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Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-07-26
To Be Cont1nued.J
DIFFER OVER ORIGIN OF DOG
Whether All Kinds Had a Common
Ancestor Has Long Been a Mat
ter of Dispute.

The ancestry of the dog has been
the occasion of much controversy, ac-.
cording to Leo s. CrandaIrs book,
"Pets." Many naturalists have con-,
sidered that it is descended from a.
single ancestor, such as the common
wolf of Europe. Darwin, however,
leans toward the theory of multiple
origin, and advances much convincing
proof in support of his belief. It is.
widely known that many savage tribes
have dogs. which appear to be simply.
half-tamed representatives Of the par
ticular wild doglike animals inhabiting
the same regions.
The dogs of the American plains In
dams closely resemble the small prai-
RE wolf, or coyote; the husky of the
north country is plainly not far re-
moved from the gray wolf; the Ger
man sheep dog and the Samoyede are
strikingly wolflike in appearance.
Whether our present dogs are the re-
suit of crossing these many simple
derivatives of wolves and jackalS
among themselves, or whether there
was an original ancestral dog, now ex-
tinct, with which the blood of other
species has become mingled, we have
not yet been able to determine, though
so many primordial animal remains
have come to light.
According to st. George Mivart, the
dingo is the only wild dog still exist
ing which meets the requirements of
an ancestor of our modern breeds.
This species is found throughout Aus
tralia and fossil bones which have been
found show its presence there from
very early times.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-07-26
FORTS HOUSE MACHINE GUNS
How the Greatly Dreaded "PilI
Boxes" First Devised by Ger
mans, Are Managed.

1t used to be thought that the Bel
gian forts of armored steel and con-
crete, almost completely buried in the
ground, would hold out against any
artillery. But when the Germans
brought up their great howitzers and
hurled undreamed of quantities of
high explosives on these forts, they
broke and crumbled to pieces, writes
A. Russell Bond in ST. Nicholas. Then
it was predicted that the day of the
fort was over. But the machine gun
has developed q new type of warfare.
Instead of great forts mounting huge
guns, we now have little machine-gun
forts, and they are far more trouble
some than the big fellows. To the Ger
mans belong the credit for this type
of fort, which consists of a small con-
crete structure, hidden from view as
far as possible, but commanding ONE
important part of the front. "Pil
boxes the British call them, because
the first mes they ran across were
round in shape and something like a
pill box in appearance.
These pill boxes are just large
enough to house a few men and a
couple of machine guns. Concealment
is of the utmost Importance; their
safety depends upon it. Airplanes are
particularly feared, because a machine
gun emplacement is recognized to be
so important that a whole battery Of
artillery would be turned upon a sus-
pected pill box. 1t is claimed that
some pill boxes are built with turrets
that rise out of the ground. Normally,
they are completely buried and COW
cred with turf so that no one would
expect their existence. During the
b~ombardment preceding a charge they
would remain hidden and only a
chance shot could put them out OF
business. When the charge took place
the elevating mechanism would be OPP
Grated, and out of the ground would
rise the miniature fort, ready to halt
the advancing soldiers.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-07-26
CHAPTER vi.
A Leap for Liberty.

I had been in prison at Courtrai
nearly three weeks when, on the morn
ing of September 9th, 1 and six other
officers were told hat we were to be
transferred to a prison camp in Ger
many.
One of the guards.told me during the
day that we were destined for a re-
prisal camp in Strassburg. They were
sending US there to keep our airmen
from bombing the place.
He explained that the English car
ried German officers on hospital ships
for a similar purpose and he excused
the German practice of t~Orpedoing
these vessels on the score that they
also carried munitions! When !
pointed out to him that France would
hardly be sending munitions to Eng
land, he lost interest in the argument.
Some days before, / had made up my
mind that it would be a very good
which 1 knew was in the possession of
one of the German interpreters, be-
cause 1 realized that if ever the op-
portunity came to make my escape,
such a map might be of the greatest
assistance to me.
With the idea of stealing this map,
accordingly, a lieutenant and / got in
front of this interpreters window one
day and engaged in a very hot argu.
ment as to whether Heidelberg was on
the Rhine or not, and we argued back
and forth so vigorously that the Ger
man came out of his room, map in
hand. to settle it. After the matter
was entirely settled to our satisfac-
ton, he went back into his room and
I watched where he put the map.
When, therefore, 1 learned that l was
on my way to Germany, 1 realized that
it was more important than ever for
me to get that map, and with the help
of my friend, we got the interpreter
out of his room on some pretext or
another, and while he was gone I con-
fiscated the map from the book in
which he kept It and concealed it in
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-07-26

