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VOL. XII NO. 333
BID "GODSPEED"
TO AMBULANCERS
Hundreds Flock to Camp in
Closing Hour of Soldiers'
Stay in City.
TO LEAVE THIS MORNING
Band Gave Concert; Speakers
Entertain ; Mothers and
Sweethearts There.
Mothers and sweethearts kissed
them fathers and brothers shook
their hands and there wag many
tear-dlmmed eye at Camp Blnciam
lust night hh the lant farewells were
said to the men of the amhulince
company who were scheduled to fave
Bt 6 o'clock this morning in a special
train for Fort Sill there to he Issued
their new equipment and uniforms
heforo entraining tor Mineola L. 1.
where they are to he a unit of the
second great American army that Is
to he sent to France.
"You men aro the envy of l.OOo.UUv
others who are under arms tonight"
said Captain Alva J. Nilcs at n meet-
ing of the men and their friends hetn
in the open air. "You have been
chosen to accompany the second army
to Franco. My only regret Is that 1
am not going with you." Captain
Nllcs pointed out the dangers that
ambulance companies will have to
face lie predicted that they wou'd
not be home for two years even if
peace is decided on within six months
from now.
Cheered tho Commander.
Captain II. J. Ijireau commanding
the company received a tremendous
ovation as he was Introduced oy i :. n.
I-'enst. srmncher in chargo of the Camp
Y. M. C. A.
"The company na a whole" he said
"thanks the citizens of Tulsa from the
bottom of their hearts for the many
favors that have been bestowed upon
us. We shall never forget your kind-
ness and wo shall try to honor you in
many ways ere we return." There
was a note of sadness In his voice as
he stated that "the ranks probably
would be thinned" when they re-
turned to Tulsa. Me assured the par-
ents and friends of the men that tncy
need not worry as to the physical wel-
fare of the soldiers. "They will be
guarded and protected as carefully us
tho each one were my own son" he
derlared.
Glenn Condon the flr!t speaker
expressed the feeling of all Tulsi to-
ward the members of the company
and said that this spirit would not uiu
out after the amhulancers have
reached European soils. "If it is six
months or six years when you re-
turn" he declares "our hearts will
still bo with you as they are tonight."
He praised the men for their patriot-
ism In enlisting. In closing he re-
cited the well known poem of 'Wilbur
D. Nesblt "Your Flag and My Flag."
Musicians rntrlolle.
Twenty. five union musicians. In
band uniform displayed their loyaujr
and gratitude by going to the caiuy
on their own initiative and playing u
concert for the men. The coniimnj
was lined up in the center of the
square at 8:45 o'clock for roll can.
They were then assembled in a circle
and permitted to sit down on lire
ground. Then the concert was im-
gun. The soldiers enjoyed It im-
mensely and demonstrated their grat-
ification. "Harvey." the big bull dog mascot
of the company received a big ova-
tion when he was introduced to tne
crowd as "the military mascot that
has never lost a battle." Tho uog
will go to France with the company.
No man was permitted to leave the
grounds for tho balance of the night.
As a result scons of parents rela-
tives and friends stayed thruout the
night so as to see their loved ones off
early this morning. All equipment
was loaded on to the train adjacent
to the camp before midnight. Prep-
aration had been made to serve break-
fast before departure this morning.
Tho men expected to board the
coaches at the camp.
Several hundred persons and scores
of automobiles were present at tho
farewell party.
The Deserted Camp.
Camp Sinclair will be deserted to-
day. The engineers entrained yester-
day morning for Fort Worth Texas.
They too will soon be In France.
Soon the hum of activity will again
be predominant around the camp as
the buildings and grounds ure put in'
shape for the free country fair to be
held beginning September 10. To
hundreds it will be nanoweu grounu
until "tho boys come homo."
ROTARIANS GWEFUND
TO TULSA'S SOLDIERS
Almost Five Thousand Dollars
Will Be Placed in the
Company Coffers.
Well aware of the need of any mil-
itary company of a fund from which
can be purchased those dainties
aweeta and needs which will occur to
any unit Tulsa'B Hotarlans have
plneed in the hands of Capt. II. O.
TviKeau of the ambulancers and Capt.
V. T. Moon commanding the en-
gineer company a purse of $4454.80
which Is to bo divided equally be-
tween the two units and to be known
as a company fund.
Several days ago President Vande-
ver of the Hotary club and Hotarlan
Lahman launched a plun to raise a
fund for the two companies and Fri-
day the club was divided into teams
and a canvass of the city made with
the result that $2308.50 was secured.
