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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-11-16
British Campaign
Opened by Leaders

LONDON, Nov. l6-The general
election campaign opened today with a
coalition mass meeting in London. Pre-
mier Lloyd George, Andrew Bonar
Law. chancellor OF the cxchequer, and
George n. Barnes, member OF the war
cabinet were the principal speakers
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NEW ORLEANS, Nov. l6.--The cotton
market opened In An Irregular manner
today but the tendency was toward high
er levels and In the first half hour OF
trading prices were lfted SO 10 G5 points
RulIng resulted chiefly from the recon-
wcndation hy the war Industries board
that there be- no further fixing Of prices
on cotton goods
Small ginning forecasts widonud the
rise to 90 to 73 points but late In the day
liquidation Of long contracts appeared
and prices were forced 10 levels un-
changed 10 points or net on the near
months and 20 10 A. points down on the
distant
Spot cotton stcody, ~ points up Sales
ON tho spot gii. to arrive G1j Low mid.
ding. gGr. mddlng 291jc. good mid,
ding, 80 Csc.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-11-16

CHICAGO Noy lG HOGS Receipts,
lG,Nnu. h.H. uneN0rIy lower. butchers.
Sl15OUl7gn rghr', tl1Uoql1A|. pack
ing. tlGtUNl745, pigs, N.N1u 6.2b,
CATTLE Receipts, 1900. 2lc 10 81 high
ere. SHEEu Err.p's, $1,000, steady
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-11-16

CHICAGO. Soy IC uuTTER higher.
creamery hs fl'. IlGS and IDTA-
TOES unchanged POULTRY nIN. un-
changed
Liberal shipments for tho week. upheld
advances iu pu.. and ribs bat lard weak
ened In the i..I Transactions
Final prices un Liberty bonds today
were. 3is. g'Ml. first convertible A.
&c 10; second con, bic A.. q6; first con.
vcr''hle as. "N.E second as. q 50,
third i'l.. $3.50. fourth N,H. g.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-11-16
KANSAS CITY,

KANSAS CITY. Nov l6.--CORN chose,
Nov. 1885,, Dec 1l3lis Jan Y32A
OATS. We TO lc higher. No. 2 white
.,..f.llsc: SO missed 6Sn G1c.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-11-16
CHICAGO CASH GRAIN.

CHICAGO Nov. lG.-CORS. No 2 yell
low. old Sl3S OATS standard. 7]N u
glc RYE No. =. tl.6iale5. BARLEY
SryuyIO5.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-11-16

HOGS-Tho hog matket was BINndy 10
weak today with only two loads here
selling nt Sl72j. Butcher hogs are 25c
lower for the week Stocker hogs are
STEADY today and soc lower for the week
llnalnr NmnInIInna
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-11-16
BIC REDUCTION IN
CATTLE RECEIPTS
Smoother Market on All Live
stock Noted on Market Here
Comparative Receipts.

CATTLE Much smoother market on all
ci sscs OF cattle developed this week as a
rc ull OF a several thousand head reduc-
Il % in receipts The opening day hollo
d. caused some congestion at northern
markets but quick action to stop FUR
thcr shipments oiled the way and now
ali packers are In the running for sup
plies. Locally packers have had few
steers to buy and these were hight, with
values on everything tat 25c higher
Good beef cattle are selling fl2U lSosysn
Night and anything ripe would bring
nearer il6 In the butcher line best cows
sell tSng with something fancy around
$40. Bulk OF good butcher cows $72b0
AIS and plain kinds I65O4I. Gamers
and cutters 81 5S0G62j. Calves stehdy for
week Btocker market has been boom
ing all week and closed 250b0c higher,
wheat pasture, developed with rush
and the country Is clamOrlng for thin
onttle Good feeders are quotablS at
GO 80 UP and heavy Hockcrs are max
inc IealO with ye1rlings SD25NS -.
Stock cows 6Oc higher aud can make 81
for young stuff CARROTS Of Panhandle
helfers are selling fSb0uNij.
Closing Quotations
Prices OF the various grades Of cattle are
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-11-16
COTTON
NEW ORLEANS COTTON FUTURES.

