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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-11-28
RADICAL LEADER
SENDS ENJOYS TO
SUE FOR PEACE
ParIcy Under Way to Halt War
on Eastern Front
ALLIES MAY QUIT RUSSIA


PETROGRAD, Nov, %. -
Representatives sent by Ensign
Krylenko, the Bolsheviki COM
mapder-in-chief { Of the Rus
sian armies, have been received
In the German lines and in
formed by the German COM
mander that the Germans have
officially consented to imme-
diate negotiations for an arms-
tice on all the fronts Of the bel
ligerent countries.
It was announced officially
at the Smolny Institute, the
headquarters of the Bolsheviki,
that representatives Of Ensign
Krylenko, the Bolsheviki COM
mander-in-chief, had crossed
to the German side and entered
nto negotiations with the Ger
man military authorities. I
The Germans have set De-
cember 2 for a conference for
negotiation of an armistice.
Another Army for Peace.
The Russian fifth army announced
today that it proposes choosing parlia-
mcntarianS 10 bc sent 10 Germany, This
il the second instance OF an announce.
nent Of definite support Of the Bol.
Shcviki program by The military, the
first being the second army whose ac-
tion was previously reported
One Commander Removed.
The removal OF General Balucif, com-
mander on the western front, Is report.
ed by the revolutionary committee az
Minsk, He refused to negotiate an
armisticc with the Germans and has
been replaced by Maximalist
Announcement is made by the Maxi.
malish that they are in control OF
TaShkcni capital Of Russian Turkestan,
after four days Of fighting.
The military revolutionary commit
tee has seized the customS department.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-11-28
THANKSGIVING
VISITORS WILL
CROWD CITY
MANY SOLDIERS TO COME
Teachers VIII Add to ThrongS
Here,
THANKSGIVING PROGRAM.

Arrival mud registration ~ dele.
gate. lo Okhhomn Educational us-
su'uUuu convention at Ice. IlurINus
hotel
Arrival and registration OF uoyiccs
TO be- initiated nt annual Shrine Cyr,-
WOunl at india temple
Arrival Of S"ciul train NJ a and
NJ football rootcrs from Siillwntcr
II o'clock Arrival of special train
from Font SIN with more than I.ODn
soldiers 20 bo guests of local homes
at dinner
HOS o'Clok Arrival of special
train from Tu'm with Shrucrs from
Akdnr temple
n o'clock rnul 2-shrncrs dinner
at India temple
Afternoon
Noon Governor W;llrms' annual
dinner 10 ucwsics an state capitol
80 o'clock Kickoff annual foot.
ban game between University Of okla
homn ana Agricultural aud Mcchaui-
cal college teams state Fair grounds
go O'Clock Shrinrrs' annual csrc-
monnl parade, led by Shrine camels,
India and Iotc
otlock-F Football game between
oklahoma Ciw ms and Chickasha
HIS nt Saratoga purt
otIock to b-GOVCruuT recep-
ton I'm state capitol to soldiers from
Fort Sill md people who entertained
them ut dinner
o'clock Banquet at local hotel I'm
honor Of Charles T. Oloushlrr OF
Minneapolis, imperial poteulate OF
Shrincrs
O'Clock First session " Oklnho-
ma Educational association nt city
auditorium.
3 o'Clock-Tuol initiation Of Shrine
noviCes
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-11-28
Accidental Death
Is Means Defense
in Murder Trial

CONCORD. n C., Nov 28-Onc
line OF the defense Of CASTOR B. Means.
on trial here for the murder Of Mrs
Maudc A. King, was indicated today
in the croSs-examination Of the states
first witness, NJ + Richie.
The questions asked BY the Mean,
attorneys indicated that they expected
to show Mrs King was killed by the
accidental discharge OF a pistol dropped
on the ground
Richie, hardware man, followed
Dr. p Il McFaddcn, a local physician,
and James Simpson, an undertakes
assistant. on the stand The phySl-
clan and Simpson testified BAT they
saw no powder stains near M wound
although both admitted that blood
around the wound might have prevent
ed their noting powder stains
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-11-28
NICHOLS TRIAL
MAY Be BEHIND
CLOSED DOORS
DonnoIIy Hints Hearing viii
Not Be Public,

