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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-04-19
TORNADO SWEEPS
COUNTIES;
DAMAGE S! 10000
Two Reported Dead and Nine
Badly Injured
BADLY DAMAGED CROPS
OeSoIation in Wake Of Storm
Around Snyder

HOBART, Okla, April l9-(Spe
cial)-Two persons are reported 10
have been killed in or near Snyder,
Okla, nine persons were badly injured,
scores OF others suffered minor in
lurleS and property valued a, $1,000
was destroyed by tornado which, last
night at 6:SS o'clock, swept three
counties OF southwestern Oklahoma 1t
was the third tornado TO visit Snyder
in fifteen years. On May 10, 1905. a
tornado killed forty people there, prae-
ticslly ruined every building in the
town and caused a property loss OF
$4,000 A second, five year, later,
killed twelve.
.... Wires Crippled.
From a tangled mass OF wreokage and
wires in the wake OF the tornado, only
measer reports on the actual storm
damage were obtainable today. Tele-
phone communication with the city was
obtained for a Jew moments early this
morning, but was later cut off. Tele-
graph wires leading into the towns have
been giving only in,ermltten, service.
The path OF the storm led through
Al,us. Upton and Mani,ou, where the
death OF a woman was reported A
second death is reported from near
Snyder. where a Mrs. GriSsom IS said
to have been killed
Crops Damaged,
Reports slowly iil,ering in along
crippled lines OF communication lndi-
cate that Snyder, a junction poln, OF
the Frisco in southern ikowa county,
bore the btunt OF the storm Crops IN
the vicinity are said TO have been dey.
asta,ed and numerous people IN the
rural districts have been injured Dam.
age TO farm houses and property could
no, be aSccrtained this morning
The storm cut a swatch through the
residence disuic, of Snyder, sbou, $50
feet wide Twenty buildings were
totally DESTROYED and about fifty other,
badly damaged Two automobile loads
OF physicians from lawton and re-
lief train from the same place left las,
nigh, for the stricken city. and are still
working among the ruins
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-04-19
Child Hit by Auto
Still Unconscious,
Skull Fractured

Minnie La'by N. l0-yesr.old
daughter Of Mr. and Mr., Fred J.
laSby lbs West Thirteenth street.
who was possibly fatally injured st
7 W o'clock last nigh, when she was
struck by an automobile driven by
George A Phillips, was still unoon.
sciou, this morning, suffering from Q
fractured skull Tn, attending physi.
clan. however, 'aid this morning that
the child was showing signs Of re-
covering
The accident occurred at the inter-
section Of Western avenue and Sew
en,een,h street when the La.by girl
was riding on bieyole with Leon
Fitzpatrick The child, body vas run
over hy the automobile
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-04-19
War Department Orders
April Weddings Ignored
In Calling Out Troops
Men of Military Age Married Since War Start.
ed April s Will Be Treated As IF
They We're Still Single.

WASHINGTON, April l9-Men of military age who have
married since state of against Germany declared will
escape their obligation of military service under de-
partment policy formally announced today.
The statement follows
married since the outbreak of will be treated on
the basis unmarried men, insofar the mill
tary obsa concerned II 10 desired that the
utmost publicity be given to this announcement"
The department moved to this action 30 all mel
might understand exactly what is contemplated in the organ
zaon of fight Germany 1t desired that there
should arise question of ackers upon the Of
ages contracted since the outbreak of with the possb
construction that the marriage in any hasened
evade military duty
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-04-19
MARRIAGE WILL NOT EXEMPT WAR SLACKERS
Roll Call


