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Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-11-06
Issue Manifesto Giving the
Poles Right to Rule
Themselves.
DECLARE 1T MEANS
FREEDOM FOR THEM
Shall be a National State
With Hereditary
Monarchy,

REhLIN. Nov. 5.-CBy wireless to
- Sayville, )-"Polish provinces oc-
culied by troops OF the central
powers, says the Overseas News
agency, were the scene today of a
sreat ana nomentous historic event
Germany and Austria Hungary. bv
Joint action, proclaimed Warsaw ard
Lublin the kingdom of Poland and re-
established the right of the Polish ma .
uon to control its own destinies. to
live an independent national life and
to govern itself by chosen representa-
tlVes Of the nation.
Thus the ancient kingdom of Pol
ana Is now resurrccted to new life.
me Poles are freed from Russian op-
preston; no more to be trodden under
the heels of the Cossack The liberty
that had been destroyed century
ago on Russian ins.igation now is re-
stored. The rule Of the knout mas
been abolished. Poland has been given
back 10 western civilization"
the manifesto issued at Warsaw
and Lublin DEGREES that Poland shall
be "a national state with a hereditary
monarchy and constitutional gov
eminent" and the exact frontiers Of
the kingdom OF Poland shll be out
lined later.
Strong Manifesto.
The manifesto reads as follows:
His majesty the German emperor
and lis majesty the emperor of Aus
tria and apostolic king of Hungary,
inspired by firm confid ance in a final
victory of their arms and prompted
by desire to lead the districts con
quered by their armies under heavy
sacrifices from Russian domination
towards happy future, have agreed
to folm of these districts national
state with a hereditary monarchy and
A constitutional government. The exact
frontiers of the kingdom of Poland
shall be outlined later.
"The new kingdom will receive the
guarantees needed for the free de-
of its own forces by its in
innate relations with both powers. The
glorious traditions of the ancient
Polish armies and the memory of the
brave comradeship in the great war
of our days shall revive in a national
army The organization, instruction
and command of this army shall be
by common agreement.
Look for Evolution.
THE allied monarchs express the
hopes that Polish wishes for
evolution of Polish state and for the
development of a Polish
iNiiShplli Slldll llpN it lhllllltu, ldh-
ing due consideration of the political
conditions prevailing in Europe and
Of the welfare and the safety of their
own countries and nations.
THE great realm which the west
ern neighbors of the kingdom of Po-
land shall have on their eastern
shall be a free and happy
state enjoying its own national life,
and they shall welcome with joy the
birth and prosperous development of
his state"
The semi official Nord Deutsche All
Zeitung prints a leading
article entitled "Poland's hour of
fate,' stating that "a hundred years
ago as the result of the congress at
Vienna Poland's fate went into the
hands of Russia. but that now Po-
and's freedom is inseparably linked
With the victory of Germany and her
lilies"
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-11-06
Mass oil Prisoners

ROME, Nov. 5.-(Nia London.
,. mJ-Italian troops fighting on the
Austro-ltalian front in the last four
days have taken prisoners 27O Austro-
hungarian officers aud SIZE men,
SAYS the official statement TODAY
since the Italian offensive started
August on the Julian front the
Italians have captured i0,365 Austro-
Huqgarians. including l.0OS officers!
Austro- Hungarian forces Yesterday
directed five successive attacks against
the Italian positions at the so-called
observatory on the slopes of Cim,
Boeche. in the TravinEnolo valley. All
the attacks were driven off with heavy
loss
In the Carso region the Italians ex-
tended their occupation south of Op-
pacchiasella-a a-astagnicvizza road and
took about two hundred prisoners.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-11-06
YoUNG REPUBLICANS MEET
Will Make Plans to Take Charge of
Automobile Service Election Day.

To take charge OF the automobile
service for election day meeting of
the young Republicans of Tulsa
county will be held this eve.ing at s
O'Clock at room 21} Clinton building
All members are requested to be
present.
The Young Republican club was
only recently organized, but has come
to the fore with remirkabl vigor.
They intend during election day to be
active In all parts Of the city.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-11-06
If There's a Ballot Shortage-.-

Reports have been received from many parts of the
state of shortages of ballot supplies 1t very likely that
in many precincts there will be enough ballots
throughout election day Every and especially every
election official should know what to do in of this
kind for it essential that every be given the sacred
right guaranteed him by the constitution of the United
States The law says that every legal voter is entitled
his vote printed ballots printed balosl Read the
following excerpt from the statute and be guided
cordngy:
Should supplies precinct to be
on the mornn OF election
a provide
. o hour during the d
be ands such
il the
mstance
unier
sue be
provided the the eleor il
official ballots
be
set
in
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-11-06
Jim Wool.ey's Efforts to
Play in With Every
body Have Failed.
SPREADS MANY LIES
Democratic Candidate for
Re-election Loses All
Sense Of Honor.

