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Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-02-08
INFORMING THE PUBLIC.

In the early bulletins on the sinking Of the Tusea.
mia. it was intimated that the names Of the military units
on board the ship could not be siven. at least for some
time, because the troops were drawn from so many diff
ferent sources. The statement really intended was
resented it would be impossible until exact returns were
received to give information as to what localities were
likely to be represented in the losses. No military pur-
pose could have been served by Withholding the names
OF the regiments and parts Of regiments on board, and
the dispatches actually gave 4 complete list Of all the
military units represented. The authorities have evident
ly sought to convey to the public all the information
available as to the identity Of those involved in the
tragedy.
Naturally, the war department has an accurate list
OF all the men on board the. transport. Exact informa-
ton Is to those who were lost may not be available for
some little time yet, as there is the possibility that a few
at first reported missing may be found to have reached
some obscure port. Thus far, according to the informa-
ton received. survivors have been landed at two ports in
Ireland and one in Scotland. 1t cannot he long, however,
before we have the full list, because the case was not as
it would have been had the Tuscania been travelling
alone and her survivors saved themselves in small boats
and on bits Of wreckage. The ship. was presumably one
of a flotNla, and it is known that she was conveyed in
the usual way by destroyers. The wrecked soldiers were
picked up by the destroyers and by them wete landed at
the nearest convenient ports. OF course. all who were
af1oat were picked up, and each destroyer, with its party
Of rescued mon, would report As quickly as possible. The
probability Of any changes being made in the first pub
.lished list is therefore very slight. .
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-02-08
NATURAL GAS

M There is no present occasion for excitement in the
tact that natural gas has been found within the city
limits of Grand Forks, although the fact is, as Dean
B.bcock says. decidedly interesting. So far as is now
recalled this is the first find Of ga. in or Immediately
near the city, although in boring for water greater
depths have been reached than that at which the gas
flow was struck.
Natural gas has been found in considerable guam
titles in some of the territory farther west, and for a
time there was quite serious discussion of piping gas
from " section of the Mouse River territory to adjacent
cite to be used on a large scale. Thus far the plans
hs . not been carried out in any large way.
Small pockets of gas have often been tapped in the
Red River Valley by we'll drillers, and occasionally there
has been found a flow which lasted for some time. The
.general belief. however. is that gas in commercial guam
titles does not exist in this district. There is recalled
the case of a farmer not far from Warren, Mimi. who
struck, q small flow of gas which continued for several
months, il not for a longer time, and which was utilized
for heating the house and for cooking purposes, but no
evidence was found Of a large supply.
Natural gas has been very serviceable in many Sec
itions. but it has been but a temporary affair in most
localities. In certain portions of Indiana where at arst
I the supply was thought to be so great rs to be prac-
tically inexhaustible. and where it was permitted to run
to waste, the wells have long since given out, and toyns
which depended on this gas for fuel have returned to
the use of coal.
It is possible to estimate quite closely the volume
Of gas in a vein or pocket by observing the pressure as
the gas is used. The force of the discharge is not alone
an indication of the volume of the supply, as a small
pocket will often discharge at first with great force. But
it the pressure, whatever it may be, continues almost
h undiminished for a long time. that fact points to the
existence of a large supply.
If, in spite of the usual opinion to the contrary, it
proves there is accessible here a large volume OF gas
which can be utilized for ordinary fuel purposes, that
fact will mean a great deal to this territory, and the
is, Of course. possible, though scarcely probable
Further investigation of this unexpected find will be
watched with great interest.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-02-08
A RED CROSS EPIC

