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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-07-03
OKLAHOMA OFFERS
= VAuAME LEASES
! ffgs srf --
Appraisement is Completed On
Msrland and Kay and Kiowe
Tracts Of School
Lands.

Washington. july :-@under was
conditions It would be improper to
say from what port q party of Okla
homa and other congressman viii
leave Washington tonight, expecting
soon to be on the high seas honnd for
France Representatives Joseph B.
Thompson OF pauIs Valley and
Thoma{ A Chandler OF vinita are the
Oklahomans who win help make up
the party while others viii include
Representatives Tillman and Cara
way or Arkansas. Dowell and Sweet OF
Iowa an Elston OF California. They
are going on trip OF observation TO
get first hand Information regarding
conditions with the American expedi-
t.onary forces in France and 'exrect
10 reach the firing line
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-07-03
UNCLE SAM OF AMERICA.
pv 1 A NacKiuuon

BY J. A. MacKinnon
Uncle Sam Of America, kind old mani
He helps his nelghbors as best he can
Protects the weak from the greedy
strong;
Up early at II all day long.
Hes an inspiration for hope and
cheer
To Earth's down-t -trodden- or
near
He bids them rise from gloomy de-
spair;
Sheds light on their Ignorance dull
and bare.
He'll free the world from the insoient
Hun;
He'll finish the task that he's begun,
That every land ON earth may be
A home of the brave. land OF the
free.
Let's serve our good Uncle. one and
all,
He needs the great He needs the
small.
tnd we need him. We all depend
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-07-03
yANks PREPARE TO GIVE
ENEMY HOT RECEPTION
IN COMING DRIVE
CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE,

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guns in France accounts for the re-
Gently cabled accounts OF great,
gaslike disappearing and fitting
guns behind the American lines"
Just how many OF these guns there
are is a military secret.
Each gun is a eomplets unit. hsv-
ing. in addition to the car on which 1t
Is mounted, an ammunition car. a
shop and repair car, a provision and
kitchen car. with couple OF cars
for quarters for officers and men.
And of course there il locomotive.
With this equipment the gun unit is
independent Of any other branch OF
the service for support in the way OF
ammunition and provisions.
The value Of the big gun is two
fold. The long range makes IL possi-
Bile to reach vital points behind the
German line where ammunition is
stored or concentration is going on.
II also makes sosssbls boring into
trench projections which would be
inpervious TO small shells. bat which
the huge 1.eoo-pouud sheA reaches
and destroys.
The fact that the navy Is operating
with big artillery on land is surpris-
ing. Here il why:
When the war broke out. Genera
Crozier Of the Army Ordinance De-
parfment threw ~ his hands and sd-
n.itted his inability 10 deliver big
guns by this summer.
One Of The men o. Ghe Naval Ad-
vssory Board vas 8 B vasciain .ci
the BALDWIN Locomotive Wofks
vasclain aid scf throw M his hands
hut undertook 20 build large cslibere'
guns for use o. land. TO ssssnt then
on cars for quick movement BY rsil
and 60 do n within twelve months.
He was told by Secretary Dansel'
10 60 ahead "A he has made god
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-07-03
Letters from Our Soldier Boys


The following interesting letter.
written by Andrew II. Jelsma, former
Guthrie boy, to his mother. was re-
ceivcd fro Somewhere in France.
"sorhewhere in France" June lo.'ls.
Dear Mother: Have arrived safely
sSSt,cwhere' in France. We had a
vtry long voyage; everything went
smooth. We had but two stormy
DAYS. while at sea. and they say that
4. wss nothing compared with a real
storm. said to myself--if that isn't
bxd + certainly wouldn't like TO see a
r>al one. We had good deal of fun
out OF il. We would start to walk
ktfoss the deck. and all OF sudden
fswould feel as though something
xasi pulling or pushing us and when II
ssSdld change It's roll. you would find
ycdrself walking up hill.
TuH1ks hsre In France are so much
6nNeont nom good old U. S. A.
fSevs - scoze beautiful scenery, ev-
srythins green and nice. large grape
Nnsvu6as. The cities have narrow
afeRA Ne bulidinss are not very
nsnV and shey look pretty old am
~ snonxful that We all arrived cafe
y - hope shst YOU have not been
~ro<~1sd -Ifruet that You are all well
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-07-03
Government CLERKS
RETAIN tAeyRgH
President s Opposition and Veto
Defeats Proposal TO RsAqyrs
An S-Eour Day in Depart
meuts = Capitol.

