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The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-10-05
Lyon & Gru1aman. Retail Division
AMERICAN HARDWARE
STORES
(Incorporated(
FAIRFIELD AVE. AND MIDDLE ST.
Berean Church Pastor
Will Receive Call
From New Britain

The Peoples church congregation
Of New Britain last night accepted
the resignation of Rev. M. H. iHarri-
man, pastor, and voted to extend
call to Rev r.. c. Steinhoff of Bridge
port. Mr.. Hartman will remain I'M
til his successor is procured.
Mr.. Steinhoff is pastor of the Berean
church.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-10-05

general weakness that was so hard to
bear. I am able to do my work during
such times and ann recommending Lydia
my friends who suffer as did."-Miss
META TEDEMArsfs, 1922 Jefferson Ave,
Brooklyn, N. Y.
To know whether Lydia E.
Pinkl,am's Vegetable Compound
win help you, just try it. Fer
advfcewrite to Lydia E. Pinkhalm
Medicine Co. (confidentiaD Lynn,
Mass. Your letter will be opened,
read and answered by a woman.
and held in strict confidence.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-10-05
GET YOUR XMAS MAIL
FOR FRONT READY BY
NOVEMBER FIFTEENTH

Postmaster General Burelson an
nolinces that all Christmas packages
and letters for American soldiers in
France must be mailed by Nov. Is. II
this is done the post Office department
guarantees delivery by Christmas
morning. 49,
The postmaster general asks that
Christmas packages be marked con-
spicuous1y christmas Mail'' and that
each package be so wrapped that it
will be easy Of inspection. The post
age rate Is IL cents pound
Have YOU bol1ght Yn11r IAhartt
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-10-14
MILLION DOLLAR FIRE
ON N. Y. WATER FRONT
100000 Bushels of Grain De-
stroyed; Bomb Planters
Suspected.

NEW YORK, oct. 13.-Reports OF
incendiarism in connection with a
disastrous waterfront fire, which de-
stroyed an elevator and nearly
seven hundred thousand bushels of
grain in Brooklyn today were revived
tonight when Fire Chief Kenton is
sued statement. saying the cause
of the blaze would be rigdly investi-
gated. The property loss was testi-
mated at more than sl.200,000
There have been SO waterfront
fires in New York city lately and 1t
is improbable that all resulted from
natural causes" Chief Kenton said.
The grain consumed today was in
tended for export. according to Off
cials of the New York Dock company,
owners of the elevator.
Superintendent Tommlins in charge
of the elevator, declared the fire was
caused by an explosion inside the
structure. He said the nature of this
explosion warranted the suspicion of
a bomb planter being responsible.
This theory was secuted at by Fire
Marshal Brophy, who, after a pre-
liminary investigation, said he be-
lieved an explosion of grain dust
had occurred.
When the difficulty of combating
the flames became apparent every
fire boat in the city and every other
available piece of apparatus was
called into service
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-10-14
GERMANS PAY HEAVILY
FOR OPPOSING BRITISH
Five-Sixths Of Officers and
One-Third of Men Lost by
Many Regiments.

COPENHAGEN, oct. f3.-An un-
mistakable indication of great losses
sustained by the Germans In their at
tempts t. stem the British attacks is
contained In the latest comment OF
Lieut.. Gen. Won Ardenne. military
critic OF the Tageblatt OF Berlin on the
Flanders campaign. He refers to tho
German losses at Mars la Tour and
Gravelotte In the Franco Pruss.ai
war. averaging flve-sixths OF the Of
ficers and one-third of the men OF the
guard and Brandenburg regiments
engaged, as classic examples In Ger
man military history of extraordinary
casualties suffered without affecting
the morale OF the troops
The general then says these losses
often are far exceeded in the present
war and that In the third Flanders
battle they have, been so great AZ 10
Induce the military authorities 70
abandon the usual rule OF not referring
&c faem, feeling that the sacrifices Of
Prince Rupprecht's troops have been
such as to enttle them to extraor-
binary thanks of the fatherland.
General Ardcnne pays grudglng
and belated tribute to the achieve
ments Of the British tanks. which. ac-
cording TO his verdict, tho quick vic
TINS 10 tho German field artillery
undor good visibility. are able to dc.
liver "a most effective enfIladlng fire
from thor machine guns Whenever
they are able to approach the infantry
lines under cover OF a curtain OF
smoke or vas waves and are not TO be
taken lightly.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-10-14
NEW BOND LAW ADVOCATED
superintendent Would Stop Distrib-
uting Interest Over COuntw.