II is probable that there will be nc
public airing" of the charges agains
w h, Nichols, chief OF police, which
we're filed with the city commissioner,
yesterday by r. J. Giddings, represent
ing the State Federation Of Labor, and
Elmer +, Rail-. an organized Of butcher
workmen for the American Federation
oi Labor According to rumors around
The city hall today, the city commission
ers will exonctate Chief Nichols when
they meet as committee Of the whole,
IN executive session.
Two Courses Open"
There arc hut tive things that the
commissioners, sitting as committee
Of the whole can do" said Mike Don
nelly today "One is to find Nichols
guilty, and IN that event a public hear
ing is likely; and the other to find
him not guilty in which event he would
be eSoncratcd and no public hearing
well be necessary"
Which Of the two will the commits
SiontrS do'" Donnelly was asked.
How can say' There arc five COM
mlssioncrs, and know the opinion Of
only one" he responded
IF Chief Nichols was acting on fed
eral authority in making the arrest OF
Elmer Ball | do not think there are any
grounds for his dismissal az chief of
police True, it is against the law to
search persons rooms without a
search warrant. but that is in normal
times, and these are not normal times
Search Essential
"lf Ball was arrested at the request
Of government authorities, and | have
good reason 10 believe he was, under the
circumstances It was essential that his
room be searched before any conied
crate, # he had one, could have gotten
there first and removed any incriminat-
ing evidence which would assist the
government IN ITS prosecution
1T is IN my opinion that IN times of
war everyone should live in such a way
that their loyalty should not he Qucs-
toned hy the government aud II any
one commits any act which causes the
government 10 suspect him Of being
against il, then ! have no sympathy
with him and do not care how anyone
even a police official. talk, TO him.
When the commissioners meet as
body, a, a whole, It is possible that
Chief Nichols will he called before them,
and Bali too, it he viii come, and what
action the commissioners will take will
be decided at that time
Hearing Date Not Set
$50 far as ! know, no definite time
has been set for the committee meet.
ing"
Chief Nichols refuses to discuss the
cltuallon further than to say that he
has always noticed that IT is the tree
that is bearing nice big apples that is
always the object OF attack, and not the
trees with little, sour apples.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-11-28
BoIshevlki May Be
Classed as Enemy

WASHINGTON, Nov ~ The
American government and the entente
allies as we'll will determine whether
the Bolsheviki arc actually TO be
clasSed as enemies and active allies OF
Germany as soon as official advice,
can be gathered in conferences be-
tween Bol,heyic leaders and German
officers
Yesterdays news dispatches, say
ing German staff officers actually
were In Petrogrsd actively engaged
as advisers to Lenine, followed by
today's news cables that Bolshevih
leaders had crossed into the Ger
man lines for conferences with the
German military authorities, were
not wholly unexpected to Officials
here, but thev shattered the faint
hope that the Bolshevih might In
the end after all help carry on the
war AGAINST Prussian militarism.
The developments more than con-
irmcd the contention Of those who
have held from the first that the Boil
shcvlki was fostcred by German propa-
ganda, seeking to break Russia from
her allies.
May Break with Bolsheviki.
One nf the first acts o( the allied
governments when they learn Official.
ly that the Bolshevki arc actively
worrying with the Germans undoubted-
ly will be to withdraw their cmbasSe,
in PetroRrad This, Of course, will in
cudc Ambassador Francis Whether
the diplomatic corps would go TO ono
oi the adjacent neutral countries tO
await developments or whether Il
would move to some other part of Rus
Sia where new government ConSid-
cred representative Of the Russia ma
tion, might be set mp, has not yet been
No official announcement is available
at this stage as to whether the United
States has stopped the shipment Of sup
plies to Russia until the siluatlon
clears, because in the absence Of an
official established break. the govern.
ment would not care 10 confuse an i
ready complex situation further by
something which possibly might be =
source Of diplomatic embarrassment
No'Aid for Bolshevih
put il is perfectly apparent that mons
oi the immense quantity OF supplies
for on the way, W actual
" landed in some part, OF Russia. will
be permitted 10 lall into the hands OF
the Bolshcylki u they become the allies
OF Germany
Immense quantities Of material al
ready piled up at Vladiyostok. are un-
20 the Russians because Of ~
paralysis of the transportation system.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-11-28
TEACHERS HEAD
IS OPPOSED TO
REORGANIZATION


