Drumright Evening Derrick (Drumright, Okla.), Vol. 4, No. 38, Ed. 1 Monday, March 4, 1918 Page: 1 of 10
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LARGEST PAID CIRCULATION OF ANY PAPER PUBLISHED OR CIRCULATED IN CKLfciv LUU111 i
KtUULAR AFTERNOON ASSOCIATED PRES? REPORTS, EXCLUSIVE IN CREEK COUNTY. LARGEST CIRCULATION OF ANY PAPER IN CREEK COUNTY
VOLUME FOUR. NUMBER 38
DRUMRIGHT, OKLAHOMA, MONDAY, MARCH 4, 1918. DAILY, 10c PER WEEK. WEEKLY, $1.50 PER YEAR
HUNS ARE STARTING GREAT SPRING DRIVE
THREE A TTEMPTS ARE
MADE TG REACH LINE
HELD BY AMERICANS
GERMANS OBTAINED NO
PRISONERS IN RAID ON
AMERICAN TRENCHES
U.S. AMBASSADOR
FRANCIS REACHED
VLADIVOSTOK TODAY
RUSSIANS ARE DESTROYING
BRIDGES ALONG THE
CAPTURED AMERICANS WERE tained no prisoners in the American | S13ERIAN R. R.
PART OF PATROL OF
THIRTEEN
(By Associated Pres..)
With the American Army in France,
Saturday, March 2.—The Americans
the Germans claimed they captured j men but found no trace except oee
the Chemin-Des-Dames probably | man who was killed
trenches.
Volunteers from American units
along the Chemin-Des-Dames searched
No Man's Land in a rain of machine
gun bullets for the thirteen missing
were the larger part of the patrol of
thirteen which went out when the raid
was begun and which had not been
heard of. This is thought to be the
situation in that the Germans ob-
(By Associated Press.)
1 Washington, March 4.—The Rus-
I sians have begun destroying bridges
along the Siberian railroad between
Lake Baikald and the Chinese fron-
tier, John Stevens, chairman of the
American railroad commission, re-
ports.
From certain German prisoners de-
tails were obtained which are now
available and show that the Ameri- bassador Francis from reaching Vladi
cans laid a barrage fire as soon as the vostock. The officials here believe the
SAMMIES KNITTING
CLUB THANKS THE
PATRONS FOOD SALE
PREPARATORY MOVEMENTS ON
WESTERN FRONT ARE
REACHING HEAD
Germans started.
I destruction was to prevent the ex-
pected advance of Japanese troops.
LOCAL OFFICERS
USE BLOODHOUNDS
TO TRAIL THIEVES
ARE ON THE TRAIL OF MEN
WHO BROKE INTO
BUNKHOUSE
KATY RAILROAD TO
PAY CHILDREN FOR
DEATH OF MOTHER
SUPREME COURT HOLDS
"CALL RULE" LEGAL
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, March 4.—The "call
rule" for grain to arrive, which was
established in 1916 by the Chicago
Deputy Sheriff J. Arthur Wilson
*nd a posse started out late this aft-
ernoon on the trail of two or more
thieves whom it was reported have
been robbing bunkhouses and resi-
dences in the northeastern part of the
field and two bloodhounds are being
utilized in the chase.
Word was telephoned here today
that a gang of thieves had been oper-
ating at a point about three miles
southeast of the city and Undersheriff
G. C. Whitehead ordwfed out his depu-
ties and the bloodhounds, which are
being utilized for the first time here
in many months.
It is stated that the thieves entered
a house and stole several articles of
clothing and also forced an entrance
into a bunkhouse and made away
with several articles, including cloth
ing.
The posse was still out late this
afternoon and no report of the result
• of the chase has been received.
Edwin Clapp shoe for sale by
Massad Mercantile Agency.
148.
Board of Trade, was held not to be in
SIX MINOR WALTERS CHILDREN restraint of trade by a ruling of the
AWARDED DAMAGES j United States supreme court today.
OF $2,000 o
REACH AGREEMENT
ON COMPENSATION
OF THE RAILROADS
Charles A. Walters, section fore-.
man on the Missouri, Kansas & Texas |
railroad at Cushing, Saturday re-
ceived a verdict against the railroad { (By A..ociat«d Pre.)
of 12,000 in the district courtroom of | WashingtoIli March 4 _An afrree.
