McCurtain Gazette. (Idabel, Okla.), Vol. 13, No. 16, Ed. 1 Saturday, April 20, 1918 Page: 1 of 8
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Oklahoma Historical Society
McCurtain Gazette.
Volume 13.
Idabel, McCurtain County, Oklahoma, Saturday, April 20, 1918.
Number 16
LIBERTY BOND SALES
STUl UNDER QUOTA
Both for Idabel and McCurtain
County.
\
McCurtain County is still consid-
erably under her quota, and will have
to get busy if she goes over the top.
She has never fallen down on any
proposition, but usually does more
than her part, and it would look bad
for her to not to go over her quota
now when the success of the Liberty
Loan means so much to the world.
The county’s bond sales todate
amount to $197,150, and her quota is
$255,200.
Idabel, $79,300.00.
Below we give the sales by towns:
Broken Bow, $23,050.00. v
Garvin, $12,550.00.
Millerton, $10,500.00.
Valliant, $32,550.00.
Bismark, $14,500.00.
Haworth, $19,700.00.
Bokhoma, 5,000.00.
Total, $197,150.00. '
Get to work and push until your
town goes over the top. Do this for
the honor of McCurtain County and
the safety of the world.
ONE BILLION IN, TWO MORE
STILL TO COME IN DRIVE.
Washington, April 18.—New sub-
scriptions of $107,000,000 reported to
the treasury today sent the total Lib-
erty loan pledges over the billion
mark to $1,059,558,000.
“This figure,” said a treasury state-
ment, “while encouraging, is unsatis-
factory to the Liberty loan commit-
tees. The daily average still is short
of wha tit should be if th e$3,000,-
000,000 quota mark set for the coun-
try as a minimum is reached or ex-
ceeded.”
From the Minneapolis reserve dis-
trict, which started its campaign
Monday, came word today that 99
out of 314 counties have oversubscrib-
ed.
Kansas and Oklahoma are engaged
in a subscription race, with Oklaho-
ma’s total $12,595,000 and Kansas
$12,475,000.
was baptized that one prayer from
the kaiser would be more effective in
stopping the war than all the pray-
ers of Americans.
The evengelist narrowly escaped
mob violence at Shamrock and in-
termediate points while being brought
here for safe keeping.
That’s a pitty any human being
would be so ignorant as to make such
a statement. Hanging would have
been mild for him.
MARRIAGE LICENSES ISSUED.
David Butler and' Mary Paskill,
Idabel.
S. J. West, Millerton, and Miss L.
A. Gordon, Valliant.
J. H. Rodgers and Mrs. Mattie Cox,
Bokhoma.
Robert Loman and Mias Sinsie
Tisho, Bethel.
W. R. Reed and Miss Ruth Foster,
Broken Bow.
Lester Burnett and Miss Lula Friz-
zell, Bismark.
W. E. Stovall, Arkinda, and Mrs.
Curtis Basshaw, Haworth.
J. E. Evans and Mias Tinnie Clark,
Idabel.
Carl Wright Johnson, Clarksville,
Texas, and Miss Elma Herndon, Ida-
bel.
Burl Story and Miss Bulah Pruitt,
ShtiiaA.' “ 1 — ’••'t1
Joe Rodgers and Mrs. Dora McGee,
Broken Bow.
Alex Johnson and Emma Couch,
Garvin.
Claud Phillips and Miss Effie
Nunn, Shults.
BAPTIZED INFANT AS “KAISER
WILHELM” IS IN AMARILLO
JAIL.
Amearillo| Texas, April 16.—Al-
leged to have baptized an infant in
the name of Kaiser Wilheln) and to
have made seditious utterances, J.
D. Klein, a German Methodist evan-
gelist of Dennis, Kas., was arrested
at Shamrock, Texas, and lodged in the
federal prison here in default of $1,-
000 bail to await the action of the
federal grand jiAy which meets here
next month.
He is also alleged to have declared
in his sermon at which the infant
RETURN ADDRESS ON
LETTERS TO SOLDIERS
May Prevent Unnecessary Delay and
Worry In Case of Transfers
Oklahoma City, April 17.—The
State Council of Defense advises all
persons writing to soldiers to place
the return address on the envelops
Often it happeps that the soldier has
been transferred, so that the address
given is incorrect. Where possible
the letter is forwarded.
Sometimes it is not possible to for-
ward the letter. In such cases the
return address will make it possible
to return the letter promptly to the
sender. ^
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Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Winfield were
pleasant callers at the Gazette office
this morning. ,
To Our Customers:
On and after the first day ot
February we will deliver no in-
surance except for cash. We
will give you notice of the ex-
piration of your policy, and
plenty of time to make arrange-
ments to take care of your in-
surance prior to the expiration
date thereof. Please do not
ask us to charge any policy.
The Idabel Insurance and Bonding
Company
Phone 79 Idabel,"Okla.
Idabel State Bank
The Personal Service Bank
PERPLEXING FINANCIAL PROBLEMS?
