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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-03-16
REAL ESTATE TO TRADE.

FOR ENIN\NGE.A up-to date brick
store building In Thomas. ONa rent
i-A per month want tract nf land Gloss
'o oklahoma city ~ cheap lass land
or vacant residence lots IN 'cy Wal
mat 1850 T. I. NuvN Investment Co,
lut naum hldg oklahoma City Okla
40 EXCHANGE ieO arte. ot land ii
mites east NJ Moore. sh acres IN rul.
uNation plenty of water, viii take good
vacant residence lots IN city, suitable To
huild on walnut ll6o = l.. Hue, In.
Vcstment co. ioi Baum Bldg Oklahoma
city okla
HAVE q. ooo rasN and rait valuable rnt.
nor lots uu east side tn offer fnt modern
five or siS room bungalow ! T. bates.
'Oa NoaNrr nldH
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-03-16
LEGALS.
In An.w,t,ns Ads. riss.s Nsr,ior rimss.

TO ruE STOCKHOLDERS or OKLA.
liOMA NATURAL Gas COMPANY
Nollre N hereby given that the regu.
lar annual meeting NJ the Stockholders
" oklahoma Natural Uts company will
hc held ~ the office NJ the company In
room h2i American National bank build.
Ing Oklahoma city. ukh Oh Aptll ~
iaii. At 10 o'clock, a ~, H. n Kart.
lett. Secretary
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-03-16
The HIGH Cost Of Living

Il on rNr'N iougur aud Nul may NJ bc
We have iu|u,h the fnrUD. inr lowering
sam" Hul iu' uWI pact ~ the rrarnusl.
'lll'N N, WI. .lNo NUu ffuw .n iu 1n
percent on frnUut, This means on au,
and v,,Nihug Nut H few catch bar.
gains W. of, hHs, marking down tho
rrirca ~ .a reasonable TINT cash Vill
huN mote thIu credit Come aud Ve
v'l provo 90 W. take your old Mini.
iUrr
THls SrOT cNSU FURNITURE S1OLI
'f.aas West Grand
INuny Naplo oe
NOTICE Have ,uur lace curtains nuH.
dered before thn rush price laL,..
guaranteed work Maple ij5.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-03-16
[ OR NAL [.

'.n pD',s rooi gr,s. land IN Dewey
county in Tho ull h,Il. oulN 81 pcr acre
l6H acres east Moore. 81 500. ilO acre,
good hul sets improvements 200
acres tu bottom and 10 upland. only
81 ,n per acre n interested cali wal
lNi' u = Harness a Son. ?l5 Weaver
Hl1r
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-03-16
REFRlGERATORS AND SODA
FOUNTAINS.

FOR SALE An SIT s.pump soda foun-
tain. revolving magazine rack counter
show cns" aSylfS30 inches star phaf-
macy, 6th aud Broadway
FOR SALE
Soda fountain. for particulars address
\. VI Rcuh, Agrn. okla. or southwest
Transfer and Storage co. Oklahoma
Citv
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-03-16

GOOD bottom farm 100 acres, veil I'M
proved. 10 miles southwcst rae CklnEtowr.
Il bottom land does not overflow:
s. 500. snIur terms
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-03-16
FARM AND ACRE TRACTS.
IN Answering Ads. Please Mention Times

FOR SALE - Twenty acre tract near
ClN; near car line: no improvements;
only s. 600 u = Harness & Son. rs
N"N"r Hl1g Phone Wal 1919
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-03-16

GOOD FARM RNRGAlN.
100 acres, miles west Of Edmond ~
acres I'm cultivation, % acres fino pralr'H
meadow. and - acres pasture 6.toom
cheap house and barn room for head
rent and leased 10 Carter OF co At $50
rcr year. making total income $500 per
year, will sell for prlc- that income viii
mnEe owner moro than . percent.
f. u COCkREIL,
Maple 2o3 oklahoma CITY. okla.
AS American NHN Bgult Bldg
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-05
Marvellous Record Made in Six Months by
Nation Since April Six, Date of
Declaration.
MILLION men NOW UNDER ARMS
Two Million Dollars Per Hour is Now Being
Spent to Put Uncle Sam in Fight
ing Trim.

