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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-11

A rehearsal was held Sunday aft
ernoon at the E. r.. Wright home, Of
the music that will be given Wednes-
day. Thursday and Friday afternoons
and evenings at the Auto show. This
music is in charge of Mrs. Wright,
and will consist of quartets. solos,
known singers: Mrs. Wright soprano;
Mrs. J. A. Jardine. contralto; w! w.
Fuller, tenor; and DR.. Paul Verne,
bass. the latter of Moorhead. Their
programs win include a number OF
the latest patriotic airs, as we'll as
older patriotic and other songs.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-11

A dinner party Of attractive St.
Patrick's appointments was given
Saturday evening by Mrs. III. E. Day,
1912 Eighth avenue north, in honor
Of her daughter, Mrs. L. J. Sweeney,
Forsyth, Mont, who will return
home this week. Covers were laid
for IL guests, and the place cards
were in st. Patricks effect. Yellow
tulips formed the center decora-
tom for the table. During the in
formal social evening that followed
the dinner, vocal selections by Mrs.
Lien, until recently Of Boston, were
enjoyed. Mrs. Lien Is now making
her home in Fargo.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-11

The Fourth division of the Ladies'
Aid society Of the First Baptist
church viii meet Tuesday afternoon
at O'Clock at the home Of Mrs. J. n.
Jensen, 1910 Fifth avenue south.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-10-04
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1918.
WHAT WILL YOUR ANSWER BE

There is a picture somewhere OF
a little boy four years old, leaning
ON the knee of his dad. He is old
enough to understand things and he
has been hearing the tales of the
overseas veterans about the great
war. Quite naturally he knows the
heroes. They are big men in his
eye, because. he sees with a clear
vision. And as he leans on the knee,
he asks, dad, what did you do?"
Well, dad cannot say that he has
been overseas. He might tell the
young man that he was too old to go.
But that would not do. Young Ameri-
ca knows there was work to do at
home, and dad should be able to ex-
plain to him that while he was not
called to fight in the front line
trenches, there was real work re-
uuired of him at home, and that he
did his duty, without danger it is
true, but that he did his duty at
home, even though it did not hurt
him to do so. !
But will dad be compelled to allow
the little boy to know that he was a
STACKER?
Dad may answer that question fol
himself. The Fourth Liberty Loan
is now ON.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-10-04
British Build
Many Vessels
FIRST 9 MONTHS OF 1918 SHOW
TREMENDOUS INCREASE OVER
SAME PERIOD LAST YEAR

London, Oct. 2.-The British ad.
miralty announces that the tonnage
of merchant vessels completed in the
United Kingdom shipyards during
September amounted to 144,772,
which is 10000 tons in excess of the
figures for August and has only twice
been surpassed in any month of this
year.
The total tonnage in new construc-
ton for the first nine months of 1918
was 1,174,641, as compared with
743,853 in the corresponding period
of last year. The total for IL months
ending September, 1918, was 1884,
262, as compared with 957,1S5 for
the previous year.
In the second quarter of 1917 the
worlds merchant shipping suffered
a loss of 2,236,934 tons, but in the
last three months for which figures
are available, namely, June, July and
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-10-04
SPANISH INFLUENZA
FAR FROM CONQUERED
Nearly Three Thousand Cases Re.
ported During Day in Army
Camps.

Washington, Sept. 24.-Nearly g.
600 new cases of Spanish influenza
IN army camps had beer reported to
the officers of the surgeon general of
the army up to noon today, increas-
,g the total number of cases to near
ly $4,000. Deaths reported were 112
due chiefly to pneumonia which fol-
lowed influenza. The total of pneu-
,onia cases was 800 for all camps.
New cases of influenza were re-
ported today from FL camps in all,
while Camp Beauregard, La, it's first
case. Camp Devens, Mass, had the
highest number of new cases, GIG;
and Camp Lee, Va, the second high
est, 52s.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-10-04
HOT AFTER GINNERS.

