Drumright Evening Derrick (Drumright, Okla.), Vol. 4, No. 93, Ed. 1 Tuesday, May 7, 1918 Page: 1 of 8
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REGULAR AFTERNOON ASSOCIATED PRE5? REPORTS, EXCLUSIVE IN CREEK COUNTY. LARGEST CIRCULATION OF ANY PAPER IN CREEK COUNTY
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VOLUME FOUR. NUMBER 93
DRUMRIGHT, OKLAHOMA, TUESDAY, MAY 7, 1918. DAILY, 10c PER WEEK. WEEKLY, $1.50 PER YEA&
BRITISH CAPTURE MACHINE GUNS; RAID NEAR ARRAS
HUNS FAIL TO STRIKE LONG EXPECTED BLOW
BRITISH
IN RAID
ATTACK
ENEMY ATTACK NEAR DISTRICT
OF BOYELLES IS
REPULSED
FATE OF MISSING JAP
STEAMER, SAIGON MARU,
REMAINS A MYSTERY
(By Associated Press.)
Tokio, May 7.—The fate of the
Japanese steamer Saigon Mara of
5,460 tons, owned by the Harada
Steamship company of Osaka, which
was reported as missing for some-
time, remains a mystery. She is be-
lieved to have been sunk by an enemy
warship or submarine. The steamer
was last heard from at Saigon in Jan-
uary last, when she sailed from that
port on her way to Marseilles, being
chartered by the French government.
(By Associate Press.)
LONDON, MAY 7.—THE BRIT-
ISH MADE A SUCCESSFUL RAID
LAST NIGHT NEAR NEUVILLE
VITASSE, SOUTHWEST OF AR-
RAS, THE WAR OFFICE AN-
NOUNCES. THREE MACHINE
GUNS WERE CAPTURED.
A RAID ATTEMPTED BY THE
ENEMY NEAR BOYELLES WAS
REPULSED. THERE WAS NOTH-
ING FURTHER TO REPORT, THE |
STATEMENT ADDS.
TWO GIRLS BADLY HURT
WHEN TANK HITS THEM
IN PARADE IN ENGLAND
(By Associated Press.)
London, May 7.—During a tank pa-
rade at Wandsworth, a London sub-
urb, a tank suddenly swerved and
pinned two girl spcectators against an
iron railing at the side of the street,
Both were taken to a hospital in a
serious condition, the skull of one
being fractured, while the other suf-
fered broken arms and internal in
juries.
A new lawn mower cuts grass with
a circular blade that revolves hori
zontally.
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SOCIALISTS WOULD
FORBID BUILDING
PALATIAL VILLAS
(By Associated Press.)
New York, May 7.—For the pur-
pose of alleviating the conditions
caused by scarcity of small dwellings
the socialist members of the Saxon
diet have introduced a motion de-
manding that after the conclusion of
peace, the construction of villas and
sumptuous homes be forbidden until
the demand for small dwellings 1ms
been met. Apartments not fully
utilized would be taken over by the
state, under this plan, say German
newspapers.
AMERICAN SOLDIERS SAYING GOOD-BY
During their stay in France many of the American soldiers have become
fast friends with the girls as well as the men of France. Photo shows the
boys saying good-by before leaving f or the front.
TWO INVALID SOLDIERS
WIN CHAMPIONSHIP FLAG
IN AGRICULTURAL CONTEST
(By Associated Press.)
London, May 7.—The champion-
ship flag offered by the board of ag-
riculture to the team ploughing the
greatest acreage with the new trac-
tion ploughs, has been won by two in-
valid soldiers who had never done any
farm work until they left a military
hospital six months ago.
GERMANS
HELD IN
CHECK
DELAY MEANS LOSS TO HUNS
OF ADVANTAGE GAINED
AT KEMMEL J
Ladies' Phoenix and Onyx silk ho-
siery are sold by Massad Mercantile
agency. Phone 148. 82-no
-ALLIED PARTY" GIVEN
AT HOME MISS NOLIN
GERMAN PEACE DOVE FLUTTERS
UNHEEDED OVER GREAT BRITAIN
• Miss Narin Nolin, assisted by Mim
Clino Edly, gave an "Allied party" j
at her home last evening. The guests
were entertained on the lawn which j
was prettily decorated, the national
colors forming the motif of tho deco-
rative scheme. Jack-'o-lantems of
red, white and blue were utilized, the
national colors were seen flying
through the air on streamers attached
to the girls' dresses and the boys were
also supposed to have a touch of the
national colors in sight.
