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was likewise condemned TO death, The
employe made three copies and passed
them on to some OF his acQuaintances.
He was condemned to death for this,
and two of his friends who had merely
read the proclamation and had i'm
mediately burned the copies were con-
demned to five and three years in the
penitentiary. The third friend. Parai
by name, loaned his copy to an Of
fice mate. Brezansky. who immedi-
ately made two copies. Paral was
condemned to death for loaning his
copy. Bruch, an employe of an in
surance company read the proclama-
tions on this occasion. He was con-
demned to three years in the peni-
tentiary.
Burns n Copy.
Brezansky gives one copy 10 a
woman employe named Psota, the
other TO his friend, Toman, a confec-
toner. Brezansky is condemned to
death. Toman reads the papers
through, and. fearing harm. destroys
them. He Is condcrrned to three years
IN ths, pchitsafi4ry. The Ptota woman
reads the first proclamation aloud to
her landlady, named ITCHY. and ex-
presses horror at 1t. After the ITCHY
woman. understood the purport Of the
proclamation. she became excited at
the insult to the Czeehs contained in
1t. and strongly urged the Psota won,-
an to burn the copy. This she did in
a candle flame after a short time.
More sufYer.
On the ground that she had un-
doubtedly contributed to the indisna-
ton against these proclamations, she
was not condemned, although she had
read the document. But the daughter
OF the ITCHY woman, a minor, gave
the copy TO one Ocacek. a pupil in the
municipal school OF manual traininr.
who lived with them. What is the
crime of the 17-year-old student? He
made copy and laid 1t on the table, 9"
He was condemned to eighteen months
in the penitentiary. With ocacok was
living Stochleba. pupil of the Trades
Academy, Is years old. This ls-year-
old student comes home and starts
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<1-A-N sO~A NSNNA-
0itty, composed in Occoquan, which
was chanted by the suffrage pickets
released Saturday afternoon at q
homecoming party in Cameron House
last night. After hearing this sung at
the workhouse, Mr.. Whitaker sug-
gested that the prisoners sing his Ia
vorite hymn. Keep Sweet" Which
they did.
After a supper at Rauscher's. AZ
which the pickets made UP for their
long diet of salt pork and corn bread,
there were speeches by the individual
'jailbirds." in which they were unanj-
nous in declaring that the Jail is the
place Of honor nowadays.
aJaIIbirdsn Address Crowd.
The very handsome Mrs. John
Rogers, of New York. was the toast
mistress and introduced each of the
pickets after saying, sixty days of
Jail is sixty days of honor"
A spirited address was made by
Miss Lucy Burns, the red-haired
heroine Of suffrage, who appeared
very distinguished and charming in
an evening frock of white taffeta.
with a cluster of scarlet roses. The
average member Of Congress is no
match for the astute and tempera-
mental Miss Burns when IT comes
to speech-making. These are some
of the things she said:
Like rational beings we expect a
bitter and protracted opposition
from such a complex civilization as
our own when we seek to have a
radical reform adopted. We are
not discouraged with the heavy SEN
tences given US. We are pleased
that the government has so soon
been forced to the end of its re-
sources. The laws of the District
of Columbia do not permit a heavier
sentence than six months for block
ing traffic. The government has not
a single shot left in its locker.
Scorns Prison Terms.
"What we have to do. ladies. IS to
show that the women OF America do
not give that (snspp!ng fingers for
six months an prison. Imagine The
small type of mind that thinks we
will be willing to go to jail for sixty
days for liberty. but not be willing 10
go six months, or six years. The
heavier the penalty the higher will
the fame os our resolution rise"
Miss Margaret F'Yotheringham. who
has been suspended from her position
as teacher and will face charges next
Friday, was another speaker. She
had smuggled a specimen Of salt pork
and a very doubtful piece of fish out
of tho Jail and displayed them with
various witty remarks.
Ticket Lucy Branham. who Is 4
vrey babyish looking blond, declared
that during her stay in jail. she had
gained a clear understanding of how
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SUBWAY FLOOD
UNDER CONTROL
500 Workmen Make Nine
. Hour Fight Against
Rising Waters.

