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Oklahoma State Register
LI EST I'VPEIt PUBLISHED (OMIMOISI.Y IN OKLAHOMA.
TWMNTY-SEVENTH YEAR. NO 9
Russian Revolutionaries
Hand in Hand with
the United States
PI. WES SKKVICK ABOVE PARTY POLITICS, I II! Z IF SCHOOL I \>|i LESSfWS.
GUTHRIE, OKLAHOMA, THURSDAY, JUNE 2S. 1917
Washington, June 27.—The .Russian
provisional government's first threat
«f force to suppress disorders in Pet-
tograd was reported in dispatches to
the Russian mission here today after
having been eindorsed Iby the people.
A summary of recent Official dis-
patches from Petrograd to t ie mission
here shelving full support to the new
government by the workmen and sol-
diers, the peasants and all but the
minority Radical Socialists, was given
out today.
Some nervousness was felt in Petro-
grad a few days ago on account of ru-
mors of counter revolutionary move-
ments which proved to be wothout aw
foundation in fact. On that occasion,
the radical elements intedned to or-
ganize public manifestations in the
street. The provisional government
proclaimed that all attumpts at vio-
lence would ibe crushed with al the
force of the state authorities. The
council of workman and soldiers asked
the citizen* and soldiers not to par-
ticipate in the demonstration, ibut to
refrain for tin ■ ♦> days from all mani-
festations.
The exeremists did not carry out
the -revolution," say the dispatches.
This even is considered in Russia as
a great moral success for the govern-
ment."
The Oflicial Statement,
The report follows:
'The lateest news from Petrograd
says that a strong and united majority
has been formed in that country and
in the public organization, on which
the government can fully rely. The
political parties which support the
government are the constitutional
Democrats, the labor party, the ma-
jority of Social Democrats and of
Socialist populace. Against the gov-
ernment arc very radical factions of
the I5k>cialist 'party, the so-called in-
ternationalists and extremists, form-
ing a small iminority.
"'The resolutions adopted Iby the
Pan-Russian confer nee of peasant
delegates and of the council of work-
men and soldiers manifested ^ full
agreement with the program of the
government, which thus has the sup-
port of these strong organizations
wita their great authority among the
masses."
'mm 1 < ouimiNnlon Win*.
The Root commission has had the
effect ot cementing the revolutionary
elements together. The flrst meeting
attended in Moscow by Elihu Root
and the other American members of
the^ American comuiiis&lon today was
held in the palace of the bgov-i/nor
general. There were assembled rep-
resentatives of the zemstvo and muni-
cipal irnions, the zemstvo industrial
committee and the local council of the
•workmen's and soldiers' deputies.
The imeeting was in the nature of
a test to determine whether the com-
mission was to have the real sympathy
of the Socialist el anient, t is said
here that no foreigner ever before suc-
ceeded in enlisting the attention and
interest of this association of com-
mittees representing the working
masses of Moscow.
j "We have seen nothing since we
i came to Russia," said <M>. . Root, "that
I gives cause for criticism We marvel
at the self control and the common
sense th> Russians display. We feel
that the work yDU are doing in the
committees is on the right uath toward
the permanent democracy.
"The government of Germany, their
social system, even German Socialism,
is militaristic. They shall not gain
control of free America and if -we can
help you to prevent their gaining con-
trol of f.ee Russia we shall be happy
in feeling that we hfive assisted repre-
sentatives of the various groups rep-
resented."
The only inharmonious note was
sounded toy M. Grigorieff, represent-
ing the workmen's council. He said:
"We hope that peace will be con-
cluded as soon as possible. And this
will be different from past peace
treaties, because peace will be con-
cluded not by diplomatism, ibut by the
masses. I hope that America will sup-
port Russia iu its desire for peace in
the near future."
Explains Ills .Statement,
M. Griegorieff, explained later to
James Duncan, vice-president of the
American Federation of La/bor, that
he did not mean that Russia would
[ quit lighting before It was possible to
arrange peace in the 'best interests of
democracy. The Americans were
cheered when they left the hall.
At the second meeting before the
Duma, Mr. Root said:
"We have heard reports about dang-
ers threatening your <new liberty but
j we hope yiou will ex.pand your experi-
1 ence in local self government into
power which will govern the whole
nation. We have the .spectacle of a
j people remaining peaceful and pre-
I serving the rights of others without
I the enforcement of law—a people
waiting only for the establishment of
ja strong government which will lay
i down the proper basis for law and
(order. We know that you will make
| sacrifices to preso/ve your fredora
won at such a high cost.
j "Now comes the test You must
I struggle until your |rberty is secure.
