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BRYAN REVEALS
REASONS FOR
RESIGNATION
PREPARED EXPLANATION OF
CAUSES LEADING TO RETIRE-
MENT FROM CABINET.
WRITE HOUSE MAKES RO COHHERT
After Announcing Hl« Determination
to Appeal to Public Opinion, Nebrat-
kan Disclose. Dl.cueslons In Coun
Clls of State Which May Embarrass
Negotiations With Germany.
Washington, D. C.—When William
Jennings Bryan retired as secretary
of state, his first act as a private cltl-
■en was to Issue a statement explain-
ing his reasons for leaving the cabi-
net and announcing that he intended
to lay his view of what the American
policy toward Germany should be be-
fore the public for judgment
In his explanation Mr. Bryan re-
vealed that the president had not felt
Justified In adopting two suggestions
made by hjs secretary of state—that
an offer should be made to Germany
to submit the questions In dispute
with the United States to an interna-
tional commission for investigation
during the year's time and that mean-
while Americana should be warned by
proclamation not to take passage en
any belligerent ships or American ves-
sels carrying ammunition
These preparations, Mr. Bryan ex-
pects to urge upon the people "In the
hope of securing such an expression
of public sentiment as will support the
president in employing these remedies
If in the future he finds it consistent
with his sense of duty to favor them."
Mr. Bryan's statement was received
with undisputed amazement in offi-
cial circles No comment was made at
the White House, but some high offi-
cials believed it most unfortunate that
«o pronounced an expression of opin
Ion should be made public while the
discussion with Germany was in prog-
ress. It became known, too, that Mr.
Bryan told his colleagues In a general
■way of the contents of his statement,
and some had advised against it.
The principal advocate of Mr. Bryan
I* embodied in treaties of peace ne-
gotiated by the United States with
thirty nations and was accepted by
Germany, although no convention ever
was drafted. The statement is a con
IS
cannot see that that should stand in
the way, when both nations endorsed
the principle. I do not know whether
Germany would accept the offer, but
our country should, in my Judgment,
make the offer.
"8uch an offer, if accepted, would
at once relieve the tension and silence
all the jingoes who are demanding
war. Cermany has always been a
friendly nation, and a great many of
our people are of German ancestry.
Why should we not deal with Ger-
many according to this plan, to which
the nation has pledged Its support?
The second point of difference la
as to the course which should be pur-
sued in regard to Americans travel-
ing on belligerent ships or with
cargoes of ammunition.
"Why should an American citizen
be permitted to involve his country
in war because traveling upon a bel-
ligerent ship when he knows that the
ship will pass through a danger zone?
The question is not whether an Amer-
ican citizen has a right under inter-
national law to travel on a belliger-
ent ship; the question Is whether he
ought not, out of consideration for
his country, if not for his own safety,
avoid danger when avoidance is pos-
sible.
"It is a very one-sided citizenship
that compels a government to go to
war over a citizen's rights and yet
relieve the citizen of all obligations to
consider his nation's welfare. I do
not know just how far the president
can legally go in actually .preventing
Americans from traveling on belliger-
ent ships, but I believe the govern-
ment should go as far as It can and
that in case of doubt it should give
the benefit of the doubt to the govern-
ment.
"But even if the government could
not legally prevent citizens from trav-
eling on belligerent ships, It could,
and, in my judgment, should earnestly
advise American citizens not to risk
themselves or the peace of their coun-
try, and I have no doubt that these
warnings would be heeded.
"President Taft advised Americans
to leave Mexico when insurrection
broke out there, and President Wilson
has repeated the adviec. This advice,
in my judgment, was eminently wl8e-
and I think the same course should
be followed in regard to warning
Americans to keep off vessels subject
to attack.
"I think, too, that American pas-
senger ships should be prohibited
from carrying ammunition. The lives
of passengers ought not to be endan-
gered by cargoes of ammunition,
whether that danger comes from pos-
sible explosions within or from pos-
sible attacks from without. Passen-
gers and ammunition should not t.ra\ el
together. The attempt to prevent
American citizens from incurring
these risks is entirely consistent with
the effort which our government is
THE TIMES. TEXH0MA._0KT:AH0MV
INSISTS OHMERiCAN RIGHTS IT SEA
New Note to Germany Emphasizes Previous Demands ot
United States for Safety of Her Own Citizens
and Those of Other Neutral Nations.
pniPlim \# 111 THKIC I ial German government has received
FRIENDLY IN lUNt with regard to the character and out
tit of that vessel, and your excellency
""~ I expresses the fear that this informa-
tion may not have been brought to
! the attention of the government of the
United States. It is stated in the note
that the Lusianla was undoubtedly
equipped with masked guns, supplied
1 with trained gunners and special am-
munition, transporting troops from
Canada, carrying a cargo not permit-
ted under the laws of the United
States to a vessel also carrying pas-
sengers, and serving, in virtual effect,
Assurance is Asked that Measures
Will be Adopted to Safeguard
Lives and Property of All
Non-combatants.
