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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-11
MINISTERS ASKED
TO PLEAD FOR THE
SAVING OF wheat
May 26 or June 2 viii Be Sci
by Hoover

Judge C. r Ames, state food ad-
ministrator. today announced that 10
view of the serious wheat situation, the
federal food administration is to desig
nate either Sunday, May 70, or Sunday
June 3 as a day on which all minis
ters are TO be requested to make spe-
cial appeal to their congregations 10
eliminate wheat as lar as circumstance
OF individual families will permit
Judge .Ames today ordered letters
sen, TO all county food administrations
explaining the details OF the plan. The
county administrators are asked TO Sc
cure list of all ministers IN their
county and urge them to preach the
mo wheat" sermon to their congrega-
rion. In this manner Judge Ames
hopes that every minister in the state
will give the food Administrations
message to the people.
Aside from requesting this aid iron
the ministers, the administration also
plans to request the officials OF all fra
ternal organizations in the state to asl
their brother lodge members to refrain
from using wheat.
Judge Ames asserted today that thu
wheat situation is at its worst now
that the surpluS-has disappeared anC
only grain which Is being conserved 4
being sent TO the allies.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-11
CAGE MERCHANT
AFF|RMS LOYALTY
5 Men in Ellis County Asked
About KaiSer'S Picture,

Yesterday information reached the
state council Of defense that + +. Shr-
ley, a merchant at Gage, Okla, had
torn down sign placed in his store
by the county council Of defense which
asked that German language not be
spoken. Yesterday afternoon Chester
Westfall assistant secretary OF the
state council, telegraphed Shirley, ask
ing II he was loyal or not Shirley an
swercd BY telegram this morning
In his message the Gage merchant
asserted he is loyal to the core and
desplSes anything pro-German. lie
requests the state council 10 investigate
J.. H. knight, Y. NJ. {. a war work
cr, who has been touring the state for
the last two months. making addresses
under the auspices OF the state council
1t was through Knights efforts the
many German farmers in Ellis county
were forced 10 remove pictures Of the
kaiser and IIindenhurg from their
homes. DR. Knight is IN Oklahoma
City and is to stump the state IN the
interests Of the coming Red Cross
campaign.
Information also reached Wcstiall
.hai picture. a. the kaiser are dis
PLAYED in the homes Of FIVE men IN FL
lis county Westiall this morning
tclcgraphci the men and asked that If
they have the kaiscr'S pictures in their
homes to Immediately turn them over
to Wilson ] Parrill, chairman Of the
county council OF defense IN Ellis
Cpuuft
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-11
BRITISH Av|ATORS
WIN over ENEMY
IN BRISK FIGHTING
One Filler Attacks Five Huns
SingIe-Handed
BY.the AssosiAted Press.


WITH THE BRITISH ARMY IN
FRANCE, May ll,-There has been
much air fighting during ,e last few
days and the British airmen have fully
sustained the great reputation they IS
tablished early IN the war Scores OF
battles might be rccounted in which the
British triumphed over greater numbers
of the adversary All of these stories
vary only as to details.
One Man Routs Two.
Several days ago near Ypres one
British machine attacked five Germans
single handed. The Brtisher engaged
one enemy and fought him until he
turned tail and fled The English pilot
then went after another German and
pressed the attack so hardly that the
enemy was forced into a nose spin in az
attempt 10 escape The ruse was futile,
however, for the Britisher followed him
downa firing steadily into the helpless
German machine until the latter, bnally
turned on its back and fell plummet-
like
Attacked by Six.
Another British plane was attacked
/ BY six enemy machines which came at It
| from below and behind. The British OBJ
server opened fire at close range, rid
ding the leading German machine
which dved and then burst into flames
| Others finished the work OF the BRUSH
pilot who got away safely
The fighting planes are not the only
ones that have been busy. The Brush
Esbombng squadrons have been dong
wonderful work destroying railroads
bilets, ammunition dumps and bomb
ing enemy troops and transports. Ton.
Of high explosives have been dropped
among masses Of the enemy at nlgh''
causing heavy casualties
l3 Of 20 Shot Down.
IN addition to destroying eight OF
the twenty Cernan airplanes when az
related Yesterday. were engaged so sue
ces.fully on Tuesday by two British
machines, the British aylators sent
down five others damaged. The bat
tie began when the British ayiators at
tackled seven German planes VIC
other enemy formations came up, rals-
inc the total OF German machines u
twenty. but instead Of retiring, the two
British fgh. RS pressed the attack.
In and out among the large enemy
force. these two planes with their gal
liant little crews. wirled and charged
working their rapid-frers like mad
One OF the Britishers got on The
trail Of big German machine an'
riddled it with bullets The enemy air
plane huag a yering in the air for
moment and then tu ming Its nos
toward the earth, crashed down VIII
sheets Of flame bursting from It,
sgos.,s Seven Others Shot. e
The Sc o.. German machine
were shot to pietes in rapid succession
ana took the final plunge, three OF then
leaving a woke Of fi-e 2 i black sr,ok
tell the story Of tn terrible rat
suffered br the men strapped IN thei
,eats. The other enemy machine
iofced TO abandon the fight because o
their crippled co; ition, wets seen e
dive away in the hope Of reaching tn
German line safely.
Thirty minutes had sufficed for tn
two British machines to accomplish al
This
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-11
nine ARRESTED
IN VICE CRUSADE
Special Session Of Court to
Try Cases Today

