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Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-01-29

iheie sold. In which. after much dis
CuSSIoh and some hesitation OF opiu-
i,oH' the validity Of the purchase has
been sustained"
France Holds Differently.
France alone Of the great comr,.,-
GliI nations, Senator Walsh said. had
EcId differently, but the attitude OF
france mad been assailed vigorously
oy me other powers and her laws FOR
pldding any transfers OF enemy ybips
during a war had not beer enforce
senator Walsh reviewed at length
from an opinion by Attorney General
OF tho United States i'm 1854.
winch maintained the right of a neu-
tIaI 10 purchase n merchant vessel
uutins the war from a citizen OF
either belligerent and Insisted maj
this had been the American doctrine
Tor over a hundred years.
similar views had been procIaimed
ne said, by Secretaries OF State C'ass.
rlsh and Evarts, and supported hv
the United States supreme court il
deciding adversely to the claim of the
United States In the case of The
Benito Estanger during the Spanish
American war.
Reviewing the declaration of Lon
the senator declared lis priu-
clples ola not change Great Britain's
attitude toward marine transfers dur
ing the war.
In any controversy with the Amer
lean government as TO transfers in
war Time, Great Britain would hr
Dound, past all hope of escape" SEN
ator Walsh asserted, but for The
speech 10 which the senate listened
Monday last (Senator Root. pos
Idly our cousins may be disposed to
make some allowance for words
spoken In debate into which, on the
tegtiInony OF the senator, partisan
politics had been allowed to enter"
When Senator Walsh concluded.
Senator Sherman began a speech AT,
tacking the bill. He injured why
h government did not go into the
milling business, now that flour was
1920 a barrel. II high prices for
ocean transportation had induced IT
to seek to embark in the shipping
business. With clothing so high. ~
suggested that the government might
start a sheep ranch to raise wool and
open a wooden mill.
Was Mere Paper.
lie declared Senator Walsh's arei-
ment had not seriously shaken" the
presentation of the possible interna-
tional complications made by Senator
Root.
We are No longer following the
distractions Of mere legal principles.
which viii lose us in a labyrinth he
said. The neutrality Of Belgium has
been invaded ard whether in Jest or
in earnest, the answer has been made
that the neutrality treaty was a mere
scrap OF paper. How may we expect
the unsigned declaration of London.
or any negotiations. TO be binding on
the countries at WARP"
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-01-29

When the average man secs red
he's apt TO fight; ditto the average
nation. which is but an aggregation
Of men.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-01-29

tn most formidable thing In mod
crn warfare next { tn submarine
seems 4 he tn Cigaret. What's be-
come o. tn ole fashioned deadbeat
who used { say, i guess you'll have
T. charge this. George. l left my peck
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-01-29

From the beginning Of recorded
history strong nations at war have
either ignored or violated the rights
OF weaker neutral nations.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-01-29

This proposed Detroit marriage
insurance company policies 10 be
paid on marriages would be likely TO
boost the matrimonial game, but it's
doubted that it would pay dividends.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-01-29

when all families ana neighbor-
hoods are peaceful, the outlook for
world peace will be az bright as the
sun at noon ON "a clear day.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-01-29

Concession is a modern devil,
shouts "a lady lecturer. Should say
that agreement with her would de
pend ON whether getting or having 10
make.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-01-29

cuba will probably be shocked
when the president, by direction of
congress, asks, What about that lit
tie p~acification bill?"
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-01-29

Has a mania for the minority
Senator p%cttigrew, once a
populist, announces his conversion to
Socialism.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-01-29
48 d IDA VS.

Have elapsed since the day on which tho
city administration. 3 month previously,
definitely promised that IL would furnish
an ample supply OF pure drinking water
through the city mains, and that promise
has not been fulfilled.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-01-29

The contention Of Tho World ig not
.hRt the city has nos a proven supply OF
good water suitable Tor drinking purposes.
but that the water department has not
up TO this time delivered 1t In the water
mains.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-01-29

'here sold. In which. after much dis
cusslon and some hesitation of opiu-
,on' the validity Of the purchaqa has
been sustained"
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-01-29
Bill By GIaSCO Causes
A Split In Democrats

CONTINUED From Page One.)
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-01-29
Fraudulent Advertisers.

