The Daily Transcript (Norman, Okla.), Vol. 6, No. 60, Ed. 1 Monday, June 3, 1918 Page: 1 of 4
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Fifteen American Vessels Reported Destroyed by German Submarines Off NeW Jersey Coast
THE DAILY TRANSCRIPT
All the Local News
Carrying the United Press Telegraphic Report Tu^s^r'enem'ffflh. Toni
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i.T'ME VI.
PRICE TWO CENTS
NORMAN, OKLAHOMA, MONDAY, JUNE 3, 1918.
PRICE TWO CENTS
The Cream of the World's News
NUMBER 60
Huns Halted East and South; Salurda£et"over $4,<kk
Seek Weak Spots Southwest
Wood Wires that Freneh and British Resistance
Strengthens Hourly, and German Advance is
Definitely Checked.—Rheims Bars Progress.
By HENRY WOOD,
United Press Stall' Correspondent
WITH THE FRENCH ARMIES ON THE MARNE, June 3.—
The Germans' progress having been checked to the eastward and
southward, they are now concentrating their efforts southwest-
ward on the front between Noyon and Chateau Thierry, seeking
to advance along the three great valleys of the Oise, Ourcq and
Marne.
But along every one of these routes, now that the intentions
of the German high command are revealed, the resistance is in-
creasing hourly. |
As a result the enemy's progress is proportionately decreas- j s0"1® stirring times were occasioned
ing. In the battles on the extreme left of the new front, the Ger- by attemPts of some of the slack-
mans' efforts to reach the Oise are barred by an immense chain of ] wentl^nurca.rem^whfnlhey
high, forest covered hills, including the forests of Laigue, Com- agreed to buy stamps and wear the
piegne and Villers Cotterets, which constitute a natural fortress, tag. it was impossible for them to
The Rheims defenses are barring German progress on the right "1""1*
On the western flank, the Germans
Splendid Results Obtained for the War
Savings Fund by the "Stump the
Hun" Campaign—Norman, Noble,
Lexington and Moore all Show Up
Well—Double the Quota Expected.
Saturday's "Stamp the Hun" cam-
paign was a complete success in every
particular, much more of a success
than its most sanguine friend expec-
ted, the total receipts in the county
being something like $4,000. Of this
amount Norman invested about $-'!,000
the other th r >e i owns of the countv
increasing tr.e fund a total of $1,200.
The campaign was waged e'irly and
late, and few there were that got
away from the solicitors and the
"Strong Arm" committees.
The Slacker's Jail had a total of
four inmates during the day, and
are thrusting simultaneously on the
Audigncourt-Fontency line and on the
Crise river line, farther to the south,
with the double object of attaining the
Oise valley and encircling the Villers
Cotterets forest. The latter now con-
stitutes the boches' principal immedi-
ate objective. Here they are employ-
ing their famous infiltration methods,
constituting attacks not where French
resistance is strong, but seeking out
the points where French effectives are
fewest and then, by means of their
vast numerical superiority, infiltering
into intervening valleys, ravines and
othr natural cover, until they can out-
flank the French resistance.
BULLETIN.
New York, June 3.—The Mari-
time Exchange is understood to
have a list of fifteen vessels
which have been sunk by the Ger-
man submarines off coast of New
Jersey, which will be made pub-
lic as soon as permission of naval
authorities are secured.
Poultry Week in
Cleveland County
The raising of poultry has come
to the front rapidly during the last
farmers have al-
kiek against the pricks" and they
were foolish to attempt it.
More War Savings Days will be in-
augurated, for the needs of the gov-
ernment are urgent, and ihis is one
of the fair and equitable ways of rais-
ing the necessary funds. "Many
mickles make a muckle" and every-
body should give.
CaptUMinS[rLittie Jim Germans Claim Capture of
The householders in the vicinity of Huge Amounts of Supplies
Big Jim's crossing have been missing 1
dress goods, gowns,^underwear, shoe,, American-Made Goods Fall Into Their Hands by
Capture of a French-American Depot—Offi-
cial Reports Show Little Change.
and other articles from their homes
recently, and notified Sheriff Wheelis.
By doing some good detective work,
Mr. Wheelis finally fixed the blame
upon Minnie Little Jim, 12-year old
daughter of Chief Little Jim, and went
to Big Jims on Saturday and arrested
her. He secured a confession after
considerable "sweating," and she went
out in the timber and dug up a large
portion of the pliuider. She is making
her home with her lrttandfather and
said he would not buyTner any clothes
and she took this method of supplying
herself.
The Indian agent at Shawnee was
present and took charge of the girl,
and upon her promise that she would
go to the Indian school at Shawnee
for two years, and would not be guilty
of stealing again, she was relased in-
to the custody of the agent.
