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THE SHAWNEE DAILY NEWS IFRALD
REGULAR AFTERNOON ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORTS, EXCLUSIVE IN POTTAWATOMIE COU1
VOL. XXIH.
SHAWNEE. OKLAHOMA, MONDAY KVKXINd. APRIL ! , 1017
NTMUKIi ;i0.
AUSTRIA HUNGARY SEVERS
RELATIONS WITH THE II. S. •
PASSPORTS ARE EXCHANGED
WOULD KEEP
STATUS QUO
II
Latest Photo of t he Atlantic Fleet Taken F rom the Pehnsylvania
jjjj-, (P .1SSKW liv THE > W A1. I KNSOltl
]!v AssocluM l'ress.
Washington, r>. April 9.—Baron
Erich Zweideniek, charge of the
Austro-Hungarian embassy here, to-
day demanded his passports.
By this act Austro-Hungary breaks
oft diplomatic relations with the
United States.
Almost at the same time a dispatch
was received from Minister Stovall at
Berne announcing that relations had
been broken #t Vienna April 8. The
day afterward Ambassador I'enfield
left.
All American consular officers, as
well as diplomatic officials will be
withdrawn and Spain will take over
the affairs of the United States in
Austria. All Austrian consular ot-
licials as well as diplomatic officers
will be withdrawn from the United
States.
Austria-Hungary has asked Sweden
to take over her interests here.
Seining Vessels,
lly Associated Press.
Washington, 1). c„ April 9.—Port
Officials began the seizure of Aus-
trian vessels this morning.
Penilelds Safe.
By Associated Pwss.
Paris, Apri 19.—The arrival
Zurich last evening of Frederick <'
I'enfield, American ambassador to Me
Austria, Mrs. Penfield and thieo.' ,
members of The embassy staff is re-1
ported In a Havas dispatch from St. i
Gall, Switzerland.
By Associated Press.
Washington, I). April 9.—Defin-
ite assurance that its recommenda-
tions against la-bor or industrial dis-
putes will, bo observed by both em-
ployers and employes during the war
will 'be sought by the labor commit-
tee of the Council of National De-
fense headed by Samuel Gompers,
president of the American Federation
of Labor. Success of the effort
seemed strongly probable today con-
sidering especially that on tin'
C ouncil of Defense are the represen-
tatives of powerful labor and em-
ployers interests. Strikes such as
hampered England early in the war
would be avoided in the United States
under the committee's recommenda-
tions that "neither employers nor
employes shall endeavor to take ad-
vantage of the country to change ex-
listing standards" without special ap-
DR. [HAS. BLICKENSDERFER
KILLED IN AUTO COLLISION
AT BEARD AND NINTH STS.
Dr. Cluis Blickensderfer .was al-
most instantly killed this morning at
7:4"i when his car collided at Ninth
and Heard with a Ford runabout
driven by E. E. Betts, salesman for
the Williamson-Halsell-Frazier Co.
llf' suffered a broken neck and ex-
pired soon after he was placed in the
ambulance for removal to the General
Hospital.
Mr. Betts suffered severe bruises
and cuts, and is thought to be injured
internally. He is not. however, con-
sidered seriously hurt.
According to witnesses Dr. Blick-
ensderfer was driving west on Ninth
lly Associated Pre,km. j at a high speed, and Betts was driv-
'washington. Ii. April 9. A joint. Inn south on Beard. Seeing that a
, . . collision was imminent, Mr. Betts
resolution for a congressional J"mt turn(M| sharply Into Ninth, toward the
committee on the conduct of the war Nvest but could not get in the clear,
was introduced simultaneously by||>r. Blickensderfer's car striking the
I Senator Weeks of Massachusetts and | Ford sidewise. The Ford car was
Illinois I turned upside down, and Betts pinned
The last photograph of the Atlantic like specks on the horizon. Though | the battleships in the distance. The
fleet, taken from the deck of the flag- this is one of the smaller rifles of tlio j naval censor would not permit it to
ship Pennsylvania, shows a powerful Pennsylvania, the gunners could eas- i be publicly stated where the fleet
her ships ■ ily shoot a hole through, any one of'was when the pnotograph was taken.
ti-inch rifle aimed at the other ships ily shoot a hole through, any one
AUSTRIA-HUNGARY
BREAK EXPECTED
BELIEVED HOW TO BE MA'I I hi!
