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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-11-16
FARMERS PROTEST
BURNING "p0LEY
AT COTTON Gins
Resides BeCIared Needed for
Feeding Livestock,

The burning OF the residue from
ginning bolcy cotton as tucl to provide
power for the operation OF gins in the
southwest part OF the state where feed
stuff is scarce has brought storm ~
protest to the state council OF defense.
Two Counties Protest.
J NJ Aydclolte. chairman Of .hc
state council, has received a number "
tclegrnms from Jackson and 1ilml1
counties protesting against the using
ol the "bolcy' for fuel ard demand
ing that farmers be allowed Ia pur
chase It that they may feed it to their
cattle The men protesting assert that
burning ol the cotton residue parallels
he feeding OF wheat 10 stock IN the
northwestern part OF the state early in
the fall
An acute car shortage in Tillmr
and Jackson counties has brought
about serious situation II IS indicd.
Cd bv the communications which the
state council ha, received from there
The Rinners are using 'bolcv' Tor fuel
because they cannot obtain coal Tho
farmers need the gin product 10 tel
their cattle because they have no feed
stuff and can neither yet cars to ship
IN feed OF lo ship out their cattle
Cars to Snip Cattle Out
Mr. AydclolIc ha, assisted by get
ting the corporation commission 10 or
der a number OF cars 10 Allus and
Frederick so cattle may he shipped out
Ne has referred the kilograms concern
lng the burning oi the residue from
ginning bolcy cotton 10 Stratlon D.
Brooks, state food administrator.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-11-16
new TRIAL SOUGHT
BY JESS LITTRELL

Motion TO- a new trial for Jess IT..
trcll, contN,ed OF bank robbery IN the
district court Yesterday and sentenced
to serve twenty five years in the pen.
tentiary, will be filed this afternoon.
declared Henry Carr. attorney for La.
trcll II Judge HaySon refuses lo
grant new trial the case viii bc
taken 10 the criminal court Of appeals,
he said
liltrell is in the county jail. await.
INK the arrival OF officers from Oklu,.
kce county who will take him to Oke-
nah 10 face trial there Monday on a
charge OF murder The case Is in CON
nec'ion with the killing OF Depuy
|'iO Boulwgrc, member of the pus,s
L..8sd wih G., BAN robbers on
the moraug Vi January ~
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-11-16
SOLDIERS WILL EAT
YELLOW CORN MEAL

Even the soldiers are to do some
Hooyerizing il notice Of bid for sup
plies received at the Chamber Of Com.
merce this morning from Major T. S,
Moorman, Quarnrmaster's corps Camp
Doniphan, is an indication The an
nouncement is that the government
wants bids on 10000 pounds of yellow
corn meal for use by Missouri and Kan
Sas troops at Camp Doniphar between
November 2S and December "a
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-11-16
Liberty Loan Fraud
Brings Bankruptcy
to Club Promoter

NEW YORK, Nov l6y-An invol-
untary petition in bankruptcy was filed
IN the federal court here today against
Elmer Dwiggins, promoter Of the
United States government Liberty loan
club" through which it is charged
thousands OF dollars we're collected
from small investors on the dollar.a-
week plan for the second government
war loan Dviggihs wa arrested yes
terday at Montgomery Ala, on charges
OF misuse OF the mails.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-11-16
Murder. Is Charged
to Asylum Guards
for Inmates Death

CINCINNATI, O., Nov l6.-A. L.
Barlow and ]. E Brown, two attend
ants at Lonsview state hospital for
the insane, were indicted today on
charges of first degree murder BY the
speoial grand jury investigating the
conditions existing at 'the hospital.
The indictments returned today were
made in connection with the death last
week OF Sabin Hollister. a patient at
Longview. The police allege that both
Barlow and Brown have admitted beat
ing Hollsier
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-11-16
GRIM RESISTANCE
CHECKS drive Of
TEuT0N HoRDES
German Attacks on the Whole
ASiago Line RepuISed

ROME, Nov To- All along the
mountain front from AslaRo to the
Piayc river the attack, oi the Audro-
German forces which arc seeking to
crush in the Italian line have been re-
pulsed, it is announced officially
All the positions attacked yesterday
remained in the hands OF the Italians.
On tho Venetian plains artillery bat
ties of intense severity across the Piaye
river are IN progress
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-11-16
REFUND OF EXPRESS !.
RATE BEGINS IoDAx

