The Daily Transcript (Norman, Okla.), Vol. 6, No. 28, Ed. 1 Wednesday, April 3, 1918 Page: 2 of 4
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City Property. Farm Lands and Farm Loans—See Clyde Pickard, Real Estate
THE DAILY TRANSCRIPT Our Boys at Travis
Issued Daily Except Sunday.
iHiblished by the Transcript-Kntcrprise I'ub-
!t hing Company.
J. J. BURKE Managing Editor
J. O. FOX Business .Manager
Entered as second cla** matter January 17,
IV 4, at the PostoflFice at Norman, Oklahoma,
otider the Act of March 3, 1371).
four more weeks and we v iii know |
what will happen to us.
—~ , i I think that I will get a cotr.mis-
(Division Publicity Otfici. ■'"sion, but as most of my e\perience
vision, V S. N. A., (amp Travis, ex" has been in handling and drilling
as, March 30, 19K8. i p.cn 1 will probably be sent ti some
"I wish that all the fathers and n(JW regiment that is behig organ-
mothers who have sons at Camp jzej from the "drafties." I prefer
Travis could have the opportunity of that kjnd of work tQ0 f(jr t[)en ,
seeing the camp as I saw it, Govern- Relieve 1 will have a better chance
or R. L. \\ illiams of Oklahoma has gej a pjonte> regiment—one that
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j written Major General Allen, com- bridges, roads, makes naps,
$ '.no manclinj? the 90th Division. I he senti- e^(. does very little fortification
• 1 ments of Governor Williams have worjc<
; 2jo been expressed just as many times as ^ ^ q{ m ^ ^ U3ed
have thejHrents or^riends of. men ^ ^ jn gehoo, t0Jfether at Norman:
Dudley Jones, Ross Taylor, Ludwig
WEATHER
—oOo—
Nmnan and Vicinity: Cloudy,
unsettled and colder tonight,
with minimum temperature 28
to 36 degrees. Fair weather
Thursday.
| iit Camp Travis who have been able to
visit the cantonment. Thev have been
surprised, pleasantly surprised, at the
surroundings, environments and train-
ing of the men. Every person has
gone away satisfied that those they
love or are interested in are being
given advantages that many have not
had in their own homes, and advan-
tage that might not have been possi-
Schmidt, Grady Wann, A. M. Po\y-
nell, and myself. Tonight was the
first time we all were together here.
It was all by chance too, we just
happened to meet at the exchange
and so had a little "gub-fest."
The big day came yesterady af-
ternoon, March 11, when we came
in from drill, 17 of us were called
Unreasonable
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(Editorial)
Presenting a small bill to a Nor-
lman merchant for advertising today
ble if Uncle Sam had not become ac- jnjQ j|lg 0ffjce anij told that we had
been recommended for Second Lieu
tenants. Then we had to fill out ap-
pression among many that a special j ]jcatjons for commissions, and this
tively interested
There is a decidedly erroneou
Warning to loafers
Owing to the fact that there are a
number of young men loafing on the
streets who seem to have no object
in life except to drive an automobile
whenever an opportunity is offered,
and owing to the further fact that the
farmers are unable to procure help
which is badly needed, and there be-
ing no excuse for any man who can
work being idle ^it this time when
every able-bodied man in the United
States is needed to help win the war.
i have been asked by the city officials
and tie Council of Defense of Cleve-
land county to investigate every indi-
vidual case of idleness and to see that
every young man is engaged in some
useful employment.
With this object in view, 1 shall a'
rest all persons who are not engaged
in some honorable employment and
have no visible means of support. I
also call the attention of the loafers
to the fact that the city has an ordin-
ance against loitering.
