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Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-04-21

Mrs. w. C.. Baker of the Thomas
apartments is confined to her room.
suffering with a severely sprained
ankle.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-04-21


cnnial convention of the southwestern
board OF missions of the Presbyterian
church will be held in Tulsa today,
Wednesday and Thursday. The repre-
sentatives from Muskogce are: Mrs. 5.
4. Gamble. president of the Presby-
terrain; Mrs. o.. f.. Cramer, of the Mis-
%sionary society of the First Prcsby-
terrain church; Mrs, Keller of the Mis-
sionary society of the Bethany Presby-
terrain church; Mrs. Clyde Malone of
the Westminster Guild; Miss Gertrude
Davis of the Bethany Christian En-
deavOr; Mrs. :. h. Hudson, secretary
Of the Presbyterian Young Peoples
society.
Tulsa branch International Sunshine
society met yesterday afternoon at the
home of Mrs. 4. c. Hughes, a pleas
Ing feature of the afternoon being the
addition OF three new members. Mrs.
w. f. Holmes, Mis-. L. Holderman and
Mrs. 4. +. Gayley. Mrs. Hughes was
appointed chairman of the committee
which will arrange the program for
the observance of national day, May
10. She will be assisted by Mrs. II.
W. Gregg and Mrs. Henry Brandner.
Following the business there was
music by Mis-. r. w. Burkhart and
Mrs. Ernest Clulow and refreshments
were served.
The circles of the ladies' aid society
OF First Methodist church will meet in
circles Thursday afternoon as follows:
West, Mrs. Mary Wilcox, 500 South
Olympia; southwest, Mrs. NJ. b. Wal
ker, 1895 South Carson avenue; south
east, Mrs. Charles Grimes, 907 South
Cincinnati avenue.
Mr.. Dana II. Kelsey has taken a
house on the north side and will re-
move his family from Muskogee to
Tulsa within the next week.
Prof. and Mrs. Samuel Flint. for
merly~ of New York, have issued in
vitations for the opening of their
select school of dancing and deport-
ment, at the Elks home, Thursday
evening. April %. MIR. and Mrs. Flint
will give demonstration dances.
Miss Mabel Mitchell has returned
home to Syracuse. \. Y, after an eX-
tended visit to her brother. Mr.. II. Il.
Mitchell and Mrs. Mitchell.
Mrs. Dan j. Davisson will entertain
a party of children this afternoon for
her little son, Dan.
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guests captain n Mrs. Fred Dam
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Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-04-21

The circles of the ladies' aid society
of First Methodist church will meet in
Thursday afternoon as follows:
West, Mrs. Mary Wilcox, 500 South
Olympia; southwest, Mrs. NJ. b. Wal
ker. 1895 South Carson avenue; south
east, Mrs, Charles Grimes, 907 South
Cincinnati avenue.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-04-21

Muskogee is sending a representa-
tive delegation to the biennial mission
airy meeting which opened in this city
yesterday. The Muskogee Phoenix
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-18
DOGS PAIRED FOR FIELD TRIALS MEET National Championship To Be Run Near Girard
 Junction

Grand Junction, Tenn, January IT. Pairings were annuonced tonight of the 12 dogs which will compete in the national championship field trials to be run this week over the preserve of Hobart Ames of Boston, near Grand Junction.
 Jack A, owned by D.. St. Clair Don nelly, Hartford, Conn.,, and Millionaire, owned by F. T. Bedford of Hartford, will be sent to the field as the first brace to- morrow morning. The other dogs en- tered were drawn to run as follows:
 Melrose Mohawk, owned by D. G. Mac Donnell, Vancouver, B. C., with Gibral- tar Ollie. owned by F. s. Hall, Detroit.
 Lewis c. Morris, owned by E. J. Rowe, Birmingham, Ala, with Babblebroek Bob, owned by Lewis McGrew, Pittsburg.
 Ruby's Sport, owned by the Wise ken nels, Richmond, Va, with Commissioner s Harry, owned by Joe Sheppard, Crank Forks, N. D.
 John Proctor, owned by A. L. Curtis, Belton, Tex, with Security, owned by J. M. Avent, Hickory Valley, Tenn.
 l.. A. Bosita, owned by F. M. Stephen son, Chicago, with Brunswick Countess, owned by S. K. Brown, Brunswick, Ga.
 Two braces will be run each day and the finals will probably be reached Thurs day MT. Ames, with Col. Arthur Merri- man, Memphis, and H. s. Bevan, War ren, Tenn, will act as judges
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-18
GENERAL STOESSEL
 DIES IN RUSSIA
Famous Port Arthur De- fender Succumbs to Long
 Illness

