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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-03-22
KAPPA SIGS TO MEET
State Convention Win BE Held In Ok.
lahOma City April 2i and 81 When
Many Entertainments Are Planned.

Members Uf Kappa Sigma. na.
tional college fraternity, win be enter,
tanned at n state convention at the
Ice HWkins hotel here on April n
and - 10y the active members Of the
chapter of that fraternity at the Uni
Nersity II OklnhOma large repre-
sentation is expected as alumni from
every part Of the state have signified
their cagernes~ TO come. 4 state con.
yrnton was held by this fraternity In
Oklahoma city two wears ago
According to plans the two autOmO.
bile races tO hc held here April 20
and - and win be- attended 10y the
visitors as will the two baseball
games between oklahoma University
and the \. \ NJ college On April n
and - A reception and dance at the
Lee Huckins hotel ON April - pict.
ure Of the members who attend the
convention. luncheon at the Lee.
lluckins with Il perumbulatory" ban
uuct on the might Of Aphn - are a
few " the leads ON the proposed pro.
gram
There are several hundred mem
hers NJ this fraternity In the state
and large percentage Of them are
expected to br present The meeting
was called mainly through the insist.
nu,r NJ the alumni for convention
Of this nature
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-03-22
RATES ON GRAIN
WOULD Be LESS
Inauguration Of Commodity
Tariff Means Reduction Says
Railroad Witness.
EVEN If INCREASE IS ASKED
South Dakota, Minnesota And
Iowa Particularly Affected
BY Change.

CHICAGO, March - Although
the forty one western railroad systems
are applying for increases IN freight
rates On certain commodities which
they estimate would increase their
revenues 10 $lOOOOOOO Il year, the
new schedule they propose would, In
the ease " grain, M some instances,
result In actual reductions from the
present rate.
+. Il. Townsend traffic manager
Of the Nlinucapoli, aud 81 Louis
rond so testified today In the inter
state commerce commission hearing
Of the railroads application FOR higher
rates
Mr Townsend sought to Justify the
railroads proposul to increase the rate
un grain aud grain products an aver.
ngc uf ! cent u hundred pounds TO
gulf ports lie dealt particularly
with the effect " the advance on
Traffic from South Dakota, Mime
sofa aud Iowa
An analysis NJ the present and past
rates from these states tu the vHri-
Gus grain markets was presented, pur-
porting to show that TO many, no al.
vance would be- effected while to
others present rates actually would
bc reduced because ~ the Inaugural
tion N commodity rates on grain
where NJ present uo commodity rates
apply. the grain being hauled under
class rntes.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-03-22
Defenders AloaH Next
Attack By Fleet With Confidence

BERLIN, March 22-The CORES.
pondent at Constantinople of the
Wolff bureau tlegraphed today a
description Of the fighting at the Oar.
dNneles March iS, In which the
French hattleship Bouvet and two
two British battleships were seut to
the bottom There follows an abrldg
ment NJ the correspondents story uf
this engagement
The efforts uf the allies to force
the strait reached their climax In an
artillery duel on Thursday, March IS
which lasted seven hours There Ell.
tire atmosphere around the Turkish
forts was darkeued by clouds of
smoke from exploding shells and
quantities NJ earth thrown into the
air 10y the projectilcs " the French
aud British warships The earth trem.
bled for miles around
"The allies entered the strait ut
i:lO II. m aud shelled the town NJ
ChRnk Kale Four French and five
British warships took part In the be
clmu" This engagement reached It's
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-03-22
A SUFFRAGE MEETING
Representatives From Twenty -vur
States viii Talk Of Proposed Work
at Home Of Mrs. u. H. Z. Belmont

NEW YORK, March 22.- Repre-.
srutatiycs Of women's organizations In
twcuty-one states will attend meet
Ing ~ the advisory council N the con.
grrssional union FOR women suffrage.
here March 81 4 business meeting
vii, be- held at the home Of Mrs. ..
IL r. Belmont, a member uf the exc
vuliyr committee
The progress Of the movement for
an amendment to the federal cuu-ti.
tuition granting suffrage 10 women
viii be presented Toy Mr~. Florence
Kelly national president u the Con
sumers Lcngur who will discuss the
Susan B Anthony and Shafroth Pal
mcr amendments The congressional
union support, the Anthony amend
m"nt Mrs. Donald X Hooker, brcsi-
dent of the just Government League
~ Baltimore, Is expected to propose
a constitution Tor the congressional
union
The history " the suffrage move
mout will be- reviewed by Mrs. VII
liam Kent " California.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-03-22
CREWS ARE PRAISED
Secretary Daniels COmnrnds Those
on San Diego aud Fulton Who Res.
cued Comrades After Explosion.

