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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1918
Page
2
A wartime column urges Liberty Bond purchases as the quickest path to peace. It praises women's work, notes political pressures on farmers, and argues bonds educate the South in finance while funding the war effort. It recalls Grant and Sherman as examples of opportunity born from conflict.
The Red Cross will start a new campaign next month urging broad support for the war effort. The piece emphasizes sacrifice and cheerfully meeting demands to defeat Germany, stating no time to whimper as all classes must aid to win.
The armistice signed between Germany and Russia hoped for no annexations or indemnities but Russia ultimately faced loss of conquered territory and a large indemnity. German troop advances continue as Germany carries a debt exceeding 30 billion dollars with annual interest surpassing 1.2 billion. The piece argues the need to win the war to force repayment and criticizes Germany’s peace aims.
The writer questions why German drives continue and why Ver dun style battles are not repeated. He asserts the British have ceded ground already devastated by Germans and that sacrificing territory to save men is prudent. He expresses faith in British French and American generals and delays judgment until explanations emerge.
A Good Housekeeping article cites Dr. Harvey W. Wiley arguing women lack brute strength for hard farm tasks. He states women are about six inches shorter and fifty pounds lighter than men and would require three women to equal two men in power. He notes limits exist but sees possible shifts to women in war labor with suitable restrictions.
An El Reno American editorial denounces unpatriotic citizens who denounce pro German sentiment yet refuse Liberty Bond or War Savings Stamp purchases. It argues true patriots fund the war, even by taxes if necessary, and condemns slackers who evade food regulations and hoard food for planting.
The article outlines the U S Boys Working Reserve to mobilize up to one million youths over sixteen for national service. It stresses safe practices, limits on work until fitness is proven, and coordination via zones under Washington leadership with William Edwin Hall as general director, drawing on Boy Scouts and YMCA networks.
The piece urges writing to servicemen to boost morale, notes Oklahoma’s large but lagging federal reserve district subscriptions, and praises Allen Hustler’s recent special edition promoting local towns. It highlights the value of enrollment badges and bronze service bars for 1917 as symbols of service.
The Liberty Bond provides funds for medical care and supplies for soldiers, including smallpox and typhoid protection, wound care, and first aid, while urging citizens to join. It notes swift community action against socialist agitators aiding German propaganda amid wartime strain.
The article argues that Canada England and France rely increasingly on women for labor while Germany keeps all manpower in the army. It contends German peasants and women at home are overworked as soldiers fight abroad and warns German man power is not inexhaustible and will exhaust.
The statue given by Kaiser Wilhelm to the United States has been moved to storage. Vinita residents urged the president to melt it into bullets and ship them to Germany, echoing colonial fury against George III. The piece is being kept safe while debates unfold.
A wartime appeal urges citizens to act by buying War Savings Stamps to support national security. It emphasizes thrift and sacrifice, noting stamps are redeemable in gold in 1923 and that purchase represents a shot at Berlin.
The Germans initially tested American troops in France and learned several lessons as the Americans occupied the trenches. They intend to keep mounting surprises as the campaign advances.
Official Liberty Loan figures released from Washington appear disappointing, yet they reflect only the portion actually turned over to the federal reserve banks. The data undercounts total subscriptions and understates the true extent of support to the drive.
Norman April 16 unusual incidents mark enforcement of the food conservation program under Dr Stratton D Brooks as he nears retirement. Citizens refuse receipts, neighbors’ chickens trigger legal warnings, seed potato orders complicate dealer obligations, and bread flour samples prompt lab testing while others seek dairy and threshing aid from bankers.
The phrase market gardener derives from marsh gardener, traced to John Evelyn’s 1693 English translation of De La Quintingne’s Compleat Gard’ner. The edition was published by Matthew Gillyflower and James Partridge and dedicated to Lord Capell of Tewksbury.
The Houston Post notes that more enlistments come from Wall Street families than any other class, reflecting a strong home front in the war effort. The piece contrasts a velvet lifestyle with wartime duties, implying social expectations and duty beyond wealth.
Oklahoma railroads plan to use right of way land beside tracks to plant vegetables and grains this summer. Employees will cultivate tillable foot along lines to boost food supply against the Kaiser. Last season some roads tested the idea producing thousands of bushels of produce.
The United States Food Administration urges patriots to cut wheat flour use to six pounds per person per month to aid soldiers and allies and preserve wheat for home use until harvest. A failure to heed may cause a wheat flour shortage before harvest.
A call urges using Irish potatoes as a bread substitute due to wheat shortages. The tuber is praised for sustaining Ireland in past famines and for feeding troops, with a push to make the spud a daily menu staple.
The navy and military ask England and housewives to save all bones from meats to meet an explosive demand. Bones are collected at a central point and processed to extract grease for military use.
E G McAdams of Oklahoma City selected by A Mitchell Palmer alien property custodian to work with the Washington bureau of law. He accepted the appointment and will assume duties shortly in cooperation with the custodian's bureau.
London’s telegraph and telephone lines stretch for miles overhead and underground. Estimates indicate 73 500 miles and 921 000 miles of wiring, highlighting extensive communications infrastructure across the city.
The passage notes Robert Bruce was born in Farnberry Castle on the coast of Ayrshire Scotland. It frames the birthplace as part of a historical reflection on the world’s battlefields and heroism.
Tulsa police report that John Kubecka twenty six was dragged from the streets by the Knights of Liberty to a secluded spot north of the city where he was tarred and feathered and given fifty lashes for allegedly invading a home in the draft and making disloyal remarks. The group rose to prominence last November after punishing fifteen alleged I W W workers with coats of tar and feathers and whipping.
Secretary of War Baker returned from a six week European journey where he conferred with Allied leaders and visited American expeditionary forces in France. He offered no statement beyond expressing satisfaction with the state of affairs abroad and began his trip to Washington immediately.
Norval R Corkham of Company F C A C Fort Moultrie S C writes Ada Oklahoma friends about daily routine on Sullivan Island quarantine and housing conditions describes officers in the unit and asks for news of a man named Leon McMinn. He lists a full daily schedule and invites letters. He notes the quarantine may end soon and signs fraternal regards.
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