The first checks in the payment q
express rate refunds we're mailed o'N
by the state corporation commission
today More than 5000 was sent out
TO firms IN Oklahoma City who had
made application for the refund w.
D. Humphrey, corporation commissions
er, requested today that all persons en-
titled TO express rate refunds make aps
pIication at once TO the commission
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-11-16
WIDER STREETS
IN RESIDENCE
PART FAVORED
This Is to Be Report Of "City
Beautiful Committee,
ELIMINATE SHARP TURN S
Cut Down Parking and Side
walk Space, PIa0

Widening OF Robinson Harye, an,
Hudson avenues IN the residence sec
ton of the city and elimination o
sharp turns OF streets aud boulevard,
IN the residence district upon which
traffic is the heaviest will be som,
ot the recommendations made by e. A
Nichols IN a report to the Real EStat,
board
ChsirmAn of Committee.
The report may be made at the meet.
ing OF the board today OF at later
meeting Mr.. Nichols is a member OF
the real estate company OF Nichols Il
Chandler. and is chairman Of city
beautiful committee appointed by the
real estate board some time ago to
investigate traffic conditions here. Mr.
Nichols will likewise recommend the
widening Of Tenth street from Broad
way to Hudson and from Broadway ell
tireIy to ClaSsen boulevard il possible
y When these recommendation have
been made to the real estate board as
an organization, Mr. Mhol, and his
committee will take the mater up with
J. {. Walton, city commissioner of
public works. and other members OF the
city administration.
Cut Parking Space.
Roughly, It is the idea of Mr. Nichols
to cut down the sidewalk and parking
space IN the streets mentioned TO ap-
proxlmately ten feetN,on each side
This will permit the Construction OF
from four to ten or more feet Of paw.
ing north of Fourth street on Robinson
Harvey and Hudson, and thus relieve
to certain extent the traffic conges
ton on those thorOughiares
Whether this reduction OF sdeyall
and parking spae. will be necessary
south of Grand avenue is dcbatable
since all three are wider in the south
part OF the city than in the north.
The elbow turns on Broadway
Robinson and Harvey avenues where
they cross Grand avenue are ci;ed as
examples OF the sharp turns which Mr.
Nichols would have eliminated, He will
not recommend any action in the case
OF turns in the business district, how
ever, because remcdying such conditions
would be very costly and because tra(-
fic is automatically slowed down in the
business district. Accidents because o.!
turns therefore are not so frequent as
in the residence district where more
speed is permitted.
Wider South OF Grand
Width OF Hudson avenue south Of
Grand 10 Reno avenue is sixty feet
forty feet is paving and ten feet on
either side is sidewalk space South
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-11-16
SUBMARINE ISN'T
BEATEN YET, SIR
ERIC CEDDES SAYS
First Admiralty lord Warns
Against Optimism,

LONDON, Nov. 10. In reply 10
question N the house OF commons toda,
Sir Eric Gcddes, first lord Of the ad
miralty, said
The good return OF tonnage sinking
by enemy submarines last week and in
deed the comparatively favorable result
Of the last two months ought not 10 be
taken as indicating that the submarine
menace is thing OF the past or de-
ieated
Defeat Eventually.
Sir Eric recalled his recent speech
in the house OF commons in which he
said the enemy's attack on British trade
was being held, but had not been defeat
ed, that the Germans were building sub
marines faster than the British were
destroying them, but that with improved
methods he looked for the eventual de
feat OF this menace. He also reminded
his hearers he had said mercantile ton
mage was not being maintained against
the dcpradations OF submarines.
Still Need Ships.
81 see no reason in what ha, hap
pcned since, or favorable results OF the
last week" he continued, 80 qualify
or modify in any way what | have said
as publicly as possible, that the calls
upon the merchant shipping OF the world
for waglng wal are SO great that Doth-
ing shiud be left unsaid or undonc
which will bring home to the people Of
this and allied countries that economy
in everything which is sea borne has a
fContInurd or Pno, 2 Coiupnp Az
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-11-16
Permit Issued for
$4,000 Apartment

A three story brick apartment house
in which there will be six complete
apartments is now bcin erected at 2l'
East Seventh street by Mrs Carrie
Rome The contract for the erection
Of the building which will cost $1,000
has been awarded to + NJ Ray, a local
contractor The permit allowing the
erection OF the building waa issucd from
rr 1iilcc of the building inspector ~
day .,.-- o. ......-.-.- -
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-11-16
AMERICANS QUIET GERMAN Guns
BY WELL DIRECTED SHELLF|RE AS
OUR INFANTRY NEARS FOES Line
lBY IN. Associated Press.l

