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SATURDAY MOltXlXC ADVUKTISER
SATURDAY. .tut
News of the World in Brief
Food riots lime broken out
on : large scale lit several of
the larger cities in Italy Kurt
Flags of ItiilshovlHin have been
floated and shops of all kinds
have boon wantonly raided.
Many people have been killed
and scores more injured in the
rioting.
The question of a permanent
military policy for the country
is expected to be forced upon
this congress by Secretary of
War Maker's order that the
army be reduced to 23:5000 of-
ficers and men by September
30th. ibus leaving only meagre
skeleton fm millions of old or-
ganization. Old (encrnl lllmleiibcrg
head of the Herman armed
forces now comes forward and
says that he is altogether to
blame for all acts of the army
and proclamations of the Kai-
ser since early in l!)tl. He
seeks to aid the Kaiser in es-
caping I rial by the allies.
The old Junker or .Militaris-
tic group seems to be gaining
power in (Jermany with an
avowed purpose of retaining
the army and restoring the
monarchy. Opposing the Pol-
ish countries also is part of the
avowed program.
Hegunllcss of the wartime
prohibition act effective last
Monday thousands of saloons
in the big cities are continu-
ing to remain open for the sale
of beer and light wines pend-
ing court decision on these
drinks. A large proportion of
those open sell whiskey and
gin and other so called hard
drinks in defiance of the law.
In New York alone six hun-
dred saloons are said to be op-
en for business as usual.
Thv coining of
nrohihition found
nartiine
Kentucky
warehouses full of whiskey
more than forty millions of
gallons it is reported which
the owners plan to ship to
Europe in the absence of an
outlet for the product in this
country.
Tucfte I'. S. Rattle ships
thai fifteen years ago repre-
sented the most powerful fleet'
in the world and which parti-
cipated in and won our naval
battles during the Spanish-American
war to be scrapped and
used as targets for the Navy
it is announced. They have
become obsolete and not worth
keeping up.
'Announcement is made that
the army has discharged 21 1-
4 US men since the signing of
the armistice and that (lis
charges are being made at the
rate of lfi.000 every day.
The department 'of Agricul-
ture has asked Congress for
federal supervision of the pack
ing industry asserting that
the price of meats to the con
sumer are too high In respect
to the price paid for stock on
foot.
In tin uiliclctic L'uiiics held
In France the athelctes of the
American army won all events
from athcletes of all other ar
niics that participated.
Tin. L'lnnt Itritlsli IMrlgllih
R34 largest baloon of the en-
tire world made it to the Amer
ican ciast Sunday morning at
.in ivirv hour cdninleting its
non stop flight across the At-
lantic in four days and a half.
The diricible sent out calls for
help Saturday saying that its
fuel was running -short and a
nuinbcr of naval vessels raced
to its aid but she managed to
make it to the coast unaided.
Cleveland Ohio Is tied up by
street car strikes for the second
time in eight months there be-
inrr l (iOO motormen and con
ductors out leaving the city al-
most altogether out of means
of transportation.
The Council of five of the
Peace Conference came to a
conclusion Saturday that it is
impossible to make peace witn
Rcla Kun's government in Hun
gary and that the maintenance
of the blockade is still found to
be necessary.
Three millions more that the
thirteen millions asked for was
uiven by the nation to the Sal
vation Army in the drive for
ilu Inline service fund. The
sixteen millions of dollars in
a
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contributions came in sums of
from a penny up in every cor-
ner of the country.
The Missouri State Legis-
lature has ratified the Sufi'
ranee amendment to the feder-
al constitution with scarcely
any votes against ratification.
Despite the reduction in ex-
ort of war supplies to Eng-
land and France exports from
this country have greatly in-
creased since the coming of
peace. Exports at the port of
New York for May were $60.-
000000 more than for the sam
mouth in I '.US.
