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The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1917-02-23
What Is Electricity?
Do You Know What 1t Is?
Do You Understand 1t?

Just because you don't understand it, does that keep you from
using it? Do most men know how to bake bread? No Does that
keep them from eating it? Just because you don't understand this
new science of C~HIROPRACTICis no reason why you should not
daily are being benefited thru CHIROPRACTIC which proves it's
wonderful merits. There is a cause for your disease or alment and
C~HIROPRACTTC can remove that cause giving nature a chance to
restore you to perfect health. Now is the time to get we'll Some
ridicule C~HIROPRACTIC and everything else. Ridicule is no ar
gument. Others are getting well thru CHIROPRACT1C-WHY
NOTYOU? Come today before il It's too late.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1917-02-23

Capt. Hugh Rogers, uncle of
Hugh c. Rogers of this city,
died at his home on a farm near
Vermont, Cooper County, Mo,
Wednesday morning after hav-
ing been in declining health
since he suffered a paralytic
stroke November 20, 1915. Capt.
Rogers leaves a large estate
He is survived by one nephew
and four nieces.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1917-02-23
Removal Notice.

Drs. N. B. and B. 7. Payne,
physicians, and DR.. C. w. John
son, dentist, have moved their
offices from over Stalling's Bak-
cry into the front rooms up
stairs in the Xix Building, cor
ner of Twelfth and Main streets.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-28
City Is Sued for
Water Pollution"

Nellie W Woodward and { I
Woodward filed sui, in di,'rc, court
today against the city OF Oklahoma
Clty in which they seek to recover
$1,000 damages ior alleged "pollui.
ing OF Deep Fork creek. stream
running near the western limits Of the
city The plaintiffs assert that sey-
eral years ago the city built septic
sewer near this creek. which runs hy
their property and from which they
get water Tor their stock
For some time the sewer did not
empty into the creek the petition states,
but about a wear ago the refuse from
the sewer began pouring into tine
stream and made the water unfit 10
use ior the stock endangered the health
OF the Woodward family and made the
land valueleV for raising cattle VI for
residential purposes,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-28
TRAINING CAMP
OFFICERS MAKE
Good IN FRANCE
Young Men Handle Troops
Like i, S, Veterans,
BY the Associated Press. =

WITH THE AMERICAN FORCES
IN FRANCE, July 28-The hard train
ing which the American troops are now
undergoing is bringing on, marked
degree Of efficiency in young officers
who recently joined the army having
undergone training at Pla,,Sburg or at
other camps Regular army officers
arc particularly struck by the enthusi-
a'm with which these men have
plunged into their work. They declare
that the quality OF these men sets at
res, any doub, as to the high standard
OF leadership Of Americas vast army
Unstinted Praise From Officers.
The young officers have adapted
Themselves 10 the new conditions met
here m training with French inStruc-
tors and seem to appreciate fully tho
most minute details They are exceed
lngly earnest IN their work and never
tire They have won unSllnlcd praise
from Older officers who have seen
long wears Of military service The
colonel OF one Of the old American
regiments standing today watching the
work OF one OF his battalionS IN which
many reserve officers arc serving ex-
claimed
They arc simply splendid can
not say enough about them | have
never seen a finer class OF Young off
Gers anywhere With very little pre-
llmInary guidance they have shown
rhcm,rl,c, capable OF taking over en-
tire direction OF the battalion They
have brought to their work no, only
much oi the technique OF professional
soldiers, hu, the high morale and en-
thuSlaSm Of men who have been at
tfactcd to military service by natural
inclination"
Want Others Sent at Once.
The colonel further expressed what
seems to he the opinion OF mos, off
CONTINUED on Page 2, Column ~
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-28
Casualties Total ForW-Five
Million; Advantage Lies
With Entente as Fourth
Year Of Conflict Opens,
Associated Press Review.

