The Okfuskee County News (Okemah, Okla.), Vol. 15, No. 20, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 21, 1918 Page: 2 of 8
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THE OKFUSKEE COUNTY NEWS
SENATOR WATSON OPPOSES
OVERMAN BILL
1-WHEAT
Use more corn
2-MEAT
Use more fish and beaus
3---FATS
Use just enough
4-SUGAR '
Use syrup
5- MONEY
Open an account with us
C C WALKER Pres
P E QlliSON Vice Pres
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H A DOLES Cashier
Q E CLOWERS Asst Cashier
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GERMANS RENEW WAR
WITH RUSSIA
Amsterdam Feb 16 — An' agreement
has been reached between Germany
and Austria-Hungary whereby in the
military action being necessary the
German troops will be confine J t? the
frontier of great Russia and the Aus-
trians to Ukraine only This an-
nouncement is made in a Vienna dis-
: patch
Stockholm Feb 18 — The Germans
resumed war measures against Russia
today the Social Demokraten says
Their fire objective is the seizure of
Estaonia and Livonia it declares
“Within a week we will occupy Re-
val” General Hoffman German mili-
tary representative at the Brest-Lit-ovsk
peace conference is reported to
have told the Russians late in Janu-
ary when they asked what would hap-
pen if they did not accept Germany’s
final terms '
Carrying Out T! reat
The Social Demokraten’s announce-
ment indicates that Germany is mov-
ing to carry out this threat Reval is
the capital of the province of Esthonia
It is situated on the Gulf of Finland
and has been one of the principal Rus-
sian naval bases for Baltic operations
It had a population before the war of
between 60000 and 70000
The German occupation of Rigal
last fall and the extension of their in-
vasion northward gave them posses-
sion of a portion of the province of
Livonia
Occupation of Reval would natural-
ly be one of the first steps to be taken
were a military advance upon Petro-
grad in prospect A railroad runs
thence along the coast to the capitol
which is about 200 miles distant
Bolsheviki Take Kiev Killing 4000
Petrograd Saturday Feb 9 — Kiev
one of the principal cities of the
Ukraine was captured by the Bolshe-
( viki on Friday after sanguinary fight-
ing The streets were filled with dead
or wounded While the fighting was
at its height on Thursday the city was
bembarded by bolsheviki aviators
The casualties at Kiev are estimated
at 4000 killed and 7000 wounded
The bolshekiv army commandcts re-
port having defeated forces of Gen-
eral AlexifT and General Adelli occu-
pying Tangantorod a Russian seaport
in the Don Cossack territory
Voronezh capital of the province of
Voronezh also is sftid to be in the
hands of the bolshevik troops
FRENCH DEMOLISH
ENEMY DEFENSES
The knife and fork are implements
of war In skillful hands they can
further our cause as do rifles on the
firing line Economize by saving food
and doing without the things that are
unnecessary Buy War Savings
Stamps
Grand Headquarters of the French
Army in France Feb 17 — More than
5000 shells of every caliber wore
launched by the French batteries in
the course of fifteen minutes in prep
aration for a trench raid northeast of
Courey northwest of Rheims A small
party of infantry selected for this’ op-
eration went over the top at the ap-
pointed hour but not alone for the
spirit of the French troops was such
that many others even orderlies ac-
companied them across the churned
ground
Every trench was found leveled
the barbed wire had almost disap-
peared although a few of the shelters
remained untouched
In these twelve Germans had taken
refuge until the gunfire ceased they
then dashed out in an effort to flee
but the attempt was futile The Ger-
man batteries observing that their
comrades were killed or captured
opened fire indiscriminately upon cap-
tors and prisoners but virtually all
were able to reach the French lines
The French casualties were only one
dead and seven wounded while the
ground over which the engagement
had taken place was thickly covered
with German bodies
The raiding party also brought back
much valuable information regarding
the German dispositions in the vicin-
ity of Fort Brimont around which
much movement has recently been observed
MARRIAGE URGED FOR
U S SOLDIERS
Birmingham Ala Feb 17 — De-
claring that in England “we are doing
everything possible to encourage the
men to marry” Lieut Col R V K
Applin of the Fourteenth British Hus-
sars in an address here tonight urged
American mothers to encourage their
soldier-sons to marry before going
abroad to fight
“Children must be born” he de-
clared in referring to the British ef-
forts to encourage marriages “to fill
the void left by the thousands of
deaths each week in the British army
during the past three ’years”
The speaker also asserted that he
had visited twelve army camps in the
United States and that he never had
seen “better fed better looking and
better cared for soldiers anywhere in
the world”
The government needs your dollars
Buy War Savings Stamps
“Shal we win this war?” Millions
answer “Yes” Out with your dollars
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Your Savings
What are you doing with them? Are you letting
them dribble out a little here and a little there for
things that will be of little if any benefit to you?
