The Shawnee Daily News-Herald (Shawnee, Okla.), Vol. 22, No. 74, Ed. 1 Friday, September 15, 1916 Page: 1 of 4
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REGULAR AFTERNOON ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORTS, EXCLUSIVE IN POTTAWATOMIE COUNTY.
VOI;. XXII.
SHAWNEE, OKLAHOMA. I'IMDAV KVRNlXli. SKPTKMBKU 15, HMC.
NUMRKR 74.
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LONDON N \ \ VI, VTTACHE.
THK WT.KH s I'ROUimi.
Monday.
Entry Day Kn tries will be received mid placed. Fair opens at noon.
Wroplunc flight in the afternoon. Bam! concerts utfternoon and even-
ing.
Tuesday.
Tecumseh Din 1'iihlic schools of Tecumseh will close for the day. \ero-
plane flight. r.aml concert afternoon mid evening;.
Wednesday.
Shawnee Day Public Schools will he closed for the afternoon*
<•. A. 15. Hay Visitors to ti. A. I{. State Kncanipment will he entertained.
Iowa-Illinois I>.iy Annual lowa-lllinols Association meeting at 'A p. in.,
basket sapper in the evening.
Aeroplane Miirbt Itand concerts afternoon and evening.
Thursday.
I.lit* Stock Hay Public auction ol live stock exhibited, in the afternoon
Aeroplane Flight itand concert afternoon and evening Fair closes.
The annual Pottawatomie County \ eneampmcnt of which will he. held at
Free Fair will open Monday at Hen- Shawnee next week, will be enter
son I'ark. On the opening day, marl j tained at the fair, and the annual re-
of tin morning will be occupied re- union of tlie Iowa-Illinois Association
(reiving and placing exhibits, but by will be held, with speaking and the
noon the fair will be ready for in- : business meeting at o'clock in the
J0S&PH H CCIT
By \ssocIated Tress.
Paris. Sept. 16. The French gov-
ernment has instructed the minister
at Stockholm to join with the other
tin ten te powers in a firm but friendly
note to Sweden 011 questions of neu-
trality. The attitude of Sweden on
submarines, distinguishing between 1
submarines for war and for com- j
merce, the government says has an
I effect "contrary to neutrality. ' "The
Swedish naval forcc uould hesitate,"
i says the note, "to attack a German
I submarine in Swedish water, on the '
Joseph H. Colt, president of 4t e 1 *ro« nus that it might be a commer
ot Moffat Yard •>. ('1a' submarine, while there would be !
f!%i
ALLIES WIN
10 PORT WITH TRENCHES ON
SHIP ON HE! ALL FRONTS
lly \ssociated Press.
I Marshfield, Ore., Sept. 15.—The I'a-1
dflc Coast Steamship Co.'a liner Con-
gress swung on her anchor chain at
Hy Associated Press.
Paris, Sept. 15.—The Entente allies
have won a series of successes on
I the entrance to Coos bay today, a the Macedonian front, the war office
I black and burned hulk, as the result announced today. Frnech, Serbian
of the tire which caused her to race amj i0rces operating at dif-
j lor this port last night bvery one ferent j)0jnt8 have broken through
lor the - .;i passengers on board and t|R( llu|KU,.ian uetenses. The Krench
10 CreW Of 154 wore landed saleiy |invo cnnlurnil nrwitinnw half n nill«
Several members of the
: the
r , have captured positions half a mile
last night Several members of the ()Ver a (ront m a mlle A
Screw who were overcome by smoke jiiui( vj(. m tlll. SerhllBI18 over th«
| wore reported today to be recovering. Bul(,urlans wai) gcored ,utcr u batu„
Purser Mculz said he was una i e o | (1| BOvcral days at l.ake Ostrovo,
I .1, . .. I , 1. on t . >1 t)w> I ti ki
publishing house
Company
of the hoard
lean Defense Society.