Police records this morning showed
that the fight on vice here continued
last night when arrests of nine had
taken place on charges Of occupying
rooms for immoral purposes. Each
prisoner was ordered held for examin-
aiion by the city doctors.
Owing to the arresting officers being
On the night shift and at the request Of
IL attorneys the trial Of the cases were
a for this afternoon. Although Il is
eusiom for the police court to dismiss
on Saturday afternoon Judge w, O.
Mitchell announced he would hold a
sSeeiai session for Me trail Of the cases
The names Of those arrested last
might are as follows; Claud Hughes
Peafi Johnson. lllIs West Reno ave
n,,e Tom Givens. Ruth Sutton, Dunn
Hotel; J. o. Mosely, Lula Dare, Dunn
hotel; ]. G. Jones, vadie Bryant, Farri'
Flats.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-11

scantincss: our sleeves are often n
series of panels held together with tas-
sells or bits OF coloriul galloon; the
back OF our bodice is long panel (;
capes are panels held over the chest
and waist by waistcoats.
What. therefore, could be -1ore sim.
pie than TO look back to Watteau and
bring into being those fascinating. full
panels which tuck themselves up into
a kind OF buSilel
Gives a Broken Line.
This Watteau pleat was adopted by
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-11
DRAG, DRAG
and SUFFER
Was All | Did," Says Dallas Lady
Who Gives Cardui Credit For
Being Well and Strong.
Today

Dallas. TeNas-'It is hard to express
the gratitude for the medicine that
saved my life" says Mrs 5. W. Bergen.
OF 26Oo Lake Ave. That is what Cardui
did and would like for others to know
as the few words | say may save lot Of
suffering for some one.
| suffered everything one can suffer
and live My back hurt. my head, my
sides s...a weak nervous hurting al.
oyer .... Drag, drag and suffer, it was
all | did No rest and very little sleep
or appetite.
| began to have spells One night
| told my husband would try Cardui.
II had been recommended to me. be-
gun it and it did me good. II saved
my life, | verify believe.
began to improve, grew strong. -.
] am a strong and we'll woman today. |
can't say too much for Cardui. | praise
Cardui and will praise il as long as |
live
Whenever I feel the need of tonic, |
send and get bottle of Cardui and 1t
helps me, seems to he what | need"
Cardu may be what you need Try
Cardui. It's a mild, medicinal female
tonic, that has helped many thousands
of women in the past 40 years, 1t should
help YOU.
At all druggists (Adv)
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-11
The Natural Reason.

