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Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-01-01
Cheer Up.

Cheer Up.
Nothing is the matter with the
man with crouch except an alb
sentee heart and missing ne, We.
Cheer up. 20 to work. do your
Z level best. quit talking misery.
The wars ovver yonder--not
here. Men are slaughtered yon-
der--they are living here. It's all
clouds there-clear day here.
Get out and sell some more
goods. Plant some more acres;
do more work than you planned.
this country Of ours pretty good
place. after ALL"
To support the secretary's
hopeful Views are the figures
gathered by this department as to
American foreign commerce since
the outbreak of the great war.
Since August. when the monthly
trade balance of the nation
showed deficit Of nearly $780,
100000 through excess of I'M
ports over exports, the situation
has been completely changed. For
December alone II Is estimated
the export excess will reach $780,
600. 900 or more. with one excep-
tion the highest mark of the last
two years.
Excess Of Imports.
The war caught the country un-
prepared in that q tremendous
import excess had been rolled up
In the four months preceding Its
outbreak.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-01-01
SUPERIOR COURT AT
M'ALESTER CLOSES
Office Abolished by Fourth State
Is Legislature Loads Dis
trict Court.

Speclsi to The World
M'ALESTER. Okla. Dec. 31.-Ths
superior court OF McAlester. estab-
lished April 80, 1903. which was
abolished by the fourth state legis-
allure, went out OF existence today
and litigation including 25S civil
cases and AZ criminal charges was
transferred to the district court. Dur
Ing the little more than five years OF
its existence 2,24S civil cases and 275
criminal charges have been docketed.
Judge Phil d. Brewer OF the supreme
court commission was first Judge of
the court X. w. Higgins. retiring
occupant Of the bench. becomes dis
trict Judge January II. The consol-
idation loads the district court with
nearly seven hundred live cases.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-01-01
Members of Prominent
Families Go Down to
Watery Grave.
HELP WAS TOO LATE
Frozen Stiff, Boys Could
Not Grasp Strap Thrown
to Them.

|ASWEGO, Kan. Dec. si.-Four
~ boys. ranging In ages from ~
to IS years. were drowned while
skating on the Neosho river near here
today. Harold Smith. Burt Chapman.
Lewis Chapman and Baker steele. all
members of well-known families Of
0swego. were the victims.
Cries for help which followed the
breaking Of the ice attracted two men.
but theboys had been in the cold
water 80 long they could not grasp
straps thrown to them. They sank
In Is feet of water.
All the bodies were recovered.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-01-01
POSTPONE PROBE
INTO FOUNDATIONS

WASHINGTON, pes. 31.-Post-
ponemsnt q me inquiry ~ the tneas.
trial rotations comn1t11.eq In the
Rockefsllsr. CArnsgie au4 4sACt foun-
cstions nom next Wsek unet Monday.
January ~, Was announcoo heto today
at the c0mmiselon's headQuartere The
delay was granted - the reQnest %
several witnesses with wAoee bugopeee
sngasemsnts the Tins prsvleesly -
had conflicted. - !, = /.
aay thSf virtually aIi of ~ Wl1nSsscs
had been served With euhpoouNo % ap-
near an1 expre1sod their ~ 1In6neHD
% ans4sr questions whic4 ul9hs be
mug 70 ehers 4. 4. i.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-01-01
HELMETS FOUND
CAUSE STIR

PORTHCAwL. Wales. Dec. s1.-
(vfa London. $40 y. m. m.)--Ccnsider-
able excitement was caused at this
seaside resort today by the drifting
ashore In this vicinity of many he'll
NETS such as are worn by the British
troops In Egypt and India.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-01-01