London, January f1.-d1.3o D. m.)-The death of Lieut.-Gen Anatole Mikhailo- witch Stoessel. defender Of Port Arthur. is announced in a Petrograd dispatch to Reuters.
 General Stoessel had suffered from par alysis for several months.
 Lieutenant-General Stoessel became fa- nous as commander of the Russians at Port Arthur during the Russo-Japanese war. After he had held out there for months against furious Japanese on- slaughts and when his ammunition was all but exhausted and his men virtu- ally without food he surrendered to Gen eral Nogi. For that action he was con- demned to death on February 20 190S by a court martial. Emperor Nicholas commuted the sentence to 10 years im- prisonment and later released the pris oner entirely.
 The trial of Stoessel was dramatic General Smirnoff, who was acting com mander of the fortress, categorically ac- cused Stoessel of cowardice. incapacity and deliberate treason in hastening the surrender in order to save his own life. Other officers gave similar testimony, but General Kuropatkin, the Russian con- mander in chief was one of his stanch supporters.
 General Nogi and other high Japanese officers offered to appear before the court-martial and testify in behalf of General Stoessel but their offer was de- clined.
 In summing up for General Stoessel at the trial M Syrtlanoff declared his client accepted entire responsibility for the surrender of Port Arthur and that if the court decided that the surrender was crime, T ask for the death sen- tence."
 Stoessel was born in 1S4S and entered the army in 1864. He came from a mill itary family, his grandfather, Gen. Ivan Stoessel, having fought against Napol- con. Stoessel served with the Bulgarian militia during the Russo-Turkish war of 1S71-S and took part in the Chinese ex- petition of 1900-01. He was the first con- mander to enter Tien-Tsin and was made a major general for distinguished serv- ice in the attack on the Chinese cap ital
 Stoessel was a severe disciplinarian. It IS said he sentenced many men to death for Attractions of army regulations. He was stricken with paralysis last July
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-18
GARzAONEOFV VILLAS. PRINCIPAL OFFICERS
Believed His Election As President Was to Meet
 Some Emergency

Washington, January H.-Col. Rodue Gonzales Garza, elected provisional Pres
 loent of Mexico yesterday, is one of Gen eral Villas principal officers Details of his election were lacking tonight but the general belief was he had been chosen temporarily to meet an emergency cre- ated by the sudden departure of General Gutierrez from Mexico City. It was thought he would exercise executive pow CT until complete agreement Is secured on a President to fill the unexpired term of Presidents Diaz and Madero which would end on December 31, of this year.
 The reasons for Gutierrez's departure are unknown here. but 1t Is thought he declined 10 be continued in office under the restrictions suggested by zapata fol- lowers. These provided that two-thirds of the convention could remove the pro- visional President; that he could not take action of importance without consent of his cabinet, and that the convention must be consulted on all important questions.
 A copy of a statement issued by Garza upon taking control of affairs reached the state department today. He an- nounced that Gutierrez had used orders for most of the government forces to leave the capital and that as this would leave the city without authorities, he, as chairman of the convention, had assumed chief command. It is believed Garza then called an extraordinary session which ratified his assumption of power.
 Garza is about 36 years old and a man of culture. He is a graduate of the law school in Mexico City and has been prac- ticing law for many years. He first came into prominence as a volunteer colonel in the Madero army which overthrow Diaz. His brother Frederico Gonzalez Garza, was for several months governor of the federal district in Mexico City under Madero. Roque and brother joined Villa soon after Huerta came into power
 At the Aguas Calientes convention which named Gutierrez President, Garza was floor leader of the Villa faction. His dramatic speech in favor of the plan of Ayala, led to the coalition between Zapata and Villa forces.
 Secretary Bryan made no comment on the change in executives in Mexico City. Reports to the department said the city was quiet.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-18
Russian Report

