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The Washington herald., 1917-07-03
MARYLAND COLLEGE
INSTALLS PRESIDENT
Dr.. Woods Assumes Direction Of
State Educational Institution.

DIR. Alfred F. Woods yesterday as
sumed his new work as president of
the Maryland State College Until
he resigned to accept the duties of
his new position DR.. Woods was
dean of the agricultural department
of the University of Minnesota.
As president of Maryland State Col
lege, DR.. Woods becomes ex-officio
executive head Of the State Board
of Agriculture.
DR.. Woods is one of the highest paid
college presidents in the country, the
remuneration being $1,000 a year. He
is a graduate of the University Of
Nebraska, and has been identified
with agricultural education for twen-
ty-three years.
The Washington herald., 1917-07-03
BON viii Receive
| Unit Into Red Cross

sident Wilson will be present at
White House Lot Ellipse Friday
ceive 100 government clerks who
bow fully qualified members Of
sanitary unit, which has been
alzed
} men have been in training I'M
>r. L W. Glazebrook for the past
months and half. The unit will
resented to the Red Cross next
".
er receiving the men into the
lean Red Cross. President Will
will present them to the District
nissioners, who in turn will
them under the direction of
am p. Emo, OF the Home Guard.
ceremony OF presentation will
place on the west side OF the
se and the men will parade there
the Department of Agriculture.
The Washington herald., 1917-07-03
HEIR TO MILLIONS
LOOKS FOR BRIDE
]. c. Keiser. Washington Recruit,
Sends Out Call for Life Partner.

Indianapolis, Ind, July Am heir
to millions, a confirmed woman hater
AN obligation to marry or lose the
millions. This is the predicament
OF j: G. Keiser, of Washington ID. C.'
a soldier of the Tenth U. s. Infantry
at Fort Harrison.
Keiser produces documents to sub
stantiate his statements. Plenty OF
girls believe the story. as keiser ;
mail proves. He Is willing TO ger
married before he crosses the sea
and possibly die in France, out me
admits he is such woman mater
tbat IL would be difficult for him to
Relieve a woman would marry MIN
for anything except his money.
Keiser says he is willing to marry
some good girl" II she really cares
for him, before he goes to the battle
line.
The Washington herald., 1917-07-03
Kisses for Soldiers :
Included in Rations

Kisses are to be given every
American lad who has Joined the
colors.
Not tie liquid and unsanitary
sort. however. The variety of
kisses which officials at the War
Department are arranging to in
clude In the soldiers rations come
under the category Of candy coated
connections.
Instru ctions as to the improved
manner in which TO concoct the
kisses and many other kinds OF
sugar goodies are contained in a
Manual for Army Bakers" Just
issued.
Recruits are being sought by the
War Department to aid the expert
bakers in making the necessary
candy and other more necessary
health dishes.
The Washington herald., 1917-07-03
coNYIcTs GOOD LABRERs.

Columbus. Ohio. July 2.-Conyicts
work much better than day aborers.
according to the State Boardof Agri-
culture. which Is employing them "a
erect several barns at the Sate Fan
Grounds here. Prisoners are "a
fearful Of the idle house tht they
fairly work their heads on" said A.
n. shaw. hoard secretary. E
The Washington herald., 1917-07-03
Policemen's Salaries Raised.

With the beginning OF the new
hscal year yesterday in the District
government the and 10 per cent
increase in the salaries OF the men,
bers of the Metropolitan police de-
partment went into effect. There are
forty-ave positions open in the de-
partment for new men. Mai. Pull
man is of the opinion that the sub
stantial increase in the salary of po-
licemen will attract the necessary
number OF men to the service.
The Washington herald., 1917-07-03
Must Show Bank Account.

In accordance with the provision{
OF the new intangible pnperty tai
law. every person in Washington hsv-
ing a checking balance at any banl<
from ! cent and upward must fiie
schedule of the amount Of te accouul
at the office OF the Districi assessed
Only savings accounts not In exceed
Of 500 are exempted under the nes
law
The Washington herald., 1917-07-03
Loafers in District
Must Go to Work

MAI. Pullman, superintendent Of po-
lice, returned yesterday from a short
vacation covering three days. 1t was
announced that he intends to Sc
cure a list Of the unemployed Of the
city, and for that purpose there is to
be a meeting today of the District
branch OF the Federal Employment
Bureau. The police policy will be to
see to it that the unemployed men of
the community are put to work.
The Washington herald., 1917-07-03
RED CROSS IS READY
TO MOVE TO FRANCE