Previous to this camapign tor a com-
pany fund for the two units the llo-
tarians had succeeded in Beeurlng
$2146.30 bringing the grand total to
nenr the $5000 mark.
Those who donated to the first
fund Included:
K. K. Kemp J. S. Cosden II. V
Crels. J. K. Fisher R. M. McKarlin
J. II. Markham C. E. Lahman Harry
CONTINUED OS PAUE KOUH
Enormous Sacrifices
Made in Vain Effort
I
to Regain Hill 70
HRITISH FRONT IN FRANCK
AND RKLGILWI Aug. 18. 1-ate re-
ports regarding the German counter-
attack this morning against Canadian
positions northwest of I.ens show it
was a desperate attempt to regain
territory lost by the invaders In the
great British ussault of Wednesday.
German prisoners say word had been
passed to them that they must retake
Hill 70 nt any cost.
The Germans according to prison-
er statements were dismayed at the
loss of Hill 70 which dominates tho
city of hens and the territory to the
north. The cost of life apparently
meant nothing to them in their at-
l uipis to regain this important emi-
nence. This was evident on the first
day of the battle when an entire di-
vision of Prussian guards was sent
against the Canadians In successive
waves until virtually the entire di-
vision lay dead in front of tho de-
fenders' machine guns.
TULSA ENGINEERS GO
TO FORT WORTH CAMP
Actual Service Compensates
for Many Months of Trials
and Tribulations.
Tulsa has given Its youth voiuu-
larily to the cause of freedom and the
slavinir nf 1'riiK.iliiniKm Km first fril't'
oil im t ompanv a engineers. o. r.
which departed early yesterday morn-
ing lor Camp liowie Fort Worth
Texas to undergo a period of inten-
sive training before being ordered to
France
Tulsa's company of engineers has
been signally honored in being too
first unit of this character to- be or-
dered by the war department to report
to any cantonment camp in the south.
Hefore his departure Captain V. T.
Moon commanding announced that
already he had received orders to pre-
pare the Incompleted camp for the
reception of thousands of soldiers woo
will be concentrated there when too
first dratted men are called out from
th's state and Texas.
The departure of the engineer
company early yesterday morning
marks the end of a strenuous canr
which has confronted the efforts of
Captain Moon and Lieutenants Sin-
gleton. Hughes and Granger to hold
the unit together during a period
when they were not recognized by the
war department the department of
militia af faiis or the state adjutint
general's department. The men were
clothed as best they could be ana fen
nt the expense of the officers and
patriotic Tutsans who realized tne
plight of the nien many of whom had
given up substantial positions in tne
local refineries offices and shops ai
one time a personal appeal was di-
rected to the war department and
the adjutant general's office by tno
officers and directors of the Chamber
of Commerce In order to relieve trni
sintering of the men who were held
thruout tho winter Jobless penniless
and in some Instances foodless.
The members of the engineer com-
pany unlike the ambulance unit aiu
not leave for a camp to recelvo equip-
ment and then Journey on to their
enntonment but wero ordered to go
directly to Fort Worth where equip-
ment will be furnished.
Kurz Fx peels Vindication.
NKW YORK Aug. 18. Harry
Kurz Imprisoned in France for going
back after his expulsion last year be-
cause his parents were born in Aus-
tria returned there with General
Pershing's staff as a sworn inter-
preter of the I'nited States according
to his wife who made a statement
here today declaring her belief that
he will be vindicated when she lays
all the l'acts before the war and state I
departnunt.
Thorpe Jocs Hack to Mrf.rnw.
NKW YoKK. Aug. 18. Jas.
Thorpe noted Indian athlete and
Olympian champion of 1912 was sold
back to the New York National
league baseball club by Manager
Mathewson of the Cincinnati Na-
tionals here today. Thorpe was sold
to Cincinnati by the local club las
April.
French Aviators Shoot
Down 7 German Rivals
PARIS Aug. 18. French aviators i
yesterday shot down seven Oerman
airplanes and a captive balloon n.
addition to eight (lerman machines'
w hich wore compelled to land badly I
damaged behind the enemy liniKl
Yesterday and last night more i?i-n
O O AnA ...... ! I
iauuu juuuun ui jjiujci lino w ' 1 1:
dropped In the course of bombing
raids In which 111 French machines
took part.
j Red Cross Needs' Help
The national officers officers of the
American lied Cross are sending out
urgent appeals to the women of Amer-
ica to make haste with their hospital
supplies. They lack they say in
France. Russia nnd Italy for thes
supplies Is frightful and that evuu
newspapers sometimes run short and
blood flows unstaunctyjd by evu
bandages so primitive.
