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-II f\ •• H1 II _ J i«n Kmbassy replied, "it wan neces-
Shawnee Uaiiy ItvWS-neriiO  ary for the future plana ^Octmanj
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\K )\| >1 > fYFMNC. DECEMBER 24. 1917.
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Armenians be made help-
iv, > ; e >iiiiony has been ac-
' cumulating since the beginning of the
world war that the butcheries of help-
less men, women a 11^ children in the
1 it toman Empire go on under the
■iu« i on and (5 at the deliberate
Incitement, of the dominant Berlin
represen'atives at the capital of the
Sultan. Considering that it is the set-
, tied policy of the Kaiser's government
to slaughter the helpless without re-
gard to age or sex, it Is not strange
that Germany has done everything in
her power to cut the Armenians and
Syrians off from such relief as Amer-
ican humanitarians would send to
them llefore the 1'nitcd States enter-
' I'd the war the Imperial government at
lterlin was even more hostile to
' American relief than the Yildlz Palace
itself A relief commission sent from
York last year to feed and
l'«r month. In advance 1 -40
TbtM months. In advance.- 
8U norths, in advanco.  12 <0 "ht* Armenian and Turkish women
mt rmr. in advance " land children on a large scale was as-
H ll— .Jsurcd of welcome by the Turkish gov-
Per wesk  - — J •" ernmcnt. but the eoinissioners were
Nt monlh. In advance —  -1U 11( the German border At
Pottawatomie County Transcript. th|1, tlln0 „ „ils me intention of Ger-
(weeklyl. per year ----- many („ let the Armenians of all ages
Obituaries and resolutions of re ■ #n(j |)(>th sexes starve
'Uiiuoi   
«p«t of less than 100 words will be
published free. For all matter in
sicess of 100 words a charge of one
scat a word will bo made. Count the
wards and remit with manuscript.
BUNION
LABEL
Wi
To our many friends and customers
extend Christmas Greetings.
You have worked us most to death, but we
appreciate your good will and patronage.
Streeter Studio
 A I I
AMI SANK" (HKISTMAS
IN 101..
Why not* Why Bhould people lose
their heads lust because it Is ( hrist-
ii]as and do absurdly dangerous
i ltic
ACID IN MEAT
(LOOS THE
KIDNEYS.
Nevertheless, the Red Cross and
other American agents who found
themselves in Turkey at the outbreak
of the war are doing what they can
to check this policy of wholesale mur-
der by Indirection, which is being re-
morselessly carried on as an incident
to massacres by the Moslem fanatics.
American diplomatic and consular
representatives who have been In
Western Asia now report to President
Wilson "that many thousands of lives
were saved from starvation by the
gifts of the American people last
BTh,r'' president also informs this! Take „ Glass of Sails « V «' U'"'V
„11U     - countrv that the olticlal agents and Hurls or ltlailder llutliers.
thlniB that the least atom of reflee - \mer|c,n residents of that region if you must have your meat ever;
lion would condemn? Why mus' i,r|„K (ull assurance of the continued ,iay, cat It. but flush your kidneys
cur holidays be associated with dc- effective distribution of relief." Mr with sait9 occasionally, says a noii-u
.tructlon suffering and death? 1 Wilson s information warrants him In j aulhority who tells us that meai
It Is but a few years since our saying that there are 400.000 orphans (ormB urjc acid which almost para*
Fourth of July celebration had the tu care for. and a total of destitute iyiea (he kidneys in their °
rusualtv records of a battlefield. On survivors numbering two millions His expeI lt trom the blood They be-
ludeDcndence Day. In 1903. 460 "pa- reports move him to Issue an appea (0mc sluggish and weaken, then you
i its" were killed, and 3,983 were for contributions to the American Red I suffer with a dull misery in tne kid-
'iilnred hundreds of thousands of Cross or to the American committee I region, sharp pains in the hack
dollars worth of property was de- for Arraeman and Syrtan relief. There heidache, dizziness, your
^ZVmuuTln^re^^ur^lJS: Rheumatic twinges. The urine get,
MERRY
CHRISTMAS
We wish you one and all a Happy Christmas and
a Prosperous New Year.
Mammoth Department
Store
until in 191. the
but lv and the nuxnbe
To rhrisUuas now
title "of th  "most deadly
  nifHs there is* a radical
qttStojns throughout th<
plates. many buildings 1101
be smoRing ruins up<
ht«* '.'6th. an<! man> chili
jr<Jwn people, too: .how
r#p. will b cue;id or main
a*'  result Cbrlftm
abuckingl> unm'e^KUp
ul|$ criminally careless.
us wale* UP' Let i
eodwuion sense' The*nati
nai lt must not nemit
deAt'ruet
L "'-u KtDERAL ROAD All).
