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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-03-27
PLANS OF EITEL
REMAIN MYSTERY
L. 5. Officers However Believe Ger.
man Cruiser Will Intern Within
Few Days; Narships Wait

WASHINGTON. March e. Al
though no word had come from the
commander of the prinl Eltel Fried.
rich as 10 whether hc Intended 10 take
his vessel TO sea naval officers here
were confident that the next two or
three days would see the ship n.
termed The time allowed the Eltel
~ make repairs has been kept an uf-
ficial secret, but the general under
standing today was II expires in the
next two or three days
Naval Officers recalling the case "
the German gunbOat Gcir at Honolulu,
which WIS given ten days 10 make re-.
pairs lint finally was interucd.
thought The same situation would re-.
suIt In the case Of the EitcI The
Gclrs commander did not intcrue vol
UNFAIRLY lut contcndcd the time ul
lowed To make his vessel m for sea
WIS not sufficient II Wus pointed Oui
10y naval Officers that commanders uf
brIllgrrent warshIp rarely intern vol
unfairly. because of their national
pride and the possible effect ~ such
AN net on their own records No cN
plnnatIon WIS given at the navy de-
partmont for the appearance Of de-
stroyers III Hampton Roads hut II IN
known President Wilson and Secretary
Daniels ARE anxious tu prevent any
hitch In the enforcement NJ the nru.
trality regulations.
when the time limit for the max
Ing Of repairs ON the Eitel expires
the customs collector at Newport
News with report to the treasury de.
purtment and an order for intcru-
meut win be- given. II the Eitel does
not depart within - hours thereafter
should Captain Thicrlchcus, com.
mander of the Eltcl. choose. however,
to put 10 sea IN the face Of allied
ships OF the Virginia capcS, the pres.
cnCc " British merchant ships at New.
port News might neccssitntc further
suspension NJ time tu the German war
vessel tO remain. The Hague con
yention provides the following.
A bellgerent wnrshlp may not leave
"a neutral port or road stead until a
hours after the departure " n mcr
chant ship flying the flag of lts ad.
versary
The port " Newport News has many
British merchant ships which are
lcuvlng At frequent intervals with
horses for France. Should such ships
be- leaving port when the Eltel decides
10 depart, the latter could not leave
for - hours. There Is no way to
regulate the departure of merchant
ships by this government At the state
department II was said that departure
of these merchant ships would hc Il
reason " extending time for the Eltcl
TO remain IN port
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-03-27
If SHELLED, SIT
TIGHT; ADVICE
Nothing Else TO DO, Canadian Leader
Told Troops Before They Received
Baptism Of Fire.

OTTAWA, ont. March 27.-The
first account of experiences Of the
Canadian troops ut the front. written
10y an official Canadian recorder tells
Of speech delivered by Generald Al.
deron, commander of the Canadian
force just before his troops had their
first experience In the trenches. The
address IN part follows:
"All ranks u the Canadian di-
visions: We are about tu occupy aud
maintain a line of trenches. DO not
expose yourselves uselessly. 70 lose
you life without military necessity
Is To deprive the state NJ good sol.
dlers A soldier who takes uncer
tain risks through leyity is not play
Ing the game aud the man who does
NJ is also stupid
There IL another thing Troops
new t0the trenches always shoot at
nothing the first might. The enemy
says: These are new aud nervous
troops No German N going 10 say
that Of the Canadian troops. You will
he shelled In trenches. When YOU are
shelled, ait tight This Is easy nd
Vice for there Is nothing else 10 do.
II You get out you viii only get il
worse aud the Germans will 10 In.
Then we shall put them out aud thar
Will cost us hundreds Of men.
The Germans do not like the bayo.
net. II they get up to you or II YOU
get Mp to them Eo right IN with the
hnyonot do not envy the Germans
II you do that
Before leaving the army they viii
sny The Canadians never budged = -
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-03-27
CRUISERS GUARD
VIRGINIA COAST
Land and Water PatrOlled Near New
port News; PrinT Eltel Does Not
Depart.

