The Amorita Herald (Amorita, Okla.), Vol. 6, No. 45, Ed. 1 Friday, October 27, 1916 Page: 3 of 8
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- THE HERALD AMOKITA OKLAHOMA
TEW TA11E A
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Constanza on the Black Sea
Falls Before Attacks of
Central Powers
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OFFENSIVE OF SERBS HALTED
Germans and Bulgarians Succeed In
Stopping Advanca on Corns Rlvor
— British Yoke Trencheei
Serlin Oct 24 — The Romanian fort
of Constania has been captured by
the Germans the - war 'office an-
nounced today ' - “ ' '
Troops of the central powers hare
crossed the railway line running be-
tween - the Black ' Sea port of Con-
stanza and the river Danube at a
point to the east of Morfattar the of-
ficial announcement says
On the left wing of Field Marshal
Von Mackensen’s army the 'statement
adds the Germans and their allies are
approaching the Danube town of
- Tchemavoda
' Halt 8erb Offensive 1
- London Oct ‘24 — On 'the Transyl
vania front stubborn fighting is still
in progress between the Teutonic al-
lies and the Rumanians for the moun-
tain passes land the territory Inside
Rumania which has been captured by
the A Us tr overmans H — - V-
The Russians having been cleared
from the Narayuvka river region of
Galicia the AUStfo-Germans have
hurled a violent attack against other
forces of Emperor 'Nicholas north of
Brody near the Galicia border The
attack was repulsed according to Pet-
rograd ' At the bend ‘'of the Cerna river in
Serbia Berlin says the Germans and
Bulgarians fighting side by side have
halted the offensive of the Serbs who
now are on the defensive Bad wea-
ther is still hampering full operations
on the Macedonian front
British -Take Trenches
- More -than 1000 yards of German
trenches near Guedecourt and ' Les
Boeufs were taken by the British In
fighting- north of the Somme river In
France this afternoon1 According to to-
night’s ' official communication In
the region of Grandecourt the British
artillery stopped a German plan for
an attack 1 -
The Italians' have again begun a
lively ' bombardment of Austrian posi-
tions on the Carso plateau northwest
of Trlest probably presaging another
attempt soon to press forward toward
Austria’s chief seaport on the Adri-
atic - -
Teutons Gain In Dobrudja
London Oct 23 — The tide of battle
In Dobrudja has changed again and
the Rumanian-Slav forces are being
pushed back by the Germans Bulgars
and Turks Berlin says that the vic-
tory is “decisive” but the Bulgarian
official report is not so extravagant
merely 'stating that several towns
have been occupied and 3500 prison-
ers taken
Bucharest admits that the Ruman-
ian' and Russian troops were forced to
retreat in the face of Von Macken-
sen’s new offensive but gives no de-
tails of the battle “ The Germans ap-
parently are carrying jout a plan of
action against Rumania similar to
that being used by the Entente Allies
against the Teutons — hammering on
both the Transylvanian and Dobrudja
fronts at the same time so that the
Rumanians will be unable to switch
troops from one front to another to
meet the attacks
- Hold in Transylvania'
In the fighting in Transylvania and
in the mountains along the border
however the Rumanian war office
makes the claim that the Austro-Ger-mans
have been driven back at sev-
eral points and says that the Teuton
attacks in the Buzen Valley were re-
pulsed with heavy losses -
The battle last week along the Nara-
yuvka riverain Galicia resulted in a
rather important victory for the Aus-tro-Germans
according to Berlin The
Russians it is said hold only a small
part of the west bank of the river now
and suffered heavy casualties in be-
ing driven from their positions The
Russian statement however indicates
that the battle still is in progress
Germans Still Attack In France v
On the front in Franoe severe fight-
ing still is in progress with the Ger-
mans continuing their efforts to win
back ground from the Allies The Ber-
lin report- today says that trenches
taken by the French between Blaches
and La Maisonette south of the
Somme were recaptured in counter
Attacks Saturday Berlin admits that
the British made some progress north
of the Somme in Saturday’s fighting '
but at a “reckless sacrifice ef human
lives”
COUNT TERAUCHI
Lieut Gen' Count Terauchi - the
new Japanese premier asserts that
Japan wilt not take any aggressive
atop toward the United 8tates or
any other country “so long aa
Japan’s vital Interests and dignity
are not Infringed “ :
FLOATED 30 HOURS ON RAFT
Captain Gras haw Was the Only 8ur-
vlvor of Crew of 22 on Lake -
- Steamer Colgate '
“ -
Cleveland Oct 23 — Storm-swept
Lake Erie today gave up another frag-
ment of the story of its “Black Fri-
day” — another-' vessel pounded to
pieces In the stinging gale and grind-
