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Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-08-16
DEUTSCHLAND TURNS
COMMERCE RAIDER
Huge Submarine Converted
From Merchantmen to Ac-
tive Fighter.

COPENHAGEN. Aug. 15.-Thc
G c erm an commerce submarine
Deutschland. which visited the United
states before that country entered the
war, has been converted into a war
submarine, according to German fleet
gossip reaching the Associated Press.
The Deutschland has great radius
of action and has been fitted with
six torpedo tubes.
The submarine. it is said may soon
leave for the Pacific To operate against
traffic from San Francisco. The u
boat was To have started activIuco
some time ago but an explosion on
board caused delay.
German losses in submarines, nc
cording to the Informant OF the As
sociated Press, has been from 30 to
~ boats since the start of un-
restricted submarine warfare. Four
additional boats are said to have bee,
lost in the Mediterranean.
Germany now has almost three hun
dred submarines. the newest boats
being OF the big sea-going type anu
armed with n six-inch gun.
The enlisted personnel of the flee,
knew nothing OF American prepar
tions for active participation in the
war. The men were told by the Off
GERS that Americas s declaration Of war
on Germany was only issued TO cover
preparations against Japan and that
Americans would not be used in
Europe
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-08-16
ENTENTE REFUSES TO
WARM UP TO PEACE
Washington Will Not Issue
Statement Until Official
Text Is Received.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15.-Confer-
ences among entente diplomats today
crystalliZed into conviction the opinion
here that Pope Benedicts peace move
is not likely to change in any Substan-
tial degree the attitude either of the
allies or the American government.
1t is agreed, however, that there
must be made a response to the pope's
proposal far more comprehensive than
a mere acknowledgement of receipt.
TO do this without opening the field
to argument which might result in de
veloping differences between the allies
to be seized upon by the Germans is
realized to be a difficult and delicate
undertaking.
On the other hand some considera-
ton Is being given to the suggestion
that the pontiff has given President
Wilson golden opportunity again
to impress on the American people
and the world in most convincing
fashion the rectitude of his position
in recommending To congress the dec
laration of a state of war with Ger
many.
Secretary Lansing Is reserving any
expression of opinion until he has the
official text of the pope'5 message. EN-
perience has taught him that often
traps are concealed in diplomatic COM
munications that are not visible in any
abstract While there is no DISPOSE
ton to question the good faith Of the
pope, il is conceivable that he might
have been imposed upon by German
cunning, assuming that he has been
induced to take this step thru the
pleas of the strong Catholic elements
in Austria and Bavaria.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-08-16
LONDON CHEERS TO EXHAUSTION AS
KHAKI CLAD FIGHTERS CARRY STARS
AND STRIPES THRU CAPITAL STREETS
What LOndOners Think
of American Fighters

The Standard displayed ON the
front page. the large headline "sons
Of the pilgrims bnck In London"
under which Il says:
Lean, 1.-THE, straight backed,
lhin-lippcd. sct-jawcd, thcy i'm
pressed everybody as doors rather
than dramcrs; men of few words
who look you straight In the eye,
take your measure ut glance.
give You their opinion In II rough
cpigram and then get Ia business.
They are IA distinct set of men of a
definite type. Not Canadian; not
Australian; not New IcaIlndcrs:
but In the snap of the eye and the
expression of the mouth some
thing distinctly United States"
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-08-16
WILL MAKE A REPORT
ON NEEDS OF ROADS
State Engineer Working on De-
tails for Million Dollar
Improvement.

What Tulsa county needs in the
way OF good roads is to be the sub
ject of a set of recommendations
which are being prepared by State
Engineer Cunningham for presenta-
ton to the directors of the Chamber
of Commerce early next week.
The state engineer will leave this
morning for Oklahoma City after a
tour of inspection over this county
for the past four days, during which
he has, in company with r.. Bee
Guthrey, highway commiss oner of
the Chamber of Commarce, and Dan
Patton, county engineer, visited every
section of the county and made a
close survey of road conditions here.
Upon his return to oklahoma city
he will enter at once into the task OF
preparing a set of recommendations
as to what character or roa Is should
he constructed thru this county in
the event that the voters sanction 'he
issuance of a million-dollar bond issue
for good road improvement AMI con-
struction.
Before leaving for the capital last
night, Engineer Cunningham declared
that Tulsa was most favorably situated
for me construction of hard sur
face highway system thruout the
county, and that it was probable a
working basis as maximum OF ONE
hundred miles could be reached,
which would place every section of
the county in easy access of this hard
surface roadway.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-08-16
JAPANESE-AMERICAN
DIFFERENCES SOLVED
misunderstanding Wiped Out
by Three-Day Visit of
Island Mission.

