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OKLAHOMA CITY
mSTOHTCAL SOCIETY
THE DAILY TRaNSCRIPT
VOL. VI. NO. 178.
NORMAN, OKLAHOMA, MONDAY. OCTOBER 21, 1918.
PRICE FIVE CENTO.
GERMAN REPLY SOON; NO PAUSE IN DRIVE
WASHINGTON EXPECTS
GERMANY'S REPLY TO
WILSON'S NOTE SOON
Secretary Lansing Withholds
Comment on Various Pub-
lished Versions.
CO-OPERATION OF THE
CATHOLICS AND JE
.vs!MISS EAGLETON DIES
Washington, Oct. 21.—Secre-
tary Lansing said today he had
reason to believe the German re-
ply to President Wilson '.vdjUI
be received very shortly, per-
haps before the day was over.
The secretary did not indicate
what information had reached
him to clear up the uncertainty
regarding the coming of a Ger-
man reply by conflicting unoffi-
cial reports through neutral
countries. He said, of course,
there could be no comment upon
the various versions of the prob-
able nature of the note.
DELAYED AGAIN
PARIS, Oct. 21.—Differences of
opinion on various points of the Ger-
man reply to President Wilson has
arisen during a conference of the
reichstag groups. As a consequence,
the dispatch of the reply has been
postponed for several days, says a
Zurich dispatch to the Matin.
Under a single roof the Knights of
Columbus and the Jewish Welfare
board are conducting their activities
at Camp Greene, Charlotte, N. C. A
huge placard covers the side of the
building and announces "Everybody
Welcome. Knight of Columbus—Jew-
ish Welfare Board." This is onfe in-
stance of the wide-spread co-opera-
tion in the field between welfare
agencies of different religious denom-
inations that is a huge factor in the
succcess of these organizations.
NOSES ARE COUNTED
AS WELL AS DOLLARS
It is Estimated That More Than
18,000,000 Americans Invest-
ed in Fourth Loan.
AT CAMP MAC ARTHUR
Well Known Young Woman of
Norman Victim of Brief
Pneumonia Illness.
FIGHTING "FLU" WITH
VACCINE IN CHICAGO
[By United Press.]
CHICAGO, Oct, 21.—One hundred
thousand doses of vaccine manufac-
tured by Dr. E. C. Rosenow of
Rochester, Minn., were being dis-
tributed among hospitals and physi-
cians here today in the fight against
influenza.
City bacteriologists declared they
would manufacture vaccine from thi
Miss Eloise Eagleton, daughter of
Judge and Mrs. W. I- Eagleton, died
after a very brief illness with pneu-
monia at the hospital of the army
nursing school at Camp MacArthur. | Rosfcnow formula at the rate of 100-
Texas, Saturday morning. Her !01,(1 <'oses a day.
death occurred before the arrival of | Tlle "umber of deaths from lnflu"
enza and the number of new cases
INFLUENZA ABATING,
BUT STILL SERIOUS
Danger of Infection is Increased
by Public Gatherings as it
is Very Contagious.
There are indications that the
present epidemic of influenza in Ok-
lahoma! is abating, although it is
still a most serious matter. The
state board of health, working in
conjunction with the United States
public health service, is taking far-
reaching measures to fight the epi-
demic. Physicians, nurses and sup-
plies are being sect to the communi-
ties which are in need of them.
Every phase of the problem of
dealing with the epidemic is being
closely studied by physicians and sci-
entists. The length of time between
such epidemics, however is so grfiat,
the hist one most nearly resembling
this being the grip epidemic of 1889-
90, that the problem presented is in
many ways an entirely new one.
Many of the most important factors
are unknown.
Serums Beneficial
Experiments have been made with
serums and vaccine Apparently the
results are beneficial, but the experi-
ments have not beeD carried on long
enough or on a sufficiently extended
.scale for a positive verdict to be
given. For instance, there is no
question of the protection afforded
by vaccinating against typihoid and
smallpox. The same positive posi-
tion cannot be token in regard to in-
fluenza vaccines. As the severity of
the epidemic tends to wane, it is of
the utmost importance that victims
should guard against a possible re-
lapse. Quite a large proportion of
the fatal cases have basn those of
patients who seemed to have tem-
porarily recovered, have left their
beds too soon, perhaps returned to
work, only to relapse. T.he danger
of complications seems greater in
the case of a relapse tnan with tie
original illness. Under the .direction
of the state board of health author-
ity was given health officers and lo-
cal officials throughout the state to
close schools, churches and theatres
and forbid public meetings wherever
such measures seemed advisable.
