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Oklahoma city Times
SCVIN great organisations lin Joint lb
United War Work campaign for fundi
to maki oar soldiers hippy.
HAVE jot thought about your aubaerfptltni
to tht United War Work campaign? Ton
wilt bo aollcttod next week. Think it oat now.
OKLAHOMA CITY TIMES
E. K. Giylord, Editor
Published tvtry fvsnlnf gietpt Sunday by
THE OKLAHOMA PUBLISHING COMPANY
B. K. QATLOnn
CHARLES W. BCKiGS.
I'renldrnt
.aecretury-Trensurer
Eastern and Western Representatives:
The Bl KAT7 BPPriAI, ADVRRTISINO AUKNTT,
fork City. Bun Francisco, Cal., Chicago, KanwiW City.
New
DAILY AVRRACR PAID
ocTonnn ciikulation
.43,645
FAKED NEWS.
pOREMOST among the varied services of a nrwspaper
is to print the news. To print it promptly is evidence
of enterprise. But those simpl: fundamentals of nrwspa
perdom do not warrant the faking of news. On the con
trary, they imply, a need of thorough accuracy, for the
worth of a newspaper mint depend in Urge measure on its
reliability. Mistakes are possible in the best reflated
journals; there are times when they may be even excusable.
But there is vast difference between honest errors, and the
deliberate hoaxing of the public.
The United Tress has just been guilty of the latter
There is no excuse for blundering in the rrportirg of a
pre-arranged event like the armistice parleys. Therefore, in
announcing the comhision of an armistice, hours before
the German envoys had reached (leneral Foch's head
quarters, the United Tress vas guilty of willful faking or
inexcusable carelessness in an effort to put over a "scoop."
Official denials of the United Tress story discredit that
news agency more effectually than anything a rival organi
ration can say, and suih denials were promptly given, to
set at rest false hopes aroused by such wanton misrepre
sentation. Newspapers seived by the United Tress, quite naturallv.
were the victims of that misguided enterprise, and the
public, in turn, was footed for a time. AIo, 1111 h pub'i
rations received a certain pecuniary reward in greittv in
ereased sales. Not only cai the public fooled, but it was
also filched; money was spent in large sums for what pur
ported to be news, but whidi was something else a fake
False hopes were amused, only to be followed by depres-
ton upon learning the glad tidings were without basis fn
tart. T1i.it a local United l'resi paper is said to have sold
some 55 010 copies of its "peace extras" will give an idea
f the extent to which tvery American city containing a
United Tress newspaper was fleeced by the hoax.
And all of this was niade worse by later efforts to
continue the Muff. The difficulties of fording all the
people all the time are too great. It cannot be done, par
ticularly in such a momentous case as this, where the exact
time of signing the armistice, in case Germany signs it,
will be a matter of drfinite rerord. The president's an
nouncement through Secretary I ansing that there will be
ns withholding of ativ news of action on the armistice,
makes such an effort immediately futile. Even belated
explanations, which were attempted esierday, cannot
wholly offset this attempt to dupe the public.
To attempt to charge it to a blunder or place the blame
on an official far removed from the source of the confer
ence, will not absolve the agency in such a ease, where
there was so little reason for inaccuracy. In the mean-
rime, those newspapers served by The Associated Tress,
as are the Times and Oklahoman, feel renewed pride and
confidence in their facilities for news gathering. Already
there are evidences that this confidence is shared by the
public, and the long record of The Associated Tress for
reliability and accuracy is sufficient guarantee that this
confidence will grow.
When this was written, more than twenty-six hours
after the United Tress flashed its startling story, the armis
tice had nt vet been signed, but there is a bright prospect
that it will be. When it is, the public will Ret the news and
get it cjtiirVlj. frorr sotrees which it has learned to know
arc dependable.
HELP CITY'S POOR.
TjECENTLY the patriotic and generous peopje of Okla
homa City gave tons of clothing to be sent to Bel
gium and the occupied regions of Franco to help the un
fortunate inhabitants to endure the rigors of another hard
winter. It was given 'o a worthy cause, and will be
needed, even though the prospects of an early peace are
fulfilled. And now comes an appeal that we do as much
for unfortunates at home. Cold weather is coming, and
the recent epidemic has added to the difficulties of many
poor families in obtaining the needed clothing. In look
ing to the relief of suffering in France and Belgium, we
must not ignore unfortunates at home. The Lions club
has undertaken the task of collecting shoes and clothing
for those who can't procure such necessities for them
selves. The club in this commendable effort, should have
the support of every citiien who can afford to give. Most
of us call spare something, when the call is made, which
will be Sunday. America has escaped the ravages of war,
but, until poverty has been abolished, there will be need
for helpful generosity which America has shown to stricken
peoples everywhere. And charity should begin ,at home.
