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SHAWNEE
REGULAR AFTERNOON ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORTS, EXCLUSIVE IN POTTAWATOMIE COUNT'S"!
VOL. xxn.
SHAWNEE. OKLAHOMA, TUESDAY EVENING, FEBHUAUY 13.
NL'MBKU 199.
COL HARVEY
ENTHUSIASM FOR OZARK TRAIL
TWO LINERS
ARRIVE SAFE
AT NEW YORK
Interned German Liners at Boston Believed to Have Been Damaged.
Col. W. H. Harvey, president and
general manager of the Ozark Trails
Association, was given a most cordial
reception by Shawnee Tuesday morn-
ing and his address delivered at the
high school auditorium at 10 o'clock
was listened to with marked attention
both by the citizens and the students
feathered there.
Not only was Shawnee well repre-
sented but there were men there from
Tulsa, Ada, Norman and Chickasha,
besides a good delegation from Te-
cumseh. Much enthusiasm was en-
gendered by the discussions, and fol-
lowing the main meeting and the
luncheon afterward tendered by the
ltotary Club the comment was gen-
eral that much had been accomplished
lor the cause of good roads in this
county, especially for the promotion
of the main line of the Ozark Trail
through Pott county.
After a stirring selection by the
High School Band and some rousing
cheers by the students, and a few re-
marks by D. E. Porter, principal of
the high school, expressing teachers'
and students' appreciation of the op-
portunity to get informed on the all-
important subject of good roads, A. J.
Fluke as chairman of the Shawnee
. Ozark Trails committee took charge
of the meeting. Mr. Fluke warmly
welcomed the visitors in behalf of the
Chamber of Commerce, in behalf of
the Retail Merchants' Association, in
behalf of the county commissioners—
"the men behind the guns in the good
roads building," as he termed them.
In introducing Col. Harvey, Mr. Fluke
paid a fine compliment to him as the
pioneer In the great work of high-
way building; predicting that the
Ozark Trail would be as durable as
the roads of Home and that Col. Har-
vey's name would endure linked in
fame with the building of that great
Trail.
In response to the lusty three
cheers given him by the students
when he arose, Col. Harvey expressed
his interest in character building in
the schools. "Character can be taught
in the schools just as effectively as
can be taught the Three It's,' read-
ing, writing and arithmetic," declared
Mr. Harvey.
Alluding to his ride from Chandler
earlier in the morning, the latter part
of the trip over the new state high-
way completed to the north Pott
county line, "We came over that
stretch of road at 40 miles an hour."
said the speaker. "It is certainly a
model piece of road. At Chandler
last night I told them to send their
committee to Nowata county to see
how a model road was constructed.
Now as I go westward from Shawnee.
I shall tell the road builders to motor
to Pott county If they want to Inspect
some model road.''
The audience was told that the
Ozark Trails Enterprise contemplated
in time a great system of modern
roads ramifying into a number of
states; that lust now all energy was
centered upon the completion of the
main Trail, which was to reach a
length of 1,200 miles from St. Louis
through Missouri Oklahoma, and the
TexaB Panhandle to the old Santa Fe
Trail in New Mexico; that on the
east the Trail would connect with
the old National Road and other
routes and on the west with the Santa
Fe Trail making a great Ocean to
Ocean highway. "At this time,"
said the speaker, "there are in this
country only two other trans-contin-
ental roads. On each of these two
roads a given point is passed by an
average of 300 cars a day—or 1.200
tourists — tourists not speeding
through the country in Pullman sleep-
ers paying their money into railroad
coffers to be sent back east, the while
getting an unsatisfactory view of the
landscape and missing half of it
while they sleep; but traveling
their own conveyance at their own
leisure, enjoying the country as they
go, and stopping in the towns along
the way to spend their money for
sightseeing, for supplies and repairs,
for rooms and meals. Our Ozark
route will be 200 miles shorter than
oithor of the old trans-continental
routes, and it will traverse the pic-
turesque Ozark Mountains, a great
zinc field and one of the greatest oil
fields in the world, and then on to
the mighty Rockies. $5,000,000 a year
is the value of the tourisjt crop to
tho state of California. Thus you may
grasp some of the possibilities in the
way of profit to the communities
located on the Ozark Trail."
