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Oklahoma city times
Paid Circulation Guaranteed Greater Than Any Other Erasing Newspaper Published in Oklahoma
ASSOCIATED PRESS
NIGHT AND DAY WIRES
ED1TIOC0
United tn OkUliuiii. Oklahoma auatorrir m ncdM-Hui null uodt u ti
at Murch I. 1171.
VOL. XXX. No. 199.
OKLAHOMA CITY THURSDAY NOVEMBER 21 1918.
Publl.h.d Dally Krpt lundif.
41 rnn pr month. H U a Mar. la iiItiiih.
PRICE TWO CENTS
HUM FLEET TO BE INTERNE
'ir. 1
War "
m mm
OF RED GROSS
CHAPTER LIE
Surgical Dressings Women
Produce 1309486 Articles
MEMBERSHIP- IS 29451
Wonderful Record of All De-
partmehts inJ918 Shown
Manufacture of lJ094fl6 surgical
dressings ha the year ending Nov. IS
1918; cutting of 4J.JJ8 yards of material
into 14294 garment; boosting ill mem-
bership to 29541; collection of $147.-
122 9J in war fund drivel from mem-
bership and miicellaneoui lourcei;
terving of 45000 soldiers with comforti
while in the city and patting through
on traim; collection of more than 45-
000 pound! of fruit piti for gai mask
charcoal and hundred! of other jlmilar
activitiei U the record of the Okla-
homa county Red Croii chapter during
the fiscal year ending yeiterday. Re
port! of all committee! and bureaus
for the year were made public today.
These report! have been in procen of
completion for some days and were
submitted to officer! of the Red Cross
simultaneously with the election held
yesterday. A complete lummary of re-
ports of all committees wilt be found
on page 7 of the Timet today.
Women's Work Important
One of the most spectacular achieve-
ments of the Oklahoma county chapter
is the record of the various women!
departments concerned in the produc-
tion of surgical dressings hospital sup-
plies refugee garments and the can-
teen service. Christmai box commit-
tee! pome and nursing services.
a Jfor etampie tne sargtcai experiment
a aac up mto iront uae parcels inc
lowing articles! Bags 5a687) pads H.-1
7j strape M.697; applttttorv n
tampons. 1)7 J74 and eomeeeatea 2H
748. total of 58ca7D separata articles.
During the influenrt epidemic here
the same department manufactured 516
pneumonia Jackets and 6478 influenza
mask!. During the year ended it pro
duced 308690 4x4 wines 143503 8x4
(Cantlnuarf an P'l Si Catumn t.)
FC3T til FLcinZS
to c?zn va t-xt
Six airplanes from Post Field Fort
Sill will fly to Oklahoma City Sat-
urday morning and cruise overhead in
battle formation as a curtain-raiser to
the opening of the war exposition in
Hie. Ford plant. ...
According to the management of the
show ths planet will be loaded with
programs of the show which will be
dropped afl over Oklahoma City.
The exposition will ' be officially
earned at 10 o'clock Saturday morn
lug and will oentlnue until December S.
What Would You
-DO
With the Kaiser?
"Leave him ALONE! - w . j
' "Place him on a desert Island with
food and shelter and make him go on
living utterly1 ALONE I
' "If he bai conscience which many
doubt h will be tortured enough by
the cries of 'murdered men starving
Children broken-hearted mothers.
. "If he has no conietence-ai many af-
firm his loss of ruling power; his lost
of followers-and friendi his bitter
sense of defeat these will be the poi-
soned bayonets which will pin nira to
the wall of despair::
"A million timet worse than any death
would be my punishment for bins
LEAVE HIM AbONEf
Letter Frosa laaea City.
Tali is the punishment that Lula Lin.
too Jones City would mete out to the
teller ai revealed by) a' letter submit-
ed in the Times contest for the clever-
' est Solution of the question "What
Would Yoa Do With the Kalser"V '
-i . The Timet it offering a prise of $5
in thit contest whkh clotei next Moo
day Communication! thould be type-
written and limited to 100 words. The
editors win decide the winner whose
pame will be announced tarty in D
center. ' . : . ;
W. C Jtmleion of Edmnnd would
''lave the kaiser branded and put to
'work at bis letter indicates t '
... . Kaaa KSa Wart." '
a "I would broad Mm cm the forehead
for Idealisation oal. dretj. Waidr .
First Freeze
Ot Year Here
Is Forecast
Temperature Reaches One
Degree Above Freezing
Early This Morning
First freezing weather of the year is
forecast for tonight by the weather bu-
reau following a temperature of ii
degrees reached at 4 o'clock this morn-
ing one degree above freeiing.
