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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-03-31
PASS STRUGGLE
DECLARED VITAL
Efforts of MuSkOyite Hosts In
COrpathianS May Stir
Balkans.
GERMANS lombard YERDUN
In New Effort 10 Pierce Allied
Lines In West; Withdraw
From User.

LONDON, March 3l-The Llban
correspondent of Reuters Telegram
company sends message saying that
rs II result Of two bOmhurdmcnts Of
l.lbnu by the German fleet, three per
sons have been killed aud seven
wounded aud fifteen houses have
been damaged Telegraph wires also
have been wrecked aud the steamer
Baltic IN port, sustained damage.
LONDON. March 81 The hnttle "
the Curpathian passc, now rivals the
bOmbnrdment of the Dnrdaueles In
political pOssibilillcs German cN
perts assert that the efforts being
made by Russia are " such vital i'm.
portancc politically that the supreme
command of the Teutouic allies Is
Justified In eNerting every effort to
check the invader there
According to this view uf the sit
uatIOn sudden and dramatic influx
Of Musciylte hosts through the Carpa
thians into Hungary might stir the
Balkan nations to action long before
the tedious attack 0f the allied fleet
on the Darduncles nttHins anything
approaching definite result PctrO
grad has officially warned the Rus
sian people not to expect an early
capltulatlon " COustantinOplp There
are no signs, however. that the allied
fleet has given up the attack ns hat
teships again are shelllng the outer
defenses NJ the straits while the Rus
sian assault on the BOsrhorus ha,
merely been interrupted by a thick
fog.
On the western front the Germans
are reported 10 be giving up theiI
plans for breaking through the de
fenses Of the allies near the cOast
along the User They are making 4
new effort along the fortified Franco
German border by bUmbarding th,
fortress " Nerdun The reported
withdrawal Of cavalry from the lSel
front, however, Is of no great conse
Qucnce Ms this arm of the service il
that vicinity Is greatly restricted or
account Of the floods. At the sam,
tContinuyh on last PnCeI
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-03-31
FOUR ARE DROWNED
Prominent Citizens Of Seattle Victims
When automobile Skds off the
Bridge

SEATTLE. Wash. March 81. -
Funeral arrangements were made 10
day for the four persons drowned
iu the buuvumi,h river last night
when Am automobile belonging To Mrs.
Morgan j Carkcck ran off bridge
ten miles south NJ here Mrs. CarkrcK
AMI her Japanese chauffeur were the
only persons saved
Those drowned were
THOMAS ". PROSCu 10 ycurs cid.
editor of the Post Intrlllgrucer Tor so,
rrnl years.
MRS. PROSCH. a daughter " Gen.
Morton NJ McCHrvrr. founder Of the
city ~ Tacoma ~ years old
MISS MARGARET DENNY. daugh
ter Of Arthur A. Denny. who founded
Seattle I'm 1851 20 years old
MRS. HARRIET BEECHER wife
I of Capt Herbert T. Recrhcr. sou N
the ntr Henry Ward Beechcr. jl
YEAR old
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-03-31
War at a Glance

\ defeat Of German rurDes no uurlu
cm Poland, attended with unusually
heavy losses is reported nnufticully
from Petrograd. This Information is
to the effect that the Germans fell
back In the Niemen river district cN
pectlng that the KusslAus would pur
sue them aud be- crushed by ii flank
Ing movement petrOgrld states that
The movement failed and the Germans
themselves were caught In d trap aud
lnuihmted The German ufficia,
statement ~ today while making no
specific reference 10 such an engage
mcnt announces that the Russians
have suffered reversal. At various
points near the Prussinn frontier.
Concerning the western front the
Berlin communication states that
French assaults were beaten back
with heavy loses TO the attacking
forces. The French war office says
the situation Is unchnnged Ger
man submarine was sighted ana at
tackled by a French cruiser OF Dieppe
4 statement from the French marin,
ministry indicates that the submarin,
may have been sunk ~ oil rose 10 th,
surface
After brief lull In the fight fOl
the possession " Dukl0 pass In th,
CarpHthigus, the Russians hav,
brought 30 reinforcencnts aud re-
suIned the attack Al VlennA II h
said that the Russians have not beer
able 10 gain their objective at any
point along the CHrpathHn front fol
the invasion Of Hungary and tha
they were defeated In Bukowiun yes
terday.
Dispatches to Swiss newspaper
however say the Austrians have sui
ferpd enormous losses IN Northeastern
Hungary. II TX estimated that thpl
lost 1900 men on Monday and tn,
Russians are credited with annihllat
ing column Of 1000 Austrlans IN Al
| hour.
The increasing pressure Of the Rus
SLAMS ON this front, together with Ia,
fall Of Przemysl may have al influ
encc on the operations In the west
The report Is being spread in HOl
land that the Germans are cOntem
plating the abandonment Of thel
present line In Belgium In favor Of
le-s extended front running slightl
west Of Brussels and that Withdrawal
Of German cavalry from the User lin
already has begun.
A Russian victory IN the campaigi
against the Turkish forces Is announ,
ed by the Caucasian army To In
east Of the Black sea the Russian
captured the town OF Artvin
The British steamer Falinia,
frelghter. Glasgow 10 Capetown. ha
been sunk In the English chsnne
presumably by German submarin,
The crew was saved.
German warshlps have again bon
barded the Russian port Of LibaI
on the Baltic. Three persons wer
killed during two attacks
As the result ~ an Investigation O
the fire on the steamship La TOT
raine on March q. the Paris polio
have arrested passenger described a
Raymond Swoboda, who was listed o
the ships record as ian America
subject" A Paris newspaper says IN
man IL suspected NJ having close n
lations with the enemy" and "hayin
been charged with the task Of BLOWN
| nn tho rnuralunW "
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-03-31
MASTER PLUMBERS FINED
ON ANTITRUST CHARGES

