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Hicks CAPUDINE
CURES HEADACHES AND COLDS
Easy To Take-Quick Relief.-Adv.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-01-01

=. Kabanamoku. Hui lain Uona H}nE
Honoiulu Bay. #. H.. juno II. isiS.
7, 200 yard. bath 900. 8 :urns--s.o7 I'D
~; y, Hobner. Illinois Athletic Ciu3
January S. 1914
,sr|sis PAN Duke ike 2 'uT Kshs saa,
Hui Salu. Honolulu r. H.. Sutro ID
San francisco. Ca. July !. 1914.
soo-y var. bath ,I2ol. IA turns-s
letic Club. Illinois Athletic club ba'
Chicago. m. February ;, 1914. :"
4iU.Sard bath t75 yards. salt waite
ANGELES Athletic Club. Sutro Bath. s.
francisco Cal, July 3, 1914.
ss0-yard bath as yards salt water
angeles Athletic Club, su,ro BAH ga
i.9oo-yard open. still salt water ts1
ymrdss: ~ tnr turn. II. 2. Volt
chase Park Bath. Coney Island, New
l5o.yard backstroke. bath G5 yard
1HieSnes Illinois X,hlss!s q. Cub. & satf =
hath; San Erancisco Cal. July i. 1914
Illinois H sPhis;c FIsh A,hletc Club
ILL.,. April 80, 1914.
4oo-yard relay. a men. each 100
yards. 20 yards bath-3:52 As: Illinoi.
Athletic Club: a. &. Ralthel IS as sec
onds William Vosburgh. 581-5 sec
1nds: Perry McCiillvray, 81 seconds: II
). Hebner, 9S seconds; New York Ath.
1, 1914.
4oo-yard relay. men. open still wa.
ter, lOO-yard course-3:57 is: Illinois
Athletic Club: II. j. Hebner. minute
NJ. Il. Mott. Els; a; G. RaitheI. 572-I
seconds: Perry McGillivray, IS -5 sec
onds; Broad Ripple Pool. Indianapolid
Ind, July 81. 1914.
11o-yard Bath GO yards>, 5iturns-'
LOS 3-5: Fl. j. Hebner, Illinois Ath,
ietic Club. Athletic Club Bath, Chica go
H., April 2, 1914.
2So.yard' bath bath co ya,5,as,. 1!i;iEns;
Athletic Club. Illinois AtPf
Bath. Chicago, Ill: February 81
Battery to Sandy Hook.
Bay. tidal salt water. with tn
lance about % miles, houHuc
utes: George Meehan, L. Str5 n
ming Club. Boston, New i u
January 10. 1914.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-01-01
Nicholas.


