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Good and Newsy Items
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d eased to Small Space
WAR AT A 6 LANCE
A dispatch from Antlvarl Monte-
negro says two large Greek bands are
advancing toward Berat Albania after
occupying the villages along the way
An official communication issued by
the Russian war office says that on Fri-
day a Russian submarine blew up a
German warship of the Deutschland
class which was steaming at the head
of a German squadron at the entrance
of Danzig bay
Two Americans Richard Martin
either of Chelsea Mass or Providence
R I and John Mahoney thought to
have lived In Kew York were killed
by the shell fire of the German sub-
amarine wlbch attacked the British ship
Anglo-Callfornia
The official Russian Journal pub-
lished an Imperial edict authorizing
the Russian minister of finance to
make two issues of treasury obliga-
tions of $250000000 each The Issue
Is to be in the shape of 5 per cent
short term notes free of income tax
The issue will be in denominations
of from $50 upward
DOMESTIC
A tornado injured several persons
and did about $40000 damage at Mort-
son Texas a small town west of San
Angelo
David Dunn ilO'Vears old died In the
electric chair at Auburn N Y for the
murder of Harry T Edwards an ex-
press agent in Corning February 1914
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The U S torpedo boat Conygham
was launched at Philadelphia The
vessel will make a speed of about 29
knots an hour
Announcement was made that the
American Car and Foundry Company
of Berwick Penn bad closed an or-
der with the Russian government for
4100 box cars
Four robbers overpowered two
watchmen at the Midway Gardens an
amusement park at Chicago blew
v open the safe and escaped with be-
tween $10000 and $12000
Three ships sailing rrom New York
to Havre and reaching there last aMy
were found to have unexploded bombs
aboard the missiles having been
placed on the ships in this city before
sailing
O K Stewart chief of police of
Wichita was arrested on a warrant
charging three sales of whisky from
stocks the police had confiscated dur-
ing raids on joints Mayor Bentley
has suspended the chief from office
Paul Franzen mechanician for Wil-
Ham Carlson a driver in the 250-mile
Jdontamarathon automobile race held
on the Tacoma speedway July 4 was
killed Instantly in an upset near the
wind-up of the contest Carlson died
(n a hospital
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An explosion supposed to have been
caused by dynamite wrecked the
greater part of the lower floor of a
pegro hotel at Snyder Tex No one
was Injured A dynamite bomb later
waa found unexploded under another
part of the building where the negroes
SlepL
Lightning set fire to a 50000 bar-
rel tank of crude oil at the National
Refinery near Coffeyville causing
damage estimated at $25000 and for
a time threatened destruction of the
company's $1000000 plant and a por-
tion of the residence district of Cof-
feyville America has been called upon to
replenish Europe's stock of blooded
cattle it was announced by the Na-
tional Dairy council of Chicago which
made public plans for exporting stock
of the close of the war English Guern-
sey cows will be shipped to England
Dutch Frlesans to Holland and Jersey
cattle to the Isle of Jersey
Nineteen persons dead and 903 in-
jured was the nation’s sacrifice to the
two days’ celebration of Fourth of
July according to figures compiled by
the Chicago Tribune These figures
show ap Increase over the totals of
1914 when there were twelve persons
killed and 879 injured A large In-
crease also was shown In the fire loss
the total for this year being $239325
as compared with $99450 last year
Od Cotttngham who Is said to be
the largest dealer in mules In the
(world was instantly killed near Kan
sas City when his chauffeur ht Mr
Cottingham’s order swerved the car
In which they were riding to avoid
striking a woman on a country road
Walter Cooper a prominent levee
contractor of Natchez Miss and Mrs
Minnie Flowers of Macon Ga were
arrested st Lake Providence La
(Charged with the kiting of Walter
Flowers June 18 thi latter's hus
land '
Uncut diamonds and other precious
stones valued at $10000 were stolen
from the jewelry store of E J Hertz
in the central shopping district of Phil-
adelphia The theft took place during
the rush hours and is believed to have
been committed by a 7-year-old boy
who acted as a tool for professional
thieves
The Ulnners’ Association composed
of more than 1000 members In all
cotton states proposes to establish an
