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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1914-12-22
Superior French Artillery
Gaining German Trenches

Infantry attacks against our trenches
''The first two Of these attacks
were repulsed. The third reached our
first line Of trenches but ON the follow
ing night we regained this position
On the 18th the enemy made another
attack which also WIS repulsed.
"0n the l4th our infantry took the
offensive. IN spite NJ the exceeding
muddy condition Of the field, and sue
ceeded In capturing German trench
several thousand meters in length.
Our infantry here held their ground
against fierce counterattacks by the
enemy.
THE next day with the cooperation
of the Belgian troops we succeeded In
sallying forth from Nieuport and tax
Ing positions on the western outskirts
Of the villages Of Lomhaertsyde and
Saint Georges.
During all these engagements the
German artillery gave their infantry
very poor assistance.
"On the eleventh to the east OF the
road to lille, we blew MP by a mine
a German sapplng tunnel. Our
Zouaves and sNppes were quick In
springing into the excavation made
by the explosion Once there they
bomba rded the German trenches with
melinite petards
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1914-12-22
MANY BODY PICTURES
English Soldiers PairOniIinE Tattoo
Artists Freely Since Wars Begin
ning--NariOus Inscriptions.

London, Dec. 22-Since the out.
break Of war tattooers have been par
ticularly busy decorating the arms
OF British soldiers and sailors and
many Belgians with inscriptions.
A favorite decoration is the Eng.
lish and Belgian flags with the word
Death to the Germans" or Down
With the Germans underneath -
these being largely patronized ny
Belgian and British soldiers. A bull
dog standing by the Union Jack II
also In great demand. Some senti
mental Tommies have pictures Of their
girls or names Of them inscribed ON
their arms Others have the names
Of their regiments put In. One sailor
is said TO have the names OF his wife
and five children prlcked on his arm.
Many soldiers believe IN tattooiny
az sort Of inocculatiOu against 10.
YER while sailors believe the idea Il
handed down from the time when
flogging was In vogue Then II was
the practice to have cross tattooed
on the back which might save them
when the time for punishment rau,-.
One OF the victims IN the recent "Bul.
wark' disaster was identified by Ger.
tain tattoo marks
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1914-12-22
DEATH
IN NEWEST
MAN KILLER

Gloucester Mass prc 22 A new
TYP" u projcilc which would scat.
ter a white-hH mixture of molten steel
steel over the object uf attar. ana
at the same time prrmraIp N, atmo.
phnrr with deadly gn- which would
make IL impossible Tor fire fighters TO
approach has been invented by John
lluyS Hammond, Jr. according 10 q
statement made by the inventor
The new missile may soon appear
In the European war u- some of the
brlllgrfcnt nations ARE now ncgOtiat
lug FOR It's purchase, he said The
United States government Rt present
* conducting experiments with the
new prOJectilc at Sandy Hook. he add
ed.
The missile is designed for uso In
I Hleg" guns as an aid I'm destroying
towns and dirlgihlc balloons
Mr. Hammond explained that pro
lcctilcs carrying an alumlnothcrmic
mixture which five seconds after the
proicciile Is discharged turned the
steel inside Into q white hot mix
turc ot temperature of 5iO0 degrees
fahrenheit
When the nrnlectilc hits the target
the Inventor said, It eyplodes. It's
white hot metal causing fire 10 spring
up IN MI Inflnmmable material. Its
gas would cause dpnth to anyone ~
the vicinity otrcmpting TO ducnch the
firp
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1914-12-22
FREEDMAN LAND
TAX NOT RIGHT
Justices Turner and Kane Disagree
With Other Members Of Court in
Allen. Trimmer Case.

Justice John b. Turner today hand
ed down II dissenting opinion In the
case Of Stephen w. Allen ct al, W..
j, +. Trimmer treasurer OF Garyin
county In which he expresses the be-.
lief that the position taken by ma
jority OF the supreme court recently,
a. holding that the allotments Of
Chickasaw freedmen are taxable Is
untenable Chief Justice Kane also
ccncurs with Justice Turner In his
dissenting opinion.
Justice Turner's opinion reviews
the history Of the treaties made with
the Choctaws and Chickasaws and
states that the freedmen were given
equal privileges In these documents
with the Indians by blood In relation
to the taxation and alienation OF their
allOtments The Atoka agreement, the
OPINION holds expressly exempts lands
Of the Chickasaws from alienation and
taxation for q years from date Of
patent as long az title remains IN or.
lginal allottee. The supplemental
agreement made later does not abro-
gate this clause In the opinion Of
Justices Turner and Kane and II Is In
full fone and effect
II is said that the issues raised In
this case viii be carried 10 the su-
preme court Of the United states for
final determination as federal ques,
ton IN involved, also large sums Of
money rspressnted IN taxes.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1914-12-22

