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The sun., 1916-01-28
TELEGRAPHERS HAVE DINNER
NewrOmb Carlton and J. e. Will.
ever Are the Honor Gucs,.

The third annual dinner Of the Cor,
mercial Association OF tho Wcs,o--
Union Telegraph Company OF tho Ma,.
haitian district was held last night a,
Lorber's restaurant. After the dln-a-
the 200 men and women present crloyed
dance.
The honor guests Of the evening ve-.
Newcomb Carlton. president o' tho Wes,.
ern Union. and j. 6 Willevcr. general
manager of the commercial d-ra r,ment
or division They were introduced NV
Patrick J. Casey, president NJ 'he a.so.
citation.
The sun., 1916-01-28
DRYS OUT AGAINST TAFT.
Anti-saloon League objects 10 M,
ana Lehman for Bench.

WAsHINGToN. Jan. 21.-The Na,'ons,
Anti-Saloon League has sent a Letter 10
President Wilson Officially protesting
as an organization against The nor,,s.
ton OF either William H. Taft or Fr.d.
erick w. Lehman TO the United Stats.
Supreme Court bench. II was learned 10.
day that the protest was sent soye-ar
days ago signed by authorized Office. q,
the league.
The objections do not 60 intn IN.
qualifications OF either of tho dr-ir.
guished men for judicial service. ht ,hsv
are obnoxious to the Anti-Salonn I4or,.
because both have avowcd thcmsc,vo,
as opposed to prohibition.
The sun., 1916-01-28
CAUTION IS URGED.
London DAILY Chronicle" Wishc'
the Inited states NolIiAed.

LoNpoS. Jan. 2S.--The Daily Chronicle.
commenting on the American note. says :
Evidently we ought 10 contre the
DELAY Of the mails proper within the
narrowest limits practicable and Ia he
willing to give any assurances and max"
any arrangements which may have that
result subject to keeping an adequate
contro, Of traf'ir in parcels on huge
scale.
The serious character OF this traffic
has been sufficiently shown. steps should
be taken to make the American public
fully and continually aware OF thls
The sun., 1916-01-28

Albany. Jan. 2.---The first steps TO
organize n reserve engineer detachment
for the state OF New York have been
taken at the instance OF Gov. whitman
by Eiwin Duffey. Stale Commissioner of
Highways. 1t is planned to enroll all
the engineers in the various departments
of the State service in the reserve corps
and give them theoretical instruction in
military engineering. so that they may be
ready at once for the purposes Of defence
II It ever becomes necessary.
Commissioner Durey has started the
movement with letter to all the en-
eineers in the depa ar,ment He says
THE enclosed IL sent to you in ac-
cordance with the wish OF the Governor
that the members of the engineering pro-
fcssion In the employ OF the state he
given an opportunity to make their pro-
fest'ional knowledge available for ma
tIonal defence
The sun., 1916-01-28
DRExELs $4,000 FOR DEFENCE
To Help Pay Pennsylvania
Women's Campaign Expenses.

PHILADELPHIA Jan. c1-Announce-
ment was made to-day that George w.
Childs Drexel OF this city had contrib
uted $4,000 toward the operating ex-
penses OF the enrolment campaign which
is being conducted by the Pennsylvania
women's Division for National Prepar-
edness.
The sun., 1916-01-28

III the Other Governments know Won
are prepared the chance Of attack IL
lessened." he continued "In framing
q defence policy what IL needed is a
little patriotism and little less thought
about dollars"
Again speaking of the probability of
Invasion. Gen. Wood said
'Once We were driven out Of the east.
ern area We would be back in the posi-
tion of prehistoric man"
Gen. Wood repeated his criticism Of
the continental army that he uttered
when he appeared before the Senate
Committee on Military Affairs lie
thought /, was not feasible to build such
Q force alongside of the militia
II believe that any lodging or evad-
ing OF the issue would he failure" he
declared. and the contuentS army
would be only adding few thousand
men where YOU need q million or two
for reserve The continental army is
merely stopgap and makeshft.
believe the National Guard officers and
men have done all they could do under
rotten system
Put the regular army In the Ma
tional Guards position to-day ard the
army would dete1 iorate. bat II the mill
tia were turned over 10 the Federal con-
trol II would bring 10 us very valuable
class of men"
The General said lie would ircree Sc
the regular establishment TO 22O.OOQ
men. absorb the militia into reserve
force until reserves 10 the number o.
100000 had been brough, into being
and then he would ,educe the whole or.
ganizaton to 81 per cent ~ It's full
strength.
The sun., 1916-01-28
1l6 WEAK POINTS.
North Atlantic Coast Wide Omen Ia
Attack, SayA Col. Glenn.

