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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-03-06

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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-03-06
FURNISHED HOUSES AND
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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-03-06
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OKLAHOMA OIL WELLS
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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-03-06

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Rl ACK PANTHER

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-18
Ninety-Nine Miles of
 Improved Highway Was
 Built in State Last Year

Montgomery October 1z-(Special )
 Ninety-nine miles of improved highway
 were built by state aid in Alab anna dur
 ing the last fiscal year of tho state highway department. according to the annual report of the highway commis- sion made public Wednesday. This forced
 an expenditure of $176,15s.52 by the state and counties. In addition to this. the counties constructed 145O50 miles of road and did much bridge work at a total
 cost of S, AT, .2S.
 The decrease in state aid work re- | suited from the straitened financial con- dition of Alabama and changes in .he
 personnel of the boards of revenue and
 probate judgeships. When the fiscal year ended this state had 95368O miles of i'm proved roads compared with 3780 when the highway department was created ir l 1911.
 l The commission said its greatest task ! is in convincing the counties that the, should maintain their roads after they have been constructed. 'The practice oi
 building f1rst-class road and then per. hitting 1t to ravel, wear and disintegrats without the proverbial stitch in time
 cannot be too severely condemned" sait the report.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-18
BUTLER COUNTS
 STOCK SHOW AND
 FAIR OPENS GATES

Greenville, October I-(Special.) )-But- Ter county's big stock show and fair opened it's gates this morning, and never before in the history of the county has there been such a great exhibition of Butler county raised live stock and agri- cultural products.
 The county has made great strides in live stock raising and agriculture during the past 12 months. It could be hardly believed that Butler county was so far advanced in these industries.
 N. E. Bell, Butler county agricultural demonstrator. and A. D. Whitehead, United States agricultural demonstrator for this distrist, as well as the farmers and business men are elated over the great show.
 The fair is absolutely free and num- erous prizes are offered and the people ing the show in great numbers. brass band of 16 pieces Is furnishing music for the fair. A number of speakers are to give addresses on important subjects close to the hearts of the farmers. Ex- perts on home economies will give dein- onstrations each day Miss Taylor will be assisted also by Mrs. Majorie F. Campers in this work
 Food conservation and the liberty loan will be discussed by well known men during the fair.
 Thursday will be Children's Day and the rural schools of the county will close on that day. Experts in boys and girls clubs of various kinds will be here tc speak to young America of Butler county.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-18
NEWS OF SERIOUS BREAD RIOTS IN
 ITALY LEAKE 0UT
Parliament Will Investigate Trouble in Turin Latter Part of August and
 Remedy the Situation

Turin, October 1.-The Italian Parlia- ment has reopened its sessions at Rome under peculiar circumstances, two facts being so prominent as even to make a ministerial crisis possible. Owing to their nature they probably will be discussed only in secret session. One has to do with serious riots which occurred In Turin the latter part of August, due in part to the delay in providing the to VII with sufficient bread. and in part, to political discomfort.
 The other question concerns the gen. eral food crisis throughout Italy, which led to the resignation of the food con- troller, Giuseppe Canepa, whose place has been taken by General Alfieri
 The Turin riots lasted several days and the authorities were obliged to use machine guns, while some barricades were destroyed by bombs thrown from airplanes, this being the first time air. planes have been used for such a pur- pose. No official figures have been pub llshed as to the number of the dead and wounded in the riots; calculations vary from 50 to 60 dead to 300. the latter number being given in the report of a non-Italian authority in Turin.
 The question Of supplies is especially grave regarding wheat, coal and wool. Italy produces no coal. and must import all she needs. Her wool issinsufficient owing to the immense consumption for military clothing. But the most serious of all is the necessity of importing this year about 100000 tons of wheat; oth- erwise 1t will be almost impossible, even with the restrictions imposed by bread cards to reach the next harvest.
 The government is being called upon by Parliament to justify it's action with respect to both these situations. What ever the result is, whether with the present ministry in power, or under a new cabinet, the nation is determined to carry on the war to victorious end and defeat the efforts of the intransigeant socialists, who are trying to spread dis satisfaction among the troops and induce them to cease fighting after October ;1
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-18
THURSDAY WILL BE A BIC DAY" FOR
 CAMP M'CLEL[AN
Commander of Southeastern Department Will Be Pres ent and Ruth Law Is to
 Give Exhibition