A PACIFIC PORT. Aug. 15.-All
doubts and misconceptions which may
have existed between Japan and the
United States have been wholly
cleared away in the three days which
have elapsed since "A japanese mission
landed here. Niscount X. Ishii. am
bassador extraordinary and plenipo-
tentiary, declared in an address to-
night.
"You have convinced my govern
ment and people that the heart Of the
great west is all right" he said, land
that friendly cooperation from now
on Is to be the keynote of all relations
between America and Japan"
The ambassador after three days
OF entertainment gave dinner to
breckenridge Long. third assistant
secretary of state, and his staff, the
army and navy officers assigned to
the mission and state and city officials
who have participated in their wei
come. At the viscounts request Mr..
Long cancelled dinner which he
planned to give.
Viscount Ishii apparently in high
good humor TESTED with his four score
guests
During the past three days I have
been making what I believe you call
in America n whirlwind campaign"
he said Your kindness has been the
whirlwind and | and my colleagues
have been the wind-driven leaves.
Fortunately most of us are young men
still in the prime OF life and we are
endeavoring to stand up as bravely
as possible to the kindly blast"
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-08-16
HOOVER MAY GRAB
1917 WHEAT CROP
Food Administration Is Deter
mined to Stabilize Prices
Thruout This Year.
FORMS S5O,OOO,OOO COMPANY
Government Holds All Stock /;
Millers Agree to Help Work
Federal Plans.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15.-The food
administration prepared today to take
over the entire 1917 wheat crop II
necessary to stabilize prices thruout
the year It formed $50,000,000
corporation with all of the stock held
by the federal government to buy and
sell wheat at the principal termina ls
The move was the first of n series
to be taken to reduce the price of
bread. Milers ealready have agreed
to put themselves under voluntary
regulations and are working out with
the food administration differential
of profits. Distribution of flour by
wholesalers and the baking Of bread
will be taken up next.
standard Price Needed.
The hope of the food administration
is TO establish "A scale of prices from
the farm to the grocery store, elm
mating undue profits and ending
speculation. The maintenance Of Il
standard price for wheat, its officials
believe, is the first and most necessary
step.
In announcing formation of tho
wheat corporation the food admins
tration also made known the person
mel of a committee which will fix a
price to be paid for this years whea;
yield and the names of thirteen men
who will act as purchasing agents Tor
the corporation at terminals.
The wheat corporation will be put
under the administrations grain
division. It's chairman will be Her
bert Hoover and its president julius
Barnes, a Duluth exporter now ser\ =
ing as a voluntary aide in the food
administration. The price-fiXing
committee will be headed by President
Garfield OF Williams college and will
comprise twelve members, represent
ing producers and consumers.
Allies Must Buy Flour.
The wheat corporation will handle
all allied grain purchases and VIII do
the buying for the American govern
ment. II found advisable 1t also will
serve as broker for the milling inter-
ests, purchasing wheat for the flour
mills to keep the market steady. The
allies will be required to purchase
flour instead-of wheat on the theory
that manufacturing costs Will be re-
duced and American industry encour-
aged.
All OF the grain men who are taken
into the food administrations grain
division will disassociate themselves
from business interests and will give
their entire time to the government
without remuneration.
Authority to license grain elevators
and milling concerns was given form
ally to the food administration today
in n proclamation by President Will
son. Mr.. Hoover hopes that operation
or the licensing system will make un-
necessary any extensive government
purchases of wheat except for the
government itself and for the allies.
More than one hundred representa-
tives of boards of exchanges and ele-
vator systems came to Washington to-
day for a conference with officials on
the governments plan. At the erG of
all all-day meeting they issued a state
mcnt approving the food administrl
tons proposals.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-08-16
DislOyal Utterance May
Soon BE Made FelOny

