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OKLAHOMA ,
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The[ Daily Transcript
VOLUME VI.
Carrying the Full United Press Telegraphic Report
NORMAN, OKLAHOMA, Tl'l'sh \\ . M'KII 1 •11 ^
NUMBER
BULLETIN
British Block Submarine Bases
LONDON, April 23.—"German destroyer and submarine
bases at Ostend and ZeebrtiKjre were raided by ourfnaval forces
this morning, with a reasonable measure of success, the British
admiralty announced today.
Good Work of the Japan's Friendship
Council of Defense With United States
BULLETIN
Goading Germany to Sea Fight
LONDON April '23.—British naval forces, in a daring raid on
the German submarine bases at Ostend and Zeebrugge ear y th.s
morning blew up five concrete filled ships in the channels to block
,h<! e&d HSf A Sea. eight tnlle, ea.,t of E.«e d wh«™
the west front battle lines touch the coast. Zeebrugge is fourteen
m'le \^thh the8 exception of our convoying ships, our force con-
sisted of auxiliary vessels and six obsolete cruisers.
"Five ships filled with concrete, used as block ships weie
grounded, abandoned and blown up. r T ■ +
The exploit of the British seamen recalls that ot Lieutenant
Richmond Pearson Hobson of the United States nav^ who took
the old steamer Merrimac into Santiago harbor at night, during
the war with Spain and sank it in the narrow channel under fire ot
the Spanish shore batteries. . . j
Hobson and his small band were captured but were treate
with marked courtesy by Admiral Cervera and his staff who were
outspoken in their admiration of the Americans bravery.
The sinking of the Merrimac did not prevent the exit of the j
• 1 !■! A Li L mnn Olirtl/ 111 tVlD hlitt lp fit .T111V •). lOt'O. UUl it '
The British navy in its challenge to the German high
~ - I — • April 22~~ fleet, is becoming increasingly daring. ,,
tive committee of the County Council Japanese military authoritiatives do. Following the destruction of enemy armed trawlers ill tne
of Defense has a meeting to listen tonot believe Japanese troops would cattegat April 15, six hundred miles from an Lllglish base t lie
the reports of committees and formu- make g0od fighting units on the westiBritish early today raided the destroyer and submarine bases at
' 1 Osted and Zebruggee, bombarding the harbor defenses and sinking;
five concrete filled ships in the channels.
i The measure of courage necessary for this operation is t \ i
limate and (jent from the fact that the shore batteries in these Belgian ports
iaidLre knoWn to be among the most powerful in the world and the
• 1 , > 1 ' 1 11 . .1 L. Vlill'n llUOll
I Ity I nilcd Press.
Every Sunday morning the execu ! San Francisco, Calif.,
late plans far the coming week*. Sun- front, Viscount Kikujiro Ishii
dav's meeting was one of their l.assador to the United States
am-
aid ,
! here today.
"Differences in food,
best and full of important matters.
A delegation of Noble members of
the council was present bringing a language would hamper them
complaint of the circulation in that lo- t|le ambassador.
calitv of a defense of
''The Finished
rne sinning oi me meinuwi. _
Spanish fleet, which was sunk in the battle of July .5,18JS, out 11: b twenty or thirty acres) the
1 . AM wi'/>nn Vfc* 17 o 1 VllCTnrV I .. ,
rule will be flexible.
ait* Known iu vi «..w. • ~
ships, to have accomplished the desired blockade, must have been
"Of course," he added, "1 am mere- j sunk we|] inshore. . „ „
ly repeating what our military men j The British forces, the admiralty said, consisted only oi aux-
have told me. 1 am not a military man j]jary vessels" and six obsolete cruisers, five ot which constituted
myself. But 1 am told that it is tech- ^e blockading fleet, in addition to the "covering ships. I hese
nically impossible from a military j iatter> however, may well have been armored or battle cruisers,
tors Also the 50-50 matter was taken j standpojnt to send Japanese troops to | wjth heavy armament, as they performed the same role as tne
up with them and the local council j France> The Japanese soldier would j artiUery in an infantry advance. Lying well off-shore, they un-
was instructed to u-e its best judg- j need Japanese food and the three doubtedly "laid down a barrage" with their big guns while tne
ment in dealing with individual cases. wecks required to send it would ruin lighter craft crept Ullder the very noses of the harbor Ctetenses t.1
This 50-50 matter is the rule of the ; ()U1, SUpplies. Our troops would be j insure the success of the blockading process.
