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THE WEATHER
TPI.RA May 29 Maximum 7.
miniiniiiu .Vl; .milh wind and cloudy
OKLAHOMA KOKKCAST h.i.ti.
day iiiiM'ttltd with pru'iably i h iiiii.fr-
nhowiTt cunli-r in t it nil fiitrnl ;
Thursday nemm-lly fitir. '
nr ir ir coi m
Which will you do?
Join th Knvy t.rnffiit
Assist ths Kril Cross.
'nil His mil.
Knlisl.
Iluy a Liberty bond.
VOL. XII NO. 250
TULSA OKLAHOMA WEDNESDAY MAY 30 1U17.
12 PAGES
PRICE
5 CENTS
SIX ARE WOUNDED
IN ST. LOUIS RIOT'
Recurrence of Race Struggle
Sees Three White Men and
Three Negroes Shot.
SALOONS AND SHOWS CLOSE
Difference of Opinion Over
President Precipitates in
Toledo Riot.
EAST ST. UiriS 111. May 29
Three while men and three negroes
were wounded tonight In u recurrence
of riots that Hturted .Monday night
after a meeting to protect against
the wholesale Importation of negro
laborers.
Six trooiH of Illinois national
guardsmen patrolled the streets hut
groups of from twenty to two hun-
dred men formed at freiuent Inter-
vals ull thru the night The ap-
pearance of u negro on the street was
a siirnal for trouble.
Mollis shot Onl.
Saloons closed at 0 o'clock and the
picture shows did not open hut the
streets were crowded. The widely
scattered points of trouhle made it
difficult to check up on all disturb-
ances. The negro sections where the
arc lights had heen shot out virtually
were In complete darkness.
Thomas l:itchie u private watch-
man for the lialtiniure and Ohio
railroad was patrolling the tracks
when he saw a mum approaching
with a shotgun lie challenged the
black who fired wounding Kin hie
ill the sli.iiildi r.
Al St. .Marys hospital two while la-
horets were in a serious condition as
a result of gnnshnt wounds.
.Shot III ( old KhMMl.
Trouhle began early in the evening
Hardy Hurls a negro was returning
home from work in the packing plant
whei accosted by a white man who
asked him where he was going. Harts
did not reply hut started to run. The
white man find and Harts fell with
a bullet thru his lung. He probably
will die.
Charles F.rvin a nemo was chased
by forty men for several blocks and
when It nppeared he would escape
several shuts were fired one of them
entering the black's right side
The intermittent formation of small
mobs continued during the entire eve-
ning hut with soldiers patrolling the
streets in pairs none of them gullied
any appreciable size. At no time was
there more than two hundred men
In a group It is estimated.
Challenge All fussing.
At 11 o'clock Col. I'. K. Clayton
who is in command of six companies
of militia on guard here declared h"
expected little more trouble tonight.
Colonel Cluvtnn stationed his Mien
each armed with rifle and ninety
rounds of ammunition one hiinurvft
feet apart In the sections where trou-
ble was feared. Orders were Issued
to let no on- pass into the "restricted
zones" without being challenged.
Three engine companies of the fire
department responded to nn alarm on
North Third strict hcavllv sttled by
lifcrno.r .mil were met with a Volley
V. hen th-y arrived there but none
Were hit. Sever il other false alarm 4
were turned ir.
HutiilVcds Arrested.
Hundreds of at rests were made es-
pecially at the approaches of the
Kails and Tree bridges one n'gro
was taken who carried a sack con-
taining cirht revolvers and three hun-
dred rounds of ammunition.
Six members of the Fiist rcjiment
national guard of Missrtirl were ar-
rested charged with Inciting to riot.
They denied :he charge and after be-
ing 'held In .(ail about three hours
were released.
Heputv sheriffs arrested three ne-
groes lit the Spruce .-tr-"t ferry one
of them curried two rifles and tho
other had what Is believed by the pu-
llet to he a bomb.
Many lice (ity.
Police estimated that at oat 1 300
ne-roes had left 'li -ity for suluirns
or ' crossed Hi" river to St. I-ouis.
About 11 o'clock n fire started In
one of the negro sections and three
houses were destroyed before tie"
flames were extinguished. The fir"
Is believed to have been stilted by
JioterH.
BRAZIL NOW ANALLY
OF AMERICA IN WAR
Neutrality Revoked; Plan to
Seize German Ships in
Harbors at Once.
Ulo JAXKIKO .May 29. The
chamber of deputies tonight on Its
last reading ununiniruvsly passed the
bill authorizing the revocation of
Hrazil's neutrality In the ijerinan-
American war. The bill was amended
so as to nuthorlze the government to
utilize Gcrinun ships now in Kinzil-
ian ports.
