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OKLAHOMA, OK*«A.
0*.tt Historical oociti/.
vol.. XVI. No,
Firs, Annual Comanche County Free Fair August 28 to September 1, 1917-Lawton
THE LAWTON CONSTITUTION
lawton, oklahoma, tuesday evening. july :
daily edition
BBITISH-FRFNCH BEGIN IS ITAliSUMENT OR Erica's Great Reserves, Men'
GI6AKTIC OFFENSIVE ONLY A LINE OF TALK? Money, Materials, Will Turn'Tide
4th Year *"■*=&£. L W"Eur<"K! Is P">P^'
of War be
Begun with
Although orders have been sent out
fron) Washington, to make a deter-
mined search for any slackers, none
have bee,, discovered so far in Coman-
che county. A number have been!
brought before U. S. Commissioner H.!
K. Blanding here, but all have been i
from other counties. It is probable, I
UffenSWP h°rVer' th'" b"f°"e t'hVs™rch ends,
vllOll/C a few will be ferreted out, by agents
By United Press
LONDON, July 31. — England
.-tarted a gigantic offensive in Fland-
ers today. Marshall Haig reported,
sinking over a wide front, north of
the rive- Lys. The Belgium and Brit-
ish commander reported that all ob-
jectives hud been attained. Many pris-
oners have already been taken.
1 rench Sweep Forward.
°y United Press.
PARIS, July 31.—Suddenly assum-
ing the offensive today, French!
troops swept forward with complete
success, to the first objectives over a
front of more than a mile in the Lar-
oyere sector of Chemin Des Dames
of the department of justice.
Russia May Be Recovering.
By Un'.ted Press.
LONDON, July 31.—Russia is to-
EXEMPTION
Great Search on Throughout the
Country for Registration Slackers—
Slackers Be Given Numbers of
Men Rejected First Call.
WASHINGTON^ D. C„ July 31.-
day recovering from the ill effects of I ^laimf f,01' e!""nption from service in
the German spy system. Dispatches *mer,ca 8 national army are running'
showed that in some sections of the' 'auer. ,'lan anticipated the initial!
northeastern front, Russian troopsi^empt,ons here and other points;'
have assumed the initiative and are!
vigorously pressing the battle. ' l fr,eaI search i& on throughout
|the country for registration slackers
offensive on two fronts. Tnev \Zt'Ki °""a THe s,aokers w«
forward with full success toward the : ^reLtel ""T m'm'JerS °f 'he
first objectives ' , fJ " ,he first ca]I for P^v-
J sical deefcts.
EXCESSIVE HEAT TULSA COMPANY
WAVE CAUSES LOWEST BIDDER
ON PIPE LINE
FEAR FOR CROPS
Heat Have Sweeping Country Cause*
Deaths—Kills Pasture and
Corn.
( annady ( on truction Company of Tul-
sa \\ i!I Lav Pipe Line
for $75,000.
TOPEKA, Knns., July -Anticip:,. The Cannady Construction company
s ate authorities have appealed to the of Tulsa, was found to be the lowest !
state authorities have appeale to the bidder for the work of laying tne pip,,
farmers to plant crops until the middle [line from Lake Law-ton-ka to Ft Sill'
*UpUst- Tl'e e"es3IV1' hMI WHVl' and Lawton, when the bids were opened
continues unabated, causing gravel yesterday afternoon bv the Jtv com !
fears, futures are brown dry and the;missioned. Their bid was for $75 000
con, crop has already been seriously H. L. Cannadv, , epreseiuating ' the
injured beyond hope in many sections^company, was here yesterday He
yesterday was the hottest day jet in stated they will commence work on the
Vtinsu'' project as soon as the contract is let,
and as soon as they can bring fhcii
VFwbVHP"r i;iX*I V"rk't f0rce "f me" he"' A cannot
NEW YORK, July Jl.-A number be let by the city commissioners until
of deaths are reported and scores of forty-eight hours after the opening of
prostrations all parts of the country, the l ids. All available local labor will
east of the Rocky Mountains, the heat be used by the company to rush the
wave grew worse today. The prostra- work to completion. .Mr." Cannady ex
tions have totalled thirty-three here in pects to have the 24 inch main to Ft
two davs.
Sill down within sixty days, and the
line on to Lawton within 180 working
days.
16.000 Feet of 21 Inch I'ipr.
The bids submitted yesterday ore
for the laying of the pipe only. The
commissioners already have an option
r . some pipe, which will be purchased
hy them direct. Thirty-thousand feet
21 inch pipe will be required, lti.OOOl
feet of It! inch, and 9,512 feet of 14
inch. Une of the most expensive ma-
terials to be purchased will be 145,000
pounds of lead, and T500 pounds jute
used in making the pipe joints.