In this rich and comfortable city, so far removed from the
stress of war, it would be outrageous to let anyone suffer
for lark of sufficient clothing, food or fuel. Fven where
shifllessuess may be in part to blame, regard for human
frailty and for innocent dependents must otitweight other
considerations, and actual want be relieved.
Therefore Ret busy among your old clothes. If you
haven't anything in that line to spare, a few new ones
wouldn't hurt. The joy of giving will be yours, and the
gift might brighten some very dark corner. Now when
there is so much cause for happiness, there should be the
greater readiness to reach out and relieve suffering when
ever found. Won't neglect your part in this worthy mis
sion of relief
THAT GUILTIEST FEELING
By BRIGG3
THE IRON RING.
TN the eaily days of the war the kaiser used to tike to
talk about the "iron ring" his enemies had forged around
Germany. It was a figure of speech then, which sersed.
however, to visualize to the German mind the justification
for the emperor's "defensive war." To the German mil
itarists that iron ring was a figment. It bothered them'
about as much, say, is the blue horizon might disturb a
mad bull.
There was one arc of that imaginary iron circumfer
ence, though, against which the German military monster
charged furiously and often and always in vain the arc
where the valor of France and the tenacity of the British
and the gallantry of the Belgians "drank death like wine"
to the toast "They shall not pass." Elsewhere the "iron
ring" swayed uncertainly, or yielded to pressure or col
lapsed and melted away before the world-conquering might
of the German sword.
But the "iron ring" is no figure of speech today. It is
now an inexorable fact. Even the jagged break, caused
by the Russian debacle, is in process of swift re-creation.
Steadily it contracts, nearer and rearer it comes, its
nbligato of roar and flame the death march and the funeral
ryre of kaiserism.
Within sits Germany "on the ruins of thirty years of
Hohemollern politics."
Anyhow, Brest is a strange place from which to report
a conlerenre that is to be staged in the department of the
Aisne.
Germany's fleet will do well to switch its fed TaRS.
for white flags, if, a( reported, it has ventured out to sea
However, a gas shortage due to a washout, such as
confronted the city yesterday, isn't as unpleasant as one
caused by cold weather, which is apt to come later. In
the meantime, it is not yet too late to lay in a supply of
coal and something to burn it in.
While Germany's armistice terms haven't been made
public, the samples submitted to Austria, Bulgaria and
Turkey are sufficient to show that they aren't going to be
such as to create a great deal of hilarity in Totsdam.
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A NEW SCHOOL OF JOURNALISM
When w wer trained In th pursuit
Of ni-ws wlrh whl-h to rill tlie ahet,
Our aulcta ami mentor hail ui wont
With Ihrllllnp; fairs on nlmMa fret.
Ami tolil in how a hunt of ieil
MlRht help reveal tha stirring aria
On which trio rintitnt reader fnerta,
Hut warned ua to h aura of facta.
Inltlala had to he correct.
And trtna according to tha clock.
Or wa wra likely In connect
With reprimand and hard-bolhrd knock,
And mada to ftrt that wa had aplllad
The beaiiB and other nourlnhmcnt.
And aea our elaaate etory killed
As aomethlna hardly worth a cent,
Tha training In that aort of action!
Made accurate our middle nam.
And when we wrote as per tha rule,
Vna popull Indnraed the aame.
And came attain te net tha newa
Of thoae affair the world tranaarta.
Convinced that there waa naught to lose
!y atlcklnc to a line of facta.
Another journalistic plan.
Which got a later running atart,
Conaldi ra truth an also ran,
A loat or rethr losing art.
And speeds Us preaaea to revaal
8ueh things as peopl want to hear.
Ignoring that It fakes Its spiel
So long as people read and cheer.
But such forehanded anterprlaa
la apt to prove a hoomerang.
And many sad. dlagramlled guta
Will acorn the aourcxi from which It
anrang.
And tint hellava tha Una of dope
With which Us columns are replete.
Nor haa their knowledge or their hop
On such a Doctor Conk-lng aheet.
There are more hunters in the state
this year than ever before, if the num
ber of licenses issued is an accurate
gauge of the number, which it isn't. At
any rate, more are showing a disposition
to comply with the game laws, which
many used to regard as no more bind
ing than the book of etiquette. And
hunting is still a great sport, although
the finding isn't what it used to be,
and other means are essential to solv
ing the meat problem.
Election eoatesta, srrtral of
whlck art threatened la close dls
' tricta, also come under tha head of
non-essential pursnlta.
Had there been a United Press at
that time, Columbus probably would
have discovered America about October
3, 1492.
And the Fourth of July might have
fallrn amid the perfect days of June,
As wt landslide to press. It looks
like equal anrrage had omcotna
the silent vote. That, we should
aay, la abort what one wonld ex
pect of votes for women.
