Oklahoma City Times (Oklahoma City, Okla.), Vol. 29, No. 72, Ed. 1 Saturday, June 23, 1917 Page: 1 of 10
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AMSTERDAM June 23. More than 1000 persons were killed or injured or missing in consequence of an explosion in muni-
tions factories at Bloeweg according to an announcement made in the lower house of the Austrian parliament by the minis-
ter of defense as forwarded in a dispatch from Vienna. '
OKLAHOMA CITY TIMES
Paid Circulation Guaranteed Greater 'Ihan Any Other Evening Newi paper published in Oklahoma.
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VOL. XXIX. NO. 72.
'Give Until It Hurts
OKLAHOMA ClTY. SATURDAY M'XE L'X 1!)17.
(Fly the Flag)
PRICE -a CENTS
HOMI
EDITIOf
01 SCORHEDL 1TA
D RDTM CRUGER
lllLLE
GIRL SLAYER'S Dallas Rubs
DEATH PRAYERS Out German
NOT ANSWERED! Street Name
CITY $20000
SHORT OF QUOTA
FOR RED CROSS
Wisconsin Woman to Recover i Citizens. Paint "America" to i Total Amount Raised
Piom Wounds 1 Rf;PlaCfi ern;amn; Ob-
jectors Chased
TRAGEDY COMMENT BllltH
Wife of Ooctor-Lover Insult-
ing She Says
i
P.M. I AS Irxan June 2.1 - What
lined to be 'ifrnunu street rjl Ual
T a s . in wearing a new name t!.iy a 1 1 I
it nm.vks nt of Hie fatherland
Tirrd. tlirv said of livitiu cm a strrrt
J m iittrrly im Atnrntan in designation
W l K l-.SII Itmc 2. - liuler patriott residents lot night t.nk step
he infliirtnr f sedatives made nr r ; rr anl paint tt nlir ami made a
sarv hv lii-r ovrr wr'iiglit nerves. Miss ! swift ami busy trip fruin nr rml of
(Irarr l.uslc sl.ivrr of Mrs ).ivil l 'f- i tP thoroughfare ! thr other
ets obtained "niiif -lfp last nudit. I When thr i 1 1 1 1 r i r y was ovrr
Up to
Nnon Is $105000
ENGLESMAN'S TEAM LEADS
Mrs Myer Leads Women's
Divisions With $1331
.mil fears f"i her frtoverv whiih were
frit f'T a Miir rlrtday were pr ac-
tually imovrd
Girl Want to Vie.
I lie greatest handnap to thr W"ik "f
'.hr physicians is the patient's apparent
pirlrrrncr fur death
"I want In ilir" vhr said "there cm
he no mental or spinttial tf'iv'iv no
why the phv al '" Slir declared she
would not appear aiiainst loitnr Hub-
erts in anv difficulties in whiih hr
might l.riomr entangled although when
served with the warrant she indicate!
hitternrsn agamst thr man with whom
he became infatuated.
"I am beginning to believe I don't
love him any more" hr Hrclarfd. "and
that 1 have brrn guilty of a grave mil-
take. The shooting "f Mrs Roberts
'was not "a wilful premeditated act and
1 am lorry for her.
Saya Wift Intuiting
"We met at my home shortly after
2 nVl'k. Mr Robert having railed
ne before and told me she wa com-
ing She wan insulting from the firit
and finally I could stand it no longer.
I made up my miniLln end it all. from
the time I got my pistol I tan't re-
member what liappenrd"
Hearing nrwnhoy rving in the
'reen she aked for a paper and
read an acrount of the tragedy in
whiih she planed a rart She began
to rrv unrestrainedly.
"I wonder if thrv will ever nay any-
thing good about me" she naid be-
tween nohn
Mm Hubert' funeral will be held
thi afternoon.
Drive to Recruit
70000 Men for
Army Opens Today
WASMIN'tiTON'. June 2- nation-
wide drive of one week ( rerrnit 70.-
iro men td bring the regular army up
to itn authorised war tteigtl of .VK).-
000 men began today in accordance
with President W ilnon'm proclamation
calling for volunteers.
1hn ii the fimt ntep in the war or-
ganisation of America's armv Next is
the tank of completing the full trength
of the national guard; then romen the
election of men for the new armv from
the nvillions who reitered bete June 5.
