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FkOM UNITED PRESS
ASSOCIATION
VOLUME FIFTEEN.
CHICKA8HA OKLAHOMA FRIDAY OCTOBER 23 1914.
NUMBER 252.
VIENNA IS
A CITY OF
MOURNING
FRENCH RED CROSS DOG IN ACTION
GERMANS
CONTINUE
ATTACKS
PRIESTS HELP THE WOUNDED
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DAUGHTER
IS CALLED
BY DEFENSE
Elizabeth Carman Takes the Stand
for Her Mother in Murder Case
and Makes a Good Im-
pression TESTIMONY OF
WOMAN UNSHAKEN
Horron of War Brought Home to
Once Gay Capital Whose Hope-
'leis Hats Sit in the
Shadow of Gloom
70000 VICTIMS OF
BLOODY DATTLES
Red Cross Unable to Care for the
Wounded - No Whisper of Dis-
aster to Austrian Army
is Permitted
(Note: The following Btory la the
first received in the United States tell-
ing of actual war conditions In Vienna.
Jt is written by the first American-
trained newspaper woman who has
had an opportunity to see things an
they are In Austria. Ed.)
BY ALICE ROHE. '
(United Press Staff Coi respondent.)
Vienna Oct. 6. (I!y courier to
Rome thence by mail to New York.)
Vienna is a city of lost hope of
gloom of gray despair.
The once gayest and most beautiful
capital of Europe is today the saddest
the moat distressed. Silent hopeless
protests against the horrors of war
which have turned this wonderful Joy-
ous city Into a melancholy sepulchre
for the living permeate every stratum
of society.
I have Been a procession of 4000
mothers whoso husbands have died in
Gallcla carrying in their arms their
fatherless babies. They filed past the
great cold palace of the ministry of
war. It was their mute appeal for
peace.' v
I have Been a procession of little
children plaintive and futile emissar-
ies of life silently protesting against
needless death.
I have seen trains arriving every
one crowded to suffocation with
wounded and dying.
From the oildslvf these maimed and
mutilated sickened and suffering men
I have seen uncomprehending soldiers
dazed by tho horrors of war crazed
with Joy at being home again dragged
from their companions and placed un-
der arrest.- Their crime? Why thev
cried out in the delirium of excitement
their curses against the Kuoaiuns who
had brought such terrible defeat to the
Austrian armies. For no news must he
whispered by the wounded or the fugi-
tive which reflects the truth of the
Austrian disasters.
And above these visual pictures of
the melancholy Vienna of today I
have sensed the touch of those gray
wings of dread which cast their
shadow over the town the soiled the
sordid the horrible wings of cholera.
I have felt with the people stalking
beside this hideous enemy the plague.
- Its sister spectre hunger.
In Vienna today seventy thousand
wounded are being cared for in hos-
pitals schools universities hotels
churches. The Red Cross admits its
Inability to care for all the wounded
and the sight of helpless men Buffer-
ing needlessly and hopelessly is one
which confronts the workers in the
cause of humauit.'.
In all Europe there does not exist
today another capital whore the public
is treated bo Inconsiderately in regard
to war news.
The newspapers publish nothing
save the official statements and their
"news" can be guessed at. Arrests are
made hourly of Viennese -who whisper
word of Austrian defeat. Spies are
everywhere. In a cafe on the Pruter-
strasse I sat In a nervous crowd and
saw whispering refugees from Galiela
passing their story on furtively and
fearfully. Suddenly I saw a young man
whose pale face told of recent suffer
ing desert his companion who went to
the door whispered to an officer and
departed. Hi A 'minute the fugitive was
arretted. He had talked to a spy.
At the same station where the in-
comlns trains bring new misery Tor
gay Vienna that was 1 talked with a
young mother whose husband lay (lend
on the battlefield. She h:ul fled to tho
capital to plead with inn government
which had taken I'-'-T husband mi'l
robbed her children of a rathe.- for
means of support and some of tho in-e-etsaiies
of life. She told In patient
rcetcned toneB of her suffering In
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The French. Red Cross is accompanied on the field of battle by well-
trained dogs one of which is here seen bringing succor to a wounded soldier
who might otherwise be left to die unattended.
