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Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-08-19

Twelve boys ranging in age from ~
to II years were released from the
municipal Jail yesterday afternoon.
were lined up in the municipal court
room while a photographer took their
pictures, were herded in the police
patrol and whisked away to the re-
cesses of the county Jail. where they
will be held pending the action OF
the juvenile court.
When that tribunal convenes the
least side gang will go to trial with
petit larceny, with grand larceny with
breaking into freight cars, with the
theft of automobiles and accessories
Their arrests came yesterday after
weeks of ceaseless hunting by police
and railroad detectives.
All of the boys claim Tulsa as their
home and say they have parents here.
Their arrests took place yesterday
and last night, a squad of the local
police aided by railroad officials, who
were mutually interested in the ap-
prehension of the lads, being kept
busy all day long hunting them down.
Their Names.
Following are their names and
ages: Olen Thorn. 10; Ralph Hull.
II; Ed Saxton, 16; Marshal Baten.
field. IA Wiley Roberts, 12; Earl
WINERY. IS; Lloyd simps. 10; Cecil
Dice, II; Ross Green, Is; Terry Whin-
cry. IA; Delmar Hull, 15, and Ken
meth Burnside. 16.
Altho the police as we'll as railroad
officers have been after them for
months, their arrest was made pos
sible yesterday afternoon when the
youngest member of the group, Wiley
Roberts. 12 years old. was caught by
a special agent of the NJ. X. & T..
railway while In the act of robbing
a boxcar. Young Roberts was
promptly taken to the police station.
where he made a full confession Of
his criminal career and gave the
names of his friends, who were also
implicated with him. With this in
formation in their possession the po.
lice quickly threw out net, which
caught the other boys.
But this dozen youngsters does not
include all of the gang. for, accord
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-08-19
WaliOp by Uncle
Sams Mailed Fist
Must Decide Var

PARlS. Aug. 1S.-Major General
Pcrshing. the American commander.
told the Associated Press today that
the war can be won only by hard and
iorccful blows delivered by we'll
trained American army working In
conjunction with the allied armies.
Dcploring the lukcwarmncss of the
American people in regard to the war.
General Pcrshing added:
Every man. woman and child
should support the administration In
Its determination To arm and cauip
the American army and to keep up
It's morale and that of the allied
armies. This war viii not be won by
talk or by subscribing to the Red
Cross. The American people must
come TO II full realization of what the
war means II can he won only by
striking hard and forccful blows. not
otherwise"
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-08-19
UNCLE SAM MUST
FILL UP GOLFERS
Bond Issues and Certificates
Totaling $11,53S,945, AGO
Urged by M'Adoo.

WASHINGTON. Aug. 1S.-Author-
ization to issue bonds and certificates
totalling s1l.53S.94 .46O at one time
is provided in the new war budget
bill embodying recommendation of
Secretary McAdoo which came from
the printer today to the house ways
and means committee.
In addition to authority to float a
1888. .945. .460 per cent bond issue
to care for previous $4,000. 100000
and future $4,000. 100000 allied loan
authorization. the secretary desires
power to issue additional certificates
of Indebtedness to the amount of
$4,000, ,000,00 and m equal amount
OF war savings certificates in a form
available TO small investors.
Lives of the certificates of indebt-
edness and war savings certificates
would be limited to one and five
years, respectively. and they would
be subject TO discount and payment
in the discretion of the secretary. He
also would give the interest rates and
like the bonds, would be subject only
to supertax. war profits and excess
profits taxes.
Inclusion of the two additional GER
tificate proposals, not mentioned here
tofOre by administration leaders in
connection with the BILL is continued
principally for the purpose of provid-
ing against sudden demand for
money which the treasury might not
be able to meet.
Authorization to issue the certifi-
TO. t,,,t a,I,H La,
able. II Is pointed out, If congress
should not increase the revenue bill
now under discussion by $500, 900
as proposed by Mr.. McAdoo.
In the war savings certificates pro-
posal administration leaders think
they discovered a means of appealing
to the patriotic man of small means.
In general respects the bill is SINH
lar to the budget ot last April which
authorized $4,000. 100000 worth of
bonds and 81. OOO.OOO,OOO in certifi-
Gates of Indebtedness
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-08-19
TWELVE PAGES TODAY
TELL 0VERT0N STORY
World Breaks Its Own Record
by Publishing Whopper
Store Advertisement.