A'committee substitute for the bills
by Disney and Durant. prohibiting
fraudulent advertising. was reported
and ordered placed upon the calen-
dar. 10 includes the word know
ingly.' which is objected to by many
advertising solicitors on the ground
that this hill will leave a loophole for
designing advertisers who m~aliciously
misrepresent articles for sale
The bill requiring county clerks to
take the census and secure other
statistical information that the state
board Of agriculture is now supposed
to secur was reported favorably.
The Abney bill. prohibiting fortune
telling or c~lsirVOyancy. for compensa-
ton, also received 2 favorable report.
The following bills received adverse
committee reports.
Providing FOR the release Of sccuri-
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-01-29

to refer the matter to the Democrat,
caucus
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-01-15
The War in Mexico
Latest Developments Among Our Revolution
airy Neighbors of the South.

properties in the Tampico district,
was delivered to the state depart
ment today by British Ambassador
Sprin Price The representations
followed the receipt of reports by
the British authorities that destruc-
ton OF British oil wells and stopping
Of operation of all others were in
tended by the Carranza officials.
It was pointed out n the British
protest that the British government
Is dependent on the Tampico OIL
fields to large extent for its oil
supplies needed particularly duning
the war and that cutting off this
supply would cause prices in Great
Britain to soar. Ambassador Spring
Rice conferred with Secretary Bry-
an to impress upon him the serious
ness Of the situation and to urge i'm
mediate and drastic steps by the
United States to prevent the enforce
ment of Carranza's decree. Bryan
informed him that the United States
had already. notified Consul Canada
at Vera Cruz to make strong repre-
sensations to Carranza on the sub
ject but suggested that Spring-Ric
cable Carranya directly. The am
bassador said he would do THE.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-01-15
SIOUX CITY HAS
BIG BLAZE TODAY
Trimble Block Destroyed by Fire
with Loss Of About w
$20o, 900.

limited Press Leased Wire Service.
SIOUX CITY, Iowa, Jan. 15.-An
early morning fire DESTROYED the
Trimble block, Sixth md Pierce
streets. with loss of 500 900. Fire
Chief George NJ. kellogg and Fireman
Robert Thompson were injured when
blown from the building by gaso,
line explosion. The fire started In
the basement from unknown causes at
a. m. and was not under control I'm,
til $50. For time ST. Vincent's
hospital was in danger and many pa
tents were removed many in criti-
cal condition from shocks
w. s. Gilman, owner of the build
ing, loss sos, 900: Nash and Hough
Furniture store. loss $4,000; Over
land Sioux City COMPANY loss $70,-
900; Schultz Automobile company.
loss $4,000: Dickinson Undertaking
company. loss $4,000, are among
heavy losers
The Overland company says 1t lost
100 automobile stored in the building
for the spring trade.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-01-15
White Slavery CHARGE

limited Press Leased Wire Service.
ST. JOSEPH, Mich, Jan. 15-
Search that will extend over half a
dozen middle western states was in.
stituted by department OF justice Off
Gals today for Conner Campbell, IS
year old son of T. w. Campbell. FL
gin, H., church worker and Y. NJ. C.
A. leader. The boy Is wanted on a
white slavery charge. The story told
by Miss Lila Dimon, II year old, pretty
choir leaGer, in Lacrosse Presbyterian
church that she had been lured from
her home by CampbelPs promises
that he would make her star in a
big theatrical production, and then
had been left penniless in local
hotel by the Elgin youth, was respon-
sib1e for the investigation Miss
Dimon told her story today to spe-
cial investigator of the department of
justice who came here from Chicago
to handle the case.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-01-15
Senator Lodge Says Any First Class Fighting Na-
ton Could Come Over Here and Give
us a Good Licking.
DEFENsES ARE NOT ADEQUATE
Army, Navy and Even the National Guard arel
Not Properly Balanced Proportioned, or
Equipped, He Says

