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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-09-07
Back 10 the Road

yHEN John Ferrol came home and
w told his wife he had quit his JOB
w because his employer would not
give him "a raise" Edith's heart turned
to lead. . woman can never see" why
a man has to go and do a thing like
that Why not be diplomatic Why
not be a little bit patient? Why not
compromised Why be so quick 10 buy
your own self-respeot with your tami-
ly's suffcrings' Why. why why Be
ing a woman and therefore Injured to
compromise, white lies" and other
forms of diplomacy" without which
the average woman bless her soul
would have nothing at all in thl, world
Edith's first emotions were eXaspera-
ton and resentment
She said nothing, however; but
sitting the sigh that rose to her lips
put her arms comfortingly about hcr
husbands neck. John looked very tirec
and worried and Edith had no hear
for argument. Besides the thing wa
done With feminine pfac
tlaluy she added a hasty td-b, 4
the dinner, made some coffee and pre-
tended to be cheerk until the chlldrer
in bed. John should feel like teIlln.
her his plans
The good dinner, the coffee and TN
restfulne,s OF home had their effect
Fcrrol lighted a cigar and began
,m s,dd | left old Harmon" %,
said in a tone which made it obyiou
that he was trying to believe he wa
glad a man can stay too long IN on
place. Gets into rut. and all tha,
Hten there six years, Ede and no NOR
appreciated than il | was the last maj
hired
"The oountry's prosperous and
know the book publishing. book sellni
business from A 70 l. Won't have an
trouble landing as good a job as | had
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-09-07
TGppli11R
HhDft1eS|
oIr uHzf Mason
PAY CASH

TT you have trouble in your tent youth
certainly enlarge It, by saying to the
grocer gent, or other dealer, charge
H." In peaceful times bought my lath
and coal and hay on credit but cash is
now the safest path, and so sanely
tread IT, When wars On deck no man
can say what ills may chance lomor-
row, what stern reverse may come his
way. what heavy clouds Of sorrow And
If the winds oi trouble blow, the frost
edged blood congealers unfortunate are
those who owe big bills 10 all the deal.
ers. The merchants ought to have thcl'
mon from patrons whom they trdsted
they want to help TO whip the Hun, an,
can't because they're busted Debt is I
Nuisance and o frost 70 seller and t.
buyer it is one thing that keeps IN
cost Of living going higher The dead
beat sticks the grocer jay and skip
| for parts uncharrcd and then his bil
We have to pay, which leaves rs broker
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-09-07

Help wipe out the greatest SIN
against civilization. Buy war saving,
and THRIFT stamps
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-09-07
German Listed
In Course for
Students Army

WASHINGTON, Sept THE
course OF study and training for the
students army training companies was
authorized today by the committee on
education and special training of the
war department Eleven hours a week,
or about one quarter OF the weekly
period, will be devoted 10 physical train
ing and actual instruction in military
theory and practice A great part OF
the remaining fory-two hours. how.
ever. will be devoted to lectures, re.
citations, laboratory work, etc, as a nee
esSary foundation for this instruction.
Subjects to be studied include mathc-
mates, physics, chemistry, geology
geography topography and map-mak
ing, hygiene, sanitation, military law and
government. Study OF the English
French and German languages also will
be included in the curriculum
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-09-07

See this NOman's own iife story Of
youthful transgressiOn. her great life
tragedy and the triumph Of mother love,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-09-07

and maybe heap better one No more
OF this kow-towmg to the boss and be
ing willing to take a small salary IN
The hope Of appreciation and boosts.
I'm going to ask for whopplng big pay
and get it. It's mostly bluff, anyhow.
Value yourself high and the other TEL
low takes your views
Edith had her doubts about the
bluff" working well But she was
ready, like most wives, 10 accept her
husbands estimate OF a business situ-
alton. Also, she loved her husband.
and respected and admired him even
though alive to his faults II takes a
deal of disillusionment before woman
readily pictures her husband unable 70
make good in his acknowledged field
business
SO Edith stopped sighing, took reel
here and there in her already hall
furled expenses and waited for John 10
get his "whopping big" job. He begar
with the usual requests OF men he knew
10 put him onto any vacancy they
might hear oi." His friends were sur,
they could fix him up in a few days
But nothing really panned out that hac
fat salary attached
Al Blake advised Ferrol to "chucI
the pay envelope" and 60 out "on hi'
own" in something big" Edit
trembled for fear John would listen Il
this siren song, but John had been to'
.- ryd'bitten by lu, soe, .,."so.-s, q
want more uncertainty
The net result OF hi, stock flyer va
TO leave him minus a chunk OF his bani
balance. minus the money he had spen
on the strength Of BONANZA Copper
uomentary rise, minus his job and mi
! nus considerable confidence in his tai
/ ent as a financier. He wanted no NOR
Of Blake's tips at present.
To Edith's infinite gratitude Johi
kept her on with her regular allow
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-09-07