This temperature is the lowest
reached here this year. The previous
low record was 34 degrees above xero
reached on October 24.
r reeling temperature tonight will kill
vegetation in lieu of the "first killing
frost." No frost sufficiently heavy to
be designated as killing has been ob-
served here this year. All froA records
were broken when the city passed
through last Sunday without entertain-
ing one.
AUTO CAMPAIGN
TO CURB SPEED
BEGUN BY CITY
No More Leniency to Be Giv-
en; Strict Orders Made.
No longer will leniency be shown
motor car drivers in Oklahoma City
Mayor Overholser this morning issued
orders to Chief of Police Nichols to
compel soto drivers to conform to the
city laws or quit driving.
Captain Snelaon has been appointed
actine chief of police to release Chief
Nichols for traffic duty. Nichols ha
teea authorise to add to hit motor
ita ntroi the city. .
The aoliee tort Just bee to necu-
tea with gsmatent demands thatljor
mrmttis aeuo driven Urt been scarcely
molested ft Is charged that many
have taken advantage of the immunity
to race and drive recklessly.
No longer can cars be driven by
children under 16 years old; every
driver must have a city license; only
two persons can occupy the driver's
seat; mufflers must be continually
closed; fifteent miles an hour is the
extreme limit of speed and ever? other
requirement of the city traffic laws
must be observed to the letter.
Chief Nicholi orders are to maVe a
campaign . with no favors. Delinquents
wilt be arrested and . taken to police
headquarters. No- bonds other than
cash will be accepted. When eases
are called for .trial the one arrested
must appear for trial Otherwise the
bond will be forfeited and an alias war-
rant issued to bring the offender into
court i '
' loyaltoa Visit
PARIS Nov. 21.-King -George and
Queen alary of England will visit Paris
this morning.
stripes provide him with tick shovel
and other necessary tools and make him
do hit share toward leveling down the
shell holes of Belgium and France. Jn
the meantime I would have him lightly
ihackeled and guarded by the women
and. one-handed children of these out
raged countries. If he. outtfved this
lob I would keep blm a prisoner in
these countries and let him ipend the
rest of hit days building up the high'
ways and doing other service lor those
he has wronged. .
Bn' Scruggs suggests that the kaiser
be left te.the Oklahoma boys "over
there." who he believe! are thoroughly
capable of. giving him hit just duel.
His letter follows:
Lot Oklabotaaaa laadlt luau
"Vfy seggtlon for ponhhing tbe
kalesr In. Remov4 the carl from his
muttache and head bim in the direction
of the Oklahoma boyt W there.'. I'M
tare they will deal with him to the
complete satisfaction of the people e4
the earth' and taun wovldyimlle with
delight at his prematare arrival." '
The life of a shatkled beggw it a good
punishment for him la the opinion of
Mrs. Tennle Crowdcr 919 West Main
street. She ityit '
"Put a ball and chain on etch one a!
hit anklet so heavy he could hardly
grt tlong. Let him drag front door to
door for whit he Could get ta eat and
print a sign on his back 'Starved and
mumred 'innocent women tnd cbil
Gigantic Display of
Ally Naval Strength
Marks Foe Surrender
American Squadron Under Command of
Admiral Rodman and British Grand
Fleet Under Admiral Beatty Take Over
Powerful Enemy Fighting Craft Under
Terms of Armistice.
LIST OF SHIPS SURRENDERED
The limes of tat battleships battle cruisers and light cruise t which
have been surrendered to tat elites annoeactd unofficially Include:
Battleship Kaiser 24111 tons; Ealserin 24113 tons; Eocnig Albert
24.US tons; Kronprins Wllbelm 25000 toas; Primregeat Lnitpold 24 1 13
tots; Markgraf 23203 toes; Greaser Karfnerst 25293 tons; Bayern 21000
togs; Kocaig 21293 tons sad frtodrlck dtr Crosse 24113 toss.
Battle Cruisers Hiadeabarg aboat XtfiOO tons; Derflingtr 26000
leas; Beydlits 25000 toas; Moltke ISflOO toes a ad Voi der Taan 11800
toas.
Light Cruisers Brsmea 4000 tons; Brimmer 4000 tons; Frankfurt
5400 tons; Koela toansge uoeerUia; Dresden tonnage uncertain and
Imdtn 5400 tone.
LONDON Nov. 21. The German fleet as specified in
the terms of the armistice with Germany was surrendered
today to the ajlies.