distance between me and that track as
possible before daylight came. Still be4
ing dazed, 1 forgot all about the barbed
wire fence along the right of way and
ran full tilt into it. Right there 1 lost
n of my two precious pieces of Bread
which fell out of my knapsack, but d
could not stop to look for it then.
The n thing that was uppermost I'M
my mind was that for the moment &
was free, and it vas up to me now to-
make the most of my liberty.
ITO Be C~ontInued.J
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-07-26

1 opened the window. The guard
who sat opposite me-so close that
his feet touched mine and the stock
of his gun which he held between his
knees occasionally struck my foot
made no objection, imagining no doubt
that 1 found the car too warm or that
the smoke, with which the compart-
ment was filed, annoyed me.
AS I opened the window, the noise
the train was making as it Numbered
along grew louder. 1t seemed to say:
you're a fool il you do; you're a fool
If you dOn't-you're a fool if you do
you're a fool If you don't"-and 1 said
to myself "the noes have it," and
closed down the window again.
As soon as the window was closed,
the noise Of the train naturally SUBJ
sided and its speed seemed to dlmin-
lsh, and my plan appealed to me
stronger than ever.
I knew the guard in front of me
didn't understand a word of English,
and so, In a quiet tone of voice, / con-
6ded to the English officer who a
next me what 1 had planned to do.
For Gods sake, Pat, chuck it," he
urged. Don't be a lunatic! This rail-
road is double-tracked and rock-bal-
lasted and the other track is in your
side. You stand every chance in the
world of knocking your brains out
against the rails, or hitting a bridge or
a whistling post, and if you escape
those you will probably be hit by an
other train on the other track. You
haven't one chance in a thousand to
make It'll"
There was a good deal of logic in
what he said, but l figured that once 1
was In that reprisal camp I might
never have even m chance in a thou
sand to escape, and the idea of re-
naming a prisoner of wal indefinitely
went against my grain. l resolved to
take my chance now at the risk Of
breaking my neck.
The car was full of smoke. 1 looked
across at the guard. He was rather an
old man, going home on leave, and he
seemed to be dreaming of what was in
store for him rather than paying any
particular attention to me. Once in a
while 1 had smiled at him, and 1 figured
that he hadn't the slightest idea Of
what was going through my mind all
the time we had been travelling.
Ibegan to cough as though my throat
was badly irritated by the smoke and
then I opened the window again. This
time the guard looked up and showed
his disapproval, but did not say any
thing.
1t was then 4 o'clock in the morn
ing and would soon be light. 1 knew /
had to do it right then, or never, as
there would be no chance to escape in
the daytime.
I had on a trench coat that 1 had
used as a flying coat and wore my
knapsack, which / had constructed
out of a gas bag brought into Courtrai
by a British prisoner. In this 1 had
two pieces of bread, a piece of sau-
sage and a pair of flying mittens. All
of them had to go with me through the
window.
The train was now going at a rate Of
between thirty and thirty-fve miles an
hour, and again it seemed to admonish
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-07-26
Continued from last week
SYNOPSIS.

CHAPTER introductory. Pat O'Brien
tells of his purpose in writing the story
of his adventures.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-09-12
LIBERTY LOAN HALTS
GOOD ROADS CAMPAIGN

Az a melting of the Good Roads COM
mi.tcc Yesterday it was dctdcd TO post
ponc the good roads campaign which
had been decided upon by the commit
tee Chamber OF Commerce and other
Otlahoma City organizations. until after
the fourth Liberty loan has been staged.
X. a. Singletary announced today. The
association is sending letters 10 all il,
mcmlcr, preparing them for the com
ing campaign and asking each member
tn secure at least ono new member for
he Good Road, association W. T.
iIcarne, vice president OF the Ozark
Trail for Oklahoma is here today ior a
conference with Mr. Sngle,ary relative
20 the Ozark Trail throughout the state.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-09-12
DRAFT men TRAIN
FOR PROMOTION
Lectures in Courthouse viii
Be Given Free,

