State Sentinel (Stigler, Okla.), Vol. 11, No. 10, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 20, 1916 Page: 1 of 4
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STATE SEN'TIXEL Established 190
HASKKL COUNTY LEADER Established 1009
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GOVERNMENT WILL NOT WITH-
DRAW UNTIL THE REPORT
IS CONFIRMED
WASHINGTON April 16— Fran-
cisco Villa Is dead and bis body dis-
intened some days after his burial is
in possession of the Carranza troops
according to a aeries of teiegrsphlc
messages received In Juarez today ny
tbe Mexican official
For more thau a week reports tUrt
Villa had died from wounds had beoa
current both here sod in Juarez To-
day's accounts were the most circum-
stantial and apparently reliable yet
received They were accepted with
reserve by American official? Includ-
ing General George Bell Jr but the
Mexican officials expressed confidence
in their reliability The messages
in the order in which they were re-
ceived were as follows:
Tbe dispatcher of the Mexican
northwestern railroad at Juarez re-
ported to General Gabriel Carranza
commander at Juarez that he had
heard a conversation over the tele-
graph wires to the efTect that Villa’s
body was in the hands of Carranza
troops
General Gavlra notified Consul An-
dres Garcia here who rushed messag-
es to the telegraph operators at Ma-
dera and Cuslhuirachlc asking for in-
formation Tbe Madera and Cuslhuirachlc op-
erators answered confirming the re-
port and stating that the body was
being taken to Chihuahua
The telegraph operator at San An-
tonio fifty miles west of Chihuahua
telegraphed Consul Garcia that Villa's
body was in possession of Colonel
Carlos Carranza nephew of General
Carranza who was taking It in a
special train to Chihuahua
In reply to these messages tele-
grams were sent to the Carranza Gen-
erals In the field and officials In Mex-
ico City Chihuahua and other points
asking confirmation but no answers
have yet been received
WASHINGTON April 18— The
administration is waiting on further
reports from American officers in
Mexico before declaring whether the
expedition seeking Villa shall be
withdrawn or reinforced for further
operations Additional advices from
General Funston as to the situation
are expected hourly Some telegrams
came late today One was dated
Namlqulpl showing that Ceneral
Pershing had withdrawn to that
place
Indications st the War Department!
bore out press reports from the front
that the pursuit of Villa was tem-
perarily at a standstill
President Wilson and his Cabinet
discussed the Mexican situation very
briefly today In the light of a review
of Its military aspects submitted by
Ceneral Funston It was announc-
ed later that the situation was un-
changed and the administration’s pol-
icy unaltered One member of the
Cabinet admitted however that no
final decision had been reached as to
the withdrawal of the troops
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The regular teacher's examination
will be hell In Stlgler ar tbe High
SGool Auditrrium on tbe 27th 28
and 29th of pill Thursday Friday
snd Saturday
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THE METHODIST CHURCH
Easter Sunday
All regular services Vublic wor-
ship morning and evening
11 A M— “The Kingly Christ”
7:45 P M — "A Call to the New
Life"
A Christian welcome
THE PASTOR
EAS TEIt PROGRAM
Services for The Masons
Morning — 1' c clock
Organ Prelude
Doxology
Invocation
Song — Congregating
Reading Scripture
Prayer
Offeratory
The Awake Chorus
Sermon
Anthem — “Christ is Risen”
Benediction
Ogran Postlude
EVENING PROGRAM
Sacred Concert by Choir
Organ Prelude selected— Mrs
Coker
Song — By Congregation
Prayer
Scripture Reading
Authemn — “As It Began to Down'
Statement — By Pastor
Vocal Solo selected — Miss Harris
Scripture Reading
Duett “Twilight”— Mrs Sigmon
'Mrs Crittenden
Announcements
Solo selected — Mr Goodwin
Offeratory
Auth?ra — “I am the Resurection”
Prayer
Authem — “Christ Our Passover”
Benediction
Organ Postlude — Mrs Coker
A w elcome to all
EDWARD A HOWARD
Pastor
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Louis LeFIore has Joined the local
order of motorists He received a
new model Chevolret car the latter
part of this week as did the Stlgler
Hardware Company These two new
cars are the first of the kind to be
seen in Stlgler and are beauties
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KANSAS CITY Mo April 20 —
I Reports received up to noon today
from the tornado-swept sections of
Missouri and Kansas Indicated the
death list in the storms that prevail-
ed late yesterday afternoon and last
night would reach twenty More
than 100 persons were Injured Prop-
erty damage probably will exceed
750000
Stover Morgan county Mo still
was cut off from communication to-
day and it was impossible to confirm
reports that six persons were killed
there
The death list was added to by re-
ports from Unlontown Bourbon
