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Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-05-12
Knitting Party

An Informal knitting party was
given In honor OF Mrs. W. l.. Ireland
at the home OF Mrs, John Dubuis
Thursday afternoon. Refreshments
OF icelvream and cake, tea and eof-
fee were served by carmelita Pool.
carlotta wiseman and Annie Neil
son.
Those present were; Mrs. w, l..
Ireland. Mrs. ]. @. Riggs. Mrs. T. =.
Cramer. Jeanette Cramer, Mrs. J.
Pardee, Alma Woke. Claire Woke,
Mrs. Clyde Niles. Mrs Elmer T.
Ludden. Mrs. Don Calvert. Mrs. Geo.
Slower. Mrs. Frank Nonbalais and
Mrs. Dubuls.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-05-12

J. 8. MacMurray spent Saturday
at Ashland.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-05-12

Mrs. G. II, Garner entertained a
few friends In honor OF Mrs. II. \.
Hagman. OF Redfield, 5. D., Thurs
day afternoon. A delightful 6 o'clock
supper was served to the guests.
Those present were; Mrs. II. \. Hag-
man. Mrs. l.. A. Heath. Mrs. +. ".
Balsiger, Mrs. J. G. Riggs. Mrs y.
F. Heath. Mrs. c. A. Heath. Mrs. p.
B. Herman. Mrs. II. l.. Stonaker and
Mrs. c. II. Garner.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-05-12
Mes,lames bartlett and Hough Ar,
Nonorcd q

uouuftu
on Wednesday afternoon, Mrs. G.
L. Cleyenger entertained number
OF ladies at bridge In honor OF Mrs
A. c. Hough and Mrs. X. l.. Bartlett
who leave Grants Pass In the near
future. Potted begonlas formed the
decorations for the occasion.
At the close OF the afternoon, a
HooveriEcd luncheon OF war bread
sandwiches. pickles, lemon pie and
coffee was served, The guests OF
honor we're presented with boquets
of forget-me-nots. which expressed
the sentiments OF the friends OF
the ladies who are leaving to make
their homes elsewhere.
The guests were. Mesdames \.
c. Hough. II. l.. Bartlett. o. =.
Blanchard. n. =. Macduff, NJ. Glenn
ems. II. l.. Wilson. C. A. Slider. G..
r. Nutting. c. II. Demaray. J. =.
Truax. Everett Holman. James Hol'
man. Jos. Moss. ]. =. Jester, w. C..
Hale. II. W. Clarke. A. II. Gunnell,
G. 8. Eaton. G. l.. Hobart. Catherine
Gray. J. d. Macvlcar and Miss Min
ME Tuns. Mrs. Clevenger was as
sisted In serving by Mrs. Tom Fry
and Miss Sadie Clevenger.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-12-25
IMPERIAL ENGLISH NAlNsooKs
IMPERIAL ENGLISH LoNGCLoTHs

io.Yard Bolts. tsss Bolts. eacn
'io.yard Bolts. Sa,Ts Bolts. each
io-Yard Bolts. Ssas Bolts. each
io.Yard Bolts. Ss.1b Bolts. each
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-12-25
Here Are Silk Dress Fabrics
AT Greatly Reduced Prices
For Annual Clearance Sale
NOVELTY SILKS

Novelty Silks, 80 inches wide.
in wonderful assortment of
pretty patterns and color COM
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-12-25
Rouge
Choice Talcuns
Shaving Preparations

