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THE SHAWNEE DAILY NEWS - HERALD
 regular afternoon associated press reports, exclusive in pottawatomie county.
SWra D^'hUw*ld vi"|46[SZfWl ] SHAWNEE, OKLAHOMA, SUNDAY MORNING, MAY 30, 1915.  ,
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england is using american citizens to
protect shipments arms, ammunition and
soldiers, sats the german
By Associated Press.
'Berlin, via London, May 29.—'The
German reply to the American note
sent after the sinking of the Lusl-
tania, was signed by Herr Von
Jagow, the foreign minister, at 11
o'clock Friday night and delivered
to Ambassador Gerard Saturday af
ternoon for transmission to Wash-
ington.
The note ex-presses German's re-
gret for injuries sustained /by Amer-
icans as a result of submarine and
aeroplane attacks and offers com-
pensation in cases in which Ger-
many is found to be in the wrong.
As indicated proviously in these dis-
patches the note defers a direst an-
swer to the questions raised by
President Wilson pending a further
exchange of views.
Germany desires to establish
whteher the Lusitania was a de-
fenseless merchant ship or was be-
ing used for the transporation of
war munitions and soldiers, on
which unsuspecting passengers were
permitted to take passage to safe-
guard the war materials.
The American representations re-
garding the torpedoing of the British
steamer Falaba in which an Amer-
ican citizen lost his life, are Intend-
ed to offer statement that it was in-
tended to offer ample time for the
passengers and crew to leave the
ship.
23 Minutes to Escape.
The action of the captain in at-
tempting to escape, however, neces
sitated more summary action. Even
then the commander of the submar-
ine granted ten minutes for those
on board to leave the vessel, and
subsequently extended the time to
twenty-three minutes before sinking
the ship.
Germany expresses regret for
"the unintentional attacks" on the
American steamer Cushing and the
Guiflight. The Cushing was attacked
by German airmen in the North sea
and the Guiflight was torpedoed off
the Scilly islands. Germany disa-
vows any intention to attack a harm-
less neutral craft. She offers to any
compensation wherever she is found
to be in the wrong and to refer
doubtful cases to The Hague for a
decision. •
The passages in the American
note concerning a possible disavowal
by Germany of intention to sink the
Lusitania and the discontinuance of
her present practices of submarine
warfare are not mentioned specifi-
cally in the reply. The note states
that pending the reply of the Amer-
ican government to the German as-
sumption of fact regarding the real
character of the Lusitania and her
cargo no attempt will be made to
answer the demands contained in
the American communications.
These assumptions of fact are as
follows:
Assumption of Fact.
"The Lusitania was built as an
auxiliary cruiser, subsidized and iar-
ried, on the navy lists as such, and
carried according to German informa-
tion. two guns mounted and con-
iis. shipping
is warned by
cealed below decks. British steam-
ers sailing from New York, accord-
ing to information received from
passengers and other sources, re-
peatedly carried soldiers, artillery,
fwar supplies and contraband to
(England, the Lusitania on this trip
carried specifically 5,400 cases of
ammunition in addition to other war
supplies and Canadian troops en-
route to the front."
"Reference is here made to the
fact ^that carrying explosives on
passenger steamers is contrary to
American law. It is intimated the
German government would be glad
to receive information as to how
ammunition was permitted to be
shipped on the Lusitania, a vessel
crowded with passengersl Strong
phrases are used concerning what
is regarded as apparently the deli-
berate policy of British shipping
companies to protect war shipments
toy embarking American passengers
on the ship.
Life Saving Supply Rules.
Germany contends it is impossible
to settle the question whether prop-
er opportunity was given to place
the passengers and crew in safety
until it was determined whether the
regulations adopted after the sink-
ing of the Titantic, regarding a
proper supply of boats and water-
tight bulwarks which are now a
part of the American law, were
ofbserved in the case of the Lusi-
tania.
Finally the American mediatory
proposals designed to end submar-
ine warfare and the throttling of
food supplies and oheh conditional
contraband for Germany are re-
called. The government expresses
the desire to know what steps if
any, had been taken to induce Great
Britain to embark on negotiations
to this end, after Germany' indi-
cated her willingness to discuss a
a settlement on this general basis.
By Associated Tress.
Washington, May 29.—Evidence
forwarded by Ambassador Page to
the state department, gathered by
Lieut. Towers, naval attache of the
London emA>assy, indicates the Amer-
ican steamer Nebraskan was tor-
pedoed by a submarine.
■Miss Lamlbert has returned to
her home at Oklahoma City. She
contemplates attending a summer
school in California.
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♦ WEATHER FORECAST. ♦
♦ By Assofbted Press. ♦
♦ New Orleans. May 29.—-For ♦
♦ Oklahoma: Sunday, fair. ♦
ENJOIN ARKANSAS
1W0 CENT RATES
By Associated Press.
St. Paul, May 29.—Temporary in-
junctions restraining the Arkansas
Railway Commission from putting
into etfect its new two cent per
mile passenger rate on all roads
over eighty-five miles long, and
three cents per mile on roads un-
der that length, were granted in
the U. S. district court to the rail-
roads.
