Drumright Evening Derrick (Drumright, Okla.), Vol. 4, No. 225, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 10, 1918 Page: 1 of 8
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REGULAR AFTERNOON ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORTS, EXCLUSIVE IN-CREEK COUNTY.
LARGEST CIRCULATION OF ANY PAPER IN CREEK COUNTY.
VOLUME FOUR. NUMBER 225
DRUMRIGHT, OKLAHOMA, THURSDAY, OCT. 10, 1918 DAILY, 15c PER WEEK. WEEKLY $2.00 PER YEAR
KAISER WILLIAM HAS ABDICATED?
STOCKHOLM, Oct. 10-[By Associated Press] There are persistent rumors that Emperor William had
abdicated. The emperor has on several occasions been reported to be in tears and vacillating as to the
advisability of abdicating.
YANKEE FLYERS BOMB GERMANY'S BACK LINES
AUSTRIAN AUTONOMY TO MEET WILSON'S DEMANDS
7iATORDTorniWE ENTIRE GERMAN FRONT
NORTH OF RHEIMS NOW
HOW AMERICAN BOYS AT
CHATEAU-THIERRY WERE
FRANCE'S SAVIORS TOLD
BY REP. THOMPSON HERE
SOLDIERS OF UNITED STATES history of America, declared
C.AVE WORLD NEW MEANING
OF VALOR THERE
IS SUFFICIENT" REMARK
LIBERTY LOAN CHIEFS
COMMITTEE URGES PROSPECTS'
TO BUY LIBERTY LOAN
BONDS SOON
Prospective Liberty loan subscrib-
ers who have been solicited once are
earnestly requested to come in and
make their various subscriptions.
The committee reports that a large
number of people have been inter-
viewed and that they have promised
to make their subscriptions within
We submit the proposition fon the •
earnest consideration of those who
have failed to keep their promises. |
Is it fair to this committee to ask
that members of it be sent again to
you for your subscription? First so-
liciation should bring results. We |
should not wait for a second invita-
IN DANGER OF COLLAPSE
BY PRESSURE OF ALLIES
tion. Five
payment on a $50 bond and $10 will j
enroll your name for a $100 bond, j
Cet the money now and make the sub- (
day or so" and that a great number scription before the committee finds
of them are now in default. it necessary to call on you.
AUSTRO-HUNGARY
WILL BE SLICED TO
MEET WILSON OFFER
the
Fourth district representative. As
long as patriotic hearts beat, he added,
the story of their bravery and hero-
With the heroism of the men of ism will remain imperishable.
Thermopylae or the steadfastness of Memorable July Days
the "Light Brigade" at Balakava, The story of .those memorable day.*
American boys stopped the onrush of in July following the four great
the Roche3 at Bellenu wood and thrusts of the German militaT me-
Chateau Thierry, thus in all proba-1 chine formed the setting for the ad-
bility saving Paris, declared Repre- dress of the congressman last night,
sentatlve .loe Thompson in an interest- when, to ti large number of people
ing address at the I- oily theater in ; who had gathered at the local theater,
this city last night. ;he repeated the oft-,.", story of that
Thirty thousand American boys, in- wonderful charge of brave Americans
eluding the United, Slates marines into Belleau woods, a hell's nest of
hammered the Huns r/liast shot and Huns, and how tHey cleared the woods
shell, add.ng immortal giory to the1 (Continued on Page Eight.)
REVOLT AGAINST HUN MISRULE
IN BELGIUM RESULTS IN USE OF
GUNS BY BOCHE CONQUERORS I
i MINISTERIAL COUNCIL WILLING PRESIDENT WILSON'S STIPULA-j
I TO CRANT AUTONOMY FOR TION AN ACCOMPLISHED FACT," |
KEPOUT SAVS, THE ROADS ARE THE EMPIRE
ENCUMBERED WITH CATTLE, __
HORSES AND TRANSPORTS TO
GERMANY. !