county Kan which said four persons
had been killed there Oiean Mo
reported the death of John Farris
and wife
Rich Hill estimated the property
damago in north Vernon and south
Bates counties at 500000 Two
deaths and thirty persons injured
were reported from Arthur Mo six
miles south of Rich Hill Because of
poor wire communication details were
not available
Fort Scott Kan has reported two
deaths Rich Hill Mo one Rock-
ville Mo one and Abilene Kan
one
There were five distinct tornadoes
in Kansas
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PARK BONDS CAKRV
The Park Bonds which the people
of Stlgler voted upon Tuesday carried
by a vote of'150 for and 60 against
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W J Christy' Jeft Saturday for
Broken Bow as a delegate to the
Young Peoples Society 4 days con-
vention x —
STIGLER OKLAHOMA APRIL 20 1916
LAST MUD Of THE IMTtO STATES
SEVERANCE Of DIPLOMATIC
WASHINGTON April 19— Presi-
dent WHsjq told congress as-en'-'ej
in joint session shortly after 1 o'
clock this afternoon he had given
Germany irrevocable notification that
the United States will break off dlp-
: lomatlc relations if her illegal sub-
marine campaign is continued A
note — America’s last word practical-
ly an ultimatum and demanding an
Immediate reply — presumnabiy waa
In the Berlin foreign office as the
president was speaking It was dis-
patched last night In accordance with
the president's plan to have it before
the German government at tbe same
moment he was addressing the Amer-
ican congress
The president asked no action
whatever of congress He simply in-
formed it of the accumulation of the
facts proving that Germany's assur-
ances to the United States are being
violated that the submarine cam-
paign despite the earnest protests of
the United States Is being conducted
with renewed vigor in contravention
of all the laws of nations and hu-
manity and that he means to sever
relations unless It is brought within
the law Diplomatic history of the
world shows that such a course is al-
most certain to be followed by war
The president' note and his address
to congress are final They mark
the end o diplomatic negotiations A
continuance of the long standing
friendly relations the president made
clear depends alone upon Germany’s
conduct
The president said “Gentlemen
of the congress: A situation has
ariLen In the foreign relations of the
country of which It is my plain dutj
to inform you very frankly It will
be recalled that in February 1915
the Imperial German government an-
nounced its intention to treat the
waters surrounding Great Britain and
Ireland as embraced within the seat
of war and to destroy all merchant
ships owned by its enemies that
might be found within any part of
that portion of the high seas and that
it warned all vessels of neutral as
well' as of belligerent ownership to
keep out of the waters it hid thus
prescribed or else enter them st their
peril The government of the Unit-
ed States earnestly protested It
took the position that such a policy
could not be pursued without the
practical certainty of gross snd pal-
pable violation of the law of nations
particularly if submarine craft were
to be employed as its instruments In-
asmuch as the rules prescribed by the
law rules founded upon principles of
humanity and established for the
protection of the lives of non-combatants
at sea could nbt In the nature
of the case be observed by such ves-
sels It based Its protest on the
ground that persons of neutral na-
tionality and vessels of neutral ow-
nership would be exposed to extreme
and intolerable risks and that no
right to close any part of the high
seas against their use or to expose
them to such risks could lawfully be
asserted by any belligerent govern-
ment The law of nations In these
matters upon which the government
of the United States based Its pro-
test Is not of recent origin or found-
ed upon merely arbitrary principles
set up by convention It is based
on the contrary upon manifest and
Imperative principles of humanity
and has long been established with
tbe approval and by the expresa as-
sent of all civilized nations
"Notwithstanding the earnest pro-
test of our government the imperial
German government at once proceed-
ed to carry out the policy It had an-
nounced It expressed the hope that
dangers Involved at any rate the dan-
gers to neutral vessels would be re-
duced to a minimum by the Instruc-
tions which It'had Issued to Its sub-
marine commanders and assured the
government of the United States that
It would take’ every possible precau-
tion both to respect the rights of
HAS BEEN SAID TO GERM ANY
RELATIONS MU FOLLOW
neutrals and to safeguard the lives
of non-combatants
“What actually happened In the
year which has since elapsed bas al-
ready shown that those hopes were
not Justified those assurancee insus-
e ptlble of being fulfilled In pur-
suance of the policy of submarine
warfare against the commerce of its