'IIt llNuNdUu ithiOtfN nave already
enrolled at headquarters in the Lee
Huckln> hotel, to- attend the annual
state teachers convention Mrs. s. Il.
Fordycc. director of the normal train
ug department in the high school at
Shawnee and president OF the convcn-
tlon, says that this viii be the biggest
state convention eysr held in Oklahoma
City
Division Plan Up.
"Thc reason u.s. said Mrs Fordycc.
that one Of the most vital questions in
the history of the schools OF Oklahoma
will be decided" "
The vital question is the rcorganiza-
tion OF the entire association ChaS.
" Brllcs, past president OF the aSSo-
citation, and now chairman oi the re
originating committee and candidate
for state superintendent, is the leader
Of the divisional movement The idea
OF the divisional movement is to have
six districts with controlling council
Tor each district These district asso-
Citations would hold meetings at their
pleasure, and select delegates TO a cen
tral convention to be held twice a year
IN Oklahoma City This plan is the
replica Of the California plan 0
President Against Plan.
Mrs. I'ordycc says that the teachers
feel that Oklahoma is not geographl-
cally arranged to adopt this plan
"'rhc main thing that appeals to them
about the whole convention is the so
cial end Of it said Mrs Fordycc-cSpc-
cially the Younger teachers. They look
forward to meeting in the metropolis
OF the state and there IS a certain
amount OF scntmcnt>Altachcd to it,
Nov. our idea" she continued, rs
to begin with county and line up with
the districts and IN turn they will al
rliltc with the central division, and all
will pull together in one strong organi-
1atlon and at the same time hold our
regular annual meetings in Oklahoma
CITY. where ali the teachers can take
part, Al present there is no strong
organization anywhere among the
teachers There is no bitter feeling in
connection with this but there IS dii-
ference OF opinions
This question will be put before the
teachers 10 vote ON at their business
meeting TO be held in the city audi
tori ON Friday morning at Q o'clock
said that she knew which way the vote
would 60 as she had heard from
numcrou, teachers all over the state,
saying that they still wanted the an
nual big convention in Oklahoma City.
The open meeting will be held in the
auditorium Thursday night at g o'clock
State SUPERINTENDENT n II Wilson will
address the opening meeting and will
speak on Educational Efficiency
ctratton d. Brooks, president of the
University Of Oklahoma will make a
talk on "TcachcrS and"ahe War and
Miss Grace Strachan Of New York
City, viii also give an address,
Al the business meeting ON Friday
morning. DR. w A lesSup president
Of the Ohio university wIll give an ad-
dress on "Education as a Science and
Miss Slrachan will speak on Teachers
Pensions"
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-11-28
De SAULLES TRIED
TO ALLEVIATE SON
FROM HIS MOTHER
HER SISTER TESTIFIES