The third year OF the world war
closes with the fortunes OF conflict ia
vorlng the etnente except for unccr-
tainty as to the outcome Of the Rus
sian SITUATION
The central powers sustained mo-
mentous setbacks, bith military and po-
lltical, during the twelve months.
Teutons on Defensive.
On the western front in Europe the
Teutons find themselves on the de-
fensive at the advcn, OF the fourth year.
They fight on lines newly established
after forced retirement from terrain
which they had won in earlier days at
a Tremendous sacrifice.
Meanwhile new enemy powers,
notably the United States, have been
drawn in by the central empires and
pfogrtss toward the achievement OF
the ultimate aim of the entente and rs
allies has been furthered by political
disturbance which will remain memor-
able in the history of all times
Two Crowned Heads Fall.
Chief among these are the fal l/of two
crowned headsANicholas of Russia and
Constantine of Greece In Russia au'
tocracy has given way to republic
In Greece a kingdom remains but not
a pro- Teutonic one, entente pressure
having won supremacy in this part OF
the Balkans.
Political events within the German
and Austrian empires, featured by the
Continued on Page 6, Column -
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-28
Wells Proved
Failure, Says Mayor

Mayor Oycrholset said today that
the wells drilled several years ago by
the Western Wells company would
have been tesor,ed to in the present,
emergency had they not proven such
utter failures The well company made
contract with the city to furnish s..
0OOOO0 gallons OF water per day from
the wells. bu, only pumped what water
they pulled from the river The wells
were drilled at the edge ot water bear.
ing gravel
Experienced well men are the author
ily Tor the statement that the wells
were drilled at the poorest possible lu.
cation for a water supply said the
mayor
Had II not been ior ,he fact that
these wells proved failures, the city
would long ago have re,or,cd lo them
ior an extra water supply said Mayor
OvcfhplSrt
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-28
"Horse Sense" Is
Applied by Writer
to Late Peace View

, AMSTERDAM, July 2S-Dr Carl
Peters, the German explorer, IN the
Tsellsche RundSchau inveighs violent
" against further German peace over
lures and asks.
is not Englands Scorniul refusal
of Germany's peace offer last Deoem-
Der enough for our statesmen"
The writer pleads for horse sense in
dealing with the peace question, say
ing
"A horse dealer never shows anxiety
TO buy nor does he at once state the
highest price he is prepared to pay
Let the other party make the next bid
Shall We fail in the biggest busines,
deal in history which involves the fu
turc Of our race1"
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-28
Speed Contest Is
Feature of Annual
Reporters Msting

The annual shorthant$SptH contest
Of the Shorthand Reporters conyen-
tion, in session at the Skirvin hotel, was
held this morning with four in the con
test. The contest consisted OF taking
In shorthand a magazine article read at
the rate OF lS0 words a minute; a
judges charge to the jury at 200 words
q minute; and testimony read at 200
words minute. The contestants were
T. ]. Mccarthy, ST Louis viii II.
Campbell, Beaumont; w a Seller,
Kansas City, and J L McGinnes,
Amarillo
The annual convention will close to-
night with a banquet a, the Sklrvin
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-28
Liquor Clause
in Food Measure
Still Unsettled

WASHINGTON, July 2S-The pro-
hibition and food administration Que'-
tionS involved in the food control bill
were among those awaiting final dis
position when senate and house con
icrccs resumed their abors today.
rtogrc,, 'hn, far made, however, war
tanlrd the belief that an agreement
would be reached calling ior the elm
nation Of the proposal to create a
congressional committee on war eS-
pendltufes and acceptance OF the sen.
a,es proposals To fix coal prices.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-28
800 British Ships
Now Carrying Guns

LONDON, July 28 Three hundred
British merchant vessels have already
been armed and large number are hc.
ing armed each week. said + ] Mac.
Namafa, financial secretary to the al.
IN reply to question IN the
house OF commons yesterday He add
ed that the government was making
great effort to get a maximum Of mer-
ohantmen armed as soon as possible.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-28
Pump Will Be
Started Monday

Andy Blnns, who has Tor the past
several days been working on well
one mile west OF the city water works,
where he located water bearing gravel
which he predicts will produce from
100000 to 100000 gallons Of water
per day, today told the mayor that 1t
would be Monday or Tuesday before
the pump will start to work
The casing has been put into tho
gravel and as soon a. the pipe is pu,
in and the pump connected the test
will be mahc
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-28
Striking Gamers
Return to Work

SAN JOSE, Cal {. July 2S Striking
fruit and vegetable oanncry hands yot-
ed at a meeting last night TO return to
work tomorrow on promise hy state
and federal representatives that dlf-
ierenccs with their employees would be
settled ,uStly
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-28
Press
Refuses 10 "kill"