Chairman Henry P. Dawson, Of the
war council Of the American Red
Cross. moved with dispatch to place
additional base hospital units on a
footing for service in France. Al
ready more than thirty units, each
made up OF a personnel Of about 80,
have been fully equipped and made
ready to leave for abroad as soon as
n-@--s are given. II is the purpose of
y national relief organization to
altogether, 100 units on a foot
d Sor war service in the next few
r. These units are to be recruit
o full strength from the Red
-s-sg chapters in the various large
'tFA Of the country.
The Washington herald., 1917-07-03

Mount Alto, Away from IN, Hestj
dust, and noise. Serene beauty.
Perfect rest Telephone the nm fos
reservation-West lsoOy-Adv
The Washington herald., 1917-07-03
WEAR REDU(

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Blue Serge Goats, skeleton-iined, e1-
traordinary value ssI5
Mems Silk Fiber Shirts, al colors and al
Rockinchair Union Suits, s,,,,,,,,,,,,,,s1, 3
Special Straw Hat Sale, al. .sSs
The Washington herald., 1917-07-03

White flannel Trousers, all sizes. -
Spec9d .....~......,,...... $4.96
Mems Athletic Union Suits. Special, , .69o
White Dock Trousers. Today only. ,ssc
Blus Sport Goats, the latest thing %. ..s75s
Black Alpacs Office Coats. SO
Black @k Iustsr Alpaca Coats. .,,,,,, ,S2.45
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-09-05
AMERICAN BLUEJACKETS SET
UPON IN STREETS OF CORK
Attacked without Cause by Young
Men of Ireland; Quarters As
saultcd at Night.

LONDON, Sept. ATTACKS on
American sailors Sunday night are
reported in a dispatch from Cork to
the Chronicle. 1t is said that gangs
of young men paraded the streets and
set on the Americans who were ac-
companied by their sweethearts.
one instance cited is that of two
Americans who were attacked on the
chief street of Cork. young woman
with them being insulted and having
her hat torn off. The correspondent
reports that the sailors did nothing
improper or contrary to good taste to
invite the attack and as far as could
be learned did not retaliate. They
escaped on tram car.
All of the girls who suffered at the
hands of the crowds. the dispatch
says. belong to the respecta BILE middle
class. An attempt was made at IL
p. m. to break into places where
Americans are staying, the dispatch
continues, but after a short siege the
attackers dispersed.
Several parties paraded the streets
singing Sim Fein songs and perform
ing military evolutions. Some win
dows were broken. One party raided
the premises of an officers training
corps and stole So rifles. thirty revol-
vers and number of swords, none OF
which had been recovered, nor had
lany arrests been made
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-09-05
OKLAHOMA OFFICERS
FOR FIRST COMPANIES
Sooner State Produces Lead
ers for Draft Companies
Forming ut Camp Pike.
Special to The World.

Special to The World.
LITTLE ROCK. Ark. Sept. 1.-Two
of the first three companies OF drafted
men which will be formed in the
Eighty seventh division national army
will be captained by Oklahomans. one
of whom is Capt. J. d. Sanford OF
Muskogee. who will command the
third company.
Col. Frederick Shaw. who is actine
commander at Camp Pike and will
receive the national army men for the
entire division, yesterday announced
that the 450 men who arrive tomor-
row. the first 1 per cent of the incre.
ment OF 5 per cent due in this week
will be formed into three companies
and put Immediately to work. Okla
homa officers detailed as officers tc
these provisional companies include
Capt. Winfield Scott of Enid, who
will command the second company
with Lieut.. A. J. Hacker of Purcell az
one OF his two second lieutenants
Captain Scott commander of the third
company and Lieut.. G. G. Ragan OF
Hobart. is on Colonel Shaw's staff
as is Lieut.. w. C. Kramp OF Muskoge,
in charge of division files. Lieut.
George G. Parker OF Atoka has been
detailed one of the officers to meet the
incoming draft men at trains tomor-
row and direct them to Camp Pike
where they will be received and regis
tered. Lieut.. Lee Russell Of Lawton
is assisting in this work. Lieutenant
Russell has been assigned to receive
the first $50 men and will direct the
registration of the first men to enter
the national army here. The three Of
ficers who will assign the men to
barracks are all Oklahomans, Lieut.
Robert II. Stevenson of Tulsa. X. B
Miller OF Oklahoma City and Harry
Haws of Chandler. Colonel Shaw will
remain at Camp Pike in charge of the
receiving depot until all increments
have arrived and will also act as di-
vision statistical and mastering officer
and it is probable that he will. retain
his present staff
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-09-05
NAVAL ATTACK ON
PETR0GRAD PLAN
German Mines Sweeping Cuffs
of Riga and Finland in
Preparation.
HINDENBURG MASTER MIND
Field Marshal Author Of Cam
paign Sweeping Toward
Russian Capital.