OKLAHOMA CITY. Dec. q. i.lrhe
volume Of oil to bs rum from the
Heaidton field may depend maasfi-
cordins to Is6ssntstiSes q iSs e. 3 lss e.
nolia Pipe Line company. III the
price Il not reduced Il 'ia possible that
the amount of oil taken viIi IS Ies-
eened and probably DE intake win
Be stqpped titpgssheg. the company
oecAninf " naAks any pufchasea The
matter hoe beo4 t8lke6 up W. @. G.
QreeE ee4efel lftQfncy for ~ Mag
noHa, Wot9 ~ corporation commio-
slons oue - lsfipits action has been
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-01-01
After Five Months of Fight
ing Countries Start on
a New Year.
AUETRIANS DRIVEN
OUT OF GALICIA
I'm Flanders and France
There Has Been a Lull
in the Warfare.

rONpON Dec a1-(1O:b5 u. n.y.
su,., :. ru.
the new year iihds oeihseis
rope. after five months OF war. fight
Ing as sternly as at the beginning,
A.. .oor,,ng,y w,+bont nrospects of
s.... IT, ,.o,o-,as which the
'e .h.,. ,o.p
comoetants nave sv. as dr,~an o,t
Inc Aus.t,ans . nav 90 ia Ga,,cia again
OF the sroatoI pa xE"nna .eota'
ana, acco'4,ms ,.vs cro.sed the
Tten., sno w. Az It'd tive. hut in
Ga.pa.nianS iol .no .a % ,r,ncrta nj
Poland: where the more impor.ans
Datt'9 10 ~ poSoGc G.-,n.n smnarors
tne nussAn ~, s al" ssn ~ "a the
gre stiL nsht,ns aoa .nS 10. o cn,sr,rx s has
flvers wnien M.s.sev. W,..,,is III. oo- "-H p,,Ica
sween inc uppe'
rivers: r~.,o. u..r. h.s
II r!Sm"eIs .nu .n srs.sr S,.t,rhsd
peSn = Iun IN tns .shs, r.,,,.vv
99ounyv S,,stHr ~.
S lptSSsy Nv rssah sss .nn,shs % snwcmn"e
sSc.s {. .sssa heIs - ia S,Iis - n
smoy xI.sc. wh,cn
Ste,inoaC"', ~ upper ;rono.,onca q
WIZ VI ,n", ~ = hiii which
sommsnas % % a large mart Of the sur.
Con n: ss IN th,s reoion.
r0unu'ms oou ., - Nnvor ond he
ss.nn ~ ~ tnU tna ' Ar~onne riSse and the
Meuse. that the French have been
pushing their offensive with the
greatest force. and where they claim
to have made the most progress.
Towns Allies TARGETS.
w.. th. ps,~,ar coa., the f,eht-
Aiohs tne ..ss,ass, h",he "a.
ing IN coMlncu ns GA r.nw other
menus. menu, weysc M an .aSa ,hs tar.
nttie .oWmJ WIN. nsso .hs Ue1 .i,,ns 1' '"o
ses tCr sneS ~ y, t pe,.,.h ros.sss,on an
wan.sh Sxy. Sen D,c .c,,, pwss, fr,ca
tne Ccass " r.r" 49, ~ Tho com
Wncn tne 20 .hn 49, no. hMen re-
menceins".s m - rym,,r ~ South africa
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-01-01

& PURCELL. Okla. Dec. .sl.-The
Ssfs With the findins Of the body Of
John Owens, member Of one Of the
.nfomiuent families of Garvin county.
Hls body was found on the road. It
ii suppoSed that while on his way
20 W home IA. the country from
epF9 - Wes eSereqme NTH Tho cold.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-01-01

wAsHINa!gS pss: si,.-Congress
ro: sus:s but ts.s Sss s ssss s s a, q .sn: ssn:
.s:s siS f'sss 81 N sss'sssy ss.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-01-01

LONDON, Jau. l.--(t:6S q. j.
The military heimets found on. the
beach at Porthcawt proved to have
Deen thrown over from recently ar.
rived transport. Is Z
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-01-01

PAgApDl{A, CA. Doc. s1.-w. A.
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Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-01-01
Germans Provided With
Victuals to Last for
Years, Is Claim.
REPORT ls SHIPS LOST
British Steamers Believed
to Have Sunk From.
German Cruisers.