NEW ORLEANS, Nov 1G - Cotton
closed STEADY at decline ot to 10
UOlutN.
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NEW YORK STOCK LIST

NEW YORK, Nov l6-Closing prices
on tho New York stock exchange today
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Prices or the various gThueh ul
approximately nH follows.
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Presented by the Division Films Committee Public Information
What "America's Answer"
[nerica'S Answer Tel

While showing the tremendous industrial
colossal needs Of the war, "America's 8 Answer" al
force of Americas soldiers to the Kaisers 'declai
reached the Hohenzollerns.
II IL your duty, as well as your privilege, :
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the greatest War Drama history has been made and presented for public
must necessarily produce the
a show the millions contributors the Liberty the purchasers
afe and those who have generously other the needs
' accomplished France during the first Americas participation
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-08-07
GENERAL WOOD AGAIN.

Leonard Wood stands for something in this coun-
try He risked his uniform preach preparedness up
and down the land at a time, heaven knows. when We
needed to be preached to that subject-at time
when the democratic party proud Of unprepared
ness The invaluable Plattsburg idea the product
his intense enthusiasm. When he became embar
RAISING reprimanded When it could longer be
partments recognition Of transfer him
10 innocuous service in the south
He is indscreet Thank God he is, The truth will
mel attacks tnefhciency and delay with a blessed
terrifying profanity He is no respecter of sacred
persons. When he returned from France he the
truth upon congress and knocked the door Of
the White House. The atmosphere charged with
his indignation the inertia he found and the content
there the midst OF confusion. though Hind
enburgs bow-was about fall the front. He
had seen and he knew But what he knew the govern.
ment did wish hear. The president declined 70
receive him The military affairs committee
moned him and he made the capitol corridors Then
he ordered before medical examining board which
pronounced him 1T whereupon the department sent
him away Fort Riley to train the draft army Of Kan
Missouri and Colorado. He had been unable stir
German offensive and desperate outcry from the Brit
ish do that We have moved rapidly since.
General Wood may or may not bSthe greatest mill
tary commander have Our military genius yet po-
tential We only be have OF it.
actusI and potential. shall need General Wood
fine aggressive record He Is bigger than any
he has yet undertaken Nobody knows how much big
he be Is that not enough why he should
the utmost development in active service Or is
that itself disqualification the eye Jealousy
asks the New York Tribune
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-08-07
1T WOULDN'T FILL THE BILL.

II is sad but that if the kaiser. his sons
and Hndenburg all to be blown kingdom
come the twinkling Of eye. it probably would
affect the fortunes OF Germany in this halfpennys
worth Many worthy have been heard breathe
the hafwish, half-prayer % If somebody would only
kill the kaiser"
Thus getting rid Of the worlds arch murderer would
indeed be joyful news. but It would likely
any effect in the Of determining the
come of the war. says the HIuncie Press We not
fighting the kaiser his Hindenburg
Of the OF the precious incidental
representatives OF system that IS much deeper and
bigger than they that will exist they gone
unless destroy it now. In this great are
striving for principle that is good principle, which Is
opposed by principle that is bad principle. It
IS primarily struggle between Humanity and Brutality
between Right and Wrong Civilization and Barbarism
And the deaths of individuals viii figure largely
results. kill the kaiser would like looping of
branch of a tree. So long the trunk sound and
the roots well nourished the would continue
to grow And just long the roots of Prussian
miarism well nourshed and the body or the tree
represented by the German military party IS alive. the
system will continue to flourish
Yes. have much bigger Job ahead than merely
killing few German leaders for conquer
people which ia vastly different. and destros
the greatest military machine OF all time. which Is
even greater task than the other
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-08-07

polite Indeed. it is very mussy and quite
rough times.
And then the word hell is and was
profanity. The of s taking in vain the
Of the Deity and its this far from
tokening irreverence merely indicated And the
taking Gvray by the Americans quite vigorous
thing do-quite deal more vigorous thing.
indeed than stopping ones subscription eating
dinner quarrelng with ones wife almost anything
ike that 1t pathetic think that in time Of great
public rejoicing like that day with the heart OF every
American beating proudly the glorious achieve
ments of his compatriots. there existed little dark
ened soul whose thoughts self and small
things life would have time to consider or
anything about thing small and nonsensical as
hell" anyway. Doubtless the condemns the
memory OF General sherman for saying that war Is
hell" For General Sherman not always the polite
Of and he sometimes used strong language such
do all strong men under severe stress.
But could help wondering what the man who
Cancelled his subscription VIII do for reading matter Il
he bars all the newspaper who used verbatim the Amer
lean commanders report We failed 10 notice any aft
ernoon newspaper OF the following date, except those
that did have wire reports that failed 10 the
words Most OF them also used The offending word in
headlines # the stranger is consistent in his attitude
can see Ions dark year ahead OF him with nothing
read except the patent medicine almsnacs and may
hap here and there fancy work and embroidery maya
zine
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-08-07
y - y y y y -
THE TIME TO BUY HOMES.