OF OKI* 4 n:w
HOURS.
ill Associated Press.
Washington, D. April 9. Aus-
tria-Hungary will formally sever re-
lations with the United States within
the next 24 hours, according to best
opinion at the state department. Her
final action is regarded as only a
matter of hours. All arrangements
have been made here for the diplo-
matic rearrangements that it will
necessitate.
AMERICA ARMS
AGAINST JAPAN
A GERMAN VIEW
FROM ROUND TRIP
IIKST Aim KB PASSE N(«ER YES-
SEL TO MAKE HOME TOST
AGAIN.
By Associated Press.
New York. April 9.—The American
line steamship St. Louis arrived here
today. from Europe the first armed
passenger vessel to make a round
trip voyage from America since the
German decree of unrestricted sub-
marine warfare.
ZIMMERMAN TO
.li.
AUTHORITY OF MljNES SUSPEND SHAWNEE MAY GET
Li. S. IN ELECTION LABOR TROUBLE NEW REGIMENTAL
FRAUO CASES ~
Represent a tiff Madden
both republicans.
The committee will be composed of
six members of the senate including
tour democrats and two republicans
and six from the house, evenly di-
vided between republicans and dem-
ocrats.
beneath. The other car turned
complete somersault, throwing Dr.
Blickensderfer out on his head, and
landed on its wheels, headed east,
the direction opposite from that in
which it had been going.
Persons In the vicinity lifted the
Ford car from Betts, and released
him. Miraculously, he suffered only
minor injuries.
Dr. Blickensderfer was picked up
from the pavement nearby, and placed
The resolution provides that the
committee shall be known as the
joint committee on the conduct of the
war and shall sit in the ambulance. He was in a dying
01 u reases <> Ming «^. s « • • ; , condition when picked up. and soon
a special duly oi the problems arising! ,
from the war; confer and advise with
the president and heads of the execu-
on-
I. A K0 ELY CURTAILED BY SI
PHi:ML COURT.
ETWEE \ AND 9,000 MEN V BE
THROWN OUT OK
EMPLOYMENT.
lly Associated Press.
Kansas City, April 9.
Between 8,000
stimated. were '
nl 9,000 men
I maae idle today by suspension of J
| work at all coal mines in the Missouri'
district operated by members of the j
I Southwestern Interstate Coal Opera-
tors Assn. An officer of the organiza- J
"WILL NOT EIRE A SHOT IN THIS
WAR*
Outplayed Japan, Declares Berlin
Men Published in a Dutch
Paper.
By Associated Press.
Amsterdam. Holland, April 10-—"t
Under the caption "The Bitter .Bit,
Sunday's Koelnische Volks Zeitung
prints an article under a Berlin date
which purports to explain America s
plans in the far east. It says:
"The antagonism between America
and Japan arose over China, but
Washington proved crafier than To-
kio. and forced China to break with
Germany, by which Japan, like Esau,
was cheated of its rights as the first
born."
The article Rays that on its sur-
face nothing is more natural than
that America shall equip a giant army
and fleet. It continues:
"They are not for use in this war,
in which they may not fire a shot, but
for use against the Japanese after-
ward. Thus do our enemies play with
their own allies the game of 'bitter
bit' wfth Japan acting in the leading
part."
TEACHERS LOYAL.
Because of the fact that there has
been some little comment with re-
gard to the patriotic standing of
our teachers, I feel it my duty as
Superintendent of Schools to say a
word with regard to this.
