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Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1918-04-05
WASHINGTON

Senator Overman declared the
program was due to German spies,
whose number in this country he eSti-
mated at 100000. ~--
The Japanese, by an agreement Just
concluded, will supply America with
y large ships, representing tonnage
of 100000. In exchange they are to
receive steel.
The American Federation Of Labor
announced the selection of mission
Of nine members to assure British and
French labor that the workers of
America are squarely behind the war.
Food demands Of French soldiers
have led the food administration TO
take more drastic measures against
the boarding of wheat.
Director General McAdoo agreed to
advance SIS, ,964, 900 to the New York,
New Haven and Hartford railroad to
protect collateral notes of this COM
lany which mature April Is.
Negotiations for the transfer of a50,-
coo tons of japanese shipping to the
United States were completed Japan
will receive two tons Of steel plates for
every ton of shipping.
Edward N. Hurley, chairman of the
United States Shipping Board de-
clares % per cent. of this years S,000,-
COO tons program already has been
completed and soon 730 ways will be
turning out ships faster than all the
rest of the world can. He declared
America soon would be the greatest
maritime nation in the world.
Senator PoindeXter assails the adj
ministration's policy in regard to Ja-
pans offer to send force into Sibe-
ria, declaring it is an implied lack Of
trust" in Americas eastern ally.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1918-04-05
SPORTING
eoeceS~eDnNeNoSsx

Another player the Yankees are
likely to lose through the draft Is
Bob" Shawkey, who has been placed
in Class IA of the draft.
The International Baseball League
decided to disband, but a new league
was Immediately organized, with sew
eral of the old clubs forming a nu-
cleus.
The Yacht Racing Association Of
Long Island decided to revive racing
for the smaller boats next season.
The SANDER suits of John Lavan and
Del Pratt against Phil Ball, owner Of
the st. Louis Browns" for $5O,GO0
was settled out Of court.
Twelve thousand soldiers saw the
Yankees defeat the Camp Wheeler
team.
In their first exhibition game of the
season the Giants defeated the Waco
cam of the Texas League by to 0.
Miss Molla Bjurstedt and Mrs. Jo-
ham lost to Miss Carona WiDn and
Mrs. Homer S. Green in the doubles of
women's indoor tennis championship.
: The bill to abolish betting at the
race tracks In Maryland was defeated
In the house of delegates, 4S tC 42.
President Charles Fl. Hbbets of tho
Rroektya Nationals b pssvared te
wage tfre 1908 National League cana
naign without the services of Zach
Wheat, star left fielder of the Dodgers.
Mr.. Ebbets has withdrawn the con-
tract submitted to Wheat some weeks
ago.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1918-04-05

Pieces 81 glass discovered by wr
man in loaf of wrapped bread led to
the questioning by Federal Food Adj
ministrator Arthur Williams Of New
York of the head of large baking
company. The latter admitted there
had been other complaints, but said he
had been unable to detect the guilty
party. He promised to employ detec-
tives
The New York Federal Reserve dis
tricts allotment for the third Liberty
loan has been set at 30 per cent. of the
whole issue, or 100000.
Increased freight rates from middle
west to eastern points. were approved
by the Interstate Commerce Comms-
sion.
A convention between the United
States and France for extension OF al
old treaty for five years longer Wis
approved by the senate.
The Massachusetts Legislative Com
mittee on Social Welfare voted to re-
port bill providing for 90 hour
week for women and children employ
ed in industries.
President Wilson announced that on
every Wednesday afternoon a war DIS
cussion will take place at the meeting
of the executives Of the War Council.
The City Garage, the largest in Har-
risburg, Pa, was destroyed by fire.
Fifty automobiles in the garage were
also destroyed. The loss is SlOO,o0o.
Women will not be taxed on ladies
days. at major league baseball games,
according to a ruling by the Bureau Oh
informal Revenue
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1918-04-05
GENERAL

