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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-08-25
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IN D { N A N D s
WANT EVERYTHING FOR
GERMANY, But WILL GIVE
NOTHING IN RETURN

Berlin Aug. l25,-Socialist news
papers today published reports OF
conferences by that party's Reichstag
members, concerning the socialist
peace aims. Following is a summary
Of the publication:
Peace must be permanent. leading
all European nations into closer re-
lat'on.. The German opponents
must not acquire any German terri
tory; every nation should have claus
es that should be introduced into the
peace treaties of all Of the belliger-
ents; tariff walls removed; freedom
of the seas established; the right to
capture abolished; Austria and Tur-
KEY must not be Weakened annexa-
tions of foreign territory, violates the
rights of peoples to safe rule and
weaken the international strength
and harmony of Germany. Therefore
I'VE oppose all plans of this sort .
and in closing finnally demands the
establishment of an international
peace court,
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-08-25
WELL KNOWN OIL
MAN IS ENTHUSIASTIC
SAYS CARTER WELL WILL OPEN
BIGGEST OIL FIELD IN STATE;
WORK PROGRESSING

VIM. NJ Murdoch, field manager for
e. N. Haskell and the Number One
Oil company, is enthusiastic over
prospects for a big oil strike in the
Carter well, northeast.
q believe the biggest strike in oil
in the state will result from the test
well now going down" he said recently
"Oil was struck in the we'll at a
depth of 1900 feet. The red beds were
passed at 700 feet. Since the 1900
foot mark was passed the drill has
been working in the most promising
sort of soil The indications certainly
are encouraging and a big strike is rea-
sonably certain within 5000 feet"
"All trouble has now been passed
and the work of actual drilling will
begin early next week" said Mr..
Millowee who is in charge of the
drilling.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-08-25
STATE MUST PAY TO
BRING BACK PRISONERS
BUT STATE Hk COIN FOR
THE PURPOSE q ESCAPING
WRONG poER> SAFE

There will be no Z prisoners
brought back to oklah Z. aor trial
after they shall have es\ & to an
other state, for some tin : least
unless some charitable pei sns shall
put up the money to defray the eX-
penses of officials who go after the
prisoners. This results from the dis
covery of the fact that the laws pro,
vide that expenses in such cases shall
be paid by the state and that tho
state has never made any appropria-
tion for such purposes. Ever since
statehood this has been the law and
all that time has been overlooked
and the counties have been paving
the expenses of person who went af-
ter requistioned prisoners.
The trip to Louisiana to bring
back prisoner under charges in
Hughes county cost d. W Williams
$55.7i. The county commissioners
turned the bill down, having theory
that it ought not to be charged to the
county. The attorney general ruled
that the law provides for payment of
such costs by the state The state
has no money with which to pay the
bill, there having heen no approprla,
tion
This situation win probably be-
come embarrassing before a way out
may be arranged by the legislature,
as it is rare that week passes when
some prisoner held for Oklahoma au-
thorities is not sent for to another
state 1t is not to be expected under
the circumstances that peace officers
will seek acquisitions and go to the
expense of bringing such prisoners
back.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-08-25
COMMISSIONERS CAN WORK
CITY PRISONERS ON ROADS
UNDER NEW LAW 80 PER
CENT AUTO TAX BIZ UTIL-
IZIlD IN ROAD BUILDING