Buv Fourth L. B. I PORTED FROM VIENNA THAT AUSTRIA AND HUNGARY IS MAK-
AMSTERDAM, OCT. 10.—A RE- FRENCH EFFECT CROSSING THE AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN MINl>- ING EXTREMELY RAPID PROG-
VOLT HAS BROKEN OUT IN OF THE AISNE CANAL TERIAL COUNCIL HAS DECIDED RESS AMONG PEOPLE OF THE
BRUGES, BELGIUM. THE POPU- j TO INTRODUCE NATIONAL AU- DUAL MONARCHY, SAYS A DIS-
LACE HAS RISEN AGAINST GEF.-| (By Associated Press.) ItONOMY "IN ORDER TO MAKE PATCH FROM ZURICH
MAN ATTEMPTS TO DEPORT i Paris, Oct. 10.—Fighting north of j
CIVILIANS. ACCORDING TO LES the Aisne the French pressure result- ' „irr!r) 111111 OllfWU
NOUVELLES. ed in wrestling the plateau De Crox- I|P VV E HiC WILL SHOW
GERMAN TROOPS USED THEIR Sans Tete from the Germans while IY1U1 1 lllVJ U1 1 lilj
GUNS, KILLING AND WOUNDING j farther cast the French effected ||T pnr IT
NUMEROUS BELGIANS. j crossing of the Aisne canal in Villers- DIiD! I ( WI"iO S WHO IN GREA1
THROUGHOUT FLANDERS, THE En Prayers region. 1 UULIV/ llllXJU HIIU
DRUMRIGHT MUST PURlSTS" R'VE T0 SEUUBERTY BONDS
RED CROSS QUOTA BY SATURDAY
dollars makes the first EVACUATION OF LAON SALIENT THE EVACUATION OF THE EN
IS MATTER OF FEW HOURS
UNDER ALLIED SMASH
TIRE LAON SALIENT.
BEFORE LE CATEAU THE BRIT-
ISH ARE ON A LINE FULLY TEN
,. ... „ ~ o v I MILES IN ADVANCE OP THE LINE
(Associated Pres. War InMr.) LUNmNG BETWEEN CAMBRAI
VIGOROUSLY PRESSING i ST QUENTlN.
ADVANTAGE GAINED BY THE I FARTHER SOUTH THE FRENCH
BREAKING OF THE GERMAN | ARE PUSHING CLOSE TO THE
LINE BETWEEN ST. QUENTlN OISE RIVER IN THE GENERAL
AND CAMBRAI, FRENCH AND , I)IRKt:TI0N_0F GUIR_K
AMERICAN ARMIES HAVE WI-
DENED A GREAT WEDGE IN THIS
AREA TO SUCH AN EXTENT
THAT THE ENTIRE GERMAN
FRONT FROM RHEIMS NORTH-
WARD SEEMS COLLAPSING.
THE TAKING OF LE CATEAU,1 AREA
WHICH APPEARS IMMINENT,' RESUl
WILL CUT THE LAST LATERAL
SOUTHEAST OF ST. Q1IENTIN
THEY HAVE MADE ESPECIALLY
GOOD PROGRESS.
THE AMERICAN FIRS, XEiiv
UNDER PERSHING IS FOLLOW-
ING UP ITS THRUST EAST OF
THE MEUSE IN THE VERDUN
BY FURTHER ATTACKS
ING IN ADVANCES.
AMERICAN AERIAL FORCES
RAILWAY LINE CONNECTION ON COMPRISING NO LESS THAN 350
'1 HE GERMAN NORTHERN FRONT j MACHINES YESTERDAY DROP-
WITH THE GREAT LAON SALI- | PED THIRTY TONS OF EXPLO-
ENT AND MAKE INEVITABLE S1VES ON GERMAN BACK AREAS.
BRUGES CIVILIANS REBEL BE-
CAUSE OF DEPORTATION
OF CITIZENS
(By Associated Press.)
SAYS'AN EXCHANGE TELEGRAPH
DISPATCH FROM COPENHAGEN.
Aviated A MOVEMENT FAVORING A
LONDON, OCT. 10.—IT IS RE- PROCLAMATION S E P A R A TING
will be
of those
MRS. ALLEN RECEIVES NOTIFI-
CATION OF NEED OF HOS-
PITAL SUPPLIES
Mrs. Walter 7.. Allen of Drumright
has received notification from George
W. Simmons, manager of the south-
west division of he Red Cross with
headquarters in St. Louis, relative
to Drumright's quota or allotment of
hospital supplies.
"It is necessary that the people
of Drumright respond at once and
cheerfully to this appeal,'' said Mrs.
Allen. "The need is urgent, as is in-
dicated Iron the fact that the Red
Cross commissioners for France ca-
bled that the hospitals over there are
in need of supplies at once.
"Drumright must furnish its allot-
ment by Saturday."
The quota that must be furnished
by Drumright is ?s follows:
60 bath towels, 19x38 inches.
100 hand towels, 18x30 inches.
100 handkerchiefs, 18x18 inches.
f>p napkins, 14\14 inches.
2f> sheets, 64x???? inches.
Families may contribute one article
or set of articles from among the
foregoing list. All ladies of the Sam-
mies clubs are requested to turn over
to their respective captains article:*
that they can contribute and these
will be gathered up by the committee."