DIES MONIES, Ia. March 3i.--Four
OF the thirty-slx master plumbers re-
ceutly convicted IN the federal court
here Of violating the sherman anti
trust law were sentenced today J
p Cunningham Of Kansas city and
George II. Wentz OF Lincoln, Neh.
were fined $500 and Robert knauel
Of Des Moines and II. b. Mc(arten Of
Dubuque. Iowa, $1,000 each.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-03-31
900 ooooo ooC
GIVE OKLAHOMA CITY
EFFICIENT OFFICERS

On next Tuesday the of Oklahoma City will have day
decide whether Oklahoma City shall fifteen hundred days
Of efficient government fifteen hundred days Of pshod nef
hcen government Nobody afford the wrong way IL
mistake made these fifteen hundred daysO four yearswi
handicap the growth and progress Of Oklahoma City most cr
cal time With efficient qualified business in office Oklahoma
City will forward With office for the purpose Of play
ing politics building mp personal machines Oklahoma City will
held back and crippled The ability and efficiency Of Ed Over
hoer IL Eastman and Bob Paman has been clearly demonstrated
for years.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-03-31

The storm moved rapidly eastward rey.
az to the south Atlantic coast giving
general precipitation In the lower Mis-
sissippi valley, gull and south Atlantic
states Light rain or snow has fallen
since Tuesday morning IN northern Cali.
fornla, Oregon, Washington, parts NJ
Montana, Idaho, wyoming, South Dakota.
Nebraska, Kansas, New Mexico and eN
,reme western Texas, Fair weather has
prevailed In the upper Mississippi basin.
lake region and northeastern districts
The high pressure nrea has spread south
ward 70 the Rio Orande river and iiulf
of Mexico and eastward 10 the Atlantic
aud L. causing moderately cold weather
over all OF the territory enst Of the Rocky
mountains, except IN Florida,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-03-31
.SLAY TEUTONS
IN OWN TRAPS
OveTTealOusness Of Germans Causes
AnnihilatiOn Of Entire Corps De
clares PotrOgrad.

PETROGRAD, March 81 The long
silence In Pctrograd concerning the
operations Oh the German front was
broken today by an authentic report
0f n daring German mancuyer In the
Nicmcn river district which, accord
inl to the Information began abOrtiye.
ly aud ended IN failure
The gradual withdrawal of the cen.
trul part Of their tenth army, n move
calculated 10 draw all the Russian
forces into an advance between Su-
whlki and Kalvaria was to he fol.
lowed, according to the Russian inter
pretatiOns, Of the German plan by a
quick encircling movement of their
left flank from the vicinity Of Lake
Duza aud Lake NimnO to the rear
This, II was planned, would cut off
the retreat Of the advancing Russians
and AT the same time they would be
Outflanked.
OverZealousness in achieving this
aim led the German generals to throw
II large part Of their 2lst army cOrIe
with three reserve regiments amount
ing IN all to an entire corps, across the
melting ice Of Lake DuEa before the
middle Of the Russian forces had ad
yanced sufficiently to assure the sue
cess Of the proposed encircling man
euver.
Having surmOmted the hazards oi
transportation of these troops over th'
weak ice the Germans discovered. &C
cording to the reports coming to Pc
trcgrad that their movement was pre-
mature and In desperate effort 4
retrace their steps they were met by 1
fierce Russian onslaught According
TO their account Of this fighting, tn,
Russians annihiated entire division
" the Germans
At other points along the German
front isolated engagements continue
but they are without strategic signlfi
canoe
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-03-31
CHEMICAL SOCIETY MEMBERS
TO CONVENE IN NEW ORLEANS