government requiring farmers to put j further hampered by the difference in j Geddes has thus figuratively struck Vol! < apelle
at least half their land in food stuffs | |allj,uage which would prevent the i face with his glove within little more than a week, Wit
and prohibiting an all-cotton crop. In ! fuj]est co-operation with their allies." a response.
the case of small farmers (those hav- j ^sked if Japan would take military I All illdicati
Mystery," the book condemned by the
government. Plans were made to put
a stop to the circulation of the circu-
lars and place a ban upon the distribu
twice in the
without drawing
opailisri ueec, wuitu .™..n ... ~ - •■ .
took a foremost place in the annals ot Americainiaval histor\ .
BULLETIN
Great Forces Against the British
NEW YORK, April 23.—The Germans are preparing for a
third drive to be launched against the British between Arras and
the Somme, according to official British war office reports
U'Xe"The operations on the west front are proceeding according
to plans evolved by General Foch," the communique states. 1he
Germans are now preparing a further offensive between Alias
"It is extremely probable that the British will have to meet
this third great enemy effort on a similar scale."
The Teutons still greatly outnumber the British, the repoit
states, adding that on March 21 Germany had 83 surplus divisions^
concentrated in the angle where the British and Hench
'°'ne"The enemy is prepared to attack both fronts as a conse-
quence of his central positions and excellent railway system. He
.nrwimtratp in Picardv against the British or in the Cham-
spunne. . ♦ u P
I A-keii it japan woum u ne mmvary i All indications point toward a deliberate attempt by tne >n
measures to prevent the Balsheviki jsh navy to goad the Germans into a sea fight of more or less major
from removing stores and munitions j proportions, in which the enemy high seas fleet would be opposei
re- from Vladivostok, the ambassador | by a combined British and American squadron.
•j. i On land, minor actions continued yesterday atternoon and i?st
-All the allied powers must take night in various sectors along the west trout, with the allies tak-
steps to prevent those supplies from 1 j„g the initiative. Another raid on the American Positions north
falling into the hands of the Germans. „f St. Mihiel, Monday in which the Americans repulsed the enemy
l am not in portion to judge whether with artillery fire and then promptly made a successful counter
it would be considered a menace for raid, was reported.
Food Commissioner Muldrow
ported citizens bringing in their ex
cessive amounts of flour quite freely,
and that something like 65,000 sw.ps F,CVS;„i,
pounds had been brought back to the j fanjng jnto the hands of the Germans
grocers of the county. Quite a num 1
ber of cases of large amounts of ex
ber oi cases ui wise , lt wouiu ue cjubiucicu « ... v.
cess were uncovered—one where a j these supplies to be removed by the
family of two had over 2,000 pounds j |{ussjans themselves. That would de-
in excess, and a number having from | pen(j entirely on immediate circum-
1,000 to 1,500. Mr. Muldrow also re- ..... ....
ported that the flour cards were be-
ing issued in large numbers and little
trouble or complaint was being made.
He also stated that rye bread could be
purchased in any quantities without
the card, but that the card had to be
punched for graham bread.
Complaint was made that some
parties over the county had failed to
do their duty in the mater of subscrib-
ing for Liberty bonds, although well
able to do so. Their cases were re-
stances. But Japan is leady to act as
soon as a common danger exists and
as soon a- there is a common desire
on the part of the allies to protect al-
lied interests in Siberia. It would only
be a matter of defense."
