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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-08-14
Oh. Well.

We met n truthful egg man,
Whose name We have forgotten
We said We'll. how's business
And he simply answered "ROiteu
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-08-14

the fifc was extnguished, A watchS
dog which was fastened IN on theibaek
porch was burned TO death. Theyeauae
OF the fire is not known,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-08-14
You Know Him

He Il ono of those careful gents,
He'll never be the goat
lie won't indorso your note.
Though he'll indorse your sentiments,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-08-14
Mean Brute!

at says here that the law prohibits
West Point cadets from getting mar
ried," said Mrs, Gabbs. Il wonder why
that is"
ats very simple" replied Mr.. Gabb.
Uncle Sam realizes that no man can
serve two masters"
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-08-14

that he has never had . quarrel with
hi, wife said Brown,
Gee, but he's an awful liar, isn't
he" commented Jones
NO, he isn't" replied Brown, "lIe
has never had a wife"
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-08-14
La1RMLhke
His Column
COD/rrC" /LNY

Listen to This.
Don't uso your mouth,
My llttls dcRrs.
AZ often as
You use your ears
This One May Not Go So Good,
Binks--Which is the more danscrou,
the auto or the aeroplane,
Jinks--Well, the aeroplane runs over
more people than the automobile
Our Langwudge.
II wouldn't trust that man too. far,
30 watch yourself. my dsdr"
you reaily mean she said I'm not
To trust that mSn too ner.'
Easy
"Women must be independent" said
the suffrage orator. But the question
is how can we get the same wages
men do2"
Marry them and be on the JOB Sat
urday night suggested a mean man m
the audience.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-08-14
The Modernired Version.
oof

II at first you DO sucoeed-try, tt,
again
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-08-14

The male mosquito is mans friend,
and does not bite nor trail But the
female Of the species is more deadly
than the male
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-08-14
Oh

"Old Smith was telling me Yesterday
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-08-14
Hnhl

Don't Start anything; the other ieI
low may finish it,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-08-14

Our language makes mo grim" said
Hump.
"lts slangy and It's breezy
We say: That fellow Is hard w,
SO wen let him down easy"
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-08-14

Our Daily Special.

Hester Hustle lives at Tacoma, Wasl
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-04-15
NEVADA BRED CALF
BRINGS HIGHEST PRICES

a Nevada bred bull calf Reuben.
40. 6i5572, ten months old. bred and
CONSIGNED by J. II. Cazicr of Wells TO
the Pacific Coast Hereford Breeders
association sale which was held on
the coast topped the sale for all Her.
cfords in its class and brought 1880.
The calf together with another good
calf which sold for 1856 was pur
chased by Dean Duke of Likely. Cal
Prof f. w Wilson. professor Of ami
nal industry, at the university. re-
turned yesterday from the meeting
and sale and while on the coast made
arrangements for these two calves tC
be shipped to Reno and placed on the
university farm TO be fitted for the
fall stock show Nevada stockmen
will be given the opportunity to see
The two animals while they are on
the farm
According to Prof. Wilson the Ca
ziors made the best average for both
females and males at the show. -Four
COWS brought an average Of 1856 and
the bulls 1907. The average for the
entire sale was around $225. The IN.
'ir" seven head consigned by the Ca.
Tiers were the best animals sent to
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-04-15

five raps occur. Prof. Moe gets ur
and takes a smoke and goes back 10
bed again. He says he is getting
used TO it. Templcman hears the
visitors call but he don't even bulge
Despite the nonchalance of the resi-.
dents OF the house the visitor re.
turns every evening so that now the
gentlemen have learned to expect It.
Here is chance for some of Elko's
spiritual sleuthS to get busy. The
ghost is there. II is said that an in.
sane woman died in the place years
ago and that now on her dementcd
wanderings she comes back to the
Moe-Templeman abode every night
just to assure herself that she Is re.
ally dead. Prof. Moe and TemDIe-
man are perfectly willing TO rig YOU
up with comfortable quarters if YOU
want to get on the job and see if YOU
can solve the mystery.
Various explanations have been Of
Tered for the knocking. It'd Pmnkett
says it is more Knocking at the
Knitting Club" while Ed Steninger
says it is another knock at the Green
Soap Investigation" Frank Middle
ton says its another knock at his set
of food regulations published the 9th.
"r day while several Y. NJ. @. A. sub.
scribers say it is a celebration put on
by a lost soul in honor Of the arrest OF
the Rev. Greenfield At any rate it is
there and some of you Sherlock
Glucks have a beautiful opportunity
TO get permanent positions on the L.
:. Secret Service if you can solve the
riddle.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-04-15
CzERNIN RESIGNS
FROM MINISTRY
AuStro-Hungarian Forefun
Minister Gives Up lob: Un-
able To Explain To Kaiser
RCent Futile Peace Offers
To France