sued to men between 10 and 25 years.
and 81 to those above tina, age During
the same period IN 1910 only 25 licenses
were issued to men between the age OF
10 and Is and only 20 to those above
that age
The following Oklahoma City men
between 70 and Is years OF age have
secured licenses since April n
Ray c Smith. 25 years old
Sidney r Painter. . years old
Samuel A. Todd, . years old
Harry X Varbel, 2l years old
Glenn C. Persons. 2S years old
Andre l. Esoalante. p years old
e Leo A. Mideke, y years old
Clarence Garrett, p years old
Donald ?. Tarpenning p years old
Russell {. oldham, 3 years old
Chester W. Covell, 2l years old
Larry Goss, . years old
Frank MeEwen "a years old
Haynie Chenault, 20 years old.
Julian g. Morris. y years old.
George Dellaplain, q years old
Robert Paul Jones. D years old.
K. Lee Allen. . years old.
James {. Neuield, 2l years old
Floyd N. Whitehead. 2l years old.
Clyde Z. Mckinley, 2 year, old
Leland +. Turner. "a years old.
r Z. Heacock. q years old.
Lawrence Miller, 2S years old
William II. Sims, "a years old
Charles Quincy. n years old.
Harvey r. Malott q years old,
Joe f. Egger,on. 2S years old
Edwin n. Lisle. Fl years old.
Pearl Brooks, "a years old.
James Andrews, p years old.
George Sparks, p years old
Out Of town men OF military age Sc
curing licenses were
Smith Dowdy, p years old, Witoher
Okla.
Robert A Craig, 20 years old, Banner
Okla
Ray W. Sadler, q years old, Choo
taw City, Okla
O. L. Wilson p years old, Blanch'
ard, Okla.
! George Austin, y years old, Dixon
Okla.
{. NJ. Cunningham, "a years old
Drumright. Okla
A. V Wheeler, 2s years old Wetum
ka, Okla
Leslie {. Hall 20 years old, Norman
Okla.
Harry f. Wallace, . years old, Tul
sa, Okla.
Ebert Wiley, q years old, Jones
Okla.
Arch Craig, "a years old Litl'
Rock. Ark.
VIM. 6 Van Arsdale, 2S years old
| Edmond Okla
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-04-19

Rep. y. II. Dent oi Alabama IS
chairman OF the house military com
mittee and the leader OF the forces
Opposed to the army CONSUMPTION plan.
Under his leadership the house mill
tary committee adopted the volunteer
army plan
favor Of a plan which these experts be
lieve is dangerous to the nation. He
pointed ont that only four members OF
the house had personal military expet-
fence and that all four favor the ad
mniStration bill
The fight is not lost" Mr. Kahn
said Il do no, believe ,ha, the house
itself will care to assume the reSponsi.
bility OF overriding the unanimous Iudg-
ment Of trained military men at home
and abroad and set up an army organi-
ration OF its own, for the failure Of
which congress would have to bear the
full blame II the plans OF our experts,
are tried and 60 wrong the blame will
be theirs I, will not rest on congrel 5. -
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-04-19
MAYOR INVITES GERARD
TO COME 0 THIS CITY

Mayor Overholser today t,lesrsphed
former Ambassador James W Gerard
inviting him 10 include Oklahoma City
IN his southwestern lecture tour early
in MAY I'd Nauph,, president Of the
Chamber oi Commerce, and other OK
lshoma Cityans also sent telegrams Mr.
Gerard is scheduled to address the rul.
sa chamber OF commerce May |.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-04-19
Women Buy Large
Supplies of Food
as Prices Advance

CHICAGO, April lo-HousewiveS
here. frightened by the prospect Of in.
cr,aSing prices. are buying staple
ioodstuiis in latg, quantities accord.
ing to dealers Flour IN some stores
has increased from sll to SIS a barrel
within ten days, sugar has a'eended
TO 10 cents pound and canned goods
have increased in many cases from 80
to m percent Potatoes sold az high
as 81 hu'hel and beans touched ~
cents A mound
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-04-19
SECRET ORDERS TO
DISABLE MACHINERY

PHILADELPHIA. April lo,-seerst
code, containing a cipher order 10 die.
mantle machinery on in,erned Cermaa
liner, upon The severance of diplomatic
relations by the United States, were de.
covered today On the German steam.
ships ptint O,kat and Rhss,ia, se.
cordins to w " Berry. collector n
the pot, The two vessels. in govern.
ment custody her, we're inspected yes.
,etday and ordered to local ,h,pyssl
Tor repairs They probably vhl ~
placed in the tran, Atlantic service -.
der so,ernmen, direction.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-04-19
WHEAT At $2.4o
BREAKS RECORD;
BREAD GOING Up
f God Situation Becomes Fight
With Gamblers,