The president vails unmi "unmarried
men between the agr of 18 and 40 wh
have no dependents and who are not
engaired in pursuits vitally necessary
to the prosecution of the war" thi
means that those between the aei of
Ift and 2 and .11 and 40 as well as thr
rerent registrants will be given an op-
portunity for immediate training anil
the iropectn of earlv active service.
COMMISSION slCRETARY
TO BE NAMED MONDAY
Appointment of a permanent secretary
for the state marketing commission
created hv the last legislature probably
will be made at a meeting of the com-
mission to be held next Monday in the
office of the state board ofagrii ulture.
At the same meeting work for Jhi
fall and for the coming year will prob-
ably be outlined I'rank dault. head of
the commission has already laid pre-
liminary plans for taking rare of a part
of this autumn t harvest
At a recent meeting the marketing
commission w temporarily otgamred.
Marshalls Care
s for Maid's Baby
WASHINGTON. JmTe 2.1 -Clarence
Ignatus. 10 months old. the ion of
i hatnbernyid. is a guest for a few
werki of Vire President and Mrs. Mar-
shall at their apartment in a fashion-
able hotel. The vice president and hi
xife hav no children. Clarence'
mother work most of the day and
night. Mri. Marshall arranged to keep
Jnm imrat week?
Thr Ned rnn campaign wan draw-
ing to a clone linn afternoon slmrt of
thr fii.ta of 1 25.t ankrd of Okla-
homa itv Thr riact amount that hat
hern stih. nhrd to the fund hrre wan
ftrrrt sinn rrad "America ntrrrt ...J11"1 avaiUMe. this altrrnoon. owing n
A frw resnlenls who olufctrd to tin .many reports voi naving nern no- i
haiiKe werr advuH M "hit jTu- traJ." joffirjuilv but it ' was remain! that
Iodav the ntv fathers are tin acaiusl .JH.'""! hal Keen contril.uifl
ill the;
thr (mention of
"America sttrrt
ratlin at i' oi
Mr kIiiik wnriiirr
shall have official
Irani captains a ttir noil luncheon;
todav repotted niilmi riptions totalmi; ;
$U'W4I.
U-BOAT REPULSED At
IN BATTLE WITH
AMERICAN SHIP
Ministers Work
Chandler
j Krv. l-'rederiik I'.ate and Rev Phil
I llaird swooped down upon Chandler
inrnterday and held a Ked Crnn inert-
j ing that resulted in the formation of a
I local chapter and the raining of $1"2.
in subscription. They received a rail
I from Perry to hold a meeting there to-
(day and immediately set out in Mr.
llaird' motor rar ti line up that town
for the Red Cross.
One Hit Scored bv Gunners in
Battle Off Genoa. raveling Men
Are Solicited
I Trsralum mtl u tt. Is nut riillltlh-
AN I I ANTIC PORT. J...ne '.V-A I !. e Red Cm had plenty
fight between -an American frcglil . p1rUI1ir lv Tc. WPri. mr
steamship and a f.erman submarine J( )h (rJin iy s i ;t- t r rP 0iri.
which took place June 6 one day out j . ir. r i. ...i.. iPV
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Cocchi Confesses Murder
Giving Details of Death
And Burial in His Cellar
Former Motorcycle Repairer Breaks Down
Under Grilling of Bologna Officers;
Return Not Yet Certain
from tienoa Italv and resulted in the
navy gunners on thr American vessel
coring at least one hit was reported
bv the captain of the steamer on his
arrival lure today.
The captain said thr V boat sudden-
ly appeared at a distance of about 500
ardn and launched a torpedo. Its wake
was rleaily discernible and it wan pos
sible to maneuver the vennel so that it
arrived at hotel and in almost every
place of business they encountered Re I
( ross workri s.