IT IS OUR BUSINESS TO HELP YOU WITH THEM.
. COME IN AND TALK IT OVER
DEPOSITS GUARANTEED
R. C. NEWTON, President IDABEL, OKLA. S. E. BARNETT, Cashier
GERMAN LOSSES IN THE GREAT
DRIVE CONTINUE VERY HEAVY.
Out of the chaos of the tremmen-
dous battle' along the River Lys
southwest of Ypres, the thunder of
which may be heard fifty miles away,
there has come during the past day
reports which are more than encour-
aging to the allied powers. The Brit-
ish not only have held all the ground
which they were defending Tuesday
but have struck back so powerfully
that Meteren and part of Wytschaete
were retaken and held for a time.
Only after heavy attacks did the Brit-
ish retire attain from these villages.
Retirement Orderly
The most disturbing news has been
the repo/t from Berlin that Poelca*
pelle and Langemarck, north of Ypres
have been taken b/the Germans and
thV'Tadmtg'sion from London that the
British have retired from certain of
their lines in the Ypres salient. The
retirement here was expected for the
advance of the Germans at Neuve
Eglise and Bailleul left the positions
in front of Ypres open to a flank at-
tack. It is officially stated that the
retirement was orderly and it is prob-
able it will have a more of a senti-
mental than a strategic effect. Just
how far the British lines were with-
drawn is not known. It may be how-
ever that the German claim of taking
Porelcapelle and Langemarck was the
result of the British retirement.
Take Frightful Losses
The battle, now in its ninth day
has deepened in intensity at many
points along the front from Messines
ridge to Meteron. On all the rest of
the front from Messines ridge south-
ward the Germans have flung them-
selves against the wall of the British
defense and official and semi-official
dispatches have told of the frightful
losses inflicted on the enemy's attack-
ing masses of troops by British rifle
and machine gun fire.
On the southern side of the salient
there have been engagements of some
magnitude especially east of Robecq,
the Germans were cuaght by British
artillery fire and scattered.
British Offensive
^The line in front of Arras has
again been the scene of fighting but
here The British took the offensive
and drove the Germans out of British
trenches which had been carried by
the enemy previously.
In Picardy there have been lonely
artillery engagements between the
Somme and Oise rivers but only pa-
trol encounters are reported officialy.
Further south only raiding operations
have been going on.
Baron Burian has succeeded Count
Czernin as foreign minister of Aus-
tria-Hungary, coming back to the of-
rice he relinquished in December
1916.
The Macedonian front has again
become active. Greek and British
troops have advanced and driven the
Teutonic allies from seven towns
along the Struma river on the eastern
end of the line. French forces have
also been active in this theater of
the war.—Wednesday's Paris, (Tex.)
News.
purely an error of the head and not of
the heart. While our friend Mueller
is a German he is an American in
principle and is using his money and
Influence to assist in whipping the
Germans. Just contribute the omis-
sion of hia name to the “devil” in the
shop, because he is a frisky little
“devil” and does things that the
boss can’t catch until it is too late.
Nevertheless, we would like for this
little “devil" to get his mind on fight-
ing Germany and remember We want
to whip h,-1 out of Germany.
A CORRECTION.
There will be in today’s paper
another list of Liberty Bond sub-
scribers and so on each issue as they
come in and subscribe for the fionds.
In our report of Wednesday the name
of M. J. Mueller was inadvertantly
omitted. This was an oversight and
has a farm in the bottom near Direct,
and he telephoned to that place from
Paris in the afternoon. He left for
Direct to assist in getting his tenant
and his stock out of the bottom.
A. L. Thompson, superintendent of
the Gulf Pipe line company, stated
that his information was that the
river had become stationary at 4
o’clock, at whicht time the rise meas-
ured twenty-three feet, and that if
there wasn’’t a fresh head rise the
danger of a serious overflow was
about over. There was not much
drift-wood coming down.—Paris
(Texas) News.
LEAVE FOR WALTERS.
Predicted Red River WiU Reach 31-
Foot Stage in Five Days.
MILITARY NAMES, NUM-
BERS AND RANKS.
Have cultivated the military side so
ittle, the average American is at sea
'when ho deals with military terms,
namec and numbers. Not one in one
hundred knows how many men com-
pose a corps, division or regiment, or
the rank of a major or brigadier. For
the information of all concerned, we
print below a number of military def-
initions that all shouTd paste in a con-
venient place for reference.
An array corps is 60,000 men.
An infantry division is 19,000 men.
An infantry brigade is 7,000 men.
A regiment of infantry is 3,000
men.
A battalion is 1,000 men.
A company is 250 men.
A platoon is 60 men.
A corporal’s squad is 11 men.
A field battery has 195 men.
A firing squad is 20 men.
A supply train has 283 men.
A machine gun battalion has 296
men.
An engineer’s regiment has 1,093
men.
An ambulance company has 66 men.
A field hospital has 55 men.
A machine attachment has 13 men.
A major general heads the field
army and also each army corps.