Or are you keeping them intact so they may grow
into a respectable sum that will count when you see the
chance for a good investment?
A BANK ACCOUNT
keeps your money all in a lump ready at any time you
need it And if you get the savings habit it is worth
almost as much as the savings themselves
This bank solicits your account large and small
Let us help you toward capitalism
“DEPOSITS GUARANTEED’1
Citizens State Bank
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Washington Feb 18 — Provisions
of the Overman bill giving President
Wilson wide powers to reorganize the
war branches of the government were
denounced as “unconstitutional” and
“autocratic” by Senator Watson to-
day in the course of a speech in sup-
port of the senate draft of the admin-
istration’s railroad bill
“The Overman bill” declared Sena-
tor Watson “confers upon the presi-
dent unheard of powers many of
which to my mind are not justifiable
but the most reprehensible feature of
that measure in my judgment is the
one that provides that this autocratic
authority shall continue for one year
after the termination of the war ’
Why This Power?
“Why this provision ? Why seek in
that measure as in the railroad bill
to perpetuate power asked to prose-
cute the war into days when there
shall be no war? They are not con-
stitutional they are not in harmony
with the spirit of our institutions
“I am willing to confer upon the
president” the Indiana senator con-
tinued “all the powers necessary to
win this war I have voted for sev-
eral measures the necessity of which
I doubted because he stated that the
authority was essential to the suc-
cessful prosecution of this conflict
but I am convinced that in order - to
win this war it is unnecessary to con-
fer upon the president these tre-
mendous powers for a period of peace
long after the conflict shall have
ceased
Should End With Peace
“To that end let us therefore re-
solve with the proclamation of peace
he president shall surrender all’ the
vast powers willingly conferred upon
him by an aroused people because of
the exigent necessities of war that
this nation shall return to the kind of
republic founded by the revered fa-
thers of the union”
Senator Watson approved the pro-
vision in the railroad bill limiting gov-
ernment control over the railroads to
eighteen months after the war
In his opinion Senator Watson said
the war will mark a new era in rail-
road management
Competitive System Has Gone
“I believe the old system of compe-
tition is gone forever that the Sher-
man anti-trust lav so far as it aifects
railroad combinations will be re-
pealed and that anti-pooling laws di-
rected at railroad operations will be
abrogated and a plan will be adopted
which will give the government prac-
tical control of American railroads
without the weakness and inefficiency
incident to government ownership”
Adoption of the standard of com-
pensation provided in the bill was
also urged by Senator Watson
“It may be necessary” he added
“to carry out this vast project for the
president to raise the rates and he
should be given the power to assume
the initiative in this undertaking”
TIME LIMIT FOR WAR INSUR-
ANCE FIXED APRIL 12
Oklahoma City Okla Feb 20 —
That every Oklahoma boy who has en-
listed in the army or the navy should
protect himself and his dependants
against the ill fortunes of war is the
purpose of the Oklahoma State Coun-
cil of Defense
War life insurance is issued on a
basis so cheap that a large sum of
money must be made up by the fed-
eral treasury to pay the difference
between the regular premium and in-
cidentals and the sum which the sol-
diers and sailors are asked to pay It
is the desire of the government that
every man take out the full amount
$10000 not only for the protection of
relatives but for his own protection in
case he is permanently disabled
The time limit has been extended
from February 12 to April 12 The
Oklahoma State Council of Defense
will send three good speakers to Camp
Travis and Camp Bowie Tex to urge
the troops to take this insurance
Thousands of pamphlets have been or-
dered which will be sent to local draft
boards and through’ them delivered to
selected men and their families
WAR SAVINGS STAMPS
IN ANY AMOUNT
Muskogee Okla Feb 18
All County Chairmen:
The following telegram just re
ceived will be of especial interest to