Johnron's shaving Cream. .2Sc
Williams Shaving Cream o.. sSc
Colgate's shaving Cream aSc
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1and there is a striking absence of
any real prospect of bathing, and so
on and So on.
The ddily grind of getting ready
to fight 1.-The Germans is exceedingly
severe. Likewise. it's in very sharp
contrast with any life that the boys
knew before coming to France
Yanlss Ready for Big Time.
The conditions that we have been
trying to cite will make it clear to
anyone that the very thought Of the
approach of Thanksgiving was
hailed with great delight hy every
Yank there, officer or emil ted man.
On the principle that all work
and no play" makes the ank a dull
soldier, Thanksgiving day was de-
creed to be holiday, and we pro-
ceeded to make of that holiday as
much of big time as possible.
The morning hours, beginning at
9 o'clock, were devoted to sports of
all kinds. For instance, there was
mile race which began over by the
railroad station, across the Mouse,
then came on through the Struggling
street of the village, ending up on
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that nature had provided for the
destiny of turkeys.
The closing hours of Thanksgiv-
ing day were spent at the Y. NJ. {.
A. hut. Long before opening hour
a long line of boys were waiting to
get in. The hut was not we'll light
ed and was not we'll heated, but it
was the only place in that village.
We had all the light we could get
and all the heat we could get, but
it was poor, at the best. However,
when the building was' crowded and
packed full of vigorous American
boys, the lack of light and heat was
forgotten.
Classical and Popular Songs.
The band was there in full force
and rejoiced the hearts of the boys
with few classical selections and
many selections that were more
popular than classical. All the old
songs dear to American hearts were
sung that night. All the new ones
like Joan of Arc" and The Long
Trail" and Keep the Home Fires
Burning" and Pack Up Your
Troubles" were sung again and
again, until the hour approached,
pretty nearly 10 o'clock.
The Folks Back Home.
As that time approached, had
the opportunity of giving a toast
entitled, The Folks Back Home"
At the conclusion of this great
Thanksgiving day, when not
moment had been permitted to drag,
it was fine to see what perfectly
wonderful attention the boys gave
when we toasted the folks back
home. They were as quiet as
though in a cathedral, and their
eyes glistened as they thought OF all
the loved ones they had left at
home.
The Yankee soldiers hands and
brain might be busy with the work
that he was doing in France, but
his heart was always in the home
land, and the big day of his expert
ence to him was the day when he
would once again step foot on
Gods country" as he called it.
Many of these boys never will set
foot on the homeland again. They
gave their uttermost in the cause OF
Worldwide democracy, and their
bodies sleep under the poppies that
grow "in Flanders fields" or in
some lovely valley around Rheims
and Scissors, or in the Vosges
mountains. :,
One of the active participants and
helpers in managing the whole day
was 1t. Kendall Hammond of Oma-
ha. One of the visitors was Fred
Wa1rath, who managed to get day
off in order to be present on this
occasion. A fourth midwestern man
was DR.. Frank Cole of Davenport,
la. All in all, it was a great Thanks
giving day, and immensely enjoyed
BY every man who was privileged to
be there.
For once the rain held off. for
which we were ready to return
abundant thanksgiving.
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the athletic ground, Then there
were t ':ols dashes,
Equipment Race.
The equipment race was par
ticularly interesting to all beholders.
This is purely military game. Each
company provides one squad. They
march down the length Of the field,
possibly 800 yards, and lay down at
set intervals, hat, gas mask. side
arms, blouse, leggings and rifle,
Then the boys are all lined up and
they start down the long 300-yard
course and pick up each piece OF
equipment as they come to it. The
race is won by the squad whose
members are standing in line with
every bit of equipment in place and
every button buttoned first,
In any group like this, company
competition is exceedingly keen so
the tug-of-war becomes a matter of
great moment. But of all the sports
of the morning hour, the creased
pig race was the one great delight.
That pig was a prize pig. He was
creased with some of the best oleo-
margarine that Omaha ever pro-
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80 THANKSGIVING
OVER )! [hER6
Vbu Titus Lowe

