Oklahoma City Times (Oklahoma City, Okla.), Vol. 30, No. 49, Ed. 1 Monday, May 27, 1918 Page: 1 of 14
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OUR SERVICE FLAG.
Oklahoma City tbies mm
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Paid Circulation Guaranteed Greater Than Any Other Evening Newtpaper Publihed in Oklahoma.
VOL. XXX NO. 49
ARROCIAT Kl PHfTHS
I.EAKKD WIHB HKI'OttT
OKLAHOMA CITY MONDAY MAY 27 1918
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K170 PROMOTERS
JAILED BY U. S.
OFFICIALS HERE
Receiverships Are Asked for
Six Companies.
FUNDS ARE ENJOINED
Father and Son Arrested as
Heads of Concerns
Another move in tbe campaign against
th flotation of wildcat coniatne in
Oklahoma wn made today when friler-
t official made two arrests asked fnr
iceiverships fur nix companies and se
cured a restraining oriler on banks tie-
Ing up the funds of the companies.
E. H. Green and his son Ellsworth
J. Green president and vice-president
of the Creat Western Guarantee and
Investment company and five other oil
and refining companies were arrested
( and arraigned hefore Ernest G Cham-
ber. United States commissioner. Thev
are being held in the county jail in de-
fault of $25000 bail earn.
Fonda Art Secured.
A petition for the receiverships of
II their companies was filed in (he
district court this morning. Judge Ed-
ward D. Oldfield appointed B. C.
Housel ai the temporary receiver W.
C. Stamper. E. A. Mills C. V Stamper
and W. I- Pumpas all stockholders in
the various companies were the pe-
titioner. " A temporary restraining order was
iboj ranted bv Judge Oldfield against
tht Guaranty State bank and the Wil-kln-Hale
State bank ordering them to
hold any and all funds of the rompa-
nle in their possession until other-
wie directed by the court.
Frtal Attempt Charted.
Col.' C P. Johnson need Inspector
---- i.MaiiHIiia Mtartmntt tn OkLa-
w koma altar atveral weekt of work on
tCentlny m i a. Ceiumn 1.)
O'Lcary's Brother
Is Arrested For
Jerry's Vanishing
NEW YORK. May 27.-John J
O'Leary who was arrested last night
in connection with the disappearance (
his brother Jeremiah A. O'Leary. on
the eve of hia trial for publication of
alleged seditious utterances was today
held in $10000 hail when arraigned
Mefore United States commisiionrr.
PatroTwiilBaTk
I. W.W. Agitation
in Far Northwest
WASHINGTON May 27.-A naval
I petrol of th Alaskan coast has been
aetablUhe to forestall agitation by
leaders of the Industrial Workers of
the World!
' -.. -
K!.S ARE OALLED
to cr.i3 vesterh
i LEACUECLU3 HERE
Baseball fan of Oklahoma City have
been called upon by the newly-formed
Oklahoma City Booster Baseball club
to rally to the support of the 150 busi-
nessmen who are trying to bring
weitern league franchise to thii city.
A meeting of all fan in the city has
been called for noon tomorrow in the
basement of the Colcord building.
Under th termt of the agreement
Kay Sanderwn representing the boost-
art hat signed Oklahoma City will get
the franchise if it furnishes ball
park and take 6000 ticket at $1 each.
These ticket will admit the holder to
on game any time during the aeaon.
Ten percent of the money derived from
the ticket igle will go to the hd Cross.
At the meeting tomorrow fan will
fee founded on the poibility of the
otiota Of ticket being told by next
Saturday. An option already hat been
trgned for the ball park.
CZrKjrOTED
I3JU3S TRIAL
WAUKESHA Wit May 27The
defense rested today in the case of
Grace Luik the tchool teacher charged
with the murder of Mr. Mary Newman
Robert. The state immediately began
presentation of evidence" to combat the
defense plet of Insanity.
AMERICAN AVIATOR" .
POSTER AS MISSING
PARIS May 27. Lieut. Paul V. Baer
of Mobile. Ala. an aviator la potted
misting lnc May 22. It it hoped he
It alive a he may have been taken
priaooer
McAdoo Boosts Freight
Rates 25 Percent and
Orders Three-Cent Fare
HOW U'ADOO HAS
INCREASED FARES
SUMMARIZED here are the
provisions of the increased rate
anil fare ordrr just issued by
director General McAdoo:
An almost flat increase of 25
percent In freight ratet effective
June 23.