New York. Nov. 4-After a nine
hour struggle with rising water in
the downtown subway which COM
pletely tied up traffic and threatened
the collapse of streets, the flood
caused by bursting water main last
midnight, was overcome today. Fire
engines and huge centrifugal pumps
were used in rescuing the subway. \
force of 500 workmen from the Inter-
boro Rapid Transit Company, the Edi-
son Electric Light Company. and the
city water and fire departments was
employed in the task.
There was flood four feet deep in
the underground system and in places
large lakes formed. The water poured
in from a subway emergency exit in
Franklin street. Cellars in the neigh
borhood were flooded. The subcelIar
of the Criminal Courts Building was
filed with water.
New Dam Causes Break.
The accident was owing to increased
water pressure in the main since the
opening of the Ashokan Dam supply.
The water in the subway was
within half a foot of the platform
when the pumps were started. So
great was the pressure that it was
almost o'clock before the water
gates could be closed. and meantime
a geyser was shooting volumes of
water more than twelve feet in the
air in Lafayette street.
The water ran up and down hill
to Canal street and got into the
subway through the emergency exit
at Franklin street.
Enters Electric Conduit.
To add to the confusion the water
got into the conduits of the Edison
company. putting out all the lights in
the neighborhood and plunging almost
that entire section of the city in dark
ness.
Not only was traffic in the subway
stopped by the break in the main, but
practically all of the surface traffic
was also tied up, because the police
roped OF most of the affected street,
as 1t was impossible to learn to what
extent the pavements had been dam
aged.
The surface cars in Madison avenue.
from Grand street to Brooklyn bridge.
were stopped and traffic was also shut
of in Canal street south from Lafay-
cite.
Court Building Flooded.
While the greatest damage It is
feared will be found to have been done
to the pavement OF the affected
streets for blocks in all directions.
the subcellar of the Criminal Court
Building was flooded. and four feet
OF water was still in the cellars of
the following houses in Lafayette
street at O'Clock today: Nos. As.
A, 20, 50. "a. 70, "A and 50.
The greatest excitement prevailed
among the prisoners in the Tombs,
but the guards averted a panic.
The pavement Is compIetely UNDER
minded In Lafayette street, from
Worth to Canal, and also in many of |
the intervening side streets.
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BRAUN DENIED FREEDOM.

ossining, n. Y, Nov. I.-Supreme
Court Justice Tompkins has filed a
decision denying the motion Of
counsel for George E Braun, alias
Otto Broun, a Sing Sing prisoner, for
a writ to compel Warden Meyer to
release him from prfpn
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PLOT =
AGAINST MAILS
Secret Service Men Accuse
Germans of Distributing
Peace Letter.
pedal to The Washington Herald.

CE-NAaA 70 AAG washington heEald.
New York. y. Y, Nov. 4-Evidenc,
Of plot to swamp the postal system
Of the United states and carry on
insidious German propaganda is now
in the possession OF Chief William J.
Flynn, OF the United States Secret
Service.
The headquarters Of the Germs .
conspirators is believed to be I'm the
Back Bay section Of Boston. Proof
pointing TO Boston's fashionable sec
ton was found in the latest letter
these German agents have sent out.
1t is believed that thousands of print
ed copies of this letter have been sent
broadcast over the country in the last
few days. The recipient is asked to
copy the printed form and 10 mail at
least one copy to friends Of immedi-
ate peace"
Text of Letter.
The letter reads:
In his war message, April .,
President Wilson spoke Of Ger
many's promise to end the U-boat
warfare At Madison Barracks
Lansing said: The immediate cause
of war was the announced purpose
Of Germany to break its promise as
to submarine warfare
Germany never made any such
promise. In the note of May 4, 1916.
containing the so-called promise.
Germany carefully stated that as to
the future she must reserve to itself
complete liberty Of decision
For brief but adequate statement
OF diplomatic notes that led 10 war,
send to your Congressman for Sena-
tor La Follette's speech OF April 4,
1911. which was suppressed. See
pages II. IS, 30.
Endless chain. Please write at
least one copy and send this and that
to friends of immediate peace"
Secret Service agents working under
Chief Flynn, it is understood. are now
in Boston trying to find the Germans
issuing Sh:s letter and the printer
The speech OF Senator La Toilette
referred to in the German endless
chain letter was the one in which he
defended his vote against declaring
war oil Germany.
prayer for Peace
Another German endless chain let
ter that has been going through the
mails for nearly a month is known as
the Prayer for Peace" letter. The
first of these was circulated among
Masons.
Within the last month this identical
prayer has been in circulation
among Catholics, who are told that
this was a prayer said by Catholics
of old.
There is no doubt il my mind that
all these letters were first sent out
by German propagandists with the
idea OF cluttering up the mails" said
Federal official today.
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WOMEN, MEN AND
BOYS SHOT,; TALK
OF CZAR'S NOTE
AAu. :vian Court-Martial Results in Death of
Six and Aggregate of Ninety-one
Years. imprisonment.