A new railroad through Louisiana
strikes some Of the towns about a
mile from the business center, so it
is necessary to run bus line. A
salesman stopping in one of the towns
asked the old darky bus driver about
IL:
"Say, uncle why haYe they got the
depot away down here"
After a moments hesitation the old
datky replied: "Ah dunno, boss, un-
less deg wanted to git il on de rail
road."-Ainsiee's.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-11
Take Down Liberty
Loan Cards to Give
Room to Red Cross

"If YOU have some Third Liberty loan
campaign posters in your windows, YOU
should remove them and put the new
Red Cross war fund posters in their
places" said Richard Harriss, chairman
of the county campaign committee, 1T
/, the desire of the government that all
pos,ers he taken down Immediately al
"a a campaign is completed" Harriss
said. ut helps the material for a new
-Ampaien and an immediate elimina
ion of the material after a campaign
Z finished often gives tho windows a
reathing SPELL
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-11
AUTO ACCIDENT SP0lLS
HER EL0PEMENT PLANS

SPRINGFIELD. Mo-Misfortunt In
The form Of an astomobile accident and
hsr father In another car with the sher-
IN overlook Miss Chloe Galloway, 10
wars old, when she attempted 10 elope
9th Tom Arnold, 25 Galloway took
~ Ssughter back home
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-11
WNEN cUIlDREn elY 0UI

And aIs fsvsrish ssd don't siesp well. are
osastipatsd and have sympioms Of worms.
mothers win find quick relief in Mother
sta ndsrd remedy Tor 20 years. They are
easy TO give and children like them. They
cleanse the stomach. act GentH on the
aches and teethins disorders We have
fo. boo testimonials. Ask your druggist and
be sure to get Mother Grays Sweet Pow
asno - GhIidfsp. $50 ,- kAdv.l
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-11

telegram sent Thursday by him 90 the
provost marshal general at Washington
asking whether IT is the intention Of
the war department TO exclude from
the Nav draft men who are engaged
in agricultural work The adlutant
general. IN instructions given TO local
boards ordered the men TO be called
regardless a whether they are engaged
in farm work
The rubber band YOU take off the
bank roll is a moose for 4he kaiser Pay
Nnnr lnrnfrc taN
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-11

Notwithstanding fixed steel prices
and advancing costs Of production the
transportation iie-up and the coal shut
down Of last winter. lackawanna Steel
recorded net earnings for the first
quarter OF 1913 after excess proius tax
reductions, Of $2J9G7l7. more than it
had earned in any pre- war year. The
COMPANY, best year prior to 1910 was
1913, when net profits were S2,7558Sj.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-11

IEW YORK We we'll know by this
N time that our clothes are paneled
They are as full Of floating ends as
a testers costume. Our slim skirts
have side or back panels dropped over
them to take away the impression Of
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-11
IApan's DEVELOPMENT.

At the end Of 1913 Japan will be able
to produce over 2O0OOO tons OF iron
and steel annually She expects to
double this capacity in five years. and
so far japanese expectation has been
seldom disappointed With a produe-
tive capacity Of roughly 100000 tons
she will have no rivalry IN any nearby
market and will he formidable com
petltor in every other market
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-11

Frank Carter, Candidate for State Auditor
Subject the action of the democratic the primary August 9th
who Oklahoma accountant 1893 He grad
the Eastman Business College Poukeepe y and fol-
lowed the avocaion until he elected sheriff Till
county 1907 being the first sheriff under and
He candidate auditor
1914 being defeated by + B Howard by & votes
Carriers first residence in Oklahoma Chckasha and his
has been confined Grady Tman and Comane
He position he emnenty qualified to
fill solcts support Of fellow democrats of Oklahoma
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-11
NO ANSWER RECEIVED
ON FARM DRAFT QUERY

L II. Gipson, adJutant gcncraI thl,
morning had received no answer to a
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-11

The young lady acfoss the way says
patriotic men above military age are
coming forward fDr all sorts OF clerical
work required by the war and she
Judges from what she sees in the paper
that the government is experiencing ~
difficulty in finding plenty Of compel
ent payroll padders.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-11

Democratic Candidate for
State Commissioner of
Charities and Corrections
Mrs. Bassett's lifework has
been in uplifting humanity and
social welfare. She has had ten
years direct experience as hu-
name agent, probatiohsofficer and
police matron and has been spe-
cially trained for ter chosen work
in the Missouri School Of Social
Economy. Mrs. Bassett's thor
ough qualifications and expe-
rience in social and charitable
work guarantee intelligent, ener-
getic and discreet conduct in the
duties OF the office.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-03-27
COUNTY COURT.

