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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-09-21
WHOLE bUL GAR NE MENAcED
Hohenzollern
Statuary Also
To Melting Pot

GENEVA. Friday. Sept. DOW
ing TO general Indignation among
the civilian population Of Germany
because Of the melting OF historic
bronze monuments such as those OF
Goethe and Schiller, while those OF
the Hohenzillerns and Hapsburgs
we're left intact, a new order has
been issued. according to reports
from Munich, that the HohenzoIlern
monuments shall be placed in the
melting pot. Three Hohenlollern
statues are said to be missing from
Berlin three from Cologne, two from
Munich and ono each from several
towns on the Rhine.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-09-21
British Victory in Palestine May
Mean Disaster For Turk Armies

Attacking oyer front sixteen miles IN length Ire q 1
have virtually overrun the whole Turkish defendvs q
along the Mediterranean seacosst Railroad juuctio
besn taken and cavalry b operating In the rear u M
forces which holding the line to the sauward II ~
whsre the attack was launched These enemy unls ~
vented from retreang eastward by the hostIlly of n
tribes beyond the Jordan and they face sGioqs pe61
making their way back to safety along the wes(s1n
captured by the allies who hsve alse taken Uset =
war matsrials k,S ss,sf s., s 3 q 6
!. !ss s.s e.s:sr e.s::sr 49,. - . ss;s. -; - : =
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-09-21
AUnANlM OROWn
PAMOE mas FLED

COPENHAGEN, Sept n.-The Ru.
manian crown prince has fled from Ru-
,nanian territory and arrived at Odessa,
according 10 the ukranian newspaper
krewskah Mysl.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-09-21
British Continue Attack

LONDON Sept 21-The British attack against the Hin
denburg line northwest of ST. Quentin resumed this
ing east of Epehy the official report from Field Marshal
Haig today North Of Gauchy wood west Of Vlers Gusan
one OF the British advanced posts pressed back slightly
The British continued their progress through the main
Hndenburg line advancing their front northwest of Been
elise.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-09-21

delay Of the Worthsms shows in ar
irving The carnival arrived in the
city this morning and is being unloaded
preparatory for giving the program
tonight.
The government war exhibit said TO
be one Of the best features OF the fair,
was not in place this morning but had
arrived and was being hauled TO the
government exhibit building II will
not be arranged and in place before TO-
morrow.
Exhibits Are Artistic.
Not all OF the county exhibits in the
agricultural building were in place this
morning but workers were busy and the
superintendent Of this department said
that Il would show up as good or bet
ter than ever. During the afternoon
many Of the exhibits were finished. Not
as many counties have sent exhibits
but as TO artistic arrangement they sx-
Gel those Of previous years.
Indian school exhibits are given a
prominent place in the display and have
(CortInusd on Pace 2, Column "a
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-09-21
OkLAAOllANs IN
TINE v0seEs AREA
or FRENCH FRONT
General March Gives First
Word Of goth Division,
ARTILLERY TROOP PRAISED
''Perfect Assistance Given
French In Operations,

WASHINGTON. Sept. 2l.--Embark-
alton OF Ameriacn soldiers for all
fr.hts overseas now has passed the L.
10000 mark, General March announced
today. He said military news during
che past week from all fronts has been
continuously good.
Oklahomsss IN vossss.
General March said the Ninetieth di.
viAjon Texas and Oklahoma national
army troops) Is In the Vdeees, while the
Thirty-sixth (Texas and Oklahoma ma
tionai guard troops) is in a training
sc0or with the, French
No commander has yet been selected
for the Eighteenth regular division
which still is i'm this country training
at Camp Travis. Texas.
On the Lorraine front, where Gen
eral Pershiug's first American army has
completed It's operation to eliminate the
St. Mihiel salient, the situation has be-
como stabilized, with the enemy hur-
riedly perfecting new line in front
OF the Americans. This line stretches
for twenty miles from Maiseray to the
Noselle at Wanderers. The Americans
row are ten miles from Metz and an
equal distance from Conflans.
1irst Aftillssy Praised.
General March read csblegrsm cit
ine . general order issued by Maj. Gen.
n. I. Reed, commanding the Fifteenth
c>u>Hish divisioo NJ ~ Dvitish army.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-09-21

. Los ANGELES. Cal, Sept. 2l.-Two
soldiers, members Of balloon companies
q the balloon school at Arcadia, near
here, were instantly killed and three
other. were injured severely when 4
Quantity Of flash powder exploded late
Yesterday, The killed are.
Privstes 0uy Wsyland Of Nebrasks
sne y sAiley Thomlson Of New York.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-09-21
Cotton Market
Feels Mandate
OnDistribution
October Contracts Break S.
a Bale In Wild Excitement
! at Qpaane. 4: !.

