The Cushing Independent (Cushing, Okla.), Vol. 22, No. 8, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 11, 1917 Page: 4 of 8
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THE
° CUSHING INDEPENDENT
WEEKLY EDITION
bill had become a law. June 6, 10,- desires such separation "on account
rates of subscription •
On* year In advance $X.OO
SU Months In advance 60
Entered at the pos to flics at- Cushing,
Oklahoma, aa second claaa nail mat-
VAN D. HOLLAND, Publisher.
PHONE 39
AMERICA SMASHES SPEED
RECORDS IN SIX MONTHS
Washington, Oct 6. — America
rounding out its first six months in
the world war today, has made mar-
velous records.
From a nation of peace and un-
preparedness, the country in six
months has developed into a power-
ful fighting machine— the greatest
factcfcr in the war.
Congress, on the eve of adjourn-
ment of its war session, has com-
pleted a program which, for magni-
tude and money, has on equal in the
history of the world's parliaments.
On April 6, the day President
Wilson signed the decltration of a
■tate of war, the American trmy was
•mall and unsupplied. The navy
was not fully manned. The rail-
roads, underequipped, were unable
to move their vast freight ship-
ments, much less to handle gigantic
troop movement*. America's mer-
chant marine was a joke among na-
tions. The ramy had less than a
dozen aeorplanes . No laws existed
far the development of an army
and navy such as the tmercency
wjuired, no money was at hand for
tbe unprecendented expenditures ne-
cessitated and no authority vested
for carrying out the war talk.
Today, after six months, more
tKin 1,000,000 men «re under arms.
Millions more are subject to call.
Sixteen cantonment camps cities
each capable of housing 40,000 men
—have been built at cost of $150,-
000,000. Billions have been appro-
priated for equipping and supplying
the soldiers and sailors. There are
now three times aa many vessels in
the navy as six months ago. The en-
listed strength of the navy has in-
creased from 64,680 to ove* 143,000,
and other branches have increased
from 100 to BOO per cent in person-
nel.
Twenty naval training camps
have been established and aircraft
and projectile factories ofe being
built. The aeroplane construction
program assures the presence of
thousands of American aviators on
European fronts soon.
The shipping board has contracted
for 433 ships already. Seized vessels
are rapidly being put into service.
Plans have been completed for
three steel fabricating plants to cost
$30,000,000. An operating depart
nent has been created sufficient to
run 1*200 to 1500 ships. Responding
to international appeals for speedy
ship construction on American ways
it is planned to build approximately
6,000,000 tons within the next 18
months and thereafter at least
6,000,000 tons a year.
The railroads are operating ns
one great system.
With ships and toops moving
steadily fom this side to Fance,
the United States in the last six
months has advanced $2,518,400,-
OOOto her allies in loans. Great Brit-
ain freceived $1,240,000,000, France
$690,000,000, Russia $275,000,000,
Italy $255,000,000, Belgium $65,-
400,000 and Serbia $3,000,000.
This country today is spending ap-
proximately $2,000,000 an hour in all
war expenditures.
To meet these vast expenditures
Congress has authorized by tax and
bond measures the raising of $20,-
000,000,000. The Treasury Depart-
m&t successfully floated a first Lib-
erty loan of $2,000,000,000, and has
just launched the second for $3,000,-
000,000.
While these great movements were
going on, Congress placed in Presi-
dent Wilson's hand authority such
as is not possessed by any king or
potentate.
April 24, 18 days after the war was
declared, Congress had passed and
the president signed the $7,000,000,-
000 bond bill. Simultaneously $100,-
000,000 was placed in the president s
power for emergency use.
Early In May, Congress passed a
bill permitting the allies to recruit
their citxens in this, country.
May 12, the president signed a bill
authorizing seizure of Teuton ships.
The first big appropriation for the
army— $273,046,322— was promptly
passed by Congress and signed by
the president May 12.
