The Calumet Chieftain. (Calumet, Okla.), Vol. 6, No. 20, Ed. 1 Friday, December 11, 1914 Page: 4 of 10
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CALUMET, OKLA. CHIEFTAIN
ITALY MAY HELP
TRIPLE ENTENTE
Strong Sympathy of Country
for Allies Shown by
Premier's Speech.
SERVtA'S FINISH IS IN SIGHT
Reports Say Mountain Nation Can Not
Withstand Austria's Assaults
Longer—Big Battle
In Poland.
day fight and broke through the Ru£-
sian ring.
Russians Capture Passes.
The Russian troops after a fight
lasting ten days, captured, November
28, the Austrian positions which pro-
tected the passes in the Carpathians,
extending fifty versts (about thirty-
three miles) from Koneczna, which is
situated north of Bartfeld as far as
Schuzko, situated south of Me/.o La-
borer. The Russians in this district
captured cannons, machine guns and
many prisoners.
(iSummary of Events.)
Since the extraordinary meet-
ing of the Italian parliament late
last week, followed by a special
conference of the ministry, in
which Italy was shown to be over-
whelmingly favorable to the Al-
lies, it is announced that the
Southern Europe kingdom may go
to war within two weeks.
"Italy's sympathies and her sense
of obligation draw her to the side of
the members of the Triple Entente,"
says a semi-official dispatch from
Rome. "The nation has been unable
to enter the war heretofore because
of lack of military equipment and
naval readiness. During the last four
months these difficulties have been
remedied, however, and the country
will be well ablo to look after her
best interests from this time forward."
In a notable speech to the Italian
parliament Prime Minister Salandra
declared there is no clause in the
treaty with Germany and Austria
which in any way binds Italy to aid
those nations. "If these countries,
which have failed In their coercive
measures to draw Italy into the con-
flict, persist in accusing Italy of dis-
loyalty," Salandra said, "Italy will
publish the full text of this confiden-
tial treaty and show the world that
her present position is well justified."
Servla's Finish Seen.
The end of Servia Is in sight. Re-
ports from war headquarters in south-
eastern Europe Indicate that the lit-
tle mountain kingdom which started
the present conflict is about to be
wiped out. Servia has fought Austria,
her big northern neighbor for cen-
turies, trying to preserve her racial
and national Independence—but the
end is in sight.
Despatches from London, Petrograd
and Vienna say that 100,000 of the
Servian army—one-third of her adult
male population—have been killed or
wounded since the war began, Be-
cftuse of the greater conflict else-
where in Europe the campaign in the
southeast has gone along with scant
notice, but It has been a war of exter-
mination. In the operations of Aus-
tria against the Serbs in the last three
weeks, 20,000 Serbs have been taken
prisoner.
Austrlans Take Belgrade.
Belgrade, capital of Servia until the
beginning of the war, the city where
the first heavy fighting of the war
occurred, has been occupied by the
Austrians. The Serbs held out four
months, then evacuated the place.
Belgrade was frequently under bom-
bardment early In the war and but for
the general European conflict which
compelled Austria to send her trodps
against Russia must have fallen an
easy prey to Servla's big neighbor. Ap-
parently Austria miscalculated the na-
ture of the Servian opposition and only
after Bosnia was invaded did she send
a sufficient force against the Servians
to drive them back.
Now they are being forced backward
and are eagerly looking for the ad-
vance of the Russians into Hungary
to afford them re lief. Russia lias
been sending Cossack raiding parties
through the Carpathians with the ob-
ject of diverting Austria's attention,
but the dual monarchy seemingly is
determined to finish with Servia first.
Warsaw Safe Again.
Russian Poland is still the center
of interest in the war situation so far
as military operations are concerned
Reports from the rival headquarter;
indicate that any decisive result on
either side is still in the balance, al-
though on the face of the known facts
the conviction is growing that the
German general, Mackensen, has done
at Lodz what Bazalne In the Franco-
Prussian war failed to do at Metz, he
has saved Ills army after it was en-
circled by the enemy.
Germans Escape Trap.
