The Daily Transcript (Norman, Okla.), Vol. 6, No. 150, Ed. 1 Wednesday, September 18, 1918 Page: 4 of 4
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NORMAN, OKLAHOMA, WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 18, 1918.
COMPLETE CLEAN-UP MADE
BY AN AMERICAN DIVISION
ON MARCH TO VIGNEULLES
| By United Press.1 'Inn and a chauffeur reached Vigneulles
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMIKS at 2:'M Friday morning. They ur-
ON THE METZ FRONT, Sept. 18.—
"Get to Vigneulles by daylight."
This order from the major general
of an already famous division to one
of his brigadiers forms the basis for
one of the most dramatic and thrill-
ing stories of American participation
in the war. It is the story of the
final step toward wiping out the St.
Millie' salient
Carry Out Order
Acting under the order the men,
prised the Germans so completely
that a quartet alone captured a num-
ber of prisoners. Entering a house,
they found an entire machine gun
crew sleeping. They awoke the
bodies and informed them they were
prisoners.
March to Victory
Then followed a remarkable march
to victory. The little cure-le-clere of
the village of Rupt-En-Woevre cele-
brated by ringing the church bells
led by nn infantry colonel and n sig-j for the first time in four years,
nal corps colonel, personally ivpro-1 When the Germans seized the vil-
senting the general, marched and lige shortly after the beginning of the
fought through Bois de la Montagne 1 war, they carried off three hostages,
all night long in pitchy darkness and whom they later murdered. Since
an intermittent pouring rain. j then the village had lived in horror.
The two colonels, Captain Ober- j But on Friday, with tears streaming
ed. It was terrifically and blighting-
NEW ARMY Y. BUILDING
BEST EQUIPPED IN ST A TI'
(Continued from page three)
a room especially for the officers of
the camp will be provided. The sec
rctary will have living quarters i:
the building. It is the plan of Mm
Moreland to make the building i
suitable place for the mothers, sis
ters, wives and sweethearts of the
men to come and visit them. It will
be so conducted that women
come unchapcroned to see the
who are in training.
The plans for the building provide
that it shall serve the whole S. A. T
C, unit, both vocational and colleg-
iate, as a social center. The place
will bo used for the social events
to arrange and for the entertain-
ments to be scheduled regularly
which the university girls may wish
during the winter.
Oa Vaudeville Circuit
As soon as the building is finished
it will be placed on the regular army
Y M. C. A. vaudeville and motion
picture circuit. A vaudeville show
for the men will then be given every
few days and a motion picture show
one a week. This entertainment,
which is furnished by the national
war work council, will be supple-
mented locally by numerous enter
tainments of a high quality.
The war work council will supply
the new building with piano, victrola,
office furnishings and a complete
stock of atheltic equipment. What
ever additional is obtaned, however
will come from prvate sources. Mr
Moreland therefore suggests that
anyone who wshes to give small ar-
ticles, such as potted plants, sofa pil-
lows, pictures, to make the place
more homelike, should call him and
give a list of what they can supply.
All such gifts will be acknowledged
and put to use.
Work on the new buildings will
start this week and if nothing inter-
feres it will be ready for the use of
the 15(10 men in the camp October 1.
The Greatest Amusement
Opportunity of the Year—
The
Oklahoma State Fair
and Exposition
OKLAHOMA CITY
SEPTEMBER 21-28
Auto Races—Sept., 21-25-28
Horse Races—Sept., 23-24-26-27
"The World's War"-Nightly
Government Exhibits—Daily
Big Time Vaudeville—Daily
C. H. Wortham Shows-Daily
Military Band
Livestock Exhibits
Agricultural Exhibits
Fme Arts Exhibits
Educational Exhibits
NO WAR TAX ON ADMISSION
PLAN TO ATTEND
ly destructive
"Then the jump-off."
It rained most of the day. Stiff
resistance was encountered in the
woods, but before evening the ob-
jectives were reached on a line
standing northeast of Dompierre.
General Pershing, who was di-
Thirteen Men Chosen
To (io to Camp Cody
Thirteen men were selected by the
local draft board Wednesday after-
noon to go to Camp Cody on a date
which will be set by Adjt. Gen. E. H.
Gipson within a short time.
The men were sent preliminary no-
tices telling them to hold themselves
in readiness for a call into service,
but the call for appearance before the
draft board will not be sent out until
the definite date of entrainment is
received.
The list of those chosen will be
ready for publication Thursday.
recting operations, ordered the divis-
ion to reach Vigneulles. The major
general transmitted he would be
there. The men of the regiment as-
signed to the task ate supper stand-
ing by the roadside in the rain. Then
they pushed on through more than
six kilometers (nearly four miles)
of tangled woods. The resistance was
slight at first, due to the surprise re-
sulting from the audacity of such a
movement.
