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Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-06-02
LOOKING ONLY TO FUTURE,
JOHN BURROUGHS PASSES 81
Believes In America OF Today:
should Drive Pro-Gcrmans Out
OF Country. SnYa He


and drove away with them over the
roads OF his neighburhood. pointing
10 the scenes OF interest and regaling
them with pits Of history that COW
cred nearly century Of time Point
ing to a snowclad mountain, Mr..
burroughs recalled that for nearly
eighty Aprils he could rem emher the
snow lying there. And yet with all
his years and all his experience. the
mans mind does not dwell on the
past He ls living in The present
with his eyes looking into the future.
Not long ago he made a pledge, and
this Ia It:
For my own part ] win never
again use an article made IN modern
Germany II ! know It. [ will never
look into modern German book !
Will favor the exclusion OF the Ger
ban language ana literature from
our schools and colleges would
drive every unnaturalized German
from this country. We do not want
their ideals or their methods"
These were the words OF an Amer
lean, lie links us today with those
men OF American literature who
have gone to their reward He knew
Whitman, Lowell. whittier, Long
fellow, Holmes and most Of the 9th
ers But he does not dwell on what
so many aged people term the good
old days. with him there Is no time
Ike the present, unless 1t be the fu-
ture. He tapped his sugar trees
this spring and said he guessed he
would do little to help Mr.. Hoover
with the sugar problem On his birth
dny friends who called had a maple
sugar picnic, II being the last day of
the sugar season, because the trees
had begun to bud What an exam
pie this mans life ought TO be to
thousands of people in the nation !
Living the doctrine Of "tho simple |
life, without preaching IT, Mr. Bur |
rougha looks old Father Time in the |
face and defies him. Every day he !
Is busy.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-06-02

their own specialized management
and grouped together under one cen
tralized board headed by Frank b.
Ansted, the youngest executive in
the country TO assume SUCH great
responsibility. Mr.. Ansted, like all
true Americans, is heart and soul in
the great struggle for democracy.
The greatest evidence Of this spirit
on the part of these associated in
dustries OF Connersville is evidenced
by the establishment Of a Washing
ton office. The purpose of this head
quarters is to form central branch
where active and efficient co-opera
ton may be instantly given to the
government in all war matters This
office will also serve TO repres NJ
the interests of these manufacturing
plants at the capital.
These new offices are known as
the Ansted Associated Industries and
are located at 20 National hotel
building, Washington, D. c.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-06-02

-ruck shall tow two, three and some.
lines four others. At some parks II
is not uncommon for oxen to be used
to haul trucks about when making
up columns,
Authorities here are alive to the
TACT that roads must be kept In re-
pair. Traffic has increased enor-
inously In many manufacturing and
military centers. but shortage OF
labor has made II impossible to give
us much care 10 the roads as before
the war. Toward the front there
has been an important increase Of
uew roads and others have been
wonderfully improved to increase
heir carrying capacity.
1T Is estimated that Immediately
ifter the war the number OF auto
mobiles In France will Increase 100
per cent THIS estimate appears 70
be quite moderate"
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-06-02
Federal Bill
For Road Repdir

Representative Cooper. of Ohio
has introduced a hin In the house OF
representatives which provides for
federal appropriation OF 10000
900 to be used In repairing roads
over which there has been heavy
travel and which have become i'm
paired. by extraordinary use by the
government, state highway COM
missions would apply for relief, un-
der the bill, to the secretary of ng-
rlculturc, and IL approved by him,
f-~o~fsIon would be made for the
necessary repairs The bill was re-
ferred to the house committee on
roads.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-06-02
DEMAND FOR TRUCKS
IS GROWING GREATER
government Insists on Having Wa,
Vehicles and May CurtaIi Pas
scnger Output.

