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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-06-08
Gen. Pershing
Bossed Fight
At Cantigny
American General Personally
Directed Fight for Town
on May 28,

WASHINGTON, June 8.-Gen-
eral Pershing personally directed
the fighting OF American troops at
Cantigny, from where the Germans
were driven with loss of 200
prisoners, members of the senate
military committee were told today
at their wc'kly conference with war
department officials. The village
was taken by the Americans May
2S and all German attempts to re-
capture it have been in vain.
The important part American
troops have taken In checking the
recent German drive was told to
the senator's, who are informed that
the advance probably has been
stopped for the time being.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-06-08
LIEUT.. CAMPBELL
IS HURT SLIGHTLY
IN AIR BATTLE
First American Ace Wounded,
Father in u, S, Hears,

GOLDENDALE, Wash, June g.
Prof w. W. Campbell of Lick obserya-
tory at Mount Hamilton Cal, who is
here to study the phenomena of today's
solar eclipse, received a cablegram from
France today stating that his son
Lieut.. Douglass Campbell, an American
aviator, was slightly wounded. Campbell
is the first American "ace."
The cablegram brought little infor-
nation beyond the fact that young
Campbell was wounded in. action and
that his injury was not serious.
The honor, Of being known as his
country's first aviation ace" was
earned spectacularly by Lieut.. Douglass
Campbell on Nav 81.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-06-08
SMOKE YOUR GLASS
TO view ECLIPSE

II the sun is bining at 6:2S
o'clock this evening when you begin
to look for the eclipse, do not squint
directly into the sun
Get a bit of broken glass. hold
a lighted match under II until there
is film of carbon covering the
glass The easiest way to smoke
glass is in a coal oil flame, but few
Of US have coal oil in our homes
today
A developed photograph film will
be just as efficient as a piece of
smoked glass.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-06-08
GYPSY COMPANY WILL
GET $1,250,000 REFUND

Arrangements are being made by r.
3. Howard, state treasurer. 10 refund
the S250OO0 paid in taxes by the
Gypsy Oil company on Usage leases. in
accordance with the decision of the at
torney general The refund will have
no effect on the tax levy. said Mr..
Howard. as the tax had not been con
sidsfod n making up budgets.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-06-08
MRS. FINLEY J. SHEPARD
IS ILL IN NEW YORK

NEW YORK, June 8.-Mrs. Finley
!. Shepard, formerly Miss Helen Gould
is seriously i'll with appendicitis at her
home on Fifth avenue Physicians to-
day reported her condition satisfactory
and il is hoped an operation may be
avoided
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-06-08
bulletin

AN ATLANTIC PORT, June g.
-Unoonfirmed reports In shipping
circles here today were to re sf-
feet that q German U-bost had
either been captured or sunk off the
Virginia coast sometime during
yesterday by q United States de-
stroyer. A destroyer which had
been pstroling the Atlantic coast
in this vicinity returned to port to-
day Members Of the crew were
in high spirits but refused 10 say
a word regarding their operations.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-06-08
Artillery Active
Near Montdidier
Dy This Associated Prsss.

WITH THE FRENCH ARMY IN
FRANCE, June s.--The revival OF artii.
,sry activity In the sector betwseo
Noyon and Montdidier 10 clsiming q.
tens'on today. Whether the Germans
intend TO deliver another blow heso
with their still powerful reserves saa.
49, !. .sss ssss':I ~. ,lef hilalII ~
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-06-08

