Oklahoma City Times (Oklahoma City, Okla.), Vol. 30, No. 56, Ed. 1 Friday, June 7, 1918 Page: 3 of 16
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OKLAHOMA CITY TIMES FRIDAY jtJNl T 191$
AMERICANS ON
BATTLE FRONT
IN FORGE NOW
U S Forces Will Swing Bal-
ance of Man-Power to Allies.
By 0. H. Ptrrlt.
(Copyright 1111. nr lha Naw York Tlmaa
lha chlraio Trlbuna anil tha Oklahoma
City Tlmaa (
WITH THE FRENCH ARMIES
June 7. The Ameri"ns are coming
into the battle front and will present-
ly be there in force. Thi front now
extendi over 200 mile. The superiority
to the aggressive force given by the
collapse cii Russia and Koutnania it
ebhing away.
This simple summary of essential
facti appears to me to justify on our
part a reasonable confidence. The
question will have arisen in some
minds whv1f the defenses of the
; Chemin deVfyames was as strong as I
"had represented them to be Jtst Mon-
day's attack should have so quickly
overcome them. Detailed narratives
are being accumulated which throw
IirIu on this.
I take the case of a division holding
the Fren-h left a week ao. We all
remember its front which was natural-
ly and artificially of the strongest. It
fcad nearly twelve hours notice of what
was . foot. In the first place the Ger-
man artillery preparation though short
was of infernal violence. The rolling
barrage was two miles deep and de-
stroyed the French telephone wires
snd filled the battery emplacements
and machine gun posts with various
kinds of poison gat and dust and ar-
tificial smoke' clouds isolated the
groups of defenders and hid the waves
of assault until they broke with four
fold superiority of force.
Many groups were thus surrounded
but fought on for a couple of hours
causing the enemy heavy losses. Many
short counter attacks delayed the ad-
vances and every line of trench wire
was ised but the liext most important
thing since reinforcements could not ar-
rive immediately wa9 that tjie mass of
the divisions should he held together
and drawn back gradually for the de-
fe: i of the more essential positions
These lay beyond the Soissons bridge-
head. Reinforced last Tuesdav the division
defended the pjateau southeast if Sois-
sons for four days with obstinate
heroism.
w.s.i.-
Victor Hugo Third
Is Instructor of
American Troops
By the Associated Press.
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY
IN PICAROY June 7-I.ieut. Victor
Hugo III great grandson of the famous
French author is attached to the Amer-
ican army as an instructor and distin-
guished himself in the capture of Can-
tljny recently. He is a clean cut young
fellow of 21 and was a student in Paris
when he entered the army as a member
of a famous chasseur regiment.
AMERICAN FLIER GETS
TWELFTH AIR VICTORY
FARIS June 7. (Havas agency)
The twelfth aerial victory of ' Second
I.ieut. Frank Baylies of New Hedford
Mass. and the sixth of Sergt. David E.
Putnam of Uronklinc Mass. was an-
nounced by the newspapers. Both
Americans are attached to French fly-
ing squadrons.
It is reported also that Lieutenant
Madorf has gamed his thirty-second
victory. Captain I'ensard won his nine-
teenth and Second Lieutenant Boyau
his fourteenth.
WIFE'S TROUBLE
COST HIM OVER
$2000HE SAYS
"Jutt a Few Bottles of Tanlac
Restored Her to Health"
He Sayi.
'"After I spent over $2000 for medi-
cines for my wife without doing her
any good it sure does seem wonderful
to me that just a few bottles of Tanlac
have restored her to health again" is
the remarkable statement made a few
flays ago liv Harry C. French who re-
sides at 21 La Branch street Hous-
ton. Texas
"Several months ago he continued
"my wife's health failed slie lost her
appetite and before I realired it her
condition had gotten to be so bad that
ahe was in danger of a complete break-
down. What little she forced herself . i
eat disagreed with her and she suffered
agonies from the Ras that rose from
the undigested food in her stomach.
