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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-03-25
BRITISH REFUSE
REQUEST OF l. s.
Will Not Allow american Consul 10
BE Placed AT kirIWall to Report on
Detained Cargoce.

LONDON Nm.u - The British
government hu. refused the request
Of rhr United States that uu American
consular officer br ,ermilrd to take
-wIm aI lhr port of hirkWall In
Scotland to report uu American cargo
ships detained There.
The reason for lhr refusal , TINT
d similar request has been druird
other, interested loo shipping detained
Iu the Orkurys.
The United States has experienced
great difficulty iu obtaining mfurmu.
tim ruurrnlu- ships detained ut KIRK
wall for the u-t three months Be.
cause uf kirkVBlls msular location
communication with the scottish main
land Is difficult and ship, officers fire.
uurutly are uunhlr Jo communicate with
London until their vessel, are taken
num kirkvall Zoo some Eugi,h or
other Scottish port tu uuloud The all
legged rouruhaud u board
luul the opening of the war Kirk
vail was uu mimpuumt port. con
,ruurutIy the United States never had
20 consular representative there An
thr North Scottish mainland and the
i-luud~ NOW are prohibited areas from
which HIiru- hu'n neutral and hrlig
curut~ are murrd
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-03-25
SUPREME COURT
DROPS OUT TWO
Fred 5. Caldwell and J. g. Rails Nam
I'd for Supreme Court Commission,
Fail of Confirmation.

The members Of the supreme court
today failed to confirm two Of the ap
pomtmruts made by Governor VII
liums ou the new supreme court com
mission. ana other names will have to
br submitted Those falling " cunfir.
mntlun were Fred 5 Caldwell " this
city. selected ON the commission from
the Fourth district, and J g Rails "
Atoka, commissioner at lurer The
proceedings NJ the court simply an.
nouncc the action ukcn, no eIplana
tiun being assigned
The names NJ the new court com
missiuncrs were delivered tu the mem
hrrs Of the high court Wednesday
evening but II WIS understood they
should not be- made known until the
supreme court made the formal an
uouncrmcut The appointments were
passed ou this morning and the court
delivered copy N the proceedings tu
the clerk Of the supreme court soon
after
The appointments as confirmed are
First district =. D. Brewer. McAles
ter, Second district G. A. Galbraith,
Ada Third district, George h Ritten.
house. Chandler; Fifth district r.
Rrctt Cordcll Those nt large are C.
VI ThOckcr Mangum John Deverau1.
Guthrie " A. Collier, Eutaua.
According to the new law the cover
nor may call In Judges of the district
courts ~ assist the commissioners
and three appointments were made
and confirmed M follows Judge G.
w Clark, Oklahoma city; Judge J.
& Roberts Of Enid and Judge Charlie.
q Watts of Wagner The member,
of the commission appointed and con.
flrmed will be informed NJ their an
nontmentS Immediately and re,
duty. Governor Williams was NOT at
his office today and no information
relative to other appointments could
BE- secured.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-03-25
LEADER OF VICE
TRUST ON TRIAL
New Yorker Under Indictment With
Others said to Control Forty Re
sort, and 1000 Inmates.

NEW YORK, March 25.-M Cold.
berg whose urraigument was on the
cnl"niar today IN the court Of special
sessions, is accused Of being an Off
rinl ut q vice trust which maintained
more than fort yresorts In this clty.
controlled nearly 700 inmates and di
,ldud SL25OOoO a year profits The
district attorneys office claims IN
have evidence that this alleged rom.
hur wd nearly 100000 yeur 10
Oh. police Tor protection
Goldberg wa, tu plead to un iudlct-
mru. found u June 1913 After the
finding of the indictment Goldberg
uuI four other, accused fled the city
and the district attorney was compel
cI foo abandon the inquiry which was
hom soon ufter the murder OF Her
wm Nu.m'mI the gambler Of which
rulI.r Lieutenant Cuarles Becker WAS
convicted
Recently ho returned TO this city
and was arrested
Alleged confessions In the district
attorney office asserts that the or
CauilutIDn maintains fourteen resorts
In % single block in Furtlrth street.
and sixteen ON Sixth avenue. besides
many others, II had pension system
md ~ hum NJ arbitration 10 scstle dis
b putpg
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-03-25
War at a Glance