You needn't hurry home to dinner to-
night as your wife will be too busy
looking at the eclipse to put the sub
stitutes on the table She may even
forget the dinner and scorch the beans
That she got this morning at the Lib
Crty market But never mind for we
are assured by the wise guys that we'll
never have another opportunity as long
as we live to see such a sight as this
eclipse And, anyway it doesn't cost
a cent
Parties Go to Guthrie.
Several parties went to Guthrie to
see the eclipse, since that is the near
est place in the direct line, in spite OF
running into mud holes in the pitchy
darkness of the evening Those who
stay at home may get a good view OF
the phenomenon with good old fash
ioned smoked glass. The glass should
be dampened, then smoked The chill
dren at the school Fairgrounds will
look through glass which they have
prepared. and they know all about how
an eclipse happens, because the play
ground supervisors have told them all
about it,
The eclipse will be viewed at the
weather bureau station, and records
made of the velocity and direction OF
the wind and clouds. But the weather
expert will be no more interested than
the small boy with his piece of smoked
glass, who is viewing his first eclipse.
Does Guthrie Own It7
The total eclipse has opened the old
sore between Guthrie and Oklahoma
City. The war is on to the hilt Listen
to this colloQuy between friends who
buried the hatchet many moons ago.
'I'm glad that Charlie Haskell is not
governor of Oklahoma" said a Guth
rie man as he flung himself lazily into
a chair and placed his feet comfortably
on the desk in a downtown office
building this morning.
I'VE might have advertised this
eclipse as an exclusive Guthrie event
and when We woke up this morning
found that Charlie had swiped the thing
and carried II Ia Oklahoma City.
Er-yes, I'm thankful that he's moi gov
ernor and also that the shadow is away
up in the air so that none OF you tcl-
lows can pull Il down here he mused.
AT this distance it seems as though
We have the eclipse safely tucked
away"
Guthrie's One Attraction.
y don't know so much about that
bawled out the Oklahoma man we
have not tried to interfere with your
little eclipse I'd won't il you stop your
Dragging about it, SO far as I'm con
cerned, as it is the only thing you
have had in several years that is worth
a durn I'm willing to let you get away.
with it, but we don't like to hear this
boosting
You're coming up amt you?" in
quired the c. m.
"Sure, III be there with smoked
glasses and a microscope the o. C.
m. declared 'Tf / miss seeing the
blazing sH', with my smoked glass, I'll
see i | can find any trace of the old
CITY"
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-06-08
Henry Astof Il Dead.

ALBANY, N. Y, June S.-Henry
Astor, a grandson of John Jacob Astor
died at his home at West Copack yes
tcrday, He was 81 years old. Iie lived
the life of recluse and was credited
with having declined much of his share
of the family fortune His widow sur
wives
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-06-08
Final Answer Today.

John D. Appleby, secretary of the
committee who called the conference,
asserted that members of the party be-
lieved that Rogers might announce that
he would file and become the repub-
lican standard bearer for governor. At
noon members of the party were en-
deavoring to get into communication
with Rogers and to ascertain positively
whether or not he is to be a candidate
Appleby asserted that final answer
would come from Rogers late this after
noon
The meeting was called to select
candidates for offices who were not
nominated during the preferential CON
vention. The one topic discussed was
Rogers official acceptance. Those who
had agreed to back Rogers campaign
came to lay before the republican lead
ers and members OF the state committee
details OF the campaign.
Jake HamonS who made the charge
during the meeting of the state com
mittee that Arthur A. Geissler, state
chairman, was pro-German, came here
from Ardmore to attend the conference.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-06-08
Cloudy Tonight
Weather Forecast
HOURLY
TIE MP RATURE

LOCAL FoREcAsT-Psrty cloudy to.
nIuht and Sunday.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-06-08
Whole Tip Of Wedge
Is Pushed Back
Associated Press War Review.

Associated Press War Review.
Allied pressure against the German
lines northwest Of Chateau Thierry
shows no indication Of relaxation. The
enemy having yielded readily 10 ~
first thrust against him on Thursdsa.
the entente forces have pursusd It'd
advantage and are realising nxis3
progress In series OF local operstiossA
Whole Tip Pushsd Back. ~
The whole German line At the tip .
the salient driven into the allied frucIn
has been pushed back In this psoeo0A
The allied line 10 now astride tke Cliis
non river and points OF vantage me-
been secured north Of that stream.
According to reports from the ffon&:
the attack Of Thursday began over !
front OF about three miles, but the re-
action has spread until now Il extends
from Hill D4 west Of Chateau Thierry,
to Dammard, over seven miles to thS
northwest. Along this line the allies
have won ground with encouraging
| rapidity
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-06-08
Marines Hold Ground.