It Is expected that government au-
thorities will at once proceed to seize
nil Herman ships Interned 111 Kuzil-
ian waters. They will he utilized to
aid the I'nlted States.
It now appears likely that the
chamber nf deputies will next take up
n bill revoking the decree of neutral-
ity declared by ISruzll in the war be-
tween the nations of Kurope. This
virtually means a declaration of war
by this country.
(.erinaii I'liil'ire- In S. A.
VSUINUTO.N .May 29. Hiazll's
decision to revoke her decree of neu-
trality Is construed here as little less
than 'a declaration of a state of war
with ilermany. f razil's action Is be-
lieved to indicate a general break-
down of Herman propaganda all over
the southern continent.
1'nofflelal advices that Chile would
Indorse and perhaps Join Hrazll In
the Btand against Germany are taken
ns added evidence of the growth of a
friendlier spirit and a corresponding
decliuo of Herman Influence.
British and French
Will Never Get Thru
Emperor Tells Men
I AMSTKKl'AM May 25. (Via
London I. F.mpeior William
during his recent visit to the
Arras front savs the correspond-
cut ol the Cologne Gazette de
livered an address to his troops
in which he said:
"The cticiih' relying on his ex-
perience hi the Somme battle
and on his unprecedented sup-
plies of munitions has been try-
ing to break the Herman re-
sistance. "The Trench flatter them-
selves with the hope of liberat-
ing their country a good
enough motive hut the llntlsh
have no such Justification. They
fight onlv to Increase their
power ami don't Inquire where
the right may be.
"Our prople and our army
land firmly together. How long
this may last must depend upon
Coal's will 'nt meanwhile we
must keep firm and the people
in the fatherland will give us
their gratitude
''In Hie meantime our com-
rades 'n submarines are doing
everything possible to cut off the
enemy's sources of living."
VOLUNTEER PLAN
AGAIN IS FAILURE
Average of Rut Little More
Than a Thousand a Day;
10000 Day Needed.
WASHINGTON May 211 War de-
partment officials are pointing to the
daily recruiting figures as proof anew
that the volunteer system again has
broken down in time of national
emergency
VcMcrduy's regular army recruiting
brought in 2.237 men making a total
of h 7 . e 1 S since April 1. Illinois was
first with .lull and New York second
with 2Ti. Army officers declare thut
a yieat drive for volunteers to fill the
army and national guard to the new
war strength will be necessary unless
there is to be serious delay in organ-
izing til" newly authorized regiments.
These of course arc for the regular
army and quite apart from the army
to Iil' raised by selective conscription.
Is-ss Than 200 mm.
l'espite the fact that the nation is
at war and American regulars are un-
ecr oii'ers for the fighting front in
Fiance less than two hundred thou-
sand men have enlisted liinee April I
in I he regulars and national guard.
The present rate of enlistment 1.-
2iin t" l.i'iiiu a day officials say must
be Increased to ten thousand or twenty
thousand a day if the forces which In
all probability will be among the first
to follow .Major Gmicral I'ershlng's di-
vision to Kurope are to go forward
promptly. An appeal to the country
from the president may be necessary
t get the men.
Guard In Had Way.
The national guard is In even worse
situation. The "present total strength
of the lorce Is less than two hundred
thousand and raised to a war footing
as has been ordered should total 330.-
o oo. In addition the Hi national
guar l division plan on which the war
department Is working would require
neerly as many more to fill necessary
additional regiments.
No Wave or I'ecllnif.
The most striking fic't In connec-
tion 'with the recruiting rale for the
regulars officers say. Is thut even the
announcement that General Pershing
would lead a division to Franco with-
out dcinv failed utterly to stimulate
enlistment. The daily aveinge re-
cruiting had dwindled steadily.
If voluntary enlistment fails despite
the recruiting campaigns that are in
prospect the only recourse will be to
fill the regulars and national guard
with men selected for military serv-
ice under the draft.
HENDERSON SENT TO RUSSIA
Member llritisli War Cabinet Off On
Special Mission to Slavs.
LONDON May 2!. It is officially
iinnouiir cd that Arthur Henderson
member of the Hritish cabinet and
the war council has undertaken an
important government mission to
Kussla and that George Nieoll Haines
minister of pensions has been ap-
I ointed a member of the war cabinet
without portfolio during Mr. I lender-
Min's absence
.Mr. Karnes who now enters the war
cabinet as the : r-rescntutive of labor
in place of Mr Henderson has sincj
August 1911 been a strong advocite
of the vigorous prosecution of the war
and has used his great influence
with tin workmen steadily In that
direction. He lost one son In the war.