WASHINGTON. July 3d. Congress-
eliminated legislative rider requir-
ing Government clerks to work eight
hours day instead OF seven from the
Legislative. executive and judicial ap-
pIopriation bill today otter President
Wilson had vetoed the measure be-
cause OF the provision. Salary in
creases OF $l20 year for the clerks
tc meet the increased cost Of living
were left unchanged.
The President took the position
that. having asked private employers
to make no change in working condi-
tions unfavorable To labor during the
war, he could not assent to bill un-
der which the Government, itself
would make such = change.
The Senate added an amendment
extending salary advances TO EN-
ployes paid from the lump sum appro-
priations. This later was accepted by
the House and the measure now goes
back to the President.
The vetoed provision was an amend
ment by Representative Borlsnd of
Missouri, who for long time has
been fighting to establish an eight
hour day In Government departments.
The veto message OF the President
fellows:
AT the outset OF ieh war | felt ii.
my duty to urge all employers in the
United States to make a special ef
fort to see TO 1t that the conditions
of labor were in no respect altered
unfavorably to the laborers. II has
been evident from the first how dir
ectly the strain OF this war is to bear
upon those who do the labor under
which underlies. whole process OF
nobilising the Nation. and it seems
to me al the outset. as 1t seems TO me
now, that II OF the highest importance
tut1 the dasdutdfcS WHICH nave ucth
accorded labor before me war began
should not be subtracted or abated
Having taken this position in an
earnest appeal to other employers. |
do not feel justified in asserting to
measure in which the United States
as an employer changes the condi-
tons OF the labor OF its own employees
unfavoMbly to them. and feel the
freer to take this position because ]
have not learned from any quarter that
the employees OF the Government in the
District have oeen slack in their labor
OF have demurred from doing any OF
he necessary additional tasks which
the time and exigency require. On
the contrary, i have learned that
they have oheerfally done additional
labor and have -ot nee n 4, .,-i-
1ulgion of '----"
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-07-03

Here is letter that Is certain 20
prove OF interest to people In this
vicinity, ss cases OF this sort occur
In almost every neishborhood, and
people should kncw what 10 do In like
circumstances. -
Savannah. MO. Oct. le, 1916
Il used a bottle OF Chsmberiain's 4
Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy about
nine years ago aud 1t cured me OF flux
tdysenfery). had another attack OF
the same complaint some three or
four years ago aad few doses of this
remedy cured me. Nave recon-
mended chamberlain's Colo and Di-
arrhosa Remedy to dozens Of people
since first used g."
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-07-03

Elmer Y. Jesse of Mangum president
and l. y Hooker OF Beaver, vice pres
ieent. The zone postage system was
endorsed. while the requirement that
stamps be attached TO bank checks
was reported on unfavsrably. Pro-
visions OF the associations constiiu-
tion place ban on Socialists as mem
bers of the organization.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-07-03

The following song will be sung at
the Fourth of July celebration by
Boy Scouts. old soldiers and girls:
FIGHTING THE KAISER.
Bring out the good old bugle boys,
Well sing another song;
Sing it with a spirit that will start
the world aiongi = 49,
Sing II rs we soon VIII sing Il. many
millions strong.
When we go fighting the Kaiser
How the Tommies will be shouting
when they hear the joyful sound; |;
How the Poilus all viii jsbber with
the new friends they have found;
How the Boches an win scamaer TO
their hoies down in the ground,
When we so fighting the kaiser
Yes. and there1l be Sammie boys who
will weep with joyful tears
When they see the honored flag they
have not seen for years:
Hardly will they be restrained from
breaking forth with chers.
wnen we 20 fighting the kaiser
Pershing's dashine sammy boys will
never cross the liae.
Sc the saucy Boehes say. they'll show
us no IN time.
Have they not forgot. alas, we're
making for the Rhine.
When we 90 lighting the kaiser.
SO wen make q fhoroughfare for
Freedom and her train.
An the way 90 Belgium 70 old
Alsace- Lorraine.
Ausecscy VIII Zee bsfose ~. sos re-
si<tznce Il IN vain.
When We 90 fighting TIE ksissr.
70 FrABce. 20 Fnnre, ana on 70
Germany.
To France. 10 France and fight for
Liberty
50 ven sing the chorus % sbe vsy
across the sea.
Wien Ne 20 fIshsins tAe hAissr.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-07-03