Insurance department In the assocla-
tlon by which the risk rates on cotton
can be greatly reduced The associa-
tion will hold its annual convention
In Little Rock Ark July 15 and 16
A self maintained Insurance bureau
It was believed would save thousands
of dollars annually to members who
now pay what is considered excessive
rates for cotton Insurance
WASHINGTON
Flat contradiction of the statement
that American shells have been used
to a large extent by French troeps Is
contained in a statement issued by the
French embassy
James M Sullivan American min-
ister to the Dominican republic has
been asked to resign as a result of an
investigation conducted by a commis-
sion headed by Senator James D Phe-
lan of California
A Reuter dispatch from Alexandria
Egypt states that while the sultan of
Egypt was going to prayers a bomb
thrown from a window fell at the feet
of the horses It did not explode how-
ever i The person fvho threw the
bomb escaped
The census bureau made public
a bulletin stating that the census of
1910 showed 52272 blind persons in
the United States or 623 for each
100000 of total population The total
number of blind persosn In the world
Is roughly estimated at 2390000
The annual ninety mile horseback
ride for officers of the United States
army may be abolished for a twenty
mile ride or a ten mile walk every
month Both of these proposals are
now under consideration by Major
Hugh L Scott chief of staff of the
army
The federal reserve board has de-
cided to take every possible precaution
to prevent a recurrence next fall of
conditions such as confronted the coun-
try last year as a result of the unusu-
ally large cotton crop and the shutting
off of European markets
Repeated appeals by the government
to southern farmers to reduce their cot-
ton plantings In view of the stagnation
in the market caused by the war has
resulted In a reduction of 5871000
acres from last year’s acreage which
would according to last year’s yield
reduce cotton production approxi-
mately 2454078 bales of 600 pounds
each
FOREIGN
Japanese exhibits at the Panama-
Pacific exposition have been awarded
1511 medals
Cut oft from their regular supplies
of candy from Germany because of the
war Filipinos have turned to the Chi-
cago market for their confectionery
The first consignment to the Philip-
pines consisted of 1800000 chocolate
drops
King George of England placed the
chapel royal of St James palace at the
disposal of Walter Hines Page the
American ambassador for the mar-
riage of the ambassador's daughter
Miss Katherine Page to Charles L
Loring of Boston
A bomb placed aboard the Atlantic
transport liner Minnehaha probably
while she lay at her pier in New York
caused the explosion and fire at sea
which compelled the vessel to put in
at Halifax The explosion occurred In
No 3 bold end was of terrific force
shaking the vessel from stem to stern
Those of the crew who were forward
at the time were stunned by the shock
and two sailors were hurled into the
air Flames quickly spread and for
two days and nights the crew battled
heroically to save the ship before
reaching Halifax
General Vlctoriano Huerta waived
preliminary bearing on charges of con-
spiracy to violate the United States
neutrality laws and was held under
$15000 bond for the federal grand
jury at San Antonio December 20 He
declined to furnish bond and was or-
dered removed to Fort BHbs where he
will be taken by deputy United States
marshals General Bravo who is 82
years old and who has served sixty
years In the Mexican army was re-
leased on his own recognizance The
bonds of the others which had been
fixed at $16000 each were reduced
The funeral of General Porfirio
Diaz former president of Mexico was
hold In Paris In the Catholic church
of St Honore D'Eylau Among those
present were representatives of the
governments of France and city of
Paris Mexico was represented by
Francisco de la Barra and all the
prominent members of the Mexican
colony The Eouadorean minister to
France and the military attache of
the Japanese embassy also were pres-
ent The body will be taken to
America
HEWS OF THE
STATE CAPITAL
OIL BIOS ON SCHOOL LANDS—
TAFT RESERVATION WILL
BE LEASED AUGUST 4
OKLAHOMA CITY NEWS EYENTS
What the 8tate Official and Depart
menta Are Doing— -Item ef In
tereat About the State
Governmeat
Oklahoma City—
Four tracts of liver bed leases
twelve sections of land and 100 acres
of the land Included tn toe Taft school
reservation were advertised for bids
for oil and gas purposes at a meet
ing of the school land board Bids
will be opened on August 4 at 4
