The Claremore Progress (Claremore, Okla.), Vol. 26, No. 34, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 12, 1918 Page: 1 of 8
This newspaper is part of the collection entitled: Oklahoma Digital Newspaper Program and was provided to The Gateway to Oklahoma History by the Oklahoma Historical Society.
Extracted Text
The following text was automatically extracted from the image on this page using optical character recognition software:
HIS
T0Ric
M- «'
otitic
THE CLAREMORE PROGRESS fet
VOLUME XXVI—NO. 34
CLAREMORE. OKLAHOMA, THURSDAY. SEPT. 12. 1918
ONE DOLLAR A TEAS
REGISTRATION ROLES
FOR SEPTEMBER 12TH
How Great Registration of Men For
Overseas Service Will be Conduct-
ed on September 12th
FAILURE TO REGISTER—1 YEAR
*
(Governor Will Supervise Registration
According to Unofficial Statement.
To Register in Voting Precincts
According to information received,
the following procedure will he held
in the conduct of the coming draft
re istra. ion wnich will take place on
Thursday, September 12th:
St ite headquarters, local boards and
other officials of the state will hold
themselves in readiness to proceed
promptly with their work of registra-
tion on the date fixed.
Existing draft machinery will he
used with such increased facilities and
additional registrars as are required
for this enrollment. The governors
of fie states, under th«- President's
proclamation will probably be railed
upon to supervise this registration,
and the Adjutant General, or draft ex-
ecutive, will be the central administra-
tive authority. All local hoards will
have immediate direction and super-
vision within their respective jurisdic-
tion. The actual registration will be
made in the customary voting pre-
cincts within the jurisdiction of each
hoard or in such other places its the
local board having jurisdiction shall
designate by public notice.
Rulings issued by the Provost Mar-
shall General as to persons who are
required to register under the act will
he as follows:
All male persons who shall have at-
tained their IXth birthday mid shall
not have attained their 4tith birthday
on or before the day set for registra-
tion by the President must register.
The only exceptions are:
(A >) Persons, who, prior to the day
set for registration by the President,
have registered under the terms of
the act approved May IK, 1917, (which
fixed the original age limit at 21 to
HO inclusive) or under the terms of the
public resolution of congress approved
May 20, 1918, (providing for the reg-
istration since June 5, 1917, of those
reaching the age of 21 years), wheth-
er called for public service or not, and
(B) Officers anil enlisted men of
the regular army; officers appointed,
and men of the forces drafted, under
the provisions oft he net approved May
18, 1917; officers and enlisted men of
the National Guard while in the ser-
vice of the United States; anil the of-
ficers of the officers reserve corps and
ennlisted men in the enlisted reserve
corps while in the service of the Uni-
ted States; and
(C) Officers and enlisted men of
the navy and marine corps nnd offic-
ers and enlisted and enrolled men of
the naval reserve force and marine
corps reserve while in the service of
the United States, and
(D) Diplomatic representatives,
technical attaches of foreign embas-
sies and legations, consuls general,
consuls and consular agents of for-
eign countries residing in the United
States.
Persons not subject to registration
solely on account of being in the niil-
itary or naval service of the United
States become subject to registration
and are required to register immedi-
ately upon leaving such military or
naval service.
Citizens of the United States or
persons who have declared their in-
tention to become citizens of the Uni-
ted States who do not register on ac-
count of absence from the territorial
limits of the United States are re
quired to register within five days af-
ter their return to the United States.
The regulations will warn regis-
trants and all other persons charged
with a knowledge of the regulations,
that ignorance of the provisions will
not excuse them.
These regulations are to have the
force and effect of law, and all per-
sons required by these regulations to
be registered and all persons
who may claim any right or priv-
ilege in respect of any registrant, will
be charged with knowledge of the
provision in repsect of any registrant,
will be chargeil with knowledge of the
provisions hereof. Failure by any
person required to be registered to
perform any duty prescribed by these
regulations is a misdemeanor, pun-
ishable by imprisonment for one year,
and may result in the loss of valuable
rights and privileges and an immedi-
ate induction into the military ser-
vice.
