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JAPAN UPSETS
WAR
PLAN AGAIMST 0.
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Paid CircuUtion Guaranteed Greater Than Any Other Evening Newipaper Publihed in Oklahoma.
VOL. XXVIII. NO. 286.
fKWil'KMHKiivirB OKLAHOMA CITY THURSDAY MARCH 1 1)17.
LIGHT AUTO LAMPS AT t .n P. M.
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HOUSE SELECTS !
MARCH 10 DATE
OF ADJOURNMENT
Resolution to End Session To
morrow Recalled
;OUKT BILL CONSIDERED
louse Metuscs to uoncur
in
Senate Amendments.
The resolution fixing tomorrow a'
he Mate of final" adjournment of the
Iresent jomihi of the legislature was
hlhdrawn by the house of representa-
Ives this morning ant Satunlav.
larch 10 at S o'clock was selected as
he time ol terminating the session
his action was taken on a resolution
Representative Hub Warren of Choc-
iw county which provides that resc
ue measures and appropriation lulls
lall be givrii preference in both bodies
rom now on.
Diacusion Held.
Considerable discussion followed the
itroductiou of the resolution during
Ihich opinion was expressed that the
tssmn should end tomorrow while
hers wanted to fix the date on March
Some objected to any date being
Ixed.
"To adjourn tomorrow would mean
hat nearly all revenue and appropria
te s measures would die on the caleii'
ir and we would have to have an ex-
fa session at an expense of thousands
dollars to the people of Oklahoma
kid Speaker Nesbitt.
We have already fooled away sixty
lya here and we have done nothing
r the common people of this state.
eti stay here until we do something.
am willing to work until the first of
lily it SZ a day if it n necessary said
lepresentative Ticer of Shawnee.
Toirr C. Waldrep speager pro tem-
brr mane an unsuccessful attempt to
ive March 17 selected at the date
adjournment.
Amendments Rejtctad.
I State amendments to the Ilaker house
III designed to regulate police court
focedure so as to conform with the
iminal court of appeals decision were
IO ttaea Tsre.
03ISIADA NEGRO
IVOMAIl IS LYNCHED
HAMMOND. La March l.-Emma
iper a negro woman 45 years old
arged with shooting and seriously
unding Constable Fred Karleton
re yesterday when he attempted to
rest her for wounding a negro boy
s taken from the authorities by a
all mob last night while she was be
taken to the jail at Amite City and
fnged to a tree about six miles west
Hammond T he woman s body was.
kind about midnight. The negress
th a shotgun also misted arrest al-
she had shot Karleton and she was
lunded by a posse headed by Chief of
plice Ford before she was captured. A
Imber of unidentified men and boys
sed the negresa from her guard in an
Itomohile and spirited her away when
rptity Sheriff Wainwright left the ma-
ine to get a pair of handcuffs to place
her.
American Steamer
Safely in France
NEW YORK March 1 .-Officials of
L V.rr Cl. .n..i.:n Ii. . ..I... .j
. .ini Hue wni luuay au-
ita ny catiiegram irom Hordeaux that
American steamshin Mnrhttr
Icked there late yesterday. This makes
Mr American freighters that have
edr their wav safelv thrniiuli th
he since February I. The Rochester
d the Orleans were the first Ameri.
Li vessels to leave the United ;t.t
r Europe after the breach of diplo-
tic relations wnn Germany. 1 he two
ightera sailed from New York on
hruarvlO for Horileiu and K D.
Ins reached the Ciironde safe v last
JiMlay.
;ono oar pun
LOSES in TEXAS
JAUSTNI Texas March l.-The
xas house today defeated finally
ime dry" resolution calling for suh-
ssion of the prohibition question to
V people of the state. The vote waa
to 41 suhmissionisti bring two votes
rrt of the ninety-five necessary of
Mage rlvt members of the house
re present and did not vote; two
re absent. The house had been in
sinn since Tuesday trying to ob
it attendance of i full membership.
Holland Legislators Argue
Whether Queen Should Skate
While War Threatens Nation
AMSTERDAM March 1. Should a quern go akating when her
country ii in io urioui position as Holland?
Thu question has been raised in parliament by motion to
renaure Queen Wllhelmina for going to ikite it Leeuwaarden two
diyi after Germany's aubmarine warfare waa announced. While
there is no chance of the motion coming to a vote it has been the
subject of much discussion.
The queen's supporters assert her trip was advisable as being
the best way to indicate to the man in the street that there was no
necessity for immediate alarm over the situation between Holland
and Germany.