American Slackers
Flocking to Mexico
M'AUF.X Mny 29. American slack
ers have been seen on the streets here
and have applied for places In stores
ami offices offering to work for their
board and room for several months to
escnpe the selective draft government
officers said. Tho matter has heen
reported to American civil authorities
In charge of registration. Investiga-
tions are being rnnde In Juarez. Chi-
huahua City and other Mexican cities
to ascertain how many American
slackers are there.
Chinese Troops Fight
Each Other) Report
I'EKINCJ. May 29. The civil pov-
err.or of tho province of Anhwel sud-
denly has commandeered forty cars of
tho TlnsBhpc. railway. His purpose in
taking over the cars Is not known.
It Is reported that fighting Is pro-
ceeding between the troops of (len.
Chants Hsun military governor of
Anhwel and Gen. Nlszu Chung at
I'engpu.
TULSA TO HONOR
THE DEAD TODAY
Graves of Departed Soldiers
Will Be Decorated; Parade
and Speaking.
PROCESSION AT 2 O'CLOCK
Military Units Citizens and
Patriotic Organizations
Will Take Part.
old Glory will be waving above the
K ra oh of all American soldiers who
lie in Tulsa cemeteries this morning
no less lovingly over those who woro
the blue than those who wore the
gray. Yesterday afternoon the ii. A.
It. h went out and planted Kings above
the graes of their uomrades and
those of the Spanish-American war
ou rims. The 1'. V. i.'.'s also decor-
etcd their graves Willi the Slars and
Stripes yesterday.
This morning flowers will be car-
ried to the cemeteries by both of these
organizations and laid on all the
graves. Tin re will be no i "mctery
services in the afternoon.
At 2 o'clock the biggest Jiecoratlnn
I'ay parade in the history of Okla-
homa will form on the downtown
streets.
ope of the spe.ial features which
will add much color to the parade will
be a float containing W'nnga camp-
fire gills under the leadership of Miss
Llsie 1! Calvin. These girls will be
dn?-std in costumes symbolizing the
allied nations tiroupcd around Jt-nn
Hauler who will represent America
and eairy the handsome silk Flag be-
longing to Akdar Shrine v.ill be Mil-
died Kogers lis France Itchec'ii Has-
kell as Kelgium Katherine I'lilgham
as Kngland. Jane Kobinson as Italy
and Miss Calvin as Kussia and a gal-
lant little boy to represent our latest
ally Krazil.
Itcil Cross l ull.
Another special feature will he little
Miss Klizabeth Henry 12-;e.ir-old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. K S. Henry
who dressed as a Ited Cross nurse will
ride a white pony at the head of the
Ked Cro.s unit In the parade.
llea;'ing the parade will be a phi-
toon of mounted police in full uniform
headej y Chief Lucas. All the police
in the city with the exception ef a few
needed at headquarters will be out In
uniform.
The public schools will be closed nt
noon and the children will take an
imporiunt oart in the parade. The
senior will march in caps and gowns.
There will be Flags and I'lag beurers.
The formation of the paiade will he
sr. loliows:
1. PlHteon nf Mounted po'iri roumunifh'd
bv (iiii-f .if INilirt I. urate
2 Chief Mnrslial A. J. Niles and muff.
H. Tulsa IiiiihI.
4. .Vtiyor .bilin II Siminnhii and (ity rniil-
mifhioncrK in niibannliilcH.
5. Officer and dirftturs of tliu Chamber
ef Onmincri'.
'Huh division Kill form on Sou I Ii Main
fronting on Klftll.
s. Hy urmtti of all Tulca patrol.
7. lirand Army of In.1 Ki'ioiliac (onfediT
ate vt'lfrttn and all auAiliarica in autonae
ta!tH.
s. Spiiih wur vet.'riing on foot auxili-
aries in anloinolalcH.
V. Army mivv and Oklahoma national
yuaid recruiting panicR in autotnohdcti.
. Thin division will form on Went Sixth
fronting on Main.
I 10. Oklahoma amlnilanro compiiny No. 1.
('apt 11. II. I.aitciiu i-oiiiinanuui uith full
' field tsiuipiiicnt iiir'udiiitt 12 li(ld ainhu-
' lances and three romhal wuicoiim.
' 11. Floats relireHenling the enlpnlK allien.
the Itcd Crn.n. Navy League of the ('nil4d
Stale. National League of Women' Service
I laughters nf the Confederacy and all other
patriotic ortr.inunlions.
Thia division will fiirm on West Seventh
fronting on Main.
