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Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-01-02

The SIZE for the country districts will awarded likewise
and does the awarding Of these extra gold prizes inter-
fer with the regular prizes at the close OF the campaign In
fact the winners the two $50 prizes will be very likely cand
dates for two of the big motor tn the end.
This extra vote and gold offer should prove stepping
for those who behind the period in which YOU
should take advantages OF the subscriptions that know
could secure il would go after them"
Still another field for contestants that of Second payments
Many candidates are calling subscribers they secured
earlier the campaign and obtaining extension of the
subscription These second payments apply the present
offer If turned in during it's period
Voting becoming brisker day The standings today
tabulated the Burroughs adding machines include all
deposited in the ballot box up to p Monday last
There two important dates minds every candidate
and those interested the for honor and award January
the day OF the closing of the big $4,000 $3.50 gold
offers January 26th the closing Of the big campaign.
Every candidate positively assured that time the f
tre will subscriptions bring votes than during the
present extra vote and gold offer.
WIN GOLD PRIZE AND YOU ARE VERY LIKELY
CANDIDATE FOR ONE OF THE BIG TOURING CARS JAN
UARY 26.
The Elbert County tribune., 1918-12-20

Mrs d. C. Corbett and daughters
were visiting with Mrs. A. NJ. John
son ON Tuesday.
Frank Gabardi and family and AL
bert Roehling and families visited
at the II. A. Roehling home over
Sunday.
Frank Gabardi. A. NJ. Roehling
and Rudolph Roehling attended the
auction sale at Masters east of Fon-
dis on Saturday.
Miss woodard our teacher who
was staying In Fondis found 1t too
far from the school so she is stay
ing now at the home of H. Rubeck
1t is reported that Josie Janner
is very sick with pneumonia, DR..
that he soon will be able again to
be out
J. A. Bohlen and family motored
out from Denver on Saturday and
visited at the H. A. Roehling and
A. M. Johnson homes. they returned
to Denver on Sunday evening. Mr.
Bohlen is working at his old place
at the Hendre G Bolthoff Co.
JOIN
There are IL or IL jobs of thresh-
ing left here, there was a treshing
outfit here from Ebert within one
half mile but would not come al
though they were ready for him
We think that some one ought. to
be compelled to thresh or quit the
job.
The Elbert County tribune., 1918-12-20
DIED

At her homo near Fondis Sunday
December Is of influenza, Mrs. Ed
Harper. Mrs. Harper was born at
Ward Colorado, August 26, 1891,
was married to Edward Harper
March 1903. She leaves to mourn
her loss a husband. a mother, Mrs.
d. Hurley. two sisters. Mrs. James
Baldwin and Mrs. Irwin Kennedy
and two brothers. Mr.. John Hurley
of Loveland and Mr.. Frank Hurley
of Sloan. besides a host of friends.
The Elbert County tribune., 1918-12-20

little farming
Miss Hannah Peterson is home
for the holidays, having arrived
Monday
Fred Milheim yesterday complet-
ed his moving to the l.. Anderson
ranch which he has rented for next
year.
Elias Hargis who now resides at
Derby, Colorado, came out yester-
day to look after some business mat
ters at his ranch.
JOIN
Monday In the County Court, Mrs.
5ohn Molloy was appointed admins
tratrix of the state of her husband,
John Molloy, deceased
JOIN
Dean Holt was over from his
ranch Monday and made final set
tlement in the County Court of the
estate of Mr., Holt, deceased.
join
James and Robert McCausiand are
both home from Uncle Sans service.
Robert arrived Saturday from Fort
Collins and James the first of the
week from Perdue University, at
Lafayette, Ind, where he was in the
radio service.
The Elbert County tribune., 1918-12-20
Fight
Red Cross Christmas Roll Call
IA Fight for Democracy

The Red Cross brought
heroic France the first help
from America to turn back
the onrush Of democracy's
foes.
Then it provided healing
care and comforts to strength
en- Americas great democratic
army.
Also it fights now beside
our soldiers over there by
looking after the needs Of their
loved ones over here.
The Elbert County tribune., 1918-12-20
Correspondence
syosr Rszsisr cosrespoaaeuss
ROCK BUTTE


