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THE DAI LY TRANSCRIPT
VOL. VI. NO. 118.
NORMAN, OKLAHOMA. SATURDAY, AUG. 10. 1-18
PRICE 2 CENTS
FRENCH ENTIRELY SURROUND MONTDIDIER
AMERICA MUST MAKE
HER SUPREME EFFORT
IN WAR, MARCH SAYS
HAS NARROW ESCAPE IN
FIRE IN CLINTON HOTEL
i Miss Rosetta Briegel of the ehjmis-
j try department in the university had
a narrow escape from fire in Clinton
j Thursday night, when a large bric.t
, . .. j hotel where she was staving caught
Hit Hard and Keep 1-oe Run- L and burned ghe djd nyot ^
ning Is Summary of til the mattress on which she was
Present ac ICS sleeping was burning. She was on the
FOOLISH T(7TALK OF !third ?°°T but manaBed escape
AN EARLY END TO WAR
Allies Now Have Enemy Guess-
ing, But Must Strike When
Time Is Ripe.
iBy United Press.]
WASHINGTON, Aug. 10.—The
time for America's greatest eft'ort in
the great war has arrived, Chief of
Statf March declared today in his j
talk with correspondents.
This country must hit hard and I
keep the foe running, he said, indi-
cating that there will be no relaxa-
tion in Foch's driving tactics.
He discouraged any talk of the war
being over.
Now Have Huns Guessing
The greatest advantage of the pres-
ent military situation, he declared, is
that the allies now have the enemy
guessing instead of guessing our-
selves. He added that America's de-
mand for greater manpower re-
source is caused by the need for
striking the hardest blows possible
from this time on.
Beading a confidential cable re-
garding the allied offensive in Pic-
ardy, March disclosed the fact that
British prison camps cannot hold the
prisoners being taken. He confirmed
the capture of a German general and
his staff and said that in the center
of the line the allied troops encoun-
tered little opposition.
injured, although all of her personal
property which she had with her, in-
cluding a trunk containing jewelry and
valuables was destroyed.
Miss Briegel was on her way to
! Thomas, where she will visit friends
I for a few weeks.
STATE ELECTION BOARD
County Canvassers Complete
Tabulation of Vote in Tues-
day's Primary.
Capital City Placed
On Daily Ice Ration
|By United Press.]
OKLAHOMA CITY, Aug. 20.—
Oklahoma City housewives Saturday
were placed on an Ice ration, follow-
ing an announcement made by man-
ufacturers that this plan is the only
advisable one to solve the ice shor-
tage here.
Those who have been getting 100
pounds a day will be limited to
twenty-five pounds, and those requir-
ing less than twenty-five pounds will
not be affected. Another regulation
which is expected to relieve the shor-
tage is limiting of dock sales to
twenty-five pounds to a person.
This ruling will affect many adja-
cent towns, as private citizens have
been drawing on Oklahoma City for
their ice supply. Norman will prob-
ably be hit the hardest. Recently
a Norman man has made a practice
of purchasing quantities of ice in
Oklahoma City and reselling it in
his town. His action is said to have
been sanctioned by the council of de-
fense
NORMAN WOMEN IN
LOCAL ORGANIZATION
OF SOLDIER MOTHERS
Third Division of State Associa-
tion Formed at Christian
Church Friday.
MRS. JOHN B. CHEADLE
IS ELECTED PRESIDENT
Meetings for Carrying on Red
Cross to Be Held at Two
Weeks' Intervals.
GERMAN STRONGHOLD ENCIRCLED
WITH ONLY ONE MEANS OF EXIT
LESS THAN FIVE MILES IN WIDTH
Yellow Jitney
Plays Role of
Colt's Mother
J His mother was yellow, but she was
! neither a crook nor a yellow-jacket
j nor a Chinese woman. She was too
I large to belong to any of these races,
and in fact she was too large to be
Twenty-one Norman mothers
soldiers organized the Norman divis-
ion of the War Mothers' Assocation an() ]n tac(. s|lc wug lQ0 lartre De
of America at a meeting called by Q£ any ^nown animal race. She might
fV"> <•""""**+"« organization ap- j not h.we been hig mother, but he evi-
nchard Drake of I dentIy thought she was, for he was
the committee
pointed by Mrs. Blanchard Drake of Qenuy lnougnl sne
Oklahoma City, president of the state folIowing hcr It was pitiful to see
chapter of this association, at 4 .
