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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-03-13
DRAFTING THE COLONIES.

HEREAFTER every public sale in Kans" will be pre-
- ceded by patriotic speech noted for speed and breyy
and boosting Liberty loans thrift stamps or some other
worthy fund or safe investment The auctioneer will be
The speaker and it might be good idea for Oklahoma
also to draft its colonies of the saesmanShp corps for
similar purpose The auctoneer we should say IS the
ideal four minute man He can deliver more rapId-re
conversation in that length of time than other speaker
now before the public And talk which can boost prices
even faster than the war does ought to be sufficiently
forcefu TO arouse the patriotic ire Of his hearers and
cause them TO Join the army contribute to the Red
Cross The public sale being favorite social event with
farmers. the auconeer is always of large and appre
eiaye audience and he can say what he has to say
suddenly that no one should mind waiting for the close
An auconeer blessed with terminal facilities which Sc
many orators lack
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-03-13
"Saue the Waste and Win the War"
A PHYSICAL CULTURE CAMPAIGN

DEALING the importance Of physical fitness 20 a
N nation the National Security league has undertaken
phy,ieal culture drive to cover the whole United States
TO further the plan it has enlisted as leader n Tins
worthy movement Walter Camp whom most Of Us kno"
best a, an athletic expert whose life work consisted OF
picking all-Amercan football teams largely made up of
Yale gridiron stars. As matter Of fact however Mr
Camp /, one Of the able athletic trainers and cheerful
new, that he is taking in more territory.
The scheme was prompted by statistics showing that .
percent Of the men called to the eolo by the first da
were rejected on account Of physical defects The per
eentage /, too large and this organization will DO much
10 correct it, A, starter letters to be sent 10 the
mayor, Of all cities of over 5000 population so our own
mayor will soon be invited start the work here He
should accept and have the assistance and cooperation
Of all who are fitted to further such training
As outlined the plan /, to Organize physical training
groups which shall help to make the young men t for
military service or the industrial effort needed to keep the
war going at top speed But the Older should not
neglect this or be neglected More and the old boys
are going to be called upon do the work the youngsters
set aside while they swat the Hun and they will do the
work better and with greater enthusiasm II they take up
the training which makes them younger.
Also, women and girl, should have their part in This
campaign for health To the future OF the race their
physical welfare than that OF the men
and they are also facing increased burdens which
will be made easier il they keep in the pink Of condition
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-03-13

Prof Fred Konrad Kruger, instructor Of foreign Ian
euages at Midland college Atchison Kan, has been ar
rested on an espionage charge He insists he is British
subject although born in Germany, and he has been
neutral since the war began Whether guilty not he
h fine British subject Fancy Briton being neutral
after what happened to the Lu,tana and at the lpre
salient
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-03-13
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One Hundred Years Ago Today.
1918 Gen Albion 7. Move. a dlstln.
gmshcI soldier of the Mexican and
Civil wars, born at Standlsh, Maine
Died at Cambridge, Mass, Jan. 2j
1897.
Seventy-Fivs Years Ago To-day.
l4}-Brush National Temperance
society was formed in London
Fifty Years Ago Today.
lS58-The new constitution Of Ar
kansas was adopted and ratified.
twenty-five Years Ago Today.
l99}-1hc Hawaiian Princess Kaiu-
'au and her suite were received at the
White House
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-03-13

Even II the 2cent fare is knocked out there remains
The consolation that Uncle Sam doesn't want you to travel
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-20

Holland who, under the Treaty OF
Geneva, must not fight again.
At that time Furnes was the head.
quarters OF the Belgian army, and
the quaint Hotel de Vile, dating from
1889, was King Albert's army quar-
ters. The old.world market square
was filled with every sort Of war
vehicle; officers occupied the inns and
soldiers swarmed everywhere. sleep
ing at night in the cathedral and an
other great church, where straw was
spread on the floor for them. Queen
Elizabeth lived at La panne, where
there were hospitals and many con
valescents. 1t was never shelled.
We lived In Furnes from october
1S to January 10. All the time we
were in Belgium we were never out OF
hearing OF the constant boom and
thunder Of artillery. and at night the
sky was afire with the battle going
on to the east of us. about three miles
away. Our life was a complex thing
to describe: there was a constant
coming and going of outsiders. People
came to Furnes to see things-great
people. The college being large and
other accommodation in the town nil
we put them up, and they were our
guests for the time being.
CONTINUED MONDAY
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-20