The same day near Llhone one OF
our mines was detonated and blew
up and destroyed German counter
mine. The euemy's sappers were
thrown into the air IN the midst OF a
cloud Of smoke.
The Germans manifested that ac-
uvity only by two attacks, one on
the eleventh In the region of Fouques-
court and the only near Ovillers. Both
attacks easily were repulsed,
"A German prisoner declared him.
self impressed by the geood spirits
Of the French troops, which he said
contrasted with the WEAKNESS Of his
comrades. our troops well fed and
warmly clad. are full Of confidence.
"On the 18th a German soldier came
toward our trenches holding in one
hand some cigars and In the other a
proclamation announcing several Rus
sian defeats. He had no time 10 make
negotiations; a well aimed bullet
brought his attempt to an end.
between the Oise and the Argonne
from the 7th to the 18th there was
an artillery duel all along the front
almost every day. There wns no In.
terveDtion by the infantry except on
the night of the 7th and 9Th during
German attack on Tracy-Le Val
which was easily repulsed.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1914-12-22

Paris, Dec. ~. The French war
office has made public a report Of an
eyewitness Of events along the battle
line recently. II says:
During the period from the sew
enth to the fifteenth Of December the
ascendancy gained by our infantry has
placed us in position TO make, In
various section OF the front. progress
which seems to have disturbed the en-
envy s
THE German infantry In more eau
tious and continuous sniping by them
denotes certain amount Of nervous
ness. The fact that they are using
searchllghts and lighting rockets more
and more reveals their fear OF attacks.
After the expensive and useless ex-
periments Of last month our adverse
ries seem almost everywhere to be re
duced 10 defensive measures and II
IN said we who on the whole OF tne
front have assumed the offensive.
ALSO In the artillery duels our hat.
teries are showing more and more
their superiority.
"Retween the sen and the I.ys riy.
or the enemy who from the seventh
10 the ninth had contented themselves
with bomhardlng our lines and partic-
nlarly the city Of Ypres ON the tenth
directed TO the south Of that city their
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1914-12-22
WILLIAMS MEETS
WITH OIL MEN
Governor-EIect Expected to Recon-.
mend Measure for Production Reg
ulation to Legislature.

No concrete plan was determined
upon by representatives Of oil prOduc.
Ing associations in the state In con
ference with the corporation commits.
sion and Governor-elect Williams to
day, but all favored some law that
would give the corporation commits
sion power to regulate the production
OF oil on a conservative plan Cover
nor Williams will probably recommend
measure ON the proposition In his
message to the legislation. OH men
realize the Importance OF some sort Of
restrictive measures, and Il IL be
lleved that with proper authority con
ferred by the Legislature the commits.
sion would he able TO cupe with the
situation that confronts oil producers
now. GoyerJor Cruce believes that the
final solution " the oil industry I'm
the state Is IN production based
on market demands. and that this plan
must prevail
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1914-12-22
NEW GOVERNOR or BELGIUM
TO PROTECT AGRICULTURE

Amsterdam, dec. ~ Major Gener.
nj Kelm, recently appointed German
military governor Of the Belgian
province Of Limbourg entered upon
his new duties with n proclamation
In which he declared that under his
government agriculture mad cattle
raising would find high favor and
protection Tie also guaranteed pro.
tection Of person and property 10 all
Belgians and vigorously protested
against reports that Young men who
return would be pressed intoslnllitar,
service. In conclusion he warned the
population agiDsi any acts Of yiolenc,
toward German soldiers
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1914-12-22
SISTER SEEKS
PRISON TERN
Makes Appeal 10 Governor TO Serve
for Brother so He Can Spend
Christmas nj Home.

Chicago, Ill. Dee. y Life Ii dear
10 me; love freedom. But II they
will let me ! will sacrifice II all
home, liberty and even life-tO win
freedom for my brother | have writ.
ten 10 the governor Of wisconsin.
where my brother In serving a seven
year sentence for a crime Of which l
believe him To be innocent. II they
will only let me 20 terison In his
stead AIN ready to start today"
Louise Kester, spinster, fifty years
old uttered this wish today TO be al
lowed TO atone for the crime-a mur-
der which Wisconsin jury found NJ.
X. Kester, ut Misocqua, Wis. guilty
OF. The woman liyes in three pitiful-
.ly barren rooms N the second story
at the rear OF an old frame hons-
IN North Halstead street.
Yes" she said. Il did write to
Governor McGovern I know that my
brother IL innocent. II the governor
could only know all the misery that
has been caused by his Imprisonment
I am sure he would pardon him and
LEI him come home 10 his family for
Christmas would he glad to 20 to
prison In place OF him"
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1914-12-22
DAUGHTER BEATS
FATHERS KILLER
Intruder Escapes After Numbering
Millionaire and wounding Son.
Girl used Hair Brush.

