school football timber thor
ough try-out in the past few weeks.
Those who will play tomorrow are:
Olsen, f. b.; Creary, (captain); q. b.;
Lurton, h. b.; Jones, h. b.; Howland,
h. b.; Wilson, c.; Stearns, r. g.; Ke-
hoe, r. g.; Williams, l. g.; Roseman,
i. g.; Merwin, T. t.; Reese, r. t.; Ward,
/. t.; Williams. |. t.; RoSenstein, l. t.;
Barrow, end, Friedman, end; Vickery,
end; Reeder, sub; Jeralds. sub.