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CANADIAN RIVER
UP THREE FEET;
ORDER REVOKED
Heavy Rain West Causes Rise
in Stream Here
CITY'S GARDENS WATERED
Drain on Supply Follows Sus-
pension of Ordinance
The nrdin.wc prohibiting use of ri'y
water for sprinkling purposes or for
washing of automobiles and other ve-
hicle is temporarily rcvoken until mid-
night according to announcement by
Commissioner Street this morning. This
announcement followed the arrival here
of a three-foot rise in the North Cana-
dian river last night.
River Receding.
The rise reached Oklahoma City
about 9 o'clock last night but at noon
today the river was rapidly receding.
Dr. Street stated the rise will have
passed bv some time tonight.
Announcement of the suspension of
the .ordinance caused an almost instant
activity among home owners and gar-
agemen. according to the city officiali.
Immediately following the issuance of
the reus in the noon edition of The
Times Dr. Street said the hose was
turned o'. in all sections of the citv for
the nnrpose he helieved. of watering the
jrarden Garagernen got busy at once
to cev iii their stork of cars before
flight
Water Turned on.
The business men who have gardens
Immediate!'- telephoned to their homes
and told their wives to attach th"
prinkler and "let Vr run" at full force
throughout the day Manv business
men who have fur the past few werks
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DOHM CNDEHID
TO DIE III FRANCE
r.RIS. July 26 A military court
today condemned tn death for espion
age a dancer known as Mata Han who
before hrr marriage was Marguerite
Zcll. She was born in the Dutch Indi.'s
and claims Hutch nationality.
Lafayette Corps
Is Fully Enlisted
WASHINGTON. July 2o.-The La-
fayette flying corps is closed to all
candidates and the numerous applicants
for admission will be referred to the
aviation service of the United State
army it was announced yeasterday by
James F. McElhone American repre-
sentative oi the corps after a confer-
ence with war department officials.
High Price of Jam
Worries Army Men
WASHINGTON July 26 -High
pi ices of blackberry jam are giving
ome concern to officials in charge
of buying supplies for the army.
Official information said attention
was given the change of army jam
ration from blackberry straight to
jams of alternating kinds includ-
itirf peach strawberry and plum
An American army of 1.1IKI()IK
men would eat 52V5.4)ft tins of
jam in a year
Food Conferees
to Decide Liquor
Issue at Start
WASHINGTON. July .-Conferee
on the administration food contiol
bill today undertook to reconcile dif-
ferences bet.veen the house and senate
with a vigorous fight threatened over
certain features of the legislation.
In their first session today general
sentiment in a preliminary survey by
the conferees was said to be for dispos-
al of the prohibition question first in
order that the. finance committee may
be advised of any action which may
affect revenues in connection with the
war tax bill. It also agreed to expe-
dite the conference and hold night ses
si ns It was announced that nothing
would be made public until the bill n
Virtually completed.
AiMMLMi TMMHS HEB1H iliiili
' V.
Go Get 'fin
New Yorker Offer $1000
for Firat Aviator to Bomb
Berlin.
NEW YORK July 26.-A $11X10
Liberty bond was offered as a prire
today to the first American aviator
who bombs Berlin from the air ays
German airmen have been bombitrg
London by Sigmund Saxe of this
city. The offer wai made in a let-
ter sent to the Aero Club of Amer-
ica and Mr. Saxe made the sugges-
tion that it be the basis or a per-
manent fund.
Tobacco Fund
Grows larger
As Day
s Pass
Local People to See That Sol-
diers Don't Pay $1 for
Nickel Package.
Did you read that story in the OUIa-
homin today written by " Heywood
Broun accredited to '.he pershing army
in France for The Daily Oklahoman?
And did you read where some un-
named "Sammie" it might have been a
boy from Oklahoma City! paid $1 for
an ordinary nickel package of American
smoking tobacco merely because the de-
mand was just about twenty times as
large as the supply?
And did yon read in the same story
that French tobacco was plentiful but
unpopular ?
On the authority of those who have
traveled in France and other continental
countries it may be said that European
tobacco is a travesty on the real thing
That old joke about the use of cabbage
in cigar factories surely must have
originated on the other side of the big
pond European tobacro hasn't the
"punch" the verve the "kick" to it if
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Caperton Received
in Buenos Aires
BUENOS AIRES. July 26-The
president of the republic. Dr. Irigoyen
yesterdav received Admiral Carterton
commander of the American squadron
and his staff The American ambassa-
dor rrci'erick J. Stimson. expressed
gratitude for the warm greeting ex-
tended by the people of Buenos Aires
tn the men of the American warships.
