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ICL AHOMA'S
REAT EST
NEWSPAPER.
JTNAE
EDITION
dfib dST
VOL. XIII NO 242.
SECTION A
TULSA OKLAHOMA SUNDAY MAY 10 l'.US.
K'lRTY SIX PliiKS.
TUIIKK SUTIONS.
PRICE 5 CENTS
TP!
J ))
OSAGE OIL LAND
IS BOUGHT HIGH
"Million and Quarter Dollars
Changed Hands at
Tawhuka. j
$96000 HIGHEST AMOUNT
Texas Company Gets Section
of "Mystery Well" at
Record Mark.
ALL BIDDING IS SPIRITED
Texas and Carter Companies
Enter Into Buying
With Vim.
Out ltnitir the elms which
gurround the Osage building
at PawhUsta. approximately
fl. 250.0(10 changed hands a'
tho Halo of Osago oil lands
yesterday. Tho Individual bids white
not reaching tha high-water mirk
attained at previous Bales wore. Mill
satisfactory to tho Indian agent nnd
the averago price per acre In the
neighborhood of 27 was high.
Tho highest price liB.OC'O paid
try the Texa Company for tho
southeast quarter of section 33-22-10
was said to have had Its Impetus
from a "mystery well" offsetting the
quarter and owned by tho Winona
Oil company and John It. Markham.
r. This well is flowing at 120 bar-
rels a day and is'said to have great
possibilities. There wa spirited
bidding on this piece by the Winona
representative the ToxaiT Company
tnd by Carl Pressor of Hrndford.
Carter Make High Uhl.
The highest Initial hid of $3000
was offered by tho Carter Oil com-
pany for the r henst quarter of
section 5-22-12 :...'! finally bought
by that company for $16000. The
Carter company bought several other
pleres in the same region at medium
fancy prices.
AnwnK the tracts which brought
the -higberT prices was tract 20 In
the nnrtuwest quarter of . 29-23-s
bid In bv the F.odhank Oil company
of Denver for IH1.000 and rendered
desirahln on nrcount of Its proximity
to Osage Hominy production: the
southwest quarter of 10-24-8 bid In
bv Homer T. Umh of Denver for
$19000. This quarter is Just north
of good production in 35-31-24
owned bv Foster and Davis: Tract
Nn 13 in the northwest quarter of
: 3R-22-S. which Is close to gofd pro-
dti'tlon belonging to Ounst-eV and
3. Foreman was bid In by the Monitor
t J... nn.n for $30000: K
N. Ollleaple paid in."""
outheAiit anarlnr of 22-24-8.
Spirited lUddlitK Shown.
Frhoes of tho November sale was
heard in spirited bidding; of the
Texas nnd Carter companies for
tracts 32 and 33 both In 21-24-R
aereaue close to the $227000 pur-
chae of tho Gypsy company at the
last sale. The Texas company pur-
rhnjnri the northeast of 2S-24-S for
S'l.OAO nnd the Carter company bid
in tho northwest quarter for $73-
500. The Ovpsy company captured the
southeast of lfi. 21-10 which is close
to some verv Kood production which
they own to tho wnHt of it. They
paid $2.000 for the tract. .
The Oypsv paid $20000 for the
southwest of K-24-10 and Ihe Texas
companr paid $13000 for tho north-
west of S-24-IO. lioth of thiMan quar-
ters are offset by tho W. ai. Graham
well in 6-24-10.
Tracts 233. 23 1 nnd 235 broil pM
f.inev prices because thev are close
to shallow production owned by the
finance Ol company southwest of
Avant. Tho emithnast of 32-23-1 1
was bid In by the Titus Oil companv
for $21500; thp southwest of 33-23-1!
hrniiKht $4S.0O0 from the Kod-
bank Oil company of Iienver and the
southeast of 33-23-1 1 was hroucht by
the Kewanee oil md Gas company
of Tulsa for $31500.
From-these fancy prcles the bids
frrnded down to $300 the minimum
bid accepted by the auctioneer
A full list of bids and bidders will
Be published in tomorrow's World.
MEN"cmEDliAVr22
MUST LEAVE MONDAY
Orders from Adjutant Gcncml Ad-
vance riato of Fntmlnmciit Two
Pays.
Men railed by the eity and county
1 ' TrVoTl f"r entraln-
ment Wednesday Mav 22 were or-
dered t report Mnnd.iv Instead tak.