Adytcrs FROM rctrOgad and Berlin
today indicate that the struggle In
Northern Poland is drawing toward a
decisive stage The Germans who
have been attempting to pierce the
Russian line ut Ossowrul are cudcuyor
INK 10 prevent the Russian. from ad
yaurlng to the north unI south Of the
fortress and mterpo-in2 troop- be-
tween n and the PrussIun border The
official communication from IicrlIu
tudny states that Russian Uiturk- boo
this region were repulsrd prrrOgrnd
asserts that considerable progress hus
been mnrd recently and that Russian
troops at places are within few miles
VI the border
Another luI has come along the
western battle front whore there was
spirited artillery fightlns yesterday
hut only small movements ~ infantry
were attempted.
Dispatches from English sources
based ON stories ~ refugee from the
Dardnnrllc, yHy that the Turks suf
frrcd great losses during the bomhurd
mout n March *, the last general
attack by the allied fleet The font
ro-srs under attack are said tO have
been reduced la greater part In
Herliu II Is reported thnl the allie,
lost 200 men and l34 guns
The battle IN the Carpathians has
developed into the most important
phase Of the land fighting now In pro.
vress Oh either front Reports from
Berlin aud prtrogrsd are incomplete
aud thus far there are no definite In.
diCution- which side is gaining the
upper hand In the encounter which
may decide the mastery ~ the Car
pathian passes. the sateways to Hun
gary Estimates OF the number Oi
Russians freed by the fall Of prZemysl
run rs high as lSO 100 aud it Is expect
el that this force rin now be sent II
/ foothills Of the Carpathlau, In ives
tern Galicla to assist the Russian
army there
A dispatch from TifIs say, the
Turks are fortifying position near
Adrmhople Tearing IN attack by Bul
gCrla Heavy artillery has beer
brought I'm and new army Is being
trained by German Officers Fighting
In Belgium Is becoming active once
more and II II suggested IN London
that the Germans have determined an
another attempt ~ break through The
allied lines on this section. BplglnI
forces attempting to press forward
along the User arr said to have met
! with some success
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-03-25
AMERICAN RECALLED
Said That Name Of Military Attache
Was Signed 10 Misleading Dis.
patches; Washington Silent.

WASHINGTON, March -. War
department officials continued their
silence today ON the reasons Tor the
recall of Major lRnghornc. military
attache at Berlin, aud the case stul
Is surrounded In mystery
In the absence Of Secretary Garrl.
son today Acting Secretary Brecken.
ridge would not comment on Il publish.
ed report that the major was recalled
because II was discovered that his
name was being signed TO false dis
patches, with Intention Of having the
statements they contained Nll into the
hands OF the allies, while the dis
patches were In transit by wireless
The report said the United States de
cided on the recall Of the major rs
the best way NJ solving the situation
Mr. breckenridge aud other Official,
when shown the report refused to con
firm VI deny IL
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-03-25
MAKE SOCIALIST
JOIN THE ARMY
Best known Political Man in Ger
many Mustered Into landNturm
Regiment; Protests Against Combat

BERLIN, via London. March 70
DR. Kurl Liebknecht a Socialist mem
ber Of the reichstag. has been mus
tered into the army rs member Of "a
luudsturm regiment aud assigned to
service In Alsace,
The Copenhagen Politikcn printed II
story Monday tu the effect that ur
lichkncchl had been ordered 10 plnrr
himself at the disposal Of the German
military authorities This action was
supposed To have been due to his ac-
tiou In the reichstag ON Saturday In
voting against the adoption Of the
budget The Politikeu stated pr Lich.
knccht was directed to consider him.
self under the military law aud was
prohibited from writing articles or
attending political meetings except
those Of the reichstug aud luudtag.
Berlin dl,pahihe> received In Am.
strrIam Npnds5 said the Socialist
party In ffhsas'fchstac had given ont IL
declaration severely dcnouncinr the
breach " discipline committed by Dr
liehknccht and hls colleague Herr
kuchl in voting against the adoption
Of the budget
DR. Liebknccht probably /, the hest
known Socialist IN the country lie
has protested vigorously against the
war and WAS reputed In December last
to be the leader NJ a secret Gprmnn
peace movement Early In Jununry
he appealed 10 the newspapers and In
hor leaders 10 end the conflict lie
had previously been disavuwcd b, his
party associated In the rclchstnp and
speech he made early thi, month I'm
the Prussian diet resulted I'm protest
from other parties Soon after bostl
Tiles began II was reported ne had
been shot for refusing to de- military
service
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-03-25
KEY
ON EAST FRONT.
Great Fortress Pivot Point For
German Attacks on Long
Battle Line.
AJSIRIANS FEEL FORTS FALL
Rapid Russian Advance 10 Car.
paIhIan Passes Temporarily
Halted BY SnOwStOrm.

