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THE STROUD DEMOCRAT
STATE-WIDE
NEWS EVENTS
INCREASE OF $6,000,000 IN FOUR
MONTHS BY THE STATE
INSTITUTIONS.
OTHER NEWS OF THE NEW STATE
MANY OKLAHOMANS ARE ENLISTING
I Veterans Want Another Try at Serv.
ing Their Country.
Little Iricldrr.ts and Accidents hat Go
To Make Up a Week's History
of a Great Common-
wealth.
Oklahoma City.—More than $51,000,-
OOo is on deposit in state banks of
Oklahoma.
Since November 10 the amount has
increased $6,000,000, as shown in a
consolidated statement issued by J.
D. Lankford, state bank commissioner.
The statement of conditions covers
f 59 banks, as their affairs btood on
March 7. It follows:
Resources.
Loans and discounts |30,flf 6,433 nr.
Overdrafts 121,502.&2
becurlti'-s with banking
board 782,933.19
Ptocks. bonds nnd wnrrantH 3,169,1*37.05
Hanking house furniture and
Fixtures 2,042,1^5.28
Other real estato 627,17 i.02
t>uo from banks 1B 6 0.816.09
Cheek* and otin-r cash Itonis 389,041.76
Exchange from clearing
hoUH" 820.728.25
Bills of exchange l,234,:f
Cash in banks 2,857,637.07
Total $66,962,731.32
Liabilities.
Capital stock $ R„422,05f>.00
PurpiuH I,4f. ,s:i9.70
Undivided profits 1.00J,41,31
I ue to banks 2,995,2.S 64
Individual deposits Bl,";T.:, 1 14.m'
Cashier's checks 659.5S6.53
Itills payable *
ItedlBcounts 54h.75i.22
Tota^ $66,962,731.32
Average reserve held, 34.1 percent.
DOCTOR FACES FEDERAL CHARGE
Dr. O. C. Hood of Tulsa, Is Alleged to
Have Violated Anti-Drug Law.
Tulsa.—Dr. O. C. Hood, a local phy-
sician, was arrested and bound over
to the United States district court un-
der bond of $1,000, on the charge that
lie sold drugs in violation of the fed-
eral statute.
Two women of the underworld were
Intercepted by the police while com-
ing from the physician's oltice. The
women admitted they had purchased
drugs there. In their possession was
a considerable quantity of morphine.
The accused physician was given a
hearing before United States Commis-
sioner Ben Connor.
Dr. Hood will be tried at the next
term of the federal court for the trial
of cases on the criminal docket. Ac-
cording to witnesses at the hearing,
pr. Hood has been selling about sixty
trains of morphine In his office daily,
without keeping account of the names
and addresses of the purchasers.
A. H. T. A. Meeting.
Miami.—A conference of officers and
members of the A. H. T. A. lodges of
Kansas, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Mis
Bourl Is called for May 2, 1016. at Ml-
and Interesting the lodges of the four
states and of the whole Southwest
will be discussed and a general revival
of interest In A. H. T. A. affairs in-
augurated. All presidents of the four
Hates, the sub orders and of the coun-
ty orders are urged to attend and come
prepared to present the needs of your
order and also to give to the reprs-
sentatlves of the other lodges the bene-
fit of your advice and of your experT-
ami, at 10 a. m. Questions affecting
ence.
Captured Whisky Still.
Poteau.—Walter Thompson Is In
Jail here awaiting trial on the charge
of operating an illicit still near Heav-
ener. He was rounded up while oper-
ating a rude plant.
Tulsa Wants the Vets.
Tulsa.—With the assurance that
every other city and town in Oklahoma
wil stand back of them, ex-Confederate
soldiers and sons of veterans in Tulsa
have inaugurated a campaign to have
the next annual reunion of the vet-
erans held in this city. Assurance
that the balance of the state would
stand back of the move was given
at McAlester In a joint meeting of the
United Confederate Veterans and Sons
of Confederate Veterans, presided over
by Gen. D. M. Halley.
Suit Involves Quarter Million.
Ringling.—Frank L. Ketch, a mi-
nority stockholder in the Gates Oil
Company, has instituted suit against
the company and the Producers Re-
fining Company of Gainesville, Texas,
seeking to annul a contract whereby
the Gates company agreed to furnish
the Producers company 600 barrels of
crude oil per day at 3# cents a barrel.
The contract was made over a year
ago and Healdton crude now is selling
at 80 cents. The sum involved
amounts to date to $250,000. Ketch
asks a nullification of the contract.