WASHINGTON, July 2s-At 9:N
o'clock this morning, five hours after
its receipt, the Associated PreW 70.
oeived from the committee OF public Ia.
a request to Kill" the do.
patch from An European Port On.
nouncing the safe arrival OF another
contingent Of American troops.
No Reason to Kill.
The Associated Press saw no reason
for "killing' the dispatch, inasmuch -
it disclosed no military information OF
character to betray the location or
description OF the troops and further.
more because. the dispatch had been
passed through the official censorship
in Europe
The chief censor Of the war depart.
ment told a representative OF the As.
sooiated Press he was surprised that
the dispatch had been passed by the
censor abroad because he supposed aA
understanding had been reached with
the allied governments as TO what ehags
ac,cr OF news respecting American mill.
tary forces was to be transmitted freely
to the United States The Associated
Press, too, has been given TO under.
stand that such an arrangement had
been made.
No Request to Submit News .
Furthermore, the Associated PrSse
has had no request from any responsible
official to submit news Of such . char.
acter passed by the censor, to officials
in Washington before being distributed
to It's members. On the other hand, the
secretary of war on July 5 In . state
ment to editors, permitted press cables
from France TO 20 directly to addresses
wi,hou, reference to Washington with
the stipulation that certain classes OF
information must not he contained in
them No such prohibited informA-
tion is contained in the dispatches to-
day.
Since July no request has been made
OF the Associated Press to withhold or
submit dispatches from abroad prior TO
publication.
On July J the secretary of war, BY
official order, arbitrarily took posses
sion OF all cable dispatches to news
papers and press associations relating
to American troops abroad and on
July and July S dispatches from
France addressed to the Associated
Press in New York were diverted to the
war department w,hou, notice and
later delivered to the Washington bu.
reau with, on one occasion. . requess
for deleton, which was complied with
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-28
58FromR Rocky
Send $17 for
TobaccoFund
Citizens Of Western Oklahoma
Town Respond Literally;
$50 Now on Hand,

II IS more than probable that General
Pcrshing and the majority Of his fol
lowers never heard OF Rocky. WaShia
county, Okla, or. II they did. it is rca-
sonable TO suppose they have forgotten
about IT,
But they're going to hear from 1t
now-wlthin a few days THEY'LL hear
from it in such a fashion that they'll
never iysss'-unless a bullc, takes them
= .tweeRQhe eyes OF through the heart
as they go over the parapets
For Rocky, Washlta county, Okla
homa. has proven It's love for its de
tenders and the defenders Of the United
States and democracy in one OF tht
Continued on Page 2. Column ~
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-28
ORDER AGAINST
SPR|NKL|NC IS
AGAIN IN FORCE
Water May Be Used for
Household Purposes Only
MADE EFFECTIVE AT NOON
North Canadian River Two
Feet Below Dam,

Water in the North Canadian river
is two feet below tho top Of the dam OF
the city wa'crworks and the lid is on
again" DR. 6. Street, compsNoner
of public property, announced today
that after the noon hour, the ordinance
prohibiting the use OF city water for
sprinkling Of gardens, lawns, trees and
streets and for the washing Of automo-
bileS and other vehicles would again be
effective.
Rubbish Must Not Be Burned.
Mark kesler, commissioner OF public
safety, said ,ha, after noon today, the
ordinance which prohibits The burning
OF rubbish would also again lie effective
The enforcement OF the. two erdi
nances have been suspended for tn
past two days due 10 r-ioot rise II
the North Canadian river, caused by 4
eloudburst southwest OF Yukon late
Wednesday afternoon,
The officials OF the city decided that
AZ l'llk az Nll' Nhl'lA VI NllN llN'l N'''
flowing over the DAM that the citizens
could use as much as they desired Just
TO wha, ex,cn, they took advantage OF
the permission 10 water their gardens,
lawns, etc, and the privilege Of wash
ing their vehicles is shown IN the report
from the pumping station
100000 GallOns Pumped.
From noon Yesterday until noon TODAY
100000 gallons of water were pumped
from behind the dam This amount is
nearly twice ,ha, OF the average pump
ing while the ordinance which prohibits
the use OF water except for household
purposes, the average daily pumping for
the past ten days being about 10000
gallons
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-28
CE ERMAN WOMEN
AMONG PRISONERS
TAKEN BY SLAvS
Only 90 of 200 Russian Girls
Return After Fight

PETROGRAD, July 2s.--When the
Petrosrad women's battalion known OF
ficially as the command OF death"
went into action against the Germans
near Smorgen July rs, they captured a
number of women from whom IT was
learned for the first time that German
women also were fighting on the battle
front in western Russia
Ten wounded heroines of the women'S
battalion arrived in Petrograd today
leaving their commanders, Vera Butch
katcii and Marya Skrydlofi, a daughter
OF Admiral Skrydloif, former com
Continued on Page 2, Column a.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-28
PINK SODA!
Harvard Club in New York
Establishes Fountain Ad-
iacent to "Rear' Bar.