H. L. SANDERSON,
, City Marshal.
permit is necessary to visit the camp,
'.'his is not the case. The authorities
at Camp Travis are very desirous
that those persons interested in the
morning go over to headquarters and
swear to our statements before the
Adjutant. After that came the phy-
sical exam; 1 passed fine with the
aid of my glasses. I used Professor
sible that thev may see the true Tucker's, Professor Williams's, and
American soldier in the making, that q Berry's recommendations, and
they may see the benefits to those when my captain read them he said,
persons who are citizens of a demo- -fine."
erotic country. ! AU ((f the 0 v. boys, except
Owing to the crowded condition of Schmj(lt amJ Powne„ have been J.e_
hotels, boarding and rooming houses commended for commissions. Lud-
in San Antonio, it is to the interests wi(f has befn jn the hogpita, mogt of
of those contemplating visits to have the tjme and Pownel! diJ not have
their friends or relati\e-. engage ac- en0Ugj, Wqrk before he came here,
comodations for them before they ar- ^ Ludwig was toU1 t0 put in his appiica.
rive. The soldiers at the camp are tjQn for nexj canlp; )!e will make
drilling every day, with the excep- then I am sure. Pownell doesn't
t'on Wednesday an(^ Saturday af- |cnow what will be done with him.
thing else used in the manufacture of ternoons ani1 Sundays. 1 hese are the We haven't been "sworn in" as corn-
best times to visit the camp. missioned officers yet but expect it
The wish expressed in the letter of sometjme this week (the week of the
Governor Williams to General Allen 04th.) And when we are we have
was made after a most careful in- jurn eVery bit of the clothes and
to 2,r> percent, more than was ever be- sPect,on of t,le camP m every par- equjpmerit that we have been issued,
ticular He c-tne to Camp Travis in- „nd j,Uy our own>
terested in the welfare and the pro- How do the boy5 there iike dl:j[[ by
gress of the soldiers from Oklahoma, now'7 I m' he ?ble to be home in
lie looked into every 'detail of their two or thn weeks hut 1 don't know
training, into their food, their quar- f0r sure. Will l"t you know later,
ters, their personal condition and the i Tell everyone hello for me,
environment, and he went away ; FRANZ.
frankly surprised at what the United |
States was doing for its men.
Any person visiting Camp Travis
can look into the kitchens, or the bar-
racks. They can see the food served
the men.
{only $7.20 for the whole month of camp and the soldiers visit when pos-
March) he took exceptions to it and
went "up in the air," so to speak, at
the attempt, as he termed it, to "hold
him up." The bill was made out at the
Transcript-Enterprise's regular rates,
which are away below what should be
"charged, and the strictures of the
merchant were wholly uncalled for.
We mention the incident only for the
purpose of showing the unreason-
ableness of some people. 1
Newspaper^ all over the country 1
are "up against it" in every particu-
lar. Not only is paper, ink, and every-
manufacture of
iMiwspapers and printing greatly ad-
vanced in price, but printers are get-
ting scarce and all are demanding
higher wages—and getting from 20
fore paid. In every walk of life, in
every branch of endeavor and in all
activities, workers are demanding and
getting higher and higher wages, and
in even this merchant's line clerks
have been advanced from 25 to 30 per
cent- in wages, and everything he
sells ha - advanced proportionately.
The managers of the Transcript-En-
terprise have not advanced rates for
j^lvertisimr or job work anything like
what other things have advanced, and
are giving advertisers and patrons
the very s-(|uarest deal they can. Some
people. howe< er, evidently do not ap-
preciate a square deal.
In connection with this matter we
see that the teachers of Oklahoma
City have been given a twenty per
cent, increase in wages, and that
everywhere the same conditions pre-
vail. The ' laborer is worthy of his
hire" in whatever line of business he
may be—in the printing business as
well as all others.
New castle Notes
Grotts Items
the
Everyone is feeling fine over
fine rain we received last week.
Sunday school was fine last Sun-
day evening in -.pite of the small
crowd, we have the new literature
now and would like to see everyone
attend and make it as interesting as
possible.
i!v. and Mrs. P, C. Lessly made a
business trip to Norman Monday.
