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OKLAHOMA 01TT **
mrrnuirAL SOCIBTT <
THE DAILY TRANSCRIPT
VOL. VI. NO. 174.
NORMAN, OKLAHOMA, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1918.
TRICE FIVE CENTS.
DISCONTENT IS RIFE IN ENEMY EMPIRES
crvmum power
OF ALLIES ON COAST
Wedge Driven Across Road
From Bruges to Courtrai
Severs Important Artery.
St. Juvin Heights and Hill 299 Re-
ported Captured After Fierce
Fighting.
GERMANS USE SHELLS
AND GUNS LAVISHLY
Prefer to Shoot Them at Attack-
ing Forces Rather Than Risk
Their Capture.
By LOWELL MELLETT
United-I'ress Staff Correspondent
WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES IN
FLANDERS. Oct 16.—Allied forces
driving into Belgium thrust their
wedge across the road from Bruges
from Courtrai, severing another ar-
tery of communication to the U-boat
base. French cavalrv has swept over
Lichtervelde and Thourout, advanc-
ing toward Bruges and the sea. To-
ward the southern end of the fight-
ing front, Menin has been taken and
Haig's men are in the neighborhood
of Haubourdin, three miles from Lille.
The Germans are tising prodigally
the great stores of shells in their Bel-
gian coast bases. It is becoming evi-
dent they will be unable to save these
munitions, so the enemy is using
them up as fast as possible. Their
batteries gave ours a more stubborn
response than any other time in re-
cent weeks.
"What's (bang) the peace (bang)
news now (bang)?" asked a British
officer on the northern front today
as the great battle raged and the
shells exploded all around. The con-
versations were carried on,every two
or three words being pnctuated by a
jarring crash. It was a real two-
sided contest.
Some Munitions Saved
Although the Germans are forced
to spend lavishly their shells to keep
them from falling into the hands
the allies, they had time to remove a
considerable quantity of war mater
ial before the long-dreamed Belgian
offensive was launched.
By transpoi-ting mucn oi cms to
the rear the high command rendered
the enemy army fairly mobile. Yet
vast stores still line the coast, show-
ing clearly the Germans had no in-
tention of surrendering this terrain.
The Germans knew the allied at-
tacking plans and tried to forestall
it by the use of the tactics with
which Foch defeated the last German
offensive July 15. The British,
French and Belgians were to start
at 5 a. m. Three hours earlier the
Germans put down a heavy barrage
nf their own, seeking to break up our
troop concentrations.
With the American First Ar-
my, Oct. 16.—The Americans
have captured St Juvin heights
and have advanced northward
from them. Two hundred and
forty prisoners were taken. (St.
Insists Peace be Brought About
Only by Unconditional Sur-
render of Enemy.
of militarists
proclaimed in dissatisfaction
shown among german people
' Formal warning was issued today
| by the American Defense Society to
j all its members throughout the
United States, Hawaii and Porto
Rico atrainst the trans constantly be-
COTERIE CLUB ADOPTS
BY ROBERT J. BENDER.
United Press Staff Correspondent.
. _ rnriinil nnnillkl WASHINGTON, Oct. 16.—Upon a growing dissatisfaction in
LI I I Li. rHtNuH Unr "API Germany over kaiser-rule, authorities here today based the view
that the Hohenzollern power will soon crumble and that the Un-
reported in the communique from: - i_ . , nj.ii
r ....... j Perohini? todav The report its position without equivocation, and < oterie, issued a call to the membei s
Genera) Pershing todaj. Ihe report, I A "lerican- to in- "f that club for a meeting at her
shows a continued advance on both ; calls upon an iojui Americans io m |
sides of the Meuse, where French and I dorse its stand, which is that onl\ un-
conditional surrender of Germany
and her allies can end the war.
The society urges every American I '
and every loyal citizen of the allied |
nations in tfcis war to n-sist in.every'
manner the utilization of the pres-1
ent so-called peace suggestions of;
Austria by the enemy within our
pafes which have been discussed so !
much .luring th; pn.it few weeks. Thi*
enemy is the composite of the secret (
friends of Germany here ' in our (
land, the pacifists, the would-bi'
traitors and the disaffected publicist ,
WASHINGTON, Oct. 15.—The de-1 These secret enemies, according t<
mand for nurses is so great in France j1'16 American De.'nse BCeieiy, natu> J j.j,.h „r
ally will try. by the devious method*; appointed to arrange the details ol
American troops engaged in fierce j
hand-to-hand fighting with the enemy.
