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The Hattiesburg news., 1916-07-09

rrons coup; and theB to eease g.. +, ns
tIis-s, He broke oT suddenly =, ~ thS h
heard Miss Willoughby stirring os ..essht al
10 mana ,,lle ug And straightway Herr Roe Roe,
der lsai,u, snrans to his post near the double pie
dee doors spia that gave into the hall. .,,,a,s hs
had had instantly become the punetillous lilo ;
butler but, again; and now he stood like ken. a
grave craven image, motionless, expression, '.a,.ae
loss loss . as If be waited there to serve
the the guest in his masters house, og. s.,.ot Z,
'r every good, Brewster" Mr.. strse, stree,
man said in a clear, firm voice, J VIM 1,lo
ha intended to carry well beyond ln8
closed door. "I'll wait here for Mis
Willoughby." ,.,... ho,,,o !
And then Sir Georges butler powe'
and left the room. 4
The Hattiesburg news., 1916-07-09

loors and peered down the lenstn q
he passage ar noth.
nNo one is in sight; and hear noun
ing,p he reported. !. e...4,,on =
snow lock that door! streeslnun
commanded, pointing toward the one
behind which he knew that Miss VII
loughby must be dressing.
The butler regarded him In alarm. !.
sPardon, mein Herr-but is II
safe?n he ventured. "She is Wom-
an"
"Do not be alarmed" Streetman re-
assured him. '.Miss Willoughby is
easily handled. She believes tnat
work for the French secret service.
"Then she is fool" his subordinate
declared.
"No, mol" streetman protested
"We must not criticize the tools tha'
serve u.s." And as he spoke he wen
to the telephone in a corner OF Inc
room. Picking up the instrument, nt
paused and turned to the butler VIII
look of amusement. "Sir George
Wagstaff- Sir George of his majesty''
The Hattiesburg news., 1916-07-09

navy--would be rather surprised It he
Snew that from his house we were
COMMUNICATING with our friends, tie
,ermlns,' he observed.
"Rather, his henchman responded,
With CLEAN of bumor in his eyes
Now lock that f,prw streetman
ordered once more. "And now to re-
sport to headquarters again. he ex-
claimed, when the butler had turned
the key noiselessly in Miss Willough-
by's door. Hello! City, 4225m he
said in low but distinct voice.
Meanwhile the butler lowered near
by.
''You think, mein Herr, there will be
war;" he asked respectfully.
81 do not know. But we are ready.
And if war does come, it will be Ger
many's hour-the day at last.' He
turned to the telephone once more and
began speaking into the transmitter.
Hello! City, 1925? HelloI Are you
there? Who is speaking
Twenty-six fourteen? !. Hello!
am thirteen seventeen he said, Civ
ing the number by which he was
known in the German secret service
Eyes! We have no news of the Eng
lish fleet; we have tried everything
| Very well! Goodby"
He put down the instrument, and
| look of annoyance as well as per
plexity was upon his face as ht
wheeled about.
"What is it, mein Herr?v his com
panion asked in an anxious voice. II
it bad newsy He had long worked il
conjunction with Streetman, and h
was quick to detect signs of troubl
upon him.
| 'sThey say they must know tonight
! without fail, the destination of th
English feet streetman replied. /.
lie cast a quick glance toward Ethe
| Willoughby's boudoir. $50, Miss WI
| loughby. you have some work to do
he muttered, to himself more than t
his confederate. 'Now, unlock this
doorw he ordered. "Ah! that is don,
and we were not interrupted" he eai
in relieved voice, when the del
Brewster had once more succeeded i
turning the key silently in the loci
To expedite his prowlings about ii
house at all hours of the day or nigh
/ Sir Georges butler had seen to it tht
such things as hinges and locks
whether upon doors or desks--wel
well oiled 1t was his genius for d
tails Of that sort that had led to h
assignment to his present duty.
Henry Streetman dropped upc
Miss Willoughby's settee in an all
The Hattiesburg news., 1916-07-09
{. "A NEW RECORD IN MINING