Coughs or colds which persist at this
season usually are OF an obstinate ma
ture. All the more reason for using
reliable remedy. Mrs. Margaret
Smaie, Bishop. Calf. writes: "Foiey's
Honey and Tar Compound is grand
remedy. Suffered from q cold last
week, used the medicine and II acted
like a charm" Sold everywhere.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-07-03
Chamberlain's Taolets

These tablets are intended especial
ly for stomach troubles. billiousness
and constipation. II you have any
troubles OF this sort. give them a trial
and realize for yourself what first
class medicine win do for you. They
only cost quarter
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An Over. ripe Tomato

and other over-ripe vegetables or
fruits often cause very serious Bowel
Trouble In hot weather Check It as
quickly as possible. Get a bottle Of
GROVES BABY BOWEL MEDICINE
a safe and sure remedy for Summer
Diarrhoeas. II Is Just as effective fcr
.AdHlts as for Children.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-07-03
anEuMArIc AND KIDNEY MS

Troubled with rheumatism. kidney
or bladder affections? You need
Foley Kidney Pills. Mrs. Frank r.
Wood, X. +. ID. =, Morrill,. Maine
writes: II found relief as soon as /
began taking Foley Kidney pills. My
husband also received r.nch benefit
from them. He was lame. could not
stoop over: now feels no pain" Sold
everywhere.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-07-03

Feminine oiplemsey
Yes. I finally got rid OF him." she
said. without having to tell him in 50
many words that never could learn
to love him ] didn't want to do that.
because hes an awfuIIy nice fellow
and shcsh have been very sorry
- esusc ffm pain
How. did you manage it.- hes
friend ashei: a
why. ~ see. he's subject To hay
fssef. % I decos.fed the house viii
sosoA rca hesever he sent wors
.flsat he wss coming. Brooklyn Cifi-
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an eiio.. 10 cy.sr;de .Ae 81
the House was defeated 2;c 10 -
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On the gentle strength OF our dear
old frisnd.
Is M box with border
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WESTERN OKLAHOMA PRESS
ASSOCIATION rs ORGANIZED

The Western Oklahoma Press AS
sociation has been organized. with
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1918-03-16

Living OF Dead, you will find satisfaction here.
II you are living you can decide just where you
would want your friends TO rest. Ii dead, you will
be inside Of this Cemetery and you cannot be dis
turbed. After months OF effort, the Woodland
Cemetery Corporation is ready to guarantee you a
resting place in one Of the most beautiful spots
Evening star., 1918-07-28

er on my hands. Now. to be consistent
with the theory and spirit Of war gar
dening, l had to do something with
that land. To let 1t lie idle would be
playing the kaiser's game. The more
idle land there Is in America the bet
ter otsdam will be satisfied.
To be honest. I didn't want to do q
blamed thing with 1t. I just wanted
to let it lie there and Idle to its
hearts content. l tried to tell my
self that had done enough. that my
account with Uncle Sam was square.
But couldn't get away. even to my
self. with any such sophistry as that.
My conscience ordinarily is not very
troublesome thing. and l might have
stilled it with this argument had not
one question kept rising up to stare
me out of countenance. The question
was: Suppose the boys "over there"
would decide that they had done
enough and that it was time to quit?
No. sir. couldn't get away with 1t.
Evening star., 1918-07-28
The Auxiliary Ship.