Oklahoma City.—Old soldiers art
coming back to join the United States
army. They are men who have been
through the mill and know just what
army life means—what it offers as a
career. And they are eager to re-
enlist under the Stars and Stripes.
More and more of these veterans
are coming each day to the Oklahoma
City recruiting station. Trained men,
they are espically welcomed by tha
army chiefs.
Half a dozen old soldiers who were
under fire at Santiago and In tho wild
warfaro that led to the capture of
Aguinaldo were accepted last week
by Major C. N. Barney, the United
States officer in charge of tho re-
cruiting for the entire state, wliosa
office Is in this city, but whose activ-
ities for the army take him throughout
Oklahoma.
Two of the old-timers were immedi-
ately assigned to duty as chauffours
for headquarters' supply trucks In the
expedition sent to capture Villa and
end forever the outlaw raids into
border states.
Others were given other posts. They
are men who have been honorably dis-
charged after serving their enlist-
ment terms. They have been out of
the ranks for from two months to
ten years.
The present campaign of tho army
to get 25,000 recruits, bringing the
army up to its full authorized strength,
has caused the opening of six sub-
stations at Ardmore, Chickasha, Enid,
Guthrie, Muskogee and Tulsa, in ad-
dition, to the headquarters in this
city.
Qiflck action In recruiting Is prized
by Washington officialdom as never
before.
AFTON SEWER BONDS ARE ILLEGAL
Court Decides Technical Point Against
the City.
Afton.—The decision of the supreme
court of Oklahoma knocks out tho
sewer bonds voted here a year ago.
Bonds amounting to $35,000 were voted
by the citizens of Afton about a year
ago to build sewers with. An injunc-
tion against the work was issued, and
on appeal to the supreme court tha
town lost the case.
The case was appealed on the ques-
tion of the legality of the bonds, which
bonds called for a tax of the entire
town for construction of the sewers.
It was held that to vote sewer bonds
districts must be formed and only tho
property that got tho benefit of the
sewers was to be taxed. The court
held that the main sewer system could
be put in at the expense of the entire
town, but no laterals could be con-
structed under taxation of the entire
town. A new election will now most
likely be held ^nd the election and
bonds gotten up properly and legally
so that the honds can be sold and ap-
proved by ths court.
RIZENHOOVER DECLARED GUILTY
Arkansas Man Gets Long Prison Term
For Oklahoma Bank Robbery.
Poteau.—Mike Rlzenhoover, of Polk
county, Arkansas, was found guilty in
the district court here of the robbery 1
of the First National bank at Heaven-
er, Okla., on December 27, last, and
was given thii ty-five years In the pen- I
ltentlary.
A conversation he held with his co-
defandant. Grady Carden, of Mena,
Ark., while they were confined In a
cell at Heavener following their pre-
liminary hearing was most damaging
to the defense. This conversation was
recorded by a telephone device. At
one point Rlzenhoover said to Carden
that they had obtained more silver
money than O. J. M. Brewer, president
of the bank, had testified was stolen.
Rierhoover's brother, Jesse, was placed
on trial In the same case.
School Land Is Sold.
Altus.—Tho three-day sale of the
state school and college lands In Jack-
son county was held at the court
house here by T. P. McDonald, super-
intendent of the sales department of
tho state land office, assisted by D. W.
Peer, auctioneer, and Clifford Barefoot,
cashier. About 00 per cent of a total
of 216 tracts was disposed of princi-
pally to the lessee occupants at the
appraised valuations, netting approxi-
mately $400,000 to the college and pub.
lie school funds of the state.
AND BODY, IN POSSESSION OP
CARLOS CARRANZA, ON THE
WAY TO CHIHUAHUA.
AMERICAN OFFICERS SKEPTIC
But Seemingly Weil Authenticated
Rumors Declare Rebel Lender
Was a Victim of Blood
Poison.
El Paso.—Francisco Villa Is dead
and his body, disinterred some days
after his burial, is in possession ol
tho Carranza troops, according to a
Berles of telegraphic messages re-
ceived in Juarez by tho Mexican olli
cials.
For more than a week reports that
Villa had died from wounds have been
current both here and in Juarez. Tne
new accounts are the most circum-
stantial and apparently reliable, yet
received. They were accepted with
reserve by American officials, includ-
ing Gen. George Bell, but the Mexi-
cans had great confidence In their re-
ports.
Other Known Facts.
