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Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-09-09
TRAITORS IN AMERICA
CAUSE RUSSIA'S RUIN
Labor to Wipe Out Stain by
Proving Working Man Is
After Kaiser's Head.

NEW YORK, Sept. s.-Under the
statement was issued here today by
the American Alliance for Labor and
Democracy declaring that the cause
of the upheaval in Russia, threatening
the success or the revolution. rests
with the hired traitors in America
traitors hired and paid for with Ger
man money under the pretense that
they represent American labor"
These traitors have conveyed tns
idea that American labor is against
the war and for n separate peace I'm
Russia" the statement continues.
Russian labor thot it heard tho
voice of American labor and instigat-
ed IA counter-revolution. The Russian
divisions and regiments that have
abandoned the field OF battle did 50
because reports had reached them OF
traitors In America. This must ceas-
The masks of these traitors must be
stripped from their faces"
For this purpose. 1t was announced,
a mass meeting will be held here Sep
tember 10 at which Charles Edward
Russell, member OF the American
mission to Russia, Samuel Gompers
and others will speak. The speakers
1t was announced. will voice "the dis-
gust and loathing OF the willy mh-
chinations OF the kaiser's tools"
The malicious falsehoods spread
by the so-called peoples and WORD
mems councils will be nailed 10 the
mast. The insinuatlons against the
American labor movement will be as
sailed by labor's only spokesmen.
American labor is loyal to the neeus
Of the nation, loyal to its war purposes
in aiming q death blow at kaiserism
and Prussianism-loyal to its allies.
Organized labor will seize this oppor-
tunity to learn the truth from the
lips OF It's representatives and to ex-
press its devotion"
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-09-09
ARSENAL EXPLOSION
IS FATAL TO THREE
Twenty-one Others Injured
When Workman Drops
Tray of Decorators.

PHILADELPHIA. Sept. S.-Three
men were killed and 21 persons. in
Guiding several women. were injured
in an explosion early today at the
Frankfort arsenal. The explosion
wrecked the building in which primers
and detonators for three, four and SIX
inch shells were dried. Eighty thous-
and detonators recently completed
were set off and the fire which fol-
lowed destroyed three small structures
adjoining. The loss is placed at $780,
0OO. The identified dead are:
HOWARD LINTON, 23 years old.
EDWARD BAETZEL, 80 years old.
The badly burned body of a third
man was taken from the ruins to-
night. Coroner Knight, completing
IN investigation started Immediately
after the disaster, said that from an
explanation by Colonel Montgomery.
commandant of the arsenal, the trag-
edy was due to the dropping or a
tray of detonators by one of the men
Killed,
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-09-09
TWO MEN KILLED IN
FIGHT WITH !. W. WIS
Anarchists Attempt to Hold
Up Farm Hands Riding
on Freight Train.

GLENCOE, Mimi, Sept. S.-Two
men were killed and one wounded in
gunfight today when four men
carrying Industrial Workers OF the
World cards attempted to hold up two
farm hands who were riding on n
freight train on the Chicago, MIL
waukee and st. Paul railroad. one
OF the farm hands. who gave his
name as l.. ID. Nemic, notified Sheriff
Frank Klaus of Mcleod county of the
fight after having been woun.ed and
thrown from the moving train.
Charles Durham and an unidentified
man. In whose pocket an !. ". w.
card was found. were killed in the
fight. The bodies were hidden under
some hay in a box car and were
found by members of the train crew
at Bird Island, n station west of here.
Sheriff Klaus placed three men
carrying !. w. w. cards under arrest
at Sumpter.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-09-09
ONE KILLED NINt
HURT AT Fl. SILL
Crushed Under Hoof and Gals
son When Artillery Horses
Go on Stampede.
HAVE NO CHANCE TO ESCAPE
Hemmed in on All Sides; Dead
Boy From Cincinnati;
Two Others May Die.