Inrj two dn n-oni the short notice
given this ontitlncent. They will lenvo
at 1:.i0 Monday evenlnir ovrr.ihe
Trlsro for St. Is cninB. frnrn
'here to Jackson Han-neks New Or-
leans ri. for training
The revised orders affect 005 rog.
strants from the rlty and nine from
he county. Notice were sent to
these nnil thrp p.(s
the
recr
. lie 01
n.inge in entrninment date was
' 11 finlv famt 1.
have lnl sufficient lime to not-
thnul "cUr?'" of the new date.
nVrr''n.f'nIVPrv '" were
oe. '" !1" lm"iedlately ron ro-
K:".. J ?:?.nr frnl" e adjutant
0 -! s offiee
e.l"' "'''! h" rved to the draft-
V . "V h0 V- M' r- at 5:30
b. ih men RTk requested to
n-.K n "mo' an'1 11 1 explained
" liv rt'iriK? rra ri t o l.
of the limited bc
'''ns of .the rtlnlng halU at
the
erd'e- nh" r"v an'1 "TitY boards
M . ' m"" Palw report on
MondV 'rP.0rt at ht" boar'1 "fflr
tZ: ' Cntraln
ClorwTakes Lives
in Sweep at Norfolk
rlne u''Y'LKl Nh" Miy JS A cv-
0..0 '".""Ve caused onP
c-iH.'e dea.hs. dtruetion of one
Ntth'm building at
Bi'tti.m. xeb tonight- j
War Plant Explosion Takes
1 Oil OT UU INCUi iillmhiil;ii
FIVE HUNDRED IRISH
TAKEN IN HUN PLOT
Sinn Fein Ixud. rs All Over lnnd
Aro Hounded up; ( "H.splr-
ury lsllrged.
DRAFT DECISION FORCED
English Cuhlnrt Expected to Doclilo
at Oniv on F.nlWmcnt or
Conscription. (
LONDON May 18 Five hundred
Sum I'riners were nrrmiTO i
.. towns In Ireland today ar corn-
ins to a Dublin dispatch to Uio Kve-
N'-.V. . w fish
'I' V i e-
rest rt -a nirarai
i. nt iim diFcoverv
'r:r. u:: L-.;:'whVr;ooodin
lo somo ol
Iht rerotis. mi) 'tf"-
contemnlaled the laiidinu of (ierniun exits. Itut n-
rnrcea in rebind has a bearinK upon late. The i
. ... nower nroblem. as i nianufactai- o
pr:.haWtenUii:B to brine to a herol
the ue.-tion of IHsh recruiting vol-
untary or otherwise.
I roteHr K'lwnrd PeValera. presi-
dent of the S-Vin Hon. Arthur Grif-
fith founder of th tlnn 1 4p.
Countess MarVevlM. Pr l"on and
William CosKi-ave. Sinn rein mem-
ber of parliament for h llhe ny.
have been arn-sted. accordlnc to an
KxchspRO Telegram (lupair.h from
Dublin.
Helen sod From Sentence
Professor PeValera William Cos-
crave and Countess Marklenez all
wer arrested for the parts they
plavcd in the Sinn Fein revolt In
p bun in Faster week of 19 . when
the short-lived Irish republic can e
into beinc. All were wm '-' ' I
death but this was -commnted later
to life imprisnnmet. After several
months in prison all were released. I
I'rnfc.ssor PeValera was elected
member of parliament for Fast Clare
Inst -lulv and in October premier
Movd Georpo announced in the
bou'e of commons thnt PeValera
wns plottlm; to brine about a new
Irish rebellion a few days before
PeValera was elected president or
the Sinn Fein at Publln. S'lnce the
passapn of the Irish conscription
bill PeValera has been very active In
working aealnst It and has had many
conferences with John Plllon.
Was to Come to America.
William Coscrave was elected
member of parliament for Kilkenny
last Aupur.t. In a speech several
dava later he said the Irish would
fipht German domination. On May
1 he was selected to accompany the
lord mayor of Publin on his ex-
pected visit to tho United States in
connection with the anti-conscription
campaign In Ireland.
One of the most prominent flcure
In the Publln revolt in was
Countess Georeina Marklevicz. She
led a part of tho Rlnn fel.i fo-ces
and was reported to have personMly
killed a iruard In an effort to cap-
ture Publin castle. She returned to
Dublin last July.
The arrests are expected to brim?
to a head the erttie Irish question.
Voluntary recruiting- has boi urged
as a solution of the man-power
question instead of conscription.
The advocates of both voluntary re-
cruiting and conscription are load In
thi advocacy of their positions. The
Introduction of the Home Rule bill
may also be hastened by the late'
developments.