Los Angeles, Dec. william
Montrose Alexander, a retired auo,,
ney, reputed to he a millionaire, for
many years n resident Of Dallas, Tex
as was shot and killed by one OF
two burglars whom he discovered In
his home, W. NJ. Alexander, Jr., en-.
deayoring to 70 10 the aid OF his faith.
or, was shot In the breast. Another
bullet severed the index finger Of his
left hand.
Miss Penelope Alexander, one Of
the daughters, heard the shots fired by
her brother, and rushed TO his aid.
With a sllver.backed hair brush she
beat the burglar on the head ~ he
struggled to free himself from tha
grasp Of the wounded brother. The
burglar finally broke away and es-
capped. t
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1914-12-22
THREE NEGROES KILLED;
POUR WHITES ARE WOUNDED

Walhalla. s. G., Dec - Three ne
groes were shot and Killed and four
white men wounded yesterday In a
rncc clash near Fair Plain, Oconco
county, according 20 information
reaching here. Sheriff Davis departed
last night for Fair Plain, which is
twenty-five miles from here The clash
is said To have resulted from feeling
aroused by the stabbing ~ a white
man by negro.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1914-12-22
PRISONERS EATING GERMANY
OFT OF rood SAY AGENTS

Copenhagen, Dec. 22.--Agents Of the
commissary department of the German
army, who are here purchasing sup.
plies, admit that Gsrmauys shortage
In some respects ls serious They state
TINT Germany wouldcbe glad 10 reiears
all prisoners of war because Of the dif'
ficulty In providing supplies Tor them
The agents find their tasks here
made difficult by the Danish prohibit
tion against export q sIeny articles.
Then have mccrcded. hoW~vpE. n pur-
chasing lArwr quantities d meef,
which may s,ill he exported 70 ncr,ns
nv They would liks 10 ~ . ps1lltns,
pairs ~ hcoty and shoes. but the ~
of prohibition includes al articles -
lof leather 90 hiaa
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1914-12-22
BEWITCHED, SHE SAYS
MOther-in.Law Appeals 10 Heaven
From Court When Summoned BY
Dsughter.in-Law.

Yonkers N Y. Dec 22--Mrs. Mary
Muzzar, comely matron. went into
The city court today and asked Judge
Madden to make her mother -in-law.
Mrs. Josephine Muzzar, stop calling
80 often at her house.
The mother.in-law appeared In an.
swer to summons charging her with
malicious mischief In annoying her
daughter'in.law by the frequency Of
her calls and by gossip
The older woman had counter
grievance, declaring her dsughter.in.
law used witchcraft and cast a spell
over her which made her head ache
Judge Madden told the mother.ln.
law TO stay away from the young won.
ans home 70 she could not he bewitch
ed
'''There II more Justice In Heaven
than In Yohkers," the older woman ex.
claimed.
"But YOU must remember I am liv.
ine on earth and doing the best can
here" declared the magistrate.
II viii appeal my case to the pow
ers Of Heaven" said the older won.
an ~ court attendants led her away.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1914-12-22
DRYS TALK
ON HOBSON
PROHI BILL

Washington Dee ~ Under -pe
rin' rude which wa, adopted without
rnll call the huu-c began just after
noon an rlghthUur debate OH the
Hobson resolution tn submit to states
the constitutional amendment for na-
tiuunl prohibition An aye and no
vote viii he reached tonight.
llohson spoke supporting the rule.
lie said more than 0.OOO,OOO people
hive mtitlonrd congress for submis-
sion " the amendment
N details NJ tlils resolution are
not satisfactory said he "let US
amend II Whnt we seek Is scientl-
fic remedy for n deep scented scientific
disease We see disease which Is
debauchlng our youth through ma
tiOnal organized liquor traffic IN Its
search for profits, and we seek rem
edy."
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1914-12-22
MAY SETTLE CASES