Logan county will spend less mon
ey this year for roads and bridges
than any other county in the state;
even little ottawa county, with a
population of 10000, has appropriat-
ed $4,000 for road and bridge work
this year. Logan will spend 100000.
And Logan needs at least 100000 to
place the roads and bridges Of the
county in the shape they should be-
1t costs money to build roads and
bridges and it requires money after
they are built to keep them in repair.
Logan needs new bridges and the old
ones are sadly in need of repairs. If
they are not repaired, the county will
be the loser.
The county commissioners have not
yet fully decided upon tine location
of the new state road Certain It is.
however, that the community that Sc
cures the highway will have to show
the commissioners they appreciate 1t.
by doing a big share of the work. A
decision will probably be given with
in the next few weeks During the
past week many delegations of farm
ers have placed their arguments be-
for the board. The new drag law"
is also occupying much attention on
the part of the farmers. Every day
the commissioners or the county at
torney are called upon to define the
duties Of township officer.
Oklahoma will spend at least 49,
100000 this year FOR improvements
on the roads, according to estimates
of the state good roads enthusiasts.
The money will be derived through
taxation. large part of which will
come from the license tax now beina
collected under the new state road
law.
Oklahoma county, the largest coun-
ty in the state and second in
point of wealth will spend approxi-
mately $i4O,0OO this year FOR good
roads This is the amount estimated
by the board Of county commissions
ers which is making plans for the i'm
Of roads in that county.
No other county in the state, perhaps
will have as much money for road
as Oklahoma, but as
that each county will have
half the amount Of this county, or $40
BOO This for each of the N counties,
or rather for the remaining rs coun-
ties, would total $SS2OOOo Adding
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-08-25
WELL KNOWN, HONORABLE
CITIZEN CALLED BY DEATH
LONG TIME GUTHRIE MERCHANT
sUccUMBs TO FOUR MONTHS
ILLNESS

William Ritzhaupt died at 1920
O'Clock Tuesday evening, August "a,
at the Methodist hospital after a
lingering illness from cancer of the
bladder. The deceased never rallied
from recent operation, he was in a
semi-unconscious condition during the
last hours an drallied and was able to
recognize his wife and children at the
last.
The death of William Ritzhaupt is a
distinct loss to this community. He
was stalwart town-booster and an
honest, conscientious bushes man.
1t is customary to Judge of the
qualities of a man by the esteem in
which he is held by the community in
which he lives and works, a system
that at least approximates the truth,
but a man publicly displays only his
better side; other men, busy with their
own work do not know the intricacies
and the intimacies of his character.
A man under the tongue of good re-
port in his community may be a
tyrant in his own particular kingdom.
The absolute test of a man is the love,
or lack of it, manifested toward him
by the men with whom he works and
is closely associated with and his i'm
mediate family; they know his
weaker side as well as his stronger,
his harsher moods as well as his
gentler. they know The character, the
cuahty. the leart the man. BY that
test Guthrie and the business inter-
ests of this community and his sor-
rowing family have lost firm friend,
for truer, kindlier man than William
Ritzhaupt never lived. He was a
nobleman of nature.
Somewhere out in the void, when the
roll is called, spirit answers 'here."
The answer comes in a clear, firm,
honest, manly voice. For the transi-
ton from what we call life TO what we
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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-08-25
SHORT BAL | D 7.
ADVOCA I { D At
BOSTON NEE TING
IDAHO'S CHIEF EXECUTIVE
STANDS FOR ELIMINATION
or USELESS BOARDS
(By Associated Press.)

Boston, Aug. 25.-Simplification Of
state Noyelnn entail machinery was
advocated by Gov Moses Alexander,
of Idaho, in his address before the
Governors Conference here today.
He favored the short ballot elimi-
nation of useless state boards and
commissions, and vesting more pow
er in the executive departments Of
the states.
There must be absolute RESPONSE
bility fixed somewhere" Gov Alex
ander said while it may seem
good to the elector to have a long ball
lot and to vote for a candidate for
every office, the result is that the
responsibility is shifted from the
practical heads of institutions and
government to the minor and subor-
dinate officials, which are merely
cogs in the wheel of government and
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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-08-25
FINAL ROUNDUP OF
RATE CASE DATA

Commissioner George Henshaw and
Attorney General Freezing are in Chi
cago and Auditor J. M. Gayle of the
corporation commission, is in St Louis,
in final conference with the Oklahoma
rate experts preparatory to resump-
tion of the trial in the United States
court September 6. The intermission
since the last adjournment of the
hearing has been of great value to the
state.
II has given the accountants and
experts in the case an opportunity to
digest the data already accumulated
and to secure additional facts found
to be needed.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-08-25
PREF PAIRING F D R
D P { N | N c D F
CIT Y SCHOOLS
SEPTEMBER 20TH II DATE
SET; LIST OF TEACHERS
EMPLOYED