Big Gasser Found
in Healdton Field
HI'AI DTON Okla . July 26.-(Spe-cial)
lhe Sinclair Oil company in
section 2 25-3 west has a new well at
l.4o5 feet that is making approximately
50(Xi()iK0 feet of gas. 'Ihe Lone Star
Gas company has a survey of this field
and the Oklahoma Natural Gs com-
pany is considering building a line to it.
This is probably the largest g are in
the state.
Fair Tonight and
Friday Forecast
LOCAU rOBECAST Qnrlly flr
withtr tonight and FrUlayi not much
change I ntmprtur.
STATE FORECAST Tonight and Fri-
day probably fair.
KANSAS -Continued filr "n't warm.
AHKANSAH ANi WKHT TKXAS Un-
rmlly fnlr.
ftnlnf all hnrr iturlng lwnty-fnur hour
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Paid Circulation Guaranteed Greater Than Anv Other Evenina
New List Shows
Order In Which They Report
Physical Examination to Pre-
cede Claims for Exemption
on Ground of Dependent
Relatives
WASHINGTON. July 2r-While lo-
ral selection boards were at work to-
day assembling men of the selective
draft forces officials of the provost
marshal general's office began prepare
ing a new publication to furnish regis-
tered men with an easy method of
keeping track of their status
Cross Reference in List.
The new list will be issued with cross
reference by number between the red
ink mid drawing numbers It will he
possible for those kuopliert ''sfith the
lists tojlnform any man almost insti
in wffh order he was drawn i
he furnishes his red ihk number. Pre-
sumably these lists will be placed in
the selection board's headquarters so
that registrants may learn quickly
where they stand. If the master list
was used it might be necessary to read
over several thousand numbers before
a registrant-could find his own. .
A careful outline of the proces to
be followed by the selection and dis-
trict boards is being prepared for pub-
lication. Only Thing to Do Now.
The only thing registrants can do
now is to watch the selection board
headquarters so as to know immediately
when their names are posted. The date
when they are to report for physical
examination will be shown at the same
time
Even the question of dependents will
not come up until a report on a man's
physical condition shows him to be
suitable for military service. Then the
selection hoard will be prepared to re-
ceive affidavits on dependents. The
forms of the affidavits will be shown
by the board.
Similarly forms for applications for
exemption on industrial grounds or for
appeal from the ruling of the selection
board will not be available until the
time for their use comes. The purpose
nf ihe tilan is to avoid the nil inv uti of
I rl.w-.tttiMiila int nrtivirlf. tllat KnarHt
VI'V Ulll. 111.' fill' I' '. .... ...-
will have before them at any time only
the papers of cases in process of hear
ing.
Belgians Are Back
in Washington D. C.
WASHINGTON. July 26-The Bel-
gian mission headed by Itaro'n Mon-
ihrur returned to Washington last
night after a 9.0 K mile tour of the
country. The party has been away
since July 1 and has visited most of
the imMrtant cities in the middle west
and far east.
3ooo New York
Newsboys Enlist
NEW YORK. Julv 26.-Recruiting
for the regular army continues at high-
water mark in New York Yesterday
225 men enlisted in the regular army
Figures made public today in the liraie
Memorial Newsboys' Home show that
.I.IKHI newsboys have enlisted in differ-
ent branches of the service since the
dedaration of war and that 2.'H) others
picked failed to pass their physical ex-
aminations. FOUR TEUTON SHIPS
CAPTURED OR SUMl
AMSTERDAM. July 2n Two Ger-
man vessels have been sunk and two
German steamers have been taken to
England by British destroyers accord-
ing to the correspondent at Texrl of the
Amster'hiin Telegtaaf. A German
steamship which had been torpedoed
the correspondent adds has arrived at
Denhelde.
Increase in Coal
Rates Is Granted
WASHINGTON July 26-The in-
terstate commerce commission today in
accordance with its findings in the 15
percent rate case granted the rail-
mails' application for an increase of ID
tents a ton in freight rates on bitu-
minous coal from mines in Illinois
Kentucky Tennessee and Alabama to
points' in Mississippi valley tarritoty.