NEW YORK, Sept. zi--The report
thu, a price would Be fixed for cotton
and that the government also would
take control Of lis distribution caused
great excitement and heavy general
)el'ing on the cotton market here this
morning.
October contracts broke to $40 AZ the
opening, or 81 bale below last nights
closing prices. and TO DJS from the
high price touched early in the month
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-09-21

WASHINGTON, Sept zi.-Pre,i-
dent Wilson today asked congress to
pass promptly As war measure the
emergency power bill authorizing gov
srnment control and extension oi cleo
tric plants and providing q fund Of
$N5pOOp for the purpose.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-09-21
Wo1on n0D00ok
GETS SEOoND TERM

WASHINGTON. Sept 2i.-vie,or
Mureock oi Kansas was nominated by
President Wilson today for another
term es member Of the federal usde
commission. :
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-09-21
Allies Are 9 Miles
From Uskub Railway,
Only Line of Supply
Serbians and French Have Advanced
Twenty Miles in Last Two Days
Turks Routed in P Palestine - British
and French Make Slow Gains on Both
Sides of St. Quentin.
By the Associated Press.

Driving northward overwhelming 'front.' the Serbian
and French forces in central Macedonia the en-
tire Bulgarian position from the Adriatc to Salon The cut
ting of the UskubSalonik railway which only nine miles
from the Serbian ne would upset completely the Bul
Varian defenses
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-09-21
c. 0. P. SPEAKER
ASSERTS FERRIS
PLAYS POLITICS
GiIIett Calls His Speech a
Campaign Document
DEMOCRATS ARE SCORED
Records Of Parties Shown in
Leaders Address,

WASHINGTON. Sept 2l.-Repre.
sentative Gillett OF Massachusetts, act
ing republican leader, in a speech in
the house TODAY attacked the war rec
ord OF the democratic majority. con.
trasting with II that OF the republican
minority
Speaker Clark, Democratic Leader
kitchin and Chairman Dent Of the
house military committee were singled
out for comment on their attitudes and
activities and Chairman Ferris OF the
democratic congressional campaign
committee was accused of unfair criti.
cism OF the republican record for cam
paign purposes.
Would the support Of the war have
been any less vigorous il a republican
had been speaker, instead Of our hon
ored Champ Clark, who opposed the
declaration Of war and went out Of his
way to defeat he draftl" asked Mr.
GiIlett.
Would the sinews OF war have been
any less amply or more sectionally pro-
vided II a republican had been at the
head OF the ways and means committee.
instead Of Mr.. Kitehin, who also voted
against the war and against the draft
Would necessary war legislation have
been retarded any more II al that
niomentous juncture a republican had
been chairman Of the military commi,
tee. instead OF Mr.. Dent, from whose
hands the administration program Of
the draft had 10 be taken and carried
out through Sepubiicani"
Ystns Easssiated.
Mr.. GifitH said he believed that Mr.
Ferris "was the first to stain the col
,smns 6f the, records with . partisan
|tinge from which they had so long beer
free" He added that the speech was
intended az a campaign document like
others for distribution under Mr. Fer
ris' frank. f
Mr.. Ferris recent aliusion that the
last two democratic congresses appro-
pfiated more money for the army and
navy than the preceding two republican
congresses, declared Mr.. Gillett, shows
that somt in the democratic party rec
osnite public opinion too well to dare
say with Mr.. Creel, that they thank
God we were not prepared when the
war broke out"
Referring to preparedness. Mr.. Gil.
lett asserted that during the past fii.
teen years before this war il was the
main body Of the republican party and
its leaders which Denounced and de-
feated IT,
G. o. p. for Preparedness.
He said last winter there we're -four
seats in the house vacated by demo
Gratis, who had returned to private life
for motives Of self interest in order tc
increase III cir pecuniary incomes,
while four vacant republican seats were
those Of men who went to Serve theii
country, not Al office desks but in III,
| fighting ranks"
The next congress, Mr.. Gillett cot.
eluded. will have to face the postwar
problems and because Of industrial cen.
tiers being in the ncSthern states, h,
argued. republican eongess could bet
ter solve these than a democratic hous,
composed Of many southern members.
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The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1918-02-28
JUDGES no READ FOOD
REGULATIONS TO JURIES