A FIRM STANO FOR HUMANITY
Right of Any Nation to Proclaim War ag an auxiliary to the naval forces 01
Zone Which Will Abbreviate Great Britain.
Rights of Neutrality is Firmly g s Ha, official Information.
Denied by President. " Fortunately these are matters
concerning which the government of
of humanity as well as upon me law
founded upon this prlncipls that the
United States must stand.
The Chance for an Agreement.
•' 'The government of the I'nitett
States is happy to observe that your
excellency's note closes with the In-
timation that the imperial German
government is willing, now as Wore
to accept the good offices of the I nli-
ed States in an attempt to come to
an understanding with the S^ern-
ment of Great Britain by which the
character and conditions of the war
upon the sea may be changed.
"'The government of the Unltea
States would consider it a privilege
thus to serve its friends and the
world It stands ready at any time
to convey to either government any
intimation or suggestion the other
i may be willing to have it convey and
cordially invites the imperial
man government to make use of 1U
I services In this way at Us conven-
lence. The whole world is concern-
ed in anything that may bring about
even ft partial accommodation ot In
terests or In any way mitigate tl>o
terrors of the present distressing con-
flict.
In the meantime
CARRIERS Alt
GIVEN DECISION
SUPREME COURT HOLD EXPRESS
COMPANIES MAY ACCEPT
LIQUOR SHIPMENTS. \
whatever
CONSIGNED FOR PERSONAL USE
West Virginia-Virginia Case Is Settled
—Oklahoma Land Caaea Are Af-
fected By One Ruling—Harvea- J
ter Ruling Goes Over. t
Washington. June 15—The supreme
court today disposed of the so-called
Kentucky Webb-Kent-Kenyon llquo?
cases without determining the constln
tutlonallty of the Webb-Kenyon law#
or passing on Its constitutionality.
The Kentucky case was a prosecu-
tion of the Adams Express company
ar" I for bringing liquor for personal use
Wash.ngton.—The States, in I the Uniied State. t. ft . J.
It. latest note to G.rm.oy Just n,.a. | Gam... | oalnlot, ot th. | IJr a. court, hell U
Its latest note to ueruiaiu J give me liupenui ...... ......... opinion or tin
public, formally asks the Imperial offlcial inf0rmatlon. Of thefacUal-1 whatever may^ government have I wa bound t0 accept the decigi0n of
government for assurances that meas- leged in your excellency s note, if t , imperial . , the drcum- th Kentucky court of appeals, that
ures hereafter will be adopted to safe- -Ued States for the past acts £ £££ law ^ app„ a.
fince in performing its recog- I 0f Its commanders at sea, the govern ^ Un(]fir that decision the convlo-
power and In ment of the united tlon of the express company was set
It was Its ,v looks to see the Justice and human | ag,de
ures
guard "American lives and American
ships" on the high seas. The alterna-
tive in case of refusal is not stated.
It was this note to which William
Jennings Bryan refused to attach his
signature, resigning instead his port-
folio of Secretary of State, and there-
by precipitating a dramatic Cabinet
enforcing its national laws
duty to see to it that the Lusitania
was not armed for offensive action,
that she was not serving as a trans-
port, and that she did not carry a
crisis Robert Lansing. Secretary of | carg0 1)rohlbited by the statutes ot
State ad interim, signed the commun-i the Unlted States and that if in fact
ication which went forth with the ap- he wa8 a nttVal vessel of Great Brit-
ication wn . , ^ ^ 8hould not reCeive clearance
as a merchantman; and It performed
that duty and enforced Its statutes
with scrupulous vigilance through us
regularly constituted officials. It Is
able, therefore, to assure the imperial
German government that It has been
misinformed.