ENGLISH FORCES
TEUTONIC FORTS
Germans Forming New Line
Further Back
PARIS. March 1 Hie Germans al-
ready have fallen back behind Hapatime
and the fall of that town is imminent
according to information from the
front which has reached military cir-
cles here. The new German line is
said to run along the road from Ra-
paumeto Peronne and some distance
II. IIIC IVII Wl II C HMIH1 n!ll.
Trencaee Destroyed.
Durinn the retirement the Germans
have systematically destroyed their
dugouts and provision depots and ren
dered their trenches useless. 'An Aus
tralian patrol in one place found a chain
stretched across a ravine and discov-
ered in time that it was connected with
a mine at either end. The German
artillery fire is said to have been not
ably ferblr during the recent retreat
but heavy guns are reported still in
position at (lapaume mounted on rails.
The British have occupied the vil
laaes of Gommecourt and Puisieux
au-Mont. north of the Ancre and have
begun a broad flanking movement east
toward Rapaume which military men
believe is certain to result in the cap
tiire of the city if the Germans do
not evacuate.
Within Mile of Town.
Immediately in front of the town the
British also have taken Thilloy after
occupying Ligny Thilloy being within
a mile ol iiapaume. it is possioie mat
this army will sweep onward into the
city at once.
MIME FOOD D OFF
COAST OF FLORIDA
MIAMI Fla.. March l.-What was
described as a contact mine was brought
ashore yesterday at I.ong Key ninety
miles south of here according to O. r
Dimick an express messenger on the
Honda East Coast railroad on his ar
rival here from Long Key. Dimick
said he saw the supposed mint himself
and that fisherman who found it first
thought it was a buoy.
Wilson Will Sign
Flood Control Act
WASHINGTON. March l.-An
nouneement was made today that Pres-
iHrni Wilson late this afternoon will
sign the flood control bill recently
passed by congress
Cojder Tonight Is
Weather Forecast
LOCAL PORICAtT Partly cloudy
tonight anal PrUeyi probably eemewtiat
elder tenignt wnn minimum tempera
ture M la M aegreee.
iTATt rOWtCAIT Tonight eleustyt
eeiaer eaoeet In the northweot portlonj
rrtaay generally fair.
ARK A NCAA Cloudy rain in east por
tlofl; rolrleiM i
WEST TKXAB Partly cloudy.
IMC M AM A
THICK rono)
MA COUKT y
MZimmieM
a iu p. m as
Jl n p. m 31
ii ix mianiani
J a I a. m as
SS a a. m ' ' !!
J II noon i)
1 P- m a v
50000 Indians
Willing to Fight
DENVER Col.. March l.-Approxi-
mately 5011 K) Indians m various parts
of the country would be willing to light
for the I lined States in the event oi
war according to a statement by Harry
A. Larson special agent of the Indian
service made public here today. Mr
Larson says the Indian population oi
the country is about JOO.IIU) of whom
he estimates a fifth are males suitabl'
for military duty.
SEVEN THOUSAND
ACRES OF LAND
VACANT IN CITY
Garden Production Values
Placed at $12500000.
Twelve and one half million dollars'
worth of garden products ran be
raised in Oklahoma City this summer
if all the vacant property is cultivated.
The estimate is based on a lO.ODO
acreage in vacant lots and on a $1250-
an-arre return. The latter figure was
obtained from the result of Albert
Srhabel's venture in the municipal gar
dening contest last summer.
7713 Acres Vacant.
Data in the city engineer's office
shows that in the district north to
Twenty-third street: south to Thirty-
seventh street south; east to East
avenue and west to May avenue there
are 7715 acres of unoccupied ground
In this compilation is included nil
the real estate in the city limits except
that north of Twenty-third street and
south of Twenty-third street to Six-
teenth street brtween Western avenue
and Santa Fe avenue.
Impetus to the citv gardening move
ment has been added by the appropria
tion of JJSIM) bv the thambrr of ( om-
merce to pay for the services of a su-
pervisor of gardens.
Supervisor.
An experienced man is to be secured
who will give all of his time to the su-
pervising of the industry iu all sections
of the city. Assistants will be named
from different sections. The super-
visor will have the counsel of the coun-
ty farm agent.
GERMAII CO-ISl) LATE
AT JUAREZ RODDED
JUAREZ. Mexico.' March I The
German consulate here was robbed late
lust night and a number of important
official papers w'ere reported to have
been taken from the files of Consul
Max Weber who has been in rharRf
cf consular and diplomatic affairs for
the German government in northern
Mexico.
