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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1918
Page
12
A weary escapee recalls nine days crossing Luxembourg into Belgium after a night trek through woods and rivers. He details hunger, swelling feet, makeshift packs, near encounters with German guards, and stubborn survival while dodging pursuit.
An old advertisement urges parents to keep Mc Gee’s Baby Elixir at home for sour stomach wind colic diarrhoea and summer complaint. It notes a price of 25¢ and 50¢ per bottle sold by Bart Smith. The message appeals to readers supporting the war effort and boys over there.
Reports describe an attack delivered along a two and a half mile front with gains at points for a mile. Tanks supported the drive and crossed the Chavigny farm area. In the Amiens region raiding actions continued and artillery roared west and north of Chateau-Thierry on the Marne front.
French troops attacked German lines along a two and a half mile front west of Antheuil and between Montdidier and Oise, advancing up to a mile at some points. A German counterattack at Loges farm failed to recover ground, with 450 prisoners including 14 officers taken. British raiders east of Arras netted a few prisoners.
The first load of steel was delivered at Byng for a South Canadian River bridge six miles north of Ada. The contractor will arrive between the 10th and 15th with work starting soon. About 200 men will be employed and the bridge expected to be finished by November 1. The county may award the Ada to river road contract this month.
An imagined Telegraphed dialogue between a Dutchman and a German shows opposition to Dutch ships sailing to America to fetch wheat for Holland. The German refuses Dutch wheat trade and asserts power, while the Hollander argues for mutual exchange. The exchange highlights tensions over food, credit, and economic leverage amid wartime policy.
Whippton seeks a rare evening alone after his wife leaves him but friends insist he join them for dinners. He dodges calls, then succumbs to social pressure, dining first at the Foltons, Crableys, and Birkins. When Mrs. Whippton returns, she quips he would become a crank if left alone too long.
Chicago July 8 Lieut Fonck the Ace of Aces speaks in an interview published in Plane News. He says his strategy is will and cool observation to hinder enemy maneuvers and outwit opponents. He recounts downing six planes in one engagement and training young pilots alongside Sgt Brugere and 2nd Lt Touselier.
Theosophical Path explains tranquillity through belief in right motive and conscience guided by karma. It argues that pure thoughts yield peace, and understanding karma turns faith into knowledge, showing that individuals shape their own fate through the soul within.
The 1917 ginner returns show a total of 11,248,242 running bales, 11,302,375 bales of 500 pounds, the smallest since 1900 except 1915. Gains occur in Arizona, California, and several southern states, with Louisiana posting the largest yearly increase and Texas showing reduced production due to heat and drought. Sea island crop falls about 25,000 bales from 1916.
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