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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-12-28

80 fortunate. ior haven't the heart
10 read Dicky', letters TO myself first
unless his mother receives one at the
same time Her hungry old eyes
would haun, ne II ! did.
Sweetheart Wife" the letter he
gan. just as have all the letters
Dicky has written me since going
"oyer there"
Have Just returned from little
ioyride over our mex, door neighbor' ,
front yard Awiully inoonSiderate
chap, too, tried TO set his little Archie
dogs on me. and turned few oi his
birds loose 20 chase me. But | man
aged to get clear OF them all, and get
back without 4 scratch, and with the
information | went after SO I'm go
ing to call it day, write to YOU and
then-guess I'll stroll over TO the sal.
va,ion Army hut and get some OF
their well known doughnuts. Believe
me, old girl. those doughnuts are the
greatest things this side your own
kitchen table suppose Ka,le's are
pretty nearly as good--for goodness
sake don't telk her this or you'll be
shy one noisy maid when ] get back
--hu, there's something about these,
gucs, is the homesicknes VIC have
here that ilavors EN- inversely-how' 5
that Tor a slmilc and makes the
Salvation Army lasSles, no matter
whether they're pretty or homely
enough to stop clock, the pets OF
the army.
Suppose you've read about the
little iracas | had the other day,
Guess it was in the papers over there
! simpl had the most ripping luck.
Was up with several otter flyers, get
separated from them and chased by
four bochc machines They peppered
me pretty well. and got two OF them
before | saw that I'd either have 10
beat il or get mine. and tha, mighty
quick So | put the old boat into a
nose spin, and the unSuSpccting little
dear thought they'd got me sure
But when | got far enough down !
righ,ed my machine, ilirted my tail
at them and wen, merrily home. Sui
il luck hadn', been ,i,l. me. giving
me the chance to make that spin over
our own lines. wouldn't be her,
writing to YOU. For over German
territory. after .hey had followed me
down, they would have had a won
derful chance TO pet me.
"Bu,, as say, luck was surely
with me, and the two machines
downed brought my winnings TO n,
poin, where they made an ace OF me
I'd like to send you the decoration
but suppose III have TO tote II around
with me awhile.
"By the way, who do YOU suppose
! ran across the other day in this
God .iorsaken corner OF the world
Give you three ..uesses."
(Copyrlg y
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MSQCder'
Husband
What Dieky Wrote TO Madge,
HHsze Carlson


KAIlE'S tuuoeent query, charged
n as it was with childish partisan
desire for Dicky'S glory. revealed
10 my own heart the unsuSpected
strength OF the craving ! myself ell
that my soldier husband should
realize that burning inhibition of all
ilyers-,o be accredited an ace"
lie will be one soon. never fear,
Katie" 7 said. Remember he hasn't
been flying over there very long"
u no care" Katie retorted stub
bornly. "Somc,lng wrong, some
where. tink he get it already, und
some bunch of soup greens cheat
heem, take away from heem some
way."
The absurdi,y Of her vicwpon,
made me smile, not only then, but
often In the weeks that followed for
Katie, once having broken through
the barrier ! had intentionally raised
against discussion OF Dioky's doings
Haunted her theory concerning the
Injustice she fancied TO have been
done TO Dicky in season and out OF
season, disregatding both my anu ed
smiles and the dSapproving irowns
whi h ! later, in sheer evaporation,
gave her
The Anxious Waiting
And when at las, the wonderful
news came. as in my hear, OF hearts ]
had known all along II would. even
Katie's wild flamboyant Joy didn't
make her forget her ridiculous con-
tenton that "MecSter Graham would
have been ace weeks ago only some
body swiped il on him
Il was but a meager account oi
Dlcky's achievement that appeared in
the newspapers, for every day OF the
late summer was filled with the most
wonderful news in the history OF the
world. and space Tor details was lin
tied But we, who loved him, knew
that the few words telling Of his ex-
ploi, were simply the ske,chy out
lines Of wonderfully brilliant pic
turc longrd infinitely for the back
ground the ooloring which would
bring II more viyidly before our eyes
and compensate though lily for the
awful terror and suspense which was
our constant portion
Perhaps Richard will write us all
about it," his mother said hopefully
Perhaps" returned non commit.
tally for while Dicky s apt to be
rather concei,ed about triiling at
tainmentS OF his he's modest to a
iau, concerning either his drawing
or the flying in which he is now risk.
ing his life, OF course, knew that
he would tel us something concern
ing the honor he had been given. bu,
hoped for very little information out e.
side of that we had already received
from the newspaper accounts
"Luck Was With Me"
Nevertheless, when his expected
letter came. the sight OF IL gave me
an excited thrill OF ant 'ipa,ion en-
trely outside OF the keen Joy with
which 7 always gree, mis'ive from
my soldier husband. l was selfish
enough 10 be glad that my mother
in-law was out walking, so that |
could enjoy the precious frs, read
isG Of \ alone, 1 am not generally
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FULTON KNOCKS OUT
VETERAN lANGF0RO

SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 8-Fred
Fulton, Minnesota heavyweight, won
the decision ever Sam Langford. ne
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FORMER PASTOR HERE
IS MAGAZINE WRITER

Volume I. Number /. under date Of
January !, 1919 IS the first issue Of
"Thr Divine Science Weekly" issued
hy the Colorado College OF Divine
Science. at 7O East Seyen'v-nInth
street. Denver, Coi'.. has Just been
received by subs rhcrs in this city
Among ,he main contributors IS Mrs.
Ruth r. DalIicl-E'derl e Denver,
formerly pastor ol the First Divine
Science church OF this city. Mrs. III.
dcfkin In a New Years greeting in
PRODUCES the publication TO It's friends
and patrons. Miss Mona l.. Brooks
pastor Of FIRST Divine Science
church Of DenVcr is editor chief
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Air Romeo Zooms
Against Home Of
His Fair Juliet

NEW YORK. Dec. 2s-(SpeeialD-
A prcsen,-day knight, rider OF a
winged courier OF the air, in the per
son OF Sergt John Stoll OF the For
ty-cighlh aero squadron, Mitchell field,
"loomed," hopped hedges and startled
citizens OF Brooklyn today N his Ell
forts to drop a Christmas present into
the arms OF Miss Catherine Kohl, lie
only partly Succecdcd-he delivered
his gift and then his engine stalled.
An automobile truck was used TO haul
the arplane back to Mineola. The
chimney Of the Kohl home was missed
hv twenty feet. hu, the corncc on the
north side Of the house was damaged
aud the tops were torn from two trees.
I he present was delivered, however.
ccrgeart Stoll was not injured.
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Lloyd George has salary OF s2S,-
600 year as first lord of the treas
ury, but is unpaid Tor his services
as prime minister.
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THE SKATING MACKS
Do the Dip of Death at
Auditorium

One week. opening Monday night.
Dec. 10th. This Is done by skating
down a , inch gas pipe 10 feet Ions
extending from the balcony 10 main
floor then jumping II chairs ON skAtes
Mr McCrosky does all kinds OF eih.
hilton and fancy skating including all
the late dances. Their wardrobe 10 the
best They have played the pan circuit
from coast TO coast al all the LEADING
vaudeville theattrs. The act 10 worth
many times the price OF admission, IOc
Skating before and after the act, also
afternoon. (Adv)
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wilma MENACED
BY RED FORCES
Poles to Advance 10 Defend
Lithuania,

LONDON, Dee ~ Wilma the cap
to- OF Lilhuania. % threatened by ~
advance ci bolshc,lst troops. accord.
Ing 10 Warsaw dlsnAtch 10 the Mai
under date oi Thursday The Polish
cnlri OF staff has demanded oi the
German generals. Hoffman and Falk.
elha'n free ;aSsagc tot Polish troop
trans over Ines now IN German
hand, from the Polish frontier 20 W..
~ The Germans also are aSk,d To
permit the reiolning Of the Polish and
Lithuanian rallrolds which were cot
hy ifr Germans.
II the German reply Is milyora,le,
m Pole, will begin march into
IL uanl. for they are determined
not 10 allow the bolsheyisi' to capture
wilma without ar attempt 10 prevent IT,
The Poles have telcgfanhcd the allies
a,kin' them TO send Officers and ac-
company the trocnS
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Menoher Says Macarthur Is
Best American Commander
Former Leader Of Rainbow
Division Urges That Brig
adler Be Made Major Gen.
eral for Services,