On May 17 the selective service
000,000 men beteen the ages of 21
and 31 registered for their country.
Meantime the bill to double the
navy and marine corps personnel
was passed and signed by the presi-
dent May 22.
A war risk insurance bureau was
creted June 12. 'Early the same
month Congress passed the war
budget bill.of $3,390,946,381.
June 15 the espionage bill, giving
the government broad powers to
handle spies, sedition spreaders and
propagndists of all kinds, was a
law.
Congress responded to an appeal
I fo^ a great air service with appro
priations "of $739,000,000 and later
provided a special board to direct
avaition work.
Congestion in railroad transporta-
tion threatened and Congress inreas-
ed the Interstate Commerce Commis-
sion from seven t« nine members
and empowered the president to fix
priority shipments.
On Aug. 10, the president signed
the food control bill and named
Herbert Hoover food administrator.
At the same time he signed the food
servey bill providing means for tak-
ing an invoice of America's food
stocks.
The $2,535,000,000 revenue bill, the
$8,000,000,000 urgent deficency bill,
the trading with the enemy measure
and other less important measures
were passed.
As a result of this country's de-
termination to conserve resources,
Herbert Hoover has the people vol-
untarily eating less and saving more,
and leading business men are sac-
rificing their time to help in the wa*
work.
The president said there shall be
no "blood profits" and as a result
has fixed a price on wheat, coal, steel
and copper, and will add other com-
modities later.
The American enmbargo is curtail-
ing to the minimum shipment of sup-
plies to neutrals who might feed
Germany.
Out of this prepardness, there is
seen the first indications of a grad-
ually weakening Germany. When the
full force of America's blows are
felt on the Hohenzolleh-n throne, the
fall of the kaiser is believed certain
LODGE DIRECTORY.
CUSHING LODGE
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of her racial sympathy."
Here is anothef display of Prus-
sian arrogance. There are two sec-
tions of the Belgian people. There
the the Walloons, akin to the French,
and speaking French, and the Flem-
ings, akin to the Teutons, and speak-
ing Flemish. Belgium never made
any distinction between her two races.
There was never any bitter rivalry.
As a matter uf fact her greatest writ-
ars were men of Flemish origin who
preferred the more beautiful and mel-
dious French.
When Germany ruthlessly conquer-
ed Belgium, the Prussian master made
one of their usual clumsy, bear-like
attempts to secure support by pro-
claiming their kinship to the Flem-
ings, and fostering division between
the Flemings and Walloons. But up
to date all their efforts have been in
vain.
But the puehlmann effrontery came
to a climax in its concluding grac-
ious offer that Germany would con-
tribute a share of the compensation
to be paid Belgium for wrtr damages
Only a share—and that by Germany
which overran the Belgium lands,
made a desert of once fertile fields
and a ruin of once busy cities.
It is this moustrous Germany that
we have got to fight and to beaU-
30 thoroughly that Germany will not
be able to name the terms upon which
she will make peace, but will be forc-
ed to accept civilization's terms.
NO. Ill
A. F, & A. M.
Stated Communications are held
wroatf sad foarth Tuesday In each
month. Special meetings are held
flrst and third Tuesdays
Members are urged to be present
visiting brethren will always be ae
corded a heart> welcome.
R. O. BOATRIQHT. .
B J. AUTRY. Actg.W
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¥
Sec'y.
BUSINESS SHOWS IT IS IN AMER-
ICA
GERMANY'S OUTRAGEOUS AND
INSOLENT BELGIAN PROPOSAL
Meets every Wednesday night at
ihelr Lodge room 112 1-2 W. Broad
way
Cushing lodge No <6 1. O. O. *
meets every Thursday night a' '.h'
Masonic hall on Cleveland arenu«
Vlisting brothers always welcome
C. A. Whipple, Bee.
W. H. Dillon. N 5
Up to the present Germany and
Germany's Jrulera remain incorrigi-
bl<- _
They have learned nothing. They
areundeterred by the hatred and scorn
of the world. They are blind to the
feet that their inexcusable invasion
of Belgium has made German methods
a stench in the nostrils of all honest
men.
(f.-oping wildly for peace if possible
before they are utterly unhorsed, the
German rulers have supplemented
their insolent reply to the pope, really
a piece of bluff intended for the allies
with a verbal message to the papal
nuncio at Munich, deliv«red by For
eign Minister Kuehlmann.
The supplement is as bad as the
original message. The german idea
is to proclaim the restoration and
Freedom of Belgium in such a way
that the little country would have the
name, but none of the substance, of
liberty. It would be converted into
a German dependency.
According to Kuehlmann, Gdrmany
must have the right to develope her
economic enterprise freely in Bel-
gium, especially in Antwerp. This
means that Germany must be given
special privileges, denied other nat-
ions, and that Antwerp must be
made a German seaport city.
Furthermore, Belgium would be re-
quired to guarantee that any such
"menace" as threatened Germany in
1914 would be excluded. Of course
this is nothing but another vicious
German lie. When the Germans in-
vaded Belgium on their way to
France they at first frankly and cyni-
cally avowed their purposes.
France had great frontier forts fac-
ing Germany. She had none facing
friendly little neutral Belgium. There
fore the easiest German road to Par-
is seemed by way of Belgium. As a
result the Prussians ma<^e ^h®
gium treaty a mere scrap of paper.
When they realize how this had
horrified the world, they attempted
to justify their violation of all inter-
national law by pretending'Archives
sized in Brussels revealed Belgium
had long plotted with the allies
about war measures. Keeping up
this scandalous farce, Germany now
solemnly proclaims in the future
Belgium must not "menace" kaiser-
thum.
Belgium, says Kuehlmann, must
also maintain the administrative sep-
aration of the Flemish and Walloon
districts, as introduced by the German
conquerors, because this "corresponds
to the wishes of a majority of the
Belgian people" and because Germany
In the name of American business
the representatives of the recent
war convention held under the aus-
pices of the Chamber of Commerce
of the United States assured Uncle
Sam he could have them, their indus-
tries, their good will and all the rest
of their passesslons on his own terms
and conditions.
They went a step farther an de-
clared themselves In favor of price fix-
ing by the government not only for
Its own needs, but also for the public
and for government control of distri-
bution, in accordance with whatever
need may develop.
They gave a pledge that there
would be no unsettlement of labor
conditions on heir part for the dur-
ation of the war. In return, they
asked for a truce by labor, so that
the necessary war work could be
speedily accomplished, and for arbi-
tration by the government in any case
where disputes might arise.
This is progress.
Alsa patriotism.
It is practical. It can be achiev-
ed. It will serve notice to the world
and particularity Germany that we
are Indeed a united United States,
that we are all of us In his war to
win; that none of us is going to throw
any obstacle in the path of the
government.
In times past it has often been said
and often with justice, that businses
is utterly selfish, utterly callous to
the national needs, only occupied
with the hase of the Immediate dol-
lar. But over night business has
very largely gone democratic.
The business man realizes, as the
laorlng man does, as the farmer does
all of us do, that unless we all put
our shoulders to the wheel and do
all we can to win this war—our busi-
ness, our labor, our farms won't be
worth very much. If we lose this war
the kaiser will have a war mortgage
In every business, every pay envelope
every farm In the land.
This Is no Idle dream, no scare
story. When Germany conquered
France l> 1870 the Prussians not
only took the rich territories of
Alace and Lorraine, but they Impos-
ed a staggerng war indemnity and
kept soldiers on French soil until
the last penny of It was paid over.
Our hard-headed business men
are not keen for this to happen.
They promise to do their part. That
is the American way. They will get
imitated by all other real Ameri-
cans.
Fraternal order ot Eagle* No
2040, meets every Tuesday night a'
108 East Main tsreet. W. E. We&
*r. President, J. C. West. 3ecr«tan
Cushing camp No. 8315, H. W. A
meets second and fourth Frldaj
nights of each month at Masonic Teir
pie. O. L. Dual T ti WOV
tin, Clerk.
Knights and Ladles of Secarti'
oencll No. 24 4 meets every Trtda.
light In Eagles hall oa Kaat Mai)
street.
Ira Ross, Presides'
Miller Downs, S<
J. C. West. Flaaalc.e
Hi Want Your Junk
. v - \ . ■
We pay the highest price for all
kinds of scrap Iron, old metal and
especially oil supplies, casings, old
pipe, etc.
W. M. BERRY, Mgr.
211 W. MOSBB. •
Phoae No. S.
Licensed Auctioneer
For The City of Cushing
Farm Sales a Specialty
PHONE SO FOR DATES
One Per Cent Charges
S. B. POWELL
For Sale—Alberta
J. C. Walker's farm.
5558.
Peaches at
Phone No.X
/f it is /fardware
We've $ot U
come and
See
^OUCH!
IT IS J
iSHARP,
all we want is for you to come into
our store just once. we know we have
what you want in the hardware line,
our price you will find low; our qual-
ity you will find high, when you use our
hardware. it will please you and cain
your confidence and good will.
JACK HUGHW
HARDWARL
STOP
Dont's waste your time looking here and there for what yon want
when in need of Harness, -addles or Horse Furnishings.
Come here la the first place who re yon will find It.
MADE IN CUSHING.
ELECTRIC SHOE SHOP IN CONNECTION.
ELECTRIC HHOH SHOP IN CONNECTION.
TO UK SIRE. BUY AT
JIM, THE HARNESS MAKER
106 North Harrison Ave.
Gas Builaing
HORSES™ MULES
..WANTED
For Sale—Lots 14, 15 and 16, blk.
Z4, Highland Addition. The best
offer for thess lots takes them act
quick. Address The Independent
Cushing, Oklahoma.
NOTICE TO FARMERS
Oklahoma Iron A Metal Co.
We pay the Highest Market Price
for junk.
$1.00 per hunderd for rags.
40c per hundred for all kinds of
scrap iron, rubber brass and copper.
DERRICK FOR SALE
' Built in 1918. 84 foot standard
derrick In use 71 days, for sale at
once. Also 1800 feet I Inch water
line. Write Robt. A. Lowry. Still-
water. Okla. <-4t
W. E. STEWART
KYK, EAR. NOSE AND THROAT
SPECIALIST
Salt* 7—6—0 Harmon Bldg.
Cashing, Oklahoma
CUSHING, OKLA.
Wheel Mules 15 3-4 to 16 1-4 Hands High
Will buy Mules 4 to 10 years old.
Artillery Horses 15 3-4 to 16 1-4 Hands High
Horses from 5 to 10 years old.
X •
I Will be at Millhorn's Barn
Saturday, Oct. 13th
t
STRAYED—I hava at my place 1
male hog and 1 silt. 1 mile north and
1 east of Katy depot. Owner can
have same by deeerlblng them and
paying costs.
St-I o. U HOLLAND.
The roo«i
acientific mud
most wonder-
TAN-NO-MORE
The SKln toautiflw
ful facial preparation of the modern
a(e it imparts to the akin a velvety
aoftp-ra and Delicacy which ia de-
Sightfulin appemnce and picking in
ita cfftfi. Cfcd during the day it ia
a protection Iroin the bun and Wind.
Id tht evening ita uae aj.ureaa fault-
leaa completion All dealara 35c.
60c, and Si 00.
Bakar-Whseler Mfg. Ce., Daltat Tsx.
AU stock must be servicably sound, most any color
except white. Brinf in your stock and get tbe highest
market price.
E. R. HERT, Buyer
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