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Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-09-21
SPECIAL UNITS TO
ASSIST SAMM|ES
Trained Forces for Delivering
Gas and Liquid Fire Will
Be Supplied.

WASHINGTON. Sept. 2O.-Ameri-
can troops in France are to be sup
piled fully with trained forces TO de-
liver gas and liquid fire attacks, ac-
cording to army general orders made
public today.
Inc orders show that each army,
three corps under the new organiza-
uon, will have special engineer regi-
ment or one colonel one lieutenant,
one lieutenant colonel and three cap
tains and 3S enlisted men in the head =
quarters division, and six companies )
with six officers and $50 men each
whose business it will be to handle
the gas and flame service"
Supplemental Units Furnished.
In addition each army will have
thousands of men in supplemental
engineer units TO deal with other
phases of modern fighting There will
be a mining service regiment of six
special mining companies; water
supply service regiment of six COM
panies, a general construction service
regiment, an engineer supply service
detachment of three companies, three
workshop companies and one service
battalion, battalion of Typographical
engineers to provide a surveying and
printing service, road service de-
tachment with three road engineers
companies and six service battalions
of four companies each, ten motor
truck companies of 81 trucks each
and five wagon companies with 6l
wagons each.
On the line of communication of
each army Will be a pontoon park
with six construction battalions and
Sf hot %
troops, two supply battalions and
three supply service battalions, ten
battalions of forestry engineers sup
plemented by nine service battalions
for this work. two battalions of
special quarry service troops with
three supplemental work battalions;
five battalions of railway engineers
for light railway service, supplement-
ed by three work battalions, four bat
talions of railway engineers for the
operation and mechanical department
Special Railway Maintained.
A standard gauge railway service
is to be maintained by five regiments
of special railway engineers In the
first army by the eleventh, fifteenth,
sixteenth, SeVentCent and eighteenth
national army engineers with eight
supplemental work battalions. For
line of communication work there
will be a separate standard guage rail-
way. contingent. Six battalions of
railway engineer troops for operations
with three service battalions and ono
regiment (nineteenth national army
engineers) and one supplemental en-
gineer battalion and service battalion
in the mechanical and supply depart
ment.
The order provides also the medical
service officers and men to be at
tached to each of the new engineer
units authorized and stipulates that
the railway operating and shop troops,
forestry troops and service battalions
are to be equipped and trained as
infantry but that only 10 per cent of
them are to be armed, except during
their training period.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-09-21
htI, UW..'.'''xYlUICK!
PAGE Mr.. HOOVER
Farmers Disgruntled at Low
Price of Wheat Are Feed
ing 1t to Hogs.
World Capital Bureau.
SIP Campbell building


sig Campbell building.
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. Sept 20.
At recent meeting OF the oklahoma
branch OF the Farmers Educational
and Cooperative Union of America ~
was urged that the price OF wheat
fixed by the government should not be
less than 50 and resolution said that
at price less than that wheat would
be fed to the hogs.
Frank Gault, president OF the state
board of agriculture. today received
word from county agents that farmers
in Blaine, Woods and Alfalfa coun-
ties were feeding wheat to their hogs
and that they would continue to do
so rather than sell 1t for the prices
they were receiving at the elevators.
IT Is said that many elevators of the
northwestern part of the state are
paying no more than S160 to $3.50
for their wheat. In oklahoma ,ity
wheat from the wagon has brought
as much as S1.95.
Mr.. Gault today explained that so
far as he knew it was simply mat
ter of the price of feed. To buy corn
now costs the farmers from So to
$2.25 a bushel. They figure that az
the price they are getting for tnelr
wheat, 1t is much cheaper to feed Z
to the hogs than buy corn. AS soon
as kafircorn Is harvested. however,
and it becomes available for feed, the
farmers probably will quit using the'
wheat
j. NJ. Aydellotte. chairman of the
State Council OF Defense, today said
that he saw nothing that the council
could do in the matter; that 1t was
up to Mr.. Hoover, the national food
administrator. Wheatless days had
recently been advocated in oklahoma
City and other places.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-09-21
Austrians Use Italian
Prisoners as Targets
for ReUOlUer Practice

WASHINGTON Sept. 20.-Storie:
OF inhuman treatment of Italian pris-
oners by their Austro- Hungarian cap
tors have been brought to Rome, ac-
cording to dispatches received here
today from a prominent Italian law
yer sent home by the Austrians among
a number OF incapacitated prisoners
This man reported that captives were
Systematically tortured in the prison
camps, in many cases being used as
targets for revolver practice or delib-
erately poisoned A Hungarian lieu
tenant named Farks, who is said to
have led in such atrocities, now is in
Italian hands.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-09-21
DRAFT RlOTING CASES ARE
DELAYED BY LACK OF JURY
Seven Prospective Jurors State They
Have UnaItcrablc
Opinions.