Colonel Roosevelt in political
speech at Portland, Me-, assailed "mis-
management at Washington" Of war
affairs.
Senator Williaaas asked t1st Sezaeor
La Toilette be expelled from the SEN
ate and Victor Berger interned as an
enemy alien.
Two Socialists were expelled from
the City Council of Cleveland for not
voting for patriotic measures.
Twenty notorious German plotters
are indicted as result of the testi-
mony of DR.. Walter T. Scheele, chem
ist, arrested at Key West, Fla, as a
dangerous alien.
Premier Lloyd George cabled to Lord
Reading an urgent plea that America
send re-enforcements to France with
all possible haste. The British am
bassador reaf the message in a speech
at the Lotus Club, in New York, in
which he expressed confidence in the
outcome of the great battle. -
Governor Hobby of Texas signed the
equal suffrage bill, which goes into eff
feet June 26.
Frank A. Vanderlip resumed active
duty as head of the war savings move
ment.
Announcement was made in the New
York by the internal revenue collee-
tors office for the Second district
that the returns indicated collections
this year would approximate $500,000,.
600 as against S90,000,0O0 last year.
The $1,000000 home of William r
Coe, near Oyster Bay, n Y, was de.
stroycd by fire, with all of its priceless
antiques.
The Japanese special mission visit
ing West Point witnessed cadet re-
view.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1918-04-05

American troops fought like vet
Grams to stem the German offensive
near st. Quentin, according to a
French captain. Two wounded OIL
GERS received the French war cross on
the battlefield.
American Ambassador Page left
Rome for the Italian battle front to
meet Secretary Baker.
Cadet G. o. Franks was killed and
his body badly burned when an air.
plane which he was driving alone III
Call Field, American camp, fell nose
first and was consumed by fire. Franks
would have received his second lieu
tenancy within a few weeks. -
II. Hooten, cadet Of the Royal Ely
Ing Corps was killed when his air
plane crashed to the ground at Ever
man Field, British camp at Fort
Worth, Tex. His was the forty-fourth
fatal aviation accident in the COM
bined British and American camps In
Fort Worth since they we're established
last fall.
Reports that the former Sixty-ninth
New York Regiment, now the One
Hundred and Sixty-fifth National
Army Regiment, has been heavily en-
gagged and suffered severely were EN-
phatically denied by the war depart
ment.
Gen. Peyton G. March, explaining
why addresses are not given out with
casualty lists, declares such informa-
ton not only reveals the effect of enc
my raids and attacks, but aids spies In
America to develop data as to units in
battle.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1918-04-05
Teutons Lose Odessa,

acknowledgements important to
the allies ure taking place in Russia.
Both the Soviet government and the
Ukraine are commencing to smart I'M
der the German yoke and signs Of re-
bellion against the invaders are seen
everywhere.
Odessa has been recaptured from
the Austro-G Germans by a combination
Bolshevilli-Ukrainian army, according
to a Moscow dispatch sent out by the
semiofficial Russian news agency. In
addition, Leon Trotzky, Bolshevili for
eign minister, has announced that con-
scription is going to be put into effect
to raise Immediately an army Of 30O,-
600 men for defense. This army will
be tremendously enlarged by volun-
tcers, he believes.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1918-04-05
ALLIED TROOPS
HOLDING FIRM
Attacks of Kaiser's Men Along En-
tire Front Thrown P-ck,"
Field Marshal Reports.
GERMAN LOSSES ARE 100000.
Berlin Reports Slow Progressively
- InfIicts Severe Loss on Attacking
Foe West of AIbert-New
Northern Line Intact.

London.-Fhe British are striking
back heavily for the first time since
the great German offensive began.
Field Marshal Haig announced that
his troops had thrown the enemy
across the Ancre river, advanced
about five miles between the Ancre
and the Somme and regained ground
as far as Proyart, south Of the Somme,
inflicting the heaviest casualties.
Morlancourt and Chipilly were re-
captured.
The French, facing renewed German
assaults, were obliged to retire slight
lg east of AontHhfier, where American
treops are part of the forces engaged,
but completely checked powerful at
tacks before Lasslgny and near Noyon.
The German official statement said
simply that slow progress was being
made on both sides Of the Somme.
For the second successive day the
enemy failed to claim additional cap
lures Of prisoners.
Albert was evacuated and occupied
by enemy troops, but attempts of the
foe to advance west Of the town were
sanguinarily repulsed. A slight dent
was made in the British line where the
enemy gained footing in Ablainvllle,
seven miles northwest of Bapaume.
The Germans are bringing fresh forces
into this sector.
Heavy fighting continues on the
whole battle front.
Prisoners estimate one-half Of the
Germans engaged have been lost
more than 100000 men, figuring 70
divisions Of 1900 men each.
The Germans are about to meet the
besides formidable British reserves,
Leon Abrami, undersecretary for pen
sions, declared in Paris. Less than
ten French divisions so far have been
engaged.
General Maurice, spokesman Of the
British war office, stated there had
been two critical moments in the bat
tle-when the Germans crossed the
Tortllle and when they drove through
Courcelette-but the enemys difficult
ties are increasing and the situation
now is less critical.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1918-04-05
OUR men VALOROOS
Americans Credited With "Fight-
ing Like Veterans"
Two Officers Who Were Hurt Receive
Decorations During the
Action.