Judge Edward D. Oldfield, at a o ment on the compensation of railroads
ma City, as the result of a gas explo-, whi,e under sovernment controlj
sion on January 24, in whic is wi e [)ased on thc average net income for
was so badly burned that s e le t^e past three years, was reached by
on February 10. . the conference on the administration
The suit was brought on behalf of t0(jav
\y altars' six minor children. Accord- t
ing to the petition, several tank cars | Unique cleaners oppo8ite p. a
containing gasoline had been placed
ot\ a siding, near which was a cave
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, March 4.—Continued
We, the ladies of the Samimes Knit-
ting club, Section No. 1, wish to! preparatory movements on the part
An effort was made to prevent Am-: thank all those who so generously i of the Germans along the western
1 contributed to our food sale on Sat- | front are noted in the war depart-
urday last. We especially mention I ment's weekly review for the week,
the kindness of Burney Brasel for the | The momentum of battle is increas-
use of space in his drug store and the j ing and the statement cites three at-
Pack market for the donation of pa- j tempts of the enemy to reach that
per, plates, oil paper and wrapping j portion of the line held by Americans
paper. ] as an example of what is taking place
Signed: MRS. ARTHUR O'DELL, j"on a large scale along the western
Captain of Section No. 1. front.
PREMIER FRANCE
PINS WAR CROSS
TO SOLDIERS
DECORATES OFFICERS AND MEN
WHO REPULSED HUN
ATTACK
A definite announcement is made
that the American forces have taken
over the sector north of west Touel
and a number of detached units are
in action in the Champaign district.
Operations in the eastern theater are
expected to affect events in France.
COMPANY MARINES
CARRIES INSURANCE
OF $2,454,000
Washington, Marsh 4.—The 80tH
company-regiment, U. S. marines, on
active service somewhere in France,
is insured for $2,545,000.
This undoubtedly establishes a rec-
ord for individual company insurance
subscription. Of the 255 me« in the
company 254 took out insurance for
$10,000 each, the remaining member
subscribing to a $5,000 policy.
In addition to this 188 men of the
same company made allotments, total-
ing $2,830.50, for the "folks back
home."
(By AllociKtad Pi«u.)
Paris, Sunday, March 3.—Premier
Clemenceaus today visited the Ameri-
can troops and reviewed the soldiers
who repulsed the German attack Fri-
4piy. The commanding general deco-
rated with the war cross certain offi-
cers and privates whose bravery was
particularly remarkable.
TWO FLIERS DROP
100 FEET, ESCAPE
DEATH AT CEMENT
HOLD BUTTS FOR
ALLEGED THEFT
OF SACKS FEED
where the Walters family kept pro-
visions. Gas had escaped from the
cars and settled in this cave, the pe
tition states, and when wife of the
section foreman lighted a match to
get something from a shelf in the
dark cellar, the explosion instantly
occurred.
MONTHLY INCOME FOR
LOCAL RED CROSS IS
NOW ASSURED FOR YEAR
Plate glass has arrived for the win-
Phone j d°ws of ^e new Roberts hotel and is
j being installed today.
PRE-DATED CHECK SYSTEM IS
PROVING SATISFACTORY,
SAYS CHAIRMAN
FORGER WHO FLEECED LOCAL
MERCHANTS ARRESTED; HELD
FOR HEARING THURSDAY
GEORGE E. HAMILTON'S CHECK
RAISING CAREER IS
NIPPED IN BUD
Although he operated only one day,
George E. Hamilton, now held by the
county officers here, showed some
pretty fast work here, Saturday, and
was in a fair way to get away with a
considerable amount of local money,
which he obtained from local mer-
chants by the bad check route, until
his career was cut short by his arrest
in Cushing upon information fur-
nished by Undersheriff G. C. White-
head's office.
Hamilton passed two forged checks
cn local mechants, realizing nearly
The pre-dated checks that are be-
ing used by the local chapter of the
Red Cross are getting very satisfac-
tory results as shown in a report by
the treasurer.