Apart from the telegrams sent here
there are some known facts which
have been pointed out by Mexican ohi
cials as lending strong support to the
report that the bandit chief's career
had been closed by death.
Villa had been suffering more than
a year from a form of blood poisoning.
Ho was treated for this disease whilo
in Juarez by one of the best known
physicians in El Paso.
The physician stated that tho con-
dition of the bandit was such that even
n minor wound would be fatal in ten
days unless treated promptly and with
the best medical skill and care. Even
under the most favorable conditions
such a wound would be of the gravest
character. It is certain that if Villa
was wounded he could not have com-
manded anything but the most prim-
itive treatment.
Rioting at Chihuahua City.
Another message from Chihuahua
City, stating that rioting had broken
out there, was regarded as in a meas-
ure confirmatory of the bandit's death.
Villa is known to have numerous sym-
pathizers among the lowes classes in
the city, and it was considered prob-
able that their sympathy would take
the form of violence if they learned
the body of their hero was being
brought to Chihuahua to be exhibited
as that of a criminal.
Only one message was received In
Juarez giving any details of the sup-
posed finding of Villa's body. This
message was unofficial and was sent
to a private individual. According to
it, Villa's death and burial were re-
vealed by a former colonel of the ban-
dit band who had been captured and
was under sentence of death. This
colonel offered to show his captors
Villa's grave in return for his life. He
led a detachment of Carranza soldiers
under the command of Cavazos to San
Francisco Borja, a small town thirty
miles south of Cusihuirahic, with
which it is connected by a vague trail.
Near this spot they are said to have
exhumed the body of the bandit. One
leg was said to have been swollen to
enormous size and to have been in
such an gangreneous state that there
was no doubt as to the caufo of
death.
NEW HAVEN WRECK, 30 DEAD
DISASTROUS SMASH-UP OCCURS
AT BRADFORD, R. I.
Fast Passenger Train Overtake*
Heavy Loaded Local, In
Broad Daylight.
Bradford, R. 'I.—Thirty or more per-
sons were crushed or burned to death
in a collision of trains on the New
York, New Haven & Hartford railroad
here. The accident occurred at 7:30
o'clock in the evening.
The dead were in the rear car of a
four-coach local train bound from Bos-
ton to New London and which had
stopped at the local station when it
was run down by the Gilt Edge ex-
press, bound from Boston to New
York.
This coach was telescoped, set afire
and burned. The car ahead also took
fire and the flames communicated to
the passenger station and freight
house, destroying both buildings. It
was stated that there were known to
liave been thirty-seven persons in the
destroyed car and that only six of
these had been accounted for several
hours later.
Great confusion followed the col
lision and it was long before a definite
idea of the extent of the disastei
could be had. As the flames of th(
burning cars and buildings died out
the train yard was left in darkness anc
those who went to the aid of the in
jured worked under difficulties.
WOO LOST IN
VERDUN BATHE
UNOFFICIAL REPORTS INDICATE
THESE TOTALS IN GIGAN-
TIC ENGAGEMENT.
CARRANZAASKSWITHDRAWAL
FIRST CHIEF OBJECTS TO PRES
ENCE OF TROOPS.
Rioting Reported at Parral, Between
United States Troops and
Civilians.
Mexico City, Mex.—The MexicaD
government has sent to its ambassa-
dor in Washington a note asking that
CONTEST ON ITS NINTh WEEK | the American troops be withdrawn
I from Mexican territory and the pursuit
Germans In Fifty-Six Days Capture ; °t Villa be left to the Mexican consti-
PRES. WILSON SIGNS LAST WORD
Final Note On Submarine Controversy
Is Sent to Berlin.
Oklahoma Insane Asylum Wins Prize.
Competing with twenty Institutions
representing various sections of the
United States and Canada, the Okla-
homa hospital for the Insane was
nwarded the certificate for the best di-
versions! occupation exhibit presented
at the seventy-second annual meeting
of the American Medico-Psvchologlcal
association at New Orleans, April 7.
The "first honor" certificate won by
the Norman institution was sent to the
hoard of affairs by D. W. Griffin, su-
perintendent. The exhibit was of arti-
cles made by the Inmates.
Verdict Against the City of Norman.
Oklahoma City—A verdict awarding
F. P. MicCormick $70,485.10 damages
against the city of Norman was re-
turned by a Jury in the United States
district court. The plaintiff was suing
the city on a paving contract which
his firm would not fulfill because the
paving bonds were never issued. Judg-
ment in this case has not been rend-
ered. Judge John H. Cotteral has the
verdict under advisement and prob-
nbly will enter his judgment later in
the week.