ing waves carrying twenty-one men
to their deaths The last vessel Is the
Duluth owned whaleback James B
Colgate V‘ -
Its one survivor adrift for thirty
and one-half hours' on a raft brought
the story ashore Half dead from two
nights and a day spent tortured apd
torn by the seas he was carried -bff
a rescue ship at Conneat O this af-
ternoon He Is Capt Walter Grashaw
of Cleveland master of the Colgate
which went down at 10 o’clock Friday
night off Long Point Canada oppo-
site Erie'
Every one of the crew of twenty-
one perished nineteen of them sucked
down to death the instant the big
steel hull founded in the storm and
two added to the roll by exhaustion
exposure and the waves breaking over
the raft that carried their captain The
ferry steamer Marquette and Besse-
mer No 2 picked up the captain off
Rondeau Canada opposite Cleveland
The Colgate went down the night of
what came to ! be known today as
“Black Friday” In marine circles Six
men were lost when the Bteamer Filer
sank in Lake Erie Friday - Early that
same night the steamer Marshall F
Bitters foundered but its crew of thir-
teen men were saved
Less than an hour after the Filer
sank the Colgate by far the largest
of the victim steamers went down
mllea away The lake held Its secret
until this morning at 8:30 o’clock'
when Captain Grashaw was rescued
Grashaw who had been master of
the Colgate for only two weeks was
able to tell where his ship had sunk
and that his crew had been losL-Then
be became unconscious from the re-
action of his long fight for life and
remained so during the 6-hour trip of
the rescue ship to ConneauL He is
In a hospital there in a critical con-
dition Iowa 8oldlera to Vote
Des Moines la - Oct 20 — Iowa
troops on the Mexican border will be
allowed to vote under a decision ren-
dered by Attorney General George
Cosson The decision says the law
passed In the Civil War permitting
Iowa soldiers to vote (till is valid
CONDENSED NEWS ITEMS
— Hugo J Warner wealthy Chicago
advertising man' and three others all
social ' settlement workers were
drowned when Warner’s limousine
plunged through an open draw into
the Chicago river They were return-
ing from spending the night giving In-
structions In the Maxwell settlement
house -
— Pope Benedict has decided to bold
a secret consistory December 4 and a
public consistory December 7 at which
he will ereate a number of new eardfr
Bale
GRAIN IS SOARING
’ -
Boost In Prices of Wheat' and
Corn Follows I Announce-
ment of Shortage
ftOOB IS RAPIDLY AOVAKCIXB
r
Reports From Milling Centers Shew
Rise of Twenty to Fifty
- Cento a Barrel
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Kansas City Oct 24 — Wheat and
corn prices on the American markets
are now higher than they have been
in years' -- ‘
Reports of a strong foreign market
sent wheat' soaring on the board of
trade yesterday The high mark on
May wheat was $171 the highest
since 1898 December wheat went up
to 3170 a bushel ' July wheat which
closed at 3168 in Kansas City on Sat-
urday ’ opened yesterday morning 4
cents higher ' - -
' The International institute at Rome
yesterday reported that the world
wheat crop is 7 per cent below nor-
mal and 25 per cent under last year’s
crop' This also affected the markets
In' this country The Institute esti-
mated the crop of every nation
Corn' at $102
No 2 yellow cofn sold at 31-02 a
bushel in Kansas City yesterday 15
cents higher than December options
were quoted at The price of corn on
the Chicago l&arket was 31 to 3101
Baling Kan Oct '24— Wheat sold
for 31-63 on the local market today
the highest price paid here elncelS77
Floor is 'selling at 3238 for1 a forty-
eight-pound sack '
Flour Also Is Higher
Chicago Qct - 24 — Wheat prices
made a sensational fresh jump up-
ward today of more than 5 cents
bushel ’ ' '
Prodigious buying accompanied this
advcnce Estimates that the world’s
crop is 25 'per cent under last year’s
total tended to emphasize the short-
age in the United States and so too
did dwindling receipts in- the North-
west both sides of the Canadian line
In Addition Argentine drouth damage
had forced another big advance in
prices at Buenos Ayres
-- Charges that the milling interests
have made an excess profit of 360-
000000 by using rejected wheat and
wheat below milling grades while
changing consumers for flour based
on the best grades of wheat were made
today by Miss Florence King of the
Woman’s Association of Commerce In
a complaint filed ’ with the United
States District Attorney Clyne
- Minneapolis Oct 24— Five thorn
Hand bushels of No 1 durum wheat
sold in the cash market here tpday at
32 8 bushel The wheat was pur-
chased by a local concern from an-
other local concern for milling' pur-
posflp MINE EXPLOSION KILLS 15
Underground Passage In Col Shaft
at Marval Ala Wrecked— One