Before another year drops into tn,
bottomless abyss of time. a very ma
terial and surprising reduction viii
be made In the number OF passen.
ger cars built by American auto
mobile manufacturers in the record
year or 1917. when the output wa
about one and three-quarters mil
lion machines,
This curtaiiment OF output In in
: eyitable. No government request o,
order will be required. A makers
agreement win not be necessarys
The reason Is obvious. C'est IL
Eucrre.
Uncle Sam has called upon tho
automobile makers of this country
70 supply him with thousands OF
fighting men and thousands OF mo.
tor trucks and In order to furnish
both. the production OF passenger
cars must be curtailed." said George
M. Dickson, president OF the Ma.
honal Motor Car g. Vehicle corpora
tion OF indianapolis. "Manufactur.
ing schedules must be cut until T.
hurts and the cut some more, There
fs no other alternative
The orders for military truck
are continually increasing as the
government adds more men TO ito
lighting forces and army officials
decide TO motorizc old diyisions tha,
heretofore depended on horses and
mules for transport. Under norma
conditions. there In no doubt but that
the passenger car factories would be
able to fiji these truck orders with
out sacrificing their regular pnoduc.
ton, but'present conditions are any
thing but normal
'The number OF men who are
competent to build these trucks and
the various parts that enter Into
their construction are steadily de-
sreaslng. Thoy are eulis,ing IN the
several branches OF the service or
their numbers are being called IN
the draft.
Contracts Must Bc Filled.
"As these mechanics discard their
khop clothes for uniforms OF khaki,
j the automobile manufacturers that
have government contracts must call
upon the reserves in order to deliver
the trucks on schedule time. These
reserves are employed in the manu-.
facture Of passenger cars. II Is oh
vious that when they are put to
work building trucks the output Of
passenger cars IN reduced, for there
are no men 10 take their places in
the passenger car departm mt.
"The curtailment- OF the passenger
car output should not be Interpreted
as an Indictment OF the passenger
car as non essential. The gov
eminent realizes that the need for
passenger cars wns never as great
as II is today, They are n means OF
doing more work In less time and
with fewer men. Like the trucks
they have proven 10 be vital fac
tor IN the relief OF the overburdened
railroads.
"But the military trucks come
first They are more esse ntial TO the
winning Of this war than the pas
senger cars, no matter how essential
the latter may be, Consequently the
output OF passenger cars win be cut
materially In order that Uncle Sam
may have tho motor vehicles to
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-06-02

trannport his troops and their mum.
tons and supplies.
because OF this impending cur
tailment of tho passenger car pro-
duction, tho warning cry OF buy
your automobile now never had n
moro sincere. and truthful ring. II
tho war continues for another year,
there is going TO be scarcity NJ
automobiles In the United States
Tho mlserly supply will be pitifuliy
inadequate to meet even tho normal
demand This In not prophecy, but
"a statement OF fact"
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-06-02

OF 1000 beds were assembled and
dispatched from Paris
To those Of MS who are left be
HAD, these facts have become vital
America is In the war az last--a
hundred thousand strong
our duty ia plain Francis Bella
my In The Red Cross Magazine for
June.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-06-02

Jack Doescher, one time promil
nent major Lacquer, Is trying to
stage a comeback stunt with, the
Newark club of the international
league, and he is succeeding fairly
well.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-06-02

1t may have escaped your atten-
ton that on Saturday May IS, the
two pennant winners of 1917, the
Giants and the White Sox. were shut
out by the two tailenders, the Pr
rates and the Athletics.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-06-02

George Burns OF the Giants has
recovered his batting eye, TO all ap-
pearances, after suffering from his
recent slump.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1918-05-24
SPEED RECORDS AT
PACIFIC SHIPYARDS

SAN FRANCISCO, May 2l,-Paciflc
coast shipbuilders may double their
original allotment of 1,250,000 tons
of new shipping in 1918,
From Puget Sound to San Diego
practically every harbor is building
ships of some sort at top speed, and
nearly a dozen new yards will be in
operation before the end of the year.
The Skinner and Eddy corporation.
Seattle, which launched the first ship
for the Emergency Fleet corporation,
established worlds record for quick
construction of steel hull. The CO.
lumbia Shipbuilding corporation, Port
land, broke that record few weeks
later by dropping an S,8e0-ton steel
freighter into the water Just 81 days
after the keel was laid. The Seattle
company girded its loins and launched
hull only IS days after the laying
Of the hull, and turned the completed
freighter over to the government in
II days froms beginning Of construc-
ton
Standing specifications freighters Of
the $500 and 9,4O0-ton type are under
construction in Oakland Alameda and
San Francisco. Many have been
launched and several completer. Exact
figures are held as war secret, but
two of the worlds largest shipbuild-
ing comprehensive Union iron Works
and the Moore e Scott company, are
operating full blast on navy contracts
as well as government freighters.
SeattIe's wooden and steel ship
yards launch an average of two ships
a week. In 1918 they will launch a
minimum of 60 steel and so wooden
vessels In the week OF March 26
four 8,S00-ton steel steamers were
launched
At Portland and Astoria and along
the Columbia and Willamette rivers in
Oregon, 81 ships were launched dur
ing the 70 months ending April 1, 1918.
Oregon districts record for that
period Melted 100000 tons--nearly half
of the entire Pacific coasts 1918 allot-
ment.
A 3,50O-ton woode nsteamer was
launched at Portland 40 dams after
the keel was laid.
At Alameda the Union Construction
Company has started work on a new
shipbuilding plant to construct ten
freighters of the 9,4OO-ton type for the
government.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1918-05-24
AMERICAN PATROL
RUNS OFF GERMANS

