The Perkins Journal (Perkins, Okla.), Vol. 27, No. 2, Ed. 1 Friday, December 21, 1917 Page: 2 of 6
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TOLD BRIEFLY
PlPPI
PERKINS JOURNAL
THE NEWS 6F SEVEN
DAYS IN AIL LANDS
Two hand rod pounds or mou«T "'»*
the loot obtained in the I Orange
State Hunk robbery, authorities an-
1 nounced. At first It was thought the
bunks loss was 135.000. but it, w«
learned later that more than *16>.IH0
Is missing, made up of gold weighing
HO pounds and sixty |*ounds of silver.
•§*
W*r News. I ...T
The Germans succeeded In entering ^ (jh> f|r8t oxrhunge to abandon trad
• British first line tiench ou a front
of about three hundred yards at one
point on the Ypres front In Flanders.
•ays the British official statement.
I'he enemy's Infantry attacks were re-
pulsed elsewhere on that sector. On
PASS NATIONAL
El
SHOWING CITY AND HARBOR OF HALIFAX
STATES ARE NOW READY
TO VOTE THEIR AP-
PROVAL
OKLAHOMANS AIL VOTE YES
commission.
the Gambrul front the hostile artillery
developed great activity east of Hullo
court.
♦ + +
The Austro-German drive in Italy
bas reel the combined Teuton forces a
loss of 150.000 men. It was estimated
at the Italian headquarters The leu
teas have concentrated 2.500 guns
within a space of ten miles between
,he Hrenta and Place rivers, a guu
evtu'y budv®ii
♦ 4* *t*
The British. French and Italian lines
are still holding firmly against on
tlaughia of the Teutonic Allies, deliv-
ered with heavy reinforcements that
have been drawn from the Kusstan
front since the cessation of hostilities
there under the armistice.
♦ ♦ ♦
A battle has occurred near Btelgo-
rod In southern Uussla between Hol-
sheviki forces and troops under Gen
•ral Korniloff. but the outcome has
been established and l'etrograd ad-
vices are conflicting.
♦ ♦ ♦
A fierce mass attack was made by
tbe Germans against the elbow in the
bend of the Hrltish line between Bull©-
rourt and Queant. Their Intention was
to overwhelm their opponents b> sheer
weight of numbers, ('wins to the
stanchness of the Hrltish opposition,
tbe attack only enabled the Germans
to get a foothold in about 500 yards
of the British front lines, when the
attack was arrested.
+ * +
General Allenby is not content now
that he has taken Jerusalem HI*
forces are still pushing ahead in Pal-
estine. according to his official report
lit* forces have captured two more
towns.
♦ ♦ *
\long the entire western front from
the north to the Adriatic Sea artillery
duels of great magnitude are being
fought, which doubtless are the fore-
runuers of the expected great offen-
sive the Teutonic Allies have in view
before the American troops can teach
the battle fronts in great numbers.
+ + +
With bared heads and measured
tread, the main forces of British.
French and Italian troops marched
down the historic Jerico Road Into
Jerusalem Leading tbe Allied troops
©a foot were the British genera, m
E&uund Allenby. the commanders of
the French and Italian forces.
+ + ♦
Washington.
Co".g-ess has extended its Investi-
gation of the administrations war
preparations to the txa' v While the
Seuate military commit- ee continued
its army hearing, the House naval
committee uuammously decided to be-
gin immediately general mquir' into
naval affairs and a.-tvinted a sub-cotn-
uuttee headed b' Representative Oli-
ver of Alabama to conduct it.
♦ ♦ ♦
Creation of an allied naval council
to co-ordinate the naval operations of
aU the nations at war with the Cen-
tral Powers was announced in a cables teaced
to the Naw De artment from serve
ing In corn and onia futures contracts.
President Jeane Young said the action
is not by order, but by common con-
sent of members.
+ + ♦ | -
George W. Lawson, secretary of tbe Except chandler Who Was Absent.-—
Minnesota State Federation of labor,
has telegraphed the strikers in Bt.