WASHINGTON, March Com.
mandatory letters have just been sent
by Secretary Daniels To the crews "
the armorcd cruiser San Diego and
the submarine tender Fulton for gal.
liant action NJ the time Of the rNplu.
Hons un those vessels recently. The
San Diego boiler tubes blew out
after IA slramlug trial off the west
coast VI Mexico ou Iunnary u when
several were killed ana injured and
an explosion In the fircboN of the Full
tons boiler at the ChnrIestovn navy
yard Janunry ~ resulted In the seri-
Ous injury VI several of her crew.
Carlisle j ChHslmuu aud Maurice
TwOmey, both frtau~- machlulsty
mates aboard the Fulton, who receive
the praise Of Secretary Daniels. en-.
tered the vessels fire room which
WAS filled with steam, rescued fire
man and prevented further dcstruc
ton to the boilers.
Similar work was done aboard the
San Diego by six men who also VIII
receive letters Of commendatIon.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-03-22
OLD SOLDIER Is FOUND
Relatives Placed Flowers on Confed-
crate Grave for Fifty Years; Sister
Locates Tim.

ST. LOUIS, March 22.--After he
hnd been mourned as dead for fifty
two years John Wesley Franz, a vet
eran OF the war between the states,
has been found In a small town near
San Francisco, Cal, relatives here
learned today. Mr. Franz was found
by his sister, Mrs william II. Haryin
Of Kirkwo0d, a local suburb.
Franz served In the Confederate
army under General Sterling Price.
His regiment was captured and placed
In the Union prison at Alton, ILL., he.
lleving he had died here, members OF
the Franz family here for more than
fifty years visited the Alton GENE
terry each decoration day and placed
flowers on one 0f the unmarked Con.
federate graves.
Mrs. Marvil, while at a social IN
los Angeles, mentioned that her
maiden name was Franz Another
guest said he knew nm OLD man Of that
name and the search which followed
resulted IN the finding of the long
lost veteran.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-03-22
TWO NOTES ARE
BEING WRITTEN
One TO Great Britain Objects TO Fea.
lures In Blockade Order; Damages
Wanted From Germany.

WASHINGTON. March 22.-It is
stated definitely at the White House
today that note TO Great Britain
concerning some features of the order
In council is being framed and VIII
he dispatched TO London In n few
days The basis Of the representa-.
tionE was not disclosed.
Representative 10 GermNy for
reparatiOn for the loss Of the Amerl-
can sailing ship William T. Frye aud
her cargo, sunk In the South Atlantic
by the German auxiliary cruiser Prinz
Eitel Friedrich also are being pre-
pared and will he dispatched to Ber.
lin In two or three days.
The representations 10 Great Britain
nre expected to dwell chiefly on Great
Britain's notice that she reserves the
right 10 hold up all goods suspected
or having an enemy origin or destina-
tion even though they are consigned
TO neutral ports.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-03-22
TRAP" CHARGES PROTESTED
by KANSAS CITY SHIPPERS

KANSAS CITY, Mo-. March %.
Freight shippers and officiuls of com.
mercial organizations Of Kansas city
and vicinity protested trap" car
charges sought 10y the railroads at II
hearing today before George n.
Brown, special examiner for the In.
terstete commerce commission
Trap car service, consisting Of the
gathering Of less than car lots Of
freight at various sidings Of city
and the hauling Of Il 10 freight dep0ts
or the delivery TO a siding In the
clse Of inbound freight, Is without
charge at present The railroads seek
to make u charge Of -four cents u lOAh'
dred for freight handled In that way.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-03-22
Is SUCCESSFUL
Returning With Four Renegade Piute
Indians and Says All Is Quiet In
Southern Utah.

WASHINGTON, March 22.-Sccrc-
mv Garrison today said General
Hugh t. Scott chief Of staff, had snc.
rcedrd In persunding the four Piutc
Indians h Utah whr had flied md ~
sisted the efforts ~ United States
marshals to arrest Use Nc.Gal ~ sub.
init tO arrest General Scott who In Il
message from Bluff announcing the
success Of his mission said he was on
his way to Salt Lake city with the
four Piutes, that all was quiet when
he left southern Utah
Secretary Garrison who had been
somewhat anxious for General Scott
safety was greatly relieved when no
tilted that the general had succeeded
In his mission The secretary prompt
ly cent n message of congratulatiOn "a
Genera Scott who In undertaking m,
mission, went untarmed and nccompa
hlcd only by al orderly and two Nayn.
jo scouts BY 1t, General Scott added
another 10 his long record uf success.
ful peace making missions
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-03-22
NO WORK 100 MENIAL
Employee Of Department Of Com.
meree Il Rebuked by Secretary
Redfleld, Who Has Worked Hard

