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W A UR IK A OKLA NEWS-DEMOCRAT
WAR’S PATHETIC SIDE
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GERMAN POST
DARING RAID MADE BY BRITISH
AIRMEN ON GERMAN
NAVAL BASE
1HE GENERAL OUTCOME DISPUTED
Full Extent of Damage Not Known
But According to German Report
of the Affair Raid Was
Fruitless
London — Assisted by light cruisers
destroyers and submarines seven
British naval airmen piloting sea-
planes made a daring attack Christ-
mas day on the German naval base at
Cuxhaven at the mouth of the Elbe
Six of the airmen returned safely
but the seventh Commander Hewlett
It is feared has been lost as his ma-
chine was found wrecked off Heligo-
land What damage was done by the
bombs thrown by the attacking par-
ty could not be ascertained but the
German report of the affair says that
the raid was fruitless
The enterprise of the British navy
In thus attempting to "dig out" the
German fleet brought about a battle
between the most modern of war ma-
chines The British squadron includ-
ing the light cruisers Arethusa and
Undaunted which have been engaged
in previous exploits on the German
coast was attacked by Zeppelins sea-
planes and submarines
By rapid maneuvering the ships
were able to avoid the submarines
while the Zeppelins found the fire of
the cruisers too dangerous for them
to keep up the fight The German
seaplanes dropped bwmbs which ac-
cording to the British account fell
harmlessly into the sea
The Germans however claim to
have hit two destroyers and their con-
voy the latter being set afire
The British ships remained In the
vicinity three hours without being at-
tacked by any surface warships and
picked up three of the seven pilots
and their planes Three others were
j
picked up by suDmarlnes but their
machines were sunk Commander
Hewlett It is thought was drowned
A French naval airman on Chrfit-
mas eve dropped twelve bombs on an
airship shed In Brussels but it "ai
Impossible to ascertain definitely the
amount of damage done
It was learned that the German air-
man who visited England on Christ-
mas day dropped a bomb near Wor-
chester which is only twenty-seven
miles southeast of St Pauls London
and seven miles from Gravesend The
bomb fell in the roadway
Filipino Uprising Not Serious
Washington — Details cf native up-
risings in the Philippines beginning service with ?5 per annum those of
Christmas eve vere given in a cable- four years' service with JiM per an-
gram received from Governor General num and those now in civil life who
Harrison at the war department and have been honorably discharged with-
made public by Assistant Secretary in eight years may enlist in the naval
Breckenridge The report minimized reserve and receive pay at the rate
the extent of the trouble but stated ff J12 per annum and be furnished
that small bodies of Filipinos had as- with uniform clothing outfit Provis-
sembled in Manila and N'cvatas Christ- ion is made for periodical assembling
mas eve and at La Guna De Bay ard
attempted to make trouble As a re-'
suit forty men were arrested and
one man was shot by a p- lireman j
Governor General Harrison reported
the disorders had been suppressed:
that every'hine was quiet and efforts
40000 Gifts Distributed
San Francisco — Forty thousand bags
of nuts raisins candies and fruit were
distributed to the children of this city
were being made to arrest the lead- hristmas day at the foot of a tower-
ers the chief of whom he said was in? Christmas tree in the grounds ot
believed to be a man under sentence the Panama-Pacific International ex-
of imprisonment for homicide I position
JAPAN EMPEROR DISSOLVES DIET
Army Measure Rejected By House and
1 '
Session Is Closed at Once
Tokio — Owing to the rejection of
the measure for an increase in the von Hlnderbure the German corn-
army and emperor has dissolved the mander to a correspondent of the As-
imperial diet thus upholding the pro- sociated Press was the turning point
gram of the ministry for military de- of the campaign in Poland
The Russian lines in northern Po-
land rested on this ci'y for the pos-
session of which there occurred the
biterest struggle of the entire war on
this front After the rURsians were
a majority of 65 but the house ap- forced to evacuate the town a gen-
proved the naval Increase by a ma-jeral Russian retirement toward War-
Jority of seven saw became necessary Under the
The rescript suspends the house of guidance of Major von HoIi-bn a
peers pending the election which prob-1 cousin of the late Baron von Holleben
ably will be held in March who was at one time German amfias-
The closing session 0f the bouse1 sador to the United States the As“0-j erop com" UP ° 'h average of ttie
was dramatic The delate extended ' elated Press correspondent visited f'a8t Pn 7'ar tke o'4 thresh-
all through the day and into the night some of the battlefields near Lodz