OKLAHOMA CITY THURSDAY JULY 2G 1917.
Drafted Men
EARP APPOINTS
OLDER MEN FOR
COUNTY BOARDS
Many. Vacancies on Exemp-
tion' Boards Are Filled
Vacancies on county exemption
boards were filled today by Adjutant
Cienrral Ancel Earn. The aopoint-
4meciji were made necesa.ary through the
removal of men of draft age from the
boards.
Local Changai Mad.
Two of the changes were in Okla-
homa county. Dr. B. F. Vaughan was
named to board No. 2 to succeed Dr.
Kenneth J. Wilson and Charles W.
Ounr was named to board No. 3 sue
ceeding H. G. Oliver.
Huih Johnson of Hugo was selected
to serve on the Choctaw county board
in place of A. T. Wright who resigned.
Appointments at result of th re
moval of the men of draft are are:
H. O. Millar Norman to Cleveland
county board rice Ernest B. Helms
G. E. Meador Semma to Seminole
county board vice Foster Smith.
R. j Allen rhmcan to Stephens coun-
ty board vice C. T. Lawrence.
Harry A. Pierson Shawnee to Pot-
tawatomie county board vice D. B.
Wyatt
Joseph nrandnn Sallisaw to Se-
quoyah county board vice Ray O.
Weems.
E. A Burke Hugo to Choctaw eounfy
board vice H C. Holt
Dr. E. B Hamilton Wilburton to
Latimer county board vice Pr. G. A.
Kilpatrick.
Ira C. Haycock Wilburton to Lati-
mer county board vice Charles Evans.
Gait Ardmore Member.
John L. Gait; Ardmore to Carter
county board vice S W. Tyer.
Frank Leonard Fort Gibson to Mus-
kogee county board vice R. M. Mount-
castle C C. Taylor Sapulpa to board No. 1
in Creek county vice Cms Corey.
Walter I'oiiglas Frederick to Till-
man rouiilv board vice W. B. Stagg
and E. N Stone Frederick to Tillman
county board vice 7. Z. Rogers.
TODD CONVICTED
OF KILUIIG UOMAH
SPRINGFIELD. Mo July 26-Roy
Todd charged with killing Mrs. Eliza-
beth Huilnell. was found guilty of mur-
der in the second degree by a jury hers
late last night ami today his punish
inent was fixed at ten veais in the
penitentiary. Iocw testitteu tnat Mrs
Huilnell died bv her own hand as a re-
sult f a suicide pait. The state pro
. . r s.l ft I
duced a witness who testified to see
ing 'I odd grab the woman's hair in one
hand as she sat on a chair and with the
other slash her to death.
Zoo Cages Cleaned
With Surplus Water
For the first time in several weeks
Joe II Patterson in charge of Wheeler
park had sufmient water at his dis-
posal today. He took advantage of the
supply and had the cages at the foo
thoroughly cleaned the flowers watered
and the duck ami wading ponds cleaned
Commissioner of Public A'otks J C.
Walton also took advantage of the
water situation and ordered all ewers
flushed and the streets sprinkled.
Girls Make Charge
Against Warden
HATESVILlZ Ark July 2f-
Proseiuting Attorney Farl Casey an-
nounced hete yesterday that a warrant
lias been issued for the arrest nf W. D.
Crawford who on Monday was ie-
moved as superintendent 1 f the state
Odd Fellows orphans' home Mr.
Casey said the warrant was the result
of chaiges made bv two orphan girls
aged 12 and I t residents of the home
that tliev had been attacked bv Crow-
ford. Mr. Casey said that ('rawlurd
lias disappeaird but thet-efloits are
being made to arrest him.
Newspaper Publiahad in Oklahoma. I
WORLD CONQUEST
DREAM OF TEUTON
RAGES SHATTERED
Prisoners in England Say Di-
plomacy to End War
UNITED STATES SCORNED
Peasants Do Not Even Know
of War Entry
Br The. Aaaociated Praaa.
LONDON July 26. Germeny'i
dream of- world conquest hai been shat-
tered and the belief among all classes
tm-re now is thai the war mnst end
ough diplomacy rather than by a
brilliant victory according to the Ger
man prisoners in England.
Viewpoints Summarlnd.
