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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-11-01
FOREST RESERVES IN
KANSAS EXHAUSTED
When Filings Shall Have Ben Com.
pleted on Tract Opened 10 Entry
Monday Grants VIII Have Ended

DODGE CITY Kan, Nov with
the first filing Of entries for the open.
INK To settlement ~ the Kansas Nn.
tionai Forest. embracing l3SOOO acres
AZ the United States land office here
Monday the end was marked u the
last VI the forest reserves In the state
which were set aside by the govern,
ment twenty year ago The land lies
In Finney, kearney, Hamilton aud
Haskell counties In the southwestern
part of Kansas, along the south bank
Of the Arkansas river. IL "a estimated
10 he worth from four dollars 10 ak
dollars IN acre and win be parcelied
out In a2Oacrp tracts
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-11-01
SHERMAN TO TALK
Illinois senator TO Address Oklahoma
Ciiy kotarians OF Inanno,mCed
Topic Tuesday Afternoon

l. y. Senator Lawrence Y. sherman
OF Springfield, ILL.,, will address an
open meeting Of Oklahoma city Ro.
tarians Tuesday afternoon NJ the Lee
hucAihS hotel, upon some topic Ms yet
nnannounced. II was decided at the
iaSt meeting of the Kotarians to have
tuesdays meeting a public one, So a
mrse number OF people are expected to
be- present.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-11-01
EARTHQUAKE SHOCKS
1000 MILES AWAY
SeismoKr1ph At Georgetown University
Record Series u Disturbances Over
Period OF AbOui Three Hours

WASHlNGToN Nov IA series
OF serious earthquakes was recorded by
the GeOrgctoWu luiycr,ib'~ scismo-
graph here early Monday The first
shock was felt at 80 a. m. The main
phase Of all the shocks was felt at
3:2i o'clock, the trrmors dying away
Mt 62l. The disturbance Is roughly
estimated to have hrcn about 1000
miles from Washington.
LONDON, Nov The seismograph.
ical observatory " Scotland recorded
at I o'clock this morning heavy
earthquake IN or near Japan
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-11-01
TEXTILES ON DISPLAY

GREENvII,LE, S. C., Nov Hun
dreds Of representatives Of textile
manufacturing firms from all sections
OF the United States nre here for the
opening Tuesday " the Southern Tex.
tile exposition, which will continue un.
I'll next Saturday Exhibits are val
ued nj $500
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-11-01
KlAG Is BETTER


LONDON. Nov THE condition Of
Ming George who was injured Thurs
day by fall from his horse con
linucs to Improve. The following hui
lelln timed at 10 o'clock Monday morn
Ing was issued
Improvement In the condition oi
the King continues His majesty had a
better night
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-11-01
STRIKE
At FORD PLANT
Carpenters Walk Out Follow
ing Noon Meeting of Union
Object to Open Shop
CONCILIATOR EXPECTED
At Late Hour Official of Con-
tractors Firm Failed
to Appear
CONCILIATOR EXPECTED

Over 80 carpenters employed NJ
the new Ford assembling plant
walked out nj noon Monday, foi-
loving the refusal Of the Ford
contractors TO discharge tho non
union nien. A committee meeting
was held during the noon hour, at
which time the carpenters were or
dered 10 quit on advice Of the ex.
eeiitiye committee OF the earpe0-
ter's union. None Of the other
crafts have yet been affected.
Trouble with the open shop policy
Of the contractors has long been
brewing. A committee will attempt
10 settle the differences between
the carpenters and the employers
Monday afternoon.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-11-01
SUIT IN BANKRUPTCY

A petition In bankruptcy was filed
Saturday In the U. y. clerks office hy
X A. Dean Of Taiban, n. NJ, Gco. G.
Dean, ot Portalcs, N. NJ, and the chat
tanooga Medicine company. of Chalta.
nooga, Tenn, alleging that ]. A. Ram.
Sey, Of sentinel, Okla. was Indebted to
them In n sum Ia exceed $1,000. The
alleged bankrupt Is merchant u sen.
tlnel.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-11-01
COAL AND SPUDS FOR
SOLDIERS FAMILIES

LONDON Nov l. 4 COMMITTEES, ui
the German Socialist party hn, issued
a statement cnntrnduu that the new
regulations concerning food,mffs ar,
insufflcien, and demanding now rulc-,
Rays dispatch from Amsterdam m,
Socialist party aud % committee rep
resenilng trades union, have urti
TONED the chancellor Ia supply sol
diers families with potatoes and coa
from November until March nt the cN
pensc " the empire
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-11-01
Up
FOR INDEMNITY
Won Bernstorf and Lansing
Arrange Conference Upon
Subject of Amer. Loss

