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VOL. XII NO. 226
TULSA OKLAHOMA SUNDAY MAY (5 1J)17
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DISCOVERY WILL
END SUBMARINES
BOARD BELIEVES
Plans for Dealing With
U-Boat Peril Completed
by Naval Advisors.
TESTS ARE SUCCESSFUL
Chairman Confident That
Menace as Been Elimi-
nated by Invention.
NOT DEFENSIVE SCHEME
Aggressive Warfare Sure
If Idea Submitted is
Carried Out.
NEW YORK May 5. W. L.
Saunders chairman of the
naval consulting board an-
nounced here today that the
board had forwarded to Wash-
ington plans for dealing with
the submarine problem which
it was believed had solved the
problem successfully.
Mr. Saunders who has been
chairman of the naval consult-
ing board about two months
supplemented his announce-
ment by saying that while
the submarine problem can
not be considered in reality to
have been solved until the
U-boats have been destroyed
nevertheless numerous experi-
ments had been made along
the Atlantic coast with highly
encouraging results which led
the board to feel confident
that a successful solution had
been reached.
Believes Problem Solved
"It looks as tho the subma-
rine problem has been solved"
Mr. Saunders said "not only
in the ordinary but on the
strength of practical tests on
the Atlantic coast."
Mr. Saunders added that
five hundred inventions for
U-boat suppression had been
submitted for consideration of
the board and experiments
with many of them justified
he believed the assertion that
a plan had been found by
which the submarine peril
could be eliminated.
Cnrry Fight l North Ncu.
Mr. Saunders In talking to n group
'of newspaper men emphasized that
Inasmuch as ho wan nut disclosing de-
tails of the naval hoard's recommen-
dations to the government tho state-
ments he made wore not military in-
formation and would he of no Infor-
mative value to the German govern-
ment. It Is the beard's opinion that to
cope successfofly with the submarine
problem Mr. Saunders said nggros-
Ivc warfare must be carried on in the
enemy's territory. This included In
the bonrd's hi-lief he declared naval
operations in the North sea with de-
stroyers submarine chasers airplanes
nntB and mines co-ordinated with de-
vices to destroy submarines which the
board had experimented with and ap-
proved. Flooded With Inventions.
For several months about 35 inven-
tions a day have reached the board
and 16 committees have examined
them. Those not considered worth
while were at once eliminated. Some
were selected and tested at experimen-
tal stations along the Atlantic coast.
A few survived and these are the
ones Mr. Saunders said which will be
employed against the submarine.
Mr. Saunders said the plan suggest-
ed to the government Involved the
possibility of land operations. With-
out committing himself definitely on
this point the scheme he Indicated
Included a military offensive against
the Kiel canal which would call for
the transportation and landing of an
army against the Important German
waterway.
Itohlns in Dark.
As the Official spokesman of the
naval consulting board Thomas Hob-
Ins gave out this statement tonlKlit In
reference to Mr. Saunders' announce-
ment :
"If Mr. Saunders Is correctly quoted
as saying that some American genius
has perfected an Invention which will
clear the water of submarines he
must have knowledge of some Inven-
tion which is not known to me or to
the other members of the board. We
are still searching for exactly that
kind of Invention."
In a later statement Mr. Saunders
reiterated the belief that the plans
CONTIM ri) VH PAGE 1IF1EEM
FLYING GOLF HALL
STRIKES CADDY IX
EYE; SIGHT GOXE
In an accident on the t'ountry
club golf links yesterday afternoon
Huben T. Johnston a caddy was
struck in the eye with a golf ball. The
eye is probably lost. J. G. Collins
with some other players was Just
starting around the course when he
topped his bull sent It over the bunk-
ers and struck young Johnston
squarely in tho eye bursting the eye
ball.
Kuhcn has been a caddy at the club
for some time and was shagging balls
for some of the players who were
practicing lie was stooped behind
the bunker when the ball hit him. lie
was hurried to a local hospital where
he is awaiting an operation.