MINEOIN y Y. Nov 2S oloric,
OF how John J. DE Slulc,. for whose
murder his widow i, being tried here.
sought 10 have hi, mother IN law, Mrs.
Blanca l.rrd,urla, turn over to him her
estate near Santiago. Chile. and his
becoming inccuScd when she refused.
were told today by Miss Amelia Ezra
lurt2, Mrs DE SauleS' sister
The Young Chilean also described DE
NauIlcS' efforts lo ALLEVIATE the ciicc
tions Of young Jack De SanlIes from
IN, mother while he was in his fathers
custody
Maid Repeats Story
The story Of the shooting oi the
former Yale athlete and clubman was
repeated today by Suzanne Montcau,
Mrs. DE SauIIcs maid, who in broken
English and with characteristic French
emotion, was used by the defense in It's
effort TO show that the sclf.madc widow
only wanted her child when she called
at the DE Saulcs home on the night
Of August
A 10000 Word Question.
MINEOLA, N y, Nov l8 Alien,
lists. Xray specialists and other mem
hers Of the medical profession who will
testify concerning the deienseS claim
that Mrs Blanca DE Saullcs was suffer
ing a lapse Of responsibility on the night
Of August will be asked a Hypothetical
question OF N,OOO words in length.
Much OF the expert testimony vii
concern the thyroid condition, style
"hypothyreosis," by Mrs DE Ssulles
attorneys, from which they claim tn
defendant was suffering at the time o
the shooting 40
This disease is claimed to have su
perinduced the irrational spell during
which Mrs De Saulles says she fired
the shots.
Sister Takes Stand
Miss Amelia ErraIuriz, Mrs. De Saul
les sister. as a witness, corioboratcd
the defendants story that she suffered
a fall when a child, in which she struck
her head against fireplace and was
severely injured
De Saulles, Miss ErrsIuHr tesh-
fled, asked her mother TO buy him
an estate In Chile, while he aud
Mrs. De Saulles were visiting there.
Her mother said she could not do
that but Offered to give her son-in-
law part Of vinG del Mar, her es-,
tate near Santiago, De Saulles in
sisted upon being given complete
control of the estate and when this
was refused the young woman said
he treated her mother "rudely."
In reference IN an automobile acci
dent in which Mrs. De Saulles claimed
she sustained another injury to her
(conunvsd on Page 2, Column il
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-11-28
Soldiers Invited
To Visit Capitol

Every soldier in Oklahoma City
Thanksgiving. and it IS estimated there
will be more than l,OOl as well as
Others in the city are invited to visit
the state capitol Thursday afternoon
from 4 to q o'clock.
Governor Williams and other state
Officials will be hosts. Adj Gen
eel carp will provide guides to show
visitors over the building
On Friday afternoon from s to 7
o'clock, another reception, for the school
teachers will be held at the capitol A
committee representing the Chamber Of
Commerce has arranged to have an or-
chcslra furnish music Refreshments
will be served
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-11-28
SMITH Announcement
IS DENIED BY fam

Statements purportng to he from
thl, office that an investigation is be
ing made ,nto the affairs OF Alya Smith
are uhwarrantcd," United States Dis
irict Attorney John Fain said this
morning No one in the office has
given out such statement"
Asked directly If such an inyestiga-
uon was being made or would be made,
Mr. Fan said
Ut was a fine rain we had
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-11-28
home GUARD HEADS
MEET At LUNCHEON

Officers Of the Oklahoma City unit
Of the home guards, NJ. { Blnlon, cap
tain; + NJ Houston, Orval J. Johnson
and NJ. b Brewer first liouteuants and
X. + Gish and Breck Moss. second
lieutcnarts, held their first meeting at
the Skiryin hotel today They were the
guests al luncheon OF Lieutenant Hous-
ton. Il was merely a get together
meeting
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-11-28
Fair Thursday,
Weather Forecast

LOCAL oREcAsr-oererally fair TO
nlght and Thursday; somewhat warmer
Thursday
STATE oRECAsr-Torlph general
" fair: cooler In southeast portion
warmer In southwest portion Thursday
probably fAlt and warmer
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-11-28
S. ARE MISSING
FROM j. S. SHIP
SUNK BY U-B0AT


WASHINGTON Nov %
Sixty-three men are missing in the
three unaccounted-ior boats Of the
American steamer Acteon, reported
Yesterday torpedoed by German
submarine The navys official re
port says one boat with twenty
survivors landed at Cape Finls
terre yesterday and adds nothing
more to the published accounts Of
the sinking
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-11-28
U. S. COMMANDERS
ALL TIN IN N. Y.

