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Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-09-28
Entente Has transformed
Twenty-onc Mile Battle
Line just Won.
NORTH OF THIEPVAL
THE FRENCH GAIN


THE twenty battle arc rum
ming from the Ancre river TO the
Somme is rapidly being transformed
by the great offensive of the entente
allies into an irregular triangular
wedge In the German line, with tho
bases respectively in front of Thiepval
and west of pcronne and the point
projecting across the Bcthune road
and into the st. Pierre Vaast wood.
ON the British end of the line in
the region of Thiepval and eastward,
To the north Of flers, the British in
Wednesdays fighting gained further
successes over the Germans ana like
wise the French ea- sand southeast
of Rancourt drove their troops for
ward and entered the ST. Pierre Naast
wood.
Germans Thrown Back.
TO the south of this region from
RouChaVcSncs to the southern edge OF
the Bois Liable farm the French were
compelled TO face a violent attack by
the Germans, which was beaten off.
the Germans being thrown back in
disorder according to Paris.
The British gains included German
trenches on "A front OF two thousand
yards north Of tlers and strong re-
northeast of Thiepval TO the north
west across the Ancre successful raids
were carried out by the British op-
pOsito Beaumont Hamel
Ten thousand prisoners have fallen
into the hands of the British In the
last fortnght's fighting on the Somme
front. according to London.
There still is little news coming
from the Russian and Austro- German
aII Ia Inn
the eastern front Petroerad assei IS
that. aside from skirmshes at various
points. there IS nothing to report. Ber-
lin. however records the repulSe OF n
Russian attack in Galicia near LudoVa.
with heavy casualties to the Russians.
ON the Rumanan front battles are
taking place ut various points near tho
Transylvanian border. Berlin reports
progress for the Teutonic allies near
IIclmannstadt while bucharest chron-
icles the defeat of Auslro- Germans in
the Jiu valley and their hasty retreat
north and northwest. quiet prevails
In the Dobrudia region.
Bui.arian> Win There.
According to the bulgarian war Of
flee, the Bulgarans have forced back
the troop Of the entente allies over
the whole front in Macedonia Paris.
however. says three violent Bulgarian
attacks on Kaimakcalan height were
repulsed with heavy losses.
ARTILLERY ducls continue along most
of the Austro- Italian front In tho
fighting in Asiatic Turkey Petrograd
claims successes for the Russians
along the Black sea coast, In Armenia
near Giumiohan and on the Persian
front I'm thc vicinity of Hamadau
what IS to be the final attitude OF
Greece an the war is still uncertain.
The latest unofficial report from
Athens, however is that the Creek
government. i'm agreement with King
Constantine. has decided on military
cooperation with the entente powers.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-09-28
DEATH NEAR WHEN
HORSE THROWS HER

Thrown from her mount while rid
ing towards Red Fork Tuesday even
ing. Mrs. Ernest Robbins, ll2 North
Frisco, was rushed to the Sunnysidc
sanitarium, whore she lay unconscious
fer II hours. Late Yesterday she had
sufficiently recovered to leave tho
sanitarium and return to her home.
She suffered severe bruises and AT
first was thought to have been In
jurcd internally. but there was no in
dicatiOn of this when she was dis
charged from the hospital
The injured woman is but 8 years
old and has been married only a short
time Her husband is n driver for
the Nichols Transfer company.
The horse became frightened 1t
some object in the road, SHE'D and ran
away, throwing Mrs Robbins from
the saddle. A farmer who saw the
accident summoned an ambulance.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-09-28
SCHOOL KIDS SEEK
SOCIAL POSITION

CHICAGO, Sept. %. - Search for
social advantages which led high
school students to abardon the schools
in their own districts for those in
neighborhoods occupied by rich and
socially prominent people today neces-
STATED the adoption by the school
board Of rule forbidding children to
attend schools in other than their own
districts. 1t is known as the anti
snob" rule. and was adopted when
scores of children sought to travel
lorg distances to attend the Hyde
park and other high schools whore
they could associate with the children
of rich parents.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-09-28
BANKERS TO BEGIN
REAL MEET TODAY
Yesterday Was Spent at
Home of Horsewoman
Watching Exhibition.

