The Oklahoma News (Oklahoma City, Okla.), Vol. 11, No. 169, Ed. 1 Friday, April 13, 1917 Page: 2 of 13
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DESPERATION BREAIUNTO
BEHIND THE HINDENBURG
BERMAN LINE LINE IS NEAR
BY WM. PHILIP SIMMS. „
mated Pl«M Staff Correspondent 1T '11‘- XR Y WOOD.
I With Brittoh Annies Afleld.V,,ited ,Yc“ ***** <<™»I*>nd.nt
tiApril II. — Desperation stalks With French Armies Before
(behind the German line. St. Quentin. April 13. — Now
German army chiefs, astound- Joined with tho British of fou-
nd at the unceasing strength of «ive. Gen. Xivelle’s troops today
the British smash, are using hod Pressed forward to a point
prisoners of war to dig trenches, *'liere tho southern pivot cf tho
Khtis relieving a few more Ger- German retreat was fatally men-
,maa fighters, while the word aced by their blows,
fees gone out for reinforce-; The suburbs or St. Quentin
tments. have been reached by French
Another mile of the Hinden- forces. Slmultaneoualy on the
than line was captured today, west of the city, tho British
tThe positions lay southeast of pounded their way forward,
rthe Cojeul river and their pos-| Final capture of St. Quentin
*■—*')n by Haig’s troops more end St. Gobaln—now certain—
more threatens the pivotal must result in breaking tho first
around Arras. j point In tho ‘Hindenburg line,”
e other hit of German dee-,according to French strategists,
is shown in the re-1 American ambulance corps
nd fruitiest—attempts wore flying tho American flag
German airmen to fly over , today.
British lines and learn where j Fighting centered at three
[Haig's blows might next be ex- points where there were desper-
d. A swarm of British sir- *ts clashes between tho two
patrol the air and fantastic sides, Interspersed with Demen-
ts occurred almost hourly dous artillery firing. St. Go-
as tbs German flyers ere bain, in the center of the up-i
Amenity swept out of the sky. per Coucy forest, was being'
I Among prisoners taken today steadily encircled by the French
mm many Bavarians. They are attacks, forced northward and
t Jwttarly denunciatory of tho Oer-; westward by powerful smashes.
leaden. I While the French infantry
• way In which German fought at many places hand-to-
chiefs are scraping all pos- band with the Germans, the
men together to fight French artillery was pouring a
it the British onslaught rain of projectiles on the crests
graphically detailed by dominating* St. Quentin, lnclud-
m prisoners who escaped ing shells from tho great French
alliod Maas today. They had siege guns.
These guns were being moved
farther and farther forward to-
day In anticipation of a duel
with the German "busy Ber-
.thas,” known to bo permanently
(fixed on the "Hindenburg line.”
St. Quentin Sacked.
St. Quentin (■ being sacked
by tbs Germans preparatory to
its capture by the French.
Great palls of emoke hung over
the town today, visible for 15
miles in the desolation every-
where about.
r__________ ... fkeneta forces advancing from
.*** the south on the city, were ac-
■ - . rf. t. - ■ ■ tually amased today to discover
ThT’pito or the^tim on* building which the Germans
Can't Catch it!
SPEED UP PRODUCTION
NATIONAL SLOGAN NOW
Bp United Prut.
New Orleans, la.. April 13.—
Speeding up of the agricultural
development of "cut over” land
to help relieve any food shortage
that may result from America’s
enjfcrpnoe into the war. whs the
subject discussed by Prof. Carl
D. Ldvlngston, agricultural en-
gineer of Wleeonsln university,
here today.
R ewmeutaUTm of a dosen
lumbering states are In attend-
ance at the Southern Land Clear-
ing conference. An organized!
effort to "speed up” foodstuff;
production and the immediate:
utilization of hundreds of thous-1
ands of acres of etump lands in
Louisiana and other southern
states, will be started immedi-
ately.
ment of yellow perch for plant- in this section a great favor,
intj In waters of this state. ' JAMES RILEY.
Supt. Armstrong of the lJuraut
hatchery is, right; they are a
great pan fish, thero Is no pan
fish in any local waters to equal
them.
I lived for several years
where there was great numbers
KILLS SELF BECAUSE
HE CANT ENLIST
Bp United Preu.
Chloago, April
13.—Deepen -
of them, and 1 sincerely advise | dent because he was refused
those overseeing local waters to j permission to enlist, Robt.
grab this opportunity quickly Schmidt, 25, a German tailor,
and they will do all fishermen committed suicide today.
