Oklahoma City Times (Oklahoma City, Okla.), Vol. 29, No. 236, Ed. 1 Monday, December 31, 1917 Page: 1 of 12
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653 OKLAHOMA CITY Tl
W LwmJ Paid Circulation durante Gretntenr Than Any Othor Eventing Newogtapert- PvkUthad in Oklahoma
VOL. XXIX. NO. 286.
OKLAHOMA CITY MONDAY DECEMBER 81 1917.
1000 KILLED BY EARTHQUA
1.
COUNTY LIABLE
FOR INJURIES TO
ITS EMPLOYES
Such Is Ruling of the State In-
dustrial Commission
case fromkFngfisher
State and City Too Must Pay
Injuied Employes
The state county ami municipalitic
arc liable under the workmen's com-
pensation act (or injuries to their em-
ployes it was held by the state indus-
trial commission today in the cane o(
i lines against the board of county
commissioner of Kingfisher county.
The plaintiff m the case was injured
when thrown frmn an automobile in
which he was going to do road work
for Kingfisher county. Both of his
arnu were broken and he contended
that the county should be liable for
compensation.
One lection of the workrntn'l com-
pensation law pi ovules that the law
shall be limited to trades business and
oieupatknta for pecuniary gain. It was
under this section that the commissinn-
ers of Kingfisher county set up their
defense asserting that the building oi
roads in winch the plaintiff was em-
ployed wf hot for pecuniary gain.
AnothW section provides specifically
that the state counties and municipali-
ties ire liable lor injuries n employes
under the act and the commission ruled
that this was a Special provision and
' therefore had precedence over the other
section which was considered a general
provision.
Questionnaires to
Registrant Even If
He Baa Jointd Army
Much delay is being caused in (lie
questionnaire work because the parents
or relatives of those men who hive en-
lilted in the arms or navy are return-
ing their questionnaires with the state-
ment that the registrant is already in
service according to I.. J. Sartain
clerk of focal exemption hoard No. lj.
These parent: who return the ques-
tionnaires always seem to he indignant
hecause their sons are getting ques-
tionnaire when they are already in the
army" Hartain said "They should send
the Questionnaires on so that the man
in service can send it hack himself and
come under the deferred classification
elais."
SHERIFF wRi SELL
6AMBLMS OUTFIT
A quiet little sale which will he held
st the county jail this afternoon will
mark the passing of one of Oklahoma
City's most picturesque places (or the
furniture that once graced the gambl
ing parlor of Doc l each will be for-
ever disposed of by the board of county
commissioners.
The outfit formerly owned by Leach
wai confiscated by count authorities
in a raid two months ago at Leach's
headquarters.
Among the articles to he sold all
Highly suggestive of the quiet little
games that used to be staged at "Doc's"
place are thirteen straight back chairs
e-ne frou safe one wall fan. one ceiling
fan. one water cooler one round table
and five cuspidors l.each was shot
during a fight with Jess (arret! six
weeks ago hut was not senously in-
tured five Eiemy Planes Foiled.
LONDON. Pec. 31 .Five German
airplanes were destroyed or put out of
action yesterday by the Rritiih who
loil none of theirs says an official
statement given out here tonight.
How I Earned
My First Dollar
W V HAJtDIE.
Si I" I INii aihes v..is the wedge
wbteh V V. llardir. now senc-tary-miuaget
of the Oklahoma
Traffic association broke into a
career. It happened In I'ittsfield.
'Mass. where he spent his boyhood
He raceived the sum of one cent pee
lifter for handling the ashes from
his parents' furnace and often earned
as much as three cents a dkv. Sup-
plemented by money earned in shoe
eling mow from neighbors' walks
ibsj young Mr. Ilardie soon had
enough to start a savings account
and nil firt deposit was $5
He became affiliated with railrogd
work in Galveston Tex. when a
young) man shortly out of college
lie was placed in a Santa Fe office
i tariff filing clerk became inter-
ested in the Work and was put in his
present position seven ears ago
Camp Funston Commander Arrives
in France to Study New Warfare
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Mai Can Leonard
1 Wors was rwttvtt in Lamp Ktntsien
T Mil- llul T-tonSftl IWuod camp
ot tne army Kumori have oeen current
soon lead a division of American soldier;
RAILROAD SOLICITING BUREAUS
AND FEES TO LAWYERS WILL 60
OUT OF STYLE AS M'ADOO ORDER
"With Competition Out of Way
Government Plans to Re-
duce Overhead Expenses
and Raise Pay of Brother-
hood Men
WASHINGTON) Dec. .11-Plans for
raising the pay of the rank and file of
railway workers and reducing some of
the very high salaries paid to executive
officials were discussed today at a
conference between Director General
McAdoo and the federal board of med
iation and conciliation Thr board now
had before it the pending demands for
wage increases ranging as high ai 40
percent for the four great hrotherhoodt
It has been well known for some tint'
that the government was disposed to
grant some increase and the railroad
men in turn have given their word they
will not attempt a strike while the gov-
ernment is taking hold ol the railroad
situation.