A Berlin dispatch says that a great
story of success for the German troops
has come to light In the fighting near
Lodz. The German forces were oper-
ating against the right flank and in
the rear of the Russians when they,
in their turn, were attacked by Rus-
sians who pressed them hard, coming
from the east and south
WITH THE ALLIES
ENTIRE POPULATION OF SMALL
BALKAN STATE FAVORS
ENTERING CONFLICT.
Germans Renew the Attack.
The German artillery is still ham-
mering at the allied line between
Ypres and Arras. Reports reaching
Paris Bay re-enforcements continued
to come up for the Germans in this sec
tion and the full quota of 100,000 ad-
ditional men is expected to be on the
firing line within the next few days.
More Activity in West.
While there is every indication that
another big battle is imminent in the
West, there is no evidence that it ac-
tually Has begun. There has been
fighting in Flanders, but tills doubtless
is the result of an attempt by the Al-
lies to take some advanced positions.
There also are reports that the Ger-
mans have evacuated several villages
on the Yser canal and are concentrat-
ing on new positions.
Germans Destroy Ypres.
The Germans have destroyed the
old and magnificent city of Ypres, in
southwestern Belgium. Failing to
capture the place and hold It as a
strategic position against the Allies,
the kaiser's army drew up to the
northward an armored train of heavy
artillery and systematically battered
the city to pieces in two days. This
is the gist of a report given in the
latest French official bulletin.
Capital Back to Paris.
The French parliament has been
called to meet in extraordinary ses-
sion at Paris December 22. The mem-
bers of the French cabinet are to
leave Bordeaux next week for that
city, where they will put themselves
at the disposition of the finance com-
mittee of the chamber of deputies.
Lose Feet From Cold.
Oflicers invalided from the Allies'
front say there are at present about
1,500 officers and men suffering
from frozen feet in the base hos-
pitals in and about Boulogne-Sur-Mer,
France. Fully 1,000 of that number
must have one or both feet amputat-
ed, owing to the deadening of the
nerves, which makes futile all at-
tempts at treatment.
DRIVER OSBORNE
LODZ SURRENDERS TO GERMANS
Warsaw Is Next.—Countless Thou-
sands Slain In Battle For
Second City of
Poland.
Geneva.-*-The Journal de Geneve
publishes dispatch from Bucharest
Baying Roumania has definitely decid-
ed to enter the war on the side of
the allies. This decision, according to
the dispatch, is in accordance with
the wishes of the entire country, in-
cluding King Ferdinand and all the
Roumanian statesmen, except the
minister of finance, M. Marghileman.
The question of when Roumania
will make her entry into the conflict
Driver Osborne of L battery, |j
Royal Horse artillery, is likely =
1 to receive the Victoria Cross for |
f§ conspicuous bravery. The bat-
jj tery was surprised by the Ger-
1 mans, every officer and most of p
gj the men were killed or wounded, *
g and all but one of the guns put 3
g out of action. Osborne and two J
jl others stuck by the remaining y
g gun and silenced the German
g pieces one by one until finally ig
g the enemy retreated.
THE NEW LEGISLATURE
• Probable Senate Members. •
• Democrats 38 •
• Republicans 6 •
• Socialist 1 ®
• •
• Probable Housn Members. •
• Democrats 78 ®
• Republicans 16 •
• Socialist
4 •
King Ferdinand
Is still being discussed, howiver, one
side desiring to avoid a winter cam-
paign; but the military authorities ex-
press the fear that Servia may be
defeated before the spring.
Germans Occupy Lodz.
London.—Lodz, the second city of
Poland and lying seventy-five miles
to the west southwest of Warsaw, has
fellen to the German arms. Around
this important town a desperate battle
has raged for days; Here countless
thousands have fallen in desperate
hand-to-hand conflicts and from the
shells of hundreds of guns.
It was evident from the occupation
of Lodz by the Germans that the
heaviest kind of fighting has been go-
ing on for late advices told of a vicious
attack and bombardment of Lodz and
fighting on the outskirts of the city,
and prevl-ous to that, of operations
twenty miles west of Piotrkow, which
lies considerably south of Lodz, and
along a line from Glowno, sixteen
miles northwest of Lodz, to the Vis-
tula river.
Lodz has long been an objective
point of the German army. It lias
grown in recent years from an in-
significant place to be one of the
most populous cities in the Russian
empire. In 1910 its population num-
bered 415,604 and with this important
place as a base it is expected that the
Germans will make a strong effort to
reach the Polish capital of Warsaw.
