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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1918
Page
11
The piece praises Red Cross mobile canteens at railroad stations serving troops en route to combat. It notes 500 plus units nationwide with station lists for troop trains and cites grateful messages from soldiers about coffee sandwiches and postcards.
Charles H. Garnett sues C. K. Boardman and the state bankers' association for 250000 in Oklahoma City claiming a The State Banker article of April 1917 libeled him by calling defendants crooks and swindlers. The suit cites an Oklahoma exposé on the Commonwealth Trust Company of Houston and its fraudulent time certificates tied to oil leases and bank dealings.
Owl Creek Cedar Grove Horseshoe Ranch Center and Walnut Grove became the first five districts in Pontotoc county to raise the top share in the Red Cross campaign. Chairman Wintersmith presented each district with a 4x6 bunting flag as a lasting memento of their effort.
In Rome Captain Fiorello H. Laguerdia of the American Flying Corps urged Bohemians Rumanians Serbians and other Slavs to unite into one powerful nation to resist Austria. He said the United States would support their cause and send their resolutions to the House of Representatives read by millions of Slavs in America.
A hen and sixteen chickens were auctioned on Ada streets for the Red Cross, bringing $34. The lot was bid up several times and returned each time. Henry McGee of the Jones Chapel community donated the poultry.
In Atlanta on May 14 the General Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church South granted full laity rights to women after forty years of effort. Disputed clauses restricting women from general conference membership and certain offices were struck from the discipline, aligning with a 1914 proposal. The vote, though expected, was decisively favorable.
Thousands of patriotic American women across the nation volunteer to make surgical dressings knit goods hospital garments comfort kits socks and sweaters. Their labor is valued at about 36 million dollars annually.
The Red Cross operates a motor truck transport in France with a fleet of 250 trucks. The service aims to deliver aid efficiently across regions and support relief operations.
At railway hubs 18 American Red Cross women operate canteens for troops. They welcome soldiers with home cooked meals, baths, clean clothes, books, games, and rest areas. The piece praises the workers and urges readers to value the service of these volunteers.
In Padua Italy May 14 the American Red Cross held a sale of garments made by the wives and daughters of Italian soldiers. Peasant women crowded the central square to purchase at nominal prices with sales overseen by Captain Thwaits. About three thousand lire worth of goods were bought in two hours, while workers received several thousand lire in wages.
Emperor William proclaims Lithuania expected to join Germany in war effort. Paris reports heavy artillery duels in Champagne and Haig’s troops in Somme and Ancre sectors. American casualty list includes 72 names with 14 killed in action and 27 missing. Hog waste plans spark Paris crowding and a pork program proposing municipal markets and 100 million franc annual revenue.
East Central normal’s senior class showcased talents in the play A Trial of Hearts directed by Mrs. Barton Lee. The production recalled school days with a college story and a budding love plot, featuring a large cast of students and faculty.
London May 14 German prisoners captured in France report that Field Marshal von Hindenburg is dead, according to letters from British officers on the western front cited by the Daily Express. The Express also elevates General von Mackensen as a potential savior who could lead Germany to victory.
Paris May 14 Municipal hog raising on a large scale may result from the war due to labor shortages and poor transportation. Officials foresee a city program to produce pork locally to curb shortages and stabilize supplies.
The community reports a beneficial Saturday rain soaking the ground boosting corn potatoes cotton oats and gardens. Peaches are plentiful. Local residents travel for visits and school terms resume with teachers Miss Wiliena Duncan and Miss Mattie Perry noted for their work and new positions. BETTIE
London reports nightly artillery activity in the Somme Valley and Albert sectors and along the Locon Nieppe forest line in Flanders. The official statement notes sustained bombardment and exchanges between Allied and German positions.
Washington May 14 The first million tons of ships completed and delivered to the government by the shipping board have been put on the high seas to help defeat Germany. A total of 159 vessels of 1 800 621 tons were completed to May 11 and since January 1 deliveries reached 667 000 tons with monthly totals rising.
The comptroller of the currency and Oklahoma City banking commissioner Lankford issued requests for reports on bank conditions as of May 10. The calls cover all National banks nationwide and State banks in Oklahoma.
A reflective quote urges restraint in judgment and suggests that perfection is unlikely to exist among people. It argues that keeping one’s critical thoughts private may ease interactions and reduce unnecessary conflict.
A pipe that fills itself as the tobacco burns is described with Twainian humor. An old anecdote recalls a young Clemens who allegedly built a device with a can of tobacco on the floor and a long rubber tube to light and smoke in bed.
A St. Paul Pioneer Press line frames trouble as a social weed needing ordinary life elements and a receptive soil. It links personal sorrow and collective sympathy to nurture or curb the spread of troubling behavior through communal empathy.
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