WELLS RUINED BY
BAD PRACTICES
Agents for east side property
owned by non-residents report that
they have been having considerable
trouble, occasioned by some one
throwing trash into the wells. A
num/ber of wells have been practic-
ally ruined by this practice, and
the aid t>f officers in running down
the guilty persons, presumably iboys,
has been solicited.
The sheriff's force Saturday night
raided the Smoke House on East
Main street and removed everything
removable.
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LETTER CARRIERS
HELD CONVENTION
HERE SATURDAY
DELEGATES HEBE FiHO.W A 1ST*.
BEK OK THE SHIIK OFFICES
01' THE STATE.
best crops, m'loud s. sis robbed ot
chances f00
American Victims of Lusitania Landed in New York.
By Vssociated Press.
'Washington, May 29.—An "urgent
warning to American shipping
against traversing the naval war
rone incautiously, and to have all
neutral markings displayed as con-
s'piclously as possfble, including il-
lumination at night, was communi-
cated to the state department by
Germany through the American em-
bassy at Berlin. It Is related that
one .case of the sinking of a ves-
The thirteenth annual convention
of the Oklahoma branch of the
National Association of Letter Car-
riers convened in the council cham-
ber Saturday afternoon at 2:"3*>
o'clock, Pres. Harper Hughes pre-
siding. A brief business session was
followed by a trolly ride given by
the local carriers and at 7:30 o'-
clock a .banquet was tendered the
visitors at Convention Hall. Follow-
ing the splendid feast, the follow-
ing program was observed, Harper
Hughes serving as toastmaster:
invocation—Rev. Robert Thomp-
son. •
Welcome address,—(Hon. Frank P.
Stearns.
Welcome address in behalf of the
branch No. 883,—ftSdgar A. Mac Rob-
erts.
Response,—Carrier Adkins, Oklaho-
ma Oity.
"Uncle Sam's Heroes,"—(Rev. Robt.
Thompson.
"Relationship of the U. N. A. P.-
O. C. to N. A. L."—J. 3. Ward.
"The N. A. L. C."—CVftw. J. Gain-
er^ president N. A. L. "L.
"Remarks",—Hon. Otis B. Weaver,
P. M.
"Remarks",—Rufus K). Powers,
ss't P. M.
The closing business session was
held after the banquet. The follow-
ing new officers were ejected:
President, C. L. Smith, Oklahoma
City.
Vice Pres., Walter Whitney, Guth-
rie.
Secretary, F. E. Westerfall, Chick-
asha.
Treasurer, Sam O. Malahy, Shaw-
nee. •
Delegate to national convention,
W. B. Nelp, Oklahoma City.
Oklahoma City was chosen as the
next meeting place.
After the adjournment of the busi-
ness session, a buffet lunch was
served the visitors.
The Oklahoma association was es-
pecially honored by the attendance
of the national president. There
were delegates here from all the
principal cities of the state.
ADD PO Vtt.c
A more detailed report of the con-
vention features will be published
later.
"The best crops in years" is the
expression used by those who have
looked into the agricultural situa-
tion in the county.
All crops continue in prime con-
dition, regardless of the continued
rain and cold weather, though cot-
ton is back/ward and wheat has suf-
fered somewhat from smut
Oats bid fair to be the biggest
crop ever raised in the countywhile
everybody says this looks like a
banner corn year. There is an un-
usually heavy acreage of both oats
and corn.
Potatoes promise the biggest yield
in a number of years, and a good
price is expected. The Wood Pro-
duce Co., says that the old stock is
about exhausted, prices are high
and potatoes going higher, and as a
result the demand for new potatoes
should be brisk.
There will be small .fruit In a-
bundance, and there was never a
better prospect for .peaches and ap-
plies.
Taken all together, it has been a
long time since things looked bet-
ter for Pottawatomie county.
two biolk-:s, mo escaped
0100 prices after battce with officer
big mill was
bv flames
BLAMX8 CAPTAIN AND
<m  OF LISITANIA.
'Mrs. W. H. Curtice accepted an
invitation from the Clayton Bible
class of Central Presbyterian church
at Oklahoma City to address the
class this morning. Mrs. Curtice is
spending the day in Oklahoma City.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the
Christian church will meet at the
church Tuesday afternoon ait 3*
o'clock. All members are urged to
to be present.
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Saturday evening a fire broke out
on the top floor of the Profalfa
mill of the Shawnee Milling Co., on
South Broadway. The flames or-
iginated in a coveyer head, and had
a good start when discovered. The
fire department was summoned and
made a quick run, arriving in time
to help put out the flames with the
mill hose.
Had the fire no't been discovered
just In the nick of time, the mill
would douibtedless have been de-
stroyed. The firemen and mill em-
ployes, however, worked rapidly and
with good judgment, and extin-
guished the flames before they had
a chance to spread.
Dr. Carl E. Foss.