The French official statement men,
tions two violent attacks against the
Boyresches- lie Thiolet line. Il Is on
this section OF the new battle line that
the American marines have been In
action and they probably arc still OPP
Grating here The fact that both Ger.
man assaults were repulsed with heavy
losses indicates that these Americans
are still fighting with their initial
vigor
According to official statements tho (
heights east OF Hautevesnes have been
taken by the French. which may indi.
cate that wedge has been driven into
the German lines north OF the Ciignon
and that the retirement OF the Germans
that the retirement Of the Germans
farther north Of Sherry and Dahmard
may have been accelerated BY the dan..
ger Of being trapped by the rapidly adj
vancing allies.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-06-08
ROGERS WILL RUN
ALTHOUGH ILL.,,
APPLEBY SAYS
Republicans Confused by Re-
port of His Illness,
MEETING IS DISARRANGED
State Committeeman Talk
Plans at Session Today,

NNkVlh VIII race
for governor on the republican
ticket" said John D. Appleby, sec
retary OF the committee who called
the meeting Of the republicans In
this city. Eugene Lorton, editor
Of the Tulsa World, talked oyer the
phone with him today at VIII u Hime
he assured US that he will lead the
republican ticket In the next state
campaign. Mr.. Rogers 10 at present
sick In bed at his home In Tulsa"
Representative members of the re-
publican party OF Oklahoma, including
members Of the state committee, are at
odds to know whom the party is to sup
port as candidate for the nomination
Tor governor as result OF the seri-
Gus illness of Harry Rogers of Tulsa,
who was the choice of the republican
preferential convention held in Okla.
homa City a month ago.
ihN iHNHlDNla VI inC party lnCt Al
the Skirvin hotel at 10 o'clock this
morning and II was expected that
Rogers would be present and would an
nounce himself as candidate.
Too III to Make Race.
At 7 o'clock this morning A. A.
Small, chairman of the Tulsa county
central committee, telephoned Rogers
home at Tulsa and a reply from the
physician who Is attending the repub.
lican leader said that il would be folly
for Rogers 10 file as candidate and
make the race for governor.
Rogers has been III for several weeks,
hut his condition took turn for the
worse during the last week and last
night two physicians were at his bed
side. The physician who talked to
Small informed him that Rogers is a
sick man and that il would be impos-
sihle for him to make the race for
governor
The meeting Of the republicans was
scheduled to begin at 10 o'clock this
morning and those who came to at
tend the conference expected that
Rogers would be here. His illness com
pletely disarranged plans for the CON
ference.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-06-08

I am a little Thrif- Stamp.
] do the best kin do,
And II you buy enough of me,
I'll get the kaiser's skin, tool
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-05-13
life At CAMP LEE
Continued from page one1