Ihe race for sheriff of Tulsa
county is overshtdowing all other
phases of the campaign locally Tho
malicious lies circulated by Jim Wool
ley, the Democratic candidate for ro
election have served to help Bill Nc
Nulioush' his opponent. rather than
hurt MN, for Mccullough was sheriff
OF inns county for four years and has
uNeu III thls country nearly all his
me- so that his every act official and
private, constitute AN open book
Ihe comparative record" that has
peen widely circulated by Woollov 10
a huse Joke. II was framed up in
unc iiIst place to use in Woolley's
.lIaI aI aIter ne mad been indicted and
removed from office by grand iurv
The idea Of a man who has nern,ittc,i
ms office to be used as. clearing
mousse for liquor by Bill Creekmore
ana ms henchmen and who was re-
moved from office by Democratic Of
ilclals, trying to fool the people into
DeHeVlng that he is squarer official
than BIZ Mccullough is ridiculous on
the face of 1t. Has any one forgotten
the attacks made on Woolley's off
ciai record and integrity by the off
clal organ of his own party during the
eIahu jury investigation? Do the
people forget so quickly?
jim Woolley boasts of the ornhons
he has taken to the state home since
ne has been sheriff. He calls atten-
ton to the number of lunatics he has
transported to the insane ASYLUM
Bill Mccullough is proud of the fact
that there were fewer orphans and
tewer lunatics while he was sheriff
than while Woolley was sheriff
Bili Mccullough did not murder a
harmless lunatic. Bill Mccullough
never had his gun taken away from
nm by bootlegger and then re-
turned to him few days later by
another bootlegger who was friendly
to him. And they took Woolley's gun
away from him without firing a shot.
and after he had started the fight
Fake" Booze Raids.
Bill Mccullough never went TO the
Metropolitan while gambling and
bootlesging was going on there and
came away with nothing but a bottle
OF grape juice. Woolley knew when
he 'raided" the Metropolitan that
gambling and bootlegging was going
on there. lie knew, or should have
known, that hundreds of gallons of
liquor were stored in the building.
!ut instead of making bona fide
raid he devoted his time TO breaking
into a safe and seizing a bottle of
grape juice, while in adjoining rooms
the gambling tables and booze were
being gotten out of the way.
Bill Mccullough never told one set
of bootleggers that If they did not buy
their goods from BIN Creekmore they
would be put out of business He
never carried around a list of the
preferred" and "unpreferred" deal
ers in liquor, furnished him by Creek
more.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-11-06

AMSTERDAM. No. 5.-(Via Lon
donl-Emperor Francis Joseph has
addressed an autograph letter to
Premier Won Koerber stating that IL
is his will when the new state of Po-
land comes into existence to gsant
Galicia the right independently to
manage its own internal affairs. The
emperor charges the premier to pre-
pare measures for the legal realization
of this command
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-11-06
Bloody Battle on Everett,
WASH, Wharf When
Labor Men Land.
ARRIVE ON VERONA;
FORCED TO RETREAT
Sheriff Don McRea Leads
Defenders; Strike Trou-
Bile at Bottom.

