The Oklahoma News (Oklahoma City, Okla.), Vol. 12, No. 52, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 29, 1917 Page: 2 of 10
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TTIF, OKLAHOMA NEWS-TAGll 2
ASKNEOTRALS
NOT TO MIX
IN WAR PLANS
GAZE ON SOME YOUNG MEN WHO'LL KNOW
i
fly Vniltd IVni,
Washington, Nov. 29 -America
ha* not relaxed il» championship
of tho rights of neutrals anil of ]
small nations, but auch nations
are expected, In return, to ahow |
their grateful spirit by not ham
pc ring America In waging a war
whli-h even noutrala themaelvea
•limit la for tbe common *oo<1
Thla waa flie nnawor given by
American authorities today to the
plaint of Dr. Cort Van der
Linden, Dutch premier, in a copy
righted I'nited Pres* interview.
They hold America's emhurgo la
• diplomatic club hy which the U.
S can obtain neutral ahlpplng and
at the same time nu.1" aure none
of Amerlca'H auppllea le:ik to the
enemy.
Avoid Ilun lloinluallon.
Offlclala Juatlfled auch an ern
bargo on the ground that by It
neutrala are really aided In avoid
ing Herman domination—a dotnl
notion which many of them fear.
No Intention la mantfoalod here
to atnrvo Holland or tho other
neutrala. But alilpa are the most
Important factor In Bonding and
maintaining American armlea In
Kurope and In feeding thla conn
try'a allies.. The eountrlea fight
Ing tlermany need American food
■tuffa aa badly as Holland doea.
If auppllea are to be diverted to
neutrala, offlclala aay, It Is only
fair America ahould receive the
uae of neutrnl ahlpa In return.
The nutrh ahlpa ownera were
•low to heed American propoxate.
With about 100 Dutch cargo car
rlera In American porta tied up
■luce the embargo became effect
Ive official* endeavored to charter
anme for hauling Java augar to
the V. S.
The ehlpownera, eenalng a augar
famine In thla country, tried to
force America to give up wheat
and refueed tho vessels at any
price. American official* preferred
to It the people of thla country
curtail their lavleh u»e of augar,
knowing the tlm* would com#
when Hollander* could no longer
do without wheat.
An end of the deadlock I* he-
Loved In eight however. American
aaente, after month* of Investlga-
— —— a — a Im afthaa II -
ADJ. GENERAL
WILL HAVE AN
ASSISTANT
Under new selective aervire reg-
ulation*, already In effect, reserve
I hatterlea and machine gun battal-
Iona
I Twenty additional brigudler gen-
1 entl* will be required by the re-
organization Brigadiers who. like
Oenerul Roy Hoffman, command j
depot brigade*, reservoir* for eur- |
plus unlia .officers und men—will
he ui Hired to replace officers of |
similar grads in the rational guard l
divisions. It Is understood.
No national guard officers made j
surplus by the merger of regl |
ments will be demoted. The depot
brigades will go Into the organl ]
ration of army and ctrps troop* |
attached to army or corps head
THANKSGIVING
VERSE FROM
SAILOR LAD
corps offic ers will he appointed hy ! ^“^^dl**" have' Imi 'fanned,
the government hh nesUlant to the ' ...■ —
! INSURANCE COMPANIES
I MUST MAKE REBATE
adjutant general of each state.
This officer will also be the die-
buralnf officer oml the financial
nffalra of the draft *>Htem, thru ^ .
him, will t*e brought into intimate! Four Teutonic fire am 1
touch with the provoHt marshal insurance companies licensed to
general'll offlt# In Washington. 1 operate In Oklahoma, must re
'TlFnu H uiiny in aeniiikKiUc ; I 'liniur n» ..................
Tills appointment, together with turn premiums on policieH with
the general expected resignation of face value of $3,731.3J7, represent
AdJ. Oen. An»el fciarp to take an ing risks in thla state, under Sec-
army commission, will work a retary of the Treasury MeAdoo h
general ahlft In tho elate adjutant
general’* department.
New Officer* Hare.
order requiring them to liquidate.
» The premium* aggregated $57,-
063 when the policies were issued,
NOTE: Tho ver*e* below were
written by Charles Kreuger, local
boy, with the U. S. 8. Seattle, who
has Just returned to American
shores, after his second trip across
to France. lie sent them to Ids
mother, Mr*. Will Owen, who is
president of the Mothers of U. S.
Navy Hoys Club.—Editor.
Tho euii on tho water was gleam-
ing.
Not h cloud in the sky of blue,
I lay on the fo'cas'l© dreaming
Of Thanksgiving day and you.