If the text of President Wilson's message and the of his
reply the Pope have the fate the words of the Gar of
Russia there will be cant chance of their reaching consider
able portion of the German people
The Committee Public Information yesterday made public
translation of article appearing the Muenehner Post of August S
SIX DEATH SENTENCES
tells of death sentences and aggregate of nne-one
years imprisonment imposed by Austrian courmaas on women boys
and womn who passed from another the and copies
pocamaons by the Gar and Gen. Rennenkampf dropped from
Russian arpane the Austrian lines in 1914
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LLOYD GEORGE AND PAUL PANLEVE
RUSH TO ROME; STRATEGIC RETREAT
OF ITALY'S ARMY AVERTS DISASTER
Drive At Italy Blessing
For Allies, Says Baker
Secretary of War Asserts Austro- German
Attacks Have Solidi6ed Entire Western
Front; Reviews Weeks Operations.

The AustroGerman drive Italy without its blessings 1t
has so6ed the Western 'front.' which today stretches from the
North Sea to the Adriatc.
Secretary Baker thus speaks of the dramatic of the last
week hi, of the operations made public yesterday
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New Food for German,.

Amsterdam. Nov. 4.-From Berlin It
Is reported that several important fac
tories are manufacturing new food.
which 1t Ia expected viii be used by
the whole German population
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FIRE DESTROYS SALVATION ARMY
RESCUE Home IN PATERSON, N. j.;
MANY VICTIMS DIE ON STAIRCASE
Germany Plotted War 10
Years, Patents Here Show
and Other Types of Devices Prove
Conquest for World Domain.

Proof that Germany plotted the for world dominion for
least before she struck the first blow 1914 has lain hidden
Washington unknown for until yesterday when the
became known of the military activity of the Germans wal
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Be At the Opening of Focd shew
TSnshs proISinsn CONVECTION Hall. at 1850.
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PICKETS PROUD
OF JAIL TERM
Former Stuff" Prisoners,
at Homecoming Party.
Roast Whitaker.

We asked them for a nightie,
As we froZe, as we froze.
They answered. Highty-tighty,
As We froze. as we froze.
I'VE asked them for a brush
For ou teeth. for our teeth.
They said There amt no brush,
DAMN your teeth"
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Was Forced Backward Fif-
teen Miles Over Noun
tains and Plains.
HUNS WILL ATTEMPT
TO CROSS HIGH RIVER
Reckless Charge Of Cavalry
Did Much to Save
Army.

Paris, Nov. david Lloyd
George, the British premier, ar
rived in Paris last evening. He
viii accompany Prof. Paul Pain
leve, the French premier, to Rome,
leaving today.
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ANOTHER GAIN!

The HERALD continues to make
gain on top OF gain. For the three
months just past The HERALD's in
crease in advertising was 1913 per
cent more than the same period last
year.
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Germans Lose Ground

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Fostered Nationally.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-08-23
GERMAN ADMITS
SPY CHARCE;13
OTHERS IN J.. S.
Man Arrested Sending Mes
sage to Mother In Canada,

RICHMOND, Va, Aug. D.-Willian
+, Main, 70 years old. arrested ir
Louisa, on charge of being a Ger
man spy, admitted today, officers said
that he was one OF fourteen spies work
ing throughout the United States al tn;
direction OF the German government;
Maps. charts, explanatory notes anc
other papers were found on Main anC
an express package that he had for.
warded to Charlottesville containing
other information, which he said wa
to be turned over to the Geramn gov
eminent, was intercepted and rcturnet
to Louisa to be used as evidence.
The prisoner claimed he was from
Montreal and that he was sending in.
formation there to his mother, who i,
a German.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-08-23
RAINS FAVORABLE
70 BOIL WEEWILS

The boil weevil has put in his ap-
pearance In cotton fields in many parts
OF the state, according to reports oil
county agents to the state department
OF agriculture The insect has appeared
in the wake Of the recent heavy rains.
In Okmulgee county the rains have
affected the cotton, which i, somewhat
infested with worms. The county
agent OF Pontotoc county has reported
the boil weevil in the bottom lands bu,
the cotton on the upland, Is not vet At.
tseted, Rains are developing the boil
weevil in the cotton OF LeFlore county
according TO 4 report received TODAY
A different side Of the story Is heard
IRON oomanehe county, where the agen,
says. the cotton crop ha. been saved
by the rains, Forage, pasture and 9th.
er crops have been benefited greatly.
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Pope CONSULTED
Entente efonE
PROPOSING PEACE
(contlnusd From Page ~