All tne states oL the t nion have
Le.ongs the j availed themselves of the oppor-
i'\ holiday." lenity of participating in the bene-
aV chan«t In! i • ot the Fede. -1 Aid Koad Act.
th 1'uited M'-h appropriated .million dol
n,(W i.I'M.- j l3i> for the construction oi poo1
Oi-.n Vie. .'„H ' i ids and 10 million dollars tor lor-
  | j .. • • -onlint to the eport oi
alive and tlH-/I).iectpr' Of the Office Of PlU)ltC
PERSHING'S MEN
FIGHTING WITH
BORROWED GUNS?
'His Equipment an Outrage
to America" Says Col.
Lewis
MACHINE GUN MAN
SCORES OFFICERS
U. S. Can't Have Million Men
Abroad Before 1919
He Says.
Just Arrived
some very choice Xmas suggestions, such as Bath kobes for men, women and chil-
dren. Ladies' Purses and the very newest thing in men s neck wear. Silk Hose in all
colors. Also a few real nifty coats and seigc dresse. Prices right.
Deason & Moody's Bargain Store
SELLS-IT-FOR-LESS
fd for llff j R'1
• IK SRHm -I*'
tl'ff* futile
/i«cp'f rate
of life
snsunipt
reeded
 n
intellige
and 'Uijrsl T5igln<
i.« fituiartment
•Thsf .'hei unwvfcf
tie Stct th;i
Hill
ering I Wit-
>f A|?ricul-
of a'-t
build I pg it-
t l!H«, there
fly \«#«ncfntefl 1'ress.
WASHINGTON. Dec 24—Colonel
Tsnsc Tiewls inventot of the celebraf-
p-t raschlne eun Woftrtnp his name,
told the senate committee invea
led." expecting to live abroad. A
proup of Belgian bankers, he contin-
ued In the British tests was of Amer-
' his gun. .
The Belgian company, he found in
1913, was drifting into German con-
. trol and he ousted the German di-
rectors. We Vent to Birmingham.
;jp|iro*l® *t«ly
. 4i million do
and
the
of state
of the hot
ARM t MAN llOHROKS.
There is no reason to doubt the ac-
cnify of the statement, credited to
Meniy Mo: . enthatt, that when as Am-
bassador to Turkey he pleaded with
the German authorities at Constantin-
ople to prevent the wilful murder of
4 million and half Armenians, a mil-
lion Greeks and a half million Sy-
rians," the naval attache of the Ger-
aggregHie e\p*'tttllMtr
i for thfc< purpose vill l e it
[ ♦><  millions. \ number of the
<-  have made spe« ifi. appropria-
k to meet fitters! aid dollar for
ar.
  O 
'urnlshed room for light house-
plug, nwxlern -lu d. Phiiade
138-21-3t
The urine
„ lUll oi" sediment, the oh. n
iT'ols often get tore ana irrit tei
i obliging >ou to seek. relief two o
1 titiree times during the night.
! To neutralize these irritating acids.
!i, e<n<-e the kidneys and flush o
tbe bod>'• urinous waste get four
ounces of Jad Salts from   n> ■'
I mat v berf. take a tr.blespoonful in a
I glitss oi water before breakfast ^i->
tlu-n art fine- Ttyia- famous .alts is
made from the of gr^pe^ ard
lemon Juice. coi^Wwed wi  lithlu.
and has been lined for noiwration - to
flush and stimuMle ki4n -si9
also to neutralise tke ar.ut*, in; urn . . Jy .
Mii ,,n ,     !in? | versv of-two'ven^
,-Mtn-f lfcst -
t . iii«'\pen- ^aniio  weapon to tnp used in tne unuea le
„ while "« Active PWis^nn Iffj^icati designrlfe saifl.
.t j,jn. \( tr'ed without avail, to persuade the ^(>^fttAr tlbambqjjj
   war depar^mut to accept it free of
CHRISTMAS VI FK SPVCI.il 1 <08t
"!a" England, and in forty-eight hours he
tlrrnttnr oonilurt nf the war the ^ close(i a contract with a British
•• hole «l«rj nf his -t • to «.-t tl ' j <|r„," The iuns used in the Belgian
,ir .ii'pnrimrtv to adopt his inve" , . j nr|tI«h tests which he said re-
tj/ n ' .. ted in Its acceptance at both places
' t.nv ' .. renter of a "tnrmr «nntro „.e 1]l€ same original four model.
m
Tailored >niis anil Oierronl* mad.
to nrdcr. Fit gimr;.ntood.
KIM WOOL SAMP1.ES.
Make your select'on today. Buy
! di ect FROM FACTORY and sine
money. S piece suits $11 00. $15.00
| nd $19.50. See the Nash Man. Bank
of Commerce Building.
