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Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-16

st Louis. June l5- 5--Cnttle--Rcceipts 1900
head market steady; native beef steers
SI.5OT 1890; yeurlngs $S.5O0lS.25. cows
s6.ooW ll.0O; stockers and feeders $4,000
1900 prime southern bcrf stecrs 5000
ii,So; beef cows and helfors, Si55nsOO:
prime yearlings, $3.50 $4,000; native calves
SG,OO@1l75
lloEs--Recepp $500 head; market
Nej; mixed and butchers, sl5,4O9ls90;
good heavy $lbS5GlJ,e6, bulk of sales.
SIS i0ql6,SG.
sheep and Lambs-Receipts 1900 head;
market, strong; Clipped lambs. SlS.0ndls,5C:
clipped ewes, S9.O0dlO, 90; spring lambs,
Ng.00@lI75; cauncrs, S&00mb,76
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-16

ST. Joseph, Mo-, June l5,-Cattle--Re-
ceipts, 1000; steady; steers, ts0od1S.5O:
cows and hcfers, s6OO01275: calves,
IS, ,00ml3.50
Hogs-Receipus, 400; steady: top $3.50.
bulk, S$15. .O0dl6.75
Sheep and Lambs-Receipts, 100; 15pg5a
higher; lambs, fi3.0Odl7i0; ewes. $1,000
1000,
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-16

London, June l5.--The American DEPART
ment had a dull session, with prices easy,
on the stock exchange today.
Silper-39 11-l6d per ounce.
Money--tatts per cent
Discount Rates--Short bills, Ills per
cent? three months bills, Az per cent
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-16
Minneapolis Grain Market

Minneapolis. June 15.--wheat-July s2.te;
September, $50, Cash; No. 1 hard sS.116
ZIG; No. northern. t3.o1@3 .Oe;, No.
northern, s296Q8.11.
Corn--No. 3 yellow, st.t6h 6ii.5sh.
oats--No. 5 white, SIN @6sisc.
Flaxseed--sg l0d316.
Flour-UnchRnged.
Ryo--s24692iS
Barley-s1. .00l145.
Bran--s26.00G27.0
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-16

Lands and water right $41.60 per acre
$3.50 per acre cash--l4 years on balance
Mt pen cent. Homeseekers' excursions
from Omaha to Waller every first and
third Tuesdays of zach month. For free
literature containing facts about Waller
country write.
WALLER FARM SALES CO,
RnX L NaIlar. Mimi
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-16

LAND in south or southeast part of Mon.
tana; small or large tracts that will pro-
ducs enormous crops in wheat, oats. bar
ley. ETC. Part irrigated. from sS up an
acre. Close to r. r. Some of this land
will raise so bushels Of wheat or 100
hu. of oats or to 8 tons of alfalfa to
the acre. Fine water, fine climate: sure
increase In land; easy terms. low R. r.
fare. Send me your address and will
mail you particulars. C. III. Rylander, S5l
Omaha Natl Blk Bldg.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-16

New York, June 15.--Coffee--After open.
ing at a decline of to points, coffee
futures turned Steadier with July selling
up from 7.76c to 1850. or points net
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-16

New York. Juhe l5.-Evaporated Apples
Quiet, but firm.
Dried Fruits-Pruhes, quiet and easy
Aprlcots, quiet. Peaches, steady. Raisins
quiet
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-16
17,000-ACRE RANCH.
BIG 4 REALTY CO,
MONEY TO LOAN

FURNITURE pianos and notes az security
$40 no.. Fl. goods, total cost. $3.50
$40. 6 no.. endorsed notes. total cost, 81, 90
Smaller, large ANTS, proportionate rate.
PROVIDENT LOAN SOCIETY,
i32 Rose Bldg. 18th and Farnam. Ty 665
LEGAL RATE LOANS
S2400 $4,000 or more
Easy payments. Utmost privacy
$40 Paxton Blk. Tel. Doug 3295.
OMAHA LOAN COMPANY
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-16
Montana Lands.
WALLER IRRIGATED LANDS A PROS
PEROIIS AGRICIIL TITRAI, EMPIRE