II ANSAS CITY, Mo, Sept 27. -
IN Bankers attending the annual
convention CT the American Bankers
association here turned from work to
play today. following the closing ses-
sessions Of the various sections More
than three thousand OF the visitors
motored to the country home of L.
A. Long, wealthy lumberman to wit
ness an exhibition of the harness and
saddle horses Of Miss Loula Long the
lumberman's daughter, while many Of
the others participated in the bankers
golf tournament held at the various
country clubs
Talking Thrift Day.
Tonight was given over to larger
thrift" meeting IA, convention hall uii.
der the direction Of the savings bank
section Of the association II was
designed to encourage the nation
wide campaign for economy which
speakers and attendants at the con-
vention have been advocating and was
attended by thousands Of school chill
Gren and boy scouts, In addition to
older persons.
The association will start lts general
meeting tomorrow. John Skelton Will
l.ams. comptroller of the currency,
who remained here today following
his address last night, spoke briefly
before the City club and said that
much of the social and industrial ids-
content could be placed upon exces-
sive interest rates He told OF in
tanccs In which 100 per cent had been
charged for short time loans. He
added that such practices were dis
appearing.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-09-28
TRAINS RUN OVER
DOUBLE TRACKING

Service on the Frisco systems new
double tracking from the Midland
Valley crossing to Red Fors vas
opened for the first time yesterday.
Construction has been going on for
SIX months. but trains We're run for
the first time yesterday in both direo-
tions at the same time. The length
of the double tracking is sin miles.
Work Is still going on i'm the build
ifg Of railway facilities, yards and
switches. The double tracking is be-
ing continued west of Red Fork and
east OF this city. and the finishing OF
this line is the beginning of many new
which the Frisco sys-
TEN is undertaking, officials say.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-09-28
CLUBS
PLAN A CAMPAI
Special to The World.

Special to The World.
SAPULPA. Okla. Sept. 27.-A meet
ing of the Young Mems Republican
club Of this city has been called for
Thursday night. The object of the
meeting is to bring the young Repub-
Iicans of the county into active fight
ing for the state. national and county
tickets. President Henry NJ Ellis
said In regard to the meet'nE'' "Ws
propose to increase the Republican
majority in Creek county at least two
hundred votes and II will he done with
votes Of the younger generation"
The Young Mems Republican club
Of this city Is about $50 strong and at
the meeting tomorrow night they pro
pose to devise ways 10 cooperate VIII
other clubs in the county and state.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-09-28
TULSA AMBULANCE
UNIT READY To GO
La Reau Hears Or
ders to Move Are on
Their Way Here.

TULSA is to send at once another
L pride unit into the service of the
United states army, another mlitory
organization to tbs border to assist
Uncle sam in his patrol Friday
morning, Capt. II. G. LaReau, COM
manding the First ambulance com
panv expects to entrain with mis- off,
GERS end l24 men for some point on
The Mexican border where clothing
and equipment will be issued to the
unit.
Word was received in Tulsa late
yesterday afternoon from the ad1u-
,ant generals Office that orders had
been transmitted to the headquarters
Of the southern division, advising that
the inspector generals report rela-
tive to tho inspection of the ambu-
lance company had passed positive,
and that the unit We S awaiting orders
to move to the border.
1--WE have been advised by the ad-
iuiant general that as soon as the
orders are received at the head
ql arters of the southern deartment,
and ARRANGEMENTS can be made for
Transporting the unit. transportation
viii he issued together with orders
We expect to leave Tulsa not later
Il IN Friday noon."
VIII Rank First.
In departing for the border rho
Tulsa First ambulance company take
rank as the first organization of its
kind to be ordered nut with the
United states army.
Under n recent bill. facilities We're
made for the orgAnization of amhn-
lance companies throughout the
country. TO be used in connection with
the units If the army and national
guard. Tulsa was the first city 10
respond to the call for such "A unit
and immediately after it became
known that orders had been issued
Captain IaReau and his assistants be-
gar the recruiting of company here.
Their efforts were crowned with sue
cess from the first. and within ten
davs after they had begun the re-
cruiting, they had siened up SO men.
Following the inspection of the COM
pany. which had been recruited 10
lte men, was cut to 124 and IT is ct
this strength that the unit will leave
Tulsa.
During the past five days officers
have attempted to secure cortribu-
tions from Tulsans with which 20
II. Get the expenses incurred In recruit
ING the company and in feeding INC
NJ cmhers of the company while they
have been awaiting orders to entratn.
"Wc arc mighty thankful to those
who have assisted us by their contri-
buttons" one Of the officers sid last
nigbt. I'VE have raised about $500,
hut this IS not enough. Tho unit whom
II Goes into the service vents 10 he
as great credit to tho city of Tulsa
as any unit which has gone out II
would not ada to the spirits Of ne
mon to feel that behind them there
irl,
keeping them while they waited TO 20
into the service. We will do all in
our power to SECURE the remainder Of
the fund to meet this debt, and We
hope for the same RESPONSE from
those we call on today and tomorrow,
as greeted us when we first began
the circulation Of the papers
Cantain I.aReau will 60 into the
service commanding the now unit rs
cnptain, and viii have as his leuton-
ants Drs. NJ. ! Ferguson, J. F. Capps,
v w REYNOLDS ard Y ! Mahhnn.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-09-28
TOM ATKINS CASE
COMES UP IN D. G.