I We /believe Russia ^fll do this."
'Kulogizcs President Wilson.
' The mayor in reply said:
"Russia welcomes America's assist-
ance in her present period of Infirmity
and economic exhaustion."
| The concluded with an eulogy of
j President "Wilson, saying:
, "The alms of the war, the definition
j< f the problem standing before human-
ity, have been given by your great
pacifist. President Wilson, who in pme-
, serving the ideal of peace, has real-
ised the vital importance of the strug-
gle."
On motion of the mayor the meet-
ing unanimously decided to send a
telegram to President Wilson thank-
ing him for sending the Root commis-
sion to Russia.
llt.MY OFFICERS PROMOTION AF-
TER M l "Ml I V MPS.
Men Required as Leaders Will lie Sel-
ected From the Ranks of Regular,
^•iiard and National Armies h« They
Show Fitness, War Department \n-
nounces.
Washington, Juno 23.—Examinations
aro in progress in various cities of
applicants for admission to the second
series of Officers' Trainlug <'ainps.
The rules governing the acceptance of
applicants fo:i these camps are much
more severe t/han those of the first
series of camps. It is expected that j
the mien trained in the second camp
will 'be commissioned captain or
higher.
The minimum age remains 20 years
and 9 months tout it 1s announced that
men more than 31 years of age will
•be given preference. Adjutant-Gen-
eral H. P. McCain has issued the fol-
lowing general instructions as to
these camps:
MILLIONS OF WAR SUFFERERS LOOK TO THEM
Photo copyright by Harris & Ewlng
Officers and war council of the American Red Cr« sn who direct the greatest war relief e*er known In history.
The distribution of $100,000,000 and over lies with th< m They are. left to right Robert W I>e Forest, Henry P. !>a
vlson, chairman; Grayson P. Murphy, President Wilson president of the American Red Cross; Charles D Norton;
Edward N Hurley, former President Taft und Eliot Wadsworth
To provide officers for the drafted
fa;ces of the National Army the W&r
!> partment has adopted the policy of
commissioning all new officers of the
line-Infantry, Cavalry, Field and
Coast Artillery—/purely on the basis
of demonstrated ability after three
months' observation and training in
the officers' training camps. Thus the
appointment of officers of the new
armies will be made entirely on 4nerlt
and free from all personal or other in-
fluences.
As an emergency measure to pro-
vide officers for the first 500,000 draft-
ed troops the War Department has
put in operation 16 officers' training
camps, with a total attendance of
about 40.000. These M camps corre-
spond to the territorial divisions, In
which It is planned to liaise troops
under the draft act of May 18, 1917.
Those camps, which began May l«f .
1917. are expected to provide line of-
ficers well qualified as to character
and training and sufficient for the
(Continued on Page 8.)
Allied Navies in
The North Sea
Admiral Sims on The Jutland Rattle.
From Jxindon Times.
Ad/mlral William SJms, of the United
States Navy, spoke at a meeting held
at the London Opera 1 louse yesterday
afternoon to commemorate the hero-
ism of the sailors who fought und the
self-sacrifice of those who fell at the
Rattle of Jutland. The meeting hsd
been arranged Iby the British and
Foreign Sailors' Society. The Bishop
of Willesdeu presided, and among
those on the platform we/e Admiral
Sir Cecil Burney, the l>ean of Durham
(Dr. Hensley Ilensonj, Dr. C. W.
Saleeby, and the mother of John Cord-
well. V. C. The opera house was
crowdcd, and an overflow meeting had
to -be arranged in another hall.
An expression of regret for his in-
ability to be present received from Ad-
•miral iStfir John Jelllcoe was read by
the Chairman.
Admiral Sims said hotw glad he was
to have an opportunity of expressing
his admiration for the gallant m n who
in the Jutland batle gave up their
lives in this struggle, to make the
world a fit place for decent men to
live in. (Cheers.) "Many of these
•men," he continued, "wnre friends of
mine and of my brother officers, so t at
■we can understand in a measure the
grief of those to whom they were dear,
a d as the representative of the Amer-
ican Navy in European waters I can
assure you that those bereaved ones
have the entire pynipathy of our Navy
and of the vast majority of the people
of the United States, where it is real-
ized that the 'Mood shed in that great
est naval 'battle in 'history was shed
not only for Great Britain and her
Allies, but also for the cause of free-
dom throughout the world. This tact
was not at flrst well understood across
the water, but It is understood now,
and our President has declared that
we are prepared for any sacrifice that
this cause may triumph.