This was a necessary precaution,
even if it did involve a certain
amount of public inconvenience.
Quarantine Helps Considerably
There are features about the exact
mode of the transmission of infec-
tion in influenza which are not yet
known with absolute certainty. It is
certain, however, that it is trans-
mitted from person to person and
that the danger of infection is in-
creased by public gatherings. In
many communities in the state the
quarantine order was promptly fol-
WASHINGTON, Oct.
tary McAdoo today is counting
noses—as well as dollars-—on the
fourth liberty loan.
He sent a wire to all federal ra-
serve banks to submit as quickly as
possible estimates on the number of
individuals who subscribed and the
approximate total sujiscriptons for
each district.
It was estimated today that
around 18,000,000 Americans jnvest-
I ed in this greatest loan of the war,
and that the total would run some
I millions over the minimum—$6,000.-
] 000.
Unofficial -estimates compiled hv
the United Press at the close of the
campaign night indicated that eight
of the twelve federal districts bad
topped their quotas. The other four
were confident of so doing.
Extreme Conditions Prevailed
The conditions under which the
fourth campaign-was conducted vere
admitted e f the worst chKracter, of-
ficial said. The view that it wks a
tough job prevailed to the end and
realization that every ounce of en-
ergy as well as every available dol-
lar was neede ^rrought the desired
result.
Secretary McAiloo expressed the
opinion when tbe campaign was
launched that it would l-e serirusly
handicap!ed unless the tax legisla-
tion was put through. Bn;ports -each
night during the campaign confirm'
ed the belief. Thousand-; of sub-
scriptions would have been larger, it
was declared, had the bond extmp-
tk>n provision sought by the treas-
ury department, been ma6e effective.
her mother, who left Friday night
for Waco in response to a message
telling of her sudden ilness.
The funeral services are to be held
at Pawnee, Okla., the former home
of the Eagleton family, either this
afternoon or tomorrow morning.
Judge Eagleton late Sunday night
received a message stating that the
military escort with the body, ac-
companied by Mrs. Eagleton. were
enroute for Pawnee, via Tulsa,
21. Secre- wV)ere they v.ould arrive this morn-
ing. Judge Eagleton and other mem-
bers of the family left this morning
for Pawnee, where the funeral will
be held.
Although it was originally plan-
ned to hold funeral services here, it
was found that the remains conld
here showed a decrease over the pre-
ceding twenty-four hours.
THIRTEEN MEN LEFT
FOR GAMP CODY, N. M.
Class One Men About All Gone;
Smith Volunteered to Go in
Place of Sick Man.
ALLIES MO VE FOR WARD
WITH VALENCIENNES AS
IMMEDIATE OBJECTIVE
LONDON, Oct. 21.—More than 3,000 prisoners were
captured by the British yesterday in the operations north
of Le Cateau when the Selle river was crossed on a wide
front, according to Field Marshal Haig's statement today.
PARIS, Oct. 21.—The allied forces, while pushing farther
into central Belgium, on the north, are fighting their way forward
on the south toward the Belgian border south of Valenciennes.
Sunday the allied troops had to fight the elements as well as the
Germans. Rain fell continually and the soldiers were soaked an<1
partly blinded while airplanes were of little use.
With spirits undampened, however, the allied troops continu-
ed their efforts and in Flanders they worked a little nearer to the
, important city of Ghent and are approaching very close to the
west bank of the Scheldt. On the right of the front in Belgium the
; British fifth army has to all intents and purposes taken Tournai,
an important railroad junction.
On the 6:27 northbound Santa Fe
this morning, thirteen ClevelanJ
county men left for Camp Codv.
New Mexico, to train for military
service. These are the, last of the
class one men of the county, with
the exception of four or five, w no
SPEAKING CAMPAIGN "LET THERE BE NO
PREVENTED BY "FLU" SHORTAGE OF COAL"
—GENERAL PERSHING
not be reshipped without consider- t are sick at the present time
SOONERS DEFEAT
CENTRAL NORMAL
able delay, certain military formali-
ties having to be complied with, ami
inasmuch as the. parents; already had
two children buried at Pawnee, it
was determined to proceed with the
obsequies there.