A MONG the revolutionary changes
which the war has brought about
in the American merchant marine il
the standardized or fabricated" ship,
based on the theory of quantity pro-
duction after the fashion of turning
out automobiles or putting up build
tngs where every stone is cut or
carved near the quarry and every
piece of metal is shaped at the mill
and marked so that it will at into its
proper place.
Another phase of the revolution in
shipbuilding Is the reinforced con-
crete ship. Still another phase is the
auxiliary ship. The word 'auxiliary''
is also applied to certain pleasure or
merchant craft which have been
armed for naval service, but the
word in marine parlance means the
ship which is primarily sailing ves-
sci; also equipped with an engine-in
nearly, every case a gasoline engine
aa auxiliary power. This new type of
ship is appearing in increasing num-
bers on the Pacific coast. Before the
war what was known rs the auxiliary
ship was built in Pacific coast yards.
but only a few specimens Of the type
were turned out. With the new de-
mand a great impetus has been given
to the construction of this kind of
ship, SO that auxiliary power
schooners averaging in dead-weight
capacity. from 1000 to 1000 tons and
having engines of from $50 to SOC
horsepower are being constructed in
large numbers and are put to work as
fast as they can be turned out, of the
yards.
The Auxiliary" has become a ia
&1~g- D.
Chesapeakel bay and all its tribu-
taries, but 1t is one Of those sloops
OF small two-mast schooners, bug
eyes or "pungies," which carry hsh,
oysters, melons, vegetables and the
general produce of this region which
can be conveyed at q profit in small.
light vessels The application of the
principle to the construction Of deep
sea freight ships of large tonnage is
one Of the developments of the times.
Evening star., 1918-07-28

the National Army has aroused con-
siderable discussion. The objection
most frequently raised against it has
to do with the reduction of the weight
to lis pounds, and no serious obtec-
ton is made to fixing a minimum
height at five feet.
The point of the objection is that
a man not heavier than that weight
will be unable to- carry the heavy
equipment now required for field serv-
ice. On the other hand. attention Isl
called to the efficiency and activity of
the smaller soldier to be found in
the armies of the allies. Some of the
British regiments are made up of men
who average about five feet. and
among the French soldiers the eff
than once been made subject of COM
ment by military critics.
1t has not been made public whether
the department intends to utilize these
men in special regiments or for par
ticular detail work. Some changes
a few contracts will have to be made
to provide the small men. but this is
a detail that can easily be adjusted
by the Quartermaster Corps Forum
ately, there is no necessity through
a. shortage Of man power for the call
ing OF the small men. and the fact
must not be overlooked that most OF
the men who entered the National
Army have made an average gain IN
weight of about fifteen pounds since
they have been in the service.
In every branch of the service there
are duties for which little men are
especially useful and the change In
weight will benefit the men Affected:
many of whom. previously rejected
for this reason. sought and in some
cases obtained waivers which permit
ted them to enter the service. where
they showed that they possessed 9th.
er qualities which have made them OF
especial military value
Evening star., 1918-07-28
Ten Golden Rules of Health.

THE ten golden rules OF health, as
prescribed by the Minnesota
division, woman's committee. Council
Of National Defense. and Minnesota
commission of public safety. are as
follows:
/. Play hard and fair. Be loyal to
your teammates and generous to your
opponents.
II. Eat slowly. Do not eat between
meals. Chew food thoroughly. Never
drink water when there is food in the
mouth. Drink water several times
during the day. -'N'
III. Brush your teeth at least twice
a day. Rinse your mouth out well
with water after each meal.
". Be sure to cultivate regular
daily habits.
mind. Wash your hands always be-
fore eating. Take a warm bath with
soap once or twice week: a cool
sponge Cor shower) bath each NOR,
ing before breakfast and rub your
body to glow with rough, towel.
VI Try to keep your companions.
especially young children. away fro.a
those who have contagious diseases g
VII. Use your handkerchief to cova~.
a sneeze or cough and try to avUi5
coughing. sneezing or blowing !seit
nose in front of others 9a4
VIII. Study hard and In study. we:fss
or play do your best. 4 So
TX. Sleep Get as many houfE: N
bed each night as this table indicttess
for your age. Keep windows in ,besi.
room well open. r'fss,
Hours Of sleep for different ases:sai
Evening star., 1918-07-28

