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THE SHAWNEE DAILY NEWS-HEifAID
REGULAR AFTERNOON ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORT, EXCLUSIVE IN POTTAWATOMIE COUNTY.
VOL. XXIII
SHAWNEE, OKLAHOMA,
TUESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 4, 1917.
NUMBER 199.
President Wilson Tells Congress Peace
Can Come When Wrongs are Righted
Vigorous Address on Purposes
and Intent of the United States
"THIS INIQLARABLE THING OF
WHICH GERMANY SHOWS THE
UGLY FACE MOST BE CRUSHED"
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By the Associated Press
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 4.—The interna-
tional character of President Wilson's address, which
was delivered to congress at 12:30 o'clock today,
was indicated by the fact that the government already
had placed it for simultaneous publication in every
capital in the world. Although the address was not
intrusted to American newspapers or agencies in ad-
vance, it has been placed with the London office of
Reuter's, which is to supply other agencies in Europe.
(By Associated Press).
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 4.—Immediate declara-
tion of war against Austria was recommended to congress
today by President Wilson.
The president did not, however, recommend a declara-
tion against Turkey and Bulgaria at this time.
Immediate war against Austria, the president told con-
gress, was necessary to an anamolous situation which the
United States faces in its war with Germany, even though
Austria was not her own mistress and merely a vassal of Ger-
many.
The same logic he said would lead to war against Turkey
and Bulgaria, but they do not yet, he said, stand in the path
of the United States in its war against Prussian autocracy.
In ringing, definite, terms the president declared that
nothing shall turn the United States aside until the war is
won and Germany is beaten. All talk of peace the president
pronounced out of the question.
Peace, the president declared, could come only when the
German people make their rulers such as the people of the
world can trust, when they make reparation for the destruc-
tion their present rulers have wrought and when Germany
recedes from all the territory she has taken.
partial justice done at every point and to every nation. The
final settlement must affect our enemies as well as our friends.
"lid there bo no miftunderstand-
ing;. Our present ami immediate
pa it is to win the war and nothing
shall turn 11s aside until it accom-
pished. Every power and resource
we posses whether of money, men
or inateruis, is being demoted and
will continue to he devoted until this
Is achieved. Those who desire to
bring pence about before that pur-
pose Ik achieved 1 eounsel to carry
their advice elsewhere. We will not
entertain it. We will consider the
war won only when the (iermans
say that through accredited repre- j
sentatives they are willing to make
reparation for the wrongs their rill- |
ers have done. They have done a
wrong to Belgium that must he un-
done. They have established a con-
trol over governments other than |
their own,—over the great Austro-
liungurian empire; over the Hal-
kins? over Turkey. All these must
be relinquished.
"Germany had built for herself a
real empire of trade and influence
secured by the peace of the world.
We were content to abide the rival-
ries of science, manufacture and
commerce that were involved and
stand or fall as we had or did not
have the brains and initiative to
surpass her. 'Hut at the moment
when she had wispicuously won her
triumphs of peace she threw them
aside and undertook for herself
what the world will not permit to be
established, a supremacy for mili-
tarism and arms.
"Peace must deliver Belgium from
Prussian oppression; but it must
also release Austro-Hungary, the
Balkans and Turkey in Asia as well
as in Europe, from the insolent dom-
ination of their government and
trade by Germany."
To Declare War Friday.
By the Associated Press.
WASHINGTON. I). C.. Dec. 4—The
senate will be ready to pass a reso-
lution next Friday declaring war
against Austria, Senator Martin, ma-
jority leader, announced today. The
resolution will probably be drafted
at the state department. Some de-
bate but no considerable opposition
is expected. Chairman Flood expects
to call the house foreign affairs
committee together tomorrow.
The President said in part:
"Gentlemen of the congress:
"Eight months have elapsed since I last had the honor
of addressing you. They have been months crowded with
events of immense and grave significance for us. I shall not
undertake to recall or even to summarize those events. The
practical particulars of the part we have played in them will
be laid before you in the reports of the executive departments.