Boxing.
worlds lightweight champion-Frcd-
die Welsh. Only boxing championship
to change hands.
Worlds champion-Maurice E. Nc
Loughln.
National singles chnmpion-R Nor
rts Williams. H.
National doubles champion--Mauric G
II. Mclaughlin and I. G. Bundy.
National woman's championships
Mary Browne.
Brookes and a. T.. WildinE.
Golf.
National amateur champion-Fnncis
Ouimet
National woman's championships. ].
Arnold III. jackson.
Rowing.
Worlds champion eight-Harvard.
Champion college eight-Columbia.
Champion y: y. y. .. single scuiler
Robert Dibble.
W. rlds hampion-England
Senior champions-Meadow Brook
Junior champlons-Bryn Mawr.
:, open NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Brook
Magpies
Motor Boats.
American championships. j. Stuart
Blackton's Baby Speed Demon
Harness Horse.
worlds champion pacer-James But
ler's Directum l.
billiards md Pool.
Billiards (1S.l and 1872 balk lne)-
William Hoppe.
Pool champion-Benny Allen.
Racqucts.
National amateur mpion-I.aw-
renee Waterbury.
:, Worlds professional champion-Jocle
SOutar.
Champion (horse)-Roamer
Court Tennis.
Sationai chna n,PioT Gould -,
Gould and w. II. T. HUM.
National amateur champion-E.
Kaiser.
National professional champion
Frank l.. Kramer.
siX-day race record holders-Alfred
Goullet AM Alfred Grenda.
Running.
Go,yard run. Indoor-6 go seconds.
a: I. Meyers. irish american Athletic
Club. at Paterson Benevolent Protec-
tive Order OF Elks's games, held at
Paterson. n. j.. January. 81. 1914. Six
butler. Hutchinson, (Kansas), High
School at Northwestern University IN
door 100, imteTseholastic meet: held Mt
10o-ynrd run. Outdoor-9 a-5 sec
opds. II. p. Drew, University OF South
Grn California, at a dual meet between
University OF California. freshmen, held
at Brekeiey. Cal, March 90, 1914 ego
yard run. outdoor, II LIS seconds, H. p
Drew. University of Southern Califor-
nia, at dual meet between Pomona Col
lege and University OF Southern Cali
fornia. held at Claremont. Cal, Feb
ruary IS, 1914.
220-yard run. outdoor-21 2-5 seconds
George Parker. Olympic Club, at Call
fornia State track meet, held at Fresno
outdoor-l:2O 2-5 seconds, H. Baker
New York Athletic Club at New Yorl;
Athletic Club games. held ut Travers
Island. y. Y, September &c, 1914.
SSo-yard run, OUTDOOR :53 2-5, d. s
Caldwell. Cornell University, at Inter
collegiate Championships. held at Cam
bridge, Mass, May 80. 1914.
Running High Jump.
EE Zee oiympic Club, at Berkeley
New York Athletic Club team, F. p
McNally. d. A. Kohh. v. Wilkie. r
Lennon. at New York Athletic Club
Team games held at Travers Island
y. Y, September &c, 1914
Weight Lifting.
104-pound dumbbell-Pushing up 1o4
Found dumbbell from shoulder to full
arm's length % times: G.. Tsambaris
Greek American Athletic Club, ri
Crock American Athletic Club games
held ut New York City, January Is
1914.
Swimming.
lOO-Eard. open tidal salt water
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-01-01
Many Records Broken in
Year 1914

Following are some OF the leading
record-brcakers OF the passing year:
AutOmobiIing.
Worlds record holder--F.ddic Pullcn.
Won the Grand Prize and Corona races
over the Santa Monica course, estab-
fishing worlds record In latter con-
test.
DnSebul1.
Worlds and National League cham
pions-Boston Braves.
American League cLampionS--Phila-
dclphia Athletics.
Champion batsmen---Jake Daubert,
National League; Ty Cobb. American.
Football.
Harvard, champion for third year, by
general assent.
Hockey.
Champion college team-Princeton
Champion OF amateur leaguc-St
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-01-01

There's lots Of "big talk"
the papers these days aboi
Clothes!
But!
When you read Of "MeI
Suits-the best Of the best 5
values to-day for 1898" or
Perfection Of Overcoats $27
values to-day for $10.49"
call it Newspaper Talk,s
let it go at that, for thes'
are on paper only!
While this Store is q
front in honest value givin
do not indulge in exaggera
illusions.
We never allow any sort
misrepresentation.
In the meantime consider gu
specially priced SIS, SIS d
$21.50 Suits and our SIS an
$40 Overcoats, the best value
that your money can buy any
where.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-01-03

The test OF Voorhees, 1t al. on Phil.
lis Rentie In the northwest corner OF
the southeast Of lS-l4-15 Is In the
Booch sand and showing for a fine
well and possibly gushcr. Sand was
found at 1872 feet and is drilled In
to 30 feet. the last 20 feet being the
best OF formation. Permission will
be asked OF the commission to drill
II I'm tomorrow. IL is already showing
for better than two hundred barrels.
says the Okmuleee Democrat.
The test OF the Hamburger oil com
pany south OF IL a forty is a well In
the BoOch sand found at 1890 feet
The test offsetting II to the north
by Warson ct al is drilling.
The big well of Claude Smith and
associates on the Amanda Rentie In
the southwest 40 OF the section. the
middle OF the west line, Is finally
cleaned out and is ready for a shot,
for which permission has been asked.
Smith and his people are starting
their No. 3 on the same piece
over in BOynton the Broncho Oil
company is reputed to be getting a
good we'll In the northwest Of IL
14-15.
In the northeast corner Of the
southeast OF 22-t4-16 w h. Pine Is
getting a promising looking well In
sand found at 1855 feet, stiil drilling.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-01-03
CALIrORNINS OIL REPORT
Statistics Complied by Standard Oil
Bulletin for November.