Anniston, October 17-(Special.) ) Thursday will be a red letter day at Camp Mcclellan. In addition to the honor of entertaining Gen. William r. Duvall, commander of the department of the southeast. -the soldier city VIII have the pleasure of seeing Miss Ruth Law, the worlds premier woman ayla tor, give an exhibition of her start ling aerial gymnastics, which nave thrilled hundreds of thousands or peo- pie in all parts of the country
 General Duvall, accompanied by his aide de-de-camp, Captain Sullivan, VIII arrive in Anniston at 10:S2 a. m. lie will be met at the train by Gen. Will liam c. Rafferty, commander or the Twenty ninth division, and Congress- man Fred Blackmon.
 It was learned today that General Rafferty has invited Col. Theodore Roosevelt to visit the camp on Octo- Der "A, which will be another red let ter day. On that date 1t Is expected that William G. McAdoo, Secretary of the Treasury, and the governors of New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland ana Virginia and one of the commission CTS of the District of Columbia will visit the camp and attend the dedica- ton of the athletic field and take part in launching the second half of the campaign for liberty bonds.
 General Duvall will be the guest or honor at an informal dinner to be given at the home of Congressman Fred Blackmon Thursday night. A pre- vious engagement will prevent Ger- eral Rafferty being present at the din- ner, but General Barber and Mrs. Bar Der will be present, as well as Gen era1 Vaughan, General Gather, Major Dulin and MT. and Mrs. Joe Wheeler, the latter being sister of Mrs. Black mon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-18
RUSSIAN REPORTS OF SEMI-OFFICIAL
 CHARACTER ARE
 STILL HOPEFUL
Continued from Page one>

on the southern front in France and in the Austro-Italian theatre, where from the Isonzo front to the sea the Austrians and Italians are heavily shelling each other.
 There has been noticeable return of bombing operations by the British airmen in Belgium and across the line in Germany and by the Germans against French positions. British avla- tors have dropped tons of bombs on Bruges and also have loosed ~explo- siyes on a factory near Saarbrucken, Germany, while the Germans have bombed Nancy and Dunkirk. at the former place killing 10 persons and wounding 40.
 German submarines or mines last week were responsible for the sink : ing of IS British merchantmen, as com pared with 16 the previous week
 The Italian Parliament has just con- vened and probably will discuss Tn secret session rioting which occurred in Turin in August as a result of food shortage and political discontent ana also the general food crisis through- out Italy. Tn the Turin riots. news or which has been received for the nrst time, large numbers of persons are said to have been killed, machine guns and bombs dropped from airplanes oe- ing used to put down the disorder
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-18
STATE EMP[OYE STARTS FIGHT ID COLLECT SALARY |~ R. w. Manning Makes Writ ten Demand on Treasury. May Bring Mandamus Suit

Montgomery, October 17.-(Special.) R. w. Manning, land clerk of the state auditors department, made written de- mand on w. l.. Lancaster, state treas urer, Wednesday for the payment of his salary warrants for the past five months totaling S75O and announced that if the treasurer refused to pay them he Will bring 'mandamus proceedings against him and will also enter suit on his official bond. MT. Manning claims that salary warrants are preferred claims against the state treasury, that no salaries have been paid to state officials and employees drawing more than $100 a month for five months and that expenses of the con- vict department and other offices are be- ing paid each month.
 Mir Manning claims well known attor- neys have advised him that all salary warrants are preferred claims and should be paid before other warrants are han dled He maintains that salary war; rants have been presented to the treas urer time after time and have been refused payment while other warrants have been paid.
 This move results from information that no salary warrants can be paid py the treasury until February because of the condition of the treasury. No salary warrant calling for more than SlOO has Abeen paid by the state since April. Or ficials and employees are forced to bor- rev money on them, paying the legal rate of per cent It is claimed that the governor can borrow money at a cheaper rate and handle the warrants, but Governor Henderson has announced that the state cannot obtain any money for any length of time because Of tne desire of financial institutions to hold their money at the call of the national government.
 If MT. Manning brings mandamus pro- ceedings against the treasurer novel point will be raised. Every trial judge in Alabama receives his salary from the state treasury and is personally inter- ested in the case, while the constitution says a judge who Is interested in a matter is disqualified from sitting in the case. It is possible that the governor can designate judge but the governor would be interested, also, as he draws a salary from the state and his policy is involved in the case.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-18
Automobile Day Is Record
 Breaker at Talladega Fail

