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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-08-01
Tumble in Estimate OF 1856
Percent Exceeds BulIlSh
Private Figures.
OKLAHOMA'S PROSPECT
IS BEST IN TEN YEARS
Production OF 81 Percent Is
State Forecast by
Government.

4 scnsatonllly rapid advance o.
nhou, Sis per bale followed 90 New
York roda, oi the governments crop
report ln the cotton market Just be.
fore the official condition ot 72S per
cent against Sl last month and the
ten year average OF 7SS was published
canvas, indicated an average cN.
pcctalion OF ~ percent and the gov
ernmcnt report va, far below the most
bullish OF recent private figures
Price, had shown & tendency 10 ease
oil during the early trading a, . re-
suit Of more favorable weather and
lower cable, with December contract,
selling down to 1920. hut within ten
minutes after the publication ~ the
report that month sold up 10 l}4}C, or
Is points above the luw level oi the
morning and - point, over last nights
closing quotations
Oklahoma Crops Fine.
Notwithstanding heavy damage was
suffered IN some sections OF the coun-
try to the growing cotton crop between
June p and luly q. which caused a
TtNutllNl ~ lFNHNlNN Idl'N VT wv
prospective production. Oklahoma
crop is rated at the highest percentage
g. il has attained in many years
The United States governments Au-
gust rcpor, shows that on June . and
July q the Oklahoma cotton crop was
estimated at ~ percent, On July 3
1915. il was % percent. IN 1914 OF the
same date It was 7S percent, and the
tsn-year average was ~ percent
Nations Production Low.
The department, Of agriculture TO.
day issued statement indicating a
national production OF 100000 equiv
allen, SnO.pound bales compared with
lI.2J60p0 bales forecast from the con.
d,ion OF the crop lunc . The condi
tion during the month dropped SS
percent. TO 72l Of a normal produr
ton The next report will be issue,
Thursday. August n, and will show
the crops condition August y
Statistics compiled by the bureau o
crop estimates show the value oi IN,
lolS cotton crop was ~ percen, NOR,
than that Of i9ll while the production
was ~ percent less Total value o
the 1915 crop was ToiODOO00 compare,
with SO000OrO, the value oi H.,
1914 crop. The 1918 crop was valuct
at sl0Tn0pp0
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-08-01
EASTERN TeleGRAPHeRS
ARE GRANTED INCREASE

NEW YORK. Aug i-Tel,sraph,r,
employed by IN, New York Central and
Nickel Plate roads ar, granted an
pttucni inCtsaN IN paw On lines wesl
ui huiiah and ~ percent On line, east
OF nuialo. IN the award filed today b,
the federal arbitration board which
heard argentnts On the mems demands
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-08-01
GERMANS WITHDRAW FROM K0VEL AS SLAVS APPROACH
MAN WHO CONVERTED
BILLY SUNDAY DEAD.
RESULT OF ACCIDENT

HHlCAGO, Aug Harry Mon
II roe, who Is credited with hay
~ ing converted Billy Sunday
the evangelist TO Christianity, IS dead
at his home here Ne was " years
old Death came Monday as the
result Of an injury received IN
street car accident last November
DR. Monroe had served as supcrln-
tcndcnt OF the Pacific Garden Ms
sion here for twcnty-iour years and
was known throughout the coun-
Try by hundred, Of former conyicu
and gamblers whom he had re-
formed
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-08-01
British Steamer
Fights Submarine

MONTREAL. Aug. The British
steamer Clodmoor. from Genoa, Italy,
had a battle in the Mediterranean with
German or Austrian submarine. her
commander, Charles Hunter, reported
today He believes he leit the sub.
marine in a sinking condition
The battle lasted hall am hour. ae.
cording to Captain Hunter, bu, only
ono she'll did sefiou, damage To the
Clotlmoor.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-08-01
No Temperature
Change Expected

loesi rcreess,-rsr,ly cloudy srd IN.
settled ,orlpN, ana Wednesday, no, much
change In Temperature
state toreess,-tcrlon, snd w.an.s.
day generally unsettled.
KANSAS ausnstaiiy fair
ARKANSAS AND WEST TEXAS
PARTLY cloudy
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-08-01
PRAIRIE COMPANY CUTS
CRUDE ANOTHER DIME

