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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-01-28
GRAY WILL PROSECUTE
CASES AGAINST BOXERS

Henry NJ. Gray, assistant county at.
toucy will Try the prlle-iig1tuX cases
against Sammy Samson, for the county
attorneys office, instead OF Porter h
Morgan. who "superln,cnicd the
wholeSalc arrest made at the end OF d
l4-rOund boxing exhibition which Sam
son WAS promoting at the Auditorium
last Wednesday night Gray was placed
in charge OF the prosecution by order
OF County Attorney Charles Sclby
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-01-28
JOHNSTON C0NFISCATES
COAL FOR WATERW0RKS.

! II Johnston. county fuel admin,
Cator, today coniiscatcd a car Of coal
Unsigned to the Insurance bulldius
and otdcrrd il sent to the city water
vork, The insurance building +, nc
l0g heated nv a threc-inch ga, marp
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-01-28

Samson will be tried February 5 for
promoting an alleged priIe-iIght a year
ago. The case IN which he was arrested
Wednesday !, scheduled to comc up the
following day.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-01-28
To Cure Cold In One Day

Take LAXATIVE BRDMS QUlN
lNE Tablets Druggists refund
money It it fails t. cure. L W
,,RONES signature, is on each box.
Bc.-Adv
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-01-28
TWELVE ARE LOST
WHEN Snip SINKS

LONDON, Jan 28 Ihc steamer
Cork has been torpcdocd Seven pas
scpcrs and five member, ol the yrcN
were lost
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-01-28
Lax Fos With Pepsin

A Liquid Digestive Laxative pleas
ant to take. Just try one oOc bottle lor
Indigestion OF Constlpatlon-Adv
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-01-28


While camp commanders are held re
sponSiblc for health conditions Sec
retary Baker said. the surgeon generals
office has daily inspections and he has
appointed DR. John A HofnSbN a hos
bital expert as hi, personal Inspector
A telegram from Dr. HolnSby regard
ing camp conditions. Senator Chamber
lain sssailed, discloses them greatly
improved with mortality reduced and
ample accommodations Tor all sick "
Secretary Baker read a letter
from Mrs. Mary Roberts Rinshsrt
writer, who also has son in
service. Commenting on his con
di,ion which she recently inspected,
Mp Rinehst said she was i'm
pressed BY Senator Chamberlain's
tissie letters"
"Bw ieel the mothers Of the counlr,
should know" wrci, Mrs Rineharl
tina, the number Of such cases 1,
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1918-10-11

Dependable quality at the
right prices. If you care to
save, you will do well by buying
your suit here. Worsteds in
browns and greys, also mixtures
and plenty of blue serges,
at ........ $17.85 and up.to $27.5O
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-06
CHILD GETS SICK
CROSS, FEVERISH
If CONSTIPATED
Look at tongue! Then give fruit
laxative for stomach,
liver, bowels
California Syrup of Figs"
can't harm children and
they love it

\ laxative to-day saves a sick child
tomorrow. Children simply will not
take the time from play to empty
their bowels, which become cIocged
up with waste, liver gets sluggish; /;
stomach sour.
Look at the tongue, mother! If
coated, or your child is listless cross.
feverish, breath bad, restless. doesn't
eat heartily, full of cold, or has sore
throat or any other children's all
ment, give a teaspoonful of "CaIifor-
MIA Syrup of Figs" then don't worry
because it is perfectly harmless. and
in few hours all this constipation
poison, sour bile and fermenting
waste will gently move out of the
bowels, and you have a well. plavfuI
child again. A thorough inside
cleansing" is ofttimes all that is nee
essary. 1t should be the first treat
ment given in any sickness.
Beware of counterfeit fig svr,,ns
Ask your druggist for a bottle of
California Syrup of Figs" which
has full directions for babies. chill
dren of all ages and for grown-uns
plainly printed on the bottle. Look
carefully and see that it is made bv
the California Fig Syrup Company"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-06

black, and 1 wondered if they were
trying a new gun on us, for l am
used to the black puffs by this time.
Am afraid we lost one of ur men
though, as a Nieuport was seen
to fall in names about dark and one
man of our patrol has not showed
up as yet. OF course, he may have
gone on ''panne." We hope so, any
way.
Yesterday 1 received the sweater
Ruth knitted me and it sure was
appreciated, being just what l need
ed. incidentally, it got its baptism
to-day dodgiug sharpnel for two
hours. The fact that it came from
Avord gives me fresh hopes in re-
gard to the boxes you sent There
was a typewriter slip on the tin
box it was packed in, which said that
when the package reached the CEN
sor 1t was too damaged to send fur
ther, so he repacked it in a tin box.
And do you know that the only
packages l have received to date
have been packed that way-in tin
boxes. However, wooden ones
should serve as we'll. and l am look
ing forward to receiving the ones
you sent with pleasurable anticipa-
tion.
Fearing you may wonder why l
referred to doctors orders when
speaking of champaign, 1 better eX-
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-06

