The Daily Transcript (Norman, Okla.), Vol. 6, No. 54, Ed. 1 Monday, May 27, 1918 Page: 1 of 4
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DIR.-GEN. M'ADOO HOISTS TRAFFIC RATES AND WAGES
the daily transcript
All the Local News
Carrying the United Press Telegraphic Report
" ™ TME VI.
PRICE TWO CENTS
NORMAN, OKLAHOMA, MONDAY, MAY 27, 1918.
PRICE TWO CENTS
The Cream of the World's News
NUMBER 54.
BULLETIN
Washington, May 27.—President
Wilson will speak to Congress this
Big Boost in Employers' Wages
Big Boost in Passenger-Freight Rates
, .. n .i \T i' Doil #f the expenditures of $65,000,QUO
Director General McAdoo of the National Kai ■ per ,)ay which is now necessary to
roads Gives Out Notice of Big Increases m
I keep up America's part of the war.
Passenger and Freight Rates, and Employes8 The presidents recommendations
Given Big Increases in Wages.
INCREASE IN EMPLOYES' WAGES
Increases in percents over 1915 pay panted by Director General
McAdoo's ruling are:
Passenger Trains—Engineers 11, Conductors 15, Hrakemen 40.
Firemen and helpers 28, Baggagemen 38, Flagmen, 40.
Freight Trains—Engineers 15, Firemen and helpers 31, Conduc-
tors 20, Brakemen and flagmen 40. ,
i are carefully guarded. It is known
! however, that he feels that librty
loan bonds should be held to 4 1-4 per
| cent interest. To do this their value
as non-taxable securities must be
: shown. Heavy taxes on war profits,
giant incomes and luxuries such «s
are enjoyed by the rich alone are
speaK to congress hi.j , , .
, ,i ij ja.. i hflndpd down h decision SftturdRy con-
afternoon in advocacy of the McAdoo nanaea aown * District
revenue bill which seeks to take <*re firming the verdi.t of the District
revenue Din, wmcn k __ ____ I Court 0f Cleveland county in the case
of State vs. Laney Reed, convicted of
the murder of Mr. Will Bumgarnei,
thus deciding that his sentence was
just. Reed is now in th? McAlester
penitentiary serving a life term. 1 he
murder, which was committed &t a
sale held on the Champeau farm on
route 5 several years ago, created in-
tense excitement and for a time it
was thought Reed would be lynched,
but finally better councils prevailed
Laney iteed^ Conf jrmcd Germans Delivering Vicious Blow
in Flanders.—Allied Soldiers
The Criminal Court of Appeals
Are Fighting Very Brilliantly
The Long-Expected New German Offensive May
Now be in Progress — German Infantry
Sweeping Forward in Waves — Allies Su-
premely Confident of the Result.
Bv WILLIAM PHILIP SIMMS,
United Press Staff Correspondent.
WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES IN FRANCE, May 27.—The
i government's purposes in the gr
industrial transformation poing 01. , -
1' will discourage nonessential prodoc-j Transcr.pt learns his present mental
| tion and wil urge a strictly war work, j condition is very bad.
WASHINGTON, May 26.—General pay increases for nearly j But above all it will show- juiil; what Baggett Buys
two million railway employes were announced today by Director to prepare for the i J. >1. Corn Property
General McAdoo, effective June 1st, and retroactive to last Janu-1^ ^
d DV uie ncn munc - ,
forecast. Taxation now wil show the , Mo definite cause for the murder was Q b,ow jn Flanders, which got under way early today
,t ! ever made, and it wasThe opinion ot . , , , i
I many that Reed was crazy. The
BULLETIN
More Money Wanted
ary, carrying out substantially reorganization of the railroad
commission.
The aggregate of the increases probably will be more than
$300,000,000 a year, half of which will be distributed within a
week as back pay in lump sums ranging from about $100 to nearly The presi,ient's address to congre
$200 each Ithis afternoon outlined his financial
The director general departed from the wage commission's i™^y> whlch contemplates
recommendation in the following particulars.
