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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-08-08
AGENTS :
ARREST WORKING
CLASS ORGANIZER
Spence Taken' After Fight;
Dynamite Is Found,
BULLETIN.

MUSKO0EE, OkA- Aug. g.
Armed banda Of draft rssistsrs are
reported forming In Payne county,
fifty miles northwest Of the district
previously infested, In messages re-
csivsd At the United States mar
shAls office here this afternoon.
Deputy mArshals were hurriedly
dispatched to Payne county to In
vestigate the reports.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-26
RUSSIA READY TO HALT
FOES DRIVE ON CAPITAL
LONDON, March 28.

LONDON, March 26.
Hoping that the revolution has weakened
Russias military strength, Germany is
making preparations for a might effort to
crush the Muscovite nation.
But Russia will not be caught mapping.
Dispatches from Petrograd today stated
that re-enforcements of men and guns are
being rushed to the Dvina River front, be-
tween Riga and Dvinsk where Won linden
burg is expected to strike.
Powerful forces of German troops have
been concentrated there with thousands or
guns and mountains of ammunition for an
effort to smash through an capture Petro-
grad,
A dispatch to the Times says that the
belief is firm in Russia that IL the Kaiser
makes a triumphant entry into Petrograd
and humbles Russia. one of his terms Will
be the reinstat tement of Nicholas RomanoH
on the throne as Czar of all the Russias
Stirring proclamations are being issued
to the army and the people by War Minister
Guchoff No effort is being made In Russia
TO hide the perils which beset the new pro-
yisional Government. 1t Is admitted that
members of the Socialist and workingmen's
party have begun strong propaganda IN
favor of peace. The workingmen are threat
eninr strikes to further their purposes. In
addition to fighting the Germans and the
dark forces" of the late autocratic uoV,
ernment, the Duma Ministry must contend
with army cabals, ,-l. \.
0overhmsnt leaders are impressinS the
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-26
U-B0ATS REPORT
HEAVY HARVEST
Seventy-six Ships Added to
List of Victims in
Few Days"
NEUTRALS HEAVY LOSERS
BERLIN, March 26

BERLIN, March 26
German submarines have sunk during the
last few days total of twenty-five steam.
ships, fourteen sailing ships and thirty
seven trawlers in addition to losses already
made public, ar official announcement
stated.
The United States steamships Illinois
and City Of Memphis We're contained in
the list.
Crhe American ship vigIlancia was not
included in the list of T-boat victims, but
it mentioned an unidentified tanker which
is probably the VigilanciaD
The overseas News Agency enumerates
the sunken ships as follows
"British--Armed steamships Brika 3549
tons Denmark. 1880 tons: the patrol ships
Granton; the herring trawler g. ~ No.
"a. drawn by a tug steamships Glynymel
1894 tons Memnon, 32O3 tons hospital
ship Asturias, 12.002 tons; sailing ship
Sir Joseph and the following trawlers:
Robert Rivind. Jessamne Gratia, Lent
Lilly. Hyacinth, Case. Internoz, Nelly. Ena
kestrel, Reindeer, Forget -me-not, Try and
Arrance.
'French--The bark Bully; schooners
Homarne. Eugene Albert. Anais and Made
line Davoust sailing ships Adieu and Marie
Louisa and American; pilot schooners Mar
tina 9vonne and Cordouan: and the traw-
Garde. Nozal, Rupella Louis XIV PEN
ttleu Acide Maria, Juliette, Camille Emile
l.. r. Q2S9. l.. r. u329. Madeline Fell
cite. Madonna and Entente Cordiale
Enthusiastically Medusa (about 1000
tons).
Notwithstanding Solferino. 1l55
tons; Wilfred, 1920 tons; Grda, 1924 tons ::
Blaamandien, 954 tons; Ronald. 1920 tons :;
Expedite, $50 tons; Frisk, 1888 tons Enar
Jarl, S4s tons; sailing ship, Efeu (about
500 tons),
"Amercan-Steamships Illinois, $3.50
tons: City Of Memphis, $3.50 tons
misunderstanding wilma 3O34 tons
Dutch - Steamship Lacampine, 2557
tons
Destroyed ships whose names are un-
known either because they were not dis
tingushed in the darkness of night or be-
cause no names were printed on their sides
Steamships, with cargo, about 5000 tons
gross: hit by torpedo despite convoy armed
English steamship of about 1000 tons
steamship of about $500 tons tank steam
ship of about 5000 tons steamship of about
5000 tons; Norwegian steamship Of about
$500 tons three-masted schooner Of about
300 tons three English and two French
fishing cutters"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-26