The Trail building begun only a lit-
tle more than a year ago, Mr. Har-
vey said, the routo is now complete
through Missouri to the Oklahoma
line. Illustrative of how the modern
roads facilitate travel, recently he
hart driven over the route in Mis-
souri in one day a distance of 161
miles, held 12 meetings and attended
two banquets.
. Col. Harvey took occasion to praise
the farmers of West Texas for tho
zeal they are showing by their work
'on Ozark routes, and the business
men of one small county has sub-
scribed a fund of $00,000 for road con-
struction.
The interest Shawnee had shown
by having forty representatives at the
Chandler meeting Monday night. Col.
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By Associated l'ress.
Londbn, Feb. 13.—Lloyd's
reports that the British steam-
er Afric of 11,999 tons gross
had been shnk. Part of the
crew of the liner were landed.
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REJECTED
NEXT STEPS
II) Associated Press.
New York, Feb. 13.*—Two British
liners, the Laconia from Liverpool
Feb. 3 and the Ascania. from London
Jan. 25 reached hero today and re-
ported having passed through the war
zone without being stopped or sight-
ing anything unusual. On the La-
conia were 37 passengers and on the
Ascania 17, mostly Canadians.
The long voyage or the Ascania
was not explained by their officers,
who are under admiralty instructions,
but passegners say they experienced
all kinds of weather from balmy skies
and blue seas indicating a semi-tropic
zone to the zero weather of New York
harbor. Passengers said it was re-
ported in London the German raider
Moewe had been captured and taken
to that port. The ship's officers de-
clined to discuss the matter.
The collector of. customs at Boston
has sent word to the secretary of the
treasury he has heard the interned
German liners Cincinnati and Amer-
ika have been damaged. This work, his pass-ports from Secretary Lansing,
is believed Ho have been done by Ger- There is the same report regarding
man sympathizers some time after the larger number of German liners
Ambassador von Bernstorff received I interned at New York City.
TELL OF FOOD
II
SAILING OF
VESSELS IS
DEPLORED
By Associated l'ress.
London, Feb. 13.—"Puesidcnt Wil-
son wishes to make an ^attempt to
break the German blockade; the
American government must be re-
sponsible for what happens," says the
Berlin Vossiche Zeitung in comment-
ing on the report that two American
merchant vessels had left for tho
blockade zone, according to the Ex-
change Telegraph Company's Copen
hagen correspondent. The corre-
spondent reported that tho report of
the departure had caused a 'pro-
nounced sensation in Berlin.
The vessels are apparently the Or-
leans and the Rochester which sailed
from New York for Bordeaux on Sun-
day.
Beginning Work on the Fir^t New Fort
to Protect United States in Case of War.
1IOBAROT EDITOR DEAD.
By Associated Press.
Hobart. Okla.. Feb. 13.- Frank Cos-
tello. editor and manager of the Ho-
bart Democrat-Chief and former state
senator of Missouri, died here today
aged 57, after an illness of two days.
Bpfii
By Associated Press
Berne, Switzerland, Feb. 13.—Amer-
icans arriving from Germany with
Gerard are congratulating themselves
with escaping further wrestling with
food problems in Berlin. Butchers'
windows well stocked with meats
such as are seen here are an unusual
sight in Berlin. Meat is so scarce
that it is never hung in windows to
attract buyers, but is speedily distrib-
uted as soon as received. Citizens
keep in close touch with a butcher |
$o as to know when the next meager j
supply will be on sale.
Practically all meat is sold on a
card entitling each person to half a
pound weekly, but dishes made of kid-
neys, lungs and other scraps can 'be
bought from restaurants without
cards. Game and poultry are exempt
from cards and bring fabulous prices.
The wealthy classes, of course, do not
suffer such inconveniences as the
poorer people.
It is asserted that in the country
the problem is less pressing than in
cities.
By Associated Press.
Washington, Feb. 13.- The United
States has replied to Germany's pro-
posal of a discussion of the subma-
rine situation by declining to enter
into any negotiHlions while the proc-
lamation of unrestricted warfare re-
mains in effect and until Germany
restores the pledges given in the Sus-
sex case.
The btate depaitment has made
public Germany's proposals submitted
in a memorandum to Dr. Paul Ritter,
the Swiss minister, and also the gov-
ernment's reply, thereby confirming
fully the announcement made by the
Associated l'ress late Saturday.
