4:
ASSOCIATED PRESS!
uusinmcnm
VOL XXIX. NO. 28:
"SETTLEMENT OF
RECRUITING FOR
RESERVE CORPS
ENLISTS 29 MEN
Two Hundred br Mom Call at
Station This Morninp
FROM ALL OVER STATE
Applicants Equally Divided a1
to Branch of Service.
Two hundred and more Oklahomam
of all sires ami ages stampede.' 'I"
fifth flooi corridor "f i tic Baimi build
Ing thii morning anl overflowed into
the lobbj on i Ik firl floor in their ci I
forts i" gam dmiieion 10 roomi 124-
52r where I apt R B EIIU. United
States Army was conducting examina-
tion for applnants for position :n ihr
officers' reserve corps. Iwni'tv nine
wcte finally accepted wh" t'getlici
with ihr eleven accepted prtviOMly.
mkke up a total of fort;. OltlthonUUM
who have been appointed to 41"" COfpl
since Captain F.lhs' arrival
Oa Hand Early
Aspirants for DOfitloM in the corps
were 00 hand it JO o'clock this morn
ing Hv the time of the arrival of Cap-
tain F.llis and ( apt 1). K Bonfoey
eonunandet oj troop B cavalry okla
hmna National guard in Whose office!
the examinations are lieing held the ap
plirants had hemme 10 numetotis that it
was det ided to give thrm tickets num
brtrd in rotation In the order of their
arrival Applicants' ssere then rsaminexl
according to turn None examined to
dav ssere rejected
those ai l eptrd today come from
evrry point in the state North south
east and west is represented I hie ik
eesvful applicant hails from Befwyn III
Many lnquinea Received
Captain Ellii will conduct examine
lions again this afternoon until S o'clock
II mil limed m l'.e ririeen.)
Mob Visits Jail
After Negro Slayer
Is Spirited Away
OKMULGEE Old April 27
Hioh of men. whith gathered in the
southern part of the count) last night
came to Okmulgee in search of Will
Crisp negro who killed Wilkey (tames
cattleman Wednesday afternoon De
spite the sheriff's assuratues that the
negro was not within the mob appoint
fd a reptrsentatnr. who was petmittsal
to inspect the tail The negro had been
removed Iron the counts earls last
night ami when the mobS representa
tive assured them the negro was n .t in
the jail the men imieil) dispersed.
Coal and Iron Ore
Oiyen Preference
in Rail Traffic
WASHINGTON April a ( oal and
fron ore hereafter will he given ptefei
fine oil the movement over nthei
freight undet orders received today bv
railroads Iron Ihr MNMfJI Ol national
defense's genetal railroad hoard as II
means of securing adequate uppl of
the two materials on which industrial
preparations most depend MllfOgd
presidents were thatged IndlvtdjMlly
wilb the respoitsibtlit f laitying out
the orders under threat ol disi iplinarv
measures m case ol failure
FIMTW't'llOrHEl
IIEt At EMPORIA
I MP0R1A Kan. April 27-Mrs F.
M Funston. mother of the lale Mai
Gen Frederick Funston. died at th
home nf her daughieWi
here last night
She was 12 vearl old
Mr PtMlltOft was ill at the tone ol
the tleath of het son and tt is said ihr
sh.M-W of ihr general's I Odder death
aggravated her weakened rendition
Notwithstanding ttlM the went to Cab
fornia to attend the funeral ol het "
Mrs PtMMgn'l hiishend. the lale I
H Funston. was former member tf
eongreas fim Kansas lot five sun"
sive tr-in The hodv will be taken re.
night tu loll Kan Ihe Id familv
home.