WASHINGTON, Dee, pa Mtik.
ing tribute to the courage and skill OF
Brig. Gen. Douglas Macarthur. com
mAndIng the uih brigade OF the And
lRaInbo~) division. was given by
Major Gen. Charles 7 Menoher for
mefly IN command n the division. in
a letter TO General "etshing urging,
for q second time, the promotion OF
Gensial Macarthur to the rank OF
major general.
A copy Oi the communication has
just reached Washington II reviewed
the record ol General Macarthur first
as chief OF staff OF the division and
later as commander Of Dne Of IT. two
infantry brigade, and disclosed that
the young officer, major OF engi.
neers when the United States entered
the war. had been twice wounded, had
been decorated by both the French
and American goNernments for per
sonal gsllantry IN action, and in adA
ton had been twice recommended Tor
the French legion OF honor.
His Skill Laudsd.
! believe he has actually COM
manded larger bodies OF troops in the
battle line than any other officer IN
our army, with. in each instance, con
speuous success" wrote General
Menoher.
"ile has developed, combined and
applied tho use OF infantry and core
lated arms with an effect upon the
enemy. a huSbandry OF his own forces
and means and resourceGlness
which no other Ameucan commander
III the field has"
The i,em1ed account OF General
MacArthur'S services included the
statement that the And division stood
the full brunt OF The German drive in
the Champagne last July and that 4,
was the skill and ..er'onal supervi-
siN OF this officer which made pos
sible great victory Later, during
the Alsne Marne offensive, the And
was driving toward the NcSle when an
incident occurred which General Men
oher described as follows:
e., Didn't Wait Orders.
AT the end OF this phase OF the
divisions employment, when II had la
bored night and day for over a week
and was brought low IN numbers by
vigorous resistance to the assaults
from exceptionally power iul positions,
occurred an example OF leadership
and the high qualities of command
which consider as unique General
Macarthur, himself on the advanced
line at a time when the American first
army corps had not ordered the divi-
sion 10 advance, accurately diagnosed
the situation az one In which the Ell
emy had but an hour before broken
contact. In advance OF orders and
without delay. he, w..h my concur
renee, at an early hour, galvanized
the entire division into a prompt pur.
suit which soon brought II on the
very heels OF the enemy and gained
possession of the great masslf OF the
70. est OF NeseS."
General Menoher shows that il was
General Macarthur brigade which
broke the Kriemhildc position in tn,
fighting north OF Vcrdun with the
capture Of Cote de Cha,illion and
adjacent heights that after havin- at
tanned the objective by three days ,on.
slant fighting, General MacArth 7
had so husbanded and controlled mis-
brigade thai with unused batalions
he stood read" TO exploit tbs success
Immediately in case that had been or
dered"
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-12-28

gro ring wtsran oi Boston In . four
round bout here last night, Fulton
had Q clear lead in all rounds and
kept his husky opponent At q distance
with straight lcns The few times
that I.ansioIf penetrated Fultons
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battery, however. Il was with tsilAS
effect,
The fighters appeared N one oi .
series oi bouts for the benefit oi .
childrsnS Ch'ilimsi tree fund.
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He Reveals Speed
But is Still Too
Slow Some Believe

lEFFERSONVlLLE, Ind, Dec. 2s
- Specially James A Gillespie, su-
perin,endmt Of the army mess hall
a, Camp Knox, S,i,hton Ky, may r
slow IN starting. but when he doS
there IS action. for instance:
Two months and a half ago Miss
Doris Watson became a bookkecper
at the camp. She was one OF 40
girls employed by Mr. Gillespie APP
paren,ly he paid little attention 10
hcr-well read Saturdays calendar
10 p. MIR. Gillespie proposes
marriage to Mi" Watson at Camp
Knox
ljl p. m-Miss Watson accepts
the proposal.
ljs p. m-Mr. Gillespie had char.
tered an automobile for a trip to JET
fersonvlIc.
SO p. "Trip to Je.fcrsonville
made and wedding service read BY
James 5. keigwin, justice OF the
peace.
But, even then. some who saw the
bride sad that Gillespie was far too
slow He is 80 years old and the
bride Is q.
| io,I Esp,y. has .,I.,, 90 tps
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-01
CAPTAIN IN GRAFT NET.
A. w. Vaughan and Two Others Indicted
on Raincoat Conspiracy Charge.

New York. Aug Aubrey W.
Vaughan, a captain IN the quartermaster s
corps Of the United States army, was IN
dictcd yesterday by a Federal Grand
jury on charge of conspirIng to defraud
the government in connection with con
tracts for raincoats.
Indicted also were Fellx ('ouled, n
manufacturer, who was arrested last
week with nearly score of other men
in connection with the government $
inquiry INTO alleged frauds IN contracts;
and David l.. Podcll, lawyer Captain
Vaughan in his official position received
bids from manufacturers of shoes, leather
and rubber goods.
There are two counts IN the IndIct-
mcntS against the three men The first
charges Conspiracy to defraud and TO
commit an offcnsc against the United
States" and the second, ''uslng the mails
in scheme to defraud The indict-
mcnts alleged that Gouled had an agree
mcnt with Captain Vaughan, who IS
attached to the supply and equipment
division Of the quartcrmaster general $
Office IN Washington. whereby Gouicd was
to assure raincOat manufacturers he could
get government contracts for them on
the payment To Goucd of = commission.
These COMMISSIONS. according 10 the
Indictment, were to bc turned over t1
Vaughan, and divided among dVus
officers of the nItcd States acting fu.
and in behalf of tho nited States under
and hy authority Of the War Department.
in proportions 10 the grand jurors IN
known
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-01
GERMAN CORN SHORTAGE
Food Situation More Tense Now
Than in Year 1916