NEW ORLEANS, March n. Mem.
bers Of the American Chemical no
cfcty were arriving from all parts OF
the country for the fiftieth annual
convention Of the organization whictl
opens here today nj Tulane uni
yersity. The sessions Of the conyen
tion will not begin until Thursday.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-03-31
WATSON DENIES
He ASKED LOAN
Commissioner Is on Stand Today
In The Impeachment Case
Against Him
FLATLY CONTRADICTSSHARTEL
Explanation Is Made About
Other Money Borrowed And
Also Coal Deal.

"l did moi ASK John W Sharlel for
loan In 1913 nor did hc say to me
that II was not proper FOR me 10 so
llrit u loan from him
This was the emphatic statement OF
4 T. Watson corporation commission
cr iu the Impeachment case against
him while on the witness stand today
Commiysimer Watson testified in his
own behalf rs the first witness for
the defense The state was given
permission to reopen the case this
morning for the purpose Of using one
more witness
Relative to his statement concern
ing the alleged solicitation Of u loan
from Shnrtcl. Commissioner Watson
was reminded of the testimony NJ
Shartel The latter had said that
Watson approached him for u loan In
1913, and that he told Watson that
he would not let him have II and that
It was improper tr Watson 10 ask
him for IT,
Commissioner Watson also denied
any recollection " having asked Shar-
te' for loan In 1911 He said he had
/ some conversation with Shartel about
farm located on the Norman interur-
han line In the vicinity " Moore. Wat
son wanted 10 swap his place In the
| city for that In the country, but there
was about $500 difference In the
value Of the two places In favor Of
the farm. and Watson said he told
Shnrtel that unless he could borrow
the money outside of loan company
| they could not make the deal
Says He Did Not.
Did you then ask Sharte for n
loan Of this amount
II did not" answered Watson.
Did not Shartel say 10 you that II
was improper for you 10 ask him for n
loan? Did you not hear him testify"
He never said word replied
Watson ..
Through w +. UtterbaCk Of DurAnt,
the prosecution introduced letter
written by Commissioner Watson af
ter the Impeachment proceedings had
been begun. In the letter Watson said
that some enemies ~ his were trying
10 Injure him and get him into trOu-
Continued on Last Page.)
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-03-31
VILLA ABANDONS
FIGHT TO AIDES
Leader Does Not Appear At Matamo-
ros and Is Said to BE Rounding Up
Troops.

BROWNSVILLE, Tex, March 81
Three batteries Of the United States
Third Field artillery arrived here ear
" today TO be ready II necessary to
protect Brownsville when MatamOros
~ under attack Major General Fred
eriCk Funston, sent here by the war
department tO see that the American
border is not violated, expressed him
self as pleased at the prompt move
ment Of the artillery. II entrained
In San Antonio Yesterday.
MntnmorOs was quiet early today
with mo indications when the villa
troops may begin the attack which
has caused fear ~ risk to Brownsville
through rife or cannon fire. During
the night two sklrmlshes were heard
at widely separated points. One Of
these indicated that the villa forces
have penetrated 10 the river front he
low Matamoros, thereby cutting the
city off and establishing from the
Mexican side II nominal state " siege
This line Is too long and the villa
troops too few to make such a block
ndc very effective at present
General villa apparently has aban.
doned his plan tn direct personally the
fighting NJ MHtamorns. State depart
mcnt aud Curranzn and villa agency
reports agree that he " at Torreon.
going south but diffcr as 10 the rea
son
The Villa agency announced he was
organizing un expedition ~ round M
Curr0nM troops operating In north.
cm Sonora near the American border.
The Carpnga agency claims villa
went to Torreon to prevent General
Trlaun from going over with his en-.
tire force to Eulallo Gutierrez, after
quarrel with General Angeles
CORPUS CHRISTI. Tex March n
A few hours after special train
carrying three batteries Of field artil
lery TO Brownsville had passed here
last night switch on the railrpad.
~s-~y~~00~~~N~~~~-~>~~~S
CONTINUED From Page One.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-03-31
SHOWING
Of BIG GROWTH
Oklahoma City POStOilice Re-
fleets Business Of the State
Metropolis.
UNDER EASTMAN MANAGEMENT
Transfer Made Today of Office
And Claud Weaver Takes
Charge Of II.