Rescuer Loses Lift
Birmingham Ala Oct 23-— Fifteen
men were killed In an explosion which
wrecked the passageway leading to
the entry where they were working
In the mine of the Roden Coal Com-
pany at Marvel Ala near here today:
another was badly burned and a mem-
ber of a rescue party which entered
the mine shortly after the explosion
occurred fell from a ladder to the
mine floor and was killed Four other
members of the party of rescuers
were overcome by gas but were re-
suscitated The cause of the explosion had not
been definitely determined tonight
‘ Of those killed by the explosion nine
were white men Including W F Coch-
rane master mechanic of the mine
W B Freeman chief electrician and
Grover Finley boss driver and six
negroes '
SEVERE RIOTING IN VIENNA
v London Oct 23 — A wireless dis-
patch from Rome reports that after
the assassination of Count Steurgkh
there were grave riots in Vienna
which the police were powerless to
quell
Vienna Oct 23 — The assassination
of the Austrian premier Count Karl
Steurgkh was purely political and
was Induced by his refusal to convene
Parliament according to the admis-
sion of Dr Friedrich Adler his as-
sassin shortly after his arrest
Doctor Adler Is an eccentric and
snper-radlcal - Socialist sometimes
known as “the Llebknecht of Aus-
tria” He is editor of Der Kampferg
At first he declined to reveal his mo-
tives but after being locked up he
broke down and declared the pre-
mier’! political policies had led him
do tbo deed
BATTLE ON MEXICAN BORDER
American Cavalry Patrol Returns Flro
of Party of Native— Fight -“
Lasted 48 Minutes
San Antonio 'Tex' OcL 21 — Amer-
ican troops and Mexicans clashed near
San Jose In the Big Bend country yes-
terday afternoon according to a re-
port received by General Funston
early tonight from Col Joseph Gaston
commander of the district ’ The fight
lasted forty-five minutes No losses
were suffered by the Americans and
Information la lacking regarding
losses among the Mexicans
- Colonel Gaston’s report said that a
band of about thirty 'Mexicans opened
fire on a detachment composed of
twenty-three men of the Sixth Caval-
ry and a Texas cavalry detail en-
gaged In patrol duty between Pre-
sidio and Ruldosa Lieutenant Cud-
ington of the Texas squadron com-
manding the troops ordered his men
to return the flre
A vigorous exchange of shots con-
tinued for forty-five minutes the
Americans ' and Mexicans firing in
skirmish formation from covered post-'
tions on either side of the Rio Grande
Information from Colonel Gaston did
not indicate that the United ’ States
troops crossed in pursuit of the Mex-
icans After the fight Lieutenant
Cudington returned to Ruldosa with
71s command'
Whether the Mexicans were de facto
government troops or members of a
bandit band was not known by Gen-
eral Funston tonight He is awaiting
a detailed report of the action-
Colonel Gaston reported that Maj
A V P 'Anderson of the Sixth Cav-
alry had gone to San Jose to investi-
gate the circumstances Colonel Rio-
jos commander of the Carranza gar-
rison at Ojinlga has gone there for
the same purpose according to Colo-
nel Gaston '
Washington OcL 21 — General Fun-
ston reporting tonight on the ex-
change of shots across the border at
San Jose said that late reports reach-
ing him Indicated the American troops
were fired upon “by drunken Mex-
icans” VILLA WINS A BIG BATTLE
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Carranza Leader 8lain and Fore Sent
Out From Chihuahua City Rout- -v
- ed by Bandits
3' jn — t - - '
El Faso Tex' OcL 24 — That Gen-
eral Ozuna commander of the expedi-
tion of Mexican db facto troops sent to
capture Villa was killed in Saturday’s
battle with the bandit his command
cut to pieces and Col Martin Salinas
who succeeded to the command after
Ozqna’s death was wounded danger-
ously were the reports received here
today by agents of United States gov-
ernment departments and transmitted
to Washington
Large forces of bandits under per-
sonal command of Villa were en-
camped at Fresno only ten miles west
of Chihuahua City last night menacing
the largest and best fortified city In
Northern Mexico according to these
reports —
From Mexican official sources no
verification of these reports was avail-
able Since Saturday’s battle between
Carranzlstas and VillistaB an unusu-
ally rigid censorship hs been main-
tained by de facto officials and rep-
resentatives of mining companies were
allowed to send only meager details
of the ilghL Chihuahua City papers
print little of the battle except to say
there was heavy fighting resulting In
a victory for the Carranzlstas
WANT BAKER’S RESIGNATION
Big Patrlotle Societies of Washington
Drafting Resolution to Bo 8ont
to President Wilson
Washington OcL 24 — Washington
patriotic societies today were prepar-
ing special drafts of a resolution de-