Outside Blockade Zone.
Germany proposed to negotiate for
tho safety of American shipping pro-
vided the commercial blockade of
England i* not interfered w)th.
Explanation Made.
The state department gave out a
statement as follows:
"In view of the appearance in the
newspapers of Feb. 11 of a report
that ""Germany was negotiating with
the United States in regard to Hub-
marine warfare, tho department of
state makes the following statements:
"A suggestion was made orally to
tho department of state late Saturday
By Associated Press.
Washington, Feb. Kl.—Berlin's for-
mal announcement that the time has
expired for all exceptions in the cam-
paign of ruthlessness, turned atten-
tion hero today to questions of what
the next steps of United States gov-
ernment to meet the situation will be.
President Wilson abandoned his usual
game of golf this morning, and his
cabinet remains ready for immediate
action.
Among tho questions now being
considered is a conference of neutrals
on the rights of the nations not en-
gaged in the war, and the loaning of
guns for the arming of merchant
ships.
Ambassador Count Tarnowski still
is waiting to present his credentials.
A reply to Mexico's suggestions for
an embargo on ammunition has not
yet been made.
STRUGQLINO WITH
GRAVE PROBLEM
|{y Associated Press.
New York, Feb. 13.—Tho port of
New York today is crowdod with
shipping and the offices of the vari-
afternoon by the minister, of Switzer- 0us trans-Atlantic lines are busy set-
I Within three days after President
j Wilson had spoken of the German
situation to congress work was begun
on the construction of a new fort near
Rockaway, Kong Island, with in New
York City and eleven miles from the
Battery. The state legislature prompt
this land
might he
eminent
he property of tho city—
ceded to the Federal gov-
The photograph shows lab-
orers turning the first shovelfuls of
earth. Here high powered rifles
greatly elevated will be placed to
fight off battleships that may attempt
HOUSE READY TO
PASS NAVAL BILL
CARRIES $12,000,000 FOB NAVY
YARDS AM) *1.000,000 AIR
CRAFT PATENTS.
By Associated Press.
Washington, D. Cv Feb. 13.—Before
tonight the house is expected to pass
the annual naval appropriation bill.
Consideration was resumed today
with only two amendments awaiting
to be disposed of before a final vote.
They would appropriate $12,000,000
additional to fit navy yards for con-
struction and $1,000,000 to purchase
air craft patents.
OTHER GAINS
(By Associated War Summary)
While the military activities along
the Franco-Belgian front, where the
British are fighting thetr way toward
Baupaume have slackened somewhat,
there has been an increase in the im-
portance of operations in other war
areas.
The Tigris front in Asia has been
the scene of an important British suc-
cess. The British have established
a line more than 3 miles long across
the Tigris west of Kut El Amara, the
operations resulting in the Turks
there being completely hemmed in.
In Macedonia, Teutonic forces have
taken the offensive in the Monastir
region and today's official headquar-
ters' announcement reports the cap-
ture of an Entente hill position near
Parolove in the bend of the Cerna.
and several camps in the rear of this
point. Nearly 100 Italians were taken
and five machine guns captured.
The Austro-German forces have
repulsed German attacks along the
Sereth in Galicia and further south
'along the Moldavian frontier of Ru-
mania a Russian point of support near
Valeputna. was captured by the Ger-
mans.
Another vessel has been added to
the list of victims of the blockade, a
Norwegian motor vessel.
ly amended the city charter so that to shell New York City.
LONE
HAUL OF $30,000,08
Oklahoma May
Clothe Guard
on Return Home
IIELI) I P BANK OFFICIAL AND A
DISTRICT JI'DGE, AND
ESCAPED.
By Associated Press.
Winnsboro, La., Feb. 13
combed the countryside about Winns
boro today in a search for an uniden
tified man who last night robbed the mittee (>f tjie wi,()ie.
State bank here and escaped with a 1
bag estimated to contain $30,000. The |
man, who was masked, forced S.
J-Ietherwick, vice president of the
bank, to open the vault and after se-
curing the money locked the official
and District Judge Holstein, who was
in Hetherwick's office, in the vault
and escaped. The two men removed
tho lock from the vault door with a
screw driver and liberated them-
selves after an hour.
lly Associated Press.