CHICAGO, III. April l9-Fur,her
sensational advances marked the first
hall hour OF trading IN wheat futures
today MAY rose Vac to $40 and
July sac 10 20SH
All Records Broken.
July wheat closed yesterday a,
sl97n and today passed the high lev
el IA week ago by 2hc May rose
2hc over the previous record for al
titude
A, Minneapolis the flour mill, were
reported as swamped by shipping or.
ders and embarrassed by inability 10
get enough cars Las, week the flour
ou,pu, decreased 2s05s barrels as com
pared with the same week a year ago.
Sales, however were made at prices
hitherto unknown Demand from the
larger dealers fell of hut tha, from
the family trade increased
Soaring prices of canned goods
brough, home the possibility ,ha, the
iigh, for adequate food supply is not
merely struggle TO increase ptoduc-
tion and decrease consumption, but may
he battle with gamblers who are try.
ing TO reap enormou, profits by cap
itallilng the peoples fear OF famine
Purchase OF canned goods for summer
delivery has pushed M the price oi tho
new crop, no, vet planted. in some in.
stances 100 percent The remainder oi
last years canning has risen proper
tiona,ely House wives hav. taken
itigh, and are laying in huge stocks
a, huge price, In so doing they arc
said TO be PLAYING into the gamblers
hands. iot the reduction Of IN, present
supply is forcing retailers to make pur
chases for future delivery a, the spec
ulatots' own prices
Limits on Purchases,
The enormous purchase OF the canned
good, and other staples has forced
many retailers to se, limits on market.
ing Urooers in residential districts de
clare that the demand for supple, ha,
been 60 grea, that they cannot meet II
Restrictions have been placed on IN,
sale OF canned goods. flour. sugar ans
soap |, is hoped that by holding Of
consumers who are panic stricken IN,
market may he stabilized.
This boarding threaten, to becom,
disaster TO the nation" said Sol We,
tetield, pre,iden, Of the National Butch
ets
A rise in the price Of bread !, locke,
on nv bakers a. inevitable in view o
tn, advance in flour. The suggestion
said TO meet with most favor anon,
baker, is to do away with the 6.een
loaf. the recent successor 10 the old
time loaf. and TO reduce the sire Of IN
l0.ee,n loaf
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-04-19
LAST TEUTON|C
STRONGHOLD ON
A|SNE CAPTURED
French Are Now Three Miles
North Of Bridgehead.
NEW CHAMPAGNE SUCCESS
Wedge Driven Three Miles In
TO German Line.
Associated Press War Summary.

Associated Press War Summary.
Germany has thrown nearly quar-
ter OF million fresh troops into the
fray on the sixty mile sector OF the
western front between Scissors and
Auberive and vet has been unable to
check the French advance
Aisne Stronghold Taken.
Both north OF the Alsne and in the
Champagne, General Nivelle's forces
sre pressing forward The las, strong
hold OF the invaders on the Aisne was
taken with the capture OF the, Nailly
bridgehead yesterday, and the wayer-
ing German lines continued last night
TO be pushed rapidly northward.
From Chavonne, on the Aisne, the
French have driven more than ,hres
miles north OF the river. despite des-
perate resistance bv Won Hindenburg's :
reinforced armies.
Wedge Three Miles Deep.
In the Champagne, the successes OF
the French are equally striking They
have driven a gre~ wedge more than
three miles deep into the German line'
UStWNn NHlIlS anu sNu'llN' dHh ihH'
nights attack ne,ted General Nivelle' :
men several important positions in the
Horonvillers region
Two more German batteries were
captured in the Moronvilliers fighting
The tone OF the French official com
munica,ion today is notably confident.
The complete repulSe OF German at
tempt at a reaction is unequivooal'y
claimed and the successes IN the Cham
pagne are mentioned as having been
achieved "on great scale"
British Awaiting Turn.
While the French are thus driving
forward, the British are quiesoent 50
far as the official accounts show
awaiting their turn to strike the other
flank Of the Won Hndenburg line
That notable activities arc in progress
behind the British front, in preparation
for the renewal Of the attack on Lens
and St. Quentin and the other threat
ened points in the line. however, is Ger.
tain.
The French have so far taken more
than 1900 prisoners in their offensive
At last accounts the British had taker
In excess OF 1900.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-04-19
Republican Will Lead House
Fight For Administrators
Army Conscription Measure
Kahn to Marshal Forces Be-
hind Draft System While
Chairman Dent Of Military
Committee Heads 0ppOn-
entS,