Fleeing From the Marne
Paris, June 3.—Nearly two hundred
thousand refugees, mostly women and
children, have arrived from the aMrre
districts and have been sent into Nor-
mandy and Brittany.
The steady arrival of French re-;few years. While
serves, however, is strengthening the ways kept a few chickens they have
entire line and rendering mfilteration not as a rule paid much development
.-!>• mon difficult. Thi* is oar- of the egg strain. There are a num-
mular] v noticeable at Shaudun. where >'«' of different things of interest
tfce Germans sough; to filter through ; to breeders of poultry that take quite
tie gap between the forests of Com-!" great deal of time and study for
^egene and Villers Cotterets. which the ordinary farmer does not
With their efforts to reach the Oise! ^el that he has time, but it is pos-
thus checked and their advance west- ] sil3'e to 8et as m money
ward along the Manie meeting with I chickens as from some other line.
from
Subs Off New Jersey Coast;
American Vessels Destroyed
Submarine Nets Are Swung Across Harbor Kn-
trance at New York.—All Vessels Ordered
to Remain in the Harbor.—Some
Reports Fifteen Vessels
Destroyed.
BULLETIN
LONDON, June 3.—Employing the Marne river as a shelter
to their southern flank, the Germans are trying to push westward
between the Oise and the Marne, it was indicated in the night
official statements.
They have made some progress on this front, between Noyon
and Chateau Thierry, but are being held in the center along the
Marne and on the eastern flank between Bormans and Rheims.
The battle line now apparently runs
from Sempigny (two miles south of
Noyon) southward through Cav'.epont
to Moulin Sous Touvent, southeast-
ward through Fontenoy to Chaudun,
southwestward through Corey to Fa-
verolles, southeastward through Torcv
and Bouresches to Chateau Thierry,
eastward along th north bank of the
Marne to Varneuil, northwestward
through Champlat and thence north
eastward around Rheims in a semi-
circle, at an average distance of two
miles from the city.
In the capture of Fere En Tarden-
ois, on the eastern flank, which the
French announced Thursday, the Ger-
man war office claimed the acquisi-
tion of a "Franco-American depot, in-
cluding far over half a million shells,
incalculable supplies of pioneer and
telephone materials and over a thous-
BULLETIN
Boston, Mass., June 3.—Th?
port of Boston was closed this
afternoon on account of subma-
rines operating off the coast.
Worse Than An
Alien Enemy
The Council of Defense Has a Glar-
ing Case of Slackerism Before it.—
Wealthy J. G. Robinson Refuses to
Invest or Contribute to War Activi-
ties—Placed in Slackers' Jail and
Now Being Held for the Federal
Authorities.
determined resistance the boches na-
turally are throwing the bulk of their
efforts into the valley of the Ourcq.
The entire battle front now meas-
ures 120 kilometers (7-1.52 miles);
Soissons to Chateau Thierry 45 kilo-
meters (27.945 miles) and Chateau
Thierry to Rheims, 45 kilomters.
The Germans tj date have engaged
fifty divisirns (fix hundred thousand
men).
German Army Facing
1 have taken the trouble to import
a poultry expert for the benefit of the
citizens of Cleveland county during
the week of June 10-15 inclusive and
he will be at the places designated in
the program at the time stated. I
wish each one of you would make a
HELL H AS BROKE LOOSE
ON THE ATLANTIC COAST
New \ ork, June 3.—Steamer "Caroline" with
1,825 passengers on board, bound from New York
special effort ^be present^at least j to Porto Rico is being shelled by a German sub
contribution $25, but Robinson de
fiantly refused to take a bond or con-
tribute one penny to the Red Cross.
one of the meetings and hear what _ " had also made his brags that the
Mr. Hayes has to say about poultry, marine off the NeW JerseV C'Oast SOme seventv- "®tronK Arm," committee would catch
Mr. Hayes is the poultry man from _ * Tartar when they came for him; that
the Agricultural and Mechanical (yoi-jiive miles, according to word received here this he was prepared for them. So Messrs.
