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Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-04-07
GERMANS REFUSE
TO TAKE BLAME
Loss of American Life ON Board Brit
ish steamer Not Fault of Ger
man Government.

WASHINGTON, April 6.-Govern-
ment officials took under Considera-
tton today a statement from the Ger
man embassy quoting an official mes
sage from the Berlin foreign office in
which responsibility was disClaimed
for the loss of any neutral lives on
board the British steamer Falaba re-
Gently sunk by . German submarine.
Germany claims that the Falaba as
well as other British merchantmen
were AIMED and that military neces-
sity made It impossible for the sub
marine to give any longer time for
the passengers TO escape,
state department officials say the
death OF Leon G. Thresher, an Amer
lean lost with the Falaba, constitutes
a complicated case If the German
view Is accepted the rights Of neutrals
to travel aboard heligcrent craft of
any kind would be clrcumscribed
Furthermore Germany contends suf-
ficient time was permitted for the es-
cape Of the passengers and the intima-
tion is given that If he was not in
cluded among those saved there was
an act of negligence for which the
Germans were not responsible.
Early today President Wilson told
callers that no steps had been taken
diplomaucally by the United states in
the Thresher case, beyond efforts to
obtain the facts.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-04-07

Correspondence of the Associated Press
7 ONDON, March 27.-Further in
IL stallments of the French official
review Of the French army after six
months Of war has been obtained by
the Associated Press. The sixth in
stallment deals with supplies and the
seventh installment takes up the sat
uatiOn-0f the German army and
makes an analysis Of the German
forces i'm the field and available.
The methodical and complete ex-
ploltatiOn OF all the resources of the
country" says the review, organized
since the beginning Of the war has
enabled US to accumulate cOnsld-
erable stock Of fresh muntiOn and an
increasing rate OF production is hence
forth assured. We are thus sure Of
being able 10 provide without par
ticular effort for all the needs OF the
campaign. present and future, how
ever long the war may last and il
is this certainty which has enabled us
to supply prOjectiles to several Of the
allied armies, among others to the
Serbian and Belgian armies From
the statements Of German prisoners
we learned that the effectiveness OF
our new prOjectiles is superior to that
OF the old ones.
In the seventh section. the review
turns to a discussion Of the situation
Of the German army, which II de-
clares lost the Initiative and direc-
ton Of the war in the marked defeat
OF the battle OF Flanders" Germany
had put sixty-nine corps In the field
by January. 1915. in the supreme ef-
fort 10 crush decisiyely ber adver-
sarles before their mobilization was
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-04-07
Germany Has Placed Every
Available Man On the Field

complete. the review says and con
tinues:
she had. in the words Of the
proverb. put all her eggs in one bas-
ket. and i'm spite Of her large pop
ulatlon she could no longer, owing
to the immediate and sterile abuse
she had made of her resources. pre-"
tend TO regain the superiority of
numbers.
What Germans Faced.
"She was reduced to facing as best
SHE could on both war fronts the un-
ceaslng increasing forces of the
allies She had attained the maxi
mum OF tension and had secured a
minimum Of results. She had thus
landed herself in a difficulty which
will henceforth go on increasing and
which is made clear when the vast
age which her army has suffered Is
closely studied"
Chapter two OF this section of the
review bears the headline "wastages
OF German effectlves"
The wastage Of effectives Is easy
to establish II says we have fol
the purpose two sources, the official
lists of losses published by the Ger
man general staff and the note book,
letters and archives OF soldiers and
officers killed and taken prisoner
These definite documents show that
by the middle OF January the German
losses on the two fronts were 1890. 900
men.
These figures are certainly less
than the reality because for one thing
the sick are not comprised. and for
"
CONTINUED on Page Two.)
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-04-07
Chicago City Council Goes
Republican for First
Time in Years.
DEMO. CANDIDATE
BURIED BY BALLOTS
Political Writers Are Puz-
zled Over the Sweeping
Republican Gain.