Johnston Is only IB years old and
lives at 23 Morse apartments. The
lad was plucky and considering tho
misfortune optimistically he said that
he was blind and that lie would rather
have lost a limb than the sight of his
eye but he "guessed that it couldn't
be helped now."
Dr. W. Albert Cook who was play-
ing on the links at the time did his
best for the youth and sent him to
the hospital.
SPANELL GUILTY;
5"YEAR SENTENCE
Defendant Breaks Down When
Jury Convicts Him of Mur-
dering Colonel Butler.
COLEMAN. Texas May 6. A ver-
dict of guilty of murder was returned
at 8:25 o'clock tonight by the Jury In
the case of Harry J. Spanell charged
with the killing of Lieut. Col. M. C.
liutler and punishment was fixed at
five years' Imprisonment.
Spanell all but collapsed when the
verdict was read. Counsel for the de
fense announced a motion for a new
trial would be filed immediately and
If it were not granted an appeal would
be taken. The plea for reversal they
said would be based specifically upon
the refusal of the court to sustain de-
fense's plea of "former acquittal."
Acquitted of Killing Wire.
Spanell was indicted at Alpine.
Texas for the alleged killing of his
wife and Lieut. Col. M. C. liutler on
the night of July 10 1916. The charge
of killing his wife Mrs. Crystall Hol-
land Spanell was tried at San Angelo
last February on a change of venue.
Spanell was acquitted and the case
against him for killing liutler was
brought to Coleman county. Tho trial
began Monday April 23.
Testifying In his own hehnlf Span-
ell virtually repeated his testimony
given at Sun Angelo last February
liutler ho ssi ill had showed undue at-
tentions to Mrs. Spanell despite sev-
eral warnings and promises to cease
these attentions
Claimed Wife Was Insulted.
fin the evening of tho double shoot-
ing Spanell testified Hutler had In-
sulted Mrs. Spanell in an unstuirs
room of the Holland hotel at Alpine.
He Invited Hutler Into an automobile
with himself and wife and nfter
driving a short distance demanded an
explanation of Hutlcr's alleged actions.
In the ensuing altercation several
i;hots were fired by both Hutler and
Spanell. The shot that killed his wife
Spanell declared had been fired by
butler.
Spanell did not deny that he fired
shots at Rutler nor that some of these
shots killed the army officer but he
fired he said in self protection Hut-
ler being tho aggressor.
More than two hundred witnesses
were examined during the present
trial during tho early periods of
which tho defense entered a plea of
"former acquittal" because of Span-
dls acquittal of the killing of his
wife. Presiding Jud-e Woodward
overruled this pica.
SOCIALISTS TO STOCKHOLM
American Iti-uneh Will Ho Represent-
etl nt World Conference.
COPENHAGEN (via London) May
5 5:17 p. in. It has been announced
definitely says-n dispatch from Stock-
holm that American Socialists would
bo represented at tho international
congress of Socialists w hich is expect
ed to begin in the Swedish capital
May IB.
Morris Hlllqult chairman of the na-
tional committee of the Socialist party.
sent a cable message to Camllle Huys-
mans April 10 asking that the Stock-
holm conference bo postponed for two
weeks because It would be Impossible
for American delegates to reach there
May 15.
ACCUSE MUNITION MAKERS
Alleged Strike Agitators to Itliunc
Them for Prosecution.
NEW YORK". May 3. Indications
that tho defense will seek to prove
that tho prosecution of members of
labor's national peace council charged
with conspiring to disrupt the muni-
tion business In this country was
brought about by a conspiracy of great
capitalistic enterprises engaged In that
line were frequent In tho trial here
today of Capt. Franz Rintelen of the
German navy and seven others
charged with fomenting strikes to pre-
vent the entente allies' war orders
from being carried out.
HE CHARMED BLOODHOUND
lvieacl Com let Makes Friends With
Iog and Takes Hint Along.
CHARLESTON W. Va.. May 5.