NEWPORT NEWS, Va March ~
Armed guards pacing to aud fro ON
the pier and aboard the cruiser. ready
To challenge any one approaching with
out authority Of pass, were the ouly
evidences Of activity I'm the vicinity
Uf the Prinz Eitel Friedrich. which rr.
mained tied up az the local shipyurd
early today despite last nights per
sstent rumOrs that Commander Thier.
ichens had been ordered TO leave port
by midnight or be intcrned during the
remainder Of the war.
The garrisous at fortress Monroe and
at Fort Wool kept an all night vigil
aud powerful searchlights were con
stantly played over Hampton Roads
and Chesapeake bay The gun and
mine companies were held at their posts
and other crews stationed at the forts
awaited the call to action. The bicycle
patrols rode up and down the beach,
keeping n sharp lookout ON land aud
sea and every department at the milf.
tary strongholdy remained un the
alert.
The three United states destroyers
and submarines which last night ap-
peared off Old Point were not In sight
this morning and mo- one was found
who would SAY that ne saw the three
foreign warShlps which were reported
within the Virginia
waters last night
The scenes about the German war
ships and the forts early today we're
marked by extreme tranquility and mo-
trace OF last nights excitement was
observable.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-03-27

the last week in October fighting
went on continually to the north OF
the Disc, but all the time we were
clipping nOrthward. On the German
side this movement brought into line
more than is new army corps ON
our side II ended IN the constitution
OF three fresh armies ON our left and
In the transport into the same district
OF the British and Belgian armies
When, At the end Of October, the
battle Of Flanders opened when the
Germans attacked with fierce energy
to turn or pierce our left. they met
complete defeat.
The movement began with the re-
sources Of the army which had held
our left front during the battle OF
the harne, reinforced September 10
by one army corps. Later fresh
army was sent more to the left to act
against the German right wing and
disengage Its neighbOr at the same
time preserving n flanking movement
From September n to 20 all our
(Continued on Last Page
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-03-27
War at a Glance

The German war office auuuunyua
that % Russian attempt lo attack TIL
sit East Prussia, as wus done iu the
recent dash across the border tp Nlcml
has been Defeated II Is said nlsu that
several efforts uf the Rurim f1rrr.
| iu northern Poland 10 uIuurr result
rd iu failure lnofflrmI udNIrrs from
Berlin are that the lust ur the Rus
-iuu forces which invaded tur north
/ |rrn part or East Pru.sin hD,r been
/ expelled
llurtmuns .WcllcrkOpf o height Boo
the NUSge- for possession NJ which the
French and Germans have been fight
! Ing Tor several weeks Inns been won
| 10y the French An official announce
menl to this effect from Paris f. con
| firmed by the German war office
Ayiulors " Germany and the allies
threw bombs YESTERDAY ou several
town, nt widely separated points along
the western front including Strass
| burg. capital uf AlsBcc Lorraine and
4 'uluis on the English channel So far
"a. ls disclosed no serious damage was
|dmr A French aviator Vus brought
down by the Germans near Arras
/ Decisive action by lluy rs regarded
in Rome %, Imminent 4 brief dis
! mtDl from that city tuduy states that
/ the Italian government Ina, taken
every possible measure preparatory
| 10 beginning war on rur side ~ the
ullics
II is also said In Ro'un that there
/ Is observable % tendency uu the part
/ NJ the Bulgarian government ro ndopl
| % tendency un the par o' tine BulM
| rIau government 10 adopt a policy fu.
| Nurnblc to the allies and that the
I government houses 10 ari In cOnWnr
/ tiou with Italy and Rumama The
/ attitude ~ Bulgaria has hrrH in
doubt ON account of her hostility 10.
| ward the other Balkan nations. with
/ the exception u Turkcy which grew
out N the second Balknu war
| Prince George Of Greece is leaving
Italy Tor Athens 10 support the poi
/ icy " his brother King Constantine
FOR the continued neutrality 0f his
nation In opposition FOO the faction
which fayors Intervention 600 the side
N the allies
Dispatches reached Paris from
/ Athens saying the Turkish forts at
| Dardanus and Kind Bnhr ou the Oar
/ danples have been destroyed aud that
batteries which attacked mine sweep
| ers have been sienced 10y two battle
| ship, " the British und French war
ships which are said to have taken
transports to the gulf ~ Smyrna ON
/ the coast of Asia Minor
/ Notwithstanding the reported sue.
cesses Of the British In repeling the
Turkish invaders Of Egypt. the Turks
have not been expelled from the
country An official statement says
that a sNrmlsh occurred on Tuesday
with small losses on bOth sides
Reports continue to come In Of i'm.
pOrthnt Russian Successes In the Car
pathians Swiss newspapers publish
dispatches that the Russians have de
feated the Autrians In several en-
gagements along the front from Buk
/ Owina to western GaliciH
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-03-27
Ere nch Historical ReOiew of War
Tells OF The Rush To The Sea