FORT SMITH, Ark, Sept 2.-Ap-
plication for permanent injunction
To restrain the secretary Of the inte-
rior from deciding whether or not
Tommy Atkins ever existed Will be
heard in the United States district
rourt in tho District OF Columbia on
october 20. according to telegram
received here today from Washington,
The Atkins allotment, valuable oil
holding in oklahoma, is claimed by
Arthur l.. Ferguson Of this CITY,
Charles Page OF Tulsa and by the
government for the Creek nation
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-09-28
OBSERVE j:WSh
NEW YEAR TO-DAY
Orthodox Hebrews to Gel
citrate Occasion With
Services in = Churches.

II ODAY marks the beginning of
the Jewish New Year Or Rosh
Hashanah. one hundred and fifty
families of the Jewish people resident
in Tulsa will attend the ceremonies
which Will be held In two different
plac in the city. The orthodox Jews
will assemble in the new synagogue,
v lille the reformed or progressive
Jews will assemble in Ohio hall.
The date of Rosh IIashanah is the
first lay of the month Of Tshri and
the New Year now to be ushercd in,
IS, according to the traditional Jewish
ctlcnoar tho year 6G71.
The orthodox services will begin
this morning at 7:3G and will last un-
til in the afternoon at the new
synagogue. 919 South Cheyenne The
New Year will be ushercd ia by the
blowing Of the sch lfar or rams horn
The Rev. NJ. Himclstcin viii hold thi,
ceremony. The sermon VIII bC
preached by ihc new rabbi. Morris
Teller AS the orthodox jew does not
Eolieve the New Year time for song
ana fcstiVity there will be no musical
program. II Is rhc time for repcn-
tcnce and prayer and with this idea
in mind. the servicbs, though i'm.
i'I'oNiN's VIII w Ihl''s
Rabbi Fcldman Here.
Rabbi A. J. Feldman. who has como
from Cincinnati. will conduct the ser
vices Of the Reformed church. which
',1ll begin at 10 o'clock At ohio hall.
Rabb! Fcldman describes the services
ms follows.
"rt ere will be the usual prelude at
10 O'Clock. after which the officers Cf
thc COngI cgatiOn, led hy the RABBI
lcaring the acrcd scroll. will march
slowly in while the organist plays the
professional. All the congregation
vlll stand while the choir will sing,
Lift Tp Your Head q Ye Gates.
when the choir stops its song the
rabbi will place the sacred scroll into
the ark and read the prayer. This
prayer has been especially written by
Prof * Kohler. president Of the
Union Hebrew college at Cincinnati
and bead of the progressive Jews OF
America.
"rhe choir will then sing. 1T Is the
Tree Of Light and the congregation
which has been standing will be
seated Tho sermon will then be
preached during which there viii he
singing The Torah and Life-lp
scpatable' Professor Carson Of Ken
dall college Will be In charge of tho
music"
THE spirit Of the New Year SER
ices i'm the progressive church y
Rabbi Fcldman explains, us that of
lf-iudgment. As In nature, the
harvest season is over and the autumn
season Is approaching, solemn,
serious thoughts arise in the mind. 1t
Is the time for forgiveness and re-
IcntenCe"
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-09-28
CLEAR SITE FOR
8-STORY EDlF|CE
Architects on Hand to Plan
Work of New Sinclair
Building.