puring this two-year occupa,c,, ,h. o,.,
uans ,t'i, requsitloned continually from, ,ho
ceipts" OWNS reueemable re-
,but but before retreating. officers forooa
.Nn,ans TO surrender these CLAIMS Nora'
-, ,ney forbade any of the French frop,
,t''"s either gold or silver money All
s es COULD Keep was 900 francs in naper
approximately $50.
t., noSe the Germans spared the Amer.
@ a" reilet commission headquarters which
ale que 10 Keep babies alive with con-
uensed milk until the French came
,ore before the retreat the French had been
"'',lteu 10 900 grams Of bread daily
III lne vicinity of Ham the Germans de-
o'ioEeu all growing crops running harrows
over the sprouting fields
pur'hs twenty walk. did not 500
COW, morse, pig. "A chicken or a rab
',t rneIE iNlhg animal had been killed
'",c" VI carried off by the Germans
,,,,, n,o' VI the forests, denuded by the Ger
bird ''' ''e Single
NusnentnE this impression Of stricken
country are the endless miles of the val
ltES OF the Ose and Aillettc and various
cdhalS-all damned up and their waters
'oouing the country, creating great areas
lifeiess and sickeningly desolate
since the first German invasion no
atroclty has produced greater anger among
~ t~ne rrehch Soldlers. sixty per cent Of whom
are peasants and small farmers. than the
hewihg or their orchards by the Germans.
orchards, they know, require from twenty
TO hfty years to grow II will take that
long for this work of destruction ia ho 20.
placed.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-26
GYPSY SLAVE WIFE II ll8 M
THEN PAYS FINE TO HAVE HIN ]!
Never Works and Often Beats Her, She Tells \,
Accusing Man Who. Bought Her With $40
Then She Changes Mind ~

Attention, men! Listen TO this tale fresh
from gypsy camp. II you happen TO be
henpecked or orerworked. put this in your
pipe and smoke It, Then decide II you
don't think the male members Of the gypsy
ranks have it pretty soft after ALL Let's
enlist,
The story was aired before Recorder
Stackhouse in Camden when Peter Joyce.
forty years old. who lived in the gypsy camp
on the Delaware at the foot of Twenty
seventh street. was arraigned and accused
Of assault and battery by his wife. lie Is a
gypsy so Is she.
said Mrs Joyce; ."Mr. Judge. | have
ton children. This man doesn't do any
thing but lie around all day and do nothin'
He beats me, swears al me. pulls my hair
Out ana treats me bad
"lIe has never worked | don't care if
he wants to leave me ] say, Go ahead. you
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-26
GERMANS SEND FRENCH
WORKERS INTO CAPTIVITY
By WILLIAM PHILIP SIMMS

WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES AFIEID.
March 26
We were at little town In the path of
the German retreat today
gave child ham sandwich. Without
stopping to eat it--and she was hungry too
she ran into her house. shouting out
Here's meat :"
moment later woman emerged carry
ing slice of the buttered bread of the
sandwich, her face lighted up.
Look Look /" she cried. they've still
got butter in France! ~
Nothing was more poignantly reminder
of the sufferngs of the people left behind
than this small incident today. But it was
only one little incident of many
That Germany intends bleeding northern
France to complete ruination cannot now
he doubted.
Not only was every person capable of
working driven back. while the children, the
aged and the infrm were left behind to the
Allies succor, but property--even of the
poorest civ'lians-was confscated without
promise of pay.
one wrukled-faced old woman tod me
today she was forced to leave her home
with only the clothes she was then wearing,
The Germans took all her remaining gar
ments--especialy prizing the woolens.
Other peasants said the same thing
AS the families were driven from their
h'IilcS tloSt CdpHDl6 OF WORKING were
pushed in one direction, into Germany The
others, the nonworkers, were thrust back in
the opposite direction. toward the Allies. It
would be a miracle If these are ever united
again.
1t is quite plain now that the old folks
and children were huddled in Nesle. Noyon
and elsewhere so the villages could be thor
oughly sacked.
| visited a score Of such towns today-all
systematically wiped out by torch and dy-
Mantle.
Obviously a general order was issued by
the German commanders not to spare fruit
trees, for throughout the whole zone those
which were not cut wholly down were so
mutilated, the bark cut. that the trees
must perish
Agricultural implements which could not
be removed were broken UP with sledge-
hammers or burned. Spokes of cart wheels
and vehicles were sawed off
At the chateau at Goyencourt the fam
lily chapel was violated by the Germans
Metal was removed from even collins
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-26
ALLIES AIM TO SPLIT
NEW GERMAN LINES
LONDON. March

