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Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-06-08

Miss Bessie Broun, accom- panied
by her niece, Katherine Fulghum,
will lease today to spend the sum
mer In Alabama and Virginia. MiBs
Broun will also visit In Washington.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-04-04
LIFE IS GIVEN
TO SAVE LIBERTY
BROOklNGS BOY FALLS VICTIM
TO scoURGE OF PNEUMONIA
IN CAMP
A LETTEROF SYMPMHYFROM OFFICERS
Military Funeral Will Be Held At
Presbyterian Church Tomor.
row Afternoon

Bookings county is about to wit
ness its first military funeral in times
of war. The first flag draped coffin
was brought into our city yesterday.
Now We can begin to realize the price
that must he paid TO conquer the
greed of a ravishing tyrant and make
the world safe for free peoples.
Corporal George Orr Hoffman, of
the 340th Machine Gun Company in
camp at Camp Funston, Kansas, will
be buried at two o'clock tomorrow
afternoon from the Presbyterian
church and laid to rest in Greenwood
cemetery Just as truly as though
he fell at the head of a charging
column in the front of battle, his
death by disease contracted in the dis
He gave his life for his fellow men
even though he had not yet fired "A
shot in the turmoil of an engagement.
He left ~Brookings on Friday Sep
TENDER 21st, 1917, in company with
forty other men to report for train
ing at Camp Funston. He was as
signed to the machine gun company
and by diligence and hard work had
been promoted to the grade of cor
poral. At Thanksgiving time he was
home for a visit with his parents and
stayed six days, during which time
he was baptized by the Rev. w. A.
Mast and united with the Presbyterian
church. He had been slightly i'll for
a week or so while attending to his
duty, and was finally taken to the
base hospital at Fort Riley suffering
with an attack of pneumonia. where
he died on Easter day at 1890 in the
evening. At his bedside during his
last few days his parents and his
sweetheart, Miss Emma Peterson, of
Die city, were with him SO that he
passed on with the comfort of loving
attention.
NOol - 1loIllldl vas IL DIOohlnGS
county boy in every sense. Born in
Laketon township, twenty-six years
ago the 23rd Of December, he had al
ways lived among us, being educated
in the county schools and working
on the farm. Some little time ago the
Hoffmans moved to the city and now
live on Fifth street at the corner Of
Third emu He is survived by his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. William Hoff-
man, and a sister, Mrs. Bessie Sweed-
land.
An account of the funeral will be
published in next weeks issue Of the
Register.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-04-04
LIBERTY LOAN DELAYED

Owing to the incompleteness Of
plans and the rush of government
printing it will be impossible to start
the Third Liberty Loan drive in the
Ninth Federal district, April 9Th, on
the day advertised. The real drive
will start on April 18th, to be short
and snappy and close in about four
days. The week preceding, begin
ming April 9th will be one of organ.
ization, education and patriotic dem
onstration. This county will open
with a ~rousing meeting in Brookings
on Saturday. April 9th, the annivers-
airy of our entrance into the war. All
meetings will be in charge of the
speakers committee, to whom appli-
cations for dates and speakers should
be made.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-04-04
FIRST CHURCH SERVICE

The new st. Paul's Episcopal church
was used for service for the first time
on Easter. The new pews are not
yet installed, but the old ones and
some chairs made it possible to ac-
commodate a goodly sized congrega-
ton at the morning service. A vested
choir under the direction of Mrs. Au-
FORA Young took part in the service
and rendered a TIE Deum in excellent
manner. An offertory solo by Mrs.
Young was also an added beauty to
the service. The Rev. Paul Roberts
preached an earnest sermon in the
church that he has finally succeeded
in seeing built after the hardest kind
of labor and effort. And part of that
labor was real manual labor by the
missionary Mr.. Roberts has certainly,
in the five years that he has been in
Bookings, demonstrated the fact that
he is willing to put his hand to the
pillow, or the hammer, OF anything else
that will advance the cause for which
he labors. The new church and com
modious rectory adjoining, are a men,
orial that will stand for q long time
to testify to the effort and zeal that
Paul Roberts has put into his minis
try in Bookings. Bishop Burleson
will be in Brookings on Sunday, April
21st, and will confirm a class and
preach at the morning service. Dur
ing the summer services will be held
the first and third Sundays, and in the
fall it is planned to have regular SER
vice each Sunday.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-04-04
NO TIN FISH THIS TRIP

