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Evening journal., 1918-06-14
EAT BREAD
ny RIDDY BYT.

Baking bread without wheat flour is
not at all unlike making bricks without
straw. Most bread materials lack gluten
and a little white flour Is usually added
TO bind coarser flours together.
Now that the mailing industry has
been censored, a great quantity Of bar
ley has been released for domestic or
home consumption. Uncle sam would
gladly see the kitchen divisions using
up this material. Delicious bread and
cake can be made Of barley flour. with
out the addition Of any white flour, but
the product will lack the fine texture
OF the wheaton loaf
Barley Spoon Bread: Cut salt pork
In tiny cubes TO the amount Of two
tablespoonfulls. brown delicately In
saucepan, add 4 quart Of hot water and
boil. then add 1 cupful barley meal
sprinkling the meal in slowly and stir
Evening journal., 1918-06-14
MELTEp cHEEsE sANpWICHEs.

4 cup, grated American cheese.
tsp. oleomargerine.
rs tsp. psprika,
Ia tsp. mustard.
? egg yolks
ia cup evaporated milk.
"a cup water.
Melt oleomsrsarine. add cheese and
seasoning. When cheese has melted
add egg yolks, milk and water stir
well and cook in double boiler about
three minutes. Pour In shallow dish 10
cool and serve between slices Of bread
spread with oleomargarine.
Evening journal., 1918-06-14
BARLEY BREAD.

tbsp. sugar
! tbsp, vesetele
tsp. salt
O. milk
4 Q. lukewarm water
4 TO yeast cake
C. barley 1our
About c. wheat nour
Scald milk, add sugar, yegetole and
salt When iukewarm add yeast, which
has been dissolved IN lukewarm water
Add the barley flour and wheat flour
until the dough Is stlff enough to knead
Knead thoroughly, moisten to prevent
crust from forming on top, cover, and
act aside 90 rise until double In bulk
knead again and form into loaves, SET
aside IN creased pan 10 rise until light
Bake In q moderate oven from 40 10 60
minutes.
Evening journal., 1918-06-14

ful barley flour. In a separate dish
beat the whites Of eggs until stiff.
then fold froth into the cake batter
Turn into an angle food pan and bake
in a slow oven. Some cooks bake sponge
cakes in a tin lined with well-buttered
paper.
Barley Porridge: For 1 part barley
meal allow q parts water Boil the
water and add teaspoonful salt to a
quart Of water. stir in the barley meal
slowly, and cook in a double boiler for
hour and 10 minutes. Serve with
cream and sugar or dates, or raisins. II
is a good plan to use a fireless cooker
over night, when porridge is to be ser
we'd for breakfast.
Evening journal., 1918-06-14
RECIPES
LsssEs TAyTERs cUsTARD PIE
CCRE0LE.)

2 cans Lssses Tsyters
3 eggs
2 tbsp. oieomsrsarins
2 tbsp. powdered sugar
c. diluted evaporaied milk
Rlnd OF one lemon
Y tsp. cinnamon
To the Lssses Tsyters add the beaten
yolks OF eggs, melted oleomargarine,
milk and suieeS. Mix well and pour into
pie pans lined with pie paste. or cook
ed rice Bake in a quick oven for half
an hour. Make a meringue by adding
sugar gradually to the stinly beaten
whites OF eggs. When pies are baked
heap the meringue on top and put In
Me oven for three minutes 10 brown.
Evening journal., 1918-06-14
SWEET POTATO WAFFLFs

tbsp. Lasses Tayters
2 tbsp. drippinss or vegetable fat
at milk
y o. -four
tsp. baking powder
eggs
Mix frst five ingredients in the order
given. Beat we'll and add two well
beaten eggs. Bake IN hot creased waf-
sle irons. Serve with high grade oleo-
margarine and Louisiana Cane Syrup.
Evening journal., 1918-06-14

G. diced pineapple
y c. steamed raisins
y c. cottage cheese
Lettuce
Toss the pineapple and raisins to-
gether and heap in mound on lettuce
leaf. Roll the cottage cheese into balls,
using evaporated milk 10 make II the
proper consistency. Gernish with the
cheese balls and serve with French
dressing made as follows:
Dressing; a c. salad oil 1 tbsp. lemon
juice, Y tbsp. currant Jelly, salt and
paprlka. Combine the ingredients and
beat with a Dover egg besier
Evening journal., 1918-06-14
FRIUT DAINTIEs.

