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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-01-17

wagon and the muffin stand aroused me
from dore into which the re,tiul
silence ol the room had drawn me ]
started mp and looked at Lillian a ulile
wildly There was something infinitely
pinine in the smile with which She an
,wcrcd my look, something Intangible
too. AS If she knew something which !
did not She gave me no time lur spec
ulltlon, however.
where Is Lillian"
Drink this quickly" she said, hand
ing me cup Of steamiug tea "lou
poor child you're dead upon your feet y
| think | shall put YOU TO bed and take
care o( YOU Dicky phoncd that his
mother had broken her arm hut is that
any reason why you should he IN a
state like thiS2"
Llliaus tone was warmly indignant
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-03-21
SAFE FARMING FOR SOUTH
Department of Agriculture Ortlcia
Urges Production OF Food
Crops

Washington, March 21"The only
safe course for the laiVeg' of the
South" says Bradford Nuapp Chic
of the office of Extension Worl IN
the South. United States Departncnt
of Agriculture. "is to pursue safe
farming and produce tie iood Of 'ao
Sca'h upon the farms of the Solt4
this year.
Tao 5ar,r,ment asks sc co-opera.
tion Of every patriotic man and wo-
man to see that its message of IN
creasing southern food production
goes to every farmer of the South be
fore The planting season is over
at is folly The department sayc,
"to imperil our safety, especially
when the exchange value of cotton
shows that the prosperity of the
South is not founded upon cotton
alone, but last year grew out OF TIC
fact that we did grow a large portion
of the needed food and feed. Food
for the South produce in dthe South
is a vital item Of national efens"'
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-03-21
ROTAluAN MEET TO
TAKE WAR TIME HUE

kansaa City March 9l- Delegates
and visitors from five countries
Great Britain Canada. Ireland Cuba
and the United States are expected
here the week OF June "a to attend
tie ninth annual convention of the
International Association of Rotary
'lobS' More than 3GO clubs will be
, represented according to officials.
( This years convention will AXE ON
Il war tim" coloring and the program
VIII be largely patriotic Representa-
i'es Of the British, French and jap
3nese governments will attend the
meeting which will be one Of the
largest gathering of business men
anywhere during the year. The con
fentiou has been given the personal
endorsement Of President Wilson.
The delegation from the British
Isles, officials say is expected to be
! enc of the largest ever sent. 1t viii
Le headed by Andrew Home Morton.
president Of the London Rotary club.
and will include Thomas Stephenson.
3dinburg, Scotland, Wilfrid Hill
Birmingham. England, and G w Clark
Belfast, ireland.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-03-21
COURT MARTlALS GET
LITTLE PUBLICITY

Dallas March II While it is gen
orally believed about Lawton, Okla.
That the court martial of Major Philip
Connolly and First Lieutenant Walter
y Fitzpatrick charged with neglect
o' duty now is progressing in Camp
boniphan. Newspaper correspondents
tnere have been deuicd access to the
bearing and are not able to say an
thoratiyely that they are proceeding.
Major Connoly and Lieutenant Fitz-
ratrick were the officers charged with
nogoci of duty as a result of publicity
gNen by United States Senator Cham
terlan as to conditions about the
death Of a young Kansas soldier.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-03-21
TULSA LAWYER HANDS
"K0" TO DISLOYAL ONE
Remarks Of German Sympathizer
on Pullman Car East of Chi
cago Provokes Fight U.
s. Wins AS Usual

That disloyalty has no place in the
war lexicon of certain Tulsa at
torney. one Of the most prominent in
the entire state, who has a son fight
ing With the American expedit0nary
army in France, is evidenced by the
fact that ON a recent trip from Chica
20 to Washington he knocked the 'l,v
ing daylights' out of a fellow travel
cr who persisted in foisting unpatr;-
oac remarks upon the occupants Of
tho smoking compartment Of New
York Central Pullman car.
The Tulsa attorney in quest Of
dldnk OF ice water paused only
inomcnt as the disloyaI American
With strong German leanings, arose
10 leave the group in the smoking
compartment which had been jabbing
him for his unpatriotic uttrancc3
with tho remark that he hoped every
American soldier in France would
find q German grave
Like a pile driver the fist Of tho
Totsan shot out and landed on the
Hun eympathizer Following up his
advantage the Tulsa lawyer reignod
bluw after blow in the face of t'Ie
dlsloyal one, until grabbed by his fe!-
low passengers In heap on the
floor the exponent Of kaisersm lay
for over two hours in an unconscious
condition and when he was later car
red to berth opposite that Of tho
Tulaan, ho announced that unless the
man WIS at once removed he would
throw him from window Tele
praphing ahead for an ambulance, the
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-03-21
THIS SCHOOLMA' AM
COVERS MUCH COUNTRY