you at this time:
“Oklahoma City Okla 4:50 p m
Feb 16 1918
Geo W Barnes
Director War Savings Campaign
Muskogee Oklahoma
I have just received eight million
one hundred twenty-five thousand dol-
lars War Savings Stamps Can sup-
ply all emergency needs
WEAVER
' Postmaster”
You no doubt know Mr Weaver will
supply your demands upon requisition
either by letter or by wire
Respectfully -
G W BARNES
State Director
SIGN 300000 PLEDGES
TO FIGHT KAISER
GROW A GARDEN IS SLOGAN
OF GARDEN BUREAU
Oklahoma City Okla Feb 20 —
“Grow a garden” has become the slo-
gan of the Garden Bureau of the Ok-
lahoma State Council of Defense and
this spirit has permeated every office
at the State House in Oklahoma City
“Grow a Garden” has been stamped
upon nearly every piece of the volum-
inous correspondence and printed mat-
ter which has gone out from every
government department at the capi-
tol County directors are being rapidly
appointed and the organization of
gardening forces in the state is al-
most complete The latest bulletin
issued by the bureau touches on the
planting of tomatoes peppers and egg
plants failure to grow which success-
fully is often due to not starting the
plants in advance - The seed should
be planted in a flat or plant box and
in four Veeks transplanted to a cold
frame Use a sprinkling can or per-
forated tin bucket or can to avoid
washing the seed from the soil Place
the box after planting in a warm
place When seeds have germinated
keep the box in a light place in a win-
dow or on a shelf outside a window
PRIZES OFFERED FOR
THRIFT “JINGLES”
The school children of Georgia are
being offered prizes for Thrift “Jin-
gles” First second third and fourth
prizes are awarded ' Here is one sub-
mitted by a patriotic and clever
youngster:
“Little Savings Stamps of Green
Saved by every one
Makes a mighty war machine
And a victory won
“Sing a song of war-time
A country full of camps —
Fifty million patriots
Buying Savings Stamps
“See the pennies flowing
In a steady stream
To keep the soldiers going
And smash the kaiser’s dream”
Oklahoma City Okla Feb 20 —
Over 300000 Oklahomans have
pledged loyal support to the nation in
the world war by signing the loyalty
pledges offered in the organization of
the school district councils of defense
throughout Oklahoma Another hun-
dred thousand cards were ordered
printed oy the Oklahoma State Coun-
cil of Defense and it is believed that
more than a half million will be need-
ed to supply the demand
Reports to the state council from
county councils of defense show that
the sooner the state is thoroughly
awake not only to the- national peril
but to the individual responsibility of
every man woman and child in win-
ning the war without unnecessary
sacrifice of American blood
NEGROES WILL PLANT
‘ LARGE GARDENS
Norman Okla Feb 21 — One thous-
and negro employees of the lumber
yards of Idabel will be furnished with
garden fence for gardens which they
will be urged to plant this spring The
darkies will no doubt be humming
something like this as they help win
the war:
“I’s gwin to dig them trenches
Mah gardin seed tu sow
I’s gwin’ to whup de Kizah
In de gardin wid mah hoe”
AMERICAN SOLDIERS OUT-
CLASS ALLIES AND ENEMIES
Chicago Feb 18 — American sol-
diers have the biggest feet of any sol-
diers in history according to Allan B
Albert of the war camp committee
service ' But they also have the great-
est chest measure the largest hat-
bands and the widest step he said
- “Our soldier is a far better type
than those of our enemies or our al-
lies” declared Mr Albert
American boys are dying for their
country' Surely you can save for it
Buy War Savings Stamps
Money placed at interest works day
and night in wet and dry weathei Buy
War Savings Stamps
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WHILE SAVING SERVE
Your Country
By buying WAR SAVINGS
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INSURANCE FOR BOTH
SOLDIER AND SAILOR
Every American soldier or sailor
lost on the torpedoed transport Tus-
cania was protected by the United
States Government insurance and
Government compensation This has
been officially announced by Secretary
McAdoo
Those who had not applied for in-
surance were covered by the automatic
insurance under the law which is pay-
able to a wife child or widowed
mother This automatic insurance ag-