VALIEK lRRIGATED LANDS PROS.
Porous AGRICULTURAL EMPIRE.
Places the reins of unequRled money
making opportunities in the hands of the
practical farmer-men behind the plow
with moderate means. who desire to be-
come homebuilders. Great for liva stock.
dsirying and poultry raising; excellent
railroad facilities, good markets, superior
class of settlers and fine climate. Every
farmer interested In the progress OF
America should know the facts about the
great productveness OF the Waller irri-
gated country. The water system is
finished work and crops assured. Follow
Ing crop averages from 1900 to 1917 Ut
years), an extract from government re-
ports Of eight principal agricultural states
proves Montana's leading producing
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-16
LIVE STOCK MARKET
AL Cattle Sell at Steady Prices;
Sheep Run is Almost Too
Light to Make a Test
Of the Market.

HtVelNts uuu ulSpusllipn oi llNe rNpVh ~
the Union Stock yards, Omaha, for twenty.
four hours ending at 8 o'clock yesterday
RECEIPTS-CARS.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-16

Wyoming Lands.

GOOD corn land, East Texas. s25 an acre
Get my free book.
W s FRANK. 20l Neville Block. omahn
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-16

Get my free book.
", s FRANK. 20l Neville Block. omahn
Wyoming Lands.
17,000-ACRE RANCH.
Exceptional Investment opportunity.
Serves 10000 sheep. 1900 head OF cattle;
very good pasture, 1900 acres under hay.
1000 more can he put under water. All
fenced and cross fenced. 5000 acres govt
land adjoining can be leased cheaply.
Two entirely modern sl-room and s.
room houses, and all outbuildlngs and
very complete equipment to go with it.
Only $500 an acre. Investigate.
BIG 4 REALTY CO.,
lOi5-ls W. o. W. Bldg. Doug s4S6.
Miscellaneous.
100 ACRES, all good black loan soil and
clay subsoil. good buildings. near a town
OF 10000. Write us for price and further
particulars. Midwest Land Co., 1857
Omaha National Bank Bldg. D. 1855.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-08-07
VALLEY CATTLE
SHIPPED NORTH
Jegers Takes 175 Head To
Ranch in Northern
New Mexico.

Anthony. *. a.. Au-- ..-i Be- Jg-ess IS
here from Columbus. y. A.. to take
over IS head of cattle reclut.. pur-
chased from D. d. Lewis l-- Ie-ers
also purchased 100 head of cattle on
the west side or the valley. and VIII
take al this stock TO northern New
Mexico. where he has - ranch 61 miles
west of MaldaIeua- Here the JeEers
family VIII make -he5r home They
are former residents OF this place, bug
have been living iu Columbus for is
months. where he was agent for the
T. p. q S vs.. railway
Hay shipments nave dropped off
considerable due to the Elm between"
time Of hay cu-tiuE The third crop
viii not Doe ON for ten DAYS
W. b. COrroIl expects TWO additional
carloads of cattle from I'D Paso this
week go place as feeders on mis- west
side ranch
Mrs r. G.. Adams. who left here re-
Gently Tor san Diego, made the trip
with AR. and Mrs Chas. r. Miller. Of
I'll Paso. Mrs. Miller IS Mrs. Adams
daughter.
Miss Lottie Lirps expects to- leave
soon for Stafford, Arlz- 90 spend the
winter with relatives and attend
school
Mr. and Mrs. T. A. FerIet will move
down from EuEle this week 10 make
their home I'm Anthony They are for
mer residents Of this place
Francis Price was here from Ia
Union on business
Mr and Mrs. Charles Davis and
Eeuick LiveSay UOtored uu from I'd
Paso and were guests az the LiVesay
m aud Mrs. w rs.,er-...- ava
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-08-07
Rockies Rub German
Mark From Plates

Golden. Colo. August IA new
punishment for minor infractious
Of disciplinary rule iu the local
armOry. where several hundred
Colorado national guardsmen are
modified, has been devised by
officers OF the camp.
A rookie discovered that the
plates ON which the state serves
their soldiers ratious bears the
tahooed label Made in Germany"
Indignation spread throughout
the camp when the discovery was
announced, and one raw recruit
started Immediately TO rub Ger
many on the map"
"Turn hell upside down. and
I'll bet you'd find Made in Ger
many on the bottom" was the
cryptic remark OF another
Taking their cue from the
first rockies remark. the officers
sentenced each man who breaks
rule TO rub Germany or the
map and so determined are the
-uardsmen TO wipe the German
mark out that an unusually large
number OF rules are being
broken
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-08-07