Col. Dote Smith, otherwise known
as Mr.. R. w. Smith, correspondent
for The Press and Banner, promises
to make it hot for the ginners unless
there is some change made in the
manner in which they are handling
the ginning business.
The colonel tells us that the gin
ners are charging seventy cents per
hundred for ginning cotton, making
three dollars and fifty cents for a
five hundred pound bale. Now, if
the bale happens to run few pounds
over five hundred, the colonel tells
US, the ginners charge for the ex-
cess at seventy cents per-, but if it
runs under five hundred, it matters
not how much, the ginners still say
five hundred, and take the three
fifty out of the seed. In other
words, the ginners have no figure in
their arithmetic under five hundred
when it comes to charging the poor
farmer, as Col. Smith tells it.
The colonel is not one of these
men who whine on the streets about
how the farmers are treated. He be-
lieves in taking matters to headquar-
ters and having the proper remedy.
Accordingly, he has reported his
grievance to Cotton Ed Smith, the
Senior Senator from this state and
Congressman Dominick, as we'll as
The Press and Banner, and he pro-
poses to have matters remedied. He
does not believe the ginners have
the right to charge for ginning cot
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-10-04

ton which has not been ginned, and
he proposes to see the thing through.
Mr.. Allen, of the local oil mill,
cannot understand where the griev-
ance of Col. Smith comes in as he
never has a bale weighing less than
about seven hundred, and he is sure
that the colonel would not want him
to gin about two hundred pounds
for nothing. But Mr.. Allen over
looks the fact that as a correspond
ent for The Press and Banner it is
the duty of Mr.. Smith to look out
for small baled farmers, which he is
doing, and will keep on doing.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-10-04
Wouldn't Take
$1,000 For The
Good 1t Is Doing
Prominent Masonic Officer Tells How
New Herbal Medicine Astonish-
ed Him. Gives Signed State
mcnt.

'I wouldn't take a thousand dol
lars for the good it is doing me.
Really it astonished me-" These are
the words of w. D. Branson, who re-
sides on R. F. D. No. 8, Kerners-
vile, Guilford County, N. c. Mr..
Branson is prominent in fraternal
circles, holding the important office
of Junior Deacon in his Masonic
Lodge. He has suffered for some
time from stomach gas, kidney and
liver trouble, headaches and consti-
patton. He took one bottle of Dre-
co, the new herbal medicine and the
good results he obtained may be
gathered from the above signed
statement. e.
Mr.. Branson is only one in hun
dreds Of men and women who suf-
fered, who tried almost everything
without relief, and who, just as they
were about to give up hope were
PERSUADED to try Dreco. It is these
men and women who are always
glad to make public their experience
so that other people in the same un-
fortunate plight may read and be
benefited. -.
Dreco is purely an herbal medi-
cine. It is pleasant to take, HARM
less and contains no injurious miner
al salts. Its action is quick and
pleasant in most cases. 49,
Dreco is recommended and sold in
Abbeville. by P. B. Speed.-Adv.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-10-04
August, the total was 1885, tons
q reduction of So per cent.
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(The A. r. Presbyterian

cine "A. N. PreSDyCerlan.)
Mr.. Geo. Dusenberry Of Abbeville
has a position with the Presbyterian
Company.
On account of the condition of he1
mother, Miss Estelle McDill has Civ
en- up her school and will be at home
this year.
Mr.. Frank Young who has posi-.
tion with Copeland Brothers of Co.
lumbia, is spending a few days al
home.
Mrs. James Boyce and Mrs. A. S
Kennedy accompanied Mrs. Burwel
home to Dallas. They will visit Capt
and Mrs. Jno. P. Kennedy at Fort
Worth, and will make some stay with
Mrs. Burwell.
Mr.. Samuel Pressly, who lives 8
miles south of Due West, has beer
very ill for some days. He has beer
unconscious for the last four or five
days. Mr.. Pressly is in his eightieth
wear. He is a half brother of Dr.
F. Y. and Prof. J. L. Pressly.
The Federal officer who inspected
the Erskine Dormitories pronounced
them in the best sanitary condition
of any he had visited.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-10-04
FOURTH LIBERTY LOAN.