Oklahoma City, Feb. 13.—An appro-
priation of $35,000 for clothing for
Posses members of the Oklahoma National
Guard on their return from the bor-
der was passed by the house in com-
The bill has
been favorably acted on in the senate
and probably will go on roll call o-
morrow.
routes, which will be made next June,
will be based strictly upon merit, de-
cleared the speaker. Springfield, Tul-
sa and Amarillo are the common,
fixed points on the Trail. Outside of
these fixed points the competition
will be open to all the communities
along the route that will make a gen-
uine effort. The final designation is
to be made, he explained, by a com-
mittee composed of himself and the
four vice presidents of the Trails As-
sociation, one from each of the four
states traversed, each vice president
being disqualified in passing on roads
GARMENT WORKERS
THREATEN STRIKE
OARiNli RESCUE
BF 2 CHILBREN
SAY KM K HO M II.OATIM.
CAM-: IN MIS.S18SIITI
It 1V K It.
10,000 WOMEN IN CIIM'AUO
QUI IF DEMANDS NOT
AUKEED TO.
> nni.u.ui ....... , I" his own state. Each competing
Harvey remarked. Indicated that' Pott I road will ho graded on points, which
county could be depended upon to do I will include the items of distance,
its full duty in building roads. drainage, grades, hard surface.
The selection of the official main 1 bridges nnil culverts, etc . (he designa-
Trail from among the competing (CONTINUED ON PACK THREE)
By Associated Press.
Chicago, 111., Feb. 13.—Chicago
again faces a great clothing strike af-
fecting 20,000 persons, unless an
agreement is speedily effected. 10,-
l() Associated 1'rens.
St. Louis, Feb. 13.—When August j
Mosensteine, who lives in a boathouse
! on the Mississippi, discerned two mov-
TO ing objects floating on an ice cake
j lar out in the river today his quick
; action probably saved tho lives of
i Erlin Proffert, aged 14, and John El-
| lerman, aged 11, both of St. Louis.
The youngsters had been playing on
tho Ice at the edge of the river when
in somo manner a largo cake was
might and drawn out to the middle of
000 women garment workers threaten the stream. At the risk of his life he
to strike tomorrow if demands for rowed out through the broken ice and
increases in wages, shorter hours, i rescued the children who were too
better working conditions and recog- : frightened to do anything but cry
nition of the union, are not met. land pray.
t.etllng Ready to Quit.
By Associated Press.
San Kntonio, Tex., Feb. 13.—Acting
under instructions from the war de-
partment, Gen. Funston today advised
all national guard organizations on
the border not already designated to
go home that "all officers not ac-
countable for public property and en-
listed men already on furlough or
who subsequently may be granted
same will be ordered to report to
their home commanders for muster
out."
The order alno provides that leaves
and furloughs be granted in the fu-
ture only under exceptional circum-
stances.
SALINA OFFICERS SHOT
ISV MEN RESISTING ARREST.
By Associated Press.
Salina. Kan., Feb. 13.—Patrolman
John Stonehraker was Instantly
killed and Howard Burke, chief of
police, was seriously wounded In a
revolver fight in a rooming house
early today. They had gono to the
placo to arrest two criminals.
Ethan A. Walker, foreman of the
News-Herald pressroom, formerly of
Salina, knows tho two men well.
Stonehraker, he says, is an old man
who has been on the police force for
many years, while the chief has also
held that position for a long tiino.
land that the German government is
willing to negotiate with the United
States provided that the commercial
blockade against England would not
be interfered with.
"At the request of >he secretary of
state, this suggestion was made in
writing and presented to him by the
Swiss minister Sunday night.
Willing to Negotiate.
"The communication is as follows:
" 'The Swiss government has been
requested by the German government
to say that the latter is now, as be-
fore. willing to negotiate formally or
informally with the United States
provided tlu > the commercial block-
ade against England will not be brok-
en thereby.
" 'Signed,
" 'PAUL HITTER."
Must Withdraw Restrictions.