A bloodhound valued at t'iOD sent
on the trail of a prisoner who escaped
from a convict road gang near here
today made friends with the fugitive
and was taken on Into the mountains
according to authorities.
High Post for Newspaper Man.
WASHINGTON May 6. M. Rrlcfl
Claggett a member of the Washing-
ton staff of tho Associated Press today
was appointed private secretary to
Secretary McAdoo
GIGANTIC DEW
FOR LIBERTY LOAN
Treasury Fairly Swamped
With Subscriptions to
War Issue.
FROM ALL OVER U. S.
Banks Take Up Offering
at Rate of Half Million
Dollars a Minute.
WASHINGTON May 6. The treas-
ury was buried today beneath an ava-
lanche of subscriptions to the liberty
loan. Yesterday's pace of $:'0OUUUO(I
an hour was quickened to almost
$500000 a minute and It became up-
parent that the J2. 000 000000 offering
would lie oversubscribed beyond all
previous estimates.
Compilation of the actual amount of
subscriptions received today was be
yond physical possibility with tho
present working staff. Probably one-
fourth of the offering already has
been spoken for. Officials listed sub
scriptions received up to 2 p. rtl. per
mitting the largest bundles of tele
grams received thereafter to accumu
late and found Uiat during the six-
hours of working time that had
elapsed since the last compilation the
country had subscribed to $172983-
000 additional bringing the grand to-
tal for the two days up to $31 1657-
000 exclusive of thousands of replies
to be listed.
To He Twice Oversubserils-il.
Subscriptions listed yesterday and
today represent the offerings of less
than 6 per cent of the total number of
financial Institutions before which
Secretary McAdoo placed the offering
forty-eight hours ago. Should the
present ratio be maintained the banks
and their customers will have sub
scribed to approximately $6500000-
000 worth of tho bonds an oversub-
scription of more than 200 per cent.
As many of the larger financial In
stitutions have telegraphed their sub
scriptions however officials are in-
clined to believe that the present ratio
will hardly bo maintained.
Possessions Represented.
Replies to the offerings received to
day came from virtually every part of
the world where the American Flag is
flown. Hawaii Porto Rico and the
Philippines proved that they are not
financial slackers by cabling substan
tial subscriptions. Fairbanks Aluska
tho northernmost city In the western
world telegraphed $50000 subscrip-
tions and added that the town would
be advertised in all the newspapers
there. From every state In the union
the reply was overwhelming.
New i ork the country s financial
stronghold sent subscriptions totalling
$57000000 bringing its two-rtay
total up to $116.K90.000. Toduy's
New York subscriptions Included two
of $10000000 each one of $4000000
one of $3000000. two of $2500000
two of $200000 and six of $1000000.
A New York lawyer took $1000000
worth and three sisters made a Joint
subscription of $300000.
One of Three Million.
Philadelphia subscribed $13330000
Including one subscription of $3000.-
000 nnother of $2000000 and six of
$1000000.
Subscriptions have been tabulated
from approxiamtely 1500 of tho
27.500 bunks of the country the other
26000 not having been heard from
or their replies having been received
later than 2 p. m. today. So great
wus the labor involved In distributing
the subscriptions geographically and
tabulating them that officials decided
to discontinue doing so for the present
at least until a larger force can be
obtained. Indications are thut the
present force will have Its hands full
In simply tabulating the (train! total
of subscriptions during the next few
('ays.
Oklahoma's $827000.
Grouped by states the two-day total
of subscriptions' includes:
Arizona. $200000; Arkansas $536-
000; Illinois $26292000; Iowa.
$2. 327 000; Kansas. $2481000; Mis-
souri $3276000; Nebraska $ 1274-
000; New Mexico $198000; New York
$132031000; Oklahoma $827000;
Texus $3526000.
Russia to Send a New Note Giving Her
Position; No Separate Peace Planned
Soldiers and Workmen How-
ever Indicate They Will
Demand End of War.
M'LLKTIX.