The report shows that so far the
monthly income from this source is
about $90 per month, but we must
I bring this up to twice that amount
to insure the workers all the ma-
& Stephenson',, where he presented a terial that ^ wi" need duri"S this
, , year. -
check similarily drawn, in the amount, Wp have more of ^ and
of $96.40. The check was refused hope that the parties who have not
there and Hamilton left and went to contributed for a monthly income for
the store of the Edwards Merc.utile the local chapter will secure one of
company whore the proprietor, II. T.
these sets of checks and fill it out
for one dollar per month for the bal-
ance of the year, so the Red Cross
workers may be able to buy material
all year to keep the sewing room
working. At present it costs near
$200 per month to purchase material
for the Red Cross workers. Any one
wanting to contribute to maintain
this work can do so in any amount
they desire. Make all the checks to
the Drumright Red Cross chapter.
Parties who have the pre-dated
checks for the purpose of securing
contributions please turn them in
soon .as we want to get a complete
check on what we have secured.
ARTHUR O'DELL, |
Chairman Finance1 Committee, j
AVIATORS FLYING TO FORT
SILL HAVE MOST MIRACU-
LOUS ESCAPE
Cement, Okla., March 4.—Captain
McClay and Lieutenant McCoy, avia-
jtors stationed at Hicks field, Wichita,
Falls, Texas, were slightly injured
and their airplane damaged when the
machine fell 100 feet a half mile
south of Cement yesterday morning.
The aviators were on their way
from Wichita Falls to Fort Sill, Okla.,
but became lost in the clouds and di-
verged from their course. They
planned to make a landing at Cement
to learn their position, when they
were caught in an air pocket toppling
the machine.
CLAIM CONNCECTION WITH
THEFT FOR WHICH BOY
IS COMMITTED
M. Butts, who was arrested with
Seward Frye, a boy committed to the
industrial school at Pauls Valley for
the theft of nine bags of feed fft>
A. J. Thomas' feed store, is held by
the county officers and will be givea
a preliminary hearing bejpre Justice
of the Peace R. G. Clertients next
Thursday.
Butts is alleged to have disposed
of the few which the boy admitted
to the authorities he had stolen.
The infant child of Mr. and Mrs.
Griefy, who died Sunday morning,
was buried in the Drumright ceme-
tery Sunday afternoon.
C*ll for the Drumright union label
on all your printing.
OKLAHOMA GAS AND ELECTRIC
CO. PURCHASES ENTIRE LIGHT
AND POWER PLANT AT OILTON
DEAL INCLUDES PURCHASE OF
ITS ICE PLANT BY
PETTY-BADGER
FRANK PETERS IS
CANDIDATE CLERK
OF DISTRICT COURT
Edwards, cashed the check after Ham-
ilton had made a purchase. Mr. Ed-
wards did not have the cash to handle
the check and gave his own check as
change. This check Hamilton had no
difficulty in cashing.
"Hamilton learned Saturday night
that suspicion had been aroused and
left the city in an automobile. The
forgeries were discovered through the j
fact that the contractor's name was
$200 in cash, before he left the city, incorrectly spelled with two "m's" and
Checks to the amount of $400 were j the checks were drawn on a bank
found on him. j with which the contractor does not do * Frank Peters, when in the city
Hamilton, who purports to be an business. | Saturday, called at the Derrick of-
011 field worker, started operations ; Hamilton was brought back from j fice and stated he would be a candi-
when he presented a check for $113 1 Cushing by county officers and ar- (iate for the office of clerk of the dis-
be enlarged and brought to the same
standard of efficiency which marks the
operations of the local plant.
The Pettyl-Badger company goes
A deal whereby the Oklahoma Ga^ out of the light and power business
Electric company takes over the and the Oklahoma company goes out
I entire plant and business of the Petty- of the ice business, as a result of the
Badger company's light and power deal. The deal has been consumated
j plant at Oilton and also sells to the for some time, especially in connec-
I Petty-Badger company its ice plant j tion with the ice depaartments as it
■ and business here, has been consu- was believed that the government
1 mated and is announced today. The j would not permit both concerns to
M .PI) K Ok nFPllTY consideration in the transaction is not I manufacture ice unless the plants
munuciv ur utru 11 ma(lc public , were run to capacity
. — The deal means that the Oklahoma The ice machinery, etc., in the lo-
ATTEMPT TO LYNCH
MAN CHARGED WITH
FORMER SUPERINTENDENT
DRUMRIGHT SCHOOLS
ANNOUNCES
OF FIFTY IN MOB WHICH STORMED
COUNTY JAIL AT
NORMAN
to Kraker Brothers & Naifeh in pay-
ment of a small purchase. He re-
ceived change amouting to $100 or
more in cash.