Death Came as Shock
Miss Eagleton's death came as a
great shock to Norman {eople. She
was first taken ill Friday mtrning
and by noon her condition was so
alarming that her parents were no-
tified. Pneumonia had developed and
death followed almost within twen-
ty-four hours' time.
Miss E^gletoD left Sunday. Octo-
ber 6, for Waco to enter the am y
n jrsing school. She arrived at the
time the influenza epidemic was at
its height and • was soon hard at
work caring fur patients. This in
part mas have weakened h^r ability
These men left by the northern
route, and will arrive at Camy Cody
Wednesday morning at about f>
o'clock. It is thought they will be
trained at Cody for about three
months, at which time they will
either be shipped overseas or trans-
ferred to another camp, probably in
the east.
Earl W. McGinnis of Norman, was
placed in charge of the men, and the
others we re: Wade Edwards Black,
James Thos. Adams, Boy Jefferson
Martin, John W. Hooper, Arthur
Wm. Rrosseau, Roy Lee Less ley, Ar-
chie F, Goode, Geo. Harvey Coffey,
Rowlin Wilson Files Shelvey O.
Hudgens, Huron C. Jones and Fran-
cis M. Smith.
The last named, Francis M. Smith,
was a volunteer. One of the men
called, prowd to be too ill for the
to resist the disease when she was I examination and trip, and Mr. Smith
stricken with it. j filled in the place.
The activity and interest which J
Miss Eagleton had shown in ch&ri-j FIFTY-FOUR OKLAHOIWANS
t.ible, re'igous and war reiief w< rk Jfv CASUALTY LIST TODAY
in Norman adtis greatly to the loss
Democrat.; C c. m m i 11 e e An-
nounces Necessary Radical
Changes in Campaign.
« —
For the first time in the history of j
Oklahoma a state poltical campaign
may close without a public address i
being delivered under the auspices
of the state organization.
Complying with the suggestion i, . . , , ...
, , ' . | J. Pershing, chief commander of the
health authorities, announcement , .
, ' ,, , ,. I American expeditonary forces m
has been made by the democratic. ^
state committee that all speaking j 11 '
dates arranged for the campaign j
had been abandoned for the present i
at least. If the prevailing epidemic J
of Spanish influenza subsides suffi- j
ciently to permit of public meetings
Lack of Coal Will Limit Our War
Industries; Slow Down
Railroads and Shipping.
ADA, Okla., Oct. 22. (Special)—U.
S. Fuel Administrator Garfield ha*
wired P. A. Norris, state fuel ad-
ministator, that he has received th«
j following telegram from General J.
"Let there be no shortage of coal.
Lack of coal means limiting our war
industries, railroads and shipping
are slowed down, and the army can-
not be provided with means to de-
t. it, I liver the telling blows needed to end
without endangering the health of iU > ...„
the public, and if other emergencies ;
incident to politics demand, the com- j
mittee
campaign meet the requests
public speakers which has come
from all sections of the state.
Judge J. B. A. Robertson, demo-
Rennie Owen's Sooners defeated
Chas. Wantland's team from the
Central state normal school at Ed-
mond last .Saturday afternoon en
Boyd field by the score of 44 to 0.
The game was closed to outsiders
—only the S. A. T. C. boys were al-
lowed into the grounds to witness the
game—and tbe field was patrolled i
by military police.
The score w.as the smallest by I
which the university has defeated^
Central state normal for several
years, which indicates that Ckarles
Wantland has a team this year that
will strongly contend with the ether
schools for the state championship.
which is felt in her -death. She fcad
been a resident of Nurman for about
sfven years, during which she at-
tended the uni> ersitj both *s an cn-
<krgradu&te anl as si graduate stu-
dent. Sle; received the master's de-
gree at the commencemeit exer-
cites this June.
iDuring the year 1916-17 she was
general secretary of the University
Y. W. C. A., being tte first person
employed for full time in that posi-
tion. Since the 'war has been under-
way she gave htr time to the mili-
tary relief committee of the Red
Cross, of which she was chairman.