The bouse was unable to compose its1 The Austro-German attack was
differences and shortly before 10 made largely from the north and
o’clock it was announced that Emper- northwest They drove their columns
or Yoshihito bad exercised his royal into the Russians in the form of a
three-tined pitchfork
prerogative dissolving the diet
Germane Take Prisoners
Berlin — The Germans have taken
110000 Russians prisoners since No-! some of the neutral countries baring
ember 13 The Russian losses Invnsuls In Belgian territory now un-
billed and wounded have been corres-tder German military authority that
pondingly enormous the exequaturs crediting the consuls
The Germans hare reumed the of- to Belgium will not be recognized fur-
fenslTe from Neidenburg to Soldau ther though provisional recognition
repulsing the Russians and lakngLl be granted
1000 prisoners I Representative cf South American
The war office officially admitted republics have Informed Secretary
the Germans had evacuated their port- Bryan of the receipt of such notice
tion in the regi-n of Chalons France' from Germany It Is believed here
where their trench were leveJed by if diplomatic circles however that
the ail:' bombardment (the notice Is oa its way to all powers
V V ”
T7 -JA i w W
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SIR HENRY HOWARD
Sir Henry Howard waa recently apt-
pointed envoy from England to the
Holy See at Rome He was formerly
minister to The Hague and Is well
known In the United States While
he was an attache of the British lega-
tion In Washington nearly fifty years
ago he married Miss Cecilia Riggs
daughter of the late George W Riggs
of that city She died in 1907
NAVAL RESERVES CLASS PROPOSED
Daniels Wduld Keep Discharged Men
Organized for Service
Washington — Creation of a naval
reserve from among honorably dis-
charged enlisted men of the navy U
proposed In a draft of an amendment
to the forthcoming naval appropria-
tion bill which Secretary Daniels has
sent to the senate and house naval
committees with a strong recommen-
dation that it be adopted
"If this amendment be enacted into
law” said Mr Daniels in his state-
ment "two most important and neces-
sary means for promoting the effl-
ciency of the navy will be provided
Firgt it w make availaWe a reserve
organization of trained hien to supple-
ment the regular establishment in
time of war Second it will increase
the efficiency of the regular navy by
offering a substantial inducement to
men to continue in the service for pe-
riods of twelve sixteen and twenty
years
"The principal features of the bill
are as follows:
“Men who have had twenty years
of honorable service may upon their
own application be transferred to the
reserve on half pay those of sixteen
years' service with one-third pay
those of twelve years’ service with
one-fourth pay those of eight years'
for muster inspection and drill"
CAPTURE LOCZ TURNED CAMPAIGN
Grma" Ge"erai Declare Lo" of CitZ
Caused General Retreat
Lodz — The capture of Lodz accord-
ing to declaration made py General
OVER THE STATE
WHEAT PRICES CAUSE FARMERS
TO ABANDON COTTON AND
SOW SMALL GRAIN
OTHER NEWS OF THE NEW STATE
Little Incidents and Accidents That
Go To Make Up the Life Hie
tory of One Week In Our
Commonwealth
Cblckasha — Grady county is ans-
wering to the call of Europe for food
stuffs by sowing wheat — a hundred
thousand acres of it more than was
ever before sown in the county Grady
county with its area slightly smaller
than that of the whole state of Rhode
Island is not exactly in the wheat
zone either it is in that section where
it may turn to cotton corn forage
crops melons or wheat This year
farmers are turning to wheat as the
crop affected most by the obnormal
demand for food in foreign countries
Corn laud cotton land alfalfa land
land of all kinds is seeded down to the
grain that has risen in price since
harvesting time from 6S cents to $105
Every grain of this 100000 acres is
already in the ground well up and
getting the full benefit of one of the
most favorable winters this section
has seen for the growth of fall sown
crops Farmers declare some is yet
to be sown not much for the farm
ers saw early that wheat was the crop
for the year and neglected everything
else in order to get next season's
terpage in the soil in good shape
But farmers declare that never be-
fore in the section has there been so
much small grain sown between the
rows of summer crops
Last summer was particularly fa-
vorable for the proper cultivation of
corn cotton and kafir Fall found
the fields clean from weeds and level
The results of the work of Farm
Agent McN'ahb were to he seen in all
parts ot the county But a bumper
crop had been harvested in June and
July and many fanners change crops
immediately after a bumper one of a
particular variety has been made
Most of them even sold their grain
directly from the machine It brought
around 7u cents and Oklahoma wheat
growers appreciate the advantage
