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VOLUME I
NORMAN, OKLAHOMA, MONDAY, AUGUST 24, 1914.
NUMBER 320
Cooking Apples
Oranges, Lemans, Bananas, Eating Apples.
Watermelons
Roasting Ears, Potatoes, Cabbage and Onions.
COOKED MEAT EVERY DAY
CRITTENDEN GRO.
ALLIES ARE FIRST TO MEET
DEFEAT IN THE GREAT
BATTLE.
Germans Take First Line of
French Defenses, Forcing
Allies to Retire to
French Frontier.
ENGLISH FEAR AIRSHIPS.
Military Experts Scout the Idea,
But Britons Apprehensive
—Serious Concern Over
Situation.
Jubiliant
LONDON PESSIMISTIC.
The Situation Reviewed.
London', Aug. 22. -
over the aeries of successes
gained by the Belgian Army
„ . ~~TI c. * Kave place today to serious con-
News Received in Silence, But ,,ern over the present situation.
( auses Great Depression The occupancy of Ostend, giv-
German Assault ler- ing German* that Belgian shore
n',c- resort, while not officially con-
. , ~ . , firmed, is accepted as virtually a
Special to the Transcript. certainty. The newspapers, led
London. Aug.-4. :30 p m.) [)V the Times, Post and Express,
— I he allies guttered th^first de- ,ajj voice a fear that this latest
feat in the great battle thai is German movement may mean an
being waged near Nfir,av m Bel-,attempted raid through the air
— - "~ium. the first offensive move- directed against England.
, . ment of the Germans against While most of the military ex-
One and Seven-Tenths Inches, ihe first line of defenses of the npi.fs S.IV m nnf conceive
! French being successful and the ^ ^h a movement, the *reat
Wasn't that a delightful rain French, English a"d Belgian maj0rity of Britons have for
this morning? And it measured; troops being forced back to orig-1years been apprehensive of
one and seven-tenth inches, i U}a' defenses on .rench frontier. German Zeppelins sailing over
Michigan Concord Grapes
Peaches, Apples, Pears, Lemons and Oranges.
Green Apples
Tomatoes, Squash
New Country Butter
Barbour's Sanitary Grocery.
Death of Clarence Graves.
Sensible Words from Senator
Owen.
Washington, Aug. 20, 1914.
The body of Clarence H.! rn ,, ,, , - , ,
Graves, who died at McAlester, r" 1 ie l eo?]? of Oklahoma.
Okla., Saturday night at 8:<X)L ■* -v/,u to kn.ow
•clock, arrived in Norman at 11 l,he ^vernment is making
o'clock last night in charge of resolute efforts topro vide away
New York, August 24.—Un-
doubtedly Germany could whip
save°andr except!'probably, the j which demonstrated that not 1 he charge of the Germans is i^nprland and dropping high ex- ^ fohn Kim"1and ' Privates'to t'ie niarl<ets of the world of
United States but it is just as only in the way it fell, but in sal<' to have been irresistable,, plosiv(ls on their cities Theioti^ Daniel Will Green Floyd American products, by pro-
certain she cannot whip the j volume it was first class With | ™d ^P[J^ ^rtnierv Great1 knowl?td,f {)r'd ,tlu> Gejmans Absher and Chas. Dilbeck, mem-1 ^ldin war nsk "wurance and
whole world when it combines! the inch and a quarter that fell: n£® ; Y.U !are within four hours
against her.
ent situation
perts and st
it can be only
luivet, warns Hingiana to-aay;a!q
withstand any German assauly. j that jt hiust be prepared to bear ni
. , , ,, ™ i I the brunt of the resistance to
Special to the Transcript. (Germany. He says: "The ene
This is the pres-ja, week ago, this makes # over j sOaughteMs reported, but^ Brit-j British Coast by steamship has! ^accompan^'he Smainf home'
iinVnnwn
when she must
perior numbers. That Germany magnificently.
has a wonderful and magnifi-
cent military machine, the Death of Little Margaret Allan.
greatest known in the world's ^
history, with tremendous re- Margaret Allan, 10-!
sources, has been demonstrated, months' old daughter of Mr. and
but the experts cannot see how
even
can long withstand the batter- stairs window of the family
2:30 at the M. E. Church, South, I hoif th.e ^eat on their farms
conducted bv Rev. Ownbev. In- ;1'"1 not attempt to rush it oi
terment vvili be in I. 0. O. F.!4^ marke.ts- Th.e thing which i
. ! of great importance at a tirn
cemetery.
