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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-05-14
Germans Put
War Prisoners
In Fire Range


WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES ~
FRANCE, May l4-Ihrcc British sol
dicrS who have Just succeeded IN as.
Gaping German prison camp few
miles back OF the fighting lines. tell a
pltlablc story Of their treatment hy 'h'
enemy They declared there was a
great deal ot sickness IN the camp, due
10 fatigue and starvation
III We showed the slightest diSpo"-
tion 10 get sick" said ono Of the men 10
the correspondent Of the Associated
Pres, TODAY, "wc were either thraNhcl
with whips or struck with the butt end
Of rilc
Although this soldier had lcon in
enemy hands only three months he had
dropped IN weight from lS2 to lcS lti,
icct had been frozen and were gaugren
Gus for lack of treatment The men had
neither overcoats nor hlasketS dur,re
the coldcst weather of the winter When
captured during a raid ,hcy wore lcaih
er jackets These the Germans took
away from them Immediately They alSo
stripped the rubber lining from thel'
,hrapncl helmets and took away their
recimenta badges Tor the brass that
was In them.
One OF the men during the peri'ou'
trip across No Man, Land. a, the end
Of the escape, was badly wounded For
food the prisoners received daily a
quarter loaf OF bread. one plate oi ,hln
soup and about every second day a cup
OF weak coffee substitute On a few or.
caSlonS they had bit III meat about the
size oi lump OF sugar Recently the
men were compelled to work so near
the front that they came under she'll fire
from the British guns This was an eN.
ceptlonal instance. however
The French prisoners. OH the other
hand, are constantly employed Just back
oi the firing line and suffer many ca,
ualteS In the camp however. tn
French prisoners were better treated
than the English |, was strange tu
hear this story IN view ol the sleek AZ
pcarancc OF the German prisoner, N
English hands. all well fed. we'll nour
ishcd, paid Tor their bits oi labor and
permitted to buy comfort, at the can.
teens under the same conditions as the
IommicS.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-05-14
Give Spuds Instead
of Trading Stamps

NEW YORK. MAY l4-ln section,
ot the city where the trading stamp
was popular before the advent oi war
prices, the onion aud potato have hccu
substituted hy grocerS and fruit dealers
In the Ridgewood section of BROOKLYN.
a small potato or onion is givtn with
each 10 cent purchase At this rate ct
profit sharing 1t is estimated that I
thrifty housewife who purchase, IN
large quantities Cau carry home as
trading premiums enough potatoes for
meal Motion picture houses also have
adopted the same scheme giving an
onion or potato 20 each adult patron
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-05-14
NEGRO STABBED TO
DEATH on Street CAR

John Williams. a negro. was stabbed
10 death on crowded street car by
Jar'es Taylor, negro. early thi,
mofnlnG rs It pulled out oi the Ter
nina station following a quarrel over
a crap game Taylor who was later
arrested by Detectives Snclson and
Bruce IS said to have stabbed vii.
liam, in the hear, William, ,hflcl.ed
Hnce and sank ~ the floor vt the car.
where hc died almo,, Instantly ray.
lrt was nvc'powcrcd by passenger, and
held until the detective, arrived.
Williams, who was u years old. lived
at y West Frisco avenue raylst. 1i
years old lived in the same ncighbot
hnnd
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-05-14
Now Believe Girl
Took Own Life

CHICAGO. MAY IA Three DAYS in
vc',iga,inn hy the police has convinced
them tha, ll.ycar old Grace nagc.
mann killcd hrtseli The theory ,ha,
she might have ended her lie through
jealousy ~ her rhum. npri, Anderson
ur hecau', Of unrcqui,cd affection lar a
'rhoolhuy friend. i, still held hy the po
Ice Possibility that the shooting was
accidental. the girl believing that the
revolver with which she was killed was
unloaded, was receiving consideration.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-05-14
G. r. Brooks Is
Called by Death

{. K Brooks, died at his home, OPS
West Fifteenth street, after a months
illness. at II Is o'clock ,hi, morning
Mr. Brogk, ha, lived in thu, city iur
the last fifteen years. lie i, survived
y, q widow, Mr., Blanche \ Brooks.
three sons, Sanford Allen and VIII
lam and q daughter, Mis-, Amy
Brooks Funeral services will be held
tomorrow afternoon The place will
hc announced later
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-05-14
Hose Lines Cut;
Factory Burns