One of the national officers. Miss
Amellia Josephine Burr has written
the following verses in ardent appeal
for a more prolific output:
Interminable folds of gauze
For those whom we shall never see
Remember when your fingers pause
That every drop of blood to stain
This whiteness falls for you and me.
Part of the price that keeps us free
To serve our own that-keeps us clean
From shame that other women
know;
O saviours wo have never seen
Forgivo us that wo are so slow!
God If that blood should cry In vain
And we have let our moment go!
l'HOTOS MY MONKOE.
Photographs of the Tulsa
ambulancers the Tulsa company
of engineers and the scenes at
Camp Sinclair appearing in this
Issue or Tho world were maue l
by the Monroe studio 213 Kast (
Third street..
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GERMANY ADMITS
ALLIES' SUCCESS
Canadians Triumph in Fero-
cious Hand-to-Hand Strug-
gle Near Lens.
NEW ADVANCE IS IMMINENT
British Drumfire Prepares the
Way for Infantry; Air
Fighting Increases.
By The Associated Press
Crown Prince Mupprerht of Hnv-arlft
continues to hurl counter attacks
against the new positions captured u
the Canadians In their recent offen-
sive In the region of Lens. Satuma
morning the Germans forced their
way Into the Canadian trenches north-
west of the French mining center bu
after furious hand-to-hand fighting
they were e'eeted leaving a consid-
erable number dead on tho battle-
field. "n the Helgian front from the
North sea to the Ypres sector wnern
the Hritish and French in their of-
fensive begun in the middle of t"'
week took l.sni) prisoners and 2
guns the French again have pushed
forward rapturing a strong German
point of support east of the Stecii-
beke rlvir. The Hritish have organ-
ized their newly conquered terrain
and the artillery bombardment on tlin.
lront again has assumed a degree or
drumfire Intensity presaging another
vicious blew at the German lines.
Iteiiln Admits Loss.
The Merlin war office now admits
the loss after severe fighting of the
Helgian village of I.angemarck north-
east of Ypres and says the German
troops have occupied positions In
front of the lines conquered by the
Hritish.
On the river Alsne front the crown
prince directed a number of attacks
on the French trenches notably in
the vicinity of Froldmont farm out
all were repulsed. Preparations for
a German assault In the Massigcs sec-
tor of the Champagne region vvcie
broken up by French fire. On the
Verdun front a spirited Frencn at-
tack swept over the German positions
In Caurieres wood enabling the
French -to retake all the trenches
wrested from them y the Germans
on August 16.
Air Tighter Active.
Aviators of all the belligerents on
the western front were active as the
week closed. French aviators shot
down seven German machines nnd
forced eipht others to land badly
damaged.
On tho nlghl of August 1 7-1 S
French aerial squadrons dropped 14
tons of explosives on German aviation
grounds Itystene and encampments.
Hritish airmen destroyed 2 3 Teuton
airplanes and forced 13 others to land.
F-loven Hritish planes and two Frencn
mnchlnes according to the Hritish ana
French reports did not return.
In the last month according to tne
German general headquarters tnu
Aiitdro-Oerman fighting in Galicla
ITukowina. and Rumania captured
42.000 officers and men 257 guns B4S
machine guns 50.000 rifles and a
large quantity of other war material.
A resumption of fighting has
hroken out In the Caucasus It'th the
Hussions and Turks taking the offen-
sive in sectors three hundred miles
apart. Itussinns in the region of
Kharput west of I-akevan attacking
for the first time since the revolution
of the Caucasian front occupied a
series of Turkish villages.
Ilealdtnn Crude $1.20.
The Texas company raised the price
of llealdton crude yesterday 5 cents
making the price now $1.20 per barrel.
Youthful Bandit Gang Bowed to Will of Girl Queen;
Twelve Tulsa Boys Held in County Jail for Hearing
Police and Railroad Detectives Disrupt Meetings of "East Side Gang" That Were Pre-
sided Over by Maid of Tender Years; Automobiles Were Stolen and Railroad Cars
Pillaged; A Story of Juvenile Adventure That Reads Like a Dime Novel.
In dime novels men stride forth to
do the bidding of a queen.