Paul and Minne apolis to return to ;
work in view of the order for an in- J
vestIgatIon by the President's labor
Pinal Vote Was 282 to 128.—Has
Already Passed the Up-
per House.
BEDFORD
BASE*
Washington —Nationwide prohibi-
.j. q. tion won in the house and only the
A sugar ration of three pounds for adjustment of a slight difference^ In
each ^person a month, a porkless day resolution, between the house and
and one wheatless and meatless meal senate now stands iu the way of sub-
a day will be recommended to house- milling to state
holders In a new kitchen card soon ment to the federal constitution tor-
!o he Put out by the food adminis- bidding the manufacture, sale or Irn-
to be put oui o. portatton of Intoxicating liquors for
purposes in the l nlted
+ + +
Governor James M. Cox.
than
by the food adminis-
tration. , v
beverage
of Ohio. States or Its territories,
the Federal The vote in the house, taken after a
r-r •slsjss r - *srssr.rr rss
„h,K tl,. Ohio cl «hon«. V~S ™ evenly Th.
stairs--.... «• tszsrjrz
in membership of the house required for
adoption and twenty-six more
two-thirds of those voting.
Fleets of coal barges, houseboats. One Year the Difference.
Pleasure launches and smaller craft The resolution adopted «>y t|»© hou*e j
tied up on the Ohio and Kentucky lt identical with that passed by the
sides of the Ohio river at Cincinnati senate last August, except“ **’jj*
were torn from their moorings and car- the states seven years Instead of s
riedTdown the river when the tee which in which to ratify the amendment.
broke up.
had assurances that the seven-year
the lOSth period would be approved and that he
Camp Ixvgan. was did not believe a roll call necessary
cauu t^ ^uhaJ The pj-^s dent's approval is not re-
GREATER EFFK1EHGY.
HD COST
Grow Grain in Western Canada,
Make Profits, and Show
Greater Patriotism.
cTs-Sjiiys
IlMii
v-dss*
C^lusc^oo^rr^i
it'rncw in CW»d:.
SfoiTJtrat aT
••••
ATLANTIC
OCEAN^
assembled and sent Immediately
points m the state most seriously
ueed of fuel.
+ + ♦
are the Public Gardens, the most cul-
tivated spot nl Canada, and said to
be Its most beautiful garden. An area
of 20 acres Is thus given up for pur-
pose of pleasure right In the heart of
When the land was orlgtn-
The nation-wide cry of “More Effi-
ciency” has now reached even the most
remote agricultural sections and there
Is a general Interest amongst the farm-
ers to Increase their products and to
reduce their expenses. The need or
foodstuffs Is greater than the world
has ever before known, and every ef-
fort Is being used to meet the worlds
food requirements, becoming more
apparent every day. While it Is true
that this desire Is attested by a gen-
eral patriotism, there is an under-
lying factor In this extension work
to secure some of the benefits that are
being offered by a ready market at
maximum prices. Wide-spread atten-
tion has been given to the opportunity
In this respect In Western Canada,
where fortunes are being made in a
few crops out of grain at present
prices.
It has been found that the open,
level prairie can be cultivated for
wheat and other small grains at a min-
imum price, and during the past few
years the yields have been more than
satisfactory. Wheat crops of forty
bushel to the acre have been common
In Western Canada In the last three or
four years, and with a present avail-
able price of over $2.00 per bushel this
means a return on investment and
labor that cannot be duplicated else-
where. This Is made possible by the
the city. ------
srorste^rrod-a i ?Dzs
DruAvvi i i *• ^ *
tution. predicted that the senate wou.a Disaster Probably Most Fearful
accept the ammendment. He said ho
•"hunting field. It Is laid out’ln formal
Southwest.
David Kelley, private in
That Ever Occurred on the
American Continent
beds, a oaud stand and precise runs from $15 to per acre,
bells, a oauu sia * ,ng tQ locatIon and other local condi-
tions. In this period of “more agricul-
lt Is apparent at a
engineer train at
^tlVaaX: SSSTEi'E TOTAL LOSS OF LIFE UNKNOWN
of the vice-president and ___
of three officers, appointed tauuedi- act as soon as they please
wbs Speaker Clark have been attached ta
ately to investigate, had net submitted
a report and nothing official
given out.
the resolution.