request came from the United States
signed by man who is revered IN
Japan.
dViscount Kawai and myself were
then appointed to attend HE meeting.
"Ali the allies were represented. |
am unable to give the INT OF 'tho,e
who attended. aud IT was understood
that full secrecy was to prevail but
since there has been made public the
proposal which was outlined at our con
clave this is usele" ! presume II is
a mere matter OF diplomacy that kept
the European papers from publishing
the news OF our having met before the
proposals were formulated.
England Adverse to Peace.
81 have no objection to being quoted
as saying that England appeared ad'
verse to q peace settlement at the pres
ent time.
81 am afraid tina, the peace proposals
will not achieve the object hoped for
by the pope. see no objection to say
ing that France had very much the
same attitude as England, as far as
the conference was concerned.
AS to what Japan would require in
case Of peace ] car hardly say any
thing under present conditions
French Front Visited.
After leaving Rome we visited the
front in France. We were overwhelmed
by the enormity OF the action We
bring with us a firm conviction tina.
the Germans cannot hold out much
longer"
Editors Of the japanese World, 4 10.
cal vernacular paper, stated that the
European mission Of the two noblcmen
was known to the japanese colony here.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-08-23
Kaiser TO Consult
ReichStaQ Members

BERLIN, Aug. O--The liberal pres,
points out as q significant feature Of
Tuesdays session OF the main commit
tee Of the reichstag Chancellor Mich
aelis' statement that the government,
would not take final action on the
papal peace note without consulting and
advising with the committee. This Is
being received s . pledge that the
government henceforth intends TO col.
laborate with the reiehstas factions in
dealing with the chief problems OF the
nations foreign policy and that il
would continue 10 work in harmony
with the committee in the direction OF
achieving Z peace OF reconciliation and
mutual understanding.
Has Sanction Of Chancellor.
The suggestion that . smaller sub
committee Of the main committee be
organized for the purpose Of acting IS
confidential agent between the govern.
msnt and parliament, IL meeting with
approval. II also Is said to have the
sanction OF the chancellor.
While the c~hAncellor's informal state
ments and specific reference to the pa.
pal peace note are in keeping with
expectations. it is not unlikely that IN,
v.tican's message will prove the basil
OF an extended debate on war aim
during the committees present sitinl
a. which me Issues Of pariismentar,
reforms are equally certain to be dis
cussed.
Liberals Join Coalition.
One Of Tuesday, notable develop.
ments was the official announcement,
that the national liberal party would
join the coalition group in its dellbers-
tions, although reserving 10 itself the
right to take On independent attitude on
questions Of governments foreign pol
icy.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-08-23
KILLED
(&lMNRAID
OVER HOSPITALS
o. Woman Among Victims
y. Of Aviators' Bombs,


ON THE FRENCH FRONT, Aug
0s-.The incendiary bombs which were
droppsd by two German aviators on
two hospitals behind Verdun on Sun
day evening, killed ten wounded men,
one woman nurse and nineteen trained
male nurses. They wounded ~forty-nine
male nurses and inflicted further in
juries on patients suffering from
wounds received in battle, many OF
whom rushed naked into nearby fields
IN a attempt TO find shelter from the
bombs which were being rained down.
Meanwhile the German aviator,
eireied about in the air for half an
boar firing their machine guns at hos
pStal orderlies who were e%ndeavoring
10 extinsuish the flames, The nurses
had jast finished bandasing $50 wound
ID Germans who had been brought
direct from the battlefield and had
gone to bed when the bombs were
dropped from a height Of only VOC
yards. The Red Cro" signs were
painted prominently upon roofs and the
Germans knew the hospital had been
h existence for more than q year,
The correspondent, after inspecting
the hospital visited 4 camp at which
German prisoners are assembled II
contained considerably more than 5000
officers and men. The correspondent,
was permitted to interrogate a large
number Of the prisoners, many of whom
are only 10 or ~ years old. They all
declared themselves contented at being
out Of the war. On the way other
smaller camps. containing hunSr.h OF
Dfeoners, were passed.
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cea1eAsraAs 0susrai Dies.