Ted Hyatt, Factory Salesman.
127-20-7t
Offered to Wood.
rolonol l.ewiii said he took his In-
vention o the chief ,of staff then
Maior Oeneral Leonard. Wood
• I wanted to premli it the gov-
k, ' .'at the American government refus
cHer, e., t0 ,est in 19i2 The ammunitlo.--
[ish hut that used In the itrttith tests wasot Amer-
JlSe salj.
,J3atmtar ^hainbojjain asked why
the army should "oppose the Lewis
■un and the inventor replied: "They
want to kill it, to take the label off
it:
kour Insurance written in
l line \MKRICAN ("ompwiles J. i i snuuiu uui  .
Dickton lias tliem at 121 North SMOKE TIFAM .1 CENT CIGARS, field arsenal.
It roadway 14-tf AT AIL DEALERS. M-mo
Christmas
Candies
We have all kinds—
Chocolates
Bon Bons
Mixed Candies
And Special Xmas Packages
See our stock before buying
Chocolate Shop
Phone 1024
The Browning gun he characterised
an a "picture, a figment of the imag-
ination." Ordnance manufacturers
ernment." he said 5 have previously described it as su-
"Even last June I want to the pres- perlor to anything else now known.)
ent secretary of war and offered him "it's true it got through the arsenal
nil mv Interest without any emolu- test but never has been in the field,
muent. The only condition which. I Lewis continued. "I have never seen
think was fair, was that an official test n hut mv associates hive
should not be made at the Spring- j Senator Hithcock referred to hrcak-
nal." j ing of parts in the Lewis gun in 191u
Disgrace to T. S. 'tests.
The ordnance equipment of General, «ioh, yes," said Lewis. "1 never saw
Pershing's army, he said, is "an out- any (hat wouldn't break in tests. The
raee and a disgrace." The forces are gung were made, rushed through in
wifhout enough machine guns or England and were converted over my
rifles, he said, and have heavy artil-
lery only borrowed from allies.
The country would not have a mil-
lion men in France before 1919, Col.
Lewis declared.
"Who Is responsible?' he was ask-
ed
May the Yuletide bring you joy this day; may the fire on
your hearth burn brighter as the fires in the hearts of your
youth, and may naught but joy be yours the whole day long.
Stone Hardware Company
'General Crozicr was more respon-
sible for inadequate equipment tif
United States forces than anyone."
When Senator Hitchcock asked it
any others were interested in his gun
and if they had offered 'their interests
to the government. Colonel Lewis
said stockholders of the Automatic.
Arms company, who backed his early
patent, were interested.
Turned Down Flat.
'Did they offer their services?" he
was asked.
My offer wasn't evon considered."
Colonel Lewis protested, "lt was
turned down flat."
A letter dated December 11, last,
renewing his offer of his gun to Sec-
retary Baker, was read by Colonel
Lewis. In it he offered also to turn
over all of his share- 43 percent—of
all royalties aggregating $2,000,000
under existing contracts. In the letter
Colonel Lewis protested against alleg-
ed injustice of statements by Secre-
tary Baker regarding th* gun. He
cited the succcss the British had had
with his arm and declared that of
twelve Zeppelins brought down by the
British, ten were bagged with the
Lewis gun.
"I want it understood that T was
and am ready to give my check to the
secretary for my royalties or my in-
terest in the patent," he said, stating
he had offered his gun repeatedly in
1911. 1912 aud often aitfpvards.
"1 kopt it alive, he s;tid.
time V|> IIi> Royalty.
How he sent his chcdcs for $11,000
and $6,700 of royalty receiptr to the
secretary once in contracts, was de
tailed in Colonel Lewis' letters.
"The department promptly advised
! me of its rejection," he said. Asked
why he was willing to .give his roy-
alties as well as patents to the gov
1 eminent. Colonel Lewis answered,
suppose its's 'psychological.' 1 sup
I pose, and hope it would eventually
1 be accepted.
"You simply want to help the gov
erflmcnt patriotically* and because
you were in the service?"
"Yes, 1 was educated by the gov
ernmcnt, I've been persecuted by the
'government and 1 waut to help the
government."
Belgium Bought Hlght*.
After rebuffs of his gun by the war
department. Lewis said he went to
Europe, retiring from the United
protests by my associates to fire
American ammunition.
Browning tiun Broke.
"Did the Browning gun break In
the tests?" asked Senator Hitchcock.
"Certainly," was the reply. "1
wasn't invited to see the test, but any
gUtiSL break in a test."
"Then General Crozicr did give you
an opportunity at a test to present
your gun?" asked Senator Hitchcock
referring to the 1913 test.
