Oklahoma Labor and War Era Reflections in News Editorials
A long, opinion-filled column discusses farm labor shortages in Oklahoma and nationwide during wartime. It notes 2,500 International Typographical Union members in the military, praises Liberty Bond purchases, and urges local Red Cross and labor networks to mobilize. The piece analyzes Bolshevik influence, German Kaiserism, and hopes for postwar realignment, urging citizens to register to vote and support patriotic efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International Typographical Union of America
Army
Navy
Fleet on Wheels to Recruit Men Across Middle West
A fleet on wheels will cruise the Middle West recruiting men for Great Lakes training. Three gun mounts will travel on flat cars with a torpedo boat destroyer a submarine and a submarine chaser. Crews drawn from Great Lakes sailors with a bank detachment accompany the fleet.
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Associated Press
Great Lakes
Middle West
John Rowan
Steedman notes rain aiding gardens and crops
Rain keeps gardens healthy in Steedman while corn growth slowed by late frost. Crops recovering as early potatoes await. Town disappointed when Red Cross show moved to Panther schoolhouse. Measles spread. school continues. Community updates include visitors, gin yard cleanup, and a new gin planned within 960 days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada
Tom Finley
Bud Shahan
Homer Parnell
Steedman
Allen
Red Cross
Panther
Standridge
Dr. Bullock
John Case
Billingley
Mattie Miller
Black Rock
Lula McKinney
Annie Hughes
Listen to new ideas or risk losing a great opportunity
Roger W Babson argues that history rewards listening to innovators like Fulton and Marconi. He warns employers to stop mocking ideas and to foster dialogue, noting Napoleon’s defeat for ignoring American ingenuity and urging shared thinking in every factory and office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fulton
France
Nan
Robert Fulton
New York
Hudson River
Napoleon
England
Waterloo
Marconi
Langley
Wright
Lake
Paris
Ada County campaign urges support for local industry
Since the go to work or go to jail program began, streets show changes as long familiar faces disappear. Juries imposing fines warn that staying idle hurts the town. The message is to patronize home institutions and keep money circulating locally to secure industry and prosperity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada
US to Arm Soldiers With Pump Shotguns in Close Range
The report states the United States plans to supply troops with pump shotguns and buckshot as fighting returns to close range. Buckshot travels farther than a single rifle bullet and could cause severe harm in close combat as German forces press near.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Germany demands release of able bodied Russian prisoners
Germany calls for Russia to free all able bodied soldiers for return to trenches while caring for incapacitated men. In exchange incapacitated Russians to be returned and able bodied held by Germany to prevent renewed war. Kaiser vows to seize Petrograd if not met, seen as Prussian might makes right.
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Germany
Wilson
Kaiser
Saul
Hindenburg
Rhine
Europe
America
Britain
France
Italy
Hydra
Poland
Denmark
Adriatic
Balkan
United States
Austria
Russia
Petrograd
Evidence of Huns plans with Austrian orders in 1914
Woods county attorney S J Wigg born in Austria and naturalized in the United States recounts receiving Austrian consul orders in May 1914 to report for military duty. He notes the move shows central powers preparing for a world war while affirming his loyalty to America and opposition to his homeland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. J. Wigg
Woods County
America
Austria
St. Louis
Italy’s stance on Austria’s separate peace proposal
The piece suggests Italy will resist a separate peace, wary of ending as a future victim like Russia and Ukraine. It notes rumors that the Kaisers may offer a peace based on no annexation and no indemnities, but recalls how Russians were pressed to cede territory and pay compensation once in German power.
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Germany
Italy
Austria
Russia
Ukraine
East Prussia
Broomcorn as a Money Crop Gaining Interest in Western Oklahoma
Discussion in western Oklahoma centers on broomcorn as a substitute cash crop where wheat failed. Prospects point to high prices and a good market, but labor questions loom. Officials and farmers weigh hiring one man per three acres and plan ahead for harvest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma
Red Cross Society
Editor and the value of news reporting
The article argues that editors print all news they can find and cannot know every reader's relatives. It urges readers to inform editors about happenings and not expect apologies. News is shaped by what readers supply, making each person an associate editor.
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Lawton Constitution
Your Savings in War Savings Stamps
Fifty dollars invested in War Savings Stamps aids soldiers by preventing diseases and reducing injuries. It protects 1006 with smallpox and 666 with typhoid, aids 139 wounded from lockjaw, enables 400 operations, provides two miles of bandages, and supplies 555 wound dressings plus first aid packets and surgical materials for thousands. Each purchase supports the war effort and the fighting men in France.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Americans Over Subscribe Liberty Loans to Crush Kaiserism
For the third time the American public oversubscribes Liberty Loan and shows resolve to support the government in winning the war. Citizens are ready to sacrifice and continue strong support across Liberty Loan Saving Stamp and Red Cross efforts. Soldiers in France reflect home sentiment as morale rises.