Capture of a number of prisoners is
also noted.
DEMAND FOR NURSES
GREAT IN FRANCE
Mrs. McComb Says American
Nurses Are Badly Needed in
the French Hospitals.
home nt
noon of T
to transact necessary business, hear
reports, and discuss plans for the cur
vent year.
A summary of the report given by
the treasurer. Mrs. A. R. Ramey, is
as follows:
Tliilance on hand at beginning
of year 1917-18 ? .07
(" lections for the year from
, all sources 57.10
1 . nditures ft r the year 47.90
Balance on hand at beginning
i of'year 1918-19 10.67
To Vdopt French Child
Mrs. Chas. Decker, who had been
KAISER MUST GO
ithorities hero believe that even the most
loyal
2:30 o'clock, on the after-! laser's s'ibiects will begin to appreciate soon that the murder-
rhursday. October in. 19IS. ma<wer jR fhP or)]y thing standing in the path of peace and will rea-
that nurses' aids are being placed in
of which they
the
that there
charge of entire wards in French |
hospitals, Mrs. M. Barnett McComb.' advance the proposal
said here on her arrival from Eur- ! should be negotiations for peace and
ope. Some of these aids have not; are even at the present time delight-
been overseas more than two weeks, m the uanger such negotiations
she said ' wou'd entail upon our country. The
Mrs. McComb, who is the wife of society is unalterably opposed to an>
Lieut. McComb, U. 3. N.. was in Eng- , secret conference, an.l to the admis-
land when the war started and im-1 s'on °* Germany and her allies to the
mediately volunteered her services. | conference which shall settle the con-
She was one of tht . st women sent j ditions which are to exist at the ter-
to France in the capacity of a nurses' mination if the war.
aid by the American Red Cross She | t" writing to the three hundred
is now on a visit to America after 3 | branches of the society thioughout
year in various hospitals in France. the United States today, Mr. Charles
"The need for American nurses, es- ■ Stewart Davison, chairman of tho
pecially in operating rooms, is des- hoard of trustees says:
perate," said Mrs. McComb. "The J "So far as Germany and her allies
nurses in France are working far be-1 are concerned the only acceptable so-
yond their strength and unless nurses j lution of the present war is the un-
are sent to relieve them they will go j conditional surrender of Germany
to pieces. '■a"d ber a"ies- In any negotiated
"It is heart-breaking to see the ut- ; peace there must necessarily be con-
hold the mastery, to j ( aring for a fatherless chilli in France
behalf of Coterie, reported that
the first quarter's payment on our
pledge had reached headquarters. She
also read a very touching acknowledg-
ment of its receipt from Madam Vve.
Tranchaudonof Bourge, of France,
enclosing a picture of her very at-
tractive little eleven-year-old daugh-
ter, Irene, who as the child,of adop-
tion readily has a place in our hearts.
order for the second quarter's
payment was drawn on the treasurer.
It was readily agreed that with the
numerous demands on the time of all
patriotic women and with our in-
tense desire to give to our country
terly inadequate supply of nurses on
one side straining every nerve and
sinew, on the other, long, long lines
of wounded suffering soldiers, mov-
ing inch by inch toward the operating
room, and the ..temporary peace of
ether. They lie in the corridors,
some as many as thirty-six hours at
a time, waiting to be operated on.
and they are so brave. The nurses,
too, are brave, and do not stop until
they drop."
YOUNG MAN DIES FROM
SPANISH INFLUENZA
Henry George Hamilton, son of Mr.
and Mrs. George Hamilton of 409
West Tonhawa street, died at 11
o'clock Tuesday morning. October 15,
1918, after an illness of eight days
with the influenza and pneumonia.
lize that they are fighting a losing fight.
The state department is keeping a careful file of German press
comment gathered, by its agents in countries near Germany.
The department withholds this generally, lest it raise Am-
erican ideas of an carlv peace unduly.