[xsfir W. £ M<: l: QUOALfe
Captain W. I). McDougall, formerly
of the president's yacht Mayfolwer,
I bring the valuables out of the ship's
.safe. There was $10,00 of Captain
! Cousin's money on board the Con-
near the western end of the front.
Tiie Bulgarians alter their defeat, the
announcement says, retired for a dis-
gress and the crew wasto haveb. cn j||||r (|( lwi.lv(, m'|le8. Tlle untisli
h;. been elected chairman similar iiesilancy toward cratt of |,, )uon appointed American naval
rd of trustees ot the Ah„ r- i:" all,cs' wh° have no merchant sub- U)mk)ll. „ „ BOn of
spection.
The daily program will consist of
band concerts afternoon and evening
and aeroplan< flights each afternoon.
The fair will remain open every night
until ! o'clock. There will lie plenty
an<i shadfc and water, a real tent
maintained by the W. ('. T. U. for
the sick or injured and other conven-
iences, including a good camping
ground.
Tuesday has been designated as*
"Tecumseh Day." The public schools
of Tecumseh will be dismissed during
afternoon and a baskt t supper in the
evening.
Thursday will be live-stock day.
The parade of blooded stock will be
held, and in the afternoon the an-
imals exhibited will be sold at public
auction. This will close the fair.
The fair this year will be one of
the most interesting ever held in the
county. There will be features never
before provided, and the range of ■ \
hibits is expected to be greater than
ever before.
There will be plenty of refresh
the day, and the children taken to inent stands and all other conven-
tho fair. j iences possible provided.
Wednesday is "Shawnee Day." The From the « hibits in the comity
Shawnee schools will be dismissed.! fair, which will include some of the
and attendance of the children at the exhibits from the various township
fair is expected to be general. On fairs, a splendid display for the stai •
Wednesday also the (J. A. ft.,, the state i ,'air will be arranged.
JILISS POINTS orr
TIONS.
1.1 \ Y OB,Ji;< . !
Doesn't Relict r in Prac■*?."ability of
Ink* mat Iona I Constabulary oil
Border.
IIv \saoeiutcd Press.
New London, Conn., Sept. IV
Practical obstacles have arisen in the
consideration by the joint commission
of questions for the pacification of
the border which make it seem im-
probable at this time that any agree-
ment ran bo formulated without
prolonged discussion. Maj. Gen. Wis: .
assistant chief of staff of the army,
was before the commission today to
point out objections that «ould
made to many of the proposals in-
cluding an international constabulary
olieve th'
military forces of both
nga;;ed in patrol work.
< % PTAIN AM ( REW OF THK
< (H NSKLLOR H4VE RE \t RED
LONDON.
By \vsoclutcd Press.
London, Sept. If-. The captain and
crew of the British steamer Counsel-
lor have l:cen landed here. They say
the steamer foundered. One member
of the crew is an American.
TO JMAtH YOTF.KS THHOHili
SPEECHES TO DELEGATES*
Settlement of the Bailroad Strike Will
lie Made Big Elect Ion Issue,
It is Said.
By VsKoclated Press.
Long Branch, N. Sept. Iti. The
part President Wilson is to take in
th campaign for his re-election v as
dhcuiit1 'i h<n ! > thi pri Ident, Sec-i
retary of tthe Treasury McAdoo, Post-
master General Burleson and Secre-
tary Tumulty. The plans, it was an-
nounced last night, will be put into
final shape at a meeting here Mond >y
between President Wilson, Vance Mc-
Cormick, chairman of the democratic
national committee, and Homer S.
(uramings, head of the speakers' bu-
reau of the* national committee..
To Get Views Before Country*
The president will #not begin his
"porch campaign" at Shadow
until .next weeV. .M'-antime !
Fxteiiding Boycott.
By Associated Press.