LONDON March 20 The Eyenin.
chronicle publishes dispatch from
tuuhar,sl Rumuuia saying the Turk
Eh government recently decided Ia
surrender ton,tuntluoplc and the
I'Wu'mr.o, 10 the attacking fleet
h .Hrudcr VIA ull but arranged
'lr Chronicle says. when at the last
monon. d was blocked by Germany
fIiltDnItiD. March 25-The for
'''~r ui u-.uwrtz where the Ger
"H HNm'0rlmeut continues. remains
."'l' 'Hr key tu the situation ON the
y %nmu front according to the best
"Hu'u ut Russian observers Both
100 Iur north and south " this point
'n 'h' AugustUwO aud the Omolcff rr.
s'"n- respectively the Germans are
Developing lively attacks to prevent
ihn Russians from ourirrliug the Os.
r""rI fortress or from occupying the
town ur Szzuczyn This location f.,
directly behind Os,owetz on the east
Prue~ian frontier Its occupation by
Ih" Russians would compel the Der
mans to abandon the siege
official reports of fighting at
Nahh, karnsk aud Jrdnoroak, towns
within ten ulIcs Of the Eust Prussinn
frontier Indicate that the German,
nl least have mot been successful In
preventing the Russian advance I'm
the vicinity Of Omolrff The Pptro
grad military authorities today called
attention 10 the retirement " severnl
German army corps to the westward
10 meet activities On the part Of the
/ allies.
I'D" Russian occupation Of Doman
/ eNllze has an important bearing ON
Oh" operations in the Pilu2a district
slure this town commands strategic
position on the left bank " the Pilicn
river ns well AS a bridge aud u lunc
/ llon point of five roads.
In the extreme north the Russians
are continuing to advance from Tau
loggcn IN the direction " Laugszor
gen IN spite Of the increasing ter
man resistance
Heavy Snowstorms south of the
river hnlcster have caused a tempo
ruA lull In the Russian operations
against the right wing of the An,
trlnn army but elsewhere on the Car
rathian front the effect Of the fall of
. Przcmy9I has been noted, according
To dispatches received In Petrugrad
In "a rapid Russian advance toward
the IHrpathian passes.
Continued on Last PageD
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-03-25
TRADE WITH LATIN
AMERICANS IMPROVING

WASHINGTON, March ~ Com
merclal and financial conditions I'm
many of the Latin American countries
show encouraging Improvement the
Pan American Union announced today
after analysis Of reports.
Exports from New York 10 Argcn
tina, the statement said, Increased In
February from Sl.lI2Ol tu S2O4g. .s7I
and to Brazil from Sl.TS2, 2,JG6 to s..
O1S.00l
Careful investigation " articles ey
ported the statement concluded
shows that II large percentage " them
are manufactured products which
formerly were purchased by South
America mostly In Great Britain, Ger
many and France
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-03-25
NINE DOCTORS JAILED
Medical Colony" Behind BARS In
Houston Happy and Try 10 Continue
Practice

HOUSTON. Tex, March ~ - The
members " what Is known as the
medical colony In the county jail,
consisting NJ nine practicmg physi-
clans NJ Houston, awaiting sentence
10y Judge Burns ~ the federal court
upon conviction Of using the mails TO
defraud continue to be cheerful despite
the fact that they have been behind
the bars almost month Some "
them are endeayOrlng. from their
places Of confinement, 10 hold the
scattered ends Of their practice while
awaiting the convenience Of the court.
Counsel for the doctors have per.
fcctcd plans for an appeal Of the cases
To the circuit court Of appeals but
they can do nothing until final ac.
tion In the lower courtA Judge Burns
may defer passing sentence until the
eud Of the term which may not come
for twV or three WeekA GA
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-03-25
DENIES REPORT
OF VIOLATION
French Minister Of War Refutes Ger
mans Statement Regarding Neglect
Of Belgian Neutrality

