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Mountain advocate., 1917-03-23
THREE PRODUCTIVE SANDS ARE
FOUND IN BARBOURvILLE POOL.

| has been 1Ounu. One wei IN tnlS
sand has steadily supplied the
town of Barbourvile with Gas
for heat, lights and manufacture
ing for over eight years past, and
still doing so. One well located
northeast of Darbouryille found
oil in the Big Injun sand and it
was estimated good for two b. ls.
But few tests have been made
below the Big Iniun, and it is
confidently believed that unG cr-
lying it will be found the Gordon,
CAN'T, Thirty-Foot and other
very rich and highly productive
sands. which IL Pennsylvania
and West Virginia were discover
ed underneath Tie Eig InjIn
sand, and made many leases i'm
mensely valuable. In lacJ, the
Big Injun and underlying sands
were the ones which yielded
hundred of large fortunes in the
states named. Good sands in
some places 1870 feet thick in the
Barbourville field were found but
were barren. Probably in these
heavy sands. oil will yet be dis
coved and they will prove ex-
ceedingly rich in yields.
Wells in the shallow sands of
the Barbourville field can be
drilled with small OUTLAWS, and
the deep tests below the Big
Injun will cost only fraction of
the outlay required in many other
fields for drilling to equivalent
depth, as the formations are not
hard to drill and but little casing
is required since not much water
is found below the shallow depths
The almost impossible conditions
of the roads have seriously re-
tarded operations, but there are
four wells now drilling and
number of drilling outfits have
been ordered for shipment here.
With the return of Spring, oper-
atoms will be very active with
co-incident large advances in the
values of leases.
The Barbourville oil is light in
gravity and high in quality,
grading with Somerset. which is
now commanding $2.lS per Dbl.
As this oil is considered practi-
cally equal commercially to the
petroleum produced in Pennsyl-
vania and West Virginia, it is
highly probable that with the
completion of two refneries in
Kentucky now under contract,
Barbourville crude will bring the
same prices as that of the two
States named. There is now no
refinery in Kentucky, which ac-
counts for this high grade crude
not bringing fair prices. With
the shallow sands assuring good
profits and the strong probability
that large production will be OBJ
tanned in the Big lnjun and deep
err sands, 1t is not improbable
that Barbourville may yet prove
to be the richest in yield and
therefore the most probable oil
and natural gas field in Kentucky.
Mountain advocate., 1917-03-23
High School News.

This Monday, the attendance
punctuality banner was awarded
to Prof. Mills room, the fresh
man and juniors. This is the
first time they have gained the
banner but they are determined
that it shall not be the last time.
Let's see who gets it next week!
Below are the general averages
for tho uooL nc tboy ropk.
Mountain advocate., 1917-03-23
By R. w. CARROLL.

3CTulsa, OKLA. Oil and Gas Journal
- The Oil and Gas fields of Bar
! bourville in Knox County, KY,
arc attracting considerable inter :
est. Many well-known producers
have visited the field and they
now have representatives here
who are taking up territory.
Practically all the favorably
located land in the County has
been leased and values are adj
vancing.
Barbourville was the scene OF
considerable field activity in 1901
1902 and 1903, but the bringing
in of the Spind'etop or Beaumont,
Tex, field with the largest gush-
ers then known in this Country,
caused ruinous declines in the
prices of crude petroleum, which
sold down to five cents per Dbl.
and less. AS a consequence OF
the very low price of crude, drill
ing operations were suspended in
the Barbourville field, and the
producing wells were abandoned.
At that time many of the wells
in this field were giving good
average yields, for shallow and
inexpensive wells, and had it not
been for prices going to the low
est point ever known in the trade,
the Barbourville field would
doubtless have been thoroughly
developed.
At the time of suspension of
operation here, the producing
wells are said to have been aver
aging from threa to ten bbIs.,
while some were doing 10 bbls.
or more daily. Barbourville, like
many other fields in New York,
Pennsylvania, Ohio and other
States, after being abandoned
owing to to the low markets, has
recently attracted the favorable
attention of practical and old
time operators, many of whom
now predict a bright and profit.
able future for the field.
Some of them expect it to prove
more highly productive than
which like Barbourville
was abandoned for years, but
since the comparatively recent
revival OF operations, the Irvine
field has made millions of dollars
for those who were fortunate
enough to secure holdings there.
Barbourville is in the south
eastern part of Kentucky and in
the carboniserous measures which
as is well known, have been the
most uniformly regular and pro-
ductive of the oil and natural gas
bearing strata. In this field,
three productive sands are found
the Jones at $50 feet, the Epper-
son at 800 feet and the Big Injun
between 1900 and 1,400 feet.
Some good wells have been found
in the Jones: more in the Epper-
son, while in the Big Injun gas
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-11-22
TWO MORE MEN NEEDED TO
PERFECT DE SAULLES JURY
Three Days Required to Select First
Ten; Little John Visits
Mother I'm Court.