That there is probability of set.
Ting the 900 tax appeal cases pend.
Ing In the district court without
lengthy litigation and great expense
to the county, was the declaration
Of II. Y. Thompson this morning. 'Mr.
Pope has succeeded In settling many
Of these cases" said Mr.. Thompson,
And I am going to assign a man
to them and try to arrange a settle,
ment."
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1914-12-22
WHEAT PRICEs AT ENID
REACHING RECORD MARI

Enid, Ok, Dec. 22.--wheat prices
reached the highest point today since
1904 Local mills are paying 800 q
bushel. The highest point reached
since 1898 was 81. II is believed the
price may 60 higher before many
months have passed The war IN Eu-
rope IL having expected Influence on
the market.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1914-12-22
THE WEATHER
Unsettled and generally cissdy weather
tonight and Wednesdays nsi much
change An tenunrFnfnre

The Lake estorm Ia passing down the
ss,. sss.s .ss ,na 'ns nss
giving clearing weather In thu northeast.
ern districte. The prcssu'e n low In
the far seuthwest and h.ht rain or
snow has fallen since Mcnda. morning IN
southern California. Arisona, New Nrxico,
Tcxas, southern Oklahoma and Arkansas
Mow fiurries arr also repsrsed In Men
tana aud the extreme western British
Provinces. Cold weather has ciptinued
during the past twenty -four hours, extept
New nsxico and the 0un and Atisnsic
1essst tlsezicts.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1914-12-22
FIRE AGAIN DESTROYS
BUSINESS BLOCKS IN LEEDN

I,eedy, Ok, Dec 22.-rFor the second
time In the last two years portion
Of the business canter OF town was
destroyed by fire, when slx houses
were burned, the fire starting In the
drug store OF a. =. webber. The to
tai loss II estimated at $4,000. A high
wind was blowing from the north at
the time which carried the flames 20
adjoining buildings. The buildings
burned win be replaced BY brick struc
lures. Much Of the loss was covered
By hlurnnoA 49,.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1914-12-22
THOUSANDS ARE DYING
IN FLOODS IN CHINA

Peklng, Dec. 22-~The minister Of az.
ricnlture and commerce II. r. Chang
chicn, has again written to Paul =.
Rcinsch, the American minister asking
" he win urge the Red Cross society
20 proceed ~ quickly as possible with
the loan for the What River Conseran.
cy project. Another terrible flood has
occurred worse than usual and thou.
sands Of lives are being lcst from psss'
thence and starvation IN well as
drowning.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1914-12-22
ADOPT NEW STUDIES
When State Board Of Education
Meets Uniform Courses In Peuman.
ship and Domestic Science.

When the state board of education
meets In January II Il likely that an
adoption will be made In penmanship
and domestic science, these two stud.
les thus far having heen omitted from
the regular adoption made some
months ago The reason for the de-
lay was that the textbooks the board
wished to adopt had not been com
pleted. but will he by the time the
heard meets again The adoption to
I've made will place these two studies
under the same uniformity with 9th
rr hODks.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1914-12-22
SAYS WIFE SUFFERS
DepOSitOr Of Bank Of Pryor SAYS
Cashier Was Sentenced to Satisfy
Political Prejudice.

Governor Cruce has received let
ter trOm n depOsitor Of the bank at
Pryor Of which w l. Jones was cash.
icr. and who was sentenced to term
In the penitentinry, asking that elem
ency he shown Jones The writer II
the letter says he believes Jones has
suffered enough, that his prosecution
seemed TO satisfy political preju.
dice rather than punish any great
crime The writer SAYS that the one
who IL actually suffering more than
customers Of the bank Is the wife Of
Jones The governor did not Indicate
what action might he taken, II any.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1914-12-22
FRENCH MALES or FIGHTING
AGE TO nv HELD ny GERMANS

Berlin, Dec. ~ Following the en-
forcement OF similar measure against
Bnglishnen, the Gcrman government
viii intern all French males between
the nges OF 10 and dxty who arr NJ,
siding In German. They WIN he taken
10 camp near Hols.minden.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1914-12-22
FoKMER GEORGIA SENATOR
IL FOUND DEAD IN BED

valdosts, Ca, D~c a. Former
United states Senator William s.
West was found dead In bed at his
home early today, He retired appsr-
emily n epod hsalkA
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-08-28
HEART BEAT AFTER DEATH
Chicago switehman's PuIsatIon Con-
tlnued for Hours After Respi-
ration Had Ceased.