WASHINGTON. April l9-Prepar-
ing to lead the fight IN the house for
the administration army bill Repre-
sentative AKIN, ranking republican Of
the military committee. conferred TODAY
with Secretary Baker To all inten''
and purposes, Representative Kahn will
be administration spokesman before the
house on the question OF army prepara
tiOn.
Will Offer Letter.
|, is expected Mr. Kahn will present,
in his minority report, a letter from
Secretary Baker sent TO Chairman Dent.
two days ago in final effort to get
the committee TO approve the admins.
tration plans, which outline clearly the
purpose OF the military experts 10 pro-
vide places for 10000 individual vol
u1teeIa. in the expanded regular army
and national guard and their reasons
for disuusting any scheme for taking
into the service complete volunteer
units as proposed by the majority OF
the house committee.
Dent Favors the Volunteer Plan.
Representative Kahn also will have
available a detailed study Of Englands
struggle with the volunteer system
made by American military experts who
watched the process II is understood
these reports graphically picture the
failure OF the system under It's great
es, test in history and point out the
costly delay and the attendant military
disasters at the front charged to It
Position OF Minority.
Representative Kahn said the position
Of the committee minority will be that
the laymen of congress have no right to
Sc, aside the views Of trained experts in
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-04-19
Fair and Colder
Tonight, Forecast
LOCAL FORECAST - osr.rsly ,slt
weather tonight ana Friday colder to.
nluht With probably iloht frost.
STATE FoRGcAsr-ronluh, fair In
west showers In sast portIori or dsr,
'ros, lr westi Friday fslri cold In ess,
portion,

kANsAs Showers and much cooler
ARKANSAS - showers and ihundetl
storms colder
WEST TENAs-Feir and colder; frost
In north pottlon
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-04-19
Shot From Ambush
Wounds Guardsnan

TRENTON. n J., April ia shot
fired from ambush mortaly wounded
Robet, Price, IL years old, a privs,, in
Company n, Second regiment, New Jer-
,ey National Guard, who was on duty
guarding a Pennsylvania pailroad
bridge near latdville. ~ J.
Price. with other members Of hi, com.
pany. wa, on duty early today A bullc,
,ha, apparently came from bushe, near
the bridge struck Price. Nj, eompan.
ion, brough, him TO a hospital in thu,
oi,J where physioian. said he could not
live
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-04-19
FREELINC RULES
LYON MUST SEND
OUT COMMISSION
Attorney General May Sue
Secretary Of State,

rha, mandamus action will lie
against Secretary OF State J. L. Lyon
to compel the performance Of lcerical
work incidental to the issuance OF no.
tary commissions, is the opinion given
today by Attorney General Freezing. in
the third episode OF the governor secre.
tary Of state row.
Governor Appoints.
The premises upon which Mr.. Fr.el.
ing bases his opinion are:
1T is the duty OF the governor TO ap.
point and commission no,aries public
within the state and this is the first act
to be performed concerning the com
mission.
III has been in invariable and unhrok
en- custom for the secretary OF state to
prepare the commission for the sigma
tu'e OF the governor. In former ad
ministtatlon the same question arose.
and after a discussion Of the matter
the secretary continued to do the work
Section I2Il, Vol |. Revised Laws oi
1910, states Blanks for bond, and
oa,hs Of office shall he furnished with
the &C. commission by ''' secretary of
Secretary Must Act.
This" said Mr. Freezing, is in Our
judgment a plain and positive command
to perform ministerial duty We
cons,fuo II TO mean that tho secretary
Of state must with the clerical force
at his command and out Of the fund,
provided for his department, mail to
the nolaries so appointed by the gov.
efnof, the blanks Tor bonds, oath ui Of
flee. and commission"
Reference Is made in the opinion ,r
the Zee which the secretary oi stat,
may charge tot recording the con,mn
sion II il stated that the governor /,
given no authority under the law, 10,
the collection Of any fees ior no,atisI
commissions.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-04-19
Two French Attacks
Made at Same Time

fAklS, April ~ he Germans
threw twelve new divisions agains, the
French between Scissors and Auberive
last night The war office announced
that they were unable TO check the
successful offensive OF the French
Continue TO Progress
The French continued the progress
north Of Vailly and Ostel, despite vio-
lent German attacks. The French at
taoks in the Champagne were followed
by further advances near Moronvil-
lers. Several important heights and
strong positions were taken.
Further details OF yesterdays battle
from Scissors to Aubetve show that
the French infantry tactioally out
elassed the Germans The first army,
operating from Soissons TO Craonne,
had established itself Monday night
along the from, running northeast from
Margival and Vauxaillon,e TO the south
Of Craonne by Vregny. Chiwes, Cha.
vonne, Chivy and ALLIES North Of
the Chivres -Chivy line, the enemy re-
tained all the heights and a footing
had 10 he won thereon before the op-
Grafton could be properly completed.
Two Simultaneous Attacks.
Two simultaneous attacks were decid
ed upon, with Nan,euil- La Fo,se on
the lei, and Chivy and Draye- en- laon.
nois on the right as the obieotives. They
succeeded perfectly notwithstanding
the resistance Of the enemy. who had all
the advantages of the ground. Driven
~, Of Nanteuil and Braye, the Germans
nevertheless, still olung to the in,etme
diate positions, comprising Vailly and
the important bridge Of the Ai,ne, by
which they could threaten the French
TANKS. The movement was extended Ia
the bridgehead, which was soon carried
and the attackers scaled the slope oI
the plateau north OF Vailly They ad
vaneed rapidly as far as Rouge Maisor
farm and a country house to the righ,
tCsasinssa ~ rage Twsa
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-09-26
PROLOGUE