ENERETT, Wash, Nov 5.-At least
~ six were killed and forty wounded
today in a pitched battle at the
Everett city wharf between $50
members of the Industrial Workers
of the World and posse of $50 citi-
zens headed by Sheriff Don McRae.
Sheriff McRae is among the seriously
wounded, The Industriap Workers
came here from Seattle on the
steamer Verona.
The number of casualties aboard
the Verona is not known. After the
shooting, in which about IA thousand
shots were exchanged, the Verona
turned around and started back to
Seattle. Many men were seen to fall
on the deck of the steamer and
others. panic-strickcn, jumped over
board. Some We're taken from the
water but others disappeared and II
Is believed they were drowned.
Starts at = O'Clock.
The Verona reached Everett shortly
before o'clock. The coming of the
party of invaders had been announced
in messages sent to Everett from
Seattle headquarters. A call to In
dustrial Workers of the World mem
issued earlier in the week and the
citizens of Everett at meeting held
Saturday night, planned to meet the
invaders and deny them privilege of
landing.
When the Verona reached the city
wharf. Sheriff McRae informed the
men on the boat that they would not
be permitted to land. one of the
men, evidently spokesman for the
party, began arguing with the sheriff
and then made "a speech
Apparently as signal, the man
dropped his hand and armed men on
the steamer opened fire on the posse
on the wharf.
The first man to fall was Sheriff
Nc Rae, seriously injured. one man
was killed instantly and in "A moment
the crowd on shore was panic
Deputy sheriffs on the
wharf quickly rallied their forces,
however, and returned the fire.
Were Seen to Fall
Men on the wharf and on the boat
were seen to fall and the Verona i'm
backed out of the dosk and
started back toward Seattle.
The trouble between the Industrial
Workers of the World and the authori-
ties at Everett has been latent for
several months and was the outgrowth
Of a strike here. After several minor
outbreaks of violence during the
strike Sheriff McRae organized the
citizens committee and expelled all
members of the Industrial Workers
of the World from Everett.
on several occasions small parties
Of men have attempted to enter
Everett. but have been turned back
by the sheriff.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-11-06
REPUBLICANS ATTENTION,

All Republicans are invited to
take dinner at the grillrcom of
Hotel Tulsa at noon today. BE
sure to come.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-11-06
PROSPERITY TALK

For the past month the bank clear.
ings Of Tulsa have been above the
100000 mark This is nearly 200
per cent over the same period last
year. Now on we 20.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-11-06
THE WEATHER

TULSA, Nov. 5.-The temperature;
Maximum Ts. minimum So; winds
south aud clear.
I OKLAHOMA - Monday increasing
cloudiness. colder in northwest por,
tion. Tuesday colder.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-12-08
MORE SPEED
IS DEMANDED
NUMBER OF FRENCH DEPUTIES
BITTERLY ASSAIL STATION
AIRY WARFARE"
TO REFORM STAFF.
France Is Preparing to Follow the
Example of England in the Re-
organization of the General
Staff-Compact Council.

PARIS, Dec. 8.-France, like Eng
land, is preparing for "reconstruc-
tion government The change will
not affect the cabinet, however,
though there will be reorganiza-
tion of the genera! staff and con-
centration of the conduct of the war
under restricted directions.
A resolution of confidence adopt
ed by the chamber of deputies last
night, by vote Of 344 to ESQ. in
cluded such phrases as "organiza-
tion, concentration and restricted
reconstruction. The meeting was
the tenth secret session held by the
chamber of deputies recently in
which it is believed the BRAND min
istry came dangerously near dissolu-
ton. 1t is assumed that the depu-
ties last night found satisfaction in
certain promises of reforms by Bri-
and which are for a more energetic
conduct of the war and thereupon
registered their support
Stationary warfare" was bit
terly assailed last night by num-
Der of deputies who demanded that
France speed up"
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-12-08
CHILDREN IN ROOM
AND SETS FIRE TO HOUSE

LiBERrYVliJ.E. ILL.,, Dec. g.
EDWARD Mcdowell was burned Ia
death last night after he had shot
his wife as she lay in bed, locked
his five children in the house and
set fire To the place.
The heroism OF his fifteen-year-ol,I
daughter saved the children. She
escaped from a second story window
and carried the other children down
IA ladder later.
Mrs. Mcdowell was dangerously
wounded. She escaped death only
because Mcdowell dragged her from
the house before firing IL.
McDoweils charred body was
found in the ruins today. II is be-
lieved that he shot himself before
the fire reached him.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-12-08
LIBERALS BACK
NEW MINISTRY
DOUBT As To LOYD-GEORGE'S
ABILITY TO FORM NEW CAB
MET SWEPT AWAY.
PARTIES IN LINE
He Has the Backing Of All Parties In
Parliament Except the Irish Na-
tionaiists --- Vote OF
Confidence.

