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GOSSIP AS PROPAGANDA.
CASTING uiplclon on the wive of tolditn ti mearu
of tradernining tb morale of thi army it not new
Cerate weapon. It Ii form of propaganda which
gtwot moat effective before the Italian drive. It li not
daage that h haa appeared la thii country, having been
Catected la Chicago in I manner to leave no doubt that
it It a part of Praaeian propaganda. There li no low, un
principled trick to wWch the Hun will not toop readily
feat willingly. Like the ilimy reptile he is, he preferi
gojoh teethe) to fair fighting. And gotiipi are io common
that ho will find little difficulty In muring wilting toolt
to promote a campaign of ilander. Evil tongue will wag
If fffta the tuggeatlon and half a chance, and great
Vaasaaa may b done tiniest the movement ii checked.
Becauaa ofcthit danger, goiilp of all aorti should be
promptly tajtea to task. Silencer ehould be provided for
fltoa who would defame the namei of those held dear
fcy oldien. We have dwelt before upon the duty of
ooldteri' wlvei, and the fine manner in which moit of them
thro op to their obligation. They have a double duty now ;
I. doty to their husbands and their country, and we know
onoofh of American women to feel sure that few will vio
late) their trust
Bat as these courageous women have two-fold respon
aibDity, to. art the evil minded who spread salacious tales,
double menace now. Not only do they besmirch Indi
vidual reputation, thus causing needless unhappiness, but
they aim a hjow at the defenses of the nation whenever
tfjey whisper evil of a soldier's wife or sweetheart. Always
t force for evil, such scandal-mongers now become a na
tional enemy and an aid to the kaiser, and as such should
be promptly squelched.
Hera, then, it an added duty for those who keep the
noma fires burning: Not to repeat such stories, nor permit
others to tell them with impunity. German propaganda
cannot get far without the aid of yellow dogs who have
no real sympathy for the kaiser. The fools who are prone
. to repeat all they hear, or listen patiently to talk which
Woold be stopped, are a larger force than the kaiser
:aa hire, "and they mnst not be allowed to work his will.
Cattle selling at $11 per hundredweight will also teach
, many the merit of meatless days.
..' HELP THE POOR BABIES.
, fOULD they speak, the babies would express gratitude
for those who have contributed to the Oklahoman's
mfflc and ke fund. And it is something worth while to
'win the thanks of little children. More money is needed,
and more may have this privilege of helping the helpless.
For It it a privilege to help mtlje the hot days more beara
ble; to give tome infant a chance to livt which otherwise
might be lacking. It it a duty, too, as wtt! as a privilege,
lor .ire need those babies. Too many are allowed to die
from neediest xauses. The milk and the ice to keep
it fresh will reduce a death rate ttitl too large. A city
anrtf think of its children as It thinks of its future, for
they are the furore. To fail to give them the little money
Beaded to tee them through is a cruel ancV shortsighted
polky. Few people are cruel at heart, but thoughtlessness
"say be a cause of suffering. Let us give thought to the
babies, and, thinking of them, it is quite certain something
ptore will be given; the money they need it such a pit
tance compared with all there is to give.
' Watching the parade these days affords convincing evi
dence that h isn't necessary to travel to see the sights.
SAVING TOR THE ARMY. .
EEFLESS days, six of them a week, have com because
the army needs tht beef. Pork may be had instead,
and thereJs a largt spring chicken crop for those who can
afford them. Fish are an excellent substitute for meat
part of the time, and eggs sell aa (price which putt them
within the reach of the masses. " With the war gardens
growing strong, and a fine array of fresly vegetable on
the market, this latest sacrifice civilians art asked to
makt for the army it not appalling. During the heated
period of midsummer, we are better off without meat, or
With less meat, and the beef regulations may become more
liberal by ihe middle of September.
This is not, however, tht only telf-denial which will be
imposed upon as to keep tht fighting men going strong,
and to aid our allies In their days of stress. Only this
week the sugar allowance was cut down, and the ancient
and honorable tugar bowl is mlsslruj from th table de
corations. Submarines havt sunk tome tugar shipments,
and the visible supply must be used more sparingly until
more is available. Restrictions of this kind are apt to
come any day,and with increasing frequency. The lush,
luxurious days this country knew so long are' slipping
into history, and are unlikely to return until the victory
it won. I
But no sacrifice Is too great to make for that victory.