The little son of Mr. and Mrs. Carl
nd their friends are always ' Crocker was operated on Friday for
at liberty to have them for a meal, pneumonia by Dr. U. L. Russell of
They can -ee the men at their drills Oklahoma City. The child is under the
and about the camp where moving care of a trained nurse, Miss Thomas
picture shows, talks, and church ser- j of Norman.
vices are held for the men. j Miss Nellie Wilson and Hugh Price
There is at Camp Travis a Hostess were married at Norman Sunday of
House. This building with its broad , last week by Rev. Gsfyer. We wish
veranda and easy chairs offers an ! them a long life of happiness and
ideal meeting place and rest room for ! prosperity.
visitors to the ca/mp. There is a cafe- ! Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Dye and sons
teria in connection with the Hostess John and Bailey spent Saturday with
House where light lunch is served. . I Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Dye.
Visitors to Camp Travis are Wei- 1 Alfred William arrived at the home
come at any time. of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Clough, Griggs-
! ville, 111., March 25th. The mother
In order that a maximum of ser- ! was formerly Miss Grace Dodds of
vice mav
he obtained from all knitted Norman. Her many friends here con-
gratulate them on their new son.
Charles Kaupke of Woodland, Cal.,
was married Sunday to a young
garments furnished soldiers by the
Red Cross and other societies and to
do away with trafficking in these
garments by unprincipled parties, all lady of Pomona, ( al., at which place
of these garments previously issued they will reside. Charles resided here
to the men are to be checked and some eight years a£0 and is a grad-
when the cold weather is over, they uate of Oklahoma University. His
will be collected, fumigated and nacV- friends here wish him and his bride a
Frank and Miss Minnie Koeper ed away for service when the cold happy and prosperous wedded life.
winds again blow. In the future the Mr. and Mrs. Ben Brandt spent Fri-
onth«' visit Quartermaster's Corps will handle the day night with Mrs. Brandt s parents.
Vnitted goods for the soldiers, there- Mr. ami Mrs. Al Rice.
bv insuring their safety and onual The Lindsay Ridge literary society
distribution. This does not mean that was postponed last J riday night be-
the soldiers will be deprived of them, cause of the rain. It will be held Fri-
but that with limited space for care day night.
and protection of them, many might Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Price called on
otherwise be tom or iniurcd. and Mrs. Ben Brandt, last Mon-
The order K likewise to break down day evening.
a hit of possible German propaganda Mrs. Jim Robinson and children and
Hico Items
returned to their home in Marshal-
tow .. Iowa, after a few
with their brothers.
Mi. and Mrs. J. W. Grotts were
-een n Norman Monday.
Mr. Robt. Vaughn and Mr. Jake
Gri,>-,ell and fu i.ilies visited Sunday
at "Vi Lark Grizzle's.
F.u'ine Webster is on t'le sick list
at this writing.
It is reported that Mr. and Mrs
ATTACK ON ARRAS
By HENRY WOOD,
With the French Armies in the
Field, April 2.—Failure to reach
Paris and Amiens through wing at-
tacks apparently has caused the Ger-
man command to center its efforts on
the latter city, hoping to encircle it
by attacking in naturally defined sec-
tors along the rivers.
The first of these is north of the
Ancre, another is between the Ancre
and the Somme; the next is between
th Somme and the Luce; the fourth is
between the Luce and the Avre and
the fifth between the Avre and the
Noye.
The latest attacks betray the ene-
my's intentions. While aiming direc-
tly at Amiens in the center, the at-
tacks on the north and south aim di-
rectly at the city from the north via
Ilebuterne and Doullens and from the
south via Montdidier and Conty. First
they would isolate Amiens from
northward and southward railway
communications, then force an evacu-
ation of a semi-circular artillery con-
centration. The encirclement has
been temporarly checked, but air-
planes report constant arrivals of
heavy artillery and new divisions for
tho supreme effort.
Tho artillery concentration is espe-
cially heavy in the region of Mont-
didier, while aggregate number of
six-inch pieces are constantly in ac-
tion everywhere.
The Gevman destruction in the old
Somme region is a boomerang. It is
necessary for the Germans to torinfe*
up their entire food supply, which
cannot be augmented from the coun-
try sides as formerly.