In those volumes of the lurid cov-
ers and more lurid contents the queen
is depicted as a woman of the under-
world who smokes innumerable
cigarets quaffs her liquor as frequent
as her male subjects and who meets
with her band of thugs In a dingy
cellar where the only light is the fee-
ble flickering of a tallow candle.
Guards stand at all doors and win-
dows with revolvers drawn alert for
the approach of those who might dis-
turb their planning.
Tulsa's bandit queen drank no
liquor. It Is doubtful if she ever
framed the end of a cigaret with her
lips. Surely she never met her fol-
lowers In a dark and damp cellar
for the scene of thlr midnight plot-
ting was laid in Central park. Out
where the growing things becked and
nodded to the night winds where the
blue canopy of heaven spread far and
away where the night birds talked
in undertones and the stars blinked
as the moon passed on across the
sky.
A Malil of Tender Years.
For It was but a maid of tender
years that planned and plotted with
her followers. A girl of not more
than M years who commanded her
subjects to congregate on the banks
of a wee bit of a creek under the
hanging brows of a willow tree and
there received their Instructions for
the night's activities for tours of pil-
lage and plunder that would be con-
ducted on the morrow.
Who the king Is nobody has been
able to learn. There may have been
none but there were duchesses
three of them it Is said all girls
one a little older perhaps the others
younger than the ruler of Tulsa's
band of youthful thieves. The "men"
themselves are very young to have
carried their plans to the successful
termination that has featured their
actions thru a period of months.
Young yes but In years only foi
In experience they have lived long.
TULSA OKLAHOMA SUNDAY AUGUST 19 1917
I t US 11)11 WOVII
Ol.vI-MMly (t U niMI
of our luitH'H. llni
a 111 t tf thin like (hut
lint not kt'i'D
from ri'iitnrkiitt; I! l
w .mien liav ninny p
ri;httr tinMiji'ft union
tin in ticintf 1"'' wAi
injf fur in iln 'in. -iiht
tiniM w lin tho
ti'inpt'rnturi in no ilml
lilumril hot tlwit it in
ttungfronit to hLH mpi
lu Mt p nciH.H lilt'
min Mr-'et bcrtm" '.
the muirhy riMniMion
of th iiftpliult W iiU
Dili Sol tfcttlllt i n
tifiiHHwtoiift lick an 1
thi' puvptl "iili'wulk
iut riuturully utiiok-
intc with luat tli
lE'i'lle fiitit forth
with their iii'ckrt and
rVC YOU ttr-i
hoc or TrAVb fouD
"Zimmie'
thoutil'Ts w-Mlit"l In maiiv pound of fut.
1 1. li t' wiiiltT w U-n tht )U'ak wind iiuu t
nnd rnr ihiy salt tho inn ohhv in a -fdar
client Hprinkling ihmi. with a li lr 1 mipply
nt ui'ith httlU ind varmint poudr mtitinn-
lnit to faro forth but without tho fut The
mora wo mv of tho world I ho inoro we bo-
lLwtj tho noui'Mi have all tho hont uf it A
I loan who would a tempt t wear an over
' -nat find a f't woolen mittrna in Au-
' uniilil ti.i rtihliwl iiviiv tt ill linm viiK
forthwith. Krotn n fomiiiW point of viewr
vmfrrdisy wan not a wry iftnid day tor fun
it bnini too cool. The maximum t ompt ra-
ti ro wa 90 (k'tpcei. while tho nnnunniu
at 71 dt'icroos. A few tra aophyta me
tmderod from out f tho ftuuth and the hku-a
vtfru htotrh'-d with a few clou Jit For to-
ddy wo pri-dii t the aame j.orl ot w o.itht :r
onh' more o( it.
UNCLE SAM MUST
FILL UP COFFERS
i Bond Issues and Certificates
Totaling $11538915100
Urged by M'Adoo.
WASHINGTON. Aug. IS. Author-
ization to Issue bonds and certificates
totalling J 1 1.53S.94 ." 4 0 at one time
is provided In the new war budget
bill embodying recommendations of
I Secretary McAdoo which canto from
! the printer today to the house ways
and means committee.
I In addition to authority to float a
U7.538.y45.4ti0 4 per cent bund issue
;to care for a previous $3000000000
and future $4000000000 allied loan
authorization the secretary desires
power to issue additional certificates
of indebtedness to the amount of
$2000000000 and nt equal amount
of war savings certificates in a form
available to small Investors.