FORT SILL. Okla. Sept. s-One
soldier was killed, two are not ex-
pected to live and nine others were
more or less seriously injured today
when sixty horses attached TO the
equipment Of Battery Il. Eighth
United States field artillery STAN
peded after becoming frightened by
the heavy firing.
Cincinnati Boy Killed.
Private James Lawrence OF Cincin-
matt, Ohio. was killed instantly. He
was knocked down by the horses and
t"e wheels of "A heavily loaded artil-
lcry caisson passed over his body.
filvate Peter Dyle of Ma!by, Penn,
and Roy Davis of Converse, :. c., are
not expected to survive Internal in
iIr.es. The niue others who were in
jyred are:
Martin Magunson. Chicago.
John MahalsKi. ST. Louis.
John ZwerynUwicz. Chicago.
Fred Lukasisik. Chicago.
Leo +. Holiday. Waterloo. Iowa.
Daniel Riordan. New York.
George Scarpanita Lodi. y. j.
John J. DucrlwanEer, Milwaukee.
Frank Heder, Chicago.
All the dead and injured were
members of Battery Il. Eighth field
artillery.
Third Accident.
Today's affair was the third fatal
accident on the Fort Sill reservation
in the past month, two members Of
the Missouri national guard having
been killed at different times by the
premature explosions OF shrapnel
shells.
That the man had no chance to es-
cape from the stampede Is indicated
by the position In which the horses
had been placed. Running thru the
target range is Medicine creek, a
small stream bounded on each side by
growths of trees. The horses had
been taken to a point near the creek
and partially surrounded by wooded
territory. on the other side of the
trees the Second battery was prac-
;icins.
At the sound of the guns the horse.
snorted. reared and broke for the
open, dragging the heavy gun car
riages, limbers and caissons with
them. The soldiers, taken as much
unawares as the horses were at the
sound of the guns, were unable to
move out of the way.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-09-09
OKLAH0MANS INTERESTED IN
SLAIN W0MAN'S FORTUNE
MuskOgcc Man Goes to Chicago for
InGucst-CorOncr Declares Her
Wound Not Self-Inflicted.

CHICAGO, Sept, s.-States Attor-
ney Hoyne today began an investiga-
tion to learn who would benefit by the
fortune left by Mrs. Maude A. King,
who was mysteriously killed at Com
cord, n. c., August 20.
A North Carolina inquest found
that Mrs, Kings death was accidental.
Coroner Hoffman OF Chicago recently
took the body from the vault here
and after an examination asserted
that the bullet wound could not have
been self-inflicted.
Paul Robinson of Muskogee, OKLA,
and William Robinson OF Morrison,
ILL.,. brothers OF Mrs. King, Jnferred
with Coroner Hoffman. Their mother.
Mrs. Anna L. Robinson of Asheville,
n. c., was represented at the confer
ence by Attorney p. c. McDuffie of
Atlanta, Ga. They said that they
would make every effort to learn just
how Mrs. King met death.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-09-09
MEXICAN REVOLT PLANNED
Officials Declare DR.. All IL Trying to
Emabrrass Loan.

Ell PASO. Texas. Sept s.-Reports
OF a new Mexican revolutionary move-
ment which has been started I'm Los
Angeles. and on the Pacific coast
were received here by Mexican off,
cials. Doctor Atl. who was formerly
close to General Carranza, is said to
he the leader OF the movement which
has for its purpose the alignment Of
the old cientifico. the Villa and the
Huerta factions against the Carranza
government In the guise OF move-
ment friendly to the allies and oppos-
ed TO the alleged pro-GermCn lnflu'
ences in Mexico.
Mexican officials here say this IL
only an effort to embarrass the gov
ernment at = time when the loan OF
$3.50, 900, 900 is about to be arranged.
They say the movement Is without
force.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-09-09
Young Tulsa Millionaire Wants
to Enlist for Service in France
Eugene Constantin Woul d
Give Up Management of
Refinery for War.
Asks Washington to Overlook
Slight Defect in Vision
Barring Enlistment.

Eugene Constantin. Fl years old.
and the executive head and actual
manager of a s5,O00.000 corporation,
wants TO go to France for Uncle Sam.
and he is perfectly willing to so as a
buck private.
In striking contrast to Inc case OF
the Muskogee millionaire. James Il.
Whltesldes, whose friends have tried
every way in the world to keep him
at home after he was drafted, Mr.
Constantin is making a valiant fight
to get into the army and declares he
will not rest until he makes 1t.
Mr.. Constantin Is the son of Capt.
Il. Constantin. head of the big Con-
stantin oil refinery at West Tulsa. For
eight months the young man, who is
ice-president and general manager
of the company, has been the sole and
active head of the concern, ihs father
having been i'll in New Orleans.
Both Willing.
Notwithstanding the loss 1t means
stantin is willing and anxious that his
offspring go forth to help battle for
civilization and democracy.
Two weeks ago Mr.. Constantin
Journeyed to Camp Bowie, Fort
Worth, Texas, and make application
TO enlist as private in the First
oklahoma infantry. now stationed
there. He was turned down by the
army physicians because of a techni-
cal deficiency In the vision of one of
his eyes. Nothing daunted, he went
to prominent specialist in Fort
Worth and bad another examination
made The specialist confirmed the
report of the army doctors.
Appeals TO Washington.
Eeturning home young Mr.. Con-
stantin decided to appeal direct to
the authorities at Washington for a
waiver. He had passed perfect ply
steal examination in all but one re-
spect, and that was a minor, techni-
cal defect. His case has been put up
to United States Senator Robert l..
Owen, with request that the latter
make n personal plea before the sec
retary OF war to allow Constantin TO
enlist in the First Oklahoma infan-
try. He is partial to the First Okla
homa. because il is composed of men
from his home state and for the FUR
ther reason that the Oklahoma troops
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-09-09
Legation in Argentina Acts as
Secret Means of Communi-
cation With Berlin.
Transmits News of Sailings
and Urges Sinking With
out Leaving Traces.