PKTKOGKAO. May 5. 7:35 p. in.
via London 10:10 p ni In conse-
quence of Uie disorders .which .oc-
curred yesterduy In Pelrogrud tlic ex-
ecutive committee of the council of
workmen's anil soldiers' delegates lias
decided unanimously to forbid ull
public meetings and demonstrations
for the next two days. Anyone who
Incites the people to lake part In any
demonstrations or fires a shot will he
regarded rs a traitor to the cause of
the revolution. The committee will
submit to the council for Investigation
the causes leading to the firing of
shots In the streets of I'ejrograd yes-
terday. rETHOGRAD. May 5. 10:15 a. m.
(via London 10:45 p. m.). The sit-
ting of the grand council of work-
men's and soldiers' delegates ended
last night after the delegates had dis-
cussed a supplemental communication
from the provisional government ax-
GEOLOGIST HEIXG
HELD IX A RDM ORE
AS GEIIMAX AGEXT
AJtli.MiHiK May 5. Posing u a
gccTogist and later as a driller a man
who gles lii-i names as Charles
Wlulesi holt is held in Jail lu re under
suspicion of being a German agent.
!u his trunk. It Is clainif J .
found packets of post cards "v
putures of the m-.ist of the principal
bridges and public building in the
I'nited States. A cancelled passport
showing he bad only recently left (ier-
tiiany aldo was found. Pi stal author-
ities here claim Whlteschntt had 'men
sending registered mail to Hutch and
German territory lie is 4 4 years old
a native of Pennsylvania and claims
he has no relatives anywhere. He will
lie given a hearing before tho I'nited
States commissioner.
HOUSTON APPEALS
TO HOUSEWIVES
By Practice of Thrift They
Can Serve Country Best
Secretary Says
WASHINGTON May 5. In an ap-
peal today "to tho women of the coun-
try" Secretary Houston declares that
: they can do their bit most effectually
In the national emergency by practic-
ing thrift In their households. The
appeal was prompted by many re-
iquests for a statement as to the serv-
! ico women can render the nution In
i the direction of producing and con-
i serving agricultural producls.
"Every woman can render Inde-
pendent service to the nation in its
present emergency" says tho appeal.
hho need not leave her home or
abandon her home duties to help the
armed forces. She can help to feed
and clothe our armies and help to
supply food to those beyond the seas
by practicing effective thrift in her
own household.
Kvery Ounce Count.'.
"Every ounce of food the housewife
saves from being wastod In her home
all fooil which she or her chil'lri-ll
produce In the girden und can or pre-
serve every garment which cure or
skillful repair make it unnecessary to
replace all lessen the household's
draft on the already insufficient world
supplies.
"To save food the housewife must
learn to plan economical and pro-
perly balanced meals which while
nourishing each member of the family
properly do not encourage overeating
or offer excessive or wasteful variety.
It is her duty to use all effective
methods to protect food from spoilage
by heat dirt mice or Insects. She
must acquire the culinary ability to
utllizo every bit of edible food that
comes Into her home.
F.coiiomiy.c In Clothes Tiki.
"Whenever a useful garment Is
needlessly discarded material needed
to keep some one warm or dry may be
consumed merely to gratify a passing
fancy. Women would do well to look
upon clothing at this tlmn more par-
ticularly from the utilitarian point of
view.
"While all honor Is duo to the wom-
en who leave their homes to nurse and
care for those wounded In battle no
woman should feel that because she
dues not wear a nurse's uniform she
is absolved from patriotic duty. The
women of the country If they will
give their minds fully to this vital
subject of food conservation and train
themselves in household thrift can
make of the housewife's apron a uni-
form of national significance.
"Oemonstrate thrift in your homes
and encourage thrift among your
neighbors.
"Make saving rather than spending
your social standard.
"Make economy fashionable lest II
become obligatory."
FOR THE FAMILY'S HONOR
rather on Death Hod Sends Oulv Son
to Recruiting Office.
JOL1ET. III.. Muy 5. Francis R.