—IN THE—
EDITOR’S MAIL
Editor News: I was very
much pleased to read the arti-
cle in your paper, that the gov-
ernment fish hatchery at Noo-
sha, Mo., had offered a ship-
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Si ■ » N'rt'l. itafeteria opens Sat.
CENTS A DAY BUYS A $25
Diamond Ring
—Or OOc Down and 50c ~U 8 ,hp ncwr wa>’ io ?,ur-
chase diamonds—on Credit!.
For Meek. In this manner you never feel
the expense and at the same
time enjoy the pleasure# and
profit* of a perfect cut blue
white diamond.
OSENFIELD
JEWELRY CO.
IIS Main Street.
Opjweite Empress.
fbrMi to dig trenches at
point of the German bayo-
Im gone oat all along
Kao to Gorman command- thaa.’
to **old at all eoeta" he- ‘
Tear army divisions are
to reieferae. From var-
tt to loaned that
Mora preparing to
a destruction of Ar-
ts centimeter taowit-
the Brittoh "push”
FLAG-BURNING PASTOR
WILLBE RELEASED
Bp United Preu.
New York, April 13.—Bouck
White, the self styled anti-
patriot and gunny-sack-garbed
pastor of tho church of the so-
soclal revolution who was con-
victed of burning the Stars and
Stripes in, a melting pot with
other flags here some weeks
ago, will get out of jail after
serving 30 days therefor, to-
morrow.
In sentencing White, Judge
McIntyre said he wne sorry the
sentence was not for 80 ypars.
White replied that tho judge
had never had a more unrepent-
ant sinner at his bar.
MILLION IN 8 YEARS
AT PRESENT RATE
By United Preu.
Washington, April 13. —It
would take over six yearn to
raise an army of one million. If
recruiting were to continue only
at the rate marking the 10 days
following the declaration of war.
In that time, 4355 men were
recruited.
Stats Nat'!. Cafeteria opens Sat.
had not destroyed. It rose
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*n<? abruptly from the surrounding
noo* am rood desolation, situated on1 a knoll,
and waa a banting lodge.
Prince ratal Frederick of Ger-
many bad used It as bis head-
quarters, prisoners said. The
'•am* Germans Were likewise au-
thority for the statement that
macb of the utterly wanton de-
Mraetkm around Bt. Quentin had
htoa at the order of thle royal
prince.
Btam w*n.
Sterla opens Sat.
0M Shoes Like New
•ae WWnt MIS. Wetk nIM
fee ee* dellveteC free
Mistletoe Co.
issais BeMaeao urn* Vtaet *e
Aid Feet Heper* If aet me
Dr. J. F. Kellogg
our Lows Are Here!
Ooetroer
imt
Our Six Week End
Clearance Sale
Will Stir Up Business
At go.oo, gs.oo,
$1.88 and gl.OO
In offering the extra©***
tttnary bargain* cam
talned in this ad, wo
set a mark In low price*
that cannot bo ap-
proached by any other
millinery house.
Our largo baying poww
er .nobles ns to pur-
chase our goods at the
lowest margins, and In
order to turn our mon-
ey over rapidly we sCIl
to you at the smallest possible margin of profit. Out
volume of business is our success. Wo offer you a com-
plete and up-to-the-mlnnte lino at a saving of 60 per cent.
All our pattern bats up to $16 will be sold at.. Oe aa
Many are duplicates of exquisite Parts Model wOeUU
Hats. The assortment includes stunning black
hats, smart tailored hats, charming flower trimmed lace
hats, and the fins Italian Milan sailors.
BRAND NEW MODELS IN 96.00
TO $8.55 VALUES AT ....................ae aa
For tho last day we have added « lot of tho ddeUU
smartest hats ever shown in Oklahoma for so
email a sum of money. Hata that will add to the fame
of this really wonderful line of millinery.
Always Reed; «o Serve Yen
A. & A. Cleaners
A.\I> TAILORS
Phoned W. 4130—>1. 143*
$1.98
SMART NEW TRIMMED HATS
OVER FIFTY SMART NEW SPRING STYLES
AT ....................................
This collection of hats is so large that no
matter what your tasto or fancy la you will bo pleased
here. They are faced and trimmed,. poke bonnets, chin
chins, bats and turbana for girls and misses white
Milan sailors, black hemp sailors and turbans for mid-
dle aged ladies, and a large collection of 8port Hats.