INDEPENDENCE. Kan. Aug. l.
Another reduction Of 10 cents barrel
in the price oi crude oil wa, announced
today by the Prairie OIL and Gas com.
pany The new price i' sl2S
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-08-01
Petition Attacks
Sale of Frisco

ST LOUIS AUG IA petition a..
tackins the tecen, sale a, foreclosure
" the ), loui. a San ft,ncisoo rail.
fcad aud asking that the court ~ishs
hold approval ci the al, until snse.
cured creditors ate provided fct ~ss
filed In the United States dIssriet 90
here todaJ.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-08-01
Austro-H -Hungarians Also Re-
ported to Be Leaving
Lemberg, Galicia.
TEUT0N ATTACK AT
BRITISH REPULSE0
Assaults on French North Of
River Also Are
Failures.

LONDON. Aug The Russian
drive on the eastern front is attaining
such momentum that II is threatening
TO wreck the entire Teuionic defen-
,rye line south OF the Pinsk marshes.
according TO unofficial reports through
Rome today.
Petrogrsd dispatches last night cred-
tied the Russians under General Ks-
lcdiueS with having crossed the river
Stokhod IN their advance toward ako-
vel, the ~ 10 the German positions
.lr Nolynia, along'1 twenty seyen-milc
front between the koyel Safny and ko-
yel-Royno railways TodayS unoiii-
clal dispatches report the movement Of
IN, German heavy artillery and sup
plies from kovcl and the evacuation Of
Vladimir Nolynska. forty miles 10 tho
southwest which also is threatened by
The Russian advance westward from
Lutsk.
kilograms from Vienna says that
the Austro- HungarianS have made ali
preparations for the evacuation OF Lem
berg. the Galicln capital. says a dis
patch from Copenhagen Large guam
titles ei goods have been hemoved from
the city.
The Neuc Free PreSse Of Vir&na save
II learns that large number OF the in
habi,anis Of Lemberg have already lefs
the place
Forced Through veiiekiksehINy.
/ Russia ntroopS At the bend OF tho
Stokhod river IN the region OF the Wiz
lage OF Nelickkuchavy forced the Auss
tro. Germans back and Tough, their
way through TO point west Of ,hi,
line, It was officially announced by
the Russian wat department today.
All Tcutonic counter attacks in the
kovel and lutsk Afegions, the statc-
men, adds were tSpulsed by the Ru,-
sans.
To the southwark in Galicia the suc-
cess oi General Sakharoii IN capturing
Brody is declared in unofficial adyices
10 have followed by a Cossack raid
which destroyed railways behind the
Austrian army threatened !, With en-
yelupment '
Seven Icnpelin' and a number ~
arfoplaneS are said tn have taken part
in last nights AIR raid on the eastern
aud southeast counties oi England. No
casualties resulted One Zeppelin ap-
pafen,ly was hit nv anti.aircrait guns.
according ,n London -dvices
Repul,,d ~ British.
North oi Rcsrn,in. Petit. in M,
Ifeginn ~ the Snmme the Germans las,
night attacked the British positions,
hat were successfully repul'ed, u vas
announced today hy the British war Of
flee
North oi the river Awe. in 'he
Somme region the Germans las, nigh,
attempted two attacks IN strong icfe.
against the French position, in the
, lihons sector. ,ay, the official state.
men, issued nh, afternoon by the
French war department Roth at
,cmr,, failed under the Ffepeh fire, \
.is added
/ netlin Denies Successes.
, The Rrflin ua,emen, today say, Ger
man 'foops have driven the British
force, oui " touteaux wood in TN
region ni Somme in France
On The eastern front the German oi.
irial Vaiemen, saws the Russians sfs
sShauViug themselves ssain,, the Ger.
man line nu the S,okhod river ID
Nolh,na in iui,IsW attacks
0M1AnlY IN IAN.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-08-01

