Tulsa Daily World (Tulsa, Okla.), Vol. 10, No. 199, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 13, 1915 Page: 1 of 12
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TULSA OKLAHOMA THUBSDAV MAY 13 1915
1 2 P A (I KS
MUST NEVER DO
IT AGAIN SAYS
WILS0.TS NOTE
President I lemands T'l.d No
further Attaeks by Sul-
lnaii'ics l!c Made
Millionaire' Words
Will lie Indelibly
Stamped In History
LONDON May II -(6:65 p. m.)
I "There is one Incident the world will
remember la connection vvith the
I linking of tin Lusitania" mid the
bishop of London today while pro--:
at a meeting of the Wolfs and
Rtrayi society "When Alfred O. Van-
derbllt was face face with death
In' said to his valet! 'Come .nut el
us save the kiddles.' The word will
run around the world In a way no
mltllonairo'a million could ever do."
ON EVE OF WAR
SAYS HOFFMAN
TO THE G.A.R. S
NOTE WIjV.. BE SENT
TO EMPEROR TODAY
Expressions of Regret All
Right at Times But Not
In This Ca i'.
BANKERS FROM ALL
OVER STATE HERE
Not a Believer in Aimed
Si ruggles Iml Says Sit-
uation Is Grave
Three Hundred Had A:
rived Last Nighl for
l'-I a ; lonvenl ion.
SEND SPECIAL TRAIN
NO
JUSTIFICATION
Advertisements of Warning
Shows Intent to Murder
Savs Officials.
WASHINGTON May It The
United Btatea in u note to be
-! in in Qermanj tomorrow demand!
a 'guarantee that there will in- no fur-
ther attack! by submarines on mer-
chant ships carrying noncombatants.
It serves notice also that full repara-
tion will be sought for tho loss of
more than one hundred American
iivfcB in the sinkin:; of the Lusltanla
unit I'm other vitibai'ns of American
right! In the sea zones of w ir.
'I'll.- document was to have lieen
cabled tonight but tin- president after
i loifcrei'oe with I'oimsellor Itohcrt
Laming "f On- siate department made
several change! in legal details and
then revised it alone m his stin'v to-
night Tom irrow it will he dispatched
aim ii is expected to he made pub-
I:. A n a tier.
Wmlfl no indication of the steps to
be i iken by the United state? in the
even) of an unfavorable reply the
note Informi the German government
thai the American government will
leave nothing undone either in diplo-
matic representation! or other atclon
ii hi tair. a compliance with its re-
uuests.
No chnng
St nl i is of
Every I udii at ion Points to
Most Auspicious Meet
ing
ear.
SPE I I
n:is in
I ION i Ml
I liSt..
es-
as
S were made lii the
tin- communication
formulated Sunday by the presi lent
and' approved by the cabinet yester-
day. The principal points ill the note
are so' stantialiy as follows:
1 The United States government
(alls attention t" the various events
in the war one proclaimed by Ger-
many around the British isles; the
srnklng of the British liner Falaba
with the loss of Leon C. Thresher
mi American; the attack by German
nil no n on the steamer Gushing; the
torpedoing without warning of the
American steamer Qulf light flying
the Stan and .stripes and finally the
topedoiiiK without warning of the
Lusltanla with its Ion of life of more
thin a thousand lives of nonoombat-
ants among them more than one hun-
dred Aniorli ms.
i ndcfenslblc
L". These aets are deelared to he In-.
defensible under International law.
The United Slates points on that it
never admitted Germany's right to
do them and warned tin imperial gov-
ernment that It would he held to a
"strict a.'oiintalulity" for attacks on
American vessels or lives a strlet
accounting therefore is now asked
from Germany.
;t. The usual financial reparation
will he sought although Germany is
in effect reminded that no reparation
call restore tile lives of those sacri-
ficed in the sinking of the l.usitania
and other ships.
I. I Expressions of regret may com-
ply with the legal precedents but they
me valueless unless accompanied by
a cessation of the practices endanger-
ing lives of non-oobatants.
5 The right of neutrals to travel
auv point of the high seas on neutral
or in lllgerent merchantmen! is as-
serted.
ii In the name of humanity and In-
ternational law the United States de-
mands a guarantee that these rights
will lie respected and that there bo
no repetition of the attacks on mer-
chantmen carrying non-combatants
No Justification.
7. Tho giving of warning to the
American public without officially
communicating thim to the United
siates government is commented on
in connection with the German cm-
ha say's printed advertisement before
tin sailing f the l.usitania hut ir-
respectlve of the failure to advise the
American government of Germany's
purpose the point is made that no-
un of an intention to do an ikfilawful
act neither justified nor legalised it.