Domani. Gomenica, scelto come "ltai-
ian Day" dal Comitato che tanto benc
conduce la campagna a pro del Tcrzo
Liberty Loan" nella Colonia ltaliana
di Philadelphia. avra' luogo la grande
parata ALA quale partecipcranno tutti
gil ordini, associaaioni ed istituztont ital-
lane di questa cltta' enc servira' dare
una prova di sublime patriottismo di
attaccamcuto qucsta grande nazionc
ospitale.
NossuHa csorla2onc crcdiamo .sta
ncCessaria di fare aCCioCchc' tutu Eli
italiani di Philadelphia intervensano
ALA parata, polche' csSi hanno gia' data
prove uncomfortable di attaccamento a
qucsta loro Patria di adozione
La parata, come dicemmo in altro nu-
nero, muovera' ale ore pom. da Sny-
der avenue 9 percorrera Broad street
sino ALA Statua della Liberia . poscta
girando intorno al City Hall, 81 rechera'
alrAccadcmia di MusiCa, owe ayra' luogc
un grandioso comizio.
AIrAccademia di Musica un coro di
200 ragaZzi della Campbell School. can
terra varic canzoni patriottiche @ pOscia
dopO una invoCaziOne. II charmain de
Comitato pro Terzo prcstito della Lib
crta.' Italian Division, Cav Franz
Roma, aprira II coniGio
Varii discorsi verranno prOnunziau II
italiano ed inglese eli oratOri scelt
per roccasione parlCranno mel seguentt
ordnP:
GiudCe JOS H. Burlington; Mr.. Il. T
Stotesbury. tesorlere del ComitatO ital
iano: cav Tf Gaetano Poccardi, Regio
/ Console Italiano in Philadelphia Dotto
Nincenzo hi Nirgillls, per Ia 'olonia
Itallana Mr.. Charles Greklow; Clio
vanni hi Sllvestro, per lOrdine Figl
D'Italia; Dott. Alfredo D'Aleia, pei
rOrdinc independents FiEli d'Italia
/ l'avvocato Aladino Autllio.
Chiudera' il comizio "The S2ar Snan
gled Banner" csntato dal coro delli
predetta Campbell School.
Samo stati informant che Ia bene
inertia associazione italiana. Unione Co
/ operrtiva Erbitense ira I NCosiani qui
+ resident, sempre pronta a dare II sue
/ contribute nellie opere patriottiche flan
/ troplchc, della qualc G. prcsdente /
/ sig. Giovanni FalCldia. tauto conosciut'
g stimato ira gil italiani di Philadelphia
I ha sottoscritto al TerzO Prestito della
/ Liberia per Ia somma di Sli00,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-20

Pittsburgh and surrounding territory for
a high-grade line such az yours. II you
are not fully represented in this disificg
should very much appreciate an oppor-
tunity OF securing the agency for youf
goods
II we can get together on this as-
sure you that your goods will have the
thorough presentation that they de-
serve
] look forward with interest to your
reply. Very truly yours.
/ would select the smaller concerns for
preference The big ones are probably
adequately represented in Pittsburgh.
Then call on the wholesale grocers
and see II you can secure an opening
with them.
Next secure copies Of trade papers In
terested In food products. The names
Of some are sent to you under separate
cover. These papers often carry adver.
tisements for agents. ] believe It would
pay you TO put a small ad in some Of
them, stating what you want.
1t certainly would help you 10 take up
a course Of instruction in salesmanship.
preferably in residence school.
CONTINUED MONDAY
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-20

That bundle thcre" consisted Of news
papers and used packing paper which
had been carefully Strengthened out and
put in a neat pile for future use
Never again let me find you destroy.
ing property like that. DO you ever go
to bed with your hobnall boots on at
home? NO." he answered me. You've
more respect for your mothers things,
haven't you? II you want 10 destroy
something take your watch out OF your
pocket. Go on, do IL, do II now"
My hand inHinctively went 20 my
pocket. and believe II that wretched old
man had told me TO do II once more Il
would have been 'goodby lngersoll' for
mine
He's funny old codEer and, believe
me. I'll never walk on any more Of his
darned old paper. After all. I guess that
paper Is useful.
You're not through with him yet
said Mike. Hell have some more to
say about what he calls the conservation
Of supplies
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-20
BrdUe English Woman An
SlOers Second Call to Aid
Suffering Victims at
Front
NeIO Hospital Established
in COnUent at Furnes
Vas Continually Under
Enemy Gunfre
"AT THE BACK OF THE FRONT"
Copyright 1918, bD Public Lcdgcr co.
4 WAR NURSES DINRY-No.