Auto Man Donates
Use of Cars
; W. Hurlhitrt of the Carhart Motor
company has been one of the most ac-
i it i . . t
missed the ship by about twenty feel. ! tivr- campaign worker i e oonare
l ire was immediately opened on thel automobile for the n-e of the workers
V boat from a Mm gun and four shots '"1 l' pcrnoually added unite a few
Were discharged in rapid succession as ! subscription to the amount raised by
the submarine submerged. The second I A. 1. Kngelman s team
shot the captain said slunk the peri-j
scope throwing it high into the air and German InflUCnCC
the last shot fired bit the water on tla ' r u Unpp
exact spot where the I' boat dinap-' rcll nUB
pcared. The Amrrican vessel suffered! German influence against the Red
no damage ICronn ha been encountered in Okla-
'I his is the second encounter report- homa City according to campaign
ed within two days in which an Ameri-! worker Opponents sought to give the
can ship sucresstullv defended herself impression (hat the Red Crms in not
against submarine attacks. j a irirniatioii.il organisation and that
'it was rondiiiteil as a private enter-
EXTRA GUARDSMEN TO lhist argument was met with
am ni-esnniTiiirs iirnrlfroni several persons if derman (tr-
MIU ntlynUIIIIMU ntnt urn a.tording to woikers.
Tt assist the recruiting part of thr' WjgrQ VVOUld
iiMiionai iiimmi iiiflioiaiooiK nraiiiui
ters at IS West Grand avenue three
additional member of the national
guard of Oklahoma from Port Sill ar-
rived here todav and have opened their
ofifce on the sixth floor of the l aw
rence building. i
Sergeant but is id charge of the re-
cruiting oflicersjrom Port Sill. They
will handle all transportation for the
recruit who enlist in the national
guard thus taking this additional work
oft the state official.
Cooler Tonight Is
Weather Forecast
LOCAL FORtCAtT Unsettled and
eoolte tonight. Sunday probably tale
TATt rontCAIT-Tonlght untMttlad
and eooltr. Sunday generally fair.
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Take a Chance
Kev Frederick Pate was diMrihutin-r
Red Cros literature and posting signs
on the train back from Chandler yes-
terday. He posted some sign in a
Pullman coach.
"You'll have to take them signs down
bos " naid the porter.
"No signs are allowed in a Pnllm.it
and if I allowed any advertisement I i
be put up I woiiM be fined a month's
salary"
"Snrelv it would be all right to put
tip signs for the Red Cm" said Rev
Hate.
The negro scratched his head and
reflected.
"Well bos vnu go ahead and put
tip the sign. I'll take a chance on a
month's salary for the Red t ross"
Clerks Give
Total of $358
Kmplove of the Koiahaugh-llrow
Pry Gois company had a meeting
last night and subscribed to th.'
Red ( ros Tht was an average of
more than $S for eahc employe.
Garage Employe Is
Shot This Morning
Wis. NT. Okla. Jmie iV - Spe-
cial I Abe llatman. nuploe of a t-
ial garage was shot in the region of
the heatt tins morning about oMoik
while in the vicinity of the home of W
K. Creager who i alleged to have done
the shooting Haliman ha been in the
city about two month. Police hav
received many complaints lately about
night prowlers
Six-Year-Old-Boy
Refuses to Speak
For the "War Man"
( UK KAMI A. Okla June 21
(Special It did not Like Ja k
ti.iisey 'tnraruld son ol ! I.
ti.irr. a lual tnrnhant long to
show Inn colors tlir othrr dav. J
W. Kavsrr master of lernnomrs
at the Colonel llarvev leceptnm
plunnrd ammig other surprises a
pamdv on '(. in" llarvev school
of fmatue wbuh made the road
builder famous dining a (ire silw.
camaign.
I ittlr Jaik with patriotic be I
grar wan selected to point out on
a (hart fie reasons why Cbt.ka-l.i
should grt thr ( laik 1 1 ail.
"Jack." said his fathrr a thr i.y
was lraing thr store. "Kasrr wauls
yi ii to make a p-rch "
W ith nit a moment's hesitation the
little fellow replied hratrdlv 'I
ain't goinc; to do iiotumg lor that
war man."
When it wan explained that "Mr"
Kavser made the reiienl the little
patriot fell in line.
WAR DEPARTMENT
TO HANDLE DRAFT
AT WASHINGTON
By the Asaociated Press..
r.OIHiNA Italy June 23. Alfredo Cocchi the fugitive
New York motorcycle repairer abandoned today his pleas of
innocence of Huth (Irutfers murder and confessed his guilt
i Jealousy was his motive. He was unable he declared to win
; her love and became furious when she rcbuffed his persistent
attentions.