PERKINS NOW
IN POSSESSION
OF THOMPSON
V. E. Perkins charged with being
implicated in the robbery of the Aylor
youth on the Frisco train some days
ago Is due to arrive In the city this
evening on the Firefly in charge of
Deputy J. A. Thompson of the (irady
county sheriff's force who lias been
sitting up with the case in Wichita
Fails and Archer City waiting for ex-
tradition papers.
A telephone call from Thompson
this morning stated that the papers
had b';en received from tho Texas gov-
ernor this morning and he would leave
there today at 12:15. He recounted
briefly some of the fights he has Uad
to put in order to retain possession of
his prisoner who waged a strong ltwi
battle In attempting to stave off ex-
portation from the iMie Star state.
When first arrested he was released
iu Archer City on habeas corpus pro-
ceedings but Thompson was there with
a fugitive warrant and immediately ar-
rested him luteniiiny; to return with
him to Wichita Falls. The sheriff of
Wichita county was with Thompson
and though delayed somewhat they
made a hasty and clever getaway. At-
torneys for Perkins went after a re-
straining order to prevent Perkins
from being taken hack in Wichita
Falls. Thompson and the Wichita
sheriff learned of it and whilo the at-
torneys were busily engaged with their
task they loaded Perkins into an au-
tomobilo and were whisked away to
Wichita Falls so that when the re-
straining order was iwsued there was
no one left there to restrain.
A few days were spent in Wichita
Fulls waiting for the extradition pa-
pers. Mr. Thompson did not detail any
trouble he experienced after their ar-
rival lack in Wichita Falls. He stated
that the sheriff's force at that point
rendered him every assistance possi-
ble aiding materially in the success
of his trip.
bringing her children from (lalicia
where her home was to be her haven
no longer and where blood ran deep
in the garden beds which he had tend-
ed so faithfully waiting the return of
her husband.
"When we arrived at the frontier"
she said "the scenes were awful. We
were herded like animals and were
treated worse than we treat our dogs.
I was days in securing a place in the
trains because I had no money. There
was a police officer on the train and
he demanded our passports such
money as we had and when we could
show neither he refused for days to
kt us go on."
The natural impulso of these fugi-
tives here is to speak of the evil days
which have befallen them of their
losses and tiie carnage and tboy can-
not understand why they arc arrestcl
for it.
Tho sight of automobiles carrying
wounded soldiers past the brilliant
Hof theater past tho opera past the
fiot hie splendor of St. Stephen's whena
formerly gay cars sped on bent on
pleasure is one that moves the ien-
nese to despair.
I talked to one of these vwnded sol
diers as the car in which he was be-
rv carried was stontied in front of
the Bunt theater for repairs. He told
me In whispers while the guards were
busy with the car of the frightful rav-
ages made by the Russians and the
Servians upon the Austrians.
"They have buried our dead in
heaps" he said tears coursing flown
his face. "They were killed like sheen
driven to a slaughter yawl. The Rus-
sian artillery has (tone unbelievable
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MAY. SEND
SOLDIER
TO CHINA
By United Press.
Washington Oct. 23. Jen. Barry
commanding the American forces in
the Philippines believes that It will
piobably become necessary to send
American troops to China to guard the
Pekin & Mukden railway.
French and English troops were as-
signed to this duty under the Chinese
neutrality treaty but they have evac-
uated that section.
Arming the Islands.
By United Press.
Washington Oct. 2:!. The Philip-
pines aia being armed and provisioned
rapidly. The war department how-
ever declared that there was no ex-
-traordinary excitement over the far
eastern situation.
It was staled that tho islands were
!ciiig equipped to withstand an assault
until the navy could arrive this action
being taken merely as an ordinary pre-
cautionary measure.
READY TO FIGHT
VILLA'S FORCES
l)y United Press.
Laredo Texas Oct. 23. Prepared
to meet the Vlllistas forces are re-
ported tqbe marching on Nuevo La-
redo. Gen. Itecault with a thousand Car-
ranzista soldiers has reinforced tho
re gular garrison across the border.
