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The Daily Transeript
Carrying the Full United Press Telegraphic Report.
NORMAN, OKLAHOMA. MONDAY. MAY 0. ll'IS.
NUMBER 37.
LATE WAR NEWS
FROM ALL FRONTS
Marshal Haig's Report
London, May 6—British troops ad-
vanced their lines on a "considerable
front" on both sides of the Sommc,
despite strong enemy resistance, Field
Marshal Haig reported today.
"Between the Somme and the An-
cre and west and southwest of Orlan-
court (midway between Albert and
the Somme) we advanced our lines in
a considerable front, in spite of the
Btrong opposition," the statement said.
"We captured 150 prisoners, two
machine guns and a trench mortar.
"At Morlancourt, the enemy's tos-
ses were heavy."
American Artillery
Shelling the Germans
By FRED S. FERGUSON,
(United Press Staff Correspondent)
With the American Army West of
Montdidier, May 5.—American guns
are shelling Montdidier, Cantigny,
Mesnil-St. Georges and other towns
and roads in this vicinity captured by
the Germans some time ago.
Montdidier, which can be seen from
observation posts in the American
lines, has been badly knocked about,
but the church is still standing. The
Cantigny church also is intact, al-
though it probably is used as a Ger-
man observation post.
The American artillery blew up
what probably was an ammunition
dump near Cantigny, the fire lasting
half an hour.
There is a great aerial activity in
this sector. Two Boche planes recent-
ly were shot down and another was
captured.
The Germans have introduced a new
method of using gas. They are throw-
ing over glass bottles, apparently fir-
ed by springs, which burst and liber-
ate nauseous fumes.
Three Germans recently were cap-
tured by a Yankee trick, nine of
them attempted a raid on an Ameri-
can post. Three of them were caught.
One of them escaped but before
reaching the German lines he en-
countered another American patrol
and was wounded and recaptured.
An American patrol which encoun-
tered more than forty Boches in no
man's lang fought its way safely back
to the American lines, inflicting heavy
casualties on the Germans.
five Tons of! flour THE GERMANS ARE
Released by Muldrow
Hon. H. L. Muldrow, Cleveland
| County's Food Administrator, has no-
[ tified the Federal Food Administra-
; tion that he holds receipts for 100,-
i 000 pounds of surplus flour which
has been returned to the grocerymen
I of the county.
This will release a like amount in
the hands of the millers, which other-
wise would have been shipped to
Cleveland County, and cause that ad-
ditional amount to be shipped to
France.
It will be seen from this that the i
home folks are helping to feed the
boys "Over There."
Terrific Rain at
Oklahoma City
British Advance
By WILLIAM PHILIP SIMMS,
(United Press Staff oCrre^pondent)
With the British Armies in france,
May 6.-—British troops have advanved
1,200 yards on a front of more than a
mile, between the Ancre and the
Somme.
XotUi 6f the Somme, the Austral-
ians advanced seven hundred wards
on a 1,500 yard front, and early to-
day they added another five hundred
yards on a two thousand yard front.
Close to Germany'
By I niled Press. ;
With the American Army in Lor-
raine, May 5.—An American patrol
penetrated 'German lines in the vil-
lage of Ancerviler to a depth of 300
yards this ihorning, overcoming an
observation post, taking four boches
prisoner and killing three. Elsewhere
everything is <juiet.
Ajicerviller is three miles and a
half northwest of Badonviller and is
six miles and a lialf south of the Ger-
man border. It is in the so-called Lun-
ville sector.
Destroying Amiens
By HENRY WOOD,
( United Press Staff Correspondent)
With the French Armies in the
Field, May 5.—The Germans Satur-
day and Sunday began the systematic
destruction of Amiens, the same as
they anihilated Rheims. They hurled
more than 150 shells and sixty aerial
topedocs into the city, causing heavy
property damage, killing some civil-
ians and endangering the cathedral,
the palace of justice and the museum.
The latter contains the famous Puvis
De Chavnnes Murals,
By WILLIAM PHILIP SIMMS
(United Press Staff Correspondent)
With the British Armies in France.