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN FRANCE No, l6The Germans
have placed machine sprayed OF bullets
communicating trenches The American artillery hurled shells from ss
the position enced the patrols have worked w 10
the German wire entangmu The artillery fire day and night continues
lively " y
There between American patrols and ernane
No Mans number clashes but the mne
dark Sowcr a6 the firing distance There Aeen
casualties, - n I
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-11-16
N. CLEMENCEAU HAS
PICKED his CABINET

PARIS, Nov i6-Georpe Clcmcn.
ccau. who ist orminV cabinet in sue
ccs,ion 90 that held by prof Pn.uloy".
.<.... ln present the complete, ministry
to President poneare this afternoon,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-11-16
No Change in the
Weather, Forecast

LOCAL FORECAST - Generally hlr
weather tonight and saturday Not
much change In temperature,
STATE FoRecAsT-osnerally fair to.
nloht. Warmer east portion. Saturday
generally talr.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-11-16
CITY WILL RENT
BUILDING USED
SINCE SPRING
Years Lease viii Expire il
March, Removal Today,

Alter having maintained offices a
3-S West Main street since March
1917, offices Of the city today are be
ing moved back to the city building
corner Broadway and Grand avenue
The offices were removed to West Main
street following a fire which Ruttcd
the city building
Years Lsase,
Before moving into the thfce.story
building on West Main street, Mike
Donnclly, commissioner OF finance OF
the city signed a years lease on the
building He said today that the city
will sub let the building, bui that he
wa unable TO say at this time Just to
whom II would be rented, There are
several applicants for the lease
The city building as repaired is a
great Improvement over the old build
ing On the first floor. to which there
is now two entrances will he the offices
OF the city water works, the city clerk
and the city treasurer
Mayor on Second Floor
On the second floor will he the Of
fees Of the mayor. Commissioner Don,
nelly. Commissioner kesler. the city's
health departnvnt the city physicians
office and a large room for committee
meetings Of the commissioners.
The third floor iS TO he occupied by
the public works department, including
private offices of Commissioner Walton,
the city chemist and the auditorium in
which ali city commission meetings will
be held
One o( the principal features OF the
new building is iireprOoi vault, which
starts in the basement and extends 10
the roof oi the building In this vault
all documents OF the city OF any impor
tance viii be placed each night and will
be safe from any future fires.
Hoover Sign Up.
On the Grand avenue side OF the
ground floor is an attyactivc sign call
ing on the people OF Oklahoma City to
Save the waste and win the war" The
sign. which is particularly attractive
one was designed by Mike Donnelly.
II will probably I've week before the
offices are entirely Straightcned out,
but during that time all the business Of
the city will be transacted in the city
building
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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-11-16
Cesman Is Taken

BERLIN. Nov l6-Ihe town of Ccs.
mon, ON the northern Italian front. has
been captured, the war office am.
nounecs Near the Adratc on the west,
ern bank OF the piaye. Hungarian
troops advanced and captured 1000
Italians
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-11-16
old CITY HALL
TO Be USED AS
SUB-POSTOFFICE
Main Office Unable to Handle
Christmas Business,
OPEN DECEMBER 10, PLAN
All of First Floor, A3-5 West
Main to Be Used,

For the convenience of Christina
shoppers and with view of relieving
,congeSted conditions at the federal
building during the holiday rush. a sub.
poStotilce station will be opened IN ,hc
main floor OF the temporary city hall
building. is West Main street De.
cen'oer ~ he station will be in con
unuous operation there until December
Conference Held.
John Graham. assistant postma0er of
oklahoma City, was in conference with
Mike DonneIly commissioner of ac.
counting and finance TODAY Mr.
Donnelly told Mr. Graham that as far
as nc was concerned the postoffice au-
thorItics could use the building without
charge.
Mr.. Graham said that il would be i'm
possible TO handle the Christmas rush
at tJe postoffioe. due to the fact that
the addition to the federal building is
NJ yet ready to be occupied and that
~ believed IT would be possible to get
an appropriation from the government
TO pay rent on the building which is
today being vacated by the city offices.
commissioner DonncIly said that he
thought the government would 40 10
enough expense in putting the necessary
temporary furniture in the building to
handle the letter and parcel post mail
aud that it was his opinion that the
commissioners would he in favor OF let
ting the government use the building
without charge
Quick Service Assured.
During the time the sub postoffice
stat'of, IS conducted at the old city hall
every service one could get at the main
postofiice will be obtainable at the sub
station.
With a number of regular sub-sta
tons operating in the business ristrict
and the opening OF the big station in
the old city hall, Claude Weaver post
master and John Graham. assistant
postmaster are Of the opinion that the
Christmas shoppers will be able to OBJ
tam quick service even during the holi-
day rush
Mail handled through the temporary
sub station will not have to go through
The main postoffice before being sent TO
the railroad stations to start for their
destination.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-11-16
Conditions Intolerable."