WAuRIKA, Okla, Oct. l3.-That in
terest drawn by sinking fund in
vested in bonds or deposited In a bank
should be applied to the use OF the
community the sinking fund serves, is
advocated by j. NJ Dyer, county SUI
perintendent of public instruction. Mr.
Dyer has in mind school districts In
particular. In Hastings. for instance.
the school district has bonded in
debteiness of 100000. Eeach year a
certain amount of money is put into
sinking fund eventually to pay that
Indebtedness. The accruing sinking
funds draw interest. Under the law
the interest is turned back into the
county treasury and Is distributed over
the county. Mr.. Dyer advocates an
amendment to the la wthat would per-
nit district keeping that money
within the district.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-10-14
Senator Owen to Speak.
Eur. Minnie Men Programmed.

Proceeding Senator owens address
Monday night and at the request OF
the senator. three four-minute talks
VIII he made by local "four-minute
men," The speakers will be George
Black. Ed Warren and Glenn Con-
don. Thomas Lyons will introduce
the senator and o. ii. Leonakd chair
man of the campaign in the first and
eighth congressional districts, VIII
preside.
Last evening the final enlistment
papers for soldiers in the Army az
Liberty were placed In the mail by
n. X. Graham. director of publicity.
More than one hundred members OF
this unique organization reported at
headquarters in the Chamber OF Com
merce rooms to get supplies. instruc-
tions and information. Several of
these returned during the day with
their first shots at the German gov
ernment" as the army" terms their
bond subscriptions.
Reports received from Creek county
CONTINUED ON PAGE EIGHT
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-10-14
PIERS0L UNSHAKEN BY
STATES EXAMINATION
Denies Being Implicated in
kidnapping of Baby Keet
or Anyone Else.

The defense In the trial OF Claude
Plersol, charged with abducting Lloyd
Keet, rested its case this afternoon
after the youthful defendant had sue
cessfully held to his story OF the morn
ing thru a grilling cross examination.
The prosecution In rebuttal finished
late today. Court adjourned until
Monday. when the arguments will be
heard.
Piersol maintained that he had alb
solutely nothing to do with kidnapping
Lloyd Keet nor plots TO abduct any
other person. He steadfastiy clung
to the denial that he wrote the so
called ransom letters and rendered an
account of what he claimed were his
actions thruout the day and night OF
May 80.
In explaining discrepancies between
his testimony of today and statements
he made to Springfield. Kansas city
and St Louis authorities. Piersol as
serted that he had been coerced into
talking while held in the various jails.
He declared n federal officer from
Kansas City while questioning him at
Springfield threatened to club him
and have him shot as a spy. While
In the st. Louis holdover ne was awak-
ened many times at night and ques-
toned he said, adding that for 23
nights he slept on a plain board.
In rebuttal the prosecution called
Judges Farrington and Johnson OF
Springfield who related the original
stories Fiersol had told them OF be-
ing commissioned n captain by Ger
many. Judge Johnson testified that
on one occasion "A federal detective
did treat Piersol "a bit rough" Chief
Of Detectives Allender OF st. Louis also
called In rebuttal. testified that pris-
oners In the 81. Louis holdover had
nothing to sleep on but a board.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-10-14
Tulsa Merchants viii Aid Liberty Loan

Twenty-Five Tulsa will give the Liberty loan cam
paign big boost by investing 20 cent OF their
total days receipts bonds The announcement OF these
patriotic business appear this 6Opage edition OF The
World.
The World will buy Liberty bonds with 25 per cent OF the
money received these 90 advertisements This will be
elusive of The Worlds regular subscription for bonds and the
employees will take under the publishers
tive agreement announced yesterday.
The total Of the merchants and The World will
amount to thousands of dollars Following the list Of
chants who are Joining this movement and your attention
directed their several Liberty loan advertisements which
are among the most interesting things in this issue:
Seidenbach's G. French.
Darrow Music olin
Anerican Tailoring company.
ra,aoe O,.ee 2uppS uonpan
many ~ f' 80 Supply company
Lewk Factory,
Shop
Tulsa Art Friedman Jewelry
A. Y. Boswell jeweler.
IAndner Oil company. company
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-10-14
Time Half Gone; Only
$500, 900, 900 Raised of
,OOO, 100000 Needed