Grace Gleason, an Iowa school
Ma am has a peculiar distinction She
lives in three counties and four town
ships, Sho wakes UP in the morning
in Lincoln township, Polk county in
the house in which she rooms She
takes her breakfast, almost next door.
IN Story county Palestine township
Her next trip is to Lincoln township,
Folk county, to the school house
where she teaches, For lunch she
goes back to Palestine township
Story county The afternoon is spent
in Lincoln township with dinner m
Palestine. If she goes to church or
picture show in the evening sho
must enter the fourth township 1t
happens that the town is so laid cut
that certain parts of it occupy space
az three counties
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-03-21
KERENSKY IS REPORTED
TO Be At CHRI5TIlNA
Confidential Advices To Toxic
Confirm Widespread Rumors
of the Premier IS
Safety

Toxic, Marcn q Confidential ad
vices reaching here confirm that ex-
Premier Kerensky is safe at Chrts
tiana
No details as to hia activity are
given
General Iakonotorr former Rus
sian military attache, will sail for
The United States today ON mission
to aid Russian officers applying Tor
admission into the American army
General khonotoff was cnronte t.
Petrograd when Kerensky who had
offered him the portfolio Of vice min
lster OF war, was oyerthrown. He was
later offered The office of war minis.
ter by Lenine.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-03-21

Having read in The Daily Leader eff
a well near Fletcher, which seems to
breathe, Archie Murray, of San Jose.
n NJ, offers a possible explanation Of
The mystery He believes the drin
had reached a cave through which a
river flows directly to the gulf. The
ebb Of the tide causes air to draw
INTO the we'll because a space is lel,
in the cave fof the passage of air.
Wien the tide rises the air, which is
IN the passage, is forced out at the
top Of the we'll The downward cur
rent causes the water to freeze and
the inward Flow of the water causes
the ice to disappear.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-03-21
KNEE SKIRT IL NIFTY
But NAUGHTY LOOKING

The knee skirt has appeared in
Now York and as might be expected
TIE New York women have various
ana decided opinions about it, A New
York newspaper quotes one as saving
It is the moAt daring and scandoIous
garment she has ever seen. Another
gees into ecstasies over its artistic
i'aes. Still another says she gasped
"hen she saw it. and declares il is
simply shocking. Sometime in the dis
'ont iuture it may be perfectly proper
ana all right for a woman to be nos
S'sSed OF legs but like all other great
I, forms this one will have to come
slowly, inch by inch
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-03-21
CUT|CURA HEALS
SKIN TROUBLE |
On Shoulders, Neck and Arms.
Very Itchy, Also Burned.

My skin was red and swollen and
| had pimples that ran watery corrup-
ton, the parts affected being the
shoulders, neck and arms. The pim-
Piles would dry up for while, leaving
the skin red and scaly and very itchy
which caused a great deal of scratch
ing. They also burned and caused
restlessness and Disagreement. This
trouble lasted for about three months.
Then fused Cuticura and two cakes
of Cuticura Soap with one and one
half boxes Of Cuticura Ointment healed
me. (Signed) Frank r. OVERLY,
Varilla, KY July IL, 1917.
Having cleared your skin with Cuti-
cura keep it clear by using the Soap
for everyday toilet purposes and the
Ointment now and then as needed.
Sample Each Free by Mail. Address post.
card "Cutieura. Dept. II, Boston" Sold
everywhere. Soap 25c. Ointment Is and Soc
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-03-21
RELIEF FOR YOUR
GRIPPY COLD
DR.. Bell S Pine Tar Honey is
prompt and effective.

Did IL over occur to YOU that Dr
Bells Piue-Tar- Honey has been civ
ing satisfaction to thousands upon
thousands Of cold and grippe suffer
ers year after year?
The reason is that it gives quick
relief and when YOU are suffering
with your head stopped up, throat
sore, feverisha all knocked out. You
too will feel grateful when YOU have
tried this reliable preparation
The first dose Of this pleasant rem
edy viii satisfy you that II is going
to do the work aud you will be glad
TO recommend it TO your friends for
coughs. colds and bronchial affec-
tions Still sold at 2Jc at IN drug
gists.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-03-21
BOST0N'S 1880 DRINKS
AND THE WET" PROBLEM

or l0S,l56 arrests in Boston la
year l2.a more than in 1915 1--WE
thirds were for drunkenness And in
Boston drunkenness is So common
that the police arrest only extreme
cases. Since 1904 arrests for drunk
eaness in Boston have increased SIS
per cent. The, Springfield Repub!l
cen, Ma sachusotts' most powerful
newspaper declares for prohibition.
and asks What else is there to
do? Local option has failed and is a
farce
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-03-21
Age And Fair
Dealing Always Tell