SPECIAL PROGRAMS HELD
AT DALLAS C0MFERENCE
Cumberland Preebytertans ITare
Session for Education Board
nnd A'ounn People
DJLL. May 18. Tho session of
tho clchJkelghth assembly of the
Cumberland 1'resbyterlan church
this evening: was devoted to a pro-
pram conducted by the board of
publication Sunday school and
young peoples work. The meeting
was an open one and a large crowd
filled the auditorium.
While the most eventful day of
the assembly in general sessions an
Immense amount of work was ac-
complished today by various com-
mittees which devoted tho entire
morning to separate sessions. There
was a recess during the afternoon
when visitors were entertained by
residents.
New Mexico Registrants
Called Out by Croudcr
WASHINGTON. May IS. -Provost
Mar-rhiil General Crowdcr today an-
nounced that he had called on the
stale of New Mexico for 400 draf.
registrants who nre grarnar school
graduates and possess some me-
chanical inclinations. They are to
be sent on. June 10 to ('.imp Mahry
at tho Vnlvcrslty of Texas
Prohibition for Hawaii
Now Goes to President
WASHINGTON. May 18. The
senate bill prohibiting the manufac
ture and sale of Intoxicants m me
torrilorv of Hawaii during tho wan j
was passed loua v oy mo iii"i - "
to 30. anl now goes to the president
A motion bv Representative Stafford
of Wisconsin authorizing a referen-
dum at any general election was de-
feated. Postal Express Started i
for banunics in r ranee
WITH TH K ARM-V IN FHANCK
May 18. A general order issued to-
day establishes for the American ex-
peditionary forces a military postal
express service similar to the French
system. It Is hoped the .-esult wilt
be a material Improvement. In the
delivery of mail to the American
troops.
The Weather
Tfl.SA ty 1" Un-iuri'im. 70: inlsl.
mam as- non'h wir.d una v'lrllv cinndv.
"Kb 1 1lOilA SnlidJ' i"i lluniiay prob-
lb.y fu-. .. .
rt m Kuin
ai V.'rk.s
LOSS FAR 0VEP
million
i
Fire in "IVbri Fin.-
struction nnl F.ii !;:
Other I'lop.-rt:
I)v-
riTTSH' I'.'.ll.
Two hundred
en equal mind" :
lg test ltn.lt ' H t" l. :
lit the plant of '
company at u.in
here.
The plant v
first explosion in
louder I ban
r .
v . f i
rrm mo sd...i
knew
luiwe
Itut
most deadly of
nited and .1
lowed a feu s 1
Special trains
all afternoon 1:11
wounded. Sum
riore than a 1
lit
b
li-U-h
the .1.
!f
ll
Irene. .Minor c
during the rescue
f"l-e
'.Ilk'
work almost. unposyiiM-
Among the ili- Hi was Si n. in I V.
Plchl ii.sHltlnnt superinn n ! ni. of tho
Heldolbure"' plant of U." Aitni ci.m-
pany while John 1:. J .luinon. mi-
porintendent of ibe i . u . j i i.i.i.m
was among the b.nlA innii.d.
New s of the r 'M.li ..-.ion . t 1 w from
borough to boinii: h .11..1- a- if !
one impulse thought . h.i-1 ot th
Ked tross worK'-rs nei-.i
'1:1k -
dale more than At I'm: bui kIi AI
donlnc nil lliouphis of 'he p.irade.
the women r'loi ki.l to Ihe alfln led
area by automobile anil by irolle.
ready fr any s.oi'ifii-e or sen ice of
which they imtht be callnl.
Xo One Able to Tell Sir..
Scarcely one wh i li'.e.l tlirough !
the explosion is aliic lo It il a co-
herent Htoty.
H. H. Cunnan. r-tr.ploved ns a
starter at Ihe plant v is i.il.;nt: his
lunch Willi .--evir.il t'ther wnrkmen
when the first explosion occurred
and escaped with slight bruises.
"I was sitting with two friends
about two hundred feet from the
T. N. T. Ktoikrooin wlnii the blast
ciime." he sanl Without warning
I started up and up until I lost con-
sciousness. When 1 hit Hie ground
1 came to and my two friends land-
ed about n hundred feet from me.
I got to my fct and was hnrrving
away w hen I passed en In lured man.
I put him on my back and started
from the plant when the booond ex-
plosion occurred "
The explosion hurled burning em-
bers In mery direct inn for almost 3.
mile and nil derricks were set afire
adding further danger of explosions
and cnnfla.gr iilon.