Russian Success Denied.
The capture of one of the advance
positions at Przemysl is regarded as
conferring a valuable advantage to
the Russians in their attack on the
fortress. Leaving this city to the at-
tentions of the besieging armies, the
Russians are pushing in small bodies,
steadily across the plains of Hun-
gary, and fugitives are said to be
pouring toward Budapest.
The allies continue to push forward
In Flanders and in northern France,
but the Germans explain that they are
giving ground for tactical and strat-
egical reasons. The advance, as far
us Flanders Is concerned, seems to
have been checked on the outskirts of
Langemarck.
There has been a recrudescence of
hard fighting in the Argonne district,
where the French claim they are mak-
ing progress. On the whole, however,
In these siege operations, these suc-
cesses and reverses only mean a gain
or loss of a few hundred yards and a
slight readjustment of positions.
Foregoing shows the political division
of the next legislature, according to an
unofficial tabulation of reports from all
counties in the state with the exception
of Harper, which is still out.
Th# members of both branches, whose
election Is indicated on the face of re-
turns, follow:
The Senate.
(Star before name Indicates hold-
over).
District No. 1—W. J. Risen, Hooper,
democrat.
Distrlot No. 2—*E. L. Mitchell, demo-
crat, Cheyenne, and George E. Wilson,
socialist, Cestos.
District No. 3—W. M. Bickel, Alva,
democrat.
District No. 4—'E. L. Carpenter, dem-
orat, of Mangum.
District No. 5—Harry B. Cordell, dem-
ocrat, of Manitou.
District No. 6—'James L. Austin, dem-
ocrat, of New Cordell, and O. J. Logan,
democrat, Hobart.
District No. 7—A. C. Beeman, repub-
lican, Cherokee.
Disrict No. S—'Eugene Watrous, re-
publican, of Enid.
District No. 9—'J. E. Curran, repub-
lican, of Blackwell, and William S. Cline,
democrat, Newkirk.
District No. 10—'George A. Waters,
democrat, of Pawnee.
District No. 11—Clarence Davi«. dem-
ocrat, Sapulpa.
District No. 12—'John H. Burford, re-
publican, of Guthrie.
District No. 13—'C. F. Barrett, demo-
crat, of Shawnee, and C. L. Edmonson,
democrat. Chandler.
District No. 14—'Ben F. Wilson, demo-
crat. of Yukon, and Tom F. McMechan,
democrat, Oklahoma City.
District No. 15—'John D. Pugh, demo-
crat, of Anadarko, and Thomas J. O'Neill,
democrat, of Chickasha.
District No. 16—S. W. Hogan, repub-
lican, Cashion.
District No. 17—*J. Elmer Thomas,
democrat, of "Lawton, and Frank Bau-
man, democrat. Waurika.
District No. 18—'Fred E. Tucker, dem-
ocrat, of Ardmore, and B. A. Keller,
democrat, Marietta.
District No. 19—'Ben Franklin, demo-
crat, of Durant, and John R. Hickam,
democrat, Coalgate,
District No. 21—M. M. Ryan, demo-
crat, Poteau.
District No. 22—'C. W. Board, demo-
crat. of Okemah.
District No. 23—R. H. Chase, demo-
crat, Wewoka.
District No. 24—*C. W. McAlester
democrat, of Hugo.
District No. 25—W. V. Buckner, dem-
ocrat, McAlester.
District No 26—'C. C. Shaw, demo-
crat, of Mill Creek.
District No. 27—'Campbell Russell,
democrat, of Warner, - and T. H. David-
son, democrat, Muskogee.
District No. 2S—'M. S. Blasslngame,
democrat, of Sallisaw.
District No. 29—O. W. Killam, demo-
crat. Locust Grove.
District No. SO—'George W. Fields, Jr.,
democrat, of Grove.
District No. 31—R. L. Davidson, dem-
ocrat, Tulsa.
Disrict No. 32—'James H. Sutherlin,
democrat, of Wagoner.
District No. 33—W. A. Chase, demo-
crat, Nowata.
The House.
Adair—Thomas J. Welch, Ballard, dem-
ocrat.