BsfTicade Replaced
The United States coast guard cutter
WiSsahicken arrived from Philadelphia
while these operations were IN progress
and took mp position of the end Of the
slip
Later the spar barricade was replaced
Just outside the line OF covered barge'
which screen the Deutschland from
view from IN. river and the TimminS
returned TO her position near the sub
mersible
Police Boats Steam Away.
The city police boat Lannin mean
while had joined the WiSSahicken and
IN response TO a signal 10th boats
steamed to the pier. Aiter oonier-
ence between the captains OF these two
craft and Deutschland officers the
Wissahok.n and Lannan steamed away
and il became apparent that the
Deutschland would not leave imme
dia,ely.
II is known that the submarine was
expected TO leave a, high tide this fore
noon.
Allies Tighten Watch.
An inSiNcn report that the German
submarine Bremen probably would ar
rive off Cape Henry today gained wide
circulation throughout the ,idcwatcf
district last night, but she still IS miss
ing
The rumor. unsupported though It
was by any particular authority,
aroused keen interest among the allied
watShip patrol of the thee-m limit.
/ according to a reliable source Per
sons IN close touch with the allied fleet
said that itS officers heard the report
I oi the coming oi the Bremen Monday
night and Immediately iraugura,ed an
especially rigid watch Tor the undcrsea
vessel
Aetoplsne Aid Reported.
| Reports that the allied patrol has
received ten aeroplaneS 60 aid II IN
locating and halting the Deutschland
cannot he confirmed
Thus Tar no aeroplane except those
carried by the United States neutrality
squad have been seen near the three
mile limit
Ono allied cruiser. the United States
armoted cruiser North Carolina ani
torpedo boat desttoyers. continued pa
trolling today outside the oapeS
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-08-01
LIGHT CITY VOTE;
L|TERACy TEST
BATTLE HOTTEST
Energetic Fight Being Waged
Against Gov. Williams
Election Proposition.

Dc'pl,' an unusually heavy early
vote IN Oklahoma C,ly precincts today
the total vote up 10 noon was extremely
light. according 10 Ben i Davis. chair
man oi the county election board The
election board had no figures to give
out
Democratic and republican leaders
agreed that total vote not more than
- percent ot normal will he cast.
Socialist and republican workers. il
wa, alleged became so eager 10 defeat
th, proposed liicracy test amendment
that they carried their fight into the
election booth, When the county board
received such reports. Chairman Davis
Immediately notified all election Off
olal' in city and county to keep work
erS at least fifty feet from the booths
Much Printed Matter.
Workers against the test amendment
handed warning cards 10 all voters
urging them 20 vote against H. Large
yellow circulars also were posted near
the voting places urging all voters 10
vote no" On all amendments, and par,
ticular instructions were printed there
on a, to how 10 vote against the test
amendment
The board said The election was be
ing conducted IN an orderly manner.
Interest in County Races
Chief interest here ccntcfcd in IN,
county races. The contests for the cor
porauun commission. long and Short
term ior members " the legi,la,uf,
and ior congress was commanding sec
ondary interest
/ County candidates were eV,rcmcl,
busy hauling voters to their yniinI
places Most oi the livery automobile
and scores OF private machines wer,
/ put into service
Because Of general interest IN m,
various county elections ,uperSedin.
/ that for state offices. It IS likely ,ha
returns on the latter will be late II
reaching the capital ior ,abula,ion an,
general announcement
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-08-01
Repulsed ~ British.
berlin Dsnie, Successes.

The Rrflln Na,emen, today ,ays Ger
man ,foop, have driven the British
force, oul " touteaux wood in the
region ni Somme in France
On The eastern front the German oi.
nsal uaiemen, saws the Russian, are
s,hauVug themselves ssains, the Ger
man line on the S,okhod river in
Nolh,ria In 'tui,less attacks,
New Britain herald., 1916-09-05
JOHNSTON VS. WILLIAMS.
Murray and Griffin Bow to Champ
 and Contender Yesterday.