Pumping "ind oil operations were
stopped and s.iml was thrown on
he burning ileri i. ka to extinguish
the flames. The property loss 1.1
estimated at $ 1 .M'O.i'Ou.
Tonight per 0:1s nfliuman bodies
are being picked up .1 mile and
more from the plant. Kcsidents
about Kennenlale reported seeim;
the bodies or men flying through the
nir and ear'y tonight arms arid legs
ttoro being reported along 'he rail-
road tracks tlircc-lourtlis of a mile
from the plant
Caught in So-olid I xplolon.
The first eni"s!on occurred at
noon and wafl so slight that no one
- hurt and cause! little damage.
Hut It gave Ihe employs wirnine
and thev hurried fr"in the building.
Mnnv of them. however
Kirnrhl In the next. eM.I'i.-ton. whir
ocriirred a few niinuies later and
Immediately the plant burst into
flames.
Three other cxplo'r occurred
each one scattering the burning de-
bris. Some of if f.-II among the great
crowds which had gathered on Hie i
neighboring hillsides a el 11 number!
of persons wero hint bat none :
killed. 1
Several hunji-ed fcliitc. robed" wo- 1
men gathered fmi 1 Carnegie. Fort;
IMtt. Hennrrdale. Vk. r ; Mills and.
other villages near nakd-ile. were
trartlon line utations wa'tlni:
nrgh
cars to carry them to 1
where they were t take part in tho
I:ed Cross parade this afternoon
t the first sound of Urn explosion
Iliey tooK hp in" in-" ii to - ..iim.-.i-For
half an hour "r if-oie they could
be seen at rung out a' "u; ihe .wintry
roads hatiteiiing to tho sMi l . n ul-
lage and upon their arrival there
thev repor-ed to the do'-'ors who had
by tills time readied Ihe I'll'-e from
Carnegie Mam of th-m h-"-l '' en
the full surgical iwirw of the l.od
Cross and were valuable assistants.
Wage Increase oi .7.
. r 1
Equal Number !
of Aetna Clu-m
at Oakihi!
Jlaac ny snip inaralthirrl the mileage i.!d
' The French hold th'i nioit mle-
TVtt!irrvcTO viv It - stan- ace the Hritlsh rank second nnd
daywagVcr.eVcVr..seni.ngVbout the American third eteeedinrr the
.Vr'l l?XZZJl u mar today mileage held by the relg.an.
was announced .y th shipping
board for members of the deck a-nd
engine ilepartinents of Atlantic ami
gulf ships.
To Tulsa Merchant
ripe of the most effective
methods of (arising the Ked
('mm message to the people Is
through w:ii-b-w rtit-pi.ns. In
Ked Cross w.ndows it has been
rte.'idf.l to b.V.e a window
dns.-cng rent'-.-t -vim hon'-nblo
meniion b-;n ni'oie f tlio
I
t
i ;
I three best windows Kl lui.'-a.
The windows are to no
i dressed and unveiled Tue'dav
t night at S o'ojock and will t-o
Judged the same night hi i:. S.
t Horn. K. A Wilcox and A. I-.
I l.'nrmer. Til" rommlltee n-
!
! !
1 nll.ts that the designs remain I
t for tho balance of tho week.
i Iiuplication by Hi" models or
1 dtnnmies of tho lied Cross post- )
t ers and profuse use. of the lied I
i Cross emblem or displays of I
t the' work done In the l:ed Crosn t
i work rooms make effective I
i windows. The committee ex-
I peris to see every window dec- I
I orated. 4
4 Ked ross Campaign Com. I
;0LD LIBERAL ELEMENT
' LOSES FIGHT IN CITY
"Wooden- I.ot.Ict -Clark Combine."
Iralt llurd Plow by City
ConimlMKlnncra.
PRESSURE USED ON MAYOR
wird Is Told "In No rnoertnin
Terras" That Tulsa Must Io
Kept Clean.
DEADLOCK THOUGHT AT END
I d Wan-en's Appointment ae Police
Judge Indicates Whisky
Hunch Is Out.
After one of the bitterest fights
e-r w ired In the Inner circles of
r n i ratio polities in Tulsa
the
' 'id
flit lis
ment a
t.il elemenf of the party
I. lo run the city aovern-
P pleased known a the
' W'.o'lcn-l.ozler-Clark" crowd got
.1 severe drubbing yesterday morn
i"i: a' the hands of the new city
i 1 I'nin.j'.raiion when Justice Fd
j Warren was chosen Judge of the
I n'y rmirt. The "old guard" wan
! l.cke.l to a frazzle. It was lined up
I rolidiv behind Former Police Judge
Tom Clark and for a day or so last
week it looked as If the latter would
win.