Universal J-rnt fare on
passenger trains effective June
10.
Pullman car travelers will
pay an additional half-cent per
mile fares tielusive of tbt
Pullman fe. Touriit sleeping
accommodation call for a quar-
ter of a cent a mil premium.
Speciat excuraton tourist
rates atop-over and free aide
trips will be abolished.
Lower intraitate fare and
rate ara automatically wiped
out without regard for the
power of each state' railroad
commiasione.
Tha purpose of this increaae
ia to provide revenue for tbe
railroad in order to meet the
$150 XX) 000 wag increase Just
ordered and tbe increased
price for coal.
"lt' a war emergency" Mc-
Adoo aya in explanation "and
should be generally aupported."
Soldier and tailora on furloughs
paying their own expense era
exempt from the three-cent payment
and are given a special rate of one-
cent a mile.
An exception la mad far tb aa-
campmeat of tha United Confederate
Vettraaa in -Tvtia tout rammer
whan a flat rat of one-cent wfl! be
effective. Th earn I tree of the
0. A. R. encampment at Portland
Oregon.
UTILITIES BOARD
WILL CONTINUE
ITS RATE PROBE
Findings Will Be Presented to
Director McAdoo-
The action of Director General of
United Statea Railroad. W. G.
McAdoo in announcing an ' in-
crease in railroad passenger and freight
rates will take precedence over any or-
der that the Oklahoma corporation com-
mission might make at this time or any
period during government control of the
roid in fixing such rates according to
an announcement by the commission to-
day. At present time there are no matters
pending before the commission relative
to the adjustment of any passenger
rale. The commission however hat
been engaged for tome time past in gath-
ering data with a view of readjusting
the commodity rate tystem. ' 'According
to an announcement thit morning the
work of gathering the data will proceed
and when completed the details will be
presented to the director general of
railroad. .
The commission this morning received
a lengthy telegram from ferretary Mc-
Adoo in which the government official
set forth in detail the reason why sub-
stantial increase in both freight and
passenger rate are needed at this time.
(Continued en Pag 4 Column 4.)
Cooler and Showers
Weather Forecast
LOCAL rORICAtT Partly cloudy
and unMttld wraathtr tonight and Twee
day with local ahowor; probably aomo-
what cooler tonight.
- eTATt fOfttCAlT Tonight and
Tuooday local showers cooler In north
woat portion tonight
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Hundred Millions More Reve-
nue Sought for Railroads
to Absorb Increased Wages
and Higher Operating Costs.
ALL TRAVEL IS AFFECTED
Excursions Abolished Higher
Cost for Pullman Users by
Means of Premium; Soldiers
Get Special Rates.
WASHINGTON May 27-To meet
wane increases just announced and
higher costs of coal and other supplies
this year Director General McAdoo to-
day ordered railioad freight ratet in
the United States raised 25 percent and
passenger fares increased to three cents
a mile from the present basis of about
two and one half cents.
It is estimated that the program will
bring between $Ht)()lK)(J0 and y.OO.Om.
(MJ more revenue to the railroads with-
in the next year. It represents by far
the biggest rate increase in the history
of railroads.
Effective Jon 23 and June 10.
The new freight charges which cover
both class and commodity rates become
effective June 25 and the passenger
increase will go into effect June 10
Issued under authority granted by
the railroad act to President Wilson.
acting through the director general the
order wipes out all intrastate lower
rate effective on either freight or
passenger traffic.
Pullman Traveler Coatlicr.
- Traveler in ttenderd aleeping add
parlor car ire required to pay 3Hi
cent a mile in addition ta pullmap fare
and in totiffit sleeping earl Pi cent.
Pullman rates remain the same.
Commutation and other suburban
rate on railroad are increased 10
percent. Fares on electric interurban
lines are not affected.
Special excursion milrage conven-
tion and tourist rates with a few ex-
ceptions are discontinued privileges
such as stop-overs and free side trips
are abolished and excess baggage
charge are increased.
Boih freight and passenger rates on
boat lines operated on the lakes rivers
or coastwise by railroads are to be
raised proportionately with the general
increases
Export Bates Canceled.
Export and import freight rates are
ordered canceled and the hiijher do-
mestic rates will apply to and from
port.
