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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-07-12

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Tradition and Good Books.

Good books, like well-built houses, must have tradition behind them, writes Henry Seidel Canby in the Yale Review. The Homets and Shake speares and Goethes spring from rich soil left by dead centuries; they are like native trees that grow so well no. where else. The little writers hacks, who sentimentaliZe to the latest order and display their plot novelties like bargains on an advertising page-are just as traditional. The only differ ence is that their tradition goes back to books instead of life. Middle-sized authors-the very good and the prob ably enduring-are successful largely because they have gripped q tradition and followed it through to contem- porary life. That is what Thackeray did in Vanity Fair" Howells in "The Rise of Silas Lapham" and Mrs. Whar- ton in "The House of Mirth.' But back-to-nature books-both sound ones and those shameless exposures of the private emotions of ground-hogs and turtles that call themselves nature books-are the most traditional of all. For they plunge directly into what might he called the adventures of the American subconsciousness.
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GEORGE AIDES NEW YEAR MESSAGE
 TO AMERICAS YOUNG FIGHTING MEN
Contributed by George Ade to the National Security Lea
 of Patriotism Through Educaton}


 of otism Thloug We must the big else all moral co rewri all brand conduct We accepted mehonocd adages We found them early and them repeated them that naturally, think h be relied
 Then with intensely bearing the label of Kuur The medicine taken internally rubbed ent but have shot into a large Unless we refuse to take the treatment everything that we ever be- Germany not licked to standl might we'll begin to and humby the following: Dishonesty the best policy Be a skunk and will be happy childmurdeIerS, shall Be right handy with go An evil reputation is better than riches.
  efficient will be miserable Thrice S he who uuares. Might makes right neartha and for all men,
  to as dsreputable to housea his fields and his unprotected Those don't right, do hey?' old of of date Suppose don't revise them
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System Important Habit.

One of the most important habits to form is that of system. It is a habit natural to some women, but to most 1t is an acquired one. It Is generally q cultivated virtue, achieved through dogged persistence and in spite of many falling from grace. Some of the most systematic persons can recall days when an utter lack of system dominated their lives. The discomfort they suffered then keeps them on guard lest they slip back into their old way of doing. It is best to begin to be systematic when one is young, but there Is no bigger mistake than to consider unsystematic ways irremedi- able after youth has passed. Anyone can cure the fault of want of system and save oneself needless inconven- fences and increase ones usefulness to other people.-Exchsrge.
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RIFLES FOR ALL READY IN MONTH
 SAYS CROZIER
Refutes Lewis Charges Blames Sentiment of Coun-
 try for Lack of Ordnance.

