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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-06-07
HERS HAVE
CONFIDENCE As To
OUTCOME OF STRIKE

Atlanta. Ga. June G.--ln response to
the strike order issued by the CONNER
cial Telegraphers' Union of America
against the Western Union telegraph
company in the southeast following
on order OF Postmaster General Bur
Lesson last night retorting operation of
the wire systems of the country to
their former owners, members of the
union left their keys in many cities in
the south today. 1t was officially
stated at the southern headquarters
Of the telegraph company here at
noon that less than 800 operators and
other employees had responded to the
strike call. The estimate of the mem
bers of the union at that time was
that more than three thousand employ
es of the company had walked out.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-06-07

Atlanta. Ga, June 6.-Confidence in
the outcome of the strike ordered by the
Commercial Telegraphers union against
the Western Union Telegraph Company
in the ten southeastern states was eX-
pressed today by leaders on both sides.
H. c. Worthen, general manager of
the southern division of the Western
Union, declared i'm a statement that the
return of the wire properties by Post
master General Burleson gives our eX-
ecutives a full and clear hand to fight
to finish and the public can trust that
we will do it."
u. G.. FonVile. president of the At
lanta council Of the union, speaking for
himself and c. f. Mann, southern or
ganizer of the union intimated that II
nationwide strike would be ordered
should that prove necessary.
The strike in this territory was or
dered last night in support of the local
strike against the Western Union, which
was inaugurated Wednesday in sym
pathy with telephone employees who
went out Monday alleging discrimination
against union members.
Later Mr.. Mann gave out a statement
declaring information received at union
headquarters indicated Approximately
8 900 employees of the company of the
south have gone out or would strike dur
ing the day. "The railway telegraphers
are not handling commercial business,
he said, land the Western Union will
find itself helpless"
Company officials stated today there
were approximately 400 employees on
companys pay rolls in the southern di-
vision.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-06-07
coxa,, GERS

o. big things are tn.se who have thoi
oughIy mastered the little things.
GUARANTY STATE BANK
Of ArtlmOre.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-06-07

The Nickles, dimes and pennies care
fully garnered and drawing interest,
win steadily accumulate and create q
veritable bulwark OF protection.
Open that Savings Account today.
GUARANTY STATE BANK
Of ArtlmOre
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-05
WOMAN VOLUNTEERS
ASKED FOR NURSING
Demand for Influenza Cases Has
Emphasized Need Of Addi-
tional Workers.

An appeal for women to aid fami-
lies stricken with influenza was sent
out last night by the Visiting Nurses
Association. There is immediate need
for women who will go into the
homes of patients and carry out the
orders of physicians, thus releasing
graduate nurses for more serious
cases, the appeal says. Women will
ing to help relieve the influenza suf-
ferers should communicate at once
with the association, 1413 G street.
Members of the association believe
that q prompt response to the appeal
will help greatly in checking the
epidemic. Many women have been
prepared to serve as volunteer nurses
curing the epidemic by the teaching
center of the local Red Cross chap
ter and have rendered valuable serV-
ice to families that otherwise would
have been left without medical as
sistance.
AS 4 result of the calls for assist
ance the center also is opening new
classes for those women who care to
render such service. The nurses aid
classes will meet Mondays, Wednes-
days and Fridays, both morning and
evening classes being organized to
meet the convenience of those who
desire to attend. Glasses in first aid
will meet Tuesdays aAd Fridays. both
afternoon and evening
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-05
NATIONAL RESTAURANTS
ARE PLANNED IN LONDON