Uvea of the certificates of Indebt-
edness and war savings certificates
would be limited to one and five
years respectively and they would
be subject to discount ami payment
in the discretion of the secretary. He
also would give the Interest rates and
regulate interest payments and they
like the bonds would be subject only
to supertax war profits and excess
profits taxes.
Inclusion of the two additional cer-
til'icate proposals not mentioned here-
tofore by administration leuders in
connection with tho bill is continued
principally for the purpose of provid-
ing against a sudden demand for
money which the treasury might not
be able to meet.
Authorization to issue the certifi-
cates would prove par'icularly valu-
able it Is pointed out if congress
should not Increase the revenue bill
now under discussion by $500000000
as proposed by Mr. McArtoo.
In the war savings certificates pro-
posal administration leaders think
they discovered a means of appealing
to tho patriotic man of small means.
In get.eri'.l respjctn tin bill Is simi-
lar to the budget of last April which
authorized $5000000000 worth of
bonds nnd $2040000000 in certifi-
cates of indebtedness.
Twelve boys ranging In ago from 12
to 17 years were released from tho
municipal Jail yesterday afternoon
were lined up in tho municipal court
room while a photographer took their
pictures were herded In the police
patrol und whisked away to the it
cesses of tho county Jail where they
will be held pending the action ot
the Juvenile court.
When that tribunal convenes tho
"east side gang" will go to trial with
petit larceny with grand larceny with
breaking Into freight cars with the
theft of automobiles and accessories
Their arrests came yesterday after
weeks of ceaseless hunting by police
and railroad defectives.
All of the boys claim Tulsa as their
home and say they have parents here.
Their arrests took place yesterday
and last night a squad of the local
police aided by railroad officials who
were mutually Interested In the ap
prehension of the lads being kept
busy all day long hunting them down.
Their Names.
Following are their names and
ages: Olen Thorn 15; Ralph Hull
11; Ed Haxton 16; Marshal liaten.
field 14; Wiley Roberts 12; Earl
Whlnery 15; Lloyd Pimps 15; Cecil
Dice 17; Rors Clreen 16; Terry Whln-
ery 14; Delmar Hull 15 and Ken-
neth liurnslde 16.
Altho the police as well as railroad
officers have been after thorn for
months their arrest was made pos-
sible yesterday afternoon when the
youngest membor of the group Wiley
Roberts 12 years old was caught by
a special agent of the M. K. & T.
railway while in the act of robbing
a boxcar. Young Roberts was
promptly taken to the police station
where he made a full confession ot
his criminal career and gave the
names of his friends who were also
Implicated with him. With this in-
formation In their possession the po
lice quickly threw out a net which
caught the other boys.
Rut this dozen youngsters does not
Include all ot the sang for accord-
iJlf mTrTO". 0IS0N
DRAFT ANTIDOTES
Working Class Union Member
Tells Startling Story of
Plotting.
SEVENTY-THREE BOUND OVER
Honda Total Almost Half Mil-
lion; Witnesses Held Un-
der Heavy Forfeits.
M'Al.KSTICIt Okla. Aug. IS. -.Nevetity-thtve
alleged anti-draft riot-
ers from .Seminole county wero held
to the fedent grand Jin v In bonds ag-
grcgatiiiL' almoNt halt a million dnll.irj
at the completion of their pi ciiiiiuiai y
hi'i.ringi before United States Comun.i-
Muner It 1. Mc.Millcn here laic today
Twenty-Mven prisoners wire lilieiaicd
l.y the court but held mi JlD.OuO
bonds as wltneses.
Tho heirrtugs wero completed at
noon alter Will llollier the govern-
ment's chief witness had told lu de-
tail of the alleged activities of leader.!
of the Working Class Union In Seml-
noli; county.
II. (' .Sp.-uce alleged organizer of
the W. C. l llolber testified. h;-d ad-
vised hi.-) fellow menilers tint they
could "beat the army die.tt with the
match.
' 'Abraham Lincoln said that til!
most dangerous weapon in the world
is a match. There aie Mill plenty of
matches left'" Holder swore Spiino
had tidd the men holding up a hand
ful of mutches "we can Peat the army
draft by using these."
llobler described a meeting of tho
I.ono lovu and Friendship lodge
when "liill" lieiinerield captain if
l.one Iiovo exclaimed on his arrival
"the revolution started fine. Frank
(Jrall and Hill Cross are both killed.
(Alt all is sheriff of Seminole county.)