Petrograd January 1.-The following official statement was issued from gen. eral headquarters tonight
 "On the right bank of the lower vis- tula we are still making successful pro- gress. On January 16 our advanced par ties dslodged the enemy from the vil- lage of Rudy Sulkowskia.
 "On the right bank of the Nistula the same day the enemy delivered series of fierce attacks against our lines in the region of Goumlne. The German forces included six regiments. After seven sitc- cessive attacks and a desperate bayonet engagement the Germans succeeded in capturing only one trench occupied by one of our advanced posts.
 "In other sections we repulsed the enemy and forced them to fall back on their positions. The Germans support ed their attacks with violent artillery fire, employing heavy guns to search out the positions where the attack was to be inaugurated.
 At the village of Konopnitza, the enemy having approached by sappipg to within about 30 yards of our trenches, was met with a storm of hand grenades. which checked the movement. Some vol unteers availing themselves of the con- fusion thus created, hurled grenades into the tunnel which the Germans were forced to evacuate.
 Tn the region to the south of Pin czow (Poland) the enemy opened vio- let artillery fire and made three at tempts to attack our advanced lines but were repulsed.
 Our artillerists silenced an Austrian heavy battery as soon as they discovered the range. Tn Bukowina our advanced columns captured by storm the Kirlibaba pass on the Pennsylvania frontier situated on the road from Kimpolung Gin the south ern part of Bukowina), to Maramaros- Sziget northeastern Hungary and Dees J
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-18
KIRLIBABA PASS IS STORMED AND TAKEN BY RUSSIAN FORCES
 IN VIOLENT ACTION
(Continued from Page one)

ras, we blew up a factory building and took some prisoners. On other parts of the front artillery duels of varying in- density have taken place. but in the sap ping and mining areas nothing of note has occurred.
 We made some progress in the Ar gonne,. but heavy rains have hampered operations along the entire front.
 Generally speaking, the position in the east is unchanged.
 About four weeks ago the order for a general attack which had been decided upon by the French authorities in Decem- Der was given. The attempted attacks of the enemy in the western theatre were met by the necessary steps on our part. The enemys attacks brought him no suc- cess worthy of mention, whereas our troops north of LaBassee, in Aisne, and in the Argonne, made very satisfactory pro- gress.
 'The losses of the enemy during this pe- riod, counted by us. amount to 20,O00 killed and about 17,S60 prisoners. He now will know from experience that together with the wounded his losses are in proportion of one to four apart from the sick and missing. the grand total being 5O,O00 men. Our total losses for the same period do not amount to one-luarter of that num- Der.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-18
INDORSES STAND OF
 AMERICAN LEAGUE
 TO LIMIT APARTMENTS

New York, January 17.-President Will son has written Oswald Garrison Willard, indorsing the stand of the Americar, League to Limit Armaments as expressed In the resolutions on which its organza- tion is based. The Presidents letter, given out here tonight says:
 Let me acknowledge the receipt of your letter enclosing a copy of a reso- luton adopted by the American League to Limit Armaments, and express my pleasure that the league should thus sup port me in the views expressed in my annual message''
 : The resolution mentioned declared, war experience abroad is destroying the reputation of war experts so that, to fol- low them, would be to let the blind lead us into ditch," and that Ito increase our own armaments now would be to for felt our moral leadership"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-18
THE FINANCIAL SITUATION