The Herald has just begun the publication Of a series
sof articles describing the work of the American Red
Cross In italy Immediately after the disaster which over.
took the Italian armies on the 1sonzo front. For months
the Italians has been slowly, though steadily gaining
ground. Suddenly their offensive was changed into a
retreat, and Thousands Of Italian resident
Ssf the densely settled plains who had felt secure IN the
strength OF their armies took flight before the advanc-
SfnE hosts Of the enemy. The conditions were indescrib-
sabie. The disaster was SO sudden, 80 utterly unforeseen,
that there had been no provision even against its pos
liability.
Those thousands Of poor people, destitute, afrishted,
of the extent Of the calamity that had befallen
atnen1 and OF how far it might pursue them. on foot, in
3aucn rude conveyances AZ could be provided, in cattle
trains, in every imaginable way, began to seek safety
An flight from their ruined or menaeed homes in distant
PARTS Of the kingdom. They were in need Of immediate
relief. They were hungry, insunhciently clad. without
sproyisaon for even ordianry comforts. and no government
salon earth had the power to aid them and to provide the
~ NJ promptly. The American Red Cross came to the
sltleene, md with . speed that was truly amazing 1t or
aintaised = system Of relief which brought to it ana 20
people o. America the blessings Of thousands Of hu.
4nnfna beings who. without such aid, would ndoubtealy
h9se persisted. s88
aMA vsry conhplete report Of that work has been made
hM4 the story 81 what was done has been summarized
IA PaalsU Kelly. the editor Of. the Survey. who has been
$hle ts collect the facts ana present them to the public.
2ksS4e story Of this great relief work is in sections. one
s4E8sav yhis viii be published each Day until the series
SaeerDleted. The series of articles viii shed Z lirh,
eseas PHASE. ~ i representative one. Of the work Of
II I'D Cross Not many readsrs viii be able to fol-
|3ss IL without axpsrisncins fsaMass that dim the eye.
ead@tisAten Ne thrcat.s The story Is = great human
b cansnt- the psrusal of which viii bring the reader
E$Mqsssst a ssrss q the faess vith which all Of us need 70
t4g6ani1tAT
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-02-08
TOO MANY SHOES?

During the cross examination of Secretary Baker,
one of the members Of the senate committee repeated A
report that he had heard that the government had let
contracts for 100000 pairs Of shoes. which he thought
was an enormous number of shoes for 500, 900 men.
Secretary Baker had not with him the figures as to
shoe contracts. and the matter went over. 1t may DC,
however, that the senator was over estimating the fore
thought Of the department in this matter, even if the
figures which he had n to the number Of shoes con-
this year half a million men. We are TO have ready for
France another million by TIE close Of the year. Most
of those men are already in uniform and wearing gov
eminent shoes. In all probability we will have by the
end OF the year in American camps and under training
the draft will be continued while the war goes on. The
prospect is, therefore, that BY the end Of the year We
will be supplying shoes for some three million mon, and
that more than q million Of them will have been wearing
out army shoes for a year. The senator did not say wha,
he had heard a to the time Of delivery Of all these shoes
but it is reasonable to suppose that they are not all to
be delivered at once. 1t may be that the contracts ex-
tend into next year. And when one thinks of the rapid
iy with which shoe leather wears out when subjected to
hard usage, it does not appear that any great mistake
has been made even if contracts have been let for a,
many as seven pairs of shoes per man.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-02-08

British ships are carrying American troops across
the ocean American troops. arc being armed with Brit
ish and French weapons. American soldiers NAV finish
their training in England and then be passed on 20
France. During their training. American troops in Eng
land may temporarily take the places >f British troops
whose training has progressed to a further stage, and
who will then be sent on to the front. It's all right. The
men sof all the allied nations must be armed, and train
ed and transported. The most available supply must be
used, whether it be American, British, French or Italian.
We are ill fighting in one cause.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-02-08

1vssy asx.as q A.stzisa in The uaateA states, !alscs
sAssla b Eset:a e : pot.sti.i spy: xssl ysur sy:. .aa
eesass to yeur nedee communicate 1T o1ee With the 3urssu
81 Investigation OF the 0epartme emit Of Justice.
sp We are 1t war With the most meFcileSs and inhuNnen
.2ahen IN the world. Hundreds Of Thousands Of its people
N this country want to see America huniliatsd ana beaten
e hsr knees, aad they are doing. and will do everything
N their power to Se1nE this about.
Taas aething for GRANTED; Ensrsy ana alertnsss in
% year b30eh@. -Yrov3donce Journal.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-02-08

The resident Of the United States. whatever his
nationality, who on the nrst of last April believed that
Germany was right. is not likely to have changed his
opinion greatly In the meantime. And it is to be re-
nembered that it is for the things. that GERMANY ala
before the first Of last April that we are At var viii h.r.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-02-08

the authorities are again driving the crooks out Of
Chicago. Mayor Thompson declared that there would
be NO crooks in Chicago under his administration. Mayor
Thompson has probably been so busy catering to the dig
loyal element that the presence of mere criminals IA the
city has escaped his attention until just now. ).
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-02-08