WASHINGTON, Sept. s. - How
as secret means OF communication
between the German charge In Buenos
Aires and the Berlin foreign office,
transmitted information of the sailins
Of ships and directions for their de-
struction by submarines was reveairu
today in official dispatches made pup
lie by the state department.
The following was issued Mt the
state department
THE secretary OF state today made
the following statement:
"rhe department OF state has Sc
cured certain kilograms from Count
LuXburg German charge d'affaires at
Buenos Aires to the foreign office Il,
Berlin. which, | regret TO say. were
despatched from Buenos Aires by th1
Swedish legation as their own official
messages, directed to the Stockholm
foreign office.
"The following are Transitions OF
the German text:
May 10, 1917. Number 2. This
government has now released German
and Austrian ships on which hitherto
"A guard had been placed. In conse-
quence OF the settlement OF the Monte
(Protepido) case there has been a
great change In public feeling. GOV
ernment will In future only clear Ar
gentine ships as far as Las Palmas
! beg that the small steamers Oran
and Guazo. 31st OF January tmeaning
which sailed 31sO. three hundred
tons. which are (now) nearing Bor-
deaux with view to change the fias,
may be spared IL possible or SUNK
without trace being left (SpurlVi
Versenkt). (Signed) Luxburg.
July 3. 1917. No. SO. | learn
from reliable source the acting min-
ister for foreign affairs. who is mo-
torious ass and Anglthile. declared
in secret session OF the senate that
Argentina would demand from Berlin
n promise not to sink more Argentine
ships. If not agreed to relations
would be broken off. | recommend
refusal and, II necessary. calling IN
the mediation of Spain. Luxburg.'
July .. 1917. No. 64. without
showing any tendency to make coh'
cessions, postpone reply to Argentine
note until receipt OF further reports
change of ministry Is probable. Al
regards Argentine steamers, | recon-
mend either compelling them to turr
back. sinking them without leavini
any trace or letting them thru. The,
are all quite small. Luxburg.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-09-09
TULSA MONEY TO
WESTERN BANKS
Local Clearing House Answers
Appeal From Other Side
of the State.
100000 MADE AVAILABLE
Committee Goes to Wheat Belt
This Week; Funds to Buy
Seed Wheat.

Tulsa money made from oil will,
bring relief TO the drouth-stricken
wheat section of western Oklahoma
and enable the planting Of 10000
acres to fall wheat on scheduled time.
For tha first time the Tulsa clear
Ing house yesterday went on record
as favoring a large loan for agricui-
tural development. 1t did it to save
western oklahoma farmers from ruin
and to aid the government in increas-
ing the wheat yield
James A. Wilson, district expert
mental worker for the UVted States
department of agriculture; T.. H.
Rounseville, secretary of the state
marketing commission, and DelarL,
Baker, Tulsa county farm agent, con-
veyed the appeal of the farmers anu
the government to officials OF the
clearing house at special meeting in
Hotel Tulsa yesterday noon.
Quick Action.
In thirty minutes time the clearing
house had pledged itself to carry suf-
ficient funds to the stricken section
tc enable the planting of fall wheat by
September Is. A committee consisting
of o. II. Leonard, Grant II. McCul-
Tough and j. NJ Berry will visit the
wheat belt on Wednesday of this week
and arrange for the banks in that L,,-
ritory to make the loans.
A small rate of interest will be
charged just enough to pay the ex-
penses OF handling the deal The loca.
bankers do not desire to make any
profit. II Is thot that $150,000 will
be sufficient. but the committee is
empowered to so as high as 100000
If found necessary
one week ago meeting of county
demonstration agents was held at
Enid. They included the agents from
all of the big wheat counties. The
principal subject under discussion was
the plight of the farmers in western
Oklahoma whose wheat crops had
been ruined by a drouth. 1t was re-
ported that only seven inches Of rain
had fallen from July, 1915. to July.
1917. IL was also reported that 10
inches of rain had fallen since July 1
this year. making the soil especially
good for fall planting. The farmers
on 10000 acres of fine land were ul-
able to buy seed wheat, however, and
the government could not afford 10
lose all OF that acreage. Without
warning the chairman of the meeting
called on Doctor Baker, the youthful
Tulsa county demonstrator, to sus-
gest some means of financing the
farmers.
Tulsa Selected.
Doctor Baker arose and suggested
that a committee be named to inter-
view some strong clearing house as
sociation in the state with view to
raising the needed funds. His loea
was Immediately acted upon ana
Messrs. Wilson and Rounseville and
himself were made members Of the
comittee. 1t was suggested that they
go to Tulsa. the oil capital. instead or
Oklahoma City. the boasted CONNER
cial and financial center of the state.
Straight to Tulsa they came In thirty
minutes after they met the clearing
house officials they knew their visit
had been crowned with success.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-09-09
EXPLOSION DISCL0SES
BOMB MAKING PLANT
German Arrested in a Dash
From Hoboken House;
Equipment Seized.