Paris.-"Entirely new In this war
fare, the Americans worked like the
best veterans in the battle of the
Somme," says a wounded French cap
tain who has been brought back from
the front, according to La Liberte.
Two Of the Americans, officers, who
were wounded, were brought back
with the French captain, member OF
the Dragons. Each American wore
q French war cross conferred on the
battlefield. The French captain re-
fused to receive attention until the
Americans alongside him had first
been nursed.
"They are the ones who should he
congratulated" he said, calling upon
the women of the Red Cross to look
after the Americans.
The presence of American auxiliary
troops on the fighting line in the great
battle was the, subject of much favor
able comment, and when it became
generally known that wounded Amert-
can officers and men were being
brought back with the French wound
ed from the region Of st. Quentin
American stock rose high. The moral
effect was considerable, even though
the supposition was that the number
of the American troops in line was
not considerable.
The comforting thing to the French
is that recently, whenever there mas
been hot fighting, the Americans have
had a share Of it, even If small one,
and have acquitted themselves credit
ably.
The women drivers of the American
Fund for French Wounded, true to
their tradition, have put their cars at
the disposal of the numerous refugees
who are arriving in Paris and are
Transporting them from station to sta
ton or to their friends In the city. At
the Northern Railway station the
American Red Cross found itself able
to give thousands of refugees the care
and comfort they needed after so
many hours travel. Every few hours
a train would bring in a fresh lot OF
800 Of these unfortunates, most OF
them little children, old women and
old men. They had been nearly three
years in German hands until relieved
last spring, and now have been forced
to flee from the homes to which they
had returned.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1918-04-05
% BRITISH SHIPS SUNK IN WEEK
Toll Highest This Year, Admiralty
Announces

London.-The admiralty's report on
ship sinkings shows that in the last
week % merchantmen were sunk, 16
of the vessels being 1000 tons or more
each and II under that tonnage. One
fishing vessel was lost. This Is the
highest loss recorded this year.
Nineteen merchantmen were unsuc-
cessfully~ attacked. The arrivals at
norts in the United Kingdom numbar.
cd 2,471; sailings 2.4SS. =.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1918-04-05
Allies Winninc, SAYS March.

Washington.-In a statement Major
General March, acting chief of staff,
assured the American people that there
is no cause for alarm in the advances
made by the Germans in the great bat
tie now raging in Picardy and express
ed complete confidence in the triumph
of the allied arms.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1918-04-05
TEUToNs NOT so CONFIDENT.

German Press Warns Public of New
Obstacles in Drive.
Amsterdam. - Berlin advices state
that German newspapers show re-
markable unanimity In voicing the diff
ficulties which lay in the way of the
German advance on the western bat
tie front.
1t was observed that these dfflic llties
were increasing daily and that the
public must be prepared for a~some-
what slower advance in the forthcom-
ing days.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1918-04-05
BREAD CARDS PREDICTED.
Must Be Adopted Here Soon, Says
RepresentatIve Lever.

Representative Lever.
acknowledgements Lever,
chairman of the Agricultural Commit
tee, predicted in the house that 1--WE
are not many months away from bread
cards in this country" He was urging
passage Of a bill providing that the
government may loan money to farm
ers to purchase seed grain and just
had stated that the house did not ap-
preciate the seriousness Of the wheat
shortage.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1918-04-05
"WAR'S END FAR OF r"
Secretary Urges Action on Hydro
Electric Development Bill.

Washington. - ''Ihe war will last
much longer than any Of us imagine"
said Secretary of the Interior Lane,
appearing before the House Water
Power Committee to urge speedy &C.
ton on the administration hydro
electric development bill.
'The news of the last few days
shows q tremendous energy still left
in the Teuton. It is apparent that the
end Of the war is far distant"
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1918-04-05
EXPLOSIONS WRECK WAR PLANT
Warehouses Covering Block Of Two
Acres a Tota! Loss.