lines | never saw. Reminded me of
a mole on the rampage, or a worm
with st. Vitus' dance. They went
every direction. Even from 500
meters 1 couldn't find mo Mans
Land"
mot that it mattered whole lot,
for | had no desire to land there.
l am not quite sure about the loca-
ton but 1 think we were either over
Tahare or Vile, both pretty hot sec
tors at one time. Judging from the
looks of the landscape, lot of dirt
is still flying. It's strangely colored
ground, though, being a sort of
white, champagne color. And, by
the way, that's the reason its called
the Champagne country, the ground
being that color. Rather pebbly
ground, too, the stones being a
whitish color also, which still fur
ther carries out the drinking impress
sion, for they are compared to the
bubbles. You never saw such a
sloppy place to walk in though. One
lifts about an acre of Champagne"
every time he lifts his foot when the
weather is mild.
Some Excitement
For this escadrille I'll say there
was some excitement to-day. One
American was jumped on by 5
Boches, but they didn't get him, and
another American who came to his
aid almost got one of them, chasing
him clear down to the ground. He
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-06

fore 1 found them again, as 1 circled
around and around Finally, l saw
them away off in the distance, away
over in Germany with shrapnel
bursting all around them. OF course,
the thought entered my head that
they might be Boche planes, but l
hadn't seen a Boche yet and this
was too good chance to miss, so
l headed for them and then they
began taking pot shots at me, and
that made progress a little slower,
since / had to dodge the shrapnel,
but l finally caught them and then
the captain led us down to 500
meters to shoot at the trenches. For
once l had a good look at the
trenches, as we swooped down
through the shrapnel at the wriggly
lines below. You see, we had been
flying at 5000 meters and they GER
tainly were chucking shrapnel at us
for fair. 1t got SO hot and thick,
finally that the captain jumped on
big white cloud, the three of us
behind him.
AS far as getting away from
shrapnel, it didn't help much. for
the way they peppered that cloud
was a caution. Simply tore it apart,
for they guessed at our height and
up came the black dots through the
fleecy' cloud and bursted with a hol-
low boom. And then down we came
back of the cloud and at the
trenches. Such a lot of wriggly
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-06

thought he had him sure, but OBJ
servers on the ground say the Hun
leveled out very close to the ground
and beat it for home for all he was
worth.
This afternoon I got up again
with three others, and for a change
flew very high, staying around 5000
meters all the time. I'm not crazy
about flying that high however safe
it may be for it sure is cold there.
But one must needs follow the
leader so there we stayed, ducking
shrapnel as usual. The old boy
must have guessesd pretty well to-
day for a shell burst right under me,
and gave me a terrific bump,
bouncing me 20 meters straight up
Immediately thereafter the target"
changed the range.
We also did some peeking at the
trenches, but from considerable
height, 200 meters. l wondered
why we didn't go down any lower
and when l came home the leader
said there was Il Boche near us.
Which sure surprised me, for / had
seen none, and l wanted to know
how he knew, and then 1 learned
something else, for the French
shrapnel makes white smoke when
it bursts, while the German is black.
And that was the way he knew.
Come to think of it, l did notice a
number of white puffs among the
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-06
GIRLS! ACT NOW!
HAIRCOMINGOUT
MEANS DANDRUFF
"Danderine" will save your hair
and double its beauty
at once
Try this! Your hair gets soft,
wavy, abundant and
glossy at once

Save your hair! Beautify 1t. 1t Is
only a matter of using a little Dan
derine occasionally to have head
of heavy, beautiful hair; soft, lus-
trous, wavy and free from dandrun.
1t is easy and inexpensive to have
pretty, charming hair and lots OF II.
Just spend a few cents for small
bottle of Knowlton's Danderine now
all drug stores recommend 1t
apply a little as directed and within
ten minutes there will be an ap
pearance of abundance; freshness,
huffiness and an Incompatible gloss
and lustre, and try as you Will, you
can not find a trace of dandruh or
falling hair; but your real surprise
will be after about two weeks use,
when you will see new halr-fne
and downy at first-yes- really
new hair-sprouting out all over
YOUR scalp-Danderine is, we be-
lieve, the only sure hair grower, de-
stroyer of dandruff and cure for
itchy scalp, and it never fails to stop
falling haiI at once.
If you want to prove how pretty
and soft your hair really is, moisten
a cloth with n little Danderine ana
carefully draw it through your hair
taking one small strand at a time.
Your hair will be soft, glossy and
beautiful in just a few moments
a delightful surprise awaits every.
one who tries this
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-06
Somewhere in France.
ian. IL. 1918.