Coe1eeereSs V>uefal Diss.
MOBILE, Ala. Aug. 1j.--Gen. wv,
Whiting, - years old. retired local
lAaases, confederate veteran and wide.
h tneva ovsr the south, died here 10.
~. 6sasral Whiting VS. In chass,
,AAIMo st Fort Morgan which firet
q p6sySWtS nsst.
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Vital Statistics
Marriage Licenses.

clyde A Bowman. 40 year. old. New
York Ctty, and Marjorie Bish, ~ year,
s.mp.i jaime. HRa~i.ns.ns.s.r. n, year,
old. Qkishoms CITY, and Avlc. N. Van
Hee, ~ years old. Wichita, Kan.
e, G, Graham, 81 years old. and psh.
Morrsll, Is years old, both OF Oklahoma
Russell scrlvnsr, rs year. old. M,y..
vile. Okla. and Mary Spear. rs years
OLD, ksnel, o. o..
old, M%ushosss. ohls.
blrths.
Mr., and Mrs j n usrcis, 40 YVES,
Finh street, hoy.
Mr.. and Mrs Joe Roekmor,, ioi South
Douglas avenue, boy.
Mr., and Mrs. Henry Chesves, II South
NJ, and M, Ned Chambers, 10. South
Douglas, avenue, q girl,
M and Mr., h r, sehwslss, ,n IVES,
Choetaw avenue, girl
Deaths.
Sarah Beatrice williams a years old,
local infirmary,
Clara Powell, ~ years old, at Ea.,
California avenue.
Floyd eIpbes.
Funeral services of Floyd pisbss, II
yssrs old. who died Al q local inflrmsry
Yesterday afternoon, took place at the
chapel Of street a Draper at : o'clock
this afternoon intsrmsnt was In Fair.
lawn cemetery,
Mn. Sarah D, Williams.
The body Of Mrs Sarah X Villa ms,
" wears old, who died At q local hospI.
tai yesterday. s%ftsrnoon, was shipped by
the Hahn Undertaking company 70 Noble,
OKLA, this morning at o'clock, w.
neral services and intsrmsnt will take
place there,
j. J. csnre~s.
Tho body ~ J Y Cornots, o. year.
od' who WAS slsc,rocu,ed las, nish, al
,ne, corner of Reno avenue and Bros A VA
wnn be shipped 10 Dallas. Tenas, BY
street \ Draper. Funeral services and
in'srment will take place there
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-08-23
BRITISH PIERCE
TEUT0N|C LINES
CLOSE TO YPRES
Success Comes After Spirited
Battle Lasting Day,
BY the Associated Press.

BRITISH FRONT IN FRANCE
AND BELGIUM, Aug. 23-Definite
success can be recorded this morning
for the latest British operations east
and northeast Of Ypres, on the Belgian
front, which yesterday were %surroun1.
ed by much uncertainty. owing to the
iiereenen OF the resistance offered by
the Germans.
Hill >. Reached Again.
At latest reports the British had
forced their way TO . considerable
depth into the enemy deienses and had
been fighting in the neighborhood OF
the ridge known as Hill IS where the
Irish troops made such q valiant stand
against Crown Prince Rupprecht's Bs-
v%arians on Thursday only to retire in
the face OF counter attacks from an
overwhelming number Of troops
Further down the British troops to
the southeast Of Ypres began a distinct
local operation near the redoubtable
Inverness Copse, which has seen so
much hard fighting recently. Here
also the Germans were making deter
mined resistance. This elevation 10
some extent dominates the British line
north and is therefore OF great value
10 the holders
Germans At Lens Exhausted.
The battle OF Len, today had dimin-
ished in intensity to the point OF COM
parative calm due TO pure exhaustion
Of the Germans who had been hurled
time after time against the Canadians
in fierce attacks No less than eight
heavy assaults were made against the
Canadian position northwest OF the city
proper last night and in each case the
Germans were thrown back at the point
Of the bayonet. The Canadians are
holding all the positions which they
reached southwest Of the heart OF the
city yesterday and have added two more
posts to their captures.
On the northwest the situation 10
where it stood yesterday. although Ca
nadians have established themselves In
a humber Of new posts which they
Wicsteu from INC enemy,
British Under No Delusions.
The British were under no decisions
- to the strength Of the German posi-
tions TO the northeast Of Ypres when
they began their attack At dawn. The
whole sector Is a network Of machine
gun redoubts and shellhole nets behind
which are elevations covered with rapid
firers, which can sweep the whole
country before them with = deadly hail
OF bullets. The British have forced
ahead at many points and have reduced
numbers Of ',trong German redoubts. A
considerable number OF prisoners have
also been sent to the rear. But the ma
ture OF the struggle makes il impossible
to visualize it with definite statements
At thi, time. The Germans have large
concentration, Of troops in this section
and all day they have been delivering
heavy counter attacks against the Brit
ish.