Surveys for the new line have al-
ready been made. It will parallel the
present main as nearly as possible.
• ! . < i Of Medicine Workmen on Battleship Drowned
th* wiU eliminate consider- w hen Gsng I'laiik (iives Way in
Brooklyn Navy Yard.
With election day less than a week distant, opposition
weakening0Tho^0S| llghti"* fran,'his"s is noticeably
. p: ",( being no reasonable argument against
the franchises, the mouthpiece* of the great minoritv are
ter sniHt e |,C'"f to ,)e <,<,nvwhile the boos
deed! "jown thorou*hly tumi- ''anl in
' - t us note for just a moment a few of the objections
iciiig raised by the spokesmen of the op|>ositiou.
ley tell you that if the franchises carry, while the
lighting contract will be binding, the gas svsten. will not
b. i,„t„ll,J. Tl,i„ tliey J. in II,, ft," of H„.
publication of the franchise for almost a month. Section
tlummglHy and finally settles this argument. It reads"
slriMnotTe ° (r,Vn"'r to li-l,tin^) hereby granted'
1 l' "l t*>ativ«- unless and until the said grantee
time !l " gaS,S-?tn" the dty of Lawton withi" the
be sn m tte " Wrtain l,ro'),,8('d 8"" franchise to
I e submitted contemporaneously with the electric franchise
l.e. un proposed, and in the case of failure to install s«i,l -as
-stem no rights shall accrue to the grantee hereunder."
nild theie possibly be a misunderstanding as to the
!';™ tlu i U(,V" SC;iUr" • The 'fegul aut,lorit-v °f eitv
.... f 1,0 possibility of a misunderstanding.
1 • the old franchise becoming inoperative, under
1 new franchise during the six and a half years of the life '
<m tree M n" T f"' willlnia^ il ^ving of *15,000
n. tuet lighting alone. Isn't that material, .Mr. Taxpayer?
shall not'h, s')ec lcall-v. I)rovides that the new franchise
shall not become operative until the relinquish..!.- of the
sil rnqUishnlent mUst ,,e ' • within
city of Lawton. h"'ned tllC maiUS iuto tlle
I bis thoroughly disposes of the twaddle that the com
I any will operate under the old franchise during its life or
Nt> tliereT" theu s«'>stitute the new franchise,
the franc! le tT" ''<!', l".isunderstanding ">e terms of
? °"e fh0 t0 be ami impartial,
'it wno iuns may read.
Again they tell you that twenty-five years is -i lnn.r
sentatives make the laws, you know '
..re : If ]t "f PVe"br" sai<l tl'Ht if the franchises
^ "'.""ted the grantees will lay a two inch pipe from the
jells into Lawton and hold their franchise. Stop and" ,ink
iliiu'n, rfr jst
L 'tj limits would alone cost r25,0(K), -111(1 where would
" ' The an-v °Pp'!l tunit.v fo1' returns upon the investment '
ho installation of the gas system probable
h ween three and tour hundred thousand dollars, vet !■••
<:'tv of Mr' Key' "'^iT aU-v 'll'estion as to the abiV
ol .\li. Kejs and Ms asso.iates to finance this project
; : ; t.s generally believe,! that it may have alrea 1 I
attended to. Deep in their hearts those who are fiH (T. 1
wiU SlTe «°T "l'!" fr,'anteeS °f tll('Sl' '"ranchises
that they will Do It Now"'""'v ,'ontra,'t to d°, and
n.dustries are already knocking at the doors of Lawton
•'■assers ii, '. n ntv, Wt'nt ,l,at the biggest
field inouir es f T" e™ brouSht in in the Keys
,,,uX f-^piraef;, Mt'n's
i7 3 "inaisir r
gone and the ■s,!tt' ,"! !!"' yearH t,lat llavt> 1 " ,1 and
*i matter c V mk 14 lnust be admitted, has been
Ai?a ,„le waier1 a"d to the majority,
waterw ,rL olenr ,,r0vided f<"' the recent
1„. ill t'i i 'i i°n' ''"S as c'l'eal fuel proposition will
he sat isfactorily disposed of on next Tuesdav when the vo
lis will make another mark on the calendar of Lawton\
Sg%* *bv «'
, I ft BLIC UT1LITIKS COMMITTE
BUSINESS .MEN'S OLUB.
Business and News
Around the City
|POLICE COURT DOES RUSHING •¥
BUSINESS OVER SUNDAY. I
Six arrests were recorded on ,he, „
police books over Sunday, mosi of
v.hich were for disturbing the peace "!<"'eld to
New York.