LONDON. March 26.
St Quentin and La Fere. two of the most
powerful strongholds on the new won
Hindenburg line" in France, are being
"pocketed" by the French. With these two
fortresses in the hands or the Allies the
Germans would be compelled to retire from
TIE great railway centers of Cambria and
Laon-both towns of high strategic i'm
portance.
Further progress is reported for the AL
Hes In dispatches from the western front
Today, but the Germans are fighting with
the utmost stubbornness and are contesting
every inch of the blood-soaked ground.
dispatch from Paris says that the
French soldiers have been spurred to super
human eXertions by the devastation
wrought by the Germans in their retreat
between Arras and the Aisne River. Every
wnere says one dispatch. is the picture OF
ruin caused by fire and sword
St Quentin is being rapidly approached.
front dispatches today reported fighting
OF violence not ecipsed in the offensive
o1 last summer, The French have literally
peen transformed into superfghting ma
cnines by their fury over the despolation
OF France.
a, General Nivelle Is evidently sharpening
+. tne point of his wedge extending near Moy
ana Veneduil, between st. Quentin and La
r rere' with a flood of men, 1t is at this
ssC"t tnat Anled troops nave advanced iar-
'hest against the Germans.
TO the north of st. Quentin Field Mar
sha Haig's British forces today were them
selves forging a wedge above St. Quentin
me Inc city is rnenaced from three sides now.
!. Us believed to be one of the strongest posi-
uons In the Hindenburg line.
\. The British advance has been slower,
+Sut none the less methodcal than the
4Fren"h. Fighting of the most desperate
character is marking every inch Of the
terrible fighting is in progress at many
points on the eighty y-five-mile front, while
sruliery duels continuous night and
uaN SO violent are the bombardments and
SSounter-cannonades that the sound of the
o's guns can plainly be heard in Paris,
said -
noth the British and French advances
2 nm to cut Off st. Quentin and capture that
sowerful point In the Hindenburg line Of
Solense. The troops of General Haig have
sven the enemy out of the important CEN
<Nrs on Roisel and Observation-Disclosures
Ssere street-to-str -. and house o-house
npats took place .-.ore the Germans re-
Seished their grip The occupation Of
cuts ths casrbrat-se Quentin line.
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one of the chief supply lines on which the
present German front is believed to be de-
pendent.
Around st, Quentin itself the French
have struck new blows, that coupled with
the successes of their allies threaten the
stronghold. NveleS troops forced the
Germans from the important line embrac-
ing Oastres. Essigny-l y-le-Grand and Hill
i2l. along front of about two and a half
miles, directly west and southwest of 81,
Quentin.
But for foods and uniformly bad weather
the French and British might hold St Ouen-
tin today. The Germans probably meant to
keep this stronghold, but as the battle de-
veops it seems not only that they will be
unsuccessful, but that the place will fall
into the hands of the French far sooner
than the French themselves nad expected
The unexpected rapdity of the advance
has resulted In the interlocking of the op-
posing armies in a struggle of almost un-
precedented intensity So swift are the
changes along the fluid battle line that the
details of the situation are almost impos-
sble to grasp. Even these words are
being written events are taking place on the
devastated battlefield which may set them
at naught.
PARIS March 26.-Despite a driving
rain and every obstacle of broken ground
French forces still progressed today against
the Germans. The official statement de-
clared General Nivelle's troops had reached
Folembary, south of the Forest of Coucy.
During the night the Germans unsuccess-
fully attacked new French positions be-
tween the Oise and the Somme They lost
heavily.
Fire of French guns north of Rheims ex-
ploded a munitions depot behind the Ger
man lines.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-26
SUPREME COURT SAVES
VALUABLE LANDS IN WEST
Desert Water, Oil and Irrigation Com
pany Loses 640-Acre Water-Power
Tract in California

WASHlNGTON. March 26--U nder a de-
cision Of the supreme Court today the
Deseret Water, Oil and Irrigation Company
loses its fight for possession Of $40 acres Of
land valuable for water-power purposes
The supreme Court reversed the lecision of
the California courts. which ordered the
condemnation of the land, which is owned
by the state of California.
In fighting against the condemnation the
state had contended that the land was al
ready devoted to public use as part of the
Federal forest reserve i'm Mono County Cal
The price at which the land was con-
demned was 81 an acre.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-26
GRAND DUKE NICHOLAS
DEPRIVED OF POST
PETROGRAD, March 26.