Viscount Ishii warned against at- j
tempts of ene-nics to incite bad feel- I
ing between his country and the Unit-
ed States.
"True friendship," he said,
BULLETIN
Clemenceau Pleased
,-*r'
PARIS, April 23.—"All goes well, very well," Premier Clem-
enceau declared on returning from the front today.
can concentrate inPicardy against the British or in Je Cham
pagne against the French quicker than the allies can concent a
rese The'BritShthlMS>1have been exceedingly heavy, the cable j tared to the Jiplom.tic an,! ".t™«
state™ and a* a result of a month', contim,„„, fighting
armjI'ThpVexactt Casualties cannot be given," the communique! to look at the matter in the right light
states "Thev have fought an entire month against German forces Also complaint was made a " by the w ir and there is today so .lis
thrpp times'their strength. Almost the entire British army has (man had said he would do a. h turbing cloud on the horizon of the Pa
been engaged. One-fourth of the French troops have been en-11 leased on tirt; . 0-.i0' n :( j cific. In fact relations between Japan
gaged and their losses are less than one-fourth of those suffered j ^ernment nor -^el^W „„„ America have never been so cor-
by ^A^Sng to the cable, the Germans concentrated two mil- sent for, and after the committee had
Hon troops against Haig's army, intending to completely annihilate "
it by one master stroke.
Official Reports
to him that he was wholly in the
wrong:, he concluded to be ffood, and
was .sent home with assurances that
ye would be kept on him, and an
BULLETIN
American Official Report
By FREDERICK I. TAYLOR,
I'nifed I'ress KlafT Correspondent
f WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN LORRAINE. April 23.—
pj.™ to! of trial, and th« The American official report on Saturday', engagement northwest
X T°Tb'°loS sustained by us were no larger than could reason-
"The mist of enemy intrigues hang- ably be expected. • u: u Amprirsmi
ing over the relations between the two < "The engagement was the most se\eie in which Amei leans
ountries has been clearly swept away have( ]osseg wfire much Kreator than he had anticipat-
ed, as is evidenced by more than 300 dead in the American trenches
and in no man's land. ,
"The German wounded were dragged back to the Germain
trenches and their number is unknown.
"Heavv damage was inflicted by 1* ranco-American artillery
where the lines join."
dial and friendly as they arc today.
Mason's Daily Review
«"« r. isew York, April 11.—Americs
•I ->.! All T f fivint onntinued ear 0M ,lis future utterunces- troops have fought at Seihcepri
LONDON, April 23-All sectors of the ^t ficrnt continued Another man was brought m who ^ ^ rea, ,iattIe of tlie war ai
comparatively c,uie yesterday, the night off v^ulsed near tN"lai"ei1 that lhe lranscnptfntr I have ,-ome through the engageme
Field Marshal Haig reported hostile laicls lepuisect nea jge was always lumpinK onto the
- t i , .ju qiiH nnnnsitp ( JllTlbrin. SOUtll 01 tllG i • i i, 1,;,., ho
Haig reported hostile raitis repuiseu n^. prjse was a]ways jumping onto the
Hamel, south of the Somme and opposite Cambrin, south ot the s0(.ialistsi ^hich made him mad, so he
La Ba'ssee canal. The Germans succeeded in capturing an outpos J(lfuse(| t0 i,ave anything to do with
northwest of Festubert. .
"Pronounced artillery activity in the region of Noyon and
Montdidier" was all the French war office had to report
The German war office said allies attempts to cross the La-
Bassee canal northwest of Bethune broke hre. Sue- hjbitinic the activities of i
cessful raids were reported north of Albert and southwest ot ,.blue gky
" stock in Clevelt
^'tk"\Ve improved our positions north of Albert by a successful
local operation last night," Field Marshal Haig reported today.
"We took sixty prisoners.