Washington, August 24. (3 p. |jw is advancing like a tidal ,. n u f
) a wireless iust received " aavdnung nne a iiaai Mr Graves was a member of
, ' a wireiess just receivcu wave. Many lives must be sac-!|t F.no-inepr corns and takinsr
by the German ambassy in thislrificed to stem the engulfing the ljn^lneer corPs' and l&Kmg-
he experts cannot see how Mrs. John S. Allan, met death, jcjty fr0m Berlin says Germans „ , \H siirns noint to the fact part 111 the encampment and
such a wonderful machine, Saturday, by falling from an up-1 decisively defeated five French thJ" heavvGernvm force has maneuvers of the O. N. G. at
>ng withstand the batter- stairs window of the family res- j army corps at Deadenhefen, i [.w3ed theMeuseand the con ' McAlester- He had enlisted, but
ing it will receive. Undoubtedly, idence in the north part of town.; north of iIetz, today. French a®??
too, the Germans will secure nu- The accident occurred about Hi retreated in great disorder, and „i" „ U. j' „
victories^before they^are o'clock a. m„ and the little one the Germans took many prison- extgnt!
finally#conquered, and slaughter died at 4 p. m., never, however, iers The French retreat to Ver-
thousands upon thousands of
their enemies, but the end
be just the same. Thousands
upon thousands of the Germans, p cemetery.
will be slaughtered, too, and the i As the Transcript learns them,
combined forces of the world the facts of the distressing ac-
when he came to take the phy
, , r., ., . ,sical examination it was found
about fifty miles in |ie wag sufferjng from rupture
rmies are in contact!
Is of regaining consciousness. The fu-|dVn has been "cut o>f, and the co'/dH not "with" an °Peration would be necessary
:1 W1.H neral will be held today from the French will have to surrender or Snd thfeerman ravalrv as" to a,low him to rem?inl 1,1 thc
sands residence, with burial in I. 0. 0. be cut to pieces. ! S 1 n ?ho1 company, but it would be a very
I in a slight form. He was told
Special to the Transcript.
New Yark, August 24.—News
sault. It is rumored that the |
lines of the allies have had to be,
easy one and not at all danger-
... , . „ , ... ,ous. He consented, and seemed
withdrawn to fortified positions] t() be recovering from the opera-
will gradually wear them down cident are that Miss Pauline, an'from Paris'states that'throwing al°ThptTLIe^nCmimArvarJynPrt^tion a11 r'Kht' but the ether he
to the bone. I older sister, was playing with, the French back by an irresist-1 aaZa. .<tw« i,™ St it!ot ,! hac! ^aken effected his kidneys
The latest to declare war Margaret on the bed near the j
; says: ''There_is no doubt that a which caused his deat'h-
iding
reasonable freight transporta-
tion, by increasing the number
state! S11|PS registered under the
N ' American flag, and other steps.
In the meantime, I suggest ear-
nestly that the farmers should
farms,
on
is
time
like this is for the people to
avoid any constriction of credits.
"In Germany, France, Italy
and England, they have declared
a moratorium, which means that
the creditors will not attempt to
harshly press their debtors un-
til the stringency is over.