Washington, Dec 31-Complete supplies of rifles, within {, month for all American forces under arms were promised today by Major Gene ral Crizier, chief of ordnance, testify ing the before the senate military committee. Springfield rifles for ev cry regular and Natonal Guardsman will be ready before February 1st and
 the manufacture of remodeled En- fields for the first National army will be finished in a week. As to machine
 guns, the general said a full supply for American make should be ready by July i next. Rifles for the next draft. he declared, would be on hand
 before the men were in camp.
 RebUtcs hewis Charges General Crozier appeared particu-
 larly anxious to answer charges
 made by Colonel isaac Lewis, inven- tor of the Lewis machine gun. lie submitted a prepared statement de
 tailing the official record of the war departments dealings with the Lew
 is gun, and then submitted to a cross examination of several hours, dur ing which many interesting points were developed.
 Blame Congress and People. General Crozier refuses to shoulder responsibility for-the failure to equip the army adequately with ordnance before tho war He said ii belonged to the country, aud cited the refusal
 of the secretary of war and congress
 in the past to approve modest ord
 nance programs. Among otaet
 things, General CroMer told the com
 mittee that the government already
 was buolding a powder factory that
 would have a daily capacity of q
 million pounds. He denied stories o'
 wooden guns furnished men in can
 tonments, saying what had been talk en for guns were sticks for bayone, practice.
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call by thc governor or local officers when needed. The government now has requested men up to the age of 40 to enlist for service in the Home Guards because seeing the necessity of them. bat they are not to see serv ice out of this country.
 '"Thc following letter has come into my possession. It was addressed to 8 member of the Home Guards and other members have received it. It was mailed in an envelope here in the city, post marked Pine Bluff, and the name and address typewritten, as was also the letter S side typewritter 1 but no name signed or no date. Here it is. l want you to read it and then you can do your own thinking.
 GA Home Guard is low skulled, soft braincd bigot and is of little sense and learning. Void of conscience, has no love or feeling for his fellow man, and is, not above beast. for a beast will fight for his own class and not for his opposite class. A work ing man that will take up gun with corn knife on the front end to thrust through his felloWman, when he is trying in peaceable way to get q living wage for working girls of his town; home guard is a lickspittal hireling for the capitalist class; a, bunch of blood-suckers, commercial bandits that are robbing the poor in war profits, and plungins peaceful nations into bloody wars, in order to enrich themselves by the destruction of useful property, and the sacrifice of innocent lives and the starving of thousands of little children, as we'll as old mon and women. No poor working man can sink so low as to take up arms at the bidding of the chamber of commerce. a gang of dry land pirates. to shoot his own class into suhiection, so the system of prof it-making can cOntinue.'
 "Thus ends the message. 1 give publicity to this dirty card. It de- serves methods more severe. It is the unboGnden duty of every true, loyal, red-blooded American to keep his eyes open and his ears open now. and every hour of the future, until the end comes. Report everything that is said or done, no matter by whom, that smacks of dislOyalty to any branch of the government.
 "E. J. KE,RWIN,
 Chairman Publicity Committee, Jeff
 crson County Council of Defense. 7
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FOUR
By Daniel and Abraham! He
 Isn't GOing t0 Face the Huns!

Aeitated over the apparent indif- ference of draft officials to his prev- ous claims for exemption. and daily seeing the time when he must shoul- der shovel and face the terrible boches drawing nearer one of Jeffer- son oounty's Afro-American citizens has addressed a fearful plea to one of the local boards. He is peeved over
 his personal claims" having been ignored from the beginning to the end" and swears fearful oath by the ancient hebrew prophets that he isn't fit t. be cannon fodder. He re- signs himself to disclosing his per sonal affairs by saying that ultimate " the facts should be known and
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DRAFT BOARDS TOLD
 TO USE COMMON SCUSt
Many Board Members at Loss What to Do in Determining Depend ants Support.

Washington, Dec. 31.-Local draft boards have been instructed by Pro- vost General Crowder to use "conl- mon sense and sympathy in the fact of each individual case" in determin- ing what would be adequate support for dependents of a man registered for war service. Many boards have indicated doubt as to what should be done. It appears that soldiers pay and war risk allowances will provide support to dependents whose claims otherwise would entitle a registrant to deferred classification.
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Anonymous Attacks Received
 Thru Mails by Rome GuardsmeI,
County Defense Council Ma kes Public Letter Received by Members of Body an Issues Notice to the People of the City.

That the United States mails are being used by some persons to make sculrllOus attacks on the members of the Home Guard, by means of type written, anonymous letters, was dis closed last night by E. J. Kerwin, chairman of the publicity committee of the county defense council.
 In his statement Mlr. Kerwin repro dnces a letter received by numerous euardsmen in which a Home Guard is referred to as "a low skulled, soft brained bgot" and similar terms. Mir Nerwins statement asks all loyal citi- zens to aid running down and sup pressing ths form of disloyalty.
 The statement is as follows:
 Warming to the People.
 "To All Loyal American Citizens in
 Pine Bluff:
 "As chairman of the publicity com- mittee of the county council of de- fense, which is a part of the state and national councils of defense. I feel impellcd by high sense of duty to the members of the Home Guard and to the he>Deopie to say the following just at this time. During these try ing times when our country is fight ing for the freedom Of all oppressed people especially those who have been made to suffer wantonly and wrong fully, by an autOcratic, aristocratic military government, and when so many sacrifices have been. and are being made, and will be made in the future if deemed necessary to the suc- cess of the high ideals of this gov crnment. it is sad to know that we have right here in our midst parading as American citizens some man or woman. or both, I am just at this time unable to state whether one or both, engaged in the business of send ing anonymous dirty communications to the members of the Home Guard of Pine Bluff and Jefferson county, and who hide their identity like the ostrich that sticks it's head in the sand, or the snake that misses in the darkness and under cover, and who are unseen and. unknown. because ashamed to sign their name to what they write; and then use the mails of the United States government to deliver such dirty, filthy communca- tions.
 "lt may be vel! to here state that the Home Guards is recognized mli- tary organization of the government, who arc under oath and subject to
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Will Power.