I shall discuss only our present outlook upon these vast; areas
of our present duties and the immediate means of accom-
plishing the object we shall hold always in view.
"1 shall not go back to debate the causes of the war. The
intolerable wrongs done and planned against us by the sinister 1
masters of Germany have long since become so grossly
obvious and odious to every American that they do not need
to be rehearsed.
"But 1 will ask ydli to consider again our objectives and
the measures by which we mean to obtain them; for the
purpose of discussing here in this place of action and our ac-
tion must move straight toward definite ends. Our object is
of course to win the war and we will not slacken or suffer
ourselves to be diverted until it is won. But it is worth while
asking and answering the question: when shall we consider
war won?
"From one point of view it is not necessary to broach
this fundamental matter. I do not doubt that the people know
what this war is about and what they regard as a satisfactory
outcome of their participation in it. I think 1 speak for them
when I say that this intolerable thing of which the masters
of Germany have shown us the ugly face—this menace of
combined intrigue and force, which the Germans have shown
us a thing without honor or capacity for peace, must be
crushed and if not utterly brought to an end at least shut out
from the friendly intercourse with nations; that when this
thing is indeed defeated and the time comes when we can dis-
cuss peace, when the German people have spokesmen whom
we can believe and these spokesmen are ready in the name of
their people to accept the common judgment of nations whe*
shall be the basis of the law of nations, we shall be willing
and glad to pay the full price of peace and pay it ungrudging-
]y"
"We know what that price will be—it will be fully and im-
DON'T BE * RED
CROSS SLACKER
All Contributors Are Urged
to Pay Their Sub-
scriptions.
Chairman Frank Roodhouse has
received a communication from Red
Cross headquarters urging immedi-
ate collection of Red Cross dues.
Washington is very desirous that all
present pledges be paid in full be-
fore the new membership drive io
started the 17th of December.
The communication suggests
plans for collecting the delinquent
pledges, but it is hoped that those
in Shawnee who are back on their
pledges will call within the next few
days at the National Bank of Com-
merce and pay the local treasurer,
A. J. Fluke, so it will not be neces-
sary to launoh any of the plans
that are suggested in the letter re-
ceived by Mr. Roodhouse.
The next time you are up town
make it a point to call at the bank
and make this settlement. Wash-
ington recognizes only three ex-
cuses for not paying these pledges:
Sickness, death, and call to serve
one's country. Don't be a Red Cross
Slacker.
ROADS GRANTED
SOME INCREASE
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BOUGHT THE FIRST
'WAR SAVINGS
CERTIFICATE'
The Shawnee post office, through
its employees with a feeling of add-
ed responsibilities, this morning
commenced to offer to the public
thrift stamps and United Slates gov-
ernment war-savings certificates.
11. 13. Sherman, a prominent Shaw-
nee citizen, was the purchaser of the
first certificate, his registration
number being number one. While
money order clerk. Miss Gladys
Kirkland: stamp and registry clern.
Mr. Sidney Ward; assistant post-
master, Win J. Wilson, and Postmas-
ter O. B. Weaver were every one
trying to acceptably make out this
number ONE savings certificate for
Mr. Sherman, he, the purchaser,
waiting expectingly, was heard to
remark to an interested friend
standing by: "I Just naturally want-
ed to be the first buyer of a war-
savings certificate from the Shaw-
nee post office just as I was natur-
ally pleased to see my eldest son,
Ralph, be one of the first boys to
volunteer from Shawnee for the
great aviation service of the army."
While Mr. Sherman is known to
be a very modest man. there was no
deviation therefrom when the fond
patriotic he is known to be, uttered
this sentiment.
Ralph, Mr. Sherman's son, is now
in France.
WHAT THE COUNTY
AGENT WILL DO
Raises of Rates Asked by
Western Roads Denied,
However.