"The difficulty was that the asso-
ciation of ideals between our people
and yours had not hitherto (been close
enough to allow of a realization of the
spk ltual bonds that really unite us. To
those of us who have enjoyed such an
association the matter was very clear.
There were imany of us who antici-
pated that this spiritual union would
manifest itself in no uncertain way at
the flrst throat of real danger to our
civilization. I aim glad to he able to
say. that, as the result of many visits
to Great Britain and her Colonies, I
had reached that conclusion; and In
1010, when our fleet visited England
I made a small but very undiplomatic
speech in the Guildhall, in which I ex-
pressed am opinion which is now being
translated into action iby the intelli-
gent opinion and will of the entire
American people. This is about what
T said:—"If the time ever comes when
the integrity of the British Mmpire is
seriouslo' threatened by an European
-oalition you may count upon every
ship, every dollar, ©very man, and
"■very drop of blood of your kinsmen
vcrross the seas.' (Cheers.) Speaking
for my own Servico, 1 desire to pay
a tribute to the brave seamen who
have cousecrmi'd the waters of the
North Sea with their 'blood to the
everlasting honour of their Service and
t>ui profession. 1 trust, if the for-
tunes of war should necessitate an-
other Jutland battle, American seamen
may have the opportunity of proving
themselves aible to sustain your naval
traditions. Our naval forces are al-
ready on actual service in these
waters, and are fighting alongside
yours in the most cordial and com-
plete cooperation." (Cheers.)
The Bishop of Willensden said that
the British ?nd Foreign Society was
layiug itself out to do all in its power
to give to the. Auieriean seamen who
caoic to our shores the splendid wel-
come they deserved.
Before the speaking 'bc gan a pro-
gramme of music twas played by the
'hand of the I rish Guards.
i n«.i isn KNIGHT TOLLS OF HOB-
ROBS III \ I ENS1 ED U HKN GEH-
M \ N URMEN BOMBARDED t>o>l-
K.N AND Til FIR BABIES.
Forkestone, England, —Sixty-three
mangiej ibodios lay in the mortuaries
of tills town, victims of the five min-
utes' \imitations by German seaplanes.
Two were 'battered out of all recog-
nition of sex or age, ibut most of the
others have been identified.
Now the volunteer diggers are
busy in the mournful task of preparing
the long rows of graves in the cente-
nary where those innocent victims of
the war will be laid.
The town carries few mai;ks of the
attack, which occurred so unexpected-
1> at ti:30 on Friday evening. It is to
Cao tacts of the time and the com-
u'lele lack oi waimiug that the ileavy
death roll and the long list of maimed
survivors are attributable. The ma-
terial damage is inconsiderable, rel-
tlively to th« uum'ber of killed and
wounded.
A great many bouijbs were dropped,
but the damage and the fatalities
came from a lew of them only. It is
deaths and many of the cases of
wounds w<i.e the result of one bomb
dropped in a crowded street. The
raiding seaplanes were at a height of
about 15,000 feet, and looked like
silver specks in the sky. First carne
a single seaplaue-—probably a fast
fighting machine. Three rows of
five 'bombarding machines fo'lowed,
and another slugle machine brought
up the rear.
It was a glorious evening, vith a
slight haze. The townspeople and
others who live in the neighboring
village® were thronging the business
end of the town on their week-end
shopping expedition. It was, Indeed,
paihapq the busiest hour of t)hK week
in the bargain of the town.
There was a sudden noiaj of ox-
plosions, but the town h?.d been ac-
customed to hear practice gunfire, « nd
the whirl of aircraft overhead Is too
familiar to attract much attention
Then, with a terrific crash, a bomb
fell on thp frowded pavement immedi-
ately In front of a grengrocer's shop.
The air 'became filled with dust. There
was a din of faling timber and mason-
ry, and mingled with It the piteous
cries of the injured.
John Pensa Predicts
American Revolution
if Prohibition Wins
l.iquor Dealers * Head Says Men N^ d-
ed in France ill Rave to l ight in
TIIIN 4 ount r>.
From the St. Louis Globe Democrat.
John Pensa, president of the Mis-
souri Retail Liquor Dealers' Associa-
tion, predicts an American revolution
following the Industrial upheaval
which, he says, would result from the
passage of the proposed "war p.ohi-
'bitlon" measure by the Senate, and
which has already passed the House.