Mrs. Grace Younger Is seeking t di
vorce in the local courts because, she
alleges, her husband wouldn't let her go
to church. There doesn't seem much
hope for a man who won't even have
religion in his wife's Dame,
Oklahoma is urged to raise castor
beans, from which that smooth propo
sition, castor oil, is made. But. lest
MUTT AND JEFF SOME RECRUITS ARE PAINFULLY POLITE.
the outlook for the children seem too
gloomy, we hasten to assure them that
the lubricant is needed in additional
quantities for airplane engines, and
not for human machinery.
If t bluffer keep it trp long
enough, le la going to get caBsd.
Still, as tht lawsmith almost said,
one good yarn deserves another,
INLIGHTElfllfO. .V
In ease tha eanate la a tie,
Tou then may learn tha name.
Of that vie presidential guy
Whoa vote can break the same.
A good listener is the most enter
taining company for a number of per
sons we all know.
Doubtless you also recall tht old
story in McGuffey's reader about that
practical joking- sheep herder whj
cried, "Wolf, wolf," so often that
the populace came to regard his clarion
rail as old stuff. There have been
things of late to make one hark back
to that time-honored tale.
Tomorrow yon can go to church
again, not to mention the movies. And
the chances are you will, although it
isn't for us to ssy to which you will
Ont doesn't get over the fin at quick
as he thinks be should, and is apt to
have bad day whrm he feels like going
out and throwing bombs at everything
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Twenty Tsars Ago.
Mn. Carrie Chapman Catt when In
terned at the Grand avenue hotel yw
terday refuted the report that she wis
a populist. "Neither am I a republi
can, democrat or prohibitionist," "aid
Mrs. Catt. "I (lull never bee mv t
partisan until I have a ballot's sb ire
in the government and a cmi.- y .pt
right to be a partisin. It i i mt
enough for women to cliMe iiuii ; r
ties invite them to mernliervii". by
recognising the injustice of rr u .ii." to
count their opinions Our inov.-n--: is
one broader than the plailortt t,i nv
party and I hope our ouvciti it vill
dispel any notion that it it a i .-... in
the interest of any candiJatc o i ."
fifteen Tears Ai
The Saturday Evening 1. .st hs
week's issue contains a doul'le iv i
of the Rock Island syttem of raotu d
in which a fine view of Mam st cit i i
Oklahoma City is depicted. Gcmral
passenger aent Sebastian svill be re
membered with everlasting gratitude by
the people of this city.
Dr. A. K. West has completed a $1,000
residence on the corner of Fifth and '
Olie streets.
In district court yesterday Kaiser
Rarook and Welf Ratook, Syrians,
were granted naturalization papers,
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Ten Tears Ago, . '
Became of the continued rise ia tht
Canadian river aruj the inadequate t
pacity of tht clear water basin at tM
city water works, the city water ttrt-i
ply Is practically useless. Mod l tht
principal component with sorot ttn4
mixed (n ti matter of generosity,
No nope for better condiUonj It fosterer
until tht river recedes, " ,
M i
Mrs. Let Van Winkle Itft for htfj'
old home at Boliver, Mo-, tht first t4
the month for two weeks' visit Sht
will bring her little niece,. Marcetliu
home fjvth her on her return.
Mrs. Daniel W. Hogan tits Issued hu
vitations to two afternoon of bridge
this week.
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Destroyers Complett Khlpa,
According to William G. Shepherd, a.
the war correspondent, who tell to Ev J
erybody'i (or October how America it
combating tht U-boat menace, ouf I
naval submarine deatrover it the last
word In fine ship building. "It eostt
two million dollars, It ii really two e I
rjuisltcly mounted tnrbint engines witk 1
a thin akin of 'ifeel nut arminit tk I
to keep them afloat. These tngintfl
have the power of 27X100 horses, enough
to drive a great liner. The destroy
is so loaded with lombs and torpedoes)
and explosive deviltries that it is, p
tentially, a huge bomb in Itself. , (I
slices the ocean at forty miles an hour.
It Is all power tnd danger. It can not
upset. While an ordinary ship It
doomed if she rolls much lower than
It... A . . l . .
Inj-I1T nrgrrri, or fail way flOWII I
to the surface of Ihe sea, tht destroyer
on tne siae oi a ware can -roll over te)
107 degrees, which is seventeen dan)
greet below level and still right bttss
Self. . '
"Suth it the tool that yottiif America,
in tht European tntl-submirlnt attrov
hat used. And he hat used It exulting
ly. with tht blood of excitement ia4
adventure surging through his ymmf
body. Master of the power of ZIUA,
horses, riding hs thin theft like at)
aviator on silk wings, conqueror ofikt)
ten-month storm ' that Swm ytarly ,
across the ocean tnd abotrt tha shorta
of England, Ireland and France, M It)
a component part of a i'ect of hjrttlQ5
death." i ,
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