The Guthrie Daily Leader (Guthrie, Okla.), Vol. 48, No. 127, Ed. 1 Tuesday, December 8, 1914 Page: 1 of 8
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VOLUME XLVin
HOME
GUTHRIE OKLAHOMA TUESDAY DECEMBER 8 1911.
PRICE 2c
NUMBER 127
Eli SHALL HO
Principal Square of Belgrade Taken After
Four Months' Siege
GHHS IE 11 j
PRIMUS A! M
REPAnE
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Russian Official
Says Germans
Taking
RUSSIANS 10 INVADED
HUNGARY ARE DRIVEN BACK
Opposing Armies Preparing For Re
newed Activities in Flanders;
Gasoline Explodes; English
Ship and Crew Blown Up
London Dec. 8. A Central Xews dispatch from Amsterdam to-
days says that a 'message from lierlin rexrted there were upwards
of one hundred thousand prisoners taken hy the Germans when they
captured Lodz. The news of the capture of Ixxlz the message says
aroused extraordinary enthusiasm at Berlin. Houses were gaily dec-
orated with both German and Austrian flags.
Petrograd dispatches received today reassert that the Germans
lost more than one hundred thousand soldiers around Lodz and that
the Russian line is now straightened out and ready for an aggressive
action.
Berlin asserts that if the investment of Warsaw results from the
Lodz success Russian communication will be threatened.
Amsterdam rejxjrts that heavy fighting has been resumed along
the Yser river and that the Germans are preparing .Jeebrugge against
another bombardment.
Berlin. Dec. 8. The official war statement issued today from the
Berlin office says:
"On the Flande;.- coast conditions due to the torrential rains
is causing much difficulty in moving troops. North of Arras we
have progressed. The French statement regarding their advance
in the Argonne district is wholly untrue. The French attack on
our positions north of Nancy were repulsed yesterday.
Paris Dec. 8. The following official statement was issued to-
day from the French war office:
"During the day of December 7th the enemy was more active
than the day before in the region of the Yser and near Ypres. Our
artillery answered with 'success.
"In the region of Arras a brilliant attack by the Scotch troops
gave us Yermelles and Rutoirs. In the region of the Aisne ami
Champaigne our artillery dispersed several gatherings of the enemy.
In Argonne and northwest of Pont-a-Mousson we gained consider-
able ground.
GASOLIXF FXPLODFS. SHIP AND CRFAY DFSTOYF.D.
Barrow Dec. 8. The British steamer Yerda from Port Ar-
thur Texas with a cargo of gasoline went ashore here today in a
heavy gale. The cargo was ignited and of the crew of thirty-six
but two were saved.
Buda Fest. Hungary Dec. S. An official communication re-
ceived today says the Russians who invaded northery lltmgary are
"everywhere in full retreat.' and adds: "Our troops have in several
places followed them back into Galicia."
GERMAN' GF.XFRAL ATTEMPTS SUICIDE.
Ixndon Dec. 8. A dispatch to the Daily Express from The
Hague says that Field Marshal Baron Yon Dcr Goltz who has been
governor of the territory in Belgium occupied by the Germans but
who f ! to be on his way to Constantinople now to take charge
of tht I 'rkish troops attempted to commit suicide when he received
a telegram from Emperor William announcing the apxintment of
his successor in Belgium. Servants disarmed him. The corres-
pondent gives as the basis for his dispatch rcorts received at The
Hague from Brussels.
Tne correspondent gives another Brussels report which savs that
100 landsttnrm officers mutiined vjien 7rdered to the 'front last
Thursday and declined to go. They declared he says that their mil-
itary duties were confined to the guarding of towns. Headquarters
ordered them sent back to German v for trial.
PROMISES NO AID TO WAR RORS.
Washington. (Dec. 8. President Wilson today Jcxprev-cd the
opinion through a statement issued by Secretary Bryan that the build-
ing of submarines for any of the lc!ligercnts of the present .war
would be contrary to the spirit of the neutrality of the I'nited States.