Jan. II, 1918.
Dear Mother:
Someone beat you to it with the
Christmas present as my friends in
New York sent me a fountain pen
and a diary, both wonderful and
useful gifts and the latter the most
fully equipped book of its kind.
From my short glimpse through it.
/ noticed it contained about all the
varied information one wished to
know-eXcept how to talk French.
That may be in too, so I'll look
again. You see the package only
arrived this evening and l am writ
ing this letter with the pen. Some
pen I'll say! And what was more
thoughtful of them, the pen was
filled, ready for use. Naturally |
went right to it.
1t does seem that only packages
from strangers reach me, and for
the irony of fate it can't be beat
for none of your Christmas presents
have showed up as yet. The package
J spoke of came from the fellows in
the office where l worked in New
York. l have kept in touch with
them once in a while. |hey seem
10 be proud of the fact l once work
ed with them and L assure you |
am proud that l worked at one IlnlS
in the Technical Press" The bad
weather still continues, it having
rained to-day for change. 1t
showed Yesterday, you know, and
now we are back where we began
in the slush. The sad part of it is
that no letters arrive-and surely
YOU have written some. one gets
tired Of writing letters all the time
and never receiving any.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-06
Letter of Walter j. Shaffer.
Escadrille, No. 1856,
Secteur Postal IL
par B. c. NJ. Jan. 19, 1918
\ Wonderful Meal

A Wonderful Meal
Dear Mother:
l don't know whose birthday it is,
but we sure did have some banquet
to-night-the finest meal 1 think,
ever had in France. Had about s
courses, and now / wonder if it
wasn't a belated Christmas dinner.
First we had rabbit and white beans
with parsley, next came the old
horse" with baked potatoes. We'll, +"
thinks l, this must surely be all. ="
so / filled up on potatoes, for I had
flown two hours to-day and was hun
CRY. What was my surprise to see
an omelet come next. Yes, an ONE
let-an onion one at that, too! You
needn't turn your nose up at men
tion of the onions, for believe me, if
you hadn't seen an egg for two
months, you would welcome it in any
form whatever as / did. That made
five courses, as vegetables are served
as one course in France and not
with the meat as in America. And
then the champagne began to ar
rive and the inevitable cheese also.
and the end was in sight for me at
least. 1 couldn't get the cheese
past my nose and champagne is
against the doctors orders. l wish
l knew what it was all about. for
not only champagne, but several
other drinks were opened also, and
they are still going to it, albeit get
ting in a singing humor now. oh,
yes-I forgot, we had apples for
dessert, and then not being enough
to go around only half of one was
allowed. Golly, how l did want the
other half! for fruit is one thing that
| we don't get often, so it's no wonder
we regard it IS a luxury. 1t was
! only yesterday that | wanted some
| thing to eat the worst kind of a way
! and | did not know what it was. All
! requests to my stomach came back
unanswered, for there seemed nc
/ name for the want.
First / thought it was ice cream
but that being an impossibility, put
| il out of my mind as soon as my
mouth began to water. Then
thought it might be an ice cream
Soda but since that was along The
same line, we stopped thinking o.
that also. And now 1 know it wa.
an apple I wanted. Strange. isn't it
used to be so commonplace ant
plentiful that they hardly ever at
tracted me.
It's the same way with magazine.
and papers. When / was home.
| hardly glanced at the headlines
now, gee whiZ! i even read the
advertisements. You cannot imag.
| inc how hungry one gets for liter
ature in his own language.
More Bad Weather
After a To-day rest during bad
weather, I was sent out in a pat
ronelle with the captain and three
others, but it sure was my off day.
my flying being simply rotten. Once
while making a quick turn l went
into a vrille. When 1 came out, my
comrades were nowhere to be seen.
And it was some fifteen minutes be-
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-06
GIVE POSLAM
A CHANCE AT
THOSE PIMPLES