A brigadier general heads each in-
fantry brigade.
A colonel heads each regiment.
A lieutenant colonel is next in rank
below a-colonel.
A major heads a battalion.
A captian heads a company.
A lieutenant heads a platoon.
A sargeant is next below a lieu-
tenant.
A corporal is a squad officer.
Maurice Fulmer, Joseph Baird and
Thelmer Smith, who compose the Ida-
bel High School Debating tofln leave
this mornnig for Walters, Oklahoma,
which is about 20 miles south of Law-
ton to debate. The Idabel team is
champion of the Southeastern Dis-
trict which is composed of thirteen
counties. The question is “Resolved
That the' Federal Government- Should
Require Compulsory Arbitration of
all Labor Disputes of Interstate Rail-
roads.” The Idabel boys have the
negative.
The winners go to Norman to de-
bate with two or three teams for
State championship.
The Gazette hopes our boys will
win the debate for they are three of
the brightest young boys in Idabel.
UNITED STATES NAVY
Enrollments are .open as appren-
tice seamen, firemen, 2nd class, fire-
men, 3rd class, machinist mates 2nd
class, carpenters mates 3rd class,
and 2nd class, ship lifters, plumbers
and fitters, landsmen for cooks and
bakers, and also musicians. The op-
portunity in the Reserve at this par-
ticular time is equal and in many
cases better than in the regular serv-
ice for promotion both in the enlisted
and officer personnel.
FLOOD WARNING ISSUED.
Lewisville, April 19.— Aflood warn-
ing issued by the government today
sayisRed River will reach a stage of
31 feet at Garland City within the
next five days. The levees will hold
to 33 feet. It is still raining here.
LIKES THE GAZETTE.
BIG RISE IN RED RIVER
CAUSES APPREHENSION
The United States Navy has open-
! ed a drive for men to enroll in the
! Naval Coast Defense Reserve Rorce,
for general service. Enrollment in
this branch of the service will give
those men who are not quite up to
the required standard for the regular
Navy a chance to get in Military Serv-
j ice. After enrollment in the Reserve,
a man is on the same status that
anyone in the regular service is dur-
ing time of war. During time of
peace, they revert to their former
status, that of any other civilian in
the United States, as Reserve men
are on active duty during time of
war or National Emergency, when
they may be called out by the Pres-
ident. The term of enrollment is four
years. In short, men of the Reserve
are the National Guard of the United
States Navy.
The pay of the branch of the serv-
ice is the same as the regular Navy
for the different ratings, plus the
Annual Retainer pay allowed by law,
which amounts to $1.00 per month.
This Retainer pay continues for the
full term of enrollment.
Ft. Sam Houston, Tex., April 17th
McCurtain Gazette,
Idabel, Oklahoma.
Friend Old:
I failed to receive last Wednea
day’s (April 10th) and Saturday':
(April 13th) papers. Please send m<
an additional copy of each as I hati
to miss an issue for it is like gettini
a letter from home to get the Ga
zette..
I am getting along fine, no kicks ti
make. We like San Antonio. On
health is good. I see Bro. Morri
often. Saw Bascom Coker and Ei
Coleman last night. Glad to see thi
good work you are doing on the wa
service board. With best wishes I an
as ever.
Your friend,
JAMES F- HUMPHREYS,
2nd Lieut. QMC NA.
Red river was reported on the big-
gest boom yesterday that it has been
on in a long time. Monday evening
the gauge at Arthur City showed
thirteen feet, a rise of nine feet
above low water mark. Yesterday
morning it showed a rise of eighteen
feet, and at 4 o’clock yesterday after-
noon according to information from
the Gulf Pipe line company there
was a rise of twenty-three feet, the
big rise being due to heavy rains in
the panhandle country. A flood in
Boggy and other Oklahoma streams
also contributed somewhat locally to
the rise.
A telephone message from Direct
at #2 o’clock yesterday afternoon
stated that the river was running
out in low places, and that in antici-
pation of an overflow people living in
the bottom began moving out at 12
o’clock Monday night and stock* were
being driven to Ugh ground yester-
day. J. W. Thompson of Chlcota,
REWARD.
I have lost a mule, near four years
old, black, weight about 1,00 pounds,
scar on inside of one hind leg, be-
tween knee and hoof, few gray hairs
on top of neck, not a blemish on him,
only harness marks. I have no one to
look for this mlue. My boy has gone
to figl^t for his county. I will give
$50 for return of mule, or $25 for in-
formation leading to his recovery. If
mule was stolen will give one hun-
dred dollars for conviction of thief
and return of mule. Look for traded
mules since Christmas. Notify
A. W. SMITH,
Poteau, LeFlore County, Oklahoma.
^ Alfalfa Hay for Sale
At J. Emmett Harris Farm
We have plenty of New Alfalfa Hay for sale.
LOOSE, PER TON. $20.00.
BALED, PER BALE, 85e.
These prices are at the meadow as we do not deliver it.
J. EMMETT HARRISS
if. P.HUTCHINSON
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