John W. Luttrell secretary, and
William Mout^w, member of the
county election, board, took the pri-
mary election returns for Cleveland
county to Oklahoma City Friday and
delivered them to Secretary W. C
McAlester of the state election
board, where they are now beiir: can-
vassed. Cleveland county was one of
the earliest of the counties to turn
in complete official returns.
The total votes cast in the county
for state, congressional and judicial
offices, not included in the table pub-
lished in Friday's Daily Transcript,
are as follows:
Lieutenant governor—Trapp, 680;
Bowling, 257; Wright, 267; Ryan,
90; Ivy, 62
Secretary of state—Morris, 486;
Murray, 345; Todd, 148; Frans, 137;
Baldwin, 78; Batienfield, 77.
State auditor—Carter, 1097.
Attorney general—Freeling 1H6.
State treasurer—Lpecratft, 593;
Miller, 351; Lyon, 347.
Superintendent of public instruc-
tion—R. H. Wilson, 661; George Wil-
son, 614.
State examiner and inspector-
Parkinson, 993.
Commissioner of labor—Connally,
1004.
Commissioner of charities and cor
rections—Sadler, 562; Matthews, 250:
Mrs. Bassett, 178; Mrs. Wilson, 160;
Mrs. McClure, 143; Cross, 88.
Commissioner of insurance—Welch,
829; Samuel, 429.
President of board of agriculture—
Whitehurst, 638; Wilson, 354; Scival
ly, 326.
Corporation commissioner—Walk-
er, 492; Johnston, 450; Field, 206;
Hardy, 123; Herod, 48.
Clerk of supreme court—Franklin,
692; Pool, 572.
Corporation commissioner, unex-
pired term—Gill, 937.
Chief mine inspector—Thompson,
522; Boyle, 474; Haley, 233.
Assistant mine inspector, second
district—Williams, 916.
United States senator—Owen,
Fifteen tons of ice are said to have
been saved in Oklahoma City Friday ln3?; GaU)reath) 349
by a ruling providing: that no cracked 1 ,, ^
o'clock Thursday afternoon in the
Christian church. This is the third
unit of the association organized in
Oklahoma, and Oklahoma is one of
very few states which have the or-
ganization. Oklahoma Citv organized
first, forming the state organization,
and in El Reno the first division was
formed.
After the history, object, rules and
motto of the association had been
given, the women voted to organize
the Norman division. The following
officers were elected: Mrs. John B.
Cheadle, president: Mrs. A. F. Mc-
Laughlin, first vice-president; Mrs.
M. Manire. second vice-president;
Mrs. John Franing, secretary; and
Mrs. George Giles, treasurer. Mrs.
E A. Foster was nominated for pres-
ident but she said she could not
serve on account of her many other
duties as chairman of the woman's
council of defense.
Mrs. Foster Acts as Chairman
Mrs. H. G. Goodrich, Mrs. Martin
Endicott, Mrs. Rutherford Brett and
Mrs. Foster, who recently joined the
state organization as charter mem-
bers, formed a committee to organize
a Norman unit. Mrs. Foster acted as
chairman and Mrs. Goodrich as sec-
retary at the meeting Friday after-
noon. Mrs. Foster explained to the
women present the rules of the asso-
ciation, and the plans for forming one
in Norman.
Mrs. Brett made a short talk giv-
ing the object, the motto and some of
the principles of the War Mothers'
Association of America. The object
is, "To make more effective all way
work, to assist in promoting a spirit
of universal patriotism, and to give
mutual help
mothers who
ics shall be served with beverages
at soda fountains.
