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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-08-26
BELGIUM COAST
BOMBARDED BY
ENGLISH SHIPS
LARGE MUNITIONS FACTORY
AT ZEEBRUGGE DESTROY
ED By SHELLS

Flushing, Holland. Aug. 26.-Several
British warships appeared today off
Knocke, Belgium, and bombarded the
coast. A press dispatch says that
shells burst over a factory between
Zeebrugge and Lisseweghe.
The Germans replied with their
coast defense guns, but their fire
finally ceased.
Heavy clouds of smoke appeared
over Zeebrugge, but no fires were
visible.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-08-26
MANY FORCED TO LIE 2
TO ESCAPE TORTURE
"WHEN MOBS ARE NO LGNG-
ER POSSIBLE, LIBERTY
WILL BIZ DEAD"
(By Associated Press

Boston, Aug. 26-Former Governor
Cole BIease OF South Carolina in an
address delivered here today before
the Governors Conference on "The
Duty and Responsibility OF Chief Ex-
ecutives in Dealing with Prisoners"
declared that the lynching of men
in the south for certain crimes Is a
protection to civilization. He con-
demned the third degree" in deal
ing with prisoners and expressed the
opinion that 1t was worse in some
respects than lynching
"The money we spend for courts
and prisoners is very i'll laid out"
said Governor Blease. He continued
in part: 1--WE make. by distrust, the
thief, the burglar and incendiary,
and by our court and jail we keep
him so. An acceptance of the senti-
ment of love throughout Christene
dom for & season would bring the
felon and the outcast to our side in
tears, with the devotion Of his fac
ulties to our service.
within the past few weeks we
read in the newspapers OF a man who
had made an attempt upon the life
of another being piled with questions
until he was too weak to talk, then
being walked up and down the corri-
dors OF his prison to revive him, then
piled with questions again, and sub
jected to God alone knows what else,
in the administration OF the third
degree Later the prisoner was
found on the floor of his cell with
his skull crushed in, and it was stat
ed that he had climbed to the top of
his cell door and jumped to the floor.
killing himself Whether he was
murdered or whether he really COM
mitted suicide | do not know; but
this ! do know, that the suicide of
any nan would hardly be unnatural
under such circumstances, and that
the treatment accorded him, before
conviction would have been dis
grace to our civilization even had 1t
occurred after he had been tried and
sentenced
"This third degree method that is
practiced in the North and the East
and the West--less frequently, am
glad to say in the South-whether a
man be killed during its administra-
tion, or whether he be driven to
commit suicide, or whether he be tor
tured sometimes into confessing
crimes of which he may be innocent,
is barbarity in a sneaking form, un-
der the sanction OF law, and those
guilty Of practicing 1t evidence spir-
1t as mean and contemplate as the
malice which animates the midnight
assassin.
Three years ago I had the pleas
ure of addressing this conference in
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-08-26
TWO ARE POISONED;
FATHER AND DAUGHTER

Orlando Britton, 81 years old, and
Maude Britton, 13, are both dead at
Mooreland as the result Of taking
strychnine by mistake for quinine.
The girl was i'll and her father want
ed her to take quinine. He swallow
ed one capsule to show her how. She
then took the, second one.
1t is not known how the strychnine
came to be mixed with the quinine.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-08-26
ALLOWANCES COST MILLIONS.

London, Aug. 26--ln sentencing a
soldier for fraud in connection with
separate allowances, Magistrate VIII
liam Treloar today remarked that he
understood the nation was now pay
ing something like 100000 pounds a
year in these allowances to families of
soldiers absent at the front.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-08-26
RUSSIANS FIGHT BRAVELY,
BUT RETREAT SLOWLY
FLOCK OF 81 AEROPLANES
BOAiBARD GERMAN NUM-
TIONS FACTORY
(By Associated Pressl

Berlin, Aug. 26.-The great Rus
sian fortress of Brest-Litovsk was
captured by the Teutonic forces to-
day.
German and Austro Hungarian
troops stormed the works on the
Western and Northwestern front and
succeeded last night in entering the
center fortress. The Russians then
gave up the fortress. Thousands of
the Russians and great quantities Of
ammunition and supplies were taken
by the Germans. The great bulk Of
the sIav army are retreating but con-
testing every inch Of ground, stub
bornly.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-08-26
ONE OF TACCART's FRIENDS
PLEADS GUILTY; TO JAIL
(By Associated Press.)