Germany to Raise
Home Army at Once
COPENHAGEN March I Accord-
ing to the German papers the com-
pulsory mobiliiing of Germany's "home
army" is imminent. Thr appeal for
volunteers though answered by large
numbers has not produced enough
workers to satisfy the actual reipiire-
ments Large numbers oT men are
needed at once to replace those em-
ployed behind the front to work in mu-
nition factories which are now bring
completed and fur the all important
farm work.
The paper's say that the government
ii prepared for the compulsory enrol-
ment In the early days of March of all
persons between 17 and oO so that re-
cruit! can be put to work by April 1
Senate Republicans Abandon Filibuster;
House Will Pass Armed Neutrality Bill
Three Hours Debate to Be Per-'
mitted in House on Bill to!
Clothe President With II-
Boat Authority 1
WILSON FOR SENATE ACT
Administration Will Oppose to
Last Endeavor to Curb
Powers for Usint; Aimed
forces 1
i
U ASIII(T() Mar Ii I - purre. J
by the development of the international
situation tly h'u.r tHay ti'k up tin-
bill to cluthe the presidi-nt' with atiili"!
ity to deal wilh the (in man xiilnuarmc
mrna e under an anrerinrnt vole alter
three hours' debate
House Bill Not Appioved.
The statement was made otfiiiallv
that thr White Hoiive stands behind
tlf lull as drawn in llir senate. "lirM
last and all the lime" and does not
approve the house lull in us entirely
because it dors not provide the "other
ir trumentalities" which thr president
desires and proposes to rrfn-c war in
suratire to ships which carry munitions
At the outset of the session enthu-
iasnt was intense on both sids Every
reference to America's willingness t
protect the rights of dtirens wherever
they had a right to travel was met
with a volley of applause Chairman
Flood cited that authority for the presi-
dent to ait as MiKtfestrd in the lull had
been granted t other executives in
I7V4. 17'W 1X15. W) and 185 . and inci-
dentally atta krd the' pa ifi-ts pro
testin gagamst thr lull
Conditions in 1708.
"In 7.R" he lontinued. "conditions
were much as they are today. England
and Frame were at war and Frame
was preying on commerce as Germany
i stoday Many people in this country
at that time said our rights should tvt
be upheld and that to uphold them
would lead to war with France. We
gave the president the power our com-
merce was protected our honor vindi-
cated and war was averted"
EnGLISII FIRMS MAY
BUILD U. S. SHELLS
WASHINGTON March I - Great
Britain has withdrawn her objection
and made known her permission for
Hadficlds limited an English muni-
tions concern to contract with the
I'r.itrd States navy for armor piercing
sheHs of the 14 and lo-inch type.
Missing Minister
Alive but Is 111
KM POR I A Kan.. March I - Ifr. L.
M. Potts pastor of the First Methodist
church here who has been missing
since January J4 is alive but suffering
from a nervous breakdown according
to a telegram received today bv Mrs.
Potts. The whereabouts of Doctor
Potts will not he made known members
of thr family said. Thr telegram was
signed by a Methodist minister who
stated he would care for Doctor Potts
until he recovered. Doctor Potts left
home on January 12 with the announced
intention of going to New Orleans on
business. Investigation showed he had
visited the New Orleans chamber of
commerce on January 24.
YOUTHFUL EXHALER
OF FIRE PRODUCES
MOVIE SHOW PANIC
CHICAGO. March 1 - Having
learned the trick of exhaling
fire Eddir Murphy 1J years
old. displaved his accomplish-
ment last night at I south side mov-
ing picture show His "turn" was
done from his seat in the renter of
thr auditorium and it proved a
"scream" In the panicky rush for
thr exits no persons were hurt. 11
An attache of thr theater said to
have been at one time a human flam-
beau In museum seired the young
prestidigitator and turned him over
to thr police who later gave him
over to his mother for corrective
treatment.
Confirmation of German Conspiracy From
White House Brings Harmony Into Ranks of
Congress; Lodge Resolution Asking Wilson
for More Information Approved by Committee
WASHINGTON March 1 The senate foreign relations committee
this afternoon ordered a favorable report on the Lodge resolution after
changing only a few words. The committee struck nut the provision
asking Ihe president for information as to when the Zimmermann letter
rame into possession of the United States.