V The suggestion is conveyed that
the German government of course
id not have Intended to destroy
Innocent lives and that consequently
the German submarine commanders
must have misunderstood their in-
structions. The American govern-
ment Indicates its hope that tins will
he found to he true and a cessation
of the unlawful practices thereby will
result.
! in conclusion. Germany's atten-
tion is culled to the earnestness of
the government and people of the
I nlteii States in this situation. It is
made plain tltat the United States
will leave nothing undone either in
A special train with nobody hut
Oklahoma bankers and their
wives on hoard w ill he run In the
American Hankers association
convention at Seattle Wash
next September) with a side trip
to the San Francisco exposition
thrown in. The first announce-
ment of the plans for the spe-
cial train was made here yester-
day by W. B. Harrison secretary
of the Oklahoma Bankers asso-
ciation which holds its state con-
vention in Tulsa starting today.
It will he the first special tram
ever sent to a national convention
by Oklahoma hankers There
will lie accommodations for but
135 persons and the reservations
tire expected to far exceed this
number.
The train will make up at ok-
lahoma City Tim route will In-
clude the following cities: Kan
sas City Des .Moines St.
Minnea polls Win nlpeg
Louise Vancouver and
The trip from Vancouver to
tie will he by boat and a daylight
trip. They Will spend four ilavs
at Seattle attending the a. B. a.
convention and win then proceed
to San Francisco. They will re-
turn by a southern route yet to
lie selected. The cost of the en-
tire trio to each person will be
$135 according to Secretary Har
risen ami this win Include a Pull-
man compartment and meals is
far as San Fiat i is
"itig crops and other favorable
conditions will brim; prosperity
to Oklahoma the coming fall."
said Sen clary Harrison "and
everyone will want to go to Cali-
fornia. Thai is the main- rea-
son for the chattered train."
Paul
Lake
Seal He.
Seat-
BETWEEN two and threo hundred
bankers had arrived in Tulsa
last night to attend the nineteenth
annual convention of the Oklahoma
Bankers' association winch opens this
morning for a two days' meeting.
Officers of the association. who
HUNDREDS CHEER
AT HINT OF PEACE
Kueainpintnij Opens Under
he Mosl Favorable ( !on-
ditions: Manv Here.
roi ivs FA I S Tv
dren and police force and ftr de-
le a. in. Parade of Grand
Army of the Republic United
Spanish War Veterans Bchool
children and police fotee and fire
departments. All" i t Ree es
grand marshal Alva 1. Nibs
m founkman Guy Babcock.
I : i lordon .1 . C. Letcher and
1 . 1 .1 wis aldi a.
4:30 p. m. Presentation
marble tablet to Henry Keml
1 ollege at convention hall
M1I0 K Hendtix came 1'. S
V. of Muskogee I'ubllc invited
t. an - mi. Beautiful ceremony.
7::in p. m.- Reception by ladles
organisations at Brady hotel.
X p. m. l'. S. W. V. "Snaix'
Parade.
s ; ;'tl n. m. ramp t'ii
t he public a t convention
iler the auspices of hull
at ions.
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w.
w.
of
ill
by
w.
K AXsVs N'I'.VN' SM.N
I l KS OS III I I.I I M
"Hound t" Mt worsei Impos-
sible lo Hi t b' tter "
That is tho vvav lion flunks
Scott of Kansas formerlj con-
gressman ami now i" imlnentl)
mention I as a Republican sen-
ator expressed the condition "f
poor bleeding Belgium to u
World representative yesterday
"The whole country is luid
waste." continued Mr. Scott 'and
thousands and thousands vvim es-
caped the BWOrd Hid shell have
In ed onlj lo meet a w orse death
that . of actually starving io
death The scene- are indescrib-
able path tii unbelievable."
Mr Scott is m the city for the
purpose if addressing the bank-
ers' convention which meets here
today mi "Conditions In Bel-
gium." Mr. Si o tt sp ui some
time in thai WHt'-devnstnted
country and his address will be
very Inter 'sting
"Yes my name has been men-
tioned to.- the United States sen-
ate" said Mr Scott when showed
a COPJ of the Kansas City Jour-
Hill which quoted a Kansas piper
proclaiming him for the senator-
ial toga "but it is a little e n iy
tor m io ma'.' any statement
II 10 Iliil." said tile Kansas
statesman.
open to
hall un-
(Continued on Page Seven.)