You know when You insure III
companies that are over 100 and
POO years old, their business has
been built up by fair dealing and
prompt settlements.
My companies arc of that class
and character.
Your business solicited.
w. M. MCCOY. '
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-03-21

Southern Commercial congress The
foundation already has been laid in
the establishment of foreign branches
OF American national banks, he said,
and normal peace times with an aug
mented merchant marine will result
i'm an increased importance of Amer
lean International trade
Our exporters and manufacturers, "
Mr Harding said, should keep con-
sIantly in mind The great possibil-
tes OF a world trade after the war Is
over.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-03-21
Frank Pieratt Says:

THE FLAG or OUR UNION. IF
ANY ONE ATTEMPTS TO TEAR IT
DOWN SHOOT HIM Oh THE SPOT"
You remember a few years ago
whom we had such large peach crop,
YOU said then you would never let
another season go by without spray
ing your trees because so much of
your fruit was defective Now is the
time to remedy this trouble Let us
figure with you on your arsenate Of
lead. or any other insecticide that
You may want to use. If you have a
tree of two we viii sell YOU as little
as o. pound Of arsenate of lead which
yoh may dissolve in twenty-five gal
lens Of water. If you have a large
orchard you will need more and you
can buy larger amounts at a lower
price per pound A spray pump, of
course Is the best thing to use, but
If you haven't one cannot buy. bOr
rev or steal one, just put on an old
suit OF clothes Dip an old broom
into the arsenate of lead solution, shut
both eyes, and splash the dope all
over the trees. Peach trees are In
blossom now and they should be
sprayed Al once Repeat the process
in about ten days and you will get
back dollars in peaches for cents you
Spend on the treatment now.
900
A woman may have a figure that
Lillian Russell would envy com
plexion that vies with Mary Gardens,
but " she is not also adorned with
beautiful head Of hair, her other
charms avail her nothing, 1t takes
them all to produce a beautiful and
fascinating woman. If your hair is
not as beautiful as you wish it to Ne.
or II 1t has lost its former luster and
beauty, do not delay another moment
procure q bottle of Scotch Tone Hair
Color ReStorer at once and apply il
according TO directions. You will be
surprised and delighted with the re.
sults obtained
WE have been reading the little
Thirt Stamp poems contributed by
the readers of the Oklahoma City
Times. We have not heard yet who
won the prize, and as it is to be de-
clded before this ad is published, our
choice will not affect the decision
of the judges. Regardless of which
ere thoy decide is best, we think this
ore will do;
~ Stamp a day
v III pave the way,
To win this bloody fight;
Your little share
Helps "Oyer There
By Thrift Stamps with your might"
900
Our Soda Fountain is the most pop
War department in our store these
beautiful spring days. Ihe boys are
doing themselves proud mixing and
dispensing such deliciously appetizing
drinks.
THE CORNER PHARMACY,
Guthrie, Okla.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-03-21
SEES U S READY TO GRAB
WORLD TRADE AFTER WAR

Baltimore, Md. March 2l Great ex-
pansion of American trade through
out the world after the war was pre-
dicted by b = G Harding, governor
of the federal reserve board, in an
address here last night before the
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-03-21

Nauderblt, Biltimore, \ c, wives of
cabinet officers and others Of the so
cial set sold flowers on the streets
here today in the campaign to save
Belgian babies. we sold 10000
rays at anywhere from 10 cents to
$lo,' said Mrs Herbert Hoover, in
c!arge Of The campaign.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-03-21

When you nave a bad taste in your
mouth you may know that your diges-
tion is faulty A dose of Chamber
lain's Tablets will usually correct the
disorder They also cause a gentle
of the bowels. You will
find this to be one OF the best medi-
cines you have ever become acQuaint-
ed with
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-03-21
whenever You Need A General
Strengthening Tonic

lake !. the Old Standard GROVES
TASTELESS chin TONIC. II con
'ams the well known tonic properties
OF QUlNlNE and IRON and is Very
valuable as General Strengthening
Ionle, You can feel the good effect
on tho Blood after the first few doses
G0c
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-03-21
E5;SaIR.
E2 iS2:3Sl.E1 Us,

disloyal citizen was taken from the
train at city in western Ohio aud
carted off to the hospital where he IS
yet Wondering what hit hm
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-03-21
For 4 nad Co1n.