TAMPA, Fla, MAY II The plant OF
the Oycrstrcct Crate company near Or
lando was DESTROYED by iit, today with
loss estimated a, from $lNOO 10
S100O0 The fire fighting equpmen,
oi the plant had been made useless hy
hose lines hcing Gu, A. wa, said NJ o.
Oyctstrcct, principal owner OF the con
cetn, expressed the belief that the fire
was of inccndiary origin \ number OF
house. owned hy the cumpan, also were
DESTROYED. Insurance aggregated oul
$4,000
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-05-14
ORGANIZATION OF
new UNITS WILL
BEGIN TOMORROW
Presidential Order Authorizes
Enlargement,
WILL ADD $4,000 MEN
OF Number Needed, $1,000
Have Been Recruited,

WASHINGTON, May II - Expan-
sion OF regular war army TO the full
war strength contemplated IN the ad-
mlnistratlon army bill has been author
lied by President Wilson Organila
ton OF the new regiments will begin
tomorrow. About 5000 OF the lSiOp
men to be added to the army already
have been recruited
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-05-14
Twelve Missing
From Greek Ship

NEW NGRE Ma, II The chief
mate and eleven men are missing from
the ktccl sc,m,hu r,rhcnrn tc-
rorie1 un Ma, y ~, having hccn sunk
hv submarine according tn cable
"'aN rccr'ryd ir.m uHd'u TODAY h,
D J lhonlhelilou, general agent iot
the owners
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-05-14
Six Die in Fall
of Russian Plane

PETROGRAD. May ll-Fiyc Rus.
sian officers aud one private lost their
lives Yesterday when a big Russian
aitplanc in which they were flying fell
to the ground a, Monas,cr,ySka. north.
east OF StaniSlau IN Gallca. from a
height OF oOOl feet, saws the official
,,atcm,n, issued today by the Russian
war department
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-05-14
BRITISH WAR
MISSION NOW
IN WASHINGTON
To Capital Following Welcome
In New York,

WASHINGTON, MAY ll-Atlhur
James Baliour, British foreign sccrc
tary and most ui the members oi the
British mission arrived IN Washington
early today following their three DAYS
welcome by New York City. Tie,
plan 10 remain here iot several day,
longer before leaving probably iur
Canada and England
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-05-14
TWO SHIPS DOWN
IN ST. MARY's RIVER

SAuLr STE MARIE. Mich. NAV
l47Ihe steamer PentccoN Mitchell.
down.bound with orc, collided with the
freighier SaNona, up-bound, a, the
mouth OF ST. Mafy'S river at midngh,
Las, nigh, Both steamers sank in Tor
" feet oi water. The crews we're saved
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-05-14
Internal Machine
Found in Palace
Kaiser Occupies

m ARlS. NAV li-An internal
y machine was discovered recent
. " IN the Rcllevue palace IN the
lietpat,en N Berlin, where the i'm
petial German family now is resid
ing according to a correspondent
who sends German news ~ Tin
mantle The machine. q, SAYS. con
tanned enough dynamite to wreck
completed, the palace and the adioin
INK building,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-05-14
Farmers Seize
Water System

ORVlLlF cal, MAY li-Coun,v
land owners, patrons oi the Gfidlcy
Land n Water company, have taken
iotcihle possession Of the water system
TO save their crops ON 2uO acres. II
became known today
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-05-14
SCHOOL HEADS
FAIL TO HEED
ECONOMY PLEA
State Board May Not Select
Faculties Tomorrow.

Economy pleas evidently mean little
TO heads OF several state schools. lc-
ccrding 10 X. H. Wilson. state superin-
tendcn,. Despite the recommendation
made by the governor and by Mr VII
son that the faculties ior the coming
year be kept as low as possible. prae.
ucally every report received so lar from
the school head, would add To- the pres
cut faculties
MAY Defer Action
While the state board oi education to-
morrow Is scheduled 10 employ the fac
ultieS iof newt year, II IS possible that
action will be deferred. The board At
It's last meeting Instructed the school
heads to send the list OF employees they
recommend for retention 10 each board
member by MAY :. Only three complied.
and today no reports had been received
from the Weatheriotd. lahlequah and
Alya normals.
Superintendent Wilson tomorrow will
introduce a resolution establishing the
policy OF admitting all high school
graduates who have iulr sixteen credits.
10 state school, IN full standing, whc,h-
rr the credit, conform TO the pre,eu,
group system NJ not.
Aid Smaller Schools.
This action would be ut great aid 10
smaller high schools where the iacul-
ties arc So limited as 10 proven, teach.
ing all branches now required IN the
proup credit xNstsrn
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-05-14
Chicago Has 5,478
for Teddy's Army