AMSTERDAM. April 15.-Emperor
Charles. of Austria. today accepted
the resignation of Foreign Minister
Czernin. and entrusted Czernin with
the conduct OF Austrian affairs until
his successor was appointed. Recent
publications by France OF the futile
peace offers made by Charles. and
the efforts of the Emperor and OF
Czcrnin to explain the letter which
contained them TO the satisfaction of
Germany and the German emperor,
were probably the most potent influ.
"nc"s in bringing about Czernin's res
ignation. II is reported that stormy
session occurred at the meeting of
Charles and Kaiser Wilhelm when
the matter of the letter was discussed
and the resignation of Czernin de-
manded.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-04-15

LONDON, April l3.-Sevcre fight
ing continued all day yesterday
around the village of Neuve EglIse.
Numerous attacks upon the town
were borne off by the fighting British
troops but in the end they were com
Delled to withdraw second time
from the village Strong attacks
Eere made by the German infantry
Yesterday at many points. Northwest
Of Meryille fierce fighting took place
sa result Of which the attacking
German infantry was driven back
With great loss. Hostile infantry ,ad
yancing along the northern bank OF
the Lys river was caught in the Eng
ltsh artillery fire and found the bonn,
bardment 80 intense a. to be unable
g.. EaynI,p ffe attack
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-04-15
accord with his convictions.
Opposed War Declaration


Ills opposition TO the declaration of
war on German. wa. also pronounc-
cd aud hr declined to take charge of
the war resolution as would have
hn"u oNprcIrd OF him as chairman Of
the ommitrrc on foreign relations.
n" did not seek. however. to place
obstacles in the way of consideration
and transferred the leadership to Sen
a'or Hitchcock, next ranking demo-
crtt member Of the committee. lie
believed that American participation
should be avoided If possible, but.
when the die was cast for war he
change dover night. He took his
place with the supporters of war
measures and consistently maintained
that attitude.
Prominent Bryan Manager
Although he served in the house
of representatives and had been gov
cruor OF his state Senator Stone first
attracted national attention in con
ncction with Mr.. Bryan's first cam
paign for the presidency in 1896: He
became the Missouri member of the
national democratic committee and
soon took front rank among the Bryan
managers. justifying a reputation for
/ shruwdncss and furosightCdnoss he al
/ ready had gained in Missouri Mr.
/ stones position as a member of the
national committee led 10 his sClCc
. ton as chairman for Mr. Bryun's
second campaign. As a consequence
of their associations tho two mon be
/ came close friends. But at the demo
cratic convention in 1912, Stone lee
the fight for tho nomination Of Speak
or Clark. Since coming to the scnat,
in 1908 Mr. Stone has been to tn,
front on all important questions. III
seldom hesitated to attack any sen
|ator. democrat or republican who op
posed what ne believed to be dcacry
ing administration measures.
Shaped Wilson Platform
notwithstanding his pacinst attt
tudc. Mr.. stone was made chairma
of the committee on resolutions at IN
81. Louis convention in 1916 and t
him Ccll tho difficult work Of shapin
IN" platform upon which Prcsidcu
Wilson was reelected.
Kentuckian BY Birth
\ K,nDuclian by nativity born Ma
Z 1915 Senator Stone removed
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-04-15
.B-R! GHOST MOVES
To OUR CITY
Visitor ThumpS on
Prof. Noes Door Every
Morning at 0ne-Thirty;
Prof. Says He Is Used To 1t;
Chance For EIko'S Spiritual
SIeuthS