The difficulties of the terrain aie
tie'aying the enemy and causing him
hardships. The allies communications
quickly convey troops, guns and sup-
plies.
One German division marched eight
nights. Another detrained in the even-
ing and marched twen y miles, enter-
ing the firin : lire in the morning, ex-
hausted. There e .'12 di . Ki^ns so far
opposed to the French.
The aerial warfare is extensive.
Yestbrday, an allied squadron of
eighty machines pursued a German
squadron of forty.
The farmers of this locality are re-
joicing over the fine rain they had on
the 29th, and all are expecting a
bumper crop.
Mr. and Mrs. Howe are the guests
of Mr. and Mrs. Harrison Collett on
Sunday.
A large congregation greeted Rev.
H.vmer at South Gale last Sunday.
Mrs. Bertha Clickenbeard is visit-
ing her sister-in-law, Mrs. Clicken-
beard, at Shawnee this week.
Little Georgia Reed, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Reed, is reported
very sick with pneumonia. We trust
the little one may soon recover.
Miss lone Alexander visited her
father and mother the week-end.
The little babe of Mr. and Mrs. Lee
Wilson has been quite sick with pneu-
monia fever for some time, but we
are pleased to report is now improv-
ing very fast.
W. H. Wilson was a business visitor
to Norman on Saturday.
Mrs. Ben Burgess received the sad
news last Sunday of the death of her
father, Mr. Mauldin. The funeral was
held the first of the week, inter-
ment being made in Denver cemetery.
—On invitation of Chandler Com-
mandery Knights Templar. Judge W.
L. Eagleton delivered the Easter ad-
dress to the Knights and friends at
the Presbyterian church in that city
on Sunday. He had a splendid audi-
ence and the address is highly spoken
of. Mr. Eagleton has long been a
member of the order, and is regarded
as one of the best informed Masons
in the state
Big Man For Big Job
It is very evident that Herbert
Hoover does not intend to put small
men in big jobs, but is going to draft
the biggest men he can get to take
charge of the important work lie has
on hand, tvnall men rattle around in
big jobs, and don't get results.
He has had a big man as state food
commissioner in the person of Dr.
Stratton D. Brooks, and is going to
get as big a man to take his place.
To this end, he is insisting that Judge
C. B. Ames take the position* and un-
I doubtedly Mr. Ames will accept, for he
] wants to do all and everything he can
j to help along the work. It is a most
important office and getting more
j and more important every day. and no
man in Oklahoma is better fitted for
it than Mr. Ames.
Brown's little son, Walter, is absent work. That was the circulation of
from school on account of an uttack
«>f the mumps.
rumors that soldiers were
broadcast the sweaters that
selling
willing
One of our neighbors enjoyed the workers had provided them. foi
rai>v Friday afternoon for about three
hours while he was trying to get his
new car out of a mud hole.
pmounts from twenty-five cents to "<• daughter-in-law, Mr and
"Mrs. Don Heniger and child visited
Mrs. Elbert Echols Monday afternoon.
Mrs. Minnie Brandt spent Satur-
lay night and Sunday with her son
Mrs.
fifty cents, far less than the price
of the yarn itself. iTnder the new-
Ben Brandt. She leaves Thursday for
Iowa, where she will visit with rela-
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Grotts enter- l l«n there will be no chance for con- tives. Her son C, jorge will accompany
ideration of such a rumor. „ . . ..
J F. O. Miller was a business visitor
tained all of Mr. Grotts' daughters
and their families Sunday; also served
Ji big Easter dinner.
Quite a nulnber from our communi- c'
ty attended church at Clothier Sunday *
flight.
Singing at Mr. Tarbet's Sunday *
night was a success. All reported a
nice time. We hope to continue to
have singing every Sunday night.
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WITH THE COLORS
$ <s> at Fairview Farm Thursday after-
$ noon.
<i. Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Dye were guests
&> of Mr. and Mrs ,W. J. Monroe in Nor-
^ man Tuesday.