The publisher of the Register is i n
receipt of a personal letter from II. l..
Hopkins, who in company with G. F.
Knappen, Of the Bank of %Brookings.
are spending a month or so in the
south and are now at Miami. Florida.
The following extracts from the letter
will be of interest to their friends in
Brookings:
Have been fishing all day along the
every day this week except Sunday
and will leave early in the morning
again. | fish practically all the time
with my friend, Haynes of Akron.
Ohio. | am feeling exceptionally colt
ish this evening because | killed my
first sail fish today. He is a beauti
full specimen, 7 fee . inches long.
They are guaged as to size by length
rather than weight. They are the
grey hound of the sea as to build and
speed, and the bull dog when it comes
to fighting qualities. He gave me the
liveliest kind of a battle for 80 min
utes. He made four long runs of so
to 100 yards each; went down at least
200 feet and hurled himself bodily into
the air. He tried all the tricks. Next
to the tarpon they are the most spec
tacular fighter Of the Atlantic, and
many old guides say hat pound for
pound and in the matter of speed and
resourcefulness they have it all over
the tarpon. A sportsman who cannot
get a thrill from killing a sail fish of
that size on rod and reel is ready for
the marrow cell"
| start on the ten days cruise
around the southern tip of Florida
with Haynes and guide Monday. We
go especially for tarpon. Am having
mounted the sail, a twenty-three pound
king. a five pound dolphin and the
largest bonita killed here this season.
| confidently expect to kill a five
pound tarpon specimen for mounting
also to add to my collection.
Mr.. Knappen is coming on fine. He
does not take to the fishing game like
yours truly. ! expect to be back to
the Sunshine State about May LIST and
will spend a day or two at B~roOkings
shortly after my return in connection
with y. NJ. G. A. matters and will then
tell you all about it.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-04-04
AN APPRECIATION

Company AZ, 340th Machine Gun
Battalion, Camp Funston, Kansas,
April /, 1918.-The Community of
Brookings, South Dakota:
In September, 1917. Company "D",
340th Machine Gun Battalion was
born. 1t was full Of life and hope.
Hope that did 0 exist in dreams,
but was founded on the strength of
the greatest nation on earth.
September, 1917, saw the arrival Of
the first little band Of future heroes,
it's advanced guard. On October the
9Th, came the main body. They came
fresh from the green fields of South
Dakota, and they were truly South
Dakota's bravest men. They came
with a noble purpose, to accomplish
a task began years ago.
Changes have taken place since
then and today there remains only a
small part of the original company
"D'. The axe Of time has not ever
spared the good old name of Company
3D.. 1t has changed to Company a..
There has beer a feeling of pride
in our hearts mingled with sorrow as
we saw the men we had worked with
being transferred to other organize
tons. The honor of the company is
safe with them, for they were the
men of our company.
These are the features of war, but
they are no all. Today we feel an
other, a keener, deeper, sadder feel
ing; the loss of n of our members
by the hand of death. Our comrades
have been honorably discharged, and
have been transferred to units across
the sea-, to take immediate part in the
great struggle. The loss Of each OF
our men has been keenly felt by the
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-04-04
A MERITED APPRECIATION

The Dakota Farmer has the follow
ing to say regarding the appointment
of Prof. G. Larsen as director of ex-
tension work at State college. The
sentiment expressed is both clear and
true.
There is general satisfaction in
South Dakota over the appointment
of c. Larsen as director of agricul-
tural extension at South Dakota State
college. Mr.. Larsen has proved him
self not only an outstanding teacher
and experimenter, but also an able
administrator and practical man of
affairs. AS editor of the Dairy and
Creamery Department of The Dakota
Farmer for a number OF years, he is
well known to our readers everywhere.
"The agricultural extension work is
a mighty important factor In the de-
velopment OF South Dakota, and the
people of the state are fortunate in
deed in having placed at the head of
this work a man who is thoroughly
acquainted with conditions, a man
who knows the people, a man whose
ability is recognized the nation over
and a man who can meet the farm
ers on the common ground of prac.
tical farming"
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-04-04
MINISTER