DERIIN. Dec. sl.--tBy wireless to
~ Sayville. l.. I.)--Among the items
given out for publication today by
the official press bureau was the fol-
lowing: 80 =. 1.
"The North German Gazette says
the allegation contained In the Morn
Ing Post q London newspaper) that
1t was intended to make Emperor
Williams son. Prince Eitel Friedrich.
king Of Hungary, Is an untruth.
"Christiahia reports that the Amer
lean note OF protest against British
oppression to neutral trade has made
q deep impression and has met with
general approval in the northern
countrics.
Well ProvisiOned.
Herr Lehman, chairman of the
state at meeting OF the Bremen
merchants that Germany was pro-
vided with victuals sufficient for
years. The high standard of German
science, no added. rendered II pos
sible to supply substitutes for the
raw materials necessary for warfare
which cannot be imported and that
therefore the shutting off Of German
imports by the British Is damaging
only the interests of neutrals. 3,S
"Amsterdam reports that f6 Brit
ish steamers on the South American
coast are overdue and that the sus-,
picion has arisen that they have been
sunk by German auxiliary cruisers.
"The Rotterdansche Courant re-
ports that over seventy OF the 80:
mines that haze stranded on the
Dutch coast are British and the re-
mainder French.
Allies Lose.
THE war correspondent of the
Dutch newspapef Tijid ut Belgian.
headquarters says the allies suffered
enormous losses near Ypres. that they
lost ground and that they were forced
to make new dispositions Of their
troops.
stockholm says diplomatic circles
tn Petrograd are convinced the note
0f the Scandinavian powers will de-
mAnd unrestrained importation Of all
commodities destined for homo CON-
sumption. So
Tho Socialist members Of the Rus
sian Duma who have been arrested
'sre charged With high treason"
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-01-01
American Ambassador in
Conference With Sir
Edward Grey.
Relief Depends Upon Action
of Denmark, Norway,
Sweden and Holland.

r ONDON, Dec. 31.-Walter Hines
IL Page, the American ambassador,
had an extended conversation this
afternoon with Sir Edward Gray. the
British secretary for foreign affairs.
on the subject Of President Wilson's
note of protest against the detention
Of American shipping by British war
ships.
As the note had been discussed by
the members Of the British cabinet
yesterday the foreign secretary was
able to present to. the ambassador the
combined views of himself and MS
colleagues.
Ambassador Page and Foreign Secre-
tary Grey, the foreign office an
nounced the text of the American note
would be issued Immediately. Al
though Ambassador Page and Foreign
Eecretary Grey had long conference,
II was said that the matter at issue
was OF such importance that little
could be disclosed concerning 1t until
the members Of the cabinet had re-
ceived printed copies Of the full text
Of the note and have had time to con-
slider It chrefully. It Ia probable that
a full cabinet meeting wHl be neces-
sary to discuss the note.
The reply is promised either late
this week or early next week.
A prominent official aid that the
British government, after Thorough
|consid deration Of the nota. was stu OF
the opinion that It Wae eot1rely
friendly and that the reply would be
made In the same spirit
Importance Conceded.
In official circles no effort h being
made to discount the Importance OF
the communication. which u TO be d.
gested carefully before any attempt
| 10 made to fofmulate In detail the
British policy on which the reply Will
be based. Official opinion is that thu
differences between England and
America will gradually cure them.
selves, provided Norway. Sweden. DEN.
mark and Holland make vigorous e.
forts to cheek the leakage OF contra.
| band into Germany. ~, :.
1taly's handling Of the .contrabAnt
| sltuation 10 entirely satisfactory Il
| ENGLAND and BritiSh offlcialg intimate
| that the pursuit az I. .ami1af policy b
ether nesitrul countries nsar .0eruan,
would Immediately reaievo the oltt1n.
tion. particularly IN roGlr4 u IN
IienGti d tine that .esf5pss 1hsSs!
1lllnete DESTINATION = II Spe1 W. 81
49, vNe<- I. ..||I f.>f =. !. = = {. W =. Irt-
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-01-01
ARE YOU KEEPING
WARMf