In itany other activities, including
those of the Presbyterian church, of
which she was a ir ember she was a
prominent figure.
I without guns and ammunition to use
• . , . , , '7 against the enemy. The more coal
may in the last days of the - * , ., , ,,
, ., , you produce the sooner we shall
meet the requests for r ,, ,.. , .,
have peace. Every soldier of the
American expeditionary forces ev-
I pects to be backed up by the miner
of America, just as labor in every
branch of industry at home has
stood behind us. We soldiers know
that we can depend upon you to do
your part as we are doing ours.—
Pershing."
WEATHER
*
+
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Oklahoma Weather: Tonight cloudy,
warmer in east portion; Tuesday
cloudy.
lowed by a decrease in tbe severity
of the epidemic. The question js
sometimes asked, why one member
of a family will be a. victim of in-
fluenza, while another apparently as
much or more exposed will not be
affected, ti must be remembered
that there is a great difference in
the susceptibility of various persons
to infection. It is almost impossible
to avoid entirely the germs which
cause influenza at a time when an
epidemic is prevalent. The same is
true of tubercular and other germs.
Some persons have high resisting
powers and seem little affected,
while others are quick victims of in-
fection. Exercise, pure food and air,
hygienic living, tends to raise the
resisting powers. It is also only
common sense to avoid crowds and
other situations where the danger
of infection is increased Medicines
The war department casualty list
for today .gives the names of fifty
four Oklahoma boys, as follows'
Sergeant Miles P. Hurst of Hol-
denville, Sergeant Benjamin H.
Lake of Calumet, Corporal Durrill
H. J^ahe of Crescerlc, Private Bert
L. Aluen of Cordell, Private Charlev
Ben?/hill ol Sapulpi, Private Wil-
liam II. Gl'jn of Florence, Private
Charles T. Holmes of Coalgate, Pri-
vate Alvin L. Leaf of Ringling, Pri
vate PhyletViS L. Reed of Ochelata,
Private Glenn Rowland of Farris.
I Private Chaises Tippit of Kusa, Pri-
vate Alvey £. Thomas of Huffman,
Private John R. Whitman of Guth-
rie, Private Fred Oriin White of
'Chelsea, Private Pphrhim H. Wood-
iird of Fitzhugh, killed in action.
Private John E. Parish of Foss,
private Augustiia Franklin of Bar-
tlesville, Private John B. Tabcsr of
j Carter, missing in actiia..
Sergeant John B. Cochran of Ok-
lahoma Oily, Seigeant Charles O.
He is Making study «f War Sav- ' Wot.ds of Sapulpa, Corpwal Leroy
BARNES, WAR SAVINGS
DIRECTOR, OVERSEAS
cratic nominee for governor, who is
a victim of the epidemic, has not re-
covered sufficiently to give material
assistance in the campaign. He is
still confined to his home, but has
expressed a desire to visit several
sections of the state and meet the1 ~ ~~
people in a personal way, refraining jMlICty I' ITS!
from all public appearances in def-
erence to the health precautions be-
ing taken.
All speakers who had been given
itineraries have been notified of the
cancellation of speaking dates for
the present at least
Is Patriotism
Testimony of
Mrs. Geo. Loeffelholz
"Every air pilot has to learn Safe-
ty first,'" writes Louis Albert Lamb,
in the safety bulletin of the Illinois
Steel Co. "It is not a matter of per-
sonal caution merely. The air pilot
really expects to be killed sometime.
The dhances are more than 50-50
that he will be killed.
"Safety first with the air pilot,
and with everybody else just as
much, is in the interest of patriotism
Norman, Okla., Oct. 9 1918.; and perfect service.
This is my first testimony to give ! "The man who is killed is of no
about the Spanish influenza sick- j more use to his country. The man
ness, with which I was about to die. who is blinded, loses an arm, hand,
On October 4, 1918, I was not feel- j or foot, or even a finger, is to that
ing good, my head had been aching extent useless to his country,
for three days and nights, and I had I "Every time an air pilot takes a
to sneeze every ten minutes for! chance, he does more than take a
three days and couldn't sleep for chance for himself. He takes a
ings Flan as Operated by
the IJHtish Government,
M. Cover of Okmulgee, Corporal
Chaises H. Marvin of Butler, Cor-
poral Henry F. Mauldin of Black- j getting worse, si
jwell, Corporal Harold J. Richardclosest neighbor,
Genrge W. Barnt.s of Muskogee ! son of Garber, Mechanic James II.