! cup raiSins.
i-2 cup peanut butter.
4 cup dates.
Chop raisins and dates fine, work In
peanut butter. moisten with grape Juice
form into balls and roll IN shredded Co
oOsnut.
Evening journal., 1918-06-14
MARsnMALLOW suRPRIsE.

1 cup marshmallow topping.
cups chopped dates.
Crisp waters.
Spread a wafer with msrshmallow
topping ana over this spresd layer Of
chopped dates about one-fourih Of an
inch thick, spread another wafer with
the msrshmallow topping and place IL
on top OF the FIRST Marshmallow sur
prise may be served as q sandwich or
dessert.
Evening journal., 1918-06-14
STUFFED TOMATO

6 round tomatoes OF uniform size
can tuna
4 C. diced celery
1 C. boiled dressing
scald, skin and chill the tomatoes.
Scoop out cenlers, which may be used
for tomato sauce or soup. Flake the
tuna. add the celery and one-half OF
the dressing Fill the tomato cups,
put a spoonful OF the salad dressing
on top Of each. and serve on lettuce
leaf
Evening journal., 1918-06-14
SWEET POTATO TRrFFLERs.

. G. Lssses Tsyters
O. milk
y tsp. cinnamon
Juice Of lemon
Mix potatoes thoroughly with other
sngredients. Form the mixture In dla-
mond shapes on a baking sheet and
brown under the blazer or In a hot
pven. Serve with chicken, turkey, or
ham.
Evening journal., 1918-06-14
EGG PLUM sALAn.

p canned egg plums
cake neufchstel cheese
tbsp. eyaporated milk
Lettuce.
Cream the cheese with evsporsted
milk. Remove stones from plums and
stuff with cheese Serve on lettuce
leaf with fruit Juice as dressing.
Evening journal., 1918-06-14
oAT MEAL BREAD.

oat meal bread Is very good Il
nseds foundation OF wheat -four, and
his must be remembered by the house
wife.
G. rolled oats
c. boiling water
tsp. salt
ia o. molasses
thsp. yegetole ~
"a cake yeast dissolved IN ft
tbsp. lukewarm water
3 C. flour ,aboutl
Pour boiling water over oats, add
molssses. salt and gevotoie. Let stand
until lukewarm: add dissolved yeast
and add flour to make a thick sponge.
Beat well and let rise until light and
yfull of bubbles. Add rest Of -four and
tknssd into losf Let stand until dou-
bled In size Knead lightly, put into
pan, LEI rise until doubled m size and
bake
Save wheat In the home. Exercise
muisl suaslon IN your neishbor's home. /
Force bskeshops and hotels 10 cooper /
ate. Stiffen your backbone Tougher 4
your flber Make resistance stern The
struggle rs on us
Evening journal., 1918-06-14

3 tbsp. peanut butter
10 cup finely chopped celery
tbsp. finely chopped olives.
tbsp. salad dressing.
Mix all ingredients well and spread on
thin slices OF brown bread.
Evening journal., 1918-06-14
FRESH STRAWBERRY AND PEACH
COCKTAIL.

/ can peaches.
/ quart fresh Strawberries.
Cut peaches In cubes and arrange 10
bottom Of glass. Place strawberries on
top. and pour over them two, table
spoons OF the juice drained from the
can Of peaches. No sugar should be
used With this dish, as the acid and
bland fruit are desirable without the
addition Of erfear
Evening journal., 1918-06-14
PEANUT BUTTER sANDwICHE,

must be taken that water around Gus
tard does not boil.
Evening journal., 1918-06-14
PINEAPPLE AND RAIsIN SALAD

and radlshes over the lettuce and serve
with French dressing.
Evening journal., 1918-06-14
wan GARDEN COMBINATION SALAD
Radishes

hadiSneS
Green onions
Lettuce
Clean the vegetables well In cold
water. Chill Slice the green onions
Evening journal., 1918-06-14

slowly, a tablespoonful at a time. When
this is perfectly smooth strain through
a sieve add the salt, pepper and green
pepper; add the shrimp. stand the
whole over hot wster until smoking
hot arrNn
Evening journal., 1918-06-14
MoLAssEs COOKIES.