Mexico City Has Report.
Mexico City.—Villa's dead body has
j been dug up out of a two weeks' old
grave by Carlos Cnrranzn, nephew of
j General Carranza, the first chief of the
constitutionalists, and is now being
j brought by him and an escort of sol-
diers to the city of Chihuahua.
According to the dispatches thus far
received Villa's death was due to the
! amputation of one of his legs, made
necessary by wounds received by him
in the fighting around the Guerrero
district in the state of Chihuahua. Af-
ler being desperately wounded he was
, carried by his followers to the town
<>f Tomosachic, where the operation
if amputation was performed by a vil-
lage doctor.
As soon as the bandit chief could be
moved he was carried south to the
town of Cusihuirachic, thirty-nine
miles distant. Here, according to the
-itory, he lingered for a few days, suf-
fering greatly, but death ended his
career.
The Identity of the wounded man
; 'iad been kept secret from the villagers
and lie was buried at night so as to
Attract as little attention ns possible.
Waslijpgton. — The communication
which he has drafted as the last word
uf the United States to Germany on
the submarine issue was completed by
President Wilson and sent to Berlin.
The document reviews Germany's
submarine activities since the Lusi-
tania was sunk almost a year ago and
makes plain that, o.tly an immediate
change in the German pclicy can make
possible the continuance of friendly
relations between the two nations.
As the president was putting the fin-
ishing touches to the note on which
he and Secretary Lansing had been
working for nearly a week, official
word was received by the state depart-
ment that the lives of two Americans
had been endangered on the Russian
fiark Imperator by an Austrian sub-
marine. Carl Bailey IIt rst, American
consul general at Barcelona, Spain,
who sent the report, said the attack
was without warning. One of the
American citizens on board was
wounded by shrapnel shells fired by
the submarine.
A full Investigation of the Incident
was ordered at once by the state de-
partment. If the consul general's re-
port is borne out it is probable that
representations similar to those about
to he made to Germany will be sent
fo Austro-Hungary.
Two Americans also were on board
the British steamer Eastern City w hen
that vessel was sunk by shell fire from
a submarine April 9, off Cardiff,
Wales. According to a dispatch from
American Consul Lathrop at Cardiff.
No lives were lost.
One Hundred Square Milis of
Territory From the
French.
London.—The most gigantic conflict
In the history of the world, the battle
of Verdun, has entered upon its ninth
week. It Is in many respects without
precedent. The enormous scale of the
German preparations and executions
of the attack, the unparalleled concen-
tration of artillery nnd the Sustained
fighting mark the battle as one of the
greatest efforts of the war.
In no previous battle w ere the losses
so high as those which have been esti-
mated in the fighting around Verdun.
These estimates, however, cannot be
regarded as conclusive evidence for
neither Germany nor France has an-
nounced its own casualties. The
French war office has declared the Ger-
mans have lost 200,000 in killed,
wounded and captured. The Germans
state semiofficially that the French
casualties number 150,000 killed and
wounded nnd that 36,000 unwounded
French prisoners have been taken. If
those estimates are approximately cor- j
rect, nearly 400,000 men have been
eliminated as fighting units.
The ground occupied by the Ger-
mans after fifty-six days of offensive
operations may be roughly calculated
as 100 square miles. They have forced
the French from their outlying posi-
tions to their definite line of resist-
ance along the semi-circular front from
tins edge of the Argonne eastward
across the Meuse and southward into
the Woevre. For the most part this
main line has withstood the shock of
the successive efforts. The Germans
captured Douaumont early in the cam-
paign, and have bitten into the French
defenses at Dead Man's hill and else-
where, bui at no point have they suc-
ceeded in breaking through.
The Verdun drive was begun on Feb-
ruary 21 by the German army under
Crown Prince Frederick William.
The Germans are reported to have
brought up seven army corps or about
280,000 men to reinforce the troops
which had been in service there and
subsequently, according to French ac-
counts, other large bodies of reserves
were called in. After an unparalleled
bombardment by way of preparation,
the infantry attack was launched. An
official French statement placed the
number of Germans attacking at 17,600
men to the linear mile.
Within the first ten days of battle
the French lost Hauinont, Saumogne-
aux, Brabant, Ornes, Beaumont, Cham-
brettes, Marmont, Cotellate, Chump-
neuville, and numerous other outer
positions, including villages, woods,
heights and fortified farms, together
rationalist army.