" 'If the imperial German govern-
ment should deem itself to be in pos-
I i .,f /.nnvinrine evidence that
densation of the argument which Sec-
retary Bryan has been making repeat- \ making to prevent attacks from
edly to President Wilson in the last
few weeks and upon which he hopes
to build up a public sentiment in the
United States that will make war with
Germany impossible.
Just as the new American note to
Germany was started on its way over
the telegraph wires, Mr. Bryan at his
home gave out this statement of his
position:
"My reason for resigning is clearly
stated in my letter of resignation,
namely, that I may employ as a pri-
vate citizen the means which the
president does not feel at liberty to
employ. I honor him for doing what
he believes to be right and I am sure
that he desires, as I do, to find a
peaceful solution of the problem which
f hv the action oi
has been confronted by the action
the submarines.
"Two ot the points on which we dif-
fer, each conscientious in his convic-
tion, are:
"First as to the suggestion of in-
vestigation by an international com-
mission, and,
"Second, as to warning Americans
against traveling on belligerent ves-
sels or with cargoes of ammunition.
"I believe that this nation should
frankly state to Germany that we are
willing to apply in this case the prin-
ciple which we are bound by treaty to
apply to dispute, between the United
States and thirty countries with which
we have made treaties providing for
investigation of all disputes of every
character and nature. •
"These treaties, negotiated under
this administration make war practi-
cably impossible between this country
and the thirty governments ^present,
lng nearly thrte-fourth. of all the peo-
ple of the world
"Among the nations with which we
have these treaties are Great Britain
£ance and Russia No matter what
dispute, may arise between us and
these treaty nations, we agree that
there .hall be no declartaion and no
commencement of hostilities untllthe
matter, in dispute have been Investi-
gated by an International commission
Mid a year's time Is allowed for In-
itiation and report This plan was
marines.
"The use of one remedy does not
exclude the use of the other. The
most familiar illustration to be
found in the action taken by munic-
ipal authorities during a riot. It is
the duty of the mayor to suppress the
mob and to prevent violence, but he
does not hesitate to warn citizens to
keep off the streets during the riots.
He does not question their right to
use the streets, but, for their own
protection, and in the interest of or-
der, he warns them not to incur the
risks Involved in going upon the
streets when men are shooting at each
other. .
"The president does not feel jusu-
fled In taking the action above sta .ed.
That is, he does not feel justified,
first, in suggesting the submission or
the controversy to ■ investigation, or,
second, in warning the people not to
incur the extra hazards in traveling
on belligerent ships or In ships carry-
ing ammunition.
"And he may be right in the posi-
tion he has taken, but as a private
citizen I am free to urge both of these
propositions and to call public atten-
tion to these remedies in the hope of
securing such an expression of publlo
sentiment as will support the presi-
dent in employing these remedies, If
In the future he finds It consistent
with his sense of duty to favor them."
Secretary Bryan said in giving out
hi. statement that, while It mentioned
only two particulars of difference, he
reserved many others for presentation
In the future.
At the white house Secretary Tu-
multy stated positively that no com-
ment would be made on Mr. Bryan s
statement
proval of President Wilson and his
entire Cabinet.
The Text of the Note.
The text of the American rejoinder
to the German government's reply to
the note following the sinking ot the
Lusatania follows:
"The Secretary of State ad interim
to the American ambassador to Ber-
ll11" American Ambassador, Berlin:
You are instructed to deliver textual-
ly the following note to the minister
of foreign affairs:
"'In compliance with your excel-
lency's request. I did not fall to trans-
mit to my government, immediately
upon their receipt, your note of May
28, in reply to my note of May 15, and
your supplementary note of June i.
setting forth the conclusions so far as
reached by the imperial German gov-
ernment concerning the attacks on the
American steamers Cushing and Lul-
flight. I am now instructed by my
government to communicate the fol-
lowing in reply:
" 'The government of ■ the t nlted
States notes with gratification the full
recognition by the imperial German
government, in discussing the cases
of the Cushing and the Gulfiight, o
the principle of the freedom of all
parts of the open sea to neutral ships
and the frank willingness of the Im-
perial German government to ac-
knowledge and meet Its liability where
the fact of attack upon neutral ships
•which have not been guilty of any
hostile act' by German aircraft or
vessels of war is satisfactorily estab-
lished; and the government of the
After the decision In the Kentucky
case counsel for a distilling company
concerned In the West Virginia ca.ea
obtained leave to file copies of a law
passed by the West Virginia legist
ture May 24, 1915, amending previous
legislation so as to provide express-
ly that It was unlawful to transport
ity of the government of 0e™, "Jr
vindicated in all cases where Ameri-
cans have been wronged or their
rights as neutrals invaded.