Every attempt to put on
amend-
V.t«.. P*"*'
was discovered in the tender of th©
A ten-pound can or nitrate to""” wIT’beaten and lit Democrats stood
vered iu tho teudor ox tii©
engine on passenger train No. l ladtfpend*nt3 to
sered in the tenderwlth 13T Republicans and tour
mm „ jxTvrszi'££» ~“ - “*
Will Surely Be Numbered by Thous-
and*—Stricken City One ef Great
Britain's Important Military
Poets—Its History.
tlo er
walks.
Other Noted Buildings.
The Provincial Building, the Govern- tural efficiency
ment House, the City Hall, the Domin- glance that the farmer low pric
ton Building and the new Customs but high grade lands, growing his
House were among the edifice, of grain at a minimum cost, is reaping
which the natives of Halifax boasted. a golden harvest with the highest per-
SSLS?rs£ ESSTiELE “SfolS o. b,sh ^ <a™
Academy of Music. Y. M. C. A. BuUa- lands has a big handicap to
lne Odd Fellows’ Temple and thfc three in computing his profits on a f200
principal hotels, Halifax. Prince acre farm as compared with tlm agri-
George and Queen’s.
railroad while the train was standing
on the tracks at the station at Jack-
son, Miss.
+ * +
Fire of unknown origin recently
destroyed twenty stores on
street in Richer. Ok., the largest tow n
in the lead and ziue mining district,
twelve mites from Miami. The loss ts
estimated at S15CMXX1.
+ + +
Elevator B of the Blackwell Mill aad
Elevator Company of Blackwell. Ok.
burned the other day and is a total
i E-s->. With a big supply of wheat and
. corn The company estimates its loss
at $L0O,iWi>, but carried ample iasur-
for the prohibitionist forces.
The Oklahoma members all voted
“ves* except Chandler who was ab-
sent.
v*‘ CONVOYED SHIPS ARE SUNK *«,,*»■*«!■ rTST.
Subs Make Good Haul In the North
Sea.
The disaster at Halifax, which cost
the lives of at least 2.000 people,
though the exact number will never
be known, plunged the Dominion Into
mourning. It probably ranks as the
meet fearful that ever occurred on
Residents of
Halifax and thousands of volunteer re-
workers who came Into the city
were dared at the extent of the hor-
ror.
vonre anu culturist reaping as great. If not
Among the famous edifices of the greater return from $25 an acre land-
city is the St. Paul’s Episcopal Church. it therefore becomes a question for
sa'd to be the oldest Protestant church the farmer himself to answer, whether
built in North America. It was con- he is doing himself and his coa“try
structed In Boston in 1750. a year after best service, by devoting all his ener-
the town was founded, and carried In gies to working high priced land that
schooners to Halifax, where the part* yields no better return than land t
were put together. The story Is told caQ be secured at one-eighth the
tha- when Cornwallis wrote the Earl prteo. It is a case of getting el the
of Halifax he wanted to build a church minimum or maximum quantity. Many
the earl replied by sending to Canada have already decided on the »llerna-
the architect who buUt St. Peter’s In tive. and with their spare
| vested in and now working Western
St. Matthew's Presbyterian Church, Canada lands, they are allowed to
* . * * K rhi.-va. tonnage of the lost merchantmen was
Mrs C. YY. Blood worth of ihuka- ^ _j.ni vessels
sha. Ok. was dangerously burned
- hits knitting tor the Red Cross. She
was attempt:iig to straighten her y arn
when it felt against a stove and caught
The blaze caught her clothing
- The Belgian relief ship Imo collided ( st * —a.....- ---- ------ ------ , - .___„nt,_ ,hp-
Lcadon -One British and five neu- wUh the French munition vessel. Hont M „ was built during the late Tears speak for themselves Apparent 7
tri merehantmen. a British destroyer Blanc. loaded with 3.000 tons of T. >. i ^ ^ eighteenth century, was de- are to oil
tour m ne sweepers have been T. and a large quantity of benzine. | by ^ ln 1357. only to bo re- where on a