She was badlv const inated njL suf-
fered from such terrible headacl9 that
her nervous svstetn went all to pieces
and she couldn't sleep more than half
the night. She worried so tnurh over
her condition and became so despond-
ent that she would hardly speak a
doren words during the day.
"I got several specialists to prescribe
for her and got her to take many dif-
ferent medicines aid positively nothing
did her the least good but Tanlac. Soon
after she started on her first bottle I
noticed that she was picking up and
getting to be more cheerful and she
has continued to Improve right along
ever ainre. She eats anything she
wants now and it all agrees with her.
she talks and laughs most all the time
and is always In a good htrmor. She
sleeps like a chltd and nothing worries
lirr at all. In fact she Is entirely li'. ;
a different person"
Tanlae is sold in Oklahoma City fcv
the Westfill Drug and leading drug-
gists and dealer everywhere. (Adv)
Perfect Gunfire ofPoilus
Kept Enemy at Distance in
Sunday's Marne Defense
By Edwin L. Jam.
(Copyright mi t ina Ktw York Tlmaa.
lha t'hliaio Trlbuna and Ida Oklahoma
Cltr Tlmaa
WITH THE ALLIED ARMIES
June $. Dust Marching men thousands
and thousands of them camions without
number belching little gum belching
big guns scurrying ambulances boche
prisoners most of them wounded and
then more dust that picture nicks to
one after two days spent behind the
allied lines Those days were Saturday
and Sunday days when the boche went
farthest south and was halted. A two
days' trip by automobile took me be-
hind a great portion of the allied lines
and brought many thrilling sights hut
none so magnificent as Sunday's shell-
ing of Chateau-Thierry and the hills
bark of it.
Gum Held Huna Back.
There is one big reason why on Sun-
day the boche was unable to bring
up troops to penetrate into Chateau-
Thierry and force the passage of the
river. That reason was the work of the
allied artillery on Sunday. Friday night
the bodies advance troops got iiito
Chateau-Thiery and tried to cross the
Marne by the four bridges of the city.
They were prevented by the machine
guns which with the artillery held bark
the foe Saturday and Saturday night.
That night the French guns were
brought up and placed in the hills south
of Chateau-Thierry and next morning
they got to work. Sunday June 2 was
a perfect summer day.
It was a day made for weddings and
joy. The boche had turned it into a dav
of death and hate. Ju-t south of
Chateau-Thierry rises a wooded ' ill
the distance of a kilometer and a half
nr two kilometers from the city.
On top of that bill with another New
York correspondent. I lav in the long
grass for three hours and watched the
work of our guns. Before us in a
splendid vista stretched the city through
it winding the war-famed Marne river.
More than half the city is north of the
river. The bills are bark of the city
five mrles and the terrain on either side
was in perfert view.
Lined on East Side of River.
Down in the city were the allied In-
fantry on one side of the river and the
boche on the other side. Back of the
city in clumps of trees lay the Ger-
man batteries with more in yonder
woods and still more guns in two near-
by villages we could see. The bodies
were all under rover; no one could he
seen from the hill hut the landing of
shells and the rattle of machine guns
fvery now and thev told us they were
there. Behind us the French guns cut
loose little ones middle-sized ones and
big ones.
With the naked eye we could see
where each shell hit. An airplane tfave
them the directions of the boche in a
clump of woods north of the city.
Then the shells began to hit around
winds and then four larffied right in ihe
midst of the chimp. Hehind a great
mill were the bodies. With the nicest
precision the French gunners sent
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shrapnel to explode In the air just
behind the mill every minute or 10
dropping big shells there
Perlect Artillery Fire.
For two hours we watched therri
shelling that position and only once was
the mill hit when a shell little low took
a piece out of one corner. Here and
there a house began to burn In the city
as some shell hit it squarely. The big
shells in the railroad yards were f l-
lowed by another which took the roof
neatly off a house. It seemed as if fifty
guns would let loose at once on that
poor city. All of the shells at times
t.ecined to fall on the other side of the
river just a few yards many of them
from where the allied machine gunners
and infairtry held the south bank of the
stream. Suddenly a movement ap-
peared on one of the roads. A mo-
ment later seven big shells lit right
there and there were no mote move-
ments in that place.