your home. He is the unspoiled child
of millions, and just like old Nathaniel
Clark's boy from Richie county, whom
! met in mess hall, he's impatient to
get the word to cut loose and go over
the top at the throat or the belly Of
the savage Hun.
Over winding, undulating military
road for three miles we whiSzed in the
Colonel's motor, and then our first
glimpse of the cantonment upon the
uplands about Petersburg, every foot
of which was consecrated and made
sacred by the blood and bravery Of our
fathers and our grapdfathers in the
Civil war. To this day, relics OF that
great struggle are found. Spurs, old
pistols and various kinds OF military
accoutrements are dug up by the de-
scendents here of those brave boy
fighters of the Sixties. A soldier lad
from Wellsburg showed me an old
pair Of spurs he had found. He enthu.
siastically priced his relic.
There was the cantonment spread.
ing away for miles before us, white
cement roadways criss,crossed run.
ming in every direction carrying the
important traffic of military munich.
pality of upwards Of 10000 men all en-.
gagged In varying occupations which
led to one and the same end-soldiery
preparation and efficiency. First we
passed the long, squatty freight sheds,
then the barracks Of the men, receiv.
ing depots, officers quarters. water
tanks, big Liberty theatre, Y. M. c.
A. huts, similar buildings Of the
Knights Of Columbus, hospitals, drill
grounds for batteries OF artillery and
companies Of infantry, wireless sta.
tons, post exchanges, hostess houses,
more pretentious quarters for the ex.
perienced experts sent by our Allies to
give instructions in the latest meth.
DDS Of today's warfare. Everywhere
soldiers and the business.like, system.
attic preparation for the grim business
of war.
Arriving at Col. Welsh's headquar.
tiers, after brief visit to those OF Gen.
eral Hiner, who welcomed US pleasant
ly and chatted with us in an informal,
friendly way, the band OF the 314th,
most all West virginians, welcomed
US with 1.-THE West Virginia Hills"
For the first time, in my life I began
to feel a respect for that piece OF mu.
sic, and this was immeasurably height
ened in the evening when l heard the
regiment sing it in the Y. NJ. c. A. hut
l hardly recognized the old familiar
with the lazy, droning Of it by weary
teachers whose rest, earned by them
in hard and tedious winters term
was being delayed while instructors
with political pull made a few dol.
lars talking prosaically of the most
commonplace subjects. In my cub re.
porter days in bygone ages I have
heard 1.-THE West Virginia Hills"
abused and maltreated by all sorts Of
spiritless and unmusical voices Assem-.
bled in the name Of knowledge, always
and invariably measured to the tempo
OF a funeral dirge, until / long ago
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-05-13
CONLEY'S
FATHER IS DEAD
Was Well Known in West,
ern Penna. and North
ern W. Va.

Joseph X. Conley, of Everett, Pa.
father OF Captain Rollo Conley, of this
city, now stationed at Camp Beaure.
gard, La, died on Saturday in a hos.
pital in Pittsburgh following a paralyt.
ic stroke sustained several weeks ago.
Captain Conley, who was called from
camp on account Of his fathers i'll.
ness, left his bedside one week ago
to return to duty and will not be able
to return for the funeral. Mrs. Con.
ley went to Pittsburgh yesterday to
attend the services which were held
this morning.
MIR. Conley was q native of Pitts.
burgh and a number of years ago trav.
eled through this section represent.
ing Pittsburgh drug firm. He was
a prominent Mason and widely known
through western Pennsylvania and
northern West Virginia. For the last
several years he conducted a drug
store at Everett, near Pittsburgh
He is survived by his wife and three
children-Captain Conley, Frank G.
Conley and Miss Bessie Conley, both
of Pittsburgh, Five grandchildren al.
so survive.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-05-13
W
WISE WORDS

movedirector was sweating his brain
While Keeling picture called Hamlet the Dane,
When opheia, who just had been drowned for the
Stroled into the rear of the grave-diggers scene
The director had words and proceeded to spill 'em:
Keep out Of the FLETCHER! Yer spolin the f-lum"
Wise words And how widely adapted to life
Some day you'll be thrown with husband and wife
Who oacken each other and ask you to judge
The relative wilderness Of each others smudge,
Then summon The Words and deploy em and drill EN-
1T isn't your FLETCHER. Keep out Of the album
Or suppose you may meet promoter hetimes
Whose song is as sweet as the Trinity chimes
And who shows blue print explaining the way Ii
Your fortune Is made in the course OF today. ESAs
Still remember The Words; whistle trill EN-; ~
Keep out OF the picture 1t isn't your fllum."
Or suppose tempted Of war and romance
To leap ship and slip over to France
Though right here at home there is duty to do
And France has her burdens without aiding YOU
Recall the Wise Words. Let instl EN-:
1t isn't your FLETCHER. Keep out OF the fl-Ium'
You may be super, you may be star;
The camera never asks which you are
But keep out Of the picture unless you belong,
Or you're spelling the hlm and you're headed all wroa-
Remember the movie-man sweating his brain
While Keeling the picture Of Hamlet the Dane
Copyright 1918, n. E. Az
Coming Tomorrow"The Movie Star" Kveryhings going up
ow much is coming up? Plant war garden
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-05-13