A special to the Commercial Appeal
under date of February %, says that
Gov, Rye has written to all Of the
circuit and criminal judges of Ten
"nessee a personal letter requesting
them to give in charges, either when
the grand juries are empaneled, or
at some other time during the court
when the largest crowd attends, the
federal food conservation regulations.
Copies of the governors letter were
mailed from the office Of DR.. Fl. Al.
Morgan, federal food administrator
for Tennessee, to all the county food
administrators in the State.
~ response to q similar request
e m DR.. Morgan, already q number
! 81 the judges of the State have given
in charges the food regulations, but it
expected that every one will repeat
these charges upon receipt of the gov
ernor's letter. It was stated at the
food administration that The food sit
uation, especially with eference to
certain commodities, is owing more
critical all the time. 4 number Of
manufacturers in the State are all
ready finding it difficult 10 get sutfi-
cient flour to keep going, hence the
importance Of enforcing the rules and
Of prosecuting those guilty Of hoard
ing becomes more and more manifest.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1918-02-28
RUFFIN NOTES

We are having some very fail
weather now. Makes Mr.. Farmer
smile.
There have been several airplane'
seen in this part Of the county re
Gently.
Mrs. w. Fl. Hogan and stepson
Carleton, visited Mrs. Dan Archer and
Mrs. Robert Earwood, Of Tabernacle
Saturday.
A party of young people motored to
Covington Sunday to take a close
view Of the airplanes.
Mr.. Jim Whaley received news
Saturday from Schwallace, Tenn, Of
the serious illness Of his sister, Mrs
Susie Butler, who was not expected
to live through the night.
A daughter was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Pink Smith, Sunday, the 18th.
The new dwelling on Mr.. Lee Has
ting's place near Hogan's store, oc-
cupied by Mr.. Ed Patrick, is nov
practically completed.
Mr.. T. Y. Cooper, Of Charleston
spent Saturday night and Sunday
with his sister, Mrs. w. H. Hogan
Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Archer and little
son, Lawrence, spent Sunday with
the latter's fathaag Mr.. W. H, Hogan
Mrs. Mary Parker and children
visited Hogan's store Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Patrick and chill
dren spent Sunday with the formers
mother, Mrs. Patrick.
Come on, "Lasses of Hazel Grove
/ am sure that / know you, and see
if you ever knew
FARMERS SUNSHINE.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1918-02-28
ITEMs FRoM pErRoTr


Editor Leader VIII you allow re
a little space in your columns, as
see nothing in your paper from De-
troit.
Mr. 7. Jewell. of Earl, Afls.,is Wis
ting his great-grandmother in the
Burlison neighborhood.
The infant daughter OF Mr. Jack
Smith, Of the Detroit vicinity, died
Of whooping cough Saturday night
and was buried at Elm Grove Sunday.
Miss Lillian Pace, Of Detroit yicin-
ity, who has been confined at home
with whooping cough for six weeks,
was able to be at church Sunday
Mrs. Leavie Bringle, Of Burlison,
gave an old-fashiOned quilting last
Thursday. 1t was very well attend
ed by the ladies Of the surrounding
neighborhood. All reported a fine
dinner and a nice time.
The young people of Elm Grove
reported nice singing at Mr.. j, B,
Coats Saturday night, and a good
time was said to have been had.
Attendance at the Christian church
Sunday school was good.
Prayer meeting every Sunday night,
everybody invited.
Mr.. Birk Glass is fixing for a big
load Of fish soon.
People are preparing the ground
and talking of planting gardens. Some
have already planted, and others are
on the verge of planting.
Mrs. Theo Smith, who has been con-
fined to her bed with something like
rOseola, is now able to go to church.
Well, as I don't see much in the
Leader about meatless and wheatless
days, ! thought / might suggest a
tobaccoless day and a coffeeless day.
/ think that would be saving of
money that would buy clothing for
the poor widows and children. Jesus
said: Eye have the poor always. !"
Some people call themselves Chris
tians, and can do without family pray
er better than they can do without
a cup of coffee or chew of tobacco.
Little J. G. Glass, son Of Mr.. Bishop
Glass, who has had bad case of
whooping cough, is some better.
Mr.. Bill Guthrie and family are
improving. He had a bad spell of
pneumonia. People will be glad to
know they are all better.
GUESS WHO.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1918-02-28
HAp HeRsE AsTHMA