II not you can find a bar
gain in Gas Stoves on the
classified want page.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1915-01-21
THE .JEFFERSONIAN

may be re-diScounted at the reserve
bank, and farm loans are not men
toned among the list of paper that
can be discounted. Farm loans are
Ineligible to re-discount for the ad-
ditional reason that their time of
maturity is longer than six months.
This explains why national banks
prefer not to lend money on farm
lands, but on other paper which they
may re-discount at the reserve bank.
So that Sec. "a, does the farmer no
good, as the law closes the reserve
bank door, against farm loans.
The small demand for re-disc-
cunts, and the slowness with which
Federal reserve notes have issued,
during the past sixty days, since the
new banks opened, have caused the
suggestion in Washington, that the
Federal reserve banks be authorized
to invest part of their capital in Uni
ted States bonds. This would help
earn expenses and dividends, and
would also assist the national banks
in selling their holdings of bonds
used as basis for circulation under
the national bank act, but which are
not necessary under the new law as a
basis for Federal reserve notes.
Would it not be better to author
ize the investment Of a certain per-
centage of the capital of the reserve
banks, in 5 per cent farm loans;
and also to make eligible to redis-
count long term farm loans?
An amendment to Sec "a, embody-
ing these suggestions, could be
speedily passed; and would vitalize
and make effective. the farm loan
clause of the new law, which in it's
present shape is of no value 1t
would serve to give the farmer relief
at once, while waiting for Rural
Credit" legislation. President Will
sons message to Congress, Dec. 8,
1914, says:
The great subject of rural credits
still remains to be dealt with, and it
is matter of deep regret that the
difficulties of the subject have
seemed to render it impossible to
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1915-01-21
Very truly,
ROYAL j. MILLER, M. D.

The Federal Reserve Act" ap-
proved Dec. %, 1913, was enacted
for the purposes as set forth in the
caption of the act, TO provide for
the establishment of Federal reserve
banks, to furnish an elastic currency,
to afford means of re-dlscounting
commercial paper, etc..
Pursuant to provisions Of said act
on Nov. 16, 1914, Federal reserve
bank was opened in each of the
twelve Federal districts. The bank
for the Sixth district, which COM
prises six Southern cotton growing
States, was located in Atlanta; and
is usually referred to as the Atlanta
Regional Bank.
All national banks, under the
Federal reserve law were required
to become member banks Of the new
system, and to subscribe to the
capital stock of the Reserve bank in
it's district, a sum equal to per cent
of their unimpaired capital and sur
plus.
Failure to meet this requirement
within twelve months, by any
national bank, vas penalized by the
forfeiture of "all rights, privileges,
franchises, etc, granted TO IL under
the national bank act, or under the
provisions of this act"
In other words, subscription to the
capital stock of the Federal reserve
banks was practically forced upon
the national banks or failing to so
subscribe forfeiture Of "all rights,
privileges, franchises, etc." formerly
granted them resulted. This fea-
ture of the law seems unconstitu-
tional, in that it compelled a bank
already chartered to enter a new sys-
tenn or forfeit it's right to continue
business as a national bank, under
it's old charter.
Section 5, in part provides:
"Shares of the capital stock of the
Federal reserve bank, owned by
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1915-01-21
What's the Matter With
the New Miraculous
Reserve Banks
PAGE TWELVE

