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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-08-07

II white shoes would stay clean more than ten minute,
We wouldn't object to paying slick dime Tor shine every
day
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-08-07
Any Sugges,ions7

ANY Suggestionsf
We have all sorts oi people in the
Jluh Rut what are We gonna do with
Work & Ffcu, the general traffic man.
agcf, located AZ Detroit. Mich ,
OH
I can't quite set n through my hoHi.
ilut n is very true
That when an author isn't read
Nou'il find he's very blue
Lake Mcl.rke.
nelike n va should seek the cause
TwDud probably hc seen
The fellow IL NOT read because
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Newark Advocate
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-08-07

One Year Ago Today in the wat
Aug 7 l9lS-Ncw allied army land
cd IN Galipuli peninsula.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-08-07

Attorney lohn Wrsh,. Who has been
visiting I'M Minneapolis and 81 Paul,
returned TODAY o.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-20
BRITISH POLICY
AGAIN MENACES
U. s. COMMERCE
"Anti Luxury Program"
Announced in Commons
New Danger
BLOCKADE A DETR1MENT

WASHINGTON. Jan. TO-
The European commerce of the United
states was seriously threatened today
from two sources. Chief, of course, was
the suggested actual blockade OF Ger
many and all adjoining territory by the
allied warships. But another real source
OF danger the extent of which Depart
ment of Commerce or1lcials frankly ad-
NIT they cannot gauge In advance, is
the proposed "antiluxury" program of
the British Cabinet.
The cool admission by Walter Runci-
man, president of the British Board OF
Trade. to Parliament that drastic steps
are to be taken to force lessening OF eX-
penditures by all classes is accepted
here as indicating that such new meas
uro will be directly planned to aifect
American manufacturers.
officials here have realized for months
that there was a concerted movement
throughout official circles in Great Britain
to keep the United States from capturing
certain lines OF British trade that nave
temporarily been abandoned by the Brit
ish because of the necessities of the war
measures. The new movement, which
Runciman asserts will be designed TO
keep luxuries out of the home markets."
is declared by commercial experts here
to be designed to further this course.
One thing that officials here believe GER
tainly will come II an actual blockade Is
attempted is a real naval battle
II the British battle fleet is pressed into
service to completely strangle all Ger
man commerce IL cannot be maintained
as a single unit, and naval experts here
say that this is what Germany has been
waiting for ever since the war began.
They declare that with such blockade in
existence the German fleet would GER
tainly attack, and the long-looked-for
naval battle would come Immediately.
Every move in the trade war in Flu
rope is being watched by the state De-
partment officials. SO far there are no
that President Wilson is
planning any sweeping changes in pol
lev. .
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-20
TodGy's Var Developments

The Car is pressing offensives
against the Austrians in Bessarabia
and Galieia and the Turks in Ar
menia, where the Grand Duke
Nicholas is only two days march
from Erzerum, the fortified capital.
The King of Greece has register
ed bitter protest against the AL
lies violation of Hellenic territory.
No information has been made
public of the results reached by the
Allies War Council held in Lon
don yesterday. Defense of the
base at Salonica and renewal of
action in the Balkans are believed
to have been the chief decisions.
France, it is reported, hesitates to
sanction absolutely the proposed
British blockade of Germany on the
ground of complications with the
United States.
The Montenegrins have resumed
hostilities against Austria, accord
ing to an official statement given
out in Rome today.
Action on the western front is
confined to aerial and minor artil-
lery duels.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-20
ALLIES CHIEFS
PLAN TO STRIKE
HEAVILY AT FOE
Situation Will Be Firmly
Dealt With in Near Flu
ture, Is Declaration
GREECE is INVOLVED
War Council of French and
British Statesmen Believed
Prelude to Quick Action
LONDON, Jan. %.