MINEOLA. N. Y, Nov. 21..-Trial
of Mrs. Blanca de Saulles for the MUIR
der of her divorced husband. John
l.. de Saulles, Yale athlete and club
man, at his Long Island home the
night Of August 3, tonight dragee ed
thru three days Of tedious questio on
ing OF talesmen without jury being
completed. With but two seats in the
jury box remaining to be filled, It
seems certain, however, that the taxi
ing of evidence would begin toner
row.
The slowness of the trials progress
Is accounted for by the evident deter
mination of attorneys on both sides
to obtain IL men who are heads of
families and whose experience would
guarantee maturity of judgment.
Mrs. de Saulles was cheered to-
day by visit from her son. John l.
de Saulles, jr, " years old. 1t was
love for her child which caused her
to shoot her husband, according to
her attorneys. Mother and son spent
two hours together.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-11-22
SUBMARINES DESTROY
SEVENTEEN IN WEEK
U-Boat Toll Jumps Up Again ;
Ten Large Vessels and
Seven Small.

LONDON, Nov 21-Seventeen Brit
ish merchantmen were sunk by mines
or submarines last week, according to
the weekly statement issued by the
British admiralty. OF these ten were
vessels of 1900 and over and seven
of less than 1900 tons.
Last weeks record of British mer-
chantmen sunk greatly exceeds that of
the previous week, when only one
vessel of 1900 tons or over and five
craft of less tonnage were sent to the
bottom. In fact 1t represents in the
aggregate the greatest number of
vessels destroyed since the week of
October 2S when IS were lost. Since
then there has been a gradual falling
off in shipping losses until the mini
mum since Germany's intensified SUBJ
marine campaign began was reached
November / with a total of six.
AS far as the losses of large ves-
sells are concerned, however, the pres
ent admiralty report apparently bears
out the optimistic statement made re-
Gently by Premier Lloyd George that
he had no further fear of submarines
and of the first lord of the admire lty
that enemy submarines were being
sunk to an increasing extent.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-11-22
HUNS STRATEGY
OUT OF "K|LTER"
Tide of Battle Is Turned
Against Austrians When
Plans Miss Fire.
ITALIANS OPEN DEADLY FIRE
Unloosened the Machine Guns
After Enemy Gained Mid
stream in Boats.
ITALIANS OPEN DEADLY FIRE

ITALIAN ARMY HEADQUAR-
TIERS IN NORTHERN ITALY, Tues
DAY. Nov. 20.-Going to points along
the Piave river, where the heaviest
fighting has occurred, the Associated
Press correspondent was told by off
GERS Of unusual interest connected
With the engagements. The colonel
commanding the Bersagierli. who
carried the day. said the strategy
which the Austrians attempted,
turned the tide against them.
Strategy Fails.
In the fight on the cemetery road.
II was suddenly observed. early Sat-
urday morning, that a number OF
Austrians We're coming toward the
Italian lines with both hands held up
az tho ready to surrender For a
moment It was believed the fight was
over and that the enemy had capitu-
lated. But IL was then noticed that
all the Austrian machine guns had
been removed. and closer observation
showed that behind this front line OF
men with their hands up followed
lines with bayonets and machine
guns
The Italians let them come until
the range was short ana they were be-
tween two enfilading fires. Then a
deadly fire was opened on both sides
and the Austrians were moved down
In heaps.
A colonel 1S miles further down
the river told OF n similar fight when
the Austrlans attempted to cross in
boats from their positions near Cal
vecchia
Our men are absolutely deter
mined" he said. Their determine.
ton to hold the river line is based
on experience. You should have seen
them yesterday when the Austrlans
tried to cross in boats right there, -
he added, pointing to the stretch
where the river widens. "Our men
remained silent while they saw the
boats loading and going 10 midstream.
Then they opened with machine guns
and rifles. The boats and men were
torn to pieces before they got another
twenty feet. Not man was left
alive and all the boats sank. No, you
may depend upon It, they will never
pass"
Shells I'm Air.
The officer gave the correspondent
an opportunity to go along the de
fenses at this point, which are highly
important as a part OF the works en-
circling Venice. 1t was not a pleas
ant experience as shells were in the
air and there was a steady rattle
from the sharpshooters.
Immediately along the west bank
of the river ran an earthen breast
works. 1t was n terrific tangle for
the enemy to face II he ever go
across.
From loophole the Piave could be
seen spreading out below with the
Austrian lines on the eastern bank
Tho flash of the enemy's rifles came
from windows of farmhouses ano
from the low bushes along the shore
and the sound Of their bullets showed
they were striking very near.
Farsing thru Mestre. three miles
from Venice, a heavy rumble of bonn
bardnlent was heard from the fleet
and the Venice coast batteries.
The roads are no longer blocked
with refugees. The civilians have re-
covered from their first panic.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-11-22
IMPORTANT CATCH OF
|. W. W. PAPERS MADE
Evidence Against Haywood
Found in Documents Seized
in Kansas Raid.