U MIIN M IN March 1. Shmked ami amaed by the revelation ol
Germany's attempt to umtr Japan and Mexico to war upon thr I'nited States
congre-s today forgot its difterencc of opinion and began swinging into line
behind the president.
Republicans Abandon Filibuster.
Sciutr rrpuhtii ans abandoned llieir
Jers as-main rv of their support to
1 the house without a roll call and
diate ooiisnleratioti Isepresenlat ive Moods bill to lothe the president with au-
thority to deal with the German shbmarine menace by arming ships was taken
up under an agreement for a vote after three hours of debate.
Wilson Behind Senate Bill.
President Wilson however will insist o nbeiiig empowered to ue "other
instt unient.ilitn s" as proposed in the bill pending in the senate
Official corifumation of Germany's
move as revealed by the Assiw latel
Press was given by the White House
stale' department and on the floor of
ihe senate
Nations Believed Innocent.
Secretary Lansing in an official
statement made clear that the United
States did not believe Japan had knowl-
edge of the scheme or would take part
in it. He also expressed the confi-
dence of the government that Mexico
would take no part
The Japanese embassy in an olfi-
tial comment declared that under no
circumstances would Germany's pro-
posal be considered bv Ihe Tokio gov-
ernment reitrrated the allegiance of
lipan to the entente alliance and re-
Ambassador Declares Japan
Would Spurn Plot; Lansing
Believes Mexico Is Innocent
Secretary Refuses to Reveal
Source of Information De
claring Lives Would Be En-
dangered. WASHINGTON. March 1 Secre-
tary Lansing today ' authorized this
statrmrnt ;
"We d' not believe that Japan has
had any knowledge of this or that she
would consider any proposition made
by an enemy."
Confidence in Mexico.
As to Mexico the secretary said :
"We have confidence that Mexico
would not he a party to any such agree-
ment in view of the fr iendly I elation t
existing between this government and
the dc facto government of Mexico."
Secietary Lansing took great care it
will be noted to exonerate both Japm
and Mexico and said this government
had no knowledge that the proposal had
been conveyed through Mexico to Japan.
Presentation Not Certain.
In view of the fact that the plan was
not to be presented until "it is certain
Japan Refuses
War Conspiracy of Germany
WASHINGTON. March I. Revelation of how Germany expecting war
with thr United States as the result of her submarine campaign of ruthlrssness
plotted to unite Mexico ami Japan with her in an alliance against the United
has stirred thr capital to its depths.
Congressmen Read Evidence.
Members of congress manv of whom have been hesitating before President
Wilson's request for full authority to deal with Germany in the Resent situation
went to the tapitol today and read documentary evidence of thr intrigur which
proposed to separate Japan from her allies and add the United States to the
list of nations which Germany hopes to see conquered in her dream of world
domination. How Germany confident that unrestricted submarine warfare is
the instrument by which shr will bring England to her knees proposed a triple
blow is revealed in a set of instructions from fief man Foreign Minister Zim-
mermann to German Minister von Eckhardt in Mexico City which was trans-
mitted through Count von llrrnstorlf. late German ambassador here.
Plana of German.
At one iweep Germany proposed to weaken the entente alliance by thr dr-
feetion of Japan; strike a crushing blow at England's naval power by cutting
off the vital supply of Mexican fuel oil and thoroughly engage the attention of
. ((! Uia4 e face Tte.(
general filibuster and gave drmixratic
the president in a national emergncy.
under special provision for its imme
Mffirmed her fricndshin for l he United
States.
Overshadows All Else.
The magnitude and astounding char-
acter of Germany's proposal completely
overshadowed all other considerations
iii the government today.
Secretary Haker conferred with
President Wilvm today and afterward
volunteered the conmsent that "th a
vrry serious situation." He would not
reveal the subject they discussed.
Proposal Taken Up.
On the motion of Senator Lodge the i
senate at once took up a proposal to j
ask the president to communicate the i
f ........ ': .
iacis io iongres oincianv.
Mir 'iMniini j ic-is pins ioiaio c-
After considerable discussion Sena - riously and solemnly what purported o
tor Hardwick itmlsrd on an objection i be a dispatch from the secretary of
that there will be an outbreak of war
with the United States" it was not cer-
tain. Secretary Lansing said that the
matter had been officially prWented to
Genera! Carranra at all.
It is known definitely officials said
that Zitnmrrmann's instructions reached
C( unt von Iternstorff here in Wash-
ington that he forwarded them to
Mexico City and that they reached tl-
German minister there t this point
the trail of . official certainty is lost
to view-
Would Endanger Lives.