12. The order of the .Inviting on foot.
Kl. Students of Henry Hernial! colleice.
14. Labor and fialeinal organization.
l.V Oklahoma engineer company A Okla-
homa national guard.
'I hi division will form on Kaat Seventh
fronting on Main.
in. i'upila of tho Tuba public schools.
15. Citiien in automohile .
1U. Kire department commanded hv Fire.
Chief Aider.
tin division will form on West Kighih
frunlinit on Main.
Having formed the procession will
proceed to Convention hall und pass
across the stage where the following
program will be participated In by
everybody starting at 2: HQ o'clock:
Music by band "Hil Coluiiihia."
Call to ruder by the chairman U. M. Younk-
man II. A. K.
Invocation by Hev L. H. Harlon.
Song by entire audience "Columbia the
l.em nf the Ocean."
Pipe or-an rerital Prof. John Knowles
Weaver.
Patriotic address by Hon. A. A. Small.
Song by audience "The Siar Sjiaiitfled
banner. 1 '
Address by Hon. P. II. Maroney.
Souk by audlejice "America."
Closing dedication of monument to thn un-
known dead by (i. A. It. post and auiil-
aries. "Tup.."
All citizens who have ears which
they would like to donate to the serv-
ices of tho old veterans are requested
to be at Seventh and Main at i o'clock
There has been such a large demand
for cars for this purpose that tho
Automobile Dealers association lias
not been able to supply the desired
number.
All boy fceouts In uniform will meet
at the M. K. church at Fifth und
Koulder ready to enter the parade.
They nre requested by Scoutmaster
Fred Thompson to be at the church
promptly at 1:30 p. m.
Strike in Paris Grows
More Serious Each Day
PAHIS. May 29 (2 p. m.l After
the double holiday strike movement
developed renewed activity today. Va-
rious branches of the laundry cloth-
ing wire and bread Industries Joined
the strike. There were several street
manifestations hut no serious disor-
ders. t WOULD OI I K I) HOI KS I
t TODAY. .
i The business office of The
I World will be closed today from I
I 12 o'clock noon until 8 o'clock I
I p. m. on account of Decoration I
I day. business will be transacted I
I an usual this foronoon and after I
I 6 o'clock tonight. The editorial I
t department will observe the I
I usual hours. I
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SOLDIER MSES l
EXCITIXG GAMES AS
SHELLS FALL AliOUT
Hlaff C rrcP'indeiit of A socialed Press
KKITISII II rLWiQl'AKTKKS
IN l'KAN'Ci:. May 2s. (Via
London May 29 1. The old
adage of "all work and no play"
has its application In war as
well as in peace. The baseball
season on the western front Is
111 full swing. I'nder the very
shadow of Vlmy ridge a great
game was placed yesterday aft
ertioou before an all khaki aud-
ience on a bit of the battle-
field on which the shell holes
had heen filled In and a rough
grandstand erected for the of-
ficers and other spectators in-
cluding ((Ciieral llorne com-
manding thi first British army
who has become ail enthusias-
tic fan.
The gar.ie waa between teams
representing two Canadian bri-
gades. As u matter of fact all
the teams in what may be called
the world war league are now
composed of representatives of
tho numerous Canadian bodies
and all the players are anxiously
awaiting the arrival of the
American forces to urrtingu all
lnterleague series.
. Pitchers' Hutilc.
The second Canadian brigade
beat the third brigade by the
score of 7 to 1. The second
brigade had a gnat left-handed
pitcher whose delivery the third
luigaile batti rs colli I not solve.
The third brigade team lUo
had a good bnxman who for-
merly played with Ottawa in
the Canadian league. The catcher
was unable to Hold his delivery
well and this fault a uuted
for many of runs scored by the
winning side. The game was
remarkably free from en ms
considering the battlefield dia-
mond on which It was played.
All the euuipmcnt had been
brought from America Including;
the base bags.
f.rlm Wur Side Issue.
As n side show It was possible
for the grandstand to see an
xeaHion.il Ceif.-in s-.l drip-
ping half a mile or so away.
Airplanes Nire humming over-
head but assuming them to he.
friendly no one looked their way
except when a fly ball was hit.
There was typical rooting by the
Canadians and Americans aiming
the khaki-clad spectators and
much wagering on the game.
One subaltern bet enough ho
said to pay his expenses on n
three weeks leave In Paris but
he chose the wrong side and his
leave was Indefinitely postponed.
The games are played twice
a week in thin strangest of all
baseball leagues.