LONDON, Jan. %.
The Allies have reached a definite agree
ment as TO their future military and
diplomatic policies in the Balkans, 1t was
stated today. following the departure of
the French Premier and military officials
who attended the allied war council here
yesterday.
ANY situation that may arise within
the near future will be dealt with firmly,
the world may be assured Of that" was
q statement emanating from a we'll
Informed source.
Exactly what phases OF the inter-
national situation were considered at the
brief session of the war council could
not be learned officially today. II was
understood, however that developments
in Greece formed a principal topic OF dis
cussion.
Following the departure today of the
French Premier Aristide BRAND and his
colleagues, who took part In the Allied
war council yesterday, 1t was learned
from n high source that France has not
yet fully indorsed the plans OF England
to tighten the blockade of Germany,
because of the deleterious effect IL would
have upon the United States commerce.
when NJ. BRAND left for Paris he was
accompanied by Jules Cambon general
secretary of the French Ministry for
foreign affairs, and Alexandra Millerand,
former French Minister Of War
The situation in Sweden where anti
British feeling has crystallized into ac-
tive measures of reprisals was also
thoroughly discussed. Sweden has not
yet released the great quantity of Brit
ish mail matter that was seized in re-
talistlon for the seizure of Swedish
shipments by England,
The British Government is determined
to cut of all shipments of merchandise
into Germany, even IL 1t has to establish
a blockade of the ports of Holland. Dem
mark and Sweden.
Berlin reported today that the German
people are now convinced that the Allies
plan either to unseat King Constantine
and place Venizeos at the head of the
Greek republic, or to force Greece into
the war by cutting off all shipments and
threatening her with starvation.
ROME, Jan. 20.-The Italian Cabinet
met today to consider a program of con-
certed acton in the Balkans. said to be
under consideration by the Allies.
Whether this includes the landing OF
more Italian troops on the Albanian coast
for an offensive movement against the
Bulgars and Austrians is not known.
King Victor Emmanuel ordered the
Cabinet summoned into session upon his
return from laramie last night. He re-
viewed the Italian feet and conferred
with several naval officers.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-20
DU PONT POWDER PLANT
AT HOPEWELL DAMAGED
Explosion Of Acid Tank Causes $780,
900 Loss-One Man Killed

HoPBWELL, Va. Jan. 20.--A one hun
dred and fifty thousand gallon acid
storage tank exploded in the du Pont
Powder company's plant here about 3
o'clock this morning, wrecking the
storage shed and badly dana ging sur
rounding buildings. The loss will exceed
100000
The tank was located in scale house
No / OF Il plant. No one was supposed
to have been in the building at the time
and the cause of the explosion is not
known. The windows and doors of nitrat-
ing house No. I ana other surrounding
buildings were blown away. A fore
man of the nitrating house was burned
by acid thrown through the door from
across where the explosion occurred.
Buildings in Hopewell were shaken by
the explosion and many inhabitants were
awakened by the terrific report. The acid
which was lost was valued at over 81 II
gallon.
The cause of the explosion is unknown.
but following as II does yesterdays eX-
plosion and fire, 1t is thought investi-
cation may reveal tampering from out
side
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-20
GIANT WATER POWER
TRUST" ALLEGED
Secretary Houston Tells Senate
Community of Financial In
terests" Forms a Monopoly

WASHINGTON. Jan. 2O,--Existence OF a
giant Water Power Trust in the United
States was charged today in a report
to the Senate by Secretary of Agriculture
Houston.
Through common ownership of stocks.
the presence of certain personages as
dominating influences in many companies
and community of banking and
financing interests" 1t was charged, there
had grown up monopolizing tendency
which must be viewed with grave con-
Germ or public service power 5 com
panies hold one-half and S5 control IS
per cent, says the Secretary.
The names of all the leading banking
and bonding houses OF the country and
other investing sources and charts, show
ing how each is related by more or less
tangible connections into one great COM
mcrcial unit, were submitted. There are
1500 corporate units
Municipal plants. according to the re-
port, have invested only Sl3S for each
horsepower. developed. while the private
companies have spent 1901.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-20
"M0THERr JONES BRINGS
PEACE TO MINERS MEETING
Factions Bury the Hatchet as Result
of Her Plea

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind Jan 2o.-war-
ring factions of the United Mine Workers
OF America buried the hatchet Just before
the noon adjournment of the convention
today. Mother" Jones appeared upon
the scene at the finish Of the fight that had
been raging for the last 10 hours in the
convention over the resolution asking
that a committee be named to investigate
the international officers She begged the
leaders on each side TO step upon the
stage and shake hands and call It Off.
Mother" Jones demanded vote on
the resolution introduced by Adolph Ger
mer, Of Illinois The vote was taken and
the resolution was defeated
Now, boys, come up and shake hands
and let's stop hghting" said Mother"
Jones
Then followed a scene which was
cheered by every man in the house. Pres
ident John p White who did most of
hts own talking against the charges by
Germer and Duncan Mcdonald sprang to
the stage, and were followed by the two
men who a few minutes before had been
bitterly assailing the officers of the union.
They clasped hands and Germer and
pledged their support to the
James Matthews. of Shamokn. Pa,
president of District No. O. today gave
out statement predicting there will be
no strikes in the anthracite districts
81 feel certain the anthracite situation
will be adjusted satisfactorily II the oper-
itors will only be fair. No suspensions
will result" he said.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-20
$4,000 BRITISH RECRUITS
CALLED TO THE COLORS
First Volunteers Under Derby Plan
Begin Reporting