o'clock and the leases awarded at'
that time If the bids come within the
requirements
The four tracts of the river bed stuff
are in the Cimarron river and all in
Creek county running contiguous and
all in a stretch of about six miles
Twelve sections of land in Lincoln
county are advertised for bids on oil
and gas leases and the board offers
100 acres of tne land belonging to the
school for the negro blind and deaf
children at Taft Oners were recent-
ly made the board to lease some of
the Taft school land and the board
did not know It this could be done
An opinion from tne attorney gen-
eral's office advised that as custodian
of public lands of the state the school
land department could do with the
land as seemed best for the best in-
terests of the school The leasing of
this land however will be done so as
to not In any way interfere with the
operation of the school and the actual
drilling of any wells will ue far enough
away from any of the buildings to In-
sure perfect safety to them and the
Inmates
Each of the bids must he accom-
panied by a certified check or bank
draft In the sum of $1000 to be de-
posited as earnest money and to in-
sure the execution of the lease All
bids must be on forms furnished by
the commissioners of the land office
and the royalty must be not less than
12 per cent of both oil and gas
together with such cash bonus as may
be offered
One-Half Wheat Crop Harvested
The prospective average yield 9?
wheat to the acre for the 1915 crop Is
15 1-3 bushels according tb the June
report of the state board of agricul-
ture and the total yield of winter
wheat is estimated at 466 4 9000 bush-
els While the excessive rains have
damaged wheat in some localities
there never was a better prospect for
corn the early crop now practically
being made According to the report
about half of the wheat crop had been
harvested up to June 25 when the re-
port closed In the southwestern por-
tion of the state the harvesting is about
completed and wheat cutting should
be finished by July 20
Oats will yield about 36 bushels
to the acre according to the report
apd the crop Is in fine condition
About 32 per cent of the oats acreage
has been harvested Colton has been
set hack by the wet weather There
will be about 68 per cent of a full crop
of cotton according to the statistics
gatehered by the board The growing
condition of alfalfa shows about 93
per cent The crop Is much better
than that of last year All fruits
show a prospective full crop
Internal Revenue Fiscal Year Ends
Fewer than a dozen delinquencies
were reported by United States Inter-
nal Revenue Collector Hubert L Bo-
len According to the collector the
Income tax collections will show an
Increase of 50 per cent over last year
although the figures have not been
balanced as yet and the totals could
not be quoted He predicted that the
Increase on all kinds of revenue pay-
able to the government will be 100
per cent Mr Boten estimated that
$800000 to $900000 will be payable
to his office for the fiscal year
Henshaw Attends Hearing
Corporation Commissioner George
A Henshaw was at Chicago last week
where he attended a nearing before
the Interstate commerce commission
h which the railroads are asking for
a passenger rate of ’4 cents a mile
In states where the 2-cent fare la now
In force This Includes a number of
the middle western states with Okla-
homa Commissioner Henshaw is se-
curing all the evidence he can to be
used In the trial of the Oklahoma
2-cent fare case which will be resumed
here on July 12
Board Names Live Stock Inspector
Twenty state live stock Inspectors
htEve been appointed by the state
board of agriculture to asslBt In the
work of tick eradication The Inst
legislature made an appropriation for
that purpose The inspectors are:
John Hendley Luther Smith S P
Bagby A G Liston Merle Dillon H
F Fleming J H Hightower J E
Harston M L Hite J H Poole W
E McConnell Albert Romberg H
Timms D Kerr Dill Parnell J H
Hall F W Taylor Melvin Pierce W
B L Durant 0 EL Camp
Judge Spllman Returns
Judge E G Spllman former assist
ant attorney general and at present
state librarian has returned from
Washington where he has been for
the past three months prosecuting the
claim of the state before the depart-
ment of the ltnerior for approximately
210000 acres of land which It is con
tended should have been gives to
Oklahoma under the terms of the Vor
rill land grant act when Oklahoma
was admitted to the union
All of the facts regarding the claim
are now before the department and a
decision probably wlU be rendered
some time during the latter part of