OKLAHOMA CITY TIMES
Paid Circulation Guaranteed Greater Than Any Other Evening Ncwipaper Published in Oklahoma. V
(Show the Colon)
Half of Oklahoma
Delegation Favors
Conscription Plan
rpajIVE out of trn tnemHen ol 'he
i Iklahoma delegation in con
Krrss have announced iat will
lupport the lelective draft arms
lyttem which President Wilson is
urging rongrrs to adopt 1 he. arr
Senator K"hrrt 1 Owen and Rep
reaentatives Si ti Ferrii Charles
I) Carter lorn D. McKeOWn ;.nd
W W Hastings
Representative' Dick T Morgan
has announced opposition to the
conscription and is supporting the
volunteer plan Senator Core has
made no definite statement hut has
indicated he is against conscription
Nu announcements have heetl made
by Representatives foe R Thomp
son. of the Oklahoma City district
Jim M t linlic 01 Hert ( handler
-
VIOLENT QUAKE
IN ITALY KILLS
LARGE NUMBERS
z
T ill L ' OULr
I USCany anfl UmOria OnaKen
by Earth Tremblings.
LONDON. April 27. A violent'
earthquake in Tusranv and Umbria i
reported in a Rome dispotch to the
Exchange Telegraph eompady to have
'Kcurred on Thursday morning Many
peTsOni ate reporter killed at Monter
chi near Krrio the capital of the
province of that name Considerable
material damage is also reported.
The province of I'mhria is directly
north of province of Amhruiio Ultra
It which was devastated by the tre
mendous earthnuaVe of Ian 13 I9I&
t.. .u.. i j. 11 m ....
mi win i.nn m w-.
fll I V SOWII 111 wil" I
V
... ...l
lages were wiped "us
i n
BROODING ON WAR
CAISE OF SUICIDE
CHICAGO April 27 J D Kmnear
punhasing sgent of the Mineral Point
7inc company leaped to his death from
the twelfth floor of -the Merriuette
building today His mind was believed
to have been unbalanced through hroo I
ing over the war In his pockets were
found newspaper articles telling oj the
entrance of fne f'nited States into the
war and a poem. "I Have a KendWvi u
With Death.'' written by a soldier ill
the I reiuh lren he
Man Kills Wife
Seeking Work
I HK V.O. April 27 When Mr
Helen RotUI. with a i mwd of fellow
employes applied for work at Mont
gurnets Ward A ( ompanCs plant today
her husband was wilting He fired
three shots killing het He than com
milled suinde Several girls who wit
neSsed the tragedv fainted Dnmcstn
troubles are said to have iu ! the
i rime
Rain Tonight Is
Weather Forecast
LOCAL ForsiCAgl Cloudv an unstl
tirti wsalhsr win rale tonight and tat
urdayi coldtr tonight
ITATi rnmi sir Tonight rain;
eoldeei iatureav cloudy with rain in oast
poeSlon. t
K Viefisn Italn In raot; ritn or nn-
Mourn v
71
7(1
Ill WO MUflOl
SUttANRAn -Hhowr anil roM.r
i w'r.nT rr.wn rt n roiar
n ran ha mile
frirVrSt. fcsl.iM
M?nrt rxeeer
rsAftTrst 1 9 "
DtjetAssO liscgsl il P m
sVBtVel -gdNtj ! mldnlgh'
1 n m
lam
I a m
Sam
lam
lam
7m
Sam
Sam
"ZilTlsflix? II rttmn
i I p m
LEADING
British
IRISH QUESTION
CATHOLIC CENTER
AGAINST STATING
TERMS OF PEACE
Noisy
Protest Evoked
Othei Factions
From
HOPE IN RUSSIA DWINDLES
i
I - taatkaaaM i
'Renewal of Strike Troubles Is
Imminent
. COPENHAGEN fspril 27 I)r eon
iBethmann Hollweg the Herman impe
Tal chancellor has (ound support for
his polil ) . ( deieirmg a ilefinite
i formulation f peace proposal! The I
I support comes from the Catholic cen-
ter now thr1 moM powerful party in
i i or im ost.iu wnn n nai aii'pieti nis
standpoint (if this is mil ins stand-
1 point i. favoring the postponing of a
reform in the Prussian franchise until
peace is eifei ted
Noisy Protrits Evoked
On thf Other hand ns wai tq be ex-
I peeled the chain ellor's declaration
against ativ prerise statement of peace
the
terms ai tne present nine nai rvoaeoi
ii-'m 1'ii'irsis fM'iii fjpjjiinrnn 0H iioiii
'"r' n' ihamhrr The toeHtist.
j declare that nil refusal to put forth
definite peace terms is evidence of
weairnes an.i inneciiion wn.le tne pan-
uCrmam ar- inmcrnan'' over tne ah
ar- inoignanr over
senre of an authoritative disavowal I
from Hie government ndr of the so- I
rialtit proposals of nf annexations or
indemmtir
Little Hope in Russia.