0ptClhl lO iht NOiIu
MALESTER, Okla. Sept 20.-The
special grand jury inquisitlon into the
anti-draft riots in Hughes. Seminole
and Pittsburg counties, set to start
today, was postponed until. tomorrow
morning by Judge Campbell. because
seven of the panel expressed them
selves as having unalterable opinions
about the cases. Special veniremen to
take their place had not been OBJ
tanned at o'clock. Eleven were
needed as four others were discharged
on technical grounds.
Probably no death charges will be
brought in the indictments. members
OF the prosecutions attorney force in
dicated today. Treason would be the
count in these cases Various degrees
of rebellion and conspiracy will be
charged. There are more than one
hundred defendants
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-09-21
War Secretary Pleased
by Looks of Draft Men

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2O.-The men
of the national army who have al
ready reached Camp Meade, at An
napolis. Md, are "a fine looking
cheerful party of average young
American citizens" Secretary Baker
said today after flying visit to the
camp. He was accompanied by Major
General Scott, chief of staff, with
wtom he visited the headquarters OF
Major General Kuhn, commanding the
cantonment. General Kuhn has been
mentioned as possible successor of
General Scott when the latter retires
from office next Saturday.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-09-21
Tulsa Bank Clearing
Report ShOlUs More
Than Million DaiLy

Tulsa's bank c.earings as an
nounced yesterday by Manager
NJ. l.. rropst, Of the Tulsa Clear
irg House association, for the
fiscal week ending yesterday at
noon. averaged s1.lS1.274.13 for
the six business days, or n total
OF $7,0S7, ,644.7S for one wee.,.
This is an Increase of 1913 pof
cent over the corresponding
period Of last year when the to-
tai clearings for the week were
S3,iS9,252. The clearings for
the corresponding week of 1916
were considered excellent for the
period and with business condi-
tions considered. This Is thot
by Manager Propst to set rec
ord for the state during the
present month.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-09-21
TlUenty-Nine Members
of Tulsa AmbuIancers
Go to Other Companies

CAMP MILLS, l.. l.. Sept. 90
In order to reduce the Tulsa
ambulance company to motor
lied strength, the following
members of the Third company.
117th Sanitary Train, have been
transferred to other units OF the
Rainbow division.
To Field Hospital No. l-Buf-
fington, Gillian.
To Ambulance company No.
2-West, Pappan, Buckhalt.
TO Ambulance company No.
3-Baber.
To Ambulance company No.
4-Rurleson.
To 117th Engineer regiment
Fox, Wise, Sharp, Marvin, He'd
rick, w. Dannenburg, II. Dan
nenburg, Ellington, Butts, Pfeis-
terer, Potts, Denning Heard,
Kearns, Cannon, Hogg, Howard,
Kesslor, Domingues, Wyatt, Whit
Mowery.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-09-21
Warship to Garry Ballot
Boxes Back From France

NEW YORK, Sept. 20.-Waterproof
and unsuitable ballot boxes will be
provided for New York soldiers who
are abroad when the vote is cast in
the November election, 1t was an
nounced today. The states soldier
vote will be so large, it was said that
1t probably will be necessary to ask
the federal government for a warship
to convoy the ballots to this side.
The state election authorities fig
ure that in November there will be
between 125,000 and 10000 New
York state voters serving with the
countrys' fighting forces.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-09-21
No Fun Being King

ATHENS. Sept. 2O.-The prospects
and have become an affair of state.
Since he ascended the throne and
Greece joined the entente the view
has been held that the marriage of
the young king with a princess of one
of the entente countries would be
more in the interest Of Greece than a
private alliance. King Alexander has
made 1t known. however, that he did
not approved this view, his desire be-
ing to marry a young Greek woman OF
high character. tho daughter Of a
court official.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-09-21
CHINA WOULD SEND 100000
SOLDIERS TO HELP FRANCE
United States Asked for Financial AS
sistancc in Equipping Yellow
Troops.

