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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-25
Holds
Auto License
Law InuaGd
R, !, Phillips Is Released; City
Unauthorized to Pass Such
an Act, Says Judge,

District Judge ilayson today ordered
the release OF r. Phillips, manager
Of the Phillips q, K Bus, Baggage and
Carriage company, from custody by the
police This order was issued on
writ Of habeas corpus filed by Phillips
IN which he alleged that he was being
illegally restrained by the police
Refused to Pay Fine,
Phillips was arrested last week on n
charge Of violating city ordinance
providing for the payment OF a license
tax oi SIS on all automobiles used for
public hire In police court he was
fined SO and costs, bu, refused to pay
the fine aud instituted habeaS corpus
proceedings to secure his release
The ruling Of Judge Hayson today
was that the new city ordinance placing
a tax on vehicles for public hire is in
valid because the constitution does not
give the city the right to make such a
tax and because /, was not authorized
to do so by any nc, ot the legislature
Second Case Fought.
A year agoPhillps was arrested 70,
failure to pay .. privilege licsnss tsx ~
his automobiles. He was convicted IL
police court. bu, secured his release
through habeas corpus proceedings In
district court, The supreme court up.
held the decision Of the lower court
Following this decision the city draft
ed new ordinance providing for q
license" tax instead OF privilege
tax. II was the new ordinance that
Phillips was accused Of violating
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-25
CHARLES CuNTER
SUCCEEDS OLIVER
AS BOARD Member
Labor Men 10 Take Places Of
Fenton and Ross,

Charles w. Gunter has been selected
by Attorney General carp as mem
her of the exemption board Of district
No. 2 in Oklahoma City to succeed n.
G.. Oliver. who was removed because he
was of draft ace The appointment oi
Mr. Gdntcr will be made by the presi-
dent, but the recommendation Of Gen
eral Earp is tan'amount to appointment
Recommendation for men to succeed
Edgar Fenion of lehigh and Eugene
Ross of McAles,er. members OF appel
late boards in the eastern district, who
were removed by reason OF being OF
draft age, will not he made until the
return OF Governor Williams, August !.
1t is probable that men from the
ranks of organized labor will be Sc.
lec,ed to succeed Fen,on and Ross since
they were appointed by reason Of their
affiliation with labor
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-25
1oMPkIns IS NELD
TO DISTRICT COURT

C. h. Tompkns, charged with oh.
tanning money by false pretcnse, was
given a preliminary hearing today bs.
fore Justice Of the Peace o. L. Price
lie pleaded no, guilty and was held 10
the district court under bond Of 81 OM
Tompkins is alleged to have secured
5000 from w, Dies OF Drumright By
represen'ing ,ha, he could secure . par.
don for Jc" and John Knight, con.
victed Of murder in Oklahoma county
ard sentenced to the penitentiary ios
life. Dies is a friend of n. ID. Knight,
father OF the boys, and he secured the
money and gave il to Tompkins, Il 10
alleged. The pardon was not secured
and Tompkins arres, followed.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-25
Russian Women's S Battalion
Wins First Clash With Foe;
Extent of Losses Not Known

women behaved in exemplary way, gain
ing the respect OF the men soldiers
The command of death" is the off
cial title of the battalion raised by
Madamoiselle lutchkareii II recently
left for the front after a review by NJ.
Kerensky Most OF the recruits are
from the higher educational academies
or secondary schools with few peas
ants, factory girls and servants. Some
married women were accepted but none
who had children Mos, OF them are
between lS and rs years of age, of good
physique They wear their hair short
or have their heads entirely shaved The
girls carry the cavalry carbine which IS
five pounds lighter than the regular
army rifle They were drilled under
the instruction of a male sergeant OF
the kolynsky regiment,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-25
j. s. DIVER Az
IN PHILIPPINES,
VICTIM OF BLAST
Five Men Are Dead and Three
Are Injured,