Mrs. John Kern OF Elizabeth has
been very i'll of influenza.
-JOIN-
Mr.. J. o. Marshall was shredding
corn last week for John Smith and
Corressells.
JOIN
Albert and Raymond Brewer went
to Denver Sunday, that Albert could
have his hand attended to and is
getting along nicely.
JOHN
c. F. Wight and wife are at EIiz-
abeth hiving returned Monday, their
son Albert coming to town that day
for the first time since his serious
Illness.
The Elbert County tribune., 1918-12-20
COUNTY SEAT NEWS

l.. Anderson and family left yes
terday for Denver where they ex-
pect reside the coming year. Mil
Ter will spend part of the time
at the ranch as he expects to do a
The Elbert County tribune., 1918-12-20
DIED

Mrs. Hill at the home of her son
Isaac. near Irving. The funeral
took place Sunday. She is survived
by three sons. James. John, Isaac.
She was we'll past four score years.
The Elbert County tribune., 1918-12-20
BIG SPRINGS

H. A. Roehling and son Otto made
a trip to Elbert last Thursday.
JOHN
We understand that Mrs. John
Wheeler Is very click at Mr.. shaners
place.
JOIN
Miss Florence johnson went to
Calhan on Monday with Mr.. and Mrs.
Rubeck.
The Elbert County tribune., 1918-12-20
IA Fight for Health

By sending health workers
to Italy and France-by APP
propriating millions for fight
ing tuberculosis both there
and in America, the Red
Cross gives every member a
share in a winning war for
health.
Red Cross funds enable
American tuberculosis asso-
cations to combat the disease
that most Of all kills those
needed as workers and soldiers.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-08-10
Moved BY Smith seconded BY Shoemaker, that the following ordi

nance be passed:
An ORDINANCE NO. IL
An Ordinance authorizing the Mayor to contract a loan Of One Thousand
Dollars $dOO00O) from the Merchants and Farmers Bank of Melville
penses; and providing for the payment of same oy anticipating the
excess of the towns revenues, over and above the necessary, usual and
statutory charges. @
Section BE it ordained by the Mayor and Board of Aldermen OF the
Town of Melville, That in view of the pressing necessity for sufficient
funds to pay salaries and other necessary expenses until the 1915 taxes be-
be and he is hereby authorized and empowered to borrow from the Mer.
chants and Farmers Bank of Melville the sum of One Thousand $4,000 W)
Dollars, and to represent which he is further authorized to execute by and
on behalf of the Town of Melville a promfssory note in favor IF said bank.
payable January 10, 1918, bearing eight per cent per annum interest fom
maturity until paid, and to contain other usual clauses.
payment Of said noe, in principal and interest and attorneys fees, there is
hereby dedicated, attributed and set apart all of the excess revenues Of
the municipality OF Melville over and above the usual, customary and st.-
utory charges of said municipality such excess being rs PEI budget Of the
year 1917 and which is hereby fixed as the basis Of the anticipation and
dedication. the sum of ($13359D One Thousand Three Hundred and
ThirtyFi Five Dollars and Ametyfour Gents.
Section BE it further ordained, etc, That for good and sufficient
cause this ordnance shall take effect Immediately after its passage.
Adopted July 2, A. D. 1918.
Yeas-smith, schoonmaker. Rosenberg, Caps and Jones. Nays-none
LYMAN. H. LYONS, Mayor
At@t-R. H. JONES. JR, Clerk.
A RESOLUTION
Opening up the Streets and Alleys in the Town of Melville.
Melville, in regular session convened, That all streets and alleys which
were temporarily permitted closed for the purpose of truck farming on lots
abuting thereto, II which were otherwise closed without permit, are here
by ordered opened IS DON as the present crops are harvested thererom.
Section BE it further resolved, etc, That this resolution shall go
effect from and after its PRONUNCIATION, according to law.
Moved by Smith, seconded by Rosenberg and carried, that the resolu-
ton just read be adopted.
Yeas-Smith, Rosenberg, Capps, Schocnmaker. Jones. Nays-None.
L. H. LYONS, Mayor
Attest-R. +. JONES, JR, Clerk.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-08-10
HOW THE MARINES
ACCOUNT FOR HUNS
Louisianina on Fighting Front
Tells Method Of ReceIv-
ing Germans

