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Evening star., 1918-06-02
SLAUGHTER OF PRAIRIE DOGS
LATEST USE FOR. THE AUTO
Farmers Find Many Other Ways Of Put
ting Their Machines to Labor
Saving Uses.

| Curious uses to which the auto
mobile is being put in these days OF
stress and economy are reported by
statesmen Of well known rubber
company. Particularly has the pos
sibilities in the automobile, or rather
its motor and mechanism. been
grasped by the farmer.
For instance, in the farming COM
munities just east of Colorado Springs
car owners are using their cars to rid
the area of plague Of prairie dogs
Poison and water have been tried
with little success. but the automo-
bile does the work. Here's the pro-
cess:
The farmers attach a hose to the
exhaust pipe from the muffier of the
automobile and insert the opposite end
in a prairie dogs hole. Then the ma
chine is set going. and the fumes
asphyxiate the animals. Generally
prairie dog towns are connected.
One farmer said that with his auto
mobile he had exterminated whole
colony in a few hours. Thus has the
farmer and his automobile set pace
for the German and his poison gas.
Does Work Of Chore Boy.
On many farms the automobile has
taken the place of the venerable
chore boy, of whom we used to read
in Whittier and other classics.
Near, Salina. Kan. farmer was
observed doing his washing with his
Ford. He had lacked up the rear
Evening star., 1918-06-02

American forces and ought to interest
you between Detroit and Atlantic
ports. IL not already done"
Evening star., 1918-06-02

a first-class scheme.
Another plan, particularly be-
tween Atlantic ports and the front. Is
to load a touring car aboard a truck.
Evening star., 1918-06-02
Takes Invalids Out Riding.

In Detroit young man makes
speciality of driving invalids. His
cord tired automobile Is equipped
with a body which allows the patient
to recline at almost any angle. Nov
ing fresh air is said to be an enor-
nous help in aiding the sick to regain
their health and strength.
An Indiana monument dealer at
taches an air pump to the motor Of
his automobile, and with the aid Of a
small air tank and a pneumatic ham
mer carves letters on granite me-
Evening star., 1918-06-02

wheels. after backing the automobile
up to the back porch, and then passed
a band around one OF the rear wheels.
from which the tires had been re-
moved. With one end of the band at
tached to the washing machine. the
motor going. the farmer had little
reason to worry. The motor did the
work.
Near Columbus. Ohio. the farmers
are using the same system to cut
wood, the two rear tires being re-
moved. the wheels lacked and the belt
applied to a circular saw.
An indianapolis business man. who
owns large farm twelve miles from
the city. built trailer. which he at
tached to his passenger car. Almost
daily he carries supplies from town to
his farm and returns with farm prod
ucts. The trailer has a capacity of
500 pounds. and its body is built in
the shape Of box, the back end of
which serves both as a door and as
a platform for loading live stock.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1918-10-12
ROCKY MT. KEEPS THOSE
WITH "FLI" IN THEIR HON.

Rocky Mount. Oct. 12.-With sew
Ell deaths reported during the past
twenty-four nours. bringing the,olal
up to twenty-three, the epidemic Of
Spanish influenza in the city con
tinues to become more alarming.
New cases cintinua to be reported
The city board of health has en-
acted another stringent order de-
signed to prevent the spread of the
disease. No persons are to be PEI
,mitted to leave their premises if
they have the disease, and those who
have had influenza can not leave
their homes until six days after the
accompanying fever has disappear
ed. No persons will be permitted
to enter the homes or premises OF
persons sick with the disease unless
the visitors are on missions to rem
der aid. Violations Of this order
will be punished by fine of $50.
1t isestimated there are 5,00t
cases in the city and the Methods,
church, and the west end school are
being utilized for hospitals and the
ladies of the Red Cross are doins
splendid service.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1918-10-12
Bury Liberty Bonds.
MORE GUNS AND AMMUNITION
LESS LOSS OF MEN AND LIVES
Therefore Buy Liberty Bonds