While other places, including
Honea Path, have already gone cover
the top" in the Fourth Liberty Loan
drive, Abbeville as usual, is tagging
behind. Yes, we usually get there
at the finish, but before we do so
the men who do the canvassing have
been compelled to visit, revisit,
then go and beg a few people who
are able, and should be willing, to
give the subscriptions which should
have been made without a canvass.
It. is only when the canvassers have
been made to feel fully that the
money they are asking is not for the
government, but for themselves, and
that the subscriber is doing ther' a
personal favor, that some people will
subscribe.
That is one of the reasons why
Abbeville is not on the map. We had
a town once which was first in every
thing. In those days if a Liberty
Loan drive had been ordered, long
before the start was to be expected,
the patriotic people of the city would
have gathered around the captains
Office and enlisted without any per-
suasion from any individual, class,
or foreign nation. But in these days
everybody expects the other fellow
to carry the load, hold the wheel,
and mostly and in general subscribe
for the bonds which every other per- !
son should subscribe for.
We sympathize with the canvass
ers. If man had the money we
feel that he would give it himself be-
fore he would ask the people here
for their part of just demand upon
them. We have made the canvass
ourselves at other times. Of course
there are those who are willing to :
give and others who say they are
willing, but they never make the
mistake of subscribing or giving
more than the canvassers know IS;
their share.
Now this is no school-boy play.
The raising of six hundred thousand
dollars in Abbeville County is the
work mapped out for grown man.
But the money is here. The farmers
of Abbeville County can take it all
and not feel it, if they are willing,
as the people, or some Of them, in
the city and towns of the county
have been in the past, to continue to
carry their debts, and invest the
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-10-04
A BOND FOR EVERY HOME.

Don't stand in your own light, buy
Liberty Bonds. The high prices are
not going to last always and we don't
want another "Buy a Bale of Cotton
Episode" The Woman's Committee
will gladly furnish you with pledge
cards.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-10-04

profits of this years business in the
lives and welfare of the men who
are fighting the country's battles
overseas. We shall see who does his
duty.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-10-04

Shirts, hats, underwear,
ties, hosiery-up to our usual
high standards-money savers
all of them.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-10-04

ing only what they need and
when they do buy they get good
quality because they know it
lasts longest and consumes less
labor and material in the long
run.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-10-04
QUESTION ON THE CURB.

Foster Cromer: What is better
than a leaf on a colonel's shoulder?
Major Long: A chicken on a pri-
Yates knee.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-10-04
LIBERTY BOND SERVICE FLAG.

Get your Liberty Bond Service
flag out on your front porch so pas
sersby will know that you are trying
to do your part. A good slogan will
be a Bond for every member of the
family.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-10-04

Buy Liberty Bonds, 4th Series
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-12-13
Miske Young Giant.

BILLY Mirke threatenes some day
TO he almost NJ large a., Jes' WI
lard and he expects To carry the
same title. The St aul monster
has grounds for believing he will
grow up for his father weighs 21o
pounds. lie IN tho lnrges: man on
the ~ Paul police for,H. To ward
off any adventurous girls mhtri-
moninlly bent Il might bc we'll To say
that nilly IN married and IN addi-
tibn to wife possesses Two ch'ld-
ren. And while ", are commsn,-
ing on his personal affairs II Is not
am - to state that MiHke has bo, n
actively engaged IN war work al
Though his family kept him out ~
tn filing line. lie has engaged In
"a exhibitions for war funds, dur
ing which $4,000 has been raiscd
From not one OF ihcs, ilc he ac.
ccpt cent, even spending hundreds
OF dollars OF HIS o~n money In ',a.h-
Ing and travelling expenses
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-12-13
LOCAL CLUB CAN
BE TULSA OWNED
Several Franchises on Sale
Organization Meeting Is
Set for Sunday.
CHANGE WOULD AID CIRCUIT
Magic City Considered Valu-
able Acquisition to
the League.
CHANGE WOULD AID CIRCUIT

Special 70 The World
kANSAS CITY. Mo. Dec l2-lf
Tulsa wants 10 enter tho Western
league thiH year II will not he hard
matter for that city To get per
petual franchise In the organization
and "A good bah club with a. 1, viii
be possible for Tulsa business men
Ia own the club outright ana no out
slider will be In any way Interested
This Was made known tonight by
Western league magnates who are
here waiting foe tho annual session
of the orEanization which has been
called for this city Sunday by I'd
Hanlon. acting president IN the nh
sence OF President T.. W. Dickerson,
who In In France
There In certain 10 be change In
tho circuit and Tulsa IL welcome.
say the magnates But Just what will
he done will not he determined until
the meeting IN held
Tho Western league In positively
going Ia play baseball next year
Every magnate with two exceptions
In ready TO no ahead and one OF the
two In ready to sell his franchise and
ball players with Tulsa In the cir
cult the magnates believe the league
will be better than II has been In
years. an IL viii create "A rivalry be-
tween Tulsa, oklahoma city and
Wichita.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-12-13
.RETRENCHMENT PLAN
OF AMERICAN LEAGUE
Directors Vote for short scwson and
deduction of Clubs from ~ 10
~ piayrrr.