In the note the defacto government
of Mexico contends that as the Amer-
ican troops crossed into Mexico with-
out permission, they should be with-
drawn until a proper formal compact
can be entered into between the two
governments. It is insistently affirmed
that the previous notes of tho Mexican
government especially emphasized the
fact that permission for 'reciprocal
crossing of the border would be grant«
ed only In the event of the repetition
of a raid similar to that made by Villa
jjit Columbus, N. M.
The note was sent to Eliseo Arre-
dondo at Washington with instructions
for its delivery to Secretary Lansing
so ending negotiations for a reciprocal
passing of troops and asking for dls-
ocupation of the territory occupied by
American troops in view of Villa's
power having been destroyed.
Through the note emphasis is laid
on the fact that the American expedi-
tion was undertaken under a misunder-
standing. Although acting in good
faith, the declaration is made that the
United States had interpreted the first
note of the defacto government as
effecting a definite agreement betwd^n
the two nations. The intention of the
Carranza government was that no ex.
pedition should be sent into Mexico un-
til terms and conditions relative to ao
agreement were defined.
The note declares that in conse-
quence of no final agreement having
been reached as to the terms of the
treaty to regulate the reciprocal pass-
age of troops over the dividing line,
the Mexican government judges it con-
venient to suspend for the present alii
discussion or negotiation in this par-
ticular.
What was Intended by the note oB
March 10, it is pointed out was to sub-
mit a proposal, "by means of which
the forces of one and the other coun-
try could reciprocally cross the divid-
ing line in pursuit of bandits, if un-
fortunately there should be repeated'
along the border, acts like those com*
mitted in Columbus."
Trouble at Parral.
Washington.—American troops In
Mexico have had their first clash witl
the natives at the moment General
Carranza was urging their withdrawal,
i While General Carranza's note was
i on Its way to Washington, troopers of
the Seventh cavalry under Major
Tompkins were fired upon in Parral.
GERMAN ATTACHE IS INDICTED
Von Papen, Tauscher and Others
Charged With Canal Plot.
with the fortified works of Hardau- a Villa stronghold, in westein Chihua-
mont, Dieps, Fromezzey, Aboutaucourt bua, were pursued to the suburbs whilo
and mo6t important of all, Fort Dou-; the Carranza garrison took a doubtful
New York. — Captain Franz von
Papen, recalled military attache to the
German embassy at Washington was
indicted by the federal grand jury here
as an organizer and financier of a con-
spiracy to blow up the Welland canal
in Canada. With him also were in-
dicted Capt. Hans Tauscher, agent of
the Krupps In the United States and
husband of Mme. Johanna Gadski, the
prima donna; Constantine Govani, Al-
fred J. Fritzen and another man whose
name has not been revealed.
Federal officials do not expect to
bring von Papen to trial. While he is
no longer immune from prosecution by
tho United States civil authorities
since he ceased to be a member of
the German embassy staff, the offense
with which he is charged is not ex-
traditable under any treaty with a
foreign government. No effort will be
made to have von Papen brought here,
but the indictment will be held in
abeyance in case he should ever return
to the United States.
aumont.
On March 13, the capture of Malan-
court was accomplished after fierce
night attacks.
On Sunday of last week the Ger-
mans undertook a general onslaught
olong a thirteen-mile front, both west
and east of the Meuse from Haucourt-
Bethincourt sector to Douaumont. A
part in the affray, and were attacked
again during the night.
Secretary Baky informed President
Wilson that a brief dispatch to the
war department said that according to
unofficial reports one American cav-
alryman was killed and that the troop-
ers used a machine gun against the
high French military official alluded i Mexicans.
to this movement as "an attack on the ! Mr. Baker announced later that he
largest scale Bince the beginning of i had ordered General Funston to take
the offensive." i any steps that might be necessary to
The Germans announce*! that within 1 prevent further trouble. When asked
a few hours after it was begun, Beth- j whether this might mean the enforced
incourt and two fortified positions to ! use of Mexican railroads for the move-
the southwest were Isolated. Trenches j ment of soldiers and supplies, he said
in the region of Dead Man's Hill were I General Funston was on the ground
carried, hut at no point was the French and would act as any emergency re-
line pierced. Toward the end of last; quired. The secretary expressed the
week this attack subsided and there J hope, however, that the trouble at Par-
care another pause, followed by French | ral was purely local and did not pre-
counter attacks over small sections of i sage further difficulties.
the line. The failure of the Germans | General Carranza, directing his em-
to break the French line in their gen-, bassy here to point out that the olash
House Passes Adamson Bill.