4 MEXICAN TRAINING CAMP in
"a France. Aug THE issuance
4 n of French gas masks to the
American soldiers has brought them
O. little nearer 10 the realization to
their proximity TO real warfare. The
men are looking forward to the gas
experiments with the greatest posi-
lIe interest as giving a touch Of adj
venture 10 their training When the
-oeaIed 'las house is completed the
men viii be put through a mixture OF
ID deadly vanor several times stronger
Than VIII ever bee encountered upon
the field Of battle.
Some German prisoners have claimed
that iu their training they have en-
dured periods of from five 10 ten min
ufes IN gas mixture 90 tunes as
strong as could possibly be maintained
in an open air attack The men are
put through these intense mixtures to
demonstrate Co them that with proper
care and use OF their equipment they
cannot Doe burt bE amy gas likely 60
le encountered in the front line
Counter for Every Terror.
De- is most Important branch OF the
modern training of soldier THAI DE
should he convinced that there are
many methods OF effectively dealing
..H Nl.t t.E.-|a4.t-s. aH"a NA.o 'L .t. N-N
warfare and that careless, sloyeulE
and uuheediH- soldiers are the ones
.lrst 90 succumb-
Dr. IS even demonstrated TO the sol
tfers that the terrifying liquid fire
can be avoided except I'm most extra
ordinary circumstances such as being
caught iu tunnel or in a duEout with
The enemy iu such a position that he
cam pour flames through the en-
frances
Must Care for Mask.
Ir training the Americans regarding
gas the greatest weight is TO be laid
ON lsUou-rrariu TO each man the
value Of his protective appliance and
-..L-- h. 1. ----- i----u.r.- IL LIS
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-08-07
GAMBLING REOPENS ACROSS
RIVER; CAUSES LITTLE STIR

Once again the whirr OF the roulette
wheel. the rattle OF dice and the cali
Of the faro dealer can he heard along
.earra Concrete in Tuarez GambliuE
lie AGAIN in fun sway Do the over river
city
THE turf exchange. which has been
closed for several days is also again
opened But Tu8rez althOuGh wide
omen IS far from the gay LuareZ Of
Old The quarantine has prevented
American tourists and woOers OF the
-ffcE1e goddess from going across
and returning after o'clock al uign-.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-08-07
SINNOGK
DIES IN CRUCES
Former Rincon Man Sue
cumbs To Illness After
Two Weeks.

Irr...a. u.s.
~ -''-' AUS .-' ''
S.H'"l.- ST.. di-4 az ms home here al
rr d. ODD. yesterday. after an Illness OF
.r.-+ -V, y-..r-- HIS sfe.s- from,
''--'- .'"l the evening previous To-
his DEATH The remains VIII boz taken
o.. rs-., ~.- s.....-....-.- ,r. .s..-..,.L-
'' anu --'- SUNS
only three of the sons being 40 home
rr. v-.-.. ,-a ~ +l,. -.4--,...-- % r.-.-,-,
~. .s-...-..- -.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-08-07
VILLA THREATENS OJINAGA;
MAY FIGHT TODAY, REPORT

With large force Of bandits Fran
cisco Villa is reported within a few
miles Of OjiuaEa. Chin. opposite Pre-
sidio. Tex. according 10 Information
received here by government officials.
There is but a small detachment Of
Mexican soldiers at OHnaga- a fight
between the government forces and
bandits is expected this afternoon.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-08-07
BRITISH ARMY
PLANS CHANGED
Many Branches of Service
Unknown in Other Wars
Are Now Necessary.