Through the real estate agency of
Vincent & Muldrow, Bert Baggett has
purchased the J. M. Corn property at
No. 306 West Main. The house is
Washington, May 27.—(Special).— | now occupied by Judge and Mrs.
Rutherford Brett, but Mr. ar '
1st. It is a desirable property, in a
Baggett and family will move in July
desirable neighborhood and will make
a nice home for the new owners. It
consists of a modern house and two
lots, and the price paid was $3,200.
UNITED PRESS WAR SUMMARY
forty per cent by taxation and sixty
mmenuauuu m mc per cent by bonds. On this basis there
The principle of the basic eight-hour day is recognized but ow- wjji be another Libery I „oan bond call
ing to exigencies of the war situation, hours of employment are by fall of six billion dollars
not actually reduced and overtime is to be paid pro-rata; future ad-
justments of pay are to be made on the basis of eight hours.
In addition to the ordinary scale of increase day laborers, em-,
ployed mainly in track work, are to get at least two and one-halt ^ ^ Wajl; ^ Day ()f the ()ffen-
cents an hour more than they received last December •. . •
A minimum of 35 cents an hour is established for the shop ; Sive.
trades including machinists, boilermakers and blacksmiths. j WESTERN FRONT—The Germans resumed their offensive
. _ . . ■ 'early this morning along an entirely new 35-mile front, adjoining
Washington, D. C., May 27.—Twenty-five per cen ra e ^ ^ pjcar(jy front on the southland east and simultaneously struck
creases on class and commodity freight rates wi go in o e e ^ a'five-mile front south and west of Ypres, on the extreme
June 25. Railroad fares will be rajsedI to three cents a "June northern tip of the Flanders area.
10. Some heavy commodities largely handled, will uncitig) | Fje]d Marshal Haig's report merely mentioned the beginning
of more than 25 per cent. r„;i of these attacks and gave no indication of their progress.
This announcement came today from the United h . - ^ assauit 0n this front, Haig said, "was made on wide
road administration in the wake of the announcemen a " fronts between Rheims and Sossions, following a bombardment of
way men's pay would be boosted—mainly in accordance wi ;great intensity." He described the assaults as "strong hostile at-
railroad wage board's recommendations. , tacks
The increases were designated as necessary becauseso:t t e ^ jncludes the famou8 Chemin Des Dames sector
need to meet higher operating expenses, es ima ei a where American troops have been in the line for some time near
is reported to have progressed in spots, but it is too early to know
the actual result.
The attack was a powerful local blow by General Von Armin s
army against Scherpenberg (a mile northeast of Locre) where the
French wrested considerable ground from the Germans a week
ago. The" allied troops are fighting brilliantly.
The battle for Scherpenberg began with a heavy bombard-
ment of the Ypres-Comines canal (half a mile east of Voormezeele!;
to the French frontier (a mile west of Locre).
The artillery opened up at dawn and in the midst of a haze
covering the Flemish lowlands the German infantry swept for-
ward in successive waves.
The allies are supremely confident that the Germans will be
checked and not reach their objective.
MAYBE BEGINNING OF GERMAN
NEW OFFENSIVE—STRIKING ALONG
A THIRTY-FIVE MILE SECTOR
$830,000,000 to $860,000,000 more than last year.
The traffic in-heavy commodities which form a large poition
of the railway business will have increases not based strictly on
the 25 per cent ruling.
The advance on the principal ones follows:
Coal 15 to 50 cents a ton; coke 15 to 75 cents a ton; iron ore
30 cents a ton; building stone 2 cents per 100 pounds; road stone,
sand, gravel, one cent per 100 pounds; brick, cement and plaster,
two cents per 100 pounds; lime V/> cents per 100 pounds; lumber
2-5 per cent, but not more than five cents per 100 pounds; grain,
flour and mill products, 25 per cent," but not more than 6 cents per
and *" lhat AmeriC8na ,re
except to points m "copper | The long-range German guns began bombarding Paris again
bidHon and smelter products, approximately S6.50 per ton from this morning, dropping shells into the crty every fifteen annates.
the Rockies and Pacific coast states to Atlantic seaboard. ]Little damage has been done.