The renewed decision of the govern I
mem not to commit itself with regard
to peace is said to he due to a fear j
that sin h action would please nobodv I
hut would iut IVg) support from all
sides and also to the belief that for
the present little is to he hoped for
is mnunrj
ffort in Russia- 1
nri.i in nil wmi" it
is promptl) and j
 
extensive!) informed
Ml the t.erman newspapers tpdfy in
dii if a deep and widespread appre
hrtlion that a revival of last wetsk's
nke movement is imminent The
'hispers of a potsibfc Mav dav strike
whii h came from a few papers vester
day. swelled today to a chorus of ex
postulation ind appeal to the working
men not to allow themselves to be
swept off their feet hv strike agitators
nor to leave their hrothrrs in the
field in the lnrh hv checking the
lream of munitions and supplies
Official Proclamation.
First and foremost comes the official
proclamation from (hamellor von
Hethmann Hollweg addressed formalh
to the federal states but reallv to labor
and containing both appeal and a stem
warning against further interference
Lltl ill.  lll.il.t a.11 u I L 11 m .1 i.
land means committee of the rei hstag
indirectly seconds the appeal with s
.ommuntcation to the artm thanking
tne neroes ot Arras and tne western
battlefields ami nledaino thr olnl nn
 .. e "   .
pon ot tne couairy in a niiucuu hour
manifest. i from tiie (our big mm
ers' unions warns their members
against rrikless and regrettable action
because of unsalisfartotv food condi
lions and the failure of snnie miinirt
palities and local authorities to pro
vide the nerassary supplementary ra-
tions Opposes Rioting and Strikes
"Don't permit yourselves in these
grave times (0 be dragged into noting
and strikes." is the ke sentence oi the
manifesto showing thai not merelv an
onlerK demnnstPative walkout but ac-
tual violence is feared in the great
mining and manufacturing districts' of
I
Westfallua and Salisia 1 inalh there
is another official announcement that a
great combing Ottt 01 Ihe wat Indlll
tries is necessarv and unniinenl to te-
lease men for ihe armv This gives the
govergenent anv needed justification
tor sending to the front munition wotk
ers who yield to temptstion The an
nouncement declares thai large num
bers of workmen formerli exempted
from military servire so i to keep im
Eortanl mdiislties working must gOfj
e sent to Ihe front They will be re
plated by men obtained under the mil
itary auxibarv servo e law and women
deiieral von Stein lierman RllnllM
of war has admittr-d dunng i uilCtM
sion of inihlarv affairs b thr irnh
stag eoeamlttee vesterdev that field mi
letters I mm soldiers al the front
showed a certain amount of discourage
ment This however was Qg a pass-
ing seiiliment. be rxplaimsd. and in gen
etal the spirit of the fong was gund
(ailraw osi rag tn i
GERMAN
Deepen
OKLAHOMA CITY FRIDAY
Duke of Abmzzi
envoys iu u o
Duke of Abruni
HOMK. April 27 -Although the Ital
. U 1' ' 4 C i V
; -..-.. u. uw v ....c- o.-.v.
not been bTflcJafly appointed ils chief
I member laV( already been derided
i upon
Thfv ltl(.!uHf the Duke of th-
Abrurri. cousin of the king and admiral
of the navy who will be head ol the
nation Senator William Marconi will
l
i also he a member.
DEBATE REACHES
FINAL STAGE ON
DRAFT MEASURE
House Leaders Hope Vote
Take Place Tonight.
WASHINGTON April 2 Debate
on the war army bill reached final
i targes in congress P!a In the house
general debate was concluded after a
session which lasted until 2 B o'clock
this morning The hoUM a t mee
at noon today to hear summing up
speeches by ( hairtnan Dent f tir mil !
itary committee on behalf of the vol
nnteer svstern and bv Representative
i K ahn '"' r "'"'' lf( !"
f
let thai. IpCCChtl wee to he limited to
Ur mitiutev Home leaders hoped i
I reach a vote tonight although this ap
i...-.i .i....i.i..i
!'-" '......