City board of education and prin-
cipals of the ward schools are pre-
pairing for the coming 1915-l6 school
semester.
High schools and ward schools will
open September 2Oth Teachers for
all positions have been employed
with the exception of the high school.
Several places are yet left untitled in
that school. Inability to induce good
teachers to come here for the price
we can pay them, is the main reason
for not having the places filled said
board member today. ."The people
are demanding a 9-months school and
to satisfy their wants salaries must
be cut" Repairs are going steadily
on at the different buildings and by
the time school is called on the
morning of September goth, all will
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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-08-25
DEMAND FOR STALLS
At FAIR GROUNDS BIC

The fair is yet a month away Yet
the officers announce that already
more than half of the live stock stalls
and accommodations are engaged.
Heretofore many exhibitors have wait
ed till almost the last day before ap-
plying for their requirements. This
year most of the exhibitors are secur-
ing their stalls before they are all
gone. Even last year there were not
enough to accommodate all. 1t now
looks as If the early applicant would
be the fortunate man.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-08-25
A|RPLANE SQUADRON bonn
BARD C0NSTANTINOPLE
GERMANS CONTINUE MARCH
TOWARDS PETR0GRAD;
ITALY ACTIVE
(By Associated Press.)

Paris, Aug. 25-British soldiers, in
furious fight on August "A defeat
ed the Turks in the Dardanelles and
forced four trenches, taking much
ammunition, several cannon and
many small arms.
The Turks refused to surrender
and preferred death to capture; thous-
ands of them were slain.
1t is now but a matter of days un-
til the Dardanelles will be in the
hands of the British. Italian troops
and transports are headed thar way
The Turkish soldiers have proven
not only the most stubborn fighters
OF the war but the most fearless
They court death and will not sur
render. The northern zone of
trenches in the Dardanelles ae now
in the hands of the British.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-08-25
IN HAITI THE bObO
FOLLOWERS STAND PAT

Cape Haitien, Aug. 25.-Adherents
Of DR.. Bobo, the revolutionary leader,
are still in arms. Col Cole of the
United States marine corps, who has
been conducting negotiations with
them, has made no progress. Bobos
supporters say they won't disarm as
long as their leader is denied the
presidency.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-08-25
CONGRESS OF FARM
WOMEN FOR OCT. 1ST

Arrangements are being made by
the Oklahoma congress of farm wom-
en- for program at the Oklahoma
State Fair Oct. j, which will be de-
waited to the interests and welfare OF
women on the farms of Oklahoma
The annual meeting of the congress
will be held in this city Oct ?. All
its sessions will be found women
from many sections of the state, who
are to represent the farm women's
clubs that have been organized un.
der the auspices of the congress.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-08-25
Russian AaIrmen Bombsrd Turks.

London, Aug -Bombardment of
the outskirts of Constantinople by a
Russian aeroplane squadron, result
ing in the death or injury of forty-one
persons was announced in an Athens
dispatch to the Central News. The
attack was made Monday on the
Asiatic suburbs OF Constantinople. A
number of bombs were droped, throw
ing the people into a panic.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-08-25
Germans Bush On In East.

Berlin, Aug. 25.-The Russian ad-
vanced positions southwest of the
fortress of Brestlitovsk were broken
through yesterday by the Germans, it
was officially announced today.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-08-25
TWO ARE KILLED BY EX-
PL0s|0N AT BETHLEHEM

Allentown, Pa, Aug. 25.-Two were
killed and several probably fatally
injured when she'll, supposed to
contain powder and nitroglycerine,
exploded near the proving grounds Of
the Bethlehem steel plant today.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-08-25
Zeps Off Zuider Zee.

Amsterdam, Aug. 25.-The Telegraf
has learned from Vleland that Yep
pelin passed over that island today,
travelling from the east to the north
west. Vlieand is off the entrance to
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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-08-25

Classified want will sell,
trade or rent 1t. There are
bargains In want section.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-08-25

Classified want will seil,
trade or rent II. There are
bargains In want section.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-05-22
ENVELOPE CLUE
SOLVES PROBLEM
Albert Mock, Who Was Confined in
Newfane Jail, Was Escaped Luna
tic from Concord Asylum.