In this connection it may be said the government is now pro-
ceeding with the war just as though the peace notes had not been
exchanged. Thc-military authorities are disregarding peace pros-
pect • gh diplomacy entirely in their planus and calculations.
Tli. v arc arranging "force without stint"—going on the theory
that s far the most convincing argument with a German is a
"biii't-* his head."
TURKISH COLLAPSE EXPECTED
Authorities look for the early collapse of Turkey. Her re-
quest for peace will probably be answered by the allies with a de-
mand for unconditional surrender to be arranged with the com-
manding general, along lines similiar in scope to those applied
' From'Turkish collapse to disintegration of the Austro-Hun-
With these last props
to reason rapidly
garian empire is regarded as no far cry. \\ ill
gone, it is felt here that the Germans will listen
will see that kaiserdom is a poor investment.
Draft Contingent
Leave Early Monday
The following is the list of men |
PHILLIPS MAKES LAST
APPEAL TO PATRIOTS
win nave been uiwoonetl t a| • n
pear at' the county court house be- Oklahoma Must Not («0 I own
fore the draft board next Sunday af- | History as Having Failed in
temoon. October 20, to arrange for Bond Drive.
leaving for training at Camp Cody,
our whole-hearted service, there is lit- j New Mexico, on the early train Mon- <
tie time or interest in club meetings; | day morning. As several of these men I ^ ^ ^ liberty
are out of town, it is necessary that . . . , ,
OKLAHOMA CITY. Okla.. Oct. 15.
—"The fact that a county has ex-
cessions made. Every concession
made to Germany would be an injus-
tice to some other nation or some in
dividual who has been injured by
Germany. We can trust ourselves
not to be oppressors in deciding af-
ter Germany has unconditionally sur
rendered what the future conditions
under which the world shall progress
are to be. The spirit of America
must be resolved upon these funda-
mental proposals. Failing this the
world would have to face again in
j some form the same conditions which
BEFORF, WHINING FOR PEACE have led to the awful outrages and
I abominations of the past four years."
Burning cities and towns in France
and Belgium by the retreating Ger- STREET CAR ACC IDENT
mans—without a shadow of military KILLS NORMAN LADY
necessity—does not entitle the ene-
my's peace proposals to serious con-!
sideration. Nor will it reconcile it- 151
1 self with the kaiser's plan of a peace' ifornia' Saturday evening, October 12
STOP RUTHLESS DESTRUCTION
As a result of injuries received in
street car accident at Fresno. Cal-
! at, five o'cleck Mrs. Sarah M. Doolen
4 days old.
The funeral esrvices will be held at
the family residence on Thursday
morning, October 17th, at 10:30
o'clock a. m. The services will be con-
ducted by Rev. Frank L. Cox, and
tV\e remains will be laitl to rest in
the I. O. O. F. cemetery
niles <111(4 |iiutri.L uciuimij ^ own in-
ies and towns, instead of a truce to I at tbe home of her daughter. Mrs.
j Stella Landon, where she had gone
She died with-
The deceased is survived by father
and mother; three brothers Charles | armistice to check our advancing ar-
R„ who is in the U. S. service at | mies and protect Germany s own cit- dl ,tha' nltllt at.a ut ' c_. "
Rabylon, New York; Howard H. of
Okemah, and Clarence of Norman;
and five sisters, Mrs. C. A. Jennings
of Dallas, Mrs. S. T. Rose of Nor-
man, Misses Elizabeth, Indiana and
Laura Bell of Norman. He was born
in Oklahoma, and has lived here since
small child. He was 22 years and sake of real peace, to accept what the
allies will give them
hence, the club voted to pay all dues
for the year to take care of our pres-
ent war pledges and adjourn for the
year or until the close of the war.
The secretary summarized the work
of last year and was instructed to
send it to the city paper for publica-
tion. together with a report of the
present meeting.
Summary of Year's Work
Coterie reassembled for the year
1017-18 heavy-hearted over the loss
by death of two of our most efficient
and beloved members; one, Mrs. L. J.
