Drumright Evening Derrick (Drumright, Okla.), Vol. 3, No. 285, Ed. 1 Saturday, December 15, 1917 Page: 1 of 8
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REGULAR AFTERNOON ASSOC.ATED PRES3 REPORTS, EXCLUSIVE IN CREEK COUNTY LARGEST CIRCULATION OF ANY PAPfcK ,N —
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DRUMRIGHT, OKLAHOMA, SATURDAY, DEC. 15, 1917 DAILY, 10c PER WEEK. WEEKLY, $1.50 PER YEAR.
AMERICAN OFFICIALS IN RUSSIA ARRESTED
BOARD OF EDUCATION PLANS TO
BUILD $235,000.00 HIGH SCHOOL
THOUSANDS
REFUSED
RIGHT TO
VOLUNTEER
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, Dec. 15.—Secretary
of War Baker came to the assistance
of the draftees who have volunteered
for the regular army by ordering that
all qualified applicants presenting
themselves before noon today should
he accepted, even though examina-
tions and other details could not be
accomplished until later.
Thousands seeking to enlist before
the new draft regulations became ef-
fective at noon today were turned
away because the receiving station of
the war department's task of classi-
fying the nation had begun with mail-
ing out the first 5 per cent of the
<juestionaires.
Luke McLuke says that kissing
destroys the sense of smell. Like
wise a sense of smell frequently in-
terfere very seriously with kissing.
A NEW HIGH SCHOOL BUILD
1NG FOR DRUMRIGHT TO COST j
$235,000 FOR BELIEVING THE
OVER CROWDED CONDITION OF
THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS, WERE
THE PLANS MADE LAST NIGHT
I AT A MEETING OF THE BOARD
OF EDUCATION.
After the condition of the schools
had been fully discussed a motion
was made that the board ask the
mayor to call an election for the nur-
pose of voting the necessary bonds
to build a high school to be centrally
located was made. It was unani-
mously passed.
Mayor Nicodemus today was noti-
fied of the action of the board and
begun preparations of an election
proclamation which is to be issued
soon, setting forth the date when the
election proclamation is to be
held, the amount of the bonds, and
the purpose for which the bonds are to
be voted.
Prof. W. C. French, superintendent
of schools, who sent to the school pat-
rons of the city a letter asking wheth-
er they favored voting bonds to build
additional school space to relieve the
crowded conditions and permit all the
children to attend under sanitary con-
I ditions made a report on the return-1
I ed answers to these letters. He said
I that 2,000 letters were sent out; that1
5 ii90 answers were returned; that of
this number 950 favored a bond issue
5 and 40 were against it.
It was on this showing of this re-
port that the board decided that the
citizens of Drumright were ready
to assist in the building campaign and
would support a bond issue. Also
it was pointed out that there were now
400 children in Drumright who would
be unable to attend school after Jan-
uary 21, on account of a lack of
room.
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B0LSHEVIKI SUPREMACY
THROUGHOUT THE RUSSIAS
GROWING GREATER DAILY
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\ VOTE MONDAY ON NATION- X
\ WIDE PROHIBITION X
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S (By Associated Press) *
N Washington, Dec. 15.—A vote *
\ on the nation-wide prohibition *
^ amendment at 5 o'clock Monday X
V afternoon was agreed to in the *
| X house today.
KAISER
TO MAKE
NEW PEACE
PROPOSAL
(By Associated Press.)
LONDON, DEC. 15.—EMPEROR
WILLIAM OF GERMANY IN HIS
CHRISTMAS MESSAGE PROPOSES
TO MAKE A FINAL PEACE OFFER
TO HIS ENEMIES.
In his message he will say that it is
the enemies of Germany, "on whom,
in case of peace rejection, will fall
the responsibility for the bloodshed
of 1918," according to a Berlin tele-
gram forwarded from Geneva by the
Exchange Telegraph company.
(By Associated Press.)
PETROGRAD, DEC. 15.—CHAS.
S. SMITH OF ST. LOUIS, MEMBER
OF THE AMERICAN CONSULAR
STAFF, AND JOHN F. STEVENS,
HEAD OF THE AMERICAN RAIL-
WAY COMMISSION TO RUSSIA,
HAVE BEEN ARRESTED BY THE
IBOLSHEVIKI GOVERNMENT, AC-
CORDING TO REPORTS TODAY.
We are told the allies' greatest need
is bi? guns. Well, we ought to be
j able to furnish them all the "big guns'
they need. We've been hearing them
roar over her all our lives.