CHICAGO, Dec. ~ After recon
mcndlng tho adoption ~ a iAO-gamn
schedule FOR next season. tho annual
meeting Of the American league was
adjourned lato tonight 10 meet In
Joint session with tho National
laegue In New York on January 10,
to consider problems confronting
the resumption OF baseball A com
mittee from the National association
OF minor leagues will he invited Ia
attend the joint meeting.
Action on the status OF tho play
ers who deserted their clubs las,
summer to Join tho shipysrd league,
and the election of a committee To
meet with tho National league were
among tho remaining important
questions 10 he decided,
The committee TO confer with the
National leaRuers will b" Instructed
to vote for n it0-gams schedule In
stead OF l54 games, tho number re-
ported 10 he desired by majority
of the National league maKnates.
Another move In tho path OF re-
trenchmcnt was the decision TO cut
tho club player limit from ~ TO III
men, starting rs days after the pen
nant race has begun. but In order
| To take care of The players In the
military or naval service, a specla
amendment was passed. 80 ench club
owner will he permitted 10 retain
returned soldiers ana sailors on his
roster for 30 days During this
period. those players will not be In
cluded In tho player limit.
The club owners voted TO retain
the national baieball commission a.
now constituted A vote OF conf
dcnce was passed for August Herr
mann, chairman OF tho commission
who the National league recently op'
po.ed for election.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-12-13

Rilly Mlske. st paul heavyweight,
In due 10 arrive In Tulsa early today
TO complete training for his ie-
round scrlmmage with Jim Flynn
which is to feature the inaugural
card Of the Tulsa sporting club next
Monday night.
This viii DO Miske'a first battle
since he won n newspaper decision
over Jack Dempsey at philadelphia
Thanksgiving day.
Hcre In what samuel Hahn. a
Philadelphia sport writer. has to say
OF that mill:
Shooting a left hand jab to the
face that found It's mark with un-
canny precision and following II
with n right hook to Jaw and body,
Billy Miske OF II Paul rompei
home a winner over Jack Dempsey,
introduced as the world's heavy
ewight champion, IN six sizzling
rounds AT Philadclphia's A. A..
Thanksgiving afternoon, before n
crowd that packed the house to its
exits
From the commencement OF hos
tllitics In the opening round until
the bell rang ending the contest.
Mlske kept stepping around Demp-
sey. poking his left init into Jacks
physiogomy. and then cleverly duck
ing. making Dempsey cut wide cir
olcs In the air with his viciouy right
and left swings TO the Jaw.
Dempsey. who had stopped Rat.
tlinE Levinsky In three rounds and
Porky Flynn OF Boston In one round
only n short time ago at the same
club. seemed Mt a loss to solve
Miske's style OF attack. Dempsey,
as was his wont. made n rushing
fight OF II from the start, figuring
on carrying Miske OFF his feet aud
this was where he made his mistake g
for BILLY met him coming In with
hi. left hand working like n piston
rod and then cleverly sldestepping
making Dempsey miss blow after
blow.
Tho first round went to Miske by
n good margin, hut In the second
Dempsey seemed 10 get his bearings
and walloped Billy good and plenty
with short rights and lefts TO the
stomach. Commencing with the
third round. however, Miske, upon
the advice OF his manager. Jack
Keddy. kept jabbing with his lef'
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-12-13
AMERICAN PUGIlISTS
SHOW BETTER FORM

LONDON. Dec. lin the semi
finals In the boxing tournament In
progress here, In which American,
British and canadian army ana navy
men nre competing. X q. Brown oi
the American army defeated J. Per
cival Of the british army
In the bantnmweight class semi.
finals johnnie Hughes OF the British
army was defeated by Pa Moore of
the American navy. Moore comes
from Memphis. Tenn. In Yesterdays
bouts he defeated Patten OF the Brit
ish navy.
In the scmifinals OF the feather
weight class Eddie Coulon OF the
American army beat Private Peals
OF Australia. Coulon comes from New
Orleans. In.
+. &. Laney OF tho American navy
defeated Quartermaster Sergeant
Evan OF tho British army
In tho semiflnnls OF tho middle
weight class Private Augie Rather OF
the American army beat private
Blanchard. Canadian. Rather
comes from New york city and was
formerly American amateur welter
weight champion.
In tho light heavyweight division
wiring % the British army beat
Harry Oreb OF the American navy, of
Pittsburgh. Michael O'Dowd OF tn,
American army. OF ~. Paul, and
worlds champion middleweGht.
beat Harold RALPH OF canada on
points. Eddie McGoorty OF tht
AMERICAN army, OF oshkosh defeat
ed Chorrocks of South Africa on
points II was the first appearance
In the tournament of McGoorty and
O'Dowd.
y. G. Ianey Of the American navy
defeated Corporal bingham OF can
ada Both men we're fcatherweightH'
In the scmlfinal of the wclter.
weight class. CAT Delaney. United
States navy. bf Detroit. Mich., de-
fcated Swlnnerton ot the British air
force on points
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-12-13