Let the man who commits an overt act to impede
the government in is preparation for war b. shot. It
viii not then be nscessary to pay much attention a the
man who merely talks treason-he will not talk.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-02-08

NOT more than two ounces Of white bread may ne
sefvsa g : person At . NEST in any public eating place.
Whist = this white bread, aayway7
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-02-08
WHAT THE AMERICAN RED CROSS
DID TO HELP SAVE ITALY

How American business jumped. in to Make Gigantic relief Work Instantly Poxhe-M~ Page, Wife om
Ambassadors . Leader sfI Italian Hohak at the Frt a-Truk Loads of Womdd-Red
Cross and Amcdnn Fhu All over Italy
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-02-08

al" 40 ~ HAS Deen expanded
under the American Red Cross in the
last six months has been a corps OF
voluntary inspectors operating in con-
Junction with an Independent stores
center. From this informally and d.
fectiiS, the surgeons in charge would
receive prompt consignment of sun
Elementary supplies which because or
routine delays in government material
are slow in reaching them, needed
equipment. drugs outside the army
lists, or exceptional instruments.
There has been no correspondinr
society in Italy for distributing hos.
pltal supplies. A semi military bureau.
unoer the uuarternasters' department
known as the ufficio DOM, has acted
as Intermediary between private don
ors and the army. The American Rea
Gross mas established relations wiz
me supreme command, when nern,it
OF developing aSeroup of volunteer in.
spectors and a shipping system along
me lines of the service in rranca
bringing the Red Gross into direct
contact with the hospitals and tie
pauents IN them 80 As to make the
4e',p rom america ~self-revealins and
al values inherent in it.
Deliveries to Hospitals.
On November 80 the hospital sum-
by wso had been open thrse
nent organization the showing ~ &c.
ilverles to individual hospitals NM
oeen striking. No less than q.
articles had gone out, Thess 49,
70 hospitals all over tho c,r 49,
through which the service sos -
1oncn through the reports of the
5seu tross commission of last sum.
thro,,eh nfousn the, Clearing House.
sta .aus 81 ne visits Of members oeNth.
ment and as result Of insnect;nr,
a ~ the head OF nleIica, I'M
sureicsi division Of the miIitarv ~
Ialrs department Of the Rod .r,ro.s
france, who in early Novemoe.
maze a tour covering many PORTS i,
no!tnern Italy, reporting to the CON,
missioner for Europe.
aospital supplies shipped from
then LOSS stores In France, nc less
emergent work possible. and TO- I'm 49,
winters needs. $50 tons OF hosnit. ~
ppil have been ordered in Ara
ica Tor immediate delivery. Ths.
lnclude anaesthetics (sone I,nM."
HOSPITALS have been perfornin, asi
nor operations without thern] s,,r,
ssai Instruments. rubber goods an I
sms' ware. Eauze. absorbent cotton
my. uruss. Just what such a shin
to grasp. " n 'ayhaH
r,s nc quantities would leave a drug,
includes $50 pounds OF a%uin,na 9ttns
me war auinine has been difSouit -
kes AT any price and the prids he's
jumped from l2 TO 10 francs n no,,,I
~ france to 400 francs. omIninr
~ BADLY needed In Italy, and such -
Continued on Psss o.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-03-29
First Unitarian Church
Has Fiue Young Members
On Its Roll of Honor
Brothers, One Only Seventeen
Years Old, Are Among Those
From Small Congregation
Who Enlist In Army,