A number of flat Increases instead
(Continued on Pag 4 Column t.)
TOBACCORATION
BY U. S. TO BE
Government Tells Fund Work-
ers to Continue Canvass.
Government ration of tobacco
doea not interfere with our work.
Instruction from Washington ara
to go ahead. Need all the amokaa
w can anpply.
Thii message from national head-
quarter of Our Boys in Frnce To-
bacco fund to the Time gave notice
of increased activity in the campaign
to provide smokes 'for American sol-
dier abroad.
The government it wa announced
last week would provide as rations
four-tenth of an ounce of tobacco daily
for each soldier.
The Timet now ttandt fourth in the
list of paper taking contribution for
the Our Boy in France fund. To date
Oklahoma has given more than $10000
In thi caute. For each quarter contributed-an
American soldier ha tent
to the donor a post card of apprecia-
tion and acknowledgment of receipt
of a kit of tobacco.
Tobacco dealert and retailers of all
kinds throughout the state are aiding
the Time in collecting the fund. ub-
crlptfon blanks being supplied the
dealer by the Time.
ALLEGED LIQUOrTeALERS
. CAUGHT CHICKASHA
CHICKASHA. Okla.. Mav 27-(Spe-cial.)
The dragnet pread by the coun-
ty officer aided by military police
Saturday cauaht three alleeed liauor
'teller. Rolla and Clyde Hightower
and Charlie Todd who are held to the
federal grand jury
WILSON APPEALS
TO CONGRESS TO
PASS TAX BILL
President in Message Tells
Body to Stay in Session
"POLITICS IS ADJOURNED"
'Profiteers Must Be Hit in Wal-
let to Stir Consciences."
WILSONGRAMS
HERE are a few meaningful ex-
cerpts of the president's mes-
sage to congress today when
he asked that body to remain in
session until tax laws are passed:
"In the autumn a much larg-
er sale of long-time bonds
must be effected than has yet
been attempted"
"The consideration that dom-
inates every other now and
makes others seem trivial and
negligible ii the winning of the
war "
"Our might must be in-
creased and money must sus-
tain it to the utmost "
"Politics is adjourned: the
elections will go to those who
think the least of it."
"Profiteering that can't be got
at through consciences can be
got at through taxation"
"I am more proud to be an
American now because all that
we have foreseen about our
people is coming true."
WASHINGTON May 27-Just a
the German cannon were thundering
their herald of the renewed offensive
oa the we tern battle front. President
WilaMJadaui-agmiud.ayux be-
fore congreaa aad demandeolhat taring
political considerations aeicr u otner
aide it remain in-eion until it haa
enacted new war tax laws to finance
the growing cost of the war and prepare
the country for the burden it must bear.
At the conclusion of his prepared ad-
dress the president pausing. laid !ii
hand over hi manuscript and added an-
other precedent breaker to the long list
he has established in his dealings with
congress. He addressed the assemblage
extemporaneously speaking earnestly
and forcefully while the auditors sat in
a rapt and surprised silence.
"May I add this word gentlemen."
said he "Just as I was leaving the
White House I wa told that the ex-
pected drive on the western front had
apparently begun. Vou can realize how
that tolernnied my feelings as I came
to you and how it teemed to strengthen
the purpose which I have tried to ex-
press in these lines.
"I have admired the work of thi e-
sion. The way in which the two house
of congress have co-operated with the
executive ha been generous and ad-
mirable and it is not in any spirit of
suggesting duty neglected but only to
remind you of the common caue and
the common obligations that I have ven-
tured to come to yon today."
"Politic I Adjourned
The president called upon congress
to eliminate politic from the considera-
tion. Politics he said i "adjourned."
The principal increases in taxation the
president said should be on incomes
war profits and luxuries.
It would be manifestly unfair the
president said to wait until 1919 be-
fore determining what the new taxes
would be. . The president' address
was comparatively brief taking less
than fifteen minute for delivery.
Warna Against Lobbying.
In specific terms the president gave
a distinct warning against lobbying in
connection with the new bill.
There ia indisputable evidence of
profiteering at present the pred-
dent aid and he declared it mutt
be reached by th aw legislation.
"Profiteering that caanot be got
at by reetraint of conscience" aald
th president "can be got at by tax-
ation." "There need be no hesitancy m taxing
the country" the president told con-
gress "if it were taxed justly." He
appealed to congress to approach the
great task without selfishness or fear
of political consequence.