WASHINGTON. oct. 13.-The
tardiness of the country In re-
spending to the second Liberty
loan Is causing deep concern to
officials here. President Wilson
and his cabinet are watching the
campaign with great interest.
With half of the campaign gone
treasury officials estimated to-
night that not over 100000, 900
had been subscribed. II has be-
come apparent that a new and
tremendous immediate impetus
must be given to the campaign
II the subscription list is to ap-
proximate $4,000, ,000,000s
The $500, 100000 estimate of
the treasury takes into considera-
ton all the Optimistic unoffi-
cial' estimates from the various
reserve districts and that sum Is
only II per cent of the amount
desired.
This would leave 50, 100000
to be raised within the next ~
working days, an average of
1867 100000 a day If the $1,000
900, 900 goal is to be attained and
S2,400, 900, ,000, an average of
5000, 100000 a day If only the
minimum of $3,000,O00,00 is
subscribed
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-10-14
Michaelis Must GiUe Up
German ChancelLOrship

COPENHAGEN.O Oct. l3-The Pan
German Lokal AnZeiger, the national
liberal Deutsche kurier, the Catholic
Germania. the radical Tageblatt and
the Socialist Vorwaerts agree that the
prestige of Chancellor Michaelis Is
shattered and his position so shaken
that his deposition is imperative The
krrier suggests that change in the
chancellorship has been temporarily
deferred on tactical grounds to avoid
the impression that there had been
a surrender to Socialist pressure. Vir-
tually the entire press sneers openly
or covertly at the chancellor at
tempt To get clear by shouldering the
responsibility upon Vice-Admiral Won
Capelle. Ii is pointed out that the
chancellor himself went virtually as
far as the minister OF marine in the
introduction of the subject and the
subsequent debate.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-10-14

Petrograd alludes to the German
clear the entrance OF the Gulf Of Riga
near the Courland mainland Whether
II Is much more than this, possibly
the forerunner OF an ambitious push
:or Petrograd along the railway line
up the Gulf of Finland coast, can
hardly be determined so far.
The imminence OF the early Russian
winter season lends color TO the as
sumption that even II the German
high command is taking these steps
a. IA preliminary TO march on
Pe'rograd II hardly will essay the
campaign this year. II IL pointed our.
however, that the demoraltzed state Of
the Russian armies might make the
operation n comparatively short ana
ensy one now In comparison with The
task German army headed for
Peirograd would have to face next
spiing III the Russian governmental
plans for a regeneration OF the army
are carried. thru.
The more conservative view seems
to be that the German effort IL aiu,eI
AZ gaining complete control OF tho
Gulf OF Riga so az to realize to shs
fu,l the advantage gained last month
by the capture OF the city OF Riga.
This has been given them first. all OF
courland. then a slice OF Lovionia and
now has planted them in an ad-
vantageous position off the coast OF
Esthonia where they will constitute a
constant threat to the right flank OF
the whole Russian fleet, now some-
what loosely anchored on the sho. es
OF the Gulf OF Riga. some distance to
tho southwest.
Oesel and Dago Islands are at the
entrance of the Gulf OF Riga and pro-
vide easy access to the mainland over
small intermediate islands. They are
off The coast OF the Russian province
OF Esthonia. Dago island is about
two hundred miles from Petrogrdd.
Its position derives additional imp...
ance from the fact that II is almost at
the mouth of the Gulf Of Finland. at
tho head OF which is Kronstadt, which
defends Petrograd.
Ocsel island is nearly one huuored
miles north OF Riga. which the Ger
mans captured recently. The landing
OF German troops in Esthonia would
threaten the outflanking OF the Rus
sian line and probably compel re-
treat on a Vide section of the front. IL
indeed. II did not open the way to
Petroerad itself A railway line io,-
lows the coast all the way from Hap
sal. opposite Dago island. TO Petro-
grind
Oesel island, the larger OF the two,
Is IS miles long and has an area OF
1.010 square miles and a population
Of about sixty thousand II has a diff
ficult coast line in the form OF pre-
cipitous limestone cliffs.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-10-14
Won Tirpitz Still Has
Faith in Submarines