and swift communication, what pos-
sible defense could be offered to al
military machine, organized to the
highest point Of efficiency, by an un1
trained people spr,1ging to armai
which they have not got; the ocean,
barrier which defended us in s177S
and 1912 no longer exists. Our army
today is neither properly balanced.
properly proportioned. nor properly
equipped. 1t is also clear that We
have no reserves to draw upon for
the support OF the regular army in
case of war. These reserves should
be created.
"I do not believe that viraity,i
patriotism and courage are so dead
in the United States or so narcotiedl
by commercialism and the talk oil
professional peace advocates, that
we could not get 100000 young mem
or Ave times that number under
proper conditions to make them
selves fit and ready to come to the
defense OF the country whenever the
country Is attacked.
What I have said of the regular
army is true of the militia. 1t 1s un-
balanced, 1t is insufficiently equipped,
it requires the careful and liberal at
tention of congress. 1t is also true
of the navy. 1t is strong In certain
directions and very weak In others. T
mo matter what the reasons may
be for our lack Of aeroplanes in both
services, the deficiency ought to be-
supplied. If the manufacturers cam
not make them we should makes
them ourselves"
Lodge advocated the enlistment OF
mechanicians to run the machines:
at salaries high enough to attracel
them to the service.
IAN army or navy without aero
planes, as we practically are today
would be helpless indeed, in the face
of an enemy provided with them.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-01-15
Burlington Boy in Trouble.

ST. LOUIS, Mo, Jan. 15.-Howard
Bokenkamp. %, son Of Henry Boken-
kamp, OF Burlington, Iowa. an archi-
tect, was arrested in Chicago as he
applied at the general delivery office
for letter from his wife. formerly
Miss Iva Mccormick, Of University
City, Mo, whom he married after they
had obtained marriage license on a
dare" Mrs BoNenkamp is 90. Box
enkamp, the Chicago police asserted,
confessed that he passed worthless
checks aggregating $125 in st. Louis
stores The pair met in the recorders
office at Clayton, Mo-, on business for
Bokenkamp's father. He jokingly OBJ
tanned a marriage license on a dare
and the couple were married week
ago.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-01-15

limited Press Leased Wire Servtce.I
NEW YORK. Jan. Is. III a. MI
The German success in driving the
French across the Aisne east OF So1s-
sons is the most important victory
either side has won in the western
war area since winter began. It's
present significance is neSlibie but II
the Germans can maintain their posi-
ton south of the river they will have
a permanent. crossing for future oper-
ations toward Paris.
Whether the spring campaign will
so develop az to permit new drive
on Paris cannot be known now to any
one. But, certainly this possibility
exists, and in it is the warrant for
Germany's suddenly developed Sots-
sons offensive. The kaiser, recovered
from his recent illness, seems to have
selected the Aisne front for his con-
valescent visit to the firing line, which
in itself suggests that more than
casual imp ortance is attached by the
Germans to the seizure of crossings
over the Aisne.
At no other place have the Ger
mans secured Judgement south OF
the Aisne If they hold their newly
won positions. they will be able to
threaten the rear of the French COM
munications at scissors and If ser
ious German effort is made to reach
Paris once more, the difficulty of the
allies defense of the Aisne positions
will h, much Increased
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-01-15
GERMANY

Iunited Pres, eased Wire Service.l
BERLIN, is. (via wireiess)-
Claims that French LOST e" ee,n
ously in II .@shtins north OF so's-
sons when y were driven south Of
the Aisne u an admission that Ger
man trer : taken during the night
near Mesnyl were later abandoned
because they wore found Impossible
to hold without heavy sacrifices,
were made today The war office de-
cIares that the French assault on the
German lines north Of Verdun near
Ally have failed and that the at
tackina forces were dispersed with
heavy loss.
The French, 1t 10 stated. are con-
tinuing their efforts to take the
German positions in the triangle at
st. MihieI and have sacrificed a large
number Of men In the attempt. In
every instance the attacking force
has been repulsed according to re-
ports reaching Berlin. The fighting
to the northeast Of Scissors continues
with little change In the positions
and the naval and land lombard.
! ments Of the German positions close
to the Belgian coast are being main
tanned with little damage TO the Ger.
man entertainments.
| Definite progress is reported in the
!; German attacks on the Russians' po-
sitions west Of the vistuIa. To the
northeast Of Rawka 1t is stated tina.
Point D'appa has been carried by
assault and that 500 prisoners, three
machine guns and flag were cap
tured. Stubborn Russian counter at
taeks have been repealed with heavy
iosses to the enemy.
The war office in commenting or
! the operations to the north of Sois
! sons, says that conditions there are
similar TO those of the battle o,
Gravciotte In 1870.
BY series Of general assaults, aid
ed by the artillery, II 10 declared thai
cufFies, Buey-Le-Lons, Missy, SUI
4 Ans and Valerie were all captured By
the German infantry. The French
iwere defeated so signaliy that the,
abandoned quantities Of supplies and
all Of their wounded. The northern
banks Of the Aisne it is declared were
| literally covered with dead and
wounded.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-01-15