Local police authorities in all parts
of the country will co-operate with
the government in the enforcement of
order on registration day. Regula-
tions to be prescribed and sent to
draft officials of the various states
will contain the following provisions:
On the day set for registration all
federal marshals, deputy marshals and
^investigating agents, and all |iolice
officers, state, county, township, mu-
nicipal, and towit—of whatever grade
or call, shall hold themselves in read-
iness to render whatever assistance
may lie necessary in preserving order
at places of registration nnd in as-
sisting in bringing about a complete
registration.
All marshals, deputy marshals, in-
vestigating agents, and police officers
shall examine the registration lists
and report without delay to the local
lioards the names of any persons
known by them to have failed to reg-
ister themselves when liable to regis-
tration; and it shall be the duty of
local boards to report to the proper
United States District Attorney all
cases coming to their attention of
persons who have failed to present
themselves for registration as requir-
ed by law.
Police officers may require any per-
son subject to registration to exhibit
his registration certificate
ITS EASY TO SAVE FOOD
by Edward F. Trefz
1 have seen some of your boys in
hospital wards, gassed shell shock-
er!, nriinied One of them had to be
carrier' in a sack because he had
lost ooth legs. Yet I come home
here to this side of the Atlantic
and find people quarreling about
the new restaurant regulations.
General, or member of a local board
will proceed at once to name another
officer or agent for such duty, and
will bring the fact of such refusal or
failure, and the circumstances con-
nected therewith, to the attention of
the proper United States District At-
torney, with a view to the institution
of prosecution of such officer or
ngent, as provided in Section ti of the
act approved May 18, 1917.
It is essential that the iieople of
this state shall accord the fullest
measure of co-operation in the carry-
ing out of this order. Ignorance of
the law and of regulations issued by
proper authority under the law ex-
cuses no one. All persons on the bor-
der line of registration will be re-
quired to give adequate proof that
they are outside of the age limit speci-
fied. The penalty for failure to reg-
ister is one year's imprisonment, and
no man can exonerate himself by the
payment of a fine.
SANE CHAIRMEN WILL
SUPERVISE WAR WORK
I hey Will Mead The Work and Direct
The Activities of the War Board
Organization in the Drives
CENSUS CARDS CONFIDENTIAL
No One Will Be Permitted to Inspect
Same Except War Board and the
Rating Committee of the Same
It is desired understood at this time
that the various branches of war work
in the future as in the past will be un-
der direct charge of the County Chair-
men as heretofore existing. That is
to say, John (j. Adams will have com-
plete charge of the Red Cross drives,
E. G. Bay less the Liberty Loan drives,
F. S. Walker the Thrift and W. S.
Stamp drives, etc.
their particular branch of war work
The various men will have charge of
but in all drives the War Board organ-
ization will be utilized to do the actual
work. In each drive the workers will
operate in the districts already as-
signed each by the War Board. The
chairmen of the various war activities
will supervise the organization pre-
paratory to and during the drive. Thus
the organization will work under a
different head each time but the same
organization will work at all times.
Another phase of the activities of
the War Hoard needing publicity at
this time is the fact that the census
cards, giving an individual's financial
statement, will be strictly confidential
and will not be subject to inspection
by any person other than members of
the War Hoard, and the Rating Com-
mittee of the War Hoard. They must
necessarily see the cards hut no one
else will be permitted to inspect them.
Some have felt a hesitancy about
signing the cards and giving the in
formation desired because they did not
feel inclined to place their private af-
fairs before the public This hesitancy
should not be shown now that the
matter has been explained. Every
thing will be confidential.