The special 12-page Overton sec
ton of The World this morning Is
unique in the history of Oklahoma
merchandising inasmuch as it is tho
largest single advertisement ever car
ried in newspaper in this state for
grocery store. The World breaks
its own record in this respect. The
previously largest "ad" was the
elght-page section for the Bass fur
niture store carried by this newspa-
per few months ago.
Overton's has long been considered
one of the "show places" Of Tulsa.
II is stated by those who know that
there Is no larger establishment in
the southwest devoted to the sale of
high-c class food products. There are
larger stores in Kansas City. Mem
phls and ST. Louis that carry extern
sive and varied stocks. but there are
hardly any whose volume of business
evceeds that of the Overton estab-
lishment.
This special section today is adver-
tis'ng an event which is out OF the
ordinary In this state or elsewhere--a
weeks demonstration of food prod
CONTINUED on PAGE FOUR
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-08-19

In dime novels men stride forth to
do the bidding of a queen.
In those volumes of the lurid COW
ers and more lurid contents the queen
is depicted as a woman of the under
world, who smokes innumerable
cigarets, quaffs her liquor as frequent
as her male subjects and who meets
with her band of thugs in dingy
cellar where the only light is the fee
BILE Pickering of tallow candle.
Guards stand at all doors and WIN
dows with revolvers drawn, alert for
the approach of those who might dis
turb their planning.
Tulsa's bandit queen drank no
liquor. It is doubtful IL she ever
framed the end of eigaret with her
lips. Surely she never met her fol-
lowers in dark and damp cellar,
for the scene of their midnight plot
ting was laid in Central park. Out
where the growing things becked and
nodded to the night winds, where the
blue canopy Of heaven spread far and
away, where the night birds talked
In undertones and the stars blinked
as the moon passed on across the
sky.
A Maid of Tender Years.
For It was but maid of tender
years that planned and plotted with
her followers. A girl Of not more
than nj years, who commanded her
subjects to congregate on the banks
of wee bit of a creek, under the
hanging brows of a willow tree, and
there received their instructions for
the nights activities, for tours Of pill
lage and plunder that would be con-
Quoted on the morrow.
Who the king Is nobody has been
able to learn. There may have been
none, but there were duchesses-
three of them. 1t is said-all girls,
one q little older, perhaps, the others
younger than the ruler Of Tulsa's
band of youthful thieves. The "men"
are very young to have
carried their plans to the successful
termination that has featured their
actions thru a period Of months.
Young, yes, but In years only. fol
In experience they have lived long.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-08-19
'y M:Ia0s Ica'lO,s,H 0lCOkl
TINL NIVL UlOUN
DRAFT ANT|D0TES
Working Class Union Member
Tells Startling Story of
Plottings.
SEVENTY-THREE BOUND OVER
Bonds Total Almost Half Mil
lion; Witnesses Held Un-
der Heavy Forfeits.

M'ALESTER, Okla. Aug. Is
Seventy-three alleged auti-draft riot
crs from Seminole county were held
TO the federal grand jury In bonds ag-
greeating almost half n million dollars
at the completion Of their preliminary
hearings before United states Commls-
sioner Il. L. McMillen here late today.
Twenty seven prisoners were liberated
by the court but held ON 10000
bonds rs witnesses.
The hearings were completed at
noon after Wll HOLDER, the govern
ncnt's chief Witness. had told In de-
tail OF the alleged activities OF leaders
OF the Working Class Union in SEMI
mole county.
H. G Spence. alleged organizer Of
the w. {. t., Holber testified. had ad-
ylsed his fellow members that they
could beat the army draft with the
match
Abraham Lincoln said that the
most dangerous weapon in the world
is match. There are still plenty of
matches left" Hobler swore Spence
had told the men, holding up hand
full of matches, we can beat the army
draft by using these"
Hobler described "A meeting of the
Lone Dove and Friendship lodges,
when "Bill" Bennefield captain II
Lone Dove. exclaimed on his arrival
the revolution started fine. Frank
Grail and Bill Cross are both killed.
(Grall is sheriff of Seminole county)
Good You have saved us tnc
trouble" men in the crowd exclaimed
llobler said. Rennefield took charge
of directing the dynamitlng of the
Frisco bridge that night, the witness
said. cutting wires and conscriptlns
unwilling members into the resistance
meeting the next day at the Hll on
spears farm.
Poisoning wells and cistcrns was
suggested by Arch Maxwell. the we,
ness continued. Hobler said Maxwell
had "A bottle of poison himself and
held it out for the crowd to see.
This stuff will kill more soldiers
than all the guns in the world" the
witness testified he said.
"All you boys ought to have some
ready in case the soldiers come after
uS -
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-08-19
ALLIES FACE BIG
WHEAT SHORTAGE
Deficiency Will Be 100000, 900
Bushels Unless United
States Economies.
SOLUTION IS NOT DIFFICULT
Savings of One Pound Per
Person Per Week in Amer
lea Will Suffice.