WASHINGTON, July 2s-An ex.
plosion yesterday on the submarine Al.
at Cavite, Philippine Islands, killed
five men and injured three Of the Of.
iicers and crew.
The Dead.
The dead as reported today in Official
dispatches are:
Lieut.. Arnold Marcus, machnists
mate, first class; II ~ Lang gunnet's
mate, second class; q II lIopewell,
chief electrician, ! NJ Curry machin-
lists mate X a kunl
List OF Injured.
Following arc the injured
Chici Electrician Scharlin; fireman
second class, A N Jacobs, machinlsts
mate, second class, ! +, llixon.
The explosion, from preliminary
examination appeared to he due to the
ignition OF gas within the ship. The
cause Of the ignition Of the fumes has
not been reported
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-25
Sessions of Irish
Convention Opened

DUBLIN, July 25.--The conventisn
which is to attcmp, to reach a solutioa
o ithc Irish problem was opened THE
morning at Regen, house, Trinity COLI \
lcge, John Redmond, nationalist leader,
and Joseph Devlin, one Of his proni.
ncnt associates, were among the essly
arrivals. Protestant and Roman Cath.
olic clergymen arrived soon afterwas4
followed by representatives Of public
organizations. trades and labor coumcilA
There was a noticeable lack Of erthu.
Sia'm among the spectators who gath
cred, Joseph Devlin was the only del.
egatc who was ohcered.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-25
STATES RACING
TO FILL QUOTAS
FOR FIRST ARMY
Men Are Summoned for PhySi-
cal Examinations,
MILITARY LAWS GOVERN
Second Draft Considered Inn
probable This Year,

WASHINGTON, July 2S.--The race
between states for the honor OF being
first to fill their quotas under the Sc
leotive draft bill was on today in ear
nest. Calling OF men for physical exam
nation began this morning in several
regions. Meanwhile details OF the ma
chinery for actually calling accepted
men into service and sending them to
mobilization camps are being worked
out
Claims Of the Army.
Provost Marshal General Crowder al
ready has ruled that the claim of the
army attaches TO any registered man as
soon as the local selection board has
posted him as accepted From that time
on, unless exempted, he will b, subject
to military law and the articles OF war.
Fai1ureto appear when called VIII
bring the military forces OF the provost
marsha general on in search OF the
missing man and he will be tried for
any violation Of regulations before a
courtmartial. This ruling was neces-
sary to enforce prompt compliance OF
all accepted men with army orders.
II appears probable mat accepted
men, when the mobilization order for
the new army is given will be first as
semblcd in their selection board head
quarters. Their distribution among
oantonments, General Crowder said to
day, would be governed by two rules
first, the section OF the law requiring
that they be assigned, as far as prao-
ticable, to duty with troops from their
own state, and secondly, the location of
the nearest cantonment to reduce the
transportation problem as much as pos
sble
No Second Draft This Year.
No information has reached General
Crowder indicating that there will be
Continued on Page 2, Column o.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-25

An intensive citywide campaign to
raise money for tobacco for "Our Boys
in France" launched few days ago by
the Times, will be pushed vigorously
with the receip, Of blanks, advertising
matter, posters, etc, expected from ma
tional headquarters OF the fund in
New York City within the next day or
so
Oklahoma City will be turned into one
gigantic agency for the collection Of the
fund Persons will be delegated to have
charge of the work in tobacco stores,
drug stores department stores. factories,
office buildings, restaurants, thcatetS
and other places OF amusement, women'S
Continued on Page 2, Column ~
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-25
We're ButchkarefFS Command
Of Death Behaves in Ex-
empIary Fashion, Gaining
Respect Of Men Soldiers,

PETROGRAD, July 2S-The Rus
sian woman's battalion, raised by the
twice wounded girl officer Vera Butch
kareii, was in action ON the front at
kreyo yesterday for the first time They
are reported to have been successful,
although the battalion suffered some
losses, the extent OF which is not yet
known. The Novoe Vremya, CORE
spondent at the front reports that the
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-25
Mexican Oil Field
Workers on Strike

MEXICO CITY July 2S.--A general
strike of the workmen employed in the
Tampioo oil fields began today 1t az
fects .he entire territory and refining
plants in that section. Abou, $1,000 men
are employed in the various trades
There has been no disorder so far, ac-
cording to teports received by the
American embassy and the government
troops have been instructed to give pro
lection to the property OF both foreign
ers and Mexicans
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-25
Three Socialists
to Jail for Year