OHICAGO, April 6.-William Hale
~ Thompson was elected mayor of
Chicago today by an estimated plural
ity of 10000. Returns from l,4OO
precincts out Of 1866 indicated that
he had carried the entire Republican
city ticket to victory
Women voted for the first time at
a mayoralty election in Chicago ana
incomplete returns showed that the
relative percentages of men and
women received by Thompson and
Robert Sweitzer the defeated Demo
cratic candidate, were approximately
the same.
About SO per cent of the three
quarters of a million voters registered
were cast According to election Of
ficials, this would set a record.
Some wards hitherto considered
strongly Democratic were carried by
tho Republican candidate, and
Sweitzer's own precinct in the heart
of one of the west side Democratic
strongholds was carried by Thomp-
son by 300 to 22S,
Political writer's were divided to-
night as to the cause OF the Republi-
cans sweeping victory in an election
expected to be close. In an interview
yesterday, Mayor Carter Harrison
who was defeated when he sought to
be renominated for sixth term, de-
clined to say how he would vote, al
though the Harrisons have been DEM
ocratic leaders in Chicago for gener-
ations. Many were inclined to believe
this indicated Harrison followers
would cast their votes for Thompson
The city council probably went Re-
publican, which would be the first
time i'm years.
The Socialist vote apparently did
not exceed twenty thousand. Seymour
Stedman was the Socialist candidate
for mayor The Prohibition party
candidate, John Hail. ran far behind
the Socialist candidate.
In a speech tonight Thompson re-
iterated one of his prediction
pledges.
"My first official move" he said,
"will be to have my chief of police
drive the pickpockets and thieves out
of Chicago"
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-04-07
Railway Officials Claim
This Glass of Freight Is
Burden to Them.
COST IS ENORMOUS
Advance Of From Three to
Five Cents Will Be Equit-
able, Is Contention.

HHICAGO, April 6.-Witnesses for
~ the railroads testified at the In
terstate Commerce Commission hear
ing of the western rate case today in
behalf of the forty-one western rail-
roads contention that they must have
higher rates on live stock in order to
obtain sufficient revenue properly to
maintain their lines. Live stock is
one of a number of commodities upon
which the western roads are seeking
to increase freight rates to yield them,
the railroads estimate, 10000, 900
more revenue a year.
Testimony was presented that the
hauling of live stock was not yielding
its share of transportation cost and
that the live stock industry i'm this
country was at a standstill so that the
roads could not expect to gain more
revenue from increased tonnage.
Supporting the claim that the rates
on cattle, hogs and sheep should be
Continued on Page Two.1
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-04-07
BULGARIANS DID
NOT INVADE, SAY
Invasion of Serbia Initiated by Turks;
Attempt Was Made TO Protect
Scrbians.

LONDON, April 6.-(6:55 p. m. y
The Bulgarian minister in London
gave out the text today of q note
from his government disclaiming re-
sponsiblity for the recent invasion or
Serbia bv a force described as Bull
garian irregulars Ihe note repeats
i'm the main, what has already been
set forth in dispatches from Sofia. 1t
Is said the uprising was Initiated by
Turks among the inhabitants of that
part of Macedonia included in Serbia.
These TURKS rose in revolt, the note
says, and fled to Bulgarian territory.
pursued by Serbian troops.
"The Bulgarian frontier guards per-
formed their duties conscientiously
irving to protect the Serbian posts,
the note continues, this makes it
clear that the whole affair was one in
volving the Serbian authorities and
the inhabitants of the affected re-
gions.
However. as the insurrection ap-
pears to be assuming considerable d.
mensions and might bring Serbian
troops i'm proximity to the bulgarian
frontier, Bulgaria requests Serbia TO
take all necessary measures TO prevent
Serbian troops from firing at Bull
garian posts
In official Serbian quarters in Lon
don this explanation is not accepted.
Ii is said that official kilograms re-
ceived today indicate that more at
tacks are being prepared on Bulgarian
soil, with the immediate object of cut
ting off the supplies of the Serbian
army"
1t is added that among the killed
we're not only Turks, but Austrians,
and that on the bodies of the dead
were found documents showing the
purpose of the invasion.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-04-07
500 DELEGATES
TO EASTERN STAR
snsclal to The World.