The check was drawn on the Ex-
change National bank of Tulsa and
bore the siganture of Gene Cremins, a
local contractor. It was made payable
to Hamilton and was endorsed by him.
He claimed it was in payment for
work done by him on the Watson
lease, where he was employed by Mr.
Cremins as a tool dresser.
Hamilton's next effort was at O'Dell
(By Associated Press.)
Norman, Okla., March 4.—A mob
of about fifty men attempted and
failed to take Charles Hollin, charged
raigned before Justice of the Peace j trict court. Mr. Peters is an old citi- with the murder of Deputy Sheriff
R. G. Clements today, a change of zen 0f this section, having lived in j Fulkerson from the county jail here
venue having been taken from Justice1 Creek county ten years. He helped j today. Tli e were several shots fired
Pat O'Tracey's court. | to organize the Drumright schools and j and Hollin was slightly wounded in
H. T. Edwards and G. T. Naifeh is now at Mannford but claims Drum-' *he battle.
appeared as complainants. The orig-1 right as his home. His family lives Officers beat back the mob and they
inal complaint against Hamilton as | hero and he is a property owner here, j failed in their attempt to get at the
filed in O'Tracey's court was dismissed : Mr. Pi ters states that he is fully prisoner.
company furnishes all the light and
power for Drumright and Oilton and
in the field. New equipment will be
placed in the Oilton plant which will
cal power plant will be moved to the
Petty-Badger factory here. Both
concerns take over their new holdings
immediately.
BOLSHEVIKI READY
TO RATIFY GERMAN
TREATY TOMORROW
and a new information filed charging, capable of filling the office to the sat-
Ilamilton with forgery in two counts. I i-fnetion t f voter- and announces his
Justice Clements set his preliminary |«andidacy on the republican ticket
hearing for Thursday of this week i in the coming caucuses.
and fixed the bond at $1,000 in each] . 0 ——
case.
* S % % N * S % N \ X X \ %'S
(By Associated Press.)
London, March 4.—Russian official
announcements today state that the
Bolsheviki delegation after signing
the peace treaty with Germany is pro-
ceeding to Petrograd and the ratifica-
tion of the peace treaty is fixed for
Tuesday.
| V wheatl
%
Jo"b work of all kinds at the Der- j V \ * N % \ \ % % 38
meatless; Wednesday, *
; Saturday, porkless. %
X
% X X X
QUARREL OVER BOOZE
RESULTS IN MURDER
Bartlesville, Okla., March 4.—
"Dutch" Roth of Dewey, Okla., is in
the county jail here charged with the
murder of S. N. "Sieb" Holland, Jr.,
of near here. The killing occurred
at Dewey Saturday night.
Theft of $600 worth of booze
owned by Holland was the basis of
the killing.
BRITISH ADVANCE 3,000
YARDS NEAR JERUSALEM
(By Associated Prets.,)
London, March 4.—The British,
north of Jerusalem, have advanced
three thousand yards along a 12-mile
mile front, according to an announce-
ment of the war office today.
1 YEAR
9
iNT
OF
)N RUBLES
'en.)
March 11.
*st made sixty
1 purposes by
k ember of one
>wning families
at been turned
<1 interest, to the
rnment. These
tttrated under
gime which, as
observes never
encouragement
f for
for sale by
Agency. Phone
01N ARMY
\L BOYS ARE
3 LEAVE
KONT
army enlisted
rom Drumright
ant County At-
iman and City
J)utch) Kane
tary and W. J.
forces with the
e next call but
j enlisting and
_ of service open
kman and Kane
y for Jefferson
Gourley leaves
>a from which
led.
JNG
HURT
)N THE MAG-
15 SATURDAY
as successfully
argeons and it
hat Mooney is
and has every
Mooney was
ne and his coat
gging his right
The hand and
was so badly
ecessary to am-
elbow.
1 and has two
lines but no in-
Ttance has been
?rday when the
tack hurled back
region of Poel-
Iritish defenses
hed completely
erman prisoner
forced to aban-
tious assault.
\RMY
ED FOR
)BEY ORDERS
I Pren.)
i, March 11.—
,ieral court mar-
ey orders, eight
from St. Paul,
ilists, have been
is in the federal
iworth.
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