WITH HE AMERICAN ARMY, il
Picardy, May 21.-An American recon
Nuisance patrol penetrated the Ger
man lines last night, put an enc
patrol to flight and returned safely to
the American lines.
The patrol in question Crept across
No Mans Lond at point where the
lines are but two hundred yards apart
A strong Boche patrol suddenly at
tempted to surround the Americans,
but scattered when the latter opened
fire. The Americans thereupon re-
turned safely to their own lines, with
out losing a man.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1918-05-24
IMPORTANT GAINS
BY FRENCH MADE
ON LARGE FRONT
FIVE HUNDRED UNWOUNDED
PRISONERS ARE CAPTUKED-BRlT
ISL TROOPS ALSO ADVANCE ON
GOO-YARD FRONT.

WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES, IN
France, May 21.--French troops, at
lacking brilliantly near me Belgian
border last night, re-took Locre Hos
.pite, Bruloge and the entire wood south
of Bruiogze Cross Roads, as well as
several nearby farms, advancing their
line some distance east of Hill
They took five hundred unWounded
prisoners, while French casualti
were light.
The attack greatly improved French
positions around Mont Rouge and
Mount Scherpenberg
British troops advanced their lines
on a front of six hundred yards be-
tween AveIuy wood and Hebuterne to-
day, thus diminishing the sharp anc
dangerous salient, and occupying four
enemy posts.
Haig's Surrey troops carried out
successful local operation north
west of Herville yesterday evening
bringing back about thirty prisoners
and six machine guns, he statement
says.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1918-05-24
AME R|CA'S ARMY
RAPIDLY GROWING
WILL SOON EQUAL THE SIZE OF
HAIG'S FORCES GIGANTIC
STRIDES BEING MADE by THE
UNITED STATES.

WASHINGTON. ID. c., May I'll
Americas military effort on the front
in France may equal that of Great
Britain soon.
Unless the British army Is greatly
reinforced in the next two or three
months, it is likely that by August
the number of United States troops In
size Of General Haig's forces now fac
ing the Germans.
This startling revelation of gigantic
strides being made by this country in
putting men on the firing line came to-
day from authoritative circles here.
Already American troops are in four
parts of France and their number is
growing amazingly.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1918-05-24
IS QUIET;
PL07TERS SCARED
ARREST OF LEADERS IN ANTI.
CONSUMPTION REBELLION HAS
FOR THE TIME ENDED THE
IRISH TROUBLES.

DUBLIN, May 2l.--Dublin today is
outwardly still very calm, though the
streets are thronged with men dis
Lussing the blow which fell upon the
Sim Fein organization when more
than hundred of the leaders were
arrested.
1t is evident that the government
made clean sweep of the rebel lead
ers in every community. 1t seems
the swoop left the Sim Feiners guild
less and uncertain what action to take
next
The interior of Ireland is calm.
Evening papers published here de-
mand that the government produce
proof of its German claims and de-
clare that the government announced
discovery of the alleged plot stimuli
taneously with the visit of the Amer
icam labor delegates, SO as to blacken
ireland in the eyes of the Americans.
The anti-conscription gund, It
learned today, now totals nearly
million pounds.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1918-05-24
BOYS OF q TO
Be REGISTERED
JUNE THE FIFTH is THE DATE
NAMED BY THE PRESIDENT
BELIEVED THAT go ARE ELIGI-
BLEI THIS COUNTY.