London, Sept. 15.— The plan for
rationing the neutral countries of
.virway, S.veitcn, Dei.mark and llol
law !, n:;<. i . uT I, no ; m iiier license:
will be granted at the present to Brit
ish exporters, hat been extended t<> '
apply to the TTnited State:; i y the ex-
pedient of refusing to allow the
therlands Overseas Trust to accept
t.s and refusing
to allow ships to accept letters of as-
surances destined for this country. In
consequence American shipments to
Holland will be stopped immediately.
late General Clinton McDougall,
e a member of congress from New
paid today. Besides this there was
probably an equal amount of money
and valuables belonging to the pas-
sengers, in the safe
success was effected west of the Var-
dar near the center of the Entente
front, where they captured important
posit ons The lines forced by the
All the ship's papers and valuables llr|l wure t0 tho ea8t o( the Var
were burned. The total loss, it was
Ft IM'HI!H 1 H HI \TS OF '
A (IN KB A I. STRIKE
By AfVMcluted I'ress.
New York, Sept. 15. Plans were
discussed today by tho strike leaders
for ;« sympathetic walk out of 60,000
to 80,000 here in trades allied with
operation. Jas Howlan.l,
t<
! labor, threatens to call out the work-
ers in these trades if the deadlock is
not broken by tonight.
estimated, including damage to cargo,
was *11,100,000.
dar.
, North of the Sarame the Krench
last night captured a series of Ger-
I man trenches and advanced as far
as the village of Rancourt, the war
office announced today.
DPs f !
IHNU SSION OF MATTKB IN OK.K-
>1 \ N \ II \S SI'BSIDED. #
Food Itegul.'illoii Now the IH-liupor-
tunt Question With Press and
Officials.
! Berlin, Sept. 14, via London, Sept.
I 15 The weeks which have passed
i since the appointment of Field Mar-
shal von Hindenburg as chief of the
By Associated Press.
Chicago, Sept. 15. -Vance C. Alc-
Cormiek, chairman of the democratic
committee, visited western headquar-
Lawn I ters toda. and expressed the opinion
will | Wilson will carry Indiana. Kncour-
Ml r A !. VS Flt.rUEO in IN ■ KKI ST
it VI I S is I.IIIV'.'I*.
i:x|M I1KC oi the lleiwrlineni Since Ok-
lahoma Statehood lias Been
#">77,078.00.
British Still («aln.
I By Associated Press. •
London, Sept. 15.—'The British re-
I turned to the attack on the Somine
front last, night charging over a sec-
I tor about six miles long. The war
'office announecd today that they had
advanced from 2,000 to 3,00 yards and
wcro continuing to progross.
British Take Fleurs.
By Vssoclatcd Press.
London, Sept. IB. British rushes
along tho Somme have broken the
German lines of defense and have
taken the village of Fleurs, two miles
north or Ginchy, according to reports
by Iteuter's Telegram Co. today. The
British forces also aro reported to
have gained the outskirts of Martln-
tulc, a milo and a half oast of Pozi-
ores, the report adds.
In Xcsopotauiln.
By Associated Press.
London. Sept. 15.—Renewal of
heavy fighting in Mesopotamia with
The Counsellor was
::.7i!) tons. A London
night said she had been sunk but did
not explain the cause.
\ rill I' WALTON KN TBI ED
I ' M'K FBtMl V W YORK
Oi'FirEKS.
write a number of letters to demo-
cratic candidates in doubtful state*..
*
f<
i inn .. in* ;■ ' i! ,id\ i • r. said to
day thp president expected to be abl.
to Kr,i his views before the country
effectively.
A decision has been reached that ,
the campaign for the re-election of
the president will follow closely the i i J
lines >f M 'if acceptance. Long Branch. N J.. . epl I...
I ll: i-.UKh i pccriH.s d-legatlonf l,..i e I Prsident Wi' ion .lecldei I"
an l through '■■**«•? he will amplify ' Ma 11 - • tb< • ••nt nt% < has K
points made in that adrress and wiii I Hught s thai the basis for the sett e
'accept the challeng* of Charles B.
Hughes, the republican nomine on
tin issue createtd by the settlement
of tho recently threatened railroad
strike.
To Avoid Personalities.