Capture Supply Train
The two colonels, the captain and
dewn his face, the cure asked the
American major general if he might
ring the bell. Permission was grant-
ed. He pulled the bell rope until he
was nearly exhausted.
On March to Vigneulles
I spent Sunday with the division
which made what will be famous as
the "ma,rch to Vigneulles.'* T^hen
yesterday I went over the roads,
through massed and tangled wire,
and over deep trenches, where they
had advanced
The greatest expanse of front on
which the Americans attacked was
the southeastern side of the salient.
This is the story of the advance on
the west front.
Work in the Kain
"On the night prior to the attack,
the Americans spent hours in the
rain, cutting masses of wire through
which to advance. The barrage start-
the chauffeur made good progress
down a trench road. As they ap-
proached Vigneulles, a burning house
lighted up a supply train close by.
The quartet captured it. The main
body of the regiment began arriving
shortly afterward and mopped up
some more. The entire outfit "break-
fasted on the boche."
Supplies were dragged from the
boche wagons; boche cooks prepared
innocently into the doughboys' hands.
Another officer stopped while fleeing
when he was fired on. Both automo-
biles (with officers enclosed).
Top of Salient Closed
When Vigneulles was taken the
top of the salient was closed. The
happiest Americans in France were
those holding the town. They know
.another division was also headed to-
ward that point and that the junc-
tion there would mean all the remain-
ing boehes would be pocketed.
Pushing out from Vigneulles, two
observers took thirty-nine prisoners.
Another American brought twelve.
He was slightly wounded on the way
in and the prisoners carried him the
rest of the way.
Prisoners taken in this area say
that when the barrage was bursting
about them Thursday morning their
commanders sent word not to worry,
as there would be no attack in such
a storm. Shortly afterward a dough-
boy stuck his head into the door of a
dugout, shouting. "Come out there,
you."
Stove Pipes for Guns
Boche supplies were scattered
everywhere in the newly conquered
territory through which I passed yes-
terday. Near one village I saw some
enemy "tanks." They were merely
made of netting and stove pipes were
sticking out for guns. But at a dis-
tance they appeared like real tanks.
Everywhere were indications of the
long boche occupation. There were
permanent stone material founda-
tions and elaborate cemeteries with
numerous carved headstones, obvious-
ly from Germany.
Along the roads tanks were trun-
dling back from the fight, with smil-
ing American faces peeping through
the port holes. American trucks were
carrying out women and children
from villages where they had been
hpld prisoners for
Mr. and Mrs. John F. Garling of
Poute 4 left Sunday for Camp Pike,
Ark., to spend a few days with their
son Fred, who is in training there.
WANTED
Cooks, dishwashers, yardmen and
all kinds of help for Students Army
Training Corps. Apply immediately
at west mess hall. Ask for Mr.
Stahl. 149-3t*
CLEAN UP
breakfast and boche bread and coffee
and jam were served by boche wait-1 Pr'so,,ers for four years. All
ers v |were laughing and waving greetings. |
Made Complete Clean-up
As evidence of the completeness of
the clean-up, the trophies included | I f)f" A T RRIFFQ
motor trucks, one gun caisson, a train ! I
of 24 light machine guns, store room 1
commissaries, including wheat, bar- Key Boyd at Kimberlin's-Kev
ey. hay beer and distilled water, a Boyd, one of the well-known sales'-
thousand packages of unopened mail,! men of the city, has accepted a po-
a ton of dried fish, a movie machine, I sitio.n with E. B. Kimberlin, the
several hundred rifles, seventeen clothier.
horses, and two Mercedes automo- _____
biles (with ocicers enclosed.) Here From Colorado-Mr. and Mrs
A German major, not knowing th# I H. W. Newman and daughter. Miss
location ot the American lines, drove | Stella, of Las Animas. Colo., arrived
Now is the time to clean house,
•et us help you. Send us your
blankets, quilts, rugs, curtains and
linen before the rush of school work
begins.
The cost is small a our work will
please you.—Phone 71.
NORMAN STEAM LAUNDRY.
We have reduced prices on every
stove in our store, both heaters and
cook stoves.—Minteer Hdwe. Co.
Everything will be sold as repre-
sented and advertised at Rucker's.
Buy
later.—
your stove now or pay more I
Minteer Hdwe. Co.
University TheatrE
Home of the Super Silent Drama
MARCIEKITE CI.AKK in
Rich Man Poor Man
failed to arrive. We will have | (
instead,
PAULINE FREDERICK
in
Her Final"
and 15c;
On the Market
Well improved five acre
tract, $16.00.
Five-room house, new,
four nice lots in a choice
neighborhood, $1,600.00.
And other bargains.
McDaniel & Matthews
Phone 23
(C
Matinee 5c and 15c; 2:30 to i
6 p. m.
Night 10c and 20c; 7 to j
11 p. m.
This includes war tax.
We show the newest and Best j
pictures to be had.