Will Unearth Idle Can.
Possibilities that thousands of idle
freight ears may be discovered in con-
gested yards were seen today in re-
ports reaching the interstate commerce
commission
Many inspectors reported strings of
idle box car oil sidings while yard
engines were unable to pull them out
for lack of proer facilities. Durrng
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Warmer Tonight
Weather Forecast
LOCAL POniCAgT Oanarally fair and
warmer tonight and Tueaday.
TATI FORECAST Tonight fair and
warmer In wait portion
and warmer
Tuotday
fait
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yesterday nrftval in t-ranee
epmtattntlgr and forme chief of staff
jj the paw mat wenerai woo a woutu
on the French trout.
BULLETIN
SCRANTON Pa. Dec II Many
miners are reported lulled by a gai
explosion in the Underwood mine
of the Pennsylvania Coal company
neat I'hioop. about six milei from
inn city. Company offlciala ara
lileal and information ii vague.
At noon leventeen bodies tome deed
and soma alive were reported taken
from the mine.
AMERICAN AVIATOR
KILLED IN FRAN0E
PAgTS Dc .11 n American a-
iatot was killed yesteidav while mak
htg .i lest flight ai an aviation center
before French and American pilots and
observation aviators Although the
wind was blowing violently he made a
lonp successfully but oil attempting to
repent the frat he fell. He was dying
when picked up but insisted on report
ing the observations which he had made
To Times
hue !. th ihortift of man power in pfKtlctllj gVtQ depart-
ntehl of newspaper office during these wat times and espeiiallv
In tin Dteehanlcgl department the Times linds it necessary to
-hurtrti the lime of closing to 10 o'clock in the morning All ad-
ertising COM mtul he in the husiuesa office of the Times on m
before 10 a. in. foi insertion on the day it is biouvhi in 1 Ioswk
time at the branch office Uestfall's drug store will tie 0 4S
rhifl new closing tidie is established in ordet to maintain the
lnhest -.undent of efficient v and render to ihe advertiser the best
possible sirvire f very advertiser should realize Ihe importance of
having the papct containing his advaitiiemrut delivered withoui
deity Ihii ii an important factoi in producing result!.
The co operation of advertiiers Is requested in ibis change .iinl
it is hoped that all advertisers will arrange to have their copy pre-
pared earlv enough to instiie insertion on the day wanted
Please liear in mind that early copy means better lerviee mme
attractive ads sn he N1 and in eei way we are all benefited
ENTENTE OFFERED
TO SUPPLY U S.
WITH ARTILLERY
Crozier at Probe Explains
Why Rifles Were Borrowed
NATION IS RESPONSIBLE
Lack of Preparedness Due to
Lack of Appropriations.
WASHINGTON Dec U.-lhe sen
.ite war inquiry again was turned to lite
ordnance situation when Major ( roticr
was permuted to take the stand again
today to reply to recent statements
made by Col. liaac Lewis Inventor of
the Lewis machine gun.
Refore beginning General Croiier
asked to be put under oath and then
read a prepared statement dealing first
with borrouting artillery from the allies
for General irnhing's forces. Deiire
to make America's forcei of actual aid
on the fighting front ai loon ai possible
was a prune factor General (..roller
aid in the artillery loam from b'rance
Correspondence was produced in which
M. Tardieu of the French high com-
mission aiked the war department to
order French artillery and that French
deliveries exceeded the number pro-
miied. Entente Offered Oubi.
Conferencei between the heads of the
Brttiih French and American govern-
ments abroad regarding furnishing: of
artillery to America's forcei were re-
cited by General Crozier. He produced
a letter from General Rliii chief of
staff slating that British and French
munitions hradi fnrmklly had auured
him that their artillery and ammunl
tion production had 10 increased that
they would be able to completely equip
all American forces arriving inroad in
1918.
Whole Country to Blame
"I am not attempting to eicttse the
silttattolt that required us to depend on
our mends for heavy artillery said
General Croiier ' hut the reiponsibllity
reati on the whole country "
How he had. during previoui yean
f ten aiktri congress for larger ap-
propriation for artillery and that he
tcenttdmy en Wajw t. Cetiimn 1.)