First. I will say that our entire
force are bred and born Americans.
Secondly, that I positively know-
that no group of people in Shawnee
are more loyal to their country than#
the teachers. Any adverse comment
along this line is an injustice to any
of our teachers.
H. G. FAt'ST.
Superintendent of Schools.
A. II. T. \. MEETING.
The regular meeting of the A. 11. T.
A. will be held this evening at the
usual place. A full attendance is de
sired. There will be initiation.
(ONEERENCE SUNDAY OVER IM-
PENDING DECLARATIONS OE
WA R.
*
By Associated Press.
'London, April 9.—An Exchange
Telegraph dispatch from The Hague
says that Dr. Zimmerman, foreign
minister, conferred for an hour Sun-
day with the ministers from Brazil,
Argentine and, Chile. The dispatch
says that it is thought in Berlin the
conference was connected with a pos-
sible rupture of relations between
Germany and the three South Amer-
ican republics.
Indictments in Rhode Islam! and
West Virginia Cases Are All
Dismissed.
By Associated Press.
Washington. D. C., April 9—Fed- ^
eral authority to piosecute frauds ! tion said tliis action was the result
general state elections and I mteu I ()[. )abor ditficult;(>s at Kirksville, Afo.
States senatorial primaries was'ma-j
terially restricted by supreme court j COTTON ADVANCES.
opinions today. Federal indictments
for alleged "conspiraries" for al- R Associated Press.
leged corruption in the 1!'14 Rhode j Ncw york> April !i-Cotton futrues
Island congressional election and the 1 advnnco.1 sensationally today follow-
1916 senatorial primary in West Vii-j w.j., development over the Easteh
ginia were dismissed. The court de-
cided the federal government was not
Authorized to act.
Determining important questions
regarding control t* patentees of re-
tail prices of their products, the su-
preme court today pronounced un-
lawful the "limited license" plan un-
der which the Victor Talking Ma-
chine Co. and many other companies'
products are limited.
In similar infringement suits of
the Mation Picture Co. against the
Universal Film Co. and others, the
court held invalid the restriction of
the patents company on the use of
(•ther films in its projecting machines.
The supreme court upheld the
Oregon law limiting labor of men in
mills, factories and manufacturing
establishments to 10 hours a day, bui
permitting 13 hours if paid time and
a half for overtime.
holiday. May f
7.80 a bale at th<
Id up
opening.
and July
BRAZIL CONGRESS TO MEET
By Associated Press.
Rio Janeiro. April 9. It is report-
ed in political circels that President
Branz intends to issue an urgent call
tor a special session of congress.
IN EVENT It EMM I NT IS ORDERED.'
IS IN LINE.
Adjutant General Will Act When War
Deparnaenr (.Ives Necessary
Authority.
Shawnee has been promised, by the
adjutant general. Ancel Barp, with
every assurance, that when the war
department shall authorize any addi-
tional units for Oklahoma that Shaw-
nee shall forthwith be authorized to
organize a company for the war.
It is the expectation by those hav-
ing taken an active interest in Shaw-
nee having a company for the war.
that it will be only a matter of days
when Shawnee shall be authorized to
have a company of her own.
It is al60 understood that Shawnee
will ask for the headquarters of any
additional regiment which would, if
secured, mean the recruiting of a regi-
mental band and a regimental supply
company from Shawnee.
live departments and report to
I gress from time to time at their own
discretion or when asked by either
house to do so.
The committee will be clothed with
I the widest authority .including com-
| pflling testimony * under oath.
To Introduce Bond Measure.