W ASHlNGTON Nov 1,--Negoti.
w ations between Germany and the
United States regarding the sinking
OF the Lusltania and other questions
pending between the two nations will
be- resumed Tuesday when Count Won
Bernstorff, the German ambassador
VIII call upon Secretary lansing at
the state department The question
OF Indemnity for Americans lost III
the sinking Of the Arabic still IL un
settled and probably will be taken ND
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-11-01
OFF DAY FOR COTTON
Prices Reach Lowest Level Of Present
Decline, Dropping off Sl.5O Bale
Following Heavy Selling In South

NEW YORK, Nov Heavy aud
general selling by the south carried
prices In the local cotton market off
fully $3.50 a hale today and made new
low records Tor the present decline
During the first hour, January sold as
low as li02 and March 1910, rep.
resenting drop N "a TO 81 points nm.
der the close Of saturday Cables
were weak, Toward noon covering or.
ders rallied the market half dozen
points, hut II maintained feverish un.
dnrinne.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-11-01
TORPEDO PRACTICE NEAR CUBA

WASHINGTON, Nov. The tor.
pedo training ship Montana win sail
November 70 Tor Cuba with the new
torpedo class aboard and viii spend n
good part Of the winter trying out
latest types Of long range torpedoes
and a number Of other new devices
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-11-01
oFrorAn BAaY

a seven'pound baby boy
arrived at the home ~
Lieutenant Governor and
Mrs M. r. Trapp, early
Sunday morning. The
father now says he IA 40
Inflated with the pride OF
paternity that even the
acting governorship would
seem like a mere bagatelle
In the matter OF states.
manAhip.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-11-01
rOoIAL KLCEIPlS
OA THE lACREASE
RumOrs Place the October Sales ut S..
600 More Than the SAME Month a
Year Ago

Postal receipts at the local postofflcc
'.r the month Of October viii exceed
those NJ the same month ia 1911 by
nearly $4,000. according to rumors
around the Federal building Monday
Nothing definite viii be- known, how
ever mtil the official figures are given
out probably Tuesday
The consistent increase IN receipts IS
extremely gratifying to both postorfcc
employees aud officials. for should II
continue at It's present rate It is not
unlikely that the salaries Of nearly all
officers viii be- boosted after Jan
uury J.
II Is said that the receipts of the
Oklahoma city office very nearly aly
proarh those NJ Houston and Dallas.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-11-01
FIRST oILBuRNING ol,Nso.T

NEW YORK, Nov. The new s,.
perdreadnaught Nevada, the flrs, o,I
burning huttleshlp OF the Jln,,sd
states navy Friday was ready for her
government tests of the Maine coast
The tests Nre expected to continue FOR
about week.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-11-01
MiNGLED ny TRAIN

CHlCKASHA, Nov. IL. W. GRAY.
ett' a bollermaker residing here was
run over and killed by a train at Fort
Worth, Tex, Sunday morning II Is
supposed he was riding u freight train
aud fell under the wheels.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-11-01
BUILDING AT TULSA

TULSA, Nov THAT Tulsa has been
experiencing n phenomenal growth
during the present year is shown by
the fact that between January / and
October l permits for buildings within
the city limits aggregatlng In cost the
sum OF N,321,03O were Issued from
the office of City Building Inspector
Foresman, This shows an Increase In
building activity for the present year
over 1914 Of several hundred thousand
dollars.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-11-01
DEATH STRUGGLE.
IN MEXICO IS ON
Battle Between Villa Army
and Carranza Garrison at
Aqua Prieta Begins
REFUGEES THRONG LINE
American Detention Camp is
Ready to Receive Women
and Children
REFUGEES THRONG LINE