Indianapolis, Ind, aug. 26.-James
(Bud) Gibson, indicted with Tom Tag
CART and others, charged with election
Irregularities, pleaded guilty today to
conspiracy and was remanded to the
custody of the sheriff
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-08-26
BULGARIA. win Remain Neutral.

Washington, D. c., Aug 26.-Unof-
ficial advices to representatives Of the
Balkan nations here, say that Bulgaria
has signed an agreement with Turkey,
which includes a provision that she
will remain neutral. An attempt to
form a Balkan league, failed.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-08-26
LIFE TOLL OF TROPICAL
STORM TOTALS 275
(By Associated Press. J

Houston, Tex, Aug. 26-The tropi-
cal storm, visiting the Texas coast ten
days ago, took two hundred and seven
ty-five lives. according to the revised
lists.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-08-26
zeppelins Scouting over England.

Amsterdam, Aug pa German
Zeppelin passed over Dutch Island,
Vlieland, this morning in the direction
of England This is the second time
In two days that a Zeppelin has been
seen travelling in that direction.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-08-26
Bernstorff and Lansing Confer.

Washington, Aug. 26.-Von Bern-
storff conferred with Secretary Lam
sing, an hour this morning. and
while both refused to talk, it is under
stood the ambassador reiterated that
it was not the intention of Germany
that Americans me lost on the Arabic.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-08-26
Flock Of Aviators Visit Germany.

Paris, Aug, 26.-Sixty-two French
avators on the night of August 25th,
flew. over the German arms factory
north or Sarrelouis. throwing a total
of more than one hundred and fifty
shells, thirty of them being of large
calibre. A great deal of damage was
done.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-08-26

London, Aug 26.-In the second
bombardment of the Belgium coast by
British warships Wednesday night, it
became known today that much dam
age was done to a munitions factory
at Zeebrugge.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-08-26

Telephone companies in Turkey
are now employing girls at the
switchboards.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-08-26

August Ordolph, or Walter Ordolph,
an Austrian or German, was caught in
Florida the other day with drawings
and sketches of military reservations
and lighthouses along the coast. He
denied reports that he was of Aus
trian birth and had received remit
tances from relatives in Austria.
Ordolph was arrested by federal
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-08-26
Japan viii supply AIlies With Shells

Toxic, Aug. 26.-The establishment
of SPECIAL factories for the manufac-
ture of shells will be a part of the in
creased assistance which Japan has
decided to give to the Allies.
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tcOnthued on Page FIve.)
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Icontlnued On Fage Two.l
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-08-26

Classified want will sell,
trade or rent II. There are
bargains In want section.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-08-26

Continued on Page Five9
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-07-15
TWO SENATORS
ARE CRITICISED
LabOr's legislative Committee
VIII Make CaustiC Report
at Convention

WHILE the text Of the report to
w be made by the Legislative com.
mittee " the State Federation Of
Labor st the annual state convention,
to open In Oklahoma City, August 10,
has not been given out, II ls rumored
In labor circles that scorching criti.
cism will be bestowed upon Senator
{. f. Barrett OF Shawnee, now In
charge Of the democratic state press
bureau, Senator J. Elmer Thomas Of
Lawton, and other democratic repre-
senmtivcs In the state law making
body who, In the view OF the laborite
committee, have shown themselves un-
friendly to organized labor and OBJ
structlve TO humanitarian legislation
desired by It.
IT Ii expected that the convention
will be one Of the most interesting In
the history Of the organization IN the
stnte, as some vital matters win be up
for discussion, none more caloric In
nature, however than the report VI
the legislative committed
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-07-15
AUSTRIA'S RED BOOK
Government Issues Documents Cover.
Ing From 1909 Up to the Break
With Italy