Chicago.-Medical circles here were
interested in the report of an inferno
In one of the largest hospitals in this
city that the heart of patient who
died in his ward had continued pull.
sation two hours and forty minutes
after the mans respiration had ceased.
The report was made by DR.. L. G.
Morrill, of the staff of st. Luke's hos
pital.
The patient was George FIGHT, fifty
two years old, switchman, who had
been caught between two freight cars.
His chest was crushed. He was op-
Grated on and died the night of July
81. According to Doctor Merrilrs re-
port Fitcht's breath stopped at mid
night. Doctor Morrill, remained by
the mans side and discovered that his
heart continued to beat. 1t did not
cease until 2:40 o'clock In the morn
ing. he declared, and meanwhile by
every test the mans lungs were life
less.
Physicians declared the case of ex-
treme interest and requested Doctor
Morrill, to elaborate his official report
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-08-28

in making love to me. l do not love
you. never nave, / never can"
A roar from the man cut short her
words.
| Damn 1t. I'll make you love mel"
The words ratified harsbly in his
throat DO you think have been
working and waiting all these years
from any sense of duty or loyalty to
your father? Then the more fool you
II was for you-do you hear me? You!
/ meant at the first that you should be
my wife: ] have meant It all along:
I mean it now more than ever. And
by God! you ehan't turn me down in
this way! / WON'T can't stand it!"
There was a pause. The stiffness of
the mouldering corridors and empty
chambers seemed to gather and weigh
down upon the listener like a palpable
substance. What should he do; re-
treat without letting his presence be
known. or open the door and inter
fere? So far the girl had demonstrated
her ability to handle the situation. and
he shrank from appearing as an of
| ficious meddler; yet, for the life of
him. until he was vouchsafed at least
| d HlHt Ol tne diterCdtlon outcome. ne
could not depart.
The silence was quite abruptly
broken by the girls voice, cold now
and biting.
John, stand away from the door
and let me by"
No response from the man.
Are you going to let me pass?"
And again, apparently, he was un-
able to contain himself
! mol" he burst forth. IF all my
months of waiting and giving-myself.
y'understand-giving the best OF me
for you-if my only payment is to be
scorn and contempt / suppose you'd
call it-then, by heaven! I'll make
you suffer! I'll break your spirit; l
I'LL"
"John!' in a shocked voice
He did not heed; all restraint was
thrown to the winds. and he drove on
In q reckless frenzy of speech
You think l care what happens to
me, do you? HUH Blame little you
know about John Calls. II / can't
have you / don't care whoop in
hades what becomes of me. II 1 can't
have you nobody else shall. Scream,
II you want to-yell at the top Of your
votce-there's nobody to hear you"
"Johnl" The girl was now genuine
iy alarmed. Don't talk 30 wildlyi
You'll regret this. And don't-don't
look at me like that!" Another brief
pause and she concluded pleadinxiy:
"P1ease. John. let me gol"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-08-28
EUGENE VISITS FORMER HOME
Former French Empress at FontaIne-
bIeau Recalls tho Scenes Of Her
Former Triumphs.

Paris.-Among the many memories
enshrined In the Chateau of Fountaine-
bleau, the historic home of SO many
French sovereigns near Paris. none
can be found more moving than the
simple story of the visit lately paid
to the palace by the Empress Eugene.
Accompanied by one of her nieces and
two members of her suite, the en-
press was conducted over the apart
ments of the palace, every one of
which, even to the foreigner, forms a
chapter in the history of France and
of her kings. For the empress each
step taken conjured up visions of a
past in which she herself played the
leading part.
AS she looked round the famous
apartments of Louis XIII, she ex-
claimed In a voice broken with emo
tion, There is my casket," and point
ed to casket which, as the curator
reminded her, is said to have be-
longed to Anne of Austria. The en-
press assented, but explained that Ma
poleon III had given it to her as a
wedding present, filled with gloves and
fans.
In the Sale des Gardes the empress
recognized the dining room for inti-
mate occasions. The view from Nine.
de Maintenon's apartments out upon
the gardens laid out by LIE Notre next
caught the empress eye. and, with a
wistful look. she said: How beautiful
they are"
A few steps further her gaze fell and
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-08-28
SOME REMARKS ON INCOMES
Pertinent Just Now When the Subject
Is Matter Of General
Discussion.

Incomes are now being taxed. 1t is,
therefore, desirable that something
should be known about them. An in
come is anything which you cannot
live upon expressed in terms Of law
full money. Lawful money is anything
which will be accepted by the mem
bers of a state legislature, or a police
captain, or your wife. Incomes were
created for two purposes; to lie about
and to live beyond. Many people who
will not have to pay any are complain
ing to their friends and neighbors
about the way they are oppressed by
the income tax. This is one of those
natural phenomena which no scientist
has been able to explain.
Incomes vary In size according TO