New York, August, The yield pf
The German corn crop has been reduced
and IL barely sufficient for the feeding
Of the population, according to a state
ment made by Privy Councillor Kleinert
Of the Imperial German Bureau before
the Food Committee Of the Reichstag
according to the Berlin Jageblatt
June Ii
In reply to a demand by the bourgeOlsje
parties that the farmers be allotted a
larger quantity Of certain kind Of corn
called in German HiDferkorn, black
corn as this would have a concilIatory
effect in vicw Of the many enforced de-
liyeries and numerous compulsory meas
ures, Klcinert said that the so-called
"Hinterkorn could not be released in
general for fodder purposes for the reason
that unfavorable experiences had been
made in that respect IN 1916
Notwithstanding a careful system of
control, extraordinary ilygrcat difficulties
we're encountered and these difficulties
would Increase now that the situation
as a whole il more tense than in 1915
and that the total yield Of our crop has
been further reduced and barely slIfices
for the feeding Of the population
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-01
LUXEMBOURG KEENLY
FEELS STING OF WAR
For Four Years it Has Lived
Under Crushing Heel of Prus-
sian Autocrats.

London, Aug. l. The whole world
understands and appreciates the tragic
position Of heroic Belgium and Serbia and
nll the allied peoples have deep sympathy
for Rumania and Montenegro, but only
scant attention has cen gwen tG the
bitter lot Of the people Il lnxemhurg
For four years now the citizens Of
luxcmburg have lived isolated under he
woke Of German military domination
II Is said there are 3 OO0 Iuxemhurg volun-
tccrs in Frances foreign legion and that
they are gallant fighters on the side of
Justice and humanity II is rue that
Iuxcmburg has not faced the CRUEL dc
vastation wrought hy defensive fighting
against the German lceions on their own
soil but war has come hy air and Just
rs It has been necessary for the Entente
Allies TO bomb German bilets in Belgium
and French towns SO they have frequently
had occasion To bomb Luxembourg and
with deadly effect
Naturally the trerman propagandists IN
Luxembourg as in Belgium, have tried to
arouse hostility against the Entente by
exploiting the mir raids But again as in
Belgium their efforts have proved singu-
larlv unsuccessful The Luxemburgcrs
persist, in spite Of All propaganda, in 70
garding the German invader as the real
culprit. they recognize clearly that filxen-
burg is raidcd because the German IS
there Protests bv the Luxembourg par
llamcnt and government against Ger
manys action In placing snti-aircraft guns
around Iuxemburg have been unavailing
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-01
WEAK POLICE SERVICE
BLAMED FOR RIOTS
Negro Ministers Make Vain At
tempt to Lay Protest Before
Mayor of Philadelphia.

PHILADELPHIA. Aug There wae a
lull i'm the zone Of race terrorism III ~Ouih
Philadelphia Yesterday and last night
REPORTS of few muuur sklrmiahes wcrc
made bv tho poIIce. lut on the whole
the situation was much bcttcrcd J he
persistent rainfall all day and during
the evening wns n great factor m keeping
matters uiict Another reason ascrlbed
wns the tighter grip placed upon the
affected area Of the police authorities.
aided by reinforccmonts from the Home
Defense Reserves, the Marine Corps
and The Naval Police The saloon closing
order waa extended.
More marines and naval policemen
along with Home Defenders were muster
ed into service by the Department Of
Public Safety Yesterday The sea-sol-
diers and blucinckcts discarded their
arms. and only carried sticks that re-
semblcd baseball bats
A delegation of colored ministers and
business men called upon Mayor smith
Tuesday morning at City Hall to pre-
sent 10 him their denmciati0ns Of the
race riots and 10 lay the whole blame
for the disturbances upon the weak po-
lice protection that they claimed had
been afforded their constituents during
the crisis Mayor Smith was nowhere
to be found However, he came later
but left in few minutes on important
business
rhc protest came rs a result Of meet
ing 81 coIored ministers, representing
more than 81. 600 c0lored members
held on Monday The letter was drawn
rIp by Rev X II Wright, Jr ] G Beckett
and W II Easton Since tho city
highest official was not IN" the dele
CATION left the missive for him to read
when he did arrive in the Mayoratly
Office
Charges Of police incfficiency and of
political influences were the main argi-
nent Of the negro ministers letters.
They claimed that negroes did not start
the riot and that the police were hob
nohbing with the mob They recon-
mendcd that negro policemen be used
and if the political prestige had been
removed from the Department Of Public
Safety, there would be no riots
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-01
AMERICANS FIGHT
IN SIX COUNTRIES
One Unit is Striking Boche on His
Own Ground, Just
Inside Border.