BERLIN, July l6-(By wireless to
Sayville Among the news items
Items prepared by the Overseas Agency
today for transmission abroad by
wireless telegraph was the following
The Austro Hungarian government
has published Red Book dealing with
the preparedness OF Italy for war. II
shows that the Italian government re
ceived Incorrect information from its
diplomats who under estimated the
preparedness OF Austria. The docu.
ments have to do with the years OF
1909 and l0ll and prove that the al.
legged violation Of the triple alliance
was approved by Italy"
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-07-15
INDUSTRIES ARE
FOR CONFERENCE
American Producers Invoke Aid Of
Packers Toward Getting Special
Session Of Congress

WASHINGTON, July 10 American
meat packers I'm conference here with
the state department seeking relief
from British detention Of some four.
teen million dollars worth Of cargoes
10 European ueutrals, have been asked
by representatives " cotton growers
livestock interests, state officials in
the cotton and cattle belts and other
American business interests affected
by the war 10 join I'm a general con.
ference here having for Its object q
proposal for special session OF con
gress 10 deal with the rights OF neu
trails. II also would take up the Ques
tion Of providing shipping facilities for
Americans
Representative " the great Chicago
packing houses who concluded their
conferences with state department Of
ficials today, dlsclalmed any initis
tive action IN the proposed conference
and said their cooperation In tht
movement depended ON whether tn,
negotiations no win progress resultet
In any relief
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-07-15
COL. TOMBSTONE
STRICKEN DOWN
Bartlesville Capitalist Dies Of Heart
FAllure-Promlnent In State for 80
IeArs-Funeral Friday Afternoon

BARTLBSyIILE, Okla, July 10
The funeral Of Col. William John.
stone, who died at his home here
Wednesday Of heart failure, viii I've
held Friday afternoon at 3 o'clock,
according 10 arrangements made
Thursday.
Colonel Johnstone was pioneer OF
valid for some years, having suffered
II stroke OF appopleHE In bOS. Az
times he improved In health hut sew
eral weeks ago he was confined TO his
home by all attack Of acute indiges-
ton, from which he did not recover
He was 20 years old.
Colenel tombstone was a pioneer OF
the Indian Territory and u leader In
Republican politics Of that section oi
the country. He was candidate fof
national committeeman In 1908 but
ON account of sickness was forced tc
leave the field. lie is survived by his
wife, one son and three daughters
lie was considered one Of the wealthy
men OF Bartlcsyille
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-07-15
REMINGTON STRIKE Is
AT STANDSTHIL STAGE

BRIDGEPORT Conn, July IA
The strike situation ut the plant OF the
Remington Arms company, where
union organizations are disputing mat.
ters OF Jurisdiction and which threat.
ems, unless settled to Involve several
thousand iron workers In the city aud
to tie up shipment Of war munitions
today was close to standstiu. La.
Dor leaders did not look for any I'm
portant Developments pending word
from President Gompers Of the Ameri
can Federation Of Labor, who has beer
asked to intervene.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-07-15
NEBRASKANN0TE
SSAT|SF FACTORY
Sec. Lansing Reports Germany Is
Ready 10 Make Due
ReparatiOn

W ASlllNGTON, July l5-Ger.
w many, In an official memorandum
transmitted today from Berlin by Am.
bnssador Gerard admits that the
American steamer Nebraskan was tor.
pedOed by submarine; expresses re
gret and readiness to make repara-
ton: and assures the United States
that the attack was not meant for
the American flag but is TO be con
sldered an unfortunate accident
Secretary Lansing made public the
German memorandum which closes
the incident, It was said, except ~ to
the payment Of damages.
The state department made this an
nouncement; "a
Ambassador Gerard has t6le.
yraphed the state department the fol
lowing memorandum from the German
foreign office:
The German government learned
from newspaper reports that the
American steamer Nebraska had beer
damaged by mine or torpedo, on the
southwest coast of Ireland. II, there
fore, started thorough investigation
aud 1t has become convinced that the
damage to the Nebraskan was causes
by submarine
"'On the evening Of May 25 last
the submarine met steamer bound
westward without flag aud with NJ
neutral markings on her foreboard
about 20 nautical miles west Of Fast
net Rock no appliance for the illumi
nation Of the flag or markings wal
to be- seen. In the twilight the nam,
VI the steamer was not visible from
CONTINUED on Last PageJ
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-07-15
ON TO WARSAW
IS GERMAN CRY
Indications Are That KaISer'S
Troops Are MasSine for
Master Drive
FRENCH HOLDING THEIR OWN
England'S Activity Is Hampered
by Internal Troubles, POlitl-
cal and Industrial
FRENCH HOLDING THEIR OWN