we believe the absolute con
Sensus of opinion among all respect
able aud law abiding citizens of Okla
homa City is that the reign OF Nichol-
ism in this city has almost reached the
point where the people will no longer
tolerate his unlawful and unwarfanted
acts of malfeasance in office
we respectfully petition the
honorable mayor and board OF city com.
missioncrs to remove the stigma that
has been cast upon this fair city by the
Russian-like reign of terror caused by
said W. R. Nichols since his appoint
ment as chief of police by removing
him from that position at once / -
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-11-16
Police Heads
Removal Asked
By Labor Men
Arrest Of Union Organizer Re-
suits in Condemnation
Of Nichols,

Chief of Police Nichols is condemned
as "czar" and accused OF malicaSancc
in office in a resolution adopted unani-
mouSly last night at a regular meeting
OF the Oklahoma City Trades and
Labor council, at which delegates from
q OF the 10 affiliated organizations
were present His immediate removal
from office was also requested
Ball Arrest Cause.
The resolution resulted from the re-
cent arrest by Nichols OF +. Il. Ball,
organizer ior the International Meat
Cutters and Butcher Workmens union
headquarters Of which are in Syracuse,
N. Y. Ball was charged with vagrancy
and taken to local justice Of the peace
for trial Sentence was suspended ON
an agreement on the part OF Ball to
leave the city and TO never return as
long as W. b. Nichols is chief of po-
lice or Charles Sclby county attorney
A copy OF the resolution is to sent
to each member OF the city commission,
and a complete report OF the details
of Balls arrest and deportation" is to
be given Samuel Gompcrs, president Of
the American Federation of Labor, and
to fficers Of the Butcher Workmcn", 4,
union, by Offices OF the labor council
Some of the expressions contained in
the resolution with reference TO Nichols
are;
Said Nichols has regularly
been in the limelight occasioncd
by his acts of brutality, lack OF sound
judgment and violation of the statutes
of Oklahoma. ="
it seems that the longer
Nichols continues IN office, the more
intolerable and c1ar-like are his deal
ings with human beings whose consti-
tutional rights he tramples underfoo,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-11-16
HOURLY
TIE MPE RATuPE

Consecutive rainleNa days 81,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-11-16

the mormug VI January ~
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1917-03-27
RENO MEN BUY
INTO MANHATTAN
GROUP OF CLAIMS ADJOINING
WHITE CAPS BOUGHT BY
STRONG INTERESTS

Harry G. Humphrey came in last
evening from Manhattan. accompan-
led by W. s. Johnson. president of
the Zanzibar company, and contin-
ued on to Reno this morning to re-
port to his associates the purchase
of three claims end lining the White
Caps lying southeast of that estate
and next another claim that was sold
to a Goldfield syndicate last week
Mr.. Humphrey and w s. Johnson
represent strong Reno interests
which have been attracted to the
southern country by the glowing re-
ports of their engineers and are go
ing ahead on a comprehensive plan
of development The men behind
this acquisition are said to include
some of the wealthiest capitalists of
Nevada and there is no doubt that
no time will be lost in installing a
plant.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1917-03-27
Mackensen Training Turks
While Allies Make Gains

grad, they we're repulsed. East of
Baranovichi another Teuton attack
was put down by the Russian artil-
lery fire. The Russian was minis.
ter has arrived in Riga probably
to consider the situation created by
the arrival of German reinforce
ments.
Still another crossing of the Per-
Persian frontier into Turkey has
been effected by the Russians, who
have entered the villayet of Mosul,
through which flows the Tigris riv.
er, along which the British are still
in pursuit of the Turks retreating
from Bagdad. To the southeast, on
the Turco-Persian frontier near
Khanikan the Russians have cap
tured the Turkish Notifications al
Kalaichahin, thereby placing a fur
ther menace in the way of the Turks
making their way up the Diala river
before the British.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1917-03-27
BELG|ANS DIE
OF STARVATION
pEPoRTEo PEOPLE IN GERMAN
CONCENTRATION CAMPS HAVE
FRIcHTFuL EXPERIENCES
rBy Associated Prsss.l