Forest Hills, L. l., Sept. 5.-Ameri- cas classic of the courts at Forest Hills today will be a battle of real tennis titans. William M. Johnston of San Francisco, present holder of the cham pionship, and Richard Norris Williams 2d of Philadelphia, title winner in 1914, emerged victorious from the semi-finals yesterday after noon before a crowd of 12,OOO. They will meet for the crown at half past 8 o'clock today.
 Tn winning their matches in three straight sets Johnston and Williams not only scored with unexpected ease, but set what is probably record for the ante-fnal round of the national tournament. Johnston required only forty-f1ve minutes to dispose or ROb- ert Lindley Murray of California and New Jersey, 6-2, 6-3, 6-1, while Will Hams took only little more than an hour to eliminate Clarence J. Griffin of San Francisco, 6-3, 6-3, 6-3. Not within the ken of the oldest follower of national competition had the semi finals been so easily or so quickly won.
 Johnston and Williams well night outclassed their opponents Each at tained a height of form he had not approached this season, and made certain a struggle in the final that will be well worthy of the honor and dignity of the title. Johnston played by far the best tennis he has shown in the east this year, while Williams was once more the remarkable and accurate driver who defeated Mo- Loughlin in straight sets in the 1914 final.
New Britain herald., 1916-09-05
EXencd It Up.

Boston, Mass, Sept. 5.-An even break was the best the Giants could get in holiday double bill against the Braves before two big crowds yes- terday. McGraw's men gave Boston 3 to victory in the morning, thus sending the Braves into first place. But in the afternoon New York three times OverCame One-run leads, Ob- tained by Stallings Warriors, and then won in a gallop, to 8, the game breaking up when the Giants reaped a harvest of four runs against Ed Reulbach in the eighth inning.
 Brooklyn's failure to come through in the fifth game at Philadelphia, however, saved the Braves from drop ping out of the position they obtained in the morning.
 The Giants showed lots of fight in the afternoon. The game seemed lost when four errors were piled up in one inning, but the Braves got only one run out of the misplays and then New York started after Reulbach. The score was tied, 3 to 3, when the Giants came to bat in the eighth. Luck broke badly when Snodgrass dropped Zimmerman's short fly.
New Britain herald., 1916-09-05
WELSH STILL CHAMP?
The Value of Having Your Own Ref cree is Demonstrated in Welsh
 White Bout--Semky Ought to Try It.

Colorado Springs, Col, Sept. 5.- Freddie Welsh retained his title of 1 champion lightweight pugilist of the world yesterday after going the full scheduled twenty rounds with chal-
 lenger Charlie White of Chicago. Ref
 cree Billy Roche of New York, award ed Welsh the decision on points. As the gong sounded at the close of the twentieth round, Roche stood for several moments as if undecided He then reached out both hands to- ward the boxers and many of the spectators believed he was about to award draw. Suddenly, Welsh
 rushed over to Roche. and placed his
 glove in the referees hand and it was raised aloft while the official appeared
 to be reaching for White. The next
 instant jubilant friends of the cham
 piOn swarmed into the ring.
 When Referee Roche announced
 his decision in favor of Welsh, the challenger's adherents appeared for the moment spellbOund. Then hun dreds of cushions were hurled from all directions at the referee. He was rushed through the crowd by friends to a waiting automobile. Guarded by a policeman, the vehicle was speeded up the road to a hotel, while hundreds of men and boys rushed after it until it distanced them.
 From spectators standpoint the battle was considered one of the poor est that has ever been fought for the highest ring honors in the lightweight division. For fully two-thirds of the time the fighters were locked in a succession of clinches-and pushing each other back and forth about the ring. For this many spectators thought Welsh was largely to blame. Throughout the contest of twenty rounds, scarcely a blow was struck by either man that did any damage. Of the blows exchanged Whites carried the greater power. While Welsh fre- quently was on the aggressive and did his share of the leading, it was notice- able that many of his blows fell short and failed to reach their mark
 Roche stated after the fight that he awarded Welsh the decision because he did most of the leading. With consummate generalship Welsh, throughout virtually all the fight ing, worked with his back to the sun, forcing White to face the hot glare. Neither man drew blood from his op- ponent and neither showed any par ticular evidence of having been in a championship battle. Welsh fought carefully and took no chances with his opponents famous left hand. On sev- eral occasions when it appeared likely that 1t might land, the champion was backing away so that the force of the blows was spent when they reached him.
New Britain herald., 1916-09-05
(Afternoon game).
Matty Defeats Old Rival.