lege at Stillwater and has spent his j -ff <</"<„ <■ n • • . , ,, . , Claude Pickard, Bryn Howard and Hi
time preparing himself along this attemOOn. C arOlina 10 """ " "~
The Council of Defense had a glar-
ing case of slackerism before it on
Sunday, one of the very worst it has
had to deal with, and they were at aj munitions manufactured in America
loss for a time 'how to deal with it | which were being* tied by the French,
adequately, nearly all who listened to Held Marshal nai^ iuol night re-
the statements of the man favoring poyte'I only artillery activity o.i ;.ue
drastic measures, even unto painting \ British front in l'ocardy and I landers,
him a bright yellow or giving him a | Raiding, artillery and aerial opera-
coat of tar and feathers. Cooler coun- j l'ons were reported on the Italian
sels prevailed, however, and it finally ' ^*ront- .1
decided to place him in the Slackers' ~~
jail, and then into the county jail on J War I POlitCCTS
charge of carrying a gun, and finally j Must Pay Big Tax
holding him for the federal authori-1
ties. This wtis done, and he is now in; g j q MARTIN
the county jail awaiting further de-j (Unitod staff' Correspondent)
termination of his case ! Washington, D. C„ June 3.-Pre-
The man is J G. Robinson, aged, to goak the profiteeringi con.
some 50 years, l.v.ng two or three ■ ^ js eMnK fact8 and fiffurps
miles southeast of Etowah, just on to show that war busjness can bear
the county line, where he owns 700 the frreate,. proportion of the ncw
[acres of land well stocked and 1 war tax burden. .
j clear. It is in the Fowler neighbor- Senator Borah was ready today .0
hood where the average Liber y bond \ immediate passaKe of his rc,0.
investment was $100 ami Red Cross ,ution callj on the trel d
time preparing himself along
y-, , ou *o]l'ne- He knows about the different
rood Ononage breeds and the conditions under
which they will do best. He is an in-
teresting talker. He will be able to
answer your questions concerning
poultry so that you will be able to
make practical use of the knowledge.
I wish each of you to meet him. and
discuss your ideas with him.
PROGRAM.
Poultry Week—Cleveland County.
Mondjay, June 10—
Perry, 10 o'clock a. m.
Clothier, 2 o'clock p. m.
Moore, 8 o'clock p. m.
Tuesday, June 11—
Corn, 10 o'clock a. m.
Valley View, 3 o'clock p. m.
Norman, 8 o'clock p. m.
Wednesday, June 12—
Alamo, 10 o'clock a. m.
Science Hill, 3 o'clock p. m.
Noble, 8 o'clock p. m.
Thursday, June 13—
Willow View, 10 o'clock a. m.
Union Hill, 3 o'clock p. m.
Lexington, 8 o'clock' p. m.
With the American Army in France
June 1.—From a German who desert-
ed to the American lines, interesting
information has been gathered. The
German army now has three meat-
less days a week. This has caused
dissatisfaction, but is accepted as
necessary. The soldiers managed to
spread their allowance so as to get
some each day of the week except
one.
The new troops show great eager-
ness to learn the movements of the
Americans. The recent raid, with a
result so costly to the Germans, in
the Uneville, was undertaken at any
resit. They got none.
^he prisoner who deserted says the
morale of the Germans is good, but
the sturdiness of the troops is beiow
their former standard.
The story of the prisoner's entry |
into the American lines is remarkable, j
He left once to cross No Man's land, 1
but got 'ost in the mist and wandered Friday, June —
back to his own lines. Next time, just | Head of delegation to
before dawn, he crossed No Man's I City to hear Dr. Edward Brown, th
land and came to an American officer 1 noted English poultry specialist,
and five soldiers lli saw them first 1 Saturday. June 15—
through the nrs! Then the A weri ; . .Consultations in office on poultry,
cans saw him aiid wfc'.ihed There was j L. E. BOGAN, County Agent,
a smile od the face of the prisoner,
who spoke English and said "Good
morning.'' The Ancric-ins gave him
a cigarette and talked.
The prisoner was a mei chant in
peace t mes, but was forced into ser-
vice. Hi was friendly to America
from the start. He says a good many
would desert if they got a good
chance. It is more dangerous to desert
than it is to fight.
.A first-line American soldier got.
in No Man's land and wandered into
the midst of the German lines, but
returned safely ,throwing a grenade
at a sentry on his way back.
is in route to this port
from Porto Rico. Location is close to where other
sinkings are reported.
Austrian Offensive
Geneva, June 3,—Swiss troops on
the eastern frontier report a con-
stantly increasing movement of Aus-
trian infantry and artillery from
Bozen and Trent southward toward
the Italian front.
At St. Elvie Pass, where the Aus-
trian, Italian and Swiss frontier meet,
the Austrian garrison has been great-
ly strengthened.
Emjieror Karl is going to the
Italian front this week, according to a
dispatch from Vienna.
NEW YORK, June 3.—German submarines, operating off the
New Jersey coast, sank several American vessels during the night
according to reports brought in by the crews.
The first attack was made on the schooner Edwin H. Cole,
seventy-five miles off the Jersey highlands at 4 p. m. yesterday.
The crews landed here this morning.
A steamer and several other ships were said to have been
sent to the bottom at various points along the coast, as far north
as Nantucket shoals.