CHICAGO NAV II Application, of
SGS ChcaRoau, have hecu sent 20 the
Roosevelt quarters m New York City.
It was announced today for rnli>tmen,
in the colonel, proposed eSpeditionary
force to the European battle front
aa==a
BALTIMORE. NAV II Rene VI.
uaui Marshal Joilrc and the other
member, oi the French war mission.
spent an hour IN Baltimore today a,
the guest, OF the ,lt,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-05-14
B, B, SpiIman to Form ''Awk-
ward Squad at Geay,
TUESDAYS ITINERARY.
BY 4. c. Sutton.

BRIDGEPORT, Okla, May Ia
(Spccnl) -- Enthusiastic receptions a.
every stop made this morning by he
Oklahoma City trade excursion put un.
limited pep" in the $50 Oklahoma City
business men on the train AZ Yukon.
the first stop. the b, rrs marched
mp almo', deserted streets hut the FIRST
Regiment band awakened the city ana
before the train had LETT the town hun.
drcdS OF people were ON hand to greet
their visitors.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-05-14
BRITISH SHOVE
GERMANS BACK
SLOWLY IN West
Queant VitaIIy Pocketed by
the English,
Asse eiated Press War Summary.

Associated Press War Summary.
In the face OF blazing oil. liquid
fire, poison gas and every other hor-
ror known TO modern war. the British
are slowly and slubborrly fighting
their way to the Drocour, Queant line,
the gate to Doual and Cambria and
the principal link in the ie,terS welded
III, northern France by the Germans.
General Haig is hammering all along
the line but il is around Queant at
the southern extremity tha, his success
has been mos, marked and the cor
responding menace to the Germans
greatest
Fighting at Bullecourt
Queant is virtually pocketed To
the east, west and south the road IS
clear to the British, as FAR as barriers
are concerned cxccp, for part oi the
village oi Rullccourt After some oi
the grimmcsl fighting on the western
front, the British have driven their
foes from onc-hali OF Bullecourt and
Continued on Pace 2, Column ~
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-05-14
Half Hour at ri Reno.

At III Reno the cScur>ioni,ts re-
NAMED for Abou a hall hour. Two
hundred and fifty school children. all
carrying American flags. greeted the
train when j, pulled into the station
at Calumet They icll into line behind
the marcher> and escorted them TO the
corner where, after concert Rev /
Frank Roach, principal speaker OF the
excursion, delivered a ,hor, address ON
patriotism
As the train pulled ont oi the depo,
u was sped ON it, way hy the rah rahs
OF the entire population
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-05-14

With flags flyiuv from every car
window and lhnn's military baud
PLAYING America the Chamber oi
Commerce booster special got under
way this morning, carving the $50
trade cNcursionlstS ON the first lap oi
Continued on Page 2, Column ~
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-05-14
School Children March.


The Calume, reception was repeated
at Geary where school children marched
with the Oklahoma City visitors.
II II Spilman, attached to the Okla
hnma City army recruiting station, ha,
developed into one oi the most useful
members OF the excursion lie has
whipped the trade triprcts into a Sein.
blancc al military form IN the parade,
Vie is contemplating organizing I'm
awkward squad tonight at Gcaty.
Spllman examined three recruits SC.
cured by Postmaster Carlcy who hold,
the recruiting record iur oklahoma
lie has sent to the army station at OK
hhOma City more than seventy five re
cruit, in the last forty five days
The trade excursion remains tonight
a Carnegie and tomorrow night at
Saytc
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-05-14
Fighting at Bullecouft.

tcOn,lnu,d on paoe q, Column "
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-05-14

WASHINGTON, May l4.-Su,-
pension during The war of all
stock exchanges, boards of trade,
and chambers OF commerce which
permit speculation in futures Of
ioodstuifs. was proposed today by
Senator Thomas, democrat Of Col
orado, as an amendment to the sd-
mi iSiralinn rnnInnnn. III
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-01-22
Oregon Gets Sl2S,lll
From Forest Service

