The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-02-03
INTERESTING SIDELIGHTS
ON GREAT T WAR.

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Belgium affords remarkable oppor
tuuiy throughout the country FOR
adopting ON large scale the princl-
piles Of modern towns and villages
urged by the association.
LONDON, Feb. 3 In response
to the demand for mouth-organs for
the use OF the British soldiers ana
sailors, one Of the larger instrument
firms has ordered 1000 from Swltz-
crlaud All Of them are for Il single
customer who intends to distribute
them among the fleet In home waters
Another firm has sold 1000 mouth
organs s'ucc the beginning of the
war. has placed an order for g.
coo mora. The only. sources " sup
ply now are Switzerland and the
United States
ROTTERDAM Feb. 3 In answer
to an English official statement that
English ordinance factories are now
turning out gun which is the
equal OF the Krupp 42-centimcter
field mortars, statement has been
issued in Germany assuring the pub
lic that It requires more than three
years to complete the construction
Of one of these weapons
BERLIN. Feb g. The number Of
visitors from the provinces nhr
abroad TO the German capital has fai-
len or over 81 per cent since the
outbreak NJ hosultes In December
only $4,000 persons came to the
capital as compared with 10000 IN
the same month Of the preceding
year. Among the countries with
which Germany is at war Brltons
and French totallcd all together only
seven, Belgians 81, Russians ll4,
and portuccse, g There Was an influx
and Portuguese . There was an influx
CLANS 29q Dutch, 25J SWISS and II
italians, but other neutral countries
we're represented boy very small
groups
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signs and placurds posted on the
/ streets, on the Inner or outer walls
of shops or other places NJ business
Bills receipts. lettrrhrads ana o'her
business forms must b" In the Ger
man language, BOOKS lhNHl "' N'p,
only In German money Metz ana
several towns In upper AlHuce are eN
emptcd from the decree
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ports In Dresden the number OF
frauds has been reduced oy Ior'l
per cent and hurglaries by seventy
per cent This occurrence Is not at
tuhulad to the calling up NJ h'
members OF the habltual criminal
classes among the men drawn to tax
their places In the ranks ot .the army
but is due to psychological rea'o hS
In the opinion "' 'l' "',''
CARDIFF Wales, FeD. w l'ei
the new Welsh army ot 'o,oVo taR'
the field they Will go To ha''' IT.
the sound OF Welsh male 'ho'I
Whl'h mas "ee"
The choral organization Is know,
,s the welsh Army Male Noic
, Chorn," and It's members includ
some Of the finest singers in tn
, Welsh valleys, men who have com
p,,,.,,5a,. 49, 49, r,i,str,Isy festivals
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hos again taken mn the question q
the projected tunnel under IN
Epglisb channel. some writer's point
,pv ont that had the project bee
! raa,i,sd the cooperation " Rrus
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: prccIbIe pr effect on the military opera
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