WASHINGTON. Aug. ia bill
directed at the activities OF the T. w
w, making utterance Of disloyal Ian
Guage a felony was introduced today
by Senator Myers and referred II the
judiciary committee. The measure
would penalize utterance of any dis
loyal, scurrilous, contemptuous, dur
ring, abusive or seditious language"
about the government, constitution,
president, army, navy or FlaE or the
utterance of any other language Ca
Culated to bring the government Jr the
! resident into contempt or scorn or
winch might incite resistance to stltc
or rational authority with fine of
from $500 to $1,000 and irlprls1r
II cnt of from six months TO five wears.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-08-16
MORE PROMOTIONS FOR
0KLAH0MANS TO GOMEZ
Hugh Johnston Advanced to
Lieutenant Colonel; Locke
May Succeed Hoffman.
World Washington Bureau,
7OI Matropnlitau Rank puildiny

IOl metropolitan Bank Building.
WASHINGTON, Aug 15.-Hugh
Johnston of Okmulgee has been pro-
moted to the rank Of lieutenant
colonel in the regular army and at
tached to the Judge advocate gem
erals staff. This promotion prob
ably means that he will not go -"
France, as the department has stated
that it would not send any from tnht
department to France under the rank
of lieutenant colonel AS MAJOR H..
j. Hurley is scheduled for service in
France, it is probable he will soon ad-
vance. However. at this time he Is at
tachcd to the war office here.
Major Victor NJ Locke has asked
TO be assigned to the oklahoma Nd-
tional Guard regiment. There has not
yet been any intimation from the wa,
department as to who would be APP
pointed COLONEL TO succeed Roy Hoff-
man. who has been advanced TO the
rank of brigadi err general Captain
William A Green. OF the oklahoma
regiment, has asked Senator owen to
intercede for him for an appointment
as lieutenant colonel, in case Lieutcns
ant Colonel Jane Is made colonel.
jor Jack Alley some time ago made
application for colonel.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-08-16
DRUMRlGHT MELEE
FAILS TO MATERIALIZE
Mayor Nicodemus Brands the
Story of Anticipated Riot
as Pure Invention.

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. Aug. IS.
No attempt was made tonight to holu
a meeting at Drumright. Okla. to per-
feet an organization to oppose the Sc
lcctive service act. Mayor W. H. Nico-
demus told representative OF the AS
sociated Press over the telephone early
tonight Reports sent out from Drum
right that suca a meeting had been
called and that citizens had organ
ized TO prevent the assembling OF
antidraft agitators by force of arms
II necessary, were branded as pure
inventions" by both these officials.
mo armed strangers have arrived
in town today" said the mayor, "anu
no trouble is expected"
Grace Arnold. woman attorney.
had asked for the use of the city
hall, the mayor said, and had been
told that no objection would be raised
to the meeting If 1t was of an orderly
character.
The town was quiet tonight. q
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-08-16
Tulsa Should Bid
AmbulancerS "GOd
Speed" to France

For immediate service in
France" is the import of in
struCtions just received at Camp
Sinclair ordering the ambulance
company to prepare TO leave
Tulsa within the Immediate fu-
ture. when this group of men
leaves the fairgrounds and en-
trains for Long Island IT Will
mean that they Will sojourn no
place for any length of time un-
I'll they are upon French soil.
For the most part the ambu-
lance company is composed or
Tulsa boys. When :hey depart
they are leaving for active ser
vice in the great world war
some, perhaps. will never re-
turn. A public celebration should
be rendered these men who have
not waited for the draft but who
have given their services 10 their
country-to the country that ~
destined to prove a gigantic fac
tor in making the world safe FOR
democracy.
The Forty division is
making ready for the voyage
overseas. The ambulance COM
pany Will be Il unit in this di-
vision. Tulsa certainly will not
permit these men to leave with
out "A public "Godspeed to
France honoring her heroes.
There is no time to lose. They
may be gone next week. Sunday
would be IA good time for this
recognition. Tulsa's civic and
patriotic organizations should
get together today.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-08-16
Artillery Used Against
Spanish ReUOlutiOnarieS