The following editorial from the Fort Wayne News
just as applicable even so in of
the Calumet region:
To those persons who contemplate buying homes,
may be remarked advisory fashion that it Will
probably be many years before opportunities Will be
favorable they present Real values
at this community and many real bargains
can be had in almost any section of the city. Houses
that and houses that old; houses that
large and houses that small; with big lots
and houses with small lots; all Of houses in all
of places-and all Of them cheaper than they
will probably be for many years to We know well
enough that the ends, and may end yet this
year real in this community will witnes.
tremendous boom This is not munitions town and
the peace is declared several industries will
De simply flooded orders. Hundreds and probably
thousands OF people viii wing they way here for
ployment and the demand upon the cty's housing ia
ciities viii be tremendous Nor there then be build
ing any reasonable price for the rehabilitation Of dew
asted Europe is going exercise demand for materi-
that will maintain boom market the world for
long time after hostites concluded. Those who
are wise and who possibly make arrangements to
purchase Fort Wayne realty present prices will
Bargains are offered which six months hence may
be even viewed from afar off,
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-08-07
LII lEi3 fnlIFl 1ULpIER5
Cheerful Letters.

We want cheerful letters Letters
which have no hint of unhapplness and
dissatisfaction at home. or Of WEAKNESS
and hopelessness even though we read
between the lines"
That is an allied message from
France il was sent from Hotel Petro-
grad, the 7 ". c. a hostess house in
Paris. It is one result of a tea table
conversation between an American Red
Cross nurse, a Wellesley graduate now
with the Wellesley relief unit. an Eng
lish officer and a French lieutenant
They ali met a Hotel Petrograd and
had tea together in the big open court
and the French lieutenant told the
American women how much he and his
brother officers appreciated what the
7. W. c. a was doing for the women
working in munition plants He had
never seen a foyer" or clubhouse but
his poilus were more contented now
than they had been since the war began
because the letters from their wives ana
daughters who worked in the munition
factories were cheerful now They told
how well things We're going with them
and of the good times they had had at
the foyer and when the poilu was home
on permission he visited the foyer and
SelW lAAo NOIlSi enjoying lnelESelN0Ss
playing games and listening to music
and he went 70 a play they put on and he
came back greatly cheerod He had
nothing to worry about al home. so he
could fight better.
The English officer knew how letters
could make his men cheerful and how
much harder it was for him 20 keep
things going well when his letters
brought worry with them instead Of
cheer ard the Red Cross nurse knew for
she had been working at a base hospital
since the first DAYS Of the war. She had
seen men forget their pain in the hap
piness Of a letter and she had seen men
Who did not get we'll 50 soon as they
should have because they were worried
about the wife at home drudsing away
TO earn food for the children
So the four sent a call for cheerful
letters that sammy Tommy. and the
poilu. whether he is in the front line
trenches or in a hospital receive bright
CHEEKY letters to help him 70 fight or to
help him to get well fast
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-08-07
From Thos. Stack.