manding Secretary Baker’s resigna-
tion because of a speech in which he
is alleged to hava termed followers of
Washington’s army “as thieves church
looters and disreputable characters
generally”
When finished drafts of the resolu-
tion will he sent to Secretary Baker
and to President Wilson
At a special - meeting representa-
tives of eleven great patriotic societies
of women demanded Secretary Baker’s
immediate resignation Hla remarks
alleged to have been delivered at a
Jersey City campaign meeting Octo-
ber 16 constituted “an odious unjust
and untrue attack upon the forefathers
of America the founders of this re-
public and of the Declaration of In-
dependence” Plans Peace Trip In Europe
Stanford University Cal OcL 20—
David Starr Jordan chancellor of
Stanford University and peace advo-
cate plans to carry hla peace cam-
paign straight to the battle field of
Europe next spring
FRENCH TEAR GAP
IN GERMAN LINES
FORT AND VILLAGE OF DOUAU-
MONT AND OTHER GROUND
18 RECOVERED
GAIN NEARLY TWO MILES
‘ s
More Than 3600 Prieoners Are Tak-
en— Rumanians Still Hard Pressed
On Both Front— 8erbe and Engllah
Advanca In Macedonia
London OcL 25 — Switching their of-
fensive from the Somme region - in
France — possibly as a counter to the
advance of the Teutonic allies In the
Dobrudja region of Rumania the
French have smashed the German line
north and northeast of Verdun over
front of four and one-third miles pen-
etrating it along its entire length In
the center gaining a distance of nearly
two miles
Preceded by a violent bombardment
such as marked the great attacks and
counter attacks during the days wfeen
Verdun was the focal point in world
Interest the offensive was delivered
approixmately from the eastern bank
of the Meuse river near Bras east-
ward to the Damloup Battery
When night fell the village and fort
of DouaumonL in the center were In -In
the hands of the French while on
their left wing the French men had
pushed beyond Thiaumont and captor
ed the Haudremont quarry and taken
up positions along the Bras-Douaumont
road On their right wing considerable
progress also had been made from
Douaumont to Damloup More than
360l) prisoners and quantities of war
material were captured by the French
In the Dobrudaj region of Ru-
mania the Germans Bulgarians and
Turks were giving no rest to the Rus-
sians and Rumanians who continue to
retreat along the entire front from the
Black Sea to the Danube river al-
though at some points they are vigor-
ously opposing the advance of the In-
vaders - r
Rachova on the river a short dls-
t&nce below Tchernavoda and Med-
jidle on the railway midway between -Tchernavoda
and Constanza have fall-
en into the hands of the Teutonic al-
lies In the latter region cavalry Is pur
uing-'the retreating Russo-Rumanlan
forces well to the north of the rail-
way line More than 6700 prisoners
have been taken by Field Marshal
Von Mackensen
Constantinople reports the opera-
tions of Turkish submarines In the
Black Sea off the Rumanian coast In
the sinking of a three thousand ton
Rumanian transport and sailing supply
ships bound for Constanza with pro-
visions ' Predeal to the southward of Kran-
atadL on the Transylvanian 'fronL has
been captured by the Austra-Germans
according to Berlin and the resist-
ance of the Rumanians In the
Rothenthurm Pass south of Herman-
stadt has been broken Bucharest an-
nounces that in an attack along the
entire Oituz region the Rumanians
captured several hundred prisoners
and ten guns
From the Baltic sea to the Carpa-
thian mountains a period of com-
parative calm has again set in
On the Austro-Italian front the Aus-
trians and Italians at various points
especially on the ABiago Plateau In
the Sugana valley in the Plava sector
of the middle Isonzo and on the Carao
front are vigorously bombarding op-
posing positions
The Serbs in the Cerna region of the
Macedonian front have put down a
German-Bulgarian attack and them-
selves delivered a thrust which was re-
warded by the capture of several
trenches In the Doiran sector the
British also captured a Teutonic allied
trench Floods are interfering with
the operations on the Struma fronL
Four British and four Norwegian
steamers have’ been sunk by subma-
rines or miens The tonnage of the
British steamers sunk aggregated
2291
American Soldiers Killed
Santo Domingo OcL 25 — In an en-
gagement between American troops
and rebel forces today General Ra-
mos Batista was killed Several
Americans also are reported killed In-
cluding two officers and one Ameri-
can officer was wounded The Ameri-
can commander attempted to acrest
General Batista who resisted and
ordered an attack on the American
forces Fighting continued for a con-
siderable time hut the rebels word
eventually defeated
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