Many of tho Oklahoma men but tho refund a—prorate based on • nano,
commissioned at the Leon SpHng* the time tho business lias been in I Odor of roast turkey blending
• ........in .1-ill ha nf course. With the finest ides in tho lc
r
Over tho stovo you wore bending
A hugh basting spoon In your
hand,
training camp will bo assigned to effect—will be less of course,
command* nr stair positions In tho The total risks und premium*
new divisional and brigade organ! are divided between the , rom
zutlonx among tlm regular army j punles us follows:
regiments In Ibis country. The Hamburg Bremen, husinexe $2.
only regular nrmy division now In ni:,.S02, premiums, *32.535; Nord
France lx the First, under MaJ. Deutsche, business $464,643, prom
Hen. Slbert. Regiments remaining luma $7224;Auchen £ Mud. It, bus
In the 1’. 8. have been expanded Ineaa $238,1141, premium’. *38f»o.
to war strength, but have only the Prussian National, buslnex* $1.
personnel called far bv the old 012.431, premiums $14,314.
formation. I Total Oklahoma businesa of all
H I* estimated that 6000 new companies operating In tho same
officer# will lie required to aupply lines nx these enmpardes, accord-
these new units At least 1000 lag to the Insurance departments
will be used In the formation of latest report, Is $281,781,884, call
new train troops, trench inoriur Ing fai premiums of $4,312.384.
With tbe finest pies In the la.'J
Plum pudding hot and entlcl.ig,
Fruits, nuts and candles galore.
And rakes piled high with icing
Could anyone wish far more?
Sleigh hells softly are ringing,
Friends all happy and gay.
Treop thru the doorway singing
‘'Greetings this Thanksgiving
day."
Tahle decked out In snowy whit#
Hpfesi with delectable food,
Never was such a tempting sight
And everything tasted so good.
THE INHUMAN HUMANS
NO. 3
This photograph shows 88 News carrier boy, who won 03 Thanksgiving bird. In The OkUhoma New. great turkey contest. One
boy, Clifford Everett. won seven turkeys. The turkey were glveo as reward, for getting new .ub.crlber._______
army PHOTOGRAPHER AND HIS-JAPANESE BRIDE
■
t*en In Holland and In other Ru
ropean neutyl rountrlea. have
collected data, checking tip t"*'r
**Srltlah embargo figures, which
w ere made available for the
American export* were carefully
verified. The V. B. will •»»ort,y
able to tell how much food can
_o into theac neutral eountrlea
■ithniit Ifliikni* Into Germany •
grUW be rationed -ju*
enough to keep them going and
*Bwt°Bret the neutral# have to
TMt in the American government
power of routing thee* neutral
•Up*. * __
SECOND DRAFT
TO CONSCRIPT
SKILLED MEN
daughters entertain
An Intereating program hae been
rsuwrsgs
II. B. Church. Eighth and Robin
•on etreete, M0 P- m. Sunday.
gpcolal Invitation le extended to
Daughter* and veteran soldier*.
H. R. Straiton and his Japanese . tfe.
» » • • —........
MARRIES JAP
ON II. S. DUTY
BRIDES WANT TURKEY
ON WEDDING MENUS
Holiday crowd* are matrimonially
Inclined. Twenty-one marriage II-
censes appeared on the book#
Thureday. •• » result of the pre-
Thanksgiving ruah, Wedneaday.
British From Naar
Cambrai it Bowio
Special lo The Xeire.
Camp Bowie, Fort Worth. Teg.,
Nov. SI.—A party of nlno Brttleh
officers and enlleted emn, fresh
from tho front' south of Cambral
have juet arrived here to help In
th* training of the Oklahoma-
Texaa national guard dlvlalan
stationed her*.
Their first move after having
been presented to Brig- °*n‘
Blakely, senior officer In the
camp, waa to study the progress
•f the British drive, on a wall
ttap.
■he nursed mo back lo hoalth.
"Another time, when we were
living on a laft on one of the
rlvere, n storm broke our moor-
ings and we drifted helplessly to
sea.
('aught Kish With IMn.
"Without food, she aiul I were |
tossed about at tbe mercy of tile services
BV GILHON GABDNER-
Washington. Nov. -*■ —' *~V''
script Ion of labor Is provided fbr
in the regulations Ju*t published
for raising the second draft army.
Anybody wlio can build ahlpa or
do anv other kind of mechanical
labor needed for waging the war.
If of draft aye and rcgletered, Is
lo be called out of regular order
and set to work under military
supervision and discipline.