HOBOKEN, N. j., Sept. S.-What
appeared to be fully equipped bomb
making plant was disclosed to the po-
lice tonight when an explosion blew
off the roof of small building in
Third street as two detectives were
passing A man who fled from the
structure was seized by one OF the
officers. He gave the name of Rob-
ert Lichenfeldt and his age as 53
years. He admitted he is Of German
birth.
The fire which followed the explo-
sion was quickly extinguished without
further damage.
Police reserves removed the bomb
making ingredients. The plant was
elaborately equipped. The supply of
explosives was said by the police to
be fully as complete as that found in
a River street hotel early In Febru-
ary when Hans Schwartz and Fritz
Kotb were arrested. Lichenfeldt was
held under the technical charge of
being a disorderly person.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-09-09
| Ministers for Once
Are Complaining of
State Prohibition
World Capital Bureau.

World Capital Bureau.
sl2 Campbell Building.
OKLAHOMA CITY, Sept S.-A
storm of protest has arisen among
ministers Of churches using wine for
sacramental purposes over the opin-
ion of Attorney General Freezing to
the effect that the prohibition laws
and the constitution make 1t impossi-
BILE for them to procure and use wine
for that purpose. The attorney-gen-
erals opinion said that the constitu
ton did in nowise except wine for
sacrapental purposes in prohibiting
the making or transportation of 1t
from other states.
Ministers OF churches here today
said they would continue to use the
wine as long as their supplies lasted.
The effect of the attorney generals
opinion will be the subject for dis
cussion at tho first meeting of the
season Monday of the ministerial
alliance.
Ministers declare that Oklahoma's
prohibition laws are like those of
other states and "in all of them wine
Is permitted for sacramental pur-
poses" declared Rev. Frank Barrett,
pastor of the st. Lukes Methodist
church.
The opinion was given in response
to a query from the Benedictine faith
ers OF Sacred Heart.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-09-09

tlbtNE toNSIANllN
Twenty one -year.old vice president and general
manager OF $1,000, 600 refinery. who was
turned down on technicality by army doctors
when he tried to enlist. and who is now
trying to secure waiver from the war de
partment so that he may enlist as u private
and 30 TO France. lie is a college graduate
wealthy French scholar and was not ia.
cluded in the first draft. His father Is
willing for him to 90, sltho 1t means sreat
financial and mental sacrifice.
are slated to be on duty in France
before Christmas.
Brigadier- General Roy Hoffman.
commanding the oklahoma troops. Is
very anxious to have the young Tulsa
millionaire in his outfit. He feels
that Constantin would make good
man around headquarters. even as a
private. for he is college graduate
and a French scholar.
He is OF French descent. his father
having been born in France.
\ close personal friend OF Senator
owen. asking him to use his good
offices TO get Constantin into the
army. said:
The willingness OF the young man
to serve his country under the cir
cumstances Is indeed commendable.
] may say here that he Is Identified
in business way with his father In
the oil refining business on a very
large scale, he being vice-p president of
the corporation. and 1t having an
actual investment OF about five mill
lions " dollars. His enlistment must
mean a great financial sacrifice not
only to himself but to his father. who
Is a man OF advanced years and who
has placed such great dependence
upon his son in the management of
the concern. am very glad to re-
port TO you, however, that his father
Is only more than willing to make the
"a acrifice and this letter is written at
the urgent request and upon the IN
sistance OF both father and son, whose
great concern is that their family
shall have some share in the battle for
IN m a ,,ity -
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-09-09
Free Meals to StOp.

