The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-03-04

'A't'-'Nf VIA IN "a uoOhhttpei
named Bachinger who Joined one Of
the local lBndsturm regiments ear
y In the war has been enjoying a
brief period ofg fame az war hero
here. Wearing Iron Crosses OF the
first and second classes. which he
had taken from the bodies OF Prus-
sian soldier while on ambulance
duty he told an elaborate story Of
his single-handed capture Of the
governor Of Warsaw
lie was received In state by the
chief BurgomaSter of Vienna and
was presented with purse full OF
money When his story reached the
German newspapers. II met with
prompt contradiction. and BachinEer
was arrested He has now been sent
10 hospital for observation as to
his sanity.
LONDON. March 4.-Welshmen
are delighted with the fact that a
battalion Of Welsh Guards is to be
added 10 the men or extra height who
the Wellington Barracks opposite
buckingham Palace and have per
formed guard and escort duty at
an military functions Although
Welshmen a. rule are short II is
not anticipated that there will be any
difficulty In recruiting the battal-
ion The Scots Guards have thistle
as their emblem and the Irish guards
IA shamrock. and already there Is dis
cussiDu whether the Welsh guards
shall have "a leek or daffodn (the
two names are the same I'm welshD
or Red Dragon, which If essential
ly a Welsh emblem, is one Of the sup
porters Of the Prince " Wales arms
and is used ou national occasions.
LONDON. March Rlooded
horses belonging To the stable OF
Prince Knsky of Austria, an allen
enemy are TO Doe sold to satisfy the
claims " the estate OF the late Hon.
Francis Lnmhtuu their trainer. Here
tofore, only horses belonging to
the hostile governments have been
seized, while private owners escap-
ed. But the Home Secretary has
granted a license 20 the executors OF
Lambton to sell thirteen racers. In
Guiding Mediator. The residue OF the
sale will remain In trust until after
the war, since no money can now be
remitted to the Prince
LONDON. March l-The first con
signment OF disabled German prison.
ers to be exchanged for English
wounded, included two officers and
s2 men. To spare the feelings Of the
hOkep warriors the arrangements
FOR their departure from England
were kept secret, and only a handful
of spectators saw them AS they left
the Victoria Station. London. or as
they embargked few hours later
from Folkestone for Flushing, Hol-
land
The men were gathered from all
parts NJ England. Most Of them had
sn arm or leg missing Every man
had 90 be carried ON stretcher. and
British surgeons had carefully Ger
Titled that none Of them would ever
bee able To- fight again
From London TO Folkstnne, they
travelled In special Red Cross am
guarded and had every blind drawn
The patients were In charge OF
five doctors and 2b Red Cross or
derlios and nurses under command
OF Lord Onslow.
LONDON, March THE stop
page NJ the importation OF nitratcs
from chill, says Swiss authority.
In not deprlving Germany OF neces-
sary ingredient ~ explos yes because
NJ Professor Ostwalds discovery OF
q process for making nitric acid out
Of oNidising ammonia Since the war,
the factories engaged In this process
have been greatly enlarged and will
within month make Germany en-
tirely Independent OF the world for
Its nitric acid supply