PARIS, March ~. The French min
lister Of war issued last night state.
ment designed 10 refute assertions
made In American newspapers 10y the
German military authority General
Friedrich Won Bcruhardi, to the cf
feet that the French plan u cUuccn
tratiOn showed that the French ana
British governments had made care
ful preparations ~ violate the neutral
ity ~ Belgium
The war ministers statement eX-
plains In detail that when war was
declared the French army was con
centrated along the German frontier
aud that the Teutunlc Invasion " BEL
glum compelled the general stuff tu
chnneg completely the disposition
which had been arranged HUT for this
delay delay, II says. the Germans
never would have been able to eros,
the Meuse.
The question Of the British army
taking the field was not considered,
the war minister asserts. until after
the violation Of Belgium ON August 3.
Its concentration was ON August "A.
Various orders are quoted to show that
the French army was kept six miles
from the frontier and ordered to leave
the Germans the responsibility for
opening hostilitics.
An order, issued by the minister Of
war ON August T. is quoted us read
ing
"Gcmuuy viii attempt by false
news to induce us to violate Belgium
neutrality II Is strictly forbidden
until further orders for patrols or
even single scouts to cross the line or
for avintors to fly over Belgium terri.
tory"
Not until August Z, the statement
asserts, NJ the formal request Of the
Belgium government made the pre-.
ccdlng day, did the French troops en-
ter Belgium.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-03-25
TWO MAGAZINE PUBLISHERS
ON TRIAL IN NORTH DAKOT,

BISMARCK, n. Dak March 25
TOking testimony began today IN fhr
third trial of Sam Clark and G.. H.
Crockard publishers VI a monthly
magazine charged with sending oh
scene literature through the mails
Their first trial ended In disagree
meut The verdict of guilty. In the
second was reversed because the whole
NJ the magazine alleged 10 have con
TUNED the obscene article had not been
introduced as evidence.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-03-25

Light rain or sniow has fallen IN the
northern Rocky mountains, northern
plains states, upper Mississippi valley
and lake region during the past twenty
four hours The weather has been gener
ally fair In the eastern aud southern dls
tricu, low pressure area covers the
western slope of the Rocky Mountslns
with center over Utah, while a large and
energetic high" overspreads the wcs'e "a
Canadian provinces and Missouri valley
and Ia moving southeaatward over ths
plains states and Mississippi valley nj
tended by decidedly cold weather This
distribution of atmospheric pressure win
give cloudy aud unsettled weather
throughout the southwest during the nc1t
hirty.six h0uTn.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-03-25

lFredcrlck Palmer, who ls at the front In
France for the Associated Press. sends
the following dHpatchJ
BRITlSH HEADQUARTERS IN
FRANCE, March %. Field Mursml
Sir John French, cummuuderm-chicf
Of the British cNpcditionury forces on
the continent answering II question
today concerning the result Of the
war said
There is no doubt Of the outcome.
| was never So confident of victory
ns | am today nm u- confident as
General Grant was when hr took com
mand Of the army ur the Potomac
lie kept at II aud 50 shnIl We.
What were the most Important
contributing factors making your r"
treat from Mons secure against over
whelming udds' he was asked.
The dogged tcuucIty Of Our littlr
regular army which contested every
foot Of the ground as we fell back,
was the answer Not once did our
soldiers lose heart They understood
we were not defeated but making u
strategic retreat and that all the pun.
ishmcnt they could lnfllct was no
less valuable than II they were nd
vanCng Next In Importance WIS the
work Of our cavalry IN preventing the
cavalry or the enemy from getting
around us
what to You was the most critical
moment of all your cnmpulgu in
France was the next question one
would not have been surprised II hr
had said when his reserves virtually
were exhausted IN the BATTLES ot
Nprps and ArmenlierS tu save the
channel ports
"On the retreat from Mons nj Lc
Cateuu, Sir John replied. We were
IN the open country iu very dnngcr
ms position aud the German umhl
tion for the annlhilntiuu uf our littlr
army might have been realized II our
cavalry had not been equal lo il~
task uf covering the flnnks NJ our
steady disciplined regular
Very few Americans probably ur.
~ familiar with the Gmpnlgu- ul thr
Continued ON Last Page
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-03-25
CHIEF or FRENCH DIVISION
KILLED BY BULLET IN HEAD

PARIS. March 25-Gencul Rene
Joseph DE lRure. chief of n division
" the French army, was killed. II
was announced last night, when struck
In the head by bullet white inspect
ing n trench at the front
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-03-25
OLD BASEBALL PARK MAY BE
USED FOR NEW HOSPITAL