We can't tell exactly what a su-
perb document the president's mes-
sage is until we hear the scourage
from the German press.
Russian Reports Confusing
! 1 ' (By Associated Press)
j London, Dec. 15.—Petrograd press
' dispatches throw little light on the
I Russian military situation. The Petro-
' grad official statements are confusing
and various reports are in circulation
regarding Generals Kaledine and
Korniloff, whose present whereabouts
and fortunes are not definitely known,
j The Bolsheviki government is still
■ represented as being determined t'
prevent the constituent assembly from
I accepting anything but Bolsheviki
views, but a disagreement among the
| leaders is still prevalent as to the
methods. All advices agree that the
contending forces want to enforce
only Russian law but the strongest
force is wielded by the Bolsheviki, ac-
cording to the correspondence of the
Post. Virtually all newspapers ex-
cept those favorable to or controlled
by the Bosheviki have been sup-
pressed.
The cities of Postov, Naksithevan
and Tatfanrotf in the don Cossack
country is in Bolsheviki hands, ac-
cording to an official news bureau re-
port.
General Kaledine, the Cossack
leader, the announcement adds, has
been arrested by Generals Kaldin and
Trotzky, who have been invited by
the mayor of Rostov to Novo Tcher-
kask, Cossack capital, to secure a
suspension of military operations.
St. Louis Man Known
(By Associated Press.)
St. Louis, Mo., Dec. 15.—The man
reported arrested in Russia is appar-
antly Charles S. Smith, formerly valu-
ation engineer for the Missouri Pa-
cific railway, who went to Russia with
the American commission.
FRENCH LOSE ONE SHIP ONLY
Paris, Dec. 15.—In the week end-
ing December 8 only one French stam-
ship of more than 1,600 tons was
sunk by German submarines. None
under that tonage was lost. Three
Frensh vessels were attacked but none
of them was destroyed. No fishing
vessels were sunk*
T o y 1 a n d! T oyland!'
DOLLS OF ALL KINDS FROM
35c to $7.50
ENDLESS VARIETY OF GAMES
PISTOLS
DOMINOS
BLACKBOARDS
BLOCKS
DRUMS
PIANOS
GIBBS' TOYS
ERECTORS
HORNS
WASHING SETS
TRUNKS
STOVES
DOLL BEDS
KITCHEN CABINETS
DOLL FURNITURE
TELEPHONES
PUMPS
LAUNDRY SETS
BANKS
TEN PINS
TRAINS
ENGINES
HIKE BIKES
KIDDY CARS
SEWING SETS
TOILET SETS
SMOKING SETS
SHAVING SETS
BOY SCOUT SUITS
INDIAN SUITS
HOBBY HORSES
TOY WAGONS
TOOL SETS
ELECTRIC ENGINES
ELECTRIC TRAINS
DOLL BUGGIES
VELOCIPEDES
STORY AND PICTURE BOOKS
FURNITURE OF ALL KINDS
KEPT IN A FIRST CLASS
HOUSE SUCH AS
BED ROOM SUITS
ROCKERS
KITCHEN CABINETS
DUEF0LDS
DRESSEftS
CHILD'S CHAIRS
COME AND SEE OUR FULL
LINE OF
CEDAR CHESTS
IMPORTED CHINA
CUT GLASS
SILVERWARE
COMMUNITY SILVERWARE
GUARANTEED 10 AND 25
MANICURING SETS
YEARS FLASH LIGHTS
NORFOLK HBW. & FURNITURE CO.
EAST BROADWAY
LET NO DEFIANT PERSON
ESCAPE RED CROSS WORKERS
IS WARNING SENT TO 0'DELL
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\ In telegram State Chairman X
* Phillips says it is no time for X
% quibbling when men are dying. *
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"Let no indifferent or defiant per-
son escape your workers. This is no
time for quibbling when men are
dying."
This was the admonition received
today by Arthur O'Dell, manager of
the Red Cross membership campaign
for Drumright in a telegram from L.
E. Phillips, state chairman of the Red
Cross Christmas membership cam-
paign, at Oklahoma City. The chair-
man also complimented Manager
O'Dell upon the start he has made and
expressed confidence in an overwhelm-
ing success for this icty.
The organiation of workers is now
completed and everything is in readi-
SPECIAL Sunday DINNER
ness for the big Red Cross member-
ship drive to start Monday morning.
Each worker has been assigned terri-
tory and has been instructed to put
every man, woman and child in the
city on the membership list during the
coming week.