WASHINGTON. Nov ~ Protest
by canncr, against governmental corn
Wandering OF tiu revealed that lha
navy department has communicated an
tim m New York warehouses,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-11-28

Red tczzcS OF a thousand ShrinerS
from Oklahoma CITY and Akdar temple
at Tulsa khaki uniforms Of more than
1000 soldiers from Fort Sill and Camp
Doniphan; fashionable suits Of thous.
ands of teachers attending the conyen-
tion Of the Oklahoma Educational as
sociation; colorful pcnnlnts Of rooters
from the University OF Oklahoma and
the state A and NJ. college all these
Will combine tomorrow 10 lend ANNA
tion gaycty to the streets OF Oklahoma
City
Thanksgiving day always cyep4tul
here, will he particularly busy tomorrow
owing to the presence OF larger crowds
than ever have visited the city before
on the holiday occasion
Many Visitors to Come.
At least three special trains will
bring more than 2OOO people here, and
every inbound intcrurhan and steam
train will bring IT, quota The three
special tram, include one from Tulsa,
chartered by mcmbcr, oi Akdar temple,
Who will he guests ot India temple At
its annual Thanksgiving ceremonial ,
another from Lawton bearing 1000 sol
dicrs who are TO he guests Of people
here for dinncr and a third from Still
water airing about 6OO students from
the A and NJ college here TO root for
the Acglc pigSkin warriors in the after
noon. when they tangIe with the Uni
versty of Oklahoma team
The Shriner ceremonial, Oklahoma
Educational association convention, Ok
lahoma Uniyersily-A and NJ football
game and arrival OF the Font Sill ,pc-
cial troop train are the big feature, Of
the day
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-11-28
Dinners Planned
For ThanksoiVinu

+ NJ Houston. manager OF the
Skiryin hotel will entertain all EN-.
ployes Of the establishment at a-lhanks
giving dinner at noon tomorrow Plates
have been reserved for rs persons
The affair is an annual one
The Sigma Beta Chi fraternity will
have their annual Thanksgiving din.
ncr at the Skiryin hotel tomorrow
evening at o.M O'Clock
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-11-28
Texas Drought Broken.

DALLAS, Tex, Nov q. The
drought in a half Of southwestern Tex
as counties was at least partially re.
licyed last night by the first rainfall of
any consequence since last July, ac-
cording to reports received today In
many sections il was the first precipi-
taton for sixteen months
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-11-28
RAINS PROVIDE
TEMPORARY AID
TO WHEAT CROP
Twice Normal Precipitation Is
Necessary
FAILURE IS THREATENED
Twenty Percent Of Ground U0-
Sown Last Week,

Light rain in the southwest and
southeast parts Of the state and a pre-
clpitauon of 222 inchc, at Mu,kogcc
promise temporary aid IN carving over
the wheat crop. 'Ihc rain will prove n
God'cud As means Of temporarily
holding up the wheat crop" said Carl
Williams, editor Of the Oklahoma
Farmer Stockman, th, afternoon. The
only other rain we had in November.
that Of last week, wet the ground three
to five lnchc, in depth and greatly
helped wheat"
Muskogee Fall Heavy.
The precipitation IN Oklahoma Civ
for the twenty four hour, cnded at 7
o'clock this morning wa, AZ Of an
inch At MuSkogcc Up inchc, fell, at
Enid there was a heavy mist at Durant
1t was miStnR and at AltuS five hun.
drcdlhs Of an inch fell according to
the reports received by the Southwest
crn Bell Telephone company
lIt IItulNllbll W ldII weather INI
Thanksgiving in ali parts Of thc state
di,pels the hope OF farmers that the
rain would continue until sufficient
precipitation had been recorded all over
the state 10 start the wheat
Aid Only Temporary.
Mr.. Williams points out that the aid
to the wheat crop OF yesterday and this
mornings rain is only OF temporary
value
"rhe rain not only started the crops
growing in sections where it fell bat il
served to pack the ground and make
available some wheat pasture and also
put the ground in condition for future
sowing
"ln some counties, up to about a week
ago, practically ~ percent Of the wheat
ground had not been Sown. Neither
the rain Of last week nor that of yes
terday viii serve as more than tenn
porary aid.
"Thc wheat growers need about
twice the normal December and Ian.
uary rainfall to produce a good crop
next year. We must have greatly in
creased precipitation il we are to have
anything other than short wheat crop
in 1873
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-04-20