We dug up another ghost story to-
day that has all the earmarks of the
genuine article in a bcd.shcct. Never
let it be said that we would deceive
an unsuspecting public. Prof. T. NJ.
Moe. and Mr.. Tcmplcman, both well
known locally, will vouch for the shiv-
ers in this yarn.
Prof Moe and Mr.. Tcmplcman oc-
cupy a house on the hill. There Is
nothing particularly ghostly in its ap-
pyarancc. The somber weeping will
low is absent; gone from its sur
roundings are the moaning cypress
trees: the lonely call Of the night
bird and the weird call Of the cricket
disturb not its sagobush setting. but
the ghost is there A. the dark and
mysterious hour Of onc-thirty a. III.
our gentle astral friend delivers five
distinct and abnormalIy loud thumps
on any convenient part of the build
ing 10 happens 10 be leaning against.
The first night TcmpIeman heard it
'' '"'N ''l h ''LNldl VOICE. come IN.
Lo and behold, nobody came in. He
repeated the invitation with a like
result and finally he gave it up as a
bad job. thinking some jokester was
huaN,ng him. The next night. how
ever. the same thing occurred. In
y"s'i9ation showed nobody home"
ON the next night the knocks oc-
CURED on Prof. Noes side of the
house. Prof. got up and looked
things over with the same amazing
result. Now every night, when these
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-04-15
B0HEMIANS CHEER WILSON
AND OENOUNCE GERMANS

AMSTERDAM. April l5.-Thous.
ands gathered in the streets of Pra-
que. the capital of Bohemia on Sat
urday. ard denounced the Germans.
Will" they chccred the entente. The
Bohemian press came out with edi-
tions cheering on President Wilson.
and in other ways displaying a more
than friendly interest in the American
campaign.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-04-15

PARIS. April l5.-Thc French lines
remain firm on the front above Mont
didier Allied troops made several
successful local attacks last night.
taxing a few prisoners. No heavy
dgbtinE is reported thus far from this
irnni
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-04-15

the show and created a great amount
OF favorable comment. Among the
Nevada breeders at the sale were +.
G. Cazicr. Prof. f. Wilson, w. d.
Duke and a. 5. Nichols.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-04-15
BRITISH RETIRE FROM NEUIE EGL|SE;
FIGHTING FIERCE NEAR MERv|LLE
Germans Driven Back With Heavy Loss French Successful
In Local Attacks; Some Prisoners Taken Heavy Enemy
Attack Near MeTvIIe Is Broken BY English Artillery;
French and British Re-enfo rCemenS Arrive

lcul, the battered IIaig divisions have
been putting up desperate resistance
to the Germans. Nouvc Eglise has
changed hands several times. and is
now being held by the Germans.
Ncuyc Eglise is an important strate-
gic point. as it is one OF the outposts
Of Messincs Ridgc.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-04-15

Mrs. J. c. Davis and Mrs L J. Nc
MILAN are spending the day here
from Wells
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-04-15

Or. and Mrs. c. }. Hood arrived last
night and are stopping at tho Mayer
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-04-15
FRENCH STAND FIRM
NEAR MONTDIOIER

10 develop its attack.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-02-28

Now York, Feb. 27,-German news
naners of the first half of January re-
oontlv received here have suspicious
" little to say on the food sltuatioh
,,,hiob for two years before was ah
,mnortant topic for discussion III
nractically all the Berlin newspapers,
The coming political strike evoked
Nv food difficulties and the prospect
- Indefinite prolongation OF the
.u through the attitude of the Ger
-. dolegates at BrestLitovsk' was
-onhors casting its shadow before
oansing the censor to discourage
,h,;ootion . of news calculated to aug
nt pu tbo dissatisfaction of the work
ing people. .,., Commits
49,, On Food Administration men
.,onod ' however that morality during
uooont months had been as hign a
affv ner cent above that of 1918 anu
s,r' ear that reason. prescribed increased
o.;ons 80 for tubercular patinents' up
ian whom the effects of undernutri'ioi
ore o felt with particularly severity,
a. Food Director waldow launched ..,
..,,,oination against various offeno
ling municipalities, which were p p"y., y. :.
,,S nhove the maximum prices for var
"D ,,,nds Of food in order to assure
@ ounnlv for their inhabitants and wer
thereby he declared con'riOu''r
largely to the steady driving up q s
~~,oos ,,,.e and to the disregard OF III
food laws.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-02-28
WEALTHY WOOL MERCHANT
is AN ALIEN ENEMY