Villa Is also reported to be planning
to capture Piedras Negras. Thero is
suppressed excitement in both places.
OKLAHOMA WOMAN
GUILTY OF MURDER.
.
By United Press.
Hugo Okla. Oct. 23. Mrs.
M. N. Bayse was today found
guilty of murder in the first de-
gree and was sentenced to a life
term in the state prison for
the killing of her step-son in
May. 1312.
AUSTRIANS
REPULSED
By United Press.
Cettinjo Oct. 23. The severest kind
of fighting between a large army of
Austrians and the combined Servian
and Montenegrin forces iu Bosnia and
Herzegovina has been In progress ac-
cording tu reports received here.
The war office announces that "the
Austrians were defeated it is stated
that a large body of Austrians were
surrounded near Fotcba and that in
tho fighting their ranks were deci
mated.
PEACE PRAYER ON SOCKS.
By United Press.
Eos Angeles Oct. 23. Stitched to
each shirt and sock that the women
of Los Angeles are making fur the
men who are fighting Europe's battle?.
Is a ) rayer for peace. The work fur-
nishes employment daily to scores of
women and girls.
St' - 'ft .-
Witness Asserts that She Found
Mother in Bed After Hearing Shot
Fired Defendant Denies Dic-
tograph Caused Tragedy
By United Press
Mineola N. Y. Oct. 23. With her
testimony unshaken and making a vis-
ible impression on the Jury and spec-
tators Mrs. Carman who took the
stand in her own defense yesterday
aiternoon was excused after some fur-
ther examination this morning.
The next witness called by the de-
fense was Elizabeth Carman daughter
of the defendant and she was follow
ed by the aged mother of Mrs. Car-
man. Elizabeth proved to be an excellent
witness telling how after hearing the
shot she ran upstairs and found her
mother in bed in her own room.
Mrs. Carman stoutly denied that she
heard anything over the dictagraph
which made her Jealous of her hus-
band. She said suspicion only was
aroused when people said the doctor
was a "devil with the women." While
she was on the stand she never con
tradicted herself and was always cool.
Coolly and deliberately and without
the least show of emotion Mrs. Car-
man yesterady took tne stand in her
own behalf.
Leaning over the witness box to-
wards the Juror3 with her hands
clasped Mrs. Carman described all
the incidents of the fatal day. She
told of making a shopping tour of re-
turning home and retiring early. She
said her daughter's piano playing dis-
tracted her and slipping on a kinrona
she went downstairs to the waiting
room and told her to step.
She said while in the waiting room
she heard the doctor's voice but she
did not go in. She went back upstairs
the said.
Later she said Mrs. Powell Mrs.
Cordy her niece and Mrs. Conklin
came to her room and told her a wo-
man had been shot. Mrs. Carman then
teld of how her husband had warned
her never to come into the office while
a patient was there following the time
slip entered and slapped a nurse's face
and that It was for that reason she
didn't go down.
Mrs. Carman frankly admitted hav
ing a dictagraph installed.
'T wasn't crazy with Jealousy as
newspaper have made out though"
she uaid. "I had hoard bo many stor
ies rf mv husband that I wanted to
. make sure of myself. So many wo
men came to his otnce mai i jusl
wanted to be sure what they were
coming for."
The dictagraph that figures in the
trial was found in Dr. Carman's office
after the murder. Mrs. Carman soon
after the murder and before she had
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NEGRO IS
ARRESTED
Gene Stevenson the negro whoso
accurate aim with a shotgun is said to
have caused the wound in the breast
of Henrv Pulliam. was caught this
morning and is now in the county Jail
awaiting preliminary hearing which
has not yet been set.
Stevenson came to town it is
though r night before last after shoot-
ing Pulliam and though a vigorous
search was made by the officers they
could not locate him. His arrest was
effected by the aid of other negroes
ho knew where he was hiding he be-
ing brought in about C o'clock this
morning.
No report was received today from
Pulliam the last message from there
yesterday being that his condition was
improving.
