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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-03-09
LONDON. March 9.

sO4N 'D.Nf VI AZ III 80
German residents in
Oporto and throughout
Portugal have been adj
yised by their consul to
proceed to Spain imme-
diately. according to a
dispatch to the Exchange
Telegraph company from
London.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-03-09
BULLETIN.

WASHINGTON, March 9-An unofficial report received
here and transmitted the Carrsnza embassy said the Th
teenth cavalry had crossed the border in pursuit
Colonel Socum advised General Funston that his force OF
troops of cavalry and machine gun company adc
quate to handle the situation.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-03-09

COLUMBUS N Mv March s.-A band of Mexican ban
dts numbering from 800 1000 supposedly under the
sOna command of Francisco Villa raded United States terri
tory early Thursday
They attacked Columbus, killed American civilians and
set fire several buildings For nearly fighting
tinued in the
Colonel H. j. Socum speedily brought the Thirteenth
cavalry into action and shortly after o'clock drove the raiders
the border.
Nine civilians and six United troopers the
known dead early in the day.
Information that Francisco Villa and his chief lieutenant
Pablo Lopez were in personal command of the raid was given
Colonel Socm by Mexican rancher captured by the ban
dts last Sunday and who escaped during the fighting He told
of the hanging of the American ranchersMcKinney Corbe
and ONeal and declared that fourth American, whose
name he did not know, had been hanged the time
The Mexican informant said Villa attacked with from 800 to
1000 men and machine gun platoon
A large number of Meycans killed Their bodies
dotted streets where they had been posted picking off Amer
There appeared to be no wounded Several guests burned
to death in the Central hotel which one of the first build
mgs fired by Villas
Mexican bandits standing outside the flaming building
shot down A. L. Rtchic, proprietor of the hotel and W. R.
Walker guest as they attempted dash Of the doors Both
were dead when picked up later
C. c. Miller owner of drug store was shot as he tried
to enter the door of the Hoover hotel adobe structure
Mr. and Mrs Milton James and }, S. Dean merchant,
were later added to the list of Americans killed
m@"s OG ".'N r g' ", % nn ,"5 N & n @g.@s " % , %@ @ by
& mI, ', % , n"l'' m L''G @ III ,m'I'o or the lr ' least ormur
aor stated G", yuo loroG "o at the ar G%
nrur~ Godc rnnn,, mile, ,oo,o,, of here
Mexican
ranch toward lnumo abandoned conan sis directly
Col II S,um. commanding the Thirteenth cavalry hca,, patrols
aud Gl>ul- miles
tarrau custom guards at the houIor three miles south Columbus
Villa m h
! N'prr col %
w and /, nou
Ell PASo Texas March Six American soldiers
killed in The battle at Columbus, ~ M with Mexican bandits
according received early today the general Of
ces of the FL Paso Southwestern Railroad in FL Psso.
Columbus kllrt
road officials aud mi,u American soldiers fired
them and the battle followed
I only fngmnnnrv denll. ,nmn % ul Mo-
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-03-09
From Paris

PARIS. March o..g.G p ml-'rhe
Germans have been repulscd between
uouaumont and the village of NeuN and
several hca,t attacks accompanied bN
intense artillery fire and violent infantry
assaults. according to tho French official
statement which says the attackers were
cump.ot,l. defeated uftc. having pcnr-
tHtrl the NllnCr NJ NauN
PARIS. Morph % lva London, o.l'
a utp .uu IN" Noriuu sector west of tie
Nou-r tho French have rcpulscd ro-
pcat,d attacks Uu tine village Of RcthIn
court according tu ~ scmi-uiiDnl state
mut mnUr here rnUrsda,
PARIS. March 0-Thc official state.
mcnt published Wednesday night has
done much to remove the tension which
had been caused In the public mind b,
the expectation OF great onslaught ON
the main French dcirnspg ON the west
bank or the Mouse The press aud pub.
llr are more than ever nov convinced
that the Germans win not hc able To
take Nerduu
Military observers express the belief
that the military movement intended for
u frontal attack nm Nurdun which was
To be- accompanied hy tao flank attacks.
one In the Wu,,rc. not meant 10 be-
pushed home, and the other on the west
hnnk oI the Mcusr. which might develop
into tho main attack Desiring however.
To Justify premature announcement Of
the character ~ nou8umont, the crown
prince Kept 2OU OOU men on the right
hank of the river against the advice nj
his generals who insisted that they could
be- better employed ON the other bank
Now that the Germans have begun th',
flank attack the French critics say II is
too late hy ten days
Woods Reduced 10 kirdlnu.
Nrnlrpmen ON both sides are living
up lo the reputation already established
Ton the hnttlo ot Ncrdun NJ the greatest
nrtillcr, duel ot tho war MANY sectors
/ Of th, French front ON sunday aud Mon
/ dpy last received an average NJ loo OOO
shrlls In twelve hours whole woods
were reduced to kinding The little riy
cr at Forgcs disappeared altogether hay-
| Ink been damned In half a dozen places
| Thirty feet OF the crest ot lIll 2i2 ncaI
| FORCES was blown away
The first attack ON nethincourt. made
ON Tuesday was preceded by six hour,
| ut terrific homhafdmont Then the In.
mntr, came ON from three .ldcs Frcnct
officers ostimatc that the attaoklnr
forces were not fewer than 10000 Fif.
teen different bottalous were identi,
/. fled
Dark Aided Germans.
Al day Ions The Germans fought {,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-03-09
No Provision Made