NEW YORK, March 25.-The old
American league baseball park. nine
aud half acres fronting on Broad
way, between lO5th aud l0sth streets.
may be sold, m site for the Presby.
terian hospital The hospital trustees
have obtained an option on property
which has been held at $1,000, 600 II
II owned by the New York Institute
for the Education of the Blind.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-03-25
DRY WEATHER, Low WATER
STOPS SHIPMENTS or COAI

PITTSBURGH, Pa, March Cow.
ing TO unusually dry weather the last
six weeks local rivers are the lawest
In years Tor March, generally a high
water month Two million bushels
of coal ON hargcst await sufficient
rise Ia the ohio river tO be- taken
south.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-03-25
MECHANICIAN Is HERE
Harry COetl, Who Helps Barney Old.
field Win Races. IL Here, and Carl.
son win Arrive Soon.

Harry Coetz. chief mrchuuicinn for
Bnrncy Oldfled, arrived In the city
ihls morning the first Of the great
ncing team members to arrive for the
faces which will be held by the South.
western Auto Racing Association un.
Ter the sanction Of the A, A. A.
on April 2022.
Mechanician Goctz states that he IL
expecting the two Maxwell cars which
viii be driven by 0ldfied aud either
1d RlckenhaChcr or Carlson 10 ar
I've tomorrow and that he will begin
u once tuning" them up for the big
vents In which his team mates will
lttempt TO capture the prize money of
lac big races
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-03-25
OWEN At WHITE HOUSE
DIFFERS WITH POMERENF

WASHINGTON, March % Senator
owen Of oklahoma. White House
caller today said hc differed from the
view announced last might by Senator
Pomrrenc " ohio. thnt a constitution
al amendment would be necessary for
presidential primary Senator Owen
declared he believed n entirely within
the power Of congress 10 enact such Il
law.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-03-25
FIT SILL SOLDIER HANGS SELF
On FENCE WITH KERCHIEF

FORT SILL OK, March 25--Jo.
scph Dursch, Il private IN the nth
field artillery, hanged himself here
lust night from fence post with a
handkerchief II IL believed that he
had trouble with young woman re-
Gently His home was In South Bend
Ind.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-03-25
VINCENT ASTOR PRESENTED
WITH MEDAL BY ARCHITECTS

NEw YORK March 26-vlncent
Astor was awarded medal last night
by the New York chapter Of the Amer.
lean Institute Of Architects for erect
Ing the hest six story apartment house
IN New York city In lp1A
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-03-25
THE WEATHER


Oklahoma Tonight unsettled colder.
freezing, with temperature "a 10 lS de
grees Friday unsettled, warmer I'm the
northwest portion
Louisiana-Tonlgh Increasing vloudi
ness, warmer In southeast, colder IN the
northwest portion; Friday unsettled, and
colder
Arkansas-Rsin or snow tonight or
Friday, colder. freezing In the north por
tion
East TeNaa-Tonight unsettled, cold
er, except ON the coast, freezing In the
northwest portion; Friday unsettled and
colder except In northwest portion
West Texas Tonight unsettled and
coldsr, freeHinE In north and central
portions; Friday unsettled warmer IN
Panhandle
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-03-25
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ATTENTION. BOOrLEGCERs.

- TAutMONT. " Va March
- % representing that their
% wagon was loaded with nitro
- pyccrlnc booucGgcr- succeed
q rd iu hauling a load OF liquor
g. from Oakland, Md, to Grafton
- " Va. without helm arrested
- FOR violating the state, liquor
% law Drivers of passing teams
% stood nearly paralyzrd with
- frnr as the OUTFIT passed with
% Ir reckless driver bouncing
% about on the seat, whipping the
q horses aud with tho wheels
o lhuudrrIug over the rocks lie
- did not stop until hr had nrny
- ed at coal mine near Graf
o tom where twenty gallons of
o liquor on board were quickly
- disposed ~ The driver then
- sold the team and wagon
- q u q q q q q q n d a q O.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-03-25

Unsettled and generally cloudy wealth
~ tonight and Friday, colder tonight
with treeslnH temperature probably
somewhat warmer FRIDAY
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-03-25
FRENCH IS SURE
OF FWAR'SRESULT
Field Marshal Confident That
Victory For Allies Is
In Sight.
DISCUSS AMERICAN GENERALS
AdmireS StOnewall Jackson, and
Robert +. Lee; German
Conduct Bad.

lFredcrlck Palmer, who ls at the front In
France Tor the Associated Press. sends
the following dlHpatDhJ