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C. E. HOLD
DISTRICT
MEETING
A district convention of Christian
Endeavor societies will be held in the
Presbyterian church of Chickasha
Saturday and Sunday October 24 and
. The entire program for the meet
ing is as follows:
Saturday Night.
Service will begin at 7.30 o'cloc.
1. Song Service.
2. Repetition of the Pledge in Uni
son
3.
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Prayer Rev. Edward B. Teis.
Address of Welcome.
Response to Address of Welcome
by Mr. O. D. Yocum State Field Sec
retary.
6. - C. E. Conference led by Miss
Adaline Coddard State President.
7. Announcements and Offerings.
8. Appointment of Committees.''
9. Closing Hymn.
Sunday.
At 9 o'clock Sunday morning thero
will be held a prayer service led by
Mr. Yocum. Subject "The Need of a
Christian Endeavor Pledge."
After the devotional service En-
deavorers will attend service at the
church of their choice.
Sunday Afternoon 2:30 O'Clock.
1. Song Service.
2.
District Work Miss Lucy Frey.
Announcements ond Offerings.
Reports of Committees .
Election of Officers.
Christian Endeavor Conference
4.
6.
led by Mr. Yocum.
7. Closing Hymn.
Sunday evening at 6:30 a model
Christian Endeavor service using the
regular topic for the evening: "The
Christian and the Ballot."
Scripture Luke 19:41-4S.
Meeting led by Mr. J. A. Julien.
Sunday Night 7:30 O'Clock.
1. Song service. !
2. Recitation of Pledge In Unison.
3. Prayer.
4. Address "C. E. the Training
School of the Church" Mr. Yocum.
5. Talks by Delegates "Why I Come
to this Convention."
All the services of the convention
w ill be held in the Presbyterian church
and the public is cordially welcome.
RECESS IS
EMANDED
By United Press.
Washington Oct. 23 The cotton fil-
ibusterers demand a recess of congress
until after the November elections
with a promise then to consider mea-
sures for the relief of cotton growers.
Congressmen are leaving the city.
Both houses are without a quorum and
there is little prospect of getting one.
The senate adjourned until tomorrow.
Senator Hoke Smith and Represen-;
tetive Henry insist that the filibuster)
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be blocked unless relief for cotton is
promised.
SOCIALIST .SPEAKING.
It is announced that L. L. Jones of
Tabler and Juhu W. Duft of this ciiy
will speak for the Socialists at the
city hall Saturday evening. ' All are
luvited to hear them.
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CAMPAIGN ON
HOG CHOLERA
IN PROGRESS
Dr. T. P. White' government hoi
cholera expert is operating in Grady
county and will in the week beginning
October 26 complete a series of Bpeak-
ing dates in the county traveling over
the cholera infected districts of the
county with C. A. McNabb county
farm agent explaining the proper
methods of ridding the country of
cholera and preventing it.
In addition to making many personal
visits with Mr. McNabb Dr. White has
already held three meetings In the
county all of which were well attend-
ed and where he handed out some
splendid advice on the cholera subject
to hog raisers. These meetings were
held at Norge Pocasset and Gilbert
school house. The dates for meetings
beginning October 28 are: Monday
Dutton; Tuesday Valley View; Wed-
nesday Tul tie; Thursday Friends
Friday Alex; Saturday Verden. ' All
meetings will be held in the evenings.
Having made an examination of a
certain herd in tho county Dr. White
and Mr. McNabb astonished the owner
by mixing a solution of carbolic acid
and water and washing their shoes be-
fore proceeding to the next place.
"What are you doing?" asked the
farmer. "We are disinfecting our shoes
to prevent carrying the cholera germ
from your pens to that of your neigh
bors" answered Dr. White. The farm-
er said that he had never thought of
the problem in that light.
According to Dr. White the spread
of the cholera germ from one pen to
nnothnr over the country is due in a
great measure to the fact that the
ewrns are carried on the shoes of
farmers who visit the infected pen
collect the germs on their shoes and
carry them home to their own hogs
In this way Dr. White states that s
majority of the cases are spread.