Section 149 of the selective
service regulations make# provls
Ion far this action. It Is en-
titled "Induction Into military
service of technical arid other ex-
perts and of registrants highly
skilled In eom# special line of
work.”
Baaed on Ouestionalre.
Every local board will have a
full report on every man regis-
tered.^ Answers made to the ques-
t Iona ire will be ma.lo the basis of
selecting men needed for ahy line
of work—carpenters, rlverters,
blacksmiths, joiners, electricians
jtnochanlcs, etc. Tbe regulation*
< provide that—
"When there is need for the
of men expert or highly
get from each man of this else*
a specific statement as lo wheth-
er or not Iip consents to be In-
ducted Into this kind of military
service.
Take Willing First.
In the subsequent orders, those
who consent are to ho taken first,
and the non-consenting In the or-
der of their class and draft num-
ber.
The regulations finally provide
that workmen so Inducted Into
military service "shall bo mo-
bilized In tho usual manner, and
shall be sent to such place as may
he specially directed by the pro-
vost marshal general.
TOWN MARSHAL SORE;
CREW GAVE HIM ‘RIDE’
Hy I'nited Preei.
Scott. Ohio.. Nov. 29.—Train
crew on the Cincinnati Northern
Railroad had better beware today
and avoid passing thru here, fbr
Town Marshal O'Day Is just bustin’
to get a poke at one of them.
Under orders of Mayor Shotwell,
O'Day has twice attempted to con-
fiscate • carload of coal to relieve
Scott's fuel famine. The first
time the crew held him prisoner
until the train was many mjles
from town and then released him
and he had to hike back to Scott.
The second time a freight con-
ductor kicked him from the
train.
"Ding bust 'em, I’ll get 'era yet!
said O'Day.
Eight bells In my ears are ringing.
The tramp of feet on the deck
And the voice nf the bosun is
.ringing
"Go get your wing and neck."
Thus with my thoughts with you
mother,
I'm feeling a little felt blue,
I’m longing just now far another
Thanksgiving day and you.
APPROPRIATE $200,000
FOR POLISH RELIEF
THE PACIFIST.
Probably, the most stupid of all
the animals is the sheep. It
seems as If nature had merely
Intended him to he eheared and
eaten. ^Vnrt he is. Unlike most
all other animals, the sheep Is
given no weapon of offense or
defense. The eagle eats him,
The general population, infant*
end small children In particular,
living In that part of Poland back
of the German lines, and threat-
ened with starvation, are objects
of »n appropriation of $200,000,
Immediately available, which has
Just been made by the American
Red Cross, according to R. C. bul-
letins.
This money will be paid in two
Instalments: $100,000 this month
and $100,000 In December to the
Warsaw Polish committee of which
Prlnc© Lubomlrskl, president of
Warsaw City and Archbishop
Kakawskl, Warsaw, are members.
The money will be released as
soon -aa proper guarantees are
, produced that It will not result
the coyote eats him, man eats: rolcas|ng f0
the coyote eats him, man eats: m rolcaslng food or funrjs to
him and fish would, If they could | , benefit. If adesjate
reach him. With everybody trying ______________x
to eat him, to get his wool, all
he can do Is to stand around tear-
fully and blat. Ablack sheep
Is simply an ordinary sheep with
a stronger streak of yellow in
him.
Special lo The fieeet.
San Kmnclsco, Cal. Nov 29—
The call of love proved stronger
than the call of the blood In the
domantlc case of H. 11. Stratton
and Mann Sakamoto.
Stratton Is a U. 8. army photo-
grapher, and Hana Is a dainty
daughter of Japan.
Fate threw them together under
peculiar circumstances In the
Flowery Kingdom, and, disregard-
ing the barriers of race, they were
married at Osaka 12 years ago.
"We ore," they assert, "the
happiest couple in the world."
Bark to Philippines.
Stratton had bee i stationed at
Manila, where ho had gone as an
American Boldler In #1899. After
their marriage in Japan, he and
Ills bride returned fa the Philip-
pines, whore he wns sent Into the
interior to get photos of Mores
and other wild tribes.
"During these perilous trips."
he said upon Ills arrival here with
the petite Mrs. 8tratton, "Haim
wns my guanllnn angel.
"I contracted the cholera, and
waves far days. But again Hana, j Hkin<Kl In any special class of
resourceful, calm, unafraid, saved-work tli« adjutant general of the
my life und hers. _j army shall make requisition on
the provost marshal general far
'With a bent pin and a thread
she caught enough small fish, to
keep us from starvation until we
were plckeu up by a steamer and
returned to the Islands. At e hud
a Jug of water aboard which we
managed to keep replenished by
catching rain water with our
clothes from time fa Mme.