Special to The World
MALESTER, April with nearly
five hundred delegates to the grand
lodge of the Eastern Star already In
McAlester and one or two hundred
more expected tonight grand lodge
officers are expecting the most sue
cessful state meeting I'm the history OF
the lodge In Oklahoma. Business
sessions begin at 3 o'clock Wednesday
morning and will continue through
Thursday. Preliminary TO the formal
opening OF the grand lodge. however.
q reception was given I'm Masonic
temple tonight with the local chapter
no. l4e hosts. and grand chapter Of
rlcers honor guests. more than five
hundred Masons and members OF the
auxiliary lodge attended
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-04-07
Yesterdays Evidence Shows
That Commissioner Did
Not Favor Mutual.
NO OFFICIAL AID
Insurance Company Dis
solved Receivership and
Reopened.

Special to The World.
nKLAHOMA CITY, April 6.
" Transactions relating to the re-
organization of the Union Insurance
company of Enid were described by
IL. A. Dillon, secretary of that COM
pany, in the impeachment trial OF A.
l.. Welch, insurance commissioner,
this afternoon. 1t had been charged
that the insurance commissioner had
assisted that company in adjusting
losses with clients at 40 cents on the
dollar and that he had favored the
company in other ways.
Dillon, one of those reorganizing
the company, said that he had bought
the assets of the company as it pre-
viously existed paid more than twelve
thousand dollars for the assets he re-
ceived and had settled losses on the
basis of forty cents on the dollar, but
later found that that basis had been
too high. During the time of Perry
Ballard as insurance commissioner,
the latter had refused to issue license
(COntinnad on Dauo E'nurN
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-04-07
Germany Pours Troops Into
Hungary, Weakening
Forces in Flanders.
MUNITIONS OF WAR
MENACE ALLIED ARMY
Lord Kitchner Orders All
Laborers Rounded up for
Use in Factories.

LONDON, April 6.-U0;35 p. mD-
Although the French are conducting
Il sustained and somewhat formidable
offensive between the Meuse and the
MOselle, in an effort TO dislodge the
Germans from St Mihiel, the south
meanor of the allied armies as whole
indicates a disposition to await the
outcome of Russias gigantic plan to
force the Carpathan barrier.
Germany Is thought to be pouring
troops into Hungary even to the eX-
tent of weakening her forces in tlan-
ders and tonight's Austrian official
communication notes the presence and
reCOunts the success of German and
Austrian troops in the LaborCZa valley.
There is less talk in England of the
spring advance of the allies in France
and Belgium and an increasing ap-
probation of the task Russia Is at
tempting. This leads to the belief in
some quarters that the leaders Of the
allied armies in the west, reckoning
on the heavy cost incident to smash
ing the German line there, may per-
haps seek only to hold their ground,
in the belief that the Russians will
succeed in invading Hungary ulti-
mately to join hands with the allied
forces working northward through
Serbia
Thus what their opponents regard
as the weakest of the TeutOnic allies,
Austro- Hungary, would be invaded
without the loss Of life that an at
tempt to drive the Germans from
France and Belgium would entail.
Meanwhile, it is argued the bonn
bardment Of the Dardanelles will be
continued as the shortest II the most
costly method of crushing Turkey,
Reports that Smyrna has again been
bombarded lack official confirmation,
and the absence Of news from the
Dardanelles is taken by some to mean
that important operations are under
way the details of which later will be
made known.
Short of Munitions.
British forces in occupying Warm
bad, German southwest Africa, as Of
ficially announced, have taken what is
considered the southern capital and
the terminus OF the railway system.
Excluding active military opera
tions the questions Of munitions and
alcohol dominate the public mind in
Great Britain. Lord Kitchener sec
retary FOR war, took an important
step tonight by the appointment Of a
committee whose duty il shall be to
round up labor sufficient to produce
munitions commensurate with the tre-
mendous demand and the temper
ance agitation will doubtless have the
effect of increasing the productivity
Of labor I'm general.
What the government proposes to
do with the liquor problem probably
will not be disclosed until parliament
reassembles on April IA, but the idea
OF general prohibition Just at present
is not seriously entertained. The au-
thorities seem TO hope that the desired
results will be obtained by voluntary
abstinence. coupled with further re-
strictions on saloons.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-04-07
Tulsa Traders Invade Near
a Dozen Towns on Big
Excursion.
NEW CITY A WONDER
Friends for the Mid-Con-
tinent Oil City Were
Made in Hundreds.
Staff Correspondence