No one likes the dead-eyed man whuSe face shows that he has tasted the drags in the bottom of the cup of experience. but William Maxwell. writ ;ng in Golfers. says there is an at traction in 1he level eyes of the man who has seen the dress and pushed the cup away.
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TWO AIRMEN KILLED
 AT KELLY FIELD

San Antonio, Texas, Dec. 31.-The second fatal accident since the estab- lishment of Kelly field at San Antonio occurred today, when H. R. Gladbcck of Fort Wayne, Ind, civilian instruc- tor. and Cadet K. A. Seguin of Rouse's Point, N. Y., were killed in fall of from 300 to 500 feet. In diving the machine made side slip, crashing to the earth out of control. Both men were unconscious when found.
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Hold Flight tN Jerusalem.

London, Dec. 31.-Thc British now have fcur strong positions interposed between the enemy and Jerusalem instead of the ones that existed be- fore the recent serious Turkish at tmpt. with German assistance to re- take the city. says today's war office statement on the Palestine operations The advance posts northwest ol Jerusalem on these operations repre- sent a gain of seven miles.
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Embarrassment.

In all probability there is no state of embarrassment more acute than that which is suffered by the bald man who has to sit through long ser mon based on the text: "Even the hairs of your head are numbered."- Philadelphia Inquirer.
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the entente allies opportunity to state whether they would join in them. The principal point in tae Austro-German outline of peace terms was the ac- Ceptance of the Russian formula of no annexation or indemnities. Dlcv(ioGpspq f:
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-01-01
Boers Stick to Weak Toh;

The Bo,rs in the Transvaa1 something that resembles a ", It has a peculiar flavor and men who have become used to smoke any other substitute for while in yhat country.
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No Use For Them.

Richard aged four. accompanied h his mother, was watching q regimen of soldiers. headed by it's band. marel ing by. Mamma" he asked. "What the use of all them soldiers that don make music?"
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Elephants Gaits.

The elephant can neither trot, canle nor gallop; it's only pace is a wan capable of being hastened to 1a' shuttle.
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And Heroes Are So Few,

Often the boy who nesis 3 hnrn tn follow is the one who may he the worst fellow in tho community 1T tn" need be not supplied. For a loF must have his hero.--Fort Worth Star lele.
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again leaves his fate in the hands Of the board.
 The letter, With all confidential in- formation dCleted, is as follows:
 ''i hear by appeal to the Local Board Div No. - and Eastern District Board of little rock My Personal Claim for Exemption. which have been ignored from the beginning to the end and these Personal Claims i do soliny swear by daniel and abraham God to be the truth. and am willing to suffer the Penalty if l am lyeing gentlemen ultimately the facts should Be Known declair and solimy swear
 Your respectful,
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ALLEGES MILLION GREEKS KILLED BY
 TURKO-TEUTONS

New York, Dec. 31.--At least one million Greek men, women. and child Ten have perished as the results of organized massacreS by the TurkO- Teutons in Asiatic Turkey, according to statement by LazaroS George MacarizeS, son of a leading merchant of Trebizond, made public thru the Armenian and Syrian relief commit tee today. MacarZes, who recently arrived here. said he was one of q party of 2000 Greeks which was res cued by the Russian fleet that bonn barded the town of Ordu late last August and took the refugees aboard.
 Quality of Knowledge Counts.
 What Is needed to elevate the soui Is, not that a man should know all that has been thought and written in regard to the spiritual nature-not that a man should become an ency- clopedia; but that the great idea, In which all discoveries terminate, which sum up all sciences, which the philos- opher extracts from infinite details, may be comprehended and felt, quotes William Ellery Charming. It Is not the quantity, but the quality of knowl' edge. which determines the minds dig nifty. A great mind is formed by a few great ideas, hot by an inhn- ity of loose details. I have kncwn very learned men. who seemed to me-very poor tn intellect, because they had no grand thoughts. The illumin- ation of an age does not. consist Tn tne amount of its knowledge. but in tne broad and noble principles of wnici. that knowledge is the foundation ano inspirer.
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These Are Necessary,