warning of shrinking supplies Overflow demand affected corn and rye as sub- stitutes. Traffic conditions all through the grain country reflected the bene- fits of the position.
 Railroad earnings make improving com parisons with last year. Buying of equip ment continued conservative but out put of steel products shows decided ex- pansion. The price of refined copper rose again with an increase of home and foreign demand.
 Investment demand is making for steady absorption of securities and the lightness of foreign liquidation, in spite of the fnducement of the exchange mar ket, indicates unwillingness of foreign holders to part with American secur- ities. Minimum prices held only as a safeguard against sudden shocks of military events. Assurance is felt of meeting most refund necessities ahead in the existing ease of the money market.
 Bonds as whole displayed unusual strength and activity, with considerable trading in speculative issues. chiefly con vertibles, and a number of low priced and hitherto dormant securities
 United States and Panama bonds ad- vanced from one-fourth to one per cent on call during the week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-18
ARE USING MINES IN ] LAND OPERATIONS
English Soldier Has Re markable Experience-Lost
 His Christmas Presents

Northern France January 16.-lSpecial. Mines and counter-mines, the blowing ul of trenches, and the throwing of hand grenades are becoming such current op erations in this war. How this is done l graphically described in a letter from soldier who was blown up in his trencl and who escaped with his life. He hal just received a parcel from home, and wrote that he was in the act of lopeninl it when the explosion happened. HI says:
 II was sitting at the bottom of mi trench and was admiring the nice thing that had been sent to me when I heara terrible explosion The enemy hal undermined our trench and had succeeded in blowing it up. I just had time to pu one or two things in my pocket when th| Germans arrived. They thought that thel would take us by surprise if any of u| were left and would occupy our trench They came so near that 1 was able t| shoot one of them down with my re volver.
 "We finally stopped them, but not with out some difficulty. for there was a md zment when some of the enemy had actu ally got into our trench, and we wer| fighting them with our hand1grenadea We drove them back, but I tell you I was very close quarters and a very pro longed struggle. They had blown up ou trench at ? o'clock in the afternoon. an| at o'cl0ck that night We were still fight ing. fl have no need to tell you that had had enough of it and was dead tired
 We had had nothing to eat for A hourd but we had the satisfaction, in the end of having held our ground I am onlj sorry that I lost some of the nice present. that had been sent to me. The fighting however, is not what fatigues us most It is the rain and wet. It is pouring com stsntly, and our trenches are runnin| with water
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-18
MORGAN ID CONFER WITH THE PRESIDENT
Will Go Over Alaskan Rail- road Situation With Will
 son and Lane

Washington, January 17.-J. Pierpont Morgan will confer tomorrow with Pres ident Wilson and Secretary Lane on Alaskan railroad problems. MT. Morgan has offered to sell the government the Copper River and Northwestern railroad for use as a part of the railway author ized by Congress last March to connect the Alaskan coast with the coal fields
 MT. Morgan on his arrival here late tonight, was asked if he would discuss with the President questions connected with the loan to the Russian govern ment. He said he would not say in ad- vance what he would discuss at the White House, but that he came to Wash ington primarily in connection with a meeting of the advisory council of the federal reserve system of which he is member.
 Since announcement that an American banking house would finance a credit loan to Russia there have been some letters to the White House objecting to such action There is no legal restric- tions either in domestic or international law against the floating of loans in the United States except that the government itself is prohibited from lending financial aid
 While the Washington administration has announced it's disapproval of the floating of loans as inconsistent with the spirit of neutrality bankers have regarded the announcement as referring to loans submitted to popular subscrip- tion or public sale of bonds, whereas credit loans consisting of arrangements for the purchase of supplies in the Uni ted States have been viewed by the bank CTS private transactions. The Wash 1ngton administration never has ex- pressed an opinion for or against the latter tyne of loops
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-18