German Outfit Cut Off.
Scouting then showed the hiuhe guns
in a little village at the right. In two
minutes twenty shells landed in anil
around the village shooting geysers of
earth skywards when we left the guns
were still going strong and the little
boche outfit was cut off in Ch'teau-
Thierry where no more Huns could
come to aid them. We turned for a
last look as several salvos were let
go and they hit. Don Martin of the
Herald turned to me and said: "Good
(iod what would Broadway give to see
that show?" At one point on the trip
we came mt0 little village that was
filled with soldiers of all sorts and
sires. Most of them had been in the
French and British armies forced to
withdraw before the boche superiority
of numbers.
In a little cafe a forlorn Britisher
told his story. He belonged to the
British artillery. He said the on J e
had poured over the infantry front lines
and forced their reireat.' He and his
comrades lott everything but they
brought their guni away. There they
were their officer) pone their euip-
ment gone nn.st ol tliem broke a'id no
supplies. He hajd: "It's a rutten sort of
a joke I says."
Poilui Sing on Way to Fight.
We were Ifack of the allied lines
when the boche made bis drive Sunday
morning and the French me- him with
their reserves and rrtook wha' the Hun
had gained In the morning. We saw
French warriors on Ihe wi to fight.
We passed hundreds alter .nuidreds of
camions each with its poilus inginir
on the ir way to battle. Ar'J over ail
was the thickest sort of coveru g dust
but all the men seemed happy At one
stop visited was a French hospital
where an American woman was aiding
in the care of wounded. Not only the
hospitals hut the courtyard was filled
with stretchers of wounded fighters and
every now and then a dead one was
carried out. Ambulance after ambu-
lance came up with wounded and other
ambulances carried away oti er wounded
to the field hospitals front this evacua-
tion hospital.
All Nationa of Soldier Work.
A few minutes after we U(l the hos-
pital we passed a group of hoche prison-
ers guarded by poilus and nearly evety
one had boche something that pro-
duced a feeling of pronounced i atiisf ac-
tion. On the crowded roads to the bat-
tle front could be seen the soldiers of
almost all the allied nation working
as the cogs of one of the first concrete
reflections of the working uf the uni-
fied allirtl command. As wc left the
scene the sun was setting brautifully
but it was hard to see it sj thick was
the dust. A few miles to the north
the guns were booming booming.
BR AVE CHAPLAIN
IS DECORATED
BY CLEMENCEAU
French Premier Pays
Visits to Front.
Many
By O. H. Perrli.
(CnpirHaM. I'll hr tha Naw Tor Tlmaa
lha Chlraio Trlbuna and tha Oklahoma
I'lty Tlmaa )
TARIS June 7.-M. Clemenceau the
veteran French premier and war min-
ister never goes to the front and he
makes a rule of paying a flying visit
to the scene of operations three times
a week on an average without snmt
striking little story about him filtering
back to I'aris smut afterwards
The latest concerned the bestowal of
the cross of the legion of honor on the
Abbe Laurent a Capuchin priest who
d .inguished himself by hi devotion
to the men while acting chapluin of the
li.'rd infantry regiment. "Father" said
Clemenceau as he prepared to pin the
cross on the breast of the brave chap-
lafn "I have not the hontr of being
a Capuchin nevertheless I am sure you
will accept from my hand what I bring
for it is a cross and it it Franc who
offer it to you."
AT
WESTFALL'S
TOILET WA TERS
Harmony Toilet Waters assorted odors 30c 75c II (1.23 11.30 12.23
Mot Jontccl tt.00
Palmer's Toilet Water assorted odors 33c 73c 11.00
Marvis Toilet Water 11.00
Melba Toilet Water 11.00
Hudnut's Toilet Water 1.00 1.30 1.73
VANISHING CREAM
Violet Dulce Vanishing Cream 30c
Arbutus Complexion I ream Joe
Harmony Skin Cream 73c
Scoich-Tnne l ace Crearn JSc
Jontccl Combination Cream soc
Lady Mary Cream soc
Fowder I'uffs 3c 10c 13c 20c 23c
Wash Cloths 10c 3 for 23c
Wash Cloths 13c 2 for 23c
Select Lavender Flowers ioc packag
CANDY
Triola Sweets one-pound box 43c
Maxixe Cherries one-pound box 48c
Marian Chocolates one-pound box 30c
Huyler's Candy per pound 80c ll.OO
Liggett 's Chocolates per pound g.00
Chocolate Shop Chocolates per pound 11.23 tl.30
CIGARS
We offer Saturday to introduce them our Broadway Cigar at 3c each
This cigar is a domestic long filler Sumatra wrapped invincible shape.