The Rev. II. Il. Best, who Is ex-
pected oOn to take the pastOrate of
the Baptist church. has been offered
work with the Y. NJ. c. A. for the war.
A Sioux Falls dispatch has the fol-
lowing to say concerning the matter:
CDR. II. X. Best, who is sOon to leave
the City Temple and who has accept
ed the passionate Of the Baptist church
at Bookings, has been rendered a re
sponsible position in Y. NJ. G. A. work
at Camp Travis, San Antonio, Tex,
with a future call coming for work in
France. He was to resume his new
work about April 1st, but it will prob
ably be April 8th before he leaves the
city. He accepted the call to the
Bookings church with the understand
ing that he would be released if the
right opening in war work presented
itself. While not stating definitely
that he would accept, Mr.. Best init
mated that he would probably do so,
but could not commit himself until
he had conferred with the Bookings
church.
"He is d prophetic soul and has al
Ways believed in the potentialities of
the future Of this great northwest,
into which he has builded so many
years of his own life. He has come
to be almost an institution in Sioux
Falls and certainly will be missed"
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-04-04
THREE BOYS TO ARMY

Monday evening three more of the
younger lads of the city went to
Huron to be enlisted into the service
of the country. Fred Squirting. For
rest Erie and Donald Mitchell were
the young men and all were bid a
cheering farewell by their relatives
and friends who accompanied them to
the depot and saw them depart. None
of these lads are of draft or registra-
ton age and all Of them have been
wanting to get into the game as soon
as they could. Brookings bids them
goodbye with the best of wishes
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-04-04
LATEST DISPATCHES TO-DAY

Special to Register, Received 1000
A. M.-With American Army-Amer-
leans on certain sector other than
Toul, subjected to extraordinary
heavy gas attack. High explosives
mingled with gas projectiles. Attack
continues at intervals all night.
American lines and batteries north.
west of TouI also energeticaIIy sheIIed.
Damage surprisingly small. Long
lines German artillery seen entering
sector from rear.
Washington American and Ally
officials consider Czernin's speech,
declaring negotiations reasonably
near as a peace offensive made in
Germany, and intended to bring dis
cord among Allies as failure Of west
front drive becomes certain.
London-Admirality nounc sud-
den marked decrease submarine sink.
ings. Only 6 merchantmen of over
thousand six hundred tons lost. Five
fighting ships sunk in week..
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-04-04

F. T. Baker, secretary of the local
board, is seriously i'll at his home with
heart trouble. He was taken sick
early in the week and this morning
is in a rather critical condition.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-04-04

Special to Register, Reed. :25 p. m.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Waterman at
committee of Public information office
found murdered, highly confidential
information undisturbed. No trace Of
slayer. Tragedy within half block Of
the White House.
Moscow-Russia is to form army Of
million and half men-equal in pow
err and equipment to Germans, Rus
sian war secretary says. Old army
officers are to command it.
Paris-ArtiIlery fighting north of
Montdidier assumes great intensity.
and French take prisoners in raids
in Champagne and on Verdun front.
They penetrate trenches northwest Of
Rheims taking prisoners and machine
guns. Field Marshal Mackensen on
way west to oppose General Foch, re-
port from Zurich says.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-01-05

gium when you drove the peaceful
population before you like cattle into
slavery; you separated man and wife
and forced them to hard labor i'm the
trenches. L have seen the most fiend-
lsh attacks committed on your wo-
men, and those forced into maternity
were cursing the father Of their off
spring, and L began to doubt if my
inferno was really up to date
You have taken millions OF dollars
from innocent victims and called it
indemnity; you have lived fat on the
iand you usurped and sent the real
owners away TO starvation. You have
strayed from all legaliZed war meth
JUS ana introduced a code of your
own. You have killed and robbed
the people of friendly nations and de-
stroyed their property. You are q liar.
a hypocrite and buffer of the hiehes,
magnitude. You are a pupil OF
mine and yet you pose as a personal
TREND of God. Ah, Wilhelm, you
are wonder You wantonly DESTROY
al things III your path and leave moth
ing Tor coming generations.
was amazed when , saw vol
ICrm partnership with the impossible
iurk, the chronic killer OF Chris
''ahs' and you devOut worshiper i'm
the Lutheran Church. / confess. VIII
Aeim' You are puzzle at times. a
Mohafnmedan army commanded by
Prussian oiticerts Assisting one anotb.
er IN massacreing Christians is q new
!lne OF warfare When q prussian Of.
hcer can witness a nude woman who
Asembowe!ed by a swartnv Turk
committing double murder with
me cut Of his saber and calnl.
stand by and see house full of in
nocent Armenians locked up. thu
house saturated with oil and FREQ
then my teachings did not stop with
lou, but have been extended to tn
Yhole German nation. | confess my
satanic soul grew sick, and there anC
hen L knew the pupil had become
the master. / am n back number
md, my dear Wilhelm, / abdicatf
IN your favor. The great key of hel'
will be turned over TO you. The gavel
hat has struck the doom OF
damned souls since time began is
yours. I am satisfied that my abdi-
alton in your favor is for the very
best interests of hell. In the future
am at your majesty's er.Jce.
AHectionately and sincerely,
;Lucifer II. Satan.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-01-05
The Constitution Evil