A CHAUFFEUR had set out with q
Il beautiful new Red Cross car; the
traffic was appalling. As you know, on
tne comment vehicles drive to the
right. This Englishman had always
driven to the left. A crisis occurred in
the rush of vehicles Following the
habit of lifetime. he moved TO the
left, collided with another vehicle. and
tipped over into the canal He ESCAPED
unhurt but there was no time to save
the car. All this muddle nearly caused
us TO be left behind. | FASTENED back,
mailing passing ambulance, and lit
orally Communicating the unwilling
driver by threats and entreaties to
take us to the quay
Finally we arrived Just before the
boat started. My little dog. Bombe.
was hidden under my violet cloak,
but Just as we were crossing the
drawbridge, passport officer spied
him as he popped his head out at an
unfortunate moment. no dogs al
lowed, miss; must be put i'm ouaran-
tine forty days" so I had to abandon
him. On the quay stood Miss b
the rich lady who had procured the
steamers for us. To me she was a
stranger. but, seeing my distress, she
SlllllnglN Salu She would ind a home
for him.
The quay was n scene Of heart
rendinE sights. 1t was crowded wifi
panic-stricken refugees. They knelt
down, imploring us to take them. just
as the steamer loosed her mooriugs
some sprang over the edge and hung
on to the ships railing; we pulled
them into safety. Others fell into the
water and We're drowned
Down below i'm ne saloon the
stretChers were laid side by side
Among the hundreds of sufferers We
recognized many Of the men We had
nursed in Antwerp. and were hailed
joyfully. De Rasquinet had been left
behind in Ghent, but, to my delight
there was the little man whom
tried to save when the ti"st convoy
started from Antwerp. A few days
later we met him again in the LOndor
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-20

equipment, no prospect Of more work,
and life seemed Hat after the stirring
events through which We had just
passed. We lunched together at Char.
ing Cross Hotel; our chief took all our
addresses in case there might be ait
other hospital started in the future
but just then it was "good-by.' Mean
while. returning to our friends we
found ourselves the heroines of the
hour, Having no other clothes, we
sailed around London in our violet
Cloaks. white military caps and con.
spiCuous red crosses. swinging German
helmets on our arms, After three days
we returned to my friends home in
the same town as our old hospital,
there to receive an enthusiastic vel
TbfDT
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-20
COLLEGE BUILDING AT FURNES, WHICH BECAME \
WAR HOSPITAL

found that our hospital staff had left
the previous night and owed our
being included in it TO Mr.. SOuttar.
Either we were difficult to reach in a
hurry or they had not forgotten our
independence at Ostoud, but we Ger
taiuly should have becn overlooked
had it not been for this gentleman.
We were placed i'm charge Of the
Duchess of Sutherland, who had hos
pital unit at st, Malo, Il suburb of
Dunker,. Arrived there, we spent
the next day and night at the st.
Malo Hotel. The Germans gave us
a warm reception that night-Ja squad
ron of airplanes bombarddd Dun
kerk, shelling the quays where the
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-20
CHAPTER Ill
At FIRNES

ON OCTOBER 1S just five days
" after the dispersal of our hospital
at CharinE Cross, a telegram was
handed to us, saying, Meet the $3.50
boat train. Victoria, tonight" In de-
lighted excitement we again packed
our holdalls and caught the train to
London. At Victoria we were met 10y
our kind friend. Mr.. Souttar, the emf
ncut London Hospital surgeon. We
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-20

Hospital. when visiting the wards set
aside for the Belgian wounded.
Ambulance trains with military sis
ters and doctors in charge met the
steamers at Dover. In Il businesslike
and methodiCal manner they took over
our boys-the men whose sutterings
we had shared. with whom we had
passed through the horrors of war,
1t was splendid to have them well pro
vided for, but we hated parting from
them,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-20
Protest Execution of RED Guard"