"(ioiid! oit have saved us toe
trouble" nien In the crowd exclaimed
llobler said. Heiiiieflelii took charge
of direct.ng the dynamiting of the
Frisco brldgo that night the witness
said cutting wires and conscripting
unwilling members into the reslsian.
meeting the next day at the Hill on
-'pears farm.
I'olsoning wells and cisterns was
suggested by Arch Maxwell tin; wn-
!ics continued llobler said Maxwell
had a bottlo of poison himself and
held It out for tho crowd to see.
"This st ii if will kill more soldiers
than all the guns in the world" the
witness testified he said.
"All you boys ought to have some
ready In case the soldiers come after
tis."
Sl'.IiKS $.-llllt)l) AtTl'Alj IIAMAf.liS
l ather and Mother or hlld Killed by
Automobile File Suit.
Claiming that Minnie Oleason Ks-
telle iteese and Mai Lltler wire driv-
ing a high powered motor car ami
thru carelessness und neglect struck
and Instantly killed Mister Louis H.
I.'oberts their son. J. M. Ho hurts and
wife filed a damage suit in district
court for $jt)uiio yesterday morning.
The petition alleges that the defend
ants In the case were driving between
lorty and sixty miles an hour when
they struck the lad without giving
warning. Louis wjs walking on the
road between Preston and H"gg July
1917 when the tragedy oecured.
The lad was eight years old and the
only son of the defendants.
Victor VI unlock Confiriieil.
WASIIl.N'fiTi (N. Aug. 18. The
nomination of Victor M unlock former
representative from Kansas anil Pro-
gressive leader to be a member of
the federal trade commission was
favorably reported today by the sen-
ate interstate commerce e immlsslon.
ing to Young Roberts who appears
to be one of tho ringleaders there
are several more and Chief of Policy
Lucas says ho has positive informa
tion that several incorrigible girls art) I
connected with tho boys. This Li j
partly substantiated by the confession'
of the Roberts boy w hose story of I
tho life and deeds of himself and his
friends sounds liko a climax of a dime
novel.
According to the police tho dozen
boys arrested constitute the main
leaders of tho "east side gang" au
organization of youths tfiat have
menaced public safety ami caused
unlimited troublo to enforcement of-
ficers. Not only being a nuisance and
causing loss of valuable property but
their habits of carrying firearms havo
made their existence In Tulsa danger-
ous to the life of the citizenry.
She Was Queen.
Their rendezvous has been Central
Park. Here regular meeting In va-
rious sections of tho park were held
during late hours of tho night. Plans
were hore made and later executed
for various kinds of robbery. To add
a touch of tho romantic theso meet-
ings were attended by the Incorrigible
girls claim the police one of tho
wayward young lassies that was a par-
tlcular favorite among tho desperate
youths was known os "The Queen"
and at times presided over tho meet-
ings. Much elaborate plans as going to
distant towns in box cars In groups
of two to five and stealing automo-
biles and driving them to other towns
for dlsiosal was made at these meet-
ings and luler executed. "Owl Head
Six-Shooters" wore carried by the boys
when off on these trips. One lad told
an officer that whilo out on one of
these trips the gang becamo hungry.
They went to a firm house .nd de-
manded food from tho woman who
was there alone. When she refused
to feed them they covered her with
the gruns and helping themselves to
what thoy could find then marched
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lOUTY Kill 'It l'MIKs IN
TURKU KKiTIO.NS
Wallop by Uncle
Sam'n Mailed Fist
Must Decide War
i
PAULS Aug. IN.MaJor t.cocral
1 .b...
. ....oiii .iiiicrn-nii coiiiiiinnilcr
lolll lIlO .woilnf ...I ...
. iFij mill
l . .
mir i .in ic won only ny imril and
lorn Hl hlows delivered by a cll-
tiained American army working In
conjoin lion ulih the allied uiinics.
lt-ploi'lug die liikcuarmncss of tho
American people In regard to the war
(.corral PcMiIng added:
"livery loan woman ami child
should support the adiiilnlMratloii In
Its dctciiiiiimilon to arm ami equip
I hi America ii urmy and to keep up
Its morale anil Hint or the allied
armies. This war will not lie won by
talk or ly subscribing to the Ited
t'mss. The American people must
come to a full realization of what the
war means. It can lie won milv bv
striking hard and forceful blows not
otherwise."
SCORE LOSE LIVES IN
EXPLOSION IN QUEBEC
Overheated Machinery Causes
Series of Masts Destroying
Powder Factory.
MMNTItKAI Canada .iir. is.