Mr. Wilson has decided to avoid
TO
general staff have seen almost com-
plete < e at Ion Of the discussion in
regard to resumption of submarine
wa'fare on the old basis. Non-par-
tisan newspaper observers who are in
touch with leading statesmen and
politicians express the opinion that
for ilie present there will arise no tho British on the offensive is report-
question of a change in submarine , ,j jn a delayed official statement is-
policy sued at Constantinople Sept. 9. Tho
Tiio administration of Chancellor British aro said to have lost 2,000
von Bethmann-Hollweg now feels it- men in one engagement.
self fully in control of the situation
controversy over Prince Frederick Killed,
the methods of the food dictatorship By Associated Press.
has now supplanted the submarine London, Sept. 15.—Prince Freedrick
■ . I issue in the conservative and other William ot Hesse, nephew of Emperor
i.M imie is had on s, which are opposed to tho William, has boon killed at Cara
!i Hi chancellor* 'oruian. It was officially announced
, i„ MichU'in and " 11""! " i iV, ' Tli— n-wspaper# are i-ngBKed in hy ,|,e war department today in its
00.000, public jjulUlln* w*r" wltta Adolph *ron Bttookl. report ot operation* on tho Balkan
h te nV tnter hMd of th. food reculatlon board, the front.
Jour and one-half per . ent intoi ^ C0I1H „f compulsory produc-
on funding bond* to P oppoied to an lncreaee or WILBON CLUB ROW
■! * . , abolition of ,„..ximum prlec as the - HAS OVKK «W MEMBERS
' .... I met
on home ownership loanr. aiuoiintltiK | (f (n,„lKluffg Herr von llatockl has; An enthudaatlC meeting of tho
$•11000 declared hlmaolf opposed to the the Woodrow Wilson Club was held
The lease- of lands are on a „ , lonll problem could lies' Thursday evening, with a good at-
i" 1 " totf' "a.r,"i??1 be'solv.-l Iiv compulsory methods, I i,.,1(|aiir.. Tho dub now baa more
• v , m',"" ionn nnn „ that is by prescribing what farmers than 200 members, and others are
74!' .1 year, leas.' produc $800,000 a h„ aiB„ has little joining dally. At the meeting last
vear. . . ,.u ,vw, HutnanH <if the tiinrn u' r An informal di
agliiK report1, he said had been re-
ceived also from Ohio.
William Benson of the National
Committee brought word the demo-
crats think they have an even chance
to earry Kansas Similar statements ]oans
were made by other leaders that sim-
ilar condi
other stat
Oklahoma City, Sept 15. J. L.
Lyon, secretary of state, who is an
ex-officio member of the state school
land commission, has compiled fig-
urges that show the assets of the j tn this respe t.
school land office by interest rates: J
us follows:
I'a < hallei StateiiH'lit
social ed Press.
I est is receiv
j the amount
ment of the railway strike was an ;
in' n ;e e of wages for the employes, i
His views " ill be expressed either in ,
an address at Shadow Lawn or in an
open letter.
m:ok<*i niiJ-iA>iN 1 vb • \ r.vt w
JO HtNt DRDIA, KANSAS, 10
SII Kit IP I .MOOKK.
Sheriff Moore of Concordia. Kan ,
li> VsRoelated Press.
New York, Sept I Ti. Arthur Wal
'tenon, who was arrested in 1 ron wood, I p( ,:«onalities as much as possible and
'Mich., in connection with the mur- fipVoto himself strictly to telling of
j dei of Mrs. Elizabeth Nichols, weal I the achic'>eraent. « t his administration
: ..i ! .. cit 0 1« «ti ,ii,ii i, ,i •„ ks on Hi republic ail
I the New York Central train on which ! pal ty.
was being brought to this city as, 'j^p president \*ill dwell particular-
lit was passing through Harmon. * - • j ] y on tlio prosperity of the country
v. The train was brought to sto® bis plana for the "industrial pre-
.t. i V . •• ,i V • ; I 1 1 • :' • j m '. ;-e •' t ■ • "Its;' y i nu • '•
was here Thursday to take back for , beside the track severely injured. He ,,rohieni which iie expects will de-1
trial Cleorge Williams, who has been was brought to this < ity and hurried : velop after the close of the European
working at the barber college, to a hospital. j war. In this connection it became. tiHTTIM
•
iund •''"'ogerty who had Waltonen 'n Convenes in li«e ii.bcr bo will make!