This announcement was made officially by the admiralty
this afternoon. The statement reads:
The admiralty statement
"The commander-in-chief
that at 9:30 o'clock this morning; he met the first and main
instalment of the German high
for internment."
It te understood that the German
wanhipi surrendered to Admiral Beet-
le today were elans battleships six bat
tit trailers and eight cruhme.
There reataia to be eurrondareg two
aaailpd. which art tmder leeasr
frftjr coder torpedo boat destroy-
ers. LONDON'. Ttov. 31 -The British
grand fleet accompanied by an Ameri
can battle squadron and French cruis-
ers steamed out at 3 o'clock this morn
ing from its Scottish base to accept
the surrender of the German battle-
ship! battle cruisers and destroyers. A
wireless dispatch thia noon reports that
it got into touch with the German shins
his morning and that the surrender is
being carried out according to plan.
The point of the rendesvous for the
allied and German sea forces wss be-
tween thirty and forty milei east of
May island opposite the Firth ot
Forth.
The fog which had enveloped the
grand fleet for three days cleared last
night and this morning the weather was
dull with a slight base hanging over the
l-irtn ot forth.
African Fleet
At Passing of
WASHINGTON. Nov. 21.1-An
American battle squadron probably in
cluding five dreadnaoghts commanded
by Kear j Admiral Hugh Rodman and
operating as unit of tht British grand
fleet MrtlciMted today in the passing
of German act power.. '
The Ameticasjs shared m'thf formal
sentence by Admiral Beatty f (irtt
uHtish sea iordj of the ' surrender nl
the mtia force of the German high
seat .fleet at designated in the. term!
of the armistice.- .
' The identity of American naval craft
In European waters never hat been die
closed. The dreadoaughts '.originally
sent over were eemcted becgaae they
barned coal at the) British
had difficulty in nsalfltslnlrnr a timely
ot Oil fuel.; The original grcma may
have been relieved however aad mor-t
modern ships sent In tfctlr pisce. With
.! - A A A. ... -ta
ine.Amrrican tqaaaroa wewt aii aaau-
ary craft twtesaanr to maintain them
In active service without drain upon
British resourcta. They have been fa-
duty with the grand fleet for. fifteen
months. ..- 4
. The frrttshfpa tent' over by. tbe navy
were destroyers aad the original forcsc
commanded by Admiral Sims hat been
tutvawrntnted very . tersely since then.
With orders oat for. afwroauaatcly 27)
additional destroyers construct km hs
been urged forward ittroailr unfit
not a week hat patted thtt .has not
teen- new craft delivered and protnolli
eni overitta ;
. . V aay Deerjeyert Tatra.
American aettroytrt areeamabhr Hill
are kept pa patrol and convoy duty
mm all. German sisarnarltms are ac
counted for. ' Americaa taomarine
thasers of which large aumsnra were
tent to CiKooewa water posilofj
played a part wish other vessels in to
reads:
of the grand fleet has reported
seas fleet whkh is surrendering
1
Noted Artist to ....
Huri HumiUatiori
LONDON. Wov. 21 -The historic
scene m Admiral Sir David Beatty's
cabin on the Oueen Elisabeth when
the German delegates arranged for
the surrender of the German fleet is
to be placed on canvass by Sir John
Lavery of the Roysl Academy. Sir
John made a special visit to the
grand fleet at the request of the
British admiralty to make the pre-
liminary sketches for the painting.
The fleet which is to witness the sur-
render consitti of some 400 ship! in-
cluding sixty dresdnatights fifty light
cruisers and nearly 2U0 destroyers. Ad-
miral Sir David Watty commander of
the grand fleet is on the Queen F.liia-
beth. Sham Honors
Foe Sea Power
the receipt of the first twenty enemy
submarines.
Publication in Berlin of Captain
Pertiua'. expose of conditions In the
German navy especially with retard
to the enemy submarines indicated to
naval officials here the probable rea-
sons for the amendment made to the
armistice terms covering this clement
of the German fleet. The original teet.
as read by President Wilson to con
gress on November 11. demanded the
Vurrenderbt 160 snbmarines while on-
aerttne amended version the German!
were forced to turn over "all" undersea
craft It is thought that the Versailles
cooncll either learned through Itt.hv
telligenre channels or was told (Vanly
Sr the German authorities that - their
ret of aubraarfhet did not inclade as
many as 1( -boats. The reSinloa here
is that not more than 100 sueenarinct
op Nturwed over to the allies.
left fciel Buadty
AM3TEHDAU Nov. 21-Tbt first
German warships destined for intern-
ment by the allies left Kiel harbor on
Sunday . according to the Voisiache
Ztituna of 'Berlin. Tbev included the
Bayern Grosser Kuerfuersi Kronprins
maragrai . Koenig Albert Re iter in.