LONDON, December S-All doubt
that Loyd-George will have support in
forming new government was swept
away today when liberal memi ers OF
commons formally resolved to support
the new regime in the pToseeusion OF
the war.
This action means that Lloyd
George Will not only be backe up
by the unionists and laborites--~ With
a total of s24 votes out of the G70
in commons--but also by the liberal
votes OF 260 more
The Irish nationalist group was
the only one of any strength nv
remaining in commons whose posi- an
toward the new ministry Is not cl. ar.
The liberals in commons adopted a
resolution of confidence In the for
mer leader. Premier Asquith. Ii is
said. however. that they will support
the new government in the prosecu-
tion of the war
About two huu red liberals in
both houses OF d Lament. includ-
ing number of former ministers, at
tended mass mes ing held at the
Reform club. Asquith appeared to be
calm and happy and he was given a
big ovation by the crowd gathered at
The entrance to the club.
General admiration for Lloyd
Georges energy, organization ability
and gift of conciliation was expressed
by the Pail Mall Gazette today.
'The success and rapidity With
which Loyd-George is fulfilling his
commission" asserted the Gazette
indicates that we will shortly have
an administration not only strong
personally. but armed with national
confidence.
Yesterdays achievements gives &
more vivid impression than anything
else of the leadership of the new
prime minister"
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of
mort
United
Villas "aringoe' foreigners
i
" hen $ to to
q
useful villa obtains
tenc information reached that
Joined q
SON
of the general W.
various reaching
rancher
obtained
country several days grneoes'
" to hem.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-12-08
FOOD PRICE
PROBE BEGINS
GOVERNMENT ALREADY HAS
DAMAGING EVIDENCE OF WIDE
SPREAD SPECULATION.
ABUSE OF RIGHTS
ses'eisl Connected With Inquiry
Say Probe So Far shows Grow
ing Abuse of Transporta-
tion Facilities.

WASHINGTON, Dec. s-Thc gov
ernment has damaging evidence" OF
wide spread Illegal speculation on
the food market of the country. a
high official intimately connected
with the governments food price,
probe told the United Press today.
This official expressed the belief
that the investigation so far tends
to show "a growing abuse of the
transportation facilities of the cour-
try"
The inquiry so far, he said. tends
to show that certain Interests have
been able to control to some extent
the movement of large numbers of
freight cars and have hem acting in
a vicious and Illegal collusionp to
withhold food supplies from large
markets. notably Chicago. These
charges are considered significant In
view of conference yesterday be-
tween George W. Anderson. special
assistant to the attorney general, in
charge of the food probe, and Com
missioners Meyers and McChord of
the interstate commerce commission,
Additional Significance is seen In
the charges in view OF the statement
by the American Railways associa-
tion that more than $4,000 freight
cars are held up in Chicago and De-
troit awaiting unloading. 1t was
stated at the White House that much
evidence wanted by the administra-
tion has been laid before the presi-
dent in the last twenty-four hours,
and that all government branches
have done exceptional work. Tn
til every investigation is completed
the president will formulate no
plans for remedies. When he Is
ready, it is said, he will strike
quickly and strike hard il striking
is necessary"
The high cost of living problem oc-
cupied considerable of the time of
the cabinet session today. Secretary
Redfield conferred with the presi-
dent as to the work his department
has done.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-12-08
PRICE OF FLOUR DID
Nut DROP WITH WHEAT
FLOUR DOES NOT CHANGE UN-
LESS THERE is A BIG CHANGE
IN WHEAT PRICES.

MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. S.--Unless
the wheat market shows consider
able changes flour will not change
in price, Fred Clark, editor of the
Northwestern Miller, explained to
that flour prices had not dropped
with wheat.
"A stable change of one cent q
bushel in the price of wheat brings
a change OF five cents barrel in
the price OF flour" he said This
ratio is always maintained. Flour
prices did not go up until it was
established that the price of wheas
was stable"
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-12-08
FRANCE ADMITS The Loss
Of 0ATTLEsH|P sUfFREN
THE SuFFREN SAILED FROM
GIBRALTAR NOVEMBER ~
AND NEVER REPORTED.

PARIS, December 8.--In
statement from the ministry OF ma.
rlnc today the Flcnch battfesi,ip Suf-
fren was apparently lost. The suf-
fren left Gibraltar ON Nov. ~ for
Loriento and had never been re-
ported,
The suffren was sn elghteen-knot
ship OF 1880 tons and carried u
crew OF 73O men, according to the
best information available. The
sui ZEN was bni't II 1877 and cost
10 100000. Lmi9ns fortified
seaport al the mau h Of tho seosff
aises IN France
Reed the Light--get al' ths news.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-12-08
OF GREECE
WAS To BEGIN TO-DAY
COMPLETE BLOCKADE OF ALL
GREEK PORTS Is EXPECTED
TO BE ENFORCED.
This Disciplining of Greece by the
Allies VIII Cut the Country
Off from Supplies.