4 na.zao.s Q! the WIscc1si1 I>gis-
lxtzrs zss stirred ard recently IL
tsoGzced a zp rs1scisz tse sz.zEy II
Escse member ,f TIE kczit7 q tae
s.sts Unizsryity vic to>k par Il TIE
isnsog os,raszsIs, HIS reso.1fic1
casrsct.rzes n. "psoza" a zen.
q sDlss1os ia phsch the "CEsr1s If
the creators nasstsTri.c. E.Ts shown
with j1ss szoGza wearing zppzrsl 70
beizh..n tie eject" Also be AXIS
fkst tie scsDe be repeated % TIA;
rotio1 yictzrss nay b. :aken sol
szhibited 10 eysy toun 10 TIE s.sse.
Plight here ne wan; 70 ksor why be
did not noz. foS tie r..suzcinent Of
the Spartan av If three ihozsznd years
zzo when the yo1ths and nosidens oi
ID. IsSd we're required 70 take part in
the Olympic games ia the hzoiamsnis 81
N. ongirsl PAR 10 the garden Of Eden.
We recall that history stztss thu; 10
siz hundred yes4s there war bat one
case d adultery ia Sparta. AZ the
sane time he co1h verify and sdzge 70
the effect that History repeats itsell /"
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-04-20
! An be faauy Of Al kaasnd

7 ar nao.e poTerfzl ,hzn the con
o.ne1 syrai.s Of he uoy6.
I hzy. degvo7ed noE. men thzn al
.ae wars Of tae zoTi6.
an nsore deadly than o7lIe:s and !
asze wrecked nao7s homss ihzn me
Iighties. Of sjegs ggns.
s,ezl IL TIE United States aIoae,
o7er $500, 0o0, 900 each gear.
spss. 10 one and I snd ny victims
among nch and poog alike; the yoang
and Old; the strong and weak; widows
and orphans knew ne.
ron up 70 such proportions that !
cast ny shzdou over every fed II Ia
Dor from the turning Of the zrindstone
70 the roo7ing Of every rairoad train.
! massacre Thousands upon Thousands
81 wage Gamers IN year.
l5rk 10 unseen places and do most
81 ny vork silently. You are warned
against me, bit yo1 heed me not.
arm relentless, am everywhere; in
the home, On the street, in the factory,
a, railroad crossings and on the sea.
7 bring sickness, degradation and
death and We, few seek TO avoid me.
I destroy, crush or main; I give
nothing but take all.
arm your worst enemy.
Ny name Is "CarelessnesS'-Po1rh
Rstate
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-04-20
La Toilette Wants 10 Buy The
Canadians.

One can only account Tor this worse
than silly proposition On the score that
Congressman La Toilette used to buy
hogs in the pslonse country and can
not make the proper distinction between
buying hogs and human beings. Tha.
the Washington Congressman could
not see that this. Of all times, is the
most iDopportupe 10 spring such a pro-
position, is regretsble. II Canada is
ever annexed 10 the United States it
will be when the people themselves
move in that direction. Whenever a
majority Of the people Of the country
think II 10 their interest 70 make a
change they win let II be known, and
England will not object.