Mayor Is Squeezed.
Hut fyllnwing the "dope" story
that Hppeured in The "World Friday
morning lo this effect Charles
l uge nnd It. I.. Davidson. forme'
influential leader n the "Kentucky
chili" which once exercised so much
1 power in city and county politics.
went out iifl mayor riunnnrn s nome
and held a conference with him re-
girding the Judgeship. Tlumor savs
iliey "laid the law down" to the
mayor In no uncertain terms and
demanded .hat Warren be elected
Tho mayor was leaning toward
("lark and with the support of Act-
ing M.ivor Mc.S'ulty and Commis-
sinner liohn. had things tied up In
the former Judge's hehnlf. The 1st-
tor's cause wa further strengthen-
ed with the hardy support of "Buck"
Lewis one of the Democratic lead-
ers. Fought Clark Bllterly.
Put Davidson and Page put up
such a determined fight aealnst
dark that Mavor Hubbard finally
rapitulated and agreed to Justice
Warren's election. The latter was
ably supported also by the union
labor forces of the rlty which were
lined up solidly behind him.
Thus the deadlock on city appoint
merits which had existed for thr
past month due chiefly to Mayor
Hubbard's confinement at hit home
from Illness which prevented his at
tending any of the council meeting!
wss biioken.
Following a conference which
lasted an hour and a half yesterday
morning the commissioners met and
MeVnltv and Pohn went over to
Commissioners- Currnn and MrNulty
and Warren was elected.
Warren Carries Confidence!.
The new police Judge Is well
known to all Tnlsans snd has the
confidence of the community. He
Is a home owner head of a family
has always stood for good govern-
ment anil the people have faith that
he will elve a fearless nnd satisfac-
tory administration of the office.
Two other appointments were
made yesterday. Tom Clark wn
chosen "building inspector to succeed
H. I". Kopp and John Cease was
h ' elected ele-trlcal Inspector.
Rickcnbachcr Narrowly
Escapes in Air Hat tie
lr Th Aori-f'l Pi.
WITH THK AMKISICAN AFtMT
IV FDANCK. Fridav. Mav 17
laent. Kdward Ilickenliacher of Co-
lumbus. ohlor who yesterday en-
countered throe enemy airplane!
alone the sector northwest of T011I
and brought down one of them him-
I eif b.-ol a narrow escape. His ma-
' chine collided with a German plane.
teoiliriT h1 11 spinning downward hut
he w as f-hlo tu regain control of hi
mat nine.
Sammies Now Hold More
Mileage Than Belgians
WASHINGTON. May IS. The
American expeditionary force has
bciorne such a military factor on the
weitern battle front members of
the senate mdilarv committee were
advised today- at their weekly con-
foenr with Secretary taker and
the war council mat ii'iv now ihhk
Request of Goethals
Refused by Daniels
WASHINGTON May 18. Secre-
tin' Daniels today declined to grant
a request of Major-General Goethe Is.
director of supplies storage and
transportation for the army that
part of the turbine engine manufac-
turing facilities of the country now
employed by the navy for torpedo
boat destroyers be turned over to
the shipping board so that the com-
missioning of army freight trans-
ports may be hastened.
Enemy-Owned Cotton Is
to Re Sold in New York
i
WASHINGTON May IS. The'
first government gale of enemy j
owned cotton will he held at the j
New York Cotton Exchange at 11!
o'clock Monday morning. To the
highest bidder will go .1.351 halenj
of cotion belonging to J. H. Bach-
man living In Germany. It will be
i sold only to American citizens ani ;
' the auction will be directed bv the
) llicn property custodians' office. I
Unto the Least of These
No Restriction on Men for France .
Says President in Reef Cross Appeal
PRESIDENT AT HEAD
SOLDIERS OF MERCY
Wilson Irf-adu Mammoth I'arado In
A'cw York of 7. 1000 Pcrsooa
on Foot. '
GOTHAM'S BIGGEST DISPLAY
Ne-er Has City Sliown Puch Patriot-
ism as on Yesterday In
Ucmonslrmllon.
NKW TOf! K May Th rreii-
ident of the I'nlted Statna commander-in-chief
of the army and
navy marched on foot through Fifth
avenue today at the head of 75000
soldiers of mercy. .
Then Ktfi'"n In the reviewing
stand ho gravely saluted the colora
as the women of tho RedjCroaa filed
past a seemingly endless lino.