adversaries thus announced and en-
tered upon by the Imperial German
government in despite of the solemn
protest of this government the com-
manders of German undersea vessels
have attacked merenant ships with
greater and greater activity not only
Upon the high seas surrounding Great
Britain and Ireland but wherever
they could encounter them In a way
that has grown more and more ruth-
less more and more indiscriminate
as the months have gone by less and
less observant of restraints of any
kind and have delivered their at-
tacks without compunction against
vessels of every nationality and was
bound upon every sort of errand
Vessels of neutral ownerships even
ownesr of vessels bound from neutral
ports have been destroyed along
with vessels of belllgeretn ownership
In constantly increasing numbers
Sometimes the merchantman attack-
ed has been warned and summoned
to surrender before being fired upon
or torpedoed sometimes passengers
or crews have been vouchsafed the
poor security of being allowed to take
to the ship's boats before she was
sent to the bottom But again and
again no warning has been given no
escape even to the ship's boats al-
lowed to those on board What this
government foresaw must happen
has happened Tragedy has folow-
ed tragedy on the seas In such fash-
ion with such attendant circumstanc-
es as to make it grossly evident that
warfare of such a sort If warfare it
be cannot be carried on without the
most palpable violation of the dictat-
es alike of right and humanity What-
ever the disposition and intention of
the Imperial German government it
has manifestly proved Impossible for
It to keep such methods of attack
upon the commerce of Its enemies
within the bounds set by either the
reason or the heart of mankind
“In February of the present yea?
tiie imperial German government in-
formed this govern ment and t lie oili-
er neutral governments of the world
that It had reason to believe that the
government of Great Britain had
armed all merchant vessels of British
ownership and had given them secret
orders to attack any submarine of the
enemy they might encounter upon
the seas and that the Imperial Ger-
man government felt justified In the
circumstances In treating all mer-
chantmen of belligerent ownership as
auxiliary vessels of war which it
would have the right to destroy with-
out warning The law of nations
has long recognized the right of mer-
chantmen to carry arms for protec-
tion and to use them to repel attack
though to use them In such circum-
stances at their own risk but the
Imperial German government claimed
the right to set these understandings
aside under circumstances which it
deemed extraordinary Even the
terms in which It announced its pur-
pose thus still further to relax the
restraints It had previously profess-
ed Its willnguess and desire to put
upon the operations of its submarines
carried the plain Implication that at
least vessels which were not armed
would still be accorded their passen-
gers and crews but even that limi-
tation it It was ever practicable to
observe it has in fact constituted no
check at all upon the destruction of
ships of every sort
“Again and again the Imperial Ger-
man government bas given this gov-
ernment it 3 solemn assurances that
at least passenger ships would not
be thus dealt with and yet it has
fOen'tnoed o" peW 4 A
STIGLER AND ADA DERATE
IOSTPOXEI UNTIL MONDAY
The High School Debate which
was to hare been held In Stlgler on
last Monday night between tho local
team and Ada team was postponed
until next Monday owing to the fact
that two of the Judgqp did not arrive
The two teams will meet in Musko-
gee next Monday night and debate
on the question of bank deposits
The two teams were ready for the
debate last Monday had the Judges
arrived Ada arrived on the morn-
ing train and many tickets had been
sold and not until tbe 5:40 train
arrived did the people of Stlgler learn
that there would be no debate Our
team through Coach Trent In order
to have the debate agreed to select
two traveling men at the local hotels
as judges but Ada would not consent
giving as their reasons tthe debate
was too Important to leave it Just to
anyone but on the other hand Stlgler
has just as much right to this claim
having won over some of the leading
high schools of the state and champ-
ions of this district The debate be-
tween Ada and Stlgler next Monday
In Muskogee will decide who shall
be the contesting team to debat the
final In Norman on the 5th of May
All those who purchased tickets
for this debate and who do not go
to Muskogee Monday night will get
their money back by seeing Prof
Trent afterhe returns from Musko-
gee The tickets will be good in
Muskogee Quite a number have
promised to go te Muskegs wr4 piof
Trent Is trying to get reduced rates
on the Midland Valley ‘ School will
be taken up on the following Tuesday
morning at 10 o'clock to enable all
pupils to hear this debate