Architects I'm charge Of the pIur,-ed
Sinclair oil X Refining corporation
office building will be in Tulsa this
week 10 let the contracts for the eX-
cayation work for the eight-story
building to be erected on the SOUTH
east corner Of Fifth and Main streets.
Actual work Will probably be under
way within ten days.
The present site has been cleared
of the two small frame buildings and
everything is in readiness for actual
construction. The building will be
eight stories In height and win cost
about S250,000.
The first floor will be divided into
several storerooms and the upper
floors will Doe arranged for the offices
Of the Sinclair companies. 1t will be
the finest office building in the south
west. il is said
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-09-28
Although Unions Claim
Thousands Have Left
Work, Claim Denied.
UNIONISTS CLAIMING
SHONTS WON'T MEET
Police Arrest Several Who
Try to Start Trouble by
Throwing Rocks.

NJ EW YORK, Sept 27.--Although
L Y labor leaders insisted tonight
that the general strike of trade union
lists in the greater city in aid of the
carmen who quit their places Septem-
ber o. eventually would involve at
least a half million workers, there
We're no surface indications of a e-up
Of the city's industries, as threatened
after announcement was made today
that the strike had begun.
While the union leaders claimed
that l26,000 workers in various trades
already had joined the movement
with twice as many more ready to
walk OUT tomorrow, the police said
they had received no reports to sub
stantlate amy such estimates.
Many Are Celebrating.
The actual situation, it was said
was confused because of Jewish holi-
days. which are being celebrated here
by more than one hundred thousand
union workers.
Leaders of tho Amalgamatcd AS
sociation of Street and Electric Rail
way employees, whose members are ON
asserted, over the possibility of the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
coming to their aid. Officials of that
organization notified the public serv
ice commission during the day that
Theodore T. Shonts, president of the
lnterborough Rapid Transit company
had refused to see them and discuss
alleged grievances of motormen in the
employ of the Interborough who are
members of that brotherhood. Mr.
Shonts declared tonight, however, thH
there were no differences between the
motOrmen and the company
More Out Tonight.
Two hundred and five representa-
tives of various unions at meeting
late today ratified the sympathetic
strike order it was announced, and
agreed to call out the members of
their organizations tomorrow. While
this meeting was in session the grand
jury returned indictments against Is
persons accused of stone throwing, as
sault on car crews and smashing car
windows during the car strike. There
were fewer attempts at violence to-
day, according to the police, than for
n week.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-09-28
Guards Are Forced to Pro
tect the Headquarters
of Gonzales.
BANDIT LEADS MEN
AHEAD OF RAMOS
Escorts Are Doubled on All
Trains, Although Some
Are Wrecked.

III PASO, Texas, Sept. Bandits
~ are rohbing passenger trains III
the interior of Mexico and are taking
even the shoes from the feet of the
passengers, Mexican refuge who
reached Juraez today reported. He
said the train upon which he had
made the trip from Mexico City had
been held up and a number of the
passengers robbed.
Teleeraphic communication west Of
Chihuahua City on the Mexican
Northwestern has been Interrupted
and more bridges are reported to have
been burned near Santa Ysabel. This
Is believed to be the work of villa
soldiers.
To Meet Pcrshing.
An officers from the field head
quarters received a report today that
General Francisco Gonzales probably
would confer with General pershing
while he was al Casas Grandes on an
Inspection trip. Cooperation to pre-
vent hrawls similar to the one in the
FL Vale saloon last Friday is ex-
pected to lie considered.
Department officials here arc
watching incoming trains tIom San
Antonio for Mrs. Luz Corral De villa,
who claims to be the wife OF Fran
cisco Villa. Mrs. Villa is expected to
come here with Villas brother, Hippo
Tito villa, and his family, who have
been in Havana.
Villas wife went to Havana from
El Paso soon after Villa took the field
as a bandit.
Mrs. Juana Torres De Villa, who
also claims to be Francisco Villas
wife, was deported to JuTez from
here soon after tho Carrizal clash in
June.
Guard Officers.
Guards have been doubled at the
Juarez custom house. at the federal
jail and at Gen. Francisco Gonzales s.
headquarters as n precautionary
measure Military escorts have been
doubled on all the passenger trains
and INSPECTIONS are made by army
officers NJ each station between
JuareZ and chihuahua City in search
OF men suspected of going to join
villa. Additional arrests of Villa sus-
poets are reported from Chihuahua
city. Marcelo CaraVeo. n general in
the Oro2co revolution who was ar
rested following the fight with Villa
has been released, passengers. coming
to the border report.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-09-28
Unable to Catch Xtllu.