U. S. Reiterates Its Demand..
" 'The govrnment of the United
States, therefore, very earnestly anl
very solemnly renews the represents y ^ ^
tions of its note transmitted liquor for personal use In the state.
Imperial German government on m« Counsel ,n ft brlef urged that was an
15th of May and relies in these r P indicatlon that the law previous to
sentatlons upon the principles o i ^ tlme dW nQt problb|t auch trans-
manlty. the universally recognlze.l I ortaUon K wag urged the amend.
derstandings of international la • nt wag unconstitutional.
the ancient friendship of the German
""•The government of the United CHICAGO FEELS STRIKE RESULTS
States cannot admit that the l'ro<? '
war /.one from which
Chicago, June 15.—Chlcagoans—ap-
uuues wiui --o ■
ment of the United States sincerely
hopes that it will submit that evidence
for consideration.
" 'Whatever may be the conten-
tions of the imperial German govern-
ment regarding the carriage of contra-
band of war on board the Lusitania or
regarding the explosion ot that mate-
rial by the torpedo, it need only be
said that in the view of this govern-
United States will in due course lay
the principle
Ir^antered Into with Germany,
Bad Habit to Cultivate.
Tbe habit of dissipating every sert
on. thought by a suggestion of agree-
able .ensations Is as fatal to happi-
ness as to virtue; for when amus
ment Is uniformly substituted for ob-
jects of moral and mental Interest,
we lose all that elevate, our enjoy.
ments above the scale of chlldlsJ
pleasures.—Anna Maria Porter.
Placing the Blame.
Jack—"Sent back your letter■ un;
opened, eh? Why did she do that.
Tom—"She said the postman who de-
livered it kicked her dog.
inent,6 as' it requests, full information
concerning the attack on the steamer
Cushing.
The Falaba Case Different.
" 'With regard to the sinking of the
steamer Falaba, by which an Amer-
ican citizen lost his life, the govern-
ment of the United States is sur-
prised to find the imperial German
government contending that an effort
on the part of a merchantman to es-
cape capture and secure assistance
alters the obligation of the officer
seeking to make the capture in re-
spect of the safety of the lives of
those on board the merchantman, al-
though the vessel has ceased her at-
tempt to escape when torpedoed.
These are not new circumstances.
They have been in the minds of states-
men and of 1 nternational jurists
throughout the development of naval
warfare, and the government of the
United States does not understand
that they have ever been held to alter
the principles of humanity upon
which it has insisted. Nothing but
actual forcible resistance or contin-
ued efforts to escape by flight when
ordered to stop for the purpose of visit
on the part of the merchantman has
ever been held to forfeit the lives ot
her passengers or crew. The govern
ment of the United States, however
does not understand that the ln>pert*l
German government is seeking in tnis
case to relieve itself of liability, but
only Intends to set forth the clrcum-
stances which led the commander of
the submarlno to allow himself to be
hurried into the course which he took.
Replies as to the Lusitania.
" 'Your excellency's note, in discuss-
ing the loss of American lives result-
ing from the sinking of the steamship
Lusitania, adverts at some length to
certain Information which the imper-
session of convincing evidence
lUnlteal'atM aid ltMWl°aW|.a"l.a«. t>e« I priitaTteir'uoO.OOO ot th.i - alltrt.
thoroughnfeaa. tt,. govern- Uao,, .« « ^1—""" "
the rights either of American ship- strike ot ^,000 street car employe#
masters or of American citizens (nto effect at mldnlght iaBt night.
bound on lawful errands as l'a sen- Not & wheel Qn th<J U()0 m„eg of track
gers on merchant ships of beiuser- ot the gurface and eieVated lines turn-
ent nationality. It does not un-ier- ed ^ Q.clock thls momlng when
stand the imperlnl German g°ve n- the creW8 took their cars Into the
ment to question those rights. ic barn8 u wag the flrst time jn a gen-
understands It, also, to accept as es- eratlon that a„ street car gervlce In
tabllshed beyond question tne l chksago was completely tied up.