ia cup molasses.
4 cup brown sugar.
4 CUP sour milk.
2 tsp. soda
tsp. vinegar.
IL cup bacon drippings.
esq well beaten
4 tbsp. eacff ground csn1s-nou. gin
ger and cloFes.
"a tap esf.
Flour.
Nix ingredients n ne order given,
mixing IN s'1fbois1t -four 20 make Che
dough sfiff ana -oa Bake in not
oven
Evening journal., 1918-06-14
CUP cUsTARp

\ eggs.
ia tsp. salt
i-8 cup maple sugar.
cups cvaporsted milk diluted
Beat eggs slightly, add sugar and
salt pour on scalded milk slowly (;
strain into mold brushed with oleomar-
sarine, set IN pan OF hot water, and
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1918-08-23
WATER FOR STOCK SERIOUS
PROBLEM

The continued druuth j. making
The problem Of securing water for
lNc stock very serious one in this
county. as almost every tank an |
branch that formerly furnished wat
or is dried up, Many people are un-
d"rihking to drive their stock daily
10 water. sometimes several miles !,
others who have Il small number of
stock are hauling il from ntighhor-
ing wells. Reports have come in OF
stock dying for want OF water in
many quarters. Probably halt of
IN" country people of tn" county arr
hauling more or les; water for home
use. In on" community We know OF
twenty families who are getting all
their drinking and household water
from one we'll. II seems that the
only sur" supply of water is to BE-
obtained hy boring wells in larg"
Numbers
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1918-08-23
\\NS
\bt NJ MEN SHDtI.D i'lESlE
STt DIES


How can render tn" most valu-
ahl' S"r'i'" to my country durin,
III" period uf h" war;" This j. tho
question which young men over i
ar" asking Themselves thcs" days
IN" War Department has Just ui
tered It solution. the plans for which
however. have not h"cn entirely
worked out The War Department
says, Enter college il YOU are fit.
tea I" do So. or return to college il
already enrolled and enlist in the
student Army Training Corps" BY
"nlisting in this corps. according to
plans proposed. YOU will become 4
member ot the United States Army.
and will be given instruction. equip
meni, and so forth
NOTE-ln another part of this is
Nu" Of the Durant Weekly News will
be found a lengthy and interesting
artirl" dealing more fully with this
subject
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1918-08-23
ATTACK PROMISED ON EI.El "TION
LAW
Pr" i>ion of thr Law Ruling \oinin-
rs With Light Vote orr Ballot
l. Cu,lcr Fire.

y cas-" of attacking validity of tho
Law requiring that nominees OF all
parties must rcCriv" a vote equal to
- per cent OF tn. vote cast for the
head of their ticket in the last gen
cral election before their names can
appear on the ballot in a general
election. will l." instituted in the ,u-
prem" court within IA week or so.
Attorney General Freezing. who
had been called upon to render an
opinion upon tn, Constitutionali,y of
IN" Law said Il few days ago that H."
would not give an opinion inasmuch
~ "it seems certain the supreme
court will he called upon Ia pass up-
un III" validity of the laW." which
Mas PASSED by III, 1915 legislature
II th' law is enforced. nonH Oi the
social! I ,andid"t"~. and u lrg
uuiuh'r oi Republican Eumii,,+ viii
II" k"p' OF the ballot in the Nnycm-
hrr ,.rrtiun
triui"n arourG the capitol l. Ken .
orally 10 tn" effect that tn" law VIII
=" declared uu,ou. ti'uliuual
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1918-08-23
LEMONS MAKE SKIN WHITE.
SOFT, CLEAR
Make This Beauty Lotion For "A Few
Cents and See For Yourself.