"The present European war
will not be without some com-
pensating benefit if it teach the
American people the great les-
son of living modestly, substan-
tially, but without ostentation
and extravagance in their ex-
penditures. Every family should
use this world war to emphasize
the lesson of avoiding waste, os-
against her is Japan, with its window of the upper front room. E Luinevi^ £reat battlu ragl"g" flf Clarence was a young school tentat.on, and extravagance It
tremendous fleet and millions of Something attracted the atten-! threatSg Ciroy ^nd are1 ^f.rm^s g^m the advantagei the | teacher of cleveland county and fas bee"-7 L a ' ml P ^
soldiers: with resources second tion of Pauline from the littleioverrunning the Department of ia"^s wl" h,av,e to f^rm .^lon? very popular with his associates.!false ^ • aitiT 5
to fpw nations of the world. This f™. , overrunning ine i^parimen^oi thelr second lme well mslde of! He taUght )ast year at Willow- more than a11 the necesslties of
If the allies win, then the, va]j the coming year. He was
| Germans must fall back, facing, nearly 22 yearR of age> and had
" " ' fu-
life combined."
Yours very truly,
ROBERT L. OWEN.
be
to few nations of the world This one for a moment and it fell! the Mueth. French" war office French"frontier'
gives a tremendous impetus to from the bed on to the screen of jsays retreat is not a defeat but; frontier.
the movement against Germany, the window. In some manner merely occupying stronger de-,
piling certainty upon the confi- the lock on the screen had come|fenses ,, . . ,, XT a t •
dence felt by the Allies of the unfastened and the little child j The'Germans have again at-ifo^s ^hfch ar^sSrheld bv^he!every Promise of a briRht ' r-aiiTiruM
final outcome. Japan declared fell through, falling a distance i taeked Mulhausen Allies in ^rth; which are still held bj the ture. His untimely taking off is i CAUTION
war at 6 p. m. Sunday, when 0f some sixteen feet to the ■ Belgium reported conditions sat-! crftfca?San JtheSioublkmuVnot aniversally regretted, by none 1>alrrl Beach suits should
Germany ignored her ultimatum, ground and lighting on her head, i isfactorv. Are on the defensive, i the public must not more than his comrades in the .washed carefully.
and began an aggressive move- physicians were at once called iand await further attacks by the exP^ct too much. Engineer Corps. Let us launder your summer
ment against Aino Chow the and everything possible done to .Germans. It is understood the L ^ s that ore sentedThe imnos
German's possessions m China, revive her, but all of no avail. Leneral headquarters are on the ^looph that presented the impos-
This place is strongly fortified The death and the manner in Sd^battlefield^of Sedan ing spectacles at Brussels were
and is garrisoned by 10,000 Ger- which it occurred is a terrible | St Petersburg August 24 -' Perfectly fresh They are an
man troops with several German shock to the parents and rela- The war department officially an- lmportant part of that vast Mr. John Kolirak, who has
battleships in the harbor of fives, for the little one had en- Ounces that !Russian forces are ^rn,yuwhich Germany for fifteen lived seven miles north of Nor-, -One of the finest and best
, ■ , x Ilvussltul Hnvs has effectivelv screened he- * „„„„„ Vmomi'm ma hovo VinH foi- months.
Mr. John Kolirak Dead.
suits.
We know how.
NORMAN STEAM LAUNDRY.
Phone 71
battleships
Tsing Tau, its seaport, who will twined herself into the hearts t
put up a desperate resistance. It and affections of her home peo-; Prussia despite desperate ,
is believed it will take the Japa-ip]e to a wonderful degree, being'sistance nut up bv the Germans. , .. ... cl'ecl 0,1 Saturday, August
nese two months to capture it. ja loving little soul and just of i Russians now control good-part , 7 Vs ar]ny ^ destined^to be t9i4_ at 5:45 p. m., aged
a t i/1nnr\Knn rl i v* nf flo_ j 1 1 • H i . _ _
ta occupying 'eastern ^ ^rtim of dav« ha« Actively screened be- man for many years and has rains we have had for mo,
a- Prussfa despite desperate re- llind her deRPerate fighting been a highly esteemed citizen,, we'll have plenty of them,
too,
A widespread feeling of de-1 the age when everyone in the! 0f eastern Prussia, and "On to
pression is reported as sweeping i family thought all the world of j Berlin" is their cry.
over Germany, but a grim deter-1 her. The earnest and sincere!
mination is evinced that, now i sympathy of the community go
they've got into i.t, they'll fight
to the bitter end. At the best,
they see their commercial su-
premacy destroyed; one that
they have been building up
for several generations and one
that was the admiration of the
world.