He gives as an illustration the fol
lowing: Bill Smith may have a few
hogs that become sick. He does not
know exactly what is the trouble. He
calls Sam Jones over the phone and
asks him to come over and see if he
can tell what is wrong with the Smith
hogs. Jones comes over and together
with Smith walks through the pens
mid collects innumerable cholera
germs on lus snoes. i-eiuays
suggests that he has seen nothing like
it. but that another farmer which he
names has had much experience with
hnr and would nossibly know. This
farmer is called and comes for an in
spection walking through the pens
and collecting numerous germs on his
ohoes. Both the visitors go homo
without a thought of having collected
the germs that may mean the entire
destruction of their own herds. Prob-
ably on the way home they stop at a
neighbor's pen to look his herd over
leaving a few germs there. The result
is that the disease is spread over tho
country rapidly and much sickness de-
velops. This could be prevented if tho
farmers would take the time to wash
their phoes in a strong solution of car-
bolic acid after leaving each pen
argues the expert.
At each of the meetings Dr White
explains the symptoms that will be
found in the development of a case of
cholera in such a clear manner that
when once he is heard any one can dl
agno-e a case and tell whether or no'
cholera is present. He advises the
rigid and thorough disinfection of all
pens and sheds with a five per cent
solution of carbolic acid and a little
fresh lime. He advises that a feeding
floor be constructed in each pen and
Violent Fighting on Extreme North
' End of the Battle Line -Allies
Fill Gaps Alternate
GaiDS and Losses
BERLIN DECLARES
ALLIES RETREAT
Slowly Falling Back Along Entire
Front Says Official Statement
Report German Communica-
tions Cut Losses Large
By United Press.
Paris Oct. 23. Along the long bat-
tle line stretching across northern
France the allies and Germans are
still battling without any decisive re-
sults. According to the official French
statement Issued this afternoon the
Germans continue their attacks in the
vicinity of Arras and there is violent
fighting along the extreme north end
of the battle line.
The allies are reported to be filling
up the gaps made between their posi-
tions and the various gains are offset
by corresponding losses.
The allied forced withdrew when re
treat is advisable on account of the
most violent Germant assaults. It is
declared that the allied lines are gen-
erally being maintained.
German Statement
By United Press.
Washington Oct. 23. A message
from the Berlin foreign office received
by the German embassy today contain
ed the following bulletin .on the war
situation:
The enemy is slowly retreating
along the whole front."
Communications Cut.
By United Press.
The Hague Oct. 23. According to
reports reaching here the allies have
cut the German communications be-
tween Bruges and Ghent.
Fighting along that part of the line
is reported to be increasing in vio
lence. Bands of Franctieurs operat
ing in the rear of tho German lines
are said to have sniped hundreds.
Claim Heavy German Losses.
By United Press.
Petrograd Oct. 23 The German
losses in the fighting in Poland to date
aggregate 200000 killed wounded and
taken prisoners according to Russian
estimates.
Fighting along the Vistula river Is
reported to be increasing in magni-
tude and the Germans are declared to
be in full retreat from Warsaw.
Going After Karlsruhe.
By United Press
London Oct. 23. A special squad-
ron of speedy vessels has been sent
to sink the German warship Karlsruhe
which has sunk fifteen British steam-
ers on the main trade route from
South America since the war began.
Kaiser's Nephew Killed.
By United Press.
London ' Oct. 23. The report that
Prince Max of Hesse a nephew of the
kaiser was killed In action is officially
confirmed.
Report Russians Defeated.
By United Press.
Vienna Oct. 23. The Russians were
driven from Czernowitz with heavy
losses according to an official state-
ment issued by the Austrians.
Heavy fighting along both banks of
the river Strwicz is reported. "At
every point our army was successful"
said the statement.
Refuse to Return. .
Flushing Holland Oct.23. Via Lon-
don. A total of 8000 penniless Bel-
gians quartered In Flushing refuse ab-
solutely to return to their homc-s In
Antwerp or other Belgian cities in the
i (Vmt.iniil on Pn Thr.'
if the hogs must have a hole of water
In which to wallow let a concrete tank
bo built in such a manner that it may
be drained from time to time allowing
the sun to shine upon the bottom fre-
questly which li one of the surest
ways of routing the cholera germ.
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