Perhaps never before had New
York sen auch a demonstration of
patriotism. It was known tho pres-
ident would review the parade but
his Intention fb march at the head
of the line had not been announced
leaving his hotel afler taking ninch-
eoii with Mrs. Wilson he motored
up tho avenue until he met the head
of the column at Hlxty-alxth street.
Thre he dismissed his car and
flanked by Hrlgadler General George
Dyer the grand marshal and Joseph
P. Tumulty his secretary he tonk
his place at the hend of the proces-
sion. THRIFT STAMP CAMPAIGN
TO WAIT FOR RED CROSS
Tulsa W. H. S. Committee Will Ite-
new Their Drive After
Merey Drive.
Announcement was made Satur
day afternoon by tht W. fl S. cam-
paign committee that during tho
week of May 20 It would remain
practically Irmotlvo r because of the
Ken cross campaign?' running witn
May 27. however a drive will be In
stituted thnt will surpass anything
yet witnessed in a war campaign of
anv description according to the
committee.
Thp wofk on the new War Pavings
bank on the corner of Fourth and
Main streets will begin Mondav
morning. Charles Myers has charge
of all the construction work.
FIVE WORLD MEN CALLED
There are now 1 8 etars on the eorv- -Ire
flag of Tho Tulsa World. Tbir-j
teen men have already been called
to military nervlee from Tho World
and now the draft has called x
more from the business circulation
and mechanical forces Tho.. who
have to answer to the latest draft I
calls are:
I K. Hefley of the circulation
nnrtmenf; A. I.. Kim (h. of tho
sifled advertising department: .li
Ftutsman one of tho carriers. Pen
Goldberg street circulator ami War
ren iV. Graham one m urn com-
positors. Notice to Klks
You aro requested to
give your subscrip-
tion to the Red Cress
to our lodge team.
Exalted Ruler
l
As Many to (io Over as Ship3
Can I5o Found to Carry
Them to natUrv.jp
RED CROSS GIVING CHANNEL
6uty of Americans Is to Con-
tribute to World's Great-
est Instrumentality.
Ts'F.W VOP.K. Mav IS To win
tha war the I'nlted Htatea is deter-
mined to set no restriction on the
number of men to bo sent to France
President Wilson declared here to
night in a speech reaffirming the
purpose of America to set no limit
on its puroose.
A many' men will go overseas as
snips can ho found to carry tnem
the president said afler referring to
statements that have been made that
6000000 should go.
The Cnlted ritaies he said will
not be diverted by Insincere talk of
peace from tho Teutonic powers.
Their proposals he declared spring
from a desire to have a frco hand
In the east.
The president was given a great
demonstration when ho entered the
hall at II :.1 P ni. The president
was Introduced by Cleveland II.
Dodge.
In introducing the . president Mr.
Dodge snld the president had "asked
for the privilege" of marching In to-
day's parade when none of the rom-
ml'tteo had even dared to Inviia him.
The president Mr. Dodge do.
elared Is- the upokcsman of all the
great spiritual forres of the world.
The president's speech In part fol-
lows: Two Dulles I'ai-e NntJon.
There are two duties with which
we are face to face. The first duty
Is to win the.war. And Iho second
duty that goes hand-in-hnnd with It
is in win It greatly and worthily
showing the real quality of our
power not only but the real quality
of our purpose and of ourselves. I
of course the. first duty tne miry
thai wo must keep In tho foreground
of our thought until it la accom-
tillshed. Is 'o win the war. I have
board gentlemen recently say that
we must get fi.oou.ooi) men ready.
Why limit it to s.oon.noo?
1 hao asked Iho congress of tho
Foiled states in name no limit be-
rnuso the congress in'emls. 1 am
ur"' as we all Intend that every
ship lh.it oaj' carry men or supplies
shall go laden upon every vojnsre
with every man and every supply
she can cam.
Not to lie Dlicrled.
And we .-no not tOopr diverted from
he g'iiu puip'"-" of winning the war
by any Insicei-o approaches upon
the suhlect of peace. I can say
with a ilear conscience that I have
tesied fho-e intimations and hale
I foiind them tnsin. ere. now reeog.