Seydlita and Moltke. .
WASHINGTON. Moe. IL-Cancel-
latloh of wtr contracts involving more
than ij.JU since the signing of tit
trrtierkr It aanoancad la i Vttte from
Secretar fUktr read to the senate to-
sty ay senator afartla of
Viramia
chairman of the ajmronriationa run-DISORDER
Anglo-American Admirals to
Whom Hun Fleet Surrendered
BULLETINS
COOBT PLEADS FOB MOONEY.
SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. 2I.-A
letter from Judxe Franklin A. Grif-
fin v.ho tried """and trntenrnl
Thomas J. Mo'inry to Governor
Stephens asking that Mooncy he
Kiven a new trial because of evi-
dence of a fraud conpiracy against
him was- made public here today.
The letter was written November
19.
NEW TORK failed.
NEW YORK. Nov. Jl.-New
York City failed to go over the top
in the United War Work campaign
by JJ.OUO.IXM). .and K has been de-
cided' to continue the campaign un-
- til Monday it was announced bv
John D. Rockefeller jr . today. The
city's quota was JiSjOOO.Ojq
With removal ot restrictions on man-
ufacturers of clay product! by hoc I Am-
mimstrator Garfield. t!ie American
Brick and Tile company whose plant
ia located at 23)6 West Tenth street
can again resume operations flow-
ever it will be some time before brick
making will start because of labor
shortage. The plant was almost
recked by a heavy atorm some time
sgo and a force of workmen are now
rebuilding it.
When the shutdown was ordered the
company enlisted in tlie fiod cunrmign
work by building long sheds for hous-
ing hogs and have invested from $35-
(XU to J40.UU0 in hogs. This venture
has proved highly successful and it
will be continued even after the brick
plant is again in operation.;
The opening order however releases
many side lines csrried by the Ameri-
can Brick and Tile company. Tbey
have agencies for clay products such
si tile cements and the 'like which
can now be obtained for filling orders.
CABLE CONTROL
PLAN ATTACKED
Kellogg Charges Wilson Plans
Permanent Policy
WASHINGTON Nov. 21-The action
of Prriiltrnt Wll.nn in .tin.
cable .lines sunder government control
ta O ftililaajl ! iU tAU mAm L..
rraaar V uiviasi tni iiier jt7llIX IWieJJ I1J
5fitrtff IT-tlcV tot Ulnea asnta mmmiKti.
"Vte aw ttii)fvet i v U"
csn who declared It was part of a plan
io csiaDiisn permanent government
ownership of telegraph telephone and
Immediatabr aftrr iralnr K11n.ii'
attack. Senator Lwi nl lllinnii. Amu
ocratlc whip introduced a resolutum
proposing permanent aovernment own
enhip of telegraphs telephones ships
railmatla and Ah h.Klii mtliii
"It demonstrates beyond all question
tnai iere never was a war necessity.
Senator Kellogg said of the taking over
of cables "and m any opinion it is psrt
oi a pian io issten on titia country gov-
ernment ownership of telegraph tele
phona and cable lines." ' ''C
. Srrator fnmtnlna nl tn kLhI
whether the plan of the president t
vtt tuKope mignt not present an em
ergency that had something to do will
the assumption of the Cable Ihres.
THE WEATHER.
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Admiral Sir David leatty at left aad
Admiral Hugh Sodmaa at right Taaee
vtterea aary officers today eomatagaed
we Brltlah aal -Amsneaa fleet of 400
vessels which took Into castcdy ta
great Cermaa fwet.
SEQFWTTO
DUTCH OFFICIALS
Passage of Hur.s Through
Limburg Causes Complaint.
PARIS. Nov. 21. The silted g.vern-
merits have decided to end an official
protest to the- Dutch government
against the violation of Holland's neu-
trality as a result1 of her permitting
German troows to cross the province ol
limburg in their retreat frr-m Belgium
according to the Echo de J ans
Limburg is a long irregular province
of Holland nearly 105 miles in length.
For twenty-einht miles from its lower
eitremity it lies between the province
of Limburg Ilelg'um and Rhine prov-
ince Germany.' At !he widest po'int in
this region it is nineteen miles between
Belgian and German soil lust north
of Sittard Limburg province narrows
down to less than five miles.
It was reported from Paris on No
vember 19 that Getmafl troops return
ing to Germany from Pelgnim had to
twi the Dutch province of I.imnurg
and the charge a made that the pass
age was made th the sanction of the
Dutch authorities.