Sylacaugha, October !.-tSpecial.)-Au- tomobile Day at the Talladega fair proved record breaker for attendance and interest. Over 100 automobiles were passed through the gates.
 The races today were especially good. Tn the 2:3o pace there were four entries. and the result was as follows:
 Blue Boy, driven by Mcclellan, fin- ished 1922; time, 2:29h Flower Bird, driven by Hodges, finished 3-1-1-l; time, 2:29. John R. Gentry, driven by Smith, finished 2-2-4-4; time, 2:29A. Slicey Boy, driven by Jenkins, finished 4-4-3-3; time, 2:3o
 2:1s trot: Fanny R, driven by Russell, 2-2-2; time, 2:20. J. H. Mack, driven by Tansey, 3-33; time, 2:22. Fast Tramp. driven by Jenkins, 1-1-1; time. 2:ls.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-18
Furniture Editorial
VALUES
BY JAY ACHEE

The cost of article compared with it's worth is what determines value
 Every dealers cost of doing business is different hence except in of extreme competition his selling price must be different
 There only few manufacturers of really worth while furniture ad many lines limited producers
 Reliable dealers must a therefore buy at the place and pay the price. And this is the initial cost
 But the cost of selling what they buy at profit is what makes the difference in the price the housekeeper pays
 And what difference exists in Birmingham
 Having high rents to pay, sfancy" system to main tan big salaries and big advertising bills to meet and minimum expense of doing business, dealer like w. O. Broyles 1914 Fourth avenue is able to cut the price he cuts the price lower than his competitors he making progress and making it faster than any of lem.
 Make up your list of furniture needs, price the things elsewhere then go to w. O Broyles He will shave it for you lower than the lowest price quoted you for equal worth and let you name tho terms if you want accommodation
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-18
OHIO DIVISION ID !. BUY S2,OOO,OOO OF LIBERTY BONDS Million and Quarter Mark is
 Passed and New High
 Goal Has Been Set

Montgomery, October Especial Camp Sheridan's subscription to ttl second liberty loan passed the $1,25o 900 mark this afternoon, going abov the goal by a quarter of mi1liei with every indication that the tot subscription of the Ohio division VI be $2,0oo, ,oOO The noon report show pledges to the amount of $1,229,s5 while the remainder was pledged d z ing the afternoon. General Spea Seventy third brigade, Is leading { $238,250.
 The second consignment of SC men from Chillicothe arrived late day giving Camp Sheridan 1000 ma to be used in filling units to strength. The second batch of 800 commanded by Lieutenant Coloa Hanna, regular army. They were s signed to the Sixty second 1epot pIs gade for training.
 Sick reports today showed 21s sn listed men i'll out of 23,000 in cam
 Twenty six new cases were report ed, while 2Ss were old ones. One an dred and ninety y-eight are in the Hs hospital
 Ballot boxes will be opened by 0Nr election officials Thursday to recelv votes of all men qualified to caaS sal lots in Ohio elections next mon f.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-18
EVELYN NESBIT IN REDEMPTION" SHOWS
 WONDERFUL TALENT

Evelyn Nesbit would have won interna- tional fame as a motion picture star or the highest rank had her name been wholly unknown to the public previous to her portrayal of the leading charac- ter in Redemption" according to her acting in Julius Steger's nobly beauti- ful photodrama production, which nas come as a revelation to experts as well as the audiences that have seen her in her new role on life's great stage. and charmed thousands at the Strand yester- day.
 This young woman of 10000 sorrows shows herself to be the possessor of unusual histrionic ability Charmingly natural in her lighter moments she IS strong and sure in the emotional scenes. Her depictment of mother love Is one of the most exquisitely touching things ever witnessed on stage or screen There is an extraordinary fascination about Miss Nesbit. That indef1nable something which transcends beauty and genius and is often called personality is here 1T full measure. The remarkable picture continues at the Strand today and the rest of the week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-18
Officer h Pershing's Army Ls Wounded
 On Line Of Battle
Lieutenant Graham of Medical Corp First Mem Der of Expeditionary Force in France to Be Victim of German ShellLPrivate Soldier
 Dies of Illness