The census now being taken in the
county, according to Secretary Shaw,
is progressing nicely and will soon be
completed. The rain has in the rural
districts impeded the work some but it
is proceeding satisfactorily and the
census cards will soon be in the hands
of the War Board from which to mak
a card index to assess the individual
quotas when the drive comes on. These
cards will from time to time be revis
e«l as circumstances and changing con
I'tions warrant and demand.
A BOX FROM HOME
Wa
J
L r*ttu by Utuu William*. L lvl lon of PlctorUtJ I'ubilclty.
Food saving* of millions of Americans during our first year of war enabled this govern-
ment to send enormous food shipments abroad for our fighting forces and the Allied nations.
Our savings in cereals—out of a short crop—amounted to 154,900,000 bushels; all of which was
shipped to Europe. We increased our meat and fat shipments 844,600,000 pounds. This was
America's "box from home" to our army abroad and the civilians and military forces of the
Allied nations.
CITIZENS WILL HELP
CLEAN THE TOWN
At Warm Meeting of Council of De-
fense Monday Night Special Com-
mittee In Authorized
WILL WORK WITH THE OFFICERS
These Citizens Will Help (.ather Evi-
dence With Ultimate Object
of Closing Joints
BAYLESS ATTENDS THE
LIBERTY LOAN MEETING
Plans For the Next Drive Are Being
Made; It Will Be On Individual
Quota Basis, Fair To All
OYER THE TOP IN ONE DAY
I'his Was The Record For Rogers
County the Last Drive; Expect To
Do It This Time Easier
Wednesday of this week E. G. Bay-
less. county chairman of the Liberty
Bond work, attended a meeting of
the county chairmen of the First Con-
gressional district, held at Tulsa, at
which time plans for the next Liberty
Hond drive were discussed.
It will lie the plan the next drive to
work on the individual quota basis, the
card index system thruout the entire
states. The Federal Reserve district
will assess a quota to the state, the
state to the county, the county to the
state. The Federal Reserve district
school district. The ouota each
resident of the school districts
will be expected to buy will then be
assessed on a percentage basis in pro-
portion to the individual's ability to
Suy.
Mr. Hayless is at this time arrang-
ing the work and organizing for the
coming drive. lie is in daily commu-
nication with the various chairmen
over the county and they are getting
their workers lined up. The last loan
Rogers county was the first county in
the state to go over the top. It was
In every case in which a duly des- done in a single day. It is believed it
ignated officer or agent refuses or can be done again and easier this
fails to act, the Governor. Adjutant time from previous experience gained.
A warm meeting of the Claremore
Council of Defense was lield at the
Baptist church Monday night and was
well attended. The business meeting
was preluded by a short program ar
ranged by Mrs. A. T. Challburg and
Mrs. Mary A. Davis, the entertainment
committee of the local Council.
The session was opened with "Amer
ica,"sungina rousing manner by the
audience, after which Miss Ouita
Johnston rendered a beautiful solo of
a patriotic nature. The audience then
sang "Keep the Home Fires Burning,"
after which the business before the
Body was taken up.
Louis Bendit, chairman of the Chel-
sea Council of Defense, was present
anil, upon invitation, delivered an in-
teresting and impressive address, con-
fining his remarks to what individual
freedom means to mankind. He spoke
of his early days, spent in Europe. His
mother was of Prussian extraction.
He told of the limitations placed up-
on the citizenship of Prussia and Ger-
many and said he thanked God that
he was an American and far removed
from the surroundings of his early
life and that he never failed to raise
his voice to help that form of govern-
ment which guarantees equal rights
and equal liberty to one and all. His
address was roundly applauded as he
is a man of spirit and fire, determin-
ation and intelligence.
Dr. W. S. Johnson, as a member of
the committee from the Council of De-
fense to co-operate with the city au-
thorities to the end that the mosqui-
I toes may be done away with in Clare-
1 more, made a report He said he had
made a thorough investigation and
found most of the mosquitoes were
breeding in Cat creek where the city
sewers empty and he believed a septic
tank to care for and purify the refuse
water of the city would do away with
this breeding place. Either this, he
said, or an extension of the sewer for
about a mile south, thus further re-
moving the breeding place.