KANSAS CITY, Nov. 21.-That i'm
portant evidence bearing upon the
governments case against William d.
Haywood, national secretary of the
w. WIS and others indicted with him
at Chicago recently on charges of at
tempting to interfere with the gov
ernments prosecution of the war has
been discovered as a result of the
raids upon l. w. w. headquarters in
was announced tonight by Fred Rob-
ertson. United States district attor-
ney for Kancas.
Jails and Stockades Filled.
Ing here OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
According to information reaching
here tonight Is federal and state of.
fioers are engaged In rounding up
suspects in the Butler county fields
The exact number of arrests made SO
far has not been announced, but II is
reported that the Jail and improvised
stockades at Augusta, where the
larger raids have taken place, are
filled.
According to Mr.. Robertson, mos,
of the literature seized will be sent
here for scrutiny by LOCAL federal
authorities.
THE raids are progressing satis-
factorily ana In 1ull accordance with
plans mapped out some time ago.
Mr.. Robertson said tonight.
He declined to say where the next
raids would be undertaken.
Tulsan Caught.
Dr. Albert Barr. secretary OF tho
Tulsa. Okla, local OF the I. W. W..
and "DutcN Paul Halack, who Is
said by officials to have served four
years in the German navy. were
among the men arrested at Augusta.
The government has obtained POSI-
tive evidence the I. w. WIS planned
reign of terror In the Kansas oil
fields in retaliation for the whipping
and banishing from the district of / I
OF their number by so-called knights
OF Liberty at Tulsa, Okla, recently
according to federal operatives. who
say the raids OF the present week
probably have prevented serious dam
age in the Kansas field.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-11-22
TORPEDO PLANE" MAY
SOLVE U-B0AT MENACE
Submarine Warfare May Be
Set at Naught by Latest
Airplane Invention.

BOSTON, Nov. 21.-Hope that the
torpedo plane may prove to be the
effective answer to the German SUD
marine menace was expressed by ts
inventor, Rear Admiral Bradley A.
Fiske, before the members OF the Aero
club of New England here tonight,
Much hope is felt by the allies
now" he said, "because of the appar-
ent loss of effectiveness of the sub
marine attacks. Whether or not the
submarine has been beaten let US
realize that the submarine Is only
one of many naval weapons ana ina,
naval strategy recognizes the fact tha'
so long as an enemy's fleet exists ~
fighting force 1t constitutes a con-
tinuing menace from which an attack
of some kind may be expected at any
time. For This reason, no mere SUB
sidence of submarine activities should
blind us to the desirability OF sinking
or disabling the German fleet.
''The strategical desirabillty of Great
Ing new and unexpected weapons
in advance of war was not thoroly
realized until recently by any gov.
ernment except the German. IL
Is unfortunate for the allies that the
German government realized 1t before
they did so because the priority mas
hcen rotcnt fighter on the German
side. In fact the principal single FAC
tors In whatever success the Germans
have attained have been the new NOR
ears with which they battered In the
tops of the Belgian forts, their move,
appliances for trench fighting and
their unexpectedly efficient subma'
rines.
perhaps It is not too late to bring
against the Germans still newer
weapon the torpedo plane. perhaps
It may be permitted us to hope that
ns the Monitor was the effective
answer to the Merrimac. 80 the tor
pedo plane may be the effective
answer to tho submarine"
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-11-22
GENERAL PERSHING
ACCOMPANIES HAIG
American CHIEF Takes Great Delight
in Working Out scheme Which
Crushed German Dcfcnscs.