DOUGLAS. AriI., Nov. The
struggle between the villa army
and CaxranIa forces for possession
Of Aqua PrietA, the Mexican Dor.
der town opposite hero. began NJ
10 o'clock Monday morning. when
the advancing main body Of the
Villa army came In contact with
the Outposts Of the defenders.
The CarranIa OutpOsis opened fire
then fell back 10 the trenrhes sur
rounding the Mexican town.
nUUGLAS, Ariz., Nov. With IN
- hospitals at Aqua Prieta cleare'
Of sick and wounded. trenches and un
dergrOund dressing stations manned
General 4. ELIAS Gales and the Car
ranza garrison Of 1900 men with tel
field pieces and thirty or forty ms
chine guns waited Monday genera
Francisco Villas attack o.
Throngs Of refugees and women an
children. camp followers from MeKicAl
garrisons. all Of classes not legally ad
misslble TO the United States, walte'
on the international border for pei
mission to cross and enter Il detentio
camp when the fighting actually be
gins.
General Gales two searchlight
swept the desert brush all of Sunda
night. Villas camp forces winked 4
the distance while American troop
under General Thomas u. Davis. OF IN
sixth brigade, slept on arms IN thre
miles OF the trenches facing the Mex
can boundary opposite Douglas.
At the opening of the battle a pre-
vost guard OF American troops vii
clear the streets Of Douglas and psl
ticulariy the roofs OF spectators. Oh
ders have been issued that everyon
remnin indoOrs prefrraniy hehin,
adobe walls, during the fighting.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-11-01
GENERAL JOFFRE
VISITS LONDON
Holds Another Conference With War
neutrality-suspicious. for Central NIL
usry Centre, Ia In the Air

LONDON, Oct. 30. General Joffre,
VINO came TO London Friday. held an
other conference Saturday with the
war secretary, Field Marshal Kltch.
ener' II Is believed some scheme for
central military control In being pro
NOTED, General Joffre also visited
Queen Mary and Queen Mother Alex
andra. He then left town to inspect
a military sncampmenL
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-11-01
HUNDRED MEN LOST

LONDON oct. 30.-oue hundred
men are reported missing after a col.
lision between the British AUXILIARY
sweeper Hythe and another Britlsb
warIhip off the Gallipoli peninsula m
which the Hythe was sunk
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-11-01
LET BRIDGE CONTRACTS

CHERokEE. Nov Contracts ~,
the construction OF nine bridges In Al.
falfa county at total cost n si78o4.
has been let to the Kansas City Bridge
cOniDOnv
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-11-01
FIRE LOSS ssss

Fire originating In = small hay barn
at Bolese Brothers crushed stone plsnt
at West fourteenth street Saturday
morning, caused 5000 loss. Thsrs vss
70 Insurance.. <.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-11-01

. HEARING BEGINS
Police Shooting ARRAY of Oc-
tober | is Being Aired at
Preliminary Trial
HAROLD LEE TESTIFIES
Says He Wanted to Return At
tacker's Fire But Wounded
Chief Would Not Let Him

WO cye-Wltnesses and two police
Officers we're examined at the pre.
Ilmlnary hearing OF John Lung, the
pairomnn charged with shooting Chief
Nichols, At the court house Mondny
morning. Justice Of the Peace Me.
Williams is presiding over the hear.
Ing with County Attorney John En-.
Dry, u. B. Welty aud Assistant County
Attorney Selby appearing for the state
and Giddlngs and Llllnrd approrIug
Tor Lung. The hearing X being held
IN the court room on the second floor
"t the court house, and was literally
packed all morning long with spec.
tatOrs.
Harold Lee, special assistant 10
the county attorneys office. who was
an eyewitness to the shooting. was tbe
first TO testify Mr. Lee Is the PROSE
cutting wiinoss for the state He t,ol
the stand shortly after nine O'Clock
ana testified that ON October I tho
day Of the shooting. he was stnndIn.
In the police station. talking 10 DcIl
Bruce when john Lung came I'm and
was told h" the chief that he vnntad T.,
tax To him 0uugI Lee stated tbnt
the two went into the captain's ~.
flee on the first floor. and thai IA.
nrst words he heard were uttered hy
Lung who cried Don't try To pet
away from me. YOU -
-, or III XIII you" and III vou
Try to get away You -
, III XIII YOU" Lee mId b,t
ne ana Dell Bruce rushed into tbe
room ana saw the chief sitting In a
Chalr apparently unconscious. with
Lung standing over him, choking hin,
WIN one hand and beating him over
the head with the other
Chief Game 10
Lee stated that he yelled 90 the chjcf
to get up aud that Nichols then arosa
knocking away the gun which LING .,
innt time had pointed at the middle az
ms forehead, aud ran for the door Lea
salu mat Lung again repeated his cries
aoout getting away aud shot at the
cniei' Tie was not more than four feet
away when he fired the first shot ac.
cording to the witness Lee and Mich.
ois then ran out of the door. when
Lung again shot from the door leading
out OF the police station.
Lee then asked Nichols FOR hi, gun
saying Give me your gun and III knI
CONTINUED on last psgN
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-11-01
HEARD
FROM IkSERBIA
With Balkan Allies They Are
at Grips With Bulgarians
Near Strumitsa
BUT RUSSIA IS MISSING
Much Discussed Slav Expedi
ton 10 Not Mentioned in
Any Of Days Reports

