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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-08-10

gud yoke and they try tn talk TO Gus,
but ha amt say vary much
"Ay got letter from my son. He's in
Yale, yu no." said vone Of the vim
men
"Ay got bruther vot bane there III, "
Gus say.
as that soo Vot YEAR" ask the VOC
man
"Ha don't got no year Gus tai her
"Ha yust punch a Norwegian iciIcr IN
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-08-10
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ICELESS DRINKS.

or less things we have seen lot
since first we gained tho SIT OF
vision
To see what Is and what is not.
And gauge perspective with precision.
And some have left no aching void.
As Mr. Burbnnks spinelcss cactus,
or painless dentists we employed
When aching molarB have attacked uS.
Such less may make a product more
Delectahlc than twas before
hut here OF ate such thingg az are
Thus modified or cen restricted
~ that brict syllable seem Tar
From pleasing TO this race afflicted,
For war upon the worldwide plan
ON which the nations now pursue II.
Has made the tired business man
inclined TO think they overdO n.
The while h. eats his whpA tless bread,
or tuddlos to his shcetless bed.
Yrt hrayely we have met the test
Ot mrutlcss days ana substituting,
Of hghtlcss nights from east TO west
Tu AID IN" chaps who do our shooting
And coffee SHY OF any sweet
or subject 70 great reduction,
And winter days devoid ut heat.
which further work of Hun destruction
For man IL patient when there amt
A CHARGE to profit by complaint
And 80 We face the iceless drink
In mood resigned to calm enduring,
Nor does II matter what we think
About an M we can't be curing,
But We shall think, while slipping stuff
From glasses where no CRYSTALS tinkle,
Such beverage Is not enough
TO mar the sleep Of Rip Van WinkP.
For kplless drinks are such frost
{ They should keep cool though leo Is lo'i
In 4 commendable effort to learn
/ ono thing every day, man called
up Central" and inquired If the
/ Huckins hotel had a telephone.
The dove season which has opcnc,
here has nothing to do with the dove o
peace season. which seems to have beer
indefinitely postponed
Secretary Baker has decided that re
porters are indispensable, but the statu
on column conductors remains unde
cidcf This pillar of persiilage beinl
a stranger TO worry, also stands Sus
4 pcnSe pretty we'll, and has patlcnc
enough TO await a definite opinion.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-08-10

The latest drive on the western front also seems to have
given the cavalry another chance OF which the mounted
troops have had few since the Hun hurled back to
the Asne in the early days Of the and nterminabe
trench warfare began However when does get chance
the cavalry proves its worth Speed important factor
in harassing rcrcatng army and the cavalry undoub
edv added to the large toll Of prisoners taken in the lat
est allied effort
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-08-10

There is a strain OF rabbit in most
men, and probably none OF them would
have the nerve to say what Dorothy
Dix said the other day. What Dorothy
said in case you overlooked that eifu-
sion, was that marriage is a meal ticket
to a lot OF women.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-08-10
Pastor Is Freight Checker.

Rev w. J. Howell, pastor Of the
First Presbyterian church at Auburns|
Wash, is freight checker in the raiI-|
road yards there.
Whats the idca2' members of his
congregation asked him
NJ conscience troubled ne" he re-
pl,cd Il wasn't doing enough war
work.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-08-10

The Philippines now more prosperous than ever
before and are showing other Of becoming American
ilcd by helping the United State, in the to marked
extent
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-08-10

The country remains reasonably IN
tact To properly symboll2e it, the
HIGH school should ily a whole flag, in
,ead of a tattercd remnant which nov
bcdeckS its lufty Stait
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-08-10

Judge J. b. A. Robertson democratic nominee for gov
enor is resting up from the campaign although there
probably are others vino weary of that sort OF
thing than he Il,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-08-10

plot to kill Icninc and Trolky has been discovered.
a little prcmaturcy should say; they haven't been
killed yet
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-08-10

Our army ha, made such progress in recent months
that those newspapers who feel compelled to criticize Sec
re-Jy Baker are having an increasingly difficult time to
-Hecp supplied with ammunition
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-08-10

the eye and the yudge give hem 30 dag
in yail Washington State Weekly.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-08-10

John D. Rockecllcrs income probably will get another
awful JOLT in the income tax but it IS built to stand
.nch aSsaults
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-08-10

Small avors appreciated, including the recent sam
pie OF rain but the weather will have to form the rain
habI, il it hopes to regain its old-umc popularity
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-08-10

The dove season which has opened
here. has nothing to do with the dove OF
peace season. which seems TO have been
indefinitely postponed.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-08-10