Inlzo Ihein for Mb.it they are tin p-
' pni i unity to have a free hand pir-
iliculailv in the e-isi. to carry out
i purposes ni' conquest and exploita-
tion. i Kvery piopi' 1 with regard to nr.
mmm' "la 'ion in the w'si Involves a
III tllo C.lM'
NTINt Kl US'
l'(l-: SKVK.NT7.K.N
ciasijGivc Until Your
Heart Says Stop
The following schedule of dona-
tiona based on yearly Incomes has
born adopted by the Tulsa Hod
Cross iiitnpaign hs a minimum to be
accepted. The committee ho!ieo?;
that no' patriotic American's suh-
seriptlon to the mercy fund should
fall below this deadline.
Incomes' Donations
i:iioo to t ooo l to 13
2. (00 to
8. nun 12 to 25
5000 2S to 125
a.aoo to
r'ino .to
lfi.ono' to
1 -o"0 to
20000 to
So.noo to
SO.nao u
...Ji.OOO to
10.000 135 to S00
15.000 .1 -j r to n:o
2000 fi.iO to 1.000
3a ooo moo to 2. ooo
so.onn 2 ooo to 3 noo
75.000 3000 to 4.000
100000 4000 to
6000
OootrUmled by ArtLur WUUaa Brown
EVERYTHING SET FOR
RED CROSS CAMPAIGN
Orgiinlailnn Completed and Many
Noiel Ktmiis Will Aid Weeks
llllt Drl'vc
500 WORKERS " ARE READY
Men and Women W lio Will Seek Do
nations for Merry Fund Will
Comb the Town.
TVlth the opening of tha aecond
national Jled Croaa war fund driVe
for $100000000 In the United Statea
only twenty-four houm ftwoy. the
managers of the campaign In Tul
a coumy are confident that Tulaa
will again be found with an oversub
scription of the 1180.000 ailoted.
What la believed to be tha most
perfect campaign organization ever
known In Tulsa haa boen worked out
after two weeks of nUfht and day ef-
fort and .Monday morning at 9
clock more' than 600 men and
women of the city and county will
begin the work of gathering up Tul
sa's contribution to tho most worthy
cause In thu world. To fall would
moan that Tulsa people were not
backing up the army In France and
tlioee In charge of the campaign do
not even suggest falling.
Haa Dcrn Well Advertised.
For the past two weeks tin Inten
sive campaign of advertising haa
been carried on through tho nowspa-
pes billboards magazines four-
m in ii I e men n that no person can
Admit not being fully Informed aa to
the campaign. The hist of the week.
stirring appeals of the Ked Croaa
posters begun lacing the people from
evciy possible pbn o and It la be-
lieved this Is ihe best advertised war
campaign ever canled on.
The men temn workers met at
lied Cress headquarters )n Hie
ChimhT of Commerce yesterday
received their curds and l'lnu! ln-
slictlons and thn women worker
will meet In the same place Monday
morning at I o'clock for their dual
enl of Instructions. With the or-
ganiaiiou ai a Is Chutiman G. H.
MeCiillougii i xpei ls Tulsa lo get Its
i ii'iiiniini uuuia m two and not more
than Uirc. days.
W ill Post Dully Hesults.
The big hi; ii Indicator ni Third
and Alum streets which will murk
ino progress of the campaign was
completed yesterday ami the results
of the first hldf day's work WW be
marked up .Monday immediately aft-
er (he noon lum boon of the cam-
paign workers. Kueii day utter the
noon niei ting ihe workers will
march tu this i-U'ii and Iho flguies
for that day will be added to the
total Iho Tulaa bed Cross ambu-
lance plana to break nil records in
trivellri'; from Tulxa. acrost No
.Man s nul Into the I'.ciirt of France.
t iiml Has (.'sal .Start.
The ii -tual raising of Tul.sa'a quota
was given a good Mart friday tilgtu
when ti.2'0 was subscribed by the
miction b.ilce if Ihe Shrlncrs' Ked
t russ sack of Hour. Only thirty of
Ihe liity pounds were sold and the
lialancu will be sold some night rtur-
in the week when the amount is ex
pected to bo hoost"d ahovo the $10-
lil'C mark. In addition a Shetland
pony a kiss front a beautiful girl a
eollm pup and oilier things will be
sold n' uuciion for the benefit ot tho
Ked ( nsn In 1 ulsa.
- ked CroKs flags will be flying
Monday morning from all the princi-
pal buildings In Tulsa and will re-
main until the campaign Is i over.
Kvery one la urged to think talk and
act for the lied c.rcaa this week
For the purpose of soliciting the
town has boon divided into business
classifications nnd the dentists have
stolen a march on all others. At
.meeting enl'ed Friday night the
dentists of Tulsa all subscribed and
In not a si"kio instance did the suo-srr-iri
lions fail to e.(tial or exceed the
schedule of donatiors flrangr.l by
tho conimltteo In charge of. the drive.