they have of getting the early mar-
ket throwing their products on before
Kansas and northern growers have
glutted the market They did ft as
usual this year Tfien war was de-
clared and the price began to soar
One man who sold last week made
$7u0 by holding
While wheat was constantly soar-
ing skyward in price cotton was drop-
ping Farmers thought they saw an
opportunity and they took it Wheat
was drilled Into corn stalks and cot-
ton O C Cooper the new farm dem-
onstration agent believes that from a
half to two-thirds of last year's corn
and cotton land that would raise good
wheat has been sowed It was put in-
to the corn fields before the summer
crop was gathered and disc drills were
put into the cotton patch regardless
of whatever damage might result ' to
the unpicked staple
Myron E Humphrey manager of
!h C'hickasha Milling Company
i agrees that fully I'mjuoo acres is now-
in the ground much of it being pas-
tured as a substitute for dry forage
II declares the acreage to be almost
if not quite double what It was last
' year
I Figures for 1914 show Crady
county raised from 50000 to 60000
acres of wheat with the greatest
'yield known In years The manager
of one of the large milling companies
In O klahoma says that much of this
state's crop is now going to foreign
counTies a considerable amount go-
i Lug direct from Grady's county seat
Btaton direct to foreign ports
I The question is often asked: "How
I much do farmers expect to get for
tt ir wh-at?" Some th:ck present
conditions point to Jl grain next July
U'iers de lare that they have sown
W'th the expectation of getting half
a-ain as much The county farm detn-
onstration agent believes $125 can be
d-pended upon and he takes the im-
mense acreage as a safe indication
that Grady county will he prosperous
aext year
1 Certain it is that c ady county will
have the greatest harvesting problem
that It has ever had Three t0 live
1 hundred binders wilt be required to
barveFt the grain and twice as many
j men will be required to follow up for
i he shocking alone If next spring's
ing machines scattered over the
Washita river bottoms and table
land in the north part of the county
and the sandy loam districts In the
south to care for the yield from lo0-
040 acres
Stats Profits By Insurance
That the state of Oklahoma has
been paid $11365629 by Insurance
companies la payment for destruction
of state build nga by fire and tornado
as compared with premium payments
to the Insurance companies of $13040
is shown by figures compiled by Up-
sher Sc Upsher agents employed by the
state board of affair to look after the
state's Insurance These figures rep-
resent merely since August 1 1913
and Mr Upsher said there was so lit-
tle cf record available preceding that
time that no effort was made to in-
quire further tack
IN THE PUBLIC EYE
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' f C' 1?
Prof W L Carlyle the new director
of the Oklahoma Experiment Station
at Stillwater hails from Moscow
Idaho where he had similar work
with the University of Idaho
DARING UNKNOWN BANDIT KILLED
Engages in Fatal Battle With Town
Marshall When Caught In Act
Cleveland — An unknown robber is
dead with two bullets through his
head City Marshal S W Fenton and
Joe Long each have a bullet hole
through legs as the result of a pistol
fight between the robber aud the mar-
shal in a poolroom here
A man with a silk handkerchief
over the lower part of his face en-
tered the Imperial pool hall where
at the point of his revolver he com-
pelled the twenty men to line up with
their buck3 to the walls Following
the command of the robber the men
turned their pockets "wrong side out"
aud pitched on the pool tables what
money they had
While the robber was gathering up
the coin City Marshal Fenton passed
in front of the building which is In
the central part of the business dis-
trict Seeing the unusual spectacle
of the men ’Ined up against the walls
emptying the contents of their pock-
ets onto pool tables the marshal
opened the door As the door swung
open the robber who until that time
had his back to the entrance turned
and fired two shots at the marshal
one of which struck the officer in the
leg Although bit the marshal re-
turned the fire one bullet striking
the robber in the mouth the other
penetrating the robber’s skull The
robber fired six shots and the mar-
shal five During the general fusllade
Joe Long was hit in the leg by one
of the bullets and a bullet went
through the hat of another man
During the shooting those in the
room bolted leaving about $10 on the
pool tables
Nine Men Hurt in Blaze
Oklahoma City — Seven firemen In-
cluding Assistant Chief "Tony” Myers
a policeman and a bystander were In-
jured none fatally in a fire which
gutted the building and destroyed the
stock of the J W Jenkins' Sons Mus c
company damaged adjoining build-
ings and caused a total property lots
aggregating $65440