Staff Correspondence.
TWO hundred and twenty-five
Il Tulsa live wires on a special train
yesterday pierced the Cushing oil
field. The days eventful journey was
terminated at Oilton-most wonderful
Of all boom" towns which has grown
in eight weeks from a cotton patch to
a city Of three thousand inhabitants.
The largest crowd that has ever
participated in a Tulsa trade eXcur-
sion made the trip. Although rain
was threatened early in the forenoon,
the day was agreeable on the whole.
a few drops Of rain fell as the boost
ers were leaving Jennings but that
was all. At Oilton a high wind was
much in evidence and the dust came
near choking the Tulsans to death, but
did not prevent them from enjoying
the royal entertainment that citizens
Of the miracle city had planned.
The special all-steel train, consist
ing Of three chair cars and a baggage
coach, left Tulsa at o'clock yester-
day morning The boosters returned
at 3 o'clock last night, very tired but
very enthusiastic. Forming behind
tho sixteen-picce band they marched
from the Frisco depot 10 Third and
Main streets. where they dispersed.
It was universally pronounced the
most productive trade trip yet made
by the Tulsans.
At OiltOn.
In Oilton the Tulsans were pre-
sented with sights that rival and
even exceed the descriptions Of west
ern mining camps written by Bret
Harte. At the office Of Eaton and
CONTINUED on Page Two.)
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-04-07
Foreign Trade Balance.

WASHINGTON, April 6.-Foreign
trade of the United States from
March 81 to April 3 netted favora BILE
balance Of S21,621,172. This was an
increase of s6.172,O20 over the prsced-
ing week.
Exports amounted to S57.402.906
Imports totalled S35.7S1,734. OF the
exports New York handled s24.979,994
worth and New Orleans. the next larg-
est export center. shipped goods to the
value of s5,S5l.119.
Cotton exported during the weeh
amounted to 239.29S bales. making
the total number exported since
August /, 1914. 6,741,513.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-04-07
On Witness Stand They Say
They Could Not Live
Without Generosity"
GALL OF US SLEEP"
Maps When "Spot-
ters"Are Not Around;
Whisper Wakes Them.

CHGCAGO, April 6.-Pullman
~ sleeping car porters went on the
witness stand before the United
States commission on industrial rela-
tions today and told the commission
Just what the tipping system means to
them.
II means bread and butter They
couldn't pay expenses on the road with
the salaries. to say nothing of paying
rents and maintaining families. they
said.
There was other interesting tesu-
mony, including statement that Pull
man car conductors do not consider
it dishonest to "knOckdown" on seat
sales enough to pay their expenses on
the road. These average thirty dollars
a month and come out Of salaries
ranging from seventy to ninety-five
dollars a month. The witness who
made this statement was III. III. Scweall
of Chicago, a former conductor.
The first OF the porters TO testify
was Tom S. Crenshaw, who works on
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-04-07
FAVORS
ARKANSAS BRIDGE

Special to The World
SKIATOOK, Okla. April 6.-As a
result of the city election held today.
the following officers were elected,
composing the entire ticket in the
field: Aldermen, j. II. Craig, Or. A..
J. Butts, Amos Ririe; city clerk, Will
liam Calvin; city treasurer. A r..
Townsend; police judge, James Fou-
ber
Sentiment of the voters seemed to
indicate that a strong vote for the
Arkansas river bridge at Tulsa will be
returned from this township in the
coming election.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-04-07
GIRL Is PARALYZED
Thelma Davic Fell out of Swing Sat
urdlay; Still Is Sick.