One theory of military logic
which the war has absolutely prov
ed is that if the human losses are
TO be kept at minimum the at
tacking party must have overwhelm-
ing superiority in explosives, big
gun, necessary Materials supplies.
In other words, this war has proved
that long casualty lists are calls for
more guns, more ammunition, and
more supplies of every description.
Today Americas casualty lists are
the longest that they have been. One
cause for this is that the American
soldiers are on the offensive and are
determined to break the military
power of the opposition, the Hin
denburg line. However the long
casualty lists that are every day be-
ing received are constant remind
ers that whatever the army lacks in
materials it must make up in hui
man lives. This is accurate military
logic.
The country's two great needs
have been man power and money,
the latter representing munitions
labor and materials for ship-build-
ing. The recent draft made availa-
BILE 100000 men for service. Now
the one big need is money with
which to furnish munitions, guns
and other supplies as they are need
ed. The people have been called
ON for this money. They have beer
asked to lend 1t by investing 1t II
War Savings Certificates and Liber
ty Bonds. The extent to which thu
people responds to the Liberty Loar
and the War Savings Campaign de
ftermines the length of Americas
lists. To the degree that these cam
pagns fail in raising the amount o
money needed by the Government
to prosecute the war, to the sam
extent will the boys have to giv'
their lives in pushing forward th'
retreat of the enemy. The question
lis. Shall 1t be dollars and cents o
the lives of American boys?
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1918-10-12
AMERICANS LOST
IN ACCIDENT
When Troopship Otranto Col
lided Between the Scot
tish and Irish Coasts
s72 ARE REPORTED DEAD

An Irish Port, (By the Associat
cd Press American soldiers to the
number of 364 or 366 perished
when the British armored merchant
cruiser, the Ortranto and the trans
port Kashmir colnned in the North
Channel between Scotland and Ire
land last Wednesday when $50 Am
erican soldiers and thirty French
sailors and 266 members of the
crew of the Otranto were landed at
i port in north Ireland. 100 OF the
survivors were picked up at Islay.
More than 200 bodies were recover
ed this morn'1g md many of hem
have been buried The Otranto is
4 total wreck On tho island of lslay
The K9shmir land Il its troops at
a Scottish port without the loss OF
life. The vessels collided in heavy
storm and the Otranto drifted help
lessly with big hole in her side.
A number of troops were from
the interior of the United States and
without experience at sea.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1918-10-12

A British Port, Oct. ia large
number of American troops have
been lost as the result of the sink
ing of the transport OtrantO in the
North Channel between the Scottish
and Irish coasts, in collision with
the steamer Kashmir.
The Otranto, after the collision,
was dashed to pices on the rocks of
THE South Scottish coast with prob
able loss of 372 American soldiers
London. Thursday, Oct. 10.-The
news of the collision reached Lon
don Monday, but nothing was
known of the fate of the Otrantt
until this morning when the first re-
ports came from Islay. The storm
continued to make further attempts
at rescu impossible No ships pass
close enough to that coast in rough
weather to see stricken vesse
ashore.
The Otranto and the other vessel!
! of the convoy were battling with thu
heavy seas and high winds Saturda,
morning. The storm was so severe
and the visibility so bad that thu
| Kashmir, former Peninsular ant
Oriental liner, crashed into the OF
ranto squarely amidships.
The Kashmir backed away badl.
! damaged but was able to make port
As the bows of the Kashmir wer;
lrulled from the great holes in tht
side of the Otranto, the water rush
led in but for a time it did notservt
to stop the engines.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1918-10-12
DETAILS OF SINKING
OF TOCONDEROGA

Washington Oct. 12.-Ten officers
and 102 enlisted men were lost, two
officers were taken prisoner and
three officers and five enlisted men
were saved in the sinking of the
American steamer Ticonderoga by
an enemy submarine in midocean
Sept. 80, the Navy Department last
night announced A number OF ELI
listed men of the army were aboard
the Tieonderoga No announcement
has been made as to losses among
the soldiers.
The Ticonderoga, formerly the
German steamer Camilla Rickmers
was eastbound and at the time oil
the sinking had dropped behind her
CONVOY because of engine trouble
The vessel was torpedoed without
warning and shelled after the white
blanket was hoisted to the mast,
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1918-10-12
WAR REVENUE
BILL REVISED
A Tax of $1,000 Placed On
All Business Men, Trade
And Professions
TAX ON ROK E r S