In a commendable effort to learn
one thing every day, man called
up Central" and inquired If the
Lee Huckins hotel had a telephone.
New-York tribune., 1918-10-15
BRITISH

LONDON (NIGHT.-On the Brit
ish front south of the Lys River
only local actions have been reported.
Our patrols and advanced detach-
ments have been active, enabling
progress to be made at certain points
and the securing OF number of
prisoners.
Local fighting has taken place in
the neighborhood of Erquinghem and
south of -Marquart, rs q result
of which we captured several pris-
oners.
LONDON DAY).-Yesterday af
ternoon the enemy opened a heavy
bombardment on wide front north
OF lie Catcau. Under cover Of mis-
artillery fire strong infantry attacks
were launched against our positions
east of the Sele River, in the neigh
borhood of Solcsmes. These attacks
were successfully repulsed, after stiff
fighting.
Other attacks, in which tanks were
employed to support infantry as
sauIts, were delivered by the enemy
yesterday without success against
our positions opposite the village of
haspres southwest Of Valenciennes}.
New-York tribune., 1918-10-15
Roulers Captured by Allies
In Drive on Flanders Front

yesterday afternoon to greet General
Mangin, who made his entry into the
city at $3.50 O'Clock.
The people crowded around the gen
eral, almost Carrying him in triumph
to the City Hall, where he was re
ccived by the deputy mayor. The
Mayor himself and 6nc young men had
Deen carried oil into captivity by the
Germans before the French troops ar.
rived.
General Mangin's forces had reached
the Laon-Le Fere railway at 1O:45
a. M, ant quarter Of an hour later
the Frenci: trico!or was floating from
the tower Of the Laon Cathedral. At
about the same hour the last Germans
had been chased from the Forest of st.
Gobaln, which for four years had been
one of the strongest bastons of the
enenly's line.
Pursuing their advance with height
cned ardor in the JOY of having de-
hvered Laon, General Mangin's troops
vent on several miles north Of the city.
iberating number of villages and
arriving before the cNemy's secondary
position. At Marchais 1000 inhabi-
tants OF that town greeted their de-
i:verers with ioyfulness equal to that
Of the people OF Laon. They produced
a notice left by the Germans on re-
VA i,'S :" tHe fHcCt tndL lne rfcnch
authorities would have until October
1s at 6 =. m. to remove the population,
after which the town would be bonn
hardcd
The advance of the French troops
was wa. extraordinary. considering the
difficulties that had to he overcome.
All the roads had been blown up by
mines at many places. The villages
were either mined or burned. and
great depths of wire had to be broken
through.
The French Fifth Army has continued
its forward movement, liberatinr the
villages of Sterme. Outrc- Ramecourt
ano Montaigu, and reaching the en-
emy's secondary defence lines before
Siss0nne.
Further to the east both the French
infantry and artillery have crossed the
Aisne at Vieux-les -Asfeid and Asfeld-
la-Vilie.
New-York tribune., 1918-10-15
Military Comment
By William l.. Mcpherson
(Copy~ght. 1918 New York Tribune Inc.
DRINCE MAYS offensive for Menin and Rouler

Menin and Roulers. On the soft
and sticky terrain of Flanders some
little time must elapse between
offensives. Therefore, in the last
two or three weeks Foch's main
effort in the north has been ex.
pended on the south, or Douai, face
Of the Lille salient.
Yesterday the drive toward Cour-
tran and Client was resumed. On
twenty-mile front, curving from %
mines, on the Lys River, TO a point
above Roulers, British, French and
Belgian troops again broke through
the German positions. Roulers was
quickly taken and an advance Of FIVE
miles or more was made east and
southeast of that city. The Allies,
according to early unofficial reports.
reached the town Of Isheghem, four
miles directly east of Roulers, and
the village of Lendelede, which lies
five miles southeast of Rrnlers and
about four miles north of Courtrai.
At Lenderlede the Allies are close
to the second lateral railroad from
Courtrai north to Ostend and
Bruges. The first was cut in the
September drive at point between
Menin and Roulers. There remains
only one more route-a very indi-
rect cne-from Lille and Courtrai to
the Belgian coast, by way Of Ghent
And that line is also under fire from
Lendelede.
Courtrai is twelve miles northeast
of Lille. The development of Lille
/ from the north side is therefore ap-
preaching completion. a German
retreat in the north to the line Of
the Scheldt is inevitable. And this
retreat will not only free the great
French industrial centres of Lille,
Roubaix and Tourcoing, but will
also liberate Bruges and the entire
Belgian coast.
On the southern front the French
have advanced seven miles north of
Laon and have cut the Laon-Guise
railroad. Guise and Rethel are
both apparently about to fall.
Without waiting for an armistice
the German armies in this sector
are everywhere heading III confusion
toward the Belgian frontier.
New-York tribune., 1918-10-15
German Coast Guns
Silent as Belgians
Drive Within Range