"Yes. but my son, who represented
me, had a hard time at the depart-
Farm for Rent
1 10 acres fine bottom land, all in cultivation, small
house well of good water. Will rent {<* cash only.
Price   ...V. •/....-.V....*350
80
land
only
Farm tor Sale
acres all bottom, every foot corn and alfalfa
25 acres beared, balance timber. For a few
 a $2500
We have about 20 nice little homes, 3 to 7 rooms
each, ranging in price from $550. to $2,500. that we
can sell for a small cash payment down, balance
small monthly payments just like rent.
Come in and let us tell you about them.
Bylcr & Sinclair
Phone 682. National Bank of Commerc? Bldg.
me, had a hard time at tne aepan-. .. .. STRENGTH IS
ment. At that time 110 guns had been | BEST STRENGTH
turned out at the British factory.  
T'le i?S^.i™BntWarolonT1Ltewfs i Stimulants Only I,nst   rarllj anil
against his Judgment, C olonel l.ewi. I ,h|. Fll(, yollr System
declared but he did not regard th< hl c ondition.
outcome as a failure for his gun   —- 1 .
"The gun is lust the Hame today as I
it was then, not a change made," Col- P(.p Syij(emic puis give quick re-
onel Lewis said, declaring General ; sults jn strengthening you up. but are
Crozier had adopted various different ; entireiy different in their after-effects
types of machine guns, spending mil-: frum tjlfi lllajorjty ol stimulants. When
lions for the IJcnct-Mcrcier ( a trench |hc organs of th(J nody arc overwork-
gun). . I ed or arc unable to perform their func-
"All the other experts believed the yong( propf;rly, nature demands help.
Browning is the test gun developed an([ unlos8 thg appeal is heeded many
and you arc the only one against wcarj8ome troubles or serious ail- •
1 hem." Senator Hitchcock suggested. ___ ,.,...,11
them," Senator Hitchcock suggested
Lewis replied that the experts were
Interested in manufacturing the
Browning.
MH.II MINKS CLOSED.
E. F. Nickle has returned from Crip-
ple Creek, Colo . where he 1ms been
the gold mining district tor the
past five years, and may! move back
here permanently. THc Hold mining
industry, he says, has been paralysed
by the government shuttiifc down the
mines in order that more of the other
metals, especially, tin. zinc, copper
and lead may be mined.
FOB SALE.
At reduction, if taken by Jan. 1.
two new Mitchell ears, one new 7
passenger Studebaker. one 7 passen-
ger I'aigu, one Overland, one Max-
well. Palacine Oil Co. 1"9-Ul-Ht
HOME ON VISIT.
C. J. Bocher, secretary of the Ok-
mulgee Co. Business Men's Assn.,
is home for a holiday visit, .nr. Boch-
er has been very successful in his
position there.
PATH N I III NORMA*.
Deputy Sheriff Bute King Sunday
took Ross McKown and R. H. Magee
to Norman for treatment at the slate
asylum.
Europe, retiring    JXOKF. TIVASI 5 CENT UJJAHH.
flutes army, *'iU&&Ui:Uil.ji.nd disfcrmit- AT ALL Dt.vLtiiN --afcJP11
ments are the result.   _
One of the greatest essentials to a J
strong and healthy body in to keep
the body supplied with sufficient rich,
red corpusctes. • And no other ingre-
dient ha« ever been found to take the
place of iron. Blaud's Mass has long
been recognized as the most assimila-
ble and effective form of iron salts.
Pep Systemic l'ills, which contain
iron in Blaud's Mass form arc prov-
ing especially beneficial for building
up natural strength and doing it in a
natural way, and being reinforced by
other nerve, blood. ami alterative
tonics these pills bring surprising re-
sults for any of the ailments that are
caused from a lazy liver, impure blood
or a run down system.
Any one suffering from constipation,
tKoniach trouble, sleeplessness, loss of
appetite, mujaria, nervous trouble, diz-
ziness, heartburn, sallow complexion,
or any kindred ailment should start a
course of I'ep Systemic Pills at once.
You will be astonished how quickly
any of these ailments will be reliev-
ed and with no bad after-effects what-
ever. Pep Pills are guaranteed not to
upset the stomach nor discolor the
teeth.
Go to your druggistnutd buy a bottit>1
of these pills Vbflf*. They are. tfuar-r
anteed to give pernet Satisractibti or*j
your money will be refunded. For
sale by Public Drug Store and other
good druggists.
ACC1SPT NO SUBSTITUTE FOR
, TilIvbli. PILLS.—'Adv. .
Our
Wisk
toY
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May you have all the
merriment that Christ-
mas can bring and all
the Happinesg the New
Year an hold.^
Pott. County
Book Store
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