Anyone who can not deliver their ar-
ticles are requested to telephone Mrs.
Alle nat No. 610 and arrangements
I will be made to secure them.
Buv Fourth I ^
FRENCH TROOPS ADVANCE
j IF YOU HAVTN'T BOUGHT BONDS the government the press
IT IS ADVISABLE TO TAKE urged to publish the name
TIME 3Y FORELOCK , who do not.
I Preparatory to such a step, L. E.
(Special to Daily Derrick.) Phillips, state chairman, today is ucd
Oklahoma City, Oct. 10.—The man instructions to county chairmen to
in Oklahoma who should support cast aside all negligible quantities as j
America in this war but turns tail and to people who refuse to meet theii
deserts his post is occupying the at- individual quotas assigned to them
tention of the State Liberty loan com- on their quota cards without bjing E.
mittee today. The order of things is able to offer a valid reason.
to be reversed in dealing with these "Oklahoma patriots are too busy i
citizens who confine their subscrip- this week,' Mr. Phillips asserts, to;
tions to Liberty loan amounts whi ti waste any time on such people. Their
it is their pleasure and not their duty cases will be handled during Mopping right has been invite I to
t)) buy. Up Week,' as the boys nt the frmi gates to a mass meeting under th
People who have hidden behind a would tern, it, and said 'moppin • u auspice
cloak of verbal patriotism should now week' begins next Monday.
be made to feel the weight of pub'ic "Personality must nor en!■" ■ '
opinion. Very often these are men this battle for national victory, Mr.
EAST OF ST. QUENTlN 0f influence in their commnnit'es, phillips declares. " A man in "< imal
(By Associated Press.) I against whom their fellow citizens times wou'd be considered of conse-
Paris, Oct. 10. French troops ad- hesitate to point the finger of scorn, quence in his community if he > |><>s
vancing east of St. Qnentin-Le Cateau As Americans in these hours of need . essed in wealth and stand.v, : hit' >
railroad have captured Etavas woods they are "nil" and must be thus con- this time no man is worthy of public
and BocQuiaux and farther south bldered in this period of national peril, respect who fails to do his duty to hi:;
have taken Marcy, reaching Fontaine- J Methods will now be changed. In- country.
TO CELEBRATE COLUMBUS DAY
IN DRUMRIGHT; COMMITTEE TO
MEET TO FORMULATE PLANS
MEETING IN SUPERIOR COURT the funds necessary to put Drumright
ROOM THIS AFTERNOON TO "over the top."
MAKE PLANS Every man and woman who can is
i urged to be present. At this meeting
At the instigation of County Chair- plans will be made for entertaining
man CofTey, of the Fourth Liberty thousands of people on the streets of
loan committee, a meeting is called the city from 7 o clock until a late
for this afternoon at 4 o'clock to be hour,
held in the superior court room for Kurther announcements will appear
the purpose of making arrangements later. It is sufficient now that every
for a celebration of Columbus Day on one understands that he is expected
the evening of Saturday, October 12, to furnish his part of the "show'' and
with the prin.ary purpose of adver- that he is to be present at the meeting
Using the Liberty loan and raising this afternoon and learn the plan.
DRUMRIGHT MEN OF LABOR MAY
SEND MEN TO HEAR G0MPERS
C. CAPSH\W IS ELECTED
FINANCIAL SECRETARY
LAST NIGHT
The Central Labor Union of Drum-
nd dele-
Those should be classed as cabinet members, governors of va-
Notre-Dame as well as Fonsommes, it I stead of publishing the names of ugainst the government and the pubi c nous s,a'e*' "f'Tlw
i, officially announeed. ! patriots who met their obligation, to should be warned of this fact." of the Amencan Federation of Labor
and other prominent men will be in
attendance.
The proposition was brought up at
a meeting of the Allied Trades Coun-
eifand it is likely that the local union
will have representatives at the Chi-
cago meting. The meeting of the men
of the American Alliance of of labor last night was an interesting
Labor and Democrat to be held in one and a number of important th nss
Chicago on Novem'-er ^ in honor of were taken up.
Samuel Gompeis, president of t' e E. C. Capshaw, oil field worker, wrs
American Federation of Labor, who dec-ted financial secictarv, succeed-
is expected to return from Europe the ing Miss Ruby Ballard, who resigned
latter part of this month or the firs' on account of the fact that she has
of next. President Gompers will other duties that interfered with her
speak at the mass meeting in Chicago work for the Allied Trades Council.
and it is likely that President Wilson, I Buy Fourth L. B.
Clapp
Edwin Clapp shoes are sold by
Massad Marc. Agency. Phone 148.
Advertise in tk« Derrick.
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