LONDON, December 20 (Correspon-
dence of the Associated Press).-Com-
munal feeding on huge scale through
the establishment of 1000 national
restaurants is planned for London The
project is to be carried out jointly
by the national kitchens division of
the ministry of food and the National
Caterers Protection Society The three
main points of the scheme are:
Establishing buying organizations
for the collective purchase of food
stuffs.
Providing efficient equipment on
cooperative basis.
An agreed system of inspection Of
catering establishments to secure
reasonable prices and good conditions
of management
The caterers expected to take part in
the enterprise are all members of the
Protection society and they will be per-
-nitted to use for their establishments
the title of National Restaurant Z"
There win be uniform menus and
prices will be fixed at figugre to in
sure reasonable profit to the caterer
and yet be easily within the limits of
the average purse. A high standard of
efficiency and cleanliness will be ex-
acted.
A national restaurant recently estab-
iished in London has proved a.
marked success. 1t is making a net
weekly profit of $500. and this is point
ed to as proof that the provision of
cheap, well cooked food to Londons
millions, served under bright, cleanly
conditions. can be made financially
profitable
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-05
TO CANADA VIA PANAMA,
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
MONTREAL, January $40 the
strains of patriotic music by military
bands of the imperial army, fifteen
hundred officers and men Of the Ca
madam expeditionary forces who en-
listed in British Columbia and Alberta
embarked at Liverpool yesterday
afternoon on the Canadian Pacific
Empress of Asia for direct voyage to
Vancouver via the Panama canal, this
being the first and probably the only
time this steamer will travel to Can
ada this way.
The arrangements for the trip were
made by Sir Edward Kemp. Canadian
overseas minister of militia; G. HI,
Bosworth, chairman of Canadian Pa
cific ocean services. and Gen. Hogarth,
quartermaster general, Canadian head
quarters. The Empress of Asia, which
was diverted to Atlantic waters in
order to facilitate the transport of
American troops to Europe. will re-
turn to commercial service between
Vancouver and the orient after dis
embarlSing her contingent of Cana
dian soldiers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-05
$4,000 FIRE AT MYERVILLE.
Bank. Elevator. Station and Car
Barn Burned in MARYLAND Town.

FREDERICK CITY. Md. January T.
The most important buildings in
Myerville. thirteen miles west of this
city, were burned today including the
MyerviIle Bank. Farmers Exchange
Elevator and the station and car barn
of the Hagerstown and Frederick
railway. The flames originated. it is
supposed, from a high tension wire in
the substation. Loss was 0,000 COW
cred by insurance. Some time ago the
town was given Legislative authority
to issue bonds to provide fire protec-
ton, but at an election citizens de-
feated the proposed loan. There was
no fire apparatus, and only snow-cov-
cred roofs saved the residential part of
the town.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-05
SAYS BLINDED SOLDIERS
MAY BE REHABlLITATED

NEW YORK, January 4.-Prac-
tically every soldier who has lost his
sight because of the war may be re-
habiiitated in a great measure and
become an asset rather than a drag
upon the world that he has helped to
save. said Sir Arthur Pearson. noted
who, blind himself, is
chairman of the blinded soldiers care
committee of England, in telling to-
day of the purpose of his visit to this
country. Sir Arthur, who recently
arrived here, will act in an advisory
capacity for the Red Cross in the
care of American blinded soldiers, and
will go soon to the Red Cross Home
for the Blind in Baltimore.
I'VE. always try to put n man back
to work in his original occupation
and he generally succeeds" Sir Ar
thur declared.
ut is not as hard as one thinks.
When you lose one faculty you use
another. If you can't see you begin
to use your wits.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-05

city hall and railroad station in turn
being visited by him and his s6fdiSfs.
Some unfavorable comment was
heard because this German was all.
lowed to dine at one of the leading
hotels. and murmurs became so loud
that after dew days makeshifr
uniform was provided for him. 10
looked like a combination Of Rus
sian. German and English uniforms
but speculation as to the identity and
business of the German persisted. :.
It is now known that this man
saved Bruges from destruction. He
was the officer who. during hostile :.
ties. was in charge of the work OF
mining the town and the Zeebrngg -
docks. bridges, etc. After the sign
ing of the armistice he volunteered
TO remove the caps from the mines
1t was dangerous work, and several
prisoners were called in to help. Some.
Of the mines were timed to eSplode
ten or twelve days after the depsr -
ture of the troops. !,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-05
HUN WHO SAVED BRUGES
WALKS IN FULL REGALIA
Arouses Much Curiosity About City
as His Activities Are Observed
After Armistice Is Signed.

