Informal Peace Session Opens in Paris
The first actual peace congress session begins in Paris as a groundwork series of conversations. Sunday’s meeting preceded today’s official start and the talks will span about a month focusing on program details, expert adviser roles, and meeting order. American delegates push for a league of nations and a just peace.
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Associated Press
Paris
Assembly of Delegates of All Nations
League of Nations
Fighting in Berlin renews as armistice breaks
Reports from Copenhagen and Berlin say fighting resumes after an armistice collapse. Spartacan forces hold the Tageblatt building with 1,300 killed since outbreak. Government troops of 13,000 arrive, boosting military strength and weakening cabinet influence. Rosa Luxemburg arrested. Silesian railway station falls to government control.
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Associated Press
London
Berlin
Copenhagen
Tageblatt
Rosa Luxenburg
Karl Liebnecht
Taglische Rundschau
Silesian
Greater
Precedent for Fleets Surrender
London dispatch reports the Bishop of Durham cites Livy as a historical precedent for surrender of a navy. Carthage yielded its whole fleet to Rome after the second Punic War, a parallel the Guardian says misleads by equating ancient naval power with modern Britain and Germany.
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London
Associated Press
Durham
Carthage
Rome
Germany
England
Manchester Guardian
The
Guardian
David Beatty
Mediterranean
Treitschke
229000 Men Wanted for Navy Next Year
Washington January 10 The naval subcommittee today decided on a temporary force of 225000 enlisted men for the year starting next July as part of drafting the naval appropriation bill This force is 25000 fewer than Secretary Daniels had recommended.
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Associated Press
Washington
Naval Subcommittee
House
Daniels
Getting By and War Humor From Army Life
A jumble of humorous wartime vignettes and social quips about married life. Anecdotes cover getting by in marriage, honeymoon ends, fashion shifts for women, cootie humor in war, Christmas shopping for a lover, and a joking take on proposing on May 20th and breaking a dinner date two years later.
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Cootie
Napoleon
Arm Councils to Be Organized Here Friday
County Farm Demonstration agent J. B. Hill announces a large meeting to perfect County and Community Farm Councils. John M. White will assist in forming the countywide organization and will urge business leaders to attend Friday at 1 o clock to support agricultural collaboration and peace-time advancement.
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J. B. Hill
John M. White
Hill
White
Council of Defense
Light Registration of Women Voters in Ada
Ada registration books closed Friday showing fewer than 400 women on the list. First ward 108 registered, second about 60, third 30, fourth ward between 80 and 100.
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Ada
How Doctors Treat Colds and Grippe Calotabs Ad
Physicians favor a brisk calomel purge for colds and grippes. Calotabs, improved calomel, are taken as a single tab at bedtime with water and claim to purge the system by morning without nausea. Sold only in sealed packages for thirty five cents with a druggist guarantee.
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Ady
Service Stripes Explain War Service Colors and Means
The government explains sleeve stripes on returning soldiers to indicate their service. Two red stripes on the right denote an honorable discharge. A purple stripe on the left marks embarkation but return from mid ocean. A gold stripe on the right marks six months overseas. A white stripe on the left marks six months in the United States.
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United States
Walker Hines Named Director General of Railroads
Los Angeles Jan 11 Walker D Hines assistant director general of railroads was named director general to succeed Wm G McAdoo. The appointment was cabled to the White House by President Wilson and reached McAdoo at Winslow Arizona as he passed through on his way here.
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Associated Press
Los Angeles
Cal
Walker D. Hines
Wm. G. McAdoo
White House
Wilson
McAdoo
Winslow
Ariz
Pontotoc County Bar Association Elects Officers
The Pontotoc County Bar Association reorganized and elected Orel Busby as president John P. Crawford as vice president B H Epperson as secretary treasurer C King and W C Duncan as directors Robert Wimbish was chosen as delegate to the conference after the state Bar Association meeting January 15 16 to discuss judiciary revision The next Pontotoc County meeting is set for January 20.
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Pontotoc County Bar Association
Orel Busby
John P. Crawford
B. H. Epperson
B. C. King
W. C. Duncan
Robert Wimbish
State Bar Association
Pontotoc County Organization
Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription Promoted for Women’s Health
The ad touts Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a safe tonic for women's ailments including backache headaches and menstrual irregularities. It is described as alcohol and narcotic free and made from plant roots. A trial package is offered for 10 cents by the Invalids' Hotel in Buffalo New York.
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Dr. Pierce
Buffalo
In. Y
America
Glass Casket Company Elects Local Directors
Stockholders of the American Glass Casket Company elect B H Frick J W Brown C V Gowing J W De Camp J P Westbrook J F McKeel and J P Roetzel as directors. Officers include Frick president Brown vice president Gowing secretary treasurer McKeel counsel. Gowing resigns as general manager but will remain with Ada plant as superior asset.
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American Glass Casket Company
B. H. Frick
J. W. Brown
C. V. Gowing
J. W. DeCamp
J. P. Westbrook
J. F. McKeel
J. P. Roetzel
More Men En Route Home From France
The War Department announced the departure from France of transports Huron Belgic and Arena carrying about 6 000 troops including many sick and wounded. The Huron is due Newport News January 15 with 100 officers and 3 000 men. The Belgic due New York January 13 with 36 officers and 2 436 men. The Arena due New York January 19 with headquarters troops second division and 5 casual officers.