Gas explosions and the Injury of
the men ice and danger of falling
walls and escaping gas which fed the
flames for three hours were difficul-
ties met by the firemen during a light
continuing from 5:20 a in until after
10 o'clock
Two men were Injured when an ex-
plosion of gas blew out the front of
the store and seven firemen were In-
jured a moment later when an ex-
plosion occurred in the rear of the
building Gas from a broken main
in the basement Ignited and the flaNnes
roared to the third floor of the Jen-
kins' building By 10 o’clo k the tire
was under control after it hail de-
stroyed the Jenkins' company build-
ing and its contents damaged the
Robert It Scott building which ad
joins it and water had damaged the
contents of three basements
Assistant Chief Meyers and Fix of
his men were Injured when the ex-
plosion occurred In the rear of the
store as they were attempting to beat
in the door to-reach the flames Chief
R M Brooks and several other fire-
men were blown hack with the In-
jured men across the alley and under
a fire truck by the force cf the ex-
plosion hut escaped injury Patrol-
man Macarty and "Mack” Flynn were
peering into the front when an ex-
ploelon just Inside blew out the plate
glass window hurling an exhlbltlcp
piano to the street Flynn was pin-
ned beneath the piano and sustained
two fractures cf a leg above th
knee Macarty was blown back to the
curb and was badly cut by flying glass
All of the injured men are expected Cc
recover
Indian Children Made Happy
Lawton — Two hundred children of
the Comanche Indian nation attend-
ing a government school near hers
were made happy by a unique Christ-
mas present from the governmenn
Pupils were lined up in the lobby of a
bank and as each passed the paying
teller's window a new shiny flve-dollar
gold piece was slipped Into the child's
band But the new gold did not spar
kle long In the hands of the Indian
children Within few hours after
the last of the $140 vrav pxd over
the counter the mod of It was spent
I®
WESTERN HEMISPHERE CONFER
ENCE ON COMMISSION IS
WASHINGON PLAN
ALL AMERICAN NATIONS INVITED
Credits to Be Discussed Business In-
dependence of Europe Sought by
Plan of Wilson Admin-
istration Washington — All Central and South
American nations have been invited
by the United States government to
send their ministers of finance and
leading bankers to Washington for a
conference with treasury department
officials and financiers of this country
on commercial problems confronting
the two Americas as a result of the
European war Acceptances already
have been cabled by several of the
countries and the conference probably
will be held early In the spring
Officials of the treasury commerce
snd state departments look forward to
this as an Important step toward
bringing two Important American con-
tinents In closer relationship than ever
before They point out that in the
Pan-American movement lies the hope
of South America for financial Inde-
pendence of Europe and Buggest the
possibility of New York becoming at
least a serious competitor with Lon-
don for supremacy as a world’s finan-
cial center
Credits Main Demand
It has long been recognized that the
crux of the difficulties In the way of
commerce between the United States
and other nations lies In the question
Df credits South and Central Amer-
ican buyers have been accustomed to
seek and easily obtain long term cred-
its in Europe
At present bankers of the United
States do practically no business di-
rectly with South America and for-
eign exchange with countries is car-
ried on with London Largely to tills
has been attributed the comparatively
small amount of trade between the
United States and her next door neigh-
bor to the south
Officials who discussed the situation
hope to see an exchange of views at
ihe forthcoming conference that will
lead tn many connections betwpen
houses in the United States and those
In the principal South American coun-
tries with more branches of American
banks there
SARRAHZAISTAS JOINED VILLA
Defection of Seven Thousand Men Is
Reported
On board U S S San Diego (En-
route to San Iliego Calif) — Seven
thousand troops of General Venustiano
Carranza’s forces declared for General
Francisco Villa at Tepir In the state
of that name on the west coast of
Mexico Foreigners at San Bias and
Teplc have taken refuge aboard the
1'nlted States supply ship Glacier
tear Admiral Howard In command ol
the Pacific fleet on the receipt of the
news ordered the gunboat Annapolis
by wireless to San Bias but no trouble
Is expected
Zapata Defeated
Vera Cruz — Four thousand follow-
ers of General Carranza according to
official reports received here defeated
5440 men under General Efemlo Za-
pata brother of Emiliano Zapata and
Andrew- Almazon The fighting took
place at Tepaeca northwest of Tehu-
rar In the state of Puebla and lasted
four hours
SEVERE DEFEAT FOR AUSTRAINS
Lose a Third of the Force Sent Into
Gatacia
