Teutons plan to dethrone Romania’s Ferdinand
London May 2 The Teutonic powers claim by a Daily Mail correspondent at Annemasse France to have learned that they plan to dethrone King Ferdinand of Romania and install their own ruler. The report says Germany earlier sought Count Czernin’s agreement and his removal would smooth an arrangement.
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Associated Press
London
Daily Mail
Annemasse
France
Ferdinand
Romania
Germany
Count Czernin
Russians report German brutality provoking resistance in occupied territories
Dispatch from Moscow dated April 25 describes German harsh measures in occupied areas. In Kiev district villagers resisted with machine guns and rifles for three days before being subdued by armored cars. Minsk reports say Germans seized able bodied residents and sent them to Germany in locked cars, shooting escapees.
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Associated Press
Moscow
Germany
Kiev
Minsk
Oklahoma Crop Conditions Report April 1918
Oklahoma State Board of Agriculture reports April 1918 wheat at 77 percent condition up 17 from March, oats at 88 percent, corn acreage 6 percent below last year, large abandonment of fall wheat to oats, fruit prospects peaches 49, apples 67, cherries 67, alfalfa 88, spring pasture 82, Irish potatoes acreage up 8 percent, soil moisture 89 after 52 last month.
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Oklahoma State Board of Agriculture
Frank M. Gault
Oklahoma City
Okla
Wesern
Rain Ends West Texas Drought With First Real Showers
Dallas May 4 Rain yesterday fell across West Texas ending a long drought. Towns from Midland to Odessa reported showers with totals from .07 to 1.31 inches. Farmers expect crop benefits though wheat and oats are largely unrecoverable. corn and maize can still be planted. cattle will gain from better water and pasture as streams resume flow.
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Dallas
Tex
Texas
Midland
Coleman
Colorado
Crosbyton
Plainview
Abilene
Odessa
Merkel
Big Springs
Ballinger
Germans Plot Tunnel Escape Foiled at Fort McPherson
At Fort McPherson near Atlanta guards found a fifty foot tunnel leading from under a prisoners barracks toward the double wire fence. The apparent escape plan involved German prisoners and several inmates have been placed in confinement pending an official inquiry.
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Associated Press
Atlanta
Fort McPherson
Prompt News Communications Requested From Correspondents
The editor urges faster letter submissions to avoid late printing. Four notices arrived after publication last week and are deemed useless once a week old. To ensure timely delivery, letters should reach the office by Tuesday since the paper now prints Wednesday night for Thursday morning posting.
Heavy fighting on Italian front reported in official statement
Vienna reports heavy fighting along the entire Italian front between the Adriatic and Giudicarie valley in the north in today's official statement.
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Associated Press
Vienna
London
Adriatic
Giudicaria Valley
Holbrook Named Commander of Southern Division
Washington May 3 Major General Willard A Holbrook was named by the War Department to succeed Brigadier General John W Buckman as commander of the Southern department. Holbrook has led at Camp Sherman Chillicothe Ohio Ruckman will relieve Johnson to become commander at Camp Cody New Mexico. War Savings Society urged thrift and savings as essential for wartime mobilization.
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Associated Press
Washington
Willard A. Holbrook
War Department
John W. Buckman
Holbrook
Camp Sherman
Chillicothe
Ohio
Ruckman
William H. Johnson
Camp Cody
New Mexico
Get your adding machine paper at News office
An offer from the News office invites readers to obtain adding machine paper, highlighting availability at the newspaper building and urging quick pickup.
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News Office
Red Cross Campaign Set for Pontotoc County May 13
Chairman Wintersmith announced the Pontotoc County Red Cross drive will start May 13 with the goal of exceeding 18 821 dollars by the May 20 opening day. District chairmen will meet at Ada on the 11th for luncheon to arrange drive details and quotas for each district.
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Wintersmith
Red Cross
Pontotoc County
Ada
Sist Sa
Ahloso
Bebee
Black Rock
Blue Mound
BONUS
St Ae
Cooter Geave
Canyon Springs
Happyland
Horseshoe Ranch
SUD
Jones Chapel
Lovelady
Lightning Ridge
Laxton
Sak. Nee
Lawrence
Maxwell
Pecan Grove
Pleasant Valley
Rocky Chapel
Paris Chapel
Pleasant Hill
Red Oak
Brookhaven
Stonewah
Sheep Creek
Wieeeman
Summers Chapel
Union Valley
Worstell
Walnut Grove
Wilson
Womuoe SO
Osages Seek Forceful Payment From U S Indian Affairs
In Washington on May 4 a writ of mandamus was filed by Osage George Pettitt to compel Cato Sells U S Commissioner for Indian Affairs to pay back 2 800 000 dollars withheld from the Osages over bootlegging on their reservation.