CLEVELAND, Ohio, July 2S.-Three
soialiS, leaders, {, + Ru,henberg local
secretary; Alfred Wagenknecht, state
secretary, and Charles Baker OF Hamil-
ton, Ohio, state organizer, were SEN
tenoed to one year in the workhouse-
the maximum punishment, by law-by
Federal Judge Westenhayer today by
hinderlng Selcctlve service registration
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-25
PATRIOTIC APPEAL
ENDS OHIO STRIKE

CLEVELAND, Ohio, July 2S.-Patri-
o,io response to the governments rep
resen,ations that war contracts arc be
ing hampered seriously, brought an
end to the strike OF 1900 Cleveland
drop forge workers las, nigh, and the
men returned to work this morning
after having been on strike for nearly
month
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-25
Hotel at Resort
Is Partly Burned

NEW YORK, July 25.-Fire ap-
patatuS in many Long Island towns
was rushed to Long Beach, fash
ionabe summer resort today to fight
a blaze IN the million dollar Hotel
Nassau. The flames were confined to
the basement and part Of the lower
floor but spread to the board walk and
destroyed section of this structure
which parallels the bathing beach.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-25
Six U-Boats
Now Declared
Sunk in Fight
British Sailors Say One Of
Seven Attacking American
Fleet Escaped,

HALIFAX, N S, July 2S,--British
sailors arriving here today, who claim
to have been among crews OF vessels
in the vicinity which conveyed the first
American troops to France, say they
were informed that German submarines
made a concentrated attack and were
beaten off with loss Of six U-boats,
only one submarine escaping The
sailors said they were within three
miles of the transports and witnessed
heavy firing
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-25
Drouth Burning
Up Kansas Corn

TOPEKA, Kan, July 2S.-Corn has
reached the stage where it will be Sc.
riously damaged unless il receives
moisture soon. says the summary OF
weather and crop conditions in Kansas
for the week ending July "a, issued here
today by the weather bureau. In the
extreme southern counties and few
localities In the northwest corn already
has been greatly hurt by the continued
drou,h and can make but little graia
even with favorable weather from now
on
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-25
EIGHTY CANADIAN
COAL MINERS ARE
KILLED BY BLAST
Explosion Takes Place in New
Brunswick Shaft,

HALIFAX, N s, July 2s-Eigh,y
workmen were killed today in an ex-
plosion at No mine of the Dominion
Coal company a, New A,eriord, N b..
according to advices received from
Sydney Twelve bodies had been re
covered at noon.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-25
New York Negroes
to Protest Riots

NEW YORK, July 2S.--As a protest
against the recent East St Louis race
riot. negro residents of New York have
arranged for a demonstration on Sat
urday to take the form of a silent pa
rade down Fifth avenue 1t was an
nounced today that more than two thou
sand negroes had signiiied their inten-
ton to Join in the demonstration
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-25
Decision on Local
Insurance Schedule
Is Expected Today

A decision in the new schedule Of
fire insurance rates submitted to the
state insurance board by {. T. ingalls,
manager OF the Oklahoma inspection
bureau, probably will be made late to-
day The board has been considering
the schedule, which embraces increases
in rates OF 20 percent, for three days,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-25
FIRST YEARS war
COST II BILLION
Associated Press War Summary

WASHINGTON, July 25-Amer
cas- war bill for the fiscal year will
total Sl70W0O0,O00, Senator Smoot
told the senate today instead of Sl4,-
226,OOO,OO0 he estimated yesterday, the
increase resulting from an additional
SsOO,OOOOO0 for the shipping board,
S20O0.OO00O0 for the allies and Sl5O,-
100000 deficit in the executive depart
mepts
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-25
No Agreement Yet
by Mooney Jury

SAN FRANCISCO, July 25-Thc
jury in the case of Mrs. Rena Mooney,
who was accused Of murder in oonnec-
tion with the preparedness day bomb
explosion here July y, 1910 was to be
gin its third day Of delibera,ion to-
day According TO court attaches, the
prospect today grew that the trial would
result IN a disagreement
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-25
Draft Over, Men Are
Anxious to Enlist