BRUGES, December % (Corresuond-
ence of the Associated Press).-Citi-
zens of Bruges were greatly pestered
after the signing of the armistice by
the presence of a German officer in
full regalia in and about the city.
This officer at times was accompanied
by two Belgian officers of the second
section of the Belgian general staff,
but more often he was in command
of ten or twelve German prisoners
of war
He appeared to do pretty nearly
what he pleased no control appar-
emily being exercised over his ac-
tivities. For several days he cen
tered in Bruges. the post office. the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-05
POLISH CHILDREN IN PARIS
HAVE HAPPY CHRISTMAS
Old Customs Long Forbidden in Po-
land Revived at the JOY
Gus Observance.
Correspondence of The Evening Star
and Chicago Daily News.

PARIS, France. December 27-A
happy and also most pathetic Christ
mas observance was arranged for the
the agency of the veteran from a pre-
vious struggle to free Poland from
foreign oppression. These children
are those of refugees and wanderers
from home who have been housed to-
gether in a Polish institution in Paris
in charge of a sister of charity. The
place is located in a poor section of
the city. but the joy there was greater
than in any palace. The veterans who
were inmates of the institution wept
with joy at the realization of their
hopes and prayers for a free Poland,
. and expressed themselves as being
anxious to return and spend their last
days there. The orphans sang and
danced in Polish costumes. They will
all return to Poland. even though the
parents of some of them are dead
In the celebrations old customs
were revived, including features
which for many years have been for
hidden in Poland by the autocratic
and also to the allies. the entertain
ment, made up of singing and per-
formances of various kinds, was a
success. American soldiers of Polish
parentage from various states and
also soldiers from the Polish army
were present at the celebrations dur
ing the day and evening. There was
special Christmas celebration in a
beautiful mansion occupied by Polish
army soldiers. 1t was attended by
all members Of the Polish national
committee, and, in addition, Gen.
Saller. head of the army; Mai.
Frenczak of Buffalo, American repre-
sentative OF the Polish army; Maj.
kocyan of the United States Army and
Polish residents in Paris. The Polish
national carols. interviewer with the
airs of America and the allies. were
sung. Every soldier received gifts
sent from America by a committee of
Polish-speaking citizens.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-05
Fought With Rainbow in France.
Two Others Reported Wounded.

Private Hans l.. Bowdwin. whose
next of kin is given as his sister, Miss
Pearl Bowdwin of this city, is report
ed to have been seriously wounded
November 10. The War Department
has been unable to locate his sister.
Private Lewis T.. Conner of zoos
South Carolina avenue southeast is
reported as slightly wounded,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-05
Detectives Were Outlined.

We were camped in the woods about
twelve kilometers back of the 'front.'
line trenches just west of Nerdun,
which was to be our jumping-off
place. That afternoon all the officers
were assembled by the colonel and
given final instructions. together with
maps and aero photographs showing
our sector and the various detectives
to be taken
My company was to be in the first
line of the second wave. 1 was Sc
lected to take my platoon to take care
of the hopping up job. I made each
squad raiding party, consisting of
two bayonet men. to lead off. followed
by bomber and d carrier, a rifle
grenade man and second bomb
thrower and carrier. The corporal of
each squad led the group With this
foundation 1 had seven raiding par
ties, our job being to- clean out the
trenches and dugouts after the first
wave had passed over. and to clean
the woods of machine gunners and
snipers. 1t is needless to say that
none of the latter were taken pris-
oners
Praises Buck Privates.
Il take off my hat to every buck
private that started out that night.
many of them on their last march
They were loaded down like pack
mules, and we had a twelve-kilo hike
before going over the top at $50 am.
Over they went. every man, with
a yell and a smile. With the heavy
fog and smoke from the guns, the
first wave was soon lost to view
l followed next and it was not long
before we were in the thick of it.
I had hard time keeping in con-
tact with my men, and tother outfits
were having the same trouble. How
ever, by 1880 that morning we had
advanced eight kilos and reached the
corps objective. We had little rest
that afternoon and. after digging in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-05
CORP. DALTON \. SMITH
HIT BY DUMDUM BULLET
Washington Boy Wounded at Ar.
gonne Forest-Two Others
Among Casualties.