COPENHAGEN. Oct. i3.-
Admiral Won Tirpitz, former
German naval minister. inter-
viewed by the Brunswick Landes
Zeitung. is quoted as saying:
we can continue confidently
TO expect final triumph over
England as long as we continue
to sink vessels faster than she
constructs them. The submarine
war success cannot be expected
Immediately. however. but IL we
IuIsue our aim firmly We shall
sind after some months that our
position for negotiations with
England will be quite different.
England Is determined now
while her position is compare
lively favorable. No definite
time can be fixed for our success.
Economically and as regards raw
materials. our position today Is
stronger than that of France or
Italy. How far England will be
able to make her supplies last
cannot be predicted.
But the decisive factor Is that
white we support four-fifths of
our economic needs from our
own productions England has to
fetch four-fifths OF hers from
overseas. We are now at the
fateful hour of our existence.
Germany cannot maintain her
position as a world power against
England unless her position is
founded on might"
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-10-14
Child Burns to Death.

SAPULPA, Okla, Oct. l3.-Word
reached here today of a catastrophe
which occurred at the home Of +, w.
Hickey on a lease of the Prairie Oil
& Gas Co. at Hilton Thursday morn
ing. in which Pauline Hickey. his 4
year-old daughter. was 80 badly
burned that she died later in the day
and small hopes are entertained for
the recovery of Ermadine. another
daughter. Both Hickey and his wife
We're burned but not seriously, and
the house was burned. The accident
was caused by the explosion Of gaso-
line which the Rickeys were using
about the house to exterminate
reaches
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-10-14
Cotton, Crop Paying.
.al NJ, I..ll

RINGLING. Okla. Oct. 13.-R. NJ.
McCurry of near Claypool. who. this
year put two hundred acres Of tho
Davis ranch In cotton. probably will
net 5000 from this crop alone. That
Is more than land of the quality on
which the cotton Is grown sells for on
an average in jefferson county. The
land should yield rs bales. or a little
less than half bale to the acre. With
lint at 20 cents and seed at $50 ton,
his aggregate receipts should be el1.-
900. Picking will cost him about
$500.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-10-14
Battleships Bombard Land Batteries
as Transports Discharge Troops
on Gulf of Riga Islands
DASH FOR PETROGRAD IS SCENTED
Kaiser May Attempt Quick Thrust
Before Winter While Slavs
Are DemOraliZed

LONDON Oct 13Germany most striking military since
the attack which resulted in the capture of Riga Friday
tins Russian front when German troops landed Oee and
Dago islands at the mouth of the gulf of Riga
Heavy battle
assist this operation Some of the deadnaughs appeared off
coast and covered the landing with their sencng
shore batteries Russian forces hampered the progress consider
able numbers of the Germans to have obtained footing
the northwestern of Oese
Dago island On Oe island where the extensive
aviation and other military the garrison en-
pAged the
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-10-14
FlOlpers for the Living

Federal Reserve Bank OF Kan
sas City. Tenth District, October
~. la17.--The Tulsa Daily World,
Tulsa. Okla Gentlemen:
In behalf of tho treasury de-
partment, we wish to thank you
for the splendid publicity given
In behalf of the Liberty bond
campaign In your issue of Octo-
Der 1.
We know that this advertising
will stimulate your county COM
mittee TO renewed efforts to sell
the second Liberty war loan, and
can assure you that every bond
sold IL another gun fired in the
war for democracy.
Yours very truly--A. II. Hutch
ings. director OF publicity.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-10-14
kcrcnsky III.

PETROGMAD. Friday, Oct. 12-
Premier Kerensky IS slightly III and
has been confined to his bed since his
arrival at general staff headquarters.
He is reported 10 be In no danger lie
reported himself much pleased with
conditions In the army. The premier
expects 10 visit all the fronts before
returning to Petrograd.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-10-14
PEOPLE OF TULSA
ARE YOU ASLEEP?
Popular Success Of Liberty
Loan Campaign in
Your Hands.
OWEN SPEAKS MONDAY
OklahOma's Senator to Adj
dress County Mass Meet
ing at Convention Hall.
EMPLOYERS AND EMPLOYEES
Committee to See That One
Co-Operates With Other;
All Must Buy Bonds.