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Associated Press
Washington
Supreme Court of the
Kaiser Tries To Keep Germans In The Dark
Paris reports say the German war office dodges real figures of American participation in World War I. A Reichstag committee led by Deputy Noske received vague replies and questioned the extent of U S troops on the western front. The request for a G H Q representative was refused.
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Paris
German War Office
Reichstag
Noske
War Office
General Headquarters
West Front
Associated Press
Rome
International Institute ‘of Agriculture
David Lubin
United States
Institute
Europe
Canada
Italy
Austria
Germany
Nikola Kaumanns
Reo Agency Arrives. James Sampson Sets Up Shop
James Sampson from Allen arrived to take charge of a Reo auto agency. He will locate at Ada and establish headquarters at Fred Ford's garage for the time being.
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James Sampson
Allen Friday
Reo Autos
Ada
Fred Ford
British losses on western front near 250000, British warns
British military mission reports total killed wounded captured and missing on the western front since March 21 about 250000. They warn the situation grows serious unless Britain receives strong reinforcements to repel another German offensive.
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Associated Press
Washington
QUARTER MILLION MEN CALLED FOR MAY 25
Washington reports 305000 men to be drafted in May with 233242 moving to camps May 25. Oklahoma adds 3400 to Camp Bowie and 2449 to Fort Riley as the war department shifts toward larger May quotas and end of incremental drafts.
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Washington
Oklahoma
Enoch H. Crowder
Camp Bowie
Fort Worth
Fort Riley
Kansas
Oklahoma National Guard
Camp Travis
California
Oregon
Nevada
District of Columbia
War Department
Indian killed near Wewoka by white man McDaniel
An Indian named Hulbutta was slain by a white man named McDaniel in the Cheyarha area eleven miles northwest of Wewoka on Thursday night. Details remain scarce. This marks the eighth shooting in Seminole county within twenty one days.
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Hulbutta
McDaniel
Cheyarha
Wewoka
Seminole County
Oklahoma Soldier Drowned in France
Washington reports eighty six American casualties today with three killed in action and fourteen wounded severely. The list includes Private Cecil Harding of Fort Gibson Oklahoma who drowned in France.
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Associated Press
Washington
Cecil Harding
Fort Gibson
Oklahoma
Roy Adair Writes of Arrival in France in 1918
SGT Roy E. Adair of 452 Truck Co. E M T S A E F writes from France describing good weather, green landscapes, cheap cigarettes, scarce chewing tobacco, friendly locals with English skills, and asks family to write frequently. A note mentions Robert Moore's son Robert arriving safely in France after enlistment and a Kansas posting.
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Roy Adair
France
Joe Hardin
Louise Keeler
Roy E. Adair
Truck Co
New York
R. S. Moore
Robert
Kansas
French Gun Direct Hit Silences German Battery Before Paris
Paris reports a French long range gun scored a direct hit on a German battery bombarding the capital yesterday, putting the gun out of action and lifting morale in the city amid ongoing front developments.
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Associated Press
Paris
Wilson commutes and pardons four France court martial cases
President Wilson disapproved the death sentences of four privates in France for military rule violations. Two sentences are reduced to three years in prison and two receive full pardons. All were sentenced by court martial.
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Associated Press
Washington
Wilson
France
To Kill Cutworms Remedy From W E Pitt
W E Pitt offers a method to kill cutworms by mixing dry bran with Paris Green and a touch of sugar. The mixture should be applied around affected plants with caution to keep chickens and other animals away from it. The News also notes Thrift Stamps and War Savings Certificates are available for purchase.
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W. E. Pitt
Americans Show French How to Catch with Baseball Skill
A World War I era report from San Antonio describes a U S Y M C A letter praising American soldiers for their catching ability. It recounts a motor truck delivering Florida oranges to troops in France with Americans catching nine of ten oranges while French poilus averaged one in ten. It highlights American fielding flair, mentions Black soldiers, and notes morale and nutrition among American forces.
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San Antonio
Tex
Army
Navy
Red Triangle
Florida
France
Hennigan Dies in Lightning Ridge at 31
W O Hennigan died Wednesday at his home in Lightning Ridge area. Funeral and burial were held Thursday at Lightning Ridge cemetery with W O W honors. Participating camps included Fitzhugh Roff and Lightning Ridge. He was 31, described as of excellent character and widely liked.
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W. O. Hennigan
Lightning Ridge
Fitzhugh, Roff
Community Letters Requested By The News For County Coverage
The News seeks more letters from county communities to enrich local reporting. Readers are asked to write on one side of the page and include the community name at the top. Provide a name for authorship verification.
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Teutons Will
Rumania
West Texas
John F. Nugent
Boise
Alexander
Brady
Mr. Nugent
Western Federation of Miners
Osages
Kaiser
Mme. Kellintie
Mme. Keilintie
Bolsheviki
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