. ii,,i; ihe • "tier hep>• d -r pet v eit'n. ts to ii ;ve passed a Mil, Three '• smes ('eiitcniplated
The expense
i avmnathv with the demand of
of tho ^department .1(,. ,irl;ins for increase or removal ol ,,10,, of plans tor aiding in the cam-
' statehood ha been t>(i,ui , ait |nuLXlmuin prices to encourage pro-1 paign, and tho
I of which has hneti^ paid out of^tho | duct|0Ii. Accordingly, the present : KtrUcted to get In touch with Judge
late except
IU
general revenues of the
%56.13
• 'i' l' -rlment prior to , ^ " • present and should he be j meeting here
. supreme^ court that] main ^ of ^ UIldor; j
th'' | pigijt there was an informal discus-
.111 -
secretary was in-
11 touch «
McKeown, candidate for congress-
■vhich was paid from the, 1he HUbmarlnr. situation re-1 man, to see when he can come for a
PL \ Y H ICS I l<0>l TI \ VS
I.KAtil I.
oifens(.
KAKIiV FROST.
By Associated Press.
" Kan: 1 OIt| Bept 15. The ♦
earliest froat for 14 years, ae- ♦
, ording to wt ather burt au rei ♦
ords, was felt lai t night ♦
throughout almost all of Kan- ♦
sai and northern «• i «i western ♦
Missouri. Reports show that ♦
th« i n i / i i. s ti mperature was t
altnoi t roai ed at H mover, ♦
Kas., during th" night, tin ♦
minimum there being 33 de- ♦
grces.
NO FK08T HUM:.
Special 1< Jie-AH.IIenilU. ♦
Oklahoma City, Sept. l.V ♦
Blackwell was the coldest ♦
pla< e In 1 Iklahowa last night, ♦
the tepiperatur* dropping to "•l| ♦
, deflrrec a. No t ro it waa i eport- ♦
ed. J
+ A + ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦
to smoke. He was taken to | allowing American exporters to util-
♦ ;1 ■ i rear platform and after rolling ;« : \Vi,} common selling agencies abroad.
♦ i igarettc suddenly struck on- of the
♦ (let-etives, knocking him against the i
♦ i other, and jumped off.
>1HS. IKMVi: SINKIX .
Bj isseelated Press.
l/)ug Branch. N. J., Sept 15. Pres-
ident Wilson received word today that
Shawnee
Ready to Meet Vny They >1a>
Produce.
>1 aj ('aneel St. lamls Trip.
He ma'1 tentative plans tonight fori The long-delayed aciicptanro of
leafing here next Monday night for [Shawnee challenge to Tecamseh la
St Louis to address an association of now in the hands of the Shawnee base-
underwriters. His speech on that oe- ball team, and it is understood the
caston will be devoted almost entirely Tecumseh fans are getting together
to business. It is possible, however.; a strong team from the Texas league
thi'i the trip may be cancelled if there to pi: against the I" al boys There
j n decision of tin
• ii.istrue llie law "> require ,'^"tVr campalKn was contemplated
Kne.h prm-eeds ot the fund to be de- Alnb dor ,j„rard may take advan-
jv.it,.I to I ne schools and ol he; "'J"'1"., „f t u n 11 y lor a trip to
Of the endowment. The department^ ,he „«cd
has earned $20,270 in fees for exam- l"8 1 "" 1
I '''inn iities that have been turned 'Yh/ambassador hopes that before
into the treasury. ^ he wi„ witIieM completion of the |
Coil' (lions «it the eommon school .i .Hfftrnit and delicate ne-1
i fund slm-e statehood have amounted
• > $7,278,00. Disbursements
i b«-en as follows: Kxpenses $2515.1)17,
I apportioned $^.S
j $117,014,
!i4R,
i I gotiations which ho is conducting foi 14
relief of interned civilians In Qer-H
As a result of -
Mh on h«d ~nrfand ,re under
ullf fo' .i gen
Mr- A!*ne K. Hov.e, v co i mj-Ic-i turn for tli • will be soi,,< first -class talent in the
i> il! at New London, Conn , is sink-! worse in the condition of .Mrs. Anna j line-up, it is said, and Shawnee will
ing rapidly. Tentative plan were \r Howe, his sister, who is critically finally meet a worthy adversary.