+, 81, ,240 100000; France, $690,OOO,OOO;
Russia, $275, 100000; Italy, $255,O0O,'
600; Belgium, 55.400,000, and Serbia,
s3. 900 ,OOO-a total which amounts to
loans at the rate Of nearly $14,OOO,OOO
day.
This country today is spending ap.
proximately S2,0O0,o0o an hour in all
war expenditures.
To meet these vast expenditures
congress has authorized by tax ana
bond measures the raising Of S2V,-
600 900 900. The treasury department.
successfully floated first Liberty
loan of $4,000, 100000 and has just
launched the second for $3,0OO,O0O,-
600.
While these great movements were
going on, congress placed in the presi-
dents hands authority such as is not
possessed by any king or potentate-
April rs, eighteen days after war
was declared, congress had passed
and the president signed the $4,000
100000 bond bill simultaneously
slOo, ,O00, 900 was placed in the presi-
dents power for emergency use.
Early in May congress passed bill
permitting the allies to recruit their
citizens in this country. May IL, the
president signed bill authorizing
seizure of Teuton ships. The first
big appropriation for the army
s273 .046, ,322-was promptly passed by
congress and signed by the president
May IL.
On May IT. the selective service
bill had become law June ten
million men between the ages of 21
and 81 registered for their country.
Meantime the bill to double the
navy and marine corps personnel was
passed and signed by the president,
MAY %. A war risk insurance bureau
was created July II. Early the same
month. congress passed the war bud
get bill Of $3,390,946,3S1
June Is the drastic espionage bill.
giving the government broad powers
to handle spies, sedition spreaders
and propagandists of all kinds was
law.
Answering a wide appeal for
great air service, congress responded
with appropriations of s739, 100000
for an aviation program and later
provided a special board to direct
the work.
Threatened congestion in railroad
transportation appeared as the next
pressing problem and congress pass
ed two measures-one increasing the
Interstate commerce commission from
seven to nine members and the other
empowering the president to fix pri-
ority shipments.
A long fight ensued over establish
1nent Of a food controller, but the
president has had way and on August
10 signed the food bill and named
Herbert Hoover food administrator.
At the same time he signed the food
survey bill providing means for TAX
ing an invoice of Americas food
stocks.
There followed long list Of enact
ments. The S2,535 100000 revenue
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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-05
If War Continues, America
May Suffer More Than She
Has Any Idea at
Present.
PREPARATIONS MAD E
Time May Come When the Railroads
Of the Country Operate Only
For Business of
War.
[By George Martin, United Press STAFF
COrreSpondent1

'IBy George Martin, United Press Stan
Correspondent
I WASHINGTON, Oct. 5.-Foreseeing
possibility Of a desperate conflict be-
fore the war is ended, the war de-
partment today is preparing the rail.
roads for transportation of millions
more men and billions OF dollars worth
more munitions and supplies.
In pinch the normal freight and
passenger traffic Of the nation would
be reduced to minimum and prac-
tically nothing would move but men
and materials for war
| Public travel would be vastly cur.
tailed and instead Of making trips
business men would have to manage
their affairs by mail, telephone or
wire.
It was learned today that complete
plans are in the hands Of the war de-
partment for the turning Of all freight,
flat and cattle cars into troop trains
and all day coaches and Pullmans into
hospital trains. The plan even includes
making hospital trains out Of box
cars in emergency.
Another plan has been evolved
whereby every ton Of railroad equip
ment in the country would be quickly
turned into rolling stock to move un-
precedented tons Of war supplies
speedily to destinations anywhere in
the land. Every emergency has been
prepared for. The war department
has kept constantly in mind the pos
sibility that America really may have
to make war to the last man and the
last ton of material before the balance
against kaiserism is swung.
If this final effort becomes neces-
sary, the American people will be
called upon to make sacrifices Of per-
sonal convenience they have not
dreamed Of
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-05
NEW NATIONAL PARTY
EXPECTING GREAT THINGS
Continued on page 2.)

launch a nation wide campaign to have
a strong representation in the 1918
congress-. l am confident we will hold
the balance of power"
A conference Of chairmen of the
five groups represented in the new
party-socialists progressives, prohi-
bitionists, single takers and independ-
ents-met today to select a national
committee Of twenty members. The
committee will establish state execu-
tive committees in each state to aid
in the organization of the party
This work is expected to start with
in thirty days.
The national committee will also
select a date and place fer the pro-
posed 1918 convention. Chicago and
St Louis are mentioned as the prob
able site.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-05
Criticism Of Congress.