Take Chamberlain's Cough Remedy
IL has stood the test of time and can
be depended upon.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-03-21

SgNHE BEST medicine you can take
: e id yourself Of humors and
Gear your on.plexion, is Hood Sar.
lsapariua i it's also THE CHEAPEST.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-03-21

WIVES OF CABINET MEW SELL
FLOWERS TO HELP BELGlhMS
. Washington, March 2l- Mrs George
auderbilt, widow Of The late George
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-03-21

itISHlIH
Killed in Action.
Corp Russell G Hughes.
Corp George H Miles.
Corp Edward Mitchell.
Died Of Wounds.
Private Lloyd Culp.
Private Frank Prosil.
Died of Accident
Private John S Smith.
Private George Williams.
Died OF Disease.
serst Fred J Rossbach.
Private John V Adams.
Private Wnton Clark.
Private Hugh L Gibson, all from
pneumonia
Private Larkin w Leach, uraemia.
Private Ronald Leoan, pneumonia
private Louis Mayland, cerebro
spinal fever,
Private Major Terrell, pneumonia,
Wounded Severely.
Corp Otto G Abbott
Privatcs. Earl Horton, John CI
Leonard Kcstensky Peter
Paulson.
Wounded SLIGHTLY.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-03-27
BRAVE SHOT AND SHELL,
BUT WILLING TO FAINT
AT "SH0T IN THE ARM"

CAMP GRANT, Rockford. H.. Mar.
27.-The United States soldiers
dread "a shot in the arm" moro than
anything else in the world. according
to observations made by medical Of
ficcrs. The fact that rockies coming
to camp here quake and quail and
sometimes faint when the hyperder.
mic for typhoid Is injected, IS not
unusual say the officers.
They point out how soldiers in the
Philippines, who feared neither shot
nor shell. and went braycly into bat
tie, actually tainted when they were
vaCCinatcd.
II is held TO be inherited in most
cases. the father or mother of tho
man having the same dread OF hyper.
dermiCs.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-03-27
PROSECUTIONS
FIRST GUN
IS SPIKED
Governor of Colorado Refuses
To EXtradite BenisCh

A message was received by Deputy
Sheriff o. NJ. Lamon this afternoon
T. from Sheriff J. c. Harris, who went
70 Denver the other day with Deputy
Attorney General Patrick to get Ben.
Isch' alleged to be party to the al.
legged courthouse frauds, conveying
the information that the Colorado
governor had refused to grant the ex-
tradition papers necessary to bring
Benisch back for prosecution. De.
tails were lacking and whether the
refusal was based upon the merits of
the proceedings or upon technicality
cannot be discovered. II is said that
the present governor of Colorado is
very particular about exrradition mat
ters, always insisting upon giving the
man sought for a full and complete
nearing upon the merits of any mat.
ter before granting extradition ma
perS. II this was the case here IL is
evident that the governor thought
the charges against Benisch did not
warrant his being brought back here
for trial.
II looks from this as though the
prosecutions first gun" was spiked.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-03-27
FORMER SAILOR SHOWS
NEW STYLE PATRIOTISM

DEHEH. Okla, March 27.-Aaron
Hanning, former sailor, now owner of
cleaning and pressing establish
ment, has offered to clean, press. re.
pair and send home the clothing of
any drafted men of this city and
vicinity, when they exchange their
civilian clothing for the uniform OF
Uncle Sam. In case the men have no
home he will store their clothing and
Keep them for them. All this is with
out cost.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-03-27
LINN WORKS AS FARMER
BUT PROVES TO BE GIRL

GARDEN CITY, Kan, March 27.--
Last summer Garden City farmer
met Linn Ovcrbrook, a strong look
ing cightcCnycarold lad who wanted
n Job throghing After that was over
Linn had become so well liked by
tho farmer and his wife that they
offered him an all winter job at go
u week. lie accepted
All went wcll until q few days ago
when Sheriff OH Brown came TO the
farm and told Linn 81 know all about
you" Linn confessed. "Shc" had run
away from home Mabel was taken
To town and held until somo ono came
for her. Then she was taken back
to her Nebraska home.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-03-27
ICEB0X ENTRANCES AND
TOWEL-GAGS TOO MUCH