EdwardS, was one of our two char-
ter members for whom the honorary \
membership was formed; the other, i
Mrs. D. A. Wickizer, whose member- i
ship had extended over only a brief
period, but whose counsel was always
deemed wise and helpful and whose I
presence was ever an inspiration to
higher and nobler ideals for woman-
hood. But with the war of the na-
tions challenging us to rally to the
support of our oWh brdve soldiers and
those of our allies, Coterie, as usual i
they appear before the draft board
Sunday afternoon at 4 o'clock. This
list practically depletes the class one
men in this county, up to the regis-
trants of September 10. The list fol-
lows;
Roy Jefferson Martin, Trousdale.
Lenox Prock, Norman.
Arthur William Brosseau, Lexing-
ton.
Charley Bruce, Moore.
John W, Hooper, Noble.
Edward J. Hunker, Wheatland.
Homer Black, Noble.
Rowland Wilson Files, Norman.
Huron C. Jones, Norman.
Charlie Davis, Lexington.
Walter W. Woodward, Moore.
Shelvey O. Hudgens, Lexington.
Earl W. MeGinniss, Norman.
Wade Edward Black, Noble.
James Thomas Adflms, Lexington.
George Harvey Coffey. Noble.
Roy Lee Lessley, Newalla.
Leo J. McMakin, Norman.
permit the nations to discuss terms
of peace, it would be proper for the |to BPend th<" wlnter
kaiser's armies to stop their ruth- 0,,f bavlnP Pa,ne(! consciousness,
less destruction of property, make :
complete surrender and show by their i
Mrs. Doolen was sixty-nine years
of age. She had lived here for a num-
conduct that they are witling,"for the I b<!r of •« . an(J her husban,i ,lied
here about nine years ago. She wan a
member of the Rebekah lodge of Nor-
THIRTEEN OKLAHOMANS
IN CASUALTY' LIST
man Shel eaves six children, two
sons and four daughters: Fred R. and
l,. H. Doolen of Oklahoma City; Mrs.
R. L. Mobley of Alex; Mrs. N. L.
The war department casualty list Brim of Pauls Vane^ Mrs J' C'- Ha"
Okla- Shawnee; Mrs. Stella Landon of
| Fresno, California.
The body will be brought here for
burial and will arrive Thursday
night, and the funeral services will
be held at the Methodist church,
South, on Friday. October 18, at 10
o'clock a. m. Rev. C. S. Walker and
Rev. M. L. Butler, presiding elder, will
have charge of the ceremony at the
church, and the Rebekah lodge will
have charge of the services at the
William Griggs ?rave The remains wil1 be laid to
. , I of Yeager, Private Marion J. Gigger rest in tbe 1 0 0 F- cemetery.
Miss Ruby McCullough was ill with Ru(jh Springs, Private Merrill M.
the "flu" yesterday but is able to be, Barbep of Spir0i Pl.ivate Marwin L. Mrs- "««1Res' Daughter Ill-Mrs.
at her work at the Transcript off'ce I aampaon of Comville and Private Jobn Hodges of West Symmes street.
gives the names of thirteen
homans today, as follows:
Corporal Daley R. Frye of Sapul-1
pa, Corporal Merle C. Cooper of
Sand Springs. Private Toney Prickett
of Tahlequah, Private Willie Swaffar
of Tupelo, killed in action.
Corporal George W. Moltzen of
Haileyville, and Private Cassie Hi-
„ , „ „ . ..... I ram Uole of Sulphur, died of wounds
Mrs. J. O. Fox and little daughter. . L '
, , . . . • Private Paul h. Crews of vanows.
Mary Mildred, have been sick a few 1
Note: A telegram has just been
received from Charles Hamilton in
New York, that he will be here, so
the funeral will not be held until he
arrives, k
days this week with the influenza
I died of disease.
] Captain Cardwell
readv to lead on in any progressive
movement registered its entire mem- | Army and Navy Boys Here Dan
bership as ready for service wher- j and Earl McGlathery recently spent
ever needed. All program work for j a few days with their uncle. J. M.
the year was dispensed with except j Glen on East Eufaula street. Dan is
the round table discussions which ! in the navy and Earl in the army.
were to accompany the Red Cross j Their home is in McLoud. They think
knitting or sewing done in the homes | they are going across before long, so
of the members on alternate meet- | figured this to be their last visit un-
ing days. For home service, each ! til after they cross the Rhine.
member pledged herself to complete | |l0m(?s the ancel of death had lately | the burden
again today
John
visitor i
morning.