TUnited Press Leased Wire Service.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 5.-"CriticisnI
Of congress, growing out of impa
tience to place the country on a wal
basis at the earliest possible moment
IS unfair" said Senator Martin, dem
ocratic leader, in review of the ses
sion issued today.
The present session has been
marked by q greater volume Of legis-
lation and enactment Of measures Of
more momentous import than have
ever been considered in any similar
period" said Martin.
"The searchlisht Of industry and
wisdom has characterized congress-
work on each measure. The members
have scarcely taken time to eat or
sleep, because of the responsibilities
which the war has imposed upon
them -
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-05
y Robert ]. Bender, United Press
Staff Correspondent

By Robert ]. Bender, United Press
Staff Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Oct. s.
MA- America, rounding out its
HlSA first six months in tht
t~ world war today, has made
marvellous records.
From a nation of peace and unpre
baredness, the country in six months
las developed into powerful hight
ng machine-the greatest factor in
he war. Congress-, on the eve OF
adjournment Of it's war session has
completed a program, which, for mag
bitude and money. has no equal in
he history of the worlds parlia-
hents.
On April 6-the day President VIII
on signed the declaration of war
The American army was small and
hnsupplied. The navy was not fully
banned. The railroads, under equip
bed, were unable to move their vast
freight shipments, much less to
handle gigantic troop movements.
Americas merchant marine was
oke among nations. The army had
less than a dozen aeroplanes. No
laws existed for the development Of
In army and navy such as the emer-
eency required, no money was at
hand for the unprecedented expendi-
lures necessitated and no authority
vested for carrying out the war talk.
| Today, after six months, more than
b million men are under arms. Mil
lions more are registered for service
Subject to call. Sixteen cantonment
camps-cities each capable of hous-
ing forty thousand men-have been
built at cost of s150,000,000. Bill
lions have been loaned the allies.
Billions have been appropriated for
|equipping and supplying the soldiers
land sailors. There are now three
times as many vessels in the navy
las six months ago. The enlisted
strength of the navy has increased
from 800 to 500 percent in personnel.
Twenty naval training camps have
been established and aircraft and pro-
Iectile factories are being built. The
|heroplane construction program as
sures the presence of thousands Of
American aviators on European
fronts soon.
The shipping board has contracted
Tor 433 ships already. Seized vessels
hiC ldplols Dtlh5 pul iIilo SClNlCc.
Plans have been completed for three
steel fabricating plants, to cost $780,
100000. An operating department
has been created sufficient to run
1900 to 1900 ships. Responding to
International appeals for speedy ship
on American ways. it is
planned to build approximately six
million tons within the next eighteen
months and thereafter at least six
million tons a year.
The railroads are operating as one
Great system.
With ships and troops moving
steadily from this side to France,
the United States in the last six
months also has saved the financial
life of her allies in tremendous loans.
Since April 6 she has advanced ST.
lS,400,000. Great Britain received
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-05
British Advance Strikes Prussian Army An
other Staggering Blow Which Leaves
it Keeling.
SOME HOT FIGHTING IN SPOTS
Hopeless Counter Attacks Given up, Leaving
Vicsors i'm Undisputed Control of
Former German Spoils. ~

| by William Phillip Simms, United
Press Staff Correspondent
WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES IN
THE FIELD, Oct. 5.-The British bull
dog held fast today to the great bite
on which his vise-like jaws CLOSED
yesterday morning-close to the vita
center OF Germany's positions In Bel
gium German counter attacks failed
Hot fighting was sstill in progress to
day as the tommies consolidated theil
yictocies on the main Passchendaele
ridge.
| Every man in the unending stream
OF German prisoners which flowed
| back to cages today vouched for the
tremendous losses suffered by the en-
emy in Haig'E latest and masterfu
stroke. No such barrage as that which
! British guns woye in front of the at
tacking tommies has ever been seer
! in the war. 1t wRs Z veritab1e cloud
hurst of steel rain. It melted enemy
trench lines away; it cleft whole lines
Of German troops.
1t was this unprecedented curtain Of
FIRE which made the work of the troops
in reaching first detectives compare,
lively easy. One position thus c. r.
ried contained a dismal remnant Of a
company which had lost practically its
whole bayonet strength. Over all
the eight mile front Of the attack COM
manders reported today that groups
of Germans and Bavarlans came in,
hands aloft and shouting 'kamerad"
the first minute after the rain of Brit
ish steel dropped near their lines.
But there was desperately hot fight
ing in mum erous spots. Behind pre-
liminary trench lines, the enemy had
spotted the fields with pill boxes or
machine gun detachments cleverly
hidden in patches Of wood or decept.
i've shell craters. Bombers and "mop-
pers up Encountered determined re-
sistence here.
POlderhOek wood was particularly q
trouble spot. The German machine
gun nests literally studded the ground,
but a concerted assault finally silenc
ed them.
No sooner had the British achieved
their brilliant success than the enemy
flung his reserves into counter attack,
The strongest Of these early blows
came from BroOdseinde, but it was
broken up quickly.
AS this dispatch is written head
IudI ItptllS SHOW lDl illS0 IllGN ~
ers near Gravenstafel and further
north are having trouble in dislodging
the enemy and in crossing the Stroom-
beck, but are slowly pressing on.
Troops a little below are reported
brisl1ly advancing on both sides of the
stream. One great numbering tank
was observed advancing near Poel-
capelle.
Every company commanders re-
port as it came to headquarters today,
showed that the Crown Prince Rup-
precht has received another stagger-
ing blow.
Most important Victory.
[By William Phillip Simms, United
Press Staff Correspondent
WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES IN
THE FIELD, Oct. 5.-The most i'm
portant British victory Of the war was
how Field Marshal Hais's great stroke
Of yesterday morning appeared today.
Latest reports at headquarters as
this is filed, give every indication
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-05
VIII Rrln1 Peace Nssrer.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.
WASHINGTON. Oct. 5. - Tha:
strenuous action" by America dur
ing the next six months will bring
peace nearer, was the prophesy made
to the United Press by French Am
bassador Jusserand today.
"The first six months have seen
strenuous American preparations,
said Jrisserand. THE next six months
will see strenuous American action
Both will bring the world near the
time when it will be at last and for
ever in the words of the president,
"a safe place for democracy.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-05
Claims Balance of Power in
1918 Congress, But no Can
didate for President.