COLUMBUS, N. NJ, Sept. S.-A
was made to the war
today by the military au-
thorities here that further Issuing
of rations to the men deported from
Bisbee, Ariz, July IL be discontinued
at once. 1t is contended that there
is plenty of work for the men to do
In the southwest and that there Is no
further need for the army to feed the
45O men encamped here. Originally
], 1,16S men were camped here.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-09-09
Ccrmnn Brcad supply Assured.

AMSTERDAM, Sept. S.--Herr von
Waldo. president OF the German food
regulation board. Is quoted in Berlin
advices today as declaring In a state
ment to the press that the supplies
OF bread grain for Germany for the
entire year are assured. The pros
pect of the potato harvest Is satisfac-
tory and the harvest Will be consid-
erably better than that of last year.
the statement adds. while the supply
of fruits and vegetables has recently
improved Plans have been made
for the seizure OF all milk products.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-09-09
RUSSIAN RETIREMENT MADE
IN ORDER AND IN SAFETY
German Advance From Three Sides
Fails 10 Catch Main Army:
Lines Reformed.

WASHINGTON, Sept S.-Retire-
ment of the Russian troops from the
neighborhood OF Riga, dispatches TO
the Russian embassy say. was ac-
complished in good order. The line
of retreat past lakes Kisch and Gegal
was narrow, but by maintaining a
vigorous rear guard action the main
body got away In safety.
The German advance the dis
patches say, was in three directions,
one along the coast with the object
OF cutting off Russian communications
with Pernow; the second column NOV
ing towards Pskow and the third In
the general direction OF Dvinsk. The
Russian armies have again formed a
line OF battle In the hills of Svelt to
Nenden
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-09-09
Mayor of East st. Louis
Indicted; Asked to Quit

BELLEVILLE, H., Sept. S.-Mayor
Fred Mollman OF East st. Louis ana
MS private secretary, Maurice Ahearr,
were indicted here late today in con-
nection with the grand jury inqun',
into the recent race riots in East st.
Louis.
Indictments also were returned
against 81 other persons in connel-
tion with the riots. but their names
were not available tonight as the capi-
ases for their arrest had not been is
sued.
The grand jury submitted to Juds.
j. q. Crow n report scoring the mayor
for his alleged dilatoriness in taking
means to curb the rioters who took
part in the masscre of negroes on
July and recommended that he be
removed from office.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-09-09
AUTOMOBILE HITS A CHILD
Two Arrests Follow Accident In Front
of Post Office.

While crossing the street in front
cf the post office last night about 3
o'clock Morris Ford, 4-year-old son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. l.. Ford, was run
down by an automobile driven by r..
M. Bronson. The child sustained
several serious bruises and scalp
wound He was taken to the Tulsa
hospital, where's he was treated and
was then taken home by the parents.
Bronson, who. is a bill poster. and a
companion. Charles Smith. who was
riding with him in the car, were ar
rested by Officers Lewis and Blain.
Smith was intoxicated, the officers
stated. and a charge Of being drunk
was placed against him. Bronson
was held for further investigation.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-09-09
Strong German Fleet
Sighted in Baltic Sea

STOCKHOLM. Sept. SIT is re-
ported by the Svenska Dagbladet that
German naval forces of considerable
strength have been observed In the
southern Baltic, taking northerly
course. The leading squadron, II
says, consists of submarines and tor
pedo boats with cruisers following
them. 1t is believed to be the Ger
man Baltic fleet, reinforced by part
of the high seas fleet. A great naval
attack on Russian Baltic coast towns
is expected,
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-09-09
PETROGRAD SHORT ON FOOD
Provisions In City for Ten Days Only
Moscow Conditions Worse.

! STOCKHOLM. Sept. S.-A foou
crisis in Petrograd and Moscow Is re-
ported In advices received here from
Haparanda. NJ. Jurenew. Russian
minister OF communications is said TO
have asked NJ. Pieschehonoff. minis
ter OF supplies. to take further eAtra-
ordinary measures TO save these cities
from famine. saying supplies on hand
in Petrograd would suffice only for
ten days and that conditions in Mos
COW were worse.