New York, Feb 2S.-Alleged to be
agent in the United States for Ger
man interests who have been seeking
to corner the worlds wool market,
Eugene Schwerdt, a wealthy wool
merchant of New York and Boston,
was arrested here today as an alien
enemy and will be interned.
His alleged activities were disclos-
cd to the federal authorities by the
attorney general of New York state,
Schwerdts name having appeared In
the correspondence of Hugo Schmidt,
banker, and alleged paymaster in the
Bolo Pasha case, which the attorney
general Investigated.
According to Deputy Attorney Gen
eral Alfred G. Becker, Schwerdt was
in correspondence with H. f. Albert
former financial agent here for the
German government.
Although claiming to be a Belgian
citizen, Schwerdt was in fact born in
Muenster, Germany. He resided in
Belgium but came to the United
States in 1914 at the time of the Ger
man bombardment of Antwerp.
The plan of Schwerdt and his as
sociates, according to the attorney
general, was to minimize the effects
of possible British economic en-
barge against Germany after the war
by making it possible for German in
terests in America to hoard their
great stocks of wool which it was in.
tended to send to Germany when
peace came.
The original purpose of Schmidt
and Schwerdt, Mr. Becker declared
was to enable Germany to obtain suf-
ficient wool for military and indus
trial purpose Two cargoes, valued
together at several hundred thousand
dollars actually did get through to
Germany early in the war, he said
The war lasted longer than expect
ed and the scheme developed into the
one of boarding wool until after the
war, it is charged.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-02-28

will lead the fight in the special ses-
sion of the legislature in favor of a
law permitting manufacturing and
sale of SKINNED milk cheese in Wis
consin. A bill of this character has
twice been defeated in the legislature
because of the opposition of farmers,
who feel that the manufacture of an
inferior product of cheese would be
detrimental to the cheese industry in
Wisconsin.
Mr.. Griel will urge the passage Of
the BILL on the ground that most of
the products to be used in the manu-
facture of SKINNED milk cheese are
now wasted. Skinned milk cheese
can be used as a wartime product.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-02-28
COOK HAS NOT
YET MADE HIS
BOND: H|RSCH
CASE NOT TO
Be TRIED NOW
In ATLANTA BLACKMAIL CASE,
COOK WAS SENTENCED To
YEAR ON CHAIN GANG AND
FINE OF $1,000
(By Associated Press.)

Atlanta, Feb. 2S.-J. w. Cook, real
estate salesman, convicted yesterday,
was sentenced one year on the chain
gang and fine of five thousand dol
lars for conspiracy to blackmail Asa
G, Gambler, millionaire mayor Of At
lanta, is still in Jail today on default
of bond Hearing on appeal is set
for March 16. A conference is being
held today to decide whether Mrs. H.
IIirsch case this week. No date has
will go to trial tomorrow as previous
ly planned
Solicitor General Boykin an
I.ounced later that he will not try the
Hirch case this week. No date has
been set.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-02-28

men long to drain all stagnant water
and clear away air underbrush.
Breeding places for mosquitoes will
be abolished completely.
The big stream that runs through
the center of the camp has already
been drained. The underbrush has
been cut away and now the swampy
places are dry. There is no danger of
the malaria carrying mosquito being
able to hatch in these places. And
when the other force of workers have
drained the river section, there should
he little danger of fever among mem
bers of the division.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-02-28
Four Americans, Asleep
In First Line. Trenches,
Sentenced To Death

fore. Two hundred canvas stretch
ers for beds We have splendid
fumigating plant and an incinerator
and the place is a model Of cleanli-
ness.
"All the men take off their wet and
dirty boots and we have good felt
slippers for them. There are two
big stoves in the room, two woolen
blankets for each, an orderly who
wakes the men for their trains, good
shower baths and wash rooms. Alto
gether, when the big room is finished
honestly think it will be model
of what it should be.
Last year the men slept in the
road"
However, the speedy transforma
ton was not effected without the ex
penditure of great effort. Mrs. Tif
fany summed 1t up by saying:
Everything is going awfully wei
and the whole unit has been fine
No one should come for this worl
who is not as strong as horse ant
Indifferent to cold and fatigue. 1t /
terribly hard. The good it does
enormous, however, and more thai
repays one. You never saw anything
like the appreciation and gratitud
for the food we give the men an
the price we charge. We give ther
a whole meal for Is cents soup, mea
and vegetables, or meat and salad
bread and compete It is reall
good, too | thought had goo
many occupations as ! wrote yo
before but since then | have bee
particularly proud of being a goo
cook"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-02-28
LEGISLATION TO
AID INVESTIGATION
into CONDITION OF
MEAT INDUSTRY
ASKED OF CONGRESS
(By Associated Press.)