AMERICA HAD 750000
MEN IN SEDAN DRIVE
By The Ataoclattd Press.
AMERICAN' IlEAUOUARTERS IN
FRANCE Tuesday Nov. IV-The en-
tent of America's military effort in
France at the time the armistice was
declared is shown by statistics which
the' Associated Press is now permitted
to make public. While the stupendous
Inures required to tell the story are. in
themselves amating it should I J remem
bered that they thbw only a part of fiir
great effort made- in war preparations
in men money and material.
Army If early- iflOOflOO.
On the morning of November 11 the
I'niied States had in France 7W91 of
ficers and 1.881376 men a total ei al
most two million. Al hat already been
announced .there wefes7SOfl)0 combat
troops in the ' Argonhe action. . This
number does not include the American
units engsged on other mparts of the
front.' ..'; - ..'
" Tha American army hat brousht oe'.r
'.o Franre end hat in .operation 967
ittndard gauge locometivea and 11174
'tndard gauge freight care jf Aiemri
n manutarture. In adidtiou H hat to
sctviee 3S0 locomotives and 97 tart ot
foreign. ' origin. - To . ateet
nricHY is i
ON IIIUSE
III EERMAuY
Conditions in Western Emplret
in Bad Plight.
EBERT CABINET H0LD5 ON
Political Differences Not Men
acing Is Claim
GENEVA Swltz.. Sunday:
Nav. 17. The retreat of the
German armies from the west-
ern front is continuing in th
greatest disorder according
to information received by tha
Swiss federal authoritiea at
Berne. The anarchy in Ger-
many is said to be far worst
than during the Austrian re-
treat from Italy.
fcwisa newspapers aav that
military and civil authority hu
aisapoearea in western Gers
many. ' .
By ta AMc.ated Preat.
BERLIN. Saturday. N. tci R.:. .
has now had a week of revolution yet
i" sirccia nave tne same appearance
they presented on any Saturday during
w war wiui me exception ot the ab-
lence of newspaper reference to events
along the front A casual vis lor would
not be aware that tbia hat been tha
atom eemer of a gigantic political an.
httar ereerree of events. Its laded.
WOT-wear? BerVfi are annarrnd ma
kmaer canakle at nniuli .hr:n
: no matter bow inspiring.
Stcmacht First Concern.
It it ao. reflection on German lense
of patriotic duty to say that news of
American ' food relief temporarily
eclipses curiosity over the political
drama After four years of grinding
war the listless attitude of the middle
class . element! in the esrly stsges of
the revolution is typical of the apathy
that prevails.
While parliamentary leaders of tba
middle perries beat a headlong rttreat
when the abdication of Emperor Wil
liim was announced and left the social
democratic party undiluted masters of
the tangled Situation the majority ot
the mid. lie class citizens appeared oh
livious or per pitied in the face of gray
events. It was only after the social)
had worked feverishly for e'ght data
to anchor the revolution in the hearts
and minds of the working mm that tha
middle classes decided to issue their
first call to arms
-Ibert to Control
The EhertHatse cabinet sppsrentlf
is in undisputed control although iu
organization it still somewhat chaotic.
It nat taken over such elements of fro
old bureaucratic regime as were indV
Deniable and placed itt party men ia
ttratejic ' positions without however.-
manifestation of inclination toward
party bias. The hsMily created lubor.
dinate bodies and committees are
Canltnuae' aw fata a Caiumn S
hich the exiatine Prrnrh raitaaa
were unable to meet Mi miles of stand
ard gauge railway were constructed.
Five hundred miles at ihla k humm
built since lune 1' On inn ( this rka
department of light railways reports the
construction of IIS miles of read tad
ieu mites of (jerman light railways wera
repaired and out in onrrMiMi T
hundred and twenty-five milet of
French railway ' ere operated by tha
Americans. In' addition tha AaterW
expeditionary lorcet bad w oaeratioa
November II more itmliSXA nK3d
vehiclet of all deKriptsM. . . vr
Vraat Parta Mptti. ' ;
Ten steamer bertha' have bcea be. 1
st Bordcaae. havlnw a total lee-th
4.100 feet At Montdr. near It. K
lira MmtJ t infci aM - - - '
tioes whh a total length of aar V )
iei. w erenow tee aavitf an "3tw; a
flow area of almost XZL2ZLj e- i
feet also have heaa coiti'-t ' A t
vtloyment al. French po-U f
faciiaies to tech an fcrt '
it tam Germe-a kxg e" :4 (
'her rbarmal nam. c t .7 1
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