.-''i-' Lll--- aug '--l ne BRUSH
army has undergone changes OF a
r4---aa.1r-rrr- character since -rs ,.,,+
r.r- 80 -. ra-.
'-- --' -'l Do anu Dc N'" t'7
>eeSeS many branches uHhearc of in
nre-war DAYS Every resource az
ro-raf f,- rr. r,-e-fr,r5 .s-s-s+-- NJ
'-'-H -IeaI iHnuSNIial community mas
been haruessed 10 the war chariot.
saws q British statement from official
.....--..
IAtTe are certain respects lu ~ nlcn
ihr problem by which the British
army Us raced lS unique ana one OF
lAv most slrlklug OF these is that 10
must be capable Of campaigning in
any part OF the world and Iu amy cli-
mate lu the case OF armies Ike that
OF Germany. on the other haud- the
problem OF PREPARATION Tor war was
Fei4ilNe-E simple The ground on
Whle2 the army was destined TO fiSh
was hnoMH- ll was an army designed
70 90 halile ln particular tnealer
europe lH consequence every tAlnE
ss- IN 49, .,-,'.'''1l '-'il-
-'' --''1
l- l.e II eHrHl Mai tAe i'm I"' lance
OF lleia WorhS was apparent at a very
carry stage parity owing 10 myaeiI
az t-..-,i,i. -- ~. 49, -. u
one of the cardinal instructions given
hy the German commanders 20 their
troops on first invading France and
EelEium was-..uake trenches everv-
where" In fact all the continental
powers had in addition TO their corps
Of engineers. very large numbers Of
trained pioneers ORGANIZED I'm hat
talious. and suitable FOR use efrhe- as
fighting troops or in the construction
and maintenance OF field works and
.=..sH
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-08-07

ployed in II Paso. was visitor on
sunday az the home of her father. Dr.
o. T. Brown. boz south Las Cruces.
Chas- a. Burns was at HiI yesrer-
ua} ON official business for the T. s
reclamation service.
Ehea Graham was visitor 4r the
lsaacs ranch iu the organ mountains
on sunday.
Chas- HaErrty. OF state COLLEGE. ac-
compauled DR. James Steele on trim
90 the Elephant Suite dam on sun
MerI Erwin. former resident OF
Las cruces. is now with the medical
corps Iu I'D pasu.
1co More Go To DeminE.
About 100 laborers left here T4ss
niSnt ON the north bound train for
beminE, where they viii work in the
army camp
= j. klICore. secretary OF the EIe-
plant Butte Water Users association.
spent sunday with his family al
BeriuO.
Joe Bennett of Ia Union. was a
business visitor here yesterday
Elmer Lehman has returned from
visit 90 Denver.
Stanley Brown. who recently Joined
me medical corps remained iu Do
Faso a half day and was then ordered
To 1nlcaEo. He was there few days
and had opportunity TO visit relatives
near there tie is now at Jefferson
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-08-07
j. s. TROOPS WILDE GA55ED
T0PROVE VALUE Of THE Masks

Deadly VapOr Several Times Stronger Than That Elk
perienced On Battle Line VIII Envelop Soldiers When
They Are Taught How To Inspect, Care For and
Put On Masks; Instructed in Liquid Fire Also.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-08-07
The New Creation In WOmen's Fall
FOOtwear---''The Sammy Tan Lace Boot

from the term Sammy, applied to our
bows I'm France.
1t Is ideal for walking and general use.
Made of a very light weight Chrome
Leather. with,flcxiblc soles. which as
sures comfort and easy walking.
iriccd at "a O. n IN
pair. eUOoOO
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-08-07

II HIS boot has taken New York and
( other large cities by storm. and
it is only natural that it should be
shown I'm the Southwest first by The
Popular
Tho Sammy Boot" looks very much
like the regular army shoe worn by the
American Soldier. and derives its name
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-08-07
What
'QUaIity
Stands
T or
Here