WASHINGTON. Aug. 1s.-Declar.
ING the United States and its allies
race wheat shortage OF four hun
dred million bushels unless new eco
homies are introduced. Herbert Hoov-
or tonight again appealed to the
American public to eliminate waste
ana to conserve wheat by substi-
tuting other cereals. A saving of one
pound of wheat flour week for ev-
cry person, he declared. would go far
toward solving entirely the food aues-
ton.
THE allies" said Mr. Hoover in a
formal statement, ARE isolated from
those markets other than Canada
ana the United States, on which they
were accustomed to rely before the
war. The Russian supply cannot be
got out, Bulgarian and Rumanian
supplies are in the hands OF the CEN
tral empires. The voyage from Aus
ralla and India Is three times as
long and therefore requires three
times as many tons OF shipping as is
required from north Atlantic ports.
There has been large failure In tho
south American countries.
Conservation Necessary.
The deficit of four hundred mil
non bushels can be at least partially
overcome II we can increase our ex-
ports from SS,O0O,000 to 100000 900
This can be accomplished II we will
substitute one pound OF other cereals
Tor one pound of wheat flour weekly
per person; that is, IL we reduce our
consumption of wheat flour from five
pounds per week to four pounds per
week per person.
1T will be no privation to us and
VIII reduce the privation Of our al
lies"
Allies Must Have Wheat.
France. Italy. the United Kingdom
and Belgium. Mr.. Hoover estimated.
must import during the next u
months 577,O00.00O bushels OF wheat
and $4,000. .000 bushels of other ce-
reals to meet normal consumption re-
qulrements Against this Is balanced
and estimated wheat surplus of
$4,000 bushels in the United
States and 120,000,O00 bushels in
Canada and surplus OF other cereals
totalling 100000 bushels In the
United States and l19, 100000 bushels
in Canada.
These figures alone represent
wheat deficit of 1863, 900, 600 bushels.
but in addition IL is pointed out that
the United States must reserve a part
or her supply for neutrals furnishing
this country vital supplies and must
also protect its reserve stocks, bring
ing the total deficit up to about four
hundred million bushels.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-08-19

ing 10 Young Roberts, who appears
to be one of the ringleaders, there
are several more, and Chief Of Polico
Lucas says he has positive informa-
ton that several incorrgible girls are
connected with the boys This is
partly substantiated by the confession
of the Roberts boy whose story of
the life and deeds Of himself and his
friends sounds like climax Of dime
novel.
According to the police the dozen
boys arrested constitute the main
leaders of the least side gang" an
organization of youths that have
menaced public safety and caused
unlimited trouble to enforcement Of
ficers. Not only being a nuisance and
causing loss of valuable property. but
their habits of carrying firearms have
made their existence in Tulsa danger
Gus to the life of the citizenry.
She Was Queen.
Their rendezvous has been Central
Park. Here regular meetings in va
rious sections of the park were held.
during late hours of the night. Plans
were here made, and later executed.
for various kinds of robbery. To add
a touch OF the romantic these meet
ings were attended by the incorrgible
girls, claim the police. One of the
wayward young lasses that was par
ticular favorite among the desperate
youths was known as THE Queen"
and at times presided over the meet
ings.
Such elaborate plans as going to
distant towns in box cars In groups
of two to five and stealing automo-
bilcs and driving them 10 other towns
for disposal was made at these meet
ings ard later executed. "Owl Head
Six Shooters" were carried by the boys
when off on these trips. One lad told
an officer that whilo out on one of
these trips the gang became hungry.
They went to farm house and de-
manded food from tho woman who
was there alone. When she refused
to feed them they covered her with
the guns and helping themselves TO
what they could find then marched
CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-08-19
Red Cross Needs Help