President Wilson yesterday signed
the bill for the registration for army
duty of youths who have become u
since June 5 hereafters .Thesinforma
ton was yesterday conveyed to all
the local registration boards in a tele-
gram from Major Mallet, draft ad-
ministration officer at Atlanta, with
the further instruction thai registrat-
ton will occur June ., arrangements
already having been made by Pro-
vost Marshal General Crowder.
It is estimated by the members OF
the local board that Sumter county
will have at least $50 to register for
military service under the new pro-
visions on June 5.
Must Register, Regardless.
The teleglams to the different
boards yesterday stated that the bill
had passed Congress and President
Wilson would issue proclamation
shortly naming June as registration
day for those who became OF age since
last June 5.
The boards want it distinctly UNI
derstood that whether a young man
has claims for exemption or not he
must register. The law requires all
men who have attained that age since
June ) of last year or will attain it by
June ) if this year must register.
Those failing to to comply with the
law will be declared "slackers" and
arrested, tried and sentenced by the
federal authorities.
According to information from press
reports from Washington the names OF
all those registering under this new
draft will be placed at The foot OF
Class I and drawn according to their
order IN the class. Information from
Washington is that the provost mar
eha! estimates 100000 men will be add
ed to the list of those liable for mill
tary service in the new registration,
The Sumter county board, of which
Walter T. Maynard is chairman will
register the men from the county at
the city hall There will be only the
one registration place in the county
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1918-05-24
CITY IS THRILLED
BY FLYING STUNTS

AMERICAS, Ga, May 22.-(SpeciaD
Americas had its finest and most
thrilling exhibition of fancy aero
plane maneuvers yesterday afternoon
when four machines, manned by Major
Wash. Capt. burrows, and Lieutenants
billiard and Warner, circled over the
city and did all sorts Of stunts. Major
Wash Topped the-loop at least fifteen
times. INDUCED in spiral spins, and
performed other unusual feats. Thous-
ands of people lined the streets to
watch the exhibition, and time and
again they would gasp for breath.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1918-05-24
Leesburg VS.. Albany.

---Leesburg and Albany crossed bats
at the local ball ground last Friday
afternoon, which resulted in victory
for Leesburg, with score of II to T.
The game was listlessly played on &C
count of superiority of the Leesburg
players. The visitors pitcher was
batted at will, four circuit drives be-
ing made off his delivery. The fol-
lowing players knocked home runs:
L'ee forester. Joe Forrested, Roe
Mcbride and Clay Forester. For
Hines was umpire. 8here will be an
other game between the same teams
next Friday afternoon.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1918-05-24
Cintizens Sign Petition.

petition was circulated in Lees
last week to Judge Littlejohn to
out Of Jail on their own recogni-
te the two white women, Margie
GERS and Annie LeBell, one charg-
! it'll bigamy and the other with va
) ey. These women had been in
=, here charged with the above Of
\ s some time before the last ses-
! OF Suprior court. The grand jury
] st term of court failed to indict
Y However, they are being held
! ii as witnesses until the July
of city court. There were Is or
Z ames on the petition, and by some
Z le best people in Lee county who
the women should be given their
ty. Judge Littlejohn has not yet
on the petition.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1918-05-24
300 SOLDIERS ARE
ALLOWED TO LEAVE
CAMP IN AFTERNOON

AMERICUS, Ca, May 22.-(SpeciaD
Forty per cent. Of the squadrons are
permitted to come to Americas ir
afiernco1s This means about 300
mem Each man mas the opportunity
of visiting the city about three times
a week. While the soldiers are in I
city. The military police, in charge
OF Lieut.. Baxter, patrol the city
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1918-05-24
ALDOSTA POSSE
HAS QUIT HUNT
dALL BODY OF MEN STILL COMB
ING SWAMP WHERE SIDNEY
JOHNSON is BELIEVED TO BE IN
HIDING.

vVALDOSTA, Ga, May 21-The sher-
posse which has been hunting
lney Johnson, a negro, following
murder of Hampton Smith, a
minent white farmer, and the at
lpted murder of Mr.. Smith Thurs
night at Barney, Ca, near here,
ndoned their search this after1
N.
he man-hunt has now been left in
Ni,ry that as long as large mob
/ led Johnson it was easy for him
Jude capture. 1t is consequently be-
ed that the small body of men now
tDing thes wamp lands where the
i've is believed to be in hiding
soon succeeding in rounding him
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1918-05-24
MAJOR WASH WILL
AID RED CROSS BY
GIVING EXHIBITION