WASH lNGToN. Jan. 27.--As an illustra =
ton Of what "A hostile power might do in
attacking tho United States col r. f..
Glenn, chief or staff Of the army's East :
ern Department, described before the
Senate Military Affairs Committee to-da,
tho plans that have actually been pre-
pared by Germany.
These plans call for the seizure of
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mark; that British port authorities
have removed from Swedish steamer
Stockholm 5s bags parcel mail en-
route Gothenburg, Sweden. to New
York that 5000 packages OF merchan-
disc. American property. have been
seized by British authorities on the
Danish steamer United States on her
last trip to the United States that
customs authorities at Kirkwall on
December Is seized 597 bags OF par
eel mail from steamer Frederik VIII.
manifested for Norway, Sweden and
Denmark.
Other similar cases might be men
toned. such as that Of the steamer
Heligolav. Department inclined 20
regard parcel post articles as sub
Ject to same treatment as articles sent
as express or freight In respect to
belligerent search. seizure and con-
demnation. on the other hand. par
eel post articles are entitled to the
usual exemptions OF neutral trade.
and the protests of the Government
of the United States in regard to what
constitutes the unlawful bringing In
Of ships for search IN port. the Illegal
ity OF so-callcd blockade by Great
Britain and the improper assumption
OF Jurisdiction OF vessels and cargoes
apply to commerce using parcel post
service for the transmission OF com
modties. Please bring this matter of
parcel post formally to the attention
of the British Government.
seizure Of other Mails.
The Department IL further Informed
that on December % the entire mails,
including sealed malls and presum-
ably the American diplomatic and
consular pouches from the United
States TO the Netherlands. were re-
moved by British authorities from the
Dutch steamer New Amsterdam tina;
on December 90 the Dutch vessel
Noorderdyk was deprived at the
Downs Of American mail from the
United States TO Rotte erdam. and that
these mails are still held by British
authorities
Other similar instances could be
mentioned. as the cases of the steam
ers Rotterdam and Noordam. The
Department cannot admit the right OF
British authorities to seize neutral
vessels. plying directly between Amer
lean and neutral European ports with
out touching at British ports, 10 bring
them into port, and while there to
remove or censor mails carried by
them.
Modern practice generally recognizes
that mails are not to be censored, con-
fscated or destroyed on high seas.
even when carried by belligercnt mail
ships. To attain same end by bringing
such mail ships within British juris-
diction for purposes Of search and
then subJecting them to local rcgula-
tions following censorship Of mails
cannot he justified on the ground Of
national jurisdiction In cases where
neutral mail ships merely touch at
The sun., 1916-01-28
1000 STATE ENGINEERS
TO SWELL u. S. RESERVES
New York Men Expected to Train in Army Camps for
Instant Service, Under Whtmans Plan-High-
way Department Starts Movement

the Metropolitan Life Insurance Com
pany.
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Continued from First Page.

TO deny TO ~ the privilege OF prohibit
ing IL.
shall We permit this dannable trade
to go on and breed hat. At home smos &
our great foreign horn population? ?
shall We permit this trade to continue
and stimulate this feeling OF hate not
only abroad but here at home among
the millions OF citizens who are part
OF us
1T is not human nature FOR these
citizeGs-whether they are English.
swedish born or Danish born or Irish
born or German born--,t IL not within
human nature to behold the great re-
souNres Of our country dedicated to the
manufacture ~ deadly weapons to be
sent abroad To- Kill their relatives In the
Old World.
"WhSl they see this and when they
feel that these great banking and in
dustrisl resources are used for that pur-
pose il j. not within human nature for
them not to resent II and thus breed
in this country dangerous hate
The sun., 1916-01-28