"I hope that I am mistaken," Pensa
told a Globe-Democrat reporter last
night, "but I firmly believe that if the
law is passed prohibiting the manu-
j facture of spirits and malts during the
( war this country will never be able
| ro send an army to Franco. All the
I armies that America can raise will be
! needed in quelling the 'revolution
j which will follow here In our own
| country.
I "Just atop and consider it. Con-
! servatlvely, In Missouri alone, 600,000
I people would be affected—that many
people would <be without a livelihood,
i This is estimated on a basis of five
' people to a family and figuring that
j 120,000 people in the state are directly
employed in the manufacture of spirits
and malt products.
"There are In St. Louis alone 2200
saloons; this means that 2200 pieces
of St. Louis real estate would have
'for rent' signs in the windows, that an
average of OfirtO mien, three to a <*ilonn.
would be affected in the retail liquor
ti.ade alone.
"If the bill passes the Senate it will
be because the business men of the
countr / are asleep to the real danger
that will Immediately follow the pas-
sago of such a sudden and drastie 'dry'
measure.
"The workingmen are not in sym-
pathy with it. Many also, who aro not
directly alTocted as regards their
sources of income, are opposed to it
as an infringement on their constitu-
tional rights. x
"I trust that I am wrong, but I dim-
ly 'believe that a serious revolution
will follow in this county If the war
prohibition measure is passed."
Pensa added that he did not believe
that prohibition would ever be abol-
ished once it was adopted as a war
measure, and that if spirits alone were
affected by the bill in Congress the
men behind the dry measure would
eventually put over the portion of it
applying to the manufacture of malt
products.
WFATHER HURRAH.
Forecast for the Week Beginning
Sunday, June !M, 1917.
Went 4• i 11* -states t The weather for
the week will ibe fair and warm.
Plains States and upper and Middle
MlHslssippl Valley: Occasional show-
ers during the wek with the temper-
ature somewhat ■below the seasonal
normal.
E. H. BOWIE, Forecaster
i $1.00 PER YKA
Second Continge.i of Ameri-
can Troops Arr> s in France
A I*! ouch Seaport. June J,.—The i army, as 'been Riven command •/ the
aeooml < Iintlngent of Araericnn troops i Urst corse sent abroad, uader General
arrived and disembarked this morn Pershing an commander- in-chief of
'nK- j the expedition.
The troops lauded amid the frantic ; V Hciuarkablc trliicrenient
oho.K of the people, who had Kath One thing stands out siiarplj. de-
ered for hours before in anticipation spite the fact that the size of the ta.k
of duplicating yesterday's surpris that has been accomplished is not ful-
Euiliusiasm rose to fc\v pitch when | iy revealed as yet This is that
it was learned that the transports and ' American enterprise has set a new rec-
co.ivoj s had successfully passed the | ord for the transportation of troops.
: murine zou. rho port .. speed ' Con Idering th. distance to ibe cov-
ily be-flagged in honor of the occa- ered and the fact that all prepara-
•si"n- ' t'ons had to lie made after the order
All the troops now arrived wen jcame from the white house the night
transfer.od today to a camp not fa of May 18. It Is practically certain that
idstant from this point, -where Major. never before has a .military expedition
General William U Sihert Is installed, of this size been assembled, conveyed
I hence the;, probably will go soon to j and landed without mishap iu so short
a point near tin front. All the troops u time by any nation, it Is a good
are In excellent shape, enthusiastic I augury of future achievements. The
over the successful trip and tbclr re- jonk, rlvnl in magnitude is the move-
ment of British troops to south Ai-
tlon. They are kager for action
The French hai'lny: is dotted with
convoy*. The streets are tilled with
soldiers in the American olive drab
and with bluejackets. Great num-
bers of trucks an* transacting im-
mense supplies to the camp in which
the troops are concentrating.
Washington. D. C., June 27.—The
advance guard of the -mighty army the
United States is preparing to send
against Oeitnany is on Reach soil to-
night In defiance of the German sulb-
anarlnes thousands of seasoned regu-
lars and marines, trained lighting men
with the tan of long service on the
Mexican border or in Haiti or San
Domingo still on their faces, ha>vc
ben hastened overseas to fight beside
the Franch, the. British, the Belgian,
the Russian, the Portuguese and the
Italian troops on the western front.