The statement contained an announcement that the Bethlehem
Steel Corporation of which Cha-. M. Schwab is president and which
owns the Fore Rivers Shipbuilding company had deferred to the
views of the president and did not intend to deliver any 'submarines
to the ltelligercnts during the present war.
WOULD RELIEVE THE PENALTY
Washington. D. C. Deo. S Those
who ar unable to obtain the new war
tat ?tamj before January 1 would
be relieved of penalties of the law tiy
11 bill Introdured today br fienator
I'omerene. The treasury department
already ha announced Its intention
to Interpret the lair liberally.
Report However
Lost 100000 in
the Forts
RAILROAD ORDERS EQUIPMENT.
Chicago 111. Deo. 8. Passenge
coaches to the value of n.01.fn" ;
were ordered by the Northern Pacific
Railway com pan v todav. it was an-
1
nounced. The delivery is to begin In
March. !
English agents purchased 5oon
horses at the stock yards at an aver-'
age rrie of fl.'i).
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PREDICTS
RISE IN
OIL PRICE
B.
E. REED OF THIS CITY
ALSO THINKS OIL IN
COUNTY
An increase in the price of crude
oil within the next few weeXs
amounting to at least ten cents ier
barrel is predicted by !. Ji
Iteed of
Guthrie former oil producer in tno
Ohio and West Virgnia fields who
has ibeen visiting the Healdton dur
ing the past week. He has produc
tion in the Nowata field and has
about fifty thousand acres oi: land
under oil lease in this state. He says
the southern Oklahoma field will yet
develop into the most wonderful oil
field on the continent.
Oil men are watching keenly the
drilling of the Carter well about four
miles northeast of Guthrie which has
teached a depth of 1500 feet and is in
Iblue shale. The easing has (been
ordered to send this well on down to
3000 feet if necessary and if the
prospects are still good at that deithj
it will be drilled still deeper. Tins
test is being drilled by the Cimarron
Valley Oil company. At ten hundred
feet a gas sand was encountered.
Mr. Reed thinks the prospects lor
oil in the Carter well are flattering.
QUAINT "FIDDLERS" ARE
REGISTERING CONTEST
IMany quaint and ancient "fiddlers"
are registering for the big contest at
the First II. E. churcl Dec. IS and
a barrel of fun is In store for all who
attend this unique entertainment.
PROF. SHQNER DF
UNIVERSITY WILL BE
PLAYGROUND MANAGER
The long desired supervision or
public playgrounds of Guthrie has at
last been realized is an announc ement
the chairman of tho play ground
committee of the city federation has
just made. Mr. Shover of the uni-
versity has tendered his services
free for supervision purposes and has
already started the splendid work.
Mr. Shover is well fitted for the po-
sition anl pronounces it to W an
important feature of recreation worK.
and he believes in the vabie of all
around education. The work has al-
ready evoked much enthusiasm among
the iVoys of Guthrie.
The Gem theater will give the pro-
ceeds of every Wednesday matinee
for a stated time for the pur; use ot
getting ev'irment for the grounds.
The City Federation (hit's business
men and many individuals welcome
this feature of modem educational
Improvement to the city.
This is a scene in Belgrade capi-
tal of iServia which has just been
taken by the Austrians after a sleo
of four months. 1'Velgrade is ju-st
'across the Danube river from Aus-
tria and it was believed the city
would fall in a few days after the
Austrijins had begun their attack.
In fact the Servians themselves be-
lieved it for they moved their capi-
tal out the first two weeks of the
war. However the Austrians fought
four months before they succeeded in
occupying the place.