RUSSIA

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
PETRoGRAD, Jan. 15.-The Rus
sian drive against the German lines
along the northern east Prussian from
tier 10 declared to be Increasing In
proportions The entire Russian left
wing 10 now said to be engaged and
to be forcing the Germans back on
their main defense positions. In or
der to check It, General Won linden
burg 10 resumins the offensive along
tho center at the junction OF tho
Bzura and Rawka rivers. He fas been
bringing up new masses Of artillery,
evidently depending on his big 0uns
to render the Russian trenches unten-
able. The Germans have succeeded
in advancing beyond the villages Of
Bin skupi and sucha, northeast OF
BoIimow, but despite this admission,
the military experts here claim that II
will be Impossible for them to gain
any real advantage at this point
Although the German offensive 10
admittedly Increasing the Russian
forces, correspondents at the front
quote the Russian staff az believing
ar :.
that the present movement 10 Intended
70 cover . general withdrawal Of the
German forces to the westward. They
say that there are plenty Of evidences
that Won Hindenburg 10 at last con.
WINGED that the Russian defense OF
Warsaw cannot be broken and that
he Is planning to Withdraw part OF
his active forces to send them to
France where the Germans are again
essaying an offensive.
The weather has completely CHECK.
ed all offensive operations in the Car.
pathlan region and in the Caucasus.
A later report dealing with the sit
uation in the Caucasus declares that
the fighting In the region Of Kara
ourgan continues with the Turks be
/ ino forced backward In various direc
tlons. Many additional prisoners
I have been taken.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-01-15
Earthquake Of Wednesday Wiped Avezzano
From the Map Completely and Resulted
in Death Of 1919 People.
FIRST ESTIMATES OF KILLED., ARE Low
Three Hundred Soldiers in Wrecked Barracks
Were Buried in One Common Grave
Relief Work is Efficient.

, covering the bodies especially at
Avezzano, is very slow, as many OF
the partly destroyed buildings had to
be completely demolished in order
that rescuers might not face the dan
ger of being buried
The city is one great mass OF de-
bris. Nearly all OF the bodies SO far
recovered are crushed and mangled
beyond recognition Three thousand
soldiers, under command of enginee!
officials, are systematically; searching
the debris. All others are excluded
from the city. A score OF large tents
have been erected in the fields out
side the city. Under this the wound
,e>. are stretched out on cots under
the care OF military surgeons. Means
ana cries were still heard from some
Loo the ruined hoises to-day and~iad
these points the rescue workers we're
concentrated
nearly 800 bodies of soldiers we're
taken from the wrecked barracks and
because Of their condition were i'm
mediately buried in one common
grave. It has been ordered that all
bodies, when recovered be identified
If possible. Those that can be held
for relatives will be placed in gigan-
tic morgue which has already been
opened. But the majority. which are
mangled beyond recognition are be
ing buried almost Immediately In
order to prevent pestilence. Military
cordons have been placed about every
stricken town. King Victor is In per-
sonal charge and is touring the earth
quake zone accompanied by members
of his personal staff Under his d.
rection additional relief trains were
sent out from Rome today with doc.
tors and supplies.
Probably never before in the his
tory Of italian disasters has the re-
lief work been so complete and well
systematized. This was possible,
owing to the fact that good part OF
the army was already modified Tor
service and enormous quantities OF
foodstuffs, medical supplies and the
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-01-15
What the War Moves Mean
By J. w. r. Mason, Former European Man
ager of the United Press.