Secretary Lansing f lat Iv refused to
give any indication of how tiie in-
li rotation rame into possession of the
I nited States government on the
ground that it would endanger the lives
( f those concerned. For obvious rea-
sons which he could not amplify be
rtfused to discuss the source in any
way.
Ambassador Sato of Japan was in-
formed of the possession of the text
of Germany's proposal by this govern-
ment yesterday afternoon when he
called at the state department to see
Counselor Polk. Officials here ex-
('endneM en Fate Tw.l
to Consider
ml
to luiMirdute c
Lodge rrsohitioil
might hr time to
foreign relation-.
Senator Stone'-
ri'i!n n rcterre
lat ills illlMllt tee
n-ideratiiui of the
in order that there.
deliberation by tha
committee
reipiest to have tin
I to the foreign rc-
wthoiit anv instriic-
Mors as 1o
w!:mi o Miould report was
adopted b
unanimous consent.
I he test f the l odge resolution fi
low
"That the president be requested
t.) infotm the senate whether the
note signed 'Zimmermann' pub-
lished in the newspapers of the
niorninj of March t inviting Mex-
ico to unite with Germany and
Japan in war against the United
States and if authentic to send to
the senate if not incompatible with
the public interest any further in-
formation in the possession of tha
United States government relative '
to the activities of the imperial
German goyrrpment in Mexico."
LaFolIette for Tlan.
Senator LaFollette said he would n t
object to passage of the Lodge resolu-
tion providing it was amended to aslc
'he president to state when the Zimmer-
mann note had come into possession of
the I'nited States government.
Senator Lodge added to his resolu
lion a clause reiiuesting that the sen
ate he supplied with all other info
mation regarding this matter if not in
compatible with the public interest.
Time to Know.
"It is time" said Senator LaFollette
"that we should know how long the
president or any branch of this govern-
ment has had. the document in lut po
Session.-"
Senators Reed and Hardivick object
ed to haty passage of the Lodge reso
lut ion and had it reread.
Statement of Lodge.
Senator Lodge declared that "when
a grea news gathering association like
.i.. s r t i
foreign aftairs of Germany inviting-
Mexico and lanan to unite to makr
war on the I'nited States it was time;
the congress and the people should h
informed of the matter."
While Senator Swanson was assuring
Mr Lodge that he was authorized to
state tha tjie announcement by the As.
sociated Press was correct full con-
firmation was being given officially at
the White House and state department.
Works for Resolution.
Senator Works republican of Cal-
ifornia argued that it should he adopt
ed
"It is exceedingly imnortant." said
he "that we have explicit information
whether the president at the time he
asked congress to confer extraordinary
powers upon him. knew of 'hese condi-
tions as disclosed in the nrwspaers.
If the president had the information
at that time it was due congress and
the nro le of the United Stales that
he should lav before congress all of
the circumstances that might affect the
action f the congress longre-s is
dealing with that situation and we
should have atl the information before
taking any steps."
Rrrd Deplores Criticism.
Senator Reed deplored what he sail
appeared to br criticism of the presi-
dent although Senator Lodge dis-
claimed any intention of embarrassing
him.
"I hope that at this moment which
to me appears to be a very solemn
one" Senator Reed said "we will not
have anv more manifestations to crit-
icise the president. Let us criticise iv
one bv anv kind of inference. This
is a time when Americans should close
their ranks ami face one wav and re-
spond to one sentiment. 1 dope that
will be done"
Thomas Deeply Impressed.
"I am very deeply impressed witll
the gravity oi the situation" said Sen
ator Thomas democrat of ((dorado.
"We are confronted with a crisis
that may be very serious. It is a
coincidence that the Associated Press
publication comes when the senate is
considering the army ami tuvy hills
"Hut if this letter from the German
foreign minister is authentic and it
is said to he by IHe senator from Vir-
ginia we should know it and know it
now. I hope the resolution of the sen-
ator from Massachusetts will br acted
upon and 1 am surr thr president will
respond to it. There may br reasons
for not giving the information if m-
compatible with the public interest
An Important Document
" The" fa t is the Associated Tres
has given this entire sioty to the pub-
lit with what seems to he a most im-
portant document. It is probably au-
thentic" Senator I-odge said br cared litt!
regarding thr form of his resolution.
"Nothing is farther from my rninrl
thn to suggest criticism Af the pres..
ident." said he. "V ought to hav
this information the people ought to
have it to know "whether the ducts
i
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