S 1-4 inches long regular 6c cigar. We sell it on an absolute guarantee.
On Saturday only 3c each; boi of 30 12.38.
WESTFALL DRUG COMPANY
Eastman Kodak Agent Reiall Agent
These Clothes Tell Their Own Story
Slip them on see how they bring you out at your bent.
Sleect your choice from solid colors or handsome colored
mixtures. The Collegian label assures you quality and
value
1 n
Adler's
$20 to
Clothes
$35.00
Hat of all thape and
color 1.50 to $5.0U.
Low Shoes.
Summer Weight
Underwear.
Summer Weight
Clothes
$6.00 to $15.00.
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127 W. Grand
TV0 AMERICAN
WOMEN SAVE
FRENCH LIVES
Unaided They Care for Six
Hundred Wounded Mon
By Edwin L. James.
(Cupyrts-M. ISIS hr lha Naw Turk Tlmaa.
tha t hlratit Trlluihs and tha Oklahoma
CII? Tlmaa )
WITH THE AU.IF.D ARMIES
June 7. Some hundreds nf French
wounded probably owe their lives to
the pluck and the bravery of two Amer-
ican women. Mrs. Herbert (i. Squires
and Miss Mary lloyt Wyburg o( New
York. Alone and unaided except by
two nuns they cared for 600 French
wounded for twenty-four hour in a
little town hark of ihe Marne May 31.
These two noble women are working
In the French medical service. A nun-
nery has been turned into a hospital. It
was largely furnished through the ef-
fort of Mrs. Squires. That night the
wounded began to pour into the hot
pital. The capacity of 500 wis soon
takes up. Mr. Squire and MUt Hoyt
Wyburg t about doing what they
Could binding up wound and then .a
trainload of wounded from lha Marn
pulled into the station. 1 '
Htlped Uaload Would!
Miss Hoyt Wyburg went there snd
supervised unloading the wounded. Sh
weit through the train giving Inac-
tions to else the pa in nf the gravely
wounded. Th nrxt day she ihowed
me her finger. Time after tints h
had pierced her own finger in th
needed haste of th work of mercy.
Meanwhile Mrs. Squires wa busy at
the hospital.
The next day Capt. Sterling Bardi-
ley nf the American Rd Crot arrived
with Miss Mary Withers of th Red
Cross tnd Mrs Msry Hammond Miss
Peyton and Miss Meunlert loaned by
Mist Anne Morgsu's organisation.
Thete young women workef valiantly
and although unused to medical work
they had to do it and gave hundred of
Injections successfully.
Ftnch Doctor Arrlv.
That day Mr. Squires went to the
headquarter of the French army and
laid the situation hefor the command-
er with the result that a corn of doc-
tors arrived shortly aml saved the situation.
These women used In civil life to
gentler things to one soldier would
say that he was about to die to another
that he would get well and so on
alwav with a word nf cheer for those
j 1 . 7 1 1 f
wha coald bur tnd understand t
had kid kit! three hntira aU W i
sight hourt T
' "I don't how yon stand It Urr
Sqnlrss I said. 4
"I fust God ha given ut torn satrt
strength" ih (aid "I am very thaai
iui ivi iiiv fittiw a itid uttii auas ps
do." ' . -'
Call for 50000 '
Irish Volunteers (
Precludes Draft
(Oaprrtght 11 1 r lM Mew ar Ttm
tha Chlaas YrlkaM and tk Oklahoma
City Tlmae.)