May 5.—For six days the Germans
have been blocked in Flanders. For
thirty-five days they have been held
in check at Amiens. What is their
next move and where?
Enemy prisoners are betraying
symptoms of apathy. Captured let-
ters intended for the German people
at home add to this impression. The
boches certainly are less cocksure than
at the start of their offensive and ap-
parently are suffering from a fit of
Teutonic blues, which is typical when
I anything goes wrong.
I The German troops write despon-
idently of the still distant peace, which
they had been led to believe was near
| The whole tone of the prisoners
plaints is that the troops have again
been misled and, instead of peace
: there will be more static warfare
Although they are down in the
'mouth, they will continue to do Hin-
! denburg's bidding—certainly for some
time to come. Further extremely
i heavy fighting is possible at any
I time.
] Today I saw long columns of Tom-
! mies and Pailus. Elsewhere, I observ-
ed Americans, each of their faces
stamped with a curious expression of
mixed cheeriness and grimness that
spoke volumes.
Anticipatory of the next fighting,
both the French and British are op-
timistic. They whistle, sing and ex-
change banter as they move into the
line, swapping jokes with their com
radqs coming out. All know the heavy
nip-and-tuck battles that are yet in
store for them, but they are serenely
confident of the outcome.
At Norman and in This \ icinity it
\> a* Ju.sl a Series of Gentle Show-
ers, Measuring About an Inch in
BULLETIN
United Press War Review
ers, Measuring ,™ . - The allies still retain the initiative on the western battle
All—All Crops Greatly Benefited front. Field Marshal Haig's report showed today.
and Ground Put in Splendid Condi-( in Picardy the British advanced their line on a eonsiaera >l<
lion front" along the Somme and between that river and Albert six
miles to the north. Haig said his troops encountered "strong op-
The rain of Sunday night at Okla- posjtion" there, but inflicted heavy casualties on the enemy while
homa City measured something like suffering slight losses themselves. _
four inches, and was a terrific down-j Only local fighting was reported in Flanders and this on trie
pour that flooded the streets as they southern portion of the battle front. Haig said the British mi-
never have been flooded within the prove(J their positions ill the neighborhood of Locon and on tin-
past four or five years. It commenced Lawe> Locon is about three miles north of Bethune. The Lawr
in its fullest capacity about 7 o'clock f]ows northward, crossing the lines about a mile east of Locon aria
in the evening, and it kept up almost converging with the Lys near Estaires. «. ,
continuously until midnight. In a j United Press dispatch from the American front in Picaruv
short time the downtown streets were sajcj American artillery is smashing the towns of Montdidiei,
flooded, with water filling them from Cantigny and Mesnil-St. Georges, but is sparing the churches in
curb to curb, and filling the base-' those places, despite the fact that they are believed to shelter tor-
ments level full. Great damage was man artiHery observers. Cantigny is about three miles and a halt
i * ,.fn.>lro <iml ih mud ... ,nf A11 -*♦ /1 i11 \i i* TVToari 11-St fiporcps is *1 mile and ci
ments level lull, ureal aamage m<dn artillery ooservers. < is^uum mice
done to many stocks, and the mudjwest anci north of Montdidier, Mesnil-St. Georges is a mile and a
covers everything as the waters re-1 ha]f west an(| south of Montdidier and two miles south and east ot
ceded. The storm was accompanied (Jantigny. . n
by hail at times, which shattered j official report from Constantinople said that Germaiv
many plate glass windows. j troops, in occupying Sebastopol, found a portion ot the Russion
The storm caugh* many people I Black sea fleet in the harbor. The employment ot these ships in a
down town at the theatres and in the sorties against the allied naval forces in the Mediterranian how-
churches, and they had a great time |ever> is doubtful.
getting home, the Terminal station The appointment as Lord lieutenant of Ireland, ot Held Alar-
being crowded to capacity. Sea-going L^al French, former commander in chief of the British armies and
automobiles reaped a harvest for a ] later in command of the home torces in England, has been onicial-
time, but the water soon got so deep ]y announced. He is recognized as an extreme ulsterite.
KiiLc '.mil •
Getting American
Soldiers To France
Washington, D. C., May 6.—Amer-
ica is now shipping small armies to
France in response to the allied ap-
peal for reserves .