"The su.callcd automatic cause is n
trop to cntch the unwary You may have
lived In your precinct twenty Years
and vet you are dlsfanchiscd unless
you voted NJ the i9li election aud If
from sickness or other cause You failed
10 vote you are forever DISTINGUISHED as
40 way Ia provided lor you 60 ever res
lister
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-03-09

Ell PASO, Texas March Six American soldiers
killed in The battle at Columbus NJ NJ. with Mexican bandits
according received early today the general Of
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-03-09

the
The houdt, shortly according rail-.
road officials aud mddug American soldiers fired
Ou, fmgmpuary "details q N Ia,o Of Mo raid
distance telephone ~ iao incs
Ion rsEsIw "
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-30
STRIKE PAY POOR
Men Out Since Sept. 6 Receive
$5 From Benefit Fund.
Sympathetic Strike Fails-9OO
Brewery Workers Return.

Now York Sept. So.-Officers of the
Anna gamated Association of Street
and Electrical Railway Employees be-
gan today the distribution of a $4,000
strike benefit fund among the street
car men who have been on strike her,
since September 6. According to the
figures given out by the labor leaders,
each man was to receive S5. Efforts
to organize a general strike in sup
port Of the car men suffered a check
today when the 900 brewery workers
who quit in response to the general
call returned to work. Nevertheless
the labor chiefs asserted that 100 0Oo
workers aside from the United Hebrew
trades are on a strike.
Traction officials said the street car
men who quit are returning to their
posts at the rate of about fifteen
day and that the places of the strikers
are slowly being filled by new men.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-30
MORE BLACKMAIL
Three Arrests in Chicago on
Rich Merchants Complaint.
IOWan Alleges He Was Lured
at Cost of $4,000.

Chicago. Sept. 3O.-Two more men
and woman veie arrested by agents
OF the department Of jvstice in raid
on private apartment here at 4
o'clock this morning and held in con
ncction with the operations of the
great Mann act biackmailers syndicate
recently brought to light by federal
officers.
Pursuing their Investigation Of the
case Of a wealthy merchant of Cedar
Rapids, Ia. y no is alleged to have
been done out IF $4,000 by the syndl-
cate. federal officials today took pos
have been written by the merchant to
with having lured HIM to their apart
ment i'm Chicago where the blackmail
was cNacted
Attorneys for the girls contend that
the Iowa man wronged his clients and
paid them 81 5000 as reconpense.
The prisoners gave their names
as K. T. Lawrence. 4. H. Golden and
Mrs. Golden.
Hinton q. Clabaugh. federal investi-
gator. said he was not ready TO say
whether charges of blackmail would
he preferred against those held. He
said a large quantity of morphine was
found in the rooms raided and he
would hold the trio charging violation
Of the Harrison narcotic act
The persons arrested this morning
are alleged also to have blackmafled
a wealthy eastern manufacturer out
OF n considerable sum of money"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-30
BRITISH LOSS
ON S0MME IS
$500 men DAILY
5,439 Officers and HALO Men
September Toll.
Less Than August Daily Aver
age of 4,127.
3-MONTH DRIVE COST 307, 1863
Low Safe Considering Charac-
ter fO Fighting.
Germany Estimates Anglo
French Loss Is 100000.
5,439 Officers and HALO Men
September Toll.
Less Than August Daily Aver
age of 4,127.
3-MONTH DRIVE COST 3O7, 1863
Low Safe Considering Charae.
ter TO Fighting.
Germany Estimates Anglo
French Loss Is 100000.