of them, have agreed to take up the administrative programme. there is lit tie question but that a compromise Tn some respect will have to be agreed Upon. Each side will have to give anu take. That course will be followed, 1t is believed. as the result of the con ference referred to above, unless lob byists, also referred to. prove to be more powerful than the influence of conscience, knowledge of what is right and the people require.
 That Parthian Shot
 And thus one comes to the question. What in this delicate situation will MT Henderson do with the Merritt prohibition bill?'
 As was reported in The Age Herala this morning, the bill was sent to the governor yesterday afternoon He is sued a statement declaring that he would ignore it save to leave 1t in sucl. position that the new governor would have little trouble in finding it. Ili that statement it should not be for gotten the outgoing governor eA regarding the prohibitionists. lan- guage which denounced them as trtsi- tors to people and party. If there was ever a hope entertained that the in- fluence of the new governor might secure at the hands of the legislature the submission to the people of this hill, that hope is no wentertained no more
 Therefore. the question which. Mir Hendersons advisers are considering is this:
 What should the new governor do regarding the bill2''
 If. he vetoes 1t the prohibitionists, angered as they are and have been, will pass 1t over his veto. Should he run the risk of further enraging thcln or should he permit the bill toebecome law without the attachment thereto of his signature? Or should he return the bill to the legislature with an nmcnd- ment and permit the legislators, nav ing stricken the amendment, to, put Into effect the bill as originally drawn Or should the new governor. faithful despite apparent overwhelmingly da- feat veto the bill and thus carry on the fight which those who elected him demanded that he wage?
 The situation is highly interesting, end it is believed that the course ko Dc pursued by the incoming governor will De mapped out in the conference which is in progress tonight.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-18

New York, January 17.-The increasing strength of this country's credit position in international markets was the out standing feature in the weeks financial developments. The worlds financial cen ters all quoted a premium on dollar ex- change
 China shipped gold. to San Francisco for New York in place of its customary London operation. Russia negotiated $25, 00o,000 of bankers acceptances in New York to purchase supplies here and means were sought to place in New York pars of the French treasury notes sold in London. That gold in large volume is now moving to New York is due only to our own abundance of money, to- gether with tacit understanding on the part of our bankers with London and Paris.
 weeks merchandise export excess of &. 0oo,00O ushered in the new year. Ex- ports of cotton, after rising to normal in December, are now in excess of las year. Excited competition of domestic consumers with foreign buyers of wheat made new record prices and carried
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-18
An Illuminating Report

The seventieth annual report of the New York Life Insurance company, published in another column, does not give in detail the figures showing the business for 1914, but 1t gives much information of vital inn portance in which every policyholder is deeply interested. It tells how the com pany's business has been affected by the European horror''-how it has served its 100000 policyholders at a time when un- precedented difficulties have destroyed a large part of the worlds commerce, dis arranged International credits and shat tered international relations to an un- precedented degree. That it should at such a time have met every obligation and satisfied every just claim, after the first period of strangulation of credit passed, without resort to the privilege of the moratoria declared by various govern ments, indicates a high degree of man agerial skill and great efficiency of or- ganization. Its new business fell short of that for 1913 by about $l0,000,000 but the report says there has never been a year in which it did so much good as in 1914. It relieved human suffering. without char ity. over a wider portion of the earth than ever before.
 At the same time the report makes it clear that the company has not suffered and will not suffer any severe mortality losses by reason of the war. and that it's investments in the warning countries have not depreciated in price apreciably more than have domestic securities. Not a sim gle security issued by or in any such country is in default of either interest or principal. Loans have been called for on foreign policies in only about the same proportion as on policies issued in the United States.
 The figures of income disbursements. insurance in force and accumulated funds show the magnitude of the companys op- erations. it's increasing strength and pow CT of usefulness in the years to come.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-18
TOYS WERE GIVEN
 TO 5000 CHILDREN

Paris January 17.-(3:3O D. m.)-Toys sent from America on the collier Jason were distributed today to more than 5OOU children whose fathers are fighting for France The ceremony was of a semi official character, and was conducted at the Hotel De Vile. The toys were dis tributed by William G. Sharp, United States ambassador, assisted by Madame Poncare, wife of the French President, and Paris city officials
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-18
Celebrate Lees Birthday

Dothan, January 17.-(Special Robert D. Lees birthday, Tuesday, January 19, will be observed by the Dothan city schools. An interesting programme has been arranged and appropriate exercises, under the direc- tion of the local chapter of the Daugh- ters of the confederacy. wip be car ried out. Camp Barlow, U. c. ", of Lothan will hold special meeting at the county courthouse here and attend the exercises at the grammar school auditorium in a body