The French people are not boast
full when they speak of France as
LA Belle France" | presume there
is no more beautiful country
on the face of the earth than France
Its wooded hills, its frequent
streams, and the emerald green of
its meadows, form pictures that
stay in the mind of the beholder
forever. -
A touch OF life is given to the pic
ture by the big, fat, lazy cattle, the
numerous white pigs and white
faced sheep. The man from the
western states is inclined to smile
, at the crude, primitive agricultural
implements in use "over there" but
he does not smile when he sees that
it's women folk who are really cul-
tivating the land and bearing the
burdens which normally would fall
to the man,
Typical French Village.
Harreville les Chantres is simply
typical French village situated in
the heart OF the beautiful Vosges
mountains. This village would be
exceedingly fascinating to the tour
list in normal times. Il ha. a fine,
strong, old church, rather Norman
like in architecture There is an
ancient stone bridge built centuries
ago across the beautiful River
Meuse. The river here mcanders
along its serpentine way through
valley of dreamlike beauty.
Bishop Herber's fine comes to
mind where lie says that every
prospect pleases," but it might be
polite to forget the remainder OF
that line.
Abominable Weather Conditions.
It's in such surroundings as this,
that we have the pleasure OF spend
ing Thanksgiving, 1917, in France.
But we have lost sight Of the ex-
ceeding beauty of the surroundings
on account of the abominable
weather conditions, Continuous
rain, or rain almost continuous, has
DCGl ldillllS lOl nNC NCSNS VI liloiN'
And then there is an absence OF even
the most documentary notions of
sanitation. Likewise, there is no
decent drinking water Tie mili1
tary surgeons have made, up their
minds that every drop ON drinking
water must be chlorinated. What
ever good things chlorine does to
water, it spols the taste for the
average American soldier.
Besides these things, the village
is sadly overcrowded. 1t never had,
a population OF more than $50, but
by some strange magic we have
mar aged TO stow away i'll that vii
lage no less than 1000 American
troops Needless to say, most OF
these troops /iEd their residence in
the barns oYthc village, and the
barns are cold, and they're damp, |
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dueed, said margarine being slight
ly moulded, and as much OF this
same margarine used as it was pos
sibe to put on this said pig.
This particular event was in very
truth "howling" success. Also a
squealing success, both pig and SOL
diers Joining in the howl and saueal'
Good Noon,Hocr Program.
Al the loon. hou. the general in
command OF The division arrives in
state. Soldiers are drawn up in line
to receive him with due honor. The
band plays, and all of the forces
come to order. The troops are sit
ting now on a cone ,uaped hillside,
tier after tier, 2,00C strong. This
hillside seems to be made on pur-
pose for just such occasions. The
band leads the whole group in sing
ing America" Chaplain Walter S.
Banker, the first of the American
chaplains to be killed in France,
read the presidents Thanksgiving
proclamation.
1t was my privilege to lead the
group in prayer. Then gritty,
stirring address, punctuated by ire
quent applause, was delivered by the
commanding general Then came
the, benediction by the chaplain,
and afterwards, while all stood at
attention, the band played The
Star Spangled Kramer" and The
Marseillaise.
An Old-Fashioned Thanksgiving
Dinner.
After this camr the great Thanks
giving dinner. is been said on
more than one occasion that there is
no sentiment in military life. But
this isn't true aht"; he American
military life, for 'ycIe Sans COM
missary department. provided an old
fashioned THANKSGIVING dinner for
every Yank who as in France last
Thanksgiving day The national
bird had been sent over there by the
thousands, and he had to keep him
company most OF the trimmings
that we've been accustomed to from
time immemorial.
There was a royal abundance OF
the turkey for everybody, and no
better dinner was eaten by anybody
in the world last Thanksgiving than
was handed out to the troops i'll
France.
Foot Ball Rooters Kept Busy.
The afternoon was devoted to two
foot ball games. 1t was kind of a
serious question in the minds OF
some how the boys were able tc
play foot ball a, all after the kind OF
a dinner they had slowed away I'M
der their flannel shirts. Indeed. the
games were not Of such character
as to be called big league" stuff
but since all the combatants were
in equal physical condition, the
games were good anyway and the
company supporters delighted them,
selves to the full by unlimited
roofing. :,
Then supper time came around
Aud what was left OF the turkeys
soon vanished into the receptacles
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-11-24