THERE Is no reason
L for a person to trade
in this store unless con-
yinced that the dollar
spent buys a dollars
worth of merchandise
Preiudices in favor Of
friendly relations exist
ing between the en-
ployee or owners and
the customer should not
influence the customer
to patronize this store
quality alone should
determine that
Quality always deter
mines the price here
the looks Of a thing has
nothing to 90 with the
value that we or you
place upon It. The serv-
ice It gives Is the true
measure Of It's worth.
The price you pay Is the
price paid for knowing
in advance that your
money has secured the
utmost value that Il Is
possible 20 give. L
rs a rule hat has always
held good here and u
means that no matte
how low the price may
be The goods vIIl be he
best of the kind that The
price can buy.
The inclination 90 give
Is far stronger here
than the desire to get
and that refers to The
quality of everything We
sell IF you do not get
the best quality for The
asking price then VIC
cannot expect to hold
your trade.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-07-28
TULSA BASEBALL PLAYER
IN MIDNIGHT AUTO CRASH
Il. j. ulidie) Quigley. Ticket Seller,
And Clifford Brady OF
Producers Injured.

f.. ]. (Eddie) Quigley sustained a
broken leg. Clifford Brady, mem
Der Of the local ball club. sustained
injuries to the left knee that may
Keep him out of the game for several
days, when an Overland car. owned
by II. A. Smith and driven by l.. A.
Stiles, collidod with a Packard driven
by l.. ID. Ladd, at the intersection of
Third and Cheyenne shortly after IL
o'clock last night.
Quigley. who is ticket seller at the
ball park, was rushed to the Okla
homa hospital for medical attention,
while Brady proceeded to his home,
his injuries not being of sufficient
consequence to demand the attention
of u physician.
When communicated with last night
none of the principals would attempt
to lay the blame at the door of either
driver altho the police, after hear
ing Il recital of the affair, expressed
the opinion that Ladd had the right
of-way. A mountain OF brick piled
along the street is believed to have
obstructed the view of the drivers.
Ladd's car was almost completely de-
molished.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-07-28
LOCAL BOARDS MUST
EXPLAIN EXEMPTIONS
Individual, Not General Cases,
Considered; District Com
mission Supreme.

WASHINGTON, July 27.-A deluge
of personal inquiries concerning fu
ture steps in the army draft and OF
pleas from Industrial concernb for
exemption Of their expert workers
drew from the provost marshal's Of
flee today a statement that questions
must be addressed to local boards and
that claims for industrial exemption
must go later to the district boards.
No general class of workmen will
he exempted, Provost Marshal Cen
eral Crowder told the coal production
committee which sought information
whether miners would be left at their
work. Appeals to the provost mar
shars office from employers on be-
half Of their workmen can accom-
plish nothing. 1t was explained as reg
ulations promulgated by President
Wilson govern all exemptions.
THE question of whether a man Is
more useful to his country In u peace
ful pursuit than in military service Is
a matter to be taken up with the
district board said an announce
nent, land for that board to deter
mine in the light OF the circum-
stances surrounding each individual
case"
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-07-28
GERMAN SPY ASSASSlNATED
Killed i'm Belgium; Tcutons Torture
Churchmcn; Swiss Shot.

AMSTERDAM. July 27.-Les Nou-
velles of Maestricht reports that one
OF the chiefs of the German espionage
service In Belgium was assassinated
last Friday at Lommel, Belgian Linz
burg. No trace of the assassin has
been found. A reward of 5000 marks
has been offered in notices posted
everywhere.
The newspaper also reports that
seven Belgians were shot at Liege
July ~. including the Swiss curate of
st. Lambert's parish at Hertsel. a
Swiss living In the same parish and a
commissioner named Lejeune. The
priest Is reported to. have been de-
plived OF food on three occasions for
three days at a time In an attempt to
compel him to speak, and his assist
ant was tortured for the same pur-
pose. The Germans compelled them,
the newspaper says. to drink drug
which affected their nerves, but they
refused to speak.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-07-28
TO BUILD l0-ST0RY
HOTEL ON BOULDER
William Stryker Decides to Go
Higher With Building;
200 Guest Rooms.