What girl or woman hasn; heard
OF lemon juice to remove complexion
blcmiSheS; 10 whiten tho skin AMI
to bring out the roses, the freshness
and the hidden beauty But lemon
juice alone is acid, therefore irritat.
Ing. and should be mixed with or
chard white this way. Strain thru
a fine cloth the juice OF two fresh
lemons into a bottle containing about
three ounces of orchard white. then
shake we'll and you have a whole
quarter pint of skin and complex.
ion lotion AZ about the cost one us
ually pays Tor small jar or or,,ln-
airy cold cream. B" sure To strain
the lemon juice so no pulp gets in
20 the bottle. then this lotion will
remain pure and fresh for months.
When applied daily To the face.
Any druggist will supply thre,
ounces OF orchard white at very lit
tie cost and the grocer has the lem
neck. arms and hands it should helm
to bleach. clear, smoother and beau
tify the skin.
ons. 90 (ady,
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1918-08-23
RIDLEY HICKS ACQUITTED OF
MURDER CHARGE.


II took Il ju"y in the Ridley Hicks
murder case Just twenty miutts last
Saturday after retiring to the jury
room To arrive at verdict OF ac-
uuittal and return to the district
court room.
The case attracted Widespread at
tention. and sixty odd witnesses were
examined. The testimony showed
that Hicks shot and killed Jim Bush
when III" latter made AN attack ON
him with Il knife. the killing tax ktng
place near iuha May - last.
The prosecution was handled by
County Attorney Abbott and Assist
ant Arthur Gilliland assisted hy e..
T.. McPhcrrcn. The defense was con-
Quoted by lu"rback n Macdonald
Tn" personnel of the jury WAS as
toiluws: jess Wrgcr. J. II Alien
I. W Anderson. Henry Grin-l -lad",
VI {. MurrN. W. r. Nunnally. : ".
llullinr, worth. \ W. Carter. Tom
'l"ath. " :. Johnson. II Il. Murray
and Lewis \ Austin
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1918-08-23
SAYS THERE IL 40 E\CCSE FOR
SMALLPOX
State Health Commissioner says that
Vaccination VIII Ab>ulutrl, Pre-
vent II in Any community.

Although smallpox Is Il cold rath
rr than u warm weather disease. :;
Number oi reports hay" been received
hy the State i;urrd oi Health of mild
outbreaks. says Dr j H. Duke, stat"
il,alth Commits -ionrr Th"r" i no
cNcus" tor rr.Nui"nr" oi smallpox,
II. adds Any indltihunl and amy
cuiumuuill can h' protected with ali
solutr certainty. Furthermore. such
precautions u, ar. needed should b"
taken h"lur' TIA" cu!i Weather = T.
in. In ~uuIr .r'tiuu> at oklahoma
ih,rr were s"lihua outbreaks ot
>,mallpo\ last winter 1t Was ncc",.
sary Tor the stat" Board ni Health
To take urioti' MEASURES To- control
these rpIdriuIt- and tn protect th"
rest ut Tie Sti;, Ihl~ inv Owed con
siderable "Nr".ultjlv, ~ addition.
huoin,;,. iu the district, Mas serious
81 iujui.'t. ana tinal!N there was II
large amount al e.chtc,+ and suffer
lng thai v a. i''u'utrll unnecessary.
All Of Mhi,h would have hrrN Pre-
vented h.ri IA" ilEh' pr'rdutinn.
which l. \nr,!uLliuu. h"n taken -
time.
There i. ru question about th' val
IL bI Nt'' ll'll ~ anu l'~ - lIIlNlN -
a pr"Vau'inn "ehin~t +mIllprN II
has been tested III tens. perhaps hun
dl"dS oi millions ut cases There i
no danger from vaccination. when il
il don" hN u cou!p"t"ut phN stefan IN"
Resulting Irrltitl',h amounts tu litti
ana then the person mated =
SAT" from >mailpnX tur a period OF
wears. SmalipIN i almost uuhnuMu
III great communities iih" thicaGO
and New YORK II Is uukuuwn in th'
great armies oi today except in IN"
very rar" carca where men already
injected come 10 he camps from civ
Han communities. Formerly. small
poN was the scOurG" OF every ruun-
try, Now II is little dreaded The
sole and only reason for this change
is the general introduction OF vaccin-
alton. The maa who refuses TO b.
Naccinat"i moi only endanGerS him
self. hui /, a threat to the good
health OF tn" community
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1918-08-23
FROM PARIS. FRANCE. III. SAYS
"TELL MOTHER"