TIE United states possesses range aggregate
mineral world produces
silver more OF almost
the ground any rival
Under aboundng prosperity which
all records in mining produc
ton are being first half
Of
greatest doubt this will be
the entire production Of 1918
the
Cushing vim probably all
without the producing capacity Of the
Had YOU thought
fixing could
her the
lingo still shouting
General Png has shown
BY standing for the truth
d eunder Fire"
The Sunday
entertaining
igua guessing the end
Aia
helpful hen which another
il pays ADVERTISE"
Heaef interior
y4feSd Probably
explaining aarst has devoted his
il hzA ranch
Fa 4 IS being large numbers to b
.e14 ii When charges just ofd
2Ss sa58ssnip aad bze
oBaa81 Waons voraa
81 Asx saassf he r6oae dsea esazaar his words
ef&H snaa "A shs sAAins ship when l but han
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-05-05

As
conducted spasmodcay and long intervals for the last rs
looking
John the United States
Bot
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Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-05-05
Registration Will BE Dis
cussed at Republican
Headquarters.
MEETING IS TONIGHT
Voters in Precinct Ten Will
Now Have a Chance
to Register.

To combat the confusion attend
= ing the registration and to i'm
Iress upon the voters of Tulsa ccun-
ty the absolute necessity of their
registering now If they ever again
want to vote III Oklahoma special
meeting of the Republican county zen
tial committee has been called for
tonight at $40 O'Clock. rhe meeting
WlIi he held in Her ub!ican headquar
ters. rooms 209 and 2iO. in the Rob
iison Arcaue.
The meeting was called Yesterday
icy chairman \. a. Small. who is be
siegcd every hour OF the day by voters
reporting trouble in registering and
other disturbing factors. lans will
hc formulated TONIGHT to see that
every legal voter is registered before
May 10, when the registration closes.
Don't recognize Import.
"Npparently the voters do not rec :
oguiZc the Importance oil rcg:stering
or the results would not bc so dis
couraginy," SAID Nj. Small yesterday
y spend great deal of my time at
Nepublican headquarters and m see
ing many OF the voters. 1ne telephone
rected scores OF vCters 10 their req
istrsrs, but still the results are very
Unsatisfactory.
Many OF the precinct committee
man have issued cards urging the
voters to register These cards nave
tccn distributed to every home in the
recinct We are eAhausting every
rit of energy to get every voters
name on registration slip, but the
results are painfully SLOW"
Appoints Deputy.
After being without a registrar for
nearly three days Registrar Il. l..
Wallace yesterday appointed j.
l.. Mason to act as registrar in
precinct ten. Fred Kitchen was ap-
pointed and took up the work the
first day. The day following he an
nounced he could not carry on the
registration as it interfered with his
BUSINESS. No appointment was made
until three days after Kitchen an
nounced his resignation.
Mason is Socialist. Throughout
the day he was busily engaged in
procuring the names of voters in pre-
cinct ten. Many of the voters had be-
gun to think that they would not get
a chance to register and when it was
learned deputy registrar had been
some even left their work
to locate him and get one of the
much-to be-desired certificates.
All Disguised.
Democrats and Republicans are
disguised with the unusual law but
have decided to make the best Of it
and be on the safe side. In most of
the precincts only small per cent
OF the legal voters have yet regis
tered
Failure to register now means that
you can never vote again in Oklaho-
ma. There are only few more days
in which to register. Do it now,
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-05-05
Judge II. Ii. Smith Looks
Like a Winner i'm Race
for Congress.
PAST MISTAKES TELL
Efforts to Disfranchise the
Voters Obvious; Admin
istration Alarmed.

Special to The World
nkLAHOMA CtrY, May AL
" falfa Bill' Murray is mad, Gov
ernor Bob Williams is mad. and the
Fourth congressional district is rapid
~ becoming Il hotbcd of anti-admin-
istration Democratic politics. with the
chances strongly favoring the nomina
ton of an administration Demo-
crat for congress from that district.
Judge Tom Mckeown has been thrown
into the breech in IN effort to swing
the district back 20 Bob" and his
politics. but II looks as though the
effort has been made too late to re-
trieve the mistakes of the past
The Socialists. already strong in that
part OF the state. are making Wig
orous fight on all democrats who sup
port the state administration and the
vicious registration law and the Re-
publicans are doing likewise. Judge
III. H. Smith Of Shawnee, strong
anti-adminisiration Democrat. is an
avowed candidate for congress from
that district and in view of the strong
battle he put up two years ago
against the present congressman, Bill
Murray, 1t looks as though he would
come out ahead Of both Murray and
the c1tspaw. McKcown.
Made An Agreement.
Murray and Governor Williams
formerly had an agreement for mu-
tual interest growing out OF the
compact made by the governor with
certain congressman. But the Will
liams administration grew so unpopu-
lar that the ether congressman. ex-
cept Murray, kept in the background
and stayed away from the state con-
vention. Williams had agreed to make
Murray a delegate ~ the national con-
Nentlon and support bin for re-elec-
ton
After the convention Williams
heard alarming reports that Murray
was growing weak in his district and
sent his scouts out over the territory
CONTINUED ON PAGE TEN
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-05-05
SAYS He HELPED TO
ROB BANK OF Wan
Emmett Compton Turns
State; Will Testify
Against Others.