"A ssvrsdanaaEen, srd April 2O.-Swedlsh, Dan
issa norwegian Socialists today pro-
~ Finland against the execution
D. WhIusrd prisoners. They requested
dhtorv government to ADOPT con-
inmate the civil war.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-20

, ammunition was stored. We leaned
out Of the windows, gazing over the
sea at the battle in the air. listening
the while TO loud explosions.
our new hospital was located in
| Furnes, a quaint little town fifteen
miles to the east of Dunkerk and
about three or four miles west of
/ Nieuport, while the seaside resort OF
La Panne was just two or three miles
| to the north. Ypres was fifteen to
| twenty miles south of Furnes. Each
/ day an ambulance drove into Dun
| kerk for the mail and to buy pro-
visions. It was this ambulance that
! took us out to our new sphere OF
work.
The building I'm which we worked
/ was large Roman Catholic college:
| the principal and professors were still
living i'm it. II was a large rambling
| building covering good deal of
ground. There We're two big court
, yards, one Of them devoted to the mo.
| torcars and ambulanCes which really
/ formed squadron. Across the inner
courtyard from the main part was a
building containing two large class.
. rooms on the ground floor, and up
stairs one huge dOrmitOry where we
/ all slept. There were other small
classrooms round. which served sew
eral purposes laundry, wards and
/ operation theatre.
4 Happy Crowd
The scene i'm that great place was
one Of bustlnE life and activity all
the twentyfour hours round. I'm spite
of constant contact with suffering
misery and death, to us doctors and
nurses there was II great share of
happiness and the joy of life. 1t is q
great thing to feel you are fighting
death and saving heroes, besides which
we were a very happy crowd. There
were now twenty.siX nurses. mostly
new ones; We had with us the same
three medical students and two or
three Of our former men doctors. but
the four lady doctors had left us and
in their place we had three or fouI
new men doctors and one lady doctor
as an anesthetst and surgical store.
keeper.
The lady farmers had left US. anC
the number of nOnmedical people wa.
reduced to a minimum. Now, for tn,
first time, we had orderies-thc eX
professors became our willing helper.
and the most devoted and capable at
tendants Of the patients. I Canno
speak highly enough of them.
These men who had spent theil
lives as leaders of classes. cleaned
CRATES, swept floors, scrubbed and at
tended to all the menial wants OF the
patients. by degrees the younger
among them were taken by the army
and replaced by men released from
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-20

Those trhich arc dnonVnIouS ,InSf be i1gorcd
iinSwCrT to ttchnical questions whi BE- sent
i9auircts iciu Dc worcr ito tie 'S"1S siorG Of
LXNlu
I'VE got dandy rooms out here In wal
i ton near the store and [ want them
near. for have to work from $3.50 in the
morning until at night and then. by
way Of a pleasant little recreation. I
must be on the job till 10 on Saturdays.
] am rooming at Mikes home. His
mother. Mrs Cough. is widow with two
sons. Bill is the other Her husband
was a Scotchman. She is Irish. The
boys are Americans. "Not Scutch-Amer-
leans nor 1rish-AmcriCans." said Mike,
sCrewing up his little freckled nose. but
just plain Americans, and not so very
plain at that"
Mike is about as cheeky a Kid as ever
! met, and yet I like him.
! pay only "A dollar fifty for my room,
with a dollar a week for my breakfasts.
| look like getting by pretty nicely with
my $40 All the fun isn't in the big
cities
Mrs Minton didn't come to the store
last night. for which Mike very sacri-
legiously said, Praise God from whom
all blessings flow :"
She looks a harmless enough old lady
to me, but she's certainly got Mikes
goat
I got scared out Of my life today by
Old Man Minton. ! was just walking be-
hind the counter when something went
"Ar-r-r-r-r." I jumped. looked around
and there was Minton opening and shut
ting his hands. | thought at first he was
going to land me one.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-20
4 Third Party

Next morning we all went up to
London a sad, travel.Worn little party
we had nothing left. no hospital
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-20
Business Career
of Peter Flint
A Story of Salesmanship
by Harold Whitehead
fCopUriOhU