/ ONDON, July 1j.--ll 80 a. m.-
FROM Athens comes n report Of
q substantial advance made by the
Anglo French forces against the
krIthin Achl Baba line, but since 30
many Wild rumors originated In the
Grecinu capital this Is received with
reserve until officially confirmed.
The lutcst Paris communication
counters the claims Of German sue.
'tss In the ArgOnne region with the
report that the French have set foot
at scyernl points In the German
trenches on the road 10 Marie Therese
aud that the French are making
progress IN their attacks beyond the
Serron road west Of the forest OF
ArgUnne
On the eastern front nothing ap-
prnnching a decisive action has been
reported In fortnight The Ger.
mans, however, again are showing
actively between the Nieman aud the
Nlstula, where they have attacked in
'''''H ihHhiHb MI huNuutt HUNK Ou6
section from which the Russians re-
tired "a their second line.
All these signs point 10 a new Ger
man drive toward Warsaw from the
East Prussian frontier, but It In be.
lleved by military observers here that
the Russians have sufficient forces ia
this district to put up formidable re-
slstance.
II Is expected that the period Of
qulescence In southern Poland will be
Germans towards the river Bug.
Great Britain again is experiencing
domestic troubles with 10000 coal
miners actually on strike.
The meat packers representatives
are delighted with the news that the
Washington government IL about to
intervene In their behalf.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-07-15
RAILROAD VALUATIONS TO
BE SUBJECT TO ARGUMENT

WASHINGTON, July l5--Oral ar
guments on the fundamental principles
involved in the work OF making valu
alton Of the property Of common car
riers will begin before the interstate
commerce commission early In octo-
ber Representatives Of state railway
commissions as we'll as representatives
Of the railroads will discuss the ques'
tions. Dates will be announced later
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-07-15
"NULLIFY LAW
OR We LEAVE"
Such, Says Agent, Is Attitude Of
Underwriting Com
panieS
IS TO TEST LAW IN COURTS
Law Enforced Until Nulliiied Says
Secretary SamuelS
Of Board

n TTORNEYS hive been retained by
"A the Insurance Company VI North
America 10 prepare "A brief attack
Ing the coustItutiOnality Of the new
Insurance law Of Oklahoma known rs
House Rlll No. 70, which the head Of
leading insurance agency In this
city dcsignntrs ns the crudest meas
ure ever drawn"
Locul underwriters assert that,
knowing the Inv to be- defective, the
state department il In mood 10 sub
NIT 10 almost anything In the way "
" the law IN the courts aud 10 keep
the Insurance companies In the state
until the next session Of the legisla
ture at which time 1t will be possible
tu so amend the law that II will hold
water and will not operate 10 bring
about condition In this state similar
to that which recently has been rec
titled IN Missouri, wherein number
" the principal companies withdrew
from that commonwealth because Of
rndicnl aud unfriendly Legislation
Board Is Without Funds.
Moreover, It IN pointed out that the
new board, which IL TO have super
vision over rates and other features Of
the underwriting business, has no
money with which " operate IL II
were not for this crippled condition,
the underwriters say, the state de
partment would be- In less concilia.
tory mood.
II Is even feared that, II a tenta-
tive agreement Is effected, and the law
ls not nulllfled by legal process, the
only result Of such tempOriEing ar
rnngement will he the securing OF a
big appropriation from the Legislature,
and adoption Of defiant attitude
toward the companies rather than the
Continued on Last sfsEsl
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-07-15
GRANDSON UF MARSHAL FIELD
GETS ARMY PROMOTION

CHICAGO, July l5.-Harry Field, a
grandson of the late Marshal Field
has been promoted In the ranks OF
the British army FOR distinguished
service, according TO word received
here today. lie has been placed In
command OF an automobile transpor
tatlon division.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-07-15
FIRST CASE UNDER NEW
HOTEL LAW COMES UF