limited Press Leased Wire Service.]
:. CHICAGO, Oct 5.-The new ma
ional party intends to hold the bal
zee of power in congress" in 1918.
This was the declaration today of
ohn Spargo. of Remington, Vermont
esice chairman of the convention just
Closed
We do not plan at present to place
= candidate for president in the
leid, said Spargo. THAT is too far
away. We do plan, however, to
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-05
FIFTY YEAR SENTENCE
WITH BULLET IN BODY

bands slayer, was at liberty under
$4,000 bonds today.
William D. Jones, negro preacher,
her victim, was on trial for murder.
AS the defense was making it's con-
Guiding argument, Mrs. Dorset drew
a revolver and shot Jones. Before
she could fire again she was dis
armed.
When it was learned that Jones
was not seriously wounded, the trial
proceeded. He was convicted and
given a fifty year sentence
Mrs. Dorsett was arrested on a
charge OF assault with intent to KILL
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-05

pointing to complete disoreanization
| Of the enemy.
SPECIAL praise was given all the
units engaged. They were represen-
tatives of all sections of the British
empire. The Anzacs, English, Scot
tish. Irish and New Foundlanders all
participated They can claim their
share of achieving a victory which as
its magnitude appeared more clearly
today, seems destined to be one of the
great marks of the whole great war.
Counter Attacks Abandoned.
LONDON, Oct. 5.-The Germans
gave UP their hopeless counter at
tacks against the newly won British
J position in the Passchendaele ridge
sector early today, Field Marshal
Haig reported. The British were left
| in undisputed control of the great
ichunk of territory won in the drive OF
yesterday.
East OF Ypres during the night
| the enemy heavily shel1ed our new
positions" Field Marshal Haig re-
ported. eve are engaged in organiz-
ing our captured positions.
North OF Gonzeaucourt hostile
raiding party eudeavored to enter our
trenches, at night, but were driven Off
with losses under our rifle fire and
machine cunning.
"In tt~ neighborhood Of Lens three
other attempted enemy raids were all
repulsed, in one case after stiff fight
ing
To Fioht German Sky Devil.
TBy Lowell Melleh, United Press
Staff Correspondent
LONDON, Oct 5.-What will be in
effect a department Of retaliation,
is EngIand's answer today to the
public demand that the German sky
devil be fought with fire.
The war cabinet decided to carry
out an elaborate program Of strict
retaliation on German cities for Ger
man airmen's murder raids over Eng
lish cities It will be practically an
aerial offensive of tremendous pro-
portions. General South, who with
Premier Lloyd George is credited
with inventing the aerial barrage
which has proven partly successful
in reDcling raiders on London, ap-
reared likely to be selected as the
man in charge OF the new aero de-
partment He will operate indepen-
IDENTIFY Of the royal flying corps of
the army or the roval naval aero
service, but will call on both those
branches for cooperation.
First fruit Of this decision that
England must return measure for
measure, was seen today in orders
for a~speeding up of aeroplane pro-
duction.
Officials realize that If a strict eye
for eye policy of air raiding is car
ried out and If a great aerial offen-
sive IS to achieve its aim Of sweep
ing casual German bomb droppers
from the sky, a great number Of aero
planes kept on patrol and defense
duty over England can be sent to
swell the fghting forces utilized by
Field Marshal Haig.
civil War for Russia.
PFTROGRAD, Oct. 5.-Russia IS
definitely on the verge of civil war,
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-05
Preachers Asked Chance.