Members Of the draftees army tram
ing school, the organization which has
been drilling at First and Hudson un-
der the supervision of Captain Orvel
Johnson OF Company H. Oklahoma ma
tlonaI guard. will meet tonight in the
county court rooms, in the court house
for blackboard work and lectures on
work essential to holding non-com-
miSsioned officers position in the army
This will take the place OF the regular
drill Tomorrow evening, however, the
regular drill will be held at the corner
OF First and Hudson AZ 7j0
Prepare for Promotion.
"The one object of this organization
is to prepare men to become non-com-
mssioncd officers Immediately upon
their entrance into the army" said Cap
tain Johnson this morning Consider
ing that onc-fith OF our army is COM
posed OF commissioned officers, who
are the sergeants and corporals, the
greatest need OF the army is to have
men to fill these positions who know
their business and who know how to
handle men
The work which we are having is
the work which the recruit would have
the first thirty days he is in camp. Thus,
when the call comes, the men who have
taken advantage OF the work we are
giving will be in a position 10 receive
the appointments as commissioned
officers, while those who have had no
training will be learning what we arc
now teaching in the draitees army
training school"
Men Utged to Traih.
General Crowder, provost marshal
general, General French, chief of staii.
and the commanders OF all departments
are urging men 10 take what training
they can while they are civilians, in
order to furnish men capable of acting
as non-commlssioned officers and to
thus perfect our fighting machine in
shorter time.
although the personnel OF the or
ganzatlon may change, the organiza-
tion itself is permanent Men who en-
list in it do so without obligatng them
selves in any way Every night a school
for beginners is held, so that nobody
should stay away because of fear that
they will he behind the rest Of the
men Other cities, among which IS
Tulsa, have started an organization like
ours, and three night a week are drilling
over 100 men"
The drills are held every evening.
except Saturday and Sunday. at the cor
ner Of First and Hudson. at $50.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-09-12
FOURTH LOAN QUOTAS
BASED ON BANK DEPOSITS

According to n, R. Graham. state
vice chairman Of the Liberty loan drive.
who returned yesterday from Kansa,
City where he conferred with the cen
trail Liberty loan committee individual
bank deposits will be the basis for al
lo,ng quotas for the fourth Liberty
loan As II is necessary that quota,
should he uniform throughout the en-
tire district and that an equitable rec.
ogntlon Of the oycrloaned condition Of
some banks may be made the net in
diyidual deposits OF each bank will be
reduced by an amount equal to a
percent OF the total loans OF the banks.
Wit.
The war requires the loan of your
money Buy war savings and thrift
stamps
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-09-12
IdIoC%M
Friendly
sSySS 9ssy

Now let us think and see where
we left off last time Oh, yes, re-
member now. The Jack lantern had
lust gone out, and Uncle Lucky and
Billy Bunny and Mrs Bunny too, didn't
know what to do, for the lamps on the
Luckymobile wouldn't burn, you remem-
Der, and of course, the three little
rabbits were afraid the Policeman Dog
might come along and arrest them.
Now wasn't that a predlcament which
means peck OF trouble or a bushcl OF
anxiety?
And then what do YOU suppose the
wise old gentleman rabbit did Why
he took out one OF his big long cigars
and lighted it and then be stuck II
inside the Jack-o'-lanterh and that
Jack-o'-lantern smoked that cigar
so hard that il gave a lovely light,
and BY and BY they got back to the
Old Brier Patch as safely as you
please and the Policeman Dog never
knew a thing about it. and neither
would | if Robbie Redbreast hadn't
told me all about it this morning
when he stood on my window sill
and whistled "Oyer Therew
well I've had a pretty nice birth
day" said dear, kind Uncle Lucky
Lets go TO the cupboard and see If
there's any birthday cake left" But
would YOU believe it, it was all gone,
even the twenty one candles, for
Uncle Lucky was twenty-one and a
little more, only he'd never tell how
much more
"Who has taken the cake?" said
Mrs. Bunny and she looked in the
pepper box and the flour barrel and
under the kitchen stove, and a lot Of
other places too. But she couldn't
find IT,
Now isn't that too bad" she cx-
claimed. and then a little gray mouse
who lived in the house she'd built in
the wall alongside the hall and her
little front door was the hole in TIE
floor Goodness gracious me' There
goes my typewriter again making up
poetry and didn't have time TO put
it IN a pretty verse But never mind
II rhymeS Just the same
please excuse me-" said the little
gray mouse. but thought YOU had
left the CAKE Tor me. so took il
home and my little mice children
have had a lovely time"
"Oh that's all right" said dear,
kind, generous Uncle Lucky But !
hope they didn't eat up the green
candles, for green is very very bad
to cat Why It's worse than re-"
And this frightened Mrs Mouse
so that she ran back into the hole to
see il her little children had done
such a thing. And while she wa,
gone a loud knocking came at the
kitchen door who's that, wonder"
said Billy Bunny and then he peeked
through the kcyhole. And wasn't it
lucky he didn't open the door Well, |
guess It was and youll think so, too.
when | tell YOU who was standing out
side. II was Old Man Weasel, and IT
there was anybody in the Friendly For
est the little rabbits iclred more than
Daddy Fox, it was this wicked old
weasel
eco way 60 way, don't come in here
You are no friend 20 Ms, | fear.
We will not open mp the door,
So go away and come no more
But what the old weasel said TIL icI
Won in the next story.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-09-12