Young 74 years old a civil war veter-
an died here this afternoon. In his
last moments he culled Ins only son
Edward to his bedside and said:
"Your great-great-grandfather died
in the revolution; your great-grandfather
died In the war of 1S12 and T
was In tho civil war wi'h four cf my
brothers three of whom were killed.
I want you to enlist and keep up the
fighting honor of your family."
Edward enlisted in the army tonight.
plalnlng the note of May 1 to the ol-
iles. The council passed a resolution
declaring that the government's new
note which It will send to tho allies
puts an end to all interpretations of
the note of May 1 contrary to the In-
terests and aims of the revolutionary
democracy.
Another resolution was adopted de-
claring that the policy of annexation
for the first time had been made the
subject of international discussions
and this fact should be regarded as
Important victory for democracy. The
resolution concluded:
"The executive committee while as-
serting its unalterable determination
not to make peace except on these
(conditions appeals lo tho entire revo-
lutionary democracy of Itussia to rally
around the council or workmen s and
soldiers' delegates and declares its
firm assurance that the peoples of all
the belligerent countries will be able
to overcome the resistance of their
governments nnd force them to enter
upon negotiations for peace on the i
basis of renunciation of all annexa-
tions and indemnities."
The explanation of the note of May
1 which the provisional government
gave to the council and which will
be forwarded to the allied govern-J
ments roiiows:
"The note wns subjected to long
and detailed examination by the pro-
visional government and was unani-
mously approved. It wus obvious
that this note In speaking of a de-
cisive victory had in view a solution
of the problems which were men-
EVANGELIST RAKES
CRINGING SLACKER
"Rather My Boys Be Dead in
Frnneo Than Craven Cow-"?!?LJ"JJ.J:i"J-McConneH.
UNION REVIVAL ENDS TODAY
Final Services at Tabernacle
This Evening; Soldiers
Attend in Body.
' I ain't goln' to preach a sermon
to you I couldn't If I tried" said
"Line" MoOiinell in husky tones last
night and then preached u sermon
on courage and honor and valor that
will live In the hearts of his hearers
forever. It was a great recruiting
speech. It was a masterpiece of slm-
plluty and strength. It was a trum-
pet call to battle. It cunnot bo re-
produced. He talked out of a full heart. Ho
hid Just received a letter from Mrs.
MeConnell down In Atlanta telling
him thut both his sons had enllstod
in an r.viation corps and were leaving
for the aviation camp at Sail 1 ilego
Oil. "Line" described ;ho letter with
humorous pathos us "be-snloti tied."
He said he telegraphed the mother
of his sons "1 thank God and honor
our sons."
Death Preferred to Cowardice.
With an acho toj deep for tears and
pilde too deep for many words "Urn:"
told tils audience that ho would
rather know his sons were dead In
I'r.i nee t bail living craven cowards
who- had not responded to their coun-
try's call.
Hector M "Council Npnki about the
serlousmss of tlio war the probable
length of Its duration tho trial as by
fire which would be visited upon us
ill tun ho assured bis listeners that
God had never inudo a coward of
anyone.
The Soldiers Described.
Ho spoko of the different classes of
men who would go to the front. Ile-
glnnlug nt the bottom of the scalo he
named the adventurer whose courugo
ho compared to the dumb courago of
a bulldog. There would bo many he
said who would go for the pluudils
of the multitudes in n spirit of self-
gloriflcatluii. These he compared to
the strutting fighting gamecocks
others would go because It was not
In their heart to know fear Jiut at
the top of the scalo as truly great
Doctor McConnell pluced tho men
who knowing the danger with no
love for a fight as a fight went for-
ward at their country's call with hal-
lowed hearts which Included all the.
other types of courage and in addi-
tion u stiong moral element.
(irenl Men All llruve.
No great man whose exploits had
been recorded on tablets that had en-
dured had ever been a coward ho
said. He talked uliout Mos. who
hud not chosen tho eusiest way who
had chosen what had probubly
seemed to his contemporaries a fool-
ish and an Illy choson way but whoso
conduct had stood tho test of four
thr.auund years.