To add to their troubles, it is
almost a certainty that Italy will
get into the game, taking sides
with France and England.
Greeae has already declared in
favor of Servia, which puts that
country in harmony with
France. Germany and Austria-
Hungary are the only two coun-
tries in alliance against the oth-
ers, and Austria is said to be
getting "cold feet" already.
out to the loving parents and
relatives in their distressing af-
fliction.
Funeral of Mrs. Dollie Jesse.
—The body of Mrs. Gladis
Vicars was taken to Paris, 111.,
this morning, accompanied by
her husband and two little sons,
and her mother, Mrs. Callaway.
Mrs. Vicars died at 109 W. Gray
yesterday, at the home of her
sister, MrsfeG. L. King after a
sickness for four weeks. When
Prof, and Mrs. G. L. King moved
here from Paris on June 9th,
Mrs. Callaway and Mrs. Vicars
accompanied them, and the lat-
ter was taken sick soon after
their arrival. She has been in a
The funeral services of Mrs.
Dorothy Devere Jesse, daugh-
ter of Dr. J. W. Porter of this
city and wife of Mr. Grover
Jesse of Hydro, Okla., were held
in the Methodist church at Hy-
dro on Saturday afternoon, a
large concourse of friends and
neighbors attending. The body
was taken to Virginia, 111., for
burial, services being held there
this afternoon.
Mrs. Jesse, better known here
as Miss Dollie Porter, died at
Hydro on Wednesday, August
19th, after a protracted illness.
Few young ladies were more
popular in Norman while she
lived here, and the sincere sym-
pathies of the people go out to
Dr. and Mrs. Porter and the be-
reaved husband.
New.York, August 24.—An
uncensored wire from Tokio,
which would indicate its reliabili-
ty, states that Japan opened
hostilities yesterday by begin-
ning the bombardment of the
German defense at Tsing Tau.
hurled into France,
overcome the Belgian
22, | from now on.
56 —On Wednesday
afternoon
Having jyears He has been in illhealth at 3:30, Mrs. Geo. Giles will en
defense j for some time. The funeral ser-; tertain the New Idea club at her
the Germany army will now take: vjces wjh be conducted by the i home, 301 East Comanche,
the line of least resistance and Bohemian Lodge today, with —Mrs. Dave Ince and children
push the invasion of France."
Standard Bearers' Meeting.
burial in the Bohemian cemetery have returned from a visit with
north of Moore. Mr. Kolirak is | her father, County Commission-
survived by a wife and three
children, who have the earnest
sympathies of the people in
their bereavement.
The Standard Bearers of the
1 Methodist church held a de-
I ligldtful all-day meeting at the
New York, August 24. — A! home of Miss Naomi Leach, —Mr. and Mrs. Sam Crawford
Paris dispatch says it is the pur- north of town, Sunday. The day ;and children were Sunday guests
pose of the Allies to keep Ger- was spent in sewing, playing of Mr. and Mrs. Jim Wadley at
many busy * in Belgium while i games and business. At noon the j Noble.
Russia makes her way towards j guests were served an elegant! —Mr. a d Mrs. Sam G. Am-
Berlin from the East.