Kentucky Storm Relief
Work Proceeds Rapidly
HICKMAN Ky. May 29. One
death In u hospital here today
brought the number known to have
lost their lives In Hickman and the
nearby villages of Kondtirant and
Kardwell nnd on the liodds planta
tion near here as a result of last
Sunday's storm to 32. Lticfan Ku-
hanks of Kondor.itit au.i ..
day. In all sixty injured were
brought to this city and forty still
were In the hospital tonight.
Kelief work thrtinut tho storm-
swept district was well under way to-
night under the direction of F.dwnrd
Koberts Ked Cross representative at
Louisville who arrived today. Mr.
Koberts announced that Kcxl Cross
nurses will leave Ijiuisvllle and Cin-
cinnati tonight for this city nnd Clin-
ton where the storm also took a
heavy toll to aid In relief work.
Italian Commission to
Tour Southern States
WASHINGTON May 29. The
prince of I'dine and other members
of the Italian mission will leave
Washington next Monday June 4. on
a trip thru tho south nnd mldd1
west going first to Atlanta.
Following Is the itinerary an-
nounced today by the state depart-
ment: Leave Washington Monday June 4;
Atlanta June ti; Klrmlnghain June 5;
New Orleans June 6; Memphis June
7; St. trails June : Kurllngton. Iowa
June : Chicago June 9; l'lttsbnrgh
June 11; I lar lisbii i g Juno 12; New
York June 12; Philadelphia en route
to Washington after the visit In New
York.
New Russ Envoy Is
Pleased With Outlook
TOKTO May 29. "I am Immensely
satisfied with conditions In Kussla In-
cluding Siberia." said l'rof. Doris Ka-
kymetieff the new Kusslnn ambassa-
dor to the I'niled States on arriving
here today "1 think tho new regime
in carrying on the work of organiza-
tion successfully and will soon be able
to launch an offensive against the
enemy."
Professor r.akynietleff Is nf thn
head of a special commission of forty
on Its way to tho I'nlted stutes. He
repudiated the Idea that his country
would make a separate peaco.
One German State Is
Seeking a Revolution
WASHINGTON. May 29 A con-
Mderahle sentiment for revolution In
the German state of Wurttemburg is
reflected In news stories published In
the Frankfort Zeltung. An official
dispatch today ouoted the paper as
lying on M ly 25 that a minority nf
the social Democrats In the staV..nd
bolted bersuse the majority refused
to advonite a revolution. The minor-
ity Joined the Independent Democrats
Count Andrassy Named
Premier for Hungary
STltlCH Switzerland. Mnv 29
(Via London.) (Krltish Aiimlralt
per Wireless Tress.) An offlelnl tele-
gram from Hilda pest says that Kn
Jeror Charles has appointed Count
alius Andrassy premier of Hungar).
WHERE TO SIGN
AfV A!!3'S IW!'"I3IIITIJ
ui JUMQ
Ml III
Kt'Kistration Places for Tulsa
Conscripts Announced by
Mayor's P.oanl.
OFFICERS TO MEET TONIGHT
Men in C'harjro of Work Will
I'c (liven Supplies and
Final Instructions.
Mayor John 11. Simmons chair-
man of the Tulsa conscription regis-
tration board yesterday announced
tho precinct registration places foi
June 5.
These places us far as possible
have been selected at sites usually oc-
cupied by Noting pools as the instruc-
tions from the war department pre
scribe.
Mayor Simmons together with the
other members of the board including
Dr. S. DeZell llawiey and I . F. II .re
also issue d u notice to ull registtais
that a inciting or these officials ull
bo held this coming at the city hall
for the purpose of giving final in-
structions lor the registration ami for
the distribution of tne supplies which
have been issued by the gowrumcni
and which have been In the hands of
the mayor tor the past several days.
The following places have I n
designated by the board as the official
r gistiatlon booths In their rcspciine
precincts:
o. I. S () d..or east of li ' Whole-
sale tcrocerV ..tore on Knt PirM slreel
No. oim-nliou hull lloulder and
llrady.
No. :l (Ynlnil fire station 111 West
Second
No. 4. Ihkit schoul Fourth and UosliMl.
No. :. IbiiKKc at hiMh H(.i Miiiu.
No. il iulna county cniulhuii-c Moulder
aril SiMh.
No. 7 West Side itooelv .'. U Weal
Killli.
.So. S. Owen (Irvine) school Park and
Ma; bell.
No. U. Osiice school Kairview and llcli-
ver. No. in North Side (ire stall. ai .'.l;l
North Main
No. 11 Washington school Kockford and
llodne.
No. 1J. KhsI Side file blalioii lull Kast
Third
No l:l. Cooper's store Thirteenth and
(juaker.
No. 14. Horace Manu school Klcvenlh
and lloslon
No. l.'t llnrsue al Kihth and Main.