The Times-Picayune OF recent date
contains the following from Colum-
bia, Caldwell parish, La: :.
Graves Erskins, who belongs to
the United States marines on the
firing line in France, and whose
father, mother and grandmother live
here, wrote a letter to his home folks
June 10 in which he tells what sort
of stuff the American soldier is made
of and with what unse1fish devotion
he is doing the service that his
country has called him to do. He
says:
Il suppose you know by this time
that you have given Hunnie (the
Huns) quite a jolt. Up to the pres
ent time we have licked five divisions
with our little handful of men. One
of them was the famous Fifth Prus-
sian Guards which suffered its first
defeat since its organization-it vas
the crown princes prize division,
but it is a thing Of the past now.
You ought to e our men go after
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-08-10

the Boche. 1t is certainly fine sport,
but it requires quite a bit of nerve
and endurance at times. / am send
ing you a souvenir from the person
of one of the Prussian officers who
took a couple of deliberate shots at
me, but my old Springfield was loo
quick for him and the bullet pried
into his shirt pocket"
The souvenir referred to is a bit OF
German money 1.-TWO marks) which
was folded up in the officers shirt
pocket, and shows that the Ameri-
can bullet passed through it, leav-
ing blood stains on the margin of
the bullet hole.
Again, the writer says: '"The movie
man was here this afternoon and had
US to pose for him, so / guess you
will e some of the Hell Hounds,
as the Germans call us, in the NOV
les before a great while. have
been oyer the top three times and
am all right. / can't ten you much
about the happenings, but / guess
you get It fresh from the papers;
when l come back / will tell you how
We started Fritz on the road to Ber-
lin.
The Red Cross sent US some jam
and chocolate today: they certainly
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-08-10

are doing a fine work over here. A
couple of days ago | received YOU
letters and the oil-it sure came il
handy--just after the big battle and
all of the equipment needed oil bad.
". Just after our first battle j
wrote o a letter to let you know
that waa all right. but Hunnie
tried to come over again, and we
went back to give him his just de-
serts, and believe me, we did a good
job of it.
Il don't know what kind OF news
you all have of the affair, but I do
not hesitate to say that the marines
are the ones who did the work. The
French were ahead of us at first,
and made four attempts but gave it
up. Then the old United States ma
rines zane up and met the crown
princes guards and wiped them COM
pletely off the map. Then we dashed
into a town and hill against three
times as many Of the kaiser's picked
men and sen them s~currying on
their return to Berlin-that is, the
few who escaped.
1.-THE Boche, since then, has tried
time after time to drive US back,
but every time he has had to go
chasing back. It was terrible, ! am
all right now but it was luck pure and
simple. / was knocked several times
and was once blown fifteen feet into
the air. A machine gun scratched
my finger a little and a piece OF
shrapnel cut my helmet and coat.
l had five holes through my coat on
the left shoulder and twelve at va
riois other places.
1T certainly was a lively game and
the boys went for the Boches like
they were free lunches. The French
all tip their hats to us now; met a
Franch major yesterday and +
thought he was goinng to kiss ms be-
fore he quit. l am sending you a
piece of money from a Boche officer
who came my way; probably you
can buy a liberty bond with it."
Young Erskins, who was born and
reared at Columbia and was a student
at L. s. u, where he enlisted, con-
his letter by saying;
Il am back in a good place now
away from that hell hole. | under
stand that our whole outfit is going
o be decorated. Don't worry about
ne. ! am all right and the Boche is
aot big enough to get me"
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-08-10
$22,26s.76
Respectfully submitted.

"A. LEON DUPRE, City Treasurer
On motion OF ar. Fields duly seconded and carried. the said report Of
sn nsa Gty IT. treasurer aa5 was referred TO the Finance Committee who, after ex
aiming nndng same correct ordered that the City Treasurer be cred.
1ted with the sum of $664524 and vouchers for this mou cancelled
On motion, duly seconded and carried, the reports furnished by the no.
lice officers, Messrs JOS. Anselm, A. L. HoIier, Leopold Deiean and " Is
Prudhomme, for the month ending July 81, 1918, we're received as read and
ordered filed.
On motion Of Mr. Dunbar, seconded by Mr.. Sicily and carried. the com.
municaton from citizens and taxpayers ws received as rad and laid yer
until the next regular meeting.
On motion of Mr. Gossehn seconded by Mr.. Fields am carried he COM
municahon from Mr.. I. /. Loeb was received IS read and ordered fHd.
Moved by MIR. Gossehn. seconded by Mr. Dunbar and carried, that a IN.
mittee composed ofthe Mayor and two members Of this Board be appointed
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-08-10

Respectfully submitted,
0 0 j.. j. PERRODIN, City Clerk and Tax Collector
On motion of Mr.. Sicily, seconded by Mr.. Fields and carried the said re-
port of the City Clerk and Tax Collector was accepted and filed
STATEMENT OF a. LEON DUPRE. TREASURER OF THE CITY OF oP-
ELOUSAS, LA, FOR THE MONTH ENDING AUGUST l. 1918:
CIR:
July II 1918, to alance on hand as pei last report ..... $40 a46 "a
August J. 1918 to cash from ] ). Perrodin, c.. Q. & T. C. $50. 2S17.2
s22263 .76
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-29
TALK OF CHURCH NEEDS
That Is Principal Feature of Luther
League Convention Here.