state director of the natvonal war | Downen of Drummond, Private Cai-
saving* commiitte for Oklahoma, has i vin Atchhavit of Walter, Private
arrived safely overseas. Mr Barnes | John A. McKay of Oklahoma City,
is one of the fifty government war j Private Edgar Pennington of Okla-
correspondents at the front and re- | homa City, Private Eli Stover of
three nights, having so much pain
through my whole system, and I got
to feeling so bad all at once like I
had to faint. My husband came in-
to tbe house and I told him I was
he went to our
Mr. A. E. Will.
Mr. Will said he could cure my sick-
chance that he will deprive the
United States army of a necessary
fighting or bombing plane. The loss
of an airplane may mean the loss of
a battle; the loss of a battle may
mean the loss of a campaign, or even-
defeat in the war. Safety first,
therefore, means more than the per*-
to choke to death with a cough. Mr.
Will gave me a treatment and in
about half an hour I was feeling so
much better and my cough was very
ports dirert to General Pershing. He ] Richardson, Private Walter E. Werts much improved, and all my pain was
will spend several months viewing I of Elmer, Private Joe G. Denham of | about gone. This is a treatment
operations on the -western front n<l 1 Mountain Park, Private John J. Dor- without medicine, without anything.
will visit that part of Belgium which I gan of Ada. Private Arch I. Phuris j That was the quickest cure I ever °f safety first, does an unpatriotic
has since been reclaimed from the ( of Homestead, Private Orange had in my life, and it is simple too, as well as a fooliiih thing. * * Safe-
ness, and when he came I was about sonal protection of the pilot or work-
man. It means a decent respect lor
the rights of other airmen, soldiers
and workmen.
"Any soldier who takes unneces-
sary risks brings danger to himself
and to his comrades. Any workman
who thinks safety second, instead
Germans. He expects to spend sev- j Thomas of Soper, Private Wille H
eral weeks in England making a; Whitt of Purdy, Private George H. |
study of the war savings plan as op- j Woodhouse of Gage. Private Fran-' [
erated by the British government. J cis M. Woodson of Alva, Private |
In additon to writing a series of j Daniel O. Bressman of McLoud, i
articles covering his experiences, Mr. j Private Rnfus Carter of Durant, Pri- j
Barnes will make a tour of Okla-1 vate Ora Dodson of Okemah, Private j
homa upon his return in November, i Geor:;e A, Gates of Duncan, wound- I
giving the people of this state the | ed severely.
benefit of his observation. It is his i Lieutenant George P. Hayes of
plan to make an address in the prin-1 Okarche, wounded slightly.
Sergeant
so I hope some one else takes my
advice, who has* influenza, and takes
the same treatment from A. E. Will.
Norman, Okla., R. 1.
Mr. Will also cures rheumatism —
Adv.
ty first is good sense and real U3-
triotism too "
B en "Over the Top"—Mrs. M.
Endicott is in receipt of a letter
l'rom her son, Bob, who is in France.
Bob left here last spring for Camp
Travis, where he was in training on-
lie Smith of Kiowa, Private Fred D. ly about two months, and has now
William of Bokoshe, Private Wm. C. ■ been in France about four months.
I Spencer of Mangum, died of disease. He savs that he has been "over the
should be taken under the direction | cjpaj cities and towns of Oklahoma. Sergeant Eastman Meashintuby Sergeant Leslie Reynolds of i top" twice, and hopes to be able to
of a competent physician. It should David N. Fink, president of the Com-j of Smithville, Corporal Jeff Brackett; Wann, Corporal Clyde Brantley of j go over many more times. He says
be remembered that this disease is mercial National bank of Muskogee j of Tahlequah, Private Hardy A. j Goodwell, Corporal John E. Delozier' while the danger is there, there is
rapid in its onset and no time should ;s acting state director in Mr. j Maroney of Hugo, Private Cecil W.|of Adair, died from wounds received , something about it that makes the:
be lost in obtaining medical advise, j Barnes absence. | Shuck of Locust Grove, Private Wil-1 in action i red-blooded Americans want to go.
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