meotThe.e contentiona I «■« '£ •«£ I <"« ' " "«
to the question of the legality of the ^^^^^X^pture or destruc-
methods used by the German naval j n Jeopa^y ^#^Pgl merchantmu„
authorities In sinking the vessel | tlon 0Knlze the obligation to
...srsr isr? -M'f sss-
lfy ''which" thro w''Into ' the background .nan is In ^^{^JSl^conUaW 1 Vuate. A brick thrown through* wig
annrial circumstances of detail ality or Is In f . dow of an elevated train was the only
the of war under a neutral flag
.. -The government of the Un^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ quegllon ^
States, therer°r.' th imperial Ger- fore the regular meeting of the city
able to expect it win adopt the meas- council tonight. Various resolution,
man *^rnI^nt wl" h P principles looking to a settlement were proposed,
ures nece^.s .' respect ot the safe- One would pledge the city, which is a
guarding of American lives and I n.-tner In the company In the ad-
Amrlcan ships, and asks for assur-
ances that this will be done
•••ROBERT LANSING,
""Secretary of State Ad Interim.
ed without serious mishap. No surface
cars were run, and only a few tralne
on the elevated. There was nothing
resembling regular service except on
the suburban lines of the steam rail*
roads and these were far from ade-
any special circumstances
that may be thought to affect
cases, principles which lift it, as the
imperial German government will no
doubt be quick to recognize an.l
acknowledge, out of the class of or-
dinary subjects of diplomatic discus-
sion or of International controversy.
" 'Whatever be the other facts re-
garding the I.usltania. the principal
fact Is that a great steamer, primarily
the imperial German govern- and chlefly a conveyance for passen-
the P " ' gers and carrying more than a thou-
sand Souls who had no part or iot m
Globe Sights.
vances granted the men. Another
suggested that a mediation board of
five aldermen be appointed.
Traction service, both elevated an4
surface, is completely tied up today by
a strike of motormen and conductors.
If you haven't time to eat, don't More than a million workers scratn-
lr y I bled to their tasks good naturedly in
the conduct of the war, was
pedoed and sunk without so
a challenge or a warning, and that eat. h long the bad se- the rain in the morning on foot, by
* * „e! ' automobile, by bus and by steam
Ab b. rule a boss is a leader of the roadg. Tonight they returned home by
nnnositlon party or faction. the same process. Many of them m,
Kver notice how a man whose wife a much ieBs pleasant frame ot mind,
is away visiting, Is watched? the keen edge of novelty having wore
False teeth are the only ones that from the situation. >
can be extracted without pain. The city council passed an ordW
Neither does a cauliflower ear nance restricting the company In em-
nrove the prowess of a pugilist. ploying conductors and motormen to
The amateur gardener 1. usually an thoge who have had experience in CM.
^ i .. rrofHon I
Cow Likes Petting.
"A man is what a woman makes
him," so a cow is what a man makes
Iher. A cow likes petting and appro-
'elation as does the man and *
|ih the dairy is not complete without It
Why not provide ltV
In Csie of Gapes.
When the first signs of gapes ap-
pear the chick, should be removed
'to coop, as far distant as possible
'from the house and kept there until
jthey have pawed the danger line.
Rations for Sows With Riga
1. Bariey, 30 lbs.; oats, 30 lbs.; mid
dllnf,, 20 IbB.; bran, 12 lbs.; tankage,
8 '-«•
2. Barley, 50 lbs.; shorts. 20 lbs.,
bran, 15 lbs.; oil meal, 10 lbs.; tank-
age, 5 As.
3. Ground oats. 50 lbs.; middlings,
50 lbs.; skim milk.
men, women and children were seni
to their death In circumstances un-
paralleled In modern warfare. The
fact that more than one hundred
American citizens were among those
who perished made It the duty of the
government of the United States to
speak of these things and once more,
with solemn emphasis, to call the at-
tention of the imperial German gov-
ernment to the grave responsibllitv
which the government of the Unltea
States conceives that It has Incurred
In this tragic occurence, and to the
Indisputable principle upon which that
responsibility rests.