Cen Wood expressed the belief that
q future attack would he directed against
the coast line somewhere between Bos-
ton and Washington. He told the com
mittce that II would require an army OF
100000 men to rerel such an as
eauit The General declared that con-
trary 20 popular belief IL was not diff
cult TO transport troops across the ocean.
"As matter Of fact" he said move
ment OF troops by sea il the easiest in
the world. The Gallipoli landing demon
strated what an invader could do on
the shores of the United states"
Gen. Wood declared that he did not
fear attack by one country but by a
combination of Powers. Attack from the
Pacific. he added. would not he as easy
as on the Atlantic.
"There are not 40 many good harbors
on the Pacific" said Gen. Wood How
ever there would he no difficulty In
landing troops once control OF the sea
was lost"
Gen. Wood told the committee that
the Government experts knew for "A GER
tainty that 1t would be entirely feasible
for an enemy fleet to lie on Far Rocka-
way beach and throw shells into Four
teenth street. New York city. and that
similar attacks could be made success
fully on a number of Pacific coast cities
The General testified that in his opin-
ion the American navy now stands
fourth in power and efficiency lie gave
warning that attacks on the United
States might come suddenly He said
II would be easy for an enemy to land
100000 troops in thirty days
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what IL known as the vital area. the
portion Of the United States east OF a
line from Lake Egie to Chesapeake Bay
within which are 30 per cent or the
munition factories upon which the couh-
try would depend In time Of war.
col. Glenn said he had been Informed
by a German officer that the German
staff did no; count upon occupying any
other portion Of the United states IN
Ease Of hostiiities. The seizure or the
valuable area would give 1t a strangls
hold upon the entire country. Col. Glenn
added, however, that foreign Power
might establish base at Key West
which would enable It to shut on the
commerce of the Mississippi Valley pass
ing through the Gulf Of Mexico.
The ease with which hrst class
Power might effect landing III case
Of the failure of the navy was empha-
sized by Col. Glenn by the statement
that on the eastern shore ~ the United
states there are ll6 landing places be-
tween Boston Harbor and Chesapeake
Bay
II do not mean to say" he added
.that We are in any more danger oi
attack from Germany than from any
other European Power.
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col Glenn declared that asimi!ar SIT
uation prevails on the Pacific coast.
where an invading army could seize
the Puget Sound area and hold " against
the remainder OF the country by con-
trolling the passes through which the
railroad trunk lines pass.
I'VE are" continued Col. Glenn. "in a
deyilishly dangerous predicament and |
appeal TO YOU TO rise above the common
cIamor OF the ignorant and the pacif1sts,
Your duty is plain and simple"
Senator Fletcher, a member or the
committee. called attention to state
ment hy senator La Toilette that at a
recent meeting Of several thousand per-
sons IN the middle West no. one voice
was raised in approval OF the Admins
tration's preparedness plans.
That Is due to ignorance, ] believe.
said col. Glenn. Sentiment east OF the
Aleghanies. ! think, IL practically unan-
,muus In favor OF universal military
training. once It il started and the
people OF the country understand what
II means | am sure that 1t Will never
be abandoned. We cannot provide for
the defence OF the country without uni
v.rsaI military training. Anything
short OF that will be makeshlf'.
The sun., 1916-01-28
WAR COMING SURE
WITH A Big POWER,
WARNS GEN. WOOD
1,5OO. 900 Men Would Be
Needed to Rcpcl an Invasion,
lie Declares.
GREAT DANGER POINT
Is THE EASTERN COAST

wAsHtNGroS. Jan % Major-Gen.
Leonard Wood. former chief OF STAFF or
the United States army. told the House
Committee on Military Affairs to-day
that In the next war In which the United
States was likely to be engaged this
country wu Id be confronted with a first
class Power and that II ample prepara-
lions were tot made in the meantime the
country un 'oubteu,y would he invaded
He said that II attacked under present
conditions hy u first class Power the
American feet in fewer than sixty days
would he a. the bottom of the sea With
the sea Contro; lost, Gen. Wood also
told the committee the present mo-
bile army would be unable TO stop an
invading force which would be In
pnsi,ion TO capture New York aud the
other north Atlantic coast States. levy
,ribute and drive the people back into
the interior With the control Of several
Eastern States the enemy would get so
rer cent of tho nunition plants and
would be in position to capture nearly
all the gold ir 'he country.
I'VE are living IN an era ot war We
are accumulaiiug most ~ the gold and
with IT a proportiouate amount Of i'll
will. and | believe we should be pre-
pared for storms" said Gen Wood.
I'VE are menaced on all sides. hut God
alone can tell who our next enemy viii
he. and He will do ~ some day This
much know w---our next war will he
with first class Power"
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-04-16
Fair Skies Will Means of Bringing Nearby Town Orders