Special to The World
NIAN, Okla. May 1. Emmett
Compton of Muskogee pleaded
guilty in the circuit court here this
morning to a charge of having partl-
cipated in the robbery of the First
National bank at Wan several weeks
ago. Sentence was deferred. Comp
ton and Mig Crittendon. former Ok
lahoma convict. were apprehended
shortly after the II bbery and the
former confessed. implicatins num-
Der of Wan residents in the robbery,
the authorities say.
When the cases were called to trial
this morning the defendants were
granted separate trials and the state
elected to try James Bradshaw. a
Wan farmer. by night time jury
had been procured and few wit
ncsses examined. \ number of tho
Jurors were asked whether they were
members of the Working Glass union,
to which a number of the defendants
belong. Several replied In the affirm
ative. Some Of them were dismissed
from service. while others were ac-
cepted. Compton is to be the states
star witness against the defendants.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-05-05
Split ON Federal Volunteer
Army and $15,O00,00O
Nitrate Plant Plans.
TENTATIVELY AGREE
ON STANDING ARMY
Republicans Say Nitrate
Provision Is Urged by
'WaterpOwer' Lobby.

w AsHlNGToN. May 4.-con-
" ferees on the army reorganiza-
ti"h bill late today disagreed un i'm
portant features of the measure and
adjourned until matters in disagree
hcnt can be taken up in the house.
The rocks or which the committee
broke were the federal volunteer army
and the lo.oO0,00O government nj
tfate plant amendments adopted by
the senate.
Notwithstanding the disagreement,
Senator Chamberlain. chairman OF
the senate cOnfcrees, said tonight he
had hopes that Il good bill eventually
would be worked out.
the house Conferees would not
yield to the senate provision Tor the
volunteer army or the government nj
trate plant" said the senator. There
are number OF minor points i'm the
hill also which are in disagreement,
hut the main points seemed thus far
to be the only irreconoiiable fea-
lures.
Gives Out Statement.
Representative Hay has prom
ised to return the nitrate plant amend
ment to the house for further instruc-
tlons. lie flatly stated, however that
the house would not accept the volun-
. tcer army and the senate conferees
would not recede. In view of the ap-
parent impasSc the conference ad-
Journed not to meet again until an
effort is made to get iurtner instruc-
tions from the house. We do not eX-
Iect to take up the disputed points
in the senate at this time because our
Cpnferees are unanimous ana the sem
ate has already passed on the sub
icCtS in CONTROVERSY
Up to the time of the break. which
had been forecast. the conferees had
tentatively agreed on a standing
army in peace time of 10000 men,
forty thousand more than the house
bill carried and an elastic organiza-
ton scheme contained in the senate
bill which would provide for expan-
sion in time of war or threatened war,
tu 100000 men. They also had agreed
to the house bill reorganization plan
for the national guard which would
provide for liberalization of this re-
serve force and its expansion to ap-
proximately four hundred thusand
men.
Early is the day Representative
Fay, chairman Ol the mouse confcrees
discussed the volunteer army reserve
section of the senate bill with Presi-
dent Wilson. The president was un-
u
ment was made regarding the con-
ference.
Discuss Features.
Representative Hay also discussed
with the president the nitrate plant
feature and the president insisted that
II should be left in the bill. This atti-
tude Of the president is understood to
have precipitated the disagreement
today.
II the president continues to insist
on the nitrate plant provision, it was
declared. another clash between the
executive and the house would ensue.
Republicans are standing solidly
against the nitrate provision, insisting
that 1t is being urged by water
power" lobby. Many Democrats also
oppose it. Chairman Hay said to-
night. however, there was no ground
for the charge that the water power
interests would profit by the erection
of a plant.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-05-05