COPENHAGEN. Sept 4.-German
correspondents on the Riga front say
that the new offensive. mapped out
according to faVorite plan OF Field
Marshal Won Iiindenburg had been
prepared IA long time. Won linden
burg recently visited the front on
several occasions
The correspondents add that the
task OF taking Riga was not diff
cult as the bulk OF the Russian
forces withdrew without resistance.
Last week fifty German airplanes
were busy in tho CULTS of Riga ana
Finland bombing ships, naval bat
teries and harbors. while several
days ago a large German fleet. con
sisting of cruisers, destroyers and
submarines. began "a violent bonn
bardment.
1t is reported from Helsingfors
that the Germans now are mine
sweeping the Riga and Finland CULTS
and II is expected they will make a
naval attack on Petrograd thru the
Gulf OF Finland to assist the land
advance.
The German papers comment glee-
| fully on the capture of this Ger
man city" and declare that with
4
remain German.
The Taglische Rundschau says ian
old Baltic dream Is now fulfilled"
Russians In Full Retreat.
From Riga to the east OF Uxkull
the Russians continue I'm full retreat
! before the Germans. those from the
evacuated port and arsenal making
their way northeastward along the
coast OF the Gulf of Riga, and those
from Uxkull and vicinity endeavor-
| Ing TO reach the Riga -Pskoff- Petro-
grad railway line
Behind them the Russians left
Riga partly aflame as the result Of
the German shells hurled into the
town before they departed, while the
smouldering remains OF small VII
Slages mark the path over which the
other contingents have passed. hay
| Ing been set on fire during the re-
treat.
Battlcship Smelling Coast.
| Along the eastern coast OF the Gulf
tof Riga for a distance OF about eighty
miles north of the evacuated town,
German warships are shelling various
towns, possibly with the intention of
covering landing OF troops whose
object would be to cut off the retreat
OF the Riga army or turn its flank.
thereby entirely clearing the gull
shore region and giving Prince Leo
pold OF Bavaria n base, possibly at
Pernau. whence to operate overland
In conjunction with the naval forces
toward Reval. Russia's principal
port on the Gulf OF Finland. in an
endeavor to seal up the Russian fleet
inside the gulf.
| While the Germans were knocking
at the gates Of Riga from the west
and southwest, hurting shells OF all
calibers and loosing gas waves against
the town. loyal Russian troops held
them back long enough to blow up the
/ fortlfications at the mouth of the
Dvina and raze the bridges over the
waterway. To the south where the
detection in the ranks of the Rus
slams apparently was greatest the
Germans. according to the Berlin of
ficial communication. took some
thousands of prisoners and also cap
tured more than one hundred and
fifty guns and large quantities OF war
material.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-09-05
Canadians Again Creep
Closer to LEM Proper

LONDON, Sept. 4.-The Reuter-
correspondent at British headquarters
in France sends the following:
about midnight the Canadians
again hit in upon the outer shell of
Lens. In brilliant moonlight raid
ing party went over from our INES
from opposite Cite Saint Elizabeth.
While the enemy was busy dealing
with this incursion another party
moved out further to the south and
along a front of about six hundred
yards, succeeded in establishing their
post two hundred and fifty yards for
ward of their front line. A few pris-
oners of the second Prussian guard
reserve regiment were brought back.
ITO the north of Lens there Is now
in some places less than three hundred
yards open ground between the Cana
dian positions and the buildings of the
city proper"
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-09-05
STREET RAILWAY
PLAYS ITS HAND
Will Make Certain Improve
ments; Tied Up on Exten-
sions; the Reasons.
B0SLER AT THE CONFERENCE
Head of System Says He Will
Not Accept New Franchise
Under City Charter.