The present day requirements of
yur Luther league bysour church and
country" was oIe of the many prob
lens up for discussion at the session
of the L ter league of the Kansas
City district this afternoon. The an
nual convention of the Kansas City
district leagues is being held at the
Swedish Lutheran church.
The local league has arranged for
an automobile sightseeing trip to take
place at 6 o'clock this afternoon for
the benefit of the delegates and a
program prepared by the different
leagues of the district will be given
at the church this evening.
The opening session of the annual
convention was held Friday night. The
Rev. Victor Sprong, of Kansas City,
was the principal speaker, and Charles
S. Elliott gave talk on war savings
stamps.
The Kansas City district of the
Luther league consists of nine congre-
cations of eastern Kansas and Kansas
City. Mo, as follows: Topeka, Usage
City. Manhattan, st. Marys, Villas,
Savonburg, First church, Kansas City.
Mo, Emanuel church. Kansas City.
No, and Kansas City. Kan. The pres
ent officers of the district are: The
Rev. J. A. Jacobson, of Topeka, presi-
dent; Victor Spong. of Kansas City.
vice president; Miss Mildred Johnson,
Kansas City, SECRETARY; Earl Erickson,
Savonburg, treasurer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-29
TOPEKANS LOSE FERVOR
They "Signed' as Harvest Hands, but
Refuse To Make Good.

At least 400 Topeka men have lost
whatever fsrvor they may have had
for work in the fields of golden grain
this summer. according to C. H. Dan
ner. generalissimo of the Topeka
squadrons of the harvest army.
banner sent out a call for 400 men
early Friday morning in answer to an
appeal for help from the counties of
central Kansas. In making the call,
400 men who had signed the harvest
army enlistment cards were notified
of the need, but very, very shortly
after the cards were in the mails Dan
ner began receiving calls on the tele-
phone. And in nearly every case the
voice on the line was rapidly offering
excuses concerning a too hot sun, an
intractable employer and a slowing
down of enthusiasm.
banner said today that he is send
ing out cards to another 400 men who
signed the enlistment blanks, but
states that his optimism is not nearly
so great as it was concerning a ready
response in the Affirmative
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-29
FOURTH IN BRITAIN
England Will Celebrate Ameri-
can Independence Day.
Prayers for United States VIII
Be Offered in ALI Churches.

London. June 29.-The rivalry be-
tween the American army and navy
baseball teams which are to play be-
fore King George at Chelsea July 4
increases daily. and the general opin-
ion among Americans in England is
that :he game will be fast and closely
contested.
Celebrations in All Churches.
Every American soldier and sailor
in London will have evidence on all
sides that the Fourth of July is being
celebrated in England as we'll as in
America. The bells at St. PauPs
cathedral are to he rung. The bishop
of London has issued directions for the
celebration of communion in every
church in his diocese with prayers for
the United States.
Demonstration at Stock Exchange.
In the city there will be special OBJ
servaIions of the day. At the Baltic
Corn exchange, American flags will
be in evidence, the Star Spangled
Banner" will be sung and fraternai
resolutions will be passed. Plans also
are being made for a demonstration
in the stock exchange.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-29
PLAN AIR RAID DEFENSE
Paris Making Further Arrangement
for Preventing Night Bombings.

Paris, June 29.-In an effort to or
ganize the defense of Paris against
German raiding airplanes the aviation
committee of the chamber of deputies
will confer with Premier Clemenceau
and .ecommend the pursuit of Ger
man machines which lombard the
capital and the creation of three dis
tinet defense zones. The first of these
zones will be exclusively for cannon
and airplanes- the next will be defend
ed by small balloons and the third
will be brilliantly lighted
ReDrisals against German cities are
demanded by The press. the Petit Pa
risien demanding that Cologne. Cob
lenz md Frankfort be made special
objects Of attack
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-29
SHOWERS COOL CITY