DEbhAINg NV ls-lnt ITtlth
submarine TOrquoise ha, been
sunk by Turkish artillery fire, ac-
oording 10 mn official statement il,
sued by the Turkish war Office
under date Of October 81. Her
entire crew, comprising two Off
GERS and "a men. were captured.
BERLIN, Nov. l.-BuIearian
artillery that has advanced from
kniazeyae and Prot ha, begun
n bombardmeni Of the exterior
forts OF Nish, according to A dis
patch from Sofia.
7 ONDON, Nov. Tile British tr1op,
~ In the Balkans, whose movements
have been kept secret since they poured
into SnlOniki, prepared to rush through
Greece 10 the Assistance u Serbin ars
now In the trenches with their Balkan
allies at grips with Bulgaria. lust
across the frontier near >tumit,a
Though all reporns that the allie, hav,
taken this town are uufpuulrd II /.
along This lower Stretch OF the front
that the Bulgarians are likely 10 re-
ceiye the first hard blows from thell
opponents
Serbs Homnled In
From Cskup north Ia the Danub,
the Bulgarian offensive has made such
progress that It seems 10 be- out u1
the question for the Scrblans TO d,
much more than fight rear guard ne
tlons for the present. win Pirnt il
their hands the Bulgarians arc menac
Ing Nlsh more seriously thnn IN,
AustrOGernan forces, based upon m,
Save and Danube crossings.
In northeastern Serbia the hui
garians well across the Timex river
are pressing forward vigorously In or
der To widen the line of co,nmunl
cation with Hungary up the Danub,
valley.
Russian Expedition
The mnrh-discuSsed Russian expedl
tlon which II reported to be on m,
way 10 the Bulgarian coast new esti
mated nj 2O0O00 men has not beeI
heard from again There ARE recur
rent reports however, " further bum
hardment " Bulgarian ports. ThI
may mean that In manner parallel
Ing conditions of land attack fur
ther artillery preparation ia necessor p,
tiuulluurd on Last PaRel
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-11-01

Rear Admiral Bradley Allen Fiske
who will preside over the court mar.
tial " Rear Admiral William N. Lit.
tie retired. on the charge Of careless.
ness In inspecting the construction of
the submarine X, which will star,
on November > at Boston.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-11-01

washington forecast
Tuesday, fair
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-04-24
Miscarriage of Justice
Prevented by Surgeons
Discovery of a Bullet

Paris, France. April 24.-What might
have been a terrible miscarriage OF jus
tice was set TO rights by the appeal
when a sentence Of death. passed
on soldier, Jules Aris, at Verdun. in
September last and later committed TO
20 years penal servitude, was definitely
quashed
Four soldiers, among them Atris
were condemned TO death for having
abandoned their posts before the en-
envy. They were further charged with
willful self woundinE Three Of the
soldiers were shot. The fourth. Arris,
owing to the severity of his injury. was
taken to a hospital and there tended.
The courtmartial had come 10 the
conclusion that his injury had been
caused by a blank cartridge. being for
titled in this opinion by the fact that
no hole in the wounded mans regi-
mental OverCOat could be discovered.
But the doctor who treated Arris in
hospital discovered in the wound an
unmistakable German shrapnel Appeal
was made against the sentence Of the
courtmartial at Verdun. with the result
that il was Quashed and Arrfs dis
charged without stain on his military
character.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-04-24

From a distance Of five miles the giant
beat OF its powerful engines could be
heard It climbed TO a great height
and descended quickly. It lowered. IN
der perfect control over the waters
OF beautiful Lake Constance It steered
TO perfection. executing so-called fig
ure Fights" and other evolutions.
speed Is Astonishing
Its speed was what astOnished me
most / secured no figures concerning
this. but when the monster. dwarfing
the largest warship, started in a direc-
ton away from me, il disappeared from
view entirely in a few minutes Then
&c reappeared and seemed TO grow like
a cyclone. so rapidly did It approach
While approaching end-on the new
Zeppelin is nearly Invisible. This is
due largely to an ingenious color ar
rangemenL When presenting its side,
however. the Zeppelin makes a good
target for artillery Here is a weak
point in the Zeppelin With hostile
aeroplanes il does not have TO reckon
these viii be left 70 the attendant
monOplanes or biplanes.
British airmen have attacked the
FriedriChshaven works several times
Continued on Page 8, This seetion).
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-04-24
E5T0FIHEHAL
Of HUSBAND AID
SEES HIM ALIVE
Remarkable Return to Life
Reported From Glas-
gov, Scotland.
HUSBAND COMES TO
BURY OWN "BODY"