Washington. Remarkable ingenui.
ty in framing up appeals for exemp-
tion for military service under the
selectire service law has been dis
played by registrants in various Sec
tons Of the country.
The latest one sprung on the off.
eials Of Provost Marshal General
Crowder's office surpasses all previous
slackeristic efforts. The medical d.
vision is baffled A new disease has
come with the war.
Horse asthma" is the malady from
which a promising young barIister Of
southern capital is suffering. The
fact that rigid examinations by local
physicians failed to disclose the pres.
ence Of the startling ailment merely
served to show up the incompetence
of the home doctors. A Baltimore
specialist required but a few mo.
ments to locate the desired grounds
for an exemption claim.
A devotee Of the Walt Mason style
Of expression has put his case up to
the provost marshal generals office
in the following language:
Long have | practiced at the bar,
my voice has rung and carried far;
men have filled courthiuses full to
hear me shoot the classic bull. I've
spoken often from the stump; I've
made the politicians hump; I've made
the rural welkin ring, and even tried,
at times, to sing. These all | have
foresworn. / yow-I'm living in a
stable now. I used to drive my super
six and make it do ten thousand
tricks; and in my little motor boat
I use to ride and dive and float
though storm waves broke over the
stern and bow, I'm living in a stable
now! For war broke out, they draft
ed me to send me far across the sea,
where they will shoot me full of
holes and feed my carcass to the
moles. do rot love the lannon's
roar, the thought of grenades makes
me sore, the thought Of trenches
makes me sick; / can't abide shovel
or pick, and blood shudder at the
sight! In fact, / do not want to
fight / hired me eleven docs and
paid them quite a pile Of rocks to
plumb my whole anatomy and locate
wrong with me. They
me here and poked me there,
they ran sandpaper through my hair;
they x-rayed me, they spun me round,
and then--all told me / was sound!
] paid them and paid them well,
and told them all to go to ;
to each last goodbye / kissed and
HE'D me to a specialist. | said, nam
ing fancy fee, "You must find
wrong with mel" He
stuck ammonia meath my nose, my
throat closed up, my gizzard froze:
| coughed and choked and gasped
for BREATH thought I'd surely met
nv death. Then, with a knowing
wink he said: you've got horse asth-
ma in the head If you will round
a stable stay and kiss a horse three
times a day and keep ammonia in
your kick, you'll always look like
you are sick" paid his fee and
quickly ran unto a friendly stable
man, upon whose neck straight did
fall. and hired myself an empty
stall. Men may come and men may
20, the breezes sigh, the storm winds
blow; but Til not go to France, |
gow-I'm living in a stable now"
Gen. Pershing has ample stable
space, it's said, where this young
han NAV make his bed. His name
low adorns Glass /, the unpatriotic
the draft board decreed.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1918-02-28
CARS FOR FOODS AND FEEDS

To County Food Administrators:
To keep food and feed moving
Director General McAdoo end the
food administration have worked out
cooperative plan for the distribu-
ton Of cars. IL grain, grain pro-
ducts and feed shippers fail to re-
ceive cars in a reasonable length
of time after application to the rail-
road agent, they may then apply to
the zone representative of the food
administration grain division at the
various terminals, giving information
AS to needs, shipment and destination.
The elevator manager can supply
name and address of the zone repre-
sentative.
Shippers Of sugar, beans, rice, veg
etables. live stock, meat and perish
ables generally, who fail to get serv-
ice within reasonable time, may ap-
ply directly to the food administra-
ton. With the exception of perish
ables, no diversion Of shipment will
be permitted after cars have beer
placed by the food administration.
While no arrangements can over
come weather and car shortage, def
mite information will assist the food
administration and director general
of railroads to meet the most acute
needs of territories and trades, and
to give satisfactory service to ship
pers. Yours truly,
H. A. MORGAN.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1918-02-28
TO ASK FOR BURROUGHS
FOR DRAFTED FARMERS