Cattle Receipts
Break Records
in Chicago Yards
CHICAGO. Dec. JL -Nearly leteu-
leen thousand more can of liveilock
were received at the union stockvardi
here during the fint eleven monthi of
l)t 7 than during the entire vear of
IVIo according to the annual repjrt
made jmblic today by John A. Spoor
rhairrnan of the board of director! of
the Union Stockyard and Transit com-
pany. During the eleven monthi of
lJI7 tabulated receipti totaled 250.277
carloads compared with 21J.S0J during
all of I9I7. The greateil increase came
after mobilization of the national guaid
and drafting of the national army the
report says.
FIFTY OPERATORS
WANTED IN FRAME
S. LOUIS. Dec. .11 -Fifty tele
graphers. who are either under or over
draft age are wanted to go to France
within ihe next three week with i
specially organized signal corpr rail-
way battalion the war department an-
nounced today
The men are to he iei ruited from the
St Louii diitrin F.xperts will have
opportunities to secure non emnmis
lioned offices and chances to win com-
missions L.Lli ..til 1 ." 1
Advertisers
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FRENCH ADVANCE
IN ITALY A6AINST
AUSTRO-GERMANS
Berlin Officially Admits Inroads
on Line at Monte Tomba
BRITISH WIN BACK LOSSES
Groulid Lost to Hindenburg on
Sunday Is Recaptured
LONDON Dec. Jl.-The BrttUb
ia Meeeiaful oountei atUcki oi the
Cambral front have teiatned the
more Important territory on Wolih
idie taken by tie Oermani It
yeiteiday'i attack the war office
lay.
ROM I Otc. II. -In th Moott
Tomba regira on the aortkerg
front the French hiva cipturid
enemy poiitlou between OaUrla
d( Monierena and Maraniiae the
war office angonaeti. They alio
captured about 1400 man and alaiy
machine guna and eeven cannon.
BERLIN. Dec .Yl. -French forcei on
the northern Italian front yeiterday
took the offeuifve. In the afternoon
the French infanfry penetrated portions
of the Auatro-German poiitlom on
Monte Tomba the German general itaff
announced today
VIENNA Dec7TT(via Undon).-
ounter meaiures against the French
are in the courie of preparation in the
Monte Tomba area the war office an-
nounces. AaaMiateA Prepi War Review
Germany has struck her first itrong
blow un the wcttcrn ftont since the
heralding of a great offensive and the
British have held it in -heck The at-
tack which resulted In heavy fighting
wai made on a short front on the louth
ern end of the salient before Cambrai.
The fighting continue.
YhV attackers gained a foothold In
British trenches but later were ejected
in pert by counter-atttcki The Ger-
man thruit wai on a front of more than
(wo miles betwenn Manning and U
Vacquerie and against positions which
ihe Rritiih have held since the retire-
ment after Genernl Bng' lucceufnl'
blow.
Another advance along the Nablui
road north of Jeruintem itai been made
by the Rritiih forcei in Paleitine
Againit stubborn Turkish resistance the
Rritiih pi pressed three miles and cap-
tured Bireh ancient Reeroth and three
other towni.
Local Boy On
Ship Sunk by
A Submarine
D C Graham Advised His Son
Thomas on British Boat Hit
on Way to Liverpool
An Oklahoma ( it) boy Thomai Lee
Graham met hii death at the hands of
the Hum early in April when the Brit-
ish iteampihlp Inveramiev wai sunk
by a submarine according to word re
reived by his father D. C. Graham a
real eitate broker here
Young Graham was in Oklahoma
City In March. Previouily he had been
in New Orleans hut became ill and his
father brought him home. After the
hoy became well his father bought him
a ticket back to New Orleani and that
was the last he had seen or heard from
until he received a letter today from
L. F Reed American vice consul at
London who informed him that the
Inverimsey. on which Young Graham
shipped wai lost at sea.
The Inveramiey cleared from Gulf-
port Mar h l for Liverpool but never
readied its destination .
Mr. (itabam appealetl to GovgriMH
Williams today to obtain more informa-
tion about the death of his sou Be-
lides the fathei a brother who lles at
Not man and a sister survive
WAR
TEN TEARS
s I I oi IS Dec 11 Robert W
Hrinke ir of St Louii who failed to
go to ( amp Funston when he wat rilled
in the selective draft has been dishon-
orably discharged from military service
and sentenced to ten years' imprison
ment ai hard Mm niThe military prison
at Fori Leavenworth Kan
I'linke was convicted bv t nurtmar
tial Ftanke said he did not respond
to the draft call because of conscien-
tious oh)etioni toward wat.
Here's Photo of
New Naval Lord
Sir BaMha Wesmyis
When AdmlreJKir John Jellicoe wai
removed from the office of fint sea
lord of the Mbtilrglty laet week for it
wai rumored the loss of three Rritiih
drstmveri and Itti men hit place wai
taken by Sir Roailyn Wewyia who has
been second earn lord line lit August
Admiral Wemyn like hli predeceaaor
wai a hero at the battle of Jutland In
May. 1916.