Doctor McConnell said that every-
body In this town who could have
volunteered and did not do so had
chosen the coward's part.
He only hud a few words for his
soldier boy guests. His respect for
them he suld wus entirely too deep
to he put into words.
Till the Hoys Come Home.
There was speciul music for the en-
listed ones and a trio sung "Till the
Hoys Come Home." a song being sung
by the home keepers of all the clUcd
nations.
Kefruln:
"Keep the home-fires burning
While your hearts are yearning.
Tho the lads are far away they
dream of home;
There's a silver lining
Thru tho dark cloud shining
Turn tho dark cloud Inside out
Till the boys come home."
I'urewell Meet Today.
Today Is the final iluv nt the taber-
nacle. At 11:30 o'clock there will be
a union meeting of all the churches
at 2:30 a mass meeting at the taber-
nacle a "home service" Doctor Mc-
Connell calls It and ut 7:30 u final
service.
Situation in Regard to Slav
Stand Still Seem Shrouded
With Uncertainty.
tloned In the communication of April
9 und which wus thus specified:
" The government deems it to be
its right and duty to declare now
that free Itussia does not ulm at the
domination of other nations or of
depriving 1 them of their nutlonit
patrimony or ut occupying bv force
foreign territories but thut 'its ob-
ject is to establish u durable peace
oti the basis of the rights of nations
to (lech'o their own destiny. The
Jlussiun nation does nut lust after the
strengthening of it power ubroud ut
the expense of other nations; its aim
is not to subjugate or humiliate any-
one. In the name of the higher prin-
ciples of eniiulity. the itussian people
hao broken the chuins which fet-
tered the Polish nution but It will
not suffer thut its own country shall
emerge from the great struggle hu-
miliated or weakened in its vltul
force.'
"Referring to the 'penultles and
guarantees' essential to a durable
peace the provisional government
had In view the reduction of urmu-
meiits the establishment of Interna-
tional tribunals etc. This explanation
will be tominun'catcd by tint minis-
ter of foreign affairs to the ambassa-
dors of the allied powers."
"U. S. COXSCRIPTIOX
KXOCKOUT ULOW TO
KAISER" GERARD
K Ns.S 'TI'Y .May i. Pussuge of
the sele. ti: conni n.ilioii law in tins
country was one of tin; greatest Mow
that could liuvi I i struck against
the morale of lierncuiv und her
u inics fi.rmcr Amb issador James W.
Gerard told the City club here today.
Hi- added that he wus c nvlm e that
America would h.i e been the next
li l i in of a vi.'toi'lous or unw hipped
icruia iv If this cotritry had not en-
tered the lists imamst her.
"No (icriiiur expeteel tho I'nited
States to adopt i onsci iptlon" the
tornier American rep cscntati e ut
llerltn said.
"Neither revolution nor s'urvatlon
will defeat Germany. She will he
beaten only by open war."
James W. Gerard is scheduled to
lcllviv an address before the Drill and
Derrick club or this -Ity. The exe-
cutive eommiticK of the club tele-
graphed to him In Kansas City yes-
terday asking that the Tulsa date be
set up but Mr. Gerard replied that II
was necessary for him to return lo
New York Immediately. lie milled
that hi hoped to lie free to come to
Tulsa in June.
LOWER MAXIMUM
FOR DRAFT AGE
Considered Likely That Con-
scription Limit Will He
Reduced to 30.
WASHINGTON. May fi. Two
meetings today of senate and house
conferees on tho army draft failed
to bring an agreement on any of the
Important differences. The conferees
discussed briefly tho maximum Rgn
for conscription fixed in the house
bill at 40 and in the senate bill nt
27 years. It Is the general belief
that u compromise making tho maxi-
mum not over 30 years eventually
will bo leached.