land, thirty years later, only con.
firmed the original mistake.
The next war-difficult as il now
is to conceive Of further boodshed-
is likely to have its root at Kiau.
chau, so easily taken from the Ger
mans by Japan. For on the corner.
stone of this ancient province. tfs
cradle of the Chinese race and IN.
home of Confucius. a now empire /,
scheduled to risc-the greater Mn
pom that is the dream OF every Jan.
aneSe.
With the elimination Of GERMANY
the problem of the far east has been
profoundly altered. England, France
and Russia, who had once been eager
for the partition Of China, a division
prevented largely by their own mn
tual jealousies. are today conscious 0t
d new menace and a new 'probicfSD,
after the war. 4 youthful power r
tcrmined at any cost to dominate the
east commercially confronts them
eager for the day when they can be
ousted politically from the east az
well.-BrOnsOn Batchelor, in Review
OF Reviews.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-04-16
JAp,N's CHALLENGE TO BIiiTAIl
Building Up u Great Empire to DOM
mate the East.

British diplomacy has been charSeu
with two great blunders in the pres
ent war: The failure to handle the
Balkan crisis and pacify Bulgaria, ana
the failure TO prevent the alliance of
Turkey with the central powers. IL
ia responsible for third, equally
great, but hidden for the moment IN
the greater urgency of war. IL mas
failed to prevent the entrance ol
Japan into China. 49,
Through this error England has
opened the way for her own ally 70
become her greatest commercial
and political rival in the orient. She
has invited repetition there. In de-
cade or two, of the consequences that
have followed similar German expan-
sion and competition in the west
England was committed 10 nor
share in the present conflict by her
failure to detect and frustrate Ger
man naval ambitions as far back as
1851. Because Britain held BACK.
Bismarck was able to attack Dennarh
and wrost from her. besides SchicS-
wig, the harbor of kiel. Even then
German states dreamed of the great
canal which was to be the bulwark OF
future fleets. The cession OF Heiigo-
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-04-16
INCREASE IN PRICE
on W|NT0N AUTOS
Advance of 8 3-4 Per Cent,
Amounting to 5000;
Takes Effect May L.

Effective May l, the price of the
model 33 Winton six will be increased
eight and three-fourths per cent, This
is an advance Of $500 and will bring
the price of the five-passenger car to
$2.4S5 f. o. b. Cleveland. The cause OF
the increase Is the advanced cost OF
materials and labor.
"Wc had hoped to go through 1916
without any change in price," says
General Manager Churchill, and had
protected ourselves on purchases as
far as possible. But our cost figures
show steady increase and 1t is by no
means certain that We may not be
forced to announce still another in
crease later on. The new price rep
resenting an advance of only eight
and three-fourths per cent is ultra
conservative. We have given dealers
and prospects until May / to book
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-04-16
SHIPS TRA|NLOAD
OF EMPTY BARRELS
Ingenious Plan of Boston
REQ Dealer Brings Home
the Bacon.

Seems as II there's no limit 10 the
ingenuity OF REQ distributors when it
comes 20 doping out schemes for get
ting cars" says Il c. Rucschaw. sales
manager OF the REQ Motor company
This railway ear shortage mas
created terrible -ituQtion, ana our
eastern distributors are suffering
worse than those IN other parts ol the
country, for the reason that there has
been an embargo on for some weeks
and it's practically impossible to get
anything east OF Albany.
'Of all the east, New England
seems to he suffering most. IL il not
only harder to get freight into that
section. hut also New England Is en-
1uyiug greater automobile demand
than ever before At least that's the
Eco situation.
- ,iUScptt who was the FIRST dealer
ever - handle Reos aud Is our man
stay IN that important territory. Is
also one of the most rcsourceful Of
all our distributors, and nc mas just
put that quality in effect ~ u n"Nci
way.
After trying all the schemes that
Never and Wycliou ana the others
have tried ana working all the per
sonaI pulr he could with railway Of
ficals. hc nnally decided to cucum-
vent Il i'm what I call an undcrhand
way
"Pc conceived the idea that # he
could once get freight cars INTO Ian
sing, there would bc no excuse for ua
not shipping thcm directly back to
INN fun of Rcos SO he advertised
I'm the linstun papers the other day
that he wanted TO buy barrcls-jus,
barrels Didn't seem to care what
kind of barrcls-nnd those who had
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-04-16
AMERICAN TRUCKS
AT COLUMBUS, n. N,
Packard Trucks Carrying
Army Equipment to
American Troops.