DUBLIN June 0. It Is highly tig.
niflcent thst Freeman Journal which
I Dillon' mouthelsc fn Dublin pm
regard Lord French' call lor SOjOOO
voluntary recruits st msrklng definitely
abandonment of conicriptloa and con-
sequently achievement of parpoM for
which Irish partly left Wsitmlnttcr snd
came to their own country Independ-
ent which I mor or Is th organ of
the Sinn Fein goes to r a to wish
new effort luccest if It mean aa end
of conscription project It I implied
In proclamation that new recruiting will
be drafted into Irish divisions but def
inlte undertaking to this effect ought
to be given.
KERR'S
Tha Store Different
KERR'S
important Saturday Offerings
Saturday the Last Day of Our
Summer Sale of Toilet Articles
Tomorrow night brinsrs thin very Interesting economy event to clow. Tnla
then in a warning. If you would lay up a generous aupply of tha many little
requisite that you'll more than likely have fine une for before the leauon ii end-
cu aim at inc name ume aenire 10 SA V ci oUli.M AIN-
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Face powdars dantal praparatlons
talcum powdars craamt and lotions
tollat soaps toilat waters shaving pra-
arations and miscellaneous tollat articles.
All are Included. Typical of the excellent values
again for Saturday the last day are these fine econo-miei.
Wool Powder
Puffs
Cttnle of bast alsaa
7c 10c 14c
Packer'a Tar
Shampoo
Liquid Nhampoe
Soap
42c
Sempra
Glovine
Tha lilt la pink
completion eaka
3c
Massata
Talcum
Powder
rer ran Only
14c
Jap Rose
Talcum
Per fan Only
10c
Pebeco Tooth
Paste
Rrfiilar alia
37c
Dorrin's
Rouge
Ursula r !:
tirunetla tint
44c
Woodbury's
Facial
Soap 19c cake
Or a box of
3 cakes 55c
Daggett ttc
Ramsdell's
Cold Cream
Specially priced
42c
Mary Garden
Talcum
Mary Datdan nr
lllao Offrieai choice
47c
Ideal Hair
Brushes
Double hrlallaa anil
watnrprnor on salt
89c
Cuticura Soap
At a cake
19c 3 for SSc
Mentholatum 1 Lambert's
In two alsaa
17c and 38c
Non-Spi
fravanta perspira
tion
37c
Listerine
tn t llsaai apaelal
19c 39c 79c
Odorono
In two alsaa
21c and 42c
Its worth a special visit to our siore
tomorrow to get one of these new
Wirthmor '$ 1 .00 Waists
If you were to come here tomorrow to buy nothing more
than one of these Wirthmor dollar Waists the trip would
be well worth while.
As with all Wirthmor Waists theyare mostunusual in
value and they are thesame genteel pretty Styles that will
also go on sale tomorrow in all the larger citiesthroughout
the country.
Although the cost of everything that goes into their
making has advanced radically there's been no ad-
vance in the price of these far-famed dollar Waists.
It's only because of the many large economies of the
Wirthmor Flan under which these Waisfa are made and
sold that such splendid values are possible.
Just Another "Reminder"
Our 10th Birthday Celebration
Begins On Monday June 10th
New Box
Stationery
50c
Dainty s can he this new (1st
box of . French lswn stationery.
The edge are finished with a
very narrow band of gold. It I
here in variou patteT tint. In-
eluding pink blue buff orchid
lilac snd khaki. An extreme vtlus
tomorrow st 50c box.
Msin Floor
'Kerchiefs
Th ree Fine Values
Women' Japan 811k
Haadkrckif in light col-
ored centeri with pretty
fancy borders. Specially
priced Saturday at
I9c
Women' Colortd Lawa
Hsndktrchlei. Made in
Rrlfast. A pleasing array
of coloring and design.
Saturday choice at
3 for 50c
Men' Soft rinihl Cam-
bric Haadksrcnisfs full
site and neatly hemstitched.
F-xtra values indeed for
Saturday at
3for25c
KERR DRY GOODS COfiPM
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