British Flyers Turn Tables On Germans In Night Raid
London June 7 Lieutenant W A Barnes of the Royal Air Force recounts a British reprisal against enemy airmen after German raids on their airdrome. The squadron struck a nearby airfield at dusk, bombing and setting fire to machines and sheds, shooting down a fighter in flames and another that crashed into a wood, then returned home victorious.
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London
W. A. Barnes
Royal Air Force
Hun
Barnes
University plan aids disabled soldiers to teach agriculture
Fayetteville Arkansas July 20 the University of Arkansas approved a plan to train disabled soldiers to teach agriculture in high schools under the Smith Hughes act. Professor P E B Matthew will supervise a four year program screening veterans for suitability before homeward deployment. High schools may receive federal aid for such agricultural programs with qualified instructors and facilities.
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Fayetteville
Ark
University of Arkansas
Federal Board of Vocational Training
P. E. B. Mathew
Fort Hays
Kansas
Matthew
Arkansas
War Department
CANS IN FRANCE Million American Troops Arrive in Europe
The Socialist Arbeiter Zeitung in Vienna asserts more than a million American troops are already in Europe and praises the organizational feat as on par with the British army. It says German command must decide quickly before the US impact grows.
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France
Hague
Arbeiter Zeitung
Vienna
Europe
United States
Huerta Named German Agent Claims Domestic War Plot
Chicago police testified that Victoriano Huerta fled Mexico after being ousted to aid Germany and provoke war with the United States. Witness Gaston Means described German officials and associates, including Boy-Ed, Morgan, and Daniels, plotting attacks and a rubber supply scheme.
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Chicago
Victoriano Huerta
Mexico
United States
Gaston M. Means
James C. King
Means
Huerta
Republic
Boy-Ed
Joe P. Tumiuky
Daniels
J. P. Morgan
John R. Ratham
Providence
R. L
Werner Horn
Ottawa
Boy- Ed
Maude C. King
Germany
Ferguson Wins Wrestling Bout in Ada
W L Ferguson of Ada defeated Charles Cutler of Iowa in a Francis Monday match. Referee Jack Fisher of Dallas supervised. Ferguson won the first fall in five minutes with the body scissors and half Nelson and the second in eight minutes with the hammerlock and half Nelson. Crowd turnout was strong. Ferguson has accepted a challenge from Tom Long of Louisiana, date to be set.
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W. L. Ferguson
Ada
Charles Cutler
Iowa
Francis
Jack Fisher
Dallas
Ferguson
Nelson
Tom Long
Louisiana
General William McComb Dies in Gordonville Virginia
Gordonville Va July 23 The death at his home yesterday of Brigadier General William McComb leaves only five surviving staff officers of the Army of the Confederacy. They are Generals Cox Pryor Wright Robertson McIvor Law. McComb enlisted as a private in the Fourteenth Tennessee Regiment at the war’s start and rose to Brigadier General.
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William McComb
Gordonville
William McComtb
Army of the Confederacy
William Ruffin Cox
Richmond
Roger A. Pryor
New York
Marcus J. Wright
Washington
Felix H. Robertson
Waco
Texas
E. McIvor Law
Bartow
Fla
McComb
Fourteenth Tennesee Regiment
Jewish Relief Workers Raise Funds in Ada
Mrs. S. J. Tobias and Mrs. B. Schienberg led efforts for the American Jewish Relief Association in Ada. They collected 131 dollars to send to New York headquarters for humanitarian aid, and they thank all contributors for the fund.
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Ada
S. J. Tobias
B. Schienberg
American Jewish Relief Association
Red Cross
New York
Tobias
Schienberg
Oklahoma Cotton Gin Licenses Transferred to Federal Agency
Oklahoma City July 23 1918 notice states that license issuance to cotton gins in Oklahoma has been turned over to the Oral Food Administration for Oklahoma by the National administration. C B Ames
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Oral Food Administration
National Administration
C. B. Ames
Transformation of German Socialism
London July 22 The Associated Press reports a shift in German socialism toward Pan Germanism. The Glaucke led by Dr Paul Lensch advocates new Marxist meaning while Neue Zeit follows suit with Pan Germanist leanings. Renner argues war as historical economic process and Lensch supporters challenge peace as ethical. The Frankfurter Zeitung notes this blend rejects internationalism in favor of economic power.