County court is about over. The
petit jurors were dismissed Friday as
all jury trials had been disposed Of.
Court took a recess until Monday af-
ternoon when it opened and two di-
vorce cases were heard by Assistant
Judges Miller and Tenney. Judge
Slack was ill and unable to return to
his duties until Tuesday morning,
when the case of Oben VS.. Ducharme
was begun before the court. 1t is
expected all matters will be disposed
of and the court will adjourn by the
end of the week.
The case of the state VS.. Robert j.
Priddy, who it will be remembered,
shot and killed Traffic Policeman j.
P. Manogue last September in the
office of the Newport House, was be-
gun Thursday and the jury brought
in verdict of mot guilty because of
insanity" Priddey has been in the
Waterbury asylum since last fall,
under observation Of experts and they
declared the man to be insane.
In the case mentioned in last
weeks report. Leslie White by his
next friend, Elmer White, VS.. J. D.
Bachand, which went on trial the first
of the week. was finished Wednesday.
The plaintiff sued to recover $4,000
from DR.. Bachand. The plaintiff
while riding on q motorcycle with an
other fellow riding on the gas tank
between him and the handle bars,
had an accident by colliding with Dr.
Bachand in an automobile. The jury
brought il g verdict for the defend
ant
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-03-27
Congregational Church Notes.
Rev. w. A. Warner, Pastor.
Easter Sunday, March 81.
Easter S
1O.45. Morning service.

1O45, Morning service.
The pastor, Rev. w. A. Warner
will preach an Easter sermon, "The
Gates of Dawn" One of the high
school girls will read, "The Ancient
Road to Paradise" and the choir will
sing an Easter anthem. This service
will be held in the main auditorium
and all are cordially invited to join
with US.
1900, Sunday school.
600, Christian Endeavor meeting.
Sunday evening at o'clock the
large choir will render an Easter can
tata. This will be union service
and all are urged to join with US in
this service.
Thursday evening prayer meeting
at 7.30 o'clock.
A young woman's Sunday school
class will hold it's first session Sun
day, with Mrs. Daisy Baldwin as
teacher and all are urged to stop for
this service and learn the object Of
the class.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-03-27
COAL BY CARD.
Heavy Fine or Imprisonment for
False Statement in Getting Coal.

State Fuel Administrator Jones has
issued instructions governing the To-
cal distribution of domestic coal to
consumers, which instructions are
uniform throughout New England.
According to the system adopted
no one will be able to obtain coal un-
less he certifes on triplicate appli-
cation card the number of net tons
purchased last year, the number on
hand and the number needed for the
ensuing year. A fine of $4,000 or i'm
prisonment for two years is imposed
as penalty for false statement will
fully made on such card. Consumers
are urged to place their orders early
with their local dealer in order that
they may avail themselves of the soc
per ton discount, that coal may be de-
livered early and that the stress of
the past season may be avoided.
Dealers are permitted to fill all or
ders of six tons or under, but are not
permitted to fill larger orders in ex-
cess of two-thirds of each until all
such large orders have been filled to
the same extent.
Recommendation is made that coal in
bins or piles be carefully measured
and that SO cubic feet per net ton be
allowed for egg coal, 35 cubic feet for
stove coal and "a cubic feet for nut
coal.
1t is suggested that each local fuel
committee arrange with the superin-
tendent of schools to furnish, on ap-
plication and without expense, high
school students to assist any consum-
er desiring aid in determining amount
of coal on hand
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-03-27