Acres Ola! LOSS.
Jersey City, N. J.-Fire and Sc
r!cs of explosions destroyed tie plant
Of the Jarvis Warehouses, Inc, a Jer-
sey City depository for army supplies.
The lives of more than 1900 workers
were endangered ana damage of 81
0L3000 caused German agents are
blamed by officials Of the Naval and
Military Intelligence Bureaus.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-06-06
GIRL Love VICTIM
WROTE POEM ON
BROKEN ROMANCE

Shortly before Virgie May ran
away from Oklahoma City with
George HouSch she wrote a poem in
which she told her tragic story in
hating verse Closely written in
pen on ruled note paper it was and
headed The Only One Loved
Deceived Me" Following is the
poem IN its entirety.
81 am a girl who most everybody
knows,
But don't know very well.
You know there IS no telling what
girl will do
When she is led straight to h
There is but one boy in this wide
world
That | love very we'll
And the way love that boy no hu-
mans tongue can tell.
And | have fooled around that boy
until am afraid I'll go straight
to h.
Where first met this boy was at
school one day
Oh Lord | never saw boy | loved
as we'll as -
First he and | went together several
months,
But a day caUe at last that he found
girl in town that he loved
And dropped me at last
Now, he come to see me one night,
He stayed until almost ;,
He said he never saw a girl
He loved as much as me;
But he changed his mind one night,
He never stayed at all
He just come by and looked in,
That was all,
Here is where made my first
mistake,
BY going upon the hill that night,
To see If could see the boy | still
love tonight
Girls do as they please
But I am going to tell,
II you follow a boy once
The second trips TO h,
NOW let MN follow iirst ana your
trouble will never begin.
II you let boy put his arm around
you
He won't love you half so we'll
SO make him keep his hands and
arms from around you
And you will never dream of the
second trip to b.
II YOU let hoy put his arm around
you
II won't he long to tell.
You have had a trip to heaven
And are coming back through HELL.
And | am afraid more thap one of
OF our trips
viii be going to heaven and coming
back through HELL.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-06-06
Mob at Muskogee
Finds Pro-German
Hoarding Flour

MUSKOGEE, June 6-After F.
II Maryland, alleged pro- German,
had been manhardled BY mob of
900 angry man here today, United
States officers in search Of his
clothing store found 500 pounds Of
flour hidden in suit boxes and other
recepiacles through the building.
Maryland and a clerk, Fritz Crack
auer, also a German, are held in the
federal jail Hoarding charges will
be preferred, District Attorney Nc
Ginnis said
The mob was drawn to Mayland's
store early today when several
crosses in the form of the German
iron cross were found daubed on
the windows in glaring yellow paint.
Maryland had been under surveil-
lance.
Maryland was saved from violence
by a lawyer who pleaded that the
law be allowed to take its course.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-06-06
0'bRiEN IS HERE
TO TELL HOW he
0UTW|TTED HUN
England Has Nothing But
Praise for u, ST. He Says,

Lieut. Pat O'Brien arrived here at 3 80
this ruurnng over the Rock Island from
Wichita, looking fresh as a daisy and
ready to tell his story OF crawling
seventy-two days through Germany, to
the thousands OF Oklahoma City people
who will flock to the Auditorium at
State Fair park tonight
The reception committee from the
Rotary club was on hand to meet the
lieutenant and watched passengers leav-
ing the seepers of the $50 train.
Afterward when they had to report they
had missed connecting with the guest
of honor and looked for him to be com
ing on a later train, they learned he had
left the sleeper at FL Reno, gone into
the smoking car of the train, shaved
himself and left the smoker when the
train arrived here. He slipped down
to the Lee Huckins hotel and was at
breakfast when the Rotarians at last
found him
Rotarians Enjoy Pat.
The Rotary club luncheon this noon
al the Lee Huckins hotel, honoring
Lieutenant O'Bricn, became a Strictly
family affair" inasmuch as no guests
were invited to the luncheon Pat is
Rotarian
The president of the club, F. r. Nc
KilIip, presided over the luncheon, but
Temporarily turned the chairmanship
over to w H Harrison, who intro
duced Lieutenant O'Brien to the mem
bers
O'Brien said that many humorous
things happened to. him while flying
for King George, and that he felt the
spirit of good fellowship manifested at
CONTINUED on Page ?, Column ~
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-06-06
Is MILLION IS
ASKED TO BUILD
U-b0AT Defense
General Sir william Robertson.