The national officers officers of the
American Red Cross are sending out
urgent appeals to the women of Amer.
lea to make haste with their hospital
supplies. They lack they say, in
France, Russia and italy for thes.
supplies is frightful and that even,
newspapers sometimes run short and
blood flows unstaunched by evoi'
bandases so primitive.
One of the national officers. Miss
Amelia Josephine Burr, has written
the following verses In ardent appeal
for more prolific output:
Interminable folds Of gauze
For those whom we shall never see,
Remember, when your fingers pause
That every drop of blood to stain
This whiteness, falls for you and me.
Part OF the price that keeps us free
To serve our own, that keeps us clean
From shame that other women
know;
o, savlours we have never seen,
Forgive us that we are so slow!
God--if that blood should cry In vain,
And we have let our moment go!
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-08-19
SEEKS $4,000 ACTUAL DAMAGES
Father and Mother of Child Killed by
Automobile File Suit.

Claiming that Minnie Gleason. Es-
tclle Reese and Mai Litter were driv-
ing u high powered motor car and
thru carelessness and neglect struck
and instantly killed Master Louis s.
Roberts, their son, ]. NJ. Roberts and
wife filed a damage suit in district
court for $4,000 yesterday morning.
The petition alleges that the defend
ants in the case were driving between
forty and sixty miles an hour when
they struck the lad without giving
warning. Louis was walking on the
road between Preston and Bcggs July
2s. 1917. when the tragedy occurred.
The lad was eight years old and the
only son OF the defendants.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-08-19
Berlin Claims Victory
in NaUaI Engagement

RERL1N. Aug. iS.-An official
statement issued ut the German ad-
miralty today regarding tie naval
clash between British and German
light forces on August l6 says:
ION Thursday a German guard pa
troll in the North sea encountered enc
my cruisers and destroycrs on the
fringe of the English barred zone and
attacked them. The enemy who had n
large superiority turned awav under
the well-rlaced German fire and with
drew from the engagement with all
possible haste. We suffered no losses"
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-08-19
SAILORS TO GET COMFORTS
split Between Navy and Navy League
Will Not Interfere.

WASHINGTON, Aug. lS.-Sccrctary
Daniels announced today that women
knitting woolen clothing and making
other comforts for sailors can forward
them direct thru the bureau Of sup
plies Of the navy, lnasmuch as they
no longer will be accepted by tho navy
department when presented thru the
agency OF the Navy league.
Mr.. Daniels yesterday ruled that
there could be no recognition Cf the
Navy league whatever in view of the
controversy arising out Of the leagues
charges that he had suppressed re-
ports which should have been made
public
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-08-19
Submarine in Disguise
Off Coast of Florida

AN ATLANTIC PORT. Aug. Is
Warning of the presence off the At
lantic coast of submarine operating
under a disguise as a sailing vessel
was brought here today by an oil
steamer. which reported receipt OF a
wireless message to this effect while
off the Florida coast. The captain
of the steamer said he believed the
message was sent from Bermuda. The
warning was:
"Be on close watch for strange sub
marine disguised with top half Of
schooner covering"
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-08-19

shOuld0fs sWHIHtI IN WlHY pnWHUs " IH1H'
aHd rear thcy salt the furs away in a cedar
chest sprinkling then, with u liberal supply
OF moth balls and varuiint powder, contlnu'
Ing to fare forth. but without the furs. The
more we set OF the world the more we be.
lsye the women have ali the best Of it
man who would attempt 10 wear an over
'oat and a set Gi wooden mittens in Au'
gust would be rushed away TO the hoos gov
forthwith. From feminine point OF view
yesterday was not a very good day for furs.
il being too cool The maximum tcmpcra'
urc was 80 degrees, while the minimum
was II degrees. \ few stray zephyrs me
andercd from out q the south and the skies
we're hlotched with a few clouds For to-
day we predict the same sort of weather.
only more OF it,
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-08-19
French AUiatOrs Shoot
DOlUn z German Rivals