{. II. Bosler of Dayton, emo. ,rcsi-
dent of the Tulsa Street Railway com
pany, appeared before the Joint com.
mittee of the Chambcr of Commerce
and city commission ut IA lengthy
conference last night ana told the
officials, among other thainps. that:
BADLY needed extensions in many
ortions of the city have been held
up for months because Of mjunctions
secured hy property 11ldcrs. the city
and the county.
The uiiiing rights of their orig
inal franchise expired on Arril r, tins
year. and no further lines can be- laid
until new franchise is issued.
a new franchise. nased on the fran
chise clause of the city charter. Will
not be accepted b. The company. The
charter will have % be amended he
fore they will accept n franchise at
ALL and they will not ask for these
amendments.
The company will double track
practically every foot o. the present
system, repair all pavement that
needs repairing, building n new car
barn and office building and install
ten brand new, modern ears Dy fail.
All of this will be done regardless of
any franchise or other development.
Material for the doIble tracking is
all ordered and most OF it liz on the
ground.
The City's Gl:inntun.
City Attorney John IS. Meserve.
representing the committee. stated
that:
The existing temporary iniunctions
against certain proposed extensions
would not be dissolved without a
fight
The charter will not be amended
nor no new franchise will hc issued
until the company has shown its good
faith by actually putting on new
equipment, double tracking all lines
and otherwise improving the service
until an indignant public IA satisfied
that II is going to get a su',ure deal.
Briefly the foregoing was the
status of affairs when the conference
adjourned at IL o'clock last night ar
ter having been in constant session
since 1880.
Mr. Bosler came here from Layton
at the suggestion of tho joint com
mittse. With him last night was his
local superintendent of construction
Morris McGrath, his attorneys. Bush
& Moss, and a stenographer. who
made a record of the proceedings
The Personnel.
The Joint committee consisted OF
City Attorney John Il. Meserve and
Commissioner A. ID. Walker. repre-
senting the city, and Col. {. I'. Doug
las. Mark +. Carr and PAM Gallaway,
representing the Chamber Of Com.
nerce. Mark Carr served rs chair
man of the conference.
Mr.. Meserve stated the purpose o'
the conference as follows:
1--WE feel, and the citizens of Tulsa
feel, that the street railway compah'
les, including both systems here, nave
not kept pace with the growth OF the
city. We have a date with the head'
CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-09-05
Parliamentary Strategy Fails
to Defeat Resolutions
Against Peace Meet.
GOVERNOR L0WDEN PRAISED
Urged to Prevent Repetition of
Gatherings Objecting to
War Program.

CHICAGO, Sept. 4.-The Chicabc
city council sitting as n committee or
the whole at the end of a turbulent
four-hour special session today auopr.
cd by Vote of AZ to i "A resolution
praising Governor Frank O. Lowden
for his action in oVerruling Mayor Will
liam Hale Thompson by refusing per-
mission to the Peoples Council for
Democracy and Peace Terms to meet
in Illinois and urging the states chief
executive to prevent any meeting in
the future which may he inimical to
public safety or disloyal or treabu,I-
able to the United States. The reso-
luton was strengthened by sever ~
amendments before final adoption.
The city council will meet October
to adopt the resolution adopted py
the aldermanic council committee OF
the whole
This course was made necessary by
the fact that there were not enough
aldermen present to suspend the
rules for the immediate passage of
the resolution. This session was held
under heavy police guard with Mayor
Thompson presiding.
Mayor Thompson and his friends IN
the council made a stubborn parma
mentary fight to prevent the adop-
tion of the resolution. They mace al,
unsuccessful attempt to have the sub
tect referred to the committee on
schools for consideration.
Mayor Thompson at one time urged
the aldermen to take a recess until
evening but the majority insisted
upon remaining in session until the
resolution had been adopted. Aiuer-
man Michaelson led the opposition
to the resolution and resorted to every
possible technicality to delay proceed :
ings. Alderman Toman and half a
dozen others spoke for the majority
and scored the action of the may.
in encouraging pacifist agitation in
Chicago.
The six aldermen who stood by the
mayor included two Socialist alder
of the resolution were Michaelson,
| Anderson, Block. Johnson. Rodri-
guez and Rea. The supporters of the
mayor included two socialist alder
| men
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-09-05
Thompson PresideS at Own Funeral;
Chicago Council Condemns PaCifiSts
GERMANS AGAIN DROP
BOMBS OVER ENGLAND
Loud Noises Made by Aircraft
Causes Belief That Raiders
Were Zeppelins.