(aptain H. G. Newcombe of the Edwin H. Cole, declared that
two U-boats, flying the German naval ensign, captured his ship,
after firing a shot across his bows; gave the men ten minutes to
abandon ship, then blew up the ships with bombs.
Officials o fthe port of New York ordered all ships to remain
in the barbor. The submarine net was swung across the harbor
entrance. This followed receipt of information that a number of
ships including three schooners had been destroyed. There was
jalso a report, credited to the Maritime exchange that the total
Iran as high as fifteen ships. The exchange refused to confirm this.
Oklahoma I Sailors of the Cole had no opportunity to talk to the Germans
but they declared the U-boats were very bold, that they carried
guns forward and remained on the surface of the water to get
greater speed.
The Ward liner Esperanza arrived here today without hav-
ing seen submarines. The captain said he was detained at Havana
fifteen days on account of submarines being reported nearby.
At Boston, the collector of the port received information that
one of the submarines had been caught and that it was being tak*>n
to New York by naval vessels.
The only statement made thus far by the navy department
follov£\:
"The navy department has been advised that three American
schooners have been sunk off the American coast by enerrv Mib-
marines."
A more complete statement will be issued later.
The department's information showed that several steamers
were not far distant from the scene of action.
Downing were sent for him—and he
came. He was armed when the com-
mittee tackled him, but made no ef-
fort to use his weapon, going into the
house and leaving the revolver before
coming to Norman.
When arraigned before the Council
of Defense and questioned by Chair-
man Gittinger, he acknowledged he
owned 720 acres of land, well stock-
ed, but had made no subscriptions to
ment /or all the information it has on
profiteering. Borah's resolution fol-
lowed President Wilson's statement
that the government has indisputable
evidence of profiteering. This evi-
dence, Borah declares, should at once
be played in the hands of congress
for guidance in framing the tax law.
A meeting of progressive senators
is to be held this week to outline the
campaign of wealth conscription. This
fight failed last session, principally
throuh lack of organization.
The house ways and means com-
mittee will begin hearing witnesses
Thursday. Representative Kitchen has
a long list of persons who wish to
urge congress not to tax their special
line of business too heavily, on the
Bombing Hospitals
Liberty bonds or War Savings stamps | Kround that it might wrk j • to
and had refused to donate to the Red essential war activity
Cross He attempted to be facetious, | -when they say that, they had bel-
and laughed about it; declaring the ter watoh out>.. gaid xju.hin today
war was wrong; that it had been «That., just thc kinJ of fo,ks wp are
brought about by congress in the in- after
terest of money sharks; that he paid
his taxes and that was all he would
pay, and much more along the same
line. So insulting were some of his
assertions that a number of the level- With tl,e British Armies in France,
est headed men of the Council became ,Iune 3-~Bombing warfare on the
indignant and told him in no uncertain ; most colossal scale thus far seen is
terms what they thought of him and Pr°gress on the British front
what every loyal man and woman' Prussians and allies do not
thought of him. stoP dropping high explosives from
It was finally decidd that a contri-1 sunset to sunrise.
bution of $100 for the Red Cross Astride the line and far into the
should be asked of him and a subscrip- l)aok areas- the countryside literally
tion of $400 to Liberty bonds. He r?<'ks w>th stunning super concus-
refused the request and was promptly s'?ns> while the star-lit sky is a
placed in the Slackers' jail, where he fli<'ker with "archie" bursts.
remained with ball and chain attach- British hospitals continue to re-
ed until 7 o'clock in the evening, when ee'Vl' thp fu" force of Germ in hate,
he concluded he had had'enough of it An°t^er base hospital, one of the big-
and would pay. However, when he ,rrst *'10 war zone ant' as ^ar he-
drew his check for the amount he de- I1'"'' ''nes 38 it was possible to
clared: "I want you to understand 1 'ns*a" has been bombed by Ger-
am not doing this willingly, but be- "lnns wh° first dropped a flare to
cause you are compelling me to do it," 1 '"urn'nate the target, then let fly
and the check was quickly returned to!wl"' ''ombs. A number of attendant-
him by Mr. Muldrow, acting for th" |were
Council, with a few ?or:ible and ap- >
propriate remarks. He was then re- ! Prof. J. R. Hale and family have
moved to the county jail, where he will j re'urn to Norman and expect to
be kept fcj investigation. 1 resi<le here Permanently. Mr. Hale has
been a member of the faculty in the
—"Her Chums—Girlhood Days" is
latest in Vassar line Chocolates.—
Sooner Confectionery. 29-4t
Claremore high school since the clos-
ing of the Claremore state prepara-
tory school. He W.-.3 p- incipal of the
Washington school in 1915,
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