Pauiliac tGironde. France. July ?. 1918.
Editor TINES
knowing that items Of interest are at
all times desired by your papers Will
rewrite an item appearing in The New
York Herald. foreign edition, dated
July !. 1918. under the caption d S C.
Given Dead American Hero" as follows.
The american commarder-in-chief has
awarded the Distinguished Service Cross
TO Private Joseph Lcitzan, Battery -.
Field Artillery. who was killed in per-
forming the following act OF gallantry:
At Couliemelle. France, on April p.
1915 under a heavy bonlbardment vol
UNFAIRLY went 70 the assistance Of other
soldiers who had been buried in dug
out by enemy shell-hre and was killed
while engaged in this heroic action.
The Adjutant-General Of the Army.
washington. D c. will forward the
Cross TO Private Leitzans mother. Mrs.
Anne Leitzan. 40 Wentworth ave.
Hammond Indiana"
When an item like the above appears
IN an Amy Edition" of a newspaper
the size Of the Herald" think the peo-
pie a home should be interested as it
sure goes - show that Hammond is on
the map I remember before I left
home your PAPER had an account Of the
death of Joe Leitzan. but at the time or
reading il I dtdn't ~ nix that I'd be in
the country OF this conflict 50 soon but
In here now and -acre % be untu it's
over and then its Hammond for me,
There is another Hammond boy at
this station by the name of Irving
Grambo and in the barracks I'm in there
are bunch from Chicago and two boys
from South Chicago by the names Of
John Gallagher and Max Lehr. so with
this crowd its almost like being at home
only we are about 5000 miles away.
I viii close wishing you and your pa
per the best Of luck and my best re-
CARDS 10 all my Hammond friends.
Yours truly.
THOS. J. STACK.
S 2. c. L. S. Naval Avia. Sta.
Pauillac CGironde). France.
care Of p N. New York \. Y.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-08-07

and Haiti Islands. Well. San Juan.
Porta Rica. has beautiful scenery. Porta
Rica is a big mountain.
Yesterday we all were out on a hike
and went bathing in the Atlantic ocean.
Oh. It is fine in the army and we take
a bath every day. Oh. but I am sun
burned Porta RIGA is worth while see
ing and Panama should be much nicer
they say. ! have seen all kinds Of trees.
orange. lemon. banana. but mostly CO.
coanut trees and all kinds Of fruit To-
day We are all free Of the boat from s
m. till 6 2. m and l think we will
leave for Panama tomorrow and take
about a week to 60 down. They have
some fine roads here. The sidewalks are
about two feet wide There are a lot of
American people living here and they
have some Of the incest residences you
would wan. 20 sec There IS no finer
home in Lve4ston than here. never
thought TO see such things on such a
small island like this. They have ali
kinds OF n ach mes acre. =vcl Eords ana
you ought 70 see the trains on harrow
gauge tracks.
Today I a man lead two pigs by
a rope. something I never saw before
and I guess you didn't either. ana 7 aisc
saw oxen pulling a wagon. Well. 7 am
satisfied 10 lose all the good wages or
the railroad where I worked for every
thing I went through in the army and
what I have seen and learned and still
will have 10 go through AS this is
about all l know for today will come &C
a close hoping this will reach you all ir
the best Of health viii send YOU my
address as soon IS get to Panama
Answer all foreign mail Ia ink. I am,
Your sincere son.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-08-07
ABOUT POTATO BUGS.

Our old friend. the potato bug has come back. One
Of the first things remember in care-free.
happy childhood is the potato bug One was soft and
red, with a small head, and great paunch. He
~squashed deciously when you raped him between
small boards. The other long slim. swift
insect with dark spotted back. Maybe the first one
the young bug while the latter the old one.
don't know Any way. the soft red bug with the big
belly the that seemed to do the eating.
kind would strip of potato in time.
leaving nothing but the part Of the Our job
take paddles. and mash these soft red
One pretty active person in quarter of Of po-
tatoes, badly infested with bugs could mash soft
red things just about onehaf fast they hatched
Paris green. made into spray and thrown the
vines would kill these bugs dead Hector pup But
the idea, in the good old days, wasn't much to get
the bugs that boy something sens.
ble and reasonably dsagreeabe to do-Lamar Democrat
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-08-07
From Leonard Schramm.

Mrs. c. Schramu OF s42 Alice avenue.
has received the following letter from
her son Leonard Schramm OF the 18th
Eng Company c, a. E. F
Somewhere in France.
Dear Mother:
Well. Ma. am writing this letter
the day I landed in France We ar
rived late last night but We anchored
out till morning end IN the morning
the ferry boat came and loaded US OF
the ferry and took us 70 shore and
maybe You think I wasn't glad to get
my foot on ground again for that sure
was one long trip across. believe me.
would like to tell YOU the town
landed IN. Ma. for ycu know where 1t
Is bat you know We have to be care
fui what we write. wrote Charles
a letter and told him that arrived in
France Gee, He Will be surprised t.
hear that am over here. Wei, after
VIC get stationed some place I will
try and get TO sec hlrl. We are just
stationed here for few DAYS that IS
9l We are in what they call rest
camp for q few days. for when a man
makes that trip he sure deserves a rest.
could tell you a few more things
that happened on the boat but we are
not allowed to write shat. so 7 will
explain all when I get home. Gee. I
sure like this country. the climate is
fine There is one thing I am going
to try tc do and that Is TO see Charles.
for he sure has been overe here a long
time and he sure would be the hap
piest man n the world Y he could
meet his brother over here I am go
Ing to find out where his company is
stationed Well. Ma. have written
YOU about all the news I know so
viii close with best luck to all
From your son.
LEONARD
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-08-07
The MAN WHO OBJECTED TO ~HeLL.n