this suggestion: Install steam calliope
in each church and play the hymns on
il, and you won't be able to keep the
children away from church on Sunday.
Any self-made man can tell you that
there are a heap OF tollgates along the
road to success
Ho, hum Frosty weather will soon
he here and the See More skirts will be
laid away for the winter, and there will
he nothing for mere man TO look for
ward to on sunny afternoon,
We wish we could get an automobile
at the valuation given by the owner to
the tax assessor That is the only way
we know of to secure a 5000 car for
$500.
During the first week that his wife is
away a man is never as lonesome as his
letters indicate. But after that he is
telling the truth.
The reason why so many men land in
the poorhouse is because they never can
see It from a distance
One good thing about the present
styles IS that a woman isn't expected
to wear a belt that is smaller around
than her necklace
A girl may be dead in love when she
marrieS But later on some other man
is liable to come along and bring her
back to life
Always remember that a man who is
crooked is certain to be in Strengthened
circumstances before long.
A girl believes that while a high fore
head becomes a man, low neck looks
better on a girl.
When a fool is in a hurry he tries to
force his way through a crowd. A wise
man goes around the crowd
On the other hand, some men who are
too honest to put up siob are also too
dumb to hold one down.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-09-12
SYRMNS OF CITY
SELL WAR STAMPS

The war savings stamp drive put on
'oday by twenty Syrians in the city
opened up with a bang at 7 o'clock
when salesmen were placed in every
regis ration booth in the city, Syrian
urls took charge OF the street sales
Miss Sadie Samara left the War Saw
ngs bank with $40 in 25-cent thrift
lamps and sold them in less than nine
minutes. Miss Wanna Barkett sold her
SO budget in less than twelve minutes
This record is being kept up by each
girl on the street.
Ten girls from the Bates Davis Bust
ness college arc aiding this afternoon
Headquarters are maintained at the
store of +, II. Barkett, 2l7 North
Broadway.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-09-12
viii
bethlehem FAILS
ON WAGE AWARD

WASHINGTON. Sept l2-Whilc
today to hear representatives
OF the Union Sheet Metal Workers,
a general strike east OF the
river on accoun, of condl-
ton, at the Bethlehem steel plant, the
war labor board received a message
from the Bethlehem company which, 1t
is understood. fails TO meet a request
for an immediate and full acceptance Of
lhr hnarl's rccrnI Mape aMArh
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-09-12
Movie Bills Today

Strand theater. 10 a m. to il p. m,
Mothers of Liberty"
Majestic theater1 10 a m. to II p.
m,--Feature bill.
Dreamland theater 10 a. nj. to II
p. m.-William Farnum in Les
Miserables"
Auditorium ll;N a m. 10 mid
ulght-"Moral Suicide"
Empress theater, noon to IL p, IN.
-Sessue Hayakawa in The Birth
right"
Lyric theater, p m to II p, m.
Pictures; vaudeville
Liberty theater. ! p, m, to II p. m.
Pictures; vaudeville,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-09-12
LukeMIhile
His Column
0DNREW Q@