Cecil Powell, a member of the Na- Chas. L. OldfieM of tne M. Koehler!
tionul (,uard, has returned from a brief c<>., left this morning for New York'
trip to Hobart, after a visit wiih his where he will do the fall and winter
I parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Powell. ''"yin* for th«> firm. Mr. Oldfield ex n
peets to he away for three weeks dur-
m* which lie will make extensive vur- . WA3HinGTON, D. C„
SECRETARY BAGERLAYS STKLai
UPON NECESSITY OF SITREMi,
EFFORT OF AMESICA AT THIS
TIME. q
Without America's Aid Knropean
Struggle Would End in a Miserah
Peace.
PREPARING
FDR BIS
FREE FAIR
| chases. Mr. Koehler, who is uitable to
jgo at this time, will leuve at
date.
;tensive pur i,
., America s great
l« linn... 1.. Kll-ill.
DR. BARBER
RECEIV ES COM MISSION.
July 31.-
reserve of menj
later m"ne}'fn(l material, will tun, the war
;"<e. The fourth year of the struggle!
" ill find America doing a vast part inL
I the over turning of autocracy and ul-|
timately with perseverance will win.
I his message is responsible for of-
( ommittces Appointed lo Handle Vari-
ous Phase of Celebration and
Cooperate With Fair Board.
Debate Resumed
, . - — •v K .wlulc lor 0i.-
1)r (; : '' • eivt'i' a com- *u * n,v l,aclii"^ the statements ofl
mission, first lieutenant, i„ the medical 1^1P f",do'" !,nd s«^ary LansinJ
reserve corps. n<rt wl|hout America's aid, the Euro-
|p,c?" stru«Kle would end i„ a miser-
able peace.
j Sec,etary Baker in an interview to-
On Proklklt.'. °y' ®tress 0,1 the necessity for a
Un Prohibition supreme elfort on America's part
By United Press iitlme-Victory '« ^-"tain to come if
WAsmoS, C„ J,l "!l~l
I reparations for the big celebration T1,° llell<le vl s resumed today by the it <j v
to be held in connection with the Free s0ll8|e on prohibition. The votes on the ' Obliged to Recover Alsac*
«Fair were well started last night, at a constitn,io'" liiendment comes tomor-lR„ i, •. , i'-orr i"e For France.
joint meeting of the fair and 'eleliia- row afternoon. Both the wets and drvs'
t iOn pnminitliui.1 1. ..1.1 : .1 .tiro *1.1, i? .
tion committees, held in ihe rooms of ure confident of victory.
the Business Men's club. W. F. Barber, —
hairman of the fair committee was «
j chosen chairman of the joint organiza. '
tion, in order to centralize the wor-,
; under one director. R. B. Morford was
' elected secretary.
' All chairmen of committees ap-
j pointed, by Albert Keys, chairman of
j the celebration committee, were in-
structed to commence work immedi
jately, and Mr. Keys was diiected to
appoint a committee )o niije the .{lKOO
j to be expended for the celebration.
Numerous forms of entertainment
l will be provided and work commenced i
to provide for the thousands of people]
I who will be here, for the fair and eele-i
(.ration.
SPEED' 1$
GOVERNM'T
SLOGAN
, WASHKiGTON, D. C„ July 31.-.I
|The United States is not obliged to|
I follow France's ambition to recover!
Alsace-Lorraine, it was staled today. |
America's relations to the Allies are!
not such as demand freedom of certain I
I>arts of Austria.
GOVERNMENT
DIRECTOR CAMP
ACTIVITIES HERE
Western Union
Facilities Increased:
2 Offices at Ft. Sil
In orner' tf acconfnocfate t*e ' «
creasing business, the Western Unl
Telegraph company will install tJ™
new Offices at Ft. Sill, nr.d increase the 1
, facilities of the local office, Manager]
All GoverniiK.nl Officials and Depart " °'',e "'^ounces.E.E.Condertack,|
menis Ru.hing Zr ', uP«mtendent, a^ Oklahoma City, wa. f
Plans. ,'Cre i'es'erday, arranging for the cn.
By Lnited Press.
WASHINGTON, 11.
C., July 31.—|
Speed is the watchword now for . *
the industrial war board of the nation.!bp U8ed at the Post.
, -ji """'.riuk iur ine
j largement of their facilities here.
An office will be opened at Ft, Sill I
for ihe School of Fire and one in the
cantonement to be constructed. Three
/vt the first Be'lde8 ,his another operator will ^
.ransferred to Lawton. Arrangements f
al council for defense.
|meeting today they will plan a buying\ , u ""'--rrangemenu
campaign for the government for sup hJ.,'1e. be6n made "'*<>, whereby Lawton
plies for the army. :wl" havc a wire to Oklahoma City and
I All government officials and depart-i""" Ual,as- Thi" wi" improve th?
rank Click Representative of War me"t are centered in ruBhing the war1 lce cuns'derEbly.