His report was followed by a state-
ment bv City Attorney L. S. Robson,
who informed the gathering that the
city government wns at present look-
ing into the matter of buildintr a sep-
tic tank to take care of this situation.
He explained that some time ago a
septic tank was considered but at that
time it was found, upon investigation,
that it would be impossible to build
such a tank that would do the work
from the fact that the presence of
Radium water blocked the way for the
chemists. He went on to say that at
present a sample of the refuse water
was on its way to the chemists again
and if they reported that a septic tank
would he plausible and possible at this
time, one would be constructed by the
eitv as soon as possible.
R. C. Meloy made an interesting
talk on the "Fair Price" list, recent-
ly made public by the Fair Price
Committee of Rogers county, appoint-
ed by the Food Administration. He
said, upon investigation, and compari-
son of the Fair Price List, as pub-
lished, with the present pervading
prices, he found the Fair Prices in
some instances to be higher than the
present prices. He made a motion
that the Fair Price Committee of the
Council of Defense get together with
the Fair Price Committee of the Food
Administration and try and make
some adjustments. The motion carried.
The meeting then grew warm. Mr.
Meloy in a later talk urged upon the
Council of Defense to take some action
toward cleaning up the moral situa-
tion in Claremore before the United
States took a hand and thus gave
Claremore a black eye over the coun
try! He -tateil that federal authori-
ties had been in Claremore in recent
lays investigating conditions here
and. altho he did not know what their
report would be, from remarks heard
he judged the report would not be fa-
vorable. He asked that Claremore
cl«nn her own yards.
This precipitated a warm discus
•sion on moral conditions in Claremore.
Each speaker called a spade a spade
and did not beat about the bush in ex
pressing his sentiments. Finally, :>f
ter much talk pro and con, it was de-
cided that there should be no hard
feelings created, no dissention; that
the best thing to do would lie for citi-
zens to assist officers in the fight
against vice and for better conditions.
Co-operation should be the watch-
word.
A motion that Chairman John May-
berry appoint a committee of 15 citi-
zens to aid and assist the officers of
the city in any way possible in denn-
ing up the town, passed unanimously.
The citizens to be appointed by Mr.
Mayberry will help gather evidence to
close the joints and handle the situa-
tion of prostitute women.
COMMERCIAL CLUB
ENDORSES WAR BOARD
In Resolution Passed September 5th
Sanct on Is Given And All Are
Asked to Help Out
W \It HOARD A BETTER WAY
It Is Believed That With Such an Or-
gani.ation More Good Can Be
Done With Less Labor
LABOR BOARD FORMED
IN ROGERS COUNTY
M. T. Harding, Special Representative
U. S. and State Employment Ser
vice Perfects Organization
FUNCTIONS OF BOARD MANY
The Main Purpose of The Board How-
ever Will Be The Recruiting and
Distribution of Labor Here
"NO ATTENTION PAID
TO COWARDLY LETTERS'
Mayor Brown Receives Notice From
Adjutant Gereral About Unsigned
Protests Against Draft Board
TO INVESTIGATE WRITERS
Ready To Investigate Boards Where
Complaint Is Properly Made in
Writing and Signed
Mayor H. H. Brown has received
the follo-ving communication from Ad-
jutant General Gipson which is self-
explanatory:
Military Department State of Okla-
homa, Office of the Adjutant General
Oklahoma Cit^ Sept. 5. 191S:
Hon. Harley Rrown, Mayor, Clare-
more, Okln.:
Dear Sir;—The Adjutant Genera!
has rece-ved numerous anonymous let-
ters |H)slninrked Claremore, wherein
con plaint has neen made relative to
the classification of registrants.