S nt n the North Sea by German na- The Impact set fire to a deck load year the} have had __ _
r force- ' The losses were the re- 0f benzine on the French ship and the Cne of the most beautifnl bnildings with a profit of from ^ ’
,u\ of an attack on a convoy bound fiarnes quickly communicated with the ln the clty i9 the St Mary’s Catho lc Such Is one of the •***“' the
sic..-'a-i to Norway The total mT1ni:ions. resulting in a practical Cathedral. with a tall white spire ness now being demonstrn ed ln
bombardment of the city. extending upward, it l* visible for effort to create greater efflriency. The
<Two neutral mere -ant vessels The zone of destruction In Halifax mltes_ Canadian Governmei« [* J
" '» Jawler were sunk off the Tyne lts*if extended from the North street , Rpligion of all denominations seem, effort to bring these ‘°d
1- hv German destrovere. railwav station as far north as Afrte- thrtTe !n >-0va Scotia, for ln a re- attention of the agricultural world, in
and
on Pec
ybT'"axe”--chant ''vessels' 'were being Wto Bedford basin and covered an ^ census of religions only M3 per- order to secure the
TL p-.-r-.i29 ..r »h.int two souare miles in the were Usted a3 belonging to M ?rain production so greatly needed-
fire.
convoyed by the destroyers Partridge area cf about two square
gram
and completely enveloped her in
i”,*iues before betp could arr ve.
q> + ♦
Thirteen negroes were hanged at
Fort Sam Houston recently for com-
plicity in the riot at Houston Augu-f
3j_ Of the sixty-three men tried by
the court-martial, forty-one were se&-
to life imprisonment, four to
two years and five were ac-
sunk
The
Admiral Besson at Farts.
* + +
Representative Borland
quitted
of Kansas
+ ♦ ♦
Foreign.
behalf of the American
Red
2" «cT,
and Pelew The Partridge was
and the Pelew was damaged
Partridge sighted four enemy destroy-
ers and" with the Pelew engaged them,
wh.'.e the convoy scattered- Tee Par-
ridge was hit heavily. Shortly after-
ward an explosion occurred aboard and
she sank. The Pelew was pierced at
the water line and her engines were
disabled but eventually she waa
brought safely to port. The enemy
then attacked the convoy, sinking the
six merchantmen and four armed
trawlers.
section known as Richmond. The
buildings which were not demolished
bv the force of the terrific explosion
were destroyed by the fire which fob
lowed.
District Densely Populated.
The devastated district was the old-
er part of Halifax and thickly popu-
lated. Tt contained, ln addition to
Citadel hill many churches and
sch.vols. the railway station, govern-
ment dockyard. Wellington barracks.
Admiraltv Hmse (the official rest-
of the admiral in command of
sect, kt present there are 129.000 Rcy The farmer in Western Canada is ex-
man Catholics. 108.000 Presbyterians, empt from all personal taxes.
S3 COY Baptists 88.000 Anglicans. 57.000 buildings, stock and implements are
Methodists and a few thousand spread not assessed: and every encourage-
through the Adventlsta Disciples and ment is given to fanners to Improve
Jews ' Of the latter there were 437. and increase their farm output. Re-
vhxhty years ago. when the province dneed railway rates are being offered
was small and practically uninhabited. t0 new settlers to look over the route
the Presbyterians were the largest try and to size up an unprecedented
body although there was a flourishing cp^rtunity In farm ng. — Adrertise-
at Caps
deuce
colony of Roman Catholics
Breton. The Baptists then were an in-
considerable body of poor peasants
badly educated teacher* and
the North Amert'-an British squad- T^cb^s.J Today the Baptists stand QOt he had enjoyed the moving plc-
ron). the military hospital, rest office. fh[rt1 la tll# ust of denominations. ture he had Just seen said sagely : I
ment.
At the Movies.