Whenever you feel that the strain i a bifsevere, think
of those who have sacrificed everything, and know how
little, after all has been asked of Americans at home.
And remember it Is disloyal to seek to evade these regu
lations, or to greet them with en air of resentment. The
main business of everyone now is war, or should be, and
those who can only aid by saving slfould play their part as
cheerfully as the soldiers who carry the larger load.
And tht morale of our army is excellent. Irvln Cobb, just
back from the western front, emphasizes that fact. Their
vim and confidence have given renewed courage to. our
allies, who havt borne so much. And the morale of our
army drpehds in great measure on how they are sup
ported by the folk they left behind. j
Harvest wages, it should be stated for the benefit of the
uninitiated who may contemplate earning them, are not
based on the eight-hour day.
Perhaps it hasn't occurred to you, but newspaper men
have begun to wonder how a newspaper can be made in
teresting after the war is over.
You better screen" your premises and shut the insects
oat, or the health survey will get you if you don't watch
out.
The crown prince continues to be "all dressed up and
no place to go," but it will be some time before he gives
up his search far someone he can whip.
HENRY FORD AND THE SENATE.
A DEMOCRATIC indorsement for Henry Ford, repub
lican, Is unusual enough to cause others besides poli
ticians to take notice. It must be accepted as an Indication
of Henry's popularity in his home state, even if there is
a suspicion that the democrats are trying to adopt a man
large enough to win a normally republican state. Viewed
from this distance, however, it would seem a mistake for
any party to send Henry Ford to the senate. Thert are
plenty of men more trained in statecraft who might do as
well or better in that grttt deliberative body, but there
is only one Heary Ford. Just now the one and only
Henry has a task ahead more important thsn 'joint debate.
He is building sub chasers, one-man tanks and other argu
ments more forceful than any heard In the halls of con
gress, and there may be other manufacturing orders to
fill which none can handle as well as he. This is a time
when men should stick to the work for which they are best
fitted, particularly when it is war work, and Henry Ford
is in his proper sphere.
We asked the young lady across the
way if her father considered our con
duct of the war successful on the
whole and she said the felt It was too
early to judge yet hut he sometimes
feared it might rlp the democrats.
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Letters
(Atiharrlhari ar fnvltM to writ th.lr
opinion! No litter o1ln 100 worrtl will
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In Defenta of VltiU May.
To the Editor: June 13.
Surely God in his Infinite mercy
looks with compassion upon auch as
she, a mere child of 17, whne idrsls
and aspirations were only in the for
mative stage, while home training and
social environment, the two main fac
tors in character -building, seemed to
have been found wanting, to her life
was still a mystery, the man in the
case was mature, He had had his
chance in life and knew it in all its
phases. He not only proved false to
his marriage vows but to his paternity
as well, which is every man a mot
sacred trust. To the girl the chasm
into which they drifted was a mysteri
ous, unexplored realm. She ' entered
taking a gambler's chance. How was
she to know that she was rikmg all
with no chance to win? She had seen
others pass that way and come back
by the divorce route, apparently un
scathed and upheld by law and society.
I heretore, thinking men and women
in Oklahoma ufust share the blame lor
Virgie May's downfall, fry it is they
who make the laws and maintain the
social standards. That we are our
brother's keeper Is no longer a theory
but a fact, proclaimed by the United
States and sustained by the blood of
our soldiers and should no longer be
ignored by the civilian population.
MRS. M. G,
Oklahoma City.
NANTUJIl v r'' "yCMariLifv. 1
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If the allies should send an expeditionary force to Rus
sia, as urged by the cadet party, It would probably, have to
fight the bolshevik!, whose specialty is helping the Huns.
Still, there are more difficult tasks than fighting the bolshevik!.
Another argument against the tone system of increased
postage for newspapers and periodicals is that the Hon.
(in a manner of speaking) Claude Kitchin is in favor of it
Conservation is important, but modest men are hoping
the women won't apply it more intensively to their wearing
apparel.