The First Unitarian church OF Okla
homa City has contributed five OF ~
young men members TO war service, ae-
cording to the pastor. Rev Oswald Z.
Helsing. Many other members OF this
congregation, the pastor says, are Ac-
lively engaged in war service work
The membership OF the church Is not
large and the members are nearly all
adults which accounts for the compare
lively few young men in the service from
this church.
Those on the honor roll Of the church
are:
Robert H. Lsdbsttsr, son Of Mr. and
Nrs w. A. Ledbetter, j27 East Park
place, Is a sergeant with the field hos
pital corps now stationed at Camp
Bowie, Texas. Ledbetter came TO Ok.
laboms City In 1909 and attended the
high school and the state university
He was taking a Law course at the uni
versity and was nearly through when
var was declared. He joined the Ok
lahoma national guard so early that he
had to obtain consent OF his parents.
He went to the Mexican border and re-
mained with the same company when
II was indueted into the federal service.
He Is Is years old,
Fraacis P. Knight, "a years old, son
Of Mr.. and Mrs. II. N. Knight. 2lS East
Eleventh street, graduated from the
Oklahoma City high school in 1914, and
later studied agriculture in an Illinois
college. He enlisted in the first off
GERS reserve camp at Fort Logan II.
Roots and was given a commission as
lieutenant in the quartermasters corps
Of the national army. He is now with
Pershing's army in France
Corporal Charles X. Ripley, son Of
Dr. and Mrs. II. D. Ripley. 1910 West
Thirty-seventh street, enlisted in the
regular army in April, 1917 and is now
stationed at Fort Logan, Col. training
with an infantry company. He is a
graduate OF the Oklahoma City high
school. Before enlisting he was en-
pIoyed by c. Edgar Honnod, bond
broker. Corporal Ripley is "a years
old.
Mrs. Irene w. Kerf. lA East Four
teenth street, has two sons serving in
the armed forces OF the country. Lock.
hart Bryan Kerr, q years old, who is
with Z company OF airplane mechanics
at the naval air station, Pensacola, Fla,
and Wade Kerr. II years old, who is a
member Of . naval engineering corps
stationed st Great Lakes, III.
Loekhart Kerr graduated in 1914 from
IN automobile school at Kansas City
He studied engineering two years n
the A. and NJ. college at Saltwater. and
was later . salesman III an automo-
bile concern here
Wads Kerr was In his first year IL
In. Oklahoma City high school and was
given . scholarship at the Carlisle Mill
tAry academy, Mineral Wells, Texas
HIS mother said he was SO restless and
discontented after war was declared that
she gave her permission for him to join
ths engineering corps Of the navy, and
NJ has been in training since Decem-
Der, 1917.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-03-29

In Seattle most Of the chauiieI
have gone to war and women are dr.
ing the taxis
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-03-29

"Your boys going to business school
isn't he
"Yes. He's learning the touch sys-
TEN"
"Typewriting'"
mo, Dadwriting"
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-03-29

plea Of the plain people that he become
a public servant And, after an editor
has received IS or $40 for a nonpariel
announcement OF the candidate, hope,
and intentions, il is easy for the editor
TO feel little friendly, as one Is apt
TO feel toward a cash customer
The lIealdion Herald says that Head.
ton can boast more sneak thieves OF
the petty variety than any other town on
the face Of the globe. It is our notion OF
nothing in particular to boast about, but
the Herald continues: Anything not
too hot or too heavy to handle is grist
for their mill. from the baby's breeohing
to the contents Of the cash register Of a
downtown store. A few first class
funerals would help wonderfully in
clearing up the atmosphere, and lots Of
good people wouldn't really mind seeing
some officer take a few shots at some
OF these night prowlers, and hit what
he was shooting a."
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-03-29
Oklahoma
Observings