Mr, Whitehead tCu duSWcr voHr business
Questions on buDlng. selling. dducrrsiuO aud
tmpiobnCnt ASK U0ur questions ClCdrlU aud
Dirc al The facts. Your correct name aud
ImU address must be- siDuCd 10 all Inquiries.
THOSE which arc anonymous must be ignored.
AnSUCrS TO technical questions ViU b, sent
bV mail Others riN BE- dHSrCrcd in THIS
coiumn, Thg most interesting problems Of
mquirCrS riU BE- WouCr iutO the StorU Of
Peter Flint.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-20

commercial Problems of the Pacific"
~ me subject of an address by ]. X.
1msoy' OF San Francisco. "It would
wear that in order not only to in
usase foreign commerce of the great
.sxons OF the United States west of
Rocky Mountains" said Mr.. Armsby,
lNto maintain that which we already
1oy an adequate American merchant
1arne' operating under laws and regu-
-pOns no more onerous than those of
Urelgn competitors, is not only an
-sv'u~ necessity, but is of the first i'm
@Ahee' II Is true our nation Is now
.lstsnly building merchant vessels, and
P'h peace finally comes we NAV hone
wa large, II not an ample, merchant
s put OF what value are vessels alone
sney cannot be operated in competi-
~ WIN those of nations with which
manufacturers must compete in SELL
y heir goods abroad?"
@oert H, Patchin, of New York. in
sooress declared that the war had
s'aled greater community Of interest
hs western hemisphere than its
Tsphlcal integrity or even the Mon
y Doctrine.
r.e nations have either followed
oH'ed States into the war or have
~sI diplomatic relations with Ger
~ SAID Mr. Patchin, despite the
~ and extremely active German
esIAsanda throughout Latln-America.
~ action is due in some instances
sssn the Injuries which these nations
~ suffered at the hands of Germany,
N, more directly due to recognition
WIN the United States and Canada
Ivy war, the interest of the Latin
.s.gan States lies with the cause
Ralhst Germany
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-20
LA PARATA ITALIANA
PRO LIBERTY LOAN
Sublime Prova di Sincere Pa
triottismo degli ltaliani
di Philadelphia

Published and Distributed Under
PERMIT No. 34l
Authorized hy the act Of October, o.
IniT, on flc al the Postoflcc Of Phila-
dclphia. Pa.
A 8, Bt1RLESON.
Postmaster General.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-20

REAL ESTATE FOR SALE
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-20

WEST PHILADELPHIA
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-11-20
WOMEN PLEAD FOR.
MODIFIED TERMS
ARMisTicE TO BRING DISASTER
DECLARES HEAD OF NATIONAL
COUNCIL OF WOMEN.
German Women Fear Dear Ones VIII
DIE from Starvation Unless Plans
Are Made for Occurring Food
Supply At Once.

WashingtOn---Appeals addressed 20
Mrs. Woodrow Wilson and Miss Jane
Addams Of Chicago, on behalf of the
women Of Germany, asking that the
armistice terms be modified to prevent
"unspeakable disaster" have been sent
from the German wireless station at
Nauen.
They We're picked up by the mill
tary intelligence radio ut Haulton, Me-,
and were made public Thursday night
by the war department.
The appeal to Mrs. Wilson said the
women and children of Germany have
been "starving for years." and that
they will die from hunger by the mil
lions" unless the terms Of the armis-
tice are changed SO that sufficient roll
ing stock will be made available for
moving food from the farms. 1t was
dated at Berlin and signed by Gertrude
Baeumer and. Alice Soloman for the
national council Of women Of Ger
many"
The appeal to Miss Adams was from
Anita Augsburg at Poz. 1t Is said that
the German women, "fOrseeing entire
Punishment and mutiny for their coun-
try" urged "their American sisters to,
intercede to have the armistice terms
modified.
1--WE are all free voters of free
republic now, greeting you heartily"
the appeal said.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-11-20
KIDNEY TROUBLE 0FTn
CAUSES SERIOUS eslla

When your back aches, and M r.
der and kidneys seem to be diuai
90 to your nearest drug store M Il,
bottle Of DR.. Kilmer's SwampRaa. /
10 . physicians prescription FOX il
Of the kidneys and bladder.
It has stood the test Of yean N +
. reputation for quickly and easdsi
giving results in Thousands Of osa.
This preparation so very effective i
been placed on sale everywhere. Gsi
bottle, medium or large size, At yuu =
est druggist. q
However, If you wish first to tx =
preparation send ten cents to D.. N
L Co., Binghamton, n. Y, for ~
bottle. When writing be gure asdn
ton this paper.-Adv.