AMERICANS BEAT
OFF WATTACK
Silent Raid Tried by
Enemy With Heavy -Loss
Resulting.
italiansIepulse.fof
Austrians Attempt Fails
for Third Time to
Ke-Take Corno. '
HUN DRIVE EXPECTED SOON ir
Gcrmans Make Preparation
for Renewal of Offensive . ;
on Western Front
Dr Th Anim-iair Prn.
WITH THK AM KRIC AM ARM
IN FRA.VCK May It. The Qermana
attempted a vigorous ailent raid on
one of the American Combat rroup
within a atrong point In tht Luna
villi aeetor thi mornlni. but war
badly beaten. .
ROME May H. A third attampt :
by tna Austrians to raeeptura
Monte Corno has failed according to
the official communication from
general headquarters today.
OKHM S WAIT ON
UF.VrilKK FOIt UltlVR.
PARia. May it; Thi btglnnint -bv.
the Germans of a formidable of-
fensive by which they xpet to '
nchleve final aucresa now depend - '
only on weather conditions. Tha
commander-in-chief the Frtncb '
troops and their alllea are waiting V
for the shock with tha greatest eon-
fldence.
TUo Petit parlslen iy the enemy
baa massed nesrlv all . hla heat '
Troops on the attacking front. D --
tween the Helglan eoaat and tna
Olse It slates 149 division' 'about'
1900000 men) hav been dlitrlbuU ' "
ed. it on th front lln or for 4U''
rect support and tha remainder be i
hind th lines to be used fur tug-
mooting tha push at th p nclpal '
point of attack. This nwpapq
' th German plan li to threaten -Amiens
cut th rslred between .;
that point and CIri..ont. and bream
up tha allied foroes whatever the
cost may be.
VIOLKeJT HA-Vn-TO-IIAXD
FIGHTING BAYS HERUX.
RRRLIN Via London. May II '
Great reoonnoltertng antlvtt alobg
the western battle frnr.l hie led to
violent hand-to-hand fighting e
peclally In the dint. -lot of Lasalgny '
according to th of-'lclal statement .
Issued by the war offlc today '
which aaya that on Friday . lxten
allied airplanes and on captive b.'ls
loon war ahut down py 111 0M '
mam.
COUNT HERTLINQ LOOKING
FOR-WAR END THIS YEAR :
i '
TcUa Itorlln Cornwnnmlcnl The.
Event in Went Will Bring
Peaux) Speedily rarer.
AMSTERDAM May IS. "I ant-
atlll optlmlstlo enough" to bellevei
we shall have peace thlet year." aa!4
the German chancellor Count Voi$
Hertllng In an Interview with the-'
Berlin correspondent ef the Budat
peat AzFat. "I cherish firm confW
denre that further event In the'
west will bring us nearer . speedy
end of the war."
"If the world sboftld one da
unite In an International - peace
league" added Count Von Hertllng.W
"Germanv would unhesitatingly and
Jrryfully Join In it Unfortuneteljn
present conditions give very littla
hope of that. Our desire is to win
and preserve peace."
JUNE 5 IS DATE SET FOR : T
REGISTRATION OF YOUTHS
Those Hcmclilng si Rlnoe June f
- Iat Vear Win Bo Rcijnircd
to Itcglster.
WASHINGTON May U. June I
has been fixed as tha date for regleV
trallon of youths who have attained
31 year since the first army draf
registration June last year. The
resolution authorising the new regia
trillion la awaiting the president
signature but the provost marshal
general's office virtually hie corns
pleted prepuratlon for carrying 11
Into effect.
It Is estimated that about 800099
men available for military service
win be found among the new regis
tranta this year. During the yean
beginning June 5. It is planned to
have quarterly registrations.
Plan for Soldier Vote
Being Made by Baker
WASHINGTON May IS. The
question of taking the soldier vote
In France has been reopened by the
war department with the hope that
some way may be evolved to take
It which would not Interfere with.
military efficiency of tha arrrfjr. Sec
retary itaker indicated mat any
state which devised a practical and
workable way of collecting lta sol
dier ballots would be permitted to
do o.
Negroes Implicated in
Georgia Murder Hanged
WALDOBTA Ot May Is. Wilt
Head and Will Thompson negroea.
Implicated n the murder of Hamp-
ton Kmith and shooting of Mr.
Smith at P.arnev Thursday night
were lynched near Barne.v last night
it wa learned today. Head Is said
to have confessed.
This week try Hooper coffee.
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