WASHINGTON. May 4.-Ger-
many's reply to the demand of the
United States for immediate abandon
ment Of present methods of sub
marine warfare, delivered to Ambas-
sador Gerard today, was awaited by
officials of the Washington govern
ment with expected tension. They
were without any definite idea of
what the communication contained. A
brief message from Ambassador Ger
ard as we'll as press reports. however,
had created the impression that the
imperial government would propose
conditions which the United States
could not accept.
1t was reiterated that President
Wilson stood unalterably by the posi-
ton declared in the note to Germany
Abandonment of present submarine
methods must be declared and ef-
fected Immediately or the United
States must sever diplomatic rela-
tioEs. This was designed to permit OF
no argument and high officials re-
peatedly have asserted that anything
short of a literal compliance would be
followed by diplomatic rupture.
The official copy of the note hardly
will reach Washington before tomor-
row night. but the document was
given to the press in Berlin late today
and the unofficial text was expected
to reach the United States early to-
morrow morning.
Ambassador Gerard's message was
sent before he had examined the note
itself. It's meaning was not entirely
clear because of errors in transmission
of the diplomatic cipher.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-05-05
ADVOCATE MILITARY
TRAINING FOR WOMEN
delegates To Federation Convention,
Discuss Preparedness
Plans.
Special 10 The World.

Special 10 The World
MCSkoGEE. May 4.-Dclegates TO
the Third district federation here to-
day discussed the question OF mill
tary preparedness as II applies To
women and children. In which Mrs. A
}. Hagon of Collinsvile urged that
the boy scout and campfire girl move
nient should be given every encour-
agement in order to inculcatc the idea
OF preparedness.
Every school campus" Mrs. Hagan
said, should present a scene of mill
iary training. Women and girls
should he taught first aid and the
boys and the men should be taught
Tow TO handle weapons necessary to
the defense of theii country"
Although many of the delegates let
1t he known that they are FOR peace
at any price" Mrs. H,gan's remarks
we're greeted With applause. musi g.
cal program was rendered at the
evening session. The convention will
close tomorrow.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-05-05
State Election Board Dis
claims Any knowledge of
Grandfather" Methods.
COMPLAINTS
STILL
United States Commissioner
Issues Warrants for
Two Registrars.
STRONG ARM METHODS.

In Vernon, okla. actual
reported to prevent negroes
from registering. according to
I the following letter received here
\ from prominent citizen of that
I place:
Editor Tulsa World Desir-
I ing to give you an idea OF
I how the Democrats are manag-
! ing affairs as to the new regis
! tration law. ask you to note the
I following;
In the office of Clark Nickols.
the registrar for this. the Hanna
I district. ! found on arriving
! there. about fifty colored men
! and probably twenty white men,
with the strongarm squad of
! Democratic gunmen and intimi-
dators occupying points Of want
age with their guns on and MAX
ing no attempt at concealment.
Every colored man was. on ap-
plying for registration. told
There Is nothing doing"
out in one precinct just north
! OF here no Republican or So
cialist has yet been able to find
the registrar and there is q deep
feeling among those not of the
Democratic faith over this un-
Just and tricky election law.
Yours truly,
a TAX PAYER.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-05-05
SAY GERMAN NOTE NOW 0N
Way TO AMERICA IMPOSES.
TERMS j. s. CANNOT MEET.
BULLETIN

that
Ambassador Gerard of
to
ground that the dispatch highly
to
explained
ansings
so pa , received re @ today from Ambassador Gerard
unofficial officials OF the
w
of chruary the
Berlin indicate
American of
OF in
jcct ''7 '""
the Berlin
February
Inc
designed permit
man" Immediately declared and effected
the United States could
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-05-05

An inventory was hurrie1ly taken
ana IL was discovered that in all
nearly fifty garments had beer taken
This lot included about ten silk even
ing dresses, ranging in price from $50
10 S'0 each. ms many sport dresses
OF pongee silk, II dozen striped lack.
cts and score OF silk street dresses.
IL was estimated that the value OF the
goods stolen Is between $500 and 5000.
AS soon as the theft was discovered
the case was placed in the hands of
detectives, assisted bv Harry Stege,
chief OF the bureau OF Identification,
ana severa clues were fourd yester-
day which may aid the otfiocrs in
their search for the stolen garments
and the capture of the thief
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-05-05
Send Notification.