Production estimates for November
indicate, as anticipated, a material de-
cline. Figures for the period show
an average daily output of 259,77l
barrels as compared with 2S2,152 bar
rels in October, "A decline of 22,3Sl
barrels daily.
Shipments for the month were
100000 barrels less than october
and were apparently far below nor
NAL
The production was 100000 bar
rels in excess Of shipments. equiva'
lent in round figures to q daily sur
plus OF $4,000 barrels, The shut-in-
production stands at 10000 barrels
daily.
A comparison Of field developments
for the early part of this year with
November shows a notable decline I'm
wells drilling. In May OF this year
there were 273 drilling wells I'm all
fields as compared with li9 drilling
wells in November.
The continued period Of over-pro
ducton finds tendency toward some
Generalization in crude prices. The
physical inability of the large crude
oil purchasers to care for all OF the
production has resulted I'm some oil
being thrown on the market at bar
gain counter prices. While the Stand
ard oil company has made no pur-
chases at prices below its regular
schedule as of October ., 1914, few
sales to other purchasers have been
recorded at prices at from 20 cents
to % cents per barrel at the well
Apart from the production decline
the month was uucycutful Few wells
Of importance were completed
Summary Of developments and pro
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-01-03

by small amount that out of Phila-
delphia. About II per cent went from
Sabine
OF the 14,7SO,94S gallons of lubrl-
eating oil exported, New York is cred
tied with 73 per cent. Philadelphia,
Maryland, New orleans and Buffalo
leading in their respective order with
lesser amounts.
New York is credited with only
4,749,OOO gallons OF the l5,54l,S2Z
gallons of naphtha and gasoline eN-
ported in November. New Orleans
had a good export Jrade in these
products, to the amount of 3,gZb,9lo b
gallons. exceeding that of Philadelphia
by 200. 900 gallons. Sabine and Buf-
falo were the only other ports to snip
over million gallons.
Sabine led all ports in shipments OF
residuum and fuel oil. the amount be-
ing 24,536,921 gallons out of total
for the United States of 80, 74l ,5Ii in
November San Francisco was next
with 19, 9,2O0,117 gallons and New York
is credited with nearly ten million gal
Ions. The movements Of these pro-
ducts into Canada through the four
ports Of Buffalo. Dakota, Michigan
and Ohio were a little more than one
million gallons
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-01-03
DIAN CANCEL THE RINEIiBED
LEASES IN CUSHING FIELD.
L. :. Attorney Lincbaugh Threatens
Court Notion Unless Lands Are
Drilled AT Once.

special to The Sunday World
MUSKOGEE, Jan. Tinted states
District Attorney u. II. Linebaugh has
directed a letter to the Oklahoma
school land board. advising 1t that
leases made by the board I'm sections
81. g. 8, n, is and l9, in the Cimar-
ron riverbed, and not being operated
in conformity with the leases. and
that unless the lessees were made TO
carry out their contracts he Will go
into court and ask that all these
leases be cancelled.
According 20 Information received
by Mr. Iiuebaugh. certain lessecs are
nor complying with the requirements
of their leases. In that the riparian
property owners are sinking wells
and draining the oil from the river
bed. The leases require that offset
wells be drilled and this Is not being
done Wells adjoining the riverbed
should not be drilled In until the
lessees in the riyerbeds drill offset
wells
Iincbaugh estimates that thousands
of dollars worth of oil are being
wasted. II the state owns the river
beds. It Is losing this oil. II the
Greek nation owns the riyerbeds, It
is entitled TO this oil The question
of whether the state or the Creek ma
ton owns the rivcrbeds will be de
termined by a suit now in the federal
court
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-01-03

