The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-04-08
Interesting Sideli9hts On
the Great War.

ent time Is the Royal Library. where
there are on exhibition the autographs
Of all the leading figures Of the pres
ent war.
Field Marshal won IIindenburg Is
but one VI the men who have become
popular idols through their achieve
ments, aud there ls lively interest In
anything concerning them. The col
lection includes letter from Hlnden-
burg 10 the war ministry; II God Is
with us, from the kaiser Garry II
out from the crown prince and the
signatures of such men as Won Kluck.
Won LudendOrff, YOU Morgan. Won
Mackensen. HHvrnsteln. Breitenbnch.
the imperial chancellor the general
staff surgeon, won Schiernlng Parse
val and Count Zeppelin.
The exposition includes telegraph
Instruments. alrships. automobiles,
mines aud telescopes, each bearing the
autograph NJ lts inventor. Bach
member NJ the krupp family. from tho
first one to the inventor " the A.
centimeter gun, IL represented
LONDON April S-A feature ~ the
theatrical season IN London has been
the unusual number Of "revlyals" stag.
ed In the various theatres. Al the pres.
ent time out of twenty eight first.
class play houses open 10 the puhlic.
seventeen are presenting old plays
One theatre ls giving classical rep.
ertory ~ Shakespeare, sheridan. Gold.
smith aud LyttOn The others are rp-
Nvlng popular successes of the past
ten or twenty years. such a. Flora.
dora, Are You a Mason. and the Flag
Lieutenant
PARIS, April s-dnjuriOus epIthets
containing illusions 10 Germany. the
Germans or TO the war have been tar
iffed by the Sth Correctional Court Of
Paris. The word "bOoche," applied 10
Frenchman, costs a fine Of from IL
francs up. Telling q delinquent that
he ought to go 10 Berlin" Ia punish
able by the minimum Of days i'm.
prlsonment To say that a man has AN
ugly mug that would 20 well with n
pointed helmet" costs hundred
francs.
SYDNEY, Australia, April s-The
Royal Australian Naval College estab.
lished two yenrs ago In Temporary
quarters nj GeelOng near Melbourne.
has been moved 30 it, permanent site
at Jarvis Bay, New South Wales
There are At present 90 students tax
ine the four-year course. About A
million dollars has been spent on the
Jarvis Bay site, and when the work
there Is complete the college will In
clude some seventy buildings
Jarvis Ray Ia on the beautiful soutb
coast, on fine hsrbor with rugged
surroundings, and a sweeping com.
mand Of the Pacific.
BIRMINGHAM, Eng. April s--The
war office has refused the request OF
the Birmingham chamber Of commerce
that Horace Gee of Reddltch, an eH.
pert maker ~ needles for the boot
trade, he permitted to withdraw from
the army and return 10 his bench
According to a question In the house
OF commons Gees employers said his
services were M badly needed that
they were unable 10 fill an order for
10000 shoes for the army
LONDON, April s.--The nse of To-
hacco within the confines of the Brit
lSh war office and admiralty Is one
OF the Innovations which war has
wrought In the official etiquette NJ
london. Prior to August 3, neither
of these great public offices gave ~
ncial sanction to the fragrant weed
Rnt with the war came work all
round The clock and the Holsce Of nine
and cigarette was permitted 10 the
night workers Heads ~ apartments
as well M juniors puffed and were
comforted Gradually the use Of To-
bacco spread 10 the day side until
now the smoker has gained com.
plete victory over the old traditions.