John on being asked whether
remitted to the Pot-
the fortifications MU. appropriating ton ^
300.000 TROOPS IN FRANCE ^^.,^1 parliament building, city
- hall* the oninjince departraefit. momt of
thr^ bit lion. doiU.r s.
^ ^
Responsibility tbr the delay in ob-
taining machine guns for the army
was laid squarely on the shoulders of
Secretary Baker by General Croz er.
chief of ordnance. Not one of the
guns adopted has been delivered to
tbe army None can be delivered be-
fore April.
* + ♦
Mitchell Palmer Makes Defin.te
Statement of Our Forces.
+ * *
The Seriate has unanimously adopt-
ed a resolution declaring that a state '
of wa- between Cuba anl Austria- Oklahoma City—A. Mitchell Palm-
Hungary exists. The resolution was „r federai custodian of enemy prop- ^ ^ ..............
the same as that passed by the Houre er,v a3(1 one of the closes: trio, is of charches, including St. Mary’s Ro-
the administration in the country, de-
th«* department stores, s.l of the tele-
graph and cable offices and a few ho-
tels. ,
The better residence district was al-
most utiharme-i. It lies southward
from the Queens, and includes most of
third
One of Weriffia Best Harbors. didn’t, but It makes uo difference now;
“Halifax has one of the finest har jt-s an over."
bore in the world and Is the chief --
Canadian gat.wayjor '* GREEN'S AUGUST FLOWER
The Vnited States Guard will he Blanc in Halifax Harbor was officially
the name of the twenty-five thousand ’. this, including identified and
auxi' arv force of troops authorized
by the War Liepariment to supplement
state and other forces now guarding
adustves and do-
te the con-
war supplies, war
ing police duty essential
duct of the war
♦ ♦ ♦
In a proclamation declaring a state
of war with Austria-Hungary, in ac-
cordance with tbe act of congress.
President Wilson specified that un-
naturalized Austro-Hungarians, unlike
the Germans in this country, should
b« tree to live and travel anywhere,
except that they may not outer or
leave the Vnited States without per-
mission.
♦ ♦ ♦
Domestic.
The general understanding among
House leader* is that ’he suit rage
reeciU' on will not he called ui’ u*
House uiBtii the . ’ <
ulthough an effort way be made to
trull it «:> immeu a ely afer d .- coi-
tion of tne prohihitaou amendment.
* ♦
ed bod os. and the missing.
♦ ♦
John Johansen, helmsman on the
Norwegian steamer Imo. the Be'.giai)
relief ship whose collision with the
tmtuin’.iion steamer Mont V-aac .ed
to the recent disaster, has been de-
tained as a German spy suspect. He
was turned over to the m:ivory au-
thorities by hospital officials.
♦ ♦ ♦
ou Wednesday- the aim mstratioa in t e couu... . cathedral.
* + + ciared here at a joint meeting of He- ^ fire-swept section were the
3ft) >00 American soldier* in trance. Canadian Bank of Commerce.
Mr Fulmer, former congressman. ot >-OTa Scott a. Bank of Brtrtsk
and also former democratic national America and the Bank of Mon-
committeeman from Pennsylvania, as-
sorted that 1.000.00'.' American sol- vvtber stmetures destroyed are Dab
diets are needed on the west front in h(„.sia. college, two Roman Catholic
t.me to help m the great spring drive. foaTWta, the Presbyterian Theological
__college, the government technical col-
—.....r‘ 55J sztzssxsszz
land, a suburb of this city, was burned. FAMOUS FDR BEAUTY.
It ts believed to have been of ncen- of old^t „f Canadian cities
Ihype Benedict is intensely gra’itied d ory origin It Rafffax also la one of the most ple-
at ’he Christian liberation of Jerusa- save any of the furnish ngs «- mreeque. It has two principal beau-
« the onruta - ---- fccus* and many v-aluab.e pain’tng*. FlwtiBt park and
bronzes and tapestries were destroy- - public Gardens. Th© first U«
ed The home was exquisitely fur- " ^ >’orth Arm, a fiord three
more than fifty jSeTL*.. the harbor proper.