"An intense and pitiless light beat
upon every man and every action in the
tragic part of war thai is now upon
the stage" the president declared.
Appeal for Pre Hand.
The president concluded with an ap-
peal to congress to do it work un-
grudingly and laid he could not guar-
antee a proper administration of the
treasury unless the question were et-
tlrd at once.
Th Preaident'a Mg.
The pretident'i address in full fol-
low :
"Gentlemen of the congress!:
"It i with unaffected reluctance that
I come to ask you to prolong your ses-
sion long enough to provide more ade-
quate resourcea for the treaury for the
(.Continued an Pag 1 Column f)
Battle Front Is Extended 40 Miles
South to Rheims in Strong Attack;
New Thrust Made on Kemmel Front
Where Kaiser Extends Battle Line;
Front Active After 10 Months' Rest
In resuming his offensive for a dr ision in the west the kaiser has extended
his main battle area which previously sloped in the vicinity of Montdidier at
least forty miles southeast official reports today recording attacks on a front
between Soissons and Kheims indicated in this map. This is the first major
activity on this front since the French advance to the Ailette river in the fall
of 117.
"WALK BAREFOOT
TO HELP RAISER"
PLEA in ixur.D
AMSTERDAM May ItWCor-
retpondeflre of the Associated
Pres.)-"Go barefoot thi
summer and' help the fatherland" it
the latest patriotic catchword to be
placarded in Germany.
"In view of the alarming scarcity
of leather rich and poor alike should
dispense with boots and shoes." says
an explanation placarded in the
Khrinische Westfalische Zeitung of
Essen. The old are urged to set an
example for the young.
"Why not walk on your bare feet
this summer?" says the Zeitung.
"Neither old nor young need be
ashamed to walk barefoot anywhere
at home jn the streets at sch'xds
or in church."
STATE WAR FUND
OVER $2000000
PHILLIPS SAYS
Surprises Expected in Reports
Due Today.
Oklahoma will probably go over the
$200001)0 mark toda in the Ked Cross
campaign L. E. Phillips state cam-
paign manager says but it will be just
squeezing by.
Saturday the total subscription for the
war fund drive from thi city aggregated
J21n749. To this figure should be
added as representing the amount of
pledges obtained by the men and women
campaigners ince Saturday and up to
mis noon 9ii. inn gives a total
for Oklahoma City to date of $221260.
To this figure may be added the $)-
000 subscribed in Oklahoma county out-
siile the city which will give the county
including this city a total of $4lfjU.
Today is th.day when counties
chapter and communities who have in
many cases been conducting suh roa
campaign and not sending in murh in-
formation to atate headquarters here
about their work will be rushing in
their final reports. It is anticipated
by Phillips and hit staff of worker at
the Chamber of Commerce that just
such information as this coming in on
the last day of the campaign will be
of a surprising nature and push the
state safely over the $2.00n.OOO mark a
mark that give the state the honor of
doubling its quota
Phillip Brighten.
Phillip switched from his previous
attitude of pessimism (lightly thi fore-
noon and said that when the campaign
started he had said to himself that tf
Oklahoma could only double the quota
St. Louis assigned hrr. ahe would be
doing very well but he ay now there
have been many time when he did not
(Contlfiutd en Pag t Celugin 1J
PARIS SHELLING
IS RESUMED AS
ARMIES ATTACK
Two of Monster Cannon Sent
to Krupp Works for Repairs.
PAKIS. May 27 After a long inter-
val the Cirrmans again began to bom-
bard Paris with long range guns at 6:J0
o'clock this morning.
It is significant that the long range
bombardment of Paris which had been
sutpended for a considerable interval
has been resumed just as the Germans
are renewing their offensive in the
west. The oricinal bombardment was
opened Saturday. March 25. almost co-
incident with the start of the great of-
fensive in Picardy. '
At least two of the mammoth pieces
were destroyed or badly damaged tomt-
time ago by French artillery which
adopted special measures in conjunc-
tion with airplane observation to reach
them in their location just behind the
westerly edge of the Aisne front mora
than seventy mile from Paris.
Farly this month the long range
shelling was suddenly suspended and
on May 16 one of the German news-
papers announced that two of the big
pieces had been taken to the Krupp
plant for repair work.