NEW YORK, July ~ The Har.
ward club with approximately five
thousand member, hl, established
soda fountain and temperance bar
It's prfhp ,hr largest club o' rs
kind u 'hr country This novelty
no club nIr J., due to the fac, that
alfei1, ON of MS members are IN
military and naval service and are
forbidden hy law to drink alcoholic
beverages while IN uniform.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-28
NNASlllNLInN

I WASHINGTON, My 2s-ro enable
Telephone subscribers in rural com
'muni,ieS to have weather forecasts =
week IN advance the weather bureau
has arranged 10 telegraph it, weekly
forecasts ISSUED on Saturday for the
week beginning Sunday to about 25O
oi the principal rural telephone com
y lpanies throughout thirteen principal
t0tain-growlng states ior dissemination
80 subscribers .........--.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-28
CHINESE RUPTURE
AGAIN Threaten Ed

LONDON, July 2S-The outlook in
China is very serious and complete
rupture between the north and south
is inevitable, according TO dispatch
from Shanghai to the Times Proclama-
tions refusing to recognize the govern
ment at Peking have been issued in
Kwang lung, a southeastern province
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-28
NO Information !
AS TO NUMBER Of
TROOPS IS Gwen
Men Dlsembark In High Spirits
for Conflict,
DEPART FOR CAMP At ONCE
Kermit Roosevelt There on
Way to MesopotamIa, f,

AN EUROPEAN PORT, July n.
The third American contingent has safe
ly arrived and disembarked
When tenders wen, alongside the vss-
sci Friday the men were in high spirits
and frequently shouted Are we down.
hear,ed'" which was answered with .
roaring NO" given with great enthu.
siAsm
Representatives Of the general staff
saw the decentralization There was no
civic denomination. Only a few spec
ta,or knew Of the landing. These
cheered and the troop, eheered back.
The men en,rsined quickly and left fos
their new quarters. A signal company
remained al the port for some hours and
these were the only representatives d
the contingent which the public saw
Kermit Roosevelt, who Is to join The
British staff in Mesopotamia. arrived
on the same steamer. accompanied by his
wife and child.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-28
u -RnAi Sinks Elevation

AMSTERDAM, July 28-A Gefman
submarine has sunk a gigantic elevator
ior the Montevideo, Uruguay water
works which was being towed from
ROTTERDAM to Montewdco by a Dutch
tug which also was sunk
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-28
CHICAGO STRIKE
FAILS TO TIE Up
RAILROAD LINES
Managers Say 25 Percent Of
SwitChmen Working,

CHICAGO, July 2S-Freight traffic
in the Chicago switching district was
hampered today by the strike OF switch
men affiliated with the Brotherhood OF
Railroad Tranmen employed on nine
teen railroads
Means Closed Shop.
The dispute which led To the walkout
of the switchmcn at o'clock this morn
ing is over demands which the railroads
declare arc equivalent to establishing
a closed shop against all switchmen
not members OF the B, o. r. T. but
which the strikers assert are merely
working rules governing employment,
promotion and dismissal
Representatives Of the railroads as
serted that more than 2S percent of a
working force was operating and tha,
no serious results were feared
The strikers said fully " percent Of
the railroads switching force had quit
work a feature OF the strike is the
alignment Of the Switchmens' union VI
America, affiliated with the American
Federation, with the railroads. Switch.
men Of that union remained at work
and the railroads declared were aiding
in filling places OF strikers
200 Home Guards Ready.
No violence was reported Police
details have been sent TO the various
yards Chief OF Police Schuc,,'er has
200 Chicago home guards" to be called
into service II necessary
The railroads gave great attention 70
the moving OF government supplies and
the progress Of the strike was closely
watched by federal officials District
Attorney C. + Clyne said action would
he taken # government supplies or
army materials were DELAYED
Federal mediation through O O w
Hanger was possibility
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-28
New Chancellor
Going to Vienna