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America
Red Cross
France
Ottoman War in Asia Turmoil and Prospects
The article notes focused Allied attention on France while campaigns in Asia Turkestan and Palestine unfold. Armies move from Baghdad and through Palestine, undermining Turkish resistance as German manpower dwindles and a prolonged war could reshape global history and independence for oppressed peoples.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Turkey
Bagdad
Palestine
Mohamme
Yellow Dogs and Wartime Rumors Opinion Note
A local column discusses a Henry Irving Dodge story from The Saturday Evening Post about yellow dogism. It urges youth to stamp out rash rumor spreading and defends constructive criticism to support war effort against Hunism and Kaiserism.
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Saturday Evening Post
Henry Irving Dodge
Red Cross
America
Struggling Russia under Bolshevik rule and public discontent
The text laments Bolshevik governance in Russia, claiming the revolution promised liberty and ending terror but instead intensified oppression. It asserts Jews faced new restrictions and notes fatigue with war and peacetime promises, while accusing Bolsheviks of misusing power and failing to deliver on reforms.
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Roger W. Babson
Germany
Europe
France
Napoleon
England
English Channel
Russia
Hall's Catarrh Cure Advertisement Claims
One hundred dollars for any case of catarrh cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. The ad touts a thirty five year history and says the remedy works through the blood to purify mucous surfaces. It promises relief and improved health after a short course.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
Je & CO
Zid Shenet
Co, Lato, Otte
Two New Members of Pontotoc Council of Defense
R. W. Simpson and J. M. Winter Smith are named as the latest additions to Pontotoc County Council of Defense by the governor. The appointments honor their service in various war work efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Council OF Defense
R. W. Simpson
J. M. Wintersmith
Pontotoc County
In Memoriam G W Chisler
Obituary notes George Washington Chisler born August 29 1842 in McClellandtown Pennsylvania died May 2 1918 in Ada Oklahoma. Confederate veteran served in Co D 12th Arkansas infantry later moved to Ada in 1904 and supported law and order. Survived by ten of eleven children.
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George Washington Chisler
McClellandtown
Pennsylvania
Ada
Oklahoma
Chisler
Conway
Arkansas
Confederacy
Co. D
12Th Arkansas Infantry
W. L. Byrd Camp
T. J. Chisler
Seattle
Washington
E. J. Chisler
J. M. Powers
Coalgate
L. S. Adair
Harlford
Steve Chisler
Tupelo
John Chisler
Lon Chisler
W. C. Clark
C. H. McKellar
Weatherford
C. W. Chisler
St. Louis
Sunshine Rain Brings Farmers Joy Across Region
The farmers smile as an essential rain arrives Sunday. Mrs. Sarah Blake returns home from Mase Oklahoma after a visit. George Pitt and sister H E Tinsley travel to West Texas in a Ford with their sister and children, returning later. M Connor hauls hogs to Roff Saturday. G E Davis and family visit Stonewall to see relatives of Mrs. Davis and Mrs. Littlefield. Ed Littlefield also goes to Roff Saturday.
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Sarah Blake
sMase
Okla
George Pitt
H. E. Tinsley
West Texas
Pitt
Charles Kenner
M. Connor
Roff
G. E. Davis
E. D. Littlefield
Stonewall
Davis
Litdy
Ed Littlefield
Belle
Civil War Pension Bill Passes House
Washington May 7 The Sherwood bill granting a minimum pension of 25 dollars a month to Civil War veterans passed the house today and goes to the senate.
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Washington
Sherwood
House
Senate
Was Ted Wil Help Girls in Washington
A May 3 1918 letter from Mrs Tom D McKeown at the George Washington Inn Washington asks county parents to send the names and addresses of girls working in Washington for the government so she may keep in touch and assist their welfare during their stay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Byron Norrell
Washington Ark
Washington
Tom D. McKeown
George Washington Inn
Red Cross Chickens and Young Donors Fundraiser
Pupils at the High School raised chickens using donated incubators for the Red Cross. Chickens hatched sold for 15 dollars. Five girls Nedra Bullock Josephine Bullock Lady Shaw Nelle Chapman Elizabeth Wim Bish donated 1.35 from a recent entertainment. They formed the Red Cross Amusement Club to host future events. St Louis HQ warns of contagious diseases and calls for home disinfection before visiting work rooms.
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Red Cross
Nedra
Josephine Bullock
Percy Shaw
Nelle Chapman
Elizabeth Wimbish
St. Louis
Southwest
Egg sales for Red Cross bring high price in St Louis
Five cases of eggs sold for 1040 dollars with all proceeds donated to the Red Cross. Eggs shipped from Deere Plains Illinois were bought and resold by a commission merchant eighty four times in one day. The Deere Plains Red Cross received 65 dollars while the rest went to the St Louis branch.
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Associated Press
St. Louis
Red Cross
Deere Plains
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News Building
North
Broadway
Byron Norrell Otis B. Weaver
Miles C. GriesBy
Wm. D. Little
Pontotce County
ADA Weekly News
The
Ypres
Rusia
Liberty
Cowling
Illinois
Lenine
Trotsky
Kerensky
Courtry
Hughes
Pioneer
Iemoriam
G. W. Chisler
Ted
WIL Help Girls
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