London, Sept. 30.-British losses in
September were at the rate of more
than $500 day. Casualties on all
fronts reported in this month Were
Officers, 5.439; men. HALO
Heavy as were the British losses in
September, they were lighter than
those of August, which were 127, ,945.
daily average of 4,127. In July,
the first month of the Somme often
sive, the losses were about half those
of August or September, notwith-
standing the fact that in July the Brit
ish stormed the first line German de-
fenses. The casualties in that month
We're 59.615, so that the total for the
three months of the Somme drive is
307.169.
Germany Estimates Enemy's Loss.
French and English press dis
patches report that considering the
character of the fighting, the losses
of the allies on the Somme are low.
An official British statement of Thurs
day said the British losses in the pre-
eeding few days had been small, not
only relatively to the Importance of
the gains but absolutely. This is at
tributed largely to the increased eff
fectiveness of the artillery.
German reports dwell on the large
losses with which it is said the allies
are meeting, which are declared to be
, out of all proportion to the ground
gained.
The Overseas News agency estimates
that the combined French and British
! losses in the Somme battle up to Sep
tember 15, amounted to about 500 600.
Since January % the British govern
ment has issued no figures of total
losses.
Up to that time daily average oi
losses from the beginning of the war
was slightly more than 1000.
Altho the casualties at the present
are about four times those of the first
| sixteen months of the war this in
crease is due not only to the offensive
operations now in progress, but to the
fact that Great Britain's forces in the
field are far larger than in the earlier
period of the war.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-30
POSTSCRIPT EDITION

There are several reasons why
you should see the Postscript
edition of the State Journal on
the streets at 5 o'clock this af-
ternoon.
In the first place it will con-
tain a full account of Colonel
Roosevelt's speech delivered in
Battle Greek, Mich, at A p. m.
today.
In the second place it will give
a detailed account of the big
game for the National League
leadership in Brooklyn.
Again, it viii cover the first
big football games OF the coun-
try. The baseball games as well.
Lastly, it will contain all the
late up-to-the-minute telegraph
and cable news and the early
evening happenings within the
city of Topeka and the state of
Kansas.
Remember-on the streets at
5 o'clock-only 2 cents
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-30
ASTOR CUP RACE TODAY
Famous Speed Demons Compete for
Big $4,000 Prize Classic.

New York, Sept. 30.-More than
thirty automobiles. constituting one of
the largest fields ever sent off in a
pairing to start in the race for the
Astor cup and $25.00O in prize money
to be won on the Sheepshead Bay
speedway beginning at 2:39 d. M to-
day. The distance is $50 miles and
the drivers hope to eclipse the record
of 102.60 miles an hour set last year
over the two-mile course.
Thirty-four cars were included in
the original list of entrants. Up to
this morning twenty-seven of them
had qualified and other drivers hoped
to show the required speed before the
start of the race. Weather conditions
were perfect.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-30
Thirteen Weeks Drive Has
Melted 50 Square Miles.
AnglO-French Get $4,000 Pris-
Oners, 2S5 Cannon.
CAPTURE ALL THREE LINES
Fighting Continued Last Night
Despite Storms.
Germans and British Struggle
in Pools of Water.