An envelope in the possession of
Tony Dimiti Of South Main street,
who had been in Newfane Jail until the
state failed to convict him few days
ago on the charge of keeping liquor
with the intent to sell, has enabled
the county officials to get rid of a,
bert Mock, an Austrian-Polander who
has been languishing in the Bennington
and Windham county jails 10 mounts
without a trial. The evelope was ad-
dressed to Mock and formerly con
tanned letter for him.
Mock, who was charged with bur
glary in Nottingham last July, was
held for the county court and by some
one s mistake was taken to Benning-
ton Jail. There after five months it
was discovered that he ought TO have
been in Newfane Jail, and he was
transferred. During the present term
of court he was examined, interview
ed, questioned and inspected, but until
an address on the back of the envelope
which Dimiti had in his possession had
been investigated the authorities were
no nearer a solution of what to do
with Mock than they were months
ago. He was undoubtedly of low men
tality and it was question of wheth-
ef TO senu MIN TO an insane asylum
for observation or further punish him
lby keeping him in jail. All agreed that
| it would be mistake to turn him
loose.
In the course of being questioned
Mock had said that he had brother
at one of two addresses in Manches
ter, N. H., but official investigation
revealed the fact that Mock was lying
or was mistaken. Then came the chance
finding of the address in Manchester
on the back of the envelope.
| The Manchester officials investigat
ed and finally got trace of the brother
and eventually learned that Noel
ESCAPED from the Concord insane asy
lum months ago. This morning he wa!
taken to White River Junction ant
turned over to the New Hampshire
authorities.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-05-22

ficant of them is the despatch from
Gen. Hamilton, commander-in-chief of
the British land forces in the Dardau-
ellcs, saying that the Australians had
inflicted a loss Of 1000 men on the
Turks.
Gen. Hamilton describes this as the
Australian revenge for the death of
Brig. Gen. W. 7. Bridges, commander
of the Australian forces on the CALI
poll peninsula, and states that onIy q
few hundred men were lost in this at
tack.
Special dispatches from Athens stare
that recent reports Of successes for the
allies have been confirmed
No formal declaration of war BIZ
Italy against her former partners in
the triple alliance has been reported,
but many incidents have occurred OF a
character indicating the imm1nence of
an actual state of war.
The organizers Of the new British
cabinet are taking holiday, which
probably means that the composition
of a coalition government will not be
known this weekend
Geneva telegram reports that
Baron Burian Won Rajecs, Austro-f1un-
garian premier, has resigned but EN-
peror Francis Joseph is said to have
declined to accept his resignation.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-05-22
One of the Most Disastrous
Accidents i'm Annals of
British Railroading
TOTAL CASUALTIES
WILL REACH 400
No Fewer Than so Persons Killed
outright-London and Glasgow Elk
press Crashed into Two Other Trains
Already in a Wreck.

CARLISLE, England, May %, 10 D.
m.-One of the most disastrous wrecks in
the annals of British railroading took
place today at Gretna, near this city,
when three trains came into collision
No fewer than 30 persons were killed
and the final list may be augmented by
deaths of persons injured.
The total casualties probably will reach
400, as the list of injured is very large
One of the three trains was a troop
train, another was local, and the third
was the London < Glasgow express Most
|of the dead were soldiers.
The troop train collided first with the
local, and before occupants were able to
get clear of the wreckage the express
crashed into them.
The result was terrifying. Locomotives
and cars, shattered and splintered, were
hurled about in confusion.
Fire broke out and was soon burning so
fiereely that the men engaged in rescue
work were driven back
There was nothing TO do but wait for
the coming of fire brigades Once on the
scene they labored with frantic energy to
obtain control Of the flames, but before
the fire was put out many of the travel
ers pinned under the wreckage were
burned to death.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-05-22
LIMESTONE TRIM FOR
FEDERAL BUILDING
Believed Government Has Made Deci-
sion-Many Local Residents Pre-
fer Limestone to Marble.