TIRED woman
TOOK VIN0L
Now She is Strong and
Hearty

Philadelphia, Pal was overwork-
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me ! began to improve. have taken
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perfectly healthy in every respect, and
have gained In weight. can not
praise vinol enough. Mrs. Sarah A.
Jones, 1925 Nevada ST., Philadelphia,
Pa.
We guarantee Viuol to make over.
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store IN every town and city in the
country.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-05-13

looked upon it as more OF a punish.
ment than the joyous pleasure OF song.
AS was said by somebody OF the par.
snip, it is an insult and not Vegeta.
BILE, so / have always felt toward the
song in question.
But have another opinion now. The
boys Of the 314th sang it in fast time,
put the healthiest vocal punch they
had in to it, made it thrill with here.
tofore undiscovered enthusiasm and
meanings. Just killed it, as they would
say it; put it across with a wallop,
so to speak. 1t proved copclusively
to me that during all these years, we
in the old home state didn't know how
to sing it. Another one Of the good
things that have come to US from this
great worlds conflict.
OF our visit through the intervening
hours until the formal program at the
Y. M. C. A. hut in the evening, succeed
ing articles will tell. l must hurry
along and tell of this, the most formal
event; "a reception and entertain,
ent" as the printed program informed
us, arranged by the boys of the 314th
themselves, in honor Of the Hon. Mat.
thew NJ. Nicely, member of Congress,
given by the Officers and the Men Of
the S14th Regiment, Field Artillery,
Camp Lee, Virginia, May the eighth,
one thousand nine hundred eighteen"
The credit given the officers by the
program was courtesy. "The men Che
never speaks of them as boys) did it
ALL" said Col. Welsh. "They planned
it and it is theirs. They have been
looking forward to this night and pre-
pairing for it ever since Major Nicely
accepted my invitation to come down"
There they we're, a regiment Of
West Virginia boys, spick and span
in khaki; their bright faces smiling
and happy. Every seat occupied and
every space big enough for two soldier
feet occupied. West Virginians from
the two other regiments Of home.state
boys loitered on the outside, hoping
to hear the speeches and the music,
and to see, at a more Instantaneous
distance than their more fortunate
comrades OF the 314th. This was that
regiments affair, and its men filled the
building to overlooking. There was
no room inside for others. But many
were round and about, nevertheless.
The 314th boys are from the north
western counties Of the state.
Col. Welsh was master Of ceremon'
les. 1t was the second time he had ad.
dressed the regiment as such, although
he knows every single man in his com.
mand and saw enough OF him and
talked with him sufficiently to know
that he has almost parental feeling
toward each and everyone OF these
boys. The Colonel is middle.aged, has
spent a lifetime in the army. He is
good for a STORY" himself, and since
so many parents have committed their
sons to his care and keeping, he shall
get STORY later on in this series.
feel sure the fathers and mothers Of
these boys will care to read nay impres.
sions OF him.
The entertainment opened with the
chorus singing. Enter Mr.. John A.
Driscoll into our narrative. He is the
song leader. and he ranks in that job
right up alongside Of Kenneth Clark,
Of Meade, aud Gilbert Wilson, of Quan.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-05-13
Traction Campany's
Annual Meeting

The annual meeting of the stock
holders Of the Monongahe!a Valley
Traction company was held in the of
fees Of the company at eleven o'clock
this morning
At the meeting the annual report OF
the hoard of directors for the year was
adopted and printed copies will be
mailed to the stockholders.
In the election Of directors for the
ensuing year no changes were made.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-05-13
BEAUTY HINTS
FOR YOUR HAIR
How to Prevent 1t From
Growing Gray.

There is no occasion for you to look
unattractive or prematurely old be-
cause of gray, strsaked with gray,
white or faded hair. Don't let this con.
dition with its look Of age rob you of
your youthful beauty and the wonder
full opportunities which life offers. No
matter how gray, prematurely gray,
lusterless or faded your hair might be,
La Creole" Hair Dressing will revive
the color glands Of nature-promote
healthy condition OF the hair and scalp
and cause all Of your gray or faded
hair to become evenly dark, soft, lus-
trous and beautiful. This preparation
is not dye, but an elegant toilet
requisite which is easily applied by
simply combing or brushing through
the hair.