Grand Headquarters of the French
Armies, Sept. 30.--In the first thirteen
weeks of the Somme offensive the
French and British have captured
more ground than has been taken by
the Germans in more than six months
or battling at Verdun.
survey of the results of the great
allled drive, halted temporarily yes
terday, by terrific downpour of rain
shows that the allies have reconquered
2So square kilometers of French ter
rltory tabout 80 square miles) exceed
ing by 10 kilometers the territory
gained by the Germans at Verdun.
As Villages Fall to Allies.
Forty-five villages, each one organ
lzed into veritable fortress by the
Teutons, have fallen before the bat
terlng OF French and British artillery
In every instance. the German posi-
ton was SO strong at it had to be
broken down by shell fire before in
fantry could storm it.
A total of $1,000 prisoners. 2S5 can
non. half of which are heavy artillery
pieces. and more than 1000 machine
guns have been taken
Everywhere, from the Ancre To a
point near Chaulnes the German first
second and third lines are completely
IN the hands of the allies, who this
week We're rushing thru hastily con-
structed German trenches for great
ations.
Germans Counter in Rain.
London. Sept. 30.-British troops
, improved their positions at Stuff re-
doubt north of Thiepval and beat off
German counter attacks at the Hes
sian trench last night, General Hafg
reported this afternoon
The fighting at the latter place was
very severe, despite a heavy downpour
OF rain that converted the shell
wrecked trenches into areat pools OF
mud and water in which Germans and
British fo Ight. The Germans sheIled
British positions south of the Ancre
from the Destremont farm to a point
southwest of LeSars village, toward
which Haig's men are approaching
Despite this artillery attack, the
British continued to improve their po-
sitions on the whole Thiepval sector.
French Gain at burt.
The French. today's official Paris
report showed, made further progress
north of Rancourt last night. bur
elsewhere were held up by weather
conditions. South of NeuviIIe ST. Vaast
tie British made a raid last night
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-30
LOOTED The BANK
President of Arkansas InStitu-
ton Found Guilty.
Fourth Officer Convicted for
100000 Shortage.

Fort Smith. Sept. 30.-T. w. NJ.
Boone, president of the defunct Amer
lean National bank which failed with
a shortage reported by bank exami-
ners to have been over 100000, was
found guilty by jury in the federal
court here today on an indictment
charging Justification of a report of
the banks condition to the comptroller
of the currency.
Attorneys for Boone who has been
on trial for several days, announced
the case would be appealed.
Sentences are to be imposed this
afternoon on p. A. Ball, cashier; A.
S. Dowd and f. NJ. Dickenson. assist
ant cashier, who have pleaded guilty
to charges similar to that upon which
Mr.. Boone was convicted
The four are under further indict-
ments charging conspiracy. embezzle-
ment and nlisappropriation of funds.
The bank closed last March and it's
failure was one of the most startling
financial losses in Arkansas in MANY
Boine was found guilty on the last
of the nine counts of the indictment.
In it he was charged specifically that
the report of the banks reserve had
been inflated S20. 600 in a report made
in June of last year
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-30
WaShburn Freshmen and VAR
sity Clash This Afternoon.
Coach Kennedy Strengthens
Bachfield at 18th Hour.
Probable Lineup.

Apparently afraid that the fresh
men would make too good a showing
against his regulars, Coach Kennedy
switched the varsity lineup for the big
free game on Washburn field this
afternoon at the eleventh hour, pIac-
ing Captain Stewart at fullback and
Perry at half. Benton going into the
line at guard.
Everything was in tip top shape for
the contest and Coach Kennedy an
nounced that the teams would appear
on the field shortly after > O'clock the
game starting at g. 1t was planned to
make many substitutions in both line
ups so that every man who has shown
any kind of prospects could get
chance
DIR. Pete" He'll was the referee for
the game and Stahl. of X S A. c.,
was booked to umpire. 'Pinky' Beals
was chosen as head linesman and Doc
tor Kennedy himself was on the list
as tield Judge Ideal weather and the
fact that no admission was to be
charged insured a good crowd.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-30
Gov. WILLIS HURT
Ohio Executive, Wife, Daugh-
ter in Auto Crash.
Taxi Crashes Into Street Car In
Delaware, Ohio.

Frank B. Willis. his wife and daugh-
ter were injured here early this morn
ing in an automobile accident. All
three were removed to the city hos
pital. While none of their injuries
will prove fatal, physicians said, Mrs
Willis and Helen Willis. IS. are quite
seriously hurt.
The governor, his wife and daugh-'
ter, were thrown out of a taxicab
when it crashed into city street car
Governor Willis suffered a cut in the
side and a sprained wrist, which doc
tors say may be fractured. Mrs. Willis
has a severe scalp wound and was
badly bruised. Miss Willis was Sc
verely bruised about the body The
governor and his family were en- route
to the Hooking Valley station.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-30
Meanwhile L. $. Giant Stocks
Are Soaring.
Morgan Goes to England to
Float Quarter Billion.
u, S. STEEL DOUBLES IN z MOS.
Standard Oil Values jump
S37,OOO,OOO in Day.
500, 100000 France Notes;
$4,000, 900 Russian Bonds.