All export and imports will be can-
celled and domestic rates will apply
to and from ports. Less than carloads
will have a fifty cent minimum and ^ H()lmb()e Companv (Jets It for $88,800.—Work Must Be Rush
a°mfnimumnof $15 " '""" ed to Completion Rapidly as Possible—Same Contractors Who
Craonne. This is about midway between Rheims and Soissons and
apparently would-bear the brunt of the enemy thrust.
Haig also stated that this attack was made against combined
British and French forces, indicating for the first time that the
British are operating south of the Avre. A London dispatch said
this was accepted as further evidence of General Foch's plan of
co-ordinating all the allied armies.
The northern attack was made between Voormezeele, less
than two miles directly south of Ypres, and Locre, slightly more
than five miles to the west and south. This sector is held mostly
by French troops. American troops, however, are also known to
UNITED PRESS
LONDON, May 27.—The Germans attacked suddenly early
this morning on an entirely new front, south of the Picardy reg-
ion, at the same time thrusting northward toward l pres.
' Following a bombardment of great intensity, the enemy
struck on wide fronts along the thirty-five mile sector between
Rheims and Soissons. extending eastward and southward of the
Picardy front. Simultaneous attacks were directed against posi-
tions held by the French between Locre and Voormezeele.
Soissons is about ten miles south and west of the former
southern extremity of the Picardy battlefront, in the vicinity ot
St Gobain forest. Rheims is about 35 miles to the east and socrth<„
the front suddenly veering sharply to the eastward before Sois-
sons. This front includes the famous Chemin Des Dames sector
where American troops have been in the line some time.
Voormexeele is less than two miles directly south of Yprw-
Locre is about five miles to the west and south. Some of the hot-
test fighting in the entire Flanders offensive has occurred along
this line.
Red Cross Auction
The bank account of the local chap-
ter of the Red Cross was augmented1
something like $111.00 from the pro-
ceeds of the auction on Saturday. The
Moore "Over the
Top" Saturday
Unintentionally Saturday in men- vvvvio — ...
tioninp the pood work done by Uie blanket was not .sold, being reserved
towns in the Red Cross campaign the -ome future time. There was^a
little city of Moore was omitted fiom ^ Gravea got excellent prices for
the list. Such excellent work was done th(J artjcies. The following was the
by the loyalists, that she went "over ]jst with persons purchasing:
the top" early in the campaign and |
oversubscribed.
CONTR ACT LET FOR GEOLOGY BUILDING j FIGHTING SPIRIT OF ALLIES IS PERFECTi
Important established rate group-
ings and fixed differentials will be
continued where found practical.
As for passenger traffic, rates now
above three cents will not be dis
Build Administration Hall.
Everywhere the Soldiers Are Supremely Confident that the New
German Drive Will Prove Abortive.—Artillery Booming All
\Iong the Line.
Oklahoma City, May 27.—(Special).—The State Board of
Affairs let the contract today for the new geology building at the
Will not be dis- J University of Oklahoma, on a bid of ?88.800. The contract calls
ta.T.ijfor the work to be pushed a, rapidly as possible >vith building to
passengers traveling in standard]be completed early in the fall.
sleepers or parlor cars will be sub- j
jected to an additional half cent per j
mile rate for travel tickets in addi
By WILLIAM PHILIP SIMMS,
United Press Staff Correspondent
With the British Armies in France, May 27.— I he rumble ol
artillerv continues to grow louder, particularly around the valleys ■
of theSomme and Scarpe and in the Ypres region, where the
| Bucquoy, Straseele, Fletre and Borre areas are particularly in-
With work beginning at cnce upon this new building, three j voived. VTtlers-Bretonneux and vicinity also is under increasing y ]
ravel tickets in add,"!fi buildings will be in course of erection at the University of Ok- heavy shelling,
tion to charges for the seat. or ber , | summer—the fine auditorium, the library building and j The leather has improved and fighting conditions are better.
rSiSt STStfSS 4CS*' « « «* « « be the modem p^ers, without exception. are -peakin* of Maekensen being on
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tions. It is also rumored that German
troops have been withdrawn from the
Red Cross Benefit
School Election
Tomorrow (Tuesday)
Balkans for use on the west front dur-
ing the past twenty-four hours.