Coming Her Man" Great cumbsr-
land Mountain feud drama,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-09-07
RUSSIAN LEADER
JOINS SL0VAkS

WASHINGTON, Sept General
Horyath, leader Of large faction oi
Russians in Siberia and for many year,
manager OF the Chinese Eastern rail.
road has gone TO lrkutsk and Joined
forces with the Czecho Sloyaks, accord
ing TO authoritative information reach.
ing Washington today This removes
the most troublesome iactional differ
ences among the anu-bolshevik ele.
ment' now virtually controlling 81.
IBERIA
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-09-07
FLYING BECOMES
SAFER, VETERANS
OVERSEAS CLAIM
Proportion Of Casualties No
Higher Than in Army,

AMERICAN AERODROME IN
ENGLAND, Aug lS.-(Correspondence
OF The Associated Press Flying in the
air is becoming rapidly more safe,
veteran instructors at the British Amer
ican aerodromes in England pll their
pupils. The proportion Of casualties
during training in the air force is now
no higher, they say, than in any other
branch OF combatant service
During three years flying expert
ence ! have seen upwards OF hity
crashes, but | have not yet seen any
man receive more than skin-dcep in
juries as the result OF these crashes, "
declared Lieut.. /. Walmsley OF the
Royal Air force, in talk with Ameri-
can alrmen recently.
Fatalities Relatively Few.
"Probably my experience has been
unusually fortunate, but statistics show
that the proportion Of ,sfalties to
crashes Is extraordinarily small
. Some Of the first airplane accidents
were due 10 the collapse OF the ma
chine IN mid air and because the pilot
IN those days was merely strapped to a
board or strut. without any covering
whatever, the results were mostly fatal.
The introduction OF the fuselage or
body, made strongly Of steel and wood,
4. in which the pilots and passenger s
seats were placed made 1t possible
for an airplane 10 fall from great
heights without the occupants being
killed Because OF .he central position
of the iuSelage, this is always the last
part to feel the effects OF a crash, the
main force OF which is broken by the
under carriage and planes, which act as
buffers
Two days after joined the Royal
Air force | saw a machine come down
IN giddy spinning dive squlrely on
lhe roof oi one OF the hangers. The
pilot climbed out and lighting a Gig
aret. calmly asked II the other ma
chine was ready
During thr next few weeks | saw
no fewer than five crashes, and not in
a single case was either pilot On OBJ
server hun.
Can See Crash Coming.
-Since then, in nearly three years Of
flying | must have seen perhaps fifty
crashes nave seen airpllnes crash
into hangers, stone walls. houses, lamp
posts, trenches. motor .lcrfies and
bridges Personally have crashed into
barn, on a tennis court. IN a flooded
field, and into a tropical forest; the
last at a speed OF eighty miles an hour
And IN all these adventures. ] have not
yet seen a man receive anything worse
than skinned nose as the resul, OF
a crash, and the only wound ! ever
got myself was made by thorn from
prickly pear bush
IAN airman can usually tell when a
crash is inevitable. and like lightning
must make up his mind how he can use
his underoarriage and planes Il neces.
sJry, TO best advantage. first OF all tc
save the life OF his observer and hi,
own, and II possible to save the engine
the most valuable part OF the machine
"He may have to pancake into a
patch Of bush. or he may have TO n,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-09-07
Shin CfeWA Nesdad

WASHINGTON, Sept 7.-ReCfuit-
ing for the merchant marine will be
continued by the shipping board and
men in the new draft accepted. in order
10 provide crews for ships needed in
transporting troops and supplies, the
board announces today.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-09-07

hearted. In times OF peace I oedeFV
prunes, and said, "I'll settle later"
now hand Tho pieayunes to nerchsl
clerk of waiter ! know that debts I
thing accurst, and remark "Ay, marry,
though future days may do their worst,
III have no debts to carry" M
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-09-07
B0LSHEVIKI SAY "
LENlnE IS DEln