PEKING, Sept. 15-(Delayed)- AM
nouncement was made in government
al circles today that the Chinese cab
met, provided the entente powers ap-
proved. was willing TO send three hun
dred thousand soldiers to France in
compliance with the French request.
An appeal has been made to tho
United States TO aid China. as the en-
tente allied powers were helpless FL
nancially to equip her troops.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-09-21
Liberty Loan Campaign
VIII Last -Four Weeks

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2O.-The sec
ond Liberty loan campaign will last
four weeks. opening on october 1 and
closing October 27. Wednesday, Oc-
tober "a, will be celebrated as Liberty
day thruout the country, and arrange
ments will be made to hold patriotic
meetings in every city, town and viii
lage. Details of the second Liberty
loan, it was officially announced to-
night, will be made public as soon as
possible after congress disposes of the
s11 100000 bond bill.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-09-21
OWNERS OF DUTCH SHIPS
UNABLE TO SELL TO u. S.
Holland Governments Refusal of Per-
mission May Lead TO American
COnfiscatiOn.

ROTTERDAM, Sept 20.-In ship
ping circles today it was said the
owners of all Dutch vessels now in
New York harbor had received offers
to purchase the ships and that the
owners had consulted with the Meth
erlands government. The latter. 1t is
asserted, replied that the owners
should sell their vessels under no cir
cumstance, not only because the ship
ping export law prohibited such sales,
but above all because the Holland
government had requisitioned the
ships for the transportation of food.
Dutch ship owners express pessi-
msm over the outlook, fearing the
American government may confiscate
the vessels for the duration of the
war.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-09-21
GERMANS UNABLE TO SHAKE
RUSSIANS IN RIGA REGION
Slavs Stand Firm and Inflict Heavy
Losses on Invaders; Ruman-
ianS Pushed Back

PETROGRAD, Sept. 2O.-The Rus
slams yesterday on the Riga front re-
pulsed an attack by the Germans with
great losses to the invaders, according
to the statement issued today by the
Russian war office.
The Rumanians were compelled 10
abandon enemy positions they had oc-
cupied in the region of Ocna.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-09-21
AS TO ACTRESSES.

Some folk have
beep unable to learn
where all OF the ac.
tresses come from.
That is, they are at a
loss to understand
where the women get
the start that leads
to a successful career
on the American
speaking stage. We
have given this ques-
tion no little thot
and have established
to our own salts.
faction-the fact that
the high school com.
mencement play Is the
greatest little institu.
tion in the world, so
Tar as a crop OF fresh
aspifants to fame as
thespians is con-
sarn.l I'll . a
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-09-21
War Crosses AWarded
Americans at Verdun

AMERICAN HEADQUARTERS IN
FRANCE, Sept 20.-Brig. Gen.
George b. Duncan and Maj. Campbell
King are the first American officers
to receive the war cross In the
French awards growing out of Amer
lean participation in the recent Ver-
dun offensive when they acted as CO.
servation officers i'm forward artillery
posts. Whether the officers will be
permitted to accept the decoration is
not known.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-09-21
NEGRO GOES ON WAR PATH
Shoots at Wife, Sheriff and Innocent
I:ystandcr Without Hitting.

SWARTZ, La, Sept. 20.-A negro,
whose name Is given as Haywood Will
liams, went on the warpath here We'd
nesday afternoon, shooting at three
persons, including his wife, but hurt
ing none. He then escaped.
After Williams had difficulty with
his wife and Deputy Sheriff w. G.. Nc
Callum sought to arrest the negro, he
turned on McCallum and fired at the
officer with a Winchester rifle. AS
he fled williams also fired at Rex
Pipes, road construction man.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-09-21
BATTLE OF MEN|N
ROAD IS TRIUMPH
FOR HA|G FORCES
British Fight Way Far In
to Territory Long Re-
sisting Capture.
GERMANS LOSE HARD
Offer Desperate Resistance
in Spite of Sweeping
Barrage Fire.
GERMANS LOSE HARD

LONDON. Sept. 2O.-FicId Marshal
iialgs official report says that north
country and Australian battaIions pen
eunicd uc German positions in tho
center 10 depth of over u mile and
captured the whole of their obicctlvcs.
Ihcsc included Hamlet, Vcldhock and
the other western portion of PoIygon
wood. Further north Zcycnkotc was
captured and also II few guns.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-09-21
To Develop Lease.