From a national hero when he, was hailed
as "the savior of his country" to vir-
tual exiie--that is the changed CONDITION
which Grand Duke Nicholas finds in his
fortunes today. Forced to give up his COM
mand in the army, the former commander
in chief of Russia's military forces has
asked permission of the provisional govern
ment TO retire to his estates In CEmea TO
spend his declining days.
"It is the fortunes of war" was the re-
ply of the Grand Duke to condolences of
his friends.
Grand Duke Nicholas, uncle of the ex-
Car, was commander in chief of the west
ern front during the great German and
Austro- Hungarian offensive in 1915 and 1t
was due to his skill that the Russian armies
were extricated and saved from capture
1t is getting more and more evident, mill
tary critics say. that the post of commander
in chief will gos either to General Brus-
siloff or General Alexieff, present chief OF
staff
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-26
CONGRESSIONAL RANK1N4
GETS HOUSE OFFICE ROOJ
Miss Rankin's Secretary Selects Our
ters for Occupancy Of Mon v
tana Representative

WASHINGTON. march 2s. - With t1t&
arrival this afternoon of Miss Floreut
Leech of Waller, Mont, secretary to Mk
Jeannette Rankin, the first woman elec(@<
TO Congress, arrangements were complei6@
for the reception of the Montana statee3
woman. 7
Miss Rankin was assigned to Room 33z
in the House office building. directly acrou1
the corridor from that of Representatit1
Moses r. kinkaid. of the Sixth District u
Nebraska reputed confirmed bachelor Rerl
resentative Rankin will arrive Friday 4$
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-26
OUR PLAIN
DUTY
\.

Despite the ardent hopes of our people and the
sincere efforts of the President to avoid the horrors
of war; may have to take up arms in defense OF
our homes and the institutions of our Government
Our fathers brothers, husbands and sons may
be called upon, each to take his place the firing
line at any moment
1t is fine tribute to the manhood of America
that nobody questions the readiness Of "our boys"
to meet the issue squarey and make such sacrifices
may be required of them bravely and willingly.
Now, unless we do all that qce do to mitigate
far possible the misery and suffering of those
who stricken down in battle that we may endure
nation shall be utterly unworthy of this sac
rifce. If we would prove worthiness must
do ii
Our Government appropriations do not provide
adequate means to care for our soldiers wounded in
battle, and unless we individual citizens, make
provision for their care, many will die who might
otherwise recover. 85
The Southeastern Pennsylvania Chapter of the
American Red Cross-our chatter-has been
called upon to organize Immediately three base hos
pitfalls for the Army and the Navy, and to provide
the necessary equipment and supplies for their
operation in the feld
A base hospital is the most important link in the
life-saving chain of Red Cross work in warfare.
While the battle RACES the base hospital behind the
firing line, just out of range of the enemys guns,
provides shelter and medical and surgical treatment
for the wounded until they be safely removed to
the permanent hospitals in the cities and towns
1t is impossible to overestimate the vital impor-
tance of these movable field hospitals They are the
factors that determine the size of the death rate
among the wounded Without them the death rate
would be twice three times high it is in
Europe today.
Now, it is manifestly up to us to supply this
equipment which is so badly needed to preserve the
lives of those who are to fight our battles
We must raise One Hundred and Fifty Thou
sand Dollars at in Philadelphia and vicinity.
We dare put it off. Under normal conditions in
times of peace it takes considerable time to pur-
chase and assemble this equipment. After war has
been declared it takes much longer to do the same
work.
Only $150000 is needed. T4et us raise it
quickly and set example in patriotism to the rest
of America Your contribution will help, matter
hoqc small it may be.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-26
INTEREST MEN IN RED CROSS
Male Glasses in First, Aid Feature Of
Villanova-Merion Branch

with Mrs. Harland c. Nicholson as chair
man. the Ardmore branch of the Red Cross
opened its headquarters in the Merton
TITLE Building. For demonstrating first~aid
and other war relief work. Miss Eta Lee
Harbaugh, a graduate nurse, has been en-
gagged The headquarters have been
emIipped with hospital bed and diet
kitchen.
According TO Mrs Alexander Brown, Of
the Villanova Merton branch, an effort will
he made to interest men in Red Cross
work.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-26