ALLIES TO REPLY
TO KAISER'S BID
"Reasoned and Serious" Ans-
wer to Come From Premier
LONnOB Dac. Ji.-Tha Kan
cheater Guardian egya it ia the in-
tention of the Britiib government
wken the Auetre-Oergua lergu of
peace are preeented offKlatty to ra-
tal a at nana and raaiooed rpfty.
Pnmier Lloyd Oeerge aai arranged
to visit Vraaee aceoralag to the
aewapapet to confer wttk Premier
Clemoneean en thie mbjeet.
The Auitro-German peace terms re-
ferred to are thoie present rd by the
representative! of the central powers ai
the negotiation! with the Russians at
Breit-Lltovik. Theie ' negotkitioni
were interrupted for ten dayi to give
the entente allies onpoetunity to itate
whether they wouM fbin in theft
The principal point in tne Ausiro f er
man outline of the peace terms wai die
acceptance of Ihe Russian formula of
no annexations or indemnities
M' ADM TO batlOT
OOALOARSniAST
WASHINGTON Dec. II - Immediate
meaiures will he taken to relieve the
coat shortage in New England and w
New York Director-General McAdoo
announced today ' Inters he laid will
be limed before night giving to coal
shipments preferential movement.
UfiiiiHiitiiHiffmiiHiiMttmiiiHiiiiHmrai
TODAY
h the
Last Day
The Times Holiday
Offer expires at
midnight the one'
and only time of the
year to save money
on a subscription to
The Times.
Ad NOW-
Other Rate on Ptgw 7
FOR WORLD PEACE
GUATEMALA
Postoffice and Large
Are All DesUc
FOREIGNERS TH0I
American Consulattj
W locked Message
NEW YORK Dec. 3.Aj
thet I .mm penoru died in the
ipiakc cuius at Guatemala (Jty
tuned in a telegram received
the Central ami South America
raph company's manager at
Guatemala who returned by
from Gnntamala City yen
noon. I he first reads :
"Tie legation aad i
intatta are badtv wi
percent of tk benjoea b
dimoUUteg BMot ef
have eoHoftad aad i
The tanlteettarv. aeeiui
tetUI bchdlaaa ara all
Th poetorflee and large
are lemoMebed.
"Itartktl 19 has bee
and several looters have
The president ef
ordered the
to leave Terrffie
bocka codtiaM at
about five atlaatsi tge).
is aatlmaud at one
telegraph wire la the
again nieac.
-
Four Bio Shoeki Art
Recorded in Capital
nnaninuivn irtt
City costing many live i
aartlMuakci which dent
tal eoservgtary -rfJOfHl
homelesi
prwiaaTsni w saw
'en sitter rombtfc
tod Cross officials
nVv officiala aa lb tha
tent forward on AJMfMcot)
derrd to the GunvemaUlt
While tha A mat I can
sefe. archives at the laural
su ate arc believed - teikaVe
li th buildings itb regof
neen shaken to IM WtuubO.
advice Indicate tkiTtlu law
aicnped without Ions of life.
four earthcjuakei
shaken Guatemala (itv
the Georgetown netivenity
i lecemoer j. rurtner
Ihe (irat atiMlta wim Ml
night. .buetJy after miMt
series m shoe as came vmmy
December A Fwtl
recorded on Prldi.
i M p. m bit tht
came ai 5 :S7 n m.
29 It aocMsars that this
ance was the one .which
moil damage
All Forttaers In
Quatemak SalW
HELENA. Motrtef)kx. 11
eign colony in Guatemala
loei
of
life caused by tha
there have
bee eowincd
according to n eaeetgsgefi t
is it nignt trom btMWna
Spriggs of this tieyt Tha
from e munng i
BOLSHl
FRENCH
IN SIBERIA
Civil War in Northerly
Eastern Russia Grt
PF.KIN(. Dec 3L-CivM wae
progrrn at Irkutik m eastern 38
on the trans Siberian railroad
the surrounding districts. The
was set on fire by Red Guardb
thev had murdered the French c
agent and- three other Fre
Manv persons including women
children are being murdered en a
fighting ti under way.
The Nohheviki continue to
rciuforcemftiti and ammunition
Krasnoyarsk. The Coesacki art
ing determined opposition to tat) J
liuaroi inc Mttertan railway
pre outnumhered end are being
or driven from their posts Co
tion with Fetrograd has bona cut i
Bolshevikt uprisings have occur
r.hita and Veekhhe v (limit.
which towns are on the trnfet
railway Hat bin i qnret with tl t
nese In full contnsL
Chleaao Drive on MIm
CHICAGO. Dec. n.Fedri
i. -Uv hearen a drive to rooM 1
than 1 nut reiiitTniswo rgty
tu return their qu stiunnsire.
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