LONDON, Jan. 20.
THE first volunteers under Lord Derby's
recruiting scheme to be called up by the
war ofice for active service began re-
porting today. These men are approxi-
nateIy $4,000 in number. They range In
age from 10 to %
The members OF group No. ], because
Of their youth, have not yet been called
10 the colors, but their turn will come
later. The members of group No. l are
only IS years old.
lord Kitchener has directed that the
training of the volunteers be commenced
at once and by the beginning of the sum-
mer many of them probably will be at
the front. They constitute what is tech
nicallv known as army reserve. section b.
The proclamation calling these men to
the colors was issued last month. a
month being given for the volunteers to
claim exemption from military service un-
der the various clauses covering that con-
tingency.
The next batch of Derby volunteers to
be called to the colors for active service
.probably will begin reporting next month
and from that time on there will be
steady stream of recruits into the Brit
ish army swelling it's ranks to unprece-
dented strength.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-20
MONTENEGRINS DENY PEACE
TALK WITH AUSTRIANS

PARIS, Jan. 2O-onicial announcement
was made here today that peace negotia-
tions between Montenegro and Austria
had never taken place. King Nicholas
1t was stated. is at Podgoritza, in south
ern Montenegro with his troops con-
tinuing resistance to the Austro-
Hungarian invaders.
In transmitting the report from the
Montenegrin Premier, the Montenegrin
Minister expressed regret at the harsh
criticism of King Nicholas appearing in
the Italian press. He denounced as ut
terly untrue the charge that the King
had entered into a secret agreement with
Austria two months ago.
The main Montenegrin army is believed
TO be concentrated in the south near the
Albanian border toward which other de-
tachmentS-were retiring when the armis-
tice caused cessation of hostilities.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-20
ALLIES AIRMEN
MEET GERMANS
In MANY DUELS
Twenty-Five Battles in Past
Two Days-Teutons Lose
Five Machines
NANCY sHELLED BY FOES

LONDON, Jan. 90
The west front has been the scene
of great activity on the part of the op-
posing aeroplane squadrons for the last
two days. On Monday there were 10
battles in the air in which FIVE Ger
man and two allied machines were de-
stroyed, and a British squadron bonn
barded an enemy supply depot at lie
Sars, causing considerable damage Yes
terday there were three separate air
raids. German aeroplanes bombarded
Nancy and French squadron dropped
% shells on the railway stations at
Metz and Arnavlle, which suffered some
damage. one Teuton and one allied aero
plane fell before hostile fire.
Berlin reports n small advance on the
User front. London and Paris claim
artillery and mine successes at several
points. British troops raided enemy
trenches north Of the River Lys, and
brought back several prisoners, accord
ing to the London communication.
"On Monday" SAYS the British state
ment. 'l6 of our aeroplanes attacked an
enemy supply depot at lie Sars. north
east of Albert, causing considerable dam
age. During the day there we're 19 air
encounters, in which five of the enemy
machines were driven down and two of
our aeroplanes were lost.
Tuesday afternoon the enemy exploded
two mines south of Fricourt, doing light
damage.
iOudS VIC SuNNtSSlullN nos
tile trenches at several points. At dusk
a party Of our troops raided enemy
trenches north of the River Lys and
brought back several prisoners. The
enemy exploded mine near the Hohen-
zolern Redoubt and another In front OF
our trenches southeast of Cuinchy (near
La Basseel. No damage was done. Hos
tile artillery has been active northwest
of Fromelles and east of Ypres.
"A hostile aeroplane was brought down
near Frelinghien by our fire."
The French communication says:
ITO the south of the Somme, In the
sector of Libons, an enemy blockhouse
was destroyed by our fire.
Between scissors and Rheims our
trench guns caused serious damage to
the enemy works In the region of ALLIES,
west of Craonue.
I'm the I.rgonne we cannonaded NOV
ing troops in the region north OF Les
Courtes Chaussees.
I'm Lorraine, a fire carried out against
a group of houses occupied by the Ger
mans near Alincourt, west of Chateau
Salins. has given the best results.
"In the night of January 1913. two
German aeroplanes having dropped four
bombs on Nancy. one of our squadrons
took the air and lombard
ed the railway stations al Metz and Arna-
Vile Twenty-Five shells were dropped
on the buildings, which suffered some
damage"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-20
U. $. REJECTS TEU7Oy
LUSTTANIA PROptSI|
Reservation of Admissio,.
German Wrongdoing Not s.''
isfactory to Washinoto,Y Y'''