During May and June contemplated
shipments will more than equal the
fighting strength of the combined
Belgian and Portuguese forces on the
west front
Notice
Harmony Grove, Woodmen Circle,
will serve old fashioned refreshments
to its numbers at regular meeting on
Tuesday night, May 7.
All members of the Grove cordially
invited.
"50-50" Proposition
There has been any number of in-
esi iruni i (luir,es concerning: the interpretation
July* and August will show a slight "f the "50-50" plan. This is the of-
decline in the average as added ton- fi«al notification of the stand that
nage is turned to the task of getting will be taken by the Cleveland coun-
across newly needed supplies in in- ty Council of eDfense. "Every farm
crcased quantities. must show at least one-half of the
In the fall and winter months the ! cultivated land in some crop other
work of building up this country's ; than cotton, and each individual ten-
fighting forces abroad will be more ant must show a sufficient supply of
methodical.
Divisions torn apart for the pur-
pose of brigading units with the Brit-
ish and French will be brought to-
gether and organiatzions left behind
will be sent to complete a chesive ail-
American army.
It is purported to have a registra-
grain crops to take care of his li /e-
stock and family.
L. E. BOGAN,
Buy Your Coal Now
Amiens was evacuated by a large
proportion of the civilian population
some time ago. Recent dispatches de-
clared that Rheims practically had
been razed and stated the famous ca-
thedral there was so badly WTecked
that its collapse was imminent.
Russia May Come Back
By RALPH TURNER,
(United Press Staff Correspondent)
Tokio, May 6.—Japan's foreign
policy may not be changed Baron
Sliimpei Goto, the new foreign minis-
ter, told newspaper men today.
Japan will continue to maintain
peace in the far east, at the same
time aiding the allies all in her pow-
er and seeking the co-operation of
China.
Propaganda circulated in Siberia
now is attempting to estrange Rus-
sia and Japan and America and Ja-
pan, declared Baron Goto.
"We will not make light of the
inimical influence in eastern Siberia
which menaces Japan, China and the
allies," Neither has Japan lost sight
of the fact that Russia still is a pow-
er for the allies. eW recognize the
Russians as endeavoring to reorga-
nize a machine temporarily out of
order and in this work Japan ".tands
ready to give her assistance ar,d sup-
port."
PROCLAMATION.
ib [jui pviw The people of the State of Okla
tion June 5 for all young men who j homa must realzie immediately the
have reached twenty-one since the last necessity of meeting a probable coal
registration. This will create a new j shortage this winter by laying i| °
reservoir of class one men. now be- i supply of coal now
ing rapidly depleted by the heavy | This is necessary for two reasons:
drafts of April and May. At the pres-j First: Unless the consumers lay
ent rate July 1 will find few in class in now their winter's supply of coal
one remaining unless the war depart- both the mines and the coal cars will
ment has completed its classification be idle part of the year. The result
of the "new thousands. Hence there will be the vital war industries, our
may be some slight slowing up of ammunition plants and even the ships
draft calls during June and July. that carry our soldiers across the
Meantime a new and determined water may be hampered by lack of
movement is afoot in congress to in- coal. It is the patriotic duty of each
sist upon universal military training, citizen to lay in coal now.
A determined attempt to put it in j Second: The growth of additional
the great army expansion program war industries and the increased de
will be made when he $15,000,000,000 mand for coal due to carrying our
army appropriaion bill reaches the men across the ocean will probably
floor of the house. mean that it will be impossible to sup
Advocates of the system will pro- ' ply more than a small part of the nor
pose that young men be given three mal winter demand for coal after Oct-
months training in their ninettenth j ober first, therefore citizens must
year. Although the plan was defeat- either buy coal now or take the chance
ed in the senate and was opposed by of suffering from the cold this winter,
the adminisration, the big expansion I therefore ask all citizens who can
program has doubtless added strength possibly do so to meet this situation
to the universal training forces. A by ordering their coal immediately,
majority of the republicans have b^en ' I likewise appeal to manufacturing
lined up behind the plan, it is claimed. ' plants and other industries to mee*
"Universal training would make a i the situation in the same way.
much smoother working W'ar ma- j Done at Oklahoma City, Oklahoma,
chine," Representative Madden said this the first day of May, A D., 1918
that it came up over their hubs and
put them out of commission, so peo-
ple had to get home the best way
they could. The street cars were
about the only mode of conveyance
that ran regularity, continuing to run
all through the storm and giving
good service.