J'.ctw.-en filled! and twenty persons
lost their 1Iw.m ami eiioriiinus destruc-
tion of property resulted today when
a sei ier of terrific expl isions wrecked
the Curtis vi ll.irvcy ammunition
works at Draeon guebec today
fever.il thousand male' and female
workers employed at the plant were
i:i the danger .one f()r hours. An
early estimate hnscd on first reports
placed tin. number of killed at about
two hundred nnd ;ifty but liu'li-atlons
"era this afternoon that lluro were
comparatively few casualties.
The loss n tin value of buildings
and slock will reach well up Into mil-
lions. The first explosion ivas caused by
the jvi rbeatlng of the machinery n
the nitric iicui building. The flames
Imped along thru tho building and
another explosion oecured. Most of
the workers however ire believed to
have had ample tluio to escape.
Othci explocloiiH oecured every five
minutes or so sinking tho surround-
ing CL-untry like a series ot earth-
quakes. Altogether 15 detonations
were counted.
I m . i. w .. t 1. 1
number of liou.-ei In Prngon where
most of the workurs lived and farm
houses in the vicinity also caught fire.
I'r-ivlslo.-i was mn-1 by the people of
Rlgauil for accommodation of the
homi lest workers.
GUN POINTER TELLS OF
ATTACKS BY SUBMARINES
Itonib propped Prom Deck Sinks Onn
Assailant; Others Driven Off
by Cruiser.
FORT SMITH Ark. Aug. 18. Agin
pointer In the Cnlted states navy
now on duty on an armed merchant-
man writing his mother here do-
scribes thrilling adventure with Ger-
man submarines In the war zone on
a voyage over about tho middle of
July on the ninth day out from
America a submarine suddenly came
up close beside tho merchantman too
close for use of its deck gun or tor-
pedo tubes. The naval gun crew aim.
was unable to attack but a menilirr
of the gun crew picked up a bomb
and dropped It on the submarine
causing an explosion which sunk the
enemy. The merchant ships were nn.
der convoy of the cruiser (name de-
lated) and on the day following tn
attack above mentioned the cruiser
was attacked from both port and
starboard simultaneously by mi li-
mn lines. The torpedoes passed nstern
of the cruiser ami a salvo from astern
sides of the cruiser at the two sub-
marines caused both to submerge.
SAILORS TO GET COMFORTS
Split I'.iiwccti ay and Navy League
Will Not Interfere.
WASHINGTON Aug. IS. Secretary
Daniels announced today thai women
knitting woolen clothing and making
other comforts for sailors can foiward
them direct thru the bureau of sup-
plies of the n ivy Inasmuch as they
no lo-icir will be accepted by tho navy
department when presented thru the
ageiu y of the Navy league.
Mr. Iianiels yesterday ruled that
there could be no recognition r.f the
S'aw league whatever In view of the
controversy arising out of the league's
charges that be had suppressed re-
ports which should have been made
public.
Berlin Claims Victory
in Naval Engagement
PURLIN Aug. IS. An official
stntement issued at the German ad-
miralty toilay regarding the naval
clash between Iirltlsh and German
light forces on August 18 says:
"On Thursday a Oerman guard pa-
trol in the North sea encountered one-
iny cruisers snd destroyers on the
fi ingo of the Knglith barred rone and
attacked them. Tho enemy who hod a
large suporlor'ty turned nwav under
tho well-placed German fire and with-
drew from the engagement with all
posslMe haste. Wo suffored no losses."
Submarine in Disguise
Off Coast of Florida
AN ATLANTIC PORT. Aug. 1H.
Warning ot the presence off the At-
lantic coast of a submarine operating
under a disguise as a sailing vessel
was brought here today by an oil
steamer which reported receipt of a
wireless message to this effect whllo j
off tho Florldu coast. The captain
of tho Bteamor said he believed tho
message was sent from liermuibi. The
warning was:
"lie on close watch for strange sub-
marine disguised with top half of I
schoonor covering.' I
PRICE 5 CENTS
ALLIES FACE BIG
WHEAT SHORTAGE
Deficiency Will Re 400000000
P.ushels Unless United
States Economizes.
SOLUTION IS NOT DIFFICULT
Savings of One Pound Per
Person Per Week in Amer-
ica Will Suffice.