Th"S" ar" always the first words
III The wounded L. :. Marines. those
devil dog fighters who routed the
pick OF tn" German forces in the re-
cent battle on the Marine. when they
ara brought into the hospitals over
in France
On" Marine. just boy. said: I've
been ii sort OF wanderrr for the past
six years | guess tn. folks back
home thought | was good for moth
ing. But now wish you would
write Mother for me- and tell her |
made good"
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1918-08-23

FIVE LIMITED SERVICE MEN To
ENTRiIN AUGUST 30

The local board has orders to en-
train five men qualified for Iimite,
military service. at oo'clock ON Fri
day. August 80. for Camp Dodge. Al
Des Moines. Iowa. The board ha,
summoned the following eight Nor
to appear ON that date. and from
them the fiv" To go will be chosen
William Nobl" Bennett. Durant.
Morris iberia Lively. Durant.
Henry Clarence Thompson, Okla.
hOma city
tiHd" Walker tulhcr'Sun. Durant
Albert Uric Brant. Huminy
Burnard Newton Partain, Durant
lrby Lucas. Duran'.
Ira MCbOnal SmiSer. Caddo.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1918-08-23
ItFE SHORT. DURANT CHaP'
KILLS THREE GERMANS
And Has Been Wounded Eight Times
Into the Bargain in Fighting
Near hatrau.Thicrrl

According To- Information received
here, l.nt" q short. son Of Dr, W u.
short ot this city. has been wounded
.iyh, dlfi.i,i' time. in tn" fighting
f.ar chat"au-Thirrry against tn"
Germans. being ilr-t wounded III
Mas. when mention of his wounds
Na- mad, in th">, columns LAT" al
80 l.d- thrc" Germans 10 his crrdlt
mat h" know Of
in a better to a girl friend in OK
hu"il City. which wa, printed IN
M" DailN Ohlahoman. LATE said.
"Tmny hay, accounted t"r tht""
20, William'- m'n." says I.af" writing
ui.."i date ol July Il.
I'm lucky To b" alive. too. II
h.I not hr"n a good runner | w"ul.i
h. in Il German pri on camp or d"ad
Ihi- / how 1t happened
n here Was Il inachu" gun iha'
A.t- giving us som" trouble" Ten oi
a- aud tWu utti,ci- went to get him
IL th, darkness ". lost our way and
went ~ the right OF his post There
w.. itn onto Il working party Of NOR"
than forty. Well, pr"-rnc" of mimi
got IL out Of Il bad hole"
n'N saw us anu IIl'N w rUNn uH
We opened fire with our pistols and
for second they slowed up; then
"" ran Tn" men un the machine
gun post had crmc up on our left
flank one OF them shot me IA eldnC-
ing shot Just over the right ey" II
came out in the center OF my fore
head lus, below tn. edge u: nv hair
He only fired once: Il man beside III"
KILLED him. Then was lucky enough
Ia kill one just behind him. All oi
IL got back safely to our line.
You of course read Grorg" Patul-
los articles in the Post Going In
WAS one. the other I've forgotten the
titl". hut it tells an incident %! Fri
vat" Wards challenge There was a
picture of three men holding up :,
bridge from New York 10 France. In
tn" last named article h" tells oi
the little scrap We had in No Man
Land where | was Wounded On" al
ia. hols became lost and stayed III :,
Sh' II hole until daylight iir !. Il
tat boy f"nrl Illinois
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1918-08-23
NEW MACHINERY FOR GIN

This i-su" of the New carries n
large advertisement for the Planters
tin company. successor To the Far
m"rS C""p"rativ" Gin Company, in
when they are telling News rcader
"l th"ir new equipment just installed
which will enable them to gin more
cotton than h"tur" and do il better
Included in IN" new equipment is "A
lhh-horS"puWtr Oil-hurning engine
that Will operate the entire plant,
ana do II NOR" efficiently than tn.
old mOti'" power.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1918-08-23
- WS.S
PRtE ETT AN MiBEN FINED 5000