Special TO The World.
PAWHUSKA. Okla. Sept go
consideration the petition of the COM
mercial club for Il bond election to
vote money for development of tho
city's twenty thousand-acrs sas lsss~
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-09-21
Turks Helping Austrians
Oppose Italian Advance

ROME, Wednesday, Sept. 19.-(De-
layed) Prisoners taken by the Ital-
ians on the Carso front include sew
cral Turks. This PROVES, Italian army
officers say that ria-Hungary is
getting reserves from every possible
quarter in making last desperate ef-
fort TO stem the Italian advance.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-09-21
Uruguay Scene of Great
Anti-Germdn Exhibition

MONTEVIDEO. Uruguay, Sept 20.
Upwards of twenty thousand men
marched thru the streets last night to
register thor protest against the ac-
ton of County Won Luxburg in send
ing cipher kilograms thru the Swedish
legation at Buenos Aires.
There were no disorders. Police
are protecting the German bank and
clubs and business houses.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-09-21
American Injured nj Front.

ST. LOUIS, Sept. 20.-Robert Sem
pie of Maplewood, Mo, a member of
France, has been severely injured by
the explosion of an old German hand
grenade, according to a letter from
him received by his parents.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-09-21

course, pertains to both boys and girls For
eight or nine weeks after the school play Is
to refrain from communicating with some
New York theatrical magnate. In times the
boys oLtgrow the hankering for the foot.
lights while the girls never do.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-09-21

BERLIN, via London, Sept. 90
The report from headquarters this
evening ON the British attack says:
The battle I'm Flanders is still I'm
full swing ON the British front from
I.ansemarch TO Hollcbcke. In the
foremost part of our defensive zone
bitter and fluctuating fighting has
taken place since morning"
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-09-21
Thirty-FOur Killed in
Explosion at COlOgne

LONDON, Sept. 2O.-Thirty four
persons have been killed and "a others
injured as the result of an explosion
in munitions factory at Cologne,
says a Central News telegram from
Amsterdam.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-09-21
FOUR LOSE LIVES IN
RAILROAD COLLISIONS
Passenger and Freight Crash
in Michigan; Engine Runs
Amuck in Kentucky.

BENTON HARBOR. Mich, Sept. 20.
One man is dead, several others are
believed to have been killed and al
leafs Is persons were injured in a
head-on collision of n passenger and
IA freight train on the Pere Marquette
railroad at Riverside. seven miles
northeast of here tonight
A brakeman named Lagrange was
crushed TO death between the engine
and tender of the passenger train. OF
nine injured persons taken from the
wreckage thus far two are not eX-
rected to live. Several other persons
are understood to be in the wreckaso.
The two believed fatally injured are
Sherry Plummer, Grand Rapids bag
gageman on the passenger train, and
Milton Sweet, Grand Rapids, n pas
senser. Doctors from St Joseph and
Benton llarbor were hurried to the
scene and as fast as the injured were
removed they were taken to hospitals
or to the homes Of villagers.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-09-21

NEON, Ky, Sept. 20.-John All
phin, fireman, and two negro passen-
gers were killed and about twenty
other negro passengers were injureo
when freight locomotive running
wild early cbnight crashed into a
Louisville & Nashville passenger train
about one mile west of here.
The locomotive Is thot to have been
set in motion by negro who was OBJ
served r1nning away after the en-
gine started from n siding in the rail
road yards here. The baggage car OF
the passenger train telescoped the car
Immediately behind. which was re-
served for negro passengers.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-09-21

WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES IN
FRANCE AND BELGIUM, Sept. 90
The British at daybreak today
launched heavy offensive against
the German defenses about the Yprcs
salient along an extended front w lnrn
has its center around Inverness copse
and astride the Ypres- Menin ROAD, u
little southeast Of Hooge.
From the first moment OF going
over the top the assault proceeded
win marked succesi. especially III
the. crucial sector between the Ypres-
Roulers railway and Hollebeke, where
the British early in the day had forced
their way forward over marshy
ground and thru woods filled wI,n
machine guns to a considerable depth
ana were continuing the fierce fight
in the neighborhood of the famous In
verness copse. Nuns wood and Glen
corse wood, where so much blood has
been shed since the allies began the
battle of Flanders on July 81.
Notable Victory.
II the attacking forces maintain the
positions to which they have advanced
In this section they will have ao,vni-
plished one of the most remarKapie
anu iloSt lilpoItunl dcnltNelnentS IN
recent months. The German infantry
made the most determined resistance
III their attempt to regain this yilai
ground and their artillery retaliated
heavily against the British big guns.
This phase of the battle of Flanders
which bids fair to become known Ia.
the battle of Menin road, because 1t
centers in the territory astride the
Menln road, began at $40 o'clock.
Ihe infantry advance was preceded uy
a barrage of greater depth than ever
before witnessed. Five distinct oar
RACES in fact were dropped ahead of
the men as they began their Journey
into this difficult terrain The tre-
mendous curtain of bursting steel did
Its work well and the troops pushed
forward rapidly toward their OBJ
1ectives.
Fair weather lately had improved
the ground somewhat, but the mud
sun lies deep over wide reaches of 1t
and the whole territory is covered
with water-filled shell holes, tangled
barbed wire and shattered trees. The
German defenses consisted largely of
concrete redoubts scattered in profu-
sion over the entire country and from
these they have been able to pour a
stream of bullets into the ranks OF
the advancing troops. Every little
elevation also held its machine gun
emplacements and all the woods were
literally choked with rapid frers.
Artillery Preparation Perfect.
The British encountered hard fight
ing at many places, but the magnifi-
cent artillery preparation had done
much to make the first stage of their
drive easier The past week must
have been one OF misery for the Ger
trnnnG lNinU nj in tnfe
A great number of big guns have been
pouring n steady stream of high ex-
plosive shells into their territory and
every now and then the British have
put down a barrage which swept the
land like a broom. 1t is known that
many German batteries have been 81
fenced in the past few days.
The Germans knew that an attack
was coming, but IL appears that they
were unaware of the exact locality,
at least until the time for the often
sive arrived. A light rain fell last
night, but it cleared this morning and
tho visibility is improving.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-09-21
Auto Suggestion

The power OF mind over mat
ter has been forcibly show
many times in cases where per-
sons, by suggesting. offering
and picturing to themselves
some desired state Of health or
contentment, have finally grown
into the very image or likeliness
OF the thing wished for.
In order to accomplish any
real results, however. a vast
amount of concentration Is nee
essary, and certain times must
be set aside daily for this mem
tai exercise.
Another daily habit that Is
bound to work for your good is
to conscientiously read the Want
Columns of The Daily World.
People are constantly finding In
these human interest documents
both inspiration and help.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-09-21
OOH GOSH

OOH GOSHI
Heb, hehl There are two barber
shops in the little. unassuming viii
lage commonly and tenderly known
rs St. Petersburg. Florida. Heb,
hehi One is operated by a youth
named Clarence Shearer. while the
other is conducted by person named
Curry Hare. Heb, heh, hehl
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-09-21
THE WEATHER

TULSA. Sept. 0.-Temperatures
Maximum 50, minimum Co. north
winds and clear.
OKLAHOMA FORECAST: Friday
continued fair.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-09-21
Direct to Dallas,

After three-q quarters Of an hour of
switching and shunting Of coaches the
train was completed and slowly 1t
moved out Of the yard. The trip will
be made direct to Dallas over the
Triscd and thin will change to the
Southern Pacific and Will proceed to
CoNTMUED ON PAGE FOUR
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1917-04-07
CUBA CONSIDERS
DECLARING WAR
AGAINST GERMANS

HANANA April G-l'rrsidsnt
Nenp'sl thi. aftcruopn arnt
mr--sgr tn t..u4rr-- asking HAT
i-~ii tn drcltr tllsI a state -
vaf st.st. I'tFrrI Cuba and
t.rruan1
~ . ~ u',l,t Coo. sfisrnr un
co." senate. after fsadiug i're.i-
drnt NsnHsaI- mr.~age. aIpuiui-
% summittsr uf five -suatsr-
Co. mest iikr committee from
tie huu-e ut representative GO
tun-id,f thr m'-.a-t snd ri'-
puff
Tie foil"wire ',-aiuiinn VIII
l., presented o. tee iuint fuui-