1 By Associated Press.
Washington, I). April 9. The
decision to introduce the $5,000,000,-
000 bond issue measure in the house
Thursday was reached by Secretary
McAdoo and Representative Ralney of
Illinois, ranking democratic member
of the ways and means committee.
| The measure will carry a $3,000,-
! 000.(100 loan to tlie allies and a
i $2,000,000,000 for the war In this j
! country. The $2,OOO.OOO.OOT) is exj
I pected to meet about, half of thiffl
country's war expenses up to June
31, 1918. Plans for raising in'orej
i funds will be made later. The prin-
| cipal Item now is the allied loan, in
order that they may secure funds for
food, and munitions.
BRITISH GAIN ON
Miss Preparedness and Her Soldier Boy
'K\KTR.m: (IKI1JIA> I,IMS
TWKKN AIIIIAS IMI 1,1 VS.
SAYS HEI'OKT.
GREAT CROWDS SHAWNEE PIONEER
AT BAND CONCERT DIES AT SHAMROCK
WORTH A M BROS. (1RNIYAL BAND Th(, raU will
PLAYED PATRIOTIC AD- 'arrive from Shamrock on the 11:00)
DRKSSJfft MADE. Rock iBiand train Tuesday morning.
and will be taken to Fairview ceine-
A great crowd gathered in front of
the Walcott Hotel Sunday afternoon
at 5 o'clock to hear the complimentary
patriotic concert by the band of the
Wortham Carnival Co. A varied pro-
gram was given, largely of national
airs interspersed with other selec-
tions.
Brief addresses of a patriotic char-
acter were made by C. E* Dierker and
Judge D. P. Sparks.
A large flag was hung at the hotel
entrance, and a banner bore the slo-
gan, "We're With You, Mr. Wilson.
All For One, One For All. Wortham
Eros. Carnival Co."
will be held at
HEAVY SNOW.
By Associated Press.
Philadelphia. April 9.—Eight' and
one-half inches of snow covered Phil-
adelphia today, a bigger snow than
any time during the winter.
* + + + * + 4. + + + + + + + + + +
♦ ♦
♦ NOTICE ELKS AND ♦
♦ FRIENDS EASTER +
♦ DANCE CAN CELLED. ♦
4- ♦
♦ On account of the death of
♦ a beloved brother. Dr. Chas.
♦ Blickensderfer, the Elks an- ♦
♦ nual Easter dance planned to ♦
♦ occur April 9 (tonight), is ♦
♦ cancelled. ♦
♦ Order of the Committee. ♦
4- ♦
tery, whei
the graveside.
Mr. Farrall was a Shawnee pioneer,1,
%
Dr. Blickensderfer had just ar-
rived at his office this morning when
he received a call, In response to
which he was hurrying when the ac-
cident occurred. While no blame at-
taches to Mr. Betts, the speed at
which Dr. Blickensderfer was driving
is considered excusable because of
I the nature of the trip he was making.
Eye witnesses of the accident agree
with unusual unanimity as to the
facts of what occurred.
Dr. Blickensderfer was one of the
most scholarly of the local medical
fraternity. He was educated at the
old Moravian College at Old Betnel,
Penn., one of the oldest institutions
in the country, and was an instructor
in medicine at Vanderbilt University
in Tennessee previous to coming to
Oklahoma in the early days. More
than 20 years ago he located at Te-
cumseh, and from the time the Asher
branch was built was local surgeon
of the Rock Island there until he
Was transferred to Shawnee in the
same capacity five years ago.
During his resilience in Shawnee,
Dr. Blickensderfer had largely in-
( reused his circle of friends. While
somewhat brusque in his relations
with the public, he was hospitality
itself, in his home and as a friend at-
tached others to himself by unusual-
ly strong ties. IBs untimely death
has cast a gloom of sorrow over the
entire city.