TO HAVE
CHRISTMAS
FESTIVAL
GIANT CHRISTMAS TREE
WILL BE ERECTED AND
ILLUMINATED
Several conferences have been held
regarding the proposed Christmas
Festival for the holiday week with a
monster treei and brilliant decora
tions and illuiniinitlons. The last
meeting was at the mayor's office
'.Monday afternoon when much of the
preliminary plans together with all
the committees were discussed and
fixed upon. The general plan will be
for a monster evergreen to be mount-
ed in front of the balcony of the
Municipal Hath house. It will be ap-
propriately decorated and electric
lights will be artistically arranged for
the best effects. Surmounting the
tree will be a large star arranged
with the most brilliant electrical af-
fects. As suggested in The Leader a
few days ago this tree and its elec-
trical display will be ready for
Christmas eve and at an agreed
time 'perhaps just as the close of
the exercises at the various churches
it will be illuminated and the
ChrKstmas festival of the holiday
week will be Inaugurated. It is plan-
ned to have this brilliant illumination
repeated every night and at the close
of the old .ear the lights will b"
turned off and the festivities will
come to a close.
The various committles as arrang.
ed at the meeting Monday are as
follows:
The program committee will have
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BIERER WANTS ALL PEOPLE
TO BE HEARD ON PRO-
POSED BOND ISSUE
Hditor Leader Tho water bonds
article in Tho .Leader of Saturday
contributed hy a committee( headed
"rromosition to Voto Honda for
Water Supply" does me an injustice
It presents me as a member of the
"committee! of ten" which adopted a
resolution looking to voting J5l)0(MUW
in water worts bones. I did not
present any such resolution but on
the contrary when the resolution was
presented I moved to amend it by
providing that at the same election
all propositions for the amendment
of the city charter for which the
voters may petition should also be
submitted thus saving the expense
of an additional election and award-
ing to the voters their right to vote
on any sucn propositions as inej
pleased instead of as they propose
to do 'letting the people vote on
one proposition to amend which
would give them no present relief.
I agree that there is and has been
not a "considerable sentiment out a
strong sentiment in favor of amend
ing the charter il'ut it is rot as the
commissioners propose to submit the
proiosition for amending it to take
effect years from now but to take ef
fect now. Furthermore we are pay
ing $4800.00 a year to the commis
sioners in salary. The '"t"f'
water works bonds would cost the
people $0O0..V) a year in interest. A
saving of J.1.00i.00 can be made in
the public service by clefting three
commissioners wtihout salary em
ploying a competent city manager. U
the bonds are to be voted they ouht
to be Issued under the conditions
which I sugKcst which wouM pay the
interest out of the present taxation.
instead of putting tt.OOO.eo a year
more with $'AOon.w to pay at the
end of the term upon the taxpayers.
The issue is squarely drawn and i
therefore suggest Mr. Editor that
the pcoplo interested in keeping down
the taxes of this city and In having
all these propositions submitted at
one election call a meeting at the
City Iall at a very early date to take
public action asainst the rro.xjsed
proposition to give the commissioners
this money to spend without givinc
the people the real relief they have
demanded for the past two years. The
call has not been made yet for an
election and there is time yet to de-
mand the charter kmendments along
wtin the submission of the proposi-
tion to vote bonds. They say they
want "to let" th people have "an
opportunity to express themfdves on
this subject? Th iK'opie ought to
tell them therefore what subjects
they want to express themrelves on.
Yours very truly A. G. C. l.i 'rcr.
Have The Leajer aearerec itc mo.
CAME
v FAR-
SEVERED Wheat garnered from 14 crop
in Logan county is at a . today
as hen's teeth. Farmers Seld the
crop for a long time in hopes of re-
ceiving a dollar the bushel. Some
despairing sold but many held on.
Last week the fellows who held out
realized their expectations. The
Ooyle Cotton company bought all
wheat presented and paid a dollar
for each bushel bought. Today it Is
safe to say that there is but few
bushels of wheat left in the county.
RETIRED ARMY GENERAL
GETS NEW YORK STATE JOB
(By Associated Press.)
New York Dec. S. Major General
William W. Wotherspoon retired
chief of staff was today notified by
Governor-elect Whitman that he
would lie appointed state superin
tendent of public works. Governor
Whitman said General W'otherspoon
Bald he would accept.
DO
RECOMMENDATION MADE
BY EXECUTIVE BOARD TO
STRIKING MINERS
Denver Colo. Dee 8. 'Hecom-
mendation to terminate tho Colorado
miners' strike was contained in a
nm m nn ifi Hmi fmtn thn 1 n t prn:l t inml I
"OOLUR WHFV
TO LQ6AN Ci
MERS lb
WILSON
WINS IN
CQLORA
xecutlve board of the United Mine0' the conservation bills tho hills for
Workers presented to the union
miners of Colorado in convention
here today.