Commuters must pay ten percent J the campus, and the erection
more than now, while water rates will cause an army of men to be employed
be advanced in proportion to rail all this summer in their construction.
rates | The geological building is to be pat- On Thursday evening, May 10th. at
• . in terned after the law and chemistry g 0'clock, St. Joseph's school will give
"j" "i (ts r 'hon%on furloueh or buildings, and the plans show a most entertainment in the high school i Voters should not forget the schoo returned from an extensive
h.rd fare ra es when on furlough or build ng am, handsome audjtorjum for the benefit of the election tomorrow (Tuesday) at J the British, French and |
leave of absence, but not between ; ^ Red Crogg. The tickets are selling : which will be submitted the: question , A ^ lht. back areas.;
camps and neai y . rapidly and it is certain the enter- of raising the school levy to l-~ Thg fig)ltjnK spirit every where is per-
The need for e • i __^cho<)| Election: Men and worn- tajnment -v/ill be a success. A splendid mills. It is hoped there will be a pood i^ect Everybody's head is up and they 1
pointed out y a a e s owinj, voters should remember to get out projrrani has been prepared and all vote out, as the question of good ajj thoroUjrhly confident that the1
whereas in 1! 1.> t e rai roa< s s ^ ^ school election tomorrow promised an enjoyable evening, schools is vital to Norman. \ otinr ' Qermans wj]] have little success in the;
122,000,000 tons of coal at *137 860 - (Tueg(Jay) ^ vote for the increas£(1 plaees at the usual places, and in the , ^
000 they are now usin;. , , jeyy jj. jg vitally necessary to the i —Born: A charming little da-ijrh- third ward will be at John Hardies!
tons costing $489,700,000. upkeep of the schools that this levy ler came to Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Fox. garage for that entire ward. The
Taxs, rents or other costs similarly hh - —•. I ~ ■ - ^ ^
have gone syward, resuting in de-
Ring—Martha Miller.
Shoes—W. S. Fleming.
Scarf—Z. V. Austin.
Set Spoons—Jas. D. Maguire.
Purse—Jim Rodgers.
Blanket—John Hodges.
Ukelele—John Lindsay.
Wolf cub—"Happy"
Cushion—M. T. Means.
Whip—C. E. Tarbet.
Parasol—S. T. Spires.
Parasol—T. R. Hall.
Chickens—H. F. Trull.
Grip—John Bernier.
Suitcase—Mrs. Wright.
Music—J. G. Tate.
Music—Jess Sullivant.
Doll buggy—Rose Bell.
Chickens—Ed Hayes.
Plums—Ed Hayes.
Beets—Frank Monical.
Quilt—Henry Meyer.
Hat—J. A. Northcutt.
Suit—Henry Meyer $22.00)
Pigeons—John Thomas.
Cherries—Jim Rodgers.
Peachers—H. Meyer.
Book—Ray Berry.
Flag—Geo. Beard.
Chickens—District 25.
Tickets—J. Rodgers.
Cotton—Z. V. Austin.
mands for wage increases, granted in
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be voted, and a good vote is desired, j 0f the Transcript-Enterprise corn-
Women who are registered can vote j pany this (Monday* morning. All par-
on the proposition. ties reported doing nicely.
raise in teacher's wages and other ad-
ditional expenses over former years
makes this additional levy imperative.
Mr. and Mrs. Dewey Foster write
from Mountain View, Okla.: "Send
us the Transcript; we can't keep
| house without it." Mr. Foster is a
son of Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Foster of
this city and is connected with the
Carey, Lombard Young & Co. lumber
Robert Moffett, jr., returned Sun
day after an extended visit with rela- (yard at that point. Mrs. 1-oster was
tives in Tuttle. ' formerly Miss Ruth Wingate.
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