The basement of the Lee-Huckins
hotel was filled full, which is an in-
dication of the fierceness of the rain.
Automobiles lined the curb on Main
and Broadway, having been put out
of commission and abandoned.
The rain north of Oklahoma City
was even harder than at that point,
and the flood was largely caused by
the overflow that came down from
the north. Belle Isle lake was filled
full, and all the streams "were run-
ning bank full. The North Canadian
was full, but not as high as it has
been at other times.
South of Oklahoma City the rain
seemed to lessen in intensity, but was
heavy from Moore north. South of
Moore it seems to have taken the
form of a good soaking rain, and at
Norman and in this vicinity just
about an inch fell. The crops and
gardens have been greatly benefited
in this locality, while where the
storm was heavy much damage has
been down by washing out the gar-
dens and other crops.
Reports from other parts of the
county say good rains fell.
John S. Allan returned this morn-
ing from a trip to Miami and says
that as the train came through Lin-
coln county an dacross the Dee,
Creek Valley it ran through a coun-
try completely covered with water
and that in many places the crops had
BULLETIN
-t]iC
Pessimism In Central Empires
tUlU lllttt ill llionjr fiowo v..*, -• I
been swept out and destroyed. The kaiserism can be overthrown,
indications there were that the rain
had been even greater than at Okla-
homa iCty.
By J. W. T. MASON,
I'nited Press War Expert.
NEW YORK, May 6.—A period of pessimism has begun with-
in the central empires, because of the cessation ol Von llinden-
burg's bloody offensive and a realization that the extravagant
promises of the kaiser's militarists have not been met.
Henceforth increasingly serious conditions will be_reported as
existing in Germany and Austria-Hungary. The kaiser s incor-
rigibly dramatic temperament may be this reaction doubly
able by ordering last March the announcement in such grandilo-
quent terms of Hindenburg's spring slaughter.
Nevertheless, caution is necessary in interpreting too optimis-
tically the immediate results of the disappointed hopes of the Ger-
man'and Austro-Hungarian people. Although Hindenburg has
been checked, the kaiser can tell his subjects that Germany s posi-
tion at the peace conference has been greatly strengthened be-
cause of the Picardy offensive.
This is the final card that the Hohenzollerns have to play:
That the argument will be used with all the desperation o(
despair is certain. But to make it effective, the kaiser must show-
there is a possibility of a peace conference being called in the im-
mediate future at which the German gains in Picardy and Flanders-
can be capitalized.
The German government therefore, must start another peace
drive at the earliest moment. It will be necessary for the allies to.
block this crafty new offensive before it gathers serious impetus.
A conference to end the war under present military conditions
would be interpreted by the people of Germany and Austro-Hun-
gary as having been forced on the allies by Hindenburg's drive
against the west front.
If peace overtures from the central empires are rejected at
this time, the kaiser's militarists must at once take up perman-
ently defensive positions in the west to meet America's final blow
for the triumph of democracy. When the German people realize
that a Hohenzollern peace is impossible and that America's mil-
lions are preparing to strike, then only will there be created an en-
vironment of alarm bordering on panic which imperative before
Orchestra Concert
The University Orchestra will give
a free concert in front of the Admin-
istration building tonight (Monday1
May 6th.
The public is cordially invited to at
tend
Program begins at 7:00 sharp.
Lassies at Front Good Meeting—Canada
BI vued Press.
With the American Armies in
France, May ■">.—Irene and Gladys
Mclntyre, the Salvation Army misses
from .Mount Vernon, N. Y., are back
;.t the front again amidst the enemy's
shells. This time they are nearer than
ever to the battle lines.