TRADE UPSTAIRS
Save $5 to 97.50
SAVE
Your Money
We don’t know of an easier,
quicker or better way to save
from (5 to $7.50 than by buy-
ing one of these Hunter and
Wohon spring suits for
Ground floor clothing stores
have to get from $20 to $22.50
for the same identical styles,
fabrics, models and workman-
ship. It Is a matter of over-
head expense, that’s all. Our
overhead Is very small — the
ground floor store’s la very
large.
UPSTAIRS
OVER WESTFALL'S DRUG
STORE
.Stairway Inside Drug Store..
HunIer^U/oISon
I I OKLAHOMA ft OTY
Open Saturday
Night Until 8:80
Open Saturday
Night Until 8:30
abittlc-fuckn
DRY GOODS Ca|/&OS> W.MAIN
A Timely Sale of Wool Spring Suits
25 c/c Reduction
Timely indeed—and they're the very latest In
colors, styles and the materials are Serge, Poiret Twill,
Wool Jersey, Velours and Burilla Cloth,
—The size range Is very good.
$10.50 Suits—Repriced at.
$10.75 Suits—Repriced at. .
$22.50 Suits—Repriced at. .
$24.75 Suits—Repriced at. .
V5* $20.75 Suits—Repriced at. .
$32.50 Suits—Repriced at. .
$34.75 Suits—Repriced ut. .
$39.75 Suits—Repriced at. .
V $44.75 Suits—Repriced at.
$47.75 Suite—Repriced at. .
. .$12.37
. . $14.81
. .$17.87
...$18.56
. . $22.81
. .$24.37
. .$26.06
. $20.81
. . . $33.56
. .$35.81
Silks At 75c Yard •
A sale of remnants in lengths from 14 to 3 yards.
They're plaids and striped Taffetas, Satins, $1.75 and
$2.00 values. Plain Taffetas. Meesallnes, Poplins and
Crepe de Chine; $1.25 to $2.00 values. Saturday morn-
ing, 8:30 to 11:30—75c yard.—First Floor.
Newest Neckwear is Larger
Highly colored embroidery' in Japanese and Chinese effects Is a favorite orna-
mentation—
—with the coming Into popularity of larger hats, there Is springing up a demand
for larger neckwear.
Crepe do Chino—Collars trimmed with
lace insertion and edge, unusually attrac-
tive patterns—priced 80c and 75c.
Organdy Collars—Hemstitched, button
trimmed, with very dainty borders, 5©c.
Others at *5c and 85c.
Georgette Crepe, lovely combinations,
some trimmed with clever conventional
corners, others ruffled and lace trimmed.
Priced 50c to $2.00.
Organdy Collars, 50c—They’re sets, in
pin striped lace, trimmed organdy.
HOME CRAFT WEEK
—our store ylndows show the
very latest materials and our
Drapery Department displays a
splendid range of decorative fab-
rics at prices to interest every-
one.
-Marquisette, 25c.— In plain,
grounds in either ecru or white:
also with hemstitched edge and
fancy borders.
—Swisses in figured and dotted
patterns; full yard wide. In dot
and lovely colorings—22c.
—Dotted Swlsscs In White—10c
yard.
—Fancy Figured and Floral Cre-
tonnes—very pretty patterns—
lOo yard.
—Sunfast Drapes, full yard wide,
and Blue—75c yard.
In shades of Old Rose, Tans, Browns, Greens,
SATURDAY SPECIALS
221 AND 223
WEST GRAND
Platers
221 AND 223
WEST GRAND
$2.85
$3.35 $3.85,
jm, yen
A NEW ASSORTMENT OF WHITE POKES
AND BAILORS for the girl of 4 to tho mlae of #1 aa
1$. Tomorrow only. No delivery or exchange. #i*Uv
One to a customer.
to the rndfllan
The New Eastern Millinery Company
881 NORTH ROBINSON.
50 Spring Coats to Close Out Tomorrow
FOR AS LOW AS ONE-THIRD OF THEIR REAL VALUE.
ONE LOT OF COATS ONE LOT OF COATS
!■ stripes and plaid*, worth up to $15.80 Choice In old rose and fancy stripes—values up to $18.50, choice
_$4.45 ! $6.95
LADIES’ HATS
Worth op to 555$
Choice
$2.95
Men’s Spring Suits
SI 2.50
klodwi Suits off the newest styles and material*—$18.50
Saturday ............ ...................................
t • 10c A POUND
202 West Main Street Phone Maple 2066
HOME MADE CANDY SPECIALS
19c A POUND
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Parker, G. B. The Oklahoma News (Oklahoma City, Okla.), Vol. 11, No. 169, Ed. 1 Friday, April 13, 1917, newspaper, April 13, 1917; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc859669/m1/2/: accessed April 17, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.