U C. GILES PHONE 5S W. C. WKIR
OFFICE—Fir « National Bank BH
Giies-Weir Investment Co.
Norman, Okla.
farm lands and city property.
Call and see us, we have some good properties listed
worth the money. See uj if you desire a loan on farm
property. If you have property for sale list it with us.
Penmanship
Course begins Monday night. Lower floor
JOHNSON BUILDING,
Next dors to the postoffice.
STENOGRAPHY AND TYPEWRITING course*
now in progress.
BOOKKEEPING course just established.
BANKING course to be added in the near future.
Penmanship Monday night: 7:30 to 8:30. Free
everybody come-
A. E. THOMAS.
For further information as to courses, rates, etc.,
apply to
NORMAN BUSINESS COLLEGE
M. L. FLEMING, Manager
PHONE 714
Saturday for a visit with friends.
While here Mr. Newman will look
after his farming interests. They
made the trip in their Auburn six.
Tractor Runs Constantly—Clyde
Piekard has a Fordson tractor run-
ning day and night on his farm in the
Ten-Mile flat, preparing the ground
to put in 320 acres of wheat this fall.
Instead of renting the farm Mr. Piek-
ard is directing the farming opera-
tions himself and is keeping the trac
tor at work twenty-four hours a day
to accomplish the present task.
Visits Army Camps—J. Ernest
Smith, formerly instructor in physics
in Norman high school, and assistant
ir physics in the university during
the summer term, has returned from
a visit at Camp Bowie, and Love
field, in Dallas, Tex. While at Love
field he was given the privilege of
going through the aviation depart-
ment, and saw as many as sixteen
planes in battle formation. On the
return trip, Mr. Smith visited friends
at Gainesville. He has enrolled in
electrical engineering in the univer-
sity, and will be graduated this year.
im
IP
Fall Dresses
Are Beautiful Beyond Description
There are so many fas-
cinating styles so many
interesting details in
these new fall dresses
that it's impossible to
give an adequate des-
cription of them. They
are paneled and pleated;
embroidered and
fringed; draped and
plain. They are deve-
loped in lustrous silks
and soft woolen weaves.
There are styles suit-
able for formal and in-
formal affairs. In a
word, there is such a
variety that they meet
every requiremet ' of
women in all walks of
life.
Every model is distinc-
tive, every yard of ma-
s teral used is of excellent
' quality. Never have we
offered better garments,
or more comprehensive
selections — and yet
they're most reasonably
priced. For instance,
For instance, there are,
there are serge dress
trimmed with bright
contrasting embroidery,
others with military
braid, also those trimmed in fringe and you
may choose from the always popular navy as well as
black, brown, wine and plum. Pries are very modest,
starting at SI7.50 then $19.50. $25, $29.50 and up 835.
New dresses of Voile in black, beautiful pleated
models as well as those that are trimmed with self
colored embroidery, special values at §29.50 and S35.
A SALE OF BED SPREADS
This week we are offering more than two hun-
dreds of best quality white bed spreads at very special
prices. Housekeepers will find the spreads offered in
this sale are exceptional values. The new prices are
possible because we made our purchases mcr.ths
We could not go to the mills today and buy these bed
spreads at such prices we offer you this week. Note
the reductions.
Excellent white crochet bed spreads, double bed
size, both plain hem and scalloped, our best $4 spreads,
special this week $2.50.
Extra large crochet bed spreads in very fine
quality, hemmed, size 78 by 88 inches, these are our re-
gular $4.50 spreads, special this week at only $2.95.
Best quality bed spreads, actual size 84 by 94 in-
ches, both plain and scalloped with cut corners, best §5
spreads this week, $3.95.
Fine Satin bed spreads, scalloped and with cut
corners, beautiful patterns, our best $6.50 spreads
special this week S4..95.
Extra quality Satin bed spreads, size 88 by 98 in-
ches, scalloped and cut corners, handsome new pat-
terns, regular $7 special this week at only $5.95.
Very finest quality of Satin bed spreads, extra
large, size 90 by 96 inches, scalloped and with cut cor-
ners, regular $8 special this week at only $6.50.
EXCELLENT VALUES IN SHEETS
AND PILLOW CASES
These prices are special in everv case. Here are
household linens at much less than their market value
today.
Sheets size 72 by 90 inches, seamed, excellent
value'at each $1.50.
Extra quality seameless sheets, size 81 by 90 in-
ches, torn and hemmed, no starch or dressing' specia
each $2.00.
Extra size seameless sheets, size 81 bv 99 inches
tom and hemmed, special value at each $2.25.
Standard size pillow cases, 4° bv 36 in
value at each 35c.
Extra quality pillow cases, ~ e j-? >)V
special value at each 50c.
Scalloped pillow cases, size 45 bv '16
special at each 75c.
McCall's
Norman's Greatest Store
speci;.!
inches,
verv
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