Alfalfa—J. C. Smith, Carmen, repub-
lican.
Atoka—James A. Thurmond, Tushka,
democrat.
Beaver and Harper—Not reported.
Beckham—Thomas H. McLemore, Elk
City, socialist.
Blaine—L. A. Everhart, Bickford, re-
publican.
Bryan—W. A. Durant, Durant, demo-
crat; G. A. Ramsey, Colbert, democrat.
Caddo—Joseph A. Baker, Gracemont;
Frank Carpenter, Bridgeport, both dem-
ocrats.
Canadian—T. F. Hensley, El Reno
democrat.
Carter—Kelly Brown, Ardmore, demo-
crat.
Cherokee—J. D. Cox, Tahlequah, dem-
ocrat.
Choctaw—T. W. Hunter, Hugo; W. ti.
Garner. Boswell, both democrats.
Cimarron and Texas—Charles Williams,
Hooker, democrat.
Cleveland—H. O. Miller, Norman, dem-
ocrat.
Coal—Wllburn Cartwright, Clarita,
democrat.
Comanche and Cotton—William T.
Pourell, Temple; Lowjs Hunter, Lawton,
both democrats.
Craig—Bryant Cash. Vinita, democrat.
Creek—William J. Ladd, Bristow, re-
publican.
Custer—John A. Simpson, "Weather-
ford , democrat.
Delaware—Lee Howe, Grove, demo-
crat.
Dewey—D. C. Klrkpatrick, Seiling, so-
cialist.
Fills—C. H. Holmes, Gage, republican.
Garfield—Marvin M. McCord, Enid, re-
publican: C. C. Childers, Covington,
democrat.
Garvin—Cicero I. Murray, Pauls Val-
CRUCE REFUSES CLEMENCY
ley, democrat; L. D. Abney, Stratford,
democrat.
Gray—Bert Jackson, Ninnekah, demo-
crat; L. N. Barbee, Rush Springs dem-
ocrat.
Grant—J. E. Lemon, Nash, democrat.
Greer—J. O. McColllster, Mangum, dem-
ocrat.
Harmon—H. Treadway, Hollis, demo-
crat.
Haskell—A. H. Hugglns, Hoyt, demo-
crat.
Hughes—Ben F. Harrison, Calvin, dem-
ocrat.
Jackson—R. J. Morgan, Blair, demo-
crat.
Jefferson—A. McCrory, Cornish, demo-
crat.
Johnston—J. J. Clark, Milburn, demo-
crat.
Kay—C. L. Pinkham, Newkirk, demo-
crat; Henry W. Headley, Ponca City,
republican.
Kingfisher—J. A. Marsh, Kingfisher,
republican.
Kiowa—R. R. Fitzgerald, Hobart, dem-
ocrat.
Latimer—Cliff V. Peery, Wilburton,
democrat.
Le Flore—T. G. McMahan, Milton, dem-
ocrat; G. L. Council, Panama, democrat.
Lincoln—Jake Zabloudil, Prague, repub- ^
lican; Ed. G. Keegan, Chandler, republi-
can.
Logan—Amos A. Ewing, Guthrie, re-
publican; O. B. Acton, Lovell, republi-
can.
Love—Asa E. Walden, Thackerville,
democrat.
McClain—E. E. Glasco, Purcell, demo-
crat.
McCurtain—Tom G. Taylor, Idabel,
democrat.
McIntosh—W. M. Duffy, Checotah,
democrat.
Major—C. H. Ingham, Ringwood, so-
cialist.
Marshall—O. G. Rollins, Madill, demo-
crat.
Mayes—Johnson Crawford, Choteau,
democrat.
Murray—George W. Pullen, Davis, dem-
ocrat.
Muskogee—N. B. Maxey, R. L. Disney,
Walter Eaton, all democrats, of Musko-
gee.
Noble—Tom Testerman, Morrison, re-
publican.
Nowata—Eldon E. Sams, Delaware, re-
publican.
Okfuskee—W. N. Barry, Okemah, dem-
ocrat.
Oklahoma—R. L. Peebly, John H.
Wright, James A. Young, democrats, of
Oklahoma City, and J. T. Dickerson, Ed-
mond, and Jesse B. Norton, republicans
of Oklahoma City.