BUTTE, Mont. Oct 5-The Liberty
loan mass meeting Sunday at which
Secretary Of the Treasury McAdoo
will speak, was changed today 10
please Butte ministers. The meetin,
was originally set for 10 o'clock Sun
day but the ministers protested that
McAdoo would empty their churches
The meeting now IS set for II O'Clock.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-05
THE WEATHER.
Weather Forecast.

~. s. Department Of Agriculture
Weather Bureau.
For Keokuk and vicinity: Fair to-
night and Saturday; cooler tonight;
warmer Saturday.
For Iowa: Fair tonight, probably
with frost and slightly colder east
and central portions; Saturday fair
with rising temperature
For Missouri: Fair tonight and
Saturday and Sunday; somewhat
cooler tonight: warmer Saturday
northwest portion.
For Illinois: Fair and cooler to-
night with frost north and central
portions; Saturday and Sunday fair.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-05
Murder Trial Proceeded After
Woman Had Taken Shot at
Defendant in Case.

limited Press Leased Wire Service ]
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Oct. 5.-Mrs.
Anna DORIS EFT, who anticipated justice
with revolver in criminal court
late yesterday by shooting her hus-
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-05
GERMAN RAIDERS
IN PACIFIC OCEAN
American and Japanese War
ships Searching South
Seas for Ruthless
Crews
MEN FROM SEEADLER
Nine Vessels, Long Overdue, May
Have Fallen Victims of
athe Teuton
Pirates.
MEN FROM SEEADLER

UNITED Press Leased wire SerVlce.1
WASHINGTON, Oct. 5.-Watchful
ships of the American and Japanese
Pacific patrols are hunting today the
two German raider pirates known to
be cruising the South Seas.
The raiders are manned by ruth
Hess Teutons, who piloted the raider
lSeeadler out of Germany under dis
.guise Of a Norwegian sailing ship,
swept her over to the Atlantic, sink
ing victims as she went and then
around Cape Horn to Mophea island,
where she stranded and pounded to
pieces. After she had rounded up
twelve allied ships in her earlier
cruising and three American schoon-
ers, Slade, Manila and A. B. Johnson
in the Pacific.
Some of the stranded Germans
after reaching Mophea fitted out a
motor sloop on August 21, others
seized the French schooner Lutece
when she put into Mopeha and using
the Seeadler's guns, started out
afresh.
Captain Smith Of the Slade reports
that he and other prisoners were
dumped on desolate island. They
made their way to Tutuila, Samoa.
Meantime there is reason to be-
lieve that the two raiders have con-
ttnued their operations.
Nine Vessels Overdue.
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 5.-Nine
vessels plying in the Pacific, which
have been long overdue, may have
fallen victim to the German raider
reported to be operating in the South
Pacific, shipping men here believe.
In addition to the schoOners Manila.
A. N. Johnson, and r. c. Slade, off,
cia1ly reported in Washington to have
been sunk by the raider the follow
ing vessels are long overdue:
Steamer Wairuna, Captain Saun-
ders, now 126 days out from Yelling
ton, N. Il. Owner, Union Steamship
company. Wellington.
Schooner Winslow, Captain Trudg-
EFT, now 1870 days out from Sydney. n.
S. w. Owners, G. f. Billings and COM
pany, San Francisco.
Bark Belluga Captain Cameron 141
days out from San Francisco Owner.
w. O. Stevenson.
Schooner Cecilia Sudden, Captain
Poison, $50 days out from Grays Har-
Dor.
Schooner Encore, captain olsen, l3l
days out from Columbia river. Owners
Hind, Rolph and company, San Fran
cisco.
Schooner w. H. Marston, 100 days
out from Columbia river.
The schooner Slade, Captain Smith,
was owned by the Pacific Freighters
company of San Francisco; the
schooner Manila, Captain Southard, by
The same company, and the schooner
Johnson, Captain Peterson, by Hind
Rolph and company. It was stated on
the water front here that the nine
vessels and their cargoes
are worth more than S3,000,000.