A representative of the Associated
Press who has just returned here after
a visit to tht large internment camp
at Dorchcester where approximately
1900 German prisoners are quartered
is enabled to present many Interesting
sidelights on the German viewpoint at
represented hy men of all type who
have foufht With the German force on
land and tea and In the air. These
may ba summarised ai follows:
"Germaay hating bald out that
far aba la prepared to bold ut to
the end.
"Th economle situation in Ger-
many U not a bad aa it hat been
reported either by th balllgetaat
or neutral press.
"Contrary to report there la no
visible ehoftaie of materials ac-
tually needed for th proateutloa
of tht war.
"America's entry Into the war
will prolong rather than shorten It
"Tht Unittd States being essen-
tially a commercial nation aha can-
not make her great man-power felt
aoon enough to chant th course
of events.
"The submarine are doing all
that waa expected of them."
There is a surprising lark nf con-
cern manifested by the prisoners be-
cause of the United States being ar-
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Waterway 'Pork
Charges Continue
WASHINGTON July 2o -Attacks
on the $27OtK)(.KiO livers and harbors
bill continued in the senate today with
opponents charging that efforts were
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measure under the guise of national
defense The national rivers and har-
bors congress came in for a share of
criticism for its activities in behalf of
waterways improvements. Friends of
the congress in defense assert that the
organisation's activities are entirely
legitimate and deny that its inembers
have been guilty of unfair lobbying
in the interest of the bill.
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ENGINEERS ADROAD
WASHINGTON July 2o-The pos-
sibility that Major General Imethals
may go to Frame to head the Ameman
army engineers is foremost among the
developments whiih have followed
President Wilson's reorganisation the
shipping hoard It it known that the
general wishes to take up active set
vice and as a retired officer be is sub-
ject to any duty lo which the president
may assign him. The probability that
he would be assigned to service at the
front has been recognized ever since
it became apparent that be would leave
the fleet corporation
Recruits Are Wanted
for Aero Service
Instructions to enlist as many men as
possible for the aero squadion branch
of the I'nited Stales at my was received
at the aimy recruiting station here to-
day. This brain h is particularly fitted
for chauffeurs clerks mechanics
tailors sailmakris and skilled and un-
skilled laborers
That only commissioned officers will
be instructed in (King also was the
information accompanying the instructions.
Death Penalty
If Slav General
Retains Command
FF.TROGRAD. July 26. -General
Kornilnff telegraphed from tht Galician
front o PrMler Krnsky it devel-
oped today thrtatenlng to resign hit
command unlet tht government derid-
ed to reimnose tht death penalty under
the findings of field courtsmartiai. Mirn
a reimnosition he declared was the
only meant of saving my army."
BREMEN PAPER
REPORTS EFFORT
TO KILL KAISER
General Staff Denies Jaw of
Wilhelm Smashed
AMSTERDAM July 2f).-The Weser
Zeitung of Bremen prints prominently
"stories" with more or less elaborate
particulars that have gained currency
of an attempt made rerently on the life
of Emperor William."
One report says that the emperor's
jaw was smashed. At the conclusion of
the article the newspaper says:
"The general command at Altmia in
reply to our inquiry authorizes us to
mike the following announcement
"As a result of inquiries made In
proper quarters it is stated that the ru
mor nf an attempt on tne kaiser is
wholly untrue."
Oil Royalties Are
Subject to Taxes
Royalty derived from oil is income
and not iapital and is subject to the
slate income tax according to an
opinion fiom the attorney general's of-
fur made today at the request of State
Auditor F. H. Howard
lhe contention that royalties from oil
were not taxable as income was raised
bv an individual against whom the tax
was a-isessrd.
Hundred Delegates
at Reporters' Meet
The third annual convention of the
Southwest Shorthand Reporters' asso-
ciation convened at the Skirvin hotel
todav at 9 o'(lo(k with the registration
of W delegates from Arkansas Kan-
sas Missouri Texas and Oklahoma.
The morning session was devoted to
the registration of the drlegates wel-
come addresses rnd to the annual re-
port of thn president G. 1.1. McKiunev
of Nowata and that of O J Shelhy of
Joplin Mo. secretary treasurer.
Get man Vessels In Siam Damaged.