LOCAL SOURCE OF
SUPPLY IS AFFECTED
Inquiry today of Milt Thompson,
who is the man mentioned in the fore- j
going dispatch as having been buying
ice in'Oklahoma City and distributing
it in Norman, brought out the inf< -
mation that he has been unable to get
ice from Oklahoma'City plants either
Friday or today. He has been bringing
about 1,500 pounds of ice a day to
Norman, but with the food administra
| Congressman, fifth district—
Thompson, 1086; Knight, 291.
Judge of criminal court of appeals
—Burnette, 618; Matson, 539.
District judge, fourteenth district
—Swank, 1202.
Miller Loses Race
As Senate Candidate
him trying to overtake her when she
wouldn't wait.
They chased down Main street,
down the Boulevard and almost to the
university before pursued outran pur-
suer and the chase ended. That
pretty little mule colt about three
months old had the instinct to follow, j
and when he got lost from his mother j
he thought the big yellow jitney rac- j
ing down the street would be a good
thing to follow.
Grace B. Smith and
Jack McClure Marry
Miss Grace B. Smith, cataloguer in j
the library at the university, and |
Corpl. John P. ("Jack") McClure, for- j
mer assistant librarian at the univer-
sity, were married in San Antonio, j
Tex., Saturday evening at 8:30
o'clock. Miss Smith left here Friday
of last week and went to San An-
tonio. Mr. McClure had a five-day
furlough, which he spent in San An-
tonio, after the marriage.
Mrs. McClure is now in San An-
tonio, but will return to Norman af-
ter three weeks in order to be ready
to resume her duties at the univer-
sity.
Corporal McClure is stationed in
Fort Sam Houston, where he went
with a contingent of drafted men
from Cleveland county in May.
About a month ago he was made a
corporal. When he left here he was
granted a leave of absence from the
university for the period of the war.
Mrs. McClure has been a member
of the library staff since 1914, when
New Drive in Picardy Routs Enemy, Surprising
Them Before They Have Chance to Escape;
Thousands of Prisoners.
AMERICANS PARTICIPATING IN DRIVK
Co-operating With British, Yankees Help Capture
Morlaneourt, Where Hun Resistance
Reaches Greatest Strength.
LONDON. Auk. 10.—The French have captured Fav
rolles and totally surrounded Montdidier, it was learnert
this afternoon.
CLAIMS CAPTURE OF MONTDIDIER.
PARIS, Auk- 10.—(4:05 p. m.)—The newspaper La
Liberie claims the French have captured Montdidier, with
thousands of prisoners.
The Germans, the newspaper says, arc in full retreat
According to La Liberte, the French occupied Mont-
didier and already have passed beyond the town, catchinu
the Germans before they had a chance to retreat and cap-
turing thousands, bringing the total of German prisoners,
up to "several tens of thousands."
East of Montdidier General Von Hutier is reported to
be in full retreat toward Roye and Lassigny.
Montdidier, since the smashing attack this morning,
is encircled from the westward, southward and eastward.
Only one exit from the town is available for a retreat-
Even this would be difficult because the passage is less
than five miles in width and is under an enfilading fire.
AMERICANS ARE PARTICIPATING.
LONDON, Aug. 10.—American troops are participat-
ing in the Picardy drive, the British war office announced
today.
Co-operating with the British, the.v took all their oh
jectives, including Morlaneourt, where the Germans hao
made their stiffest resistance and held up the left wing of
the allied drive.
"Yesterday afternoon and evening the allied advancc
continued on the whole front southward from Montdidier
to the Ancre," the statement said.
"In the Montdidier sector the French captured two
thousand prisoners."