No. 111. Lindsay or Kairview school
Twelfth and Krisco.
No. 17 Ibiworth's store. M Tulsa
No IS. Cody's slore. 17ul South Main.
No. Itl. (irace Methodist church ;t'ju
South Trenton.
No. 'JO. sand Spring hitertirhan station
Third aid Moyl.ell.
More than two hundred applicants
presented themselves nt the office of
Frank Newklrk. city auditor yester-
day for registration. Among those
who sought I like registration be-
fore the city auditor on the grounds
that tiny would be absent from tbeli
home precinct on Julio 5. were several
negroes. In every Instance yesterday
the applicants were forced to sign an
oath tiiat business alone would keep
them from presenting themselves ut
their registration place on June 6.
LOOKS HbE TTE R I M F R A N C E
Morale of ri-op'e In Dcinstaleil Area
Is lilirolng Now.
l'AKIS. May 2. After two months
of Intensive work by the military and
civil authorities In the district de-
vastated by the recent German retreat
a distinct Improvement Is beginning
to be observed says a semiofficial
statement today. F.ven the morale of
the people of the district has under-
gone an improvement. Civil life Is
gradually being resumed trade Is
showing signs of revival and there Is
a general reawakening of the agri-
cultural and economic activities of the
region.
"WE'RE IN DEAD EARNEST"
I'cileral Attorney Kivs Grand Jury
Will Ixiok ul for Slackers.
NF.W YOKK. May 29. The federal
grand Jury will convene. Monday and
will be In readiness to take up any re-
iKirted violations of tho president's
oraft proclamation It was announce. I
today ut the oft lee of tho I'nlt.'d Slates
district attorney.
"We are not going to tolerate any
monkey business on June o." suid As-
sistant District Attorney John C. Knox.
"Any mail or woman trying to dls-
iMiudo a man from registering will
find accommodations In Jail."
CAMP SITES NOT GIVEN OUT
San Antonio and II I "a so Announced
hut Olliers Held Secret.
SAN ANTONIO Texas May 21).
General I'lirker's recommendation
that a camp for the training of a di-
vision of troops be established in San
Antonio and one In Kl I'uso has been
approved and announcement made by
the wnr department In Washington.
The department has refused yet to
divulge General 1'arker's recommen-
dation on tho other four campsites.
I
ICIot in Tohslo.
TOLEDO Ohio May 29. Two
thousand persons including militia-
men pacifists police and citl.ens
were participants In a riot hero to-
night ns the outcome of an attempt of
rnticonsiilptlon speakers to niblriss(
a crowd In the streets.
The outbreak occurred when a citi-
zen's cry of "Hurrah for Wilson!"
was answered by "Kaiser Wilson!"
from one of the pacifists. Memoer
of troops IL M find K. stationed at
reerultlni: offices nearby resented the
if mark ."I'd the riot resulted. Several
persons were more or less seriously
injured. Police were called und sev-
eral arres's were made.
At 11:30 p. m. Chief oj folic
fnyne said the police and militiaman
had the nltiiation well In hand and
issued nil order relieving the day po-
lice force. Colonel I'lavton sulrl flvj
camps would be established for the
fix companies of guard mien tomor-low.
GERMANS SUPPORT
KAISER TO A MAN
SAYS DAVID J. II ILL
M W VOKK. May '.Ml Dm I.I Jayiic
Hill former anilNissailor In (.crnmiiv
In an aildri'MM to (lie trustee of tin
mciicail Defense society here today
warned thai (.eriiianv 1 fur from de-
feated and ili.HCimiiU'il the tliisir) Hint
the llolieniilb rns alone are rispotis.
Me fur that iiuinti)'s Impcii.illsilc
ambitions. He ilis'iin d that l In' pres-
ent war Is ii struggle of (sdlllial sys-
tem. 'I he people of Germany" Doctor
Hill assorted "arc more loyal lo Hie
'inH'rir I ha n the Dciiiim rallc wniy Is
to Wilson today. The president has
said we lime no hostility low arils the
German people hut do mil tlif Ger-
man Hople support llie Imperial Ger
man goxcritiucul to a man'.1 Did not
jn vne of general rejoicing go thru
'Germany when the l.usllaiila went
down'.' How many Germans In Gee-
many can you find who are not Im-
I peiiallstlc? I I in 1 1- neer found one."
"'lids" DiM-tor II 111 added "Is go-
Int; lo Is- ii different world if the ecu-
Hal shuts win the war anil It Is by
no means certain they will not. I n-
l Ii'sm vto conscript ourselves for this
ilwiltlc and lay our wealth anil our
I lives at the altar of the defense of our
I Institutions we will find our descend-
ants In the ortc of world doiiilnuilug
Mill-mi's of uiilocriiej1."