STOCKHOLM, Sept, 7,---Contrary "a
reports received from official bolshevikl
sources, travellers who have arrived n
Haparanda, Sweden, from Moscow, o,
sert that Premier Lenine is dead. Y
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-09-07

ance, out Of which she managed TO
save bit each week, which she added
to her hoard in the savings bank. The
Harmon firm had paid Ferrol two
weeks salary in lieu Of his further
services so that he had a fortnight free
in which 10 land his new position,
Day after day passed however, with
no good news The Ferrols both fought
hard TO keep up their courage. and 70
their credit be it said they achieved
wonders The children did not even
know their daddys predicament. Edith
never let them see her eyes reddcned
or her sweet mouth dropping. though
it cost her mighty effort .
Then at last, in the third week Of
looking Ferrol found a place with a
Iyal firm Of Harmons His dream
Of the big pay faded, like many other
dreams He was 10 start at Sj5. At
the moment it looked almo, big. espe-
clally as the Blakcs had lately been fiji.
ing the Fcrrols mind with a wonder.
iul scheme they had to lower the cost
Of living by moving out OF town,
CTo be continued
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deliberately between two trees and strip
his wings but so long as he keeps his
head the chances of making a success
ful crash are greatly in his favor"
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-04-04
THE CROSS OF LIGHT.

Wednesday of last week a white
cross appeared on the main audi
forum of the Y. M. c. A. At
night this cross is illuminated, and
it stands forth as a cross of light.
Appearing as it did in the middle
of Holy Week, it reminded all
who saw it of the Passion of
Christ. For 1000 years this an
Gent symbol of shame has been
the symbol of redemption and
hope.
Christ died on the cross to save
the sons of men from their selfish
ness and sin. At this time, when
we are all struggling against the
sin of sel6shness that is trying to
overthrow justice and democracy
for its own ends and enslave man
kind to tyrannous despot. it IS
well to remind ourselves of the
young man who gave His man
hood that we might have the gift
of God and know ourselves as the
sons of God.
May the cross of light bring a
message of inspiration and hope
to every man who sees it! May it
teach each one to be true to the
best that is in him and help over
turn those things that would
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-04-04
EACH BATTALION ON METTLE.
Close Fellowship and Solidarity in
164th Depot Brigade.

Every regiment in Camp Meade
doubtless has already developed its
sense Of cohesion and hopes for future
fegimental fame. but for genuine loyal
ty and close fellowship one needs to
look no further than among the bat
talions Of the 1S4th Depot Brigade.
Each training battalion Of the brigade
Is o separate unit I'm the Same sense
that q regiment is q unit, and for evil
dence Of organization loyalty Maj. J. c.
C1ark's solid 9Th exempliies IL to
high degree.
Maj. Clark Is q soldier Of long expert
ence, and somewhere in the past learned
the secret OF welding men together.
Efficiency and cooperation is the re-
suit he commands an organisation
that presents an aspect OF solidarity
that would do credit to an old-estab-
lished regiment
Upon the occasion Of Maj. Clark's
birthday recently the officers Of the
battalion made him a present Of q Nc
SLeIlan saddle and bride. Capt Thomas
swami made the presentation speech,
ana ne was warmly applauded when he
touched upon the youthfulness Of spirit
and splendid physique which belle the
majors years.
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-04-04
NO MORE FOR sur.

(This IL one on the Kaiser from N L. Earia
)ompany B, 9th Engineers, who gave up news
aper work In Denver to go to gold mining in
no west.)
Said Kaiser Bill to his generals.
81 think that we agree
The time In ripe for us to wipe
Our feet on the enemy.
In fact, feel that years ago
The job should have begun;
Our plans are laid fer the next you know
When this little war Is DONE
Accordingly they mobilixed
On eastern and western fronts.
Their purpose barred, they now prepared
TO show the world some stunts
With their monster guns and their poison gAa
And explosives that weighed . toA-
For they thought to hurry it through and pass
To the next, when this war was done.
But schemes are wont to be overthrow
When they the gods diapleage.
1t must be plain that ne'er &Rain
Throughout the centuries
May such hell arise at the crazy within
OF this savage they cali the Hun;
That there must not be q next war; for him
When this little war is done.
Wen not concede to a Prussian brute
right to 'fule the world.
When strife shall cease, when there comes peace
And battle hags are fur1ed.
There is waiting q place he win nicely IN,
place in the setting sun.
No, there will not be q next war; for Bill
When this little war is done.
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-04-04
"0rpheus Four" at Camp Meade.