There is no ailment TO which the
body is subject that is go far reaching
in its Injurious effects as constipation.
1t means a congestion Of the bowels
and usually causes sick headache,
pains in the back, sour stomach, sal
low complexion. offensive breath or
loss OF appetite. hen you suffer
from aAy of these Is, take q few
doses Cf Granger Liver Regulator.
You will be surprised how quickly it
restores your normal health. Granger
Liver Regulator contains no calomel
and produces none of its distressing
effects. lchas, however, all the cor
rective value Of caltnlel, aid nay be
freely given to children as well as to
adults. Granger LIVER Regulator is
also free from aicC,.o,. e. box Of it
lasts long. 2ud q few doses relieve or
dinary cases &C biiicusness. Granger
Liver Regulator is sold by DRUGGISTS
everywhere ae pc a box. Refuse all
substitutes aa there i 70 other nledi.
cine iustlikc C~@nGcs LIVER Regulator.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-01-05

Mr., c. ]. Jackson, Of Horatio. was
In the city today.
Miss Edith PARROT. Of winthrop
College. is in the city.
Mr.. ID. v. Keels. OF Rembert. was
In the city on business today.
Mrs III. NJ. Meadors. of Savannah
nnd Mrs. r.. C. williams. of Colum-
bla. are visiting their sister. Mrs. f.
IA. Rhame. Jr.
Bursess Buitman and Joe Lnehan
left this morning for Belmont College,
Belmont. n. c.
Judge +. X. Richardson has gone
TO Charleston on business.
j. ID. and w. b. Blanding have
gone TO Fayetteville. n. c., on busi-
ncss.
Mrs Kirkwood Obey. OF Chappeiis,
is visiting her brother. j. c. Haiford.
At s35 w. Bartlett st.
Euwene +. Jones returned to Rich
mond last night. after spending tho
holidays with relatives In the city.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-01-05
RECALLS WINTER OF 1852.
naurcns Citizen Says Snow Reminds
Him OF Long Ago

Laurens, Jan. 2.-The remarkable
series OF snow storms which began
ast Saturday continued throughout
his section early this morning. The
hird fall of the series, blanketed the
,ther two with q two-inch covering
nd this afternoon and tonight there
pas been another half inch added. Ii
was remarked today by an aged citi
zen OF the county that SO. many snows
iogether recalled the white winter
SiXty-five years ago, when seven snow
ails visited this section, covering 3
period of three months, during which
there was snow on the ground.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-01-05

The action OF the Local Fuel Ad.
ministration In making an official re-
qu<st that the stores be closed at 6
D. .'m.. Saturday excepted. and at $50
.. M. on Saturday. throughout the
remainder OF the winter should clari-
~ the situation ana all the mer-
chants. without single exception,
WI undoubtedly Immediately fall In
lfne. There has been no objection to
closing at s o'clock during the week,
but several merchants have been OF
tue opinion that II was not neces-
sary TO close at $50 on Saturday and
That 70 do so would be a serious in
cQnyenience to many OF their custom
ers who do not get Off from work un-
tl . o'clock and have been In the
habit OF doing their trading after sup.
per Saturday night As a compromiss
nstween those who wished to close
at $50 Saturday and those who held
out for 10 o'clock. the closing hour
has been fixed at $50.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-01-05
GOVERNMENT FOOD CONTROL
sugar and Control of Public Eat
ing Places.