Department Commission on Camp (1'Ians. The house and senuie confer-'
Activities, Here Permanently. |ees responded on the work on the food tv. ■ FALSE ALARM. .
1 (bill. It is hoped that an agreement will: , hl t' deparment was called to the
What the V. M. C. A. worker is toibe reac'lu"i today by the commitee of °n . ,.Creilm factory, about!
the soldier in eamp will be the mission hoU!,cs. working on the problem f"C Vt' ° c"t' where sparks coming J
ill Lawton of Frank GlicK, who will be of rnisinK an additional two biPion an exhal,st pipe frightened some
located here permanently as a rcpre-jtaxcs ncc<k'd for the war machine. nearby.
tentative of the war ilepartment com
mission on training camp activities.
| Mr. Glick arrived last night, and to-
gether with Roy Smith Wallace, of the
commission, is making; a survey of the
'situation here in Lawton relative to
the social welfare of Ihe men, and
: meeting the business men, ministers
land women of Lawton, toward the end'
that a combined effort 17.1/ be made to'
insure the contentment and social well
TO PREVENT
PUBLICATION
LANDING TROOPS
BOY SCOUTS START
TUESDAY ON HlivE TO
MEDICINE PARK.
TEN DROWNED
WHEN GANG
PLANK BREAKS
I THE WEATHER
*
Forecast For Oklahoma Tonight
generally fair, Wednesday unsettled.
cooler.
Dance at Mineral Wells
Tonight. Special Orch-
estra Music. Always
clean, cool and pleasant
^ Dancing at ^ 1
❖ MEDICINE PARK ^
❖ PAVILION ^ able >Us.ing of rock, i is thought, be.
▲ 117 11 J A vause \vh< n the other pip.1 was put in
" Wednesday and r % ^ ^ of was >vule enulu.h new dork, juiy ai.-Ten men
V Saturday Evenings ^ •• pivmit he : <> ■ ■( .the- line. were drowned and thirtv are missing as Iiy United Pr
❖ LeedoSL.,,. ' ' J S SS
t U : tzxszsr
England Lost
71,000 Men In July
By United Press.
LONDON, July 31.—England lost
71,889 killed, wounded and missing in
the casualty list for the past month
announced today. 15,549 were killed.
All aran/'Ljiienta have been made I
: for the Boy St hike" to Medicine)
ark and today purchases and prepa- j
rations ate being made for an early
start tomorrow. In all, twenty-si*
, oys have reKi«tered and for the nettl
being of the thousands of men, who Failure of .. °r twelve days will have as much
will shortly be encamped at Ft Sill With Cm ' ress to |rea ' ''ure> healthful pleasure crowded
Mr. Click, is a graduate of Princeton,' D a IcR ,T' b ' 'thCir "VM "S ' possible the !
former captain of the Princeton foot-1 C "egilations. , boys to contain. Their muscles will
hall team, and well qualified to look % United Press. [■ CD' sinews strengthened,
after the matters that will come under WASHINGTON, DC Julv "I j ®}r 6}'es sparkle- their whole being
1 his jurisdiction. 1 Drastic regulations to nreven, L n,;7 : T . W'th neW life a,ld their
Although all V. M. C. A. activities Nation any report of Z 's' The yZ l ^ j°y'
will be confined to camps, it is prob- landing, other than iary prepaX1 time" U.°yvi^t" th6ak CamP al"Pl#
|able that a large Y. W. C. A. will |w tions abroad now in effect. The reiru-'h.Th.^1 j government fish
ite vis-11"tions came as a result of th. A."!"' 8p™d " f days
constructed here to accommodate vis- '"tions came as a result of the Associ Iit>FtC«n?Va d SP1*"d " couPle of daVa
y come to see thi, atcd Press' failure to comply wfth the "ha " t0 rhick "
it the carrm Pnm. requcsi of iho (rnvamm. ,
Four Dead and
Fifty Heat Prostra-
tions In Chicago
iting women, who may
relatives or friends at the camp. Com-!request of the government'n0tto'nuiTI i.„„- .
nut tees, composed of representative « h reports of the landing of troops1 Safurda!. 0" • "hik"" cl08*1
men and women of the city, will prob- i"st week. P Saturday evening. _ Chickasha Ex-
ably be appointed to co-operal" !♦>. 1 _ J Press.
Mr. Glick. Office room will lie provided
in the rooms of the Business Jen's
club for Mr. Glick.
EAT LAWT0NIA
ICE CREAM
It's the best of all, and
niade in Lawton.
Lawton Ice Cream Co.
Phone 105 — 320 E Ave.
NOTICE
, Jl"' ,thlrl;l 'nttallment payment on Lib-
erty Bonds is due Monday, July 30th.
Prompt payments must be made.
PLEASE CALL.
Firsft National Bank
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