WASHINGTON. Jan. mo.
proposal 10 incorporate in the s..a asll
OF the Lusitania case rss..'nss|
any admission of wrongdoine -. s''n n
marine commander is under,,o., ''' -
been rejected by the United O.. A's|
A new proposal from the Ra,,,N
eminent is expected momentsrn. a''l
ever, and the controversy msv mh|
by eliminating all mention OF ~. Se's
of the actual torpedoing. Germans -
ing to pay an Indemnity for 49, ss's
lean lives, reiterating express,oJ. An'f.l
gret and calling attention to hsn " nj
tion that she already has Rivsn :, ,eoHltl.
effective disavowal by makios n'e.
ances for the futu ;. asta.
IL the new proposition should mai.
attempt to Justify the sIntins "
Lusitanla on the ground that 10y q.
constituted reprisal for the ts rs =
blockade, that will be reieo,sd SnlIA|
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-20
scULL EXECUTORS NAMED
Children to Administer Estate of
Camden Coffee Merchant

Letters of administration making Will
lam c. Seull. OF Camden. n. j.. and Mrs.
Laura De La cour and Mrs. Marion Bid
die, of RiyeTton. n. j., administrators OF
the estate of the late William S. Scull, OF
Camden, valued at $4,000 and upward,
were granted today by Surrogate Reeves.
Afr. Scull. Mrs. De La Cour and Mrs.
Marion Biddle are the children of Will
lam 5. Scull. who died intestate last jan
uary s. They gave bond in the sum Of
s.. oo00oo.
William S. scull was a wieeiy known
tea and coffee merchant of Camden, with
a store at Front and Federal streets He
had conducted the business since 1856
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-20
SLAVS LAUNCH
BIG OFFENSIVE
In BESSARABIA
Heavy Forces Batter at
Austrian Line in Ga
lician War Zone
TEUTONS REINFORCED
Emperor Nicholas Reported En-
Route to Czernowitz
Front
pETRoGRAD, Jan. 20.


Russian troops are again battering the
Teuton defenses at the southern end of
the battle front. Having organized the
positions taken in the first attacks on
the Austro-German forces along the Bes-
saraban and Galician front, the Cars
army has renewed its offensive.
Emperor Nicholas has left Petrograd
and Is reported to he proceeding to the
front near Czernowitz. The success of
the great thanking movement now under
way is said to depend upon the outcome
of a general conflict about Czernowitz,
the opening engagements of which have
already been fought.
The Teuton troops confronting the Rus
slams in this region have been strongly
reinforced.
A dispatch from Bucharest states that
part of the Austrian and German troops
who fought in Serbia and Montenegro are
again being transported to the eastern
front.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-20
s1OO, 900, 900 in Copper Charters

WILMINGTON, Del, Jan, 2O-The An
des Copper Mining Company and the
Andes Copper Company were chartered in
Lover today. each lrh $4,000. 900 capital.
Other charters were the Potrerellos Rail-
way Company of Chill. 5000 600; the
Standard Supply Company. New York,
$1,000, 900.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-20
BURY SLAYER AND WIFE APART
Pleas of Murderer's Brother for Mass
Also Denied

BRISTOL, Pa, Jan, 20-Fervid plead
ings OF John Rosettl that the body of his
brother. Tony Rosetti. who murdered his
beautiful young wife in a ht of jealousy
and then shot and killed himself be in
TERED with that of the wife in the eonse-
Grated ground at ST. Marks Cemetery,
were unavalling. This morning at 10
o'clock the body OF the wife was buried in
the consecrated ground after a Solemn
Mass had been said at ST. AIMS Church.
The body OF the husband and murderer
was buried In the nonconsecrated part OF
the cemetery. Rosett wept when it was
decreed that no mass would be said over
his brothers body.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-20
Chester Councilman Robbed

CHESTER. Pa, Jan. 2O-lt developed
here today that n thief stole SSs from
cash drawer in the City Clerks office at
the City Hall on Monday. The interior
of the office. which is on the ground
floor, can easily be seen from Market
street and there were several persons in
the office when the thief took the money.
which belonged to Councilman Charles
Il. Mould. The police have thus far
fail,u to find the man who committed
the theft under their very noses.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-06-05
Real Estate Transfers.