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Associated Press
London
Frahnfurter Zeitung
Karl Marx
New School
Glaucke
Paul Lensch
Neue Zeit
Vorwaerts
Frankfurter Zeitung
Herr Renner
Renner
Lensch
Oklahoma Divides Into Food Zones Under Federal Plan
Oklahoma City July 20. Federal Food Administrator C B Ames announces division of the state into eleven food administration zones to improve enforcement. Zone maps list counties by zone with Judge Ames attending most meetings and county administrators present. Zones include Oklahoma and many neighboring counties across the state.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Food Administration
C. B. Ames
Judge Ames
Ames
Cimmarron
Texas
Beaver
Harper
Ellis
Woodward
Woods
Blaine
Major
Garfield
Noble
Kay
Grant
Pawnee
Osage
Creek
Tulsa
Washington
Rogers
Craig
Ottawa
Nowata
Delaware
Mays
Adair
Cherokee
Sequoyah
Muskogee
Wagoner
McIntosh
Okmulgee
Okfuskee
Seminole
Pontotoc
Pottawatomie
McClain
Cleveland
Lincoln
Logan
Payne
Kingfisher
Washita
Beckham
Roger Mills
Custer
Dewey
Brewers Worry Over Shutdown from Federal Coal Order
St Louis, July 22. Brewers fear a federal coal curtailment order could force closures next year. Despite inventories, most St Louis breweries expect six months of operation after January 1, with 25 000 workers at risk and $80 million in capital affected. Missouri saloon closures would cut city tax revenue by over $900 000.
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St. Louis
Garfield
August A. Busch
C. Norman Jones
St. Louis Brewing Association
Jones
Oregon
Washington
California
New York
Missouri
Oklahoma City Registration Rule Impacts Norman Voters
The attorney general informs Justice of the Peace J. D. Grigsby that residents who will have lived in Oklahoma one year by November 1 cannot register to vote in the November general election. Grigsby reported three men from Lexington who sought registration to vote but were refused for lacking one year of residency.
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New Ruilang
Oklahoma City
J. D. Grigsby
Norman
Grigsby
Lexington
Registration Office
Labor unions protest Williams appointment in Oklahoma
Muskogee Oklahoma July 20 labor unions protested Governor Robert J Williams pending appointment. United Mine Workers District 21 sent protests by telephone to Samuel Gompers and to Senators Owen and Gore. Railroad brotherhoods discussed action but no decision. John Wilkinson authorized the protest from Fort Worth and T B Douglas signed. Gompers asked to press influence to block Williams due to unfriendly labor stance.
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Muskogee
Okla
Robert J. Williams
Oklahoma
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Owen and Gore
United Mine Workers of America
District 21
Four Brotherhoods of Railroad
John Wilkinson
United Mine Workers
Fort Worth
Texas
T. B. Douglas
Gompers
Williams
Cheap Grub for Americans in London
London dispatch notes 14 cent meals for American soldiers and sailors in London eating spots and Eagle Hut Y M C A center. Breakfast and supper cost 14 cents while modest meals at public places run 10 to 20 cents. American food features sausage bacon bread and tea. Eagle Hut offers beds at 14 cents and stocks tobacco and candy, with 279 beds over subscribed nightly.
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London
Eagle Hut
Y. M. C. A. Center
King George
Queen Mary
West End
Tulsa Saves Half Million Pounds Flour
Tulsa grocers saved 13 000 pounds of flour in the first three weeks of June says Ora E Upp Tulsa food administrator. C B Ames federal food administrator for Oklahoma notes he believes Tulsa has saved 500 000 pounds to the government during the flourless period.