The question of sending un expedi-
tionary force Is understood to depend
now almost entirely on whether the
allies would prefer to divert from tho
transport of fooil the amount of ton-nns-!
necessary to carry the soldiers
across the Atlantic. The committee
on expeditionary force will consider
this subject particularly together
with problems of supplies equipment
and the like define reporting. In
addition It will take Into account tho
fact that sending a force would cur
tall the general staff's plan for re
taming the new armies. The commit
ten also will dbcuss where In the
French front un American force
would be sent and what it status
would bo.
To Take I'll CensorKhln.
The committee on Intelligence Is
expected to take up censorship es
plonago and related sulilccts.
The munitions committee will fiice
the ln.sk of enlarging the output of
munitions In this country no us to
fully meet Americas new needs with
nut breaking up tho vital flow to
I'.urope.
The utiles have brought over uc
curato details of their needs und tho
Kineral stuff has compiled figures for
the new American armies. Britain's
experience In consolidating labor and
Industrial resources will bo gono Into
lu detail.
Outline l'UH'rt Program.
At the outset tho materlul com
mittee will bo (diarged with an offer
determining whether an American
force If one Is sent shall bo based nnd
supplied from England and Eranre In
order to save the 31100-mile line of
communications. Also the committee
will Interchange opinion as to the bet
ter kinds of supplies for the armies.
Tho hoslptal committee will discuss
first the plans for sending base hos
pltals to 1'rance and the regular
American army of question of co
ordination will form n large part of
the work of this section. Tho names
of the officials on the several com-
mittees were ncd announced. It Is un-
derstood all of them will hcKln ses-
sions immediately and definite agree-
ments are expected In a few days.
Already trade committees of Ameri-
cans and committees of the Hrltlsll
and I'rench missions are at work on n
general export program to be sub-
mitted to the American und ulllod
governments.
BIG NEW LAUNDRY BUILDING
Will Cover 100x120 loot ami IK"
Kqiilppcd With Ijitcst Machinery.
Work Is being rushed on the huge
concrete building at the Corner of
Wheeling and Oklahoma which Is
being erected by the Quality liumlry
& Cleaning Co.
The building which will bo one of
the largest In the city devoted to this
business covers a ground space ot
100x120 feet on a lot 2.10 feet In
width und 300 feet In length it is
being erected of re-enforced concrete
ami when completed will be equipped
with more than J30.000 worth of the
most modern machinery on the
market.
SHORT COURT CLERK QUITS
Muskogee Official Admits Hooks Off;
Terrible" lie Says.
Spc-inl toThn World.
MI SKiiGKK May F. C. 11. Shaf-
fer clerk of the courts presented his
resignation to the county commis-
sioners this afternoon following an
examination of the records of his of-
fice by deputies from the office of
I'lcd Parkinson state examiner und
inspector. H is reported that a
ihorta-.tr' of about $2.!00 has been dis
covered. Shaffer admits thut the ac-
counts are short. He went before the
oni nilsslonei-s this afternoon and
made u clean breast of It. ".My God
men It is terrible" he suld.
The commissioners have not yet ap-
pointed his sucecs.xjr.
CHURCH OMITS SERVICES
Member I'rged to Detnie That Time
to Their Gardens.
I.KXINGToN. Mass.. May 5. The
I'nituriun church of I'.ast I-xlnglon
has decided to omit its morning serv-
ices on Sunduys during May and June
In order that Its members muy devote
more time to their gardens. The pas-
tor Itev. John Murk has enlisted In
the nuvul reserve.
GERMS FAIL TO
Y
IN FIERCE FIGHT
Desperate Counterattacks
Along Hindenburg Line
Repulsed by Allies.
LOSE MORE GROUND
Hullecourt Center of In-
tense Battle; Soldiers
Fighting Hand-toHand.
RUSSIA REMAINS PUZZLING
Government Refuses to Recall
Note Pledging Country's
Continuance.