It is believed that the government has
decided to use limestone for trimmings
for the proposed federal building in Brat
tleboro, and probably no further effort
will be made to have marble used. While
some would prefer marble as matter of
sentiment, that being distinctively a Yer
mont product, there are many who think
that marble would harmonic less with
red brick than would limestone
In a recent letter to a Brattleboro man
interested, the supervising architect of
the treasury department wrote:
The building as designed is three story
and basement, brick faced, stone cornice
balustrade and trim. The balance avail
able from the appropriation for the build
ing is approximately $4,000 After set
ting aside the sums estimated to be neces
sary to provide elevator lock boxes. walt
shelving, lamp standards, contingencies
etc, the contract cannot be awarded in ex
cess Of S103,000 for the construction o.
the building The lowest proposed fol
marble is 100000, practically the amount
available for the contract, and would no
permit OF the acceptance of any of tn,
alternates, such as painting the interior
etc, which are considered more desirable
than facing the building with marble
! The lowest bid received for limeston
is S94,345 and the aggregate of tn
amounts for the desirable alternates in
cluded in the said proposal is 81 AIS
which would make total Of S101 ,773
which is well within the sum available fo
| the contract
The use of stone is very limited in thi
building as designed being confined to
course at grade, a belt course at secon
story level, and the entablature, except tn
freize."
Greenfield people have been desirous q
changing from tapestry brick to whit
limestone for their federal building, bu
the change would delay the constructio
lof the building so it is doubtful if the d.
sire for a change is pressed. An insis
ence upon marble trimmings probabl
would delay the construction of the Bra
tleboro building
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-05-22
DIVORCES GRANTED
IN COUNTY COURT
Several Brattleboro Parties in the List
Nine Discontinued-Three Con-
tinued to June %.

County court was engaged all this
morning with the consideration of
court matters and the announcement of
decisions in divorce cases which had
been heard. Judge F. NJ Butler an
nounced that court would take a recess
this afternoon to June %, when he will
return to hear contested divorce cases
and other court matters. At that time
he also will announce decisions in some
eases that have been left with him.
The following divorce DEGREES were
granted. Maude B. Stroud of Saxtons
River from Harry Stroud of Spring
field, wilful desertion; Lyman r. Tut
tie of Nottingham from Isadore I. Tut
tie, wilful desertion; Florence Y. Ferris
of Guilford from Howard NJ. Ferris,
wilful desertion; Mabel B. Fowler of
Brattleboro from b. Sherman Fowler,
wilful desertion; Ida j. Rose of Brat
tleboro, formerly of Wilmington, from
Charles H. Rose, intolerable severity
Josephine Feeto of Brattleboro from
| Henry Feeto, wilful desertion; Myrtle
E. Smith of Bellows Falls from Alma
| F. Smith, wilful desertion.
In the case of Fred B. Spaulding OF
Londonderry against Verna w. Spauld
ing a decree of $50 for attorney s and
witness fees and s. week alimony
was entered.
The case of Caroline H. Fuller
against Charles w. Fuller was entered
as not to be brought forward.
The following divorce suits were en-
| tered as discontinued: Orville A. Wig
gins against Mary A. Virgins, Tuf
field A. King against Nellie A. King
Minnie L. Mountain against Edward
J. Mountain, Albert Bacon against Or
lena Bacon, Orleno Bacon against Al
bert Bacon, Eva Blanche Thomas
against Lucius A. Thomas, Edmund +
Harris against Gertie M. Harris, Edit
L. Joslin Forest against Andreas j
Forest and Alma Bergquist against
/ David Bergquist.
i The contested eases of Linn D. Tay
lor of Brattleboro against Mary An
4 ME Taylor, Clarence A. Poland O
Putney against Florence f. Poland an,
j John L. Thayer of Brattleboro agains
Josephine E. Thayer, and their coun
ter suits are expected to be heard whel
the session is resumed June p.