Chicago Sept 5.-Christy Mathew son, the former idol of the New York fans, and now manager of the C1n- cinnati Reds, and Mordecai Brown of the famous old Cub machine, met Cn the slab today, in the second game of a double-header here, their first meeting since 1912.
 Mathewson was returned the win- her, the score being 10 to 8. This gave Cincinnati an even break of the holiday bill Chicago having won the first game, 3 to 0. The Cubs touched Mathewson for fifteen hits, while the Reds gathered nineteen off Brown. Many of the hits were for extra bases each team making a total of twenty five bases.
 The crowd which turned out to wit ness the two veterans was the largest of the year. They each received a bouquet of American Beauty roses be- fore the game.
 In the first game Prendergast held Cincinnati to four scattered hits, while the locals punched hits off Schulz in the first and seventh in nings and scored all their runs. The scores:
 (Morning game).
 r. h. e. Cincinnati .O0OOOOOOO-O 10 o Chicago ........2O 2OOOOO1Ox-3 o Batteries: Schulz and Wingo; Prem derga9t and Archer.
 (AfternOOn game).
 r. h. c. Cincinnati ..O12122O11-1O 19 1 Chicago 2O1O2oOO3- IS 2 Batteries: Mathewson and Wingo; Brown and Wilson.
New Britain herald., 1916-09-05
OWNER GIVES TEAM AWAY.
A. F. Roach Presents Lowell Club to
 Jesse Burl>ett, It's Manager.

Lowell, Mass Sept. 5.-The Lowell team of the Eastern league was pre- sented to it's manager, Jesse Burkett, the former major league star, by Owner Andrew F. Roach last night, after Roach had given formal notice that he had withdrawn the team from the league at the conclusion of yes terday's games at Worcester Presi- dent Roach received the clubs share of yesterdays receipts.
 Burkett announced that he would try to finish out the regular season, which closes Sept. 16. It is under stood he assumed the team free of indebtedness. Lowell is in ninth place in the ten-club circuit.
New Britain herald., 1916-09-05
TANKS BREAK EVEN
 IN HOLIDAY BILL
Red SOX Champs Take A. N. Game
 But Lose Second

New York, Sept. 5.-The Yankees broke even in their Labor Day games at the Polo Grounds yesterday, losing the morning tilt to the Boston Red Sox by a score of to l. They came tback strong in the afternoon and just barely beat the worlds champions out in a blazing ninth inning finish by a score of 4 to 3. A crowd of more and over 25,OOO persons were damned into the big stands at the afternoon :. entertainment.
 Bob ShaWl1ey gave a great eXhibi- t1on of pitching in the afternoon, and for eight innings he had the Boston sluggers eating out of his hand and held them to three hits. Boston staged a seething rally in the ninth and scored three runs, leveling up the score at 3 to 3. In their half of the ninth the Yankees got busy on Carl Mays and after filling up the bases Mays uncOrked a wild pitch and Lee Magee scooted home with the winning tally.
 The defeat of the Sox in the after
  as 1t pulled Boston down a hit, while Detroit went up dangerously close to the champions. A Detroit or White SOX victory in the pennant chase would be more popular with New York baseball fans than a repetition by the Hubs great team, as Boston has monopolized the worlds series at traction for several years. There were loud cheers when 1t was posted on the scoreboard that the Detroit's were trimming Cleveland. The scores
 (Morning game).
 r. h. e. Boston .OOOO1O51O-7 Il o New York .000OO01OO-1 5 Batteries: Ruth and Shorten; Rus sell, Love and Walters.
 r. h. e. New York .0030OOOO1-4 ' 8 Boston .00OO0OOO3-3 6 2 Batteries: Shawkey and Alexander; Leonard, Wyckoff, Mays and Carri- gan and Thomas.
New Britain herald., 1916-09-05
PILLS PLACE SkIDS
 UNDER DODGERS
Fifth Straight Defeat Sends
 Hobbies Men to Second Place