BRITISH HEADQUARTERS IN
FLANDERS, Oct. la.-~The Belgans
made excellent progress to-day and up
TO O'Clock this afternoon had taken
Winkel, st. Eloi and Boschmolens, and
had reached nearly two kilometres
west Of Iseghem. Thousands of
prisoners and several complete bat
teries of guns were captured.
Although the Alvance is bringing
the Allies within easy range of the
coast batteries, not gun has been
fired from them. 1t is rumored here
that a British monitor steamed to the
entrance of Ostend harbor and heavily
bombarded the enemy positions.
New-York tribune., 1918-10-15
FRENCH

PARIS (NIGHT). South Of Serre
We have occupied Monceau-les-
Leups and are abuot one kilometre
south of Assis-sur~ Serre. In CO.
operation with the Italians we have
captured and passed Sissonne.
In spite of lively resistance we
have made progress on the north
bank of the Aisne, and have carried
our line beyond the villages of La
Malmaison, Lor, LIE Thour and St.
Germain Mont. In the region Of AS
field we have crossed the Aisne at
several points north of Blanzy.
The French carried Roulers by
assault. More to the cast the Bel
gians, progressing in the fighting on
a front of more than then kilo-
metres, captured Isghem and reached
the borders Of Lendelede, delivering
numerous civil populations.
The advice varies between four
and five kilometres. Arplanes ac-
lively co0perated. The number Of
prisoners up to the present is 5000.
great quantity Of material, in
cluding six complete batteries, was
captured.
Roulers, Cortemarck. Hooglede
and GIFTS are af1amc. There have been
explosions in different parts Of Rou-
lers.
PARIS (DAY).-French troops last
night continued to keep in close con-
tact with the enemy infantry on the
entire front. South Of Chateau
Porcen the French repulsed on the
north bank of the canal last night
the remaining enemy elements offer
ing resistance.
New-York tribune., 1918-10-15
German Assault
On American Line
Defeated IN Hour

WITH THE AMERICAN FORC-S
n NORTHWEST n, OF TOUL. Cct. ID nv
me Associated Press) Moon VIC,
lent artl .lery actions were in progress
today along the greater part Of the
American: front. Little change was
made IN the line. but the Germans late
iast night laid down barrages that were
preparatory to counter attacks of a
small but vicious character.
The most determined offor+ ,>,o, =.
the enemy was on the left across tho
Hlver Aire between st. Juvin and ST
Georges. The Germans advanced in
open order and fought with steadi.
ness that indicated fresh troops. WITH
in an hour however. the American ~
tlilery, supporting the line of infantry
%lth ,l machine guns, had brought tho
little offensive to halt. ''''
The enemy directed a harassing fire
on the American line throughout tho
night and in the forenoon TO-DAY Nal
amaut Woods especially was shelled
New-York tribune., 1918-10-15
Greek Deserfers
From Bulgarian
Army Mistreated

SALONICA, Greece. Oct. H. Numbers
of Greeks VINO originally came from
Adrianople and Thrace and were en-
rolled by force in the Bulgarian army
have deserted to the Greek army which
IS advancing in Eastern Macedonia. All,
OF them are reported as declaring that
the Greeks and all others, not Bulga.
rlans: have suffered grlevously in an ef
tort by the Bulg 4rians to extermlnat..
them by starvation and violence, bu
particularly by the former method.
The reports brought by the returned
Greeks have aroused great INDIGNATION
here, especially among the thousand
OF Greek refugees from Eastern anc
W estern Thracc, who were driven on
by the Bulgarians and Turks befor
IVA IN an effort to change the ethno.
logical status of the country.
New-York tribune., 1918-10-15

deported and many died from hunger.
Mohammedans who were unmolested
during the stay of a Turkish regiment
which garrisoned the town for five
months suffered worse treatment after
its departure for Asia.
When the Allies entered the towns
they were met with enthusiastic dem
onstrations by the people Jews and
Mohammedans here have subscribed to
fund for The relief of the people of
Serea, and the Great Rabbi at Salonica
vent to Seres to survey the conditions
there
New-York tribune., 1918-10-15