By the Associated Press.
WASHINGTON. D. C , Dec. 4.—The
interstate commerce commission to-
day denied the application of the
western railroads to raise the com-
modity rates on iron and steel from
points east of the Mississippi to the
west, but allowed sligbtlv higher
rates than are maintained at pres-
ent.
The increased rote cn all Iron and
stacl in western territory will
amount to about 30 per cent
PENN. CRUDE OIL
GOES TO 3S3.05
Twenty-Five Cent Advance is
Posted at Pitts-
burg.
PITTSBURG, Dec. 4—The prinei-
pal grades of crude oil were ad-
vanced today, making a new price
of Pennsylvania crude of $3.05 a
barrel, an advance of 25 cents. No
cause other than scarcity was as-
signed by the purchasers.
Mrs. A. H. Greenlee died this
morning at her home, 710 N. Tucker
Funeral services will be held at the
residence Wednesday at 2 p m. In
torment in Fairview <'cinetery.
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POSTAL EMPLOYES TO
SELL WAR SAVING
CERTIFICATES AND
THRIFT STAMPS
Postmaster Will Give Prem-
ium and Invite Aid of Var-
ious Organizations.
The postal employees of the
Shawnee post office in conson-
ance with the instructions of the
postmaster general, that postmas-
ters, rural carriers and city carriers
make every possible effort to pro-
mote the sales of war-savings cer-
tificate stamps and thrift stamps,
have agreed to utilize all their time,
exclusive of their regular postal du-
ties, to the sale of these four per
cent quarterly compounded war-sav-
ings certificate stamps and thrift
stamps.
Regardless of this patriotic inter-
est evidenced by the postal employ-
ees Postmaster 0. B. Weaver today
filed an agreement that he would
personally nay to the postal clerk
and the postal carrier, selling with-
in three months the greatest amount
of war-savings certificates $100 as
premiums.
Postmaster Weaver further refer-
ring to the nropoaed campaign from
the Shawnee post office for the sale
of war-savings certificates and
thrift stamps, stated that by the au-
thority of the government already
granted, that he would invite the co-
operation and assistance of church-
es, civic, fraternal and other or-
ganizations. Thoughtful of what I
can do, as poBt master to serve tho
government, most in this war and at
the same time to help conserve the
saving and thrift spirit and the
practical interests of Pottawatomie
county of which I am contral ac-
counting postmaster, n>y fondest de-
sire is to see Pottawatomie county
take during this December and the
calendar year of 1918 the amount
of one million dollars in war-sav-
ings certificates and thrift stamps
wood mas cie4 li
Members of Mistletoe Grove No. (i
will meet at the Walcott Hotel Wed-
nesday, Dec. 5 at 1 o'clock to at-
tend the funeral of Sov. Greenlee.
located.
Freshman "Do you kn#w Lin-
coln's Gellysburgh address?"
Senior "I thought he Uvod at the
\\: te Hottt
Almost Everything for the
Farmer Except the
Chores.
R. C. Moore, county agent, dis-
cussing his work, at the close of his
fourth year's service, writes:
"While the county agent's force i9
not expected to do chores such as
milking and getting up next sum-
mer's wood, we can give substan-
tial aid in the various animal dis-
eases that are liatble to attack the
various herds of the county, and in-
sect pests that destroy the farm
crops, soil erosion (washing) the
last named by showing how to build
terraces, very readily to stop the
loss by such washing, that is going
on in this county at a tremendous
rate. We are also in position to as-
sist in establishing more permanent
pastures in our county, seed bed
preparation, orchard pruning ami
spraying, seed selection, community
organized and co-operation, com-
munity seed breeding, and many
other things that go to assist In the
betterment of progressive home
builders.