LONDON, March y The third In
stallment of the historical review Of
the war emanatmg from French off.
clal sources, has been received by The
Associated Press The French mar
rntive contains long chapter upon
the severe Siege war from the Oise
to the Vosges, which lasted from
Sept. 10 to Nov, 80 Most Of the In
cidents In this have been recorded In
the daily bulletins The operations
we're Of secondary Importance aud
were conducted with the idea Of wear
Ing down the opposing forces The
next chapter deals with "The Rush TO
the Sea-" Sept 10 to oct. - and
says;
The commander.in-chlef on Septem
her II directed our left army to have
rs important forces as possible on the
right bank OF the Oise September II
he ordered "a mass to be constituted
on the lett wing, capable OF coping
with the outflanking movement Of the
enemy"
From the middle of September 10
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-03-27
SARAPNEL SHOT
THREATENS TOWN
United States Officer Warns Both
Mexican Factions Across Browne
vile Border TO Avoid Firing.
BULLETIN

BROWNNlLLE, Tex, March ~
villa siege Of MatamorOs, the MeNi-
can town opposite here began about
room today Cavalrymen opened heavy
rifle fire on the breastworks west NJ
Mhlamoros near the Rio Grandc Sim.
ulaaneously this cavalry. totalling
1900 men began spreading to sur
round the city on the west aud
south Villa officer told The As.
Isolated Press correspondent that ar
tillery ~ due to rench the firing line
sometime this evening
BROWNSVILLE, Tex. Mnrch IF
Owing TO grave apprehension that
shrapnel shells win fall In Browns.
vile ~ the battle expected at Mata.
mupSS opposite here Col A. z. Block
som, commanding the United SAtes
lower border cavalry patrol here, to-
dny sent word 10 both forces to avoid
firing IN any manner to endAnVpr
American lives and property
BROWNSVILLE, Texas, March ~
Matamorus, the Mexican town on.
posite here Is apparently In ship shape
today IN preparedness for siege by un
approaching villa army. whose ad
vance guard IL already within cannon
shot of the City's outer defenses. These
defenses are " three sorts. First
there IL a line Of yellow earth breast
works, ? to feet high, and wide and
strong enough on top for passage VI
an automobile These brenstworks en-.
close the city ON the two sides. west
aud south, while the Rio Grande
curves around the other two sides
Along the breastwOrk line at regular
Intervals are masslyely built struc
lures apparently Of brick, said to
house at least two machine guns each
There are dozen such redOubts.
Inside the breastwOrks there are
long stretches Of practically open
ground before the city proper IL
reached On the western edge the
city Is curtaincd Off from this open
space by continuous lines Of box cars,
deposited In the railroad yards to
catch stray bullets which may pass
over the fighting line, three.Quarters
Of a mile beyond Villas troops are
approaching from the west and appar.
ertly the hardest attack ls expected
from that quarter.
MatamOros ls about mile aud a
half from Brownsville While skir.
mishing might begin today the report.
ed disposition Of the approaching villa
army indicates. serious fighting IL not
likely for day or two.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-03-27
CAVALRY GUSTS
SLAV INVADERS
East Prussia Cleared sfRuSsians
After a Brief
Battle.
FIGHT IN SWAMP AND FOG
German AlrShipS Drop Bombs
On Dunkirk and Calais
No Damage.