WASHINGTON. LAly 25. - An in
crease in regular army recruiting, due
apparently 10 announcement oi the draft
drawing, brought acceplanceS to 100
yesterday the largest total since reg
lS,ration day,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-25
Is Men Lose Lives
as Vessel Sinks

PARIS, July 2S-The naval tender
Berthlde was sunk by submarine in
the eastern Mediterranean on July u.
says an official report issued las, night
twenty-five men lost their lives.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-25
Razvosoff Heads
Slav Baltic Fleet

pETROGRAD, July 2s.--Rear Ad:
mital Razvosoii has been appointed
commander in chief Of all the RussleQ I
naval forces in the Baltic "a
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-25
Partly Cloudy, Is
Weather Forecast

LOCAL FoREcAsT--psrtIy cloudy to.
nloht and Thursday not much change In
temperature.
STATE FORECAST 80 ronloht and
Thursday generally fair.
KANsAs-Generally fair, continued
warm.
ARKANSAS AND WEST TEXAS
nsperally fair
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-25
KAISER WATCHES
RUSSIAN RETREAT
BEFORE TEUT0NS
SlayS Retire to Lines 0CCu-
pied Year Ago,
PETROGRAD IS OPTIMISTIC
KerenSky Expects Early End
TO DiSaffeCtionS,

BERLIN, July 25-The advance
of the Austro-German forces in
eastern Galicia continues uninter-
ruptedly, the war office announces.
Germans the nearing BucIacr.
Emperor William watched the Ger
mans repulse a Russian attack from
the plain Of the Sereth, between
Tarnopol and Trembowla, The
statement also reports the capture
of Stanislau and Nadvorna. Heavy
artillery fighting is in progress In
Rumania, on the front of Field
Marshal Won Mackensen.
Associated Press War Summary.
Russia's shaken armies in Gslicia
are still in retreat which bids fair not
to end until they reach the line occupied
by them last year before General Brus-
iloff began his big offensive
Petrograd Not Pessimistie.
Despite the retrograde movement
covering virtually all tho front between
the north Galician border and the Car
pathlan foothills, the tone of both off
oial and unofficial dispatches from
Petrograd is not peSsimistic
There is apparent confidence that the
disorganzaton in the ranks, induced
by Vaccinations of the extremists and
believed to have been largely promoted
by German intrigue, will be adequately
dealt with and firm front again pre-
sented to the enemy.
Germans Have No Men.
The Germans. by their own admis-
sion, have no, the men TO spare to
prosecute a sustained offensive on the
Continued on Page 2, Column 3,)
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-25
81. Loui,.nR Here.

Misses Villa and Marion WIN
Louis are visiting their couplnek
and Mrs. G c, Moeser, 1910 Woox
teenth street. n
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-03-23
SHORT ONES

PIowshares are more important
than swords in modern war.
Turkey acts as if she were going
to rush in where even the kaiser is
cautious about tTeading.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-03-23

the railroad business was impossible.
It couldn't be done.
And now we have it. With back
pay from Jan. 1. Cinched by the SUI
preme court. Amen.
But if we can have eight hours in
the railroad business, what's the
matter with eight hours and no more
in every other business?
What's the matter with pushing
this good thing along until a 9-hOuT
day or a 1O-hOur day shall be as rare
and rank as a '14-hOuT day is now?
Modern industry has become
grand for machinery, but deadly for
men. It is hard, wasting, weakening
to the body and deadening to the
mind. With long hours it will wreck
populations and destroy nations. The
shorter working day is not merely
lust. It is a thing about which we
have no choice if we care. to have this
country survive.
No more than eight hours anyway.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-03-23

LET'S HAVE A LOT OF IT,
Eight hours for wOrk-and no more
than eight.
We have this good, sound princi-
pie set up now as the basis for rail-
road work, and set up so it will stay.
Railroad managers, railroad presi-
dents and railroad insiders that get
the melons, solemnly declared with
lifted hands than an 8-hoUr day in
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-03-23