Funeral services will be held here
I Wednesday, with Interment at Fair-
BE-' v'ew cemetery. The services will be
| wt the Episcopal church, Bishop
j Brooke officiating, with the Masonic
lodge of Tecumseh, to which he be-
By Associated Press. ! '°nged, in charge. Members of the
London, \pril 9. The British early' i:,ks- Rotary Club, the Masons and
today attacked the (•ermaii lines on a Pottawatomie ( ounty Medical Assn.,
v.ide front from a point south of Ar-I,() ^ hie ti he belonged, and the Bock
1 ras to south of Lens, thus opening! 1 '""d employees, will attend in a
here what is considered a general I body.
, spring offensive. The opening has, Besides his wife, Dr. Blickensderfer.
been expected for some days. | leaves his father and several broth-
i « is and sisters in different parts of
I By Associated Press. I tho country, who will arrive In time
i London, April 9 British troops to | for t,le funeral.
day penetrated the German lines all
along a wide front from Arras to I
Lens, the war office announced to-1
I day.
The statement says that in the di
rection of Cambrai the British have
stormed dermics and Boursies and
penetrated Havrincourt Wood.
Referring to the attack on the
front between Arras and Lens the
statement says:
"We are making satisfactory pro-
gress at all points."
No estimate of the prisoners taken
can be given but considerable num-
bers are reported captured.
The fighting line from Lens to Ar-
ras Is approximately 10 miles in
length and lies directly north of the)
field of retreat that the Germans have
been conducting for'several weeks.
The fact that the line has been pene-
trated all along this front Indicates)
that the general movement is ending j
in a successful drive.
JllDliE R. J. ROSS
DEAD AT M'LOIID
HAD BEEN CRITICALLY ILL FOR
SOME TI Mi El NEIML THIS
VEIL RNOON.
♦ and was mayor in the early days
J
Miss Preparedness I j here shown In I
□ark are
OF digging
nipped for
.set apart for the city the park in the 1 a suit made of army cloth. It is ofh.jg blankets.
south part of town which has since such a pattern that she may wear it, trcnrhCS his
borne his name. 1 on land or sea or in the air. She
In recent years Mr. farrall bad Ir ready to step into an automobile I 111
been engaged in farming operations j to carry army dispatches or she may j equipment was designed with the ide.i
and served one term in the lower I step into her airship for the samel (>t minimum weight
house from this couuty. r purpose. Her Soldier Boy is shfcwu' efficiency.
war. In his
his shovel
canteen and his bag. He
cartridges and his rifl^. The
and maximum +
ROAD COMMITTEES.
I The good roads committees of the
< hamher of Commerce and Rotary
I club will meet this evening to take
' further action regarding the road
work to be done on East Highland
i this week.
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I ♦
Till WI \T11ER. ♦
By \ssociated Press. ♦
New Orleans, April '• For ♦
Oil lahoma: Tonight fair and ♦
warmer. Tuesday generally ♦
cloudy, warmer in extreme ♦
eastern portion. ♦
! Judge R. J. Ross, an old and re-
spected resident of JVfcLoud, died yes-
terday after a critical illness of some
uays. aged 72 years.
j Judge Ross was a brother of Rev.
I Walter L. Ross of -Shawnee and Col.
Leslie P. Ross of Lawton.
; Funeral services were held this af-
ternoon at Judge Ross' home, there
being In attendance a number of the
county officers. Confederate veterans
from Shawnee and elsewhere in the
county, members of the bar and other
friends, also Hon. J. B. A. Robertson
and Atty. general S. P. Freellng of Ok-
lahoma Cltv.
Mr. Freellng expressed his feeling
of profound sorrow over the death of
Ibis friend, Dr. Blickensderfer. and
stated he would attend his funeral.
On account of the prominence of
Judge Ross. Otis B. Weaver, who
among others from Shawnee, attend-
ed the funeral, arranged with A. D.
. Brown, editor of the McLoud Observ-
1 er to prepare an appropriate notice
. j for future publication.
VI 8TRALIAxS y n I ill M D.
• j London, April 9. A Melbourne dis-
► J patch to Reuters says America's dec-
► laration of war was received with eu-
>lthusiasm at the capital.
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