The first case to be filed In Okla
hoan county falling under the new no
tel aud innkeepers' law, passed by the
last legislature, was filed In Justic,
Of the Peace Beall's court Thursday
The complaint Ii by the Western no
tel against Luther stubns aud charge,
that he attempted to beat the hous,
out Of $40 due lt
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-07-15
DISTINCTION OF STOCK
CARS NOT NECESSARY NOW

According to an order received from
the bureau OF animal industry by DIR.
r. W Brewer inspector In charge for
this district, order number 233, which
was promulgated at the time the foot
and mouth disease was raging, win be
cancelled July 10. The order proyid.
ed that all cars 10 be used In the trans
portatlon OF cattle horses, sheep, hogs
or other ruminants between two states
or territories, should be thoroughly
disinfected
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-07-15

Are Justified
Concerning War

BERLIN, July 1b.--In justification
Of the superlative adjectives that are
applied TO the present war, William
Mlchaells has complied figures IN
overland and sea, showing Just how
big the war IL.
He estimates that 21,77oOOO men
stand opposed to each other--i2 $40,
900 on the side OF the allies and 1880.
900 for Germany Austria and Turkey
On the naval side, his estimates are aa
fnllnma.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-07-15

TT Is not generally Known that III

TT Is not generally known that the
= Quinn and Beal case from King
fisher county, ON which the grand.
father clause was decided In the Unit
cd States supreme court, was not ap.
pealed to that court by the district
attorney or the defendants, hut was
never carried higher than the ~
Louis circuit court OF appeals. by that
tribunal II was referred TO the su
preme court under the statute which
says that where n case has been ap.
pealcd to the circuit court Of appeals
and the prejudlces are I'm doubt as to
tConttnued on aN PnEel
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-07-15
VETS Of BLUE
MEET AT ALVA
-
One Day Of Reunion 10 Celebrate
Opening Of Cherokee
Strip

N Iva, Okla, July i5-That Okla.
IA homa Department, Grand Army
n the Republic, will hold It's annual
'eunlon in this city this fall was an
iounced today by Adjutant w W.
Hiatt u the Woods county regiment
which organization was Joined by the
klva commercial club In extending M
invitation TO the soldiers 10 meet here
The old soldiers will give one day,
September ~, to celebrating the open
ng of the Cherokee Strip.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-07-15
VA1s JURM

NEW YORK, July 15-While
awaiting the decision Of Supreme
Court Justice Hendrick on the Ques
tiOn Of Harry X Thaw's sanity,
ThRw's counsel had prepared for sub
mission today formal order yacating
the original commitment under which
he was first sent To Mntteawan. JUS
tice Hendrick had promised to receive
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-07-15
WRONG LENDING
TOBELL|GERENTS
Authority On Commerce Says
American Financial Policy
Is Destructive

WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.
w Va, July 10.-Bankeu Of the
United States were warned today
that they must prepare to hspdle the
financial end OF wide Anseficun for
eign trade, by Dr. h. II. Pratt. tthief
OF the bureau of foreign aud domestic
commerce In speech here today be-
fore the West Virginia bankers asso.
citation convention. The development
Of large export business u NV
(COntlnued On Last fngrJ
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-07-15
6rucruiiJ fair and continued warm
weather tonight and Friday

The low pressure area II central over
western N"hr'kn this morning II hns
gwen lghf showers Ani thuuder,torms
10 HE northern Rocky mountains. Ms.
souri, and upper Mississippi valleys Light
rains are reported also in the lowcr hike
weather has prevailed throughout the
sputhwcu uul iu the Cotton Bolt o.,
.ept moderate 10 heuvy rains Ia northern
Floriln oud eastern Georgia Irmprru
'ure- are above normal this morning over
ell " the territory east NJ the Rocky
mountains The low" thnt is central over
Nebraska is moving slowly northeustvurd
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-07-15
NORWEGIAN RONT TORPEDOEp

LONDON, July l5.-li 80 a. m
The Norwegian steamer Rym has
been torpedoed and sunk The sec
ond engineer was killed, hut the rest
of the crew has landed at Great Var
mouth.