WASHINGTON, Merch -. Secrc.
tary Redfleld OF the department u
commerce has rebuked an employc NJ
his department who ls said to have
complained he was required to do
work beneath his position.
II do not know what the kind Of
work can hp which IL beneath any
mans position the secretary wrote
to the employe In passing ON his case
Il think there Is no work " which
know or have heard that ls benenth
my dignity to do, aud am glad tu
say | have done the plainest aud
hardest and what sometimes ~ mlsln
kenly called the most menial work
and am ready to do II again II there
Is occasion for IT,"
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-03-22
PRESIDENT WILL
NOT ISSUE CALL
Wilson Says lie Can See No Reason
for Extra Session Of Congress;
Many Reasons Given.

WASHINGTON, March Formal
announcement WAS made at the
White House today that for the pres.
cnt President Wilson has no thought
Of calling special session Of con
grc,, before the beginning OF the reg.
ular term next December. 1t was
said that the president sees no pros.
pcu of amy contingency arising which
would cause him 10 alter his present
intention.
Several senators had suggested that
the president call special session Of
the senate I'm October to consider rat.
ifiralion NJ the Colombian and Nicara
Wuu treaties. Other suggestions were
Tint nu extra session Of congress be
cnl'"l In the summer to take up the
question Of giving the president au
ihnriiy to declare an embargo on the
"Hporation NJ munitions Of war and
fnnlsuff~ To the helligerent nations
of Europe.
Il ws announced today that the
president would not carry out either
suggestion.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-03-22
Clubs EOI RLbEhVLD
Government Attempting to Secure Ser
vices Of Former Navy Men When
Seeded, food Pay.

WASHINGTON. March 22 Organ.
izut ON of the new naval reserve auth.
.r.lud ur the last session of congress
M- just Nvru begun hy the navy de
iarfH,nHg a. hi--it b. ~y.rdiup irttrr7 tu
lomcf enlisted men In am effort Go
unrn them to enter the reserve
SuvGuI >trr~, H. laid upon the ud
}1utlsrs Zoo the way of salary amount
ling to as much as ouc.thlrd or onchalf
sea pay. to cN-nayy men who have
seen a- much as sixteen or twenty
years NJ active service aud who are
willing to answer the call for reserves
with the smaIl obligations IN the mat
ter of sca service required by the
terms Of the law
II /, estimated roughly there ARE
about 10000 former enlisted men eli
gihlr for rc.ouistmcut ~ rescryist4
Whore IL f. known thut q consdcra
bic number NJ rcsprylst- are ~ be-
found iu certain looalirlcy the depart
trent VIII encourage the formation u
clubs These viii be- maintained out
oi the reserve fund
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-03-22
TROUBLE
WAS ALL FIXED
Zine Mine Operatives 60 Back TO
Work at Increase Of Wages and
Mines VIII Not Close.

More thnn $4,000 has been saved
In the smelling interests In Collins
VILE Sand Springs aud Bartlesyllle
In the settlement OF the differences be-.
tween employees aud employers at these
three places, according to W. G.. Ash.
ton, state labor commissioner, who re-
turned from there to-day Through the
efforts OF Commissioner Ashton as.
sisted by labor leaders at the three
cities, differences that for time
threatened to tie MP the whole smelling
business were adjusted amicably and
for the betterment NJ the men.
There are about 1000 labOrers af'
fccted They demanded % cents a day
Increase IN wages and employees at Col,
lilsville had already struck Those at
sand Springs were 10 have gone out
ON March III and those at Bartlesvllle
March ~. At the request Of Commits.
siOner Ashton those Mt the latter two
places did not strike but agreed 20
wait n week Commissioner Ashton
Spent several days ut the various
places Couferrlng with employees and
employers aud finally was successful
IN reaching compromise.
The men agreed To accept an ad.
vance NJ 20 cents Il day In wages, and
all went back 10 work II was shown
to the satisfaction Of the employees that
w cents a day Increase, with the price
.? zinc as II Is now, wfiiOuld ultimately
operate 10 close down the smelters
ard that by accepting the % cents In.
crease the industry could be continued.
Figuring the wages and the loss
TINT otherwise would accrue, Commits.
sioner Ashton believes the employees
and operators we're saved less Of
more than S50,00O.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-03-22
MANY GOLF CLUBS FAIL
TO REPORT FOR HANDICAPS

CHICAGO, March 22--Golf enthu.
siasts with membership IN the West
ern association were threatened with
n serious handicap when the handicap
reports were presented today to the
association
Although handicap blanks were
mailed some time ago aud the closing
time vet for March 20 no less than
124 clubs In the association have
failed TO report. The clubs falling TO
report WIN not he rated in the official
lists aud will Net extremely low
marks IN any handicap event in which
they desire to compete, 1t was said.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-03-22
FEAR KILLS A WOMAN
Paris Resident Frightened 10 Death
BY Explosion Of ZenpelIn Bomb /;
Missiles Were IncendiarJ.