LONDON, Sept 5.-G2:l3 n. M
Another air raid on England has
taken place. The English coast was
shelled. as well as the London dis
trict.
Dispatches from towns on the
southeast coast say many inhabitants
believed last nights raiders were
Zeppelins, as they made much more
noise than usual for airplanes.
There was heavy firing. first at one
point and then another and finally
heavy explosions occurred.
Shortly before O'Clock explosions
and heavy firing could be heard in
the direction of Dunkirk and Calais
and it was thot a raid on a large
scale was taking place along the
French coast. This lasted until
nearly, midnight when warnings were
given and shortly afterward bombs
began to drop. Antiaircraft guns
went into action and the whirr OF
airplane engines could be heard
Searchlights were brought into oper-
alton. but failed to pick out the
raiders.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-09-05
Official Washington Pays Honor to.
First Quota of Conscription Army
WAR TAX BOOSTERS
BEATEN TO FRAGILE
Attempts to Increase Rates
Lose in Senate by Over
whelming Margins.

WASHINGTON. sept 4.-ln rapid
succession today the senate bowled
over by overwhelming maJoritics
three more proposals from tie group
of senators seeking to increase the
.evlcs on war profits IN the tax bill.
An amendment by Senator Hollis to
tax war profits not only a. higher
rates. but to strike out the finance
committees new clause levying $i2S,-
0O1.OOJ additional on ordinary excess
profits was rejected. 81 to Il. Then
without debate one by Senator La
Toilette TO fix a tlat rate OF 60 per
cent designed TO raise not less than
81 500, 100000 on war profits was
beaten, so to ls. The minimum flat
rate proposal of 80 per cent OF the
high tax group. presented by Senator
Hollis, was voted down, 81 to is.
With these setbacks the fight to
substitute n flat rate for the grad
yates system of the excess war profits
section virtually ended. and the con-
test entered n new stage. Before the
final vote on the war profits section,
set by unanimous agreement for late
iohorrow. the high tax faction plans
an effort to raise the graduated rates
now IN the bill
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-09-05
NAVAL GUNNERS TAKEN OFF
CAMPANA IN PRISON CAMP
Red Cross Telegram Declares Captain
Oliver and Companions Escaped
Death.

WASHINGTON, Sept 4.-Captain
oliver, of the American tank steamer
Campana, and the four naval gunners,
Delaney, Roop, Kline and Jacobs, who
were taken prisoner when their ship
was sunk recently by German sub
marine, are in a prison camp at Bran
deburg, Prussia. the news came to-
day by cable to the American Red
Cross from Geneva.
A French cruiser which rescued the
other members of the Campana's crew
reported that submarine had been
sunk soon after the tanker was sent
down, and it had be0n feared that
the destroyed U-boat was the one with
the five Americans on board.
The Red Cross dispatch did not
mention William Albert Miller. a fifth
member of the gun crew, announced
by the navy department as having
been captured. Another inquiry has
been cabled to Geneva to clear up
his fate.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-09-05
Mother Remembers
Forgetting Her Baby
as Train Pulls Out

Special to The Worlds
MUSKOGEE, Sept. At was with
a sense of something lacking that Mrs
j O. stewart sof Morris, arose from
her seat in the Frisco train from Mus
kogee, and prepared to alight as tho
train slowed down for her station, yes
terday afternoon. And then she real
lied that the something was her
year old son.
Mrs. Stewart caught the next train
back TO Muskogee
When she arrived she found the lad
in the day nursery whore he had been
taken by the police following a call
from II. II. Carter. Frisco ticket agent
who discovered the child sitting alone
in seat In the waiting room after the
train had LETT. The youngster had
wandered 20 the front end OF the coach
before the train left and the train men
seeing him standing In the vestibule
thot he was alone and took him to the
waiting room.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-09-05
AMERICAN OFFICERS WITH
BRITISH TO HELP SAMMlES
WIN Show EXpcditionary Troops How
u Put mp Barrage to Cover
Infantry Advance.

AMERICAN TRAINING CAMP IN
FRANCE, Sept. At Is announced
that n number of British army officers
Will soon be attached to the American
expeditionary force to assist in train
ing the Americans. IL Is considered
probable that many OF tho British Of
ficers selected for these assignments
will he Americans who have beer
serving in the British or French di-
visions.
American soldiers on Wednesday
will see men advance under artillery
barrage fire for the first time.
II of course will only be practice
barrose. but the French division
training the Americans will lay a cur
tain OF fire as IL under actual battle
conditions and will show their Amer
lean students how closely infantry can
follow a protecting wall of fire when
properly trained artillerymen are di-
rccting IL.