I AM no Jingo" declared Colonel
Roy v. Hoffman of Chandler who
was captain of Company K First
Territorial volunteers. In the Spanish-
American war til convention hall lust
night while addressing the Grand
army men Spanish War Veterans and
cltisens of Tulsa at the first public
meeting of the three-day encampment
of Okiahoma veterans and their ladies
a moment before he had referred
10 the "fart 'that "these were
troublous times" and in his speech
had paid a meat tribute to the Stars
and Stripes.
"I am no jingo" hi shouted and
his face saddened. lie reflected a
moment ami then saui in measured
loins thai made a visible Impression
upon every person in the big hall:
"But before God 1 believe that this
nation is nearer real war tonight than
11 has been at any time sluoe the
treaty was signed at Appomatox."
in the solerAn silence that followed
his remark Colonel Hoffman ex-
pressed tbe hope that "God would
guide the hands of President Wilson
so as to enable him to keep peace
with honor."
Applaud Peace Doctrine
"The little touch of war that I had."
said the speaker "has made me hale
it worse than anything in this world
Peace is to be desired above every-
thing else. I.et us hope and pray that
the man in the White House will find
ii way out of this crisis without
sacrificing the manhood of our na-
tion a nation that you old men made
possible. In your days war was ter-
i Continued 1 In Page six. )
induct of
civilians.
murdered
violated
(Continued on 1'agc Six.)
Sinking of Lusitania Would Be
Good Advertisement for Me" Said
Elbert Hubbard as Vessel Sailed
NEW FORK May 12. El-
berl Hubbard the author was
a passenger on the l.usitania.
Which b'ft New York on May 1.
He treated us a Joke the anony-
mous warnings that the vessel
would te sunk by u German
submarine. He said lie thought
perhaps the "kaiser's warnlriK"
wns directed against both the
Lusitania and himself us the
"Lusltanla of literature"! as he
has referred to himself in his
writings.
"To he torpedoed would lie
a glortOUS way to peter out."
lie said "but 11 would "ho a
good advertisement."
Mr. Hubbard thinks the
kaiser Is peeved because the
American wrote "Who Lifted
the lad i iff of Hell?"
"After the wur is over" said
he "I expect to call on the
kaiser at St. Helena."
EXCELSIOR BPRIN08 Mo.
May 12. Mrs. Allen Smith of
Denver who Is at the Kims
hotel here received a letter
from Miss Alice Jansen a west-
ern newspaper woman who bad
booked pa-ssage on the Lusl-
tanla It was written Just be-
fore tho liner left .New York
and tho writer expressed her
uneasiness about making the
trip because of rumors of dan-
ger that were being circulated.
In part the letter said:
"If it were not so really nec-
eeeary for me to go I think I
would even now cancel my res-
ervation but it seems Improbable that however hostile the Germans may
be they will deliberately sink such a passenger steamer. However I shall
be much relieved when we have landed safely on the other side. I learned
awhile ago that Fra Klberta is to be a passenger. You know how much
1 admire tile Hubbard and am hoping to meet them on this trip"
L; NDi IN Mav i Viscount Bryce
former British ambassador at
Washington ami now chairman of u
special government committee ap-
pointed 'o Investigate ami reporl on
"outrages alleged to have been com-
mitted by German troops during the
present war' has submlted tin- report
of th mmlttee to Premier AsQutth
The document is considered as prob-
ably the most severe arraignment thus
far made of the G. i man military
sweep across Itcluium mainly because
of the position of Viscount Bryce as a
historian and also because of the care
wiih which the investigation was
m.uie the great number of witnesses
whose testimony was examined and
..ie mass of evidence now submitted
with tin- report of the committee
Associated with Lord Bryce on the
committee were Sir Frederick Pollock
sir Edward Clarke Sir Alfred Hop-
knison II. A. 1.. Fisher Vice chancel-
lor of the University of Sheffield
Harold i ox and Kem lm K. Digby
The committee was appointed by
Premier Asqultb on Januarj 22 last
and was Kien broad Instructions to
investigate "alleged outrages the mal-
treatmeni of civilians and breaches
of law and established usages of war."
I 'The most important finding! of the
OOmmttee are summed up in llie fol-
lowing conclusion at the close of tho
report :
"It is proved:
"First: Thai there were in many
parts of Belgium deliberate ami
systematically organized massacres of
i civil population accompanied by
I many Isolated murders and other out
rages.
"Second: That in the '
the war generally Innocenl
both men and women vv ri
in large numbers women
and children murdered.
"Third: That looting bouse burn-
ing; and the Wanton destruction of
property were ordered and counten-
anced by the officers of the Herman
army that elaborate provision had
been made for systematic Incendiarism
at the very outbreak of the war. and
that the burning and destruction were
frequently where no military neces-
sity could be alleged being Indeed part
of a system of general terronzation.