PARIS, March 22.--whilc no one
was killed directly by the Zeppelin
bombs which were dropped In Paris
and its environs early yesterday, they
resulted In one death--that Of Nine.
Charles Pesson, who WAS 80 frightened
by the explosion of bomb that she
died soon afterward.
A city analyst who spent the day
collecting bombs which did not eN.
plode and fragments Of those which
did, took them to his laboratory for a
chemical analysis From a cursory eN.
animation he found that most Of the
missiles dropped were incendIary, eon.
talnlng a mixture OF phosphorus tar
aud benSlne, accompanied by n light
Ing wick soaked In petroleum
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-03-22
ALLIES VICTORY
HELD BY LABOR
II WOrkmen Fail England Will BE
Defeated, Says Lloyd George; Must
Have More War Material.

LONDON, March -. DAVID Lloyd
George chancellor of the r,rhcul nr.
placed grave emphasis uppu tlr i'm
mediate Necessity for a tremendous
Increase In the output Of war mate.
rial. In an Interview granted today boy
him to u representative of the Daily
Citizen lie dwelt also on the drn.
matte change which had come over
great industrial relations as Il result
Of the war and the value Of conf
dence between labor and the state.
The establishment Of n labor advis
ory committee was regarded by Mr.
LlOyd-GeOrge as Il step which may
have almost ncalculahle results. lie
believed this was the first time such
n thing had been done In any country
aud said
1T amounts TO this.
There II opening up great new
factor In the history NJ labor. Labor
approaches this thing Ia broad aud
generous spirit and not In hagglinp
spirit this document which was signed
on Friday ought 10 be- great chapter
for labor
THE next step will he the organizn.
tion Of all our resources for the pro.
auction of munitions Of war aud with,
out such an agreement this would
have been impossible This country
would Inevitably he deprived of vie
tory in the war II labor had failed
us. II by any mischance Germany
should win Il would be the goomlc-l
day that ever dawned for labor aud
n this experiment fails, can Imagine
the British people are essentially a
people who act ON example aud expert
nent rnthpr thnn un argument "
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-03-22
o 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 o . 0 Q D Q
War at a Glance

The siege " PrSemysl came TO AN
end today aud the Austrian defend.
ers uf the Galicia fcrlrcS, surrender.
ed to the Russian force, which have
been investing It for months. The
mll of Przcmsyl deprive Austria Of
her last important fortress Ia Galicia,
with the exception bf Cracow, near
the German border. which the Rus
SLAMS have made seyeru unsuccess
ful attempts to captilre The German
war office announced that the city u
Mcmcl on the Baltk sea in the north
crn tip uf East Prussia had been re
taken from the Russian force which
captured II last wfck following a
battle near the city The German
announcement contains the assertion
that the Russians lOotcd the city
while they were IN possession
Operations In Belgium and France
were much the same character az re
Gently Fighting continues IN north
crn France near Arras In Champagne
und In the ArgOnue. Two spirited hat
tlrs occurred Yesterday In the Ar
gonnc aud the French authorize.
claim success In each case hut here
rs elsewhere along the western front
the results attained we're small
The definite statement was made ut
the White House today that the
United States would protest shortly II
note to Great Britain making repre-.
srutatiOns on some features " the
British aud French plan for cutting
Of trade to and from Germany and
Austria
The most important development in
| the European war wa the announce.
ment from Petrogrnd Of the surrender
VI the Galicia fortress Of Przemysl
which had been besieged boy the Rus
SLAMS for several months
simultaneously offensive movements
against the German, Austrian and
Turkish armies from the Baltic 70 the
Black sea have been undertaken by
the armies Of Russia and In some SEE
tlCns definite progress IL reported lu
the extreme north the Germans are re-
treating from Memei, East Prussia
and the Russians are believed TO have
hegpn another drive OF Ttlslt.
In Poland there b activity all alohl
the front hut apparently the battle
which hns been expected has not be-
gun.
The Russian army In the Caucasus
has announced victory over tn,
Turks In the fighting along the Blacl
sea coast, In Turkish Armenia.
After several months Of inactivity
hostllitles have been resumed between
Austria and her small nelglibors, Ser
hia and Montenegro. A dispatch from
Cettlnje states that the Austrians made
an artillery attnck lasting several day
against Montenegrin positions al
along the front, but that efforts To fol
low this with infantry advances wer,
defeated. An artillery battle between
Austraus and Serhians also Is report
ed These signs " increasing activity
hive no parallel un the western from
where no large movements ARE unde
way The attack on the Dardanellc,
also has been stopped temporarily
owing To bad weather
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-03-22
M0NTENEGRINs REPULsE
ALL AUSTRIAN ATTACKS