"Raiding parties entered enemy trenches near rampaux tioui the country tra,|jng their investments i ■ ■
miles east of Arras) and penetrated their support lines. fol. Ui„.rty bonds. It will be unhealthy. th« part "f. (;e"epr'|f,1
"There was hostile artillery activity yesterday atteinoon and ^ committee thinks, for these par-1 " " " " 1
last night, west of Albert, south of the Nieppe forest, and east ot ... Germans destroyed enemy w
^ PrC"Our artillery engaged in several concentrations in the \illers
Bretonneux sector and in the neighborhood of Serre."
BULLETIN
Germans Continue Attacks
By FRANK J. TAYLOR,
I nited Press Stall' Correspondent
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMIES IN LORRAINE, April 22.
— (Night)—Fifty Germans raided lhe American sector north of
St. Mihiel (between St. Mihiel and Verdun) today.
to do with * The American artillery repulsed the Boches as they reached
Hp was labored with mans aKainst the Amer,can the American barbed wire entanglements.
lit, onctern Trnnr.p hnvp hpen raids or (jyrnia;i wounded were carried off but two dead were left
on the wires.
The Americans made a counter raid on the German trenches,
bringing back two prisoners
The other American sectors were quiet.
By J. W. T. MASON,
(Written for the United Press)
New York, April 22.—American
ceprey
and
nt
with victory
All previous attacks by the (!er
refused to have anything to do with
war activities. He was labored with, j m eastern Franct, have been raM
and finally concluded to sign up every- leconnaisaances for th(, purpose of
thing and subset ibe fm bom s. , securing information for Von Hinden-
Resolutions were suggested pro- - ^ ^ assault thi, week eml at
peddlers ot . . f .
Seichenrev, however, was not ot this
land county I ' . . . . .
., character. It shows every evidence of
luring the remainder of the war, ^ ^ ^ by Hjn(Jen
which will be formulated and put in |o ^ manently the vi|la(,e
force. It was pointed out that many .... , . , . •
, ,, ' , held bv the Americans and to mi-
<,f these peddlers were going through ■
1 . . , , prove the German positions opposite
the country trading their investments: . , „ , •
1 1 S that part of General Pershing
that the
Germans destroyed "enemy work
Flying Trip to Geary Cleveland County's
ties to try to do business here in the
future.
It was suggested that "associate
members of the Council of Defense
were not desirable, and that all should
be requested to become "active" mem-
A delegation of Norman gentlemen
made a flying trip to Geary on Sun-
day, and some of them say it was a
ieal "flying" trip, Clyde Pickard driv-
ing his high-powered machine #and
taking them over the ground quite
rapidly. Geary is about 100 miles
from Norman, and they made the go
lines. The purpose of Hindenburg to |
consolidate the American held sector
with the German front is sufficiently I
stated bv the action of the Germans |
nieaneu poverty, cnai laui wa m , ■ . . ,
th0 ! noted on the card, and some steps tak- staying over night in the Amen- ,
en to pay the small fee for the party! ™n position they had temporarily oc-
'cupied. '
Ilminr Flair" ibers ,f any "associate" membe
pleaded poverty, that fact was to be
—The Mothers' Patriotic club met
with Mrs. Boyce Fulkerson last Wed-
nesday afternoon and had an enjoy-
able meeting with almost a full mem-
bership present. Mrs. Jas. L). Ma-
guire was a special guest and favored
the company with a number of fine
the American positions is unimpor-1 so]os Red Cross work was the order
tant in view of the fact that the Ger- ( | thg day The next n,eetjn(, will be
mans "were forced back to their own j he,(| with'Mrs. Avant on East Hubert,
at which time a business meeting will
be held.