The government of the United
States is contending for something
much greater than are rights of prop-
erty or privileges of commerce. It
Is contending for nothing less high
and sacred than the rights ot human-
ity, which every government honors
itself in respecting and which no
government is justified in resigning
on behalf of those under Its care and
authority. Only her actual resistance
to capture or refusal to stop when or-
dered to do so for the purpose ot visit
could have afforded the commander
of the submarine any Justification for
so much as putting the lives of those
on board the ship in Jeopardy. This
principle the government of the
United understands the explicit in
structlons issued on August 3, 1314.
by the imperial German admiralty to
Its commanders at sea to have recog-
nized and embodied, as do the naval
code of ail other nations, and upon it
every traveler and seaman had a right
to depend. It Is upon this principle
adept at explaining why his garden | cftg0 uneg,
UnAl byoung attorney usually has
plenty of time to consider the ethics
of his profession.
How many times some men can
make fools of themselves without
finding it out
Lightning Causes Fires to Rage.
Oklahoma City, June 15—A fire In
the Healdton oil fields, near Ardmore,
which was started early this afternoon
when lightning struck a 55,000-barrel
tank, caused damage to the extent
Some of the minstrel Jokes «re ao I be'tween |40 000 and $50,00O, accor*
old one wonders how they stand ^ reports received here. The
strain of travel. m,tter big tank belonged to the Collne com-
If there Is anything the matter ^ Unk| Qf li600.barret ca-
with a tramp, It is usual y paclty each were destroyed.
the rest cure won't benerit. Following the fire In the oil flelde
The average man \al*a^8 * aU. ift8t night, when about a dozen housea
tie surprised to hear of were burned, today's fire has caused
l„g a success in the ^w busln ^ ^ ^ ^ ,n Healdton and the
Referring to other,th,ng8 lntenti0n vicinity around the burning tanka.
portance, what was Ithe. r 1Mlng Surrounding property Is In great dan
of the man who invented >er of explosions, which sometlm«i
trombone? „Qrarv qocietv will follow after twenty-four hours' burn-
The Lancaster Uteraij SWltty ^ ^ ^ Unkg The ColtM and
please paus«i and con t0 Sam0set Oil companies received the
StTaa tl".' .." I ■" ««• "°m
Where are Yesterday's Dre m,J
Do you remember where you were
ten years ago today? And how many
of the ambitions that you had then
have been fulfilled?
Bad Cooking Wrecks Lives.
Every woman who expects to be
married ought to learn how to cook,
and how to cook well. Thls ai'PlJW
even if she be the daughter of
wealthy parents, with the expectation
of never having to do her own cook-
^She ought to learn how tocookeven
then Otherwise she may find herself
at the mercy ot careless or Incompe
tervanta. Aod, WM '
through Ignorance to correct
Fat Poultry Dividends.
A chicken-eating hog can In a few I through 'g"0r*nC® l°orfind her
minutes eat «ll the dividends that are faults, she may soon or
made from the poultry yard. 1
health and happiness wrecked beyond
recall.
This may seem an extreme state-
ment, but it Is amply borne out by
every day observation.
One of the most striking tacts of
modern American life is the preval-
ence of nervous disorders. Hysteria,
Dsvchasthenla. neurasthenia and simi-
tar maladies claim victims from every
walk in life. Oddly enough, accord-
ing to the experience of nerve special-
ists, they attack with greate.t
quency married people.
Now, the recognized
fre-
causes ot
e functional nervous
worry, anxiety, fear,
troubles
constant
stress and strain of any sort. This
means that among married pec
there must be an unusual liability to
these nerve wrecking conditions.
Neurologists will tell you that such
Is actually the case.
You may"Just as well tell your wife
the truth; sho'U find it out. anyway.
The world owes much to It. wrlten
-and a great deal more to It. cooka
A cheap man may be bought wlta
a 5-cent cigar.
Wilson Feel. As.ured of Peace.
Washington, June 15—President Wll.
son feels encouraged by reports that
the pending negotiation, between Ger*
many and the United States most
likely will have a peaceful outcome.
FLOOD CONDITIONS SERIOUS.
Hundreds of Families Driven From
Home—Largs Area Submerged.
Oklahoma City, June 15.—Ab a re
suit of torrential rains during the past
few days and the consequent high wat
er of the North Canadian river, sev-
eral hundred families in oklahoma
City today were forced to move to
higher ground. Perhaps 100 homes
were almost covered with the flood
waters when the river rose about two
feet.
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The Texhoma Times (Texhoma, Okla.), Vol. 12, No. 39, Ed. 1 Friday, June 18, 1915, newspaper, June 18, 1915; Texhoma, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metapth350919/m1/3/: accessed April 18, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.