@LASGOW. scotland. April ga
- dramatic return from the dead"
- has just been enacted here. The
wife Of George Webb, an artiuerist sta
toned here. was notified at her home
in the town OF SnOdland that her. hus-
band twas i'll in the hospital and later
that he had died. She purchased mourn
ing. obtained al advance on the insur-
ance money ana came here with her
mOtherinlaw on a railway pass.
The two women arrived at the hos
pital and saw gun carriage outside
the mortuary chapel A chaplain eX-
pressed his sympathy for them and told
them that they could view the body at
ter the funeral service, which was
about to begin.
Did Not Look ssNaturaI.~
They entered the chapel and the ser
vice was held. An attendant removed
a sheet which covered the cOffine and
Webb's mother exclaimed: That is not
my boyr The wife also agreed the
dead man did not look like her hus-
band Those present thought the over
wrought state OF the two women pre-
vented their Identifying the dead man.
George Comes In
As the women left the chapel a party
Of soldiers entered TO bear the coffin
out They placed the coffin on the
gun carriage and stood clear. one OF
them turned his head and Mrs. Webb
exclaimed: There's Georger'
1t was indeed her husband. There
had been two men Of the same age, the
same name and almost the same army
number in the same battery Of artil-
lery VI
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-04-24
Lick the Platter Clean
To SaDe the Fat, " Is the
Order to German Children

Berlin. Germany. April 24-The
schools are undertaking their part to-
cal living Boys attending Berlin
schools are now bringing home 2. printed
circular to be hung up in their homes.
showing in detail how food can be saved
and best used-a sort OF Ten Com
mandments for war times" It bearas
the caption: "A rallying CRY. to Ger
manv's youth" and has as its motto:
let US all be fighters in the cause"
The Ten Commandment" are as fol-
lows
Il Everybody must save. for only II
everybody save will Germany's sup
plies hold out
III Waste no food, not even the most
nj Take time for eating. and chew
thoroughly.
nv. Avoid all eating between meals.
"fV. Eat rye instead OF wheat bread,
and be economical with bread
vi Be economical with butter. and
eat cheese, fruit. sauces and MARINA
lade instead Of butter.
VII Eat abundantly Of fresh Vege-
tables so as to save meat fats and
VIII At table call for potatoes in
the skins.
TX Buy chocolate. and sweets and
send to the soldiers at the frOnt-we
can gladly dispense with these things.
+X In all that you do. remember
that you can contribute your modest
share toward helping create the new
Fatherland that we are all hoping for.
Practice self sacrifice and work"
Various remarks are added to these
Commandments. Of which the following
is a specimen: BE careful to eat
everything from your plate: otherwise
much is wasted. Thus 20 grammes Of
fat is wasted for each person in Ber-
lin every day in washing the dishes
II the % grarnmes were saved they
would amount for tee whole popula-
tion. TO 175,O0O pounds Of fat a day for
Greater Berlin"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-04-24
LONDON GIVES
Up ALL SOCIAL
EFFORTS now
Society as 1t Existed Before
the War Is Now No
Longer Known.
FEW SMALL CHEM"
PARTIES ARE HELD

T ONDON, Eng April 24-Society. as
such, seems in these days to have
melted into thin air. It exists no
longer
For some time after the outbreak OF
hostilities. there were tentative efforts
to keep London society together. but
they have collapsed. and society has no
longer a local abitation-scarceIy a
name All its men are in the trenches
and its women scattered. many in
France or Flanders. the rest working in
some way as far removed from their
ordinary gayeties as possible. There
are no dinners, just an occasional hen
luncheon" to discuss some new work TO
be set on foot, and that is all
Many In Mourning.
Very occasionally four women dine
together and have a rubber Of bridge
as a relaxation. but even this is rare.
People go to the theaters. but not in
parties; for. even if they themselves
are not in mourning as most society is.
yet so many Of their friends are strick-
en- that the rest have not the heart for
public merry making
Have No Menservants.
The public dances go on, but no one
knows who 90 TO them. People who
do so don't talk about it, Another rea-
son against social gatherings Is that
Mayfair and Belgravia have no SER
wants. that is. menservants, and 10 is
to entertain with a parlormaid
and hallboy to do the waiting.