Manager Clyde Pickard, of
Third Liberty I.oan drive, has re- , • - , . , ,
, p, t I so that he or she might become an
ceived the Honor Hag awarded to
, , . , ,. "active member. Every person ovei
Cleveland county for going Over
„ . , . the age of lb must become an active
the Top in that campaign, and it , ,
u , member, some way or anothei.
will be unfurled to the breeze on Wed- ,
,. , It was regarded by some members
ing trip in three hours and ten minutes | ^ ^ cleveland I "f the committee that the namc^ •'So-
including several stops, and coming!^ was the first county ln it, caltst members would be a better
buck made the journey in two hours tQ subscribc its full ,luota 0f j resignation of the associate members
and forty-five minutes. Evidently they i boniiSi and has gone nearly $75,-1 an 11 'lrt nanu
000 over the $2j7,000 required. It is a
Professor Injured
In Fight With Judge
Following an argument concerning
the work of his daughter, Olivia, ii
the junior high school, Justice Kuth
erford B. Brett, of Norman, on Mon
day struck I)r. W. A. Schmidt, pre
fessor of education and director «
j the high school, upon the face, inft' t
int slight wounds about the eyes
According to the reports oC vji
I nesses of the encounter, Just it C&ett.
and Dr. Schmidt came out of th -vl
cation offices in science ha1\ when
Kr. Iilimail r.. oiuarv, laun I m -
Stratton D. Brooks, who has been they had been discussing ,ie maito
Mr. Stuart Paralyzed
Mr. (lilnian E. Stuart, father of M
President and ! of MKs Brett's work. Dr. Schmidt
extremelv said to have started toward th
-I" j UlUlllOl! •- ' ""O t
It is apparent that the Americans j „)a)<ing his home witl
made a strategic retirement before K]rs Brooks, suffered
the initial rush of the Germans either | severe stroke of paralysis in his l ight ministration building, when .lud
because the German force was large- , sj(je at t|lt. Brooks' home on Monday Mrett called him bai k. Reports are
ly superior in number, or because a | ,.Vening and is reported to be in a that he struck the professor and then
ritical condition. Mr. Stuart i- well eslzing him by the arm led him to th#
which makes his condi- president's office. Here the matter
up in year;
hit only the high place-
The party consisted of Mr. Pickard, |ianjaome flag, with three blue stripe-
Fred Reed, Chas. Standley, N. H. Ed-
wards and L. E. Bailey, and the pur-
pose of the trip was to see the new
school house recently built at Geary,
to get some ideas about the construc-
tion of the new school house here.
They are all sure they can improve on
the Geary building, and promise a
very fine building for the West Siders.
on a white field, surrounded with a
red border, and will ever be a re-
minder to our people of their earn-
est patriotic work in this drive as in
all other war activities.
I —"Beware of the
deemers! Bumski!"
Russian Re-
♦
WEATHER
- ♦ -
Norman and Vicinity: Partly
cloudy weather tonight and
Wednesday. Not much change
in temperature.
German barrage fire gave indica-
tions of cutting off the Americans.
The counter attack of Pershing's
fighters demonstrates conclusively
that the original retirement,
however, was well organized
i.nd succeeded in its purpose of con-
serving the American forces for a 1 1 an advanced unit to retii
more favorable assault.
The German claim of 1H3 Amerm:
tion the more serious. He has made
many friends here, who regret to heai
of his ailment and trust he may -oon tfined
recover.
was evidently threshed out, bu'. no re-
port of what took place could be ob-
Vincent & Mudrow report the
sale of lots !VJ, ">3 and ~>4, block I,
State Uni addition, to Miss Lucile
♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦
may wel
have caused its isolation by barrag
l iu, German oiaim oi ioo Ainttnititu i fire and its necessary capitulation. Oliphant, the consideration beintt
pi doners may be true. The Ameiicans j Americans have a certain qualit) of. (3,600. This i*-the Geo. Cahall prop
♦ very probably would be reluctant to \ recklessness which may cause OC- erty on Jenkins avenue, and wa- T9
♦ 'obey orders to fall back in their first '■ casional mistakes like this, but which cently purchased from Mr. Cahall bj
counter attack. Hesitancy on the part in the end r -an- victory. Mrs. Ida Pickrell of Oklahoma City.
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