"At this the close of our four
years' work, we wish to express to
the good people of Pottawatomie
county our heartfelt thanks for the
many kind deeds and very great co-
operation shown us in the four
years of our labors in the demon-
stration work. We feel all that is
necessary now to accomplish great
things in and for our county is for
everybody to get better acquainted
with the work being done by the
state's relation service through the
A. M. college at Stillwater by
calling on us personally or letting
your wants be known by card or
letter.
"When the creator had made all
good things it seemed there was
still some dirty work to do. so He
made the beasts, and the reptiles
and the poisonous insects and when
He had finished, He still had sonic
old scraps left over that were too
bad to put into the rattlesnake, the
hyenH.. the scorpion, and the skunk;
so He put all these together, cov-
ered it with suspicion, wrapped it
jealousy, marked it with a yellow
streak, and called it a Knocker.
"This product was so fearful to
contemplate He had to make some-
thing to counteract, so He took a
sunbeam,'put it into the heart of a
child, the brain of a man, wrapped
It in civic pride, covered it with
brotherly love, made it a believer in
equality and Justice, a worker for
the support of every good tiling in
the community and called It a
BOOSTER.
"And thenceforth mortal man has
had the privilege of choosing his
associates.
"Very truly yours,
"R. C. MOORE.
"County Agent."
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MERCHANTS CONFER
WITH CO. COUNCIL
To Discuss Means of Accom-
plishing Sav-
ings.
This evening the retail dealers In
food will meet with the county
council of defense to discuss infor-
mally the proposals of the council
for certain curtailments of delivery
service and other savings. The orig-
inal declarations of the council of
defense and the merchants, opera-
tion of which has been deferred,
were as follows:
To the Citizens of Pottawatomie
County:
Greeting:
We, the County' Council of De-
tense of Pottawatomie County, by
virtue of the authority vested in us
as such Council of Defense, after a
careful examination and analysis of
conditions relative to the distribu-
tion of food products in Pottawa-
tomie County, find that there is an
unwarranted waste of energy, both
in man power and equipment used,
especially in the deliveries from re-
tail stores, resulting in increased
costs, and deeming it to be for the
best interests of all concerned, do
hereby issue the following order in
regard to same:
No retail dealer of food products
shall make any delivery to any cus-
tomer before the hour of one o'clock
p. m. on any day of the week, and
then only such orders as shall
amount to $1.00 or over, except ex-
clusive meat orders, on which de-
liveries may be made of smaller
amounts.
No orders shall be received by
any dealer after the hour of twelve
o'c lock noon for dellvesy of food
products on that date.
No dealer in food products shall
make any house to house solicitation
for orders as it is an unwarranted
expense.
This order shall apply to all gro-
ceries, markets and others engaged
In the retail distribution of food
products in Pottawatomie County.
Okla., and shall he in effect on and
alter Monday, lie-. 1917.
THE POTTAWATOMIE COUNTY
COUNCIL OF DEFENSE.
The Retail Grocers of Shawnee, in
a meeting with the County Council
of Defense, after due discussion and
investigation passed the following
rebolution:
Inasmuch as the United States
Government in arranging for the
conservation and distribution of
food products has licensed the
Wholesalers, Packers, Jobbers, Re-
tail Grocers and others as agents
having absolute control of the dis-
tribution of all food products, and
is expecting these agents to curtail
the expense of distribution in every
way possible, it is therefore made
imperative as one of the means of
cutting down expenses that the
whole scheme of food distribution be
placed as nearly on a cash basis as
possible.
To do this the wholesaler, packer
and jobber Is asking the retailer to
pay him often and promptly and
likewise the retailer must ask his
customers to pay regularly and of-
ten.
Therefore the undersigned Retail
Grocers and Dealers of Shawnee,
Okla., ask our customers who are
running accounts to pay as follows:
Those receiving a weekly wage to
pay in full weekly;
Those receiving pay semi-month-
ly, to pay in full semi-monthly;
That all others who are accus-
tomed to pay monthly, to pay semi-
monthly or oftener if possible.