Washington, October 17.-First Lieut.. A. F. Graham, medical officers reserve corps, attached to the British forces, has been severely wounded in the thigh by gunshot General Pershing so ad- vised the war department today without giving details. Lieutenant Graham s next of kin was Mrs. William J. Gra- ham, 153 Park avenue, Patterson, N. J.
 If Lieutenant Graham was shot while serving at the front, as is assumed here, he was the first American of the expeditionary forces to be wounded on the firing line. One American officer was killed and several enlisted men ot the medical department wounded in the recent bombing of a hospital behind the front They also were attached to the British forces
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-18

General Pershing also advised the de- partment today that Private Joseph A. Ziemkowski of the infantry died Octo- Der 15 from natural causes. His next of kin was Mrs. Mary Ziemkowski, Man istee, Mich.
 Patterson, N. J., October H.-First enlisted a few days after the outbreak of the war between the United States and Germany, requested to be sent to the war zone. He received his commis- sion and training in the United States medical reserve corps at Washington, D. c. Two months ago he went to a base hospital in England. His mother, next of kin, did not know he was at the front. Graham is 92 years of age and unmarried.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-18
GERMAN AGENTS
 TRY ID DEFEAT
 THE LIBERTY LOAN
War Department Represen- tative Tells of Effort Be- ing Made Through
 out Country

Washington, Octo Der IF. Pro-German agents in the United States, according to re- ports to the treasury depart ment, have directed their en- ergies toward defeating the liberty loan. Their organized propaganda has borne fruit from Minnesota to Texas, 1t is asserted, in scattered locali- ties, where weak efforts have been made, not openly, but by indirect methods, to discour- age subscriptions.
 The work of the pro-German agents officials assert, has been carried on for more than two weeks. Some of the workers have had the temerity, reports to the treasury indicate, to conduct their operations here in the national capital
 Official recognition of the propa- ganda against the loan was voiced to- day by Col. Herbert M. Lord, repre- senting the war department at the war risk insurance conference at which the details of the new sailors and sol diers' insurance law arc being ex- piained to officers and enlisted men from the various cantonments.
 There has been an organized ef- fort" said Colonel Lord. who was chairman of today's meetings, ''to dis courage and defeat the loan."
 This effort. he added, has been made by seeking to misrepresent the pa- triotism of the new national army. An official account of the proceedings of the conference, which was behind closed doors, issued tonight by the treasury department, reads as follows:
 'In convincing refutation of the islander, which was to the effect that the men of the new national army op- posed the war, Colonel Lord announced that subscriptions from the army for the loan already aggregate $26,000, 900 and that some of the subscriptions were written in foreign languages.
 '"The announcement caused great enthusiasm among the delegates from
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-18
Two Arrests Are Made in Connection With Fire
 in Kansas City St0ckyard

Kansas City. October 1.-Two ar- rests were made today by the police and government agents in connection with the fire that partially destroyed the stockyards yesterday. The authori- ties suspect the fire was of incendiary origin. The names of the men were withheld. One, former employe at CT was arrested in Oklahoma City. Po- lice say the man in custody hero has made statement which tends to im- plicate two others.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-18

"The allied offensive in Flanders con tinues methodically." says the review. Assigned objectives with increasing regularity indicate efficient coordination of artillery preparation, and infantry attacks.
 "The precision of the allied barrage is proved by the low casualties of the as- saulting columns
 "TYPHOON FIRE'
 "The deadly effect of allied artillery fire is confirmed to us by reports reach ing us regarding the concern of the Ger man high command at the new allied 'typhoon' fire which is compelling the enemy to amend his tactical dispositions in an effort to meet the shock of sheI rained upon his lines
 "The successes attained by the French forces operating north of the British sector, more particularly in the neigh borhood of the Houthbolst wood, have given the allied advance in Flanders the needed elbow room.
 Breadth of front Is an essential con- dtion for operations which are to have far-reaching results for confined to too narrow base a really important encir- cling movement can have no sustained value if along It's entire length it can be Hanged by artillery fire.
 LINES EXTENDED
 '"The zone of operations in the Ypres salient. formerly too narrow for the proper disposition of large masses ot troops has now by the French co-opera- ton and their recent successful ad- vance, so extended the line that fighting in what was the Ypres salient has changed the character. It is no longer to be considered salient but an ever extending wedge progressively driven into the German lines.
 The operations of the French during the past week are In fact complimentary to the engagements which resulted in the capture of Messines by the British last June.
 POSITION MAINTAINED
 During the engagements of the week the French everywhere maintained the positions won in the face of repeated onslaughts