Admissions Made in Tears.
The admissions of the young Italian whose escape the
New York police failed to prevent were made in tears after
searching interrogation by Judge Zucconi. Prior to this ex-
amination. Cocchi had coolly and insistently maintained he
had known Miss C ruger only two days before her disappear-
ance in February when she went to shop to have her skates
sharpenedand had declared his conduct toward her was en-
tirely correct. "
Under Judge Zucconi's searching questions today how
ever Cocchi finally burst into tears. He became so agitated
as his confession fell haltingly from his lips that the persons
surrounding him believed he was about to have an epileptic fit.
Full Details of Crime Giren.
After making up his mind to tell the truth Cocchi talked
freely and without reserve gave full details of his crime in-
jcluding the burial of Miss Crugcr's body. After the confession
had been completed the judge directed the clerk to read to
l Cocchi the written report of his deposition. The prisoner said
it was correct and later signed it.
i On returning to his cell Cocchi said to the prison at
tendants :
"At last I feel relieved. I have freed myself from a night-
mare which tortured my conscience. Now I have told every-
thing and am ready to suffer any penalty."
Relative of iGrl There.
Judge Zucconi questioned an American woman a relative
of Miss Cruger who came here for the purpose of giving tes-
Itimony concerning the motive for the crime1' and the circum-
i ...l:..u tu ... I . jj -
'stamen unucr vsiiiiu ii wn chimiiiiucu. j iitr iihiiii: miiu HuurcN
'Uprising in BLick Son Fleet ' f woman have njl been ascertained.
at Scbastopol. Alfredo Cocchi went to Holngna from New York in Feb-
ruary after the disappearance of Huth Cruger a girl 18 yean
I IT.'I KUCK I. June J i- No nrws ' old.
jlus come through from Sibastop dJ When the girl's body was discovered in the basement ol
. coin eriiitiu Krar .V imirat c.i-tmn an! Cocchi's motorcycle shop in New York Police Commissioner
mother runal im tuhrr ot thr Amen- Woods cabled to Italy asking for the man's arrest on a charge
uan n...ion t. issa who aimed m of nur(ipr jhis was followed bv n request to the same effect
that town in the mulst of a mutinous ... . . . . . ... . ' r . .
inbreak am.ii the sail us of the UX "tate department at aslnngton and Cocchi was ar-
I'lok c. tleet. There s no reason ti rested on June 20. He at first vehemently protested his hv
1 ni t th. ir s.f-.y or to assume the dm-1 nocence and insisted he had left America on account of trouble
.r.ii weir .otme.trd w.ti the.r mi-jwjh j wifp Tn0 . prve broke down after he was
'" Worst Declared Over placed in solitary confinement although ho retained a lawyer
. VV' land announced his intention of fighting extradition. There
I he ivemet(t tie lares that no of- .. . . . . . .
iuui d-Mnp. ot he onthirak wM w "J"mp question as to the possibility of his being returned
l e published I r tno or thtrr dav.. but to this country due to the Italian law which requires Italian
that the worst is ovrr. it is expntrd citizens to be tried in Italy even for offenses committed abroad.
j that dc li-Katrs from the coum il if j
workmen and Soldiers together with V I U' VOKk lime 2.1 With the aiiiioiint emrnl from lulu Ih.t Atfr.dK
Mmislrr of War Kerrnsky will U't jCon hi 'had confessed lo ihe murder of Hull ( rujirr olire effort here turned
for Srha-topol tonu-ht. I todav to thr probl. tn of Iumiik the m-dorcytle dealer brouRht back to New Yock
I lie oiitliiraks are said to have been ru
oiKinurd by followers of the amt.ttor.j I orlcv Swann announced that lie had conferred personally her
en.iiiii la.ke.l by eMirmisIs Iron lM Kt w) fAnk p rmM.r f utP drpaartmrnt ami wa
Kronsiadt who arrived at r! aslopol i r. s .... .(... i.. k.... i i
to this count v.
While exprcsnirK ((ratification at Alfredo Cocchi' confession at clearing
up the ( nik'rr K"' niunlrr Police Commissioner WtKids indicated that there
were important other reasons for pushing the effort to britiR the fugitive back
to tins country in addition t seeking punishment for the crime.