Washington, Feb. 2S.-(SpeciaD-
Speedy legislation to lay bare conf
dental files of the great meat pack
ers and to disclose what government
Investigators believe will show plans
to take complete control of the meat
industry, is asked of Congress today
by the Federal Trade Commission.
Charging that Heey Veeder, counsel
for the packers, is still custodian of
many papers which have been used
as instrumentalities in the commits
sion of felonies," Francis J. Heney,
special counsel of the commission,
asked for a supplement to the espion-
age law to facilitate the government s
inquiry.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-02-28
mans TAKE $4,000 RIFLES
Nd 1000 MACHINE GUNS
FROM RUSSIANS: REPORTED
THAT GERMANS ORDERED To
STOP March into RUSSIA
BABY CARRIAGE FACTORIES
In ITALY ARE NOW TURNING
OUT WAR MATERIALS

Rome, Feb. 2S.-Baby carriages and
boys bicycles are now selling second
hand at nearly double the price of a
new article before the war While
the average price of secondhand
mans bicycle is $50 to $40, an old
boys bicycle easily brings $50, and
at that few are offered for sale Fac
tories that before the war turned out
baby carriages and bicycles are now
working day and night on war ma,
terials.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-02-28
CAMP WHEELER, MACON, GA.

Camp Wheeler, Ca, Feb 2S--"If a
can fly a mile to kill SOL
6ier. a soldier can travel a mile to
kill mosquito" the Secretary of War
said to commanding officers at Camp
Wheeler on his recent inspection trip,
il commenting on the sanitary i'm
rrovements needed mile or so back
of the base hospital.
Gen. J. L. Hayden, commander,
thought well of the suggestion. and
since the government has ordered
swamps around the camp drained so
as to destroy the breeding places for
mosquitoes, two thousand soldiers
are to aid contractors in the work
They are to be selected from various
organizations in the division. Ths
sanitary train as a whole will help
The work will be under the super
vision of Major R. C. Turck, division
inspector.
a large ditch more than mile lon'
will be dug so as to drain ponds il
tire river swamp that borders tn
rear part Of the hospital property
The work is to begin this week Wit
a large force of Iaborers. two thou
sand soldiers and the regular cam
sanitary unit, it should not take th
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-02-28
RICH AMERICAN WOMEN
EAT OFF OlLCLOTH TOP
AND DO LAUNDRY WORK

New York. Feb 28.-How Ameri-
can women of wealth and refinement
are performing the most menial tasks
and undergoing severe hardships to
make the lot of the French soldier
easier on the way to and from the
front is told graphically in a series
of letters received here from Mr. Bel
mont Tiffany, a New York society
woman and leader in Red Cross can
teen at a French railway junction.
She wrote with no thought of publ
caion. but the letters-written to rel
aives and released for publication by
The American Red Cross-tell their
own story.
On October 25 last Mrs. Tiffany ar
rived at the railroad center, some
where" behind the French front. -Four
railroads converged there, she found
and more than 5000 men a day
stopped over at the station for re-
freshments which we're procurable in
LIQUID form only. There were no
other facilities for their comfort
81 wish you could see our little vii
Ilage so tiny and primitive-one long
street winding up hill with the big
;unction railroad station at the bot
tom and the church at the top; and
stream, winding half way up a
stream which allows the inevitable
laundry to go on" Mrs. Tiffany
wrote ut is picturesque as all
French villages go, but rather toe
Moor for beauty and there are nc
Gardens at all, which is strange"
Less than a month later, Novem
her 19. to be exact, Mrs. Tiffany told
Of the progress achieved in establish
ing the canteen. A rough addition nae
been added to the station, and dorm
, itory and recreation room had oeei
, comnleted while reception room t
accommodate 1000 men was in eours'
! of construction.
Eve have red and white oilcloth ol
i, the tables. red glass carafes, an
turkey-red window curtains, and a
, wavs flowers on the counter of tn
|. recreation ROOM" Mrs. Tiffany wrote
. "It is the gayest, brightest room yo
! ever saw. However, it only hold
100 men. Our big room is to have
q huge kitchen and seats for over
q thousand men.
. Models Of Cleanliness
10 "The dormitOries are wonderful
never was so proud Of anything b