HAvRE, Mar. 27.--The Belgian
government has received. by trust
worthy means, letters from respon
sible Belgians deported to Germany
written from camps where they are
confined One says: "Since Febru-
airy lst we have had only two meals
a day. The one in the evening has
been discontinued That was the
best because We had corn"
Another wrote: 1T is frightful
here We are dying of famine. We
have a ration of bread, water and
beets. That is all. We are skele
tons covered with skin. Thirteen
we're in the morgue yesterday and
13 today. If anyone gives us a lit.
tie soup or something else to eat
he is punished with five days in
prison"
From another letter: "The situa-
ton becomes more uncomfortable day
to day. Every morning two or three
dead are found in the huts. Doctors
decline all responsibility. Today l2O
are dead at our camp. We hope for
our deliverance by the great often,
sive."
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1917-03-27
STRIKERS RETURN
AFTER A MISTAKE
WORKERS RESUME WHEN THEY
FIND A WALKOUT WAS
NOT ORDERED

LITTLE ROCK, Ark, Mar 27.--
The strike of 500 union machinists,
helpers and apprentices at the Iron
Mountain railroad shops here was
called off this afternoon, after hav-
ing lasted seven hours 1t developed
that the calling of the strike was
a mistake. R, w. Bass. chairman
of the unions GRIEVANCE committee,
who was in st. Louis, sent them a
telegram telling them not to strike,
but the message was not delivered
until mid-afternoon. They men say
they won their demand, that length
of service be given preference in
shop work, but B. ]. Peasley, master
mechanic, said he had received no
orders to make any changes in the
rules.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1917-03-27
SOCIALIST SAYS
GERMAN VICTORY
ALMOST ASSURED
LEADER IN THE REicHsTAG
DISCUSSES VARIOUS FEAT
UREs OF THE WAR


STOCKHOLM, Mar "a Dr. Al
bert suedekum, one Of the best
known leaders of the majority Social
lists in the reichstag in an inter
view with the Associated Press cor
respondent, said Whoever thought
the submarine was going to bring
England to starvation in six months
vas deceiving himself. However
such a result is not necessary, for
q German victory" which he declar.
ed was certain. with indemnity He
vas convinced that England has
been sending only enough troops
10 the continent to keep the allies
contented. but now il is necessary
70 change her course He declined
70 hazard prediction on the result
Of the United States participation.
American has been virtually II
the war practically since the begin
hing," he said II II had not beer
for American ammunition the wal
would have ended in 1915" He sait
even In the improbable event tina
the war would last year or tive
more there was not the slightes
danger that the food situation woul'
affect Germany's military strength
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1917-03-27
GRAFT IN OAKLAND
FOUND BY JURY
SOCIAL EVIL RAMPANT AND
DRASTIC ACTION ORDERED
BY THE COURT

OAKLAND, Cal, Mar, 27.- The
county grand jury reported today on
charges of alleged graft in the po-
lice department The report de-
clares the menace of street walk
ers" continues despite the closing
of houses of prostitution and ad-
vises that they be driven from the
city.
The report charges Commission of
Safety F. F. Jackson with ignorance
of the affairs of his department and
recommends closer attention to duty
and orders that Capt Thorwald
Brown and Corporal E. Conroy be
dismissed for using their official
connection to boost the sale of stock
in an oil land company
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1917-03-27
TEUTONS TELL FRENCH PEASANTS
THAT PARIS IS BURIED IN RUINS

cavalry patrol appeared and the
allies had formed a new link in the
pursuit of the common foe Today
the booming of guns in this pursuit
could be heard over a stretch OF
so battle miles.
The cure told how few narrow
scars in the earth. known as German
trenches, ribbons of barbed wire be-
hind them and bit of shell-torn
waste called mo mans land" had
isolated a section of the French
section from their country as ef-
fectually as If they had been sud
denly transplanted to another iemis-
phere. He told how in the Voy-
ennes, women, children and old men
lived and toiled for the invaders in
utter ignorance of what was going
on in the world about they, just
as other thousands, still shut with
ing the German lines. are living.
toiling and wondering today. They
we're told long ago that their beau-
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