Games were played and the young
guests danced on the lawn to the
music of a victrola. Numbers were
punched and the f.rst prize was won
by Miss Gladys I.avman, the consola-
tion prize being awarded to Charles
Roberts. A damty luncheon of punch
and vanilla was served.
Out-of-town guests were Miss T.o-
rene Ash of Mississippi, Miss Gladys
Layman and Miss Edna Demond of
Oklahoma City.
INVESTIGATE IN
EFFORT TO TRACE
AIRCRAFT MONEY
ENGLAND WILL HAVE NONE OF
"GERMAN-MADE" PEACE
PROPSALS
LONDON, MAY 7.—GERMANY'S
said to hive be n as follows-
Germany to renounce all c'aims in
the west.
Restoration of Belgium.
Alsace-Lorraine to be autonomous.
The status of the east to remain aa
The status of the eas tto remain as
PEACE EMISSARY, ACCORDING at fref'ent' . .
Austria to make certain concessions
MILITARY COMMITTEE
SENATE'S SUPPORT
INVESTIGATION
ASKS
IN
TO THE DAILY MAIL, HAS BEEN
BUSILY WORKING HERE, BUT
HAS MADE NO PROGRESS IN ANY
(By Associated Press.) f
Washington, May 7.—Chairman
Chamberlain of the senate military
committee announced today that with
the senate's support, his committee
would investigate the aircraft situa-
tion with a view to determining where
and when money appropriated for
that purpose had been sent.
GOVERNMENT ISSUES
REQUISITION 4,000
DRAFT REGISTRANTS
to Italy in the Trentino.
Balkan questions to be solved by an
international conference.
All colonial questions affecting
Africa and Asia Minor to be settled
DIRECTION. THERE IS REASON jby a conference of all the belliger-
TO BELIEVE, IT SAYS, THAT THE ents-
| Germany to abandon all claims to
GERMAN AGENT, WHO HAS BEEN her former Chinese protectorate of
ORDERS SPECIALLY QUALIFIED
MEN TO REPORT
MAY 20
(By Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON, MAY 7. -- A
REQUISITION pN AI.L STATES
EXCEPT ARIZONA, DELAWARE
AND VERMONT FOR 4,060 SPE-
CIALLY QUALIFIED DRAFT REG-
ISTRANTS TO GO TO CAMP MAY
iiO, WAS SENT OUT TODAY BY
PROVOST MARSHAL GENERAL
CROWDER.
AMERICAN STEAMER
DEFEATS SUBMARINE
IN PITCHED BATTLE
REPORTED TO BE A DUTCH
FINANCIER, WILL RETURN TO
GERMANY TO REPORT THAT
THERE IS NOTHING DOING.
Foreign Secretary Balfour told the
house of commons that no peace offer
had been made recently by the ene-
my. He added:
"There is no representative of a
neutrai nation in this country who
has made tentative or formal presen-
tations of peace negotiations."
A Central News dispatch from The
Hague says the Dutch intermediary is
reported to be Jonkheer Colyn, for-
mer minister of war.
The proposals made by Colyn the
Kiao Chau, but in exchange to receive
ccrtain economic conditions in China.
TODAY'S CASUALTY
LIST CONTAINS THE
NAM£S OF OKLAHOMANS
BERLIN DENIES
HAYING MADE A
PEACE OVERTURE
ANOTHER DISPATCH STATES
THAT PEACE WILL BE MADE
WITH RUMANIA
(By Associated Press.)
Amsterdam, May 7.—The report
that a Dutchman had gone to London
to make a peace proposal on instruc-
tion from Foreign Secretary Von
Kuelman, says an official statement
from Berlin, is a complete invention.
Another dispatch states that a com-
plete peace agreement with Rumania
will be signed either Monday or Tues-
day.
(ASSOCIATED PRESS SUMMARY),
GERMANY'S HORDES ARE
STILL HELD IN CHECK. NEITHER
FLANDERS NOR IN PICARDY,
NOR ALONG THE IMPORTANT
ARRAS SECTOR HAS THE ENE-
MY RENEWED THE ATTACK IN
WHICH MORE THAN TWO HUN-
DRED PRISONERS WERE CAP-
TURED.