The other day walked into the Muncie Press
business office and asked his subscription to
the newspaper He was accommodated without ques-
ton, but insisted upon explaining did because
in the story of that day appeared the report of
American commander whose forces had captured Givray
IN which the commander said Boches tail
Ike hell pursued by troops"
The man explained that he did wish to subscribe
for any newspaper that used hell" in It's columns
At first il difficult to determine whether TO
laugh feel sorry for the stranger but little thought
made it clear that only pity should whose
mind in the condition that it could understand
that this commanders report was in first place news
and mighty good news at that, and that it the kind
Of expressed in the way that cookies
Of loyal Americans hearts everywhere reading it. To
be sure the commander might have said. Bocnes
turned tail and away which would have been potter
languase. but we have to remember that this is
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-08-07
TO FRIENDS OF THE BOYS

thousand Lake County men in the u. 8.
A. or q. s. N. These boys keep posted
by this means. They have no other
from home for them. They want the
news OF the boys they know. You want
the news of your boy and your nelg n
bor's boy to set 20 them. Give II 70
us Tor them. Let us keep each oIneT
posted as to the com1ngs end goings
OF our boys IN the service Write
briefly or call up THE TIMES as an
act of patriotism. DO 1t now.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-08-07
From Porto Rico.
To Mr.. and Mrs. a. J. Scherer,
St John Ind.

St John Ind.
San Juan. Porta RIGA. July Is. 1915.
Dear Father and Mother; ! was glad
to get on the boat once as 7 was on the
boat eleven days and on it yet or night
Arrived here in the harbor at san Juan.
Porta Rica at o'clock p. m. Monday
night left New York harbor at p. m.
July 5th. Quite a ways down to Panama.
nearly 1000 miles. See nothing but the
deep blue sea and once in a while
bird But I saw q whale the first night
we sailed. I have seen tho coast OF
Florida and the coast Of Cuba. Bahama
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-08-07

Joseph c. Smith. formerly roomer
az the Unity Hotel left Saturday for
the L. s Marine service The depar-
ture of Smith adds another star and
makes forty-nine in the service has
from the Unity Hotel
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-08-07

Have you been wishing you
were younger that you might en-
list and fight the Hun? You have
your opportunity now. Age is no
barrier against enlistment in the
War Savers army.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-08-07
Harry wise. a wen known

pressman. now stationed at Fort Ben
jam!n Harrison. writes his mother. Mrs.
Z. p. Wise. $50 jefferson street. shat
he expected IN a lew hours to sail for
over there ana Is probably on his way.
Harry Is in the machinists corps.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-08-07
nc0t draft quota viii be

Writings next draft quota viii be
inducted into service August 18th.
Mrs. Robert Heizc. Whiting. has re-
turned from Chillicothe. Ohio. where
she visited her husband who IS in
training there.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-08-07

THE Nevada Gid Representative says: The beau
tfu rendtions of by ingalls, Of Ne
vada well worth the admission fee, which pur-
posey made small" Well. that ought satisfy every
body.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-08-07

IHHta IJI.NIlNonf son OF VT. uHu WIZ.
c. D. Davidson, $40 Harrison street.
Gary, has been promoted 70 arst lieu
tenant at Camp Taylor, and transferr-
ed to the s61st Infantry from the de-
pot brigade He expects soon to be OF
for France
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-08-07

wrestles under the name of Curley
Davis writes his Dad. Cedar street.
that owing to sprained back, he was
unable to compete in his last match.
He also asked his folks to send him
face massage cream. face powder and
some shoes. so he viii not have %
wear the big hobnalIs to town.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-08-07

Hurry Derner. ron of Mrsand Mrs.
John Derner. 743 Walter street Ham
mond. is with the 55th reIment. field
artillery in France.