Aw, GwanI
A Jolly blind man Ia Bill Bind.
Said he; II have few cares
walk around with ease, but find
It hard to get up stares"
Then 1t Happened.
81 guess you could" mused the
Rummy as he picked up his change
"You guess you could WHAT" de-
manded the Barkeep, as he grabbed a
bottle
why If an American suffers,
guess YOU could say that he speaks
broken English" replied the Rummy, as
he headed for the door.
Advice.
Fair warning | bring
In this song that / sing.
1t may save you worry and strife;
II YOU have a sweet smile
Some female to beguile,
My friend. take II home TO your wife
Though ! may seem rude.
My advice is sure good
Youll thank me some day OF your life
II you have any dough
On some female 10 blow,
My friend. take II home 10 your wife.
Paw Knows Everything
Willic-Paw, what is a necessary evl2
Paw-An alarm clock, my son.
Wuffl
A lot of new horn fleas I've met,
And heard their monolOgues.
Said they. we do not drink, and yet
We're going to the dogs"
Correct.
81 am going out into the world to ac-
qure wealth and experience" Dragged
the youth.
well" replied the old man, ut is a
cinch that youl get the experience"
First Call.
cut this out" said
Old man Hurley
DO your Christmas
Shopping early!'
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-09-12
THREE WOMEN TAKE
TESTS For YE0MEN

Mrs r. n. Fry OF 32l West Third
street, Mrs, Myrtle Bryant Of S09l5
West California avenue, and Miss
Vashi Mcknight Of SOgIi West Cali
iornia avenue underwent the examina-
tion at the navy recruiting station under
Lieut.. G.. s. Dale. as expert typlSts,
under the recent call Tor landSman yeo-
man
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-09-12
Is This Petsonal. RIP

We have received an invitation from
our old pal, Judge Lueders, to attend
the annual hunt for tin caps off beer
bottles to boost Judge Caldwers fund
for Aged and INDECENT Hobby Horse
Manufacturers. The hunt will he staged
hy the Cincinnati Fishing club at Mus
kcgon. Mich, and We find this line in
the invitation:
provide yourself with one old suit
sufficient wlrw underwear and a sup
ply OF CLEAN SOCKS"
But why emphasize the CLEAN
SOCKS that way in OUR invitation
Whaddy va mean2
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-09-12

II a girl Is pretty enough she doesn't
even need wings on her hat to make a
man think she is an angel
We are always glad to help out a good
cause, So we will charge nothing for
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-09-12
~
NeAl DAlY

We Neal Of Fl Worth Texas and
Georsie DAILY oi Pulaski, Tenn, we're
married in Cincinnati Let us pray
Luke Mcl.uke.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-09-12
But WHY Ruin a Cigaretl Z

tHuuston Ioail
Luke Mcluke tel, OF \ meanest man
who is feeding the goldfish on cigaret
papers while his wife is absent That
man isn't so mean; he's a nut II he
wants to kill the goldfish why doesn't
he just drop a cigarct in the water'
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-09-12
Our Daily Special
Names Is Names.

An ounce Of Prevention Costs Les,
Than. a Pound Of Cure.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-09-12
luke McLuke SAYS

Kate Kant Koo lives in Bangor
Maine.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-09-12
Alta Boy!

On the eve Of his journey Over There,
John Callahan, Company A, Three Hun
dred and Twenty-ilith Machine Gun,
Camp Mills, Long Island, writes we
are gong over and get the Huns. Then
we are coming back and get The Drys.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-09-12

We sad thc other DAY that The Kaiser
can go TO hell and roast, but he can't
go to Helen Boyle in Cincinnati. And
smart reader wants TO know II we
would let the kaiser 90 to Helen Kuhloii
In ST. IoulS2
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-09-12
He Car SIeep soundly Now.

A reader wants to know what has be
come OF the old-iaShioned hotel night
clerk who used to have to "gum-shoe'
around the halls looking for trouble2
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-09-12

BY your thrift you will help decide
the fate Of the world Buy war savings
stamps.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-09-12

Help your country IN its big work by
registering quickly and freely.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-02-01
RED CROSS GAINS
BY TRAINS DELAY
Chicago Limited incidentally
Donates $3.50.

The Red Cross profited to the ex-
tent Of $1.35o when fast train op-
Grating between Chicago and New
York reached the latter city several
hours late recently
1t is the custom OF this railroad 10
pay its patrons 81 an hour for every
hour the Chicago-New York limited
trains are late. The rebates due pas
sengers on this certain train totaled
approximately $3.50. One passerf-
ger suggested that all the Refunds
due them be given to the Red Cross,
Others on the train voiced their ap-
proval with but two exceptions.
All the tickets were taken up by a
committee Of the passengers, which
committee waited upon the officials
of the road and directed that their
rebates be turned over to the Red
Cross