Eating places where flies parade on the pie counter
should bear in mind that a public health survey will get
them if they don't watch out
Oklahoma
Observings
ACCORDING to the Creek County
Republican, a young man
shouldn't waste his time tearing
to tie a cravat, and adds that you can
buy cravats already tied. Which is
false teaching and misguiding for
young America.. Time spent in lrarning
to tie a cravatl isn't wasted, and it is
generally understood that the machine
tied neckwear is the hall mark of the
boob and the dub, and should be warn
only by those who also are addicted
to celluloid collars. This same
moral guide of Creek county also sug
gests that it is a good idea to train the
boy in housewifely duties, on the in
tolerable theory that he will have a
greater respect for his mother and sis.
tersfand, when overtaken by such a
fate, his wife. This is doubtless based
on the theory that a boy should be
henpecked early, so he will get uned
to it, and that often happensi in homes
wher a boy has older sisters. But the
truth is that a boy is not a natural
housekeeper, and doesn't want to learn.
If such training is forced on him, the
WHEN the French retired from the
Noyon angle, including the Carle-
, I'tiiu inn wuiBiamp wootiB on
Wednesday, the first jjoal in von Hut
ier's campaign for ' Compirgne ended
successinny.
Expensive as the small advances of
the week have been, it would be in
viting blue funks for the public in
July and August if we were to play
up the French resistance this week as
a definite indication of the thwarting
of the enemy in his grand plan to get
near to Tans on a wide, smooth front.
The man published today shows with
accuracy how the German purpose has
been accomplished. By glancing at the
lines of last week, you will note the
width of the great bufRe between
Montdidicr and the Marne. It is the
German purpose to wear this wedge
down, to cut off a slice here today, one
there tomorrow until tht bulge will have
vanished and in its stead will inter
pose a comparatively regular arc from
which the enemy can work from inte
rior lines in the further development
of the campaign.
Storm troops broke through toward
the valley of the Mata river Sunday, in
the center of the territory between
Montdidicr and Noyon and ran south
ward down the river course to an ex
treme advance of seven miles, which
put them on tht banks of -tht Arondt
rivtr on Tuesday. The dotted area be-'
low the circled figure (1) show the
territory occupied In the first day of
the attack. The black area marked
by. the figure (I) is the terrain lost
to the French on Monday and Tuesday
when the Hun squeezed down the Matt
behind these positions. By Tuesday
night the enemy had reached Ribecotirt
and stood on the west bank' of the
Area dotted In black and catefcert
comprltt total gain of German thii
week, marked a taken, 1, t and 1 Big
arrow pointing nortatatt blow liae at
Montdidler, mark location and di
rection of tueceuful Trench counter.
Arrow below Sottieni rtgtittri point
of evtra Gtnnan tttback Tuesday and
Wednesday. Arrowt btwtn battle
front and Part Indicate hlatorie routt
of invadtrt down Otae and Ourcq val
ley toward Ptria.
Oise. Across the river and protected
by it, the French; occupied a harp angle
apexing at Noyne. In this area, six
miles wide and four miles deep, were
the very strong positions of the Oarle
pont and iJurscamps forests. On the
Oise side, the situation wa impossible
for frontal attack. , But the enemy on
the Oise at Ribefourt was able to
shoot clear across the base of this for
ward Noyon wedge. So his success on
the west bank of the Oise compelled
the evacuation of the salient, which
was carried out Wednesday, abandon
ing the territory indicated by the
checkered area under figure (3). Now
look again at the whole 'bulge from,
Montdidicr to the Marne. You see a
thick' slice has been pared off of the
knob.
The outcome is in the (jalance, with
the tip favoring the enemy.
We have had a considerable success
on or left wing, which has. not only
slanted the gain down into an acute
angle, but which has countered and won
back two miles on a front of seven,
taking the defenders to the tdg of the
Mery plateau, which dominates tht com
munication of,thenemy In his wedge
face at Ressons. Anqther distinct suc
cess was recorded Wednesday when the
cutting edge of the angle was driven
back across tbe Matx, which gives the
French a better holding position.