The Oklahoma city postoffice was
transferred today from II. G.. Eastman
10 Claude Weaver, the new pOstmas
ter. In this change, the attention Of
not only oklahoma City. but the en
tire Stute, X drawn 10 the remarkable
growth " great business institution
which reflects the progress " Okla
huma CITY ns well as the progress OF
oklahoma.
During the incumbcncy Of Mr.
Eastman the business Of the Okla
homa city poStofflcc grew with such
rlhdity that II, successful manage
ment required not only the besd kind
Of business ability. but unflagglng in
dnatry The posiufficc building itself
was possibly an inspiration, for archi.
tecturally II Is one uf the most beau
tifu public structures In the United
States and its equipment Is In every
way adapted to efficient service
MIR. Eastman has complied briefly
some statistics that indicate the scope
and magnitude NJ the business during
his administration
Shows Growth Of City.
For the twelve months ending
March n. 1919, the postal receipts
were $46O,OOO as against $367,OO for
the same period In 1912, or an in
crease Of - per cent Such an in
crease would have been notable at
any time, but IL made doubly signlfi-
cant by the fact that during this same
time there was marked decrease In
pcstofflce business In many Of the
large cities throughout the country.
During the calendar year Of 1911
ther" were 1919 money order tran
sactiOns. amounting tO $.AS90l 30,
aud the 1851 money orders paid
amounted to $7a5, 1854 The calen
der year Of 1914 saw the number Of
money orders jump to 20S.S90 and
their amount TO $2,05s,O04.14. while
the number paid was i26,S80 and
their amount SSl4,90307
The postal savings bank which now
has total Of ATS depOsitors has also
been enjoying substantial growth, as
Il shown by the fact that the deposits
on December 81. 1911, were S3l GA
~ against $6795l on the same date
IN 1914
(Continued on Lsst Page)
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-03-31
FOUR LOSE LIVES IN FIRE
THAT BURNS BUSINESS SECTION

wATERTOwN, n. Y, March ~. ---
-Four lives were lost early today In n
S2OO,OOO fire which virtually destroyed
the business section of the village Of
Noifclk, IN ~ Lawrence county.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-03-31
THE WEATHER

Washington Forecast
Oklahoma Fair not ~ cold In west
portion freezing THURSDAY partly
cloudy, warmer
Louisiana Tonight fair, colder In the
southeast portion, treeSing In the lnte.
rior, frost ON the coast Thursday fair,
warmer.
Bast Texas Tonight partly cloudy,
frost nearly TO coast; Thursday partly
cloudy warmer
West Texas Unsettled; rain tonight or
Thursday, farmer tonight In north por
tiOn.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-03-31
FLAMINlAN Is SUNK
BULLETIN.

CARDIFF, Wales, March The
Cardiff Echo declares that the British
steamer Grown Of CASTLE has been
torpedoed and sunk of the Sicily
Islands,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-03-31