Richards' Confectionery.
dinner, later in the day ice cream; brister and children went to Da-
and cake were served as a sur-|Vis yesterday. _ Sam returned
prise. The next meeting will be last night, leaving Mrs. A. and
held at the home of Miss Char- j the children to visit there a few
lotte Montgomery. Those pres- days.
ent were the Misses Mary Tho- —Dudley Alexander was here
burn, DeEtte Clifton, Ruby Bi- j yesterday. He is now superin-
ble, Macy Wingate, Lucy Pier- tending putting in about $90,-, gave the speaker close a ,r n
son. Myrtle Howarth, Gretta Ca-1000 worth of paving at Marietta, —Attention! Property Own-
— • new ers! Wanted: Building lots near
The finest and coolest resort
in the city, where you can take
your friends and get any of the
modern drinks and ices. Electric
fans, sweet music, courteous
treatment, best of order, in! hall, Zona Patterson, Charlotte Okla.
er Simpson, at Washington.
—Mrs. Holtzchue and daugh-
ter Miss Helen, of Oklahoma
City, were visiting friends here
yesterday. Miss Helen gradu-
ated from the University last
year and will teach German in
the University of Kansas the
coming year. They will leave
for Lawrence, Kas., in a couple
of weeks.
—Prof. R. T. House gave a
very interesting talk last night
on "Methodism in Germany" at
the Epworth League meeting at
the Methodist church. There
was r.n e-:c
and
They are using a
every way an uptodate
pleasing ice cream parlor.
Try us once, and you will be- j Lena Ramsey, Cora
and Montgomery, Beulah Taylor,, kind of paving, costing about; University. E. B. BREWER,
Stella Newman, Clara Eichhorn, $1.70 per square yard including Phone 519
McManee,
come a regular customer.
The Camp Fire Girls.
Naomi Leach, Grace Leach, Em-
ma Patton and Elsie Leach.
Mrs. Haines acted as chaperone.
curbing.
—The Editor of the
script returns thanks to
Tran-
—Henry Perry was here from
Wynnewood this week visiting
J. A. at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
—E. W. Wilcox arrived home
from Nebraska yesterday to see
Mrs. Wilcox and the children. He
has been traveling for a whole-
sale lumber firm in that state,
and says they have been having
dry weather up there, but raised
serious condition ever since, un-ja fine crop of wheat.
til death put an end to her suf-i —Mr. and Mrs. John H. Mor-
fering. Mr. King is principal of j row awf daughters, Annie atid
the Norman high school. The j Margaret, are here from Ithaca,
utmost sympathy is felt for the | N. Y„ spending a month with
bereaved husband, sons and their daughter, Mrs. L. W. Mor-
relatives. I row, of West Symmes.
Nolucafi camp of the Norman
Campfire Girls will give an en
Ramsey for a sample of his El-
berta peaches. He says he
—The numerous friends of won't have many this year, but
Mrs. Tom Carey are pleased to | what he has are very fine. The
tertainment at the Christian | know she is recovering rapidly1 Transcript _ samples are n'ne
church oti the night of Tuesday, | from her recent illness, and able'inches in circumference, aud de-
August 25th. Go and see what to be out once more. ! licious in flavor.
a "Campfire Girl" means. YoU| —Died: On Sunday morning —Caused by a wreck on the
can buy a ticket from the Boy at the residence of its parents on main line of the Santa r e, eigot
Scouts when they come around, i East Main street, the infant miles east of Newton, in which
for only 10 cents, and by so do- j child of Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Ma-1 eight cars of merchandise went
ing wili help both the Scouts and iors passed away. Funeral was1 into the ditch, both the 10 o clock
the Girls. held Sunday afternoon, with and noon south-bound passen-
burial in Blackburn cemetery, eers were late today. Both were
J. J. Baker made Guthrie aiThe Transcript joins in sympa- loaded to the guards with pas-
visit Sunday. | thy to the bereaved parents. 1 sengers.
Max Fischer. He tells us his
father, Fred Perry, has been
quite sick for several months,
but is now recovering.
—Louis Reynolds, brother of
Mrs. Fred Perry of Wynnewood,
and a former resident of Nor-
man, is here visiting Mr. and
Mrs. John Merkle. He has been
in the Philippines for the last
fourteen years and talks inter-
estingly of his experiences. He
is in the government service,
drawing down $80 per month
and rations, and is off on a
leave of absence.
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