PARIS, via London March n
Both Calais and Duukrk were visited
by German monoplHnes this morning,
Tut neither town was damaged Six
bombs were thrown ON Dunklrk and
one ON Calais
BERLIN. March % The HussIau
offensive movement against the Eu~t
prus-iuu territory tu the north of TIL
-it ended Friday night with the cN
pulsiOn Uf the last Rus-iuu from the
province The invaders were thrown
back across the border after n briuf
hut hard fight nud the Gormnn. ud
NHnccd To point iu front N poIHugru
The Russians were M krOttiugru aud
Jnkubuw
Cavalry played q great part In dri'
Ink the Russians ont NJ East Prussia
because n heavy fog mnde the use uf
artillery ana infantry very difficult
The infnntrymcu were hindered also
10y the swnmpv nature of the land aud
the high water
Although the damage done hy the
Invaders Is considerable II is not AZ
great us had been feared and report
rd. A large number of the fugitiNr9
already have returned to their homes
The conclusion appears 10 be- just.
fled today that the Russian advance
on Memel, had q certain connection
with the general renewal of Russian
activity the purpose " which ar.
cOrdmg to military opinion In Berlin
appears TO have been another threat
against Fast Prussia
The offensive against Meme was
followed closely 10y advances In the
direction Of Tislt through TRurog
Ken, through MriumpOle and lnHlly
through Augistuwu. This last ~mcn.
toned movement undoubtedly was uu-
dertaken from the direction 0f Grod.
no, to which place the right wing Of
the Russian tenth army made its wsy
in retreat
This offensive activity Is taken 10
Berlin 10 indicate that the Russians
have finished filling out the RHp- In
their line caused by the latest victory
over Field Marshal Won Hindenbcrg
ana that they now are ready for Opcr
tContlnued ON Last PAGE
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-03-27
ANOTHER ARREST
NBANK CHARGE
Lynn zimmerman, Taken BY Fed
eral Officers In San
Antonio.
COLE IS EXPECTED TODAY
Carbaret Entertainer Alleged to
Be involved In State
National Case.
COLE IS EXPECTED TO-DAY

lhp ,c,oud chapter of the Cole EN-
brzzlrmru case came Friday might
when Lynn II zimmerman was ar
rested iu san Antonio Tex AmmpI
man Wu- u vault clerk boa the Srme
\utluuuI huuh when CoIr uu. ID book
keeper there and according tu the
United States attorney, office Us %.
legged ~ have worried Co.. connection
with Cole iu the rmbrlzIrmrur ~
fund, aggreglug s. 900
zimmerman WITS formerly we'll
huHu 300 ~u.irtr circle, boo Okahumu
ttN. nud Iru here iu the fail uf lnIa
ou ,uharu pr,lr with Mis-. Nir
sInlL Nurln with whom .lr hau
IDuhru amt exhibited many NJ the
m"lrrh Ounce, here. When arrested
hn HH- dancing with Miss Murllu in
ihr 'ruthur hotel U san Antonio, J.,
f. -ulI
Arm1iur 10 the uulhurilips here
Ind clmcrl- were returned against both
Col" mr zimmerman seven months
ago ml %, the whereubuut. of Alu,
mrrmnu were known no effort was
made I. upprchrnd him until after
Coles arrest Wednesday lie faces
the sam, charge as Cole and his
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-03-27
TURKISH FORTS SILENCED
by BRITISH WARRIORS FIRE