AMERICUS, Ga, May % (SpeciaD
Major. G. II. Wash has accepted in
vitations from Dawson, Cuthbert and
other cities to give flight exhibition
in connection with Red Cross parades
this week. He has an engagement 0
this nature for every afternoon Of the
week
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1918-05-24
|IR FIRST FIELD
ARMY IS FORMED
ASSISTS OF TWO HUNDRED
1 HOUSAND SOLDIERS AND is IN
; TIVE SERVICE ON THE FRONT
r. FRANCE.

WASHINGTON, d. c., May I'll
erica's first field army of approx
tely two hundred thousand men
beer formed in France 1t is un-
stood to consist of two army corps
.hree divisions each, with Col. A. w.
! rnstart as chief of staff. Major
4 leral Hunter Liggett, it is under
ID. COZ nands one of the army
! IS.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1918-05-24
Successful British Raids.

LONDON, May 21.-Successful Brit
ish raids in Flanders and Picardy ana
active artillery firing in Flanders and
near Arras and the repulse Of Ger
man attack on the west portion Of
the Flanders front is reported by Gem
er3l Haig today.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1918-05-24
Marriage of Miss aDvis an4 Mr.. Hewett

Miss Macy Davis and Mr.. Willis
Hewett were married at the residence
of Mr.. Roe Lewis in Lee county last
Sunday. Miss Davis is one of Lee
county's most lovable and charming
young ladies, and Mr.. Hewett is a
young business man of Albany and is
of sterling wcrth. The happy couple
left at once for Albany, where they
will reside in the future.
The best wishes from hundreds OF
friends goes with them. The ceremo-
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1918-05-24
STUDENT AVIATORS
ARRIVE JUNE FIRST

AMERICUS, Ga, May (SpeciaD
Student aviators for Souther Field
will Jcgin to arrive, probably about
the first of June. There will seld
he more than 200 of them here at a
tine None VIII be aiio% ed to leave
the canI for the first thirty days.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1918-05-24
Casualty List.

WASHINGTON, d. G., May I'll
General Pershing reported forty-one
names on today's casualty list, di-
ton, two died of disease, one wound
ed, seven died of accidents, eight
wounded severely, eight wounded
slightly and two missing III action
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1918-05-24

Word was received here Sunday that
MI Robert L. Heath, who has been
stationed at Camp Johnson, Jackson
vile, had left the camp there under
orders. Mr.. Heath had not at that
time learned his destination
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1918-05-24

meeting of the school patrons
m asday night failed to materialize
% to the prevailing very incle-
be weather. Another meeting has
q called, but no definite date set.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1918-05-24
IRIS. F. F. King Critically Ill

, FRS. F. F. King Critically LII
{ s. F. F. King, one of Leesburg S
Z beloved ladies', suffered stroke
I analysis last Thursday, and has
critically ill since. She has only
a able to speake in mcnosyllables
= ,tthe stroke. Her children who
I lie elsewhere, Mr.. Tison King, of
ylas, and Mrs. r. L. King, of Prs
+ in fact her entire family, were
noned, and are now at tie bed
! 5. King has hundreds of friends
- will be panied to hear of her mis-
ne and wish for her an early re-
ry. The latest reports from Mrs.
ii state she is slightly improved.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1918-05-24
.eesburg School Exercises.

NJ ,SBURG, Ga, May 21.-(Special.)
. children's May exercises oc-
sed Sunday night and was most
c'1id affair at the Methodist
= h. TIE affair was presented by
tr R. E. Howe and Miss Lydia
a and was a brilliant success,
= lildren carrying out their parts
hi lection. The music was by Mrs.
Il and was excellent. One of the
Mt crowds ever attending the
1t b was present, standing room
"a al premium. Ali present pro-
81 I'd the occasion a perfect Sue
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1918-05-24

There are several young men here
who come under the new draft act
who are seriously contemplating vol
untary military service at once.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1918-05-24

Mr.. and Mrs. ]. r. Davis and daugh-
ter. Miss Nora, were visitors here
Monday.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1918-05-24

Mr.. W. w. Mcdonald was a visitor
here Saturday,