Moman Pruiett, prominent GRIM
inal lawyer OF Oklahoma. and for
mer District Judge Maben were fined
$50" each in Oklahoma city few
days ago for introducing liquor into
tn" state Both We're coming in from
a trip to the north when they We're
held up by an officer on the train af
ter 1t reached oklahoma. their grips
searched. and bottl. or two nj IL
quur for their own consumption was
discovered Both promptly paid
their fines and il l. presume that
We now have two more ardent sup
purtcrS of IN" cause OF prohibition
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1918-08-23

Mrs Green has received word from
her son, John II Green. of the l42d
infantry, from somewhere in France,
SAYING that h" is doing nicely and en-
loying the training. He was a men,
her of Old Company II. Mrs. Green
has three sons in the service. all vol.
unteerS' one in the Navy and two In
ne Army.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1918-08-23
IMSSl
JOHN COUIs Captured

John Cobb, Il native Of the Ben.
nington community. bu, who for "A
number of years has made Durant
his headquarters. trading horses and
80 forth. was captured forty miles
north Of Broken Bow Tuesday by
his bondsmcn and returned 10 III"
Bryan county Jail To answer charges
Of violation of the prohibition law.
John has been gone for quite long
time but vigilance On the part of his
bondsm"n has at last resulted in his
rcinCarCeratiOn
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1918-08-23
NlIlLl.E TALKING BOND ISSUE.

According To the Press. there is n
strong sentiment in Achillc favoring
munlcipal election 10 vote bonds
enough 10 equip the city with a mu-
nicipal electric light plant. The
freSs says sentiment appears to fay-
or the project.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1918-08-23
\tSSl

Mrs. Il +, Shannon has received n
card from her son. Robert : Shan
non. Go, II, l42d Infy., stating that
he had arrivcr safely overseas.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1918-08-23
Orove's Tasteless chill Tonic

destroys the malarial Germs which are transmitted
90 the blood BY the Malaria Mosquito. Price 6Oc
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1918-08-23
,aithy W
No Worms in a !

All children troubled v -, hood 1
healthy color. which iailta ' / asl
rule. there Is more or le'' W syss 4
GROVE S TASTELESS CHI w w II. "
for two or three weeks "''l { 81. 'i;,.,ot.slS|
prove the digestion. and a'a' TS,,ur
enins Tonic to the whole 81 a',w N, CHI
throw OF or dispel the worn aa 80 Skr
10 perfect health. Pleasant :, ''
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1918-08-23

And your invcStm mcnt. Those bonds are
the safest investment you ever maze.
Don't be lurrd into exchanging them for
the "ScCuritirS" of some Suave get-rich-
quick operator Big returns may be prom
srd. but the bigger the promised returns
the bigger the risk.
If You hav" to hav" money. take your
bond TO any bank and use it as collateral
for Il loan. There is no security the bank
..r would rather have nothing on which
he will lend more willingly.
I,on't use bonds To buy merchandise.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1918-08-23

The avcraS" merchant accepting your
bonds in trade. sells them Immediately.
thus tending to lower their market price
and taking away from the buyer of your
bonds the ability to lend a corresponding
amount OF money to his Government.
Liberty Bonds are meant to help your
country AT War: are meant for invest
m"nt and To provide an incentive for say
ing and Il provision for the rainy day
Hold fast 10 your Liberty Bonds Hold
fast for the sake of the boys "Over
There. lin!l fast because il is good
business.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1918-08-23

Don't fall to real lpe
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1918-08-23
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The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1918-10-17
y. S. TRANSPORT
SINKS IN port

HOBOKEN. N. j., Oct. 15.--short-
ly before the American transport
America, formerly the German trans
Atlantic passenger steamship Am
erika. was about to sail today for
Europe with soldiers and supplies
the vessel foundered at her pier
here.
In the early morning darkness
while the troops aboard were sleep.
ing. the America settled with her
keelin the mud, leaving only three
of her eight decks, together with
parts Of her tunnels. above water.
So far as known there was no.losl
of life. Earlier reports were tina
between thirty and forty of the crew
had persisted after being trapped in
the boiler room.
Troops were placed on guard out.