E~ EAR Sir: VIII you please
I'M tell me through your paper
IHH why the banks refuse to bor-
row money from the Federal
banks and loan it to the peo-
Dear Sir: Will you please tell me
through your paper why the banks
Federal banks and loan it to the peo-
pie at a big rate of interest. Men
in this section have offered farms
worth $4,000 for the loan of $500,
and the bank refused to lend it, and
when asked the question, why they
would not take care of this kind of
business, they reply that they have
not got the money, and when asked
why they do not take reserve money
they reply that they do not want to
borrow it. Now, my understanding
was that these regional banks were to
take care of the man that could put
up collateral and thus relieve the
situation, but it seems in this Sec
tion that the banks of our own
country are determined to hold
everybody down 1t looks to me
that the plan is to force people to
loose what they have up for security,
and to sell what they have for moth
ing. Can there not be an appeal to
the President for direct relief, when
the Regional banks cannot get to the
people.
Yours for a long and prosperous
life
Ga A SUBSCRIBER.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1915-01-21
A CLEAR, SIMPLE EXPLANATION
OF THE NEW MONEY TRUST.

Atlanta, Ga, Jan. ~, 1915.
Dear Sir: Your letter 9Th and en-
closed communication, received. [
have been so busy / could not reply
sooner.
1 enclose you short piece about
Federal Reserve Act, which may
help your correspondent know the
law better, and understand why
banks do not care tot lend money on
farms.
Very truly,
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1915-01-21


forced, under threat of forfeiture of
charter rights, was made non-trans-
ferrable and could not be hypothe-
Gated. Could it be possible to more
completely take the control of money
from a person or corporation? The
reserve board at Washington fixes
the rate of interest that may be
charged, and the law fixes per cent
as the maximum dividend that can
be paid on Federal reserve stock; all
other net earnings being paid over
to the United States as a franchise
tax, except one-half of one per cent,
accredited to surplus.
That Congress was itself doubt
full of the constitutionality of the
method adopted to enforce banks to
become members of the new system
and to compel subscription to the
capital stock of the Reserve banks
or forfeit all rights under their
charters, is clearly shown in the fol-
lowing language from Section 2:
"Any noncompliance with or vio-
lation of this act shall however be
determined and adjusted by any
court Of the United States of COM
petent jurisdiction q. before the
association shall be declared dis
solved"
These questions may receive con-
sideration, if a resolution introduced
by Congressman Lindbergh of Min
nesota, Jan. 8, 1915, is passed.; said
resolution calling for an investiga-
ton by Congress of the Federal re-
serve system, which the resolution
declares to be ga legalized money
trust
The Federal reserve banks are
bankers banks, do business only
with banks, and not with individuals.
AS an illustration: The Atlanta Re-
giona1 ank has about $50 stockhold-
ers, each a national bank. 1t can
discount paper only for one of it's
stockholders, and no paper having
maturity longer than six months at
time Of discount can be re-discounted
by the Reserve bank. AS to re-dis-
counts permitted the law in Sec. 13,
defines the powers Of the bank as
follows:
ANY Federal reserve bank may
discount notes, drafts, bills of ex-
change, arising out Of actual COM
mercial transactions.
Notes, drafts and bills admitted
to discount under the terms Of this
paragraph must have maturity at
the time of discount Of not more
than ninety days"
Provided, that notes, drafts and
bills drawn or issued for agricultu-
raj purposes or based on live stock
and having a maturity not exceeding
six months may be discounted in an
amount to be limited to a certain
percentage of the capital of the
Federal reserve bank, to be ascer-
tanned and fixed by the Federal re-
serve board"
A limited amount of farmers
notes, if secured as above stated,
with maturity of not over six
months, may be re-discounted, the
time however is too short to be of
value for making purchases of fer
tilizer, stock, seed, ETC., in the early
spring, to be paid for from sales of
cotton in the fall. The time limit
should be at least nine months to be
of any great value to cotton grow
erS.
Section "a of the Act, reads in
part: ANY national banking asso-
citation not situated in a central re-
serve city may make loans secured
by improved and unincumbered farm
lands situated within it's Federal dis
trict; but no such loan shall be for
a longer time than five years, nor
for an amount exceeding SO per cent
of the actual value, ETC."
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1915-01-21