Nv lllNl Ndlkt lbhu ~ lsNIN IONS bl
coal ordered by the cruiser Prinz Eft
rl Friedrich has left Scwclrs Point
ANA Is proceeding across Hampton
Roads toward this port The German
commander plans to begin cOallng his
ship late tOlay.
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. March 81.
Sixteen hundred tons of steam coal
carefully weighed aud Inspected aud
loaded ON burgcs ut Scwalrs point
early today was persstrntly reported
In marine circles to be- for the Ger
man converted cruiser Prlnz Eitei
Friedrich, although port officials de.
clured they had no knowledge N such
Il cargo being prepared for the Gcr.
man raider.
Marine experts strengthened their
, conclusions by calculating that sixteen
hundred tons X about the amount
which would be required to take the
cruiser to her nearest home port
Coupling these circumstances with re-.
pented declarations ~ the Eitcls
commander that they would make II
dash to sea 0n favorable oppOrtuni.
ty shipping circles today were serious
ly considering the possibility that
Commander Thierlchens might make
good his defy % the hostile cruisers
outside The capes,
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. March a.
One report given credcncp here y
I that the Elters commander Is laying
In n coal supply with the intention
Of irternmcnt. II interned the Eitel
cnn secure all the coal that IL desired,
innsmurh as the United States govern
mcut would seo to II that parts of the
| ships machinery were removed In
order t0 avert any possibility of flight
during the war.
Should II be the purpose NJ the
| Eit"l's commander. however to leave
| port when notified 10y the United
/ States he would be permitted TO take
! \ supply Of coal sufficient To carry
him To the nearest German port. For
such trip marine men here say the
Eitel probably would take about four.
teen days. The amount NJ coal she
would hc permitted to take under
such circumstances would he deter
mined by officers Of the navy.
The Eitel Friedrich remains ut her
dock today, while seven miles away
In Hampton Roads the United States
bnttleshln Alabama lies at anchor
with steam mp and still receiving
supplies.
WASHINGTON. March 81. Though
prepared for another course navy NJ
ficlals already are planning for In
ternment ~ the German converted
cruiser PrinI Eitel Friedrich at New
port News On the assumption II will
not pass out the Virginia capes until
the war II over.
The navy department expects money
frOm the German government 10 pay
for the feeding aud other expense,
of the crew as In the case ~ the
Gelpr, lnterned nt Honolulu. and IN,
Cormorant, at Samoa
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-03-31
AMERICAN WITH LOST
Engineer Was Among III Who
Drowned When German Submarine
Sank British Steamer Falaba.

LONDON, March 3l-Leon Ches
ter Thrasher. who was among the III
persons who lost their lives when
the British steamer Falabs was tor
pedoed last Sunday by German sub
marine In st. Georges channel, prob
ably was an American citizen al
though the officials Of the Brnomas.
sic Mines company which had EN-
ployed him To 90 10 the gold coast,
did not see his passport and have no
positive proof of his citizenship
When the company was arranging
Thrashers insurance, he said he had
no reletycs ar friends In America IA
whom he wanted the money paid
consequently the insurance was made
out to the company
Thrasher applied to the AboSsC
Gold Mining company at It's Gold
Coast headquarters for work az d
mechanic last year His service.
were satisfactory and the company
remitted money for him 10 New York
Thrasher was employed by the Pan
anna railroad company 1909 10 1913
and in 1908 he worked In Ecuador Or
the staff of G. r. Roberts, chief en-
gineer Of the GuayaQulLQuito rail
road
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-03-31

The British steamer Flamlnian was
Of 2,2lS net tons shipping records
located her az London on March O.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-03-31
COAL FOR EITEL
TO MAKE DASH
Fuel Said TO BE For German Cruiser
Is Enough 10 Take II TO Foreign
Port.
BJIIETIN

NEWPORT NEWS. Va, March n.
The first barge load II l 900 tons of
coal ordered by the cruiser Prinz Eli.
Ell Friedrich has left Scwcl's Point
ANA Is proceeding across Hampton
Roads toward this port. The German
commander plans To begin coallng his
ship late tUluy.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-03-31

HARDWICK, Mass, March n
Leon Chester Thrasher one of the
passengers whose lives were lost when
the British steamer Falaba was sunk
by u German submarine, was citizen
" the United States lie was born
In this town In 1884.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-03-31

Generally talr aud warmer weather to-
nINht and Thursday.
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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-01-06
MORSE LEAVES
RUMELy PLANT
OF CAAR-SC0TT
Retiring Manager Says Cor
pOratiOn Also Dispensed
With Services of William
Campbell at Battle Creek.

Another significant action interpret
ed to portend the abandonment OF the
Gaar-Scott plant of the NJ. Rumely
company was the announcement today
that the company has dispensed with
the services Of Mr.. Morse, superinten3-
ent of the local plant. who was trans
ferred from the Battle Creek. Mich.
plant of the corporation, OF which ne
had been superintendent several years
to succeed William Campbell, Who was
transferred from the local plant to sue
ceed Mr.. Morse.
Mr.. Morse, before returning to Bat
tie Creek, also announced that the
company had dispensed with the sec-
vices of Mr.. Campbell as superlntend-
ent of the Battle Greek plant.
Several members of the office force
of the Gaar-Scott factory have been
discharged the last few days and 1t is
understood the only members OF the
office staff who have been retained
are Glenn Kehlenbrink and William
Stephens.
Less than fifty men have been EN-
ployed in the shops for a period Gov
ering several months and there are nc
indications that operations a. the plant
are to be resumed in the near future
II is also stated that there is practical
lv no stock at the plant and the pat
terms of the machines formerly manu-
featured at the local plant were de
strOyed some time ago.