the present summer or early fall It
was stated The law and precedents
governing the cases Judge Spillman
declared are In favor of the state’s
contention and he said he expected
a decision favorable to the state
Success of the state In the matter
it is said will amount to approximate-
ly $1500000 to $2000000 There Is
no land In Oklahoma which can be
given to the state now by the fed-
eral government it Is said but the
state will be given script good for
unappropriated government lands In
other sections of the country
Under the terms of the Morrill land
grant each state upon admission to
the union was to be given 30000 acres
of land for agricultural and mechani-
cal college purposes for each repre-
sentative in congress Oklahoma had
five congressmen and two United
States senators upon its admission
to statehood and this would make Ok-
lahoma's share of the land 210000
acres
Partial List of Auto Tax Rates
Automobile owners will be interest-
ed to know Just what license they must
pay on their machines under the new
law which requires 50 cents per horse
power They are required to pay on
the actual horse power and not on the
advertised power State Highway
Commissioner Leecraft la preparing a
book giving all details of the law
together with - the compared horse
power of every make of machine The
book Is not quite completed and in
the meantime the highway commis-
sioner has compiled a brief tabula-
tion of some of the leading cars giv-
ing the actual horse power and the
price of the llncese for them for the
past six months
The tabulation is figured according
to the A & L rating and is as fol-
lows :
Adv AL
Possession of "one certain Ford au-
tomobile” which was used in the vio-
lation of the prohibitory laws of the
state is the question presented to
the supreme court for determination
in an appeal filed by the state from a
judgment of the county court of Rog-
ers county
The machine was being used by
Richard Roe and John Doe for Illegal
transportation of contraband liquor
between points In the city of Clare-
more when It was seized by the chief
of police of that city and turned over
to the sheriff of Rogers county
A short time later one L A Hupert
automobile dealer of Tulsa filed a
claim against the county tor the re-
covery of the automobile alleging that
he held a chattel mortgage on It for
$400 The case was tried In the coun-
ty court where both the Btate and
Hupert contended for possession of
the machine A judgment was rend-
ered In Hupert's favor and the state
has appealed from that decision
It Is the contention of the state that
the machine was being used for the
violation of the prohibitory laws and
waa subject to seizure and forfeiture
to the Btate
8chool Fund Loans to be Investigated
Following up the report made Borne
time ago by State Examiner and In-
spector Fred Parkinson In which he
charged discrimination and Irregulari-
ties In the matter of making loans
from the permanent common Bcbool
fund on lands In Roger Mills county
during the former state administra-
tion Governor Williams directed Roy-
al Allen of Duncan and E W Moore
of Comanche special appraisers to
go to Roger Mills county and appraise
every piece of land upon which the
state has made a loan
Roger Mills county Is the home of
Madden Miller former chief clerk of
the school land department under the
Cruce administration and It was
charged by Parkinson tn his report
that the department had lent money
on land In that county which was
worth considerable less than the
amount of the loan In all cases
where the special appraisers declare
the land to be worth less than the
amount of the loan the persons tc
whom the loan was made will he re-
quired to reduce the loan to the value
of the land It ii stated
DEAL CLOSED WHEREBY NORMAN
INSTITUTION PASSES TO THE
COMMONWEALTH
OTHER MEWS OF THE HEW STATE
Little Incident and Accidents That
Qe Te Make Up a Week's
History ef a Great
Commonwealth
Oklahoma City— The sanitarium tor
the Insane at Norman is now state
property and beginning with July 1
will be under the control of the state
The legislature appropriated $100000
with which to purchase the buildings
and property and $75000 to pay a de-
ficit for the maintenance of the In-
mates Of this latter amount $26000
was paid by the board of affairs a few
days ago and the balance will be paid
at oace
The board of affairs recently made
an invoice of the buildings and prop-
erty of the sanitarium and their fig-
ures showed a valuation of $16375579
after all depreciation from 20 to 75
per cent had been deducted
There will be no change In the ac-