The following letter was received
by Mr.. and Mrs. L. E. Atherton from
their son, Roy;
Somewhere in France,
Dear Father and All:
I received your letter last night
and was very glad to hear you are all
well. I am feeling fine and every
thing is all o. K. We are having
some pretty fine weather. 1t seems
like summer. We have not had any
snow for about four weeks but there
IS some mud left yet. 1 guess 1 must
he lucky to be in France this winter
for SO or 60 below is little too cold
for me. 1t has been Is below zero
two or three mornings here. How is
the new team coming! Are you US
ing two teams now?
No, we do not have to drill very
much. We work more than we drill.
We have to drill with gas masks and
went into the gas house the other
morning. 1t was not very bad.
Are you getting up lot of wood
to sell. Over here wood is about $40
cord. Yes, that Anair bow is here
but not in my company. How does
Anair like his new farm and where
has Goodrich gone? That Brown is
not with us here. He has not been
with us since we have been over here.
Not many of us have been together
since we have been over here.
Continued on Page Two)
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-03-27
Women to Assist in Liberty Loan

The women of Orleans county are
to assist in the third liberty loan as
an organization. Mrs. J. E. McCar-
ten of Newport is county chairman
and she has appointed the following
women to work in cooperation with
the regular liberty loan committees
located in the larger towns Of the
counties.
Mrs C. F. Bige1ow, Newport
Mrs. L. E. Spafford, Orleans
Miss Esther Butterfeld, Derby Line
Mrs. F. D. Thompson, Barton
Mrs. c.. R. Holden, North Troy
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-03-27

Part of letter from D. Harry
Owen to his father, Milo Owen. A
letter from another son in the service
will be found in this paper.
Fort Constitution, N. H.,
Dear Folks at Home:
Today is muster day and l have
time to write.
have passed out of the Azimuth
class and gone into the Plotting class.
The Azimuth instrument is used to
measure horizontal angles. Two
placed over known datum points and
sighted on the target simultaneously
give the exact range. Do you get
that?
We moved over here to our new
barracks Saturday, and have been
busy getting acquainted with the
strangers. We are in one long squad
room $50 feet long. We have hot and
cold baths and shower baths. Life is
just class and drill every day. We
burn green wood and have to saw it.
If I get through all these classes 1
will have new ideas to burn. There
are II of us in the plotting class.
Later we will be examined for first
class gunners. The plotting class is
the top class so you see l am near
enough to the head of the procession
to hear the band play.
Your son,
D. Harry Owen.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-03-27
BARTON LOCAL NOTES

Easter display at Mrs. Vercoe's.
See ad.
Frank Shores was ill several days
last week.
Mrs. Hannah Norris has been quite
i'll the past week.
C. C. w. Heath, who is i'll with grip
is somewhat improved.
Addison Smith is working in Iras-
burg during sugaring.
Miss Blanche Cutting is working in
the G.. P. Jenness store.
Mrs. Lucy Atanasoff was in New
port one day last week.
Harland Paige is home from U. v.
M. for a short vacation.
Mrs. w. w. Reirden and son, Paul,
are in Boston this week.
C. R. Prescott is working for VIII
bur Moulton in sugaring.
F. L. Hall of Orleans was busi-
ness visitor in town Tuesday.
F. B. Norris of Sutton was the re-
cent guest Of relatives in town.
H. J. Stannard has been home
from Orleans for several days.
Miss Alma Valley is going to Sun
shine sanitarium to work soon.
Miss Eva Mcdonald spent the
weekend at her home in Barre.
Miss Clemma Seaver is home from
Boston for the Easter holidays.
Mrs. Molly Parker of Glover has
been visiting Mrs. G.. A. Barrows.
Mrs. R. P. Webster and Miss Edith
Ruggles are in Boston for few days.
Mrs. V. F. Hunter has returned
from several months stay in Boston.
Stanley Reirden is visiting his
grandfather, J. w. Reirden, Of North
Troy.
Mrs. c.. L. Hutchins announces her
Easter opening on page 3 of this
issue.
Special meeting of Orleans Lodge
Friday evening. Work on the M. M.
degree.
Mrs. L. P. Case is critically ill.
Mrs. F. H. Foster is helping to care
for her.
Mrs. H. F. Black of Newport is
visiting her daughter, Mrs. w. M.
Wright.
Miss Ruby Calkins of Westmore
was the guest of friends in town over
Sunday.
Miss Edith Gray of Lyndonville
spent the weekend with Mrs. G.. R.
Prescott.