I In the senate the bill was taken un
under an agreement to reach a final
vote bv tomorrow night .Mstrro sen
atots still were to he heard
Debate In Henate
Debate In the senate was opened to
Senator loties republican of Washing
ton who supported the selective draft
"I be man who must tondiiit the
war. our commander in chief urges il
as a wise and netrsr meastite now."
i Mid be
"The military authorities almost
without exception mge it Ihe senate
I CflBtmfttte that has lulls examined Into
it recommends it Ihr lessons .( this
great war point 10 .1 as a m.r lUrM
Whj should I m ' vole lot it
Kenvon Wants Kiemntioni
enalnr Keiivon sao' he expetied to
sniiport the lull but wanted exemptions
in faxot "I men in employments nf
miliiati aliK hangr. so Miat the
power of enforcing inch exemptions
wuibl it.t he in thr hands of wilitan
men glolM He appioved the I al oj
letle anirudment lot civil tribunals
pais upon questioni ol exemption
Ihe Iowa senat"! 'letlarel he Uv .re.t
alto in imendmenl which MrouM pet
mil t olonel Mn.isexell fa) go to the
Iron) in lommand ol mrman IrOpM
Il ts.mld be sn inspiring ihing." he
saol it oi lonei Roosevelt could lead a
divisii n sole ls siHe with the In . doi
of Frame V.ihuig would help bring
tbe war i" a speeds end as inn. h
that Hut thei sa it n old deinoralne
out aims It seems to tne it would de
moraine the arnu f the enemi Smote
PARTY
Wedge
APRIL '11 1917.
ESSENTIAL TO VICTORY"
BRITISH MAINTAIN
ALL HEIGHTS AND
BEGIN NEW DRIVE
Tens of Thousands of Ger-1
mans Are Mowed Down
GAIN TOWARD CAMBRAI
Two Teuton Strongholds Ap-
pear Doomed 4
Associated Prrsa War Summarv
... v
4
lining withstood aii the violent a
1 tefnpu of the dermans ! drive them
I from the commanding positions they
have taken on the Arras battlefield
thr Hritish hae again begun to forge
ahead.
Advanrca On Two Sectors.
'ieneesl Hug's report today shows
advances for his troops in Iwi of the
most important sectors of the front
I III the two and one half mile line
between Roeux and i.avrelle intpot
tant pontioni have been r.ip'nrrd
driving stilt further tlie wedge into ihr
(.erman lines toward Pousi Likewise
in the kfoncln (.uemappe region near
the Arras-Cambrai road similar tell
ing inroads have been made In the
(.erman defense svvtem
The desperate efforts of tne Germans
; to drive the Britih from the cgp'ttrcd
' heights of the Arras front failed
'alter four days ol tbe bitterrM fight
 ing that the world has seen since the
bloody days of Verdun Tens of thou
! sands of l .erman were hurled forward
again and again only to recoil blasted
and withered from the inlerno lamrd
! by the British fire
Mine Attacks Expected
Military critics expect that 'he at
tacks will br renewed again if the (er
man power can stand the atul de
 strut Hon The) hase this expcitation
on the great StratCgiCg) important r pi
rlir 11 1 fi.qVr.1 ltrigbl wbli1' the
(I or. Mn tint mi. rrf Tun I
MISS RANKIN NR6ED
10 SIPPOBT WILSON
BUTTE Mont April 27 "Stand
alone if v . u have to hut slantl fitmK I
lebintl the presnlenl.'' was the message
sent to Miss Jeatmette Rankin toda)
by several t luhs in ihe distriit she rep
rent-. in totigre whose advii e vhe
hail liked regarding her stand on urn
sersal military service.