Washington.—The Adamson bill to
enlarge the interstate commerce com-
mission to nine commissioners with
authority to subdivide the commission
Into three or more sections for dis-
tribution of its work was passed by
the house and went to the senate.
eral offensive of last week led French
correspondents to assert that the Ger-
man offensive had broken down. Dis-
patches from the German front, how-
ever, state that the operations are be-
ing carried forward methodically in
accordance with the preconceived plan
find with a full measure of the expect-
ed success for the German arms.
Government Will Irrigate.
Lawton.—There was one long jubi-
lee in lawton following a message re-
ceived from Congressman Scott Ferris,
stating that the reclamation commis-
sion has agreed to begin work Immedi-
ately upon Lawton's irrigation pro-
ject. The appropriation available
would have reverted back to the gov-
ernment, June 80, and business men
here were growing uneasy over the sit-
uation. Two thousand five hundred
acres of land north of Lawton will ba
Irrigated, including 600 acres of gov-
ernment lsyid near the Indian school.
Author of "Peek's Bad Boy" Is Dead.
Milwaukee.—George W. Peck, 75
years old. former governor of Wiscon-
sin for two terms, and at one time
mayor of Milwnukee, died here after
a short illness. Peck was one of three
democrats who since the admission
of Wisconsin into the union in 1818,
held the position of governor. Before
his entry into public life. Peek
acheived national fame as a writer of
humorous tales, his best known book
being "Peck s Had Boy.'' He wus pub-
lisher of Peck's Sun.
Hughes Mandamus Started.
Salem, Ore.—Mandamus proceedings
to force Secretary of State Ben Olcott
to place Justice Charles Hughes' name
on the primary ballot for president
tvas instituted here.
Steamship Crew Strikes.
Tampa, Fla.—The thirty-five mem-
bers of the crew of the British steamer
Eretria, loading phosphate for a
French port, went on strike when
Capt. L. C. Wright refused their de-
mand for a 25 per cent increase in
*ages. The men claim the wages are
:oo small for the risks tirken in facing
jubmarines.
Sessions of Duma Suspended.
London.—A Reuter dispatch from
Petrograd says an Imperial ukase has
Seen Issued providing for suspension
>f session of the duuia until May 28.
Turks Defeated By British.
London.—The British troops going
to the relief of Kut-el-amara, have
gained further ground against the
Turks who are barring their way along
the Tigris river. Pushing steadily
ahead, the British have driven the
Turks from their advance lines on th*
right bank of the river and occupied
proved his contention that the pres-
ence of American troops in Mexico
is leading to a situation which threat-
ens to go beyond his control, tele-
graphed that many deaths had oi>
curred on both sides.
Richard Harding Davis Dead.
Mount Kisco, N. Y.—Richard Hard-
ing Davis, author and war correspon-
dent, died at his home here from heart
trouble. He had apparently been
stricken while at his telephone. Ho
had gone into his library to dictate a
telegram to a friend in New York
City. His wife assumed, when he did
not return, that he had seated himself
to read, and did not visit the library
until after midnight. Mr. Davis had
been in falling health for some time.
the lines, killing many of the Turks
nnd taking a considerable number of in the care of his wife, who was ells'
prisoners. -le McCoy, the actress
I I
Work of Canadians Effective.
Ottawa, Ont.—Effective work by
j Canadian troops in resisting attacks
'at St. Eloi last week is detailed in the
weekly Eye Witness communication
received at the military department.
Throughout the week of April 4 to 11
the communication says, vigorous ef-
forts were made by the Germans to re-
cover the ground lost by them at St.
Eloi. The struggle for the mine cra-
ters marking the original German line
was bitter although the frontage taken
from the Germans did not exceed 800
yards.
Conscription In Canada.
Ottawa.—In the belief that soma
form of conscription is necessary in
Canada to provide more troops for
overseas service, delegates from forty-
two recruiting leagues throughout the
dominion met here to formulate a com-
pulsory service plan for presentation
to Premier Borden and his cabinet. It
was pointed out at the meeting that
there are 1,274,697 men between tho
ages of eighteen and thirty-five in Can-
ada who could be compelled to enlist
and join the expeditionary force now
in Europe.
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Burton, G. C. The Stroud Democrat (Stroud, Okla.), Vol. 6, No. 31, Ed. 1 Friday, April 21, 1916, newspaper, April 21, 1916; (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc121211/m1/2/: accessed April 17, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.