BANGKOK. July 2o-Thr machin-
ery of the Austro German steamers
which were seued after Siam bad de-
clared war against the central powers
July 22 was found to be damaged All
male subjects of enemy countries have
been interned ami all enemy business
will be bound up. Nine steamers ag-
gregating IV.lXm tons were seiied by the
Siamese government with its entrance
into the war. They were owned chiefly
by tht florth German Lloyd company.
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PRICE 2 CENT
RETIRING FORCE
MAY DE GUT OFF V
BY TEUTON DM
Process of Halting Desertion
Under Way . ' '
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TURN GUNS ON QUITTER3 ;
Artillery Blows Up an Entlr '
Slav Division V '"
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idafooif' July )1A stlapat ;
In thai Pftat fpAtn PtatrAawraJ UsM
that under Oantral rnrltTu
draatle maaatira to rsstor ordtf t -
tht tUvtnth army oat wholt IU" '
vision thereof waa blown -to pttetg :'
by tbtir own artilltry to amfi ""
tbt laiulta which all loyal trtopt
especially tba artillery havt ts
durtd for tht last four month.
Aaaociattd Pr War Summary.
Such details nf the Russian retrttf
in eastern Galicia a art now coming
to hand do not tend to minimU"Jn
serioutnrtt nf the situation. Spteiat
dispttchw rtptrt that losses In hin
artillery will be tremendou and tt
press doubt a to the ability of tht m
(entry nf th Russian eighth army to
entry nf th Russian eighth army
make good its retreat.
8 (era Moaaur Taka.
There is still an absence of assur
anres that the Russian commander of
the armies taking part in the backward
movement have succeeded In getting
their refectory troops in hand. Indl
cations are not wanting however that
the process is well under way. Thar j
comes through Petrograd the report f
that General Kornilof " drastic mat ;i
ures have included the blowing. to pltCM s'l
of an entire division of trai(orotu troV
of th Eleventh army by It own C '
ti"ry. " .
hat may prtvt to b saving IC' V
ture of the situation It tht firmntaa C$
the Ruitian armies both to tht noft3' L
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If
and the louth of the field of rttrtsHj .:
There ha been no suggestion of uy
yielding tendencies of the Ruiilgrt'
forces Tn Volhynla just to tht north 41 !
the affected sector while to tht tOtJCI ;'
the Russian troops are co-optrating '
with the Rumanians in a luccestfnt ofi
fensive movement on the MoldatilOj
frontier. v
London Mka 8ohyn. I
London is sphynxlike today regard
ing the situation along the Franco
Belgian front It is declared in GN
man report that one of the most Viflfl
lent artillery battles in history ha bdci
in progress in Belgium even last night' .
supplementary German ttatement tnXT
phasizmg the continuance of thit h4wr.
firing Although the British pre J u)
reau gives out today a report from C
front of a successful British raid
Armentieres. .
Verdun Offensive Recalltd. yX'V!
The peraistence of German attsWl
in the Aisne region recall tht crpajTt'
prince's Verdun offensive exctpt JnV '
lhe present drive lackr tht or )
which attended the 1916 operation itf 4 K
earlier stages. Alter a Dnei wiitjr
thrusts were resumed last night t
erful attack being; delivered on ffCl
of nearly two miles near the easterly
end of the Chernin del Dame between
Hurtebise and LaBovelle.
The attacks on Hurtebise farm itself
were broken up ImiL further west cer
tain elements of tuT FrVnch front lint
tienrhes were penetrated by German
at the price of tremendous losses.
Heavy Fight in Champagne. '
rri the Champagne there was heavy
fighting German attacks following a
heavy bombardment on various part oi
the trout. Everywhere the GernUrti
were leprlled. '
Today's Russian official statement
magutfieS the extent of the Rumanian
iront successes of Tuesday and Wed
nesday. The Rumanian and Russian
together captured rnnY than -two thosf
sand prisoners and fifty-seven gun ;l
Kercnsky Promises -to
Save Country
PFTKt )(R D. July 2fi-In n inter-
view todav Premier Kcrensky said th
fumlamvial problem of the pvUtoMl. ;
government lav in providing for the im
mediate sofeiv of the country and IteJ..
revolution w hatever the cost might r"
thr government was thoroughly f
s lous of the duty before it he tail'
was determined to makt t ff
stand against anything which tkrc
the ruin of the statt. ' ' ' Av .
The premier said r.tiMlCr2 U
the death penaKy at tba UO VU Cs'
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