big Timber" is a dra-
matte story Of love and the
logging camps "a vigorous
tale Of lives that are made OF
broken by the big timber Of
the northwest, around which
they build their hopes and
aspirations. From the very
first chapter the romance grips
the interest Of the reader. and
there is no letup in the ten
sion as Novelist Sinclair. with
wonderful cleverness. weaves
a plot which in character
delineation. imaginative con.
struction and heart interest
has rarely been surpassed in a
decade.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-09-26

feminine committee Of two from Van
couyer bearing an offer Of 500 for her
appearance in series # three con-
certs under the auspices of the Won.
ans Musical club, to be given In the
ballroom of Vanc0uver's new million
dollar hostelry. the Granada. The date
was mid-July. She took the offer I'M
der advisement. promising decision
in ten days.
The money tempted her That was
her greatest need now, not for her
daily bread. but for AN accumulated
fund that would enable her TO reach
New York and ultimately Europe. II
that seemed the most direct route to
her goal. She had no doubts about
reaching II now. Confidence came to
abide with her. She throye on work.
And with increasing salary her fund
grew. Coming from any other source,
she would have accepted this further
augmentation of 1t without hesitation,
since for a comparative beginner it
was liberal offer.
But Vancouver was Fyfe's home
town. 1t had been hers. Many people
knew her. The local papers would fea-
ture her. She did not know how Fyfe
would take it. She did not even know
II there had been any open talk Of
their separation. Money, she felt, was
a small thing beside opening old sores.
For herself, she was tolerably inditfer-
ent to Vancouyers social estimate Of
her or her acts. Nevertheless 50 long
as she bore Fyfe's name she did not
feel free to make herself public fig
ure there without his sanction. So
she wrote to him in some detail con-
corning the offer and asked point blank
il it mattered to him.
His answer came with uncanny
promptness, as If every mail connec-
ton had been made on the minute. lie
wrote:
| II 1t Is to your advantage to sing here
| by all means accept. Why should 1t mat
ter to me? ! would even be glad to come
and hear you sing If could do so without
| stirring up vain longings and useless re-
grets. AS for the other considerations yot
mention, they are Of no weight at all.
never wanted to keep you In glass case
I Even if all were well between us Wouldn
! have any feeling about your singing II
/ public other than pride In your ability It
command public favor with your voice
+ It's a wonderful voice. too big and fine 9
! thing to remain obscure JACK.
Stella sat thoughtfully gazing at the
letter for long time.
Il wonder?" she said aloud, and the
sound of her own voice galvanized her
into action. She put on a coat and
went out into the mellow spring sun
shine and walked till the aimlcss stray
ing Of her feet carried her TO little
park that overlooked the far reach Of
the sound and gave westward on the
snowy. Olympics, thrusting hoary and
aloof to ii perfect sky, like their broth.
or peaks that Hinged Roaring lake. And
all the time her mind kept turning on
Il question whose asking was rooted
neither in fact nor necessity, an inquiry
born of n sentiment she had never eX-
pected to feel
Should So, -. 70 Jack Fyfe?
GRO RE CGNTTNJ1EDl
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-09-26
SeaWeed as Food.

Keep Is IN enormous sea plant which
abollnds along the Pacific coast. A
run grown plant will have stem 800
feet IN length. which bears ut the top
an air bulb. From this bulb grow IT.
ty CT more giant leaves. each one of
which Will attain length Of thirty or
forty feet
This plentiful vegetable Is entirely
ignored by us, but the japanese prize
1t highly. They make what is known
as "kombu' from kelp. Because 1t
fades In the curing process much OF 1t
Is dyed green, just AS French peas are
dyed to give them their pleasing color
THIS shredded, dyed "kombl" Is used
as n vegetable and Is cooked with
soups and meats. 1t Is even made Into
u sort Of confectlou 10y sugaring small
strips OF It. Popular Science Monthly,