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VOLUME 25
NUMBER 13
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AEROPLANt SCOUT RETURNS TO REPORT
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 24, 1915
BY PHIL RADER
(Written for the United Press,
—Copyrighted 1915, by the United
Press.)
London March 1.— (By Mail)
There were three Americans in that
marvelous Christmas truce in my
part of the trenches, Eugene Jacobs,
of Pawtucket, R. I.; victor Chapman,
a Harvard man, from New York and
myself, belonging to the foreign le-
gion which had been made up in
Paris, of all men ot all nationali-
ties, and we had been in the trenches
for twenty consecutive days, before
Christmas dawned. For twenty days
we had faced that strip of land,
lorty-five feet wide, between our
trench and that of the Germans, that
terrible no-mans land, dotted witn
dead bodies, cris-crossed by tangled
masses of barbed wire. That little
strip of land was as wide and as deep
and as full of death as the Atlantic
ocean; as uncrossable as the spaces
between stars; as terrible as human
hate.
And the sunshine of the bright
Christmas morning tell on it as
brightly as if it were a lover's lane
or the aisle in some grand cathedral.
I don't know how the truce began
lieutenant, who were coming to-
ward us. We felt as if we wanted
to throw our arms about these
men; they told me later in the day
that the same desire was upon them.
The hatred of war had been sud-
denly withdrawn an 1 it left a vacum
in which we human beings rushed
into contact with each other. You
felt their hand shakes double hand
shakes—with both hands—in your
heart.
The truce was arranged. There
was to be no more firing for one
hour and the men from both sides
were to come out and bury their
dead. The soldiers flocked from both
trenches. They rushed at each other
and shook hands.
"I want to have your photograph,"
said the German lieutennant to our
party. He sent back for his camera
and we enemies stood with our
arms about each other's shoulders in
horse shoe formation while the lieu-
tenant snapped his camera.
"If I don't have a chance to send
you the prints before the war is
once terrible strip of No Man's Land
get them afterwards," and he took
our addresses.
At last the .bodies were burled.
The hour of truce had passed. But
in our trenches, but in our hole the men did not go back to the
Nadeem began it Nadeem, a Turk, trenches. In groups all about that
who believes that Mohomet and not once terribe trip of No Man's Land.
' liiist was the prophet of God. The (the Germans and the legionaires sat
sunshine of the morning seemed to talking or playing cards, exchanging
get into Nadeem s biood. He was: tobacco and cigarettes and joking
only an enthusiastic boy, always 1 and laughing.
childishly happy, and when we no-1 "Don't blame us," was the burden
ticed, at the regular morning shoot- of the German's talk. "It isn't our
ing hour that the German trenches j fault that we are fighting. We
were silent, Nadeefh began to make a J don't know what it's all about. We
joke of it. I i,ave wives and children and we're
He drew a target on a board, fas-1 just the same kind of men that you
tened it on a pole and stuck it above! are. We're damned fools and so is
the trench, shouting to the Germans: I everybody who is fighting."
See how well you can shoot!" | And our talk ran the same.
Within a minute the target had i It wasn't until the sun began to
been bull s eyed. Nadeem pulled it! go down that the groups broke up.
down, pasted little bits of white paper j "We're to have a band in our
where the shots had struck, and trenches tonight, and we want you
held it up again, so that the Germans j to hear it," said the Germans, and
could see their score. In doing so j they bade us good bye, as we
Nadeem s head appeared above the shook the hands that might slay us
trench, and we heard him talking on the morrow. After supper we
across the No Man's Land. Though-1 heard a sudden blast of music that
lessly 1 raised my head, too. Other thrilled u
men did the same. We saw hun-1 crept into the German trenches and
dreds of German heads- appearing, j announced itself with a grand chord.
Shouts filled the air. What miracle Then came the unexpected strains of
had happened Men laughed and the Marseillaise. The Frenchmen
went almost frantic with delight.
\\ ireless Call for Aid Brings Megan-
tic and Manhattan to the Rescue
—Crew and Passenger
are Saved
.. picture shotts one of the armored aeroplanes of the Hritish corps,
■ ' ' just as it returned to its base after having gone on an important
iting expedition. The lieutenant, who had been making observations of
i nemy's positions, is hurrying of,' to report his findings to the commander
ihe division
J. E.
Railroad News
Items of Interest From the Rock
Island General Offices.
Poteau Coal Co. Man Says
Coal Sold Sautbine Same
As Sold Watson
In the case of the Poteau Coal and
Mercantile Co. vs. S&utbine, consid-
erable merriment and interest was
injected when on examination, John
E. Parrott, who appeared for tne
company was asked some interesting
and raiher leading questions by an
attorney. Mr. Parrott was the star
witness in the inpeichement case of
A. P. Watson, corporation commis-
sioner and upon being asked if the
coal he sold Sautb'ne was the same
kind that his company delivered to
Watson he answered that it wae.
cheered. There was Christmas light
in our eyes and I know there were
Christmas tears in mine. There were
smiles, smiles, smiles, where in days
before there had been only rifle
barrels. The terror of No Man's
Land fell away. The sounds of
happy voices filled the air. We were
Upon being asked if he had not tes-
A little German band had j tified at Oklahoma City that the coal
that they delivered to Watson was
no good he said that he had not.
