The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-02-03


IN Africa and It must be a great temp.
tatIon to people IN such a hot climate
to drink more than are really good for
them
malning important neutral nations OF
the world Then, he believes, Germany
Will sue Tor peace on the ground that
she cannot fight the world
No Fighting, He Says.
"Ihc United States car engage in
Little actual warfare" Mr.. Johnson said.
Tor the reason that our armic, and
nayics cannot reach Germany We
might assemble and train a considerable
army, but before IT is III for actual
duty, the war, in my opinion, will be
over"
Fritz Straughn. head of the Choctaw
Gram company Of this city stated thi,
morning that he believed today, in
tcrpational situation will affect the
gram market, OF the world but little.
Little Effect on Market.
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now he said, "and in case oi war. the
situation would be unchanged. As for
England she must either eat or quit
lighting and she has been buying a
great deal OF her wheat from II, any-
how. Actual war between the United
states and Germany will not mean
the consumption oi mitch more wheat
than at present Therefore see no
reason why It should either advance
or drop
\ local cotton man. whose firm was
one of those included on the famous
British aud French blacklist" ot sew
cral months ago, made practically the
same statement as to the cotton market.
lie said that while it would be ioolhar-
dy in the face of the present condition
ot the market to forecast what might
happen IN the future he believed that
the present situation would scarcely lf-
feet the price 4 the staple"
Means Prosperity.
This means additional prosperity ilr
us Elmer +. Brown, former secretary
OF the Chamber Of Commerce, said. Mr..
Brown was one di the few men to pre-
dict the high prices OF cotton and wheat
AT the beginning OF the great war and
to declare that war IN Europe meant
prosperity for the United States.
81 think that within fifteen days or
three weeks our navy, with that OF
England. will have cleared path across
the sea to England and to neutral coun-
tries. Activities OF German submarines
ior months has hlndered shipping Now
that there is an open break with Ger
many our navy can get busy and take
a part IN making the seas tree TO trade.
Products Needed.
England cannot lei her mills be
Idle She needs the finished cotton
products as never before and needs our
wheat. This break with Germany
means that We will have better oppor-
tuni,ieS to ship 1t. For few days or
4 few weeks cotton and wheat probably
will fall Then 1t will rise again and
price, will be as high or higher than
ever"
Frank ] Wikoii prc,idcu, OF the
TradcSmenS State bank, believes that
even the temporary iall IN price, fol-
lowing the announcement OF the break
with Germany will not affect Oklaho-
ma
Ours j, producing state. We pro-
duce nearly everything needed IN war
and hy warning countries. II will be a
long time even il We are directly in
VOWED in the war before our prosperity
would be touched
Prepared Here.
Wheat and cotton always lcel the
shocks OF grca, change early Wheat
and cotton prices probably will tall
but will recover Md VIC were never
in hctcf shape 10 stand temporary
period OF hard times than right nov.
The banks oi Oklahoma can take care
OF all our financial needs without out
side assistance
This new state oi affairs is to b,
regretted hu, it could not be helped
hy ANYTHING we might have done and
! feel sure tha, condition, in the state,
economically. will be little changed"
One OF the first effects oi the az
nouncement OF severance OF diplomatic
relations with Germany noticed in OK.
lahoma City was a stimulation OF re.
crultng a, the navy station Lieu.
tenant Commander Nanderbeok believes
that the number OF applicants for scr,. .
ice in the navy will he larger each day
Six Applicants.
"SiN men applied this morning iut
enlistment" he said THAT is unusual
J.r Saturday morning Quite rush
when it is considered that this is a
new station having opened only on Jan.
uary ,
"It will be up to The navy To maintain
our rights on the seas it an actual break
with Germany comes The men IN
the navy will see the service and !
think the t,t,rp MON ,,.ill A., ,.,,, D.,