WASHINGTON. May 4.-Notifica-
ton that the plan of cooperative ac-
ton in the Mexican border region
mapped out at the FL Paso confer
ence is acceptable to the Washington
government was forwarded to General
Scott late tooay by Secretary Baker,
PENDING its formal acceptance by
General Carranza administration Off
cials here declined to make public its
details. There was no doubt in Off
cial circles, however. that the plan
would be ratified within a few hours
at most and the disturbing situation on
the border and in northern Mexico be
disposed Of
Secretary Baker carried to the
White House today General Scott's
long report of his meetings with Gem
cral Obregon at which the agreement
was worked out. Later he also in
formed Secretary Lansing of the plan.
Instructions to General Scott author
izing him to hold final conference
CONTINUED ON PAGE TEN
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-05-05
OKLAHOMAN MAN IS
STRONG FOR TULSA
paper Makes iIi> First Visit
Here.

G. W. Boggs. vice. president and
business manager Of the Daily Okla
homah az oklahoma City. paid his
first visit to Tulsa Yesterday.
You certainly have wonderful
city here" he declared Yesterday aft
crnoon. "and | am truly surprised at
what ] have seen. | have been hear
ing a lot about Tulsa. but really. | had
no idea that YOU were 80 prosperous,
so live aud enjoying such rapid
growth"
Mr.. Boggs was not here on any
particular business. but merely ran
over tc take q peep at the second
largest city In the state.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-05-05
PUT BOND ISSUE UP TO PEOPLE
Oklahoma Cnizcns viii Say IL They
Want Better Water SUNNY.

Special 10 The World
OKLAHOMA CITY, May a.-Elec-
ton for water bond issue will be
held in Clinton on May 20. at which
time the people of that city will de-
eide If they want to spend $3.50. 900
for an increased supply of water. In
case the bonds carry it is proposed to
secure the increased supply from near
Foss. where an unlimited amount may
be obtained, The city of Clinton is
growing rapidly and the demands of
the citizens for an adequate supply Of
water warrant the issuance of addi-
tional bonds.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-05-05
Gentleman Rattles Appropriates
Gowns and Other Feminine Ap-
purfenanCeS Worth Near $1,000

Pickering the rays of his
flashlight over the bespangled
and shimmering creations Of aft
ernoon and evening party gowns.
silks and satins of the daintiest
hue. a master thief and thought
to be connoisseur OF those
things which give to milady's
wardrobe its greatest distinction.
Wednesday night let his eyes, yes
even his fingers. linger on gowns
valued at nearly $1,000 as they
hung In the Epperson's store and
when the place was opened for
business Thursday morning, the
gowns were gone.
About IL o'clock Wednesday
- night Patrolman Francis. who Is
assigned to the East Third beat,
in trying the entrances to the Ep-
person store, discovered that one
OF the rear windows had been
forced.
He reported the fact to the no.
lice station and another officer
was sent out to assist the patrol
man In making search of the
premises. One Of the windows
was found open, having been
forced by the use Of Jimmy and
the officers proceeded to. make
an investigation Of the interior Of
the store.
Kept In LNkcrs.
THE garments are kept In lockers
L on hangers. and as the thief tool
several Of the hangers along with tn,
garments. the officers were unable t,
discover IL the thief had been sue
cessful I'm securing anything of valu,
before being frightened away.
a report OF the investigation wa,
made to tho night sergeant and Il wa.
hot until the store was opened FOL
business yesterday morning that tn,
loss was- discovered.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-05-05
ARREST REGISTRARS
on SERIOUS CHARGE
Gain for Week Was 24O Per
Cent Over Same Period
Last Year.

M 'ALESTER. OKLA. May 4.-The
AVA first clash over the registration
Of negro voters under the new Okla
hcma registration law occurred here
Thursday when Harold Moles, Pitts
burg county registrar. and John l..
Naggoner, precinct registrar for the
first precinct of the first ward in Nc.
Alestcr, were arrested on Warrants
cut of the United States commits.
sioncr's office, charging conspiracy To
deprive .. II. Smith, negro, of the
right of suffrage by refusing him u
registration certificate. In prelim-
mary hearing this afternoon both
were bound over to the federal grand
jury under bonds Of $1,000 each.
Gov. Robert l.. Williams, who was
In McAlester tonight. was much In.
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