tual management of the institution
Dr D W Griffin being superinten-
dent J I Day first physician and
Carl T Steen second physician
The transaction by which the state
came into the possession of the sani-
tarium was managed by W H Pente-
cost and R W Hoffman they being
the purchasers of the property when
It was sold
STEWART CO GETS CONTRACT
New York Concern Lowest Bidder On
CaoitoL
Oklahoma City— Carrying out the
recommendation of the special citizens
provisional committee the state Cap-
itol building commission by unanimous
vote awarded the contract for the con-
struction of the state capltol to James
Sewart & Company of New York The
bid accepted by the commissioners Is
for $1253500 which was the lowest
submitted by any of the bidders
The exterior of the first story of the
building will be of Oklahoma light gray
granite and the remainder of Bedford
stone The interior is to be finished
In Vermont marble
The attorney general’s office has be-
gun preparing the terms of the con-
tract which will be signed at the ear-
liest possible moment It is under-
stood that the contract will contain a
clause ' providing that the building
shall be ready for occupancy by the
Sixth legislature when It convenes in
January 1917
According to the terms of the new
capitol legislation the salaries of fA
present members of the capltol com-
mission cease at the expiration of fif-
teen days following the signing of the
contract and after that time they are
placed on a per diem basis receiving
$10 per day for the time actually em-
ployed They will work subject to the
call of the governor
BUSINESS GOOD AT 0 C OFFICE
Weaver Estimates Over 650000 Parcel
Post Package In Year
Oklahoma City — According to the
estimate of Postmaster Claude Wea-
ver approximately 665700 parcel post
packages were mailed at the local
postofflee during the fiscal year clos-
ing June 30 1915 In the same period
33285 parcels were insured Mr
Weaver estimates that this consti-
tutes 5 per cent of the total number
mailed and on this basis concludes
the estimate of 665700 packages as
the volume of business handled dur-
ing the year
In the parcel post count for Octo-
ber 1-13 1914 6 per cent of all the
parcels mailed at the Oklahoma City
office were insured In the count
from April 1-15 1915 237 per cent
were Insured During the latter
count a alrge number of catalogues
and other advertising matter were
mailed by mall order concerns A fair
estimate of the average of the num-
ber of parcels Insured would be 5 per
cent v
Statistics kept In the registry divi-
sion show that the total number of
pieces registered for the fiscal year
ended June 30 1915' was 40843 The
total number of registered pieces re-
ceived for delivery In the city was
47013 The total number of parcels
mailed C O D at the local office for
the fiscal vear waa 18305 The total
amount to be remitted by money or-
ders to senders of C O D parcels
mailed was $10012835 The total
of money order fees on amounts to be
remitted to senders of C O D par-
cels mailed was $93847
500 Are Attending Summer 8eislon
Norman — Approximately 500 stu-
dents Including' s large number of
city superintendents high school
principals and high school teachers
are now taking work In the summer
session of the University of Okla-
homa This is an Increase of nearly
150 over the enrollment In 1914 and
Dr W W Phelan director of the
summer session Is expecting a num-
ber of city superintendents now teach-
ing In county normals during June
te enroll In July
FRARR HOLT TAUGHT AT U OF 0
Morgan’ Assailant Well Known In
Oklahoma
Norman — Frank Holt v&o shot J
P Morgan at Glen Cove N Y was
assistant professor of German in the
University of Oklahoma at Norman
during the achool years 1909-10 and
1910-11 and Is the son-in-law oV Dr
O F Sensabaugh of Dallas Texas
who was presiding elder of the Okla-
homa City district of the Methodist
Episcopal church south in 1912 and
1913 '
Hold went to the university shortly
after marrying the daughter of the
South Methodist minister from a
school controlled by that church at
Fort Worth Texas and at a time a
South Methodist minister and two lay
members of that church were mem-
bers of the university board of re-
gents and it was alleged that the
school was practically under the con-
trol of the church
The instructor lost bis place at Nor-
man in the summer of 1911 soon after
the creation of the state board of edu-
cation and at the same time Dr A
Grant Evans president and other
members of the faculty including Pro-
fessor Henry Meier head of the Ger-
man department were removed