MADRID. Aug. l5.-Premier Dato
at noon today announced that art;l-
lery had been used in Barcelona
against a house in the Paso de Garcia
from which hidden revolution1ries
had fired on and killed Captain Justo
Fernandez and wounded three SCI
diers. The house was demolished and
number of its inmates were killed
or wounded. Artillery also was used
at Sabadell In Catalonia, ten miles
northwest OF Barcelona, where two
civil guards were killed and three
wounded and large number OF strik-
ers killed and wounded in the fight
ing. Reinforcements have been sent
to Sabadell.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-08-16
Food Shortage May
Force Holland Into
War Against Allies

AMSTERDAM. Aug. l5.-''lf
we fail to persuade the Ameri-
can government to permit con-
tinuance OF the supply of grain
II manifestly would make Hol-
nomic ruin for Holland" unani-
\ mously declared the members
OF the official Dutch mission who
are expected to sail for the
United States this week and who
were interviewed today in body
by the Associated Press.
Whether such Gn even'uality
would ultimately force Holland
into the war the members Of the
mission did not care to prophesy.
This, they contended, depended
on the capacity OF the Dutch
people to bear privations and on
unforeseeable circumstances, but
1t manifestly would make Hoy
lands position most serious and
would make her more than ever
dependent Oh the central pow
ers to whom she would presum-
ably be obliged to turn to try
to get grain as well as the pres
ent essential coal. necessarily in
exchange for equivalent conces-
sions and in which case the
American aim of stopping Dutch
food exports toward Germany
still would be defeated.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-08-16
Navy League Head Dares
Daniels to Resign Post

NEW YORK. Aug. 15.-Colonel
Robert NJ. Thompson, president of the
Navy league of the United States, who
was asked by Secretary Daniels to re-
sign as result of a statement issued
by the league concerning n recent eX-
plosion in the Mare Island navy yard,
today sent Il letter to Mr.. Daniels say
ing he would retire from the league if
Mr.. Daniels would resign as secretary
of the navy.
Colonel Thompson wrote that if 1t
were necessary for Mr.. Daniels 20 re-
main as secretary of the navy sit
would probably be better to have some
one other than himself as head of the
Navy league"
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-08-16
|. W. W. STRIKERS TO
BE GIVEN THE LIMIT
Washington Officials Prepared
to Act If Crops Permitted
to Rot in Fields.

SPOKANE. Wash. Aug. 10
Threat of general strike by Indus
trial Workers of the World was ener-
getically countered tonight by state
and city officials who declared the
law would be allowed to take its
course against the men who proposed
TO let the harvest rot and to tie up
activities necessary TO the war in re-
taliation for systematic persecution
against our members
James Rowan. district secretary of
the Industrial Workers announcing
that general strike would be called
August 20 in Washington Idaho, Mon
tana and Oregon unless the organiza-
t,on's demands were granted, said
$4,000 men would quit work.
In reply to the threat Governor
Alexander of Idaho said his state was
prepared for all emergencies"
81 have made arrangement to pro-
tect every industry in this state from
any attack. first by law and second.
If necessary, by force" he declared.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-08-16
VICTOR JACKS ENDS LIFE
Ill Health Caused from Typhoid is
ThOt To BE Motive.

Despondent over i'll health Victor
Jacks, 26 years old. ended his life
last night about o'clock by drinking
poison at his home near Eighth and
Troost. lie was unmarried and lived
with his sister. When his sister dis
covered he had swallowed poison she
tainted and for "A time was in "A pre-
carious condition. 1t was at first thot
that she also had taken poison, but
proved to be nothing more than the
effect of the alarm and excitement OF
the brothers suicide.
Jacks had had typhoid fever several
years ago and. according to friends.
had never regained his health. lie
had often threatened suicide they
stated. The body is at Mowbry's un-
dertaking parlors.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-08-16

c0nslderabe beauty they certainly 10 as
sumo hostile attitudes. As they wlddle down
the main thorofares they cast baleful {. owns
at the less hefty individuals who would gaze
8pproyingly upon their companion. At,i-
tudes OF fat men In this respect are brought
about by two reasons--one Is they figure
every man they meet Is trying to steal the
lady and the other is caused by the knowl.
edge that everybody is wondering how the
young lady happened to say yes. All won.
en-, be II Understood. are beautiful-some are
more beautifpl than others. Of course, but
all are beautiful. Now let's see about the
weather. Yesterdays maximum temp irature
was some 81 degrees; the minimum temper
ature was II degrees. Tho breeze Wis from
the south and the skies were clear. Tor TO.
day we take pleasure in announcing con.
tinued fair and warmer weather.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-08-16
Toll Againct
British Ships Falls Off