Then counsel objected to the line of
(juestioning and the fun stopped.
The case is a suit on acount and
the amount involved is something
like $400.
Then came our turn, when the band
played: "It's a Long, Long, Way to
Tipperary." George Ullard, our
negro cook, who came from Galveton
got out a mouth organ and almost
burst his lungs playing "Die Wacht
Am Rhein." The silence in the Ger-
all unhumanly happy for that one | man trenches was athousand times
glorious instant in which we all—j more eloquent than the blasts of
l.nglish. Portuguese, Americans and j ( beers that came when eGorge had
even Nadeem, the Turk, and that,'
savage as we had been, cave men as
we were, the awfulness of war had
not filled the corners of our hearts
where love and Christmas live. I
| Mr. 10. T. Beckett, engineer main-
tenance of way returned this morn-
ing from a trip to Chicago where he
attended the annual meeting of the
American Railyway Engineer's As-
sociation. lie returned via Keokuk,
Iowa, and spent a couple of days
with bis parents. He reports weather
conditions glorious and prospects for
this time of the year great.
Mr. J. II. Woods, who is pilot of
the I. C. ('. valuation committee in
charge of locomotive valuation is in
the city today.
Miss Edna Sands and grand-
mother depaited for Trinidad Colo-
rado Sunday night where they will
make their home. Miss Sands has
been employed In the telegraph de-
partment and her many friends re-
gret very much her leaving the [
service.
By United Press.
Petrograd. March 24 Authoritive
advices say that as soon as troop
trains are available 200,000 Russian
troops and many artillery batteries
that weer released by the surren
der of Przemysl will be ready to
strike crushingly at the lines of the
Austrians and Germans. It is believ
ed that at least five army corps were
engaged in the siege ot the fortress.
Austrian prisoners are being rush-
ed to Russian prison camps and a
big sanitary squad is busy cleaning
the captured city in order to prevent
a pestilence.
It is rumored tliar. the Russians
will not disturb the civilians nor the
wounded Austrians wno were cap-
lured in the fall of I'rzemysl, It is
probable that they will be allowed to
return home under a pledge not to(
fight any more. Heavy snows have
crippled communication but it is
learned that 4,000 Austro Germans
have been captured in the recent
lighting around Dulcla Lupkow.
By United Press.
Rome, Italy, March 24—The Inter-
ventionist party announces that it
will hold pro-war demonstrations In
Rome, Genoa, Naples and other cltleB
Sunday. They desire to force the
cabinet to deliver Austria a war ul-
timatum. No intimation has so far
been made that the government will
attempt to stop the demonstrations.
One paper says that the crown
prince has vetoed the proposition to
cede the terrtiory that Italy de-
mands.
Hy United Press.
New York, March 24.—The big
Mallory line steamer, Denver lies at
the bottom of the Atlantic but crew
and pa/ssengers are safe. The first
S. O. S. call from the wireless was
answered by a score of vessels and
although when the first call for
help was made, the fated liner was
I ,300 miles of the coast of Cape Race
in twenty hours aid was standing by.
The White Star liner Magnetic res-
cued part of the crew of the Denver
and the Manhattan the balance. The
Manhattan was due here Monday.
The Denver was returning from Bre-
men where she had just discharged
a cargo of cotton and her passen-
gers were principally the crews of
American vessels that had been
stranded in Germany. The ill-fated
vessel had previously been in an ac-
cident off Galveston and it is believed
that the collision there was the cause
of the later trouble. It is shown that
the message which the Meganttc
received Hias incorrect for it mention-
ed the Avitalnd also and Indicated
that another steamer had sunk, but
as the Denver carried the crew of the
steamer Evelyn which was recently
sunk, it is thought that the message
meant that Ihe crew of the Evelyn
had been rescued for the second
time.
By United Press.
New York, March 24.—It iB be-
lieved in marine circle1! here that
l lie liner Denver, which sank in mid-
ocean, struck an Iceburg.
The jury in the cose of the State
of Oklahoma vs. John Mitchell
brought in a verdict of guilty, on the
charge of selling intoxicating liquors
and assessed his punishment at $5')
and thirty days in jail.
think Nadeem was first to sense
what had happened. He suddenly
jumped out of the trench and began
waving his hands and cheering.
While he was doing this a ponderous
German with a happy smile that ex-
William Parker charged with
sterling property from the Rock Is-
finished.
There was no shootng all night.