It doesa't require much sense 70 s;eer an automobil great deal of faith, hope and Is uecessary.
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This probably is in effect the fam; harSS most favored .nation' clause which frequently is included in treat ieS
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Tlc AuStro-German peace terms re ferred to are those presented by the representatives of the Central powers at the negotiations with the Russians at Brest-Litovsk. These negotiations were interrupted for 10 days to gi'r
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RUSS CELEBRATE PEACE AS
 CIVIL WAh IS RAGING
(Continued from page one.l

shall be treated less favorably than any outside country in respect to which treaty rights do or do not ex ist." ; f ts
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Major General Sharpe, quartermas- ter general. who has been principle witness before the senate military af- fairs committee, Investigating the status of the United States in the world war. General Sharpe testified about clothing supplies for the SOL diers in the training camps and about other details connected with this de- partment.
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any outside country in respect to which treaty rights do or do not ex ist." ,.s | ss
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 .This probably is in effect the fam; harsS most favored nation" clause which frequently is included in treat ies.
 Petrograd, Sunday. Dec 30.--Thc commission appointed to prevent q counter-rcy olution today raided the premises of the Union for Defense of the Constituent Assembly. About a dozen arrests were made.
 London. Dec. 31.--Tle Times prints long letter from it's Petrograd cor respondent dated Saturday, which says the BolsheViki revold was maL- aged by Germany and that the move ment is essentially antinational and anti-Russian. The letter says:
 "It is a notorious fact and has been proved by documents in possession of the Kerensky government that Ger many commissioned Lcnine and gave him money to go to Russia to SOW dissatisfaction in the Russian army"
 London, Dec. 31-The Manchester Guardian says it is the intention of the British government when the Austro-German terms of peace are presented officially, to return a seri- ous and reasoned reply. Premier Lloyd George has arranged to visit France, according to the newspaper, to confer with Premier Clemenceau on this subject.
 Tlc Austro-German peace terms re ferred to are those presented by the representatives of the Central powers at the negotiations with the Russians
Evening star., 1918-07-08
c0NGREsSMEN UPSET BY
RECESS ABANDONMENT

Members Of the House were discuss
ing with one another today the causes
for the precipitats abandonment Sat-
urday night Of the proposed thirty
day recess Of Congress. Tho nuke in
the plans for . holiday was q surprise
to all and . disappointment to many.
A number Of senators ana representa-
tives had their transportation in their
pockets ana some even had their bag
gage at the depot, 30 that It was nec-
essary to hasten the recall.
When the House reassembled at $50
Saturday night It was evident at once
that there had been a great change in
sentiment about the recess. 1t was
said today that many members were
Influenced by the Presidents letter to
Senator Martin. given to the press
Saturday morning. announcing his de-
sire for the enactment Of the teie-
Members. 1t is said. were afraid to 70
homo to meet their constituents
query as to why they had left their
post when the President wanted them
to stay here. The verbal assurances
OF the President to Leader Kitchin
and Senator Martin Saturday evening.
they feared. might prove difacult OF
explanation to their-constituents.
Republicans upon hearing that many
the recess resolution apprehended that
II they should vote for It and it should
pass by a slight majority, as It passed
tho Senate, the republicans mfrht bs
held responsible II. anything should 1o
wrong during the recess.
Evening star., 1918-07-08
900 STRIKE IN PLANT OF
LOCOMOTIVE COMPANY

SCHENECTADY. N. z. July s.-Ap-
proximately 500 organized BLACK.
smiths and helpers employed in the
local plant Of the American Locomo-
tive Company struck today for higher
wages and q basic eight-hour day,
following the alleged refusal of the
oficers Of the company to renew a
working agreement containing re-
quests for concessions. The attention
Of. federal authorities has been called
to the situation and q conciliator Ia
expected here tomorrow.
The strike has not tied up the Iocal
plant. which 10 said to be engaged on
recent large orders placed 6y the
federal railroad administration,
International Vice President Phil
lips Of the, blacksmiths' union. on
whose authority 1t IL understood the
strike was called, announced today
that the blacksmfths were out in the
company's plants at Dunkirk, Pater-
son, Richmond and Pittsburgh. Pa.
Evening star., 1918-07-08
FOR DRY nation
AFTER January |
Senate Agricultural Commit
tee Reaches Agreement on
Prohibition Legislation.