"I am particularly anxious to find out if he had any accomplice and lis
AMERICAN ENVOYS
AT RUSSIAN PORT
DURING OUTBREAK
No favoritism Will Be Possi-
ble in Drawings.
WASHINGTON. nr M - KrKtil.
i lions for drafting (be pew intional
'army now- atf.ntuig I'trsiilent Wil on's
app'onal. contain provision f r every
1 strp in the great undertaking. esept
the a tii.il method id the draft itself.
No oftirial anil omit ement ban been
made anil oflnial i onliimalion n with-
held but it lias beer ntalrd and rn-
erallv s accepted here as Irur that
the fre Bovert(i4it tlelf will d
the diaf'itig. pbaldv bne in Wah-
iliKM. no hr'e ill lie no opp hunt
fo o al favortoo
An ihe tegulatiotts stand n w ret
reiji.tered t1il bex't a numtr I he
id'iitnv of the imml'i ir1 men will be
unknown to hse in thaivr of the
draft tnachmerv An die tiuinlier are
drawn they will br trlruraphed to the
home districts where the irgileted
men will learn if thrv liave bee
dialled
about a wirk ago.
Responsible Leaders Absent.
These rtiiniisarirn took advantage
of lbt absriitr at I'etrogr.id of resp. n-
silde Iradein among the sailors of y
l!lak Sr. fleet and act usrd the "of
ficers i f conspiring restore tl.e old atxuit hi tleahngn with the police." the commisioner taid.
regime.
In spile of the disordet at Srba
op.d and anarchist threats here there I
ate indications of a marked improve- !
men) in the situation with a growing j
support id ihr g'octnfirn and a grow- I
ing animosity agiuot Ihe flten wlncV
make for lisiniegiatn'ii n the miii
Tarifista Defeated.
The resolution passed on Ihutsi'jy
by Ihe pan Kmssian luligrrsx of loumil
of tbputiis is trgardrd as a igual dr-
frat f r the extremists and pacifists
the motion vippottttig the provisional
government brtng passed by a niaiotily
of noe lhan 4 to I. A further sig-
lulu ant resolution was thai the trans-
frr of H p-wrr ! the drnvicracy
would wrakrn the revolution This is
Ihe deoitK i y ' own admission that it
nrrl Ihr km w inter and espenetiir of
Tie rdiH at" d I lasn.
Hv ilnlatit'g tor the prrlv allain-
MU lit tf a "geortal prate and at the
name time for "art mi reaed fighting
capacity of the armv" tin; congress
trtttatinrtv repudiated the niaing ot I
icpatate pra.e.
ALLEGED GAMBLERS
ARRESTED AT SILL
I 1 ON'. Okla June .'. (Spe-
cial (--Six inrti wete arrested on the
tort Sill tinlitarV reservation thin
morning i barged with gambling with
members of the Oklahoma National
uuird Olfu rrs de lare thrv were in
tent close to the tamp of Ihe guards-
men ati'J.lbat thrv were shooting trap
with a number of soldiers
A pielmunarv hearing will be given
the men tins afternoon and it is prob-
able that thrv will be turned over l
federal authoiitim If they ate found
gmllv It m possible that the six al-
lege! gamblers will be sent to the fed-
etal penitentiary at l.eavenwottli. Kan
Yesterday wapav day for the ti-
dier and it is thought! that gambler
will attempt to "t lean iip" arol Tort
Sill within the neat few ilat.
Mail Clerks Join
Labor Federation
CI.KVM.AND June 2J-Th Rait
wav Mail association at It convention
hee yevr'rday voted to affiliate with
the American Federation of Labor.
T here had been considerable doubt M
to what a lion would he taken on tH
ptoposition but the delegate (ram
Texas who arrived yesterday turned
the tide hi favor of joining intereiU
with the natitHial labor body.
Libtartea for CailoiaMiti.
lot; sIU I.. Ky.. June IS Th
creation of a war committee which will
see that every cantotneul erKted lof
training the selective army it lupplied
a library ha tieen authnrited by tiki
American l.ihrary association which ta
holding it thirty-ninth annual mwiigj
hete.
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