At about six a. m. the rifles were! land was discharged.
heard far down the trenches for the'
first time. j George Ling, colored, plead guilty
But Nadeem couldn't measure hu-jto a charge of being drunk and dis-
man nature unerringly. He had been orderly and was fined $10 and costs, i th
the first to feel the holiday spirit of ' ion c
Christmas day, but on this, the day Jack Smith, also colored, plead
after Christmas, he failed to sense [ guilty to a charge of assault and Mi-
Mr. Peter Doyle departed last
night for Caldwell, Kansas, where he
will join an I. C. C. valuation com-
mittee in connection with securing
the valuation of the R. I. Telegraph
lines. Mr. John Adams relieved him
as District Telegraph Storekeeper.
Mr. P. J. Kelley reeently of the
telegraph office in El Reno is now
located in the relay office at Chicago.
By United Press:
London, March 24.- It is officially
reported that five aviators of the
\llli* hav dropped bombs on the
German shipyards at lloboken, near
Antwerp. The worlcs were set on
fire and it is believed that the
damage was considerable.
Miss
Emtmi
days lc
Dorothj Winters and Miss
Bus; who have been on a ten
ave of absenc e have returned
By United Press.
London, March 24—The steann
Duffleld which has just arrived i
South Shields reports that she e
caped from a German submarln
The steamer Teal reports a thrilling
■ cape from a Taube attack.
FIRE RUINS AUTO.
Fire was discovered in Hal Town-
send's garage last night at about
e'ght o'clock and an alarm was
given which brought the fire depart-
ment quickly to the scene. The
blaze wa soon under control but not
until I lie car had been damaged to
the extent of $500 or $600, loss cov-
ered by insurance. This is the
second time in two weeks that a sup-
posed incendiary attempt has been
made to destroy the car and garage.
to work in the relay offlc
Mr
II. Lawrenc
tor of Chicago, In
Oklahoma and
offices today
insurance in-
a meeting in
The
nint
> of the Rarteldes S<
K. Gtinn, a suit c
ping heard thi aft'
the grimness of war that had fallen! also drew a fin«- of $10 and costs
posed two rows of glittering white .over the trenches during the night.!
teeth climbed out of the trench and I Early in the morning he jumped out
shouted: of the trench and began waving his 11
"Lieut. C. Shroder presents bis (hands again. John Street, an Amer- <
compliments to your lieutenant and j ican, who had been an evangelist In
dsMres to know if he will select four St. Louis, jumped out with him. and At a meeting of the R
men and come to the middle of the began to shout a morning greeting to Chapter V'st night G O
neutral territory to arrange for a n German he had made friends with i Reginald
truce for burying the dead." | the day before. , f.- \rnr,i
Our lieutenant agreed in an in- There was a sudden rattle of rifle Pegroe !
stant. I was one of the four men he fire and Street fell dead, with a bul-
selected and 1 shall never forget how let through his head. The sun was
I felt as we advanced to meet the shining down again on a world gone
four German soldiers and their mad.
| position
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iperator
Hy United Press.
Berlin, March 24.—The German
I'lirsult of the Ttussians still con-
tinues. 500 prisoners were taken at
i I'olangen and 500 at Ostrolenka.
one of the bloodiest battles of the
war Is now raging in the Carpath-
ians.
Mayor P. P. Duffy of this city
li.'i been appointed by Governor
Williams as a delegate to the Sixth
Annual Convention of the Southern
Commercial Congress which meets
at Muskogee, April 26th to 30th.
Cruceyesterday
CANADIAN COUNTY CATTLE
On yesterday's Oklahoma City
market, J. Petree, of El Reno,
marketed three loads of steers at
*7.10 and Jesse T. Witcher re-
' ejveil $7.35 for some pretty classy
vearlingH.
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F. P Funda and F.
the Most Excellent
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Oklahoma City
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terry
| Hy United Press.
Paris, March 24.—An official re-
sume says that the French capture
j of Notre Dame I.orette left 100 dead
and 110 prisoners.
GET READY FOR EASTER-
Dig up that old last summer suit
and let lis get it in shape for Easter.
pAVe ran make it look like new.
'■leaning. Pressing, Dying and Re-
I pairing Call for our auto delivery.
Unique Cleaning Co.. Phone 132.
24-30c
•T. Iv Griffin, of Yukon; F. P.
s'teile, of Geary and J. A. Spence, of
Okarche tre registered at the Ker
DANCING TONIGHT
Jackson's hall. 50c a couple. 1tp
■ittond'np th*
invention at
homa City today.
' \FTER RAHRITS Belgian Hares
•j le at Jone- Drue Store. $j and
0. 24-30c I
Mrs. Gladys Rusch
Chickasha Sunday.
J K Taylor, formerly of Mangum,
Okla., but now with the department
of commerce and labor at Washlng-
1 ton, I> C is in El Reno today collect-
was visitiing in ing statistics of manufacturing con-
cerns.
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Ryder, J. W. El Reno The Daily Democrat Oklahoma (El Reno, Okla.), Vol. 25, No. 13, Ed. 1 Wednesday, March 24, 1915, newspaper, March 24, 1915; (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc91092/m1/1/: accessed April 25, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.