Will you kindly cause the press of
your city to carry this notice: That the
Militant General will in the f.iture
| disregard any letters received from a
person who is too cowardly to sign
his name. Y'o't may say also that the
Adjutant (ieneiil has asked the Fed-
eral government to investigate these
slanderers of public officials an I see
that they are properly punished. We
are ready and willing at all times to
make an investigation of any Board
in the State wnen complaint is made
in writing and signed by the com-
plainant. At the same time, we are
equally determined to see that these
pro-Germans, masquerading under a
veil of pretended patriotism, are ex
posed.
Any 'etter received by us signed by
the writer receives our immediate at-
tention.
Yours truly,
E. H. GIPSON,
The Adjutant General.
The Claremore Commercial Club
has cinloised the Rogers County War
Board. ' be endorsement came in the
form of the following resolution pass-
ed by the Club Thursday, September
5th, 19 IS
W'hertis, Under and by virtue of
tin- due non or the County Council of
Defense of Rogers county, Oklahoma,
there has been recently created in said
county i War Hoard for the purpose
of mori' systematically and more
equitably prosecuting was activities in
Rogers • ,'Unty, Oklahoma, for the du-
ration of the war; and,
Wherevs, Said Hoard has employed
a permanent paid secretary to super-
vise und prosecute, under the direc-
tion of said War Board, war activities
in said county; and
Wherons, Th ; aforesaid War Board
has promulgated and adopted a plan
and organization for the purpose of
prosecutn.g war activities in the
aforesaid county for the duration of
the war, and.
Whereas, The Commercial Club of
Claremore, Oklahoma, has investigat-
ed and considered the plans, tiurposes
system ml organization of the afore
said War Board and is of the opinion
that the Mime if. wise and proper and
will result in great good in that same
will resilt in mor- speedily accom-
plishing War work in said county and
iii equitably apportioning the war
burdens cf the citizens of said county. |
Be it Therefore Resolved, By the
Commeri ial Club of Claremore. Okla-
homa, that said Commercial Club en-
dorses and approves the purposes
(dans, organization, system and activ-
ities of ti e aforesaid War Board; and
lie ;t fur! tier
Resolved, That said Commercial
Club and the individual members
thereof, in every possible way lend
their suppeirt nnd co-operation to the
aforesaid War Board and the aforesaid
plans, purposes, system, organization
and activities of said War Board.
Passed and approved this 5th day of
September, 1918.
CLAREMORE COMMERCIAL CLUB.
I.y J. F. Flippin, President.
Attest Ray K. Hart, Secretary.
M. T. Harding, special representa-
tive of the United States and Stats
employment service, public service re-
serve, was in Claremore Friday and
while here organized a Community
Labor Board for Rogers county, com-
|Mised of the following memt>ers: H. J.
Piatt. E. E. Woods and J. F. Flippin.
The Board has the O. K. of L. S. Rob-
son, chairman of the Rogers County
Council of Defense.
The functions of the Board are
many and for the information of the
general public they are given as fol-
lows:
The Community Labor Board shall
have general jurisdiction over the re-
cruiting and distribution of labor in
its community, subject to the State
Director of Employment.
1. The Community Board shall, for
local purposes, pass on questions of
relative importance of the needs of
employers for workers.
2. In handling calls for government
workers, the Board shall pass on the
priority of the industry in determin-
ing what workmen shall be taken to
make up the State's quota.
3. The Board shall, at all times, be
subject to the call of the State Direc-
tor of Employment, in putting on
drives for the purpose of judicially re-
cruiting labor for war, and other in-
dustries.
4. The Board shall, at all times,
hold itself in readiness to carry on ed-
ucational propaganda among work-
men and employers, towit:
(a) In encouraging employers
engaged in non-essential industries to
give up their workmen for govern-
ment needs.
(b) To encourage workmen to
remain with employers who are en-
gaged in executing war contracts.
(c) To carry on any other educa-
tional propaganda under the direction
of the State Director, that will best
serve the government in handling war
problems.