LCE9ON. Dec. s.-The disciplin-
ing of Greece by the allies begins to-
day. A blockade of the Groas ports
will be formally announced by the
French government. which, combined
with previous French orders against
the movement of Greek vessels from
their harbor, is expected to cut off
the country's supplies. Greece has
sufficient supplies to last about TWEEN
II days against the sort OF block
ade Admiral Fournet will probably
institute.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-12-08
THE GINNING REPORT
BREAKS THE MARKET
THERE WAS 4 DECLINE OF j5 TO
81 POINTS SHORTLY Al .'ER
NOON.
Spectators Who Played the Market
for a Rise We're Fo eed
to Run for
Cover.

NEW YORK. DecepGr s.Got-
ton broke e5 TO SO poiats. or about
SO to s4 bale, on the exchange
shorty after noon to-day, Tho cot
ton ginning report was a bear factor
and there was q general run 10 COW
or by spectators who hid layed the
market for a rise.
At one o'clock January was off So
points at 1907 and May was off 62
points at 1915, against 21.5o a few
weeks ago.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-12-08
the DEUTSCHLAND DUE
Al HUME PJRI TO-DAY
OUGHT TO ARRIVE If SHE KEPT
Up SPEED MAINTAINED ON
LAST TRIP OVER.

NEW YORK. Dec. s.--If the speed
maintained by her on her last trip
to America was kept up after leav-
ing New London the German mer-
chant submarine Deutschland Is due
back at her home port of Bremen
today. She left for home on Noven,-
ber 81. Seventeen days were re-
quired to make her last voyage
across the Atlantic TO America.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-12-08
WILSON SENDS OUTLINE
GERMAN REPLY To ENGLAND
ASKS FOR ANY FACTS THE
GOVERNMENT MAY HAVE ON
STATUS OF ARABIA CASE.

WASHINGTON. Dec. S.-t'res,-
dent Wilson. after consideration Of
the German explanation" OF the
Arabic case. instructed Secretary
Lansing to forward an outline of the
reply to England and TO request
that any facts the British govern
ment might have as to the status of
the Arabic when sunk would be
welcomed by this government.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-12-08
), FISHER KILLED BY
BAND Of V|L[|S1AS

rNuiON, n December 3. -
s"er' an American, has been
10y bandits in Santa Ro.alia, it
e'ally reported to the state
,s'"em y today.
H., IS the first report from an
: source of the case to the
n though the killing is
nave occurred several days
a'sc said they classed the
= n' reports from the border
4. ''hg OF Americans Gray,
anu snyman with the "wil,.
:" Killings in chihuahua
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-12-08

December SC. GLASS; First State
III died stood him mn AGAINST the
robbing three times in the
H
his wounds Glass cawied his
ls Of a deputy sheriff. andg gave the alarm
at bandit
early today had found
1herob obtained in cash.
writing started to post
about o'clock when a man
revolver in
The bandit forced him to the bank unlock
The
After robbing the
the WALL Glass the robber
tA three his back and fled.
Glass about s5 old
I child
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-12-08
STATE BEGINS PROBE
OF THE MILK TRUST
RECENT RISE IN PRICE OF MILK
Is UNDER INVESTIGA
TION TODAY.
The Inquiry Was Begun at Houston
and VIII BE Carried to Every
Large City in the State.

AUSTIN, Texas, Dec. S.-A state
wide investigation into the recent
phenomenal rise in the price of milk
was begun today by the state offl-
cials under the direction of Assist
ant Attorney General Kealing. The
officials are seeking evidence against
the so-called milk trust" The probe
began at Houston and will be car
riad to every large city in the state.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-12-08
MERCIF'R Is
PRISONER IN PALACE

AMSTERDAM, December S.-Car-
dinal Mercier, primate of Belgium,
is confined to his palace by the Ger
man authorities, according to the
frontier correspondent of the Tele-
graaf, who says he hears this on good
authority The reason given is the
action taken by the cardinal against
the deportation of .Belgians.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-12-08
SITE Is SELECTED FO.
THE ARMOR PLATE FACTORY

WASHINGTON, Dec s.-seere-
tary Daniels said today that he ex-
poets to announce tomorrow or Mon
day on the armor plate situation. II
is believed he has new ar1nor plate
factory site selected.