Struck in the shoulder by dunn
Forest. Corp. Dalton E. Smith, son
of Commander H. E. Smith, supply
officer at the Naval Observatory, and
residing at the Woodward, was
severely wounded. The young soldiers
name appears in the casualty list of
today.
When but eighteen years of age
versity in the fall of 1917. Smith
wanted to get into the big fight. He
tried to enlist in the Marine Corps
here, but was rejected because of
defective sight. He later went to
New York city and succeeded in en-
listing in the old 69th New York
Regiment, later the 165th Infantry,
Fought With Rainbow in France.
In November. 1917. he went to France
and participated in all battles i'll
which the Rainbow Division had part.
In letter to his father, Corp. Smith
wrote that dumdum bullet had
struck him in the shoulder He said
the hole where the bullet had entered
was small. but that where it had come
out the wound was five inches long
and three inches wide.
He was badly wounded and was TAX
en- to a base hispital. Commander
Smith has been notified by the War
Department that his son is getting
along nicely.
Corp. Smith was born in Ohio and
came to Washington with his parents
in 1915. He attended public school
at Annapolis, Nd, and later was at a
school in Connecticut before entering
Princeton University.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-05

the street lighting in Posen, which.
witbFrank fort-on- the Oder, has been
entered by Polish cavalry. A ca
Bile dispatch tells how the celebrated
composer and pianist, who left Amer
lea and his quiet life only few weeks
ago. has plunged into the whirlpool
of fast shifting events in central
Europe.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-05
Bomb Brought Reign of Terror.

The attempted assassination of Gen.
SeInenon caused temporary reign of
terror here. He was attending the
opera and was seated in a box with
q party, one of whom was Il lady
Suddenly a man rose in the gallery
and threw bomb. which exploded at
the feet of the general. The lady was
unhurt, but another woman, seated
nearby, was badly injured a few
others received wounds.
Wild scenes followed. Cossacks
rushed into the gallery, and suspects
were arrested. A few shots were
fred during the excitement. The peo-
pie were dispersed by Cossacks. as
sisted by Siberian cavairymen, Sym
j,athize-s with Admiral kolchak are
accused of the crime by some of Gen.
Semenoffs followers, but there is no
proof that the charge is true.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-05

The Luther Museum at Wittemberg.
Prussia, has been looted by robbers.
The thieves secured many valuable
coins and a number of costly books,
including some famous Babylonian
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-05
PRAISES PRIVATES FOR VALOR
IN BIG PUSH' NEAR VERDUN
Lieut.. Richard C. Cruit of Takoma Park
Describes Hot Fighting In Which
He Was Wounded.

and consolidating. at o'clock went
over the top again. and it was right
! here that l gave up all hope of com
ing out alive. as I knew the ground
was full of machine guns"
Next Lieut.. Cruits describes the put
ting out of action of two of these
guns by rife fire and then rushing a
third with fixed bayonets. You should
have heard them saueal." he remarks
we sure did mop up that outfit, and
was that we did not have a single
man hit"
Sleep Despite Danger.
That night they lost contact again
and stopped for a brief rest. the men
falling asleep as they hit the wet
grass, even though they knew they
were in the enemy's country and liza
bic to attack at any moment. Cruit
and his fellow lieutenant stood guard
while the men slept. Finally the pla-
toon. with dozen German prisoners,
meek as lambs" reached the Meuse
valley and knew they had found their
proper sector in the Army objective.
Then they had to dig in again, but a
combat party organized and sent out
by the Washington officer located hos
tile dugouts which yielded a number
of amazed Hun prisoners. who did not
know that the Yanks were anywhere
near them. Later the German army
woke up and, as they retreated across
the Mouse, gave the advancing Amer
leans a hot Smelling, the latter's ar
tillery not arriving until the next
day. One shell killed a man to the
right of Lieut. Cruit. took both legs
on another just to his left and left
him unframed, he writes
Again Ordered Forward.
We were relieved finally" he con-
tinues land hiked back fifteen lsilos.
more dead than alive, after three days
and nights of continuous fighting We
were eating our first meal since the
push and drinking the finest coffee I
ever tasted, when orders came to fall
in and move up to the front again on
another sector to help out another
outfit. Finally we occupied some old
German trenches emptied the day be-
fore. Again we were moved up to
the front and again we went over the
top. October 4 our regiment was
rushed to help out the 317th and 31sth
(S0th Division). We took up the fight
about 1880 am, pushed on all that
night and next morning, and dug in
to await darkness. At pm. we went
over the top once more. The men were
all in, and it did not seem possible
that a human being could keep up the
pace much longer.
Shrapnel Ball Hit Leg.
This was the night l got mine A
shell exploded in the air in front Of
me. shrapnel ball entering my left
thigh and lodging Just under the
knee. One of my men gave me first
aid to stop the flow of blood. and after
the troops had passed 1 managed to
stand up and begin slow journey to
the rear, the Huns Smelling all around
me. The dressing station was a
mighty busy place; shells were drop-
ping all around. but the doctors work
ed right OH. They fixed me up with
another dressing. The next morning
ambulances took us to the evacuation
hospital, where ] was operated on
next day"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-05
Truthful Advertising