New york. Sept. Sol. F. Morgan
was booked to sail for England on the
Amerl "a liner New York at noon To-
dsv. To- float a new qu OF Dill
lion dollar British war loan. accord
ing 70 reports in financial circles here
Henry y. Dawson. Morgan's partner
has been in England for several weeA7'
presumably arranging details OF the
laan which * to be secured pE - Soi
lateral consisting mainly OF American
The new loan. if fIoated. will come
as "a clit X to three weeks OF Dun
activities on the New YORK Stoch ~
change. started, according 10 the ~
cepted belief of Wall street III oI ~ ~,
ia develop a sentiment of optimism
and prosperitv among investors such
AS would facilitate placing the new
British bonds.
Sell Million Shares Day
Twenty. miIlion-share days on the
exchange have sent prices 10 new hIsH
levels. bond buying has been SO hedVy
that bond brokers report a dehlann IIilSl
for them in excess OF supply OK AisN
grade securities.
Gains i'm Standard Oil stocks yes
ferdav according TO estimates made To-
day added S37u0O,O00 TO the aSSre-
gate value IF the standard OH secui : :
}
this increase was estimated at 80
02S.OO0
While brokers on the street were
netting TO-DAY that the run of mllllon-
share days would exceed the straight
victory string of the New York Giants,
before the tuil movement comes to a
halt. fiedre. n United States steel
showed frr common stock Of the
big corpor. IN had increased IN
valuation SS5, 100000 in single day
Big Loans to Allies
AT the record high vf 120 * the five
million shares Of United States Steel
common were valued at S612, 900, 900
against S33p. O0O, 600 two months ago.
During the past few months tho
American public has taken $4,000. .0O0
in Russian bonds. s1OO.OOO.00 French
notes, $50. 900, 900 city Of Paris bonds
and S25O.OO0.0O0 British collateral
notes. The loan which Morgan is
now said TO be negotiating would in
crease tie total floatation in this coun-
try in three months to $500. 100000.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-30
HE FOUND A Girl
She Had a Winning Smile and
Baby Stare.
But She Also Had His Silks
and Disappeared.
DETECTIVES DISCOVERED HER
Then sour WrOnged Hero"
Hurriedly Left the City.
Prominent Cheney Mans EX-
perienees in Topeka.

James McGovern, plain clothes
man; a prominent citizen of Cheney,
Kan, who also is a brother of a Pot
tawatomie county banker, and To-
peka girl-a pretty girl with win
ming smile and Eaby stare-f1gured
in a three cornered farce enacted
around lower Kansas avenue during
the last three days.
The curtain went up with rush
when the Cheney man, aged about 20,
walked into a local hotel and regis
tered and announced he had sold val
liable lands, was going to settle down
now and was looking for house
keeper-a young hOuSekeeper. No, the
clerk couldn't help MIN any. The Wis
itor left a shotgun which he carrie
in Il case and grip with the bell boy
10 take to the room, and started out to
look for a housekeeper. He sta1ked
out of the hotel-southern military
styIe, with his gray hair protruding
from under his hat, strange contrast
TO his moustache which was dyed
black.
He Found Girl.
According to the story he told Nc
Govern he found a housekeeper-a
mere slip of a girl-and by CAD, she
was pretty
The girl offered to go with him and
be his housekeeper if only she had
something to wear"
Thirty minutes more saw the
Cheney visitor and the girl walking
out of department store. The girl
clinging to new silk dress and affii-
lated paraphernalia that the Cheney
man didn't know the names of.
They went back to the hotel. The
clerk was keeping the shotgun behind
the desk. The man paid his bill and
asked for the gun. asking the girl to
hold it while he went to his room after
his grip. She assented.
When he returned the girl had dis
appeared. The shotgun lay in the mid
die of the floor. The Cheney visitor
looked around for her and then called
on Detective McGovern in the police
station. He described the girl.
| McGovern had heard of herr
fact every officer in the station had.
i The Cheney visitor was angry Hs
didn't care anything about the girl
but he wanted that dress back-ever
the black silk stockings.
| McGovern left the station on &
| sleuthing expedition. The Cheney
man promised to wait at the hotel
| McGovern found the girl.
Then he tried to find the complain
ant. The hotel clerk smiled. mo
Mr.. s. wasn't there. He had left
! for home. He had left word for Nc
Govern to never mind.