PARIS, March 2G---lt now has been
established that the forts nj Dardanus
have been destroyed and those at XII
id Bahr seriously damaged by the op.
eratlons " the allied fleet IN the Oar
danelles says Havas dispatch from
Athens dated Friday
Sailing ships engaged IN mine swec
INK were fired upon by Turkish fiol
artillery posted at Erenkeul but n
batteries are said To have been 81
lenced by the fire from two battl,
ships
According to dispatch from Myti
lenc, three British and two French
warships have anchored In the Gulr
OF Symrna with transports.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-03-27
Tried a Clever Ruse.

A letter was received from Gov
eruur Williams this morning purport.
ing 90 have come from Henry Starr
W Reno Nry. II has been pronounced
10y police aud state officials ns
clever ruse of STAIRS 10 turn sus.
plrlpu away from him or his nsso.
'iaIr- Iu the robbery which they had
evidently then planned at Stroud.
Comparisons uf known specimens "
Nurrs handwriting and the writing
in the letter correspond, according To
j. \ BleWrr NJ the city bureau VI
Identification
l'w letter was supposedly an np.
uuW FROM starr tO the governor for
20 chance tU dispruye statements 10
m. effect that he was ln this state at
Oh. Time of hc bank robberies hero
several months ago He stated that he
lmc been No Nevada for months and
t'w hu wa. ignorant " the price TINT
lwH 'wru placed upon his capture m.
on Nu met uu OkIHhomnn. au OLD
irwd of hi, whom he said told him.
I.u letter contained the statement
'M Nu tSnT had been In Nevada
rNu .n' of the bank rohberles here
uU hu could prove this to the salts
iu.|m of the governor Police had
received word from Colorado that
SHr hUl been there since me rob
berries
u WAS alleged that he ran away
with lho wife ur another man there.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-03-27
BULGARIAN GOVERNMENT
FAVORS ALLIES N BELIEF

ROME, March 27--Close observers
here of the Balkan situation profess
To zee indication Of gradual ten.
deucy on the part Of the Bulgarian
government to adopt a policy favor
able To the allies II h believed
bulgaria hopes 10 act Jointly IN that
direction with Italy and Rumanla.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-03-27
INCREASED GRAIN RATES
IN OKLAHOMA Allow

WASHINGTON, March p Pr
posed increased rates on grain an
grain products from points ON N
Minneapolis and st. Louis Rairoa,
in Iowa aud Minnesota to points on
the Rock Island In aKnsas, Oklaho
ma and other southwestern states
were permitted today by the inter
state commerce commission.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-03-27
PRINCE TO AID KING
George Of Greece Believes Neutrality
Stand Of King Constantine Il Best
for Nation

BllNDlSl March g. Crown
Prince George or Greece before louN
ipF here today for tthuus. dcJ.uuI
he was going home 10 support his
brother, King Constantine iu the
stand he has taken regarding the
attitude Of Greece toward The War
Prince George said his country must
conserve all her strength 10 command
Balkan complications, retain the terri
tory she had conquered aud hold Ia
check the ambitions Of other nations
which would prevent the extension NJ
Greek influence iu territories which
historically and rsciaLy belonged to
her.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-03-27
THE WEATHER

washinGtsn Forecast
Oklahoma Tonight and SUNDAY pprtIv
cloudy, warmer tonight In west portion
warner n SUNDAY "a east portion.
cloudy, colder tonight on the ea,t coast
warmer Sunday
West TeSas-TonlEht and sunday part
ly cloudS
Louisiana Tonight Generally cloudy. .
colder In southeast portion SUNDAY part
ly cloudy
Arkansas Tonight and Sunday partly
CLOUDY, warmer sunday,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-03-27
MILLIONS OF POUNDS OF
LARD TO SWITZERLAND

GENOA, March "a Acting ON In.
strucuons received from the author
tiles At Rome officials here have per.
mitted the expectation to Switzer.
land VI 100000 Quintals C22,OOOOOO
pounds Of American lard.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-03-27
ROBBERS IN CHICAGO
Fight Masked Men Enter Mail Order
House Bind Waterman and Escape
with $1,000.