News of the safe arrival of the
troops sent a new thrill through
Washington. No formal annauncv-I mediately an expeditionary force to go
ment came from the war department, to France, virtually aff of the men
None will come proba/bly until .Major now acroas the seas were on the Mex-
General Pershing's oflicial report has lean border. General Pershing ihtm-
been received. Then there may be a self was at his headquarters lm San
stateomnt as to the numbers and com-^ Antonio There were no anmy trans-
position of the advance guard. ports available in the Atlantic. The
Press dispatches from France, pre- ^ veasela that carried the troops were
h urn ably sent forward with the ap- scattered on their usual routes. Ai.ony
proval of General Pershing'® staff, reserve stores were still depleted from
show that Major General Slbert, one the border mobilization. Regiment*
of the new major generals of the were below war strenglh.
rica in the Iloer war and that was
made overseas unhampered by sub-
marines, mines or otho. Obstacles.
Witeiica to Feed Them.
The American forces will be a net
gainto the allies. It will throw no
single burden of supply or equipment
upon them. The troops will fce fed,
clothed, armed and equi>|V]>ed by the
United States. Around them at the
catnip on French soil tonight are 'being
stored supplies that will keep them go-
ing for months and more will follow.
General Pershing and his ataff have
bou 'busy for days preparing for the
arrival of the men. l)espite the enorm-
' ous difficulties of unpreparedness ano
j submarine dangers that faced them,
i the plans of the army general staff
| have gone through with clock-like pre-
cision.
j When the order came to prepare im-
WI !\M Fl IIFIKKSS KILLS SI LK
TO HIDE SHAME >YHK\ U. S.
WW LIU TI NAM DIES IN IIKit
iBiMS.
Vrrlved at Philadelphia Hotel Too
Late for Marriage License und She
I'ses Ills Revolver When He Snr-
climbs to \poplexy.
Philadelphia, Pa., June 2f>.—The
mystery surrounding the death of a
f'nited States naval officer and a beau-
tiful young woman in a prominent
hotel here last nig.;.t was solved late
today, when the police learned that
the young woman was Louls«f(iE. Jones,
daughter of a prominent family of
Saratoga, N. V., and that she had kill-
ed hersalf to hide her shame after her
llarn e hail died of apoplexy in her
arms in the room where they had
been registered as husband and wife.
The man was identified as Lieut.
Frederick Alexander, an officer on a
United States caole ship. They were
to have been married here Saturday,
but did not arrive at the marriage 11
cense office until after closing hour,
and efforts to obtain a license
failed.
.Naval Lieutenant Holds Secret.
Police investigation of the mystery
raised the tragedy from the sordid and
cair.imonplace today and Invested It
with the essence of a war tragedy.
Captain of Detectives Tate made the
wires hum In his quest for Informa-
tion, and finally used the wireless in
search of the «eas to And the one man
who Is believed to hold the key to the
mystery.
lie is Lieut- It. B. Cotton, attached
to a cable ship. To this ship the dead
man also had ben ordered to report.
Miss Jones, Juat before she shot her-
self, is believed to have written the
note found beside her body, asking
that Colton be notified.
Alexander J. Scholz, in whose faintly
Miss Jonc# lodged at 104 West One
Hundred and Twenty-third street,
| New York, is the man who told the
story that elevated the tragedy above
the usual. After Identifying both
bodies at the Morgue, he said M1ss
Jones waa a native of Saratoga, aud
that her parents were dead. She en-
Joyed an income from an estate, the
trustee of which the U'nion Trust
Company of Albany.
Graduate of New York College.
Miss Jones was a highly refined
girl. h«- said, and a g> aduate of the Col-
lege of the City of .New York. S<he
became affianced to Alexander some
months ago. he added, and had intend-
ed to follow him to France when he
was called to the colors. In order to
insure her reaching the front, the girl
studied nursing, and bad mastered en-
ough of her calling to pass muster as
an army Red Cross nurse.
Investigation hero proved almost
conclusively to the detectives that
some persons, evidently Alexander and
his fiancee, had tried to obtain a mar-
riage license in this city.
A clerk in the Bureau of Marriage
Licenses informed Capt. Tat* today
that he had received a telephone in-
quiry from New York asking what
time the bureau closed on Saturday.
On receiving the information the ques-
tioner, who evidently was a man, aak-
ed if the bureau was open on Sunday.
Receiving a negative answer, the
man asked wheu the bureau op ned
on Monday.
Scholz said that when Miss Jones
left New York Saturday she had signed
a check for an amount which, she told
Mrs. Scholz, would be enough for her
expenses on the trfcp. She said that mbm
was going to marry Alexander that
day, declaring tho ceremioaiy would
be performed either in New York or
this city. Miss Jones also said her
fiance had been ordered to sea and
she would return on Sunday night
The coroner's physician is now com-
pleting an autopsy to determine
whether Alexander really died of nat-
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