Former students of the university
recall that Holt had a peculiar dis-
position i They declare he was taci-
turn mainly Interested in queer
things and had few personal friends
among the members of the faculty or
students
THEATER BURRED AT SAPULPA
Lyrie Is Believed to Have Been the
Victim of Fire Bug
Sapulpa— The Lyric theater build-
ing here was reduced to ashes and the
Fisher Richey building was badly dam-
aged in a fire believed to have been of
incendiary origin People who were
awake at 3:30 o’clock heard a muffled
explosion and a little later a woman in
the- Berry building almost adjacent
saw flames break through the roof of
the Lyric building
Before the fire department could ar-
rive the building was a mass of flames
and the adjoining roofs were blazing
The stocks and fixtures of the B & H
store were ruined by water The total
loss will reach $25000 only partly cov-
ered by Insurance On the B & II
building there was no Insurance and
there was only $3400 on the Lyric the-
ater with its contents The theater has
been closed for weeks but was to open
again soon
C Jeunes manager of the theater
believes the fire was of incendiary ori-
gin due to the fact that on several
occasions lately his electrical connec-
tions hare been cut one time ruining
an electric piano
PRECIPITATION REACHES 2433 IH
Six Months Record Almost Equal
1908 Figures
Oklahoma City— Total precipitation
recorded at the government weather
bureau for the six months ending at
midnight June 30 was 2438 Inches or
more than fell In the corresponding
period In any of the last twenty-four
years save 1908 when the rainfall up
to July 1 amounted to 3323 inches
The least rainfall in any six months
ending June 30 was in 1895 when just
668 Inches had been recorded up to
this time
The following are the precipitation
records of the weather Bureau for the
Many Want Noble Bonds
Perry — The county commissioners
of Noble county sold the $100000
courthouse bond Issue to George I
Gilbert of Oklahoma City a a pre-
mium of $1178 J W Hawk of Okla
homa City was selected as the archi-
tect to plan the new building The
site for the new county building was
located to conform to plans submit-
ted a few weeks ago by Will H
Clark landscape architect who filed
blueprints of park improvements
Work on the new structure will pro-
ceed as fast as practicable
Shawnee To Try Automobile Routes
Shawnee — Under a ruling of the
postofflee department the six rural
mall routes out of Shawnee will give
way to three motor routes the last
of July The plan Is to go Into Opera-
tion In twenty-six Oklahoma cities and
towns as well as In cities In all other
states for the purpose of ascertaining
the feasibility of rapid transit In rural
mall delivery The new service Is
hoped to serve the patrons more quick-
ly at less coBt to the government
Killing At Stllwell
Stilwell — Charles Dick is dead and
Hooley Starr 22 related to prominent
citizens of Adair county Is confined
In jail charged with the killing as a
result of a shooting scrape at the
home of Bob Dannenberg It is al-
leged the men became involved in a
fight because Starr refused to heed
Dick's advice not to spit on the floor
Dannerberg found Dick lying In a pool
of blood Dick shortly before dying
told the authorities Starr had shot
him
DEPARTMENTS OF GOVERNMENT
BEING ESTABLISHED IN MEX-
ICO CITY AGAIN
ZAPATISTA TROOPS ARE PURSUED
Detachment Sent to Cut Off Retreat'
Casualties Reported Heavy In
Final Assault On ths
City
Washington — Dispatches to the Car-
ranza agency from Vera Cruz an-
nounced that Carranza was sending
officers of the various departments of
his government on a special train to
Mexico City to set' up a civil admin-
istration there at once
General Lopez Le Lara newly ap-
pointed governor of the federal dis-
trict started from Vera Cruz several
days ago and Is believed to have taken
charge In the capital when accord-
ing to a atate department report the
Zapata forces evacuated after making
a last stand against the victorious at-
tacking army under General GonzalesJ
There were severe fighting In the
outskirts of the city The Zapatistas
lost 3500 men four pieces of artillery
and a great quantity of small arms
and ammunition Immediately after
the defeat they began a hasty evacu-
ation of Mexico City fleeing toward
the south
The retreating Zapata forces were
pursued by a portion of the Gonzales
army while a heavy detachment was
sent posthaste southward parallel with
the aZpatlBta line of retreat to cut
across on their flank several miles
south of the city
ANOTHER CRAHK IMITATES HOLT
"Pearce” at New Orleans Threaten!