Dr. Carl E. Foss of Harlem, Mont.,
one of the survivors of the Lusitania
who was on his way to enlist with
the British Red Cross, and returned
to the United States on the liner
New York, condemned the Officers
and crew of the torpedoed vessel. He
said he saw a submarine about 1.30
on May 7, an hour before the ship
was struck. It was on the port side,
and was not the sulbmarine which
struck the vessel.
The Lusitania was going slowly,
not more than seventeen or eighteen
knots an hour," said he.
Speaking of the actions of the
crow after the explosion of the tor-
pedo, he said:
"On deck I found a numfber of
members of the crew taking life-
preservers out of a box arid putting
them on. They paid no attention to
the passengers and seemed to be
looking (Alt entirely for themselves.
I managed to get a lifebelt out of
the box and put it on. Then I waited
to see what would happen.
"The stewards on the Lusitania
seemed new. They didn't seem to
♦ know how to handle a boat and all
This photograph shows a scene on
board the American liner New York
when the body of Charles Frohman,
the vessel was docked In New York
City. Three survivors and nine bodies ^4- fact, every interest of the
of victims came on this liner. The j 4- community will be thoroughly
pier was crowded with relatives and 4- represented in the "Special."
darkness a German submarine took a victim of the sinking of the Lusi friends of the deceased, and ther<-'+
sel was due to the fact that In the the well-known theatrical producer,
ANXM NCKMlvYT.
Between the 10th and 15th
off June «will be published the
"News-Herald Baptist Univer-
sity Special 'Edition." There
will be 10,000 copies of this
edition and every man, woman
and child in the city will
have an opportunity to read
it The paper will reach
every community In Pottawa-
tomie county, and a bundle
of these will be delivered to
every worker of the school
in the state.
The schools of Shawnee, the ♦ j they thought of was savinv thom-
churches of Shawnee, the ♦ selves. I was Very much disappolnt-
bu6lness men of Shawnee—in ♦ ' ed in them."
it for an English boat.
tania, was being carried off when1 were many affecting scenes.
♦ Miss Irene Henderson of Dallas,
♦ Texas, formerly of Shawnee Is the
+ guest of Mrs. J. T. Tlmmons at
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GEARY PLAYS HERE
THIS AFTERNOON
The team that Geary exipects to
win the pennant with will play
Shawnee this afternoon
Park. The game will be called at
2 p. m. sharp, in order that the vis-
itors may be alble to catch that 5
o'clock train.
Geary is known from McAlester
Friday night night watchman Lee
Wilson of McLoud had a battle,
single handed, with two burglars who
made a raid on two stores there, and
wounded one of them, but both es-
caped, leaving a portion of their
booty. Officers Saturday conducted a
thorough search for traces of the
burglars, but without success.
Mr. Wilson's attention late Friday
night was attracted by sounds from
the Boston .Dry Goods Store, owned
by Oklahoma City people. He inves-
tigated, and discovered two men in
the act of burglarizing th store. He
attempted to arrect them, and a bat-
tle ensued, in which a numlber of
shots were exchanged. The two men
escaped, but on of them was evi-
dently wounded, judging from the
fact that the floor of the store w&s
found to be freely spattered with
blood after their escape.
After the battle investgatlon dis-
closed that the Lion Drug store had
also been burglarized.
When the burglars left the Boston
store, they left behind some grips
filled with hats, ladies' dresses ect.
Deputy sheriff Harden went to Mc-
Loud to investigate. So far as has
been reported, no clues were found.
This is the first serious raid on
(McLoud stores since town watch-
man A. E. Arnett was killed there
several years ago.
to the panhandle as a good baseball
clu'b, and they are out for first
place In the Inter-City League.
UftoTTfih they win today, the coveted
place at the top of the coltrmn will
be theirs, consequently a hard-fought
game is expected. Ca/pt. Brooks will
use Posy and Johnson this after-
noon.
Scenes of Attack on Italian Coast Towns.
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This map shows the scene of at-
tacks by Austrian warships and aero-
planes on Italian towns on the west
coast of the Adriatic Sea, and a
photograph of the Duke D'AbruzzI,
commander of the Italian fleet, who
was credited In reports Monday with
having sunk three Austrian ships
and taken two others In a naval bat-
the
tie between Ancona and Pola,
Austrian naval base.
Ancona, Jesi, and Porte Corslnl,
as well as Veince, were attacked
by aeroplanes. An attempt to blow
up the Italian arsenal at Venice was
reported. Bombs were dropped, but
they were said to have done little
damage.
Pay Taxes
The Shawnee Tax Roll will be at the NATIONAL HANK OF
COMUtRCt:, May 26, 27, 28 29 and 31st, for payment of 1914
taxes. Where first half has not been paid taxes are drawing 6
per cent penalty until June 1st. After June 1st, 18 per cent. If
first half has been paid penalty will not be attach until June
15th, then at 18 per cent. There will bo no extension of time
of payment. GEO. K. HUNTBR,
County Treasurer.