Washington, Jan. 3.-Food Admin
stratOr Hoover's statement on the
sugar situation which was begun yes
Jerday before the senate committee
md elaborated into a declaration il
favor of the government purchase and
sale of sugar and government con-
rol of foods in public eating\ places
engaged the attention of the com.
mitteemen today when the hearing
was resumed.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-01-05
NOTICE.
Local Fuel Administrator Takes Ac-
tiou on Closing OF business Houses.

Local Fuel Administrator Takes Ac.
tion on Closing OF business Houses
Since receiving second com
nunication from State Fuel Admins
traitor r.. II. oossett. under date OF
January and. In reference to the OBJ
servanee OF shorter hours by mer-
chants and business houses for the
purpose OF controlling the consump-
ton OF fuel the local Fuel Administra-
ton for Sumter has given the matter
careful consideration and IL has been
decided to make the Official request
that ail stores and business establish
ments close at o'clock y. m. every
week day. Saturday excepted. and
not later than $50 o'clock p. m. on
saturday.
This is "a measure rendered neces-
sary by the scarcity OF fuel and the
saving Affected by early closing of
me stores will materially help I'm re-
iieving the situation.
r. b. BELsER.
Chairman Local Fuel Administra
bou.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-01-05

MAGISTRATE NJ. j. Moore has been
appointed Explosive Licensing Agent
for Sumter county All dealers in
explosives are required to obtain a
license and all buyers of explosives
-aEs-r -reaqlEsa 70 obtain Q permit before
they can purchase explosives. Those
who wish to obtain license to sell ex-
psoeivss and those needing permits to
puschase should apply to Mr.. Moore
st his once In the Court House.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-01-05
Early Closing Agreement.

JOS NJ. Chandler and Stubbs Bros.
agreed to close ut 6 o'clock every day
except Saturday, but did not agree to
lose at $50 on Saturday night,
therefore their names were omitted
rom the list printed yesterday. They
will close at 10 O'Clock Saturday
nights, if all Other stores close AT
that hour or earlier.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-01-05
Notice Teachers Examination

An extra teachers examination will
oe heid in the Court House Saturday,
January 18th, beginning at o'clock
The questions will be taken from the
newly adopted textbooks.
j. II. HAYNSWORTH.
County superintendent of Education.
Ey order State Beard of Education.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-01-05
CONGRESS IN SESSION.
Meets for Few Minutes and AdjOurus
for Day.

washington. Jan. 3.--Congrcss re %
assembled today after the holiday re-.
cess and both houses after sessions
OF few minutes. adjourned until to
morrow out of respect to the mem
DRY OF Senator Newlands and Rep
resentative Bathrick, who died dur.
ing the holidays.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-01-05
Coal ShOrtage-COntinuO Working
Hours

The Munchner Neueste Nachrich-
ten Of October s writes:
AT 4 meeting OF the Central AS
sociaticn Of Clerks at Munich on the
ith October. the following resolution
was passed: This meeting agrees
with the suggestion OF the war office
at Berlin that it is necessary to ex-
tend as far as possible the system of
continuous working time. The meet
ing further holds that all places OF
public sale except those Of food should
he closed on four days a. week al
dusk--i. g.. at O'clock"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-01-05

The members of the local bar are
swing up II large part Of their time
each day in assisting drafted men i'm
lliing out the questionnaires. There
is crowd at the Court House every
day and practically all day. Some of
'he drafted men bring their entire
families, as it is necessary for the
wives and children to sign some of
the ahidavits.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-01-05
SPRINGS-RICE TO LEAVE.
'>ritIsh Ambassador VIII Leave
Washington Soon.

Washington, Jan. 2.-The report
from London that Sir Cecil Springs
kice, the British ambassador, will re-
tire from his post here was confirm
I'd today in official circles. The am
bassador arranged TO see Secretary
Lansing this morning, and il was
understood he would inform the sec
secretary of the change. His retire
ment Will not be followed by any
change in policy at Washington BY
the British government. it was said.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-01-05
WOMAN SUFFRAGE AMENDMENT.
House Committee Begins Hearings for
Suffragists Today.

washington, Jan. 3-The first of a
series of hearings on the woman's
suffrage constitutional amendment by
the house suffrage committee. began
today with the session devoted to the
presentation OF the suffragists case by
women representing the National
Woman Suffrage Association.