The effort to attribute the French
is Inappropriate. If French claim that
floods destroyed bridges and made ic
impossible to send reinforcement,
similar obstruction ought to have
prevented the Germans crossing the
stream. 1t is probable that the prime
reason for the French defeat was ths
existence of a weak spot in the French
line north of the Aisne which was
discovered by the Germans. Under
manned French trenches and the in
spiration given the German troops by
the presence OF the supreme war
lord doubtless caused what the Berlin
official report rightly characterizes
as brilliant feat for our troops
In England the French reverse viii
be received with much privately ex-
pressed personal bitterness. The po-
sitions lost by the French were orig
inally captured from the Germans by
Sir John French's army during the
battle of the Aisne. They are part
of the line north of the Aisne which
cost so much British blood to occupy
and which emphasized the brilliant
fighting qualities of British regulars.
For the ground to be lost once more
after the British army had been NOV
ed elsewhere on the firing line, is
bound to cause deep chagrin in Eng
land and an echo of Lord Kitchener's
epigram that the war won't begin Jus
til May.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-01-15

UNITED Press Leased Wire service-1
WASHINGTON, Jan. 1b.-"Un-
armed, unready, undefended. the
United States offers q standing invi-
tation to aggression and attack and
the idea still popular or used for
purposes of oratory by some peo-
pie that we can meet all dangers by
springing to arms when the moment
comes, is dream 50 wild that 1t
would be grotesque II It were not
tragic"
This was the statement OF Senator
Lodge of Massachusetts, to the SEN
ate. this Afternoon in urging the adop-
ton Of his resolution providing for
an inquiry into the military prepar.
edness Of this country.
II want an adequate national de-
Tense, and speaking broadly, care
little what 1t costs II we can obtain
sit.' said Lodge. Were It possible in
the present state of human nature in
the United States we could obtain
this adequate national defense with
out additional expense. Cut or our
needless army posts, cut off our
needless navy yards and stations.
Lay aside for few years appropria.
lions for public buildings and river
and harbor improvements where
they are not needed by the public at
large Every rejecting man must
favor general disarmament or general
restriction OF ornaments, but there
is no such Indictment to war pos
sible for rich and prosperous ma
ton, whether great or small, to dis
arm alone and remain unarmed in
the midst of an armed world.
Drop off all the expenses which
are designed for spots where votes
are lying thickest and you WIFI have
money enough to provide for suff1-
cient army and an adequate navy
without adding to the burden of taxa
ton. .., ....
'In these days Of rapid movement
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-01-15

tohiied Press Leased Wire Service. ]
WASHINGTON, Jan ,5.-To fore.
stail possible action by Governor Col.
au,'e OF Texas, administration officials
today planned to move quickly to pre-.
ven. the execution OF four American
redo.
ooiqultt was reported to have asked
ay OF sentence until he could reach
.,ueVo Laredo. 1t was feared here
nat any drastic personal interference
" me Texas governor might cause
complications. The men reported in.
owed are Headley White. Will Bur.
-, VIII White and Terrin Bobo.
'he state department. today await.
- word from Carranza on its protest
sainst the threatened closing of Mex.
,s an oil wells owned by foreign in
= crisis in the bitter struggle be-
Neeh the Carranza and villa forces
- the north and east was expected
Ensiapd's Protest
WASHINGTON. Jan. ia nro-
,sse OF the most vigorous character
1,om the British government against
eafranza's decree confiscatinr OH
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-01-15
AUSTRIA

limited Press Leased Wire ServiceI
VIENNA, jan 15.-The war office
today announced that the Russian at
tacks on the positions along the Nida
have ended for the present. Every eff
fort to take the Austrian positions in
this section have been reruIsed with
very heavy losses to the enemy and
practically none to the Austrians, the
officials say. In the eastern Carpath-
Ian, and In southern Bukovina only
unimportant skirmishes between re-
connoitering parties have taken place
since last week.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-01-15
TURKE !

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TEHERAN, Jan. 15-The Turkish
forces which occupied Tabriz are now
pressing on toward DJuIfa and will be
supported by further Turkish con-
tingent which is advancing through
urman Salinas The Turkish forces
arc advancing for The purpose Of Sc
CURING control Of the highways and
railways that lead to the Russian
frontier and which arc. the only prac-
tieabIe roads through Persia.