IDABEL PAN PROUD
OF BROTHER HURT AT
FRONT IN FRANCE
"l know an old man who is the
proudest daddy in Oklahoma today."
said George Short of Idahel pointing
to the casualty list in The Oklahoman
He ran his finger down to Private Lafe
G. Short of Ihirarit slightly wounded
in action
"That's my kid brother" Short said
as proudly as though he had read of
the decoration of the boy with a Croix
de Guerre instead of with a bullet hole
"He enlisted in December. He's only
U. Funny thing that boy was potted
as a deserter from the draft. His name
was called in Nevada after he had vol-
unteered and gone over I gues this
record in the casualty list will clear
his name all right "
austr1an"act
IS KILLED in DUEL
PARIS. May a7.-Lieutenant Kiss
reputed to lie the leading Austrian
aviator has been killed in an aerial
battle according to a dispatch from
Berne.
guynemer'sVaStner
wins twentieth fight
PARIS. May 27. Captain De Ultin
it is announced ha won hi twentieth
lir fight. The captain wat a partner
of the late Captain Guyaemer the (a
most French ace.
Aisne Front Rocks Under At-
tacks Aimed Principally at
French on Line Seeing Lit-
tle Activity Since 1917.
SOME GAINS ARE MADE
ntense Artillery Bombardment
Precedes Infantry Move-
ment Which Opened at
Dawn on Wide Front
BULLETIN.
ROME May 27. The Italian
have launched an Important attack
capturing several mountain posi-
tions th war office announce.
They have taken 100 prisoner.
LONDON. May 27. Strong-
German attacks developed
early this morning against the
British and French positions
between Rheims and Soissons
a distance of about forty miles
the war office announces.
The attacks were preceded
by a heavy bombardment.
The Germans also attacked
this morning in Flanders be-
tween Locre and Voormezeele
on the northern side of the
salient.
Hatrjr fUaiet Valiantly.
PARIS May 27 Over the
front between the forest of
Pinon and Rheims the Germans
launched an attack this morn-
ing the war office announced
The French and British troop
are resisting with their usual
valiance.
Hun Gains Some
In North Fight
By The Associated Press.
WITH THE BRITISH ARM V IM
FRANCE May 25.-The latest report
show that the Germans have made om
small progress in places.
The attack of the Germans in th
sector northwest of Kemmel appeared
to be directed against the front cap
tured by the French on May 20.
Belgian troop have recorded
freih srictorie ovr th German.
Oa Snaday night they repalied
Teutonic attacka or big raid on
three lector oa their front
The German attack against the en-
tente positions northwest of Kemmel
was launched at 4:J0 o'clock thi morn
ing after a heavy bomhardment.
Thre was ureal activity on th mH
of the enemy in several sector between
Arras and Ainert early this morning
but no infantry movement had beea
reported up to 10 o'clock
No Fight on Aisne
Since October
fly their attack of today the Germane
have extendrd the active battle front
as far east as Rheims taking in a new
sector which has been quiet since lae.
fall. The thrust between Locre and
Voormeieele is along the northern tec
of the Flanders salient on a ector:
measuring about eight mile where tha
German met with one of the bloodiest
defeats of the war when their drive foe
the channel ports was halted last
month.
Oa Forty-Mil Front.
The attark between Soissons nd
Rheims however it the distinctive (e
lure of the new German operations
Thi battle is being fought along fives
sector which usually is referred to aa
the Aine front owing to the fact thai
fnr a long time the line of battle foU
low the Aisne river. The front of eu
tack i about forty miles which If
about fifteen mile shorter that Use)
line of the original German attach
on March 21.
In turning to a new tector to Urtsa)
their blow the German have taJtaM
course contrary to that which had
erally been predicted by military
mentator. The view vassal I
pretted ha been that the Germam
were committed so heavily ta the cam
paign in Picardy and F lander aa
were occupying inch d anger ostaly aaa
nosed positions that they were tsnjiaa)
th necessity of rnklng awaits at 1Mmj
point when they returned (ha atlMfc
May fry inrarte Attaek.
The German itrategy may ranaii
plait a torpriae attack m wf(ttttJ
strenarth to eatmxj General fata) (a)
witbss raw .mope from the nafth m rht)
hope of iavohice the alliea mdtyemfity '
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