The Prudential Oil company's test
in the southeast forty of the south
west Of 11-14-15 is dry as a bone
and in lime at l sos feet, after pass
ing through a little dry Litchfield q
Sullivan sand at l,640 feet. This
proves still further rather than dis
counts the trend from the six or
seven producing wells are making
OIL as the Prudential test was south
of tho outlined possibilities.
The Nogler we'll on the Smith, No.
., in 1O-14-15, is better well than
was first anticipated though drilled
but little deeper, If any, in the sand !;
it is now counted good for $50 bar
rels. The Broncho oil company's No.
Peters, north offset to the Nogler
No. | Peters, in l1-14-15, is holding
up around 16j barrels, at 7 feet in
the sand; the Brown well on the
Cole farm, still further east, is still
holding up around 20 barrels, at AZ
feet in the sand
Lack Of water for drilling is delay
ing several new wells. Carr and Cleat
Peterson, the Haskell bankers, and
the Carlns, also of Haskell are own
ers of the well starting a quarter Of
mile east of the Brown well, their
rig being up on a location on the
middle OF the west line of the south
east Of the northwest of 11-14-15.
Brown ct al. are starting their
No. on the Cole forty on the east
line Of 11-14-15, to offset the Peter
son -Carnn well. Their test in the
northwest corner OF the southeast
quarter of the same section is de-
layed for lack Of water to drill.
The Alexander Drilling company is
building a rig on its location in the
northwest of the northeast Of section
II, two locations north of the Brown
well, and Nogler and the Broncho
oil company have made locations
west Of the Brown well.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-01-03
OIL MARKET QUOTATIONS

eastern peoples It has just three
/ thiugs to please the fancy: Alexander
park, on Lake Nuric, at It's eastern
/ boundary; a cathedral completed In
1906, and straight palm -fringed
boulevard along the sea
Batum IS about eight miles from
|rhe Turkish frontier In Asia Minor
/ Russia conquered it from Turkey and
the congress OF Berlin, In 1873 con
lrmcd the conquest In awarding
/ Batum to Russia. IL was stipulated
J that the port should not bc made
into a naval base. but the city Is now
| Il strongly fortified station. In 1911
| following the collapse of the ancient
quay extensive harbOr works were
undertaken, with the result that
Batum has been one Of the safest
best equipped harhors on the Black
sea.
The city is very ancient in location
and very recent In Importance. II is
mentioned, under various names, from
early antiquity The Russians have
been the first to endeavor to launch
It upon career Though still highly
unsuccessful from sanitary stand
point, It has model modern ciy's
ground-pmn, the streets being the
shortest way between two points and
most Of the city squares having sharp
right angles Modern Conveniences,
however, have been lost sight OF in
the city's stride for business
Pipe Line Made II.
"A pipe line and "a railway made
Batum The pipe line Is laid down
from Baku and it brings to the port
its principal export Oil The railway
connects Batum with the main Trans
Caucasian line. through Tihis. and
with Baku Besides petroleum and
its ly-products, the city ships liquor
ice. manganese, silk-cocOons and wool,
II imports tin and machinery. Greeks,
the shrcwd dealers I'm mOny and
goods In the near east, have control
OF much Of the business
"Subuopical vegetation sets off the
city A recognizable tea and consid-
erable bamboo are grown in nearby
valley Lemon and orange trees grow
out Of doors While mild and warm,
the weather is very errauc. The an
uual rainfall is high-90 inches and
falls mostly in August and Septem-
ber Sometimes l6 inches of rain
bursts upon the city within forty
eight hours Batum is in its second,
or. possibly third childhood, with only
an occasional well-appointed house,
but with a commerce Of around thirt"
million dollars year and with tho
same alertuess of air which business
success has brought to favored west
Cru cities
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-01-03
GERMAN GASOLINE, PROBLEM.
Supply Is Recruited by substitutes
BculoI and Nlcohol Used,