Friends of Dudley Jones, C. E. A fine rain visited this locality
'17, Ross Taylor, ex-"17, Ludwig Thursday and Friday evenings, and
Schmidt. ex-'l,8, Grady Wann, e-'18, the farmers are much heartened by
Franz Blackert, ex-'18. and A. M. it.
Mrs C. M Scott and daughter, Pownell, ex-'19, whin are stationed Mrs. Albert Short and children are
Marjorie, of Strong City, Oklahoma, at the Engineer Reserve Officers sick at their hmome on route one with
spent the week-end with Frances Training Camp at Petersburg, Pa., the measles.
Scott, at the Kappa Lambda house. will be interested in the following
letter received by Mrs C. E. Black-
Miss Esther Dye visited Mrs.
Brandt Monday.
Ben
Professor A. C. Parsons is in Chi-
Dr. Stratton D. Brooks was in Ok- ert, of Norman, from Franz
lahoma City Monday, conferring with i)ear Mother:
Jewel Hicks, state architect, about Well this camp will soon be over cago attending a meeting of the
plans for the new buildings to be and, f0r one, I won't be one bit sorry. North Central Association of Colleges
constructed, and attending a meet- The work has been ha'l and tedious and Secondary Schools. He left Mon-
mg of the state board of education. j,nd had to be kepi up all the time, day morning and will spend the week
but I thoroughly enjoyed it. Only there.
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WAR DIPLOMA GRAFTED
BY'FACULTY MEMBERS
A 'war diploma," to be granted to
seniors who withdraw for military
service before the completion of their
work for the bachelor's degree, will
be tile result of the work of a com-
mittee of the arts and sciences fac-
ulty, aopointed Tuesday afternoon at
a meeting of that body. Dean J. S.
Buchanan, Prof. J. F. Paxton, and
Secretary-Registrar E. R. Newby
constitute the committee.
Instead of granting the ordinary
diploma, which certifies that all the
work required for the degree has been
completed, the new diploma will prob-
ably state upon its face the fact that
the degree is given in consideration of
the students' entrance into military
service. Such diplomas will be given,
it is said, only to seniors who with-
draw for military or possibly govern-
ment service during the last semester
of their course.
The commitee appointed Monday
will investigate how other universities
are dealing with military withdrawals
and in addition to recommending a
form for the diploma will suggest
rules governing the granting of the
bachelor's degree under such cir-
cumstances. The committee will
make its report at the May meeting
of the faculty of the college of arts
and sciences.
Luella Acton of Oklahoma City and
Sarah Jo Webster of Pauls Valley
were week-end guests at King hall.
Stop. Look and Listen
We Clean, Block or Dye your
OLD HATS
Bring them to 602 East Gray
Street, southeast corner from
high school, and have them
made over for the summer.
J. N. PRICE
PHONE 593
Swartz Happenings
; A nice rain fell last Thursday night
I which was appreciated very much.
! An Easter egg hunt was enjoyed
j very much at Mr. Cleve Knoles last
, Sunday by both the young and old.
I Ted Swartz called on Miss Lizzie
Dunn last Sunday, but that is noth-
i ing uncommon for Ted.
j Miss Grace Knoles has been visiting
j in the City the past week.
| Forrest Schultze was a Pleasant
j caller at Meeks school Friday after-
j noon. He said the rain didn't bother
I him.
[ Bob Dunn has a fine car to sell.
| Write Moore, Route 2. for further in-
formation.
{ Miss Alice Polk is worrying very
j much about Forrest visiting Meeks
j school so much.
Miss Hazel Duland and Annie
Swartz spent Sunday dinner with
Miss Lizzy Dunn.
Mr. Lester Dunsworth took a love-
ly car ride Sunday afternoon, but it
was on his face and stomach.
The egg roast at Swartz school
house Saturday night was very much
enjoyed by the young people. A large
crowd attended.
Mr. Otis Evy has a new green hat,
so watch out, girls.
Bob Dunn has been worrying very
I much the past two weeks because he
; think- Forrest Schultze has beat his
time with one of our belles.
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