Miss Katikni had telegraphed "I
have heard HO one in the house wh i
supporting the president's cooacrrption
hill Do sou wish me to stand itone
b r this?" '
Riot Precipitated
by Peace Talk of
PnccSon Qrtr'silseiF
1 U.I.HU 1 1 UUVltlllOl
PETROGRAD April .'7 .null
riot was precipitated last night when
a rrowd drove ihe audietue of the so
 i ialist l.ennie into the siree' as a pro
test against his exhortations for a t M
salion of the war and hil attacks op
the provisional gosrrnrnrut  icoTC
of I enme s followers were arrested hit'
I the agitaint himself remain! al lihcttt
2c
PEO COPY ON APRIL
THE TIMES
Bffectlvi Moitdny. THK TIMF.S will
noil for Ic n copy OVtt'ywhtf. THK TIMES
in by fnr Ihr- boal voning npwapnpir in
OkUhOirtl anil will nmtinno tt) Hhoss- im-
pruvrnii'iii Little DOWOboyi nml enrriorts
will mnkp mON IBOIIO) NtluBg nil orlitinnn
of THK TIMKS nt Be n COPJT whirh will on
bin Ihs-m to hrli nf homo Hjrninnt thn prr-
vailinir high prirpn.
BACKS HOLLWEG
Toward Douai
1 -
(Fly the Flao) PRICE
Court Hears
Argument On
Segregation
Louisville Oklahoma City and
Other Necro Ordinances
Are Affected
WASHINGTON .pril 27.- Validity
of many cities' negr o segregation""?irdi- '
nances was argued tora before the
".iprenie court
Die test casr heard was that upon 
that upon
Louiaville
! the
itstittttioetalit) of a
' kt ordinance ettablislvng resident
one- for wivties and hlatks ( Iklalfo
la (ills. Raltimnre. Richmond St
LOUIS ano many other tines have sun
ilar ordinance whose fate depend
i:pon the ootsft'l decision in the pres
ent case ttrirnevs representing cits
authi'rities improvement I rganiiation-
and negro i ietie appeared
The I i msville ordinaire "prohibits
negroes fmm o   g residences raal
Mck k in wnn h whiles retnlr in a ma-
lority and also prohibits while t itirein
from residing in a blotk where the ma
i rit of rei'lents are colored
The tet i ate a argunl once heforri
... .u. - L... i
tit tut- miir-iTi.- ii-tiit m rrti ko. inn no
condusioirl was reached and the rgu
meats heft re a full bench were ordered
TEUTONS DRIVEN
OFF IN ATTACK
ON BRITISH PORT
Destroyers Bombard RartlS-
gate; Little Damage.
LONDON Atril 27 -( erman de-
trover itia. kr I RamiggtC last night
SCI riling to an official announcement
.issued hv the war office . large
mimher nf shell were fired but the
I destrover err driven off hi the fire
(torn the land Latteries
hie man aivt one woman were killed
during the bombardment and one man
and two women were injured
MllK MM )s GIVEN
MAXIMUM CITY FINfl
II Sbanan VO Fast G street ihe
first milkman to be arrested in tbe ram
paign to enforce the milk ordinance
.i fined $10 and mts in police court 
this mottling He filed a motion of ap
peal
Shan If was arrested bv Milk Inspec
tor Mullen who said be found that ntilV
sold bv Shatiaii contained from 5 to
percfut water Inipcctof Mullen intends
10 Continue his misadc until he ha ar
esr. riro tolatnr ol the milk ordi- :
tistue
i til. I 1 N Texas. Sjieil 2
- Two
. tvne
doten ritiienr 'f Warn lesa
rn in .ss witnesses anil hegao gmiig
testimotn tegardmg the good I liaracter
I Hairs .1 panetl wrte" mure recoil-
ened today at bis ttial in connection
.. ..I. L.II...O ..I I xi i .i VI l
Untie al Mpo.rlas.li.lt SpanrU ami
his w.fe lls.tal Holland Vpanell ...
Whose mnrdei be w s v pnltr.1 a. San
v i.. . ......I. I....I .. vs..... ui.....
' ' M I'.... ... - ' ..''. .'1.1.