LONDON, Aug. IA falling off in
British tonnage sunk last week by
mines or submarines is indicated in
the weekly admiralty statement made
public tonight. Fourteen vessels of
1000 tons and more were sent to the
bottom as against 81 the previous
week. Two vessels OF less than 1900
tons were sunk last week, the same
reported the previous week Three
fishing boats met with disaster last
week
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-08-16
Getting Chesty

AMERICAN TRAINING CAMP IN
FRANCE, Aug. 15.-The strict physi-
cal training out Of doors the MEM
bers OF the American eXreditionary
force are undergoing IL having its re-
suits. one turned up today when
field headquarters received Il letter
from "A company commander in which
he said his men were developing so
fast that all their uniforms were get
ting too small. Some the uniforms.
he wrote. now were four inches too
small about the chest.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-08-16
CAPTAIN GRAY Is MARRIED
| Tulsan Who Has just Been Awarded
| Commission Marrics aI IiIiIc Rock

LITTLE ROCK, Ark, Aug. 15.-
Captain Homer Clayton Gray. just
commissioned at Fort Logan II. Roots
in the officers reserve corps. and Miss
Emma Argue Stoppdrd, both of Tulsa
were married here this afternoon by
Rev. II. B. Templeton, dean of the
Trinity cathedral, at his home. Flrsr
Lieutenant G. w. Ferry. also of Tulsa.
was the only attendant
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-08-16
BrOOmcCrn III Demand.

SpecinI 70 The WOrId.
RINGLING, Okla, Aug. 15.-There
are broomcorn growers in the Lindsay
district this year who will make $2O,-
600 to $4,000 out of their brush. ac-
cording to T. ID. Wagner, who has
returned from a business trip to
Lindsay. A record price of $425 a
ton is being paid for brush and there
is a mad scramble among the hun
dred buyers there to get what their
companies require.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-08-16
China Takes OUer Three
Mterned Austrian Ships

SHANGHAI. China. Aug. 15-Three
Austrian merchantmen interned in the
harbor have been taken over by
Chinese naval forces. The ships were
unchanged. No resistance was Of
fered. The German and Austrian ships
now taken over have an aggregate
tonnage Of $4,000
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-08-16
OBESE INDIVIDUALS.

1t must be admitted
that occasionally n fat
man is lucky CROUCH
to entice a real beau
tiful young lady To fare
forth for an evening at
the movies and In
the thirst parlors. 1t
must also be adm itted
that sometimes indi.
viduals who are con.
spicuous for their ro.
iundity are able 10
coax \ plumb bsauti.
ful young lady into
seeking out a marry.
ing parson. However,
success Of fat men In
this respect is rare
and when one Of the
hefty persons IL lucky
enough to make a
I 9 mporary impl ession
with 4 young lady OF
thev rartaiuiy d. aa
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-08-16
BartIesUille Man Killed
by Explosion of Nitro

JAMESTOWN, n. Y, Aug. 715.--J.
w. Allen of Bartlesville Okla, and
two other men were killed and three
injured by an explosion of nitro-gly-
cerine left in an almost empty can
just as an oil well was being prepared
for shooting at Warren, Pa, today.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-08-16
Wants to Fight
World Capital Bureau,
tant 1a,,Nt.it n,tld,,f,

1901 Campbell Building.
OKLAHOMA CITY, Aug. 15-
John j. Coone of Tulsa has
resigned as first lieutenant in the
regular army and enlisted here
today as a private of the first
class. A first lieutenant's salary
is $4,000 per year, while the priv
ate receives but s42 per month.
Coone stated he wanted to go to
France and believed he stood a
better chance as private than
as officer.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-08-16
WdiUe Exemption

The following registrants of Tulsa
county have been found physically fit
for military service and claim no ex-