A certain regiment is joyous at the
I'rogram Degins at 1 :uo snarp. | , <•
. . , . t lesumption of its supply of dough
Auto drivers are requested not to,"1-" 1 ,
.m/I ,-hn/inlntf arm nurniiK 1
disturb the performance by arriving
or leaving during numbers.
Hummed a Requiem
By FRED S. FERGUSON,
(United Press Staff Correspondent)
With the American Army in Pic
ardy, May 5.—Lieutenant Colone
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nuts and chocolate and pumpkin pies
The girls also are happy. They begg-
ed permission to resume their work
and the officers reluctantly consented.
Other Salvation Army girls also
are receiving the highest praise from
men and officers. They have opened
new po^ts everywhere along the
American lines.
„ .. , , , ... , , . ,, : "They are doing wonders with
Griffiths, who was killed by a shell . . . er r
. i_- j nothing, said one olticer.
as he was emerging from his dug- _ ,
, , . These workers are hampered great-
out, rests in a grave such as he might
. , , ,, ■ v bv lack of tonnage, as they can
have picked out himself—witlm,-- •
! get no space allowance such as are
sight of the enemy s lines. ' .
... . granted other organizations.
The usual funeral ceref.on.es were,* have sent an appeal to Ad.
impossible because of the Germans • ^ Hammom] savinjf. ..If
proximity and the constant bom-
,, we could get only five tons of ship-
bardment of the American positions.
, Din' a week we could double our
Without even a flag wTapped
H. I.. Muldrow and W. R. ('lark
went to the Canada district on Sat-
urday night and held a fine meet-
ing on the Food Conservation matter,
the former explaining the necewsity-
of conservation and of the "Equita-
ble Distribution" card in connection
with it, and found his large audi-
ence fully responsive with his- re-
marks.
After the conservation meeting, :>
committee of Norman ladies consist-
ing of Miss Nannie Miller, Mrs. .fas.
I. Tucker, and MKs Lydia Briggs oi -
ganized a branch of the Red Cl- Bbr,
after Mrs. Tucker had given a very
clear and interesting talk on the sub-
ject. The Canada people were fount?
to be very favorable to all these mat-
ters, and fully resolved to do their-
full duty along all war activities
THE w \YS (II LADIES
tcday. "The men of 21, who are to be
taken into the army as they become of
age, would be ready for the finishing
training touches the moment they are
inducted into service."
—Saturday's Oklahoman contains
a picture of Corp. Leon McClusky.
who is now in France. He went from
Portland, Ore., and is a cousin of
Fletcher D. Pledger, the Norman boy
who died on the Tuscania.
R. L. WILLIAMS,
The Governor of the State of Okla
homa.
Attest:
J. C. Lyon,
Secretary of State.
—Mrs. Laura Burke and two
children. Foster and Laura L-*e. left
on Sunday for Mountain View, to
visit Mrs. Burke's brother. Foster
wil probably spend the summer there
iround the body, it was placed in a
long trench and buried beside eleven
other American soldiers.
The burial party was few in num-
bers, so as not to draw the Bache
fire. The chaplain and the others
wore tin hats and gas masks.
No American volley was fired
across Ae grave, as the body was
laid to rest, but the enemy shells
overhead hummed a requiem.
work for the American boys."
Notice of Survey
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Notice to Interested Parties:
The survey of parts of section 30-
9-J West, adjourned on account of
sickness, will begin at Do. m.. May
14th, at the quarter section, corner
between "ection^ 30 and 31-9-2 Dest.
T. L. DAVIS,
Deputy County Surveyor of Cleve-
land County, Okla.
"A fellar in town," related a neigh-
bor who had been over to Tumlinville,
"was "ranking up a lady's Ford an<f
got kicked."
"That's the way with ladies," com-
mented Gap Johnson of Rumpus
Ridge. "Probably the fellar was wind-
; ing it up as fast as he could, but, of
course, that didn't make no difference
I to the lady. Tuther day when my wife
found me asleep on a bench in tin
,shade of the smokehouse she landed
on me like a catamount and threaten-
ed to fling b'illin' water on me, iust
b'cuz 1 hadn't done something or
nuther that she'd told me to do. Aw.
them confounded ladies is all alike—
they think all men are their stepsons."'
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