"This memorandum wks given to
mediate consideration And hte follow-
ing reply was dispatched yefAerday:
"'My dear Mr. Minister:
" 'I am requested by the president
to say to you, in acknowledging the
memorandum which you were kind
enough to send to me on tho eleventh
imfant, that the government of the
United States would gladly discuss
with the German government any
questions it might propose for dis-
cussion, were it to withdraw its proc-
lamation of the thirty-first of January
in which sudden and without previous
intimation of any kind, > cancelled the
assurances which it had given this
government on the fourth of May. j
last; but, that it doth not feel that
It can enter into any discussion with |
he German government concerning
tho policy of submarine warfare
{•gainst neutrals which it is now pur-
suing. unless and until the German
government renews its assurances of
fourth of May and acts upon the
assurance.'
"No other interchange on this sub-
ject has taken place between this gov-
ernment and any other government or
person.''
COLDEST IN I TEARS.
llj Associated Press.
New York, Feb. 13.—New York Is
having the coldest day in four years.
The mercury is officially a-t the zero
mark for the first time since Febru-
ary. 1913, when a degree below was
reached.
SEARCH RUINS FOR
BODIES OE DEAD
ONLY TWO BODIES RECOVERED
-TWELVE BELIEVED TO BE
DEAD.
By Associated Press.
Minneapolis, Minn., Feb. 13.
Search for the dozen bodies of per
sons believed lost in the fire of the
Kenwood Hotel yesterday was
sumed today. Searchers expressed
little hope of making much progress
in the ice-coated debris for a week
So far the known dead are two. Mrs
Squire was killed when she jumped
from a third story window, and the
body of a man taken from the ruins
yesterday is believed to be that of
William Britton.
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♦ WEATHER FORECAST. ♦
♦ By Associated Press. ♦
♦ New Orleans, Fob. 10. For ♦
♦ Oklahoma: Tonight cloudy. ♦
♦ Wednesday fair, colder. *
♦ ♦
tling questions raised by the German
blockade proclamation.] Nino largo
steamers arrived last night, five from
the danger zone.
Tho shipping offices are busy
places, especially that of the Scanda-
navian line whore the Frederick VIII
on which tho German ambassador and
his staff will return to Europe, is
being prepared to sail.
Assurances of safety from subma-
rines has crowded the liner with pas-
sengers. It is estimated she will car-
ry 120 passengers besides her crew
when she leaves tomorrow.
BERNSTORFF IS
READY TO LEAVE
By Associated Press.
Washington, I). Feb. 13.—This
was von Bornstorff's last day In
Washington. He and his staff leavo
here late today for New York to take
passage on the Frederich VIII for
home.
The count and countess spent tho
day in bidding adieu to personal
friends and packing. Final arrange-
ments have also been made for turn-
ing over the embassy to Dr. Paul Hit-
ter, Swiss minister, who will look af-
tor German interests in the United
States.
OF HARBORING
JlltY ASSKSSKN I V K A US' IMI'IUS-
ON.MKM' TO Ult.MKK H)K H A It-
HOKIMi 110BBEK8.
Oklahoma C?iy, Feb. 13.—-Four
years' imprisonment in tho peniten-
tiary was tho punishment meted out
by a jury in Judge Oldfleld's division
the district court yesterday, which
found Joe Welsher RUiity of harbor-
ing the man who held up and robbed
batik at Harrah a short time ago.
Welsher's wife and twu small chil-
dren, who sat by him during hie
trial, broke down and wept when the
Verdict was read. Sentence will bo
passed Saturday morning at 10
lock when motion will be heard
for a new trial.
The Harrah bank robbers were
found in Welsher's house and his de-
fense was that they threatened to kill
him, his wife and childrtie if he did
not furnish them shelter and food.
While they were In his home, it was
alleged that he came to Oklahoma
City and purchased ammunition for
them.
I.ocal officers were Important wit-
nesses against Welsher. They testi-
lied to his connection with Russell
Tucker, alias Walter Williams, and
the trouble they got Into here Dec.
23. which resulted in their being held
on suspicion. At that time they
caused a disturbance at tho Robb
Oarage by threatening a machinist
repairing their car, when they
thought he was not working fast
(Hough. Welsher and Tucker were
arrested, after Tucker had put up a
fight ami had been partially subdued
by Night Chief Spann hitting him In
the head with a sis-shooter. Ho
fought, however, all the way to the
police station. Welsher was more
tractable.
CRy Detective Hose first arrested
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