CHICAGO March 27 Eight mask
cd robbers early today entered the
mail order house of Babson brothers,
louud the watChman, John KastOry.
to chair, blew open two safes and
vault uud escaped with more than
$1,000
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-03-27
MILLION POUND SHEET
LEAD HURRIEDLY ORDERED

GRANITE CITY, Ill, March a.
A rush order for one million pounds
NJ sheet lead was received today by a
local metal company
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-03-27

resulted iu the killing ~ Floyd Wilson,
deputy United States marshal.
lU rapid succession bandits said TO
have been led 10y Starr robbed the
HHou,iIlr bank At Bentonvlle. Ark.
% Missouri. Kansas n Texas train at
Pryor Creek OK, stores ~ Nowata
and Nhotcnu, OK bank at AldrlcA,
Mo- ana the Caucy Valley bank nc
ruun, Kan.
After the Caney robbery Starr was
betrayed aud captured Ia Colorado
Springs Col. IIc WAS taken to Arknn.
sus and convicted ~ the Bentonvlla
robbery He was released from the
state prison In 1906 after serving near.
ly thirteen years
starr was accused " bank robbery
ut Amity COT, but later wa, released
ON parole II Is for violation " this
parole that he Is wanted In Colorado.
One Of the stories which reveals the
dnshing brnvado of the man is that of
his romance and marriage. Among
the passengers Of train robbed near
Pryor Creek. Ok In 1902 was d Young
woman who. crHzed with fear ran
away in the darkness. Later II is
said, the robbers found her and Starr
liflcd her 20 his horse and carried her
10 a railway train that she might con
tInuc her Journey She was young
woman Of Joplin, Mo- and Starr later
married her She has been "A school
teacher much Of the time since her
wedding.
Starr Thinks Of Family.
Many 81 those who knay Henry
starr tnlked To him this afternoon ana
Starr does not seem 10 be suffering
much pain, His wound was dressed
by q physician He asked that telc.
gram be- sent to his relatives inform
Ing them that he was not badly hurt.
The telegram sent by Paul Curry.
the youth who captured Starr. was ns
follows
stroud March Governor VII.
liams Oklahoma City Both stroud
banks NJ First National was robbed by
Henry starr and bunch. | shot Starr
through leg and also captured him. Al
so shot one other and he was captured.
Ni.t-lQd for your disposal and claim
reward Yours respectfully
PAUL CURRY.
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HENRY STARR CAPTURED
IN A DARING c BANK RAID

Bandits Looted Two Banks at
Stroud This Morning and Three
Have Been Captured---Henry
Starr Shot By Paul Curry, Boy,
and Others Are Caught By Pur-
suing PoSSee---Part of Money
Taken By Robbers Has Been Re-
covered.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-03-27
AMERICAN RED CROSS
WILL SEND AID TO SERPI 4

NlSH, Serbia, March - Charles
J. Voplcka, American minister 10 Ser.
hia has informed the Serbian govern
ment that the American Red Cross so
ciety, acting In conjunction with the
Rockefeller commission, proposes TO
send to Serbia fully equipped medI
cal commission to combat unsanitary
conditions. The Serbian government
... uu, Ucurpted Mr. Nupicku q
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Health conditions In Serbia recently
have bcen described as appalling Ty.
phus Is raging aud other contagious
diseases prevail Recent travellers
have said hardly enough people have
been spared by typhus to bury the
dead Hospital conditions have been
described as shocking