Secretary Houston has announced
the amount allotted to each state
from the million dollars to be spent
during the fiscal year 1918 in con-
structing roads and trails within or
partly within the national forests,
This money is part of the ten million
dollars appropriated by the federal
aid road act to assist development OF
the national forests, which becomes
available at the rate of million dol
lars a year for ten years.
The allotments as approved are as
follows: Alaska, $46,S54; Arizona
s5S,6O4; Arkansas, 9,SO9; California,
$14O,9SS; Colorado, $62,575; Idaho,
$1OS,7SO; Montana, $70,O42; Nevada,
$19,296; New Mexico. $42,495; Ore
gon, $12S,111; South Dakota, $S,-
O92; Utah, $41,167; Washington,
$91,944; Wyoming, $4O,6S4. A total
of 1895 has been allotted to Flor
ida, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska,
North Dakota and Oklahoma. The
group of eastern states-Georgia,
Maine, New Hampshire, North and
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-01-22

fective upon the governors sigma
ture.
Hospitals, public infirmaries, lab
oratorios, medical colleges, licensed
and practicing physicians, licensed
and practicing dentists, pharmacists
and wholesale druggists may handle
ethyl alcohol under permits granted
by the district attorneys of the re-
spective counties. Ethyl alcohol
may be sold at retail only upon
licensed and practicing physicians
prescription, and no person is per-
mitted to buy more than two quarts
in any four successive weeks. The
ailment and the name and address
of the patient must be included in
the prescription. Doctors may pre-
scribe intoxicating liquors to their
patients, but they are held liable,
and the illegal prescribing can be
construed as sale.
Vinegar, unfermented wines and
wines for sacramental purposes may
be made in the state, and the whole
salers who supply manufacturing
concerns of flavoring extracts and
similar commodities may continue to
supply ethyl alcohol, but under the
same restrictions that exist in the
original bill. Ethyl alcohol may also
be sold under certain restrictions for
mechanical and scientific purposes.
One of the interesting side lights
is its provision making it unlawful
for person to become intoxicated
on any highway, street or public
place or in the persons own home
or the home of friends, which sounds
the death knell for so many Of the
parties which have been highly popu-
lar since the state went dry. The
provision carries with it penalty
of a fine of not less than $40 and no
more than 500 and a jail sentence
of not more than fifty days.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-01-22
Lives SaVedIby Boys
Who Knew First Aid

The members of troop 1 of Sacra.
mento, Cal, Boy Scouts of America
while on recent hike had their first
experience in the practical use of first
aid as a means of life saving. The
boys were in the vicinity of Lake
Washington when they we're Joined
by Orval Austin. Austin, who is not
scout, had a pump gun over his
shoulder. On joining the boys he
brought his gun to the ground with
a thud which exploded the cartridge
and blew the entire palm out of Aus
tins left hand.
The scouts Immediately applied a
hasty but efficient bandage to the
wound and placing Austin on a
stretcher hurried him to the nearest
doctor. Meanwhile others of the
troop ran for assistance. About a
mile from the scene of the accident
they found an automobile which they
pressed into service.
Had it not been for the prompt ac-
tion of the scouts and their knowl-
edge of first aid, it is probable that
Austin would have died from loss of
blood and shock before assistance
reached him.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-01-22
Bone-Dry Bill Is
In Legislature

The bill to make Oregon in reality
bone dry" which has been awaited
with varying emotions by the resi-
dents of the state, has made its ap-
pearance in the house of representa-
tives at Salem. According to Dr.
Anderson, WHO "fathered" the bill,
it does not contain the search and
seizure" clause which has been SC
much talked of during the last few
months, and the law in that regard
will remain as it is, unless the bill
is changed during its course through
the two houses.
1t is made unlawful, however, for
any person not common carrier to
transport liquor into the state either
for personal use or for the use OF
any other person. This will stop the
practice which has grown up of peo'
pie making trips by automobile ol
otherwise and returning with theil
suitcases full of liquor.
Common carriers are prohibited
from transporting liquor, except un-
der license and permit from the dis
trict attorney, who is permitted to
make certain exceptions for medici-
nal, scientific, manufacturing and
sacramcntal purposes.
Liquor may be used for medicinal
purposes upon the written prescrip-
tion of a physician, while the user is
also required to sign an affidavit to
the effect that it is to be used for
medicinal purposes only.
Drunkenness is also made misde-
meanor with fine ranging from $40
to 800, or Imprisonment up to fifty
days, or both, as a penalty for con-
viction.
The bill carries an emergency
clause, and if passed with it at
tached will become Immediately eff
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-01-22
Sheld0n'S Bill
Asks S420 for Roof