"We recognize no surrender and
shall continue to propagate the prin-
ciples of our humanitarian movement
throughout tho coal fields of Colo-
rado" says the communication. The
communication says in view of the
recent action of President Wilson in
the appointment of a federal media-
tion commission "we deem it the ipart
of wisdom to accept his suggestion
and to terminate the present stride.'
TIE VOTE MEANS NO
ELECTION SAYS WEST
Oklahoma City Dec. $. Attorney
General West has rendered an opin-
ion In the case of the election for a
commissioner in Ilarjer county
where the vote was a tie between J.
It. lieeman and Joe Knox Dctnocrat-
lc and Socialist nominees. The nil- (
inz is that neither was elected and
that the incumbent will hold over un-
til the next election. The laws of
Oklahoma are silent as to disiiosition
of tie xotes in any election and the
rule that there was no choice the
Io?ic of the situation.
WOMEN BUY LAND
JTJNOIAN SALES
Itingllng Okla. Dec 8. Mrs. H. K.
Nuunelly of CLicajro and Miss Emma
Arnall of Washington D. C have
been attendins the poi ernment s sale
of Indian lands throughout south
eastern Oklahor. a. Miss Arnall pur-
haed several tracts during the sale
at Ardmore. including the old coal
mine property near that city and a
tra t between Itevls and Sulphur in
Murray county. These women began
with th sales at Poteau anl attend-
ed all of th'in. niakinr purchases at
rah place.
PRESIDENT WILSON SAYS
WE ARE CHAMPIONS
OF PEACE
'00 EXCELLENT UKT
IS OUR GREAT PROTECTOR"
Chief Executive Delivers Annual
Message to Congress This
Afternoon
(By Associated Press.)
Washington" D. C Dec. 8. Presi-
dent Wilson in his address to eon-
gress departed from the prepared
text to give notice to the business
world that the legislative program of
his administration so far as it af
fected business legislation is prac-
tically complete. He said this (pro-
gram left the way clear to the honest
business man for an "unclouded suc-
cess." His remarks were Interpreted
as meaning that no further business
legislation is contemplated.
Washington D. C Dec 8. Presi-
dent Wilson in his annual address to
congress today gave his answer to
those who contend the United States
is unprepared for national defense.
"Let there bo no misconception"
ho said. "Tho country has been mis-
informed. We have not been negli-
gent of national defense. . We ara
not unmindful of the great responsi-
bility resting upon us. We shall
learn and profit by the lesson oB
every- experience and every new cir
cumstance; and what is needed will
be adequately done."
Assembled in joint session In the
hall of the house senators and rep
resentatives heard the President
reading his address In iierson from
the clerk's deslk1 outline the admin-
istration legislative 'program and
voice a fervent hope that the United
States might be Instrumental in
bringinng ipeace to Europe. The
legislative program Includes passage
i ultimate independence oi me rnmy-
pines-ratification of the London con-
vention for safety at Bea a govern-
ment owned merchant marine char-
tering the perilous waters of the
Alaskan coast and measures for
economy in all branches of the gov
ernment.
But the iortiin of the President's
address which (commanded internet
Interest was that in which he dis-
cussed the subject of national de-
fense. "It Is said In some quarters that
we are not prepared for war" said
the President "What is( meant by
being prepared? Is it meant that we
are not ready uion brief notice to
put a nation in the field a nation ofl
men trained to arms? Of course we
are not ready to do that; and we
shall never be in time of peace so
long as we retain our present political
principles and institutions. And
what is it that it Is suggested we
should be prepared to do? To de-
fend ourselves against attack? We
have always found means to do that
and shall find them whenever it 18
(Continued on Page Seven.)
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via Oot!l
(By Associated Press.)
New Orleans Ijl rw. 8. Tonight
fair colder; Wednesday fcir.
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