CHICAGO. March 27.-When Mrs.
Glare Washburn was forced to crawl
into her house through an icebox door
il was too much for her and she filed
suit for divorce from George Wash
burn. She alleges he locked her out
and the iCcboX door on the back door
was the only entrance open. Then he
tried to stuff bath towel down her
throat, she says, and she quit.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-03-27

A big celebration will occur here
ON April 9th, the anniversary Of
Americas entry into the war and the
first day Of the third Liberty Loan
drive as well The day will be- oh.
served generally as a holiday and
speeches, exhibition drills by the
Home Guard band concert. and a
rousing rally in the evening at the
Opera House will be the features of
the day.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-03-27
TEXAS COURT REVERSES
CASE OF HARRY SPANIEL

AUSTIN, Texas. March 27.-Thc
court Of criminal appeals today re-
ycrscd and romandcd for a new trial
the case Of Harry J. SPANIEL. who
was convicted Of the killing of Lieu
tenant Col. VI. c. Butler. L. :. A.. at
Alpine, Texas. last year.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-03-27
Question Of Accuracy

All the experts agree that at such
tremendous range even approximate
accuracy is ont Of the question and
therefore the gun is only of use when
a target is presented on a vast scale,
like Paris. The object aimed at they
say. Is rather moral than material.
hut in both respects the gun is likely
to prove less effective than airplanc
raiders
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-03-27
KAISER is ATTEMPTING
TO SPLIT ALLIED LINES
AROUND ROVE

27.-Thc conflict in the sector around
Noyon and Royc appears Of great i'm
portaucr from the many indications
that the German high command Is at
tempting to split the allied front
there and start the rolling up process
either way From the av"rag" cas-
ualtics In various German units as
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-03-27
BIG GUN IS
MADE IN AUSTRIA
British Ordnance Expert Says
Distance Obtained by New
Principle of BaIIiStiCS

] GENEVA, Monday, March 25-CBy
/ the Associated PressD-The long
range guns bombarding Paris accord
ing TO Vienna dispatch received
here are OF Austrian manufacture.
having been built at the Skoda fac
tory. The gun itself is not new but
It's novelty comes from new type
OF shell and the explosive gases used
in the gun. There are said to be
only two or three OF the guns.
A Great Surprise
LONDON, March 27.-ln the 'mys.
terry gun" the name generally given
to the weapon with which the Ger.
mans are bOmbarling Paris from
distance estimated at scyenty.fivc
miles. it is frankly conceded by cx.
Derts, the enemy has sprung one of
the greatest surprises Of the war.
Gen. Sff Desmond O'CaHaghan.
formerly president of the army ord
nance committee. says of the German
gun: The projcctilcs must have
been fired from longer and heavier
guns and with more powerful pro.
peIlant than We have any knowledge
Of"
Second Charge Not Possible
From Paris has come the suggcs-
tion that the extraordinary range of
the gun is due to the projcctile being
provided with a second charge which
rNplod"s when the first stage of the
flight is completed. giving it a fresh
impetus
This theory is secuted by Gen.
O'Callaghan as is also the variant Of
it, that the projectilc is fitted with
propeller enabling it 20 continue its
journey when il is no longer driven
by the projecting force from the gun.
Something New in ealIistics
1T would scem," says Gen. O'CaI-
laghan, that a new departure in
ballistiCs can alone explain the cnor-
nous rang" which is three times that
Of anything hitherto urccptyd."
One expert estimated that the
weight Of the projectilc is about $50
pounds and that it leaves the gun
with muzzlc velocity of about 1000
feet per second. the gun having an
elevation of about siNly-fivc degrees
which very quickly takes the profcc-
til" into a staraum of rarifird air in
which resistance is greatly minimiz-
ed The strain upon tho gun. he
says, must be enormous and probably
il will be unable to survive more
than a hundred rounds at the most.
the cost of each being nearly 1000
pounds.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-03-27

PARIS. March 27.-The enemy ad.
yanced during the night. but every
where was rcpulsed, according to an
official war office statement. Weak.
ened by his enormous losses the kai-
ser has been obliged to slow down his
efforts. giving the allied troops
welcome rest and opportunity 10 fur
ther strengthen their positions. In
the night a heavy attack was launch
ed against the British lines south of
the Sommc but this was rcpuIsrd af.
ter very severe fighting.
BRITISH LINES ABOUT BRAY
ARE FORCED BACK
LONDON. March 27.--In conse-
Quencc OF the heavy attacks Of yes
teTday afternoon and evening on both
sides OF the Somme, the British troops
on both banks were forced back
short distance in the ncighborhood of
Bray.