KEEP TO THE RIGHT."-Warm
days are beginning to appear regu-
Iarly. The warmer the days the
more automobiles out on the public
highways, and now is a right good
time to consider Safety First" in
auto driving.
Put the hbOsh on that bright head
light. 1t blinds folks crossing the
street or an auto driver coming to-
ward you. On with the DINNERS.
When the streets are slippery, after
a rain, put on your chains, you're
skidding. Slow down when you get
near to a school house. Consider the
kidlets. Try your blamedest to not
catch speeditis. When you are turn
ing a corner, stick out your arm. Use
common sense. And always Keep
to the Right"
Take a dose of these suggestions
before each automobile ride, and the
motor cops, ambUlances and lawyers
will have less to do.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-07-23
STANDARDIZATION !:
IS MARKED NEED
Hose Couplings in Indiana
Cities Should be on Uni
form Basis.

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind, July "a
Few citizens realize that a situation
exists in Indiana which may result
seriously should a conhagration oc-
cur in any of our cities. The con-
dition referred to is the general lack
Of Standardization Of hose couplings
in the various cities and towns,
there being as many as 20 differen.
types and sizes OF couplings used in
this state.
The state wide adoption of the ma
tionaI standard couplings is essen
tial 10 the protection of Indiana
cities and towns from the confiagra-
ton hazard.
The state fire marshal has on rec
ord calls for assistance made by one
city on adjoining cities, which the
latter were unable to render due to
would not fit the hydrants OF the
town appealing for aid
AS long as this lack Of uniformity
exists in Indiana municipalities, we
are facing the same situation with
which Atlanta, Salem and other cit
les suffering cOnfagrations have had
TO contend. In each of these CON
fagrations. the fact is recorded that
some Of the hose sent in from neigh
hOring cities could not be used ow-
ing to the lack of Standardization
of hose couplings. AS the matter
now stands. the great majority Of
Indiana cities could not be of as
sistance TO adjoining cities who are
in need of outside help.
The motorization of fire apparatus,
the betterment of our roads. and
the network of interurban lines
which bring the largest centers of
population in Indiana within easy
reach Of all cities. makes apparen,
the desira bility of standardizing the
hose couplings at the earliest pos
sible moment or providing some
means Of universal coupling.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-07-23
INDIANA AND MICHIGAN STATE HAPPENINGS
SALOON BANDITS KILL
AND WOUND IN RAID

TERRE HAUTE, lad. July 23.-
Herbert Rogers. p years old, was
killed and Bruce Parker was dan
gerously wounded when unmasked
bandits Sunday night robbed the
saloon of William Henry, near the
fair grounds. Bruce Parker was shot
through the neck when he attempt
ed 70 escape through the door. He
ran 20 his home but later was taken
10 a hospital.
The bandits shot at men in the
saloon, took S25 and a check from
the cash register and escaped. Pa
trolman Harry smith, who was at
tracted by the shooting, was fired
on by the robbers as they left the
saloon. Rogers, who was killed, was
with a young friend and two young
women in the summer house ad-
joining the saloon. The bullet that
struck him passed through lattice
work behind which Henry sought
shelter.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-07-23
BAPTISTS OPEN
STATE ASSEMBLY
Sessions Open at Franklin
College to Continue
For a Week.
News-Times Special Service

News-Times Special Service.
FRANKLIN, Ind, July 23.-The
fifth annual session of the Indiana
Baptist assembly opened here today
at Franklin college, and will con-
tinue until July %. The conference
is INSTRUMENTATION although it
is conducted by the Baptist church.
1t is devoted TO recreation, inspira
ton and education. Four hundred
students from throughout the state
enrolled last year, and early regis
tratiOns today indicated a larger at
tendance.
The Rev. Leroy Dakin of LOgans-
port, president Of the organization.
is in active charge. Rev. II. Farr
Waggener of Franklin is secretary,
and Rev. Roberts is dean.
A feature of the assembly will be
the Bible lectures by the Rev. J. +.
Nichert of Hamilton, y. Y, dean OF
the theological seminary Of Colgate
university. Rev. Frank l.. Anderson,
ID. D., of Chicago, has general charge
OF the course of Bible lectures. He
has designed the course particularly
for ministers.
There also are courses in church
music. home and foreign missions,
and junior and primary courses.