Washington, Oct. 12.--The Senate
Finance committee in revising the
war revenue bill yesterday approved
a business or occupational tdA.
House provisions placing a tax OF
$40 on all persons engaged in any
trade, business or profession who's +.
gross receipts exceed $4,000 were
adopted after being amended so ~
to include farmers whom the House
had exempted. Announcement was
made that amendments which would
furnish some relief to farmers w0lld
be considered later.
In considering the special tax sec
ii m the committee accepted, with
some changes, house imports or bro"
kers, proprietors of amusement
places, tobacco manufacturers ana
buyers of new. or usrl automobiles
and motorcycles. Sections levyins
taxes upon the capital stocks Of cor
porations were temporarily passed
over but these may be taken W
Monday
The House tax of 500 on brokers
was cut in half by the committee
which amended the section so that
the sale of stock exchange sea- ia
less than $4,000 would be exempt
from federal tax House schedules
taxing proprietors of theatres arc
other amusement places on the ba
| sis of seating capacity as we'll as tDt
section levied 5000 against circus
owners were accepted. The provls
ions exempting chautauquas, lecture
lyceums, agricultural and iHdEstr'a
fairs and exhibitions under IL" IN
spices of religious or chafitalte as
sociations as adopted by the HoGs
also was accepted.
The proposed 10 percent tax ol
sightseeing automobiles based OF
their gross receipts was amended s
as to place fiat tax of $40 on eacl
car seating more than seven pei
sons. A new action was added fix
ing rate of $40 on each passenge
automobile seating not less than tw
persons nor more than seven used a
public conveyance.
Imposts against tobacco manufae
Iturers were approved Wlthou
amendment.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1918-10-12
CHRISTMAS PACKAGES

...... -. FORTHE SOLDIERS
Atlanta, Ca, Oct. 12.-The Amer
ican Red Cross in the medium chos-
en- to reach overseas soldiers ant.
sailors wi~ Christmas parcels, Post
al regulations require careful hand
ling of the situation to conserve
space and weight. Every possible
provision is made to insure the safe
receipt of parcel from this coun-
try toeach man in military service
overseas. Instructions minute in ev.
cry detail will be furnished by the
Southern Division of the Red Cross
to each Chapter in the division ant
IL these are followed no complica
tions of delay or delivery will arise
/, Dept. Publicity Southern Div. Am
erican Red Cross
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1918-10-12

near the side, still a little more and
the Allies will be able to command
these lines with their heavy artil-
lery and make a retreat extremely
dangerous.
The most vital spot in the whole
German defense system is just
north of Verdun,. The honor of
breaking these defenses has been
intrusted to Gen. Pershing. Watch
and pray for victory.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1918-10-12
IS THE REPORT THAT IS GOING FROM
GERMANY. THE ANSWER is NOW ON
THE WAY TO WASHINGTON. THE AMER
|CANS, BRITISH AND FRENCH ARE CLOS
ING IN ON THE GERMANS.

and do not think right peace is a
very easy thing to make. Our enc
mics are attempting to change their
constitution but appear to have no
notion that what we call change
is not SO much change in the for
NAL purpose of the government as a
change of hearts whereby that gov
ernment is to be directed and ami
mated"
Mr.. Balfour said the Germans had
shown mo- material improvement in
their disposition during the four
years OF the war
"Brutes they were when they be-
gan the war. AS far as | can judge,
brutes they remain at the presen,
moment
The Foreign Secretary said that
perhaps he spoke with a warmth
and Indignation unbefitting his po-
sition, but with the news of the Le-
inster outrage he found it difficult
to measure his epithet-
''One would have thought" con-
tinued Mr.. Balfour, THAT those who
brought in America, to their OWL
undoing, by crimes of this sort
would have shrunk a little from re-
peating them at the moment when
their fate is to be decided by Amer
other of the co-belligerents."
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1918-10-12
British Troops advancing

London, Oct. l2.-British forces
last night advanced north of the
Seuse, according to today's report
from Field Marshal Haig. The ad-
vance is in the direction of Doual.
The villages of Ramil, Bredieres'
some three miles of Douai and Cui-
nv less than two miles of Douai
have ben captured Further north
the British have pushed to the
north of Txmin-Lietord northwest
of Douai and are in reach of Ennay
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1918-10-12

Paris-The Americans are clos
ing in on Sur--Meuse while
their left wing is within five miles
of Suzancy says Marcel Huten in the
Echo de Paris. Continuing he says
that important events which will
change the entire phaze Of the wal
will be expected on this section OF
the Woevre front.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1918-10-12

Berne, Switzerland, Oct. 12.-The
Wolff Bureau the semiofficial agency
of the German government sends a
message from the Frankfort Zeitung
which says that the German reply to
the Presidents note is in sense on
acceptance of its terms.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1918-10-12
HUNGARIAN PRIME
MINISTER QUITS