completely failed. In his Sec
ond letter to the German Chancellor
President Wilson has clearly recog-
nlzed the fact that questions Of truce
and cessation Of hostilities should
be dealt with by commanders in the
field and not by ministers and DIP
lomats. If Ludendorff wants a truce
he ought to go, hat in hand, to Mar
shall F'och and ascertain what he will
have to pay for it. That is war.
For such concession there must be
substantial quid pro quo; and Foch
is better qualified than anybody else
to lay down the conditions on which
he will suspend operations against
Ludendorff's battered and crumbling
forces.
What Germany wants is to be al
lowed to evacuate territory, while
saving her material and her armies.
What Foch has in mind is not only
to retake the territory, but concur
rently to destroy the German mill
tary establishment. The second pur-
pose is the more important of the
two. The only choice now open to
the Germans, from the strictly mill
tary point Of view, is to forestall
destruction by surrender.
The German armies are still "A
long way from home soil. Foch's
natural ambition is to make their
retreat, if not as costly as Napoleon :
retreat from Moscow, at least as
costly as his retreat from Leipslc.
Germany's power to continue the war
ought to be definitely snuffed out be-
fore Ludendorff extricates Himself
from Northern France and Belgium
and establishes what are left of his
two hundred odd divisions of March
last on line covering the west bans
Of the Rhine. German pleas for an
armistice by diplomatic negotiation
or by any other method short IF sur
render will not interrupt this snuff
ing out process.
In accordance with his strategy of
continued action on all fronts Foch
struck again yesterday at the weak
ened German line in Flanders.
Ludendorff's inability to hold the
Belgian coast or to stay IN IN
the Lille salient has been evident
ever since the Belgians, British and
French struck east from Ypres last
month and reached the line of the
Lys River and the road between
New-York tribune., 1918-10-15
British Break Foes
Line in Flanders:
Nolv Nearing Lys

WITH THE BRITISH ARMY IN
FRANCE, Oct. Ia (By The Associated
Press).-The British in their attack
IN Flanders to-day approached Cour-
trai. Counter attacks by picked Ba-
down under hot fire Thousands
of prisoners hive been taken and
enormous casualties have. been in
ficted on the enemy
The latest reports indicate that the
British broke through at one point
and are advancing toward the Lys.
New-York tribune., 1918-10-15
Serbs Push Ahead
North of Nish as
Enemy Retreats

LONDON, Oct 1s.--After capturing
Nish Saturday Serbian forces took
possession of the enemy positions north
OF the town. according to the Serbian
of1cial statement issued to-day. French
cavalry has occupied the Bella Palanka. ,"
The text Of the statemen, reads:
After hard fighting we entered Nish
saturday and took positions north of
,he town. TO the west we no the
line of Mramor-P -Prokuplie. French
cavalry has occupied the Bella Palanka.
New-York tribune., 1918-10-15
AMERICAN

(Oct. l3).-On both sides OF the
Meuse our troops to-day broke up
strong and repeated attempts Of the
enemy to dislodge them from their
recently won positions. American
divisions continued to participate in
successful operations under command
Of the British south of La Cateau
and Of the French in Champagne. At
other points held by our troops there
is nothing of Importance to report.
New-York tribune., 1918-10-15
Continued from Page /

the enemy attempted to stay the
sweeping Allied advances.
Double attacks around Douai, ac-
companied by terrific artillery
fire, were crushed by Haig's
armies. which pressed forward to
new positions on both sides of
the beleaguered city.
During the night on the American
front the Germans struck sharp,
vicious blows on both sides of the
Alre River, but were everywhere
thrown back with heavy losses.
New-York tribune., 1918-10-15
Vienna Says Civilians in
Serbia Aid in Fipbtinv

VIENNA, Oct lathe official COM
munication issued by the War Office
to-day says:
"1n the region north of Nish with
drawal engagements continue the civil
population taking part The enemy
has manifested strong pressure in the
Morava valley"
New-York tribune., 1918-10-15
GERMAN