Ames Gives Notice of B. F. Clay Writes From
Larger Sugar Supply! A Hospital in France
Official notice of the increase of Ben F. Clay, son of Deputy Sheriff
the sugar allowance for Oklahoma and Mrs Ben P. Clay, is in a hospital
during the peach-canning season, ob-j in France suffering from a blistered
tained through the efforts of Judge heel which became infected, according
C B Ames, federal food administra- • to a letter received by h.s father,
she "came*here from the University of j tors for Oklahoma, is contained in : However, he expects to be out of tto
Illinois, where she had studied li the following letter addressed by, hospital and in active service so .
graduate of | County Food Administrator H L. j Ben Clay, Jr., belongs to Ambulance
Muldrow to the grocers of Cleveland , Company 102, American exfettitma-
... sympathy to all1 brary science. She is
have sons in the na- j Lincoln college, Illintois.
county:
tion's service." The mooto is, "Our] Mr. McClure is a University of
sons we give that freedom may live." I Oklahoma graduate. h «in<? received
Will Support War Measure U bachelor of arts degree here in
"The organization will support the W16. Since that time he has been a
food administration, the Red Cross member of the English faculty and
and all the financial war measures ^sistent in the l.brarv Jack Mc-
but will not take over any special du- Clnre is wide y known for his lit-
... erary work. He is a frequent con- uk«i ouun««.^ ,
ties of any of the existing war or- magazines and since April "eased for the month of August so by Bt,n j
ganizations," pointed out Mrs. Brett. ' as aj(j jn taking care of the peach i
"The War Mothers' association will has Polished twto books Airs and _ I Dear Fat
ask for no financial aid, will not so- Ballads," a collection of hu
ary forces. Ho enlisted at th* re-
August 10, 1918.; cruiting station in Oklahoma City
To the Grocers of Cleveland County: I August 2 of last year and was sent
I beg to advise that Judge C. B. to Fort Logan, Colo. He was then
Ames, federal food administrator for j transferred to Fort Riley, * Kan.,
Oklahoma, has just returned from j where he remained all winter. He
Washington, where he jucceedrf •" j been in France four months.
having the canning and preserving i
sugar allowance for the state in-, The following is a letter writttei*
union
p .Dear Father and Mother:
own I * 1 I will now answer the registered
id, will not so- 7. It is the desire of the administra- • v— ^
licit any article of merchandise, will j verses and "The Stag s Hornbook. ^ to prevent the waste, of fruit ■'«*ter that I received a few lays
.ipniand will an anthology of convivial verse. • wherever possible. 1 am instructed
ncnics ana win „n mo«nVianfa that, t.hev can i now
Two faculty
of
Unconfirmed returns from McClain
and Carvin counties indicate that H.
0. Miller has been defeated in his
race for the democratic nomination
for state senator by Judge W. R.
tion order in effect in Oklahoma City j "Wallace of Pauls Valley. Wallace's
this will no longer be possible. i pluralty in the district is estimated at
! 000 votes. He carried both Garvin
GERMAN ZEP WRECKED
[By United Press.]
LONDON, Aug. 20.—The destruc-
tion of a German zeppelin was offic-
ially reported today by the the air
ministry in the communique describ-
ing naval flying operations during
the first week of August. In addi-
tion, the communique reported de-
struction of three enemy machines,
while six others were driven out of
control.
| and McClain counties
Miller ran second in Garvin county,
with Northcutt third. He was third
man in McClain county, with North-
cutt second. Wallace's big lead in his
home county was the deciding element
in the election.
hold no bazaars or picnics
be supported wholly by the payment
of ten-cent monthly dues from mem
bers.
Mrs. Brett gave the history of the
association. It was originated by
Mrs. Gresham Dodd of Evansville,
Ind., mother of one of the first three f??, afe8
Americans slain in battle. The Okla-
homa division, which was formed
soon after the national organization,
has followed closely Mrs. Dodd's plan
of organization.
Mrs. Foster explained that the ac-
tive membership is limted to moth-
ers of sons in service, and that the
associate mebership will include sis-
ters, daughters and wives of soldiers.
Will Meet Every Two Weeks
The assembly voted to meet the
first and third Monday nights in the
month at 8 o'clock in the Christian
church. They will do Red Cross sew-
ing and knitting at these meetings
Five University Men
In Army "Y." School
members and three
the university are
Detroit Vapor Oil stoves will use
low grade fuel just as efficiently and
economically as high grade oil. Get
them at Minteer Hardware company.