BRITISH ARMY HEADQUAR-
TIERS IN FRANCE. Nov. 2l-Gen-
eral Pershing, commander OF the
American forces i'm France, was pres
ent at the British headquarters. as the
guest of Field Marshal HaiS. Brit
ish commander. to witness the Brit
ish offensive. The American com
nander followed the novel battle with
the deepest interest.
General Pcrshing left the Cambrai
front last night, hacing spent the day
with Field Marshal Haig witnessing
the operUtions. The American COM
mander was close to the front during
the early part CT the operations and
took the keenest interest in the work
ing out OF the British scheme for
smashing thru this chain of defenses
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-11-22
BARTLESVlLLE OFFICIALS
ARE ROUNDING UP SUSPECTS
to Account for ScditiOus
Uttcranccs.
Special to The World.

Special to The World
ing with federal officers, are round
ing up |. w. WIS.
A half dozen were brought in late
today and officers are combing the
city and county for others. The gov
ernment plans to end the activities
of these law violaters in the Kansas
and Oklahoma oil fields. 1t is ex-
pected three score or more arrests
will be made here. At least two
prominent men here are to be taken
in and questioned for seditious utter
anCeS
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-11-22
Havrincourt, Marcoing, >Graincourt.
Anneaux, Neuf Wood Among
Strong Positions Taken
THOUSANDS OF PRISONERS CAPTURED
Germans Trapped Like Ants When
Huge Tanks Crunch Way Thru
Massive Defense Works

BRITISH ARMY HEADQUARTERS IN FRANCE, Nov. 21
About five thousand German prisoners in the British
this morning result of yesterdays attack the Cam
brai sector and nearly of guns captured
The British continued the attack today and the troops which
had poured thru the the ndenburg line by the
tanks making good progress moppng up the enemy
territory west and southwest of Cambria Both Havrncourt
and Flesquees well the of the advancing British
who pushing toward Canang at the latest reports
Macong and Masneres south of Cambria had
and the high ground north of Marcong known Premy
Chappe had been fought over the Germans being forced
withdraw.
The Germans this morning appeared to have sened their
resistance and reported be fighting with
minaton their last line of defense in these parts
In handtohand fighting at Fesqures today British
troops preceded by tanks stormed the town. The Germans
fired the tanks with big guns at short range The
British infantry charged the guns captured them and killed
the Three other big captured in similar
at Premy Chappelle. British cavalry captured bat
terry at Rumilly, sabering the crews.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-11-22
AG JUGGERNT CRUSHES Won NGGS FAMOUS LINE BY SURPRISE ATTACK
ThieUes Steal Safe

Armed with wheelbarrow, a
cold chistel and n sledge hammer.
burglars early yesterday morning
mace quick work OF the small
iron safe which had contained
the valuables, stamps and money
of the sub-postofficc located in
! the Bryant drug store on North
Greenwood.
According to the information
in the hands of the police, the
store was entered about 5 o'clock
yesterday morning, and the safe
\ removed via the wheelbarrow
route. After the burglars had
carted the safe a safe distance"
from the former location. cold
chistel was used and the entire
contents of the chest removed,
amounting to $3.50 In silver and
stamps and jewlcry valued at
$3.50. Police and postal au-
thoritics are working on the case.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-11-22
SIX PRECINCTS
AGAINST BONDS
Rest of County Polls Big Ma
jority for Better High
ways in County.

A majority OF more than five and
one-half to one for the bond issue is
shown by the complete returns. tabu-
lated by Lewis Cline, county clerk
yesterday. The total vote of the
county and the city for the issue was
3,239 with 576 against. The county
vote was 1904 for and 56S sSainst.
Six precincts of the entire county
went against the bonds. They were
Boles Broken Arrow, l and 2, Glen
Pool No. /, which is the Duck creek
community. Skiatook No. and
Owasso No. 2.
The vote by city and county pre-
cincts is as follows:
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-11-22
JES' LlSSEM TO TIL DOCTOR
Mentions Germany, Peaceful and
lawful, All I'm Same Breath.