Philadelphia, Pa., Sept. 5.-The their fifth straight defeat by taking both ends of a double header here yesterday, sweeping the series with the Robins and advancing into a tie with them for second place, just .OO2 points behind the league-leading Braves. The scores of yesterdays games were: Phillies 2, Brooklyn 1; Phillies 10, Brooklyn 8.
 Manager Robinson brought eight pitchers into the double combat in a final endeavor to stem the tide of de- feat, but against the hard hitting of last years champions, combined With the cratic plays of the Dodgers, his task was hopeless one. Home runs decided the first game, Stock and Lu- derus making the circuit smashes that beat Brooklyn. Hard hitting, plus four costly errors by the Dodgers, deprived Robinson of the chance he had to take one victory out of the five contests. in the second.
 At least 10000 baseball fans from this city and different parts of Penn
  sylvania stayed away from the games rather than pay exorbitant prices for tickets, thousands of which came into the possession of spectators before the game began. The police estimat- ed that yesterdays crowd outside of the park was larger than the crowd which gathered at the same spot when the worlds series was played.
 Tickets which ordinarily sell at the box office for $1 brought as high as $1O and $15. Almost every speculator was accompanied by a delegation of six or seven assistants, who shouted through megaphones that they had choice seats for sale.
 (Morning games).
 r. h. e. Philadelphia .00110O0Ox-2 1 Bro oklyn .00OO0OOO1-1 2 Batteries: Mayer Alexander and KilHfer; Marquard, Pfeffer, Rucker and Meyers and Miller.
 (Afternoon game).
 r. h e. Philadelphia .6030O10O 0Ox-1O 10 0 Brooklyn ..... .1OOO2OOOO- 10 Batteries: Rixey and KilIifer and Adams; Cheney, Smith, Dell Appleton, Mails and Miller
New Britain herald., 1916-09-05

ward pitched phenomenal ball, the Hustlers gathering but one earned run during the two battles. The score:
 (Morning Game)
 r. h. e. New Haven .... O01001100-3 0 Bridgeport .... 000000000-0 5 Batteries-Weaver and Devine; Walsh and Moshier. The score:
 (Afternoon Game.)
 r. h. 0. New Haven .. 210210OOx-6 10 5 Bridgeport " 3O10O00OO-4 5 Batteries-Woodward and Devine; Townshend and F'laherty.
New Britain herald., 1916-09-05

tenth inning McQuiIlan held the vlsl- LOTS hlCIess. SIX or WorcesUer's four teen hats Went to Waste, smith tlgnt- en1ng we'll Ill the pIncnes. In tne morning gaIaa, Lowell won 2 to $, The SGOFei
 (Atternoon Game.)
 r. h. e. Lowell ...... 49e09oooQ00-4 14 l Worcester ... 021090910oo-4 s Il batteries-McQuilla and Tyler; Smith and Egan.
 The score:
 (Morning Game.}
 r. h. e, Lowell ,..,,,, 634006o00-7 Il Worcester .,,.. 200000000-2 g 3 Batteries-Bonsock and Egan; Van Dyke, Mckinley and Ereitag.
New Britain herald., 1916-09-05
BROWN OUTCLASSED.

Baltimore, Md, Sept. 5.-Kid Will Hams of Baltimore, worlds bantam weight champion, outclassed Frankie Brown of New York in their ten round no decision bout here yesterday. Brown was severely punished. He went down for the count of nine three times in the ninth round and man aged to stay the limit by holding.
 Brown weighed in at 119 1-2 pounds. Williams at 11S 1-2.