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Tulsa
Oklahoma City
C. B. Ames
Oklahoma
Ora E. Upp
Upp
Congressman McKeown Delivers War Address at Church
Congressman Tom D. McKeown gave an instructive war address on Sunday evening under church invitation. The crowd filled the house and the audience expressed strong appreciation for the remarks.
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McKeown
The
Christian Church
Tom D. McKeown
Epee Po Agnon
Aviators avenge Quentin Roosevelt in WWI air battles
Paris reports Quentin Roosevelt was killed after separating from his patrol and engaging German planes. American aviators claim to have destroyed 14 enemy machines over three days, with large formations sweeping German lines and trucks. Witnesses describe highly effective Allied air operations and repeated returns for ammunition.
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Paris
Quentin Roosevelt
Roosevelt Death Confirmed in Paris Note
German aviators dropped a note into American aviation camps confirming the death of Lieut. Quentin Roosevelt, the youngest son of former President Theodore Roosevelt, in Paris on July 20.
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Roosevelt
Paris
Lieut
Quentin Roosevelt
Pontotoc County Stockmen Organize in Court House Meeting
An organization of Pontotoc county stock breeders formed Saturday at the courthouse with about thirty-five stock raisers attending. It aims to grow to 500 members to improve the county livestock. Officers elected include M R Chilcutt president A W McKeel vice president R L McGuyre treasurer and R F Wilborn secretary. The next meeting is set for the second Saturday in August at 2 30 p m.
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Pontotoc County
Court House
J. B. Hill
C. A. Callerman
M. R.chilcutt
A. W. McKeel
Roff
R. L. McGuyre
Ada
R. F. Wilborn
Oakman
Germans Still See World Conquest as Goal After Four Years
A British officer questioning German POWs reports that one prisoner, described as an intelligent university man, advocates Prussian might and virility as the guiding force of history. He claims World War began as glory for Germany and predicts a future where strength rules and peace translates to mastery through conflict. He envisions Prussia as the sustaining power drowning former virtue.
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London
Associated Press
Germany
Prussia
Russia
Germans complain of sec ond hand clothing drive
Amsterdam reports that the voluntary surrender of worn clothing for German war workers is failing. Berlin did not meet the expected forty thousand suits, Essen begins official wardrobe inspections, and citizens protest as they sacrifice garments while munition workers reportedly earn more and live better.
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Associated Press
Amsterdam
Germany
Berlin
Schoeneberg
Essen
Civil Service Exam Set for Ada Postmaster Vacancy
A civil service examination will be held at Ada on August 14 for the postmaster position at Allen. The test is limited to residents within the delivery district of that office.
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Ada
Allen
Shortage of Baseball Bats in France
Paris July 20 reports a bat shortage in France as soldiers abroad tire of trench life. Demand outstrips supply despite Y M C A shipments. A factory in France employs 130 men producing knockabout bats to meet needs for recreational play.
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France
Paris
Benny Kauff
America
Italian Troops Advance in Albania Capture Prisons and Guns
Italian forces push along the Vevoli River bend in Albania gaining ground. An Italian War Office report says yesterday’s operations took about one hundred prisoners and seven machine guns were captured.
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Albania
Rome
Vevoli
Revolts and Mutinies Reported Across Dalmatia and Bohemia
London reports serious revolts in Dalmatia Bohemia and Hungary. At Manaros Szejet 150 officers and 1500 Czecho Slovaks were shot and 3000 more arrested. Jugo Sl as soldiers reportedly deserted wholesale and fled to mountains after killing officers. Armed bands are said to operate in some districts.
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London
Dalmatia
Bohemia
Hungary
Manaros- Szejet
City Hall Exam Delivers 94 Passes From 109 Registrants
A Monday physical examination at city hall tested 109 new registrants. Ninety four passed the medical, most remaining classified for limited service, and two were rejected.
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