Russian people with the belief that the
Kaiser hopes to restore bureaucracy and
the Car to power again by taking Petro-
grad before the new Government can have
completely organized and strengthened the
army
Socialist leaders are causing most concern
to the new Government. They favor peace
at once-one Socialist newspaper even maxi
ing the suggestion today that Russian SOL
diers should walk out of their trenches and
fraternize with the Germans from whom
they would receive fraternal treatment.
Thus war would end and Russias ex-
ample of naturalization would spread,
bringing peace all over the world
The menace of the German thrust how
ever appeared likely to Obliterate these
internal dlssensions. The Duma leaders,
Social and Conservative Democrats. were
working with the Reds" or members of the
workingmens party. with every prospect
of complete union through compromise as
to various aspects of administration. In
the meantime order is completed through
out Russia.
Just when the Teutons will launch their
drive is not known, but It is expected within
the next fortnight or so. Troops released
by the German retirement in France are
pouring into the eastern theatre of war, say
dispatches from Russia.
General Radko Dimltreff. who left the
Bulgarian army to fight with the Russians
has been sent to the northern end of the
western front to help direct defensive opera
tions. The report is current in Petrograd
that Field Marshal Won Hindenburg may
direct the German offensive in person and
that his efforts may he met on the field oi
battle by those of General AlexieT, com
mander- in chief of the Russian armies, who
is now at western headquarters.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-26

loafer" But II he wants to live ~
ne gotta behave or say 20 to--
The surprise OF the hearing CANE
Joyce took the stand in his own n
What you expect?' he voiced IN
rian tones as he raped his breast N
II bought this woman boukhf
you would buy a horse. I paid 20
her In good solid gold $40 pieces. W.
women for II not to work? She tro1
like dog anyway" t"I.ike q dog.
ing she feeds and pets you" some q
the courtroom aloud)
Recorder Stackhouse announced tn
the wife treated Joyce like dog. he'd
ter treat the prisoner like a horse. y
months" he said. III
Don't send him TO Jail" Mrs, logged
denly yelled. He isn't so bad. after
Let me pay fine for him
The Recorder was amazed After h
ing powwow, however. he made the
S2b. She paid Exit all happily.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-26
Allied Troops Pocket
La Fere and st. Quentin

Continued from Page One
the provisional Russian Government is
rushing heavy re-enforcements of men
and guns to the Dvina front, in antici-
patton of the drive on Petrograd, said
to be planned by Hindenburg.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-26

Two interpretations may be put upon the
agitation in favor of moving the Russian
capital one is that the members OF the
provisional government fear that the pro-
posed German offensive along the northern
end of the eastern front will succeed. the
other that they want to get away from the
pro-German agents that infest Petrograo
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-26
DO 1T NOW

American Red Cross,
Southeastern Pennsylvania Chapter,
22l South 18th Street, Philadelphia, Pa.
contribution toward defraying the Of the
patriotic work you doing.
Name
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-26
STOCKHOLM. March 26.

The Russian provisional government is
considering the suggestion that the capital
be removed from Petrograd to Moscow,
saws a dispatch from the former city today.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1917-07-21
County School Board to Meet.

The Hancock county School Board
will meet at the Office of the County
Superintendent of Education on Mon
day OF next week, July 23rd, and will
probably remain in session two or three
days. The object of the meeting is to
thoroughly district every school in Han
cock county, and in view of the fact
that it is quite a task, it is proposed to
take all tte time that il necessary and
while il session IN IKE / complete 10 OF
the wosx.
The schools of IIaoeock county here
tofore have never been distrieted in q
satisfactory manner, eastom. 20 a large
extent fixing the boundaries of same,
and it is timely on the part of the Board
to take up work of this kind.
The Board having a great inter-
est ia the schools desire to do all in
their power to fgrther the interest of
every school ID Hancock county and
to give each school what properly be-
longs toit There is no question now
but what we are entering upon new
phase OF work, and it is wise move on
the part OF the Board TO make plans
that will meet the new situation pro-
perly.
rhe schools throughout the county
are ID fne shape and wela are looking 10
splendid opsnins il the fall.