storms which all too often follow
weeks of excessive heat.
Reports from all over the state an
nounce more or less rain during the
last twenty-fenr hours. Up until this
morning Republic City had received
LOS inches, and it was still raining
there at 9 o'clock this morning. Other
cities and towns reporting measurable
precipitation are: st. Joseph, so;
Horton. 48; Coneordia, 40; Ellisburg.
so; Hanover, "a; Beloit, 1T. A few
other towns received .02 to .08 of an
inch. Only trace fell in Topeka.
The forecast calls for showers to-
night and Sunday. cooler tonight and
Sunday in the south portion of the
state. According to s. D. Flora, me-
teorologist of the local weather bureau.
the temperature this afternoon will
not go above S5 degrees, altho a great
err abundance OF sunshine tomorrow
will probably raise the mercury to 80
degrees
Ell Paso, Texas, took the hot wealth
er prize Friday with a temperature of
104 degrees as opposed to 102 de-
grees at Sedan, which was the maxi
mum temperature in Kansas. The
maximum temperature in Topeka dur
ing the last "a hours was "a degrees
at o'clock Friday night and the min
imum was 66 degrees at O'Clock this
morning. Tonight the mercury will
drop to about SIS again.
The highest temperature ever re-
corded in Topeka on this date was SO
in 1900 and the lowest was So in 1907.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-29
celebrate At GARFIELD
Safe and Sane Fourth of july Mt
Popular City Park.

For the first time in its long and
variegated history Garfield park will
be the scene of safe and sane"
Fourth of July celebration. There
will be no fireworks at night TO de-
light the eve of the on1ooker. nor will
the daylight hours be fraught with
the fear of sudden disaster to the
small boys in the crowd.
But there will be big doin's'' at the
park Fourth of July, just the same.
MarshalPs band will play two con-
certs during the day-one in the of =
ternoon and one in the evening. All
of the concessions will be running full
blast. THE Over the Top" and the
merry-go-round will be loaded to ca
pacity on every trip with a freight of
pleasure loving men and women and
children. Ambitious marksmen will
display their skill shooting on the
target range at the semblances of
Hun heads.
Skating will be the sport of the at
ternoon hours for the younger genera
ton, tho it will give place to dancing
when the sun goes down in the west.
The big picnic tables scattered all
around in the shady places in the
park will hold an unusual quota of
outdoor cold-lunch enthusiasts. 1t
was announced by Colonel Matthews
this morning that the park would be
decked out in holiday attire for the
Fourth of July celebration.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-29
"And a large standing army?"
No Danger of MiIitarism.
GERMAN COUNTER



a purely local operation to harass the
enemy.
In the north the British wiped out
the German salient toward the Nieppe
forest northwest of Merville and that
town now is menaced seriously.
Three Hamlets Retaken.
Three hamlets were re-taken in an
advance of mile and the Germans
lost 800 prisoners. Australian troops
around Merryis North of Merville,
made a small gain and took forty
three Germans.
After his check on the Noyon-Mont-
didier. the German crown prince
made a strong attack south of the
Aisne for the apparent purpose of
getting in behind the forest of COM
pfegne. A large part of the gains
made then, now have been recaptured
by the French. Important positions
were taken from the Germans whose
line were penetrated at several points
to depth of more than a mile The
french bag of prisoners total 1000
Berlin reports the German troops
as striving to check the Franco
British attacks. Merville is the far
thest point west the Germans reached
in the Lys battle and the British gain
there lessons tehperil to Hazebrouck.
No less satisfactory from the allied
thrust south of the Aisne, which also
relieved enemy pressure at a more or
less vital point. The Germans show
no intention of resuming the offensive,
but 1t may be that the French and
British strokes will spur them to ac-
ton before the allies regain other i'm
portant positions between Ypres and
Rheims. Except in Flanders and
south of the Aisne, the western battle
front has been quiet
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-29
TODAY IN THE GREAT WAR

A YEAR AGO-British captured
German position on a two-thou-
sand yard front in the Arras sector.
French repulsed heavy German at
tack near Verdun.
Greece broke diplomatic rela-
lions with Germany, Austria Hun
gary, Bulgaria and Turkey.
TWO YEARS AGO - British
made important gains between
Bapaume and Pozieres. German
attempt against Delville wood re-
pulsed
Federal Judge Waddill, at Nor
folk, ruled in Appam case that
American ports may not be used by
belligerent nations as asylum for
their prizes of war.
THREE YEARS AGO-Austro-
German drive toward Warsaw
forced>Russian retreat on $50 mile
front.
West front quiet.
Anglo-French heavily lombard
ed Turkish left wing at Gallipoli.