Associated rresa
PAHIS Muy 5. 'I'heflghtliig ilur-
the last 4H hours nlong the entire
front has been the most despcruto
since the twiillc of the Murnc. From
the south of I ens where the Cunn-
iliaiiH and Australians fractured tho
lllnilciiburg line to the region or
Khelius whore the l-Teiieh have made
hrcuehes In the German lines In the
sector from which Kheims Is IK-Inr
iMiiuburdcil und destroyed there has
been one continuous series of utlucks
followed by counterattacks which
have Im-cii of so ilcsiM-rule a churuetiT
us to imlicuU) that the supxslllon
that tho Germans have planned to re-
tire Ii erroneous ut least for the pres-
ent. All last night the fighting con-
tinued. dispatch from u Iluvus
coi'i-fsMudcnt on the Hrlllsli front
snvs that in reply to the question:
"Will such u struggle continue?" one
of tho commanding officers said
"va tomorrow anil the next Uuy and
so on until wc get a decision."
Alter repulsing German counterat-
tacks at numerous points along the
llniiicnburg- line all the way from
Kresnoy roiilhwurd to tho southern
corner of the line nt Imou and fur-
ther eastward toward tho Champugne
Ihu llritlah und French troops In
rrancu uro holding the majority of
the positions they gulned In the des-
perate fig tiling of the last week and
are making some small progress in
the face of desperate resistance.
S me of the Uurmaii uttaeks were
broken up by urtlllery and others
.vero driven off after hand-to-hand
Infantry fighting. Uuo of the most
vlolont German attempts to recover
lost ground was In the sault on Cra-
onne and tho positions near It which
wero taken by the Kronch tho pre-
vious day hut the assault broke down
under heavy flro which Inflicted
great losses on the Germans.
i:vocuaie German Trenches.
Progress was made by the Kronen
eas' of Mont Carnillet nnd by the
Untish north ot Huvrincourt wood.
Kullecourt continues to bo a center
of most Int 'use battle with ultcrnnte
advance anil retirement on both sides.
South of that point the Hrltlsh have
bombed their way Into German
trenches of the Hlndenburg switch in
ihe direction of ljueant. Tho pene-
tration is regarded us of great tactical
rfigniflcuiice.
Artillery fighting Is Intensive along
tho Alsno front.
French Advance Continue.
With the strong fortress of jion us
th"lr objective lYencli troops con-
tinue their brilliant advance toward
the Ailetto river from tho heights
above the Aisne northeast of sols-
sons. Tho angle In tho French line in
front of I-uffuux has been straight-
ened out by an udvance ulong a front
"f nearly lour miles on the road from
Solssons to lion. Further cast all
the high land between Corny and Gra-
mme ii distance of six miles and tho
hills dominating the valley of the Ail-
ette are lu the possession of General
Nivellc's men.
Take l.t'OO Prisoners.
The German resistance Is declared
to have been of a most desperute
ehnniiler but the French maintained
their adiatice and In addition to In-
flicting heavy losses on the Germans
rook moro 'nan mtir thousand threa
hundred prisoner! on Saturday. Tho
total prisoners taken during tho opcr-
CONTlSfKl) O.N PAGE KIKTKKN
Company C Xeeds j
J 2o More Men to He
at War Strength j
I Tulsa will not have done the
I duty the country is asking until I
I Company C Oklahoma national I
I guard is brought to full war
strength. Twenty-five additional t
I men are needed and for the pur- I
I poso of recruiting these men I
I i.leut. Hen Hur Chastaine of I
Company C has been ordered to
I Tulsa. He arrived last night t
nnd immediately announced that
I he would open recruiting head- I
iiuurters In the Chamber of Com- i
I mcrce rooms this morning at 10 i
I o'clock. t
I Tho first regiment. Oklahoma t
I national guard Is more than I
threo hundred men below war
I Htreiik-th. and until these men I
I have been recruited tho military I
I organizations of this state will I
I not be called out. Tulsa must do I
I Its duty and bring tho Tulsa I
I lompany to wur strength. I
Twenty-five men uro needed. I
F.nllst today at the Chamber of i
Cnmmcrca rooms 10!A East
Third.
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REGAIN IERRII0R
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