Sapiveil was musical instructor at Hat
lor univrtsitv
30th
home
' I lew W
N .ft&ft'ft S' lHf'
Lloyd eGorge
PREMIER INSISTS
ACTION MUST BE
TAKEN AT ONCE
l.oyal Comrade Instead of
j Surly Neighbor Wanted
ASSERTS VICTORY NEARER
npfoit nf Qiilimoriiio
Cam
WVy.VWl Ul V.JUMI I IC4 T I ' O '
pai;ii k.Pifdicted
L0N0ON pri1 27 -In a impor.
tant spueih al the guild lull today.
Premier li d George discussed the
military situation the Irish tpiestion
and Others ol the majot problems with.
!"ili thr government is now engaged.
Thr premier's speech was in acknowl-
'"T"' .'" f "'"'erring . mm oi
. in..  ...r tlt r.l I .tjf l'l Ml.
Rei'm ii; to lrrlaud the premietsaul :
Must Convert Nation.
"Wl mUSl t. invert Ireland from a
t
suspn ions lurlv (langet.iuv neighhor
a iheerful ..al comrade Settle-
t'lent ol the Irish question is essential
for the pease of the world and essen-
tial to a speedy victory in the war.
I appeal to the patriotism of all men
So sink everything for the one pur-
pose of getting this tuettion out H
the was "
Mr I I oyd George paid a tribute to
I tbe financial community through the
I Help of which be said British credit
bad survived the financial panic of the
ea-b dxvs of the This common -Itj
hr vi' i o honorable part in
the triumph ot 'he last war loan which
sa the most remarkable financial ex-
ploit rrr witnessed After alluding lis
the organiratioit ol he ministry of
mtmitiotU. the premier said
Real Chance to Fight
s "Now bs a 1 1 U God. our men have
real iham e m the fight I he story
 very different from what it was
In the erK Mlges ol the war Before
i J"'"" lQIS "-e lost eighty-four gum
and a considerable number of prison.
en Since thai t' ite e have not lost
a single gun hile r have .aptured
N"1 Kerardmg pns..ners we havs)
taken at least trn to One The tide has
now turned Victory is coming in-
t resingl neater
During the first eighreen das nf
the Soiiune bittle we t siititred llnTIO
pprisoners ami eight bxir guns Dur-
ing the first eighteen days of the Ar-
i ras bairle our captures were 18000 men
and 230 guns while we gamed four
I umrs a' much ground Ihis meant not
otilv ultimate victory II meant vie-
tory is g"ing In be won at less loss and
in chancel ae growing .is our etpiip-
mcn! i' imnrosmg and tbe Germane
know it This is the explanation of
I 'he deenair which has driven them to
iblatk jio.o on the high se.is
Satislied Wnh Rahnre
Mils is the next job we have In deal
with hir minimum nrohlem is to feed
I nonulatinn of 4sOtioon m a country
which is not self s import ing We must
de thr necessirv material 'or our
H ii I keep thr seas free for the
port ol the troops of ourselves and
III illies That Ins hail to be done
against the swarm nf pirates moving
inner': undet tlie trackless seas There
is no doubt we has e lost main ships
hip thev hroughr America in end f
am perfectly satisfied with the bat
''.' r'' ranet
''""" "' Conclusion here wa. ISO
n'"r U n.lh
"eetll nl i hi'lt and she is definitely
with i in pull down this menace ongg
ami lor all
"The best brains ol America and
' Britain te concentrated on this proo-
Int. thru was never a human proh-
lem thich as not soluble and I don't
brlirsr (hil an exception to the rule. hUt
we most proceed on the assumption
thai nothing could he discovered to put
Il (j ism ami that i where Ihe publio
 omes m."
Store I and Cultivated
Dealing With Ihe effort of the gov
rrnttient to make th- lountrs self sijp-
ihe premier said that at a re-
sult nl the guarantees to the farmer and
the '.I'm laborer a million fresh acres
of land Ind been brought under culti-
vation i apahle of producing .'.inifaal
Ions of food
' I do not sav that the war it gomn
to continue through I0g" Mr I ovd
i.rotge went n "hill we must lake ne)
ihan.es Ue have taken far too many.
If the Germans knew that by holding)
n until the end of 0R ha? could win
be wnuld hold out hut if he knows that
the longer he holds out the worse gj
will le foi him peace will come
earlier '