There isno more difficult territory
in the center of France than the area
between Lassigny and Ribecourt, which
the enemv has nraniimirA k hi
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cess on a narrow imnt whirk n.kit'
him to go around the obstaele. There-)
tore, me readjustment eem according
to German nurnnie Th ;
pointing northeast near MontdTdier. io-i
uitiri me airection ot the FrencW
counter success.
A stone wall hn ni4 U -t. J
crush In the Snt
attacks. The line was touched to tbi
depth of a mile on a front of thres
miles in the direction of Pierrefondt,
which is in the alley way between the
two great forest of Villers-Cotterete
and Compiegne. This action is marked
oy an arrow below Aoissons.
The small rirr!i rnniiinino, iha tl
ters U. S., near Chateau-Thierry, lower
center on me map, marks Uouresches
where the Hun again sent fresh di
visions against our valiant marines and,
their French allies 'Thursday. fU
nave neiu our ground here like veteran
refiminir tn mini, (nn kipLit.J
Our frnnt rnna trainlif im tiiJ
Oise from Bethancnurt through Bailly
and Nompoel to the old line of the
Aisne above Soissons. We are In the
hem of the forest of the Eagle and the;
Hun on the river bank opposite are
under our guns at MontmacqUnd in the!
dense wood. ' 1
The public should watch closely fotf
the announcement of the engagement
of the reserves under Rnnprecht ol
Bavaria. Thi big force i behind the
line between Aimen and Arras and
has yet to be met before we ca
truthfully lay that the worst is over,
The roitntijibout story about the re
call of the kaiser's troops from Russia
means nothing. The important fighting
nniu oi tne eastern army nave bee
transferred months nasi
Von Stein' rhetoric on the non-e
Ktence ot foch s reserve army It pun
I lie existence of l och s jriU and ha
re he.it nrnuen hv th rnnntr nn t
tft th throw it, t It- rmntmr aMf
the stone-walling beyond Soissoni and
Chateau-Thierry. , ,'
If Fooh' reserve were a myth, Luden'4
Ar( nnt him rnnLa K ah thaf
way down the Somme to Abbeyvtlle to
morrow. W. M. H. f :
chances are increased thai he will run
away with the' circus, or otherwise es
capV
That the years brought wisdom used
to be a favorite notion of the editor of
the Healdton Herald, but he has recently
come to believe that a part of the young
people he knows before reaching the
age of discretion would make old Me
thusaleh look- like a teething infant
"Reasons why Elmer J. Black should
be nominated and elected district judge"
is the leading display line of Elmer's
ad in the Osage Chief, the display also
including his picture. Without vending
the text of the advertisement,' we are
convinced that his picture isn't one of
the reasons. Elmer is bald-headed, and
looks like he was sore at the photo
grapher about something. We have
aften wondered why candidates regard
their pictures as a campaign asset. Ad
mitting, at the same time, that most
men are more or less conceited about
yieir personal pulchritude.
Red Oak recently had an old fiddlers'
contest. The contest also included com
petition in dancing and reading and
every participant won a prise. Nothing
could be fairer than that.
Joyce C. Stearns, a sailor from
Snyder, Okta., has been transferred from
a submarine base at New London.
Conn., to San Francisco, which reems
to be going to war in a roundabout
way. t
The Carnegie Herald is considering
the establishment of a new front page
feature which efught to prove interest
ing. It proposes to set fqjth the
reasons why certain cititens do not sup
port the different war funds, or why
they do not give more than they do.
If. probably would be necessary to make
a "run-over" of the feature, if it in
eluded all the facts. It might also make
a runaway of the editor.
Prof. Frank L. Casteel, principal ol
Konowa high school, has gone to the
harvest field to take a post graduate
course.
In the vicinity of Temple oil driller!
recently had to shut down because. ol
lack of sufficient water. Many who
make nn effort to learn one thing every
day, may have believed that water in
the oil business was restricted to stock
transactions, but thi should let them
right.
Luke McLuka on Paga 12 today.
MUTT AND JEFF Well We Are Over Here at Last ,
(Copyright 191 by H. C. Flahtr. Trat
Mark Rcgliurctf U. . Patent OfflM.)
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