MUST SHOW PEP
ON BOND ISSUE
Local Committee Alarmed at
Small Number Subscribing
to I.ijr Loan.
I'D Till': I'Kol'l.r: OF TI lS. I
I
Tulsa is In a desperate posl- I
tlon relative to Its subscription. I
of the Liberty loan and we sp-
lit al to every citizen nf this city
to take the situation homu di-
rectly to himself.
I'p to the close of business
vesterdav afternoon the sum of
$1. 114(1. Ilil) worth of Liberty
bonds had heen subscribed for
In Tulsa but out nf the slxtv
thousand supposedly patriotic
Americans In this city only 412
had subscribed to the loan.
Tulsa Is GuING To I H V Its
share of the Liberty bonds but
If It Is a concentrated subscrip-
tion list Tulsa Is sure to suffer
in a business as Well us a patri-
otic way.
Let this thot come home to
viir.
Ky neglecting lo subscribe for
your share of the Liberty loin
you are geln to hurt your own
business condltton every bit as
much ns von nre going to show
your real lack of Ami l b an man-
hood. Let us look things In the face
and call them by their right
names. Many thousand slackers
will be charged to Tulsa unless a
much larger percentage of our
lit izcnsitlp proves Its patriotism.
The hour for talking has
passed the time for real action
iias arrlvd lion't slack.
LIKKKTV LOAN I'CKLICJTY
Ci IM M ITT 10 K.
Tulsa blinkers view the local situa-
tion of the Liberty bond subscription
with considerable periousness. At a
meeting of the general Liberty bond
commillee yeslenlay at the y. M. C. A.
reports from all the banks of Tulsa
show that only 412 people of Tulsa
are enrolled among the subscribers
to the Lloerty loan. This leaves-something
like fifty-five thousand citizens
of 1 nl.-::i who have not expressed a de-
sire lo do their share In oversubsenb-
ne I he loan.
lieports show that the. sum receiver!
for the loan to date amount to ?1.-
r.iO lMI. but this Includes piaetlcally
all tho real large subscriptions that
ran be expected from Tulsa. The bal-
ance of nearly 1 1 onn.iiai) must bn
made up in small subsc riptions. All
banks reported that the sub . rlptlons
vestcrday were more numerous than
heretofore and It Is hoped that this Is
but the starting of n really popular
demand for the government war se-
curities. Douglas (.i ts Itusv.
It was derided yestordcy that a
stronger campaign Is going to be nec-
essary and to this end the aid of the
Clareoee It. In uglas secretary of tho
chamber of commerce was solicited.
He will carry on an a"tivo campaign
und will be assisted by all those who
are Inteiestetl In tho nuccess of tho
issue.
At yesterday's meeting stress was
placed on the need to warn local In-
terests and orkers of Tulsa of tho
necessity of a wido personal i.uhscrlp-
tion If business conditions tire ex-
piated to ho kept up. It was decided
to place the whole situation before the
people In an effort to npenl to their
bnslneis sense us well as their patriot-
ism. Other Loans Shortly.
Information from Washington as-
sures that a second S2.iHiu.0UU nut
Issue mny be expected within a few
months und probably one or two more
in lurge before a year bus passed.
While a restricted subscription list of
four' hundred or five hundred of the
wealthier people of Talsu can prob-
ably handle the first loan without
slopping other business they would
thin find It Impossible to i are for
Tulsa's shure of future loans without
hurting business In Tulsa.
It Is believed and hoped that Tnl-
sans who can will realize these neces-
sities especially after Junu 5 when
perhaps five thousand Tulsa men will
register for army service.
A nifty little button which the mem-
bers nf the Liberty llond association
are describing us cheap to make but
costly to wear Is being shown about
town on the coat lapels of those patrt-
CO.N'TINL'KU ON l'AOK TWK1.VB
PAGE HIT HARD AS
TRIAL NEARS END
Minnie Atkins Practically Ad-
mits Under Cross Fire That
"Tommy" Was Myth.
CHIEF DEFENDANT GRILLED
Pajre Put Thru Stiff Kxamina-
tion by German ; Denies
Charges of Fraud.
Hpcrisl to The World
MI'SKnUKF.. May 29. If any ad-
ditional evidence were needed to
prove that Tommy Atkins never ex-
isled und that Charles I'age Frank
Long all'! K. C. Ilanford had ample
notice of that fact before they took
hold of the properly the government
believes It brought out today In the
r I'oss-r x:: i u I na t ion of Minnie Atkins
ellrgod mother of Tommy. The ex-
amination was conducted by Ii. Iluy-
ilea Liii'biiugh special assistant to
the I'nlt.'d States attorney-general.