| Special 20 The SUNDAY World
fWASHINGTON, Jan, .. - Con
siderable light is thrown upon tho
gasoline problem that has con-
frouted Germany since the opening
OF the present war by recent report
T., the government. Deputy Consul
General Daniel c. Waters, writing
from Berlin, November 2l, refers to
the efforts of German chemists to
furnish substitutes for gasoline, and
so successful have these efforts been.
according 20 this report, the shortage
OF gasoline I'm Germany has become
very much less important than it was
at the beginning of hostilities.
AS regards the supply of gasoline. y
states Mr Waters, Germany has In
the past depended almost entirely
upon foreign markets. The greatest
quantities Of this important fuel were
imported from Russia. Galicia. the
Dutch East Indies. and especially
Roumauia Normal imports at this
time can bc had only from the last
named country
"lt has been necessary, therefore.
to turn To substitutes, the most i'm
portant of-which are bcuzol and alec.
hol Benzol is a by-product Of tho
manufacture of coke and the German
production amounts TO about one hun.
drcd and sixty thousand tons year,
OF which about sixty thousand tons
are used for chemical purposes, espc-
cially I'm the dye and color Industries
/ About one hundred thousand tons are
/ available for fuel purposes As the
, consumption OF gasoline In Germany
amounted 10 t7g, 500 tons In 1912, II
| will be seen that considerable part
! OF the gasoline can be replaced by
/ bcnZol
"Rcnzol possesses very valuable
qualities as fuel containing $3.50
heat units per kilo l2,Ol6 pounds
/ and being only slightly inferior Ia
I gasoline i'm this respect A disadvan-
\ tage in winter is the high freezing
! point Bcnzol freezes above zero
n t32 degrees Fahrenhcib. and. then
must be raised to AS degrees
Il Fahrenheit before 1t will melt lIf-
forts are being made to overcome this
disadvantage 10y adding nitrogen
| There Is no danger OF freezing AZ al
/ Cohol Is added. and mixtures OF ben
/ zol and alcohol have proved very sue
\ cesSful There is 40 shortage OF al
! Cohol FOR motor purposes. Toward the
1 end Of August the available supply I'm
/ Germany amounted to more than
I twenty six million gallons. ON account
| OF complications arising from the war
/ the average distillation was reduced
to 80 per cent
THE hyproduCts OF the distillauou
( of brown coal tar may also be coh-
sidcrcd as substitutes for gasoline
I The number Of substitutes from all
! sources would be adapted to other
| fuels than the ideal gasoline As
! progress is made In this direction the
shortage Of gasoline becomes less inn
| portant."
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-01-03
OIL EXPORTS BY DISTRICTS.

The monthly bulletin OF the burea u
OF foreign and domestic commerce.
giving customs districts from which
mineral oils were exported In NOvem-
Der. shows that OF total OF l6S,O32.-
COL gallons exported. New York
handled 5i.052, 535 gallons. Sabine 49,
13S.ii6 gallons, San Francisco 3i.57S.-
46s gallons. Philadelphia ls.S0O.23
gallons. New orleans 1881 .655 gal
Ions and Michigan 7.s96,66s gallons.
These figures show larger increase
from other ports than New York.
OF the li.5OO.4s3 gallons Of crude
oil that went abroad In November.
Michigan exported 7.25O.62i gallons
and New orleans l.i5O.il2 gallons.
that through Michigan being largely
for refinerles in Canada. No crude
oil exports are credited to the Pacific
coast or tho gulf. with tho exception
OF Sc worth out OF southern Califor-
MIA.
OF tho 0.lsT.i74 gallons OF illumi-
mating oil exported. 81 per cent went
through New York and 20 per cent
from San Francisco. which exceeded
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-01-03