Reno-william NJ. German ct ux. to Mary A.
Britt. lots to 4. block II. SO; stamps, 81.
Burvtle-John N. George ct al. to Andrew
S Jackson lot r. square $40; lot 81 square
East Deanwood--John NJ. George ct al. 10
Frank Frazsano. lots and g. square
Chevy Chase Grove-Fuiton r. Gordon ct
ux. TO Harold L. Brown. lot 4. square 1894
N,11. Same to Henry J. Hayden. lot Z.
Tskoma Park-Corinna lie Drew TO Frank e.
Tomlinson. lot So square 3lst g. 600.
Villa Park Heights-Clara A. Marden ct viz
Edwin R.. to r. s. Meyer. lot %. square
X street northwest. between Twenty first
and Twenty-second streets--Estelie T.
Paine ct al. to John Z. Hammersiey. lot a.
square II. SO: stamps. $3.50. John r. Ham
mersley conveys same property 10 George
Henderson. SO: stamps. $50.
zoo Ninth street southwest-Ells w. Hooper
ct al. TO Harry =. White. part lots 10 and
10 square @1. SO: stamps. $3.50.
l.. and Sarah W. Evans. part tract de-
scribed. SO: stamps. 50 cents.
Support--Harry n. White ct al to Ella W.
Klopfer. part tract described. SO: stamps
$3.50
H. Gottwals ct ux. to Ed
ward II. and Bessie NJ. Schmidt. lot ~.
square So SO: stamps. n60.
Fourteenth Street Terrace-Fohl e. Brimley
ct ux. to Gustav Hartig and Bessie Hartig.
lot Is square 2e2s. $40; stamps. $3.50.
Fourteenth Street Heights-Jacob e. Gruver
ct uH to Gertrude V. Clarkson, lot a.
square 2sH SO: stamps. 81
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-06-05
PRIZES AWARDED TO
BOYS OF ST. ALDANS
Students Of Cathedral School
Win MedaIs-Coach Greene
Given Loving Cup.

Announcement was made today Of the
award OF prizet for work done at the
National Cathedral School for Boys at
ct. Adams.
Coach George r. Greene was presented
with a loving cup by students.
The awards follow:
The Satterlee Medal for highest av-
erage throughout the year. to John Nor
ton Johnson.
The Lane-Johnston Medal for loyalty
efficiency and devotion In the choir, to
Howard Leland Young. OF New York.
The Edgar Priest Medal for the most
consistent progress In the choir, to Con-
rad Fulmer Mills.
The Canon Devries Medal for highest
musical ability. to Robert p. Balinger.
The Canon Williams Medal for theory
OF music, to Edward william Limerick
The Charles C. Glover Mathematics
Medal. to John Norton johnson.
The Charles c. Glover English Medal
to John Norton Johnson.
The Thomas Hyde Medal to the best
all round boy. to Charles Crawford
Carter. Rock Island, ILL.,
The Harris Prize to the boy who has
made the greatest Improvement during
the year. to Melvin Roster Farrar.
The Aubrey Page Science Prize, to
Francis William Camp.
The Batting Medal for highest batting
average. to Baxter Moore Davidson, jrj.,
OF Clarendon. Va.
The Athletic Medal for general excel
lence in athletics. to Raymond Beach
Wallace. of Chicago. I'll.
The heads of forms follow:
Preparatory--First Edwin Hum
phries: second. Curtis A. Edwards.
Lower first-First, Granville Christ
man; second, Thomas Laughlin.
Upper hrst-First. Joseph Warwick
Kreuttner. of Alexandria, Va: sec
ond, Edwin Buford Sherman. Of Dub
lin, Va.
Second-First, Conrad Fulmer Mills
second, Lee Edward Eynon.
Third-First, Gordon p. Sparkling;
second, James b. McDonough, jr., OF
Fort Smith. Ark.
Fourth-First, John Norton John
son: second. Henry Gassaway Davis,
Sd. of Elkins, w. Va.
Fifth-First. Francis Wilson Camp:
second; Worth Gasley Daniels. Of
N. c.
sixth-First. Ben Hurst Potter. of
Rock Island, ILL.,; second. Robert syl-
yeater MaXam
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-06-05
WEST VIRGINIA DEBT
BEFORE COURT AGAIN
Highest Tribunal Asked to Take
Steps to Execute Judgment.

John q. Pollard. attorney general OF
Virginia. today fled a motion In the
United States Supreme Court asking
steps be taken to execute the Judgment
Of the court In behalf Of the State OF
Virginia for approximate y 81. 900 due
from West Virginia to Virginia as a
part Of the State debt on January 1, 1851.
when West Virginia separated.
About a year ago the court handed
down Its final decision, and since then
there have been fruitless negotiations
between the two States to compromise
on the method Of payment.
Attorney General A. A. Lilly. Of West
Virginia. in his answer, claims State
property is not subject to levy; that the
Judgment Is only persuasive, and that
the state of West Virginia cannot act
on the payment OF the debt until the
legislature convenes In January, 1917.