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NOTICE
Notice 1- hereby given to 'lie peo-
ple of Haskell County that I have this
day appointed precinct Registrars
for tho following election precincts
in said county said election precincts
being described as follows:
BOUNDARY LINES OF THE VOT-
ING PRECINCTS IN HASKELL
COUNTY:
Blaine Precinct No I consists of:
AH that pert of township ten (10)
North Rango 23 East lying North
and West of Sang Dots River In Has-
kell County
Star Precinct No 2 consist of:
All that part of Township 10 N
Range 23 East lying South and East
of Sans Bois River except Section 31
and the South Vi of Section 32 and
33
Cartersvilie Precinct No :f consists
of: Is composed of Sections 1 2
3 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 21 22
23 24 25 26 27 28 33 34 35 and
36 Township 9 North Range 23
East
Keota Precinct No -I consists of:
All that prrt of Township 9 North
Range 22 East lying South and East
of Sans Bois River
Kanlnia Precinct No 5 consists of:
All that part of Township 9 North
Range 22 East lying North and West
of Sans Bois River
McCurtain Precinct No 0 consists:
All of the incorporated town of Mc-
Curtain and Sections 1 2 11 12 13
14 23 24 25 26 35 36 Tow-ship
8 North Range 22 East and Sections
1 2 11 12 13 14 23 and 24 town-
ship 7 North Range 22 East
North Client Precinct No 7 consist
(Continued cn rage Two)
VOLUME 11
NUMBER 10
JUDGE
SENATOR T H- DAVIDSON THIS
WEEK ANNOUNCES HIS CAN-
DIDAS FOR OfFICE
This week State Sentinel announc-
es the candidacy of Senator T H
Davidson as a candidate for the office
of County snd Probate Judge of Has-
kell county
Senator Davidson is probably one
of the best known young lawyers lu
Haskell county He is well known
In Stlgler for bis able work as jus-
tice of the peace here He Is a lead-
ing Mason and belongs to several
other orders in all of which he stands
high He was elected state senator
two years ago for the district com-
posed of Haskell Muskogee and Mc-
Intosh counties by a handsome maj-
ority over very strong opposition
Senator Davidson has more than
made good in this position taking a
leading part in the passage of the
usury bill the state election law and
other measures that were before that
body When the usury bll was be-
fore the senate Senator Davidson has
the distinction of making a speech In
favor of the measure that was said
td be tiie best deliered'on tiie ques-
tion during that session His work
in each of these measures are a mat-
ter of record and cannot be misrep-
resented as the Journal of the senate
shows what each member did while
there
Senator Davidson has tbe ability to
fill the position to which be aspires
with credit and the courage to dis-
charge the duties of the office as he
sees the law to be regardless of opin-
ions of others Senator Davidson
lias many warm friends In Haskell
County who wll support him for the
position to which he aspires
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HEAVY EIRE LOSS AT ItOKOSHE
ROKOSHE Okla April 19— Fire
originating In the grocery store of
Battle and Jenkins caused a loss In
excess of 2')0H) here lust night
The damage is distributed as follows:
Battle and Jenkins grocers $800
to 1000 building owned hy Bud
LeFIore 500
Statum and Company general
merchants 12000 to 14000 the
building owned by Mart Harper 8-
000 Restaurant of M Young 1000
Including building owned by Young
The fire originated in the rear of
Battle and Jenkins Store and was
discovered at 10 o’clock It requir-
ed an hour and a half of work before
the flames were under con'rol Boko-
she has no organized fire department
and the flames had to be fought by
a bucket brigade that did yoeman
service The origin of the fire Is
unknown
Mrs J L Friar and daughter
Miss Nona left Monday night for
Canon City Colorado w here they will
make their future home and where
Mr Friar b&s purchased a ranch J
L Friar and boys will remain here
a few days before going to Colorado
Chas L LaFave county commission-
er of this district has purchased the
Friar property
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A CHALLENGE
The Socialist Party of Garland
asks the Democratic Party of Haskell
County to select some man to meet
a representative of the Socialist party
in discussion at 'bis place and de-
fend the Registration Law oppose
the Fair Election Law or defend the
Democratic record In this state since
statehood Anyone agreeing to de-
bate must be endorsed by the Demo-
cratic Party of Hi kell Countv
Chairman — It L Woodall
Secretary — R A Cox (Adv)
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Milam, C. D. State Sentinel (Stigler, Okla.), Vol. 11, No. 10, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 20, 1916, newspaper, April 20, 1916; Stigler, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc2029406/m1/1/?q=%22Business%2C+Economics+and+Finance+-+Advertising%22: accessed July 2, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.