Services Of men drafted from farms
Of the south are to be asked Of Pres
ident Wilson BY agricultural commits
sioners Of the southern States Il
make the food crop Of this season
according to the Commercial Appeal
Of February 10.
The commissioners will suggest that
drafted men who are experienced in
farming be furloughed, detailed in
special duty or otherwise classified in
manner such as to assign them to
the farms for the crop season.
Eight southern States were repre-
scented in a conference held all day
Monday at the Hotel Gayoso by the
agricultural commissioners. Their re-
ports regarding shortage Of experience
ed farm hands was the same in each
instance. Requirements of military
service and the lure of high wages in
the munition factories have taken
from 10000 to 100000 men from the
farms of each State, the commission
ers estimated.
1t was suggested to them that pool
hall habitues, corner loafers and 9TH
er males with more leisure than work
might be conscripted for duty on the
farm, since a large percentage Of them
are unfit for military duty. The
farmers, however, viii have none of
them, insisting, so the commissioners
say, that the assistance Of such individ-
uals would be more Of detriment
than an advantage.
After celebrating all day, the COM
missioners finally crystallized their
sentiments in resolutions. They call
attention to the fact that thousands
Of farmers, farm managers and farm
laborers have been SO classified as to
demand their services in the army
immediately, and predict if this is
permitted to go forward that def
cheney will be created in the 1918
crop. They indicate that If the farm
ers are to work rapidly and effect
lively they must be given experienced
labor, and remind the federal Off
Gals Of the announced administration
policy Of holding up the standard of
food production through preferential
classification.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1918-02-28
PHELAN NOTES

Mrs. S. w. Fowler, who has been
confined to her bed for some time
is again able to be up, her friends
are glad to note.
Mrs. Caroline Burgess, of the Gin
top neighborhood, spent the weekend
with the family of her brother, ESQ
j. H. Massey.
Mr.. w. M. Richardson and son.
Nesbit, who have been visiting rel
atives at Tutwiler, Miss, returned
home Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. t. Byars visited
relatives at Solo Sunday.
Mr.. Will Brammer and Miss Stella
Smith were quietly married at the
home of Rev. Syl Fisher Friday eve
ming, Rev. Fisher performing the
ceremony.
Mrs. W. E. Fields, Of Memphis, is
visiting relatives in this community.
Mrs. Ida Johns, Of Memphis, who
has been attending the bedside of
her brother, Mr. H. H. Williams, re.
turned to her home Sunday. She was
accompanied by her niece, Miss Eula
Williams.
Mrs. j. B, Hadley is on the sick
list this week.
Little Miss Aileen Whitehorn is
reported quite sick.
The sad death Of Mr. H. H. Will
liams, which occurred at the home
of his sister-in-law, Mrs. Josie Will
liams, Friday, was great shock to
his many friends in this community.
He was sick only few days, pneu-
monia being the cause of his death.
Funeral services were held in the
Baptist church BY Rev. w. R. Far
row, after which the remains were
laid to rest in Phelan cemetery. He
leaves a wife and three sons and a
host of sorrowing friends and rel
atives to mourn his death.
Mrs. ]. T. Byars, who has been
very i'll for several weeks, is slow
ly improving.
BLUE EYES.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1918-02-28
TABERNACLE NOTES

This pretty warm weather makes
the farmers want to get busy.
Mrs, Jim Headin is reported quite
sick at the home of her father, M.
Robert Earwood.
Mr.. Bruce Headin is quite sick at
the home of his father, Mr.. John
Headin.
Misses Aggie Glass and Lizzie Win
berry returned Saturday from two
weeks visit at Brighton. Mr.. and
Mrs. Dave White returned home with
them.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Archer and son,
Lawrence, spent the first of last week
with the formers mother, Mrs. H. B.
Mitchell.
Mr.. Dan Archer received news Sat
urday from his brother, Frank B.
Archer, who is at San Francisco, and
who reports the best of health.
There was quite bit of excitement
in this community last week, as
several airplanes were seen.
Mrs. Katherine Coe is spending this
week with Mr.. w. H. Archer.
Some of the farmers wives have
planted their gardens expecting an
early harvest.
1t is time for farmers to begin
talking about that Irish potato patch.
Mr.. Willie Burgess spent Sunday
with Mr.. r. L. Earwood.
We are glad that the weather has
moderated to the extent that it has,
so that we can again enjoy outdoor
work.
Old Ford, come again. I am almost
sure / know you, and see if you know
FARMERS TULIP.