Washington, August The war map
with Its trench lines stragglirg athwart
international bour darlcs shows American
ghting men holding their footing on
strangely alien SOILS As il now stands
army units of the United States are Mt
their grim work III six countries, France,
Germany, Russia, Austria, Italy and
Belgium
The swelling volume Of their movement
overseas has been so necessary n response
To the emergency of the nation s response
hihty, So thoroughly implied by the original
war declaration, and SO entirely natural
picture to people prepared by three
years observation of world war, that 1T
may take n historian perspective to
visualize completely the departure from
traditions aud the smashing of preccdents
that the movement involved.
Check the SIX American artillery
ras been reported son the French line
op. nsltc Nulhausen. several miles inside
A b rl,r Of the German empire In
vi. IL the olIvc-drah uniform supports
italtau sectors Which suirg found the toe
of Lake Gsrda and American HicIs have
manpuvcrcd over the Venetian lowlands
whore tn, Austrian drive was forced bnck
tins spring In Belgium, they have gone
over the top with Australians ard IN
ltancn their forces ~ action now can he
eolhtcd pl army coips. In Russia. al Nladi-
voStnk and low on the fIozcn reaches of
the Thurman coast they are putting dis
cipllned force behind the manifold mani :
i,Stations of national purpose. Likewise,
IN England, Scotland and ireland, they
al up the school camps aud prepare
themselves for action.
These men, drafted nearly all, are the
agents in the lar-hung jonrneyings of a
nation whose military history has shown
more than one instance m which voun-
tecrs ordered to cross a boundary, have
sat down, private and officer alike. 10
debate the consttutIonality Of warlike
expedition to foreign soil. and still more
Instances where militia organizations have
successfully opposed national attempts to
send them beyond their own State lines.
Yet today, under the urge of the war
resolution, which directed the admnistra-
ton TO exert all Of its power and employ
all of ITS resources to carry on war against
tho Imperial German government and to
bring the conflict to n successful conclu-
sion, drafted men and volunteers have
nor raised single protest of serious I'M
port.
II was not until January Of tho present
year that The supreme court formally con
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-01
MKINLEY PHYSICIAN ILL
DR.. Lee, Now in Porto Rico, Has
Severe Attack of Typhoid

san Juan. Porto Rico. July p Major
Edward " Lee, Of the Medical Reserve
Corps, who was one Of the PHYSICIANS called
to attend William Mckinley when the
President was shot Vt Buffalo. has been
seriously Ill with typhoid fever. lie IS
attached to the Base Hospital
Major Lee came 10 Porto Rico about
three months ago with the first group Of
reserve officers assigned 10 tho hospItal.
Prior to entering the reserve corr he had
been for years surgeon IN New York
City. The fact that he is the only one
of the officers coming from the North
who has been attacked by typhoid is
regarded as interesting from u medical
viewpoint for the reason that he was the
only one of these officers Who did not take
the typhoid vaccinations II has been a
popular theory among medical men that
for persons over IS Or 80 years Of ag
vaccination was not necessary, a. the
likelihood Of their contracting the disease
was very slight Major lee IS man oi
perhaps - years
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-01


strued the Constitution to allow any sort
os war operation The nation desired 20
carry on. The court said OF contentious
opposing that view that they were too
frivolous for notice.
Vet long before tho decision the first
draftcdd American had fallen in battle
overseas and legions more had strcamed
after him To every quarter, almost, Of the
Eurasian continent.
Thus the historian has been given n
large and interesting mllc-post To build
in the future, but for the average Ameri-
can, the news of the day shows that this
interest is purely abstract II having
been definitely decided, upon due and
formal consideration, that complete
defeat of Germany was necessary to democ-
racy in the world, the nation has not
even remembered prccedcnts Of history
or traditions of the past.
Apparently. the men least inclined To
consider that have been the soldiers who
have gone gravcly but with good cheer
into the valley of the shadow overseas,
and there are making good the purpose.