raad< Immediately for his departure uj New London, Conn. ! AU season the Shawnee team has
ft, \ow London later touay. 1 vVo' d wa: received here la -1 night been trying to stir up the Tecumseh
—— from New York that Henry Ford, the baseball fans to the point of accept-
♦♦♦♦♦♦ Detroit automobi:« manufacturer, has
♦- >V! \TIII If FORK< VST. ♦ declared "ho and his neighbors" will
♦ lly Asseclutcd Press. ♦ support President Wilson for re-elec-
♦ # \'« w Orleans Sept. 1" Kor ♦ tion.
¥ Oklahoma: Tonight fall con- ♦
♦ tinned eool. Saturday fair, ♦ Mr and Mrs. Paul Walker of Okla-
♦ rising temperature. ♦ homa City aro the parents of a fine
daughter.
ing their challenge, but had almost
despaired when the good news final-
ly came.
The first of the three games will be
' consideration. On«
j oral exchange of civilians under [)&-
' role not to • rvo during the war. 1 he
i alternative plan is the release of all
I nn.n over 4."> years and others unfit
for military service. |
Th- < plans ar< now befon th' , ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦
Hritlsh government and tho accept 4
•IT C" of either would mean the su< ♦
cess Ot a difficult ta K of human 1 1 ♦
its t)l si II Oil I- 'arian diplomacy.
urn* ornct iukcei iotici • . ' h" T
mi 8AM IDYKBTISEDi ' N " ' nctea 0 asa ai ♦
opinion of the attorn*y general a to ♦
Oklahoma City. Sept. IT,, (■..minis- whether ti"- -Iv, rusee,MDt hadIbjM ♦
ilonera or tb< school land otmS In Malar. H 1 aadtrMood that a_ttgt
sp. ci.ii meetinc, canceled the notice I tor In annulllm etbe trtwtwmMi ♦
III" state fair irMada. WM disaKreenicnt an OIK!
some of whom iiad con-
♦
\y A It (IN HPABKOW. ♦
lly Associated Press. *
New York. Sept. 15.—The ♦
LaagtM Ol American Sportsmen ♦
whose object Is tho protection ♦
Of birds Is preparlnK t" issue a ♦
proclamation . laritm war on ♦
III. English sparrow, and set- ♦
nne aside a week for waging ♦
it. probably in April of next ♦
year. The governors of all ♦
the slates will be asked to aid J
tn tho work. *
♦ ♦ ♦
of sale
played at Klk's I'ark a week from ' which had been advertised for sale j tnissioners, ™
next Sunday. They are expected to yesterday. The appraised and agreed template.1 leasing I' . K
• \
played on the Shawnee diamond. | appraisement was $48,000. Secretary | somewhat a ter he
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Oh I.A UOM A> IIROIVM II.
Spedul I" Nins-llersld!
San Benito, Tex., Sept. 15.
The body of Allen Cole, an In
dlan member of the Durant
company of the Oklahoma
Guard was recovered from the
Rosacca river today. He dis-
appeared from camp Wednes-
day. An Investigation as to the
cause of tho drowning Is be-
ing made.
(Ojjmts JlW.iUut
(Lmifinurs all iPrrk.
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