If our customers will conform to
these rules in a spirit of Patriotism
and helpfulness, we can conduct
our business on smaller margins
and with better satisfaction to all
concerned.
In order that this Information be
given to all concerned, it is hereby
ordered that this resolution be pub-
lished with the names of all inter-
ested parties.
attending mwi v
tio\ \t Mcalester.
Among the Shawnee Baptists who
arc attending the state convention
a McAlester are: President Masters
who will give his report on the Bap-
tist University Wednesday after-
noon; Rev. E. L. Compere, who has
a paper today at the pastor's confer-
ence and delivers the convention
sermon tomorrow; Mrs. M. A. Lake,
F W. Skelton. Mr. and Mrs. J. H.
Fisher and Mrs. F. M. Masters.
amjbU.
ACTIVITY ON THE
CAMBRA1 SECTOR
IS VERY INTENSE
No Such Fighting Since the
Attack at
Verdun
"EXCEPTIONALLY
SEVERE SAYS HAIG
Many German Guns are Put
Out of Commission
By British
(Associated Press Summary)
Violent activity unequalled since
the days of the Verdun attack has
broken out anew on a front of less
than 10 miles between Masnleres
and Gonneliou. British troops \n
this sector repulsed the Germans.
After fighting Friday and Saturday
In which battle the enemy suffered
severely in fruitless efforts to break
through the British forces hefore
Cambrai, the Germans brought up
new reserve forces. These were
thrown against a portion of the sa-
lients Mondav. The field marshal
said: "Fighting of an exceptionally
severe nature took place." Many
German guns were captured. The
Germans advanced toward LaVac-
queire but were immediately thrown
out of the game.
SEVEN CONVICTS
ARE RECAPTURED
Six Others of Thirteen are
Surrounded, Reports
Declare.
By the Associated Press.
JOLIET, ILL.. Dec. 4.—Seven con-
victs were captured here early to-
day by three posses near Morris in
a box car on the Chicago and Rock
Island railroad.
No resistance was made by the
convicts. The other six were sur-
rounded by the posses and are ex-
pected to be captured soon. Threo
posses organized late last night af-
ter the convicts had taken the Chi-
cago, Ottawa and Peoria interurban
car. After they had taken every-
thing from the car, Including most
of the clothing, they abandoned the
car. The nassengers reached here
about midnight badly bruised but no
one seriously hurt.
COMMANDER OF
ARMIES KILLED
Gen. Dukonlin is Thrown
From Train By the
Russians.
PETK#GRAD, Dec. 4— Gen. Du-
kQiililn who took over the post of
commander In chief of the Russian
armies after the overthrow of Keren-
sky. was thrown from a train and
killed as a result of lynch law after
ensign Krilenko, the Bolshevik!,
commander in chief, had captured
Mohilev, it was officially announced
by the Russian war office today.
VISITOR BOUGHT
FIRST PAID UP
CERTIFICATE
Mr. J. M Abrans, business man-
ager of the "Birth of a Nation," in
Shawnee in tJie interest of perfect-
ing arrangement for the presenta-
tion of the D. W. Griffith's military
production of the "Birth of a Na-
tion.'' which will be shown at the
Cozy Theatre, Dec. 18, was a wel-
come visitor at the Shawnee post of-
fice this morning, when in one
transaction he bought twenty
fiveldollar war-savings certificate
stamps, for which he paid $4.12 each
or a total of $8^.40. Thus Mr.
Abrans completed tho purchase of
the first completely stamped United
States war-savings certificate from
the Shawnee post office. Mr. Abrans
stated that Monday he started tor
the Oklahoma City post office,
thinking to buy a completed war-
savings certificate, but when In one
block of that post office, remem-
bered certain courtesies received
last vear from the Shawnee post of-
fice and also the generous patronage
awarded his "Birth of a Nation" by
the people of Shawnee, decided that
he would just wait another day wheu
he would be in Shawnee to make his
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