WASHINGTON, June 6.---An sp
Proclamation OF slo,OO6.0OO for establish
ing balloon and seaplane stations {,
guard the United States against sub
marine and air attacks, was asked ol
congress today by the war department
The department desires to establish
sixteen stations thirteen OF them on the
Atlantic coast and three on the Gulf
coast Definite locations were not
given.
The coast defense plan as submitted
by the department also calls for the
establishment OF Notifications along the
coasts by which guns could be trans
fcrred on railroads from one point to
another TO meet possible attacks.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-06-06
SOLDIERS PLAN
IMMENSE FETE
HERE ON JULY 4
Thousands Want to Come
Here for Celebration,
WILL DECIDE PLAN TODAY
Two-Day Carnival Is Aim of
Soldiers Director,

The athletic director of Fort Sill has
proposed to the Chamber OF Commerce
that arrangements he made for an i'm
menSe celebration to be held in thus
city July ; and 4
The outline of plans sent to Howard
Figg, acting secretary in the absence OF
Leroy Gibbs. shows that one OF the
most elaborate programs ever attempted
by all army post in this part OF the
country is what is now in the minds Of
the military authorities at Fort Sill.
Many Soldiers to Come.
Apparently all that the Chamber OF
Commerce and citizens of this city must
do is to provide place where the pro-
gram can be carried out. Thousands OF
soldiers will be brought to Oklahoma
City from Fort Sill with all equipment,
supplies and personnel to maintain
two days camp here This of course,
includes establishment OF camp head
quarters, hospital unit, tentaRe for the
troops and also two batteries of artil-
ley will he brought here,
Lieut.. G. r. Parks the athletic di-
rector, says in his letter that people
here will have a chance to see unusual
phases of military life, There will be
guard mount and retreat carried out
both days the troops are here, and there
will be an exciting battery drill show
ing how the artillery gets into action
exactly under battle fr,nt conditions.
Time will not permit of construction of
tcontlnued on Page ?; Column s.)
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-06-06
40 Americans
Hold l2O Huns
In Hour Fight
PerShing Tells Story of Patrol
Fighting Until Bullets
Gave Out,

WASHINGTON, June 6-The
story of how an American patrol Of
forty men, outnumbered three to
one, held its ground in Lorraine
on the night of June 2 for nearly
an hour and only retired when its
ammunition became exhausted, is
told in a continuation OF General
Pershing's oommunique of yester-
day. received here today The
patrol inflicted heavy losses on the
enemy.
Lieutenants Campbell and Meis-
ner downed an enemy biplane June
s, the communiQue said Between
April IA and May 81, il said, Lieut..
Douglass Campbell shot down six
planes.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-06-06
Kaiser Gave Austria Free Hand to War on Serbia;
Then Made big Business Promise to Stand by Him

correspondent of The Associated
Press at his country home here
where he is now living in retire
ment. The visit came as DR. Muell.
lon was preparing to issue a more
detailed review OF conditions lead
ing to the war and the correspond
ent had the advantage Of going
over the document with the per
sonal explanation of the author.
Kaiser Had Plans Laid.
DR. Muehlon's first disclosures,
which caused such a comm )tion,
gave conversations with DR. Karl
Helfferich, former vice chancellor,
and DR.. Krupp Won Bohlen, chief
owner of the Krupp works, in which
both told him the emperor had dis
closed his agreemtnt with Austria
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-06-06
NORTH CANADIAN
FLOODS LOWLAND
IN WEST OF CITY,
EI Reno and Yukon Without
Gas When Main Breaks,

Fl Reno and Yukon are without ga,
today as the result OF the washing on,
by the ,rflowing of the North Cana
dian river Of the supply pipe Just east
of Yukon last night Repairmen wers
| being rushed 70 the scene OF the break
tbs mo ng BY the Oklahoma Gas and
| Electric COZ ipany, but at noon no re-
port from them had bee received as to
the time il would require to make new
connections.
As the break has occurred under wa
ter and the river is at high stage, il
will make the work OF repairing doubly
hard
No information had been received By
the weather bureau this morning to in
dicate that the crest Of the rise in the
river had not reached Oklahoma City
and il was predicted that the river
would start falling tonight. At noon Il
was still rising and flooding grounds
west Of Wheeler park About a foot
rise in the past twenty-fo hours has
been recorded
Tbs situation was not considered
dangerous by the police and no ma
terial damage from flooding Of ground
had been rer lrted this morning. Joe
Patterson. park commissioner, stated
tn the levee at Wheeler park would
prevent the floc | from coming into the
park Manholes to the sewers have
been cement so that the water cannot
back up through them. he stated