Thelma Davie, little daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. T. w. Davie of 917
South Houston, suffered a partial
paralytic stroke as the result of fall
ing out Of a swing last Saturday after
noon. 1t has been impossible to get
into communication with the father,
who is working in the Drumright oil
fields.
The child has not improved to any
great extent during the three days
interval subsequent to the accident,
although physicians say she will re-
cover.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-04-07
Continued On Page Four)
Seek Nurses 20 Flght Trnhns.

q WASHINGTON, April 6.-An ap-
peal to the American Red Cross from
the Montenegrin government for aid
in fighting the typhus epidemic was
received today through the state de-
partment.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-04-07
Gloriousl

"How's vacation, Johnnle2"
"Bullyl Fell off a shed. most got
drownded tipped over a beehive, was
hooked by COW. Jim Spindles licked
me twice, an | got two stone bruises
an a stiff neck r'-Zion's Herald.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-04-07
THE WEATHER REPORT:

TULSA, April 6-The temperatures
Maximum II, minimum 81; southwest
winds and cloudy.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-04-07

WASHINGTON, April g. Forecast:
Oklahoma, showers Wednesday; fair
and cooler Thursday.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-04-07

Want to own a good horse
There is a dandy advertised
in the classified columns
Might just suit you.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-04-07

Continued on Page TwO.)
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-04-07

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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1915-07-09
PANAMA CANAL PROFITABLE
Profit of $25O,OOO Shown in First
Years Earnings. Is Report.

Figures compiled by II. A. Smith,
canal auditor, indicate that the Pan
anna canal will show an excess in
earnings over expenditures for the
first year of operation ending June
80 of approximately $250,OOO, ac-
cording to dispatches from the Canal
Zone. The final figures have not
been tabulated.
aj.-Gen. George w. Goethals, who
recently returned to the canal from
a trip to the United States, expressed
qualification when shown the audi
tors figures, and declared that the
canal would have shown a handsome
return on the investment for the first
year but for the European war.
Earnings for June were $541,231.
From July l last year to July / this
year the total earnings were $4,424,-
3O6, while the expenditures were ap-
proximately $4,2O0,000.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1915-07-09
ADD TO PAVING SCRAP.
Council Orders East Fourth Improved
Notifies Company Concerning
Tracks.

Contract for the paving of East
Fourth from Eastside street to the
city limits was awarded to the Inde-
pendent Paving company. the only
bidder, by the city council Wednes-
day night, after having hung fire for
several weeks. The council also
adopted resolution notifying the
Olympia Light & Power company to
pave it's tracks on that street, under
the franchise as recentlv amended.
The controversy with the street car
company over the South Main street
paving became somewhat livelier dur
ing the past week, when the mayor
and city attorney, after having re-
ceived a formal notification from the
company that the city would be held
RESPONSIBLE for all damages, replied
with an ultimatum giving the COM
pany until next Tuesday to lower it's
tracks to the new grade. Failure of
the company to comply will be fol-
lowed by suit to enjoin it from OPP
Grating its cars over this portion of
it's system and also to compel it to
lower its tracks, the ultimatum said.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1915-07-09
Six-Year-O1d Takes Risky Ride.

Climbing on the narrow step in the
rear of the big Tenino stage, just be-
fore it left the depot in that city, g.
year-old Johnny Patton of Tenino
rode "blind baggage" on this preca-
rious seat all the way into Olympia
Tuesday night, not being discovered
until he stepped down from his perch
when the stage put up for the night
at the Knox garage. Mrs. c. F.. Knox
took the youngster over to the Knox
hotel and gave him a bath, while the
garage people communicated with
his parents in Tenino, who were
searching for him. He spent the
night in the sleeping quarters at the
garage, his parents coming after him
Wednesday morning.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1915-07-09
REPORT FINE AUTO TRIP.
Stockings Make 1871 Miles in First
Two Days in Dodge Car.

Letters received this week by local
friends from Mr.. and Mrs. Fred w.
Stocking and daughter Helen. who
left Olympia last Saturday on an
automobile trip to the San Francisco
exposition in a Dodge car sold by the
Rose-Nepple company of this city,
report that they they made 1s1 miles
on their first days run, stopping only
for lunch, and $50 miles the second
day. when they reached Roseburg,
Ore.
The stretch of the Pacific Highway
between Castle Rock and Vancouver,
Wash, is reported by these travellers
to be in bad shape, being covered
with crushed rock most of the dis
lance, but the balance If the road is
said to be in excellent condition.