gregates $4300 netting $25 a month
for 240 months
Of those who had applied for and
obtained insurance many had taken
out the maximum amount of $10000
netting $5750 a month for 240 months
There have been various causes for
delay in forwarding checks to the de-
pendents of soldiers and sailors
The distance of many of the appli-
cants from Washington and the mail
congestion prevailing more or less all
over the country have caused delay
both in the receipt of the applications
hy the Treasury and the receipt of the
checks by the beneficiaries
Another cause is that of the checks
sent out — 10000 — could not be deliv-
ered because the dependants to whom
the checks were payable had moved
leaving no forwarding addresses or
the addresses originally given were in-
complete or erroneous or so illegibly
written that they could not be proper-
ly deciphered
Nearly half a million checks were
mailed out in January and all possible
expedition is being made to get all the
addresses and other details correct so
that the dependents of the soldiers
and sailors will receive their allow-
ances promptly and certainly
FOOD NOTES
War commission visits Olahoma
March 10-16 speaking in thirty-eight
leading towns
Goats have butted into the food
problem in Arizona '
Remember the Wheatless day and
keep it Wholly
Whip the kaiser in your kitchen
A Philadelphia firm is doing its part
by ordering five carloads of pinto
beans Have a beany menu
Our soldiers to France will be fed
according to menus issued by the
National Food Administration
Pies and doughnuts may be used in
public eating places on wheatless days
— provided they are at least one-third
non-wheat flour
Sweet and Irish spuds are substi-
tutes for flour and may be sold at the
ratio of four pounds of spuds to ev-
ery pound of flour
Several women fainted from cold
and exhaustion while waiting in the
bread line in London the other day
A British grocer sold a shoulder of
mutton at one cent more than ’ the
price set by the food controller He
was fined $250
The New Zealand government has
fixed the price for its new wheat crop
at $141 per bushel
Woman’s friend is a large Trial
bottle of Sanol Prescription Fine for
blackheads Eczema and all rough skin
and clear complexion A real skin
tonic Get a 35c trial bottle at the
drug store
WHEATLESS WEEKS MAY
BECOME NECESSARY
IK IT?
Washington Feb 18 — Wheatless
weeks instead of wheatless days are
imminent unless production is in-
creased the senate agriculture com-
mittee was told today by C H Hyde
of Alva Okla representing the Okla-
homa state council of defense who
said that price-fixing by the food ad-
ministrator should be extended to
wheat substitutes
Tend to Reduce Production
Meatless and wheatless days have
tended to decrease production in Ok-
lahoma the reduction in the consump-
tion having created a surplus he
said:
Hyde suggested that authority to
fix prices be either increased by per-
mitting price-fixing on all commodi-
ties or curtailing the food adminis-
tration’s authority to - stipulate the
price of wheat and other food com-
modities '
Every time an attempt is made to POSITIVELY the best remedy for
control food the price of substitutes dread disease Eczema Also
to consumers goes up Mr Hyde said Uch Barber’s Itch Ringworm Toe
Same as Fixing Prices ftch Sweaty Galded or -Bad
The food administration last No- Smellimf Feet Price $100
vember he said declared no attempt mvnnnpr
to control prices for hogs is in con- MAN KIN 5 DANDRUFF
temptation but bulletins sent out by REMEDY and hair tonic abso-
the food administration advising stock- lately REMOVES the Dandruff
raisers to hold their hogs at a stipu- prevent the hair falling out also
lated price he contended were equiva- top aU itching on first applies
lent to fixing the price tion Price $100
Chairman Gore said the bill to fix MANKIN’S HEALING SALVE
the price of wheat at $250 would be no equa for 0U ore8 car
rushed along and an attempt made to buncles Inflamation of any kind
place it in the agricultural bill now £tc price 5Q cents
pending i
SATISFACTION GUARANTEED
Sanol Eczema Prescription is the
famous old remedy for all forms of
Eczema and skin diseases Sanol is
guaranteed remedy Get a large
trial bottle at the drug store
OR MONEY REFUNDED
The above articles (or sale by all first
class Druggists
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