BERLIN, July 1s--The Tageblasf !.
learn, that Chancellor Miehaelis VI.
leave for Vienna for the purpose 0.
meeting Emperor Charles and mAGG
the Acquaintance Of Vieuness osvuS
mental circles 80 N
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-28
RUSSIAN CAPITAL
IS CALMER TODAY
Than IN MONTHS
Rioters and Mutineers Rapid
y Being DiSarmed,
LENINE IN GERMAN PLOT
Extremists to Blame for Ca
taStrOphe at Front

LONDON, July 2S--DispaioheS from
Petrograd dealing with the military sit
uation INDICATE that Petrograd itself IS
outwardly calper than il has been for
months, is attributed to Premier kc.
rensky's' strong repressive measures, IN.
cluding the dlSarming OF rioters AMI
mutineers. Among the arrested extrem-
lists is said to be Madame Kol lontae,
who was taken into custody at Tornea,
Finland, while returning from Stock
holm
Lenine Declared Involved.
The ministry of justice is said to have
issued statemen, that it has clear
proof that Nikolai Lenine. the radical
socialist, and two OF his assistants
Zinovieff and Kamenoii, were con.
cerned in German plot against Rus
sia. None OF the correspondents, how
ever. mentions the Arrest OF Lenine.
The whole internal situation Is said
to hold signs OF improvement and ac-
oording to the Times Odessa CORES
pondent, it is generally recognized that
the various domestic problems must
now await the end OF tho war for solu-
tion. On the other hand this CORES
pondent records the victory of the ex-
tremlStS in the recent reelection OF the
local executive OF the council OF work
mems and soldiers delegates A dis
patch from Petrograd to the daily News
attributes the catastrophe on the south
west front entirely to extremists and
says those troops behaved worst who
had received the most reiniorcemcntS
from Pe,rograd
Absence OF Argument
The main argument whereby>thc eX-
tremists exerted their influence, says
the correspondent, was the absence OF
an argument making it clear to the
soldiers that Germany is responsible
for the continuance Of the war An
other one of the pleas is that the sol
diers real enemy is behind him in the
shape OF burgeoise. Similar argument,
so influenced the men that although
they greatly outnumbercd the enemy
many regiments move Off others follow
and there begins a movement east
ward which destroys communications
and interrupts supplies to troops who
have tried to sick TO their positions SC
that these, too, are forced TO join the
general stream.
Thus far the retreaterS do not show
any sign or intention of stopping on 4
line The splendid positions Of Genera
Brusllofi'S line north and west OF Tar
nopol have been thrown away II car
hardly be called German victory
since it is not the result Of German
pressure. II the Germans had been il
grea, force the retreat of the southern
army would have long ago been cut of
bu, it is probable the Germans them
selves were somewhat Disconnected b,
the magnitude Of the task before them
With sufficient troops an advance OF
this scale is a difficult operation an,
German communication cannot be rs
tablished in moment over such a wild
area. 4 halt on the part OF the enem,
Continued on Pace ?, Column ~
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-28
Washington Silent.

WASHINGTON July B,-rhe gov.
eminent w,hholds information or com.
men, on the foregoing dispatch.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-28
Fair and Warmer,
Weather Forecast

LOCAL FoREcAsT-Falr spd con.
tlnued warmer weather tonight and Sun.
day
day fair weather.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-28
Seven Million Men Slain
In Three Years of War;
100000 Are Germans
Remember?

This day in 1914, three years ago,
he first declaration OF war was
made.
JULY 28-Austria
declared war on Ser
bia.
JULY 80 - Ger
many demanded that
Russian mobilization
cease.
AUGUST / - Ger
many declared war on
Russia.
AUGUST 3 - War
declared between
France and Germany.
AUGUST 4-Creat y
Britain declared war
on Germany.
AUGUST 5 - Ger.
mans attacked Liege.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-28

KANSAS, ARKANSAS AND WEST
lures
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-28

WEEKLY FoREcAsr-Flrs part OF
the week warm, probably followed by
seasonable Temperatures after Wednesday
and Thursday generally fair weather
viii prevail during the weak, except that
scattered thunder showers arc probable.