Lieut.. E. v. Isaacs, U. S. NJ, o.
Cresco, Iowa, who was taken pris'
oner by a submarine when his ship
U. S. S.. President Lincoln, was
torpedoed May 81, and who escaped
from a German prison camp after
five months of captivity, and was
commended and congratulated by
the head of the navy.
Lieutenant Isaacs was taken
abroad the submarine after the u
boat commander had ascertained
that the captain of the torpedoed
ship had been lost He was landed
in Germany from the diver and sent
to Karlsruhe, where he was ques-
toned by German officers.
Brother Officers Aid Hun.
He said he gave them some start
ling news about the magnitude of
the U. S. shipbuilding ,."ogra.N and
the large number OF loops ling
sent to France. The ;,ermans evil
IDENTIFY dec;tied his information vas
too favorable to the allies for thu
suppressed it and sent him to the
camp at the Geological gardens
where there was large number Of
allied officers.
Fellow captive officers supplied
him with maps, compass, money,
and food and he then attempted
to escape. The first attempt was
unsuccessful.
He was removed to Villingen,
Baden. On the way there he leap
ed from a train travelling 40 miles
an hour. He was so stunned and
bruised by the jar that he was cap
tured by the guards who stopped
the train after it bad gone on about
800 yards.
CourtJMartialed.
On the sixth day after reaching
Villingen. he was contaminated
and sentenced to two weeks solitary
confinement However, the Ameri-
can officers in the camp, of whom
there were IS, sent him books and
food, and so he might have been
worse off. Still he only weighed
100 pounds when he came out, hay
ing lost so pounds.
There were also $50 Russians con-
fined at Villingen, and some of them
were of the old imperial army,
splendid fellows in every other way,
he said, But of the others some
were from the bolshevist forces,
ana among these men he suspects
strongly there were spies.
Then at the beginning of October
came word that the Russian off
GERS were to be moved on October
I, and it was clear that the attempt
to escape must be made then or
never. So on October 6 Isaacs
called a meeting of IL Americans,
who had decided to make the dash,
arl told them that they must start
that very night or not at all,
From four different points stimuli
taneously the attempt was to be
made and four separate squads
were to try to cut their way
out at one and the same time. One
squad was to cut the wires; another
under Lieutenant Willis of Boston,
of the Lafayette Flying squadron,
was to make rush out of the main
gate with the guards as they ran
to head off the others, while a third
had to build a short ladder, by which
they could climb over the fence.
Bridge Is Prepared.
As for Lieutenant Isaac's squad
of four they had prepared an elabo-
rate bridge and were preparing to
go right over the top of the wire.
It was Isaac's idea, and he had car
fied it out with extraordinary in
genuity.
At 1890 o'clock on the night Of
October E, lights out was sounded,
and at once four of the Americans,
Tho we , staying behind, managed
to short-circuit the electric lights
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Bullets

Golden and Fumed finish
-$24.50, $3.50, $3.50,
$44.50, $49.5O.
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Open Beddeo Charge Account
Dress Up Now For Thanksgiving

What's the use of denying yourself the advan-
tage of Beddeo's cheerful credit? Put yourself
and family in the Boddeo Dressed Glass at once by
Quitting the whole family on Beddeos most con-
venient terms. .. '.
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Dining Room Chairs
Plain or upholstered seats
Csc, $1.15, $1.49, $1.95, SITS,
1895, $4.75.
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Dining Room Tables
Fumed and Golden Oak
finishes $3.50, $3.50,
$24.5O, $3.50.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-03-10
SMALL PROSPECT OF
FULT0N-D DEMPSEY GO
Jack Demands Onc-thir,i of the Gate
white Fulton Thinks lie IL
the llg Card.
MUST REACH COMPROMISE
Dempsey Must Rcdu,c Ills Dcmnnds
or Promoters win Not Attempt
to stage Match.

From one end NJ The country 10
the other the demand IL going up
for battle between Fred Fulton
aud Jack Dempsey, the latest scnna :
tion in the ranks " hcavywclpht
performers. but from present indl-
cations there is small prospect OF
iris bout undertaking in the lmmo-
diatc future.
Fulton thru his manager. Mike
Collins, rlghtfully takes he position
that Il contest with Jcss willard for
the worlds championship has first
consideration with them. and thcy do
not propose to be sidetfnokod or de-
'nycd In reaching ms goal by daily
ing with an upstart,
There is another angle to tho Full
ton Dempsey controversy now rag
ING that In generally oSorlooked nv
those who are erlticiRing Fulton for
his failure 10 sign W with Dempacy
NJ this time. rhis involves the
money to be cleaned thru such a
contest.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-03-10