W. H. Pines No. John Franklin.
northeast corner OF the quarter, 22-
14-16 was drilled in yesterday, and
filled up about 1000 feet in a few
hours The well, unlike its north off
sets. showed no gas whatever, and
looks good for 100 to l25 barrels.
There was So feet Of sand. from 1886
TO 1.5SS feet
on the offset location east of the
Petroleum company and Mosier are
delayed at I 1.3OO feet with broken
stem.
Cameron ct al are drilling at
t.72O feet In the test on the Temple
Fleming allotment in the south half
OF the northwest of 23-14-l6. after
falling to get anything in the l,540-
foot formation.
Shepard is spudding on the Ruhl
farm in 14-tl-16, southwest quarter
and Curtis A. Aiken and Whitehill
are spudding on the south half of
the northwest
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-01-03
IT'S ALL OFF

ON the first page of this morning g's
World Is telegram from cato Sells
commissioned of Indian affairs, con.
tanning the Information that II was
decided yesterday not TO revoke the
regulations now In force In reference
to the 4,SoO-acre restriction on de-
partmcntal Indian leases.
There has been more or less dis
cussion pro and con regarding the
merits of the case and many people,
some owning production and some
not signed kilograms, attacking
White e Sinclair in scathing man
ncr protesting against the modifica
tioa Of the restrictions.
Just what further action, IL any
viii be taken is not known at this
time as both Mr.. Sinclair and Mr.
white are out OF the city and had not
been beard from up to the time OF
closing the oil page.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-01-03
stnI Extending Boocb Sands.

An important easterly extension of
the Booch sands is the test credited
VariOusly to Reynolds, Voorhees, ct al,
in the northwest corner OF the south
cast Of 1S-l4-l5, on the Phyllis Rem
tie allotment This well Is practically
half a mile east of Booch production
and Is ar unusually important discOy-
cry. The sand was found at ! l,l92
feet, and the drill penetrated 80 feet
of II without getting the bottom. The
well is showing for 100 barrels or
more, with some estimates consider
ably higher This well was erron-
eously reported looking dry. the depth
being little oyerestimated.
The way this Booch sand production
has been pushed out Of township Il
IA through a girding circle Of dry
holes is little short OF remarkable. The
Hamburger Bros well on the south
line of the same sections appears dry
I'm the BOOCh
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-01-03

produced by Itself, the creation OF the
federal trade commission Will at least
require that books Of the producing
and refining branches of the pipe
lines shall be kept separately from
the business Of transportation, as the
federal trade commission Will be en-
powered 10 call for reports on the
work Of producing and refining.
The federal trade commission being
especially empowered 10 inquire into
all matters Of unfair competition, -,
there is some speculation at this time
as to whether the combination of pro
ducing and refining with the work Of
the pipe line company Itself consu-
tutes an element Of the unfair com
petition" and 1t Is entirely likely that
this viii he one Of the questions to
be brought up in the early days Of
tho commissions wOrk.-Oil city Der
rick
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-01-03
Some Now OIL Tests.

Down south Of town, about five and
a half miles, some new oil tests are
TO go down at once. The locations
are in sections II and 20, the former
being adjacent to Tom p. O'Bar's al
falfa farm and the latter about two
miles away.
The promoters of this new test in
this locality, where some oil has al
ready been found, are well-known oil
men, NJ, r. Mallory ct al. Of Tulsa.
Work OF putting down these two new
and interesting tests is TO be begun
as soon as enough open, bright wealth
er prevails, so as to allow the work
to proceed d.--Coweta Times.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-01-03
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY GIVES OUT
DESCRIPTION OF BATDM POOL.
Russians Were First To Launch oil
Enterprise In the Little Foreign
Port

WASHINGTON. -. c. Jan. 2.-Thc
National Geographic society today
gave out descriptions OF the great
Russian oil port OF Batum, which
the Turks recently bomhardcd, and OF
,he Nistula river region. which has
been the scene of the great eastern
campaign between Russian and Aus
tro-Germun forces:
"Squatting on marshy plain, with
a smell OF petroleum. wonderful
harbor. ami a strong naval fortress,
Ratum. recently hombarded by Turk
sh warships, IS the great naptha port
of Russia sea outlet for the oil
nelds Of Baku and the foremost city
upon the eastern shore OF the Black
sea II is place OF 10000 inhah-
ltants. alive with the snap Of western
business and hlled with the color OF