The orpheus -Four. a quartet that is
touring the National Army camps under
the auspices Of the Y. M. C. A.. Is filing
It's engagement at Camp Meade, devotine
an evening to each Of the 'sY" bungalows
The quartet. which is the official quar-
tet Of the Orpheus Club of Los Angeles
won the $1,000 international grand nrize
at the Panama-Pacific Exposition s'There
IL q Long. Long Trail" and "a Perfect
Day" are among the songs which are
credited to the Orpheus Four on the rec
pafy. Ten per cent Of the profits re-.
sulting from the sale Of these records are
turned over to the Y. NC. A. and the
z. w. @. A. during the duration of the
war. Soldiers who wish these records
Company, 1889 South nth street. Phiia.
delphia, and they win be mailed free Of
expressage.
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-04-04
MEN OF REMOUMT DEPOT
: HAVE LIVELY FIRE FleH1
Two Of the Boys Find Mates-PHA
vate Bruce Wild West Thriller,
Fly Time Coming. {;

Not being able to burst forth in Eaaa
ter finery, the remount depot bur1R
forth in fame instead. Last Efida4
morning the men of that part of ehA
camp were startled by the sight Of 4
freight car loaded with hay shooting
tongues Of fire high into the air.
Coupling on the emergency hose. me
men extinguished the conflagration be@
fore the fire apparatus from camb
reached the scene. This, is the first hik
OF excitement that has happened I'm the
history Of the place and the men agreA
tnat 1t was worth the five hundred dol.
lars worth of hay destroyed. The car
was not badly damaged.
4 The exact location of the farmhouAA
where Brady and Hickman have founM
tnelr mates is not known. but, judging
from their wild tales. they have struck
I'VE wires Dame Rumor states that
the rather is out waiting for them
every night with shotgun, but that
Iact does not appear to disturb either
tnelr good times or their eQuanimity,
Private Bruce. once an old bunlie OF
the late Buffalo Bill" Cody. Of wild
west fame, has been through some mar
Vicious experiences with the farnoua
westerner and sure does keep the bowl
Interested He can sit for hours and
tell stories about Buffalo Bill" and
repeating adventurous tales of the for4
mer. One constant listener describes
the stories as being capable of bringing
IS. .Sars TO the eyes. Well" Shorty says.
y long to get back with the circus. and
my experiences at the remount will At
me Tor good job there"
Dust is beginning to fly, and when
.ae mes begin to fly many a soldier
reference to the Aviation Corps.
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-04-04
THURSDAY, APRIL 4. 1918.
OUR NEXT STEP.

For many Of us the second step
in our career as soldiers is near.
our journey to "over there Not
knowing just when it is coming
but always believing it to be
somewhere in the future, the
event looms up in actually with
startling clearness, and changes
the whole aspect of the humdrum
routine of camp life. But, while
we may not be cognizant of the
fact, great changes have been
wrought not only in our physical
condition, but in our mental atti-
tude during the somewhat mo
notonous months spent in the bar
racks.
We were forced into the Army,
some from a sense of duty and
some by the draft, knowing moth
ing of self-sacri6ce, but glad OF a
chance to show ourselves and
others that our patriotism was
something better and higher than
the flag-waving kind. For many
of us the draft did what we
wanted to do for ourselves, but
could not for various reasons.
Those who felt neither duty nor
patriotism at the time of their ar
rival have long since learned both,
a-stern sense of duty and an un-
ostentatious but sincere love for
their country.
So we go over, not knowing
fully, but unafraid of what we
are going to meet, sure of our
selves, thanks to the complete and
intensive training through which
we have passed, and sure that our
cause is a righteous one. When
the third and telling step comes,
when we actually reach the firing
line in the battle against autoc-
racy, may we acquit ourselves
in a manner worthy of traditions,
our cause and our Maker!
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-04-04
Merely Camp Incidents.