done there ls fight on hand once
peace In declared. Then unless we
continue on a military besis youth
viii seek To match youth In physical
tests. and there Is no good reason 20
SUPPOSE that the rest OF us will not
be present 10 see the fun That is
intercollegiate sport and great
many people think II fine thing
for the hoy even under the condl-
tons prevalent when we went TO
war
After all II Is the spirit or the
thins which counts That Is what
the amateur propagandlsts shout at
us. They cannot countenance pro-
fessionalism In any form Spirit.
eh' what do you think OF this?
The writer knew IA noted varsity
runner who was technically "A pro
tessional because he was aided H.
nancially In getting thru college.
Later he met runner from another
college, a technical and spiritual
amateur. no ran many IA race tn his
undergraduate days against tho
technical pro runner. The amateur
entered his last race against the top
pro in "A college dual meet, The ANA
teur hal never won his varsity tstter.
To do 20 he had to win first IN
this his last dual meet His chances
seemed doomed But on the last lap
when all hope seemed dead. for the
pro was logging alops In the van. an
easy winner. "A strange thing hap
Jcncd. The pro looked over his
shoulder saw the amateur, checked
his pace and when the amateur
challenged him the pro said
Come on now, S. I'll pace
YOU IN and II no one else comes up
it's your race"
s., the amateur. won that race
and His coveted letter as well lie
has always held that the other re-
low. technically "A pro was the finest
sportsman he ever knew,
There's the whole rub In athletics.
anna teurism is OF the spirit, but what
OF the spirit OF that pro?
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-03-10
SPRING SPORTS FOR
TULSA WARD SCHOOLS
Athletics as Necessary for the Grade
Student hs Scholastic. Bcstevcs
Superintendent Oberholtscr.

Garry out the program OF "sports
for ALL" u. II. 0bcrhoitxsr. superin-
tenent Of city schools. win institute
n serios OF spring athletic esents ~
various ward schools. Mr.. oberhoit-
zer bo,ieves that organised athletics
are as necessary 10 the grade school
pupil as TO the scholastic or collie
Fian. TownTS this end. ], w, Robb.
director Of grade school athletics and
Instructor OF various classes have
been working the entire year teach
Ing tho students, boys and Eiris.s the
meny advantages derived from ath-
lotic games.
Football was not played during the
fall. due TO inability 90 secure sse-
quate grounds on which 10 play. Baa-
ketball, one OF the most popular or
winter sports in Tuisa. has been
played thruout the entirs year. Some
splendid players. In both boys ana
girls games. have been developed.
and tae pupils have manifested unu-
sual Interest In the game
which. to play Il will be impoGalbls 10
play baseball In the ward schoo1e.
Very few Fairgrounds were Of suf-
fioient size for the diamond suiuo
and most OF them that Were have
been torn up by building aaotiyaiea.
Indoor baseball has been sueBlltttod
for the outdoor Karne. and while net
so popular. has proved an sxo4liant
alternative for Tho natiohal rostlsnS.
Boys and girls are to be orvsnlnel.
and iu6bor bAsebati. with bA6ketbon,
is 70 he made the major sport,
Gymnasium work and nil1tarv
drill have also been features ~ WNR1
school sthlatics The gifIs havs -
peclally enjoyed the FORMER, aWA1oe
drill has bean emnhasiaad for. hoVp
In particular. AccordIns 70 W.
oberhnltxer this drill win bs kept -
thruout the entire sprinS. Tha oeVu
are becoming wonderfully pfUl1clonS
In executing the various man6Uv0su
and their work would DO credit 20 :
company In the re9slar army
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knowledge OF ring tactics. in spite
Of his great size Ills reach and
height make it almost Impossible
for an adversary TO land effective
blows and no Has, never been really
bothered by blow In his whole
career.
willard IL 80 years old now and
OF course not as flesh Ms he might
bo after practically three years OF
retirement, Yet It seems probable
that with plenty OF training and
spgrrins he would have hH solid
left hand iolts In good shane again.
These a2nc should maks IT hard
for eieher Fulton or Dempsey 10
reach him with blows that could do
any damage or In ray way TO beat
him declsively willard, by the way.
has declared that he will meet Full
ton for the title and apparently does
not plan TO give Dempsey any COM
sidorntion.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-03-10

years ago. the only ten rOundg he
has FOUGHT since winning his belt
he was something IKE rs pounds
heavier than when he fought John
son and he was much slower In
order tn defeat either Fred Fulton
or JACK Dempss.' declslvely willard
would need To be In much better
shape than when hd fought Moran,
Roth Fulton and Dempsey are much
more dangerous than Moran ever
was at his best and II would he nee
cssary for willard TO prepare very
carefully for either one of Ihem
Though Willard looks To hc In
good shape Rt present II may bo
doubted whether he Will look ns good
when he comes to defend hts title az
he did whom ne defeated Jack John
son In his fight with Johnson he
was IN his best possible shape and
slr,wed himself to bc not only pos
scsscd ~ almost phenomenal
strength but also an exceptional