HAvRE, via Paris, March PA
dispatch from Cettinje said the Aus
trians conducted u heavy artillery
fire on all the MonUenegrin fronts on
March II and lS Several Austrian
infantry attacks directed at points
near Grabow are said TO have been
rcpulsed by the Montenegrlns who suf.
fered only slight losses
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-03-22
PRzEMYSL FALLS
TO SLAV FORCES
Relentless Siege of GaliCian
Stronghold Ends After
Many Nsntlrs.
AUSTRIAN RELIEF PLANS FAIL
Russian Success In North Prus'
sia Also Is Announced;
Storms at DardanelieS.

LONDON, March 22.-The great Ga
lician fortress Of Przemysl, which the
Austrians had 40 stnunchly defended
since the early days Of the war, early
today fell into the hands OF the Nus
sian besiegers. The last VI the Forts
was captured some days ago The
final act Of the drama began near the
close Of the week when the command
ant deliberately expended his re-
scrvB ammunition AMI sent the bulk
Of the garrison out on the forlorn hope
Of cutting It's way eastward through
the besiegers.
With the strong Russian line tight
ly drawn around the fortress the cf.
fort apparently was hopeless from the
start Six thousand Austrlnns were
crptured while as many more fell dead
or wounded The shattered remnants
~ the force fled back to the fortress
The garrison Of Przemysl originally
numbered 10000 or 10000 men but
sOrties and shells must have cut thou
sands from that total
i tie DfbltkluE hIHnN N NllhtNNNbOh W
number about 10000. This force now
win march on the strong Austrian for.
tress Of CracOw. 125 miles 10 the east
" Przemysl II il the announced In.
tentiOn Of the Russian commander In
chief 10 reduce the ancient Polish cap
ltal as speedily as possible
LONDON, March 22-The Exchange
Telegraph company has u dispatch
from its Petrograd correspondent say.
ing that great enthusiasm was mani.
tested In Petrogrnd on the receipt Of
the news. Crowds OF people thronged
the streets, cheering and lndulging IN
patriotic demonstrations
The fortress was occupied by Rus.
sian troops Immediately after It's sur.
render.
LONDON. March 22.--The British
official press bureau this afternoon
issued the following statement:
Information has been received that
/. the fortress Of Pryesnysl has fnIlen
and that the garrison has surrendered
10 Russian arms"
Continued on Last Page
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-03-22
ZEPPELIN RAID FAILS
WhirrinE Of Motors Warns Paris aud
Artillery Causes Them 10 Retreat
Before Reaching City.

CALAIS, via Paris, March 22.-The
third Zeppelin attack upon this city,
timed at almost the precise hour that
the aerial raid war made upon Paris
early Sunday morning, was made In.
effective because the whlrring Of the
airshlps motors gave adequate warn
ing Of their approach The Zeppellns
came from the direction Of the sea,
but received such vigorous lombard
ment from French artillery that they
retreated before they reached the city.
II is supposed here that they intended
to make another effort to drop bombs
In the hOrbor and On the railroad juno
tion
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-03-22
WHEAT AND FLOUR EXPORTS
ENDANGERING REQU QUIREMENTS

WASHINGTON. March ~ Warn
ing that the present heavy exports 10
Europe nations of American wheat
and flour cannot be- continued with
out endangering the wheat supplies
for food and seeding requirements at
home was contained to-day In the de-.
partment Of agriculture agriruutu.
raj outlook
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-03-22
SOCIALISTS CONDEMN MEMBER
FOR VOTING AGAINST BUDGET

AMSTERDAM vita London, March
22 The Socialist party IN the Ger
muU reich stag has given out decla-
m0W according To dispatch reach.
ma here from Rerlin, severely de
uuuu.ng the breach Of discipline"
committed boy knr liehknecht the
SorINlist deputy, in voting against the
adoption uf the budget IN the reich
stag March 20