With half of the campaign
period gone Tulsa has sold only
il per cent Of her share OF
Liberty bonds. The men who are
giving their time and effort to the
support of our government III tnls
- crisis realize that there must pe
popular awakening of the
masses II the second drive is to
be a success In this city and county.
There is no indication that the
Liberty bond committee Is losing
hope of the ultimate success, put
th,s found II Nea.rt-rendlnS
task to awaken the people TO the
needs OF plmpt action and per-
sonal sacrifice.
Believing that local people will take
hold of this great task after they
realize the danger that confronts the
nation II the Liberty loan rails, inc
local campaign committee has ar
ranged for United States Senator
Robert l.. owen to speak at ConVen-
ton hall Monday night at O'Clock.
Every person in Tulsa ocounty VINO
prides himself on being an American
is urged to attend this meeting. Brlns
your WIFE family and friends. Sena-
tor owen IL one of Americas greatest
public figures, a profound student ana
a polished orator.
Visitors vim be Here.
4. Bee Guthrey, c. b. Douglas, ana
z. Evers returned last night from
q series of Liberty loan meetings ",
Owasso, Collinsville. Skiatook, ana
Sperry. The bankers in each town
esked the Tulsa speakers TO make res
arvations for them at the owen meet
Ing Monday night. Automobiles WHY
he furnished and each delegation VIII
carry banners. Considerable rivalry
is on between the towns and each VIII
try to briuG the largest delegation.
An effort is being made to also have
delegations attend from sand Springs,
Bixby, Broken Arrow and jerks. The
people in ali of these towns are as
patriotic as anyone else, and they a W,,, !,
be given nm opportunity to display
their patriotism.
Ed Warren spoke in the open air AT
Sand Springs last night TO large
crowd. The local banker. who prom
lsed to arrange for the meeting, re''
down on the Job. and Warren
drummed up his own crowd with the
assistance OF several Sand Springs pa
triots. He held their rapt attention
and at the close CT his speech more
than 25 persons asked for subscription
blanks for Liberty bonds.
Senator Owen to Speak.
I, Is expected that one of the largest
crowds ever In Convention hall will DO
on hand to attend tomorrow nights
big patriotic rally. Senator Owen VIII
give Tulsans their first verbal report
on the recent stirring events In wash
lngton. He is giving considerable time
and study TO this address realizing as
he does that 1t will be accepted by
the people of this section as direct
message from the administration to
the citizens of oklahoma. Senator
owen has been here for several days
quietly working with the Tulsa army
of Liberty II is thot that his efforts
will do much toward eliminating some
OF the hesitation that has tended ia
hold back the sale of Liberty bonds.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-10-14
Shamrock Improving.

OptrIhT 70 Inc WOrId.
SHAMROCK. Okla. Oct. l3-Con-
tractors are at work on grading TIP
perary avenue. and putting down
permanent cement sidewalks TtI old
walks are being torn up and work will
continue until the business streets are
all equipped with walks and cross
wnlks
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-10-14
GOSH

Yesterday was somewhat Of q hum
dsv for oklahoma. Down st Associa-
tion park K>l lost their gridiron
battle TO the Haskell lnjuns while
Somewhere in Illinois bennie
ovens sooners lost their tilt some
"A to o.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-10-14
THE WEATHER

TULSA, Oct 2--Temperatures:
Maximum 63, minimum "a, minimum
"a; north winds and clear.
OKLAHOMA FORECAST: sstur.
day probably fair.
Putnam patriot., 1917-03-30
Lost Life Trying to Shoot Dam
NlpIy Laruso, P, Lived ia WaIpOIe,
 Mass

Niply Laruso, %, of Walpole, Mass. an employe of the Aberthaw ConstIuc. tion Co.,, of Boston, engaged in build ing operations at Wiliamsville, was swept over the dam in the Quinebaug river at Williamsville in rowboat about one o'clock Sunday afternoon and was drowned.
 Laruso apparently formed the fool hardy purpose .of trying to shoot the dam in the boat. It is said that just before the tragedy Lsruso and two companions were out in the boat and that when Laruso suggested trying to shoot the rapids they became fright ened and insisted on being put a shore. Laruso then rowed back into mid. stream and was caught in the swift current and the boat was swiftly drawn toward the dam.
 Laruso was seen by a watchman at the mill frantically waving his arms as the boat approached the brink. When the boat shot over the dam 1t upset and pitched Laruso down into the boiling waters. Ills body was swept forward for maybe 30 feet, and then disappeared. Though many searched for the body for many thours, it could not be found.