BERLIN (via London), Nov. 2l.-
A semi official statement says that
DIR. Won Kuehlmann, the foreign min
lister. has handed the Argentine min
lister written declaration which
states:
THE conclusions which our enc
mics have drawn from the Luxburg
kilograms are wholly unfounded.
Germany has never fostered and never
will foster any other desire than the
development of her commerce In the
South American countries by peaceful.
lawful means"
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-11-22
Los Angeles ThroWs Out
Saloons; Margin 10000

LOS ANGELES, Cal, Nov. 21.-
Practically complete returns today on
Yesterdays election showed that city
voted for the elimination of saloons
and severe restrictions on the liquor
traffic by a majority of nearly TWEEN
tv thousand. Effective after March
II. 1918, the initiative ordinance will
make Los Angeles the largest city in
the United States without saloons, ac-
cording to present records.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-11-22
5000 Reported Killed
in RiOting at MOScOU

WASHINGTON. Nov. 21.-Swedish
reports on the situation in Russia. re-
ceived ty the state department today,
said General Kaledines with an army
OF Cossacks was moving against Mos
COW, where eight thousand persons
were reported to have been killed In
riots. The state department has no Of
ficial information to confirm the re-
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-11-22
Rail AmaIgamation Probable.

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. ZI.--SNmuel
Pea, president Of the Pennsylvania
Railroad company, answering the pub
lished rumors OF an amalgamation oil
the eastern and western lines OF the
Pennsylvania system, today said such
a plan was under consideration by
the board OF directors. but that final
conclusions had not been reached.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-11-22
Charges Liquor Violation.

on charges OF operating a place
where liquor was being sold in viola
ton Of the prohibitory law. r. L.
Miles and DOC" Harris were arrested
yestci day by Investigator MacQueen
OF the county attorneys office and at
A preliminary trial held in Justice
of the Peace Daniels court these two
entered a plea of not guilty and were
released on a bond of $500 each.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-11-22
NATIONS CAPITAL
STIRRED BY NEWS
Officials Believe Blow Greatest
Greatest Dealt Germans
Since Wars Start.
HUNS FIGURED ON WINTER
Daring Displayed by British Is
Commented Upon From
Many Sources.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21.-Official
Washington was deeply stirred today
as press bulletins began to unfold the
scope of the smashing British victory
on the western, front.
While army officers were cautious
in commenting on the Significance of
the drive in the absence of official
reports, II was plainly evident in all
quarters that, on the face of press re-
ports, officials generally regarded this
as the greatest blow dealt the Ger
mans since the war started. They
were especially inspired by the dash
and power displayed by Field Marshal
Haigs great war machine as the brief
bulletins from the front pictured
events from hour to hour.
Hint Previous Information.
There were hints in some quarters
of previous information indicating
that a shortage of ammunition con-
tributed to the German defeat. Ac-
cording to this view, the German
western line has been stripped Of am
munition reserve and men from the
strategic reserves to build up the ma
chine which rolled back the Italian
line.
The German high command. it was
said i'm this connection, had counted
absolutely upon winter and French
and British forces transferred to sup
port the shaken Italian lines as max
ing impossible any major offensive on
the western front at this time.
The daring displayed by the British
in launching their greatest assault of
the war without artillery preparation
was freely commented on by, officers.
1t is the first time assault upon thor
oily organized trench lines has ever
been made except after the guns have
blasted way thru for the infantry.
The use Of the tanks to clear away
barbed wire entanglcments and pre-
sumably to batter down pill boxes"
and other strong points also was a
novel procedure. The success Of the
movement probably depends wholly
upon the complete surprise which was
possible only by moving forward with
out the usual accompaniment of artil-
lery fire.
Tanks Solve Problem.
Officers here have discussed fire.
quently in the last few months the
possibility of restoring the element OF
surprise attacl, in trench operations in
- lust this way. Some have thot II
could be done, while others have held
that without destruction of barbed
wire entanglements with high explo-
sive shells the infantry would be
halted on it's first rush. The use of
the tanks solved this problem for the
British.
There was much speculation tonight
as to the immediate motive for the
attack. Officers were in agreement
that 1t was designed TO relieve pres
sure on the Italian front and probably
also to prevent the carrying out of any
plans the Germans might have had
for an attack against the army hold
ing the Salonil<i front. On the face
of press reports Of the scope of the
British victory they were inclined to
believe that these results had been
accomplished.