Your friends and associates would
rather see you without Pimples. 1t
can only be detrimental to you to
tolerate them. Why not be rid of this
cause of embarrassment? You can do
so easily with Poslams help.
Get some Poslam to-day and spread
1t over the Pimples tonight. Con-
tinue until they have disappeared.
You will probably have some Poslam
left over to treat Burns. Itching
Scalp, Itching Feet, Chilblains, lrrita..
tions. You will be amazed to find
that it goes so far and does so much.
Sold everywhere. For free sample
write to Emergency Laboratories. 24S
West 47th St, New York City.-Ad-
Vertisement,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-06

should hit near home somewhere.
'Tis very hard to read a map on the
ground, for the roads and railroads
up hunting for them and used the
rivers. These are quite easy to see
from any height, since the thick
growth of trees along their course
clearly outlines them. 1t was one
of these clearly defined lines
thought for several days were the
trenches, but 1 know better now, so
won't go shooting up any trees.
WALTER.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-06

plain that it was only a figure Of
speech.
And now the big dinner is having
its effect and I'm getting drowsy.
so goodnight.
WALTER.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-30
WORK TAKEN UP
BY CITY HEADS
Special Meeting Held Yesterday
Afternoon 10 Consider Some
Matters.
ADJOURN OVER LABOR DAY
local Unions Disagree as to Ability
OF Present City Electrical
Inspector.
ADJOURN OVER LABOR DAY

The Rock Island city commits
sioners held a special meeting yes
,erday afternoon for the purpose of
transacung certain routine matters
and ether affairs.
on resolution of Martin T. Rud-
qrea. acting mayor, It was decided
n hold the next weekly session
Tuesiav afternoon Of next week in
stead Of Monday, since the latter is
Labor day.
In q letter to the council certain
charges were made against the city
electrical Inspector
Nj J. WEIGH, acting in his capaC-
itv as secretary Of Local No. ass,
1BF- W. sets forth that the inside
electrical wireman affiliated with
the Rock Island local state that the
civ electrical inspector is not suf-
fc5entIv versed in electrical work
10 enable him 10 efficiently handle
the duties in the position that he
holds Various other charges are
made and it was suggested that his
connections with the city be sew
cred
Another letter was read from
Local Ne. I09. I B. Z. W, which
stated that the city electrical in
spector is fully versed in his work
ana an efficient inspector. This
letter was signed by +. NJ Gilmore,
president. and \. Asplund, secre-
tary Of this Rock Island local
union.
Defer Action.
The commissioners decided that
there had been no specific charges
made. and as they have confidence
il the inspectors ability, it was not
proper that any action should be
taken. The present electrical in
specror has been highly recon-
meu&ed
On recommendation of Commits
sioner John Liedtke, soft drink Ii
censes were granted to L. H. HOz-
lett. r. Morrison and Armand Du
VyOuk.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-30
HAMLET

leland E0yles and family visited
at the nome Of Ely Minteer in Rey-
Nj Earl B0uItinEhouse and Miss
josephine Euulungh We're in
zleEl Monday.
Nyrgu St6ckberger and family
motyrr1 10 w Washington, Iowa, sun
dzE ana spent the day at the home
OF AK LeBsrd.
Paul -ryeE5erEeT was unfortunate
in breaking his collar bone Tuesday
eveu.u-- Tie went TO Rock Island
Wednesday % have an N-ray pic
tur= taken o[ the bone. which was
thought - be spiutered.
Mrs Mary keaber Of Aledo Wis
ited the last of the week with her
son. John Reaber.
The Misses Lula Cooper and Mill
cent EoEle= attended the recital
given BY Miss Ruby Shells music
pupils At ALarSton Saturday after
Miss Bessie Cooper is visiting with
her brother Clarence and family OF
RiIey-. LLOYD and Prentice HaIstead
and sister. Miss Mary. and Mrs. John
Nicely and daughter motorec to West
Liberty. Iowa Sunday and spent the
GaT with Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Ha-stead.
Thursday. Sept ., is the time Tor
cleaning the Hamlet cemetery All
who are Interested or own lots in
the cemetery are requested TO be
present and help with the cleaning;
Prentice Hals-ead and family and
M and Mrs C. p HaIstead motored
70 West Liberty, Iowa, Thursday 70
attend the fal- Mr.. and Mrs. c. B.
EaIsueaE and Mrs. Prentice Halstead
ard son Richard remained until sun
day and Visited with Mr. and Mrs
Ben EaLEr=ad-
Dr. TaEricn and family and Miss
Ge--r-Le Burns Of Monmouth and
Or. E----gL=r OF AledO spent Sun
day at the home Of Hiram cooper.
Mr.. John Nicely and daughter re-
turned 10 their home in Rock Island
MONDAY after visiting at the c z.
a trained nurse is caring for Miss
Acdi= BgEIes-
The Misses Minnie and Bessie
Cooper were business visitors to
R1r-- Island Friday
Mrs william Wagner and daugh-
ter. Erz- ADAM F'uhr Of Mulersburg,
visited Wednesday at the home Of
VIII WAGNER
Miss E.-lcart BOyles visited We'd
neztav with Miss Bernice Burgess
n AUIershurg.
elders. Beardsley's.
7
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-30