Minnie's testimony sitlsfled thil
government that the boy Intended to
leprisent Tommy Atkins was Hubert
Li e I'oli rkln. i child born In tho
summer of ISS.i but which lived only
three weeks lie was not entitled to
the allotment because of not belli
alive In April. 1SHI).
Informs I'age Crowd.
Her adntl rslous also imllcats that
she had Informed the I'iiko crowd of
this at the outset but that they per-
sisted In establishing a Tommy At-
1 Ins They fix the dale of hi' birth
as June 1 IXSC. His earlv life Is
somewhat of a mystery hut he had
lo die shortly after receiving the al-
bi'inert lo fit Into the fare scheme.
Harsh tactics were not used In
eross-ciui'stloulng. Standing close to
the witness stand. Lliiebaugh put the
Interrogations In a kindly tone und
freiuenty assisted Minnie In refresh.
Ing her memory. This the witness
seemed to appreciate. She was asked
about u trip which Ilanford her at-
torney made to Koston In July. 9H
tri se one churlcs Kctorkln a former
amor of Minnie's.
Minnie's Admission.
"What did Ilanford say to you when
he returned?" Lliii'baugli nskud.
"He asked me what I meant by tell-
ing him that lie nlioiit I'eterkln helnir
Ihe father of Tommy." she replied.
"Then you hud told him thut I'eter-
kln was the father of the boy?"
"Yes'' said Minnie us ahe honed
her head and smiled sheepishly.
For the sake of the men who havo
drawn her Into this affair Minnie to-
day publicly bared her life ami so
the government believes laid claim to
one sin which sho never committed.
It had become generally known that
Mintiln was to testify and the ccurt-
looin was packed when she look tho
stand. However as she related tho
story r.f a young girl without guid-
ance straying from the path of right-
eousness tunny women icft the room.
Trouble Weighs on Her.
Minnie s 03 yearn rdd. she testified
today. She Is large or frame and al-
though not possessing physleul charm
there Is a look of mute appeal In her
eyes thut would command tho sym-
pathy of almost anyone.
The Tommy Atkins trouble has
kept her In a high nervous stute for
the last three years. At several cru-
cial points in the fight to retain tho
bind. .Minnie has collapsed under tho
fear that she was about to be ar-
rested. She then had to be put thru
a course of preparation before sho
was ready to testify. This was tho
filth story regarding Tommy's birth
told by Minnie. All vary on Impor-
tant details. Kut she Insisted today
that this one wus the truth.
Changes Her Mluil.
In a suit brought by Nancy Atkins
lit Sapulpa to obtain the Tommy At-
kins allotment Minnie said that Tom-
my was born in u hospital ut leaven-
worth. Today she said ho was born
ut "Granny" Letcher's a negro liouso
of prosltution.
She ulso testified at Sapulpa that
Tommy was born In the summer of
lsnli while she was working for tho
family of Lieutenant Stafford. This
fits In exactly with tho date of tho
I'eterkln child. Minnie made the out.
right statement on direct examination
that she hail an illegitimate sou which
ll'NTIMi.D UN I'AUB THUKK
READY TO PASS FOOD
ACT IN SENATE NOW
Measure Enacted by House
Substituted for Original Bill
for Speed's Sake.
WASHINGTON May 29. ConshN
cranio progress was mudo by tho
senate today toward passage of tho
administration food survey and pro-
ductlon bill. Kaiiy in the day tho
agriculture committee substituted for
the measure the senate had heen
considering the similar bill which
already has passed the house there-
by paving the way for prompt final
tiiiictmeiit.
Into the house bill the rommlttco
had written an uniendnient by Ssiui.
tor l'olndexter to penalize the stor-
age of food fuel ond other neces-
saries vlth Intent to corner a mar-
ket with u proviso by Senator Ken.
yon exempting farmers and other
tiigin.il pror'uieri.
A motion by Senator MrKellar
striking from tho bill the provision
providing for the eradication ef in.
sects and plant diseases Injurious to
agriculture was adopted by the ser.
ute without n record vote. Another
proposal by thn Tennessee seuutor to
reduce the appropriation for seed
to be old to the fain. ers at cost
from S2 600 000 to St. 000000 wad
rt'Ji cted.
During the debate Senator Sher-
man criticised the activities of tho
council of vnitionnl defense. He said
he did not question the council's
motives but thot it was Interfering
with the general welfare of tho
country by Its orders In many case
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