The North Arm l* th© cruising basin
v,r canoes and pleasure craft of small
the capital ---------—- --
nopuiatlon of 60,000. The city ta thro© Has been used for all ailments that
mil©© long and a mile wide; l» built ar^> caused by a disordered stomach
the eastern slope of a small penin- anJ iBaotive Uver. auch as sick head-
ache. constipation, sour stomach.
on
eula.
“It Is a garrison elty and has eleven nervous indigestion, fermentation of
forts and butteries. Including the Cita-
del. once one of the strongest fortifica-
tions In America.
food, palpitation of the heart caused hy
gases in the stomach. August Flower
is a gentle laxative, regulates digestion
“The harbor Is open all year. It* boih in stomach and intestines, clean*
Inner haven ts Bedford Basin. 20 tulle# aCKl SWeetens the stomach and alimen-
In circumference. In which the colli- fary canal, stimulates the Uver to se-
eioc and explosion occurred. I hav© .jle bile and impurities from th©
seen as many os 140 ocean vessels in blood. Sold in all civilized eountriaa*
Moslems.
lem from the hands of the
th© Tinted States was told by Vati-
can authorif.es. Tbe holy father. »t
was said, is greatly concerned a* to
th© city s future.
n:shed throughout its
rooms.
the basin at once.
“Vast new wharves and railway ter-
minal* are being constructed by th©
government at a cost of $30,000,000,
bat these are near the tip of the penin-
sula at the south, and evidently were
net harmed.
“Halifax is 816 mile© nearer Liver-
pool rh-r. I* New York for trans-Atlan-
tic liner*. It l* •» mile* fPWB
York.
Founded By Core wall la In 174*.
“Colonel Edward Cornwallis loft
Britain to 1749 and frjunded th© «tty.
Th© French armada gathered there to
30 and 80 cent bottles.—Adv.
Portable Flour Mill.
A portable milling plant has been
brought into use for supplying 4o«f
to Russian troops to the field*.
* 4
A slight increase to the losses of
Bri'ish merchantmen, destroyed by
mine or submarine u» the past week.
w,s noted n ta© latest admiralty »«a’e-
Fourteen vessels of more than
Army Open* For Drafted M©«.
YVashtngton. Provost Marshal Gen- &tJarfrM acw
tM. Ctt
"TsaiOTaaL*®
u
ftM.
CxtrtYNfMt
1737 beat ”oa" ^emcllahlag Loutobnrg. “Extnivagaat. isn't
S m mret disaster thresh «om» “Very. She even served roast bee*
How© went to Halifax
meet.
end Cr-.-w ier « d to itveruor, new r ® J ^ parfc aB<| the woods with his men after fi«*W
Tifh-* -i--..ier wV ' men of draft age P 1 u ' *tnP. wild lrtat* Th© at Boston. Great number* of roya-lst*
-om -It© CO T* at the., own re- SLn* bnilt from New York found refkg© thereto
q ies A’h-.te men only ©Ui be *«- ^ ’ t^jry purVoses. The park has the revolution. Halifax was tlvi chief
“Very. She even
for her Thanksgiving dinner.
«■-sss-rirsr srr: wl. -
**If S ^. — |
irtid .vrmp|S*
tigjsifc'to Imuv been startotii by the )!ed-
^rear!'nrof*th©h^^'1*-^of j Halifax.
*;•& M T«™ re*
*........ ns
British Jas© of supplies.
“On© hun-lred and six warship* mad*
harbor there In t9$2. Th© axpedltloa
that burn* Washingom started from
it was tft«r© the J>h;?a-
non sailed with h«* priamv the
IMMEDIATE ATTENTION
should lie given to spruins, -twellingV
brni.ws. rheumatiKM and neure.ig'-".
Keep Man.die M’s Magic Arnica LinP
mem hanGy on the shelf. Three *• ‘
—25c, o0v and $1.00.—Ads.
' m
s t
/ vY
Many men are Uke alligstora
dungerous when they smile.
Sft. Louis merchants are
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