@ - VI Y cEH y u IL
proht by my ad-
vice and I a k G
Lydia 4. Pink
hams Y eg etable
Compound. Be
fore I was mar
ried, W n . n l
cam e home from
work at night. I
" c uld be just
worn out " / { h
p ain " y ! C h
drz z g e q IN e
q . W n / took
Lydia E Pink
hams ' eEetable
compound a n d
1t made me feel
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-30
MRS. DOOLFY'S
ADVICE TO
WORKING GIRLS

Milwaukee, Wis--T wish On girls
who work and suffer from functional
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-30
Good Style and Good Fit

thec to
in them extn
thar Fl a
shorts tnnenas weIasr irregular sizes
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-30
Hart Schaffner & Marx Clothes

higher than they the
has the quality of Hart
in proportion of which think
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1918-06-19

per crop. While the acreage is
only moderately increased over
that in the census year, tho pro
duction, according TO present
promise, should be almost dou
BILE the crob that year, great
or by 1873 600 600 bushels than
last year, AMI l,l37 QUO. bushels
in excess of the average crpp of
the preceding five years. There
is now promise Of 5,Gi5, 900
bushels.
u. s acreage this year ia esti-
mated ut 44,i75, 900, compared
with l3 ,573, 900 last ycnr aud II
five year average of 80 ,45G 600;
and the condition at 90 . com
pared with SO s last year and
S9.i average, giving promise of
u total production of 800, 900.
600 compared with l,5S7, 900. 900
last year, and an average Of |,
29G 5000 bushels.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1918-06-19
Conditions
of Negroes
II Health Of White People is
10 be Preserved They
Must Help Colorcd
Neiehbors.

Richmond, Va, June 10. ~
Thoughtful persons have rccog
nized in the long-prevniling liv.
ing conditions among n large
proportion Of the negro popula
ton menace TO the public
health. Not only must these
conditions be improved out eli
II natural and laudablc humani-
tartan impulse but if the white
race il To protect and preserve
itA own health it's members
must take II more active, init
mate and intelligent interest in
the health and living conditions
OF their colored ncighbors.
Poorly housed, living in I'M
speakably crowded conditions
in the quarters set apart for
them in the larger cities, not
infrequently under nourishel
the negro falls n ready victim
To tuberculosis under circum.
stances which mako him most
dangerous center of infection
Tho negroes are the especial
victims Of those terrible diseas.
es involving immortality, diseas-
~ which may be spread to in
nocent victims in many ways,
The common practice in the
south of having the family
wash carried home by the col.
ored wa6hwoman aud KEEP,
there the better part of the week
at once suggests to the thought
full how vital a factor, in the
health Of the white race, living
and health conditions among
the colored people may prove.
Health workers feel thai in
this day OF general awakening
along all health lines this very
vita! part of health work should
not be disregarded, The negro
is with US. II is neither right
nor safe to leave him TO hie own
devices or his own fate. The
state is spending thousands up.
on bis education. He is most
important economic factor. HE
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1918-06-19
Prospects
Flatterine
According to S. A. Jones
Chief of the Field Service
of the U. S. Bureau OF
Crop Estimates.

Providence is generously sup.
piementing the patriotic en-
beavers Of the farming com
mittees aud favoring the forces
OF democracy in the promise of
huge crops of food stutrs
throughout the United States.
Among the great agricultural
states, Virginia this year
stands high. Despite a period
of cold aud rainy weather dur
ing April which held back farm
work, but at the same time fa.
vored the dcvelopement of
grains and grasses. and not.
withstsnding the handicap of a
labor shortage which is exceed.
ingly severe in some sections,
particularly those tributary Ia
Norfolk, greater acreage OF
crops is promised than last year
or IN, any previous year in the
history Of the state. Farmers
and members of their familie,