CHIHUAHUA CITY, Mexico, Sept.
27-General Matias Ramos has
started with his column in the pur-
suit Of villa without SO far coming
into contact with the bandits, accord
ING to information received today at
the military headquarters. Meantime
the forces of General Elizondo. Cen
eral Cara and Colonel Bosias sta
toned around Cll5ihuiriachic and in
the western districts are awaiting or
ders to cooperate in the pursuit.
Gen. Apolonio Trcvino, who arrived
here from tho Torren district, said
10 Villa activities have been noted
there
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-09-28
Make Long \utO "Hike."

LAREDO. TeNls, Sept 2l.-Ac-
cordng to reports in army circles
here. motor truck Company No, 81,
which will soon depart for General
Persbing's headquarters In Mexico
will make the entire trip overland. II
distance of moro than one thousand
miles. Army officers said this would
probably be the most severe durability
test ever given motor transportation
In the army.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-09-28
Bi. Steamship Merger.

SEATTLE. Wash, Sept. 27.-Merger
OF the Pacific Coast Steamship com
pany. owned in New York, and the
Pacific Alaska Navigation company
into a new steamship company. to be
known as the Pacific Steamship COM
pany. was announced here tonight
Ships valued at sl2,O00,0O0 are in
Volyed.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-09-28
Took Negro from Officer.

PRA1NBR1DGE, Ga, Sept II.
Moxie Shuler. a 20-year-old negro
farm hand. charged with having at
tackled n 14-ycar white girl. was
taken from sheriff Martin and Deputy
Cook near here early today banged to
q tree and shot 20 death. Cook WAS
roughly handled In resisting the mob.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-09-28
HUGHES STRONG
FOR PROSPERITY
In His Several Addresses
He Talks Prosperity to
Large Crowds.

Sept. 27.-Charles
l. T. Hughes went through the big
steel making district of Pittsburgh to-
day, addressed thousands Of work.
ingmen, who left their work TO hear
him. returned to the city tonight COW
day of his camprign in Pennsylvania
with Il speech in the music hall of the
Pittsburgh exposition.
Tho chief theme in all of Mr.
Hughes addresses today was the pro-
tective tariff. To an audience Of
thousands OF worltnsmen at tho
Homestead steel plant he declared
that present conditions of prosperity
would not endure in the days when
Europe would be ut peace unless the
United States should adopt a pro-
tective tariff.
PrOgrcssives There.
Mr. Hughes spoke tonight from n
platform upon which were seated
Republican and Progressive leaders
who have opposed each other in the
state during the past four years. on
his way here fron, Cleveland he was
met and escorted to this city by Sen
9tCrs Oliver and Penrose and Will
lam Finn. the latter former Pro-
grcssiNe leadr These with Alex
ander + Moore and other Progressive
and Republican leaders sat with him
on the platform tonight H. his
speech Mr.. Hughes cmphasi sized his
belief that the Republican party was
reunited.
"The breach of recent years has
tecn healed" he said, 'and our ma
tional aims at this time are con-
ceived to he OF such transcendent i'm
portance that we know Of no differ
cEce and are not allowing any former
disagreement to impair our unity OF
effort. We are going straight to the
mark to providing sure basis for
permanent pr r)sperity in the United
States"
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-09-28
HIS SIGHT GOING, SHOOTS SELF
Sapulpa Man Uses II shotgun in Effort
TO kill Himself.

SppciAl 10 The World.
SAPULPA. Sept. 27.-Fear that he
was going blind caused Pat Lawlor a
pioneer resident OF this city, TO at
tempt suicide this afternoon by shoot
ing himself He used l6-gauSe
single barrel shotgun and the charge
entered his breast just below the heart
and ranged outward to the left side.
His left arm was so badly lacerated
that amputation was necessary lie
is not expected to live.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-09-28
Steamer Sunk.

LONDON, sept. 27-The British
steamer Bronwen. 4,250 tons has been
sunk. Lloyd's announcement today
states