The telegram received by Manager
O'Dell from State Chairman Phillips
follows:
'You have made a magnificent
start. I am confident that the finish
in your county will be overwhelming-
ly successful. It is all with you and
your helpers now. Do not try to
finish this job in one day. Remember
our soldiers, sailors and allies are at
their posts continuously.
"We have no more right to quit
before our job is finished than they
have before their work is complete.
Our job is to get at least one member
in every home. Let no indifferent or
defiant person escape your workers.
"Supplies go out from here soon
Chick' Broth with Noodles
Head Lettuce French Dressing
Roast Young Turkey, Cranberry Sauce
Mashed Potatoes ^u8a
Waldorf Salad with Whipped Cream
Hot Mince Pie with Brandy Sauce
Coffee Tea
Olives
Corn
Milk
Kansas City Waffle House
JEALOUS WOMAN PULLS
PISTOL IN STORE TO
KILL TRIFLING SWEETHEART
as received. Have your printers sup-
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ply you if ours don't arrive. It is no 1X
time for quibbling whqta men are dy- X RUSSIA AND GERMANY FOR
ing.
MULATE TREATY
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Amsterdam, Dec. 15.—A X
V treaty between Germany and X
(By Associated P. f .) V Russia has been formulated, ac- \
Thi I i ish made X cording to an official German X
BRITISH MAKE JSSfoTHF.R >
ADVANCE IN PALESTINE N
WAR OFFICE ANNOUNCES \
(By Associated Pres*)
London, Dec. 15
another advance in P;
east of Jerusalem, the
nounees.
.<? north-
office an-
statement received here. X
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X Enters store on North Ohio X
\ shortly before midnight looking X
\ for man whom she believed was X
X trifling on her love. X
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Driven desperate through jealousy
when she believed her sweetheart had
| kept a '.'date" with another woman,
Mrs. Abbie Phoenix who is stopping
at the Royal rooms, armed herself
with a pistol Thursday night and sal-
lied forth to bring her love affair to
a tragic ending. With the revolver
glittering in her hand the woman
walked into a store on North Ohio
avenue looking for the man she loved
and whom she accused of having tri-
fled on her love.
As the woman entered the front
door the man she sought entered the
back door and the two met in the mid-
ous anger the woman drew the pistol
to fire upon her lover but her hand
was staid. The "man" in the case
with full affection explained that he
had not looked into the eyes of an-
other damsel that night; that he had
been out among his gentlemen friends
and assured the Phoenix woman that
she was still the idol of his heart.
The mushy "save" proved the sa-
vior of his life for apparently satis-
fied that her sweetheart had not lied
to her, the woman put up her pistol,
the bleach in their love affair was
healed and the threatened tragedy
was averted.
When the woman drew the gun
there were several men in the store,
among them the proprietors. Believ-
ing that bullets were soon to fly some
of them crawled under the counter,
others hid behind shelves and some
went out the back door. The demon-
stration took place about 11 o'clock
die of the room. Flushed with jeal- at night.
>0 PER YEAR.
WR
iRS
VES TO
JSSACKS
Brest-Litovisk are
wed ish capital,
unanimous in sev-
jatches dated at 3
jmoon and printed
hat the Bolsheviki
•e is waning,
•patches make the
>r another that de-
viki from the sol-
n organization is
dissatisfaction is
ice cites instances
oops have refused
nians when or-
*re permitting the
them without re-
n
he population to
a foodstuff scar-
ig excuses for the
N
IAWNEE
[GOT HERE
>le his Ford and
•ad daylight from
*iness district of
as calling to the
machine was his,
terduy by T. H.
in Drumright in
He said he hM
g the Ford had
city by the two
the matter up
had just pur-
and driven it to
t Shawnee Mon-
he went into a
ping. When be
vo men climbing
he could reach
t up and sped
tests.
wheel gave the
it gas the other
r and with hia
:ave Cummings
hball," he saya.
NOS
PLACES
lERICANS
Pre «.)
lore than hall
'ly in the em-
s government
:e July, 1913.
ore than 1,200
vice, whereas,
before the ar-
-ratic adminia-
re than 2,600.
been a steady
Filipino em-
tent, the list
its Americana
ie government
'-year pension
nt of a year's
int, is largely
ber of Ameri-
lave increased
w was passed,
n 400 retire-
year saw al-
rrison admin-
3 Filipinos aa
f responsible
t service haa
these retired
ely Filipinos.
:he increasing
ment, due to
the islands,
g increase of
nent service.
by Masaad
ne 148.
hing was in
ting friends.
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