WASHINGTON Aug. IS. Peelar.
lug tho I'nited States ami its allies
face a wheat shortage of four hun-
dred million bushels unless new eco-
nomics aro Introduced. Iterhort 1 tonv.
er tonight again appealed to the
American public to eliminate wast
anil to conserve wheat by substi-
tuting other cereals. A saving of one
pound of wheat flour a week for ev-
ery person he declared would go far
toward solving entirely tho food ques-
tion. "Til!! nlliMM" tml.1 A1 ll.n... I .
j.i . . iiuutvi in n
formal statement "are Isolated from
those markets itilmr Mi... i..n...i..
...... . niiun
and the I'nited States on which they
were accusiomeit to rely before the
war. Tint lriiUul.. - i.. . . l. .
" -.nr.... nu'Mjr 111111(11. iiq
got out. Itulgatian and Rumanian
supplies aro in tho hands of the cen-
.ti i i.ii'oen. MH voyage ironi Aus-
tralia and India Is three times as
long anil therefore requires three
times us many tons of shipping as is
rctlllircd from tii.t-IK Atl....ti .........
- mi ..iMtinitj in
lliere has been a large failure In the
South American countries.
('onscrtalloii Necessary.
"The deficit of four hundred mil-
lion bushels can be at least partially
overcome If we can increase our ex-
ports rrum xx woo out) to ano.uoo.Ouo.
This can be accomplished If we will
substitute one pound of other cereals
for one pound of wheat flour weekly
per person; that Is If wo reduce our
consumption of wheat flour from five
pounds per week to four pounds per
week per person.
"It will be im privation to us and
will reduce tho privation of our al-
lies." Allies Must Have Wheat.
Franco. Italy the United Kingdom
and llelgium Mr. Hoover estimated
must import during the next 12
months 677.UO0.00U bushels of wheat
aiid tiM.ouwutiu loUls of other ce-
ials to meet normal consumption re-
quirements. Against this Is balanced
and estimated wheat surplus of
KK.OOU.OUO bushels In the United
States and IHO.000000 bushels in
Canada and a surplus of other cereals
totalling 829000000 bushels in the
I'nlled States and 119000000 bushels
In t'anada.
These figures alone represent a
wheat deficit of 369000000 bushels
but in addition It Is pointed out that
the United States must reserve a part
of her supply for neutrals furnishing
this country vital supplies and must
also protect Its reserve stocks bring-
ing the total deficit up to about four
hundred million bushels.
OLD STUDY COURSE PREVAILS
lloiinrs Failure to Take Action Pre.
venu Iniiigiirutloii of Program.
World Caitl llurriu
10U1 t'iilell Dull. IIP!.
OKLAHOMA t;iTJf. Okla. Aug. 18.
Altho the state hoard of education
did not pass finally on the new state
course of study that had been pre-
pared by a committee of school men
selected by State Superintendent R. H.
Wllron. tho latter says that h" will
take that portion pertaining to ttach-
Inir agriculture In the ichooM have It
printed In bulletin form and send it to
the schools of the stato.
Thru failure of tho board to take
action on the study course the old
course cf study must be used in the
schools this year as tho schools will
have been opened before the board
meets again on September 2i nnd 27.
It !s said that some changes In tho
course of study wero ncccEsary to
meet r.ew conditions that have come
In the state hut the old course must
I emu In in force until the board acts.
Waller Markhiuii Going to War.
Walter Markham whom evcrvon
knows Is n mighty good oil man and
has had charge of his brother's pro-
duction while the latter was In Wash-
ington has l.eon drafted and Is going
to serve willingly. He has gone to
ltrndford to spend a week or two
with his mother before Joining the
army. A strong effort Is being made
to persuade him to claim exemption.
TWELVE PAGES TODAY
TELL OVERTON STORY
World Breaks Its Own Record
by Publishing Whopper
Store Advertisement.
Tho special 12-page Overton sec-
tion of The World this morning is
unique In the history of Oklahoma
merchandising Inasmuch as It is tho
largest single advertisement ever car-
ried in a newspuper la this state for
a grocery store. The World breaks
Its own record in this respect. The
previously largest "ad" was the
eight-page section for tho Pass fur-
niture sfre carried by this newspa-
per a few months ago.
Overton's has long been considered
one of tho "show place's" of Tulsa.
It Is stated by those who know that
there Is no larger establishment In
the southwest devoted to the sale cf
high-class food products. There are
larger stores In Kansas City. Mem-
phis and St. Louis that carry exten-
sive and varied stocks but there are
hardly any whose volume of business
eveitetls that of the Overton estab-
lishment. This special section today is adver-
tlx m au event which is out Of the
ordinary in this state or elsewhere a
week's demonstration of food prod-
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