Abused Hub's of War.
"Fourth: That the rules and usages
of war were frequently broken par-
ticularly by the tislnjt of civilians In-
cluding women and children. as a
shield for advancing forces exposed to
fire to a less degree by killing the
wounded' and prisoners and in the
frequent abuse of ' of the Red Cross
and the While flag.
"Sensible us they are of t)i" gravity
of these conclusions the committee
conceive that they would be doing
less than their duty if they failed to
record them as fully established by
the evidence. Murder lust ami pillage
over many parts of Belgium on a scale
unparalleled in anv war between
civilized nations during the last three
centuries.
"our function Is ended when we
e jts ib
utSd t.
express oar ueuei ' mat tnese dis-
closure! will not have been made In
vain If they touch and rouse Hie
conscience of mankind and we ven-
ture to hope that as soon as the pres-
ent war is over the nations of the
world in council will consider what
means can be provided and sanctions
devised tn prevent the recurrence of
such horrors as our generation Is now
witnessing."
Manj Depositions
The report makes an official docu-
ment of fli printed pages or upward
of thirty thousand words accom-
panied by maps showing the various
routes of the army and ttie chief
s'enes of desolation. It states at the
outset that l.ooo witnesses have been
examined the depositions being taken
by examiners of legal knowledge and
experience though without authority
to administer an oath. The examiners
were Instrtn ted not to "lead" the wit-
nesses and to seek to bring out the
truth by cross-examination and
otherwise. The committee also sub-
mits extracts from a number of diaries
taken from the German dead chiefly
have slated w hat Hie evidence jfst-i li-
llshes but We may be permit
Lady Mack worth Saved From Lusitania
;
'Ml
"" " ? X
BAPTISTS AGAINST GERMANS A1TACKE0
BARACA-PHILATHEA BY MAO THOUSANDS
start Movement to With-
draw All Their Yoiiiil;'
Prom Societies.
Smouldering Hatred and
Suspicion of Teutons
I liven Expression.
OFFICERS ELECTED ' RECRUITING GROWS
Recommendations Against Organized Riots to Start;
Mermnc Home and I fonce anu uuarus i rac-
ForeitfD. Missions.
(Continued on i'age Two.)
NOTICE
Today will be the last day wn
an accept lists of names to mall
copies of "Aohlevements of Tulsa."
You will be obliged to mall your
jwn paper unless lists are given
us today.
HOU8TON May 11. Offering of
recommendations against the
proposed consolidation of the hpme
and foreign mission ' boards inaugu-
ration of a movement to withdraw
Baptist young people from the world.
' wide Baraoa and Phllathea classes
ami election f officers took up th
' principal time of the opening session
here lute today Of the sixth th an-
nual session of tlio Southern Baptist
i (invention. No reports of recommen-
dations had heel: acted on tonight.
The Otflo rs Ch isen were:
Or. Lansing Burrows of Americus
Ca. was re-elected president of tho
I Southern liuptist convetnlon here to-
day. The election which came dl-
I rcctly after he opening services was
unanimous
Vice presidents elected were all new
men to the office. They were: B. C.
Hemilng. Klizab-th City X. C. I John
CrUmpton Hardy Waco Texas; J. L.
Oross. Houston Texas: P. (' Harton
Jonesboro Aik.
The two secretaries of the conven-
tion were re-elected) They were: u
F. Gregory Baltimore and 11. C.
Moore Raleigh N C.
All elections wero unanimous
At tho same hour In the afternoon
the woman's missionary union an
(Contlnu?d On 1'uy Blevsn.)
tieally Helpless.
LONDON May 1 1'. ( lo : :to p. m.)
"The sinking of tho steamer l.usi-
tania has aroused to a violent cli-
max the smouldering hatred and sus-
picion oi QermanseUving in England
Th is animosity has found expression
during the last 24 hours in attacks
on Germans principally upon their
shops In the poor quarters of London
ami Liverpool while there have been
minor disturbances in Manchester
Birkenhead Glasgow and a few other
places.
Many German shops had their win-
dows smashed and some were pil-
laged. The proprietors Of the shops
generally were driven away by angry
crowds. None of the persons attacked
ure reported to have been seriously
injured but a considerable number
were more or less beaten and hud
their clothes torn. One or two shops
have been set on fire by the rioters.
A spontaneous movement has do-
veloped in the London market to boy-
cott subjects of enemy countries and
small dealers who appeared for sup-
plies today were refused them und
a number of them were driven away
by crowds
Tho police forces of both London
and Liverpool have been depleted by
enlistments In the army and special
(Continued On Page Six.)