Who do you suppose the Clinton Mes
senger meant when II said this; IL
seems that the great state Of Oklahoma
is 10 have candidate for governor
this year who is cross between a
bolsheyik and a draft reslster"
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According TO the Cordell Beacon,
every normal man falls a victim OF
gardening fever" when spfingtime
comes Which, IN way, IS true, even
though possibly exaggerated The de-
sire to dig in the dirt and set things TO
growing is a hereditary trait with most
men, coming down from the early days
when the entire population was pastoral
in It's pursuits. When springtime comes
with gentle shade. man IS apt 10 take
inspiration from the seed catalog and
the blue birds song, and resolve to re-
duce the cost Of living II is all right
to call II garden fever, this call Of the
soil. and all should be injected. But
there Is the trouble that some men have
IL in such mild form that they recover
quickly while the garden pines away Tor
lack OF tender care This season, how
ever, the garden fever should be Of
more virulent and lasting form; some
thing to las, all summer, and not elm
mated by the discovery OF the first
milk.fed fish worm. Gardens are a
necessity now, and you should see that
your garden fever is chronic.
Here is an editorial from the Poteau
news which should interest all those
desirous Of joining the back-to.the soil
movement: THE present is certainly
an auspicious one for those who do not
own farm and are desirous OF
having one, to invest in such an en-
terprise. The person who can raise a
small cash payment and has sufficient
equipment 10 run farm will certainly
never find a better time than now.
Market conditions were never better for
the farmer and the prospects are good
for them 20 continue for many years,
even should the war soon end. With
farm lands selling so cheap in Okla
homa, and under such liberal terms,
there is no reason why many who are
renting could not Just as well be pay
ing for their own homes"
Among the Marshall boys who have
joined the army recently we note the
name of l.. Goodnight Here's hoping
il will be goodnight to horde Of Huns
when he goes over the top
A windstorm recently blew out III,
front of the Morrison Transcript OF.
flee, making that the best ventilated
printshop in the country.
The East Spring Creek correspondent
Of the Mountain View Tribune-Progres!
is disposed to agree with Colone
Shakespeare. String up weather condi
tions thereabouts, the correspondent
says: Hard luck never comes alone
sandstorms, blooming orchards ant
freezing nigA. Oh, boy, my peaches
are gone" -
Many editorials in the country pa
bers now begin something like this
an another column will be found tn,
announcement Of" etc. After which
follows more or less praise Of III,
sterling worth OF the gent who ha'
placed himself in the hands OF hi
friends. and listened to the insisten
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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-03-29

morning the captain called the ailing
soldier to his tent and told him his dis
charge had arrived. The young man
perked up Immediately. and told the
captain he would 20 on the hike as Il
was his last day In the army lie went,
and showed such pep and yigor that he
is still in the army
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-03-29
$3.50 Price Paid
for Liberty Pie
at Lynch Supper

The sales committee for War Savings
stamps reported this morning that the
box supper conducted last night at
Lynch school house in district "a, net
ted the sum Of -S2o6, which was invested
in War Savings stamps. The highest
priced pie brought $3.50.
Pie suppers will be conducted at
Arcadia, the Edmond high school and
at a school house in district % tonight
by members Of the sales committee.
Roscoe c, Barker principal Of the
Arcadia school aud Miss Mary Gray
teacher in district q have charge of
the programs Of the supper at those
places.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-03-29
Chinese Will Try
Simple Spelling"
of Their Tongue

PHILADELPHIA movement 10
simplify the writing OF Chinese charac-
ters which will mean much to the lOOpl
newspapers In that country and 10 all
the people as we'll is on foot in that
country, according to Bishop Wilson S
Lewis Of Shanghai. who attended the
recent annual meeting Of the phlladel-
phia conference Of the Methodist Epi,-
eopal church.
The movement has been started by
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-03-29
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Bis %GA
One Hundred Years Ago Today,

One Hundred Years Ago Today,
l8l8--General Jackson defeated a
band Of Seminoles whom he encountered
In his advance to the Bay OF St. Marks.
Ssventy-five Years Ago Today.
1&3-The Royal Archaeological insti-
tute Of Great Britain was formed
Fifty Years Ago Today.
lS68-John Gray, reputed to be the
last surviving soldier OF the Revolution,
died IN Noble county Ohio, aged 100
years.
Twenty-Five Years Ago Today.
lD3-Govetnment took steps TO sup
press the warfare between the rival
Choctaw factions In the Indian territory.
! One Year Ago To-day In the War.
Reported from Brussels that Minister
Whitlcck was isolated under guard OF
German police Russian workingmen
soldiers and deputies issued proclama
tion In favef OF continuance Of war with
central powers.
Our Daily Birthday Party.
Sir John Scott Kettle, the famou
Geogsaeher recently knighted by Kint
GooeeS born at Dundee, Scotland
scvsaty eight years ago today.
Z Geogee cfsftoa Wilson, Harvard pro
fooseg pnd noted authority on interna
tfooml ~, born at Plainfield, Conn
.vskl0o g60Ss alo today.
NDFy White, dormer United State
~ 41Donloe 10 France, born at Balti
( - lnI14reiGht years ago today.
M (6V1hofu, well known seto
n DpfIeaa stage, born in Ne,
"a oBStysnine years ago todA,
III cussn. noted American elee
~ ~ I'D inventor, born |
I vI6y1 ysass ~ todax