Reign of Terror
' i '
New Orleans La — A written threat
to assassinate J P Morgan Sir Cecil
Spring-Rice British ambassador to
the United States and to destroy by
bombs British vessels clearing from
American ports was received by a
local newspaper from a person who
signed himself “Pearce"
"Pearce" declared that the steamers
Howthhead and Baron Napier which
cleared from here July 8 and sailed
from Port Eads the following day
probably never would be heard from
again The Howthhead sailed for
Dublin and Belfast via Norfolk for
coal with general merchandise cargo
while the Baron Napier had on board
967 mules for Avonmouth England
direct Neither vessel carried pas-
sengers It is said but the Baron Na-
pier has aboard a large number ol
muleteers many of whom are resi-
dents of this city
WESTERN OFFENSIVE ABANDONED
Germans Have More Work To Do In
the Eaat
London — The check which the Rus-
sians have imposed on Archduke1
Joseph Ferdinand’s army in southern
Poland and the additional strain
which this has placed on the German
General Von Mackenzen's army to the
right has postponed the threatened
German offensive In the west and
there now is a possibility that the
allies will be the first to take the
offensive
In support of thlB It Is pointed out
that the attacks by the German crowa
prince’s army in the Woevre which
the German press announced was the
beginning of a general move forward
have ceased and what fighting is go-
ing on along the western front con-
sists of artillery engagements a few
Isolated attacks and counter-attacks
by Infantry which make Utile or no
difference in the positions of the op-
posing forces
The Brlish ccordlng to the French
report have repulsed a German atv'
tack The German reports howevf
allude to this as a British attack find
Berlin says it waa repulsed with con-
siderable loss In fact the French
and German reports are generally con-
tradictory In respect to what flgl ing
has taken place but from the trend of
them It Is evident that neither side
has attempted anything of a decisive
nature and it is believed here that
it may be weeks yet before they do so
There Is no confirmation of the re-
ported Italian Victory on the Corso
plateau hut dispatches from Rome say
the Italian troops are making good
progress in their work of capturing
the mountains around Trieste which '
they hope to take before commencing
the advance on the city Itself thus
avoiding a bombardment of the town
which is largely Inhabited by their
compatriots
Blow At Texas Liquor
San Antonio — Declaring that the
proposed state constitutional amend-
ment to give only to naturalized cit-
izens the right to vote In Texas will
affect 60000 antl-prohlbitlon votes the
retail liquor dealers decided to launch
a campaign to defeat the measure An
election to vote upon six proposed
constitutional amendments has been
called for July 24 and this particular
amendment makes it compulsory for
every foreign-born citizen to take out
his final naturalization papers before
voting
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The Davis News (Davis, Okla.), Vol. 21, No. 41, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 15, 1915, newspaper, July 15, 1915; Davis, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc1712393/m1/7/?q=%22new-sou%22: accessed July 10, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.