Representative Ben Sheldon O.
Jackson county has introduced thu
following bill in the state legislature:
blouse Bill No. 80.
"a bill for an act to authorize the
board of regents of normal schools tc
repair the roof of the main building
of the Southern Oregon State Normal
School, and appropriating money
therefor.
"Be 1t Enacted by the People of the
State of Oregon:
Section 1. That the board of re-
gents Of normal schools is hereby
authorized and instructed to cause to
be made such repairs to the roof of
the main building of the Southern
Oregon State Normal School, at Ash
land, Jackson county, Oregon, as it
may be deemed advisable.
Section 2. For the purpose of de-
fraying the expenses of such repairs
there is hereby appropriated from
any fund in the state treasury not
otherwise appropriated, the sum of
four hundred and twenty dollars
($420), and the secretary of state is
authorized and directed to aSdit and
pay the vouchers of the said board
of regents of normal schools therefor
and issue his warrant on the state
treasury, as provided by law"
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-01-22

South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia
and West Virginia-in which the gov
ernment is purchasing lands for ma
tional forests, receives $21,120.
In making allotments, it is ex-
planned. 10 per cent of the amount
available for 1918 is withheld as q
contingent fund. One-half of the re-
mainder has been apportioned among
the states in amounts based on the
area of the national forest lands in
each state, while the other half has
been allotted on basis of the esti-
mated value of the timber and forage
resources which the forests contain.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-01-22

Since the passage in 1912 of the
act providing funds for land classifi-
cation, and as a direct result of the
classification work, a total of 19,477,-
7S1 acres has been eliminated from
the national forests. This includes
an elimination of approximately
5,S00,00 acres of land from the Chu-
gach national forest in Alaska, which
embraced lands of low value for any
purpose other than mining.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-01-22

ditions will permit you, the position
that offers work in which you can
take an interest, even though it be
at a more meagre salary than another
which appeals less to you.
Copyright by Harry l.. Reichen-
bach.)
Next week: when You Start
Looking for Work"
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-01-22
Argus Editor Goes
Back to College

L. A. Bostwick, formerly a gradu-
ate from the Oregon school of jour-
nalism at Eugene, has resigned as
editor of the Rogue River Argus and
will return to his studies at Eugene.
Byron dc Planque of. Chicago sue
ceeds Mr.. Bostwick
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-01-22

Additions and betterments tenta-
lively planned by the o. w. R. & N.
Co. for 1917 call for an aggregate ex-
penditure of approximately $4,000
600.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-01-22

Flint and flour varieties of corn
frequently produce heavier yields
than dent varieties under droughty
conditions. They are unpopular,
however, on account of the many
small ears and the difficulty of husk-
ing. When harvested by animals this
difficulty is overcome.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-01-22

Oregon elections for 1915-1916
cost a total of $476,961.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-04-30
NATIVE REVOLTS CAUSING
TURKS LOT OF TROUBLE

CAIRO, Egypt, April 30.-Native re-
volts are causing the Turks a great
deal of trouble in the Ansairi Noun
tains, in Syria.
The revolt started as a result of the
Turkish governments action in send
i..g a Turkish battalion to the Ansairi
district, ostensibly to hunt for desert
ers, but really for taking over the new
harvest. The conduct of the troops
provoked the natives to revolt, and a
battle ensued in which the Turkish
force was defeated with 200 casual
ties, while the Ansairi lost fewer than
20 men.
The Turks retreated after burning
FIVE villages. Later the remnant Of
the troops was ordered back to Hama
to await achievements then to return
to the mountains with mountain bat
terry to punish the revolters. The pun
tive expedition had to be abandoned,
however, owing to the receipt of news
that the Druses of the Hauran had also
refused to give up their crops to the
Turkish force which had been sent for
Tie purpose AS a result of this re-
fusal, fifteen days battle took place
between five Turkish battalions and
the Druses. The Turks were again de-
feated, thanks to reinforcement re-
ceived by the Druses from neighbor-
ing Arab tribes.
One of the Druse chieftains who was
captured by the Turks was condemned
to death by crucifxation