Stratton, who far the last few
PROHIBITION MAY BE
UP EARLY IN HOUSE
the number of class of men
needed. Thereupon the provost
marshal general shall call upon
the governors of one or more of
the several stales for swh num-
ber of the total require-! ns will
dixlributs the burden equally
among the slates as far as prac-
! Unable. Thereupon the adjutant
i ucuble. inereupon roe
months 1ms been doing aerial 1 Kenera| 0f the states shall call up-
photography for the War Depart- ion 0Iie or more local hoards to
ment Intends now to remain >n examine the questionnaires of reg
the U. 8.. He has brought 'd* i let rants within their Jurisdiction.
Oriental wife with him.
lip lulled Prett.
AVashlngton, Nov. 29 —The house
may decide the fate of the nation-
wide prohibition amendment short-
ly after congress meets.
Under a special rule now being
prepared by the rules committee,
the amendment Is to be voted on
bfore the Christmas holidays un-
less unexpected opposition de-
velops.
Speaker Clark predicted today
the houso would spend hut one
day on the amendment. The reso-
ABOLITION OF GERMAN
WILL BE DISCUSSED
1 with the qualifications required, I__
! who stand In any of the Just farm
!classes.”
The boards are required also lo
A Week Pays for
All Your $
Christmas Gifts
Make this a real Christmas by
giving diamonds. There Is noth-
ing In the world so much admired
nnd appreciated. I Our good, RE-
LIABLE Diamonds may be pur-
chased ON CREDIT hy TOU and
you may pay for them at 60c or
$1 down and 50c or II a week.
ROSENFIELD
JEWELRY CO.
116 Main St. Opposite Empress
for Ger-
_____,_________ . guar-
antees are secured, milk relief far
babies In Poland will continue after
January.
MAJESTIC
SPECIAL
TODAY
MME. PETROVA
In "THE SILENCE SELLERS”
I (Metro Big Star lerles)
HOOVER1KE — Instead of egg*
use EGG-O. Costs bat 28 rente a
package and Is eqoal to S9 eggs.
Comes In powdered form—made
(ram nnurishlng foods end guaran-
teed under the pare food law.
Results with It fnllr •■ goad as
with eggs—the east In lean than
one-fifth. Try a package tomorrow.
AT ALL GROCF.Bd
fly faili'd Preet.
Chicago. Nov. 29.—Tlie question
of elimination or retention of the
German language in American
schools will he discussed at the
annual meeting of the national
council of teachers of English,
which opens In the Congress hotel
tomorrow.
fuasusa
DON’T COUGH q —
ANY LONGER V
WELCOME
Too' late to prevent your cold!
But now's the time to prevent
Its serious consequences.
THE GREAT AMERICAN HOME
A'ou will not find a better rem
edy than Dr. Bell's Pine-Tar I
Honey to prevent your cough
from developing Into n grave and
even dangerous ailment. This
TEACHERS
WELCOMF
TEACHERS
pleasant balsam preparation
antiseptic, and quickly effective
When you lake Dr. Bell's Pine-Tar-
Honey you check the spread of
infectious germs, loosen and help
eliminate the phlegm, soothe the
Inflammation. and relieve that
grlppy feeling.
Get a bottle of Dr. Hell's Pine-
not be satisfied with halftr-at-
ment, however. Take Dr. Bell's
Pine-Tar-Honey till your grippe,
cold, -'I bronchitis Is completely
relieved. For hoarseness and sore
throat use also as a gargle.
Tear this nd out nnd take It to
your druggist with 25 cents and
he will give you the genuine Dr.
Hell's Fine Tar-Honey. — Advertise-
/ FRIDAY AND SATURDAY
\ (f>^l250 New Coats $19.95
VALUES
175 New Coats $24.95 jjj
VALUES TO $39.75. /
200 New Coats $29.95 5
VALUES TO $45.00
I These Coats just arrived from the largest eastern manufacturers—materials
| of Broadcloths, Velours, Plush, Pom-Pom, Novelties, etc.; some fur trimmed;
' others plain tailored, including all the new effects and colors.
SALE OF WAISTS
$3,95 Value* to $5.95
SALE OF WAISTS
$^#95 ^a^ues I® $6.95
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Parker, G. B. The Oklahoma News (Oklahoma City, Okla.), Vol. 12, No. 52, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 29, 1917, newspaper, November 29, 1917; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc860496/m1/2/: accessed April 26, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.