Twcnty-seven Packard trucks are
now in use carrying supplies and
army equipment along the lines of
communication from Columbus. n. NJ,
the base of American troops. to Casas
Grandes, Chihuahua. and probably be-
yond that point.
The trucks were fitted with army
transport bodies in III Paso upon their
arrival there from the factory. and
went to Columbus under their own
power In charge of the 33 Packard
men who volunteered for army serV-
ice. Mail matter received from mem
bers of the truck company indicates
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-04-16

that the trucks reached Columbus on
March 27.
special repair shop truck. fitted
complete with tools lathe. forge,
anvil and complete set of repair
parts followed tho original shipment,
leaving the factory March 81. This
truck also has reached Columbus,
where II probably will be stationed.
Another man. sent with this truck.
brings the total number Of Packard
men now in the service of the gov
ernment up to "a.
The meaeer information that has
come from the country where the
search for villa is in progress tells
only that the boys are all right" and
that the Packards are standing up
perfectly under the terrific conditions
imposed by Mexican desert and noun
tain roads.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-04-16
Count Them,

"Tm proud to belong to the 400 OF
Plunkville"
you may be right. Still as look
at that term 900 / cannot elude thet
melancholy thought that 1t is made
UP mostly Of ciphers." Z
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-04-16

displays by all United States tire deal.
ers and by extensive newspaper ad-
vertisng OF the United States Tire
factory. A. j. Polin, the local dis
tributor of United States tires. is to
have one of the special window dis
PLAYS.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-04-16
4 IicrO's Nightmare

Wounded Soldier to man in next
cob-Charlie. ! Just 'ad most 'orri-
BILE dream | dreamt card the whis-
tie TO charge, and ! was 'consclcn-
tlous ector"-Passing SHOW
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-04-16
His Duties Defined

Ross-l wanted to speak 10 you, Mr.
LoNum, about your attentions to Miss
Sweethynge during office hours
hired YOU as a billing clerk only--no
cooling mentioned. That vii be all for
the present.-2Press Guardian
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-04-16

April II to % inclusive are the days
set apart by the United States Tire
company for its United States Tire
Show Week. This will be in every
sense a national demonstration which
will manifest itself by special window
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-04-16

orders for cars at the old price, pc
cause we feel that an advance TAKING
effect without notice would hardly Dc
fair TO our patrons.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-04-16

Il. C. Dunlevy, branch maraeer of
the Buick Motto: company. was in the
city last week as guest Of New state
Auto & Supply co.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-04-16
N lliCllH

O'Brien-Oi can say wan thing
Oi'm a self-made man.
Casey-Is it boastin' We are, or apot.
ogizin' Irish World.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-04-16
JOY Of Eating.

A well-known banker in down
town restaurant was eating mush and
milk.
whats the matter" inquired "a
friend.
Got dyspepsia
Don't you enjoy your meals"
Enjoy my meais?" snorted the in
uignant dyspeptic. MY meals are
merely guide posts to take medicine
before or after"
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-04-16

The New state Auto Il Supply-co.
uuloadcd Kelly truck for the Nc
Even Manufacturing company last
week
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-04-16

u f. Castle. representative Of the
Buick Motor Car company. was in
Tulsa last week
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-04-16

The New state Auto 4 supply co,
[ nlCaded a carload of Buick skies last
week This shipment arrived 10y ex-
press. making the fourth car. with
another following
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-04-16

j. : Cosdcn purchased new
Buick Light Six roadster last week.
Mr. Cosden Is using this roadster for
his personal ear.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-04-16

Mrs Jack Mcconnell Is driving a
new Buick Light six