Itnl.shoik forces in Jlussi.i
are reported to have captur-
ed the capital of Russian
Turkestan and slaughtered
wantonly more than 15000 of
the inhabitants all of them
Russian Turks.
minority report to the House
advising that Congress repeal
the wartime prohibition act.
especially as it relates to beers
and wines. Others point out.
however that congress proba-
bly has no authority to defim-
intoxicating beverages.
The (JenniM Assembly has
taken steps to ratify the treaty
of peace and it is expected
that the peace will be ratified
by the end of this week when
the war will officially and
technically end.
In North Texas a shortage
of labor is holdng back need-
ed public building construction
and other public Improvements
accordnig to an article in the
Dallas News. Contractors are
offering unprecedented price
for common labor "the article
says.
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PHONE 12
GRAFA'S ELECTRIC SHOP
110 N. 3rd
Members of the House Judi- The corn is beginning to
ciarv committee handed in a need rain the farmers tell us.
For Sale at a Bargain
One fc-cj Under Scripps-Rootli Automobile in A-l condi-
tion. Address Box 273
ATOKA. OKLAHOMA
SEED PEANUTS
We have iust "received Car of
Selected Peanuts for Planting
and can supply you while they
last.
Durant Cotton Oil Co.
Phone 130
Crowder's Grocery
Our specials la&t week brought a stream of new business
to our store.
IF IT IS
Flour Sugar Lard Coffee Syrup pays to get our prices.
WE ARE ALWAYS ON THE .10H
HON. 2ml Phone 301
We deliver anywhere in the City.
Phone 30 1 110 N. 2nd
M1XKI FEKI)
A balanced feed made of Hominy Feed or Corn Feed
Meal Orotind Oats Wheat Hran and Cofton Seed Meal
Costs Fifteen per cent less than Corn and goes Twenty
per cent farther.
FOR IIOOS: Feed straight wet.
FOR SMALL PICS: Make a thin slop.
FOR DAIRY CATTLE- Feed straight with plenty of
hay or other roughage.
FOR HORSES: 3 parts Red Warrier 1 part oats.
FEEDERS will experience flattering results in using
Red Warrior Feed not only for feeding value but from
the standpoiut of mantaining the health and vigor of
their stock.
If your dealer can not Mipply you with RED WARUIOR
FEED advise us and we will gladly arrange to talw care
of your needs.
Durant Grain & Elevator Co.
DURANT OKLAHOMA.
It Doesn't Take All Cash
To buy a piano here. Responsible people may make
an initial payment and care for the balance in easy pay-
ments. You want a piano we want the business; let's get
together.
Liberty Music Store
.1. H. I.AWUKNCK Mininger.
Third Avenuo Durant Okl.i.
July Clearance
Sale
of all Summer Pootwear
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over a single pair oi summer snoes we have niarvj
down every oxford in stock and have placed them on ti
mes at mg close out prices:
Table No. I Ladies and childrens white oxfords an
snoeh values up u .s.su cnoice g.
Table No. 2 Ladies black kid tan and patent Ieathei
sizes 3 to i) values up to $F.00 choice $ij
Table No. 3 Mens and Hoys Patent leather and ki
leather and tan leather values up to $8.00 choice $J.l
Table No. 4 Rig lot Tennis slippers in black and whit
broken sizes values up to $1.25 choice 51
We have marked down ever pair of Slippers ami oxforc
in stock.
We are going to have a big and up-to-date stock 1
goods in every department and in order to make roomful
them we are niakingf some attractive low juices on 1
summer goods.
John Herndon
Company
(Successors to .1. C. Iladen & Co.)
Phone No. 280
Main Street. Durant Oka
Tssss
Big Values in
Used Automobile!
Here are a lew used cars all in first cla conditionl
that we will sell at bargain prices:
Studebaker Six Cylinder
Oldsmobile Six Cylinder
Oldsmobile Eight Cylinder
Dodge 1917 Model
Ford Touring Car.
Prices will be given on application.
Thompson Motoi
Company
2nd and Kursl
DURANT OKLAHOMA.
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