Budapest (via BaseD, Oct. H.
DR.. Alexander Wekerle, the Hun, :
rian Prime Minister announced his
resignation after an audience witt
King Charles.
Vienna newspapers received here
saw that ministerial crisis in Hun
gary is imminent and that coali
tion cabinet is probable.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1918-10-12
THE TERMS OF PRESIDENT
PRACTICALLY ACCEPTED
WEEKLY WAR REVIEW
(Rey. Morrison Bethea)

The outstanding events of the
past week are the German Peace Ot-
fensive, and the breaking Of the eel
ebrated Hindenburg Line.
1t is quite probable that at the
time Germany made her co-called
peace offer that it was only a part
of carefully planned Peace OF
fensive" and that there was no idea
that it would be accepted. On the
contrary it was put out in hope that
it would serve to divide the Allies
and give Germany chance to gath
er her scattered and defeated arm
les together for another peace
Storm
It seems however, that war wear.
Austria and Turkey may compel
Germany to stand to her offer or
face the possibility of being desert.
ed by the allies. President Wilson's
mastery reply stripped the preten-
sions from the German note and left
the hypocracy so plain to all the
world that the note, which was in
tended to divide and deceive the al
lies, may be themeans Of opening
the eyes of the accomplices who
have so long blindly served the pur-
poses of the Huns,
In the minor theatres of war
events have progressed very favora-
bly, to the Allies. General Allenby
has advanced more than thirty miles
beyond Damascus, and the great
seaport of Beirut, which in 1912
had a population of 100000, has
been captured by the French and
English The Serbians are fast free.
ing their country from the forces OF
the invaders and have captured sew
eral thousand German and Austrian
prisoners. Events in Russia are
seemingly shaping themselves for a
return of her forces to the conflict
and the Eastern front will be an ac,
complshed fact if the war contin-
ues. Turkey is showing signs o.
impatience and the cutting of the
only means of communication be
tween that country and Germany
may cause her early abandonment
of the war.
| On the western front, the break
ing Of the Hindenburg Line seems t
foreshadow the certain doom of al
Germany's hopes. If that lint
which ws la series of intrench
ments more than ten miles deel
strengthened by every device known
to man through period of year:
can be crossed how can the Germans
hope TO stop the same army in thu
open country beyond. The German!
have stripped their lines north ant
south and have gathered sufficien
force in front of the Americans
north of Verdun to slow down thei
advance, for a break through here
Iof only Is miles would cut the sup
ply lines of a million Huns. A breal
by Gen. Pershing would cause sud
den end of the war. They hav,
managed to avoid it by desperat,
sacrifices but they SO weakened
their lines farther north that th'
English have broken through east o
lCambrai and pouring in. might.
flood, threatens to roll up both end
of the Mindenburg line and cause
desperate dash for safety on tn
part of the German troops north ant
south Of the break.
The Laon pocket is not as danger
GUS as the Chatea I-Thierry poke
was because the supply lines of TIL
Laon pocket are near the middle o
the salient while the others wer
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1918-10-12
REPORT HUGE THEFT OF BONDS

Berlin, CVia Basle,, switzerland)
A postal sack containing 10000,
900 marks of securities and Treasu-
ry bonds. addressed by the Post Of
flee to the Imperial Chateau. was
stolen the day beforefpQVand hwar
stolen Wednesday.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1918-10-12
GERMANS BRuTES STILL.
SAYS BABFOUR

London, Oct. IA. j. Balfour'
the British Foreign Secretary speak
ing at luncheon given to a party
Of American editors yesterday, said
ave have to make a right peace
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1918-10-12
FOR COTTON STATES

Temperatures are mostly above
normal except for seasonal day tenn
perature in the northwestern por-
tions Of the districts and along the
Atlantic coast.
Showers mostly light to moderate
have fallen over the greater portions
of Arkansas, Louisiana and south
western Mississippi, and locally in
Oklahoma. Texas and westerp Ten-
nessee.
Heavy rains in Louisiana and OK.
lahoma.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1918-10-12
The Enemy Trying To Dig In

With the BrltlSh army III FTdIICe,
Friday, Oct. II. (By the Associated
Press )-The enemy today began an
attempt to slow up the advance or
the allies on the main battle front
along the river Selle from Let Cat
can. They haveblown up the bridg-
es and are trying to dig in on the
high ground from two to 4,O0O
yards of the river
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1918-10-12

With the French army in the
Champagne-Vorz and Guice and
all of the villages in the whole re
gion south of Laon are ON fire.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1918-10-12

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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-10
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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-10
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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-10
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