BERLIN (NIGHT).-In Flanders
the enemy attacked on a wide front
between Dixmude and the Lys. We
have stemmed the thrust.
On the Disc and west Of the Disc
and on the Aire and west of the
Meuse attacks by the French and
Americans failed.
BERLIN (DAY).-"hrusts by the
enemy against the canal front on
both sides of Douai were repulsed.
The enemy, VINO temporarily pcne-
trated Aubigny-au-Bac, was thrown
back by counter attack.
Northeast of Cambria strong Brit
ish attacks between Bouchain and
Haspres broke down. South of
Solesmes we cleared out British
nest which had been left from the
recent fighting.
North of the Disc renewed attacks
by the French at and south of Alison
vile were repulsed.
North of Laon and on the Aisne
we are occupying new positions.
Successful battles in the last few
days on the Chemin des Danes and
at our positions along the Suippe
River, before which the enemy suf-
fered heavy losses in vain assaults
which he renewed almost daily, have
rendered possible the smooth carry
ing ont of movements here, as we'll
rs in the Champagne.
On neither side of the Meuse was
there any fighting of major impor-
tance. In raids we recaptured small
sections of positions which were still
occupied and held by the enemy at
the conclusion Of Saturdays fighting.
New-York tribune., 1918-10-15
Foch Strikes or,
Flanders Front to
Liberufe Belg;;uy,,

WITH THE ALLIED ARMIES IN
FLANDERS, Oct Ia (By The Associat-
ed Press) (1O:3O q. m. ).-British, Bel
glan and French forces attacked az
dawn this morning on a wide front in
Flanders, The Allied troops are driy-
ing in the general direction of Ghent
and Courtrai.
Inc attack seems 70 be generally
from Confines TO the northward. The
troops of the three nations went over
the top after a "crash" bomhardment
only. There was no preliminary BON
bardment 1t undoubtedly tactically
surprised the enemy.
In the British formations were some
of Great Britain's best troops, and the
forces of the French were Of famous
fighting organizations. The Germans
appear, perhaps, prepared to retire to
the Client line.
BY the fury with which the attack
was launched it is evident that the
lighting armies are not paying the
slightest attention to the "peace talk"
They smashed forward with all the
dash characterizing the recent opera
tions.
The blow in Flanders may prove to
be Marshal Foch's masterstroke. If
the Allied progress is continued the
Germans throughout a wide stretch of
territory, taking in the most important
part of the Belgian coast, including
possibly the important German subma-
rine bases, as we'll as the forces in the
entire Lille salient, will either have
to get out or face second Sedan.
Immediately after the Flanders at
tack began the British troops drove
first for the Confines Mcnin railway.
Tanks are not reported to be partici-
pating in this offensive.
The Germans are weak numerically
on this front, numbering fewer than
fifteen divisions, and those are in poor
condition.
Foes Losses Heavy
1t is known, partly as the result of
enemy graves counted, that the Ger
mans have suffered more than 100000
casualties in the Lys salient in the
last three months
Reports from the advanced positions
this morning indicate that the three
groups of Allied troops were making
excellent progress in the Belgian coast
salient, from which the Germans have
been precipitately removing war mate-
rial for two weeks.
Every foot of ground gained here
also dcepens the Lille salient, and sue
cess means that the enemy will be
obliged to evacuate the region to tie
south, as we'll as to the north, of the
front attacked. The attack would have
been launched before now had the
ground been rendy.
New-York tribune., 1918-10-15
Inhabitants of Laor,
Wild With Joy When
French Army Arrives

WITH THE FRENCH ARMY IN THr
LOAN AREA, Oct. ii By The Asso-
clated Press In 4 literal transport
or 10Y the 5000 inhabitants remaining
III Laon rushed to the gates Of the CITY
New-York tribune., 1918-10-15
JeOs and Greeks Cheer
Relief From, Brutality of
Enemy in Macedori<

SALONlCA, Oct 13.-Jewish and Mo
hammedan Greek subjects in Eastern
Maceuonia suffered terribly during the
temporary bulgarian rule Of that coun
.fy, II mas been proved by investiga
ton Most Of the Jews in Seres we're
New-York tribune., 1918-10-15
BELGIAN

HAVRE.--This morning Belgian
and French troops operating in
close cooperation carried by assault
enemy positions on front Of twen-
ty kilometres between Handzaeme
Canal and the Roulers- Menin road.
Breaking the strong enemy resist
ance they progressed along the whole
Of the front. capturing Handzaeme,
Cortemarck, GIFTS, st. Joseph, Hoog
lede, Beveren, Rumbcke, Beythem,
Quekene and Winkel St. Elois.
New-York tribune., 1918-10-15
The Official Statements

Our patrols pushed forward in the
course of the night at q number Of
points south and north Of Douai. We
gained ground and took prisoners.
New-York tribune., 1918-10-15
Former French Minister Dead

PARIS. Oct. l4.-Senator Theordore
Glrard, Minister of Justice in the Bri
and Cab net, is dead as the result of
cident.