AS usual, the new head of the Ro-
man Catholic church is an Italian:
Is Roman Catholicism in America,
identical with that of the popes?
Read WatSOn's ''Open Letters to Car
dinal Gibbons" and learn. Price,
postpaid, SOC. THE JEFFERSO-
MAN PUBLISHING CO., Thomson,
Georgia.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1915-01-21

complete a bill for passage at this
session. But it cannot be perfected
yet"
The Federal reserve law was per-
fected nine months after the begin
ming of Wilson'S term of office. A
more sweeping, stupendous, change
of our banking laws could not have
been enacted. Only nine months
were required to complete it; but
Rural Credits must be deferred to
Dec. 1915, just Is months before
President Wilson's year term eX-
pires.
One thing is clear beyond contro-
versy, the benefits of the new cur
rency law will accrue first to the
bankers, then to the merchant and
lastly and in the smallest degree to
the farmer Verify the farmer is left
to the last. The relief he needs, and
which has been promised him, is not
to be found in the Federal reserve
be expected for another year, If
then. ROYALL j. MILLER, M. D.
Hugo Eattleslllps they build, and
huge guns they mount on these float
ing rampartS, until file Of Dread
naughts line the cOast-fOr what?
To be ready for perils that may
never come. But I give them "a pitt.
full little purse; and, in return, they
issue to me the lawful right to un-
mask my batteries ON cveRy square;
and my guns p.ay upon humanity,
every day and every night, Of every
year."
From 1.-THE Song of the Bar.
Room" in Watson's Prose Miscella-
MES, second edition. Price $500.
THE JEFFS, Thomson. Ga.
The Seward gateway., 1915-10-02

able individual appearance according his photographs he fat lazy looking the British for the matter of that this confidence
 becoming fate of the French will fall secondary position amongst the powers a will the brilliant past whole world somehow all times people gloomy unquesiOnably civilized the world and has led the modern world for long civilization had She has often other countries borrow from her
 what they produced brilliant personalities than any other two nations on earth To find personal histories exempy her she who the Napoleon Cheva Baard Chamagne and the myriad poets all descriptions Her history has been like meteor flashing across sky only Beautiful sympah relation to without
The Seward gateway., 1915-10-02
KNIK ARM CANNERY HAD
 ONLY A SMALL CATCH.

The catch for the first season Of the Knik Arm cannery was only twelve thousand cases and was much smaller than had been expected. The cannery stared operations last May at Goose bay and August Buschmanh, one Of the owners, left on the Farragut with Mrs. Buschmann and their daughter Miss Margaret. On the way down he told Bernie Stone and the latter sent back word about the catch. The can nery is the most northerly in Alaska. On the day before the letter was written the Farragut called in at the Cape Edward cannery of which MT. Buschmann is secretary and l.. F Will Hams is superintendent. That can nery had a fine season, the catch be- ing over thirty-six thousand cases. Twenty-Five per cent of the catch were made up of reds, and the balance of pinks and mediums.
The Seward gateway., 1915-10-02
* * 2 * * * * z < * | < * WAR ODDITIES. <

LONDON.-one result of the sub marine war is that Grimsby, British East Coast fishing city has been obliged to import fish, the Grimbsy trawlers feeling safer in port.
The Seward gateway., 1915-10-02

MANCHESTER.-One of the pom toons with which the Turks made their famous attempt to cross the suez canal is now doing duty as an ornament in Manchester park.
The Seward gateway., 1915-10-02

ZURICH.-Peasant wood carvers of Switzerland have turned their in- dustry almost completely into the manufacture of artificial limbs for mutilated soldiers.
The Seward gateway., 1915-10-02

LONDON.-Lord Kitchener has ad- vised British medical students now Tn their fourth or fifth year not to join the army but to finish their medical education in order to qualify as soon as possible.
The Seward gateway., 1915-10-02

LONDON.-A mother at Sudbury, Norfolk, learned of the death of her two soldier sons in Northern France, killed by the same shell.