A carload OF high grade Colorado o
potatoes just received. WIN seil a,
81 80 per bushel while they last
Farmers Grocery. i07 East Firrt
street
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-12-13

Tula~ may have nm opportunity
io s~c Jimmy wilde. the worlds
champion fiy~cish' srappr~. In
action t,rforc tho ss,ason In over,
John Itrislcr, matchisuAher of tho
Tulsa sporting club. Yesterday rc-
ri,ci y lcttsv from CNasil~ Iloss
who In nov IN tvaucr. sAytns whcn
he casse hack 20 the stairs he waA
planning On brir,xtns sou,c forrlxu
boScr~ with him and Wilde Ia ono
~ them. lie said he would give
Itcisicr wildc's firut match In tho
statcs.
ltosr n . former tsuinev of F'rcd-
die Wrlch and other famous box.
crv. lie hAA bren In pSAnr with
thc Amrrtsan espctiitionary forcrs
for tho lase 70 months and expects
10 bc turned looae soon.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-12-13
The Worms Turn.

The worms are turning Per
haps II would be better to stick
strictly to baseball pnrlancc and
recognize them as bugs, but be they
bugs or worms, they are tha ones
who have been supporting baseball
goO1. bad and indifferent base
bali They have hcen feeding the
I'LL and keeping still while magnster
and players have rebelled and
fought and patched up their differ
ences and gone on; but now they are
determined 10 have their inning
Long they have been disgruntled M
the high handed methods OF han
johnson and his National commits
sion associates and now they have
spoken for tho first time. MajQJ
league baseball II In for boycott,
unless II rids Itself OF its autocratic
disposition.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-12-13
SOOners Close Gridiron
Season Without Defeat

NORMAN. Dec. i2.-Following
the refusal yesterday ~ the wash
ington university football team TO
accept def hurled at them by
Kenny owen. coach OF tho University
OF Oklahoma eleven. for n post sea e
son game to be played In Oklahoma
CITY this month. tho sooners dis
banded yesterday with a clean record
OF victories for thu season. owen
challenged the st Louis college yes
tcrday In n telegram. but the chal-
lense was not accepted,
Games which had been planned
with the University of Texas and the
University Of Nebraska have aiso
boon cancelled. owen said last night.
and no further efforts will be made
TO arrange post season contests.
Nebraska was defeated by Washing
ton university last Saturday.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-12-13

Unless the blg boys hced the warn
Ing. they nrc liable to discover that
what they hnd considered Ia be an
glc worms had turned into OKLA
homn Ccntipsdcs.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-12-13

New York IN the hot-house OF
the growing revolution, Some rs
OF the representative business men
OF the metropolis whose influence
" wide have banded themselves
together and have issued an ultt-
matum 10 the moguls that they
must clean up the game or they
will clean out tho grandstand
and bleachers They want the
National commission reofganized
ard they want Legislation which
will improve the game from the
spectators standpoint Unless this
IL done they propose 90 establish
u boycott which will extend TO
every city served by tho major
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-12-13
Tulsa High School to
Turn 10 Caging Sport

with tho football season consld-
cred closed. athletic interest At Tulsa
hiEh school is turning to basketball ~
mum ber of experienced piaysru avail.
able. From last years team are "a
h. had Herman Weinloks, Dale Ger.
ter. forwards, and Brownfisid
guard. Carl Kecs. who starred ai
fuIlback this fall should also be Z
star on tho floor. Chancellor
Thackery and Cobberling Of iAsI
years second team. are expected u
10 good this year Then there 10 I
possibility that nm McNut and
wihtsfisld will enter school In TINT
To be available