modern ten-story hotel wi't two
hundred guest rooms Will face The
Worlds new building on South
Boulder avenue instead of the eight
story building originally planned by
William Stryker, according to an an
nouncement made yesterday by the
owner and Dan Tankersley, contractor
for the Stryker building.
Construction work on the Stryker
building now has reached the fourth
floor. 1t Is proposed to temporarily
roof in the first four stories of the
structure, and to complete the re-
naming six floors simultaneously with
the occupancy of the bottom portion
OF the structure. Contractors mGterial
and other building equipment now dis
tributed over part of Boulder avenue
will be removed to the rear OF the
building while the upper stories are
being installed in order not to inter-
fere with the work of contractors on
The World building.
Plans for the Stryker hotel provide
for ~ guest rooms on each
floor. or these Is rooms on
each floor will be equipped with bath.
making a total of 1862 rooms with
bath. The ground floor of
the structure, which has a
frontage of approximately "a feet will
be devoted to a modern cafe and Of
fices for the hotel when the remain
ing stories are installed.
The new hotel when completed will
be the second largest hostelry In
Tulsa. being surpassed in size only
by Hotel Tulsa.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-07-28
Treason Confined to
Infantry; Artillery
and COSSackS HerOt

PETROGRAD. July 27.-Accounts
OF the battles in Galicia says the
cavalrymen fought like heroes Co.'S
sacks, cooperating with Russian and
British motor cars defended the Sc
reth line as long as the least hope
remained. II Is reported tina; artll-
lerymcn, on their knees, implored the
infantry to save their guns, but that
the infantry did not heed them.
The commander OF grenadicr di-
vision has been removed for refusing
to fire on desertcrs The firth cyclist
battalion fought most bravely. II kept
off three German regiments with its
machine guns and carbincs and made
several bayonet charges afoot. IN
one attack the men rode their bicycles.
Some sections OF the battalion lost so
per cent of their officers.
A member of the duma, who has
returned from the Dvinsk front
states that after the Russian battalions
captured important German positions.
II was discovered in several instances
that signalling to the Germans was
going on from the Russian rear.
Belgian artillerymcn and mechani-
cal experts in Petrograd are forming
battalion of death" To give an oX-
ample of military valor on the Rus
sian front
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-07-28
RIOTERS AT CHESTER
DEFY ARMED GUARDS
Scores Knocked Senseless by
Officers Clubs Before the
Streets Are Cleared.

CHESTER. Pa. July 27.--A mob
of several thousand men and boys de-
flying nearly two hundred aimed
guards, police and volunteers renewed
race rioting here tonight. Shortly
after dark the rioters got beyond con-
troll. and beat n negro inscnsiblc be-
fore he could rescued Scores were
arrested. Tho authorities were taken
by surprise when the rioters first ap-
peared in large numbers In the CEN
ira! section of the city. All colored
residents had been ordered to remain
indoors and the crowds OF white men
were kept moving.
when they attacked tonights vic
tim. rioting broke out on large
scale for the fourth time this week.
Wagon loads OF guards held ready
for trouble were rushed to the scene
OF the disorder and tho mob was
driven back at the point OF revolvers
and rifles. The streets were cleared
but not before dozens OF white men
had been knocked unconscious with
riot sticks.
Frank Meadows. negro VINO was
shot at noon today was reported to
be near death in the city hospital.
Two other colorcd men fired on at
the same time are also in "A serious
condition.
Sheriff Hcyhurg Issued proclama-
ton tonight forbiddlng all citizens
to congregate on the streets and or
derinR everyone indoors after p. IN.
except those whose business made II
necCs ssary for them to be on the
streets. All saloons and places OF
amusement were ordered closed in
definitely.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-07-28
BRITISH TONNAGE IS FAR
LESS THAN DURING PEACE
Country Suffering and Sacrificing
Because OF Deficit, Lord
Roberts Declares

LONDON, July 27.@Lord Robert
Cecil. the minister of blockade, dis
cdsscd the shipping situation at
length with the Associated Press to-
day. touching particularly on the
sacrifices incurred by Great Britain
owing to the obligations imposed on
shipping as a result Of the war.
ocean going vessels OF British
registry before the war were between
100000 and 100000 tons" nc
said by way of introduction. AT
present the total inclusive of prizes
aud new ships IS slightly over TO-
100000 tons.
The country generally has had to
suffer great and increasing sacri-
flces thru the shortage OF tonnage
caused by war requirements and sub
marine losses" continued Lord Rob-
ert
II wish particularly to point out
how We have sacrificed ruthlessly the
needs of industry and commerce To
war iequirements."