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Associated Press
Washington
France
War Department
Newport News
New York
Arena
Government forces seal inner Berlin. Spartacans lose momentum
Berlin reports say government forces control the inner city between Brandenburg Gate and Friedrichstrasse and ban processions. Paris dispatches claim Ebert government gains victory with army loyalists, while Spartacans suffer heavy losses. Berlin also notes police headquarters contested with conflicting official word on capture status.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Brandenburg Gate
Friederichstrasse
Spartacans
Paris
Germany
Ebert
Democratic Committee Advances European Food Relief Bill
Washington January 11 Democratic members of the House Rules committee revised the panel’s action and reported a rule to give immediate consideration to the bill appropriating 100 million dollars for European food relief as requested by the president.
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Associated Press
Washington
House Rules Committee
Homecoming of War Hero Lieutenant Alderson
Lieut Paul Alderson arrived home Friday afternoon en route to Fort Sill for discharge. He began as a private, earned a commission as second lieutenant from an officers' training school, and was promoted to first lieutenant for front line service. He served bravely but was disabled by gas.
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Paul Alderson
Fort Sill
Army
Lieut
Alderson
Hair as Pride: A French Triumph Over German Craft
A 35 year old dinner tale tells General Von Manteuffel clashing with a French diplomat. The diplomat mocks German superiority and challenges French skill by sending a strand of hair to a Paris jeweler who makes a Prussian eagle scarf pin with Alsace and Lorraine marked on the ends and the eagle’s perch reading You hold them, but by a hair only.
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General von Manteuffel
Alsace
von Manteuffel
Lorraine
Chamberlain's Tablets Aid Digestion and Constipation
Chamberlain's Tablets ease indigestion and relieve constipation by strengthening the stomach and promoting gentle bowel movement. The remedy helps the stomach perform its functions naturally and addresses the common link between indigestion and constipation.
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Chamberlain
Professor Gray Freed After Preliminary Hearing
Prof Gray of Francis High School was discharged on a charge of assault with intent to kill at a preliminary hearing before Justice Brown. The incident stemmed from a basketball game disturbance when deputies removed horn blowing boys. later Gray was said to be threatened and struck C L Tully with a lantern at a drug store.
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Prof. Gray
the Francis High School
Justice Brown
Mr. Gray
Gray
C. L. Tully
Trial recommendation for former German emperor urged
London Jan 10 report from a sub committee of the commission investigating war law violations advises proceedings against the former German emperor. The panel has prepared plans for tribunals to try cases alleging breaches of the laws of war, submitted after two months of inquiry.
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Associated Press
London
Women Not Eligible for Jury Service in Oklahoma
Oklahoma Attorney General S P Freeling ruled that women cannot serve on juries. He advised Grady county officials that Article 2 sections 15 and 19 of the state constitution require twelve men on grand and petit juries and that the juror qualifications specify male citizens.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
S. P. Freeling
D. M. Cavaness
Grady County
Freeling
Chickasha
Wilson Orders Marine Strike Taken Up
President Wilson cabled the War Labor Board to take up again the marine workers strike in New York and to proceed to a finding. He said the War and Navy Departments Shipping Board and Railroad Administration would use every power to make the finding effective.
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Associated Press
Washington
Wilson
War Labor Board
Marine Workers
New York
War and Navy Departments
Shipping Board
Railroad Administration
Ballard's Snow Liniment for Pleurisy and Lumbago
Pleurisy pains occur below the short ribs and lumbago affects the same area at the back. Ballard's Snow Liniment eases pain, relaxes muscles, and aids movement when rubbed in thoroughly. Prices 25c 50c and 1.00 per bottle. Sold by Bart Smith.
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Bart Smith
Riots Reported in German Cities Flash Across Europe
Telegraph belts out severe rioting Friday in Dresden Hamburg Augenbureg and Dusseldorf with Hamburg the hardest hit as clashes continue. Tennessee House approves national prohibition amendment by 90 to 6 while the Senate plans action later today. Six transports sail from France carrying 2000 officers and men to add Allied forces.
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Copenhagen
Dresden
Hamburg
Augenbureg
Dusseldorf
Nashville
Tenn
Tennessee
Senate
Washington
France
Doctors advice on treating colds with Calotabs
The article promotes a calomel purgative called Calotabs as the first step in cold or grippe treatment. It claims a brisk purge can break up a severe cold overnight and prevent pneumonia, with Calotabs sold in sealed packages for thirty five cents and guaranteed by druggists.
Camp Taylor To Graduate Last Students
The Central Field Officers Training School at Camp Zachary Taylor in Louisville will graduate the last of its student body within four weeks and end its existence. At armistice signing about 15,000 students were enrolled, with weekly graduations of 1200 to 1500. Many chose to finish the course and be commissioned into the army reserve.
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Associated Press
Louisville
Central Field Officers Training School
Camp Zachary Taylor
For Sale Purebred Duroc Jersey Hogs
J L Ross offers purebred Duroc Jersey hogs for sale at Lovelady School house. Postmarked January 16. Quantity or price not listed.
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Duroc Jersey
J. L. Ross
Lovelady School House
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