The Star will be glad to
have its attention called to
any misleading or untrue
statement, if such should
appear at any time, in any
advertisement in its COL
umnS.
Readers are requested to
assist in protecting them
selves and legitimate ad-
vertisers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-05

Edwin T. Earl, owner and publisher
of the Los Angeles Evening and Sun
day Express. is dead.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-05
Would Welcome q. S. Troops.

Referring to America. Gen. Semenoff
was insistent in his declaration that
American troops would he welcomed
by Russians.
The landing of foreign troops on
Russian soil Is naturally distasteful, -
he said, but it is necessary now to
overthrow the bolshevists."
Asked if his differences with Ad-
miral kolchak had been adjusted he
replied in the negative.
admiral Kolchak sent troops to
Irkutsk." he said, $50 / cannot say
we are friends: but my Cossacks will
always work for the best interests of
Russia"
He concluded his talk with a re-
quest that his greetings and an ex-
pression OF hts admira ton and respect
for the American people be sent to
them. He especially spoke of his
gratitude for the unselfish interest in
Russia's welfare which has been
shown by America.
British troops have been paraded
through the streets, and the belief
that American forces are coming
seems general. A strong force of
Japanese is encamped in the suburbs
and is apparently sufficient to control
the situation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-05
HAS Of US.
WINTER WHEAT AREA
Report Also Says Kansas Probably
Leads World in Acreage Devoted
to Single Grain.

KANSAS CITY. Mo. January "A
report by Edward C. Paxton, field
agent for the federal Department of
Agriculture, declares that Kansas.
with 11,1s4,000 acres. has 22.s per cent
of all the winter wheat area of the
United States.
A full crop on this enormous acre
age. which is 13 per cent larger than
the record acreage of last year, would
total 200 900, 008 bushels. or more than
one third of the 509.304.000 bushels
for the average annual consumption
in the United States. the report says.
Such a production. with guaran-
teed price of 81 a bushel. would bring
Kansas s400. 900. 900. The December
report states that the average condi-
ton is 80 per cent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-05

A detailed description OF the drive.
coming a few weeks before the close
of the war. in which his regiment,
the 319th Infantry, s0th Division,
was the first to reach the army OBJ
jective," and in which he himself was
severely wounded in the thigh, has
come from, First Lieut.. Richard e.
Cruit of Takoma Park, Md. Lieut.
Cruits letter was written from Base
Hospital No. IS. France, November
%, and is addressed to his step
father, L. Z. Thompson, who is an
examiner in the patent office.
Lieut. Cruit, who entered the service
in May, 1917, had been fighting
steadily since July. when he was
hurt the night of October 5, in his
third big battle. His letter is in
tended to describe all the activities
incident to preparations for and par
ticipation in a big push 1t is too
long. too detailed and perhaps too
technical for news publication in its
entirety. and it's structure is such
that to omit any of it spells the con-
tinuity of the story. The following
extracts. however. will perhaps give
an indication of it's interest: