The Guthrie Daily Leader. (Guthrie, Okla.), Vol. 51, No. 70, Ed. 1 Wednesday, April 17, 1918 Page: 1 of 8
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BILL MITCHELL HAS THE EIGHT IDEA ABOUT GARDENS. HELP HIM 7
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HOME.
Ul.TllKli-l. OKLAHOMA Wi'l N KS ). V. A1MJIL IT IMS.
PRICE 2c.
NUMF.EK 70
S 01 TERRIBLE EffiOII
BRITISH HEUNQUISH POSITIONS
BEFORE YPHES: H DEFENSIVE
BEST PHOTOGRAPH OF "THE TIGER OF FRANCE"
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London April 17 Tin; Bntu.1i
positions before Yprcs Imvc been
withdrawn to ;i new line.
Tbe Germans arc hoitiy l-.cld by
beavy artillery lire from I'lie hih
points surrounding the narrow
Yprcs valley. .
HUNS EDGE IN. j
l.iiiiiluii. April l Ai'innliiif. U ;u
lO-d'haiiH" Tolct.' ra pli ilapanli from '
I'iiris. I he CcniKins have aiUaiH'"!
from W.vt .eik-ti'ii: as far as Si Kim.
and al-o liasc a n ri ; on tile southern
es of 1 ( I ! 1 1 1 1 Kellllllei
THOUSANDS OF HUiS
SACRIFICED IN DRIVE
( ! I a w ( In! . A (n il I 7 The de - per
.e fn-'il1 l)f il!1'" l!l'-!i:i'l ll'OOpS III t'0 "
j"l attacks iiioii ihon hy over-
it heltnuiu llcniiaii fori e on the slope
V Messilles l'id!'" is l.-::T'ile: ill a
(': patch received today from the Ueu-
r rort'i' on ii i-in at Hl'ii i.-h lietid
(I'liirlers in France. 'I'll" di-patch '-aid
I'le (lerniaiis had cani'sl V I schaet e
rial the fireafler pari of Mi s incs 1'iilne
lied had estalilisheil him cli' iti Siian-
lirokinolen. The enemy i- i oiitinii.im his forcin.n
tsclics and is ciiiidnyii!!; lars" m;u'':'-
et fresh troops the di'-palch adds.
Since I he in eniin; of the w extern
Oiletlsive the ociv ha- llo'iiWII ill
l.'i division- many of w'nicli. haw
'i'i'Ii used I wo and even I ineo t : nie.
"Today's news is not mi i;nod one
ceitld wish. Inn the Pillow inn view-
points are siiLwsled :
' We are confronted In ennnnoils
(onceiilralions of men and I'.uns. The
iiUt'pofC. of Hi." enemy has hei n reveal-
c i as an operation attempt ine to scp-
iirate the llrltl-li and I' temii armies .
1) rushing on the former ('o'licral
Fi ch. in cIom'M at;reeni"iit with Field
Marshal Hate is iiiniint-; md only nt
arrest Ihk the enemy hut id :i cotinter I
attack which shall defeat 111" Ger
mans. Therefore. within coriain
limits Hi" sound policy is to allow ;
(iermans lo spend I heir surplus powrr
as la v i.-lily as ; us-dhle in order m
rjach the stanc of ciiualitv or even
inferiority
On lite other hand (leimral Foch
i- einleavorini; In avoid I he eiietny ;
ol tainim; a Ki'oat stratcfic iidvati'.tm". ;
s'lniiltanceiiM.v plaeinc a detinue pric
on cerlaiu piaiv s as worth s-'O much I
iHd no nioroin del'endit'K. Tints wh"n
l.e price id def'ndini-c Haillcnl wa.
piiid llaillfnl wns evactinled.
' It must he remetnh"rcd thtit (len-
eial ianlendorff has laid down all Ills
HUNGER.
(i iiiillnni'il mi I'.-ice Hvo.) u
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i. hkeJM' A nn
For three years America lias
fought starvation in Belgium
Will you Eat less - wheat
meat Fats and sugar
that we may still sena
food in ship loads ?
a
writs i7? iri!"ci"i""i
Underground
Plat Houses
For Paris Now
1'a: :-. ir;i 1 i tr conui-
i iwiis have siieMed tin' fotindinis
of 1 1 1 1 i - t .x r i it 1 1 . i theatres in l';i'is
:un Mli-ii aiiillso'ni 111 p'ni os
-.null will li. opened. One of I lici:
called Cm "Abri" tSaeleri is lo
i mull i' a -.ix-Mnry hu.ldin.;
en i lir I ii hi 1 c - .i i il w Ulcii h;is Ik'i -i
off ii :;i 1 1 v ci i s-od ;is ;i safe ret ro :
1 l' HI1 lni!l !!'lll.'loils
Tile nl : ! iiii'leiv.roiiiid v
i 1 1 ) 1 1 . w ;i! i'!n 'i i mi t!ii premise
nl' 'hi' Innnt'l' cabaret called
l 'a v "i ii I.i Kevnpit iiiii." lie i ;
the I'aials I ; 1 1 . 1 1 'llli' Fal.li:.
Ivoy.i I t'lc-ii re will l runslVr r.s P" '
fortna nces In liiis now I n a t i 1 1 1 1 .
Mis i ii;s ro si(i
vi sin iiii itii si i5i i s
I h" l-'ic I i'!kiii.-i ( tin r h i
;!.' iimiii: l'ir 1 rich ui'M Siiii-
(!;. Ii i '! I'" : lie i.int h :t ii it t or-
I'll I ;i ii n i iT'-n v n ! 1 1 iiinii'-. in
i l in iii"ii : ii nl Mil i'i'Ii. I ul en snriHint
' "! 1 hi' l In! I ifc li il liy l!i.- Iioi
i S '1''li'Til. .! v i- nnj o.: ;!i!'' lii -."riirc
i liini fin- M.in'l:. ullliniu;!! it r r.i n t'
: : 1 1 "i ! s v.. r- li.aili' V4 a I imniihs nmi.
i .r Hun l.nni ;. l'oi"ii('i'! Ml.-n
j ' !n 1 I 'n!i:i ! I'll will sillt' (ill this (ir-
moii anil Mi ItIpii. who lias Im-imi
i ravelins ilirmi.slioiit llii coiinirv in.
' rl arc nun c ami i'liaiil;uiiiia wort.
v.-H! silvn slu.f. I'r-.l liyanV osvhcsirii
v. ill as-i I a.mt Mis. Clara Hiiyl. musi-
i 1 1 iliri'iCi'!'. i' i it! x In ha vi' her cluc'r
ri lali'l' Millie -".p"i'ial pill'l'-. II will-
he a li'i'ii! fur music loVrr as well ;
. ailinircrs nl' UNhop Sliephrnl.
()u aicomit m' IHo leiiK'li (if lite
M'lvii'e. ii lia lii'"ii 1 1 1 M-i i " ( In com-:
I
iiinirc (lie niiiriiin:; .-crvicc al in:;;n.
A ('iil'ilial itivilalioil is lAlclclcil In
a!! In hear l!i :hn;i Slu'clicnl.
ru a Itnllil '
1 I'j.iiini shii.u:i)
mi:n vur w i
A special call for llVciu skilled III ' H
' I i he indue! ed under t he seieet ivc
-ervice was received hy Adj Ficn Ii
ill Cipsoti and ; ermissiou r:mt."il for
ti e listiu.u of men available who will
n offered on April :! as a part ol the
I llllt.l.
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SHIP TORPED 37 DEAD.
An Atlantic Fori. April IT Thirty-
M ven lives were lost when Ihe Hr'f -1
ih steamship. War Knteht. was tor-
pedoed .March 11. it was leainui in
'nay
-r.n. ;i iiiiini -
Proceeds From Play Will
Applied Tor Benefit Of "Y";
Plenty Of Fun and Pep
Promised
The. Senior cla.s of the Ii II S is
to a rim: 'lie end of 'tis work on the
annual play. The sketch 's a farce
couii'dy of eollei'ii life and a i erfeel
sijeani from start to finis!. It was
written by Kichurd Wallon Tnlly
very recently and is full of pep !:i'Hj.
the niosl
'Ihe liish
ii .! -to-1 hii-niimi;
Muil s
school people in work l UK
i iliis lilt!
todliclio:! an
of their own ttni" to help Hie "cause i
a: the proceed
of the iilay will in
no manner he applied to tin
. . . I
niRH
si luiot. nui is pieuKcu to iii.e i .u i a
and to complete the class pl'Hte'e of J
..nn. made
last November.
The prices
set are reasonable - M.'c.
and it is expected that
and 7ec.
account of th" latriolisin of t In i
play the crowd will lie much larger j
than previous class plays. j
Miss .Myrtle. Unity of the Knidislr
ikipai'ttnont. of the lti.uh si hotil is
((.iiehim? Ihe- cad. 'I'll;' play will be
!- seiited Wi-dnesday. April lii at th"
Guthrie theater.
Mr and .Mrs-CHIT Kisenscbiniilt. arc
the proud parents of a It 1-2 pound
hi by iiil born .Monday April
.Mother and baby .doing nie'dy.
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State Candidates Are Uoconiiny
Active; County Campaign To
Be Short and Snappy
Drive
luieresl in I he i 1 1 ! 1 1 i 1 1 f; lall el. '- -1
linn - is iM'i'.iriiiiim lo awaken in Ok-
lahoma political circles. ( 'a ml iila I es
j for various offices are lieKimiint-; to
i ii'nl at comine; anr.onnc"i:icnl s. Al
i i
: IIUlllK'l il i- il:- Vet Ion early lot' of
ficial aiincniicciiienl.-i rumor :tni
peculations upon w ho w ill oppose ! horrible s!a'ijher r( suited
'l:o after ihe various aspirants h.avel It was reported this afternoon that
In en sifted by the voters at the ; ri- 'the British fighting mngnif 'ccntly
mart' elect ions are heins neis"d 1 had regained the much contested town
about. .of Wytschee.te although this was not
The eanipaic.n in this county w ill confirmed at the time of tne filing of
hot becjn actively until July 1. Fiti- the present dispatch.
i ns of this part ol the -late tire too;
ili'epi.v iuleresfed ill war ac'iv1!!
'i-i
pay much attention to politic-. In "
the local cauipainn coiuiniltee have'
deciilid to make a .short sua; : y drive
for ilaee. Tliere are numernii.s ( tin- :
nidates on til" Republican side for
the various offices hut so far nn1'
one llemocral has declared iniciition;
of rnnnlmr. The fiul'l for t he sheriff's i
p'aco and for ('omniissioner in th
second (lis'lricl- wi'l prohablv he !h.
i' dst. exettinn'.
Fritnary elections will lie held thru-
out the state Autriist L'T. lite last Tnes-
dav in Amrust. as proscribed by elec
tion laws. The struteh! primary is
mpln.ved in Oklahoma lo weed out
candidales for political office. 'I'l"' ;
s raieht primary is one in wtr.i n ca i ;
ilidules for nominations need havi
only a i lurality of voles rather mm i
i.aioritv of till the voles cast as ;
( t.nlnm j mi)
stales Afer
s'lectinir nominees on August 'JT ok-
lahoma will K' I" ihe polls Noveinn r
.". for file Ki'iieral elections.
Voters tit the Oklahoma primaries
il.is year will nominate in mldil ion :
In tlie niinor stato officers cauduiat.' . i
r unhernalorial honors all cm
p..sinen one Fnited States seuafr
and half of Ihe stale senators. Inter -Pp'esl
will rcut."r chiefly upon the race
for the governorship acconiints' I'M
state election officials. Hubert F1
Owen. Fiiiled Siatr-s senator in all;
ii-obabilitv will he a candidate lo suc
ceed himself ami no Kreat ornan!7.cil
oplKisition is expeeletl Fnofficial
advices have it that all Kiessm'n
al'T will be candidates lo ;;ilcce"M
theinselves.
Fp to Hi" present premature da!-'
only one enndidnte in opposition to a
in c.ent eniicres-ioiial iucnnilienl has
... Charles U Carter.
i
' rcnresentini; the third district is the
j jon ini o-.pmed 1 y
.lolll. W
Neal of Fo'cati. Okla. Of
l.e elclit. congressional districts in
; ...... (n!v- the. etehth is t'epre-
Ux. Ki.nnhlii-Mii I) T li)PL'illl.
I
hf-IVU i t i
; Woodward
: AltnoiiKIt only one man v n .ie-
: t'l 'I'tr. state ir-asurcr oi uhiauom.i
I F'ly. has to date formally announced
bis enndidacy for novornor. subject
(Ciiiitiiiin'il mi I'ntro rive 1
RED CROSS WORKERS BRING YOUR SCISSORS TO THE MASONIC TEMPLE TONIGHT.
Tin; work al llm Mnsouie Tcmplo fnnblit 'V Li I iie on the Ix1 supLricn I vvties .-mil lliere will
he plenty of 'ati'.i' cut so tlitit the workers need not lose a minute's time.
Tito iitiil'ilioii t.uii'-dit is to turn oitl between five and six thousand pieces and 1h do (lie
best work llt.'it has: lieeti done any nio'bt yet.
lijisi Wediies lay niirlit 20S workers were jtresfiil ; lonislil M'o have room for 250. Workers
are mjuested to briny scissors if possible as tliere is a shortage of setssors. Be sure to "wear
wash dresses it ml briny; a. head
t i
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!'V v Ii I '. .' :i'.' i ; i -ii 11 rl t
( 1 1 1 1 i 1 1 ' 1 1 ii I 'ivistl-T I ' iiii'i'i'i'.-i :i iv! '
' I 'i i iii-i . '! Iii' Ti.f.'T el l'l.i lire' ;iiici' j
i" lice i ;iio It' i il ( d i lie ";o i c i ii in mi!
Mi i ' ill1- iiiii n u no (' in- i in- w lii'i i
i- ill" iiiii n u hn ip i !
I'uiui'l.' lor I 'i .ii i
own iurli I'lu'ruy in I In-
111 'A IT
ihliiHC the I me lie ha lielil nil"
li'-
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nr.msii WIN HWK i
vu. i.osr (;noiM)i
Rntisli Hc.iclqiiartr "s in Fr.in -v
April 1 Orit. Bh troops l ite tcil.iy luvl (
taken liack pr.icticnlly all lest ground i
nnct were reported driving tne Gcr- .
marts Dnck near rpres nna aiong xnnt
entire sector. At Zilleneke the. Ger-
mans were cnuQht in n wedge and a
-V.ny o llniil-
II l0. HI IU.W
srr( i:i:is :i:i;mm
A nisi erdain April
llama Hunan
j-is been appointed Ausl rian-1 1 un-
K.nlan t'oreimi niinisijr in succession
l ol Count (V.ei'iiin. neeordiliK to a Vicn-
"a dispatch.
Itiiv ll ISmlil .
I W V' Iti VI. TO
m ux mis wrriv
Chicago. A: t il I T -Twelve . in. n ac
eptable lo the c.oi eminent as juror
;M 1.1M.. u- w mn s i r
V. Cf
tendered lii Ihe defense before
j ;uili
-Itn :l HhimI--
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M -.M.II Mill
i
rouriJ) u in ns
Madrid. April IT- 'I'he owners
p.).! Vcs el Foitisa have i
fi ruled the govern tnenl. tlvt-t the ship
has been torpe.ln"d
Thrill of tin
cievv were lost.
'" Hn ii Itnllil
run spirs imi h.nit)
I'hiladelphia. April I T- 'I'wo fonuer
employes of the I 'niled Slate: G;jui;c
j cmnpuny Seller -v ille. Fa. cha tyed
. v. iih tnmpi'fim; v.it.h t;.aimes inlend-d
I I"! tun iovprinneii i . mi it ih'cii no erii -
been int eru -
ItH v ;i llmul
si vu s or i inrm v ri ni
'.Vntdiinj-'lun pril 17 laberty lo'ui
subscript ions today lolaled "f:'-. !''-
::.
lln v a Itiuiil
BASE BALL IN PARIS.
Paris. Anril 1 7 The schedule "Was
adopted last eveninK for the season's
Karnes of the Fun's baseball league
coninrisim; :'ii teams. Ten of the.
( g;infs are schednletl for Sunday. Ali
f tjH f.- nn m;ui( up of American
si Uliers or iiitny s."rvice mei
dress.
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Private Charles Coo mm Docs Not
Believe That II Pays To
Advertise; The
Reason
Camp VI' Cieliali iini- urn Ala. j
':.!!'. F. I'ri'.aie Cliarle: Cnnuan.!
Ci uii'ant l. I lilt infantry iloesn I he
lii Vl: il ' I'll v s In ad Vet I i'-e "
t'rii'r.d of Coo:'. in l ie u a u ad in '
a Chicai'o new spa per staliu" that a
lonesome nei'Ieoted soldier at Cainp;
MeFlellan v.'idied to Correspond with j
lonie nice nirl rivini! Conran': liiitw.i
Over :. l-tters and pa reels" have I
r ached camp addressed lo fonfan in i
feminine hiuulwrit inn ami Fooan:. j
stmirti.it; imd-r the taunts and ' kid-i
.m'' ot hi- ii 'tnlis left cam" He
is now -i fvinr a six-month c. 'in ine-
nun; period in th" slnckaile for helm? !
l
j abscii' vi'
'11' P'.IVe.
I!tl II ltdtlll-
Ml ItlMX K IS VI I I I!
i hi: -i rori. iiik.s
WiisliiiifUon. April 17- Ui.coninien
lation Ihai the license of Ihe luniert -
Fiicko Mill company of Kansas City
cue of the hit'Ktst tuilliiif? concerns in
the Al istson i i Vi l.ey be revoked was
)
made to the food administration by j . M Kwr.l mri. r t. (..!
I'-ood Adininistralor Murdock of th. ! oompauy has been moved from the
fideral trade department. They are W(v lni i n.r to the second floor of
churned with inflat int; wheul. eosU ; ) (.1M nmnly Hank hiiildini: eor-
il."reby increasing ill" ...ellinc price to okl.M. ;)n; Division. Tim new
Ihe public. ' 0 lai-ters are lar.'" and roomy. New
Hu u ..i.i j ii rni'ure and mo.lern fqnipinenl has
IIIIIHI l.lltl-'.lt'l'Y IOVN : ''. en iii -tailed and the seltinr; is niel-
ro'olitan Manager llrooks invites
IS M'iAKI.N'li Hiri lON
I Wiishmnton April W Suh'rp-
limis to ihe third
i.ini.'i iy loan as
I lti tco.iiirv t
snow n in ieui!s I' lie' ' i i-s ii i
now total ?''". 1 .1 r.tl.li" 0. The first day's j
lim itless for the Minneapolis district j
where cam'i 'aicninj? hean Alonday. j
htouk'ht in approximately l:..MMi(ii).
iliy I!.!
TURKS WIN CITY.
Horn Ion. April 1.7 - Tin! Turk-; han;-
! a lured llm cily of Hatum ou the
j Hl.iek Set.. The city lad been IiM
! py Ariimniuns.
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BRITISH ENLIST
New orlc. April 17- As a re mil
nf thi rreat. drive in France by tin.
Germans il.lMS British subject enlist-
ed here today.
liny ix lliiml
HOME RULE BILL.
Loudon April 17 The home rub
and conscription bill has passed Hk
!linl r"'nli"
-Itiiy u Itiniil-
CABINET QUITS.
Lima
rvni. April
-'i'h.e 1'eru
viati cabinet. hu s resipned.
w; I
Higher Wag.
For Rail i
Is I cast
Viisliiiif1nn April 1? is ra I
ro.ul wand coiuiiiissinii rnm-
ple'cil its riH'O'llllUMIil. "j. ; Iur
u.i:;c pici'cuscH for i'at...:ii c:u
p'oyes and a report will lie snluiiil-
!ei In Pircclor Ceiit'ral .McAiloo
niniii his return from a l.ilieriv
lean :!pe:iliillf' Unir in t ! c wcsl.
i im : in; vi r iti sis i i:i?s
(.nviinri) kv siii iui i
lieril'i' ;licrvotn ii-nnii
iiinrnili;; froni Kl Sill where
t. Ken ihree slai'liers. t'lamlc
Knlieil AIoiiiils nipl liciiv.t.c
.1 t hit
Ic h ii.
S l ; l: I
.leilU 1
ue I. nier a nec.r.i. The men all with-
in 111" draft line had evaded tin
I'cRi iraiioti. "The cutiDii.iiiilim.' (iff:-
mi' told urn that . lacker will In
ile ill with aevoroh I'roni now on.'
.aid Sherwood He al-o says Ihai
( aura honiphau will he deneried wilh-
ie th' M. n .vs ''t ris w m
i'c moved elsewhere and I he sile t oit-
erted into a M'-hciol of firn
liny .lacksini and liny .lohnsnii twi
white men iirrt'stcd liv til'1 shTil'l'V
nlfice. arc lieiim held here for fur-
ther orders from the overniiieiit on
chai'K'' of slaekerins.
ny u it in .
(.i ui r (a .V(;i: is
itvitmin in i Nivriisirv
" 11 Wilson stale Ml.eriuleient
0' ''l'l"ll'' l U liolil'inl by Di
" -rooks president of th
-"' H'l'Verdly at N'ornian Ihal the
11 iwrsity hud waived the two-year
'"l'"il'11 'aticiiaue. iiualification for en-
'anee win re the student luas had one
'''''"' '' ticrman.
'I'tii-t del ishm liy tint univeriily of-
; I'ii'lal- will permit a stilil."nl who has
taken one year of German mid otic
if French or Spanish to en'er with
lie same credit.-!. Arcordinj; lo Wil-
' cfti tho acllotl of I'res'dcnl llrooks
i w ill result in nn German hr-inn titueht
in Oklahoma hteh sehuols net year.
j liny u inl
1 C V HHO ON OITTCMS
i ki; ( iian.-i: or is vsi;
i
. i'.en ; lo call tit Ihe trnw ipiarlcr:;.
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i Rich Oil Operator Retains Billings
I Oil Leases; Involves Millions
Of Dollars In Oil
LjukIu
Federal JicIk'' John II Coi.i.eral In
I" Flitted Staf."s dist.riel. coiirl yen-j
1 1 I'd. ay handed down a decision in th"!
leiw fatuous Gilleip.'ii; oil lease caac.:: j
iiiehi invnlvi leases in the Hoover I
1.. id near Hiiiincs. Okla. valued at
o vn-al million lo!lara. A Mitelielli
Paliiier. Fnited Slates itl.-itodian of
ilicn property ii aHorncy for K M
fiillespie weal; hy Pennsylvania ml
iperator. who as a result of the courts
lcisioii is to retain control of the
leases. Henry S Johnston of Perry
.. attorney for Hie fanners
It was. charged by Frank W'riftht
'f H llnvve ilenitis O'Donm ll W Ii.
''ohway. William A Riniirati and Z
Siiiitherliiid fanners living adja-
n f lo Billinps that Gilb-spie's repre-
o'titaiives .-ecuroil Ihe leases by fraud !
md misrepresentation. When they
Pas".! their danl to Gillerpio for 2"
cents nn dene-etehth of tlt.tt oil royal-
ies. they did po with the nnderstand-
r(? that ho was to begin drilling op-
ratlons immediately it was charged
hy th farmers. Instead tho opra-
'cr waited for almost a year when oil
vvf.s found in adjacent properties hc-
V.re he. began os.orations The farm-
ers chiimeil that Oillespto should have
nirrcudoreil the leases whm h.o fail-
I -u to uOti.il vpTtt.! iou..i.
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norns or n muni;
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rrr srAK.mru
hv in i : i:m;mv
dead cover enoui
DD CRUSHED
M'lniVNs rv.Ni) '(0t(i) mi
v i urrsi(i ons; heavy
vis urn nv on oisf
urriv am intuitu
vmn in vrvcr:-
DOM A
With Untiuh In Artoia April 17
Terrific fighting has been raging cn
the Ypreo sector Muce the afternoon
ot April ICt't and the. slaughter o
the enemy has been terrifying flip
ground n litirnlly paved with 4en-J
nrd dyotfj. Whole pl.itoons h Lcne
mowed down hy tho allied machln
guns while the great 7Vs luvo dril.i
g:ps through the enemy lime aftor
time. When one battalion n ex
terminated another springs Into iu
pl.-.ce and it has been that way every
hcur since 2 o'clock on tho nfternoon
of Wednesday Yprea appro.iclmi
hnve been trken by the Cermans bid
ve hold t'-io high and dominating pv
titlons.
DRITISH RETAKE METEREN
T.nmlmi. Apr'l 17 The Frllhih
lecaiitiiri-d Metcren on tho northern
battle fi-on! by a eounter-af tack If 1?
at'llniliic! ( officially.
SOUTH OF ARRAS.
Fondoii April 17 -South of Arrac.
the Germans wer" driven out of Brit
Mi Ircnchi's into which Ihey had
forced their way. Farly thin mornlm;
I ho Henna n artillery becnint) nmro
active south of tho Somin.
BRITISH WIN COUNTEft.
Fomhni April 17 -The British mado
a. .successful coniiler-alifHck In Ht
nr inhhorliood of AVH-lschne'te Ro -peai"d
atiadis north of Ballleul vrer
f pulsed the Germans suffering he.nvy
111! SI'S.
HUNS AT HELSINCFORS
London. April 17- The Gennatta
Im "f landed forty thousand Irooits af
1 r"l iiii'l'or.':. .'ii'i'onFn"; to an I.cliatij.'.
Telegraph i is i 1 1 t f'om '.'oponhaen
German squadron aneliot'od In th
harbor of I lel'iincfore eonnlata nf 11?
ship- iuclitditij: tho Inttl'slilpp Pftjnn
! and Wcstfaleii. each of !Si'u.) ton:
HEAVY ARTILLERY.
Fan- April 17 'lieavv nnlllery
fh'litlm; occnrifd lat nlpht on th
p'incipal front between th ftommn
and the ope the war offie. fP"!"' 3
GERMANS AF TEH MflTEREN
Lnnilon April 17- -Aceordin.i? to 4
liter felei;ram from EriLieh lioad
j qdartera' in Fian.;o the Germnm. r
" '"" I'iKorous attaeKs in tne direc-
lion of M."tcren but tbi poBltions in
thai neh'iihorh'K""1 I. obscure. Front
La Bas'iee to noberq fht fpemy l
siiellitij!; the. British lines vigoroua'y
At. Bnyelle. south of Arras the en -ettty
iitfacked lhi niornlng and pn
eHT.teil Hie HHtifh front line trench
nstoiu hut a -prompt eounfor-aftaetc
dtove him ba."k.
CHEEK AND BRITISH
WIN IN MACEDONIA.
London April 17 -Tim Greek and
Hriiish troops which on Monday
r roHscd the Struma river on the east-
ern flank of Hw Macedonia front
(f'nntlittte.l mi F.iko FIto )
Tonight fair and colder
frost;
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Niblack, Leslie G. The Guthrie Daily Leader. (Guthrie, Okla.), Vol. 51, No. 70, Ed. 1 Wednesday, April 17, 1918, newspaper, April 17, 1918; Guthrie, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc618173/m1/1/: accessed April 25, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.