All wool guaranteed suits are be
ing sold at old prices now at Rucker s
Refigerators and n-e boxes on sale
at Minteer Hardware company.
possible I am instructed:""1 h"'1 tu answer tfll
"""-,7* ' fW thev can now. 1 am all right except my M*
to notify-all „^r f"" f,,ot. which has bothered me a great
secure additional supply of sugar for j ^ ^ ^ bptter_ , b)istered my
canning purposes ' foot while on a hike and infection set
me, giving your additional require sijirhtlv I had to iro to a hospi
ments for the .--UW «P Se Jtion and 1m still h£.
give this your n^0„ s"! hut will probably go back in a few
and I will wire in the '"formation so • better today
that quick acton may be had there-1 ^ ^ am, evcrythhg
Very truly yours, I will be O K very soon.
H L. MULDROW. 1 have been working in a held hw-
County Food Administrator. ■ pital -since we came on this front Jly
' i duties were in the gas depftrtmiut,
I caring for the gas patients, but t ahwi
still with the 102nd ambulance, and
to that ambulance wheiw
thirty-four Oklahomans who will at-
tend the army Y. M. C. A. training
school at San Antonio, Tex., begin- _____
ning August 14. They make up a i
part of the state's quota of business MRS. HARRIET STOVER. 87,
and professianal men who have re. DIP'S AT STATE HOSPITAL!
THE WEATHER
Buy a pair of those $7 oxfords
$5.95 at Rucker's.
Oklahoma Weather: Tonight and
Sunday generally fair weather.
Smith, instructor in sociology: Phil-
ip G. Phelps, extension field agent;
Judge C. Ross Hume, B. A, '98, M.
A.'00, Anadarko lawyer; M. P. Smith,
B. A. '15, M. A. '17, superintendent
of schools at Mangum; and E. E.
Holmes, B. A. '08, secretary-treasur-
er Quality Laundry and Cleaning
Mrs. Foster read the message of j company of Tulsa. Mr Holmes was
Secretary of War Newton D. Baker for a number of years superinten-
to the women of America on Moth- dent of schools in Norman He has
ers' Day. She also read the moth- lived in Tulsa for the past three
ers' promise to her boy. In this) years.
promise the mother promises her son j
that she will stand by him and keep, Mrs. D. W. Griffin ar.d daughter;
up the duties at home while he is Vera and Martha Lee have <one to
fighting for his country. We wears Colorado Springs, Colo., where they
this promise in his pocket, while he [will spend a vacatior until the first
he is fighting Mrs Foster said that j part of September. Dr Griffin v. ill
her son has worn the mothers' prom-j probably remain in Norman during
(Continued on page two) the summer.
sponded to the call for secretaries in
cpmps in this country and abroad. The funeral of Mrs. Harriet Stover
The university men are Gilbert H. 0f Calumet, Okla., patient in the Ok-
■" """;"i"—wt.41- state hospital, who died
1 leav
Ex<
bed.
the hospital. . .
bad writing, as I am still wi
i\s ever your loving son, ,
framk.
Thursday evening at 8 o'clock, was
held in the Meyer & Meyer chapel
Friday afternoon at 6:30 o'clock. In
terment was in the I. O. O. F. ceme-
tery.
Mrs. Stover's son, S. P. Stover, and
l is daughter of Calumet were pres-
ent at the funeral. Mrs. Stover was
ts7 years old, and died of old age,
having been in the hospital ward on-
! ly two days before her death. She
i has been ;n the state hospital four
years.
MiEN
DR. TFIDRI.OW OA I.LED
INTO ARMY SERVICE,
Dr. Alfred A. Thurlow, assistant
superintendent at the Oklahoma*
state hospital, has been commis-
sioned first lieutenant in the niedicai
reserve lorps of the army. Dr. Thur-
low is subject to call for service aft
any time, but he will continue his du-
ties at the hospital until summoned
Mo one has been secured to ta%£
his place, according to Dr. D. W.
Griffin, superintendent of the hos|
Itr.l
21,000 PRISONERS
| By United Press )
PARIS, Aug. 1.—(10:40 a in.)- |
The latest estimate of prisoners tuk All slippers and
en in the nev Picardy d' .e is 21,000 |greatly at Rucker's.
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