Indon — The war news coming from
the RusMnn front is highly gratifying
to the allies There has been a slack-
ening of fighting in northern Poland
between the Vistula and the Pi!h a
rivers where the Russians have cap-
tured some German trenches prison-
ers and guns — an indication It Is be-
lieved here that the German frontal
attack on the army guarding Warsaw
has been definitely checked
In southern Poland the Russians
slso record some successes while In
Galacia they have apparently Inflicted
a defeat on the Austrians almost as
serious as that which Emperor Fran-
cis’ troops suffered In Servla
Since their latest offensive com-
menced the Russians have taken 50-
040 Austrian prisoners and captured
many runs according to the Russian
official reports It must have lost
more than a third of the number in
killed wounded and prisoners The
state of the roads which are feet deep
In mud has prevented the Russians
from making the pursuit at effective
as It might have been could the Cos-
sacks have found a firm footing for
their horses
British observers of the progress of
the war pointed to the admission in
the Austrian official announcement
that Russia la once more master of
the passes in the Carpathian moun-
tains and that the troops along the
entire Austrian front from the Rials
river to a point northeast of the L'uk’s
Pass seem to be failing back
t r v i
Member of the British royal naval
reserve volunteers fondly carrying his
Infant child as he makes his way to
the mobilization point
BE EXECUTED
SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED
STATES FINALLY TO
REVIEW CASE
CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT DENIED
Is the Contention Because He Wat
Not In Court When Jury Rend-
ered Its Verdict — Justice
Lamar Grants Reprieve
Washington — Justice Lamar of the
Cnited States supreme court granted
an appeal from the refusal of the fed-
eral district court for northern Geor-
gia to release on habeas corpus pro-
ceedings Leo M Frank under death
sentence for the murder of Mary Pha-
gan 14-year-old factory girl of At-
lanta Ga
As a result of Justice Lamar's ac-
tion the entire court now will pass
upon Frank's right to seek release on
a writ of habeas corpus on the ground
that the trial court lost jurisdiction
over him by Its failure to have him
present when the verdict was re-
turned Should the court decide that Frank
waB entitled to ask for the writ the
rase probably would be remanded to
the district court for the taking of
evidence blit should the supreme court
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"'It’s a long lane that has no H
turning” said Leo Frank In his 5
j cell
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lecdde that he was not entitled to tha
benefit of the habeas corpus writ the
state of Georgia would no longer bo
barred from imposing the death sen-
tence In the event the supreme court
eventually decides that Frank must bo
released from custody It was said a
further question about wheh there la
uncertainty would arise as to tho
power of the Mato to Indict and try
him a second time
It Is said autnorlties differ as to
whether the first trial would be re-
garded as having placed Frank la
jeopardy"
NOTICE SERVED ON GREAT BRITIAN
That the Spirit of 1812 Still Exists In
the United Statts of America
Washington — The United States
government has dispatched a long poto
to Great Britain insisting upon early
Ipmorvemc-nt In the treatment of
American commerce by the British
fleet It gave warning that murh feel-
ing had been aroused In this country
and that public criticism was general
over unwarranted Interference with
the legitimate foreign trade of the
United Staten
The document constituting the
strongest representation on this sub-
ject made by the United State to any
pf the belligerents slnre the outbreak
of the war waa cabled to Ambassador
Pace to be formally presented to Sir
Edward Grey the British foreign sec-
retary As the detailed point of view of the
United States In numerous specific
rases of detentions and seizures of
cargoes hnd been set forth In a series
nf emphatic protests most of which
have gone unheeded the communica-
tion was rouched In general term
covering the entire subject of the rela-
tions between the United States and
Great Britain as affected by the lat-
ter's naval policy considered highly
objectionable bv this government
The note declares at Its outset that
the representations are mare tn a
friendly spirit but the United States
considers It best to speak In terms of
frankness lest silence be construed as
an acquiescence In a policy on the
part of Great Britain which Infringes
the rights of American citizens under
the law tif nations
Since France has adopted practical-
ly the same decree on contraband a
has Great Britain the note Is virtu-
ally a statement Intended for all tbs
members of ibe triple entenla
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