Neil Sibley, superintendent Of the Camp
Meade post office. was overheard to re-
mark the other day that If all the eggs
that came through the mail in the past
week were to hatch there would be
plenty of spring chickens in camp.
Private e. C. Neu, who is detailed to
special duty in the post Office, set out the
other day with some special delivery
letters. AS the travelling was rather bad
Neu donned a pair Of rubber boots to
keep dry. and these gave him such a
hearty contempt for puddleG that he
splashed gioriously through each as he
encountered it However. he became a bit
too reckless, stepping In one too many,
and, much to his surprise and the great
glee OF the bystanders, his fest struck
bottom at three feet instead Of three
inches. He finished the rest Of his "spe-
cta1 delivery" route drenched without and
overlooking with wrath within.
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-04-04
NEW. SECRETARY ON DUTY.
d. z. VOORHEES, Takes Charge Of
Y. II. C. A. Buildinp cC

With Y. M. c. A. experience covering
a period Of fifteen years. II. P. Voorhees,
OF Kokomo, Ind. has arrived at Can't
Meade to assume the duties Of building
secretary at Building &C.
The new secretary began association
work In New York city, where he waM
located for three years Service IA
pennsylvania and New Jersey followed
after which he was recalled to New
York to take charge of the BUILDING
where previously he had been an aar
sistant. This was at the institnf@
branch, where he was located E. =
period OF four years.
Three and one-half years ago he went
20 Aokomo' Ind. where he has met
with great success He was Atm 49,
tr1ct manager for the state Of Indiana
In the Z. n G. A. drive for SIS, OO0. oo0
and instead of raising the allotted SxSs
600 his workers went over the fons ~.
the tune OF $4,000.
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-04-04
COMPANY 81" WINS BALL !.
GAME FROM COMPANY "K''

The Loop Station Field was the scene
Of another one-sided batting bee, when
Company L trounced Company x by the
overwhelming score Of Is to in the semi
final game for the championship Of the
ID Battalion.
The plans and schedules are so ar
ranged that the winners In each Of the
three battalions Of Philadelphia's Own
315th will compete in a series, and the
winner win In turn compete with the
winner Of the other regiments for the
ment VIII. Of course. take some time. and
the final game may not be played at
Camp Meade, but the 81" boys are caring
little where the deciding game win be
PLAYED. as they are confident chat Sell
bold G. Co. spells victory ON French. or
even German. soil, as 1t has In the last
eight games at Camp Meade.
Company L drew first blood In the first
inning. when. after. Barnitz refused
to bite at four wide ones. McMonagie
singled to left, Schools free ticket to
first filing. the sacks: Hahn then delivered
q timely two-base wallop to>right. clear
ing the bases Company K got 70 Nc
Monagle for one run in the fourth and
two in the fifth inning-the game being
at this point very close and exciting
one, the score standing to in Hs favor.
Seibold went on the slab in the sixth
inning, with McMonagle on the receiving
end, and the former electrified the four
thousand spectators by his terrific speed
and the way he fooled the '.K'' boys in
mixing q slow teaser with terrific
curve that held the ''K"' boys lIitless dur
ing the rest of the game.
Capt. Seibold made it clear that the
scheduled games will not interfere with
his recent challenge Of any team truly
representative Of any one company.
The score:
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-04-04

make the Kingdom Of God the
kingdom of an earthly despotl
May the message of Good
Friday and the glorious hope of
Easter be brought home TO- us by
this silent witness that has shone
forth during the hours Of the
nightl May Our eyes continue to
look up while we toll in the heat
Of battlel And may the cross ever
lead us onward and upward!
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-04-04

Ten years confinement at hard labor.
forfeiture Of all pay due him and dis
honorable discharge from the Army have
been imposed upon Private Leo e. Burns
OF the auxiliary remount station here.
on the charge OF desertion. The re-
viewing authorities here have approved
the sentence, with the provision that
the dfshonorable discharge come after
Burns has served his sentence. The
military discipline barracks at Fort Jay,
N. Y, was designated as the place where
Burns should serve,
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-04-04
"Jim. Mcdowell Some Rider.

There is a soldier at the remount
station who enjoys the enviable repu-
tation OF being able to ride any ami
NAL that Is brought to him to train.
he is "Jim' Mcdowell. There IL q
reason for this superior horsemanship.
Mcdowell came from the wild and
wooIly' west. where he was employed
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-04-04

The infantry units at the Officerss
Training School are getting an idea Of
what trench life means The lads are
now spending quite bit OF their time
lin the ground" and under the ground
in the dugoutS-just. as they will have
to do when they go 'over there" At a
OF the infantry units in the division.
will be required to spend several DAYS
at time in the trenches and under
the ground