It is suggested that when any local
questions arise pertaining to labor
turnover, that the Community Board
makes an examination and investiga-
tion of the conditions causing such la-
bor turnover, and put forth every ef-
fort within their power to have" em-
ployers remedy the defects.
a. In the conduct of the work as-
signed the Community Labor Board, u
close co-operation should be had with
the County Council of Defense in
handling any matters that apparently
do not nroperly come withiti the jur-
isdiction uf the Hoard
ti The Board should, at ull times,
hold itself in readiness to take up
complaints and grievances of both em
ployers and employees in any line of
industry, making thorough investiga-
tion of the facts in each case and com-
municating such information immedi-
ately to the State Director of Employ-
ment.
It is the intention to organize two
Boards in each locality where neces-
sary; one to handle all questions of
recruiting and distributing laborers
and mechanics engaged in building
trade occupations, and one to handle
mechanical or industrial trades and
laborers, for the purpose of handl-
ing any questions pertaining to com
mon labor, the two Boards so desig-
nated, will sit as one body and haudle
such problems jointly. The Boards
are warned in advannce that war is-
sues must he made paramount in con-
sideration of all questions coming be-
fore them. Questions of local pride,
local enterprise that does not have a
direct bearing upon the war, must be
given secondary consideration to any
and all questions that pertain to the
war or essential industries that will
aid in winning the war.
MARKETS UNCERTAIN,
SAYS MR. CUNNING
SCHOOLS OF THE CITY GOT UN-
DER WAY MONDAY
The grade schools and the high
school got under way in Claremore
Monday morning.. No classes were
held the first day, the time being
spent with enrolling the students.
Some 140 were enrolled at the high
school while the attendance at the
grade schools promises to be good this
term. Students and teachers are
fresh and ready for the work ahead.
A PATRIOTIC ADVERTISER
The following is copied from in ad-
vertisement of sale of farm lands in
an Iowa paper-
"Nothing (b"t Liberty Bonds) can
beat an investment in a good farm."
• ♦ •
The advertiser recognizes the creat
truth that a Liberty Bond is the best
investment in *he world for a good
American.
Get a War Savings Stamp uow.
Representative of North Co. Spends
Natation Studying the Probable
Market Conditions of the Future
NOT A BRIGHT OUTLOOK
Is Estimated That New Draft Will
Cut Down Production 50 Cent.
tiOc Cotton, Page Old Clothes
C. C. Cunning, of the E. E. North
Co. Wholesale, has returned from a
two weeks vacation during which time
he visited St. Louis, Kansas City, Mo.,
and other points studying market con-
ditions. What he found, he says, gave
him a headache as to future conditions.
Mr. Cunning says it is predicted
that the new draft will cut down pro-
duction 50 per cent and many articles
familiar to the market this year will
not be in sight next year. "If we have
any old clothes," he says, "better darn
them and get ready to make use of the
same. The prospect is not bright."
Sixty cent cotton is predicted within
sixty days, he says. "Conditions at
this time are very unsettled in the
markets. A cloud of uncertainty hangs
oyer which even the most shrewd are
finding it difficult to see through."
JOHN WEBB HOME ON A VISIT
TO PARENTS
Corporal John Webb, Coast Artil-
lery, arrived in the city FYiday morn-
ing for a visit with his parents, Mr.
anil Mrs. A. J. Webb. He is now sta-
tioned at ('amp Ester. Va., and has a
twelve days furlough.
Upcoming Pages
Here’s what’s next.
Search Inside
This issue can be searched. Note: Results may vary based on the legibility of text within the document.
Tools / Downloads
Get a copy of this page or view the extracted text.
Citing and Sharing
Basic information for referencing this web page. We also provide extended guidance on usage rights, references, copying or embedding.
Reference the current page of this Newspaper.
Kates, W. C. The Claremore Progress (Claremore, Okla.), Vol. 26, No. 34, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 12, 1918, newspaper, September 12, 1918; Claremore, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc182146/m1/1/: accessed April 19, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.