Legislation to prohibit the sale Of
distilled liquors, wine and beer after
January l, 1919. and to prohibit the
manufacture Of wine and beer after
November l next was agreed upon to.
day by the Senate agricultural com.
mittee.
Tho legislation 10 proposed as sub
sttute for tho pending Norris amend
mont to the emergency agricultural ap-
preparation bill, which would stop the
sale of distilled liquor and wine or
JuHA 90, 1913. and prohibit the manu-
facture Of beer three months after the
bill becomes law.
Provision for the exportation oi
liquors already produced was considered
BY the committee. and probably will be
reported In some form before tho SEN
ate acts on the amendment
Tho changes had been discussed for
number Of days, 20 that when the
committee met today action, was prac-
ttcaliy by unanimous consent without a
record vote.
:. By fixing definite date after which
tho sale would be prohibited Of all in
toxicating liquors members Of the COM
mittee believe that any charge Of dis
crimination would be avoided. They
say wine growers would be enabled to
dispose Of this years crop, while brew
ers could make use Of their entire SUD-
ply of malt
Evening star., 1918-07-08
STEPS FOR PERFECTING y.
.DEFENSES Of

LONDON, July s.-Measures for per-
were decided upon and q plan for CO.
operation between the army and the
navy was adopted by the council Of neId
marshals and admirals recently IN Js-
pan, says a dispatch to the Times from
Toxic under date Of July /. The army.
It is stated, viii comprise twenty
corps, with two divisions to the corps
and three regiments to the division. Ths
changes will not necessarily be effective
immediately. The Times computes that
the new measures win double the
strength Of The Japanese Army.
Evening star., 1918-07-08
Pershing's Men Are Ready
to Meet German Offensive,
Now Believed to Be Near

By The Associated Press.
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE. July 7.-Resumption Of the
German offensive against some part
OF the allied limo II believed to be
near. For obvious reasons 1t Is i'm
possible to 70 into the subject deeply,
but It may be said that other reasons
appear to bear out the statement that
tho Germans are again about to at
tack, besides the fact that the usual
resting periods between attacks will
have been concluded for all tho enemy
troops within the near future.
It may be said that there are three
logical points for the enemy's attack
tho Chateau Thierry region, the
line norrn OF Chalons and in the
neiEhborhood Of Abbeville. in the
Flanders sector. An assault north Of
Chalons or against Abbeville would
be less costly for him, but in the for
ner he would get less important ter
ritory than before Abbevi1le, where
his loss would be heavier.
From the best Information obtain
able It appears that the Germans dur
ing the coming offensive will have
between thirty and forty divisions
capable of participating in the at
tack.
Evening star., 1918-07-08
Resting on Their Arms.

resting on their arms. awaiting the
enemy offensive. and II 1t happens
that the enemy starts against the
positions held by tho Americans,
which seems rather likely. the Ameri-
can troops will give Q good account
of themselves.
while waiting for che coming storm.
Continued On second Pagel
Evening star., 1918-07-08
Germans Have Thirty to
Forty Divisions Ready for
Western Offensive.
ALLIES HAVE THE BETTER
OF preliminary FIGHTING
Australians Make Another Sue
cessful Forward Plunge, Gain
ing Valuable Ground.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE, July s.-Although the entire
front continues in a state of tension
in expectation Of renewal OF the
German drive, the enemy effort has
not yet developed. Comparative quiet
prevailed in all the American sectors
last night and this morning.
There has been an increase, how
ever, in the aerial activity, chiefly in
the patrolling and scouting branches.