::
Want in the cigar Inisi-
in'ss'' There's a dandy little
stiiinl listed mi the classi-
fied page Look for it.
Innocent Civilians Ruthlessly Murdered
J 'Z'nedf Towns Pillaged W hen
German Army Swept Across All Belgium
l' KICK FIVE CENTS
ANOTHER GREAT
BATTLE WAGED
BY RUSS ARMY
In Eastern Galieia ('car's
Mi i Have started
uantie Offensive.
INTEREST CENTERS
IN NORTH FRANCE1
ea Fighting Rep rtod
From ( lallipoli Peninsu-
la ami Dardanelles.
L' iNDt IN May 1- (11:20 p m )
Another big battle ho been
added to those taking place In Flan-
ders ami western Gallcis the Rus-
sians having taken the offensive in
eastern Gallcia Uukowtns and along
i he i mlester river.
According to the Russian report
the Muscovites have driven the Aus-
tria lis bat k along a front of over
tortj miles capturing many prisoners
and making a great haul of I ty.
The Russians also are said to have
taken energetic at Hon against the
Gei man.- wlio raided their central
Ha II ic provinces ami lii hop. r..
Ill
of-
tll.lt tilt
K'lOll posl
require tht
to
tilled Hie town of Bhavll vv lull
central Poland they ere on the
tensive along oie Bsura river
Heavy fighting also Is repotted
from the Galllpoll peninsula and the
1 "ardanelles w i the Anglo-French
troops on Friday last bad advanced
to the vicinity or Krithla some five
miles from the point where they
landed ami from ti ntranoe to the
si i aits since Hon in fiee) has re-
commenced a heavy bombardment of
the "foils In the narrows an Initlna.
lion II is lielleveil lure
tlOOpi haw o In such
in i - that they no longer
i ppoi i uf i h. shins' r rs
Center of Interest
The greatest interest however
centers In the gri al battles which are
being fought from the Belgian coast
to Arms in northern Prance and the
I a "I in western Gain lu Where the
II tuns are still failing hack before
Ihc .ii lovghl of the Germanic allies.
in the buttle in Flanders the Ger-
ni ins continue thi Ir attai k.i ugiiinst
the British inns east of ifpres where
thej on Sal tu day and Sunday und
almost dam since then haye iaunched
tremendous attacks. These attacks
according to the narrative of tilo of-
flclal Itritlsh ' eve wilt ess" issued to-
nlght had some initial success tut
Since have been repulsed with un-
varying regularity until the "ground
is in. rally heaped with dead."
The narrative says the action "re-
solved itself on our part into puro
killing." .
The "eve witness" adds that tho de-
fi nderi also suffered heavy losses as
they lad to counter-attack In an at-
ti mpt io regain ground won at tho
' in hi i he i ieruians which they
scUl hold.
I ii in ii Vdvancing
"Farther south towards Anas and
south and east of that town tho
French offensive continues to meet
with considerable success although
the French have lost some trenches
Which they had won in front of tho
town of i.oos. The German attacks
on the British were made la an antici-
pation pf an an Anglo-French offen-
sive which some i run s believe to be
"the hii- push" which had been ex-
pected u tins time although others
are of the opinion that General lof-
fre is only "nibbling" at the German
lines in ;ui effort to induct' them lo
a counter-attack in which lie expects
them to lose heav ily even when they
are successful.
Russians Rettvatlng
The Russiai admit they are still
retreating In western Gallcia while
the Austrlans and Germans make
greatei claim and say that besides
crossing the Ban river they have cap
toted manj towns on the northern
lopes oi the Carpathians and right
ai loss to the 1'iilish border and are
forcing the Russians to give Up manv
m their hard-won positions Ln those
mountains
Their advance eastward has brought
the Austro-Oermans nearly within
striking distance of Prsemysl and mil-
Itarj observers belive that unless the
Russians can make u stand on th
River San. the fortress of Prsemysl
the lull of which caused a great im-
presslon not many weeks ago will
soon again be In the hands uf us' eng.
mul owners.
SEMINOLES NOW
ARE BEING PAID
S ml t.. The World.
SKMIM ILK okla. May 12 -The
government payment of III per beaj
to the tribe of Bemtnoles commenced
last Monday at WeWoka and has to
datt leached mar firty thousand dol-
lurs It Is being conducted by the
United states government through
Dana Kelsey the Indian agent of
Muskogee and his assistants.
This payment is the interest on the
moneys owes me trine by tne
eminent and when completed
reach approximately $S250l).
The payment at this time was
brought about by the cltixens of Sem-
inole county and will greatly Im-
prove the financial conditions of the
county ut this time.
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