ON BOTH BATTLE FRONTS THE
ARTILLERY FIRE HAS BEEN
MOST INTENSE AND THE GER-
MAN ATTACK CANNOT BE MUCH
LONGER DELAYED IF THE ENE-
MY HOPES TO TAKE ADVANTAGE
OF THE DAMAGE TO THE KEM-
MEL POSITIONS LAST WEEK. «,
THE AUSTRO - HUNGARIAN
BLOW AGAINST THE ITALIAN
FRONT HAS NOT DEVELOPED.
TODAY IS THE THIRD ANNI-
VERSARY OF THE SINKING OP
THE LUSITANIA WITH A L0S3
OF 1,275 LIVES.
The national department of health
has refused to permit telephone oper-
ators in Argentine to work one hour
daily more than their regular time,
even to increase their pay.
TWENTY PIPE LINERS
THREATEN TO STRIKE
FOR 15 PER CENT RAISE
AMERICAN GUNNERS SENT HUN
SUBMARINE TO
BOTTOM
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, May 7.—A fight be-
tween the American steamer Tide-
water and a German submarine on
i March 17, in which the submarine was
I defeated and apparently sunk, was re-
I ported today to the navy department
by the commander of the vessel's gun
crew.
About twenty employes of the
Wichita Pipe Line company have
asked for a 15 per cent increase in
wages and if it is not granted by
Monday, May 13, they state they will
go on strike. ^
Edwin Clapp shoe for sale bj
Massad Mercantile Agency. Phone
148. *
An effective system for treating
gout with electricity has been devel-
oped by a German physician.
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, May 7.—Today's cas-
ualty list contains forty-one names,
divided as follows: Killed in action,
4 died of wounds, 2; died of disease,
5; died of other causes, 1; slightly
wounded, 13; severely wounded, 15;
missing in action, 1.
The list included the names of Pri-
vate Claude Henderson of Hanna,
Okla., who died of disease, and Pri-
vate Willis Booth of Hanson, Okla.,
dispatch from The Hague reports, are died of wounds.
ARTILLERY FIGHTING
BABES ALONG FROSTS
SOUTHEAST OF AMIENS
AMERICAN STEAMER
SENT TO BOTTOM;
11 ARE DROWNED
TO EMPOWER THE
PRESIDENT EFFECT
ARf
FORMER OLD DOMINION
FREIGHTER TORPEDOED
OFF FRANCE
(By Associated Press.)
NEW YORK, MAY 7.—THE
j I AMERICAN STEAMSHIP TY1 ER,
FAVORABLY REPORT BILL GIV- j FORMERLY AN OLD DOMINION
1NG PRESIDENT BROADER
POWERS
LOCAL OPERATIONS NET THE
FRENCH PRISONERS IN
THIS SECTOR
PARIS, MAY 7.—ACTIVE AR-
TILLERY FIGHTING OCCURRED
I AST NIGHT ON BOTH SIDES OF
THE AVER RIVER, ON THE FRONT
SOUTHEAST OF AMIENS, THE
WAR OFFICE ANNOUNCES.
A GERMAN RAID AGAINST A
SMALL FRENCH OUTPOST NEAR
IIANGARD WAS REPULSED. LO-
CAL OPERATIONS OF THE
FRENCH IN THE SAME REGION
BROUGHT UP SOME PRISONERS.
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, May 7.—The Overman
bill granting broad powers to the
president to reorganize and coordi-
nate government depatrmenta was or-
dered favorably reported to the house
today by the judiciary committee, by
a vote of 15 to 1. The amendment by
Representative Walsh of Massachu-
setts, republican, to exempt the inter-
state commerce commission and the
federal reserve board was defeated
12 to 6.
FREIGHTER, nAS BEEN TORPE-
DOED AND SUNK OFF THE
FRENCH COAST WITH A LOSS OF
ELEVEN LIVES, ACCORDING TO
INFORMATION RECEIVED IN MA-
RINE CIRCLES HERE.
Phone the Derrick th« newt.
FLAG POLE RAISED
The big steel dag pole was raised
into positon at the intersection of
Broadway and Pennsylvania avenua
yesterday afternoon. The Drumright
ladies are busy making a big Hag, tho
biggest ever unfurled in Drumright^
1 and it will soon be flung to the breeza*
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