E.
Luttrell was a business
Oklahoma City Tuesday
.Francis S. Wisely of Agra, wounded has received word that her daughter
I severely I ^'ss W"'e' and neice, Mrs. Bryan
! Private Tom Ballard of Qualls. Watson, are just recovering from
wounded in action (degree undeter-1the infl"cnza. The young ladies are
I mined). in Tennessee.
and return every two weeks, the equi
valent of one pajama suit or pay a j
fine of twenty-five cents for delin- j
quency. This fund for the year was !
tp be used for Red Cross service. It j
has been most gratifying the man- !
ner anil spirit in which this was car-
ried out throughout the entire year,
resulting in 290 garments turned in
at headquarters in addition to work
done in the rooms.
The unsettled spirit noticeable in j
every trade and profession affected
club circles as well, resulting in six
resignations while leave of absence
was granted two members for the
year. Eight valuable new members
were added to our rolls.
Seven meetings were held in the
homes ef our new members, while six
were held in the Red Cross rooms.
Two meetings were dispensed with
entirely, the first owing to the serious
illness of Mrs. Edwards, another be-
cause of illness in several homes, and
the third out of respect to Mrs.
Brooks and Mrs. Haines into whose
loan drive should not deter local com-
| mittees from insisting upon all peo-
i pie to dig up their share in meeting
indiviudal obligations. Those who
could have bought liberty bonds antl
have failed to do so or who have not
bought according their means, must
I be made to feel that they nro sW'." -
ers who are leaving their fellow cit—
I izens to carry a load which is partly
j theirs. Should your county be over
the top these slackers should be
obliged to do their duty from prin-
■ ciple as well as to provide a margin
| of safety to make up for a certain
shrinkages which ensue in all cam-
! paigns.
"The county that has already sub-
| scribed its minimum quota should
bear in mind that Oklahoma was giv-
' en special consideration on account of
business conditions, and that our nor-
mal quota for the state would have
, been $16,000,000 greater had this not
been taken into consideration. We
therefore owe it to the states and
communities where this additional
burden was placed to see tc it that
we use our best efforts and that no>
citizen who is able to buy, escapes,
his duty."
This is the substance of a state-
ment issued today by L. E. Phillips,,
state chairman of the fourth liberty
loan committee, to the public. Okla-
homa must and will meet her obliga-
tions in this matter, he declared, bur.
should not fall entirely"
1 entered. on w'Hine shoulders.
No nnd-year banquet was held. \ I would ask war workers in alt
At the annual election, all the pres- : counties to jump into the breacia
ent staff of officers was retained. made by leaders who may have fall-
Late in the year it was planned to ; en victims to Spanish influenza and1
dedicate our contemplated memorial other deterrent conditions," continued
of Mrs L. J Edwards antl a com- j Mr. Philips. "A squad of our bovs do
mittee was appointed to take charg
of plans looking to its completion.
In March, tV club raised by volun soldier has often non-plussed his
not fall back when their leader fall.1-,
but the initiative of the individual
thick-hoaded foe. Stand firm in this,
the crucial hour, with ultimate vic-
tory in sight, your country asks you
for the funds with which to <uppl\
the needs of the army.
Do not give way to apathy or to
the pernicious machinations of an un
club ( compromising and relentless foe. Do-
to sup- not fall into the trap which brought
Italy to her kness in 1917 and which
feeling of almost proved the undoing of Franee,
gratification that we have done some Stand firm antl give like Americans."
service in this time of great need and j
tary contribution. $13.00 for main-
tenance of rest homes for soldiers in
France.
At the close of tho year, n most
creditable financial showing was re-
ported by our treasurer antl part of
the funds was used to care for a
French war orphan which the
adopted antl pledged itself to
port for one year.
The year closed with
a firm resolution to continue, increas-
ing our activjtes wherever possible.
(Signed) Secretary of Coterie.
W. N. Julian of Shawnee has ac-
cepted a position with W. N. Rucker
in this city.
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