PARIS, Aug. 1S.-French aviators
yesterday shot down seven German
arplanes and n captive balloon, IT..
addition to eight German machines
which were compelled to land, badly
damaged, behind the enemy llnrs
Yesterday and last night more rn-n
$4,000 pounds of projectiles were
dropped in the course of bombing
raids, in which III French machines
took part
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-08-19
OLD STUDY COURSE PREVAILS
Board's Failure To Take Action Pre-.
vents Inauguration OF Program.
World Capital Bureau,
lOOI Gamnh.ll putiJip,


l00l Campbell Building
OKLAHOMA CITY. okla. Aug. Is.
Altho the state board OF education
did not pass finally on the new state
course of study that had been pre-
pared by committee Of school men
selected by State Superintendent n. III.
wilson. the latter says that he will
take that portion pertaining to teach
Ing agriculture in the schools, have IL
printed in bulletin form and send 1t to
the schools of the state
Thru failure OF the board to take
action on the study course, the old
course CT study must he used in the
schools this year, as the schools wilt
nave been opened before the hoard
meets again on September ~ and 27.
II IS said that some changes in the
course or study were necessary to
meet new conditions that have come
In tho state, but the old course must
remain in force until the board acts.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-08-19
Kurz Expects VindicatiOn.

NEW YORK, Aug. is. - Harry
Kurz, imprisoned in France for going
back after his expulsion last year be-
cause his parents were born in Aus
tria, returned there with General
Pershing's staff as sworn inter
prefer of the United States, according
to his wife, who made statement
here today, declaring her belief that
he will be vindicated when she lays
all the facts before the war and state
departm0nt.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-08-19
EtRS FOR WOMEN

Obviously It Is mona
Of our business. But
a little thing like that
does not keep W
from rcmarking that
women have many pc
cGliar hobbies among
them being the wear
in!, iurs in the sum
mer time when tho
temperature is so dad
blamed hot that IL is
dangerous 10 attempt
TO step across the
main street because %;
the mushy condition
of the asphalt with
Old Sol getting in
tremendous licks and
the paved sidewalks
just naturally smok'
ing with heat tho
gentle sex fare forth
with their nccks and
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-08-19
Canadians Triumph in Fero-
cious Hand-to-Hand Strug-
gle Near Lens.
NEW ADVANCE is IMMINENT
British Drumfire Prepares the
Way for Infantry; Air
Fighting Increases.
By The Associated Press

Crown Prince Rupprecht of Bavaria
continues to hurl counter attacks
against the new positions captured -,
the Canadians In their recent often
sive In the region of Lens. Saturuay
morning the Germans forced their
way into the Canadian trenches north
west OF the French mining center bu,
after furious hand to- hand fighting
they were elected, leaving a consiu-
era BILE number dead on the battle
field.
ON the Belgian front from the
North sea to the Ypres sector wnere
the British and French in their of
fensive begun in the middle OF the
week took $500 prisoners and "a
guns the French again have pushed
forward, capturing a strong German
point of support east OF the Stceh-
beke river. The British have organ
lied their newly conquered terrain
and the artillery bombardment on TN.
front again has assumed "A degree or
drumfire intensity presaglng another
vicious blow at the German lines.
Berlin Admits Loss.
The Berlin war office now admits
the loss after severe fighting of the
Belgian village of Langemarck, north
east of Iprcs. and says the German
troops have occupied positions In
front of the lines conquered by the
British.
On the river Aisne front the crown
prince directed a number of attacks
on the French trenches, notably in
the vicinity OF Froidmont farm nut
all were repulsed. Preparations for
a German assault in the Massiges sec
tor of the Champagne region wric
broken up by French fire, on the
Verdun front a spirited French a;-
tack swept over the German positions
in Caurieres wood, enabling the
French to retake all the trenches
wrested from them by the Germans
on August 16.
Air Fighters Active.
Aviators of all the belligerents on
the western front were active as the
week closed. French aviators shot
down seven German machines and
forced eight others TO land badly
damaged.
French aerial squadrons dropped IA
tons of explosives on German aviation
grounds, Rystene and encampments.
British airmen destroyed 23 Teuton
airplanes and forced 13 others to land.
Eleven British planes and two Frencn
machines, according to the British ana
French reports, did not return.
In the last month. according to the
German general headquarters. the
Austro-German fighting in Galicia.
Bukowina, and Rumania aptured
az. 900 officers and men, 257 guns. 54S
machine guns. $4,000 rifles and a
large quantity of other war material.
A resumption of fighting has
broken out i'm the Caucasus, 10th the
Russians and Turks taking the often
sive in sectors three hundred miles
apart Russians In the region of
Kharput west of Lakevan attacking
for the first time since the revolution
of the Caucasian front occupied a
series of Turkish villages.