Something had to be done with that
idle ground. And l want to put 1t on
record right here that Mary didn't
have a thing to do with the victory I
won in that wrestling match with the
devil. In fact. she didn't know there
was a wrestling match. I am per-
fectly willing to admit that lot OF
war gardener has been due to Mary's
prodding, but in this instance 1 fought
it out all alone, and when I put the
devils shoulders to the mat the VIC
tory was mine alone.
/ decided to plant something on that
sweetcorn ground before I had decid-
ed what to plant. before ! knew. even.
that anything could be planted which
would mature into foodstuff.
AS in other cases Of war gardening
perplexities. l went to Capt. Thomp-
son for advice. You're pretty well ac-
quainted with Capt. Thompson by this
time. He works in the office with me
Evening star., 1918-07-28

profit from growing turnips and what
l recognized would be the absolutely
wrong principle of giving them away.
l called Tom. my son. into conference
and made a business proposition to
him. 1 told him that IL he would help
me spade up the ground and plant the
turnips he could sell all the surplus
crop above home requirements. But
l made these two stipulations: He must
sell Is per cent below the retail mar
ket price and the gross proceeds must
be invested in thrift stamps.
Tom agreed, of course 1t looked
like bonanza to him. He Is col
1ecting thrift stamps today with a
hundred times more ardor than ne
collected postage stamps Few years
ago. Toms collection of postage
stamps. as a matter of fact. never
amounted to much. but his thriie
stamp collection Is very credltaoIe
one for boy of his years ana OPP
portunities. 1 don't believe he has
averaged one ice cream cone a montn
all summer. and ] don't know when l
have seen him munching candy.
So. Tuesday evening, Tom and !
began the job Of spading up the sweet
corn ground and getting it ready to
plant turnips. 1t was the same old
back breaking Job. Spading ISN'T
any easier now than it was last April
and each vertebra of my back mas tne
same old way of entering IT'S pro
test. But we got the 1ob dohe d.
last and the turnips planted All we
need now to assure a crop and the
resultant adding to Toms thridt
stamp holdings is sufficient ralniati-
We are going to grow turnlps Tor
all the families on our block and on
two or three adjacent blocks.
And Mary doesn't even know that
we have planted turnips. She mas
been SO busy canning vegetables that
she has lost track of the details OF
garden operations. could have
shirked the turnips and gotten away
with 1t. SO far as Mary was con.
cerned, but that pesky conscience OF
mine. after lying dormant for so
many years. simply wouldn't let me.
And as the turnips wind up my
planting program for the year. so l
am going to let the story OF them
wind up the narrative of my adven-
lures as a war gardener. l am going
to give you one more installment
next Sunday. general summing up
and let it go at that.
THE WAR GARDENER.
ITO be concluded.)
Evening star., 1918-07-28
Adventures of a War Gardener in Washington

and lives On a real farm just outside
Of town. When l say real farm
'nn't mean a ranch or a plantation.
&c has Twenty-Five acres under cul-
and hires man by the year to work
it. Years ago some one must have
told him that he was an old crouch.
He liked the idea and tries to live
up to it. His exterior is as crusty as
they make them. but down under
meath the milk of human kindness
Just oozes about.
So when I went to him for advice
I expected him to snarl, and wasn't
a bit abashed by 1t.
told him Of the piece of ground
had. Of my desire to do something
plant.
''Turnips," he snapped. and turned
to his work.
Turnips! Holy smoke! What would
I do with all the turnips I could grow
on that ground? There would be ten
bushels or more of them. don't sup
pose we have averaged eating peck
of turnips year since we have been
keeping house.
Ihen IL occurred TO me CHal a iOt Oi
people do like turnips and that IL
present prices for vegetables are any
indication of what prices are going to
be next winter turnipS will be In
class with luxuries. could sell
turnips considerably below the mar
ket price and still realize a handsome
profit.
But 1 didn't want to be one of these
food profiteers who are SO unpopular
lust now AS a matter Of fact, don't
want to make any profit at all on my
war garden. 1 have gotten past that
stage. In the beginning the idea of
making my garden pay" made a
strong appeal to me. I thought it
would be labor lost unless could
show a profit. But since things have
been getting so hot over in France.
since American boys have been dying
over there without any thought of
profit to themselves. the notion of
making a profit out of a dinky little
war garden somehow has grown dis
tasteful.
So l arrived at compromise be-
tween my disinclination to make a