Okmulgee—S. L. Johnson, Okmulgee,
democrat.
Osage—Lorls E. Bryant, Bigheart,
democrat.
Ottawa—James K. Moore, Miami,
democrat.
Pawnee—G. W. Goodwin, Cleveland,
democrat.
Payne—J. I.. McKeown, Stillwater, dem-
ocrat.
Pittsburg—Paul Nesbitt, McAlestor; T.
G. Wilkes, Alderson; Tom G. Haile,
Kiowa, all democrats.
Pontotoc—Sam H. Hargis, Ada, demo-
crat.
Pottawatomie—Tom C. Waldrep, Shaw-
nee; R. R. Hendon, Earlsboro; W. If.
Dunn, Shawnee, all democrats.
Pushmataha—J. H. Rclgner, Antlers,
democrat.
Roger Mills—S. W, Hill, Roll, socialist.
Rogers—A. E. Ball, Claremore, demo-
crat.
Seminole—Luther Harrison, Wewoka,
democrat.
Sequoyah—J. N. Davis, Gans, democrat.
Stephens—Henry W. Sitton, Duncan; J.
P. Speer, Comanche, both democrats.
Tillman—A. North, Davidson, demo-
crat.
Tulsa—James H. Sykes, Tulsa; Wash
Hudson, Tulsa, both democrats.
Wagoner—William E. Lond, Wagoner,
democrat.
Washington—M. W. Bovee, Barlesville,
democrat.
Washita—C. C. Hill, Rocky, democrat.
Wroods—W. H. Olmstead, Alva, repub-
lican.
Woodward—E. O. McCance, Mutual,
democrat.
WASTE OF GAS IS DANGEROUS
Conservation of Supply is Urged In
Letter to Governor Cruce
Governor Cruce received a letter
last week from Alfred J. Diescher,
prominent oil and gas producer of
Bartlesville, calling attention to waste
of natural gas in the fields around
Bartlesville and Nowata. Approxi-
mately 1,000,000,000 feet are wasted
daily according to Diescher, who sa/s
the natural pressure on gas has de-
creased from 600 pounds a year ago to
200 pounds.
The question of conserving the sup-
ply of gas was before the legislature
two years ago, and has frequently
been before the corporation commis-
sion in one form or another. It is be-
lieved that legislation designed to pro-
vide some means of conservation will
be enacted at the coming session of
the legislature.
Plans along conservation lines for
oil and gas are now being worked out
by the corporation commission and
the department of the interior at
Washington.
DAIRY FEES ARE REPORTED
Governor Not Favorably Impressed I Confusion in Bookkeeping Prevents
With Proposal of Frank Rice Accurate Account of Funds
Governor Lee Cruce has stated def-
initely that he would not extend
clemency to any of the convicts In
the state penitentiary who assisted
penitentiary officers in the attempted
outbreak last January, which resulted
in the death of seven men, including
three convicts. Frank Rice, who was
parole officer at the penitetiary at the
time, and other officials of the prison
have been urging the governor either j
to pardon, parole, or reduce the sen-
tences of the men, ten in number, as a
form of public official recognition for]
the services rendered the penitentiary
officials.
Governor Cruce stated that all of
the men were trusties and were given j
special privilegs by the penitentiary J
officers, which are not given other
convicts. The special privileges given j
the men under the trusty system, the
governor thinks. Is sufficient reward
for the services they have rendered.
Secretary Ben Hennessey, of the
board of agriculture has submitted to
Governor Cruce a report on the dairy
and nursery fees. The time covered
by the dairy fees is from July 2, 1913,
to July 1, 1914, and shows tliat $3,367
was collected. The time covered by
the nursery fees isfrom uly 17, 1913,
to June 2, 1914, and shows that $345.80
was oollected. In submitting his re-
port, Secretary Hennessey says;
"Owing to the investigation of a con-
fusion in entries of money received in
the different departments for licese
by the state examiner and Inspector,
of commercial fertilizer being made
no accurate balance can be reached
until entries are adjusted."
Accompanying this report was one
by L. McLennan, state feed inspector
covering the time from July 1, 19)3,
to June 30, 1914, in which collections
were shown to the amount of $36,-
140.78.
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